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New Britain herald., 1928-02-22
P0STMASTERS NAME|
 ERWIN PRESIDENT
NeV Britain Iln Gosm Stlta
 Organization Atld

Waterbury. Conn.,. Feb. 33 N- Postmaster Herbert E. Erwin of New Britain was elected president of the Connecticut Association of Postmasters at the annual meeting of the association here today. Other officers elected were: Vics.prestdent, H. K. Taylor of Hartford: secretary. treasurer, 4. E. Weliman of Tor. rington. and executive committee.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-22
CITY OBSERVES HOLIDAY

The 1e5th anniversary of tho birth of George Washington was observed here today by . general cessation of commerce and official activity. The city hall. banks. schools. and stores were closed. as was the New Britain institute. while holiday hours wers observed at the post office. The factories remained open.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-22
INCREASES LEAD

Quebec. Que. Feb. 22 Pl-Emil St. Goddard. of the Pas. today in- creased his lead to six minutes as he passed the 16 mile mark in the final heat Of the sixth annual inter national dog derby of Il miles.
 Leonhard Seppala of Nome. his nearest rival. was in second place.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-22
FIRE DOES sIso DAMAGE

Damage estimated at &150 was caused by fire in the cellar of . house at 357 Church street. owned by Joseph Pengelo. this forenoon. Co. No. of the fire department was called at 11:02 o'clock and found . lively blaze in the partitions. The firemen prevented . spread of the blaze to the upper part of the house.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-22
GIVES PARDON

Cremona. Feb. 22 U-P)-Premier Mussolini has pardoned Alfonso Fer rari and Antonio Pavoni. serving sentences of five and seven months Imprisonment respectively for utter Ing offensive statements regarding him.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-22
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.

MT. and Mrs. J. Miller of 4c Har' ford avenue announce the engage. ment of their daughter. Esther. to Jack schupack. 1l0s Stanley street. No date has been set for the wed ding.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-22
GARNET MEETS

Rome, Feb. e2 (CP)-The cabinet convened today to discuss routine measures of administration.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-22

Making his soth appearance in court, Jerry Lynch. No. 1, pleaded guilty to tho charge of drunkeness and was given . suspended jail sens tence of 15 days He told Ju6ye Roche he had not been feeling we'll of late and . friend save him . few drinks out of bottle yesterday, knocking him out
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-04

laws were passed requiring that
an electrically propelled surface
cars be furnished their power
by way o. an undere round pas
sage Or conduit which Is II use.
today On aIl the local railway
systems. IA 1885,, Congress
granted & charter x the Rock
Creek Railway Company which
virtually gave e all the rights
necessary to build modern city
railway.
Soon after, the Washington
ana GEORGETOWN Railroad COM
pany was absorbed by the ROCK
Greek Company ana formed the
seed which has grown into the
present day Capital Traction
Company, one Ot the largest
street railway services II the
United States.
The merging of the Crosby
Stevens irterests with those Ofa
the washington Metropolitan
and Columbia Comp nies ii 1888
brought about the organizafi
OF the Washington Traction and
Electric Company with 155 mil As
of street railway track &C their
command. In 1900 q contena.
plated merger of the Washing
ton Traction interests with those
of the CapitaI Traction Company
failed Ca maferialize ana "a 1901
complete reorganization Oe the
washington Traction and Elec-
trio Company brought to Wash
ington its present washington
Railway and Electric Company.
Motive Power Changed
July as. 1899 saw the begin.
ming Of 3 complete change In
the motive power system Of the
washington street railways. 1T
was = change requiring the plac-
Ing 81 al electric power wires
under the ground. This WAS q
new method Of furnishing power
to the street cars and irnmed-
lately created b better and more
beautiful washington. The over.
head trolley wires were RELOCATED
to the back shops and although
the new system incurred added
expense Il was never regretted.
Only one other city in the United
States has this method of fur
nishing motive power.
it is difficult to determine the
exact amount Of service that
these public servants have rem
dered to Washington with their
S15 street cars and 129 buses
which they operate over the 20e
miles Of Washington streets. But
truly, their remarkable growth
and unexceIled service should
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-04

developed one 81 the ,noat y,roest
able industries IN The entire
state. Apple growing ana araue
culture are also important n,
tns c0untys agricultural iifa
stock farms. hay farr1s. fiIIs,sesI.
farms poultry farms ana fr,Sif
farms are scattered thr0ifrI,n.,f
the entire area. q
Lowest IN Taxes
Taxes actually paid II fhaaa
northern Virginia comm + 70
on real estate are annoI,r ~
iaWest IN the United States ~.
corning 70 q survey made ~
rlle northern Virginia bureaiS
luElng the past two years a.
1875 ana 1927. the faYea +,
.Arilngton and Fairfax COUNTIES
nave remained practicable ~ q.
standstfll, while taxes sc Other
sections OF the greater Washi1o..
ton area have increase6 ern,,,
10 to Is per cent. - -.
Wlth the coming construction
q new and magnificent hiph.
ways ana bouieVards u ronnest
WITH the new Arlington NE.
mortal Bridge, and with the
spirit Of progress that has ra.
Gently gathered momentum a
greater Washington's Virginia.
northern Virginiass future IS ~
important part Of the greater
euerM city seems assured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-04

SOME or the beautiful trTIe.
lures il Fails Church. Va.
built 81 native stone. Upper
right: lIs Church Bank Oh.
per lett. C0Iurrla Baptist
Church. Lower: Artistic Office
81 Ruby Lee NIInar sc Green
WAY Downs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-04

The completion Of tie magnificent new Arlington
Memorial Bridge under construction and planned
Tor use within the next two years. viii Be the final link
which viii bring Alexandria, Arlington county and
Fairfax county the Virginia segment of the Metropolitan
of Greater Washingonnto closer relation e
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-04
GAR LINES Bis
FACTOR

a brief review 81 the trans
portati0n situation 81 Washtn gton
reveals that the first 80 years or
its life were the hardest The
services rendered BY the two
horse rqnibusses that traversed
the streets between the Navy
Yard and George town in 1900
were regarded ~ being most IN.
satisfa ctory It's existence Be.
Ing allowed until 1850 when the
iron rails were recognized as
q boon To transportation as they
afforded more rapid and com.
Portable means Of transportation
Then, too the Union Line
and the : Citizens Line the two
best known Transportation com
panies Of the time became
united under one naanagemenf
and this tended to offer q safer
and more dependable service. n
1880 street railway transpoftas
form. 8 - :
Many Charters Granted
Congress had granted charters
to many companies Tor the Oh.
Grafton of street railway con.
veyances ana there vas III oi,er.
alton at the coming Of electrical
power, q great many forms 81
transportation. among them. the
0mnibuases, horse ears drawn
over the Iron rails Rkora -
battery propelled cars and cable
cars. Congress enacted naeas-
ures to remedy the situation
Evening star., 1928-05-06
Translation of Papyrus Bares Ancients'
Surprising knowledge of Human Body

Skilled surgeons IN the valley og the
Nile knew more about human anatomy
than their descendants 81 the Middle
Ages thousands of wears later
This is one of The surprising facts
revealed hy the translation og the 3D.
win Smith PapyruS the oldest Sclen~
title book IN the world, which has been
completed hy Prof James Henry
Breasted well Known ggyptologtSt Of
the University OF Chicago The manu-
script Is now being printed for the
New York History Society. the owner
ot the document, by the oxford Uni~
veraity Press. which is ghe only place
at the present time that has the Eaell~
itleS for Settttlg Up the ancient aterO~
glyphlcS IN type
The papyrtla Is regarded ~ the maSt
important document IN the history OF
all science that has come down 10 uS
from the time before the ai.clept
Greeks IL is remarkable IN that Il
shows an amazing approach 20 the at~
utude OF the present day scientist. ia
striking contrast to the long lists oi
mingled charms and recipes that con-
stttute large share et the medical
papygi al ancient Egype
Scme eg the diagnoses and treat,
menls 1T injuries set down by the au-
th0r~surgeon OF 1900 nc IN his ORDERLY
arrangement of eases are Surprisingly
modern lle made the nrSt ebSerya,
tlon THAT has survived that the hvatn
Is the center OF nervous centrol ne
lelt that The heart aud nrain PLAYED
an important role IN ouF physical
makeup. and he knew samethng Of
pulse or polSation and ef the eireula.
tory system,
Evening star., 1928-05-06

philosophize, What will Europe be in ten years
time2 They are constrained to search for the
answer.
Ten years. very short interval. 1t is very
much to be feared. that at the expiration of that
brief period the Old World will not yet have
recovered from the torpor into which the world
conflict plunged it. The dominant feature of the
European situation at the present moment is. in
fact. the sluggishness of its peoples.
He cannot realize that he is in fun possession
OF his health and strength: the inquietude he
ignored the night before troubles him And it
sin continue to trouble him until the hourglass
having run its course the sad dream fades away.
Before that he hears clearly voices calling to him
TO get up and walk but he does not have the
courage to do so. Only time will soothe him. will
give him back the confidence indispensable for
his fun vitality.
He has preSentiment. however this symbolic
sleeper. that his numbness will cease. he per-
ceives confusedly that he is at a crossroads or
that he is approaching a crossroads where two
big roads stand revealed. between which he will
have to choose. Which one shall he take9 He
heSitates irresoute Here is the road TO peaCei
There is the road to war;" he is told. He would
Evening star., 1928-05-06

tie divided his diagnoses INTO three
groups, according q the seriousness
ag the injuries one, AN ailuaens
which I viii trSatN, tVc, AZ ailgneat
| Will contend With, three, An all
ment net IL be treated meaning proo-
ably these beyoTG the reach " his SStA,
Among the mechanical appliances
which appear Tor ths first time n
medical literature in this papyruS arc
included Siad oi vegetable Inns used -
absorb h.oed. linen handageS aaaae~
Iactured toy surgical use adhesive
kaaSter ~ linen ana SslySical StitcHSos
of wounds The most remarkable OBJ
SsTvatton Ia the ancient naanuScFkNJ.
which vas probably Intended rs n text
nNoN, Is IN connection With a case c1
compound fracture ~ the SkGN With no
visible external eontttStGlSS, The olS
E&yptlan surgeon noted Gaat 10th tae
eve and gan a{ his nasiens were altered
ON the same side NJ the SoSsy ~ that
on which the head nuury had o.
ctlrred one Of the earliest known 81
SefVatsanS that lalaFy c1 the evaa
may result IN disturbance of norm
control et various parts ~ the hody
Evening star., 1928-05-06

take the first road If he we're sure that he is not
being deceived. But he hears hiSsed in his ears:
Take care! They are poking fun at you The
signposts placed at the entrances TO the two roads
are false. The pretended road To peace Just like
the other one borders upon the abyss which you
dread. 1t is incumbered with harbed wire on
which you viii leave shreds OF your flesh. strewn
with quagmires into which you will stumble.
The way entitled the road to war is on the
contrary wide, smooth road on which you will
walk with ease. your head erect. retaining the
tull liberty Of your movements your ha6v in
health. You viii be alert 60 avof6 the precipices
which border IT, while II yon listen 10 the sophiss
who arc seeking 10 indoctrinate you you will
become so wearied the stony road that YOU
viii not be able TO avoid the evil turning
The apologize no doubt will render more
pointed the forecast wtich-forSaking the SYM
oolicai tor the real-I now propose 10 attempt
There is hardly man of vigorous thought
who is not mindful of the often mooted dilemma.
Europe must unite or disappear"
To unite? Easy to say. How can IL b.
realized9
Continued on Fourth Pagel
Evening star., 1928-05-06

he can IN Europe, and second. he can
change hIs profession II. after a few
years he finds IL disagreeahle, whereas
IN Europe man Is married TO his pro-
fession by an utterly indissoluble mo-
nagamlc marriage
New Mechanical Civilization.
But IN addition % all these cousidera.
Tons, there Is perhaps something that
goes deeper America h pioneer IN
building up the new mechanical eiVil-
isation, and The immense majority nf
Americans ara proud of this civilization
and happy IN H. There Is nothing in
the new civilization that conflicts deeply
with American habits or values, Als
Evening star., 1928-05-06

7 HAVE written in one of my books "On ne sert
/ son temps quen lie devancant" And I re-
main firmly convinced that the politician
1 attains to the stature Of q statesman only in
50 far as looking and knowing how to see
ahead. dsdainful of the eddieS Of opinion. having
no use for foolish applause or higoted censure,
he endeavors TO his utmost to forewarn his
temporaries against the dangers or decadencc
which he foresees
But the role is a hard one TO sustain lie
bourreau a toujours guette lie precurseur" (the
hangman has always been on the watch for the
harbinger1. / have written again There Is no
need to examine history exhaustively to perceive
the dangers that have been faced-often sue
cumbed to-by those who have had the bodneSS
10 face passion error Illusion and besetting folly
bravely.
Those, however. whom fate has marked with
It's seal cannot abstain from fulfilling unfaggingly
the mission which has been intrusted 10 them
An inner strength, kind OF Saipov TO borrow a
Greek term. uplifts them. exalts them. When
action is denied them they speak. they write they
Evening star., 1928-05-06

case IN America Americas effort IN
the World War was briet and successful
at no enormous cost III American lives
The sins of the Treaty OF Versailles
were not Americas sins, aud therefore
produced IN America only eynieism
about Europe which Il, 0f course,
pleasant emotion III spite Of a brief
depression IA 1920 America has been
on the whole extraordinarily prosper
Gus since the war and everybody has
the sense OF being on the upgrade
This economic prosperity has for eXv
ample. two important effects Ia The
lives ~ young men as eontFasted with
young men 10 Europe nrst, man
can marry aI an earlier age than
Evening star., 1928-05-06
Will Build 1000 lihraries.

kNeur thousand new aayarteS Viii 4
established IA SchValS scattered thgoNgs
Aus Japan on the ministry ~ eellca
ton ta celebration q. The nlperla
entaTanement, thus doubling the number
NOW Ia existence In addition, twe
Japanese pKetectereS have recently
voted LARGE sums for the establishment
OF public libraries.
Evening star., 1928-05-06
Happy, Optimistic America
Whole Nation Towa Yei % Be chieyed

most the only thing in the European
tradition that Americans have pre-
served Is theology which is held to be
not inconsistent with machines,
Europe. on the other hand is I'M
pregnated with habits derived from
feudaliSm and monastciSm Belief III
tradition and historic continuity Is con-
nccted With feudalSn while belief in
art and diSinteTeSted learning Is con-
nected with monaStlciSm. Sensitive
Europeans suffer because the modern
world is intolerant OF such values In
America. likewise. ono meets men with
this kind uf senSitlyCneSs bat they are
fewer and they generally retire 20 Paris,
The whole movement OF American life,
apart from these rare exceptions, is to-
ward something that can be achieved
and that is felt to be important
Reactions Contradictory
For my part find my reactions 10
this situation somewhat contradictory.
while my feelings are those of a Euro
pean, my beliefs are ON the whole on the
side OF America The things that
instinctively value are things for which
America has little use they are such
things as theoretical science, art enjoy
ment of beauty lyric love and historic
continuity | find it very difficult to be
enthusiastic about plans for making two
automobiles grow where one grew be-
fore; do not feel III my bones that the
countryside is improved by the smell of
gasoline. But when | try 10 take an
objective view. | perceive that America
must be- Judged not by what like but
by what Americans like The CiviliEa~
ton that they are producing does, so
far as ! can Judge produce higher
level Of average happiness than has ever
existed before IN the history OF the
world
Operation of PuritaniSm,
The chief question IN my mind is
whether American success is pSyeho-
logically permanent The economic
prosperity OF America Is due. ot course
very largely To her natural resources.
but also 20 PtlritaniSm This IL evil
dent when one compares what the
Spanlards made OF Latin America With
what the Purltaus made ot the United
States. for In Latin America also the
natural resources are very great
purltanlSm taught men to forego pres
ent pleasure for future reward
originally this reward VAS ta he IN
another lite, but the habits ct discipline
which had been generated survived
when the reward sought became
aitluenee in old age The pUritanS
power of resisting the solicitations ot
present pleasure was vital factor IN
causing those habits of saving required
to produce the capital needed tor ia
tIstrialism
There Was also another way In which
eufitaniam operated Religions which
Condemn the pleasures ot sense drive
men ta seek the pleasures oI power
throughout history power has been Che
sice OF the aseetic American etVlllaa~
'ton IN built more than amy previous
civilization unan the will lo power, more
especially power over the material en-.
Continued on Third Page
Evening star., 1928-05-06
BY BERTRAND RUSSELL.

RI" ELICTTY." says Hobbies, CON
S sisteth In prospering. not
in having prospered" In
/ modern language, 1t Is not
the amount of your income
that makes you happy, but Its rate OF
increase The man who enjoys life Is
the man who. with habits adjusted 10
one standard Of life. finds himself con-
tinually IN position TO adopt a slightly
higher standard That Is why, on the
whole. England was happy under Queen
Elizabeth and Queen Victoria. and
America is happy at the present time
| shall be told that / am taking a too
materlalistic view Of the causes OF
happiness. but before tackling this
question let as see In what sense
America lis more optimistic than Europe
When / say that America Is optimistic
[ am not saying that America is alto
gether happy, for although optimism
tends 10 promote happiness 1t does not
always succeed In actually producing II.
/ may illustrate the point by the COM
parigon of TWO novels. one English and
one American The English novel is
Miss Lehmans Dusty Answer" and the
American novel is Dreisers An Ameri-
can Tragedy"
Both novels arc exceedingly gloomy.
but in the English novel the misfor-
tunes result from pessimism, whereas
IN the American novel they result from
optimism In the English novel the
heroine has various love affairs. all OF
which come To nothing because neither
she nor her lovers can persuade them
selves that even love lends any real
SAVIOR to life. which appears 10 them all
an inspired and hopeless business.
In the American novel, on the con-
tfary the young mans misiortunes re-
suit from the intensity Of his conviction
that happiness iS To be obtained from
wealth and fashionable women A little
0f this 2est would have saved the
heroine Of Dusty Answer; little OF
her detachment would have saved the
hero Of An American Tragedy"
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Difference f. Illustrated.

This difference ik, think. illustrative
~ the difference between America and
postwar europe The general inability
10 believe In anything which character
lzes the young European OF the present
day has no doubt variety oi causes
ON the part VI those who were In the
war nervous exhaustion vas and Is still
a potent factor On the part 0f most
people there IL a cynicism resulting from
having made q stupendoas effort which
in the end turned out 10 be Ot no value
And IN all circles there IL the discour-
aRement due to the difficult economic
situation ~-aFiat0erats have 10 sell their
estates 10 the new rich. the sons OF
business men who have expected anu
enGe find themselves eompeled 10 work
fOf small salaries with little hope Of
promotion, wage earnsrs IN spite ot
hefculeaD efforts, both political and In
dnstFlai flnd unemployment still preya-
lent and wages still declining And
everybody ~ Europe has the somewhat
disc0nraging feeling that through the
war political pre- vsminenee has passed
from Europe 10 America
Ihs exact contrary OF All this IL the
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seeiaiiam Threatened.

stain and the members OF the Soviet
government % not underestimate fhe
threat 10 socialism presented by the
conservatism of Huesia's rural masses
Jtis peasant VIA no less Of a problem
~ I%nin's day Shortly before his
dsatn. ieDin c9uneeied "Ten or 20
years " correct mutual relations be-
tween the proietariat and the peaeantyy
ana We Wili he assured 0f q permanent
Yiei1y" Stain believes that such
correct mutual relations" with the
Dfassntry can be- best attained by
opneliiation, rather than By methods
t3at ate aggressive and hostile
lhs chief factor oyer which the urban
ap0 gtifsi populations divide Is the
sluggish tempo ~ Industry The
peasant pays twice, even three times Is
CONTINUED aa Fifth Page
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~ ELICITY" !" says Hobbies, CON
sisteth In prospecting. not
in having prospered." In
modern language, 1t is not
~ xyr,tfr ft.art1,a
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Continued on Fourth Page
Evening star., 1928-05-06
STAIN AND AIDES SITTING
ATOP BOLSHEVIST VOLCANO
Russia Wonders il Man of Steel" Will
Retain Power, or Trotskv Return
to Regain Reins.
BY ELIAS ToBENKIN.

~ ANTON. sentenced TO the guillo-
tine with the connlvance, in
part at any rate, of his friend
- and rival RobeSpierre, re-
s.T t>,NYZ
Evening star., 1928-04-06
Diet During Pregnancy.

Mrs. NJ. wants to know If a vege-
tartan diet is recommended during
pregnancy and nursing.
A strictly vegetarian diet, one devoid
of all flesh foods and animal products,
is certainly not to be recommended, for
that would eliminate the very simpor-
tant foods-milk. eggs, cheese and but
ter. Most so-termcd vegetarians are
not strictly vegetarians. for they in
clude those foods; they are really lacto-
ovo-vegetarians.
There is no doubt that some seen.
to be benefited by lacto-ovo-yege-
tartan diet, but the majority OF people
like flesh foods. and as these are very
high-grade protein or building foods,
there Is no reason why they shouldn't
be included In the diet for the ma
jority. II they are not included. there
must be a very conscious effort to
make up for their lack by the inclusion
of more milk eggs. nuts and cheese,
During the periods Of pregnancy and
nursing there is probably a little
higher need for protein than usual
During the first four months of preg-
nancy .he expectant mothers need for
food is not apprecia5ly increased: after
the fourth month there should be a
gradual increase up to the end Of the
ninth month. when her calories should