New Britain herald., 1922-08-05
THE OBSERVER
Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People


 the files and records In the yarioul city offices, The city clerks offic, has documents of interest, so have other departments: but for items ol genuine interest of the sort that af. fleets all, or most all, taxpayers. Ia | perusal of the tax collectors records And in this connection 1t might bs added that one would be surprised to read therein the names of man, Of our prominent citizens, many oi whom are obviously well fixed" who have failed to pay their taxes and are this very day in debt to the city of New Britain.
 The recent ukase of the fashion ex- perts and the hair dressing baront that bobbed hair Is doomed to go is apparently falling on deaf ears as far as New Britain girls are concerned There certainly seems to be no let up kn the number of sweet young things who monopolize the barbers chair while mere man fdgets and inward ly fumes as he watches the, clock. thumbs his time table and wonders if he'll be able to get that shave in time.
 The fashion decree that dresses are to be worn longer. while not gen. erally accepted here, is nevertheless being needed by some. In New York many, many of the better dressed d women are wearing them longer, and not infrequently now we pause and turn around to look at some fair damsel who traipzes down our main thoroughfare hiding all but her shoe tops. We immediately brand her as "a visitor from. the metropolis"
 Another thing that mere man can- not but notice in women's garb Is the prevailing mode of wearing gown of a solid color. generally very dark, with flowing sleeves that are slit from elbow to shoulder, giving well rounded arm a chance to peek out coyly and causing an added apprecia- tion on. the part of the onlooker, of the resp Possibilities of that slender shoulder strap.
 Brazil has only two bobbed hair girls. news item says. Brazil: she is missing a lot.
 If Chief of Police w.. C. Hart goes through with his threat to cause the arrest and prosecution of all bicyclists, teamsters (and autoists tool who drive on the highways at night with out displaying lights, his men are as- sured of great activity for some time, and many citizens whose sole knowl- edge of police court has been ob- tained from reading the police news in the paper will have chance to obtain first hand information.
 Chief Hart is to be commended on this move and he should go through with it. For the safety of them selves, of individuals walking and other moving vehicles, all traffv should be compelled to obey the law relative to lights. The law on this reads:
 Every vehicle on any public high way or bridge shall have attached to it light or lights which shall be so displayed as to be visible from the front and rear, from one half hour after sunset until one-half hour be- fore sunrise. Such lights shall be of sufficient Illuminating power to be visible at distance of 200 feet, but the provision of this section shall not apply to any vehicle designed for and in the transportation of hay, straw or gasoline"
 Night after night, bicycists and horse drawn vehicles pass policemen without lights, but how many are brought into court? Such bicyclists or drivers are a menace not only to themselves, but also to others who use the highway and try to obey the law and use care. It is high time this aw was enforced. here and elsewhere.
 And while on the subject, what about the annoying habit of many drivers, principally jitney operators and truckmen, of banging through the streets with their motor cut outs open "a direct violation of the law. Resi- Chapman street bus complain fre- quently of the terrific noise made by the cut-outs. Auto experts say that but little or no added power is ob- tained by opening the cut-out, while it certainly does cause an unnecessary disturbance and is a clear cut viola ton of the statutes.
 News items announces that light house at Morgan's Point, this state, is for sale. Good opportunity for