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New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

Wherever one looks one finds
pressing school problems. Closely
following action taken in Plain, lie
last week. the school committee in
EtrIiu also has moved forward. The
town will obtain Junior High
school 10 cost $4,000. which will
contain an auditorium commeusur-
ate with tho needs OF the school and
the town.
In glimpsins The school situation
in Berlin one runs across the same
descriptions Of conditions or posi-
bjlitios that have bede, lied the situ-
s'ion in New Britain for past years
Present school buildings are out-cf-
date. portable school buildings are
an irritation. and there have been
threats of the need for part time
schedules if conditions arc not i'm
proved
Eerlin is to he commended heart
ily for taking definite steps TO bring
its school system TO the same high
plane as other progressive towns are
attempting. u may be costly and a
little troublesome TO catch up with
the needs of the times, but once
that is done there are no regrets and
much pride in the task Well done.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

.. Will negro he accepted a.
a navy enlistment office?
a, Any navy recruiting office
will accept negroes when the navy
needs them, and if they can pass the
required examination.
@. What church did the Roose'
Welt family attend in Washington?
A. The Dutch Reformed church
G. Is it proper TO call squash
or a pumpkin a sourn'
A. The name "gourd' or it,
equivalent, as employed in Europe
includes squsshes and pumpkins, but
in America it is confined largely te
the inedihle hardshelled fruits 'ot
certain members of the fsmi1,
Cucurhitaceae.
@. Who was Harold Lloyds lead
ing woman in Speedy?
a. Ann Christie.
Q. Is there toll charge to pas
through the Straits of Gibraltar
A.. No.
.. Is Herbert Hoover older thar
President Coolidge
A. Herbert Hoover was borr
August Ia. 1874. President Coolidge
VAS born July 4. 1872,
9. Who was the youngest presi.
dent of the United states?
\. Theodore Roosevelt. He pas
g. years Of age when he became
PRESIDENT
=. Is there such 3 word as Okeh
What does it mean
A. Okeh is a word taken from
the rhoc'aw Indian language and
means 1T is SO and SO in no other
way"
Q. What is tho pred
language spoken in the United
States
A. The people Of the United
States speak the English language
There is no distinctly American
language. but there are American
vornacrilars lust as there are Eng.
lish vcrnaclllars.
@ Who was PIuto1
4. rluto or Hadcs vas tho Greek
XVI VI ili' '''lI'i wv W. ny 'HE INo'
mans he was termed Tartarus
Orcus or Dis He was one Of thu
three sons Of saturn: Jupiter get
ting rule over the land. Neptune
over the sea and Pluto over tht
realms Of the dead. He was guard
cd by the three headed dog Ger
bcrus and aroupI his throne wer,
the Harpics. the Fuvios aud thu
Eumcnid.S,
@. For what is sodium car
donate used
A. Sodium carbonate or hicar
donate of soda is employed in scour
ing textiles. in the preparation o
glass and soap. and in general i,
most cases where a soluble alkali i,
required. II medicine it is uset
as an anti-acid and on account o
the large amount Of carbon dioxid'
that is readily set free from II b,
acids or bv heating. it is an i'm
portant component OF seidltz pow
doris and other cff"rv"scinG mixture
and OF baking powder.
/ q. How many negroes scr, cd i,
! the American forces in the worlt
war;
A. Including those in resula
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

army and the National guard. the
total number of negro soldiers mo-
bilized for the world war was about
$50. 900. About 100000 Of these
were sent to France. Some $4,000
Of these were combat troops. They
were among the first OF the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces to so into
action.
@. What is the meaning of the
name Lipinski?
A. 1t IL 4 Russian name mean
ing "son of Lupin" (that is. the
wolff.
Q. How can wax BE removed
from vanished surfaces?
A. Warm a little turpentine by
placing 3 can of 1t In pail Of water
Soak cloth in this turpentine and
rub It over the surface two. or three
times to soften the wax. which can
then be removed by wiping with a
clean dry cloth. Small areas should
be cleaned at 4 time.
O.. How does the motion picture
industry rank with other industries
in the United States? How does
the motion picture industry in the
United States rank with the same
industry in other countries?
A. It ranks fourth among the in
dustries OF the United States. The
industry in the United States il
larger than OF all other countries
This country supplies as per cent of
the motion picture Aims.
G. What is the relationship be-
tween the children Of a widower
who marries widow and her chill
dren?
A. When widower with chill
dren marries a widow with children
the two sets of children are no kin.
because there is no blood relation
ship. but they are called step
brothers and sisters. Any children
horn to this couple would he half
brothers or sisters to all Of the
other children.
Q. Does the law in England and
in the United States hold man
accused Of crime innocent until
proven guilty?
A. In the United States and
Engla nd a man il presumed innocent
until proven guilty.
Q. In what city is the University
Of Notre Dame located?
A. At Notre Dame. Indiana.
about two miles from the center Of
South Bend. Notre Dame Is a
separate post office.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

New England districts and the east
ern portions OF the middle Atlantic
states. Centers OF low pressure pre-
vail over Ontario and Quebec. - 4
long trough of low pressure ceL
prevails over eastern Nebraska.
Areas of high pressure overlie the
Gulf districts, California and tho
northern plains states. Abnormally
mild temperatures for the season
of the year continue in all portions
Of the country except the east Gulf
coast and South Atlantic states.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair and slightly colder tonight fol-
lowed by increasing cloudiness on
Saturday and probably showers in
the evening.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
Observations
On The Weothey

Washington, Dec. .9.-Forecas'
for Southern New England; Fair
slightly colder In east and soutl
portions tonight; Saturday increas
ing cioudiness followed by showers
moderate westerly winds. shifting t.
southwest and south.
Forecast for Eastern New York
Fair tonight: Saturday increasing
cloudiness followed by rain; no,
much change In temperature: mod
crate west shifting to southwest
winds
Conditions: The secondary dis.
turhance noted yesterday morning
over the Ohio valley moved rapidly
eastward to the New England coast
IL produced rains throughout tbe
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

but the fact 10 that Police Chief
Hart has been forced to take Z hand
and forbid policemen to speak to
lawyers on cases before the court.
The proper procedure 10 to talk to
the prosecuting attorney and finally
to the judge when the case 10 being
tried. This the chief has announced
must be the policy in future.
All the information lawyers need
can be secured from their clients.
They are not entitled to the privilege
Of pumping" the policemen and
thus obtaining an edge upon the
prosecution. This defeats justice
rather than furtberinE it
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

town 80 years ago. Before that the
paupers were boarded out with
jeremiah Beach In the Osgood Hill
section. Several years ago an ad.
dition WAS built to the home, and
in this the women are kept. the
men being In the rickety old sec
ton. One proposition before the
town Is for the expenditure OF
SIS, 1000 for an addition. Another
calls for $4,000 and a new home in
another part Of the town,
John A. Andrews stated today
that the top floor in his new build
ing has been leased by the Odd FEEL
! lows Of the city. There are five
lodges OF the order. Apdree. Phenix,
Lexington. Gerstaecker. and Stella
Rebekah, and also Comstock en-
csmpment and Canton Foster.
RESOLVED. that the Gotenburs
system Of eliminating private profits
is the best solution Of the liquor
problem" was debated at the 7. NJ
c. A. last night. T. L. Weed and
A. +. Hitchcock spoke for the plan
and Joseph Ward and Fred Yarroll
argued against it. George P. Hart
e. W. Schultz, and Alderman r n.
Wells were the Judges and decided
in favor Of the negative.
The local horsemen were speeding
about Franklin Square this after
| noon.
In the binding snoostorm that
prevailed yesterday afternoon work
men employed by George Rapelye
erected. the crosses on the apex OF
the twin steeples of the Polish
Catholic church on Broad street.
The crosses are II feet in height.
are made OF galvanized iron hronzed
and stand nearly 200 feet from the
ground. They could not leave their
work unfinished and had to stick
through the storm. which complete
ly hid the ground below from their
view.
The Delphi Juniors of Hartford
won by - to z from the Northing-
ton Athletic club in basketball
agme played last night IN Rrande.
gee hall. Berlin. The Berlin team
used Deming. Molumphy. Gwatkin
Brown and James.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

Another point that strengthens
our belief that Mr.. Hoover will not
have exactly the same government
al policies ~ Mr.. Coolidge has had
10 the fact that since the election the
pair have not met and do not seem
anxious to risk the embarrassment
Of 4 tete-a-tete on governmental
policies. So just before Mr.. Hoover
gets close to Washington Mr.. Cool
idxe lodges to an island Oft the coast
OF Georgia.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
CURLING \ RAD PRACTICE.

Officers Of the court" they certainly
lack the right TO talk with police
men who made arrests Of clients.
getting from them the crrly Of tho
information possessed BY the prose
cutting authorities and then guiding
th"lr defens" accordingly. nd r
such system the odds arc entirely
o. this sort of thing has been going
on IN New Britain is problematical.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
GIVE A NEW Major
TIME 10 THINK

Inc pdWC 0OCuIuSut ouVS1iSihS
the government Of New Britain IL
the charter. and unlike the Consti-
tuition Of the United States. 1t II
flexible: it can be changed almost
at will. Consequently charter-chanE-
ing 1t regular intervals 70 . great
indoor sport at City Hall. The big
wigs. set together. discuss, the ex-
psFiences OF the past, contemplate
the probable needs Of the future.
aud come to more or less accurate
conclusions ~ to what additions or
subtractiens the charter requires to
make It tit the neds Of the growing
city. New times, new ideas.
Come Of the contemplated i'm
preyements scarcely compete In in
tersst with the jumping duckling
that tho child got for = Christmas
toy: others are OF moment and need
10 be studied by the citizenry at
large. ~ the saying goes-which
must mean all those not confined to
jails or padded cells.
Anyway. here Is one item in this
charter revision business which de-
serves yell Of warning by the look
out In the mast head. 1t has to do
with change in the method OF
keeping the commissioners OF 4 de-
fcated mayor in action until a new
mayor takes the helm and appoints
new commissioners. Being more
than mildly interested in good civic
government, II not In what is sennr-
ally tened efficient government. NC
rise on the editorial launches to
protest against any scheme that will
even temporarily cause the city gov
eminent to totter and grow ire
sponsible.
Under the present method. when
q mayor is defeated for reelection.
or when another aspiring gentleman
is elected TO succeed 'rh" present in
Cumbent the commissioners retain
ONCE until the now mayor secs Fl,
10 ask for their designations TO make
way for such new commissioners as
he prefers TO acc around him This
scheme may not be the last word in
perfection. but ii at least pro, idns
for commissioners who know thoiv
Jobs most of the time. ANYWAY
continuing III action until the now
mayor has had time to think and
place his fingers upon capable sue
Cessors.
Between the mayoralty election
and the time when the victor takes
Offices is such a short time that IN
less the new mayor is a genius or
has considered his plans months in
advance, when there was not even
ainty of being elected he scarce
~ has had time to thank his sup
porters, dodge irnrortuning Office as
pirants. and taken a little vacation
in an effort to clear his mind and
get his wind before he is shunt"d
into ofyice. II he is human he is OK
ceedinglv thankful that the old
commissioners arc on the Job to keep
things moving until he has had time
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
TN, REASON
Fy Frank HIirlI

] don't car" lot for your bacon and
eggs.
or fig for your portcrlou=e steaks;
10 heck with Your drmplinss and
ri" a Ia pumpkin.
The sam" to Your buildings and
For me there is something s,Irrass-
ing them all.
That knocks the whole bunch for
loop.
So liS'on Col ding YOU, keep o,Iic.
ill ! sing Won
In praise Of NY Old -f4shioncd soup.
soup, Spop, soup.
The STUFF that won the war.
Soup Soup. Soup,
Three times \ day and more.
It's meat and It's drink: il don't
swell and don't shrink.
And It st,rie 10 your ribs like
glue.
And Z. t'ls Won ht' 1rrk, from ,o7,r
Sov 70 yorr neck.
Docs The soup from ! good Irish
stew
l think ! should say, TO explain this
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
ARE WE OyERBUILT:


throughout the city that there has
been an o>erplus Of building oper-
atoms. For this reason. II 10 declar-
cd sundry apartments are unoccu-
pied and the value Of buildings has
decreased, or ought to decrease, in
the eyes Of tho assessors. Some OBJ
servers even believe that the ef-
feet will be ! ,ticeabie in the grand
list.
Perhaps it u more logical to say
that the city has reached normally.
After having suffered from q DWELL
ing stringency some years ago, then
gradually returning to a condition
where there were enough dwellings
to pass around, and then reaching
the point where there Is I surplus
OF dwellings-ss at present--~e
find ourselves as city in the con-
dition before the stringency set in.
For years before the war the pre-
,ailing realty belief seemed to be
that more houses than there we're
occupants was 4 normal condition
II this 10 true. then II must be evil
dence we have returned to Z natur-
al condition in the real estate
market.
Regardless Of the overplus Of
dwellings. or apartments. censtruc-
ton of new abodes continues una bat
ed. In the long run the newer houses
gain the preference and the older
places either find it difficult to gain
! tenants or their owners. In order to
attract trade, must make extensive
undermining alterations or make
way for the construction OF new
buildings. Unless the city expert
ences sudden industrial boom It
is not likely that there will be an
even balance between the supply
and demand in the nearby years.
There has been a decline since the
heavy building operations Of 1926.
but it must not be overlooked that
some of the construction Jobs during
that boom year we're unusually
large. The decline In 1927 was
merely In figures. there having been
a decided increase In the construc-
ton of dwellings and apartments
that year The income Of the build
ing department. despite lessening
figures. increased during the year.
bearing out the records that small
Jobs increased. fees being essential
regardless Of tho size OF the job. So
spotted is the record, however. that
August in 1927 surpassed the boom
August of 1926. And even in 1923
there we're four months during
which building operation permits ex-
eeedcd those for similar months OF
1927 namely January. April. July
tnearly three times the total Of the
previous record) and October. Aug
ust in 1928. on the other hand,
showed only a quarter as many per-
mits as the previous August.
A gratifying development is that
We are much more concerned over
the quality OF inspection accorded
new buildings than was the case
during the boom years Experience
has taught noteworthy lesson
Here and there buildings which were
constructed during the boom have
been found lacking in reasonable
/ quality and the city owes 1t to citi.
zers TO guard against rcpetitions OF
such difficulties. An adequate in
spect,on service. such as the build.
! ing department has suggested. seems
essential.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
CLtBTAkES A TEsICKl

by WAFER y. hOluSlDllu
My host paused impressivcly And
now let me show Won the most ropu-
lar room in the club" he said.
We took the elevator and got off
ner Then he showed me into a
largo, high cnlllngei room filled, nay
tbrcnged with busy men.
The gymnasium" ! cried
Our most popular ROOM my
host repeated.
But | thought that this vas 3n
athletic club" I said incredulous!y.
1T is. but the little cApedience We
adopted has turned the gym from 2
solitude to the happy. busy and
porulous place YOU see before you"
viii You EXPLAIN" begged
II will" my host agreed This is
the secret II is a power plant. All
those men exercising arc getting not
only the usual personal benefit but.
they are generating various sort Ct
motive power through tho apparatus
on which they are working. sec that
man doing giant swings OF the hori-
zontal bar? Every time he turns
he turns it with him. That bar is
so connected as to turn all the srits
down IN the grill room. spits on
which chickens roasts and so forth
are cooking Some times we have
SOM" surplus power which we lease
out to nearby ro'iAserics and grill
rooms"
"MarNelous'' ! exclaimed. "And
the strenuous gentlemen on the row.
ing machines"
"Thcy happen to he the motive
power for the club laundry" my
host cNplsincw proudly. Soc how
they bend TO their oars. They know
well they are indirectly rhurn;ng np
the club linen into spotlrss state
in the washing machines down IN
the b1scmrnt.'
y dare say YOU have excess power
There. too"
surely: enough for from five TO
! seven hand lJunJrcS. Now let mo
'"l] Yum aH"n1lhn 10 the gentlemen
punching the bag Note how ono
steps UP as soon as Il punchcr 10
tired. Those punchcrs run all the
club vacuum cleaners Similarly.
IN" "N"rcisers pulling weights are
generating the electricity which
Rms our elevators and lights, shines
Sho"S aud presses clothes"
These athletes arc all j,nl,ucd
with hcn"Nol"Nce for the club
then" - ] inquired
Not entir"ly,' my host said. YOU
see, for oil the power they produce
IN their exercise they get rebates on
their club dues"
~" led me away from thc remark
ah'" gymnasium. past thc show. r
rooms from Which Was prnrnodirc
ful1 blast TIA" usual sounds of sing
ING and shower bath harmony.
Surely you can have no use for
/ that? | c"stur"J toward the noise.
Oh, yes. We have" triumphed NV
most. We sell if 10 radio cc,,rarics
I 10 broadcast on nights when tao
static is very bad
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
Motorcycle Officer Doty
Has No Broken Bones

Motorcycle Officer David Doty.
who was thrown from his machine
driven by Michael J. OBrien Of 81
fremont street yesterday forenoon
at Elm and Franklin streets, was
reported resting comforta bly, at New
Britain General hospital today. An
N-ray examination of his back and
shoulders revealed no fractures.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
FL cts undEoncies

Dollar chasing is justified IL only
because there is plenty of parking
space on Easy Street.
Funny people. They fear planes
because of wrecks and keep right
on trying matrimory.
The hard part OF teaching the kid
good manners is TO tell him how
without showing him
The prosperous always have been
naughty. The world Just seems
worse because more are prosperou.
II you think II right to lick the
Kids. why do you feel ashamed
when the neighhors catch you at it g.,
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

The Hartford Times, Eliminating
upon contemplated charter changes
in that city, which Is undergoing the
biennial disc ussion, disburses the
following wisdom: One would sus-
pect that in time Z perfect docu-
ment might be achieved, or at any
rate one that would stand Z few
years without change" The troubles
with charters 10 they rise no higher
than their source.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

So far have we progressed In con-
auering nature that while one Of our
Fellow citixens-Frank Fritson-is
with Commander Richard Byrd In
the Antarctic regions his mother
hero 10 able to receive messages
from him and also send some to her
son. For practical purposes. it 10 a.
If the South Polar cap explorer we're
in Plainville.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
FOUND AND LOST:

FOUND AND LOST!
Mrs, Benson: Il want to put 4
notice in your paper about my
purse"
Newspaper Clerk: "Lost' or
'Found'?"
Mrs. Benson: Both"
Newspaper Clark: Both? I don't
understand"
Mrs, Renson: well. you see.
when got home Just now l found
lost it,"
Pearl Hatch.
Copyright. 1923, Reproduction
Forhidden.)
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

HOW ABOUT IT?

HOW ABOUT IT?
From now till New Year bells shall
chime
Is framing resolution time.
Wen start the list with Number One
In Nineteen Twenty nine MORE
FUN!
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
Is Years Ago Today

1fh4 VIII he tho first leap wear IN
eight years
When the Herald went 70 press
today the seiectmen are still wrang-
ling over the town farm The build
ing now used ass already old when
it came into the possession OF the
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

Am"ricansm: An unschoolcd. $40
week metropolitan feeling superior
to university man who makes s75,-
600 year in the sticks
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
away.

away,
In case you should think I'm = freak.
The reason ! take the soup. not the
steak,
l HAD ALL MY TEETH OUT LAST
WEEK!
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

The best Bolivia and Paraguay
can DO would have been chonicled
IN the late war as nothing to re-
port on the waterfront"
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

Blessed arc the poor and ienor-
ant. They don't feel under obliga
ton to raise bedroom window.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

One reason why it's cheaper 10
rent is because the wife doesn't in
$'st on tearing up and changing the
interior every year.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

Simile for today. As carcfrce a.
The man who told you the darncd
stock was bound to 70 up.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

How strange that conscience urges
US TO '"ll al We know only in re-
gard 10 people VIC don't like.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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- Second Claa Mail Meter.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

Nsabss AsaH Bsssss Of Ciseslstiss
The \ 3. q 10 . natiopsl orSanfsstiop
~Aich furnishes nsvspspsvs and advss-
tissrs With Z strictly honest analysis Of
circulation. Our circulation stst1stics ers
bassd upoD this audit This insusse pro-
lection asaiast fraud II nsvspapss de-
tsibution -igur<s to both national ena
local advsrtissra
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

The only ptoAtabis adssrtiAins medium
IA the CITY. Circustteo books sud prses
soom AWAY ops1 70 sdvertisere
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

Happy thought Why not DO as
banks do and call YOUR star me
chan'cs vice presidents instead CT
raising their nascsp
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

Eolshevism can't thrive in a land
where the worker has learned to
spend Sunday in a red silk bath robe
instead Of d rcd undcrshirt.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

II YOU contrihute $500. YOU no
come postmaster and got in,csti-
gated. IF YOU contribute half A nil
bon. YOU become an an,bassa dor and
Eot DECORATED
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

On" thing the nations have in
common is q belief that the others
won't lot q mere treaty interiors, with
their plans
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

Can't the Young intcllcctuaIs can
a spade spade without calling it a
hankety- blank spade?
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

Most OF us are satisfied with our
lot for the same reason that Adam
didn't ycarn for electric light, We
don't know what we're missing.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
ALL OVER THE HOUSE!

ALL OVER THE HOUSE:
Mother: This is certainly a fjne
mess While ! was gone you
splashed water from one end of the
house to the other"
Tommy: well. You told me to
battle all over, didn't you:"
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

Copyright 1929. Publishers
SNnJlcatc
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

Alsahss q tks Assnelatso Prev
The Associated Pres y sxcivstyely en-
titlsa 10 the Use Tor rs-puhlicstiou "
eli nsvs sdiied to II or not other vile
credited In this paper and also local
asvs published therein
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

Core ct this sentence: We srcnt
the evening discussing his people
and my peopl,.' said tho wife. land
then kissed one another good night"
New Britain herald., 1928-12-28

The Herald 10 on sale daily II New
York at Hetaling's Nsvsstsud, ftmes
square: Schultss Eswsuanda e1trsacs
Grand Central t:nd Street