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New Britain herald., 1928-01-28
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The charge frequently is made that Americans are mercenary race. worshipers of the goddess success and chasers after the d. mighty dollar.
 Proof that the charge is not true is found in the constant increase in. the expenditures for schools throughout America. Schools repre- sent idealism in democracy.
 Such mercenary thtnss as new po- lice stations, improved streets. addi- tisnA fire stations, and almost all other civic enterprises can wait 70 long as there is need for new school buildings. This is the story in almost all cities.
 This attitude towards education means recognition of the fact that the rights of the oncomins genera i, ton are placed ahead of everything , else, that they cannot be ignored, that delay cannot be brooked 1 It is the quintessence Of tdealism; 1 something for pride. if we care to feel that way.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28
AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS


 Governor Fuller of Massachusetts is being roundly congratulated upon his budget message. which called for tax reduction of $s,6oo.ooo. The recommendation to the legislature calls for appropriations and taxation on a level closely approximating pre-war days.
 This is the governors answer to the plan for wholesale salary in- creases for state ofAcials, cam paisn that has gotten under way on Beacon hill. The Bay state governor not only is opposed to increases-al- though admitting there may be in- equalities which should be eQualtzed but has shown where large sav- inEs can be made in other directions.
 Talking about economy is one thing; practicins it is quite another. The governor of Massachusetts has shown he knows how to improve on talk about 1t by taking appropriate action.
 Bay state politicians, however may possess a different viewpoint One way to get votes is to feed fOd. der to the boys. That is one of the weaknesses Of the system which makes sport of the taxpayers money.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

i a waxql1y ~ fAe AAarts h the breests ek haee WAass aneestoss helped 4to penetrats ths widerness. \ man MitA . AAna which rslls off the taaQsa easfay - net better Amer icAa seF that se4son thAn one whoes nane 4af3as pronunciation. If yeu Nant proof of that stroll through tAe CaNTt af AaaoF 1t Wahut Hhi park sNA rad tho platas oa jtS dsn- hle Fank ef MeH,erial ahaftk Thsre you Will ftAd nearay every ne&ioas of the weFld senrssanted hy men who died in the capse Of justice.
 netnctnrs wPuM not be e vehe- ment # thAy rehd tho surssy tn to- days Herald. It makes us want to dne Yankee DeedIe" with . Cosl- idos twanx. by sash.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28
2s Nars Ago Today (From Paper of That Date)

At special meeting of the Porter & Dyson company hsld last night the following were elected directors: P. Corbin. A. Corbin. end George E. Dyson. The resignation of F. w.. Porter a president and M. c. Porter as secretary and treaaurer. were re- ceived and accepted. P. Corbin was elected president and George B. Dy- son secretary-treaaurer.
 Co. I held . rattling smoker in its headquarters at the armory last night, with Captain A. H. Griswold preaiding. Ex-Captain w. J. Raw linss, ex-Lieutenant-Colone A. L. Thompson, Captain W. W. Bullen. H. L. Curtis and c. H. Mitchell were guests of honor. The following civil officers were elected at the annual meeting: Treasurer. Captain A. H. Griswold; historian. Sergeant W. J. Dyson; company clerk, Private Eddy N. Smith; janttor. James Hattings. Important developments are prom ised at the annual meeting of the Russwin Lyceum Stock company Monday afternoon. The lease is al present held by Thomas J. Lyncf and J. Claude Gilbert. who havt manaeed the theater tince the, moved from the Opera House ter wear, ago to cater to the tastes O the amusement loving people of NeN Britain in . more pretenttous struc
 ture, It is understood that wher their lease runs out they will seve' connections. Jacques of Waterbur. is sald to be after the lease. but tn
 sentiment ts for the retaining 0 control by New Britain men.
 1 Al . sequel to the trolley acct
 dent involving cockhsht spectator
 last Saturday night, Attorney c. F
 Conlou has flied notice of an ap
 peal for damages on behalf of on
 of the men who were in the carriag
 which the trolley struck.
 With February the Boys club wi
 pass its 18th birthday. It now ha 4s3 members. The officers of tn
 club are: President, H. D. Humph rey; secretzry. Mrs. c. B. Stanley
 treasurer, M. s. Wizard; directors, J J, Noper, Mrs. W. E. Atwood. F , B. Humason, E. NJ. Hubert, Mrs. \ ! J. Coholan. M c. Webster.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28
Observations On ne Weather

Washington. Jan. 2s.-Forecast for eoutheen New England: Cloudy Saturday, probably light snow. sun- day generally fair, colder in western Massa chusetts and Connecticut.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy, possibly light snow. colder Saturday: generally fair Sunday.
 Conditions: The disturbance tha was centered over Lake su- perior yesterday morning has moved southwe0eward over Lake Huron Tho indications gre for light snowi Saturday night or Sunday in south. ern New England.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

bssa . recorded ts1uctisa of all othsr smoking co1Austiblss.
 Connecticut's tobacco industry has been laboring for several years un- der | falling market and the num- ber of methods devised to stimulate . greater consumption of cigars have been diverse and devious. None of them have worked. Cigarette con-' sumption increases yearly. and the remainder of the industry expet- euces . decrease. What the Connectt- cut tobacco industry losss fs more than gained by the cigarette tndus- try of North Carolina. where most of the governments smoke revenues are collected.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28
TAXES FROM SMOKE

The millions of smokers in the United States had an opportunity, If they happened to note the figures, to sec what beneficent taxpayers they are. The most lowly individual who smokes his blackened pipe and likes it has contributed to the which the government obtained as revenue from the to- bacco industry in 1927. This is a larger sum than the estimated ex- penditure for the U. s. navy next year.
 The smoke tax ie one that mo- body is supposed to feel. It is one of those indirect taxes which ia highly lucrative to the government yet scarcely noticeable to the payee.. As a matter of fact, a goodly portion of the high" prices charged for tobacco, cigars and cigarettes since the var is due to the inevitable tax, which was hoisted during the conflict and has remained in a high altitude ever &nce.
 The report Of the internal revenue department, which has just beeE
 made, also forms healthy reading for the Connecticut tobacco growinl
 ndustry--entirely too healthy. il
 fact It is related therein that the to
 bacco tax increased by nearly S16,
 900 900 last year but that the entir
 increase was due to the larger con
 sumption of cigarettes there havinl
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28
MN NMN ROAD
 E ASSET ID CITY
Attracts Custones Residing in NsiBhbaias @nlnudtik

What a difference!" This is a daily remark as motorists roll over the new highway. in their more .or less expensive cars, between the New Britain city line and Worthing- ton Ridge in Berlin. Only . shor. while axo the lives of motorists forced to travel over Beach Swamp road was q constant nightmare as they thought of tho narrowing ex- periences they had to endure. The surface of q washtoard was smooth in comparison to the Berlin high way. When a driver struck the road the car began to heave and roll like a ship lost at sea in & storm. Through pure physical strength the unlucky driver managed to maintain a grasp on the all-important steer ing wheel. His mind was keyed to, q high and feverish pitch as he strain. ed his ears to catch the sound of a blow out or the sinking sensation enc endures as the springs decide to give up the fight and the car sinks on the rear axel with sudden ..olt. If 8 car succeeded to make .he stretch without any apparent dam age a word of prayer frequently passed through the lips of the navi- gator which generally changed into harsher language the next day as the motor began to miss or some un- explainable sound kept up con- tinual rattle from hidden recesses , under the car. Drivers were unable even to think of making time as they journeyed through Berlin. It was just matter of getting through the stretch without damaging the vehicles.
 Harmful to Business Interests l Strangers coming to New Britain were astouished at the deplorable condition of the highway and their opinion of New Britain dropped 50 per cent before they glimpsed the first houses on South Main street. Visitors in many cases were forced /, to detour through other ways in i order to reach New Britain and much valuable time was lost by business men who needed every 1 minute. The result was that New I Britain lost the business of custo- ], mers who were willing to trade in /, New Britain but who would rather i do their trading in Hartford, Meri-
 den or Middletown rather than travel over the Berlin road in order to get here.
 The new highway represents one Of the biggest accomplishments Of the state highway department dur
 ing 1927. It has raised the stock Of Berlin q hundred fold.
 i Better Fire Department Serske The new road guarantees better
 fire protection from New Britain. The engines are able to reach Ber-
 lin a short time after the alarm is
 rounded, giving local property own
 CTS a fair chance of having their
 houses or business buildings saved.
 The highway will be kept in first
 class condition by the state highway
 department. During the winter snow
 will prove trifling matter. Men will be at work clearing the road within
 an hour after the storm has started.
 All in all; the people of New Brit
 ain and Berlin are we'll pleased with
 the new highway and nothing but
 admiration and prsdse is heard from autoists who travel on the former "Washboard Boulevard"
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28
1.sao MURDERED

Canton, Jan. zs @-Advices from the northern borders of Canton province today told of the sacking of two border villages and the mur- der of 1,6O0 men, women and chil- dren. There are no Americans in the vicinity.
 Four thousand alleged communists from Human province staged the raid on the villages. No other details l woeo given.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

The new auditorium being built in Houston for the Democratic conven- ton is designed to be cool. tts stdes beine desiened to catch the breezes from the Cult. But how about the hot air from Alabama, if you get what we mean.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

A congressional committee having asked officials of the Brown Bover company to explain the proposed four-day passenger and mail serv- ice from New London to Europe, the city on the Thames has renewed its faith that 1t eventually will become | great ocean port. New London has the. faith and hope: the critics or cynics will supply the charity.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

:. It rot into the papers that when the American Bankert association held ,tts convention in Houston the city was not exactly dry. Now what does that signify, we wonder. In view of the convention to take place there in June?
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

The ballyheo and commotlon ca,ased in Paris by the government barring visits by "epera pepas" to tha ladies of the ballet behind the scenes indicates that opera in Paris .depends upon more than music for it's popularity.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

Automobiles cost less, but the harassed autoist is confronted with an increase of IS per cent i'll acci- dent liability insurance. Thus every one owning car has financial stake in the reduction of accidents. Every time damage il done by col lision the others have to help pay for it.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

The budget Of the German repub- he calls for 100000 marks as ! subsidy for aircraft this year which helps to explain why commercial ayiatfon ig 70 successful thereabouts. Nothipr succeeds like . subsidy except in the good old U. s. A.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

Senator Bingham's effort to have q o.asidautial .cosnmiasion investigate the s-< disaster to the exclusion o3 all other commissions has gone for naught. There will be . p. C., all right. but there also will be a con- sressional commission. It looks from this distance that mutual distrus& ss not altogether unknown in Wash ington.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

The city's youth have taken a step forward i'll the schools; which Of course reminds dutiful parents of how time is passing, and soon the children vii know more than the parents can remember.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28
'Eact, a1'd EancIiiaI
Modern version: There's no plaee

Modern version: There's no plaee h0me-lke."
 The average failure who says he has always done his belt should add the word friends"
 atill. 1t may not be wise to make Hoover President. You don't use . steam engine to run | sewing ma chine. ~s .
 If the dead can look back from the spirit world, Monroe prol ably doesn't recognize his doctrine.
 New altbi: My dear. flirted with woman just to worry you and help you lose weight"
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

The question developing ts .~hAther Senator Reed and Governor smith will fight according to the Marsuis of Queensbury rules or with soft gloves. Or will 1t be just another of those cat and dcg fights.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

That maple zap said to be run- nine in New Britain ts too much Nike hootch. And the live caterpillar found must have been looking for | place to keep warm.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

OntTW1ec, 1ON TC NThcCts
 Mrs. Sanders: What beautiful little boy! And what big blue eyes he has and what golden hair! Dim- ples. too, hasn't he? We'll. we'll. I didn't know your baby was 50 big and strong"
 Mrs. Graham: That's not . dim- pie, it's freckle, and the eyes aren't blue. they're brown. That's not golden hair. either, it's . dirty blonde, and. moreover. it isn't 4 boy - it's a girl. This is Mrs. Hart's baby-1'm taking care of 1t this afternoon"
 -MrA L T. Blum. She was a plasterer's daughter, but she loved & wise crack. Copyright. 1923, Reproduction Forbidden).
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

We have been wondering what De- came of the old fashioned New En9land winter until we read of that snoyytorm in New York state.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

A nick town is one you are out of by the time you can get into high gear.
 Modernism: Buying beautifully designed radiator cap with soma kind of car attached.
 Some day | Latin will have more than sixty followers and then he'll have to invent a new rank. He couldn't be a mere ''General."
 Save the surface and you save alr' is a good paint slogan. But a pretense of friendship can't make South America forget intervention
 Americanism: Blaming all Of the country's troubles on Prohibition or Equal Suffrage or whatever you don't like.
 Who cares a boot about the f. 2. b. price of a car? Why don't they tell us how much 2 month? 1 There's one great advantage in be- ing President. A man learns where to ret clothes that fit.
 There's one way to get rid of an oil-stock salesman. You can offer to swap him the Garman marks you have been holding as m investment
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

Hoover's religion having been looked into, the presidential contest beKins to take on the appearance Of . religious festival.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

Question:: Is stronghold a stronghold when Sandino has aban- doned 1t for another?
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

Commendahe contractions: TO- nite''-in theater adk "Thru'-'n thea4rical titles And yet some folk claim the. stage does not educate.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

When it is sought to make an esti- mate look important it is termed conservative"
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

Someone has asked us If "ain't" is a good word It "ain't" if you have time to say isn't.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

It isn't stupidity that keeps the people from reading "htgh-b. ow' books. It is the fact that the high brow writer hasn't the wit to avoid being dull.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28
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 The only profitable adv@eaang sasolum in the City. Circulation eooke and pres cee@ always open to advsstissrs. 'a Nes,her ss the Aassaieee9 tsees Tho Associatsd Prees h s9ctoave0 sn. ail nsvs credited to k or ns< ethstwse. credited in this papaf end also aoce' pewv published therein.
 Neahsr Asat 0sseee = C1ssneseo .htrh furn,shes nsvepepere end advese NH with strictly honest anaiyes = circusat,on. Our circulation slattstaee ers t.ss4 unon this audit. Thte t2Snrss pro. tectisu sga,nst fraud in saw.psper dse. tribution figures to both national ans local advertisers.
 rhs Herald is oa saie daily In Ne1 vork at Hotaling'e NaU1geand. T10ee sausse; schultx's Nsvutande 1eesacs Icrand Centr1l. 42ad 0efest
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28
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Wjn bo togWQS0e9 eo 3A1 vNsN
 Y Now's the Tlsse to Practice Or
 FeuCoea1ea3 We must expact the Icy walk
 Thess Aays-that thing to cuse~ But Fun Shop Felka, tho icy talk
 Should never come from usl . GopA Ennugh!
 Waitress: shall l bring you. . peach, sir?" s'
 Diner: No. you'u do!'
 -Mrs. Lyman N. nellis.
 The Fun shop Ne~' wees'!
 A man who was having . tooth drawn while under an anesthstto got out of the chair and smashed every window in tho oftice.
 He evidently believed in paneten dentistry! s '
 IAnlbersh The author of Three Weeks" de- clares that Lindbergh hasn't it" but, zee, That fellow doesn't need 1t much as long as he holds onto "we!"
 Intesna&taoal
 A FrenchnAn claims to have 1n- vented . mirror that always makes its beholder- look charming.
 Ladies are of the opinion that 1t is worth looking into. anyway! Diplouaattc! We're friendly now with Mexico. The nations joy in this we share Soon we expect to hear the news They've found . lot of oil down tAere! An apple pie weighing more than a ton was cooked at Yakima, Wash ington.
 Fun Shop contributor says hia wife has never made a pie as big al that although her pastry is yer, hard for its size! Too Loving3
 Buckley: go Morley divorced hi wife. I can't understand it. Every one loved her."
 M...y: That was the trouble. HI came home one day and found tn tfellow next door loving her!" Julia F. sammis The Movie Title Writer and tn Headline Writer Get Together! l (1magtned by Juliet Tuckman)
 Movie Title Writer: Came tn dawn. and with it, Mir. Fowler. Ho' lare you?"
 1 Headline Writer: "'Quite Well Admits Fowler When Queried b Movie Man; Offers Cigar"
 Movie Title Writer: "As the eater pillar welcomes cabbage. so do welcome this cigar"
 i, Headline Writer: Well Know Newspaper Man Invites Friend { Apartment to Meet Mate, Riddles.
 Movie Title Writer: "As tn whispering pines on enchante mountain slopes shake their head in the crisp breeze. 70 must I shak mine. Grief such as known b mothers over the eternal resttn places over their loved ones ovel .whelms me e plead . previor engagement"
 Headline Writer: "'How abo, Poker Contest Some Ever IQuery Put to Famous Titls Writel Is Reminded of Games in Pas Newspaper Man Wants to Get Eve lsays."
 Movie Title Writer: That Night
 Headline Writer: Headline Wri Ter Asks $10 Loan; Broke. Is Ple' Need~ Aid"
 Movie Title Writer: "Later!" Headline Writer: "Will Prol Loan Ban: In Rage, Fowler Bi' False Friend Goodbye: Will R member Insult, Claims" l. Movie Title Writer: "And . de perate lover plants . tender ki upon the upturred face of the Q who means the world to him.
 must I, like the sinking sun cFeepil '- down over the dull horizon, bid v \ an everlasting farewell!" 1t Headline Writer: "'Go Jump tt Lake Advises Headline Man s Bum Departs" . . ,-! Movie Title Writer: "FlN16!"
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

The chap who marries for money doesn't need much vocabulary: just "Gimme" and "Yes, Ma'am."
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

It will help you to be philoso- pher if you will try to remember what you were excited and indignant about at this time last year.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

One thin1 that makes the re- formers job hard ts the fact that people look him over and see ID particular advantage III becoming like him.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28
CONNECTICUT FINANCES
ON UP GRADE

There is such . thing as doubling
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

Correct this sentence: we nave +wo doctors," said the villager, and they never knock one another. Copyright 1928. Publishers
 Syndicate.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28
Too Loving!

Buckley: go Morley divorced his wife, I can't understand it. Every one loved her."
 M...y: That was the trouble. He came home one day and found the fellow next door loving her!"
 Julia F. sammis.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

This age is-uaid to be the frank est that the world has ever known, but at about this state of the year and again in June-events occur
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

rhs Herald s on saie daily In Ne1 york at Hotaliug's NeWeseand. 11Mes sauere; schultx's NswatandA 1esfsaee crsnd Central, 42nd 0tfsst
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

Twenty-Five years ago: Brown derbies commanded re spect.
 Women wore high shoes and sev- eral other things not highly popular now. Mustaches were measured Oy width, breath and thickness.
 Kaiser Bill was quite . boy. The youngsters believed in santa Claus. Political inclinations divided families and split up homes. l Dances began at p. m. and end ed four hours later. Strawberry festivals were quite the rage. in season of course. 'What'll you have?" was a fa- miliar expression. Present day bootleggers were still shining shoes.
 People were old at 50.
 Divorces ostracized the parties lconcerned. I ''Twenty-three-skidoo" was a cur rent slang expression. ] Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model" was current theatrica success.
 i Athletes wore hirsute adorn ments.
 The Teapot Dome was one Of thu wonders of nature.
 This age is-uaad to be the frank est that the world has ever known but at about this state of the year
New Britain herald., 1928-01-28

A nick town is one you are out of by the time you can get into high gear.