New Britain herald., 1923-10-13

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 made by States Attorney Hugh N
 Aieara that he may arrest ], willi'
 Mills suspended prohibition enforce
 menl affieeF. Alderman Cornelius ]
 nehm and State senator Richard J
 Covert fer their alleged participation
 Ia extending protection" to ths
 sapfhingion Ion.
 II. would be hard to select three
 men who are more active tn parts
 affairs. Mills has held offiee as per
 sanal tax collector and as enforce
 Ifiet, He Is a member of the re.
 publican town committee from the
 second ward. On election day and
 during political campaigns he is a
 worker for party success and Is usual
 ly found In harness wherever poiiti-
 cal functions are taking place, Connie" Dehm also works day and
 night shifts when politics is humming,
 He Is clever at getting out the vote. eomhing the ward for his friends and seeing that they set to the polls to vote for the party ticket.
 "Diek" Covert is one Of the most popular men in the city and his friends are not limited to the repub- lican party. He has a winning smile and warmshake that are not made for the occasion. He is known as a man who sticks 10 his promise when 1t is once given.
 coverts aspirations to become post master are dimmed by hts connection with tho southington Inn case no matter whether he Is ultimately cleared. Until recently. it was sup posed that he could have the appoint ment If he said the word although within recent weeks the names of Mills and Herbert F. Erwin. chair man of the republican town commit tee. have been mentioned in connec- ton with the post. Friends of Erwin claim that he Would not be candi- date against Covert, for whom he has n warm personal friendship.
 The story was circulated. but de- nied. that friends of Erwin were plan ming to follow the same procedure as Congressmen Fenn adopted in Hart ford when he failed to make rec ommendatlon for a permanent post master but had his secretary in- stalled temporarily in the office so that. when an examination is held. he will have had the advantage of ex- perience and will probably win the permanent appointment. According to the story, Erwin was to be put in office temporarily with the hope that he would ultimately win his way to the permanent postmastership. ,
 Covert's friends fear that his chances have been destroyed by the statement made by Mir. Alcorn even if he is cleared Of any connection with the Mills ease.
 It was foregone conclusion that the recommendation of Principal Shade of the High school. that inter- cholastic athletic contests be aboish- cd. would be sidetracked when it came before tie board of education. The recommendation never met with popular approval. In fact, the re verse was true.
 "Old Grads" were astounded by Mir. Shades program. They did not think it possible that they would be approv- ed by the board of education and they could not picture the New Brit ain High school without teams or the diamond, the gridiron and the track battling against Hartford or some other rival whose colors 1t is always a pleasure to lower.
 Mir. Slade realizes that the athletic situation at High school is unpleas- ant. The coach is unpopular with | many of the athletes and school mor- ale has been lowered as result. But to abolish athletics with one stroke of the pen was so radical that the reaction was too strong. No doubt, members of the board of education were made aware of the hostile senti- ment among the undergraduates and alumni and were guided partly by this feeling
 Members of the common council who held out in favor of cutting ice 1t Shuttle Meadow lake this winter will meet with stern opposition which has increased since the famous about face" of last year when the council voted against allowing ice to be cut and then reversed itself at later 
 In the face of expert opinion, the council allowed the harvest to pro- ceed by entering into contract with ! dealer. Thereafter the public was sdified with stories of horses falling nto the water which they were drink ng and other incidents which did not increase their confidence in the res- ervoir supply.
 Both the health department and water department have started early .his year and have gone on record against using ice from the reservoir The water commissioners offer the added argument that large expendi- .ure of money will be required to bring the condition of the ice house ID to standard so that it may be used or storage purposes. As the council ,as frequently gone on record as fav- ,ring a program of economy, an atti- ude also adopted by the mayor, it is difficult to understand how it can vote 0 throw good money after bad by for repairs at the ice louse.
 So far as the average householder s able to see, the fact that ice was ,eing cut at the reservoir and later old to the public had little effect on he price.
 They were on the wrong road, thir- y miles out of their way. Of course [ was the husbands fault. He should lave watched the numbers on the