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New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
Experiment. In Hypnotism In Investigating Crime


 For the first time in the history Of German criminology. hypnotism was rcsorted to for the detection of crime. The experiment was conduc- ted by Dr. Georg Flatau of Berlin, noted authority on hypnotism, on Frau Neumann, housekeeper for the late Professor Rosen of Breslau, w ho was murdered over q year ago under circumstances which still baflle the police.
 Frau Ncumann was suspected of being implicated. She has steadfast- ly denied this, and the police, after re-arresting her several times, have dropped the charge. But Frau Neu- mann f"lt that she owed il to her self to be cleared of even the sem- blance Of suspicion, and therefore accepted the suggestion Of her at torncy that she be hypnotized and in this state be induced to testify. Dr. Flatau hypnotized her in the presence of police commissioners and her attorney, The testimony gwen III the nNpnOtlC stage ultlered from her pervious testimony only in that her mind seemed 10 concen- tratc better on details She also re- memhered one person as having been seen frequently with the mur- d,r"d professor during the days Immediately preceding the crime. whom she had not recalled in her normal state. Whether this name will furnish q new clue, remains to b. seen.
 The fact, however that the testi- mouy in the hypnotic state in no way runs counter 10 that given when she was first heard by the po- lice, is cited by her attorney as proof Of her innocence.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
British Have Names Tor All Locomotives

Unlike America, Britain runs 10 names instead of numbers as designations for It's locomotives. In place of numbers, the twenty HOO Horsepower electric locomotives to be placed in operation on the Me 1ropolitan Railway are 10 be given names. The first locomotive Is named "Florence Nightingale" Other names chosen are William Penn. John Hampden, John Lyon. Dick Wilmington, John Milton, Michael Faraday, Oliver Cromwell, Benjamin Disraeli, Sherlock Holmes. Charles Dickens, Sir Christopher Wren, Sarah Siddons, George Rom rey. Sir Ralph Nerney, Lord Byron, Sir Francis Drake, Edmund Burke, and John Wyclffe. Locomotives are also named after England's Kings, tho largest British locomotive which has been on exhibition in America recently being named after the reigning King, George V.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
French TObacCOnists Think Profits small

Selling tobacco Is q half million dollar business a day in France but the tobacco shops say they can't make a good living.
 The government. which mouop- lizes the trade and limits the num- Der of agents. allows profits Of only 6 to 2 per cent on the various brands of cigars, cigarettes and smoking tobacco.
 The rare. exclusive tobacco shops. paying ordinary rentals on main streets would lose money if they did not sell pipes and other supplies.
 Nine-tenths of the business Is done by the regular agents" war veterans or their widows and per sons with political friends. They arc installed in the 'bistros' or small, zinc-counter wine shops, and the fortunes made by them in good To- cations and the way they hang on
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

London. Oct. oa. tE'l-Entraining crtnolined ladies in the good old days of Victoria was a good deal of a job.
 William Prior, train inspector at Blackheath, who is retiring after 52 years of railway service, says young trainmen do not realize what q blessing short-skirted athletic ladies are to the railways.
 'Why, when the ladies wore hoopskirts we had to turn ourselves into ladies' maids and squeeze the dear things into the narrow car doors. Then there came another tus- sle 10 get them seated without dis aster," reclared Prior 'In the days when they wore both hustlcs and hoops it wasn't possible 70 get five of them seated in the space assign ed 10 five passengers and the trains were often delayed in the effort 10 get the ladies settled. Fortunately q delay Of few minutes wasn't as disastrous then as 1t would he in these days of fast schedules"
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
'POor Mans Organ" Breaks Into Society

The poor mans organ" the ac cordion. is breaking into high so- ciety of the music word or it's tooth birthday. The tuneful bellows was devised in fS27 by Charles Buffet. French history says. but it Is only now that 1t is getting real recogni- ton
 Accordion orchostras are being formed in France and accordion so- cietios are being taken into musical federations which once spurned thcm. Albert Nernaelde, a writer on musical subjects. is encouraging the production of Operatic and choral pieces by accordion "orchestras." Camille Saint Saens, the great French organist and composer. long was one Of the few musicians who approved of the humble instrument. It has been sort Of musical tra- dition that the accordion could not be played in harmony with other instrum ents, but it's usefulness in combination was revealed with the coming of Jazz.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

tax will be among the objectives Of the administration again this year,
 Tnder-secretary Mills. who is to represent the treasury at the com mitteo hearings, is prepared to argue for the quarter billion limitation on the ground that recent huge sur pluses were the result largely of rev enue items which will not recur dur ing the fiscal year under considera- ton.
 With western independent repub- lican senators, who favor a minimum of reduction, holding the balance of power in the upper branch of con- gress, 1t seems likely that propo nents of smaller downward re vision will have 8 decided advantage. The westerners are of the opinion that reduction of the national debt is preferable to cutting the tax rates,
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

Berlin. Oct. 29. P,-Bcrliners pre- fer cremation of their deceased to burial or interment in mausoeums The numbe of funerals in recent months has been about 2,100 per month. Of these the number of ere nations was usually about 1,075, that of burials 1925.
 The chief reason for the prefer ence given cremation is an eConom- ic one. In a world city like Berlin burial lots are expensive, and the cemeteries are far beyond the con- fines of the city and difficult of access, Then, too, the crematories furnish double coffins-that is, the outer coffin Is heavy oak and the inner pasteboard The family pays only for the Inner coffin, which IS burned with the corpse, while the oaken coffin remains property of he creInatory and is loaned success sively to bereaved' families.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
"HerbaliSt" school
 Opened In France

Herbalists, the sellers ot madici- nal plants, are 10 have a professional school all their own. established by their federation.
 Herb remedies arc popular tn France and many homcly concOc- lions are used as periodical tonics, Physicians also prescribe herbs very often and the herbalist does q fair ly good business. adding g, little 10 bis normal trade by selling soap and few such staples.
 Really severe technical eyamina- tions are rcquited for. a license to set up as an herbalist and herb stores are subject to inspection by the government boards Of phar- macy and medicine. Many of herb alists are qualified to practice medi- cine.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
Professor Quits Class To Enter Boxing Ring

Dr. Phil. C. Bach, adjunct profes- sor at the Geological Institute of Heidelberg University, has decided 10 give up his scientific career and become a professional boxer The promising champion, however, Is by no means 6 novice in the manly art, as for the last three years besides holding his geological lectures, he filled the position of sporting toach- -r at the University.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
Paris Pcnmcn Paid Three Cents Au HOur

Three cents an hour for address ing envelopes is said to be the low est wage scale in France.
 An actual test Of the work was made by a newspaper investigator as part of the papers social service survey.
 Nearly all of the workers were described as "white collar" people, many Of them civil service employs trying to supplement small incomes.
 l. was found that the average rate paid for addressing envelopes in longhand for circular houses was six francs a thousand. Inquiry among the workers and long test by a good penman gave the produc- ton in an eight hour day as 1000 addressed envelopes, for which was paid six francs or 4 cents.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
and considered themselves quite

and considered themselves quite blase.
 Frequently, arrests were made i but wherever possible. the police were inclined to overlook many of the mischievous pranks. Despite the close watch kept on the fire alarm boxes. some false alarms were rung. and at times the firemen were kept busy running from bonfire 10 bonfire in response 10 calls from property owners who feared the leaping flames would make their way beyond the pile of boxes and barn doors and cause damage/ to dwellings.
 About midnight. the majority ol the celcbrators were in bed. tired out by their own fun. The children. rot allowed to leave their homes after, dark, enjoyed their games under parental supervision. They 'ducked" for apples in pans of Wa ter and worked themselves well nigh into frenzy as they attemptef to sink their teeth into apples sus pended on q string. the rules for bidding the use of the hands t' grip the shiny fruit.
 The advance Of the times ha, tended 10 make more Uuiet the cele- bration of the occasion, until nov there is little to remind the middI, aged residents Of New Britain O the Halloween they knew Mex Monday evening. there will prob ably be a few incipient parades oi youngsters taking great delight iN beating tin pans with heavy sticks end undoubtedly many policemen will take great pains to disband the proce ssions. but if the Halloween Of 1927 resembles that ot 1926 and 8 few years previous, the merry mak- CTS of a decade ago will be dcsery- ing Of the pardon of any who aro asked concerning the cause of the commotion, for there will be noth- ing but the calendar and the store windows to bring back the memo ries Of the happy days.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
British Beer Watered
 More Often Than Milk

Watered beer cases have far outnumbored the watercd milk cases in England. Sometimes beer is watered to the extent Of four gal Ions 10 the barrel. the government chemists have ascertained. and none of the consumers knew the differ cnCe.
 Samples of beer to the number Of G.3G2 were taken by the customs and excise officers from the pubs" and other retailers.
 Commenting on introduction of Pyridine in methylated spirit as a nauscating ingredient, 1t was an- nOuncod that there had been a mo- ticeable reduction in the recorded cases of drunkenness.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
Many Bachelors Have More Room Than Prince

Many London bachelors have larger and more elaborate quarters than the Prince Of Wales will occu- ry when he takes up his residence in Marlborough House. The heir to the British throne will occupy only five rooms and the staff of the entire household will be only eight
 The most attractive room in the Princes new home is a combined library and study, which is on the ground floor and looks into the garden. It is decorated in shades of deep cream and pale blue.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
WEST AGAINST
 BIG TAX SLASH
Favor Reduction in National
 Debt, Rather

Washington, Oct. % PS-A total tax reduction of s25o,G00. 1000. or at the greatest $500, 900. is the most the treasury will concede in it's dis cussion of the administrators pro- gram next week with the house ways and means committee, Hearings will begin on Monday preparatory to drafting the new revenue bill.
 The administration will seek to effect this slash by cutting corpora ton rates and repeating certain wartime nuisance and excise taxes. Repeal of the federal inheritance
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
BERLIN
Reports From German Capital Show Crematons There
 Exceed Number of Burias.

and the fauna 10 be found in wine cellars therefore resemble closely those of caves.
 In the course of 23 hours profes- sor Stellwaag collected from one wine cellar 2,3SS living things. of which 93G were butterflies, 630 moths, 620 flies, 602 bugs 163 spiders, and the rest myriapods and snails. Most of these, he found, sub sisted on cork or wood, the rest on lcavings Of wine or vinegar.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
Real Estate Victims Organize In France

Home-builders who think they have been swindled in suburban home booms have organized to get redress from the government.
 A central office has been estab- lished here by a federation that is composed Of 165 associations Of small real estate owners and 21o mutual savings fund societies.
 Roads that appeared on the real estate mems maps but are only boes in weather, greatly concern the ''vc- tims." They refuse 10 be quieted by the governments answer that f " ould cost nearly billion francs to put all these roads in shape. Therefore, they are preparing 10 put the crews on parliament this fall.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
If Cave Not On Hand
 Wine Cellar Will Do

Butterflies. spiders, moths, flies, ougs. snails, and myriapods have q penchant for wine cellars, Professor Fritz Stellwaag of the geological
 tation at eustadt-on-tho-Eiavcl as serts. The temperature, absence of ight. and hydrogen and carbon dI- oxide content of the air tn wine rellars produce conditions, he finds. qfucfi like those prevailing in caves,
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
German Wedding Waits For Change In Clothes

Fros'nting fhomseIVcs Tor q church marriage service in short skirts with low-cut bodices. bride and bridesmaids were refused ad- mittancc by the parish priest of Samt"r, near Posen.
 Someone hit on the bright idea of borrowing white choristers' vest ments reaching 10 the feet, and after donning these the party were permitted to enter the church and 'he ceremony was proceeded with.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

1 ed parts of thread spools, the prin- ciple being to create d rough condi- ton that would make a tick ia ack" noise when placed against the smooth surface of window panes and put in revolving motion by the rapid pulling of piece of string, one hand being used to hold a match stick inserted in the hole through the center of the spool, the match stick serving as q handle.
 And How They Dressed
 Meanwhile, all plans were pro- gressing for the dress up," which was a big feature of the. observance of the great occasion. Discarded trousers several sizes too large for the slim forms of the boys who were to wear them, were gathered up and made ready, while all the old head gear and out-of-date dresses and coats were carefully assorted, the better to arrange the costume. Plenty of burnt cork was prepared and wherever available, false mus taches and toupes were added to the collection. the more complete to make the disguise.
 While these preparations were go- ing on, the law was not idle. At police headquarters. the chief Of po- lice was knitting his brow as hc scanned the list Of supcrnWucrary officers and laid his plans for polio ing the city in the manner most ct- fcctiyc, being intent upon preventing the carrying off Of fence gates, barn doors, tho ringing Of door bells and the many other praNks the youths were certain 10 attempt. Finally the night rolled around and about the center of the city. policemen in plain clothes walked in pairs, while on the outer beats, uniformed mon were kept on the qui viVc until well pest midnight, and in the fire sta lions the tWenty-four- houT-u-d day men waited for the inevitable false alarms that were expected from all sections.
 Cabbage stump Borbardmcnt
 Soon after the supper hours, the gangs would go forth. Through Beaver street, Myrtle street, sexton street, Lasalle street. and over to the cast end including, Eolden, Chapman. Rhodes and other streets, the cabbage Stumps rc$Oundcd as they dumped against kitchen doors. On Willow street and Hartford ave nuo, old wagons which had been
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
VEHICLE TAX FAILS

Automobiles and motorcycles ot the United States yielded the govern ment s66,437SS1 In 3 per cent tax for the year g27, compared with the S13S,l55, ,194.S0 return on the per cent tax for 1926.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29
Says Iuturist Painters Are Mentally Diseased

Futurist painters arc mentally diseased contortionists and not ar lists, Sir Frank Dicksee, President of the Royal Academy, declared when asked to comment on an ex-
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

Kid gloves are so called because skin. Now. only the finest are made from this material, and the ordinary kid glove Is made from lambskin.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-29

[ to their licenses, indicate the busi-
 ness has it's good points.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-06
UNITED VERDE
ISUSINC MANY
.ARIZ. PRODUCTS

JEROME; Nov. 5-The variety of
Arizona products which are now being
used by mining companies Of the
state is well illustrated by report
of the Arizona purchases of the
United Verde Copper company for the
third quarter of this year, which has
been forwarded to the Arizona indus
trial congress for it's information
During the months of July, August
and September, the United Verde ex-
pended a total of $17O,773 for Arizona
products and with Arizona firms, the
report shows. In addition to hydro
electric power, explosives, lime, lum-
ber and timber and oxygen for it's
mine and smelter, it bought plants,
seeds and flowers for its ground
Identification program; hay and grain
for it's stock; printing for its offices,
and butter, though it does not oper-
ate a store
Not only does the United Verde be-
lieve in buying Arizona products
wherever possible, but in buying from
Arizona firms when outside products
must be bought, and this policy, as
followed by other large mines in the
state, is credited with being largely
responsible for the rapid growth of
manufacturing and distributing in
dustries in Arizona in the past sew
eral years.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-06
Poincare Sizes Up
Men By Handwriting

PARIS lP-One of Premier Poin-
cares weapons in the international
political arena is the ability to detect
weaknesses and strengths of the
statesmen with whom he deals by
reading their handwriting
A confirmed "graphologist" with a
profound knowledge of the technique
of handwriting reading gained by long
study, the former president of the re-
public believes his talent in this direc-
ton has been of great value in his
career. Writing recently to a promi-
nent student of graphology he ex-
pressed the belief that the science
really makes possible character in
depreciation.
M. Poincare's handwriting, according
to experts, shows his remarkable NOR
al and intellectual gifts. There are
signs of great respect for others opin-
ions, sensitivity, opionionativeness,
courage, audacity, scorn of obstacles,
and rather brutal frankneSs.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-06
BIDS ASKED ON
BRIDGES over
COLO. RIVER

PHOENIX, Nov. 5-Call for bids to
be opened in the office of the state
engineer, December g. for the con-
struction of a bridge over the Little
Colorado river at Holbrook, was issued
today by the Arizona state highway
commission.
This section, schedule /, will in
clude a bridge of 397 feet and ap-
proximately one fourth mile of ap-
proach fills. The present structure
is narrow steel bridge in very bad
condition, too light for the heavy
traffic over this highway.
The new bridge consists of four low
steel truss spans of 81 1-2 feet, each
on reinforced concrete piers and abut-
ments The roadway is a reinforced
concrete slab 10 feet between curbs
and a four foot concrete sidewalk on
each side. The total length of the
roadway slab is 397 feet.
Three hundred and sixty thousand
pounds of structural steel, $4,000
pounds of reinforced steel and 8OC
cubic yards of concrete will be used
and the old structure will be re-
moved.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-06

.
Auto Race Day
9:0O-Gates open for the last day
of the 23rd annual state fair.
1:3O-Feature grandstand program.
Championship auto races for
cash prizes totalling $4,000.
Gladway open until midnight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-06
Chrysler M akes Fine
Run Into Cow Country
OF T exas and Return

On Monday of this week, John Gull
and George Stevens, travelling in
Cull's "7O" Chrysler roadster, left
Douglas and drove to Ell Paso, where
they spent the night. Tuesday morn
ing they went on to Maria, Texas,
and spent the remainder of the day
looking over several herds of cattle
in that vicinity, spending the night
at a ranch near there. Wednesday
morning at $50 they started back for
Douglas, arriving here at 10 p. m. the
same day, having Travelled, more than
1000 miles.
Due to excellent roads, good driving
and highly efficient automobile, the.
trip was made with the speed, COM
fort and economy impossible a very
few years ago. An average of 20
miles per gallon of gasoline was
made, and there was no car trouble,
they report
Stevens reports that during the trip
a coyote jumped into the road ahead
Of the car and was run down in
short distance by the speeding ma
chine,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-06
House Ways : Means
Committee Hearinq
Tax Revision Facts

WASHINGTON Nov. (H9-With a
variety of tax proposals already be-
fore it, and many more in the offing
the house ways and means commit
tee adjourned tonight for the week
end with its tax revision hearings
"a little more than half complete.
Since the hearings opened Monday
morning, the committee had placed
in its record the treasury recommen-
daGion to limit the reduction to
$225, 100000, numerous appeals from
the business world for cut in the
tax rate on corporation incomes, and
a flood of other recommendations
These include the proposals of legal,
banking and business professions, for
revision in administrative features Of
the present revenue law, and argu-
ment from many witnesses for taking
such steps as would expedite the work
Of the board of tax appeals, now
about 10000 cases behind.
At the committee meeting today a
group of witnesses continued advocacy
of technical revision of the revenue
statutes.
Emmett j. Peterson, secretary to
Representative Curry, of California,
urged some action that would benefit
a number of married women in Cali
fornia who, he said, were erEitled
to rebate on their income taxes.
He explained the women ana their
husbands had filed separate income
returns and separately paid income
taxes. Subsequently the husbands
were ordered to pay taxes on joint
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-06
Joy Riding Provides
Work For Face FixerS

PARIS (P)-Peacetime joy-riding is
furnishing almost as many patients
for surgical face fiXers as the World
war did according to doctors at the
Val-de- Grace hospital, who are trying
to make motoring scarless.
A constant stream of automobile ac-
cident victims with shattered or dis
figured faces is attended by Dr. More
stin and his assistants, expert face
surgeons, who after the war thought
there would be little further need for
their talents. In many cases prob
lens presented by motor accidents are
more complicated than war wounds
but experience resulting from the tre-
mendous increase in. crashes during
the past few years has made it pos
sible to fix nearly any kind of marred
face.