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New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
SPANS AND MORE, SPANS

In moment of irritation the
other day Mayor Walker of New
York remarked that the metropolis
needs $500, 0Oo.o 900 worth of bridges
and street changes TO take care of
the congestion. adding that rich as
New York is it can't find the money,
but if the people actually needed the
bridges more than the money they
could have them if they cared to pay
for them in tolls.
Scores Of bridges are being built
throug bout the nation in Just this
way, The point has been reached
where the needs of raffic have pass
I'd the potential borrowing capacities
of such municipalities and the only
relief in sight is to build the bridges
or empower private companies to
do so and operate thsm-and have
them paid for by the collection Of
tolls
That is the only WY. in fact. that
the great bridge hetween Philadel-
phla and Camden could be brought
10 ful'Illm"nf; the tolls are paying
for It quicker han estimated and an
other b,idge across the Delaware is
being talked about That is how the
Holland tunnel is being paid for.
Al Detroit a hug" bridge is being
constructed between that city and
Canada. and if viii he thu, greatest of
International bridges. The interna-
ttonal bridges At Buffalo and
Niagara Falls ar" known TO millions
what = jam it would be- in that
vicinity without them The interna p
tional bridge between Brownsville
and Matamoras is notable coutri-
llltion TO International amitv
The most artistic span under con
siruction is the Lincoln Memorial
bridge in Washington which will
have its capital approach immediate
ly to the rear of the Lincoln
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
@. Should ''picknicking" b
spelled with the second k?

@. Should ''picknicking" be
spelled with the second k?
A. Yes.
@. Who won the Edgar A. Guest
title coRtest?
A. Rev. NJ. s. Rice. pastor of
the Metropolitan NJ. E. church of
Detroit. The winning title was
'Harbor Lights of Heaven.
@. Are there any government
projects or works at Point Barrow.
Alaska?
A. The United States government
has reindeer station at Point Bar
row. Alaska. for the purpose Of as
sisting in the maintenance of the
natives. 1t has also established a
radio station there. Point Barrow
is an important point as the step
ping off, point for all the scientific
expeditions to that part of the
Arctic.
@. What would have to be done
to repeal an amendment to the
constitution?
A. Another amendment multiplying
1t would have to be adopted. This
must be done by resolution for the
adoption of the amendment which
must be approved by two-thirds of
the house of representatives and of
the senate. and the amendment
must then be ratified by the legisla-
lures of three -fourths of the states.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

ter to Chairman Edward-F. Hall OF
the Board of Finance and Taxation
praying such action brought no re-
suit except reference to the wishes
of Mayor Paonessa. 1t is incumbent
upon the city to provide the neces-
sary school accommodations and by
law the Board of Education is the
body required to decide what accom-
modations are necessary. II is
peculiar situation when the Board
of Education, elected to function in
this capacity. is denied the right to
function as it legally is designed to
do. If the school situation is to be a
political matter then we may as well
discharge the Board of Education
and let City Hall run the schools.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
INEVITABLE DELAY

Although committee is investi-
eating the school situation in the
city it should not be overlooked that
a previous committee thoroughly
weighed the advantages OF construct
ing an addition TO the present high
school. and also analysed the plan
to construct high school in the
northern part of the city. The pre,i-
Gus committee. entering upon It's
duties with open minds and
neutra attitude. decided in favor of
an addition to the school at its
PRESENT site.
That being the case. wherein lies
the lcgic OF delaying action in re-
g'rd 10 the high school in order to
await the report OF the second com
m'iise on the schools as whole?
The second committee can come
TO any kind Of conclusion regarding
the grade schools; it is not likely to
change the report regarding the
present high school If il does then
the city will have two opposed re.
ports regarding the high school and
doubtless will need TO await = third
by some other COMMITTEE or expert
before anything is done about an al
ready trying sit uation.
President ]. f. King OF the Board
Of Education naturally is desjrotis
of action in the high school situa
ton. His letter to Chairman Edward
+. Hall of the Board of Finance and
Taxation praying such action
IN the high school situation. His let
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
Is Years Ago Today

Candidates for the high school
football team turned out last eve
mig for the first time. A college
r,an Will be secured to coach the
team.
At the annual state convention Of
the Connecticut Haymaaers associ-
alton yesterday IN Milford, William
Eisley Of this city was elected state
keeper of bundles.
A franchise was awarded to New
Britain at the meeting of the Pro-
tessional basketball league of Con
necticut hald AT the Hotel C.arde
last evening. Seven teams will
have place in the league
A large crowd iammed its way in
10 the City Hall last evening to at
tend the meeting Of the street com.
m;ttoc concerning til. changing Of
the name of Forest street to Lib
"rty street After long dis Cuss ION
the committee decided TO let thu
name stand as it was.
Mayor and Mrs Bassett attended
the fifth annual reunion of the Ras-
sett family held at the Colonial Inn
in New Haven Yesterday Thirty five
members of the family were pres
ont.
The Democratic Town Committee
held a meeting last evening and in
dulgrd in a little desultory talk
about she coming election.
President Frank II, Johnson of
the City Coal 4 Wood company and
his wife returned bonn last even
ing after a seven weeks trip abroad
While in England they saw the
King and Queen.
The attendance figures at he
public schools for the first week of
gchool show al inrr"aS" over last
year. There ar 4.117 pupils regis
tered so far
Many people IN town are com
planning that il is practically i'm
poSsihl" to reach . doctor h.t Nr.n
the hours OF and II O'Clock. II
is SAID that a Young man VAS in
iured yesterday and h" went to Soy
on doctors offices hut was unable
to find any of them in.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

Prohibition, farm relief. religion,
all have been put forth by various
political spellbinders rs issues of the
campaign. but it remained for Frank
Sullivan of the Democratic National
Committee campaign press bureau.
himself a humorist of no mean
ability, to come out with the real,
honest to- goodness issue. And you'd
be surprised at what it is. It's moth
ing more or less than fish.
But let the humorist Democratic
press agent tell you about it. Says
Mr.. Sullivan:
Mr.. Hoover makes great show
of knowing about fish, but after all.
the only fish he really knows is the
trout. and a friend of mine who is
quite we'll known trout in one Of
the fashionable Adirondack trout
streams tells me that Hoover doesn't
know as much about trout as he
thinks he does.
"Al Smith. on the other hand
worked in Fulton Fish Market when
a boy and knows all fish thoroughly,
including pike. perch, sea bass.
weebles, whale, swordfish. grampus,
electric eel gefuehltefisch and the
weird Norwegian shad, which has
blonde beard, feeds ON shreds of
smorgesbrod cast overheard from
Scandinavian sailing vessels and car
ries its grandfather in a marsupiaI
pouch. If a national emergency
should arise calling for expert
handling of fish and how to placate
them, Governor Smith would be a
better man to have in the White
House than Herbert Hoover"
Which, after all is said and done,
is hardly less sensible argument
than the age-old abracada bra voiced
by some campaigners who do not
admit that they are humorsts.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

1t was several months ago that we
printed an editorial in these columns
which said the Democrats were
likely to receive most OF the g.
900. 900 votes cast for the third party
in 1924. Now the Democratic Ma
tional Committee arises to confirm
1t.
In saying that the West regards
prohibition as economically sound
and morally right" Senator Capper
evidently doesn't overlook the fact
that the farmers are allowed to make
cider and drink it. thus not interfer-
ing with their personal economic and
moral liberties.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
jewish PEOPLE IN
FEAR OF violence
False RumoS Are Spread Of
Ritual Murders

London. Sept. II R-Advices to
the Jewish Telegraph Agency from
eastern Euprope indicate that fear
Of violence prevails among the Jew
ish population because of the
spreading of false rumors of ritual
murders.
Arrest 40 Persons
JugosIavian authorities have ar
rested 40 persons In the Province OF
Banat on charges of spreading anti
semitic propaganda melting the pop
ulation in connection with one ru-
NOR.
After the disappearance of Mar
guerite Takatch, a 15-year-old SER
want girl, from the village of Zentar.
Jugoslavia, a rumor was spread that
lin every Jewish synagogue, a
Christian child is immured." The
girl was found in neighboring viii
lage suffering from exhaustion.
Belgrade dispatch says the au-
thorities took speedy steps to pre-
vent the spread of the rumor. Cour-
iers with trumpets were sent
throughout the villages of the prov
ince to proclaim the tale of ritual
murder a silly invention and to an
nounce that every person respon-
sible for spreading it would be Sc
verely punished.
A Vienna dispatch. however, as
serted there was a suspicion that
serious incidents had occurred in
the Banat villages in connection
with the rumor.
Based ON Papers
This suspicion was based on Jugo-
slavian papers which arrived in
Vienna containing denials of out
RACES. The papers declared 1t untrue
there had been a pogrom in Banat
and that rabbi and several lead
ing Jews near Zentar had been MUIR
dered.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
SAVINGS DEPOSITS

One of the things that are point
ed to with pride in New England Is
the high percentage of savings de-
posits in banks and trust companies
compared to the general population.
These, it has been noted. show a
steady increase, even regardless OF
! industrial conditions. 1t has been
noted repeatedly that at times when
factories are operating at a lessened
capacity the savings deposits remain
high. 1t is difficult to explain the
phenomenon.
In New England there are 80
savings bank depositors for every
100 adults of the population, which
exceeds the record in any other part
of the country In the Middle Allan
tic states, which includes such pros
porous states as New York, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey. there are
only 6S savings depositors to every
100 adults.
Editor and Publisher. newspaper
organ, in summarizing buying power
throughout the nation for the bene-
fit of advertisers, includes savings
bank and trust company deposits In
its conclusions. which was the work
of expert economists employed for
the purpose. From this summary 1t
is difficult to conclude just what
factors have a bearing upon the
buying power of community: but
savings bank deposits, along with the
number OF automobiles owned, tele-
phones, wired homes. electric light
consumption. radio ownership. circu-
lation OF magazines and newspapers,
and all the other usually accepted
/ indications OF prosperity. are not re-
garded as actually determining a
communIty's buying power. What
actually does we leave to the ex-
perts; and We believe nobody can
prove them right or wrong.
Savings bank deposits. according
to these experts. are evidences of
conservatism: and in this they no
doubt are correct. You could hard
ly say that the New England states
had more active buying power than
/ the Middle Atlantic states" say these
| gentlemen.
The contention SINNERS down. in
our opinion. to the fact that there is
IA difference between active buying
power and potential buying power
or general prosperity. The owner
ship Of money does not necessarily
| imply that the owner is going to
, take it out of the bank to buy
something. He buys as much as the
other fellow. but he keeps his money
where it does him some good on the
proverbial rainy day. In this respect
New England. on the basis OF the
/ figures. enjoys a higher status than
the remainder OF the country.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
CARAWAY CALLS NOMINEE
"SIR 'ERBERT OOYER'

Arkansas Senator Refers to @lo
Long Residence IN England ~ ".
fitness.
Little Rock. Ark, Sept. II P-
Unanimously pledging the Smith
Robinson ticket the greatest majorts
ty In the history Of Arkansas. deles
gates to the democratic state con.
vention closed their first days SEES.
sion with an outburst of enthusiasm
for party loyalty. The convention
ordered copies OF the resolution sent
to Governor Smith and Senator Rob-
inson by telegraph.
Senator T. H. Caraway. Arkansas
junior senator. repeatedly was Inter.
rupted by applause in his arraign-
ment of the republican presidential
nominee, whom he called "Sir 'erbert|
'oover," for what he termed his lack
of acquaintance with the social and
economical problems of the United
States, by reason of long residence
in England.
After assailing the republican ad-
ministration Of the last seven years.
for corruption and graft" the sem
ator said: There ia but one ques-
ton in this campaign-the religious|
one. If it were not for that. tht
democratic ticket would poll -
greatest majority in the hiato..
the country"
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

The newspapers added.
that agitation Of the fro,
layers against the Jews In
gion continued
In Zaklikow. Poland. quic
by police prevented seconl
del Bells case.
Peasants coming there on ID
day discovered that a three-yes
son OF one of the villagers was d
ing. Witnesses swore they saw 4 ]
named Mendei. the son of Bel
kidnap the boy.
As the tale spread among the
crowd it caused great excitement
and fear grew among the Jewish
population. A search was made Of
Mendel's house. Later. the child was
found near the railway several
miles from the village. No action
was taken against the villagers who
swore falsely.
The .Mendel Bells case is the most
celebrated one which has grown out
of ritual murder rumors. BELLS. II
Jewish brickworker of Kiev, (then
IN Russla) was acquitted in NoNrm-
Der, 1913, of charge of numbering
Andrew Yuschinsky for the purpose
of bloody rituals"
Find BODY
Yuschinsky's mutilated body was
found in cave near Kiev. Russia.
on March IS, 1911. and the trial OF
BELLS excited interest throughout
the world. The case against him had
crumbled from the outset and the
major part Of the evidence intro
duced by the prosecution related in|
no way to the prisoner. Among the|
exhibits of the state were two an
cient volumes from the library oil
Wilma published in 164s and 1902.
both on the subject of ritual MUIR
ders. For days the court heard
nothing but learned discussions ~ to|
whether ritual murders were perl
formed or not.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14


You can get an answer to any
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D. c., enclosing two cents In stamps
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other question: will receive . per-
sonal reply. Unsigned requests can
not be answered. All letters are con-
NATURALIZATION
@. Who played the part Of
Stephen Decatur in the motion pic
ture "Old Ironsides"?
A. Johnnie Walker.
@. In the card game of euchre
can you order up without a trump?
A. There is nothing in the rules
requiring player ordering dealer up,
to hold cards of the trump suit.
@. Were Quakers exempted from
military service during the world
war ?
A. Quakers and other sects whose
religion forbids them to serve in
war. were exempted from COM
blatant military duty by this country
during the world war.
@. What are the nationalities of
Ramon Novarro and Antonio Mo-
reno
A. Ramon Novarro was born in
Durango, Mexico, and is descended
from Spanish and native ancestors.
Antonio Moreno is a Spaniard by
birth.
Q. What is the origin and mean
ing of the name Eula
A. 1t is from the Greek and
means praise" blessing.
Q. What countries produce cot
ton besides the United States?
A. India, Egypt, China. Russia.
Brazil, Mexico, and Peru are among
the countries that produce cotton.
Q. What is the official worlds
record for the running high jump?
A. feet IA inches made by
Harold NJ. Osborn. May 81. 1924.
@. Is 1t correct to say Mrs.
Jones invited Mary and to
luncheon"
A. Mrs. Jones invited Mary and
me" is correct. Mary and me is
the object Of the verb and must be
in the objective case.
@. For whom was the first per-
ambulator built?
A. 1t was built In 1850 for the
baby daughter OF the fifth Duke of
Devonshire.
@. For how long did the longest
tug-of-war last?
A. The longest tug-of-war on
record was that between two COM
panies of the Second Derby regi-
ment In India in 1889. 1t lasted
two hours and ~ minutes.
@. Are children who have one
parent in common half brothers and
sisters or step brothers and sisters?
A. Half brothers and sisters have
one parent In common.
Q. BY whom was the novel steel
Decks written ?
"A. Jdlut8 IoTeHuOH
@, Should tea be boiled? ..
A. Tea contains the astringent
tannin, a deleterious element. Boil
ing tea extracts the tannin and is.
therefore. bad. An equally bad
effect is had by adding to fresh tea
leaves those once stepped, or by
sleeping too long, even below the
boiling point. Boiling tea also
evaporates the essential oil. thus
losing favor.
@. Where in the Bible is the
verse 1.-The effectual prayer of a
righteous man availeth much?
A. James, Chapter S, verse 10.
@. Is there a rule in boxing
which bars negro from holding
the worlds heavyweight champion
ship?
A. No.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

A boy went into the library and
tried to pilfer money from the cash
box. Another boy went into ST.
Peters church and tried to steal
money from the offertory box, later
admitting he had done so in St.
Joseph's church Are these in
stances of flaming youth or just
youth unspanked?
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

It's Our SeCrctl
THE farmers vote. the farmers'
vote" we hear on every side,
But there's q little secret they've not
discovered yet:
1t really Is The Fun Shop vote that's
bound to turn the tide,
If politicians knew 1t. they'd spring
more jokes. we'll bet!
Kn0cked Quit
Barbara: Don't you just Love to
hear the brides sing?"
Dugan: Il should say not. was .
prize fighter once!"
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

Charles Evans Hughes will make
six speeches for Herbert Hoover, but
in view of the unfortunate occur
renee of 1916, none will be made in
California.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

THE ELOQUENCE OF EXAMPLE
Hy Ls,Cius T.. Wasscrman
TWilight's myst'ry soft enfolds US.
Steals spell that sweetly holds
us,
Ger the sea the stars are dancing,
Misty moon s a-gleaming, glancing.
Woodland trees are gently signing.
Balmy breezes sweeping. dying,
Nightingales are wooing. winging,-
Oh! My Lady, hear them singing!
The winds caress each other.
The forest whispers low,
The nightingales are mating,
The waves together flow:
The sheen Is clasped by shadow.
There's love-light In the sky:
The star rays kiss the waters,-
Then why not you and /:
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
Head!

DIR. Pearson: "How's everything? ?"
DIR. Ashley: Fine. ] cut a wart off
a patient yesterday and made $50"
DIR. Pearson: Il cut wart yester-
day. too, but it cost me so to do it."
DIR. Ashley: Great incisions. How
did that happen"
DR.. Pearson: ut was traffic
wart and the cop on the corner was
looking when | cut it,
Gene Butler.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
AUTOMOBILE. STOLEN

Mrs bruno No,ak of 124 Miller
street reported TO the police at $40
last night that her automobile was
stolen from the driveway at her
home Wednesday night.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

Secretary Mellon says everything Is
all right except in the coal industry
and in the textile trade. And he
doesn't rely upon either of them for
his personal prosperity.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

More evidence that the football
season IL soon due: The coach at
Yale is undergoing his annual fit Of
pcssimisn.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

Perhaps moderns pet because
they don't know how to converse
and can't think of another wise
crack.
Standards change. Thirty years
ago the news butch could have sold
modern ad. illustrations at a quar-
ter each.
Never accept ride from a
stranger. He may be that kind of
man and in any case he will think
you that kind OF girl.
The turtle. parrot, alligator and
elephant live for ages, and you
never saw one Of them playing golf
or taking a daily dozen.
Americanism: Educating the boy
to prefer position at 500 a
month instead of a job at $72 q
week.
Trust the American people to pick
the greater man. Didn't they give
Harding the biggest vote ever re-
ceived by candidate for president?
Statistics mean little. New York
would have 500 times as many law
viola tons as London If it had about
500 more laws.
Padlocking homes has its bright
side. Unless they are caught on
the inside. lot of people won't
find it out until the year is up.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

Russia isn't the only state that
makes marriage too easy. There's
the state of intoxication.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

We have a complete list of all the
institutions in the U. s. and Canada.
and will be glad TO assist any feeble
minded persons in picking out q
place to tit their requirements. Write
US your wants and If there's no
school such as you have In mind
We'll start one.
college does not take Esquimaux.
Not co-educational. Mail orders
only.
THE MISSES FARNCM's
Military
school
for
Logs
Between 1G and Is
MATHEMATICS
RIDING, BATHING,
ENGINEERING. Firemen coached.
Write for prospects.
Headmaster SQuIDBS Dept. $50
N. w.
EXCELSIOR
MILITARY ACADEMY
A co-educational school, teaching
boys and girls the rudiments OF
fighting.
Major l.. G. EGGLETON,
Snarlsby, Pa.
THE MT. OLIVE SCHOOL
For BACKWARD BOYS AND
FORWARD GIRLS
We have our own swimming pool,
trees, and several buildings
Medical attention and
FREE ASPIRIN.
MR.. r.. NJ. PALMER.
Hightown. II. I.
BIIGEWATER-O N-HULL
Send your mother to this ideal school
on Cape Cod. Teaches busting. crumb
brushing. and humming.
MIR. RI SELL E. BLuPP.
Cape Cod. Mass
/ STRONG BODY-STRONG MIND
Thousands of fathers send their sons
| here TO prepare for college. Great So
cial facilities. Near two big factories
and several road houses.
BRAWNMORE. GARY. ILL.
YOUR BOY Will be safe with us; is
! years in business and we've only lost
six boys. who froze to death through
| no fault of ours. We can't control
the weather. Athletics. languages.
barbering. and palmistry.
CRABB SCHOOL
| BLUE NOSE w. VA.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
Noisy Audience

Noisy Audience!
Holmes: Where were you last
night?"
Benson: lover to Ward Bindloss',
listening to some people listening to
the radio!" ..
Mrs. 6, F., Griffiths,
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

German youths are not so tell
as in the pre-war days. The /,
eral decrease is about = inch,
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

There are two classes: Those des-
tined to be successful and<those who
delight in success magazines.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

nee,.ees q the Assasesste4 Press
rhs Associated Prev 70 exclusively en-
titi-d 10 the ass to- 70 publication 81
~ new. credited to u OF not otherUi-s
c,r.i,t~d in this paper and siso iocs
news Uubtshed thers'tn-
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
FL ITS aad Fancies
The words aren't anonymous.
Bologna" is pork: "bolony" is bull.

Some brothers and sisters love
one another and others inherit .
little property.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
TELEPHONE GALA
Business lAnce 80. vs.
Editorial ROoms -. t2e

rhe only psohtabie advertising medium
. the City. Circulation book and prs<&
.o,m sIvays spep to sdserttsetA
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14
A POSERi

A visitor was explaining to the
second grade in the public school
the advantages of fur-lined gar
ments, and added. 1T Is better to
wear the fur inside instead Of
outside. because 1t is much warmer"
A little girl on the back seat held
up her hand.
III it's SO much warmer to wear
fur on the inside, why don't the
animals wear 1t that way"
Mrs. c. w. Shumaker.
New Britain herald., 1928-09-14

Edison says people who sleep least
are most intelligent, and a few
more years OF getting in a. m.
should make daughter a wizard.