New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-15
FACTS AND FANCIES.


FACTS AND FANCIES.
New Hampshire is firru against alb
clifton of capital punishment. in the
ratio of fifteen to eight in the senate,
The moral effect on Connecticut is
likely to be discouraging to the hui
manitarians.-NeWH Haven Register.
A clubwoman out West expresses
belief that the girls of today have less
regard for the conventions than did
the girls of years ago. But the girls
arc not alone in this particular; the
same thing may be said of their
mothers and grandmothers as we'll as
of their brothers and fathers.--Prov-
idence Journal.
After all the fuss that has been
made about "purc food" if it is pos
siLle in an American city to sell
bread containing twenty-four per
cent. of plaster paris without going
to Jail for it, the makers and the ad-
ministrators of law have been sadly
fooling the people.-Norwich Record.
In the hearing concerning a mu
nicipal ice plant for Bridgeport just
one fact was brought OUT that covered
the situation completely. The atten-
ton of the esteemed Legislative COM
mitteo was called to the fact that the
question was submitted to q referen-
dun of the voters of the city Of
Bridgeport and was passed by an
overwhelming majority. It now re-
mains to be seen whether or not the
people of Bridgeport are to be
granted the right to 40 wnat they
voted to Acknowledgement Telegram.
Lunch rooms in New Haven have
been examined by the local board Of
health and the examination resulted
in rating for cleanliness, sanitation,
ventilation, ect. The newspapers have
printed the examination marks, from
which it appears that New Haveners
eat without dissemination in restau-
rants which can score ninety-four to
ninety-nine and others which rank as
low as forty-seven per cent, OF perfec-
ton. New Haven is widely interested
in the exhibit and the lunch room
owners are deeply exc1ted.-Water-
bury Republican.
There are more than q half dozen
bills before the legislature dealing
with the conditions and hours of en-
ployment of women and minors and a
number Of others having to do with
labor conditions generally. Doubtless
there is some virtue in most of them.
Whether any of them is practicable
or not is another matter. 1t would
take a congress of scientific econo-
mists and sociologists a longer time
than the Connecticut Legislature will
remain in session to examine all the
problems touched by these bills and
to formulate into workable PROPOSE
ton all the reforms at which they aim
and the chances are that at the end
Of their conference the scientists
would divide about evenly on the sub
ject.-New London Day.
Mrs. POritt'S suffrage bulletin Tor
this week declares that the strongest
force resisting the passage OF the
suffrage amendment in Connecticut is
the liquor lobby, and that it is work
ing industriously behind the skirts Of
the antis whome she admits very
likely do not know it. If they did
know it we do not see how they are
going to help it. They probably are
not going to give up resistance be-
cause others are also resisting. But 1T
is perfectly certain that they are not
working with the liquor lobby In any
way and Mrs. PorTitt does not pro
tend that they are, though, OF course,
her Joining the two together as work
ing for the same object would tend,
and is designed to excite prejudice
Waterbury American.