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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 102(5.
New Britain Herald
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UUSCIUPTION RATEt
11.00 T.t.
11.09 ThlM Moutha
lao. Month
Battrtd it th Poat CfTl- ai Htm Hrttatn
M iaconJ Claaa Uitl Maitot,
TKI.KPIIONIt CAM.
" Buamata tlltlra .... till
tentorial Itonm u:
Tb eula prufita'.'la aelvaritaina, mciiiin.
IB tin City. Clrriilntion l.imka are'
praaa room tlwara otn to htnira
MimMt ol Hi Auclnlnl I'rtai.
Th Aaaoriatad l'ia it mi iijpi vi'li en
tltlad to tin utt (oi r. pubiiratii.fi of
II ntw crailiiei) lo it o not nthaiwite
crlllrt id that im pi and alto local
Bawa oublithtd bateln.
Memtier Aodll lliirrtin ot i'lrrnltihtin. j
Tho A. B. C. la ft aatloi.al umiiriuMii.ri I
thief rurntah nwtu.utnri ami aiivt. I
Oaara wltb ft atrtctly hone'iU annivift of
circulation. Out rtrr-utation ftmtirp
ra bated upon thla aii.tn. Thtf inmin
protartlon amtnat fraurt In nnvrimpri
dtatrlbutlon fiRuraa to bulb national au.l
local tdvarttiara.
Tha 11 am Id ta on rnia (tail; in New
Tork ftt llotftllrig'a Ncwu'tatnl. Timet
Squaroi Sohultz' Newnunnda. Kntranet
Grand Central, :iir) Street.
Tin: ri m.ic pays
i on tiii; srmiii;
Had tho anthracite coal strike
terminated with an lncieasu In
wages tho Pennsylvania coal barons
would have been loud in their pro
testations that tho Increase In
wages and nothing else forced
them to chnrprc more for coal at
the mines.
fiuch protestations regarding the
utter necessity of charging more
for a product when wages go up
would have been bas' d upon nu
merous precedents In the black
diamond Industry.
But the strike was ended with
out an Increase In wages. There
has bfen no increase in freight
rates from tho mines. There has
been no Increase In any single Item
In connection with the production
of hard coal.
Troducllon costs are exactly as
they were last summer.
Yet the mine owners, having lost
millions as a resuit of tho strike,
arc charging more for tho product
probably In an effort to recu
perate their losses from the pock
ets of the public.
It has been announced in New '
York that coul prices this spring
will be up to $l."ri morn per ton
than was tho case last year.
The coal barons are trying to run
their mines at a profit; and as a
rule (hey have been eminently suc
cessful. The pits were, not operat
ing for six months, ami during that
time there were serious losses.
These" losses are being spread over
the business of tli.' in-xt year or so,
resulting In an inenasid cost of
coal at the mines and with tli"
anthracite-buying public being the
goats in the picture.
This will be tie- ease ns long as
the anthracite monopoly ixists
without adequate iigulaiion.
If the mine barons were not per
mitted to shift strike losses to the
public In this manii' r there would
bo fewer strikes. Tie; ndminist ra
tion, it will be vi ealh d. would not
"meddle" in tin; coal strike, the
motto being ",t the public be
mulcted."
iii;im; s n mmimi at
Captain Anton ll-inen made a
very convin' ing address in New
Britain, and his demotion for mak
ing the spot .-Ii, and others of a
similar naluro he nuel" elsewhere,
in an instance ed a aovernmontal
system of "discipline" which is ir
ritating to the public.
The naval report upon the Shen
andoah disaster was generally re
garded as a whit-. asliinu , r
formance. Captain Ibiinn made
observations thai shank lateo
Hons of the public as being emi-
nently just,
dropped Into
at the N.-w
should have
adding to tie
id of being
1 $r,-a-day posi'inn
.)!.- air has.- ho
n coinni' nd. 1 for
total of lnforiaa! ion
ca'C" of th" ,V'U-
regarding 'he en
Bitdoah disaster.
The. lo.ss of !"
due no' only t
handling lie
changes In ' h" v
rd by sh p. 1 l-chai
Ington. but v ,0
sire to in th.
political a ljuie '
county j a 1 rs in 1
io nam I. .ah
inei. 1 i, lie
:-iU" anl
to
r S 1 ' Ul I, I'll' 1 -
.rti..t in Wasb
.. duo , , d. -
ie inc.
lai Id'e v.
' :-! a!
U'lib II
R tim" 0 11,. ', , .11
w in n i
Sfualls w 1 i' .'"iniiii 11.
If i- had nut I,. :i ..r
m hose M 1 . i". t h" na al
.-pi
meat was gia.i i. 1,1.1 1111,
tion would ha;" kni. vn v
about Hi.- mi- I'a.siuis
Shenandoah .iki.' r. 1: va
th" widow o' 'lo- . i.mm.'ii
told 'he nation Lo is iliai
111
as'ly for
the
and
i ho
.-' al y
id 10
Wilbur would
ho
keep under ."i.
Ins', ad o' la ii'g
turned into r
1 -houll ha,.
S' r ' i.'s to ! h.
day labor, r lb n
boon proniot .1 for s. n
public w 11 p. 1101 mi. d.
Hen 's n
nrldg. por'.
page map
char eat-
of hi
I. A
luef-
lino publish.
e.f r:inerti, nt
la the
papers of that city wi'h N"w Brit
ain not on i. l.u' wi'h such ham
lets IS Milldule, Mid. 1. town. M.-ri-den,
Torrington and Winsted duly
Inscribed thereon.
A mm rri:n rr.o(;u.n
Itllt COMUTIS
On of 1 ho results of tho city's
diminutive ii pproprUii Ions (his year
has linen the announcement ttint
tin' proposed laying of more eon
. 1 1 1 1 for electric, toleeraph nti'l
telephone wins on Couth Main
street will bo limited.
Tills Is not exactly gooft rns,
as oltlens hao loi.K'-.l foruni to
a suhs'antlul Incr. as.- in 'Mi note
worthy chlfl enterprise. The plan
for South M;iln tlis y. ur, having
been r-'ditrcl In Hi.' laving of
il ui t s" from Hi " Hlor 1:r;b school
tO Itobol'ts hi 1'cet, wi'.l bo Ill.Ml
almost in ryuni' Vm.l nn'h'ipa'ed,
iilllionirli every 11 1 1 lo lilt will li'dp.
It was about n your aero that the
pul l lo uillliy corporations using
these conduits sugg s' . d to tli.' rily
t!ia' th y h" pet mi!
oil" on South Main
in:; tha' 'ley J'sir
. d to cony'iiiet
r.li'. il. Inillcat-
d to .iiioy the
:;d'. a p'fii" s of sm-li an ieiprrr
mi ni upon this sir. el as early as i
po.-slhle. r.ui the watchful city ad-
nilnls'rallon, vttll?lmr tli" city had
slarlcl on! to Imild and own the
undi Ttri'iHind pavsiiics. e:e ad
verse to the plan, pr'fenins to
con'lnu' city ownership. Jn this It
in' t. with the approval of all citl
7.nns, although it means that the
compl'le conduits on South Main
Mr. et will be somewhat delayed In
their completion.
The conduit, system for wires
dates from the era of Improved
paving in the rlty, The plan lias
been that, whenever a new perma
nent paving la put upon a street,
conduits be (Irst constructed, along
with Improved sewers when needed.
City Engineer Williams the other
day pointed out that New Hritaln
is one of tho few cities In Ihe state
owning Its own conduits for the use
ot utility corporations. The engi
neer added that tho method of
charging for tho use of the con
veniences and the amortization
plan which pays off the principle j
is a. unique achievement in local
financing.
Citizens are greatly In favor of '
conduit, construction and would
like to sec as many as possible con
structed in as short a time as pos
sible. The elimination of overhead
wires through their use greatly
; pleases property owners. One need
only to compare the appearance of
j a street, laden with overhead wires
I wilh one where they are uiuler
! ground to note the difference. In
the old days it was common for the
downtown streets of all cities to
have a network of overhead wires
strung above the sidewalks, ldunt-
ing the appeanine' s of the streets
land being a menace and inlerfer
' ence in case of liia s. Some of N'-w
.Britain's down! own streets havo
passed from this Ma go and now the
plan is lo huihl a network of con
i duils under the slreels radiating
I from such alr-ady sei impiove-d. In
I the course of a ib-cnd" or so It is
1
vary p.obubl" that all wires on im
jporlaal streets will be underrnimih
no! only in Ih" eeii'rul S' ft ion of
the city but also in the main out -
1 lying slreels. This final result is
! oil" w. 11 worthy of municipal ef
fort.
HH.II TAXfS
lliirli taxes r
Mori'leii. an incr
ii' ing mad" n c
IN
ign
ase
M! I'.IIHA
supreme in
of the mills
ssai y b. cause of
making payments
bt. Not only are
lh 11"' d !nr
upon the city
meii' 1, aids onmlng due, but an ap
propriation of )T,,,iiun was made
nei"'-.-:i"y to take ear'- of the ma
turiiy of outstanding nobs. l-a!
y.ar. W.- are inform. d. no appro
priation was made for the county
tax, wilh a eonseaiuent inert ase
this y- ar. Incr. ::s d appropriations
feir school purpos-i's and
In city departments mad.
balance. Th" new M. ridon
of 2!'."' nulls is amtjiig th
in the stale,
The linaneial situation
den has been deplorable,
nrro.'ises
Up Ike
tax rate
h id-n-st
m .Merl
in cr.at
financing
City d"
1 said to
ppropria-
; conlrast to th" careful
j followed In N' v.- Britain.
1 parlments last y ear iva'i
! ha-, e kept wit kin I lo ir a
j'h.Ps y t an ,iim stic I'ion lias
'-h"-.c' 1 ti-a! tie y -lid not do so but
i had ee . rdra fts a m on ni in;- 'o th"
1 income of a mill and
half. Some
1
j 1 p!a ra ' inn is required after
j a fiaseei; Put a new adllillii.'--1
is 1:1 po"a 1- and v. laney 1 !
at ion
. ..
atis-
a na' i'-n-- v ill pel ,. , 1 y
1 : ei y.
The trouble In Mei-eh n has b. . n
,.t th" city ov.-res! iinri'' d its isi
;;!' and spent niein.-y at eordiii".
. No1,. .-I'lmai.', and t pay- i 11
a! y -- tnel u-ln" M-rii' ii mantl
et in-, ri w ho pay
''; ' ta-o - a
;-a!y of dUvi
ell peek' Is and
a goodly share
lac. d wrli the
1: b . per into
inakiiii: up li.r
-1- 11.
M. ri
h n ii"
Hall
- is somebody
lie; linaneial
mob- 111
pai-.m.-iit
'rolh-d by
Ms tli:
t tiliti.
" p
e 01
Public
unlit
S IS
irpi.rat i'.ns W.
large wcuild 1
y oth. r New V.
hop-
1111-
iglar.-l
!"our,d- ,1 in
The om,
up third
runi' nt in', nds to huy
liberty loan bon Is. but
Lly won't Include those
thls
prob;
handle i by Gilpatric
;soi ,im: tax i s
ANI ItOAl) COSTS
Th" announcement that
t Tip-
stale's In conn
for If1'.','! was
front bum. line titV'S
lonl'li) Hint of lfi'.M
u.is of course duo lo ilouli'lne 1Iip
tn to two cfiith a Ration. Tli" tax
I" tnippon J to fo for tho tntiltit
tmiii'i- ntiil ronslrui'tlon of roa.ls.
unit n ins of nearly (wo millions of
ilollinn u year ftan tliln soun'e
outlit to coin'' In linnily for tho
fllll-JiOSC. '
II Is rlf-iir. lionevfT, that not
much Ih lo l.o epicto. from the
rrnsoline tax for new construction
of hl;)ivnys. stat..- llli-'lnvay Com
missioner J oh ii A. MacilonaKl the
other ilny told a New r.iltiiln dele
k:i I Ion Hint II c ost $i;e,iinri a mile
to construct modern t rimk line
highways. II the (rasnlino tax in-
iconic from l'ji were to ho entirely
devoted to this purpose which
i is not the case ihe moii'-y would
;.rovile only 111 -Z miles of IiIkIi-
way.
The pasoline tax dates from uo;,
,vl,,' h'i-H Hi'"! li'ilf a million dot-
I lai's was collected; In If:';! the
' gasoline tax Income .tumped to
more than STiir.,iUid; In 104 to
more than $;niL',a(in, Then tho tax
i was doubled and last year's income
was more than Sl.miS.onn.
The entire slate income from
gasoline taxes since 1022 Is regis
tered on the adding machine at
J4.OSn.S30. 43, If all this money had
ben devoted to the construction
of new highways at $Cn,000 a mile
it would have produced only CS
miles of road.
The state has been trying to
"pay as you go" in connection with
highways. Bonds for the construc
tion of highways in Connecticut are
at least unpopular and energetic
attempts arc made to avoid their
issuance. This may have some
commendable features; bonds that
are not Issued do not need to bo
paid for. In the meantime, how
ever, our roads are wearing out and
within the next fen years tho sum
of $70,000,000 will havo to be spent
to rebuild our trunk roads, upon
tho authority of the state highway
department estimates made only a
week ago.
Where is the money coining
from unless through largo bond
issues'.' Granted that the future in
come from gasoline taxes will la
two millions of dollars a year and
over, It would take 35 years to
provide tho 70 millions. j
One method would be lo reduce
the cost of road const ruction. It is
a matter of common knowledge
that there Is big money in the con
Iraciing business, except for those
who are inexperienced at figuring.
The state is engaged in providing
and maintaining a. huge public
work and there is no reason, In the
minds of some ohse-rvors, why the
state i'self could not go into the
road oonstruotiein business upon a
huge scale, eliminating contract
we.-rk altogether. 'the poi sibili! if p
are that the stale would secure
boiler built highways and at a ma
ter'al re-diietion in cost.
The city of N"w Britain tried the
'xp'Tlmont recently, going Into the
j street paving business on one sire, t
as a minus of dolermining Ihe
' cosi. The result was eminently
; satisfactory to the city it got a
j well-pave. street ,at a. material re
1 duction. The slate could do the
same on a large scale. Contractors
j are ha ing a field day, a Ilocke
1 feller harvest, at the expense of
the
state and some radical action
r duce the price or constructing
ds is eminently necessary.
ID!
The Leipzig spring fair has
opened with 12,ooo exhibits and 1.
finei American buyers present. Well,
what, have the-y In hardware that
can compete; with New Britain's
favorite product 7
The President is said to be
alarm. al at increases in state taxes,
which increased
four billions while
federal taxes were b.-ing rut two
billions. And the four billions do
not include the special camouflaged
taxes that go under various other
na ni"S.
Ty Cobb Is having his ey, s treat
ed bv a specialist. He in ids it, not
havlncr led the American lengnn in
batting last year.
That Mississippi judge who tak's
it upon himself to censor news
storh s of a trial probably will want
all of t It 111 to r- ad like a lawyer's
brief, some of which say much hut
moan bl'h .
"House is not home without a
woman." But docs (hat specify that
friend wif
will be- always at hom-
Chicago police made ii great
drive upon th. haunts of gangland,
bn' didn't rr.t the ringleaders. The
. planat ion li s in the fact that the
drive was too w II advertised be
fore it te.ok place.
Ammi'ls' n's airship made a trial
trip between Rome nnd Naples and
was .b rlar. .1 to have made ft per
: rt e-niv in tie "pole dash test."
But Him-.' will I" no Italian weath
er a' th- i'. '!'.
" Fall
In abhy
$12. SO n
re'urn
homes
room."
10 investor
for the poor
ran a headline
I a New York paper.
Facts and Fancies
I'oiiiR awuy with Income tax ptil.
Ilei v won't help ut once, Muny of
ns arc u llttlo rusty In our lying.
W hy dlvorco her? You loved her
'i.ei.uiso you ,went n bout with her.
Vmi went ubout with her becuune
i-ln wits In your class.
Well, when tlio pendulum swlnns
hack, thick hldo on tho knees will
niahe praying nioro comfortnlde. I
A bachelor Is it man whoso nn-
r.ilue.i enr cunt distinguish between ,
iU..i rellng und Jawing.
There Is no disagreement about
the existence of hell. The question
is whether you get It later or right
now,
If a man has n lmd liver nnd
au'ssed wrong about winter, all he
fit ii do now Is prophesy a late
spring.
.00
00
Il he has a lingering liaiidrin .
he knows how to tickle u prcjudii.
and inaku it afford him a living.
The yolk of the egg may be less
nutritious, but It shows up better in
dramatic criticism.
Tho old woman who lived in a
shoe and had so many children
sighed: "It's either birth control or
bigger shoes."
Mussolini called: "Boy," said he,
"look and sen which nution I am to
be mad at today."
rrccedent no longer means much
In jurisprudence. The old-fashioned
I court never held a man innocent
because he was proven guilty.
Many of our readers celebrated
Washington's birthday but there Is
no concerted Ian to celebrate that
of Rupert Hughes.
It seems a shame to waste Wales
as a figurehead. What a ward poli
tician that, boy would make.
lie isn't a
he feels nude
1. rs.
al ohl-tim.r 'I'.e
without his suspend-
The Ritchie platform: I am bet
ting there are more wet voters than
dry voters.
The aluminum body of the car is
doubly beneficial. It not only
lightens the car, but your purse as
well.
It is estimated that 2,6T8.2fiC
more Americans now know that
"bituminous" isn't the name of 11
Cullman car.
"Yes, Sir, she's lr.y hnby,'
simple ib'cla! ative sentence,
much repetition tends to
doubt on its authenticity.
is
Si
throw
Correct this sentence: "We'v
slept togithe-r for ten years," sai
she. "and neither ever has kick'
about, the other taking all the
cover."
(I'rotect'd by Publishers'
Syndicate)
25 Years Age Today
It Is stated that W. P. Felt will
retire as captain of the Maple Hill
Golf club at the meeting this eve
ning. Mr. Felt was in Bridgeport
today and the. rumor could not be
verified.
Lieutenant-Colonel Thompson has
received an invitation to attend the
review of the Hartford city battalion
in honor of Covernor McLean.
Pavid Higgins' great southern
play, "At Plney Ilidge," will be
presented at the Russwin Lyceum
this evening. The scenes of the
drama are laid among the rugged
mountains of Tennessee.
The town meeting last, evening
voted a bond issue of ??o.000 to pay-
,11,,-. floating debt. W. E. Ait wood
introduced the resolution and spoke
for it, stating that for several years
the town has been running behind
in receipts.
The water commissioners urge
people using water to bo careful not
10 waste any of it. The long drought
of the past summer and winter have
reduced the supply to a dangerously
law mark. The spring rains will
undoubtedly tell, but no mortal can
tell when. 1'ntil we get copious
rains, it behooves us to be careful.
"Carrie Nation dolls." little stuffed
ficures carrying hatchets, have" ap
peared in the stores.
The Twentieth Century Whist
club met with H. I". Dimock last
.veiling on Winthrop street. Prizes
were won by II. E. Dimock. Mrs. J.
B. Johnson. George B. Terry and
Mrs. Franklin Holland.
Th" Plainville Mfg. "o. fias in
creased Its capital stock from ?:.
iif.o to fie.o.nno.-.
The Y. M. C. A. lias elected the
following delegates to the state con
vention in Waterbiiry this month:
W. K. Sargent. I G. Taylor. K. J.
j Skinner, It. H. Gray. W. H. Latham.
i A. F. Bromley. J. G. Henderson, and
tho board of directors
Australia Enternrises
H?rd Hit hv Firo-
Melbourne, Australia. March 2 (.PI
Two important Industrial cnler
prises in Australia have been de
stroyed by Are. The great Colonial
Sugar Refinery at Adelaide, which
supplies South and West Australia,
is an almost complete wreck, with
the remains of 15.100 tons of raw
and
at
in
sugar still burning. The loss is est!-
. 1 A - ! AAA T1.B Tntn
mated at fl.d-O.nriO. The
n
Darling and Sons Flour Mills at Al
bion recently sustained a loss of
about I50,000.
fufiyiop
MAxsoimHAJiJumi
Send ll cotiiniiinlcotloui- to t-lin
Simp I dlior. chic f the New
Itriialii llcialil. anil your lei lei
i will be forwarded lo Nt' Vnrk
We'll Say The Diplomats Xecl It,
I'olUsI
,v,..,0 f(jr rn.., ,hro...h
ii nil Ihrnmrh,
And yet wu can't help thinking,
too,
A Jolly Fun Court would abate
'I'h" strain of these affairs of
stale!
lilulit!
Mrs. Mailer; '"filings change after
you've been married n while."
Mrs. laller; "Yes. Th" first year
the girl cooks according to lij cook
book, and after thai accordiiff to his
pocket -book."
art rouble. The Itobbed-Hatr
Bandit.
A MOD! Its WOOING
lly Mlmm Irtlng
Ho! Ho!" said the ancient
'Hot
beau.
"Yon would marry nio, Jane my
dear,
Hut. your paint your cheeks and
powder your face
And color your lips, I fear.
I am almost sure that your lashes
long
Their prettiness owe to art;
Your flappot'ish wiles and looks and
smiles
Can r.ovrr annex my heart."
"Ha! 11a! Ha!" laughed the fair
young maid,
"You wear a toupee. T know.
And your beautiful teeth arc not
your own.
For a llltle bird told mo so.
When I lean my head on your
shoulder broad
In the fox-trot or the walla
I feel no thrill
fill
tney arc pans tnni
Your coat- so we both are false!
Would Plcnsr Iter
Laura: "Could you suggest some
thing suitable for a girl friend's
birthday?"
Clerk: "How about these book
ends?" Laura: "Just the thing! She nl
vavs reads the ends before she does
the beginnings."
Beth TMncus.
Fish are landed with nets; poor
fish with hnir nets!
IMstry!
Annoyed by my little girl stick
ing her thumb so much. I exclaim
ed one day "How can I break you
of eating your thumb?"
"By giving mo something that
tastes like my thumb" she sweetly
replied.
Gertrude Maree .
Appropriate lialei for
careful
motorists
Infallible F.ielonee
"Lissi n, big boy, ah craves to
know how yo' tells Is a chicken old
or young."
"Dnt's easy, fellah de teeth tells
yuh."
"Who yo' tryin' to kid, niggah! Ah
knows a chicken ain't got no teeth
nohow."
"Yeahl but ah has!"
Laura Romer.
nit: rnosi.cn I've, attorney
at HOME
(Observed by A. P. Cooper) )
His Wife Breakfast's ready, dear.
I'm sorry, but I burned the bacon.
I heard the baby crying, and when 1
rame back the bacon was burnt to a
e risp.
Attorney You havo a. dissipated
face: Have you ever been in trouble
before?
His Wife Why, John! What do
you mean?
Attorney You swear that you
have told the truth, and nothing but
the truth? Then tell me who was
burned to a crisp the bacon, or the
baby?
His Wife The bacon. Boo, hoo!
Don't 1-1-look at me like that!
Attorney Y'011 have stated that
the said bacon was burned to a said
crisp when you heard a said cry
from a said baby. What's the baby'a
name? Out with It!
His Wife Why, John Harold, Jr.
Don't you know your own child's
name? Heavens! I'll go Insane if this
,Wd
keeps up.
Attorney R will do you no good
to plead insanity. The hand of the
law Is already closing In upon you,
unhappy woman! Let me put tho
scene of the crime before you.
gentlemen of the jury! A smoking
skillet; this woman bending over
the poor Innocent bacon; a shrill
scream, and -the dastardly need
j,
It's frightful awful
that
s.h - ,hlnlr rmM be possible
our falr lnnd; N-ow pentlemen of the
jllryi j (ns, ,,.,, yoll Iinrt nils
n,s,.rhle woman this firebug
Rniity of bacon burning in the
' , ,1
first
1 necree. 1 maiiK voei.
IBs Wife Rut John. I didn't
mean anv harm!
Attorney Ignorance of the
ia no excuse. 1 think I have won
my ,iase. The cvldenco wn so over
whelmingly against you. Amit now.
before It is too Into, that you did,
wilfully nnd unlawfully, burn,
scorch, and otherwise char tho said
bacon that was to havo been my
breakfast, I rest tho cuse.
Why It Is m Cnllcl
"Are there any barbers at TI1H
I'TN HIIOT'S headquarters';"
"Yes; they comb tho mall for
good Jokes,"
. T. rilzer.
(Copyright, 1020, Reproduction
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Q. What is the difference be
tween a falde, a parable and an ul
legory'.' A. A fable is a brief story feigned
or invented to embody a moral and
introducing animals and somi'tlmes
even inanimate tilings as rational
speakers and actors. A parable is
a brief narrative founded on real
scenes or events such us occur in
human life nnd nature and usually
with a moral or religious application.
An ailr(-ory is ,in extended simile
Willi tho eomparativo words and
forms left out; a form of tho figure
of comparison in which the real sub
ject is never named, but is left to
be inferred.
Q. What are the stormiest
stretches of water adjacent to the
two American continents?-
A. The North Atlantic off New
fdundland; the North Pacific off
Budget Sound nnd the South Atlan
tic off Cape. Horn, nt the southern
end of South Amerlra.
Q. How many novels were pub
lished In the United States in the
years K'23 and 1J24?
A. In 1H24, 871 new novels were
published and in 1923 there were
7SS.
Q. What is tho meaning and de
rivation of the name "Bullard?"
A. It is an Knglish name mean
ing bull-herd or one who herds
cattle.
Q. What are the postal rales 011
packages seuit by air mail?
A. Rates are based on zoning and
weight. There nro three zones cover
ing the United States and the rates
aro per ounce S cents for the first
zone, 1.S ce-nts for the second and
21 cents for the third.
Q. What is the difference be
tween tho Fahrenheit and Roamur
thermometer - scales?
A. On the Fahrenheit scale the
freezing point of water is 32 degrees
and the boiling point 212 degrees.
;The Roamur scale has only SO do.
grecs between zero, the melting
point of ice, and the boiling point of
water.
! Q. What proportion of auto acci
dents In tho I'nlted States are caus-
ed by commercial cars?"
A. The National Safety Council
'estimates that ill 1925 approximately
1 30 per cent of the 21.000 persons
I killed in auto accidents were run
idown bv trucks, delivery cars and
;taxi cabs, and that almost 20 per
j cent of the fiOO.ooo persons injured
,by nutos were struck by commercial
; cars.
j Q. What President of the I'nlted
: States wrote the epitaph that is on
his tombstone?
A. On the tombstone of Thomas
Jefferson is the following epitaph
that he wrote: "Here lies burled
Thomas Jefferson, author of the
Declaration of Independence, of the
Statute of Virginia, for Religious
Freedom, and father of the Univer
sity of Virginia.
Q. Who was the "Father of
STAND BY PLEASE
LISTENS TO DULL OPERoTlC
MEDLEY BECAUSE HE
WANTS TO FIND OUT
VOHlRE IT'S (0MIN6 FROM
Is
In
THERE. tT SEEMS TO
HAVE STOPPED - NOW
FOR THE STATION AN-
NOUNCEMENT
law
.niaiwiS
U u - v v
(ireonbneks?" ' Conditions: The lakes disturbance
A. James , Weaver, candidal, 'of yesterday morning moved 'Ut
of the (iiconbuck party for I'reHideiit j mini to the southern New Kngland
of the I'nlted Slates In lSf0. I coast dining the past 21 bouts and is
Q. Can you give mo some, points producing rain In the central and
on tho preservation of an oil paint- southern coast districts of tho Nt w
Knglund stales and light snows in
A. Keep It In an even tempera- portions of tho Ohio Valley, l.nke
ture, do not hang over n flue, op. n ; icgion, New York slate and northern
fireplace or radiator, and 411st H New Kngliind, well of the Mke-lsslp-often
if exposed. In dusting use 11 oi river the weather condlilons urn
silk clolli nnd wlpn off carefully. A
glass covering with a scaled frame
will help to preserve It.
q. What do avlnlors mean by
"the height of tho celling?"
A. The limit of altitude to which
they can fly.
Q. Do bees get honey directly
from I ho flowers?
I A. Science Service Bays thai
honey 11s such is not present In the
flower, but is n substance that has
l een pnrtlnllv digested by the bee.
Q. What is the meaning of "Plus
fit?"
A. It Is n colloquial phrase
meaning "exaggerated" or "utterly
utter".
Q. Are ordinary gypsum blocks
s good Insulators as cork?
A. No. Certain very porous gyp
uni products aro now being made,
ihe lightest of which nro probably
"omparable with cork. These mater
ials are known as Pyroced! and In-
s'llox. They are sold in the form of
powder which is mixed with water
on the job and poured Into the
cavities. A large amount of gns Is
evolved which is retained by the
mixture forming Innumerable small
bubbles.
Q. What In the average expecta
tion of life In the United Slates?
A. In 1920 it was computed as
r,t;.32 years.
Q. What is the Canadian duty on
clgare-ttes?
A. $4.10 per pound and 2". per
cent of the value.
Q. Which has tho larger num
ber of cities with populations over
Hio.ooo, Ohio or Pennsylvania?
A. According to the Census of
1 920 tho state of Ohio has 7 cities
with a population over 100. 000 and
Pennsylvania has only four.
Q. Are the Olympic games to be
held this year?
A. No. They are held every four
years and the next are scheduled for
192S, In Amsterdam, Holland.
Q. What Is the ordinary passen
ger capacity of the Leviathan? What
is Ihe largest number of passengers
she has ever carried?
A. The ordinary rapacity is 3,-
397 passengers. The largest number
carried on one trip was 12.107. These
were troops carried overseas during
the World War.
Observation
On The Weather
Washington, March 2 P These
storm warnings were issued by the j
weather bureau today;
"Advisory: Warnings changed to
northwest 10 a. 111. , Delaware break
water to Eastport, .Me., and north
west storm warnings ordered south 1
of Delaware breakwater to Hatteras. !
Disturbance over Connecticut mov-j
ing northeastward with increasing
innlensity. will cftuse strong north
easl shifting to west winds north of
Bosfon and strong northwest winds
soulh of Boston this afternoon and
tonight." I
Forecast for Southern New l-hig-land:
Partly cloudy and colder lo-
night. Wednesday fair, colder 011 j
the east coast: strong west winds. !
Forecast for eastern New York:
Partly cloudy and colder tonight
wilh snow flurries in north nnd cen
tral portions; Wednesday fair and
colder In north portion; strong west
and northwest winds.
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I'.'in she mole! a cherry I'ic, , liarinili- Pally.'
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l.iie f, a omig tllllifr nail i-annct leave l.rr l.-.i-ilioi V '
Ili;t vlii-n liho ilnrs, nnil n'-t'i up hoiiS'i-Uerl'ille villi J l III y IV'J', he
will ho tiiiol situ ran nml'.o a eheny pi,-:
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our YV.-' sia acta n Hurcau to tho repeiio, v. ft 11 a new Imllialn full et re'-ipo.
fur rtH laials f.f ptcs nnd riioaHe-s 11 11 '1 oil 'efi'ia. h"v to nnlaa
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THERE, THEY MUST 8E
WORWNij THEMSELVES
LIP TO THE END AT
LAST
FINDS ORCHESTRA vjfyS
OUST SHIPT1N6 GEAS IN
TO ANOTHER PAdTT OP
MEDLEY
FINDS IT HADN'T ST0PPE& 5AYS THIS THING'S IWERhl- GETS-EAR PHONES BACK
MUSIC WAS SO SOFT HE NABLE, BUT
DON'T QUITE HEAR IT
IK'G IT CUT
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contrulled inalnlv bv 11 long area of
I Igh prcisiire central over tho Can
adian province of Manitoba and . x
Mending southward to the West Gulf
I region. It Is accompanied by sul
izoro (eniperature In Minnesota and
'colder but clearing woollier has set
In over the lake region, the Ohio
vallev and western portion of tho
middle Atlantic stales.
Conditions favor for this vicinity,
fair and colder.
COMMUNICATED
Mr. rchiillli's Cnmliilacy
Editor Herald:
In regards to Mr. Uehalik's de-sire
to bo mayor
I am one of the voters of the Mb
ward and can't imagine on what
grounds he bases his desire, 0 1 1 1 "
than personal ambition. Ho has if
backing, as far as T know, among
ward organizations of either party,
or any public service history. My
advice to Mr. 1'ckalik. If he would
ho mayor, Is to serve his rily in
some minor capacity if ho can be
chosen, nnd give the voter.-, a chance
to observe his political ability. 1
have no desire to see personal am
bition thwarted but believe he
rhoiild just give us n demonstration
of his ability by serving in the
council, for instance.
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ARE SICKLT
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