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New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
TRYING TO CURT MENICIPAL ENTERPRISE

The '. s. Supreme court, which has been handing down moro than the average Of important decisions lately, has another under way fol- lowing the attempt Of the Standard Oil company 10 prevent the city of Lincoln. Neb., from continuing in the gasoline business.
 If the Supreme court decision turns out to favor the oil company, a , veritable uphcaval will be caused in the civic endeayors of many a com- munity. It would mean that legally no city could engage in any enter prise that promises profit, competes with some other established enter prise. or the purpose of which is to provide comm odites of any kind 10 the public at lower price than private enterprise can do.
 The issue in Lincoln involves the city's gasoline stations, which were established for the public purpose Of reducing the price of gasoline. The Standard alleges the action is talk ing property without due process of law and invokes the [. S. Con- stitution. It also alleges the operation is for a private purpose, thus vio- lating the amendment requiringShat taes can be levied only for pubic . improvements.
 Considering the large number of public markets that are maintained i throu shout the nation-markets 1 that certainly compete with private business: and the large number ol /, municipal concerns in the public utility field, 1t would appear that 6 victory for the Standard before tho Supreme Court would have a serious influence upon the legality of mucl
 such municipal enterprise.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
SIR WALTER SCOTT
 POEM REPRESENTED
Hitherto Unpublished Verse
 Revealed by Hub" Library

Boston, Dec. 2 (uP)-A hitherto unpublished poon of Sir Walter Scott appears in tie November bul- lctin of the Bostoi public library. The poem was brought here in 1S47 by Alexander Vattermare, ono of the founders of the library, and appeared in Scott's twn handwriting In an album which Vattemore opH ed.
 Scott, in jlA poen. paie h.thts to Vattemare's mary accomplisb- ments. especially to lis ability as | ventriloquist. The pem reads:
 To Monsieur Aexandre
 "Of yore, in old England, it was
 not thought good To carry two visage under one
 hood:
 What would folks sa, to you who
 have faces such platy, That from under one hIod you last night showed us twenty?
 Stand forth. arch deeiver, and
 tell US in truth. Are you handsome or ugly? In age
 or in youth?
 Man, woman or chlldo Or dog or mouse? Or are you at once each lEe thing in the house?
 Each 1.-Two thing did ask: Each
 dead implement. too? A workshop in your person. saw,
 chizzle and screw. Above all, are you one indivnualf know
 You must be, at least, Alexandre | Company.
 But l think you're troop-an assemblage, a mob And that I as the sheriff must take up the job: And instead of rehearslng your wonders in verse Must read you the riot act and bid you dsperse."
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
\ LIFE OF CRIME:
Chapter One
By Red" Halliday GA Reformed Burglar)

Chapter One
 When I was little child lying in my trundle bed. my mother careless ly left the blind up.
 AS lay there, l saw the moon- beams stealing into the room. It was this incident which first put the mo- tion of stealing into my head.
 Chapter Two
 When I was a little older. I was extremely fond Of baseball. One day l saw Ty Cobb steal second.
 Naturally. this made it seem to me that stealing was a pretty good idea.
 Chapter Three
 grew to be young man. I was courting a girl. We were sitting on the porch swing when suddenly l had an impulse to put my arms around her.
 My arm stole around her waist and I was not rebuked. After that, my doom was sealed.
 Chapter Four
 When I was 24, committed my first crime Seeing that the bank was empty, I stole in, stole some cash, stole out, and stole home. ] did 1t because my wife had been nagging me for two months to buy her new fur huff and stole. Chapter Five Just last night I rcnouncod my life of crime forever.
 I shall never steal another thing. My wife caught me trying to steal q kiss from the maid.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
Observations On He Weather

Washington. Dec. o.-Forecast for Southern New England: Rain to- night and possibly Saturday morn- ing; colder Saturday in western Massachusetts; strong east winds and gales tonight, shifting to north west on Saturday.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Rain this afternoon and tonight; slightly colder tonight: Saturday partly cloudy; colder in central and north portions; strong cast, shifting to northwest winds.
 Conditions: The storm Of the maritime provinces has passed out over the ocean and an area of high pressure overlies Maine, the St. Lawrence valley and Nova Scotia. 4 disturbance is centered this morn ing over the eastern Gulf region near Pensacola, Florida. It is pro- ducing rains from the Texas coast eastward to Georgia and thence northeastwurd to the Jersey coast. Another disturbance is over the Lake region. The temperatures in the Canadian northwest are some what lower, Prince Albert, Sas- katchewan reporting 34 degrees be- low zero.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity cloudy and rainy weather.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
STRONG ARMED METHODS
 IN RADIO REMOVALS

The federal Radio commission, announcing that court decisions late ly have abundantly shown its full powers under the law, has given the most important decision of it's ex- istence. It intends to remove 300 radio stations from the air.
 According 10 the announced plan, this will come about by February 1, in the midst of good winter re- cepton." It is further announced that as 250 new stations came into being since 1926. that it is logical that the newcomers will be the ones getting the axe.
 This action is sure to lead to ex- tended court action. Some of the radio stations claim they have some sort of vested right to continue operating once they managed to get started. The government through Congress has contended that no in- herent right to operate a radio sta ton eXists-that such right is merely q privilege obtained through that a government which has the right 10 extend a license also has the 1 right 10 withhold license once 1t ey- pires. Such a point. however, will not deter some moneyed station owner from contesting with the commission 1 before the bar of justice, although 1t seems hopeless to outsiders who realize the power of government 10 regulate interstate affairs.
 Recently the U. s. Supreme court gave decision in which it was stat cd that autoists had no inherent rights at all upon the streets: that they were merely privileged to oper- ate upon them by license. which the S'dN'N 1ldl tue pO"tI lo tuIldlI Ill any time. This decision has some effect upon broadcasting. too. as the stations operate solely by the license of the government. Having q license 10 operate is not the same thing as possessing an inherent right Saloon- kecpers of a bygone day found that out.
 A large part Of the 300 radio sta- tons to be knocked out, however, probably will bn glad of the chance 10 let go the hot poker under duress. IL is said that some Of the concerns who went into the broad tasting field have come 10 the conclusion it is too expensive an amusement 10 con- tiuue. but fear 10 let 20 because Of the loss of prestige this will entail. To thcso the commissions decision will be welcomed. No prestige is lost that way.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
BOTH THESE CITIES MAY H.StE, TITLE,

Rivalry between New Haven and Waterbury as 10 which Is the wet ter city has rcacF"d the stage where both sides arc standing by their guns.
 The police in Waterbury. it is true, claim that the metropolis of the Naugatuck is not justly entitled to the title Of being the wettest point in the state, saying that federal agents, when making raids in the city. have invariably located little booty.
 To which the Waterbury Rcpub- lican acidly replies that this is no criterion. limiting 1t may oe possible for the offending lawbrcakcrs to be tipped off in time. This Is not saying who does the tipping off. remember; it just says that somebody may be in tho position to be an effective liaison officer.
 Such things have occurred; and Waterbury is said 10 give way 10 no town Tn the way Of smart tricks.
 In New Haven the situation is dit-
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

The vice. president evidently had no reason to think President Cool idge would take exception to his preside choice.
 If the Vice President thought that President Coolidge actually were in the field for renomination courtesy would have dictated the making of his declaration elsewhere than at the White House.
 The dispatches did not say Pres ident Coolidge was irr!tatcd. either. The President seemed to be pleased with the thought that the Vice President accepted choose as meaning "not"-according to the Vermont language.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
HOSTING THE TAX ON GASOLINE

The legislature of New Hampshire is keen-wittcd and has good eye sght-w which means it can see a chance to bring in revenue without half trying.
 The recent New England flood did considerable damage to highways and bridges. Money was needed 10 repair the damage. At a special ses- sion it was voted to authorize bond issue of s3,ooo.ooo.
 A bond issue requires interest payments, of course. and the legisla- ture had a deep aversion to paying interest and providing for a sinking fund to meet the amortization pay ments.
 You've guessed it by this time. The legislature simply decided automobile owners were the proper persona to pay that money So the tax on gasoline was raised 10 four cents a gallon.
 New Hampshire Is not the only state in which the gasoline tax prin- ciple has come in as handy method of raising funds. It won't be the last one. either.
 This year there was talk in Con- nectieut Of issuing $l0,00o,0o0 in bonds. Had that scheme gone through 1t is dollars to mills that somebody would have thought of a brilliant method to find the money to meet the interest and provide a sinking fund. That method would have been 10 raise the gasoline tax
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
2i-HOUR SERVICE AT THIS CROSSING

It Is with satisfaction that resi- dents Of Newington and the motor ing public at large learned that the Public Utilities Commission ordered a 24-hour service at the Newington center grade crossing. This news paper was swift to suggest such q service following the tragedy there on Thanksgivin, pointing out that accidents taking place shortly after the departure Of crossing tenders at II p. m. hereab bouts were becoming of startling frequency and that con- sidering the increasing night travel continuous service at such crossings has become q public necessity.
 The finding of the r. U. c. follow ing the hearing seems sound. Even without tender at q crossing. no autoist is justified In hurrying over it imm ediately following the pas sage Of freight train Tn view or the possibility of another train being blocked from view.
 Had there been a tender at the crossing, however, the driver of this autom obile would have been warn cd of the approach of the other train. It Is too much to expect h,l- man nature 10 be 100 per cent per feet all the time. Autoists in large measure must be protected from themselves. Twcntyfour hour cross ing service has become one Of the needs of the day. The only way for the railroad 10 avoid this extra eX- pensc is 10 be willing to eliminate more Of the dangerous crossings.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

heavyweight championship to Jim Corbett by . knockout and F1t1- simmons won 1t by knocking out Corbett. Fitzsimmons' fighting weight was about 166 pounds and Sullivan's was about 196 pounds.
 Q. When displaying wedding presents should the donors cards be removed?
 A. There Is no improperly in leaving them on.
 Q. Who played the part of Will Banion in the picture The Covered Wagon" and who played opposite him?
 A. J. Warren Kerrigan played the part of Will Banion and Lois Wilson of Molly Wingate.
 Q. Should a man walt for a woman to speak to him or should he speak frsto
 A. It is o woman's privilege to speak first.
 Q. Who were the three leading players in Oliver Twist?
 A. Jackie Coogan. Lon Chaney and Gladys Brockwell.
 o. What arc the distinguishing characteristics of a bridge. via duct and m aqueduct?
 4. 4 bridge is a structure erect ed across a waterway. ravine. road or the like, serving for the passage of persons, animals. or vehicles or as a means of support and transition, as for a water main. A viaduct Is a hridge-like structure, especially large one of arched masonry. to carry a roadway or the like over a valley or ravine or across another roadway. An aqueduct is ordinar- ly of masonry. arched over and sometimes forms a foot bridge. They are frequently carried across wide valleys and streams or through tunnels.
 Q. Is the marking of "excellent" on an army discharge better than the marking "very good?"
 A. Yes.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
DAVIES REFUSES TO ENTER EiCE FOR PRESIDENCY

T. will have been noted that N'cc- IrcsIdont Dawes has announced he is not a candidate for the prcsden- tial nomination.
 It may also have been noticed that he used unequivocal words: he carefully avoided saying T do not choose to run;" he said T am NOT a candidate"
 That's plain English.
 And it will have been noticed. too, that he made his announcement favoring the nomination of Frank House.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
kissed her."
 Mrs. II. II. Becker. Copyright. 1927. Reproduction
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answer to any 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 ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con- ndential. Editor.
 Q. What Is the address of Eva Tanguay?
 1 A. 124 Pleasant street, Holyoke, Mass.
 0. When should soup be served in q cup?
 1 A. At luncheon or supper it should be served in cups. At din- ner 1t is served in a plate. 1 Q. How many oil producing con- panies are there in the United | States?
 A. The number Is roughly esti- mated at 10000. Q. What are the Cook Islands? l A. An archipelago of small Islands in Polynesia. Pacific ocean is i called Cook Islands or Hervey group. Tho more important ones are Baro- tonga, Mangaia. Atiu, Aitutaki, Mauke. Mitiaro,, and Hervey Islands. Of these. Rarotonga, the largest, has a population of 3.303 and an area of 26 square miles. There are no cities on these islands.
 Q. What is the value of a United States one-dollar gold piece dated 1874?
 A. $50 10 s2.5o.
 Q. By whom was the Salvation Army founded?
 A. Rev. William Booth of Not tingham, England l Q. Does the constitution Of the , Republic Of Argentina require the president to be Roman Catholic? 1 A. Yes.
 | Q. What is the name Of the parliament of the Irish Free State ?
 4. Dali Eireann.
 Q. What is the unit Of currency | Of Yugoslavia? A. The dinar. Q. How did America get its name?
 A. From Amcricus Vespucius, who touched the South American coast somewhere near Surinam in 1499. The name was first used in 1909 and appeared on a map made in Frankfort. Germany, in 1520.
 Q. How many stars are visible 10 the naked eye? A. The United States Naval Ob- i servatory says 1t is impracticahlc to 1 fix a precise limit to the number of stars visible to the naked eye at any one time. Various estimates have been made ranging from o,000 to 5000 or more. One authority states that about 4,000 are visible to the naked eye. The total number it is possible to photograph with long exposures surpasscs 100. .000,000.
 Q. What is the greatest number Of home runs Lou Gehrig hit in one day during the 1927 baseball season
 A. Three.
 Q. What became of the dog that carried the diphtheria serum to NomeH
 A. Balto va sthe lead dog in the team belonging to G. kasson that participated in the "mush to Nome" with diphtheria serum in February 1925. Kasson brought the serum into Nome after great difficulties and credits Balto with the feat. Balto died of frozen lungs and a monument has been erected to his memory in Central Park New York city. 1 c. Did John l.. Sullivan lose the heavyweight championship to Bot Fitzsimmons? At what weight did they fight?
 A. John l.. Sullivan never fought Bob Fitzsimmons. Sullivan lost thu
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

night elected B. r. Gaftney as ad- vocate.
 The fire department horses had a hard run this morning to Adolph Puppers house at 95 Kelsey street where fire originating in closet did $400 damage.
 Before you start the furnace fire don't catch cold. Use a gas radia- tor. s1.50 to $4.50. Any one oi them will heat 2 room in 20 minutes. The New Britain Gas Light Co.
 The Wesleyan Glee and Mandolin club will render concert at the high school tomorrow evening.
 T. W. Timbrell is on the ladies night committee of the Y. NJ. c. A as representative of the South church. On the reception commit toe Is Miss F. Gertrude Rogers.
 The Daily Fashion Service tells how to make a ladies' five gored walking skirt with circular founce. Tho pattern is for waist measure ments from 22 to 3c inches, and the skirt requires 4k yards of 42 inch material.
 The cooperative trading company formed by the Germans has chosen the following directors: G. Schcnck Paul Moyn. G. Vessels, Edward Wiegand. Gottlieb Lorch, P. Leu pold. Richard Schaefer, Richard Vogel and Charles Firnhaber. Officer Hellberg has succeeded Officer Johnson AS day policeman.
 Several striking changes will be made in the bicycles for 1903. The leading feature will be a two-speed gear. and the front fork will be better.
 Charles DigGle and Harry Hart oi Plainyille wound up their hunting . season by returning from Thomnstor with 12 cartridges and eight quail.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
'erent. Mayor Mills sticks to the as-

ferent. Mayor Mills sticks to the As- sertion his city h the wettest in the state, and he claims he has all kinds Of evidence to prove it.
 Choosing between Waterbury and New Haven. both may have equal honors. There may be other wet cities in the states. but they get along with less advertising.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
TaMMANY'S WANING

New York. Dec. 2 R-A warning against any political publication, periodical. pageant, entertainment. ball, reception, baa1ar. os various other forms of public gathering pro- noted on the prttext Of collecting funds to aid in the nomination Of Gov. Alfred E. Smith for president on the democratic ticket, was issued to merchants and professional men today by Tamman. Hall.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
$ Years Ago To-day

The trolley car that left Hartford at o'clock yesterday afternoon ar rived here at [ o'clock. It was held up by a broken wheel on q special funeral car by burnt wire. and by a power breakdown. This is be- lieved to he a record for lengthy trips from Hartford.
 Carmody Council, k. of C.. last
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
Ostend Casino Makes
 New Gambling Record

Ostend, Belgium. Dec. , R - Gambling receipts at the Ostend casino this year have broken all records. Gambling is prohibited by law in Belgium but tho casino here runs most Of the year, being raid. ed now and then by the police. Tho state collects a tax on hazardous games"
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
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We saw a man With q radio on the back seat of his car. Strange how lonely man gets when his wife is away on q visit.
 You can finish a boy by knocking him in the head with a hammer. Another good way is 10 promise him a fortune when dad dies.
 A nick, in big town or small Is a man who scorns or dislikes people because they aren't just like him.
 It's q strange exercise Of "person al liberty" to take a drink you don't want from a host who offers it only because he thinks you expect it. A woman can love a man shes ashamed of, but no man can love q woman unless he's proud of her.
 Correct th!s sentence: "The lead- ar of the equal rights movement be- gan nor address with the statement that the creation of woman was an after though"
 Wopyrirh 1927. Publishers
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New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
APPROPRIATE! \

Nelson: 'Thc bride is usually dressed in whitc.'
 Wilmot: That's for purity Nelson: And the groom is Tn black"
 Wilmot: That's because he's mourning for his liberty" Nelson: But why does the brides father usually dress in bluc?" Wilmot: "Because he has 10 sup port them.'
 K J. Ha agclman.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
KINDRED JOBS!

Wallace: |''What are the two Hampton boys doingo"
 Glover: "One Of them is house wrcckcr In New York and the other is a home- "reckcr in Hollywood"
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
Memb,r Audit Bureau of Circulation

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New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
co TO THE HEAD OF THE CLASS

One afternoon q teacher friend Of mine asked her class to write q composition. In it they were to in- cluGe religion, nobility, modcsty, and brcvity. Expecting them to take at least half of the afternoon. she was very much surprised when informed by one little boy that he was finished. She told him 10 read it 10 the class. He responded with this: My God." said the Countess, take your hand off my knee.'
 --lsev. ". II. Conrad.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
THE LIMIT!

Doyle: "Is Prof. Goodwin really 20 absent minded?'
 Peters: "Either that or he's fox. Yesterday l saw him with a nlce- looking woman with baby.
 Doyle: What did he do?'
 Peters: "He shook hands with the baby and took the woman up and
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
N.rher oS the Associated Press

The Associated Press Is exclusively en- titled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not otherwis SC credited in this paper and also local news published therein.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
AND HE USED TO HAVE IT ALL

The sky's so full of aeroplanes Who's going to clear the traffic
 lanes For Santa and his reindeer when They once get under way again!
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

Tine Herald Is on sale daily in New York at Hotalins's Newsstand. Times square; Schultz's NeNsstands. Entrance Grand Central, 4end Street.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
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New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
The O.d Bike
THE, POINT!

Eugene: Will you give me the right to kiss you?'
 Julia: Maybe. VIII you give me the rite to call you Hubby"
 John II. Zook.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
WHEN BLACK IS READ

The Yellow Cur! He swore that he would treat me white" Sobhed Mrs. Peddigrue: And now l find he's color blind! He treats me black and blue"
 George Colman.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
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New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

There would't be any need for res cue homes if every girl had q dad worthy to be her hero.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

X ho-man is one who can say "ask your mother.' and make it sound as though he just doesn't want to be bothered with trifles.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

Still. civilization isn't hopeless while crime is unusual enough to be considered news.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

Entered at the Post once at New Brit ain as Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02


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New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

The reason women have more wrecks than men is because seven men in ten let their wives do the driving.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

Betty Ann Entcrtnins Grandma: Your grandmother's childish" Sail Mrs. William Hill; When she returned old grandma Was laughing fit 10 kill. What HAVE you done to grandma To give her such a stir?" 'I merely read her FUN SHOP You said I should HtMOR her!'
 Norma Talmadge.