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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-06
NELSON LANDS IN CAPITAL
Frank Hawks Also Stops in Wash
ington at Hoover Field.

the-world flyers who made the first air
plane trip around the globe six years
ago, is in Washington today with one Of
the new Boeing air mail planes, said to
be the fastest commercial airplane yet
developed in this country.
Nelson landed at Hoover Field yester-
day afternoon and will leave for Dayton,
Ohio, within the next day or two. He
is here on business for the Boeing in
terests, with whom he has been con-
nected since leaving the Army.
Capt. Frank Hawks, holder of the
transcontinental nonstop fight record,
landed at Hoover Field this morning in
a Lockheed cabin monoplane of the type
used on his 18-hour trip across the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-06
RAT BITES BABY.

Rodent Attacks Child, Asleep in
Crib.
Clarence Turner, colored, Is months
DID, was bitten on the back of the head
by rat as he slept in his crib at his
home, 26f8 K street, early this morn
ing. The child was taken to Emergency
Hospital and treated by DR.. Leon Cor
don for painful cuts and decorations to
the head He is expected to recover.
Continued screams from the baby's
crib led the child'S father, James Tur-
ner, to rush to the child and scare on
the rodent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-06
TEST FLIGHTS PLANNED.
Eaker to Put Southern Star
Through Load Experiments.


Capt. Ira C. Eaker, chief pilot of the
Question Mark and now operations
manager of Atlantic Seaboard Anyways
Inc, operators Of Hoover Field, will
leave this city for New York Wednesday
to make load test flights with the old
Sikorsky biplane Southern Star in prep
aration for the planes projected flight
to Santiago, Chile.
The Southern Star was christened at
Boiling Field last week by Sonora Dona
Herminia Arrate de Davila, wife of the
Chilean Ambassador. It was built two
years ago for Capt Rene Fonck, French
ace, to be used in transatlantic flight
which never was made.
Capt. Eaker, who is on leave Of abb
sence from the Army, will make the
tests at Farmingdale, N. Y. The tests
probably will require about three days
to complete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-06
Col. Deems Relieved of Duty.

Col. Clarence Deems. jr., U. S. A, re-
tired. has been relieved from duty at
headquarters, Sd Corps Area, Baltimore,
Md, and ordered to Alexandria, Va. for
duty as military Instructor at the Alex
andria High School, effective July /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-06
Buck Garrett Dies at So.

ARDMORE, Okla, May tP).-Buck
Garrett, So, veteran peace officer of Ok
lahoma, died at his home here today
following a stroke of paralysis.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
A RAILROAD CONFIRMATION

Why the New Haven railroad is a member of and contributes a tidy sum to the Connecticut Manufactur- CTS Association has been discussed in Washington as a result Of the gation hearings. The question Is a fair one. Why should a railroad be interested in belonging to a manu- facturers' association?
 The interests of a railroad and a manufacturers association are not always parallel The manufacturers, being shippers, customarily are in terested In as low shipping rates as a railroad and the Interstate Com mission will allow. There has been many an argument between the big shippers and railroads in the past.
 True, the big shippers were kind iS OiSppScd u " tiI N liit dlll CLQ SOlliS years ago when it became necessary ta assist in financing a sizeable sum needed to meet a debt maturity. The shippers at that time were the rail- roads best friends. It was a beauti- ful act, well done. One guess is that from that time on there was a sort of community of interest establish ed: and when 1t became a matter oi | contributing to the manufacturers association-a mere bagatelle in rail- road expenditures-doub the 1 railroad considered the money well spent as good will offering,
 ! It is difficult for senators from { elsewhere to understand this. In : most parts of the country the ship
 CTS and the railroads remain i gladiators in the arena of rate
 fights In New England there seems
 to be q species Of cooperation that
 may benefit both sides, although Ii
 Is difficult to understand how that is possible in the long run.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
CTv.G NEW BRITAIN INDC CSTRIES

Senator Tydings of Maryland, q Democrat who halls from a manu. factrring state, has contributed quite paper to the battery of literature made public by the Democratic na- tonal committee; a paper that is noteworthy from a local standpoint in that it gives New Britain ind tries free advertising throughout the length and breadth of the land.
 Senator Tydings, turning to the in- falNble Moody's Manual of Indus trials there finds how well the Stan ley Works and the American Hard ware Corporation have done during recent years. The Maryland senator cites other Connecticut industries, and concludes that manufa curing in Connecticut is on stable and pro- fitable footing, He naturally wants to h!io" Nliy tItlt t~s pi oiIouHScu effort made to raise the tariffs on Connecticut products. a process which he is certain would have sterlingly increased the already handsome profits.
 There is a school of thought which believes that Connecticut in dustries can never be protected too much. A virtual embargo upon for cign products would be the Ideal. If { this school of thought is correct, then there Is no fault to find in try ing to increase the rates when the opportunity offered. This has noth- Ing 10 do with the manner in which the raise was attempted, of course. : merely referring to the abstract 1 principle of more and better pro- i lection.
 As it turns out, the wicked Demo- cratic party is using prosperity tr Connecticut and the hunger of it's h. dustriaJists for more Of 1t as a hor- rible example 10 the remainder ot the country.
 Probably after this thing blows over our Nutmeg industrialists will
 be very well satisfied to leave vel enough alone. They will be happy te
 retain the rates and the continued
 prosperity, They are also receiving
 perhaps not exactly enjoying-f
 great deal of free advertising.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
THREE. HEADLINES

On the financial page of the Herald Tribune Sunday appeared two headlines, They were:
 Stocks will slip lower until bet ter yield basis reached, Babson says"
 Brokers believe worst is over and recommend 'selective' purchases,
 In the New Britain Herald yester- day was the following headline:
 Wave Of selling again hits stock market trading. Secondary epidemic of unloading depresses prices s5 to s30 a share"
 Indexing average stock market prices in 1924 as 100, we find that the rise since then was almost con- tinuous to 2S6 in 1929. During the epidemic Of last week the level was reduced to 232. What the level Is aft
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Oct. 29.-Forecast for Southern New England: Cloudy, Wednesday and in Connecticut to- day Fresh, possibly strong north east winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy and continued cool followed by rain in South and snow or rain in north portion late tonight or Wednesday; fresh to strong north east and east winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Rain tonight and We'd nesday.
 Conditions: The area of high pressure over the North Atlantic states and Eastern Canadian prov inces centers this morning over On- i tario and Quebec. It caused tenn peratures to fall to near 30 or be- low in much of the New England districts. High pressure continues over the Canadian districts west ward to the Pacific Ocean. Conditions favor for this vicinity 1 increasing cloudiness followed by rain.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29

CT yesterdays secondary epidemic" we do not know.
 The average level above 1924 re- mains very high.
 If value. rather than price, is the test of stocks, as the Standard Sta tistics Company said in its last re- port, then one needs not to go far for the reason for the recent declines. One can construct a house of cards just so high.
 Does anyone believe that industry, trade, commerce and what not today has been nearly three times as good as in 1924? It Is much better; so much Is granted. But 1t strikes the casual observer-who may or may not know what he is talking about that the vast increase since 1924, due mostly to speculative influences. has not been entirely justified. As the bankers say, the situation is be- ing liquidated.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
at Britain? Whom did sht

Great Britain? Whom did she marry?
 A. She. was eighteen years old when she ascended the throne. She married her cousin, Albert, Prince of Saxe-Coburg- -Gotha. Q. What presidents of the United States were tailors? A. Andrew Johnson and Willard Fillmore. o. What is the difference be- tween table d'hote and q la carte meals?
 A. Table d'hote service provides meals at a fixed price, usually with q choice of dishes. In a la carte meals, each dish ordered is paid for separately.
 o. What is the nationality of Jack Shargey?
 A. Jack Sharkey (John Coc- coskey was born in Binghampton, New York October 6, 1902, is an American of Lithuanian descent.
 Q. Who makes Fiat automobiles !?
 A. The Fabrica Italiana Automo- bill of Turin, Italy.
 Q. What is the best selling book in the world?
 A. The Bible.
 Q. Is the organization known as The Lone Scouts of America still in existence?
 A. That organization was merged with the Boy Scouts of America, March ], 1924, without. however, losing Its separate identity. The National officers of the boy scouts are now the national officers of the Lone ScoVts.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29

because of the manner in which 1t was matched and nurtured. The in- terests seeking increased protection simply overreached themselves They were sincerely desirous of an im proved tariff and New Engianders have no difficulty in understanding the motive. But political conditions in the Senate strongly oppose such action.
 Perhaps 1t would have been bet ter for the Democrats to permit the tariff bill to pass into law-prorid- ed President Hoover didn't rob them of their political thunder by vetoing 1t. But this time the technic of oppo- sition politics has been to Kill the bill while it was under way. A high tariff law does not lose votes for the Republican party in New England, but it certainly does in the West and the South, where the administration naturally intends to maintain its gains Of the last election If possible. The Democrats and Progressives in the Senate, noting the presence of the tariff bill a1d the protectionists wishing higher rates, have had a most interesting opportunity to shoot 1t full Of holes. They will go before the voters at the next election with the collective finger pointing at what was done, and incidentally stressing the iniqulties of the tariff law that didn't become a law. This is not as effective as having an iniqui- tous law actually passed. However, 1t will work to some extent. especially with the Bingham Eyanson incl dents and other incidents to help out in painting a picture calculated to
 
 Republic once again was saved
 The manufacturing interests who have been favoring the passage of the bill naturally will be disappoint- cd. But virtually all of them worked hard for the election of MT. Hoover and what did he say about the tariff after he took office? He advocated legislation for Limited changes in the tariff" and nothing more, Since that time he has hnted, or friends have done so for him, that he has been greatly displeased at the scramble for higher rates than he considers justified.
 Curious it Is that there Is no ahysmal issue between the President and the Democr and Insurgents The issue Is between the President and the interests who brouCht about the present sensational climax to just an ordinary effort to raise the rates higher than the President thinks necessary to protect American industry.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
Committees Amour ce1
 For Charity Socicl E .'e::lt

Mrs. Joseph M. Halloran Is chair man of the committee in chars@ Of charity bridge to be held under aus pices of New Britain council Of Catholic women at Y. NJ. T. A. G, E. hall on Main street Monday evening, Nov. 4, at o'clock.
 Committees working with Mrs Halloran on arrangements for the affair are as follows: Tickets, Mrs. James H. Curtin. chairman; Miss Mary McDonough. Miss Alice Sweeney, Mrs, Thomas Cranley, Mrs. John F. R. Keevers. Mrs. James Rngrose. Mrs. Luke Drinkwine, Mrs. NJ. T. Souney, Mrs. Peter P. McCrann, Mrs Philip Bardeck, Mrs. John Igoe and Mrs. Charles Solo, mon; prizes. Mrs. P. r. McDonough and Mrs. Halloran: candy. Mrs. Lionel Depot, chairman; Mrs. M. J. Hayes. Mrs. William F. Mangan, Mrs. James P. Dawson, and Mrs c. Crowley; tables, Mrs. Edward J. Dray, chairman: Mrs. M. J. Jenney, Mrs. Joseph Mulligan, and Mrs. Thomas w. Hinchliffe.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
A NEW ENGLAND RAIL COMBINE

Various commercial bodies in New England have been interesting them. selves nightly in the problem of a 1 consolidation of New England rail- roads into an all-New England sys- tenn. Even the railroad officials are excited. Even Chairman E. G. Buck. land of the New Haven board of di- rectors is quoted as saying that his railroad will not stand idly by while sundry trunk lines are making sug- gestions for adding his railroad and others in New England to existing and non-existing trunk lines. The New England lines are not so many branch lies to be added to trunk lines at will
 Refusal to be considered as the legitimate stems of trunq lines has been a principle of New England railroad men for years. But truth to say, they haven't done much about 1t but talk. The Nrw York Central already operates the Boston & Albany and be 1t said such opera ton is by no means to the detriment of New England, any more than it's opera ton of the TiChiEan Central Is detrimental 10 Michigan.
 Another point that does not gar much attention is this: What influ- ence has the Pennsylvania railroad in the mana cement of the New Haven as 1t exists today? Since the Hell Gate bridge was built the trains of the Pennsylva have been rolling up into New England with increas. ing regularity; or perhaps let it go down ds the trains Of the New Haven are rolling down over the Pa..nsyl. vania. The result Is about the same there is community of interest. More important still, tl re are stories that the Perneylvania either directly or through subsidiaries owns plenty of New Haven stock There are even those who go so far as to state that some fine day Mir. Buckland may wake up to discover that the Pennsylvania owns a con- trolling interest in the New Haven. There Is nothing in the law to pre- vent the Pennsylvania from doing this, the New Haven not being competing line.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29

You can get an answer 10 any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau 1922 New York avenue. Washington D. c, enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advise cannot be given. nor can ex tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can , not be answered. All letters are con fidentiaI I.-Editor.
 o. Who played the leading male role In The Spoilcrs"?
 A. The Rex Beach novel has , been filmed twice, first with William Farnum in the chief role and later with Milton S;lls as the featured actor.
 Q. What does the family name Ellender mean?
 A. It Is a British family name derived from a locality, and refers to low-lying ground on which the "ellers" {alders) grow. Q. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
 A. All life today is presumed to be derived from sngle-celled anil ! malculae. It Is evident, therefore, that all life is derived from cells or eggs. The birds, among other forms, go back to earlier or simpler forms. In this sense, therefore, the egg cc ne first.
 Q. What Is a 'sooner"?
 A. One who goes before the ap- poir' d time to take up public land In order to get more desira ble , location.
 Q. What can be done for brittle finger nails?
 A. Into small. shallow bowl pour gill or more of olive oil and soak the nails in this for 10 minutes or longer every evening until the condition is corrected. If this is not feasible. massage them every evH";"g with cold cream.
 c. How old is Anita Page? A. Nineteen years.
 Q. Do turtles make any sound?
 A. Mud turtles can make BOT; of sp' "Aing noise and some of the larg@r land turtles have distinc: loud ncte.
 Q. Do cows, dogs, horses and monkeys have more ribs than man?
 A. Cows and dogs have B pairs of ribs; horses have IS pairs; the old world monkey has from II to 13 pairs; the American monkey, from 12 to IS. and man has 12 pairs.
 Q. What is the highest price ever paid for an old postage stamp?
 A. Thirty-five thousand dollars was paid few years ago for the worlds rarest stamp. British Guiana. one cent magenta stamp of the 1856 issue. There Is only one specimen of this stamp known to exist.
 Q. Where can foreign coins he exchanged for United States money
 A. At the foreign exchange de- partment of any large bank
 Q. On what date in 1926 did Sharkey fight Harry Wills and when did Wills fight Tzcudun? A. The date of the Sharkey- Wills fight was October 12. 1926 and the Wills Uzcudun fight oc- cured July IS, 1927.
 0. How much of an Iceberg is above the water?
 A. About one- seventh.
 Q. Who was The Iron Duke?
 A. That was the popular so- briquet of the Duke of Wellington.
 c. How old was Queen Victoria when she ascended the throne of
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
DEAD AS THE DODO

When Senator Reed Of Pennsyl- vania reiterated his belief that the HaWley- Shoot tariff bill is as good as dead he merely emphasized som ething which countless citizens have been thinking for some time. Obviously, for tariff bill to die while a Republican administration is in power is exceedingly unusual. if not sensational. But the bill has died
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
PLAN NEW TEETH
 FOR DEFENSE ACT
No Prohibition Against Kaiser'.o 2
 Return Is Probable

Berlin, Oct. 29 R)-New teeth will be put in the regulations for defense of German democracy, but no new prohibition of the return of the kaiser to Germany, if the new defense of the republic act prepared by the democrats for submission to the Reichstag winter session is passed.
 Scare Heard in July Last July, when the old defense of the republic act expired a scare was raised in Germany and abroad that the former kaiser might return and even attempt to inspire a coup d'etat by the extreme nationalsts, The don1ccrattc government parties, however, adopted a phlegmatic ntti- Jude toward the possibility and re- fused to be alarmed.
 The late Dr. Stresemann' invar- able comment, What if he does re- turn?" expressed the unanimous feeling of German republicans, that the days of political assassinntions in 1922, when the first defense of the republic act was passed. are ,one for good and the German re- r,ublic of today stands on too firm q foundation to be shaken by the former rulers possible decision to live on a country estate in Germany instead of in Holland.
 Omit Kaiser ClauSe
 True to this attitude, the demo- crats have entirely omitted in the new defense of the republic act the
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
zo Fears 4so ?,c. 'uy

IT" parade of the Sloper Guards "d the Fardw re Ctty Battery last
 sht was i.;erHo:ed ct -'jr,a Of places al0@g the route and free p2"%!a f"nrw. q.
 Tie Nv Britain Eor Ass~ iat'on will r t s'pntly U tr .1e acsargt Il -'f f2@ tic a':n"1- I,7-a",n..
 Y. , :",.> >a"1 r~"s,. 'p E C y has s....'.. '; 10 ;..au. ar. .rt5a.ra J 4vo ."*t r. ir t@@.e for tca pornlaT .", V.
 4. ,r'''i to l,",i -9 ' mn, the - of 'aa:- -5 this ,sa~ will be 'rhH~ tn gal. One z fer said the pr!'a VII hn at least 35 cnrts.
 T'rcre were 54 arrests r?a7e by tfe police dnrTg the meth, 22 of w''"il w'rc for dtuN':c7t 'ss.
 The High school football team Is pract'''~g faithfully for the first game of the charapionr',ip series with Torr.ngton Saturday.
 Jacob Abelson reported 10 Chief William Rawlings today that some ere had stolen his rubber wheel carr!9 ge during the wight. The police believe it was the work of boys
 Admiral Schley lodge, 0. D. H, S.. celebrated its sixth annivcr~ary last evening at B"rdeck's hall with e co~rnrt and dance.
 The new train schedule issued to- day showed many chaocos of im- portance to this city. A sight im- provement in train service is made
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
Facts qndFancies
By ROBERT CULLEN

Modernism: If it's naughty, it's news.
 Your superiors are those you de- light to catch In error,
 Some people are cheerful losers and others cant act.
 John D says golfers never have bad character. Other religions af- feet men that way, too.
 Our dictionary Is funny. It says the dumb can't talk.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
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paragraph referring to the kaiser's return.
 Increasing bitterness during the summer months, however, between the two great groups of German parties, the rightists, leaning to- ward monarchy, and the progressive and socialistic left, supporting the republic. had led the government parties to feel strongly that ne" defense of the republic act must nevertheless be passed.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
"EXpFDITISG TRAFFIC"

Being state motor vehicle commls- sioner, Robbins E. Stoeckel IS time and again heard from In favor ot "expediting traffic" Too much regu- lation does not tend to expedite traf- fife; but we have been having plenty of regulation. The motor vehicle commissioner about a year ago had something to say about the extensive regulation that has developed in the cities; but what he said did no particular good Since the Legisla- ture met, indeed, the powers of po- lice traffic departments has increased rather than decreased. The m. V. c. the other day was said to "contem- plate" some sort of boulevard system along the main state highways; but pinned down to yes CT no state ment, he says his department has no intention of establishing or adyocat- . ing such q system, but he is in favor Of some system which will lex pedite traffic"
 IL seems to the casual observer that traffic can be best expedited along the states highways through the improvement of more alternate routes. The state has u splendid highway system, but there are not enough of them to accommodate all the cars without congestion and de- lays. We have an instance of 1t right around New Britain. Almost everyone, headed for Meridcn and points south, motors to the Boston Post road at Berlin. If the Cat Hole pass road were improved there would be an alternate route and traffic would be expedited" with out doubt.
 The state is criss- crossed by scores Of roads that are not improved and rarely used. The way to "expedite traffic" is to improve these roads ard thus take some of the traffic from the comparatively few main highways which today get all of it.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-29
P.>.."rRtIT OF A L'DY

Tv Edna l.. Rrrt ''' cav smile for you, and tilt ms nad And GriD'; your rushing words with f""cr l.ps, And raint my mouth for you a fragrant red. And trace your brows with tutorc1 fnser-tips. When you rencarse your list of loves to me Oh, I can laurh and marvel, rap. turou". eyed. tnd you laugh back. nor can yon Me 4?-r:. =,rd little deaths my heart ',a5 died. nd 'r-, believe, so well know my i ',@- l e gay az morning light as md a'l t'e straining things within I., 'rt
 I.i, II never know. Oh. can laugh and listen, when We J., |, And you bring tales of fresh ad. ventures - Of ladies del!cately lndtscreet. o. lingering hands, and gently whispered things. And you are pleased with me, and strive anew To sing sages of your las. delights. Thus do you want me e-marveling gay, and true, Nor do you see my staring eyes of n'Thts. And when, in search of novelty, you stray, Oh, I can kiss you blitlaely as yol go And what goes on. my love, while you're away,
 You'll never know!