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New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Oct 31.-Forecast for Southern New England: Cloudy, probably occasional rain tonight and Friday; rising temperatures Friday; fresh northeast and east winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy, probably occasional rains tonight and Friday; slowly rising temperature Friday, and in central and north portions tonight; fresh east winds.
 Conditions: The area of high pressure over the Atlantic states persists with center over Nova Scotia.
 Rainy conditions prevail from the Eastern Plains states eastward to the Southern New England coast and the St Lawrence valley and from eastern Texas northward to the Canadian border. Tempera- lures are rising abnormally high for the season in most Of the districts east of the Mississippi river but are falling over the Plains states.
 The temperature at Duluth this morning was 42. while at Abilee, Texas it was 3S.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weather and not much change in temperature. Tern nnnraturnS pStfr6oy'
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
ONTARIO HAS SPOKEN

The issue in Ontario was liquor control. which Premier Howard Ferguson inaugurated after prohibi- ton didn't work. There might have been other issues of moment in On- tario, but so long as political parties want to attach their efforts 10 what their leaders consider an issue that will gain most attention, so long will they seize upon prohibition. Thus the Liberals of Ontario, sadly depleted since the days of Sir Wilfred Laurier. thought up a scheme of having the liquor question decided by special "plebiscite" on that subject. ASLiber- al victory, therefore, would have meant that within a year the citi- zenry would have been called upon to express their opinion on whether they desired the retention of provin- cial control.
 The Progresives, composed of rural citizens, were more outspoken. They favored the complete elimina- tion of government control in favor of a bone-dry province, perhaps Hike the United States" The Progressives no doubt possess many good ideas on farm needs, but the bone-dry plans gets little support in the cities and just little more in the towns.
 The people of the province yester- day decided exactly what they want. Despite the propaganda about in- creasing crime, increasing drinking and a more depraved human nature generally, Premier Ferguson and his legislative followers won resound- ing victory. Ontario will continue to be quite summer playground for American tourists.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
GRAPE JUICE AND MUSIC

The name of Walter Damrosch has become household word in millions Of homes, ever since he be- gan his lectures on music over the ether. What happens to Mir. Dam- rosch, therefore, is a matter of con- considerable public concern. Thus one reads with dismay that two kegs of grape juice, tested by prohibition agents and said to possess a volatile alcoholic strength of 9.7 per cent, were addressed to Mir. Damrosch. The kegs, of 30 gallons each, were found in a St. Louis grape juice plant.
 Mir. Damrosch may deny that he ever did business with the firm; or he may quietly ignore the soft i'm peachment and privately cuss the newspapers for making such things pupIc' " HdteNeT He uoeS, all lONeTS of grape juice-not necessarily strong juice but just grape juice will regret that this source of in spiraton will not reach him. Direct ing the orchestra may become doubly hard after this happening.
 Or perhaps thcr are some other firms supplying Just s good a brand Of grape juice.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
\ SLAP AT MONGREL LANGUAGE

The thanks of the newspapers and the public generally is due the Louisville Courier Journal for bring ing up a failing that is almost uni- versal in this country in referring to famous foreigners. The Courier Journal specifically takes the New 1ork World to task for its mongrel- ization Of English recently, all in one sentence. But the criticism probably applies to 99 per cent of other pub lications as well, including ourselves
 Here is what the World said re- gently; "Mr Macdonald, Mir Hoover. NJ. Briand and the late Herr Stresemann."
 The Courier Journal wants 10 know whether the sentence is Eng fish, French or German.
 When Mir. Macdonald was visiting us he referred to 'Mr. Briand." When the French newspapers refer to MT. Kellogg they say M. Kellogg. When the German newspapers refer
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
FARsIGHTED PURCHASE

Purchase by the Board of Educa- ton of 14 lots hears the Benjamin Franklin school on Clinton street Is creditable to the farsightedness of the board. It is also a credit to the Stanley Works that this great in- dustrial organization was willing to part with the land at the low price of S1,7oo. The Stanley Works could have held the property-liket the or dinary real estate man probably would have done-and then cashed in upon increased value after the addition of more homes In the vicinity tended to provide the in evitable "unearned increment"
 Until the land is needed for con- struction additions the land will be used for playground purposes. fact that should gratify all parents in that vicinity of the city. The Benja- min Franklin school, the most recent elementary school constructed. is credit to that section Of the city. Since it's completion few years ago 1t has caused many additional homes to be constructed in that section of the city, indicating once again that schools draw population as well az satisfying an already existing de- mand for elementary educational facilities.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
YES, REPORTERS ARE ETHICAL

We sympathize with reporters 100 per cent Of the time. So, We imagine. docs most of the public. Reporters continually are doing public serv- ice in diverse ways for which most of the time they do not get suffi- cient credit. Or perhaps they do not care about the credit. There was the reporter who blasted through the granite Of secrecy that led to the Eyanson incident, for instance. Well, we won't finger on that any longer, seeing that the result has become quite generally known, along with the Identity of the newspaper worker who would not be denied after his keen nose for news began smelling the rat,
 What is on our mind at this mo- nent is the sentence or 45 days each meted out to three Washington re- porters for refusing to diyulge the names of persons from whom they purchased liquor during tour of speakeasies they were writing about, Their object was to expose the extent Of liquor drinking in Washington, how the police were not coping with the situation, and such like gener- ally. But they were hauled before grand jury and expected to give names, addresses and dates. This they refused to do because they gained admission to the places through friends who eXacted the promise that their identities and the places visited were nobodys busi- ness.
 Judge Peyton Gordon evidently has queer idea of newspaper ethics. In sentencing the three young men he acclaimed that ethics had no bearing on the case, or at least
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
MONEY FOR THE FARMERS

Farm relief seems to be progress ing along established lines. It is now indicated that If the $500, 0,000,000 to be available is not enough they may get as much more. The money osten- sibly is "loaned" to farm organiza- tions. But as Joseph R. Grundy of Pennsylvania remarked to the lobby probers yesterday, if they don't pay it back--if they get into difficulties and are unable to meet their mar gins" to use more familiar term lately, "everybody seems willing to let them keep it."
 That coincides withwhat we guess ed at the very beginning. This farm relief business is likely to be in the nature of a subsidy.
 And by the way, in spite of the prospects of large-scale government financing, grain prices haven't been doing so well lately.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
commonwealth.

commonwealth.
 What is wrong in Massachusetts is a state of mind. The don't-care atti- tude prevails in the mentality Of too large a percentage of its drivers. They know that when they get into jam the car. are insured and the courts are not unduly harsh on fool ish drivers. The ultimate result is nearly everyone feels safe against everything but disaster: and Of course, such mentality includes the widely held belief that If something happens 1t is bound to be the other fellow who gets hurt.
 Connecticut is not ideal in it's con- trol of the ills of motoring but It started earlier to install a sense of justice and fair dealing into at least 95 per cent of its drivers.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
25 Fears Ago Today

The Shandanana, a Swedish pa per printed at Worcester, Mass, contains a lengthy article this week on the political feud in this city between the Swedes and the Ger mans.
 The democrats will hold large rally Friday evening at the Russ win Lyceum. Many prominent speakers will be present.
 It was announced today that the Hebrews will open a school in con- nection with their synagogue on Elm street. The children will be trained in their own tongue.
 Charles F. Smith has returned from St. Louis and the west. He has resumed his duties at the Lan- ders' factory.
 Milk Inspector Crowley has plac- ed license numbers on 43 wagons It is estimated that there is at least 100 milk dealers in this city.
 Dr. E. L. Styles has purchased fine driving horse in Vermont.
 Principal Marcus White of tn. Normal school made an address be- fore the Eroebel clb of Hartford this afternoon.
 Up-to- date the total number O building permits issued by Build | ing Inspector Andrew Turnbull Il | 200, which is 23 less than last year | H. D. Humphrey has sold eH Mayor M C. Webster's residence il Lenox place to Clarence A. Earle secretary of the Corbin Screw cor poration.
 New Britain democrats will pla. an important part in the rally to b. held this evening in Hartford il honor of Judge Parker, democrat nominee for president.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
A LONGING!
By Carol van We7el

By Carol van Wczel Mines a music-loving nature, and
 my very heartstrings thrill To the song of thrush or mavis-
 nightingale or whippoorwill; But my unfulfilled ambition is to
 hear the haunting croon. Of the apteryx a-singing in the ilex
 on the dune. I have wandered in the tropics,
 have rambled in the glades. I have heard the scarlet tangerine
 trill forth from coppice shades; But it's song Is unimportant, color
 less its rhythmic rune To the apteryx a-singing in the ilex
 on the dune. I have heard the cockie-leekle on
 the lonely Scottish moor; have heard the raucous goara,
 with it's piping dank and dour; have heard the trocadero, but I
 still beg Fortunes boon. Of the apteryx a-singing in the Hex
 of the dune. So I wait in simple silence, I
 possess my soul and mind In what patience I can muster and
 what courage I can find. And I trust I yet shall listen, In
 November, say, or June To an apteryx a-singing in the ilex
 on the dune:
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31

come an American citizen when his father is naturalized?
 A. Yes.
 o. What percentage of the popu- lation of the United States is white?
 A. The 1928 estimated popula- tionof the United States is 120,013.- 900, and the total white population is 94,S2O.915.
 Q. What are the measurements of the largest lions? Why is it called The King of Beasts"?
 A. A lion of large size stands 3 feet high and measures about 9la feet from the nose to the tip of the tail, which is about 3 feet long; but most specimens fall short of these figures. The greatest size seems to be attained in South Africa. The weight rarely reaches 500 pounds. The mane is evidently a sexual or nament and also a shield which offers some protection to the males in the combats which occur in this species more frequently and with more fierceness than in the case of any other wild cat. The whole frame is extremely muscular, and the fore parts in particular are re- markedly powerful, so that with it's large head and copious mane, it has a noble appearance winch together with its strength and appalling roar has led to it's being called "The King of Beasts"
 Q. Who played the part Of Pepita, the companion of the Mar quessa, in the photoplay, The Bridge Of San Luis Rey'?
 <. Raquel Torres.
 Q. Where is the expression "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth" found?
 A. Leviticus 24:20: Duet. 1921 and Matthew 5:3S in the Bible.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
RARBER TARGET FOR STONES

Officer William O'Day received complaint about $50 o'clock last night from Joseph Bauceno. pro- prietor of a barber shop at 1l5 Orange strete, that d boy had thrown a large stone through a window m the place. The officer brought 12 year old boy 10 the barber shop and he was identified as the stone thrower, but he denied it.
 It was the third time he threw stones at the window, according to the barber, the first two missiles having bounded off the woodwork. The probation department is inves- tigating.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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 ential.-Editor.
 Q. What nation leads in the number of merchant ships? What is their gross tonnage?
 A. Great Britain leads with 1886 steamers having 1s,217,S53 grass tons; 424 motor ships gross tonnage 1,536.64S, and S94 sailing vessels, gross tonnage 121,349. Q. What is the difference be- tween a toreador and a matador?
 A. Toreador is the name usually given to bull-iighters who fight on horseback. The man who kills the bull by stabbing him between the shoulder blades with his sword is called the matador.
 O. What kind of skins are used for snare drum heads"
 A. Sheep skin or calf skin, tanned in the ordinary way, except 1 that they are specially treated. The treatment varies with the qual- ity of the skin.
 Q. If a feather and pound of lead are dropped from the top of a 1e foot vacuum tube. which will reach the bottom first? i A. Both will fall at the same | speed, because there is no air re- sistance in the tube and the pull of | gravity is the same on all sub stances
 Q. What will restore the luster to golf-leaf letters on signs that are | exposed to the air? l A. If the letters are laid with pure god-leaf and are merely cov- cred with soot or dirt, a sponge moistened with alcohol, or spirits of 1 turpentine will cleanse them, and the gilt may be wiped dry or allowed to dry of it's own accord. Q. When was the doctrine of 1 the infallibilty of the Pope de- creed by the Vatican?
 A. The infallibility of the Pope, when speaking from the chair was l F, Nat; (fnunoi1 in 1870.
 Q. What do the names Myron and Helvia mean?
 A. Myron is from the Greek and means Myrrh. Helvia is from the Latin and means "of Switzerland"
 Q. How many miles of railroad 1 are there in the United States?
 A. Counting all sidings, yards, and multiple tracks, there are ap- proximately 375,ooO miles.
 Q. Who was the Iron Chancellor
 A. Prince Otto Leopold von 1 Bismarck.
 Q. What president of the United States was called "The Hero of New Orleans?
 l A. Andrew Jackson.
 Q. Where is Lafayette National Park and when was it established?
 A.. The park. formerly called Sieur de Monts National Monument on the coast of Maine, was estab- lished February 26. 1919. It con, tains a group of granite mountains on Mount Desert Islands, and is the only national park where sea and mountains meet.
 O. Does a child Of sixteen be.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
Yale Student Evades
 Relationship Ruling

New Haven, Oct. 31.-(UP)- Yale university authorities said to- day that the forethought of Lester Farber, Fl Paso, Tex, senior, who eloped last Saturday with a Simmons college girl, had prevented his dis missal under a rule foTbldd1ng un- dergraduate marriages.
 Farber learned Of a technicality which provides a student ejected for marrying may be reinstated at the discretion Of the college dean. So he went to Dean Clarence Mendel and confided his plan of eloping to New Hampshire with Miss Bessita Levinson of Boston.
 Farber was suspended, but rein stated immediately.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
THE SENATORIAL SYSTEM

When Joseph R. Grundy of Penn sylvania told senators the other day that he didn't think it right that backward" states had the same representation in the Senate as the more populous and important states he probably thought of qualifying as profound thinker upon American constitutional subjects. It was not his fault that astonished senators re- garded him with that sympathetic attitude which betokeps superior knowledge. MT. Grundy, like many another good and prosperous gentle man, is quite an expert in his line lobbying-but doesn't seem to have aroused enthusiasm about his learn ing in American history.
 It is scarcely necessary, so long after the event, to rehearse the incl dents that brought about the adop- tion of the present Constitution and its admirable system of checks and balances. Without the present method of senatorial representation there would have been no Constitu- ton at all. It was a point that in-
 
 The system has worked satis- factorily, and 1t i. only occasionally that someone bobs up to attack it. These are usually shown, like MT. Grundy could be shown if there were any possibility of success in the venture, that certain small states are gathers and they don't happen to be backward or inconsequential For in- stance, there are two senators from Rhode Island, and they represent manufacturing interests because the state Is predominantly industrial. There are two senators from each New England state, and that forms bloc of twelve, all but & few of whom are ardent advocates of what Mir. Grundy thinks important in a senator. Taken by and large. the eastern section Of the country, hav- ing smaller states than those com- monly found In the far West, have a remarkably potent voice in the up- per house; and before the days when the Democrats and Insurgent Re- publicans combined they usually con- trolled it.
 It is, of course, prudent system rather than one of injustice that the system of checks and balances as laid down in the Constitution exists. It prevents majority rule of an ob- noXious kind, gives to mnorities | their rights, and when an issue is 1 unQuestionably right it usually evolves into law. And nothing, Il would seem, should be made into law unless there is no reasonable doubt Of its permanent value.
 In everything that counts most ir good government, it can be said tha, the Senate is more responsive tt the needs of the times than tn, House, which happens to be vel
 under control.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31

that the grand jury did not need to recognize said ethics. The estimable judge probably would think differ ently if he had said something '1n confidence" to one of the reporters. At such times judges think a great deal of the ethics of the profession.
 The reporters, we are certain, will newspapers and all others will bear down a bit upon the learned gentle men who can't understand such . simple thing as honesty
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
MAKING LIFE EASIER
By Frances w. Capps

By Frances W. CappS
 Hello! Rose? We'll just heard the wonderful news about Mabel. l think it's just too wonderful to be true and 1 want to congratulate you both.
 "Yes. Tom IS a dear and I'm sure he'll make Mabel a good husband.'
 "Of course, 1 met him when he used to call on my Eleanor before she got married. He's perfect darling and I'm so glad Mabel finally--I mean it's just lovely that Mabel waited for someone so well suited to her. Isn't it funny the way you plan and plan and noth- ing comes of it and just as you're ready to give it all up as a-What I mean to say is, l was always d fatalist you know. Rose. Sooner or later the right fellow is sure u come along. Now you take me and Phil. Mother was just as worried about me as could be, and then ] met Phil. He didn't have any illOiiCS CllHSIJ INOGt, DuL l dlN J [ say, money isn't everything. Just as I said to Mabel the other day it's family that counts, and I un- derstand that Toms father come, of perfectly lovely people,"
 ''Why I'd just love to. On the twenty-third you say. In the after. noon? That's just lovely. Nov do remember me to them both ane tell them how happy I am to heal 1t. Why. you know, Rose, when read the announcement that littl, Mabel was engaged it took thu longest time for me to realize tha it was your Mabel"
 Now that that's over you reall, ought to go away for little rest dear. Well, I'll sec you on th' twentythird. By the way, hay, they decided yet when they're go ing to be married?"
 "They haven't? Well. Rose, wouldn't have them wait too long l really, wouldn't. Bye bye, Rose"
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
MOTORING IN MASsACHUSET

According 10 what the Bay State papers say, something is radically wrong with automobiling in Massa- chusetts, That state has been regis tering an alarming death rate from the use Of automobiles week after week, until authorities seeking 10 protect the public from it's own folly have become well-nigh frantic. The latest effort to decrease the slaugh- ter has been thorough going tightening Of police regulations. Massachusetts is in a mood to have officers of the law stationed at every intersection, hill and bad turn In the
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31

During the past week the stock market very easily competed for in terest with the accounts of football games, even among some Of the most enthusiastic gridiron followers. This must have been due to the fact that some of the gridiron fans got kicks on the shins.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31

to MT. Kellogg they say Herr Kel- logg." Not any of them use the Eng fish designation. Why, then, should American newspapers talk about M. Briand" or Herr Stresemann?"
 At this moment we feel like stick ing to straight English, unadulter- ated and undefiled."
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31

Over in Berlin, where alert officials abound, a campaign has started to discourage overloaded trucks from using the highways. Or perhaps the campaign is continuous. Anyway, one truck driver was fined $50 for such an offense, and to our mind that looks like "big business in a small way"
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31

While in the United States 1t ap- hears that Winston Churchill, M. F. chancellor of the British exchequer under MT. Baldwin, was subJected eo AZ interviews. That means he must have visited 42 cities. The American system Of interviewing every visitor of prominence is not 100 per cent perfect, It would be an improvement, no doubt. if the celebrities had 8 good idea for every reporter.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
BRISTOL DRIVER ARRESTED

Arthur LaPlante, 30, of 77 Park street, Bristol, was arrested by Motorcycle Officers StrOlls and Tan quay this forenoon on charges ot driving a truck without a reflector and a certificate of registration. La Plante is employed by Fred Helm ing of 50 Pleasant street, Bristol.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
Member Audit Bureau of Circulate

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New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
EllOugi!

A big, powerful motor car slowed up as the occupants perceived a car of very modest proportions standing by the roadside in rath- CT battered condition. The owner of the car was on his knees endeavor- ing to straighten out some of the parts.
 Have an accident, my man?' asked the man in the big car.
 No, thank you" grimly returned the other, Just had one!"
New Britain herald., 1929-10-31
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