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New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
BOXING COMMISSIONERS
 DELAY IN IUNNEY CASE
More Telegrams Probably Will Ike Sent to Heavyweight
 Champion

New York. March 23 R-The New York state athletic commission today upset expectations by failing to act on the status Of Gene Tun- ney who has ignored the commis- slon's request 10 select q detinit e opponent from the commissions list or challongers for a title match this year.
 Possibility Of suspenjing Tunney Was implied before the meeting but the commission confined itself to the bare statement that all Considera- ton ot the champions case had been postponed until next Tuesdays meet ing. Ii was indicated however that further exchange Of telecrams with Tunney may take place before them.
 in reply to the commissions re- quest to select one Of three listed challensers - Jack Sharkcy. Tom Heeney and Johnny Risko--Tunney wired merely that he had signed with Tex Rickard to defend his title and the promoter would select the opponent.
 The rush Of additional heavy weight challengers meanwhile put four more names on the list They are laulino Uzcudun, the spanish Woodchopper: George Godfrey, giant negro, Jack Delaney former light heavyweight champion, and Phil Scott, British champion now making q second invasion Of the United States.
 The commission refused 70 accept forfeit checks accompanying these defies and merely placed the names on file as a second division list.
 It was suggested, to further the
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
Price & Whitely Sue
 HOneyman for S15.0OO

Max D. Honeyman has been named defendant in a suit for sl5.- 900 brought by Price & Whitely of New Haven through Attorney J. Birney Futile of that city. Three pieces Of property of the defendant on Arch street were placed under at tachmont by Deputy Sheriff Charles l.. Lord Of Hartford
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
300 TAIESNEN CALLED

Washington, March 23 tPp-Eive hundred citizens of the District of Columbia from whom will be select cd the jury that will decide the case of Harry F. Sinclair, wealthy oil op- orator, are being summoned to re- port to the District of Columbia su- preme court April 3. The trial starts before Justice Jennings Bailey April 1.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
THREE ILL AT POST OFFICE

Leslie Hartuns. mail carrier. has returned 10 his home following an operation for appendicitis at the Hartford hospital. Maurice Johnson, parcel post carrier. is ill at his Lyons street home with the grip. Superintendent of Mails James B. Grace is i'll with tonsllitis at his home on Maple street.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
FAILS TO EXPLODE

Eoblcsville, Ind. March 23 (UP) An automobile loaded with 100 pounds of dynamite tumbled down a l6-foot embankment near here today.
 The car was ruined. But the dy- namlte did not explode.
 S.las Devaney, driver. was scratched and bruised slightly.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
TAKE UP AIR BUDGET

Rome, March o3.-UP)-The chamber of deputies will discuss the aeronautical budget today. Under secretary Balbo is scheduled to speak.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23

elimination process. that Pauline ard Scott be matched to fight at Madison Square Garden.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23

Our new DOWNSTAIRS STORE will values It will set 'aueglvlng pcedents that wi" be store equal powerful Jordan merchandising facilities get an outlet lof our purchases This downstairs the M pc ever upto-henute Fashion New stocks will arriving to replace merchandise sold select from will always be
 For tomorrow, the opening day offering fashionable beautiful dresses almost their purchase
 example the wonderful bargains this department always in store for you. Visit Jordan's tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05

for the aesthetic. Central park has been groomed and is now in pre- sentable shape.
 , The committee on estimates, mads up Of Mayor Bassstt. Alderman Cur tis, r. \. Wells. G. E. Terry, George W. Traut, Ernest \. Humphrey, Ri chard Schaeter. and N. F. Leghorn, will hold its first meeting this even
 ing. The estimates have been pre- pared by acting city treasur F.. \, Stanley.
 There is no change in the small
 pox situation, although there should
 be. The one patient in the city has had neither doctor, nurse, nor medl- cine. Chief Rawlings has found ou' tha. he is receiving food and has no- tifiod the health department to fur nish dislnfec'ants.
 The Bristol Business Mems Asso- citation, at a special meeting, has voted 10 appear at the hearing 1T Hartford and oppose the granting o' water privileges in the North Pc auabuck river 10 New Britain Among those who will appear fol | New Britain are Senator Sloper, Mr Atwood, Corporation Counsel Hun
 earford, and Representative Cooper The police and fire department budgets have been cut and it looks IS If the city would have q 12 mil tax rate.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05

That at least Is equisite optimism. Dignity. solidity and simplicity have been aimed al, and We have 1t from an official that the general effect, rather than being Grecian, ls American" Looking at the building so far as 1t has been constructed we are inclined to agree at least there were no buildings like it in Athens at the time the Greeks originated great architecture.
 The five court rooms in the build ing should be able 10 accommodate all the county's litigation for de- cades to come, Many the case will be won, and an equal number lost, be- fore the beautiful interior makes way for another court house., GOO years hence, as the governor would have i,, And how often is justice 10 reign triumphant before the pile is termed venerable" and makes way for an- other?
 The thirty compartments in con- nection with the library will be for attorneys. We do things in a grand scale noH adays. even in county mai ters. But the building itself will not bs O. marble; instead 100 carloads ot Indiana limestone were fetched from Indiana.
 Some of us wish the county seat were some other spot in the county than Hartford. so that that city would not benefit quite so much from others roundabout; but then, that's some more hard luck for the others. It will be even worse luck 10 lose an important lawsuit i'll such q me building,
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05
Observations On He Weather

Washington. March 5-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair and continued cold tonight. Tues day fair, slowly rising temperatures in afternoon. Diminishing north west winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair and continued cold tonight; Tuesday fair; slowly rising tempera- ture in afternoon; diminishing northwest winds.
 Conditions: High pressure con- ditions prevail throughout the in- terior districts this morning with the center of maximum pressure over Missouri, Kansas City So.4 inches. The pressure is relatively low over the Gulf of St. Lawrence and also over Washington and Cali fornia. Light SHOWS were reported
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05
TO MY RIGHT HAND!

By Nathaniel A. Plumb Right hand. conductor Of my pen And wielder Of my racquet, I would that you were we'll again. Not pinned against my jacket. The left has more than it can do, It's awkward with each button, Ii knows not how to tie shoe, It shies at beef and mutton. IL does its best. but not a thing Can do with your old deftness, So burst your bandage. drop your
 sling,
 And free me from this leftneas, A claw as clumsy as a clown
 At dressing and at dinner Is sure to let it's master down,
 Both outer man and inner And yet I'm grateful for the smash :. For while you ride at anchor, The left, I find, conserves my For proof, consult my banker: II scrawled a check to meet q bill For my wife's hats and raiment; The signature turned out so i'll They called it forged-no pay
 mentnt
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05
- \ NEW COURT HOJ St.
 t.. FOR k1,50O,OOO

It is time, perhaps, 10 arouse enthusiasm throughout Hartford county--.o add to that in the city of Harttord-for the new county court house under construction.
 County circumstances throughout Connecticut are a bit peculiar con- pared with conditions in most Of the states, particularly those west Of the liulson river. In this state, where he towns are politically more lm- portant than in the newer sections of the county, the counties to most tolk merely present convenient boundary lines for slices Of the state. each with its court and legal machinery. County officials, except the iudges, are less heard from than nearly any other officials. The meet ings Of the county legislators as a rule receive slight space in the news papers.
 Back in 1a2o the legislators Of Hartford county, however passed an important resolution, one for the construction Of q new county court house. What it means 70 the citizens of the county is that it will cost sl,- 550,0Go.
 The new building. at Washington md Lafayette streets in Hartford, could be a credit to the state; to tho aoun'y it will be an ornament Of the tlrst class. The structure will not be completed until January, 1929. and when it5 "modii"d Grecian s'ylc oi architecture" finally greets behold CTS A 8 finished mass patriotic sitizeus wlll have reason 10 -H-lI .ith prid.-i@ they are inclined te indulge n sucl manifestations oi -atisfactioH.
 County Commissioner Edwin " schultz O. N~w Britain k on tho building committee and naturally points with pride 10 tho excellent pic of stone being erected. Every laT- yer in Nsw Britain and cnvirons "ho have occasion 10 appear 1T county courfe nor than once every lew years aie enthusiastic also, The general public, which on the whole likes to got the opportunity tc glimpse imposing pubic buildings probably will think that sl.5oo.eel ought 10 produce something v'rs much wor'hu hile if the county g.ts the value Of it's money. as seems entirely likely.
 When Governor Trumbuii laid th' cornerstone of the building he said he hoped it would last 1000 years.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05

being sold throughout the country, and occasionally, when an American product suffering a bit, he is incin- ei 10 become bitter. But figures do not lie: our excess or exports over imports, both in the case Of manu- factured goods and seni-nanufac- tured, cannot be considered other wis. than gratifying. + may ha necessary to cllnch the argument with q few statistics; not too many, but just enough to show which way the breeze is blowing,
 In 1921 our exports Of manufac- tured goods totalled sl,S2G. S49,154 our imports Of the same class of goods total!ed ><oo. .Q5o,4l This left an excess of exports of s1,006,T9 s,- 742.
 Pretty nice, isn't 1t?
 In 1927, despite a general slump. the totals were: Exports, s1,as1,- ol7 900; imports, s7s,2s1, ,o0o. Ex- cess of exports over imports. sl,- G2,s36,0oo.
 Sitting even pr-ttler.
 And the figures are even better than they look. Tn 1922 the excess Of exports Cropped 10 ss?9,359,323- the lowest in decades. The next year, 1928, was considered pros porous and the excess of exports jumped short ot sl00,000,oD0 over the year before.
 Yet the excess Of exports in 1927, compared with the prosperous year of 1923, increased by nearly s4oo,- 900, 900.
 What more would anyone Wanto
 In the case Of semi manufactured goods the case is also gratifying, al- though there IS an excess of im- portants, and has been since 1921. The excess Of imports in 1927 was s4a,729,o0o, which however was nearly 500, 0,ooo.o00 less than the ex- cess of semi mi-manufactured imports during 1926.
 When it is considered that huge quantities of raw products, including rubber. are included in the figures relating to semi i-nanufactured goods, the reduction Of the excess is re- markable. On the other hand. it may reflect a slump in manufacturing, as we use much imported material in our manufacturing.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05
finger of the left hand?

finger of the left hand?
 A. It is traditional and probab- ly has something to do with the fact that in early times the right hand signified power and authority. the left, subjection. A pretty bit of ana tomical fiction which has come down to us from ancient Greece is, that a certain vein of blood, pass ing directly from the third finger, flows on to the heart. Probably the reason for wearing the ring on this finger is that it is used less than other fingers and therefore orna- ments worn upon it are not incon- yenient.
 c. What is the salary of John L. Lewis the President of the United Mine Workers of America"
 A. Eight thousand dollars q year and expenses.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05
N'ANDREW-THOIPSON SUIT

IL will be interesting to note upon what specific grounds William Me Andrew, former superintendent Of schools in Chicago. is proceeding in his damage suit against Mayor Will liam Hale Thompson. The idea be- hind the suit seems to be to make a politician prove charges that the plaintiff claims were false and de- famatory.
 After all, however, it was the city of Chicago which employed the de posed school superintendent, and If the mayor got control Of the school board and the city government thoroughly enough 10 engineer the discharge of the superintendent 1t was the fault Of the political system which permitted it. Politicians are continually making charges Of one sort or another, and misrepresenta- tions are part and parcel of such verbal ferocity. That seems to be i part of the game. It isn't a pleasant game. Of course, and long ago intel ligent portions Of the public have , tired of it
 If q politician, however, is to be l brought 10 boot in court for such things q turning point will have l been reached. It must be admitted 1 that heretofore the courts have been rather lenient with politicians and { those engaged in bouts with them. ! public interest the courts have been ] inclined 70 let the stew alone, rely ing upon the general common sense | Of the public to come tc satisfac- tory conclusion on the merits of the contestants. McAndrcWs, however says his reputation has been injured that he was dismissed unjustly and ! through political motives, and wants punishment meted out to his foe in the mayors chair
 Really, now, has McAndrew' reputation been injured? Has any. body outside Of Chicago taken Bil Thompson seriously? We doubt it
 We had been Of the opinion tha McAndrcw's reputation had beel
 enhanced rather than injured, bas
 ing this deduction upon the premis.
 that anybody Bill Thompson attack
 must be perfectly Q. K. This include: ' the King of England. who We ar
 convinced is perfectly harmless
 parsonage living in a palace ant having othing on his mind but th
 necessity of taking part in q parade
 once in q while.
 There are two kinds of men f.
 public life. those who are sheer
 and are taken seriously; and thoa
 like Bill Thompson. Tn" latter can
 not injure anyone's reputation. Tn
 more they rant the more the gen
 eral public laughs.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05

The safe way to pick travelling acquaintanccs is 10 glance at the magazines they bring aboard the Pullman.
 some mon really enjoy what is called small talk" Oh. well; some- body must buy these lowered pa JanlaS.
 Another aid 10 longevity is q be- lief that relatives will have to pay your funeral expenses.
 Doubtless super-laWyer would be one who could appear for the defendant and make the jury con- vict the plaintiff.
 "Blessed ar" the poor" said the merchant, as he rang up the cash for d poor mans purchase and charged sG more, 10 a rich man. account. Correct this sentence: Mother, said the man of forty, I'm so elat you've bobbcd your hair.' Copyright, 1928. Publishers i Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05

from the Lake region, Ohio valle, and northern portions of the nortf Atlantic states. Temperatures arr below zero this morning in soms portions Of the upper lake district: and generally throughout southerI Canada from upper Quebac west' ward to the Canadian Rocky noun tains.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather and rot much chang in temperatures.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05
ALL DRESSED UP.

Little Jock had chosen steak. pcase," for his first dinner in the hotel dinner.
 He watched eagerly for the com- ing Of the waiter with the tray, high in air. Finally his very own plate, with it's especial morsel Of tenderloin, was put in front of him, and another, with Wrench chops, pa per-frillcd, was set before his cousin Gan older girD, who was looking after him.
 His brown eyes widencd as he surveyed what she had ordered for herself. His red lips parted, with q breath of longing. Cousin Maria" came the clear, coaXing baby voice, II would like to have little pantics on my meat, tool"
 ---Aldis Dunbar
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05
License Is Issued for
 Dzienl01-Mullen Wedding

fSp"rlai to the ileraidI
 New York. March Miss Doris s. Mullen Of S37 Arch street. New Britain. and Stanley l.. Dzienlot ot 151 Lake avenue. Bristol, secured q | license here Saturday for their marriage later in the day. They did not announce any plans for the mony.
 The bride Is native Of New Britain, the daughter of James and i Marie Burrows Mullen. Mr. Dzien- l lot was born in Lawrence, Mass i the son Of Albert and Catherine ! DZionlUt
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05
THE TRAIL OF OIL

IhL IihlL 'l cAh In the days when trust busting was the nations greatest outdoor sport it was common to refer to the oil business as an octopus. An octo- pus is an animal with eight arms; a cutie fish. sometimes called q devil fish. The Standard Oil in those days was commonly regarded as having at least eight arms strong , armed subsidiaries which dominat- d the oil business Many politician referred to the octopus as sort Of devil, too. and there was a great hullabaloo until the arms were chopped off and instead Of there be- ing one octopus today We have how many? One is reminded of an eight-arm- ed cutie fish on contemp plating the trend of the oil cases now pending before the criminal courts IL may be difficult 10 understand how a cutie fish, or octopus, got that way; but it is equally difficult to understand the trend Of the oil cases. One at least needs 5ookkeeper to keep track of their devious ways
 The criminal courts usually do not move at an airplane pace, at least where oil men are concerned. l Sooner or later, however, there will need to be decisions made on the following eases. which are here mentioned in order to keep straight i the astonishing recoral and help ob- serving citizens to get q birds eye 1 view of the situation, than which 1 there is none more remarkable.
 Bribery charges against Edward | L. Doheny and his son as a result i Of the Elk Hills lease. Bribery charge against Albert E. Fall fol- ! lowing the leasing of the Elk Hills
 naval reserve to Doheny. The al- l leged conspiracy case against Fall and Sinclair, based on the leasing of 1 Teapot Dome reserve by Sinclair from Fall. The indictment against Robert w. Stewart. Contempt pro- ceedings against H. N. Blackmer for
 failure 10 heed q government sub poena.
 Anyone able to remember all of
 the foregoing can pass any intelli- eence test. But they only represent
 the eases pending. In two other
 criminal cases convictions have been
 obtained by the government.
 Sinclair was conicted on q charge
 similar to that which Stewart now faces and was sentenced to three
 months in iail; but he has appealed.
 Sinclair, W. J. Burns, W. sherman
 Burnes, detectives. and Henry Mason
 Day, au associate of Sinclair. were
 convicted of criminal contempt for
 shadowing the Fali- Sinclair oil
 conspiracy jury: but all have ap-
 pealed. In addition and lastly, Stew
 art had appealed from q decision
 upholding the Teapot Dome investi-
 gation and deciding the oil mogul
 must return 10 the custody Of the
 senate.
 Never in the history Of American
 jurisprudence have there been an equal number of oil cases before the
 courts and the Senate at the same time. Wbrr. once there was q strain Ing of effort to bust the trust. '' there now Is even more straining evident 10 punish officials in the , iudus.r " and others who tried to put 7 oyrr 'hn most s.usational oil grat
 iu history.
 Tn the old days such an event, Or . succession Of events, would have become a political issue. Nowadays . no politicians but the independ ente and proeressires mention them . seriously as public issues. As for the l pubic itself, there seems to be toe
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05
St. Louis Cardinals
 All Are on Schedule

Avon Park. Fla. March GP,-- The St. Louis Cardinals were all pres, nt or accounted for" today : following the return of Flint Rhem 10 the team last night. He appeared unannounced and after q two hour conference President Sam Breadon announced that Pitcher Rhem was signed 10 q one year contract. Rh,'n said he was glad 10 be back with the Cardinals, that he did not want 10 bc traded and that he expected 70 Win twenty or more games.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

fou can get an answer 10 any writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. b322 New York avenue. Washington. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can ex- other questions will receive a per. sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con. ddential.- Editor.
 Wha. is the average weight Of 6 mule?
 A. It varies from GOO 10 1900 rounds. The average weight Of the larger type Of mule varies between 115o and l4oa pounds.
 e. Who discovered duralumin?
 A. A. Wilson of Berlin, Ger many,
 O. Is Lon Clancy an American?
 A. Yes. He was porn at Colorado Springs, Colo,
 Q. On what date did Palm Sum- day fall in 1895?
 A. April :.
 O. Is there any legal restriction upon the number Of terms a Presi- dent Of the United States may serve?
 A. There is nothing in the L. S Constitution prohibiting a President from serving any number of terms.
 e. Where can one address a let ter to Jack sharkey, the prize fight CT?
 A. In care of lis manager, John ny Buckley. 50 kirkwood Road, Brighton, Mass.
 Q. On what dates will Ash We'd nesday and Easter Sunday fall in 1929?
 A. Ash Wednesday will fall on Feb. 12 and Easter Sunday on March 3l.
 Q. When and where was Sir Roger Easement hanged?
 A. At Pentonrille Prison. Lon- don, at nine o'clock Thursday morn- ing, August 3, 1916.
 Q. Are passports required Of American citizens for direct travel to Mexico or Panama?
 A. No.
 c. How many dimes were coined at the san Francisco Mint in 1894"
 A. Twenty-four.
 Q. How many railroads are there in the United States
 A. 1637.
 Q. What is an interlocutory de- cree of divorce?
 A. It is q provisional or tempor- ary decree issued by the court, but is not final decision of the whole controversy Neither party can re- marry while if is in force.
 e. Who is John Mark in the Bible?
 A. The writer of the second gos- pei, the Gospel of Mark, in the New Testament. He is usually re- forred to a.s Mark. He accompanied Paul on his first missionary tour.
 c. What did the volcanic de- struction of Saint Pierre, Martinique occur and how many lives were lost'
 4. + occurred May &, 1902. The place was utterly destroyed and over 30,000 lives were lost.
 Q. How did the burial of the poor and unknown get the name "potters field?' A. "Potters field" was q pisse of ground, which. according to the statement in Matthew 27:7 was pur- chased by the priests with the thirty pieces of silver rejected by Judas and converted into a burial place for Jews not belonging to the city. The passage reads And they took coun- eel and bought with them the pot ter's field to bury strangers in With us the term denotes the ground where unidentified persons and the bodies of unclaimed paupers are buried and unonbtedly it originated in the transaction quoted from the book of Matthew Where and when was Archduke Francis of Austria assassinated? A. June 2S, 1914 at Sarajevo. | O. Why is the wedding and the 1 yinr worn m thG tbjr1
New Britain herald., 1928-03-05
25 Fears Ago Today (From Paper of That Date)

The Taco Milling Co. Of Bruns- Wick, x. J.. is now engaged in Tn ov- ing into its newly constructed fac tory in Seymour park. and opera tiOns will begin on April 1.
 liquor license has been refused for Park street on the ground that the neighborhood Is unsuitable for saloon.
 At the meeting of the Plaintill. Grange last night J. W. Beach played a p.ano solo.
 The park committee decided al its meeting last evening 10 ask for sGeo he coming year. or $l"o more than last year. Al the solicitation of ff Clerk Thompson, who has an eye