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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

Use only. They are Pennsylvania,
Ohio, New York and New Jersey. In
Pennsylvania. with four prisons.
there was no unemployment In two
of them and in the other two unem-
ployment totalled only II per cent.
the latter including sickness and
other causes. In Ohio. with four
penal institutions, employment Is
found for all except the disabled. in
firm and subnormal. In the four
four prisons of New York nearly all
prisoners are employed. In New
Jersey more prisoners are employed
than under contract labor.
Connecticut, if as progressive as
its citizens want it to be, should
have been among the vanguard to do
away with prison contracts, instead
of attempting to retard most
wholesome reform.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
,inds shifting to west laAs this sf-

5
windA shifting to west lats this sf-
ternoon.
.conditions-The disturbance that
was central over the uppee Mis-
sissippi valley yesterday meFnthg
has moved eastward and " now
central over Ontario. 1t has caused
local showers during the past -
hours from Minnesota to Maine.
and a. far south ~ Kentucky.
Pleasant weather prevails this morn
ing in nearly all districts east Of
the Rocky Mountains except IN the
eastern portions of the lake region
and the northern portions Of New
England.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
cloudy weather with mild temporal
ture followed by fair and slightly
cooler.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
IS Year, Ago Today

Charles Parsons thas been pro- |
NOTED to be second vice president |
of the r. g. T.. Corbin Mfg. Co., sue
cecding c. NJ. Jarvis. Mr. Parsons
has been assistant treasurer
New Britain High completely out
classed Meriden at Electric field
Saturday and won by II to 0. avenS-
ing u previous IL to defeat.
Chamberlain played a great game
at fullback. ably assisted by Flana-
gan, Kallberg. Roche and Teich.
The town election tody was ex-
pectcd to bring out only a light vote.
Up to 3so'ciock the total of ballots
cast was 3.3SS against 300 a year
ago. The principal issue seemed to
be consolidation.
The annual meeting OF the Mems
sunday union of the South church
! wa. held last night. Judge James
! f.. Cooper was elected president. J.
c. Moody vice president. +. w.
Schultz chairman of the Sunday eve
! ming committee. and George II. Dy-
son chairman of the lookout and in
vitation committee.
The barn OF Samuel Welinsky on
Willow street was destroyed by fire
Saturday night and three horses
were burned to death.
4 A tube in the Connecticut Co.
boiler room on Chestnut street blew
up last night and there was excite
ment for A while. For a while II
10 1,
tition Of the tragedy of a year ago.
but the only real damage was to
workman's coat This coat. belong
ing to James Ryan. was burned UP
and it contained Ryan's pay.
James Sheath. whose pay as per-
manent driver has long been bone
of contention between the mayor
and the fire commissioners, today
received check from the city
auditor for S1ss55, his pay in full
from July to October 1. A com
promise by which he was paid fol-
only tlye days Il week was arrived
at, and the fire department mixuI
is now over. In the future he vii
lie paid, like the other drivers, fol
SIX days a week.
T. H. johnson was in the delega
ton from the Putnam Phalanx tina
; attended the banquet given for thu
, Ancient and Honorable Artillery o
London by the First Infantry o
Providence Saturday night.
DIR. A. r. johnson returned from
, Maine Saturday night with two dee
, as evidence of his skill, as trophy
John Burns Of Vine street has re
turned to his city after three years
service or the hospital staff of tn
United States army. He spent tw
years in the Philippines.
The High school football player
armed with red fire, called on Prin
cipal Alsers at his Lenox Place HON
: last night. He invited them in an
S RECALLED them with stories Of his ow
football days.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
A MEAN TRICK

There is law against giving mis-
information to newspapers-or a,
least, there ought to be. However,
we won't waste time on that point.
The other day citizen, filled with
indignation, brought Hoover blot
ter into the sacred precincts OF these
environs. saying he had taken it
from the equally sacred environs OF
the post office and wanting to know
how it was that the post office was
allowed to be used as a political
football.
Sorry to relate. we agreed and
wrote little piece about this i'm
portant public issue. Then all seemeu
we'll.
Suddenly another indignant citi-
zen arrived in view and In his hand
he had the entire blotter. 1t seems
the second human personification OF
indignation was the printer whose
presses had churned out the blotter.
What he paused to show was the
blotter he had produced, sort Of
mongrel political blotter. with
Hoover riding an elephant on one
side and Smith riding donkey on
the other.
1t seemed that some Jealous
Hoover fellow or fcllowess coming
upon the blotter or blotters In the
post Office, had carefully removed
the Smith portion, leaving only the
Hoover section for the surprised
gaze Of lost Office patrons.
We call this a mean trick, If not
dirty and ornery trick. especially II
it results in even a wideawuke news
paper Office falling for it.
All we have to say In conclusion
Is that the Smith legions In this town
should be more alert. If they find
double barreled political blolters in
public places, well and good: don't
touch them. but ii they find tina,
some inspired Hoover helpers hav.
removed the Smith portion from
said blotters. let them Immediately
remove the Hoover portion. Then
not even an editor can be fooled.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

teasive passacAl acqMaintaAce.
His auelal llfe csos1d On tl.s
4th II leceysallcr, 15e1, =
n his 15th ycas.
It viii be noticed that Mr.. Wall
didn't do bad 1t all. ~ He PULLED
81 YEARS. Just imagine
though what he could have accom-
plished with = few yeast cakes
The next II ] series Of puns In
scribed by the survivors OF John
Scott, = Cincinnati brewer:
lpor JOHN SCOTT lies hurled hese;
Although he was both halo and
Dsath stretched him On the hitter
bter.
In another world he hops about.
Can't Reat 1t!
Boyd-How's the telephone ser
vice In this town?
.Davis-0reat. The OYER night ]
called up = girl and proposed. but
she turned mo down.
Boyd-What's that got to do with
It?
Davis-Listen. Within five seconds
after l hung up. central called and
asked me II shed do!
Ella A. Lund
Copyright. 1923. Reproduction
Forbidden)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

Another way to get high blood
pressure is to be 4 waiter and stand
in patient silence while a flapper
makes up her mind what to order.
Example of husband being 9ener-
Gus: I'VE can't afford both. Nary;
50 you get your teeth fixed and III
wait"
Mush: That thick stun made OF
corn meal. Also the stuff bound In
limp leather.
The cost of the campaign must
include damage to the self-respect
Of those who get mad when they
discuss It.
There's SO much good In the worst
liquor and SO much bad in the best
liquor that it doesn't become any
Of it to poke fun at the rest OF 1t.
Correct this sentence: "She Is Six
teen," said the mother. land we
never treat her as though she were
a little child still" -
Copyright 1928.
Publishers Syndicate.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
MNTOXICATING" LIQUOR

1t seems that certain prohibition
advocates had much foresight. Now,
in view OF conditions as they have
developed. they can sit back and de-
clare u told you So" Listen to Mrs.
y. Leigh Colvin, president of the
W. c. 7. U. of New York state:
'Thc 18th Amendment prohibits
Intoxicating liquor. 1t il around the
definition of this term that the con-
troversy RACES. just as a few temper
ance leaders foresaw that it would
when they tried to insist OH the
words alcoholic liquor being in
corporated in the wording OF the
amendment. Had alcoholic liquor
been used. a mere chemical analysis
would have been sufficient and there
would not have been the necessity.
as there Is today. of definition of
the term Intoxicating liquor
That, it seems, would have largely
obviated the Volstead acts defini-
ton of Intoxicating liquor" as
meaning liquor containing ne-half
of ore per cent alcohol. But per-
haps there would have been other
mplications equally as bad. II the
Anti Saloon League had seen an ad-
vantage in forbidding alcoholic
I liquor" it probably would he been
! the first to see the point.
The principle of one half of one
ception with the Nolstead law. but
1 existed in the internal revenue tax
law. where it was used for purposes
of taxation. The tax definition was
retained in the Nolstead act, but bent
to purposes Of interpreting the Con-
sitution instead of merely forming a
basis for taxation. That makes q
huge difference.
What Is one-half of one per cent
alcohol? 1t is like putting half Z
teaspoonful of alcohol in a pint o.
water-not pint bottle. but req
pint: or one teaspoonful in a quart
A person drinking an entire gallo,
OF such a connection would be drink
ing only four tcaspoonfuls OF alco
hol.
To term such small percentag
of alcohol in a beverage as ''intoxi
eating" manifestly flouted scientifi
fact. Congress, in passing this defini
ton in the Volstead law. did as muc
to nullify the 18th Amendment a
any others since. for the amendmeE
called Tor Intoxicating" liquo
while the Volstead act attempted I
designate unintoxicating liquor a
intoxicating Yet today all sugges
tions that the Nolstead act b
changed In its definition are Gale
attempts at notification.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
less an organization than the United

ieaa an organization than the uhtteo
States public Health Bureau and
Census Bureau are at hand to prove
that Mr.. Hoovef was correct in crit,-
Ching the abuses" which have
grown exceedingly since the party OF
the candidate began enforcing the
precious 18th addition to the basic
law. The figures of the government
bureaus quoted. by the way. have
been checked and verified by
chartered accountants and insur-
ance actuaries. No less an expert
than DIR. Louis l. Dublin. actuary OF
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, used charts to illustrate u
paper read by him before the seth
annual convention of the American
Public Health Association, these IL
Illustrating the increase in the death
rate from 1891 to 1926 inclusive.
DIR. Dublin displayed charts show
ing that the death rate per 1000
population, which had been steadily
declining before prohiblt,on began
to prohibit. has been steadily IN
creasing since that time.
Then E. Clemens Horst OF San
Francisco. another expert VINO mas
spent much time in verifying statis-
tics on death rates in the United
States and foreign countries. brought
the figures up to 1928, SO far as they
applied to 70 cities.
1t was shown by both gentlemen
that the increase in the death rate
since 1921 has been as rapid Is It
had been decreasing before the pro-
hibition era. And it was shown that
the death rate In European coun-
tries. which like that In the Unitea
States prior to 1921 had been de-
clining. continues to decline while
ours increases since that tins.
The rise has taken place notwith-
standing the ehicient activities Of ali
the public health agencies OF the
United States and the steady prog
ress of medical science In this coun-
try toward the prevention and cure
OF disease.
Now. what has prohibition en-
forcement to do with this? Perhaps.
it may be claimed, the increased
death rate ia due to other causes.
On this point DIR. Dublin was en.-
phatic. Here Ia what he said In his
paper before the Public Health AS
ISOLATION:
THE year 1920 showed the low
est rate tor admissions to hospitals
for mental diseases due to alcohol
ism. Since that year the admission
rate has increased step by step and
last year saw conditions three times
az bad as six years ago. 1t IL only too
true that In the country over, with
very few exceptions, there is 4
mounting rate from alcoholism, and
from the associated diseases among
the male population"
Mr.. HooNer's discussion OF
abuses" then was Justified. Let
him continue the discussion. He has
been part OF the administration dur
ing the progress OF this noble ex-
pertinent" and should know OF what
he speaks.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
"ABI SEES"

The purpose Of the Isl I,
Amendment is to protect the
American home. A sacred obli-
CATION Is imposed on the Pres
ident to secure its honest en-
forccment and to eliminate the
abuses which have grown up
Herbert Hoover.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
Observations
On The Weather

Washington, Oct. 9.-Forccast
for Southern New England: Fair.
cooler tonight and Wednesday:
fresh to strong southwest winds.
shifting to west late this afternoon.
Forecast for Eastern New York:
Fair cooler tonight and Wednes-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

PUNCTURE PROOF COMPOUND:
Mix with water and fill tires. Hard
ems like concrete. Makes your car
last longer. You won't use 1t much.
Trial box-soc. SANDY HAZARD,
Port Rinacle, N. ].
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
M.-her Audit bureau If Circulation

Member Audit bureau If Circulation
The A, r. {. is national organization
which furnishes newspapers and adNeI J.
ttsers with I strictly honest analysis OF
circulation Our circulation statistics are
h...a unon this audit This insures pro
tect,on against fraud in newspaper DIS
tribution figures to both national and
local advertisers.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
TELEPHONE CALLS
Business Office ..... es5
Editorial Rooms 49,. 926

The emily profitable advertising meolun
in the City. Circulation books and press
room always open to ADVERTISERS.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

THOSE AUTUMN COLOR
SCHEMES
Gladioli and marigolds make au-
tumn's gardens gay.
So why not take = tip from, them,
it's live and learn" they say,
Gladiolis of humor and marigolds
of jokes Z :
Would brighten up the gardens Of
our dispositions. folks!
INSECT RID!
Mrs. Observation-Disclosures. Bridget.
there's no oxygen In this room.
New Maid (proudly)-Not = one,
THE PUNCH BOWL
His Love Grew Cold!
In happier days her lover wooed
And vowed and pleaded. sighed
and sued; go
And now she vows that he shall see
That she can sue ~ well as he! z
HI. v. Greene
Rcala1ationl
Before I married Annabelle
/ was her pumpkin pie.
Her precious peach, her honey lamb.
The apple of her eye. ~
But after years OF welded life.
This thought l pause to utter:
Il find l am none Of these things
I'm just her bread and butter!"
Brand Storm
Turn About!
l bought a ycarling colt, and
hoped -
A winner he would prove to b.:
Alas! l broke him In the spring.
And In the summer he broke me-!
Norman Berrellt.
siscl, An Angel!
Guest lat night club) waiter,
there il mistake here. Yop have
charged me -$l4 instead Of 3l3.
Waiter-I thought that you might
be ,superstitious, sir:
A. Aiphonse Frank
POOR Claire. she IL so dumb that
she thinks an oesophagus Is 4 place
where you bury things!
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

Note to vets: Prohibition was
put over because all prohibitionists
knew Just what they wanted.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

Membes Of the Associated Press
The Associated Press il exclusively en-
titled to the use for Repatriation OF
all news credited to II or not otherwise
credited in this paper and also local
news published therein.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

shopping in soviet Ruelle y
done on the pay-befors-you.bsy Us-
tenn. which in America - uaally
confined to soda fountains.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

ally incorporated in Jugoslayia' S
code of gallantry.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

The Herald is on sale daily in New
Work at Hetaing's Newsstand. Ilmes
square; schultz's Newsstands Entrance
Grand Central, Acnd Street.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

No matter how the election goes.
you will work just as hard for n
dollar and pay just as much rent.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

War is much like other things.
People wouldn't have so much of 1t
II they couldn't have 1t charged.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

Among tho best intelligence test
yet devised are campaign lies.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

The thing that worries the @. O.
r. is the fact that a few bolts IN
the South can't change things, while
few bolts in the North can.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

When a man talks about art for
arts sake, it's either an allbi Tor
failure or evidence that he inherited
fortune.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

Virtue is its own reward, but there
is the further satisfaction of needing
TO aspirin next morning.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

A good neighborhood IL a place
where landlords make you. pay for
your vanity.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
$500 = Year
$500 Three Months
75c. = Month

catered At the Post Office At New Britain
- Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
f IT'S and Foncies

Be good. and-er-dont be 70
darned mouthy about 1t.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

MONEY FOR YOUR OLD APPEN-
DIX: II you ever have to have your
appendix removed. DON'T THROW
1T AWAY. We Will pay you money
for it. Agents wanted. kfDDlE
TOY CO, Winchandon, Mass.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
New Britain, Herald
HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY

Issued Daily (sunday Excepted
At herald Bldg. 81 Church Street
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
Jazz Hfrf2sl

Jaxz Birds!
Customer-Do you have any hon.
ing pigeons?
Bird Dealer-Eo. our pigeons are
modern. They never go home!
Mrs. H. w. Ceilings.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
TOMBSTONE CHuCkLEs

This tombstone litter IL copied
from a monument of Ashover, Der
byshire. which reads as follows:
To the Memory Of
DAVID WALL
Wh0se superior performance On the
baso0oA cndoAeod him to IN ex-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09
MISCELLANEOC

MISCELLANEOUS
CASH PAID FOR butterflies, + ur
Leaf Glow n; and Faded Toupees
Desk 99444-C, Back Narrows.
Maine.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

Poor Claire. she Is 50 dumb that
she thinks an oesophagus Is 4 place
where you bury things! E
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

EIGHT ACHES and Independence
in Claymore. big fertilizer plant
EN-. 4 VS. 1000 people. Another going
up. Nice neighbors. One church, two
schools. three pool rooms. four
barber shops. AMERICAN REALTY
CORP. ASK for Mr.. Sitzyka.
CHIkEN FARM: For sale on ac-
count of poor appetite. One roof
cottage, rolls chicken wire. Small
egg incubator. bags cracked corn.
box of marshmallows and poultry
book. Also mailing list of people
who eat eggs. Come out and sec
this place. We are at home all day.
MA MMOTH POULTRY FARMS,
Pugwash, Jet, N. s.
p. S.-Please bring newspaper Of
some re1dinR matter
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

Americanism: Being a darned
hypocrite in an effort to be good
example.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

Every dog has his day. and Bobby
Jones has about squared accounts
with the Yanks who marched
through Atlanta.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

Mr.. Hoover's discussion OF
abuses" then was justified. Let
him continue the discussion. He has
been part OF the administration dur
ing the progress Of this noble ex-
pertinent" and should know OF what
he speaks.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-09

There are three kinds OF smiles
the different type being prompted b!
the words OF 'attaboy," dinner
and Chicago"
Smyrna times., 1928-05-23
AMERICAN LEGION IS ACTIVE
Memorial Day and Poppy Sales Con-
sidered by Local Legionnaires-
Delegates to Coming Convention

The David C. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, Smyrna, on last
Wednesday evening, May -16, held a
meeting at their post room in the
Town Hall. During the course of the
evening there was much business dis
cussed. The most important subjects
being the sale of the Memorial Day
Poppy" and the election of three del
egates and three alternates to the
State American Legion Convention,
which will be held at Rehoboth, in
July. The delegates and alternates
elected We're as follows: C. Ennis, E.
Vogel, w. Kenworthy; R. FAIRIES, D.
Bartlett, G. Garis. It is hoped most
sincerely that the sale of the Ameri-
can Legion Memorial Day Poppy
will prove a great success, and that
the community at large will extend
to the DAME c. Harrison Post their
whole-hearted support. This year the
Ladies Auxiliary of the David c. Har-
rison Post, will assist in the sale of
the Memorial Day Poppy and with
their help, sales this year should ex-
ceed those of previous years. With
out any desire to re-fght the Worlds
war, the David C. Harrison Post takes
this occasion to impress upon the
minds of those who are now enjoying
the privileges of "Peace and Prosper
ity," the fact that the Memorial Day
Poppy" is an emblem designated by
the American Legion in memory of
the loved ones who gave their all, so
that we and their posterity might live
in our present day measure of safety
from aggression. The Memorial Day
Poppies" which the David C. Harrison
Post will place on sale have all been
made by invalid ex-service men whose
minds and bodies have been so shat
tered by their war experiences that
they have been rendered incapable of
greater effort. Very sad, but true,
some of these mems lives have been
50 completely wrecked that the MAX
ing of two or three Of these "Mem-
orial Day Poppies" is a days work
for them, and unlike ourselves there
are countless thousands who knew no
"Armistice," and who never again, in
this world, will know peace"