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New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
OE-iCh ON Ii;!. TEIk.G..N

The incident in South.neton whereby a youth was ehot by d con- stable who was attempting 10 trail automobile bandits furnishes ano'h- IT argument against the polio" using their guns when they do not know what they arc doing
 The constable, of course, supposed tbo youth was ono Of rl, bandits he ~as seeking. There Is a HaH dif'ar- orae, hoa.s.r between -unpo,ing q thing and knowing ii. When the youth began 10 run when the con stable yelled 10 him 'hc constable s.Dt certain the youth was running H.cau~a h. vaH a bandit. As a mat l,r of Gr', tr. youth Io9un to run because he had been -'WdIne in Inc highway asking auto,s's for al lft, and h. probably thoaaht 'mz vas the minor tn}rantion Of the law if it is an iorraaiou-tnat inc con s.aulo yelled flo him atom. and Go- ddcI to rou away if h. could
 Thorc has boon JjsousHou in Na~ Britain recently regarding toa oso Of reyolyore Hy policemen. The ro- lice board, after numerous ozperi- .ucos. has frowuod down upon inc practice, with tlr result tlai police mon are forced 10 think t@lc, be- fore graDmra their guns, ueca-jou- ally au evil cha~r'.r may get away as d result Hat lt ls better that such a person escape occasionally than that uuoo.n. tye'anIors, such as rGc soaHm@on }ou,h. b~ shot and seriously woum,I
 I'm police raa say. O. eom-,, that an innocent ur..adar .aoai not run when arrost.d by a policeman or constable. The m,r" i1ri thai n person attempts flight however is not rrima lacio evidence that he is a nrouglocr. Some persons run In- sHnrriycly under such circum- stances. aud tho claim that they should not do so hardly holl+ watel when confronted with the diverse reactions of various people under various circumstances. No three
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

Of course, We cannot regulate everything for the benefit and ad- vantage of autoists; if they had there way there would be no trolley cars standing idle in the streets at any time. But it is also a question of safeguarding passengers o. the troll leys.
 The mayor if we remember right ly, sometime ago himself opposed substitution Of a bus line for tie Stanley street trolley, and he must l feel comfortea in having so many BeNidcre residents agree with him.
 As most Of the opposition to the trolley line centers round is usc ot Stanley street, an important motor highway, as a termiaa! station at the cnd Of the line We think good way out Of the difficulty would be to have rho tracks turn up an inter secttng street. so that the trolltEs could park without eadaasering traffic.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

(Dimetae) in the southwest all bear ing the general name of Cymry. After long struggle the subjugation of these tribes was accomplished under Nespasian. The Welsh of this period Were closely related to the Celtic inhabitants of Britain and the latter tribes Occupying what is now England) fleeing before the wave Of Anglo Saxon invasion in later times, took refuge in the Welsh mountains. where in time they became merged with their native kinsmen.
 Q. What are the requisites fo, obtaining the compensation paid by the Veterans Bureau to men who served in the world war?
 A. To be eligible for compensa- ton a world war veteran must be suffering from injuries received or disease contracted or accelerated in the service in line of duty that causes a reduction in his earning capacity of at least ten per cent. He must have an honorable dis charge from the service. Q. Is it correct to say T had my picture took? A. T had my picture taken" is the correct form.
 Q. What salary is paid to the governor general Of the Irish Free , State and to members Of the Irish Free State and to members of the executive councilr
 A. Timothy Michael Healy. gov ernor general Of the Irish Free State receives an annual salary of ten thousand pounds. With the eXcep- ton of the president who receives two thousand and five hundred pounds the ministers who arc mem- hcrs of the executive council receive seventeen hundred pounds a year.
 Q. Who were the wives of Henry VlILo
 A. Catharino Of Aragon, Annc Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne Of Gloves. Catharine Howard and Catharine Parr. who survived him.
 c. Who played the part Of Ala stair in the motion picture Annie Laurie"'
 A. Joseph Striker. Q. Is Earl Williams, the motion picture actor. dead? 4. He died April o5, 1927 Of double pneumonia. Q. Did Claire Mcdowell play in the Big Parade and Ben IIurH
 4. She played the mother role in both pictures.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
Observations On The Weather

Washington. Nov. 16.-Forecast for Southern New England; Rain tonight and Thursday; Colder Thursday; much colder Thursday night; fresh south and southwest shifting to northwest and north winds, increasing Thursday.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Rain and colder in north and cen- tral portions tonight; Thursday rain and much colder in south and snow or rain and much colder in north portion. Fresh southwest shifting to northwest or north winds in creasing Thursday.
 Conditions: A long trough Of low pressure prevails this morning from Ontario southwestward over the Ohio valley to the central Gulf region. Rains have been quite gen cral from the central Gulf districts northeastward 10 the Lake region and the St. Lawrence valley and snovs in the northern Mississippi valley and upper Missouri valley dis tricts. The greatest amount Of pre- cipitation reported was 3.4S inches at Little Rock, Arkansas. Tempera- lures continue ahnormally high in the Atlantic states but are generally below the normals over the in terior valleys and the plains states. Conditions favor for this vicinity
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
TRACKS OR NO TRAtk ~

When {" residents sign a petition for the retention of street car tracks on Stanley street and ly this action are opposed to tho substitution ot buses for the S'anly street trolley line, they must ike the troIteg- and the tracks.
 1T so many HoN5.or. residents prefer the trolley hHo, ot rogr~- that is their priyil.E The m.tu oh- lection against the trolley, however has not been as 10 how it tuurtious as a transportation llr- but how the cars interfere with traffic along the street; also how space is occupied at the end of the terminal while waiting for the return trip. Tn" danger to trolley passenger inrl"d- ing the Belyidcrc rcsidcu'- "h" signed tho petition to the mayor 1s .elf-evident; and the danger 10 autolsts is also quite self-eviden'.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
! Snol.nNN. 900 YAN CIT

All signs point 10 q tax cut Of '$--5, 5,0Ho,ooo. adlicos from Washing
 ion being that the IHonsc ways and
 means committee IS likely to report
 t nut in tho vicinity of this figure.
 Ad}oru',~ for larger fax cut have apparently hn,n unable 10 convince spokesmru for the admin istratiou that il j~ possible 10 cut deeper m view of the special logis- lation before tho next Congress, such as flood control. With < uator Shoot. stauuch liaison senator for the administration, and senator Eugn. possessing independent views. agreeing that the cut should he no greater. it is likely that those Democrats and Republicans who
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
AN I\DNPINDENT'S SUCCESS

They say an independent cannot advance in politics. Yet when Her bort Hoover started regulating cvory' hing from doughnuts 10 cle- yators during inc war nobody knew his politics and in truth he hadn't any. After his name becam" q household word he finally decided 10 he a nominal Republican and that's whore he is today. His success in public life was advanced by dint Of his earlier independence rather than hindcrcd. In fact, h. was aided hy the Democrats when it was hop cd ho would turn out 10 be q Jcl- fnrsonian. and helped hy the Kopub- ucaus after he became q disciple Of Hamilton. Hoover has worked both parties without ever eaying anything of particular advantage 10 either; and now he is talked Of for tho presidency.
 If Hoover is nominated for thc presidency there is nothing at pres, rn' visible 10 indicate he will ditci a,+ independent mode Of thought.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
Fred Stonek Is Again
 Corn Husking Champion

Winnobago, Minn.. Nov. 16.-tp- Fred Stanek. Of Fort Dodge. Iowa. i' again the National corn husking champion.
 He successfully defended his 1928 honors at the National title contest yesterday winning from q field Of ten state champions. and near champions, l. was the third time he had taken the first prize.
 SIaet and snow cut down the amount Of corn husked and the cold. frozen ears left the competitors with bruised and torn hands, especially those who worked harehand, with out the use Of hooks.
 Stanck's net picking was 15.& bushels and his total poundage wal 1,0S3. 4 close second was Bert Han- sen. Minnesota champion, who had 14.6 net bushels, with 1,02S pounds
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
GOING TO \ FIRE.

Those citizens who have wondered what would happen if t1o fire en- eiues tried 10 worm their way through ;he downtown district while traffic was at its most cong,eced peak also take note Of inc fact occasionally that No. fire head quarters company is on Commercial street, that when fire occurs nocessitating the apparatus swc"p- ing into Main street the stage may be st for delay, trouble or accident.
 Some citizens are of the opinion that Commercial street is noH a bad site for the headquarters company; that it might ho better situated to combat existing conditions if it were stuated 1t a street a little more rc- moved from the concested traffic center. but from whence it were able 10 reach the downtown section just as quickly.
 IL was only the other day that an accident at Commercial and Main streets was averted only by the quick wit of a police officer who, seeing the fire Iaddies were about to drive toward Main street, hastily unjammed the traffic knots and en- abled the equipment 10 make through passage without delay
 It is pointed out that in these days Of q motorized fire department, which enables fire equipment to reach the scene of q blaze much quicker than in the old days, the necessity for fire stations to be close to the most important areas is well nigh past,
 The headquarters company is not situated as close to the downtown section as it seems 10 be, either, if one takes practical potentialities into consideration. Suppose a fire breaks out at the center. No, l company Is close by and the run is begun. But just as it turns the corner into Main street il is found the railroad gates arc down and a freight train is stcaming along the tracks. Some Of them are quite long and take d few minutes to pass; others have q habit of parking right in front of ths gates for a spell. such a delay would be serious, and might mean the diff ference between fire quickly brought under control and a con- flagration.
 Perhaps 1t is this, among other things, that causes the New Eng land Fire Insurance Exchange 10 treat us so roughly as to rates. We can increase the number of fire houses, but equally as important is 10 have them at such stratceical points as to bring the chances of dc lay through traffic and railroad crossings to minimum.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 12a2 N.W York avenue, Washingt on, 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 a personal reply. Unsigned requests cannot be answered. All letters are dcntial.-Editor.
 Q. Is doSaricr from the United States Coast Guard in time Of peace liable to arrest? Can he hold public office?
 A. He is liable 10 arrest for two years from the date of the eXpira- ton Of the period for which he in listed. He cannot hold office in the !. |. s. government nor can he obtain a. civil service position and he also is deprived of certain rights Of citi- 2enship that vary according to the laws Of the different states. Q. Does the widow of an eX- service man still receive her com pensation after she marries again: A. The compensation stops when she is re-married.
 @. What is the work of tin smith?
 \. It ordinarily is confined to making utensils. such as pans, pails, light pipes and liquid conveyors. He should be able to work to draw ings, patterns or templates. He must use skllfully all timers bench tools, soldering coppers and blow torch and be able to do general re- pair work on automobile lamps and general thin metal utensils. He should understand laying tin roofing and covering large surfaces with tin where various kinds of sheet metal ! joints are used. He should have had 1 experience equivalent 10 an appren- ticcship to regular tinsmith.
 Q. Where is William Jennings . brNdu lil I'A
 A. In Arlington National ceme- tory. Arlington, Virginia, across the river from Washington, D. C. 1 o. Who was the first governor of Ohio?
 | A. Edward Tinin-1S03 10 1897. ! Q. Why is monoplanc able to carry a greater load than biplane
 X. Because the ratio of lift on the single wing plane is greater than that of the double wing type.
 0. Where was Herbert Hoover borno
 A. At West Branch, Iowa, August 10. 1874.
 O. Who was Dompseys manager at the time of his first fight Wltf Tunncy in September 1926"
 A.. He had no manager then Gene Normile was his personal rep resontativc. but Dempsey acted a' his own manager.
 O. From whom are the Welsf people descended?
 A. The earliest historical know lodge Of the people Of Wales date: from the invasion of Britain by thu Romans in 55 E. C. At that time the tribes Of Wales consisted or mixture of primitive lbcrians whi tho later invading Cclts, and Wer' called the Dccongi in the north, th
 Ordirices in the center. tn" Silure
 in the southeast and the Demeta
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
THE UBIQUITOUS REPORTER

It is with pleasure that the jour nalistic fraternity notes that the lid was blown off from the Fall-Sinclair iury-tampcring case by the ubiQui- tous reporter. To Don King of the Washington Herald goes the credit Of knocking the sensational scheme Of trailing Jurors galley west, It was perpetual assignment that he had given himself, and 1t lasted all day and all night for part Of a week. And then the blowup Of the case, with results that the coun- try now thoroughly understands. The tochnic was simple now that it is known. A motorman had been in a soft drink parlor and heard the juror Kidwol tell of what he eX- pocted to get out of the trial. Re porter King got in touch with the motorman after the latter had given him the tip, and through this source he was able to gather enough in- formation 10 knock the props from under the case. Il took days of cf- fort, however, but the result justi- fled the work.
 And it is with sympathy t.at one reads that Don King had such a big scoop that his paper was afraid 10 print it without first confcrrine with tho district attorney; after l which it was agreed that in the in. tcrcst of national welfare all other newspapers and press associations b, let in on the story.
 There are some easily misguided individuals who profess to gc mad" at reporters occasionally. w have never yet known a roporto worth his skin who would not worl his head of for the sheer lOv" 0 the work in order to do somsthin! substantial for tho public welfare.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
25 Years Ago Today

X house-to- house pe1dlcr applied to City Clerk Thompson today for license to sell medicines. He was informed that only the wagon men needed such licenses. These men used 10 gather large crowds at the lower end of Central park, giv" mus ical shows, effect 'curcs', and then sell large quantities of their stutf
 The New Britain chess team, con- sisting of F. J. Lynch, Charles Cor rigan. Arthur Burton, (. r. Pritch- ard, Charles Gustafson, A. Thomp- son. and Lyman H. Adams. was de foatod by Bristol last night, -l to l.
 The str-.t committee held two hearings l&at night, one on a sew CT for Highland street and th" other on d proposed flag walk and build ing line on North Fairview street between Church and Dwight streets
 The annual banquet of the 'hrlst- i'm Brotherhood of the First church ,,as held in the church last even ing. II Wus A spl"nded success. The menu included oysters in several .st,-I.s chicken pie. baked sweet po- tatocs. and q variety of delicacles- The tables were nicely decorated each having it's pott"d palms. Nll- liam C. Hurgort'ord, who was toast
 master, acquitted himself well, Marcus White also sal at the mann table
 At tn, hanquct mentioned above the quartet of young men which mas .hccn singing in the local thnrrhes fer yrarf had an accident. The four men are Fred Latham, A. $, Par sons. Ben (. Mcrriman. and \. It. Curtis. They were cncor"d at the dinner and when they returned had .a miN-up. Two started Snglng one piece and the other pair another, Then they stopped laughed, ana began again together
 Coming 10 the EussWjn lyceum inc sensation ot the season, Bion- dcIls latecsl mammoth spectacular cy,ravaganzl. "Throu%h the Center or the Earth" with 4o people and .2So costume.
 The recently married members of pMiuNillc Grange were given d reception n NoWton's hall last ..ycnins. They were Mr. and Mrs. r.oouis of Bristol. Mr. and Mrs George Iampsou of New Britain md NIr. and Mrs. Irving Carter of
 pIain,illo, Each coupI" was present ol with a handsome picture, a col fec pot containing the names ot the members. arG i rattle.
 The East street school ioo' pal'
 team beat the Hurritt school team e% 10 u in T lot back of Walnut HlI' , this morning, For some tim" past there mas l,n.n talk of founding another SWed-
 jgb panor in this city. and no" inc '\oW Britain Journal" has beer r .,.,ah}ishod with tn" following o'- riccrs. president, Carl ldndehors' ...rrctary, A. J, Johnson; business manager and treasure, F.. G. llnde' borg. The first issue of 10000 copies ) vill be out December 13.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

running for sheriff.
 Jumbo" MacTish and Red Moriarty, kings of the underworld, were talking about it.
 Don't vote for this guy O'Hara, the plumber, that's running for sheriff. Pass the word" said "Jum- bo."
 What's the matter?" demanded Red" Moriarty. Hes a good fel- low. He takes his little nip now and then. He's liberal. Hes in favor of 8 Wile-open town, he tells me. Whats wrong with him?"
 Don't you know what a plum Der does to joints?" answered Jumbo"
 Alexandria Horne Copyright 1927, Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

The Connecticut company has been asked 10 construct a waiting station at Whites crossing, Th.re are other trolley stations that could be treated similarly 10 the ad dan- tage Of the company. People do moi need to wait in tho open and breast the vintry gales when tbo" ride la their own cars, Comfort tor tba tro,- Icy public means more ridors
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
Facts and Eancies
 BN ROBERT CULLEN

Example Of pure philosophy: Hen IS just as good as turkey, any way
 Everybody agrcss the tariff is a local issue: The disagreement arises in trying to iocalize the profits.
 "Developiug' tho Tropics consists in making the natives work to earn money 10 buy the white mans goods.
 The Canadian border Is just an imaginary line with an occasional leak that isn't imaginary.
 "Thc dawn comes up like thun- der Thunder makes lot of fuss and doesn't do anything. There is an airplare named "The Dawn"
 r isn't Q universal language wc urod so much as one that will be adequate when your shin meets q chair rocker at night.
 You can join the Navy and learn some trades, but no instruction is given in writing for the magazines.
 Anyway. Al can boast that he's the only candidate who can make two parties uneasy. The gold-diggors avoidance Of the bald may indicate merely that tho game is too easy 10 be interest ing.
 Americauism: Sending home a post card showing your hotel room marked with an "X.' | Levine says others can do the talking. Still, he cant start that many QuarreIs without talking a little.
 If either party has 6 keynote, it appears to be A fiat. Christmas almost here agaln, ana Dad still has three pairs of bedroom slippers he hasn't worn. Most architects have abandoned bay windows. Poets never acquired any.
 A few flies remain. but they arc dopey in the morning and it is safer to depend on your alarm clock. l Another New York stock EX- change seat has sold for over a quar- ter of a million, which means that about o70 wise hicks must guess wrong to square things.
 A practical politician is a mar who thinks it q visionary scheme if it won't provide a lot Of jobs, Ordinary Eunmcn aren't like War riors. Nobody asks Providence tt help them at their killing.
 Correct this sentence: T find. wrote the college boy 10 his dad that ] can get along on little les' than you arc sending me-
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

have been eager to bring about a larger reduction will see their eff forts end in failure.
 The details of the cutting, even the relatively small cut of s225, 5,o0O,- oou, continues to stimulate an aston ishing diversity of opinion. As usual, those with axes to grind are in the majority. The House committee needs to hold taut to its anchors.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

The effort was not much adycrtis- ed, but the New England railroads tried 10 induce the Interstate Com merce Commission to grant higher rates on iron and steel products in less than carloads between points Tn New England. Needless to ajL ptr- haps. the !. C. (. saw straight
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

New York and New Jersey have just completed little job of boring under the Hudson; but the Burns detectives did not succeed in finish ing the job Of boring under the United States government,
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
Hartford has had = traffic acet

Hartford has had = traffic arr'- dents in one week; bHt is patriotic town boosters will agree that they were due entirely 10 tho lare" mum Der Of out-of-towncrs. \ IIarttori man never gets Into q traffic smash up until he comes 10 New H-itaju- when he has to learn the signal jus- mess all olcr again.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

A common cold is an irritating thing, but it must be matter or satisfaction to the human race that it is possible to have only one at time.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

The high school grid team will get those free haircuts and slaves whether or not they are needed. Some of the boys look 10 us as If thev do not yet require many slaves.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
The Only Draw back, Folks!

The Only Drawback, Folks! shop early for Christmas" it's
 noble advice In heart We agree that the scheme
 would be nice. But We feel in our pockets where
 dollars are not, And murmur shop early-oh yes,
 but wl,h What?"
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

The tourist hotel business suffer ed a depression last summer, Il Is now announced but nobody knows whether it was due to the weather or to fewer tourists.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

Soon time to hear something about the annual suggestion to move the city hall to the northern section of the city, perhaps to avoid traffic congestion.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
MISS MARTIN SHONTRED

Miss t,stelle Martin Of Sexton street was given a miscellaneous shower last evening at the home of Miss Martin is to become the bride of Henry Lapierre of Bristol ou November %.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

Visitor (being shown through ho- tell What is this thing
 Hotel Manager: That's q pulmo- tor
 Visitor: "Suroly there is no dan ger of anybody getting drowned or asphyxiatcd around here, is there?' Hotel Manager: No, but ire uuently, when we show man his bill, it takes his breath away,.'
 --Christophcr Y. McNatfery
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

The true Californian will readily admit that 365 days of sunshine q year for southern California IS d conservative estimate.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16
,G.nl,.v Audit Burpau of Circulation

Tn. A. B. C. IS national ursauila-l l'n which .u-nishe, newspapers and alt c-- u.ers with e strictly honest ana 'ss's Of t.rculation. Our circulation statSt.es hFe based upon .hi. audit. TAis .nsaTes iiH- lection against fraud in Ie"araTeF " 5- Eribu.ion figures to both national a-- local advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-16

A writer tells us that the Amer ican farmer has gone into business. That must mean he is making some money on his crops this year