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The Washington times., 1928-05-25
iWOmen's Tennis Tourney
Opens Decoration Day

The annual District Women 5
Tennis League tourney will opeE
Wednesday, morning on the Henry
Park courts, Sixth and B Streets
Northwest. II is planned To CORE
piete the first round singles and
doubles on the first day.
Entries close tomorrow nignt with
Miss Phoebe Moorhead. 2001 Six
teenht St n. w, or By phoning
North 1853.
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are represented

Monroe. the defending titleholder,
has another strong team, but will
receive stout contention from p. Y.
Brown.
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The Denver club in the Western
League is considering a proposition
to play double-headers every Sunday
and omit the games on Mondays.
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TRAINS ON BIKE

Cliff Bergere, stunt aviator. who
gave up the movies to become an
auto racer keeps in physical trim
by riding a bicycle.
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BILLIARD MARK

The longest unfinished run in bill.
lard history was made by Edouard
Horesmans in 1921, when he ran
up a string of 421.
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'ARNE,S AND CARR MAYECLLPSE VAUITMARK
SKATES TO SADDLE

Jockey Jackie Mari. who pilots
the, thoroughbreds Of r. J. Salt, is .
former champion boy skater Ut
Canada.
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Southern California, featur.
ing the potential double winner
Of the sprints. Charley ROrah.
Is expected to make a western
carnival of the thing by finish.
Ing second to Stanford.
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ALWAYS FORMIDABLE

Only twice in the II years Of
Davis Cup tennis competition has
Australia failed to reach either the
final or challenge round.
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heBiQIeh
National LeaKue
American League
KELLYS ANGLING

The Kelly Midgets arr angling
for diamond battles. Call Manager
Lytle, Lincoln 81 between Z and
s o'clock.
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Playground Champs Lure
600 Youngsters

Six hundred boys survivors of the various playground
elimination meets will participate in the annual playground
tr.c cbamnonships tomorrow morning at $3.50 o'clock on
b Union Station Plaza oval Fftytwo elementary schools
n4nd
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The competition will come
under the direct supervision Of
Richard s. TennysOn. director OF
boys activities in the play.
grounds. The judges at finish
are Bernard McCarty. John
Murphy and Franklin Carr.
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IL |OMERUN'
Il IITTERS|

The Leaders
Ruth, "A; Hack Wilson, 9; Hauser, S.:
Gehrig. : i; BottomIey, :; Bissonette, Z,
TOdt g.
League Totals
National NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1913
American Observation-Disclosures. l22
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
CONSERVATIVE FIGURES

The latest population figures TOT New Britain announced by the U. $. census bureau are conservative. We have been talking about from 7o,- 900 to so,0O0 population" for some time; for some years, in fact. Both the internal post office estimates and the police estimates have placed the population there or thereabouts' or even higher. One estimate has gone to 5000.
 The L. $. census estimate gives 72,SOo, an increase of only approxi- mately 1?,O00 since 1920. The bureau is at pains to indicate that its estimate is entirely "on paper; in other words, something of guess. Which means that in order to be not far from the truth the guess work Is done with a careful regal. for possibilities.
 Our guess is that the population is higher than 72,SOo. "One guess is as good as another.'
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
Observations On ne Weather

Washington, Oct. 1.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair te- night; Tuesday cloudy and warmer; gentle to moderate northeast and east winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair and otso cool in central and north portions tonight; Tuesday in- creasing cloudiness and warmer. followed by showers in central and north portions in afternoon or at night; gentle northeast and east winds.
 Conditions: A long ridge of high pressure prevails over the At- lantic states with center over northern New England. It is pro- ducing cool. frosty weather in por- tions of New England and the middle Atlantic states. A long trough of low pressure extends from the upper Mississippi valley southwestward to Texas. Precipi- tation amounts have not been great or extensive but temperatures are rising considerably in the Mississippi valley. High pressure and cool temperatures. prevail west of the plains states.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with slowly rising tenn perature followed by increasing cloudiness.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
AUTO ACCIDENTS
 TAKE THREE LIVES
Twenty Hurt by Machines Over
 Wek.End in Connecticut

New Haven, Oct. R,-Three peo- pie were killed and 20 injured as the result of automobile accidents in the state over the weekend. At Nor walk, two persons were instantly killed when their car was struck by a New York bound express and car ried several hundred feet down the tracks. The car attempted to pro- ceed over the crossing when the automatic signal is alleged to have been flashing.
 10.Ycar-OId Youth Dies
 A youth of 19, was killed after a collision of two cars at Bridgeport.
 Several children were victims of automobiles and two of them are in serious condition at hospitals with fractured skulls.
 Six persons were injured. two critically. when car driven by John Mckenna, 41, of Bridgeport struck a truck on the New Haven , turnpike. A log of wood hit Wil- liam Seiners 13. fracturing his skull. Thomas Jones, 1T. riding in the rear seat was also struck by the log that hit the seimers boy. and he is at the hospital with a fractured skull.
 Alma Birath, seven. of Ranches
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
THE CAPACITY LIMIT

The special school investigating committee has found that tbe Nathan Hale Junior high school can accommodate 150 more pupils without overcrowding. Which does not prove much.
 A more important point is, how long will it take. at the present in- crease of school pupils, for the build ing to be overcrowded? The city must look to the future, not to the present.
 Classrooms in the Elihu Burritt school were found filled to capacity, although there was some waste space, according to the committee. This Is a worse report than tackled to the Nathan Hale building. If the Elihu Burritt school is filled now. what Is to be the story a few years hence?
 No evidence 50 far has been found that the city can afford to stand still in the noble task of providing sufficient accommodations for the school population of the future.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
25 Kears Ago To-day

The junior class at the high school has elected s. Merwin as president and E. Neumann as secretary.
 City Clerk Thompson had a novel experience at. the o. L. A. M coun- cil. being defeated for senior vice councillor. He writes home that he was licked and is jolly we'll glad of it. as-he will have more time for city business.
 . A room in the Burritt school will be opened for the little foreign chjl- dren who cannot speak English.
 Some ,niscreant is amusing him. self by poisoning cats and dogs on Church street between Fairview and East streets. Several pet kittens have been poisoned, and last night a valuable dog met the same fate.
 The new frame work for the post office addition is being completed by the Corbin Cabinet Lock Co. and will be ready next week.
 John H. Kirkham got a number Of wicket players together today and went oyer to Newington to play a pickup game with the team there.
 At the Russwin Lyceum Wednes- day night. Under Two Flags" with Jane Remark as Cigarette Fifty people and two carloads of scenery.
 Dr. McMillan advertises Union in- grain carpets at g cents yard.
 The interest in the Berlin fair this
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01

vortex Of tra4ae is h the same fix. Chicase with her irritating loop lur- ing traffic like . Aams lures insects. is . distressing example of . big town gone wrong. Detroit with its Campus Nartius with streets radiat- ing from it.lks spekss from . hub. is . terror. Cleveland. with its pub lie square. has the same problem.
 New England cities, particularly the fast growing smaller cities Of Connecticut. cannot hold to such ideas. as they grow constantly big ger. The longer they encourage rather than discourage such cen- tralization of trnfiic the woroe the problem will get and the more troublesome it will be to change the layout in the future.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01

convenient hours than thoss Of the Democrats. which probably hos besn due to the sxtsnstve prevalence sf daylight Sstag ea1s. Eessa asw sa. with standard time prevalent al tho ether speechmaking will be st more convenient hours.
 October ts to zee, m avalanche of political effort by both parties- The belief that voters can bs swayed up to the day they vote seems wide- spread among party manasers; and neither party will ease up its efforts 70 long as the other keeps turning the grindstone. .e,
 Which is ta say that in little moro than . month 1t will be all over. . new page of political history will have been written. and everyone will be content with his own explanation as to how it happened. We look for ward to that time with much satis- faction. -
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01

ers, herhs and market products are referred to.
 Q. Can yan suggest . menu for waffle supper?.
 4. Country sausages. wafflea. fired apples or apple sauce and cof- fee make . good menu. Serve maple syrup and butter with the waffleA
 Q. What V . ''fluorcscope"s
 A. A screen coated with some fluorescent material such as calcium tungstate or barium platinocyanids. into which the observer looks to sec the shadows cast by the Roentgen raya.
 0. Who is the greatest woman tennis player in the world today!
 A. Helen Wills holds practically every woman's tennis title of any importance in the world today. She may therefore be said to be the greatest tennis player among women today.
 Q. Who played the part of Hur- ricane Haley in the picture ''Shang- haied"?
 A. Ralph Ince.
 Q. On what day did June ls. 1910 fall!
 A. Sunday.
 Q. How many pennies were made in 1922? What design were they and at what hints were they coined?
 A. In 1s2: 71.600.O00 copper cents were coined, all at Denver. Colorado. or the Lincoln design.
 Q. In what year was the bar in the United States Capitol closed :? Were alcoholic beverages obtaina ble in the Capitol restaurants up to that time?
 A. The Capitol barroom was closed in 1903. Up to that time al- coholic beverages were served in the restaurants in the capitol.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
AT MILWAUKEE AND
 ELSEWHERE

Reaching Milwaukee, Al smith did the expected. He talked on prohi- bition. Wisconsin is a hotbed of anti prohibition, greatly to the distress Of the grand old party which hopes to carry it on q dry platform and with a dry candidate.
 The main issues of the campaign have now been quite thoroughly dis cussed by the candidates themselves. and ther, is month of campaign ing in which to go into further de- tails.
 At Omaha the topic of Smith was farm relief: at Oklahoma City it was tolerance; at Denver it was water power; at Helena it was oil; at st. Paul it was presidential leadership; at Milwaukee it was prohibition. And more to come.
 Hoover has been tackling some is- sues in a broad way also. At Palo Alto he talked on farm relief, water power, prohibition. federal re- organizationand host of other issues; at West Branch he spoke on agriculture, although neglecting to say anything on the main topic con- nected with the farms, the surplus vent it from downing prices; at Newark he spoke on labor and in- dustry; this week he speaks in Ten , nessee.
 Hoover so far has specialized in general principles; Smith on definite principles. Hoover in a general way has referred to all the issues; smith ' in a more definite manner has cov- cred the same ground. has made more speeches. has added extempor- aneous remarks. and seems to be the 1 more active of the two men. | II would appear that the Republ1- can candidate has had more able assistants making addresses than has been the fortune of Smith. The Republicans are sending speakers into virtually every state where the outcome is in doubt, which the Democrats are also doing, but per- haps on . smaller scale; probably because the Democrats have fewer speakers. Both parties have had con- siderable time on the air, but in the East the Republican spellbinding ! over the ether has come at more
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
OUR REASONABLE RIGHTS
 ON THE SEAS

The Franco-British naval plan was d selfish attempt to cramp the United States on the seas and make 1t easier to outstrip us with naval armaments.
 Of course. nobody expects q war to intensity such a situation. but the principle of naval parity must be upheld. The Coolidge administration has done we'll to stand up valiantly for American rights in its recent note to England and France.
 The European plan in substance was to limit the construction of 5000 and 10000 ton cruisers-ex- actly the kind that the United States requires. But the construction of smaller cruisers would be unlimited the kind that both England and France can use to best advantage and which can be produced on a great scale in times of emergency merely by turning merchantmen into such ships.
 At the close of the war We were prepared to possess the biggest navy afloat. Great Britain, formerly proud mistress of the seas, realized fully it could not compete with the unlimited resources of this nation. We agreed to ratio of 5-s-3 at the Washington Naval Conference, voluntarily limiting our capital ships to parity with those of Great Brit. ain. At that time our suggestion that smaller vessels and submarines be included in the Limitations wal turned down.
 Now. having obtained parity with
 '.>. United States, the British would further whittle us down to parity on :Ga Test type of cruisers we can use while opening the sluice gates to the manufacture of hordes of smaller cruisers that it can produce In large quantities, but which we cannot use
 The Administration is justified in turning down such an effort. If the Europeans insist on further curtail. ment of naval ornaments let 1t be done along logical lines, a method that will give as we'll as take.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01

The rumpus at the. Main street crossing the other day. 1t seems was caused by an employe attempting to hurry along an automobile in order to avoid . smash-up. A wordy pat tie ts always distressing especially to ,,.4eners. but it is a good substi- tute for trip to the hospital or a job for the undertaken.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01

You can get an answer to any question Of fact or information ny writing to the Questic- Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. l323 New York avenue. Washington. Q. C., sncios ins two cents in stamps for rsply. Medtcai. iegai and marital advice cannot be gis en. nor can ex- tended research b. undertaken. All other question: will receive . per- senai reply. Unsigned .reauests can- not bs answered. All letters are con- hdential.-Tditor
 c. Who played the leading roles in the motion picture "The Count of Monte Cristo"?
 A. John Gilbert played the title role; Estelle Taynr played 'Me-ce- des"; Robert Mckim was "Ville- fort; Ralph Cloninger was Fer and: Albert Frisco played the part of 'Danglars". and Virginia Brown Faire was ''Haidee.'
 Q. What is the meaning of the Eame Maloney?
 A. It Is an Irish family name meaning "maa on the face of the moon"
 Q. Where was the worlds heavy weight championship fight between James J. Corbett and Bob Fitzsim- mons fought, and when?
 A. Carson City, Nevada, March IT, 1897. Fitzsimmons won by a knockout in II rounds.
 Q. Did the oldest daughter of John Alden and Priscilla, of the Longfellow romance. marry man by the name of Standish?
 A. The eldest daughter of John Alden and Priscilla. namely Eliza beth Alden, born 1923 or 1924. mar ried William Peabody. Sarah, born in 1929 married Alexander Standish.
 c. How many colleges and uni- versailles are there in the United States: Hoy many hospitals?
 A. There are 975 universities and colleges and 4.97s accredited hospitals in the United States ?
 Q. What color eyes has Dolores Dsl Rio?
 A. Brown.
 O. What is the largest university in the United States in point of en- rollment?
 A. Columbia University. New York, with an enrolment of 33.150.
 c. When did Rudolph Valentino die:
 A. August 2S. 1926.
 Q. What was the gross funded debt of New York State a few years ago and what is it now?
 A. The gross funded debt of New York State in 1921 was $267,- 729,0OO. In 1927 it was $34l,059.- 900.
 c. What is the salary of the governors of Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State?
 A. The Governor General of the Irish Free State receives an annual salary of ten thousand pounds or approximately 56.000 dollars. The Governor of Northern Ireland re- ceives an annual salary of S,yo0 pounds.
 c. What trees and wild flowers are mentioned in Shakespeare's works?
 A. The principal trees mentioned are the oak, willow. yew, aspen. lin- den and hawthorne. Of wild flow ers, the violet, pansy, primrose. cowslip, oxslip. daisy. daffodil, hare- bell, wild thyme. dog rose, eglan- tine. Also>a number of garden flow
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
Facts ssd Eancies

In a little while now Mr. Coolidge will understand how . used blade and . used cor feel.
 There's one ,nics thing about . straw vote. You can give your prsju- dice fires rein without disturbing business.
 It's vanity that makes you self conscious. 4 man is ct ease In over alls because he knows people aren't noticing him.
 The Kellogg plan is q good one. It has encouraged peace since . Naxarene suggested 1t 1900 years ago.
 No matter who scts the colored vote in the south, there will be very little change in iothes-washing cir cleA
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
HOOVER SPEAKS OUT

By coming out wholeheartedly against the underhanded injection Of religious issues in the Virginia cam- paign Hoover did both himself and his party 2 good service. That such a campaign could have been con- templated upon Republican party stationary is amazing. The rebuke from the nominee was well deserved and should have . far-reaching effect.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
'Mlst'hOs Rad!

By CIalre Neuman
 "Senor. 'cu look like the old dia- bio himself.s 'N1
 "Muchos trouble, Tomas Gates. muchos troubie!"
 The conversation took place in the Plaza de Canine. Muymuy. be- tween two Eicaraguan Senors.
 ''That is muchos bad. Diablo, but that is bad" condoled the first speaker.
 ''Oosh Tomas. but 1t is worse. very muchos worse." replied Don Felipe.
 "Muchos worse! That is too bad. Muchos more worse than I thought. Not sickness in the family, senor:"
 "Quen sabe? A couple of quen sabes? Yes and no. It's muchos worse than that. It is muehos ter rible."
 Not sickness. Muchos worse! It is not death, mic Senor?"
 "Muchos worse, Tomas. sabe, muchos worse." '"Then in the name of the Mac aw what IS the trouble?"
 "Oh. Don Tomas. 1t is the SenA ra -ehe has run away with another" That is muchos bad, Don Felipe, but there is way-revenge js sweet"
 What do you mean, Senor" "Why don't you call the ma rlnes?" whispered Tomas. Don Felipe suddenly leaped upon Senor Tomas. and carved him ur like totem pole! Gall the marines oh? It was a marine that the Senora ran away with!"
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01

Ills Csual Procedure! Auto aalesman: ''The eost Of this car is 9S.lSS." CusteaAsrs '.Tu give you t1s7.eS for il. crazy or kidding!" Customer: Beg pardon. forgot myself. I'm an insurance adjuster, you know!"
 -S. H. Agar (Copyright, 1923. Reproduction
 Foroidden)
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
Piles Go Quick

Piles are caused by congestion of blood in the lower bowel. Only an internal remedy can remove the cause. That's why salves and cut ting fail. Dr. Leonhardt's Hem- -Roid. a harmless tablet. succeeds, because 1t relieves this congestion and strengthens the affected parts. Hem- Roid has given quick. safe and last ing relief to thousands of Pile Sufferers. It will do the same for you or money back. Fair Drug Dept. and druggists everywhere sell Hem -Roid with this guarantee.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01

ter. had her akuii fractured when she wss struck by . cas driven by Charles E. achaub.
 Tho AisatA giN had tut staDpsd on the sidswaIk when shs WAsshtt
 HIS Six-Ycar-O old Roy
 Paul Valene. Gx, was struck by . car at Willimantic, by car driven by John Holman and suffered . fractured skull.s
 Paul Sachs of Bridgeport. driver of . bus and passenger. Bert Mesan also of Bridgeport were in- jured when the bus collided with an automobile. Miss Annie Lukachyk. n, Of Bridgeport. was seriously in- jurod when struck by . taxicab, and taken to the Bridgeport hospital. $
 Three persons were injured at strAtfoHd when . car driven by Donald RossA colhded with another driven by Salvatore vannillo. RoAs. VAnillo and Anthony Malario. all of Waterbury were taken to the Bridge port hospital.
 Six persons were injured in an auto accident at Hartford when . car driven by Roswell D. Clapp. 2l. of West Hartford. collided with an. other driven by Philip Breckwith of Hartford.
 Lawrence Roberts, q, a1d Emily Hatch. 1s. both of Stawfokd were instantly killed last night when their car was hit by train on a crossing in Norwalk. Roberts had driven his car up to another automobile that had stopped when the grade crossing signal had flashed warning that train was coming and then had cut out and started to drive across the tracks.
 It was evident that Roberts saw tho oncoming train as he tried to swerye his car on the tracks but the heavy locomotive of the. .PittsAeld- New York express hit them and car, ried the wreckage several hundred feet down the track. e,'
 RrMgcportef Killed
 Edward Gleason. 1s. of Bridgeport was killed when the car which he was driving collided with another driven by Edward s. Lahey. 19, of Fairfield. Nicholas Traguinto. 1S. and Mae Roman, occupants of Glea- sons car were injured and taken te St. Vincent's hospital. Joseph Tar taglia. IS, riding with Lahey was alss injured.
 Michael Darkewic, 36. of Bridge port was seriously injured when struck by an automobile driven by E. L. Hickey of Stamford. Darke- vic is on the danger list at the Bridgeport hospital.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
OTHER CITIES. OTHER CENTEKS
In moment of irritation the Waterbury American remarks:

"The milling of pedestrian and vehicular traffic on East Main street at the Center is one of the astound- ing phenomena that leads visitors 10 estimate Waterbury's population at tion that might be expected of small town suddenly overrun, wild. blind, selfish scramble of trolley, motor vehicle and folk afoot. '. One, two or three trolleys are at standstill. :. 4 line Of automo- piles crawl through the narrow Space. . Men. women and chill dren dartins between automobiles to reach the trolleys; run around the trolleys and autom obiles to get to the opposite curb. Hopeless confu- sion"
 4 typical New England condition, We might say. Every town, from Colonial times. had a "center,' the hub of the local doings. For genera tions it mattered little and was rather a convenience. A visitor to any of these towns was never left in doubt as to where the heart of Ii happened to be. Everything that moved gyrated to and from tha, point. The buster it looked the bet ter the townspeople like it. and near by realty owners always looked upon the situation with vast favor.
 But times have changed. Such typically New England conditions have become q nuisance. Every city. large and small, harboring q central
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01

week was the greatest of any var. and thsrt. is no reAssn whe 1t should not grow to be n lares as the Dan- bury fair, which has acquired . na- tional reputation. Berlin ts on the main line of tho railroad. while Danbury is an out-of-the-way city.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-01
"Footballers swing into action. sounds tame. What they really o'' was to dash into action.

As an example of the trend of the times. even in small towns. Forest ville residents need an ''isle of sale ty" for pedestrians.