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New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
MORE CHILDREN KILLED
Youngsters Under Fifteen Victims of New York Street Accidents h. Crcasing.

New York, April s (UPy-The number of children under l. years of age who were killed in street ac- over tho preceding year. the health commissioner has announced. The comparative figures were +22 against 4oS. A large majority Of the victims were boys.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
Advertisement
BRIGHTON STREET ACCEPTANCE

Notice is hereby given that q re. hearing will be held before the Board of Public Works. city of New Britain in Room s07, Cit3 Hall. at 1880 o'clock. Tuesday evening April l2th. 1927 on the proposed taking of land for highway purposes from Allen street 10 Stratford road. tho same to be known as Brighton street, and establishing street and grade lines thereon.
 All persons interested are request. el to be present at said hearing, il they see cause. and be heard in ee. lation to the above.
 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
 c. H. Johpeon. Clorh
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
ANOTHER INVITATION

Washington, April PA-The Iowa legislature, some of whose members want Frank 0. Lowden in the White House. today invited President Coolidge to come 10 Iowa for his summer vacation. The in- mcnt,
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
YALE CLASS FOR METER,lEN

w. R. Pond and John Riley of the Connecticut Light and Power Co. will take a course for electric mctermen and assistants at Yale Sheffield Scientific school from April II to II. Charles Price Of the Bristol Tramway Co. will also at tend the course.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
Mrs. Ntau,fc BOlICrer

Word was received here today of the death of Mrs. Maude Bollerer, wife Of George Bollerer Of North ampton. Mass, formerly of this city The funeral will be held from her late home, 45 Madison avenue, Northampton. on Sunday afternoon Ut PAS o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
GeueNicNc BulaSkt

Genevieve, four months old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Nojciech Bulaski of s. Orange street, died last night at the family home. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at T:30 o'clock at Sacred Heart church. Burial win be In Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
BANDITS GET SGOnO

Pittsburgh, Pa. April s LP--r'ive bandits held up patrons Of the 18th Ward Republican club early today and escaped with loot estimated at s6,00O.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
City Items

Officer Charles Mccarthy, who has been off duty several weeks be- cause of neuritis. was a caller at police Headquarters today.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08

The pamphlet report of Utah Cop per Company for 1926 shows a rise in net profit 10 Sl3,S09,5l0 from $1l, l,1o3,5u4 in 1925. equal to $S.50 q share, before depletion charges. against s6.S3 a share the year be- fore. After payment of SS.5sS.5.9 in dividends. surplus was Si.2S0,7SS against si,l99, 422 the previous year The company produced 234, IFS, ,625 pounds Of copper in 1926 ana added 6+.O0o,000 tons of ore to it's re- serves
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
IS STRONG FOR SMITH
John E. tOorhis of New York Hopes to Visit 1in A> Master of the White House.

New York, April (UP)-John F. Noorh3s, aged president of the board of elections here, said that he hoped to celebrate his tooth birth day on July 27, 1929, by calling at the White House on President AL fred Emanuel smith.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-08
WaN Street Briefs
Moon Motor Car company has cut the price Of all Diana models $500.

Schedules Of Youngstown valley producers next week will show .n- creased output Of tin plate which saSged sharply this week. Sheet mill schedules also will show improve ment. New sheet and strip business IS holding to recent levels but no appreciable gain is reported.
 Penn Ohio Edison company de- eiared an extra dividend or one-ti teth Of share in common stock and an initial quarterly dividend or 25 cents on the common. both pay able May 2. Penn Ohio Securities Corporation declared an initial quar- ierly dividend Of IS cents, payable May 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-15
Banana Gas Poisoning.

A tragedy just reported from Paris
suggests the wisdom of inspecting Ger.
tain premises in Washington to pre-
vent a possible repetition here. A eel
lar in which were stored many punches
of bananas for ripening, the stock of
a fruit importer. became damp through
heavy storm. When the proprietor
and two of his helpers went into the
place for inspection they were asphyx-
lated by the gas caused by fermenta-
ton of the fruit. Firemen wearing
gas masks later went into the cellar
and recovered their bodies.
In every large city in this country
there are such fruit storerooms, usual
ly under ground, for banana ripen-
ing. The punches are imported in a
green state and must be kept in warm.
dark places for maturing to the point
of marketing. 1t Is evident from the
Paris tragedy that in certain condi'
tons of excessive dampness fer
mentation occurs quickly and 1t is
quite possible that there are places in
Washington where bananas are stored
for ripening that offer just such a
chance as that which occurred in
France. 1t would be well to check up
on banana ripening in this city to
determine whether there Is any like
lihood of fermentation that may lead
to asphyxiation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-15

Those who are thinking OF doing
something different in the garden
next year might well consider the
ACCESSIBILITY of planting an entire
petunia garden.
Yesterday we advocated a "Zinnia
garden" to contain nothing but va
rieties of that sterling plant, in add
ton to the grass, shrubs and peren
mails which make up the background.
A petunia garden, however, might
prove even more interesting than the
yard planted entirely to zinnias.
There will be ample choice of varie'
ties, not only as to colors. but also in
single and double Powered forms, ruff
fled. veined and so on.
More than 60 varieties of zinnia
were offered for the choice of flower
lovers. Many will be surprised to
know that almost as many varieties
of petunias are available. Most per-
sons are given to thinking Of "pe'
tunias" as just one flower, when one
might spend many dollars collecting
the So varieties offered. This would
not include the mixtures.
The gardener might spend as much
as SASS in the purchase of these va.
rieties, the prices ranging from 10
cents for a packet of the variety
Countess of Ellesmere, which Is men.
toned in the encyclopedias, to rs
cents for the petunia hybrida grandi-
flora fimbriata flora pleno violacea!
The following list contains some jaw
breaking names:
!. Compacta Alderman.
2. Hybrida Compacta, Heavenly
Blue.
3. Hybrida Grandifiora, Copper Rose
4. Hybrida Grandifiora, Pink Glory.
S. Hybrida Grandifiora, Romany
Lass.
s. Hybrida Grandifiora. Dwarf Cali.
fornia Giants.
7. Hybrida Grandiflora. Venosa.
s. Hybrida Grandifiora Fimbriata
Coerulea.
9. Hybrida Grandinora Fimbriata
Pepita.
10. Hybrida Grandinora Fimbriata
Miranda.
II. Hybrida Grandinora Fimbriata
Flora Pleno Violacea.
IL. Grandinora Superbisima, King
Alphonso.
10. Hybrida Flora Pleno Mana Com.
pacta Multifiora, Rose and White.
II. Hybrida Flora Pleno Mana Com.
pacta, Double Rosy Morn.
Double large towering:
IS. Lady of the Lake.
16. Heliotrope.
II. Double Red.
10. Double Rose.
10. Double small lowered.
Single small Powered:
90. Alba.
81. Adonis.
%. Countess Of Ellesmere.
%. General Dodds.
"a. Towards Star.
25. 1nimitable.
26. Lord Courtney.
81. Venosa.
Single dwarf variety:
%. Blue Bird. Mana Erecta Violacea.
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Practice Makes Perfect.

In the Army close.order drill has
Deen found to be one of the most eff
tective methods of attaining discipline
ana increasing morale. Troops drawn
back from the firing line in France
for few days Of rest were given
much to grumbling when they found
themselves going through the tedious
routine Of Squads right" Squads
left and right shoulder arms" with.
in sound of the big guns up front.
They wondered what possible use
could ever be made of such maneuvers
as "on right into line" when they
soon were to be confined to the mar
row limits of trench, or when
chances were that they would have to
deploy through the woods or over a
Held of wheat stubble under machine
gun fire. But day or so of close.
order drill was found to work wonders
with troops which a few days before
were tired, listless and disorganized.
1t freshened them up remarkably,
made them stand as soldiers should
stand and placed them again in the
frame Of mind where orders are ex.
ecuted quickly. mechanically and in
the manner prescribed. The company
which excelled in close-order drill was
apt to excel in the front-line trenches.
The platoon HAT held company honors
in competitive drills was the platoon
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UNITED STATES
IN. WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

Actual mobilization Of National
Guard for muster into Federal service
begins; 80 great mobilization camps
are named in honor Of American mill
tary heroes Of past wars. Navy
Department names 240 second lieuten.
ants in Marine Corps to join their
commands after three weeks inten-
sive training. Railroads of coun'
try urge repeal of full crew law on &C.
count of labor shortage. Four
hundred thousand grain growers urge
speedy action in passing the Admins
tration Food bill and express conf
dence in Presidents judgment.
Whole Nation urged to save and be
ready to buy bonds when the Govern.
ment finds it necessary to float add.
tional loans. Railroads are eff.
GENTLY meeting every demand and
. hauling vastly greater tonnage than
ever in addition to hauling troops.
Senate asked to kill provision
in redraft of war revenue bill for a
Is per cent corporation surtax on
ground that it would tax funds taken
by the Government as excess profits.
Johns Hopkins professor claims
he has developed new wireless mine
to destroy U-boats that Is electrically
controlled by means of powerful
wireless asparagus placed at dis.
lance from the mine itself.
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that could be counted on to wipe out
a machine gun nest

| that could be counted on to wipe out
machine gun nest.
And this principle. after all. applies
to the fire department, or to any or.
ganization which must put in most of
it's time preparing for emergencies;
where practice in theory makes per-
feet in fact. For that reason the tests
which ended today to determine the
engine company which can make the
quickest getaway after an alarm will
be of great benefit. The competition
involved increases the morale among
the members of the department. The
practice in preparing for the test helps
to attain perfection. The time Of the
winning company gives the others a
mark to shoot at. A company that
requires ten seconds to leave the fire.
house after an alarm may be just as
efficient at fighting a fire as the COM
pany which can get away in eight
seconds. But the company that can
get away in eight seconds is just a
shade better. nevertheless. The splen-
did records made this year by all of
the fire companies engaged in the
test is another indication of the fine
spirit and excellent training in a fire
department of which any city might
be proud.
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Potomac Power Plan
Seen As Aid to Beauty

To the Edito- OF The Star:
l observed in your issue of July
10 a special article concerning the
proposed power development in the
Potomac. / have also observed the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission Is opposed to such de-
velopment, as they desire to preserve
the scenic beauty of the Falls.
The writer of the special article
raised the question as to the demand
for the power within a sufficiently
nearby radius to be economically
transported. Apparently, he Is igno-
rant of the fact that electric power
is now most economically distributed
over territory of $50 to 200 miles.
Such a distance would. of course,
reach Baltimore, Richmond and Nor
folk and all the small cities lying
within such a radius, and undoubtedly
they could use all the power that
the Great Falls development could
ever produce.
He also made the point that the
establishment of such a power dam
would require the relocation of Chain
Bridge. now rapidly falling to pieces,
and mentioned that it would have to
rise to higher ground.
Apparently. the writer is without
the knowledge that power dams
themselves are now generally used
as highway bridges. Such dams are
not only secure, but they afford a
saving in that the top has to be
built whether used as a highway or
not.
On the scenic side-It has often oc-
Cured to me that one of the handi-
caps of Washington is the lack of
sufficient bodies Of water for boating,
fishing and other Aquatic sport. Lake
Martin, an artificial lake caused by
| the dam of the Alabama Power Co, in
the Tallapoosa River, Alabama, will
have an area Of 1000 acres and a
shore line of 70 miles: that 1t Is 9
miles wide at one point and $50 feet
deep at the dam and that the Ameri-
can Game Protective Association. CO.
operating with the United States Blu
reau of Fisheries, is stocking the lake,
and it will thus become great fishing
paradise as we'll as being used for
other purposes for which such lake
can be put.
/ am firm Of conviction that such
great fresh-water lake in the upper
Potomac, at the door of the City of
Washington, would much more than
compensate for the beauty of some in
accessible cataracts which can be en-
joyed only by comparatively a few
people. NATHAN B. WILLIAMS.
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WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

years from a clerkship to the post of
general counsel of the Treasury De.
partment. Miss Mondell, the daughter
of the former Republican floor leader
Of the House, eschewed the butterfly
existence Of a society girl and became
a reporter in Washington following
her debut.
n X X
Maj. Roy A. Haynes, former prohi.
bition commissioner, has left Wash
ington for his home in Ohio, where
his old editorial chair, in the office
Of the Hillsboro Dispatch, awaited
him. To just what activities Haynes
henceforward will devote himself he
has not yet determined. % He's young
enough-45--to ponder while before
making UP his mind. Business oppor.
tunities OF various sorts have been
rendered him, including lucrative lee
turing and writing work dealing with
the strenuous life Haynes led at Wash
ington for six years. His story OF
trials and tribulationS in the tedious
job Of keeping thirsty Uncle Sam on
the water wagon should make thrill.
ing reading, il and when he ever gets
ready to tell it.. Many of Haynes
friends believe he is the logical can.
didate to succeed Wayne B. Wheeler
as generalissimo Of the Anti.Saloon
League. Ohio may beat the league
to it for Haynes services. for ever
and anon Buckeye Republicans trot
him out for gubernatorial honors.
%%
Voteless Washington, deprived of
spokesman of its own in Congress, IL
grateful for such blessings as it does
enjoy in that direction. This week
two Senators of the United States
| who happen to be at their offices on
Capitol Hill, have come effectively to
the District of Columbia's rescue
Senator Edwards of New Jersey took
the lead in protesting against hair
trigger law enforcement" when a
Washington policeman shot a speed
ing boy automobilist to death. A few
| hours later Senator King of Utah
though a confirmed dry, proclaimed
his intention to seek ways and means
of curbing the activities of volunteer
District shoppers less thirsty than
their neighbors. Pending the day
| when Congress and the States Amer.
icanize the Washingtonian," disfran'
chised District denizens appreciate
Senators and Representatives who in.
terest themselves in the Federal area q
| veal and woe.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-15
Airport Suggestion
Criticised by Flyer
40 the EDITOR of The Star:


Relative to the matter of an ade-
Quate airport for the District of Co.
lumbia. your article in The Sunday
Star boosting" the Boiling Field
Giesboro Point areas as one most suit
able for a permanent joint airport, Is
open to a great deal Of criticism. In
the first place, Giesboro Point is more
or less inaccessible, and Boiling Field
has little to commend it for use as a
field for commercial planes. 1t Is a
one-way field with bad hills close up,
and the soil is very poor for steady
use, as it cuts to pieces badly.
A great deal of stress has been made
regarding the necessity of a landing
place for seaplanes, this being due to
activities of people with little knowl-
edge of commercial aviation. No one
who has given the matter of CONNER
cial aviation. proper consideration
will concede that seaplanes have
or will have anything more than a
very minor use In commercial avi-
alton. In fact, the use would be
too small to allow same to be used
as vital factor in considering airport
facilities.
If commercial aviation is to be made
the tail OF an Army and Navy kite, 1t
will never get anywhere.
Commercial aviation and its ia
cilities is a subject to be dealt with
by men whose ideas do not run in
the narrow grooves developed by
Army and Navy training.
The placing Of the airport matter
entirely In the hands of a few Army
and Navy officers whose desire is to
get money for dredging schemes and
to keep aviation elements here under
the thumbs Of the War and Navy De-
partments will result in, fiasco If
allowed to go on, and the District will
lose out to our more progressive
neighbors who are not afflicted with
the Army and Navy control of civic
affairs.
II the scheme is to hook the matter
OF permanent airport onto a
War Department 100000 dredging
scheme. or to link It up with other
Army and Navy activities, the whole
proposition will be defeated, as it
should be.
J. EDWARD CASSIDY.
Director General, United States Air
Force Association.
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was made. or why. with three men on
base. two out and the score tied. the
man at bat whitfield madly three times
and never touched the ball. But there
would be disadvantages as well. II
Goslin lost n fly in the sun. he would
be tempted to write: II cannot ex-
plain IT, had been feeling very Ill
all day and really should not have
trusted myself to go upon the playing
field. In fact, just before the game,
Bucky said Goose. take day Off. old
man. Rest up. for you don't look
quite right But / refused. l do not
like to make excuses. for the other
fellows would think ] was malinger'
ing. So / determined TO do my best.
Just as the ball was hit l felt a MUIR
muir in my heart. an intense pain In
my back and black spots before my
eyes. l never saw the ball
And after that, would any fan dare
boo" him? And denied the right to
boo, where would base ball he"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-15
PHILOSOPHERS
GLENN FRANK
We are citizens of two worlds:

We are citizens of two worlds:
The old world Of sentiment and pol.
itics.
The new world of science and in.
dustry.
Both of these worlds are real, but
the one that dominates us most is the
old, despite the fact that we have our
selves created the new, while we only
inherited the old.
The politician with his titles is the
symbol of the old world.
The producer with his triumphs is
the symbol of the new world.
H. G. Wells Is the self.appointed
prophet Of this new world of science
and industry, which will, he believes,
bring lasting peace to the world, not
because 1t Is pacifist, but because it is
productive.
We believe in the new world, but
we still bow to the old.
We do not consciously enough pit
the triumphs of the new world against
the titles of the old.
Until now the new world of science
and industry has stood little chance
OF weaving the loyalty of the masses
away from the old world of sentiment
and politics. because the old world has
been the more picturesque and inter-
older. Gold lace, gorgeous plumes
and garnished swords tickle our fancy
and trick us into voting for their
Wearers.
Happily the new world is actually
becoming more interesting.
when the old order tootles it's
trumpets and waves it's flags" says
Mr.. Wells, ''obtrudes It's tawdry loyal
ties. exaggerates the splendors Of its
past and fights to sustain the ancient
Authorizations, the new must counter
with its tale of great bridges and
canals and entertainments, Of mighty
ships and beautiful machines, of the
subtle victories of the laboratory and
the deepening wonders of science. 1t
must tell of lives lit up and life in
vigorated, of new releases and new
freedoms and happiness insured. The
new world is visibly greater
and nobler than the old; it liberates
the last of the slaves, rejects servility,
calls on every man for help and
service. 1t gives finer stuff for poetry
and--better news for the. press"
1.-The old stuff bores," says Mr..
Wells, sitting a yawn. "It is no mere
detail but a fact full of hopefulness
that, for all its affectation of romantic
interest. the old stuff bores. Patriots
are pores; nationaltStS are boreS; kings
and princes are ex-offlcio terrible
bores."
Here" says Mr.. Wells, looking
over page Of his morning paper, lis
the intimation of some new discovery,
some mechanical achievement, the
martyrdom of a man of science. a
vivid statistical realization. Side by
side Is some dull picture of a row of
politicians or q still duller dis
play Of royalties in wedding dress or
highland costume, doing nothing in
particular. Most significant of all are
the photographs Of some huge dock or
novel engineering structure. . tower
Ing display Of mechanical achieve
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So MANY Writers.

The journalistic craze for signed
articles by the principals in any great
undertaking has descended with ire
mendous force upon the sporting
pages. II it keeps up, where will it
end? The reader who is examining
himself daily with information regard.
ing the coming fight between Sharkey
and Dempsey has plenty of material
from which to choose. He may read
the fighters accounts of their own
daily routine. He may read ex-fight
ers' accounts of what they themselves
think of the principals. He may read
the accounts of experts about what
they think of the fighters. There
will be probably an article signed by
the referee; an article signed by the
time keeper and certainly there will
be articles signed by the trainers of
the two fighters. The ushers should
also be included. The head usher's
Gown story" of the fight would make
thrilling reading. And then the doc
tors who examine the fighters ought
to write something. Il walked up to
Dempsey and led with my stethe.
scope" the doctor could write, then
Tented with a left ear to his heart"
But as long as it has been started,
why not make this signed-article bust
ness really worth while? Every mem
Der Of every base ball team should be
made to write his signed story of the
game for his local newspapers. Then
We should have a personal account OF
Why sQms PARTICULAR atroeio4s erroE