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New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

Q. Who played the principal roles in the motion picture Three Hours?'
 A. Corrine Griffith, John Bowers and Hobart Bosworth.
 O. What is dew?
 A. Dew is said to be formed when atmospheric moisture is con- densed by cold into drops of water upon grass. trees, rocks, roofs of buildings. or other solid surfaces, while the adjacent air remains clear. The moisture which gathers on the outside of a vessel contain ing cold water is also termed dew.
 Q Who publishes The Wall Street Journal?"
 A. Dow Jones and Company, A Broad St, New York City,
 Q. Who was Peer Gynt's mother?
 A. Ase.
 O. Who was the husband of Isis?
 Q. What will remove grass stains?
 A. Applications of ether in which the coloring matter of grass -chlorophyll-is soluble.
 O. Of what nationality is Rudy NalIee?
 A. He was born in Vermont, July 2S, 1901, and is an American. His real name is Herbert Prior Vallee.
 @. Where is the Ware collection of glass flowers
 A. In the botanical museum, Harvard University, Cambridge. Mass.
 Q. By age and sex how are horses classified
 A. There are six cIassitications. lilly mare, stallion, gelding, colt and foal. A foal is the young. either male or female. A lilly is a young mare or female colt. A colt is a young male horse. A mare is the female. A gelding is d castrated horse A stallion is an uncastrated male.
 Q. What is the nationality and meaning of tho name Mac Phail?
 A. It is a Scotch name meaning son of Paul."
 Q. Are strategy and stratcgem anonymous?
 A. Strategy is the use of arti- fee or strategem in carrying out some design. Strategem is a device or scheme for defeating an enemy, especially in war; an artifice or plan for deception of any kind or for gaining so mnadvantagc.
 Q. Where in California is Holly wood?
 A. It is suburb of Los Angeles.
 Q. Is the bat a mammal?
 A. Yes.
 e. What language is spoken most in the world?
 A. English.
 Q. Has any human being ever reached the moono
 A. No.
 c. How many Roman Catholic Cardinals are there in the United States?
 A. Four; Cardinals O'Conncll of Boston. Dougherty of Philadelphia, Mundelein of Chicago and Hayes Of New York.
 c. What is the unit Of value for United States currency"
 A. The Act of February i. 1873 provided that the unit Of value of the United States should be the
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09
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Srnd all communications to Fun Shop Editor, care Ot the New Britain Herald. and your letter will be forwarisd to New York
Why the PrCpAratiOns?

Why the Preparations? Folks, all the really scientific fisher men We know Get their choice flies in readiness, But we just up and go, For any place we've ever fished had it's own flies, we've found, And usually mosquitoes, too, enough to go around,
 Good Chance! Grant: T see they are reviving the custom of going to Niagara Falls for the honeymoon. Harrison: "Yes. That's to en- able the groom to slip across to Canada for a drink.'
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

We can we'll imagine the feeling of Illustration Policeman Margeiol must have had yesterday morning when he proceeded to his automobile all set for ride and found that someone had lacked up a wheel and removed the tire.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

The largest diamond on record is said to be the Cullinan diamond. it was discovered in South Africa. It weighed more than 3.025 carats It was cut into two stones weigh ing 516 and 309 carats respective ly.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09
M.mbe, Audit i,uresu Q, Cireulatio.

Member Audit ltufeau ei Circuiatioa The A. $. c. 10 uatonaI utsabizatioh winch furnishes newspapers and Au'sI' tisers with | urtetly honest anaiysis of clrcuIatluu UuI circulation statlstI.s ais based upon this audit This insuies pfo- tsction axainst fraud 1n newspaper dis. trfbuticn ngures 10 both national ana local advsrtisers
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09
Just Dirty.

Helen; 50 you're not going in for the stocAinGless fad ?"
 Aileen; No. l tried it for a couple of days"
 Helen: Did the boy friend ob- jcct?"
 Ailecn: ''Oh, no He said, What pretty black hose you're wearing,"
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

With passage on the Zeppelin listed at s9,0O0 per person, 1t would almost seem that they ought to re- name the ship Graft Zeppelin,
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09
Wisdom in a Capsule (By Herbert E. Warren)


 (By Herbert E. Warren) If she be not so to me, What care I how fair she be-"
 The Shepherds Resolution Here we have in this truism Mir James praGuatism. Test your troubles day by day With it, and they fly away. Is the weather boiling hot.
 Hot enough to boil pot If it be not so to me.
 What care I how hot 1t be? Take pudding made of bread; Much against it has been said; But it doesn't lack dcfense- Many say it is immense. Be it damned or be it blessed. Let us make the acid test If if be not so to me,
 What care l how good it be? So with every blooming thing That has power to soothe or sting; Ships or shoes or sealing wax, Carrots. comets, carpet tacks, Every philanthropic need Covered by this capsule creed: If it be not so to me. What care l how Good-bad it be?
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

The predicament of the New Brit ain Aero club is tough indeed, hay ing the price Of plane and no place to park it.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

, They are hunting for John M. Heath, wanted for killing a prohibit tion agent who was searching his boat, up in Canada.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

AS the trouble occurred in the Detroit River, it did not take any Sherlock Holmes to figure out Heath's probable whereabouts.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

Dr. Shook wept on the stand yes terday, And it's a safe bet that half the flappers in the court room wept with him.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

Just in case you haven't heard about it, Rin Tin Tin was in town recently Tn his first all barking pie ture.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09
Me so,trs nj fl,e As,ut.JNl t.ti Ere

The Aesu lated PItss is eA":usiNely eh titled iu tlfS tor te pub'ltattuh r All uvWs credited to II oi not othaIWist credited iD thu papei and aiso iotai news pubiished therein.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

He had to make out report to the police officials and, tell them all about it, to his chasrin.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

The Herald is on saie daily ln Ne" York at Hotanngs Newsstand. Tunes square; schultz's NewsHandk Entrance Grand Cantral. 42ud Street
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

There are times when it is not too pleasant to be a police man.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

enormous in quantity.
 A good fellow" is one who buys liquor for the crowd with money long since due his grocer
 The middle class Is the one that never says "our bathroom, but al- ways "our tiled bathroom"
 Age creeps on so gradually you notice little change except Tn your opinion of a rumble seat.
 Americans have no free thrcatcr, but there's the radio. and there's no charge for watching steam shovels,
 If the family had decided on the
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09
TELEPHONE CALLS
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Tho only pIortabs sde"r.l6hg med'um ln the City GiIcu,Ation books and pf ess room Ai~ays onAn 10 adseftiters.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09
EoOtiStiC;ll,

Grace: My love has grown cold" Gordon; "Oh, no, I haven't."
 Wilma Wahl
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

These newfangled gadgets are not too handy at times.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

That was one of them.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09
Facts and Fancies
BY ROBERT CULLEN

Americans should respect laws They respect everything else that is enormous in quantity.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09
Rev. w. W. Stark Copyright 1929. Reproduction Forbidden.)

You can get an answer .to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue. Washingt on. D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advise cannot be given. nor can ev tended research "- undertaken. All oth"- questions will receive a per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are fdential.-Editor.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

Copyright. 1929, Publishers
 Syndicate.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09
CnnlnIlna%Cn

Tailor: 'I don't understand why you want 2 yellow vest with this suit It will look hiGeous."
 Philbin well. if you want to know, it doesn't show egg as bad,"-
 Mrs. R. A. Tom.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

seashore, the marriageabe daughter looks her best in a bathing suit.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

Entered at the Post uffics ai New Britain
 as Second Ciaa4 Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09
3A1r Har1v- TtAXst tfSsstkfER k Iii; Has ye heard this o,,e ?
A SUCCESSFUL "OUTING'

A SUCCESSFUL ROUTING"
 What a wake is in Ireland so is q funeral in some parts of Scotland an occasion of great ceremonial and conviviality.
 Maggie Tamson was asked at her work the day after how she got on at the funeral of one of the local celebrities who mad passed over.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

If the family had decided on the
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09
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New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

Well, if exposure to sunlight en- hances beauty, it's high time to re- move stockings from some of them.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

Correct this sentence: T am re- luctant to rest" said the sick man. "hecause l enjoy work. and not be- cause l think the business would suf- fer in my absence"
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

Criticism is much like a lawn mower. It does most to the ones that are highest A
New Britain herald., 1929-08-09

If she be not so to me, What care l how fair she be-"
 The Shepherds Resolution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
WOMAN MISSIONARY
TO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA
Miss Jennie L. Peck Has Spent
So Years Work ing Among
Colored People.

Miss Jennie L. Peck. who has been in
missionary work among colored people
for So years and who has been prom
inently identified with the Mission
School on D street southwest near
Third street, and with school and
church work here, is leaving today to
live in California
Born in Illinois, Miss Peck's first work
was done in Iowa, but later she was
engaged in missionary work in Louisi-
ana and Texas for nearly a quarter of
a century. In Chicago she was super
visor of the work for colored women and
children.
When Miss Mamie Burroughs organ
lied her training school for women and
girls here. Miss Peck came here at her
request and that Of Rev. Walter H
Brooks. pastor of the Nineteenth Street
Baptist Church. After Ave years in that
post, Miss Peck was engaged in volun-
teer work among the colored churches
and teaching in the homes.
On Monday night a testimonial and
presentation was rendered Miss Peck at
the Mission School
Miss Peck has been a member of Cal
vary Baptist Church since coming to
Washington 10 years ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
MARINE CORPS OFFICERS
ARE ADVANCED IN RANK
Edward B. Manwaring Promoted
to Full Colonel-Two Majors
Become Lieutenant Colonies.

Fourteen Marine Corps officers have
just been promoted, Marine Corps head
quarters announced today in official or
ders. The officers advanced and their
dates of rank are announced as follows:
Lieut.. Col. Edward B. Manwaring
colonel from May 16.
Maj. Calvin B. Matthews, lieutenant
colonel from May 12
Maj. Albert E. Randall, lieutenant
colonel from May l6
Capt. Ralph j. Mitchell, major from
December %, 1923.
Capt. Archie F. Howard, major from
May II.
Capt. Raymond r. Wright, major
from May Is.
First Lieut.. Willard P. Leutze, cap
tain from July Is, 1925.
Second Lieut.. Clarence NJ. Knight
first lieutenant from July Is, 1928.
Second Lieut.. John D. Muncie, first
lieutenant from February II.
Second Lieut.. Philip L. Thwing, first
lieutenant from February IS.
Second Lieut.. William E. Burke, first
lieutenant from March 2.
Second Lieut.. Robert G. Hunt, first
lieutenant from April 2.
Second Lieut.. James E. Kerr, jr., first
lieutenant from April 9.
@. NJ. Clerk Frank M. Sherwood, chief
quartermaSter's clerk from January IL.
Pay Clerk G. A. Phillips, detached
NIB. navy yard, Norfolk, Va, to MOB,
MOB, San Diego, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
DENNIS TO HEAD
EARLHAM COLLEGE
Chevy Chase Lawyer, Long
in Public Service. Returns
to Alma Mater.

After years Of distinguished public
service William Cullent Dennis of 3
West Underwood street, Chevy Chase,
Nd, Is returning to Earlham College,
Richmond, Ind, his alma mater, to as
sumo the presidency OF that institution.
His father David Worth Dennis, was
for 40 years professor at Earlham.
Mr., Dennis is lawyer of interna-
tional prominence and a former as
sistant solicitor OF the State Depart
ment. He expects to leave for Rich
mond this Summer to take over his new
duties. His appointment was announced
yesterday.
His services to the United States
have been varied. He was agent for the
Government in the United States and
Venezuela arbitration at The Hague in
the Orinoco Steamship Co case in
1909-10. He was also agent for the
Government in the Chamizal arbitra-
ton with Mexico before the Interna-
tional Boundary Commission in FL Paso,
Tex, in 1901.
He was secretary to Chief Justice
White, sole arbitrator in the Costa Rico
Panama boundary arbitration in 1919
IA; legal advisor to the Chinese gov
eminent in Peiping in l917-19, and
special counsel of the Department Of
State in the preliminary conference on
communications in l920-2l.
On September "a, 1921, President
Harding appointed him as agent of the
United States in the United States
Norway arbitration at The Hague I'M
der the treaty of June 80, 1921. He also
served as counsel of the British-Amer-
lean Claims Commission at London.
Mr.. Dennis has degrees from Earl
ham, Harvard University and European
colleges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
GIRL, 10, SEEKS LICENSE
AS COMMERCIAL PILOT

CALGARY, Alberta (SpeciaN -
Weighing 100 pounds and 10 years old,
but Just thrilled at flying" Louisa
Burka hopes to be Western Canada's
first commercial pilot.
Just now, while she is waiting to
hear from Ottawa If she has passed
the test, she is dreaming of the day
when she will realize her ambition and
fly over the Rockies to Vancouver as
we'll as TO follow the trail blazed by
Lindbergh and f1y to South America
Miss Burks, who was born in Eng
land, near Liverpool, the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Burka, now of
Calgary, believes her weight and age
should be no bar to commercial flying
II love it," she declared You must
be happy to fly well. You must relax
and have good time. AS soon as you
become tense something is likely to
happen. The air is no place to get
scared. II is no place for nerves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
WIFE'S SISTER FORESEES
TUNNEY AS WRITER
Former Fistic Champion Spends
Much Time in Literature, Says
Mrs. Dewing, After Visit.

BY the Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. June 5.-A pos
sible literary career for Gene Tunney
was predicted today by Mrs Edwin S.
Dewing, sister of the former champion s
wife, the former Polly Lauder of Green
wich. Mrs. Dewing returned to West
Hartford today after two-month
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Tunney at
Brioni. Italy.
He, is OF course, very much interested
in literature and spends a great deal
of his time reading" said Mrs. Dewing
1T may be that some day he will put
something down that he thinks is good
and show it to publisher
But he wouldn't care TO do any
writing unless it is good. He is the
type of man who doesn't care to do
anything unless he does it we'll"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
Asthma Club Formed.

Weary and worn and frazzled with
coughs, sneezes and shortage Of breath.
asthma sufferers in London have formed
an Asthma Research Council. Many
doctors are members. The Earl Of Linn
erick, who was elected president at the
organization meeting, was unable TO at
tend because he was suffering from a
bad attack of asthma. Although a
great sufferer" he wrote, IT am still full
of life. / enjoy a laugh with the best,
then I choke and have TO get my pallia-
tive and get ready for another joke"
The council is looking for a permanent
cure for asthma. One woman declared
that she had an attack every time a cat
walked into the room girl has an
asthmatic Spasm whenever she eats
eggs, and a man sent letter to assure
the members that the oaW8e of his
trouble is a feather bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
PROFESSOR WHO URGED SENIORS
TO BE ''SNOBS" STICKS TO GUNS
Rogers Explains Meaning of
Word as Answered. BoS-
ton Critics.
''Jobs Require Politicians and
Preachers to Differ" He
Declares.
BY ROBERT EMMONS ROGERS.
Associate Professor of English,
MASSACHUSETTS Institute OF Technology.


BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 5.-I ap-
pear to have started something. News
must have been scarce Saturday eve
ming. Although, as frank. young
flyers had hoped off that day I should
probably have found myself on the
financial page if at all
I had thought I was making a lit
tie private informal talk to the tech
nology senior class. But either there
was present q reporter sent out on a
forlorn hope. because there was
nowhere else to send him or else some
senior with newspaper Affiliations rated
his space string higher than he did
the nicetieS OF the situation. I won't
deny that he did an excellent job. To
catch an lmproviSed talk on the fly,
with about one minutes notice, and to
catch it is such a way that the speaker
must acknowledge the essential ac-
curacy, even to verbal accuracy. OF most
of the story is good reporting. Probably
another good newspaper man is being
spoiled to make a so-so engineer I
doubt if the two talents are compatible
Might Have Toned 1t Down.
II had known he was there should
probably have played up some Of the
more important points, toned down
some OF the other less essential ones,
and been little less hardboiled than
felt I could be with my own crowd
But that doesn't matter now. The
thing stands.
My topic was. as the headlines played
it up, THE Necessity of Being Snob!"
The reaction from the politicians. evan
geliSts and editorial writer's was almost
exactly what might have been prophe-
sled
1t is interesting that the two persons
quoted in the Monday morning papers
who seemed to agree with me were both
college officials. They knew what l was
talking about. One of them in addi-
ton, a college president. sensed the use
was making of the word snob-that
Is, the word as ignorantly applied by
people without manners, brains or am
bition, to almost anybody who is not
ashamed of possessing them or of using
them properly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
Husbands Arrested
Because Wives Pour
Hot Oil Over Choir
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TIRANA, Albania, June s.
Six men were arrested yesterday
because their wives were alleged
to have poured scalding oil on
the heads of a choir at Delvine.
Southern Albania. while singing
a solemn high mass for the first
time in the Albanian language
instead Of the Greek. An indie
pendent national church of Al
bania recently was created.
Since wives are immune from
prosecution, the six husbands will
be tried by a special court for
political offenses. Father Nicho-
las Osti of the divine church will
be tried at the same time for re-
fusing to use the Albanian Ian
guage, which was said to have
provoked the tumult.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
PASSENGER KILLS WIFE
ON VOYAGE TO SPAIN
Cuban and Son Held at Cadiz After
Staying in Mid
ocean.

BY the Associated Press.
CADIZ, Spain, June 5.-A midocean
Staying was disclosed here today with
arrival from New York of the Spanish
liner Manuel Arnus and arrest Of
Manuel Secades Japon and his son.
While Secades and his son by his
first marriage sat in the ships dining
room in the course of their voyage
Cuban lawyer, shot and killed his 20
year old wife, Lucrecia Humara.
The authorities were notified by
wireless and a justice came aboard,
placing the slayer and his son under
arrest. He was believed to have be-
come temporarily mentally deranged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05

scious group bent on leadership will re-
suit in the curtailment of legal or eco
nomic rights now enjoyed by the major
itv is mere demagoguery. To say that
class leadership is wrong Is nonsense.
Already our social system IS resultant
of classes claShlng as classes. Banking
as class, labor as a class. politicians as
q class. lawyers as claSS-all bent on
control. Why not make an attempt to
wake up the inert and irresponsible class
of college men, try to make them bit
self-conscious, proud of what differen-
tiates them from the crowd, proud to
make use of that power. the power Of
breeding, brains, training opportunities.
Are they worth it? The politician
and the clergyman seem to doubt it..
And the college mans attitude to date
gives them reason. If they are not
worth it. then the greatest educational
experiment any country has ever seen
has failed. More money, time, patience
sacrifice, thought, has gone to the max
ing Of our college men than has ever
gone to the making of any class in his
tory. II callege men are content to
speak, think. bear themselves, live and
die as II none of this opportunity had
been lavished on Them then the man in
the street. the unimproved product. is
the better bet. Politicians and clergy
men thlnR thaJ anyway. Inelr JOBS re-
qu!re them to think that.
FavOrs Improved Product.
I don't I believe in the improved
product provided the improved product
makes an effort to act like one, 10 &C
CepC the responsibilities of his oppor-
tunities instead of sinking his identity
in the unSelf-conScious crowd. Self
consciousness is a good thing. class
consciousness is a good thing. To save
others man must first save himself.
The word "aristocrat" must once more
come back into honorable usage.
Till then the word "snob" will have
TO do.
Prof Rogers, in an address to the
senior class of the Massachusetts Insti-
tute Of Technology last Saturday night.
enunciated the doctrine of snobbishness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
S6,OOO,OOO TO BE SAVED
IN PAYMENT TO ROADS
Postmaster General Has Agree
ment Providing Senate Authorizes
SAC, eo7 ,OSe Mail Fund.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Adoption by the Senate of the joint
resolution authorizing the appropriation
Of $42 ,997 ,089 so to compensate rail-
roads for carrying mail under increased
rates allowed by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, saves the Govern
ment approximately $6000,000.
Postmaster General Brown entered
into an agreement with the railroad
companies to get their money for them
this month, the last of the fiscal year,
If they would waive interest charges.
The controller general has arranged
formal waivers of interest, which the
railroads will sign when they are paid,
the resolution carrying stipulation to
that effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-05
GANG WAR is BLAMED
FOR SHOTS AT TESS
Senator's Son Escapes as Men in
Car Fire on Him by Error
Near Hamilton, Ohio.

BY the Associated Press.
HAMILTON. Ohio, June 5.-Mis-
taken identity was accepted today as a
reason for the attempt near here last
night to shoot c. Sumner Tess OF New
York, son of Senator Simeon D. Fess.
who was fired upon as he drove from
Middletown to Hamilton. Fess was
unhurt.
theory that his automobile nigh
have been mistaken for that Of gang
ster, was considered by police, who said
the shots probably were fired by boot
leggers, who mistook the Fess machine
for that Of rival Several persons
have beeen killed here recently in gang
warfare.
Tess was alone at the time. Two shots
were fired and the car then sped away.
he declared.