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New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
HOOVER RECEIVES WIDE RESPONSE
Many Governors Answer Te!e. gram Urging Cooperation

Washington, Nov, 96 tP'-Presi. dent Hoover today reviewed the uG Accomplishments of his campaign fol stable business conditions and eX- fpandod industrial activities and
 found much that was cncourag ging 1 From all sections of the country and from virtually all phases o' commercial enterprise. have come almost unanimous assurances oi hearty support and cooperation in the chief executives cndeavor to prevent the recent decline in SrCltr- 'ity prices from adversely ;rti'ectiu9 ! thosE general structure of the nation $ business,
 i The administration itself has uG- uounccd plans for q $I6n.Uoo.00o rc- duction in taxes, an increase o. S175,uu0 0G0 in. appropriations for federal building and Il budget Of ocean mail carrying contracts which is expected 10 fill the conntrv's shipyards with new construction in less than half a year.
 Industry Will Help
 From industrial leaders, the heads of great railroads and telephone and telegraph companies and the governors of many states, Mir. Hoo- yer has received estimates of con- structjon expenditures for 143o, oc both a private and governmental nature, well in excess of similar dis bursements in the present year.
 In addition. the president has at- fectod an agreement between the leaders of industrial corporations employing millions of workers and the spokesmen of organized labor under which no programs of wage reductions will be instituted and DO new campaigns for increased wages be begun until the present situation is passed.
 The chief executive brought his series of conferences with represent tatjve groups to q clos" late ycster- day with a meeting of officials Of the leading farm organizations, and simultaneously announcement was made of replies from the governors of nearly half Of the states in the union in rssponsc to Nr. Hooyor's request fhat they give his program their full support At the same time, plans for awarding ocean mali contracts totaling approximately $>iQ,0u0. .060 were announced.
 Out of the farm conference camo q statement, sponsored by Secretary Hyde of the agriculture department. that the farm leaders had pledged Mir. Hoover their support and in ad- dition had asked that the federal credit agencies act together imme- diately in making loans to farmers available at low interest rates.
 Conditions Favor Action
 Present conditions were felt to be propitious for such action, the statement. continued, and the opin- ion was expressed that the savings which might thus be made to agri- culture by the lower interest rates would immediately be reflected back into the markets through the pur- chase of necessary equipment and supplies for the farm.
 The farm leaders also approved
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
Restaurant Owner Kicks
 At Theft of Telephone

Hastings, N"b.. Nov. 26 UPJ-- Restaurant owners are somewhat re- conrjled to the disappearance of salt shakers, knives, forks and napkins from their cafes, but, ill the opinion ot s Hastings restaurant owner talk ing telephones is carrying the joke q bit too far.
 shortly after a group of travelling orchestra men had loft a local res- taurant, the proprietor stepped to his telephone to call his home-but there was no phone.
 Police were informed of the mat ter, and learning that the orchestra was on it's way 10 Clay Center, called Sheriff Harr, who went To the rooms occupied by the orchestra members. The missing phone was found among the belongings of one of the men.
 On payment by the group of the costs of installing q new phone, and settlement for the damage, the mat ter was dismissed.
 The Herald Classified Advertising ie, essential tO many 2 lluCinpes
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26

split tunbcrs. covered with six inches of clay and a layer of sod. If there is q courtyard, it is usually occu- pied by horses and camcls, but now and then the traveller may peck through the gates into a towering garden spot
 "The Tajjhs arc efficient agri- cultorists, as shown by the cultivu- ton of apricot orchards grain fields and cotton plantations Py crude ir- rsation works, barren. desolatr patches of land have been developed into fine producing areas"
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
DENTISTS SI"JO STOLEN

pr. ". r. koith 0f @0U NHIu street reported 10 the police that when he went to the rear of the Elks' club on Washington street to get his automobile this morning. having left it there about l o'clock yesterday afternoon h~ could not tinl il. Later the police learned that the car Wa5 recovered at IIar- rson and Steele streets.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
DIAMOND HOURS REDUCED

Brussels Nov 2G LP,-Aftcr nearly an all night sitting, the general meeting of Taiious syndicates repre- senting the Belgian diamond indus try today decided to reduce working hours by half. IL was expected this would modify production to q point compatible WIth changed financial conditions.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
EGAD INPI.RINfIt\

san Francisco, Nov, 26 LTH-As an experiment.. Tulare county will des- iguatc north and south roads by numbers, cast and west roads hy letters, and intersccting roads by names of flowers.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26

tabliahel bS the Jo"es- White law
 to assist in the expansion of the 1 merchant marine, Ship builders can borrow at tow interest rates from this fund sums mp to seventy.
 five per cent of the finished cost Of the vessels contemplated.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26

Herald Classified hd@ ara ac- knowlcdsrd leaders jn New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26

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New Britain herald., 1929-11-26

YOU DRIVE to the nearest garage or filling station that shows the orange and green Denatured Alcohol sign. You tell the man you want to be safe this winter want De- natured Alcohol. He consults 8 chart to see how much your cooling system requires.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26

The Herald Classified Advertising is essential to many business.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26

TO MEASURE YOU, he tests the solution. Announces the degree of temperature 10 which you are protected, Thon
 you know you're safe and
 all you have to do, at any time, to reassure yourself, is ask the service man to look at your radiator solution. Simplest thing in the world, isn't it?
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-08-10

but that the bigger ships have gone
By. Industry has not destroyed It's
charm, and today It remains, II not
the pristine Isle Of Cartier, a piece OF
Old france as translated by those who
shortly followed him.
Progress has been slow. It's people
have learned the secret Of content.
Their tongue, their modes. their
homes, are Of century ago. They weave
their catalogue, a relation Of our hook
ed rugs, and they live In homespun'
They are blessed with old people. Yet
a short ferry distance away. Quebec,
with its ramparts, its Cnaseau From
tenac and its ocean shipping, keeps
pace with tho advance Of the times. :.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-08-10

At Ste. Petronille. one Of the quaint
little villages where wealthy Quebec
has its summer homes, an inn has re-
Gently been opened. so that it Is now
possible for the visitor to rest for
awhile and absorb at leisure the charm
and beauty Of the forgotten island.
But he must be prepared to eat Of the
good vlands Of the habitant and to
live little closer to homespun.. The
people of the island will welcome him
with good native, but they have little
liking for the modern. They have
the secret Of content and good living
on the Island Of Bacchus. The new
inn, called La Catalogue, was once
seignorial manor. WtaH
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-08-10


u 1--WE likewise found quantities OF
vines such as we had seen nowhere
else in the world and which led us
to call this the Island Of Bacchus."
Thus Cartier, the st. Malo mariner.
who discovered the Isle Of Orleans In
1886, first named 1T. In the ensuing
four centuries have come the ships OF
the adventurer. the explorer, the pio-
neer, the builder OF empire, followed
by the great ships Of commerce; but
the Isle Of Bacchus has not known
them, and has slept before the portal
Of the new world for many genera
ttonz. Not that 1t has been forgottst
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-08-10

WICHITA, Kans.-More than 1850
Americans have lost their lives in
automobile accidents in the last ten
years,
This IS death total equal to more
than twice the population Of Nevada.
or nearly the population OF either
wyoming or Delaware. 1t exceeds the
number Of inhabitants Of Memphis,
Tenn. Grand Rapids, Mich. or Salt
Lake City, Utah. according to Clay S.
White. safety expert and president OF
the Standard Traffic Marker company
of Wichita, in an address here.
An increase Of $50 per cent in the
yearly automobile fatality record oc-
Cured between 1919 and the beginning
OF 1929. Here are the year by year
motor car mortality statistics for the
last decade, as disclosed in Mr.. Whites
address: - -
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-08-10

ain spite Of the tremendous rise in
the number of automobile accident
Deaths" declared Mr.. White. 1.-The
American motoring public is growing
saner and the effect OF safety devices
and traffic markers is being felt. The
number OF deaths by accident in pro-
portion to the number Of automobiles
in operation is actually decreasing. In
1919 there were 1854 automobiles
in use in the United States and an
average Of one fatality to every 67S
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-08-10

'ot the Prince Of Wales, the Festival
promises to convert Bsnff for four
days into q miniature Scotland. Every
crack Highland regiment in the Do
minion has entered It's best pipers to
compete in the piping contests FOR the
T. W. Beatty Trophy. Lads and lassies
from SIX to sixty will show how the
reel and the sword dance should be
danced and how the highland ding
should be flung. In addition to ira
dltional CALIFORNIAN games like putting
the stone and throwing the caber,
Canada's Amateur Track and Field
Championships on September 2 Labor
Day. have been made part OF the
Festival.
Harold Eustace Key. music director
for the Canadian Pacific, has arranged
series OF concerts Of Scottish music,
starting with the ballads Of the 18th
century and continuing through the
periods Of Mary Queen Of Scots, the
Stuarts and the Jacobites. followed By
selections from the songs Of Burns,
Sir Walter Scott, Lady Marine, Christie
pher North and the Hebridean music
recently made popular by Mar1ory
Kennedy-Fraser. Other features are
"Flora and Prince Charlie" ballad
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-08-10

From its mountain setting in the
heart OF the Canadian Rockies the
town Of BanR has Just sounded the
call for its third annual Highland
Gathering and Scottish Music Festival.
Scheduled to last from August 80
through September 2, with headquar-
tiers at the Banf Springs hotel, the
occasion will show anew how seven
centuries Of Scottish song have sur
vived IN the keeping OF the Scots who
have largely peopled the Canadian
west.
Arranged as before by the Canad.on
Pacific Railway under the patronage
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-08-10

opera by DR.. Healey william, ana
Gaelic fisher folk play by Hebrideans
from Vancouver. >
Besides notable Canadian artists like
Finlay Campbell, Catherine Wright
and Frances James, Mrs. Kennedy
Fraser herself has been brought over
from Scotland to sing several groups
Of her Hebrideen songs. She has
achieved world fame as rediscoverer.
editor and singer Of the long neglected
songs Of the Scottish Isles. This music.
preserved in Its original character BY
the simple crofters Of the sequestefed
isles, has been widely accepted "a @s
Euest measure 81 the Gaelic 89
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1929-08-10

motor cars. At the beginning OF 1929
there were approximately 25.ooo'ooo
automobiles in operation and an aver
age of one fatality to every 900 cars.
The number of automobiles has
tripled, while The accidental death
total has increased only one and o
half times. improvement in safety
devices with the introduction OF the
flexible rubber traffic signal set into
the street directly in the path OF the
motorists vision is a potent factor N
accident prevention: % l..Q4E
The Washington times., 1929-08-03

his temple /" what wife
she would be. $50
But it was really Kitty
who sat long hours with the
invalid. Aunt Ellie in one
big, padded chair, Kitty in
another, they would chat and
doze, and chat all day.
"You can't fool me.
Joseph is too free with that
second girl, !" Aunt Ellie
would begin.
Once on the subject of
poor Uncle Joseph s falling,
she would talk for an hour
and all mama had to do was
murmur. mol" of Would
you believe it, /" and lie
back in her chair, not hear
ing a word, her mind in a
delightful state of coma.
Every two hours Aunt
Ellie took her .'nourish-
ment" and of course, mama,
too. The old cook knew how
to please. The trays came
up laden with rich little
cakes, whipped cream, and
sodamint tablets, laid out
like candies on a tiny glass
dish.
Food always made Kitty
Hollenbeck talkative. She
would nibble and complain
about Grandma Hollcnbeck,
"Ellie, | give you my word,
she'd rather talk to the
butcher boy than to me.
Why last week. /" . ."
Then it would be Aunt
Ellie's turn to nod and
humble, Well" soothed by
the drone of conversation,
lulled to warm sleepiness by
the familiar tale . . al
most as good as counting
sheep.
They both enjoyed the
winter.
There was little enjoy
ment in it for Nancy. This
The Washington times., 1929-08-03

fast cars, fine horses, lovely
gowns $50
Jack driving expertly,
swiftly, looked at her and
laughed. A real laugh, full
Of the JOY of living.
"How about a little nipf"
He pulled to the side Of the
road, and drew out the
familiar silver flask.
Why mott Nancy drained
the little cup.
They had another.
Jack drove faster than
ever after that. Nancy
slumped in her seat, hum
ming, watching the tele-
graph poles fly past.
The stock farm, Eagle
Ranch, was on the highway,
a short two hours from town.
A high board fence screened
it from the road, and the
gate was locked. But once
inside you came upon grassy,
rolling meadows, trim white
buildings, and the perfectly
tended private race track.
Like it," he grinned.
"Oh, Jackl It's-it' 3
perfect"
"Wait till you see the
Nevada property - but
I've got some promising
ponies here"
They waded through high,
Y
The Washington times., 1929-08-03
Read How Nancy Tempted
Fate to Win Romance

out Of the famous French
Irene. Jacks most promis-
ing hunter : - think Of It'll
Riding Moon Maid. sss
Long before they were
tired it was dusk.
Hurry" " Jack cautioned.
You can't keep these tenn
peramental chink cooks wait
ingl"
"Six minutes ~ Painting,
tingling with excitement,
Nancy slammed the door Of
the pretty bedroom behind
her, and pulled off her
riding things.
She had brought her rose
crepe dinner dress 2 . now
where was the beltf Out
came everything in the suit
case. Powder, silk stock
ings, her little satin slip
pers -
The bath water running
drowned out the sound at
first. Then she thought she
imagined it. But it got
louder. There was no longer
any doubt. Someone was
tapping at the door.
The Washington times., 1929-08-03
HIS TWO GARDENIAS
TOdGy's True
Story

"Two white flowers, he
announced gravely to the
clerk.
After the flowers were in
place Jack handed the clerk
the dollar that Robert G.
had given him and gravely
waited for the change.
Robert G.. was smiling.
"Where exactly do you
live? he asked as they
came out Of the shop.
Jack told him wonder
ingly.
"How'd d a picnic suit you
todayf You run along and
tell the family. I'll be there
in an hour" I"
Jacks eyes were glow
ing.
"Gee, that IL be swell" +"
When Robert G.. walked
into his hotel the clerk
started. His most conserva-
tive client was wearing of
all things-two gardenias,
one in each lapel! And the
austere Robert G.. was walk
ing zestfully.
Good evening, Mr.. Os-
good" the clerk said
smilingly.
"Good evening. / wonder
if you would have the chef
put up turkey lunch for
10, with all. the fixings-
candy and nuts and every
thing-to take outi Put it
in my car in half an hour.
"Yes, sir. And here's a
telegram for you. =
Robert G.. tore it open. It
was from his son-in-law, in
California. It read,
(" Arrival of Robert g., 3d.,
delayed days greetings. But
it is granddad's day for
your. Josephine doing fine,
sends love. +"
Fathers day is a great
institution, isn't itf" Robert
G. asked the clerk as he
reached for a telegraph pad.
Eyes, sirI" was the smiling.
reply,
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A Tale of Rich and Poor

good. But you can call me
Bob, if you wish. -
Nav. You re too old.
I'll call you Mr.. Bob. -
''All right, Jack" And
then after a pause. "Haye
you any brothers and sis
ters2''
"Have II Say, you
oughtta see our tribe.
There's three Of us kids, and
Ma. Pops dead-fell off a
scaffold last year.
You see this flower?" he
proudly displayed bedrag-
gled red geranium. 1T
should be white, but |
couldn't find none. I'm
wearing it for him. Today's
Dads Day, you know" He
looked at his customer .
moment and then:
"Say, where's your
flowerf Amt you ever had
no DadY"
"Yes, Jack, / had a won
derful father. And, besides,
/ am a father. I've two
grown up children, but
they re far away, and left
me all alone. =
You ough.ta be specially
glad, and wear flower in
each lapel, then. ("
Robert G. stood up, smil-
ing, and offered the boy a
new dollar bill.
"Sorry, I can't change it.
Amt you got a dime2''
That's all right, Jack,
keep the change. =
Nav. 1t ain t worth no
buck to clean a gents shoes.
Even if they re real dirty"
He stood puzzled for a mo-
ment, and then said, "Say,
Mr.. Bob, would you mind
walking over to Madison
avenue with met / can get
the change there. And ] got
a swell idea. /"
They turned down Madi-
son avenue and at a florists
shop. the boy took Robert
G. by the hand and led him
lus
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wet grass. The stables
doomed ahead. "Want to
ridei"
Did shef Nancy ached to
get into a saddle. "But /
didn't bring any riding
Clothes"
Never mind, there were
plenty in the house.
To whom did they belongf
Nancy wondered, pulling on
a boot. Powder, brushes,
rows Of silken gowns : : =
Anita Beamer'si Surely
Mrs. Garfield wOuldn I have
all this. = But she
couldn't think very well
: those unaccustomed
drinks -
They rode through mead
ows yellow with Towering
mustard, over soft dirt roads,
around the race track
fast = > faster =
Nancy's hair was flying,
her cheeks were scarlet.
Once she asked, "But where
is Mrs. Garfieldf''
Drop that curbl" Jack
shouted. "Just q firm hand
on the snaffle-there, that's
fine. You'll make a horse
woman yet.
Nancy glowed. She was
riding Eagle Moon Maid, by
the great hunter, Diarmuid,
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business Of meeting Jack
Beamer in private booths
and out-of-the-way places
was getting on her nerves.
No matter where they went
they bumped into a skinny
fellow with a derby hat and
d muffler around his neck.
He was always standing
around.
II KNOW it's a detec-
tive i" Nancy fidgeted.
Don't be absurd y The
long delay was telling on
Jack, too. He looked older;
there were little puffs under
his eyes. But he wasn't
afraid Of detectives. He
felt sure that he had allayed
all Anita s suspicious.
"Oh, welll I don't care
much either way" Nancy
had said YEARLY. The
months of caution had been
SO long so gloomy
$50 Nights Of restless toss
ing. fevered dreams of Roger
and the cabin , : days of
waiting.
Divorces seem so simple
when you read about them.
When they re your own they
aren't simple at all. There
are witnesses to think Of,
and grounds to prepare. An
nulments are even harder.
Mr.. Hess, the attorney she
had engaged, was supposed
to be one Of the best. But
he was so slow II
only something would HAP
PEN!
"Come up to the stock
farm over the weekend, /"
Jack suggested. "There
won't be any detectives,
imaginary. or otherwise, to
bother you there. I have to
go up and look over the
yearlings anyway. Come on,
take a chance -
He really didn't expect
her to come.
She looked at him drearily,
her pansy-soft eyes far away
s"s Jack, I'd just love to.
I'm so sick of the city, never
going anywhere exciting
$50 but how could / got"
"Why noti''
"WelI, it would be all
right, of course, but who'd
believe it? No " . it's i'm
possible s" :"
Why is it impossiblei In
the first place no one is
going to know. And in the
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second place, if they do find
out it's all right. The man
ager, Jack Garfield, has his
family there. Mrs. Garfield
is a fine little woman, used
to be a school teacher, very
refined. You can be visit
ing herl They've got two
kids, and Is dogs and III
cats and Mrs. Garfield be-
longs to the Methodist
Church. Now / ask you,
what could be more respect
able than thatG"
1t might be respectable,
but it wouldn't seem so il
it were found out. Nancy
knew that. Well! That
made it more exciting!
Meeting Jack on Saturday
morning, climbing into the
long, low car beside him,
Nancy felt like her old self.
An early morning fog had
curled her bright hair into
soft ringlets that framed
her impudent, laughing face
in a halo of FURNISHED gold.
But now the sun shone,
bright and warm - Feb
ruary almost spring
A new year ses new
promise - off with the
old, on with the new.
A new world of luxury, of
The Washington times., 1929-08-03

A T fifty Robert G.. Os-
n good should have out
grown his sentimental
youth. OF course nobody
ever suspected he hadn t.
particularly the Junior mem
bers of the law firm of
which he was head. A widow
er, with two children grown
and married = he should
know better than to be
moody and lonely.
But it was Fathers day.
Probably that was the real
trouble. He hadn't heard
from Bob, his son he
was in Russia for a mining
company and communica-
ton wasn't SO good. Nor
had Josephine, his daughter,
wired him from her home in.
California. He really couldn t
figure that out-she always
had.
Shine, Mister9"
Awakened from his
reverie, Robert G. looked
down.
"All right, son-you win.
"How's business, soni"
Robert G. asked, with a
twinkle in his eye.
. t'Not so good, for, a Sun
day. How's yoursi"
Robert G. laughed out
! right. "Not bad, thanks. I"
And then, looking about him
he added, Il sure envy you
your office and view. ID
"Yeah. But not, my office
hours. I begin work before
eight in the morning, and
quit when it's too dark to
shine 'em any more. And no
Saturday afternoons off, like
Marie has. She's my sister,
and she is a steno in a
: downtown office. Bright or
dull finish, Misteri"
dull, thanks. :
What's your namef"
"Jack. Jack Moriarty.
What's yoursi"
"osgood-R4beEt g. os-
The Washington times., 1929-08-03

For the first time In her
life Lou was adored. And it
is exciting to be adored,
even if it is only by a mid
dle-aged banker with q long,
wet nose and 3 bald head.
A beloved woman.
Lou brushed her dark brown
hair until it shone. Studied
her fine, healthy skin. Ad-
mired her tall, slim figure.
-. It gave her courage to
think that some day
some day not too far away,
Mat Tully might really care
a&s
Things might have come to
q crisis sooner, but Aunt
Ellie broke her hip and
mama took that as an ex-
cuse to spend days, and
often weeks, with her in the
warm, dark house in San
Francisco. I'm really her
nearest relation" she said.
"I ought to be there in case
anything happens. =
"The wife's stepsister is
i'll, I" papa told Mr.. Lach-
man. "A very rich woman
sa' devoted to Kitty and
the girls -
Mr.. Lachman, hoping his
consideration would be
noticed and appreciated, re-
laxed his courting just a
little. In a quiet corner Of
the club in the evenings he
gave himself up to thoughts
Of Louise = = . angel of
mercy, soothing the feyered
brow -" = Little pictures of
her lowering over the sick
bed floated before his. eyes.
Sweet Lady Louise.
Imperceptibly the picture
changed. The old lady van
ished. 1t was his fevered
brow Louise was soothing.
" "Aah!" He could
almost feel her soft hand at