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Evening star., 1928-03-22
Gazelda Bag.

Gazelda suede, new kind of suede
which doesn't rub off. Is particularly
desirable as we'll as smart for the new
Spring bags to complement costumes
which are usually of navy blue or beige
Bags are more than ever fiat and a
bit deeper than usual This one has a
shell or metal frame and is laced or
the sides with patent leather thongs
tby Madelonl. Jersey and novelty
cloths are used also for the Spring
bags.
Evening star., 1928-03-22

nor should they be so distinctly din
ing chair that they do not lend charm
and homelineSs TO the living room.
Windsor armchairs will be found to be
unusually good types to use In a room
such as this. as they are comfortable
and at the same time may be easily
drawn 10 the table and look the part
of a dining chair.
A bay, as shown in the illustration.
is an arrangement which takes care OF
the dining portion of the living room
in a manner which is very satisfactory
and pleasing. An oblong table may be
placed between the two benches, four
people being accommodated, and II two
more places are desired two chairs may
be brought UP to the side OF the table.
For sewing or card playing, this bay
provides ample space.
Copyright. 1D2sl
Evening star., 1928-03-22
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Evening star., 1928-03-22

A Drurer engraving of Adam and
Eve" was recently sold in Berlin for
$1,000, the price being low for the great
artists work. because the edges Of the
copv had been cut.
Evening star., 1928-03-22

Text: He that soweth sparingly shall
also reap sparingly: and he that
soweth bountifully shall also reap
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06
AIR MAIL SAFETY

The United stse3 air mail has contributed more to the advance ment of aviation" than all the stunt flights combined. It's record of safe ty is unsurpassed.
 In 1927 there was only one fatality in the air service; in 1926 and 1925 there were two fatalities each year. That is something, of course. but nothing compared with the earlier years of the service. From 1918 through 1927 there were g fatal crashes: 32 pilots and nine employees accompanying pilots kill ed; and two employes, killed on the ground by propelles.
 By suotracting the five killed dur ing the last three years from the to- tai of 32 one gets 2 as the number of those killed in the service before 1925.
 The air mail believes in safety first. Its record in the last three years or last year, Is in remarkable contrast to the total of fatalities which came to long distance stunt fiers.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06

approximately ss1,soo serious non- fatal casualties in 1s2s: and prob ably 61s.&oo in 1927.
 The economic loss runs into amaz- ing figures. Deaths alone due to such accidents are computed to mean an economic loss of $4o0,OOO.OOO an- nually; the serious and other non- fatal accidents at least must yield a similar total, so that the combined annual economic loss is computed at $500. .000,O00. without counting losses due to destruction and dam age to property.
 Tt is high time that something should be done about this" re- marked Secretary of Commerce Hoover in his address before the Ma tional Conference on Street and Highway Safety, in 1924. Instead of anything being done, the figures have mounted since that year.
 The problem Is the most serious before the American public. We can- not afford to be callous about it. Human life is more important than machinery of transportation, and our use of machinery must be logi- cal.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06
GOVERNOR pOTHIER'S CAREER

The late Governor Aram J. Pothier of Rhode Island had been elected seven times. record only eullalled cnce in American history George Clinton. first governor of New York. Both were excellent gov ernors, but after that the comparison ceases Governor Pothier was so in- vincible at the polls because he had the support of the large French Canadian citizenry of Rhode Island, which with the support of other elc- nents in the population which recognized his ability and fair mindedness. made re-elections con- paratively easy.
 French-C -Candians are an import ant part of the citizenship in parts Of New England, and in Rhode Js- land, small and compart. they are particularly influential, both politi- c5tiiy and economically. Pothicr was a political idol. and he in every Sense Was worthy of their esteem. as we'll as the admiration of all other citizens. His aid in attaining loglsja- lion for the benefit of women and children in industry was particularly noteworthy. and his success in set- ting many strikes by appealing to he fairness Of both sides and en- gendcring compromises was a unique contribution to the govern- ment of American commonw wealths. The Frcnch-Canadians gave lis q rc- markedly high type of governor. and he will be remembered as one well worthy Of having been elected seven times
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06

rosin, on his bow. The kid was only ten years old at the time.
 The boy could get concert en- agreements in every city in the coun- try. He could earn s15o,O00 year for himself or his parents. His par ents are comparatively poor. emil grants from Russia. Concert engage ments at $7.000 each have been turn ed down. Instead, his parents have decreed that the genius youngster is to enjoy a normal boyhood of play, tarts and ice cream. As for the money, time for that later, if he cares to earn any.
 It would seem from this that com mercialization of art is not 100 per cent rampant. Even musicians differ in their attitude toward money; or perhaps the boy is too young to un- derstand.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06

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. Washingt on. 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 a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con- fidential.-Editor.
 Q. Who was the last woman. prior to Ruth Snyder. to be electro cuted in New York?
 A. Mrs. Mary Farmer who went to the electric chair March 20, 1909.
 c. What was the real name of Laurence Hope" the writer?
 A. Mrs. Adela Florence Cory Nicholson who lived from 1865 to 1904.
 Q. What is the approximate freezing point of ordinary commer- cial grades of gasoline?
 4. It is not likely to freeze solid down to minus 100 Centegrade. Samples of commercial gasoline. tested at the United States Bureau of Standards some time ago. were found to start freezing at about minus go degrees centigrade. Ben- zol may freeze out of q benzol-gaso- line blend at much higher tempera- lures.
 A. What was the per capita in- come in the U. s. in 1926 and how did it compare with that of. 1921?
 A. In 1926 it was estimated at S770 per annum or one-third more than in 1921 according to compila- tions made by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
 c. What is the meaning and de- rivatiou of the name Diane?
 A. It is derived from the Latin Diana" and means perfect"
 c. When was the picture "Sub- way Sadie' first shown and who were in the cast?
 A. It was first shown in New York, Sept. 1926. The cast included Dorothy Mackaill, Jack Mulhal'. Charles Murray. Peggy Shaw, Gas ton Glass and Bernard Randall.
 Q. When does Lent begin and end in 1928?
 A. It begins February c2 (Ash Wednesday, and eSds Easter Sum- day, April s.
 Q. When WAS the picture Little Annie Rooney" made and released?
 4. 1t was made in 1925 and re- leased in November of that year. Mary Pickford starred.
 Q. Why are submarines called 'I" boats?
 A. "U-boat" is a contraction from the German ''uterseeboot' meaning undersea-boat.
 c. Should the word "detail" bs accented on the first or the last syllable?
 A. The verb "detail' has the accent on the last syllable. The noun has the accent either on-thc first or last syllable.
 2. How deep can diver go and how could he be rescued in case of accident at the bottom?
 A. Deep sea divers are attached by lines to vessel on the surface
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06
Observations On ne Keatker

Washington. Feb. s.-Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy and net so cold tonight Tuesday increasing clou9iness. rising temperature. followed by rain at night. Fresh east and southeast winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy and not quite 50 cold tonight: Tuesday increasing clondi- ness and warmer, followed by rain in afternoon or at night: fresh east and southeast winds.
 Conditions: Areas of high pres sure prevail over the Atlantic coast states. Albany and Northfeld. 30.S0 inches, and the Pacific coast states, Portland, Oregon, S0.4S inches, with trough of low pressure between them extending from the Canadian Northwest over the Plains states with principal center at Oklahoma City, Okla, 29.SO. Rains are occur ring in the central plains states and portions of the Mississippi valley and Gulf states
 Temperatures are rising in the inc terior districts but are low this morning in upper New York state and throughout New England. At New Haven 1t was 9 degrees above zero which is the lowest thus far for this winter season.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with slowly rising tenn perature.
 Temperaturea YesterdaY:
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06
MONEY AND ART

Critics the country over appear to be of the opinion that Marion Talley still has considerable to learn before she is star Of the first mag nitude in the operatic Armament.
 Be that as it may. she has earn- ed the neat sum of *3oo,ooo during the past two years. If she should re- tire for a year or two for further study she would be paying $50, ,O0O year plus for her lessons. For that reason, if for no other, she is quoted as being noncommittal about it. Whenever the suggestion is made to her the dear girl has nothing to say.
 In one Connecticut city Miss Tal- ley's manager cancelled a concert while an audience filled the hall merely because the local management had not handed over the s3,oo0 or so in advance. Miss Talley later ex- plained that such action was the business of her manager; >but 1t is unlikely that he would do such a thing if the singer did not approve. Finance seems to run high in her reckoning. This may be art, but it is commercialized art; and of this
 there is plenty in the land.
 Perhaps few citizens will not
 blame Miss Talley for grabbing all she can lay her hands on: others are doing it. The business proves once
 again what Metropolitan recognition i can do for a singer. Instead of de- | manding pay. these Metropolitan ! songbirds. male and female, could
 well afford to pay the institution for , the privilege Of being numbered on | the roster and then rely for hand | some income by letting the public i els" where get a peep at them at s2 or so seat.
 Meanwhile there are hundreds, il 1 noi thousands. of girls who would hc
 Marion Talloys: they sing all tho
 arias and the songs Marion sings
 and their friends will claim they dc | them just as well, if not hnrtrr
 Somehow they don't get the Metro.
 politan recognition. the open sesame to $500, ,600 in two years.
 And also meanwhiIe-and this is quite as important as the other ons
 "a little 11-ycar-old lad by th, name Of Yehudi Menuhin is back
 home in san >Francisco. He had ! come to New York recently and
 played marvclously. as soloist with
 thr N"w York symphony. Nobody it l ever invited to play the Beethoven { Concerto with the New York Sym- ! phony if he hasn't got moro than
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06
PLAINvILLE's RETALIATION

In revaluating property in Plain- vile sponsors undoubtedly hope to uncover some property now not on the listA and to increase valuations where experts employed for the pur- pose deem it necessary.
 The endeavor of our neighboring town no doubt comes under the classification of progress. When a town feels 1t is growing it usually also feels the need for larger in- come; and the quickest and surest way to get 1t is to improve its technic in levying taxes. This does not necessarily mean to increase taxes, but does include a more eaui- table encouragement. If that is pos sible. That, we take it, is the under lying motive behind the revaluation scheme as propounded in Plainville.
 Proponents of the plan have gone about it in a scientific manner. What could be more modern than the securing of maps of the town taken from the air, showing every house and barn on every street. It may be an expensive method, but the air camera doesn't lie.
 Then there is the prospect of re- ducing the tax rate if sufficient hitherto unlisted property is placed on the taxable list. Perhaps it is an even bet whether this will happen. The Painville effort to place a true value upon itself will bear watch ing.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06
25 Tears Ago Today (From Paper Of That Date)

Chief Rawlings was called upon to preserve order at a basket sale in q Main street store thisS morning. When he got in the middle of the crowd q woman handed him a basket and then made flying charge through the crowd. returning shortly with another basket. You are a good one" said the chief The woman replied. You bet I am. Gim- me me basket
 Chief Rawlings stated today that he will ask the police board to fur nish him with six more regular po- licemen thiA spring The growth of the city and the peculiar conditions which exist make this addition necessary, he says. The super numeraries have taken an interest in the prospect and keen competition is expected. The chief says il hardly becomes a city Of this size to have the police station locked up at cer- tain portions of the day because of the paucity Of officers.
 A. J. SIopor has been named chairman Of the committee appoint . cd by the mayor to secure a new post office for New Britain.
 Representative Cooper today in troduced a bill in the house yester- day providing for an appropriation
 of S6,o0 for the completion Of inc new training school in New Britain and s5,ooo for repairs 10 the Normal
 school. The bill was given to MT. Cooper by Marcus White. principal Of he Normal school. Mr. White said today tEc work on the new
 school has progressed as far as it
 can until heat is provided.
 ! Tine Globe Clothing company has ! equipped the Boys Brigade of the Methodist church with suits.
 William II. Latham has resigned
 as chairman Of he reception com 1 mittce al the Y. NJ. C. A. Claude | Stevens has been appointed his sue
 cessor. Mir. Stevens is employed in l the office of the Stanley Works. 1 Frank J. Porter. the furniture ! man, is the owner of one of the fin-
 est pieces of Revolutionary furniture in Connecticut. If is divan in ma
 hogany, relieved by ivory trimmings,
 with the high back and arms of the period. all handsomely carved II ! was part of th" loot of an expcli- ton of Commodore Tainall from the ! house of g rich Tory. Mf Porter has placed the divan on "Xhibition in one | of his show windows.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06
REDUCING THE RATIO OF AUTO FATALITIES

What a terrific price is paid for progress. Human life, the most precious possession Of mankind, is inevitably sacrificed before the Modern Moloch.
 S, We learn by experience. learn how to control the powerful engines we produce: but the schooling is learn, and the education is slow. Some day we may have graduated into a con- dition Of comparative safety; but iust about that time more dangerous machinery will be invented.
 There is the record of autom obile fatalities since the modern highway iuggernauts were put into general use. Twenty years ago-in 1907- the automobile fatalities numbered G5s, or one for every 215 registered machines.
 This was a very bad start for the number of automobiles in use. Peo- pie did not seem to know how to get out Of their way; there were no traf- lie laws and speed was the limit of performance.
 We have improved greatly since that time. The last year for which the r. g. census bureau has issued tlgures--1926-the fatalities were one for every 94G machines regis tered. This better showing is due 10 improved technic in handling the monsters, to traffic laws. police sur reillance, state. laws, and the culti- vation of care and caution rather nan the stimulation of recklessness.
 If the. same ratio Of fatalities 10 cars operated, which existed in 1907, were still the rule today we would have had s3,72o fatalities last year.
 But in 1926 We had "only" 22.o64 @atalitie~; or one fatality 10 every 54G cars registered.
 This is progress in the increase number Of automobiles it requires tc produce one fatality; but in view of the huge incvease in automobiles since 1907, the total fatalities have vastly increased.
 In other words. we are vastly more cautious in the way we operatl the things. but the much large, number Of cars operated swell the fatality lists despite our caution.
 These figures refer to fatalities only. No census has ever been made showing the number Of injuries from automobile accidents II has been 'stimated. however, that for every iatal accident there are 25 serious uon-fatal asualticE--this not taking into account thu mvriads of minor injuries to persons and property
 On this basis there probably were
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06
BRIDGING LAKE CHAMPLAlN

table 1n the center of large room in state building at Albany the other day. Blueprints and maps lay before them. In the center of all the maps was splotch of blue. The blue indicated the waters of Lake Champlain. Diligently the assembled gentlemen traced marks across the maps, spoke in low tones, wagged knowing heads That is how the pre- liminaries to the construction of the contemplated bridge across Lake Champlain started.
 Work on the span will begin this spring; 1t will be completed by the summer of 1929. And with 1t will come into being a new gateway in and out of New England.
 The ferries which heretofore have done service in transporting travel- ers-m ostly in automobiles-from New York into Vermont. and vice versa, are out of date. They usually have large difficulties in operating on time: the service rendered is in- adequate; many autoists have found it just as satisfactory to drive the extra 100 miles around the lake as to depend upon the ferries. In win ter, when ice abounds in the lake, the ferries--well, they operate just like ferries always de under such circumstances. which perhaps means they don't operate at all when the weather isn't right"
 New York and Vermont, IS be- fits two sovereign states, have signed a treaty for the construction of the bridge: a bridge commission has been established to supervise the work: federal legislation is to be passed in Washington this winter; everything has been done to rush the project. A bill and resolution confirming the interstate treaty al- ready has been passed by Congress.
 The bridge will be 2,2O0 feet long; the approaches 500. Those who want to obtain a definite idea as to its To- cation can get out the atlas. turn to the maps of Vermont and New York, and note that the Vermont ap- proach will be at Chimney Point, which is about i , miles north of the upper tip of Lake George; that the New York approach is at Crown Point.
 Thus the Adirondack section of New York will be linked with the Green mountains of Vermont, the White mountains of New Hamp- shire, and giving an unimpeded route from New York points to all parts of northern New England.
 Since the interstate treaty was signed and the bridge commission established Vermont has been injur- ed by devastating flood. But the spirit that lurked behind this im- portant bridge project remains un- impaired Vermont wants the bridge as badly as New York: and all of New England will be benefited and pleased.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06
A -NTOR'S LUCK By Nlyin R. StodojI1

The aaroplane motor coughed, stuttcred, and then its roar ceased. The plane lurched desperately and began to fall with siclening speed. The needle on the altitude meter was sinking steadily! ShumWay released the control stick and fumbled with the straps that fastened him to the cockpit. His face was white
 Luckily, he had been flying at q high altitude and there was D. >nty of time for him 70 use the pafdcnute that was folded OH his shoulders. He vas still a few thousand feet above the cloud bank that hid the city. Climbing out on the wing, he dropped,
 Over and over he whirled. Dazed and sicl<ened by the terrific rush of air he fumbled for the cord which would release the parachute, but his numbed fingers could not find it. His speed increased. and still he hunted for the elusive thing. His senses were fast leaving him. He flashed through a thick fog and into the sunshine again. He had gone through the cloud bank, and the city 5000 feet telow, was rush. ing up to meet him. Then his fling
 CTS found the parachute cord and he pulled.
 Nothing happened. and still he
 pulled desperately. Something was wrong.! The parachute failed tc open..' He tugged with all his | strength-pulled until he felt his muscles crack under the strain. He
 was still falling-the ground was fly ing 'lp at him at q tremendous rate ! end a pain in his lungs told him that he was suffoeating. Duly, he
 hoped he would die before he struck
 the ground. Then. still pulling or
 the useless parachute he struck | ITNISl
 Mary! Nary" he screamed al | his wife. who was sleeping peaceful, i ly: Turn on the light and get the scissors-quick! I've pulled the draa
 string of my pajamas so tight I car not breathc."
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06
DEDICATING AN ORGAN

The overhauled organ which was dedicated at the South Congrega- tional church yesterday afternoon is one of the largest in New England and it is fitting that the instrument now made fully capable of its max imum powers, be utilized regularly to provide organ recitals.
 With such an impressive repre- sentative of the king of instruments in the city it's frequent use in recitals ought to be thoroughly appreciated by the public.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06

e that in case c accident tAey can be hauled up. It is considsrsA unsafe for . diver to daecend naors than $50 feet a account Of ths high pressure. Q. Has the value e& the Amer ican dollar ever sons bslew par?
 A. In iSel one hundsed dollars in currency was worth enly thirty nine dollars in gold h the New York market. Q. How did the American In- dians tan and cure skins?
 A. By burying them in the ground until the hair could be pull ed out easily and then seftenins them with . soup made from the brains of the animal. The skins were rolled and worked with the hands until the desired condition was reached.
 c. What part did Alice Terry play in the picture Mare Eostrum? A. Freya Talberg. Q. What is Osmjum? A. It is an cement of the plat mum family that occurs in the river sands in the Urals and in North and South America and is the heavl. est known substance. having a spe- cific gravity of 2c.5. I 0. What does minus eight de- yrees Fahrenhein" mean when ap- piled to temperature?
 A. It means eight degrees below zero.
 1 0. Is capital punishment prac- ticed in Italy?
 A. On October :. 1926. capital punishment, which was abolished in Italy in 1888. was restored by the Council of Ministers in the case of attempts against the life of the King. Regent, Queen, Crown Prince and Premier.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06

something else comes out of Leningrad and leaves us cold. Prof. Leo Theremin has invented a ma chine which emits music when the hand waves in front of it. The music isn't any better, if as good. as that produced by regular instruments. What is needed is more people un- derstanding the music after 1t is played. The machinery Of under standing hasn't kept pace with the machinery Of production.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-06

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