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New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
FINANCES IN VERMONT

Faced with the necessity OF re-
habilitating itself following flood
ravages last November, Vermont has
added 100000 to its public debt.
Much of this outlay paid for ruined
roads. In addition, the program of
permanent highway construction
continued. Conditions prevented su-
per-economy or a pay-as-you-g pol
Icy.
Governor John f. Weeks, in office
while rehabilitation progressed, is
- years old. He is spry for his age
and guided expenditures so eff
GENTLY that he has been nominated
for a second term. breaking pre-
cedent in the Green Mountain state.
state.
| 1t is curious that Edward H. Dea-
Witt. his opponent. failed of the NOM
ination because he promised to re
! duce state expenses" His idea was
something like that current in Con-
necticut. He would pay as you go
I Instead of issuing bonds he thought
/ the state could raise much money
| by increasing the tax on gasoline
from three to four cents q gallon
and thus paying for the roads need
! ing fixing from direct income. In add
! dition, he wanted to abolish the di-
! rect state tax, seeming TO think that
/ the owners of automobiles and farm
gasoline engines should pay most of
the taxes.
It is to the credit of Vermont citi-
zens that they saw through such po-
litical chicanery. They simply did
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
APPROPRIATE THE MONEY

Reconstruction OF the highways in
Walnut Hill park should begin next
spring and the board of finance and
taxation, when asked for an appro-
priation sufficient to do the work.
should agree to furnish the money.
Clyde Ellingwood superintendent OF
parks. makes it clear that the roads
in Walnut Hill would have been re-
built this year had the finance board
provided the necessary $4,000. The
blame for the poor condition OF the
roads in the park therefore rests up
on City Hall rather than upon the
Park Board.
During the last fiscal year the
Park Board spent s22,2S423 on
Walnut Hill, resulting in an over
draft of s162S4. The account for
Walnut Hill was the only park ac-
count in the city necessitating an
overdraft. all the others showing
small balances.
Maintenance of the city parks
does not run into high sums. yet
possibly more than the citizens i'm
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

railroad: Both are under the supsf-
vision OF the Director General Of
State Railroads. Commercto street.
II La Pax, Bolivia.
( q. How can paint be removed
from linoleum!
A. Rub with turpentine. II THU
does not remove the spots repeat
the operation. and while the spots
are still damp rub with fine-grain'
ed sand paper.
Q. On what date did Easter
Sunday fall In 1907?
A. March 81.
@. What is the meaning Of
"Deutchland uber allies?
A. Germany over ALL"
Q. How long has it been aimee
Rhode Island had two capitals?
Where was the legislature held
when the state had the two capt.
tails?
A. Until 1900 Rhode Island had
two seats Of government: the organ
ization of the State government and
one session of the legislature being
held in Newport in May and the
other session in Providence. Now
all sessions are held in Providence.
Q. Were the parents Of Abraham
Lincoln legally married?
A. Nancy Hanks and Thomas
Lincoln, the parents OF Abraham
Lincoln. were married June :. 1906.
in Washington county, Kentucky. by
a Methodist preacher who was also
a justice of the peace. and Rev.
Jesse Head.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
Observations
On The Weather

Washington, Sept. 16.-Forecast
for Southern New England: Fair
and cooler tonight and Tuesday;
moderate southwest shifting to
northwest or north winds.
Forecast for Eastern New York:
Fair, cooler tonight and Tuesday;
moderate northwest or north winds.
Conditions: The tropical storm
continues its movement northwest
ward over Southern Florida to the
east Gulf coast sections. but reports
are incomplete. Pressure is low
over the st. Lawrence valley. An
area of high pressure of consider
able magnitude prevails over the
plains states, upper Mississippi val
ley and upper lake region. It Is
producing fair weather and much
lower temperatures. Williston, North
Dakota. with 4 temperature of 80
degrees reported a killing frost.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather with low temperature.
T.rr ,t,yrnf liv CT rIn
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
THE PRIZE ESSAY INDUSTRY

Down In Bristol the other day the
Board of Education planked down
Its collective No. II shoe against per-
hitting high school or elementary
school pupils from participating in
prize essay contests sponsored by in
terests outside OF the schools. This
decision closely follows the an
nounced prize OF $1,000 by w. c.
Durant for the best plan submitted
by a high school student for bringing
about the enforcement of prohibit
ton.
The interests who would use the
schools for the writing Of essays
usually have axes to grind. or pet
ideas that they want the youth of
the land TO think about. An enor-
nous amount Of effort would be
wasted in a prize contest such as
the Durant affair. 1t would, and Is,
like paying out 5000 to get thous-
ands Of students to think, research
and write about prohibition. Who
gets the prize or how 1t is awarded
is not important. The important ele-
ment in the contest is to induce the
children to think and write about
the subject the prize donor would
like them to worry about.
The action of the Bristol board, Of
course, hits other propaganda ef-
forts besides prohibition. The board
is playing no fayorites, and some
good causes-or causes when groups
of advocates regard as good-in-
! e,itably suffer through such a rule.
/ Yet the rule is Just. The schools
should not be considered as vehicles
I for propaganda. If the high school
! students must write essays the sub
! iects should be those chosen or sug-
! gested by the teachers. Let the prop
uganda experts keep their hands
/ off.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
MAY CONTEST ELECTION
Defeated Candidate May Appeal as
Congress Has Not ReappOrtioncd
the House Since 1910,

Spokane, Wash, Sept. II R -
Possibility that the outcome OF the
presidential election in November
may be contested as to its consti-
tutionality and carried to the su-
preme court was suggested in a
radio speech here last night by
United States Senator C. c. Dill.
IF the result of the election
should be close" the senator said,
the defeated candidate might have
some basis for an attack on its le-
gality, due to the fact that the
house of representatives has not re-
apportioned itself since the 1910
census.
1.-THE electoral college is based on
the number of senators and repre-
sentatives from each state, but con-
gress has not fixed the number of
representatives in accordance with
the constitution.
Under the constitution, Senator
Dill said. there are several states
that are entitled to more represent
atives than they now have"
/ The reapportionment should
have been made in 1920,.' the sena-
tor asserted. Since the number OF
electors allowed each state is equal
TO the number of senators and rep.
resentatives to which a state is en-.
Titled, If the result of the election
Is close the loser will have ground,
10 contest its constitutionality."
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
Mukdenites Disarming
Shantung Troops

Tientsin, China, Sept. II W
Foreign military advices today
were to the effect that Shantung
province troops were being disarm-
ed by Mukdenite forces in the
vicinity of Shihmen. five miles east
Of Lanshien, ShanH province. The
Shantung forces, remnant of the
northern allies which were defeated
by the nationalist had been at
tempting to get past the great wall
into Manchuria.
White Russian forces attacked
the Mulsdenites east of Lanhsien
with infantry and armoured trains
and threw back the eighth Muk-
denite army. A Mukdenite counter
attack the next day cut off most of
the Russians who were made
prisoners and taken to the rear. The
timely arrival of Mukden forces
from Yungpingfu was stated to have
assisted in completion of an en-
veloping movement which gathered
in the Shantung forces.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

nine times out Of ten, by handing
him ones watch and chain. gold
plated freternal pin. and wallet. A
reckless driver. on the other hand,
too frequently II satisfied with moth
ing short Of ones life.
The report IL that the police court
judges are ably cooperating. In
deed. the report 10 something of an
actuality, seeing how fines have
gone up like stocks during a bull
market.
II cops and courts everywhere
took up the same method the roads
would become decidedly safer.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
TAFT AT II

Judge Taft has seen the world. He
has been a traveller all his life and
even when President was frequently
smiling at crowds while standing on
the rear platform of a train in al
most any town from California to
Maine. Administrative duties for the
government took him to our island
possessions The genial gentleman
has been almost everywhere. Now he
10 chief justice of the Supreme
Court and during vacations sees to
it that he woos cool breezes further
away from the capital than any 9TH
er justice. Murray Bay. Que. must
be an exceedingly pretty place to at
tract a man who has glimpsed SO
many other pretty places on this old
globe. .....-,.. a.a.. ......
Greatly to the satisfaction of all
citizens, the only living ex-President
remains In good health. To be sure,
he must watch his diet, keep regular
hours. and all that sort of thing.
otherwise he would get to weighing
even more than happens to be the
case. But he has u smile-whoever
saw a picture of Taft when he wasn't
smiling and he has q melloWing
presence that makes friends with all
who meet him. Long may he pros
per.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
PRIESTS ADVISE !
PEOPLE TO Vote
Point 10 Obligation hVdId \
D. S. Citizenship

Those who have The right 70
vote aud fail to exercise 1t, or whe
are eligible to become voters aad
do not be made arc drones In the
city's beehive" Rev. Matthew J.
Traynor declared ut enc OF ths
masses at st. Mary's church Sunday
morning Similar talks we're gtvsA
at other masses at st. xary's and
1t st. Joseph's parishes.
At st. Joseph's church Rev. Faith
er Bamian, . member OF the Pa
sionist order In West Springfield. -
livered = message for the pastgf.
Rev. John F. Donohue In which he
declared 1t was the duty Of tie
Catholic people to exercise thsar
franchise. Remember. We are not
telling you how to vote. but TO
vote" he declared In one part OF
his talk.
He told the people 1t must selma
strange to them to hear this qusA-
ton discussed from the altar, but
that it was q civic ATTY Of the peo-
ple to vote and . the duty Of
priests to urge Ca. .ics to do their
duty.
At st. Mary's church, Father
Traynor declared that people who
have the right to vote and do not
are not deserving Of the benefits OF
our government. He urged all who
are eligible to become voters to do
10, and II they do not understand
the procedure they should consult
someone who has the Information
through past experience. In con-
clusion, he said that every voter
should take part because this - .
government Of the people, by the
people and for the people.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
sOJELCHING WILD DRIVERS

Without a fanfare OF trumpets or
crashes on the cymbals the police
department is making special efforts
to make life harder for reckless
drivers. This is encouraging TO sane
motorists, who constitute 80 to 80
per cent of the total, and is to be
commended. If there is anything
that takes the Joy out of autoing it
is to meet a reckless driver on the
highway. Many think it is safer and
far more convenient to meet a high
waymaR A bandit can be appeased.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
Three DEAD after
Indiana H0LDUP
Police Trying to Piece Loose
Ends Together

Evansville, Ind. Sept. II R-Po-
lice today attempted to piece to-
sether loose ends OF an attempted
holdup in which two men were
fatally shot last Friday night. w
o. Bohannon. ~, prominent Evans
vile attorney, was found dying from
two bullet wounds In front of his
home Friday night. and Frank Mills
10, of Detroit. was found dead in a
field near here Saturday morning.
Frank Paisley -, of Essex, Mo.
pal OF Mills. who was arrested Sat
urday as he viewed Mills body in .
local morgue, said that Bohannon
shot Mills when the two youths
came upon the attorney and WON
an companion in a parked automo-
bile In the country. Paisley shot
Bohannon, he confessed, because
he got my buddy"
Drinks Poison
Another possible angle Of the
mystery developed last night when
Miss Norma Fueger. II. Bonannon's
authenticated stenographer. com.
mitted suicide by drinking poison
at her home. The girls mother said
her daughter returned home abou,
o'clock Friday night. This was Il
minutes after Bohannon was found
by his wife In front OF their home
seated at the wheel OF his automo-
bile.
Miss Fueger's home is some dis
lance from the Bohannon residence
Her mother told police that Norma
did not go out In the company Of
her employer.
Paisley's story to police related
how Bonannon made break for a
gun while Mills. a former pugilist
was attempting to tie him up. The
double shooting followed. Then, IA
tally wounded, Bohannon drove his
automobile through q corn field
acrss the fields TO a road and five
miles back to Evansville. Found b,
his wife, Bohannon gasped that he
had been shot by holdup men, and
never again regained consciousness
He died Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
RUNNING WILD

Governor Smith. westward bound,
hopes to carry one or two of the
farm states. The Republicans say he
cannot do it, of course; but that isn't
stopping the intrepid governor from
trying. Yes, he has a chance-if only
slim. II he looks at North Dakota
he probably will conclude the chance
is better than the Hoover forces
think it is.
1t must be a terrific strain to be
politician in North Dakota. A re-
sumo of the wild-eyed political stu
alton In North Dakota was printed
in the Boston Globe the other day,
and from this a reader not addicted
to political st. Vitus dance could
CLEAN the following and survive:
| North Dakota WAS one of the orig
inal dry states. Yet a plebiscite on
prohibition a few months ago-on a
proposal to repeal a state enforce
ment law which had been on the
t books since 1SS9-failed of repeal by
only a whisker. There was a large
turnout at the polls and astonish-
ment at the close vote was wide
spread.
The next "odd item" is from more
recent days. Governor Walter Mad
dock who came into office upon the
death of Governor Sorlie, announced
he will file for reelection as a DEM
ocrat. He had been elected lieuten-
ant governor on the Republican tick
ct
Governor Maddock's decision
hinges on the third odd item" The
Nonpartisan League wing Of the Re-
publican party Is IN revolt against
the national ticket. The two In
surgent senators, Frazier and Nye,
remain with the Experimentation
inally-but the Nonpartisans OH the
Republican state committee kicked
over the traces, chased the regulars
off the committee, and voted dras.
tic reputation of Herbert Hoover
Governor Maddox IL q NonpartisaE
League man.
II the strong Nonpartisan League
elsewhere throughout the west rum
wild like it is doing in North Dakota
Governor Smith can we'll afford II
smile and make some pretty remark!
in his speeches to the farmers.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
TWIN COPS!
TWIN OOISs
. Letter Found by Lucy Prince

Gentlesmen':
Yesh ! eotch yours x-scommuni-
cashun abouts me being In she
coolers, and ] shink yoush do me a
great insjustish when yoush shay
THAT yoush wont let's me have she
tens bucksh. / washent drunk.
washent even half spifficashed.
l wash just drivins along when
alls of a sudden two copsh, zhey
wash twinsh. came up and he'd,
SHAY what yoush mean drivins a
car whensh yoush is blotto?" and
shed. what do yoush two CRATER
shink you are. duet? II one OF
yoush will keep quiet ! shink | can
unnersthand yoush better"
Well, shir, thosh two cops went
IRISH on jabbering, bosh of shem at
once jush like zhey wash the shim-
eye twinsh. Zhey made me sho mad
That I pulled off my coats, and hit
one of those copsh irish bcstween
the eyes, but l hitsh she wrongs
one.
Well shir, itsh she beatenest plash
for twins l shever shaw. Zhev had
twins judges, and win l asked the
Judges If shey worked doubles all
she time he shed yesh, and THAT
shey alwaysh givsh double Rhen-
fences. Sho shey give me fifteen
daysh for being spifficashed, and
anussher Is daysh for being drunk.
Sho hoping That yoush Isl. she
shame, | ans
Doubly yoursh *%
AL Wagner
p. $. shought ! lush wrotes
one letters. butts l find two. she
am shending bosh OF shem.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

Not being bowed down with his
duties and cares as an airplane ex-
ecutive, Colonel Lindbergh helped
the army to do air stunts ip Cali
fornia. But, according to the dis
patches, the navy airmen soon
showed the army that such things
practice. For the sake of safety and
his own reputation, the colonel had
better stick to straight flying.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

The poundage of air mail between
New York and Boston has increased
40 per cent since the rates went
down. This ought to be a tip to the
Pullman company and the railroads.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

We see more Smith than Hoover
buttons in circulation. But perhaps
that In because the women have no
coat lapels until the cold weather
sets in.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
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DISQUALIFICATION.
O. Is Rin-Tin-Tin living? How
old Is he? Who is his owner?
A. Rin-Tin-Tin is living and i
ten years old. His owner is Col
Leland Duncan. Warner Brothers
studios, 5sl2, Sunset Blvd. Holly.
wood, California.
G. Can you give me recipe for
the relish pepper hash?
A. Drain 1 cup minced green
pepper, l cup minced red pepper,
tablespoons to IL cup sugar and
add about cups vinegar; bring
slowly to the boiling point. cook L.
minutes to 80 minutes. This relish
keeps well in a stone jar. Put 1t ir
a dark place to prevent the red
peppers from fading.
@. Who played the part Of
Ames, the cub reorter, in the pic
ture THE Racket with Thomas
Meighan?
A. John Darrow.
@. On what day did June Is
1873 fall? ..
A. Sunday.
Q. Is Jumbo. the famous ele'
plant. dead?
A. He was killed in September
1885 while crossing railroad track
near st. Thomas, Canada.
Q. Why is live stock fed salt?
A. Because some sodium chlor'
ide is apparently essential to al
animals living on vegetable diet.
Q. What are the religious affilia.
tons of Senators Curtis and Robin
son?
A. They are both members o.
the Methodist church.
Q. Have there ever been any
instances where the electors of the
Electoral College have not voted fol
the party nominee of the party by
which they were elected?
A. The Electors Of the Electora
College are morally bound to vote
according to the returns of theil
respective states. There have beer
two instances In U. 8. history wher
this was not done. Adams was call
ed the president Of Three Votes
because his political opponent!
claimed that but for the bad faitf
OF two Pennsylvania Electors chos
en- for Republicans, jefferson
would have been president instead
of Adams (1796). Monroe at his
reelection (1S20) was not formally
nominated by any party and re-
ceived all but one electoral vote
One of the electors from Ne"
Hampshire which would have gon,
solidly for Monroe if necessary, cast
one vote for John Quincy Adams
unwilling that any president but
George Washington should receive
a unanimous electoral vote.
@. Where and when was Nils
Asther born? Is he married?
A. He was born in Malmo. Swe-
den, January II, 1902. He is MOI
married.
Q. How much does the averag,
railroad locomotive cost?
A. The cost varies depending OF
the type OF locomotive. In 1927 thu
prices of locomotives purchased
| ranged from $4,000 to $144. 500.
@. Where are the railroads nov
under construction in Bolivia? II
whom would one write in regard t.
them?
A. Bolivian railways under con
structicn are the La Paz to Yunga
railroad and the Potosi to Sucr
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

The western police chief who re-
signed in order to return to his for
mer job as a patrolman, may have
several reasons. He may wish exer-
else and fresh air; or he may have
some pleasant friends on his beat.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

Corporal William Bullock Of the
L. 9. Army recruiting station in this
city made public the rules for dis
playing the flag just week before
there will be many flags displayed
in the city. All citizens will get
the tip and will do the best they
can.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

Salt Lake City now has noiseless
street cars-boxes on wheels with
pneumatic tires. That such a thing
is possible will appeal to the hopes
of those who live on streets where
Connecticut's noisy contraptions are
routed.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
!TS%;:::',9
NiUoI1 lR,


Martyrs to Modern Science!
With talking movies" really here
The married man is hard to cheer.
He fled from wifey's tongue and 10.
Like Home Sweet Home" 3 the
evening show!
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
NECkrIEs GOING Up

Boston, Sept. II W - II supply
and demand mean anything the city
is due for a sharp rise In necktie
prices. Weekend burglaries Of
and jewelry establishments
included a lot of 5000 coiorful cra-
watts from a south end wholesale es-
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

Republican organs are ceaslng TO
publish DR.. John Roach Straton's
sermons and political diatribes. evil
identity having come to the conclu-
sion they have helped Smith alto
gether too much.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

not believe anyone could reha bilitate
the state by reducing expenses. They
concluded that Deavitt could not
make good his promise and 1t was
useless to give him the opportunity
to flop.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

The driver of small car has this
advantage: When it turns over and
he finds himself underneath 1t he
has less weight to contend with.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

What difference does 1t make
whether John McGraw and Rogers
Hornsby got racing tips They are
not political candidates
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

II has been the observation OF IN
Vulnerable business men that there
is no money in catering to returned
vacationists.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

The Republicans are said to have
adopted coward. Christian Sol
diers' as a marching song. Let the
democrats adopt abide With AL
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

Why is it that the legal speed lin
it always is about ten miles behlhd
the average OF the average motorlst!
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

Less homework and more physi-
cal exercise Is TO be the keynote of
new educational system in the
state schools of France.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
Made Them Talk!

Made Them Talk!
This is surely a scientific age
said Thorsen, as he sat looking out
OF the window of his club.
''surest thing you know" replied
a fellow member 1T was only a
question of time before the invent
ors gave some tone to. the movies"
p. f. West
Fun SHOP FOLLlES
Elm
Desire Under The t,lms
Il put my foot in it,''
Too studious!
Guthrie crushing inn: Where's
all that dense smoke coming from.
and that terrible smell? Is the house
afire? 2"
Mrs Guthrie: mo, that's Just
daughter studying her Lessons
Guthrie: Nonsense"
Mrs. Guthrie, Yes; you see, she
is taking cooking in school and
she's out in the kitchen now doing
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
They VIII Happen!

They VIII Happen!
Mrs. Harrison: Il can't take nap
in the daytime without having the
most outlandish dreams"
Harrison: "Oh, those are just Cd
dities in the days snooze!"
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

This Is an idealistic campaign.
But all the same the candidates pre-
fer mudguards on their machines.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-17
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New Britain herald., 1928-09-17

No, this city Is no absolute mon
archy; merely having a mayor who
knows how to say absolutely