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New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

about While pledging himself to en-
force the constitution in its applica-
ton to the prohibition act he hopes
to bring about a revision of the Vol
stead act and possibly the conetitu-
ton itself in such way that it will
be legal to obtain liquor of alcoholic
content. He stated
Il feel it to be the duty of the
chosen leader of the people to point
the way which in his opinion leads
10 sane. sensible solution OF a
condition which ! am convinced is
entirely unsatisfactory to the great
mass of our people @%** ! am salts
fled that without returning to the
old evils that grew from the saloon
**** by application OF the demo-
cratic principles of local self govern
ment and states rights we can Sc
cure real temperance, respect tor
/ law and eradication of the existing
evils.
In accepting his post as chairman
/ Of the Democratic National commit
tee j. j. Rasllob remarked that 1t
/ was Smiths right and duty if he
/ were elected to try and evolve a plan
! for the elimination OF bootlcgging
with its accompanying evils, graft,
corruption and murdcr-and to ad-
Nocate such changes in our laws and
Constitution as may be necessary for
| its adoption.
Herbert Hoover. in reply to ques-
tons on his attitude toward prohibit
ton stated that he stood, of course,
for the enforcement of all laws
enacted under its provisions, adding
that our country must work out con-
structively the great social and
economic experiment which it has
undertaken. His reply is weaker
than Smiths, it might be interpreted
in two ways. However the popular
belief Is that 1t is a declaration for
the continuance of the experiment.,
or the continuance OF prohibition
and therefore the Republican candi-
date is generally accepted as being
dry in tendency
Certain it is that Smith will at
tract the wet independent voters,
that Hoover Will gather to his
standards the individuals who wish,
for one reason or another, to keep
the country dry. We may not be
ready for a test vote on prohibition,
but this election might easily force
one very soon, either through the
strength of Smith and the wet cause
or his election with the efforts to
make the change which will follow.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
TCNNEY KEEPING ON FRONT
PAGES

Gene Tunney. who formally an
nounced that he would withdraw
from the ring after successfully de-
Tending his champions title against
Heeney lately seems TO be able to
newspapers despite his action. When
Tunney was the active heavyweight
champion he was the target of
many eyes. Prize fighting was his
forte, he was the leader in this
game and achieved much publicity
through his ability as an expert in
ths ring.
Now il is his bout with the little
winged god which is attracting at
t-,,.ion. From fisticulfs to love is
quite q jump, though not an un-
natural one and Tunney. it seems,
aAS undertaken the more serious of
tn. two a:tra citing much attention
.h.ceby. attention which is probably
AZ Gnweicome as the former lime
!'kn; was pleasing.
Th>ve rs an element of mystery in
iuc reported engagement of the
i:sIts7 to reputed millionairess,
Ma Ladder. of Greenwich 1t has
;.,,2,. of confirmation from either
Iun.cy or Miss LADDERS kin All, of
US ARE intrigued by mystery as We
are BY romance and We have a
combination of the two in the re-
ports ~ the approaching marriage.
Il the pair wish to escape conjecture
and much newspaper space they
might as we'll take the waiting
world into their confidence and tell
us they are about to be married or
they are not, Soon, in the hurly-
burly of news they will be forgotten.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Dissertations
On The Weather

Washington. Aug S.-Forecast
for Southern New England: Show
ers this afternoon or tonight; Thurs
day partly cloudy; slowly rising
temperature; moderate southeast
shifting to southwest winds.
Forecast for Eastern New York:
Partly cloudy tonight, preceded by
showers in north portion; Thursday
fair; moderate south. shifting to
west winds.
Conditions: Pressure is low over
FLORIDA and the Canadian districts
and relatively high from Texas
northwestward to the north Pacific
states and from the north Atlantic
states southweStWard to Texas.
Light showers have occurred in
portions of New England and over
a narrow belt from Missouri east
ward to the Jersey coast. Showers
were also reported from Florida.
Temperatures below normal con-
tinue over the New England states.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather with slowly rising tenn
perature.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Which it is supposed to be.
WELCOME TO NEW BRITAIN

New Britain is today host to mem
bers OF the Connecticut Police as
ISOLATION, may the gentlemen of law
and order find in the city and their
stay here much to be remembered
that is pleasant. Delegates from
every organized police department in
the state are gathered within our
doors and we hasten to extend the
hand Of welcome to them. adding
our expressions of good will to
others which they will undoubtedly
receive while they are here.
We certainly hope they will enjoy
looking over Sergeant Kings dis
play of electric lights. nice red and
yellow and green ones, about the
center of the city and will note how
carefully We all obey their flashing
signals We sincerely desire them to
enjoy the gustatory privileges Of the
Shuttle Meadow club and the facili-
tics for outdoor sports which will Of
fer at Willow Brook Park. We wish
them the greatest success with their
business session and, all in all. We
want them to have a fine time. All
except the Meriden police. We fear
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Who Would Have Thought 1t
of Mother.

Both HuGh. aged eight, and his
younger sister, Jane, have a pecu-
liarity of speech which makes them
pronounce the short 'i' sound as
if it were short &c" That is, "millS'
is "melll." "Still" is "stell,' silk
is ''solk," and so on.
Nobody thought much of it be-
yond its painful effect upon their
spelling until Hugh wrote a certain
letter to his grandmother, recently.
in which he told about a picnic on
the return from which mother (not
as q rule the crack driver of the
family) managed to get the car up
the very steep hill to the house
without shifting into second gear.
Imagine the feelings of his high
ly proper grandparents upon read
ing the close of the letter: "Whon
We came home from the picnic
Mother just made hell on high"
Katherine l.. Ristine.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

that winning the ball game would
constitute most of their pleasure
during the day. OF course we do not
want to see our blueCoats beaten
while for carelessness in our de-
pertinent While passing, afoot or
awheel, the aforesaid Sergeant
Kings red lights. With the exception
OF the ball game Meriden is included
in our expressions of amlty.
Welcome.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
A SOUTH SEA ROMANCE
by Guy +. Bridges


When the winds of the Southern
Seas lash themselves into fury
woe unto man in the path, and I'M
prepared.
The old, worm-e eaten schooner
Faith" heavily laden and heavily
insured, met the full fury of the
Tyrhoon God, fought its last battle
with the vengeful sea, and carried
beneath the waves every living
thing on board-but one.
Swimming through the perilous
night, the shipwreclled castaway,
swept by a strange current Of fate,
was washed ashore upon little,
unlnhablted isle.
Years passed and joined their yes
tcryears. The castaWay, marconed,
alone. living upon the chance food
that might be found, forgot civiiza-
ton, became a creature wild, long
haired. ard unkempt.
Again, the Typhoon God dashed
the seas. and spcwed up upon the
! island yet another castaway a girl
young and beautiful. (Ah. a South
Sea Island Romance).
The Two CastaWayS meet. Inc
| first, with cultural sounds and
afraid. The girl. confident and coax.
| ing. 1t is q strange tale. The CIR
! became the pursuer. The first cast
away, the pursued.
! After several days the first cast
away became less afraid of the girl
and allowed the girl to pet him Low.
ingly-ycs, lovingly. And he, mem
DRY of the days before returning. in
stinct Of a thousand generations
| Wageed his tail and barked.
the happiest Airdale in all thu
world!
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
THE WET ISSUE IN POLITICS

Things are so shaping themselves
about the country that the prohibi-
ton issue promises to be one of the
biggest factors in the campaign to
come. There will be the usual num-
her ot "Habit voters" those who do
rot stop to analyzc the merits or
dement's OF the individual candidates
an! the organizations backing them
or the platform upon which they
stand. but simply vote as they have
always voted, assuming probably
that a person of the opposite politi-
cal party is little devil anyhow
and has to be by very nature of the
tag upon which is written his politi-
cal Affiliations. There may be an
anti Catholic vote, that is some
Democrats will turn from Smith be-
cause he is a Catholic. But there will
also probably be some Republican
votes attracted to him because he is
and. in the long run the diversity of
religious opinion will be pretty much
Of a stalemate as far as either Pro-
testantism or Catholicism affects the
results of the electoral vote. If re-
ligious rather than party lines We're
adhered to it would probably follow
that Hoover would carry several
states at least of the south. However.
the Catholic vote in some of the
northern states normally Republican
would offset this advantage by going
for Smith. There are several
religious cranks on either side of the
fence who are making plenty of noise
another case of the NOISY minority
rather than indicatory of the senti-
ment of any large body of voters.
In the final analysis there are only
two things which will affect that
body OF independent voters, the
number OF which no one dares at
tempt to compute and in whose
hands often lies the ultimate deci-
sion as to who is to hold office, and
they are farm measures as proposed
and the liquor question. There is lit
tie difference between the platforms
of the two parties. both men are OF
acknowledged ability, and their ainlt
are quite identical, if We may antci
pate expression of them, excepting
| for one item and that is the ques
| ton of prohibition, We can hear the
wall of protest from some Of our po
litically rabid readers that follow
| the above statement why leave on
the TARIFF" will be the universe
cry.
! The tariff has disappeared from
politics excepting as a bugahoo t
scare naughty little voters into vot
/ ing as they should. 1t is nothing blu
a local issue, each section of tn
country being interested in its ow1
little tariff problem, each pulling 70
a high tariff on some particula
article and low one on another
southern Democrat being as anXiou
to have protection for his goods a
the northern Republican seeks pro
lection for the articles manufactur
ed in his section. They all want
tariff on something and it is a mat
ter to be settled in smaller cleo
tons.
In as far as prohibition is con
cerned no thinking man can plctur
the return OF unlimited, or eve
limited. liquor as soon as Al Smit
goes into office. But there is the pos
siblity that the President. throug
his influence, can so manage an
situation in the future that the r.
turn of light wine and beers, {
stronger drinks. can be brougl
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

one shaded corner of the balcony.
When he arose he determined to
have order before he preached.
There is young man." he stern
ly said. who is hugging young
lady. When he quits will begin"
III. B. Walters
Copyright. 1928. Reproduction
Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
CHINA AND COMMUNIST

During a discussion Of the future
of China and Japan at the Institute
of Politics being held in Williams
town, fears We're expressed that the
country of the yellow man was
threatened with the dragon Of Com
munism by Russian speaker, for
mer member Of the kerenskl gov
eminent. He claimed that the third
internationals and the members OF
the Red party in China believed that
the time of victory had come and
China WAS ready for the adoption OF
a Soviet form of government, though
he believed that it would not be
necessary for Soviet Russia to take
active part in fostering the move.
1t has long been suspected and
often asserted that communism lay
mt the bottom of the trouble in the
Orient. 1t would not be surprising If
the propaganda easily spread in that
country as it IS must find fertile
ground upon which to fall. The poll
cies of the internationals have been
to SOW the seeds OF dissension upon
every patch of ground in which they
might take root Wherever there is
an aggravation of the body polite
| there the Reds may be found,
preaching the insidious gospel OF
/ their cause They are forced to use
this method OF furthering tF II
world ideals and aspirations. Com
paratively poor, without funds for
/ the purchase of the implements
needed in aggression, they must
strive for an objective which is much
the same in some respects as was
Gcrmany's a decade or more ago,
with other weapons than the latter
nation used. The Kaiser sought a
united German empire consisting OF
the world and he purposed getting
it by active military operations. The
communists seek world dominance
as well, not for dictator placed on
the throne by arms. but for Their
ideals won by fostering of civil strife
and overthrow of governments
through the forces within. They
cleverly spread their word through
inexpensive professional propa.
gandists.
China, with its hordes Of pool
folks, has been an ideal country II
which to work. They, unquestion
ably, have listened with avidity t
the high-eounding arguments tina
have reached their ears and are onl!
too willing TO strive for an ttopls
: which their common sense should
: tell them can never come about
However, communistic aims. consist
; ing chiefly of the idea that all pro
perry was created for everyone
= irrespective Of his ability to conserv
it, sound reassuring indeed to thos
, who have nothing. They are quit
willing to share the property o
others, providing they do not HAY
any OF their own with which to par,
This theory naturally falls with jus
: as much sincerity into the ears Of
l yellow man as a white. As there ar
l many people in China who hay
: nothing to give up it is natural tina
| they should want to take iron
y others.
= Very little talking would be neccs
r sarv to give the Cinnamon the idea
t whereafter further interference
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

The Italians certainly met with
success in bringing their stricken
submarine to the surface. lnfor-
tunately chlorine gas had killed the
men and officers aboard within a
very short time after the sinking.
Salvage operations, intended also to
be life saving attempts, were con-
cluded within a com paratively few
hours when the work is compared
with that of the United States Navy
in raising the S-4.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
USE OF LEGS RESTORED

Mantle. ILL.,, Aug. s (UP)-For Is
years Mabel Starreet. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Starrect, this
city. has been unable to walk. She
had an attack of infantile paralysis
which left her cripple. Recently
she underwent the last of a series
of operations which restored to her
the use OF her legs.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

And 1t makes little difference IN
the facts of the case whether 1t is
ever taught or not. Progress Of
nature, or the Vaccinations OF
divine law, cannot be altered by
action OF man.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Senator-Elect Ware Is
On Road to Recovery

Atlantic City. n. j.. Aug, S P>--
Senator ELECT William S. Ware, who
was stricken with paralysis week
ago tonight, is approaching conval-
escence, his physicians believe.
Il am convinced he is out of dam
ger" said Dr. Ellwood R. Kirby, his
Philadelphia physician. He is bet
ter than he has been at any time
since he was stricken
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
i, What Is sophisticationo1

~, w Hal Is sOI'iisttleilioit'
A. 1t signifies information in the
ways of the world: worldly wise;
possessed of superficial information;
artificially or pretentiously wise.
Does Margaret Sanger, the advo-
cate OF birth control, give method
ical instructions?
A. To teach methods OF birth
control is prohibited by law in the
United States. Mrs. Margaret San
ger does not teach such methods.
She is at the head of movement
in the United States the purpose Of
which is to have the laws changed
so that birth control methods may
be taught and practiced legally
@. How long after planting do
orange and citrus trees begin to
bear?
A. Orange trees bear some fruit
three years after planting. Citrus
trees begin to bear commercial crops
about to years after planting.
@. How long did John L. Sulli-
van hold the worlds heavyweight
championship
A. From February :. 1852 to~Sep-
TENDER Z. 1892.
@. Who played opposite Marion
Davies in When Knighthood was in
lower?
A. Forrest Stanley.
@. What is Babe Ruth's record
for home runs in a single season?
A. His record of 60 home runs
was made in 1927.
@. How many persons are en-
ployed in public service including
federal, state and local government
and what is the estimated cost?
A. The National Industrial Con-
ference Board estimates that g.
5000 are employed in the public
service and the direct cost is esti-
mated at $4,3oo,oOo.0oo per annum.
! @. How many negroes are there
in Washington, ID. c.?
A. According to the last census
there were 10o.966.
@. What is the largest bird in
the world?
A. The ostrich. which stands
nearly eight feet high and weighs
800 pounds.
Q. Do some species of fish have
sore mouths periodically?
A. There is a widespread popu-
lar belief in the idea that some
fishes, especially those of the pike
family, have sore mouths during
certain seasons. The Bureau of
Fisheries says that this is mainly
based on hearsay evidence and no
person that they know of has ever
investigated the question scientific
ally.
@. What is the highest voltage
ever attained in artificial lightning
A. The highest obtained was
3,G00,0 900 volts produced in the high
voltage engineering labratory of the
General Electric Co. at Pittsfield
Massachusetts.
@. What is the largest European
bird?
A. The great bustard. whose
wings are from four to seven feet
from tip to tip.
q. How many muscles does one
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Customer: I'D like to buy this
car but the color doesn't harmonic
with my wife's complexion"
Auto Dealer: THAT So"
customer: Yes, SO you'll have to
wait till | figure out whether it's
cheaper to change the color of the
car or her compleXion."
Cora G.. Broehm
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Down in Arkansas the !ot-rs IRE
preparing to fight a ae~ anu
evolution battle. They hope 20 &C
hibit 1.-THE teaching zlAs !raa
assembled or descended from , lower
order of animals in any institution
of learning receiving support from
the state.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Not Quite Painless!

Il forgot to shave this morning.
murmurcd the dentist, as he kissed
his sweetheart. 80 this is going to
hurt just a little
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

When free food for lot of people.
costly souvenir programs, fire.
works. and the general poohbah has
been definitely given up We shall we
willing to call the event a dedication
ceremony.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
v.mh., Audit i,uresu Of ejaculation

Member Audit Bureau Of Circulation
The l. y. C. 10 . nationsi Organization
which furnishes newrpADs1s sna sdss'-
tissrs with . strictly honss: ana.yss
circulation. Our circulation statistic Are
eased upon this aud!. This insurss ura-
lection against fraud II nswslApsr ST.
tr,but,on fgures to both national and
local advertisers
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Correct this sentence: The more
important the event being broad
cast" said the radio fan, "the better
my set seems to work.
Copyright 1928, Publishers
Syndicate.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

The prospects Of watery grave,
as far as we are concerned at least,
outweigh the chances OF getting
across.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Soon They Heard a Daisy Yell, Oh!
Marguerite: Don't you think
that flowers have a language they
lawrenco: Perhaps. / love to
listen when your two lips talk"
Ray i. kobet.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
"NOtlernjstjc Relay"

4 student from theological col
lege Was substituting while the
regular pastor was on his vacation.
With growing confusion he
watched a subtle necking party in
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

When they decide whether the
tomato is a fruit or a vegetable, per
haps they will tell us whether the
cantaloupe is a melon or a myth.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Kubala and Idzikowski announce
that they are anxious 10 undertake
another transatlantic flight as soon
as possible.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Some men fear the mention OF the
theory Of evolution so much that IL
lends weight to the argument.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Member 81 the AseOeiaeeA Press
The Associated Press IL exclusively Ell
titled to the use for capitalization o.
Ill news credited to II or not otherwise
credited In this paper and also Local
nsws published therein.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

This brown derby silk hat con-
test will at least destroy the myth
that a wide SLOUGH felt is essential
to craftsmanship
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

A 10 per cent tip means you are
sophisticated a 90 per cent tip
means you are scared: a Decent tip
means you are rich.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

II the ideal is so far fetched why
take the trouble to prohibit It's men,
ton?
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Please note that we are still call
ing 1t a" celebration" though it is
less ostentatious than it first set out
to be.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

We admire their nerve, but are
perfectly willing to stay home and
see Ii they make 1t.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

How man could descend" fIom
slower order" is beyond - but " ls
apart from the subject.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Still it's no harder 10 make peo-
pie loaf on the seventh day than it
is to make them work on the other
six.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Even children are capable OF dis
tinguishing the absurd.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

We cannot yet utterly abandon the
memorial dedication celebration and
daily comment upon it.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

"Civilized man is compassionate
Sure; his reaction to a blowout of
the other fellows tire is Joy in the
fact that it isn't his.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Foster: is Kathleen old-fashion-
ed '
Russell: well, she can remember
when corn came on cobs!'
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Italy is claiming too many rec
ords. The next best thing to MAX
iAg hole in one is TO have Wit
neSScS.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Those people who think the art of
ed up with party line.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

The future of the Italian nation
will depend on whether Mussolini
proves to be a disease or d symp-
tom.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Note to youngsters: Rule of
thumb" is an old folk expression.
and doesn't refer to modern WIVES.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Things even up. The country has
its corn borer and the city has its
corned bore.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Send all communications to Fua
Shop Editor, caro- of tho New
Britain Herald, and Jour letter
viii b forwarded 70 New York.
In All Fairness to the
Travelling Public!

On every highway now We see
Tourists Taken"-we agree:
We've stopped at some - they
charged like sin.
So why not Tourists Taken In?"
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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.
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for reply. Medical, legal and marital
advice cannot be given, nor can ex-
tended research be undertaken. All
other questions viii receive per-
sonal reply. Tins. gned requests can
not be answered. All letters are con-
Decentralization.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
Facts ndFdncies

Take your choice: Hops or
Herbs.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

EARLY to bed and early to rise
has won a bad reputation for flies.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

This is the first time q political
issue has been defined as something
nobody likes to talk about.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-08

Americanism: Using the phone
to make the grocer use Sl,2po We
hicle to deliver a 10-ccut purchase;
wondering why you get so little for
a dime.