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, 1928-10-16
COLONIAL COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Continued from 1St page J

3rd Member for Frederiksted Country
District [AnderSen +: Mr.. Chairman, to
the Frcs. I25, 900. 90 must be added ex.
change and cost OF handling the material.
We figured that $4,000 60 would be Suffi-
Gent to cover the charges. That may be
too much Or too little.
Despatching Secretary FoUweJO: Mr..
Chairman, | would like 10 call the Coun-
ellis attention to the fact that the Cover
nor has been told that the merchants
agreed to handle the material on a ten
per cent profit basis, and while, as said
in my original remarks they did II reIuc
family, they are willing to stand by their
agreement. AT a caucus meeting attend
ed by eleven members Of the Council [
was asked to tell the Governor ma the
COuAcil would appropriate the necessary
funds to finance the merca4ats in this
deal Eleven members of the Council form
a majority. and | think there are Enough
of these members present here today to
stand OY their statement, plus the few
others who are nXI0us fOr ftIrp.ay for
ali concerned 10 pJC the oil through IN
accDrd4uco WIfn agreement
Ihe Chairman dI an. QIta agree
with Wntt IN D-sJ1tr0ing 5ecraIary nt,
StIA. I A-iy GFCt HtFi'l@ bhN@i 'tlfL StI'itl
Al he caucus meeting W agreed o. an
amount. ouc We reserve oar liza 10 the
Councll d, 70 details IN regard to handling
the mat .ri4j Y)l cannot expect eleven
memopra 10 ctu:us TO bind the whole
Council. ! think there is some misunder.
standing somewhere, 1t was decided that
the details would be decided upon here in
the Council after a free discussion by all
the members.
End Member for Christiansted Town
(Cbabert): Mr.. Chairman, this is one
point that must be made clear, can this
Council compel the Government TO distri-
butte the material or not?
The Chairman: If the Council decide
that the Government should distribute
the material and the Governor refuses TO
approve then the matter would sfaDd jusI
where it was before.
ITO be continued
, 1928-10-16
and is due at New York at 4 p. m.
MARKET QUOTATION

NV LVIN1 ONtOOII AUGLI'
Flour standard export grades $500
Corn meal yellow kiln dried per bag of
1876 lbs. Sc rs.
Pork heavy mess old per barrel S36. 90
Pork short Gear medium quality per
barrel $3.50.
Sugar centrlf. basis 96 deg. test per
100 los. 1920.
Exchange sight $4 844
Exchange 60 days $4.8I4
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
JUSTICE AFTER DEATH

Out west, where men are he-mer and lawyers are orators. an admire1 of Blackstone went the way of all flesh. Having himself followed the advice he gave to many a client 1t was found he had left a last will and testament. Therein 1t was furth- CT disclosed that he believed in jus tice.
 Having accumulated a large as- sortment of mazuma the lawyer willed that all clients who had lost money by following his advice were to be reimbursed to the amount Of money or property thus divested.
 A capital idea. one that all law yers ought to follow. Investment ad- visers might follow suit: and go down the line through a host of other advisers who charge for their advice. which is sometimes quite valuable.
 When we come to physicians and surgeons, however, 1t is a different matter. When they make mistakes the patients sometimes die and no amount of will and testament justice can do them any good.
 The advice given by editorial writers falls in a different classifi- cation. There is no charge.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
AIRPLANE ADVERTISING

When an airplane is being groom ed to make some stunt flight-over the ocean, perhaps-the makers of the plane see to it that their names get into the public prints along with the declaration of intentions. Per haps the reporters are given to un- derstand that unless due mention is made of the make of the plane there will be no gobs of information about tho projected flight. Anyhow. the public has come to read about the makes of the planes which have fi- gured in the ups and downs of flying history.
 Let the plane. instead of getting to Europe, drop into the ocean and no effort at all is made to advertise the particular make of the contrap- ton that didn't work. It then mere- ly becomes an "amphibian" plane: or a monoplane, or what not.
 Great game. this plane promotion. But not always great for the aviator victims.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04

tion, they could do much to invali- date the present law. The hint is broad to the south that he may do just this thing.
 There is a class of critics who ex- pect presidential candidate. months before the convention takes place which might nominate him. to tell all he knows about national is- sues, and be sure to indicate his line of action in every conceivable emergency.
 Smith is perfectly willing to meet this requirement-when the poten- tial Republican candidate does the same thing.
 If he holds hia> tongue until the grand old party potential candidate speaks on such matters there prob- ably will be very little said by either.
 When the situation requires eluci- datlon Governor Smith has never been tongue-tied. And when he talks it is in . language everyone can understand.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
SMITH IN THE SOUTH

Hostility to Governor Alfred F. smith is said to be growing less in the south; indeed, in some of the southern states the change has been remarkable since last summer.
 Everywhere, commentators report. Smith is being regarded as the strongest conton nder in the Demo- cratic ranks, and with no one else in there half as much an opportunity for Democratic victory.
 By way of kicking up some more dust and possibly avoid making it unanimous at the next Democratic convention. the New York Herald Tribune has brought forth new dark menace to the smith candidacy. This man has 70 do with immigra- tion.
 Strongest support for the present quota immigration law exists in the south, we are told. In New York and Massachusetts, however. where the Democrats are quite strong, the sentiment IS against the immigration law How will Smith stand upon this vital subject, if is asked.
 If smith should be elected, and he ap1oints q liberal minded secre- tary of labor and a liberal minded commissioner general of immigra-
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau 1922 New York avenue. Washington D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive . per- sonai reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered, All letters are con. ddential.-Editor. Q. How many ounces in . decagram?
 A. .35273.
 Q. On which side of the road should a pedestrian walk? A. On the left side of the road facing on-coming vehicles.
 Q. Who infented the first clock :?
 A. It is not known who invented the first true clock. The invention is claimed by the Chinese as far back as 2000 B. c. and many other peoples also claim it. The Germans say it was invented by one of that race in the 11th century. The old est clock of which we have 8 com- plete description was constructed by a German, HHenry De Wick in 1879 and set up in the tower of the palace of Charles V. of Erance. The first electric clock was patented in 1858 in the United States by M. G. Farmer.
 Q. Will the Treasury Department reimburse the owner of money upon proof that 1t has been totally de- stroyed by fire: A. No
 c. What are the characteristics of radium?
 A. It is g metal containing the highest development of radio activity so far known. It sends out electrons in the form of light rays, invisible to the naked eye, with such velocity that they can penetrate the most opaque objects. Sir Oliver Lodge has estimated that one seventieth of grain of radium dis charges 30,000.O00 electrons a second at speed 1000 times greater than that of bullet, and Prof. LeBon has calculated that it would take 1,340,O00 barrels of pow der to give bullet the speed on one of these electrons.
 Q. What does it Wean to dream of being in swimming?
 A. One interpreter of dreams says that to dream of swimming in clear water with the head we'll out means success in business and love affairs; with the head under, troubles and unpleasant news. To swim in swift dirty water. islander and malice.
 Q. What is the tax on cheese imported into the United States?
 A. Five cents per pound, but not less than 25 per cent ad valorem.
 Q. Can you tell me how the In- dian bread Chapati. is made?
 A. Put l cup whole wheat flour in 0 shallow bowl, make little in- dentations in the center and add
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
WOMEN AS POLITICAL
 MENTORS

Alarmed at the 90 per cent of non-yoting citizens infcsting this wide land. the League of Women Voters has taken the unwary mass by the coat collars. gently to per suade and coach them into doing their boundcn duty.
 Back in the Insignificant nineties, runs 10 the record, so per cent of the people voted: al the last presidential election only 5h per cent, maybe less, listened 10 the call Of the ballot box.
 A bad record for the worlds greatest democracy. Something hae 10 be done about il.
 Women have the sang-froid the confidence. to tackle great problems. This voting business can be solved if approached in the right manner.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
THE NENBURYPORT CLEANUP

The political contortions of the new mayor of Neburyport, Mass, are being regarded with disgust throughout New England. The fact the former garage conductor attains astonishing publicity in h6 cam- paign to turn the rascals out means there has been change in the public attitude toward such manifestations of ill-temper.
 Time was when virtually every new chief executive did what the Newburyport mayor is doing: and such actions received little attention beyond the boundaries of communi- ties. Such actions in the giddy ntne- ties were regarded as natural and perfectly logical.
 So far have we progressed today. however, that when mayor returns to the teChnlc Of generation ago he is assured of widespread criti- cism. That, at least, is good sign that politics is progressing. Per- haps not much, but at least some thing.
 The Newburyport system is not entirely eliminated. We do not speak for all Massachusetts towns and cities, but can confine the analysis to Connecticut. The difference is that in Newburyport the new mayor makes a grand sweep the day he enters office, while in many Con- necticut towns and cities the clean- ing-up process is more gradual after the new executives take hold. They get there, however, in about three They do their cleaning up a little at time but in the long run it is just as thorough as the New buryport mayors method.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
25 Years Ago To-day
(F'rom Paper of That Date)

Captain A. II. Griswold of Co. I was elected vice-president of the
 Military Indoor Baseball league of
 Connecticut at its ganization meet ing in the armory at Hartford last
 evening. Four national guard com
 panies Troop A. the Foot Guard, and the naval division are entered. Among the first days callers on the board of relief there was one woman. She said her assessment had been raised s200 but she could not afford to pay any more taxes. She Isaid she had no man and Chairman Powell told her she should have one. Senator Frank l.. Wilcox of Ber- lin is slated for the chairmanship of the roads, rivers, and bridges con- mittee of the next legislature. He lis also expected to head the special committee on senatorial districts.
 The Savings bank has been ap-
 preached with a view to having it remain open from ta> g o'clock on
 Saturday evenings and thg bank officials have tha matter under con-
 Sideration. It is being argued that
 this would result in much larger de-
 posits, as people receiving their wages Saturday evenings would be able to put away a few dollars be- fore being tempted to spend them. City Clerk Thompson is ill with
 cold and sore throat. He expects to
 be able 10 attend the city meeting this evening, however.
 The Stanley Rule and Level Co. will heat it's new factory by the ex- tremely modern form of hot air blast furnace.
 The Rifle club elected the follow ling officers last evening: President, Behold Jahn; secretary. J. Baum eaortner; treasurer, F. M Thinner man; trustees, Baumgaertner, Zim-
 merman. Hall, Nogelgesang. and Doerr
 C. w. Moody and s. P. Williams
 are listed among the new deacons
 of the Plainviile Congregational
 church and J. l.. Usher is on the
 music committee.
 The railroad officials are contem- plating half-hourly third rail service between Bristol and Hartford 4. r. Eichstaedt has been elected superintendent Of the German Bap- list church Sunday school. An interesting debate was held at the '. M. c. A. last evening on the question, Resolved. that the 200 foot clause in the liquor law should be sustained.' A. P. Marsh was chairman of the meeting and T. l.. Weed secretary. A. C. Breckenridge and Albert Schneider spoke for the affirmative and A. E. Niets and F. H. Pagan for the negative. The judges decided in favor of the nega- tive.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04

Glewty eneugA watse te 0als . 1s5 mtxtura, thea knead with the 0nesss Roll ct vssA thia sa . well 1oassd beard. cat h reaD1 Wafen hgewu on both siAss in aa iron pea wttA- out greass and ct While het Q. DtA Jekn oaincy1 AdAas Fs- enter pubic life after his rsttfs- ment from tho pFeadeney? 4. Adams was defeated for re- election by AndreW Jackson and he retired In 1893. In the following year he was elected to the national house of representatives from hia Massachusetts district. In congress he became . leader. especially in the anti slavery movement. He died in public service. dropping dead in the House in 1898.
 Q. What is the fastest of the United States battleships?
 A. The U. s. s. Florida, speed 22.0s knots per hour.
 c. What was the name of the man who killed Archduke Ferdinand of Austria? What became of him.
 A. Gavrilo Prinzip. a Bosnian student. shot and killed Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, the Countess of Hohen- burg, June 2s, 1914. He was tried, and on October 2S. 1914. was sem tenced to 20 years imprisonment. as he was below the age for the death penalty. He was imprisoned at where he died of tu- berculosis in 1916.
 Q. What color hair and eyes did Barbara LaMarr have?
 A. Dark hair and greenish eyes.
 Q. Will you describe the painting called Hope" byANatts:
 A. It is the picture of . woman in flowing robes sitting bent over a Tyre. with II, . !nsle string It was
 Q. What are the titles of the next pictures in which Antonio and Ronald Colman will ap- pear. Who are the leading women?
 A. Antonio Moreno's next picture Is called Come Over to My House.. Olive Borden appears opposite him. Coleman snext picture is called ''The Flower of Spain. Vil- ma Banky is his co-star.
 O. What does the abbreviation W. B. mean? A. Note bene" meaning "Note weli". ...
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04

Mrs. J. R. Williams wins tho Srst prize for her suggestion, and will be awarded a complete set of 1927 li- cense tags from the 4S states. Her suggestion was:
 "use them for house numbers. That's what we did with ours. The tag number was 56G4, and although we had to move our house 16 blocks before we couli do 1t, we find that our 1927 license looks very nice above the front porch"
 Tommy Richard, aged II, made his useful. According to Tommy: Teacher said she was going to lick me after lunch, so before school started in the afternoon I went into our garage and slipped dads old 1927 license down the back of my pants."
 William Hennig: "My old license number was 2SSSS01, and I found this was also the number of my uncle who is in prison at present. So just sent the tag to him. He can use it for a calling card"
 Ralph McDougall: T am still using my 1927 license tag. l simply repainted it in the color that seems so popular this year."
 Mrs. Sidney Bauman: "Old tags heated very hot and wrapped in cot ton flannel make excellent foot warmers these cold nights" =
 Ribert Rejchenbaun,: T took the figures off of mine and made num- berless things"
 Mrs. Albert Bessman: ''The an- swer to my sons home work prob- lem in arithmetic was just the num- Der of my 1927 license plate. so he took it to school and handed it to his teacher"
 Mrs. Edward Jacobson: q put wheels on mine and the kids use them for scootcr-cars."
 Roy Ackley: "Ah turned mine into cylindrical shape an An is now wearin' them fo' pair ob colored cuffs"
 Henry Kreiter: '1 fastened mine to each side of motor and it makes a fine biplane.'
 Mrs. B. w. Davenport: T use them for pancake turner's"
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
Oksepatieas On ne Watker

Washington, Jan. l.-ForecaA fer Southern New England: FAir and not quite 70 cold tonight. Thur day mostly fair with slowly rising temperature: moderately westerly winds.
 Conditions: Tho center of the high pressure area is over Tennessee this morning. Nashville, s0.64 in. A disturbance is central over the upper Lake region and another is forming in the far southwest. Tenn peratures are moderating but con- tinue below the normals east of the Mississippi river and in the eastern portions of the northern plains states. There has been marked rise over the Rocky Mountain re- gions.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather followed by increa1ing cloudiness with slowly rising tenn perature.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
THE WAR IN NICARAGUA

Ic Iudu III the street may well ask what the war i'll Nicaragua is all about. He may be anxious to know when the United States declared war against the petit republic. Perhaps the answers he will get to his queries will not be entirely satisfactory.
 The United States has not declared war against Nicaragua; yet Ameri- can marines have been lost there. Fighting Is going on continually, and We are being taught to regard the forces of General Augustine San dino as rebels"
 The American State Department, which means Secretary Kellogg, took sides in a domestic wrangle be- tween two factions in Nicaragua. It was as much the business of the State Department as if someone went on drunk in Chilli. And we not only took sides. but in the opin- ion of competent observers, we also took the wrong side-or at least the side which had the lesser justifica- tion for being aided. These observers say the State Departments course was dictated in large part by the in- terests and wishes of the United Fruit company, which has large in- vestments in Nicaragua.
 Since last summer General San- dino has had 12, engagements with American marines. The State De rartment pictures him as a bandit" sandino himself regards himself as a patriot" He was one of the generals in the Liberal party which staged the revolution of about q year ago, and he was the only gen. eral of importance who refused to submit to American intervention. He also was the only one who refused to submit to the American ultimatum of last May, which called upon all bandits" to lay down their arms. It will be remembered that former Sec- retary of War Henry L. stimson went there and made the anticipated optimistic report.
 There will be elections in Nicara- qua in July, which the marines will supervise. The State Department will now have to stick to its stand until the elections are over, and after that 1t may find good enough excuse to drop the hot poker. The leaders of the Liberal party have dutifully outlawed General Sandino, and he for several months has fought alone. His strength has been greatly under estimated.
 It is pointed out by the critical New York World that the recent battle with the marines was fought by Sandino within d few miles of the spot where the marines fought Sandino almost half d year ago." At that time, when 300 of Sandino's sol dlers were reported killed by the State Department. the engagement was declared to have been "de clSl'e.' Those who Concurred in these views were Admiral Latimer and Brigadier General Feland. They added he would have to flee into the jungles. Instead of that, however. the most serious encounter in which American troops have been involved since the world war has just taken place within a few miles of the de cisiye" encounter of last summer
 Sandlno, ill other words, has held his own,' remarks the World. Now q thousand more marines are 10 go to the seat of war-in snite of the former optimistic reports that all was we'll
 The probabilities are that after the July elections Sandino will b. operating at the same old stand; and after the marines leave the pacified
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
COLD WAVES AND TRAGEDY

So artificial is modern civilization, so mechanical it's rhythm, that whenever a cold wave grips" its machinery tragedy immediately fol- lows.
 We have steam heat and warm homes; comfort is enjoyed on a larger scale than ever in the history of the human race; we possess everything that fundamentally would make sport of a frigid visitation.
 But the headlines in the news papers. reflccting the miseries as well as the triumphs of our civiliza- ton, tell sad stories upon each re- current cold wave. "Six deaths due to zero weather" was a headline from one metropolitan paper
 When a cold wave comes every thing seems to happen. from tragedy due to an OVerheated furnace to train wrecks.
 Yet in the days when the Puritans first settled New England, and the Pilgrims held sway, no such difficult ties were experienced. They had no idealistic comfort in their log houses; Of ''coVeniences' there was scarcely any. But a cold wave, q hard biting winter such as the old-timers talk about, meant noth- ing at all in their lives. No one died as a result; if is doubtful whe.a r vas invented in those days.