New Britain herald., 1920-10-23

and Hartford are complaining because the railroad service seems to be bad ly disorganized. Ii is reported that conditions have been serious during the past week with trains running late and others running not at all.
 Such a state of affairs is of intense interest to New Britain. Hundreds of men, women and girls who live here are employed in Hartford and many people who live in Elmwood. Newing- ton and Hartford earn their daily bread in this city.
 Girls going to Hartford say they cannot depend on the trains either to reach their work or to return home in the afternoon. It is on return trips that the service has been at low ebb and travelling men, as well as New Britain residents, have expressed themselves as thoroughly disgusted.
 Thursday night, it is said, several hundred of commuters and shoppers were forced to stand at the station Tn Hartford for more than an hour waiting for accomm odations to New Britain, Plainville and Bristol. Finally, the train scheduled to leave Hartford at 4:5O o'clock daylight saving time) started at about 6:15, nearly an hour and half late. Whether the 5:10 left at all, the writer has not been informed.
 An industrial map of the United States would show that New Britain and vicinity are now entering the area of depression and it is doubtful whether it will move out into the white space for some time to come although there is hope in business circles that an improvement will toe noted after the voters get the election out of their systems.
 To the west, the territory is under the cloud more seriously than New Britain proper. Plainville is in the black area with it's two important in dustries at a standstill. Farther west in Bristol, the biggest industry in town is slowly relaxing, 500 of it's best workmen having been laid off, a few days ago.
 The most striking indication of re- taxation so far as New Britain is concerned is the announcement posted at the plant of the New Britain Ma chine company that the employees will work shorter hours than heretofore Otherwise, the depression has been reflected locally only in the discharge of inefficient workmen, and Of efllclent Workmen whose services were con- sidered unnecessary. Orders are De- coming lighter in many of New Brit aims manufacturing concerns and 1t is sometimes necessary to Hay off men who are thoroughly competent and dependable.
 Employers and employees alike are cheered by the statements of Judge Gary head of the United States Steel Corporation, who says: The business skies are practically without clouds. As always there may be showers from time to time but there is nothing in the atmosphere to indicate the ap- proach of dangerous storms.
 Owing to the general confusion at- tendant upon their maiden experience at the polls many women are under the impression that they must vote the straight ticket of the party with .which they registered. Such, of course. is not the case. Any person eligible to admission to the polls can vote as he or she wishes regardless of whether registered for pa articipation in repub- Iican primaries or democratic cau- cuses.
 The writer overheard one woman say that she intended to vote the '.straight-ticket." When asked to explain her reasons, she saiG: After being registered as a voter I also reRistered as a-so I suppose I must