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New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

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 tn stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be Eiven, 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. Naturalization.
 Q. How many telephones are there in the United States?
 A. The latest statistics show 16,935,91s.
 0. What is the value of a Con- federate hundred dollar bill por- traying cars at depot. issue of 1881?
 A. It is valued at one to two dollars.
 Q. What is the student enroll ment of the University of the Philippines. Manila? How many Philippine students are attending schools in the United States? A. The University of the Philip pines has an enrolment of about 5000 students. About 1000 students from the Philippines are attending schools and colleges in continental United States.
 Q. Who wrote the Last Rose of Summer?
 A. Thomas Moore's "The Last Rose of Summer" was an old Irish melody known as Graves of Blar. ney" which he revived and to. which he set the words now 50 familiar.
 Q. What does the term "Vaga- bonding" mean as used In colleges?
 A. The term is of recent coinage and refers to attendance upon lec- lures not included in the students regular courses. Professors encour- age it, and every morning in some of the colleges. list of lectures of the day which are likely to be of general interest are printed in the college daily.
 Q. Who played the part of the Mother in the motion picture "Over the Hill'?
 A. Mary Carr
 Q. Is there any school or college that offers a technical training for the motion picture industry?
 A. A four year course of this kind has been organized by the Uni- versity of Southern California in CO., operation with the committee on col- lege affairs of the Academy of Mo- tion Picture Arts and Sciences. Courses. are given in evening classes at University College, Los Angeles and offer instruction in 27 depart ments of study concerned in the preparation, production, direction and presentation of naoving pictures.
 Q. Who initiated the voice of President Coolidge in q radio speech during the Victory Hour on January 4. 1928?
 A. Will Rogers.
 Q. Who are the four prominent Johns mentioned in the New Testa- ment?
 A. John the Baptist, forerunner of the Messiah: John. the beloved disciple est. John); John a leader Of the Sanhedrin. mentioned in Acts 4:6; and John, the father of Simon Peter John 1:42). Q. What materials are used in making artificial marble? How long has this product been made? A. Although efforts to initiate marble are old. recent improvement has resulted in . product 50 perfect as to deceive even the eyes of ex- perts Great care and skill are re-
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

of the man who knows how he could use . dozen improvements in his home or hs business. and realizes that some of them would pay him actual returns: but he oan- not ret himself t6 make the first payments and Is afraid of the in- stallmenta. So he just worries along. Which is what New Britain is destined to do.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
SAD REFLECTIONS ON A SAD SUBJECT

This ia . city of one thing at a time. What is being looked after is the school department: practically everything else must abide its time. Some day all the necessary schools will have been built and accommo- daticns will be satisfactory; an ad- dition to the high school will exist; the junior highs will be large enough to meet the demands. Then . the city will appropriate sufficient additional funds yearly to operate the enhanced school plant, and we vii be able to attend to other pro- jectA @
 New Britain is not alone in facing increased school costs. It was brought out in Washington just the other day that school costs the country over have increased three- fold since 1916. Tn that year the per capita school costs in the leading cities was s6.3O; in 1926 it was s15.57.
 It is disconcerting here, as else where. that necessary school costs so seriously prevent the expenditure of money for other essentials of civic government. Pruning. such as consummated this week. has affect ed almost every other movement for civic improvements: but as the city cannot meet all it's needs at one swoop there is scarcely any need for further discussion.
 Of course, it could be done if there were no fear of raising the tax rate correspondingly. Some cities are run according to this policy. prefer ring the visible results Of community rather than municipal economy and as low tax rate as. possible Yet, even with all our economy. the tax rate Is to be slightly increased.
 Some of the projects which have been shelved by the official reJuc- tionists of the department budgets have been discussed and agitated for years. Scarcely anyone doubts their value. their need to the community; few are Of the opinion that in the long run the dividends that would be paid in economics Of operation, civic satisfaction and service to the people would not more than pay for the outlay. But there is no gainsay- ing that the public conscience likes , a low tax rate even better. The budget redueers are public servants and take their responsibilities seri- ously. Chairman Hall Of the finance and taxation committee knows and recognizes civic necessity as thoroughly as the next citizen; but he likewise knows that what the city cannot afford it should not buy "st the present time" Meanwhile the years pass. and if the city laEs behind in some important parficu- lars there is nothing to be done about it.
 Citizens will do we'll in the future not to indulge in roseate dreams about what can or ought to be done. if perchance the dreams cost money. It simply isn't being done Just now. The city IS in the position
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
Ok,s,satiess N Me KsssAer

Washinetou. Feb. s.-Forscsst for aouthsfn New England: Rain this afternsea and tonight: Thuroaay partly eloudy: not much changs in tsmDssatuFe. StsunE ssuth. shtft- ing te southwest and vet wtuaa \ ferecaN fer Eastera New York: Cloudy with rain this afternoon and tonight and probably in north and csntral portions Thursday morning; sli3btly warmer in extreme north and east central portions tonight. Strong southwest and west winds.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity .rain followed by fair and somewhat colder.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

several thousand reported only one or two each.
 It was said at the conference that the general average for other de- nominations would be about the same.
 In attempting to locate the reason for this spiritual standstill various opinions were current. Spiritual in- ertia, said one; laziness. said anoth- CT; too much foreign missions and not enough home missions, said a third: red tape, laziness, jealousy. too much theology. too much or ganization. lack of missionary work in their own localities-all these reasons were given.
 Perhaps there is food for thought in all the explanations given. Popu- lation is constantly increasing; there is constant room for growth. If so many of the churches fail to gain converts they are travelling upon mo- mentum and inevitably will lose in membership as the old die off.
 Gaining converts through confes- sion of faith. howevep, is not the only criterion upon which to judge church work. To gain a convert by this means means either bringing somebody into the church who has never been identified with such an institution before, or gaining him from some other faith. Most re- ligious- minded persons are quite stabilized in their faith; switching from one church to another is quite rare nowadays. ProseHting is not practiced as formerly was done. But neither Is the practice of going into the highways and byways for con- verts conspicuous by its presence. Churches are more prosperous, es- pecially in the cities; the services are more attractive than ever: efforts are made to interest the general public. There are thousands of peo- pie in every city whose names are not on the roster of any church; and the fact that so small a portion of these become identified with any church must be blamed upon the lack of zeal of those already en- rolled. The prevailing attitude seems to be that persons religious belief, or lack of it, is his private business, and no personal effort is made to fn- terest him in the beneficent attri- butes of what a church has to offer
 This Mems Church League has done a service to the churches. Snug satisfaction is their greatest foe. A realization of conditions and a sin cere attempt to rectify them will serve to awaken an institution that can never afford to be asleep to the needs of the times.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
There still being 276 horses in ust

{, There still being PFC horses in use in the city one can we'll appreciate !: the attitude of their owners that there should be few watering troushs scattered about. The ten- dency has been to eliminate the troughs, and today, although there are | few left, they are mostly not in working order. Perhaps the budget pruneM might find the money to be humane to the horses.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

} A suggested allowance for police clothing having been turned down, perhaps the new school for police men can teach the boys how to make <. the uniforms last twice as long as the manufacturers guarantee.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
GLDA GRAY HAS
 Admirers in QUINCY
TIME. QUIT

TIME QUIT Arthur: ''This watch . no good!'' Howard: Whats the matter with 1t? I just bought it." Arthur: Why. on the face Of 1t you can see it's second hane!"
 -Mra Myron c. Loper. Copyright 1a11. Reproduction
 Forbidden.)
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
WHO MAKES THE WARS? Here Is a tidbit that appeared in the Springfield Union:

Why should Senator Edge of New Jersey or anyone else object to Sen- ator B0rah's purpose to draft a Latin American policy? It's free country. There is no ban on innocent sport. There is nothing in the Con- stitution or the statutes prohibiting anybody from drafting Latin American policy. Lots of people are already doing 1t. They must be get ting pleasure out of it or they wouldn't be doing it, and there seems to be no good reason why people should not indulge in such harmless amusements if they want to.
 The fact that Senator Borah Is a Senator does not deny him that liberty of action that Tom or Alice have in drafting Latin American or other foreign policies It is just as innocent a pastime as whiting or making bed quilts and, if Senator Borah can get satisfaction out of it, why not let him have 1t?
 Meantime, of course, whatever foreign policy is made will be made by the Presidents of the United States. as has always been the case. It is, in fact, quite necessary that it should be done in that way, for otherwise we might have more for eign policies than we have automo- piles, and that's quite a large num- Der.
 To which one might query, "Is- zatsoo"
 And the answer, 'It isn't" Senator Borah. in announcing that the foreign relations committee, of which he Is chairman, would ask the Senate to make an inquiry into the private war" being waged in Nicaragua merely leans toward the 1 Constitution. He wants to know why ! it is that the Constitution is not be- ing followed in the making of war.
 Albert H. Putney. professor of constitutional law in the National University Law School, writing in the Review of that institution, dis cussed the Constitution and war /, making And he quoted the U. S. Supreme court as follows: Tt may be safely laid
 down that every contention by force between two nations, in external matters. under the authority of their respective
 governments, is not only war. but public war"
 Tracing the history of the coun- try's foreign relations from the ' time Of George Washing on, the law professor came 10 1900, of the begin- ming of the 20th century.
 During the goth century. however. the professor stated
 there has been a gradual in
 creaslng encroachment upon
 this power to make war) by
 the executive depart until
 today il. in effect. claims tine
 right 10 make war. or-what
 under the Constitution amounts
 a to
 warike acts abroad. without the
 consent of Congress to the ex-
 tent to which such warfare can he carried on by the military
 forces under the command Of the President"
 T. will be remembered that only
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

Thank goodness! Heaven selected it's musical instruments before the uke and the sax were invented.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

"The true success is to labour,' ' said Stephenson, who probably played golf just for the exercise.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
February s, 1928

your way" THE MIETH OF A NATION COOLIDGE TALKS To mbassador From TURKEY
  POSES AS
 Author of Book on ADAM MAYOR STEALS
 March on Portland, ORE.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

A British scientist says the brain is the only part of us that use doesn't wear out. What abiut the tongue?
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

Price isn't everything. Any woman had rather wear $9.sS-36 than 42 costing $185.00.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

The Herald is on sale daily in New York at Hutaling's Newsstand. Times souars; Bchultz's Nswsstands. Entrance Grand Central, 42ud Street.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
THE WEATHER MAN AT HOME

(Overheard by D. l.. Blake)
 His Wife: "No, Oliver. you can't go out tonight. I'm going over to the Doyle's They're having show CT for Ethel. I want you to stay and take care of the baby"
 Weather Man: Impossible! No shower tonight. Skies clear, with no sign of rainfall"
 His Wife: You're always talking weather! That makes me hot"
 Weather Man: "Wife reports ris- ing temperature, which may go still higher when I ask her about the new hat she bought yesterday"
 His Wife: Did you get the bill for it?"
 Weather Man: "Yes. Bill unset tied, with threatening milliner. She gave me a cold look-about eight below zerc-and said there'd be a storm if I didn't settle. That was her forecast"
 His Wife: Boo, hoo. I'm so s-s-sorry!"
 Weather Man: Moisture on northeast portions of wife. Stop that crying now, or my brows will cloud all up and I'll make this place look like a cyclone had struck it. Halls fire. Wouldn't that frost you"'
 His Wife: stop that swearing, Oliver! I'm sorry about the hat, but I've good news for you-I found @ ten dollar bill in your old trousers"
 Weather Man: Hot Breeze! ] feel my thermometer rising already! How did you get wind of the ten?''
 His Wife: II just thought I'd look and by the way, I found a letter toe "a letter from Miss Peggy some- body. Please explain" Weather Man: "Er-dear-that was business matters from my stenographer regarding sultry lips CT, I mean weather at Charleston er-Cha rleston. South Carolina. Run along to the shower, dear, before you're late."
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
Facts and dFancies

Price isn't everything. Any woman had rather wear $s.sS-36 than a 42 costing $1S5.0o.
 Thank goodness! Heaven selected it's musical instruments before the uke and the sax were invented.
 "The true success is to labour,' said Stephenson, who probably played golf just for the exercise.
 A British scientist says the brain is the only part of us that use doesn't wear out. What abiut the tongue?
 Once upon a time America was connected with Europe by means of lost continent instead of 8 lost loan.
 | Among the things that come to those who wait is this:~-"Naw this ain't two-double o-six. You gotta wrong number" Fortunately, paragraphers haven't single ethic that forbids accep- tance of a $50,00O home. | If the Monroe Doctrine serves no nfhar vurroca fovhide JT,,oJa Co n, exercise in self-denial.
 South American disbelief in Americas altruism affords another example of the triumph of mind over batter.
 Americanism: Poking fun at wo- men drivers: keeping very quiet while your wife talks to the traf- fife cop.
 i It is easy to. be mortified by cap- ital punishment during those inter- vals when nobody seems to need it. Profanity, however, is more hu- mane than the icy tone of a good man who is keeping his temper. l Brief explanation of the intricate financing of the Treasury depart ment: Collecting billions; spending it.
 A nick town is one where the po- lice merely wonder why Bill lets his car stand on Main street all day. A companionate marriage doesn't prove anything except that Q pup doesn't struggle to get loose If he l isn't tied.
 Travel didn't broaden any part of our neighbor except her "a.'' A visiting German philosopher says America is run by women. | Rats. Not all of these masculine looking creatures are females. 1 We understand the price of off cial Mexican documents has dropped to cents dozen.
 Correct this sentence: "The poor I helped weren't grateful" said he, but l didn't feel cheated"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

cial Mexican documents has dropped to } cents 8 dozen.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

Lambert. The uOCtoE SalQ Gpat cigarette smoking was shortening my life!"
 A MOTOR JABBERWOCKY - (After Visiting Any, Automobile
 ShoW)
 By George g. Chappell Twas essex and the pontiac Did dodge and buick in a row; All duco was the cadillac And the moon chryslered low. Beware the Sellingtalk. my son. Those eyes that flint, those paws
 that nash; Beware the whippet bird, and shun The stream-like balderdash." He took his packard blade in hand; Long time the maxwell foe he
 sought. Then rested he by the oakland tree And stutz awhile, in thought. And as in hudson thought he stood,
 The Sellingtalk, with eyes aflame, Came franklin through the marmon
 wood
 And kissel-ed IS he came. One-two, ope-two, and through and through
 The packard blade went snicker-
 snack, He killed it dead and with it's head He loco-mobiled back. And hast thou slain the Selling
 talk?
 Come to my arm, my velie boy! El-car! El-cay! Oh chevrolet" He chandlered in his joy. Twas essex, and the pontiac Did dodge and buick in a row; All duco was the cadillac And the moon chryslered low.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
x.-her A,dit Bsrsea sf C,se.lation

Nsuher Asdit 0Greaa sf Circulation Tho 4. B. c. is national organization which surnishss newUapers and adSsr. tisers with . strictly honest analys!s of circulation, Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit This insures pro- lection aRainst fraud in newspaper d:s- tr,butioa agurss to both national and local aAvestiserA
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
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 CONNECTICUT CHA1GDEK or COMMERCE
Surgical Appliances; Cotton Small Wares.

Sur4lc4 ApphaueeS' CVsV0" 0aa1a' ""1e'
 third in the manufacture Of surgical ap piances and (eastc webbing. beltnS ec)
 small output in 1900 valued at $lsooo the manu- appliances has to an annual output 9OS6 of the total value of the product Tn tns indatrv for all states percentage only .4S Illinois with output to7ss leads all the states and New York, plants appliances worth $ Where nine requiring payroll or few in this industry in Con- nectcut during several hundred with annual payroll of employed Materials which cost 5000 in 1900 the appliances which annually require materials worth $1,6lsSeo.
 of the cotton small produced in the 6 Connecticut plants which have output s1sstO3ss An adjoining New England state and-leads the value of this product her se fac having annual output valued at $17s453 Pennsy second product being worth 0S2S4 Maxsa mills turning goods worth t1z 3SS Three thousand in this industry Connecticut Their than S3.000,0oO annually Materials manufacturers cotton small in Connecticut $7.144ooo yearly.
 Tomorrow-Connecticut Valuable
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
FAST WORKER

FASI WUHhFR Hawkins: 80 your son is in busi- ness with you now, eh? Is he learn ing fast?"
 Johnson: "You bet. He kissed the stenographer the first day and 1t took me three years to get to it." -E. H. Schultz.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

A visiting German philosopher says America is run by women. Rats. Not all of these masculine looking creatures are females.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

Once upon a time America was connected with Europe by means of lost continent instead of a lost loan.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

WE ALL WANT TO BE
 JOLLIGATES! Convention cities wake no thrill Within our hearts. or ever will, But tell us the Fun-vention places, And we'll be there with grinnins faces!
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

Correct this sentence: "The poor I helped weren't grateful" said he, but l didn't feel cheated"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

SURELY WAS!
 Corey: What. born in 1909! ! thought you were born in 1902"
 Lambert: ''The doctor said that cigarette smoking was shortening my life!"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

The cniy profitable advsettsine medium h the City. Circulation eeoks and press room alwsye epea to advestisers.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

Send all communications to Fun shop Editor. care Of tho New Britain Herald. and your letter wIu bo forwarded to New York.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

Neaher sf ths Associated eress The Associated Prsao is exclusively en. titled to the sss for republication of al pews credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local uews published therein.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

Among the things that come to those who wait is this:--" Nav, this ain't two-double o-six. You gotta wrong number"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

Americanism: Poking fun at wo- men drivers; keeping very quiet while your wife talks to the traf- fife cop.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

South American disbelief in Americas altruism affords another example of the triumph of mind over batter.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

It is easy to. be mortified by cap- ital punishment during those inter- vals when nobody seems to need it.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

Fortunately. paragraphers haven't tance of a $50,000 home.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

Iatsr6a ii the rest ofaes at New Brit
 atn e Secsod C)aO Mall Natter.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

Profanity, however, is more hu- mane than the icy tone of a good man who is keeping his temper.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

Travel didn't broaden any part of our neighbor except her Ia"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

If the Monroe Doctrine serves no other purpose, it forbids Uncle Sam exercise in self-denial.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

A nick town is one where the po- car stand on Main street all day.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

A companionate marriage doesn't prove anything except that pup doesn't struggle to get loose If he isn't tied.