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The Washington times., 1929-07-17
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

Two scientists OF Harvard Uni.
Versity devised an apparatus
which will do any ones breathing
for him. Unlike the pulmotors
and other machines which drive
air more or less forcibly in and
out of the lungs. the new machine
pumps the chest in and out by
means Of changing air pressure
outside, this, inducing the air to.
enter and leave the lungs in an
entirely normal way. The ma.
chine was designed as an attempt
to save the Gvesaof persons who
have the form of sleeping sick.
ness" which damages tho, nerves
and paralyzes the muscles used
In breathing.
Scientists at Western Reserve Uni.
versity are conducting a. five-year
study to determine the character.
istic of a we'll born child. It is
proposed to study the child in
and before the nursery school
period as well as to examine the
growing body and expanding mind
of boys and girls in the second
decade of life in order to find out
how the patterns of adult be-
havior become fixed during that
period. When this study is com.
pleted. the specialists expect to
tell parents what their children
ought to be, at 10, at Is, or at 20.
A special warehouse has been
erected in Hamburg. Germany. TO
store eggs imported from China.
A total Of 27,000,0O0 Chinese eggs
were sent to Germany last year.
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
Timely Topics

Advantages claimed for a new
self.winding wrist watch are:
Overwinding impossible. main.
spring at all times under equal
tension, removing chief cause Of
mainspring breakage and improv-
ing accuracy; case practically air.
tight and resistant to entrance of
dust and moisture; less danger Of
damage: elimination of inconve
niences caused by forgetting to
wind watch,
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
CORRECT
MANNERS
MRS. Cornelius Beeckman-

DEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:
There is an attorney with whom
l have business relations. am
not acquainted with any members
of his family, having just spoken
to his daughter in the office. !
have received an announcement
of the daughters marriage and an
"At Home" card. 1t was addressed
to me, not to Mr.. i'd Mrs. / do
not know the mother of the bride.
Should l acknowledge the an.
nouncement and does it mean that
| am to call on the newlyweds?
READER,
The way that you acknowledge
such an announcement is to call
after the date mentioned on the
AT Home" card. The card Of in
vitation should have b . n ad-
dressed to Mr.. and Mrs. if there
are both Mr.. and Mrs., Such for
Tpal invitations should be ad-
dressed to both the husband and
wife
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
ADVENTURES
@ F RITZY
RESALE

Crepe de Chine is a delicate
material for oysralls, but these
are only overalls in design-they
are really underalls, and while
Rosalie's are printed, they also
come In white, suntan, flesh and
maize. They are q combination
of tailored French panties with u
bib front, like g. pair of short
legged overalls, leaving the entire
The Washington times., 1929-07-17

enter the room. Each time my
husband got up, switched the
lights on and investigated, even
going down the hall to see that
we were alone. Finally ~ said
to me, Now. this is silly. You
The Washington times., 1929-07-17

back exposed, for wear with a
aun-backed sports dress. The
shoulder straps connect the upper
corners of the bib front to the
sides of the waistband, and a
group of buttonholes on the
Waistband permits the adjustment
of the straps to any degree of
tiehtneSs.
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know there isn't anyone there.
We are working very hard at the
plant. I have to be up at
o'clock and l am not getting a
bit of rest. Please try to be
sensible.
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
Women's Wear

She wanders. poor dear. but al.
ways with an eye to smartness.
The fur cuff, especially when it
ls of a short, curly haired pelt,
winds itself from the edge OF the
cuff up the sleeve, sometimes
reaching the armhole.
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
This Day in Our HistOrv

ledger Of Christopher first Of discovery
found 1T Pao Spain on July IT, 1912 showed that the
total Of the $1,000 This would be approximately
100000 today.
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SOMEWHERE / read that quotation. and somehow
or other it has stuck always in my mind. 1t always
brings a picture before me, such the one am show
ing here of tall fOrresses and towers and mOated
The Washington times., 1929-07-17

Write for q pattern of to.
day's style, writing very
clearly and be sure Go state
number and size Of pattern.
Send coupon with Is cents
(stamps or coin) to Washing.
ton Times Fashion Bureau,
259 Fifth Ave., New York
city. Enclose Is cents ad.
ditiOnal II you wish a copy
Of our latest hook Of Fifth
Avenue Fashions.
The Washington times., 1929-07-17
DR.. Bisch's Daily Health Hint

Take good care nails and do neglect hangnai
These become infected and the whole finger the hand
involved incidentally, having the nails
manicured foppish practice, but hygienc
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17
25 Fears Ago Today

Six of the department heads from the Dayton, Ohio, National Cash Register company's plant arrived in New Britain yesterday and reg. istered at the Hotel Russwin. Judge Parker today received noti- fications from William R. Hearst that he is to have the support Of the Hearst papers.
 The fire commissioners held , special meeting last night and acted upon the vacancy created by the resignation Of James Towers, en- gineer at House No. ?, recently ap- pointed superintendent of the water department.
 The clerks will celebrate their second half-holiday Friday after noon by playing the baseball team Of the Business Mems association.
 Rev. Fathe.. Bojnowski has pur- chased the property at 4S Orange street and will open a Polish or phan asylum there, having obtained permission from Bishop Tierney.
 The payroll of the street depart mrnt for the past week was s255.67.
 In the sixth annual golf tourna- ment held at Hartford today the name of II. II. Pease of this city appears among those qualifying for further ho7ors. His score, 43 in and 4S out, is among the leaders.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17
TWO GIANT LINERS
 WILL BE STARTED
United States Lines to Spend
 S25,000,000 on Steamers

S. s. Leviathan, July 1T P}-Con- strucuon Of two new giant ocean liners each to cost s25,000,000, for the United States lines will be start cd early in 1930, Joseph E. Sheedy, president of the operating corpora tion of the lines, announced today.
 The keels will be laid in Philadel- phia. Newport News. or Camden, N. J. The contract calls for their com- pletion within three years.
 The ships will resemble the I.evia- than, flagship of the United States lines and formerly the German ship Naterland. Both will be slightly lon ger than the Leviathan They will measure 956 feet and have dis placement of 56,OOO tons. The pas senger capacity will be 4,000. The vessels already have been designd.
 The announcement was made by Mir. Sheedy as the Leviathan carry ing him. Paul w. Chapman, presi- dent of the United States Lines cor poration. and more than 800 guests, neared Boston for the liners semi- annual overhauling in dock. Sheedy said the policy of the company will be to build one new ship each year to keep the American merchant marine up to the standards estab- lished by any foreign competitor.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17
SOU ND PROCEDURE IN BRISTOL

One is forced to admire the pre- cision with which Judge Donovan of Bristol weighed the probabilities in the case of a youth brought before the court for the second time for committing a similar offense to that which earned for him a jail sen- tence previously. To the judge it was clear another jail sentence would not do the lad any good; and as the all legged crime was one of a serious na- ture the judge did the only sensible thing in the premises-he agreed to have two physicians examine the youth to determine his mentality. If found subnormal the youth will not go to jail, but probably 10 Mansfield, where he can be treated in accord ance with his apparent illness. If found normal, of course, the punish ment will be what the judge thinks
 is fitting.
 When it is realized that sociologi- cal experts are agreed that many subnormal youths and men have gone undetected, have been sent to jaiL only to commit crimes again just as soon as released, the import ance of the step in Bristol becomes manifest. It is an indication of high minded idealistic court procedure in the Bell City. Many a serious crime besmirching the pages of police his tory would never have been com mitted if all courts in the past had known enough to act in a similar en- frightened way.
 Jails are not havens for mental de- fectires, even if such illness is con- paratively slight. Enlightened so- cial knowledge points the way to a better comprehension of the prob lems confronting such unfortunates. Anyway, before we act we are more inclined to determine actual condi- tions than was the case formerly.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17
the COnlpanY.

the company.
 The inevitable result of the stale mate will be a prolonged operation of the cars by strikebreakers at the prevailing high costs of such oper- aton; the union trolleymen either will run out of cash and go back to work, or they will go into other in dustries, which may pay less than operating street cars. Sometimes the finish in such a clash is the defeat of the union and the bankruptcy of the company in gaining the victory.
 Fundamentally. the entire sorry business is due to the fact that the rules of the contest are dog eat dog and the devil take the hindmost.
 In one respect the New Orleans strike has been different than most others of major proportions in that nobody has yet made the claim that the strike was caused by emissaries from Moscow.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17

All of which means that the bat tie for the control of power in north ern New York will be intensified in the future. When Alfred E. Smith was governor the power interests failed to get what they wanted. With Franklin D. Roosevelt in the gov ernor's chair the conditions are not changed, but the power magnates are become more subtle in their methods.
 In the first place, everything is be- ing done legally; with pot of gold handy to help along the legal acqui- sition of the field.
 One thing is certain, however; the power interests will have a harder time getting what they want in New York state than they have had in number of other states That is be- cause the people of New York are more power conscious.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17
THE FEUD IN HARTFORD

The hectic process of issuing statements to and fro in Hartford in connection with the feud between Mayor Patterson and George S. Stevenson, former police commls- sioner, is a useless proceeding. The incident at bottom hinges on the action of the police commissioner and his aides in going back to hotel room and doing nothing in particular when one citizen beat up another citizen found there under compromising circumstances.
 If one citizen wishes to take the law into his own hand and beat up another citizen for reason satis- factory to himself, the police need not be called in to witness the event. The only object in having the police present at this incident, 1t appears to the unprejudiced ob- server, was to prevent the wrong man from getting the drubbing. The duty of the police when present at a fisticuff encounter is to make ar rests. None were made. That is why public indignation ran rather high in the Stevenson matter.
 Of course, the police and the others involved in the rumpus felt safe at the time because there was no anticipation of publicity. Such a thing is possible if no one knows anything about it; but as it turned out, there was publicity aplenty. The horrid reporters no doubt are to blame for the entire mess-they an' the editors and the newspapers. Un- lss we miss our guess. MT. Steven son and his friends do not think highly of the reporters just now.
 The Stevenson claim that Mayor Patterson himself sought aid in flushing up the sad affair doesn't mean much. The mayor, after all wasn't present at the imbroglio, but if he really wished 10 hush up the story, probably did so with the idea of protecting the police commission CT. This alleged attempt having f.il- ed, the gravity of the other affair isn't changed.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17
Hopeful!

The talkies hold even more of an allure for hopeful actors than did the silent films, we've been private ly advisd. This letter, if we must be specific, came to the Fox Company from gentleman seeking employ ment:
 T know that thousands are try ing to become a movie actor. Whether there is one more or less does not make any difference, may be I will be lucky and nobody dis covered me yet. I discovered my self. Here I am: I am thirty years of age rman-Frenchman, good figure and good looking. Sportsman and will risk my life for a couple of hundred dollars. Up till now have been lucky with women, and God knows if my chance persists will one day make a hit on the screen"
 We see no reason why he shouldn't.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17
LAWBREAKING DIPLOMATS

Senator Caraway is not far wrong in his demand that foreign diplomats who disregard the traffic laws in Washington be punished in some fashion. At present, due to peculiar amenity in the law between nations, diplomats are immune from arrest
 The police department in Wash irgton has records of 34 diplomats breaking the law in II years, rang ing from minor infractions of the law to driving while intoxicated. All the police are empowered to do is to warn them; but the warning amounts to little as the diplomats know that no arrests are possible.
 The ambassadors and their aides have the right to drink themselves drunk within the confines of their embassies and homes; but they have no right to break laws on the street.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17

the further end of West Main street and goes north in the direction of the so-called Hartford reservoir, has learned something regarding what road improvements can be like.
 Along one stretch of this road chunks of the asphalt surface of some city street that underwent re- pairs has been laid upon the un- suspecting highway. Automobiles are supposed to bump over this, and when this has been done long enough the road probably will be smooth, after a fashion. We are not aware how bad that particular stretch of road was before the chunks Of asphalt were put down, but We do know it is far from a pleasant stretch at the time we made more than q cursory inspection.
 Those infants in arms who live long enough and remain here until they attain old age probably will see Slater road an important thorough fare from end to end. At present it is fairly important at it's southern extremity, where numerous citizens have constructed homes. The further north one gets the more like the hinterland of a western state it be- comes Yes, we have some country" right in New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17

Observations Or The Weather

Washington. July lT.-forccast for Southern New England: Fair tonight and Thursday, not much change in temperature. Light southwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair and warmer tonight; increas- ing cloudiness Thursday. Warmer in south poEtion and probably local thunder showers in afternoon in north and central portions Gentle variable winds becoming moderate southwest.
 New Haven and vicinity: Fair and warmer tonight; Thursday in creasing cloudiness and warmer.
 Conditions: The area of high pressure over the eastern portions of the country is gradually diminish ing in intensity with maximum pressure at a number Of stations in the north Atlantic states. Heavy showers were reported over scat tered districts in the lower Missis- sippi valley. New Orleans 2.90 inches and Memphis 5.O5 inches. A trough of relatively low pressure prevails over the Mississippi valley with centcrs over the upper Lake region and Kansas. Temperatures continue without any apprecia ble change.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather with slowly rising temperature.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17
THE POWER HOLDING COMPANY

Whether s45O,0O0,O00 capitalize ton for a hydro-electric power hold ing company amounts 10 much is a matter of opinion, but most observ- CTS will agree it amounts to consid- erable when concentrated in one state; and particularly with the Morgan interests identified in the concern.
 That 1s the capitalization Of the Niagara Hudson Power Corporation, which has just come into being in New York state. Governor Roosevelt has been advised by the attorney general that formation of the corporation is entirely legal.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17

Premier Poincare's victory of yes- terday, when he won a vote of confi- dence in the French Chamber of Deputies, is the first definite move ment toward ratification of the Mel lon-Berenrer debt accord. Only stu dents of French politics can appre- ciate the thorough going effort that was necessary on the premler's part to bring about favorable action thus far. The premier last week spoke seven hours at a stretch, running a close race with the best efforts Of the most ambitious of L. s. senators
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17
JAZZ MAGAZINES

Running a musical magazine de- voted 10 serious music on distinctly jazzed literary principles seems to have been tried and found wanting in the sad case of Musical Amer ica,' which with five other trade magazines operated by the same company is suffering treatment at the hands of a receiver in bank ruptcy.
 As everyone who has more than a passing acquaintance with musical affairs knows, Musical America' for years was the most widely read exponent of concert music in this country. Founded by John c. Freund years ago, it attained an astonish- ing influence and circulation. One year and II months ago a new mod ern mergeritis company obtained control of the resplendent weekly and announced how good it would be. DeeN Taylor. composer and music critic, was retained as editor.
 So far so good. But if our opinion of things musical is worth a cent and we are convinced it is worth at least that small sum-all that hap pened was that Musical America" began to treat of the serious musical subjects to which serious musicians are addicted as if the object of such a magazine was to furnish entertain ment Ia Life, Puck, Judge and the Police Gazette. The writers engaged vied with the best smartchart hacks in their endeavor to provide so-call- cd sophisticated literature.
 Now the venerable publication is to be sold by referee. We wish the new owners the best of luck, but in addition give little advice gratis: Turn the magazine into what it was in the good old days of Mir. Freund nd it will prosper in spite of the radio and all other disturbing mod ern factors.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17
TRICKS IN BERLIN

Berlin, of course, is not the only community which is disturbed at night by the noise of heavy trucks lumbering along the highway. A truck at night can make more noise than a dozen snarling cats, especial ly when the operators violate every principle of quiet movement. What they do in Berlin, according to all accounts, is enough to awaken the dead.
 Why is it necessary for a truck to coast down hill at 40 to 50 miles an hour. as is the case in parts of Ber- lin? Nothing but a don't care at titude on the part of the drivers and the firms employing them results in such operation. Truck drivers admit 1t is impossible to stop a loaded truck coasting down hill at automo- bile speed within a reasonable dis tance. But when a smashup occurs the claim is always heard that the truck was well under control and was going no faster than Is miles an hour or less.
 Most truck drivers, being from dis tant cities, will know nothing Of the agitation against their practices in Berlin. There is only one way to call their attention to the justice de- manded. That action depends alto- gether upon the state police and the authorities of the town. let Berlin get the reputation of knowing the law and being inclined to force its respect and within a month virtually every truck driver dcspoling the sleep of Berlinites will know enough to exercise common decency when going through the village
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17
SHE WAS SIMPLY EXHAUSTED!


 Alma: My dear, I'm simply ex- hausted, I mean I'm so tired that l could dropstitch at this point"
 Carlos: Really? That's too bad What have you been doing"
 Alma (vaguely): "Oh, it's just been too hectic all day for words, my dear, do you know what mean?"
 Carlos: Gosh. you must be all worn out"
 Alma: "Oh, no. I'm perfectly all right I mean there's not the slight est reason I shouldn't be, only don't you know how it is sometimcs?"
 Carlos fbaffled): "Of course. It's very annoying"
 Alma; Annoying? My dear, I'm simply ivid about it. mean [, simply can't take those sort Of things quietly the way some people can because I guest I'm too temp'amental or something so the result is I get all hot and bothered and simply exhausted, do you kno" what l mean?"
 Carlos (nervously): "Then per haps we hadn't better go out to- night, if you're feeling tired.'
 Alma: Don't be ridc-Id adore to. I mean I think it would be just the thing to sort of get my nina off things, sort of"
 Carlos: But don't you think it would rest you more if we just Sd. here and talked 9"
 Alma: T really don't my dear. moan in the state I'm in Eve simply got 10 got out and sort Of get my mind off things. l mean I'd heaps rather just sit here with you if I weren't so darned tired and every thing"
 Carlos: "But if you're really ter riblv fred"
 Alma; My dear, I'm simply ex- hausted but it's perfectly ahsu1d be- cause I just take these things too seriously and I'm not going to he ridic about it and spoil your eNe- ming. I mean if you've planned to
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17
TROLLEYS IN NEW ORLEANS

Trolleys are running again in New Orleans, operated by strike breakers brought to the city in trains by one or several firms who provide men for this purpose. Their wages are high-much higher than the union rates of union trolleymeM. The cost Of bringing the men to the city, their keep, and their high wages, must be paid by the New Orleans trolley company. No figures are available regarding the daily cost of running a secret car system in this manner, but from what everyone knows of such circumstances the cost can be calculated as staggering.
 In addition, the cars are we'll pro- tected by the police and federal marshals, who occupy every car and possess firearms cooked for &C., ton. The federal marshals are on the scene, of course, because the company's attorneys scured an in- junction from a federal court, and 10 interfere with the operation Of street cars now amounts to contempt of court. No one is a judge Of what contempt of court happens to be ex- ccpt the court; there is no jury trial incident 10 such proceedings. Con- sidering all of which. the strikers naturally stand on the sidewalks and watch the cars go by without mak- ing an attempt 10 stop them, as hap pened at first
 And what IS it all about? Simply because the company refuses 10 recognize the union, while the union refuses to enter into a conference where the union Is not recognized by
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17
Oil We'll Burning 42
 Days Defies WOrkmen

Bucharest. Rumania. July 17 P)-- Superhuman efforts of workmen and firemen have so far proved unavail- ing to eXtinguish the fire in an oil well at Moreni which has been burn ing for 42 days. Two men were burned to death on Saturday in at tempting to choke the well.
 The fire was believed to be the greatest ever reported in any oil field in the world. and the damage so far is put at s1,0O0,o00.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17

One reason why the smaller sized currency is not observed in circula- tion more frequently is because all citizens who admire clean money are holding onto the new bills until all the others are gone. This means that most new bills will not flow back to the banks until six days after Day day,
New Britain herald., 1929-07-17

another wife. He stood this for a long time but at market one day, when the hints regarding new Mrs' Mains were more than pointed, he lost his temper completely and burst out:
 We're a damned anxious 10 gie me anlthcr wife but nane O yc think O oferin' me anithcr cool"