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New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
Observations On Me Weather

Washington, July c3.-Torecast for southern New England: Gen. orally fair tonight and Tuesday, slightly cooler on Connecticut coast tonight.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Generally fair tonight and Tuesday, Little change in temperature. Moderate winds, mostly northwest to north.
 Conditions. The disturbance that moved eastward over the lake region and the North Atlantic states during the past 24 hours is ctntrrcd off the Southern New England coast this morning and il is producing unsettled conditions in the middle and the Atlantic and New England Ohio valley. An area of high pres sure is moving eastward rom the plains states and pressure is rising from the Mississippi valley eastward 10 the coast sections. Temperatures continue moderate in all narts of the country.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather and not much change in ocrature:
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New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
25 Kea1y Ago Today

The railroad has at last put into effect some of the changes it has long been announcing. The Boston & Albany trains will now come in north, so that passengers will not have to cross the tracks to get them. Just what step will be taken to ob- Nlate the necessity of walking down the depot for q ticket and then back to Main street to take the train has not been announced.
 The license committee is talking of reducing the hackmen's fee at weddings and funerals from $3 t6 $2. The hackmen are hot about it and have obtained counsel. They i have been informed that it is none of the counsels business what they charge.
 Court street has withdrawn his petition against the removal of the Hart residence from Main to Court street.
 \. F. Mag has purchased tine C. r. Munson house. formerly the Ar mold property, on Seymour street. 1 Contractor sutton has practically finished the work on the Splctts- doezcr field, where 21 filter beds, each one acre in size, have been dug out.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
\ NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM

A Boston woman, prominent III promoting peaceful relations be- tween England and the United states, has set up s6,o00 in prizes for a new national anthem. First a preliminary contest for suitable words. then another contest for suit able music.
 The Star Spangled Banner is not good enough for numerous peo- ple. These claim the music is an old English tune and the words, es- pccially one Of the stanzas not ire auently sung, "breathes defiance at England. Which is too bad, too bad.
 They also point au accusing finger at America" which has the same tune as the British national anthem, God Save the King" and which in turn IS an Austrian tune Other pieces, patriotic in leaning, are not in the running as actual national anthems.
 Supose a new national anthem is secured. How is the public to get started singing it? Putting over a new national anthem has been tried before, if not time and again. It is nearly impossible Time and circum- stances have too great d bearing on it. The Star Spangled Banner got there during the War of 1872; Il would have landed nowhere had il been written around 1895,
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
DAN CupID's SENSE OF HuMOR

By E. l.. Schafer
 In Cupid's Carnival of Life, they say. opposites make the best team If the woman is loquacious, the husband is usually dry and anemlc. Likewise if the man is bully and boistorous, the wife is meek and .sl.fferant. The Fat Lady usually mates with the human skeleton, and the Giant falls for the delicate An- nette.
 Memory bring to mind couple of my boyhood days. The wlfe weighed in at 232 and the husband at 13o. To see them coming down the street in their Ford. the wife driving and the husband looking like a rchoolboy, was as good as a Chaplin comedy. Everyone thought of him as a henpecked man, until she applied for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty. It seems he had formed 9 habit of beating her up two or three times week.
 Another case is of recent date. Jim and Harriet. It is one of the mysteries why they fell, for each other. Harriet is the tallest girl in town, six foot two in her stocking feet, and slim as willow switch. Jim is only five foot one and weighs 1o7 in his BVDs. Cupid certainly had a sense of humor when he sent the poisoned dart their way. The wedding of Jim and Hirrie was a grand affair. It was the event of the season. After the ceremony as is the custom. the groom desired , to kiss the bride. But it was diff ficult feat.
 4 happy idea came to him, and he sang little song entitled. Swing low Sweet Harriet
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
New Bedford Strike Is
 Now in Fifteenth Week

New Bedford. Mass, July 23 UP) No nearer a settlement than when it began, New Bedford's textile strike, affecting 26 mill corpora tions and more than 25,000 opera tives, entered it's 18th week today.
 Mill owners have indicated no willingness to withdraw their an- nouncement of a 10 per cent wage cut. and union members have dem onstrated an unshaken determina- ton to hold out until the former pay scale is restored.
 The strike already represents a payroll loss of about $S,4O0,000.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
Facts and dFoncies

Another way to avoid growing old Is to b. t chicken and pause to wonder which side of thu street is naarer.
 Ther" really is a mechanical man that talks. We've seen him. But he doesn't say anything except: "Ies, my dear"
 + onD party is chldcd for it's wet plank, Il can rctort that q coat ot oil keeps out moisture.
 There are 2po,oO useless words in the language, including these: Honest, III pay you back next week.
 It miElt be worse. There Is no .iild fo select for patrons the naughtlest book of the month.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
BLAMING THE NEWSPAPERS

Some gentlemen on the Board of Education are reported to be of the opinion tEat had there not been so much in the papers about school finances there would have been more bidders for the proposed high school addition: also, that the bids would have been lower.
 The newspapers merely mirror what is goinx on. They are not re- sponSible for the image,
 If there had been a dozen bids the lowest probably would not have been much lower under tine circuni- stances than those obtained
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
CTS ME-

Grammar is grammar, but who made ii"
 That may be like asking which was here first, the egg or the chick en.
 Comes Professor Kemp Malone, graduate English instructor in Johns Hopkins University, and the founder of "Anlelican Speech a journal to promote good English and says Tt is r. may be erammatically correct, but he prefers to hear Tt is me- Says it sounds more colloquial, more natural. more sensible and IS used by most of us.'
 The widespread use of Its me- instead of "It Is r. indicates that usage is lrallin- it respectable. That is how grammar was evolved, through usage. The man who com piled the first English grammar found d general usage of words there ahead of him and had to build on what he found.
 There can be no doubt that usage, like the spelling Of words, changes in the course of time. The English language remains flexible. In about loo more years Tt is me" may make it's rival Expression obsolete.
 Professor Malone is to be com- mended for recognizing the fleNl- Eility Of lang 1age. Meantime we in- tend to remark Tt is r. whenever We have time to think about it. On other occasions, when in 9 hurry
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
'0bREGON MEN MAY | SUPPORT GALES
Latter May Serve 2 Years as
 Provisional Head

| Mexico City, July 2S.-UP)- The strong party that General AL varo Obregon headed before he waA assassinated-the same party that controls the national congress-will support either President Plutarco Gales or Governor Aaron Haenz of Nuevo Leon state for provisional president, it became known today.
 Col. Ricartto Torete, leader of tho Obregon group and one of the for mer presidents closest friends, said:
 "Calles probably will be appoint ed November 80 and will serve, pro- visionally. two additional years"
 Confusion Reigns | Obregon's assassination last week by Jose De Leon Toral had caused confusion in Mexican political l circles. General Obregon was re- elected to the presidency July 1, He was unopposed. Gales was the logi- cal choice, many believed, to suc- ceed to the presidency but under Mexican law president may serve only four years. However he may be appointed provisional president and still be within the letter of the law.
 An extraordinary session of the Congress is meeting July 29 to dis cuss the presidential situation but no action will be taken until the regular session September l." Topete said.
 He sad the Obregon party was receiving 7o per cent of the support of the people.
 Topete denied that the Obregon party had asked President Gales to ! force Luis Morones, minister of labor, Celestina Gasca, head of tho government department of fabrics. and Eduardo Moeda director of the printing department to resign.
 Their reeignations were volun- tary," Topete said.
 1 The three resigned officers are prominent in the c. R. 0. NJ, the Labor party. and Morones was said to be the most active of the party f workers. Morones also had been one
 Accuse Labor Party
 Saturday the labor deputies, Soto ' Gama and Aurelio Manrique. ad- dressed mass meeting and accused i the Labor party with being the psychological authors Of the as- sassination of the one armed Mex ican war hero. They did not elabor- 'ate on the charges.
 This led Morones and his two aides to present their resignations. In their letter they said they believed continuance of their holding govern ment posts would be an obstacle to clearing up Obregon's assassination, but insisted strongly the Labor party had no connection with the attack on the general.
 Meanwhile Y Gama and Manrique will be questioned today by Attor- ney General Juan Correa Nieto, in charge of prosecution in the federal district, in connection with the charges they made Of indirect 'culpability" against the Labor party.
 Assassin In Jail
 Toral the young confessed assas- sin, continues in jail as police and authorities attempt to wind up the questioning. They sought to learn from Toral who, if any, his accom- plices were. He has said repeatedly that he was aided by no one and that he had killed Obregon because of religious motives.
 The full complete report on the case is expected this week after which Toral and the ten persons ar- rested with him will be given civil trials.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
tEIi:BIRI E1S!BAIL

For several years 1t has taken an optimis' to believe Waterbury is a good Icacu. baseball towu or that lt ever would b.. The towns team has been such a steady loser that We hare quit reading about i'
 Trouble in Waterbury IS that the fans have TO time to attend the ball games except on Saturday aft
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
Verbal Clash Brings 6
 Into Boston Court

Ottawa, July c2 U-P)-Four Bos- ton girls, Miss Julia Reed, Gladys c. l;lake, Mildred F. Blake and Clara h. Blake were to appear in police court today along with Miss Hilda Galent and Arthur Peters, of Char lottetown r. F. l., as the result of Gn automobile collision on the Prescott highway Sunday. Miss Reed and Miss Galont were driving.
 No ono was seriously injured bu: immoli1toly following the collision verbal clash arose as 10 who had the right of way This is 10 be de- cided by the magistrate today.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23

ernoon. Waterbury is a manutactur- Ing town with not enough of a leisure class to swell the attendance at the bali park. The fellows who work at night do not seeln To be numerous enough to pay expenses. Most of those who have the after moons of, or who can take them eff a few times a week, seem to be fan ming the air in automobiles
 Next year the fraul hiSe Is expect ed to go 10 anotlar city. That should have been done years ago,
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
such a building plan.

such building plan.
 The majority of the people in this city are of foreign extraction, and it has been through our rubbing el- bows with each other in study and work that our great American melt ing pot has been able to do its best work in making us the nation that We at the present time are.
 The writer sincerely believes this to be one of the main reasons why our cosmopolitan population in New Britain is better served in educa- tional lines and eventually have more love and respect for each other during later life if this is inn parted to them during school years. When we note the lineup of our present school teams We have this forcibly eNemplitied and We have just that effect in our high school at present. rather than segregation and sectional feeling and for this end the school committee is evil dendy striving to keep and hold as long as is reasonably possible the present high school site.
 public buildings is carried to the limit it may develop that our local factories will very kindly consent to build branch factories so that their help will not be obliged to even take little walk in the morning to get to work, but then the jtney busses, trolleys, and trains would soon be obliged to discontinue run ming. When our boys and girls wish to go to any of our public parks for swimming. ball playing or fishing the distance to these places would not be so great if they were not so much magnified by their elders who now days seem to think that every thing available should be in their own backyard for convenience sake. It should matter little to the present day children if they have to walk a bit to school when they are told under what conditions their parents were compelled both in study and distance to meet diversity in many ways.
 In conclusion the writer wishes to raise his small voice in protest against any public forums or meet ings where such important questions are settled, when duly elected men or women are available to give both of time and energy to work for the same ends with little or no con- fusion.
 The historical past town and city meetings proved beyond all doubt that this method of disposing of our municipal legislation was a tro- mendous farce both as regarded at tendance and satisfactory results at tained.
 We can safely leave school mat ters with our school committee road construction with the board of public works, and the many prob- lens which our other commissions are struggling with hope and trust that they are honest, reliable citi- zens performing their work with the best of their ability and probably we would do no different were we in their place.
 Let's all boost our city of New Britain. trust each other, and then we won't need any strangers 10 come in and tell us how to run our city.
 The writer is not looking for any arguments, of which we can find plenty. but hopes that the time he has spent in writing this article may have found similar thoughts run ming in the minds of many the read CTS of same.
 ARTHUR C. CRUSBERG,
 S47 Stanley St, City.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
WORRY FOR SENATOR'S

Thirty-fve seats in the upper house in Congress will be contested in the election, of which the Demo- crats hold 20, the Republicans IA and Farmer Labor one. Going be- fore the voters is an uncertain pro- cedure, enough to ruffle the digni- fled demeanor Of any incumbent of the worlds greatest deliberative as- sembly. It's hard life. even for senators.
 All the boys are not equally in diff ticulties, of course. A percentage Of them can float with the political tide and gain their ends without loss of sleep But that is not the fortune of the ma jority. Political conditions this year are different than they were in 1924 and there is no tell ing
 We'll. the Democrats have the most to Nory about If numbers count. Twenty one Jeffersonians must stand up 10 be knocked down or returned to the marble cham bere Only 1G Republicans need to go through the ordeal.
 If Senator Jim Reed of Missouri cings to his determination to re- tire it will make debatable ground of Missouri. Jim can be reelected if he wishes it. but that doesn't go for any other Democrat in Mis-eu- rah. Jim has been bigger than his party in that state; but in St. Louls voters who dislike prohibition, and the grape growing districts of the state likewise are able disllkers Of the dry law. With Al Smith at the head Of the ticket there is a possl- bility that the Dems can swing the state without Jim on f.
 Other Democrats pho must stand the gaft include Copeland of New York, Gerry Of Rhode Island, Walsh of Massachusetts, Wheeler of Mon- tana, Bruce of Maryland and Ashurst of Arizona. Most of these have more than an even chance Of being sent back where they belong.
 The senatorial situation in Massa- = chusetts is particularly intriguing. II IS hard enough 10 beat Walsh in normal years but with Al smith on the ticket BIS well as Walsh, 1t is well-nigh hopeless. What makes Walsh so strong with the voters, anyway?
 The Republicans who must stand for reelection include Fees of ohio, Frazier of North Dakota, Green of Vermont, Mclean of Connecticut. and Robinson of Indiana. I he senior senator from Connecticut has stated he does not choose to run again and 10 doubt will refuse to be drafted by his admirers There should be nc difficulty. however, in finding an- other to take his place on the ticket When Mclean some time ago an- rounced he would retire there was much journalistic demand that he banish the thought. w didn't ioin in this iarraee ot adulatIo0 He think the senior senator is entitled to re tire if he wants 10 do SO and because we believe there are other ambitious politicians in the stat" who at heart hope he sticks to 1lls d"trFmlnaiion 70 qu'. thus giving them 2 chance for promotion in the organization.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23

They've had another revolution Tn Portugal, there being no baseball games. bathing beauty contests, marble shooting contests or auto- mobile riding to keep the crowd eN- cited. Now they'll have something 10 discuss for the remainder Of the year.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23

Anothei need of tine times is aiI early morning lawn mower that will make a noise like d robin.
 So live that you won't care if your worst enemy hires tho girls who once worked for you.
 The kind ot marathon ol1 bad ls engaged in isn't rewards. The girls kiss his bald spot Nhon he finishes another week and digs up.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
Jnllarnlel.

Talk won't hurt you," declared Uncle Benn, "so long as you don't pay any attention to it. Look at the weather-its been talked about ever since the world began, and it's still on the job."
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New Britain herald., 1928-07-23

Senator Moses has announced the campaign will be the hardest fought since that of Grover C1eNe- land. That got first page display, so it must be news.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
w.m,.e, Audit l,ureso oi Circulation

rhs A. B. C. 10 a national organization vhich furnishes newspaperr and adNet- .ts>.s with a strictly honest ana!ys's fi circulation Our circulation statistics are -ased upon this audit This insures pro lection against fraud in newspaper d's- tr,bution figures to both national anu local advertisers
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
Right Languase!

Right Language! pr. Pearson: Whats the matter with you?'
 Patient: I'm suffering from the guitar
 Dr. Pearson; 'Such language. You mean the 'catarrh.' Patient: II mean what I say The fellow next door plays one every night and I can't sleep,'
 Alice G. Hatcher
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
SOLD TO WHITE SOX

Chicago, July 23.-tR(-Bob Wei land. strike out artist of the Moline club of the Mississippi Valley league. has been sold to the White Sox for s3,o00. He will join his new mates at the close of the season.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
l3EIRO DIES

Buenos Aires, July 23.-tR@Dr. Francisco Beiro, vice president-elect of Argentina. died last night after . prolonged illness. He was the run- ming mate of Hipolito Yrigoyen.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
And No Law Against Parking
 Rcs:.Ia 'E'tns

As streets have hydrants, even so They should have gay-drants, too, When things looked drear stream
 Of cheer
 Would make 'em good as new!
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
TELEPHONk CALLS
 Business office .... S2S Editorial Rooms co. 92e

he only profitable advertising medium .l tne City. Circulation books and press rouIn always open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
Member o, the Associated Press

fhe Associated Press is exclusively eh' ttflsd to the uee for re- publication of all nevs credited to u or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published therein.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23

What q male cant understand Is any cleaner with the davenport moved from one side of the room 10 the other.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23

Now that the price of stock has tumbled 1t is estimated that 3S,947 fewer good democrats will speak lottlly Of the flower classes"
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23

The city white shirts are cool when it's hot and extra COOL when the weather changes.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23

Mary had a little lamb and a calf or two, She was a goat gettcT, also. But her stock-yard interests were limited. She didn't care for bull,
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
THE, MOSQUITO

By Samuel Berliner There's a shudder in the darkness of the night, There's simmer in the furnace of the air; Away with placid dreaming, for my every nerve is screaming, Are you there? Are you there ? Arc you there?
 You brute! You are grinning as you caper over- head
 To and fro and up and down and roundabout; Shall l dozo afresh uncertain whether you're within the cur or without Or without? Or without?
 Not much. I have felt 8 cobweb on my cheek, You have chased your little Cym- bals in my ear; Shall l chance it? Shall l chance 1t? while you're sharpening your lancet,
 Or forebear? Or forebear? Or forcbear?
 Oh help, I must rouse me, must tumble for the switch, I must wiggle round or crook my self Suplne, l must set my teeth to kill, l must nerve my hands to spill The blood that, after all, is mine
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23
TANNING Ills EDITOR

Something odd, if not new, in new spapcr zip got into the Baltimore Srn the other day
 Frank k. Kent is the papers; famed Washington slaff writer. His stuff is displayed on the front page.
 He wrote a political article the other day and the Sun featured it as usual.
 Then the editor wrote an editorial banning it.
 Then Kent wrote a letter banning the editor. which was printed in the papers letter depart tment.
 Here IS Rents letter:
 T am not surprised The Sun should e1itorially think ] was quite wrong in pointing out it was not l news to declare that Mr. Hoover was going to swallow whole the plank 1 in the Kansas City platform he had | llliii+'' II t}d1lHltI III lI I'tii tIl- 'li''l ! that it WAS not news to proclaim Mr. Hoover would definitely take | the dry side when he had months ago in his letter to Borah definitely taken that side, asserting that pro- hibtion is q noble experiment. which must he 'constructivcly' dealt with. Having used a story 10 this effect ds news, naturally The Sun must hold that anyone who thinks 1t not news ls quite wtong.' | Nor am ] surprised that the edi- tor ot The Sun should haze ignored the main points in my article and dealt obliQuelv with the minor oncs That was about tho only thing for him to do if he WAS to write at ali AS to being Vehement ] r@ppose the editor of The Sun must con- sidor anyone Vehement who differs with him.
 That's a rough way to treat the boss. And it was nice thing for the boss 10 print the rebuhe.
 both gentlemen should now r"- gard the score as q tie. Rents article continues 10 get prominent display, The editor dylefos nothing even wh.n the language goes aboyc 95 in the shade and probably is prImed for another editorial attack II deemed necessary.
 Reminds us of the days when II. L. MenClen used to put sulphur into q column of the Evening Sun. Every body banned Mancken. but the edi- tor failed to War"r and Mencken rods to fame.
 HeTwood Broun. once a columni~t with tir New York World had T different experience.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23

The "MoNietonc" is both seen and heard, and the hero kissing 90 pas alonateIy no longer can mutter: "N ny Tn the heck do you eat on- ions""
New Britain herald., 1928-07-23

The Herald is on sale daiiy ID Ne" York at Hotal,ug's Newsstand Time' eouare; schultzs Newsstands. Entrance Grand Central. A2nd Street