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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answer to any
question of fact or information 10y
writing to the Question Editor. New
Britain Herald, Washington Bureau,
1899 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-
sonal reply. Unsigned requests cam
not be answered. All letters are con-
dential.-Editor.
@. Has the number Of public
school buildings in the United States
increased or decreased in the last
few years.
A. The total number of public
school buildings in the United states
has decreased from 25S,sJ9 in 1925
to 256, lo4 in 1906 according to the
report 0 fthe United states Bureau
Of Education. This was caused by
replacement Of one-rOon schools
with consolidated schools. since the
i'l'lll''l VI cll'-l 'clii NNl'A''9 las
decreased from approximately 1856
90" to 1851 during the wear and
1857 consolidated schools have been
added
9. How much gas is used IN the
United States compared with the
rest of 'h@ world?
A. Th" countries of the world
for which figures arr obtainablc
consumed in 1921 one trilllon cubic
feet OF manufactured gas. OF this
the United States alone consumed
about five hundred billion cubic
feet. a quantity equal TO that used
by all the rest Of the civilized world.
In addition the United States con-
stunned one and onc-hall trillon Gu
bic feet of natural gas
=. What is the difference be
tween "hypa rbola" and hyper
bolc"?
A. The former denotes a mathe-
NAUTICAL curve and the latter q fig
uro of speech.
G. What nation is sometjmes
called The Land Of the Rising sun"
A, Japan.
@. Who is the Poet Laureate of
England?
\. Robert Bridges.
G. Which amendment to the
Constitution provides for an income
tan
a. Tho sixteenth.
Q. What is the origin of the
word "alphabet'""
A. It is made ny Of two Greek
letters alpha" and beta the first
two letters Of the Greek alphabet.
G. How did the word guilotine
originate?
A. II was named for Dr. Gulllo-
tine who proposed this method of
execution.
Q. For what does the abbreNia-
ton c. g. stand?
A.. For the Latin words exempt
eratia," meaning for example.
q What is Il "dory"?
A. 4 flat bottomed boat with
high flaring sides and sharp bow
noted for its ability TO ride heavy
seas.
Q. Is much fruit exported from
the United States"
A. In 1867 the exports of
canned and dried fruit were valued
at S12S.O00, o0o. the highest figure
on record. About 10 per cent Of GUY
commercial apple crop, 10 per cent
of our oranges and srapefrult. Az
per cent Of our prunes and - ~.
cent of our raisins are exported.
Apples have always been the leading
export fruit. AS early as 1900 thou
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

Individual events followed. with
prizes OF baseballs. gloves. bats, and
other ATHLETIC equipment for the
winners. Shoes were piled up in
two great heaps and the boys then
scrambled for their own, Ernest De
salvatore being the first junior to
get his own on and Matthew Paluch
winning among the Intermediates.
The intermediate 1oO-yard dash was
won by Ted Annunziata, with John
Nedbala second. Peter ukitus and
Thomas Aparo placed in the junior
.5-yard dash. In the broad jump.
Stanley Rudo and Thomas Aparo
were the Junior winners and John
Nedbala and Joseph Boukus the in
termediatc. Stanley Rudo and
Joseph Eselunas took the junior
baseball throw. with John Nedbala
and Leo Bancovich winning among
the Intermediates. The junior
chariot race went to Thomas Aparo
and Joseph Paulauskas
baseball game between mem-
bers of The two clubs followed. the
kiwanians Winning by IS after an
exciting encounter. Dwight Skinner
pitched for the winners and Tony
kerelejza for the Boys club, the
youngster being forced to bow to his
superintendent. Art Berg umpired
well-for the Kiwanis club.
Luncheon was served by members
of the ladies' auxiliary, those who
helped prepare and serve the food
being the president. Mrs. f. p.
stone; Miss Florence Camp, Mrs. J.
II. Robinson, Mrs. +. Y. Warren and
Mrs. Fl. f. Parker The meal was the
best served at any OF these joint out
ing, and the whole affair also stood
out as success
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

sands of barrels We're shipped to
Europe OIL sailing vessels. With the
development of improved transport
tation and more regular service as
well as refrigeration and ventilation
the exports of apples and of other
fruits have increased constantly.
.. Which can travel fastest, a
horse, an aeroplane. an automobile
or a railroad train?
A. The fastest horse has run a
mile in about So seconds: railway
train has covered the distance in 80
seconds: an automobile has done it
in l6 seconds and an airplane in II
seconds.
Q. What is ''polyandry'o
4. The practice of plural mar
riage by women.
=. Who vas the father Of Aris-
totle"
4. Necomachus, court physician
TO King Amyritas of Macedonia.
Q. How did the unit Of cleo
tricity get the name watt:
A. It was named for James
Watt, a Scottish inventor.
Q. From what is chewing gum
made,
A. Chiefly from chiclc, a gum
obtained from the sapodilla tree
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
LULLABY

By Mrs. Jay l.. Pohl
Hush, my darling, that Internal
Racket, dearest, do,
Mamma is not all maternal
Shes a woman, too.
Papa may Of mamma tire;
Hos been We'd too long:
Itut the others who admire
Cannot all be wrong.
Sleep. Sleep.
Men must work. and so they should.
dear.
Lost their women Weep;
Drawing water, heWing wood dear,
Helps them so to sleep.
But your mamma sleeps in day
time,
When the sparroNs tNit.
And when night is here, her play
time,
Manma wants TO fit,
Sleep sleep.
Now I hear the 1871 tunes calling,
Calling TO tn If own
And if YOU don't stop your baNling,
y on viii baUl alone
YES, my lambhin. ] adore YOU,
Mammals kind and true;
Eut never think because ! bore YOU.
on can bore me. too.
sleep, Sleep.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

Nou can pick ont the commuters
on train by the way their cars
prick up when YOU mention chick
ems.
II Would be a nice custom for tu-
ture Arctic flyers to drop a few
spare rations at the North Pole
4 conservative is a man who
can't s"e the rotten limits on a ire"
so long S he can pick pIums,
Perhaps a politician Iust seems
crooked because he is trying to lean
so many ways at once.
America nism: a conviction that
footing a horn relieves YOU of all
responsibility for what happens.
We are an ,msorhistcated people
and sevon-teuths Of those who speak
famillarly of necking don't know
how it's done.
"Marry him gal" the miller sand,
and save our home" so she did and
the old folks lived happily ever
afterWard on the alimony,
IT WIS prior to the inStallment
IRA that the man sads one half the
y orId doesn't know how the other
half til,s.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

tea ROOM
Employer: why did you lose
your job"
Rufus: "Dey said All disturbed de
harmony
Employer: You was a trouble
maker, eli? '
Rufus: "Oh, no. boss. But dey
said a coffee-colored man was out
OBJ place in tea-room.'
Paul Block
Copyright. 1928, Reproduction
Forbidden)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
ERD<N Gis.tITTI.Rs

Ta, "l;lt'st New York scandal"
las s.ut three Gra't"rs to prison.
\ section OF the Republican press
las taken advantage Of tn" oppor-
tunily 10 di-p,r~. homilrctics about
the inherent Wjchedn.ss Of Tam
many Q. latr tio, Nov York Her
Tribune has devoted an incrrae-
ing total of space to stories Of
Tammuny md this graft scandal has
ONE to hand liz, a goldbrick in
the campaign to paint a horrible pic
tgrc Of tine New York Tiger. In
sou, mysterious way THE Is ~uppos-
.d 10 r,1D.ct upon Al SMITH
IN an ,.ndeavor to ba fair ON TINS
point Hr admit h"ing entirely un-
affected by tin disclosures Uur
memory isn't Dad enough 10 be
-nari,-I Hp in this way. II Vs.. cared
TO 20 20 sufficient trourl- about il
W, could print ~,.,eral columns
about tb. political skullugsrry in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Iltts-
hurgh. Chicago. Illinois ana last
but not last" III INDIANA And
every on. Of rbc Incidents would
iuloiN. Republican practitioners.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
FRANC AFFECTS MARKET

Paris, June % tP-The bourse
took Premier Poincare's sta bilization
bill without much pleasure today.
Stocks and government bonds went
down considerably while both the
dollar and pound were lower than at
any time in many months. The franc
was much stronger than the STABILIZE
ed rate, the dollar being six points
under the legal rate and sterling Is
points lower.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
WEATHER, PAST AND PRESENT

To tell the world how rotten the
Weather has been is useless. livery
body already knows all they need to
know on this subject, and almost
everyone's supply OF mean ad-
iectives has been completely eA-
hausted.
Some blame 1t on a change IN
climate; others think the rdn1o
ether waves glrdlns the earth have
something to do with II.
Twenty-Five years ago there we're
no ether waves blinking over the
map, and if the climate has changed
it must have started before that
time. Since that time, too, there has
been many an early and warm sum
mer. Which is by way Of saying We
do not take much stock in the
climate changing theory, at least,
In Saturdays Herald, in the "a
wears ago today column, appeared
this engrossing parag graph:
"The sun. which made us
last appearance on the alter
noon Of May SO pecked through
the clouds at 9:e4 o'clock this
afternoon
In other words there was no sun
shine in New Britain for % days
And that, mates. is a worse recoru
than Old Sol made this year.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
the mess are not Yet in lall.

in the mess are not yet in Jail.
The only thing about the Bronx
graft cases that impresses us is that
the gratters We're given a speedy
trial when discoN cred and sent up
often happen IN Washington.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
Observations
On The Weather

Washington, June 25.-torccast
for Southern New England: Occa-
Sional showers tonight or Tuesday,
Not much change in temperature;
fresh south and southwest winds.
Forecast tor Eastern New York:
Occasional showers tonight or
Tuesday, not much change in tenn
perature; fresh south and south
west winds.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

MxgovWzl194l
Send all communications to Fun
Shop Editor, care OF the New
Britain Herald, and Jour letter
viii - forwarded to New York.
They're Waitin" for Is!

Mosquitoes watch the bathing styles
With hungry looks and gloating
smiles
And hum in hordes all uncomputed:
suited"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
Natural Error:

Mrs. Hutton: where did you get
that pink lingerie you've got in
your hand there
Hutton tnear-sighted,: Darn it,
Marie, I though ! Was buying the
sport extra
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
PrfiIl.

Stevens. I've got some liquor
that would make a man tell his
right name"
Winters. Huh I've got some
liquor that Nonld make a woman
tcll her right age"
Prank S RaIbaCk
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

II Smith isn't nominated may as
well call off the election and let
Hoover get in without further ado
or pothcr.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

Member Audit Bureau ct Circulation
lhs 4 y. C. 10 . national organization
which Furnishes newspaper and adver-
tise-s With . strictly honest analysis OF
circulation Our circulation ststistics are
tased upon this audit This ,nsures pro-
lection against fraud In newspaper d's-
tyibution figures TO both national and
local advertisers.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

Member Of the Associated Press
The Associated Press 10 exclusively en-
titled 10 the use for republication Of
all Jews credited to II or not otherwise
credited In this paper and also local
news published therein.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
New Britain Herald
HERALD eusL1sHINc COMPANY

Issued Daily tSunday Exeepted)
Al Herald Bldg. 81 Church Street
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

There is this to he said for the
absent minded professor:
He's probably the only husband
who can kiss the maid and get away
With 1t,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
TELEPHONE CALLS
Business once 80. Ss6
Editorial Rooms 80. y26

The only profitable advertising medium
IN the City. Circulation books and press
room slways open to advertisers
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
THE COST or AN ENGINEER

The Providence, K. l.. water sys-
TEN recently having been referred
to by the mayor as possessing a I'LL
tration plant of a kind that this city
might copy, coupled with the fact
that the local Board OF Water Com
missioners needs chief engineer TO
carry out the plans for the pro-
posed New Britain water extensions.
it is interesting to note that the
chief engineer who was identified
with the Providence water plant
has taken up new employment at
$4,000 d year,
Following vas the FIRST paragraph
OF a Boston dispatch;
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

The Herald II on sale daily IN New
York at HotalinSs Newsstand, Time>
Square; schutz's Newsstand. Entrance
Grand Central. \2nd Street.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
Facts and Fancies

Us easy to tvll bandit from
dry agent. y bandit doesn't shoot !
YOU fail to stop.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

Entered At the Post once At New Brit
Ain - Second Claas Mail Matter.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

His stand:
Hostess cat Card PartN): do you
ever play with the Joker
Guest NO. let the smart alecks
have d table by themselves"
Anthony Lcis
THE PUNCH BOWL
tSerycd by Irwin Ciner)
Two'> Company!
From an Indian CONCERT program:
Sweet Nymph come to thy
Lover tunaccompanied).
The solomon Torch.
Her talk on How 10 Manage Il
Small Village School was followed
by 4 demonstration.
sixteen children whose ages
ranged from > to IA were divided
into three parts
--DioCesan Magazine
That, 10 doubt, made them much
more manag"ah biz
Golfer u. Te1
Employer, Where did you work
last >"
Rufus: An vas waiter in
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

Manchur,3 Is that part OF China
" here General Chang minds the flies
" hilc Japan milks the COW.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

There's nothing else affords a
good democrat so much pleasure as
tn" privilege OF calling somebody IA
yokoi.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

Counter: IN unnatural groWt h.
Also NcwEorkcse for the band used
10 hold a stocking in place.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

SUBSCRIPTION RATES
t9.0e . Year.
$500 Three AonthA
7sc. Q Month
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

southern Europe speaks many
tongues, but the traveller can get
service angN here Just by saying:
Darn MusSolini.'
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

William ". Pea body. recent
" chief engineer of the ProNl-
dance water supply system.
will be the engineer in chargo
Of constructing the tunnel tron
Coldbrooll TO the WaChusett
a year, 10 fill a vacancy caus-
ed by the death OF Harold W.
Horne"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

We do not know whether thu
work in connection with the Proyi-
dencc water supply was OF larger
dimension than that to be put I'M
der way iii NV Britain. SO far ae
the Prov idcncc filtration plant IS
concerned, it seems to hc no more
important as such things so than
the one planned for New Britain.
The water board has been inter
viewing engineers and has come to
no conclusion. Providence had TO
pay $4,000 for its engineer, which
is more than New Britain has been
paying. Opinions may differ, but so
far as We are concerned this "a larry
is not enormous tor "a highly skilled
engineer with a good reputation
who is to Oversee the construction
Of an extensive water supply addi-
the city paid $4,000 for it, park
superintendent and though the
Job may be important ii is not a
tenth as serious an undertaking ae
supervising Il great water extension
system
II ial
Of building a tunnel connecting the
Ware river development and III
reservoir, which will cost more
than Ss.0o0.poU the first step i'll the
project OF di>crtine the Mare and
The Swift rivers to augment the
water supply of Boston and its
metropolitan area. In cost This is a
bigger JOB thau the New Britain
water works extension, but in detail
il proba bly, is less of d Job, the tun-
mel being more concentrated work.
50 to speak, Will. the New Britain
water extension plans entail diff
cult engineering work to spread
over i wide cNpanse of territory.
The engineer viii get approximate
ly $40 weekly and will be rcepon-
sible tor d Job costing $4,000, 900.
In Other words. he will get SO Il
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
THE, PUNCH BOWL
tSeryrd by Irwin Ciner)

diocesan Magazine
That. no doubt. made them much
more manageable
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

4 conservative is a man who
so long as he can pick plums,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25
Golfer u. Te1

Employer, Where did you work
last >"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-06-25

America niSm: \ conviction that
footing horn relieves YOU Of all
responsibility for what happens.
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
HESSE UPHELD
ON ISSUING
WARRANTS
WM H#4nA N@N

Major Edwin B. Hesse, superin-
tendent OF %. G. police. has not
lost his right to issue warrants for
search OF premises, believed disor-
Derby. NARROWING gambling practices
or shielding Illicit liquor traffic.
District Commissioners have ap-
proved m opinion to that effect by
Corporation Counsel w. w. Bride.
which authorizes Hesse to issle
warrants for night and Saturday
afternoon, as well as Sunday raids.
Before, with the courts closed, no
little difficulty was experienced In
obtaining such warrants.
The right of the police chief to
issue such paper Is provided for in
the District statutes, but an amen1-
ment to the District code in 1892
was believed to have deprived the
police head Of such right. a cor.
poratiOn counsel opinion Of 100?
rules that such power WAS not O5.
liberated by the amendment.
The police and fire injury bill,
now pending in Congress. approved
by the Commissioners, has been
referred to the Budget Bureau.
This covers District payment OF
doctors bills and benefits when in
jury in line OF duty is suffered.
The existing statute provides Tor
such compensation when mishap
is experienced while actually per-
forming duty"
Brides bill changing the return
date for personal property taxes
won Commissioners approval.
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
Are Bookkeeping
Up With Tines.
- Let's See

49, -
If you can 0nsUer the f0llOaCilag
questions, yOas are certainly keep
ana up Nth the times. If the old
brain doesn't click right Oft, yost
can still keep up 10ith the times
by turning to the pages indicated
4ehere the GnsaUers sCiN be found.
Lets Col
when did Cnrist's public min.
istry begin?
Church News Pagel
what Is doe Santon's baseball
forecast?
lsports section)
what n more acOlnpanionate"
than . husband?
lEditorial Page)
where was Lafayette enter
tanned I'M 1924?
local PageD
How many orders does Prince
Of Wales hold?
Fiction Page)
What b D zone man mass meet
-ingf''
Radio Pagel
when was United States first
recognized as . nation?
magazine Page)
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
FATHER FIGH IS
KIN FOR CHILD

Wilson p. Gibson's suit for Gus
odty OF his two-year-old child was
again delayed when the case came
before Judge. Samuel G. Brent today
in Arlington County Circuit Court.
The court agreed on the law as
set forth in the petition from
Florida, but allowed Judge Harry
Thomas, appearing for Gibson. time
to file additional evidence.
The child in now in the pos
session OF Miss Florence Bacon
OF Clarendon, sister of the chlld's
mother. Attorneys w. w. Dudley
and r. Ryland appeared for her.
The case was continued until the
April term.
The Washington times., 1928-03-24
TAX
UP 50 CENTS
PER 500

ARLINGTON COUNTY. March.
94.-Taxes in Arlington County will
be increased 80 cents on the 500
assessed valuation beginning July
i. it was announced today By the
Board OF Supervisors who at the
same time made public a tentative
budget Of $S5O.20O.
The increase includes Is cents
for schools, which will yield about
$40. 900. Another 10 cents increase
for general purposes, and cents
for sidewalks.
The total amount allowed for
ed1,ca tion is $341 900; for the en-
srineers office $3.50 ,O0O: for fire pro
lection. $27 1000. sidewalks, $lS,5Oo;
contingent fund, $S6 900; admin.
istration purposes. $4,000: health
department. $4,000; and scavenger
service, $4,000.
The board will hold a special
meeting at the Courthouse. April
80 at 10 o'clock, at which time
the budget will be open for discus
sion.
The rate In Arlington and Jeffer-
son districts will be $3.50 ana IA
Washington district 1t will be $z.s0
on the 800 assessed valuation.
Governor Harry f. Byrd VIII be
the principal speaker at the annual
banquet of the Cherrydale volunteer
fire department, Tuesday night, In
the firemen's hall. Other speakers
viii be Representative r.. Walton
Moore and John r. Saunders, attor'
ney general of the State.
The annual election of officers or
the Clarendon Citizens Association
will he held Monday night in the
community house at o'clock.