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The Washington times., 1928-11-01
By LAWRENCE SULLIVAN
international News service

Reafkirming his confidence IN Re.
publican victory next Tuesday. Her
bert Hoover headed his presidential
offensive into the west today on
the last lap of his first campaign
for elective office.
After cleaning up odds and ends
on his personal desk and bidding
adieu to the staff ali Republican na.
tional headquarters Hoover planned
to call at the White House to pay
his respects to President Coolidge
before leaving at o'clock this eve
ming for his home III Palo Alto. Cal,
where he will cast his ballot Novena-
Der 6.
viii stump Way West
En- route to the Pacific Coast
Hoover win traverse ~ States, de.
Iivering i prepared address iii ST
Louis tomorrow evening and brief
talks III ait least three other cities
Cumberland. Md, tonight: Louisville.
KY, tomorrow, and Pueblo, Col,
Saturday evening Along the entire
transcontinental route he VIII greet
station crowds from the platform VI
his car speaking informally wher-
ever his hurried schedule will per
NIT.
Maryland Missouri, kentucky and
Colorado viii BE- the States OF
principal strategic interest in the
Hoover overland finish, for 1t Is IN
these States that the Democratic
mana gers have made their strongest
appeals. Governor Smith has car
sried his colorfuI and highpowered
campaign into each OF the four
Commemorative, and in each the
opposition claims an advantage
over the Republican NOMINEES.
Address to Cinch Farmers
Hoover's ST. Louis address. which
will be broadcast on 4 national net.
work. is expected to offer specific
program Of farm relief Ia more
elaborate detail than any previous
campaign utterance. Coupled with
his pledge last week to call an
extra session Of Congress Inn
mediately after March If adequate
agricultural relief Is not enacted In
the regular December short session.
the St. Louis address IL expected by
Hoover's advisers to pat forward
.clinching appeal to the Middle
West.
In the Hoover party on the
Western trip will be the candidates
wife and son, Allen; DIR. Hubert
Work, Republican national chair
man; George Akerson. his personal
assistant; Ray Benjamin, Thomas g.
Gregory, and Charles Robinson, all
San Francisco supporters, and
George Barr Baker. of New York.
who has been close adviser Of the
nominee on campaign strategy since
the Kansas City convention. Mrs.
Ellis A. Yost. national COMMITTEES.
woman from West Virginia, will ac-
company the party as far as Keyser,
w. Va. where the special is due at
9:25 tonight.
Justice Taft Calls
Among those who called on
Hoover to present final reports on
their sectors, or to greet him in
the closing hours Of his drive for
the Presidency were Chief Justice
William H Taft, Ogen Mills, of
New York, Undersecretary of the
Treasury; and John Barrett, of New
Hampshire, FORMER director OF the
Pan-American Union. Barrett ex-
pressed the opinion, based upon
survey completed since Governor
Smiths Boston speech, that Massa.
chusetts would give her Is electoral
votes to Hoover and Curtis.
Richard Lloyd Jones. Tulsa pub
Usher, wired Hoover headquarters
that the Hoover majority in the
Sooner State would exceed $4,000.
The Washington times., 1928-11-01

AFTER INVESTING their life savings in an invention
which controls the direction of auto headlights that
they turned when the front wheels of the turned
Banks Nicholson 65 blind and invalid, and his wife,
of first block of Fourth St N. E., penniless
They turned the invention over to promoter who
promised to finance it and then disappeared The pic
ture below shows Mr. and Mrs Nicholson in their home
The Washington times., 1928-11-01
Give PIaylet Tonight
At WheatIey Y. W.C.A.

There will be a general get to.
gether meeting of members and
friends tonight at the Phyllis
Wheatley Y. W. c. A., Ninth Street
and Rhode Island Avenue North
west.
A one-act playlet, Zone Hundred
Dollars Needed" will he presented
by the author. Mrs. Irene Broadax.
The committee in charge comprises
Miss Mary !. Martin, membership
chairman, and Mrs. NJ. F. Johnson,
membership secretary.
The Washington times., 1928-11-01

.D.) OF Massachusetts, by Benjamin
Loring Young, Republican. and the
defeat Of Senatore Bruce CD OF
Maryland by Phillips Lee Goldsbor-
ouch. Republican,.
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the most important Of all.
Defeat OF senator Thomas r Bay
ard 3D. Of Delaware by John q.
Townsend, Republican, would be pro
claimed a dry victory, as would the
defeat Of Senator David ]. Walsh
The Washington times., 1928-11-01
VICTORY CARD FETE

A benefit progressive 900 card
party will be given by the Victory
Post. American Legion, Fife, Drum
and Bugle Corps, at the Northeast
Masonic Temple, Eighth and n
Streets Northeast "a tlly ~ yllgszk
at 8 o.clecls
The Washington times., 1928-11-01
PLEDGES END To LABOR
NJUNCT|ONS, AID
FOR JOBLES5
By GEORGE r. HOLMES
1.4..na.aara1 Nawa servica

NEW YORK Nov Another slashing attack on he
publican policies and leaders behind him. Governor Smith
New today end his fight for the presidency
soil will leave the city again until he knows
whether be the President just another de-
feated aspirant for that high office.
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-27
THE GASOLINE TAX

The ruling by the Illinois Supreme court that the gasoline tax of that state is unconstitutional threatens to become q trouble making decision. The consttutionality of state gaso- line tax laws has not been generally tested in the courts; and though no one knows whether many state supreme courts would follow the reasoning of the Illinois tribunal, there can be little doubt that the gasoline taxes of most state closely approximate that which has been found invalid in Illinois.
 The gist of the Illinois decision seems to have been that the law dlscriminated against motorists be- cause the tax did not apply to gaso- line used for other purposes. This must have been A peculiarity of the Illinois law. however. The tax did
 
 not affect electrically propelled vehicles.
 IL is hard to follow the reasoning regarding the necessity of 8 tax on kerosene if there is one on gasoline; some of us would be inclined 10 wonder whether other oils besides kerosene would be included under such logic, for instance, fuel oil. The decision as applying to electrically driven vehicles seems to be sound; but how many of them are there? Electrically driven motor cars have become nearly extinct, but if there are many left in Illinois it cannot be denied that the gasoline tax law discriminates in their favor and this would be true of every other state having such q tax without making provision 10 tax the clectrics
 The courts claim that the gasoline tax constitutes double tax, the other tax being the license tax, is far more important than any of the other points brought out. This double tax, the court held, violates the 1th amendment. If that be true. then the gasoline tax in every state is unconstitutional.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-27
MADOO'S THEORY

William c. McAdoo, tho wild man of the prohibition desert. has written an article in the American Review of Reviews in which he states that the main issue of these time is whether q state shall be permitted to disre- gard any par of the Constitution.
 McAdoo refers particularly to pro- hibition, of course, and cites the re- peal of the state prohibition law in New York and the fact that Mary land never had a prohibition law.
 What this ready writer overlooks is that there are other amendments to the Constitution than the 18th which numerous states have not taken seriously. But somehow these don't count in his reckoning. The states are in the south, where McAdoo for some reason is still highly regarded as political mentor.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-27

l and the sleigh upset. All passengera
 were tipped oM. Mr. Cooley was , dragged several yards before he let go of the reins. He was slightly bruised.
 o The republican town committee met last evening but again Chair
 man 0. F. Curtis was not present. Members were reticent today con- corning the business transacted but it was announced that there was no change in the postmaster question. According to a bill now favorably considered by the legislature. New Britain will become the fourth sena- torial district and will be granted a state senator of it's own.
 Co. I defeated Troop A of Hart
 ford by 22-11 in an indoor baseball game at the state armory last eve- hing
 Although A. w. Upson was men, toned as candidate for the judgeship of the Berlin town court If this is created by Senator WilcoX's bill. it is now planned to have MT. Upson act as prosecutor His salary will be $500 a year. Justice E. c. Morgan of East Berlin or Representative w. 1. Alling seems most likely to be- come judge.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-27
THE TAI.LEST BUILDING

The skyline of New York jags into the sky in heterogeneous Alpine formation; almost every week one learns Of new skyscrapers planned or building. But the imagination is quickened upon contemplation Of the plans for the worlds tallest building" destined for Lexington avenue and And street, which is 10 be 500 feet high. or eight feet high CT than the Woolworth tower. Tha, isn't much higher, but it is higher: and that is all the enthusiastic nlan- ners desire.
 That will mean an additiona, small city of workers housed in this building alone. And when the end of the work day arrives it will mean just that much more of a rush to the subways.
 The Grand Central subway sta- tion nearby is the most crowded in New York. At around 5:30 n. m. people sometimes are forced to wait an hour before they can saueezc into I subway train.
 Meantime New York is trying to solve the subway situation;" and in the usual manner of not solving ii One reason why the problem can- not be solved is duo to the largo increase Of tall buildings, which at- tract additional thousands of work CTS 10 the vicinity of the important subway stations.
 AS for the increased street con- Sestlon thus nlanufacturod-wo simply fail.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-27
ASKING QUESTIONS

Senators Borah and Willis have
 both sent 'questionnaires" to Secre. tary Hoover; both included questions about the candidates stand on pro- hibition.
 Now it is learned that Senator Borah will send a similar question naire to other possible Republican presidential candidates, the names ot Senator Watson of Indiana. form CT Governor Lowden of Illinois, Senator Norris of Nebraska, and Nice-Presi- dent Dawes being mentioned.
 Senator Borah thinks a presiden- tial aspirant ought to be willing to state his views. This supposition is correct, except that prohibition is not the only issue worth asking questions about.
 Senator Borah evidently is trying to force the candidates away from the thesis that their views are not the business of the public. In this he is right. The candidate who straddles every issue. and then finally takes refuge in the party platform. which usually is a trumped up affair to please everybody and is not to be taken seriously after election, is find ing the sailing harder.
 Neither Hoover nor Smith, the two main candidates, should be above telling the people what they think about important issues. The people have a right to know. It is a presi- dents own views, rather than the innuendoes in the party platform, which governs his actions after the election.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-27
ALCOHOL AS \ MEDICINE

It remained for Representative Sprbul. Republican. of Kansas. 10 re- mind the country that there are p states which decline to recognize alcohol as q medicine
 Kansas, of course, is one of these. Hi these states it is q high crime and misdelneanor for J physician to prescribe whiskcy as medicine. and equally crime for pharmacist 10 fill such prescription.
 The Kansas representative. true 10 sponsored measurc. backed l,r several dry societies, which would amend the Nols5ead act 90 that it would become as bone dry in every plank as Kansas. In other words. h. would kansasize the entire United States. regardless of whether the other commonwealths cared to be like Kansas.
 One Of the fancy provisions Of the Sproul bill Is one allowing man 10 20 free when hquor is found in his pockets. provided he will squeal on his hootlegger and post d bond 10 appear in court 10 aid the prosecil- tion. Another provision would de- fin" q bootlegger as anyone who gives away liquor. gives The address
New Britain herald., 1928-02-27
UNPIRING A CONTROVERSY

A Journalistic controversy between Hartford and Bristol having arisen it is necessary that an umpire De appointed. We are the umpire.
 The Bristol attitude is that gov ernment officials and such quasi government officials having their hands and heads in the pie Of pre- paredness discussion should not be criticized. especially by a college president: it being said that the offending president of the college should lose his job for presuming to exercise the function of criticism.
 The Hartford premise is that gov ernment officials may need criticism, should get it when they need it: and that it Is the privilege and duty of every citizen, be he a college presi- dent, an editor, a preacher, or the man in the street, to criticize to his hearts content.
 Hartford wins the debate. That's our decision It would be a funny re- public indeed if officials occasionally could not be told what dumbbclls they are. And even if they are not always dumbbells, a free and inde- pendent citizen in this free republic has the privilege of thinking and saying so.
 Of course, if We were governed by a Mussolini, q Stalin. q Lenin, a Trotzky, a czar, or any of the other human denials of the kind of free dom for which the sons of the Revolution fought, and for which others fought since then to maintain, the situation would be different. But thank God, we are still free. and when any official. from the Presi- dent down to a ward heeIer, tries to tell you that public affairs are none of your business, don't you believe q word of it.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-27
TALE OF TWO MEN

A. P. Giannini, son of an Italian immigrant. is the most spectacular financial figure on the Pacific coast, and has broken into Wall street finance through requirement Of the control of an old and important banking institution there.
 His career has been one of startling success. He epitomizes the stories one reads relating to the rise from poverty to riches and power. In the eyes of many people, that is the best kind of success, sort that anyone can understand and ap- preciate.
 On the day Giannini galloped into Wall street on a steed of gold. the papers also carried the story of q New York peddler. former war veteran. who after a period of try ing to sleep against one of the pill lars in the Times Square subway sta- ton, finally died. partly from starva- tion.
 His was not a story of success: yet he once had been a successful man, even financially. Before the war be mad been a saloon-keeper, and had wife and two children. He enlisted in the army when his country need cd him. When he returned from the var his business had been ruined by prohibition; but he had s5o,o0o and went into other lines of trade. Not being experienced. in these other lines. he lost his money. For years, broken in health as result Of the war and unable 10 hold his own in the economic melee. he was q peddler: and finally. when he could not earn enough to pay his room rent he tried to live in the subway lie stlll was a paratiVely young man when death finally relieved him Of his burdens
 Ups and downs of life you will say. Philosophers have noted from time imme morabIe that for every outstanding success the history of mankind yields at least one outstand- ing sometimes as high SIS t.n.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-27
O. What i. tho best way to clean

0. What is the best way to clean oelluloid automobile curtains? A. Wash with saieratus (common baking soda). or use . dilute sAlu- ton of household ammonia. Most of the discoloration on auto curtains is due to scratching of the surface of the celluloid. Tho only thing to do in such cases is to replace the scratched material.
 0. What do the names Cecelia and Ambroxio mean?
 A. Cecelia means ''blind": Am- brozio means immortal" Both are derived from the Latin.
 Q. Can you tell me something about the early life of Saint Patrick?
 A. Saint Patrick, the apostle of Ireland. probably was born in the year 3s9 A. D. at Banneventa- the locality of which is disputed. Ira dition placed it at Dunbarton, Scot land, but 1t seems more likely that it was in southwestern Britain. The British name of the saint was Sue car, but it is generally assumed that he also bore the Roman name Patricius from early childhood. It is said that when he was 16 years old he was taken captive by an Irish tribe who made raid in Brit ain and was carried to Ireland. Si1 years he spent in slavery and then escaped. In 432 he was consecrated Bishop of Ireland upon the death of the former Bishop Palladius. and returned to Ireland as missionary of the church having the prestige of the authority vested in that office.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-27
25 Tears Ago Today 'From Paper of That Date)

Engineer W. IT, Caldwell and sewer Commissioner Edgar II. Beach are expected back tomorrow from Pittsburgh. pa. where they bay. been Tor several days. The purposo "l ih'lr visit 10 Pittsburgh was 10 inspect in" big pipe fotndrics and 10 max" arrangements for the purchase oi plp" to be used i'll laying the biz truhl sewer from the Bcckl.y Quar- Tor S'"er beds 10 the heart of this 'i'y Five miles of pipe will be r"rutd. ,i great deal of iron hin. Will bc nccdcd. The ii, pips aIolr. will cost IuIiv $25,o6o.
 Tn" prospects are that the city tax Will 20 lip 10 @ii mills. which will p" additional 10 q special tax Of -, mills laid recently and 10 tine town tax Of 1Al3 mills. This will br uuito a touch, and there will h" no Der manent benefits from if.
 two-seated sleigh drawn ly a pair Of white horses and occupl,d by Senator Roliin < Woodruff of New Haven, Gcorgs r. Hart. Nor man r. Cooley. and AliN ". Stan Icy, turned over opposlt" the Baptiyf church on Main street this noon. MT. foOi"y was driving The horses tried 10 go into their stable and Mir Cooley was attempting to head them down Church street, so th.y veored
New Britain herald., 1928-02-27
THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS
 DAUGHTER

1 GA Fun Shop Mellow Drammer) By B. H. Knapp
 They were the keepers of the light. In fact Jed Lyons kept every thing but the pledge. They had run the beacon fir night onto thirty year.
 Jed was aged S2. Amanda, his wife. was eighty, too. They were faithful at this post and nary q ship had gone agog since their in- cumbency. But they had never been off the island to indulge in a little recreation. So all was astir when they received an invitation to the Firemen's Ball at Canarsie.
 Now it must be told that besides the light there was a bell that had to be tollcd occasionally. It was a small bell, but important.
 Glenn Watkins promised to attend 10 the lighthouse while the old couple went ashore to hit it up a bit at the aforementioned Firemen's Ball Jed primed up and so did Amanda. It was the fust time they had their Sunday-go-to-mee clothes on since Shrove Tuesday, 1S49. when they stood at the light house window watching the Water Circus Parade.
 They were naturally a little nerv- ous about leavin' the old light, but they were more worried about the bell. That MUST ring come what May, June July. etc!
 So before stepping into the little dory which was to take them ashore, Jed took Glenn by the hand, and looking him straight in his one good eye. his hand shook and his voice trembled bit as he said. Amanda standing holding tightly to his arm, with bowed head. her tears dripping into the sea and be- ing washed ashore):
 I'm a-leavin' tn bell in your charge Clem. ." The old man faltered. "I know YELL DO TIT RIGHT THING BY OUR LITTLE kNELL."
New Britain herald., 1928-02-27
Observations On He Weather

Washington, Feb. 97.-F'orccaet for Southern New England: Partly cloudy and not so cold tonight Tuesday fair Strong west winds.
 Conditions: Pressure is relatively low over the Lake region. the St !.aWr"nc" valley and north Atlantic states this morning and high over th" entire remaining portion of the country, Practically no preci,ita- 'ion occurred in any portion Of the country during tho last 4 hours and temperatures arr higher in all districts. No zero temperatures were reported lrt frost tempera- lures prevailed in Alabama. Georgia "ni th" ;.rolinas.
 Conditions favor for thi4 vicinity Tar veal her and not much change in temperature.
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-27

Willard E. Pillsbury, banker, knocked over all the pins in the bowling alley when he announced that four-fifths of all wage earnerS are in debt. He did not include the "salaried class" or the hard-work- inr business man. Yet in every city and town there are banks. and as rule most of the loans made are not to wage earners. It's safe bet that nearly everybody has debts Of one sort or another; and whether they are good debts or bad depends on what they are for.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-27

national organizers, representing seven different organized crafts. They had como. by invitation. b New Britain to assist the erganised wsek- srs in their efforts to bring aheat unity in action. in dealing with ssn- ployers. The local men had sought out the best minds in their unions to assist them in their e6ortS. The large gathering showed the unions are really in earnest and wish to get together and alas they rot fooled and are wondering this morning what 1t was all about All the seven brilliant leaders talked end talked. said much, meant little. the sum total was . command to organize all the unorganised in their respective crafts and then send for enc of them or as one of them said, ''get your army-and we will be your general" The pity of it all is. after the kellys and Sullivans and Fitzgeralds had said their say. one of the seven asked those big hearted, loyal, intelli- gent union men, to join him in lit- tie song that would be sung all over the country in a few months. Ask ing them to rise he piped out the side Walks of New York" all half heartedly supporting his vocal ef- forts. The union worker fooled again. After pounding the side walks of New Britain for three more than half the painters and carpenters in that meeting were given a little political song. All that was needed to make it a perfect night, and the joke complete was ts pass a resolution calling for recogni. ton of the Irish Republic.
 Some one could have recited that touching ballad we all read ih school, We Are Seven." No mat ter how many were dead there were still seven and for that we arc thankful there might have been more.
 Yours
 ONE POUND O. NAILS