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New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
THE STEPHENSON EXPOSE

D. c. Stephenson, the ku kluX Klan potentate of Indiana who is serving a life term in Michigan City. has no confidence at all in the Re publican leaders of his state. That is why he is taking his revenge through an Indianapolis newspaper. Not even the state attorney had a chance to see the evidence. The in- ference is very, very plain. Stephen son and the public are getting bet ter results than by relying upon the Indiana Republican politicians.
 The politicians simply would have hushed up all Stephenson had to tell. Up to the moment the news paper expose began they succeeded in doing so quit effectually. The state attorney Is incensed, but he cannot do thing about it, all the evidence being in the hands of the newspaper, which is running it as serial, with all the other news papers getting the story over the press wires.
 Stephenson has nothing to lose. He Is up for keeps" His exposures ought to result in a political up- heaval in Indiana. if the Hoosiers are not so far gone politically as to be utterly apathetic about how cor rupt their political leaders happen to be.
 President Coolidge seems to be linked up on the right side of the Indiana Republican faction. His Re- publican friends in that state are Postmaster General New, who was beaten out of the senatorship he held by the Indiana faction headed by Senator Watson; then there is his secretary, Everett Sanders and for mer Governor James P. Goodrich all opposed to the Watson regime. There was a time when the aver age Hoosier regarded Senator Wat son as little tin god on wheels, one whose political fairy stories were swallowed like gospel truth. The Watson gang is being found out rather rapidly of late.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

park and charge admission to them. while any. attmept to raise funds to help defray the expenses of the baseball games are positively for. bidden?
 Recently at one of the Dusty League" games. an attempt was made to take upa collection. Tho movement was promptly stopped by the officer on duty who threatened to put the collector under arrest.
 The Board of Managers of tho Dusty League" have been notified that if they will use Willow Brook park in which to play their games, they may solicit contributions with, out any interference.
 Why should this be countenanced in one public park and not in an- other?
 Is it an attempt to drive baseball from Walnut Hill park? A BASEBALL FAN.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

to the Union Pacific. In order to obtain the mail contract it has to be shown at repeated intervals that this combination of travel gets there quickest. Its profit cannot be denied. If a combination mail and express train like this does not bring in money then it simply can't be done.
 Numerous passenger trains of dis tinction also exist partly because of mail contracts. The Twentieth Gen. tury, the Broadway Limited, the Capital Limited, all carry mails. The mails they carry cannot do other wise than bring in little velvet in addition to the profit from passen- gers.
 On the local trains mall service cannot be expensive to handle. The trains would be operated anyway, and regardless of the poor service given passengers on some of the lines, there are always enough trains to insure fair mail service.
 The railroads have a duty by the public in addition to serving it with passenger transportation. They were given valuable rights and in in- numerable cities cause much incon- venience through the practice of having a plenitude of grade cross ings. If the railroads were as eager to eliminate their grade crossings as they are to get more lucre for hand ling the mails something worth while would be accomplished. But they can't see the necessity of eliminating grade crossings at all: all they can see is higher rates"
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

in the case of Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray for the murder of Mrs. Snyder's husband? l A. The foreman of the jury pro- nounced the verdict in the following prescribed form: We the jury. find the defendants Ruth May Snyder and Henry Judd Gray, guilty of mur- der in the first degree" Q. How many Roman Catholic schools are there in the United States?
 A. The National Catholic Welfare Council estimates that there are 10,250 Catholic schools in the United States including all classes.
 e. What is "block" on a rail- road?
 A. It is a stretch of railroad of defined limits, the use of which by trains is governed by signals at the entering end; or on a single track line by signals at both ends. Q. Where is the Place de La Concordo"?
 A. It is the largest square in Paris. the starting point of the Champs Elysees, and is bounded by Rue de Rivoli, the Tuileries Gardens and the Seine. Q. Are snails good to eat? A. Some snails are edible. They are usually cultivated in special gar dens.
 Q. Why is St. Louis, Missouri not in any county?
 A. The constitution of Missouri adopted in 1875, conferred upon the city of St. Louis the power to frame its own charter and at the same time to separate from St. Louis county. The charter was drafted at the time when the attention of the whole country had been arrested by the shameful and extravagant expendi- ture of public money and the reck- less conduct of public affairs, and the political condition of the country at that time is faithfully reflected in the charter.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

You can get an answ T to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau. 1929 New York avenue, Washington, D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Un- signed requests cannot be answ cred. All letters are confidential.-Edito
 Q. What form of government has Russia?
 A. The government Is made up of Soviets Cor councils) in which only workers and peasants have a voice. It is familiarly known as the Dictatorship of the Proletariat". The executive cabinet is the Council of Peoples Commissars.
 @. Who first swam the English Channel?
 A. Captain Matthew Webb, an Englishman.
 Q. What is the average life of a rat?
 A. There are no very complete records of their average life. Prob ably it is three or four years, al- though some have been known to live longer.
 O. How is the depth of the sea measured?
 A. The latest method is by echoes. An electric oscillator at the surface of the water transmits a sound to the bottom of the ocean. An apparatus on board ship picks up the sound of the echo as it re- turns from the bottom of the sea and a third instrument records the time interval required for the sound to go to the bottom of the ocean and the echo to return. Half of the interval multiplied by the ve- locity of sound per second gives the depth of the ocean at that point.
 Q. Why is the Pope referred to as the Prisoner of the Vatican?
 A. In 1871 the Italian govern ment seized parts of the papal do- main in Italy AS protest against this act. the Popes since that time have made themselves voluntary prisoners of the Vatican and never leave it.
 c. What Is the orogin and mean ing of the name Stanley?
 A. It is Saxon and means a stony place. from stone and lea (meadow).
 Q. Who was the heroine in the play in which Gene Tunney starred?
 A. Virginia Vance was the heroine in "The Fighting Marine" the play in which Tunney starred.
 o. What was Cerro Gordo?
 A. A mountain pass between Vera and Mexico City where the Mexcans were defeated by the Americans under General Scott in 1847 during the Mexican war.
 Q. Who wrote and directed the moving picture "Rookies"?
 A. Byron Morgan wrote the play and Sam Wood directed it.
 Q. What make of rife is used by the United States Marines?
 A. The 80 calibre Springfield rife.
 Q. What Is a "buckayro"?
 A. It is an American cowboys corruption of the Spanish vaquero, meaning cowboy.
 o. What planets are nearest the earth?
 A. Venus Is nearest the earth and Mars is next. Q. What was the jury's verdict
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
HAULING THE MAILS

Our railroads never think they get sufficient pay to haul the mails. Those of us who were not born yes-
 terday can remember the day when
 they were arguing along pretty much the same lines as today-that they
 are losing money on mail trans
 portation. The inference is clear that
 they never earned a cent for this service. Possibly they never will. How much it actually costs to haul the mails is altogether a mat ter of bookkeeping. A decade or so ago, when the issue was being agi- tated by the railroads, the claim was
 made that the rate of pay should be
 according to the amount of space
 used, and that fares should be
 charged for the mail clerks. This
 was quite a finespun argument, but
 failed to meet with public approval.
 The railroads didn't get what they
 wanted. Possibly they never will.
 Now the claim is made that it
 cost the railroads s137,000,000 to
 haul the mails last year, while the
 sum received from the government
 only totalled s1OO,OO0, 900. Conse-
 quently there was a deficit of s37,-
 1000. The railroads, in order to
 play safe in this financial matter,
 want s4o,000,000 additional. Maybe they will get it and maybe they
 won't.
 There is evidence galore that the carrying of the mails is considered
 profitable enterprise by the rail- roads-between the periods when de- mands for more money are being mad. Some of the fastest and best trains in the country are being ! operated at least partly with the view of carrying the mails as well as passengers. The road which carries the mails swiftest between any two ! cities gets the coveted mail contract; hence, especially in the middle west and west, whenever a contract is to be placed, sundry railroads make
 the fastest time possible and the one which twins the race" as the rail- road men term it, gets the contract Thus a railroad between Chicago | and Minneapolis got mail contract ! because 1t beat a rival line by five minutes; and somewhat similar
 result occurred between Chicago
 and Denver.
 Perhaps the fastest transconti- | mental rail mail time is made over a combination mail and express train winch begins its hegira over the
 New York Central It is not on the | passenger time tables because it does not carry passengers except on days of heavy passenger congestion
 when few coaches are sometimes l added to assist the regular trains | This speed marvel goes to Chicago
 over the Central, then is switched to l the Burlington 10 a point somewhere in Nebraska, and thence is switched
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
TRIAL SPEED

There was q fleeting item in the paper the other day referring to the capture Of an alleged murderer in London. The crime was of the "heinous variety and the populace was reported quite excited.
 Another little item followed in a few days, saying that the alleged murderer was being brought to trial in Old Bailey.
 Then came a little item that the man had been found guilty by jury and was at once sentenced to be exc
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
ROUTE NO. SIX.

Waterbury is threatened with be- ing yanked off the federal high way map because of street conges- ton. The route referred to is feder- al route No. 6, which extends from Cape Cod to Erie, Pa, and thence merges into others for points west.
 Perhaps you never heard of this route. Time you did. It runs through New Britain; likewise through Plainville, Bristol, Terryville, etc.
 The trouble with the federal high way markings, however, is that they are not marked. And they don't agree with the state highway mark ings in Connecticut, either. The fed eral government has system of its own, which exists mainly on paper.
 It would be interesting to figure how many autoists visit a city be- cause of the federal routes as duly placed down in the road maps. But time is short. One doesn't meet with many in practical automobling. The tourists for the most part seem to find their way about by inquiring of cops and citizens on the sidewalks, or at farm houses.
 The federal government wants to change route No. to pass through Plymouth. Thomaston. WateNown, Minortown: instead of via Southing- ton.. Milldale, Waterbury and Mid dlebury.
 Route No. 6 passes through Kill ingly, Willimantic, Hartford, New Britain, Plainville, etc., and has long been known as New England route No. 3. Some autoists may not have known that but so it is written designated and referred to in the state highway literature. The federal government. through the Depart ment of Agriculture, adopted even numbers for east-west roads, and odd numbers for north-south roads, which is opposite to the system in use in New England.
 The federal system is being rapid ly adopted in most states, but has not yet reached this part of Con- necticut. Now the government is try ing to route the main highways around congestcd cities rather than through them. Waterbury's difficult ties-if such they may be termed in connection with federal route No. 6 is caused by the potential delay occasioncd to tourists trying to worm their way through the Brass City. But Waterbury is not the only city where such conditions prevail. One would think it equally as diff cult to get through Hartford; and as for New Britain-well, there is the famous Center and it's traffic signals, which needs no introduction 10 autoists.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

Maitland and Hegenberger hope to fly to the Orient; but if they actually succeed they probably won't get the public acclaim accorded Landbergh. There were certain dramatic clements connected with the lindbergh flight which in all probability Will never again be equalled.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

others, particularly those with headquarters at Enfield. where the revolt is thickest. may go their own way. Whatever is done will not change the tobacco situation. This is out of control of the growers. Their greatest foes are the cigarette smokers.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
cuted by the presiding judge.

This whole business started about the same time . jury was being sought in Texas to try a noted mur- derer. The jury is still being sought.
 Chances are the EngliShman will be hanged before the Texas trial proceeds very far. And there is no telling whether anything will ever happen to the Texan.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
BOUGHT AND PAID FOR GA Fun Shop Drama)
 In Three Acts By Lawrence G. Benedict


 Act One (Scene: Sandy McPherson's house. His daughter, Mary, is. filling a basket with eggs.)
 Mary: There, father, juist three dozen."
 Sandy: Have ye put the large ones at the top and the wee ones beneath?"
 Mary: T have father" Sandy: "TAcn I'll be going"
 Act Two (Scene: Soda fountain, where Sandy always sells his eggs. Will Adkins is proprietor.) Sandy: T have brocht ye yer three dozen eggs. NIeeser Adkins" Adkins: That's fine. Do You want me to take them out of the basket now?"
 Sandy: "No. I'll gang doom the street to my ither business, and take my pay and my basket when l re- turn"
 Adkins: "All right, then"
 Act Three (Scene: Soda fountain. Time, an hour later. Sandy returns.) Adkins: sandy, there was an ex- tra egg in the basket" Sandy: "Weel weel, Meester Ad- kins, we'll no fight over a single egg. Pay me as you theenk fit.'' Adkins: "I'll tell you what. You take a drink at my expense and we'll call it square" Sandy: "Vurra weel. I'll take a chocolate matted milk with egg."
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

Satisfactory potato prices have in- creased production. Now the New England potato growers are wonder ing whether the wicked price manipulators In the cities will take advantage of the increased produc- tion. They invariably do.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
JUNE BRIDES!

GAS found in The Fun Shop Joke Factory)
 Mrs. June Newlywed: How do you like my cooking. dear?" Newlywed: Tt will soon put me back in health again, sweetheart" Mrs. Newlywed: You're a dar- ling! But what's been your trouble ?" Newlywed: "Over- eating"
 Emile Mayhew (And as other Fun Shop contribu- tors turned it)-
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

It is gratifying to realize that the cost of education in this city is be- low the average of other cities in Connecticut. But this cost does not include the costs of the new build tnss. That, as Perlmutter would say, is something else again.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

The Connecticut company has been trying to take the bumps out of the rails along Church street for years; but there Is still no chance of | quiet nap in the Herald office, as every time . car passes by it sounds like thunder.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
Going Around In Rings

You horrid, ugly. nasty brute!" Said irate Mrs. Pratt, "Why did you get, for your stenog, A dizzy girl like that?" "1 have to have dizzy girl" The victim of her letters Replied, You see, it is her job To mail out circular letters!"
 Alfred w. Gurney
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

came all the way from the Old Folks Home to do it."
 IL S. Hamilton
 
 Brilliant Deduction Policeman: That feller's been hanging around that church for hours"
 Detective: Pinch him for . biga- mist. A criminal always returns to the scene of his crime!"
 Joseph H. Kenlon Copyright, 1927. Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
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New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
WHEN BLACK IS READ

Frome the Proverbs of Solomon
 (Nee Ginsberg) A bankrupt sale man should give, Rot's my heddwice-andd den Tiff at fust you dun't sockseed, Fail, fail hagenn!
 Mother R,
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
The Sweet Girl Graduate

Betty: T understood Adele Will Hams graduated from noted swimming school"
 Marion: T saw her yesterday and she was carrying a hot water bot tle."
 Betty: That wasn't a hot water bottle-that was her diplomat"
 Laura H. Krashaar
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

A sweetheart expected you to ap- pear with a white horse a sweetie expects white mule.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

The day seems to be past when the city building department can be fooled by anyone with the necessary nerve.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

A camping trip is much like a toothache. It's very enjoyable when it stops hurting.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
TELEPHONY CALLe Busanese once co. 926 Editorial Rooms .... 9:6

The snly profitable advertising medium h the City. Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

A fabric composed of bands Of paper twisted around a strand of strong steel wire Is being tested in England as a substitute for jute fabric now used as an outside wrap per for wool bales.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
COMMUNICATED

A Question About Collections in Walnut Hill Park.
 July IA. 1927. Will someone kindly explain why it is that the Chautauqua can put on entertainments in Walnut Hill
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

The Herald is on sale daily in Nea York at HotAlings Newsstand, Times souars; schultz's Eewsstands. Entrance Grand Central. 42nd Street
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

kind of man that uses a wash rag.
 The world hasn't changed so much. It's just that naughty books are on shelf now instead of under mattress.
 Woman's intuition doesn't seem to work so well when she is selecting the kind of bob that will be becom- ing.
 Edison thinks people should eat the same thing every day. Nature designed that man to run board ing house.
 Americanism: Trying to act i'm portant so people won't realize how unimportant you are. speaker. Just tell the audience something 1t already knows.
 The conviction that the old fashioned religion no longer satisfies is general among those who haven't tried it.
 The objection to a night club is that the festivities are still going good when it's time to shave again.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
M,nh., .f tho A,.oeiat.d Pres,

Nenbse ef tho Associated Prest The Associated Press n exclusively en- titled to the use for republication of all news credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published therein.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

This weather we are suffering from was made in Mexico.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

As soon as the smaller one dollar bills come out the bakers will be- gin to make their doughnuts a bit smaller so that the fellow who bets dollars against doughnuts' will still be on an equal basis!
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
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Send all communication to Fun Shop Editor, care Of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York.

Jot Down the Address, Folksi Mercury rising til sos the rule? Cheer up, there's one haven that always is cool. Just look for the awning. striped gaily with jokes, That's THE FUN SHOP, the home of the mirth fountain, Folks!
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

Foreign travel really isn't neces- sary. You can walk yourself dizzy and find queer smells right at home.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

Don't lay 1t all away for rainy day; so often that's the day of the funeral.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
FactsandFancies

A prejudice is just conviction in the midst of a sore spot.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

Why shouldn't the specialist charge more? He gets only one crack at you, while the family doc tor regards you as an annuity.
 little money is a dangerous thing, also. The happiest people are those who haven't cultivated appetites they can't satisfy.
 A Swell party" if one believes the movies, is one where you get drunk and kiss some other mans wife.
 What the movies need is star who can play sweet and innocent role without making you long to kill her with brick.
 Man is queer machine. The brain furnishes motive power for the tongue, yet the less power there is the faster the tongue works.
 Correct this sentetnce: "He Is very successful" said the gossip, but he admits that luck did most of it."
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

Coolidge prosperity now is of the sort that 1t might be worth while trying to blame it on the Democrats.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
Encouraging It

Rev. Cox: You know the church. es do not encourage fighting" Married Friend: And yet you permit weddings in them."
 Thomas R. Willard
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
Those Movie Ages

First Movie Magnate: 50 Marie Thompson. your child star, got away"
 Second Movie Magnate: Her son
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

Hot weather Is good for singers Even barber shop chords melt
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15
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If he says 'as it were" he is the kind of man that uses a wash rag.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

Roll On, Ocean Roll! Baxter: Great Scott! That's the third time today you've watered those beans!"
 Mrs. Baxter: "They need lots of water. These are navy beans!"
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

The objection to night club is that the festivities are still going good when it's time to shave again.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

Americanism: Trying to act im- portant so people won't realize how unimportant you are.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

It isn't hard to be a great speaker. Just tell the audience something 1t already knows.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-30
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

First publication June II, 1927.