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The Washington times., 1929-01-04
7 THIRD LEAGUE
DEALT BLOW

In the recent announcement that
William f. Kenny had bought a
fifth : interest in the Giants and
Walter o.. Briggs had purchased a
half interest in the Detroit Tigers.
fans who like to peer into the
politics of the game see blow for
those who would promote a third
league.
A couple of years ago, when
the talk was loud about another
major league circuit. some of
those interested i'm the promo.
tiOn used the name of the
Kenny interests to strengthen
their arguments as they set
forth that q team was to be
placed In Queens with the back.
ing Of the big contracting firm.
II that was fact. third league
developers win now find It, difficult
to find backing for a team in New
York. The same may be said of De.
troit. which, like New York, is ripe
for another big league baseball
team.
The purchase of Kelsey stock OF
the Detroit club by Briggs viii Of.
ford Navin plenty Of backing in
case his field is Invaded by hostile
organization. On the other hand; 1t
may be merely reply to the re-
port that the Fisher interests were
going to buy the ST. Louis Cardinals
and place them in Detroit.
Frank Nsvin, president Of the
Tigers, acquired his interest from
the Yawley estate and now Is an
equal partner with Briggs. With
the new backing Nayin can 20 out
and bid for pIapers against the
Yankees and Indians, who are well
supplied with cash.
Residential end business property In
yestments for sale are listed daily In
the Classified Real Estate for Sale
The Washington times., 1929-01-04

Lucky Baldwin loved California
with deep and abiding love,
loved her as few men have loved
her before or since. And he made
up his mind then and there to
prove how wrong the East. was.
what can be done anywhere
else on earth can also be done in
California and better" !" was the
motto on which he worked.
And he proceeded to prove il.
From his California farm he
shipped his horses to tracks
throughout the United States. And
back OF his colors were the Bald
win millions, ready to go to the
last penny in wagers.
CTo Be Continued.)
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vestmeuts for sale are listed daily In
the Classified Real Estate for Sale
rnlnnna
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In this connection 1t is inter-
esting to note that It was
real love of California which
prompted BaIdwin's activities.
During that hectic visit TO the
East he had heard the remark
that the West. aud particularly
California. was nOE 4 lit place
for the breeding of thorough.
breds. He was Immediately in.
censed. g
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stock scared higher and higher
In less than IS hours he hal
Tietted himself $7,000,000, THAT was
the beginning Of his real career.
He bought ground and erected an
enormous. hotel. He purchased
acreage up and down the valley.
He established himself as feudal
baron, ruling with an iron hand
over his new found empire. His
fame grew and his name attracted
nationwide attention.
Then. millionaire many times
over, he made trip East and
visited Saratoga. From that day
on Lucky Baldwin became a horse
man. That first afternoon, at the
track he saw Grimstead and Ruth
erford bought. them And then,
at Al, he began race track
career which was to make him
notorious. Men laughed when he
began! The spectacle of a 44.year-
old tyro risklng his millions at
young mans game was too much
for staid Eastern Judgment. He'll
20 broke, men whispered. Lucky
Baldwin won't be lucky much
longer.
But they reckoned without the
spirit Of the man.
He playedand he won.
He took up horse breeding and
he made It pay. He ran his colors
at a. dozen tracks. and grabbed
off honors and stakes
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21
LITTLE TARIFF ITEMS THAT STIR DEBATE

Some of the tariff items that arc includede in the tentaeive list show that fear of foreign competition is in some cases more of a nightmare than a reality.
 There is the proposed increase of the duty on lard, for instance, from one cent to three cents a pound. One pauses to reflect whether the lard manufacturers really can be sincere in their efforts to increase this duty to keep out foreign lard from the American market. For in 1927. the last year for which figures are available. our entire importation of lard was valued at only 1925.
 The agricultural protection" as indicated in the tentative increase Of duty on corn is another instance This is supposed to please the farmer greatly. The idea is to raise the duty on corn from Is to 25 cents a bushel.
 Now, in 1927, we imported 4,- 916.000 bushels of corn-mainly from ArSentina-and in that same year exported 13,+28.000 bushels. Our domestic production of corn fir that year was 2.7sS,2ss,0O0 bushels.
 It doesn't require a mathematical genius to determine what sense there is in raising the duty on corn in face of such situation.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21
FTVE-YEAR PAYMENTS FOR CAPITAL INVEsTMENTs

New Britain again has given evil dence that the pay-as-you-go policy won't work with regard to municipal progress. The state can have all Of this policy it cares to swallow, but the municipality is convinced that if it tried to acquire it's essentials in this manner it would appear to be going bankrupt; or if it denied it. self the necessities of progress until it was able to pay cash out of the taxation fund it would stand still for years at time. Fortunately there is no politics involved in the city's at- titude on this point, so that there are no anti-installmen,-bu buying poll. ticians in City Hall. There may be other types and sorts, but when the city needs new fire house the poli- ticians seem able to bury their artillery and all join in the chorus of 60 Ahead"
 Constructing a fire house on q basis of five equal installments is as convenient to the city as the pur- chase of an automobile on install ments is to the average motor en- thusiast. The city. like the individ- ual. buys its needs out of income. It must be as careful as the individual. however. not to overdo the system. for nothing is as irritating as to have more instalIments come due than the income permits.
 To obviate this dire result citizens place their confidence in the watchdogs of the treasury So far there is no cause to be uneasy.
 Installment payments extending over period of five years is an ideal system to negotiate capital invest ments. It is surprising how quickly five years roll by, and then it is all over.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21
SAFER AlRPLANES NEED OF AVIATION

From no less an authority than Colonel Lindbergh himself comes the statement that, though con- firm footing, airplanes must be made far safer than they are if the day of universal flying is to be achieved. The colonel is to be congratulated upon willingness 10 face facts and not permit his ebullient enthusiasm to tincture his thinking
 What the colonel evidently had in mind was the two-fold idea that planes must be made fool-proof and
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21
aphorisn,

aphorism.
 Q. What l. the earliest record ss warfare in the world?
 A. Wars are recorded on the monuments of the hrst Babylonian Empire. and records in Egypt give accounts of wars as early n $500 to 1700 B. c. AS far back as human records go there ii evidence of war fare.
 o. h Australia an island or . continent?
 A. Australia is sometimes re. garded by geoSraphers as a con. tinent and sometimes as an ialand. It is spoken of as "the largest island in the world"; also as ''the island continent.
 Q. Who was Romaine Fielding?
 A. A star in Lubin's western melodramas in the early days of motion pictures. In 1913. he and Mary Pickford were voted the two most popular persons on the screen. After that he made and lost two fortunes, and worked in the scenario and directorial end of pictures, and as a character actor. He died De- cember Is, 1927, following a sudden illness. He was 45 and his widow and three children survive him.
 Q Who played the leading parts in the motion picture Humoresque?
 A. Frances Marion played the lead. Vera Gordon played the part of the Jewish mother! Dore David son played the part Of her husband; Bobby Connolly was their son, and the role of the imbecile was por- trayed by Sidney Carlyle. Alma Rubens and Gaston were also in the cast.
 Q. How high is the statue on the dome of the U. s. capitol? Was it cast?
 A. It is 19 feet 6 inches high: weighs 14,9s5 pounds and was cast in bronze at Clark's Mill foundry, near Bladensburg, Maryland.
 Q. How can old coins be cleaned and kept bright?
 A. Use powdered whiting applied with a dampened cloth. To return the original luster of copper and gold coins, place them in raw po- tato and let them remain overnight. Copper coins after being cleaned may be coated with spar varnish or good hard lacquer which will pre- vent furnishing for considerable time.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21
JUDGING THE COUNTRY UNDER DIFFICULTIES

It has taken some time to get around to this, but that va. due to a variety of circumstances over which We had no control. Anyway. Chief of Police Hart recently return ed from a police chiefs convention in the South. and returned with the information that the South was not as much as it was cracked up to be. From his interview we got the mo- tionthat New England has nothing to fear from this. rapidly growing sec ton of the republic.
 We were not convinced, however. It seemed to us that the chief didn't have time to investigate thorough ly. Once we made a somewhat simi- lar mistake regarding another state after that we don't take rapid fire criticisms seriously.
 Once we had occasion to ride on the Chicago & Alton from Chicago to
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21
Questions d11dAnswot,s 2WdshtAqon
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answer to any queation of fact or information by
 writing to the Question Editor. New l 1922 New York avenne. Washington. i D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps
 for reply. Medical. legal and martial
 advice canno, be given. nor can ex- | tended research be undertaken. An
 other questions will receive a per-
 sonal reply. Unsigned requests can
 not be answered. All lettcrs are
 confidential. Editor. O. Can tulips be raised from
 seed?
 A. Tulips raised from seed take l four or five years to flower, and 1 they may not be the same variety 1 as the parent stock The seeds i should be planted in boxes, in light
 sandy soi, in cold frames in late
 winter, as deep as four times the
 diameter of the seed. Q. Is there a federal widows
 pension law?
 A. Widows of mon who served in | the Army Navy or Marine Corps of the United States or in any of the
 wars of the United States are, under some conditions, entitled to com pensation from the governemnt on account of the service of their hus- band. but there is no federal law providing d general pension for widows
 Q. Were Euidias and Syntyche men or women?
 A. These characters, mentioned by Paul, were Christian women, perhaps deaconesses. or women of great influence in, the Christian church at Philirpi. Q. How old is resident Hoover? A. He was born August 10. 1874. q. Where are the oldest printed books in the world? A. The oldest printed books were made by the Chinese. and the oldest books and scripts printed from movable type are the Gutten- burg productions. now in the Guten- DufG museum. MdlIlZ. btTiIl"llH. h0 Bib!iothcque Rationale at Paris, has copy of the Gutenburg, or Ma zarin Bible. in Latin.
 O. When is the Mississippi river at its highest and lowest? A. From March to the end of May, generally in March and April the level is highnet, and the lowest level is in the fall, usually around October or the early part of Mo- vember.
 O. Who composed the main cast of the motion picture 'Brothcrly l Love-?
 A. Karl Dane. George K. Arthur, l Jean Arthur. Richard Carlylc, Ed | ward Connolly and Marcia Harris. Q. How long was Friederich president of Germany? A. Ebert Friederich was presi- dent from February II. 1919 until his death. February 2S. 1925. | Q. Who said What this country needs is a good five cent cigar?
 A. The late Vice President Mar
 shall was the author of that
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21
25 Fear, Ago To-day

The committee on health gave a hearing in the city court room last evening on the matter of the ap. pointment of a milk inspector and the licensing of milk dealers. The Herald was the recipient of Ia wireless message today from AL derman George M. Landers. who is crossing the ocean on his way to Europe.
 Figures compiled by Principal Akers of the high school show that Ill pupils will enter the school in the fall.
 Due to the great demand for Her aids by members of the high school graduating class, it was necessary to open the press room early this morning and run off another edition of yesterdays paper.
 Rev. John T. Winters attended the first annual dinner of the Cathedral school alumni in Hartford last eve- ming.
 Superintendent Stuart will recom- mend the appointment of 12 new teachers at the meeting of the school board to be held tomorrow evening.
 The Golden Eagles and the Junior o. u. A. NJ. baseball teams will clash tomorrow at Electric field.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21

basis.
 But the weakness in this system of estimating is somewhat the same as the government system of estimating generally-it judges the future by the past when as every one is aware-especially the post master-the influx of residents into the city has been more remarkable the past ten years than during the previous decade.
 The Pres. utilizing the Herald's dispatch once again. makes a point ed reference to the disappointment that must come to Hartford on a basis of the government estimatea The summary leaves Hartford with q gain of only 17.0oo instead of the anticipated 5o.oOo. Says the Press:
 "One finds, too. in the Washing ton summary, an estimate of the Hartford county total. Here the fig ures are more comforting to the county hopes in general. if not to the Insurance city. The total foots up to 4eO,036, as compared with 336,027 in 1920. quite 8 respectable addition. Yet this S4,00O gain, con siderable al it it. must be disap- pointing to Hartford city. What with New Britain showing a net increase of 27,00O, West Hartford one of at least 10000, if the town claimants are to be believed. while Wcthersheld. Windsor. East Hart ford and other towns claiming 20.- 900 more, Hartford city is left with but modest 1H0OO increase in- stead of the 50.00O or more which is claimed for 1t. If the census taker reveals figures like this. there will be more charges of gov ernment inability to count"
 If the estimates of Postmaster Erwin receive a rather torrid re- ception in Middletown, it is sat- isfaction to find that the Hartford estimates are considered in an even more critical spirit. After all, what are estimates among editors?
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21

more certain to remain in the air when something goes wrong with the power plant. The disaster over the English Channel the other day was traced to the failure of one of the engines of two-engined plane: when the one engine went bad the other was unable to keep the ship aloft. This is manifestly an argu- ment for tri-motored planes. such as are in use on the Boston-New York route. making it possible. when one engine bucks" to be just as safe as before with the two remaining en- zines operating.
 A majority of accidents of air- planes. however. occur in taking off or coming to the ground. There is no field open to inventors with greater prospects of providing a boon for that part of mankind which is air minded than to invent some plan to minimize or erase these hazarus, 4 practicable heliocopter would fill this long felt want" and though some have been fairly successful in experiments their combination with the regular build of planes seems to be difficult.
 One of the latest ideas is to com bine a parachute system with planes. the belief of the experimentors be- Ing that parachutes of sufficient size might prevent an airplane from dropping to the ground too swiftly. Considering the weight of an air. plane, 1t is difficult for layman to imagine success along these lines. Another plan is to have sufficient individual parachutes on passenger planes-functioning like life preserv- CTS on steamships-for use in emer- gencies. This looks reasonable pro- vided there would be time enough to use such appliances in an emergency.
 The Gugsenheim foundation for aeronautical research Is busy en- deavoring to bring about the manu- facture of safer airplanes and gives to every inventor that careful con- sderation which might lead to the needed improvements. Colonel Lind- bergh himself Is identified with try ing out some of the numerous ideas that have been placed into the manufacture of experimental models. With 90 many minds work ing on the problem. and there being no dearth of funds for the experi- fnents, we have no doubt that the aim and end of these endeavors will turn out satisfactorily.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21
ZONING REGULATIONS THAT REALLY REGULATE

Zoning in American municipalities was grafted upon a condition that already had permitted business and commercial structures in the midst of residence districts. Some of the early legal cases that were predicat- ed upon zoning laws determined whether such business buildings could be eliminated from a residence. district after xoning went into effect. The general trend of the judicial decisions. as we understand them has been that this could not be ac- complained; that those commercial structures which seeped into resi- dcnce districts before there were zoning laws would be priveleged to stay, which is the constitutional way of regarding the proposition.
 But the power of zoning boards to prevent accretions of new commer- cial institutions in residence districts. even when some such commercial buildings already exist. seems to be well-established principle. With out this principle in effect zoning would be sour-sounding cymbal. and quite worthless to achieve the results desired.
 It is curious to note. however, how often the principle is attacked de- spite its universal application and legality. It Is hard to convince some enterprising commercial citizens that they cannot add to commercial enter prises in a residence district There are some already in the neighbor- hood. why not more? is the prevail ing complaint We have noted. how ever, that such attacks upon the zoning principle rarely hold water in the courts.
 Where a municipality grows and changes from time to time are nec- essary-especially in the twilight zone between business and residence districts-adjustm can and must be made But these need be carefully considered at every step Nothing is more likely to nullify zoning prin- ciplcs altogether than ill-considered unduly and to the disadvantage of residenters who need the protection that zoning regulations afford.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21
Observations On He JWeather

Washington. June 21.-Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; not much change in temperature; gentle variable winds
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Mostly fair tonight and Saturday; slightly cooler in north portion to- night; gentle variable winds.
 Conditions: Pressure remains relatively low along the middle At lantic coast with lowest pressure reading at Norfolk, Va. Showers occurred yesterday in eastern Penn- sylvania, New Jersey and over scattered areas of the coast dis tricts from New York eastward to Rhode Island.
 An area of high pressure over spreads the country from the Ap- palachian highlands westward to the Pacific coast with centers near Springfield Mo-. and Portland, Oregon.
 Conditions favor for this Vicinity fair weather for two or three days Temperatures yesterday:
 High Low Atlanta .............. 92 70 Atlantic City ........ so 66
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21
HOW POPULATION ESTIMATES
 IMPRESS AN OBSERVER

Commenting on the Herald's re- cent dispatch from Washington giv- ing the most recent estimates of the census bureau regarding the popu- lation of New Britain and of Hart. ford county. the Middletown Press seems inclined to think the govern ment estimate is more correct than that of Postmaster Erwin. This is how We look to others. and it may give the post-1aster q great pain: but then. this is free country.
 The Middletown editor advises us to adopt another method of com ing to an estimate of our popula- tion and that is through the school enumeration. On this basis, We are advised. 1920 showed children Of school age totaling 16,o27. and an oficial population of 59,31s. The IdliO Oi sCioVl CillldTeH NdS one tO every 3.7 of the government emu meration.
 Now they (New Britain) have about 20.000 youngsters of the school age in the city at present" :" continues the Press. Apply the ratio of 3.7 to that figure and they have about 75.00o. which comes nearer to the Washington bureau figure. If the city does as well about babies and trelkers in the next ten months, 10 say nothing of having more weeks with no busi- ness for the undertakers. then it ought to have fully 77.0oo by April. 193o. with chances to make the full S0,000 if the counters will do their duty. both for the city and for the state"
 Pooling with figures is a slippery business. Last October. when the last school census was taken. there were 20,105 children between 4 and IS in the city. On basis of 3.7 this would bring the population to 74.3sS. As the school population for next fall has increased to the poini where few portable schools are necessary to help quench the jan it is quite likely that the popula- tion at that time will be in excess of 75,00O on the school enumeratiea
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21
Invitation to Dinner

Invitation to Dinner
 (By Seth Moseley) Draw up to the table, Janet! And eat with your old-time vim: You had better be plump than dead,
 my dear.
 You had better be safe than slim. The sausage beckon. the white
 bread calls, The hour has arrived to dine Draw up to the table. Janet, my
 love, The creamed potatoes are fine! Hark not to the fable, Janet, or the vanishing silhouette; Be deaf to the song of the diet
 sharps,
 And eat as of yore you ate! The veal chops sizzle. the pudding
 steams,
 The goose is ready to carve As long as you're able. Janet my
 love,
 Eat. though the whole world
 starve. The beasts of the stable, Janet, Can live on wisp of hay. But you are the cream of the human
 race
 Tear into the cheese soutfle! Don't mind if it gives you a curve
 or two,
 Whatever the styles may be- Draw up to the table, Janet. my love,
 It will be all right with me!
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21

her. got out in the rain and tight ened . rattling window, performed other little services and when she descended he escorted her to her door. holding an umbrella. She gave him the eighty y-five cents the meter ticked off and two pennies besideA
 With . low bow he returned the copperx. Madam" he said. "I have never deprived an old lady yet of her daily paper and I don't in- tend to start now!"
 Keep At It!
 Intielder: What did old Slug ger Clark do after he retired from baseball"
 Outfielder: "He kept up a pretty good batting average.
 Infielder: How was that?" Outfielder: He singled in vaude- vile and doubled in the movies!" Mary A. Boylan. Copyright 1929. Reproduction
 F'orbidden)
New Britain herald., 1929-06-21

It seems to be a strongly devel- oped opinion in Connecticut that federal aid to the states is bad business, seeing that western states get most of the federal aid. But We are reminded once more hat Con- necticut is on the method in a very practical manner through its ac- ceptance of vocational school aid under the Smith Hughes act. That's tho act the provisions of which Frederck J. Trinder couldn't thor oughly understand.