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New Britain herald., 1930-04-14
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, Washing ton, D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be under taken. All other questions will re- ceive personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ters are dential.-Editor.
 Q. What is the nationality and meaning of the name Copen?
 A. It is a Dutch name derived from Reopen. meaning, a merchant.
 c. What is "dcnatured' alcohol?
 A. Alcohol which has been rcn- dered unfit for use as a. beverage but which is not impaired for in- dustrial uses.
 Q. What is the population oi Philadelphia, Pa?
 A. The estimated population is 2.o64,20O
 e, Who was responsible for the Naval Conference now being held in London?
 \. The conference was called upon invitation Of Premier Mac. Donald Of England. It vas first su, scstcd by Prs e3idcnt Hoover, Tie purpose was to secure a fivc-power treaty between the United States England, Japan, France and Italy for a reduction in the tonnage oi CT than battleships, which were dealt with at the Washington Con
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BOOMING TO TERMS WITH ULTIMATE THINGS"
 Monday

"The Treasure of Darkness" SCRIPTURE
 Memory Verse: T will give thee the treasures of darkness" Qsaiah 45:3).
 Read: Isaiah 45:1-7.
 MEDITATION
 The treasures of darkness.." This is d wonderful phrase to keep in mind. To believe that darkness has it's treasures, is to rob darkness Of it's gloom. The author of the 139th Psalm had no fear of darkness, Even the darkness hideth not from Thee" The night has it's gifts to the pro- ducing earth. Some discoveries may be made only in darkness "Blessed are they that mourn" for they shall sec things hidden from the joyous. A dear friend who has recently passed through great sorrow sent this message 10 me: Tell him that now I know the meaning of George Mathe- sons lines, Q love that wilt not let me go.'" Who makes that dis Covery never will let go.
 PRAYER
 Thou hast promised, Lord, a crown of life to him that ovcr- cometh. Give us hearts to welcome Thy scverer blessings and in them find the clasp of Thy strong hand. In darkness as well as in light hast Thou hidden treasures for our spirits. Amen.
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STIMSON'S OPTIMISTIC CONFERENCE APPRA1SAI,

The address Of Secretary of State Henry L. stinlson in London, giving his view of the achievements of the London Naval Conference. was the most optimistic statement yet made regarding this international mile stone Of naval understanding
 Had Mfr. Stimson not buttressed his remarks with tonnage figures a goodly part of the public would have concluded he was permitting hope to father his thought. Incidentally MT. Stimson made public figures which heretofore had only been surmised.
 As important as the limitations and reductions agreed upon, the secretary rightly asserted, was the unity of the three nations involved, namely, Great Britain, Japan and eliminated also, he says, and the result exceeded even the fondest hope Of the American delegates when the barley started.
 Such optimism may be extreme, considering the widespread hope that had been held for an all-em- bracing fivc-power pact. If the secretary correctly reflects what the American delegation had expected at the beginning it would seem it did not anticipate as much as some sectons of our public.
 It was probably to impress this large and influential section of our idealistic public that a complete five-power naval pact was out of the question that MT. Stimson so strong ly emphasized the magnitude of the London achievement
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TOURISTS IN CONNECTICUT

The New Haven Register, suffer- ing from optimism about the tourist business in Connecticut, prints & piece to the effect that "the wide spread use of the automobile" is effecting a much wider distribution of the tourist business and that more people come to this state to spend their acations, and that the Boston Post road through Connecti- cut IS one of the chief means of access to the rest of New England" |"
 The second part of this sentence is unquestionably 100 per cent cor rect. The Boston Post road is a leading artery of tourist trade. But the trouble is, the tourists keep moving to and from the rest of New England"
 Those headed for points in Con- necticut can almost be counted on the fingers of one hand on any day of the summer.
 The embattled tourists head for Cape Cod, for Maine, for the hills of New Hampshire, for the green mountains of Vermont, and some of them do not overlook the Berk- shires. Some of the more thought ful even head for the Litchfield hills Of Connecticut, but they arc in the minority.
 The state has never done anything in particular to advertise it's tourist attractions, and what happens is not exactly surprising. Neither have the tourist caterers of the state done much in an attempt to cater to trade from afar.
 Perhaps that has one advantage: Our own beauty spots in the north western part of the state arc less crowded than they would be other wise. A large percentage of the tourists" in those counties are from Connecticut itself. Their money is just as good as any other.
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Gradually it became common to | use gloves, and the catcher" found | it advisable to use a mask and breast | pad. Somebody discovered, too, that ball when pitched could be made 1 to curve, and that added zest to the game as an increasing number of batters began to hit at the ball and miss. Many struck out.
 Amateurs resented the approach of professionalism, and for a time the rivalry between the amateurs and the professionals was intense. But the amateurs gradually lost their standing because they could not de- feat the professionals very often. Four of the early professional teams had names which have survived to the present: The Red Stockings of Cincinnati, the Athletics of Philadel- phia, the White Stockings of Chica- so, and the Nationals of Washington.
 Then came another phase in the pastime, described as follows:
 From 1870 to 1875, the game be- came corrupted with rowdyism and bribery, and popular interest in it a firm basis that the National League was formed in 1878. It is of interest to note, in connection with discus sions today on placing a limit to players salaries. that in the eighteen eighties the National League tried vainly to cqualize all players salaries. irrespective of their per- sonal abilities and of local condi- tions.
 The first record Of two collegiate teams going to bat" against each other was between Amherst and Williams, in 1859. The first team to make 65 runs was declared the win ner. Baseball in those days required good wind.
 In spite Of the increasing popular ity of golf in recent years, popular interest in baseball has not dimin- ished. The baseball parks in the larger cities are bigger than ever, the attendance larger than ten years ago. But the cost of operating the teams has also vastly increased, and the cities not having the winning teams" frequently run into the red or go dangerously near the crimson ink. The winners, however, earn more than ever before, and the salaries of the star players have never been as high.
 The custom of the President throwing the first ball pitched in Washington originated with Presi- dent Taft. Since then no President, if he would woo the tickle public and be known as good fellow, has dared to break the custom.
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'22ZOO.McInfVre

There are few newcomers to New York who do not spend the first year wondering why they came and the next five wondering why they didn't come sooner. Nobody comes to the metropolis, however, without head waggers warning them they are making a grave mistake. Anl sometimes they are right.
 Biographies, writes Tim D. of Dallas. 'are now being written about everybody. Maybe they will soon begin immortalizing column ists. Indeed, cheer up, they may even get around to you"
 Bruce Barton is already writing mine. The title is: The Man Mo- body Reads"
 Copyright. 1880, McNaught
 Syndicate, Inc.)
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ference in 1921-22. Q. How many machInlsts are there in the United States? A. According to the last cens1s there were S10,90l. Q. Who were the governors of the Northwest Territory and who was the first governor of Ohio?
 A. The governors of the North west Territory were Arthur St. Clair, 17SS-1G02, and C. w. Byrd (acting) from 1892 to 1893. The first governor of Ohio was Edward Tiffin, 1SO3-1SO7.
 c. Who was Aeneas?
 A. Aeneas, son of Anchises. was Trojan hero. legendary defender of Troy against the GieAks, who, after the fall Of the city, under went many strange adventures and became at last, according to one version, the founder of the Roman race. Virgils Aeneid - the best known account of Aeneas.
 Q. Who took the leading fe- male role in the motion picture Under Two Flags?
 4. Priscilla Dean.
 Q. From what book or play was the talking picture Cameo Kirby adapted?
 A. From a play with the same title, by Booth Tarkington an1 Harry Leon Wilson.
 c. Is the United States Naval Observatory in Washington the only one of its kind in the United States, and is the standard time sent from any other place in this country?
 A. It is the only one if it's kind, and is the only source from which standard time is sent out in the United States. Many other countries have national observatories, per- forming similar functions.
 O. How long does it take let ter to go from New York to AL geria, Africa?
 A. From to 13 days.
 Q. How long after the Census IS taken will it take to finish and publish complete tabulations?
 A. About 8 years
 Q. Is it unlucky to have a bird fly into the house?
 A. There is a superstition that a bird, flying into q house, brings ill luck, and presages death. Some superstitious people carry this to the extent of excluding all birds from the house.
 Q. How old was Cardinal Vol sey when he died?
 A. He died in 1850, in the 60th year of his age.
 Q. What did the political slogan "Fifty-four fourty or fight" refer to?
 A. To the Northwest Boundary Dispute with England. Fifty-four degrees forty seconds was the lati tude claimed by the United States as the northern boundary of the territory.
 Q. What is mullet?
 A. A mUgllold fish, usually grecnish or copper colored, with silvery sides. It is found on most warm coasts, ascends rivers, and feeds mostly on organic matter in mud.
 Q. What does Bonfiglio mean?
 A. My good son."
 O. What are the names of the American governors of the Philip pines since Civil Government was established there?
 A. William H. Taft, Luke |. Wright, Henry C. Ide, James F. Smith, Cameron Forbes, Frances Burton Harrison, Leonard Wood, Henry Lewis, and Dwight F, Davis, the present incumbent.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-14

In was in 1903 that New York be- gan expending more than s100,O00,- 900 to improve the old Erie and Oswego canals, and several others tributary to them. The new system, known as the Barge canal, has a minimum depth of 12 feet and can accommodate boats of 300 feet in length and several thousand tons. Yet, with a practicable capacity of 100000 tons of freight, only B. 100000 passed over the entire Barge canal system in 192S-which was about the same traffic as in 1910, when still uncompleted, and less than in 1900.
 Optimism continues to run ram- pant in the canal business, however, Army engineers have reported on the feasibility of deepening the Eric and OsEego canal sections of the system to 14 feet, and the report has it that "the increased traffic to be expected from the improvements would moro than meet their cost" but that they should be complement tary to ownership and operation by the Government
 The points to be considered in the competition between the New York route and the St. Lawrence route for making the Great Lakes avail able to ocean, going steamships were thus cited in 1926 by General Jad- win, senior member of the board of engineers for rivers and harbors:-
 tl) The St. Lawrence route would allow very large power development the New York would not. CD The St. Lawrence would give shorter sailing distance to Europe; the New 1ork, to the New York City area, to Atlantic coastal points in the United States, 10 Latin America, and to the Orient. (5) Ice and fog conditions would vary somewhat. (4) The New York route would involve a greater number of restricted chan nels, locks, and bridges. (5) The St. Lawrence route would be across two countries, with it's entrance in canada; the New York route could be wholly American if a canal were built on American territory around Niagara Falls.
 The main difference between the two routes, it appears, is that the St. Lawrence route would permit the creation of a power system in addition to the canal. Moreover, 1t IS planned to deepen the St. Law renee route to 27-foot channel, and to be on par with it in this connection the Barge canal route would have to be deepened sirni- larly. The special board of engineers for the St. Lawrence Commission has placed the maximum cost of deepening the St. Lawrence channel to 27 feet as s65o,OO0,00o; and of the so-called All-Amcrican route as s5o0,000,000 or s6S0,O00,0oO if the proposed canal were built around Niagara Falls. President Hoover pointed out in an address last Octo- Der that the cost of the St. Lawrence improvement, minus it's five million Il. p. power development, which is expected to pay for itself, would be under two hundred million dollars.
 Viewed from the dispassionate heights of cold reason. therefore, the St. Lawrence route has advantages that the other cannot possibly attain. Its only disadvantage is that it would go through Canada, though there is doubt whether this would be real disadvantage.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-14
KING BASEBALL AGAIN
 FNTHRONFD

If all goes well today in the na- tional capital-meaning weather ing''-President Hoover will throw the first ball as the 1880 base ball season starts there in the American league. Sundry members of Congress, instead of going to see picture" will be in the stands. Some of the senators there will envy the President, wishing they were in his place.
 ,, It has been thought that the American game of baseball develop ed from the old English game Of rounders. Some observers who have not become aware of the re- searches of the committed of emi- nent baseball authorities which went in 10 the history of the nation al game in 1907, may still think so, But 1t isn't so. The national game, researches have proved beyond a doubt, developed from the purely tOne Old Cat, Two Old Cats, etc). American games known as Old Cat These hroadened into the game known as Town Ball, which gradu- ally became known as the mod ern game of baseball
 One authority, with the report of the research committee before him, illustrates the development as fol- lows:
 The bases or posts in Town Bail were first in the form of d square, but by 1840 the square had become diamond. Definite rules were drawn up in 1S45. In these, the first side to score q runs was the win ner, and batter was out if his hit was caught on the first bounce Or If he was struck by a ball by an opponent while between bases. The first record of q game dates from 1S46. The first uniforms appeared in 184o, although the first umpires salaries were not 10 be paid until 1883. Local associations were form. cd early, and the game was played by amateurs until after the Civi' War. There was still no limit or the length Of the bat, only on it's diameter. and the pitcher was al. lowed to take a number Of steps be- fore delivering the ball.
 Tho development of baseball UT to this point was entirely in the hands of amateurs who played or the old town fields or the sand lots It was not until after the Civil Wal that players began to receive money for their services, and it was not m. til 1889 that q team or full-timc pro. fessionals was organized, Thas, professionals, becoming highD! skilled for the times. found the pub lie eager 10 pay in order to sec how well they performed Tho rule. were at least slightly different iron today however. and often more thar 100 runs in game were made.
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SOVIET POET ENDS LIEF.

Moscow, April If Pl-Vladimir Mayakovsly. regarded by many IS Soviet Russia's greatest poet, com mitted suicide today. Mayakovsky visited the United States in Decem- Der, 1925. and on his return to Rus sia pictured the United States as money mad.
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Politicians aren't so slick. Think what a grand time they could have with appropriations to eradicate the house fly.
 At forty, men dcspise love stories for the same reason that a. rheu- matic leg loses interest in dancing.
 The only objection to the new Spring suits is that so few men arc shaped like a dummy,
 Hint to the English: Why not adopt a tariff like Uncle Sans and get rich by charging one another too much?
 And there are many fellows who could improve if the radio would provide set-'em-up exercises.
 Americanism: Dragging that we now utilize by-products; daily wasS- ing enough natural gas to turn every wheel in the land.
 The dentists assurance that 1t won't hurt teaches you that teeth aren't the only false equipment in the fecc
 There is good in everything. If there were no fool parents, think how many jailers would be out Of jobs.
 A celebrated engineer says the value of speed is relative. For in- stance, fast foot work achieves nothing unless the bunt rolls slowly.
 Billboard advertising is annoying, but you aren't forced to stop and read it before you can go on with the program.
 No man can think of everything, and we'll bet Mir. Ford's collection of ancient Americana doesn't in clude one of those post office lobby pens.
 There's one consolation. When further reform requires near-tobac- co, all of US can smoke those cork tip smelly ones.
 France is building a school to honor the originator of algebra, and that will complete the list except for the inventor of the thumb screw.
 If they really mean to humaniLe warfare. why not permit a poor buck private 10 touch his nose in- stead Of his cap brim? Correct this sentence: And I can drive much better" said the brave little husband, If you'll keep your | earned mouth shut" Copyright, 1930, Publishers Syndicate
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Middle Atlantic states and the Ohio Valley. Temperatures are higher in Southern New England but are falling in the Ohio valley, the Lake region and the upper Mississippi valley.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather and not much change in temoeratlIre
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Quantity production isn't every thing. The colleges will gradual thousands this year and only q score of 800 hitters.
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The only profitable advertising nledi1m in tho City. Circulation books and preD room always open to advertiss1h
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New York, April 14.-Diary of a modern Pepys: Awake before day light and out with my wife to walk through the glistening dew of the park, the earliest up since days on the farm. And On Columbus avenue two typsy girls in a taxi called to ne: Good morning, old high pock- et." at which my spouse laughed unroariously.
 Passing the Hotel Hargrave, where we first lived in New York. we stopped for breakfast but felt perfect strangers, there being not a familiar face. And I wondered if others are touched by a melancholy in visiting old scenes, it being so disturbing 1 have not visited my home town in 20 years.
 Homo to labour and came Eva Steinmetz and Otis Ralston and lat CT to the Chatham to Charles and Kathleen Norris tea and an out pouring of the literati there, Then on to a play, an expensive produc- ton that was booed and hissed, and so affected me 1 slept fitfully through the night.
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A go-getter hat checker-he has often garnered $100 a week wiin his concession in a speak -easy-tells me of a trick to bring customers back, especially in winter. Where overcoats are tailor made, the name of the owner is inside the pocket. He peeks at names, memo izes them and when an owner de- parts calls out cheerfully: "Com1 again Mir. Soandso." And the old soandso does.
 A number of wealthy men refuse to tip coat room attendants. Among the hold-outs are a theatrical mag nate, bank president, a famous inventor, an eX-judge of supreme court and O, yes almost forgot - One Eye Connolly.
 Frank Case, proprietor of the AL gonquin, was the first hotel man to display a coat room sign: Please do not tip attendants" He was also first to abolish the bar in his hotel, long before prohibition. It is mo- ticed, too, that despite the newer hotels about him, his continues to prosper,
 While motoring upstate, Harry Hirshfield inquired of an old gen tleman along the highway if 1e might take a certain road to AL bany. "Yes," was the reply "but bring it back. We had a heck of a time getting it.
 What many consider the most finished dramatic review of the season was dashed off in twenty minutes to catch an edition. And there is no good reason for not blurting out the name of Gilbert Gabriel as the critic who did it and Green Pastures the name of the show he reviewed.
 Personal nomination for the most obliging sales clerk in toWn-Dave Levy at Nat Lewis's on Broadway.
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Facts ondFancies
By Robert Quillen

The things learned at mothers knee no longer include anatomy.
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Civilization: A church, a school, bad smells and a bond issue.
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28 Church St. The name of the school situated at the corner of East and Dwight streets and popularly referred to as tho East Street" school is the Val entine B. Chamberlin school. It was named in honor of a distinguished citizen who served as judge of po- lice court for many yCars.-Ed.
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West Point and Annapolis are Americas only training schools for war" Buddy, did you ever hear of Chicago?
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Editor New Britain Herald:
 Why was the East Street school not named after some prominent person.
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My moments at the radio recitals have furnished nothing memorable but there is an exception whicn offers hope. A pugilist at the Gar den was knocking his opponent goofy and finally put over a hay maker to the chin. Rushing to the mlcrophone the victor gurgled: I'll be right home, mama dear.'
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A prosperous Wall street is re- flected in generous tipping and vice CTS and others whose incomes con- sist largely of tips have found gratuities cut in half since the market bust
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Politicians aren't so slick. Think what a grand time they could have with appropriations to eradicate the house fly.
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Personal nomination for the most obliging sales clerk in toWn-Davc Levy at Nat Lewis's on Broadway.
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