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New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
Tells Skinny Men
How to Gain Weight

If the fiat chested man whose ribs
are almost bursting through his
skin doesn't try to make himself
look like real man, no one else
will
When any man or woman neeis
more weight they ought to know
about McCoy's Tablets.
Mccoy takes all the risk-Read
this ironclad guarantee. If after TAX
ing 4 sixty cent boxes of McCoy's
Tablets or One Dollar boxes any
thin, underweight man or woman
doesn't gain at least S pounds and
feel completely satisfied with the
marked improvement in health
your money will be returned.
Just ask for McCoy's Tablets at
Fair Drug. Dept. or any drug store
in America. -
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
REvIvlNG CHORAL SOCIETY


Friends Of music In this city ne
doubt have noted with pleasure that
the New Britain Choral society 10
to be revived this week.. when re-.
hearsals are to begin for the pres
entation in April of Carl Busch's
oratorio. king Olaf" The choral
society was allowed to lie dormant
last season. due to the impossibility
under the prevailing circumstances
of avoiding deficit. This year It ID
to be revived under the aegts Of the
Civic Music Association. enabling
its membership to hear the prsssn.
tation of an important choral work,
with orchestra, ~ we'll a. hearing
the artist concerts.
king Olaf" was sung here pre-
viously and made IN impressive ap.
peal. Its REPETITION ID worth while. a
no great oratorio 10 intended 10 Be
heard only once. Furthermore, it il
an American work. ana In view Of
it, frequent performance In various
cities, can be regarded ~ one Of the
most lasting contributions to cheral
music by an American.
For years the Choral society con-
cert has been the high. watsr mark
of local musical endeavor. Whencv-
er it was found necessary to forego
a concert during any one season
many Of W were sadly disappointed.
1t is to be hoped that from now on
there will be no further failures to
provide the annual treat.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

swiftly enough. We saeuaa AawS -
larss . library ~ waterbury. that.
1t lesA. n eur epiniea. 4 fev ysars
ass the anhnuai appropriation vaa
raised from s3o.se to ess.sse: and
the latter sum. In all coincidence, u
little enough for the city to expend
upoa an institution that y such 4
seurcs Of pride. aatisfaction and
general utility.
There are certain small libraries
In the state which are ameag the
eldest In the land. To Contemplate
their age IL to concede the fact that
the early settlers had an idea that
citizens was something worth while.
These libraries however. have not
grown much in size.
Among these was the library es-
tablished In what is now New Brit
ain by DR.. John smalley in 17ss.
This was the precursor of the pres
cnt New Britain Institute. For some
reason it is not listed In the state
manual record of early and present
libraries. From this list it appears
that the first public-note the word
library in the state was the Social
Library of Arlington, which Is near
Pomfret. 1t was formed in 1898. and
despite its early start to this day has
accumulated only 1891 volumes.
The following year. in 1894. book
lovers started the Rock Hill library.
which today remains 30 small that
its total of volumes isn't even men,
toned In the manual.
The country towns got the library
fever slowly from this time on. the
Hale library In South Coventry be-
ing formed In 1s04: the Douglas IL
brary in Canaan taking until 1891
to be formed; the Young Mems In
stitute in New Haven in 1926: the
Baptist Church library in Noank.
near Groton. in 1896; and then small
libraries were formed in East Wind
sor in 1S4s, in Norwich in 1850, and
Woodbury. in 1850.
No, We have not overlooked the
Peck Memorial public library in
kensington, but have reserved a
special paragraph for 1t. This IL
brary was formed in 1s2s-the ear
liest in this vicinity and. giving 1t
honors with the states oldest. This
library. today u listed a. possessing
Ae7S volumes-the satisfies being
for 1927. BY now It will have Id.
vauced we'll over 5000.
The small institutions paved the
way for the formation Of the New
Britain institute. which give IN
impetus to the entire public library
movement in Connecticut.
The New Britain library was q 20
ing concern long before Andrew
Carnegie got the library fever, max
ing 1t possible for Thousands Of
towns to attain them.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

UTILITIES Cemmiaaaoa always seems
To- agree with the railroad ~ to
what the fare ought to be. ~ the
jerkwater trolley carr - to the
junkheap the fares between points
automatically rises ~ buses are sub
stituted.
There ID another point, however.
that IL well wsrth considering. and
we take care to mention it 20 that
our former editorials on the sub
iect cannot b used to confound VA.
The jerkwater trolley lines have mt
been paying for years, and 80 tina.
the company has operated them
with the money earned upon the
more prosperous lines ThtA VIC
have held and still hold. tends to
keep the fares up on the popular
lineA There 10 no reason why every
line operated should not DO cow
PEELED to stand on its own financial
feet. The rural districts. OF course.
like the small lines to be operated
for their benefit 1T = low rates ana
the deficits made up from the In
come of the better lines. We are not
advocating what the rural districts
want, never remembering them 10
be keen about favoring anything
that the urban districts desire.
Let the rural districts. who want
service but don't pstronise the troll
leys or buses extensively, pay tho
price that will maintain 1t.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

There ID nothing different about
the "emancipated" woman. except
that she seems to enjoy interrupt
ing her husbands favorite story.
1.-THE poor are In closer touch with
Nature" OF course. How else could
they always pick a rainy day to
move?
-Four felonies make q habitual
criminal may be a good definition
II the definition OF felonics is all
right.
There is no exact equality in
matrimony One will love little
more and the other will get little
more.
Americaniam: Feeling wicked
because you surrender to temptation
at intervals: hating he other fellow
because he can surrender to the
same temptation without feeling
wicked.
SO they are making soap from soft
coal? Now we know why Willie's
neck looks that way just after he
has washed 1t.
You can't criticise modern women
much II you can remember when
the typical "dutiful wife" was glad
her man didn't beat her.
Many boys have talent and might
become great cartoonists ii they
didn't spoil their chances by learn
ing to spell. :
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
THE JAZZ OPERA

Whllo Contemplating NV s"~~S~'
situation 1t u worth while notina
that q jasx opera has been produced
at the Metropolitan opera house
and from he accounts In the New
York pspers It was . sensational AZ
fair.
Why not jsss In an American op-
era? one might we'll AK. The Joker
in the answer lies In the fact that
this jassy opera was not. IN AmeFa-
can opus, but hailed from Vienna
Jenny spielt Auf" runs mad with
the American lass spirit. and Ne
gro ja1s band leader 10 the chief
character. But all the same. Ernst
Krenck, who wrote 1t. II = resident
Of the city Of Haydn. Beethoven.
Mozart and Schubert-thsrs not BE-
ing space enough to mention all the
others-and has never been In
America, Rather queer. isn't 1t. that
4 viennese should be the first to
experiment with this native Amerl-
can theme.
Unless one disregards the sky
scraper" ballet BY John Alden Car
pentsr, no distinctive American op-
era has ever been produced at the
Metropolitan and continued upon it,
repertory. There have been virtually
4 dozen American operas put on the
boards. but they have listed one Of
two seasons and then went into Oh.
livion. Victor Herbert had = big
chance, wrote Nations" and ancth-
Or whose name We don't happen to
remember, and that led to no per-
manent gain. Come half dozen other
prominent Americans were given
operatic opportunities, but the
works were too electie to be disttnc-
tive. The latest was Deems Taylor'a
1.-The Kings Henchman." and de-
spite quite . ballyhoo and the for
nation Of q travelling company for
the provinces. there are few who
think it will live very long. DR.. Tay'
lor had q splendid opportunity when
ommissioned by the Metropolitan
to write this work. and what did he
do but select IN epic poem Of Old
English history. instead Of snatch
ing up some live American theme
We seem to be very smart In every
thing but grand opera.
Whatever the merits of "Jonny''
may be. there 10 no denying it has
the kick in It that every American
understands. What with its locomo-
tive, its automobile. Its jass band
is dancing gals-doing the Charles
ton, the black bottom and such
things, and not the minuet or the
walt1-there Is an idea that If car
ried out still further might yet
Americanize grand opera. Let there
be half a dozen such American Jazz
operas and strong competition will
be set up with the Follics to get the
tired business man trade.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
II Die IN Massachusetts,
Automobile Accjdeute

Boston. Jan. 81 (uP)-Feurteea
persons were killed I'm automobile
accidents In Massachusetts, last
week. according to the report -
George A. Parker. registrar Of mo.
tor vehicles.
This was five les than for the pre-
vious week but seven moro than t.
the corresponding period OF 1898.
Last weeks victims included ntne
occupants, three pedestrians and two
coasters.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
STREET SCENE A..

BY Hugh Grant Jason
As she approached ] said to my
self, Il really can't allow her to get
by. The thing is to engage her In
such q long conversation that final
ly she will forget that she doesn't
know me-" So l approached. liftins
my hat.
Pardon me-" ] said. but you
look uncommonly like my third
cousin"
I'm sorry" she began.
"Oh. don't mention it," l hastened
to add, to put her at her ease.
She's really dear. sweet girl"
I'm very sorry" she repeated.
That's quite all right. I assure
you. but. as ! was saying, we un-
doubleday have many friends In
common. You must know Jane.
Williams. the girl who"
I'm so sorry" she contributed.
ut doesn't make the least differ
ence, ] was just remembering that
she Is about to be dropped anyway.
Naturally. though. you have met
Harry Osborne"
ITS too bad" she admitted.
Eyes, isn't it?" interrupted.
But possibly. you know June Win
throp?"
THE pleasure is denied me-"
cor Beatrice Rogers? She"
I'm beginning TO- despair"
I'm any case. could We not have
tea together. and 10 into the ques-
ton more deeply?"
Its darn shame" she draw1ed:
Il was formally introduced to you
last night. so ] really can't allow
myself the pleasure of calling a po-
liceman!"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
SKULL FRACTURED; DIES

Boston, JAM. ~ sufferi9g
from q fractured skull. an unident-
fled woman believed 50 to IS yeats
old, was found at midnight In 8
doorway at Castle and Asbien streets,
South End. She died shortly altar
her arrival at City hospital.
The woman had grey NAir and
blue eyes. She wore chinchhh
coat. a black and brown dress, and
an orange scarf. r.
Although authorities behaved she
was fatally hurt either by a HIT
and-run motorist OF by a fall on the
sidewalk. they were considering the
possibility Of foul play.
Beside the fracture at the base ~
the skull. there were Abrasioas "a
the woman's right leg. - y
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
WINS Winning Remark!

Wyn's Winning Remark!
Darling" asked mother of four
year-old Wyn. what are your eyes
for?'
ITO see WITH" answere Wyn.
what are your ears for?"
ITO hear with"
what is your nose for?"
ITO smell with"
what is your mouth for?"
ITO eat WITH
"What Is your chin for?" asked
mother. hoping to confuse Wyn.
A seconds hesitancy, and then
Wyn replied, radiantly triumphant:
For the food to run down."
s.. ]. Talbot
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

The new paper money-two-thirds
1.-THE size OF the present bills-will
be put into circulation July /. The
reduction in size closely approx
mates the shrinkage in the purchas-
ing power of the dollar. The gov
;ernment will save $4,000 900 a year
in engraving costs. while the public
will be RECALLED with 100000
worth of jokes about the new mon
ley.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

The months-delayed city reports
have at last been finished, but the
council now faces the question of
whether or not 1t will pay for them.
Local dealers in bicycles are
looking forward to very busy
spring. as indications point to q re-
vival of this sport
Rev, J. E. Kiingberg said today
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

Herbert Hoover and Al Smith are
both in Florida, or on the way there.
Thus both flee the steam heated
buildings of the North in order to
bask in the open air of mid-winter
Florida. And of the two, Al has less
on his mind.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

Newport, r. l.. Jan. 81 UP)-
Evading her nurse. Miss Augusta
Hunter. once popular in Newpora
society, committed suicide by drown
ing at Newport Beach yesterday.
She was in her S5th year. Police
learned she had been Respondent.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

Another good way to hide from
the world u to marry a famous
woman.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
Court ('l,luckIes

Tn accordance with her usual
practice. Miss Joan Woodward has
sent to The Fun Shop some humor
overheard In several English courts.
.-Editorl.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

Still, II we were consistent all our
lives. we'd be sucking our thumbs
at seventy.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

Middle age Is that indefinite period
when you begin to think every little
sore spot may turn out to be
cancer.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

Anyway we are glad we lived In
the old days when singers sang songs
instead of whispering them.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

New York's Whalen is making war
on bootleggers who sell bad liquor
and rounding up the crooks who
don't pay office rent.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY
AND THE OTHERS

Citizens of New Britain with JUS
tice take pride In their public H.
brary, the New Britain Institute. 1t
is fifth In size in the state. and was
the first of the larger libraries, an.
tedating the public libraries of any
OF its four sister cities which now
have larger libraries.
The size of the libraries of the
five leading cities of the state pro-
vide . surprise to the investigator.
One would expect New Haven. the
largest city. to possess the largest
public library: and 20 on down the
list. But this is not the case. The
standing of the five leading cities
in size Of libraries-total of books
considered-gives the following re.
suit, based on the 1928 state man.
ual report:
Bridgeport ......,...,... 23S,SO1
New Haven .............. 190.lsS
HARTFORD ................ 167 ,432
waterbury ............... 1866
new Britain ............. 9O,44O
All the libraries have added books
since these figures were published,
SO that their ratio of size probably
remains approximately the same.
The surprise is that Bridgeport,
rather than Hartford or New Haven.
possesses the states largest public
library; and that New Britain IL
considerably lower in book total
than Waterbury,.
One glory, however, cannot be
taken from New Britain. The New
Britain Institute was founded in
1858. and was the first large scale
public libraray in the state. 1t con-
tinues. too, to possess one of the
most attractive Of buildings upon an
Impressive site.
For 16 years the New Britain In
stitute was the only comparatively
large public library in any of what
are now the five leading cities. II
was not until 1869 that the Silas
Bronson library was formed in Wa
terbury. and it 10 safe to say that
the cue for this public service came
from New Britain. The New Britain
Institute even antedated the Wat
kinson Library of Reference in
Hartford, which was formed in
1858. The total Of books in this ref
erence library is not given in the
manual. The Bridgeport public IL
brary was not formed until 1881:
that in New Haven not until 1886:
and that in Hartford not until 1892,
The dates show clearly that New
Britain, and closely followed by Wa
terbury. were far in advance of their
sister cities of size in the state
cities that regard themselves as be-
ing leaders in culture. wealth and
leisure.
1t is clear from the total of books
on the shelves today that the New
Britain Institute. although the first
Of the large libraries, has not grown
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

In a modern apartment you don't
really need cat, unless you open
milk bottles with your thumb.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

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New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

TO THE YOUNGER GENERATION
By Booth H. korgness
We know you are anxious to junk
And il, you were given your way
By now you'd have certainly sunk
Deep under the sod and the clay.
We know that you think we arS
dumb: how
We ever survive you dent know,
But-you'li have to get on with US
somehow.
Us people of forty or 80.
You young fellows just out of col
lege,,
You debutantes clever and keen,
Crammed full OF the latest in
knowledge.
Regard US as thick in the bean.
We don't understand you. we bully
And cramp you from trying to
grow.
But you understand us, yes. fully.
Us people of forty or 80.
Cheer up! All we muddlers and,
dubbers :
The targets for satire and wrath,
We miidle-aged Rotary Clubbers
In time will be out of your path.
A lot will be under the clover.
The rest almost ready to 60.
Then the world will be yours to
make over,
Say. when you are forty or 10!
Nose for Scandal!
Farmer Mallen: Notice that hen
over there? She's a little speckled."
Mrs. Deming lowering her
"You don't say! Tell me,
what's the scandal about herr"
ID. s. .Minlatter
Everybody knows that the sun.
HAS spots on 1t.
And yet some people always ex-
pect ten-year-old boy. to be about
perfect!
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

Some children are rotten. and
some seldom see their grandparents.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
Facts andFancies

Another reason why marriages
don't last is because people can't
distinguish between love and curl
osity.
And then. again. the old-time
youngsters may have seemed better
because they were better liars.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

What world! Nations make war
and punish men for murder; par
ents lie to their kids and lick the
kids for lying.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

Not LIMITED 10 Winter Nowt
In those good old days and dear {
This was sleightng time Of year:
In our motor ago we've found
Staying keeps up all year round:
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

Terrible - Ooatcmplatei
Jordan: do you believe in calling
a spade spade?"
Bailey: well. you call one .
heart or . diamond In = bridge
game and sec what happens to
you!"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

Correct this sentence: I'VE al.
ways use Doctor Brown" said she
but I suspect the other doctors ir
town are just as good"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21
COMMITS SUICIDE

Copyright. 1929, Publishers
Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

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fNxFHoNB CALLS

The only pesatabls advsrtising medium
b the City. Circulation books and preA
room always opsa to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

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-Four felonies make q habitual
criminal may be good definition
II the definition OF felonies is all
right.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

There is no exact equality in
matrtmony. One will love little
more and the other will get a little
more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

concerned about the numerous legal
actions brought against the Federal
Radio Commission, mostly since the
reallocation of last November IL. Five
new cases were added last week to the
four previously brought in the Court OF
Appeals of the District of Columbia.
Practically all raise questions of prior
ity and property rights
Four new suits were brought just
before the court clerk closed his rec
ords last week, coming close in the
wake of the WNYC case, brought by
the City of New York. The four plain
tiffs are situated in or near Chicago,
representing stations WENR, WIS,
WCBD and a group of portable stations
owned by G. L. Carroll of Chicago.
The unpopularity OF the commissions
assignment of tWo-Seventhe time to
WENR, the Insul station; f1ve-sevenths
to WIS of the Agricultural Broadcast
ing Co. and daylight hours to WCBD,
operated by Overseer Wilbur CLAIM
Voliva of Zion City, ILL.,, is evidenced in
their several suits, entered almost stimuli
taneously last week. Station WENR,
having obtained $4,000 watts power, is
carrying to the court its demand for
full time on the channel it shares with
WIS, a demand refused by the COM
mission after a hearing.
Mr.. Voliva, who appeared at the
same hearing, because the channel is
the one his station lost in the realloca-
ton shuttle, is suing for evening hours
on that or an equivalent channel. Mr..
Carroll is fighting the commissions or
der against his three "perambulating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07
RADIO PROBLEMS
ARE UNDER REVIEW
Congress Ready to Take Up
TangIe as New Suits
Face Commission.
BY MARTIN CODEL.

Radio problems from the point of
view of the Nations lawmakers-the
broadcasters, the manufacturers and
the courts-are under review this week.
Congress Is about to take up the
question of continuing the Federal
Radio Commission for another year at
a time when that body has become
enmeshed in a tangle of newly intro
duced litigation. No less than nine
radio cases now face the Court of APP
peals here, all of them appeals from
the commissions decisions, and nearly
all of them involving tests of the radio
law enacted by Congress.
Before the House hearings on radio
get under way tomorrow the National
Association of Broadcasters will begin
directors and committee meetings here
today for the purpose of considering
radio legislation, among other matters
Next Friday the Radio Manufacturers
Association will meet at Briarcliff, N
Y, to discuss 1929 production prob
lens and to consider the concomitant
question of improving broadcasting in
order to stimulate sales.
Several weeks will be consumed by
the House committee hearings before
the lower chamber is called upon to
vote for the extension of the commits
sion, proposed in identical bills intro
duced by Representative White and
Senator Watson. This is the only legis-
lation in view, and there is some likeli-
hood that the measure will fall by the
wayside in the press of congressional
business during the short interval be-
fore adjournment, March 4.
Leave to Next Congress.
The broadcasters will emphasize their
mutual copyright and rebroadcasting
problems, leaving until the new Con-
gress their campaign for various changes
in the radio law They will take the
opportunity of being in Washington,
however, to consult with radio leaders
in Congress, like Senators Dill and Wat
son and Representatives White and
Davis.
The manufacturers, again heralding
their meeting with assurances that
nothing radically new in radio design
may be expected this year, will consider
whether the recent broadcast realloca-
ton has improved reception.
All elements in the radio world are