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The Washington times., 1929-03-14
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The Washington times., 1929-03-14
Charities Report Aiding
TAO Families i'm Month

Care and service were extended
II TAO families during February,
ixeports OF the Associated Charities
slaowed when read at a meeting
lot the board Of managers yester-
Aay at the Social Service House.
This Is in comparison to 189
families aided during the same
period last year.
More trained workers soon will
&c needed and officials of the
Community Chest, Of which the
Asnociated Charities Is a member,
VIII be notified, the board Of man.
ayers indicated.
The Washington times., 1929-03-14
Hazing Carried on in
Many Southern Schools

UNIVERSITY, Ala, March II
n.N,S.).--Serious hazing Of fresh.
men is being carried on In fully Sc
per cent Of the Southern colleges,
according to DR.. Vernon Martin,
professor of education at the Univer.
sityz az Alabama, DR., Martin has
been making study OF haKing In
various colleges Of the country.
The Washington times., 1929-03-14
PRIVATE PLANE
SOON GENERAL
AS AUTO
d n. A. WRAY

LONDON. March IA Q.N.s9.--Pri.
Nate alrplanes may be almost as
plentiful as private cars in Britain
/ In the next few years. IL the hopes
and intentions Of the air ministry
are fulfilled.
With the underlying idea of hav-
Ing . large reserve of skilled air
pilots in time Of war. the air min
istry il giving large financial sup
port to 4 new corporation that will
establish aerodromes and supply
airplanes throughout the country.
Big Grant Soon
With an opening grant Of $780,.
900 by the air ministry 1t is hoped
thAt the new scheme win come into
Opsration in April. The first steps
The establishment of 20 national
air parks.
One hundred landing grounds
with service facilities and lookup
aircraft garages.
Cheap air-taxi services every.
where.
No house in England to be more
than Is miles distant from an aero.
dromes
Trips to the country will be pos
sible in q few minutes from land
hing places equipped with telephones
and gasoline supplies.
Trains New Filters
There is every hope and expecta-
ton that hundreds of people will be
trained to fly every year and give
themselves an all-round service for
the enjoyment of flying at a rea-
aonable cost, the machines being
hired out for almost a nominal sum.
At the beginning the new corpo-
ration win guarantee to supply 100
machines. The government win
undertake. to make q grant Of $50
ANNUALLY for the next 10 years for
each member of civil club who
Qualities as q pilot. 1t win also
guarantee the corporation managing
the business profits up to per cent
OF the paid-up capital.
This Is the most significant step
that has ever been taken in civil
aviation and, In conjunction Nth
tbs flying clubs already established
BY the government, should speedily
provide Britain with a large force
Of skilled and experienced air pilots.
The Washington times., 1929-03-14
Times Square Clubs
Raided hY Dry Agents

NEW YORK, March ~ tI.N.S.).---
A. special squad OF Federal dry
agents swooped down on the Times
Square theatrical district tonight
and raided four clubs where they
alleged liquor was being sold. Nine
persons were arrested and a large
quantity OF alleged liquor was con.
fiscated.
The Washington times., 1929-03-14
Fire at Curtiss Field
Levels Rogers Hangar

NEW YORK, March II d.N.SJ.
Fire tanned by . brisk wind yester-
day thru tened all Of curtiss Field
after Il had burned one hangar
and destroyed the stored parts Of
20 seaplanes.
The blaze. OF unknown. origin,
started in q hangar
The Washington times., 1929-03-14
Mt. Lassen Active and
Smoke Covers Peak

I RED BLUFF, Calf. March IA
G,N.S.L--Mt. Lassen was belching
great clouds OF black smoke at noon
today-the first definite signs Of ac-
tivity in the historic crater for sew.
erai years.
Steam poured from the crater and
= heavy white cloud hung over the
peak.
The Washington times., 1929-03-14
Woman Held at Luray
In Shooting DC Youth

LURAY. Va, March i4.--Nrs.
Ethel Cave, wife OF David Cave
OF Evansville, was lodged In TAIL
here today charged with shooting
David Cave. the son OF q peighbor.
Mrs. Cave. whose husband II now
serving jail sentence OF six
months and q 500 fine, has been
In jail four times
The Washington times., 1929-03-14
Historical Society
Gets Clark Letters

IOWA CITY, Ia, March Il d.N.s.)
A series Of letters written BY william
Penn Clark. covering the period from
1859 to 1861. have been presented to
the Iowa state Historical Society.
Clark was editor Of the Iowa stand
ard.
The Washington times., 1929-03-14
Find Stone Age Relics
In Old British Mine

CASNOCR, staffordshire, Marcn
IL 1.N.S.l. -- World.fenowned scient-
lists and archaeologists are showing
a keen interest In 3 handful Of
stones found BY an old miner near
Cannock. They are believed to be
genuine relics OF the Stone Age AMI
q clue to q language long since ex-
fInct
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23

Curtis. but it is reasonably certain that Mir. Curtis will contest any cf- fort to wrest the leadership from him. Alderman Humphrey is coIn- ing into prominence at present, ana Mir. Camp will develop into a good speaker.
 The republican party spent $74S on the recent mayoralty election.
 Chairman Andrews is again close- mouthed about who the two new po- licemen will be. The practice of re- oruiting new regulars from the spe- cials on duty at the Russwin Lyceum would bring the appointment of An drew Richardson and Patrick Quirk.
 A memorial tablet bearing the names of the S7 New Britain men who fought in the Revolution has been placed in the historical room of the New Britain institute.
 The mayor is fitting up his new office. the double room adjoining the present office in the Holmes & Hoff man building having been hired.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
THE PRESIDENT ON LAW

The address Of President Hoover 10 the Associated Press was one on d subject that reflected what has been in the minds of citizens for a generation or more. There is some hing intrinsically wrong with our metho Of law enforcement when. as the President says. more than 5000 human beings are laWlessly killed every year m the United States; little more than half as many arrests follow: less than One-sixth Of these sIayers are convicted, and but scanda Iouslt small percentage are adequately punished" This record provokes further thought when it is realized that 20 times as many peo- pie in proportion 10 population are murdered in the United States than in Great Britain: and in the case Of robberies the ratio is more than 50 times as many as in Great Britain and there are three times as many burelaries.
 When the President speaks on law enforcement there is usually an ex- pectation in some circles that he is certain to concentrate upon the en- forcement of prohibition. Doubtless anticipating something of the sort the President added that only small percentage Of the national lawbrfaking la can be attributed to the 18th amendment: indeed. only eight per cent of the felonies came from that source The Presidents speech vas q plea for the upholdirg ot law in general. for improved court pro-
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
DEATH FROM \ SILVER

That fate strikes in peculiar places IS illustrated by tho death of the janitor of the General hospital iron the effects of 4 silver in his finger. The man was N here medical atten- ton IS being given virtually 24 hours day; vt he paid no attention 10 lis slight injury. Probably any phy- sician entering the building would havo been glad 10 look at the in iured finger; any nurse, possibly, could have csuterized it with one of the standard eerm-lIlling oint- ments. But the janitor thought no harm could come of the petite hurt and yielded no attention Thus we read that he died from blood poisoning.
 It is regrcttaUle that one should meet death from such an apparent ly Insignificant caus". The moral is plain, however. No cut is too small. no injury too slight to forego the application Of a disinfectant, iodine being most commonly used. Such treatment, simple and common, has saved thousands Of lives
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
>Vl\II\G ARMY ANlAloR>

An official of the L. :. army some time aso stated that a certain amount of stuntins by army aviators is necessary 10 develop the kind Of a,iators the army requires. Which may bc true. But that doesn't in- clude the necessity to stunt around passenger planes. snch g remarkable exhibition Of looseheadedness occur rcd at san DIego. Cal. with the re- suit that uoth the passenger plane and the army plane dropped to the ground, with d death list Of sjN, in- cludng four passengers.
 Passenger ar traffic needs to be kept safe from folly ly other air planes. Passengers who pay for air transportation expect safety, and they do rot at all appreciate the antics Of some toolharly aviator in nearby plano who tries to fly rings about their ship. There is enough room ill the sky for suicidal tactics without coming close to passenger planes.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
Observations On ne Weather

Washington. April 23.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair with light to heavy fros's in the in- terior tonight Wednesday fair and somewhat warmer in the interior; moderate northwest winds becoming variable.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair with light to heavy frost to- night. Wednesday increasing cloudi- ness and somewhat warmer; moder- ate variable winds.
 Conditions: An area Of high pres.ur" over.preads the entire eastern half ot he country this morning with center over the Lake region and the Ohio valley. Park ersburg w. Va. 30.32 inches. Clear skies permitted heavy radiation during the night and caused frosty conditions from Indiana eastward 10 the north Atlantic coast districts and SouthHard 10 the southern Appala chian region. The disturbance noted yesterday morning over the far southwest is developing slowly with center this morning over north western New Mexico, Santa Fe 2e.s2 inches.
 Light amounts Of precipitation were reported from the central Rocky mountain districts and tenn peratures are rising over the plains states. An area Of high pressure IS
 overspreading th" north Pacific states and the Canadian northwest Temperatures are rising above the normals in practically sil portions Of the country. Conditions favor for 1 this vicinity fair weather and not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23

Manchester high school: R. L. Cal. noun. professor at Yale univerSity: A. c. Purdy. professor at the Hart ford seminary foundation.
 The delegates from New Britain are: Baptist church. Oscar Kaien. Nelson Richmond. John Meagley. Ernest Johnson: South Congrexa- tional church. Robert Taylor. lrv- ing Rutherford. Louis Teich. Doug las Harwood. vinton Pratt and Howard Heinisch; Stanley Memorial church. Kendall Foster. Herbert Berry. Arnold Carlson; Center Con- gregational church. Milton Marsh. Ernest Weeks, William Lange, George Barbour, John t'arson, Don aid Glabau, Raymond Mainer ami Ralph Brideau; Y. M. (. A.. Ebbie Zetterman. Leon Dickinson. John Preston. Roy Havlick, Bernard Woslius, Howard Keely, Wesley AL word. Fred Ritter. The leaders arc Rev. Alfred D. Heininser. Rev. Theodore S Dunn. Frank w. schade, Bryce Long and Eben Strong, Jr.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
34 LOCAL DELEGATES AT
 OLDER BOYS CONFERENCE
Program To Re Given Friday and Saturday in ChurxI At South
 Manchester

Thirtyfour delegates from New Britain will attend the annual Olinr Boys Conference in South Manches- ter on Friday and Saturday of this week. The conference is sponsored by the Hartford county Y. NJ. c. A.. the Hartford County Council of Re ligions Education and other organ- izations. The sessions Of the con- ference are to held in the South Methodist church and will begin at 4:45 ?. m. The representatives from New Britain are planning 10 leave immediately after the close Of school on Friday afternoon.
 An excellent program has been arranged. the theme being, ITO At tain the Heights" The following men will address the boys during the course Of the conferen ee: Alfred Coons, Wesleyan university; Ciar- ence r. Quimby, principal Of the
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23

actress. flames cracking about her. Below, the firemen were holding the net. while the crowd waited in agon ized suspense. Finally a strained voice screamed: JUMP, lady-fer Gawd's sake.'
 The great movie actress folded her arms in calm disdain. I'll do nothing of the sort" she answered. Tell the director to send my double here this instant"
 Only One!
 Friend: Who is that fellow who just went out?"
 Editor: Hes a poet" Friend: 'Is he successful" Editor: The only acceptance he ever had in his life was when he proposed to his wife!"
 Walter w. Wolf Copyright. 1929, Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
25 Years Ago To-day

Market gardeners in the vicinity of this city are bitterly com plaining Of the continued cold weather, u h,ch sets their planting back at least three weeks.
 Registrar of Voters William Scheuy is candidate for delegate to the republican state convention.
 New Britain and New Haven High schools met on the diamond today. New Britain lined up as follows: Vince, catcher: Olcott. pitcher; Teich, shortstop: Hahn. first base; Flannery, second base: Brady third base; Donnelly, left; Martin, cen- ter; Noren, right.
 Tire street committee is planning to buy a new road roller. The old che weighs 20 tons but it is not planned to buy heavier one than 12 tons.
 It looks as if it was planned to take the mantle of common council leadership from the shoulders of Mir
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
> What is an affirmation?

A. It is a solemn religious as servation in the nature Of an oath. Ouakcrs and other persons who have conscientious scruples against taking an oath, are allowed to make al tirmation in any mode which they may declare to be binding upon thelr consciences, in confirmation Of the truth of testimony which they are about to give.
 Q. Why are the Philippine Is lands exempt from the Nolstead Act?
 A. Because the law does not specifically provide that it shall ap- ply 10 those islands. Section Of the organic law of the Philippine Islands tAct of Congress of August .a, l916) provides That the statu- tory laws Of the United States here after enacted shall not apply to the Philippine Islands. except when they specifically SO provide, or if is pro- vided in this Act.'
 @ To what verse in the Bible did President Hoover point when he took the oath Of office?
 A. Proverbs 29. verse s. which reads: Where there is no vision the people perish; but he that keepeth the law, happy is le.'
 c. Who was the first white man 10 sail around Cape Horn and up the Pacific coast?
 A. Sir Francis Drake who in 1579 sailed around Cape Horn and up the Pacific ocean as far as the coast of Oregon.
 Q. How can male and female guinea fowl be distinguished?
 A. While they differ very little in appearance. usually the males can be distinguished by their larger helmet and wattlos, and coarser head. To be positive one should listen 10 their cry. That of the fe- male resembles "buckwheat buck wheat" and Is decidedly different from the one-syllable shriek of the male When excited. both the male and the female emit syllable cries. but at no time does the male initiate the cry Of 'buckwh heat. buck wheat" Sex can be distinguished by this difference in their cry when the birds are about two months old Q. How is the population of Ger many divided with respect 10 re- ligious affiljation?
 A. According to the census Of June 16, 1925 there were 4o.0l4671 Protestants fG4 per cent of the total population) 20. 93.324 Catholics f32 per cenD: S7.5So Christians Iol per cont and 5G4.379 Jews t0.9 per cent.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
from permitting the diversion

lTOlH ptiIllttlIS tile NlNSiSioh VI water while the main issues between Massa achusetts and Connecticut are being adjudicated. It was sensible plan. for under the present situation, while the Supreme Court is con- siderng the issues between the two states the war department and army engineers in effect can yield to Massachusetts all that state wishes. And, under the decision just render cd, that will be the result unless the war department and army engineers restrain themselves and pause 10 consider that Connecticut after all may have some rights in the Con- necticut river.
 Meanwhile Massachusetts continues moving right ahead with construc- ton work on the tunnel from Cold brook 10 the Wachusett reservoir. The Metropolitan water commission of Boston has acted all along as if the contentious Of Connecticut amounted to nothing serious. So far Connecticut has been a steady loser on minor points; but it still has a chance to win in the major issue before the Supreme Court. The only trouble is that diversion and all that goes with II may be an accomplished fact before the final decision is handed down.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23

c. What is the meaning and origin of the family name Onion? A. It is of Welsh origin and means descended from a famous prince (Ennion).
 0. Who said "In the spring young mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love:"
 A. It is a quotation from Locks ley Hall" by Tennyson.
 Q. Who was the National Wom- ans golf champion in 1923? A. Glenna Collett.
 o. What is the record for flying upside down?
 A. It was made by German aviator named Fisler who flew up- side down for 10 minutes and 5s seconds at the Zurich. Switzerland. flying field in the spring Of 1928. 0. Please complete the follow ing quotation: He who knows and knows not that he knows; he is fool-shun him."
 A. Men are four:
 He who knows not and knows
 he knows not, he is fool
 shun him:
 He who knows not and knows
 he knows not, he is simple
 teach him;
 He who knows and knows not
 he knows, he is asleep-wake
 him:
 Ha who knows and knows he
 knows. he is wlse-follow
 him."
 c. What is chameleono A. An insectiverous lizard like reptile, possessing the power to change its color.
 O. How does the national income per capita in the United States com pare with that in Great Britain? A. In the United States it is S775, and in the United Kingdom $%51. Q. What does the name Lou" mean?
 A. 1t is shortened form of Louis and means defender.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
THE NUTMEG DEFEAT IN WATER DIVERSION

Connecticut lost another battle in its campaign 10 prevent the diversion of the Swift and Ware rivers by Massachusetts, when the [. S Supreme Court denied the Nutmeg petition asking that the secretary Of war and the chief Of army engineers be called before the court 10 state reasons for permits 10 Massachusetts
 Which means that the secretary or war and the chief Of the army en- sineers is free to permit modified diversion Of the Swift Ware waters without being beholdcn to anybody Ii means that while Connecticut awaits the ad ldication of the issues in it's main case. which is still pend ing before the high court. Massa- chusetts will be able 10 obtain such diversion as it wants at the present lime. It means that while the nature Of the lock on the garage is being discussed the family car is driven away.
 The Supreme Court did not give reason for not including the war and army departments within the radiu. of the suit. although it is assumed that the decision came because nn- der the law both these departments are under the Jurisdiction Of Con gress.
 The object Of the attorney 2ener al's move 10 include th : secretary Of war and tn. chief Of army engineers in,o the suit was to enjoin them
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
THF, BOY KNEW LITTLE OF AMERICAN HISTORY

The boy Was taking his tender loot test in the Boy Scouts, Part of the test relates to the history of the American flag,
 The scoutmaster asked clemcn- tary questions. The answers of the boy were hay and confused. He demonstrated that he had no back ground at all regarding some of the most important events in American history. Tua big dates meant no more to him than numbers in the telephone directory. Events sur rounding tn" birth of Old Glory wore as strange as the history of china 1000 B. (.
 So the amaz~d scoutmaster initiated au inquiry, IL was found that the Joy Is in tho seventh grade, but admitted he had never studied American history except 10 learn about Christopher Columbus and certain other explorers, and knew q lttle about thg settlements at James, town. Plymouth and sundry other early colonies.
 What the scoutmaster was aston ished 10 learn was that the boy had not been told anything about the birth of this country in the War of the Revolution. nor of the trying years which formed the background for the flags birth.
 Naturally the dates he confronted in the scout handbook meant noth- ing al all 10 the youngster. He knew nothmg Of the battles, leaders, or fthc patriotic sacrifices in that war, or in any later war He had never heard Of Francis Scott Key. Perhaps he is an exception thought tha scoutmaster. Such ignorance cannot be a characteristic Of modern education. So the scout master mad. an inquiry Wi,h an older scout, one who IS in high s.hool.
 The older scout told the scoutmas- ter hat Ec had not gone into much American history until he was in the eighth grade. \ simple calculation old the seoutmaster that if this is the method. then boys and girls do not study ital American history un- til they are r or II years of age. ' Naturally the scoutmaster was somewhat aroused about it. and the foregoing is an accurate reflection Of his experience with the youngsters. as he related il. He thinks the sys- tenn is wrong We are inclined to agree with him should it happen that this is the modern system of not teaching vital American history until boys and girls are nearing the end of their elementary education. They can join the Boy Scouts before hat time, and knowledge of American history is essential in join ing the Scouts.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-23
Questions dndAnswu,'s &oy&W:fhtAg0n
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