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New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
COUNTRY RAILROAD STATIONS

Recently the New Haven railroad, in announcing the discontinuance of three station agents at three small towns, announced that business at ! the points had fallen off 90 per cent
 since 1924.
 Perhaps the decrease of business at these towns was greater than the
 average; on the whole, however, all
 country town stations have suffer-
 ed somewhat similarly, and the rail- road must be hard put to know what 1 to do about the situation.
 The president Of the Boston X
 Maine recently placed all the blame upon the private autom obile, this after a previous statement that the business was looming back" due to inability of autoists to find parking space. This may have been true in
 the metropolitan centers, where it remains easier for suburban dwellers to commute than to drive to the large cities and find parking space; but in the country towns and small
 cities the situation grows more acute all the time.
 The old-time station agent at a small station down the line had
 enough work to keep him quite
 busy. He was the chief agent of the
 railroad in the community, and at tended to the details of freight trans portation from the point as well as passengers; he likewise was a tele-
 grapher, and had to be busy at the
 keys a considerable part of the time. Nowadays the passengers have all
 but disappeared, much of the short | haul freight leaves town by trucks, and even in many cases the tele- graph has been superseded by the telephone. It is no wonder that rail- roads are finding it difficult to main
 tain the country agents.
 One wonders where the decrease i in short haul railroad traffic will stop. That part of the public which still travels on the trains for short distances demands good service, yet there rarely are enough of them to fill the coaches. It is for this reason that the Boston & Maine last year wished to abandon a large mileage in
 New Hampshire, an attempt that was not permitted by the state on the | score that the branches were neces- sary regardless of their non- paying 1 character. and that it was the busi-
 ness of the main lines to take in i enough to operate the branch lines
 The gasoline coaches being opcr- | ated by the New Haven on some runs
 over the Waterbury branch line seem
 to be successful and satisfactory. It 1 is true that a gasoline coach re- | Quires an operator and conductor for
 one coach. but they are handy con- veyances for the railroad on runs where travel is light. As service is so
 much of factor in catering to the public, it appears that the public
 would appreciate three separate | gasoline coaches run over d line at ! convenient intervals 10 a greater eX- 1 tent than one steam train with three i coaches. The total of passengers that
 could be accommodated would be
 about the same, with the advantage
 with the gasoline coaches as to serv-
 ice given.
 | The gasoline rail coaches offer to ! railroads an opportunity to go out ! after some of the short haul pas- i Senger business that has been lost.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

police today for the driver who failed to make himself known after running down two men late last night. The injured men were re- pairing tire on the rear of a parked car when another machine crashed into them and knocked them to the street. The men in- jured were John Souda, 37, who is in hospital with possible internal injuries, and Shaken Haziar. 35, who has a fracture of the left leg.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
Four-Jeavcd Cloyers. HorscSboes.
 and Black Cats!
Dear Nr. Judell:
 l am a poor music StMdont.

Dear MT. Jndell:
 l am poor music student.
 live in q room in a cheap board ing house. My only heat is supplied by q grate. and I have 10 provide the fuel myself. Last Monday my landlady informed me that if , l burned up another piece of furni- turo she'd throw me out.
 So, l played my saXophone to keep warm. A voice from across the way yelled If you don't quit that noise I'll brain you"
 I kept on playing.
 Suddenly l felt a terrible shock on the side of the head. Stars twin klcd, and then darkness folded in on me. When l came to, l realized that he had hit me with a heavy missile l looked around for the mis- sile. It lay on the floor-a big lump of coal,
 Ambulating Anthracitc'
 That was my lucky day
 -T Ot bJr COrt GZ.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
Let's Get This Straight!

She came in to view the celebrity. When the celebrity came into view she was glad that she came to view the celebrity that she came in to view.
 Poor thing, she didn't know that the celebrity that came into view was not the celebrity she came in to view, but another celebrity who came in to view. She had gone by tho time the celebrity she came in to view came into view,
 Claire B. Castro. Copyright, 1927, Reproduction
 Eorbidden)
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
Dear NJ. r. J..

Dear M F. J.:
 Mildred" I said 10 my wife, "1 have confession to make. Three days ago you gave me letter to mail. I just discovered that l for got 10 post it. Please forgive me" Certainly, dear" she said. We all make mistakes"
 You can imagine how relieved l felt
 An hour later I saw my mother in-law getting off the street car, Great Scott,' I asked. "Is your mother coming here?'
 "Yes," she saidn that letter you forgot to mail was a note asking her to postpone her visit.'
 Syncopatng Celery!
 That was my unlucky day!
 Eugene Reich
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

A politician doesn't need to side with his inner principles to be sue cessful. All that is necessary is to run on the Republican ticket in a
 Republican district, or on the Demo- cratic ticket in a Democratic district.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

That western college alumni as and half a new team after the loss of one game shows what kind of sportsmanship often goes with mod ern education.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
EXplaincd!

Lawson: q hear you had bur gar in your house last night Fuller: "Yes"
 Lawson: Tt must have been ter riblel'
 Fuller: Tt was. II took me three hours to sell him the idea that he ought to take my boys saXophone.'
 Barbara II. Quillinan
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

A good modern dancer is some body who wonders how people once had sufficient brains to remember all the turns and twists of the old time quadrille and lanciers.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Everything depends upon the point of view acquired, A New Brit ain working man, who now finds himself quite wealthy, is one of the most conservative individuals in town. He Is in full agreement with Henry Ford and John D. Rockefel- la-
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Harold" asked a visitor at our house of my nephew, you're very rich now. l hear you have a little brother, too"
 "Naw, he ain't two" answered Harold. There's just one-that's only the way he hollers."
 Mrs. l.. k. Roeder
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
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New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
Mcmhar of the Associated Press

The Associated Press Is exclusively en- titled to the use for republication of all news credited to lt or not otherwise eredited in this paper and also local news published therein.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

American wives tyrannize hus- bands" said a headline. Especially when the time comes to turn over the well known pay envelope.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
Ilffcctiye.

Gertrude (suddeniy, after a half hour of silence and inaction): BOO"
 Larry: "Oh you. gave me such a startn
 Gertrude: Really? I was begin hing 10 think nothing could,'
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

The love-lorn no longer praise the lady's charms in verse. There gre so few romantic words that rhyme with shape"
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Simpler clothes and bobbed hair are time savers. All the dear girl needs now is a slip-on complexion.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Doubtless 9 certain political party adopted the elephant as an emblem because it has unusual equipment for reaching the trough.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
Facts and Fancies

Maybe it is called the open road" because there is six feet of open space between cars.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

The rich adopt the new things first, and in a few years the two classes may be called the plane peo- pie and the plain people.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Americanism: Scornins certain laws; scornlng people who scorn other laws.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Lives of flyers all remind us we can dare the oceans brine, and de- parting leave behind us little ripplcs for time.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

With aviation advancing so rapid ly' lhe next war will be won by the nation that can control the weather.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

It used to be said that President Coolidge had reputation for plain, direct speech.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

We Are Lucky Birds, After All! Folks, when November skies look
 gray,
 Here's one bright cheery thought
 at least: We are not turkeys, anyway. Shut up to fatten for the feast,"
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

The Herald Is on sale daily in New York at Hotaling's Newsstand. Times square; Schultzs Newsstands. Entrance Grand Central. 42nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

If Mrs. Grayson had taken a steamer she would have been there and back.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
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New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
THE PUNCH BOWL
The Younger Generation!

The Younger Gencration! He drank too many highbails And thought he was Prince Carol, And then he shook the dice cubes They sent him home in @ barrel. The excelsior in it tichled The poor young son-of-a- gun, He giggled and giggled and giggled, And had q barrel of fun'
 Manuel Pernas
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
Hearing Is Believing.

When Lester went away to work His parents were perpleXed, They never heard from Lester From one year to the next, But, in a jouncing fliyver,
 He came back home one day, And now they hear from Lester When he's a mile away!.
 -RuSsell Wage
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

don't leave him lying there. Bring home the bacon.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Night gown; A garment put on at i o'clock in the morning to replace the evening gown worn all night.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

The kind of person to marry is the kind you can learn 10 love after you get over being in love-"
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Beating swords into ploWsharcs won't help if they keep on beating twisted versions of history into the heads of children.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

The United States will build the worlds greatest navy whenever somebody invents gun that will shoot from the Coast to Kansas.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

The house that inspired "Home Sweet Home" is yet standing, but nobody stays there any more.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Even in Bible times it was GUS tomary to anoint the head with oil, but not by crawling under the car.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
New Britain Herald
HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY

Issued Daily Sunday EyceptedD At Herald Bldg. S7 Church Street
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

They're probably happily married they like the same tooth paste.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

If you think you hear the honk of a wild goose it may only be a Wild driver.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Doughboys" is an excellent name, except that they weren't hoys and weren't the ones that got the dough.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
\ Vivid DpcGriDtiOn!

Most impromptu necking parties start from the neck of 8 bottle,
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Our idea of sport is a man who can say with his last breath, Sign ing off,
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

A back seat driver is someone who doesn't get blamed for the collision.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
Initial IuterDrptatiOui

"When our college team" boasted Tom Bradley, went over to play your team it reminded me of Il A. M."
 What's the "A. M ?' asked Saun- ders.
 "Eleven Active Manhandlers."
 And when they returned after
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Correct this sentence: "This is good luck,' chuckled the man; Eve picked up horse shoe With my front tire"
 Copyright, 1927, Publishers
 Syndicate.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
THE GROWTH OF REMINGTON

With d population of between 4,- 500 and 5000, Newington has shown d gain of 500 the past year-and
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

playing my college team they were II P. M.," smiled Saunders. How come the P. MP" Eleven Partially Mangled!"
 Mary kostant
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Entered at the Post Office at New Brit ain as Second Glass Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
All Worcester After
 Hit-and-Run Driver

Worcester, Mass, Nov. 2 P-A general alarm was sent out by the
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
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New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Some girls are bad-and some girls are exceptions.
 Exceptionally bad!
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
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Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-25
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY'S TOOTH
RPTTCH

Well, it's gone.' solemnly an
nounced the rabbit gentleman as
he came down stairs III his hollow
stump bungalow one iorning after
the forty 'leven little bunnies had
hoped to school.
What 5 gomez asked his wife
who was getting ready to go down
town shopping at the eight and
innocent store to buy a new dress
for the piano. You don t mean
to tell me Your pocketbook is gone
and that | cant have any money
to go shopping' Don t say that -
'No, | won say that for it ism t
true answered Mr.. Longears with
jolly laugh. Il mean my tooth
brush is gone and | shall have TO
get another.
IBID any of the children take
your toothbrush to sweep the snow
from the path? % asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, for it was showing
rather hard.
"No, mv old toothbrush just
wore cut, Uncle Wiggily said.
- Like bald headed man, all the
bristles came out of my brush. |
will mop to the drug store and get
new one. For if | keep my teeth
cleaned ] will not have an ache, as
Baby Bunty had the other night,
and | won I have to go to the dem
fist Bears office so often. II
get me a new brush. -
And while you're out | wish
you d buy me some red pepper, as
not as you can get it, spoke the
muskrat lady housekeeper. Il am
going to make some picked gerani-
ums and | need red pepper"
You shall have it, promised
the bunny.
Be careful you don't get any
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-25
AMERICA AT SHANGHAI

The fears felt in Shanghai and felt in America and
Europe for friends there, may be exaggerated 1t may
be really good thing all round that General Suns de-
fense of Shanghai has collapsed and the victorious Can
tonese pressing forward almost certain occu
patton.
If there is defense of Shanghai there will be no
battle. In that there may not be- either anv burn
ing looting
Evidently the fate of that great seaport center of
western interests and refuge of so many thousand
whites, depends mainly on how the white powers con
duct themselves They have great fleet of warships
IN the harbor and thousands of soldiers and marines
ours among them. If they insist defending the city
against the advancing armies, there will be a bloody
battle whose issue no one forsee
The powers presumably could win in the first en-
counter, and stand off General Chiangs army for
time but what of the long run? If the Cantonese lead
er can master China, he also master Chinese sea-
ports. Any temporary military victory against him
and property and in the lasting resentment and hatred
such a conflict would produce.
In the supremacy of the Cantonese government repre-
sened by Gen. Chang and his forces as most Ameri-
cans believe, lies the hope of undermining China and
lifting that vast country for congenal and profitable
relations with America and Europe. The powers will
be wise II they acquesce in what looks like the newt
able, and make the best of the situation.
Ihls applies particularly to Great Britain which
mas most at stake Just now and which has been guided
lately by unWse counSelS of coercion
The chief responsibility is up to the United States
Wnch IS IN technical command Of the fleet at Shang-
ha and also in strategic position to control the d
plcmacy OF the western powers 1t might dominate the
situation by putting into practice American ideals Of
friendship and justice toward China
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-25
END OF PEGET NEAR

Tomorrow is a momentous day for Imperial Valley.
The United States senate at o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon will vote on Senator JohnSon's petition for
cloture rule to speed up action the SWingJ ohnson
BILL If twothrds of the senators present vote for
the cloture, argument will be limited and it is expected
the bill be put to vote before congress adJourns
next Friday.
Those familiar with procedure in the senate de-
clare that if the eoture is adopted, it means certain
passage of the bill, hence the Importance OF tomor-
rows session.
The entire nation and Imperial Valley in particular
is watching every being made at the capital The
fight for the Boulder dam bill is recognized battle
for the rights of the people For years the battle has
been waged and the end is almost in sight
History has been made in the senate this week. and
what originally Imperial Valleys first fight, has
become struggle between the people side,
and corporation interests on the other.
Aside from sending kilograms of encouragement to
those who fighting Imperial Valleys battle there
is little can do now but hope, and hope has
many contest. Coupled with faith it makes weapon
not to be despsed
We should not give up to the thought that it cannot
be accomplished Rather should take courage and
inspiration from the example of Senator Johnson, who
almost single handed has kept the bill from defeat
several occasions this week On him rests the saliva
ton of Imperial Valley. If ever deserves
cessdeserves for the tenacy with which he has cung
to his purpose This Joined with the fact that his
is righteous, makes it impossible for him to fail
However any of us may have disagreed with him in
the past, he is fighting Imperial Valleys fight
and is fighting it well-better undoubtedly than any
other in the senate could fight it. The bill needed
forceful champion and it has one Whether or not
success is achieved, will begrudge full meas
of praise to Hiram W. johnson for sticking to it
everastingly
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-25

il YOU ask me why the barrel hap
pened to be there l cant tell you
But if YOU ask me why the FoX
leaped out I can tell YOU and I shall
The Fox wanted to nibble Uncle
Wiggily S ears.
How do know that Because
the Fox said so. Yes, sir, that Fox
inst spoke up aad said, real peri
like:
I'm going to nibLlc your cars
Uncle Wiggily,'
Oh, please don't." begged the
bunny gentleman.
Yes / shall!' snccrcd the Fox.
Then Uncle Wiggily thought of a
trick he might play and he said to
the Fox, said he:
Have you cleaned your teeth
this morning?'
-" Cleaned my teeth? No, Why
should ! clean my teeth when
haven t yet eaten anything?" ask
ed the Fox. I'm clean them after
| nibble your ears
" MOI cried brave Uncle Wig
gilv. Your teeth must be cleaned
before you nibble ne - The Fox
tried to excuse himself, saving he
had no brush, but Unclc Wiggily
exclaimed: 81 have = brush and
what is more, some nice red tooth.
powder. Open your mouth. /!
clean your teeth,'
Before he quite knew what he
was doing, the Fox opened hi,
mouth. Mr.. Longears sprinkled hot
rcd pepper on his new toothbrush
and began to scrub the teeth of the
Fox and then
"'Oh, WOW. Scowzic WOW! Trol
ley cars Jitncy busses, Give m,
transfcr,' howled the Fox turn
ing three somcrSaults one after tn,
other. "Oh, how my mouth burns,'
That comes of not cleanin.
your teeth rcgularly.' laughed tn,
bunny. Here, You may have m,
brush. ! m going to buy another.
He flung the red pcppcry brusI
after the Fox who ran away anC
then Mr.. Longears got himself ;
new brush and took the red peppe
TO Nurse Jane.
So it all happened for the bcs.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-25

and his lady rabbit wife hopped the
other way. Not that they were no
longer friends, but you see Uncle
Wiggilv had to go one way to reach
q drug store to buy toothbrush ana
his wife had to go the other way
to buy some appleSauce for the sew
ing machine, or whatever it was. IT
doesn' really make any difference
in this story for it 5 all about Mr,
Longears.
Well, Uncle Wiggily bought his
tooth thrush with green handle 50
he could pick it out in the dark
bathroom and not get it mixed with
his wife 5, and then the rabbit gen
tleman hoped to the grocery and
bought box of the hottest red pep
per to be had. Then he hopped back
to his bungalow for he wanted to
Bush his teeth.
All Of a sudden, out from behind
a barrel jumped the Fuzzy Foz. Now
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-25

street, is visiting relatives at Cal
eXico.
Mr.. and Mrs. George q. Henry
are new citizens of Fl Centre, hav-
ing just moved here from Sreicy.
Mr.. Henry has been appointed I'm
pcrial Valley representative Tor the
Inter State Vaccine 60. OF Kansas
City, Mo.
W. c. Fisher, representative" of
the American Type Founders CO.,
who has been in Fl Cent.o for thc
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-25
. ~ az Pi'S'H Nv.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Feb. Of. 1919

Ed Royce Is completing a SIX.
room cottage at 626 Commercial
street. This is the second house
Mr. Royce has built since he came
to FL Centro to reside, about a year
ago.
Miss Marjorie Paris, who is at
tending the Marlborough school in
Los Angeles, arrived in FL Centre
this morning to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Paris.
George V. Rude of the McPherrin
ranch, northwest of FL Centre, was
in town today and reported that he
is shipping twenty crates of aspara-
gus day to the Chicago market,
getting $l2 a crate.
Engineer Chester Allison and men
are today turning water into the
canals, but She stringency in town
will last for day or two longer,
during which time no irrigation win
be permitted.
John Martin of Brawley has TAX
en- his grading outfit to Thermal in
Coachella Valley, to work on lands
there. A large amount of new land
is being placed under cultivation in
the vicinity Of Thermal.
TEN YEARS AGO
Feb. 25, 1917
Mrs. K. h. Whitelaw of Len Rey
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-25

past few days on business WI
visitor at Calcxico today.
The Socley grammar school
are again practicing on base
and hope to leave thc other sci
far behind when their inter-s
astic games are played.
+. X. Fong, Chinese consul
aral stationed at San Francisc,
in the Valley. investigating
treatmcat oE his countrvmen
Mexirali.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-25

red pepper on your new tooth
brush warned his wife as she hop
ped on ahead, "or you Il burn Your
MOUTH
ooh, I'll be CAREFUL answered
JncIe Wiggily, little knowing what
was going to happen very shortly,
which means in little while in
case YOU didn't bring your diction
aries with you.
So Uncle Wiggily hoped one way
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-25

and if the breakfast orange doesn t
hide under the oatmeal dish WHOM
the knife and fork are trying 70
broadcast Il concert for the gold
fish, | II tell You next about Uncle
Wiggily 5 paper guns.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-25


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