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New Britain herald., 1929-05-21

the fsrnlt auchiss ef schlsswig, Heletsia and tausnbsrg. schlaswig, in the nsrth portion was trar sf1rrsd to Denmark as the result Of . plehis- cite in February 1890. The re- maintns portion ts still . part el Germany.
 Q. Was Edgar Allen Pee | drus addict?
 A. No. Q. h it true that the lsditer- ransan has no tides? 4. The Mediterranean has very slight. at most places enly . few inches.
 Q. h the moon ever blue? What is the meaning of the expression "once in . blue mson"?
 A. There is no such thing as . blue" moon. Tho expression ''enc6 in . blus moon' means "nsvsr'' be- cause there is no such thing n . blue moon.
 Q. h Christy Mathewson con- sidered the greatest pitcher baseball has ever had?
 A. He has that reputation be- cause he pitched morf effectively and won more games than many others. Nfathewson developed a pitch known as the "Fadeaway'' which no other pitcher has yet been able to throw successfully.
 Q. What is laughing gas?
 A. It is nitrous oxide, which when inhaled causes an anaesthesia. although the effects soon pass of. The gas is often employed in minor operations, such as teeth extraction. If inhaled. diluted with air. ! sort of mild intoxication results, hence the name laughing gas.
 Q. Does the preaident of the United States pay income tax?
 A. The presidents salary is not subject to income tax. His private income is taxable in the same way as that of other citizens.
 Q. h 1t correct to say that | per- son against whom impeachment charges have been brought, but who was found innocent and acquitted. was lmpe4ched?
 A. Impeachment is the act of bringing formal charges against | person, usually ono in high office, before . proper tribunal, as . legis- 1ative body. Impeachment. or for- mai charge of being unfaithful to the duties of office, is followed by Impeachment proceedings' 'in . court or assembly authorized to try the case. If person impeached is found innocent of the charge he ia acquitted: if found guilty. the usual result is removal from office. An official against whom such charges have been 'pfeferred has been im- peached, even if he is found inno- cent and acquitted.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue, Washington. D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and martial advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive q per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are confidential. Editor. Q. Where and when will the national convention of Spanish war veterans be held? A. At Denver. Colorado, Sep- tember S-11, 1929. Q. What does "QRS" mean?
 A. It is the radio telegraphic ab- breviation for shall l send slower.
 Q. What was the highest speed attained by | Stanley Steamer au- tomobile? Are they manufactured now?
 A. One hundred and twenty-six miles per hour is the highest speed attained by Stanley Steamer. They are no longer being manufac- tured.
 Q. What were the largest gold coins eyer issued by the United States government?
 A. The fifty-dollar gold pieces issued for the Panama Pacific ex- position in 1915.
 q. What is the meaning of the French phrase "Une affaire d'amour"?
 A. "A love affair.".
 Q. Who was Argus?
 A. The mythical giant with . hundred eyes whom Juno set to watch To. Hermes put him to sleep by telling him stories, and then slew him.
 Q. To what countries does the United States send ambassadors?
 A. Great Britain. France. Ger many, Japan. Italy. Spain. Belgium. Turkey, Brazil. Argentina, Chile, Peru. Cuba and Mexico
 Q. Where is the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City and what is its seating capacity?
 A. It is located at 39th street and Broadway. The seating capacity is 3,305.
 Q. Who are the governors of Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Philip times?
 A. The present governor of Porto Rico is Horace Mann Towner; of tho Territory of Hawaii, Wallace R.. Harrington. President Hoover has not. yet appointed a governor general Of the Philippines to succeed MT. stimson. Eugene Gilmor is the acting governor general of the Philippine Islands. Q. Who is the American Am bassador to Peru? A. Alexander P. Moore. Q. Of what country is Schleswig- Holstein a part? A. Prior to the world war it was a Prussian province, consisting of
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
PERlLS OF ARITHMETIC

A most Illuminating survey of elementary education was made by Dr. A. 0. Bowden, of Teachers College. Columbia. The survey indi- cated that S5 per cent of the arith- metic and mathematics taught in the schools did pupils no permanent good; that 1t was the most difficult of the subjects taught; that it was the most prolific source of failures in sudies: and that it was shown be- yond | doubt that the average adult needed only Is per cent of the arithmetic taught in order to qualify as an intelligent master of figuring required by our complex civilization.
 Dr. Bowden, noting the pre- ponderating character of the arith- metical problems given to pupils to solve, concludes they lack practical application to life. As result much educational time is wasted by stuffing the minds of pupils with problems and how to solve them which could be devoted to subjects that would stick in their craniums after they were put there.
 We are inclined to agree Intricate figuring is difficult and laborious. In these days of adding, subtracting. multiplying and similar machines of specialists who so through the books with lightning speed, and universal reliance upon such mechanisms and experts to attend to the figures, there is growing disnclination by the average cultured person to let figures interfere with his easy going habits. Who ever questions, for in- stance, the accuracy of the monthly bank statement of check balances :. Even if they do not agree with our own balances. Who ever, on having his interest written in his savings bank book tries to figure it out himself to see if the bank made a mistake?
 This business of trying to make mathematical marvels out Of every child attending the schools gives a deal of work to the educational
 authorities. By the time a man is ] thirty he has had time to for
 get the S5 per cent of mathematical
 luggage he once carried and has
 about come to the conclusion that ii he watches the pennies he needn', bother about the decimal points. the
 dollar marks. or such other para. phernalia of mental strain tha,
 doesn't count with the gentle busi
 nes of accommodating the financia
 umbrella for the rainy day.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21

he mads one of his spssches thsrs during the campaign. sssns ts Do badly mixed. Al we underateed 1t at the time. the introduction of indus try into . hitherto backward com munity and district populated sx- clusively by meuntaineers who for generations heard and cared little about the outside world. wcRld uplift them Into the seventh heaven of citizenship. The natives wers to be made over. and polished into moa- ern human bsinss with wants and desires to b. satisfisd: and for the first time they were to cara enough to satisfy the hopes and aspirations of civilized human beings.
 What has happened. however, is something entirely different. Instead of prosperity there seems to be . xoodly portion of the mill hands who can't find it. Those who arc still at work are sullen and perhaps dis enchanted; the remainder out on strike are giving much trouble to the state police and the troopA Tho effort at oflicial bullds1ing ts self evident: both sides are in a mood that. in the long run. cannot bode much good for industry in Ten nessee.
 This huge German firm without . doubt was attracted to Tennessee largely on account of the potential reservoir of cheap labor, rather than because of the excellent water power, as had at first been the burden of the ballyhoo. This reservoir of labor evidently hasn't turned out to be as had been anticipated. Instead of possessing an army of contented native American labor at low prices. the company-as we'll as other affected concerns in the South find themselves possessed of untold labor dialculties and future that by no means looks as bright as it did | year or so ago.
 This has been seme tims In com- ing to the South. but it was inevit- able. The native mountainesr fami- they get started a mad bull is & so- cial lion in comparison.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
THE ENFORCEMENT BOARD

After much cogitatlon and study dent Hoover finally has made good his promise made in the acceptance speech and appointed ten lawyers and q woman educator to the Na- tional Law Enforcement Commis- sion. Both drys and vets are said to be satisfied with the personnel. which for distinguished names it would be difficult to surpass, espe- cally when | broad, unprejudiced view" is taken to be the chief quali- fication for membership.
 This commission should be able to study tho prohibition question as 1t needs to be studied, and its final re- port unqusstonably will be | docu- msnt frequently referred to by both sidss in tho arguments of the com- tnk years. Whether the commission will have a permanent influence upon the prohibition law depends greatly upon the attitude of the President and Congress toward the report to ensue in due course. The weakness of the entire investigation lies in the fact that the governmental oAscials and Congress is not bound to accept the finding as final. nor even to regard it as . foundation for such changes as may be suggested. It is merely | finding commission. which will be dons with its duties when the facts and perhaps some opinions about them have been marshalled.
 President Hoover himself will have the key to the situation. If hs should indicate . desire to modify the prohibition law-in case the commission makes the suggestion he might have . considerable influ- ence in that direction. Yet this is nearly too much to hope for. The outlook is for another exhaustive re- port about . subject of deep moment, aad then no particular action taken. That, unfortunately, has been the frAauent history of commission in- veeti4ations. Tho archives in Wash- tnkton-and elsewhere-are quite heavy with their ponderous tones.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
TIE BILLION DOLLAR DECISION


 The O'Fallon railroad case, decid- cd by the U. s. Supreme Court in favor of the railroads. involved among other questions whether the Interstate Commerce Commission proceeded upon proper theories in computing the valuation of the rail- roads Before this cause celebre ar- rived upon the horizon the Supreme Court held that the valuation orders of tho I. C. c. were not subject to review (U. s. vs. Kansas City South ern, decided Nov. 2S, 1920, for the reason that such orders do not re- quire the railroads to do or to re- frain from doing some specific act. but are mere findings or conclusions of evidence obtained at investisa- tions In the O'Eallon case, however. recapture orders were involved, putt ting the railroad in the position to claim that the valuation underly- inG the recapture order was incor- rect. On this basis the court ruled that 'all factors must be consider ed in arriving at a recapture order. and this necessa rily must include the valuation placed upon the property by the Commission.
 This decision >itally affects the valuation work of the l. C. C.. which already has taken more than 15 years of effort and is not yet com- pleted. The task has been monu- mental; more than $3o.ooo,ooO has been expended in the work, while the railroads have expended more than s1oO. 100000 in the work. The work proceeded to such dimensions before the railroads had a definite opportunity to attack the method ot valuation. From the first they have been dissatisfied with the Commis- sion's valuations. and in 1923 made the first attempt to wrest victor, out of the courts tSan Pedro, Lo. Angeles & Salt Lake F. +. Co. ys l. C. e.. But the Supreme Court ruled that the valuation of the Com mission had not been used as basi. for rate making and that the rail road had not suffered an injury From there the court fight veered tt the Kansas City Southern. The mail case. however, was the OFallon and in this the railroads were repre- sented by the most talented batter, of high legal talent in their history
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21


 Transportation Act apparently have worked no hardship on the railroada due pehaps in large measure to the considerable liberty exercised in al- lowing them to cooperate in deter. mining . flair value" of their pro- pertiea. It is significant that such railroads as the New York Central. B. { O.. c. < o. and other incon- testable prosperous lines have never paid excess earnings to the Commis- sion $50 per cent over per cent of their valuation). Such payments made. curiously enough. have been by number of comparatively small railroads.
 How important the O'Fallon de- cision happens to be in the economic life of the country-both in regards to railroads and all other public utilities. for the same principle will apply to the latter as well as the former-it is only necessary to re- fer to what experts have said Of the potentialities. The New York Journal of Commerce stated that if the ap- plication of such reproduction rulea were applied the railroads would be deemed worth $33.0oo. .oo0,o 900; and I. c. C. Commissioner Eastman was quoted as saying that 'in the case of privately owned railroads Ind utili- ties the current cost of reproduction doctrine would probably increase the public burden by upwards of $3O,- 900, ,000,0 ,000." Senator Norris, conn menting on the case, was quoted as saying the decision if favorable to the railroads would entitle them to increase their freight and passenger IdleS AO ylClO dA duultlOudl 4OUV,- o00.000 annually. And the I. c. C.. in arguing against the railroads, stated that if the reproduction cost method had been used as basis for rate-making in 1920 the railroads would have been entitled to rate in- creases of 75 per cent. whereas the actual increases were from es to 70 per cent.
 The Interstate commerce Act of 1887. which established the Com mission, declared that "all charges
 |. .. must be just and reasonable. '" Soon the question arose as to what charges qualified in this manner. Now we have progressed to the point where reproduction costs are . vital factor in determining such rates.
 What next? Will tho railroads try to get passenger and freight rates based on reproduction costs, or will their never fail them? Or, can they hope to do 50 in face of the competi- ton of other transportation facili- ties? We believe the latter will be the most important deterrent.
 But in the case of other utilities, those possessing monopolies and which we must have, what ie the outlook? The decision, without | doubt, will have far-reaching conse- quences in the economic life of the nation.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
A PROHIBITION NEWSPAPER

Declaring that most of the news papers in the large cities are wet" . Mid Western bishop in the Metho- dist Episcopal church has stated that it ought to bs the object of hia church to provide a first-rate daily national newspaper which would handle the prohibition question with dry gloves.
 Weekly publications for this pur- pose, he declared, are not ehicient <; they are too slow" To fight Demon Rum with fire. he indicated, 1t would be necessary to bs in | posi- ton to return the barrage of areu- ment promptly, not wait week or two, or | month. before being able 10 deliver blows in kind.
 Z If any denomination wishes to start a national Or international daily newspaper. that, of course, is it's own business. One such daily paper already exists-the Christian Science Monitor-and 1t is dry in policy and ably edited.
 The Methodist plan is said to be to invest from 0,00O.000 up: which would provide | large newspaper. It being a rich denomination. ws have no doubt it could do this If it ct its mind to the purpose. But such a newspaper would certainly not be in competition with the prea already established in every city. which dis tributes news collected from all parts of the world | few hours after it has happened. In the modern sense. that is the meaning of news. We live in fast age. and the people have be- come accustomed to reading all about important occurrences the day they happen, or at most the next morninx-not later than that.
 As for the plan to more thorough ly present the prohibition angle, we doubt whether this would amount to much. Public sentiment is not chang ed in that fashion. As | rule, the newspapers are wet where the pre- ponderating sentiment is wet: and they are dry where the preponder- ating sentiment is dry. Mark Sullivan a few weeks ago wrote a piece in which he said he makes it a practice to send all over the country for copies of newspapers. subscribing for ten daya at a time to various newspapers in | dozen cities, and a, the end of that time switching to other newspapers in other cities; and he also included many newspapers in the smaller cities to his subscription list. The net result. he reported, wal a fair view of journalistic conditiona throughout the country These he said he found about like this: In the big cities along the Atlantic sea. board the newspapers were mostl, very wet; in most of the big cities ir the interior they also were wet, bu' there were notable exceptions: and most of the smaller papers were dry The weeklies are invariably dry. The journalistic lineup in the coun try on the wet and dry issue is by n. means one-sided. There are valian dry papers who fight like wild cat
 10 rthe cause; and there are som,
 large ones in this category. such a
 the kansas City Star and the Spring
 field Republican-not counting thos
 which were dry during the recen political campaign and are invariab bl wet between campaigns.
 l The small .dailies. even in th
 East, seem 10 possess a fair averag
 of dry editors. There are s< me 0
 these right in wet Correction
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
\ NEAR THING!
By Bernjce Freedman


 "Well then, Wednesday evening will be fine. We'll expect you anu Mir. Simms up Wednesday evening then. My dear, I'd no idea you played. Can you imagine that, Ethel, I've gone down on the elevator with Mrs. Simms time after time and I had no idea she played bridge. Well: We must get together often."
 T should say 50. My husband and arc both so fond of bridge"
 That's fine. By the way. Mrs. Simms. what do you play for? Not too high. I-''
 "Oh no. Mir. Simms and I never play for stakes. Just the fun of the game, that's all-''
 "O-oh. You mean, you don't play for anything? You mean, you just play for nothinS?"
 No we feel. Mir. Simms and I, that high stakes make the game too much a matter of life or death. And we've just never gotten into the habit of playing for money because llC pSOptS 7" C " plAyCu ~llu lIaSC always felt as we did that playing for money would simply ruin the game for us"
 Wees. of course. Mean. T." Well, l must run along. Wednes- day evening then. Mrs. Kennedy. and I'm sure we'll have a most en- oyable game. And then you must come to us one evening for a game. We'll, we can arrange that Wednes- day. can't we? Until Wednesday then" Wees, until Wednes- Oh. Mrs. Simna, m case anything should hap pen to interfere with our playing Wednesday evening" mean. some- times Ernie-my husband-uh- makes plans without consulting me. don't you know. and so if anything 1 should come up. I'll telephone or I write you note"
 Certainly. Au reNoir." Goodbye. Good Heavens. Ethel, ! can you imagine that? Would Ernie have been furious. Whew!"
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
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has been proved by the Graf Zeppe-
 It's the Truth! The folks who meet life cheerfully, Whose eyes hold merry wrinkles, Though ''tax-exempt" they may not be,
 Will be exempt from wrinkles!
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21

mereps cemplsints have beea Ma4e to the pslios oeaosFalag ehicksA thieves
 Frank Rollins. formerly assistant principal of the leoai high school.
 has been appointed principal of the new manual training school in New York. This is the Arst school Of it's
 kind in Manhattan.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21

to play his pipes in the village square just as the local fathers and brethren were on their way to church.
 Mortified at this sacrilege one Of the chief elders went up to the man and asked him if he knew the Ten Command ments
 sir said the piper trying to lick a pair of very dry lips with very { dry tongue but if yell just whistle l it over 10 me I'll mak' a dam good l try At it.''
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21

Then and Now!
 Schuyler: "In Eighteenth Century England the nations affairs were decided by the men talking in the offee-houses."
 Goldman: And in the Twentieth Century the affairs of America are decided by the women talking in the tea-rooms."
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
Facts and dFancies

Few methods of farm relief com- pare with Sood job in town.
 MT. Hoover's praise of Al, follow ing Tammany's desertion, somehow reminded one of . wreath.
 Serving liquor to guests isn't | crime" Buddy, you haven't tasted some of the liquor that is served.
 A nick town is | place where the editor asks Central who is visiting the Smiths.
 4 dry congressman must feel out ragged when police catch him with liquor and attribute evil to ! man al good aa he Ia.
 It seems to be | rule. The less girl friends covet the brides man. the more they cevet her ring.
 The discovery of America cost only t6.oo0, and never since has 70 trivial a sum raised 70 much wheopee.
 Men may be equal in America, but this is the only land in which a man who dies suddenly is just . clue.
 A perfect sentence contains no word that could be omitted, and 1t must be hard to develop a flawless literary style at '2 Vrd.
 Americanism: A conviction that laws are made to restrain and direct people less vir!uous and respectable than you.
 A newspaper owned by the power trust seems especially wicked to the one that dare not defend strikers because it owss the bank controlled by the factory.
 The new tariK law is still in the rough state. and you can't tell yet whose pockets will be picked to fill whose.
 How to keep suckers from Monte Carlo? We'll, what about changing the Wall Street method 50 custom- ers can watch tho wheel spin?
 And many marriages fail because there isn't room in one house for more than one cast of self-pity.
 London fogs probably won't seem very dense to ! man accustomed to the intellectual atmosphere of tho senate.
 Mellon stays in spite of law be- cause the law is foolish. And thu We are afforded an illustrious ex- ample of the mental state called Americanitis.
 Germany may be given 37 yeara to pay; and once the people get ac. customed to the idea. General Mo. tors should sell a lot of cars there.
 Wet Baltimore boasts of | de- crease in the number of arrests. Few people seem wicked to a cop who has three drinks under his belt.
 Correct this sentence: When I'm at bridge party" said she, "John beats me home. but he never feell abused about it.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
HARD LUCK TENNESSEE

Prosperity such as that which came to ElIzabethton. Tenn. such as President Hoover talked about when
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
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WILLING TO TRY

A travelling tinker-piper (thc breed is well-known all over Scot land) had got 50 drunk on Saturday night that when he wakened up next morning he clean forgot that it was the Lords Day" and started