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New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
Ob,eyvafioss On He Neatker

Washington, May l7.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair tonight: Saturday partly cloudy and warmer; possibly followed by show. CTS Saturday night; moderate south erly winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair and warmer tonight: Saturday increasing cloudiness; showers Sat urday night and probably in extreme northwest portion Saturday after noon; warmer in south and central portions Saturday: gentle shifting winds becoming southeryy and inc creasing by Saturday.
 Conditions: Pressure is high over the country east of the Mississippi river with crest at Washington, Har- risburg and Atlantic City.
 Temperatures arc lower in the north Atlantic states and frosts were reported from various northern dis tricts from Indiana eastward to New England. The trough of low pres- sure in the western sections extend from Minnesota southwestward to New Mexico. with centers at Moor. head. North Platte and El Paso.
 Temperatures are rising above fifty this morning over the plains states.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with rising temperature followed by increasing cloudiness.
 Temperatures yesterday:
 High Low Atlanta ............. s2 6l
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
25 Kears Ago To-day

After 14 years of successful busi- ness in the tea and coffee line. James A. Duffy has decided to retire from the American Importing Tea house.
 The German Rifle club is making arrangements for \ shoot to be held on Decoration Day.
 According to the report of Chap lain John Northend Of Stanley post. eight Civil war veterans have died since last May.
 Eleven New Britain cases are on the superior court docket for trial in June.
 At a meeting of the street com. mittee held last evening. it was vot ed to secure street signs. The enamel kind will be used on the central streets and the n-japanned type on the outside streets.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Swain lef. town today for the St. Louis exposi- tion. They will be absent about three l weeks
 0. F. Mcclure, well-knoun veter. mary surgeon. Is being mentioned ed prominently in connection with tht milk inspectors position. The doc. tor is licensed chemist and ha, 1 done efficient work in this city fol nine years.
 The senior class at the Norma school has elected Miss Helen White man, president: Miss Helen Brew ster. secretary: and Miss Babett' Wteder. treasurer. The class Nil have class day exercises snd give , banquet in connection with gradua ! ton.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
FINES FOR DELINQUENrs

The recent committee on cities and boroughs In the Legislature showed conclusively 1t lacked an in. terest in the problems confronting home owners whe fad it dimcuit to pay thsir taxs& and after becoming delinquent, are forced to pay IF per cent interest on the chargeG Tax csmmlssipner Bledsett. head man in the states taxing machinery. op- possda change in the law such as that advocated by Mayor Paensssa; and the committee, unwilling to de- vote much independent study to the 1 question. played safs-as usual i and took the advice of the tax com missiener.
 This high rate of interest charge is plain usury. It indicates that the state, when . man shows su@cisnt enterprise to own his own dwelling. ] tries to punish him for it in two ways: First by taxing the property and then by finins him an usurieus rate if he fails to pay his taxes on it. At tho sams time personal pro- perty goes largely untaxed. and its owners make sport of the states pretensioAs that it has right to levy taxes up6n this class of unseen property. Where it does, and the taxes become delinquent. the rates of fine are lower. being only nine per cent. It was the mayors plan to put the interest rates regarding the two classes of property at least on the same level.
 The mayor did not succeed in his endeavor largely because of politics. We said at the time that his effort vas laudable. but the mere fact that such . suggestien came from . Democratic mayor would find shert shrift before | Republican organiza- ton committee. That happened. But it does not in the least remove the polish of logic from the mayors con. tention. Some day. when sufficient Republican mayors bring 1t up be. fore . Republican legislative com mittee, there might be action taken. Until then the poor householder will continue to get 1t distinctly brought home to him that owning property has is perils as we'll as Its satIsfac- ton.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17


 Q. Is vsutri3squa6a . speeta gift or can anyone learn 1t:
 A. Any normal psfUea can lsasn 1t. but not all win bs equally sktu- fui in creating the Alus;sa. Thsfe sfe books that describe the mstAod. c. wAs& dess the 'nans Edvig moan?
 A. War refu9e''.
 Q. From what story was the motion picture ''Forgolten> Faceg'' taken, and who is the author.
 A. It was adapted by Oliver H. F. Garrstt from RiehaF1- W1sASusA Child's story '.Hsheteopsr.
 Q. What dess back 'ts asrnaley mean:
 A. Normalcy is the state Of bsing normal. It ts Ssaseally ueed as : mathematical tern. but forWer Prssident Warren c. Harding cetned tho phrase back to nsrmalcy" as . slogan for his campaign for pred. dent in 1920, and the meaning that he attached to 1t was . return to general social and economic condi- tions in the United States as they were before the world war.
 Q. Is Frederick March. who ape peared with Clara Bow in ''The Wild Party.' married! What is his ad- dress?
 A. He is married to Florence Eldridgs. an actress. His address is Paramount studies, Hollywood. Calif.
 Q. What is the average expec- tation Of life for males in the United States today compared with one hundred years ego?
 A. The average expectation of life for males today is S553 years. A century ago it did not exceed 35 years.
 c. What is the age and nation ality of Pola Negri?
 A. She was born in Bromberg, Poland. January ,. 1897. Her moth. CT was Polish and her father was . gypsy.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

fyig himself against a strong wind with . good dram of whiskey. He was very tired when he got back from his last visit to the neighbour ing hillside and he indulged in an- other Good pull at the bottle. Then. hastily putting on his black coat and his tall hat, he net out down the read for the village church.
 The good man had not gone very far. however. when he stopped, pon- dered for . little while and hurried back to the hoose.
 "JeAnnie. woman." he cried out, ''let me hae . moothfu' O brandy, quick: canna desecratc the hoose O God wi the smell O whiskey!"
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
COMMUNICATED

d. TRIBUTE TO MARCUS WHITE
 Marcus Waite is retiring frosn tho principalship of tho New Britain Normal scheol, and with him 70 the we'll wishes of au the taeckers and students who studied under him. Thsrp is great clase os 10. cal boys aud girls, students in the model school fer many yssss pest. who claim as their own. pupils wAo remember hA visits te the model school with pleasure for hs had the knaek of dropping ia class room of youhestsrs and ''play. ing with them," but It tho sams time. drumming sense iate their young minds. When an unruly boy used to bs sent up to sss Aim, hs was 70 plsasant that the pupil felt ashamed of himsslf. 70 much 70, that he didn't want to % to the of- Ice on such an unpleasaAt lnissisn asaia.
 He, no doubt, was awars of his nick name Daddy White" aad 1t is highly probable that hs was secrstly proud of 1t. His ability te shame child into showing . desire to study was one of his outstanding traits. setting serious tt the right time. Many of those talks followed student through college, and to his door might bs placed the credit of starting . young mind sh tue right track. He always takes pride in his pupils and follows them through high school. prep. school. college. war or business. He never forgot . face Of one of hts pupils and would often surprise one. ,R later years. by stopping and talk ing. showing . marked knowledge of what, As rs.sAs haA bssn doing for the past few years. His way with people is wonderful. He has . way Of getting what hs wants and makes you like it.. His heart was set on tho new Normal. school and politicians just seemed to fall all over themselves to bs friends with the conssnial educator from New Britain.
 In conclusion. Daddy" White, there are thousands of your model school pupils who wish you well. and rejoice with you in your suc- cess.
 AN REMODEL SCHOOL PUPIL
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue. Washington, D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and martial advice cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are confidential. Editor.
 c. What is tho size of and weight of the average railroad box car built in 1928?
 A. Length % feet inches. wiesht 47.500 pounds, capacity 1o0,o 900 pounds.
 c. What is the American equiva- lent of . Siamese baht?
 A. About forty-five cents.
 Q. How did the number of di- vorces in the United States in 1927 compare with the number of mar riages?
 A. Total marriages. 100000; di. vorces. 1s2,037.
 o. What is the immigration quota from Northern Ireland now, and what will it be when the na- tional origins quota becomes effec- tive?
 A. Northern Ireland is included in the quota designation Great Britain and Northern Ireland" which, according to the present quota is 34,0o7. Under the national origins quota effective July l, 1s2e' it will be 65,7e1.
 O. Does an American woman lose her citizenship if she marries an alien?
 A. Not since September 2., 1922 Marriages to aliens prior tc that date deprived American women Of their citizenship.
 0. Is the level of the Atlantic ocean at the Panama Canal lower or higher than the level of the Pa ctf.c ocean at the other end of the canal?
 A. There are great technical diff faculties in determining relative sea levels, but from the best observa' tions that have been made by the U. s. Coast and Geodetic Survey. it has been determined that at the Panama Canal the permanent sea level of the Atlantic ocean is ap- proximately one-half foot lower than the Pacific ocean.
 Q. What is the political com plexion of the Fist congress?
 A. In the 7lst congress there are 5l republican senators. ss demo- cratic senators and one of the farm er-labor party. In the house of representatives there are eSs repub' iicans. 1S5 democrats and one mem Der of the farmer-labor party.
 Q. What are the symbols of wed ding anniversaries from the hrst tt the hftieth year!
 | 4. First, cotton: second, paper third. leather: fifth. wooden: seven tn. woolen: tenth. tin; twelfth. sill and linen: fifteenth. crystal; twen tieth. china; twenty-fifth. silver thirtieth. pearl; fortieth. ruby fftieth. golden; seventy-fifth. dia mond.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

place. and perhaps the mayor will agrss. Planning biz improvements r the saasst nsatal sport ws knew cf: the rub comes when the time fer actien has arrived.
 The mayor's talk on the whole was . geed natured cenpsndium of civic issueA and comes uudsr the heading of geod wholesome -esadins for all thinking citizens. It is one of thess ns0asss that bsar filing for future rsfsrsncs. This. In fact. is the best thing that happens to mcst messages by our worthy mayors.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
eExfExuvE RAM CROSSINGS

"ExfENQvE RAIL CROSSINGS
 Ones asain"-that is the proper way to begin an editorial having to dc with the blocking of fire appara- tus 1t the Main street crossing.
 Therefore: Once again it happen cd. The fire at . residence on West Main street had gained little head way when f'remen from No. en- ginehouse. which did not need to ctoss railread tracks arrived on the scene. Alter they got there. however. they were quite lonely. and went it alsne with . stubborn blaze as best they could. Meanwhile equipment vas stalled at the Main street crossing while passenger trains from Bristol and from Hartford passed.
 The delay. at least several min- utes in duration, meant a lot. By the time the main equipment got to the Ire scene the entire upper part of the building was damaged and part of it thoroughly destroyed by flames.
 The mayor himself was at the scene and had little trouble in work. ing up the amount of indignation that the circumstances warranted. But indignation will not remove the cresdns. which quite consistently figures in the news in one way or another. It is one of the city's chief blighta if not the worst.
 The presence of adequate fire equipment at . blaze three minutes at its start is worth 90 minutes of work later. And after a blaze is en. abled to get serious start many times the damage results than would be the case if the fire apparatus were no eternally delayed by trains in setting ts their destination. Tn. cumulative costof such . crossing tc the city, over many years. defies a mathematician, especially if in addi- ton there is added the increased fire insurance rates that the companie. charge because the deterrin, presence of the many railroad cross. ings in the city. They are the most expensive things We have 10 con. tend with.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
THE PARK ENTRANCE

The road into Walnut Hill park. from the West Main street entrance. for years has been a peculiar stretch of highway. Despite such repairs as were attempted from time to time not much good ever was done. The road remained of the "washboard type" more or less. The Park Com mission has discovered why: and with the discovery comes renewed knowledge that building hig hways in the good old days" not confront cd with the gruclling wear and tear of the present. was much more simple process
 The idea was to lay a first class
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
RETIRING OF MARCUS WHITE

Once he was known as Daddy" White. this to hundreds of children who met him daily at the old state normal school on Hillside place. and at the old Camp school. then the model school. His love of children an unfailing characteristic. Daddy" White yielded them kindly smile aad encouraging words at every op- portunity. They in turn regarded him as one of the worlds finest men.
 These children. now grown to manhood and womanhood. still re- were the name of Marcus White, and it was with regret that they learned the dean of educators intended to retire as head of the normal school at the ,end Of the present term.
 If 1t be possible for any man to be . species of institution in the com- munity.s that honor goes to Mr.. White. For $ years he has been principal of the state normal and 1t is fitting, in view of his long serv- ice. that the new dormitory be named to perpetuate his labors.
 Mr. Whites career in this city has epitomized the golden rule: he has earned the unqualified esteem of all the many who basked under the sunshine of his personality. and to all others his name and reputation became synonymous with rare first line citizenship. Now that he has decided to snjoy the fruits of leisure, following long career Of distinction ia tho vineyard .. education, he will be accompanied by the unlimited w<ll-wishes of his fellow citizens.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

appeared ahsut lk minutes late ate party at which he was the guest of honor The Aostsss tor oace waa faintiy rspreaohfuk
 "Weli." said the mayer. e'I've got . pretty good precedent, Hoover didn't get around to voting till Inc was forty.thres!"
 Ioae CjtAee Way! Shaw: I've Got to call on Jim Bowman tonight and l dread it." Lee: How so?"
 9haw: ''Because I'll either have to listen to Jim's radio or to Jim him. self"
 Lee: "Yes?"
 Shay: And the ones full of static and the others full of statistics!" Copyright. 1929. Reproduction For
 ID. C. Jenkins.
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New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
Fact, aad Edncies


 The meanest man is the farmer who plants nothing ciess to ths read except stun tourists can't eat
 People would scern the law against countsrfsitiag. teo. if the rich could do 1t with impunity. Stop tho sale of pistols because they kill people! We'll. automebilss Kill . lot mere. What about them: The objection to waiting fer an ideal mate is that you get over locked by ethers who are doing the same thing.
 Think how much worse conditions might be if weman's vote hadn't uplifted and purified us. Some concerns have only one vice preddsnt, and in ether cases the boss has several other cases the bees has several married daughters. A moron is one who avoids doing certain things for fear people will think him moron. Brief revelation of the laws atti. tuds toward an ordinary otfsndsr: What do you mean by being broke!"
 
 4 nick town is . place where the lights no out if thsrs is . sound of thunder within ten miles Americanism: Laughing at the man who combs his hair over his bald spot; striving earnestly ts dad . short cut ts culture.
 A family quarrel isn't over until the man has time to forget what an ass hs was and feel respectable again.
 The most successful farm relief yet devised consists in saying to the banker: Take the darnsd thing"
 Predestination is the theory that. your time having come. dry agent will get you if a locomotive doesn't. Only . few Americans have the true look of greatness, and most of them are Pullman conductors. | The question is. if . high.br magazine didn't confess that it's printed for intellsctuals only, would anybody suspect 1t? Queen mortals! There is no ] color line" for Indians because the Red Man feels superior to whites. If you can't get rich. and yet long to feel free and independent and arrogant ,get a job driving a truck.
 As we understand it, the law says no man who owns ships can be Sec retary of the Treasury unless he is rich and able and popular. Correct this sentence: 'T remem- Der my own youth" said the father, "so I'm never uneasy when mar yis out with some boy" Copyright 1929. Publishers' 6yndicate)
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
' A VICTORY FOK. BEAUTY

That there is many . slip between the cup and the lip was again illus trated in the defeat of the filling station scheme for Franklin square. Those interested in preserving the beauty of this triangular section of New Britain have won . notable vic- tory. In these days when ''prosresa' usually is interpreted in terms of the noisy and garish concomitants of the age. opposition to | too rapid ex- tension of this species of modernism throughout . residence district is creditable to citizens. The battle just brought to 8 conclusion indicates that the aesthetic sense of the com. munity is not submerged.
 Once delightful residence districts, or streets, in the city have been eliminated by the moloch of ma- terialism. It is not because an eye for beauty wa, lacking, but because the community had not consolidated it's defense against the encroach- ments of trade. It is an economic fallacy to change districts of beauty into trade marts every decade or 90. Investments in beauty ought to bs just as zealously maintained as in. vestments in trade. Unnecessary en. creachments upon neixhborhood oi beauty is yielding an unearned ad. vantage 10 the encroacher while un. justly reducing values for those whe have been identified with establish. ing them.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
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DESIGNATION!

Murdoch McPhee was a shepherd and an elder O the kirk. His day at passing the plate in the Wee Free Chapel fell in the very midst of the lambing season when he had to be out Ut all hours of the day and night. But the thought of giving the church . miss for one day never entered. his head.
 He went out at five o'clock in the morning and again at seven and again at ten on each occasion forti.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
DES A LII NIGGER BABY! Rv TiRa prSefl,er

DIES A LI'L NIGGER BABY!
 By Ltza Prietlber Des li'l nigser baby, creepin' on de
 cabin no; Mammy says he des de sweetes' baby
 she ever know; "Des li'l nigger baby!" Dhat what
 all de white folks say Wen he roll his big eye at 'm;-but
 bless God! he come ter stay. Des li'l nigver baby-not lak' Gem
 de angels bring: ka'se his face % black reckon hit
 would smut an angels wing! But bis nanny, kiasin' CT him ex
 she tek him ter her bres'. Say de angels smilin' at him ex she
 rockin' him ter res. Des q li'l nigger baby. T'ink we
 gwine ter sen him back, ka'xe hts hair is short en kinky, en
 de skin en him is black? Ain't he got de worl' ter live in, wid re light CT sun en star? Who will lose his a'ms fun roun'
 us' Only Him dat put 'um
 dar!
 Bless him: LII nigser baby. creepin' on de cabin no; l 90 rich, wid him ter love, me. l
 fergits dat Is pol: Lots en lots CT purity babies whar de
 happy white folks is, But rey's none in all crsation got .
 face dat shine lak' his!
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
Disappointment!

We know just how hunters feel when they ses bear tracks and don't sec any bears. We've often been diS. appointed in . similar manner
 We've seen car tracks, but no street cars.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
S> &:zFQlq!6 My @ Je1i~E
oso1 aM csasasasiusVeas to yse aaop E1itar, care os the New
 Britain HeealA, AAd year letter VII bo lssWar6ed e Nsw Yesk.

SCIENCE TO THE RESCUE Fruit trees are sprayed this time Of
 year,
 So let us turn the spray of feheer Upon our temper, Folks 90 we Insure . crop of mirth and Elee'
 Less Fun:
 Dudley: Do you think women will ever take to chewing tobacco in- stead Of guM:"
 Harvey: Certainly not. You can't pull . piece of tobacco out to arms length while you're chewing it."
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
,1.~h.r .e ths Asas,,aasA Press

Wonkof ~ t6o k4oo@eoSeo tFDs The A0ocisted Pres b exclusively ca titled to the uss for republication ot alt pevs credited to 1t or not otherwise credited h this paper and also local spvV publishsd thersin.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
THE CARE AND FEEDING OF
 BEGONlAS
 Or. The Manly Art
By Allen Platt

4
 The thing you have to remember about begonia plants is that they are great mimics and hence it behoovfs . begonta owner to be pretty diS- erect. A besonia plant is always watching you. always learning.
 Another thing to bear in mind is that nothing much ever comes Of begonia plants. and while they ap- pear to have q great xest for life and curl their leaves warmly toward the sun. that about covers their activi- ties. So unless you can appreciate . begonia plant as such. unless you con see the gsod in curley leaves, unless you can put axide per sonal ambition and hope for az grandizement. you will find in your besonia nothing but appointment and disillusion.
 BeGonias are mammals-that is. tho young are born alive and are fed at the breast. It is we'll to re- member this and also that it is un. necessary to supply the parent planta with nest eggs-in fact. it irritatea them. A little powder lime placed in the calyx is used by some breed CTS to prevent leg weakness. and after . period of time 1t will still be found to be just little powdered lime in the calyx.
 1 Except for the small quantity oi water which they require, beSonia nla nts thrive on love alone. the fA me as anybody. Each plant soon learns for itself that ones early dreami 1 come to nothing, that ecstasy car never be pcrpetuated in captivity and that the happy begonia plant i' the one who finds pleasure in small f ithinEs-such as the half hour o1 sunlight which comes to most any ia apartment window at some time during the day and such as the ]oc' ;cn the face of a dog when 1t yawns Never twist s begonia plant!
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

Th> saiy DrsatsSas sevsrtiaAg nsdium in the CitT. Cireuletisa books aAd preD reea eivays sp>a ts advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

Nauher Audit Dssssu sf Circslat1ea The {. B. C. is . patieaal organization which furaishes pevspspsrs and sdNsr. ties with . strictly honest snslysis ef circulation, Our circulation statistics are bassd unoa this audit This insuEes pro- tsctisa asaiast fraud h nsvspeper dis tribution figures to both national and loeal advsrttssrA
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
EtllD Playing the Ga mc!

Bandit: Hold up your hands," Bridge Player treturning home) Why. is somebody peekins at them?"
 Louise Blum.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-17
ARnlnaf flle Rmle8t

NB0tuot VIbC 1tuWNs First Imp: Why was that golfer
 expelled from Hades?" Second Imp: "He had too many
 irons in the Are!" -8. J. Goheen.