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New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
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much Of 4 success from a trade
standpoint.
The contention that the bolshe-
viks have been propagandizing COM
munistic doctrines too frequently no
doubt has been we'll sustained. The
Moscow government could very we'll
avoid affronting other nations in
this manner by ceasing Its collabo-
ration with the Third 1nternation-
ale. This senseless policy converts
no one in the more enlightened ma
tons and makes embittered enc
mics. The Moscow chieftains should
have learned before this that propa
ganda In other nations pays very
poor dividends.
What Russia needs above every
thing else is capital to develop its
vast resources. This can only come
from the very nations she has been
insulting by propagating communis-
tic doctrines within them. Conse-
quently she has obtained very little
Of the necessary money. She will
continue to receive little financial
help until she mends her ways; that
fact has become more certain as the
years pass.
The attendance Of Russian dele
gates at the economic conference
which has just concluded its ses-
sions at Geneva was primarily to in
terest the others in lending money
for Russian enterprises. They were
treated politely, but there has been
no money forthcoming since the
conference; instead, there has been
a breaking Of relations by England
II the Russians can ever get to
the point OF ceasing to insult others
who do not care to follow their pc.
litical example they would find pro-
gress easier.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
DRY ENFORCEMENT
DESCRIBED DUTY
Presbyterian Report Will Take
Up Prohibition

San Francisco. May IS R-Pro-
hibition enforcement as a duty 10
all Christian Americans is empha.
sized In the annual report of the
Presbyterian Board Of Christian
Education to be presented to the
Presbyterian general assembly here
Monday morning.
The board Iaments the death Of
DR.. Charles Scanlon Of Pittsburgh,
for rs years its temperance CRU
sader," but decalres that the church
at large must show its apprecia-
ton Of his life work by continuing
his campaign and being faithful TO
his ideals" DIR. J. w. Claudy OF
Pittsburgh IL announced as acting
director in DR.. Scanlons place.
During the last year" says the
board in its report, vast strides
have been made in the enforcement
of the Eighteenth Amendment. In
spite of renewed activities OF the
enemies of prohibition. 1t is more
firmly intrenched today than ever
before. There can be no doubt that
the economic. social. moral, and re-
ligious benefits that have resulted
from prohibition are SO gigantic
that they will never be overcome
by wet propaganda.
"1f prohibition has been changed
with failure it is due largely to the
fact that prohibition as written has
never been tried. The courts are
showing constantly a more vigorous
enforcement of the law. District
| attorneys are on every hand recog-
nizing their responsibility. The
liquor traffic has gone and as a
commercialized vice has disappear
ed permanently. If it exists here
| and there. it Is due to the laxity Of
those charged with the responsible
ity Of law enforcement. The liquor
traffic is more indefcnsible today
than ever. 1t is more hopelessly
outlawed. With the rising tide o.
intelligent youth there is no doubt
that the sofety of prohibition is as
sured."
The board recommends:
Enforcing the eighteenth amend.
ment through competent and trust-
worthy servants of the law.
Supporting those intrusted with
the enforcement Of the act by
Christian citizens.
Making punishment swift, sure,
and certain.
"Divorcing the enforcement Of
the prohibition act from politics.
Unless these ideals" says tho
report. ARE supported by the Chris
tan citizens of the community, tho
enforcement will always be lax The
task of tomorrow is to make law
and law enforcement In America q
fact"
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
HUMAN INTEREST
IN ADJ COLUMNS
Interesting Peeps Into Peoples
Minds Found in classified"

Human interest" is not confined
to the news columns of the press.
The trials and tribulations, joys
and sorrows, problems and strug-
giles of humanity probably get into
the advertising columns as often as
in the news columns. particularly is
this so Of the classified columns.
In order to avoid any possible en-
barrassment, incidents used to illus
trate this statement are taken from
a paper printed in another city.
They are taken from the classified
advertising section.
One man, who apparently believes
that his customers can be scared
into doing business, rather than be
scared off, advertises-"Read the
accident list, nine killed and forty
disabled. Moral, get $3.50 to teach
you to drive a car"
A woman who might have added
'longely" to her list of qualltica-
tons, advertises Refined. middle
aged lady would like Housekeeping
position for widower."
A man who undertakes to teach
barbering by mail, advertises. Don't
jump 20 conclusions and high hat
the business you are best fitted
for"
A physical culture expert who
specialjzes in fat reducing. adver-
tises that he desires appointment
with private party. either lady or
gentleman"
A pleasant weekend job is hint
ed at in an ad asking for a young
man to drive roadster to shore on
| Sundays"
An insurance agency advertising
| for an Experienced atenographcr,"
contradicts itself by adding. 'experi-
ence desirable but not essential"
| Making sure that the qualifica-
tons will admit all types. one adj
vertiser asks for competent cou-
| pies, colored or white" evidently
not realizing that negroes are not
colored, therefore barring that race.
Some children evidently look after
their own additions as is indicated
in an adv. which asks for woman
to take care OF children and add
No washing"
The scars of battle have tanned
one man who advertises for posi-
! ton, and states that he is faith
full married. ex-service man." He
! probably wants a peaceful job.
House moving might be under
stood to be the business OF the ad-
vertiser who says Apartment, 60
ing to shore for summer will sub
| let"
Absentee ownership may be all
right, but employees must be on the
Job in the case Of one apartment
| which offers as an inducement jan
| !tor on premises.
Tenants seem 10 be becoming
scarce and inducements are offered
| One advertiser says Moving eN-
, penses paid" Another ono says
Rent free for month Of June"
Just what is meant by the board
| ing house which advertises Private
family, continuous hot water is not
stated.
There is nothing like congeniaI
! partnership according to the
man who advertises for sale Room
| ing house filled with desirable peo.
pie"
| An advertiser tells how 70 refin.
ish antique furniture.
Stories within stories are sug.
gested by a list OF beaded bag, eye
| glasses. sold cigar cutter. fur coat
and large silver flask lost In tax
cabs.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
Is Years Ago Today

The two little girls, children OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John +. Hilton of 76
Church street. are critically i'll, and
the current supposition is that this
is due to the INDUCING their fond
ness for chocolate rats" which
they purchased at candy store.
These rats are quite popular. and
other children had bought from the
same lot, SO this may not be the
cause. The owner of the store is
having the manufacturers send
chemist to anlayze the CONNECTIONS,
and DR.. Kellogg will analyze sam
pies from the same box.
No. Washington place has been
ordered fumigated by DIR. r. NJ!
Clark, as one Of. the smallpox pa
tents is known TO have been there.
The doctor has been unable to reri-
fy a reported case on Dwight street.
4 man called at the hospital this
morning ard represented himself as
an electrician DESTROYS OF making
an inspection. When he had gone
$3.50 was missing from the pocket
book Of the matron and $3.50 more
from the cooks.
Depositors in the New Britain
Savings bank and Burritt Savings
| bank are interested in the sugges-
ton that these banks may follow
the example Of others and reduce
their interest rate from 4 to SIX
per cent. An official of the former
bank told Herald reporter today
it was hardly good business to pay
four per cent to depositors and not
get that much on loans. w. f. At
wood said the same thing but added
there would be no change right
away. Up till a few years ago, To-
cal banks paid Az per cent.
The Young Mems club rooms in
Plainville are nearly ready. They
are In the Odd Fellows building
and include a reading room and
gymnasium.
At the council OF Congregational
churches held in Plainville yester-
day the Usher brothers quartet
sang.
The school committee last night
voted unanimously in favor of the
new high school curriculum i'm
proving the commercial course and
facilities.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

! how he was going to proceed. 1t
i looked as II he would be the Moses
who would lead prohibition en-.
forcement out of the wilderness into
the promised land.
When he got thoroughly i'm
mersed in the matter. however, he
found several outstanding facts
which tended to weaken his out
look upon the possibilities. Finally
he told a congressional committee
he did not think prohibition could
ever be completely enforced. That
, was the straw which ruined him
completely In the estimation Of the
Anti Saloon League. which claimed
he lacked faith"
Yet General Andrews, despite
what he thought about his job. en-
deavored to do the best he knew
how. He abolished the rum fleet,
negotiated With the iquor-shipping
foreigners to curtail their traffic
which he did not believe could be
stopped otherwise. frightened the
lookouts on the Canadian border.
and organized his forces with a view
toward stopping the manufacture on
a big scale of alcoholic drinks in
this country.
While doing this he still did not
believe 100 per cent prohibition en-
forcement could be attained. That
| isn't saying he would not shoot at
| the mark-he merely thought 1t un-
likely, in view OF all the circum-
| stances, that the business Of fur
nishing liquor could be entirely dis
| pensed with at this time. For this
opinion he was excoriated by those
who preferred to see silved Innings in
the storm clouds.
Now we find that the new pro-
hibition commissioner, DIR. j. NJ.
Doran, Is breaking up the enforce
ment machine OF General Andrews
and will start operations from the
ground UP. Dry agents OF promi-
hence are resigning. as they are ex-
pected to do, and others are being
| substituted. It must be remembered
that the Andrews enforcement ma
chine was built up during period
Of two years and at the time it was
4 being created was regarded as the
last word in efficiency. Whether the
new enforcement machine being
substituted will be as effective Is
entirely a matter of conjecture. New
brooms are expected to sweep clean,
but in enforcement this does not
always hold true, as a certain
| amount OF experience Is necessary.
| General Andrews is showing a de-
sire to cooperate with the new ma
chine being arranged and he has
tried to hold In line those dry agents
who are throwing up their Jobs i'm
mediately.
! The Anti-saloon League has
grievously misjudged the man. The
| probabilities are the new commits
sioner. whatever he may say In pub
lie about 1t, will speedily accumu-
late the same opinions General An
drews had. Enforcing prohibition
perfectly may be attained some time
in the future. but 100 per cent en-
forcement at the present writing is
nearly too much to expect, regard
less OF the "fa1sn" possessed Wy the
commissioner. The best ~ can be
expected OF commissioner is tc
have him do his best and not let his
private opinion be the criterion.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
RAILROADS THAT PASS
THROUGH AT GRADE


have occasion to ride through SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, on the New York Gen.
trail fully realize that their native
city is not the only one where rail-
road tracks lend a drab touch to
the business district. The situation
in Syracuse Is rather in class by
itself, and instead OF there being
only a few downtown railroad cross
ings at grade. these are as plentiful
as tall buildings.
Syracuse is a horrible example OF
what may come TO city which
made no effort to regulate future
growth around railroad enterprises,
or which did not take the precau-
ton Of preventing railroads from
planting themselves in the heart Of
the business district without elevat-
ing or subnerging the tracks. We
have touch Of this system In New
Britain and were 1t not that the
railroad here is a branch line in
stead Of a main line, the situation
would be much worse-or like In
Syracuse.
Irrevocablc franchises were
granted the railroads in Syracuse to
operate eight miles OF tracks laid
on the beds of city streets. There
are 1856 grade crossings, and In the
case Of A o. these the number OF
vehicles crossing daily total 165, 900;
street cars cross the railroad tracks
nearly 5000 times daily. Passengers
on the New York Central are
thrilled by riding into Syracuse
along a busir ess street of consider
able importance. just as if they were
riding on trolley car. Through the
heart Of the city at grade pass the
main line tracks OF this great rail-
road: and IL the people i'll Syracuse
are asked about it. nothing is deem
ed so detrimental to the welfare of
the city as this archaic reminder of
early thoughtlessness. The railroad,
of course. would be delighted to see
the tracks elevated if the city paid
more OF the bill than 1t thinks 1t
can afford. That Is the way Of rail-
roads.
Between the maximum OF incon-
venience and danger existing in
Syracuse to the much milder form
experienced in New Britain there Is
a wide gulf, and many other COM
munities find themselves enmeshed
in the same net. Railroads pass
through or near the business sec
tons OF hundreds Of cities, and
everywhere the consequent nuisance
Is a subject for heated discussion.
How to get the railroads to change
their rights of way without going
bankrupt or causing sundry munich
palities 20 do so Is a problem yet
unsolved. The railroads insist they
are not to blame; that their tracks
were placed where they are long
before the cities were built around
them. In the early days when rail-
roads were constructed the exercise
of foresight was rare: nobody real
lied the day might come when
tracks at grade would be a menace,
detriment or nuisance. Invariably
the railroads were invited, often
caioled, to enter city and they
could have any right OF way they
desired. just SO they came TO bless
the town and didn't pass through
the nearest rival burg, In the early
days of railroading 1t was rare that
n line could not obtain q right of
way right past the town hall If it
desired one.
Now there is talk of unscrambl-
ing the eggs of numerous cities
where the omelet is more odorifer-
Gus than artistic. All OF which
could have been avoided in the first
place.
"FAITH" AND WORKS
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
HONOR THEIR MEMORIES

The annual day set apart for hon
oring the memories of departed war
heroes comes Monday. 1t should
find our hearts prepared. There has
been glory and honor for those
who returned from the battlefields;
memory should ever remain green
Tor those who went but failed to
return.
A day which originally began as
one set aside for decorating the
graves OF men who had fought in
The war to preserve the Union has
expanded into one honoring the
memories Of all American veterans
who have answered the last sum-
mons. Thus the significance of the
holiday. although not changed from
its primary application, has been
lastly enlarged.
In this city there Will be a parade
Monday and it is expected to be a
much more impressive one than the
one last year. which Mayor Weld
has declared was "disgraceful." The
mayor, himself war veteran, takes
such a thing seriously-yet no more
seriously than all others should take
it-and wants a parade worthy the
name. Eddy Glover post Of the
American Legion. the Spanish
american war vets, the Sons of
Veterans. and numerous other Or
CARNATIONS will be represented, and
citizens generally can be expected
to line the streets and join in doing
obeisance to those in line.
Taken as a whole, however, It is
feared the day has been robbed of
considerable OF its significance by
the urge of sport and the universal
use of the automobile. The latter
mas given to people the opportunity
to go driving" and this has turned
out to be rather devastating compe-
tition to Memorial Day celebrations.
This is to be exceedingly regretted.
Yet cannot be helped. Memorial
Day and Armistice Day, instead Of
being devoted exclusively to the OBJ
iects for which they are SCI aside,
have come to be REGARDED as giving
opportunities for holiday pastimes.
A little Of this may be all right;
but too much OF it sets at naugkt
the exalted object OF the day. But
no one can do anything about 1t;
this Is free country. Calling atten-
ton to these pertinent facts may be
of value; if the weather is favor
able there will be the usual
amount OF holdaying all the same.
while sport lovers will do a sort of
vicarious obeisance to the day-in
other words, letting the other fellow
do it.
There are many who take life
more seriously than that. They will
visit the cemeteries, give OF their
time to go through the rites OF
memorializ!ng the dead. They may
be in the minority, but they will
show the true spirit Of the day.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
"FAITH" AND WORKS
IN ENFORCEMENT

General Lincoln c. Andrews took
over prohibition enforcement sever
al years ago With the accompani-
ment of a considerable hullabaloo
about what he was going to do and
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
Gerald Draper, ESQ.,:


Mr.. George Haslett has the honor
of requesting the presence of Mr..
Gerald Draper at the cashiers win
dow of Mr.. George Haslett's Hab-
erdashery store before June the
first. 1927. The reception will be
for the purpose of arranging pay
ment fer Mr.. Gerald Diapers pants.
Mr.. George Haslett desires also
to state that should Mr.. Gerald
Draper be unable to honor Mr..
George Haslett with Mr.. Gerald
Diapers presence. Mr.. George Has
lett will, upon next seeing Mr.. Ger
aid Draper. kick Mr. Gerald Drap-
! er's pants off of Mr.. Gerald Draper.
George Haslett
r. 8. V. P.
Copyright 1927. Reproduction
Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
THE FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY

Judicial
Our court system, says a Harvard
jurist. is out-of-date.
Right. There are courts which
still hold to the quaint theory that
man is head Of his family!
Modistic
This summers vogue in female dress
Is such. our experts find
That girls won't drive a car without
Driving the fellows blind!
Foreign
France, according to report, is
considering the advisability OF re-
Taxing her immigration laws.
She's probably run out OF cabinet
members!
Peaches got her figure fixed;
Aimee went on tour:
Pola wed a Georgian prince
Amt you glad you're pure?
Geological
Kangaroos are progressing in
number, says an Australian dis
patch.
by leaps and bounds, We suppose!
The Target
Logan: us your wife going to
swat the fly this year,"
Butler: "Oh yes. yes. She's been
practicing on me already"
Mrs. T. A. Meyers
Items From the DarktoWn News
Edited by Onyx and Florian
(Supervised by Paul S. Powers)
Locals
Mr.. Airedale Dippy made mar
riage with Miss Ectacy Jazzberry
Wednesday noon. De bride carried
beautiful bouquet OBJ watermelon
blossoms. and de brides father car.
ried handsome shotgun.
Mr.. Oister Flicker paid a fort,
dollar grocery bill with nickels ant
dimes. Wednesday eve. Mr.. Flicker
was conductor on de Darktown sur
face lines. Mr.. Agonius Pop am d.
new conductor.
Two persons was quite painfully
hurt Friday morning when sales
man sailed off de front porch oil
Mrs. Poppy Wham. Shortly after HI
had come in contact with de ce
ment walk he became a travelling
salesman.
Grandpa Lincoln Guzzle nearl!
broke his neck Tuesday eve wher
de cork he was pulling with hi
teeth came out suddenly.
Advertisements
Green Apple Eating Contest; ] an
putting on a green apple eating con
test at my place Thursday week, fo
boys and girls under fourteen. D,
winner gets medical attentions free
all others cash. DIR. Thorax Pustule
Also, tonsils removed cheap thi
week only-thirty-five cents each
two for fifty cents. This Is only 4
| advertise my high class surgery cut
tings.
Announcement: We has decide,
to make a small charge for eX
tinguishing fires in de future II
order to pay expenses. De price an
six bits per fire, payable in advance
Darktown Fire Department.. ]. Sirel
Crackly, Fire Chief.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

Examples of fleeing things: Time,
a rookie pitchers reputation, a
shine.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

Member Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Trio A. B. G. 10 national organization
which furnishes newspapers and adver-
t.ers with q strictly honest analyEs OF
circulation. Our circulation statistics are
based upon this audit. This tnsures pro-
lection against fraud in Newspaper dis
trlbution figures to both national and
local advertisers
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

More Important
Howard: so Harold and Janet
are married at last, Ell? What was
the biggest pre-nuptial event?"
Hobart: 1T was when Harold sue
ceeded in making another loan at
the bank"
Nina Trosch
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

You can't tell. Many a big guy
has a chawin'--tobacco appearance
and crepe de chine soul.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

Correct this sentence: 1T is my
first time in plus fours." said he,
"and yet the world doesn't seem TO
be staring at me-"
Copyright. 1927. Publishers
Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

Foolish synonym for today: As
loyal to his party as Cole l.. Blease.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

ocean In one leap by airplane, and
the food was forced to play SECOND
fiddle. 1t is true that the situation
In the midwest Is still OF vital inter-
est but Lindbersh's feat took the
edge of 1t In the news columns. Just
at present Lindbergh has the call
for first page position in nearly all
newspapers. But the reading pub
lie likes its news fresh, 1t wants .
change Of diet. and Lindbergh even
tually will go inside"
So II you desire to get ION the
first page" do something startling.
II you want to stay there, keep do.
ing 1t.
woman's place may be In the
home as some Of the soul eurmudg-
cons claim, but they have habit
OF getting outside to indulge their
spirit OF emancipation and show that
part of the population made UP Of
the opposite sex that there are other
places beside home.
This thought Is inspired by the
reading of an advance bulletin on
the annual convention of the Ma
tional Federation of Business and
Professional Women's club In Oak
land. Cal. next July. The New Brit
ain Business and Professional Wo-
mems club is a member of the fed.
Grafton.
Well, to begin with. $500 dele
gates are expected. They will come
from every state in the union. And
when you stop to think it over, thous-
ands of other women are af1ili.
ated with women's clubs, an indi.
cation Of the large part Of the fe.
male population interested in or.
CARNATIONS of thisnature. On the
program are such personages as
DR.. Aurelia Henry Reinhardt, presi-
dent OF Mills college: Ruth Comfort
Mitchell, widely known magazine
writer. and Miss C. o. Williams. field
secretary of the National Education
association. and the first democratic
national committeewoman from Ten.
nessee.
1t wasn't SO long ago since you
could hear some crack-voiced male
remark, Women amt got no right
to join clubs" and YOU can hear
that same observation even today.
But the $500 delegates to the Oak
land convention will so marching on,
firm in their conviction that they
have responsible duties to perform
outside home and are on their way
TO do them.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
TELEPHONE CALL0
Business once 80. s:S
Editorial Rooms go. e:6

The only profitable Advertising medium
In the City. Circulation books and press
room always open to advertisera
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

The Herald 10 on sale daily in Ned
York a. Hotalings Newsstand, Times
square: schultxs Newsstanda Entrance
Grand Central, 4end Street.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

One of the hard old boys never
things anything for the good OF the
party unless he gets slice of it.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-28

Well, if Coolidge is greater than
Washington. Grant and Roosevelt
let him have third shot.