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New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
Hoover Well satisfied

Washington. Sept. IS GP) - AL though failing to realize the maxi mum of the hopes he entertained at the outset of the Anglo negotiations, President Hoover is believed to be well satisfied with the progress that has been made toward further limitation of naval armaments.
 If the agreement in principle reached between the United States and Great Britain is ratified by the other three major naval powers through limitation program for them consonant with the Anglo American, the belief here is that much moro substant;al reductions in naval establishments will be possi- hlo at the expiration of the Wash ington arms treaty in 1886.
 By that time. the navies Of the worll have become stabilized under such an agreement as might be worked out at the projected con- ference next January and it would be possible to survey all catecorios of ships with view to further limitation in each.
 Seek Correct Level
 By s,&bilzation naval mon ex- plain that they mean the various cptosorics of ships will have been built up or reduced to the maxi nuns prescribed by treaty. That being the case. it would be com parativcly simple to survey the ac- tual naval strength with view to arriving at reductions.
 Administration officials claim that th" AnElo-Amcrican agreement in principle will end competition which of itself will result in smaller cruiser fleets and great savings to the people of both Great Britain and tn" United States.
 In addition, Great Britain would make an actual reduction in it's fleet, retiring seven old cruisers without their replacement subse- Qucntly and abandoning two now under construction and three pro- iected for this fiscal year. By 1886 it's fleet would be reduced from a projected e ships to so.
 |. s. Must Build Ships
 Because of the great interiority of it's modern cruiser fleet as compared to that of Great Britain, the United States actually will have to build up 10 the agreed limit by constructing either 10 or l3 of the fifteen S-inch gun cruisers authorized last year. However. there will be some say ing. whatever the form of the final agreement, as some of the author izcd cruisers would not be con- struCtcd.
 Proponents of the Anglo Amcri- can agreement believe the limit for the American fleet that has been set with the sanction of the navy gen cral board will satisfy the big navy advocates in congress, but there is some doubt whether it will meet with the approval of Senator Borah, of Idaho. chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, which will pass upon any limitation treaty, and others who long have contcnded for disarmament.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18

waive the requirement. at his dis cretion without taking specific ex- captions in the measure itself. The republican leaders opposed that oH the ground that it would delegate too much authority to the secre- tary. The present law exCepts from the marking requirement only goods which might be injured.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18

the cellar of Frank Kowchick's homo at 51 Olive street yesterday afternoon. Someone on the street saw the flames and pulled box 6S. The fire siren hooted. Damage was slight because the fire department arrived on the scene in time to con- fine the fire 10 the rubbish pile. Within II minutes after the alarm was sounded, the department report cd hACk in service.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
FORCED THROUGH WALL
 WHEN HE CRANKS AUTO
John !. OIcary of Greenwood street Carried AlGn% GS
 Machine Is Startcd.

Carried several feet by his auto mobile which was in gear when hr cranled II Monday night John j. O'Lcary of l15 Greenwood street
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
DRAG RIVER FOR YOUTH

Boston. Sept. s (Pl-Muddy river. shallow stream which winds through the Fenway was being searched by police today for the body of a we'll dressed youth who two witnesses said, walked into the water last night and apparently was drowned.
 -,-l H-n lnl tnll NnM Britain
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18
E(BEISu CELLAR AFIHE

Fire Of undetermined origin hlazod mersily away in a pile of rubbish in
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18

Maybe there's a job waiting for you in the Herald Classified Ads.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18

Tel, 215 and tell New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-18

Babe Herman. BroolIyn's Babe Ruth. is one long distance hitter who seldom strikes out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31
FOrd's Announcement
Rediscovers a Truth

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Just why there should be such a
Juror over the Henry Ford announce
ment that his working forces are to be
augmented so that, while the personnel
may continue to enjoy the five-day
week, the plants and equipment may
work six days. Is hard to understand.
Modern machinery Is enormously ex-
pensive, and when 1t lies idle it is not
earning anything toward its keep. In
these days when the capital invest
ment behind the worker in a highly
developed mechanical industry may run
up to $4,000 per man, 1t is important
that whatever rest and relief the man
may require should not be at the price
OF putting the plant out of commission.
Wisdom lies in the opposite direction
Of making sure that while Jack plays,
the plant keeps right on working.
The whole story Of economic success
rests on production, and not on the
number of days or hours of work. ex-
cept as they affect production. When
nothing Is produced there is nothing
to divide. The more production, the
greater everybodys share. And 1t is
the enormous contribution of modern
automatic machinery and machine tools
to production that is the big factor in
nigh wages and shorter hours.
thoughtful manufacturers h v e
stldied long and hard over the posi-
bility Of two days work in the "a
hours, in order to keep machinery going
IL, or IA, or Is hours instead Of eight
or nine. Lord Leverhulme. one of
Britain's great captains of industry, has
expressed the opinion that eventually
all plants will operate "a hours a day,
with three shifts of workers, as the only
means of getting the most out of the
heavy investment in machines and their
upkeep. and raising production to the
point of its highest return to the wage
worker.
Mr.. Ford Is sold on the five-day week
for men. But he knows that If he Is
to hold his own in modern motor car
industry he cannot get along with only
five days work out of his machinery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31

problems which are today largely guessed
at. For example, it is difficult to make
certain Identification of individual birds
when the seasons go by and birds re-
turn to their familiar haunts.
Stories are told of birds coming back
in the Springs and actually pecking on
windows of their last-year friends.
Some Of these stories are challenged and
the pecking is explained by the refiec-
ton of itself which the bird sees in the
glass; 1t mistakes the reflection for its
prospective mate. Perhaps 1t Is the same
individual bird Of the previous year, pos
sibly a stranger; but If banded, the
identity would be determined.
A more serious economic study, based
upon banding, is the study of bird hab-
its, disclosing their predatory practices
as related to fruits and grains.
Congress has long wrestled with the
project Of establishing bird sanctuaries,
III. r. 16,525l to provide for such
refugees, to be supported by license fee
from hunters. Through this license fee,
a fund would be provided against an
appropriation of $4,000 the first year,
100000 the second year, 5000, 900 the
third year and after that $l,000,O00 a
year up to the tenth, when 1t would
drop BAG; to 100000 year for mainte-
nance.
There is no certainty that the bill will
pass. owing to jealous opposition from
some State governments. fearful that
the Federal Treasury will profit ut the
expense Of State funds.
tcopyy!sht. 1919. BIZ Paul v. collius.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31
The Teachers College.

A teachers college in Washington,
providing four years of professional
instruction, would fill a fundamental
need in the local educational system.
Teaching is a highly complicated and
responsible profession 1t stands on the
threshold of an enormous development.
Science has only pushed open the door
of its possibility. The thoroughly
competent teacher requires as much
specialized education as the electrical
engineer or physician, and an even
greater cultural background. The day
is long passed when the practice OF
pedagogy is for the callow youth await
ing an opportunity to engage in business
or the girl who expects to marry in a
year or two and quit work.
States have recognized their respon.
sibility in training their teachers fol
the past half century. When the pres.
ent normal schools in Washington were
established they represented the best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31
Federal Highway SO
Longest i'm Country

From the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
Feeding into California from the
north. United States Highway 80 Is de-
scribed by the Federal Department Of
Agriculture as the longest continuously
improved road in the country" Be-
ginning at the Canadian line near
Blaine, Wash, 1t passes through Wash
ington, Oregon and California, and
runs practically to the Mexican border.
Its entire length of 1880 miles is i'm
proved; and with the exception of some
IS miles of gravel surfacing Immediately
south of the Oregon line, and a few
miles of its southern terminus in the
Imperial Valley. its roadway throughout
Is composed of the highest types Of
pavement of concrete or asphalt. High
way 80. traversing the historic. inland
route Of the Pacific Coast, is one Of the
most heavily travelled north and south
roads in America. A land rich in
tradition and history, and possessing
many of the scenic wonders of the
world, is reached by this magnificent
boulevard, and that it affords a
favorite trip for vacationists Is the
statement Of the official document
telling of the charms of this notable
artery.
Mount Baker. Puget Sound, the
Olympic Peninsula. Mount Rainier
National Park all in Washington: the
Crater Lake, and mineral springs, In
oregon; the Sierra Nevadas with Mount
Shasta, Mount LaSsen, the only active
volcano in the United States; Lake
Tahoe, Mount Whitney and Death
Valley, the highest and lowest attitudes
in this country, and the redwoods In
Californla-theSe are some of the more
important natural features that are
reached almost directly by this high
way, while other notable points are
not far distant. From Sacramento the
road follows the San Joaquin Valley
into Southern California. entering Los
Angeles and swinging thence through
Pasadena to San Bernardino, Redlands,
Indio, Brawley and Ell Centre.
In the Improvement of Highway 90,
the three States have been helped
materially by the National Government.
For about one-third of the total dis
lance, the Bureau of Public Roads Of
the United States Department Of
Agriculture shared the cost of the work,
which was $l6,798,725, with the sum
OF $8,498,825 coming from the central
treasury On this basis, Highway 90
represents an aggregate investment of
about $50,000,000
Some day, no doubt, Highway 90 will
lose its glory as longest continuously
improved road in the country" for the
motoring public will insist on further
progress with the paving of transcon-
tinental roads. However. there is an
excusable pride on the part of the
Pacific Coast States on having been
first to complete not only the longest
road, but one reaching from national
border to national border. The Canadian
government has extended this road to
Vancouver, and Mexico has plans for
a highway system that unouestionably
will connect win United States High
way 80, thus causing the work Of Wash
ington, Oregon and California, with
the assistance Of the Nation, to be a
link in major international boulevard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31

ideals in the pedagogy Of that day. The
real science Of education, based upon
experiment, was in its infancy. The
subject matter which the prospective
teacher must master to stand in the
front ranks of her profession was lin
tied. Times and conditions have
changed. There is more to be learned
and better cultural background is
required.
In order to receive instruction in
much that is of vital Importance in
their daily work, Washington teachers
desiring to give their best and ambi-
tiouS to reach the top are thrown on
their own initiative.
There are at least two excellent COL
leges OF education in Washington One,
that associated with Catholic Univer-
sity, has made original contributions to
the science Of pedagogy which have
been of the highest Importance. George
Washington University offers excellent
courses which are available to the
teachers of the National Capital, but
requiring. naturally, personal sacrifice
OF time and money. The men and
women who take advantage of these
courses may not do so necessarily with
an altruistic motive, but the fact re-
mains that their knowledge will be
devoted to an altruistic purpose.
1t is we'll known that some Wash
ington teachers, purely on their own
initiative, attend Summer courses at
Columbia and other universities. It is
more than can be reasonably expected
OF the rank and file, however, to ask
them to go to such extremes, in view
OF the limited advancement to which
they can look forward.
Without four-year teachers college
Washington hardly has the right to
expect the best in teaching service
recruited from the community itself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

learn how to open them correctly In the
| first place.
The sad part of it is that there are
hundreds of persons who really love
books who yet have never informed
themselves as to the correct procedure
when first opening a new volume.
1t Is only little trouble; after that
the book will be much more able to
withstand the assaults of managers.
Every new book should be opened
first according to the following formula
Hold the book on a table, with the
long edges of the covers up, one in each
hand.
Then gently open the front cover and
press 1t down-likewise gently-after
which do the same with the back cover
If this Is done carefully the stiffness
will be taken out easily and gradually.
Now you are ready for the pages.
Take the front end paper-the first
inside the cover-and press it down
easily but firmly, after which press down
the back inside end paper in the same
manner.
Then, alternately front and back
press down the entire number of pages
one after the other first from the front
| dIlQ LIE DaCk.
Thus you will end up about in the
middle of the book.
Most books will be found to have one
| or more natural splitting places. Per-
haps the sewing was poor there, OF
glue lacking.
At such places it is necessary for the
booklover to press down gently, and to
put bit more pressure for few pages
to either side of it, in order to give the
book more uniform tendency to open
evenly.
After one has experimental with this
method for time, he will discover
that not every book needs such page-by-
page devotion.
Some books, stronger in their backs
may be taken two or four pages at a
time, first four at the front, then four
at the back, and so on, until the entire
book has been gone through.
There Is, Of course, the ideal of every
booklover, the volume so manufactured
that it cannot split.
Such book usually may be recognized
by the hand-sewn strip of cloth ap-
pearing above the pages Immediately
Book manufacturers would so bind all
their books, without doubt, If it were
not for the fact that so many volumes
are sold to book Doors who don't care
All who buy books, of course are not
booklovers. It makes no difference to
such people whether their book has an
ugly split in 1t or not.
They pay their money, and they take
their choice, and they will tear their
purchases to pieces, If they want to.
Those who love books will treat their
books as friends, and no one would
think of breaking the back of friend
Above all, it Is necessary for the book
lover to refrain from paving over an
others book. just out of curiously
deemed politeness. and to handle such
books more gently than his own.
Many a book fan" has been left In
despair at what some well-meaning but
alas! ignorant and careless person has
done to one of his treasures. II you
would escape being called book boor
by such, never break the back of one
of his pet volumes. 1t Is the unforgiv-
able sin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31

| the fourteen cities--that is, all but
Boston, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. The
figures follow:
Washington, 58.412; Cleveland, As
| 625; ST. Louis, So 966; Baltimore, sc. 483;
Boston, 645s6; Pittsburgh, 5s.326; Buff
falo, 56.839; Milwaukee. 46525; New
ark. $4,000; Minneapolis, 42195; New
Orleans, 34.757; Cincinnati, 5s.773; In
dianapolis, 3S267; Rochester, 53311,
| and Jersey City. 48l00.
Without Uncle Sans participation
as a municipal taxpayer, Washington's
per capita in the above table Is 44.232,
which is almost 50 per cent greater
than that of Baltimore, 3O.4S3; almost
one third greater than New Orleans,
st. Louis, 1896; almost one sixth more
than indianapolis. 3S.267; distinctly
more than Minneapolis, 42.195, and
nearly as much as Cleveland, 45.625,
and Milwaukee, 46.525. Is not Wash
ington's per capita city tax burden for
current maintenance and future de-
velopment greater than the city should
be called upon to bear. when in spite
of its vast excess of tax-exempt prop
erty it exceeds by nearly so per cent
that of the great and rich city of
Baltimore and exceeds by nearly Is per
cent that of the even larger and richer
city of st. Louis?]
1t thus appears that with Uncle Sam
participating equitably as municipal
taxpayer i'm Washington's per capita
city tax for current maintenance and
development this tax burden Of the
Washingtonian is nearly double that of
the Baltimorean, 68 per cent more than
that of the New Orleansite and SO per
cent more than that Of the st. Louisan.
On the hypothesis that Uncle Sam
participates as municipal taxpayer in
meeting the city tax burden for capital
maintenance, and contributes equitably
In addition as personifying the Nation.
it has been established that his annual
contribution of $4,000 600 toward cap
ital upbuilding should be increased by
a minimum of million dollars. When
tax burdens are compared on the basis
of the same hypothesis is it not equally
clear that the Washingtonian's city tax
burden for current maintenance is too
great when 1t nearly doubles that of the
neighboring Baltimorean?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-31
A Fact.Finding Prince.

If anybody in this country is in doubt
as to why the Prince of Wales is beloved
from Lands End to John O. Groat, the
cables from London these days should
clear up the mystery. King Georges
heir is in the midst of tour of the
poverty-Stricken coal fields of Northern
England. 1t is self-appointed mission.
Neither the government nor his father
dispatched him upon it. Britain for
weeks has been ringing with tales of the
misery prevalent among the mining
communities of Durham and Northum-
berland. The Prince of Wales deter
mined to learn at first hand what the
basic causes are. He set forth upon a
fact-finding expedition.
Since the beginning of the week this
fair-haired. soft-spoken, slender young
man, to whose personal charm even
republican America capitulated, has
been making a literally house-to- house
canvass of the mining villages. He has
gone into the homes and interviewed
their inmates. The prince has heard
from miners own lips and read from
their paybooks the story of the misera-
bly, low wages which lie at the root of
their plight. He has talked to men
whose gross earnings are under So a.
week. He has encountered unspeakable
squalor and hunger and all the human
anguish and suffering that inevitably
stalk such conditions.
To colliery managers, too, the inuuir-
ing prince has gone in quest of infor-
nation. The operators have their own
side OF the tragic story and, naturally,
are bent upon presenting 1t. An incl
dent illustrates young Wales methods
when they do so. A mine oficial offered
technical explanation of why wages In
that particular district range from So
to So a week. This will have to be
investigated" commented the prince.
bluntly. After couple of days contact
with the royal fact-finder, the miners
seem well assured that their grievances
will be investigated" and justice even
tually done them.
Not only their own immediate expert
ence, but the experiences of Britains
submerged tenth" on many other
occasions reveal the Prince OF Wales
as the true friend of the less fortunate
element among his future subjects
Cynics may say that the British heir
apparent is furthering his own interests
in Systematically playing up" to the
proletariat Some go the length OF
suggesting that the British monarchial
system is so steadily on the downgrade
that the Prince of Wales is fearful that
he may be robbed of his royal BIRTH
right and is COMFORTING himself accord
ingly
Such views do scant justice to his
oft-demonstrated democracy, modesty
and sense Of fitness. BY far the fairer
construction of his present-hour activ-
tiles is that they spring from an en-
lightened conception of a modern
| thrones obligations to its subjects
coupled in the Prince of Wales case
with a bonhomie and innate knight
illness that seem to captivate all that
come within their scope.
There is little likelihood that the
crown of Britain will ever rest uneasily
upon the head of this fact-findine
prince when the time comes for him to
succeed a King to whom himself the
British people have only recently pale
such striking homage.