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New Britain herald., 1927-12-31
Must Teach Milking But They Lack Cows

Milking COWS is one of the princi- pal courses of study in the agricul- tural education departments recently instituted in a number of girls high schools here. Pupils proficiency in the art" is to be determined by examinations.
 The course presents problems which directors of the schools are having difficulties in solving. Since the Board of Education has not pro- yided COWS, the schooling must be done by proxy. In one or two cases where public benefactors have offer cd to provide the bovines. teachers are stumped by the problem of teaching a few score students with only one COW at testing ground.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-31
One Paris Policeman Collects Languages

Paris has . linguistic cop, Mon sieur Fickler. who speaks six lan- ter ten.
 He Is a Frenchman, born In LOT raine under the German regime. so he had two languages to start with. He left school at fourteen, during camp in Russia and since then he has picked up English, Italian and Spanish after hours at night.
 Chinese is his pastime now and afterwards he intends 10 study Arabian. Portuguese and Polish.
 Just as others amuse themselves by collecting stamps or books, l
New Britain herald., 1927-12-31
Gypsics or Germany Leave Finger Prints

Thousands of gypsles roaming about the German plains will find their prizad liberty in jeopardy, for new regulations are presently con- ing into force prescribing that all gypsies, male and female, over SIX years Of age, are to have their fin ger prints registered at the Gypsy Police Office" which is situated in Munich and is the center for keep ing check on these wandering tribes for the whole of the Reich.
 Suasivc attempts 10 induce gypsleS to carry passports and conform m this respect 10 the habits of we'll ordered citizens have ended in fail ure. Not even fairly severe penal ties could bring them 10 regard
New Britain herald., 1927-12-31
Woman Sees Vote Coming
 But Can Not Wind Clocks

Woman, with the governments 5 promise of a vote at 2l dangling just over her bonnet, cannot wind clocks properly, says the general post office department.
 It is held that the winding of clocks is to be done by officials of the department. but If for any req son, such as the fact that only fe- male officials are employed and il is not practicable for the winding to be done by the post office staff,' then winding contract with men IS 10 he arranged.
 Most of the office wall clocks or Britain arc high up and one reason Of the departments order is the theory that the women are not good step ladder climbers.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-31
Reading Public Tires Of High Brow Types

The reading public is tired Of the high brow. says Gilbert trankau who has come pack to London after two years in the United States.
 Therefore his next book is not 70 ha devoted 10 the West End by any means. Instead, it is to deal with "crdinary' folks.
 The heroine 's a tohacconis's 's daughter, and the story starts in sydney, Australia, and ends in New York
New Britain herald., 1927-12-31

income of a government. however ! derived. subject to appropriation i for public uses. Tariff is a duty Cor tax) assessed by law upon goods im- ported or exported and is one form of revenue. Q. What is bright stock" motor oil?
 4. This is a term applied to ! highly viscuous oil having fairly i light color and that is free from i turbidity. Many motor oils are made by blending bright stock with i light oils in proportions that supply proper viscosity or body. Q. What American troops sailed | first for France for service in the world war? A. The first was a hospital unit that sailed May 12, 1917. The first regular troops left June 12, 1917. This was a part of the regular army known as The Rainbow Division.
 Q. How long does it take to cremate a body
 A. Cremation is completed two hours after the body enters the fur mace. It takes 12 to 15 hours for the ashes to cool sufficiently to be removed.
 Q. What is the average cost for each pupil who attends school in the United Stateso
 A. For l923-24 1t was s74.S6 for current expenses and s20.So for out lays.
 c. Where is Nature Magazine published and what is the subscrip- ton rate?
 A. It is published monthly by the American Nature Association, 1214 18th St, N. w.. Washington. D. c. The yearly subscription is $500.
 Q. What is the average height and weight for leading men in the movies?
 A. Average height is about five feet, eleven inches and average weight is about 15o pounds.
 Q. How many motor busscs are there in the United States?
 A. Approximately So,o4o.
 Q. How much current does it take 10 heat a street car by cleo trlcity?
 A. Ii depends on the severity of the climate. In the northern states it takes about 40 per cent of the amount of power used to run the car but in the south it is much less.
 Q. What salaries are received by the president Of the United States, the vice president. cabinet members and congressman?
 A. The salary of the president Is S75. .0Q0 per year with $25.n0O al lowance for travelling and entertain ment The vice president receives s15.0o0: members of the cabinet Sl5,000 and congressman s10,000. Congressman also have allowances for mileage, clerk hire, stationery, etc.
 Q. Has the cultivation of silk worms ever been carried on in the United States?
 A. Silk culture In the |. s. had it's inception in Virginia in 1922, since which time it has been at tempted in many other states with varying results, on the whole un- successfully.
 Silk cocooOs nrat hera5 in JapJn
New Britain herald., 1927-12-31
PROBLEMS LOOMING
 ON DEMOCRATS SKY
Selection of Convention City Immediate Task Of Committee
BY GEORGE II. MANNIN9

| : w ash,ugton Bureau of the N. B. Herald) Washington, D. C., Dec. 3l-When the democratic national committee
 meets here on January 12, the most difficult problem it will have 10 solve will be the choice of a convention city.
 Leaders here doubt that the ques- tion of the two-thirds rule will be agitated much at that time, In fact,
 it is indicated that Governor Alfred E. Smith has decided that he does not want his supporters to fight for the abolition of the rule requiring two-thirds of all the convention
 votes to make a nomination.
 AS one of his campaign workers says: He does not want to be nom mated if he cannot be nominated
 as Wilson and Cleveland were nom- 1 inated.' They also add that they are confident of winning tWo-thirds Of the delegates 10 the democratic national convention for the New York governor.
 l San Francisco, Cleveland and De- trot are competing for the conven-
 ton. san Francisco has offered the i largest monetary lnducement-a . quarter of million dollars. It was ] in San Francisco that Governor | Smith was first put forward as q national candidate. With William Gibbs McAdoo out of the race, the smith contingent will probably not l fight San Francisco.
 Cleveland has merely offered to underWrite the expenses of the con
 venton. as it did when the republi- cans met there four years ago. The democrats are expected to
 have the same objection 10 Detroit as the republicans had. It is toe near wet Windsor Ontario, 10 make
 the politicians with dry constituent
 cies feel safe about going there. The
 democrats will doubtless be very particular about such matters, as their three most prominent candi- . id LtS dl' "tiS-- tNllllillr NuNtl llul kitchic of Maryland, and Senator
 James A Reed of Missouri.
 Senator Reeds friends arc busy
 making it clear that he is a Candl- date for the nomination. They want it known that he is not going to be
 g candidate for the senate again and
 that they are pushing him for the
 presidential nomination.
 Democratic Influence in House
 While the democrats are ponder ing the question of the place in which they are 10 hold their conven-
 ton. they are also busily working on their members of congress to
 keep them firmly in line during the seventicth congress.
 Their solidarity has been very ef-
 fective so far in the house of repre- sontativos. Alt ough they have less strength there than In the senate, they managed 10 force through, with the aid of rccalcitrant republicans. three important amendments to the
New Britain herald., 1927-12-31

tax bill.
 Over in the senate. the democratic strength has just been reduced by one vote as 2 result of the death of Senator Andricus A. Jones of New Mexico. As New Mexico has a re- publican governor. the democrats are anticipating the appointment of q republican to succeed Senator Jones until an election can be held
 This would give the republicans 47 votes in the senate and the demo- crats only 46, with the one farmer labor member usually leaning 10 the republican side, The barring of Frank Smith of Illinois and William s. Ware of Pennsylvania left only 4G republicans and 47 democrats
 With an actual majority in the senate, the democrats failed 10 stand by Senator Thomas J. Walsh Of Mon tana in his fight to have the mum erous power mergers investigated. The democrats were simply missing when the vote was taken. and the resolution was buried in the in'>- state commerce committee by vot. of 4O to 3G,
 Many of the more 'progressive" democrats looked upon the power trust probe as q possibility for q good issue for the presidential cam paign, but they lost the chance 10 use it because the democrats did n/ come in to vote on the Walsh mo- tion. In fact, such outstanding dem ocratic leaders as Senators Caraway and Robinson Of Arkansas and Reed of Missouri were listed as mot vot- ing"
 Furthermore, some of the demo- crats voted to send the resolution 10 the committee, but all the western wing republicans voted with Sena- tor Walsh on the motion.
 The power inquiry resolution, however, is not considered by con- servativc democrats to be d fair test of tie democratic solidarity in the senate. any moro than the success of the democrats in the house of representatives on the tax bill is expected to be duplicated. The sen ate democrats expect to stick togeth- or more effectively on other meas ures, while the republicans in the lower house feel confident that their majority of 2S7 republicans to 195 democrats, two tarmer-lab Dor mem- bers, and one socialist, will guaran- tee them victory in future contests with the democrats.
 Democrats To Raise Issue A prediction session of congress is always a matChless opportunity for the minority party to demon strate dramatically what it means to stand for in the forthcoming presi- dantial campaign. The opportunity is particularly good when the minor fly party has q large strength in either house of congress. as the democrats have in the senate,
 Thus the democrats, through de- fcating the Walsh motion, have made their first demonstration Of | the fact that they intend to have no radical" or disturbing" blanks in their platform in 1928, while. through winning-in the house, at least--a large tax reduction. they have shown that they will make the usual appeal to the taxpayers.
 Copyright. 1927, General Press
 Association)
New Britain herald., 1927-12-31
like 10 collect languages" he says.
StinSlcSs Mosquitoes
 Discovered In France.

stinslcSs Mosquitoes i Discovered In France. Mosquitoes that don't sting are running out those that do, In the south of France.
 A new race of the stingless variety is being propagated. the Academy Of Sciences was assured recently by Professor Louis Eugene Bouvier who presented the work of pr. Legendre.
 This modern mosquito, known to
 his Latin-speaking scientific friends as "culeX pupions." was found by
 Dr. Legendre in the northern part
 of France. For two years he has cul-
 tivated them in the Pous region
 west of Marseilles, and they are re-
 placing their stinging brethren so
 effectively that there is hope of an era when mosquitoes will be in
 good repute.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-31

passports, marriage and birth cer- scraps of paper.
 Seeing that doubtful characters and persons who are wanted by the police often pass themselves off as harmless gypsies, it is hoped that by means of the compulsory finger print system, such gentry may be more easily traced.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-31

The average life Of wood in sea water is from 10 to l5 years. In tropical waters if may be only two years. Sound piles. however, have been removed from fresh water in which they had been submerged l. 900 years.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-31
'' 'C$?o5NNN!!E;:;G{:r:6Ic1T;T1'* ( |? !!;!;:; : Z: ; | '*
 CONNECTICUT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Connecticut Products in Nearly Every Home.
TICUT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

the needles hooks and and snap fast United manufactured in Connec commodities consumers in every state in the Union and many foreign countries.
 plants pins needles hooks and eyes and during 1925 thus placing Connec well the AS states The value for the States $lS,113.574.
 Pennsyvania a production Of s25e,S second: third Eight New Hampshire plants turned soS903S Several Massachusetts plants needless pins hooks eyes valued slightly higher figure.
 Connecticut pin factories employment to 2371 s429S8 in in 1925. The materials s2,96,525 Twenty-Five previous 1.310
 business received totang $6234 turning products valued at sl76l,S06:
 manufacturing centered Naugauck Valley Winsod In Colonial times pins costly articles being almost entirely imported It not until the 18th century well under that production pin with satisfactory head in this sate Several later sticking machine vital 10 the Of the industry
New Britain herald., 1927-12-31

A Herald classified ad reader Is constantly on the alert and proves it by reading them.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-31

Silk cocoons gathered in Japan during the fall sea ason weighed near ly 370,o0o,oo0 pounds,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-15
HOOVER PREDICTS
FLOOD LEGISLATION
Secretary Also Sees Disposal
of Colorado Issue at
Next Session.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, August 15.-Her
bert Hoover. Secretary Of Commerce,
believes Congress will take up the
Colorado River and Mississippi flood
control problems together at its next
session and probably dispose OF both
of them.
He said last night he had great cor
fidence in the forthcoming conference
of the governors of the Colorado basin
States and believes they will agree on
a program which could be placed in
effect by Congress
Il believe that California, in this
conference, will show her Willingness
10 cooperate with the other States for
the development of the river as
whole and that difficulties which have
prevented Colorado River legislation
will be swept away" said Hoover.
Government engineers will have
their report of plans to prevent a re-
currence Of another Mississippi flood
ready by November /. he said. All
the former devised plans have been
revised upward, because the recen.
flood exceeded by 100000 second feet
all previously recorded maXimums of
the river This excess alone is eight
times the flood stage flow of the
Colorado.
Mr.. Hoover. here on business in
connection with his department, eX-
poets to leave for Washington Thurs
day After a few days there he will
return TO New Orleans and again take
personal charge of the organization OF
relief work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-15
ISLAND UNREST LAID
TO DEATH OF WOOD
Noros,. Uneasy Over Freedom Re-
ports, Pray for Governor
Like General.

By the Associated Press
MANILA. P. l., August 15.-A dis
patch to the Manila Bulletin says
great unrest is reported throughout
the Sulu Archipelago as a result of
Gov. Gen. Leonard Woods death.
The dispatch, dated lambda nga, says
rumors were circulated to the effect
that the Philippines would be granted
independence Immediately and that
the Moros would be exploited by the
Christians. The Mohammedan priests
everywhere throughout the province
are praying Allah to inspire President
Coolidge to send the islands governor
similar to Wood. although the Moros
declare nobody can have the same
place in their hearts.
The dispatch continues with the
statement that if some irresponsible
Christian Filipinos continue to cele.
brate Woods death, hailing it as the
removal Of an obstacle to independ.
ence, the situation will soon become
critical. The Constabulary officials
here said information on the reported
unrest was lacking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-15
POLICE BELIEVE BODY
OF FINANCIER FOUND
Man Slain With Pistol Held to Be
Missing Head Of
Concern. ~
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, August 15.-Al-
though not positive of their identified
ton, police believe that in the dis
covery of a mans body beside a
county road last night their search
for James Barrett, president of an
automobile ref1nancing concern, has
ended.
Barrett has been sought since last
Thursday. when the bodies Of his wife,
Ruth, and her sister. Mrs. Lillian
Kooser, we're found in their home
here.
The condition Of the mans body
was such as to make identification un-
certain. There was a bullet wound
through the neck.
A police theory was that Barrett's
wife and sister-in-law were shot to
death because they knew too much"
about bootlegging activities and gang
killings. which have been frequent
here during the past Is months.
Barrett, the police said, was in
volved in the gangland warfare, hav-
ing been victim of hijackers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-15
SHIPPING NEWS
Arrivals at and Sailings From
New York.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY


Carr, ania--Liverpool ......... August 9
SeydluZ-Bremen AuRust
Tlua-Port Limon. ...... AUGUST 2
Transylv anla-Glaegow August D
DUE TODAY.
Baltc---oueenstown and Liverpool August u
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and South .
san Juan-sari Juan. August Il
American Merchant--London. August
P eFtoe g. Georse-Iermuda. Husass Il
Minnek ahda--London ......... August 9
New York-Hamburg. ........ August 8
Lapland--Antwerp ............ August
poa1o R;sa saani Imam A August Il
DrottninGho lnl-Gothenburg 49,. August .
Thuringla-Hamburg August .
DUE TOMORROW.
Bogota-Puerto Colombia. August
ne de France-Havre ... August ~
Southern ercss1Buenos Aires. July 5s
Zacapa---Puerto Barrios. August
Oscar 1I--Copenhagen. ......... August
DUE WEDNESDAY. AUGUST II
homer,ccherSoars and South July o
Crlstobal-Cristobal ......... August :
DUE THURSDAY. AUGUST IS.
Nerissa-St. Johns. .......... August 10
Fort Vlctorla-Bermuda.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and South.
Domin pIY Of Spain. August 10
President Rooseyyelt--Br;en,en... :: August 10
StavangertJord--Oslo ......... August
DUE SATURDAY. AUGUST 90.
Mexico-Tampico ..............A August / i
DUE SUNDAY. AUGUST 81.
Franconia-oueenstown and Liver,
pool august Id
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
SAILING TODAY
Liberty ,Land-Genoa and Marseille
Administrations.
Siberian Prlnce-Antwerp.
SAILING TOMORROW
George washington-Plymouth. Cherbourg
Haiti-st Thomas. Martinique and Bar
saco sA
SAILING WEDNESDAY AUGUST ~.
MISUNDERSTANDING and Southampton
Lara-San Juan, La Guayra and Maracaibo.
Albert ,Ballin-Cherbourg Southampton and
Puerto Colombia and Port Limon.
Fort ST. George-Bermuda.
Trinidad and GEORGE
Delgada. Lisbon and Naples.
SAILING THURSDAY. AUGUST Is.
American ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and London |
Coamo-San Juan.
Giuseppe Verdi-Naples and Genoa.
Coast
Presidente Wilson-WorId cruise
Santa Teresa-Havana. Cristobal. Callao and |
Valparaiso.
SAILING FRIDAY. AUGUST 49,
Sesdlitz-Bremen.
Carmania-London
and Southampton
Munamar-Naseau.
all Prince, Cartagena and |
Puerto Colombia.
SAILING SATURDAY. AUGUST 20.
iathan--Cherbourg and Southampton
N neutrality-suspicious. and London.
Volendam-Plymouth. Boulogne and Rotter- |
Lapland-Pymouth. Cherbours and Ant
and Liverpool
ghOlm-Gothcnberg
and Liverpool.
Transylv ania-Londonderr and Glasgow.
Porto Rico-San Juan.
Santa CruzE-Puerto Colombia. cartagena
Cristi. Sanchez and Puerto
Barrios
San Jose-Santiago. Kingston. Santa Marta |
and Puerto Colombia.
Nerissa--St. Johns.
Fort Victoria-Bermuda.
de Janeiro Montevideo and |
Cristobal and Port Limon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-15

DUE SATURDAY. AUGUST 20.
DUE SUNDAY AUGUST 81.
Franconia-Queenstown and Liver
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-02
STOCKS ARE OFF
At OPENING

NEW YORK, May 2.-Industrial
stocks at the beginning Of trading
today continued the reactionary
course which characterized their
movements last week. the increas-
ing menace Of the floods in the
Mississippi Valley. with attendant
property damage stimulated heavy
offering of stocks, imparting a heavy
tone to the market as a whole.
The forward movement Of Chi
cago Great Western shares was the
outstanding feature of the early
trading. Large scale buying OF The
preferred stock sent the price to
above SO, adding 2 points to last
weeks III points rise. The com.
mon was strong, above 81. Chicago
and Alton common and preferred
were also in demand at the best
prices of the movement.
It required only moderate pres
sure to depress prices of the indus
trial leaders down a point or so
rom the level of Saturdays close.
Reports from industrial and railroad
companies were encouraging, though
Ihere were evidences Of the usual
spring shrinkage in some lines OF
business. Crude oil production is
being maintained at peake volume,
and reports of new financing for
independent oil companies reached
the financial district. Call money
renewals were posted at Az per
cent, against last weeks closing
rate Of 5 per cent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-02
SHORT TERM SECURITIES
FURNISHED bv w. q Hibhs q coA
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT

NEW YORK, May Clearing
house statement:
Exchanges, $877 200, 900; balances,
$117, 900, 900; Federal reserve banks
credit balance, 100000, 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-02
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Hogs Receipts, $4,000; market 10
@l5c lower: top, 5000; bulk $3.50
@10.75; heavy weight. $9.75@1O.50;
medium weight, $10.15@10.85; light
weight, $1O.25@1O.90; light lights,
$1O.20@10.90; packing sows, $3.50
$50; pigs, $10@10.75.
Cattle-Receipts, 1900; market
steady. Calves-Receipts, 5000;
market steady. Beef Steers-Good
and choice, $12@14; common and
medium, S8@11.5O; yearlings, $50
1875. Butcher Cattle eifers, 500
1850; cows, $5.75@9: bulls, $500
8; calves, $9.50@12; feeder steers,
$6.50@9.50; stocker steers, 5000;
stocker cows and heifers, $5@7.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000; market
steady; medium and choice lambs,
$15.50@17; culls and common, 500
IA; spring lambs. $14@1S: yearlings,
$11.5O@15; common and choice ewes,
$4,5O@9.50; lambs, clipped, $14.50
D16.25.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-02
liberty BOMBS
Animal Husbandry Unit
To Demonstrate Its Work

Booths depicting the eradication
of bovine tuberculosis. and the use
of carbon tetrachloride in the con-
troll of hookworm In man and dogs
will feature an exhibit by the
Bureau of Animal Husbandry Of the
Department Of Agriculture at a meet
ing of the American Medical Asso.
citation in the Auditorium. May 1920.
A number of other exhibits show.
ing the work Of this bureau win be
on display.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-02
OFFICES OF THE
LanstOn MOnOtype
Machine Company
Philadelnhia. Anril 9. 1a27


The annual meeting Of the stock.
holders Of the LANSTON MONO
TYPE MACHINE COMPANY will be
held at the offices of Gardner L.
Boothe, Esq, 10S North st. Asaph
Street, Alexandria, Va. at twelve
o'clock noon. on Thursday. the fifth
day Of May, 1927. for the purpose
Of electing a Board of Directors to
serve for the ensuing year: acting
upon an amendment to Article III.
Section /, of the Bylaws. adopted
by the Board of Directors. reducing
the membership of the Board OF d.
rectors from eleven to nine, and
transacting such other business as
may properly come before the meet
ing.
Transfer books will be closed on
April 18th at four o'clock p m. and
will be reopened on May 10th at ten
o'clock a. m.
BY order Of the Board Of Direc-
tors.
JOHN A. FERGUSON,
Secretary,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-02

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