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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03

firmly against changing from the
pay-as- you-so shibboleth. The aues-
ton is one Of politics and nothing
less.
The gSherals Of Republicanism
got an opportunity to preach q first
rate campaign document which, be-
cause it happened to be enunciated
during debate on the Senate moor,
got free passage over the press ALSO
citation wires. The boys smack their
chops and figure it ought to be good
for some more votes at the next
election. The Democratic spellbind-
ers before the spotlight didn't do
so we'll, perhaps they felt defeat In
the air and were actuated by the
what's-the-use attitude.
Connecticut can get along with
out bonds, of course-by going slow;
indeed. very slow. What it can't pay
for 1t doesn't buy; and what IT
doesn't get for the present genera
ton 1t may be able to acquire dur
ing the next. II not then maybe in
100 years.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03

At this temperature all matter
vaperisea 'x
Q. What IL the difference be-
tween an Assurance" company and
an 'Insurpnce" company?
A. The terms insurance and as
surance fused In connection with
tnsurancel are practically synemou&
Assurance 10 the werd generally
used. in Great Britain. for life in
surance companies
Q. II there such thing ~ "un-
breakable giass'' and for what il it
used?
A. Unbreakable glass manu-.
featured from quartz( 10 being used
in Germany for various scientific
purposes in chemical and electrical
laboratories ana for melting pots.
tubes, TASKS and many other ar
ticles. 1t IL said to have twelve
times the durability Of ordinary
glass, and because it contracts and
expands but little under extremes of
temperature. it Is web adapted for
various kinds Of scientific expert
ments.
Q. How much is ''fip and q
Bit?
A. Flip in 4 colloquial name in
the United States for a fve-penny
piece. 1t has practically passed out
Of usage. Bit In also a colloquial
Americanism for /. 1-e cents. Tsu-
ally it occurs in the expression two
bits for twenty-five cents and "four-
bits" for fifty cents.
G. Is the word science found in
the King James Version Of the
Bible?
A. There are two references;
Daniel ia and / Timothy $50.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
IMPROVING THE PARK

Along felt want is being supplied.
The, Park Board, for years realizing
that the condition OF the roadways
in Walnut Hill park were far below
the standard demanded by sophisti-
Gated motorists, has begun the con-
struction Of a new roadway at the
West Main entrance to the park: and
evidence that the job will be done
right 10 noted by the fact that the
old highway has been torn up, traf-
flc il detoured from the park en-
trance. and an entirely new highway
will be put down.
The entrance to the park for a
long time was among the most
decript OF the park roads. On 4 billy
highway. the wear by automobiles.
either going up or coming down. is
especially hard on the pavement. The
old pavement was pumped full OF
holes about as fast as the park board
could repair it. Now an improved
pavement Is to 30 down, and We shall
see In due time whether it will last
at this critical spot. Motorists will
wish it well.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS
AND WATER SUPPLY

If there is pie to be cut. New
Britain wants piece Of It," in ef.
feet was the slogan of New Britain
officials who agreed with Hartford
officials to share the watershed Of
the Harrington river and tributar-
les. The bill for the new Hartford
reservoir has been laid aside for
two years at least, and in this re-
spect New Britain won victory.
Meanuhile a commission will study
water rights. The cities and Dor
oushs committee Is saved much
pother. never having been sure Of
the rights Of the stanley Works
hydro-elcctrc plant at Rainbow.
The new bill. which has the ap-
prevail Of New Britain and also Of
Hartford. will allow New Britain to
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
IS Years Ago Today

New Britain and other cities will
be given very poor express service
II the proposed changes In the rail-
road schedule are made and several
stops taken off. The Business Mems
association will protest to the rail-
road.
A license to sell beer has been
issued to Herman Doerr for Noun
tain Grove on the Shuttle Meadow
road.
The Drivers tug of war team from
Hartford defeated the local Turner's
In a 5000 match last night
President Charles +. Smith of
Landers, Frary Il Clark has gone
10 St. Louis to supervise the setting
up OF the exhibit of his com pany at
the worlds fair. The exhibit il one
Of the finest that the company has
made at any exhibition.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
DESERVED WHAT HE GOT

A dispatch from South Africa the
other day told of how a rash ranch
or. one Jaer1 Matte, had been strung
up and given ten lashes, after which
he was sent TO prison for seven years
of hard labor. The fact that this dis
patch was worth cable tolls all the
way from Pretoria must indicate it
was deemed of considerable i'm
portance, 1t was. The incident was
the first time in the history of South
Africa in which a white man had
been flogged for having flogged a
native. The case was taken to the
Prime Minister. General and the
Hon. James Barry Munnik Hertzoe.
whose curt reply was The sentence
Of floeging must be carried out"
Then it was submitted TO the cabi-
net of South Africa, which also made
short Shirt o. The case by saying the
flogging must be carried out, Matte
got his ten stripes. As matter Of
fact, he Was entitled TO about fifty.
Race ejudice-race supremacy.
they call it's far more developed in
the Union OF South Africa than In
our southern states A million and a
half of whites below the Zambesi
river live among 100000 natives,
some OF them hoatie. Discipline is
enforced among the natives in vari-
Gus ways. but several years ago the
government forbade laying on of the
kiboko. or lash. by private individ-
uals This law. however, is nullified
in the case OF refractory natives by
first covering them with q blanket.
80 that there need be no welts and
cuts as evidence for the district COM
missioner. This Jaerl Matte, however.
was not 40 particular.
Nafts's violations Of the conyen-
lions was described as follows:
Neglecting TO use a blanket. rash
Rancher Jaerl Matte and his fore
man proceeded TO kiboko a black
named SiApence Temba who, they
said. had insulted white woman,
spreadeaglin the Mortified blacka-
moor on wagon wheel, they dashed
him until their arms were tired
Later they suspended him by one
toe from tree and went on with
the kiboking though he screa med
that they were killing him. when
tired again. Tiny left him and went
Off 10 a picnic. sispence, As he had
prophesied. died"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
Obseruafions
On The Weather

Washington, May 3.-Forecast for
Southern New England: Mostly fair
tonight and Saturday, colder to-
night; southwest and west gales di-
minishing tonight.
Forecast for Eastern New York:
Mostly fair in extreme south and
cloudy. probably light rain or snow
in north and central portions to-
night and Saturday; colder tonight;
westerly gales diminishing tonight.
Conditions: The storm center
that was over the lower Ohio valley
yesterday moved rapidly northeast
ward with greatly increasing in
tensity and appears to be conferred
this morning over Ontario and the
upper st. Lawrence valley. The un-
usually low pressure adding of :s.sl
inches was reported from Montreal.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
THE CITY'S SIDEWALKS

A citizen whose automobile sud-
denly gave evidence of being wit bout
gasoline and consequently found
. himself marooned in the West End
the other day, was forced to take a
station. His itinerary took him over
the Black Rock bridge. In speaking
of it afterwards he said 1t was not
the bridge that bothered him so
much az the condition of the side
walk leading up the incline.
The city has been insisting upon
property owners putting down side
walks in various sections of the city
it might we'll set an example occa-
sionally. For years and now there
has been no sidewalk worthy OF the
name at the approach OF the Black
Rock bridge. the citys most impor-
tant span-althoush no one would
regard 1t important by looking at
il.
The approach up the incline on
both sides Of West Main street is a
disgrace to any city wishing to be
regarded az progressive munich
pality. 1t is a disgrace to the city
administration. Other words appli-
cable to the situation cannot be used
in the family newspaper
Yet, while this horrible example
of neglect is allowed to continue. the
city is insisting upon the laying down
of smooth cement sidewalks on less
important streets, at places where
only q twentieth as many persons
use the sidewalk as is the case over
this important bridge. In our opin-
ion. someone should get out an in
junction against the city for MAIN
tanning sidewalk nuisance: and OF
course include the New Haven rail-
road among the defendants.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03

buy water fron Hartford and Hart
ford to sell water to New Britain.
Which dovetails well with the
Greater Hartford" idea. The metre
politan district that ambitious Hart
ford wishes 10 see materialixs ex-
tends over a marvellous expanse Of
territory. south all the way to Mer-
iden. New Britain comes into this
district Of imaginary texture, and
no doubt Hartford will conclude
that because New Britain IL to buy
water from it, that Is more evidence
for putting New Britain in the great
metropolitan district.
But the metropolitan district 10
net to be taken seriously, trrespec-
tive OF water cooperation or trade
tendencies. New Britain also has
a metropolitan district-a sort of
mental one, the same ~ Hartford's.
Our metropolitan district juts into
that of Hartford At many points.
tn re is one important difference be-
tween the metropolitan districts of
New Britain and Hartford, however;
We do not take the thing seriously,
while there are innumerable people
in Hartford-especlally the Cham.
Der OF Commemorative think a
metropolitan district on paper real
ly amounts to something.
If Hartford ever wants to include
" in that imaginary metropolitan
district merely because We have an
agreement with the city to use its
water II necessary We intend to
break 4 few vest buttons with
laughter.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03

The baseball season is only two
weeks old, and Of course. the pen
nant winners Of May do not neces-
Sarily turn out to be the pennant
winners at the finish. But what we
we're going to say is that we trust
the clubs in the major leagues which
have shown such unexpected
strength 30 far remain about where
they are. Anything to beat the two
New York teams and show up the
experts as having been all wrong In
their forecasts. Needless to add, We
are not identified with any of the
sporting departments.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03

All the southern gentlemen In the
Union Of South Africa were incensed
when Matte was convicted Of man.
slaughter and sentenced to hard
labor and a floxsing. Protestant edi-
tors called Catholic Judge saul Solo
mon. Kings counsel. "neErophilist"
for inflicting the sentence. .>ut the
Judge simply said:
due to the fact that the defend
ant inflicted pain upon his victim by
suspending him head downward and
beating him to death, he likewise
should suffer pain
Rancher Matte was not suspended
head downward when the ten lashes
were inflicted. Nevertheless, he felt
them. The law is the LAWN South
Africa. The effect in the Union is
bound to be wholesome.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
Argues With Employer.
Drinks Dose Of Poison

New Haven. May ). WAN argu-
IN ent with his employer was believ-
ed the cause of Frederick Roth. S.,
Ia laborer. fo~ taking his life yester-
day. He was founddead In 4 roonin9
house with an empty bottle which
contained poison by his side. Since
Monday he had not gene to work
when his employer warned him to
give up Intoxicating liquor. He came
here four months ago form Middle
town.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
Miss Schilliny Officer
OF College French Club

Miss Marion Schillins. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy G. schiliing of s
WarIock street. has been elected sec
rotary treasurer Of lie Cercle Franz
Gals" at Russell sage college, Troy,
New YORK. where she IL 4 Junior
Misc schillinx has done outsts nAins
WORK IN French during her entire
course. ana IL ALTO prominent
member Of the college Glee club.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
Locket Contains Hair
OF Webeter and CLAW

Cambridge. Mas. May A1A
locket containing locks Of hair Of
Daniel Webster and Henry Clay was
left to Mrs. Sarah r. Nelson under
the terms Of the will OF her father.
Joseph r. Russell, which was flied
in Middlesex court here yesterday.
Russell. for many years powerful
figure in financial and political cir
Giles and for 10 years head OF the
Boston Wharf Company, died in
California on April o3
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03

Showers and thunder sterns. were
general from Florida nsFthWaf4 to
the upper Lake regton and east
ward 10 the Atlantic coast Tenn
peratures rose above sixty during
tho night throughout New England
with stxty-six being reported from
Vermont and New Hampshire In
sharp contrast to q moderate cold
wave which Is overspreadin9 the
Middle Atlantic states and the Lake
region with temperatures at IS and
snewinG 1T Buffalo.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
clearing weather with lower tenn.
nerature8 Is
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
Facts undEancies

What does the average American
family live on? Credit, brother.
Still, the more dry agents spend
champagne, the lets there 10 left to
buy Ammunition.
Chicago has refused Al Capone's
check for $1,000. This is another
slap at the rebate system.
The fruit fly threatens many of
Florida's resources. but fortunately
it doesn't affect the migratory prune.
Our conferences with the banker
would fail, too, II We could tell him
to take 10 much or whistle for 1t.
Nature seems to adjust things
Those who face hardest on slippery
pavements are well cushioned.
It's 4 hard commentary ON night
club patrons when shrswd hostess
can't recognize professional sneaks.
No matter how badly 4 man fails.
he still feels qualihed to serve A.
model and guide for his children.
And vet man can live all his
days without discovering the courts
are rotten.
America nism: Scoring law. re-
likisn and old fashioned stAndardA:
telling the youngsters they will be
ruined it they do such things.
Just a few more laws and the
national bird will be the jailbird.
Anyway, Hoover's dismissal Of the
presidential yacht IL nice tribute
to the comfort Of Dur crui4erS.
4 paddock on the door means you
must 70 around to the back and
pay 50 cents more for a ginger ale.
Another way TO tet your face
changed II to assume that the man
IL clustering bAcaule he has An in
fefiority complex.
What A life! Just after New Eng
land mills move South to save
money. the workers get tired Of
straight fat pork and srits.
True charity consists in giving the
besear q dime without insisting that
he buys what you think he should
have.
The farmer who exports produce
will get government coupon he
can use to pay the duty on his next
Importation Of diamonds or any
thing. Isn't that nice!
Bootleggers still do business on
the Leviathan. the passengers doubt
less thinking it dishonorabie to use
medicinal liquor A. 4 beverage.
Correct this sentence: YES" said
the little man, II take my wife's lit
tie wooliy dog ont for exercise; but
!! ! do It because l enjoy IT,"
copyright, 1929. Publishers syndi-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
A retired bootlegger seems to be
somebody who can afford to buy his
stuff from some other bootlegger.

Out in Hamilton, Ohio. the city
has built a highway, lined it with
beautiful trees and called 1t Inc
Road of Remembrance" OF course,
that indicates that it is a memorial
10 the war veterans. The road has
only one bad feature. Everytime the
local papers have story about 1t
they've rot to use tWo-colulhn
headline, Or maybe that was the
subtle method Of the highway spon-
sors in insuring proper newspaper
display.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
A CHANCE FOR "EXPERTs"


The Federal Farm Board which il
to be appointed to administer farm
relief under the law being put
through Congress is to be permitted
to appoint experts" to assist in the
matter. The National Civil Service
Reform league has discovered that
there is no provision in the law for
the appointment of such experts
through civil service examinations
and is making quite hullabaloo
about it.
The number of such experts is not
yet known. They will be prominent
in distributing the revolving fund.-
of O0,000.Oo0 provided for the
of surplus farm products
and ought to be quite an important
cog in the relief machinery. How
ever, we cannot join in the hullaba-
loo that the experts will not need
to pass some species Of civil service
examination. Experience has shown
that such examinations usually are
theoretical in nature, AZ II devised
by college professors, and that many
a good man for a job il unable to
pass such an examination.
The possibility that an army of ex-
perts may be employed under the
farm relief law is something to
ponder over. however. 1t will pro-
vide employment for these gentle
men and will add to the army Of
federal employee which the adj
ministrations have been talking
about depracatingly for several
years. 1t seems that we always talk
of reducing this army, yet In prac-
tice constantly increase it.
The reform league is fearful that
slorified ONCE boys may turn out to
be the experts. IF we are to have an
honest, impartial and economical
administration Of any federal farm
relief law" says the league bulletin.
the employment OF highly qualified
officers il imperative"
But who has claimed that an
honest. impartial and economical
Of farm relief is
essential. These needs have never
been stressed in the arguments for
farm relief. The main thought, it
seems, is TO get that $500, 900, 900.
Some years hence, when the
farmers have realized that farm re-
lief is not all it is cracked up to be-
something else can be discussed.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
A Real Calamity!

A Real Calamity!
Bobby: "Boo-hoQ~hoo."
Passer-by: whats the matter,
little man."
Bobby: u just broge = bottle.
boo-hoo-hoo, PAN lick me-"
Passer-by II don't think he will.
There's no use crying over split milk,
you know"
Bobby: but this wasn't milk,
it wos hooch!"
Florence Margolea.
Copyright, 1929. Reproduction
Forbidden)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
Questions
dnd>Aa1lswo.,s
Washington
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

w NNu ~ ~ NuDWVu " ON$
question Of fact o. Information b.
writing to the Question Editer. New
Britain Herald. Washtngtoa Rurssu,
l331 New York avenue. Washtn9tea.
3. c., ene'oeing two cents In atampe
for reply. Medical. legal ara marital
sdvice caunot b. given. nor can es-
tended research b. undertaken. All
cther questions will receive . pr.
senal reply. Unsigned reouests san.
not be answered. All letters ers
Standardization.
@. What is Chinese sturgeon
line?
A. A set line. consisting Of about
1900 needle point. undated hooks.
Q. What does '.Je vous Anne"
mean?
A.. 1t is French and means Il
love YOU.
@. Does an American born wom-
an lose her citizenship when she
marries an alien?
A. No.
@. When did Easter Sunday last
fall on April 10, and when Will 1t
fall again on that date?
A.. The last time was in 1898,
and it will fall again on that date
in 1855. 1865, and 1877.
@. What Is the value Of United
States trade dollar dated 1878:
A. so cents.
@. How old IL Professor Irving
Fisher?
A. Sixty-two years.
Q. What is the average weight
of buffalo,
A. The average weight of the
male is 1900 pounds and Of the fe-
male 1900 pounds.
Q. Who are the Aleuts and
where do they live?
A. They are natives of the Aleu-
tan Islands and are closely related
to the Esquimaux. The population
Of the islands is about 1000.
@. Who 10 the oldest living king?
A. Gustav V OF Sweden. born
June ~. 1883.
q. Which are the leading lum-
Der producing states in the United
States?
A. Washington and Oregon.
@. When was Baltimore the
capital of Maryland
A. Baltimore has never been the
capital Of Maryland. The first CAPT.
tai was st. Mary's city 1t was
moved to Annapolis in 1894. which
10 still the capital.
Q. What is the oldest and small
est republic IN the world?
A. San Marine, located in the
middle of Italy.
Q. How do you spell the plural
forms Of Fungus and narcissus?
A. Fungi and narcissi.
@. Who was Alfred Krupp"
A. A German iron and steel
manufacturer who made the first
cannon cast OF steel in 1S47.
@. Under what classihcations do
bats and turtles come?
A. Bats are mammals and turtles
are reptilea
@. What are the lowest and
nl8nest temDera1ures ever prOdCced
A. The lowest temperature pro-
duced artificially was 272.1s degrees
below zero centiErade. which was
achieved by Professor Kakerlingh
Onnes of the University of Layden.
Netherlands. in an unsuccessful at
tempt to eolidify liquid helinm. The
United States Bureau of Standards
says that, the highest temperature
attained is about 5000 degrees GEN.
tigrade, by carbon under pressure.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
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Will - Sueuossoeo % New voeA.


What Price Popularity!
Now bids to showers" left and
right
With every mail pile high about
one,
To live within OF. incomes quite
A hard Al to exist without one!
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03

When squarino up with the miller
for the forty or fifty ''pecks" Of meal
issued by that gentleman the laird
was Mortified to find that Daft Davie
had had ten pecks of meal instead
Of one. He was hastily summoned to
the laird's presence and the miller
was there to witness against him.
Nov. Davie," said the laird
frowning. do you know that some
body has committed forgery? Tell
the truth-what did you add to my
order slip?' *,te
"Naething laird, declare TO
God" said the cunning half-wit,
grinniny broadly.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03

CORRECT

The lord OF kincardine Castle was
in the habit Of issuing slips at New
Year time to the local poor and
needy and these slips, taken to the
local butcher, coal merchant, or
miller, were honoured in kind by the
various tradesmen.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
neyeloped Contacts!

DeyeIOped Contacts!
Higgins: Do you really think 4
young fellow gets any financial bens-
fit from a college education?'
Cole: absolutely. When my
son went into the bootle4ging busi-
ness after graduation he had 4 vsn-
derful clientele already established
right among his own classmates"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
PAY As 1OI 60 SLOW

As every intelligent observer of
leg siaii,e politics knew in advance
the state Senate set its face
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-03
EuDl,OmiO1,S Com binatisn
The Owner NJ the Road!

INV OWUFT /" tset tts"Us
1.-The Wild Man from Bornea il IN
the circus
so ] understand.
And all the daredevil stunt men
in the country are in the movies"
That's So
"The boys who do seven different
things at once are in vaudeville"
TRUE enough. but tell me-what
are YOU driving IT.,
I'm trying to identify the driver
OF that car ahead"