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New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

ready reference, giving the page on which the number corresponding appears.
 Suppose the gullible gambler walks down the street and sees an automobile accident. Convinced that this incident spells luck for him, he immediately turns to accident" in the book, finds that the accident number is 334, perhaps, and rushes off to play that number in the policy pool. The net result, of course. is that if he is lucky enough to be holding one of the winning numbers, he is more than ever convinced that the dream book is simply wonder full
 Generally he loses, even as every one who gambles in one of these schemes loses.
 Women who believe in fortune  tellers, men who will not undertake any important business deal on Fri day-particularly on Friday the 18th all sorts of intelligent people who refuse to walk under ladder or allow a black cat to cross their paths-all these superstitious peo- pie are common enough. Fortunate ly for most of us the old ideas about witches and curses and medicine men are gradually dying out All such stunts are 100 per cent trickery and the sooner the world realizes this, the less money will be lost to fakirs.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
THE SCHOOL BELL

As children flock to the schools today some do so cheerfully and others with regret.
 This may be contrary to the popu- lar notion that all children wend their way to the school houses with leaden feet. There is difference, even in children.
 As for the parents, there can scarcely be anything but satisfaction at the resumption of school hours. During the summer vacation periods too many children seem to have nothing to do but raise neighborhood rumpuses.
 Many parents, too, are Of the opinion that the summer vacations are too long.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
THE, SHOW IN MAINE

Today Maine proceeds to put on it's preliminary political show so that the nation may take note how the elections elsewhere are to turn out in the fall-in theory
 Maine is as "aafely Republican as Texas is safely Democratic But the G. o. P. hcadmen never over look an opportunity 10 do their bes1 to bring out the vote in the early Maine election, so as to make a good impression throughout the remaind- CT of the country.
 Senator Simeon D. Fess, Republic an national chairman, wound up the campaign in person. Saturday night when he made one of his optl- mistic addresses in Portland. Daniel Field Republican state chairman, says the Republicans will carry the state by 5o.0Oo, which would break the record for a Republican victory in an off-year election.
 Just how inaccurate is the old saying, "as Maine goes so goes the nation" nas been indicated by the statistical investigation of Claude F. Robincon. who has conducted his in- 1uiries under the council for rc- search in the social sciences at Co., ,umbia University.
 Announces Mr. Robinson:
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTIONS

Nothing succeeds like a revolution when the army and navy are on the side of the revolutionists.
 Down Tn Argentina, one of the three big republics of South Amer ica, the army and navy put up with President Dictator Hipolito Irigoyen for ten years, during eight years of which the dictator was rarely seen but was the mystery man" who ran the country from wherever he hap pened 10 be domicied
 His was an "iron rule"-so long as the army and navy allowed him to play his role.
 The climax came suddenly: and as suddenly every department of the government joined the leaders of the revolution, who were identified with the country's armed forces. Even the police, who at first fought the revolutionists and slew some of them, turned in their allegiance when they noticed they were on the side with the lesser number of guns and ammunition. Government suardsmen and others wearing uni forms soon found on which side their bread was buttered and be- came revolutionary yes-men.
 The only kind of revolts that get anywhere are those identified with the armies and navies. A dozen years ago the Bolshevists turned Russia inside out with the help of all the soldiers that were needed; and Germany thoroughly crashed when the navy and army joined the movement that led to the kaiser fleeing to Holland.
 Only week ago bullets sang their lldSlC sung III I el anu ItSlutHt Leguia was deposed in a small-bore revolution having political aspects. In some parts of South America it remains impossible for the outs 10 win an election without gunplay.
 Irigoyen once was highly popular; but his style of political dictatorship began to pail. especially when his appointments and promotions went to political friends and supporters only. He had built up a government of friends and acquaintances throwing merit to the winds, His party, honey combed with factions, finally fell from his control and army and navy leaders, piqued at the appoint ments and fearful that the public safety ultimately would be endan- gered. stepped in to save the situ- ation"
 General Jose Evaristo Uriburo and Admiral Storni now have the upper hand.
 Sounds quite South American" to have a general and an admiral running the show for a spell.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
Pros Start Golf Tilt
 At Flushing Links Today

Fresh Meadow Golf Club, Flush ing, N. Y, Sept. (P}-With a touch of autumn weather making playing conditions pleasant. 6S professional golfers set out today in a 36 hole qualifying test of the Professional Golfers association championship. The 32 low scorers today will enter match play tomorrow.
 The Fresh Me2d dow club course. long and closely trapped. was groom ed to perfect condition. The yardage Of the course was stretched to 6.S07 yards for the championship. Par is 70.
 The pros went out in sets of three, Peter O'Hara, Pittsburgh; Tom Bon mar, Elmira; and Pat Circelli, New Rochelle, leading the way
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
ORGANIZATION STRENGTH

Comment throughout the state is that the party primaries proved V hat Prof Levitt said about the Republican organization.
 The organization boys, and not the "horers from within" like Messrs, Levitt and Pape usually land on top by big margin
 But that is not due to lack of sympathy with what Prof. Levitt has been saying
 II IS due 10 the fact that the gen. oral run of dssenters do not have anything 10 do with primaries as they are conducted in this state.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

We first thought of sticking Superintendent Holmes or Principal slade with this intelligence test. But thought better of it. Intelligence tests are for students, not for the profs. Besides. it sometimes is too bad if the profs get stuck with some of their own ammunition.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

New York, Sept. g. Diary of a modern Pepys: Stirred by a hulaba- loo in the street and Park Ave- nue burgher in tails and silk hat was on the loose and constable led him away. still shouting. So to my barber where l dropped to sleep again and he let me sleep an hour.
 At high noon with my wife to a wedding and the groom a statue in chalk and to see Rube Goldberg, newly home from Hollywood. Thence walking the avenue and home where came evening shirts from Jim Oviatt, which will not pop like a new saddle when lowing.
 Laboured and with Mike and Alice Hogg along Post road, stop ping at an Italian inn near Mamar- oneck but irritated the management wanting nothing to drink save iced tea. Reading "Andromeda in Vim pole Street." the romance of Eliza beth Barrett Browning, until late.
 My Hollywood under-cove manre- lays pointless story of Gloria Swan- son, Bebe Daniels and the Span ish shawl. Miss Swanson wore the shawl to a party. Miss Daniels gurgled her admiration and was forced to accept it as a gift. Two weeks later Miss Swanson dropped in to see Miss Daniels. The shawl decorated a piano lid And why not :? Piano lids, balconies or ash cans are the place for them.
 Window shopping high lights; A white heart cigarette lighter for Milady. Neckties. hose and handker- chiefs in black and white for gen. tlemen. A mother of pearl lipstick with diamond solitaire. Hand mir TOTS with white background. A white cane with black knob fer evening. Polo coats of white cashmere It looks like a white winter.
 Personal nomination for the dandiest girl I have ever known - Mrs. o, o. Mcintyre.
 Every metropolitan theater may be emptied in minutes. All are fireproof, The most horrible theater fire in the history of the town was in the Brooklyn Theater, 50 years ago The dead totaled 800. The Two Orphans was playing when flames licked out of the ceiling. There were no fire escapes and only four small exits.
 Something I've never seen in New York: An aproned housewife with head turbaned in a black cloth, us- ing a feather duster.
 And I wonder if there are any old fashioned people left who just come into a room at parties in stead of making an entrance
 To the Broadway consciousness every butter and egg man halls from Oswego. This is coupled with the hoary theory every yap is . product of Oshkosh. A note from a head waiter says in years of greeting out of -towners in a sucker blishment he never met a per- son from Oswego or Oshkosh.
 A rich flop, who made a fortune decorating, his shirts es- pecially dyed in pastel tints by Charvet in Paris. And wears. the sis, ribbon bow cuff links. l don't want to be around when he sits down. An edging of lace might show.
 An impressive event of last week concerns the personal service of laundry, whose slogan is: Let us bo a mother to you!" A month ago, a bachelor-Bernard Sobel, if you are a hound for detail-leaping in to his shorts, found a top button gone. Casting about for substitute he got results with paper clip.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

The clip remained when it went to the laundry and came back slightly rusty. On the second visit it was more rusted. But on the third trip where the rusty clip recently was a bright and untarnished new clip gleamed. Silly Joe. character in our town, recently observed: 'I wish I had as much to eat as l know where the court house is"
 q thought you were going abroad this summer" postcards Elaine R.
 Mo- indeedy. I summered in Ithaca.
 Copyright. 1880. McNaught
 Syndicate, lnc)
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

So we bring forth today our own intelligence test. One which doas not require much arithmetic-if any --or much algebra-if any.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation The A B. c. h a national organization which furnishes newspaper and adver- tisers with strictly honest analysis of circulation. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit This insurss pro- lection against fraud in newspaper dis tribution figures to both national and local advertisers
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

The strange thing about the homicide rate is that it includes so few of those who feel morally su- perior to their neighbors.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

A nice man is one who wears a mere harness on the beach and is afraid 10 go out in his paiamas to get the morning paper
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

No modern educational system is complete nowadays without an in- telligence test.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
DROMNS IN BATH TIE

Lynn. Mass, Sept. s (P}-Mrs Sarah Platt. 51, drowned in the bathtub of her home today after she had fallen into it during faint ing spell.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

Tho only profitable advertising medi7m h tho City. Circulation books and pres room lwayB open to advertiserx.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

The new generation isn't naugh- tier than the old. It just doesn't wait until it goes to the city.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

Maybe watched pot never boils, but a watched meter doesn't have that effect on a taxi passenger
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

Maybe Einstein developed his theory that space is solid by ob- serving that between ears.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively en- titled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published therein.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

It is only fair to warn Bishop Cannon's bride that he takes his hat and walks out when the ques- tions are too personal.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

The Herald is on sate daily tn New York at Hotalings Newsstand. Times Square; schultx's Newsstand. Entrance Grand Central 42nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

They will be subject to various grades. Including intelligence tests.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
PRIVATE BUS ROADS

A solution to the vexatious prob lens arising from the increasing di- version of passenger traffic from railroad trains to highway motor coaches is foreseen by Mark Mar shall, head of the motor transporta- ton division of the Texas railroad commission. and his forecast of the eventual solution seems to be a sound one. He predicts that before many years have elapsed motor bus companies will build private high ways and remove their vehicles from the publicly supported roads. run ming them on those of their own creation.
 This solution, if it develops, will be welcomed by the average motor ist. Buses move rapidly and do not block motor traffic as big trucks do, but they take up a great deal of room on the highway and generally inspire trepidation in the heart of the average driver The sight of one of the big inter-cty coaches bear ing down on him, even though it keeps to it's own side of the road. Is not one to inspire confidence in an automobile operator, and heart hips are redoubled at night as the lights of huge bus glide silently toward him.
 To the speedy driver bus con- stitutes a difficult object to pass. while to the slow one the big coach, striving to maintain it's schedule. is another and more dangerous vehicle cutting out and around him. So tne removal of the buses from the high ways would be more than acceptable 1 to all classes of private drivers,
 But why should the bus companies go to all this trouble? Simply be- cause it would benefit themselves even more than the general pub. lie. Away from all other traffic, with no crossroads, traffic lights, traffic jams, and patrollng police to hamper them, they could not only maintain their schedules with great CT facility but could actually cut down their running time materially
 And the maintenance of their own rights of way by transportation com- panies is certainly no new departure. The railroads have always done it.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

The idea in this intelligence test to answer 1t immediately: and mentally. Thinking it over for half an hour is no good.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

Anybody with sufficient intelligence to run for Congress should be able to do his mental figuring in ten sec onds and have the correct answer ready.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

But if every man running for Congress had to answer the thing after ten seconds of figuring there would be no Congress.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
Facts Fancies
By Robert Quillen

Then there's the endurance trial for which you need no equipment except neighbors.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
OUR OWN INTELLIGENCE TEST

The boys and girls. likewise the back at the founts of learning.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

Just plain horse sense; But plenty of it.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

Government men trying to make stamps stick better might discover what makes your clothes feel that way in August.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

It is fine to be sincere in all that you say, provided you don't care about having friends
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

IF SIX CATS CAN EAT SIX RATS IN SIX MINUTES HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE 100 CATS TO EAT 100 RATS?
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
TELEPHONE CALLS

Entsred at the Post Ofacs at New Britain
 q Second ClaS Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
DOCTORS STILL ACTIVE

"HEA' DOCTORS STILL ACTIVE
 Just the other day a Pennsylvania woman gave further evidence of the credulity of many ignorant people, even in these days, toward charms, "hex" doctors, fortune tellers. etc, A hex" doctor offered to dispel an organic disease by the usual methods of faking brew made from what little money she had. The money disappeared, likewise the hex" doctor, and the illness re- m2incd. Undoubtedly this woman s faith in such hocus- pocus is sadly shaken, but not entirely abandoned.
 Under the surface of things everyone is a little superstitlous. of course. Mankind has only within the last couple of hundred years begun to abandon many of the fears it once held for witches, hobgoblins etc. Even now there are still plenty of gullible people who will swallow this sort of teaching and look for more
 Right here in Connecticut there are hundreds of people who believe in signs, dreams, mind readers and other charlatans of kindred kinds. For example, the dream book" of the policy gamblers still goes strong in some cities. particu- larly in Waterbury Practically un- heard of among many New Britain residents. it represents one of the strangest beliefs in the realm of chance. A knowledge of the work
 ings of this gambling scheme alone without regard for the many other superstitons and beliefs of these people, is astonishing.
 The policy game resembles treasury balance pools except that the daily winning numbers are drawn. rather than accommodating
 ly issued by the government. A cus- tomer can play almost any number he wants within certain restricted boundaries. How lie determines what number he is going to play is what makes the whole thing so amazing. Every player who wants one can get a dream book" listing thousands of words and incidents Each word bears beside it a num- Der, The words are indeXed for
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

Tests of tho Maine barometer, covering the period from 1S7t 10 1926. show that in off-year consrcs-
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08
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New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

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New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

Americanism: A noble willingness to fight to preserve the right of free speech and a free conscience for those who agree with you.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

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New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

free speech dlu Tree COlSCltHCe for those who agree with you.
 Once in while you see a con- scientious mother who is deter mined to amuse the children no matter how much they suffer.
 It isn't hard to be a high brow You just pretend to understand when another pretends to be awed by a messy daub of paint.
 The prize optimist is the one who thinks he will save money on cig- arettes because tobacco sold at 10 cents.
 Now all We need is a palor rug with few traps and hazards for rainy-day putting.
 The man who had faith in the Florida judge who said citizens could make liquor for home use will see his home again in 12 months.
 We try to keep up with the gov ernment army and the red army in China, but we never can remember whose turn it is to plllage.
 London papers berate the Byrd picture because it isn't serious. U It really wacn't heroic of Richard to take sensible precautions and avoid suffering.
 Mr. Edison may discover a home supply of rubber for use in time of war, but America will still be helpless without chicle for chewing gum.
 Correct this sentence; "1f they wore silk hats and made that kind of speeches" said the cop, I'd club 'em the same way" (Copyright 1880. Publishers Syn
 dicate)
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

Here it is:
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

Once in a while you sec a con- scientious mother who is deter mined to amuse the children no matter how much they suffer.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-08

It isn't hard to be a high brow. You just pretend to understand when another pretends to be awed by a messy daub of paint.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1930-01-17
zIADNA ZAHADA, LEN PRAVDA.

Soverskd zaclna dostivat w do zllranrncj
tlacc. Nedavno n Y. Times pisal sovellsklch kriv-
dach rcpublke, teraz pise Chicago Tribune, ktor ma
svojLo zrlyodaa Bratislave Zpravodaj Robert Sage
jednom svojich cankov uda ze MET ceskosovenskc
ndrodnosti ale je ceska sovensk re s Cesi Sovac
diva narody ME jeden; re Cesi opanova Slovensko.
Ma d6kaz podva cslce: 90 percent postovych zamest
Basave s Cesi; 81 percent zeeznicn ch sria
dencov liradnkov s Cesi 40 clenov fa1ultv bla
savskej mvelzy iba dvaja professor s sovensktho p1
vodu.
Tnto pravdu chicagskI ''Hasate' naval 'zalad
nou propagandou Jestli je toto chcagslIm Cechom "a
hada talk len prezradzuju ako malo veda sovenskej
otazke republikc. Sage toho ncpovedal moe. Ufanc
re bude pokracovat. ked amercki Ces naj,i svedo
mc, budu pomahat' nam S]ovakom tito ceskl hanbu
smyt'.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1930-01-17
SVINDLERI PRACUJU.

Dozali Sd, ze viaccli Slovaci boil oSvindovani
nesvedomt!mi pozemkovlmi ageltam. Agent nalo-
voria udi ktpt alebo savat nail 'ahsie podmenkv
platenla potom i'm dai podpisat kontraktv ktorlch
met AMI reel lahkom splican, ba naopak s tam take
polmienky prive platen Kraania podpiSu bez toho,
ably 81 to dali prccat vysvetlit potom t'azko zna-
Sajll, re sa dali oklanlat'.
Odpor1came, ably nikto nckupoval pozcmky domy
bcz pavoira, ktorcmu ma by naladcnt, ably dobrc OBJ
zre 'title, to jest majetkov prtvo ako al tarchy na
majetok zapisant. Ked pravoir vdi, jc majetkovt
pryo dobrt re tarchv s vynazanc alebo jasnc udant
re kontrakt ME je zadnym podvodnIm sposobom napi
sany, potom ho mono podpjsat'
Ny name tn dost' slovenskIch pravotarov al dost
poctivich slovenskych pozemkovych obchodnfkov
60 sa dat apat svnllerom na lep?
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1930-01-17
ZAMEDZTE TU
BUDuCU TIENU*

slovenske silly, len mech sa daJu
vynasnazime sa najst' priatel 'ov
slovenskej veci vSade, kde len
mono. Me nam je indiferentne,
co bude S l'udovou stranou, jeJ
obidenie pri tvorenl vlady je so
slovenskeho stanoviska - sko-
dou. Preto naradzam utvorit' po-
radny sbor poslancov senatorov
20 Slovenska. Ubiedene slovenske
masy ziadaju svoje a je sa coho O.
bavat', ze nevydrzia a prestanu
podporovat' aknkol 'vek politiku,
ktora ich dennym existencnym po-
trebam nevyhovie. o tomto by
prosil rozmysl'at', tax tunajsich
priatel 'ov slovenskej veci,. ako i
nasich americkych bratov.
(Mart. Mar. Now
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1930-01-17
NEDOVERA AMERICKYCH
SLOVAKOV.
Martin Razus.

Slovaci V USA. uz davnejSie
koncentrujn svoje silly na vlastne
americke potreby. Pc vePkych O.
betiach. co priniesli "a osvCbOde-
ME. / neskorSieN- "a zalstenie Ii
votnych pray slovenskeho naroda
- je to pochopitel'nf. Nasi bratia
"a moron zili mas, mySlienkou,
pracou i obetivost 'ou - my len
v dobrej casti Z Mich. Samozrej-
me - musia Sa Starat seba tVm
Wac, ked' mas - materskeho
naroda, - nemaju pomoci. Zato
oni zijil V duchu este tn nami.
Zrak ich upiera Sd nase strany
a skuma, co sd to tn deje. ktO
stojl. kto pada, aci SINE SINE v0-
bee hodni ich d6very. Iste i ma to
majil svoje pravO, we'd sI ciast
kou naSho narodnGho organizmu,
co ma mat jednu duSu a spoloc-
ny nervovy system. A tn muslme
zastat' zamysliet' Sd mad smut
nym faktom: americki Slovaci
ztracaju w i doveru V mas. Ztra-
cajll nielen Slovakoch centrali-
>toch. Tukov process, vysledky par
lamentnych volieb d tlm povstav
sia situacia ich prekvapuje, trapi
otriasa mimi. V rozhl 'adoch a.
merickej Obrany 19. nov. 1929
citat ''Narodna strana staya sa
nam pochybnou... U HlinkovIch
l'udakov ME je tiez vsetko koser
(tu najma pre- opustenie Tuku) :.
A d 'alej: Preto - kym nepre-
syedcime sa dokladne o inom =
nasou mienlou je len to, re llra-
JOyych politikov Hlinka nie Je o
mic Wac dovery hodnejsi. nez sie
Hodza, Ivanlsa, Micura a trebars
al Razus.'
To je yyrok srozumitel ny a
hovori vel'mi mnoho. My 81 dove
III americkych Slovakov pomaly,
ale iste prehravame. ii my ME
sn len centralisti, ale j autonomi-