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New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
25 Fears Ago Today

The common council voted last night not 10 pay any increase for the lighting, Not more than SS5 a light will be paid. This was a victory for Alderman Curtis. Mr. Curtis had q defeat, however. He came out strong for a nine-mill tax instead Of the ten recommended by the com mittee on estimates, but he was out voted. He said that nine mills would leave a substantial balance, but Mayor Bassett said even ten mills would make a deficit which would, however. be made up by money OH hand.
 Rt Rev. Bishop Tierney was here yesterday and ln company with Architect Houghton of New York. son-in-law of Architect keeley who drew the plans and Specifications for St. Mary's church. They looked over the walls of the burned build ing. The fact that the new church will be an exact reproduction of the old one is both pleasant and agree able news 10 the members of St. Mary's parish as the church recent ly destroyed wa5 one of the hand somest in the state.
 The Senecas defeated the kenil- worth club by "A points in the first game of their whist series last night
 New Britain will not receive it's uSval large greeting from Easter lilies this year, though q few appear in the market. Something happen cd to the bulbs when they were 1T the West Indies. so there will moi be half as many lilies as last year
 The Young Mems club was for. mally organized in Plainville las night. J. Usher is one of the di' rcctors Quarters will be leased 1T the odd Fellows block.
 James $. North has been elected member of the house committe, at the Maple Hill Golf club.
 The gymnastic teams from th' Springfield, Meriden, and local Y. M C. As gave exhibitions here las night. Tho New Britain team, cap tained by William Ogle and directed , by r. (. Bonner, did clever work IL was composed of Ogle. Judd Wheeler, Boncnfant, Slater and Ol . colt
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
JJ6OSLANIA AND ITALY

The willingness Of JugOslaNla to qsrmi. the League of Nations 10 iu- ves-tsate her alleged troop activities should amcliorate conditions of sus- picion in the southern European countries. The person who is will ing to permit an uainterested party to be the umpire of his actions usu- ally has reason to feel safe about the decision. The same inevitably holds true oi nation.
 That Jugoslavia is not to be caught mapping If things in Albania turn out contrary 10 her wishes, however is something entirely diff terent. In its announcement to per init the League 10 investigate Jugo- slayia gives 10 hint that she is go- ing to be obvious to the trend Of events in Albania.
 Of course, her eyes are turned toward Italy. Mussollni recently completed recognizing the anneXa- ton of Ressarabia to Rumania, thus ceinentng good will with the neigh Dor of Jugoslavia. There undoubted- ly is significance in the fact this recognition came just at this time, after having been delayed for some seven years. There is also signifi- canoe in the announcement that England and Italy are in accord over the prospect of setting things to rights in Albania, where nothing habitually runs smoothly. Italy no doubt is tired of glancing across the Adriatic and seeing the general lack of order. If Italy should find it necessary to pacify the situation she would be able to hand som ebody a bill for compensation, and the most logical thing to do would be 10 look for this compensation in Albania it. self. That's exactly what Jugoslavia is afraid of; she doesn't want q strong power like Italy for a neigh bor along that sector.
 The upshot of the matter is that there will be no war about it. l. would be q travesty of modern civi- lization if another serious. costly and perhaps bloody war were started over such a situation as exists in Albania. The country is not worth a war; as one diplomat has said. it is not worth getting excited about, although he did not use those exact words. France has cautioned Jugo- slavia 10 be cautious against proVok- ing Italy: Jugoslavia has replied il is willing 10 have the League Of Na- tons peep into it's military estab- lishment and decide whether it is provoking trouble; Britain has also counselled caution; Germany backs up the efforts of Britain and France 10 hold back the dogs of war. Where all the powers of importance agree on the advisabiity of care and caution, nobody, in all likelihood, will care to spill the bean bucket.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
ZO\ING LEGAL, BUT ENFORCEMENT TANGLED

For the second time within short time thesU. s. Supreme court has given decision validating the right of municipalities to apply zon- ing restrictions. The case from Euclid, ohio, resulted in validating in general terms the principle Of loning: that from Minneapolis re- suited in a somewhat similar de- cision. although the details differed slightly.
 These crashing victories for zon- ing before the highest court of the land mean that property rights are not unreasonablv infringed by Zon- iHg regulations under the Constltu- tion Of the United States; that the due process of law" inhibition does not apply; that in truth, the zoning Iaws enhance rather than weaken due process.
 Despite the attitude Of the high ,st tribunal of he land, there are various legalities being settled in various states as offshoots tn the Zoning laws where they exist. We have one such case in New Britain; nd if some opinions are correct, there are other possible eases which can eventuate if the parties affected care to Ego to court about it.
 It win have been noticed. how ever, that the case from New Britain which has occupied inc Superior taurt and is now to go before the supreme Court of Errors is not an attack upon zoning per sc, but upon certain exemptions granted by the board of adjustment in this city. In other words. the administration of tha zoning law Is under fire, not the zoning law itself. This is q point not to be overlooked. The city has inc right 70 maintain zoning regnla- tons if f sees ii 10 do so; but Inc nforcement of the regulations and ,Ee exemptions granted under it are still 10 be settled in the state courts.
 As someone in the city said re- cently, in connection with every coming law there naturally arises districts that reud 70 fluctUate; es- pacially is this true in a growing ely. where the districts between the business center and the surrounding residence portions form twilight zone which it is difficult to zone sat istac,orily to all concerned IT the board O adjustment is denied the tight 10 flexible Judgments within this twilight zone a difficult stua- tton is created; n sort O. strait jacket that would prevent the b1si- ness section from ueine enlarged as tho requirements Of growth would dictate. This would resul. in an un- natural congestion Of business upon such streets zoncd for it. Only changes in the zoninr law every five years or so could allow the city 10 keep pace with the changing situa- ion. Y was for 'nis reason, no doubt that it WAS originally thought that the board of adjustment was to
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answ to any 1 question Of fact or information by
 writing to the Question Editor.
 New Britain Herald. Washington
 Bureau. 1922 New York avenue.
 Washington, D. C.. enclosing two
 cents in stamps for reply. Medical. ] legal and marital advice cannot be | given, nor can extended research
 be undertaken. All other questions
 will receive personal reply. Un-
 signed requests cannot be answered.
 All letters are confldential.-Edit
 c. When should lilac bush be
 prunedo How old must it be before
 it blooms?
 A. They should be pruned after l intloresencc. Pruning in winter or
 spring would destroy large part Of the flower buds for the coming sea-
 son. Blooming depends on the age | Of the shrub, the planting and the l care they are given. Grafted ilacs
 will be ready for blooming, when 1 properly cared for. in two to three
 years after after grating. Lilacs
 grown from cuttings take from 1 to years.
 Q. What inscription is on the
 statue "The Christ of the Andes? ? Who was the sculptor? A. The statue was made from an
 old Argentine cannon by young Argentine sculptor Matco Alonzo. It was dedicated March 13. 1904, and
 bears the inscription Sooner shall these mountains crumble into dust, than Arsentines and Chileans break the peace to which they have pledged themselves at the feet of Christ. the Redeemcr." c. Does moving the "previous i question" automatically cut off de- | bate and force a vote on the motion
 under discussion?
 4. The previous question" is a motion to close debate and put the | immediate pending question to a vote. and it is usually made when the original motion has become sub merged in a mass of amendments. u IS llpL S'iStf 'l!Ilt cI t'A'Sit', ti!'d
 it is mandatory upon the Chair to submit the question of whether the ! assembly wishes to vote on the pending motion or not. This and i other parliamentary practices are | fully explained in the bulletin Par ! liamentary Law" that can be ob-
 tained from our Washington Bureau . for , cents in stamps.
 ! q. What arc the supcrstitions
 concerning the healing power Of
 opals"
 A. They are credited with power
 to heal diseases. The superstition | that opals are unlucky is based on Teutonic folk lore and is compara- lively modern.
 O. Can you give me some names | for twin boys?
 A. Arthur and Andrew: Malcolm
 and Martin; Duncan and Douglas; | Edward and Edmund.
 c. How old is the earth" 1 A. Theories about the age of the 1 earth in geological time vary enor-
 mously Estimates on the age of the
 oldest rocks by geologists' and as
 tronomers starting from different
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
REPORT DURANT IN
 NEW AUTO COMBINE
Group Being Organized to Test
 General Motors StreDgth

New York, March ac Pl-The twin worlds of finance and motors today focused attention on Henry C. Durant as the possible organizer Of a second huge combination in tho automobile industry.
 Such a development was foreseen by observers who had held the view that the position of leadership at tained by the General Motors cor poration would either result in elimination Of some Of the inde- pendent companies or force another extensive consolidation.
 In Durant's announcement yester- day that he will make public April plans that will startle the indus try and prove most enlphatically that Durant is back on the job" leading bankers and motor execu- tives saw a likelihood that Durant will make the attempt
 Durant already has the nucleus Of a formidable combination through his ownership Of the Locomobile. Flint, Durant and Star corporations. they pointed out, observing further that such a coup would not be en- tirely outside the realm of possibil ity and finance for more than 20 years.
 Twice head Of the General Mo- tors corporation. which he organ ized, and from control of which he twice retired under stress of ad. verse business conditions Mr. Dur ant has now rccouped his fortune largely through daring "bull' spec ulation in shares of the same con- corn.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22

standpoints have varied between l,600,000, 900 and 25,ooo,oo0 years.
 That the period of time lSas been
 vast, that it is to be counted by scores and possibly hundreds of millions Of years. is the utmost that can be said with any certainty about the age of the earth.
 Q. How many presidents Of the United States have been Masons?
 A. Washington. Jackson. Polk Buchanan, Johnson, Garfield, Me Kinley, Roosevelt, Taft and Harding were Masons. Fillmore was a
 Mason at one time, but recanted.
 Florida?
 X. Orange blossom.
 Q. How much milk and milk products Were used last year in the , manufacture of milk chocolate in the United States?
 X. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics finds that 66 manufac- turers of milk chocolate used Ill., 542.7os pounds Of whole milk 2,912,6S9 pounds Of evaporated milk and 26,6S9 pounds Of skim milk in 1926. In addition 6.652,127 pounds
 of whole milk powder was used, 5,49a,o95 pounds of condensed milk
 powder and 3.270,577 pounds of skim milk powder.
 Q. Were the first autos manufac- tnred in America driven from the
 right or left side?
 1 4. From the right side followine { the long established practice of driving horses on that side of the
 vehicle. In England and some
 other countries of Europe the rule of the road is pass to the left" and | autos are still made there with right
 hand drive but in the United States, 1 the rule is pass 10 the right" and the drive was gradually standardized on the left side to place the driver
 where he can judge the distance be-
 tween passing vehicles. Q. What is the population Of Poland and Ukraine?
 A. 29,1Go,163 and 27,o4G,co2o re- scpectively.
 c. Where is Kings Bay? A. At Spitzbergen. It was one
 of the landing places for the Polar flight made last year by Lieut.. Con- mander Richard Byrd Q. Where was Tell it to the Marines" filmed?
 A. At the Metro c oldwyn- Mayer studios, in Culver City. California. and at Dead Mans Point" a rocky ledge near San Pedro, California. Q. Can an alien who has taken
 out his first citizenship papers bring his wife and minor children into this
 country as nonquota or preference within ouoeta immigrants?
 4. They have no preference under the immigration laws.
 Q. What is the name Of the president Of Harvard University
 X. Abbott Lawrence Lowell.
 Q. What was Jephthah's VOW?
 4. It is recorded in Judges 11:3o-51 that Jephthah vowed that: if God would deliver his enemies into his hands he would sacrifice the first living thing he met on his re- turn from voctory. Tho first thing he met was his own daughter.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
THE THIRD ALARM GA Fun Shop Short StoI-y)

Joy " iI+I6iIil iN' lI'li'ti lN hFN
 Swaying madly and with sirens shrieking two great fire trucks whirlcd up the street. In front Of them. weaNings it way through the traffic at fifty miles an hour. sped the fire chiefs car.
 "445G Becchnut.' shouted the fire chief to his chauffeur. "Step on it."
 A dozen blurred blocks. then the fire fighting brigade sweVed 10 the curb. As quick as flash, hose was connected 10 the fire plug and fire men dashed across the sidewalk to- ward the house.
 "Where's the fire?" the chief de- manded of the man who stepped around the corner of the house at that moment. He carried a garden hose in one hand and a rake in the other.
 "Where's the fire?" repeated the chief. Quick, man"
 "Oh, I'm so glad you boys came, v said the man with the garden tool You'll be lot of help. There isn't any fire-you see, I want 10 water my onions. and this hose Of mine won't quite reach
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
Observation On The Weather

Washington, March 2e.-Forecost for Southern New England: Fair tonight and Wednesday,; colder to- night: fresh 10 strong southcrly winds diminishing Wednesday.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Generally fair tonight and Wednes- day; colder tonight. strong northcrly winds diminishing Wednesday.
 Conditions: Areas Of low pres sure oycrle the north and south At lantic coast sections this morning and cloudy and rainy weather pre- Nails in various portions Of the At lantic coast states from Maine to Florida. Pressure is high from the lake region southward to the lower Mississippi valley and lower tenn poraturcs were reported from the Appalachian districts westward to
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22


 1 ly collapsed in the street, she states. But now she is well woman. How? For 15 years l have suffered awful pains in my back. Every year it got worse. Washing hurt my back so that I had to go 10 bed after do- ling 1t. I was nervous. my head ached, I was dizzy and had spells of falling I could not sleep from itching of skin and awful pains in my bladder. The slightest exertion made me all out of breath. I was just as tired in the morning as l was at night.
 T read about Matamel and tried 1t. Matamel has done for me what doctors and medicines have failed 10 do. The pain is now gone from my bladder; sleep all night without getting up; gone are the headache, and dizziness and falling spells. itch. ing, sleepIess nights. I feel years younger, no pains or aches. my stom. ach is o. K. now and the rheuma. '1!sm seems to have gone. Don't wait until there is no chance left to help your kidneys. Matamel IS dispensed here by:
 Miller Hanson Drug Store.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
C.ARROLL'S MISTAKE

Earl Carroll, whose friends say for him that he Tied Ike a gentle man" in order to shield some Of those who attended his famous par ", has been relying upon the |, s. supreme court 10 ameliorate the hard conditions incident to the find ing Of guilty on count of perjury in a lower court. Carroll, however, has been disappointed. as the sen tence of a year and a day in prison stands.
 Il is too had. Of course, that q man of CarrolIs standing in the theatrical world, a man who held sway among the luminaries or Broadway like one of the larges. of electric signs along the rialto. should be forced to don the makeup of q prisoner and go through the part for an entire year, How trou- bIesome $ this business of fooling with the law; at least. sometimes.
 The trouble with the Broadway crowd was well brought out in the Carroll trial They habituallv take nothing very seriously and when carroll raised his hand and took an oath he still thought he could twist things q little 70 protect somebody or other and stlIl get away with 1t.
 Perjury is a serious business. IT unpunishcd when detected 1t would result in our courts turning into farcical system of mumbo gumho.
 Carroll has only himself 10 blame for his picdicament. An oath on
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
BROWNING NI<DlC iTTD OF "pItCHIS' '" CHARGES

Just as almost everyone had been interested in the peculiar testimony that featured the Browning trial at White Plains some time ago, so most Of us were not slow 10 gather the information from Page One that Browning received clean bill Of health in the courts decision, won a eparation from his youthful bride, and doesn't even need to pay her q cent ot alimony.
 While the case with its nauseatins details engultel the news dispatches recently the elderly realtor did not always appear in the best light, es pecially as there was a natural ten dency to sympathize with the wo- man in the case. This tendency crops up in almost every argument between man and wife, especially when as in the Browning case the charges Of the young girl were broadcast as if by 6 corps of pub licity agents.
 Here was a young girl who, as she claimed was wooed and won by the millionaire. who. she was at pains to add, merely wanted to add anoth- CT conquest to his list. It sounded plausible to a great many people, and probably millions of individual thinkers referred to him as an 'old reprobate." Few paused to consider that the girl very well might have been aware that the gentleman had means and that a year or so of mar ried life and then a collision of tomperaments might result in di- vorce and alimony.
 All of this came about as ex- pected; but the unexpected was that Browning faced his accuser with the statement that he had never lost case" implying that he had always acted in a manner entirely above board and honorable. and that if his young wife vas satisfied to quit her job, that was her affair and that he could prove he treated her with consideration, etc.
 This might have been easier to fathom, even by such morons as feast on certain tabloid newspapers in New York, had 1t not been for the campaign waged by one or two Joan of Arc out of Peaches" The pictures printed in connection with the case in one or two Of these tab loids were disgraceful in the extreme and held up Browning in a most Unfayorable light.
 Here comes the cold-hearted judge, however, and says that the charges of "Peaches" were entirely improved; and as her claims form ed the basis of the manufactured pictures. it appears that all the hullabaloo in favor of Peaches likewise changes to something in the nature of static.
 : The business Of young girls mar rying millionaires now judicially comes into the category of bootleg pursuits. If there is no chance for alimony in sight, if the judges are going to fail to sympathize with the woman in the case and decide heart tragedies under the cold light Of reason, it would seem best to marry some young person and enjoy love and happiness in a cottage rather 1 than wed a rich person and lose , the decision in this manner.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22

As important as downtown parking facilities appear to the average autoist, only two citizens attended the hearing in city hall relative to the establishment or municipal parking space, It is about as hard to interest the public in a public hearing as it is to interest him in voting.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
Memphis Bank Teller Is
 Given 20 Years Sentence

Memphis, March p P-Court- ney Glisson, former bank teller. pleaded guilty 10 a charge Of embez- clement today in Shelby criminal court. and was sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary at Nashville.
 Glisson, 32 years old. had ac- knoWledged the theft of approNi- mately S463.000 from the bank of Commerce and Trust company here and the squandcring of the greater part Of the money in the unseccess- ful promotion of an automobile body protective fluid.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22

the plains states. Somewhat higher temperatures obtain over the west ern portions of the plains states and the Rocky mountains.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with slightly lower temperature.
 The temperatures yystesday were:
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22

Tax reduction will be a leading issue in the next Congress. and as q presidential campaign will shortly follow ii is perfectly safe to assume that the taxes will be reduced. by and with the consent of the entire Republican party.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22

The price Of cotton has gone up in response to a reduction in the crop in the south. But it is safe conclusion that the willy southern ITS will not be inclined 10 give any credit to the administration.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
Stronghcnrt, the Pup

How It Was Done Rowland: How did they get all that rich humor in THE FUN SHOP BOOK?"
 Richard; Through a fun-nle, l guess."
 -Florine Klingenstein From the Limerick Hatcherics We Hatch Anything You Bring Dear MT. Judell: Mrs. Custer is a very self possessed old lady. Nothing in the world eXcites her. Will 'ou please write limerick about her?
 -C. II. Gervaise Dear Mir, Geryaise: I'll bet she'll be q little excited when she sees this
 There was an oldlady named Custer Whom nothing whatever could fluster;
 When he husband once clustered. Come. come! Pass the mustard," She replied, Your remarks won't pass muster."
 Dear Mr. Judcll: Gustave Putch is president of the Turnverein, and he's a good wise cracker and poker player. Would you make a limerick We can post on the bulletin board :?
 D. E. Jannsenn Dear Herr Jannsenn: This ought to turn his old verein- A reutonic fellow named Putch Was given to wise cracks and such.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
CriSS-Cross '

CrisS- Cross When I gave her q chain She asked for a watch; When l gave her a flask She asked for some Scotch; When l gave her q cushion She asked for q boat; When I gave her a glove She asked for q coat; She NEVER, never Was satisfied-hence When I gave her the gate She took offense.
 Leroy Snyder
 
 Twinkle, Twinkle, I can laugh now. It's a long time ago Since I nearly acquired a bride. The closest escape that l ever have had She said she would scream ., l.. but she lied,
 J. r, Meehan
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
His One Hope

Visitor; You poor man. So you are to go to the electric chair in three weeks?"
 Condemned Prisoner: Yep, I only hope dar ie warden forsets to pay dis months light bill"
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22

The Associated Press .s exclusively en- rs,I.d to the Gss for republication of al news credited 10 f or not otherwise rr.4ited n tafs paper and also lala! uews published taers.a.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
N OrG

Larkir: What kind of fellow is Lawrence ."
 Clarke: Along what line ?" Larkin: 'Is he one of these fel- lows who likes his liquor?" Clarke: No, one of these fellows who likes everybody else SD
 Ada L. Mover
New Britain herald., 1927-03-22

Broadway might not mean very much but there are places where it does. Carroll merely miStook his environment.