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New Britain herald., 1928-10-19

which have been organized in New York. Several hundred will attend this luncheon and the candidate is expected to advise them to re- double their energies in the fight to capture Governor Smiths home state for the republican national ticket.
 During the afternoon. the nomi- nee will receive republican service men who have been promoting his candidacy and later will rest in his suite before dinner and the speech he is to deliver at Madison Square Garden that night. Vice President Charles G. Dawes also is to speak on the same program, which will be carried to the country over . nationwide radio hookup.
 Front Porch Campaign
 Hoover will spend Monday night in New York and return to Wash ington Tuesday afternoon to con- duct front porch" campaign at his headquarters here during the week intervening before he starts on his last campaign trip which will
New Britain herald., 1928-10-19

take him to his California home where he will vote.
 Since the New York address. which now practically is completed. will be the last in the east. Hoover is expected to make general sum ming up of his position on the vari- ous issues which he has talked about and also to deal more fully with some questions which perhaps are closer to the people of New York city than to those elsewhere.
 While Hoover planned to spend much of his time today at his home he had engagements to meet a num- Der of visitors at his headquarters These included Dr. Hugo Eckenef and three of those who accompan- jed him across the Atlantic in the Graf Zeppelin.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-19

q state. federal or municipal aSent. or graduation from . recognized law school.
 The age limits imposed by the order of the commission stats that all applicants must bs between the ages of n and S7. except in the case of persons entitled to prefsr- encs because of military service.
 Salaries for agents entering the service range from S3.3oo to S3.s0o yearly. The exact salary for each individual is adjusted in accordance with tho qualifications he shows in his examinations and with the duty to which he il assigned.
 When the men arc accepted for the enforcement service. they enter upon . probationary period" of six monthf duration. At the end of that time they become eligible for promotion in proportion to the ef- ficiency they have demonstrated. possible expansion of the corps and vacancies which may occur in high CT positions.
 The commission. in addition to the requirements outlined above, will conduct as searching an investi- gation .as possible into the life of each applicant. 1t is made plain. Fingerprtnts of each man will be taken and traced. school records probed and past employment veri- hed. Lapses in any of these respects will disqualify . candidate. and If not discovered prior to his appoint mert will be regarded as suncient cause for dismissal.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-19
NEW EXAMINATION
 FOR DRY aEUTHS
f6k to h Had in Connecticut
 Citi4 ia Doctmb9
By GEORGE H. MANNING

(wssAinstea Correspondent. N. B. Hsrsld)
 Washfneton. D. C.. Oct. 1s-An- etAef s6orts to i'll the depleted rauks of prohibition enforcement agsnts was inaugurated hero today by the federal government. when the Civil Service Commission an- Aounced its second examination for assnts under the Bureau of Prohi- bition.
 The first examination. held ayear gro, was an almost dis4strous at- tsmpt. Tho tests resulted in gaping holes in the ranks of the enforce ment army when hundreds of appft- cants were unable to pass and thus become eligible. It is understood. however, that many of these in- eligibles are yet serving.
 The examinations will be held To- eally in Connecticut cities at about the time the next congress convenes. early in December. it h believed. Applications must be received It the commiasiou's offices here not later than November 90. and candidates will be notified shortly thereafter as to the exact date and place where they nay bs tested.
 The examinations in Connecticut will ba held in the following cities:
 Bridgeport Danbury. Hartford. Niddletown, New Haven, New Lon- don, Waterbury and Willimantic.
 The tests will consist of three di- wsions: mental quizxes. practical re- ports based on hypothetical cases and training and experience. In ad- dition to tho written examination'an oral interview is required.
 The mental test itself includes two types of questions. those requir- ing decision among . number Of possible actions in a given case and those requiring interpretation by the candidate. The commission cites the following as . typical example of the second type:
 (Which one of tho following sus- sestions ts the best reason why f1n- eerprints arc . means of identifica- ton of criminals? (l) Finserprints are easily obtained. (3)Fingerprints indicate tho character of the indi- vidual. (3) FinGerprints are easily filed. 60 No two fingerprints are exactly alike. (5) FinEerprints may bs obtained without knowledge of the criminal"
 Suggestion No. |. according to the commission. h the model candi- dates reply.
 In order to be eligible to these examinations the minimum exper- fence requirements of the commits sion must bs met. These include either ono years service in the last Ave years In the enforcement of law
New Britain herald., 1928-10-19
HOOVER SCHEDULED
 ID VISIT GOTHAM
InYad@ Smiths Home Town
 Next Monday

Washington. Oct. 19 R - The final thrust Herbert Hoover is to make into eastern territory = his visit to New York city next Monday -is to be much less strenuous than the campaign tours he has made during the last month.
 Street processions and long auto- mobile touring through crowds. which formed large part of his activities on his journey to Newark, Elizabethton and Boston, have been eliminated from the program of his trip to the home town Of his demo- cratic opponent. as have rear plat form speeches and overnight train rides.
 The republican presidential can- dldate will leave here Sunday after noon. arriving in New York in time to have a good nights rest at his hotel. to which he will drive direct ly from the Pennsylvania railroad station. He will be welcomed to the metropolis by Charles D. Hilles. na- tional committeeman for New York; H. Edmund MacHold, state chair- man. and other leaders,
 To Spend Day at Hotel
 Under present plans all of Mon- day will be spent at the hotel. Some party leaders will be guests of the candidate at breakfast. Later during the forenoon, Hoover will receive delegations from various foreign groups and probably will make brief talks to them.
 The nominee will speak again at the hotel luncheon which will be given for state and county chair men and officers of the various in- dependent Hoover-Curtis committees
New Britain herald., 1928-10-19

Colonel Paul V. MCNutt ana MrS. McNutt, whom he met while in training camp in 1918. '-
 Bloomington. Ind, Oct. 1s.-The new national commander of the American Legion is one of those un- happy Americans whose services during the World War were highly essential but not at all spectacular or exciting.
 Colonel Paul V. McNutt, the s7- year-old chieftain of the soldiers organization. knew too much about field artillery for his own good. Be- cause of his knowledge the army authorities kept him at San An tonic, Tex. where he just won elec- ton to the Legion's highest office. training military units. He was con. sidered one Of the foremost theoreti- cal field artillery instructors in the country-and that was just his hard luck.
 Colonel McNutt Is youthful to be a national commander: but then. he has travelled far for his years in other ways. too. He is dean of the Indiana University School of Law. and has been granted . years leave of absence from that post to carry on the duties of his new Legion office. He won the appointment three years ago, having the distinction of being tho youngest man ever made . dean at Indiana.
 Born in Martinsville, Ind. in 1891, McNutt studied at Indiana university. graduating in 1913. and went to Harvard to study law. He finished his law course in 1916, re- turned to Indiana to become an as- sistant professor of law. and on the outbreak of the war joined the army. receiving his training and commits sion as artillery captain at Fort Ben
New Britain herald., 1928-10-19

jamin Harrison.
 He was assigned to San Antonio. and spent the remainder of the war there. having won promotion to . lieutenant colonelcy. He Is now colonel in the reserves and com mander of the 326th field artillery.
 It was in San Antonio that Colonel McNutt met his wife. then Miss Kathleen Timolat. They were mar ried there in 1918. and their recent trip to the Legion convention at San Antonio was a tenth anniversary of their honeymoon.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-19
EMBARRASSING MOMENT

Walnut Creek, Cal, Oct. 19 (UP) Imagine my mbarrassment," Joel w. Bruce we'll might say. when the judge faced turned out to be the guy punched in the nose" But that's what the judge got when he tried to separate Bruce and the man he was fighting for crowding Bruce's car of the road. Judge George Dun- can lost . shirt in the light.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-19
SEEKS STILLS BY PLANE

Clarksdale, Miss. Oct. 19 (UP)- E. s. Chapman. prohibition admin istrator for north Mississippi, will! hunt stills from the air. flying his own plane.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-05-23
SECURITY
l3y Charles o. Brennan

My one desire in life is IL. solute
security. BY means OF Insurance !
planned to realize this desire.
My wife, my children, my house,
my car, everything that is mine, Is
insured, and against any con-
tingency.
Every event that can be- covered by
insurance has received my attention.
My laundry is insured, even my holi-
days are protected against the risk
of rain. Fully alive to the dangers OF
having all my eggs in one basket. ]
hold policies with every company,
and my house is full of periodicals.:
dailies, weeklies, and monthlies.
which offer free insurance. Yet in
spite OF all this l am worried, / do
not really feel secure.
l am still looking for a company
which will insure me against the risk
of being unable to pay my insurance
premiums.
To make my security more secure
I shall not be content unless ! find
another company to insure me
against the risk of not being able
to pay my premiums to the CON-
pany which insures ME against in
ability TO pay my insurance
premiums.
To make my security yet more
secure, l shall further require q
company which will
But perhaps YOU see by now why
| am Worried
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A REST SELLER

How Uncle Sam is in the book
business was amply illustrated IN
the Associated Press dispatch from
Washington which told of the prep
aration of the 1928 yearbook of the
Department of Agriculture.
Why doesn't the government per-
nit one of the regular book pub
fishers to get out this popular book
for the agricultural regions? The
answer is that Uncle Sam is in the
book publishing business and does
the work on a large scale.
Farmers throughout the country
will receive 100000 copies. True
most of them will be given them
free of chargc-to those who have
gone 70 the trouble Of notifying
their congressman-but in addit'on
TO that many thousands OF the 1900
page volume will be sold.
A private publisher could gel
out lust as good a farm book. But
he would charge at least several
dollars a copy for it. and the c'rcu-
lation among farmers as a result
would be far less than 1t is under
Government auspices and much less
good would accrue to the farming
industry.
The government has utilized 1oo
linotypes and monotype machines
on this job and 1000 employees have
been busy producing the book. Ana
one need not overlook the 1ac1
that it is only one Of the many
volumes and pamphlets put out b!
Uncle Sam.
So far as the government print
ing nlant is concerned, it is in busi-
ness with a vengeance. The con-
rressmen who oppose the govern
ment in business would be the las'
70 claim that the government shoula
kick itself out of the book ana
pamphIet publishing business YET
what il the difference between be
irp IN the book business and beng
In the power business: In prlnclpio
none at all.
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airport OF New York. rather than
Barren Island, which New York city
purchased some time ago with that
purpose in view. While New York
has prepared to spend 100000 on
Barren Island some time Newark
has gone forward and provided an
airport of COO acres at cost of mil
lions and is to become the New York
terminus for the airmail lines.
Notification by the post office de-
partment that the three airnail lines
serving New York are to use the
Newark airport beginning August !
is the official step in this direction.
At present the airmail lines utilize
Hadley Field at New Brunswick, n.
]. In the transportation OF mail that
is nearly two hours distant from the
New York post Office. whereas New
ark is only o5 minutes away.
Few people have realized, per-
haps. that in sending an airmail let
ter to New York the time OF
arrival at that city would be two
hours later than the arrival Of the
plane.
The Colonial air transport lines
were the first to sign up to use the
Newark airport, doubtless realizing
that the airmail from Boston 10
New York was rather weak with a
landing field two hours from the
metropolis. post officially speaking.
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THE PItl<NILIi
TRIANGLE,

I'll, t,,arola in p1ain,i1lo at
<eu britain a,.nu. and Cook
u,root 1as La.n constructed n be
al, aa,.,nt,.,. IN ,,o.oris+e Tna idea
,-as an rigbt b,, tho avacutiou
tl,.,.o, leaves rom, for do,,ht
Tho ,ri,pg,. ia <.u Rritainit.s is
.ba. fo,r,,.a a+ tb. i,uc,ion of ,h,,
G,,ot,,i1,, and l.,y,,inoton roads
,h.eo heino .1,o ,,a,,,,.. of The etr..ts
* mar. oan.r.,IIv known. here
.ho,, W. ,r,,,io, ttis noiut tina,
tharc he M doi,,t .s ia y hat MIR
1icular 500, * meant
Some time ago the roadway AT
This noirt VAS vld.ned thereby
making il easier for autoists swing
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LONGW0RTH WON'T
BUY HIS license
Offers $40 for Copy Of Marriage
Certificate

Philadelphia, May eS.-tA-
Pretty steep price, was the COM
ment OF Nicholas Longworth, speaker
of the house of representatives, re.
garding the auctioning here yester-
day OF a copy OF his marriage license
for SCI, d bid topping his offer by
Sill.
The document. issued in 1906.
authorizing the marriage or
Mr.. Longworth and Alice Roosevelt,
daughter of former President Theo-
dore Roosevelt, was part OF the
autograph and document collection
of David NJ. Newbold, and was sold
in the auction rooms of S. V. Henkel
TO F. G. Sweet OF Battle Creek,
Mich.
Henkel said Mr.. Longworths
secretary telephoned hilA the speaker
would like to get the license, but
limited the bid to SO. On my own
responsibility raised the bid to $40.
Henkel said, but thought it wise to go
no higher.
1T is beyond me how the license
got into the Newbold collection" Mr..
Longworth is quoted as saying.
There We're three or four copies is
sued. One went to the officiating min
ister one was for the probate court
and another for the marriage license
bureau. and / believe the other went
to President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Il remember the late president
was friendly with Newbold of
Philadelphia, and maybe it was his
copy that got into the collection.
However l can't understand why the
copy should be worth $o1."
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rs Years Ago Today

The ma chincry is in full operation
today at the two openings 10 'i'e
sewer tunnel, one being between the
railroad track and East street ana
the other across the hill 1,o4s feet
away. The trench at the west end
is about 20 feet deep and 80 feet
long while the eastern one is much
longer.
Rev. J. f. klingberg, pastor OF
the Swedish Baptist church, mas
been notified of the gift to the
church of a lot on Osgood avenue
TO be held in reserve as site 1or a
chapel.
It is reported that Lieut.. Col. {, II.
Moore will resign. as his military
duties interfere with his business.
While Mrs. C. +. Smith was
driving through West Main street
last evening. q bicyclist ran into hei
CONVEYANCE. The wheelman was up
set and his wheel broken.
The plans for the new paroe hlal
residence Of St. Joseph's parish haNt
been completed by Caldwell & Crab
tree. The house. to be built OF
South Main street north OF th'
church. will cost about $1,000.
, senator +. l.. Wilcox is again fay
oring A. w. Epson for prosecuting
attorney of the Berlin town cour'
. instead of for Judge.
/ Peter Crona will leave town TINS
evening or tomorrow morning anc
will sail from New York FRIDAY
morning on the steamer Cedric. nc
will visit his old home in Carts
! brona. Sweden, and travel extensive
| Is through that country.
The mayor read his message to INC
council last evening. 1t was only
bout 200 words long and urgee
careful attention to economy. i
also directed that the council SEE
that street sprinklng be considered
and committee investigate how
! this is done in other cities.
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left into the highway: and this ap-
pears more dangerous than the 9TH
er manner.
When an automobile driven by
one Hills turned from the Farming
ton road. or Cook street. into the
road to New Britain some time ago
Hills took the usual turn to the left
of the triangle. And, it is said. was
close to it. Another car at the
same time made the turn from New
Britain into the Pennington road.
and there was crash.
Two Plainville constables who ap-
peared told Hills he was doing right
by passing to the left of the tri-
angle. as all other motorists did the
same and to the best Of ! heir knowl-
edge that was the intention when
the triangle was built.
When the inevitable argument to
fix blame was heard in a lower
court the court held that Hills was
on the proper side of the highway.
An appeal being taken by the La
hility insurance company to the Su-
perior court, the result was re-
versal of the finding Of the lower
court.
The result is that no liability in
surance money changes hands.
We need not bother our heads
about the court verdicts: but what
every motorist has right to know
is lust what is the right way 10 drive
in getting by this Plainville tri-
angle?
The right way. in the case of a
motorist coming from Pennington
TO New Britain. cannot be to drive
around the triangle to the right be-
cause the turn is SO sharp it is dan
serous in view of traffic conditions:
indeed. it is dangerous under any
conditions.
What is necessary. however, in or
der TO leave no doubt as to the IN
tention of the authorities as to the
proper way to drive around the TIL
angle, is that there should be signs
or road markings. Complaints have
reached this office as to the condi-
tons incident to the triangle and III
view OF their general tone il seems
logical that at such an importaN vi
tersection no one be left in doubt as
to the proper course to take.
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4 NEW BRIDGE

Thonas,on. the clock town on the
liahWay west of Tcrryville. has o
new bridge costing S25o.ooo. When
it was opened May . without tor
mllity nor any ether sort OF recog-
milton by the town authorities the
Thomaston Express waAed eloquent
in its wrath and demanded 10 knoE
whether that was the proper spirit
for a live town.
We are pleased 10 mention this
new bridge. feeling confident there
are some New Britain motorists who
will be glad 10 look il over to deter
mine whether il would b" good
model for q Wen known sad site in
this city
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A. It became effective September

A. 1t became effective September
%. 1928.
9. What is the value of a United
States nickel five cent piece dated
1862
A. Collectors offer to Is cents.
Q. What state produces the
largest crop of peanuts:
A. North Carolina. The prelimi-
nary figures for 1926 show a produc-
ton of 19o,120,o00 pounds.
Q. What is the axis upon which
the earth turns"
A. The earth's axis does not
actually exist, like the axle of a
wheel. but is merely an imaginary
line through the center OF the earth
from pole to pole.
@. How long and how wide are
the airplane carriers Lexington
and Saratoga
A. They are SIS feet long and
LOG feet wide.
Q. Where in the United States
has the highest temperature been
recorded:
A. Death Valley in California.
Q. What is the capital of Alaska "
4. Juneau.
Q. On what date did Easter Sun
day fall in 1893"
A. March "a.
Q. What is a certified check?
A. 1t is one that has written or
stamped on its face certified.
good" or an equivalent phrase and
the signature of the cashier or pay
ing teller indicating that the drawer
has funds on deposit to pay it and
that the money has been set aside.
G. In what city is the Mayo
Clinic located?
A. Rochester Minnesota.
o. What is the derivation and
meaning of the name Nenzel?
A. It is derived from the Slavic
and means 'crown Of glory.
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THE TELEPHONE OPERATOR
l3y Vivian Roth

Although her Christian name was
Pearl
Her turpitude was strange,
She was the most abandoned girl
Who worked at the Exchange;
Her conduct made subscribers groan
At mention Of the telephone!
She kept men waiting all day long
Until they were enraged,
Then either gave them numbers
wrong
Or said they We're engaged:
She often woke them up at night
To ask them if their lives were right!
One day it CHANGED the home Of
Pearl
Was burgled! All alone
In panic this unhappy girl
Rushed to her telephone,
And screamed to the police to stir
Themselves to save her home and
her.
But force of habit held its sway,
And, when they put her through,
These words were all that she could
say
although the thieving crew
Their pilfering zeal redoubled):
Wrong number; SORRY you've been
troubled"
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DENYING A BUS ROUTE

The Public Utilities Commission
was in rather a predicament in con-
nection with the application of the
mcdonnell brothers of Bristol for
the extension of their bus line iran
Pennington to Hartford. The line
row extends from Bristol to Farm
ington and il seems logical to think
its extension to Hartford. especially
if routed through section now not
served by bus or trolley lines, would
be an advantage both to the bus
owners and the public.
1t was none of the business OF the
New Haven railroad, the Connect
cut company or the New England
Transportation company. These con-
Germs. although they have labored
under the delusion they have
natural right to transportation
monopoly in Connecticut, have no
moral right to stand in the way OF
public transportation needs. But
they do it all the same. and scarcely
had the Macdonald brothers placed
their petition before the p. Z. c.
than similar petition was presen-
ted bv the New England Transport
tation company: and the New Haven
railroad. eager to undermine the
chances of the enterprisins Bristol
nus owners, circulated petitions on
it's trains between Hartford ana
bristol in the endeavor to get pa
trans to signify their belief that the
railroad service between the two
| cities is adequate.
The p. U. C. naturally was In a
ouandarv. It naturally could not
turn down the petition of the Brls-
toll firm and give the franchise TO
the New England Transportation
/ company; that would have looked
entirely too bold, as the Bristol pc
, tition was first upon the scene ana
ON this score alone would have been
! entitled to preference. So 1t turned
down both petitions. sort or 500
mons verdict that merely results IN
! irritation to the public which feels
that bus transportation along q
,ou,o not now served is necessary 10
! its convenience.
II Is hard to locate competition IN
such a bus route for either inc
Connecticut company h"l"eel
/ I'nionville and Hartford. or 10 the
New Haven between Bristol ana
Hartford. considering that the pro-
nosed bus extension would open W
a new terri1 ory. It is said the public
generally is greatly disappointed al
the denial OF the bus privilege ano
in our opinion the disappointment j.
justified.