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New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
INCREASED DUTIES FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS

Teaching school is getting to be more scientific every year. If pres ent trends continue there may be little time left for teaching. Or perhaps, every teacher will require a clerk or secretary.
 Time was when the elementary teacher did nothing else but teach She even had time to take per sonal interest in the progress Of in- dividual pupils.
 Nowadays the business of teaching runs about like this:
 Keeping an attendance ledger.
 Keeping track of the marks made by pupils.
 Making out health cards.
 Making out religious education cards.
 Filling out nationality cards.
 Making report cards.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
Fifth Ward Expected Tn prx,flsM,e Pitched Rattle

Fifth Ward Expected
 To Produce Pitched Battle
 Political strife in the fifth ward IS expected to be the high spot or the coming city election.
 The Polish element is divided into two factions and both already claim strong support and victory. Each faction is ready to pitch camp and wage battle to the end.
 At the city election last year while the democratic candidate for mayor was winning by . majority of less than 800, the democratic candidates for councilmen in the word. Lucian Macora and James Murphy. polled 16oVand 1876 votes respectively while the republican candidates, Joseph Kloskowski and Frank Barszcz were trailing with SSl and s46 respectively. The presidential election in the fall gave the demo. crats a still greater majority. This if seems would be conclusive proof that the democratic faction is the stronger in that ward. and assuring election of democratic candidates to the offices of alderman and coun- cilman.
 On the other hand the opposing camp claims that the victory Of the l republicans in the national election has material bearing on the out 1 come of the spring elections in that many who had voted the democratic ticket in the fall have become reconciled to the republican ranks and strengthened their camp. Who the candidates will be in the opposing ranks cannot De toid' Alderman Frank Zapatka has an' nounced that he would run for re- election on the democratic ucket Since his announcement he mas saio that he was not sure whether nc would seek office again. Council man l.. Samorajczyk has maintained d quiet attitude and nothing can be learned from him.
 The Polish-American Republican l club, which claims a large member
 ship, has given little or no en-
 courasement to the inquisitive, ex'
 cent that there would be an interest
 ing and stirring encounter. Therf
 has been some talk about fostering
 the candidacy of Peter J. Pajcwsk for alderman, but the leaders >hav'
 refused to make any comment or the rumors. The democrats thlnl that there is some truth to th' llumors and that Pajcwski will run
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
Callin' Contests Popular
 in Many Lines of Activity

Out in I-o-way they have hog callin' contests. Over in the town Of Munroe the Grange had a husband callin' contest. Same rules apply to one as to luther. No slam at the men intended but the males are do- ing a lot of hard thinking.
 These callin' contests arc not so bad and might be applied 10 prac- tical purposes.
 For example, we might have blll callin' contest. The butcher, the bak- CT, the banker, the radio dealers and the automobile agents could Set l apart a day on which they would engage in callin' the names of those l who are back in their payments. Central park would be an ideal spot for the demonstration Booths | could be erected around the fringe 1 of the park and creditors could stand in them callin' the names Of those who owed them money. Mega phones could be used but maxi
 mum size would be set. The ere 'itor
 who got the largest haul at the end
 of the day would win.
 Husband callin' has been popu-
 lar sport ever since the dawn of
 time, although it has been carried
 on with variations. It is said that
 Eve gave Adam a nudge in the ribs
 very early one morning and said
 breathlessly: Adam. get up. ] hear
 serpent downstairs" And Adam
 it is said, mumnled Well, I'm nc
 snake charfner." turned over and
 went to sleep again. Adam set the
 style and ever since then it has beer
 hard for men to get up in the morn
 ing.
 Democratic governments ar
 featured by candidate callin' con tests. Everyone who runs for office
 has heard the voice of the pecpu callin' him. Many of them lear' that the call of the peerul was th' faintest whisper and what the. actually heard was the campaign manager callin' for a contribution.
 Callin' is part of every poke game. Many are called but fev clean up.
 ? Girl callin' contests are common place. A young man gets a girl ol the telephone and talks and talk 3 without saying anything and all tn t time the girl is apt to be sitting il : another admirers lap. That ha f been done, too.
 : Wife callin' is pastime wit K which every man is familiar. Hi /. wife goes out to an afternoon bridg l and says sweetly Now. George. yO 0 can call for me at 5 o'clock wit
 the machine" So George calls an
 sits and sits and sits outside wait r ing for the girls to decide who wo : the bonbon dish until he is nearl
 starved.
 s Callin' is not unknown in in stockmarket. Ask the man who ha . heard the siren call of the broke 6 for more margin.
 e When you get right down 10 i
 there IS callin' in many fields ( = cndeavor. One Of them is callin' 2 day and that's just what the wri' <! CT is going to do.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

Legislature session. The next time we get a pain in the tummy we in- tend to see a doctor just to have him confirm what we already know about the subject. Such confirma. ton. we hold. is worth the price Of admissiop.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
WI, WAX GAY ABOUT THE HEALING ARTS

The medical profession doscn't mean thing to us; neither docs the healing arts business as practlccd by gentlemen who do not necessarily need to possess graduation certifl- cates from medical colleges. In other words, We arc as independent in such things as we are in politics. And we are of the opinion that as both politicians and medical and pseudo men depend upon 1 the public for their sustenance they are both amenable to discussion.
 The medical profession, of course, is jealous of it's standing. The fact l that 1t IS regarded as a profession causes 1t 10 resent any other type | of healing artisans from craving a similar title. A chirapractor or all osteopath, in the mind Of medical practitioner. is not member of the medical profe ession; while medical i doctor, in the mind of Chiroprac- tor, an osteopath, or d naturopath. , is member Of the medical trust"
 That's it: One calls the other a trust member the other retorts with "cult.'
 And all compete with one another.
 Here is how things work out in practice:
 A man suffers from stomach trouble due to oNcreatlng, the wrong
 diet. and lack of exercise. He goes
 to a genuine doctor, one with a
 parchment which shows he graduat- cd from an exalted medical school.
 He is told that he has been eating
 the wrong kind of food, that he
 ought to eat only half as much. and
 that he ought 10 exercise twice as
 much that he should not drive his
 car so much and walk more. Then he
 is given prescription, which costs
 25 to fill at a chemists shop, and
 learns 1t is 10 tone up his tummy
 prevent gas in the intestinos or re-
 move it after it generates and tol(
 10 return within a week or so. , Or the man goes to a chiroprac
 tor, who tells him he has been eat
 ing improperly. too often, tot much, and that he doesn't ge . enough exercise, And then he i : treated to the treatment common with chiropractors and is told t' r return in about a week.
 Or he goes to an osteopath. wh' |. tells him the same story and give 3 him a treatment common to hi : calling.
 Or he goes to naturopath wh ] says exactly the same thing. and al , so treats him according to his spe l cial sytem.
 S The man is liable to get well re
 gardless of whom he has visited I provided he eats half as much a ,; formerly, exercises twice as mucf = and follows the 63 health rule n made for the wise.
 = As matter of fact, if the rich : man had used his head, he woul X have known what to do without sec : ing anybody at all.
 |. The majority of diseases are jul:
 about like this. If doctors. the regr t lars or those others who want l n censes indicating they belong to tn e profession. only treated those wh e were organically ill they would I IS riding around in Fords or on b l. cycles instead of high.powered an ,t high priced cars. n Consequently we fail to get excite - over this healing arts bushes l. which pops up regularly at eve1
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
Observations On He Weather

Washington, March 1.-Forecast: Eastern New York and Southern New England: Mostly cloudy possibly light local rains Saturday: Sunday cloudy and warmer. rain Sunday aft ernoon or night.
 Conditions: The disturbance that was central southeast of Cape Cod Thursday night has moved north- eastward to Newfoundland. Pres sure is relatively high from New England southward to the Bahamas There will be considerable cloudi- ness over the Washington forecast district Saturday and light local rains are probable in Atlantic states.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

The Connecticut Legislature fin ally failed to ratify the proposed child labor amendment. again en- phasizing the practical certainty that this is not time for additional constitutional amendments.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
Mayor PaOncssa Continues to Sneak for the People

Mayor Paonessa' popularity as a public official may be partly attrib- uted to the fact that he never loses sight of the theory that a man Tn office is a servant of the people. The mayor is a man of the people, He rose from the ranks and ne never forgeta that he holds office not by divine right but by the will Of his fellow citizens.
 The mayors newest manifestation of acute interest in the welfare Of the man in the street is his efforts to have the penalty charge on unpaid taxes reduced by legislation. AS he points out in his letter to Senator Christ the city is always protected against loss by liens placed on pro- perties for which back taxes are due. There is no reason why the city should gouge the man who is tenn porarily embarrassed financially and unable to pay his taxes. The city does not need money that badly. It iy in the business of government not of making profits.
 The case is put strongly up 10 Sem ator Christ and Representatives Bengston and Lange when the mayor says: "As representatives of the people it is our duty to protect their (the citizens) interests. not to pen alize them"
 Real estate men and others Tn close contact with the property slt- uation realize that any saving which can be effected by property owners l will be welcome relief. Many pur- chased homes when prices were al their peak. They have been forced to swallow the depreciation in value and quite a number find 1t difficult 10 meet their taxes as promptly as they would like to pay. The higl penalty tax is an unnecessary bur, den. Mayor Paonessa put his finger on the spot when he says in his let ter: Tt is conceivable that MT | Blodgctt, our state tax commissioner and the legislature had good rcasoI for imposing heavier interest charge! but here in New Britain we know l is striking heavily against person! who cannot afford to pay"
 It will be interesting to watch fol dcvelopments as reflected by Sena tor Christ's reply. The letter he re
 ceived from the mayor was typica Paonessan document with a plea fo the rank and file in every line.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

senses singing .. e minor notes Russian unbear- able.
 I lit . cigarette and my hands trembled over the flame ana my nails shone scarlet like blood- drops. My face was toward the South last night was made
 And then, the hour Of f:SO hav- ing arrived, l resumed my duties as a night dishwasher at the cafeteria!
 PyrOtechnic Papa!
 His Sister: Willie, go to bed!"
 Willie: No. I'm going to stay up for the Fourth Of July celebration"
 His Sister: You know better than that. Fourth of July was past months ago."
 Willie: "No 1t wasn't l heard Dad say that if that young fellow called here tonight there'd be some fireworks"
 -C. o. Rudy Copyright. 1929, Reproduction ] Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
COMMUNICATED
Condition of Crossing Near
 White Oak

The Editor, New Britain Herald: The damage 10 tires on west road at the stone quarry railroad crossing last (Wesdnesda) evening must amount to several hundred dollars. I understand that there were about ten blow-outs between c:15 and 6:45 o'clock.
 Who is responsible for the main- tenance of the crossing. the state, town or quarry?
 Signed.
 BLOWOUT"
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

President John J. Policy of the New Haven railroad starts well. Nothing works like an interview to warm up the public to realization that the new man is on the job.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

The express companies are now owned by the railroads. Optmlsts are plentiful. not one expects a re- ducton in rates.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
Member Audit Bureau of Circuiati

Member Audit Bureau of ClrcuiatIon Ius A. B. C. n national organization which furnishes newspaper ana ao'ei- t!sers with . strictly honest analysts or ,.,rculsiion Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit This insures pro- lection against fraud in~ newspaper c's- trfbu,ion figures to both national and local advertisers
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
Facts undEancies

One nice thing about it. MT.
 Hoover won't feel ill-at-ease in the
 presence of titled Englishmen.
 Distance may lend enchantment, but it doesn't lend anything else if
 the distant are relatives. Standard of Indiana may have i outsrown the parent company. but it hasn't outgrown some of the par ent's early days. A "purtv good program on the radio is one you wouldn't sit out 1 five minutes on the stage. l It shows fine cooperation. Chi 1 cago's police advance and grab all i they can, and then the gangs mop up.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

'I read in a recent book that, since Americans have stopped hav- ing dyspepsia, they've lost the only thing that gave their faces any ex- pression. The old idea, you know, IS that one American is very like an- other, as far as foreigns are con- cerncd. It's news to me, though, that we've stopped having dyspepsia. l lad to take bicarb twice before ] could pull myself together and get here. Three spades.
 You may talk all you like abo 1t miscry's loving company, but when I'm low in min ], l don't want any, body else who's depressed around me. Maybe, however. the saying means gay company. That's all right. But my bid wasn't real, I'm sorry to say. partner I've been hav- ing such rotten hands all afternoon l that now, if l see six or seven dia- monds. l have delusions of grandeur. T cant get my husband 10 go 10 anything musical except Fritz kreis- Ter. He stands for him because he says kreis.er looks like regular fellow; as if he might be in whole sale silks, or something. So l get just one ticket. After all, I'd rather sit through Brahms by myself than with somebody who is wondering if il will be over in time for her te get down to the department store and change the stockings. l never double one no trump. It's the worst convention in bridge.
 "Of course if you make a better | mousetrap than your ncighbor. tht your door, as the saying goes. bu you can't make me believe tha more people won't be after inter views or money to get themselve! through some kind of college cours' than after rat-traps. l wish l coult remember whether or not that dia mond is good.
 The trouble about being on diet is that people won't let yol alone. They are always telling yol that just one helping of ice crean won't do you any harm, and whel you shake your head at the present ation of lima beans, they exciaim 8
 if they were witnessing one of tn seven wonders of the world. Pu the trumps on the right. please. My grandmother used to be tn very same way about the Twin
 room when we went to bed. Sh made Us put away our books an playing cards. and fold and stac . neatly every single newspaper an
 magazine. Because what if some
 body was taken sick in the nigh
 and the doctor had to come into
 room that wasn't spick and span
 I always wondered: What if?' my
 self. but l never dared ask he
 Lead out of the right hand. if yo
 don't mind.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

tionalists, and some never have had any work done on their teeth.
 Strongheart ate ten pounds of meat daily while working: two pounds if loafing. To diet, Madam. divide by five.
 The prize optimist is one who re- fleets that Spring slush keeps the March wind from taking a hat very far.
 Efforts 10 suppress noise go on forever. like the brook, but the brook finally reaches the mouth.
 Americanism: Making a machine to make more goods 10 encourage more waste to keep the hlachinc busy.
 The list Of birds that go South for he winter doesn't include the stork.
 Things even up. Many feminine head is sNelled py the smallness of the feet.
 Too many Of our "airports' could be transformed into pastures just by taking down the sign.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
ZUK ON COLLEGE ORCHESTRA

Eugene J. Zuk of 39 Pennington avenue is a member of the Sym phony orchestra of Rensselaer, Poly technic institute. Troy, N. r., whicb recently took part in the annual musical clubs concert. Mir. Zuk is a member of the class of 1881 and is making . good mark in studies He is taking the course in civil en- gineering.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
MeIodle Melsucls0iique

N1NBOUHC W1C1Oes&]sss1sss1ss0
 I was made for love last night. My face was toward the South. And things were purple and purple is for pain. 3. There was a salt tinge in the air warm singa in the air. A wind stirred in the tree. Somewhere music was play ing. :. ;. Or was it merely my
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
The Mad. Mad Young!

The Mad, Mad Young! Knowles: Say, the bath-tub's gone! Who swiped it?"
 Mrs. Knowles: "Oh the young people threw it out last night. They wanted more room to dance!"
 R. C. Battle
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
TELEPHONE CALLS
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Tho only profitable advertising medium Il the City. Circulation books and pres roo1p always open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

Another good thing about airplane travel, Very few of the passengers seem to have the banana habit.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
THE FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY

Rails Through his complex toy railway. it is suggested B. boy acquires the art of organization.
 It is only fair to point out that these complex toys were nA avail- able when our older railway officials were boys.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

Correct this sentence; My hus- band deserves the best" said she and l never save my pet linen and silver for company
 Copyright, 1929. Publishers
 Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

An inhibition is something you want to do but won't. The exact op- Losite, for example, of spinach.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

To outsiders. an impeachment in Okla hona seems 10 place too much emphasis on the peach"
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

The Herald 10 on sale daily In Ne" York at Hotalus's Newsstand Times Souare; schutz's Newsstanda Entrance Grand Central. +enc Street
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
THE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On tho City ano It's People

substantially increased their act1vt- ties as measured by the index. while there was slight recession in the operations of the textiles and leath- CT groups during 1928.
 During January of this year the metals group continued to increase their rate. of activities. the index reaching q new high of 173. Both the leather group and the textiles group showed a substantially higher rate of activity this month than during December of last year.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

You see, we need cruisers enough 10 outscrap other nations either way.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
M.mbe, ot the Associated rres.

The Associated Press is exclusively on titled to tho use for re-puolicatlop oI all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and s.so local lew. published therein
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

Fifteen new hotels have been opened in Paris since 1925: six of them having more than 250 bed- rooms each.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

Entered at the Post Ohncs at New Britain
 a Second ClaO Nai) Nsttsr
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

They are bright and peppy-Her- aid Classified Ads.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

All the stock market needs for a rally is the excuse.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
Send all comn,unicattons to Fnn Shop Editor, rare oi the NeW
 Britain Herald. and your lettcs will he COrwarslcd to New Vork.
Bat Judging by the Past, No Such Luck!

No Such Luck! In this the month when frost goes out We wish there was as little doubt It would depart from some folks faces As from the famed great open spaces.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

Some people are good conNersa- tionalists, and some never have had any work done on their teeth.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
uv GsoaAoH I>an.os

TLc Greatest Farce! Professor of Drama: Who wrote our greatest farce?" Student: "Volstead!"
 Robert Poppe
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

Another good way to develop will power is live near spoiled brat whose parents won't give him what he needs.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
. . . Seasonal

"Influonza," writes medical au- thority, has once more asserted it. self as what may be called the popular ailment of the day. Popular, we suppose, in the sense that it is again becoming the catch of the season.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
New Britain Herald
guBscRIPT1oN RATES
HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY

issued Daily Sunday Excspted) At Herald 1IdS.. si Church Street
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

S3os Thres Months
 75c. Month
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

Tt is possible to obtain wealth from inferior coar." says a writer. The discovery comes too late. Our coal-dealer invented the trick long ago.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
Cleaning Up x3,O00'
BRIDGE TABLE TALK

Overheard py Allen Gelamer)
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

Things even up. Many a feminine head is sHelled py the smallness ot the feet.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-03-12
ROOKIE CAN HIT
lIliot Hicclow, Outticldcr. Belts
Ball Far Over Ccntcrhcldcr's
Head

Bradentown, Fla. March II Up
Sox was heard to ask himself, but
can he ficld?" as Elliot Bigelow.
rookie outfielder. made the circuit
of the bases after whaling the ball
far over the centerficlder's head in
camp here. 1t was Bigelow's third
hit in practice game between the
regulars and Iannigans. but rockies
have been known to hit like Wild
men and still be cXiled TO the sticks
for sloppy fielding.
Bigelow could not have heard the
question but he answered it in the
best way possible late in the game.
when he belied advance warnings
about a pair Of slow and awkward
feet by racing in 10 short right to
nab a fly that looked like sure
hit
Hal Rhyme. shortstop from the
San Francisco club. said a few
things about his family history
which revealed one good reason for
lis natural baseball ability. Rhyme
has sexen older brothers and an old
CT sister, all Of whom play baseball.
As complete family team they held
their own with the best in the
reghborhood and the sister was by
no means the least effective member
of the nine.