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New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
How Weak Nervous Women Grow Stronger
Feel Better, Look Younger and
 Have Stesdier Nerves

If you only knew you rundown. ancmic women - who are dragging yourself around on your "nerve"- what a wonderful increase in strength and health Tanlac will give you, you wouldn't hesitate 2 moment about going to your druggist and getting . big bottle of this splendid medicine.
 Mrs. Dora Robillard, of Bellinghe m, Mass, R. F. D. I, Box r, says: had no digestion nor appetite. Sick head. aches laid me up in bed three days at . time. couldn't even do light house. work. Now l do all our cooking and washing in addition to the other work. :"
 Tanlac is as free from harmful drugs as the water you drink-only Natures own medicinal tonic herbs. Druggists know this and for the past 10 years have recommended it to men and women who need a quick ''pick up" that will put them on their feet and give them a new interest in lie.
 So confident arc the makers of Tan fac that if you are not helped by it, you get your money back on request.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
\ NEEDED EEFORM:
By Janet r. Vessel

by Janet r. " tSSel
 How would you like to be called fresh. if you were an ingrained puri- tan Of thirty generations?
 Then cast d tear for the poor lit tie fishes. You might have better luck if you cast net. but who re We. to lay down castiron rule in this matter.
 This is a matter that should be brought to the attention Of the So- ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty 10 Animals. Fishes. and Authors Listen 10 the story of old Grandpa Goldfish:
 Grandpa Cod had lived many years in the briny deep. His puritaa ancestry went back to the fIrs' Adam of the codfish race. Grandpa Cod was, caught in a net of circum- sta nces, and shipped 10 the big city
 Listen to the vendor. s~arfhy sor of Italy. shouting: Fresh Fish Fresh Fish" No wonder old Grandpa Cod lift. his hand and raises his voice in pro. test. You are liar! ] am an ole salt from the banks" No wonder the poor fish take 't drink.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
TILL IU\I. IiIE Oi' HI\1
 Nt\IIJI.

By Herbert H. i.otnCne Henry McNvill Was q trdVeiins safes inau
 Who'd sold fancy dresses all o'et the earth. X genial cigar smoking, tcIlor-ot- tales man Who'd spent half his years in q rulln4u car berth, There wasn't a porter 't"iAt GolhdIE and Frisco Who hadn't thanked Bllt at least once for tip. There wasn't car from Ailanthus 10 Iisco
 That hadn't houscd Bill on 8 Spring selling trip. And then tas the noycliSts frequent ly phrase iD- An. then Gas the actors for ein- pllasis add)- N4s. then N'll just sec both you bo1s and then raise il )- Then Ilen.'v McNeill met Evan scline Shadd, Eyangellne, Would l could fitly DOT tray her. Or total her pulchritudc title by iot, An. would that this bard propei trihut. could pay her However, cannot and therefore I'll not. She mentioned her fathomlcss ardo' for cooking. He named the dcmcrits of dining car meals. She breathed coy surprise that a man so good looking Had not yet been conquered h. Hymen's appeals. She further declared that a girls sole ambition Should be to make some man 2 regular wife. He feelingly cursed his nomadie condition
 And wished he could settle dowr someN here for life. An. we'll Ou can see NlthOu' more eXpla nation What happened to Henry bcfor, very long Farewell to his old life with tha' conversation: And that, gentle reader, is OH. time you're wrong. No cottage of Henry's is Naneit adorning.
 He's still dealing stud 10 the boy: in Car 10. And, girls. if you mock nle, III! truthfulneSs scornine, It's clear sOJ don't know man, travcling men.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
Grandmother Knew

there was nothing so good for con- gestion and colds as mustard. But the old fashioned mustard plaster burned and blistered.
 Musterolc gives the relief and help that mustard plasters gave. without the plaster and without the blister. Gently rub it in. See how quickly the pain disappears.
 Try Musterole for sore throat. bronchitis. tonsilitis. croup, stiff neck. asthma. neuralgia. headache congestion pleurisy. rheumatism lumba go. pains and aches Of the back or joints sprains. sore muscles, bruises. chilblains. frosted feet colds Of the chest Cit may prevent pneumonia
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
PULLMAN CANCELLATIONS
 AND LOCAL TRAVEL

A"tuttiidtluiiS ol tll iiiii dAtciti- modations appear to be a problem throUe shout the counlry-that is, for thr railroads To that part Of the public which causes the railroad managers to grow gray hairs over the matter it is quite a convenience, New Britain. il will be remembered was held up as a particularly fla grant example.
 An investigation shows how this business works to the detriment Of the city's railroad record.
 A gentleman contemplating a trip telephones the railroad station and secures Pullman accommodation for specified train, In fact. instead Of one such order there may be six.
 The Pullman accommodations are held Meantime someone else calls up for such accommodation and an in >sStigation shows that there are none left.
 The same thing is occurring in other cities further up he line The accommodations for that particular train. therefore, are sold out-in theory,
 In prae,tev however, this is what 'h;pprnS:
 -> few hours brfore the train is sch,,Iu,vl 10 leave Berlin cotlIcs a u-hshone message from the gentle nGm or gentlemen W ho secured from one 10 six reservations saying that 'It@ trip cannot hc made. "Pl"use canc,l the reservations" comes over thu telephone,
 That lcalcs thy local quota unsoll, and another pofty who could not evt the fp~,.rNatlons before they were @ncs II, l is the sufferer along with the railroad. This party may have touHd ls u"c"sary 10 make an i'm portJut trHp, too, perhaps deciding to tahu il in il ,Iay coach. When he c"ts ahourd the train at l},r}m he finds nun"rons empty FuImaD s"ats or hnrth& ard couciuIos the local rail- rosj tlchpt agents were lying.
 r must not he oyrrlooked tlat the sHtr, proportion ot cancellations tooa rAaro in glrr cities before the train raehod B,rIin. Consequ' Iw5lomn traH that in theory was sold out" the day b.foro is really half empty when it passes through 'bts ~rr';oo.
 And all because mcn reserve and cancel reservations is if that were nothing worth considering.
 Another c'ilsabort the local rall- road business vas brought out in the inNesti2ation. That is the almost uni- NcrsaI habit oe rolying upon tic local railroad station for information but relying upon other railroad stations -Brriim Hartford, M"rIden and eyen ;priusGe ld--to furnish the tichcts. II is amazing how many tickets 10 Nv I}rtaiuites are sold al Berlin; and how many are sold in Hartford and Springfield. The local station, 1t appears does not sell half the through tickets purchased by New Britain travellers.
 CT course, this is not the business of the transportation company. but the result IS that il goes into the railroad records and the executives in New Haven como to regard the New Britain railroad station as not Very important. The railroad men have a habit Of valuing q railroad station by the amount of money it brings in. not by the amount of in- i for}natlon it dispenses over the teIe- phone wires, Thus we find increasing difficulty in convincing the railroad that New Britain needs q better railroad station. What for9' ask the the mana gers; Nobody seems to buy any tickets therc,'
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
Questions d11dA1lSwors hol& &WdkhtAqon


 question Of fact or information hy writing to the Question Editor New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. 1929 New York avenue. Washington, i D C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per- sonai reply. Unsigned requests can not he answered. All letters are confidential. Editor.
 Q. When was the last time that Easter sunday came in March?
 A. In 1921 it fell on March "7
 C. What docs "uuo Nadia" mrHn'
 A. It is Latin and means 'Whither gosst thou.'
 c. How old was Fred Thomson when he died? What Was his last l picture?
 1 A. Fred Thomson was 3S when lr died. His widow Is Frances Marion. 4 scenario writer. His last i picture was "kit Carson"
 c. Ii German citizen went to 1 England and bccanc q naturalzcd 1 tfiliSh subject. and then sought 10 enter inc United states as an i'm migrant. to the quota of what coln- i try Noul1 h" ho charged? 1 A. To the Gotman quota, tla country of his origin 1 q What is the meaning of the uaHe sally? ! A T. ts 3 nickname for Sarah that is d"riNrl from the II"brc" and means "a princ"es.'
 c. How can consonuno be cleared?
 X. l>c the white of an GEE for each quart Of stock. Let inc "gg an stock come 10 the boiling point, and 1 hen sltunitr for 10 to , minutes strain through che"secloth,
 .. Where IS the largest library in the world? A. The National Library at Par i is. France. with l,4Oo.0oo books on | 10 miles of shelves is the largest.
  1 iah Museum. the Vatican. the Der l lin Library. and the Library of Cou- gross al Washr)e' on, D. (. tl. What is NeWton's law Of i graHitatjon? \, That every particle Of matter 1 in the universe attracts every other 1 particle with q force directly pro- 1 poltional 10 the mass oi the attract 1 ing particle, and inyerscly 10 the 1 square of the distance between i them,
 6. What issnc plural of Mrs? A. Mrs" is an abhreNiation of Mistress and the plural is Mistresses. 1 C. Is gold refined free Of charge at the hints?
 A. A charge is made when gold 1 that is brought 10 the hints for sale or exchange nee Is refining.
 c. Which states lead in the pro- | auction Of cheese? <. Wisconsin and New York.
 O How fast can an ostrich run?
 4. At full speed the ostrich IS said to make 6J oliles an hour, and
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
Withdraws Old Appeal,
 Starts Term in Jail

Eugene DoheGty Of Clark street. who appealed from sentence in po- lice court q few months ago, of six months in jail. execution Of sentence suspended as 10 five months. yacate | the appeal today and started 10 serve 90 days.
 Doherty was convicted of the charge of operating an automobile " hile under the influence Of liquor, second otfense.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
"il stN ON TIT. Ei,p"
 \ GOOD STEM

]lr Sarpi"mpHtaI rule of 'ra9ic ooutrol mal2u~1"d in N,w Britain tra ,n4hHn- aroiSt~ 10 make
 H-rt rHn~ H)r the rcd h=i,ts are -#mIr2 2-is NorhlnG out we'll in prac- nr. This ~l4nm has not vt hens aJour,I tn Hartford auI other Con- u,:tsut yJto~. New Britain cau bc -"4 to Ha,. Int epoH plan which Il. ":n,r~, if rhy would be as p,o- -s''~~no, vii! uad ro adopt
 T'o rJJ- works to th, advantage os aU'ot~t~ u~ ~.tI as polestriaus. .r- #f,r .~r"etar> a1r la}orrd as r-uH- >atuty. Nothu~ is more dis. rourrfn1 ra p.d,>trun ,sau to I.sf,. ty~ #-Ht to cross str,,t and Hd raowoafles .Jso comrudmg for , tH. sr4t. h. happens to l, uccupy- I"- nrm lv 1"."a9-,- ta.y are mabJn2 E 'oru The m, ~r11 system olslatr= 1h~ lay welding to wuojsts the wnI,2o of turUn@ 10 fh- rGla aD.u '"> larh tur Wryjlas" to go straight tora ,rI Thus f1,v make .tuJr rHa~ 1'b"n 1J. p,dea,tans are uot in 't> vav.
 IT 1e uusD hv~ tMv stop-and go ter'--ant t''y sr,m lo he A,rs 10 . -'=E r-rrlh es Of Uh-r itntGejyrey tonHaerd ~ua trW'lc po5teetuen-ve may Us "tU hNe tHz impro' j
 r91a Fortunately what 10 do under tte circumstances j4 now nore e.n- .,ruly stated on slgn> attached 10 the
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

athletic championship at the Y. NJ.
 C, A. C. Andrews Was second. r.
 Seitz third: W. Slater. fourth: John Wood. fifth; F. Cutie, sixth: T. Dehan, seventh, and C, Sahrbacher,
 eighth.
 The committee on water and light held meeting and considered the ! bids for the lighting of the streets i with gas and gasoline mantle lamps
 The committee consists of (, A,
 Parker, w. b Rossbers. NJ. P. Leg
 horn, Joseph Towers, w. F. Stern
 berg. and R. Schaefer Information
 was withheld.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

Among the hazardous OCCupatiOn. is that of smoking in bed ill outing pa1dnlas.
 II mnst seem like old Home Week in hcll when gang killers iunch ,b"ir bits,
 II may comfort German taXpay- CTS fifty years from now to remem- her that the experts didn't take the kalscr's property.
 Let the Colonel enjoy the air N hle he can. We" won't mean 'I'' after the ceremony.
 The sight of q sad, sweet spinster causes every normal married man 10 wish she had a fine husband like him.
 Correct this sontcncc: "The world seems all right said the valedic- torian Of the senior class. and have no ambition to change it.'
 Copyright. 1929. Publishers
 syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
WELL BABY CONFERENCE

The schedule for the well Da by conference conducted by the Visit ing Nurse association for the week will be as follows; Tuesday. 37 Ellis street, Northern school; Wednesday 52 Center street; Thursday, Wash ington street school: Friday, East street school. All weighing confer ences are held from 2:30 to 3:30 D. m. A doctor is present at all con- ferences from 3:3o to 4 D. m. The examining physician is Dr. L. B Slysz
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
Gas Heater Explodes,
 Fills Store With Gas
Temperatures

A gas heater in barber shop al zoe Broad street exploded yesterday afternoon, filling the shop with gas. Chief w. J. Noble and Fireman Robert Smith responded to a call al BAY o'clock but found nothing 10 do, as the gas had been shut off in the meantime.
 The building is owned by Stanley Shiok and the barber shop is run by J. s. Sadowsky and F. J. kra- iusky. One of the proprietors was in the place at the time.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
COOLIDGE HAS REASON FOR SATISFACTION

Today Mir. and Mrs. Coolidge re- turned to private life. They left Waehircton with the well-wishes of . nation. That they may live long and prosper in the future as ill the
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
the site.

the site.
 After that every body ought to be satisfied, although this is nearly too much to hope for.
 It is impossible to satisfy every body on public questions.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
N,u,r, .uon liureau os t5tcuiatiau

Nnttn iulut~h-s ut@- -t.tIeIs s.ar atNtr t!seis NltH ~trIs!I% fealusI efas 'Ee5s 6. cIrrutallol4 ttuf t3f,ulafhu --ai>IHs sit ba seu upuI tiGs aurft FIN> U~Atr~ ,Jto teutluu a.AlIlsi fltau n l,~~gaje' tr1huEtun heures tu pOth natNrua all loCaI adA ettls s,-f.-
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
Member pt ttlt A>>u. t,tisb Irt>>

The -~u, la}e4 f'lrSr l. eA. hu-'Ntts ell titled lv the fut 1e t}Itnr a|5sl!, uj al news tte,ttttu tu u us Hs3 eitstl ,' -v creclitea H tnJs pal,,l 4..J tos Gew> uuhHstnu tAetttiL
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
An Additional Help.

Tommy: Mother. will you help me with my arlthmetic?' His Mother: I'm too busy, dear. but maybe your father could be oi sum assistance"
 Paul DaSison
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
PARTY >lRi .\t.fH IN NIN AND OLD tbNt.ki >>

IL is wall at thls time to rr>t.N the party strength o3 Ghe new Cou- gross and compare il Atb the o1d.'
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

The s,jaJa j. on sale aa1y sr New York HI uDlalhe Newsstand t.i''' 2 Square. Schuit@ N' "sstauis Enfi iAu,e Grand Genital 4-uc Streel,
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
Facts ondFancies

About the only thing you can't praise in garden after a few days if spadlng is up.
 Jails: Houses built 10 conflne people who took too little.
 IL would be interesting to hea" Ananias report after a private colt terence with President elect.
 The chief objection to dining in an expensive restaurant is that you see the people you owe.
 Nou never hear of an Indians be- Irg mentally incompetent until he strikes oil.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

northern plains states and upper Mississippi valley.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather followed by light rain.
 Temperatures:
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

X hem douhtlcSs. Is one who doesn't bout and pity himself when lis wife pets and coddlcs the first huby instead Of him.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
Properly Diaono>tAl:

Bennett: Funny. isn't it, that in golf the lowest score wins while in other games like baseball. football and basketball the highest score Winsn"
 Farrar: "lt isn't so funny when yon remember that golf is a scotch game..'
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
Rather Isstlt.tint1!

Nelson: Were you able 10 get good view of Pershing by tcle- sision2'
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

Trotzkv is very ill and there Is some fear that he may die again.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

About all a mere male knows about Easter is that it makes l3 cents worth of straw cost S3o.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

x-Including Noro lI'o@l hot sworn. and Smith UilJ daaoel0utd and succeeded t, Ghul &N-lH-issI- ing Glenn lIjl-l susgeedjH4 Sutr4.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
&:2WHQtq6 NAOnN RkxzkAxk LwEzk
Stud All cslsssn.nui athut- 10 t1s, Shop oIlttnr. cHre oi the New Rritain t1erxl.t. aud your esi'I
Wouldn't Escr.lNds be Happy
 Though!

Folks We can't help thinking as We ride along our way And note how many aerlals ap- pear on roofs today. IT those Were only cheerlai, broug ht in the waNes Of fun,
 would te merry one.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

Fine Fiction! Adams: Where have you been getting so much extra money from lately ?''
 Mrs. Adams: I'm an author" Adams: An author' Of what ?" Mrs. Adams: I've been writing up those stories you tell when you get home nights and selling them to the fiction magazines
 IL. C. Redell Copyright, 1929. Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

Ii is estimated that 93 per cent of tnc small loans are mado hN mon who once sang Sweet Alkaline aft ? l l T. m,
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

When a man looks thoughtful the natural qnery is, What is he think ing about?
 When a woman looks thoughtful. the query is, whom is she thinking about?
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

II seems strange that the news rtl boys haven't given HIS Mir. Cool idco in slow motion talklc.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

presslon.'
 Clarence EeruzZi
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

The EepubHeau uawHy in Jw new Senate vii he increased 10 }n tl senator-e1cct Nare is sahd or q Republican is abo-,Q ee Ht- :.n~. -e- Or,
 Tn the llouse Inc l>nutIlrar wa- jor}ty will b4 Increased 10 1"I il d Republican, hs ebo~.u to tuJ tn. oH. existing vacancy. that os Eus li11 deceased,
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

An rlCauiSm: Srornlng pan handlers; thinking college presl- dent d Wondcr because hp is gooI at i.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

1AIllut'liEdti H0 f-N''N. il wy .'Nt existing vacancy. that 6. l,Hs lil). deceased,
 But there IS 4 fly 5n fl. t>wjaj- can ointment I'ro4r~.7e l>ruud- cans III he Senate Of fhe 1tN Con- gross numLer trotl It' 10 IL. and fuDE will be in the position to o<rrag~c a balance Of povyr lutrss the Hoover policies command tn. support 6. tais group, or piu thu adh4r.uce ol a SUf- fcient number of Democrats 10 off, set it, the principal legislative diff eultiys of the new administrations. os O. the old. will be in rte Seulte.
 Republican sanuo,s claa-ilI.1 as 'ProgressiHes," or who have worked with the IusGrGent -go4n are Blaine, Wis; Borah Idaho; Brook hart. Iowa; Couz>ns. }ttclt cgrlIng. \, NJ; Frazier N b: Howell Neh: Johnson, Call'; La Toilette, Wss-; MeMastcr, :. D., Norb.c.5. $. h.; Norris, Neb; Nya \. D., Thomas. Idaho: and Shjpstead, the Farmcr- Laborite.
 In the House President Hoover has the largest Republican majority since the Harding landslide Of 13-9. In the Senate he has q paper major fly only, and it will depend upon the nature of his policies whether tiLs majority is to be one Of fact rather than fiction.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04
House.
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Republican Majority
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

Nr IlooHer's biggest task io"sn { consist m prov ldng for his sup por1ors, but in g"ttins rid of them
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

Issued pails tSEunas EArrptedb At Heiaid Bldg Q. thpI'I Stfe.f
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

Bills now pending in state lcgis- Iaturrs would end every pcrniclous aCtNItH ut man except law ma king
New Britain herald., 1929-03-04

Entered at the Post tfflce a! Nt~ E. ltdlu
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New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
DANGEROUS ETHER
 SUPPLIES SEIZED
Deaths il Hospitals Prompt
 U. s. Officials to Act

Boston, Aug. 21. P)-Large quan- titles of dangerously impure "ther which, it is alleged, might cause the death of anaesthetized patients, have been seized in this city. in Provi- dence, R. l., and in other sections of the country during the past few months, federal government offi- cials revealed. The seizures here and at Providence were made under the direction of George H. Adams, chief of the Boston division of the food, drug and insecticide administration of the United States Department of Agriculture.
 All of the ether seized was found in the possession of wholesale drug concerns and was of the kind usu- ally used by surgeon labeled "Anaes- thezia Ether"
 The seizures were made as a re- suit of an investigation originally begun by Dr. Allen w. Rowe. anaesthesia expert connected with the Massachusetts Homeopathic hos pital. It was understood that his at tention was called to the situation by the fact that an abnormally large number of patients had died under anaesthesia. The United States gov
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
SUICIDE ATTEMPT
 PROVES TAXI RIDE
Woman Song Writer Claims Loss Of Memory; Found in Hotel

New York, Aug. 21 (P)-A s2S taXicab ride proved to be the long, long journey" taken by Mrs. w. c. Edwards, songwriter, of Beaumont, Tex, when sne disappeared last Sat urday, leaving d suicide note.
 Police, on tEe strength of the note and appeals from relatives in TeXcs, dragged the East river in the vicinity of Brooklyn bridge in a search fer her body.
 Mrs. Edwards, who was also known as Lola Enloe, was located yesterday at the Hotel Pennsylvania, where she had registered as Lois Kelly. She was traced when she telephoned to another hotel to have mail addressed to Lola Enloe for Warded to Miss Kelly"
 She professed to have no recollec- tion of events since her disappear ance other than that she rode miles and miles in a taXiCab." Police found out the fare for the ride was $2S.
 A week ago Mrs. Edwards appeal cd to Vice President Curtis to help her reach music publishers who would buy her songs.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-21
HARDEN MAY HEAD
 ARMY ENGINEERS
Connecticut Native Mentioned to Succeed Maj. Gen. JadWin

Washington, D. C.. Aug. 21.- Corps of Engineers, native of Con necticut, is being named in official circles, as a likely successor to Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, as chief Of Army Engineers.
 Secretary of War Good said that no selection has been made, as yet, although the post has been vacant month, and that it probably will be another week before General JadWin's successor is named.
 Meanwhile Colonel Barden, who is district engineer at Seattle, IS be- ing boomed for the position by his friends. Although he is not the rank ing colonel on the list of eligibles, the fact that the Secretary has talk en so much time to make the selec- ton is taken as an indication that some one a distance down the list of eligibles will be chosen.
 Brig. Gen. Herbert Deakyne, as sistant 10 the chief and at present filling the position was looked upon as the successor to his superior for some time, but the belief is now prevalent that he will be retained in his present position when the new chief is named. This belief is occa- stoned by the delay in the appoint ment and the general attitude of those in authority.
 Colonel Charles w. Kutz. the ranking eligible is also in line as are Brig. Gens. M. l.. Walker and Lytle Brown, both of whom are serving outside the Corps of En- gineers at present, but both of whom are eligible for appointment under the National Defense Act, since both have served with the engineers.
 Colonel Barden graduated rom West Point with the class of 1894 and was appointed a second lieu tenant in the corps of engineers i'm mediately. He was appointed to the grade of colonel in 1920. He is 59 years of age, but three years re- moved from the age of retirement which may stand in the way of his promotion but not necessarily. The appointment as Chief of Engineers carries with it the temporary but automatic appointment to the rank of major general. He claims Lake vile, Conn.,, as his home.