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New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
COST OF GOVERNMENT

. In spite of the American slogan nof economy in which Of course is only a slogan and not talk en any too seriously by the nation- ., al army Of doubting editors-thc budget for the forthcoming fiscal . year 19SO-31, submitted by President Hoover to Congress as his estimate of the appropriations needed, will to- ,A tai sS,SSO, ,445.231.
 This is slightly moro than foul per cent higher than the estimates i,. submitted by President Coolidge one year ago for the current year. 1o29- 80, although it is only one-tenth O. one per cent higher than the ap- propriations actually made by Con- gress for the current year This notwithstanding an estimated in- crease of one per cent in population e, during the year.
 But these comparisons exclude ap- propriations for the Federal Farm Board. which amounted to s150.- GOO, ,O00 for 1929-30 and which Presi- dent Hoover omitted from his esti- mates for 1930-S1.
 During the next fiscal year the governments expenditures will total little more than s31 for every man, woman and child in the country.
 How the cost Of government has Increased is indicated by making a few comparisons from the earl! days.
 In 179l. the first year under the Constitution, the expenditures of the government came to s1,05 per cap ita.
 In 1872. war year. they rose to s2.6S, to fall to s1,1S by 1880.
 In 1865, as a result of the Civil War. they were $S7.01 per capita.
 In 1880 they were s5.$2 and by 1900 had risen to s6.S4.
 The greatest expenditures eVct made by the government were dur ing the World War. In 1917, before we had entered the war. the eXpen- ditures were s20.42 per capita; in 1918 they had reached s1SS.l4; and in 1919. when total expenditures were almost s19,OOO, ,O00,Q0o, the, were s180.49 per capita Since 1920 the trend of per capita expenditures has been as follows
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

Governmen costs are not being reduced pellmell. when put on d per capita basis. The costs have re- mained approximately the same since 1924, except for a slight drop in 1927.
 Retiring the public debt remains the largest drain on the goNern- ment's money. Out of every dollar collected, a fraction over $0 cents goes to this purpose. Next in cost comes general expenses" which to- total Q fraction more than IS cents out Of every dollar. The Veterans Bureau costs a fraction more than 10 cents out of every dollar. The navy department receives fraction over 9 cents; the army, including the war department, a fraction over 8 cents. Pensions only exact a fraction over cents nowadays, and the ad- iusted service fund between and 3 cents. The Federal Farm Loan Board and its loans are being heard from in quite lively fashion. already taking nearly cents out of every dollar.
 Where the money comes from is  equally interesting. Out of every dollar the government gets, 5S cents is expected to come from taxes levied on personal and corporation incomes, i5 IA cents from other taxes, such as on tobacco, stock transfers and estates. and 14 1-4 cents from collections on tariff duties.
 Truly, no nation on earth ever progressed as ours has. One need only to compare the per capita tax when it began with what it is today. or the slight governmental business Of those days with what the govern
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
COMMUNICATED
THE WORKERS SIDE OF THE
 tRGl lMEkT

The following was received in the Herald office as an open letter to C. s. Neumann to be printed as a communicated:
 Sir
 Having recovered from my sur, prise-on reading your speech in the church on Dec. 2nd-T would be grateful for an answer to a few questions on some of your remarks on the condition of the workers in New Britain shops. Who told you the workers were satisfied and con. tent with their wages and condI- tions?' DO you know what per cent of the workers arc living on thirty-five cents an hour, ten hours q day, five days a week? Did you ever hear of a shop widow? How many are working 10 help their husbands keep their home to- gether? How many children are left with neighbors while those shop widows go to work?
 Did you ever hear your workers describe an efficiency man-you know-,the expert who is sent into the room to cut wages for living Do you know why the men will not organize? Not because they are treated fair but becGuse they are afraid. They are as happy as a fly in nest of black ants. Are you sure they are content. on their long hours and small wages and all the other good things their good kind bosses give them? Name some of the good things. The galley slaves of a barbaric age were con |tent. They did not talk union, and licked the hand that held the whip because they were chained. So ar" the majority of the workers in your factories today. Because half .
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

His attack on the Public Utilities Com mission is based on the Con- necticut law which requires the rail- road to remove one grade crossing each year for every 50 miles of track in the state. This law has been quite a dead letter for many years, apparently not being enforced by the P. l.. c, from the time when the railroad became hard up for money, Today it is prosperous, and Prois;- sor Levitt merely is asking that the law be enforced by the regulatory commission.
 That there is need for eliminating more dangerous highway crossings scarcely anyone will deny. Deputy Attorney General Averill, while talk ing issue with Professor Levitt, seems 10 do so largely on technical grounds. It may be difficult to take any other position as the law re- mains as plain as on the day it was written.
 Professor Levitt is putting on a good show and he is not yet through. Himself an expert at law he gives no indication of permitting any legal resource to remain dor mant. He is acting as citizen and contributes his legal ability to the cause. In sense he is educating the public and we have little doubt that the upshot will be the elimination of more grade crossings in the future.
 During the 1927 session of the Legislature Senator Shaw of Redding had a bill which provided for the elimination of one grade crossing a month, but due 10 spirited opposi- ton by the New Haven railroad the bill was discarded when the railrea d agreed to eliminate grade crossings in accordance with the program Of the state highway department. Two years have passed and one hears Of little efforts made by either the highway department or the railroad. If the promise of cooperation was a fit substitute for the Shaw till in 1922 in theory the practice has been to nullify the cooperation. At that time the "tacit agreement in the Legislature was that the time was not yet ripe for the P. l.. C. to force the elimination of a grade crossing for every 50 miles of line every year. Since that time the railroad has become prosperous, Professor Levitt merely enunciates the belief Of many other citizens that the time has now arrived to cease nullifying the grade crossing law or repeal 1t, There are altogether too many laws on the books which are not followed out by the authorities. The grade crossing law is one of them.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
THE SNOW MACHINES

Downtown snow removal has been under way. Huge machines are at work. They scoop up the snow and dump it into trucks. Half dozen men follow such q machine and re- move the ice which the machines do not scoop up. A comparatively few men who otherwise perhaps would not be employed, thus obtain temporary jobs. It was different in the old days before snow-scoopins ma achines. Every snowfall yielded employment to a small army Of men. While the machines do their work some Of the army of unemployed have the privilege of standing on the sidewalk to marvel at their ef- ficiency; perhaps also thinking oc- c2sionally that one of the worlds difficulties is that there are too many machines in it,
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
HOW TO BUILD A LOUD
 SPEAK FER
By Charles Rogers Aires

There is, l often say, loud speak CT for every man. but there is not always a man for every loud speak CT. To do this he only needs three units, a jack-knife and small pot of paste.
 Do not attempt to use cement in the common form of single cone. is rare more than seven inches, scis- sors being better and more prac- tical and dries more rapidly than glue. If you use laminatcd fibed wood, which l recommend only for compactness, case of attachment
 otherwise it is better (see diagram Fig. 1, inseD. If you have no lam mated fiber wood. in some stores | there are as many as three kinds available - shallow. porous an1 "deep,' and ''every little thing counts in radio,' a good motto To remember when building loud speaker. They are rarely more than seven inches high. and you want to keep your resonance ip mind, of which the best is either cut brass | adjustable or not, just as he sees fit. One is of walnut. or if your room | is furnished in mahogany it can get i the mahogany effect by forcing glue l into the creases and pressing down. l Paper is a good substitute for this. When in doubt, use paper. TO rem ! edy this many people have neither | the time nor the patience to brook comparison. but the general rule tC
 follow, regardless of dimension. is
 that wood fiber material comes
 first, and what is the use of spend
 ing a large sum for mediums size
 speaker when q larger one is just
 as serviceable and ten times as diff ficult to construct, unless cement is
 used. in which case he must remem
 Der, as l said tefore, that "every lit
 tie thing counts in radio.'
 It isn't the man. it's the set,
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
Questions a11dAnSwors opW&khi9gbn & "~s ..31y6 (TsYtetH;

You can get an answer 10 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 marital advise 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 confident Editor. c. Would the intrinsic value of gold and silver that has been buried in the ground for q number of years be changed on that account?
 A. Its intrinsic value would be l unchanged.
 Q. What are the three largest cities in Texas?
 A, Houston, Dallas and San An tonic, in the order named. c. What is vegetable ivory?
 4. Ivory nuts that come from q palm tree which grows in the Peru vian Andes, on the banks of the river Magdalena, and in other parts of South America. The fruit. which is large as mans head, consists of six or more four-celled aggregated drupes. and contains numerous somewhat triangular nuts as large as hens egg. The kernels of these nuts called 'corrozZO" in commerce, are so hard and white. and resemble ivory so nearly, that the name vege- table ivory is particularly applicable.
 c. What kind of a climate has the city of Jerusalem?
 A. During the summer the heat on the plateau is tempered by a sea breeze. and there is usually q sharp fall of temperature at night, but in spring and autumn the oppressive east and southeast winds blow acress the heated depression Of the Ghor A dry season. which lasts from May to October. is followed by a rainy seaSon.s The mean annual tempera- ture IS CPS degrees, the maximum 112 degrees and the minimum 20 degrees. The mean rainfall is about 26 inches annually. the precipita- ton occurring mostly from Novem- Der to April.
 c. Where is Pearl White. the | movie actress?
 A. She is operating d Casino al Biarritz, France.
 Q. What was the religion of Robert Bruce of Scotland?
 A. He was q Catholic. but was eHcommunicated by the Popo's le- gate with some Of his followers.
 Q. When was the battle of Ban nockburn fought?
 A. On June 24. 1914. Robert Bruce with 30,000 Scots gained d signal victory over Edward II with ; 100000 English, and secured the in- dependence of Scotland c. Is the earth changing in size ?
 A. The earth itself is not grow ing in mass except infinitesimally by the addition of meteoric matter which falls into the earth in the form of what we commonly call shooting stars"
 c. What is the theme song ot the motion picture Hearts ir Exile?
 A. Like a Breath in Spring. time."
 c. Who is "Red' Ca2le?
 A. Christian Keener Red Cagle. the famous West Point foot. ball star. and one of the greatest players of the year. is a native o
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
A TUBERCULOSIS SANITARIUM

It was more than a year ago when one of the officials in touch with the tuberculosis situation in the city commended us verbally for printing an editorial calling attention to the | failure of the city or the state to provide for waiting list of tubercu- lar patients. This official, whose name we have forgotten. agreed with us that proper sanitaria for the care of victims of this plague should be one of the first considerations of a city if guided by humanitarian in- stinCts
 At that time as now. the wait ing list Of patients seeking entrance in the states institutions was large and while unable to obtain such essential advantages they remained in their homes, with self-evident risks to others and a lessened chance for improvement.
 If memory is correct, the Board Of Health from time to time has men toned these conditions. But regard less of such mention and the edi- torials, nothing substantial has been l done to change the conditions. To provide the necessary equipment 1 costs money, it appears; frugal tax payers dislike to Sec money dis. | bursed. and the sick can go hang. That in effect at least was the un- worthy result.
 Today. after Mayor Paonessa call cd the attention Of the state to what he has discovered, there is the state ment from the governor himslf that there is no money for the plan the mayor suggested.
 The mayors findings. then, are not new, but they remain pressing. It is to the credit of Mir. Paonessa that he has stirred interest in the plight of these innocent sufferers and is determined to lend the force of his position to any plan which will eliminate this blight upon the con- science of the city.
 We wish him Godspccd. Success should crown his efforts. He will re- ceive the wholeheartcd support Of every citizen who becomes acauaint- ed with tie facts.
 The figures. as the mayor has un- earthed them. is that there are more than 300 tuberculosis patients in the city. of whom 125 have ap- piled for admission 10 institutions but cannot enter them because they are overcrowded. Conditions have not improved; if anything, they have grown worse. Let there be no dilly- dallying. but little Of that Christianlike spirit which does not look upon dollar as being as big az q cart wheel.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
Watch Reported Stolen
 Found Safe in House

When Sergeant O'Mara went 10 the home of Joseph De Leo, 66 gate the theft of watch he found that the watch had been discovered hanging up behind a curtain and had not been stolen. When the theft was reported to the police Tuesday the man accused the newsboy, de- livering papers, of taking it and was inclined to be indignant that the police would not arrest him.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

Merryville, Louisiana. He is five feet nine inched tall and weighs 167 pounds. He is twenty-four years old. This is his fourth year in the baCkfield of the Army team, having
 joined the team in his first year at the Academy. Prior to entering West Point, he attended Southern of the 1929 team.
 c. Will a rocket travel in a vacuum? Would the kick of the explosion in the rocket be as great in vacuum as in the air? A. 4 rocket will travel. in a vacuum equally as we'll as in the air, and the kick of the explosion would be the same in either case. Q. What is civit?
 A. A fatty yellowish semi-liqud substance of musk like odor and bitterish taste, secreted by the civet cat, near the sexual organs. It is used in compromising perfumes.
 .. How is the thermos bottle made?
 "A. Ii contains double walled glass bulb, the space between the walls being exhausted of air, and the glass being silvered like a mirror so as to reflect radiation. c. In what state are Luray Caverns located?
 A. In Virginia. 95 miles slightly southwest of Washington. D. c. and 65 miles south of Winchester, Virginia.
 @. Is hunting and fishing per mitted in the T.. s. National parks?
 A. Hunting is not permitted in the national parks, but under cer- tain conditions, fishing is allowed
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
NIathernatiCas!

] am not one of the twelve men iT the world who understand the Enstein theory perfectly. but l can gather what 1t is all about.
 The fourth dimension is not so difficult to understand.
 I can estimate the area of any given space at a glance.
 But I have never been able to figure out the method used by a folder in q hand laundry to make a ruined handkerchief look like a
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
Funeral Services for Russell Tomorrow

Hartford, Dec. -UP)-Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Winslow Russell, vice president Of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance company and insurance executive for more than 20 years, who died sud- denly at Hotel Heublein yesterday after a heart attack. He was in his 59th year.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

loaf is better than no bread and they must at least have half a loaf. Ask your nearest merchant how
 many more pennies he takes in now than he did year ago. Find out from your business friends how
 much is being spent on new clothes, shoes. etc, this year compared to last year by those satisfied workers
 of our city. Then give us your
 opinion.
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
THE HIGHER LEARNING

By Marjorie Jandorf My love is wise, a Ph,D.. He speaks at length of learned
 books But never says word to me About my looks. His Latin essays leave me cool His talk Of how cube root is
 simple; think I'll pick a dumbell, who'll Adore my dimple. I'll cholosc a book, who'll say my
 hair
 Is furnished gold-red wounds,
 my lips; All others suffer, he'll declare, Complete eclipse. He'll rave about my hat, my dress; He'll try to kiss my nose, my eya-
 broWs: From all of which perhaps you'll
 guess I'm off of highbrows.!
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
LEAVES FOR CHERBOURG

Paris. Dec. LP>-General Plutarco Elias Gales, former president Of Mexico. left here today with his party for Cherbourg where he will take the liner Bremen for New York. He seemed completely restored in health and to prove it sang sev- eral bars of a Mexican song for the correspondent.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

ment engages in today. If 1t keeps on that way in another 100 years |? Or will there actually come time when the government will really be a model of economy and the per capita tax will be less?
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
KEY-WORKERS GET NO LOOT

Keyworkers made an entrance into a house at 52 Beaver street yesterday but took nothing although some jewelry vas in plain sight. Sergeant O'Mara made an investi Sation last night.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
PROFESSOR LEVITT'S WAR

Professor Albert Levitt of Green- wch is at least giving the state something to think about He may do even more before he is through.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
Member Audit Bureau Of Circulation

The A. B (, is nRttopal ulsanlHa tlnu which furnishes newspapers and advel' ti,ers with q strictly honest analysis G circulation. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit This insures pro tectlon against fraud in newspaper dis. tribution figures to both national and local advertisers
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
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Send all communications 10 Fun Shop Editor. care Ot fhe New Britain ii,rn'd and yonr trurs will be forwarded 10 New York

A New Use for Christmas Seals Buy Christmas seals, and listen here, Folks, when the neighbors are not
 near
 Let's seal their Fido's bark so tight That he cant use it day or night.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
brand new one."
Dead and Gone

Dead and Gene! Frances: Where is Harry Greggs?" Robert: Dead and gone' Frances: You don't say" Robert: "Yes, dead stuck on Jeanne and dead gone on. Flor ence!"
 -Adolph Brady. Copyright, 1929, Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

If Nature is so grand, why did she give the thickest skulls 10 those who have least to protect?
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
Facts ondEanciies
By ROBERT CULLEN

The ancients knew fish liver would cure rickets, but moderns feel su- perior because they know why.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
Such Responsibilities.

Danny was four years old when his sisters baby was born.
 When told that he was the baby's uncle, he asked "WhatIl 1 be when I'm big-his grandpa"
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
Nem,,<, oi the Associated Pres,

The Associated Press Is e%rlusl\ ely en- titled to the use fot publication "f all nsws credited to lt or not otherwise credited fin this paper and also local news published therein.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
Good lIueSS,

Haley: How many attended the labor meeting last night?" Briggs: Two hundred, roughly speaking."
 Stanley Fisher
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

It is estimated that America now has 17 distinct dialects, not count ing the new Hollywood British.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

Tho Herald is on sale daily h New York at Hotang's Newsstand. Times square; schultz's Newsstands. Entrance Grand Central. 42nd Street
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

Clara Bows latest picture dem onstrates that "it' is something yon lose when you add 30 pounds.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

Tho only profitable advertising medium in the City. Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

Few things are more pathetic than the surprise of an important citizen when he discovers how unimpor- tant he is in a strange town.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

Lots Of US get credit for enjoying our work when we are really only smiling over what we did last night.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
No Mistake

Editor: See here Instead Of piano you've got Mrs. Van Lear played the 'paino.' Can't you spell?" Reporter: Sure, l can spell: but that's what it was when she played it"
 Albert Edwin Murphy
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

An experienced clerk is one who reaches for a size 5 when a wo- man wishes to buy q collar for her husband.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
On the Sawdust Trail!

On the SaWduSt Trail!
 Davis: How did the evangelist conduct his revival?"
 Bonnet: "ln the usual way He opened it by saying salvation is free and closed it py collecting S21,00O."
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

How the race progresses. Scien-
 lists have learned there is value in the kind of sup baths taken by the heather 400 years ago.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

Similc for today: "As gloomy as a nick town seeias to a travelling man on a rainy Men day morning."
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

Entered at the Post OHloe al New Britain
 as Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

Another man can handle your job, never fear. And right now the lad who will straighten the post
 Nussolini tangle is practicing on spaghetti.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

Americanisn: Wishing you were like the cultured people in the movie; deciding it's too much trou- ble to improve yourself except in appearance.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

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New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

If there's anything in this cvolu- tion theory, it's about time for some infant to appear with tonsls that screw out.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-05

And many a Washington host is hoping Mr. Brookhart will be guiJ- ed by the heart instead Of the brook influence