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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-06
INDUSTRY
IS WELCOMED
Germany's Economic Hopes
Aroused BY Invasion of
Car Companies

BERLIN. May 6-P-The grow
ing number Of American branch fac
tories and subsidiary companies in
Germany. economists here believe.
will help the Reich become the eco
nomic heart Of Europe and the real
center of its future growth.
The General Motors recent pur-
chase Of a controlling interest In the
Opel automobile plant at Russell
sheim, followed by the launching In
Berlin Of the American European
talking movie combine and by re-
peated rumors OF Ford expansion
plans through purchase OF the Bren-
nabor plant at Brandenburg, have
aroused hopes that Germany will
play a star role in Europe's eco
nomic future.
The American automobile indus
try leads all foreign enterprises In
size and investment In the German
field. In addition to the enormous
number OF American sales agencies
in all parts of the country, eight
leading American motor car firms
have assembling plants here.
These are Chrysler at Berlin.
General Motors at Borsigwalde,
Overland at Adlersehof In connec-
ton with the English CroSsley COM
pany. Hudson-EsSex and Durant at
Spandau. Graham-Paige at johann
nisthal and Studebaker at Hamburg.
A total of 14.500. or more than %
per cent of all American cars as
sembled outside Of the United
States in 1927. the last year for
which figures are available, were
built in Germany.
The present Ford plant here Is
planned 10 turn out 10000 cars n
nually. American automobile body
making Is being introduced in Ger
many by the Ambi-Budd company.
The only other foreign business in
Germany that compares with the
American motor industry is the
Dutch-English margarine and oil
group. The latter handles three
fourts OF the entire margarine pro-
duction and two-thirds of the oil
production of Germany.
Other American enterprises rep
resented by German branches in
clude soap factories. sewing ma
chimes. electrical household devices.
refrigerator. floor polishers and
Vacuum cleaners.
Similarly. in the safety razor in
dustry American interests have a
strong position.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-06
TIME-SAVING AMERICA
A K FEW CLOCKS

NEW YORK, May 6.|F-The
United States is importing watches
at the present time from four coun-
tries.
Switzerland dominates the mar
ket. During January 50 per cent
of all watches and locks entering
the United States were the product
of Swiss workmanship.
A statement by the New York
Trust company points out that the
output Of American watch factories
Is considerably below" their ca
pacity. while imports have grown
from 50, 1857 900 In 1914 to sl4,163.0 900
in 1927.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-06
Motto of Abstracting Co.
Turner Roofing CO.
Absorbs Concern to
Improve It's Service

In order to render better service
and secure an uptown business To-
cation, the Turner Brownsville Roof
ing company recently absorbed the
Kyler Sheet Metal Works. A large
portion OF roofing is composed Of
sheet metal work and by purchasing
the Kyler concern. the Turner COM
pany secured additional facilities
which enable them to render
prompter and better service.
The roofing concern moved from
their old location to the site at 407
18th street formerly occupied by the
Kyler company. j. r. Dowis. owner.
states that this gives the combined
companies an excellent business To-
cation near the center of the busi-
ness district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-06

The roofing company specializes
In Barrett's bonded roofs and 3.
Mifflin Hood tile. both of which are
nationally advertised products. They
are said to be used extensively In all
portions of the Valley.
The sheet metal end Of the con-
solidation is in charge Of Z. Knox
Kyler who was general manager of
the Kyler company before the
change Of hands. I'VE have one of
the best equipped sheet metal shops
IN the Valley and are in a position
to bid on any job. regardless Of size"
Kyler states. I'VE have a staff that
Is efficient and capable"
Armco Ingot Iron and Anaconda
Copper. nationally known products.
are featured in the sheet metal line.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-06
FRENCH TASTE GROWS
FOR u. S.

NEW YORK. May 6.-tP-The
American Tobacco company reports
that the total shipments OF Amer
lean cigarets TO France last year in
creased IS per cent over the pre-
vious year. This puts France far
in the lead among European pur-
chasers Of American c~igarets.
The French tobacco monopoly. OPP
Grated by the government. received
in revenue last year $50. 000, 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-06
EXCEED STEEL O

WASHINGTON, May 6.-(F-
The group of German. French and
Belgian steel makers who form the
continental steel entente" produced
100000 metric tons more in 1928
than the quota they had agreed
upon. The department Of commerce
has reports showing that the total
for the year. including mills In
Luxembourg. was 30,297,000 metric
tons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-06
BUYS OIL
DRILLING EQUIPMENT

WASHINGTON. May 6.-tR-
If Americas exports of oil well
equipment are a barometer OF pro-
duction activities, Venezuela. the
Dutch East Indies and British India
are the chief centers Of drilling op-
erations at present.
Rumania Is well up III the de-
partment Of commerce list. with
Columbia, Australia and South
Africa next In order.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-06
u PIGEONS MAKE
LONG IGH SAFELY

E0FNNtHA W III AANAWAAFf
MERCEDES. May ct. w. Nc
Queen Of this city added five tried
carrier pigeons to his cote here
Sunday with the safe arrival Of the
birds from Austin In good time.
This was the first long flight for
the young birds.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
CANADIAN LIQUOR

The Herald Tribune a few days ago contained fairly convincing letter from the New York state superintendent of the Anti-S Saloon League which purported to show from Canadian statistics that the liquor trade in Ontario and Quebec. operated under provincial auspices, was rapidly increasing.
 It was the object of the Canadian people. after having eliminated the public grogshops under private jurisdiction, to provide government liquor clinics which would meet the demand but not stimulate it. All this has not been achieved. according to the Anti Saloon superintendent, be- cause the figures prove conclusively that the consumption of liquor has vastly increased in Canada-or at least, so it appeared from the sta tistics of the brewing and distillins industry
 Since then the New York World has begun an investigation Of the liquor trade along the Detroit river The first notable admission obtained was from customs men. who said they could not prevent the increas- ing influx of Canadian liquor into i the Gnited States. Swift motor f boats make sport of the American enforcement officials Careoes are landed day and night, The Canada n government collects an excise tax of sa gallon on liquor in instances where the master of he ship V, I'll be unable 10 return with certiricate Of landing for his cargo. As the ship master cannot obtain such a certificate from an American GUS toms agent the tax amounts tu what the Canadian government re- ceiVes on smuggled liquor to the United States. Canadian officials have claimed that the United States has been making no determined ef. fort 10 prevent smuggling from Canada. The tendency of Canadian officials has been to let the | nit ed States enforce it's prohibition law ir it's own way. The result IS an in. creased output in the Canadian brewing and distilling trade, exact. fly in accordance with the figure! quoted by the Anti-Saloon Leagu, superintendent
 The point is, this increase in out
 put in Canada is not entirely fo Canadians.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
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25 Fears Ago Today

Al the present time fl appears as though the Fourth of July celebra- ton will not be very successful. The committee in charge has done noth- ing definite towards arranging T program.
 Rev. Peter M. Skelly, pastor of St. Anthony's church, Litchfield, d na- tive of this city, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood today.
 The New Britain professional baseball team will clash with Meri- den at Rentschler's park Saturday. A fast game is expected
 t. A. Agard of this city was ap- pointed q member of the committee on permanent organization at the prohibition convention which open ed in Hartford last evening.
 \ committee on bonds was ap- pointed today hy Mayor Bassett It will work in connection with the claims committee.
 The program is now complete for the 12th annual state saengerf, st for the prize singing contest to be held here June 27 and 2S.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
DROPPING THE DEBENTURE

Elimination of the export deben- ture plan from the farm relief measure came as was anticipated. The country has not progressed" to the point where it is prepared to subsidize agriculture to the extent that was demanded by this plan; and there is no inclination among influ- ential administration oficials to raise the price of foodstuffs to in- ordinate heights in order to aid agriculture in this manner.
 There can be little doubt, how ever, that the debenture plan real ly would have aided agriculture. That was it's main trouble--it would have aided agriculture wholly at the expense of consumers.
 Congress will pass what remains of the farm relief measure and it will be . bill that President Hoover will lgn. The point is, however. that the two radical features of farm re- lief-the equalization fee of the AcNary-Haugen bill, which MT. Coolidge vetoed, and the debenture plaa which has been dropped be- cause of the fear of q veto-wili not be in the law. What remains in all proba ability will not mean much for ths farmer. It is likely that. If the farm industry does not improve by 1s31. it once again will he . feature of the presidential political cam paisn.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
WHAT THEY GET

Careful students of the repara- tions figures ~ill have noted that our European associates in the World War receive from Germany only little more than their war debts to the United States Tn the case of France she will receive a little more than her debts to this country and to Great Britain. Still, everybody is fairly well satisfied un- der the circumstances; which is due to the changed feeling since the days of Wilson. Ciemenceau, Lloyd George and Orlando. These are days which have seen the Loesrno pact, the Kellogg pact, the Geneva confer ences: they are days when states men realize once again that this generation must plan for the future and not live in the past.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
VOTING DISTRICTS

It has been said on several occa- siens that the plan to provide addi- sienai voting districts in the city is | sign of civic prosress No longer is the city able to proceed on election days-that is. important election days-with the same old number of polling places which were sufficient at . time when the city was much smaller.
 This scheme is an Improve ment" that deserves to succeed. There are no two sides to the ques- ton. Citizens who vote should not b. forced to stand in line half a block long, as was the case last No- vember at some of the polling places. The increased expense Of adding more polling places should be no deterrent.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
MAN AND DOG DEAD
 INLOWELL BLAzES
Warehouse Burns-Apltmsnt
 House Fired by Couple

Lowell, Mass, June R-A man and a dog lost their lives in ono or two fires which early today caused damage estimated at S25,000.
 The charred bodies of Halmef Linstead, 52. a night watchman. and his dog were found after fire swept through a furniture ware. house. Linstead had relatives in Chelmsford. Damage to the wars. house was placed at $15.000.
 Fire, believed of incendiary origin drove 75 persons. clad in night clothing. from a Compartment block on Elm street. The loss was esti. mated at $10,000. According to the police, one of the tenants overheard two men on the ground floor dis cussing ignition of the building. This tenant said that shortly after the two men fled in an automobile flames swept through the building.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
Questions d11dAflswu.'s ,fWishtAqtu1
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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 a per- sonaI reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are confidential. Editor.
 Q. Can horned toads live any place in the United States? What kind of food do they eato
 A. Horned toads can live all over the United States. They eat flies and meal worms. Dead or motionless food is of little interest to them. Only moving objects. ap- parently, make any impression on them. They refuse no insect. spider, or snail, which they can swallow.
 c. What is the maximum weight of rainbow and speckled trout?
 A. The largest rainbow trout of which the bureau of fisheries at Washington. D. co, has a record was 26 1-2 pounds. and the largest speckled trout was 14 1-2 pounds. c. How far would an airplane have to fly to get beyond the grava- tational attraction of the earth? A. A plane requires air to sus- tain 1t and on which the airplane propeller can bite" in order to pull the plane along: and the entire air belt around the earth is as much a part of the earth. and as much sub- ject to the earth's gravitation as the oceans on the earth's surface. Nc plane could fly beyond the earth's gravitation area. A body ceases to feel the pull of the earth's gravity at a distance of about 215.oo0 miles from the earth and 23,90o miles from the moon Here it would have no weight. the gravitational at fractions o fearth and moon being at that point equalized.
 o. Will the Larkin Tower build ing in New York city be higher than the Woolworth building"
 X. The Larkin Tower building on West 42nd street. New York city | will be the tallest structure in the world. It is to be no stories high | l.2OS feet to the top. o. When did General Shcrman's army occupy Atlanta. Georgia?
 A. September ?. 1864. The cit, was evacuated the day before b, General Hood and the Confederate army
 Q. Was Chaminade. the com
 poser of music. man or a woman A. Cecile Chaminade the F'rencf | composer. was woman.
 l c. Who said Dead men tell n, tales?
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
GAMBLING AT THE DERBY

The British derby provides an in- spring spectacle for anyone who cares for horse racing. But the main thing about the derby to hun dreds of thousa nds is that it gives an opportunity to do a little betting.
 Trigo. the winner of yesterdays classic. was what in betting parlance is known as . "a to 1 shot" The financial result was that $50, ,080,- 600 changed hands
 The British have convenient ideas about personal liberty. They actu- ally think . person can do anything he wants with his money. even place it on nag which might win . race if it runs fast enough.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06

\. It is an old spanish provArh. found in Don Quixote" by Ger Q. What is the value of . Loncola head penny dated 1909?
 A. From one to two cents.
 Q. What is the address of Mayo Brothers. the famous surgeons?
 A. Rochester. Minnesota.
 Q. What is the meaning Of the name Selma?
 A. It ii Gaelic and means "fair".
 Q. Why does cream rise to the top of milk?
 A. Cream is lighter than milk. Milk containing 3 per cent butter fat weighs s.s1 pounds per gallon: { per cent butter fat. S.61 pounds per gallon; per cent butter fat. s.s0 pounds per gallon: and 70 per cent whipping cream weighs S.39 pounds per gallon. This explains why cream rises on the top of milk.
 o. Are the words measles, i, humps" and "chicken pox" singu- lar or plural.
 A. Measles is both plural and singular. It Is plural of measle. but pathologically, as a disease, it is singular. Mumps is plural. Pox is an irregular spelling of pocks, which is the plural of pock.
 Q. What is a pitch-back wheel?
 A. It is form of breasted water wheel It has radial floats or buckets upon which the water Is ad- mitted at any point from about the plane of the axle to 45 degrees or more above it. The water is con- fined to the floats by a breasting of blanks or masonry, almost touching the periphery of the wheel. and ex- tending from the bottom of the sluice to near the lowest point on the wheel. If the water is admitted to the wheel at point very near its summit, it is called pitch-back wheel.
 Q. How is 70 Sole Mic" trans lated into English?
 A. 70 My Sum.
 Q. Who is the owner of Rim Tin Tin, the movie dog, and what is his address?
 A. Lieut.. Leland Duncan. War; ner Brothers Studios. Hollywood, California. /
 O. What is the religious faith of Mayor Walker of New York City?
 A. He Is Roman Catholic.
 c. What is the meaning of the name Bessie?
 A. It is a nickname for Eliza beth and means "worshipper".
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
BLANKET REPLY TO NUMBER
 OUS CIRCULARS!


 By G. l.. karr The sellers of de luxe editions Assault my ear with dulcet vail; Their suavely erudite petitions Arrive by every mornings mail. They tempt my greed with lowered
 prices. They WOO my soul with arts parade. Theirs are a million slick devices Pertaining to the bookman's trade. But I. WON'T buy anybody's set of
 Famous Women" And I DON'T want Maupassant at
 any price at all. I want the little books. the odd
 books, the old books. Hard working books from the sec
 end hand stall! They want to send them 10 me
 crated. And let me take year to pay Defoe complete. unexpurgated, A new translation of Daudet. They fiatter me with the assum-
 tion That I'm bibliophile of parts, That Pm a man of taste and gump-
 ton, Alert to patroniZe the arts. But I WON'T buy Balzac in 37 vol l umes, I DON'T want kiplins in hand ,tooled leather want the little books, the cheap
 books, the shabby books, I and the little books can get along
 together!
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
Now You Can Banish Pimples
 In Few Days
Costs But a Few Cents to Have Clean. Clear Skin You'll
 Be Proud Of.

No matter how many things you have tried to rid yourself of pimples and blackheads or how expensive the treat- ments have been you are not doing yourself justice until you get S5 cent box of Peterson's Ointment and give 1t chance to free your skin from all blemishes and make it soft. veivety and good to look upon
 Mrs. Minnie Jones of Louisville writes: "Petersons Ointment sure is fine for blackheads. My face covered with them but after using the ointment they all gone"
 And in letter about pimples. MlO Genevieye Linehan of Bradford, Mass. writes: T had tried most every kind of ointment for pimples. but found none as good as Petersons Ointment. I am on my first box and my face is nearly Iclear. I am very pleased with it.
 Druggists everywhere sell Peterson0 Ointment. 1t clears the skin B cents . box,
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
PADS AND RANCHES!
By Roland Senie

by hOldHu SeIle
 Those of us who are staying home and saving peach-pits ani tinfoil will be interested in two bull letins from the Dept. of Agriculture. The first of these. called How to Take Out Spots and Stains" says. Spots and stains on the tongue can be slayed by bathing them with alcohol and ginger ale. DO not leave lighted matches in the mouth. however. as ginger ale is highly combustible."
 The author and his wife, who was a minus sign before she was sol dered to him in the bonds of ma trimony. first became interested in cutworms when they found a pitiful she-cutworm with tiny white bum dle in her arms on their doorstep one. snowy night. They took the paraih in and as time passed their feeling kindled into love q mean their feeling for the cutworms: the two principals has always despised each other). Since that day they have never lost their love for cut worms.
 Hosmer Gosling, the prize cut worm of the family, has spent the last two years in a baking college where he is learning to create pies and cup-cakes with his delft hands In regards to this there was a side splitting anecdote enacted when he was home in April rom college Hosmer was tying in the porch swing playing his fife when the sh, little girl cutworm from next door came up the steps.
 Well. Hosmer." she said. "I sup pose you are now full fledged master baker"
 No" said Hosmer, with hu- morous twinkle in his six eyes, 'l am only a Studebaker (student bak I er). The incident created muct laughter amongst the dragons or ! the stairway.
 Most of the skilful technique which the author and his comport employ with the cutworms as beer learned from a cardboard salesman from next door. This man is never found without his trusty briar pip, and he is always fondling som, sort of tobacco. Another of tu whimsical oddities is spraying him self with eau de cologne He is d present selling packages of bluin, 10 all the neiehbors and hopes t have magic lanter by Christina.
 Next month the cutworm seasol gets under way with smash an. We invite our friends to visit us a our booth at the County Fair
 Besides our collection of tn iorial worm the little lady will req fortunes with tea leaves and l vii give limitations Of Em,l flaming and oNer members of the Roman
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
THE SATURATlON POINT

Fully ten years ago financial writers wrote about the approach ing "saturation point" in connection with automobiles in the United States. The writers were more than decade ahead of their time. Ten years ago it was not supposed that the time would ever arrive when in some states there would be an auto mobile to every five persons, or an average all over the country Of one to six. Today. however, that point has been reached-but the automo- bile industry continues to break pro- duction records.
 It is said with an air of finality that the saturation point in automo- bile ownership in the United States has been virtually reached except for the new cars bought by the hun dreds of thousands who each year come of age, and that increased sup ply needed to take care Of the minority of families possessing two cars. Of the 25,0o0,OoO automobiles and trucks in the country, replace ments each year total around B. bI..h ri,- hn average car life of five years.
 This point arrived at, the automo- bile industry would slow up bit were it entirely dependent upon do mestic trade. But il isn't. All the i big plants are constantly increasing their exports. This is what is keep ing the automobile industry expand ing. Even Russia is being tapped for aut tomobile trade.
 Those who thought the automo- bile industry would collapse when the famed saturation point were reached guessed poorly because they did not take two imporian, points into consideration.
 l. That with the country blanket. ed with automobiles, replacementt would go long way toward keep. ing the industry humming. 2. The enormous increase in ex. ports
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
THt. tSiA AL NEW YORK
 pR()RJ,t,N

Those who have visited New York "on business and pleasure" re- gently will have noted that Eighth avenue. below 42d street. has bIos- somed like the rose And all be- cause the new city subway under
New Britain herald., 1929-06-06
Deserted Mother Is
 Freed on Rum Count

Chicago. June 6, P--Mrs. Ce. rested and indicted under the Jones law. pleaded guilty before Federal Judge Charles F.. Woodward yester- day and given suspended sentence of one year.
 Mrs. Black said that when desert- ed by her husband and left to pro- vide for their three children. she set up a small still and made and sold whiskey. Her attorney entered the plea of guilty and asked for mercy. whereupon Judge Woodward
 placed her on probation.