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New Britain herald., 1928-12-17
Sallies Need Almost
500 for Christmas Fund

Only one third Of the fund needed
to bring Salvation Army Christmas
contributions to needy families has
been raised through the kettles to
date. according to Adjustant Carl
Fredrickson. Five kettles and Santa
Thursday but up 10 Saturday night
only $327.S0 had been received.
The army needs $1,000 this year
for its Christmas for the needy fam
lilies and Christmas tree and party
for the children.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-17

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New Britain herald., 1928-12-17
Special Notice

Come on, you people who have
been gripped by the card playing
hobby. Here's an opportunity to
show your skill at the whist card
party which is to be given under
the auspices OF Rev. William A.
Harry branch. A. Q. H.. tomorrow
night at $50 o'clock at Judd's hall
There will be a chance for the
worst of you. a turkey door priz.
will be offered. Admission will be
so cents.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-17

FREE roll of film with every Kodak
Brownie or tnS,'o camera. biggest va
riety of cameras in city. Arcade studio.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-17

Federal foresters suggest that in
short time stringent measures may
be necessary to curb tho increase in
forest fires caused by smokers and
campers.
Evening star., 1928-08-04
UNITED STATES
In WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago To-day.

American troops take Fismes by as
suit and hold the south bank of the
Vesle in this section. Gen. Pershing re-
ports late tonight. Instead OF making
stand at the Aisne, 1t is more than
possible that the Germans are going
back MS far as the Chemin deS Danes.
IL was Fismes, with all the
roads between the Aisne and the VeSle
converRlng into 1t, that was TO have
been held by the enemy at all costs.
American guns are Shelling the
enemy and speeding their retreat on
roads north Of Fismes as they founder
through the mud. One American unit
complains that the Germans are re-
treating too fast The story OF
Americas part In the great allied VIC
tory Is a glorious one. The distance
traversed by the Americans since July
l8 is greater than that covered by any
other army except the retreating Ger
mans. The Germans are sys-
tematically looting and burning as they
withdraw, taking all food with them.
ChateauX and pretty farmhouses are
gutted by fire. Ludendorff re-
ports that THE enemy envaded u.s." so
he broke of operations" but still
claims to control the situation. . >
On the British front the German troops
have withdrawn their lines between
Montdidier and Moreuil, distance of
10 miles, Casualty list given out
today contains 2as names, the largest
so far announced. Ninety-two men
killed In action.
Evening star., 1928-08-04
Hot Weather.

Certainly this Is not the Summer
without heat" prophecy of which has
been attributed, falsely. it is declared
by some, TO a French clerical meteor
oIoglst Last season was by no means
devoid of its normal share Of calories
in the atmosphere and this season lis
far from fleatleas. In fact. 1t is rather
hotter than usual. If the present period
Is a criterion. During July there were
some very hot spells, and August seems
10 be bent upon making record for
high temperatures. Washington is not
alone IN this experience, by any means.
From the larger cities of the country
come reports Of excessively hot days,
with numerous prOstfattons and deaths,
attributable directly 10 the exception
ally heated air Here at the Capital,
With It's greater number OF trees not
50 many as IN former years, but atill
enough 10 afford protective Ghade~-and
It's large cNpanse Of OPEN spaces, the
suffering Is not a. severe as IN some
ytlJIi lJiNtENs 4NA ~ ~ tlIb AlRgEAhff+A
agreeable and prayers for relief are frc-
quent and feryent.
The usual mot weather advice" is, Of
curse, IN order. Everybody knows what
ought TO be- done and what ought not
10 be done at such q time Vigorous
exercise, especially IN the unahaded
Spaces. Is TO be avoided Care Is t0 be
taken with the diet and especially with
The p0tations. Calmneab 0f demeanor
Is essential 10 comfort II not 10 safety.
Placidity Is the best defense against the
mounting Thermometer.
Human nature. however, cannot be
changed with the temperature. People
are not likely 10 alter their habits be"
cause of the number of degrees regis
tered by the atmosphere. They viii
persist IN talking about The weather
even though II Is wiser 10 put the sub
Ject out OF mind, Conversation VIII
Evening star., 1928-08-04
A Minimum Speed Limit.

Discussion has arisen between Chief
CT Police Hease and Traffic Director
Har!snd upon the adytabiiity Of estab~
1ahlng minimum speed regulation Ia
ths DNtg!et. Maj Hesse appears 70
fhlnk tiat il might be yeiy good idea,
HlJl.e Mr. Harland can see no merit
ia IT, MAJ Hezse Is quoted ss saying.
"Adgthang % speed up traftic.' while
rs. Harland IL likewise quoted 10 The
effect that IL would handicap local
sad touring motorists"
Ii Is difficult 10 see how the police
chief vii! De able 70 find support for
hls side of tne argument. If 1t has been
correctly represented. evidently ne
has confused the proposal for a mini
naHn speed limit IN the open country
with that TOR city driving In com
ynunlty The size Of Washington IL would
be not only impractical bat impossible
~ enforce minimum limit.
OF course Maj Hesse suggests the
nex regulation only between blocks and
not over intersections but with pedeg-
ff.ans crossing the streets at all points
automobiles suddenly darting out from
tbe curb snd children rushing from
heaind parked cara. q sustained mini
Evening star., 1928-08-04
New Chinese Treaty Regarded
AS Epochal Diplomatic Move

the fact that she probably would re-
claim her sovereignty In any case.
The action taken Is In strict accord
with the spirit Of pledges given both by
this Nation and by others participating
in conference on Oriental problems in
1921 and 1922" recalls the Indianapolis
News, with the added statement that
"our State Department has chosen an
opportune occasion to reaffirm our sim
cerity."
The United States is prepared To adj
vocate and to grant many concessions
for which China has been contending,
provided China reciprocates by show
ing itself able and willing to meet its
obligations as power" is the interpre-
tation OF the Pasadena Star-News. The
need OF caution is emphasized by the
Detroit News The Fort Worth STAR
Telegram Is OF the opinion that 1.-The
REIMBURSEMENT TO the Nationalist gov
ernment of tariff autonomy will help it
to increase its strength"
The New York Times concludes: THE
Nationalists have their opportunity of
demonstrating by their acts as well as
their words that they are prepared and
able to carry out their part of such new
agreements as may be made. Nothing
would so greatly strengthen the Ma
tionalistS' prestige abroad as proof that
they are masters In their own house
hold"
Evening star., 1928-08-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

Many readers send in questions signed
only with initials, asking that the an
swers appear in the newspaper. The
space is limited and would not accom-
modate a fraction of such requests.
The answers published are ones that
may interest many readers. rather than
the one who asks the question only.
All questions should be accompanied with
the writer's name and address and 2
cents in coin or stamps for reply. Send
your question to The Evening Star In
formation Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin,
director, Washington, ID. G.
@. How much fan mail is received
at HoliyWood?--T S. p.
A. 1t is estimated that 100000 fan
letters pass through the Hollywood post
office monthly.
@. Do the stars emit much light?--
A. The total of starlight is very
small amount. Up to the twentieth
magnitude the total light emitted is
equivalent to 687 first magnitude stars.
equal to about the hundredth part of
full moonlight.
@ Are there any round churches?-
d. f. D.
A. There are five remaining in Eng
land the largest being the Temple
Church, in London.
@. What is the origin of the term
"sybarite"? ?-L. 7.
A. Sibaris was an ancient Greek
colony and city of lower Italy. in Lu-
cania. Tradition ascribes its building
to a colony of Achaeans and Troezen-
ians about 100 B. c. 1t rose to q high
degree of prosperity, but. becoming
enervated by the mildness Of the cli-
Evening star., 1928-08-04
Truth is stranger than fiction.

~~OIQ saying.
Here Is a story probably no one will
believe. but it is true. nevertheless
II was nothing more nor less than
modern miracle-~a modern tralnc HlIra-
Gle, If you will.
He came along F street, at Twelfth,
with a book and a newspaper under
his arm, and as he crossed the busy
thoroughfare the book slipped silently
to the asphalt.
The pedestrian. blissfully ignorant of
his loss. walked on a block farther, hug
ging his paper tightly.
He stood for 10 minutes waiting for
his bus
He rode two blocks before he missed
his book. When he discovered that 1t
was gone he got out. walked back to
the bus stop. and then retraced his
steps.
Thousands of automobiles, thousands
of pedestrians. had passed that way
since, but he was hoping against hope
that he had dropped the book in
store and that the management would
be able to restore 1t to him.
As he crossed north on F street at
Twelfth, he looked down, and there,
squarely in the center of the automo-
bile lane west. he saw
Sure enough. it was his book.
Swiftly he picked it up and examined
It's cover and pages, Not corner was
dog-eared. not a page crumped.
rIe could scarcely believe his eyes, as
he stood on the curb, examining his
book. which was lost and was now
found.
Not a pedestrian had looked down
and picked 1t up, not balloon tire had
run over it,
1t had reposed in the middle of F
street on a busy afternoon as safely as
If 1t had been tucked away in ma
hogany bookcase behind clear glass.
We are sorry we cannot state that the
book was the Bible That would have
lent poetical conclusiVeness to our
story.
1t was very good book. however,
none other than Rabindranath Tagore's
THE Gardener" that fine collection of
poems In the prose manner which in
1915 was quite the vogue.
Surely Heaven protects the good and
beautiful!
Some day the gentleman whose book
behaved in this peculiar manner pro-
poses to drop another one in the same
spot, then stand on the curb and watch
what happens.
ID liu QOupb uI lltS LIliIlu liB
says, what will occur
First a big truck will smash the vol
ume fiatter than q pancake.
Then a small boy will give it kick
onto the car tracks. where roaring.
grinding car win pass over it.
Or some one who never read book
in his life will pick 1t up, the moment
IL is dropped. and take 1t home for the
children TO play with.
Yet his Tagore book remained spot
less for fully quarter Of an hour, and
was restored to Its home case abso-
lutely untouched.
Believe it or noti
We do. because we have seen the book
and held 1t in our hand The owner
says that he cannot blame any one for
not believing word OF his narrative.
the book so shamelesSly gives 1t the lie
1T might have had good dent put
in 1t, at least" he said.
"You might put one in we replied
NO" he rejoined. Truth is stranger
than fiction"
Evening star., 1928-08-04

mate. the richness Of the soil, and their
great wealth. the inhabitants soon were
noted for their luxury and voluptuous-
ness. The city was destroyed by the
Crotonians in $40 B. c.
O. Why are candles so much used
In ritual?-P. 8.
A. Candles are used so extensively
because they symbolic the light of the
world.
O. When were the wonders of yell
lowstone National Park first known 10
the worId?--M. K.
inally occupied by peaceful Sheepeater
Indians. There are evidences that
white trappers had entered the region
as early as 1903, but the rumors Of its
wonders, which from time TO time
reached the civilized world, we're given
little credence until Henry d. Wash
burn. surveyor general Of Montana,
published the first real account OF it in
1870. In 1871 the region was explored
and mapped by the United States
Geological and Geographical Survey of
the Territories, and in 1872 Congress
made 1t national park.
@. Why does the wind blow so fu-
riously around some of New York's tall
buildings in the Winter time?-C. G.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
this is because ID the seneral wind
over the city and round about is strong
during the Winter, and (2) because the
buildings obstruct the free flow and
shunt 1t around their sides and between
themselves and other buildings where 1t
moves faster for much the same reason
that stream of water filling pipe is
fastest where the pipe is CONSTRUCTED or
smallest
Evening star., 1928-08-04
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES r. TRACEWELL.

Milton, in his "Comus," we believe. has
a couplet running something to the ef-
feet that If Virtue were in sore straits
Heaven would stoop to her aid.
1t is pleasant to believe that II the
booklover's remarkable volume had been
a bad book a thousand remorseless
wheels would have battered 1t to pulp
in short order.
Perhaps that Is the truth
There is disposition today to ques-
ton everything. especially the. old
truths ("hokum," the sophisticated call
them) which have done loyal service
for hundreds OF years.
Yet nothing Is surer than that where
there is so much smoke there must be
some fire.
The moral truths are not stuff and
nonsense, although a million men may
violate them and get away with it.
1t is because this Is true, as we see
it, that we have never felt the slightest
resentment at being preached at"
Many persons affect to hold up their
mental hands in horror when any one
writes or talks with moralistic slant
They say that they prefer novels In
which there are no pointed morals, and
want their children to have stories free
from such craSsness.
Yet we cannot help thinking that a
little moralizing. now and then. is rel
ished by the most foolish OF men.
In the first place, preaching Is a
fundamental form of human express
sion. To preach. in the Latin, meant
to cry In public, to proclaim. Preachers
Of ancient days were the first orators
In our Bible they were called prophets
Today preacher Gin addition to the
primary usage of one who discourses
publicly on religious subjects) is any
one who attempts to inculcate ear
nestly.
Earnestness is the key word.
To be earnest about what one be-
lieves is frowned upon by some mod
erns.
To laugh and Joke at everything is
held by them to be the ultra attitude
toward life.
Their slogan is the couplet found on
the old tomb:
Life Is Joke and all things show it,
l thought so once, and now know 1t.
So 1t is easy to see that their attitude
Is not SO ALFRED "modernistic" as they
think 1t Is.
The attitude OF earnestness has an
ancient and honorable lineage. too.
He who believes in the old truths,
especially the one about Heaven taking
care OF the good and the beautiful will
be held firm in his faith by many
events which he knows about and
which history will tell him about.
He will be willing to admit that there
have been many incidents which point
to the other side OF the theory. some OF
which leave bad taste in the mouth
and which are incontrovertible In their
authenticity.
Despite these exceptions, the rule still
stands firm.
This rule Of faith sings triumphantly
from the Psalms.
1t shines forth again in the works of
Rablndranath Tagore. one of whose
books lay unstained and spotless for a
quarter of an hour untouched by the
traffic of great city rolling over it.
And this was in 1928.
Faith without works is dead--well,
we have presented little work in sup
port of an ancient doctrine. May it
help some onei
Evening star., 1928-08-04
persistently touch upon the common de.

persistently touch upon the common de-
nominator OF experience and feeling.
There Is one aspect of the Midsum-
mer sorrows that is somewhat amusing
A competitive spirit prevails. Has the
night before been trying one? Then
follows food of doleful tales of sleep
lessness and suffering Only rarely does
one come forth with somewhat boast
full account of slumber beneath covers
even blankets. 1t is surprising to find
how callous certain suburbanites are to
the Temperatures and how addicted TO
bed clothing
After certain period OF the season
it is possible to look forward with cheer
to the cooler days that are certain to
come. The calendar tells that the me-
dial point has been passed. Four more
weeks of intense hot weather may now
be expected, in the ordinary course, And
every day Shortens the perspective, The
calendar assumes significance that is
comparable to that of the tables OF time
six months later--or earlier-When the
Winter is causing distress and IN It's
waning is losing its terrors.
Looking at the matter from every
angle. considering all the handicaps OF
extremes and all the diScomforts, this
is after all very good world in which
to live. and this particularly is very
good city in which to pitch the tent OF
everyday subsistence. The hot weather
is only passing phase and TO most peo-
pie it is but discomfort and not
menace To others, whose lives are cast
lin less comfortable lines, who cannot
escape the, heat, who lack the facilities
for relief these heated days and nights
are terrors, and it is for them that SIN
cere sympathy is to be expressed. and
if possible to them should be extended
the means for relief.
Evening star., 1928-08-04
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

What TO Say?
Well have the Movies that can speak,
And so enact play
We beg to ask, in tones so meek,
What will they find TO say?
We've had Bill Shakespeare many
moons.
And even radio
Keeps working hard with various tunes
That We already know.
The lecturer comes TO recite
Some facts long kept on hand,
Or theories new too erudite
For us to understand.
In theme and phrase in vain we seek
Some novelty today,
The Motion Picture soon will speak
But what is left to say?
Evening star., 1928-08-04

mum speed of twenty miles an hour
does not appear to be synonymous with
safety.
It Is gratifying 10 note that Maj,
Hesse desires to speed up traffic. 1t
can be accomplished in comparatively
simple manner. All he has to do is to
detail a few of his motor cycle men,
first to warn and then arrest that un-
mitigated pest. the slow-moving. mid
ile-o -the-street driver, These motor
iSts--and they are abundant in WASH
ington-do more 10 congest traffic and
cause accidents than even the driver
who occasionally violates the maximum
speed limit.
A minimum speed law in the open
country. where the roads are compare
lively narrow and where the intersec-
tions are few and far between, is one
thing but minimum law for the city,
with all kinds OF unexpected obstacles
for the driver TO overcome, is de-
cidedly another In sections Of
the District where the maximum
limit is thirty miles an hour the
proposal TO establish twenty-mile
minimum would doubtless find support,
but certainly in the congested sections
there could be no reason for such
drastic regulation, Nothing could be
gained and much might be lost in the
shape OF heavy increase in the acci-
dent toll
II may be predicted that this is one
traffic proposal which will never reach
he Commissioners lit The form of
Evening star., 1928-08-04
The New Air Mail Rate.

The public has responded enthusi-
astically to the drastic cut in the rates
of the air mail On Wednesday last
the new rate of five cents for the first
ounce and ten cents for each additional
ounce or fraction, instead OF the regular
ten-cent rate for each one-half ounce.
went into effect Immediately the VOL
ume of air mail carried by Uncle Sans
intrepid pilots who fly with clocklike
regularity night and day and through
storms and fair weather, increased
from one hundred to three hundred
per cent, 1t was splendid demonstra-
ton of the appreciation of the public
10 the Government for furnishing fast
mail service at rate which every one
can afford
There appears to be no reason to
believe that the big Jump taken in vol
ume will be only temporary 1t is now
possible to put an air mail letter in any
box with any stamps. provided, of
course, the letter is marked Air mail
and carries the required postage Al
though the Government prints special
air. mail stamps, their use is not man
datory. For those who desire the
maximum OF speed in transit for their
mail matter. special delivery stamp
can be attached SO that there will be
no delay in delivery. So for fifteen
cents one ounce of mail matter can be
rushed through the skies dropped at its
destination. and speeded. by special
delivery, TO the recipient.
The United States is justly proud of
its far-fiung air mail service. From a
small beginning. with daylight flying
only, the service has grown to include
night flying schedules. which fling the
mail across the country in a little more
than thirty hours It's growth has
been conservative and well planned.
There have been no reckless and ILL
advised experiments The United
States air mail service is a monument
to the efficiency of American business
methods
The pilots of the air mail compose a
loyal and competent corps. THE mail
must get through" is their slogan And
to get it through they fight raging bliz-
yards and all the obstacles that nature
places before adventurous man in his
conquest of the skies. An amazing rec
ord for efficiency has been marked up
by these pilots. and they have main
tanned this record despite air accidents
the severity of which might well daunt
the bravest. Pilots have been COM
PEELED by engine failure to take to their
parachutes, but their first thought on
landing, perhaps with strained backs
or bruised legs. was for the mail which
crashed to earth with their ships,
Forced landings have been made
with the imminent prospect of fire
breaking out on the plane. Disregarding
this menace, sometimes at the risk OF
their lives, the air mail pilot always
drags his precious ca go TO safety.
The Nation mourns that this great
service has been built at the inevitable
sacrifice OF life Of It's personnel. but
gl0ries in the thought that through
these sacrifices and through the eff
cheney and loyalty of those who carry
on, the United States air mail service is
without peer.
Evening star., 1928-08-04
The know.it.A All.

From the Columbus ohio state journal.
There is man Ia this neighbofhood
who knows exactly how The election Is
going IN come out by States. but he
also believes IN lhe weather forecasts
Tor the ensuing week,
Evening star., 1928-08-04
One Sided Interview.

UIIF
"A reporter wishes to talk 10 you, y
said the secretary.
He may have some valuable ideas, "
answered Senator Sorghum. But /
don't want TO run the risk of having
to complain that / was misquoted /
am glad to have him talk To me, but
warn him against any publication to
the effect that / have talked to him"
Evening star., 1928-08-04

There would be more comfort i'll lie
for our ancient friend. Miss Democ-
racy," if she could, in preparation for
nights sleep, contrive to put the Tam
many cat out before locking the door
Evening star., 1928-08-04

A multilateral agreement may sue
ceed in showing that, after all, there
are, in international affairs, more than
two sides TO a question.
Evening star., 1928-08-04
Moral Elasticity.

"It is wrong TO gamble
Yes"
"The odds In favor of Hoover are
more than three TO one"
In a case like that, you have TO walt
till after election TO make sure whether
gambling is q fault or patriotic i'm
pulse
We are ruled by superstitions. said
Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown, and
yield less to our own beliefs than 10
those Of the many whose imagination
makes heroes"
Evening star., 1928-08-04

The campaign of Gov. Smith has re-
minded New York City that there Is
an immense amount Of territory to the
west that will have to be considered in
the affairs of the country.
Evening star., 1928-08-04
Rate hv Maii~~payable in Advance.
MAINLAND and Virginia
AM nthnr SiAteS and Canada.
>.D,,,h.r ~ the Associated Press.

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q, +Ns ,Se tcr repuS'tSatiov cf all ews dis
re cheS credited 10 lt or uSs otherwiSS cree
fteS IN this paper and also the tocat news
cvbH<he6 herein All TsehyS az publication o.
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Evening star., 1928-08-04
A Hopeless Wish.

From The Roanoke World-Aews
II only the reformer would labor
among those who need IL instead OF
scoIdng people already some hat bet
ter than he is
Evening star., 1928-08-04

Game laws are effective in protecting
land birds and animals; but the Chcaa-
peake crab becomes scarcer and more
expensive, each Summer.