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New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

After the fatal crash an air pilot usually is referred to as having been a brave man.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

Peace seems to be progressing in the world after all. It seems harder formerly.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04
Seven Come Eleven!


 pr. Pearson-The odds are about three to one that you'll pull through Rufus-Doctah. Ah could tell from de way you shook dat thermometer dat you was gamblin' man.!
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04
COlIcnc IIunlOr!

Tn college, Bruce studied algebra,
 geometry. trigonometry calculus, biology, chemistry, political speak
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

Blessed are the poor. They don't care a whoop when a big shiny car makes one more crumple in their rusty fenders
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

Americanism: Paying sS.50 for 95 cents worth of food and the privilege of dining among other suckers.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

The three influences that preserve the peace in the Balkans are Eng land, France and the prevalence of Crutches.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04
Increased Church Attendance

Increased Church Attendance Dog Attends Divine Service"
 Chicago Tribune. Dove in Cathedral
 Los Angeles Times. "Black Cat in Church."
 Detroit News. Cow Goes to Chapel"
 Topeka state Journal.
 BraSsicrcS! "Please let mo feel your ears, Mrs. Brown" asked little Margery of a visitor the other day. Why dear" asked Mrs. Brown. "Because l heard mother say she was with you yesterday when you bought two brass oncs."
 Mrs. Z. A. Phillips.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

The prize optimist is the reformer who takes things easy for fear he will work himself out of q job.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

Even in the old days girls left home in their teens and got hard job, but the arrangement was called matrmony
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Nov. 1 Pt-Fore- cast for Southern New England: Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Probably light snow or rain in north and central portions. Not much change in temperature. Strong northwest winds, diminishing.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

Doubtless American presidents at times see some virtue in the Mexi- can system of killing off the critics before election.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04
WHEN BLACK IS READ
AIMaNS Iiarning AMaYi

ALWAYS I!arping Away! When Casey alibied, his wife Let loose her mighty ire: "A harp should be a harp" she said Tt should not be a lyre"
 Alton M. Gray.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

Driving a sport model in a col lege town is helpful if you expect to pack sardines for living.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

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New Britain herald., 1927-11-04
New Britain Herald
HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY

Issued Daily Sunday E1cepted) At Herald Bldg. 67 Church Street
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

The decay of home life reduces matrimony to the Spartan business of kicking one another's shins under a restaurant tabb.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

Entered at the Post office at New Brit ain as Second Class Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

Startling as 1t may seem, all housewives do not play bridge, nor do all business men play golf
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

Correct this sentence: "Hc thinks himself more righteous than any body else". said the gossip, but he is very popular.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

Long, long ago. children. the hem of q cooks skirt could be used to wipe precipitation from her honest brow.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04
His Giddy Jokei

His Giddy Jokei
 "Buck' Hurley is certainly a fine football player" bragged Sid Carl ton. Why. in one game I saw him buck the line ten times"
 That's a lot of work for ten bucks.' answered the campus come- dian. W. NJ. Way.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

One reason why politicians are not lain-spoken on the issues of the day is that such tactics do not elect to office.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

How to Read Character From Hand
 writing
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

SUBSCRIPTION RATES $500 . Year.
 3..oo Three Months,
 75c. a Month.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

If marriages really are made in Heaven, it's a strange coincidence that the rich guys always happen to get the prettiest girls.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

The great problem of shoWmen seems to be to get the uplift and the upkeep in the same theater.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

"The popularity of any breed dc bends on the whim of the fashion able" says a" dog magazine. This
 isn't true of the hot dog.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

If he is GO and she is i S and she calls him "Swectie," she really means Santa Claus.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

Mush used to be a popular dish,
 but you seldom see it now except in sub-titles.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-04

fred Note to amateur hunters; Coyotes have two eyes.
 Blessed are the poor. They don't care a whoop when a big shiny car makes one more crumple in their rusty lenders
 Americanism: Paying sS.50 for 95 cents worth of food and the privilege of dining among other suckers.
 The decay of home life reduces matrimony to the Spartan business of kicking one another's shins under a restaurant tabb.
 "The popularity of any breed dc pends on the whim of the fashion able" says a dog magazine. This isn't true of the hot dog.
 Mush used to be popular dish, but you seldom see it now except in sub-titles.
 If he is GO and she is i $ and she calls him "Swectie,' she really means Santa Claus.
 The great problem of showmen seems to be to get the uplift and the upkeep in the same theater.
 If marriages really are made In Heaven, it's a strange coincidence that the rich guys always happen to get the prettiest girls.
 Long, long ago. children. the hem of q cooks skirt could be used to wipe precipitation from her honest brow.
 Correct this sentence: "Hc thinks himself more righteous than any body else". said the gossip, but he i,. v'
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
II HELD BY LONE
POLICEMAN

The feat Of Sergt. o. j. Letterman,
Of the First precinct. In raiding
single handed an alleged gambling
establishment and his subsequent
arrest of three men who are held
responsible for the place and IA wit.
nesses, will result in their appear.
ance in Police Court today.
The raid" was carried out yes.
terday on the third floor of 521
Thirteenth St. N. w. Those arrested
were William Nelson Herndon, 30
1914 Tenth st. N. W.; MeIker Peter
son, IS, 500 South Royal ST., Alex.
andria, Va, and George Lee Smith
colored. 38, 1927 Third st. n. w
They were charged with permitting
gaming.
Sergeant Letterman was passing
the place yesterday and decided to
investigate when he saw Smith
standing on guard at the doors on
the third floor. He sent the negro
downstairs and burst into the room,
telling the occupants that the place
was surrounded by policemen.
Eight men escaped, but the others
submitted to arrest and waited
while one OF the party was dis.
patched to call the patrol wagon,
under the promise of freedom II he
carried out the command. He called
the wagon and was not taken to the
station house.
This is the second time in the
past two months that the same place
has been raided, none of those ar
rested this time having been there
before.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
SNAG looms IN
MEXICO QUIZ

A sharp conflict between the
United StateE Senate and the Mexi-
can government appeared in pros
investigation into charges that the
Gales government appropriated
H,215.000 and ordered it paid to
four members of the Senate.
One of the subpoenas issued by
the Senate is for Arturo Elias,
Mexican financial agent in New
York. through whose hands the
money is alleged to have passed.
The Mexican Embassy considers
that Elias has diplomatic standing
and Is immune to subpoenas, but
a contrary view is taken by the
Senate.
Consular officials and other en-
ployes of foreign governments are
not exempt from summons except
where 1t is so specified in treaties,
according to Senate authorities. No
such treaty exists with Mexico. To
this contention, the Mexican En-.
bassy replies that it is established
practice" to consider consular Off
GERS in the same class with other
accredited diplomats.
II Elias refuses to obey the Sem
ate subpoena and the sergeant at.
arms is ordered to take him into
custody an awkward Mexican.
American situation may arise. The
State Department Is considerably
concerned over it.
The Senate investigation into the
Mexican situation will start Thurs
day.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
Election Hat Bet" l.
Freak For Coast
Attorneys

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.-
The San Francisco courts have
been asked to collect a freak
election bet?
A suit for $50 damages is on
file. brought by George schoen-
field, attorney, against Eugene
NJ. o'Donnell. another attorney.
for alleged failure to perform on
a prediction contract.
Schoenfeld contends that o'Don.
nell had agreed to deliver three
$40 hats to three designated per.
sons in the event that a named
candidate should be elected to
the bench in the recent municipal
and county elections here.
O'Donnell, however, failed to
deliver the chapeaux and Schoen-
field is suing for. their value in
money in lieu of the real thing.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
QUIZ ON
AIR DEFENSE

With the possibilities disclosed
by the transatlantic air flight of
Lindbergh and others weighing
heavily upon the minds of members
of Congress, Representative w.
Frank James (R.l of Michigan,
ranking Republican on the House
Military Affairs Committee, today
announced that he would propose
a thorough investigation of the
state of the nations air defense.
The tremendous advance made In
the field of aviation may demand
a complete change in the nations
present policies, James asserted.
my own view is that, in view
of the flights over two oceans, we
should seriously consider whether
the five-year air program goes far
enough" said James. "My personal
impression is that it does not.
II think the country ought to
know what is being done with the
five.year program and / shall rec
ommend to our committee that 1t
call Assistant Secretary of War for
Air Division, Maj. Gen. Patrick,
chief of the Army Air Service, and
Brigadier General Fechet, who will
succeed him, to learp what is being
done now and what they think
should be done in the future"
At the same time a movement
was under way, sponsored by Repre-
sentative McClintic I'D of Okla.
homa. to call Lindbergh, Byrd
Chamberlin and Maitland-all trans.
oceanic fliers-before the House
Naval Affairs Committee.
James further declared that he
and Representative Madden (R.) OF
Illinois, chairman of the House
Appropriations Committee. fully
agreed that the Army and Navy
should Immediately place its full
wartime strength in airplanes in
Hawaii and Panama.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
George A. Harris to
Head Civitan Club

George A. Harris will be elected
president of the Civitan Club at
the annual business meeting to-
morrow night
The vice presidents and three
directors also will be elected. There
are five candidates for the vice
presidencies - Leonard F. Ruoff
Frank A. Birgfeld, /. L. Goldheim,
Sidney f. Kent and Percy c.
Adams. The seven candidates for
the directorships are Shelton T.
Cameron, Harry b. Pitts, Thomas
l.. Phillips, William E. HUMPHREYS,
Raymond Hoover, William D. Grit.
fifth and John Dugan.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
Girl Scouts Continue
Drive for Camp Fund

The Girl Scouts of the District
are continuing their drive for a
camp fund and budget till 1880 OF
$55 900.
Enthusiastic workers. encouraged
by the passing of the $21 900 in the
campaign, will engage in a whirl.
wind canvass until December Is of
this week.
Mrs. George Barnett Is leading
the workers in the cleanup drive.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
AFTER FLIGHT RECORD

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. y.
Unsuccessful in three previous at
tempts to shatter the world rec
ord for sustained flight. Lieut..
George r. Pond. u. S. N. and
Capt. Charles Kingsford- Smith.
Australian aviator, were scheduled
to go aloft again today. They will
fly trimotored Fckker plane.
The Washington times., 1927-12-12
CITIZENS MEET TONIGHT

The Piney Branch Citizens Assoc
citation will meet at p. m. tonight,
in Hamline M. e. Church. Six
tenth and Allison Streets North
west
The Washington times., 1927-12-12

The Philippine bureau of agricul
ture Is taking active steps to en-
courage rubber planting in the
islands.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-21
JOB IS TO MAKE
HOME WORK EASIER
Women Benefit by Equipment
Survey Service

. Oakland, Neb., July 81 P-A
Nebraska farm woman. with plumb
ing facilities available at her very
door, carries water 400 feet for the
family washington feet from the
well to the house for the purpose of
heating it and 200 feet back TO the
wash house by the well.
This is one OF a number of find
ings made to the people of Nebras-
ka through the home equipment
survey. which the General Fedora
ton of Women's clubs has just
completed. Nebraska was the first
state to complete its survey. It was
also the first to get under way the
campaign for the Improvement of
conditions and the raising OF STAN
dards of living within the state
Mrs. William f. Miner Of Oak
land, president of the Nebraska
Federation of Women's clubs, is the
moving spirit in Nebraska's cam
paign for better homes. She has de-
veloped a program into which she
has drawn cooperation and assist
ance from public utilities compan-
les, the state agricultural college and
other institutions and organizations.
The day is at hand" said Mrs.
MINER, when the conservation of
woman power will become as vital
as consideration as the piping of
water to the chicken yard, the hog
lot and the barn"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-21
H0N0RS FOR FLIERS
National Capital and Army Prepar-
ed Today to Pay Tributes to Matt
land and Hegenberger.

Washington, July q P-The ma
tional capital and the army are pre-
pared to honor two heroic aviators,
Lieutenants Lester J. Maitland and
Albert F. Hegenberger, of the army
air corps, first to span by airplane
the Pacific ocean from the main
land to the Hawaiian Islands. upon
their arrival here by air from Day.
ton, Ohio, scheduled for late today.
Secretary of State Kellogg was
designated to extend the official
greeting and present the certificates
citing them for the distinguished
flying cross. The decoration proper
to be awarded by president Cool
idge later upon his return to Wash
ington.
AS a feature Of the welcoming
program, army, navy and marine
aviators were to stage an exhibition
Of stunt and formation flying for a
half hour during which several par
achute jumps were scheduled.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-21
FLIERS LANDED ON
island OF LEPERS
Iand Of Living DEATH Haven
Of Smith BrOnte

Washington. D. c., July 21-Mo-
lokai, reported landing place OF the
transpacific flyers. once was known
as the land Of living death" be-
cause of its leper colony. but today
1t is also famous as the scene OF a
notable victory of medical science,
says bulletin from the Washington,
D. c.. headquarters of the National
Geographic society.
After a search of years or a pal
liative for leprosy, Joseph +. Rock,
an explorer for the National Geo.
graphic society. who now heads one
of its expeditions, in China, found
the chaulmoogra tree in Burma And
the oil of that tree has proved eff
ficacious in arresting one of the most
dread diseases since Biblical times.
Within two years after the intro
duction of the oil in the treatment
OF cases, nearly two hundred Iepers
were discharged from the leper-re-
ceiving station in Honolulu and from
the main settlement at kalaupapa,
on the island of Molokai.
Even before the Introduction Of
chaulmoogra oil, the worlds SYM
pathy had gone out to the lepers
on Molokai. and Father Damien, de-
scribed by Stevenson as the man
who shut with his own hands the
door to his sepulchre," won fame for
I, ,-,,
Father Wamien was a Belgian mis-
sionary who went out to the colony
In 1878, founded schools, improved
housing conditions and made the
colony happy and habitable set
Element. Shortly before his death in
1889 he contracted the disease and
thereafter he usually began his talks
with I'VE lepers."
"Molokai is the fifth in size of the
Hawaiian Island group, with an area
of only about onefifth that of the
state of Rhode Island. 1t lies to the
northwest Of the island of Hawaii,
with the larger Haul intervening. 1t
is charming in its scenic beauty but
1t presents a forbidding aspect to
aviators. On it's eastern end it Is
extremely mountainous. rock head
lands project into the sea, leaving
almost no beach and one peak, Ka-
makou. rises to nearly 5000 feet.
THE leper colony occupies only
restricted area and is strictly isolat-
ed so that visiting hunters or trav-
elers are in no danger Of contract
ing a disease which is better under
stood on Molokai than in other parts
of the world. 1t occupies triangle
OF land, once the site Of lava flow
and is accessible from other parts
the island only by an arduous path
which is easily guarded.
Privileged visitors may hunt the
deer whic hare found on the lower
slopes but the main game, fit target
for the sturdy hunter, is the wild
goat. more numerous but nearly as
crafty as the almost legendary mou-
f1on of Corsica. Maui seems a near
neighbor and to the northwest the
misty mountains of Oahu separate
blue sky from blue sea In the shall
low water at ones feet, the lines of
anvient fish ponds can be seen as
though from an airplane. Their
walls have long since fallen below
the waves and shore fishing is now
the rule. Coral reefs, which protect
the souther nshore, have formed
several harbors adequate for local
boats.
'Molokal lies midway between the
large island of Hawaii and the is
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-21
F|VE-CENT CIGAR
BACK ON throne
Experts Studying Problem Of
Improving Its Quality
BY GEORGE H. MANNING

BY GEORGE H. MANNING
twashin.ton Bureau of the n. Is, Herald,
Washington. D. c.. July 21.-The
five cent cigar which lost much Of
its popularity during the war has
regained public favor and has come
back to stay.
That is the opinion OF United
States government experts who are
now making experiments with view
to improving the nickel smoke and
securing its future. They are tack
ling the problem from two angles
first, from the standpoint of the
grower, and second. from the stand
point of the manufacturer.
According to DR.. w. W. Garner.
head of the office of tobacco and
plant nutrition of the department of
agriculture. the come back Of the
five cent cigar has been the most
striking development in the Ameri-
can tobacco industry in recent years,
with the possible exception Of the
enormous increase in cigarette con-
sumption.
DR.. Garner believes cheap cigar
manufacturing costs have been cut
TO the bone and that if the quality
of the nickel smoke is to be improv-
ed it must be done through devel-
opment of tobacco crops in Penn
sylvania and Ohio which states pro-
duce a large percentage of tobacco
going into the manufacture of cheap
cigars. Modern cigar machinery
has aided the manufacturer in cut
ting production costs to the bone
and if he wants a better nickel
smoke he must look to the grower
to produce better tobacco, according
to DR.. Garner.
The American smoker wants
mild smoke and demands low
nicotine content, says DR.. Garner.
Combined with this, however. he OBJ
serves, must be combutibility. It is
to obtain this latter quality that the
department is conducting tobacco
experiments.
In the tobacco breeding expert
ments of the department of agricul-
ture the Mendelian laws of plant in
heritance are followed out, and hun
dreds of plants are discarded in the
search for those which will transmit
combinations of valuable character
istics. First both burning quality
and low nicotine content are worked
out through several generations in
separate tests. Then a cross is made
with the expectation that few
plants from the resulting seed will
show some Improvement in the COM
bination Of both qualities. These
tests are being conducted to a large
extent at the experiment station at
Upper Marlboro. Md.
Field reports are useful In this
work, DR.. Garner says, and the de-
partment has stationed experts in
all tobacco districts which keep the
central offices informed Of condi-
tons in the field. One of these is
stationed at Lancaster. the county
seat of Lancaster county which pro-
duces more tobacco than any other
country in the United States.
Since much of the tobacco used in
the manufacture of the cheaper
brands of cigars Is grown in Lam
ton are interested in the results of
experiments being conducted by the
bureau of plant industry.
On the other hand, manufacturers
Of that type of cigar, are interested,
he says. because until the growers
can grow better tobacco profitably,
produce five cent cigars of better
quality.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-21
MRS, SNYDER REPORTED
AS APPEALING TO GRAY
Tabloid Paper Says She Has Asked
Former Paramour to Assume
Full Blame.

New York. July 81 R-The New
York Daily News says that Mrs.
Ruth Snyder. frightened by her ap-
preaching electrocution. has appeal
ed to her one time paramount. Henry
Judd Gray, to assume full respon-
sibility for the murder Of her hus-
band.
IF you will take full responsible
ity for Albert's death. and exonerate
me, I will when set free. devote all
my time and funds in saving you"
This. says the Daily News is the
message the former village house
wife gave one Of her keepers at Sing
Sing prison to deliver to the for
mer corset salesman. Whether the
message was delivered. the keeper
refused to say.
Warden Lewis E. Lawes said he
knew nothing about the matter. Both
Mrs. Snyder and Gray are occupants
of the Sing Sing death house. but
their executions are held up pending
appeals.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-21
BUTTON, BUTTON?-

Gadsden, Ala.-Man's eternal
search for his collar button has
brought VIII Norton. farmer.
unique experience. After hunting
for a highly-prized gold button he
had lost Norton was notified 1t had
been found in the craw of a chicken
he sold the day before at the curb
market.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-21

land OF Kauai. northernmost large
island of the group, where the
crew Of the long lost seaplane
PN-9 No. l landed.
"Kaiwi channel lies bel - Mo-
lokai and Oahu. on which 'lulu
is situated. The channel, re OF
distractions. Is about 20 miles wide"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-07
TRIO DIE; TWO SHOT,.
IN VIRGINIA BATTLE.
Alleged MoonShine Opera
tionS Behind Patrick
County Warfare.

By the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, February May
nard Cox, 16: Dave Cox, 20, his
brother. and Turner Hall, about 90,
are dead and Mrs. Betsy CLANCY was
shot through the hand and her hus-
band, John Clancy, shot in the foot
in a pitched battle between family
feudists about 4 y miles from Dodson
q rural village on the northern border
OF Patrick County, Sunday afternoon.
The trouble is said 10 have resulted
from i'll feeling brought about by
moonshining activities.
Officers from Stuart, county seat
of Patrick, went to the scene last
night and at 10 o'clock this morning
had not returned nor had any infor-
nation come to the county seat of
their operations in quelling the dis
turbance, which, it was feared, might
spread.
Press dispatches from Martinsville
today said that reinforCements had
been sent from that town in response
10 requests from Patrick County
officers to quell the disturbance. The
scene of the battle is isolated.
A telephone connection to a point
within few miles of the place was
established this morning. but no
further details could be obtained.
Turner Hall, one of the slain men,
is said to have had a wife and four
children. The Cox brothers We're un-
married
DANVILLE, Va, February CF).-
The direct cause of the shooting
ARRAY yesterday near Fayerdale,
Patrick County, was an attempt by
Turner Hall and others to serve war
rants on the Cox brothers, reports
received here today stated.