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New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

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DISQUALIFICATION.
@. Does Harry Greb or Young
stribling hold the record for
knockouts?
A. Harry Greb knocked out SO
men during his entire career.
Young Stribling has over 100 knock
outs to his credit and probably
holds the record.
@. Is there such a thing as a
glass or jointed snake?
A. The origin of the story Of the
glass or jointed snake lies in the
fact that there is legless lizard
that looks somewhat like a snake,
whose tail is very brittle. FIRE.
quently pieces are broken off. These
cannot be rejoined but the lizard
can grow a new stump or tail, which
has given rise to the story.
Q. What il the longest wave
length now being used in radio
communication?
A. The longest Ia that of the
station at Bordeau. France. that
uses is kilocycles. 1880 meters.
Transatlantic telephony is on 10000
meters.
Q. What does the name Winona
mean?
A. 1t is an Indian name meaning
FIRST born daughter.
Q. How can one restore the
original luster to old copper coins?
A. Place them in a raw white
potato overnight.
@. Who played the principal
role In "The Phantom of the
Opera?
A.. Norman Kerry. Lon CLANCY.
Q. How much does water expand
when it freezes?
A. One-eleventh of its volume,
that is, one volume of water forms
1.0s0S volumes Of ice.
@. How does the area of Texas
compare with that OF Germany?
A. Texas has an area of 2s5.s9s
square miles and Germany has
1S5.SS9 square miles.
@. Has the Chinese population
Of the United States increased so
much since the passage of the ex-
clusion act?
A. Chinese residents in the
United States are mostly those born
in this country or entered before
there were any restrictions. Some
have entered as servants or domes-
tics, others as students and trade
representatives. to engage in certain
trades a sprovnded in the treaty Of
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

commerce and navigation bstwets
the United states and China.
Q. What kind Of wood u used
for making bows and arrows!
A. Hickory and yew are used fol-
tho bows. and ash and oak for the
arrows.
@. Can 4 woman whose husband
10 sentenced to imprisonment for q
long period Of years remarry with
out gettinxa divorce?
A. imprisonment Of her husband
does not automatically make the
wife free to remarry. In several
states imprisonment or separation
for = certain length OF time 10 q
ground for divorce.
@. From what book IL the movie
"A Woman Of Affairs" adapted.
A. From THE Green Hat by
Michael Arlen.
Q. What IL pongee silk?
A. A soft unbleached wash silk
made In China. the product Of 4
wild silkworm that feeds on oak
leaves
Q. IL ireland rich in mineral
resources?
A. Irel3nd's mineral resources
arc small. Anthracite coal 10 mined
In Kilkenny: iron ore 10 found in
Antrim; and salt, lead and marble,
sand and clay exist in small guam
titles.
Q. How tall il Norma Shsarer!
A. She is S feet 3 inches tall and
weighs II? pounds.
@. How high Is the Woolworth
building above the street level!
A. 1t is 793 feet.
@. Who discovered the magnet
and magnetism?
A. No one knows the name Of
the discoverer Of the magnet or
even the date and locality of its dis
covery. DR.. William Gilbert. q dis
English physician living
from 1540 to 1903 has been called
''the father Of magnetism.
Q. To what royal family did the
Queen OF Spain belong before her
marriage to the King of Spain?
A. She was Princess Victoria
a granddaughter Of Queen
Of England. Her mother,
Princess Beatrice, was the youngest
daughter Of Queen Victoria. Her
father was Prince Henry Of Batten-
berg She was an English princess.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
observations
On The Weather

Washington, Feb. S.-Forecast
for Southern New England: Cloudy,
followed by rain in east portion
Saturday and by snow or rain in
west portion late tonight or Satur-
day: not much change in tempera-
ture; moderate north, shifting to
east winds.
Forecast for Eastern New York:
Rain in south and snow in north
portion tonight and Saturday;
slightly colder in extreme north
portion tonight: moderate east
winds.
Conditions: The storm of yester-
day moved northeastward, to the
north Atlantic ocean and Il beyond
the range of observation as shown
on the map this morning. 1t was
followed In the north Atlantic states
by clearing and slightly colder
weather. A slight disturbance Gen.
trail near Fort Wayne. Indiana Is
producing SHOWS In the Ohio valley
and much Of the lake region.
The area of high pressure over
the plains states persists without
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
STARVATION AND SICKNESS

The times are bad to millions of
people upon this terrestrial sphere.
In China there is famine in some
provinces and thousands have died
of starvation.
In Bessarabia. the province for
merry part Of Russia but now part
OF Roumania. the crops were poor
and starvation faces thousands un-
less relief IL speedily forthcoming.
Illness holds sway throughout a
great part Of Europe. Influenza is
finding many victims. In Prague un-
dertakers are seven days in arrears
in their grim duties. In Paris one
fifth OF the population Is down with
the disease. including many govern
ment officials.
We in the United States are so for
tunate that our main concern con-
Germs budgets and taxes.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
ASH COLLECTION

To many citizens the collection of
ashes in New Britain appears to be
spasmodic. Rather than fool with
this sort Of ash collection numerous
citizens let them accumulate upon
The premises all winter, or dump
them wherever there appears to be
need Of filling depression. Some
Of the back yards in the city look
like ash heaps. and the chief thing
that is beautiful about a snowstorm
is that the ashes are covered I'D.
All Of which ought not to be. The
city could do nothing better to please
citizens than arrange for a city-wide
ash collection system. the main
feature OF which would be regularity.
Other cities do it. why not progress
sive New Britain?
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
Baby Princess Has
Her Own Radio Set

London. Feb. P}-Princess Eliz-
abcth shares with her father. the
Duke of York. q lively enthusiasm
for the radio.
One of her greatest joys is to visit
his study before bedtime, to listen
in to the ''children's hour" on his
big set.
The duke decided that his little
daughter should have her own loud
speaker and he personally made an
extension to the nursery from his
own set so that the baby princess
may now listen in. Her loud speaker
Is disguised as quaint China Lit
tie Miss Muffet" eating her curds
and whey,
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
! NEW BLACK ROCK BRIDGE

A NEW BLACK ROCK BRIDGE
If the city can obtain q new Black
Rock bridge at . cost to itself OF
$4,000. or half the total. it will Be
a cheap investment. The present
structure ID unsightly. 10 too narrow,
requires frequent repairs, and in
every other respect 10 unworthy Of
the city 1t is on the main highway
through the city ana doubtless many
strangers carry away Z bad impress
sion Of the city upon glim psing this
dilapitated structure.
There Is no logical reason why 4
bridge that 10 90 much narrower
than the street and which u Of .
caliber that many = small town
would not tolerate, should be allow
ed to remain much longer.
There is no logical reason why the
present bridge should not make way
for modern structure at the earliest
II the railroad 10 at last
ready to provide it's share OF the cost.
let the city seize the opportunity
and march forward.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
SCANDINAVIA

The address given by Professor
Adolph Benson of Yale in this city
regarding the progress Of Scandi-
navia doubtless was an eye-opener to
many citizens. 1t is fortunate for q
general understanding OF these
progressive nations that the address
received wide publicity.
1t 10 true, as the professor says
that the lack of knowledge evidence
ed by the average American regard
ing Norway, Sweden and Denmark
Is due to the fact that nearly ali
American tourists go to Paris and
other continental countries, or 70
down to Egypt "and have their pic
lures taken riding 4 camel" No one
seems to think Of visiting the re-
markable nations included in Scan
dinavia. Perhaps that Is also partly
due to the fact that tho scandi-
navians do not need the tourists
money 80 much and make no special
effort to attract it. Certain 1t is that
the last thing the people OF these
nations hope for is to make a sub
stantial part of their income from
the spendings of tourists.
Everything worthwhile that makes
for genuine civilization seems to be
cultivated in these prosperous and
progressive nations. Their problems
are so few that they are not heard
from and discussed in International
councils. They rarely make the
front page;' life goes on in an even
tenor: poverty is nil; multi Million
aires also are nil; agriculture is on a
stable basis such as is found no.
where else; the cities are clean: and
flower beds take the place OF ash
heaps and tin can dumps along rail-
road tracks"
This sentence in the professors
talk hit us amidships. To see the
worlds finest collection Of ash piles,
dump piles and tin can heaps one
needs only to take a railroad journey
on the railroad alonp no Naucatuck
valley. And as for ash piles. one need
go no further than New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

general manager Of the company
The yard II located near the Berlin
and New Britain passenger station
and Is ono OF the best equipped onea
In this section.
The japanese have won the ini-
tial victories In the war with Rus
sia and have disabled seven Of the
cars warships.
The bill to provide . $4,000 post
office in New Britain has been In
troduced into the senate by Senator
Plat. Congressman Henry has pre-
viously presented 1t in the house.
A. L. Sloper was toastmaster at
the annual banquet Of the Business
Mems association at the Russwin
hotel last night. Principal Marcus
White was one Of the speakers and
talked on the need for peace, stress
ing the contribution Of Elihu Bur.
rift and asking where Connecticut's
to this peacemaker was.
The committee on arrangements
consisted Of H. D. Humphrey. NJ. p.
Leghorn and w. L. Hatch.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
PREPARATIONS SETTLEMENT

Ten years after the war sees the
world still graphing with the finan-
cial problems that grew from that
catastrophe. 1t can be said with lit
tie likelihood of it being a mere as
sumption that the problems are in
a fair way to be finally settled by the
international committee Of experts
who meet in Paris next week. Ameri-
can Representatives on this commit.
tee are J. P. Morgan and Owen d,
Young. the latter having been CO.
author Of the Dawes plan, which has
worked up to this time and will be
supplemented by a new plan to in
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
IS Years Ago Today

The county commissioners and
Representative Everett J. Lake, act
ing as subcommittee appointed by
the county senator's and representa-
tives to consider adding a workshop
TO the Jail. conferred with the archi-
tects yesterday. Representative
Cooper of this city is a member of
the committee.
The sum of S4s has been turned
into the police pension fund. Of
this amount SIS was received for
duty at the High school football
game at Electric field and $50 for
capturing an army deserter.
E. $. Morse. for many years gem
eral manager Of the c. +. Merwin
Brick Co. has retired and sold his
interest 10 X. c. Merwin. The lat
ter has been elected president and
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
EXECUTION OF WOMEN

There is half-century old tradi-
tion In France against the execution
Of 4 woman. President Doumergue
accordingly committed to life i'm
prisonment the first Of four women
In Paris who were convicted to die
by the guillotine. The same commu-
tation Of sentence IL awaited in the
case Of the remaining three. 1t was
different in the French Revolution:
but then, times have changed
Down in Louisiana. however.
chivalry is not of that kind. The
woman who was executed there last
week had to accept the same SEN
tence as her man. Louisiana, by the
way lis the most Frenchy of our
states. The same lack OF chivalry
was evident in New York when Ruth
Snyder paid the extreme penalty.
We used the word "chivalry" sew
eral times in this observation, and no
other will do. Women are equal be-
fore the law and there can be no
question that they should receive the
same punishment as man when
they commit the same crimes. As a
rule, however. there is a revulsion
against the execution Of a woman
and only in particularly diabolical
murder cases. like that in the
case. is this absent.
If there is a tradition amounting
to law in France against the execu.
ton OF women the same tradition
should apply to men. and life i'm
prisonment be given both sexes for
the same crimes.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
Bridgeport Alderman
Held in Auto Crash

Wes;port, Feb. s (UP) - Former
Alderman William J. Prince of
bridgeport was released under So
800 bonds under manslaughter
charge today after a midnight auto
mobile accident in which Charles II
Abbott Of Stamford was killed and
tour other persons more or less ser
iously injured.
According TO police. cars driven by
Prince and Abbott collided at Nashs
corner on the Boston Post road.
Those injured were John Blans-
field and Sam HOLES. both of
Bridgeport and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fisher OF Stamford. Nj were e3-
pected at hospital to recover.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
PASSING RESOLUTIONS

Passing resolutions IL = popular
pastime. but moro than resolutions
are needed to get things across. That
was the story at the last hearing be-
fore the board OF finance and taxa.
ton. when Judge William +. Man
gan was left to hold the bag himself
in connection with certain matters Of
moment that had been "resoluted"
a bout by the Chamber of Commerce
and the civic luncheon clubs.
Practical work. such ~ attending
a hearing, is moro important than
passing resolutions
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

Nothing raises the price Of stock
so much as q fight for control. Even
rumors Of a merger are not ~ ef-
fective. But the trouble with the
former method 10 that when tho
fight stops something 10 likely to
drop; and 1t isn't the contestants for
control, either.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

Thought 10. The present Legisla-
ture 10 not to be spared an eof1rt to
repeal the present standard time law
whereby public clocks are not allow
ed to announce daylight saving time.
We fear. however, that the COWS
not In the Legislature but out on
the farms-again will settle the dis
cussion.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
Are You "Hittinp
On All SKI"
Evse-Stemseh- 1swsls-
Nssvss-Beain-Heart-
Aro Ihey An l0049

Folks. the human bodyis lust like q
good car, everything mus be in suod
working order II you expect to eet the
best performance out Of ether.
You can't expect to feel Eot II your
liver 10 out Of order, your stomach
upset, nerves jumpy Of bovas tied up.
You must build up your vital forces
and you weak, weary despon3ent men
and women who have been Motoring
Tor ages trying to get back thevim and
endurance Of earlier years will le aston.
ished, delighted and amazed to ~
howquickly strength, energy al vial.
ity come back thru the use Of Faniac.
Go to your druggist now anc eet =
bottle OF Tanlac. Millions Of folA have
started back on the road to iouth.
health and happiness with this Mid.
famous tonic and there is no rsson
why you. too, can't begin today + re-
build your WORKOUT tissues sao r..
vitaiize your entire system.
Your money back il SOU, are ,ot
speedily helped by . fair trial II IL
world-fsmous medicine.
'1anlac
81 MILLION BOTTLES USED
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
Doctor Says Age Is
Foch's Greatest Foe

Paris. Feb. 8 NeThe condition
of Marshal Ferdinand Foch was Do.
scribed ~ stationary BY DR.. Dav.
eniere, his physician. after the Gus.
tomary visit this morning. The
physician withheld further details.
DR.. Deceunes upon leaving the
sick room also characterized the
marshal's condition - stationary"
He added . warning against too
much optimism. saying: 1.-The mar.
shal's greatest enemy 10 his ags."
1t was learned his temperature
this morning was VS. and his
pulse 81.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

Il several years ago have 0oae ~
further than sporadic discussion,
usually after . storm.
It u fortunate indeed that heavy
storms are comparatively rare. The
general Impression seems to be that
We can stand flood waters once or
twice . year: but that does not
ameliorate the disgruntled property
owners who suffer property damage
each time 1t occurs.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

In Massachusetts 4 plan ia under
way to pass a special law making 1t
mandatory for judges to in1ict state
prison terms for for hit and run
drivers. The law ought to pass and
every state should have one.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

sure he ECONOMIC etaolllx4t(on o
Europe.
The European statesmen who wer,
In power at the close Of tho war hat
grandiose ideas about how to get thu
money to pay the debts. They were
not adopts At figures and decided,
poor economists. Some Of thsiI
plans when put into execution
nearly ruined them. All the curren.
cies except those Of England threat.
ened to follow the mark. and even
the money Of proud Britain for q
time was under par. Manifestly. this
sort Of thing could not continue. and
that resulted in the Dawes plan. put
into motion by American experts
who did not permit their emotions
to rule their minda
Since that time the continental ma
tions have learned that 4 continue
ton Of common sense 10 . necessity
II the world 10 to get back ON its
feet. 1t perhaps was not their fault
that they could not foresee earlier
that no precedents held good in the
face Of such an enormous interna-
tional problem.
Reparations and war debts, Of
course, form the basis Of the
troubles. The Dawes plan. in the hfth
which began September l. 1876
or standard year Of its application
puts Germany's reparation payments
at two and 4 half billion gold marks.
or tbsb.000.00e. = year. From that
point on the financial details make
one dizzy. The time has arrived for
the Anal bookkeeping and the calibef
Of the international committee pre-
supposes = satisfactory ending to
tnIs grim drama.
1t 10 the policy Of the United
States not to confuse war debts with
rsparations. In theory this may bs
possible. but In practice it IN likely
that whenever the committeeman
think Of reparations they likewise
will think OF debts. They will bal.
lncs the one with the other. The In.
iebtedness Of foreign nations to the
United States last November totalled
I11.ss3.40S.7ss. What England. !
France and the remainder OF the
lilies want to know 10 what good !
will reparations do them IL the
United States gets the money?
The Rhineland matter also forms |
! problem. yet 1t should be easy to
olive. France has been eager for |
security" and now. in the estima.
ion of neutral observers, has It in
he form Of the Locarno pact. The
Ian to evacuate the Rhineland and
ubstitute an allied commission Of
ontrol doubtless will 90 through
Without much opposition. Particular
Y 10 this desirable In view OF the
osts of the Rhineland occupation.
which whether charged to Germany
'r paid by the occupants. leaves that
much less to be had in reparations.
In the opinion OF many students
# international affairs Germany has
een paying reparations we'll enough,
ut has been borrowing too much I
money from other nations. particu-
arly in the United States. 1t 10 easy
D pay debts with borrowed money,
ut eventually that leads to new
ifTiculties incident to the payment
f the newly made debts.
The international committee is
Of the best fnanciers in all
he nations. No statesmen-actual or
on it. That is well.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
THIS SIDE OF PARADISE:
by e. II. Blue

The Balyhoo artist suddenly be-
came imbued with the telling-the-
truth complex.
Ladies and Gentlemen. don't
want to disappoint you. ana / hope
you will be good enough to stay and
listen to what I have to say. This
is supposed to be the most WON
derful sideshow on Earth, but
frankly, it's about the ROTTENEST
I've sene in my life. And folks, I've
seen plenty.
This 45-ycar old woman here on
my right is Mamie Gwynnbush.
We've got her billed as 1.-THE Coun-
tess Soprano most beautiful singer
in the world. Folks. ! don't like to
be a knocker. but Mamie is NO
countess. When she was six
months old baby, everybody tbs ueht
she was going to be pretty. Gut she
fooled EN-. All of 'cm. There are
homelier women than Mamie, but
SO far. | haven't seen 'em. She's the
worst singer I've heard in a coon's
age. but still-EVERYBODY's en-
titled to make living SOMEHOW!
Mamie could do WORSE. but |
doubt it. But then, Mamies a good
scout. if you figure it all out. but
Just try and figure it OUT. can't,
This wild man chained on my
left here is Mamie's husband. That's
enough to make ANY man wild, but
he's not wild. He tried to be wild
once. 1t didn't take Mamie long to
tame him. Still, he's pretty good
husband. But that's just the trouble.
He never keeps still.
There's no use in taking up any
more Of your time. folks. The rest
of the gang on this platform are all
fakes. and we've got some more IN
SIDE.
IF you want 10 come in and see
for yourselves. come on, butt if you
DON'T. it's perfectly ALL RIGHT,
because ] see that Charlie, our pick
pocket. has finished friskins you all.
and we've got your money, any
way"
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
FLOOD SEWERS

The flooded condition of some of
the streets yesterday morning once
again called attention to the fact
mat the storm water sewer system Of
the city is far from perfect. and the
nebulous projects made to improve
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

If Mr.. Hoover has 4 proper appre-
citation of publicity he will heed the
clarion call to appoint Colonel Lind
bergh to some cabinet position, 20
that the nation would have at least
one flying official.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
SIMPLE JUSTICE!
By Albert SC,hcelr

BY Albert Scheur
Somewhere ona South Sea isiet
ute unknown to any pilot,
There IL probably 4 maiden with q
skin Of golden brown.
Who IL sitting with her knittin.,
Tor whatever else 10 fitting),
While her dusky tresses crown her
with a deeply lustrous crown!
II there should be such a maiden,
With her gorgeous ringlets laden
With the blooms Of tropic flowers,
she'd be thinking Of mo there:
Or she should be. II she could be;
II she didn't-welI. 1t would be.
Since my fastasies evolved her,
hardly courteous or fair!
"Ulaloa" I shall term her,
Where the wavelets softly MUIR
muir,
Uf her name 10 "Ulaloa" it's a pref
ty nifty name);
"Ulaloa"-she should blow
Fragrant kiss to me, to show a.
Proper sense of obligation for her
moniker. l claim!
"Ulaioa"-in the distance.
II she's really in existence
Should be signing at my absence,
sad and lonely, l aver;
A creation, a pulsation
OF my fond Imagination
If she doesn't think about ME. ]
will unimagine her!
Novelty!
Byron: II never tasted lipstick
like this before!"
Dorithy: mo, it's the only one
Of its kind. My druggist gave 1t to
ME as personal flavor"
Alfred Killing.
He who sits in a quick lunch chair
should own two-pants suit.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

You can tell when you are ap-
preaching a center of culture. You
begin to step on chewing gum tn
stead of grass.
The box office doesn't show what
people think of the talkies. People
70 to Florida for the climate despite
the bugs.
Realism" in literature: Devoting
one paragraph to the bathroom fix-
lures and two pages to the ring in
the bath tub.
Some Senators must be persuaded
by the President. and some buy
their own breakfasts.
Americanism: A judge filming six
black boys for gambling while his
wife Is winning the bridge prize.
MANY divorces are due to the fact
that people see too much Of one an
other" Still, one must dress in style.
He'll, for some people. will be a
place where everybody else drives
five-ton truck.
Apparently our fathers made their
great mistake by not leaving the
definition of sin to the legislature
instead of the dictionary.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

Governor Trumbull takes pride in
being known as the flying governor,
but he will not be an entire success
until he can convince the President
that to fly is safer than motoring.