New Britain herald., 1917-09-29

people who seem to have absolutely
no respect for law and order and who
apparently do not appreciate the free.
dom of citizenship. There Is but one
thing to do If this lawlessness Is to be
wiped out, and that is to prosecute
all offenders with tho mailed fist. Dras.
tic measures must be adopted. Espe.
cially must the law prohibiting the
carrying of dangerous weapons be en-.
forced, and enforced strictly. ParAc.
ularly in these troublesome days. with
more or less anarchistic spirit being
breathed, it Is dangerous to society t.
permit its members to carry concealed
weapons. The full penalty on all con.
victed and frequent arrests should
tend to prevent this only too prevail.
emit custom Of carrying weapons
Druggists tell us that at present
alcohol sells at $3.50 per gallon and
as soon as the government tax be.
comes effective the price will Jump I'd
I'll. Right away we can see where
the dry rub will outdistance the alco-
hol rub In the race for popularity.
reference to the back files Of the
Herald shows that during the week OF
, september 1928, twenty-five years ago
the following noteworthy events took
place in New Britain:
september %: Town expenses, $685..
549.28 against $103,66O.74 year ago,
Cornelius Andrews gives a reception
to his nephew, Herbert L. Mills, and
| his bride who were recently married In
Chicago. Democrats open fall cam.
! paign for election OF Cleveland and
| Stevenson.
September "a: Court Friendly, F..
| of A., observes third anniversary An.
nual parade and inspection of fire de-
partment headed by Chief Carletoni
banquet at Hanna1s armory in eve-
ming. New Britain High school bests
Cheshire football team, 80 to 0, after
''hotly contested battle"
| September rs: New freight depot
at Berlin used for first time and plans
made for new passenger station.
September II: Mrs. Mary Lee An.
! drews dies unexpectedly at her home
| on West Main street. Norman P,
Cooley of Chicago is visiting in town.
September %: Special Officer Cot.
fey sues Patrick MCGUIRE for state
ments made in police court.
September 20: Mayor authorized
by city meeting to borrow $4,000 TO,
Shuttle Meadow and building of West
! Canal
September 30: Nine real estate
transfers during past week. Demo.
Gratis have flag raising In fourth ward
The disposition OF Tuesday nights
murder case was the speediest in the
history of the city. The murder oc.
Cured at sos p. m. The murderera
were captured within six hours. were
arraigned in the local court within
nine hours and were brought before
the superior court on bench wal :
rant, all within "a hours of the act
49, !
The need of two private polics
telephone wires was demonstrated on
the night of the murder when the
police were attempting to notify other
cities to be on the lookout for the
murderers. While the Office wine was
| busy on toll line call 1t was impos-
sible for other complaints to be re-
ceived. Why can't the police board
loosen up and give the department an
additional wire?
Great sport: Appearing on the
street with the family dog dangling at
the end Of a leash. It takes a bravo
man to do 1t.
Next month should prove an event.
| full one. It Is the month OF brown
October ale, the Harvest moon, husk-
ing bees and the ever elusive red ears
The passing of favorite shirt
ones bosom companion-a pair Of
old gloves-one's handy possessions
or even a pair of old shoes-orttimeo
ones sole paris naturally hard, but
that tiSe same sentiment clings to the
loss Of a pet collar, even In these
times of high prices of collars was
1 not known to q certain laundry In
town until Monday when the teamster
brought in a saw-toothed necklace
| which had originally, sometime in the
dim, prehistoric past, been sure
enough linen collar, with an inscrip-
ton thereon. The Jagged edges of
| the collar would have driven a he'll
meted Prussian to desperation and
| the starch wherewith 1t had once
been starched must have been in the
| last stages OF yellow jaundice, judging
| from the color scheme which marred
the pristine purity Of this particular
| piece Of haberdashery. This inscrip-
| ton which showed that even q poet
can be driven to desperation and re-
taliatory barbarity read:
I've worn them frequently hereto
fore,
Shrunken and tawdry and black:
| But no blame collar can cut my
throat
With a yellow streak down its
back" %
If the police department would
exert half as much energy apprehend-
ing teamsters and bicyclists who ride
at night in direct violation of the law
as they do in arresting motorists for
driving without their licenses or for
parking their cars in the wrong place