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New Britain herald., 1928-01-13

iats Atssss ter tive rsasenA HaHr. dsned cepper is nst e e15casut q geed stssl aAA 1t ts tee eestly to take tho placs oe the cheaper metal which can bs made to do equally good work. Many Of the se-callsd '1est arts are processes that have been abandoned when superseded by something better.
 Q. What Is the meaning of the name Otto?
 A. H is Teutonic and means |" Mountain.
 Q. What dogs are chased as Toy degs!
 4. rhess that weigh under ls pounda Among them are Pe- kingeie. Japanese Spaniel. English Toy Spaniel. Pomerauian. Toy Poodle. Chihuahua. Mexican Hair less, and Pug.
 Q. What would bs appropriate for entertainment and gifts for . nth wedding anniversary?
 A. Appropriate gifts would bs furniture of any description and household utensils nade of wood, such as bread And cake boards. roll ing pin, clothes pins. steak planks, woSden' spoona chopping bowls, etc. Tho invitations may be written on birch bark or on fresh hardwood chips. The table should be bare and strewn with, wood shavings. A little wooden box h used for the centerpiece with pansies and forget me-nots or any available plants. The place cards are made attractive by having the name of the guest burned on chips of wood.
 Q. What follows at . meeting when the previous question is moved?
 A. A motion to close debate and put immediately the pending ques- ton to a vote. usually made when the original motion has become submerged in . mass Af amend- mentx is called moving the pre- vious question:. The motiion is not susceptible to debate. and 1t is man. datory upon the Chair to submit to . vote the question of whether the assembly wishes to vote on the pend- ing motion or not.
 0. How many states have laws prohibiting the teaching of evolu- ton in the schools?
 A. The only states that actually have laws prohibiting evolution be-
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New Britain herald., 1928-01-13

but despite the triumph C ns- chinery in distributias and making available the works of artistic min6s and the handtweFk ef their hands there has been no suhstitute for the real thing. Great paintinss and others that arc merely thrilling ars duplicated by the hundreds of thousands and tn this form adorn countless homes: but they lose much from tho original. = . visit to any art gallery can readily disclose.
 For two weeks we ars having the annual exhibition in tho city. which is presented to tho public under satisfactory circumstances and ade- quate lighting facilities. The man or woman in the street. who may scarcely understand the reason why one painting is artistic and another lacking in that quality esn do no better than to rec for him er her. self. For the appeal of . fine paint ing goes deeper than the technic of the art: 1t reaches the soul.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13
AGGRESSIVE, WAR.

For a week nothing has been more certain than that the Amer. ican state department would not conform with the French idea re- garding the proposed anti-war treaty between the United States and France. When Briand made the original suggestion for such | treaty the project looked extremely favor- able; but as soon as the note-writ- ing about 1t began the French took the stand that the treaty should ap- ply to aggressive" war only.
 Modern nations never admit start ing an Aggressive" war: it is al ways the other fellow who is the ag- gressor. The American viewpoint is that such a designation in the pro- posed treaty will be useless. Senator Borahs remark that no means eX- ist of determining the aggressor in a conflict no doubt will appeal to most thinking Americans as a logical deduction.
 This restrictive word in the treaty would create the prospect If the signatory powers disa greeing in the face of crisis as to who is the ag- gressor. and would leave it open to either nation, in case of such a dis agreement. to refuse adherence 10 the treaty.
 The state department, despite its wish not to include the restrictive word in the proposed treaty, is de- clared to be confident of more favorable agreement later. as dis cussions continue. This Is important if true. Significance attaches to the treaty with France from the fact that similar treaties with other na- tions are likely to follow.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13

that the pair would have done better to have followed . rsligious beat be- sors they ooaooctsd tAs cold -blooded scheme to do away with the man
 who stood between their illegal love
 making. and whose life was heavily insured by the wife as financial
 motive to help along the desperate effort to free herself and live in
 dread of the law ever afterWard with the comrade in crime.
 Tho fact that one of the con-
 spirator- -murderers was 2 woman
 naturally led to public discussion as to whether a. woman should be
 executed" Mrs. Snyder might have
 pfofited by the undeniable sentiment
 against executing a woman had she
 not been tied up with Gray in the
 case; but 1t would have been .
 manifest travesty to have executed Gray and given Mrs Snyder less
 punishment, it being clear that
 their guilt was equal. AS matter of fact, women have been executed in the annals of crime in this coun- try. the total before the Snyder exc
 cution having been II. Some famous murder cases involved women who were freed by sympathetic juries,
 however; and these total consider
 ably more than the executions In
 some of these the beauty of the fair defendants influenced the juries: in others the unwri,ten law figured.
 The Snyder-Gray case was such a old-blooded affair that no pal
 Natives were possible: it was . clear
 case of murder of the most grew
 some sort. From the start the sex of one of the defendants had little in-
 nuence with the public or the jury. And this is as 1t should be. If wom- en are to be equal before the law,
 with equality in citizenship, equality
 in responsibilities, and all the other equalities, it is reasonable to regard
 them also as equal before the law 1 when murder has been committed. There has been little discussion
 regarding the value of capital pun- l ishment in this case, possibly be-
 cause of it's futility at this time. The
 law of New York commands capital
 punishment. and so long as 1t is on
 the books-which probably will be
 a long time in view of the public's attempt to curb crime-Mrs. Snyder
 and Gray were entitled to no more consideration than the others who
 have paid this penalty in Sing Sing.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13
THE DIAL SYSTEM AGAIN

Having done thorough job of in- stalling the cost-saving all-dial sys- tenn of telephone connections in New London, the Southern New England has let it be known that the pext city in which such an impro, ement is to be made is Bridgeport,
 It seems that these changes cost much capital in new buildings. In New London the cost was s5oo,ooo; in Bridgeport it is to be sS,0oo, ,o0o.
 When this species of labor saving machinery is installed in all the state telephone ''centrals' most attrac- tive occupation for women will have been largely curtai1ed. The dial sys- tenn is one where ti> public does it's own connecting: that is 10 say, it does he work for which girls under the manuel connection system are paid.
 How the public will lik" the added burden doesn't worry the company.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13
A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY

There have been claims made that many criminals could be permanent ly cured of their inclination toward evil-doing by operations on portions of the anatomy, usually the head. Whether there is truth in the claim has been proven in rare instances. The news from New Jersey. there- fore. that youth was cured of his evil tendencies through such an operation doubtless tended to con- firm what many persons have been thinking all along.
 It is easy to take such a diagnosis too far. however: 1t is but another step 10 conclude that all criminals are really irresponsible, that they practice criminality merely beca use they are suffering from some affltc- ton with which nature unfortunate ly saddled them.
 This is the attitude taken by . great many reformers who tell us that condign punishment for criminals is all wrong: that they should be sent to . hospital and there "cured" of their evil intentions by proper treatment.
 Most certainly this would be the better way If 1t could be done. But our knowledge apparently has not progressed far enough to determine how 10 operate in more than . small percentage of the cases.
 Opportunities to improve our knowledge exists in profuaon. The prisons are fairly full Of persons who got there upon tickets from the courts. and possibly in every prison there are many who would willing. ly underko whatever reasonable operations the medical gentlemen can perform upon them if the pros. pect of future straight living could be all but guaranteed.
 Until our knowledge is more definite tho wise plan will continue 1 to be punishment. plenty of. it. and in an unerring manner. That. q least, is a deterrent that experience has shown works.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13
25 Ntars Ago Today (E'rom Paper of That pate)

Not for years ha sthe neighboring lively community of Plainville bAen 50 stirred as 1t is now by the liquor question. A special town meeting was held last night and . resolu- ton was passed that t was the sense of the townspeeople that liquor licenses should be granted to respectable hotels. 4 minister then asked permission to speak but Be- lectman Prior moved adjournment. He finally withdrew his motion and the clergyman spoke at length. The diviston. of opinion seems hopeless and the question will no doubt vex Plainville for some time to come.
 The annual meeting Of the swed- ish Lutheran church was held last evening in the hall on Elm street. The church now has $50 members. It was voted to proceed with the new SSo.o0o church and Sb,000 par sonage. plans for which have al. ready been submitted by several ar chitects. Joseph Hultsren and J. s. svenson were reelected deaecons. Harry Corbin, the IS years old son of Willis P. Corbin, who was af- f,icted with continuous nose bleed. is recovering rapidly from the 1 drain. The plugs which were put in his nasal openings have been re- moved. Young Corbin attends the High school.
 The New Britain Regulars de- feated the Meriden Mohawks in that city last night in | novertime bas- ketball game 1c to 10. It having been decided to play off the tie which existed at the close of the regulation playing time. sperl caged the winning goal after i've minutes of overtime play.
 Chief Rawlings is one Of the in corporators Of the State Police Rene. it association.
 Attorney ,. H. kirkham will ad- dreAs the mems movement class al the Y. M. C. A. this evening. ! The hotel business in New Britain is very prosperous at present. The Russwin has GO rooms. and these have been filled before 10 o'cloch every night for a month. The Re. loin is 50 crowded that the ownei 1. thinking Of adding to its 80 roomi by opening up new quarters on tht top floor.
 The Business Mems aasocicatio. recently sent Kirkham &.Cooper q 10 draw up it's incorporation papers The lawyers found that the fee wal only s3 and returned the balance The association may frame th, check. as one member said it mus be the only money any lawyer eve rrcturned.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13
END OF X FOOLISH PAIR

It is an indication of a whole some public sentiment against per sons who have taken life and are brought to pay the penalty of their rniedeeds that little sympathy has been wasted in favor of Mrs. Ruth Snyder and her former lover. Henry Judd Gray, both of whom died in the electric chair in Sing Sing for the murder of Mrs. Snyder's husband.
 This pair paid with their lives for folly of such a despicable nature that sympathy for the luckless bus band far outweighed any inclination to yield an emotional gulp of sor- row at the exactions of the state.
 The public is not as gullible as it used to be: even the mumbling Of religious phrases by the pair prior 10 their end fails to bring about any other public mental reaction than
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13

vestieats. He csns vpen . burglar in the act, q scaling tAs sjlvsFwaro! 'Are you the dsg mani" hs ask ed. < "Am I the yeeyman?" was the an. swer. You bet l aml" "Wsll." said little Jack. mamma said you needn't leave any this week."
 Don't worry, sonny. ! won't It's act In my line" said the burglar n he took his loot and departed. Irene ". Sullivan. Copyright. 1898. Reproduction
 Forbidden).
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13
THE PAINTING EXHIBITION

The annual exhibition Of paint in,s at the New Britain Institute is under way: Il will last two weeks, and there arc 35 excellent pictures on view.
 This free exhibition should at tract-an1 usually does--all those in the city and environs who are even remotely interested in he still beauty of oils. Headed by Waugh's fine painting. storm Clouds the exhibition this year will repay a visit and study of the works on view.
 This IS the machine age, 1t is said;
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13

You can get an answer to any question of fact or Information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald, Washington Bursau. l3ef New York avenue. Washington. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot Do given, nor ean sx. tended research bs undertaken. All other questions will receive . per- sonal reply. Undsned requests can- not tbs answered. All letters are con- ndential.-Editor.
 Q. Is 1t always considered good form to rise when being introduced! !
 A. A hostess rises to receive all introductfons, and offers her hand to both men and women. 4 wom- an guest remains seated when intro duced to . gentleman or when she h one of . group to whom . wom- an is presented. She rises to ac- knowledge m individual or when the person is the guest Of honor. or ts older. A gentleman invariably stands when he is introduced. He must wait until the lady extends her hand before he offers his
 c. Where and when was Presi- dent Mckinley killed?
 4. He was shot by Leon Csolgosx on SepE {. 1901 at Buffalo. New York and died on September 14th in that city.
 ; Q. Who wrote the words of the hymn America:
 \. Rev. Samuel Francis Smith D. D. wrote them while he was . student at Andover Theological Seminary. in the winter Of lss1-sc. It was first sung publicly at Fourth of July Sunday school cele- bratioin. in the Park Street church. Boston. Mass.
 Q. What causes an eclipse of tn moon?
 A. The shadow of the earth fall- inS on the illuminated disc of the moon when the earth Is between tho sun and moon.
 c. How many public school teachers are there in the United States.
 A. There are SHOTS elementary public school teachers and 144.:30 public high school teachers, accord ing to the latest available figures.
 Q. What is meant by . dead" pearl?
 4. In the jewelry trade a dead" pearl is one that has lost its luster.
 Q. What is the oldest known calendar?
 4. The oldest calendar known to man came from Egypt. Julius Caesar introduced it into the Roman Empire, and Pope Gregory XIII. re- vis~d it somewhat in 15Sc since when 1t has been used throughout nearly all Chrlstendom.
 c. Did Babe Ruth make a home run in the last game of the 1927 world series:
 A. Yes. in the fifth inning.
 0. Can cats and owls see in total darkness?
 A. Cats and owls are better equipped for seeing in dim light than humans, due to the peculiar construction of their eyes. The pupils are mere slits in bright light and expand in the dusk until there is scarcely any iris visible. Neither the cat nor the owl however. is able to see in total darkness.
 0. Is the process of hardening copper . lost art?
 A. It is still known but has fallen
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13

ias tsueht arS lllaliatpyt ss1 Ton nsaDss. \ rs&pasttea wss 6Aspted by the F1osS6G Legislature which while not haviag the Sssoe ee law. .tsads te prehibtt tho teaehing of evolution in that stats. Ia Lsvis- tsAe t is fssbiAAaa by .eedsr es the stats superintendent eR schools. Evaiution bills wvFs pseDess1 in 1921 in West vsgiaia. Ntsssusi Oregon. Washington. Arkausaa. North Carolina, Vlr0inia. Kansas end Nains but did 1et paa.
 Q. What ts. tAe ,ed1yaao of the D. Fsrsst RaAio CeapaAyf t.
 A. lSs FraAkiin street. Jersey City, ". J.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13
THOMAS HARDY

Were it not for the fact that the name of Thomas Hardy is known and reyered wherever English is spoken-or read-his death amid his beloved moors at Dorchester. Eng land, would have received scAnt at- tention by the press. But Hardy's was name, a literary personality, to conjurc with. one that for sever- al generations now has been the center of insistent discussion and | subject for literary debaters.
 It was just about | year ago, when a speaker from Yale-a pro- lessor of literature, we believe-was brought to New Britain by one of its organizations and devoted his en- tire lecture to detailed and andy ticaI discussion of Thomas Hardy's works. The address, which was re- ported at length in this newspaper. was one of thought provoking ex- cellence, although at the time we thought it fit to disress from the view that Hardy stood head and shoulders over almost every other novelist. especially American novel; ists. That. of course. Is q matter of opinion.
 An experience at the New Britain Institute was something like this: 4 card holder. wishing to obtain one of Hardys most popular novels vainly tried. to do % for two months and then gave 1t up. finally purchas. ing the book at d book shop. Evi. dently Hafdy was being thorough, read in tMs city
 And why shouldn't he be? Nc literary figure has occasioned st much discussion regarding the com rarative excellence Of his produc. tione No novelist has been nor, likely 70 disappoint in one volum, and be considered the greatest evc, in another. No novelist of moderr times required such losing of one'' self in the moods of the people O. Wessex he so delightfully."- pictured His knowledge of their ways. Nheil chara ct eristics. their outlook upor life, we have no hesitation in say I ing has never been equalled by an, other writer of any other part of th' ! globe. Much of this was due to tn, ! fact. Of course. that he lived for th, | greater part of hie life within l, radious of ten miles Of the district he utilized in his works.
 Like many another, he did not he , gin life as a writer. but felt th
 mysterious call after having becom
 adept at another calling-in hi
 case tha, of an architect.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13
THE INCREASING GRAND LIST

In . growing city the grand list naturally will continue to grow. This year we find it at '1l+'ooo'ooo.
 It was only . few'years ago when much was made of the fact that the grand list went over the 3loo, 100000 mark for the first time. Since then the progress has been steady, al- though there may be citizens who had expected . larger gain this year.
 When one analyses the list one naturally comes to the conclusion that there cannot be gains "all along the line" every year. The assess mentS for the factories are some s.so,oO0 less than the year before. Remarkable as this may seem the explanation is perfectly logical. and does not mean that the factory buildings as we know them have
 
 to the sale of property held by some of the concerns and the change of q mill by one concern to Bridgeport. The peculiar and unusual situa- ton In the automobile business last year runs into an equally bizarre result as regards the grand list. IL may require some deep thinking 10 get at the bottom of it, but in a grand list the figures don't lie any more than they do elsewhere. The fact Is that there are more new cars in the city but the valuations have decreased to such an extent that there Is a reduction in the grand list pertaining to automobiles. Part of this anachronism has been due 10 the additional fact that the market in the second hand machines took a remarkable slump. due to the market being glutted with has been machines.
 But Tn dwellings--that is another story. The increase in dwellings. in- cludiny apartments. was $a.o00. 900. much if not all of it due to the con- struction of new buildings. This is a splendid record. one which bears q direct relation 10 the undeniable ad vance of the city.
 Exemptions for war services. be. ing on the increase. would indicate that a larger number of former serv. ice men arc accommodating property The exemption amounts 10 5000 in real estate for the service men or their dependents
 Something 10 think about IS in cluded in the disclosure that ffIe total tax revenue increase will be probably less than the increase ir overhead school maintenance ex- penses during the year.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13

Henry Ford doesn't know how rich he is-"I don't know and ] don't kive . damn," he told New York reporters-and Andrew w. Mellon is in the same fix. How much eaaer 1t h to be poor and be able to figure up ones wealth in jiffy!
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13

Some day the Prince Of Wales may get married, and some day I.indbsrsh may be thus ensnared. The prince. when that time comes. will have fallen in love while Llndy will rise to the occasion.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13
spares aod Gasgoylcs

spires asd Garsoylcs
 The Seven Stages Of Love
 "Oh. how do you do."
 III
 "I-ah-wondered If you'd % to the theater with me tonight. Miss smythe."
 "poes ums title sweetums glriy. girly love ums big bad papa! UmsF"
 w
 "Just the sweetest wife as ever wns-she is. And she, cooks the bestest dinners for her daAdy-yes. she does! Ums. this cake ts almost as sweet n your kisses!" V "You paid forty dollar for that rag? We'll for the luva mud" VI "Yes, I was out until three .. m, and don't care who knows 1t! Aw, shut up! Who cares whether you get . divorce or not?" VII
 "Oh, how do you do." Fred Lewson' Tho Attorney For tiic State Woman! Where were you on the last of December e9th? Answer! Were you with John Warburton on the night of the murder? The voice, harsh and threatening came from upstairs, and Mir. Welton stared across at his wife with palfna face.
 "Ah-h-h-h-h-h. Hal" the voice went on. rising almost to a scream, "Ah, hal! With this knife--with thit knife. woman. the dreadful deed wal done! Did your hands raise thii fearful thing to plunge it into the heart of John Waburton! DID YOU DO TIT Answer! An! gentlemen oi the jury, see how white her face hal become! She does not answer. 4 moan escapes from hre paltd lips she swoons! She swoons! Woman confess now ere it Is too late! DIL YOU KILL JOHN WARBURTON7 ! l The horrible voice died away to 6 whisper, and Mir. Weldon leaped ou' of his chair.
 Martha" he gasped. This hous, must be haunted!" ! "Oh. no,' smiled Mrs. Welton You know. Hareld Is tak;.g a cor respondence course in law-and tha was just hts first lesson." Arthur Zenn
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13

The state motor vehicle depart mcnt advises us that automobile mishaps throughout the state are in- creasinaly costly. showing that even the cost of getting killed has gone lA
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13

N-hsr Au1it BsreaU ef CiscslattoH Tho \. R. c. is q national organization whaca furnishes nswqpapers and adver- ttesss with . strictly honest analys1s oI clfevlatieu, Our circulation statikies are h.saA mon this audit. This fnsures pro. tsetios axainst fraud in newspaper d's- trtbution figures to both national ana iocal advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13

Tn addition to English money. the Royal Mint makes coins for West Africa Cyprus. Palestine, East Afri- ca and many other parts of the en- pire.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-13
Observations On He Rerther

Warrington. Jan. ls.-Forecast for Southern New Ehsian6: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; pos sibly rain on the southeast coast to- night. Somewhat coeoDr Saturday; fresh westerly winds.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity cloudy and rainy wsather followed by fair and slightly colder.
 Temperatures yesterday: