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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
FRENCH USE LESS WINE.
High Cost of Drinking Shown In
Fewer Arrests.

PARIS Upl.-Drunkenness in France
has slumped to the lowest point in the
nations history. Police headquarters
furnished figures proving that only "a
persons were arrested for this offense
during the entire celebration OF the ma
tional independence carnival lasting
three days.
During the same period In 1914 about
$50 persons had to be cooled off by the
police after imbibing too much wine
and cognac The reasons generally
given are the high cost OF wine and the
changing habits of the people.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10
25 Tears Ago Today

Mrs. ]. NJ. Burdick and family have returned from Phelps cottage, Cromwell, where they have been summering.
 Councilman Richard Schaefer re- turned from the west Saturday aft ernoon. He is member of the com- mittee of five grand officers of the Sons of Hermann which met in St. Paul and Chicago to revise the con- stitution. The state council of Min nesota was in session at the time, and last Sunday, on his birthday, it presented Mr, Schaefer with a handsomely engraved umbrella as a testimonial. He was also empowered to purchase safe in which to keep the records of the organization. He brought home interesting photo graphs of Clifton. Ariz., which has been wiped out by floods.
 MT. and Mrs. J. W. Marsland have spent the day in Chester.
 Captain John Curtin of the High school football team has called a practice of the eleven and the can- didates be held at Walnut Hill park tomorrow afternoon after school. So far, games have been ar- ranged with Meriden, Torringtcn, and Bridgeport.
 Another automobile run from
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

metropolis The psrcentass se speak easies to the population in Philadel. phia must be much greater than in New York. The same holds true ol Chicago. where speakeasieA beer running and gang warfare exist like in no other place.
 Many . small city. too. is wetter than New York on . population basis. These small cities are not all in the East. either. One need only to read western newspapers fairly con- sistently to discover that the clean. ing up industry has been carried out In numerous small cities for nine years. conditions showing no im- provement. Perhaps, if Congress appropriated six billion dollars to MrA Willebrandt's enforcers. and permitted calling out the army and navy. as well as the militia of the states, and martial law were declar- ed throughout the entire country, the cleaning up industry would be more prosperous. or efiicient.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10
Observations On He Weather

Washington, Sept. 10.-Forecast for Southern New England Fair tonight and Tuesday: somewhat warmer except on the northeast coast: moderate northeast shifting to southeast and south winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair tonight and Tuesday. except possibly in extreme north portion; warmer Tuesday and in interior to- night; moderate northeast shifting to south winds
 Conditions: A long ridge of high pressure centers over northern New England and extends southwestward to the lower Mississippi valley and western Gulf region. A distur1Ance is central over the upper Mississippi valley. and low pressure extends southwestward to Arizona and thence northwestward over the great basin.
 Showers prevail over scattered sections from Texas northeastward to the upper lake districts. Tenn peratures continue cool in the At- lantic states but are, rising in the interior districts.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with rising tempesa- ture. followed by increasing cloudi- ness.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10
THE CLEANING-UP INDUSTRY

Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assistant L. g. attorney general in charge of prohibition enforcement,
 justifies her activities in New York City by claiming it is the wettest spot in the country and needs cleaning up. Of course. she planes Tammany for the liquor guzzling she says goes on there. There being some politics connected with the cleaning up process in New York it would seem
 that Mrs. Willebrandt is not sui ficiently inclusive in her allegations as to what causes the wholesale non- enforcement of which she claims It doesn't appeal to anyone's sense of impartiality when only the night | clubs are clamped down, much as they deserve such treatment, when | are not molested by Mrs. Wille- brandt's agents.
 The speakeasies are not bothered because 10 do so would clog the courts, which are already clogged
 with prohibition cases. As Mayor
 Walker has pointed out, attempts to
 enforce the prohibition law took long before Mrs. Willebrandt thought of cleaning up New York, but ii vas found that making arrests and gaining convictions were two different things entirely. While a speakeasy boss would wait several years until his case reached trial he
 would be out on bond and running llRther speakeasy. He could easily
 pay his fine from the profits made
 white waiting patiently until the law acted.
 It is not certain whether New
 York is the worst spot" for drink ing in the country. either. Reports from Philadelphia are that there are
 e3.0oa speakeasies fin the city, and Philadelphia is much smaller
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

viet Russta is neW tho uaost axtsn- siye area of land within the con- fines of . continuous boundary ta be administered by . central gov- ernment.
 Q. >What part did George Stone play in "Tenderioin :"
 A. The part of ''sparrow.-
 c. h there 2 book in the Bible called The History of Susanna
 A. The History of Susanns b sn apocryphal addition to the Book of Daniel and is not contained in the King James Version of the Bible. Many old Bibles do contain the apocrypha, however.
 Q. What was the ruling of the Supreme Court of Tennessee in con- nection with the sentence against J. T. Scopes in the evolution trial?
 A. The Supreme Court of Ten nessee on January 15. 1927 reversed the sentence against J. T. Scopes, but upheld the States anti-evolution law, and recommended that the case be nolle pressed; the court later de- clined to entertain petition to re- hear the case tJanuary Fl, 192D.
 Q. Do any stars really fall to the earth?
 A. Stars do not fall; so-called shooting stars" or failing stars" are in reality meteorites-small masses of matter which are attract ed ffom outside space into the gray itational field of the earth and fall toward the earth. Their rapid fall through the earth's atmosphere causes them to become red hot by friction and most of them are con- sumed before reaching the earth's surface: few fall to the surface as masses of blackened stone or metal.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10
THE ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT

So Francis Aida, a singer with the voice of the nightingale, cannot get along with Giulio Gatti- Casazza. maestro Of the Metropolitan Opera Company. The famed opera director also seems unable to WOO happiness with the singer
 The couple have been married for is years. They have had plenty of time in which to get accustomed to one another's ways, but sometimes there is more art needed in domestic bliss than in music. When the pair part it will not mean the severance of business relations between them, however, the singer continuing to be employed by Gatti-Casazza to uphold the prestige of the aviary at the Metropolitan. and she will continue to be under his management and di- rection.
 Divorce, like getting a new piano when the old one is still shiny and sound, is merely a luxury. Some of our stage stars seem to get divorce oftener than they change apart ments. Others worry along for IS years or longer before taking the leap. The poor man, however unable to afford greater luxuries than an automobile or a Ford, has to wait until his wife wallops him over the head with rolling pin before the artistic temperament begins working in him. Even then he may subdue the animal, patch up the spat and buy his wife extra doses of ice cream during the next automobile ride. But the poor man is no maestro and his wife is no singer.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

Geneva and had another of those heart-to- heart talks that may eventually prove important to his- torians.
 There can be litls doubt that if Briand had his way there would be nothing to haggle over between France and Germany in g very short time. The discussion at present. of course. hinges around French occu- patton of the Rhineland. where co., 900 French troops continue to be housed. according to the stipulations of the Treaty of VersailleA
 The German contention is that as that nation has joined the League. has signed the Locarno pact. and has agreed never to desire Alsace and Lorraine back, there is no need for these troops to remain where thy are. Almost everybody in France is said to agree to this contention ex- cept Poincare, and even he is will ing to take the troops out "at . price," The price Poincare thinks about has to do with reparations. It is difficult to follow all the reasoning, except that Poincare by nature is a bargainer and is inclined to yield no right. technical or practical. without some definite thing in return.
 The solution probably will be left with the five European powers most interested. Of these it is known that England thinks the Rhineland occu- patton now Is a doubtful expedient, while Italy is reported to take . similar view. Obviously, mere hand full of 6O.OOO troops in the Rhineland are of no advantage to France ex- cept it gives her an opportunity for additional bargaining according to the Poincare principle. The indus- trialists of the two countries, France and Germany, have joined together in so many trusts and combines that they too are opposed to anything that feels like sand on the rails. Moreover. SO many of the French soldiers are marrying German frauleins that husky generation of French-German children is growing up. If the French troops stay in the Rhineland until 1885, as allowed by the treaty, the poilus may never care to return on account of family ties. Such is human nature, by the way.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10
THE SCREEN TEST By Samuel Berliner


 Rubino Zeegaro came to this country all puffed up with spaghetti and ambition to be Q movie star. He was handsome in soup and fish, and the movie casting director thought that he had found the find or the year. until they made the screen tests.
 Rubino failed in the nonchalant test.
 Rubino smoked necessarily but his voice didn't improve!.
 He smoked a carload. and coughed three times during the test! l! One day he ran out of smokes, and refused to walk mile for his favorite brand!
 The Director was in despair. but he decided to give Rubino one more chance. The supreme test.
 Rubino was chosen as the Blind fold Test of the Month. It was the supreme moment. Rubino failed. He chose a Corona!
 The Department of Justice wishes to announce the deportation of Ru- bino Zeegaro as an undesirable alien!
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

Thirteen of the IT New Britain delegates to the Democratic state convention favored William E.. Thoms of Waterbury for governor. They returned to the city satisfied at the nomination of Charles G. Morris for . third time None of the dele gates. diligent inquiry reveals, suf- fered from broken skulls or black ened eyes; indeed, they even lacked ruffled feelings. They could not con- firm reports of a near-riot, merely remarks by individuals who really were not as foolish as they seemed to be momAtarily. Just to show how highly indignant they are they will vote for the Al Smith ticket from top to bottom
 As is widely known throughout Connecticut, one of the differences between the two masor parties in the state is that the Republican organi- zation is operated at 100 per cent surface efficiency by one master mariner, J. Henry Roraback; while the Democratic party worries along with two factions. The latter sys- tenn is much more likely 10 produce spirited contests. There are thoso who say that when there are lively contests within 8 party for noInina- tions it is good sign. Ii the Demo cratic party is as certain 10 be licked as some Of its Republican critics aver then there would be no sense whatever in having contest over anything; flamboyant nominational ruction would be as senseless as dressing ones self mp in a tuxedo with no place to go.
 There may be just as much per sonal irritation among certain poli- ticians and workers in the Repub- lican camp as eyer occurs in the Democratic wigwam. but in the grand old party if is not allowed to bob to the surface. Iron, clad discipline keeps the aspiring re- falcitrants in their places; the poli-
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

Middle age is the period when d lover IS too old to write silly poetry and too young to write silly letters.
 Strange how radio engineers can time the introduction of improved models to fit your last installment on the old one.
 Sanity is the even balance that enables you to believe or doubt without getting mad because the other fellow believes or doubts.
 Well, it's a nice friendly spirit that enables campaign leaders on both sides to point out the others political blunders.
 Prominent mans mail: Nine beg ging letters: seven invitations to make speeches; ten letters from cranks who know just what is the matter with the world.
 Correct this sentence: My per sonal feelings" said the judge ''neNer influence me in fixing the punishment of convicted crimi- nal."
 Copyright 1928 Publishers Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10
SUNBuRn VICTIM IS GRATEFUL 10
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New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

New Haven is proud of itself in having been able to accommodate two state conventions at the same time, it being claimed that no other city in the state could have done it. Which probably is true considering that the Yale bowl was at hand to help out. They could have held the Republican convention at one end and toe Democratic convention at the other end and there would have been no interference at all.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

BIRD LOGIC "Tu-wit! Tu-wee!" Said little gray bird; '"ru-wit! Tu-wee! Tu-wee! We'll sing you the jollies song e'er
 heard: Then listen to it, to we." "Tu-hoo? Tu-hoo?" Howled a big brown owl: 'To who? To whoo" howled he. Your grammar's bad" he said
 with scowl; Say listen to us,' not 'we.' ''Tu-wit! Tu-wit! Said the little gray bird: "Tu-wit! Tu-wee! Tu-wee! To expect good grammar from
 mes absurd; I'm too little; to wit, too wee!"
 Wrong Stake! Customer: How about a small steak?"
 Waiter (absently): "All right. What'll we bet onc"
 Fred Seibert. The way to success is to follow the boss nos"
 AT TIMES EVEN CATS ARE
 IMPORTANT! Little Mary. about four years old. was visiting her aunt when an old acquaintance arrived from out of town.
 The lady. by way of conversation. asked Mary where she lived. Well" said Mary. very import antly. you know Robbie, the cat :? l live right next door to him."
 Margaret Cole.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

ticians who arc disappointed at thu
 way the boss runs the show must
 keep their emotions under -theil fedoras.
 The Democrats are not subject to discipline. Any politician in the Je6ersonian cavalcade can say al- most anything he chooses and do as he pleases and not run the risk of being denied a single chance to eat pie later. In fact. there hasn't been any pie since Wilson's time and 1t is hard to deny the boys a share of what doesn't exist
 Thus We edge back to the begin ming: The boys who favored Thoms for governor now say they are per- fectly satisfied to have Morris run- ming instead and will vote for him like true gentlemen of party loyalty. They concede, even, that Morris. in running twice where there was no Al Smith to bolster up the ticket, was entitled to marked consideration this year. The Thoms forces have the satisfaction that in spite of this they nearly put over their candidate. and thus at least won moral victory.
 The real victory against the dominant faction headed by Thomas J. Spellacy came in the nomination of Augustine Lonergan for U. S. Senator, who put the Spellacy can- didate, Robert P. Butler, former corporation counsel of Hartford, completely to rout. There seems to have been some deep thinking in connection with the Butler candi- dacy, he having been thrust for ward rather suddenly just . few days prior to the convention. Before the Butler candidacy it had been generally believed that E. Kent Hub bard of Middletown, president of the Manufacturers Association, would be the top-faction candidate. Neither could compete with the popularity of the X-congressman.
 Each section of the party having gained victory, satisfaction probably will be general. The re- mainder of the state ticket. set up without much ado, will gain much from the Al Smith year; but how much, and to what effect nobody will know until the fateful Nov. 6.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

A woman is a person who thinks it's against the law to take your time about answering the telephone.
 It's easy to do the right thing by doing what the right people do. The the right people.
 Mr. Hoover may have some good points as a politician, but you can't imagine Al calling them mere photographers"
 Giving Is a process Of substrac- tion." For example. the pulpit that gives a politician thunder seems much smaller.
 Americanism: Give me liberty but cramp my style if l seem to be endangering my soul"
 Russia wasn't invited to sign the pledge to quit war. She quit, you will remember long before the Allies did.
 All that remains to be decided is the relative numerical strength of smith republicans and Hoover dem ocrats.
 Keep Church and State apart. Two good little boys. being brought boys.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10
WINS PRO 10URNBY
Herbert LAgeEblade N B11stal Shoots Beauttful Golf to Tnp Field at shuttle Meadow,

Herbert Lagerblade of Nristol won first prise in the pro golfers tournament staged by the Profes- sional Golfers Association of Con- necticut at Shuttle Meadow yegter- day. He covered the first nine in four under par and came in in the second in 36 giving him . 60 and a lead of two strokes over Louis Chiapetta of Sequin.
 Chiapetta and Chet Irwin had . chance to tie Lagerblade in the fi- nals. Chiapetta just breesed into . trap on the 18th hole and with . beautiful show from the sand he went straight for the pin but ever ran the green. He took . six to lose out. Chet took . nasty six at tle 17th hole and although he took per at the next. he was behind.
 One of the largest entry lists of the season took part in the sweep- stakes at the club Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10
South Africa Will Get
 American Taxi Service

Washington. Sept. 10 R1Ameri- can taxicabs are to be introduced into South Africa by a company or- ganized in Johannesburg, c. A. Ab- bey. United States vice consul, says in a report to the department of commerce. A
 The company plans to inaugvrats a service in the capital with IS taxi. cabs.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

Why is 1t that the average man so easily forgets the date of his we'd ding anniversary while the average woman is never troubled with such forgetfulness? The women either have better memories or they are more interested.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

New York to Boston h bsing plan. ned. It will como through hers ea the first day.
 School reopened today Wtfh all teachers present and an attendance estimated at 500 more than that of last year. Principal Akers took up his duties at the High school The Model school opened with 300 pu- Dfia
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

You can get an answer to any question Of fact or information by writing to the Questic. Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. lx23 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 a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con- fidential.-Tditor.
 Q. How old does one have to be to enlist in the Marine Corps? How tall does he have to be? What is the period of enlistment?
 A. To join the Marines one has to be healthy and strong and not less than five feet four inches nor height. enlistment is for four years and one has to be eighteen years of age.
 Q. What is the plural of hos tess?
 A. Hostesses.
 Q. Is there an official diplomatic representative of the vatican at Washington, D. C.
 A. There is no official represent ative of the Vatican recognized by the United States government in Washington, D. C., nor is the United States represented automatically a. the Vatican. The United States does not recognize The Holy See at Rome as sovereign state. There is an un- official Papal representative in Washington but he is not recognized as a member of the diplomatic corps by our State Department.
 Q. Do such names as Point Ad- ans and East Aurora have any spe- cial significance as the names of Pullman cars?
 A. A definite system has been adopted for naming Pullman cars. To railroad man a Point" car CT an East" car carries a meaning as to its capacity-the number of sec- tions, compartment, drawing rooms, etc.
 Q. How is water distilled?
 4 7'v cvaporating it by boiling and then liquifying the vapor by preme court ever passed on the Con- of the 18th amend ment?
 A. Yes. It ruled that the amend ment was constitutional.
 Q. What kind of colors should be used in tinting kalsomine? When should the color be added?
 A. If Kalsomine is to be tinted. use colors that have been ground fine in water, but avoid colors that are affected by ime, such as chrome yellow. chrome green. Prussian blue. etc. The tinting colors should be add ed to whiting mixture before the glue is put in.<
 Q. Have there been very many fatal accidents on European pas- enger and commercial airplane lines!
 A. The Imperial Airways. Ltd. England and its predecessors. have flown more than 5.00o,000 miles in seven years and carried some 15,OO0 passengers with only four fatal accidents. Fifty German air lines flew 3,S14.OO0 miles last year. carrying 56,2GS passengers with cnly one fatal accident.
 Q. What is the meaning of the name Charlotte stanton?
 A. Charlotte Is Tsutonic and means noble spirited" Stanton is an English family name derived from a locality. It means stone town"
 o. Is the total area of Soviet Russia as great as that of the old Empire?
 A. The old empire of Russia compromised one-seventh of <the land surface of the globe. It's area. without internal waters. was, since the Treaty of Portsmouth, S,417,- 1lS English square miles. The total area of the Soviet Union in 1927 was given as S.241,910 square miles. So-
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

Anyone who reads an anonymous, unsigned electioneering diatribe is wasting time and insulting his in telliGence Anybody or any organiza- ton lacking the courage to sign its stuff is prima facie stigmatizing it as islander, libel and untruth.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

There is one thing about politi- cal speech being broadcasted that will never make for popularity. Nobody can add interest to the pro- ceedings by asking the candidate a few pointed questions from the floor.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-10

If John Coolidge is going to work for the New Haven railroad, let him be assigned to New Britain to in- crease the efficiency of accident pre- vention at the numerous grade cross- ings in the city.