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New Britain herald., 1929-11-15
SOLDIERS MEALS
 COST 5lC, PER DAY
Menus Are Lauded in Quarter
 master-GeneraTs Report

Washington, Nov t5 UP)-Sol-
 diers are getting the best food scrv- ed in the history of the United States army and it is costing the government only u cents q day per man, the annual rcpoIt Of Major General Prank R. Choatham. quar- tcrmaster general. said today. Extension Of the use of rayon. adoption of roll collar ovcrcoats and plans 10 provide moiintcd troops with leather laced boots 10 replace
 shoes and teegin@S are eNplrtod by i thealhan 10 contribute to appear ance and morale
 The problem of obtaining sa,is- factory cotton cloth for uniforms has been so difficult Chcatham has recommended adoption of a khaki shade Identical with that used by the Marine Corps in place of the familiar olive drab.
 All army housing projects au- thorized by congress in 1927 have been completed except the hos pital at the Fort Lcavonworth Dis ciplinary Barracks, Chcatham rc- ported. Building authorized in 1928 has been completed except for barracks and quarters at Fort sam Houston. Tex; Fort Jay. \. Y.; Fort Monmouth, x. J.; and SclfridGc Fcld Mich.
 Sixteen housing Or hospital pro jects Of the 1928 program repre- Sehting an expenditure of about $3,3oo,6oo are completed or under
New Britain herald., 1929-11-15

yombcr ', and the postmaster at Monroe, Mich.. was instructed 10 re. port on the experiment.
 The new box is designed for tho crossroads use Cf 15 persons oI families. It looks like an clon- gated phonograph cabinet. On th. right side are 15 pigeon holes for mail, and each box renter has his private key.
 On the left side is a compar. nent for parcels. It will take articles up 10 90 inches long, any thing from a pitchfork handle to d singletrce.
 Colonel Bonner believes his mail box, if "a adopted over the country by the government, would reduce the postal deficit by the rental from those using it. And il would, he says. add 1mmoasurably to the beauty Of the countryside,
New Britain herald., 1929-11-15

way. Work has not yet been started on the remaining IT pro- jects of the 1923 program which will require expenditure of between $G,00u,0U0 and $7.0U0,O00.
 Under authority of congress Cheatham began correspondence 10 identify widows and mothers of American soldiers. sailors and ma rincs buried in Europe preliminary to pilgrimagcs to the graves at public expense.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-15
FRENCH MURDERESS IS BADLY FOOLED
Was Confident Of ACquittal But Must Cancel Engagements
By MINOTT SAUNDERS NEA Service Writer

Paris, Nov. l5-Mmc. JanC Weller, beautiful society woman regrets very much that she will b, unable 10 fulnll q number Of press ing social engagements, that she has been forced 10 cancel the rental Of d sujto in q downtown hotel that she cannot wear all the pret.s clothes she has bought and that tho various men who asked her hand .I rlarriage wll have 10 wall.
 The jury ir her trial for the unr- der O. her thlrd husband Robert, failed 10 return the verdict of ac- Qujtal which she fully expected bat on the contrary found her guilty and she was sentenced to five years in prison
 Mercy Not Recommended
 The jury even failed 70 bring in q recommendation of mercy, so she las no hope Of being freed soon. Before her trial she had written 10 friends making all arrangements for a renewal O. the pleasant fife she was forced 10 leave nearly year ago. When she appeared for trial she was encouraged by letters Of sympathy and marriage proposals
 The trial Of Mme. Weller was the handsome husband after q night spent in various resorts in the un- derworld Of Paris She calmly rang up the police and said.
 "T have wounded my husband; would yau like to send around a doctor?" and she obiginEly gave the address. Detectives found Mme. Weller calmly powderins her nose in front Of mirror. On the floor ia the bedroom was the body Of her husband shot through the head and lungs. As he was dying, his wife applied the revolver 10 his ear anl gave him the coup dc grace.
 "I killed him out Of pity" she said. He had always asked mo 10 finish him if he tried 10 commit sncide."
 Killed After Quarrel
 But tn" reason for in" shooting, the woman later admitted, was a quarrel Much Of tho testimony in the trial was so lurd that specta- tors were barred and dcpositions taken.
 Instead Of winning the sympathy of the public ahd jury. feeling turned against the woman of wealth and social position who could go on Fuch parties. She appeared in court dressed in the latest fashions and fully expected that she would get off on the ground that she had only committed q "crimc Of pas sion" which usually is treated sym pathetically by French juries. But this time no mercy was shown.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-15
TRIBUTE TO D. 4. l.. WORKER

TRIBUTE TO D. 4. E. WORKER Washington. Nov. lj LP-A $10.- 900 bronze window in honor of a woman still living has been present ed the Daughters of the American Revolution. It is the gift of Alfred J. Brosseau of New York. a testi- monial to his wife. Grace Lincoln Brosseau, former president general of the D. A. R. It will be placed in the new constitution hall
New Britain herald., 1929-11-15
MOST SMITHS AT HAYWARD

Cambridge. Mass, Nov. 15. UP) "A survey taken u Harvard Uni vorsity here brought forth fact that 1o2 Smiths are registered there this year The "Brown" family is a poor second-with only 5G being regis tered.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-15
CALF HAS MANY "SPARES'

. Climax, Mich, Nov. IS (UP)-A oalf born with two heads, three eyes, four noses, three sets Of horns and its tongue upside down,li is at. tracting crowds 10 the farm of Otis celbee, near here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21
The Bible

THERE has been much discussion
Il recently about the Bible. and
the question is asked as to whether
we believe the book to be inspired
as no other book ever was.
One of the arguments used by
those who hold that it came direct
ly from God is the statement that
the Bible is obviously greater than
any other collection of writings. De-
cisionS Of this sort are difficult and
if contended that Shapespeare had
written more eloquently than any
of the Scriptural poets I hardly could
prove my case. At the same time 1
don't quite see how it could be
thrown out of court
To read the Bible as literature
alone is to discover that its merits
vary enormously. Even the most
stern fundamenetalist must admit.
if you press him, that within this
book he has certain favorite pas
sages.
In other words he prefers some
portions above the rest. This wars
with the idea of divine inspiration,
for if God were essentially the sole
author there could be nothing but
an even level of perfection.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21
codd1inO Criminals

Self-advertised "hardboiled" officials who decry
any such Things as sentinentalism and frequently
denounce the coddling of criminals should find a
comparative study of sentences in this state most
instructive.
Perhaps the apparent chuckholes in the road to
Justice accounts for the refusal of vast numbers OF
citizens TO serve on juries
Over in the county Jail awaiting expectation to
the penitentiary is young who has just been
convicted of going along while companion killed
a victim in an effort to steal
The prison sentence should meet approval The
youth mere boy when the crime committed.
had fully demonstrated that he a~rnenace to the
lives and property of Others He had either by train
ing heredity or environment, reached a mental de-
velopment wherein property rights and human life
meant nothing to him.
Other lives will be safer and he more useful, if
he is kept under restraint He has life sentence.
His crime the essential crime, was his effort to
steal He wanted the property of others. He wanted
to live without work. The murder was incidental.
Up in the northern part of the state, an old man
has lust returned to his home city after absence
of ten months.
Those ten months have been spent the guest
of the government. His return to his home came
before some of his neighbors knew he had been sent
away.
For years he had built for himself reputation
for honesty. He had painted picture OF himself as
the very moral upright, leading citizen. He was the
head of bank where those who worked and toiled
in the hot suns of summer and the SHOWS OF winter
brought their slender savings for him to guard and
protect.
In that path of riches, he became the friend of the
politically powerful He the chum and associate
of the former head OF the Republican party in this
state the who gave orders only two years ago to
legislatures and who dictated appointments of federal
officials and distributed state patronage.
In the schemes of politicians, money is sometimes
needed The banker furnished it And to furnish it he
robbed his neighbors and those who trusted him.
Instead of using gun to get the money, did the
youth who goes behind the bars for fe he used the
carefully built reputation of years He betrayed his
friends. He used his job not his gat.
just what happened to the depositors who lost
money through the political pilfering of the OUTFIT
aos be known There are probably blasted ambitions
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21
WHY a, King?

Why do the religionists insist on making God a
king? Is there no place in democracy for God?
The question is one of several which are inspired
by the debate between Professor Barnes and the Rev.
William Sheafe Chase to whether the world needs
a new Coda new conception of God.
Mr. Chase says, for example: Imagine that God
should vacate his heavenly throne and give mankind
the right to vote and choose the one person
throughout all the centuries who should be made
good. Is there question that all would unite IN
voting that Christ become God?"
Of course if We to speak frankly there is every
reason in the world to doubt that the election would
go as Mr.. Chase assumes The meek and loWly
Nazarene never was much of vote-getter
Jesus-for that his name, not Christ, which Is
Greek for the anointed-Jesus, which was Identical
with Joshua-had a philosophy of life which most
people do not take to-
He would not even be for what we commonly call
crime enforcement as witness his idea that if man
take your coat you should urge him to take the cloak
also and if thug strike you cheek you should
turn the other 1t is our idea that the election OF
God were to take place anywhere near World war,
the election certainly would be lost to Jesus During
our late war Jesus was so at discount that many
who stuck up for him clapped into jail and kept
there for a long time.
No. The election of God in wartime would go to
Alexander, xeExes or Grant, or Napoleon At least
it would go to that good od-fashoned god of the Old
Testament that Abraham knew, who was Jealous
God visiting the sins of the fathers on the children
to the third and fourth generation"
god of battle and of vengeance. But not Jesus!
Not chance. Suppose he should start in making
wine out of water, with the Jones law just off the
press!
Perhaps after ALL the king idea of God will have
to stand and there is place Tor meek and loWly
God in modern world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21
Everybody Loses

TINE question of government
L ownership, or operation, as OPP
posed to private enterprise, is beside
the mark.
For the sake of common sense,
if nothing else, we better could af-
ford to give this structure to some
one who would make use of it than
let it remain as it is
Who is gaining through its in
activity? On the other hand, who
is not losing?
Putting that aside, who would be
injured if the government we're to
go on from where it left off?
Even if the nitrate plant were to
be sold, or junked because of the
cost of rearranging it in the light
Of recent discoveries and inven-
tons, what about the power plant?
This power plant has eight gen.
orators already installed and is
ready for ten more. Only one is
working, which means that only
about or per cent of its full ca
pacity is being capitalized.
Meanwhile, though electricity is
being produced by a publicly owned
plant at four mills kilowatt, near
by towns are paying as much for it
as though it were produced by coal
which had to be hauled 500 miles.
If nothing else could be done with
Muscle Shoals, it might be so regu-
lated as to be of some benefit to the
immediate neighborhood.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21

thirteen raiders started Thursday night the new
moon setting" he writes
"The German weather forecasters gave the word to
start as conditions favored high pressure over
northwestern Europe and light surface winds Here is
the direct application of aerography to military Of
fensive
"The German forecasters however did not have
full information from the west and although clever
they did not know all the factors 1t seemed like the
right time to make an attack through the air upon
the unprotected manufacturing centers of Great
Britain.
"The wind over the plains of Flanders and the
southern part of England from the southwest
and light Of eleven airships, a splendid feet, nine
reached the outskirts of London and one passed d.
rectly over the CITY,
All would have gone well with the invaders II the
weather had remained settled.
But depression developed in the Atlantic, west
of the British Isles and light variable Winds charac-
teristic of settled Fair weather routed quickly
by cold or northeast winds
1.-THE airships from midnight until a. m were
carried south and somewhat east at speed of fifty
miles hour.
THE raiders supposed they were $50 kilometers east
of London and Holland when in fact they we're 600
kilometers southeast of London and so over the
French lines The surface fog which would have dis
spated two hours later prevented recognition of the
territory below.
"As they came earthward, the noise of the engines
heard and their presence detected by the enemy
French airmen quickly completed what frozen radio
motors. increasing north wind and bitter cold had
begun and demoraized the raiders
The Invincible Armada of the Air had met with
sorry fate: and incidentally, Germany lost her SUI
premacy IN the ak"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21
HE HATES SILK HATS
SEAT FOR MRS. GAM
HE HAS SEVEN BATHS

VXTHEN you consider the minor
wv Importance of Siam as a world
power, then read that the Siamese
legation at Washington purchased
sixty cases of liquor, the irrigation
impresses one as being very excess
SiVe.
n
Mr.. StearnS, intimate friend of
Mr.. Coolidge, tells how the Boston
police strike revealed the recent
president to the country, but nur ler-
Gus citizens of Boston insist that Mr..
Coolidge had to be thrown bodily
into the heroic" attitude which he
assumed in that transaction.
u
The Well-known American fire
side is sadly in need of first aid
out at Los Angeles, where a lady
just has been granted divorce be-
cause her husband refused to play
Santa Claus for the children.
n n
Hoovers declaration for a Pan
American highway is enough to
make the motorist delirious-and
think Of the gas stations there will
be between here and Cape Horn!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21
Going to Waste

TINE war ended, the workmen
l. drifted away and the politicians
got into a hopeless wrangIe over
what to do next.
Since nitrate was no longer
needed for munitions, should it be
used for making fertilizer, or would
that mean too much government in
business, and should the gigantic
plant which had been constructed
for its manufacture be sold, or
junked?
Since congress seemed unable to
decide this point, why go on with
the power project?
Thus we find $150,000,000 of the
peoples money tied up in half
completed venture, which is the
worst of all alternatives.
Here is a perfectly good river run
ming to waste, perfectly good dam
doing nothing but hold so much
water back, a perfectly good power
house with only one generator out
of eight actually installed and out
of ten more than might be produc-
ing electricity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21
I I
SEEMS

BY HAYWOOD
BROUN

NTONE OF the theologians, with
IN the exception Of H. G. Wells,
has done much with the conception
of God as an artist. To be sure, any
such vision wars with the idea of
omnipotence, but many religions
have attempted to allow for mar
gin of error in the functioning OF
a Deity.
The gods Of Greece had faults and
limitations. And admittedly Greece
produced civilization which well
may have been higher than our own.
1t is hard to contend that he
universe, or at least that part Of it
which we know, is of equal merit
throughout. The animal kingdom
is a record of mingled failure and
success.
Darwinians accepted the fact that
even a creator may wish to let his
labors stand the test of trial and
error. Certainly from the point of
view Of mankind the rattlesnake
is a less happy thought than the
dove.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE T..

store lunch counter. She may have
heard Of vitamins, but they have
nothing to do with her diet.
The return journey at night is a
repetition of the morning trip, with
the exception that she reads by
electric light instead of daylight.
If she lives at home, she may get
a good dinner, but if she rooms
alone and eats at various restau-
rants the quality of the food is prob
lenatical.
Seldom does she spend even the
hours given by daylight saving in
the outdoor air or in suitable exer-
else. She is more likely to use the
time for motion pictures or for her
favorite amusement of shopping.
If she is popular, she is likely
to dance at least four nights week
in some crowded hall with orchestra.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21
NJ. E.
TRACY
SAYS:
"Muscle Shoals a
Monument to GoUern-
mental Ineficiency, to
Futile Political BECKER
ing"

CHEFFIELD, Ala. March 21.-
~ Who hasn't heard of Muscle
Shoals; who hasn't read about
Muscle Shoals; who hasn't formed
an opinion as to what should be
done with Muscle Shoals?
The ayes have it. We are all dis
qualified as jurors.
Most of us can afford the luxury.
Most of us will never know the diff
ference ten years from now.
Down here, it is another story.
Down here, Muscle Shoals is bread
and meat. Sheffield, Florence and
Tuscumbia have been talking little
else since the war, and betting on
little else.
A Muscle Shoals at work has be-
come the brightest promise on their
horizon, while an idle Muscle Shoals
has become their alibi for every
blighted dream and busted boom:
No one familiar with the tale
could have the heart to blame them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21
Reason
This terrible airplane crash in

THIS terrible airplane crash in
4 New Jersey which killed four
teen people will embarrasS the prima
donnas of aviation who have war
bled the assurance that flying is by
far the safest method of travel.
1t will be-just as soon as the law
of gravity is repealed.
n y Il
The best thing we have heard
about Hoover is that he hates a silk
hat, but then this may just be prop
uganda for the 1882 campaign.
+
Washington society doesn't know
how to handle the Curtises when
they go to a party, for Curtis is a
WidoWer, his housekeeper being his
sister, Mrs. Gam, who is married to
Mr.. Gam.
They don't know where to seat
Mrs. Gam nor what to do with Mr..
Gam.
After looking at Mrs. Cams pic
ture, we believe she will sit where
she wants to and after looking at
the likeness of Mr.. Gam, we believe
he will wind up waiting on the
table.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21

much suffering, desperate resolves, and quite possibly
conditions in families that will produce youths who go
put with guns.
If the purpose of punishment is to brighten the
timid into refraining from crime, that ten months
sentence ought be grave warning other bankers
who play with politicians They might miss a golf
game or a banquet if they get too careless.
There can be no doubt about the youth who goes
up for life.
Perhaps some day those who object to coddling
criminals will be specific enough to declare that they
mean all maIefactors, not just the youths who are
wanon and desperate but the others who destroy
dence in character by posing as saints while they sin
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21

By
Frederick
lands

MIR. JACK EARL, talIest man in
1V1 the world, stands eight feet,
six inches and he halls from Ell
PaSo, Texas.
Oh, boy, what a basketball player!
Il u
Vice President Curtis doesn't cut
any ice in the senate chamber, but
he has more bathroom Jurisdiction
than any other man in Washington,
having seven of them in his hotel
apartment.
The women of Mexico follow their
army after the rebels, but the
women of America would never do
it, for you can't march and play
bridge at the same time.
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| ANNIVERSARY
At2
THE CODE NAPOLEON

March IL III
nNE of the three or four great
~ legal codes in the worlds his
tory to lear the name of one man
was promulgated in France 1875
years ago today-the Code Ma
poleon.
Unlike the codified systems of law
by which the names of Scion, Ma
homet~ and one or two others in
history are known, the Code Napo-
leon was the work of corps of
French legal minds and Napoleon
himself really had little to do with
it.
The Code was an orderly, COM
pact statement Of the laws of
France. 1t has formed the basis Of
the Frenchman's civil rights ever
since its PRONUNCIATION, March 81,
1904.
It was made necessary by the
fact that after the French revolu-
ton the laws of the country were
hopelessIy confused. Ancient stat
utes Of doubtful historic origin were
mixed with new radical measures
enacted in the hectic days Of revo-
luton.
This civil code was followed, In
the next few years. by three others.
similar in form and affecting COM
merce, criminal law, and the rules
of civil and criminal procsd&
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE -
Business Girl Careless With Health

If she is unpopular she is as likely
as not sitting at home living vicari-
ously the romance that is to be
found in popular novels.
The problem of providing exer-
else, outdoor air, suitable diet and
the other hygienic fundamentals to
the. working girl is becoming in
creasingly important because the
number of women engaged in Office
and factory work is increasing many
times.
With the Capitalization Of in
dustry, gynnnasiums are being pro-
vided and health departments Gre
ated within the industry for advis-
ing workers and for providing them
with the facilities of a hygenic life.
The Office worker in small plant
or in one of the great barracks of
business in a large city must solIG
the problem for herself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21
100 Millions Lying Idle

II HOLD no brief for any particular
l. idea with regard to what should
be done with Muscle Shoals, except
that it is a wicked, useless waste to
let such magnificent plant lie idle.
The worst we could do about its
ownership, or operation would be
better than that.
Under existing conditions, it can
be described as nothing less than a
monument to governmental ineffi-
cheney, to futile political pickering,
to inexcusable neglect of public
business.
Regardless of other considera-
tons, what theory of government,
what political creed, what economic
hypothesis, warrants letting river,
dam, power house and $100,000,00
lie idle?
What mistake could be made that
is more out of line with American
traditions and ideals?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-21

of milk necessary to help bal
anced diet. Probably she has not
had eight hours of sleep.
Throughout her trip to the Office
she reads a newspaper or novelette,
with fine print. standing most of
the way, while she sways on strap
or sits down in a vibrating seat.
In the Office she avoids fresh air
because the wind blows the paper
from the desk.
At lunch time she has sand
wich and a matted milk or some
other weird combination at a drug