New Britain herald., 1917-09-08

protection for the youthful offender
the statute insists that all complaints
against children up to eighteen years
of age must be made In chambers If
their offense is a first one or unless
their crime is one punishable by i'm
prisonment or the infection of the
death penalty. For subsequent Of
lenses the court can hear the cases
in open court Or in chambers, as he
sees fit. This new law also gives the
prosecuting attorney the authority to
bring criminal action by summons
rather than by arrest, and provides
that in the cases of the aforemen-
toned minors the judge shall keep a
separate docket not open to the pub
lie unless the offense is SO aggravated
that the penalty must be imprison-
ment Or death This, obviously, is to
protect the first offenders from the
stigma of publicity and give them a
chance to live down their past.
The police department, possibly
through it's plain clothes detective
agency, might do we'll to watch the
Soldiers Monument more carefully
and arrest those offenders who are
committing depradations and other
nuisances in the interior of the struc-
ture. For some time the from doors
have not been locked, giving the pub
lie an opportunity of entering it's por-
tails and reading the names of the
Civil War heroes Inscribed thereon,
but this is being taken ADVANTAGE of
and must be stopped.
The coming wrestling bout in Turn
err hall on October 6, between Flavy
/. Benjamin, formerly of Fairview
street, this city, but more lately Of
Chicago, and Alva Ventres, of Berlin
is revival of the athletic interest in
this city For a number of years
athletics of the professional variety
have been dead. Two or three years
ago Billy Hanna and others tried to
revive boxing, but several Of the
matches were fiascoes and there was
but little interest. 1t has been almost
decade, however, since the Wrest
ling game has been a live one here.
Time there was, back in 1907 and
Whereabouts, when some of the best
wrestlers of the world exhibited
here Among them were Stanislaw
Zbyszko, one time world champion.
his brother, Wladek, the present
schmidt the famous Russian Lion
Philip Bonenfant, a local boy, was
also a wrestler of note, being at one
time regarded as one of the best
lightweights on the mat. On one oc-
casion he wrestled to q draw after
an hour and a half battle with Pro-
fessor O'Connell instructor at Yale
and later at Cornell. The late Alfred
nd 80 uoc ~ or1
and it was he who trained Alfred
Swanson, a New Britain man, for his
match with Harvey Parker of Brock
ton, then lightweight champion. of the
world. The match took place in
Waterbury and although Parker got
one fall the match was a tie as the
agreement was the best two out OF
three. Icy Winters, Yale instructor
also performed here as did score
of other men of prominence in the
wrestling world. Then there came to
the city a variety Of promoters who
'framed' their bouts and the public
soon lost confidence and the sport
died out. The coming revival should
be a good one, however, as both of
the boys are we'll known and neither
has ever lost a match.
The spirit of the drafted men in
New Britain is admirable. Thus far
| not a single man has been found miss
| ing when the time came for him to
go. The parting was not without sac
ritice either, but, true to past tradi.
tons, New Britain men have respond
ed nobly.
While the women folks of the city
are busy rolling bandages, knitting
socks, wristlets, sweaters. etc, let the
| men who are staying at home remem-
Der their brethren in the field. Don't
forget how much you enjoy your after
dinner cigar, pipe or cigarette Re-
| ember the soldiers and sailors tobac-
co fund Enough said.
During the past few weeks a large
| number of children between the ages
Of IA and l6 years employed at the
local factories have been discharged
| owing to the new federal law, effective
September 1, which provides that no
concern manufacturing articles for in
terstate trade can employ such labor
| ers more than eight hours a day or
between the hours of D. m. and 7
a. m.
The Herald about town man. is un.
able to verify the report that Boggs
! l.. K. Boggs, he of the Barbary Coast
fame, is dead. Something must be
| the matter with him though. Maybe
| he has lost his facile pen.
All roads will lead to Berlin next
week. After all, there is but one fair
the Berlin fair.
| This is partly true. The ladies at
! the Wednesday afternoon sewing cir
| Gle of one of the churches were dis
cussng the high price of milk and one
| rlxa cd TINT hot h