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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-10
Berlin May LOSE
FIRE PROTECTION
City Of New Britain Thinking Of
Cancelin6 Contract
SITUATION UNSATISFACTORY
Meeting OF American Legion Friday
Evcntn9-Kcnsington Club to Play
Two Gamcs-Emma Hart willard
Chapter Mectlng-ltens.
SITUATION UNSATISFACTORY

The town Of Berlin may be faced
soon with the necessity Of establish
ing and maintaining fire Depart
ment, reports coming from the city
OF New Britain that the time is near
at hand when that municipality will
cancel its contract to serve this COM
munity having brought the matter
to the fore.
The New Britain department has
for several years responded to fire
alarms from the town OF Berlin.
Membes Of the board of selectmen
and several citizens in each section
OF the town are authorized to call
out the fire apparatus, and a COM
bination ladder. hose and pumper
responds. the town paying for this
service at the rate Of $50 an hour.
An admission that cancellation Of
the contract Is under consideration
was made today by Chairman James
J. Butler OF the New Britain fire
board. He explained that the de-
partment will continue to answer
calls after the Berlin department is
established In cases where help is
fires are burning at the same time.
If the contract i. discarded. the Ber-
lin department will be expected to
take care of all ordinary fires.
n Berlin loses the services of the
New Britain companies it will re-
auire a heavy expenditure for the
purchase OF equipment, construction
OF fire station ana payment Of
wages for at least a few men. In all
probability. the volunteer system
Will be set up but in most commune
ties where this plan il In vogue, 1t
has been found advisable to have at
least a driver and an assistant on
permanent duty.
Last year the bill for fighting fires
In this town was $500, which amount
was paid to the fire board OF the
city Of New Britain. and then de-
posted In the firemen's pension
fund. The city government receives
no part OF the compensation paid
yet 1t places at the disposal Of the
town OF Berlin apparatus valued at
approximately $4,000 and two shifts
o. five men each, whose payroll Is
about $4,000 annually. The running
costs. wear and tear on the ma
chimes. etc. is not the chief objec-
ton. however. according to the fire
board chairman. Responding to Ber-
lin alarms reduces the profecti0u
given New Britain. making 1t neces-
sary for one of the other companies
to be in readiness to cover
twice its normal district, a condi-
tion which city officials regard as
dangerous and lacking in efficiency.
The absence OF sufficient hydrants
IN Berlin makes 1t necessary to lay
considerable more hose than in or
binary fires and the wear on the
hose is much greater. In areas
where there are no hydrants. it has
been necessary to pump water from
ponds or streams and difficulties
with the pumping equipment have
resulted.
Under the contract now in force.
either party desiring to cancel the
agreement is required to give one
years notice. The clause was in
serted. it is said. with no benefit TO
the City Of New Britain but for the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-10
Companions Escape


Michael Reilly, father of the boy.
arrived a short time after the &C.
cdent and after arranging for the
removal of the body. broke the news
Reilly. who returned to her home
but few days ago from tho Brist oil
hospital following a Caesarian on
GRAFTON. was Frustrated bv her sons
death and required medical treat
mcnt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-10
i. of \. Meeting

A Getting of Court Ever Well
come, Fore: / ~ of America. will lie
held at O'Clock this evening in
Red Mems hall.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-10
Bristol Brass
81 $50 81.
Wallace Barnes
5o9 400 5ao5-l544

Lost-Elack airedale puppy. four
months old. Answers to name Pal
Return to Sc Broad street. Reward.
-advt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-10

The Herald has the best Classified
al section in New Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26

homes. The total value Of cakes pro-
duced in year is more than 81 $780,
100000.
g. Where is the Riley Hospital for
children?-C. r. c.
A. The James Whitcomb Riley Hos
pital for children is in Indianapolis,
Ind. 1t was established as a memorial
to the poet and the funds were COL
lected from all parts of the State.
The hospital was formally dedicated
on October 7, 1924, Riley's birthday,
and was given to the trustees of Indi-
ana University to be administered for
the welfare of the children of Indiana.
@. When does the shooting season
open in Scotland?-H. C.
A. The 18th of August marks the be-
ginning of the Scotch season.
@. How does the weight Of a mans
clothing compare with that of a wom-
amp. N.
A. In a recent experiment 1t was
found that the average weight of wom-
ems clothes was 212 pounds and Of
mems 81a pounds. A mans shoes
weigh more than the total weight of
a woman's apparel.
O. How are spots removed from a
white enameled ranged. M.
A. The gas companies are advocating
the use Of certain creamy white paste
for the cleaning Of white enameled
ranges. Since this is sold under diff
ferent trade names in different locali-
ties, we suggest that you ask concern
ing it at your local gas office.
@. When were the rolls of the Chero-
kee Nation closed?-E. D. Mel.
A. The Department of the Interior
says that May IS, 1926, was the last
day when applications were submitted
for enrolment in the Cherokee Nation.
@: What makes eggs get moldy?-
A. 1t is caused by dampness. Since
egg shells are porous, mold naturally
penetrates to their contents. Eggs
should be kept in a cool, dry place.
@. How large is the staff of the Miss
ing Persons Bureau in New York City?
II. A. D.
A. The job of finding all New York
City's runaways Is intrusted to Capt
John H. Ayers and his personnel of
80 men and women, including the
clerical force. The small size Of the
bureau proclaims its efficiency.
@. How large is the Goodyear Zeppe-
lin hangar at Akron to be?-P. E. i.
A. The Goodyear Zeppelin hangar at
Akron will be three city blocks long
1t will be the largest building in the
world and perhaps the most unusual
The great arches that make up the
cross section Of the building will be
325 feet wide and 286 feet high. Ex-
tending throughout the length Of the
building and projecting at both ends
will be docking rails from which trolley
cars will carry cables attached to the
ship, holding it firmly in place in a
harness of steel against hayward gusts
as it moves in or out.
@. For what purpose did the Scots
display the fiery cross?-S. L.
A. Brewers Directory of Phrase and
Fable says that the fiery cross was
anciently a signal sent around the
Scottish clans in the highlands sum-
moning them to assemble for battle.
1t was symbolic Of fire and sword. It
consisted of a cross, the ends of which
had been dipped in the blood of some
animal slain for the purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
Grain transportation
Over Water Routes
From the st. Louis Times.

From the st. Louis Times.
News of waxing Importance has for
weeks been gathering as to the leap
which will be taken this year by ship
ments of grain through the st. Louis
River port toward the South. Much
Of these consignments will in time go
to foreign countries. Men with inside
information state privately that the
previous records for grain movement
by water will be absolutely drowned In
1929.
The Mississippi Valley has Just made
public that 40 new barges designed for
use in the waters of the big river and
its continents have reached completion
at Pittsburgh and will arrive in the
vicinity of this river port within ap-
proximately fortnight from this date.
Their importance Is impressive. They
cost under the contract SOL 900 each.
In a 6-foot channel they can carry
1000 tons Of freight apiece. In feet
of water 1t will be twice that much.
This variable tonnage renders them
available for service out of this port to
either the Gulf or the falls of ST.
Anthony.
Today, the Federal barge line is ex-
pecting to receive from Omaha the first
shipment Of the grain from the North
sippi. The traffic between here and
Memphis will be in full flower about
the first Of August and Is expected to
attain its peak during that month.
This season Is to mark the opening
wide OF the channels which lead to the
future seaport Of the prairies. Destiny
Is on our heels with fervid tread and
will not be denied. We could not evade
her embraces If we wished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26

It represents what Is probably q higher
type of courage. Such q man was
Bleriot. He apparently had little conf
dence either in himself or his plane,
but he had the high moral courage
which constitutes the highest reaches
of heroism.
The man still is alive to enjoy the
high honors which two nations are
heaping upon his head this week. He
has lived to witness such q develop
ment in aviation as makes his exploit
of a short 20 years ago seem a puny
thing. Long since flights across the
Channel have become routine affairs
merely parts of the days work for COM
mercial pilots. The Atlantic has been
conquered, planes have remained in
the air more than q week, and flights
around the world have been consid-
cred.
And no small part of the impetus
which led to this astounding progress
was due to this self conscious, middle
aged man who defied his fears for the
first flight across the English Channel.
He will long remain one Of the glorious
figures in the history of aviation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
Insects Guided Home
By Rays of Sunlight
BY E. E. FREE. PHI. ID.

That sunlight, in addition to doing
almost everything else in the world
from working the weather to curing
sick babies, also provides the mysterious
guide that leads insects home to their
nests is suggested by observations quoted
by Prof. H. H. Turner, astronomer of
oxford University, in the anonymous
notes which 1t is an open secret that he
contributes to the publication of British
amateur astronomers, Observatory.
Imagine an east and west ant path
way" his quotation runs, with direct
sunlight falling on it from the south
Make a shadow on portion of the
pathway and then with a mirror re-
fleet sunlight on to this portion from
the north. At once the ants reverse
the direction of their march. 1t is
the angle of the suns rays which
directs them" This is so easy an
observation for amateur naturalists to
make that it is to be hoped that many
in America will repeat 1t. Bees, also,
may be able to tell which side Of their
mysterious homing flights. Prof.
Turner's quotation continues: bees
were caught at the feeding place Q50
yards north of the hive) and put into
three closed boxes. One box was car
ried $50 yards east Of the hive, another
$50 yards west, and the third $50 yards
south of the hive; the bees were then
liberated. Now comes the strange
thing. They did not fly back to the hive
but from each of the three places where
they had been liberated they few due
south, and when they had flown just
$50 yards south they stopped" These,
too, are observations which scientifi-
cally inclined bee-keepers are urged to
repeat,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
The Voyage Of Bleriot.

A significant anniversary is being
observed in France and England this
week.
Twenty years ago French mechanic,
Louis Bleriot, few from Calais to
Dover-almost as picturesque an &C
complishment at that time as Is flying
the Atlantic today. Bleriot set out
ACROSS the Channel ION his nerve" He
was q man already approaching middle
age, lacking the self-confidence and
enthusiasm Of youth to sustain him IN
his perilous exploit. He was, in his own
words, "a poor pilot" He was alarm
ingly self-conscious of his own in
aptitude for the glorious adventure.
There are two sorts Of heroes. One
is the type devoid of imagination which
never recognizes the possibility Of fall
ure or stops to think Of the dangers.
The accomplishments Of such heroes
sometimes seem miraculous. Their
bravery is in large part an absence OF
fear. Their hearts never rise In their
mouths. They have no trepidations to
conquer.
Quite different Is the type which
knows and subdues fear--which sets
forth on the wings Of will alone, fully
conscious Of the Possibilities Of disaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
Future Action for Merger.

The Washington Railway & Electric
Co.'S reply to the Public Utilities Com
mission on the question of renewed
negotiation for merger follows generally
the attitude of the Capital Traction
Co., previously outlined, and might be
interpreted as creating an impasse,
with all parties concerned valiantly
championing the principle Of merged
operation, but none willing to take the
necessary first steps.
Such an Interpretation, however,
would be reflection on the good sense
Of the Utilities Commission and the
railway companies. All have now made
themselves definitely understood. The
Public Utilities Commission asks the
companies to state their attitude re-
garding new negotiations for a merger.
The companies declare, in effect, that
such negotiations would be futile, as
they have already demonstrated their
willingness to merge and the essential
facts regarding their demands and con-
ceSsionS In q merger agreement are
matters Of public record. The Public
Utilities Commission replies that re-
newed negotiations should not be re-
garded as futile and that the COM
mission would be unwilling to accept
the now nullified merger agreement
in full and as favorably reported by
the congressional committees that In
vestigated and revised it.
Nothing constructive toward merger
Is to be accomplished II the railway
companies persist in the attitude that
they are broken-hearted over past
failures Of efforts to merge and so dis
mally discouraged that further thought
on the subject is painful and bitter. And
nothing will be accomplished by berat-
ing them for adopting such q frame of
mind. The Public Utilities Commission
Is in position to take the initiative in
having q new agreement written and
prepared for congressional action in
December. The commission has the
facts upon which to rewrite, strengthen
or modify the old agreement. A new
one could be submitted to the COM
panies with request for q categorical
statement Of approval or disapproval.
If there is disagreement, the points at
issue would provide tangible ground for
discussion. There would be more prog
ress toward merger, favored on every
hand, than is written in the interesting
correspondence between the Utilities
Commission and the railway companies
regarding the now dimmed glories of
the past, and who should be blamed for
having spilled the milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
Neither Vets Nor Drys Like
Wickersham Dry Law Letter

mercial suggests, "It may be that Mr..
Wickersham felt that from the reac-
ton of the governors there might be
assumed the reaction of their States to
such a proposal, which, it must be I'M
derstood, does not now come as de-
cided policy of the commission, al
though there appears direct probable
ity that such recommendations may
later be made"
1T is remarkable that Senators Borah
and Caraway should even consider re-
fusing funds for continuing the work
of the commission" declares the Kan
sas City Journal-Post, arguing that ito
attempt to starve the commission be-
cause the chairman has said some
thing which angers these Senators
would make a travesty of the whole in
quiry" The Milwaukee Journal charges
an effort to turn the incident against
Mr.. Hoover" The Baltimore Sun and
Topeka Daily Capital feel there is soma
gain in bringing the suggestion to pub
lie attention.
"Mr. Understands shot in the air
and the consequent discussion empha-
sized the truth that one of the first
steps in the solution of the problem Of
prohibition enforcement is the effec-
tive correlation Of Federal and State
authority" in the opinion of the Phila-
delphia Evening Bulletin, while the
Seattle Daily Times, advocating the
fixing of responsibility by some such
means as that proposed by Mr.. Wicker
sham, describes present difficulties:
variations of State law, if any, make
for uncertainty; the superimposition OF
Federal authority is demoralizing to
degree; thousands of local officers, GER
tainly not all of them corrupt. evade
responsibility by policy Of non-inter-
ference in the functioningS of the
Federal forces"
The Rutland Herald pointing to cases
of double jeopardy under the existing
conditions, argues: eff this legal para
dox were taken out of the law and an
acceptable way were found virtually to
return to the States the police powers
taken away from them by the eight
zenith amendment, it would certainly be
an important step toward better under
standing, at least"
In criticism of the Wickersham state
ment, the Des Moines Tribune-C Capital
asserts: He has sacrificed any chance
he had of offering program to the
people that would be acceptable. Every
thing that is done will, if he remains,
be interpreted in the light of this let
ter" The Dayton Daily News feels
that he would better have let his idea
rest until there was time to consider it
in the commission and discuss it with
the President" The Cincinnati Times
Star holds that sit would have been
better if It had never been written" and
the Louisville Courier-Journal states as
to the suggestion that the letter was
issued as "feeler," that "if the
Courier-Journal believed, as it does not
believe, that Mr.. Wickersham had any
such purpose in putting out mis- letter,
it would share Senator Caraway's opin-
ion that he should resign"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
Noisy Loud Speakers
Are Assailed as Rude
To the Editor of The star:

10 the Edltor OF Tne star:
What Is the loud speaker" doing to
us2 All day long and for more than
half the night its voice is heard. Some
times some woman is singing, prolong-
ing her high notes until one wonders
at the endurance flight" Of the hui
man voice. Sometimes man reports
base ball scores for the entire neigh
borhood, while one Is trying ones best
to write letter. Sometimes an orches-
ira plays jazz until one feels q At sub
ject for the insane asylum.
Why turn the loud speaker on so
loud? If q friend should come to our
house and talk loud enough for the
whole community to hear, we would de-
eide he had forgotten his good breeding
more reason why the neighbors should
listen to some ones radio than there
is that they should be subjected to any
other preventable noise. Right now the
voice from a loud speaker in a nearby
home Is so incessant can scarcely con-
centrate enough to express my thoughts
coherently.,
When radio was first introduced into
our homes 1t was said that the best
music would become familiar to almost
every one, and, as a consequence, the
the better compositions? What has
actually happened? The radio is turned
on and jazz singers and jazz orchestras
make day and night hideous. Doubtless
there is good music in the air, but we
are helpless in the presence of the
neighborhood cloud speaker"
When I was growing up, 1t was con-
sidered an ill-bred thing to carry on
a conversation when some one was
rendering either vocal or instrumental
music. The children Of today can
have no such standard, for the loud
speaker" furnishes the most of the
music they hear, and who has any re-
spect for loud speaker? I visited
in home last Easter. The man of the
house is a graduate in piano and his
wife a good performer, and both sing.
A number of other guests came in in
the evening. The radio was turned on.
The choir of Trinity Church was sing
ing Calvary" The conversation in
the room went merrily on, the voices
raised above the music. and although
sat near the loud speaker 1t is need
less to say I could get no enjoyment
from the music.
Just what Is the loud speaker doing
to US? A. M. GARDNER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
Law Observance Pays,
Says Texas Observer
From the Houston Chronicle.

From the Houston Chronicle.
The car strike violence at New Or
leans Is Of interest more because of its
unusualness than because Of its signif1-
canoe. This turbulence reminds US
chiefly Of a condition which we have
almost entirely left in the past.
It is illustrative of the hatreds and
the battle over division of the revenue
of industry made impossible an increase
Of these revenues to the point where all
might fare well.
A large part of the Nations industrial
advance must be credited to the estab-
lishment Of stable working conditions
generally. The loss Of time and energy
and wages generation ago was real
curb on the production Of wealth.
America has pretty well learned that
lesson now. Progress and prosperity are
based on good wage scales, which pro-
vide ample purchasing power among the
people generally.
But every once in while we may ex-
pect throw-back to the old conditions.
New Orleans has been providing one.
The Chronicle is not insensible to the
fact that labor violence is seldom all on
one side Of the controversy. Neverthe-
less, the present strike seems to throw
the onus for violence on the striking
workers. That will do them no good
and will do incalculable harm to the
organized labor movement over the
Observance OF law-of the rights Of
Otheygznet only - ytehts IT, payss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
Waterways Shipping
Revival Is Spreading
From the Texarkana Gazette.

From the Texarkana Gazette.
Along with a revival of the use of
inland waterways in the Middle West,
as exemplified by the growth in popular
ity of the Mississippi barge lines and
the pending extension of service to the
Missouri River, comes word that Eastern
rivers, too, are to have their part in the
renaissance.
The Connecticut River once had
many steamboats, and barges, which
carried passengers and freight from
Long Island Sound far up into Massa-
chusetts. For many years the river has
been practically unused. Now, however,
business is picking up. Oil companies
are discovering that shipping by water
is economical, and are preparing to send
their freight as far as Springfield,
Mass, by river. River terminals are
being expanded at Hartford and prepa-
rations are being made for extensive use
of the rivers facilities.
1t is interesting to note this revival
in river traffic. The rivers were for a
time our chief arteries of commerce.
Then they fell into almost complete
disuse. Now they are coming back.
Modern industrialism demands that
every form of cheap transportation bs
used to the. utmost,