New Britain herald., 1920-07-10
THE OBSERVER
 MAKES
 RANDOM OBSERVATIONS THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE.
MAKES

New Britain young women and their swains are indignant over the activities of the Newington conStableS who are
 reported to be stealthily gumShoe- ing along the turnpike ready to bounce upon young couples who dare so much as to hold hands in auto mobiles. It is apparent that the limbs of the law never were young or were disappointed in love, or some thin because they direct their efforts
 consistently, it is said, toward inter- fering with Cupid's well laid plans, even going so far as to hale the young men and women before the court on
 charges that might seriously affect any girls future if they became public.
 1t is a popular custom for young folks whose hearts beat for each
 other to go scooting out into the coun- try evenings in automobiles. In the
 good old days our fathers and moth-
 CTS used to tie the reins around the
 whip socket and let Dobbin eat grass,
 or wander along the roadside. while
 they embraced each other, Unfor-
 tunately for the boys and girls of
 today. you can't let an automobile
 take care of itself and it is therefore
 necessary to draw up at one side of
 the road and stop while sweet noth-
 ings are whispered back and forth,
 while the moon comes up and the
 stars flash a wireless message of good cheer.
 According to those who claim to
 know, it is at this crucial point that the sleuths sneak up, grab the inof- fensive lovers by the neck and ejac- ulate: Come with us by heck Y'r coupla desperit criminals, too des- perit to be footloose in this here taown." The moonlight fades, the stars retreat into their blue play ground and the "desperit criminals" are taken to the calaboose and charged with numerous and sundry offenses. principally parking a car without lights after dark.
 The constables have become so per sistent. autoists report, that a num-
 Der of girls of splendid character whose only offense was holding hands and reciting When you were a tad pole and I was a fish" have been in danger of being held up to public view as being women of lax morals. It will be remembered that a few years ago Newington constables struck terror into the hearts of motor cyclists and gathered them in by wholesale to answer to the charge of speeding. As a result the bucolic de- tectives waNed rich, their money com ing in plenteous quantities, more than sufficient to cope with the rise in the cost of living. At times there were crowds of cyclists in the court room and despite their denials that | they were violating any speed regu- | lations. the constables swore to the contrary and in most cases fines were , imposed.
 Newington cops must be funny peo- pie. They arrest you for speeding 1 the highway and they arrest you for | lingering along the roadside with | your best girl tucked up against your heart. This latter is a shame, say we. If a young man can't make love on country road these warm evenings | where can he go?
 Mayor Dutton of Bristo1-"Joe" to his friends-gains the inside track | for the democratic nomination for | congressman from this district by an | nouncing that he is to be counted as | being in the race. He is the first to | enter the lists since the announce | ment of Congressman Lonergan of | Hartford that he will not be a candi- | date for reelection but will resume
 his private law practice.
 If affability could elect man, "Joe'
 Dutton would be sent to Congress
 with a unanimous electorate behind
 him. He is a genial person who | makes pleasant company and who has
 the faculty of keeping friends once he makes them.
 I MT. Dutton has been mayor of \ D~;~ ] being by unanimous choice, both
 democrats and republicans nominat-
 ing him. This proves his popula arity
 in the Bell city and. while such an
 election could not be expected in the
 district, it would go "uite a way to