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New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
HAGEN'S COMEBACK

Walter Hagen, golfer, made a GUS tomary comeback in England when he won the British amateur cham pionship A week before he had been badly defeated by Arthur Compston the Englishman; but it was evident at that time that the defeat was due more to a lack Of practice incident to the sea voyage. After a week or so of returning to form on the links Hagen's 1o2 in the tournament turn ed the tables against Compston's s 195, and also surpassed his con- patriot from America, Gene Sara zen, who was second with 194. Sarazen, by the way, once lived in Bridgeport. where he began to be interested in golf
 Little matter it is if Hagen lets himself to get out Of form occasion ally and loses q tilt 10 somebody. Such losses are only temporary manifestations of temperament. as it were. When Hagen returns to his stride he is worthy of anybody $ confidence.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
25 Fears Ago Today

The sash factory of Racllliffe Bros. on Park street was badly dam aged by fire this noon. It is thought hat the fire started from sparks from q bonfire thai was lighted in the bacl; yard, The damage was estimated at $3,00o
 About o50 delegates are expected Foresters which will open up in the Casino tomorrow evening. Prayers for rain are being sent up by the farmers who have their land planted. There has been but little ilain this spring and the grass is not coming up as ii should.
 The New Britain Gun club will formally open up it's new grounds at the driving park on Memorial Day where arrangements have been made 10 have an all-day shoot.
 Honors were carried off by the Seniors in the High school track meet held at the Berlin park yes terday afternoon with a total of 52 points. The point winners in the inter-class meet arc eligible to com pete in the Wesleyan inter scholastic track meet at Andrus field on Me morial Day
 Major William R. Hamilton, |. s. A., of Fort Terry, \. N., will inspect | the two local military companies at 1 the armory tomorrow evening. l Just now New Britain seems to te 1 llurdy-eurdy ridden. They can hc | heard all parts of the evening and many of them continue their opcr- { ations well into the night. some are provided with monkeys who roll over for pennies
 { church delivered t strong sermon yes orday morning in which he scored the existing divorce laws. H. i said that there were fen dllieren'
 grounds on which husband car separate himself from his wife or
 wife from her husband and star ever again.
 The trolley men, both conductor
 and notormcn, appeared in new uniforms yesterday.
 The superintendent of schools ha f1eceited the resienations ot two 0
 his most valuable teachers. Botl
 teachers gave fheIr reason for re
 signing because of their approachini marriages. They will finish th
 5. hool term.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
CITY TAXES

The report of B"rnadotte Loom Is. tax collector, that nearly s3,o00,- oVO had been collected in taxes and assessments Of all kinds during the last fiscal year doubtless was gratifying to the city government: perhaps the taxpayers and assess ment payers considered 1t SIS repro senting the cost of progress and not too high q price to pay for what We get. One learns from the tax col lector's figures that the tax rate is not pvtryt hing in this business Of paying taxes, that the little extras mount up. What some of these extras represent, however, are highly appreciated improvements, .spc- ctally sewer and street h"tt.rment assessments. On the whole. the poo- pie 9ant them and give evidence Of 2 willingness 10 pay for them
 Per-onal taxes, or poll taxes.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES

Why do gentlemen with money contribute to the campaign expenses of presidential candidates? The an- swer will depend somewhat upon what one wishes to believe. The one we privately accept is that they con- tribute because they can afford 1t; and when it comes out in the papers that So and So has given s5,o00 or s2o,oo0 10 the campaign of his fav- orite candidate a certain amount of prestige inevitably goes with It.
 Messrs. Hoover and Smith have noneyed friends. That has become self-eyident Both have friends, too, who back up their admiration and principles with the currency of the realm. Tho Senate has discovered that the Hoover campaign to date cost these friends s25o.o0o. while the Smith campaign cost his frlends sqe,o92. Considering that both con- tcstants have been covering territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific the sums do not seem prodigious.
 It has been discovered before this that whereas it is considered bad form for candidate to spend much Of his own money for his campaign, there is nothing to hinder his friends from being his financial angels. In all of our 'campaien scandals" Of the past that is how mos. of the money has been spent; and it is only when too much IS disbursed in this manner that pub lie indignation is aroused.
 No candidate can run for the presidential nomination, where 1t is contested. without somebody foot ing certain bills that are bound to crop up. The ideal campaign, no i doubt. would be one where nobody would need to worry about finances. i This millennium, however. has not yet beeD reached; and under our system ii never will.
 l l. IS plain from the evidence giv-
 en that neither Hoover nor Smith ! bothered much about who is paying the bills Each assumed that the
 campaign managers would attend to
 that, it is iu order to take care Of
 such small details. indeed, that they
 have campaign managers
 l The Senate investigation has done
 q good turn in calling attention to possibilities rather than actualitics 1 The political boys, during the r"-
 naining we. ks ot the pre-convention campaign, will be more careful.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
THE CONCERT PLANS

The enterprise Of Arthur G. Kim ball in interesting himself in the ef- forts to provide artist concerts in this city is rightly being commended by the host Of men and women who have been concerned over the manner in which New Britain slipped in such endeavors the past season. Problems but they are not insuperab able. Scarcely anyone doubts the wisdom Of possessing such opportunities in the city. The difficulties heretofore have been largely financial coupled with occasional failures 70 reach all those capable Of being reached. The experience has been that it is not enough to put on concert, or any other cultural event. and then await results; they must be sold to the music public. which must be made to realize that here is some- thing it wants.
 Since the recent merger Of ten Of the leading concert bureaus in New York. controlling the greater per opportunity for smaller cities to remain on the musical map has been greatly enhanced, and it is to the credit of this merged concern that it is concentrating on the smaller cities rather than confining itself to the large ones. The plan as outlined in this city, which readily appealed to Mir. kimbal and other music lovers, appears to be radically diff ferent from any heretofore project cd. An important point seems to be that il does not rely upon ticket selling by luncheon clubs and other organizations, is devoid of quotas" for clubs, and relies for success en- tirely upon the interest that can be created among individuals. and upon their own estimate of the cul- tural and social value of contri- outing to | concert minded conl- munity.
 The city will not have long to wait for a decesion as to whether it wishes to go forward or remain standing still. The coming week in terested citizens will have the op- portunity of hearing Dr, Sigmund Spaeth, famed music author, lecturer and humorist, who will address various organizations and conclude with a large public meeting in the Central Junior high school Friday night, at which time he will give his lecture, Common Sense In Music,' which presumably is a tabloid yer sion Of his book by the same name. The meat in the cocoanut seems to be that if after the people of this city have had an opportunity of hearing Dr. Spaeth they will be thrilled with the prospect of enter ing the list of concert cities under the new and liberal plan evolved. The scheme as outlined here in cludes the perpetuation of the Choral society concerts, Of which there was none the past season. This in itself will warm the hearts Of many citizens toward the plan.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

changes the view. Unpaid personal taxes on the Took total sS,244, which would indicate that half thai number, or 4122 persons, owe poll taxes to the city, and probably some Of these have been owing for more than one fiscal year. The report had it that 29.965 persons were obligated 10 pay such taxes, but that the pay !uents totalled S16,09o, indicating that 3S,046 paid them. good pro- portion of which must have been owing from past years.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12


 Tsingtao to Tsinan, a distance Of about 300 miles, the Japanese haNe shown themselves 10 be masters o1 the province. That in reality is what , they desire to be, Tn the estimation of Chinese critics. The province Was given up reluctantly after the Wash ington Arms Conference, and despite the protestations of Japanese offi- cials, it is generally believed that the positive policy" Of Baron Tanaka, prime minister Of Japan includes the ultimate control of this province. l Tanaka was identified with the group of militarists who imposed military control upon China in 1915, when the famous or infamous 21 de- mands were made, and it is not be- lieved he has changed his opinion much since that time,
 The Japanese have much at stake in central and southern China, and if Tanaka goes so far as to align all Chinese factions against the Japanese menace the result 10 Japan in all probability will be worse than to China in the long run. AL ready all over China chambers Of commerce are preparing a general | boycott of the Japanese, a species of passive resistance that the Japanese at home find it difficult to bear re gardless Of the success of military expedition in Shantung. A nation like Japan, which relies for it's pros perity so heavily upon Chinese trade, cannot afford to play too ! much of a hog.
 Baron Tanaka is not strongly sup ported at home. The government has had much domestic difficulty and perhaps the entire Shantung ad- venture is something of an effort to distract public attention from the government and concentrate pnblic attention on foreign affairs-a well favored expedient by many govern ments when they wish to shift at tention from their own weakness. During the present difficulties the press in Japan has been remarkably insensitive to settlements, according to dispatches. Only one newspaper of prominence adopted a sensation al attitude. This must speak well for the undercurrent of opposition 10 the Tanaka policy. It is logical to assume from this that the people of Japan are not looking for trouble in China, and if there is any it is en- tirely the making of the Tanaka cabinet. which is weakly supported and evidently is seizing the copper tunity to bolster up itself, if possible, through a hullabaloo about protect | ing Japanese interests in China. If i the ballyhoo doesn't work at home, ! however, 1t Is likely that the cabinet
 will find itself ultimately weaker,
 rather than stronger.
 IL is not well to gauge the ability
 of Japan to conquer China" mere
 ly because the Japanese are able to
 have their own Way: in Shantung.
 This province is adjacent to the coast. China is big country, and even If it Is conceded the Japanese
 military forces are stronger pr r'on i than the Chinese. the latter have ! such enormous manpower that 1t is
 unlikely that the Japanese will go | far into the interior.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
THE TRAFFIC COP AT HOME Overheard by Mrs. John J. Robbin!

Traffic Cop: "Go'"
 His Wife: And furthermore, I tell you I've got to have new hat. This one I have looks like a mush- room, and I won't be seen in such--'
 Traffic Cop: Stop"
 His Wife; Al right, suppose I'll have to-
 Traffic Cop: "Go,"
 His Wife: And if I don't have a new dress pretty soon I'll"
 Traffic Cop; Stop"
 His Wife: Very well, but just wait until you say Go again. III tell you what I think of you."
 Traffic Cop: Co.,
 His Wife: "You-big- bum you lazy loafer-1 won't-put up with it-any-longer-Im going home to mother! Youneyerbuyme any new clothesyoubrute youneverthinko ofme atalIandIwon tstandit another min- utc--'
 Traffict Cop: Exceeding the speed limit. You're pinched.'
 His Wife: Why. how dare you--' Traffic Cop: Tell it to the judge, and no back talk."
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
34,092 WORKERS HERE
 BASED ON NEW SURVEY
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gagged population. It is to enable such comparisons that the 1928 esti- mates of males and females over ten years of age engaged in occu- pations for gain are here presented:
 The figures are the totals of the nine classifications adopted by the census takers, which are: Agricul- ture. mining, manufactures, trans portation. trade. professional service. public service, domestic and person. al service and clerical service. The only active working element of tho population over ten years of age not included is the wife, mother and daughters who are busily engaged within the home. but not for gain.
 Estimates for cities in Connecticut and Rhode Island follow:
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
GU RBlNG SCPER-TRJ SITS

r. the banking laws of Connecti- cut permit the formation Of Super trusts" such as has been complained about In Bridgeport, they should be changed. Governor Trumbull's $ statement that steps are being taken to revise the banking laws at the bly ought 10 offer assurance that he state will not permit such develop ment.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
More Truth Than Poetry.

Quite in a spirit of teasing my wife asked our little son Jack if he liked his teacher,
 He thought seriously f6r a min ute. Then
 "Why, sure.' he answered. "Our Sunday, School teacher said VIC must love our enemies.'
 John J. Santin
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

which the Red Coats sang 10 kid US. We took command of the air wrote new words and made it our national song!"
 --Etta Bochner tCopyright, 1928, Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
HOW AMERICA COMMANDS THE
 NIR,

"Thcy say America ought to take command of the air as long as Brit ain rules the sea. What do you think ?'
 We did it in the Revolution.
 "What?" We took command of the air away from Englan1?"
 Sure, the air was Yankee Doodle,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
\ Dangerous Man.

Leonard: T wonder why th"y.rc leased that new second -baSeman "' Mildred: 'They probably didn't want to have a dangerous man like him around"
 Leonard: Dangerous
 Mildred: "Yes. Didn't you say hat he was fence-buster and burned up the paths?'
 Elmer Banks Next thing some cold-bIoodcd sci enlist will bring out statistics 10 prove that a stitch in time only saves 7,439.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Member Audit Burean of Circulation The A. B. c. is national organization which furnishes newspapers and adver- .tse-s with . strictly honest analytic cf circulation. Our circulation statist'es are ~ased upon this audit This insures pro- lection against fraud in newspaper d's- trieution figures to both national and Iocal advertisers
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
THE JAPANESE CAMPAIGN

China is justified iu appealing to the League of Nations in regard to rartare being rased by Japan ln chantung province. By clearing the
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
All Alike!

Bailey: 1T suppose your five chill dren all will remember you on Par ents' Day."
 Woodward: "Yes. Last year l got five requests for noney.'
 Louise Baur
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
Possible Reason:

kempner: Gentlemen prefer blondes" Alice: That's because they're towards kcnlpncr: ''CowardS"' Alice: "Scs, afraid Of the dark. "
 J. k. kicfer
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

The gentleman dancer no longer wears handkerchief over his rom staining her gown. Her gown isn't there.,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
Send all communications to Fun Shop Editor, care of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York.
They Come High!

IT1ty IUne f1Sh! As welcome as the flowers in May" From florists prices. Folks, we'd say Another simile's as true: AS dear as flowers in May are too,'
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Among the things that most of us needn't worry about is the fact that Satloty makes people miserable.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively en- titled to the use for republication Of all news credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local ntws puolishsh therein.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

AmeriCanism: Sneering at the old fashioned virtues; wondering why the public isn't shocked by rcyela- tIonS Of rascality.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
Observations On Me Weother

Washington. May 1c.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair Saturday and Sunday, slightly cooler Saturday.
 Conditions: Pressure is low from western Greenland southward to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The indica- tions are for generally fair weather Saturday and Sunday east of the Mississippi river. The temperature will be lower Saturday in the middle Atlantic and north Atlantic states.
 4 lump Of soda dissolved in a lit- tie hot water and added to the blu ing water prevents the bluing from settling on the clothes and helps to keep them white.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

The moot questions Of the day aren't nearly as annoying as the fierce people who delight to argue about them.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
Just a Lover!

Miss Haines lihrarian): Are you q book Hover, sir? ?' Clarence: Leave out the book part and I'm a whiz,"
 Mrs. G. w. Bloom
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

The Herald is on sale daily h New York at Hotalings Newsstand. Times sauars; schultx's Newsstauda. Entrance Grand Central. l:nd Street
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Patriotism is just an enlargement of the conviction that wherever you are is a good neighborhood
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
New Britain Herald
HERALD PuBLIsHINo COMPANY

1ssusd Daily (sunday Excepted) At Herald Bldg, q Church Street
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

The last woman who wrote poetry and didn't care Q Nhoop about Wo mems rights was Mother Goose.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

A beautiful frock isn't enough. A jaybird would be charming if il would keep still.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
Facts and dFancies
 BY ROBERT CULLEN

Most Of mans efforts go for naught, which is proof enough that Providence cares for Us.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

The only profitable advertising medium n the City. Circulation books and press room always open to advsrtissra
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

The best thing about the 'lntelli- gent minority is that almost every body seems 10 belong to it.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

An, well; any kind Of fight looks "tiNed' to the man who lost money on il.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Apparently there is nothing 10 keep Mr. smith ont of the White House except a possible shortage of Democrats.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
I'll. FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY
Etiquette

Etiquette According to an article on eti- quette if a person is not at home on two successive visits it is bad manners 10 call again. Bill-collcctofs please note!
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

-NclS 'p bIIttS anu SfpOIlHt T IS- ing is safe; it's the coming down to earth that's dangerous. 'Very few people have imagina- tion.' Rats, You should hear them telling how they caught their colds.
 Trivial incidents make history. There would have been no Order of i the Garter if the ladies at Court in the old days had rolled theirs. | Why bother with a honeymoon trip' You can sit still all day at home and stick a cinder in your eye
 If nothing seems quite good enough, and the worlds imperfec- ton keeps you from enjoying life you're a high-brow.
 Boston alone has streets narrow Mencken. but other towns equal Boston in the posse ssion of p>sle like that.
 Unhappinsss is the punishment of those who permit some perishable thing to become essential to their happiness.
 A jury, however cannot return q rich mans self-respect or remove the sting Of the worlds contempt. Correct this sentence: When I ask my wife if l need shave said he, ''shc always ansr CTS i promptly and firmly" Copyright, 1928, Publishers Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
Social

Born. To Mr. and Mrs. of--, q song. Both well.'
 Toronto (Can) Star We hope it was a him!
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
Commercial

Henry Ford says he has made the want another.
 We should nayer have dared to say that,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
scientific

The folding notorious is Amer icas latest invention.
 The collapsible pedestrian is, of course, no novelty,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Entered at the Post Omcs at New Brit ain e Second Clase Mall Natter.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Note to brides and grooms Fly ing is safe: it's the coming down to earth that's dangerous.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

sUBScRIPTIoN RATES $1.oe 2 Year.
 S:0o Three Noutha
 -sc. . Month.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12
TELEPHONY CALLS

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New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Every few people have imagina- tion.' Rats, You should hear them telling how they caught their colds.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Motor noises, unnecessary hum
 ming and other interference on the
 radio can be eliminated and re- without mourning any large costs on the part of the radio owner ac- cording to Jack Ornsten of 1S5 Daily avenue. radio expert.
 MT. Ornsten, who has been inter- ested in the progress of radio since it's burth. can usually be found eX- perimenting in his private little lab- | oratory. equipped with many sets. condensers. batteries. motors and what not. Here he makes q contin- uous study of the radio and through
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Trivial incidents make history. There would have been no Order of the Garter if the ladies at Court in the old days had rolled theirs.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

rich mans self-respcct or remove the sting Of the worlds contempt.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-12

Unhappiness is the punishment of those who permit some perishable thing to become essential to their happiness.
Milford chronicle., 1928-04-20

lust keep on smiling.