New Britain herald., 1928-01-14
HASIES OF LIFE: WASHINGTON TO
 SEND 25 MILLION TO BEAUIIFY CITY

Washington = Some landmark arc to bo demolished in order that the capitol may be more beautiful Harveys restaurant Polls and the President theater are to como down in . 35S.o00,O00 purchase of private property by the government.
 Ottawa = Newly discovered lakes in northwestern Ontario are to bear the names of martyrs to aviation. Mildred Doran, Princess Lowenstein- Wertheim. Bertaud. Payne, Pulley. Metcalfe and others.
 Washington - There has long been a vacant space ip the historical frieze in the rotunda of the capitol awaiting an event worthy of com- memoration. Representative An- drew of Massachusetts wants con- gross to devote this space to the landing of Lindbergh at Le Bourget.
 Long Beach, Cal. = The jinx per- sists with Leo Diegel. the brilliant and unlucky, who has played mar vicious golf at times and almost won sundry big tournaments. What did he do on Friday the 18th but mis- take the plate glass window of . clubhouse for air and walked right through it, getting so cut that he .ould do only 73 in bandages.
 
 New York Cupid is supersti- tiouA The number of persons ap- plying for marriage licenses on Fri jay the 18th was the lowest on rec ord for one day-42. And only 13 couples were married.
 Washington Major Carey L. Crockett and Private Emil Rastogny desired to prove they were not su- perstitious. They made parachute Jumps from an airplane on Friday the 18th. They are banged up quite bit.
 Chicago Dr. Charles Mayo would treat those afflicted with ar tistic temperament aS gently as . person suffering from any other overdose of stimulant. Temperament in an opera singer is merely the re- action from the stimulus of too much music, he says.
 New York = Wealthy residents of the east eighties are protesting the proposed erection of a seven story Gothic undertaking establishment to cost 31.O00.000 A letter expresses fear that such displays as the Val entino funeral would depreciate pro- perty 15 to 33 per cent.
 Montreal - Wet Quebec has talk ,en in s2ls.50o,00o from tourists in the last five years. The figures come from J. L. Perron, minister of roads
 Constantinople - It is dangerous to make fun of proposed statue to President Renal. For doing such the manager of g humorous periodi- cal will have 20 months in the hoose- gow to repent. and his wealth will be 137 pounds less
 New York A masterpiece, de- picting . New York race track trag- edy is to hang in the Cleveland museum after being viewed here for seven years. Albert R. Ryder's sym bolic painting. showing death with a sickle in hand astride . horse. was inspired by the suicide of a gambler after he had lost his fortune on the Brooklyn handicap. For seven years the painting hung in the Metropoli- tan museum as loan. It has been bought by the Cleveland museum for : SlS,000.
 Philadelphia - Professor Andre Nlorize of Harvard believes that colleges are facing crisis. He has found that as a general rule. stu dent spends no more than 12 hours a week in study and outside activi- ties are amazing.
 Winsted-Friday the 18th brings electrical storm with it. Rain, light ming and thunder send residents scurrying. but do no damage.
 Middletown - Health authorities believe smallpox epidemic ii nearing peak. Middlesex county authorities have yaccinated 1S.000 persons.
 New Haven-F Trust Co. Of Derby, forecloses $75.0O0 in seven per cent bonds of 59 Elizabeth street corporation, subsidiary of A. s. Friend Co.,, theater builders and operators.
 Hartford State health depart ment figures give scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough and diph-