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New Britain herald., 1927-04-04
Fire on Middlebury Hill
 Seen Reflected on Skv

Thousands Of people covering an area of hundreds of square miles sought in vain for fire in their vicinity Saturday night about II o'clock, which could be seen 30 miles or more in all directions. The fire was noticed in New Britain when people began telephoning the local fire headquarters saying there was fire on top of the Shuttle Meadow mountain. The fire de partmcnt had no definite knowledge of it but the men had seen the red glow on the sky and surmised it was somewhere near Southington.
 < telephone call to Southington brought the information that it could be seen from there but ap- pcarcd to be near Waterbury. while Waterbury reported the blaze still farther west.
 Tn the meantime people as far south as New Haven saw the reflcc- ton Of flames on the sky and the Associated Press office there was besicged with telephone calls. Cor respondents for miles around were called and instructed to find out where the fire is" New Haven fire officials thought the blaze was in Westfleld.
 Finally big barn was discovered ablaze on top of hill near Mid dlebury. The site of the fire is said to have been fully 30 miles from here and equally as far from New EIaran
New Britain herald., 1927-04-04
NOW YOU ASK ONE

1-Who succeeded Washington as
 president?
 What chief justice of the su-
 preme court, early in the last cen tury, gained fame for his inter preta;ions Of the constitution 3-The expression. ITO the vic tor belong the spells" was first ap- piled to governmental appointments during the administration Of what president? 4-During the two or three dec ades just preceding the Civil war. what was the battle-ground Rail- way?
 5-Who was William Lloyd Gar rison?
 6-What famous New York edi- tor, at the outbreak of the Civil war, urged that the southern states be allowed to secede? What pioneer made the bar ren basin of Great Salt Lake one of the garden spots of the west and established prosperity and in- drstry in Utah at a time when sur rounding states were largely uncul- tivated waste lands?
 S-Who became president on the death Of President Garfield? 9-What secretary of state com mitted America to the "open door" policy in China?
 10-Under what president did the United States navy make a round- the-world cruise?
New Britain herald., 1927-04-04
BACK HOME AFTER .l,60 MILE JOURNEY
MT. and Mrs. Francis Motor to
 New Orleans and Return

Charles w. Francis and Mrs, have been spending the winter in the southland. have. returned to their home front a trip 10 Tampa. Miami, and New Orleans, made under ideal weather conditions. They travelled 1850 miles.
 Mir, Francis, who is a builder left with his wife, January ?. driving a coach, which had been previously driven 22.000 miles, including one trip to Florida and return. From the time they left New Britain until their return a short tilnv ago, they did not witness a cloudy day, and after reaching Florida, with the eX- ception Of one day. the thermometer registered above so degrees daily.
 The itinerary and miles per day were as follows: First night, S51 miles to Washington. D. C.. via staten Isiand;' second. 3SS miles 10 Raleigh x. C.; third. 4o5 miles to 70 Macon. Ga: fourth, 409 miles 10 Tampa, Fla. Each day the trip was started a. a. m.. and finished be- tween and 10 in the evening, with 45 minutes allowed for the midday meal. The only trouble encountered was at Baltimore where a nail was driven through one tire.
 Regarding the conditions in Flor Ida, Mir Francis stated that after passing through Lake City the gen eral depression in business was mo- dceable and. on the. average. 16 tourists were headed north 10 one going south. About January 10 Florida was hit by heavy frost, with one-half inch Of ice on stand ing water. which caused much dam ave in the freezing Of fruit trees. the fruit turning sour and dropping off. Before noon. the same day, the tenn perature registered S2 degrees. and never fell below 60 degrees during the remainder Of the winter Mir. Francis reported thousands of tradesmen out of work throug out Florida, and real estate at a stand still
 Leaving Tampa, they crossed 10 the east coast and went through the hurricane section between Palm
New Britain herald., 1927-04-04
ALASKAN FISHING
 FLEET SAILS OFF
Will Be Its Last Voyage Under
 Canvas

San Francisco. April 4.-(UP)-- Sailing out of the Golden Gate, a little fleet of windjammers, the van- guard of the spring salmon brigade among the last Of vanishing type of craft, today started northward headed for frigid Alaskan waters.
 It will be the farewell cruise Of this little band of romantic white wings" Last year l5 sailed out of the harbor. for Bristol bay, on the Berng sea. north Of the Alaskan peninsula, where salmon run to their spawning grounds by the mil lions. This year there were six. Next year. sailing vessels will be but a memory 10 the Alaska salmon in dustry. Steam craft will replace them.
 Oldtime mariners gathered on historic Telegraph hill. overlooking the harbor, and watched the little fleet until it was lost over the hori- zon. They recalled memories Of the halcyon days when speed was a
 
 this port swarmed with exotic sail- ing vessels from every port on the seven seas,
 The Alaska Packers association owners of the fleet, expects 10 pack million cases Of salmon from this years run. More than G.000 men will depart on steam vessels within ! the next month to carry on the fish, ing and packing operations, The 1 The steam craft will make the voy- age to northern waters in 3 days. while it requires more than month for the wind tanners to reach the scene.
 The steamer Bering, queen of the fleet, is capable of packing 200, 900 cases of salmon during the season. 1t has recently been rcfitted so that it has a carrying capacity Of Goo men and its dining hall can accom- modate the entire number at one time
 The salmon run Is expected 10 start early in May. Operations Of the fleet will continue four months.
 This year the Alaska Packers. which controls the salmon industry in the north. has equipped it's ves- sels with motion picture machines, vlctrolas and made other improve ments for the recreation of it's workers
New Britain herald., 1927-04-04
DAN
 Itching Scalp
Get Rid of Them at Once and Save
 Your Hair

Here's good news for men and women whose scalps are covered with dandruif and itch like mad.
 Any good druggist can supply you with Partisan Sage, which is guaranteed to quickly and safely abolish every sign of dandruff, stop itching scalp and falling hair. and stimulate new hair to grow.
 Thousands who feared badness and Were constantly annoyed with dandruff and itching scalp now tes- tiiy to it's excellence.
 Try Parisian Sage today-you will not be disappointed. The first ap. plication will make your hair and scalp look and feel 100 per cen' better. Any druggist will supply you and guarantee money back Ii not satisfied.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-04
No More Piles
Thousands Bless Dr. Lconkardt. the Physician Who Discovered This
 Common Sense Remedy

IT you think that the surgeons knife is. the only method Of escape from the misery of piles, it's because you haven't heard of the new treat ment known as Dr. Leonhardt' s HEM -ROID.
 This Doctors treatment Is inter nal. By experimenting, he discov- cred the cause of piles and then went further and compounded n remedy that would remove the cause.
 Every pile sufferer should benefit by his discovery and so that there will be no doubling or delay. Fair Dept. Store. Inc, and all druggist 8 are authorized to sell HEM-ROID with guarantee that it will do as stated or money back.
 on that honorable basis every sufferer should secure q package of Dr. Leonhardts HE.M-ROID today.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-04
Pittsfield Preacher Is
 Irving to Form Church

Pittsfeid, Mass, April { R-Rev. Vincent G. Burns. busted pastor of the South Congregational church here. delivered his second Sunday afternoon sermon before 1500 men and women at a local theater yes terday.
 Preliminary steps towards the realization of his dream of uni- versal temple in Pittsfeld" were taken when s2200 was subscribed for new church $500 of which was given by woman.
 In his address, he claimed the church ''is suffering from an attack of dyspepsia that has filled it with fear"
New Britain herald., 1927-04-04
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New Britain herald., 1927-04-04
Cat Trapped 72 Hours
 Under Pile of Steel

Lynn, Mass, April 1 UP)- Trapped for 72 hours beneath 14O tons of steel rails, pet cat was res- cued here without the loss of even one Of it's nine lives.
 Spurred on by feeble meow" four members of a street railway wrecking crew worked for four hours to free the cat, Rusty" by name.
 After the rescue. Robert Preston. owner of the cat. found that Rusty" had lost four pounds but otherwise was normal.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-04

union city are the principal mattera of business. General NJ. D. Vance, Little Rock, Ark. present comman- der-in-chief, is urging his city for the 1928 meeting.
 Numerous sessions are held dur ing the reunion, but they are con- sumed mostly with speeches and stories recounting the days when the veterans were fighting men. Dinners, dances and many other festivities provide gaiety.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-04
We Guarantee Our Glasses to Be Correct and Perfect Fitting

We will make any necessary changes and keep frames in repair for one year free of charge.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-04

This offer Is m adertisInc proposition pHre and simple your advantage Is superior grade of goods from the largest and most reputable optical factories in tbe world, at T special low price our profit is making new acquaintances and winning their confidence.
 During this wonderful offer every pa- .ient will receive scientific examination by m oculist (medicn doctGrl and glass cs properly adjusted. Spec'al prices. dur. ing offer on specially ground lenses and bi locals
New Britain herald., 1927-04-04
NOT SLAYER, BUT VICTIM

Buchanan, Mich. April tP,--New evidence indicating that Walter Wal lach was not slayer but rather the third victim of an axe wielder who Thursday killed Michael Zerbe, aged Buchanan township farmer, and seriously wounded Mrs. Zerbe, was revealed today.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-04

Miss Corinne Goodwin. teacher of cooking at the Nathan Hale school division of the Junior High school shops, is a native of this city and with the exception of q few years spcnt in study and teaching she has always been a resident.
 She began her work here in 1923. She was graduated from the New Britain High school and Beaver col lege and taught in Vermont and in Windsor before she resigned to take the New Britain position.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
UNFIT DRIVERS

There should be no objection
against denying the right to drive
automobiles to persons afflicted
with serious mental disorders.
The desire of Motor Commission
err Stocked to have on file a list
OF epilepics, drug addicts, habtual
drunkards bcotleggers, ex-convicts,
youths who have been in reforma-
tories, and other undesirable" on
eratives OF motor cars, is reasonable.
The state is In duty bound to pro-
tect the lives of citizens. One wav
to do SO is to see to it that only
safe drivers are allowed on the
highways.
AS the commissioners says, the
accident situation throughout the
state mas developed to large pro-
portions. Stricter regulation of driv-
ers is necessary; Jail sentences and
fines should become more nuner-
ous
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
Staying, IN AIR

Airplana records do not last long
in these days Of ambitious and
adroit birdmcn. The record OF Cor
nelius Edzard and Johann Risticz
in plotting a Junkers plane In the
air for 50 hours and 20 minutes in
dicates that the Germans are well
equipped to venture a transatlan-
tic flight
Such tests are practical. Bert
AcOsta and Clarence Chamberln, in
establishing che, previous record Of
81 hours and II minutes, thereby
determined whether their plane
could stay aloft long enough to get
across the ocean Subsequent events
proved that the deduction which
naturally followed was correct.
1t is harder TO wing across the
Atlantic from Europe to America
than vice-versa. a plane, however.
which can remain aloft as long as
the Junkcrs plane ought TO be able
10 meet the needs of such west
ward TRIP. More transatlantic> flying
Is in prospect.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
RAILROAD WAGES

Locomotive engineers on 81 east
ern railroads having been granted a
wage increase of tx per cent under
the new railroad labor law-this
following similar increases on the
same roads granted to conductors,
trairmen and firemen-a similar
adjustment Is now imminent on the
western railroads.
The western roads especially
those in the northwest-are not as
prosperous as those in the east. The
real test Of the new law will come
when the wage question is tapped in
the western territory
a good feature of the law, how
ever. is that so far it has worked
without threats OF strikes or lock-
outs. Both sides have presented
their data and accepted the findings
without grumbling.
BasicalIy, or course, 1t is of little
moment to an engineer for instance,
whether the railroad he is working
for Is prosperous or in the hands of
receivers. The work is the same I'M
der each condition. Something along
that line will be heard in the west
when the question arises.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
IRELAND BECOMES DRASTIC

The public safety bill" in Ire
land, which is being passed by the
Dali Eireaifn, is an illustration of
the fruits OF violence. The saying
that violence begets violence"
closely applies to an emotional stu
alton brought about by the murder
OF Kelvin OHiggins. the late vice
president of the Free State.
The bill is coercive measure in
tended to, bear down hard on per-
sons who are presumed to be dis
loyal to the Free State, and of ne
cessity will include those who have
INDUCED in political opposition to
the point of refusing to take the
oath of allegiance, especially mem
bors OF parliament and candidates
therefor.
The electoral amendment to the
bill provides that all such candi-
I dates must give pledge that they
will take the oath of allegiance.
There have been opposition mem
bers in the Dali who have refused
TO do so, and before the murder of
OHiggins they were privileged to
maintain this attitude in a wide
spirit Of tolerance. The oath includes
allegiance to the King of England.
canon De Valera, leader of the
Republican Fianna Fail party, is
alarmed; so are his followers, who
are in a minority and have been
unable to stem the tide OF parlia-
mentafy action being pushed
through the Dali by President Cos
grave. The cowardly miscreants who
brought about the death of O'Hig-
gins, instead of aiding their cause,
helped to set the stage for the re-
strictiye laws.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
CLASS / EARNINGS

One hundred and eighty-three
Class | railroads have announced
their earnings for the first six
months of the present year, and the
record shows the New England
roads, with earnings of sos per
cent Oh property invested, make a
better showing than Glass rail
roads as a whole, which have av-
eraged ASS per cent. The eastern
roads outside of New England did
even better, with sos per cent,
while at the top stand the roads in
the Pocahontas coal field of West
Virginia, with S.51 per cent. The
latter are enjoying a squirt of bust
ness due to hauling vast quantities
OF non-union coal while the soft
soal strike is in progress. Twenty
seven of these Glass I railroads were
operated at loss during the six
months.
The showing this year does not
equal the income during the same
period last year; but it must be re-
membered that 1926 was a boom
year for the railroads. Every year
cannot be boom year. The six
months of 1927 show results far
above che average.
The railroads reflect business con-
dltions quite accurately. Last year
business IN most lines was of a
booming nature; many records were
broken; building throughout the
nation was at the highest intensity
ever known. This year has shown a
slight recession all around. 1t Is
unreasonable to expect 1927 to equal
1925; but railroad earnings, as a
barometer OF business generally, in
dicates a good year with even bet
ter prospects during the second half
of the year than during the first
half.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
CCCUAIBERS;
Glass Conducted by Roland Mansel

| tldsS Conducted by Roland ManSer
Class ooh, dear teacher, We are
overwhelmed with curiosity. Please,
! PLEASE, tell us about cucumbers."
Teacher: Certainly. The cucum-
her is an oblong object not as small
as peanut and not as large as a
sewer pipe, and it contains more
human misery than Russian
novel"
Class: What is the difference be-
tween a cucumber and pickle,
teacher?"
Teacher: "The pickle is flapphr
cucumber. 1t toileth not, neither
doth it spin; it moweth not the
lawn, neither doth it wash the sup
per dishes. It's sole purpose in life
is TO be thrown into a vat of brine
THAT tastes like a letter from a
maiden aunt"
Glass: Then what happens, dear
teacher?"
Teacher: "After the pickle is
thoroughly spoiled it is eaten"
Glass: And then what happens?"
Teacher: I'm three days the pa
tient is usually resting fairly easily
and in a week he's Grady for an
other dish of pickles"
Glass: "Tell us more about the
cucumber"
Teacher: "The cucumber is a
treacherous vegetable. 1t is mild and
inoffensive to the eye. But after it
gets into the stomach, it gets n
strangle hold Nobody who has
never been lynched knows the
agonies the stomach goes through"
Glass: rs the cucumber an an
Gent vege'oble?"
Teacher; Eyes. The idea that the
apple was what lost Adam and Eve
the Garden of Eden is all wrong.
What got them in trouble was
pickle, and it simply didn't look
like the Garden of Eden after that"
Glass: Are young cucumbers
very full of flaming YOUTH"
Teacher: Yes. 4 great many of
them get picked"
Glass: Thank you so much, dear
teacher, for making everything so
clear"
Teacher: Tut, tut I did no more
than my duty. Come again if the
notion strikes you"
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
\ Bu SINESS WOMAN

SO far as our knowledge goes,
feminist organizations have not yet
taken 10 referring TO Aimee Semple
Mcpherson as one of out most astute
and successful business women. This
is rather surprising, too. For Miss
Mcpherson has everything that a
successful business woman on a
large scale needs to have to attain
distinction and wealth She has
proved ner class by attaining to
both
Her differences with her mother
recontly-since patched up-for a
moment disclosed a bit of their fl
naucial standing. Ii wds stated that
the value of the business as going
concern was around 100000, eX-
elusive of the value of the Angelus
Temple and Bible school in Los
Angeles, two structures of expansive
dimensions and high cost.
A mere slip Of a girl whatever
her calling so long as it is honorable.
who can shake money from the
money-fruit tree in that fashion is
at least high grade business WON
an, irrespective OF her other attain
nents.
Billy sunday himself can afford
to take notice of such feminine COM
petition, Women's organizations at
least can point TO her with pride
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
RAZOR BLADES

Getting rid OF a used razor blade
is ore CT those little problems which
mere man is confronted with at
| least once a week. If it were not for
Watchful wives with an instinct for
doing things properly, most men
would be content to place them on
top of The bath room cabinet and
there leave them until pile of the
pesky steel critters Accumulated
and all newcomers dropped to the
floor. Little Johnny and Mary like
to play with them, and there is an
added danger. Razor blades are
nolhing TO play with. In the last
analysis, as the editorial writer's saw,
what becomes of them Thus the
situation evolves from q problem TO
a mystery.
inns question was not settled by
tn" learned Fedora! Trade Commits
sion when it handed down II degree
that monopolistic practices in the
marketing of razor blades must
cease. All the commission did Was
TO order Offending companies to dis
continue certain alleged practices
for pNlruDI. he tp.rlg.tfoo 81 r,.,,.--
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
SWIMMING THE CHANNEL

The thrill accompanying the first
channel swimmer of last year is
gone; but there remains admiration
for all those who succeed. Conse-
quently the first successful swim
over the turbulent waters this year
gains more than lukewarm atten-
ton
Press dispatches say femme is %
years old and weighs 205 pounds.
Swimming the channel is mighty
good work for such a young heavy
weight-althcugh there is a saving
that fat men fare better In water
than thin ones. The truth of this
we are satisfied to leave to the
sporting editors to determine.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
OIL IN INDIA

The Royal Dutch Shell has
let the cat out of the bag. 1t will
fight until Russian oil. bought by
U. s. oil companies. is driven from
India.
The British oil octopus, beaten In
its efforts to get control of Russian
oil, now is drawing up on its second
line Of attack-against the use of
that oil by American concerns to
capture the market in India, where
vast quantities of oil are used in oil
lamps-as is the case in China.
In this battle all thoughtful
Americans who wager will know
where to put their money-on the
Standard Oil OF New York and such
other Standard subsidiaries who are
worrying the British oil magnates.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
COMMON COT RTt.SY WOULD
YIELD THE FLOOR

Every Tom, Dick and Harry"
does not ask for the privilege of the
floor at meetings OF the Common
Council
Before u citizen cares to ask for
the floor al Common Council
meeting he is likely 10 make sure
he has something worth saying.
The threatened denial of tho
floor 10 former Mayor Quiglcy is
based on the specious argument
that a calm, temperate address 10
The Council would turn 1t into a de-
batting society.
1t is already sufficient of a de-
batting society without outside help.
Worst of all, the debates usually are
the acme OF futility, as the political