New Britain herald., 1920-06-05

 who see in the places affected hardly any element of good. and very likely nothing but a method of getting easy money with little effort from the young men about town who like to take a chance and have the mistaken idea that they can beat the game. Those who have tried say that it can't be done. Another type of car nival attraction that came under the chiefs ban is that of the familiar artistic dancing exhibition Those ! who have seen these suggestive, not to say lewd exhibitions, cannot but commend the police department for refusing to permit them to continue. Savoring only of the filth of the gut ter appealing to the depraved, these are types of exhibition that any father or mother of the right sort would not want their growing sons to attend. New Britain's roads are admittedly in very poor condition. They are bad. But New Britainites have no better reason to complain than have the cit izens of practically every other town and city in the state Bad roads are the rule and towns and cities with excellent roads the exception.
 tue 6HLlTG TOSLeI HOI CIly officials for the present administration has been completed and in the choice of his commissioners Mayor Orson F. Curtis has adhered closely to two of ~his adopted policies-those of having no men serve on more than one board or commission and retaining the chairmanships of the various depart ments for memb bers of the republican party.
 Little opposition : to the course adoptea by the|mayor in thos~ gar ticulars is being voiced. Sr-nd argu- ments hSsve been -trah.Sd oy the city's ssac,,,;,, in favor of both, it being/ h;s chef that the community and he man are best served by re- .-.r1cting his membership to one de- partment while the leadership of com missions is retained as a sort of pro- tective measure. it is explained. Formerly several individuals served in two more capacities and while the duties they were called upon to perform in each were of widely diff ferent nature, in some instances. the mayor has felt that more could be ac- complished by diverting the public servants attention to the work of but cone department As an instance: Lawyer Mortimer H. Camp was chair man of the health board under the Quigley administration. When Mayor Orson F. Curtis was elected he con- tinued in office. In the meantime, he had hSen ,named assistant corporation counsel. Mayor Curtis requested the resignation of MT. Camp from either of the two positions, leaving the choice with the official. and as a re- suit his resignation from the health department was received.
 As regards the Republican chair manships. it is apparent that the mayors attitude is not of the ITO the Victor Belongs the Spoils'' type, but as the good accom- plished as we'll as the mistakes made will be called for or against the party in power. he is de- sirous as far as possible, to guard against mistakes of other parties which may reflect upon the Republi- can administration.
 At present there is but one board chalrmanship in the hands of one other than a republican. It is that of the police commission, of which P. F King is chairman. Conversation with the mayor. it is said, indicates that an exception to his policy may be made in that case and MT. King may be continued as chairman of the board. The chairman was appointed under the administration of George A. Quigley. Tn accepting the resignation of that official from the board of finance and taxation, Mayor Curtis complimented him upon his efficient services and remarked that he pre- ferred to have him remain a member of the police board rather than the committee on finance and taxation.
 
 This is the age of the fair sex. No longer do the sterner sex have mo- nopoly on anything. unless it is the privilege of walking down the street with big black cigar in their mouths without attracting attention But it IS in athletic events that the girls are now coming into their own. Time there was, few years back, when swimming, walking. tennis and goIfing were about the only pastimes out side of a well-regulated gymnasium at which a girl could ind an opportun- ity to display her athletic prowess. Now she has invaded mems most sac red realms in that baseball is no long CT a mystery to her and, in this city at least. she plays with a knowledge, if not the skill of her brothers. Prac- tically every factory now has girls baseball team even as they had girls basketball teams last winter, and witt, a regular schedule of games being played at St. Mary's field gives the fair sex an excellent opportunity to play d real. live American game and at the same, time get that rigorous, heal:hful exercise so essential to one who is confined all day in an office or factory.
 The board of police commissioners, at their meeting last night, voted to