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New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
VOTE NEARING ON
 FLEXIBLE TARIFF
Ballot May Be Reached Late
 This Afternoon

Washington, Oct ? lPl-With only a few members left to speak, there were indications in the senate to- day that vote on the controver- sal flexible tariff provision might be reached about ?. m.
 Senator Johnson, republican, Cali fornia, said in the senate today he still was opposed to the flexible pro- visions of the tariff law and that it would be criminal" to continue to take away the taxing power of con- gress.
 Opens Seventh Day
 With republican leaders worried over the move to eliminate from the pending bill the provision giving the president power to change customs duties. Johnson opened the seventh day of debate on the flexible pro- position.
 Referring to what he termed 'the power of concentrated wealth in the east" he said that Californians de- sirous of continuing the flexible tariff provision should have a care lest they adopt a policy that would prove injurious to their interests.
 Asserting that congress was deal ing with a permanent policy, John son said the executive "may be from our locality and in sympathy with our needs. but tomorrow the com mission may belong to somebody else with an entirely different phil osophy of levying tariffs"
 He said he had been amused at published reports speculating on how he would vote on the flexible clause. The record of 1922 was clear on that point, he said. adding that he was opposed to it then and was paired against 1t on the final roll call
 Calls Reply "Nonsense"
 Replying to arguments that the president would only promulgate tariff changes recommended by the tariff commission, the Californian said that was nonsense"
 A president, OI course Will http in his hands every commission and bureau" he declared. If an exec utive is worth his salt he will seek 10 carry out his policies. Only a weak executive would merely pro- mitigate.
 And I have no criticism of an executive who advocates that which he legitimately believes. I only have criticism here for the super-service- able lackeys who cluster about a president and seek to destroy any who dare differ with his views"
 Johnson quoted from an address by Herbert Hoover in the last cam paign in which he said the congress Of the United States lis the only commission" to which the people should entrust their laWmaking. The speech was ill reference 10 pro- posal to give the tariff commission greater authority.
 T stand by the views expressed by Herbert Hoover in 192S," Sena- tor Johnson said.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
RIGAMIST GOES TO JAIL

Bridgeport, Oct. P}-Pleading guilty to a charge of bigamy, Ed ward Esposito, 2S, of Danbury, was sentenced to four months in the county jail by Judge Alfred c. Bald win in superior court today.
 He was arrested last summer on the complaint of his wife, resident of Brooklyn, and whom he had de- serted to wed Susie Castranova in Danbury.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
Three Persons Killed
 As Train Hits Auto

Defiance, Ohio, Oct. ?. tP)- Three persons were killed and thret injured when an east bound Balti- more and Ohio passenger train col lded with an automobile at Stand ley near here today.
 A woman jumped from the auto. mobile with her baby in her arms.
 The dead:
 Mrs. Arthur M. Dunbar, 47, De fiance; Betty Amas, four, daughter of Mrs. Arthur Ames, Detroit. Mich. Darrell Maddocks, seven months old son of Mrs, Frank Maddocks, De fiance.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
REV, FREE DEAD

Springfield, Oct. ? P)-Rev. Dr. Alfred Free, 80, at one time pastor of Baptist churches at Norwich, Conn.,. and Philadelphia and later a Unitarian, serving in Boston and western Massachusetts, died yester- day at Winchendon. He was once secretary of the Connecticut Valley Conference of Congregational churches. He was also d geologist, mineralogist, consulting engineer and author.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
DRIVER FACES JAIL TERM

Bridgeport, Oct. 2 (UP)-Louis Vena, 22, of Norwalk, today faced a state prison sentence of IS months to three and one-half years, i'm posed In criminal superior court here yesterday for killing a pedes- trian with his automobile and flee ing.
 Vena's victim was James W. Ray mond. IT, of Norwalk.
 Judge Alfred C. Baldwin halted Vena's trial as waste of time" and imposed sentence.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
LINCOLN RELATIVE DEAD

Greenwich, Oct. ? UP)-Mrs Elizabeth Todd Brent, member ol the Kentucky Todd family and dis tant cousin of Abraham Lincoln died at Blythwood Sanitarium dur ing the night, it was announced today. She was in her sgd year.
 Mrs. Brent was the widow of the late Charles Scott Brent. She had lived here for 15 years.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
CAR THIEF SENTENCED

Bridgeport, Oct. ? P}-Steve Lem gyll, A, who on the night of May 25. after attending a circus heret went to Norwalk and performed a circus stunt with a stolen car, was sentenced today to one year in jail by Judge Alfred C. Baldwin in crtm> iral superior court.
 Lengyll was charged specifically with taking another's car without permission. The car was owned by George s. Willis of this city. Lengyll wrecked it in NorWalk.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
COLLISION KILLS FIREMAN

Waterville. Me, Oct. 2 UP)- Fireman Willard Goding, 34. was killed near here yesterday in a col lision between a trolley car a fire truck which was en route to a fire in Clinton. He was hurled to his death from the rear step of the truck by the impact.
 The fire, which for time threat ened Cllnton's business district, caused s1o,0O0 damage.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
YOUTH JAILED

Winsted, Oct tP-Franeis O'Meara, @l. Of Torrington. was sentenced to state prison for auto theft and breaking Jail by Judge Edwin C. DicEinson, in criminal superior court here today. He was given two 10 five years for each count, the terms Iu run concurrcntly o'Meara pleaded guilty.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
LICENSES SUSPENDED

A list of operators whose licenses by the motor vehicle department for alleged driving while under the influence Of liquor contains the fol- lowing names: Louie Arusiewicz, Wilfred Goupil and Giuseppe Pis tritto of New Britain; Matthew O'Connell Of Kensington and How ard E. Bradley of Plainville.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
KAISER NOT TO MOVE

London, Oct. UP)-Reports that the former Kaiser had bought a castle near Cobourg, Germany, and intended to leave Holland, were en- phatically denied by Wilhelm's marshal in long distance telephone conversation with the United Press today.
 The marshal said he believed the reports were circulated by real es- tate spectators holding property around Cobourg, adding:
 His majesty remains in Holland" "
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
SHOWER FOR MISS HUMASON

A handkerchief shower was ten dered Miss Ruth Humason at the home of Mrs. Harry Wilson, 41 Commonwealth avenue, last night. Three tables of bridge were played and the prizes were awarded to Miss Irvina Humason and Miss Helen Humason.
 Miss Humason will become the bride of Joseph Loughery on Oc- tober q at St. Mary's church.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
Training in Salesmanshiip
 FREE!

| Here is an opportun- |ity for any man with the determination to succeed to get a thorough train ing in selling automo- piles absolutely free. The course is open to anyone who in our opinion meets the requirements. A class will be selected and these men taught without cost.
 | Our purpose is to give you this training with Tout loss Ot tune rom the work you are now doing and we will offer posi- tions to those who prove during the classes that they can sell. Classes will be held 2 nights a week, beginning October 18th.
 Apply for enrolment now as size of class is limited. Address us in your own handwriting to Box 36, Herald Office.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
Southern Tariff League Lobby And Muscle Shoals Pressure Are
 Suggested as Part of New Probe

which has been conducting a sepa- rate inquiry upon orders from Presi- dent Hoover.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29
NEW CROPS IN FLOODED
STATES BRING PROSPERITY

The Introduction of new habits OF
planting. following the Mississippi Val
ley flood of 1927. has brought added
prosperity to farmers in many of the
Mississippi Delta, counties. according
to Red Cross, officials.
Almost every cabin has fine vege
table garden. whereas cotton formerl.
grew right to the doorstep. the Red
Cross states. The home demonstration
and agricultural agents have followed
up the project inaugurated by the Red
Cross. Immediately after the food OF
1927. with very gratifying success
There is large acreage In corn
whereas formerly cotton was the one
crop. Alfalfa has gained tirm foot
hold. and the growing Of this crop Is
bringing good financial returns from
the three or four cuttings each year
Live stock also is showing improve
ment due to these new crops.
Everything considered. the Delta
sections which escaped a backwater
problem in the Spring of 1929 are in a
prosperous condition, as a result OF
the follow-up and rehabilitation by the
American Red Cross.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

1t seems odd to our unmathematica
mind, which never got much beyon,
compound fractions anyhow, that
vanced mathematicians should -
cussing whether or not it nd
really proved that the earth It'd
its axis. Two eminent Italian
have undertaken to prove that
Their paper on the subject is ii
ed to meet the question raised 81 a,
equally eminent French savant, VIII
holds that the Einstein theory leave
the earth's daily rotation in doubt. u
view of relatively. the Frenchmai
says. it is quite possible that TIL
earth is standing still and all the res
of the universe is revolving around ii
Come to think about it, the French
scholar may be right, says the Sal
Francisco Chronicle. He has very re-
spectacle analogy for his idea. There
was the proud mother who, as thu
soldiers marched by, discovered thai
the whole regiment was out of stei
with the single exception
Danny.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29
RED CROSS HONOR FLAG
GOES TO NEW HAMPSHIRE

The honor flag, given annually to
the State which enrolls the greatest
percentage of its population as mem
Der. of the American Red Cross. went
this year to New Hampshire. The de-
cision was so close between New
Hampshire and Vermont that It hung
in the balance for time. California
ranked third in the honor last and Con
necticut fourth.
A final tabulation of figures Of the
1928 Roll Call showed a nationwide
membership of 4.127,946. The banner
rests with New Hampshire where it is
hung in the State House, until the
1929 Roll Call-held between ARMS
tice Day and Thanksgiving DAYS.
completed and new figures available
for the 1929 winner
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

This world is so full of talk
that the silent man seems to stand
a very poor show, says the New Out
look. If we want preacher we want
a man who can talk we'll. If we need
a lawyer we look up man who pos
sesses the gift of persuasive speech.
If we want councillor or alderman,
or member of the legislature. we
usually vote for the glib talker. and
not seldom on the hastings the man of
solid sense, the man of keen business
instincts, the man of education and
refinement, and character, stands no
show at all with the man of pimble
wit and nimbler tongue.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

When genius. personality, ability are
great enough there are no national
borders, no man-made limits. The City
Of Paris has just placed tablet to
the memory of the German poet Helm
rich Heine on the house wherein he
died in the French capital. Both Ger
man and French lovers of his poetry
put flowers on Heine's grave. War
mars the harmony and beauty of the
world. 1t retards the progress of man
kind. But war cannot obliterate from
the minds and hearts of thinking men
and women an appreciation for all
that is best.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29
FIVE RED CROSS CAMPS
HOUSE FLOOD REFUGEES

A total of 27.79l persons were main
tanned by the American Red Cross
In camps or in their own homes In
the three States OF Alabama, Georgia
and Florida. following the disastrous
floods of early last Spring. Five
camps were organized. Of which four
were in Alabama and one in Florida
Small temporary camps were set up
in various places in addition to these.
but the persons not sheltered In the
five main camps soon were able to re-
turn home or to friends and relatives.
Red Cross nurses were at all five
camps. assisting the State health au.
tnoritles III care or the sick ana In
inorulatins against epidemics
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29
FIVE POWERS WILL HOLD
NAVAL FARLEY

All countries concerned have ac-
cepted the invitation to the Five
Power Naval Farley in London. The
third week in January will therefore
see representatives of the United
States, Great Britain, France, Italy
and Japan seated around a table
trying to reach naval agreement
suitable to world which has re-
nounced "war as an instrument of
national policy" For the invita-
ton specifically said that 1.-THE Peace
Pact has been regarded as the start
ing point of agreement"
The invitation further stated that
the British and American Govern
ments have agreed on the principle
of parity" as we'll as on other
points, and that they expect to ad-
vocate total abolition of the subma-
rine'.
The Japanese reply was particu-
larly cordial, closing with the words
at is not merely limitation but also
reduction of armament that all ma
tAOAAo oiOuAo oCCh " dtldlA
M. BRAND will probably bead the
French delegation, and Henry l..
Stimson, Secretary of State, will be
the chief American delegate to the
parley. Students of disarmament
should bear in mind that the Five
Power Naval Farley is not planned
as an isolated conference, but is the
direct outcome of the decision reach
ed by the Preparatory Disarmament,
Commission last May, that the nava
powers must reach some agreemen'
before further progress can be made
The invitation to the Naval Farley
says in closing that it is hoped
thereby to facilitate the
general disarmament conference.
Such are part at least of the re-
suits of Prime Minister MacDonald's
recent visit to this country There
is no doubt that Mr.. MacDonald's
striking personality and his brave
and honest words did much to per.
suade us all to take the risks oil
peace.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29
Renaissance Of the Ostrich Fl

The dictates Of fashion, it had b
gun to appear, were about to SEN
the ostrich to the land of the dod|
and the passenger pigeon. Since thl
ostrich's lacy plume was no longe
de rigueur with milady, there SCENE,
no place for the stalwart bird, ex
cept with the other what-is-its at tn,
zoo. But brighter day has dawned
with the birth of a brand-new id
dustry in South Africa. Hunter
there are specializing in the pursui|
of the wild ostrich, for 1t has beel
found that diamonds from the deseiI
play the same important function Il
its digestive apparatus that grave
does in chicken. One bird recently
killed there had II sparklers In its
gizzard and another had Sail stonej
OF the first water, too. Soon pros
pectors will be training the birds ID
go out and pick up gems, after thu
manner of Sinbad's roc, and then dis
gorge them at their masters feet 4
good, dependable, diamond-fetchinJ
ostrich should be worth a pretty penl
ny, and ought to rehabilitate the pop]
ularity Of its kind.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29
BETTER ROADS FOR FARMERS
Faster Highway Building To Meet
Rural Needs Is Urged sSs

With twenty-three per cent of the
nations motor vehicles owned on
farms, Congress could render consid
eroble aid to the farmers by speed
ing up road building to enable the
agricultural interests to market
their products and further eliminate
the isolation of rural life, the Amer
lean Automobile Association declar-
ed recently.
The national motoring body de-
clared that an increase in the an
nual Federal aid appropriation from
the present amount of S75,000,0O0
to $125,000,OOO will enable the
States to more quickly complete
their primary highway systems and
aid in the building of secondary or
rural roads.
cat the same time" says the
statement, "the farmer has been
brought in closer touch with public
affairs and is taking more active
interest in demanding his rights as
a citizen. An indication of this is
seen in the fact that rural mail
routes are now in excess of 100000
while five families are served per
mile, with an average OF $50
pieces of mail handled per mile"
The A. A. A. said that modern
highways have already made avail
able to the rural resident school ia
cilities equal to those found in cities.
through consolidation of the once
famous one-room schools; contrib
uted to the prosperity of the farmer
by enabling him to deliver his pro-
ducts at nearby markets or sell
them at his door, and lowered the.
cost of transporting cash COM
eao %i4 8
Another source of danger that
Increases at this season, comes from
the car that is kept tightly closed
and into which leaky joint brings
a gradual seepage of carbon mon
oxide gas from the exhaust Even
very minute quantities of the gas
will cause drowsiness, headacne,
dizziness or nausea. AS a precau-
ton against this danger, always
keep the window near the criver
open far enough to insure ID con-
slant circulation of air from the
outside.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

Officials of the Federal Land Bank
of the Baltimore District have called a
conference of all presidents and secre-
tary-treasurers of subsidiary associa-
tons on the Delmarva Peninsula to
meet at the Hotel du Pont Biltmore,
Wilmington, on Friday morning, Nov
,ember %, at 9. The object of the con-
ference is to explain to the subsidiary
officials number of new rules and
regulations just issued by the Farm
Loan Board for lending money on
mortgages.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

Having read something to the effect
that hippopotamus spends twelve
hours day in the bath, friend
wonders whether there isn't one room
ing in his lodging house.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

Something we wonder about, in con-
nection with suntan powder, is wheth-
er being caught in a shower would
give one a bird's-eye maple com
plexion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

It is forbidden by law in California
to make waitress carry more than
100 pounds. Perhaps, then, we had
better not order another round Of ham
hooks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

Scientists have just unearthed the
remains of prehistoric animal with
joints that worked both ways. Possibly
an early version of the fifth passenger
in taXicab.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

1t has been found that wheL VIII
rats are taken up in airplanes til
race in their cages, young gorillasA
come morose, dogs bark and tre1
and hens lay eggs. If a fish
taken up. would it nose dive?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

Why do Americans love to appoint
committees to investigate conditions
with which they are perfectly familiar
just to enjoy the sensation of being
told they were right about sonnet
they already knew they were
about?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

A writer in a monthly says as far
back as written history goes the picnic
is mentioned as an established custom.
This leaves the age of the hard-boiled
egg rather indeterminate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

A song LOO years old has been
found in the ruins of an ancient tenn
pie in Greece. Let's see-1.700 years
old-.would that be the one about faw.
ing down and going boom?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

"Fish that change from black to
white have been discovered off the
Bahamas" We have known of many
fishermen who could do this with
story, but never of fish.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

The discussion of the proposition
to make the buyer equalled guilty
with the seller in liquor buying has
prompted an investigation of exist
ing law by the Department of JUS
tice officials to discover whether or
not those who cooperate with boot
leggers in completing a liquor trans
action are in fact themselves guilty
of law violation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

The joke about walking back from
ride in the country seems to have
reached the New York Times, which
beads a letter from a nature lover,
"Rescuing Roadside Beauties"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

The League of Nations Committee
on Economics, meeting now at
Geneva, is concentrating on the
question of an international tariff
truce. The Leagues plan is out
lined thus: "The first stage is an in
vitation to all nations, both within
and without the League, to intimate
before December 31st next if they
are disposed to take part in diplo-
matte conference with view to con-
Guiding a tariff truce. The second
stage is that the Council of the Lea
que shall decide, on the basis or re-
plies received, whether the diplo-
matte conference is to be held. The
suggested time for the conference is
early next year.. Third and fourth
stages are the diplomatic conference
itself and negotiations between
states signing the truce, which
might last two or three years. The
fifth and last stage is the final
diplomatic conference to take note
of the results of the negotiations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

Asbestos frocks are as lustrous as
silk, light as cotton and wear like
wood" And you can put a lighted
pipe in the pocket.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

At the recent medical convention
doctors blamed the automobile with
its monoxide gas for the lack of "pep"
OF which so many people complain.
But what else besides the automobile
keeps those who own one hopping I'd
pay for it and those who do not owl,
one hopping to keep from being killed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

Sickness costs Uncle Sam about
$4,OOO,OO0,OO0 year; yet the old boy
seems to get down to office every
morning and does quite bit of work
in those same II months.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

"Sectionalism," says Virginia
thinker, "is the curse of the country"
This is absolutely true: A drug store
pie, cut in IL pieces, is too sectional.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

Having taken up the suntan vogue
in big way, one of our local loafers
is applying among art collectors for
work as a bronze.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

Cooking classes for boys have
opened in some of our public scRC
Perhaps this is merely a case of p
paredness for defense rather than al
indication of an aggressive ambitit
to invade feminine territory.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

After all the philanthropic efforts,
to make penitentiaries pleasant, pris-'
on mutiny appears downright migrate
full.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

western goat damaged al
| by munching the wings. We
imagine. though. the white meat would
be on the fuselage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

A new record was set recently on
one of these child-size tables in a tea
room: 1t seems an absent minded
diner ate three salads under the i'm
preston that they were his.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

So live that at the age Of eighty
you can brag of something besides
having worn the same collar button
for 81 years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

The primary class in punning might
do something along the line of re-
mark that the bridge party on the
Graf Zeppelin played for high stakes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

"That's just joke, about stuffing
a handkerchief into my face, isn't it?"
asked the nervous victim. "Yuh," said
the burglar, "it's just gag"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-29

2 Let US turn for a minute from the
quaint names in the Manchurian war
area to Nova Scotia report that
railroad is proposed between Shediac
and Pugwash.