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New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
TOWN COURT HEARS
 AUTOMOBILE CASES
Red Cross Drive to Be Extended
 for One Week
LOCAL MEN OFFER AID
American Legion Auxiliary to Meet Iomght-LOcal Cases to Be Tried Tn Superior tourt-Lamb to Head icd Cross Committcc-ItcmS


 Judge Merritt c. Ryder was kept busy at the regular weekly session ot the town court tkis morning dis posing of automobile cases Prose cutor Charles s. Conlon represented the state. Most of the cases were featured by long testimonies.
 Local Man Discharged
 Donald w. Freeman of Whiting street appeared before the court to answer to d charge of reckless driving. He pleaded not guilty. He was arrested on November 3 by Constable Gleason Saunders after an accident on the highway south of Harts corner.
 The officer told the court that he had measured marks on the road where the accident occurred and stated that Freeman had continued on for over 200 feet after leaving the road. According to the officer, the marks showed that Freeman had left the road and driven in q ditch for some distance before re- turning to the road.
 Freeman testified that after he Fad passed the intersection at 1larl's corner he saw a car ap- preaching him. He claimed that the driver W@s on the wrong side of the road and that the car forced his machine off the highway despite his efforts to force the other driver to get over on the right side of the highway. Freeman said that when . he hit the ditch, the wheels of the machine sank in the soft dirt and l he was forced to speed mp in order to get back on the highway. Judge Ryder found Freeman not : plIlfN 1ll Iiunl-n ,.rcn-l It,.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26

jurisdiction. He said. however that he had perfect right to chase Perinni into Plainville. Officer Saunders stated that he had aided the state policeman by directing traffic and watching Perinni but that he did not know the details of the accident.
 Case Is Continued
 The case of Michael Cavanaugh of New Haven, charged with reck- less driving on November g, was postponed for one week by Prosecu- tor Charles r. Conlon.
 Red Cross Drive
 Jopn l. Lamb, chairman of the Red Cross membership drive for the past ? years, has consented to aid in the drive again this year up- on the request of Peter Crona of New Britain. who has charge of the drive in the New Britain territory,
 MT. Lamb has been promised CO., operation by various people of the town. IL is expected that local resi- dents will contribute largely to the Red Cross. Duo 10 the late start of tho campaign in pllinvillc. it will be continued for a week or 10 days in order 10 give all who wish to con tribute ample time 10 do so. Tho camnaign was scheduled to close on Thanksgiving day.
 Mir. Lamb has completed arrange ments for the membership drive and stations have been formed where people may make their contribu- tiOnS. The mail may also be used if desired W. Allen Bailey has con- sented to make a round of the fac tories and take care Of the drive among the employees. Contributions will also he received by James J. Graham at the post office, 4. A.. Macleod at the Plainvllc Trust Co. and at Thralrs drug store They may also he sent to John F.. Lamb or Miss Sadie l.. Wheeler. treasurer Of the association. Every body is invited to secure member ship in tn" Red Cross.
 Meeting Tonight
 The American Legion auxiliary Of Brock Barnes post will hold it's reg ular meeting this evening at s o'clock in the Legion hall on Whit ing street. As this is the first meet ing with the newly elected officers | in charge, large attendance is eX- pected,
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26

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CosnOuoIitau Ico.ilt

A number of good scores were recorded in the Cosmopolitan bowl. ing league games last evening.
 The scores:
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Berlin post offices will be open un- til 10 o'clock in the morning, The schools of this town will be dismissed Wednesday and will not reopen until MOnGaN mnrninm
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William Purcell and family.
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CARD OF THANKS

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silver Platter> stolen

Four silver platters were stolen from the home of Mrs. Felix Fur. land of Go Laurel street some time Sunday evening while she was away. according 10 Il complaint ou- tered at police headquarters this morning. The thieves who have been rnngacking chicken GOODS Of Bristol residents apparently desir" to dine in style. The police are in vestgatinE the break.
 smoker at Bristol Club
 One of the features of the Bris! ol club smoker held last evening was the speaking Of Thomas \. TraC". CoUnciluan-elcCt. He selected for Nis topic "Bringing in the Shouvcs ." Refreshments were served and amokcS furnished There were
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26
Funeral of Mrs. Beach

Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Churchill Beach were held at the First Congl egational church this afternoon 3,t 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Francis T. Cooke officiated. and burial followed in the ForestyiIlc CpmptcTT
New Britain herald., 1929-11-26

Two young men were arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer Me- sofi on North Main street after they had created a disturbancr over pair of shoes. Judge William II Malone assessed the men S5 and costs each on a charge of breach Of ht nTn,n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
Mrs. McCormick's Senatorial Campaign
Reveals Lack of Interest i'm the Tariff

desire for higher duties comes, not
from the biggest firms. but from the
firms less advantageously and securely
established.
Parallelly, among the farmers here,
the ardent demand for higher duties
is confined to certain groups, or, rather,
to certain aspects, of agriculture, be-
cause the farmers here know perfectly
well that the influence Of any tariff
duty, however high, on their big staple
crops, is largely problematical.
In these circumstances the Middle
West, in the main, is filled with ad-
miration for the stern sense OF public
duty which drives the Senate to spend
so much time on tariff task which
seems to the Middle West to deserve,
at the most, few weeks of attention.
The Senate, from here, looks like a toy
that somebody wound up and then
lost the gadget for stopping 1t.
Yet, this view does not really dimin-
ish here the Senate'S reputation. The
dominant theory in these parts Is that
we now behold Senate which, with
out any really effective coercion upon
it from forces outside of itself, Is just
simply determined, out OF the prompt
ingS Of its own conscience, to wear itself
to a fragile putting on a public beneft
show that hardly anybody wants to
look at. That is, In truth, noble
sight. ..>
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

should remove much of the antagonism
against the much fought proposal for
a Federal department Of education.
The policy of the present ONCE Of
Education is to make available, on re-
quests of schools and other educational
agencies, or even private individuals,
the results of careful research in this
country and abroad on educational mat
tiers and to be helpful in the largest
way to adult education and in en-
couraging the cultural atmosphere Of
the home.
It is a strict rule of the Federal
agency not to press its attentions upon
any public school agency or private
institution, nor to attempt in any way
to dictate or even suggest changes in
methods. On request, however, the
Federal office will furnish to such edu-
cational institutions fact-finding re-
ports on the worlds experience on the
many phases of education, after most
thorough research.
1t is one of the outstanding aims Of
the Federal office to afford the utmost
help to educators and self-educators
from the unmatched library of the Fed
eral Office on educational matters.
SO it is emphasized that the Federal
Government under the present admins
traitors has no intention or disposition
to interfere with the curriculum or
management Of any public or private
schools. but only to be as helpful as pos
sible, on request.
In its newly stressed policy and pro-
gram of increased helpfulness there
will doubtless be developed a better
feeling between the Federal office and
educational agencies, better co-opera-
ton and improved facilities for all the
people, adults as well as children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
'THE CRY OF THE SOUL
BY THE RIGHT REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D. L. D,
Bishop of Washington

speaks to the sinner in his confusion
and defeated purpose, Neither do I
condemn thee, go and sin no more. "
It is He who speaks to the mother as
she dwells upon her disappointed hopes,
saying, IT have come to seek and to
save that which was lost" 1t is He
who says to the mourner in his bitter
sorrow, HE that believeth in Me,
though he were dead, yet shall he live"
The great Master of men is the watch
man on the heights, the hopeful, the
expectant, the assuring and renewing
Savior of men.
Our world, our present world. seems
for the while to be filled with the spirit
of pessimism. The voice of the hopeful,
the expectant ones, seems for the while
to be inarticulate, and a spirit of cen
seriousness has seized us. Our litera-
ture and sometimes our pulpits lack the
note of hope. A yearning world is call
ing out of its disappointments and de-
featS to the Waterman, What OF the
night, will it soon pass?" In nothing Is
this more marked than in the universal
longing for the long-delayed and
yearned- for days of peace. From every
land people, the waiting ones, have been
asking, when will this night of horror
of war pass?" New watchmen are on
the hills today. In spite Of all that mas
gone De1Ore, III CIle lace u Gal AooDSaA 2
and criticism, they dare to believe That
a better day Is at hand. They readliy
recognize all the problems and dimcul-
ties involved. They know the failures
of the past and the defeat Of those VINO
with high hopes have planned for pet
ter things. Undaunted and una1ralo,
they still believe that worlds yearn-
ing must some time find its adequate
answer. Never before as since the great
World War has there been such flrm
determination that peace must be Sc
cured through other means than the
unbuilding Of vast ornaments. Behlno
this new effort resides a universal
public opinion. We are not unmindtui
of the ancient word: From whence
come wars and fightings among your
Come they not Of your lusts?" Inc
seemingly ineradicable sins and weak
nesSes Of human nature constitute the
barrier to an ordered. peaceful world,
but even these deep-rooted evils must
And their cure. We hail with pride the
men of vision and hope who dare be-
lieve that the day OF promise. long
looked for, Is about to dawn. II ever
the world needed such leaders, 1t needs
them now. Behind them, strengthening
and supporting them, stands the Prince
of Peace, who through the long GEN.
turtles has been pleading for the fulfill
ment of those ideals that alone can
guarantee and secure to mankind q
peaceful world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

they have o guaranty from the manu-
facturerS that the containers comply
with the terms of the law.
In contrast. the standard oontainer
act Of 1915, which applies to climax
baskets and berry boxes ard till bas-
kets, covers interstate commerce only and
has much less stringent penalty pro-
visions. although enforced also by the
Department Of Agriculture. The stand
ard barrel act of 1915, however, which
Is enforced by the Bureau of Standards,
Department OF Commerce, ard applies
to barrels for fruits, vegetables and
other dry commodities, also Is O weights
and measures law. Congress Is not con-
Ststent as to which clause Of the Con-
stitution 1t relies upon for standardiSa-
ton laws, for the lime barrel act Is an
interstate commerce measure.
Manufacturers Of these larger fruit
and vegetable containers sought the
legislation which has resulted in the
1928 act because OF the confusion and
resultant cost Of multiplying sizes and
shapes they were called upon to make.
The results uEder the law have re-
duced the number OF sizes Of hampers
81 per cent and OF splint baskets SO
per cent. with a smaller reduction in
varieties Of round stave baskets. The
1916 act, standardizing grape baskets
and the small baskets and boxes used
for berries in Interstate commerce, re-
duced the number of grape baskets %
per cent, till baskets, 81 per cent, and
berry boxes, 81 per cent. with savings
which made the manufacturers of the
larger containers seek similar benefits.
The Department Of Agriculture lists
242 manufacturers of the containers
covered by the new law, who last year
produced 108,000,000 containers with u
factory value Of $l2,50O,000. About 20
have failed to submit specifications and
samples for approval, and their wares
will be subject to penalty after next
Thursday.
AS the new collector act provides
against deceptive appearance. and the
regulations are rigid on that point, the
consumer soon will know. II he does
not know already. that what appears
to be q bushel basket Of fruit or vegv-
tables really contains o bushel.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
TeTt-"Wdtchmdn, Dhdt OF the
fliQht2 The tDatchnlan said. the
morning cometh. "-Isaiah, rrt.If-12.

= IeTt- WuLCHWun, JOnQC o. Tue
night? The ,OdtchmGn said, the
morning con,eth. "-ISGinh, Tri.11-f2.
This IS the appealing cry of one long
silent. He was a citizen of country
that had been oppressed through long
years. Like his compatriots, he had
waited yearningly for the night of OPP
preston to pass. Would the day of
emancipation ever come? Now at
length his yearning articulateS itself
and he cries to the Waterman on the
far hills, How nearly passed is the
long night of waiting?" "Watchman
what Of the night?" Repeatedly in
the course of LIES experience, out of
one situation or another, this cry is
sues from the human heart. Now it
is the sinner, the man or woman whose
yielded to, passion enthroned, mistake
after mistake made, until at length
there seems no hope. In the face of
impending disaster the cry is heard,
the bitter expression of life disillu-
stoned, disappointed and seemingly de-
feated, VIII this night soon pass?"
Again 1t is the cry of some loving
mother whose life has been crushed
by the mistakes of one whom she has
tenderly nurtured. Long she has wait
ed for the erring one to return. She
Will IAOt hCRilOWiSQRe QeIeAC, sue hopes
on in spite of failure. When will this
night Of long waiting pass2" Again it
is the mourner sitting In the shadows
by hearth where the dying embers
speak of a life whose days are spent.
The gloom seems jInpenetrable. The
life so full of promise and hope has
suddenly ceased to be, and all the days
that lie ahead seem overcast. when
will this night pass?" When shall /
find the answer to my query, IF man
die, shall he live again?" No life Is
immune to these periods Of waiting.
However promising and full of sun
shine the day, the night must come,
and the long hours of anxious waiting
I'LL the heart with foreboding fears.
Were there not some answer to the cry,
were there not some voice speaking from
the higher levels where the broader
vision catches the first glintings, the
gray StreakS of the coming morning,
our lives must become sour and embit-
tered, and with the flight Of passing
years establishment and disappoint-
ment mark our way. The cry of the
Waterman on the heights, 1.-THE morn
ing cometh," is the answer to our
queries. Life is made up of sunshine
and shadow, days of fair skies and
nights of deepest gloom. The great
Waterman who stands with clear eye
scanning distant horizons is He who
from an uplifted cross saw the ultimate
triumph of His cause. It Is He who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

supply some shelter at the junction for
passengers in bad weather.
Believing you to be a nearer and
sympathizer with all in distress, espe-
A cially ladies'" writes one
a sample signing Ladies" TO her
pro+as+ letter printed In The Star
on October as, 1879, one
Of large number of communications
on the subject, I'VE, an aggrieved multi
tude Of sufferers, come through your
columns to protest against the great
wrong done US by the new arrangement
Of the street car company, exposing
us to bleak winds and rain while run
ming to and awaiting our turn for o
transfer ticket in the meantime miss
Ing the connecting car-for they wait
for no one-so losing time from wait
ing children at home and other incon-
veniences 10 employees of Government.
Often during the coming Winter
weather we must stand on wet pave
ments and with unprotected heads:
and for neuralgia patrons this Is q sid
reflection. Is Gherc no renrcss? can
no appeal reach the hearts of the regu-
lators Of this imposition upon helpless
vietimx."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

being accepted as the appropriate mode
of speaking. AS a matter Of fact this
full-throated, nd-sylIabled announcer
is not altogether as much of success
as perhaps he imagines himself to be.
In most cases the effect upon the
listener is otherwise than agreeable.
Most announcers have to deal with
musical expressions in explanation of
forthcoming numbers. Few of them
speak with any convincing quality. They
are in most instances obviously reciting
something that has been prepared for
them. And most of them, too, have
the fault of jerky, unevenly spaced
enunciation, their words coming In
rushes instead of in smooth flow. Per-
haps this is designed to give the effect
of impromptu utterance, with an &C.
casional pause for, not station announce
ments, but the exact word. If that is
the purpose it fails, the effect being
that of poor rehearsal.
What the listening public wants is a
minimum of announcement and a
maximum of good music, If the program
be of that variety. 1t wants to know
what station has the air, and what
group or individual is performing. 1t
cares little or nothing for the identity
of the announcer, and is relieved when
he ceases and lets the show proceed.
OF course the public well understands
that 1t must be patient with the bust
ness statements that are sandwiched in
between songs and stories, for these are
the reason for the entertainment. And
it is grateful for their Succinct and
brief presentation. If there is any ad-
vertising value in these radio messages
it is chiefly in their brevity rather than
their protraction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
Fixing a Leak.

An employe of the Government Elk
detrimental Farm at Arlington, Va,
went to q roof during recent rain to
ascertain the whereabouts of leak.
While there his foot slipped and he fell
to his death thirty feet below.
This sad accident points anew to the
old truth that one should wait until
after a rain to fix leak in q roof. Yet
when unwanted water starts coming
into building it is but natural to want
to stop it at the time.
Firms which specialize in repairing
roofs, however, make practice Of never
sending their men aloft during down.
pour. It is believed by them, and 1t
would seem correctly, that the practice
is too hazardous to justify it except in
some emergency. In addition, better
lob can be done after the roof has
dried out.
The normal procedure is to minimize
the damage of leak as much as pos
sible by the simple expedient, known to
thousands of householders, of removing
furniture from beneath the leak and
placing bucket to catch the drip.
After the rain has cleared UP there
remains plenty of time to discover the
fault and repair 1t under favorable con-
ditions. From now on thousands Of
home owners will be tempted to go to
the roof during storm. Especially is
this dangerous during Winter, when
snow and ice make a roof particularly
dangerous.
Nor should one forget that climbing
is not every ones business. Often q
position that seems easy enough from
the ground appears in o different light
at the point itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
Radio Music and Announcers.

Recently the Commonwealth Club of
California, at San Francisco, undertook
to sound out the radio public on the
subject of individual preferences. A
QUESTIONABLE was sent out to some
$4,000 persons and 1000 Of them
from such an inquiry. One out OF
about nine people took the trouble to
mark the answers to the queries, and
their opinions lay be accepted as
reasonably accurate cross section of the
public mind on the score of the kind
Of music that Is preferred. Those re-
plying voted four to one in favor Of
mems voices rather than women's, and
three to two in favor of classic and
semi-elassic selections as opposed TO
jazz. Which is probably the run Of
sentiment in the Eastern part OF the
country as we'll as the Western. In
cidentaliy it was disclosed that only
about thirty-seven per cent Of the
listeners said that they still try to get
distant stations. This Is interesting,
as indicating that the radio entertain
ment business is becoming stabilized
and that the novelty of hearing far
distant things has passed.
In one respect the preference Tor
male voices over female is Of especial
interest, in. view Of the fact that almost
all the radio announcers and broad
casters are men. Very few women
undertake the conduct Of programs
Tbe ysuio broadcaSting business haa
developed q new type Of male voice, o.
rather Of delivery, q mellow. circuna'
asx cultured" style Of enVncAtios
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
Is WOman's Political
knowledge Inferiory

Science has now undertaken to de-
termine the comparative political quail
fications Of men and women. Harold
S. Carlson, q psychologist, now O MEM
Der of the faculty of Long Island Uni
versity in Brooklyn, has announced the
results of q psychological study of po-
litical convictions in relation TO politt-
cal knowledge.
Mr.. Carlson found that most people
of decided political views were poorly
informed on political issues and that
among women the correlation between
certainty Of opinion and factual knowl-
edge was especially low.
Mr.. Carlson began his study at the
University of Iowa by examining S57
students during recent political cam
paign. Each student was asked to rate
himself from zero to five on ten out
standing political questions. Zero was
to represent total absence of convic-
tons, while five was to express abSo-
lutte certainty of opinion. The average
for the group proved to be 81, indicat-
ing that the degree OF certainty on the
whole was very high. .~5
The certainty test was followed by
an examination on political issues and
party records. The total average in
formation score resulting from this test
proved to be only so. The correlation
between certainty Of opinion and accu-
rate information was II. among the
142 women of the group 1t was even
lower, the average total information
score for women being only A..
Popular discussions on sex differ
ences in the manner of holding opin-
ion," Mr.. Carlson said, have stressed
the notion that women can get along
with less information than men and
arrive at the same conclusions, held
with the same certainty, and possessing
perhaps the same SoundneSS of accu-
racy. The sex differences revealed in
this study tend to support these notions
on all points except the soundness Of
opinions, which was not tested.
On the whole, it may be said that
women held their opinions with the
same certainty as men do, but on the
basis Of little less information"
Freshman students, in Mr.. Carlson's
test, proved more "cocksure" than up
per-claSs men in political matters, al
though less informed on political sub
jects. The freshmen In the Iowa group
received about an average score for
certainty, but dropped to ~ in infor-
nation. Graduate students were much
below average in certainty, but passed
the information tests with the ranking
Of 81. Seniors expressed average GER
tainty and received an information
score Of SO.
Mr.. Carlsons investigation also tend
ed to prove that the one-party man Is
person Of decided opinions without q
SUFFICIENT backing Of knowledge, while
the man who scratches his ticket" Is
less certain of his judgment but pro-
portionately better informed