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The Washington times., 1929-06-25
A RIM Y NETMEN
LIST TOURNEY

From far and near they're COM
ing here for the annual Army ten
mis- championship tournament, with
play starting Thursday morning on
the courts of the Columbia .CouTl-
try Club. Players in all branches
Of Army service are eligible for
the tourney and representatives
from California, Texas, Ohio. West
Point, Georgia, New York, and
other states will participate.
Major Robert G. VanVliet will
be on hand to defend his champion
ship, won last year, and is a strong
favorite to retain his title. Among
Army men he is the acknowledged
best tennis player in the service
and unless some one springs a dis.
tinct surprise he should repeat. In
addition to holding the Army title,
Major VanVliet also is singles cham.
pion Of the District of Columbia.
The schedule Of play calls for
first round Of singles Thursday
day afternoon, third round Fri.
Urday afternoon and the finals
Sunday afternoon. Doubles play
will start Friday and run ON
through until Tuesday, probably.
Players eliminated in the earlier
rounds Of play will at once begin
trying out for places on the LAech
cup team, which engages the Navy
in the annual historic series be.
tween the two services for hat
trophy on the Chvey Chase Club
courts, July 90. The other players
will make, their efforts to gain
places on the cup team later next
week after the tournament is fin
ished.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20

known wherever Polish is spoken This eminent advocate Of things spiritual helped to build the Sacred Heart church with his own hands: and though this edifice and it's parish is the center of his ministrations he has other notable achievements to his credit. He brought about the construction of the parochiai school. the home for the aged. the orphan asylum, the home for Polish immi- grants in New York: he establjshed the Order of Mary Immaculate; operates farm: he has been decor ated by the Pope and by the Polish government he established a Polish weekly and day nursery; he en- joys the friendship and admiration of Ignace Padercwski former premier of Poland and pianistic genius.
 The Rev. Father Bojnowski is 61 ,cals of age today. The years hang lightly. He continues active. observ- ant and able. Fellow citizens wish him many more anniversaries.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20
BREAKING FROM PRISON

Although men sentenced to prison are carefully watched, are prevented from obtaining dangerous weapons, or handy tools for breaking through the bars and walls that confine them. they succeed in obtaining Mcir freedom often enough 10 cause con siderable speculation as to how such exploits are possible.
 One cannot help concluding that the watchfulncss in some of the prisons is not wholly efficient: that guards frequently arc untrustwor- thy; that ''trusties" arc not always 10 be trusted.
 The getaway in Columbus. O., was q case in point. Here were five men who could succeed in saving their way from cells and climbed over the wardrn's house undetected. Such a break, one is safe in concluding, could not have been consummated without inside aid-actual or through negligence.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY %, ls2s

built from New Haven to Northamp- ton it was to revolutionise trans portation in these parta The revolu- ton was barely under way when railroads were invented. 90 the enter prising citizenry along the canal built a railroad practically paralieling the great waterway. This railroad also was supposed to revo- lutionize transportation.
 How effective the revolution has revolted can be Glimpsed from the fact that a bus line now takes care of the passenger business, while the freight haulage compares favorably with what goes over the rails of Johnny's toy railroad.
 This business of making great ports out of cities which happen to possess access to the sea. and turn ing transportation up valley by the construction of canals and railroads doesn't work. Ports grow where the vessel owners are most likely to be accommodated with cargoes going and coming. ... .s..
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20
THE NEW RAIL HEAD

John J. Policy. the new president Of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, was born in Illinois, worked on various railroads in various lowly capacities. became an executive on various other lines. and finally comes to the New Haven from the Central of Georgia railroad. where he was president. At no time in his career was he identified with New England. Thus the New Haven board did not permit sectional senti- ceed the late E. J. Pearson, pre- ferring to select young energetic president of a smaller railroad. Mr Pelley is only 60 years Of age. which sems to be the ideal age for a railroad president. There are few young men presidents in this busi- ness. It takes about 40 years of active service for man to accumu late enough practical experience to be an accom- plishcd president of q major railroad. It is no job for a young man.
 Information today is that presi- dent Policy will not need to attend D as many details about operating 10r road as came 10 the lot of Mir. r. arson. For th" present at feast thn Hiialrlnan of th~ board will attend to much of the operating detail. Mr. Pearson. as l& well known, not onl, died Tn harness but he overwork.tI himself. A railroad president is too important man 10 the road to be allowed 10 do this
 President Policy will b" welcomed to New England with hospitality courtesy and well wishes.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20

You can get an dHbWeF tV 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 marit1. advice cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive . per. sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answei cd. All letters arc con- fid entiaI.-Editor. O.. What is the total loss by fire in the United States in 1927? A. s47S.245,620. Q. What is the botanical name for "The old Maid Plant?
 A. Ninca rosea.
 o. What is tho meaning of the Name Juanita?
 A. It is a Spanish girls name, a dimnutive form of the Hebrew name John. which means gracious gift of God"
 Q. Is aviation modern conccp- lIOll ol iIdIl
 A. There is mythological legend of Daedalus. Grecian sculptor. who together with some companions. made flights on wings fashioned by himself. lcarus, feeling a pardon able pride in his own ability, flew too near the sun, and the heat melted the wax with which the wings were fastened 10 his body and he was precipitated into the sea. Scientists have sought 10 initiate the flight Of birds and have cnyied their ability to navigate the air from the earliest times, and many schemes and suS- gestions were advanced by early physicists; most of them fanciful and impossible of application, to en- able man to navigate the air by free or controlled flight.
 o. What do the symbols A. NJ. and r. M. stand fW? A. A. NJ. stands for ante meridian and P. NJ. stands for post meridian. Meridian is l2 o'clock.
 Q. Is ice skating faster than roller skating?,
 A. The record for ice skating is 100 yards in seven seconds: for roller skating 100 yards in 10 seconds
 Q. Who played the title role and the part of Old Matt in "The Shep- herd of the Hills? A. Alec E. Francis played the title role and Old Matt was played by Romainc Fielding.
 Q. Where is the English Derby run?
 A. At Epson Downs race track 1 just outside London. Q. If two balls of the same size. one of iron and one of wood were dropped from the same height,
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20
lDI:T DREAMS

Hartford IS ;ts far removed from tn" Sound aS Albany is from the ocean, Mor- boats, however. go 10 AllFu'y than go 10 Hartford. Why?
 In thr first place. Albany is on ou" roui" to the West. that through th" Mohawk Valley. Watcrborne freight going to Albany may have q faraWay destination; it can go fur 'her inland over the Bargr canal, or by train.
 Waf"rhorn" freight to Hartford goes TO further by boat. There may Dc as much--or a: lit:lc-domand for Wai"rborur freight in Hartford as thor" is at Albany: but that do"Su1 rr'ron' many nor" times as many ships going up th" Hudson as itaN CTS" inc Connecticut.
 When the Farlulnston canal vas
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20
WHEN PEOPLE. SHOP

A ma iority of merchants of New Britain apparently have come 10 the conclusion that Saturday night re- mains a good shopping night during the good old summer time. It is true, of course, that in the automobile age Il fairly large number of people spend the weekend ont of town. But the question is. do these consist of the class which likes 10 do major part of it's shopping O Saturday evenings?
 Some of our most successful mer- chants take the view that though they prefer 10 remain closed Satur- day nights, they would prefer to have this done the year around, not only during the summer. These hold that the system of changing during the summer months leads to the con fusion Of some of the public and a consequent loss of trade. Which sounds reasonable enough, particu- larly in view of the fact that all mer- rules but prefer to keep open when they feel they might serve the pub lie. We imagine that this situation has had some bearing upon the de- cision 10 remain open upon the night i in question during the summer.
 The morale Of the clerks is not to be overlooked A long day on Satur- day means a tired day on Sunday with less inclination for enjoying the blithesome weather, and less oppor- tunities for week end trips. It is gratifying, however. that the army of clerks will have half a day of joy each Wednesday afternoon. This is considerable of an improvement over { conditions generation ago when clerks labored~all of every day and until 1o:30 Saturday nights.
 Every city is confronted with it's own peculiar shopping problems. The shopping districts in the large cities are closed tight as drum on Saturday evenings, and some of the shops close Saturday at noon. Man. ifestly what is good business in such city is not necessarily good busi- ness in city the size of New Britain Neither is it good business to be guided solely by what a competitor | happens 10 do or want to do. There
 are grocery stores in this city whcl
 are open all day on Sundays, but i that doesn't remotely influence the ] operation of the larger stores. 1 Taken by and large, it is signifi-
 cant step that has been taken by the major merchants of the city.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20

which would reach the ground frat
 4. Both would reach the ground at the same time provided the sur faces of each ball arc such that the same resistance Of atmosphere is en- countered. In a vacuum they would reach the ground at exactly the same moment. Q. Where was the first lighthouse erected?
 A. It was the famous one built by Ptolemy II on the small island of Pharos, off the north coast of Egypt, which island Alexander the Great, when he founded Alexandria, caused to be joined to the coast by bridge nearly mile long. On it Ptolemy built a lofty tower Gone of the seven wonders of the ancient world) through the upper windows of which the light of torches or fires was shown to guide vessels into the harbor.
 o. How large 8 vocabulary does the average child and the average adult have?
 A. A ctA yCdI OAN SAkIlu Nho" nearly 1000 words. An uneducated person knows 5000 to 5000 words and the average person knows from 5000 10 10000 words.
 c. How did grape fruit get that name?
 A. Because it grows in clusters of from three to twelve resembling bunch of grapes.
 o. What is the value of a United States large copper cent dated 1794?
 A. From 25 cents to $2.0o.
 c. What does the name Zoia mean?
 A. It is Russian from a Greek root and means life"
 Q. How did the Cocker Spaniel get it's namc?
 A. These dogs belong to the smaller-sized branch of the Sporting Spaniel family. The name cocker" was derived from Cooking Spaniel" an old English term so called be- cause they were used for flushing woodcock and similar birds.
 Q. Is there anything that can be done to remove the odor in rancid lard?
 A. No. Q. After he was impeached was President Johnson removed from office?
 Q. What arc the Seven Seas?
 A. The North and South Atlantic. the North and South Pacific, the 1n- dian Ocean, the Arctic and the Ant arctic Oceans.
 o. Who played the title role in the motion picture Ben Hur"?
 A. Ramon Novarro.
 Q. When were Buffalo nickels first coined?
 A. In 1913.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20
GIFTS TO EDUCATION

Ii is getting so that hardly q day passes without some philanthropist giving a million or so to q university. Our rolling mills of learning" are becoming cluttered mp with memorial buildings bearing tn" names of their generous donors Edward $. Hardness, after contribut- ing nobody knows how much 10 various educational enterprises, has allowed his ncrous spirit to sway him into presenting sll. 900. 900 to Harvard; tho other day Yale got an- other million. and also New York ! nivorsty for it's endowment fund While this is going on the smaller uTIivrrsiti's or colleges. such as Trinity aul Wesleyan, are quite overlook ,d. Yet in the acgrcgat" tn" country o,or they contribut" greatly to the nations store Of knowledge. This seems To he q tim" when tn, "big rirh uniHrr.itl"s' bocom" con- t'nually richer whiic n" small fol- lows are allowed to worry along as best they can. In spit" of inc ondoW mcuts and muuificent gifts to the iar@" concerns it usually costs less 10 woo book learning at tho smaller fry The cost of 9 trip through tn" mass production universities goes up rather than down. which would not b" likely if the millions in donations were put into disa' minating cduca ton inst ad uf into B.W and fancy buildings.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20
25 Tears Ago Today

sclectnnau Peter Prior Of Plain- v;He is attaining new and unsought honors. Games Warden Foote de- sires that he is constituted a guard ian of the deer, as result or the recent deer hunt at White Oak. Democrats are obliged to be prepar- ed for a lot of unexpected things these days ..but the present one IS something new. Several caretakers have offered !heir services in hous- ing the deer
 Arthur W. Upsen will address the Bible class at the Y. M. C. A. this evening.
 The old GiJdings block at $4 and 6 Church street is undergoing a general overlapping. The Ne| Britain Supply Co. Will occupy the entire building.
 The New Britain Knitting Co. located on Elm and Chestnut streets and ctnployng about 300 hands. will cease operations in June. The, fac cry was advertised for rent today.
 \ Al Leach and the Three Rosebuas in Girls Will Be Girls" w. X Bra dys splendid production. Tn" brightest cleanest. best musical comedy on thc road Hear the talk ing game cock See the great cock fight. See the marvellous electric ,janc". Hear the latest song hits. Scn tho funny school room scene. i Dan Norton and Albert SchiliinE, New Britain hovs. were among th'' hcaviest losers whci Dartmouth haii burned yes; erdAv. Schilling was at breakfast and could not reach his room. losing money. clothes. books. and instrument worth $500 or S4o0. Norton reached his room but was forced back by smoke. His loss is s325 Fei.N lianoy. original "IIi' tf Way 'DoHn Eas'.' was in town to- day and called upon several friends
 Michael J. Smith. valued em ploye Of .the Herald for eight years esigned his position today and will enter the employ of 2 contemporary | In the series of speeding contests ! at Fran'ilan Sgnarc. honors are noN even between Landlord T'elcin and H. l.. Mills Much interest is being taken in th" rubber which ma, [ come on Monday
 The following officers were circte. 'his morning at tl,o annual meetins of 'hc New Britain Brass Co: presi d"t. F. !. t'lanncry. vice presid cn' r.. r. Gaffney. secretary. W. H l Caldwell; treasurer, Peter Long.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20

pressure that was central ever1 eastern South Dakota yesterday morning is central over westel n| Lake Erie this morning. Toledo Ohio 3O.14 inches. It's movement eastward caused lower teRperatured attended by. light snows during the| night in much of the country east of the Mississippi valley.
 The zero line extends from Mon-] treal southwestward to Fort Wayne Ind. thence west to Omaha. Neb.l and north to Winnipeg. Temporal lures over the western plains stated and the Rocky mountains are rising rapidly under the influence of a lona| trough shaped depression that cx1 tends from Arizona northward i'd the North Dakota Canadian bord., Williston and Winnipeg e94S inches White River and Doucet report. q temperatures Of 46 below zero.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather and continued cold.
 TemDeratureS yesterday:
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20

and Reed of Missouri the other day provided the latest battle Of ,osic," and after it was over all their listeners and all their hearers be- lieved approximately what they be- lieved before it started.
 It is hoped on the one side to make the law more effective by put ting more teeth into it; i. e., by radically raising the punishment for offenders. Senator Jones of Wash- ington. for instance, has a plan 10 provide a maximum fine of $l0,00o and4ive years in jail. This would be a more severe punishment than is in flcted upon citizens violating som" other laws, but it must be rcmember- cd that the prohibition law is great moral experiment, and must require noble efforts to enforce it and the StIldlf, dltfl que tuSlldtlVil l'd7f'N" the Jones act. Srnator Bingham be- ing one of five Republicans voting against It. The ammcndmcnt to the affect that the law would apply to commercial violations and not to casual violations which brought the support of some senators who ob- jected 10 it's original intent-hur its teeth, leaving much to the discre ton of federal judges.
 If there is logic behind the Jones measure then why not go the whole distance and provide life imprson- ment for liquor law violators? Or have them done to death by firing squad. This would keep the army busy.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20
How Thin Men and
 Women Gain in Weighj

McCoy's Tablets. sugar-coated and rich in weight building agents ar( easy to take and will not even dis} turb the most delicate stomach.
 These wonderful health buildin1 strength creating, weight producin1 tablets are now sold in every dru store in North America and million of them are used every month.
 Mccoy takes all the risk-Read this ironclad guarantee. If after talk ing 4 sixty cent boxes of Mccoy Tablets or One Dollar boxes an} thin. underweight man or woma doesn't gain at least pounds and feel completely satisfied with tn { marked improvement in heaith- your money will be returned.
 Just ask for McCoys Tablets aI Fair Drug Dept. or any drug stori in America.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20

One reason why the Legislat ure proceeds without undue delay is be- cause there arc no anti-eSolution bills to throw. sand in the eyes of the members nor becloud their ,ninds The boys don't seem to care whether they came from the same family tree as the apes or whether they descended directly from squir- rels In' other words, they are more interested in the present than in their ancestors prior to the discov- cry of Connecticut.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20
PROPAGANDA FROM 4 SENATOR

Senator Jones of Washington kindly sent us copy of his "ex- tension of remarks in the Congress sional Record. The extension of re- marks forms a booklet of So printed pages, which Uncle sam's govern ment printing office kindly printed. Then it was sent 10 us through the mails through tho kindness of the postal department this not costing Senator Jones a cent The main diff ference between Senator Jones' propaganda and other propaganda which reaches this office daily is that the senator's didn't cost him anything except the effort to com pile the Mount Everest Of words packed into it's S9 pages, which others furnished. The other propa- eanda shooters are compelled 10 pay the printer and pay Uncle Sam to deliver their goods. Senator Jones, therefore, has much of an advantage. We rather think that he sent his effusion to every newspaper office in the United States. and to numer- ous others, including his, more or less admiring constituents in the state of Washington.
 Now what does Senator Jones' extension of remarks" consist of? You'd be surprised! Not a speech relivered by Senator Jones, or one he wrote out and had printed in the Congressional Record. It is the series of prohibition enforcement methods that were brought to light by the w. C. Durant prize competi- tion. Mir. Durant. or somebody for him. is seeing to it that the schemes are given national circulation in , booklet form, and without the pay- ment of extra mOney---mCrely re- . lying upon good Senator Jones to extend the whole shooting match in yhis remarks. which legally enables 1 them to be sent broadcast withou, ! expense
 , But there is also other material in the booklet. among these being statements by Irving Fisher. Clar. ence True Wilson, Ernest II. Cher
 rington. Orville S Poland, and hos Of other eminent acadenlicans. Now f the vets could compile {
 booklet and get some wet senator tt
 do them a similar favor the odd.
 would be even. Or why not et
 further and lot other propaganda in
 stitutlons rely upon senators ant
 representatives to get their stuf
 printed and franked through in.
 malls free Of charge? Think of al
 Inc money. now wasted. that woul,
 be saved. The nation would pay fo
 tn" propaganda in this way an,
 probably nobody would notice 1h
 cost As for tn" effects Of the propa
 sand1. 1t would achieve as much o
 result that way as at present.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20

SUtu Hliin6S.
 Just because the Raditch family was killed off. King Alexander needn't think he can squash the people. t-#
 But think how much more work surgeons would have if evolution hadn't done a fairly good job.
 Our idea of zero in chivalry is for the groom's father to weep at the wedding.
 Why pity the farmer? If you can't pay, it must be nice to feel that the weather alone is to blame.
 Desirable aliens are the kind that live here for years before learning that "one grand" means thousand dollars. -. .
 A night sick isn't like a night club. When a night stick knocks you silly, it leaves your self-respect. -------
 Amcricanism: A prosperous man with two lodge emblems showing a stranger in the Pullman smoker his bridge work.
 No wonder theology interprcts an- cient Hebrew in various ways. Men can't even agree on an interpreta- ton Of document as late as the constitution. The greatest enemies Of proh'bi- ton, however. are those who wish tc stop the consumption of liquor.
 Times change. New York stlli searches for the real murderer ln- stead of raiiroading one in the good old fashioned way to stop public clamor. ::
 It might save a lot of court ex- pense if the law would frankly limit capital punishment to those worth less than $10,000. T When two stations conflict, tS hard to tell whether one is weaker because you want it or whether you want it because it is weaker. France will pay if Germany does. Try saying to your banker: "l feel no obligation to pay that note unless the fellows who owe may pay up.' Correct this sentence: "I was in , the wrong, dear" said the wife. ana I want 10 apologize. ~, ..,. , ; Copyright 1929, Publishers Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20

Removing the Court of Honor does not appear to be such a hard job after all. City Hall has been going at 1t a little at time and by the time all the announcements. reports and surveys are completed maybe the public mind will be reconciled to nothing else except what is recom- mended. The delay and discussion apperlaining thereto is easily under stood. Nobody is inclined to be in too much of hurry.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-20
TEETH FOR THE DRY LAW

There have been debates regard ing the prohibition law without nuIn- ncnt became inc law of the land there were dry debates - Somr ac.r- ally dry and uthors about the dry law--and to the best of our kDovl- edge 10 this day there is q wide diversity of opinion. Senators Borah