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New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
OUT ON WEST MAIN STREET

Announcement that the Congre- gation Brethren Sons of Israel will build it's new synagogue on West Main street and Park Place again emphasizes the trend of imposing structures in that section of the city. It is still a residence section, but the past year has seen the construction of a bank building west of High street. the Masonic Temple is going up at the corner of Russell street, a synagogue is to be erected at the Park Place corner, and the First Congregational church owns land at the Lincoln street corner, where its new edifice will be ultimately erect ed.
 Except in the case of the latter. to make way for these structures re- quire the elimination of residences. If this is the record of one or two years. what will a record of ten years disclose?
 Some folk have held 10 the opinion that as Walnut Hill park bounds West Main street for a. good sized block, that the development of other than residential buildings will be prevented by the park. There is nc reason in fact for this premise. The | presence Of Bryant park in New York did not stop the opposite side of 4end street from becoming i'm. portant, nor of Fifth avenue oppo site the public library: Tremon street in Boston, as we'll as Boylst or street, has not been retarded by tn, Common across the street. and Mich stopped by the fact that bushes buildings are on one side of tn
 thoroughfare only. The park 0,
 West Main street will always b
 there, is public property and i'm
 munc from development; but in
 district is certain to lose it's char
 actor as exclusively residential q
 the years pass.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
Observations On The Weather

Washington. Feb. 7.-Forccast for Southern New England: Increasing cloudjness and warmer. probably followed by rain tonight and We'd nesday; fresh south and southwest winds tonight, increasing Wednes- day.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Rain and warmer tonight and We'd nesday. Fresh to strong south winds
 Conditions: The disturbance of the interior is centercd this morning over Des Moines Iowa, 2a.64 inches. It is producing heavy rain in the Mississippi valley districts and DOT tions of the Ohio valley region and the southern states. Cloudincss prevails eastward to the coast and the front edge of rain area has ad- vanced to the Jersey coast. Pres sure remains high over the Atlantic states and the Rocky Mountains. Temperatures continue to rise in the eastern districts and are lower from the plains states westward 10 the Pacific coast regions. Conditions favor for this vicinity cloudy weather with rising tempera- ture followed by rain. rrnu1 MO tlres ypStprdaN.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue, Washington. D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive | per. sonal reply. Unsigned requests can. not be answered. All letters are con- fidential.-Editor. Q. Is Governor Smith of New York. q member Of the Roman Catholic church? A. Yes,
 Q How did England get control of Gihralter? A. Gihralter was acquired by England through the War of the Spanish Succession 17ol-171D. It was ca aptured by the British in 17o4; and by the Treaty Of Utrecht I71S) was ceded by Spain to England. Q. Where and when was Zane Grey born?
 A. In Zanesville. Ohio, January 31, 1875.
 Q. What is the piece de ristst- ance" on q menur A, This French phrase means the physical or the most substantial dish Of q. dinner, usually roasted meat course.
 Q. Under the 1T. $. constitution is it possible for a president to veto a. declaration of war made by con- gress?
 A. The presidents veto power does not extetnd to the declaration of war by congress. Q. Is the expression "Woe unto you lawyers found in the Bible? A. There are two verses, con- taining this expression Luke 11:46 reads Woe unto you also, ye law yers for ye Jade men with burdens srieyious to be borne and ye your selves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. The 52d verse of the same chapter reads: Woe unto you, lawyers for ye have taken away the key of knoWedge: ye en- tered not in yourselves and them that were entering in ye hindered'.
 Q. How old is Jackie Coogan? A. Thirteen years. c. Has there been any change in the rules of Auction Bridge since 1926:
 | A. No,
 Q. Can the chairman or presid- ing officer of a meeting make a motion or participate in any way in a debate in an organization?
 A. He cannot offer or second a motion nor participate in the debate while presiding. He may resign the chair to the vice-chairman or some other person after which he is al liberty to participate in whatever business is before the meeting the same as any other member. c. Did Young Griffo ever hold a
 worlds title in any class of boxers! A. He never held a worlds title in any class.
 Q. Who was the first woman after Gertrude Ederlc, to swim thu English Channel?
 A. Mrs. Bennington Corson. 0. Can you tell me som mething O
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

tho shooting Of William Goebel by Caleb Powers!
 \. Caleb Powers shot William Goebel in 1900. After . bitter elec- ton campaign in 1899 Taylor. the republican candidate for governor of Kentucky was inaugurated and Goebel contested the election. A test vote in the legislature indicated that Goebel would be seated and on that day he was shot. The oath of office was then administered and three days later he died. Powers afterward wrote a book about his participation in the affair which was published under the title My Own Story.
 c. What is the fastest time ever made by an automobile between San Francisco and New York City?
 A. The record is 77 hours and 70 minutes. made by Alb Jenkins of Salt Lake City. Utah. driving ! Studebaker Commander sedan. He loft New York City at sp. m. August 30, 1927 and arrived at San Francisco, California at 10:4o p. m. September 2. 1927.
 Q. How can the displacement Of | vessel be figured?
 A. 2 By computing the volume ot tho vessel below the water line and dividing this volume by 3s if hoat- ing in fresh water or by S5 if hoat- ing in salt water. This will give thu displacement in tons. for ton of fresh water occupies 3e cubic feet and . ton of salt water S5 cubic feet.
 Q. Who is the governor general of tho Dominion of Canada?,
 A. The Right Honorable Wis., count wilmington.
 e. Does the moon shine by Its own light?
 A. It shines only by the rehect- ed light of the sun.
 Q. Why ia the ceiling of | room warmer than tho door?
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY T. 1923

RoEHatt ef . Ma VII 6ad 3aaF3 The new hired hand who hAA I'd hair but who was absolutely green whom 1t came to caring for horses. came running in to tell the farmer that ono of his horses WAS dead. "Dead." exclaimed tho farmer. why, he was all right this morn Ing. What happened to him?" I dunno. I juxt fed him some nuts and he took sick and died"
 Nuts? Who ever heard of feed ing | horse nuts! What kind of nuts were they?"
 "Horse chestnuts!" replied the hired hand, who soon woke up to find himself draped around the nearest apple tree!
 Irene M. Sullivan Copyright. 1928. Reproduction
 Forhjdden)
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
THE FAsCIsTI ABROAD

T do not see how American cit izens can receive orders from the Italian consels." Thus remarked lznacious Rcvel. president of the Fascist League of North America when contemplating the published rules for Italians in foreign lands. including the United States. and be- ing applicable to those who have at tained citizenship as well as others.
 Being a. Fascist and an American citizen at the same time has its j,rawba cks. Citizenship demands an oath of fealty. and it supersedes any other national fealty. When a man becomes citizen of the United States he relinquishes his former citizenship. An Italian, when he does this, cannot respect the repre- sentatives of Italy abroad and obey their directions and instructions"
 4 man cannot serve two masters Divided allegiance is incompatible with the American oath of citizen- ship.
 The Fascist League of Nortl, America has 1o,00O or l3.0o0 mcm- bers, and Of these 70 per cent ar" American citizens. according td President Revel. These 7o per c,.l, are not taking orders from an Italian consul, the Italian ambassa dor, or the Duce himself. They arc free men.
 The plan of planting Fascist or, ganizations in foreign countries i. certain to lead to complications ant unpopularity. But an infinitcsimall. small proportion of Italians 1T America have shown any inclination to be interested in the Duce's pro tensions on American soil. They ma. be interested in Italy's recrudescenc' under Fascist rule, but this does no take the form of undertaking loyal ty to Italy after the benefits o American citizenship have beel realized and accepted.
 The puce's campaign in .Americ
 is forcdoomed to failure. No Italia
 in his senses, after having seen th
 benefits of American governmer and the freedom Of America
 democracy, will feel inclined to e,
 change these for Fascism. He wi
 merely guffaw when told to take ol
 dcrs from an Italian representativ About the first thing a foreigut learns on arrival in this country that in matters of government l : needs to take orders from nobody long as he obeys the law. The Mussolini propa ganda will , up in smoke.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
The statue of Liberty ts to get it

The statue of Liberty is to get its first bath In 41 years. Which re- minds one that it was Empress Jo- sephine who started the bath habit. Before tho 18th century taking a bath was regarded aA | sign of ill., health, only to be indulged in upon advice of | physician. Josephine be- ran taking . bath every day, in a chioeled silver bathtub, and the .sbeauty fad" took hold from then ea. Nowadays the only people who oo not take regular baths are the Sslkimos. who se no sense in talk ;ln4 . chance of contracting pneumo- naa and don't need the beauty.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

The reason there arc echoes in modern theaters is said to be due to the fact the audience is not wearing enough clothes. The women arc not . oatireiy to blame, either. Men wear 0affer shirt fronts than they used eo do and these probably act as Sounding boards.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
MARRIAGE
(Fred Behrens. Jr,. Teacher)


 Teacher: Good morning, kind pupils"
 Class: Good morning. dear teach CT, and We hope you are all over your hangover"
 Teacher: Thank you, yes. We will. therefore, discuss marriage this morning.
 Glass: "Goody, Eoody What is marriage. teacher?"
 Teacher: Marriage is the closing scene in a love story, and the open ing scene in a. problem play"
 Glass: That's a hot crack old thing. Tell us more."
 Teacher: Married men are divid- ed into two classes: the kind that admit that they obey their wives and"
 Class: "Ycs, yes, go on. What Is the other class?''
 Teacher: Liars"
 Glass: Tell us more about mar ried men,"
 Teacherx During the first two years, a man wishes he had stayed single. From then cn. he wishes his wife would sue for divorce"
 Class: What about married wo- men?" Teacher: "A married woman has this disadvantage: she makes her husband spend part of his money on her board and lodging. whereas a single woman makes him spend il all on her entertainment" | Class: "Why does the married mans team always win at the office picnic baseball gamc?"
 Teacher: Because the married men are more used to the hit-and. run play Class: What is the difference be tween an Old Maid and a Married woman?"
 Teacher: Hardly any. They botf wish they had a husband that would buy them anything they want.'
 Class: Thanks, teacher dear. Thi las been a very helpful lesson.'
 Teacher: You're welcome, dca scholars. Gin-bottle checks will b. redeemed at the door,
 IT Wcll-KnOwn Advertising Slogan We're Illustrated
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

Presidential primary campaigns ara now getting under way in such states possessing this modern inno- A&ion. Such | system in Connecti- h.,t would only make the respective bhoice more certain. Hoover among the Republicans and Smith among lhn DemocratA And of the two par tson in this state, the Democrats are more una animouS in their choice than tho other.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

Women in the business world are more numerous than formerly. But Qonsider the large increase in men books since eating downtown be- e1lme popular with both men and {, Women. AS Haywood Broun pointed !. ly says, al lthe great cooks are men. {; Unfortunately. however, chefs do ! hot frequently get their names in the !: :eapers.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

4 report has 1t that the grand ola Aaxty ig dissatisfied with hotel and sboa rdins house. sccomn1 oda tions n KapeaS City and may switch the convention to another city. This ,vaa,ld be | good way to lose the .'XsasaS vote.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
Warm air rises and cold air

4. Warm air rises and cold air settles.
 Q. When was the Yankee Sta dium in New York opened? Who pitched the game?
 A. It was opened April lS. 1928. the Yankees defeating the Boston Red Sox by a score of | to l. How ard Ehmke pitched for Boston and Babe Ruth hit . home run on him in the third inning with two men on bases.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

The checker champ who played !, 70 competitors at the same time in l1hls city didn't really think 20 times eS fast as any of the others. He merely knew 20 times as much about the game.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

{. Dresident Coolidge. during his last nuAlio address, again asked the lrav,rapers not to be too critical o1 rn,a,rn relations This Is the first nAnsin,stration which has found Ii 'heeerary to attempt to persuade the neeps to forego its tnalienahle rish' a> he critical in this sphere. So far - ean be noted the persuasion 1sn yeeking.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

\ Ball Actor. Baxter: My wife got aNfUlly mad hen VIC were playing cards last night She tore the cards to bits" Wiley: That was terrible. Could anything be vorse"' ~
 Baxter: "Yes. II could just as v ell have been me instead of the cards"
 ~- Mrs. Andrew H. Grocer We'll, so far nobody has mistaken Lon Chaney for q bottle of Listerine!
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
"A ACfyo5NH!E::G!:rlc1USr1'' H!!!!:: 1; : !:'j:!!:!
 CONNECTICUT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Fairfield County Farms Worth More.

The average per of all farm property m ,he l.. h1her in Fairfield county othes county me value for $3935 In Fairfield co"ns @ average per $15oso: in Harttoro ID N.w Haven slo164; Lchfield. $sS61 Holland @7lsl; Ma d,esex s7o%7: London $7.o02 and Wincham ~o'eo-
 Fairfield leads the other counties m h v,e of land buildings farm and per acre. ana o anu .~evd,nr hunes per Hartford Is second in all uemA Roth are considerably the average for the sate
 Hartford county leading number of inc largest total farm propery-$59slbSoS The number for the other counties 1oo~'
 itchfed s445 worth $sob27sss: Fairfield ssze s5665o17: New London :s34 t1osl7os New Haven z1sl eSsso 41s: Windham e27o sls,.ss5o7: Toland 1,sss f14274125: Middlesex, 1850. $1307s.s46
 1Yftyone per cent county opsrasd by highest percentage of county m tho stae
 Hartford county averaging bs7 to farm ha"e he Ltchd county has the larsss Il: acres per farm average for ths state 7sS farm.
 Touorrov-suxical Appliances; Cotton 4nau WaEaA ,
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

HhA oil s4ndal has developed to
 Ae point as to who divided @s,ooe'- DO profits. Tho difference between ;tha oil sharks and Tex Rtckard is .that Tex has to work for his money,
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
Our Fling It tho Crin,s Wave,

We advocate less lurid capers. Less murder space in all the pa- perS, More mirth. more jokes. moro Fun Shop rhym.s, To help reduce the nations crimes!
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

It isn't Americas duty however. to suppress rebels in land that doesn't owe Wall Street anything
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

If you're afraid 10 be seen with the lower class, lest people th1nh you aren't upper class, you're middle class.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

Theaters and movie houses of New York have 1.5o0.000 patrons daily. There are co8 theaters and 5s0 movie houses with g seating ca- pacity Of S5S.973.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

Heathen nations are the ones sti'l too weak to keep the Christian na- tlons from stealing.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
Facts and Fancies

The only thing that ever makes q, man hate a town or the race IS the fact that 1t doesn't think much of him.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

 name was formed In England. by Sir Robert Baden-Powell. in 1903. but the eminent Britisher modelled it after an already existing American organization Of similar aims but un- der a different name.
 The first boy organization Of this kind was founded in America by Daniel Carter Beard in May. 1905. It was called the Sons of Daniel Boone, and was 10 be "a society Of and boy scouts" Each or ficer bore the title of famous scout. The president was known as Daniel Boone. the secretary, Davy Crockett, the treasurer. Kit Carson. and the keeper of the tally gun, Simon kenton.
 About this time another organiza- ton with similar purposes vas founded by Ernest Thompson Seton, the naturalist. who called his organ ization the Woodcraft Indians. the idea being to glorify the American Indian.
 Both organizations gained head way, but by 1910 it vas conceded that q merger would be adyanta- geous. The name Of the English or ganization was adopted; and thus the Boy Scouts of America vas or ganized.
 Sir Baden Powell. who originated the British Boy Scouts. freely ac- knowledEed the source of his lnsp,- ration in the following words:
 T am not" he said ''the
 father Of the Boy Scout move.
 rnent ! might be called its what the United States were do ing. read some of Beard books
 on various plans that you had under way over here. er,bhed from them right and left. and started the Boy Scouts of England
 The Boy Scout nov ement SO well meets the demands of parents and | guardians that the movement has been welcomed in all civilized lands ss An efficient method of teaching htsh moral attributes to boys, Branches of the organization are found in Canada, France. Italy, South American republics. The lsrg- est number are in the United States, l where the enrolment totals s11,93l The increase spproximates an aver age of 75,oo year.
 The Boy Scouts in New Britain are joining in the celebration with Zest. It is big week in the annals of the boys. and a mobilization is tc be feature. The older Scouts whc have the guidance of this orEanza ton on their hands recognize theil responsibility. and it can be said o1 them their hearts are in the work cations which makes men and is ; force for good in the land.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
SNOW AND NEWSPAPERS

By Noel H. Benson When I was young-it was years
 ago!-
 All of us knew the look of snow: Whenever it came we just went out And cheerfully threw the stuff about. Nobody thought our childish capers Worth reporting in all the papers, Nobody dreamed they might arnuse Any one else as a piece of news. Nobody wrote to ask the Press. Finding his street in 3 filthy mess. WHY the authorities failed to buck UP and remove the beastly muck. Gentle philanthropists enjoyed The pleasing sight of the unem-
 ployed Shoveling snow with heart and soul (Thoxe were the days before the
 doleD .r.r When was younE-it was years
 ago'--
 THAT was the way WE treated
 snow; Played with 1t. carried it off when
 sloppy.
 But NEVER made it stunt for
 copy"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

The pruning committee Is begin ming its work. and the price of prunee is declining.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

The Turk has exchanged his fez for a hat. If it was lack Of an eye shade that made him terrible, Hea~ ven help our college boys.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

M,le salesnlen have faults but one never holds up a No. 42 stout suit for inspection and calls it sweet little thing"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

Booth Harrington planes the Da4er generation for the younger ueneration. This at least sounds req soaablc.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

se.,.np, AuAit Dsrean se Circulation Rse A. R. e is . national organization SAich furnishes newRapers and aa'e1 tisoee with | strictly honest anaiyas o' S~s.A ,,rn, thia aua This fnsures pro Ssc4ioa asaanst fraud in uewspapes ose. Eibptioa Agurss to both national eno 1eeal sdvsrtissra
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

QAe Hsrsld is en sale daiiy ia Ne" ksrE at HctslinGs Newsstand. Times 1srays: eehults's Nswsstands. Est'anes I'M Ceptssl. 43nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

Americanism: The law assuming YOU are innocent until proved gull ty: the public assuming you are pui]ty and will be pi owed innocent.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

What charming girls appear in the tooth- paste ads! Four out o1 five have "1t".
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
Akin to GreQtQoes

Akin to Greotnoge? Bernice: "I.indbergh is won- der, isn't he? He seems to be able to use anyone's plane" Victor: "Yeah. I'm that way about umbrellas.'
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

If at the age of Is he can make good excuses, at the age o1 4o he will be making $45.5o a month.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

Perhaps insanity explains crime. It's nice to think there IS some- thing you can't blame on teeth or adenoids.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
Wom.n Co On Forever:

Women Go On Forever! Well Meaning Gentleman: "Ol, lady, did you fall down." Lady (who had taken a. bad falD: "oh no. The Board of Street Com- mjssioners asked mo to come out here and see if the cement had hardened yet!'
 Irene Cooney
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

Funny man. Denying himself measures in order to own prop crty. when rent money would buy him the same lifetime right 10 use it.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

4he enly profitable advsstisins medium m the Cty, CreuleAion eooks and press ..s. .ivsys epsa to sdvsrtissra
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

Considering what Colonel Lind bergh is. the banana republlcs lnust think American generals are VOWS.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

A nick town $ a place where you aren't speeding because the traffic COD is a relative of yours or your wife's.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
1nneRIPzIoag RATES n.o1 . yAas.
 a1eA ThFee NoathA {Sc. . Month.

nhaeaA st the pasG Onlee at Nov Brit Aia as oscoaa Cla0 Mall Natter
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

ueuhes es ths Associated fress NAa AsaoeiateA PraD b exclusively en. titIed to the uss tos republication o1 ail nsws credited to 1t or not othervise ereAit.d ia this papsr and also local newn publishsd therein.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

Don't scorn the wallflower. Some- body has to wind the photograph.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07

seud all conamunjcotioas to Fun shop Editor, care os the New Britain Herald. and your letter wlll be forwarded to New York.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-07
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