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New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
TEMPERASfENTAL WRITER'S

writing people are very tempera-
mental, find"
Thus spoke Mrs. Anne U. Stillman
when she ceased to publish PIANO.
rama" tho pictorial. wisecracking
weekly which she had started in the
endeavor to raise the level Of such
journalism. Mrs. stillman hired a
flock Of talent and had more
trouble arguing with 1t than in pay
ing the paper and ink bills. It was
all 80 very disconcerting.
This idea that writing people are
very temperamental strikes Us as an
original wisecrack: and it isn't a.
far from the truth as some Of the
writing we have seen. Take the aver.
age reporter, for instance. Unless We
are more wrong than usual. that IL
where temperament started.
The only safe and sane individual,
around newspaper ONCE, according
to the editorial writer's, are the edi.
torial writer's.
After this, we'll take vacation fol
a week.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
Is Year, Ago Today

st. Mary's church had the best
financial record of any church in the
diocese for the past year. the an
nual report Of Rev. John T. Winters
shows. Receipts totalled $41,141.46.
The new school Is now nearly paid
for and in two years work will be
begun on the new church.
The North & Judd factory started
on eight hours today.
Representative Henry has sent
letters to local residents urging them
to come to Washington for a hear
ing on the new post Office bill.
The building fund of the Y. NJ. T.
A. & h. society now amounts to
S2,505.12.
Chief Rawlings and the health
officer went up to Grove street to.
day to find the pig reported in q
cellar there but could not find the
porker. Some one had spirited II
away.
Rev. Charles Coppens made hi.
| third annual report as pastor Of st
Peters German Catholic parish yes
terday. During the year the church
debt was reduced by 1000, the tota
receipts being $4,s65.66.
A sextet of husky youngsters cam,
from Holyoke last night to play tn
New Britain basketball team ant
for few minutes they were far to,
slippery for New Britain to stop, blu
the local team finally found itsel
and won by 26 to IL. Lawton, New
Britain guard, made II baskets.
A. p. Marsh. president Of the New
Britain Basketball association,
attending meeting of the Massa
chusetts league in Springfield. TIL
prospects are that New Britain viii
be given a franchise in the league.
| At the annual meeting Of the Firs
church last night it was reporte
that the church Is free from debt
E. w. Schultz, George Dyson. an,
DR.. C. w. Lee are among the ne,
ushers at the South church.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
Dissertations
On The Weather

Washington, Dec. 11.-Forecast
for Southern New England: Light
snow tonight, probably clearing
Saturday morning; colder Saturday
and in extreme west portion late
tonight; moderate to fresh shifting
winds, becoming strong northwest
Saturday morning.
Forecast for Eastern New York:
Light snow tonight: Saturday gen.
orally fair; colder late tonight;
much colder Saturday: moderate to
fresh shifting winds becoming strong
northwest late tonight.
Conditions: The disturbance that
passed over this section yesterday is
now over the north Atlantic ocean,
east of the Maritime Provinces. A
disturbance that was over western
North Dakota yesterday morning
moved southeastward to the Lake
region. It is producing cloudy and
unsettled weather with SHOWS in the
Lake region. Temperatures are
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
ORIGINALITY IN PLAYS

Abie'S Irish Rose was SUCH
money-making play that its author,
Anne Nichols, can be forgiven for
thinking she had a brand new idea.
The girl playwright admitted she had
never read Romeo and Juliet; which
is additional reason why she should
be forgiven for thinking SO much OF
her sparkling originality. 1t Is clear
also that she had never attended one
of Billy Watson's burlesque shows.
which exploited krausmeyer's Alley
for 20 years. And be it said that
Krausmeyer's Alley in all substan-
tial points is similar to the Able
play Both plays circumvent race
antipathy with comedy. 1t appears
that there have been several scores
of other plays which Anne Nichols
hasn't yet seen. The dear girl. it ap-
pears, hasn't really been around
much. This perhaps was fortunate,
otherwise she would never have writ
ten Abie's Irish Rose, but would
have tried to be original.
Hundreds of perfectly original
plays have flopped. Dramaturgic ex-
perts are constantly attempting to
devise new situations. things never
done or heard OF before. When such
an end Is achieved it is written up
by the dramatic critics as great
new contribution to the stage. Then,
nine times out Of ten. the thing flops
| in three weeks and the nettled play
wright goes to a sanitarium to re-
cover.
When the Able rehash was first
put on the boards every wise critic
in New York gave it the haw-haw.
1t was such old hat that they con-
sidered it the weeks best joke. What
the critics overlooked was that the
same emotions that operated in the
middle ages. when the first play Of
the kind was written, are still work
! ing. The audiences. not caring cent
whether the thing was original, lik-
ed it much; the only point they were
interested in was whether the play
was good. Ask Sadie whether show
Is original and note what she sayt
about using such high-hat word in
ordinary conversation.
Our tip to playwrights is to quit
trying to be so darn original that the
audience lose interest. Anne Nichols
made her million because she wasn't
such a good playwright as to banker
after originality.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

results Of the International Pres
Conference held 1t Geneva In Aug
ust. 1897. and says that Switzcrla,s
il prepared to participate In the es
tablishing Of an international con
vention for protection of publishe
neWa.
The 1887 Geneva confereno
adopted resolution declaring tha
tho question Of protection Of pub
lished news was one to be met b
individual governments and recon-
mending that governments sympa
thetically consider ACCESSIBILITY o
granting suitable protection. TIL
resolution at that time was passe'
only after considerable discussion.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
George Scott Found
Dead: Dies From Gas

Hollywood, Cal, Jan. IL w -
George Scott. explorer and motion
picture camera expert, was found
dead in his gas-flled studio apart
ment here last night under circum-
stances which prompted the police
to call in homicide ofYicers and the
coroner for an investigation.
The police said Scott evidently
had been dead several days and the
presence of blood at his mouth, a
condition described as unusual in
APPROPRIATIONS, warranted the inves-
tigation. The last entry in SCOTS
diary, on January 4. said he was
not feeling right and that his heart
bothered him.
Scott, who was member Of the
Adventurers' club and the Ameri-
can Society of Cinematographers.
was reported to have been the only
living possessor of the secret formu-
Ia of a valuable process for colorins
motion pictures. He had shared
knowledge of the process with it,
inventor. who also died recently.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
NEW COUNTY BUILDING

An expenditure Of 100000 FOR
new county building is no mean sum
to lay out. This money comes from
the taxpayers of the county - or
will do so ultimately. If the county
had been as squeamish about spend
Ing q few MILLIONS for a necessary
building as the state has been about
spending similar sums for buildings
which it doesn't yet possess the
present structure would have done
service for years to come.
Fortunately. in a sense, Hartford
county has not been afflicted with
the states political slogan. The
county officials, seeing their duty.
dit it.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
THE EXPERIMENTAL
PAVEMENT

It was clearly stated in the Herald
at the time that the repair Job on
West Main street, west of Lincoln
street, was an experiment to deter
mine new method Of laying asphalt
upon an old brick foundation with
out going to the expense OF tearing
up the bricks and providing new
foundation.
II was stated at the time that the
new method had originated in New
Haven and that its success there
warranted the experiment here.
A newspaper in Meriden was suf-
fclently interested in the local ex-
pertinent to telephone this Office
ing there were many wood block
streets IN Meriden which might be
similarly treated if the new method
permitted the blocks being used as
q foundation.
We are surprised that Councilman
Warner of the third ward let fly
words of criticism regarding this
pavement Whether successful or not
the fact that the city engineer had
the aggressiveness 10 try the e1-
pertinent, and thus possibly save the
city mint of money, is to his credit
No public official needs be criti-
cized for making a worth while ex-
pertinent. No Roadway Is made with
cut experimentation.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
SHUTTING OFF WATER

1t is to be hoped that the city
water departments bark is worse
than its bite. Here We read that
water rents are due: that the land
lord must pay, not the tenant; that
II the money due is not paid within
q certain period, off will 60 the
water. 1t all sounds very threatening.
1t makes one feel that one can't fool
with the water department buzzsaw
without getting hurt.
But suppose something like this
happened: A landlord failed to pay
his water rent. The tenant, there
fore, would be blameless. The ten
ant, as sometimes happens. had seri-
Gus sickness in the family: and az
everyone knows, a supply OF water
usually is essential where there Is
sickness. The water department,
bound to get its nickels or shut Oft
the water, really shut off the water.
Then, during. long night without
water, the tenants patient died for
lack of it.
What then? Would the water de-
partment feel in fine spirits about
It? Or would it try to hide behind
the law?
In such a case, We suppose. the
health department would have to
step in and order the water depart
ment fellows off the premises. Any
way, something would have to be
done to keep the water gurgling.
Curously enough, in some states
the law specifically prevents shutting
off water for any reason whatever
when there is sickness in the build
ing. But that is humane law. hav-
ing nothing In common with pay -as-
you-go, security sales or banking
and hence receives scant considera-
ton in these parts.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
THE NEWEST JOURNALISM
By ]. Graham SChWnb

"Ah!" said the great editor. rub
bling his palms, things are at last
almost as they should be, and hope
before many weeks have passed to
have my stan of experts perfected.
II now have political events re-
ported by politicians. prize fights by
sluggers, society events by social
leaders, and murder trials by MUIR
derers. These last events ! have
illustrated by artists who have re-
ceived their art education In Sing
Sing.
But I must now bestir myself 10
have Negro who has been lynched
rescued in the nick of time and
resuscitated, and I'll give him q
job of reporting all lynching beer
for my paper. Then. what a circu.
lation We will have! I'll be able to
give dust to all the old fogy pub
LEGATIONS that employ mere writer's
Still chuckling to himself he rang
a bell and when the chief Of tht
assassination department entered HI
ordered him to secure the services o.
a lynched negro at once. even II HI
had to lynch him himself.
you know" he said sternly "tha
the motto of our paper is Will,
others report crimes. we commi
them!'
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

hand.
Q. Who owns and operates the
Atlantic and Pacific Tea stores?
A. They are owned and operated
by George and John Hartford, som
of the founder, the late George
Huntington Hartford. and their A.
sociates.
Q. Which u the smallest OF the
three Scandinavian kingdoms?
A. Denmark.
Q. When was the hrst Catholic
parochail school established In the
United States?
A. In Philadelphia In 1879.
@. How long has soap been used
A. Its origin IL ancient. 4 we'll
equipped soap factory was found by
the excavators Of Pompeii. Histon.
cal records Of Italy and Spain show
that soap was In use nj those ccun-
treis In the sth century.
Q. What u the color Of human
blood?
A. It 10 red in the arteries when
1t IL pure. and BLUSH red in the
veins. when 1t II carrying the i'm
purities from the body back to the
lungs to be purified.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
PROPOSALS
by George S. Chsppell

A jeweler adored q girl
With eighteen-karat hair.
Her teeth reminded him Of pearl:
Her lips OF rubies rare.
MY Kohinoor," he fondly swore,
"Recoil not from my petting,
But be my bride and I'll provide
A really handsome setting"
A florist, falling for a dame.
Beguilcd the passing hours
BY bursting into verbal flame
And saying it with flowers.
your rosy cheek" he said. Il seek
To shelter from all harm;
And II you'll say the word you may
Become my potted PALM"
A broker, pining at the feet
OF one he longed to wed.
Employed the language Of the Street
And to his lady said:
your stock. for me, will always be
At par or far beyond.
Should you and /. together, buy
A matrimonial bond"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
Mink Coat Worth
$1,000 Is Returned

Boston, Jan. II h1A mink coat
valued at 5000. which was lost at
a party given In the home Of the
socially prominent Francis Lee Hig-
ginson in the Back Bay nearly .
year ago, has been returned to Mrs.
T. Morris Murray through . detec-
tive agency. she announced yester-
day.
She said the coat appeared TO be
the same wrap although It had bsen
badly worn. On the night of the
party Mrs. Murray discovered that
her garment was missing but that .
coat Of Inferior value had been left
in its place. Those attending the
party were persons prominent in 90
ciety and all were questioned In the
investigation which followed. The
detective agency gave her no partic-
ulars, Mrs. Murray said.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

As between Commissioner Whalen
and Commissioner Wilson Of Bos-
ton. our own mans quiet methods
are vastly preferable and far more
effective. Good police work Is prob
lem of personnel. organization.
morale and administration. not OF
crusades, strong-arm squads. the
axe, ballyhoo, the night stick and
wholesale arrests on suspicion. A
wild eyed commissioner will develop
wild-eyed department, and en-
courage excuses which are similar
in principle to the law-breaking OF
criminals, and in the end do more
harm. The first duty of police force
is to prevent crime. to guard the
public. The performance of that duty
does not usually require the rough
house methods which New York is
complaining of just now.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
Baptist Ministers
NAV Quit Federation

Boston. Jan. II (UP)-Baptist
ministers Of Boston and vicinity
may withdraw from the Greater
Boston Federation Of Churches b..
cause Of irritation caused by 90
called radical speakers ut meetings.
Five Baptist clergymen are pre-
pairing q report to the Boston Bap-
tist Minister association which will
be the basis OF any action taken by
the group.
Dissatisfaction came to . head
following the December meeting
when Professor Jerome Davis OF
Yale addressed the group, advocat-
ing q more friendly attitude toward
soviet Russia.
The Rev. Herbert q. johnson Of
Boston. in commenting on the satua-
ton. said: "Unless there 10 . de
cided change In tho federation'a
policies. the present situation IL i'm
possible. I cannot endure the
thought Of remaining in an organi-
zation where radicalisrn. contrary ia
all the principles Of the United
States government 10 allowed to
persist"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
PuNY REFERENDUMs

4 referendum. to be worth while
and OF interest to su.hcient citizens
to induce them to study the subject
and vote intelligently. must be more
important than discussion on how
to spend $50. 900, that the city thinks
of appropriating for something.
We don't take our politics from
Senator Ernest w. Christ. the
estimable leader Of the local iegis-
lative group. but feel inclined to
think he is right about opposing a
charter change providing for q
referendum on such an appropri-
alton.
If the figure were, say. from
$4,000 up. the situation would be
different. Such an expenditure might
be something worth referenduming
about.
The idea that the people are full
of wisdom and can judge just how
money ought to be spent is one OF
those things that hangs on in some
quarters. The fact is, the people
don't care hang about the ordinary
things OF politics. the little details
that they haven't time to study be-
tween automobile rides, movie shows.
and their other entertainment
features at home and out They pre-
fer to leave those things to their
representatives, at the same time
plying them that. they have to
bother with so much small truck.
The senator is wrong, however. in
assuming that the city meeting
board was failure. 1t is true that
the meetings frequently were not
well attended, but that was due to
on hand. LIST potential power how
the fact that no serious issues were
on hand. Its potential power. how
ever was always there; and that is
what hurt enough to bring about its
decapitation.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
TALKING WITH THE DEAD,

There was a story in the Herald
that a woman Of considerable promi-
hence had spoken with the dead. In
other words. spiritism. Or perhaps
the more scientific view promul-
gated by Sir Oliver Lodge; or Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle: or Sir William
Crookes: or the theory Of Herbert
Spencer in connection with the max
ers OF primitive religiona Or per-
haps it is case for the famed So
ciety Of Physical Research.
Before We 60 too far it is worth
considering how claimed modern
apparitions compare with the more
ancient sort; whether they are dif-
ferent or about the same.
In the narrative Of Virgil. Aeneas
Is referred to A. having gone to the
lower regions to consult the ghost
of Anchises.
Cicero said his friend Appius had
frequent conversations with the
dead; and near Arpinum ghosts OF
the still bleeding dead often rose.
Pliny the Elder said Fiberius
killed Livius Drusus for disturbing
Tiberius while he was evoking
spirits. Also that Appius called
Homer's ghost to inquire about his
country and his parents.
spiritism il opposed by the tenets
Of established religion: which holds
that it is not mans business to talk
with spirits-especially SO consider
ing the chance for perpetrating a
hoax.
Every such claim, though, must be
thoroughly investigated. Usually.
when that il done, nothing remains.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

Q. In what year was there q
famine in Ireland?
A. There were serious famines In
1S45 and 1s46 on account of the
failure OF the potato crops, which
constituted the staple food, and a
partial famine caused by failure OF
the harvests in 1880.
@. How old is Helen Wills, the
tennis player, and where was she
born?
A. She was born October s, 1905
in Centreville, California.
@. From what was the play THE
Student Prince" taken?
A.. 1t was based on the story
Karl Heinrich" by Meyer Foerster.
and also the operetta 1.-The Student
Prince. likewise based on Foerster's
story.
@. How many sons has King
Victor Emanuel of Italy?
A. Only one, the heir apparent.
Prince Umberto of Piedmont.
@. Where does the coffee Of the
wOTlu COIuc 40 NaJ eaS"AA eAA
the United States?
A. There Is no commercial pro-
duction Of coffee in the United
States, but only q few plants in
Florida and California. 1t 10 ex.
tensively grown in India Ceylon,
Java. the West Indies Central
America, Mexico. Venezuela and
Colombia, and very extensively In
Brazil where 1t constitutes two
thirds of the export trade.
@. What is the value Of dime
dated 1892?
A. Only 10 to IL cents.
@. How many letters and postal
cards did the Graf Zeppelin carry
back to Europe?
A. 1t carried 4s.7&s letters and
51.93s postal cards.
@. Was the wife Of President
Gerfeld a Roman Catholic?
A. She was a member Of the
Cambellite church-Disciples OF
Christ.
Q. In what year did Mrs Hard
ing die?
A. 1894.
Q. Is any coal mined in Cali
fornia?
A. There are small coal deposits
in the southeastern part OF Mon
terey county near Berkeley, Call
fornia, and in Humboldt county
They are not Of commercial impor'
lance and are not being mined.
@. When was the Vestris built
that was recently sunk?
A. At Belfast. ireland. in 1917.
@. Has Armistice Day been made
a national holiday?
A. Congress has not passed q
law making November II (Armis-
tice Day. a day to be observed
throughout the United States as Z
holiday. It's observance depends
upon the proclamations Of the gov
ernors Of the individual states.
@. What is the meaning Of the
name Hornbostel?
A. 1t is a German family name
meaning horn protection.
@. What was the first public
school in the United States?
A, The earliest free or public
school in the United States was thu
Boston Latin school, established II
1885.
@. When did Eugene Debs die?
A. October 20. 1925.
@. Which Is the correct finge
on which to wear a school ring?
A. A class ring usually is worl
on the third finger Of the RICH
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
Polish Answer Is
Sent to Moscow Leaders

Warsaw, Jan. II R-Poland's an
swer to the recent proposal Of tht
soviet government for immediate
enforcement Of the kellogg anti,
war pact - between the two coun'
tries was telegraphed to Moscow
yesterday. It said that Poland \
ready to accept the soviet proposal
in principle. but reserves the rishl
to introduce notifications.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

A certain two men each possessed
exactly $4,000.
One buys modest house for 49,
900. a modest business for $4,000 and
salts the remainder of his money
away. against a rainy day.
The other puts his entire $4,000
into a motor car and thereby ac-
quires such credit that he can have
a house worth $4,000. and becomes
a partner in a business paying $780,
900 a year.
Assuming that both men have q
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
R1Uhte,als INDIGNATION!

Little Felix came home from
school a few weeks ago roundly de-
nouncing the teacher.
why are you SO angry?" asked
his mother.
Because she called me a disturb
ing elephant (element)." was the
reply. j. M. Stewart.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
Swiss Propose That
News Be Protected

Geneva, Jan. II W}-SwitseFland
has proposed to the League Of Ma
lions the convoleing Of IN interna-
tional conference for the protection
OF published news.
The proposal sets forth at some
length the Swiss Views regarding the
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

lower in the north Atlantic states
and considerable below zero over
the northern Missiaaippi valley and
northern plains states. where an
area of high pressure prevaila The
areas Of high and low pressure are
moving rapidly across the country
and causing frequent changes In
weather conditions. Conditions
favor for this vicinity partly cloudy
weather and not much change in
temperature.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

Correct this sentence: IF you will
copy the manners and speech OF
your parents" said Dad, I'VE never
will criticize you
(Copyright 1929, Publishers Syndi-
cate)
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

Looks as if the annual drive to en-
force the no. parking law is here. 1t
will be a. hard two weeks for the
"busness and professional men who
mistake so minutes to mean half a
day.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
Facts undFancies

You can tell a civilized country.
It's one where people kill the birds
and then spend millions to fight in
sects.
How pleasant winter resort
would be if none Of the palms were
horizontal.
The radio is a blessing to a hick
town. People can set their watches
now without calling Central.
You can learn many things from
book on child training-including
the fact that the writer hasn't any
children.
A vibrating electroc exerciser is a
great thing. You develop new pep
and vigor as you hustle to meet the
installments.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

Americanism: Sending mission
aries across the sea to develop
people who never do anything to
make seven column headlines.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

It's fair enough. You get rest
during a holiday, and after that
your stomach gets a rest.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

Our favorite announcer is becom-
ing addicted to grammar, and we
expect any morning to hear him call
them 'sitting-up exercises"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

BETTER PLACE!
Gordon: II think I'd rather 20 to
a small college than large one"
Henry: Don't. The large ones are
best"
Gordon: "How so?"
Henry: ''The bigger the college.
the harder it 10 for the collectors to
find you, isn't it,"
Elise Gerard.
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