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motion picture star at present? A. She is living in France and playing on the French stage. o. What is the "Jota"? A. A Spanish dance in three. four time, popular in Aragon. It 1: danced by couples and somewhat re- sembles waltz though there are many extempore variations of step Its rapid striking music is furnish ed by mandolins, castanets and a song. whose couplets are often ex. temporized and are satirical or TO- mantle. It is sometimes danced as a solemn rite at funerals in Spain. Q. What is the meaning of the name Stanley?
 A. It is a Saxon name meaning ''stony place."
 0. What countries lead the world in grape production.
 A. France. Italy and Spain.
 o. When did the first wife Of President Wilson die?
 A. August 6. 1914.
 Q. How many ciphers are there in a sextillion and trillion?
 A. A sextillion has 21 ciphers. A trillion has 12 ciphers.
 O. When was Taft appointed Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
 A. June 30. 1921.
 Q. Who performs the duties of the office during impeachment proceedings against the President
 A. The President performs the duties of the office during the pro- ceedings. If he is convicted he is removed from office and the Vice President assumes his place. If ac- quilted he continues in office.
 0. What was the population of Great Britain and of London in 1775?
 A. There are no authentic fig ures. Previous to 1891 there existed no official return of the popula- ton of either England or Scotland; nor was it until 1913 that statesmen had anything more than surmise to guide them respecting Ireland. The first general census of Great Brit ain and Ireland was taken in 1901. According to that census, Great Britain and Ireland had a popula- ton of 16,345.646. The estimate of the English population of 17b0 was 6.517.035. There was no estimate for the city of London alone.
 c. How are butchers and theater managers classified in the Census?
 A. Butchers are classified as trade" and theater managers as professional service".
 Q. Does a woman citizen Of the United States who has married an alien lose her citizenship?
 4. Women who married aliens on or after September p. 1922, do not lose their citizenship.
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SAILORS IN NEW YORK

These are days when we would order to have the doubtful privilege of riding in the subways or eating Tn the fancy restaurants, or going 10 thcater every evening and top ping off the days enjoyment by go- ing to a night club, but merely to watch the 30,oo0 gobs from the American fleet when they are off on shose leave.
 The boys in the blue know how to enjoy themselves like no others. Life on the bounding main may have its allurements and there is nothing like it for a genuine sea dog; but there comes a time when shore leave is the quintesseuce of joy. and that time is now
 New York is 'royally entertain ing' the gobs visiting the city. This means that all the money the boys have saved mp will be effectively taken from them. and in its place will be projected what is known as q superlatively good time. By the time the festival is over the boys will be jolly well tired of the city lights and they will be back on the ships welt satisfied with having tasted as much of real life as the metropolis has to offer any first class sailor man In town for a short visit.
 !As we said in the beginning, the best part of the show must be watching the antics of the gobs be- fore the first thrill wears off.
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If Well-Known Advertising Slogans
 Were Illustrated
SPE.ED!:!:! By Mark H. Willison


 "De fastest thing what An ever seen rum unused Uncle Adenoid Whiz2y, in the Darktown Drug and Herb Store, twas Q nigger gentleman what got cotched in a hotel fire. He run so fast dat he kicked hisself un- conscious"
 Dat am nuffin." interrupted pr. ThoraX Pustulc. De fastest thing hat ever An seen run was a gen. tleman whose rear seat oh de pants was on fire. De seat ob dem pants was entirely consumed by de flames, but dis gentleman was goin' so fast dat he wasn't even scorched."
 De fastest thing what ever An soc.' spoke up Oboe Jiggy. was q race horse. And dat animile could ambula'c. and nothing else except! Dcy put him on quarter mile track once and he went around so fast dat he sneczed hissclf to death!"
 "Sneczod hisself to death," de- manded Dr. Pustule. How come:"
 "He done went so fast dat he got de whiskers of his tail in his nose" Grandpap Johnson slowly got to his feet and yawncd.
 De fastest thing what ebber Ah
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of being heard.

1 Eminent men throughout the na. tion do not agree with this concep-
 ton of ultra-legalism. These emi-
 nent men arc shocked at the pros-
 pect of executing two men who may
 be innocent. So are all others who
 place fair play above class warfare. The foremost newspapers of the country, recoiling from the spectacle
 of executing two men regarding
 whose guilt there is reasonable doubt, are demanding a new trial out of common decency. Among these are the New York Times, the Herald Tribune. the Boston Herald, Globe. Post, and innumerable other , metropolitan journals. The news papers in the smaller cities favor ing reconsideration of the case are numbered by the hundreds.
 Only a few, very paltry few, , newspapers demand summary death for the pair. We trust their motives are honest: we have read no arguments in any of them to convince US the majority are wrong. If Sacco and Vanzetti are guilty of the murder 1t ought to be prov en at second trial as easily as at the first. If not guilty they will have a better chance to prove it at an- other trial. now that so many holes have been shot through the earlier evidence and new information Is at hand.
 It is the manifest duty Of Gov ernor Fuller of Massachusetts to prevent these two men from being executed upon the basis of the trial verdict. It Is the manifest duty of the governor to bring about a new trial that justice may be done. We have confidence in the governor to the extent of believing he will not permit a summary execution under the present circumstances.
 The judiciary system is on trial. We don't think the governor of Massachusetts will permit it to be found guilty.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02

Britain Savings and Loan associ- ation was held last evening and the following officers elected: President, s. H. Stearns: ce-president. w. J. Rawlings: secretary, '. J. Stearns: treasurer, c. C. Rossberg. There were 200 new shares subscribed for and $2,000 was loaned.
 About 50 carpenters are on strike today. or to be more exact are ex- periencing what is generally known as a lockout. It was announced this morning that those working for 5. H. Hubbard, John w. Allen. and Adolph Leupold were forced out, but a later announcement was to the effect that O. F. Curtis, John E. Meskll. and Timothy Hennessey had withdrawn from the master builders association and that conse- quently their men were still work ing for them.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
CHAPLIN AND HIS MONEY

There are great many people of eminence who think they do more for the benefit of humanity at large than Charlie Chaplin, film come dian. And these would like to know why it is that society does not pay them proportionately.
 They read of Chapln's income and compare it with their own: sroans :, invariably accompany the comparison.
 But there Is a big difference in the method of distributing Chaplin s capers compared with the work of a college professor, for instance.
 Chaplin distributes his talent on the mass production plan; when he appears in a picture" toll to see it is collected in every town in the country. A college president may be just as smart in his own line, but what he does is concentrated be- tween the four walls Of some insti- tuition and no toll is collected clse- where.
 Chaplin and the other moving picture stars have the advantase-a big advantage.
 The story is that Chaplin re- ceived 75 per cent of the returns from "The Gold Rush." perhaps the most famous film. This means near ly $2,00o.0 GOO. Had the film never been produced, had Chaplin never been heard from, the world would nave been just as far advanced as it is today. It would have had some- thing less in the way Of amuse- inent. but that is about all.
 Had Thomas A. Edison never been born the world would have not been advanced as far as it is today. There Is no comparison between Edison and Chaplin in this respect. Yet some of the finest inventions of Edison did not bring in s2,o00, oOO- indeed, not a tithe Of that much: some of them very little.
 mere IS a saying by some economists that society pays each individual exactly in proportion of their value 10 society. The chief thing about the statement is it isn't true. If it were Edison would be getting the so.ooo, GOO per invention and Chaplin would be getting the song.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
CHIANG IN CHINA

A new angle to the warfare in China is furnished by the decision or General Chiang kai-shek, the Moderate Nationalist leader to an- nlhllate the radical Cantonese troops in and around Hankow. This indicates period of house. cleaning among the Cantonese troops. for un- til recently the Hankow left-wingers were part Of the victorious Canton csc army which marched from the south sweeping everything be- fore it.
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You can get an ansW 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 :n 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 swered
 All letters are confidential.-EJit Q. Under what conditions may a
 person returning or coming to America from abroad bringe house.
 hold goods free of duty?
 A. Provided they have been used
 abroad for more than a year. X
 reasonable amount of new supplies
 will be allowed free of duty, accord
 ing to the discretion of the exam iner at the customs office.
 Q. At what temperature will al- cohol solidify?
 A. Pure alcohol solidifies at about 130 degrees Centigrade. o. What is Jasper? How is 1t
 used?
 A. It Is cryptoceystalline variety of quartz distinguished by its opacity, due to the presence of clay and other substances and takes a
 hiph po1iSh Jospor u.,~ c,lIod iopic by ancients and was used for orna-
 ments. It is still used for rings and seals and to a certain extent for pillars, mantels and table tops. The colors are brown, dark green. gray ish blue and brownish black, &C.,
 cording to the impurities present. When the colors appear in layers, the mineral is known as striped or ribbon jasper; the brown and yellow varieties are known as Egyptian jasper.
 Q. What do the letters I. N. R..
 I. signify?
 A. They are the first letters of the Latin inscription placed on the cross by Pilate at the crucifixion of Christ; Jesus Nazarenus Rex Iudoe- orum. Jesus of Nazareth. the King of the Jews (John 19:19) Q. Is there a shrub or tree
 called the 'Inkberry"?
 A. It is an evergreen shrub, ? to feet high, belonging 10 the holly family and is found in sandy soils in the United States from Massach- setts to Flarida. The leaves are
 dark green an inch or more long. | wedge -lanceolate or oblong, smooth
 and shining on the upper surface; sterile flowers form in clusters of from three to six, and fertile ones are solitary and are followed by small black berries. The leaves and
 bark were formerly used as rem edy in intermittent fever. The prin- cipal use now is for decoration. Q. Where Is Pearl White. the
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
Fascist Guarding Plane
 on Way to de Pined0

New York, May 2.-lP)-Guarde ed by a half dozen armed Fascist on it's voyage across the Atlantic. the unassembled airplane Santa Maria II, was here today for Commander Francesca De Pinedo to complete his flight over four continents.
 The plane was especially sent from Rome by Premier Mussolni and is a sister craft to the original Santa Maria, which was destroyed by fire on Roosevelt Lake, Ariz. De .Pinedo plans to make q test flight Thursday and then is expected to decide on plans for continuance to the Azores and to Rome.
 The plane while on Italian liner Duilio was guarded day and night by three shifts of Fascist guards.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
25 Fears Ago Today

Officer Coserove will be day offic-
 CT during May.
 A number Of local residents will
 participate in the seasons first run of the Hartford Automobile club.
 which will be held next Saturday from Hartford through New Brit ain, Plainville, and Pennington. Four o'clock tea will be served at the Elm Tree inn.
 Prizes were awarded as follows at the meeting Of the o. F.. & whist club last evening: first. Mrs. D. Me- Milan and William Hultberg; sec
 ond, Mrs. Charles Mckirdy and Robert Swanston.
 The annua! meeting Of the New
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Pile Sufferers
Can You Answer These Qncstions7 !

N"At oN .AHs"SA \tASSNIOuSS Do you know why ointments do not give you quick and lasting re- lief?
 Why cutting and operations some- times fail?
 Do you know the cause of piles is internal?
 That there is a stagnation of blood circulation in the lower bowel? Do you know that there is harmless internal remedy discovered by Dr. Leonhardt and know HEM-RO1D, now sold by Fair Dep,. Store Inc. and druggists every- where. that is guaranteed?
 HEM-ROID banishes piles by re- moving the cause. by freeing blood circulation in the lower bowel. This simple home treatment has an al- most unbelievable record for sure. quick and lasting relief to thousands of pile sick sufferers, and saves the needless pain and expense of an op- eration. Don't delay. Try HEM ROID today. It will do the same for you.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
SACCO AND VANZETTI AND THE GOLDEN RULE

The question before the country or the world--is not whether Sacco and Vanzetti are guilty of killing a paymaster but whether they are en- titled to a new trial considering that evidence upon which they had been convicted has been largely discredit- ed in the minds of fair men, and considering that new evidence has been found.
 One can still privately believe Sacco and Nanzetti are guilty, yet at the same time one can wish for them new trial.
 Few men who pride themselves upon their fairness can agree with the Massachusetts Supreme court, which in denying a new trial, said Tt is not imperative that new trial be granted even though the evidence is newly discovered and, if presented to jury, would justify a different verdict"
 In other words. execute two men regardless of whether q new trial would result in a different verdict.
 This peculiar logic is entirely too cold -blooded for us to stomach. It is legalism running wild.
 A subtle attempt has been made to place those who desire a new trial for Sacco and Vanzetti in the category of wishing them to be free. This is not the issue at all: the is- sue is new trial, not necessarily a verdict of not guilty if that cannot be attained.
 Those who are so set in their minds about it that they are cer- tain Sacco and Nanzetti are guilty and that they ought to be executed forthwith surely have enough con- iidence in their own unfailing judg. ment as to expect another convic. tion.
 For if Sacco and Nanzetti are SC overwhelmingly guilty new triaI certainly would establish it. Tc think otherwise would be seriously questioning the efficiency of the Massachusetts courts to locate guilt
 The people who demand freedom for Sacco and Nanzetti because they are or were radicals are as rule radical minded themselves.
 Those who demand their sum mary execution because they are or were radicals make just as much 0! a class war out of the case as the radicals.
 Both sides are really radicals the one side being radical about freedom regardless of possible guilt the other side being radical abou, their guilt regardless Of possible in. nocence.
 This is not question betwcer radicalism and capitalism. The at tempt on both sides to carry on witr such stage scenery is doomed tc failure.
 The question is one whether it i. morally and legally right to cxecutr two men regarding whose gull there now is more than reasonabl, doubt.
 The question is one whether it i: morally and legally right to cxecut, two men who may be innocent ir view of what we now know of tn, evidence which convicted them, anG what We have reason to think is good new evidence that should b, heard.
 The Massachusetts supreme cour has decided it is not one of it's func tions to grant new trial even if i is shown the former evidence ha, been shot to pieces, or even If th' hew evidence discovered is worth,
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
Watch Your Frail Puny
 Child Grow Strong
 Take on t..Quick
Take Cod Liver Oil the New Taste
 less Way-In Sugar Coated Tablets

Tn just few days-quicker than you ever dreamt of-these wonder full health building, flesh making tablets called McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets will start to help any thin. underweight little one gain in weight.
 After sickness and where rickets are suspected they are especially valuable. No need to give them any more nasty Cod Liver Oil-these tablets are made to takc the place of that good. but evil smelling. stomach upsettng medicine and they surely do it.
 A very sickly child. age 9, gained 12 pounds in z months.
 Ask any druggist for McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets-as easy to take as candy and 60 tablets. 50 cents. But be sure and demand Mccoy are limitations just as there is counterfeit money.
 And bear in mind if McCoy's doesn't help your frail, rundown child in 30 days. money back.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
How Girls Loue

to keep that ugly shine away with this New Wonderful special French Process Face Powder-called MEL LO-GLO! Prevents large pores stays on so long-very pure and fine-gives the skin a peachy look. Keep your complexion young and at- tractivc with MELLO-GLO. Get this marvellous new face powder today.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
THIS BUSINESS OF ASKING QUESTIONS

| HIS buSllleSS Ol aSklnB questions has come to point where even po- tential presidents are pestered with a list of. What would you do about this if you were in the White House. l A batch of them were hurled at Governor Smith by the Springfield Republican the other day. The paper claimed that there were a horde of national policies upon which "Al' had not yet been heard from. Here they are: l The range Of states rights and , federal centralization. Federal taxation. The tariff. Federal aid to agriculture. 1 Federal aid to highway improve ments. education or anything else. Interstate railroads. Federal regulation of power con- panies doing an interstate business. i The merchant marine. The merit system in the civil serv- ice.
 1 Machine rule In the light of his 1 lifelong allegiance to Tammany. Private monopolies and the fed eral antitrust laws. Labors relation to industry and collective bargaining. This country's imperialistic tend encies in Latin America and the ; Orient. Dollar diplomacy. | Limitation of armaments. War and peace seen as national tendencies. The League of Nations. The world court. 1 The allies debts to the United States.
 Recognition of Russia. Chinas right to be the mistress Of her own house. Philippines. Immigration.
 The strict and uncompromisine enforcement of foreigners property rights in Mexico.
 The size of the army and the navy and
 Our Springfield contemporar!
 evidently thinks the President is tn,
 whole works in Washington. How
 many such questions did Calvin Coolidge answer before he wa
 nominated for the vice. presidency
 Going back a bit farther, how
 many did Warren Harding answe before he was nominated? If Smith is nominated by tn, Democratic party We rather thinl
 ne will govern himself largely b! what is contained in the Democrats national platform; just like the Re i publican nominees usually do. Som ol tIie luclitS pTOpOunQeQ are O
 such a general nature that no con
 scientious man has an inflexibl
 opinion about them, but prefers t,
 shape them according to the trcn,
 of events and the circumstances q
 they arise. Smith should not be ex
 pccted to produce a program 0
 dotted is and crossed t's regardn, ! national and international affairs
 It will be time enough to do S, when the Republican candidate be gins: and We rather think tha
 won't happen.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
Out of the Mouths Of Babes

Out Of the Mouths Of Babe-
 Hamilton. big sisters beau" was at her home on one of his evenings he usually spent with her. While she was getting all dolled up, her little sister, Suzi. was entertaining Hamilton.
 Suddenly Suzi asked him, DO you belong to q band?"
 "No dear" answered Hamilton. "why do you ask?"
 "Cause daddy says you're always blowing your horn," said Suzi, in- nocently. D. c. Retsloff
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She Didn't Always Say It With

She Didn't Always Say It With
 Flowers They never had to set apart in good old times of yore One day for Mother, bless her heart for just outside the door The lilac bush grew switches tough all ready for her hand, Then every day was Mothers Day. with Mother in commando!
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An idealist is one who observes Chicago and reflects that thousands never have been shot or robbed.
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A wet district is one where liquor gets the ayes instead of the eyes.
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Sing Sing was named after the Sin Sinck Indians. who originally lived in the neighhorhood where the New York prison now stands.
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Her Scheme First Housemaid: You're lucky. You can always get a job. How do you do it?"
 Second Housemaid: "It's very simple. You know they always ask why you left your last place 2" First Housemaid: "Yes." Second Housemaid: Well, If it's a woman hiring me say, Because I wouldn't let the husband kiss me- and if it's a man hiring me l say, Because let the husband kiss me-"
 -Richard Nepperhan Copyright. 1927. Reproduction
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Entered at the Po4 Ohics at New Brit. ain as Second ClaM Mail Matter.
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Being wicked won't get you any, where. Youll notice that rich men are always found innocent.
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There are few absolute dictators left except Mussolini and Wheeler.
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OPPOSTTES

OPPOSTTES
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An opportunist is a river-valley farmer who turns cheerfully from corn to frogs
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There's some good in everything The hip flask crowded out the pistol.
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seen run," he confided, with . wheeze. ''is nah nose in de winter time!"