New Britain herald., 1928-05-02


 orybody in the world is trying to get thin. Professor o. W. NJ. Sprague of Harvard has told a house committee that in view of the improba bility of increased consumption of food agri- culture cannot hope for higher prices.
 Chicago Plenty Of exercise riding. swimming. golf. tennis-is favored for prospective mothers by rr. Harold W. Miller. He told the Illinois Homeopathic association that the modern girl does not get enough.
 Toledo A farm along the shore of Lake Erie has been used for sig mailing 10 rum-running airplanes. Three men are under arrest.
 Detroit Bootleggers' automo- r1vs have been foilins pursuers by nauseating smoke screens made rom crude oil and mustard.
 New York --- If | tmbarto Torrino. Italian heavyweight claimant. just arrived is as accomplished in fight ing as he says he is in other respects, good night, Tunney. He not only reads Shakespeare. but piutarch, Iierodotus and Homer: he plays gui- tar. mandolin. ukulele and cello. He is an engineer and baritone. ConstantlnOple A package Of earth from the tomb of Moslem saint in the belief of the donor, an old servant, will protect Miss Edith Sanderson on her trip home to Berkeley. Cal. She is one of three American teachers recently convict ed of spreading religious propa- ganda.
 Madrid -- Chorus girls are being censored. No producer may hire them until they have been approved by a public official.
 London The feature of the academy exhibition is an oil painting by Miss Joan Saunders, a Cornish red headed beauty 14 years old. the daughter of the novelist and a poet. It depicts three fishermen playing checkers.
 New York - A portrayal of the Niles Of New York will ena ble Don- aid NJ. Madison of Wins.on Salem, x. C., to study abroad three years with an income of Sl,6o0 a year plus $500 for transportation He won the Prix De Rome fellowship with . painting of a young man pursued by three sirens and sinking in the mud. David k. Rubins of Minneapolis, for. merly an architectural draughtsman, won a fellowship of the same value 1 for sculptures.
 New York - It will be Cappy Rickard perhaps. Tex. the fight pro- moter has bought yacht from Wal ter Chrysler for s5o,000.
 Washington Gould it be that the rush of American girls to bo pre- scented at court in London shortly has started something: Representa- tive Sabath. democrat, Illinois, wants congress to tell Mir. Kellogg to or der our diplomats not to let title and social seekers interfere with Uncle Sam's business.
 New York - In % years as scrub ping floors, Mrs. Margaret Copper smith, 59, has saved 1000. It was revealed in 10 and 20 dollar bills when she took a package with her ] to a hospital after she was cured Of sciatica. She was indignant at such mcddling.
 New Meriden selected as city for fall session of Connecticut i Lutheran conference.
 1 Hartford-Requisition papers sign ! cd by governor for return to Orange from New York state of Edward C.. Cockey, wanted on charges of de- trauding 9 hotel keeper.
 Eridgeport-Directors of Bullard | Machine Tool Company take action ! 10 retire entire debenture issue of 1 bonds, totalling $54o,000. New Haven-Youth in critical condition in hospital after being stabbed while walking along street