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New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
\ SHIP SUBSIDY RACE

That IS an entirely new plan fnr aiding American shlptllildIng which has sprung mp Il, the Houso in
 Washington, heinz injected therein hy an official Of the ef1ipbuilding interests,
 Here IS the plan in brief As if costs twice as much to construct ships in America than it does ill England, the government should pay the differential 10 shipbuilders. In this way the cost of production would be e|ened up.
 But suppose the English govern ment-or any other European gov ernment interested in shipbuilding- would also increase the subsidy. di- rectly or indirectly.
 An international race in the paw rnent of subsidies is not pleasant to
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

trouble at Russell & Erwin's wa discussed
 ] l.. G, Babcock has taken to auto ' laobiling. MT. Babcock has reduced the size Of his stable. : President William H. Hart of the : stanley Works. who has been in New York for the past few weeks, has gone south where he will remain during March.
 \ nuINher Of hluelirds were seen in town this morning. It has also been stated that robins have been seen the last few days.
 A lively cock fight took place on Saturday night between east side and vest side birds and was won by the former, The stakes were $50 a side.
 The new s"itcfer was put into active service this morning. It is hoped that this arrangement will make much switching over crossings unnecessary and abate the nuisance that has long existed.
 The master painters will decide in q few days on the demands of the lourneymen for s a day, beginning May 1. There is little doubt that the demands of the union will be granted
 New Britain defeated the Thomp- sonvillo basketball team last eve ming by a 2 10 , score. They had an easy time running up a safe lead The pastlmes defeated the Alpinns lu the preliminary
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
Observations On Tke Weather

Washingon, March 1.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair tonight and Friday; colder tonight; fresh northwest to west winds
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Generally fair tonight and Friday, except possibly snow furries in ex- trcn1e northwest portion; somewhat ccld"r in southeast portion tonigh hi fresh northwest and west winds.
 Conditions: The storm areas noted yesterday over the interior districts united and moved north eastward to the lower St. Lawrence valley and an extended ridge of high pressure prevails this morning over nearly all portions of the country with center over Montana. Helena 30.50 inches. I-igbt to mod crate rains Or SHOWS We're reported gen. crafty throughout the Ohio valley, lake region and north Atlantic states. Temperatures are somewhat lower over north districts but are not severe in any portion of the country
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair and colder.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
!. Six, four sons and two daugh-

| X. Six, four sons and two daugh- 1 ters.
 Q. What is the meaning of the name Justin? A. It is from the Latin and means justice. Q. What is the origin of the state name Missouri?
 A. It is an Indian tribal name and is said to mean muddy water". Q. Who started the present mode of bobbed hair?
 A. Irene Castle is credited with being the one to start the fashion.
 Q. By whom is the ''Numisma- tist' published and what is the sub scription price?
 A. It is published monthly by the American Numismatic Associa- ton at 42l5 Fernhill avenue. Balti- more. Maryland. The yearly sub scription is two dollars
 Q. Where did P. T, Barnum get the elephant Jumbo?
 A. He purchased it from the Royal Geological Gardens in Regents Park, London. It arrived in New York harbor on Sunday morning, April 9, 1882
 Q. Is there an English word "tir"?
 A. Yes. New Standard Diction- ary defines it as "a shooting match.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
THE CHINESE I.,NI\I.

Little Is learned rogardrur tho i famine Ill ShartGns province iii 1 ''bitt. Yet Hhil. all of us are eu- toying enough to cat i ono, ,"ua pcl. ! pie in that province are suhsistjns 1 on leaves. Srass, weeds and seeds, Children are being sold for a few sllllings, and thousands of girls are harterad for food by their parents Many thousands have pnriahed
 from @f7rFation. II is 3 distinctly un-
 pleasant pictura and nobody ii, ar out of China is doing anything about
 Shantuns province usually ts highly productive. But weather con. ditlona were against agriculture last year and the harvest vas but T traction of it7 usual yield. Soon tbe population began tightening it's l,oltz, Little food from other parts of China is hrough- m. generally poor harvhSts and the revolution are blamed,
 The Chinese are people, and they suffer just as lzennly as any other Just now ihe fonr million. two thirds Us many people aa live in Greater New York, are trying to eko through 2 ynlseiabtc existence until the next harvest comes around Sfar|atlon conditions have so weak enod the agricultural fabric that field workers in all probability will be unable to proyida the food for smother year.
 The remarkable thing about thfs famine is that no attempt IS heIng made III more fortunate and wealthy nations to lend a helping hand.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

pep. and performance and when bet ter girls are built Crandall will build them.
 Blonde, trimmed in blue eyes is my optional color. She's twenty-two, and that model number means miles per hour! Rose is a high compres- slon mamma, and l know that if I ever decide to get q divorce Rose Will have a mighty big trade-in value.
 I'm sold on her absolutely. but there's just one drawback-she's darned hard to drive,"
 W. T. kafer. Copyright. 1928. Reproduction
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
MI iA HAATs .sND TRAFFIC

@eroant@ cvsg5"hcra are beeom-
 iae incraa4ags conscious of street
 traffic and 5te c-6rt oa business. one-'7H e.rret7 arr 4a Domination 10 some; oth@rs not situated on t'ese Ireets -te ra. mu-a arousea
 omomhs s15uid f" allowed to park along the o4sInrse .fta,ts, with ID arGjors restrictions a- to I.ng.n Of r1rhjsF- many of tbrm n.a.; tr4cn "h' il fl. ro air so la,ty ~a~s parked 1Aat others caHot fu4 parking 5P2c" there ia ln5et. Some mor- chants don't lj&@ to see tus.s utlliz- ing the space in front Of thdr places ot tNin ss as parking t.rminals; but 1T 9 1noTe is nai, 10 put inc bue terminals cis"~ here tharp gre ob- jections that rraeh tp the rloon. Some of them nA4 10 see all traf- fife con*ereins upon The do3 ntown streets; but if traffic gets SO con- r stsd that frade I1 turned away thcra fa ste1-"t rr.al objection 9bcgt condluota
 Jheee conditions ate approximate
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

i y the same everywhere Small town: and cities are confronted with the
 same difficulties. Merchants every.
 where want trade that comes riding
 along i'll automobiles; yet the very
 multiplicity of these machines inter-
 Ieras with trade.
 sympathy naturally is extended to inc merchants. They have been un- able 10 solve the difficulties mafu-
 .actuFed by automobiles for the simple reason that nobody anywhere as yet has come forward with il panaeea. The outlook is dark. The anti parking ordinance in Chicago Was created without considering the feeling Of the merchants at all: similar threats have been heard in Boston. Philadelphia has a horde Of one-Hay streets. The mixture Of shoppers and autoists in the cities IS daily growing wors",
 some trouble has been manifest in Nc" Britain along these lines. and the merchants have been heard from whenever there have been suggve- tions for changes. Conditions here are very mild lu comparison with many other cities. Tine real trouble will arise when our population goes beyond the 100000 mark, We have the finest downtown layout for con- gestion cfcr devised, ontl to espori- ence the worst that is 10 come if ie only necessary to live long enough to ~oc if.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

Once upon a. time the word buck used as q verb, was not a pa. cuiarly happy choice, In these , days of alrplanes and dirigibles, however, we constantly read Of pilots being torced 10 buck strong headwinds; and the word attains added currency through it's use in large type headlines, IL now is in good repute everywhere and one can safely bet thres bucks 10 B dough- rut 1t will remain so.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
Facts ndEancies

tAtorite sons prove nothing, eN. oept that you can't trust the judg l h14nt of parents. | nCle Sam wants sap for rubber i Hes tired of buying rubber for q &0p,
 Gold flllins kcops teeth from | hurting. especially the teeth of the crminal code. Ton can guess hls financial rat ing if you know how many days he thinks there are lu . weekend.
 Modern Sundays may seem worldly but 1t doesn't take all day Monday to recover from the dag of ] fll}yer trip.
 When the dr1ver III front holds out his hand, he at least affords you opportunity to exercise your ability as 3 mind reader.
 iihertv is ? state of mind, Some nlen would he free in chains: some would be ensla>ed on I throne.
 One reason why villages have fewer scandals and killings than Citiea have is because Central doesn't tell all she knows,
 Nussolini may force hts subjects to eat rice, hu. We dare him to make rias pudding 3 daily item on fhc menu.
 Americanism: Neglcctlng I cis- arctic lighter: growing because lt doesn't work. Doing the same thing about Government.
 \ ''fnani3c" might bs crazy on any i subject What this age needs is q new word, like "sexlac."
 It lS estimated that only .0o1 per | cent of the laubdries are run hy i men who once turned 3 urlnger be- i fore school on Mondays.
 Election year: X time when tho voter IS klddrd into the belief that 1 cares 3 darn what he thinks.
 If he rounds like 3 Cadillac horn E hen he uses ,, ndkerchief. you ma" assume that everybody il the calls him Dad.
 Remember how eagerly msn join 'd the 1'rusades of old Has if oc- 'Hrred to you that many q Jlggs bus got away from a Maggie? 1 Naughty plays are losing popular ty-not because people are getting better. but because nothing is appe- lzlng if you get 1t for supper every night,
 Correct fhis sentence: Hes a formal boy of fiftcen,' said she, and he never thinks his parents are nemies."
 Copyright, 1928. Publishers U
 Syndicate r.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
2 Fears Ago Today
fFrom Paper ot That Date)

Captain Ira r.. Hicks vas uolnin- ated today by President Roosevelt 10 be postmaster iu New Britain. to succeed William $. Judd. who has he'd the position for the last five years.
 Councilman Daniel MrNctl vas fonp5 @"ad 'hIs norun~ ai his ho'n', te1 Pleasant 7}reet.
 The MoHlders' nnion held q at."crdl meet1us Saturday evening. The
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

have some good points. Its influence
 on the whole Is good, and if there
 are some pictures with an unques.
 tione1 bad influence, 1t can be
 countered that there have been many plays on the spoken stage i which also had 6 bad Intluecc,e. In
 deed. such plays exist 10 this day in
 those cities still lalporiug the spoh-
 en drama.
 In our opinion the spoken dr41n',
 VIII never come back to those cltiea
 which it has left, except ill few 1 communities where there is enough peppery aggresajNenoss and dramatic
 art sense and appreciation to do something about it. The little thea
 ter movement has attained some such success for the reasons men-
 toned, with the result that there
 are quite a few small cities where
 permanent companies are maintain
 ed. But when these victories are
 an4lyzod it usually will be found
 that ill back of the success lies the
 desire of college community, or
 wealthy hackers oager 10 develop such enterprises tu their midst. They
 to not rely upon so-called road shows, either, but produce their own plays frequently employing outside holp for tho leading parts This is one Way, and a good way, to revive . the spo'len drama in Il small city: | bat how many arc in a position To attain this e8d.
 The attitude Of theatrical men jz / signlficant They long ago have con crIed the correctncss of the opinion that the srokon drama fn small cities has been pushed asiJe. The Spohen drama now for the most part cehtera i'll larger cities, and In New York itself statistics pro,e that there is more spoken drama. than ever before. and more of fl than in any three other cities combined The oplnlon of theatrical men seems to he that 3 city nowadays must have at least tsa-oo0 population and lraT upon a laiga surroundipg. ter 'ltofy to make It possible tn possess '@'n one prosperous spoken drama ! In the good old davs," 'han New Erltaiu had it4 spoken ir4na, every city of 30 NnH popuIs- ion had sUlar performances of ,laye.
 Ille hands cf the clock cannot he nrned hack in this matter. Tie poken drama to -urcefd must be lie to compete with the machine rama; II cat easily do so 3s ,a pallty, but catnot do so relative to . ne Important point of cost, Taken s a whole, however, there Ia much lore money being spent for ihe . 1aehih" drama than e,or vas spent q, 0 nalntain the spoken drama, 'hlch must mean, as T matter of z lmp'e arithmetic, that many more |. eople are enjoying soupe sort of :, rama,
 Every city tllat no longer cal sup r ort the spoken drama III co,npntJ- ., on to the machlne drama has lost ,, But each such city has So gained thing, The gain ba,s cen 2 more widespread diffusion dfama Of 3 sort, And if must n. ot ba overlooked that the machine |, rama has not yet been daveloped It's highest point, while the spok- l.. drama has. We may vet hava alklns movies that really satisfy, bored movies that can be pro- a Iced economically. And even if a, 'efe Is DO further development of T. achlne drama worth speaking Of :, large element of the population q, 'JoSs what is offered, compared " ith the relatively small total hich formerly enjoyed the spoken ,,, anna or were able to afford it. or
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

Down in Waterbury an aftorneE y has challenged the mayor to 3. de bate and thinks the armory will he needed to accommodate the crowd. Let there be more town meetings Of this nature throughout Cnnnectlcu' and they will he we'll attended.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

An increase Of from 5,4h0 o ZR.- GOO in the nutnter of licensed auto operators in Connecticut this year sounds significant. lt is doubtful whether the mileage Of improved highways constructed is keeping pace with the increase of new drivers.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

It seems that the worst that can happen 10 Attorney General Read inf ct Massachusetts is to he iln- peached and possibly fired out of office, Average observers will agree that if the charges galnst him are maintained this punishment lsnt eA cessiye.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

Two unidentified, men were 'rample1 10 death st the Lean Iea1 1 Dance ol '1e Darktoun old Maids Club last Sunday eve, i
 be era pshootlng tourney 1lel1 a' fie Elghthall Dice Alleys Wednesday even was 3 huge success De high score man oh q meet H7a Oscar i Tumpoy who rolled 3 total of % bones, six bits, making such diff cult points as Little Joe, l7ehnr iu dc South, and Big Dick from Baltimore. It am claimed dat de dice was load- cd. # so, dev surely did eNploIo sevens an olevens all over dc place G. Washington rimpoy had to get his "hiropractjc treatment all over a gain after his wife had sat on his neck al tle roller skating rink Mon, day.
 Sister Joyhell riarpnr vas stabbed NitH IT u EIotlel lFtile H 1c ll"@ftl1E, oh de Ladies oh de Golden Thlnnhle Sewing Society Wednesday while telling 2 piece ob gossip about Sister Sallie Sillic. Sister Sallie Sillle was among them present
 Ad,crt~cmcnts
 Notlce' My husband brought me bouquet cb flowers Saturday night, l hereby warns de lady, whoever she am, 10 step on # while she's lea ying town. and to step on i, lar1f 7rra. Agonius Pop,
 FeWard' Five bucks to know whereabouts of gentleman who ad- vised me to giy. flowers to my wife! Agonius Pop.
 Found' Garters in rear seat ob my husbands car. Owner may have for a darn good explanation Mrs. Joyious Pippy. Also car for sale, cheap.
 Cook wanted! Good wages, or will Whichever you wishes. Romeo Jones.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01


 not be answered All letters are con. dential.-Editor.
 @, How many children did Nleopatra. Queen of Egypt. have?
 A Four, One by Julius Caesar named Caesarion; three by Mark 1 Anthony, q darsbter named Cleo l patra. and two sons named Aleyan- i der and Ftolamy. 1 2, What countries in Africa are not prot"Ctorates of some foreign nation
 A, Abysalnia and Liberia are the 1 only onas, The Union Of South Africa E 3 self governing dominion of the British Lmplra. .. How con dustIess dusters be made al home2
 \, Dip clean duEtrloths in 3 mix turo of two tablespoons of linseed or vegetable oil and q p,nt of gasoline or henzipo. Hang the cloths opt doors in 'bs shade to dry When dry they are ready for use.
 .. How are peanuts salte1 in the shell?
 X. The nut. are boiled in the shells in salt water and then allowed 'a dry after which they are roasted
 2. in what Gan1f of the 1926 baseball series did Eahc Ruth hit three homo runs
 A. The fourth gam" Of the 1928 world series played at St. Louis, october <. The score was New ork to, S;t. Louis {.
 c. What is etlgei1icS9
 A. The science and art of i'm proving the human rac" hy applying the asccrtained laws of inheritance of characteristics 10 the selection of marriage mates, with the aim of securing to the offspring a desirable continuation of traits, including re- slstanco to rnfouarI conditions .. Who holds the airplane speed rccordr A, Warrant Officer Bennett of of @fS,4S miles per hour.
 e, What is the salary of the vlcr pre sidant of the ntied Statesc ! A sl5,ooh per annum.
 Q What is the proper time for 1 guests 10 leave after 2 formal | .Unchenn'
 X 'sually between three and | four o'clock.
 c. What IS the smallest English ,oIn3
 A \ farthing,
 q, What IS the address of Dr. Frank Crane7
 A 50 West filth street, New l ork city.
 e. What states are included in sentral Am merica
 \. Central America IS that DOT ion Of the American continent which lies between Mexico and 'outh America and includes the tates of Guatemala, Salvador, Hon uras. Nicaragua, Costa Rica and 'anama and the colony of British honduras.
 Q. How many children have the Hing and Queen of Spain.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
COMMUN1CATED

Colt Company Corrects An Error The Editor,
 New Britain Herald, New Britain, Conn. Dear Sir:
 Permit us 10 call attention to an article appearing ill your paper of February 23rd. in which We believe lnadvertent reference was made to Colt revolver, Callbre .45, the acCl- dental discharge of which caused Inc death of Gustave LUndahl. Superin-
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
N Nll.llIalifipal

How ard; How did Henry. Fred, and Gordon marage to g't into such good society,""
 Lawrence: Henry has rich father, and Fred has 8 rich aunt" Howard; And Gordon "' Lawrence, Gordon has rich lokes,'
 e 4 Bolton.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
Comp1fd ~ he " CONNEC T1CIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Connecticut Raises Many Fruits.
CONNECTICUT CHAMBER OF CON

interests cut lonology The climate of the sate the of the best markets of the world makea successfully of the delicious to North America.
 The commercial value of Connercuts is appro1i natv S45 annually During 120o $1, 600 Connecticut stands eleventh the fruit 2.5 bearing 91 bearing mile The apple of which estimated 1an0 bushels gathered a the fruit No other state New England ha3 peach and the largest New located in Maine Hampshire other New England states that 
 Connecticut produces than all the England 1275 tons being picked England 22S4 More peaches state than other statc, production being estimated
 During 1925 there 5T, bushels state which ranked 3rd Erulfs-sra"berries raspberrs loganbcrr hackberres cranberres and currantsalso in Connecticut
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Reporters to the Rescue.

Reporters to the Rescue. The newspapers tale of slush funds is so sad AS morning and evening we read if, That if there's such a, thing as slush-fUn to be had In this anklc-deep stuff, We sure need +,
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

News nttingly played up ill Eeno, Nevada, was the announcement from Paris that the courts have frightened up fin dispensing diTorces.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
tendent of Mails at Bristol Post

tendent of Mails at Bristol Post Office.
 We believe you will find upon in- qnlry of the postal authorities at Bristol or at Washington that the revolver was not of the Colt manu- facture but was made by another leading American manufacturer. The Colt revolvers. calibre .45 D. A.. number of which are used by the postal authorities have in them | positive safety lock which is design- ed 10 prevent just such accidental discharge.
 No doubt. you will appreciate hav- ing this correction brought to your attention.
 Yours very truly,
 Colts Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
 s. NJ. Stone.
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
START TO DIG

Athens, Greece, March 1 (P) - American archaeologist have begun excavations at Olynthus in Mace- donna with q hundred Workmen. X. byzantlil" Mosaic and other objects have been discovered.
 blynthus. ancient of Chalcidice. was in possession of Thracian tribe, the Boetians, until 479 E. C. when the Persian general Artabazus suspected q. revolt. slew the inhabi- fantS, and handed over the town 10 T fresh population. These were Greeks from the lIeishhorins region of FllalClllce.
 Philip of Macedonia razed thS town ln 34S F. (.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
THE SCOOTER
By CLasfor Naln

By Chester Male i Scooters Ought to have hooters. The other morning, Without warning, X boy i On this so-calle'1 toy Around 8, corner on1 crashed Into me. He trippej: l slipped And twisted my knee, That's why I have to lie Her" and nurse if. Curse It.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation

Tho A. B. C !s national organization which furnishes newspapers and adreF- tteers with A strictly honest analysis ot circulation. Our circulation statistics are hased upon th!s audit This insures pro- tect!on agains, fraud in newspaper d's- tributIon figures to both national ana local advertisera
New Britain herald., 1928-03-01

That quake Tn tha California oil fields must he natures way If &Iah- ing loose the pay sand.
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nation!

Central: Line is busy,'
 Mrs. Wilson: "Oh, the line is busy, is it? Well, who's talking 10 hin-a man or q vomano
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The Herald is on sale da'ly in New York It Holdings Newsstand, Times Square; 6chultz's Newsstands, Entrance Grand Central. 4.nd Street.
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President.

It appears that we owe the Colt company an apology. However, SO we'll known is it's product that. to many minds, every revolver is d Colt. And that is the fault of the con- pany.-IIditor.
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T'inc!

Time!
 Susan (bored to death): What time is It? I'd like to go home" Carter Ga dub on the dance floor): No one ever watches the time at dancc.'
 Susan: That's just the trouble with you. You haven't been watch ing inc time all evening. What do you think they have the music for anyway"
 E. A. Hass. The pun, it is said, is the lowest form of wit.
 Hmmm.
 The very foundation of humor. The Automobile salesman Gets
 Married. "Yessir Rose is sure some swell job. and she's worth every cent of the $5c5 she cost me f. q. b. the altar
 I tell you. th' res nothing like a woman 10 make q house , hcn1c = just ask tn" man who ON ns one. Rose Crandall has speed. power,
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