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New Britain herald., 1927-09-24

was begun, this in order U reduce , operating expenses. The other day William H. O'Brien, chief of the
 telephone and telegraph division in
 the Massachusetts department Of
 public utilities went 10 Springfield
 to make personal investigation of
 the character of the phone service. If at any point the company is not employing enough workers to han
 de all calls at an instant's notice
 or if il has not enough linemen at hand to keep every line in perfect condition no excuse for it will be accepted" Mr. O'Brien declared-
 The manager of the Springfield
 exchange admitted that about so per cent of the telephones in use today have been changed to the , dial type,
 The same system Of reducing ex- penses is being put in effect by the Southern New England in Counecti- cut cities. The object is to reduce costs and this end undoubtedly is at tained.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
THE CLINE CASE AGAIN

The surprising end of the Cline murder case a week or so ago has brought forward some interesting reasons for the sudden change of front by the state, which made it willing to accept an admission of in voluntary manslaughtcr instead of continuing prosecution upon the theory Of first degree murder.
 The claim is made that the state police in the original investigation jumped at unwarranted conclu- sions,' which in turn induced the grand jury to indict Cline on a first degree murder charge. T. is even declared that the grand jury was not given the testimony of one Dr. Othenheimer al the inquest, which had favored Cline.
 Thus, when the jury in process of belng selected, the overwhelming sentiment in favor of Cline opened the eyes of the prosecutor, who doubtless concluded that the chance of conviction on this charge was nil, Then, it is charged came a secret agreement with the defense attor- neys for the acceptance Of a man. slaughter plea.
 The impression continues that the agreement has tended to shield the state police and all concerned from rather biting public criticism. On the other hand, the states officials are entitled 10 credit for 3 willing ness to recede from q position when it appeared untenablc, and not being afflicted with the dogged determina- tion which refuses to counsel reason.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
MEXICAN IMMIGRATION

Representative Johnson of Wash ington, chairman of the immigra tion committee of the House, has his mind made up regarding the huge influx of MeXicans into the United States. He will present q bill in the next Congress having as its object the putting up of immigra- ton bars against the MeXicans.
 Why should there be a quota law against Europeans while there is nothing of the sort against MeXi- cans? The intelligent man pauses for an answer and knows there is none. The class of MeXicans entering this country are Of g low class and do not mix with the present popu, ton. Their aims are materiahstic and they have no desire to become Americanized.
 Other countries on the western hemisphere are also not subject 10 the quota law, and to single out Mexico 10 apply such law un- doubtedly will bring about consid- erable debate. Considerable number of quota Europeans are also enter ing the country through Mexico, it is said, and this Is adding to the federal desire to impose restric- tions upon the southern neighbor. So far as immigration is concerned. Mexico is now our greatest problem.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
GETTING TTtE. WRONG BABY

Millions of infants are born in hospitals every year. but when one apparent mistake is made in ma ternity ward and the wrong child Is given to mother the hue and cry penetrates every corner of the na- ton.
 A distracted mother in Cleveland made such a claim the rast week, saying she was told her child was boy, but later she was given a girl, The sympathy of a nation was i'm mediately aroused, for all realize that bringing a child in this world IS a wonlans most dramatic eNperi- ence and to have the wrong infant height of agonized disappointment.
 The Cleveland judge to whom the case was referred was confronted ! with greater difficulty than Solo mon; and perhaps the judicial an nouncement would have failed to console the panic stricken mother lad not the nurse, who had been out Of the city, returned. She said that in the excitement of the mo- ment she had declared to the moth CT her child was boy. when in reality it was a girl. That accounted, she said, for the apparent substitu- ton.
 The mother will have 10 take the nurses word for it. This she is go- ing to do although press dispatches say she is not yet quite convinced that the child given her by the hos pital is her own.
 No work performed in a hospital is of greater importance than the proper "rcgistration" of new infant arrivals. Many infants upon birth have a habit O. looking pretty much alike and an unfailing method of distinguishing them is essential. In millions of cases the methods adop- ted work satisfactorily; but occa- sonally there is cry of anguish from d frenziod mother when she fancies she has been returned the wrong infant and the nation i'm uedia'oIy takes notice. Such cases gre of the kind in which everyone 5s
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
4 BRIDGE ACROSS THE HUDSON

Ground was broken the other day as work started In building the greatest bridge on earth-one which will span the Hudson between Fort Lee and Fort Washington park and which will cost s6o,00o,0o0. Nothing so spectacular in bridge building has been started since the days when the Brooklyn bridge was begun.
 It took 13 years 10 construct the Brooklyn bridge, but 1t expected that the larger bridge across the Hudson will be completed in less than half that time. Until a few years ago a bridge across the Hud- son at New York was thought too huge q task and too costly, but the necessities Of modern traffic has made such a structure desirable and necessary.
 Tn less than month, perhaps, the new Holland yehicular tubes will be opened for traffic, and If reports from New York are reliable, they will be taxed to the limit almost from the beginning. Such transpor- tation improvements not only facili- tate existing traffic. but also in crease traffic by offering more con- yenient access to Manhattan island to people who now refrain from crossing the ferries with automo- piles on account of the incident de- lays Brooklyn bridge was followed by other bridges across the East river: 1t does not require a vivid imagination to envision the time when successive bridges will be constructed across the Hudson once the advantage of the one just start ed is appreciated, There probably will also be more vehicular tubes in the future.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
ELIMINATE FEAR,
 FAILURES ENDE!'
This E Claim Put EoItl by
 Scientist

Nnlos-D -De-Pond com ... 19 q
 New York, Sept. 24. tUp).-l'car and tho sonse of failure contracted during childhood bar the way to success for more than 6 per cent of men and women in the world today. declares Dr. David Mitchell, New York psycholocist in the Amer ican Magazine. explaining his new method Of building mp success Dy the scientific elimination of fear.
 "It sncms unbelievable" he"con- tinues, but people often fight against my proving that th'I have large unused abilities, for fear they cannot make good on them"
 Dr. Mtcholrs first step in eur ing failures, is to have them set down q numher of simple acts such as making 2 speech, acting as host selling goods and the like and th"I having them rate themselves in each oe these things in comparison to fen of their acGuaintanc"s. 1n nearly every case, says pr. Mitchell tto person being treated discovers that his rating is actually far ahovc that Of his associates. Using this new found confidence as basis. he proceeds to show his clients that increasing success follows as a mat ter of habit.
 "Thcrc is nothing in the old-tash- toned critting Of teeth and saying T Will" says Dr. Mitchell. "Ant what some big executives consider as pep talks arc usually ineffective Pep is something that must b. manufactured by oneself"
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
1 MAYOR FOUND GUILTY

Out in Indiana. where an attempt IS being made 10 lift the state out Of tho mre Of political Wrongdoing progress is being made. At least, Major John D. nurall of Indian aDons has been found guilty of vio- laring inc corrupt practices act. This ls the mayor, it will be remembered, who fought SO hard against the adoption Of inc city-maua~or plan for his city and rrioiccd that the pew law, after # was adopted, could not pn into effect for several years.
 If the conviction sticks, of course, Mayor Du'au will he forced to eiyc up his office, perhaps go to jaiI for a term.
 Political life in Indiana during re- cont years has been much in the mneIght hanmno of is innate rot 'ann"s~. Tho Republican machine of the state has progressed to gen "rol breakdown of is morality; the people b1vo been aroused by is cf- Tou',ry and arc d.manaing that 'ho political crooks go to ja]
 All of which is gocl sign. There ara some states, notably IonnyNanjo. where the political machine is just as bad as in Indiana but nobody goes 10 jail.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
THE GOOSE HANGS HIGH!

Overheard by Arnold G. Tlnkler)
 Andy Ames, the hospitahle and accommodating notary public and fertilizer salesman of kenwood Cor nors, put the finishing touches on a peach-stone he was whiting.
 Tots Of people" he said, speak of geese as being ignorant. They're wrong. Any animal that's smart enough to live without working de- serves some credit. Maybe you've never heard about Jake TushWig- gle's goose Muggsy?
 "Muggsy was a smart goose. No body paid any attention to him un til one day he went out into the field and tuggcd at lakes coat until Jake followed him. When he got to the house he found his wife folded up Inside the folding bed she had been putting clean sheets on.
 Jake began to cater 10 the goose then. and teach him things. You'd be surprised at the things that goose learned to do. in no time at all
 "MIegsy would twist his long Timber neck down into the mochan- ism of q binder and tighten up loose belt that was hard to get at with a wrench as quick as a wink.
 "1Iuegsv was settling up with a blacksmith one day when he raised such a racket they tried to find out what was wrong, and the goose pointed to an error in addition on the shnct-an error that would have cost Jake $1.47 if he hadn't found it.
 Jake vas figuring on taking the coosc on the stage, when a terrible thing happened. The goose came running back the lane beckoning with his neck the way he always old when there was someone to see lake. Jake went into the house, and the fellow that was there turned out to be serving jury summons. Jake, in fit of temper, kicked Muggsy. If wasn't the kick that killed inc goose, it was humiliation. He died of q broken heart,
 "Tass the cider"
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
$ Fears Ago Today

Ten applicants for naturalization from Berlin were naturalized ycstcr- day afternoon in the court of com mon pleas. They were mostly all German, Swedish, Irish and Russian
 New Fall wool suits advertised al $l2,Go.
 Among the possibilities of inc not loo distant future is a ''rcgulato or, '' so called, just insf1e the lines at To- cal football games, instructing the players how to tackle, guard. inter- fore and gain ground without up setting an opponent. diSarrangine his hair or even giving him q iolt with an elbow. Ne lovers of such a strenuous game will wonder at such a statement and ask one another if things have come to such a pass.
 Arrangements for the opening of the annual Berlin fair have been completed and if is thought that his years fair will he the largest in inc history of the Fair association.
 Stanley Post met last evening and received an invitation to attend tho dedication of the soldiers monu- mont in Wallinsford on October 23. There was also discussion on mat tors pertaining to the national en- cumpment 10 be held in Washing ton, October 1.
 It has always been supposed tha' policemen on tho city force werr furnished with their revolver and club. Such is not the case. Loca policemen must furnish their owr implements.
 The High school football gom' scheduled for this aftoNHoon at Flee. tric Field between iolyOke and Ne" Britain has been called off because the local team needs some mor' practice.
 Uncollcctc1 / taxes, going as far back as 1S99. have been found tr amount to sS2,&21.24,
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
MURDER IS DENIED
 BY MRS. SWEE7|N
0n Stand She Says She Never
 Poisoned Mate

Mount Vernon, H., Sept. 24 R- Mrs. Elsie Sweetin took the witness stand yesterday in her new trial for the murder by poison of her hus- band, Milford, at Ina, near here, three years ago, and declared she never administered poison to her husband, and was not infatuated with Lawrence M. Flight, former clergyman, as the state charges.
 The court room was packed and hushed as the woman made her fight for freedom, denying specific ally one charge after another.
 She admitted flight had been ire qucntly at her home, but she said the former pastor came as a milk man and not as lover. The pastor, she said, kept a COW, and the Sweet ins bought milk each day from the Flights.
 flight was at the home during the l fatal illness of her husband. she said, but denied he had come at her so- i licitation. She denied the testimony ! of state witnesses that Flight had pettcd her after her husband had i died. She said she fainted and did ndt know what happened, but that when she revived she was on the front porch of her home surrounded | by women friends.
 She knew nothing of the pile of railroad ties upon which State wit | nesses said they had seen the pas tor waving his hat in the direction | of the SWeetin bungalow, she said
 She repeated the story previously told the judge of how she was ques- toned all night after being arrested and brought to Mount Vernon.
 She then signed confession that She poisoned her husband, but this confession has beeh barred from the jury, a supreme court opinion hold ing it was not made voluntarily.
 Weeping loudly, Mrs. sweetin ap- pealed to the jury to give me death if you think I killed my husband.
 T don't want to go back to prl- son, away from my children" she said in concluding her testimony. "1 don't want to go back to prison
 Taking of testimony was conclud- cd late today and arguments started. The closing arguments will be made Saturday morning, and it is expected the case will be in the hands of the jury by noon.
 Few witnesses were called by the ! defense. which relied almost entirc~ ly on the story Mrs. Sweetin told the jury. When the defense rested the state put on several witnesses in re- buttal, seeking to discredit Mrs. Sweetins statement that she had been mistreated by. Jefferson Coun- tv officials, who questioned her an entire night after her arrest.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24

| can be learned, the only tobacco which was not "blended", "aged in the wood" or toasted. Wally 1 didn't have to walk mile or smoke a carload and yet he gets a
 lot of credit for bringing back to
 England the first cigarette ever seen.
 After delving into several old tonnes Ca tome is an ancient volume. Illustrations by John Held, Jr.) we
 have come across the startling in formation that Raleigh wasn't the
 first 10 bring home the makin's. Twenty years before Wally really amounted to much. a gent by the
 name of Willis Doolittle found his
 nerves all shot and decided he
 needed a smoke. Tn those days 1t vas no simple feat of walking into the first United that one came across and shaping down Is cents, one had
 to petition the Queen for ships and cargo Well Willis petitioncd and potitioncd and all hc got out Of if was horse laugh from the Queen of Holland and an invitation to run got naught for his pains excepting all out of wind and a lame ankle. Not discouraged by the lack of appreciation which greeted his first efforts towards establishing his ideal, Willis decided to make the trip In a canoe and after ch"isten- ing his craft tho "You-and-I." hc
 set sail from Lisbon and padded nuitn awhile before the salt breeze sohored him up and he returned to Lisbon.
 His second attempt was scarcely more successful. Hammered by poor weather conditions, the flight was
 rostponnd for several weeks and then abandoned when Willis sprain-
 cd his ankle when he was playing
 ouoits He was termed the "Quoit
 Playing Fool" until about t510 when
 tho first two parts Of the name were dropped.
 On his third try, however, re was
 SLUGGISH LII. l'iStt ldSt' oN l'ls' q p-
 parent lack of luck at both canoes
 nd airDlanos, Willis decided that , the good old trolley car was good enough for him. He made the trip in
 41 days, 8 minutes and had several
 songs written about his trip includ- ing "Iucky Doolittle. Pride of the
 Token Sratchers" end "When You
 Come Back, If You Do Come Back, You'n Find Collectors Waiting for
 Yooooooooo," all written in A
 sharp.
 On his return he brought with him several cartons of cigarettes
 which had been presented him by
 the Chamber of Commerce of the
 Pequots. He was immediately jailed
 and spent the rest of his life in
 prison. The old tonnes neglected to
 say why he was jailed but we have always had two suspicious that he
 was really responsible for the Chi cago fire, although this has never been proved.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
Cisarvaficns On l1he Weqther

Washington. Sept. 24.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair Saturday and Sunday; not much change in temperature.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair Saturday. Sunday increasing cloudinoss and slightly waruer.
 Conditions: \ disturbance CT moderate intensity is advancing uorlhoaetward over the Canadian mari,imc provinces. An extensive area Of high pressure covers the eastern half of the United States. The change 10 colder weather has already reached the northern DOT ton of Alborta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Icpas, Man, reports STOW with a temperature of six de- grros at & D. m.
 Tin" indications are for generally fair weather Saturday in New Eng land.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
ON POIICE BIOTTER

Edward Cliff of 226 Fairview street reported to the police the theft of his bicycle.
 Jacob Lazan of 415 Allen street complained that children living "n Stratford Road damage his plants
 George Burnstod of 4S2 East street reported at 1925 last night that his automobile was stolen on Main street, but few minutes later it was found on East Main street. near Main.
 D. F.. Parker of 4s Kensingon avenue reported the theft of a tire, tube and rim from hts automobile on Main street. near T. A. B. Hall.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24

What Eddie Stinson and c. A. Schiller are thinking about is prob ably this: If their nonstop flight Lad taken place over the ocean in stead of to Spokane they would have been in the port of missing men in stead of planning for another air trip.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
INIrR-TEIAisllID SHANLS

Paris, Sept. 24. R>-Rich wraps of brocadcd metal cloths and satin bordered with fur are being design cd for day-bed covers, or boudor Ghawls.
 One Rue de Ia PaiX shop has q number of the shawls bordered with ermine, and dyed fox. The price of these articles de luxe is a shock even to the blase shopper
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
llLLpEO\I I.NII.NSt-S

Some time ago Springfield, Mass, was inflicted with an increase in telephone rates. Citizens We're told the usual story cost of oper- alton was increasing, etc. After the company got the increase the pro cess Of installing dial telephones
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24

Railroad propa ganda is telling us that the level of freight rates is lower than the relative costs of other goods. Which may be one way of saying nowadays the passenger business is paying the freight.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24

Peaches seem to be more n1ner- ous this year than for several sea sons past. and ask any canning housewife and she will tell you that this fact is more important than nonstop airplane trips.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24

Which little boy or girl can tell us who invented the cigarette? Gather closer and we will attempt to let you in on the inside dope regarding the matter.
 You've all probably heard the merry little tale of Sir Waiter Raleigh and how he first threw his coat in the mud and let Elizabeth tramp on it. Then, not content with letting him off with that little branstorm, the historians c- the century got together and gave him credit for taking to England the first tobacco that was ever seen in the country. This was as far as
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24

know 1t, would you? Grandma would have considered this immod est as a lamp shade.
 The skirt belongs to a girl named Wilma. When Wilma wears the skirt, you can see more of Will ma than you can of the skirt. The hero used to kiss the hem of the heroinc's skirt.
 II would be rather embarrassing If Wilmas beau tried to kiss the hem of this.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24

The New Haven Journal-Courler hints that Tammany Hall is no more wicked and interruptions than the New York Republican machine nor that of Connecticut.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24

It apparently will take a long time for Dempsey packers to get over the possibilities of that seventh round had the counting started sooner.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
Royalty

The Prince of Wales makes up his face, The scandal-mongers find. Well, some day maybe tell be King, And he can then make up his mind,
New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
: TIE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City ana Its People

Once We took a girl to football
 game and she didn't complain be- ! cause we had to park the car four blocks from the field and she didn't point out eight hydrants to park be-
 side and she didn't break a string of beads in the crowd al the gate i and she didn't start a filtration with a coon skin coat as soon as We got in the stands and she didn't com plain about the seats being too high up or too low down or too much in the middle and she didn't cross her legs too high and give the cheer apopleyy and she didn't ask four teen times which team that was with the red sweaters on and she , didn't get the teams mixed up and cheer when she should have kept quiet and she didn't say that the quarterback on the opposite side
 was the cutest thing she'd ever seen and she didn't smile at the boy in
 the $500 coat that walked past dur { ing the halves and she didn't ask NnF they brought lnc Dtll bttCh that time and she knew what 8 forward pass was and even the difference between a drop-kick and a punt and
 she was eyuberatcd when We won and downcast when We lost and sho
 Gidnt get tired of the game at about the beginning of the last quarter and she wasn't hungry when the game was over and she didn't keep reminding us that that quarterback vas the cu+cst thing she'd ever seen and she didn't say that she thought football was kind of foolish because everybody always got hurt and now little kiddies run along and we'll toll you another fairy story tomorrow if
 you're good.