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New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
As WAS TO 81. EXPECTED

senator Hiram johnson. the Cali
fornia Republican who has way
OF his own. is batting true TO form in
his opposition TO American entry
into the World Court along the lines
Of the formula provided by Elihu
Root. The Root plan provides for
American remuneration OF the court
If the courts advisory opinion is not
desired, OF course, this is tcchni-
caliry: il is doubtful whether the
United States would ever care to risk
an unfar ora bic world opinion in this
manner. Senator johnson knows this
as well as Ehhu Root: hence he
would dodge the possibility by not
becoming identified with the court
upon the mild Root formula.
The rea soning o. the California
scna'o or IS cxcmplificd in the fol-
loving Hypothetical question he put
to reporter:
How much consideration among
Europeans who hate our prohibition
Iavs would the American position in
the I'm Alone case have in the
World Court >"
That IL easily answered. No con-
sideration at all. And for the simple
reason hat the position of the
American government in this case is
highly untenable.
A World Court could do nothing
but consider the American action.
After sinking the craft We brought
the mere smugglers" ashore and let
them all free with the exception Of
ordinary offense and let out on a
small bond.
The World Court justices would
ask, II the case was one justifying
the sinking Of the craft apd the
killing Of a French citizen and the
placing Of dozen other lives in
jeopardy, the crime must be one 10
fit such action.
senator johnson and the other in
corrigihles in the Senate ar. mere
fault finders. Nothing ever suits
their whims.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
Is Years Ago Today

The visit Of President Mcllcn Of
the New Haven railroad may mean
something TO New Britain. but it is
too bad that he could not have
been here during a third rail rush
hour. when a thousand people are
crowding through narrow gate 10
get at ticket chopper and then pill
ing into overcrowded coaches while
others. equally frantic. try to break
through at right angles to reach the
Berlin branch. A box office at the
Main street entrance to the arcade
has been suggested as remedy to
the thirdr congestion.
The boss BARRIERS are wroth. for
the journeym"n have decided not TO
work on Monday nights hereafter.
Also. they rcf'Ised to work Good Fri.
day and voted 10 levy $40 fine on
every Journeyman working thai
day. One boss barber said today
that he would 80 back 70 the old
scale Of 20 cents for a haircut and
10 cents for a shave.
The high school class Of 1894 viii
hold dcccnnial banquet at tn
kusswln hotel his year.
The selec'men and +. G. Plat
held A conference this afternoon and
talked over ths plans for installing
vaults in the city clerk office in the
Stanley building. There is some
discussion over whether or not they
will be fireproof.
The high school has elected the
following athletic managers: foot
ball, Bonander: baseball. Curtin:
basketball. Merwin: track. Humason.
The nominations for assistant man.
ayers were all rejected as unworthy
of consid GRAFTON.
The extensive new buildings for
the Elm City Brass d Rivet Co. on
Whiting street. Plainville. are near
ing completion. The old Clark e.
Crowell building will also be occu-
pied by this concern.
The galleries at the armory wer..
filled last evening as Cos f. and I
went through a battalion drill.
Enough men were taken from the
two regular compa MES to form q
provisional one. which was CON-
nanded by Lieut.. e. II. Mitchell.
Captains Bullen and Griswold led
their regular commands
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
VETERANS HOSPITALS
AND MEDIC Al II\TIR~

It IS distressing indeed to note
that thcre is serious vocal battiy
under way regarding the site for
the veterans hospital 10 be con-
structed in southern New England.
1t was thought that tho question
had been settled beforo President
Coolidge left the White House. when
he signed recommendation that the
site should be within 2g-miIe
radius of Hartford. Mr.. Coolidge
acted in conformity with the wishes
Of ex-service mems organizations:
and as result Glastonbury is re-
garded as the proposed site by most
Of those deeply interested in the es-
tablishment of the hospital. Other
sites considered are at Newingto on
God Windsor.
II 70 impossible to project a large
public institution of this kind, il
seems. without dissension. New
Haven is providing the fireworks.
claiming that the hospital should be
situated near that city. The main
point advanced is that Yale has Of
fered the full cooperation of the
great medical center to the new in
stitution. Exactly what that means il
not clear; and as Yale's generosity
was known since April, 1928. il
seems that il was not of sort TO
appeal to the military arm Of the
government. il II is the expectation
that the veterans hospital would
oGer good field for laboratory
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
NlSCONSIN'S REFERENDUM

Today citizens of Wisconsin went to
the polls and among the duties there
done was TO vote yes" or no on
the Severson law. the states prohi-
bilion enforcement act; also on
proposal to eliminate the penalties
for manufacture and sale OF bever-
ages of not more than e,75 per cent
alcoholic content.
The situation is quite efficiently
managed in Wisconsin. Bills have
been introduced in the Legislature
pro and con; and those will be pass
ID which coincide with the verdict
OF the voters at the polls, Delay will
not only he "at a minimum" but ii
will scarcely exist.
The voting is expected TO deter
mine whether the majority of citi-
zens are in favor Of upholding the
states enforcement act. II Mllwau-
&ee and tUVirouS We're all OF the
sta.e there is no doubt as TO what
the verdict would be. But Wisconsin
Is larg y agricultural with a pleni-
t}ldt Q, 1arms who favor enforce
nleut OF prohibition for the city
>Hgk,rs. but are we'll satisfied with
their cider ami home brew or the
farm. AMI anyone knowing the pre-
vaihng customs and habits Of the
Farm population in Wisconsin need
no, bc alarmed al the news that they
like their customs.
The @..5 per cent content move is
moIe subtle. Yet is in llne with popu-
lar desires once expressed at the
polls by a vote OF 10 !. This was in
1926. when the state voted TO ask
Congress to modify the Nolstead act
10 permit the manufacture and sale
OF 2.,J per cent beer under govern
ment supervision. with the provi-
SION that no beer could be sold on
the premises where it is consumed.
OF course, the net result was merely
the expression OF the states opinion.
1t probably has not changed
Fundamentally, what Wisconsin
wants to know is why lis customs
and habits should be infringed upon
other customs and habits.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
TIL SIN-HOVIs DAY

1t is nclng SAID that modern ma
chn.ry produces products in such
vast quantities that consumption has
become a greater problem than pro-
duction. Machinery. so no less an
authority than Henry Ford said
some time d go. ould provide time
when the human race could satisfy
all its wants 10y letting automatic
machinery do most Of the work. The
machinery, of course. could be kept
operating almost continually. and
would require machinery tenders
and machinists but these. so Henry
indicated. could work in short shifts
at least short compared with the
length of working days as We have
known thcm.
scientists are doing their best to
bring about such an ago. One reads
almost weekly Of some new con-
trivance which docs away" with
hand labor. One need 60 no further
than the average industrial plant TO
see uncanny machinery in operation.
some of it almost human" Re
comfy. when there WAS snow fail in
tho city. instead Of hundreds of men
being employed at shovcllng snow.
az used 10 be the case. few men
were needed to operate the city's
snow removal machine, and the
"heautifur' disappeared from down
town streets as if by magic. And
what are the automatic stop and
90" signals one meets upon every
downtown corner but successful et-
forts TO save the expense Of employ
ing a horde Of traffic cops?
This wholesale elimination OF the
need for man-power brings with it
problems as we'll as benefits. Mani
testify. our civilization would be taxi
ing poor advantage of the progress
Of science and the machine age II
one Of the chief results il to be IN
employment. So far We have not met
the problem four square. due to the
increase of new industries. But II
increasingly is becoming doubtful
whether new industries can be pro-
vided with sufficient regularity to
take up the employment slack.
We are hearing Of the problem
also in connection with agitation for
Investigations as to how elderly citi-
zens happen TO get along in the ma
chine age. Such an investigation was
promptly frowned down in Con
necticut; but this means little and
does not smother the agitation.
Now the railroad brotherhoods.
taking Henry Ford at his word. have
joined in the six hour day agitation.
Probably nothing will come of II
for awhile but uitinattIy--if VIZ live
long euough-we may live to see q
universal sia-hour working day.
That would give Us considerable
more time in which to consume the
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

thought the establishment of d
regular air mail service TO India as
likely: This is the achievement OF
the past week. The weekly trips OF
planes between London and India
will shorten the time for letters SO
amazingly that its popularity is GER
tain.
While the British have been estab-
fishing this epochal route the
Americans have been establishing
other important routes. The air mall
timetable nov takes on the dignity
Of railroad timetable. We have
established routes to Mexico City
San Juan and other Caribbean points.
and to Panama.
1t has been found in this country
that low rates bring vastly increas-
ed poundase TO the air mail. When
the rate Was lt! CtItS !ol lHt u u
age letter too many correspondents
did not think their niSsives were i'm
portant enough to justify the iR-
creased speed in deliver at five
times the regular cost. When the
rate was brought down to five cents
great change took place. and the
air mail poundage vastly increased
almost overnight.
The service is not Yet perfect.
Many OF the air mail lines need serN-
ice twic, a day, instead Of once
every "a hours. to attain the maxi
mum OF service. Too many airplanes
rea h important cities too late for
TIE regular days mail delivery. caus-
Ing an overnight delay TO letters and
thus reducing tn. speed OF delivery.
For. after all. il is the speed with
which letters arrive TO III. parties to
whom they are addressed that
counts, not merely the quick time
between mail terminals.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
Pope Celebrates Mass
At Cathedral in Rome

pope this morning celebrated mass
at ST. Peters cathedral for about
10000 pilgrims Of France and other
nations who are here. He was given
an ovation as he entered on the
Sedia Gestatoria from the Chapel OF
the Sacrament with the traditional
cortege.
This was repeated at the cOnclu-
sion after he had impaired the
apostolic benediction. He was to give
an audience to the French visitors
this afternoon in the San Damaso
courtyard at the Vatican.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
ar TIL, PARK ENTRANCE

To the satisfaction Of such motor
Its who have had occasion TO
srumbj. about the condition Of the
pavement at the West Main street
entrance 10 Walnut Hi park. the
park board has repaired it.
The job. as il WAS done. took only
4 couparati, ely fcw hours. one is
forced to wonder. in view Of this,
why such repair work u not done
moro frequently.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

1t you try 10 seem what you
aren't. its because you're ashamed
OF what you are.
Unrest: The unhappy state OF
, moderns who can't think of any
! thing else TO want.
There will be no business for u
divorce lawyer if her wedding out
fit includes six kitchen aprons.
Suggested song for that product
Of evolution known as flapper:
The Girl ! Left Behind Me"
Successful man: 4 second-ratcr
who got by because his competitors
We're third rate,s.
4 discreet man is one Who sis
and thinks OF all the cutting things
he would have said to the traffic
cop if he had thought OF them at
hat time.
Hyde for the farmers is an en-
couragins sign. They've been skinned
long enough.
Let the retired great take up liter
I'urr. Anybody able to retire is in
tie right position to depend on his
pcn.
Every community has at least one
rich handicap who groUls because
people spend their money for auto
mobiles and such nonsense.
Americanism: Spending money for
improvements to dodge the profits
tax: wailing abou; the overhead
" hen workers ask Tor increased pay.
City noises might be worse. Sup.
pose the combination has the sound
Of q gIggle.
Phildnthropist: One who has
money to give away because those
who helped him made it didn't
have enough 10 spend.
The city man" who scorns hicks
most is one who still misses the
privilege OF asking Central what
time it is.
You can tell a ped estrian who has
manhood enough 10 stand up for his
rights. He limps.
David thought al mon liars. SO
the cigarette testimonial probably
isn't the first Of its kind.
Advice to a young man: Befor.
YOU propose to her. serve as her
partner at bridge and trump her ac".
Plumbers Who charge for tho time
spent in going back for tools are
less rcprehnnsible than jokesm'hs
" 10 take money for that Old Uhcczc.
Praise means little. Men brag on
the hen because she raises no row
when they steal her eggs
Correct this sentence: He has a
federal Job now said She. but he
still is humble and courteous in his
dealings with the public
Copyright 1929, Publishers
Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
INV AIR NAIL ROUTES
TO DISTANT FONTS

Nothing progresses like the air
mail. Constant esta biisume of new
lines with regular service forms a
feature OF the news, tending to out
weigh the evil fleet of the accidents
winch have come TO passenger
planes recently.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

work which is an incident OF medical
ctnters, then the reason Why this
offer was not highly considered ap-
pears easy 10 fathom. EX-veterans in
such a hospital should not be re-
center.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

on can gel an answer 10 any
question OF tact o. information by
, writing TO the Question Editor. New
i britain Herald Washington Bureau.
1922 New York avenue. Washington
, TO, reply. Medical. legal ard marital
advice Ca nnot be given. nor can ex-
tended resca rch be undertaken. AL
"ther questions will receive per-
sonai reply. Unsigned requests .an-
not be answered. All letters are
cOnfldential.-Ed Editor.
q. Mas 900 4 leap year.
A. When Pope Gregory reform
ID the calendar it was ordained that
every hundredlh year should not be
counted q leap year, except every
quadricentennial beginning Wit
1000. Therefore 1900 vas not leap
year.
@. Is n musician who does not
II ad music said TO play 10y air or
"rar"'
4. Iy "car.'
q. ON what day OF he Woyk did
March J, 1873 fall?
\. Monday.
Q. Can President Of the init
ed States declare war"
A. Congress alone can declare
W.T.
@, What is the >alur of a Unit
81 Stat, 3 dime dated 1884 with IS
mint mark?
A. Offers ranging from so TO
500 have been made for them.
O. What is an 'inferiority COM
pIeN?"
A. Anything in the physical or
mental being or environment. that
makes a person feel inferior to the
normal type.
q. How many seconds are there
in a year.
A. 1856 .no4
G. How old is Eva Tanguay and
is she still living?
\. She is alive at the age of
fifty.
q. What is the meaning Of the
name Edlt h
a. "Happiness."
g. What are some of the longest
poems"
\. Miltons Paradise Lost :"
Dantr's "Di,inc Comedy" and HON
cr's ''Ilial" are among thu longest,
q. What Nds the greatest mum
her of rounds in q prize fight?
A. Jack Jones beat Patsy Tunncy
at Cheshire. England in 1926, fight
ing &c rounds.
=. In the game Of Casino. if
two or more players reach - on
the sam. deal, Low do the points
score ont?
\. In tn" following order Card,
Spades. Big Casino, Ii'Il" Casino
aces and sweeps. II the aces have 10
decide il. they score in the order of
spades clubs. hearts and diamonds
q Is ii proper 10 speak Of songs.
lectures or motion pictures as hay
ing "intrinsic' value?
\. Intrinsic pertains 10 that
which is inherent. real. genuine.
Songs. lectures and motion pictures
may haN" these qualities.
q. Is coke called ~ htc coal 90
4. Water power frequently Is
called white copl"; but never coke.
=. How arr glass beads made?
A. \ mass Of glass is drawn out
into a iOng tubr. which is then cut
into pieces about one foot long and
after being ann"alcd these are cut
into beads These beads are placed
in rotating drum. with charcoal
and plaster. aud heated over fur
mace. By rubbing together in the
drum the pieces Of soft glass become
round and the charcoal and plaster
prevent them from sticking together.
q. Which arc the leading corn
producing states
4. Iowa. Nebraska. Illinois.
Kansas and Missouri.
q. What is the total motor We
hicle registration in the United
States?
A. 2i,jol .o04.
q. How old is former President
Coolidge?
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

Injuries the machines make: but
whether it will reduce the price OF
the Injuries sufficiently TO make
them thin the range of the six
hour purse is another problem.
We move from one problem
TO the other: which suggests, per-
haps. that the millennium will not
working day.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

There is a rumor that a savage
animal is roamin' the woods in this
vicinity" said Farmer Bartlett.
"Timid folks think they have heard
it wailin' an yoNlin'. an now an
then a belated wayfarer has fancied
he saw dark form with glarin'
eyes an stealthy tread creepin after
him"
What kind Of a beast do you
suppose 1t isl" asked the city
boarder.
wal" was the reply. "most peo-
pie think it Is a lynx. hut I'm kinder
of the opinion that it Is hoax
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
Hoover Completes His
Message to Congress-

Washington. April Ps-President
Hoover ha. completed the first draft
Of lis message TO the special session
of congress. and is now engaged in
revising the document. He plans 10
SEND it to the capitol by messenger
Tor reading by the clerks Of both
houses. rather than deliver it in per-
son at has been done by some OF
lis EIDE, tsoo-r
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
SssCx1rtng Himself!

Judge: Have you anything TO
say for YOURSELF"
Speeder: " was speeding. Judge.
but II was on an erranA Of mercy
Judge: That's different then.
What was il ."
Spe.der: u was dying for drink
and was on my way to get one"
Mrs. W. q. HiiIhouse
Copyright. 1929. Reprod uction
Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
ECZEMA VANIsHES WHEN
SAFE zEMo IS USED

Such torturing skin troubles 40
Eczema, blemishes an ditching rash
vanish when Zemo is applied. IN
20 years. it has seldom failed to
bring relief-even in the most stub
born cases. This remarkable anti.
septic effectively removes dandrun.
Results obtained with Zemo will de.
light you. 1t is odorless and invis-
ible. All druggists. :5c, COO and 81.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
Breaking Way With Coal
To Vessel Caught in lee

Louisburg. n. s. April !: N-Ths
government icebreaker, Montcalm.
today was en- route with a supply of
coal to the sealing steamer NedaA,
caught in the ice and without fuel,
- miles north of st. Paul Island.
The Nedas. which was trying to
make North Sydney to land the body
of member of her crew who died
from heart disease, Thursday night,
sent out calls for assistance. She
has 10000 seals aboard and the in
tention was to return to the ice
fields for more. The seaier operates
from Halifax end LouisburE.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
CHINESE HRlcANDs ACTIVE

Peking. April Pl-it was report
ed here today from Swallow. kwan-
tung. that brigands had captured
Southwest Fukien. where they de-
stroyed the premise. of the London
Missionary society.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
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The Daily Record:

The Daily Record:
Darometers, Thermometers. VINO
cares a hang for those
Cheermometers for Fun shop
Folks are better things TO read.
Let's keep up our good spirits SO the
mirthury'li disclose
A high degree of jollity, for that's
what people need.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
One Sure Way
To Drive Out
Rheumatic Poisons


Poisons in the blood settling in tie
JoNits and muscles cause the pains and
torture Of Rheumatism S"iatica and
'out. only when these poiyons are
cleaned out Of the circulation will you
get rid OF Rheumatic agony That's why
iinnents and pain deaden3ng drug. can
unl, give few hours relief
But how comes modern remedy 50
compounded that it forces Rheuna,i-
p"isons completely OUT of the system
thru the natural channels Of elimination
II 9 called Eheuma and is the one prom
aration that ram lie depended up"n to
hrlng safe, quick and lasting relief
Nhen Eheumatism prisons are once
driven out ~ the system all Rheumatic.
suffering ends.
The Fair Dept Store and every d,t,
gtst cell Eh"uma with guarantee that Il
must end all rheumatic agony or n,oaey
back.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

Member Audit bureau oi Circulation
THIS A B L. 10 natlona organ I'd ;iuh
which furnishes ue~spape hnd awe
,lser. WITH street., honest analysis %
Circulation Cui circulation s'atisilcf al.
has.d uunp TN. audit Thu. insut g plo
lection AGAINST fraud IN newspaper &C.
t,ihution nsute< to both ast'oual hnA
Local advert sere
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

The Aeociated press 10 exclusively en-
t,t,rn 10 the use fol re- publication OF
su NV. credited to II OF not OF herw's-
credited in the paper ana ESQ ocs
aew- published therein
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

Til. Aelald IL on sale dallS IN New
York At ttotallngs Newsstand ilmee
Souale: schultz'e Newsetands. Gntfsue'
Grand Central. 4cuo street
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
EVEN so!

-, ,,,,,r,s hath will
0"' s..an,.
r, ,>;sL, ,uu ,orn;nc ,ho,.
sa;,,,. o., ~,
.;u ,;,-,, ,,>.,,. eo,,,o,
! ,,| nr,na,
v-l,,ah w. ,,4f.rino mon work
nara 10 GET
WIN niue 'eSe'> w an" WIN ''77
rtsr''
They plumber the stores OF the holp-
less maze
ana 'ea|'i's '''''' HOUSES al up-
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
iaill,N ifldrl.s

"kitty-kitty -kitty.' called litt'"
Phyllis, as she poered into the littlc
cupboard under hc stairs.
"Why are you calling kitty -
kitty" | asked. ~ on haven't any
kitty"
II know" replied Phyllis, "bW J
think there's a mouse in here and
I'm trying to brighten it away"
Alfred l.. ToOko
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
S.,L.I Hin, the Idea,

Gibbons: What made you think
you could ever support my uaugh :
ter"
Paul: Your daughter"
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
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Issusd Daily tSunday Excepted,
At Herald BIDS. 81 Church stree,
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

Girls usually cease to grow be-
tween the case of - and l6: the
boy goes on developing for an ad.
ditional wa wears or lao -.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
NttNcd:

Gordon She is woman Of
rank
Martin: whats her rank ."
Gordon she is doing General
Homework in Il Private family"
Jane Bogart
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

The only profitable advetiGuS medium
"A tho City Circulation books aho pres
room s~ayp open 20 sdsertiseA
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

Entered At the Post once st New Britain
a secoLd Clas Mail Matter,
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

800 Thres Mopths
g5c . Month
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02
Agreed.

Wilson: You know morc than !
do
burke: For once You're right
Wilson: "Yc II. You know hIc and
| know you.'
Harry Goldberg
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

Correct this sentence: He has a
federal Job now" said she. but he
still is humble and courteous in his
dealings With the public"
Copyright 1929, Publishers
Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

There will be no business for d
divorce lawyer if her wedding out
fit Includes six kitchen aprons
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

Suggested song for that product
OF evolution known as flapper:
The Girl ! Left Behind Me-
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

Praise means little. Men brag on
the hen because she raises no row
when they steal her eggs
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

Plumbers Who charge for the time
spent in going back for tools are
less rcprehnnsible than jokesmi'hs
Nho take money for that Old uhccze.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-02

Every community has at least one
rich handicap who gro~ls because
people spend their money for auto
mobiles and such nonsense.