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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST -J, 1025.
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Tha Harald tt on aala dall In New
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Square; Schultt's News gtand. Entrance
Grand Central, ,:nd atreet.
COMBINING TWO HOAUPS
IN CITY
The suggestion to combine the
public amusements commission with
the park commission has much to
commend It. The former functions
for only three months of the year,
er- during the summer, when the
playgrounds are open. During the
remaining nine months the equip
ment used m playgrounds Is under
the control of a board that is prac
tically out of existence. The public
amusements commission h a s no
place under its control In which to
store its material during the dor
mant nine months and the park
board takes care of most of It.
The playgrounds of the city are
really parks under another name;
In fact, one of them. Willow Urook,
Is actually a part of a park and is
not now under the control of the
amusements commission.
Some cities regarded as progres
sive have combined their park and
amusement boards. A larger park
board than is now the case in New
Britain probably would be neces
sary, and. as in I lie case of other
cities, a. sub-couirniltcc of the full j
hoard would probably handle play
ground matters to best advantage.
Such a merger would tend to cen
tralize the park situation In the
city, (he committee In charge re
ceiving the suggestions of a compe-
tent body, yet being .in direct touch
with playground problems.
Till: ACCWKNT lU.COKll
ON STRAIGHT ROADS
The, report of tlie state motor
vehicle department yesterday that
more than half the motor accidents
In Connecticut last year occurred
along straight sections of the, high
ways, with nothing to obstruct the
views of drivers but tlvir own eye
sight, was a shocking commentary
upon the pievatling carele'ssncss
that loo large a proportion of
drivers seem to be imbued with. One
can more or less logically explain
some aeriden's happening along
sharp curves pr 8t highway Inter
sections although most of these
also no doubt could lie avoided by
the exercise of common caution
but win n move than half the ai-ci-t
dents oerur on straight courses
thr undeniably is something wrong '
with too nuny dtivrrs. It is possible
that many drivers take it for grant
ed that a Mraiglit highway means
license to st. p on the gas too hard.
Th repoit of the motor vehicle"
department "ill serve 'he good pur-
pose o'
r h r'rivrr readin?
It and t is to be hnped all be
come familiir fith 'he statistics
Jacking himself up nd refusing to
dose alone I'"' fiai-h! strrtchrs.
Eternal lct'a!ii:, ainng a straight
road ps "ell as 'i nil a cin-v., Is tbe
pric of ?af- ty.
M'hingi it. in s m r,i
AND WW YORK'S
.-pnnrt'ei'I va: era of Hie ciim'
! more ii,, -in i ,,.. population j
which lad no aotmooia!.. deaths at
ail darirg ti e U't rmjr '.v,.s. n'1
tordinH' 'o 'he r, S i 'nuim-p'. ,1...
pir'nirrit s'.'t'.s'i'S 1s;H.d jes-erday. J
A i'-it 'o Sprin.sti' I 1 "i'l at b ast
Vi-ld a j ref-ahie oion why. 'I 1v
detente? n se. 'ion of no el'v tc n'or
rlen'i'ury bed " I'll ra"i'' pi.
He wen. and they d" no' quit t'i-ir
dllt lee .,, f, j, ,,, !!,, r,
The. re-ords giv.n 'or aT Ani'ri
CJin ri'ies hy 'lie t.'oinniir'v dejai'
Tnect i.-r-evly "IT o'iraging,
the 'o'al o 1 1 ; it is the pist fo-ir
tveeks I" n ? tis d'Tiease one i
eompai'd w'h th- tour tr'ic"is
weeks: and to cap climax was;
New Yoiks r eot I, -Mtli .el auto,
i
dealt s S'tic the f,rv ei tne par.
If this vh'Mfaie .vnihtlatlon of:
!ife eo'.t-nui s !i, re iv ill scarcely be j
any Cn-r r.eour-r than drastic, j
Tr.,-ur. s In'i'i-rtii deernee) in:niis
abie. EIX-MIOl kl.D INTO
( YM( lsM
Lfarned counsel lor Kussell Scott,
he Canadian "financier" who twice
tcaptl ths booh la Chicago tol-
lowing hli conviction for the mur
der of a drug clerk during a holdup,
were not at a loss to pin a new
mental disease upon their client. In
a hearing before ths Judge to de
termine Scotfs mental condition, he
wai designated at suffering from
"cell shock."
To suffer from shell shock as a
result of having participated In the
World War Is bad enough, but this
"cell shock" must be worse, Prob
ably every prisoner who Is thrown
into a cell can be said to suffer from
It In varying degrees. At least, it
must be a shock to any Individual
nowadays to be thrown into a cell
after having committed crime, Ac
cording to the statistics of criminals
who are never caught It is finite un
usual for criminals nowadays to be
forced to undergo this kind of
shock.
As for the victims of the cell
shocked, they frequently are beyond
being shocked by anything. The
worst that can happen to them re
mains a post mortem examination.
KOCRWKMi I'ONI) AND
rOLMTION
The state of the. water in Rock
well pond, Bristol that verily Is
something to ponder over.
As everybody by this time knows,
Rockwell pond Is a bathing spot
that is more frequented than any
within a radius of 20 miles. Time
was when to get to Bristol was
much more difficult than It Is to
day, when numerous New Britain
autoists make the trip with as little
regard to the distance as If they
were motoring to the other end of
the town. The number of New Brlt
ainites who go bathing In Rockwell
pond quite regularly Is considerable,
But when a pond becomes the
bathtub of thousands of people, one
naturally cannot expect as delight
ful water as Is the case at a shore
beach provided the latter Is far
enough removed from the sewage
disposal districts of the oltles along
the coast.
The story regarding the Kockwell
lagoon in the Herald yesterday at
least suggested that it might not be
entirely free from pollution. How
much pollution is possible before
the water becomes a danger is a
quesllon for the doctors. We have
seen thousands of people bathing in
the pond and haven't, heard of any
body suffering from polluted waters,
although that Is no guarantee that
it hasn't occurred. It would seem,
moreover, that on a hot day a good
many people are inclined to risk
pollution rather than do without a
plunge.
JSULDING BARNS WITH
NEW BRITAIN TOOLS
Good news from the northwest is
that there is a 30 percent Increase
In crops there thla year, thus giv
ing the hard-pressed farmers a
chance to recoup their lossea of the
past few years. All lines of business
depending upon rural trade report
increases, and this prosperity natur
ally trickles down to the mass of
industrial producers in the cities.
New Britain is just as vitally af
f, cted by this rural prosperity In
the northwest, or any other section
of the country, as any other New
England city and a great deal more
than most, of them, as goods made
in this city are sold throughout the
country in large volume.
Many a new barn will be built In
the northwest this year with tools
made right in New Britain.
MaSSON DRAWN FROM
BRISTOL HOLDUP
The "v lid west" holdup of a
bakery wagon in Bristol by youths
may have been in the nature of a
prank, or at least may have started
that way; but one .cannot help
asking, what makes some of our
youth et 'hat way?
A distinguished observer the other
day laid youthful lawlessness entire
ly upon the threshold of thought
!e?s parents who fail In doing their
full duty in bringing up their off
spring. There seems to be much
w ight 'o the conclusion. The old
belief 'hat morality and upright
ness begins In the home must still
bold good. The parent who sees his
youngster come home with flowers
stolen from the garden of a neigh
or and condones the act is unwlt
tmgiv helping to build up criminal
character; the parent who adopts
the "they can take care of them-s-eivvs"
attitude toward children
may li to visit them behind r"e"
tars, the parent who lets them,
thy have approached man
hood and womanhood, go Joyriding
late in the evening and arks no
h'ks.kius is paving the highway of
litter wgret.
ARISING PHIVII.VGI.?.
AT WILLOW BROOK
.seme jpeople are never satisfied
w,.l, a good thing but they have to
abuse I'. The r-rorted theft of
money and valuables from lockvrs
at Willow Brook park while their
owners are In bathing Is a case in
point. Instead of appreciating the
possibility of getting virtually f n e
bathing facilities in a rlllc V'.
It appears that culprits still out of
Jail have been "taking the leavings"
inMead of disporting In the pond.
But the worst apect of the com
plaint as voicd by the writer of the
communication th Hald ;
terday seems to have been that
nether those In charge of ths lockers
or the policeman on hand have
elicited much Interest. It Is time
that such Indifference to ths public
welfare were Immediately curbed.
MASSACHUSETTS HIOTS
TOO FREQUENT
Ths riot at Westwood. .Mass.,
resulting In Injury to a dozen per
sona, was not ths first of ths kind
In Massachusetts as recent news re
ports abundantly prove. Indeed.
i Masachusetts la acquiring a rather
j unenviable record as" a state where
mobs quite ensily congregate and
create ructions of a kind needing
the attention of numerous physi
clans. What Is difficult to underslnnd in
these Massachusetts uprisings has to
do with the reluctance of the state
police to be near the scene of such
gatherings before the mob spirit
gains headway and does damage.
They get there quick enough after
the riots are over; but It would be
considerably more to the point to
prevent such outbreaks rather than
merely quell them, this irrespective
of the rights or wrong of Klan as
semblage. Law and order ought to
have an even chance with lawless
ness and disorder.
A NEW ATTEMPT TO
SWIM THE CHAN NEL
From the mere standpoint of cov
ering distance, swimming across the
English channel Is a nonsensical
feat; but It isn't a matter of mere
covering of distance, any more than
ia horse racing or walking. All the
attempts made to swim the chan
nel five of them successful
have been means of demonstrating
the physical ability of man out of
his natural element.
If Miss Gertrude Ederle, the
American swimmer, 'succeeds in
swimming between Calais and
Pover she will have been the first
of her sex to do so. Other women
have tried it, but in spite of the
evident adaptability ot women as
swimmers many foremost swim
mers being women none so far
has succeeded in making the haz
ardous water journey. The dilllculty
confronting women channel swim
mers, of course, lies in the tax upon
strength and physical stamina, with
which man is more liberally en
dowed. After Webb swam across the
channel for the first time in 1S75,
the feat was not again equalled un
til 1311 by Burgess. The year 1923
was a notable one tor accomplish
ment of the task, no less than three
men Sullivan, Tiraboschl and
Toth swimming over the tem
pestuous strait In that year, Tira
boschl breaking all records by ret
ting over in IS hours and 15 min
utes. Webb, in 1S75 took 21 hours
and 45 minutes.
Just as the automobile, hasn't in
the slightest decreased interest in
horse racing, so the ability of .man
to navigate the waters in swift
ships has not decreased interest in
major swimming achievement. For
a person to battle with the turbu
lent waters of the channel for even
a minimum of 16 hours is a feat
that taxes the human body to the
limit of endurance, even though the
swimmer he endowed with perfect
muscles and In rare physical condi
tion. Yet how fleeting Is the fame that
attaches lo a successful consumma
tion of the feat. Scarcely anyone
could offhand remember the names
of those who have succeeded except
possibly Webb, the first to wdn the
laurels. If Miss Ederle swims across
her name may have a better chance
to be remembered because she will
have been the first woman to ne
gotiate the trip.
Pride In the possibility of an
American girl being the first of her
sex to swim the channel naturally
lends the maximum of Interest to
her attempt. That she Is biding her
time and. will not, venture into the
water while conditions are unfavor
able has been Indicated by repeated
pos'ponements, the last only yester
day. NEEDLESS MURDER BY
A HEEDLESS CRIMINAL
Rarely has there been a holdup
by one person with such unneces
sary cruel results as that perpetrated
in Denver, as reported in yester
day's paper. Hre was a desperado
ho. foiled by a woman's scream,
began shooting indiscriminately at
the occupants of an automobile,
killing three of them, while another
is in a critical condition.
Yet If the worthless fellow is
caught thr doubtless will be
plenty of well-meaning persons In
Colorado who will spring to his de
fense, by claiming he "never had a
chance" to grow up differently,
wasting sympathy upon the des
perado while forgeiting his victims.
That is one reason why criminal
justice In this country makes such
little headway
The fact that 1fi3 persons were
arrested for violating parking rules
In the city during July leads to the
conclusion that a spirited effort
really h hen under 'way to
"solve" the Illegal parking evil. As
each one of the victims left t2 with
th city for his or htr infraction
the cainpulgn ought to be continued
from a financial standpoint, as well
as any other.
FactsandFancies
Df RObl'.ltl gUI LI. FN
Convention: A gathering of men
who are thlrs'y.
lime and chance and spi ed cops
huppeneth to them all.
Darwin didn't write nnythlng on
the descent of jurisprudence.
Among the things that are hard
en the complexion is crn ( n the
cob.
It may be that man was oikp a
fish, bul why drag in that word
'once?"
Early to bed and early to rise
and the world will list you among
the drys. 1
There Is always a bright side.
Hatpins went, out after street cars
adopted sardine canning methods.
It's fair enough. Trouble Is fer
menting in Europe and fermenting
Is trouble over here.
In the matter of printing francs,
Caillaux seems to take that "safety
in numbers" idea too literally.
Eve, first day: "What a beautiful
garden you have!" Second day;
"Isn't my garden wonderful?"
Science, can explain everything ex
cept -why "Heavens!" is an ex
clamation and "Hell" a cuss word.
A man needs a greater vocabu
lary. "Perfectly darling" doesn't
seem to describe everything he ap
proves. There, are no "Idle Wives." de
spite the picture title. If she lias
nothing else to do, she works at
martrydom.
Yell fire at a movie and half the
flappers will rush out without wait
ing to slip their shoes back on.
Civilization develops the nerve
wonderfully, and civilized men In
China probably call the Chinese
aliens.
A wife is a person who wishes to
know, in the midst of your favorite
story, if you will have, some more
coffee.
If the morals of nations ruled in
private, life, we'd proceed to have
"rights" in a certain watermelon
patch.
Since the robbery at St. Peter's,
it is only a question of time until
some American will be bragging
about his souvenirs.
Correct this sentence: "The wife's
callers remained for an hour," said
he, "and never once mentioned
clothes."
(Protected by Associated Editors,
Inc.)
25 Years Ago Today
Local Republicans are watching
Ihe Wisconsin convention, vvhlcn vv.il
be held tomorrow. It is said the
Congressman Robert ?.f. I.aKollette
will receive, the gtibernator-hi nomi
nation. There will be n gam" of baseball
at Electric field Saturday afternoon
between a team from the Y. M. rj.
A. and the team captained bv Wil
liam Heche, The make-up cf the as
sociation nine will be p follows:
Hayes, c.; Drlaney, p; Groiv r, lb;
F. Williams. 2b: Kltt, 3b: Bromley!
ss; M. Rhodes, If; Jinhi rtr, cX; Jian
roft, rf.
W. P. Feit is spending a week mus
ing on the sound.
James and Miss Artolnett- Ph. p
ard of Lake si reef are s; Fisher's
Island.
Al Gardeen and I'ati'ck Jkbon
ough, who have been w-nrkiiv- on a
steam-fitters' iob at the s:an;.-.y
Works, left today for Brooklvn, N.
Y.
The sceprry at the Ttuvsvvin 1 y
ceum is being repairt.d !n prepara
tion for the coming easoa, when
many fine attrartions will be
brought lf ie.
Jacob Abelson of Wi. tbton sfre-t
complained to the police thit h,s
chirk' ns had got in:o a u "-iuiihor's
yard and been stoned, Uo of ibern
being killed. He told that if be l.. pt
his fowl at home thev would be
more numerous.
A committee of strikers uom Col
umbia Brewing Co. were in town to
day drumming up opposition to Col
umbia beer.
Charles Smart and Patrlek Gun
ning complained to the pnlb.e b.st
night that they tvere roughly a-'d 1 y
a gang on North street.
The German socn ti, s bae vianv d
their committees for thur vart in
the dedication of the soldi'. s' mon
ument. They are as follow.-: Tnrtr
society, George Wessels. C! arles
Kuper. Pavil Ftoeckel, l.ouis l.i hr.
Charles Hipp. Rudolph Gattuns. and
Jarob 'Walter: Gerstaerker Lodge,
I. O. O. F William Lang, (hei.iv
Kraemer, and A. A. Beluren.it:
German Benevolent society. Jacob
Baumgartuer. Theodore Waa c.
and Andrew Guejither; Concordia
society. Charles Hepp, Vilmle B uz.
and Adolph Huebner; St. I' It's
society. Joseph Srhllllnfl, Arthur
Voir., and William Schmidt.
Registrars of Voters chci ' nnl
Dorsey have begun ra i-nssimr tor
the November president itl n retio'i.
The town election in October vlll be
from U old lest.
MAxsotfmtim Jimi
We'll Leave It to ion, l-'olksl
Concerning monkeys we sne
Folks, that they figure in our "tree,"
Yet trom events as we review 'em.
Are we co-mlnn from or Knitig to
sad I ale
' Wells: 'iav about Si on"? A hur
i glar visited Ills house one night and
the next morning they found t?tnne
smut hered."
Walker: "Terrible! Did the bur
glar do it
Wells: "No, Stone did it himself,
when lie stuck his head under the
covers."
Hie Best People
By Luther D. Ilulchliigs
T like, to talk with Henry Brown.
Though he's a chap of no renown,
lie's thought well of here In the
town
By those who like his thinking.
I met him just the other day;
He. said that he had been away.
Had gone from New York to Bom
bay And got back without sinking.
"And everywhere I went," said he.
"They always took me out to see
The homes of people said to be
The best ones in the. city.
I got to thinking that point o'er;
'Best People' like all others, snore;
So far as dough's concerned, want
more;
Some of them feed the kitty,
"They suffer with corns on their
feet;
Freeze with the cold, sweat with the
heat,
Tip hats to ladies when they meet,
Eat lish with bones that choke 'em;
Like those they look down on, they
die,
And so when to the world they cry,
'Behold, you're not so good as 1!'
I always answer, 'Hokum!' "
Natural Solution
Adele: "What do you think of the
agitation to print less crime news
in the papers?"
Henry: "That will right itself in
time. Crime is getting . so ' common
it soon won't be news at all."
Gertrude.
The Privileged Krx
"My youngest daughter -called me
down something terrible the other
day," complained Undo Ike, "just
because I happened to trim my
nails in public. And all the. time she
was tellin' me where I got off at,
she was usin' her powder puff and
her lipstick something scandalous
right out on our front porch where
the whole town could see her."
Heredity?
Prof. Bell and his little daughter,
Dorothy, aged three, entered, a res
taurant and sat down at one of the
little tables. Dorothy was enjoying
the occasion, and, in imitation of
her daddy, took up the menu card
by her place, and looked It over as
if she were studying the Items.
The. waiter approached the table,
and Prof. Bell asked, with a smile
of , amusement,
"Well, Dorothy, what have you
derided to order?"
Dorothy looked up seriously,
back at her card a moment, then
with perfect self-possession, she
stated triumphantly:
"I think I'd like some college
cheese and some coached eggs."
Mrs. Ruth Darling Shultis.
The Traprork Museum of Unnatural
History
By Dr. Walter E. Traprock ..
In the Astronomical Department
We. are doing great work In the
astronomical department of the mu.
scum, during the midsummer
months when the stars attuin their
greatest brilliance. We are improv
ing the shining hours, so to speak.
To many people the stars seem
far off, remote, aloof, but, when one
learns to think in terms of millions
of miles, distance is annihilated. We
have made the important discov
ery, in our observatory at. Derby,
that there is method and order in
the heavens. The movement of
shooting stars, comets, and foot
loose planets is controlled. The.
Milky Way is a one-way thorough
fa re.
Our roPrction of meteorites is ex
tensive. I have one remarkable one
which narrowly escaped hitting me
wdiile I was addressing a group of
Irish republicans on the. topic,
"England's Greatness." It. looks
curiously like one of our own bricks.
We are working hard on the pos
sibilities of communicating with
Mars. In fact I think I may say, in
confidence, that we have established
it! Two weeks ago, on our museum
radio, which is very powerful and
sensitive, I distinctly caught the
message, on a wave length different
from any In the book, "Is it hot
enough for you?" Could any more
natural question be asked by one
planet of another?
The effect of sun-spots on our
weather and their share in the re
cent earthquakes In Santa Barbara
is being carefully looked into. If the
results justify it the matter may be
turned over to the grand jury. One
curious symptom definitely estab
lished is that there is a direct rela
tion between the development of
large black spots on the solar face
and tremendous activity on the part
of William J. Bryan.
That much we have accomplished
already. It is not much, but it Is a
beginning.
Turn Alxuit
Bofts: "My wife and I have never
quarrelled. What do you think of
that?"
Clarke: "That's great! Now I'll
tell one!"
Edna Conrad.
Modern Yarirty
Foreign tourist: "I'm surprised to
sec more persona on crutches In
America than in Europe. I had no
Idea your country suffered so much
in the war."
American: "Most of the mounded
doughboys recovered long ago.
R 5PT 11
1 QUESTIONS ANSWERED
You can g.-t an answer lo any
; question ol tact or tnlormatlon by
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! lirlluln Herald, Washington Uureau,
i 1H2I New York avenue, Washington,
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lor reply. Medical, legal and marital
advice cannot be given, nor can ex
j tended research lie undertaken. All
: other questions will receive a per
sonal reply. Unsigned requests can
I not be answered. All letters ure
confidential. Editor.
J. Did the Imbed States recog
nize the obregon government ot
Mexico earlier than Great Britain'.'
A. The Obregon government wa:.
recognized by the. United States on
September , Hcia. Great Britain
has never recognized this govern
ment in Mexico. a
(j, Did President Wilson ever
sign the national prohibition act?
A. President Wilson vetoed the
Volstead enforcement act, October
IT, 1313. It was immediately pass
ed by both houses of congress over
his veto.
Q. Is sheet rock used as the walls
of a room as satisfactory as plaster
ing? A, "Sheet Rock" is the trade
name for gypsum Wall board. While
this type of material is perhaps not
as durable or re-sults in as satisfac
tory a wall as three coat plaster
work, if properly erected it is an
economical substitute.
Q. Are surplus war explosives
still available from the United States
department of agriculture?
A. Yes, shipments of pyrotol in
carload lots to groups of farmers are
being made from Gibbstovvn, N. J.,
Rarksdalo. Wisconsin; and Dupont.
Washington. Detailed information
concerning these shipments can be
secured from state agricultural ex
tension services or from the V. S.
department of agriculture.
Q. How many Japanese are in
the United States navy?
A. On June 30, 13?5, there were
;P. These had been in for a num
ber of years.
Q. Are there any figures show
ing the total value in gold coins
minted by the United States up to
Ihe present time?
A. The amount up to 13'J3 was
$13,874,427.00.
Q. Who fired the first shot from
an American battleship in the World
War?
A. Michael B. Chockle, from the
U. S. S. "Supply," April 7, 1917.
Q. What , is the meaning of the
French motto "Fier sans Tache"?
A. "Proud without a stain."
Q. Why are Frenchmen some
times ctilled "Frogs"?
A, Back in the sixteenth century,
when England and France were at
war off and on for a good many
years, the English had a low opinion
of the valor of Frenchmen, and
used to attribute their small sta
ture and general weakness (as they
claimed) to the fact that they ate
snails and frogs. Hence they were
called "frog-eaters" which term be
came curtailed to "Frogs."
Q. What is Ihe. distance from
Capetown to Cairo?
A. 7, eon miles.
Q. What is meant by "burning
glass"?
A. This is a convex- lens, usually
of comparatively short focal length,
for producing intense heat by con
centrating the sun's ray at its fo
cus. Any convex lens will do the,
work, the. larger the glass the speed
ier the burning.
Q. Does the federal department
of agriculture have pheasants or
their eggs for distribution?
A. No. The federal department
does not distribute either pheasants
or any other game birds or their
, ;:gs. Several of the state game de
partments have done so, however,
and inquirers should write to the
chief game warden of their own
state.
Q. What was the. total wheat
crop of the United States for 1323?
Also the total corn and apple crop
for the same year?
A. Wheat, S67,53S.nn0 bushels;
corn, 3,054.33S,000 bushels and ap
ples 84,303,nofi barrels.
O How should white satin be
ashed
A. Warn it in lukewarm water
and pure soap suds. Do not rub,
hut squeeze the dirt out. Rinse well
in several waters, and put bluing
in the last rinse water. Hang In a
dark place to dry. Iron on the.
w rong side.
Q. What Is the largest number
of cylinders ever installed in an
automobile engine?
A. Sixteen.
Q. What is the. largest horse and
mule market in the United States?
A. The largest is at East St.
Louis, Illinois, and the setond larg
est is said to be at the stockyards
in Chicago.
Q. Who were Pyramus and
Thisbe?
A. They were characters in a
classic myth which Shakespeare
burlesques in the interlude in "A
Midsummer Night's Dream." Thisbe
was a Babylonian maiden beloved by
Pyramus. who lived in an adjoining
house. Owing to parental opposition
through the chinks in the garden
they could do their courting only
wall. In this fashion they arranged
for a rendezvous at the tomb cf
Ninus. Thisbe arriving first, fled at
the appearance of a lion which bad
Just, gorged itself on an ox. She
dropped her robe and the lion stain-
Those you see now are the Incur
ahle ones. They're getting smashed
up all the time in auto accidents."
Thomas Proester.
Not nard
Mrs. Black: "I don't see how jou
can bear those chorus girls!"
Block: "Well, as long as the stage
manager bares them I can bear
them."
Beth Want li off.
(Copjriht. 1325, Reproduction
Forbidden). m
Another Lot that Goes on Sale
All
Leathers
?6.00 and $7.00
Values
It seems that as soon as folks reached home after shopping
here they told their neighborhood about thu wonderful
sale at the "Vogue"
SELLING FASHIONABLE SUMMER SHOES AT
OLD-FASHIONED BARGAIN PRICES
I Women's
WHITE PUMPS ml
and OXFORDS V Ml
Kid, Canvas, Buck fwj
a mi .
I All Kinds of Heel ml
$5.00 and $8.00 il
Values aui3
VOGUE SHOE SHOP
I 236 MAIN STREET I
I In the Heart of the City 1
ed it with blood. Pyramus on his
arrival hastily concluded that Thisbe
had been devoured and so killed
himself, and Thisbe, returning, im
molated herself on his corpse.
Q. What is referred .to when one
speaks of the "Black Assize"?
A. This is a popular name com
memorative of an extraordinary
episode of jail fever which broke
out at Oxford, England, at the close
of the assizes, July 6, li77. Con
temporary accounts describe it as
having originated in the court house
immediately after a sentence to lose
his ears was passed on Richard
Jencks, a bookbinder accused of
sedition. It was popularly interpre
ted as a divine judgment on the
cruelty of the sentence; but the
phenomenon is satisfactorily ex
plained by the pestilential atmo
sphere of the adjoining jail, then
and long afterwards, a seat of mis
ery and disease. From the 6th of
July to the 12th of August, 510 per
sons are said to have died in Oxford
and the neighborhood of this ter
rible malady, among whom were the
chief officials, most of the jury and
many members of the university.
Women, poor people, physicians, vis
itors and children are said to have
escaped the infection.
PICNIC IN COI.LINSV1LLE
Schiller Lodge, No. 25, O. D. H. S.
of Collinsville wdl! hold the second
annual picnic on Collins Hill, Tor
rington avenue, (which is one-half
mile south of the Nepaug dam).
Sunday, August 3. The committee.
consisting of Rudolph Tharau, An
diew Schinkel and Conrad Hen
schke, have planned to make this a
better affair than ever, and cordially
invite all to attend. They have se
cured the Surdam Bros, to furnish
music for the afternoon. Those
coming from out of town can make
convenient -connections with the.
Torrington-Hartford jitney which
runs by the picnic grounds.
Observation
On The Weather
Washington, Aug. 4. Forecast for
Southern New England . .Increas
ing cloudiness tonight, probably fol
lowed by showers Wednesday. Not
much change In temperature. Gen
erally favorable winds becoming
moderate easterly.
Forecast for Eastern New York:
Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednes
day; probably showers Wednesday
in south portion; little change in
temperature; gentle variable winds
becoming moderate easterly.
Conditions: The area of high
pressure that Is producing fair
weather In this section of the coun
try is advancing eastward over
northern New England. Pressure
is relatively low over the riains
states from the Canadian border to
Texas. Scattered showers and
thunder storms were reported from
several places in the interior, the
southern states, the Ohio valley and
Northern New England. Tem
peratures remain practically the
same as yesterday morning. Con
ditions favor for this .vicinity fair
weather followed by Increasing
cloudiness.
THERE AIN'T JiO SUCH ANIMAL
said the rustic who Paw t giraffe at the elrrus for the tint tlm. Thtt'a
carrying Incredulity to too great a length.
But how many thlnps do you knew that nt cot o?
Dou you belelve in the hoop snake? Have you been tola that a eat
will kill a baby by "sueklng It." breath. "Are you -ure ft that a drowning
I'erons always rt.es thiee times? Do you think monkeya search for fleas
In each other's fur? Have you been that It's dangeroua to drink too much
water tn hot weather? Po you think that cats can tee In the dark; that
snakes fascinate their prey; that eight, mnths bahies never live; that thun
der sours milk?
These and many other Interp jtine beliefs, mvtha. fables n4 tom
monly -accepted fallnci-a are erplalned In our Washing on Bureau's new
bulletin on FACT AND FANCY. Kill out the eouron below and mall ae
directed:
.('MP cmiUN HF.RB.
FACT AND FANCY EDITOR, Waahlnston Fur-u, New Britain Herttd.
1315 New York Avenue, Wa ahlnclcn. D. C
t want a copy of the bulletin. FA'T AND FANCT and enclose here
with five cents In uncancelled S. postaga stamps, or coin, for same:
NAME , ,
ST. ft NO. or R. R. A
CITT STATE
I in t reader of tha New Britain Herald.
Come
Early
and Pick
Your Size
$8.00 and $9,1
Values
ALL
EDUCATOR SHOES
for
Misses and Children
MARKED DOWN
25 Off
ON ANY PAIR
IN THE STORE
VIOLATIONS CHARGED
Stamford Man, Heir to Large For
tune. Accused of Violating Bank
ruptcy Laws of State.
Bridgeport, Aug. 4 (fa Charges
alleging criminal violations of the
bankruptcy act' have been lodged
against H. Germain Slocum, Jr.,
Stamford, a grandson of the late
Russell Sage and heir of a 'large for
tune, in specifications filed today
with Special Master John Keogh:
Slocum failed with $168,000 in
debts. He listed his sole assets as
not exceeding $25.
Simon Lederer, 255 West End av
enue, New York city, who says
Slocum owes him a judgment of
$23,00.1.33, in objecting against hb
discharge as a bankrupt, decln'e
that he neglected to list among I '
Essets th-! ownership of 20,000-s!i!:n t
of capital stock in the National Tir
Corporation and an insurance pol
icy with a surrender value of near
ly Sl.non.
Mormon Museum Draws
Crowds of Tourists
Salt Lake City, Aug. 4 W Mum
mies of ancient southern Utah cliff
dwellers, weapons, agricultural im
plements and other relics, declared
by some archeologists to. be among
the finest specimens in existence,
are housed in the small museum o!
the Mormon church, located on
Temple block here. The museum,
visited annually by thousands of
tourists, also contains many relics
of Mormon pioneer days such as
spinning wheels and household Im
plements. What is declared to he the first
house built in Ctah 1t is nearly
inn years old stands just outside
the. main museum building.
Mayor FitzGerald Wants
Great Issue of Bonds
New Haven, Aug. 4 tP) An issue
of bonds to the amount of "one or
two million dollars" for new schools,
fire houses, police stations or other
needed public buildings, exclusive of
a, city hall, is suggested by Mayor
Fitzgerald In a message to the board
of aldermen last night. Need of defi
nite prdgram for addition to the
city sewer system with considera
tion of disposal plants Rnd sugges
tions for the appointment of a music
committee to have charge of munici
pal concerts, were other matters
brought to the attention of the al
dermenin messages from the mayor.
The HARVEY
& LEWIS Co.
85 West Main Street
New Britain, Conn.
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