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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-18
SEEKING BALL GAMES.

Upper Marlboro, Md, nine wants
games with Maryland and Virginia
teams having a diamond. Telephone or
write S. d. Gray. Upper Marlboro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-18
SOUTHERN A. c. TO MEET.

An important business meeting Of
Southern A. G. is to be held at the club
house tomorrow night at 8 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-18

Towing, FIR. 6-S-O-5. Central Auto Works.
Advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-18
TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. July 10.
The Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
were muddy this morning.
Evening star., 1928-12-09
BuInsteadsW WorInSyrup

s'T0 children an angel of mercy" Where
directions are followed. IT NEVER
FAILS. Despite scarcity and enormous
cost of SANTONIN. it contains full dOses
Stood sixty years test. Sold everywhere
or by mail. soc o bottle.
Est. C. A. Voorhees,. NJ. D.. Philadelphie
Evening star., 1928-12-09
THE SUNDAY STAR wAsHTNGToN c.

machine was smashed-that fight has
been made.
But there has been nothing spectacu-
lar about it. Longworth's reputation, so
far as the country is concerned. rests on
that portion o. his life before he became
Speaker Washington applauds his
work. The rest of the country doesn't
hear about it, except in occasional mag
azine articles. For it is not front page
material 1t is regular"
Borah rises to his feet and makes an
oratorical attack on the administration
policy in Nicaragua. 1t is front page
news everywhere. 1t is not regular.
Curtis has series of quiet talks and
the resolution Borah was talking about
is pigeonholed. That is not front page
news. There is no smash to it. The
only way Curtis could get any publicity
out of that would be for Borah to rise
in his seat and attack Curtis personally
not do that. He likes Curtis too much.
So even Curtis friendships occasionally
prevent him from getting the attention
he actually deserves.
Did a Good Campaign Job.
1t so happened that the writer was
in a good many Middle Western and
Northwestern cities during the last
campaign right after the vice presi-
dental candidate had spoken in them.
In every case I found that Curtis had
done a good job. The Democrats poked
fun at him because he had voted first
for farm relief and then against it,
when there was danger of 1t being
passed over the Presidents veto. 1t
was easy to phrase this in way that
Evening star., 1928-12-09

would get laugh from a Democratic
audience.
But Curtis turned even this to ad-
vantage The Democrats found they
were identifying Curtis and also Hoover,
whom they attacked as having inspired
the veto message, with Calvin Coolidge,
and at a time when the tremendous
prestige which Coolidge had attained
had been enhanced by his refusal to
take the nomination.
Curtis. however, applied his old ad
hominem arguments to communities.
No longer able to achieve results by
personal contacts, because of the size
of the country. he appealed directly to
Evening star., 1928-12-09

worked largely on the idea of convinc-
ing them that they personally would be
better off with another Republican ad-
ministration. For example, when he
went up into Minnesota, not long after
demonstration for Alfred E. Smith in
st. Paul. which convinced Democratic
leaders there he was going to carry the
State, Curtis showed that he knew just
a little more than the New York Gov
ernor about how the Northwestern
farmer would reason.
Smith made them laugh by reading
Evening star., 1928-12-09

from various Republican platform
pledges on farm relief. Curtis reminded
them of what had happened to them
under Democratic tariff. It SO hap
pens that farm relief is aimed very
largely at grains, and most Fasteners
think that Minnesota is the biggest
wheat State in the Northwest. Actually
only IL per cent of the money received
by Minnesota farmers comes from
wheat. But dairy products run to 34.4
per cent, and hogs 2l.9 per cent. So
Curtis went right after their pocket
nerves, having studied the situation, and
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made no attempt at oratory whatever.
He reminded them of what had hap
pened under the Underwood Simmons
Democratic tarif-how Danish and
Canadian butter had ruined their
market. Under the Republican tariff,
he reminded them, imports of butter
had been cut down to 5000 900 pounds.
So Curtis succeeded in expanding his
State methods to national production,
beyond any doubt-which leads his
friends to hope that in some way he
will be able to overcome the threat of
obscurity which hangs over every Vice
President
Evening star., 1928-12-09

the pocketbook nerve of the farmers as
a class in specific sections. In this
connection 1t might be recalled that
Curtis always has been rather cynical
In analyZing motives. He has been
known to say in private conversations
that this or that Progressive would not
have gone on a rampage If he had been
given what he wanted by the regulars
"a committee assignment, piece of
patronage or whatnot.
Evening star., 1928-12-09
Tried to Convince All.

TFIeu 20 COHVIMCc AH.
In dealing with his audience and
with the communities that would read
his speeches in the newspapers he
Evening star., 1928-12-09
COgssyeH Chair, $3.50

These chairs are decidedly
in vogue, and while this one
is exceedingly low in price
read carefully these specihca-
tions. All exposed parts of
frame of solid mahogany.
Genuine mohair all over with
linen frieze seat and back.
Web-seat construction.
Evening star., 1928-12-09
Kitchen Cabinet, S39.75

A labor saver such as this
will surely be appreciated.
Gay colors to brighten up the
home. Equipped with fine
porcelain work table; set of
spice jars; -four bin. with
sitter and handy interior ar
rangement. Choice of oak,
white, gray or green.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
90 PER CENT

American "get out the vote" or ganizations should take heart. Ar gentina has shown how to do it. The election in Argentina Sunday was participated in by 90 per cent of the electorate. In Buenos Ayres the participation was 91.S per cent.
 What's tho matter with the Ar gentinians? Have they gone election crazy?
 There is Dr. Hipolito Irigoyen, for instance. He was the winner at the polls for president; he is an experi- cnced man. having been president once before. When the polls in his voting district opened he was the first one to vote. being the first to stand in line. Most of the other yot. CTS went to the ballot boxes carly too. After he had voted Dr. Irigoycll went home and read classic litera- turc the remainder of the day. Hc had not made a political speech during the entire campaign. had made no statement. had not beer interviewed, and had no platform President Coolidge is an excessively loquacious individual compared witt Dr. Irigoyen.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
Observations On The Weather

Washington. April 4.-Forecast for Southern New England: Cloudy tonight; warmer in Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Thursday probably showers and warmer. Fresh southwest winds probably be- coming strong on Thursday.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy, probably showers Thusday and in north portion tonight. Warmer tonight. Fresh southwest winds possibly becoming strong on Thursday.
 Conditions: A long trough of low pressure extends this morning from the northern Mississippi valley eouthvestward 10 New Mexico, St. Paul. Minnesota. 29.4S inches and Santa Fe, N. M. o4.4s inches. Showers and thunder storms pre- vail over widely scattered areas lH the central valleys and the Lake region. Pressure is falling in the Atlantic states but is high and ris- ing over the north Pacific and Rocky Mountain districts. Tem- peratures throughout the interior valleys continue abnormally high but are falling in the Rocky Noun tains and western plains states. Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with mild tempcra turn followed by increasing cloudi-
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
H0nk at All Corners,
 Old Ordinance Orders

Amarillo, Tex, April 4, R-The city commission is drafting an orll- nance for repeal of about 200 old laws which no longer are enforced.
 Among the ordinances to be die carded is one which requires mo- torist to honk a horn, blow a whis- tie or ring bell at every street in- tersection. This ordinance limits the speed of motor vehicles to six miles an hour, and says a driver of an au- tomobile must stop and let person with horses pass if the latter sig nals for him to do so.
 Another law to be repealed pro- vides that all children less than 16 years old must be off the streets at o'clock at night.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
HARTFORD REPUBLlCANS WIN
 WITH PATTERSON

Our noighboring city politicians must have received thrill indeed last night when it was reported that the Republican candidate for the mayoralty, Walter l.. Patterson, had triumphed over his Democratic rival by margin of eight votes out of a total 41,17S cast
 This margin was not final, it is now set at~2Gi, but inc report gain ed circulation enough at the start 10 become moro or less general. paigning and thorough activity on the part Of those whose duty it was to get out the vote on election day proper, majority of eight votes was sufficient to give cause for 'NicNlng with alarm Even the final figures of 26l were very close. The success of the workers in getting out more than 1S per cent of the voters is probably partially indicative of the interest in the campaign, as well as thorough canvassing work.
 The passing of James T. Farrell from the ranks Of the assessors, aft CT q political history of 30 years in which lg had suffered but three de- foats. and rhc rclegation of another mocratic war horse. Dr. J. II. Naylor 10 private life. were notable points in the election.
 + is quite evident. from the vote, that tho citizens of Hartford are wiling to spend q considerable sum upon Improvements particularly upon thn erection of dykes to carry the unruly Connecticut through the city without allowing it 10 spread oyer many acres annually. They np- proved 0. plan to spend q million  dollars on dykes by a two 10 one majority By closer decision they we're also willing 10 widen North Main street.
 IIartford's $ mag orally election has rolled past. ours is six days i'll The futur". which may account for in" interest tHk'n ID the result ill this city. Th" decision Was close, but just as binding as though Patterson had won ty much greater majority. Incidentally the Republicans Of Hartford are rejoicing in the fact that. for the first time ill 20 years. one party has won three straight yictori,s.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
25 Fears Ago Today

The political storm cloud still ho- vcrs over the third ward and the betting is even as to whether Mir. Curtis or Mr McMillan will be nom- mated for alderman. The canvass these two are making is said to he the most through ever made in any ward in the city. Councilman Mercy is expected to be rcnominatcd by ac- cldmation.
 Everybody seems to have missed the mark in tho discussion of the in- junfion obtained by William C. Hum gerford against the issuing of box ing licenses. The principal point is whether or not the injunction is le- gal. The corporation counsel for in- stance, says the com plaints came 10 him. but the injuntion says they wer" made to MT. Hungerford. and the latter also signed the injunction although he is not a city officer. The counsel says that boxing exhibitions are not prize fights but that they are unqu"stionably illegal.
 II is thought that the New Britain manufacturers will not have such q fine display ft the St. Louis expos ition next year as they have had at the other large sXpoSitionS, includ ing that of Paris, where several gold medals were awarded 10 manufac- turcrs of ibis city. The American 1 Hardware Corp. the biggest of the ! local manufacturers and the biggest ] in its line in the world. has iecid I'd { rot 10 make all exhibit. having de- cid.d il can get better advertising through other channels. IL is said other concerns take tho same view. 1 The Polish Roman Catholics of Hartford yesterday celebrated the first anniversary Of their oTganiza- ton as I parish and laid the corner stone of d new church. Rev. Lucian BCinowski was master of ceremonies and there was q large New Britain delegation. present.
 | The military carnival of Co. ! and the American band will take blaze
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
LOWER POSTAL RATES

The Senate should lose no time in passing the Griest bill for lower postal rates. which was passed in the House unanimously. Certain postal rates have been too high, and public indignation has been quite consistently expressed at every post office window. greatly to the embar- rassment of the clerks, who have nothing to do with making the oner- GUS rates According to the bill, the rates woullbe returned 10 the levels of 1921. Its main features are that the one-cent post card rate would be established. and the rates would be lowered on second and third class matter, including news papers. and on parcel post matter. An important commercial feature of the bill is the establishment of two cent business reply cards and en- yelopes.
 The newspaper rate in the bill benefits the general public more than the newspapers. who preferred a return to the newspaper bulk rates of 1920 rather than the rates of 1921. To remaii newspapers under the new bill will not cause indi- Niduals to think they are paying for first class mail, as at present
 Again. however. no commercial rates are established in the Ameri- can postal department. The average American does not know what commercial rate is, although such rates are established In virtually every other nation belonging to the so-called international postal union. Commercial rates cover all com mercial papers, such as briefs. type written or written material that is not communication such as manuscripts-and would be boon to commerce generally. At present, such mailings come under first class mail. except when sent to foreign countries. when according to inter- : national rules the international commercial rate applies. Thus such papers can be sent to England, Aus tralia or South Africa cheaper than from New York to Brooklyn. de- pending on the weight. They also apply to Canada or Mexico and South American nations.
 On the whole the new postal bill. which seems sure of passage. is a step in the right direction. The gov- ernment is expected to lose only s14000,00o a year under the new rates, and even that is only an esti- mate. As a matter of fact the gov ernment may gain instead of lose. When the present high rates were put into effect the anticipation was a large gain in postal receipts; but the postal department discovered that the public merely refrained
 from mailing much that it other
 wise would mail with lower rates applying
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. 1922 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 . per. sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con. idential.-Editor.
 c. Can glass be cut with ordi- nary shears under water?
 4. It is possible to cut window glass with ordinary scissors provided the glass. scissors, hands and wrists of the operator are completely inn mersed in water. This statement must not be interpreted to mean that the operation is always success full, nor that all sizes and thickness of glass can be handled this way. c. Does the Constitution Of the United States guarantee a jury trial for all actions in court?
 A. No, it guarantees jury trial in criminal prosecutions only. See Article VI. of the amendments. Q. When was the wireless signal s Q $ for ships in distress adopted? A. The International Radio Tele- graph convention of Berlin went into effect in July, 1908. when the distress signal $ o s was universally adopted, although for some period subsequent to that date operators used both c Q ID and S o s in order to make sure that their dis tress signals would beNnderstood. c. What is the name of the long striped cloaks worn by the drago- men in Egypt?
 A. Kostan.
 c. How can a radiator that has been bronzed be painted"
 A. Remove all loose finish with a wire brush and wash down with bcnzine and allow to dry. Put on a priming coat and after that has dried hard any good quality paint may be applied.
 Q. What are the words of "Thc Long, Long Trail'''
 A. There's a long, long trail
 a-winding
 Into the land of my dreams,
 Where the nightingales are
 singing
 And q white moon beams.
 There's a long, long night of
 waiting
 Until my dreams all come
 true,
 Till the day when I'll be
 going
 Down that long, long trail
 with you'.
 Q. It is said that Goliath was six cubits and one span tall. How tall would that be in feet and inches?
 A. A cubit is 1.5 feet and a span is 9 inches. hence Goliath was nine feet nine inches tall.
 Q. Who discovered the Missis- sippi river?
 A. De Soto discovered it in 1541: Marquette and Joliet descended almost to the mouth Of the river in 1873 and in 1882 La Sale passed through into the Delta and the Gull of Mexico and took possession of the land in the name of the King ol France.
 Q. How did Denver. Colorado 1 get it's name? A. It was named for John w | Denver in 1859.
 Q. What is the origin and mean l ing of the name Grimes?
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04

A. It is of Teutonic and Anglo Saxon origin and means grim, stern.
 .. What nationality is Gilda Grey, the motion picture actress?
 A. She was born in Krakow Poland.
 .. How many atoms are there in a molecule?
 A. The number varies in every form of matter. In a molecule of water there are two atoms of hy- drogen an done of oxygen, while in q starch molecule, which is one of the largest known. there are ap- proXimately 25.0oO atoms.
 c. What is the comparative al titude of Washington, D. C. and Los Angeles?
 A. Washington, feet: Los An geles. 33S feet.
 Q. Who owns the ccmetaries in France where the American sol diers are buried?
 A. They are owned by the United States.
 c. What is the seating capacity of the Wembly stadium in England?
 A. 126,00o.
 Q. Were any actual motion pie lures taken of scenes in the World War?
 A. The Signal Corps says that approximately 100000 feet of film were taken during the World War.
 Q. Where was the motion picture The Hunchback of Notre Dame" filmed?
 A. In California. A replica of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was constructed at Hollywood for this picture.
 .. When will the famous cherry trees in Washington. D. c. bloom"
 A. It is expected that they will bloom about April 10.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
PROGRESS or THE CAMPAIGN
 IN NEW BRITAIN

New Britain electors. generally do
 not seem 10 be warming up to the
 rnayoral'y campaign now being car
 ried on here as fast as they should,
 tor some reason diiiicult to fathoIn.
 They may have made up their minds
 how they are going to Notf and ar"
 holding their peac, until election day
 rolls around. under q week h"ncc-
 In fact this appears as reasonable q
 supposition as any. Attendance at
 rallies is not great. Bartlett has mat with but passing success in attract
 ing crowds to his set talks and is conducting quiet campaign, thou-h
 be is appearing in halls about the city giving tn. electorate q CuHuc. 'o look him oyer aud size Linn up If fl wishes. He is standing on his record in the council, which, if thu truth may be told, is no campaign argu- nent at all. Fine a3 his record may have been the general public Is uu- aware of it. in such manner Is inc electorate constituted. Had he been dishonest or open 10 rllicule for some public act it would soon have become public property. He has been functioning. quietly and normally, for five years or so Tn h's place m the Council. That is bout all that is known. Unfortunately q brightly polished shield, unmarred ty slalH or blemfsh, Is of little benefit to the modern knight seeking to please his
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
Mrs. Meyers Inquiries After Andirons (OVerheard by Bernard Josephs)

Ms. Meyer: T want you should show me Nunce some hendirons'
 Polstein (floorwalker) "Hmmm. Hendirons. Hirons to put on de hend from what?"
 Mrs. Meyer: "Yi, vi, vi! Not hirons from dc hend. nodder hirons from de middle Hcndirons, hend- irons."
 Polstein: 'Nu, " wouldn't you say so in de beginnink? Hendirons you want you should prass de pants witt hron de shoits, witt de cut tains, witt missez hundies. So. Hend- irons we dun't call 'em. Fletirons, you want. Lundry depottment, sec ond floor, fust haisle fro mthe left witt a right turn"
 Mrs. Meyer: "Yi. Trade bring to de store, und insults l get! Maybe you think yet I should put flethirons in de fireplace?"
 Polstein: Better should you get it a. hclectric fletiron witt cudd witt basepiug."
 Mrs. Meyer: Not flethirons! Not hirons what you hiron it de wush. Hendirons-hendiron
 Polstein: "Haybe you mean yet hendcuffs?"
 Mrs. Meyer: No, no. Hendirons from de grate.'
 Polstein: You wish yet to bend cuff maybe de president witt de senators witt dipplomitts? Odder who else is great?"
 Mrs. Meyer: "Is no henuff. Pre- zant me yatt de bill, I should cluzz my haccount. Hendirons I want hendcuffs witt fletirons witt 'cluzz- poles you hoffer me! By Schuster's Helite Department Sturr I take my business. Is diss a system?"
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
< II H37) < I

The age of discretion is that at which you begin to realize that the weeping done at a wedding doesn' { always express sympathy for the bride.
 We know an umpire who spent the winter hunting. and it isn't at all probable his blindness is up to mid season form.
 4 nick town is a place where everybody knows Jane couldn't dress so we'll if Jim would pay his debts.
 Perhaps Maryland was afraid Sin clair horses would leave the strait and narraw path and lead the others astray.
 Richard isn't worrying about a knock k-down-and-d -drag-out opponent for Tunney. What he wants is an opponent who can drag 'em in. Correct this sentence: Hes a rich bachelor" said the gossip , "But when girls treat him nice he never thinks they are interested in his money.'
 Copyright 1928. Publishers Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04

Somehow WE cannot help think ing that if the Black Rock bridge were in the fifth ward there would have been a new structure there long ago, If only to prove to the en- battled voters that city adminl- stration can really accomplish some thing difficul; if the incentive IS strong enough.