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New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
THE ELECTION ISSUES IN NEW YORK STATE

Voters in New York state tomor-
 ow will be confronted with the op-
 portunity to vote upon a large string
 of candidates, and will be required l to accept or reject nine amendments l to the state constitution. Voters in | the metropolis, in addition will be ! confronted with the acceptance or
 rejection of an amendment to the i city charter.
 This large dose Of November cleo | tioneering contains at least one item | of exceeding interest to citizens else where, This is the so-called amend ment No. G." on the ballot, which by it's nature monopolizes attention. It is plan to elect the governor here | after during presidential years and for four-year term.
 This is an idea springing from the fecund political mind of the grand old party legislators at Albany. Needless to add it is firmly advo- cated by a majority of Republicans
 elsewhere, including those identified
 with the national administration. The plan, obviously, is to make it more difficult to elect q Democratic governor in the Empire state Gov ernor Smith, of course, won an cleo ton during the last presidential en- counter, but it must be considered that he only had Theodore Roose- welt to defeat. It isn't necessary for the Republican party in New York to put up such a weak candidate again.
 It is illogical to expect voters, smarting under the whiplash of na- tional issues, to be overly careful about a state election being held at the same time. A large part Of the voters, sad to say, are somewhat in "' iipilS J "ItiI tlftS NOlG elllu IL IS quickest and easiest to vote the ticket straight. It takes a very strong opposition candidate running for governor, combined with q nit wit candidate running with the na- tional administration, to induce such voters to take more time and split their tickets.
 It is to be hoped that No. 6 1 amendment is buried. All signs point to such an outlook. The situation is bad enough as it is. with state and presidential elections coming upon the same time in some years. The only four-ycar term for governor that would be worth while would be one specifying that the elections come during the presidential elections. This would force state off cers Of importance to be elected upon their own merit, and not during the excitement incident to q national election.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

of the thousands of fortunates not affected by the rigors of ths dis aster. The traffic jam near the river Sunday, and along the roads 10 the stream, was the worst in the memory Of man. Every autoist was bound to see the spectacle of d aging river; everyone seemed imbued with the excitement and thrill Of this visitation by nature.
 Relief work must go on swiftly; New England's every resource must be tapped to provide shelter and food to the homeless. comfort for the children, and instill hope for the future.
 The worst is over. Let the future be brighter with every dawning day.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
AND NOW \ SITUATION" IN THE CITY HALL

l Il is rather difficult to view the
 attempts of the Common Council to
 reduce the salary costs of operating ! the city hall office force without
 waxing a bit humorous, As everyone
 with an intellect above that of a | first-grade school child knows, the | city hall is a mecca for political
 workers. The jobs are, with a very | few exceptions. political, given to 1 pary workers for party services, or
 10 such persons as party influence dictates. In this enlightened goth
 century there is no such thing as a civil service in the city hall; the spells of office go to those who stand in with the winners.
 Whenever a change Of administra- ton occurs, politically a change in the stripe of the party running the city, out go the old and in come the new workers. This, of course, is os- tensibly done in the name of eff CienCy, economy and SerViCe-to use the three most battered words in the American language. If there is change of administration after the next city election the same procedure of efficiency, economy and service will be epeated-eXpcrien work CTS being thrown out because they happened to be in with the wrong political crowd and inexperienced workers thrown in. That is how our political efficiency is attained.
 This being the low down on the situation. beWilderment is out of place when considering the in inevitable result Now it is deemed necessary to buy time clocks for the city hall workers to punch, Most of the workers, it is said, admit time clocks are neccssary-fo the other fellow. Being on their jobs primarily as the result of the fortunate oper- alton of political machinery the mental reaction. or course, is to take tho jobs as easy as political circumstances permit. Whoever heard of political servitor taking his service seriously enough to break his back working at it?
 The time clocks are now to be in stalled, and all seems to be we'll No humiliation is intended and none apparently is accepted. Political workers, by the nature Of their call ing, are somewhat thickskinned in this respect. When the powers that ! be talk "efiiciency' and economy" once in a while they think their own i
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
THE MARRIAGE MARKET

If it be true that fewer marriages are taking place this year than last which probably would be a fair reflection Of economic conditions then Dame Cupid is being pushed aside with more decisiveness than is good for the country. Last year was q boom year in industry, finance and commerce., and one would cX- poet 10 find the marriage business enjoying the same prosperity as any other industry; but instead of that We find that the number Of niar- riages for the year totalled only l. 201,079, which was an increase of only 1.2 per cent over 1925, when the total was 1,163.%&4.
 If the total of marriages cannot show q greater increase than that during a boom year. what can be ox- pected during year of business hesitancy, one might well ask; or during halting presidcntial-olectio year, just around the corner.
 The population of the country last year increased Is per cent, so that the marriages during this boom period did not keep pace with the population.
 The divorce rate last year, how ever showed a startling increase
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
25 Fears Ago Today

Tn fire Tn Norfolk yesterday the property of Andrew Turnbull of this city; adjoining the burning buildings. was saved only by the good work of the volunteer fire department.
 Frank l.. Wilcox, senator elect from the second district. took the stand today for cross examination in the suit of the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. against the American Bridge Co.
 Four remonstrances against the granting of liquor licenses have been made by Plainville residents The largest one is signed by S. P. Williams. C. w. Moody. J. F. Lamb, Henry Trumbull. and others.
 Members of Esther Stanley chap ter. D. A. R.. gathered at the resi- dence of Mrs. Charles J. Parsons on West Main street for the first meet ing of the season this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
Mrs. Charles J. Parker is regent for

MITE CharleS J. Parker is regent for the year.
 At a meeting of the New Britain Turner society last night it was voted to write the state officers of the Turn Bezirk association and re- quest that the annual turnfest of 1903 be held in this city. If secured over the wishes of Holyoke, it will be held in June in Rentschler's Park.
 The first practice Of the High school basketball team will be held in the gym" this afternoon.
 The New Britain Real Estate and Title Co. has sold a lot on Lenox place to Henry c. Capen.
 G. P. Hart will build a barn in the rear of his Vine street residence
 Truman l.. Weed reports that he had no election expenses. Mortimer H. Camp. candidate for justice of the peace. contributed s to the town committee.
 John Curtin and Ralph Chamber lain are candidates for captain Of the High school football team. Curtin has played two years at tackle. Chamberlain is a senior and is also a tackle.
 Two surveyors from W. H. Cad wells office, hired by the county commissioners, have been busy for the past two days measuring the dis tance from the various saloons of the city to the churches, school houses, or public buildings in the neighborhood
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

citizenship if he buys himself ou, of the Navy?
 A. No.
 c. Where and when was Babe Ruth born?
 A. In Baltimore. Maryland, Feb ruary ', 1894.
 .. How did grape fruit get the name and how long have they been grown in the United States?
 A. The name seems to have come from the West Indies and originates in the fact that the fruit are often borne in clusters ranging from three or four to twelve or more. like a bunch of grapes. Grape fruit appear to have been introduced into Florida by the Spaniards in the early part Of the 18th century and until quarter of century ago were grown only there.
 Q, How did seedless oranges originate?
 A. Navel or seedless oranges were introduced from Brazil in 1870 by the late William Saunders and were distributed by him as the Ba- hia orange. This orange apparently is a bud variation from the Portu- guese, Laranja Selecta.
 Q. Does woman citizen Of the U. z. lose her right to vote by mar rying an alien?
 A. Not if the marriage occurred on or after September %, 1922
 Q. On what days of the week did December 19,19o7; Sept. 3, 1908, and May 22. 1911 fall?
 A. The first two dates fell on Thursday and the last one on Mon- day.
 Q.-What is a mongoose? De- scribe it?
 A. A species of ichneumon, na- tive of India, but introduced into other countries, notably Jamacia, for the purpose of destroying rats and other vermin, upon which 1t feeds. In India these animals are often kept about the houses to re- duce the number of lizards, mice. rats and snakes. It kills and eats the most poisonous snakes. such as the cobra, the bite Of which is either avoided by the animals agility or else is not fatal to it. The Mon- goose Is from Is to IS inches long and has a tail II to 15 inches. very thick at the base and tapering to a point The fur is rather long and a grizzly reddish gray.
 Q. What Is the address of Lloyd George?
 A. IS Abingdon Street, S. w 1, London, England.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
Observations On Tie Weafher

Washington, Nov. 7.-Forecast for Southern New England Fair to- night and Tuesday; slightly colder tonight in north portion; diminish ing north winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair, slightly colder in north and central portions tonight; Tuesday increasing cloudiness; slight rise in temperature in extreme south por- ton. Diminishing northwest winds becoming easterly Tuesday,
 Conditions: A long ridge of high pressure extending from upper Michigan southeastward to Florida is producing pleasant weather with low temperature in nearly all sec lions east of the Rocky Mountains. Freezing temperatures were reported from the upper Mississippi valley, Lake region and New England. Heavy fyosts were reported as far south as North Carolina and light frosts as far south as Georgia. A we'll defined disturbance is central over Colorado.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather and not much change
 Temperatures yesterday:
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

over the record of 1925. Good busi. ness conditions do not seem to in. tvrfere with the steady grind of the divorce courts. Divorces granted in , 1926 were lSo,S6S. compared with I75.449 in 1925-an increase of s. 4l9, or 3.l per cent. In addition, there were 3,S23 marriages annulled, if being the first year that the ob- serving Department of Commerce in Washington collected annulment sta- tistics.
 Getting down to the inevitable 'per 1,Q0o' basis, the department gives a more concrete synopsis of the race between marriages. divorces and population. In 1926 the mar riages per 1000 populations were 10.26, as against 1O.3O in 1925; and the number of divorces per 1000 was 1.54 in 1926, compared with 1.52 in 1925.
 Iu other words, approximately one marriage cut of every ten hits the rocks This may seem horrible to some good folks who think every marriage should be a lovely trip through the beatific regions Of un- alloyed happiness. But in pondering the one smash-up out Of every ten marriages. one should not overlook tho remaining nine.
 What We mean to say, Of course. is that there still are nine happy marriages to one which winds up in q divorce court.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO. GA Fun Shop Drama)
 In Three Acts
 Py Gerhard n. Fraser
Act One

] tAtl CIfS
 (sccne: Athens. Persons: Socrates 1 and AristOtleD Aristotle: "Soc, do you know that statue of Minerva that used to stand on the public squarc?" 1 Socrates: DO I? Man, I've leaned i on 1t many Q time"
 Aristotle: You won't lean on it any more A bunch of freshmen from Athens University have swiped it." Socrates; What. swipea Mi ncrva?"
 Aristouo: That's who - Mi nerva."
 Socrates "Wcl, Minerva some people," Act Two Socrates class in Athens Univer- sity. It is a class Of philosophy-a snap course.) Socrates: And now, rodents - mean students, want you to re- member that the best art in the world is the Attic Art; the best phil Oeophy is the Attic phlloSophy; the best culture is the Attic culture - in fact, the best there is in any line is Attic" Students: Attic boy, Soc! You tell 'cm,"
 Act Three
 Socrates meets Diogenes. who Is wreping)
 Socrates: What's the matter, Dio- genes? You look like the first of the month? Can't you find an honest man?"
 Diogenes: "Not . chance now I'll have to give it Up."
 Socrates: "Why?"
 Diogencs: "Onc of them freshmen stole my lantern for taiI-light,"
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

! You can get an answer to an, question of fact or information b, , writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau 1922 New York avenue, Washington D. C, enclosing two cents in stamp. for reply. Medical, legal and marita . advice cannot be given, nor car ! extended research be undertaken All other questions will receive a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are cCniidential.-Edit l c. Is there a verse in the Bible beginning "A highway shall be there and way? Where is it found? A. Isaiah, 35S reads: And a highway shall be there and a way; and it shall be called The Way of 1 Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those; the wayfaring men. though fools. shall not err therein"
 Q. What is a "cinch bet" in game of poker?
 A. II is a bet made by a player who holds hand which he knows cannot be beaten.
 c. Why do pipes burst when water freezes in them?
 A. Water expands when it freezes and the lateral pressure caus- es the pipes 10 burst
  the largest public high school in the United States.
 A. The De Witt Clinton High School of New York City with an enrolment in 1925-26 of sell pu- pills is said to be the largest in the |. S.
 Q. From what is the name Co., lette derived?
 A. There are two derivations, one from the Italian Cola" mean ing victory of the people; the other from the Cornish Natin origin) Colan meaning dove" Colette is a dimlnutive form.
 c. How should the light be ar ranged for reading?
 A. The best way is to arrange the light so that it will shine on the book without shining in the readers face. There should he no shadows on the page and no direct reflection 10 the eye. The light is best when coming over the readers left shoul- der.
 c. Do college graduates earn more on an average than those who have not that advantage?
 A. According to Dean Lord of the Boston University College of Business Administration, the aver age maximum income of untrained men is S1,200 a year; of high school graduates s2,200, and of college graduates SG,000. The total earnings of the three types up to the age of sixty he puts at s45,000; s7S,000; and S150,000. The untrained man begins to drop towards dependence at the age of fifty, while the college man reaches his maximum earning capacity at sixty.
 Q. Who plays the part of Hank in the picture Beau Geste"?
 A. Victor McLaglen.
 Q. Does a man lose his American
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
THE FLOOD

New England, the safe, the secure belted by evelasting hills and criss. crossed by mountains, has learned that nature, when she is freakish enough, can overcome the resistance communities We have become ac- customed 10 reading of floods in the lowlands, the land spreading it's in- terminable acres from the shores of the large rivers in the middle west Now We read of a flood in the high lands, spreading it's devastating breath upon the pretty villages and towns in upper and central New England, disjointing and paralyzing a section of the country which, of all sections, was deemed most unlikely to be thus visited by the iron fist or natural phenomena.
 The crest of the flood waters has now reached the state of Connecti- cut, and our lordly stream is higher than within the memory of man. The flooded areas are widespread, and those parts of towns along the banks which arc not on high ground nave been surrounded by sluggish waters.
 The economic upset is serious Thousands of homes have been damaged, some have been all but obliterated; many industrial plants have been forced to shut down and employees are without work and will lose their wages; business house. in the flooded areas will suffer greatly, railroads have suffered great pro- perty damage and it will take weeks and the expenditure Of considerable capital to restore communication upon the battered lines of rail.
 But all Of this entails the material aspect of the disaster. Thousands Of people have been forced 10 leave their homes and abide elsewhere. frquently in places provided by their communities. There has been loss of life, although considering the extent Of he flood this fortunately has been comparatively low, if more than 125 lives lost can be thus classified.
 Trips Of mercy have been made by airplanes into the devastated regions, and the utilitarian advantage of air travel has never been more forcibIy demonstrated than when supplies of medicines and typhoid serum were taken 10 isolated communities sur rounded by water. The buzz of re- lief planes in the stricken area of Vermont and New Hampshire was welcome evidence to marooned thousands that the most efficient means of succoring the suffering was being employed,
 The Connecticut river through 30 or more feet high as the crest of its swollen waters storm to the Sound, has been the exposure
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

The advertising pictures of pretty girls smoking cigArets have knocked lll the pep out of the pictures of handsome young men depicted in collar ads.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

While Mayor Thompson was do- ing his stuff the B. & o. railroad thoughtlessly operated one of the British omotives-loaned to it for the recent centennial-to Chicago and return, The name of the loco- motive was King George E."
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

The Bridgeport Post became cyni- cal when 1t asked if somebody is running eff a good fat commission on the sale of traffic signals-in E Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

Mussolini did creditable thing when he smashed the notorious Si- cilian Mafia. This was a constructive campaign of the highest type. The point now is to keep it smashed.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
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New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
\ ] Newspaper True Story

Hurriedly, and without giving any real thought to the matter, l had dashed off headline for a story l had written about the death of | Civil War Veteran.
 Imagine my constcrnation when. glancing over the edition just as it came from the press, I saw that the headline for that story, glaring at me in big black letters. read VETERAN ENGAGED IN MANY TERRIFIC BATTLES WHILE IN UNION SUIT
 Madeline Stoudt
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
Please File Them,

Is this the Dead Letter Office? ?p asked the elderly girl.
 Yes, Madam" admitted the Of ticial.
 Well, these" she sighed, as she laid a bundle tied with pink ribbon cn the desk, are dead noW."
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
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send all communications to Fun shop Editor, care of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York.

No Time Like the Present, Folks, Time to bank the house once more And weather-strip the cellar door Let's bank our tempers, every one With Merry strips of cheer and
 fun!
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

A gen-u-wine Democrat is one who wouldn't vote the Republican ticket even if he were giver the promise Of nomination for president. But these live mostly in Texas
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
Making us air minded Is not but merely education.

The biggest depreciation on a car IS between the day you bought it and the day after you took your first spin. It is then used car.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
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New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
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New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
Worry l NusnHlt

Editor: "sce here, you yap, you have this story beginning: The sun was setting in the East"
 Contributor: "But chief, didn't you say to start my stories with something new and unusual?"
 Jules l.. Mudden
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

The flying age will be even worse. Air speeders never will stop when they drop things on a poor pcdcs- trian,
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

The Herald Is on sale daily in New York at Hotaling's Newsstand, Times Square: schultz's Newsstands, Entrance Grand Central. s2nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

Americanism: Inability to have a good time without spending money
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

Some families go right on spend ing money for beefsteak and flour when they haven't a fur coat on the premises.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
CAN YOU SOLVE IT? The Mysterious Shot! By Carol Van Wczel

Fred Sloan turned his horses head towards the sun-baked gulch. rolled Q brown paper cigarette with one hand and hummed q little tune. In two hours he should be at the water-hole, and in two hours more at the Bar | Ranch.
 lie smiled at the thought of Mary dear little girl. Not until lately had he dreamed that she meant so much 10 him. But at night, un- der the fliclering glow of the camp fire, a man had time to think things out. BANG..
 A bullet zippcd through sloan's hat and flattencd against the cliff above him. Quick as q flash, Sloan turned and saw Rcd" Buckirs rid ing rapidly away-already out of range. Sloan was perplexed.
 WHY had Buckins tried 10 kill him? What reason had he? The more he thought, the more puzzled he became. And the more the author of this story thought, the more pug zlcd she became, too.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
Who Said the Younger Generation
 Wasn't kindhearted?

Now that I'm old" Aunt Betty said, T worry quite a lot About whatever will become Of all the dough I've got" Her nephew, such a charming lad, Soon made her worry free: He said. Don't think about it, Aunt, Just leave it all to mel"
 Jake Falstan
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

As last desperate effort to get publicity for their presidential looms, some of the boys might try an Atlantic flight.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

The thing that enables other states 10 sheer at Indiana in their self righteous way is q short memory.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07

A night club is a place where you're supposed to get woozy enough not to care what a ginger ale costs.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
MiSundcrStOOd!

Morgan: Doctor, I'm sick" Dr. Peason: Are there any symp- toms in your family?" Morgan: "Yes, five" Dr. eParson; Five symptoms? Morgan: Beg pardon, Doc, I thought yoh said 'simpletons!'
 Mrs. Ira H. Lit. Copyright, 1927. Reproduction
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