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New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

and miscounting votes. Hall became mayor. Sveeny City Treasurer, Tweed was Street Commissioner, Connolly. Controller and Hoffman, Governor. They also controlled a sufficient number of judges to serve their purpose. Through jobbing con. tracts. street opening for which damages were paid to members of the ring. and excessive payments for construction of buildings and the paving of streets, the ring robbed the city of $sO,0OO.O00. When this graft was exposed by a politician who had been refused a share, the better element of New York for once aroused, drove the ring out. Tweed died in prison. and the oth- CTS fled the country or were tried for their crimes.
 Q. What is the population Of Mexico?
 A. 14,30S,753.
 Q. Has there ever been a presi- dent of the United States who was an infidel:
 A. While religious faith is not d requirement. for eligibility to the of- flee pf president. no president has been an avowed infidel.
 Q. What is the seating capacity Of the Capitol theater in New York city?
 A. e151.
 Q. What is the salary of the governor of Pennsylvania?
 A. 31S,000 per year.
 Q. What states led in the produc- ton of oil in 1927 and 1928?
 A. In 1928 Texas led. Oklahoma was second and California third. In 1927 Oklahoma was first. California second and Texas third.
 c. What is "civet?"
 A. It is an unctuous, yellowish. semiliquid substance of musk like odor and bitter taste. secreted by glandular foIlicles of certain animals. It is used as perfume and was formerly used in medicine.
 c. Please punctuate the sentence That that is is that that is not is not but that that is not is not that that is nor is that that is that that is not?"
 A. That, that is. is: that, that is rot, Is not; but that. that is not. is that that is; nor is that. that is, that that is not.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
Nl-TNlI,(; CONGRESSMEN AND THE TARIFF

Connecticut Congressman are oe- inr importuncd by Connecticut manufacturers to do somethinc about the tariff. Mir. Wilson. species of spokesman for the dele cation let's it be known that the boys did the best they knew how; but admits they had no choice to guide the ways and means com- mittee into a more equable consider alton of the needs of Connecticut in- dustry. Indeed. MT. Tilson further deposes and says that he took care not to take too great an interest into the committee deliberations so that when the tariff bill was brought out and dissatisfaction arose. he would be in a position to tell the truth with a good conscience and dodge whatever blame there might he thrown in the general direction of
 
 the delegation.
 It is q precarious situation all around. And along comes President Hoover with statement that the tariff increases in the bill are not limited enough. This attitude natur- ally will strengthen the hands of those congressmen who are not keen about giving to industry all the pro- lection it thinks it needs. Those in control of the Republican party nowadays seem to have slight re- gard for the wishes of those who contribute to campaign expenses. What is the idea of contributing to campaign expenses. anyway, if there is to be nothing handed out in re- turn?
 The President, feared in some cir cles last year because of his rather
 IH0tpCuUCuL anu 6SlCAtilbI ol.I- tude toward public questions, is siv- ing evidence that he will live up to the prognosticatons. The rates in the new bill, unsatisfactory though they be too numerous industrialists are said 10 disturb" him greatly; he fears that they will increase the cost of living" and he hopes the House ieaders-including Mir. Tilson, of course-will do its duty by reduc- ing some of the rates.
 Between the pressure from the White House and the pressure from Connecticut. the Nutmeg delegation is in . quandary. or ought to be. Supporting the President" has been a slogan with a meaning for many years; now. if it is put into practical use it will mean lack of support to those importuning con- stituents with the most influence at home.
 The Nutmeg congressmen. of course, will adopt a middle way de- signed to give the impression they are acCcding to the wishes of roth sides or factions in the party Mr Tiison and his colleagues will have . emile for everybody. promising he will do the best he can" It may be he cannot do much.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
Questions d1ldA1lsWus's &o,&Wdeht1lqon

QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue. Washington D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters arc confide dential.-Editor.
 Q. What is the most costly mo- ton picture ever made?
 A. Ben-Hur which is said to have cost $4,0O0, 900 to produce.
 Q. How far down do the roots Of a tree extend?
 A. Usually about three or four feet.
 Q. In what pictures did Rod La Rocque appear in 1928?
 6"d6Sci. Elm Yale" Love Over Night" and stand and Deliver
 Q. What is the largest island in the world?
 A. Australia.
 .. Where is the tomb of the American Unknown Soldier?
 A. At Arlington National Ceme- tary, Arlington, Va.
 Q. What is the baptismal name of the present Pope?
 A. Achille Ratti.
 .. What is "Shirtsleevc" di- plomacy?
 A. That is a more or less op- probrious term, that has been ap- piled to American diplomatic repre- sentatives who are not well versed in the liner nuances of diplomatic language. and the accepted forms of diplomatic negotiations, and therefore present an exterior that seems crude to those who are trained in the forms of diplomatic usage.
 Q. Who is Janet. Gaynor? How old is she?
 A. She was born in Germantown, Pa. Oct. 6. 1906. and WAS a Wampas Baby Star in 1926 She has appeared in Two Girls Wanted" "The Johns- town Flood" Sunrise" "The Four Devils" Seventh Heaven" Street Angel Christians" and other pie lures. She is five feet tall, weighs loS pounds, has brown eyes and red hair. Janet Gaynor is her real name. Her address is Fox Studios. Hollywood, Cal.
 Q: Who is the worlds billiard champion?
 A. Jake Schaefer is the balkline billiard champion and Frank Taber- ski is pocket billiard champion.
 Q. What was "The Tweed Ring:
 A. IL was a corrupt combination which, between 1885 and 1871. domi- mated the politics of New York city and enriched it's members from the public treasury. At its head was William A. Tweed. and associated with him were Peter B. Sweeny. A. Oakley Hall. Richard B. Connolly and John T. Hoffman. In 1868 the ring secured control both the state and city by fraudulent naturaliZa- . tion. false registration. repeating
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
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Calmly Step From Car ,;
 After It Overtui'jls

Nonchalance in it's ultimate form was shown by Abelard Lebreque, Age a6, of South High street and Leon Bissonette of 110 Gold street last evening. when they climbed safely out of their automobile which had skidded. overturned and was resting on its top at Park street and Frank lin Square.
 The two men were uninjured and failed even to lose the cigars they were smoking when the car took it's flight. Lebreque. the driver, stated that he applied his brakes and tho car slid on the wet pavement. No glass in the vehicle was broken and only the right rear wheel was dam- aged.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

Amarillo. Texas, to prepare for an emergency of fire in his own way. Since 1908. the dispatches say, Will son kept coil of rope in his hotel room. If . fire broke out. 1t was Wilson's intention to fasten one end of the rope to the bedsteAd or some other staunch appurtenance and throw the other end out of the win- dow. Then he would descend to the street with colors flying"
 But since 1908 there was no fire and it looked IS if this bit of pre- paredness would never be brought to the test. All the same, Wilson made periodical inspections of the rope and saw that his scheme was in constant working order. If friends told him he was foolish 10 be so particular, he merely smiled that he wouldn't look foolish when a fire broke out.
 The other day fire got started in the hotel. and it was quite a blaze. "Pandemonium" reigned among the guests, and five were burned to death and II severely injured. "Old Man Wilson," be it noted. was not among the killed or injured. When awakened by the bedlam and the smoke he merely went through the rite of fastening the rope-end and throwing the other end out of the window, slid his suitcase containing his belongings down the rope-a contrivance having been prepared for the purpose-and then slid to safety himself. His years of prepara- tion fully justified itself.
 After that we suppose Texas will be in the mood to have a law com- polling all hotels to have ropes in the bedrooms. as is the case in quite number of states. The aged oil worker" at least proved once again that trusty rope in a hotel bedroom is the best safety appliance ever in- vented in case of fire.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
THE SHOE INDUSTRY THREATENED

THREATENED
 The hubbub in Massa chusetts over the failure of the new tariff bill to protect the shoe industry is due to the considerable development of for eign competition in Czechoslovakia. l where one of the worlds biggest shoe manufacturers has "Fordized" | his plant and is making his mass production felt in the shoe marts of the world.
 Indeed. there is suspicion that the Czechoslovakian shoe plant is more Americanized than any of the shoe plants in Brockton, Lynn or other Massachusetts cities.
 This shoe plant, in what was once Bohemia, is by far the most Ameri- canized plant in Europe. It is . demonstration of what can happen 1 if all the major industries of |
 Europe adopt the American mass production principle. In the manu- i facture of automobiles, electric ap- 1 pliances and movies, our mass pro i duction enables us to undersell European competitors clinaing 10 1 oldtime methods of manufacture. But this isn't the case in the shoe business.
 And one need not overlook the fact that shoe prices have shown a tendency 10 sag the past five years | largely on account of this Fordized
 plant over in Europe. It is per. petual threat to American manu- lecturers: to comparatively small extent at home 10 larger extent in | the world markets.
 | There was a time when there was { scarcely any foreign competition 1 with American shoes. so excellently
 were they made and so cheaply con- sidering the quality The American surplus was easily disposed of abroad. Such conditions have chang cd. and even in Canada, where American shoes used 10 be standard the Czechoslovakian product has ap- 1 peared in increasing volume. looking very much like American shoes but selling at lower price.
 What is more natural than [ hat | the Bay state shoe industry-and the shoe manufacturers in the Middle West also. for that matter-look te
 protection against the Fordized mo. loch abroad. The American shoe in- dustry gets no kick out Of having a mass production development turn. ed against it. and there is no inten- ton 10 admire the Czechoslovakiar , industry for having so e:ficiently adopted . peculiar American system What they want is help. Whether or { not help will come from Congress is a different matter. President Hoover ! himself is not inclined 10 favor tariff changes unless they are absolut eI, 1 necessary. The ways and means com- | fnlttee evidently was not convinced CT the need 10 apply the tariff on shoes; but the end is not vet. The re i IS still time to prove 10 Congress just f how serious the situation is. What 1 consumers think about it, however
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
VACATION TIME!

py II. adSS0 Believe it or not, know a place where you can shove up a screenless
 window at nine P. NJ. and read in bed until eleven. with an average of one mosquito and two bugs every third evening. The mosquito is timid and easily dispatched: the bugs re- tire to those secret places where bugs 50 when confronted with un- bearablc publicity.
 know place where three car penters begin work at seven A. M. and quit when the last ray of light goes down back of the sea-some- where around nine. They wear whip cord riding brooches and blue shirts open at the throat. They are broth. CTS. and they work with speed and few words. If things are going par ticularly well they sing, taking parts. The wind from the water blows through their hair. and their arms are brown as mahogany. Sometimes they plane and saw to jaZz-if the Nictrola is going in the next cabin.
 They take their work with the seriousness it deserves and cannot crowd in enough during the day to make room for the increasing de- mand for their services. At darl; they throw down their tools and sit on bundles of shingles, smoking, and still pretty silent. But they know sea-talk and remark on the turn of the tide and the big catch yesterday. They are sons of a Scotch sea-cap- tain.
 know place where children have never been to a party in their lives, and are cast into transports of joy over the gift Of a penny or a new ftshline where they will cheerfully and capably bait tub Of travis for five cents. and where the youngest can teach you to make snood knot or tie up fishing boat.
 l know place where the door
 under the exit sign of small movie
 theater frames the lush green of a
 marsh. with a gray wharf beyond and the stately spars of a three- master silhouctted against the sky. l know a place where you can use a lighthouse three miles away as a candle to see yoar way about the house with, scallop shells for cig- arette trays. and the spine Uf . I shark for a cane.
 In fact. l know a place where 1 everything is :. as it isn't at | home
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

It is said that President Hoover exnects Congress to sit until October this year, and accordingly VIII not take an extended vacation. By m,o- summer he may be sorry ne ever ordered the Mayllower to De solo' there being nothing in Washlns'o" on a hot day to equal a pleasure iaunt down the Potomac.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

Not being permitted to tip Jali attendants s for little favors. MT Sinclair might be able to get around the law by making verbal l. Q. u.a Tho iail attendants. so we under- stand, think the law against tipping is | wicked interference with possl- bilities of gain.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
PENSlvE THOUGHTS ON INFANT
 pRODIGIES!

PRODlGlES!
 By Claire Courtney Young Bach copied music by moon-
 light
 When merely a lad of eleven. And Haydn could sing almost any
 hard thing
 Before he was six or was seven. At a concert Of London's elect Young Mozart-or 50 I've been told
 Played his own overture. and I'm perfectly sure
 The tickets were easily sold. Chopin was 50 brilliant and win some. So charming. so tender of years, His improvisations were quite the sensations Of people with musical ears Beethoven. adorable baby. When still very chubby and fat. Sent his nursemaid away and de- voted the day
 10 "rltIn4 a thing Tn l. flat. Yet no matter how often I read Of babies whose childh hood was fiery.
 I cannot hit c at the same time as C Without getting hot and perspiry. '- Stretching the Truth! Coming home at three A. M. Vir- ciniA was confronted by an irate ma ma who dem,N ded the reason, if
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

Then, again, having. two cars saves many . quarrel about who made the dert in the fender. The fire truck needn't go SO fast It will get there in time to daRaSe everything with water. And now we approach the season when the man who takes cold bath every morning doesn't add any hot 1 water.
 Some great men are born to fall; some are thrown by diversity, and some write cigarette testimonials. Awful thought! The talkies will give us . universal language and then everybody will talk through his nose.
 The more you observe husbands, l the more you wonder why some la dies feel sensitive about not having one.
 Don't waste too much sympathy on the unemployed. They probably have government jobs. A fanatic is partizan who thinks you allied with the devil if you sug- Cest using discretion. The League of Nations has decid- cd to protect whales. In dealing with national claims, also, it shows a ten- der solicitude for the big fellows.
 Americanism: Feeling proud of your income; thinking wistfully Of the old days when you made less and didn't owe anything. .. How many screaming headlines and fiery speeches are required to start an inevitable war.
 Queer Government. It quarantines the district where the fruit fly started. but 1t made no effort to limit the spread of bridge.
 The reason the Filipino should be kept poor to enrich American sugar producers is because he can't help himself.
 A lighter has advantages. When a match fails to work. there's no satisfactory bam. when you hurl it to the floor.
 History: The story of seven billion patriots who died to win glory. land, cash or trade for the big men of their country.
 Beware the enthusiast who urges YOU to try it. Oil stock is for sale. but the man who discovers a dia- riond mine neeps it for himself.
 Maybe the Indian stock can be absorbed and merged into our fam fly tree. but years of patient graft ing and trimming have failed to eliminate him.
 National ethics in business: I've are getting more of our competitors customers. Hire aix more gun men to keep him from starting anything"
 Copyright. 1929. Publishers
 Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

Citizens of the Swiss Conledera- tion. voting on a plan for local op' ton sponsored by the drSs' over vhelminxly defeated the scheliie' Thus prohibition does not conquer the world.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
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Send all recommendations to Fun Shop Editor, caro Of the New tsitair Herald, aad yosr letter will be forwarded to New York.
Nell Say We Necd Fin!

We'll Say We Need 'Em! As theve are parks with grassy sward And fountains, cities should afford Cheerks. marked by humor's wind ing way And lawns of mirth where fun tains play!
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
WHERE PREPAREDNESS
 WORKED

4 dlstrust Of fire proof buildings
 of fire escapes. Of elevators. and oi telephone alarms all must have com- hined 10 cause H. C. Wilson "an aged oil worker" living in hotel at
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

The only profitable advertising ineu,u
 ,,i,y ,irculation books and press ra.m always open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

The Ideal Man! Randall: You certainly ought 10 Le satisfied. I spend my money on you as fast as l make it." Mrs. Randall: But Hattie's hus- band spends his on her faster than he makes it."
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
,.... A.a;t B~reas sf Cirrsiatioa

NemU6f NUUIe t1S1e"e nu r,. E |. is national organization rh;,h furnishes newspapers and aossr- .is.r. with a strictly honest anaiyhs or '.ircni.,ion our circulation statistics are s.s.a mon this audit This insures pros ,.c,ion axaiu.t fraud in newspaper dls, ,r,hution figures to both national anu local advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
.u n, ,h. As,ociated Prsss

The Associated Press IT eAciu2,e :, titled to the use Tor te-puo'' er.d;ted in this paper and also loeai news published therein.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

rhs Herald is on sale daily Ill Ne" York at Hotalings Newsstand, lines souare; Schultz's Newsstands' hn''a"0e Grand Central. And Street.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
A Real RIeSsjslUe

Whiteman: This unemployment
 situation is getting worse.'' Shiftless Johnston: "Yessuh. It's reached dc point now where a man
 can walk down de street peacefully wit'out somebody molestin' him an offerin him . job" Doris Luther
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

Entered at the Post Ofics at New br''ain
 as second Class Mail Natter.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

Another Sunday afternoon do"" H. pour, proving to all why closed cars have become increasingly popuiar'
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
Nn KICK TN TT

NO KICK IN IT!
 The average hard-bitten Scot does not regard a mixture Of water and whiskey with very great favour.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
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New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

National ethics in business: We are getting more of our competitors customers. Hire aix more gun men to keep him from starting anything" !" Copyright. 1929. Publishers
 Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

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New Britain herald., 1929-05-13
Facts ondFancies

Then. again. having, two cars saves many . quarrel about who made the deEt in the fender.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

Maybe the Indian stock can he absorbed and merged into our fam- fly tree. but years of patient graft ing and trimming have failed to eliminate him.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

The fire truck needn't go SO fast It will get there in time to dapaSe everything with water.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

And now we approach the season when the man who takes cold bath every morning doesn't add any hot water.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-13

Beware the enthusiast who urges YOU 10 try it. Oil stock is for sale. but the man who discovers dia- riond mine neeps it for himself.
Evening star., 1929-11-15
ADVANCE IN BOND
PRICES IS RESUMED
Market Points Upward on
Favorable Turn in Credit
Situation.


NEW YORK, November 15.-The re-
duction of the rediscount rate, the
continued heavy decrease in brokers
loans, the sequel of still easier time
money and the fact that bond prices
were at their lowest since 1925 COM
bined today to cause an advance in
the senior market.
Investment issues, particularly United
States obligations, were the center OF
interest and made the most decided
gains. United States Treasury bonds
made new high marks for the year
in heavy trading, while some OF the
Liberty issues sold at prices close to
their high marks.
High-grade descriptions of railroads
and public utilities and induStrials made
fractional gains. AtchiSon General Is,
New York Central SIS 2013, Southern
Pacific 4l2s, st. LouiGSan Francisco
A As and Great Northern rs were higher.
So were Standard OIL Of New York l2s,
May, 1852, and North American
The better grade of traction issues
were sharply up, Brooklyn
Transit IS opening up 2 points and
adding to the gain later. Hudson-Man-
haitian Refunding SIS and Income 6s
were a point higher. Other bonds of
more speculative nature 10 partlcl-
pate in the improvement were Good
year SIS. American Sugar Refining IS,
National Dairy Products 5HS, Armour
of Delaware 51as, Texas Corporation SIS,
Petroleum IS, 1924; Colon
IS, Humble Oil SIS and the entire range
of issues carrying stock conversion priv
ilegeS. An exception to the general
trend were Hudson Coal IS, down AZ
points.
Buying was quite heavy in the second
grade railroad bonds, including st. Paul
Chicago & Eastern Illi-
nois SIS, Chicago g. Great Western Is.
Denver & Rio Grande Western SIS, Erie
General lien As, Missouri Pacific Is and
S 1as, New Haven 6s, the Seaboard Air
Line obligations, Wabash AVS, Western
Maryland As, Southern Railway Is, Rock
Island 412s, Chesapeake g. Ohio AIS,
and Canadian Pacific debenture Is