New Britain herald., 1916-09-28

met by automobiles which will trans port them to the lake.
 A program of sports has been ar ranged. There will be the usual baseball game between the married and single men, prize target shooting, 1 bowling and other sports which the resort affords.
 The outing is the associations big l fall attraction and it invariably draws a large crowd.
 Plan Past Masters Night. Sequssen lodge will hold a regular meeting tonight in Odd Fellows hall to make arrangements for past mas 1 ters' night which will be observed next Thursday. The members are an- ticipating a most entertaining time at that session. Past masters of the lodge will occupy the chairs and will l exemplify the initiatory degree. Six candidates will take the obligations. Lunch will be served in connection with the gathering and there will be an entertainment.
 How He'll Vote.
 The following self explanatory com l munication, regarding the license campaign has been received by the Herald for publicatio
 EditOr:-During the past few weeks I have read in your valuable publication a series of statements in which the authors presented what they termed arguments why Plainville would be better off as no-Iicense town and why the voters should cast their ballots on Monday against the existing saloons. A number of the theories advanced have been interest,"
 ing, to be sure, but for the most part thoughtful consideration will show them to be but theories and not work | able in these practical times
 Now l hold no brief for the saloon | keeper and am not personally inter- | ested in the liquor business. Pro- I hblt1on that would prohibit would be | entirely satisfactory to me but I can ma no time for the so-called mo-
 license plan which in a small town l especially when 1t is located close to a license place, closes the saloon. which Is under the very eye of the police. and invites the opening of kitchen 1 barrOoms and "speak- easies' of other descriptions. These are always found 1 to be far worse than the legally hcensed saloon. In the first place the proprietors do a whiskey business l principally, because of the difficulties l involved in getting large quantities of beer delivered without attra cting sus- | p1c1on. And the whiskey sold is usually of the cheapest grade. the 1 drinkers of which certainly take a. far greater risk than those who use intox- lcants sold in the open and bearing 1 the trademarks of business houses of l recognized standing.
 No-Hcense makes whiskey drinkers. 1 That's the trouble with it. The man l who ordinarily is content to go into a l saloon for a glass of beer, when de- | nled the privilege, is lia bIe to go to 1 pllnd uger where questionable Wh1skey is dispensed. Or he will l spend a nickel for a trolley ride to l the next town, and having taken the 1 trouble to get that far away from 1 home, will consume what he consid- | CTS enough drink to compensate him l TOT the bother. Tn many cases that ! Will be more than is good for him. He ID "on 9e oil ana the town itself is also sufferer a result
 The matter of the towns oo++ir revenue from the saloon I will leave out of the question entirely. If hene- its were to be derived bv givino ,,, the saloons, the townspeople would Willingly pay the price but I doubt if they are satisfied to make the sacri- flee and at the same time take the
 FISK Of making conditions worse. The results of last Sundays raids bv the state police show how easv if has been to sell without a license under the very eyes of the authorities. wou1d not greater advantage be taken of this opportunity under no-Iicense. r think yes. That's why Pm going to vote in favor of license and I am suf- nclently conceited to think that bv
 Tar the majority of other voters will
 be with me- 1-