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New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
TIE KNAPP CASE

The case against Mrs. Florence L.. Knapp, former secretary of state in New York. seems to have hinged on how she employed her relatives in the taking of the state census. That she first gave one a Job and then others seems 10 be generally aJ- nltted. The point then naturally arises, did these relatives do any work for the money they got from the payroll:
 The jury. however. could not agree, and a new trial on the charge Of grand larceny of state census funds is set 10 begin May q.
 Mrs. Knapp was the first woman secretary of staie for any American state. She had an opportunity 10 show ho" efficiently women could perform in public office. Instead of that she added to the record mad" hy Governor Ma Ferguson Of Texas. Many a man has done worse, Of course, and many of them constantly do no better, but in holding public office women are somewhat on probation. and how the first of their number 10 attain important public office act largely determines the at titude of the public at large toward women office holders of moment. And in this connection we arc Elad 10 remark that former Governor Ross Of Wyoming, 4 woman governor. vas 4 good office holder: and Mrs. Bertha k. Iandcs. who ras mayor of Seattle. although badly de-
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
25 Tears Ago Today

The Russell & Erwin branch of the American Hardware Corp. is cN- perimenting with motor trucks to take the place of trucks drawn by horses in attending to the teamins about the factory. A truck with about the capacity of two-horsc wagon has been constructed at the factory and was given test last evening. It will be watched with in ferest by other local manufa cturies
 The Connecticut Kindergarten as- sociation will meet at the Normal school tomorrow. Principal White will speak in the morning.
 A boy who refused to go to school was locked up in the police station for couple of hours today He shouted and cried at the top of his voice and finally promised Chief Rawlings not 10 play truant any more.
 The high school inter-c class track meet will be held at the Berlin track tomorrow afternoon. Special trolleys Nb' IN '' LtC N'INCi dt J ov U tsluIhs
 Several petitions are being circu- lated about Plainville. asking that the Connecticut Co. reduce the fare to New Britain from eight to five cents. Many people arc employed in New Britain and it is believed the line would profit from the increased patronage.
 Charles H. Mitchell. Walter T.. Hart, Fred s. Chamberlain and James North are at New Boston trout fishing. They will return to- morrow night.
 Sanitary Inspector Andrew Turn bull has completed an investigation and has found that 1851 houses have the garbage collected. This is about one-third of the total number of houses in the city.
 The city officials of Hartford have challenged those of New Brit ain to a baseball game and it seems likely that the challenge will be ac- ccpted. The mayor may catch and Alderman Curtis pitch, for "Mr. Cur lis is always pitching into the mayor" Judge Cooper will be as- signed to first base and Police Clerk Mitchell to the third bag.
 A portion of New Britain today received water from Corbin pond at the foot of Arch street. the water being pumped into the Walnut Hill l reservoir. Only a portion was served from Shuttle Meadow. as there was blowout lead plug in the reai of Jacob 1onng's property beyond Black Rock. MT. Young had noticed tho water collecting for several days but did not realize it's import or mo- i tlfy the city until today. The leak has now been fixed.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

Normal man: One who gets mad at his wife because she said it would rain and he wouldn't carry an umbrella and it did.
 wen build an ark" said Noah to the boys. Others depended on con- gress for relief. and you know what happened to them.
 Colleges have their good points, but they're turning out too many bond salesmen and not enough good southpaws.
 Mir. Coolidge seems reluctant to use words of any kind, but especial ly the six: T will not accept the nomination.
 The Pennsylvania delegates are uninstructed, but doubtless Hoover would give something for look in- side Mir. Melons vest pocket.
 Correct this sentence: "My. my said the policeman; "how careless of you to pass the stop sign."
 Copyright 1928. Publishers Syndicate).
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feated for reelection, was in many respects a first class executive.
 These have been worthy examples and have instilled confidence i'll their ability to hold public office. f'ortu- nately feminine abilities are not judged by the records Of Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Knapp, who at least were weak officials.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

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 marita! advice cannot be given, nor can ex- | tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con- fidential.-Editor.
 Q. How can peanuts be salted in the shell? 4. Boil them in the salt water and allow them to dry before roast ing. This method is used eXten- siyely in the tropics. @ How may Nhitevash be re- moved from plantered walls and ceilings? A. Soften the whitevash by wet ting llberally and repeatedly with a solution of two pounds of potash in five gallons of water and when softened. remove with a scraper. .. How large a. membership has the American Bar .Association' A. According to the latest avail able figures if has approximately 5000, 2. What is the verse about garden by Thomas E, Brown?
 A. The poem is entitled 'MN Garden" and is as follows: "A garden is 3 lovesome thing,
 God wot Eose plot.
 Trineed pool Ferned grot--
 The verlest school
 of peace, and yet the fool Contends that God is not Not God, in gardens, when the eve
 is cool?
 Nay. but I have sign:
 lis very sure God walks in
 mine"
 Q, Is Richard Bsrthelmess an American and is that his right name?
 X. He is an American born Tn New York city, May 9, 1897. and that is his real name.
 Q. Who played the part of Bill in the picture The High School lioro'r
 A. John parrow.
 c. What is the Spanish word for 'courtyard''?
 A. Patio.
 Q. What was the last year that Easter Sunday fell on April IS? When will it occur again on that date?
 A. The last year was 1884. Ii will fall again on that date in 1941.
 c. What arc tho maximum and minimum number of full moons that may occur in any calendar year? A. Thirteen and twelve respcc- lively. c. What is the address of the headquarters of the Improved Order Of Rcd Mon? A. 1521 West Grard avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. V. " il'l' dliN Iit Nllttl Io Aflrtl llS II Miller now playing? | A. In the musical comedy, "Eosalic", playing in New York city. Q. Do any people live at Point | Barrow. Alaska? A. Barrow, Alaska, at Point l Barrow has a population of 446. Q. Can you tell me something about Baron Manfred Won Rich | thofcn of the German aviation scrNiccr
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
other more mundane community

other more mundane community function.
 The Mastin- Stanley library fund is now in the neighborhood of $12,000. With the good women of the town so Nitally interested in the success of this enterprise tho slogan watch it STOW" is distinctly applicable. There is no reason why Plainville should not have as fine library as Bran ford, where the library is regarded ax one of the finest small town libraries in the state.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

A. He was born in Breslau. May 1892. He studied ill the cadet school for eight years. In 1912 he became second lieutenant in the First Uhlan regiment, and when the war of 1914 opened he led an cN- petition to Russia and captured several towns. He then took up ing fame. Between September IT,. 1916 and April 20, 1918 he brought down so enemy planes. On April 21. 1918, he met his death when his Fokker triplane was brought down by Captain Roy Brown of the English army. flying a Camel No, 1.
 c. Who is Lewis Wetzel?
 A. He was a famous scout of carly Western days.
 q. What is the value Of a Con- fedorate ten dollar bill issue Of 1861 portraying q female leaning on shield,
 A. It Is valued by collectors at from one to two dollars.
 .. What three presidents Of the nlted States were not lnauEurafeu at Inc capitol al Washington. D. CT
 A. George Washington was first inaugurated at the Old Federal Hall, New York city, The capitol was then moved to Philadelphia and Washington second inaugura- ton took pace at the old Federal Hall in Philadelphia. John Adams was also inaugurated in Fhlladel. phia. Tho capital was moved to Washington in 1900,
 e. What is an Albacore?
 A. 4 species of tuna fish.
 Q. How old is Mussoini? How many children has her
 A. He was horn in 1885. He has four children.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
JAPAN AND sHANTJNG

The Japanese government IS not overlooking an opportunity to be in terested in the ShantunE peninsula. During the war the Japanese seized the German possessions in the penln- sula and went far beyond, and by the time 1t was over Shantung was commonly regarded as belonging to Japan. In 1915 the Japanese made their famous Fl demands Tn an ultl- matum which for effrontery has rarely been exceeded. At the Wash inrtcn Arms Conference the Jspanese government was induced to o,acuate shsntunE. and did 20 none too willingly. Everyone recognized that 1t was q wrong for Japan to continue holding the peninsula: and when Japan finally was induced to let 20 ehe did so with A flair of rixhteousne.A as If that had been her intention all the time. But since that time tho Chinese have de- ,aulted payments on the 100000 ven issue for the purchase of the ShantunE railroad. and each year the Chinese have national day of humiliation to remind the Japanese that they have not forgotten the :1 demands of 1915.
 If self determination amounts to anything ShsntunE should not inter est Japan from the standpoint of wishing to own 1t, as they undoubt- edly do. The likelihood now is that the Japanese general staff will put a large armed force in shantung, in order to "control the situation ' Once there, the armed force is likely to remain. Shantung will again be- come practical part of the Japanese empire If the politicians in Japan can play their cards to that end. Even now the Japanese have gone to such lengths in protecting their interests in Shantung as to suggest a mobilization for war.
 Last year. during the outbreaks at Ranking, Shanghai and elsewhere, inc British were the main objects of Chinese irritation. The Japanese at that time held aloof. Foreigners were protected by Great Britain, the United States. and France. This year the anti-forcign feeling has been concentrated entirely against the Japanese, and so far few British, American or French nationals have been seriously injured in the melee around Tsinanfu. It is possible, too, that the gravity Of the situation there has been considerably eAagger- ated by the Japanese, who control the source Of information. one of their first exploits having been to wreck the Chinese wireless station on Shsntung.
 Tho present .imbrog'io is ono be- tween China and Japan. II IS hard to work up much sympathy for the latter.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

enty years old he paid his first visit to New York. It was the first time he had been outside of his native county.
 On his return he had many tales to tell of his experiences and one of his hearers asked: "Dcnnis. wasn't ye afraid ye'd get lost down there?' Lost!' Snorted Dennis. "Lost !. And how the devil could l get lost when l didn't care where l Nas?'
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New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
A NEW ENGLAND PROBER

Many persons believe that con servatism Is the only native crop in New England. In the other parts of the country the typical New Eng lander is a gentleman like the late Senator Lodge. or Senator Moses. or any of the other gentlemen with icicles on their boards and snow on their spats. This legendary gentle man is taken to be a twin brother to an adding machine. a conser,ator of bonds and mortgages, with an ice pack where his heart ought to be.
 Of course. this Is all wrong; but unfortunately q large number of New Englaiders have done their best, un- willingly perhaps. to perpetuate the honorable myth that percolates the minds of the denizens of the prairies and the hinterlands beyond the Hud- son generally.
 How untrue that is we we SO in Judge Robert E. Healy, chief coun- sel of the Federal Trade Commission the man whose deeply penetrating questions has brought to light 90 much onerous information regarding the magnitude of the power lobby and electrical utility propaganda throughout the nation.
 When the power interests suc- ceeded in switching the utility probe into the Federal Trade Commission it was done in the expectation that there lay little chance of . ruinous in- quisition in that department of the government. The feeling was that the commission, packed with highly conservative gentlemen" would not 80 so far as to harm the reputation of the great utility industry. l The result has been not as expect cd; the r. T. c. has been as lively a probing body as the Senate would have been. The investigation has been under the direction of Judge Edgar A. McCulloch, an Arkansas Demo- crat, with Judge Healy as chief counsel.
 That is where the typical New t.nglander' comes in, for Judge Healy is of New England Says the Waterbury Republican on this point:
 "Iudsc Healy, also a Catholic but a Republican and New Epglander, is proving himself q second Walsh by his searching, methodical uncov- erlng of the facts concerning the great screen of propaganda behind which the power trust has been ! operating. !" Judge Healy was born in Bennington, Vt, and his home is still there. He has been 3 judge Of the United States court of { customs appeals and an associate ] justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. Senator Norris and Senator Walsh have complained that not enough publicity is being given to the facts Judge Healy is uncovering but their importance is being recog- nized and the inquiry by the Federal | l rt l the attention it deserves
 As far as publicity is concerned this paper has seen to it that there has been plenty of if in connection with the Connecticut angle of the in- vcstieation.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
INDIANA HAS SPOKEN

The political machine in Indiana headed by Senator James E. Watson Is or was the best oiled In the ooun- try. It has even been a better politi- cal machine than that operated by Tammany Hall in New York. and covered more territory by far; whereas Tammany is an institution centering it's activities in the city of New York primarily. the Watson machine Tn Indiana encompas.ed every nook and cranny of a large state.
 It was this machine that Herbert Hoover, victorious in virtually every other state where his name had been brought forward as candidate for the presidential nomination, had to buck, If the wave for Hoover could swamp the Watson machine in Indiana there could be logically nothing standing in the way of the nomination of the commerce secre- tary at Kansas City. And if 1t is found that Hoover. when all the totals are in. did not beat Watson in Indiana, the fact that he made an anna zinely close race against the most impregnable machine in the nation is to his credit. No other present presidential aspirant could have achieved so much.
 It was tremendous dlsap- continent to Senator Watson some time ago to discover that Hoover would have the temerity to contest with him in hts own bailiwick. Wat son thought he was entitled to have his state all sewed up for himself. sl- though his rule has been quite com fortably contested by various fairly unknown candidates before this. Two years ago. in spite of super human efforts to roll Up A big ma iority. machine men pulled through by only whisker, There has been evidence that the people the state have been getting tired of the domination of Watson. and virtually all of them knew fully well that the protestations of Watson that he was an "honest to- goodness candidate for the presidency was so much hallyhoo. a camouflaEe for Charles G. Dawes, whom Watson favored and for whom he intended to swing the 33 delegates of the state at the national convention, Unfortunately the spell of Watson, the underground influence of the ku klux klsn, and the Eumshoe work of countless cficeholders who were busy on be- half of Watson formed a fertile field in the rural districts.
 One of Jim Watson's governors went to Atlanta: his successor was indicted and escaped punishment through the technicality that the statute of limitations had run its course; another friend, the erstwhile klan potentate Stephenson, is spend- ing his life in the state penitcntiary: 14 other Republican friends and of- flee holders in Indianapolis and elsewhere, have been indicted; a mayor IS convicted. The Indiana po- litical machine has been the most rotten in the history Of the country.
 Yet In spite of all this the Watson machine, which sponsored the poll tical crooks who have been jailed and others who are not yet in jail, apparently has succeeded in gaining the stamp of approval by majority of the electorate. AS this is being written Watson is steadily increasing his attenuated ajority and there is little hope left that Hoover can bet ter him. Hope may not be entirely gone, but If 8 crooked political ma chine meets with the approval Of Indiana, so be it.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
NJ,SWtr This!

Little Betty, five years old, had been playing with her cousin Bobby and was rcciting to her mother the events of the hour.
 Me and him played house, she 
 NOW Betty" said her mother, always put yourself last
 "Rut mamma she objected. Bobby. always says ladies first
 Marian Fitzgerald.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
IN LILLIPUTlAN LAND
X Girl After Our Own Heart

N VIF1 NIlCr UUf OWN HPart Little four -ycar-old Lois had pick cd up her meat in her fingers ant was enjoying it immensely. Lois. said her mother roprov ingly, "is that ctiquettc?' "Is it WHAT" asked Lois. "Etiqucttc," repeated her mother "Why no, mother, this is meat, replied Lois.
 Doris Yoyce.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

nBs.<TL1 fNsIspAS. Bowen: My wife and ] fight all most every day" Lathrop: Aren't you ashamed of yoursclves?'
 Bowen: No, We are really peace makers"
 I.athrOp: What do you mcan?" Bowen: "Why, when we get going, all the other couples stop quarrcling and listen!'
 --Herbert Lohan. Ky the time the C. C. Pyle derby ties reach New York they certainly ought 10 know their bunions!
 MEET MIR. MrC ARTHS! When Dennis Mccarthy was sev-
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
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New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

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ICRBISHlNG UP FOR SUMMER,
 FOLKS. Now red seraniul,ns appear In window boxes, far and near, From faces, too. let's hanish gloom, Start smiles. Cheeraniums to
 bloom!
 WHEW: Gleason: Halls hre,' Pease: Whats the matter? l. that chlli con carne hot?'' Gleason; Tt is hot? Say, this stuff'd make Emily rost talk with her mouth fulli"
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
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New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

An educated man is one who can quote Shakespeare written by Shakespeare instead of Solomon.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

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All that is needed to make trans atlantic flights practicable is a wider distribution of barren islands
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
Facts und Fancies
BY ROBERT CULLEN

Of course other people are clean CT than politicians. Think how often politicians clean them.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

The crocodile, given fair play in its native wilds. can live for 800 years.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

The Hsrald 10 on sale oally in Ne" York at Hotaling's Newsstand. Times eauars; echultIs Newsstsnds. Lntrancs Grand Central. l2nd Street
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Windows are those glass things noses are hattened against when the furniture of a new neighbor is be- ing unloaded.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

Officials in a republic are repre- sentatives of the people, but you don't always know which people.
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If | husband must choose, it's front of . trigger finger.
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The G. o. F. also fell among thieves. Rut no good samaritan would dare pour oil and wine on the wounds this time.
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The wet and dry vote doesn't matter so much, All depends on the loyalty of the Smiths.
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Americanism: Feeling superior to the shabby fellow who has money in the bank; envying the flashy individual who is behind with seven installments.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
HONA\Tlt'!

Anne; Why did Susan drop that man?"
 Betty: "Well--she liked d horn at the front door better than a u6c un- der her wndoW."
 Samuel Bcrliner. The United States contains 3.o26.- 1Sa square miles. It has more square miles, than square people!
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

Note 70 Mir. Coolidge; The Missis- C, Q. D. It means r. T.. c.
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A true egoist is one who loses confidence in a dictionary whose spelling doesn't support his argu- ment
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