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New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
RURAL SCHOOL ECONOMICS S

Although one-t third of the children in the United States attend rural schools, they receive decidedly in ferior education, if the report of the department of rural education of Teachers College of Columbia Uni vresity is a safe guide.
 After years study of the literacy, health records, equipment and ex- penditures of country and city schools, this institution gives the i'm presson that rural school conditions constitute q challenge to our boasted educational system.
 The findings included these:
 Less than two-thirds of the 230, 900 teachers questioned had graduated from high school, and only a small number of these had had any teach CT training
 TWcnty-thrcc per cent had ad- vanced only two years beyond the elementary grades.
 Fifteen thousands had gone through eight grades of schooling only.
 Five thousand had stopped their education at lower grades.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

House by the Side of the Road" Billings: What of it?" Sisson: This morning he had 2S phone calls and 17 personal visits from real estate agents"
 Joseph Robbins Copyright, 1929 Reproduction
 l'Orbiddcn)
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
Marjorie Colctti.
Tale!

Worth recording perhaps, is the dramatic situation which produced most interest in a new and success ful Broadway musical comedy last week:
 "Darling,o said the dying wife. q have just one confession to make. l have been unfaithful to you"
 q know it." replied the husband, that's why l gave you poison''
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

1922 New Ork avenue. NdSnInSlOn, D, C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply, Medical, legal and marital advise cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research Eo undertaken. All othc- questions will receive a per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters are confdential.-Ed
 c. How many adjusted service certificates have been issued to world war veterans by the Veterans Bureau, and what is their value?
 A. August l. 1929 the number Of adjusted service certificates issued was 3,427,722, having a value of $3,473, 3,738,527.
 Q. How long did it take to pro- duce the motion picture "Noah's Ark" and what did it cost?
 A. It cost approximately s2,ooo,- GOO. There were more than 10000 persons in the cast and it took over three years to produce it,
 Q. What is the address of George Bernard Shaw?
 A. 4 Whithall Court London s. W. l, England.
 c. What is the meaning of the German name Schmaltz?
 A. Melted fat or grease.
 Q. What is the area of the city of Los Angeles. Calit.?
 A. 262,89G acres.
 Q. How old was King Tut-ank- amen of Egypt at the time of his death. Who preceded him?
 A. He was about IS years old when he died and was king for ten years. His predecessor was Saa- nekhht.'
 @. Why does heated air rise and cold air fall? A. When air is heated it cX- bands, that is 10 say the action of heat drives thch molecules further apart; for this reason there is less quantity and consequently less weight in a given cubic space filled with heated air, than in the same space filled with cold air. There Iol ts llNbLCI oI CA lttiit't ttli Ii''i'4'7 to rise while the colder or more condensed air falls. c. What verse in the Bible will cause a key to turn when placed in the closed book? A. There is no such verse.
 Q. Is there a rifle that will shoot fl miles?
 A. No.
 Q. Who is the author of the fol- lowing lines: 70 God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains, that we should, with joy pleas ance, revel and applause, transform ourselves into beasts"
 A. Shakespeare, in "Othello, " Act 2, Scene 3.
 Q. What is the dcfinition of per sonality?
 A. Webster defines it as that which constitutes distinction of per son." Funk and Wagnalls Standard dictionary defines it as "the collec- tive attributes and qualities which characterize personal as distinguish ed from impcrsonal existence; the sum total of traits necessary to de scribe what it is to be a person" O. Is an automobile pushed" or "pulled"?
 A. An automobile cannot proper | ly be said 10 be either pushed or pulled, by it power plant and Wheel drive. The words ''pushed' and pulled" infer an outside agency which is doing the pushing or pull | ing. For example, a wagon, having no power of its own may be either pushed or pulled, but an automo
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
DIES AT AGE OF 105

Nolthfeld, Mass, Sept. (tp)- Funeral services were to be held here today for Mrs. Julia Dickinson Seymour, who died yesterday oniy 24 hours after celebrating her 105th birthday anniversary.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
usuher of the Associated Press

The Associated Press K rAeIus'te'' titled tu the use i"I it-pUN'''" ".'0't .,I r.,.s credited to # or not otherwise aradtted in this paper and also local news published therein
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
My OId-FashiOned Girl!


 By Charles Rogers Ciner I am very weary of dances and par ties am tired of the girl of today; She is frothy and frilly, shes aWfully silly A moth that lives only for play. But l sit in my old casychair And l. dream Of a maiden more fair.
 Chorus Just an fashioned girl in an old fashioned gOWn,' With a skirt barely reaching her knee. Oh, her cuss words so dainty and lipStick so painty Are wonderful mem ries to me. Just an old fashioned girl with an old-fashioned bob And a line that would make your hair curl AS she guzzled down gin that would decompose tin, Just a wonderful, old-fashloned grill
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
Qualified

Eyaminer: "So you want posi- ton in the government diplomatic service. What experience have you had?"
 Applicant: "Three years as com nlaint clerk for the gas company and two years as Il baseball um- pire.'
 -MariOrie Colctti.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

Yet there is much about the ad- mittedly defective educational methods of the rural sections that defies analysis.
 Strong -willed, determined and able youths from the rural districts
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
.,att purrau of Circulation

Tbs A. B. (. is d nauona! organtzatlon ,I.I',l e., Ihe -' t,'Inisbes newspapers and adNer. rn.r4 ,Ssars with strictly honest analysi9 Si d eircnIatIon. ei@T, our circulation statistics are tnsed nnon this audit, This tnsureS pro t~1y tsc,ion against fraud tn ne~spepg,F a,@1 and tribution fgures to both natio"a' "''O local advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
The Business Instinct

Dr. Fischer: T see you have growth Business Man: "What is it's per centage of increase over last year, Doc?'
 -Janc Bargcr
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

The Herald is on sale daily, in ,,. Ne" New York at Hotaling's Ae"sSla'u r,,tranrr s'r'l souare; sebultz's NewsstandS L'''' a'''' Crand Central, 42nd street.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

In many rural districts schools are operated upon the most economical plan possible. Salaries for teachers
 are distressingly low, so that those with adequate education and training cannot be secured. Almost anyone willing to go through the motions Of teaching children the three R's will do.
 Equipment is on par with this | low geared system. One-room school houses continue 10 be common
 where such backward conditions prevail.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
A prosDnctiyc Customers.

Billings: Do you live in a live town 2"
 Sisson: "You bet Last night at party a fellow recited I Want
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
( > &:@Ez?ZhQ6 MAXS0N E1XHALL JLDExx
Send all communications to Fun Shop Editor, care of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York

Come On, Folks, to the Fun Roast. Corn -roasts are popular this time
 of year, But why not a fun-roast? The
 Beach of Good Cheer Is the best place for cooking up
 jokes On this earth, Let's serve 'cm red hot with the
 butter of mirthl
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

rr,,a op1y nrodfaLle ad4e1tjstns medium ,n ,hs ,fiy. circulation books and pres" room always open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

Washington, Sept. 6 (R}-Claudius H. Huston of Tennessee and New York, will be elected chairman of the republican national committee without opposition at it's meeting here next Monday. Huston is the first choice of national committee men and women from 8 of the 4S states and no opposition to him has been voiced by the party representa- tivcs of the other ten states.
 While President Hoover has not given his formal endorsement it is well known that Mir. Huston is his choice.
 MOSCOW HAS HUGE BAKERY
 Moscow Sept. 6 (Pj-MosCoW has the largest bakery in Europe Re gently opened, this new plant Lakes 200 tons of bread d day and its equipment is the last word in technique.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answer to any question Of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, Ne" Britain Herald, Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue. Washington, D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advise cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research Eo undertaken. All othc- questions will receive per sonal reply, Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are confidential. Editor.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

Miniature cars won't help much. Picking one out of q pedestrian will ke as tedious as pulling one off.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
STrRSCRIPTION RATES

s2Q0 Three Months
 75e. a Month
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
The New Bills

The New Bills
 Wordcn: "The employees in the Mint are going on a strike" Hodges: "Whats the trouble?" Worden: "They say they don't make as big money as they used to-
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

That artist who says there is no attraction in q straight line surely didn't include dotted ones.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

A critic complains that a Zep- pelin is helpless when struck by lightning. Doubtless he feels safer on the grounl where he can fight back.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

Why call it flaming youth? :? Punk doesn't flame.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY

Issued Daily Sunday Excepted) At Herald Bldg, S7 Church Street
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06
Facts ondFancies
burial rites

When logic fails, men drag in ct
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

c. How many adjusted service certificates have been issued to world war veterans by the Veterans Bureau, and what is their value?
 A. August l. 1929 the number Of adjusted service certificates issued was 3,427,722, having q value of S2 Ar2 r2& a2I
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

TELEPHONE CALLS Business b!Grr ,-.'. 5-' Editorial Rooms .-.. 9-o
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

You see, a sport model has S2.85 worth of nickel plating. That ex- plains the S350,00 extra.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-06

The greatest advantage in travel by air is the fact that billboards don't spoil the scenery when seen from the top.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18
POISON PEN AUTHOR
FACES SANITY TEST
Charges Chicago Gangsters
Forced Him to Threaten
Oklahoma Business Men.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHAWNEE. Okla October ls-His
highly -colored story regarding the
power held over. him by a group of
Chicago gangsters" branded as a
hallucination, A. L. Fauble, Shawnee
wholesale merchant today awaited a
test Of his sanity which probably will
determine whether he is to face charges
of attempted extortion.
Fauble will face a sanity commission.
requested by Randall Putnam, county
attorney, Tuesday. Pitman filed a petit
ton asking the hearing yesterday, fol-
lowing .four-day investigation Of
Fauble's story, In which he said he
was forced by five gangsters to help
them carry out an extensive extortion
plot against f1ve capitalists of this
region.
Forced" to Write Letters.
Fauble told officers he was forced,
under threat of death, to purchase
typewriter on which a series of threat
ening letters demanding sums ranging
from Sc, 900 to $4,000 were written and
sent to the Shawnee business men
The "gangsters," he said, forced him
to buy paint and smear 1t on certain
fence posts to designate spots where
money, demanded in the letters, was
to be hidden. They also forced him
to give them sums. aggregating $500,
he said, then kidnapped him from his
wholesale house last Saturday night,
forced him to take them to Wichita,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18

Kans., and released him amid a volley
Of gunfire.
Omcers, under the direction of Pit
man and private detectives brought into
the case by some of the men threat
ened, have checked every angle Of the
story told by Fauble, they said, and
believe Fauble alone was involved in
the affair.
Business Failure Blamed.
The petition for sanity hearing
filed against Fauble is general, charg-
ing only that he Is subject to hallu-
cinations which influenced him to send
threatening letters to prominent
Shawnee business men and evolve a
sensational story of kidnapping and ex-
tortion. ~
County officers declined to discuss the
charge in detail until after the sanity
However. the officers did say
that both they and members of Faubie's
family were of the opinion that brood
ing over business and financial troubles
"had brought about his condition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18

$l95 Three-piece Jacquard
Room Suite, with frame tops
and bases .........,.........
s225 Three piece Mohair
Living Room Suite. ..........
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18
ARCHITECT PLANS
PYRAMID HOUSES
Floors, Built Like Shelves,
Will Extend From Concrete
Core of Buildings.
BY the. Associated Press.


CHICAGO, October 18.-Inverted
pyramids Of glass, copper and concrete
with steel furnishings have been de-
signed by, Frank Lloyd Wright, the
architect, for four 18-story apartment
buildings to be erected on property of
ST. Marks in the Bouwerie, New York.
In a city where the setback is an es-
tablished architectural feature, these
buildings, with abutmentS at each story,
will rise early in 1880.
These structures" Wright said, will
be built around concrete core run.
ming through the center of them, the
whole resting on a concrete base set in
bedrock
las the building is carried upward
small abuttments will be constructed,
giving the whole the overlapping ap-
pearance. This idea is to be carried
out because the higher the building the
more valuable the space. Under our
plans each building will contain So du-
pick apartments, which by scientific
arrangement, will be equivalent to the
average f1ve-roorn apartment
From the central core of the build
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18

ing, shelves, or floors, viii extend. Over
these shelves the glass and copper shell
viii be constructed The utmost in air
and lighting conditions is attained"
Plans call for the fabrication of this
type of building wholly within a shop,
save for the pouring of the concrete
base and core. BY varying the color
and transparency Of the glass, individ-
ual tastes will be suited. All furnish
ings, as far as practical, will be built in.
The remainder viii be of pressed steel
fabrication. Each of the buildings viii
cost approximately 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18
Strike Closes 20 Galleries.

BRUSSELS, October Is Cp.-Twenty
collieries. employing 10000 work.
ers, have been tied up by strike OF
5000 miners in the Mons district whose
demands for increased wages were not
fully met. The miners obtained in
creases of per cent and 5 per cent, but
cent
A serious coal shortage in Belgium is
predicted unless the diff1culty is settled
Immediately, the coal stocks now being
less than SOC, 900 tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18
CUBAN OFFICIAL RESIGNS.
Secretary of Treasury Reported at
Odds With Machado.

HAVANA, October 10 (R.-The resig-
nation Of DR.. Santiago Gutierrez de
Cells as secretary Of the treasury was
accepted yesterday by President Ma
chado, to be effective Immediately.
It was officially said that DR.. Cutter
req de Cells desired to resume his
private practice, but in political circles
it was reported his resignation followed
upon differences with the President. A
presidential decree, following upon de-
mands by railway workers several days
ago, revoked a treasury department
concession to the Cuban Cane Sugar Co..
for establishment of sub-port for ex-'
ports.
DR.. Mario Ruiz Mesa, undersecretary
Of the treasury, was named secretary
ad interim to fill the vacancy.
A clean length Of roller towel is re-.
leased for use when a coin is dropped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-18

A clean length Of roller towel is re-
leased for use when coin is dropped
into a new vending machine for pub
lie places.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-07
senate To PROBE
SALE Of VESSELS
Mcclellan Holds Up Disposal Of
IS Government Ships

Washington, Feb. R-Sale by
the shipping board of IL passenger
ships, including the Leviathan. has
been held up until the senate in
quires into the matter.
Senator Mcclellan, democrat. Ten.
nessee. sponsored a resolution yes
terday for an investigation into the
ship sale and 1t was carried without
a record vote. although Senator
Jones Of Washington, chairman Of
the commerce committee protested.
Jones said in his opinion the gov
eminent would never again receive
as favorable 4 bid for its fleet and
added that tho adoption Of the res
olution might endanger the compile
ton Of the proposed sale.
Paul w. Chapman. Inc. had bid
$16,000.O00 for the 10 ships. which
constitute the entire American pas
senger fleet plying between New
York and England. France and Ger
many.
Mcclellan in proposing his reso-
luton said he understood that the
sale was to be consummated today
and argued that the board was rush.
ing the transaction through in an
irregular manner. He said 1t was
not going through the regular pro-
cedure of submitting the bids to the
Emergency Fleet corporation for an
analysis.
Under the resolution the inquiry
would be made by the commerce
committee but no date was fixed by
Chairman Jones for beginning the
investigation.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-07

power, 1eee not exeEctse It and .
bill passed BY the House Of Com.
mons virtually becomes . law and
needs only the formal signature Of
the king to sanction it, force. This
10 due to the fact that the House
Of Commons 10 now the omnipotent
body In the tripartite system Of the
British government On the other
hand. practically every president Of
the United states has exercised the
veto power. although 1t was seldom
used during the early years Of the
republic.
q. Who 10 the author Of tho
lines: Though the mills Of God
grind slowly. VT they grind ex-
ceedinE small: Though with pa
thence he stands waiting. with exact
ness grinds he air.?
A. 1t Is from Longfellow's trans
lation Of Sinngedichte Of Frederick
Won Logan.
@. What 10 the steam railway
mileage Of the United States?
A. The latest compilation gives
the 1927 mileage a. 2ls,131.14.
@. Does the Yellowstone river
run up hill at any point?
A. No.
@. How can leather be cleansed?
A. With strong ammonia water.
Moisten 4 cloth well and rub the
soiled leather until clean.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-07
TABS To OBSERVE
H1H ANNIVERSARY
Ansl Bllqud hIlh Passing
q Alotbd Milestone

Approximately 800 members Of
the 7. n. +. A. 4 B. society will
gather It . banquet in celebration
Of the eth anniversary Of the So
cisty's founding In the society's hall
at 1850 o'clock tonight.
The guests will include Mayor A.
N. Paonessa. Rev. Father Hubert OF
the Passiouist order in West Spring
field. big Ed" Walsh. FORMER Chi
cago White sox player. and two Of
his townsmen in Meriden. Jimmy
Burns and william Luby. old-time
baseball players.
The feature address will be given
by Rev. Father Hubert. The pro-
gram follows: Grace, by Rev. John
J. Donohus: remarks by Chairman
John ]. Riley who will introduce the
toastmaster, President Michael J.
Kenney: piano selections by John J.
Cream: song by August Heisler:
sketch by members under the direc-
ton Of John F. Callahan. monologue
by J. Vessette.
Medals in token OF IS years of
membership in the society will be
presented to - members by Rev.
Matthew J. Traynor. the society's
chaplain. The members are D.
Beaudoin George Conlin. P. ].
Hehir. Peter Duffy, D. J. Donohue.
Luke Drinkwine. James Keegan.
James Griffin. Philip Duffy, NJ. Ma
loney. f. X. O'Brieu and W, B.
Manning.
The Y. NJ. r. A. 4 B. society has
. membership of 700 1t was started
In 1882 with 100. Its first president
was Thomas kehoe. who is still in
terested in the Affairs Of the society.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-07
ROOT WILL MAKE
WORLD COURT TOUR
Understanding on American
Reservations to Be Object

Washington, Feb. R-Adher-
ence by the United States to the
world court may depend on the sue
cess of an unofficial diplomatic
mission to be undertaken by Elihu
Root. former secretary of state and
an authority on international law.
Mr.. Root will seek an understanding
among world powers on Americas
reservations to the court.
The senate voted adherence to
the court three years ago. but 1t also
voted reservations that the other
powers have not accepted. One res
ervation that other countries have
baked ut was a stipulation which
would deny the right Of the court to
render advisory opinion involving
the United States without the previ-
Gus consent of this country to con-
sideration Of the case.
Some international lawyers be-
lieve the court already 10 bound to
render to advisory opinion without
the unanimous consent Of the coun-
Gil Of the League of Nations. In that
case, I'LL luo OtueT uAtlOuS nave Tic
right with regard to advisory opin-
ions that 10 asked by the United
States.
Main Obstacle
1t also Is believed by lone that
II the American reservations re-
garding advisory opinions was ac-
cepted. the biggest stumbling block
in the way Of adherence by this
country to the court would be re-
moved.
President Coolidge not long ago
made it known that he desired an
other canvass of the world pow
ers to see whether the way was not
still open for an understanding on
the reservations by the United
States and Mr.. Root plans to UNDER
take that canvass.
Recently he was named a menu
bers Of the committee to revise the
rules Of the world court and heard
an important part of framing the
world court protocol.
Mr.. Root was In Washington yes
terday and while here conferred