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New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
PAYING TOLL.

A survey Of toll roads throughout the country has brought out the in- formation that such roads are stead i fly increasing, whereas decade or so ago it was regarded as likely that they soon would all disappear Toll roads in some states not only con- tinue 10 survive, but private con- struction Of good motor highway can bo made 10 yield a handsome ir- come from motorists who aro glad to Use it after paying a fee. In some states toll highways are barred by law; in others they are not illegal and are being stimulated as helping to solve the traffic problems.
 Most toll roads, however, can be avoided If the tourist is willing to drive over an inferior road or take more roundabout course. A toll road is at it's best from a financial standpoint when il permits a shorter cut than offered by q public road and usually aso provides q smoother surface.
 The increase ot toll bridges. how tlrr. is striking. There now are oS3 toll bridges ln the United States, Virtually all of them b'ing at strat. sic points. In addition, there arc 29 under construction. and 1e3 ura proposed. %oNadays It is the aNe. pUOn to find au important new bridge constructed without tolls, in- da.d, tiIa oNactIon Of tolls IS re- eardcd as the best possible manner lor thc states buitdng them to re- cdlerat- tb.ir outIays The bridge D4,r th" Hudson. when completed SIHc or =ateu years hence, will pc q toll bridge; the Bear mountain hrilge aNacts 2 toii and 50 does the Holland tHbc under the Hudson.
 Tlo latest development in thc toll idea iuEoe,# tho construction Of long btshwoys between the main cities over which autoists are to pay toll. and in return they would g't u superior toad and no congestion. So far this i7 only al idea. and may ueyor Ge4lI, b. carried out. Elt iii ihes day of thc revival of the 'ot ppi1riple one meyer can tgIi
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
What the Letter Sai:l.

Rastus Washington had talked a Civil Service examination for the position of letter-c carrier. A few weeks later John Crimmins met him at the station.
 Did you pass your exam for let ter cafrier?" asked John.
 No, sah, AHstah Chimmins. An gets dis lcah letter what says de government cant take me on ac- count of de fac nah big feet am too callous"
 mposslble," said Crimmins. Let ma see the letter."
 Rastus handed over the letter. Crimlnins read fl and laughed out loud. "This doesn't say anything about your big callous feet, Rastus.' . Ut dont?"
 'No. II says by your examination we find that you are physically big and it, but you are too carelcss.' !"
 Lynn Stebbins
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26

Deputy Sheriff ". H. Gibney. Tht reason is that Berlin does not pro. l duce sufficient amount of bushes. [ to warrant d deputy in addition tc the sheriff.
 New Britain is taking alarm at th, ! bill which would allow towns to tax at lnll property all property within their limits which is owned by other towns. This would enable Berlin tn tax the filter beds and Southinet on the Shuttle Meadow reservoir. The bill seems to have had it's origin in Southington, as it was advocated by Marcus Holcomh. counsel for that town.
 President C. r. Smith Of Landers. Erary X Clark has sent q letter to the Herald explaining the com- pany's stand in the forge shop strike. He says that wages there have never been so high and that the whole trouble is caused by the desire of a few men 10 dominate the shop. They will not agree to the admission Of any apprentices, he states
 Tn" proposed city charter will re- turn to the police the power to re- lease upon recognlzance persons ar rested for triiling offenses. They for merly had this power, but it was taken away from them and latelx prisoners have had to await trial in Jail,
 Damages or so.40b are sought by the Pleasant street property owners as a result Of the change in grade there
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
PASSENGER TRAVEL

, In the main office of every rail- 1 road throughout the country eyecu- l lives are studying passenger traffic ! totals--the returns" which are more important to these gentlcm en than election returns. They are~won- dering, no doubt, whether fl will be necessary to take off some more trains this spring. If conditions con- tinue as they have been going this will be the ultimate result. Time tables have been showing distressing symptoms of late years.
 In 1920 the total number of pas sengers carried on all the railroad ds was 1,270, 1000, 900; in 1927 the total was S4@.ooo.oQo. While this amazing decrease was under way the popu- lation of the country increased 13 per cent.
 Conditions may he considered fairly bad for the railroads in the cast, but it is in the west where they have been hardest hit. In the west the passenger decrease has been 5o per cent; in the east it has been nothing like that. The long dis tance through trains still carry good loads Of passengers; but the localS-the less said the better.
 The automobiles, more than eo.- obo.o at large in the nation. are haullng many times more people than the railroads ever did durinr their busiest years. Motor coaches are direct competitors of the rail- roads. but the total of passengers they carry is small compared with private automobiles.
 The railroad executives themselves rely upon their private. automobiles when they want to get to q nearby roint with speed and a minimum, of delay.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26

You can get an answer to an, 1 question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau l322 New York avenue. Washington D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can ex- ] tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per. sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered All letters are con. l dential.-Editor,
 Q. Does the President of the i United States personally appoint. or did he appoint. the Prohibition en- 1 forcement agents? A. Prior to the recent inaugur- ! ation of civil service examination for the appointment of prohibition en- l forcement agents, the law provided for the appointment of such agents by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Q, l am an American citizen, l married Spanish lady in 1921? Is she an American citizen by reason 1 of my marriage to her? A. Yes: prior to the Cable Act of September p, 1922, married women took the citizenship of their hus- bands.
 Q. Who were the parents Of James w. Gerard and where and when was he born?
 A. He is the son of James and Jenny Gerard and Was born in Geneseo, New York in 1867.
 Q. Where and when did Abram Van Buren, son of President Van Buren, die?
 A, In New York City in 1873 at the age Of 66.
 Q. Are lawyers fees regulated by law
 A. No, they are subject to agree mont between attorney and client.
 Q. What was the painter Raph- ael's full name?
 A. Raffaello Sanzio D'Urbino.
 Q. Does a, man who enlists in the Army have to pay for his own uniform?
 A. No, he is given a clothing al- 1oNance estimated to be sufficient 10 supply him with all the clothing he needs. If he oNerdra"s this allow ance, he must pay for additional clothing
 @. When is the dark and when is the light of the moon?
 A. The expression dark and light of the moon are popular terms having no astronomical sig nificance. The dark of the moon is defined as the interval of few days near new moon when the moon is invisible; therefore the remainder of the lunar month may be regarded as the light of the moon.
 .. Is a naturalzed American citizen of Italian birth liable for military duty if he returns to Italy or can the American government protect him?
 A. If an Italian born naturalizel American citizen returns 10 Italy, and did not before leaving that country complete his military ser vice, he is liable to be drafted. and the T.. $. Government cannot inter- vene in his behalf. There is no treaty on the s,1biect of naturalization be- ernment. The present Italian law
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26

upholds the doctrine of inalienable allegiance-once an Italian. always an Italian.
 Q. When did the Student Prince open in New York city? A. December ?, 1924, at folsom $ 1 Theater
 Q. How long should a pair of :, shoes lastn
 \. The condition of use, as well as the quality and size of the soles are the determining factors No use- 1ul average can be given. l Q. What are the bugs that look like ''lady bugs" that get into furni- 1 ture and ruin 1t? A. Probably they are carpet beetles, which will attack upholster- ed furniture. Their presence is not l known until they begin to come forth in great numbers. The only remedy is to have the furniture re- upholstered or fumigated, .. What is the name of the long white cloak that is worn by Arabs?
 4. Burnoose. c. DO old photographic plates require more exposure than fresh ones?
 A. Twice the exposure is re- quired on old plates. Although they may appear to have plenty Of den- sity while in the developer, they really have not. This dccciving den- si1y is a chemical fog which develops on old plates, especially around the edges. Develop old plates about one third more than new ones.
 c. About how far is it from Lands End. England 10 John OGroats in Scotland?
 A. Approximately 700 miles.
 Q. What is the difference be- tween "carlinal' and "or1inal'' numbers; and how are they written in a sentence?
 A. Cardinal numeral adjectives Gone, two, three, four, etc) are used in counting. and answer the Gues- ton, How many" Ordinal numer- al adjectives (first, second. third, fourth, etc) denote the position or order of a person or thing in q se- ries. For example: Carl plays the second violin" Your friend is sit ting in the fifth row."
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
THE CONTROL BOARD

Evidence is accommodating that the plan for a board Of control 10 be check upon city expenditures Is meeting with considerable pubic tsvor. There is need for one: the scheme is constructive and if follow lowed out should be found an tld- eient aid 10 taxpayers
 such a board, of an elective nature and organized with a low quorum would add to public interest m tn" eifv's affairs. and would stimulate larger participation by the public. This i'll itself is an advantage.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
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 CONNECTICUT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Thousands Visit State Parks.
CONNECTICUT CHAMBER OF COM

attract between 80o0oo and ml this nuIborhalf the entire o many parks overnight and weekend 
 Conncocuts best known state park }cach) 500o This ttk1 attendance at Yellowstone Park the o national park in America and IS nearly Lafayette National Park in Maine the national park The total attendance at all national is approximately 1.15oeoo yearly.
 Connecticut recent origin The first park in 1914 Sherwood Island at with the exception of 1921 parks have acquired yearly today the has 5000 37 parks of 219 park Of the approximately 5ooc purchased at The remaining donated million dollars has been the development maintenance and development expenditures met by the remainder being operations. products and gifts in cash The federal government spends nearly s2 visitor maintenance and improvement national
 Connecticut spends rle less than person.
 Monlay-Mre Inamcel Ware IronAorl
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
AN I\ <ltAI:tIIt |

President A,ioifo Diaz or Nicara- =r,a "Re- his presidency 10 tho United rtat"s, consequently when Secretary or State Kellogg told him io i-~H~ decree that th~ ortol,r elections io Nicaragua were to ho -opar is. q by American troops hn promptly did SO.
 t sill Je remembered that tbe
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
Facts ndFancies

Neptune might save many flyers i by erecting a one-Way sign on the ! Atlantic.
 1 Longing for the good old days is | just longing for an uniaded appetite. New York has small reason 10 boast of her brains. They merely came 10 market. You can say one thing for Pro- libitlon, It gives the tariff issue a , rest.
 Note to Democrats: IL is nice to love your enemies, but that doesn't mean you must hate your friends. Nearly everybody had 8 breakfast room in the old days, but it was called a kitchen.
 Philosophy is a method Of recon- cling yourself to the inevitable. Ex- ample: Money -gra bbing Is sordid."
 You must be little hard boiled About 9S per cent of matched oys- ters arc destroyed before they de- velop q shell.
 If nobody is called liar or charc- ed with stealing, the meeting of the senate committee is called a color less session.
 Americanism: Rushing the job any way to get by; appointing q committee to investigate the tragedy.
 Well, the voice of conscience Is just about gone-but perhaps that cigarette can do something for if.
 There's another side. Find q man who curses loan sbarks for robbing the poor. and try to borrow four bits from him.
 There will be no more war when the neighbours dog seems no more vicious than your own.
 Usually you can tell just by look, ing at a man that he isn't afraid 10 tell another just what he thinks of him over the telephone
 There are just two ways to greet a. new day: What q wonderful and Never again." Civilized nations are the ones that think "undevcloped' countries can develop With their necks under al heel.
 Shoot four bits and you're a men, ace to community morals: sha Ike down a million in Wall Street and you're great business man.
 Psychoanalysis doesn't mean any thing to the layman. except that Inc for some obscure reason isn't guilty.
 Correct this sentence: I'm always glad" said she. ''to lend my chairs to q neighbor who is giving a party" 1928, Publishers Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
IDI ~Ipi NIiAi, Nf..ti, PROSPERITY

Wall street is doing its best -o de}italize tht tradition tuat hu.iua~a Eust naturally must hratate and STOW bad during a pr'sidonfia year, 11e judge ly tbe aHtIrs or the steck exchange recently. there i- nothing but good times ln sight, and Y hen ali
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
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send all communications to Fun shop Editor, care of the New
 Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York.
We should Worry!

Psychologists say. with long faces and sad.
 In quest of sensations the world has gone mad, But Folks, mirth and good cheer may be ours all the while, So let's stick 10 fun-sations that end in q smile,
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
Willing to be shown!

Mildred this fiancec): "F'at her says We ought 10 start in on the same plane as he and mother did % years ago.
 Oliver: "Tell him if he can find ten cents Fl dozen steak for , cents a pound. and coal for S5 q ton. I'm perfectly willing to do it.'
 -EHerett raulsen t part
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
ItN SHOPS HELPFUL HINTS
Trousers Press

Trousers Press
 An excellent trousers press can be made in the following manner:
 Trousers Press
 Get your local monumental mason to supply you with two slabs of granite measuring about six feet by two feet and weighing about 100 pounds each.
 Place the trousers on top Of one block of granite. place the other
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
SPIRES AND GARGOYIES
Got His Hair Pulled:

T met the prettiest girl you want to see coming in on the train from Philadelphia" said Charlie Good win, as he entered tine Club T flirt- cd with her just after the train started. We got very chummy and when ] got off at my station, she threw me a great big kiss"
 Threw you q great big kiss, eh? Did Nou catch it?"
 You bet. My wife saw her.."
 --Jeaune Green
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
\ Man in n ThOuSanI.

\ Man Tn a ThOUsanU! Lewis: Samuel Mckean has tn. greatest self-control of any man ] ever saw.''
 Duncan: How soa" Lewis: He had some dental work done Saturday morning and when I met hln that afternoon he didn't insist on opening his mouth and showing it to me-
 -C. W. Potter Copyright. 1928. Reproduction
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
Member of the Associated Press

The Associated Press Is exclusively eii. titled to the use for republication oi all neve credited to it or not otherw iss credited In this paper and also local news published therein.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
Had His Moneys Worth.

Blair: ''So you married Cathleen Bruen last month? They say she's some sweet baby"
 Gibson: 'ls she? Say, after the preacher kissed her hc gave me back the wedding fee and S to boot"
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
Seems Like It:
Charlie Nv UOy!

Has the thought ever occurred to you, dear readers, what Maxson FoNhall Judell's initials stand for? N,-for Mirth.
 F.-for Fun.
 J,-for Joy.
 -Charias IOgt.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26

block on top of the trousers, and make secure with couple of book straps.
 Finish off with blue ribbon.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
Member Audit Bureau Of Circulation

The A B. [. is national organization which furnishes newspapers and adyer- tisers with a strictly honest analysis Of circulation. Our circulation ststietics are hased upon this audit. This insures pro tee,ion against fraud in newspaper d's- .r;sut.on figures 10 both national anu local advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26

Nicara suan congress a week or 50 previously refused to sanction such supervision. Either the Nicara guan congress does not want a fair elec- ton or it does not care to have a foreign power supervise an election.
 Whether President Diaz' decree is legal it is difficult to say. One Wash lngton writer put it this way:
 "t nder the terms Of the
 Nlcaraeuan constitution there
 appears to be no authority for
 the issuance Of such a preSden-
 tial decree without the consent
 of the congress. Nevertheless
 The United States, it has been
 often indicated here, is not going
 10 stop at this question Of law,
 and Secretary Kellogg indicated
 that in his mind the Nicaraguan
 constitution does give authority
 for the president to issue de-
 crees putting laws into effect.
 He did not. however, say that
 he constitution gave this same
 power with regard to elections"
 In other words, Secretary Kellogg doesn't care what the law of Nicara- qua happens to be on the subject, We are there to run the country until the October elections, regard less of law and the constitution. We have just sent an additional 1000 marines there, and may send more before October
 And after the October elections are history there is no guarantee that we will get out in a hurry, At least, conditions will have to suit Secretary Kellogg and the American interests there. Both may be hard to satisfy,
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26

The only profitable advertising medium T the City. Circulation books and pres coon alHays open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26

The Herald fs on sale ca'ly in New York d, Hotal,ngs Newsstand, 1inee Square; schul.z's Ne~sstands. kntrance C and Central. 4.ud Street.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
VERSES AND WORSES

By Samuel Hoffenstein ] always fell the truth-yet ln bed invariably lie. He cabbage is loWly plant As ugly as an elephant; It has a green and stupid head And spends it growing life in bed And yet if i!s invited 10 The tables of the vell-to-do- Oh, what's the use of being great If cabbages are served in state. The dragon flies, the waterfalls. The morning breaks, the cannon.
 balls. The cocoanut is hard and brown, And hurled, could crack a Tunney's crown, And yet, for all it's savage hide, There's little more than milk in-
 side.
 Seems Like It: Dorothy (driying): i've got a flat tire"
 stuart: (Which one is it?' Dorothy: T don't know yet, but l think it's going to be you"
 --J. s. Red!cker
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-26

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New Britain herald., 1928-03-26

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New Britain herald., 1928-03-26

Correct this sentence: I'm always glad" said she. ''to lend my chairs to q neighbor who is giving a party" Copyright 1928, Publishers Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26

You can say one thing for Pro- hihitlon. It gives the tariff issue a rest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-06
GETS DUFFY
Suspended by Judge Bait
zeII Here.

His refusal to sign pauper's af-
fidavit and pleas to remain in Jail
for another 270 days availed Ed
ward Duffy, Muncie, Ind, naught
when Federal Judge Robert c.
Baltzell suspended his $500 fine and
ordered him turned over to Flint,
Mich. authorities today.
Sheriff F. A. Green Of Flint, pre-
sented eXtradition papers and took
custody of the prisoner.
Duffy, who was fined $500 on a
liquor transportation charge in
Federal Court several weeks ago, is
wanted at Flint on charges of
breaking and entering a drug store
and escaping from the Flint Jail
several months ago. The Jail break
ing charge in Michigan carries a
five-year maximum sentence.
At the time of the Muncie raids
and subsequent investigation, Duffy
gave Federal dry agents much in
formation, adding he wanted to stay
in Jail here or go to Federal Prison
to keep away from those vultureS
at Muncie."
Among other charges, Duffy de-
clared he had been offered $500 to
aSsassinate George Dale, Muncie
Post-Democrat publisher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-06
GET CITY INVENTORY
Slack Cabinet Orders Ap-
praiSaI of Property.

Mayor L. Ert Slack today planned
to ask the indianapolis Real Estate
Board to appraise all city property,
to aid in arriving at a conclusion
as to the city's assets.
No appraisal of city property has
been made in recent years, it is said.
The move was ordered by the may
ors cabinet to aid in seeing what
the city is worth"
Slack announced cabinet meetings
will be held at p. m. the first
Wednesday each month.
Joel A. Baker, purchasing agent,
was named secretary of the cabinet.
Oren s. Hack, works board presi-
dent, moved that each department
head make a survey of their de-
partments' personnel, to determine
efficiency and comparative fitness
of employees"
Baker said department heads re-
ported less than fifty changes in
personnel in city Offices since Nov.
8 when Slack was elected. He said
there are 5000 employees Most of
Slack's appointeeS are Democrats.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-06
Two Reporters Get $1,000
and $500 rewards for
Outstanding Work.

Selected for outstanding news
paper reportorial work in 1927,
Frank J. Prince, Sphinx Hotel, and
Walter j. Shead, 919 N. Penn
sylvania ST., respectively were
awarded the English prizes Of 1000
and $500 today.
Prince received the first award
"for the splendid, keen meritorious
work he has rendered Indiana,
which has enabled the proper
agencies to clarity the political sit
uation, accomplished by his articles
in the daily press exposing political
corruption" said the judges an
nouncement.
'His work was conscientious" the
announcement continued, CON
sistent and praiseworthy and ac-
tuated by the highest motives, as
evidenced by letters from we'll
known newspapermen in Chicago,
New York, also prominent men in
public life, whose letters are in the
poss ession of this committee"
Expose Diploma Mill
The $500 award to Shead, the
committee announced, was in REQ
ogn,tion Of his "clever and unusual
efforts by which authorities, both
State and Federal, were able for
ever n close the headquarters of
a +. diploma mill which had
flooded this State and Nation with
illegal and untitled pseudo-physi-
clans; which act has had the COM
mendation of the Indiana State
Medical Association"
Shead's work led to the arrest of
DR.. Otis j. Briggs, operator of a
college of Drugless Physicians"
here, who awaits trial on State and
Federal charges.
The awards were made by a COM
mittee appointed by Mrs. William
E. English, widow of Captain Eng
lish, in compliance with plan an
nounced short time ago. On the
committee were Meredith Nichol-
son, DR.. Frank S. G. Wicks and
Frank B. Ross.
An advisory committee, composed
of Warren G. Fairbanks, Boyd Cur
ley and Charles Coffin, concurred
in the award.
Advance Award Dates
Similar awards will be made dur
ing the next four years by virtue
of Mrs. English's offer.
The awards for 1927 we're to have
been adjudged June 1, but we're ad-