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El fronterizo., 1928-06-16
La CaLandria
POr Rafael Delgado
FOLLETIN NO.15

tallados, camas suntuosas, monu-
mentales roperos. Gabriel 10 ha-
cfa TODD sin que nadie pudiera po-
ner pero alo que salfa de sus ma
nos. NADIA de hojear ~catalogos ex-
tranjeros para tomar idea; no
senior, NADIA de ESQ. Ell mismo macs
tro Sc quedaba turulato cuando ell
| muchacho Sc acer caba con un di-
bujo en- la mano, diciendo:-Senor
maestro, e listed: voy a ponerle
al tocador este, 10 otro y 10 de
mas ALA; aqui, estos grifos; en- la
~cornisa un bocelito de dos pulgadas;
en- ell copete, estas hojas :. lie pa
rece a listed bien ?-Bueno, bueno!
@contestaba ell maestro, reprimien-
do un arranque de admiration.
Don Pope era generoso. Una
vez. al dar termino Y remate a un
elegante mueble, que ell dueno pago
Ilargamente, (tan satisfecho asf
quedo de la obra ell maestro deci-
do gratificar al habilidoso ebanis-
ia, v lie dijo:-Td 10 trabajaste, til
10 ganaste, toma, este es tuyo: en-
! pl6ala bien. Gabriel no puso ell
c~onsejo en- saco roto y Sc echo en-
Gina buena parte de los cincuenta
duros.
Los companeros lie bromeaban
despues, invitandole a copas: =
Convidala, hermano: para ESQ y
mas tie alcanzan los cincuenta CRU
Hos del aparader. Que! ST va no
me queda nj medio!-Pues que hi
ciste con tanta plata?-Me df una
manita de barniz Sin embargo,
luego pagaba ell gasto sin mezquin-
dades, nj t~acanerias.
Gabriel no era 10 que Sc llama
I'm charro. Sentabase en- la silla
con cierta naturalidad v gentileza,
v NADIA mas. Para manejar ell ca
ballo era un colegial. Ell Sc daba
humos de jinete experimentado, y
cuando Sc hablaba de charreo sal
pimentaba la conversation con mu-
chos terminus del arte, que en- boca
suya cafan en- gracia y hasta pare
clan darle cierta autoridad en- la
materia. Papas! Puras papas!-
decia Pancho Soils. En- buen aprie-
to Sc vic aquel dia que fuimos al
herradero, cuando ell torete 10 AGO.
rralo contra la puerta -. pero ESQ
ST, ell cuenta que cole6 y mangone0
mejor que Ponciano nj los
b~ecerros! Y cuando Sc lie encon-
traba, echandole ell brazo, lie decia.
Ahora Ponciano! Cuando tie vas
para Espaha? Pronto, hermano:-
4, contestaba Gabriel-t1 seras mi
Oropesa; Tacho, mi Celso, Y va
veras como venimos pintados en-
La Lidia.
& 0ntsi'syaH
El fronterizo., 1928-06-16
AcTIvITAs
LectOres:

A ruestrOs Lectores:
Cuando necesiten de Espaha informes.
comerciaIes, certificates de nacimientO.
de matrimoniO. o de Ultima vOluntad:
cOnvalidar diplomas: IegaIizar documeR-
tOs: conferir pOderes, Obtener patentes
o marcas de fabrica. r~esOIver asuntos de
t-estame7tarias o cuaI0uiera Otro asunto.
acudar a Ia acreditada y antigua Casa
cOmplaeerIes. EstS dOmiciIiada en- Madrid,
calIe de- Las Fuentes, Mum. 5 (Espaha).
El fronterizo., 1928-06-16

Perdonemos al pobre muchacho
sus ~vanidosos alardes. La joven lie
trataba con afecto Y carino frater-
males, pero, a decir verdad, nunca
habfa dado motive para que Ga
briel dijera que Sc entendfan. Ell
ebanista estaba temeroso de que
otro pretendiera conquistar ell %
razon de la h~uerfana; saba que
Tacho era un pillo muy largo, y
juzg6 del case hacer constar que ell
pajarito tenfa dueno.
Gabriel era vanidoso. Vanidades
pueriles eran las suyas, pera al fin
vanidades. Sc crefa guapo simpati-
co, e~legante; pretendfa ser muy
habil en- su oficio Y Sc preciaba de
consumado jinete.
Cuanto a 10 primero, puede decir-
Sc que no andaba ell mozo lejos de
10 cierto. Sc comparable con sus
tn! mfrale! que apuesto que es!
que bien vestido Y que airoso!-
Aquel elogio que de tan alto venfa,
lie marco, Sc lie fue la cabeza por
los precipicios de la vanidad, Y
desde entonces puso particular cui-
dado en- vestirse bien; no tanto en-
los dias de trabajo, cuanto los do
mingos v d1as de fiesta en- que iba
siempre hecho un veinticuatro, Y
pocos de los de su clase alcanzaban
a igualarle en- 10 majo y e~strenador.
Sus amigos solian decirle:-Ga-
briel: tie echas encima cuanto ga
nas!-Y asi era.
amigos Y companeros Y por fuerza
tenfa que creerlo asi. Estes, cello
stiles y hasta envidiosos, no pod1an
negar la superioridad del mucha-
cho Y lie otorgaban sin escr1pulo
la palma de la guapeza obreril.
Cierta OCCASION, pasando ante las
~ventanas de unas senoritas, muy
afa madas por su riqueza, hermo-
sura y elegancia, oyo que unas po-
llitas, a cual mas linda, Sc die
ron:-Mirale.
Gustaba de situarse en- las esqui-
mas, no solo para lucir sus trajes
domingueros sino para gozar de un
placer cast infantil. Cuando pasaba
por ALI una senorita guapa y en-
perifollada, ell mancebo descendfa
de la acera Y saludaba %correctisi-
mamente. Que brillo ell de aque-
Hos ojos, 81 ell aristocratico pim-
polio corresponds al saludo con
una sonrisa v una palabra de agra
decimiento!
De tempo en- tempo, ell dia que
estaba mas plantado, Sc daba una
pasadita por las ventanas aquellas
de las s~usodichas admiradoras para
darles gople. Simpleza mas gran
de! Elias, a las veces, paraban
atencion en- ell mancebo, v Sc de-
iaban decir, entire dientes, un piro-
pc. Ell mozo, mas ancho que I'm pa
VIC Sc volvfa TODD ofdos para re-
coger la Erase halagadora; pero de
ordinario no Sc fijaban en- el.
Una de tantas o~casiones, al verle,
Sc rieron con mucha malicia. De
flo que aquello era una burla. Es-
to lie pudo mucho, Y, murmurando
una i~nsolencia, hmillado, colerico,
siguio adelante, resuelto a no vol
yer a pasar por aquella casa. Es-
tie lance lie euro no POGO de sus
achaques de vanidad, Y desde aque-
LA tarde Sc declare enemigo de mu-
jeres ricas Y emperegiladas, por
bonitas que fuesen:-Caritas! Esas
catrinas no sirven para NADIA! Mas
orgullosas Y mas %groseras!
En- cuanto a sus habilidades de
ebanista don Pope Sierra estaba
muy satisfecho de su Official. va
lie fiaba trabajos dificiles: tocadores
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
25 Kars Ago To-day (From Paper Of That Date)

(From Paper of That Date)
 The Williams drug store in For estvilie burned to the ground this morning.
 Lyman H. Howe will present his latest series of motion picture views at the Russwin Lyceum this evening.
 Mir. Hatch re. orted last night that the isolation hospital has been completed and is ready for occupa- tion. The appropriation was 314.. 900, but Mir. Hatch's committes finished the work for $11,4o0.
 The Business Mems association held it's second annual banquet at the Russwin hotel last evening, with A. J. sloper as toastmaster. The committee in charge consisted of F. H. Johnston, s. J. Bergstrom and NJ. P. Leshorn. Governor Chamber lain was present as . guest Of honor. Among the speakers were Rev. H. I. Bodley and Principal Marcus White.
 ntN. UT. J. W. OOUptT VI tuo South church has been elected ,tec- fetary of the American Missionary: soicety and may remove to New York. 1T.
 The rear portion of the new grammar school is at last ready for occupancy and the work of remov- ing the furniture from the Swedish Bethany church was commenced today. The ninth grade will be in. stalled on Monday. The process of removal to the new school will be made gradually.
 Mystery still surrounds the iden- tity of the doctors who have hiree counsel to oppose the appropriation for the hospital here. Everything ts shrouded with secrecy. and none of the physicians will say a word forl publication.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
THE MAYORS TREPJDArIoy


 By the time this sees print the | mayor may have vetoed or signed the cs mill tax rate resolution. What he has said about 10 members of the Common Council who voted in favor of the plan has the sound of logic. It is surpridng that only IT mem- bers of the Council were present It such an important meeting. The ten members who voted for the resolu- ton. representing only one-third of the Council membership, comprise a rather startling minority to put over such an important matter as the tax rate.
 The election Is coming on and . some of the members are being in- fluenced in their attitude toward the tax rate by political considerations, the mayor says. Why councilmen should regard the last lap of their terms as more important than the earlier parts is one Of those mysteries that is beyond explanation.
 Some of the boys are said to have admitted they had no special reason to slash certain appropriations ex- cept that they wanted to cut down the rate. Although we are in favor of rock bottom tax rate, this is the wrong way to cut it. Such cuts should De based upon logic. If they are only destined to result in deficits at the end Of the fiscal year the sit- uation will be worse the ensuing year than they are now.
 The mayor is to be commended for exercising careful scrutiny of the resolution. It is apparent he is not playing politics in this vital mat ter. Whether he vetoes or eigns, he has the satisfaction of having called attention to the manner in which the tax rate was fixed.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
RAILROAD STATIONS

In one of its ponderous anAlysA of current phenomena the Boston Herald the other day took up the question of railroad stations. Hav-. ing ourselves written extensively upon the problems incident to the depot in New Britain. 1t naturally caught our eye. But the logic sx- pressed by our Boston contemporary was something brand new in sta- ton discussion, to wit:
 Railroad stations such as we have them today are out of date. the Boston editor argued. They take up too much valuable space: the ceil- ings of the waiting rooms. are too high, instancing the enormity of the caverns in the Grand Central ter minal and the Pennsylvania station in New York. If the railroads had to do it over again they would never waste 70 much space. Think of the income that could be derived from cutting this space up into omces!
 All of which was by way of de- lending the proposed plan of the Boston & Maine railroad In super ceding the North station in Boston with a combination arena, hotel, concert hall. and public auditorium. The plan has been attacked on the ground that the business Of a rail- road company is to provide a station for passengers, and not include other Income pursuits in connection with the station.
 We think the argument that a station can be more than . sather- ing place for railroad passengers is we'll taken. There should be no popu- lar objection against a railroad for dItClu lo AhdhC OS~sAVA p~S dividends instead of being just 70 much overhead. If the B. & NJ. con- structs, or is allowed to construct, the proposed civic buildings at the North station both the railroad and the city will be the sainer. The costly ground occupied will return an income. whereas as passenger terminal only 1t will not provide . cent of income. This in particular ts a noteworthy development in view of the fact that most railroads now adays find themselves unable to pPo- vide the spacious stations that once were the rule.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18

trollsy maa ted vs recently there ought to be . law against autos pick. ing up trolley passengers" but why provide more sumptuary lesislatton to curb human nature was not ex. plained.
 The company helps matters along by having too long | hesdway upon most of the lines, The longer people arc forced to wait upon tho aide walks the more likely they are to be hailed by passing autoists-
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18

owners and taxpayerA ususlly pay. ing slight attention ts anything done to the streets further distant than the next block. have started to wise crack whenever the board of public works is mentioned.
 It manifestly is the duty of the two congressional-beg pardon, municipal-invsStigation to plumb the situation to bed rock. If it a necessary to improve the board of public works no false modesty should stand In the way. The admin istration probably will like the fumigatlon of the premises occupied by its sick patient. If the doc tors prescribe nasty medicine. there should be no hassline over the price. The administration, having joined in the diagnosis, will be pleased to have a cure found and nurse the depart ment back to good health. City streeti for the most part have been in dep!erahie condition: that ts generally admitted. Blaming 1t on the weather only goes part of the distance. The board has repeatedly suffered rom curtailed budsetary appropriations; but even 90, there k need to know whether the money actually expended hes provided full value.
 Constructive economy in city ex- penditures calls for careful handling of public funds. and efficient appli. cation Of those funds to the public service. If the two investigations do not finally turn things inside out. they at least may result in scraping the barnacles off below the water line.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
FISHING EXPEDITIONS INTO WORKS BOARD

The common CouHCll ID 8et'ih1 more like the L. g. Senate every day. As everyone knows, making tn- vestigations is one of the most cher- ished privileges of our upper house in Washington, and be 1t said that much permanent good frequently occurs. The Common Council, talk ing it's cue perhaps from the spirited and sometimes inspiring methods of their brother lawmakers in Wash ington, have also developed the in- quring mind. Not to take chances of overlooking anything, the inquisition of the board of public works is . double e-barreled affair, one probe be- ing sponsored by the Democrats and the other by the Republicans. We are told that the oldest inhabitant cannot remember when the Council had investigated anything in double harness.
 Every administration seems 10 have its white elephant. The Paonessa administration had a large sized white enameled carcass in the form of the building commission, which was constructed on quicksand and consistently threatened to topple over on the political apple shed. The Weld administration, although 1t has not attempted 10 uphold the works board nor any Of its works, no doubt has watched it's epileptic con- tortions with the professional con cern of a good doctor toward bad patient The mayors attitude evil dently has been one of optimism and hope; but he Is one of those men who believe in wearing thick gloves when the municipal furnace needs stoking.
 What the board of works does. or what it doesn't do, or how it acts when il does something, is more open to the public view than any other city department. With at least half the population consistently roll ing around on rubber tires, it takes a blind automobile driver not 10 notice every little job the board of public works is engaged in. Even if every job were synchronized with perfect efficiency there would be criticisms; when the jobs are not the criticisms are banded about with increasing regularity. Next to being able to talk fluently about the price of gasoline. the cost of tires, and the effect Of Henry Ford's new car On the used auto market, the average driver can discuss nothing else with such fluency of diction as what tn" board of public works is not doing.
 AS already hinted, even when the board does something there are all ways some factors connected with if that causG the jaw motors 10 run on high. Sine or omission have been no less heinous than the sins Of com mission; and even mere propert,
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18

The treasury department has no mind of its own. It was to issue smaller bank notes by October, but has been deterred by protests from bankers and others over the way to 90 about it. The difference iu the size of grecnbacks make no difference to the public; it's the buying power that counts.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
COMPETITION WITH TROLLEYS

The most devastating competition the trolley lines are facing is private automobiles; but it is double le-edged competition. The owners of ma chimes and their families not only ride Jess in the trolleys. but they have . habit of picking up friends they find waiting at the trolley stops. Frequently trolley operators look ahead. see people waiting for the trolley at the next stop; but before the trolley car arrives there some friendly autoist gets there first and all the trolley operator sees is q general clambering aboard-the automobile.
 The number of fares the harassed Connecticut company loses in thie way every day cannot be computed. The management probably has given the matter due thought. but not even the futfic t'ttifties Commission or special laws can interfere. One
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18

1T you are in perfect health . com plex doesh't matter. says q scientist. If you are in the best of health you won't even look the word up in the dictionary or in Freud.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18

Men boi,bed their hair 1000 years ago, says a scientist. Does that indi- cate men are l.o00 years ahead ot women. Or did women bob their hair 5000 years ago?
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18

Thursday night has advanced east southeastward to northern Indiana, whence 1t will move east-northeast- ward.
 The outlook is for rain in the north Atlantic states Saturday Elsewhere the weather will be part ly overcast Saturday and Sunday in states east of the Mississippi river It will be colder on Saturday over practically all the Washington fore cast district with @ cold wave on Saturday night in the north portion of the middle Atlantic states and the interior of northern New Eng land.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
Observations On ne Weuther

Washington, Feb. 1s.-Forecast for Sou hern New England: Snow or rain. slightly colder in Connecti- cut and northern Massachusetts Saturday; Sunday partly cloudy.
 Forecast for Eastern New York Rain. changing 10 snow and colder Saturday; much colder Saturday night with a cold wave in central and north portion: Sunday fair.
 Conditions: The disturbance that was over northeastern Nebraska
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVIES

The Sunday afternoon moving pie ture question is like a cat with nine lives. Theater owners some time ago withdrew a petition for Sunday at- ernoon movies after it Shad become apparent there was some influential opposition. Theater men have not fight before. and the withdrawa al occaSioned some surprise. After a time if became known they needed
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1s 1923

time to organize favorable sentiment and were merely waiting for : more opportune moment. That apparently has arrived and now the city is again confronted with 2 discussion of the pros and cons Of Sunday aft- ernoon performances.
 That Sunday hockey legislation has proved q lever for the theater managers is self-evident If Sunday hockey is to be allowed. why not Sunday afternoon movieA is their question. And 1t is ono hard to answer. The hockey resolution pass- ed the Common Council by . whisksr. the mayor voting twice to break the tie-votinE ones q . member of the Council and again as the predding o.llcer. The validity of the procedure has been questioned !; but once before. it is understood. when | similar incident toek place. the corporation counsel clarified the atmosphere with a learned opinion upholdins its validity.
 According to parliamentary rules the presiding oAlcer dses not vote twice. if memory serves correctly. But the charter of New Britain lists the mayor as . member of the Com mon Council. and his prerpgativs of being presiding officer hinrsa to his ofsice al mayor and canes above hts councilmanic membership. On some such sule of procedure the charter allows . double vote. although us- ually the mayor does not vote with the Common council, rsssrvins this right to break tie.
 This unusual occurrence. compris- ing . double vote by the mayor, has brought about Sunday afternoon hockey games; and now on the strength Of this the theater man. assrs are going forward with their plea for Sunday afternoon movies. They have several reasons for their attitude; they are In business to furnish public amusement at 2 prof it, and at least part of the pub lie wants the Sunday afternoon amusement. Another part Of the public. of course. does not desire to see this further encroachment upon the sanctity of the Sabbath: although it is difficult for most persons to understand where Sunday afternoon sports are less inimical to this cause than Sunday afternoon movisA
 We think the Sunday afternoon movies are going to win out unless the Sunday hockey legislation is rescinded. It is not fair to allow the one and not the other. Either the Common Council should make . general rule for all or pull down the bars for all. We think both clergy. men and theater managers will agree on this point.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18

President Coolidge is trying te Vermontixe all the consresAihen by inviting them to White House break. lasts. where waffles and sausag are served. Looks like a beavy start for light workers.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
THE STATES MONEY


 inr to the figures given out the other day the balance in the state trsasusy on January s1 was ss,ss1.- 553.ss. of which more than s%ooo,- 600 was in the highway department tund.
 Last October the Chicago firm of accountants Investigating the states finances reported that on June 80 the state had s5.75o,14S.43 in excess of all demands for immediate cash demands and liabilities: in other wordA this apepared to be the sur plus for that time.
 Since June, therefore. the state $ surplus seems to have grown nearly sa.ooo. GOO.
 At this rate, by the time the 1929 ,.eftslature. rolls around, there will be more of . surplus than the state Miu know. what to do with. When it ,was .sugessted that the state float a bond issue of ele,eoo.o 900 last year the money was needed for a new in- sane asylum. a state O. flee building, cxpansion of the Mansfield training school, . building for the feeble minded and epileptic, expansion of the state farm for women. and other similar projects.
 Edward Y. Hall. head of the state board of finance and control. has teen optimistic 2bout where the money is coming from for some if not all of these projects in the fu- ture. \ start will be made. 1t Is be- li4ySd, with the inaane hospital. which reports have 1t will cost in the in the neighborhood of t2.ooo,ooc.
 In state affairs, as in affairs con- corning his native city of New Britain, Senator Hall is a staunch contender Of the pay as you 50 poli- cy. He doesn't believe in issuing bonds if that possibly can be help. ed. He has been criticized in parts of tho state for admitting that the stafs ureently needs to provide these expansions, additions and new con- structfon to its plant while at the sams time claiming that they can wait until the money is in hand.
 It remains to be seen whether thers will be sufficient funds in hand when the time comes to make a respectable beginning in this expenditure of money without issuing bonds or holding up some of the projects, urgent as they may be, until the money accumulates. The state surplus, handy as it may SppeoI loI thc PuIp0oe, OcNiVuciy cannot be utilized exclusively for these projects. It appears that the board of finance and control under Senator Halls direction is fully qualifying as an efficient financial euide ever state finances. The show ine by 1929 unquestionahly will be gratifying. But that isn't saying that the projects enumerated can all be taken: care of without the issuance of. bonds: and the only other alter native would be to permit some of them to wait. IL would be the New Britain incinerator matter all over again; Senator Hall admits an in- cinerator is needed. or will be short- ly. but adds none can be provided il there is no money for if.
 Private enterprise, fortunately, is moi. as chary about issuing bonds as this. II q private enterprise needs money for expansion it knows how 70 get it. and the issuing of bonds is the mos. common Of our financial machinery
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18
NEW TREATY

Berlin, Feb. IS UP) - A new| German Lithuanian arbitratiouI treaty pledges the signatories to, submit all differences not suscept-
 ible of diplomatic negotiation to Thel Hague World Court.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18

A man out on West Main street thought he'd play | bright trick by asking a barber what to do with old razor bladeA
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18

4 research worker will attempt to find out whether . shark will bite without provocation. Let him bor- row money from the wrong party.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-18

The most hopeless hick is the smart guy who thinks his immedi- ate vicinity. rural or urban, has . monopoly o( virtue and brains.