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New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
Observations On Tke Weather

Washington. April 4--l'orccas' 'or Soufh'rn Nrw EnGland Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday: prob ably showers Friday; somewhat warner. except on south roast; ,oolrr in Massachusetts Friday; fresh sourhWost winds.
 Iorur1St for Eastern Now York: Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday; rror1bly occasional showers in north and central portions: some what warmer in south and central portions tonight: cooler tonight in north and c"n'ral portions: fresh southwest winds.
 Conditions: The areas Of high "Ud low pressure ar" moving slowly jcross Ih" country. The high pres ~nr" center is slightly lower than yesterday morning but continues o>er the Southern states. Charlotte and Wilmington %o.4S inches.
 Pressure has diminished over the Lake region and north Atlantic
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
DEFENDS ON ALL I'll. WOMEN

The jury -serviCe-for- omen bill did not pass in the Legislature be cause the powers that be figure that most women vote tho Republican state ticket anyway; that most Of them Were not heard from on the plan; and that most Of them eiv" mono evidence that they will be sore al the majority party for not hav- ing given them the privilege. When tn" party is convinced all the wom- "n really want the priviIe2" and that votes may b" lost if it is denied. then there will be acton. Not be- fore.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04

by acts of the Imperial Parliament, It is great summer resort for the people of Lancashire and Yorkshire. The manufacturers are unimportant but the natives derive a large in come from the thousands of visi- tors that come there each season.
 Q. What makes person yawn? ? What makes the tears come to the eyes?
 A. 1awning is a prolonged deep inspiration following successive at tempts at numerous inspirations. the mouth. fauces. and glottis being widely open, and the lower jaw de- pressed. The succeeding expiration is shorter and both acts are usually accompanied by prolonged charac- tcristic sounds. lawning is involun- tary and is generally caused by drowsiness, ennui or fatigue: it may be induced by the sight of another person yaWning. The muscular eX- ertion of yawning stimulates the lacrymal glands and causes tears to come 10 the eyes
 c. What is the population Of Brazilr
 A. In 1926 the estimated popu- lation was 3S,S1H,97o.
 Q. Where did the song Every Little Movement Has Meaning cf Its Own originate?
 \. In the operetta, Madame sherry" composed by Felix Hugo in 1902.
 @. When were postage stamps first issued by the United States government?
 A. The first use Of postage stamps in the United States consist cd of some provisional issues by the postmast"rs at Alexandria. Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland, in the year 1Si5. These were followed by other provisional issues hv other post masters in 1>46 and 1S47 The first lSSI" of postage stamps by tn" 'nitol Stat",s government was that Cf 1S41, and consisted Of two Narlc- ties of , cent and two or 10 cent stamps
 O. Did th" bill setting the date for beginning th" 1920 census pass"
 X. II passed th" House of Rep rrs"ntatlv"S but did not com" 10 a Not" in the Senate. If if is not nrss"i at ih" special session. the Eureau of tcnsus must proceed under an old act that fixed the date for hoG5"Niu- on January 1, 1a%o.
 .. What is the name of the lr"iuldtj'" body Of Spain'
 A. II is called thc "Corics"
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
MIR. HOOVFR'S FARM

Playing farmer appeals to many men Of wealth. who are classified as agricuIturists" by their less for tunate brethren. known as dirt farmers" The difference between the two is one of economies. Yhe agriculturist doesn't need to worry whether lis venture pays: the dirt farmer bla ames the party in power whenever crops and prices are un- satisfactory. which are three years out Of four. Prices always steady themselves upward one year out Of
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
Miss Ma!oney BetrOthed
 TOF. V, Tracy of Bristol

Mir and Mrs John l.. Malonev Of Black Rock avenue have announced Miss Cather,n" NJ Maloney. 10 Francis Y. Tracy. son Of MT. and Mrs. William ]. Tracy Of Bristol
 Miss Maloncy Is member of the Hartford Courant staff. Mir, Tracy is q graduate Of Dartmouth college and Yale Law school and is con nected with the law firm of Spellacv, Wnolean and Ieomans in Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

lou can get all answer 10 any writing 10 lh. oueslioU Editor. New lillta,n iIrralI. Washington Eul ca h. 1922 New York aNenue. WashIngt on D C. enclosing two cents Tn stamps tor reply M"dlcai. legal ari marital advice cannot be given. uor can eS- tended research be under'ahen. All other questions will receive per sonal reply. nsiGued requests rau- not he answered. All letters are onfidentlal. Editor.
 Q How high ahovr sc1 leNr is 'h" Colorado rTNer at tll" St" ot the Boulder Dam' How high will the dam raiS" the >urtac"'
 A The Colorado rl>,r at thn site Of Boulder Dam is Gf5 feet above s"a Ic>rl. Tho dam Njil h" about 7oo feet above foundation rock. and wilt raise thr surface ot tho river al that point, about a5o feet.
 e. How many huorkouts did Johnny kllhauo score daring h@ career as a pr.essionaI boNorH
 \. W"njy-thrco.
 c. How many Chimes. are there in rho nited States?
 <. According to the last censu, there were Gl.G%a.
 c. Wbrn travrlug direct from San Francisco fo Manila. [. | does one crc-s the rquator'
 A. No
 Q, How m1ny immigrants "'r. admitted 10 this country in 1og>?
 A &oG255.
 e, What parts did Alan Forrest and Euth Ernick play in Long Live tn" kjug?''
 X Alan Forrest played 'h" part of Nfkhy and Guth tonick 'l'. role of Princes IIrdWi@.
 Q. WHar do thr names colleen and Con"hifa m-an?
 A. Colleen is Irish from the Gaelic and means "a do>r" Con- chta is Spanish from the Latin. N"dnlNG m honor oi 'I" ihlhd'U- lat" conception" Cot the Nif@in NarND
 .. Did George Washington free ali Of his slaves before his death?
 \ His will provided that, upon th" d"c"aSo of my wife it is my will and desire that all inc slaves which I hold in my own right shall rc- rcive their trecdom.' When he died he had 12t slaves Of his own. Mrs Washington however. freed her own slaves and those Of her husband before her death. Many remained on the estate.
 O. When did Olive Borden enter motion ni"tUr"s?
 \. Tn 1925.
 Q. Where is the Isle of Man ? What are it's industries?
 A, II is in the center Of the Irish Sea. 7f miles south of RurroW Head and o7 miles onuidistant from England and Ireland. The Isle of Man has q constitution and govern ment Of it's own, and is not bound
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04

white. Just T little touch of lee Mint be- ipie retiring at night {" both hands and face and un the MOTION her rlin s beautiful to behold.
 Don't let your skin lose it's beauty or charm through lack. Of proper care Won- on arc constantly judged by iheir han ls and skin. Lovely white hands are he real marks of refinement. Som. r,I- w,li aduiire yours too if you give them s daily tog"h of Ice Mint. l'p not neg -,t them. lee Mint is the most modern. best and cheapest way "f 'ariug for ynur hands and skin. Even one appli"at ion Wili delight r"u. Try it. I"e-Mint is 'hs largest selling beauty cIcam on thc mar het today. Sold in two popular sizes, JOG and 5l o0 jar.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
THE HOOVER MESSAGE

The fort uconing congressional message of President Hoover Is anticipated as document which is likely 10 indicate the new Presidents mind in his dealings with Congress win he be definite and forcetul in hss views? or Nill he merely give per .unctory analysis of the problems considered. IS i- II were an onerous duty that must be performed some how because it js the custom for Presidents to make such addrrsses9
 w. are inclined 10 think the Pres il,rt will have definite statements to u5al," OH definite subjects. and so uHraspd as 10 make an impression gpon 'lc majority parry in Congress It may j-. as dispatches indicate. that -h, President will cont1nc him es if to only two major topics farm gen,| and tari.r legislation. Of thc former his views arc fairly well known: Of thn latter j- has been said that h. ts not in sympathy with " general increase in tariff rates
 Nr. uoo,or's attitude toward h., tauEt c"unot help b,ing tfncrurcd hy tbr fact that Fundamentally he is somrt5u= of an tnt"natioualJ-, II" doos uo' bcljey, this country should attempt 70 ll1o in an isolated. tariff naU a ujIo u-h. mauucr. Iul,ss on'- conception of tho Fr">i1,nt Is IadU1Ily wrong, on" cannot hrp ecnoludrnS that his vide ,xp.uoncv TT foreign lands has brought to him u radiation that trade in tho long run cauuof h' all oNo-sJdo1 That h., is welded to fi" Republican do"trjuo of protection no ona doubts; hut # is futile 10 ar-u, that his idea of protection coiueIrs with som" of the maUy ldrss expressed at inc recent bearings before the ways and means committee.
 r is not uh.E. however. that Congress will ronfiuc inc acriyt,irs of tn" srecial session solely 10 the two iSsn-s referred 10, regardless ot Inc NjSE.s of rh" President Al least, ~uch cur'ailwent "lII not meet with tn" appro'al or souo congress- meu with ideas huzzins nhol" their rorks. The special session is likely tp cn'yud into inc hot months at all events, and once congressman realize that rhcrc is to be no dodg- ing Of 'h" suIphuric atmosphere Of Washington they doubtless will con- .IuI, jn considerable numbers that inc sacrifice b"iuc ma1r might as W"ll yield more results than mere ac- ton upon two topics. important though they may be politically and economically.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04

every four--the year when prcsi- dentiai campaign comes along.
 And so We learn that President Hoover IS. and has been since 1920. the owner Of a farm Of 1913 acres in California. It is said to be '.a model of scientific operation and di- Ncrsification. During the peak of the harvesting season Mr. Hoover employs as many as POD hands and his annual farm payroll is s,5, 900
 Frederic William Vile, writing all about this model farm in the Farm Journal. describes it as follows:
 "Hoover's acres are an object les son in diNersitication Of crops. They contain vineyards producing ten varieties Of table grapes with yearly output Of 6po. 600 ponuA> There is also some 500 acres in cot ton, 20e acres in alfalfa, l50 acre> in potatoes, loo acres in corn. 13o acres in peaches, 40 acres in water melons and muskmrIons. go acres in spanish onions 5o to Go acres in sweet potatoes. n acres in aprlcots.
 In addition Inc Presidential farm vii give the Californian first hand information on problems of the poultry raiser. dairyman and ranch .r. The poultry wards contain sonc ;. 5or hens and ther, are 200 hogs ami ] Iu COWS.
 The 6oo.ooo pounds of "tabl" graprs" whrr special interest. We trust that no buyers o,or use fhrm or any other purpose.
 And vho, rh" 70 hands do he tween peak seasons is som,thine olsc that has a bearing upon farm economics
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04

states but the center of the western disturbance remains over the North ern Plains states, Sheridan. WyO.. o9.60 inches. Temperatures con. tinue to rise in practically all sec tions east of the Rocky mountains and range between sixty and seventy in the central Mississippi valley this morning. Scattered thunder showers ward to Lakes Huron and Michigan.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity increasing cloudiness with mild temperatures, followed by local showers.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
Colonel House Has
 Comfortable Night

New York. April Pt-Colonni Edward N. House today continued progress toward recovery after an operation Tuesday for the removal of a bladder tumor. His personal physician. Dr. 4. F. Lamb. said the colonel had spent q comfortable night and was in very good" condI- ton this morning. He will prob ably have 10 remain al the priva:" hospital where the operation was performed for three or four weeks, mea nwhiIe receiving no visitors.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
25 Fears Ago To-day

An indoor baseball team compo> "d Of 70. F. and 70. E players came down from Hartford for a game with to. l but found the state arm ory locked. They hunted up Captain Griswold and he said he had forgot ten about the game. So Hartford went home with q forfeit victory.
 The carpenters employed on tho !. N. C. 4. building walked out to- day because Of the employment Of union carpenters F. G. Plat chairman Of the building committee is out Of town. and conference could not be arranged today.
 Councilman Joseph NJ. Hallora II presented his plans for the fire dc partmont reorga nization last night at h" fire board meeting. He woul1 increase the department from 60 to G. men and crop one permanent driver. making him q permanent hoseman. He would add four substi tute drivers and eight new perman- ent men. one of these. he suggests should be made permanent chief Residents of the east side of in" city are in favor of the plan. They hAAn been trying for years 10 secure station house in their end Of the town and are still hopeful - but not successful.
 Al Q special town meeting in Turner hall last night. W. l.. Hatch presented tha town home commit tees report asking for s25.o06 for Improvement of inc property. while F.. o. kilbourne introduced 8 minor ity report saying that this was ex- orbitant, There was much discus sion Of the merits Of the two re- ports. but Mr. Curtis motion to re fer back to committee was lost Mir. I S!oper moved that the sum appro-
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
Facts and dFancies

Three stages of il successful life: Marbles. work. -olf.
 So officers should war uniforms in fairness to the public? What about bill collectors
 How cJn you recognize an inferi, ority complex" Well. it has 8 flivNcr chassis and truck manners.
 Tn" only free people ar" those who haze no desire to do anyt hing that is forbidden.
 To call q man "ohscurc". with in trutIon to insult him. is 10 confess yourself an ass who delights in pub lcity
 Another way you can tell d uni ', rsitv man: iIn Uses bum English SO nobody will think him gentle man.
 l. h-rcditv or cn>uoum"ut nor" important Well, q flower is just q weed given a better chascc,
 II would he onlishtouinG 10 1no" whether George Washington's wifi" ever asked his opinion of hor new hat.
 What a life, 1T you let the chil- drou r3,uihIc. they set ont of control: and if you iont let them lcaV" homo. how can they learn good manners!
 Amerlcaujsm Possessing tron- ll"d conscience; being peeNed at the other f,llo" if his do'sn't trou lie him.
 That kind Of cigarette a1 is fair ruough. Ii increases respect for the aigarett" and kills respect for the onc who endorses it.
 People who erorn an old maid ar" like h" small toy who stills his chatiering teeth long enough 10 cry: "Come on in; rhe waters finc!''
 Normal parents are those who dread vacation time F hen they can no longer shift responsibility for 1he children.
 \ novelist says there is only on" r, rfect lo>o. That's the old one q Noman day-dr~ams about when her husband grouchcs about the bills.
 So England must g't accustomed 10 "I.il an Maria"@ Well. the an Maria" part will be new 10 her.
 Woll if finger nails must match the gown and the gown match tn" nails. daughtrr must quit biting one or let the pup chew the other. The chap who killed the soose that laid golden eggs doubtless was the progenitor Of these who sell poison liquor. Coolidge says it's great adNan- itaee to tte country if the President knows he isn't a great man. But II : great advantae" 10 the President if the country thinks he is. Correct this s, ntencc: Yes. hes famous" said the reporter. put people haven't invented any little scandal to whisper about him
 Copyright. 1929. Publishers Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING

Motorcycle Officer W. s. Strolls arrested Michael 4. Belkin. 36 of 93 Black Rock avenue. on the charge of speeding on West Main street shortly after g o'clock thus morning According 10 the officer. Belkin. who is proprietor of store in Bristol. passed Corbin avenue at was released on his own recoeni- zance for arraignment in police court tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
Vidutis Released When
 Mother Pays S2OO Fine

Anthony NiIutis, 1o, of 465 Church street, was released from po- lice custody yesterday afternoon after his mother paid s200G6 which he owed on a fine for violation ot the liquor law in a store on Elm street. Judge TraccskI ordered i'm mediate payment because Of the terms of his probation.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
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S.I,i all c.,,s,n,tAt. ati.n,- iO I'sir ~inp cNii" cHr oi tlW AsW Hri,atH llcrnih. HiO y.uii h'tl.J wilt bP torwar.i.d tu New Smk
Ifs Cash We Need Then:

Umbrellas come in handy, true. When April clouds obscure the
 blue But for the shoWer-birds in our Umbrellas are of no avail,
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04

There will be no o,cr"h.imns victory in MeMeo until both stj"s agree upon tho details. or Hou' 'i'" rebels fail 4o Irus 'he claims of th" Icdtrals
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
The lnSentic Reaalcri

l nave readers cramp.
 1 want to read no more Of hair like furnished copper, of roses Cor any mention thereoD. 1 am sur feited with cave men. Why does the party who is found dead always lie in "shapeless heap? And l say. this English stuff in American con- verSation, really, you know
 never saw T valet. And ] don {. give a darn ii l never see one,,.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04

Host: That building over there is our silk mill
 Uncle Renn: Great Cracky. that must be an "xp ansiNe thing. Just think Of building place like that out Of silk"
 Mrs Charles Jay
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
\ FAIRLY SAD STORY

By Dorothy Davenport l think that l shall never know Why am thus, and l am so. Around me. other girls inspire In men the swing and sweep ot fire, The cooling clarity of glass. The tenderness of April grass, The durability Of granite But me, l know not how to plan il. What guys I've met in Cupid's dead
 lock Wcrc-shal NC say o-born out oi
 Wcdlock, They broke nr heart, they stilled
 iuy song. And said they had 10 run along, Explaining, so 70 stop my tears, First cam. their parents or carrurs. But do you think experience" Has l,r' me wisdom, calm. and
 scnsc Mas, In matters such as these I'll ne.cr know my groceries. lHtNeh Sil' 7 'o'' " l'' ~ No ~
 capture The tWonty-first fin- careless rap
 turo. l must go on. 'Il cnds my rope, Who from my birth was cursed
 with hop \ heart in half is rha~t,. archaic; But mine rcsgmblcs q mosalc The things become ridiculous. Why am l so "hy am thuS'
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
His Wide Acauaintancc.

Keeling: Have you still got that wide acquaintance you had years ago."
 Webster: Yes. I ma rried her,'
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
FELL IN LOVE WITH HER WHITE HANDS

He fell in love with her svf', pretty, V hte hands. Her beau tJful fingers iNiund q bout his heart fpI though her datls work was tr!in. e her hands she bad dis oNoreIl tho secret that I.r,aui of Ice
 Mint holds Y lscepin- hands and skin soft. -rtr,,-lF an
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
Carlson to See Parents
 First Time in l9 Years

Andrew Carlson. veteran motOr- man in the employ Of the Connccti- cut Company. will sail April 27 for Sweden. 10 visit his mother. brother and sister. whom he has not seen for 19 years. He plans 70 remain mcr.
 Moiorman Carlson has been in the United States for "6 years and made one visit 10 his homeland seven years after his arrival here. He is . veteran Of the World War, having served in the navy.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
N.mhe, Andjt tsureaD oi Circulation

rba B l. |. 8 uatlona3 olsaHILai."l. which furnishes newspapeTs and adNt' tIssr. with 6 strictly hoperl anHtSs'> 20. circulation oul circulation -tatlsI1ct ai' ha,-d upon thi- audit Th,s tnsu'eS pi" lection against fraud in ne"sparei os tr}hution figures to both aatona an local advert i>era
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
&tu,,t,et ot inc As>orIateG Tres

rne Associated Press ts s1tiu>INeIS 7" titled 10 the use fo1 re uuoNcatlob u'
 u naw. credited to u or moi olher ~f>' credited ,n this paper and a.so lo'a lew. published theren
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
\ MOVING Di.NNA:
By RO2ert II. GnNr

BE Ro0"rt M. teCr
 Scene: A wildly disordcre1 apart nIent in which a moving crew is struggling with a large and cumber- some desk.
 The Boss Mover: Look out, it's damned in the doorway"
 Third Mover: Let me give it 3 shovc.'
 Boss; shove your grandmother. This job calls for finessr''
 Fourth Mover: T never heard Of the Greek"
 Boss: Sit down. boys w. got 10 think this thing out. This has got to be moved by m4thenatics-alge 'rigonometry or calculus. The qucs- ton is. wharll ii be-
 Fourth Mover: "A large beer"
 Boss, Hay off this is costing the guy fifteen berries an hour'
 Fourth Mover: How many heers is that ?''
 Boss: "Has anybody go, a tape m'asure 2"
 second Mover tdubiously; T got an aunt with one
 Boss: Never mind, I'll measure it with me eye.
 Fourth Mover: "Haw. Haw, He thinks he's an acrobat"
 Boss Nooking up): '':ihut up. IT say the doorway Was about six feet by three. wouldn't you''
 Second Mover: Well. about that in round figures roughly spea king. more or less Boss And the desk is about three feet by six. In other words. six by three equals three by SIX y."
 Fourth Mover tbrillan1ly) Sure it does, that's why it's stuck"
 tThe owner enters) Owner: What goes on here ?" Boss: " our desk is stuck" Owner: At fifteen smacks an hour if has nothing on me , Boss: ''Wait-I see it all clear now. Look--x is the doorway and y is the desk. By calculation, Ky 1 George. get me 3 croWbar." 1 Second Mover: 70. K. boss" | Boss: That. the algebra. see 1 Now we use the logic. The doorway l equals the desk and the desk equa ls 1 the doorway. see? And the desk is 1 stuck see? And we can't move the doorway Owner: "Of course you can't move . inc dooru4y Boss twaving the bar triumphant the desk.'
 3.it
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04

Tho HeraId l.. ou sale dailS 10 tErN York at Hotaling. Newsstand t'h'se Square; schultzs Ne~e.taads, En'7au,' Grand Central .2nd Street
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04

The only pruftah he advertising ned' III" n inc City Circulation books sHo press room, slways open to sdSerueeFs
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
Painful lnSiillnlents.

Roger: "I call my girl G Mac Walter: 'Thass a funny name Why do you call her that?" Rogers: 'l'erauSe she is one oi GMAC girls"
 Walter: ''Whatcha mean GMAr girls?'
 Roger "GIMe a Car: GrMe a Coat; Gi'Me a Check,'
 Mrs. James II. Rupetti Copyright. 1929. Reproduction
 EO"hi1den)
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
same Old story.

Lawrence: You can't Ert any decent booze any mor"."
 Stanley: "It's terrible Remember the good stuff We used 10 g,i in thv old days before thc JourS IHW@'
 Eugene Davis
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
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New Britain herald., 1929-04-04

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TELEPHONE CALLS Business Of'iCe ... s-5 Editofia Rooms .-.. s-o
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Correct this x, ntencc: "Yes. he's famous" said the reporter. but people haven't invented any little scandal to whisper about him.
 Copyi isht. 1929, Publishers
 Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04

Coolidge says it's q great adNan- taea 10 tLe country if the President knows he isn't great man. But II < q great advantae" 10 1he President if the country thinks he is.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-04
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Would Be.

Curtain.