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New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
SEEKING RUM RUNNER OFF
VOAST OF LONG ISLAND
Intercepted Wireless Message Gives
Federal Agents Tip About Drift
Ing Booze Boat.

New York, March 22,-Acting on a
tip received through intercepted wire
less messages between the rum fleet
off the New Jersey coast and q guest
at hotel In the Times Square section,
the entire coast guard In this vicinity
was searching today for drifting
motorboat believed to be laden with
liquor off Long Island.
The first message was from the
steam yacht lister, formerly owned by
Robert Goelet, but now of British
registry, addressed to the guest, IT
told OF the crafts predicament and
advised that he try to salvage it, The
guest sent a wireless reply that he
would set out for the Highlands i'm
mediately.'
Another message to the lister said
three boats were being sent out to
look for the derelict, The boat was
said to have been headed for Jones'
Inlet.
The coast guard station at the inlet
which picked up the message at once
instructed station masters for miles
around to be on the lookout.
Meanwhile inquiry at the hotel dis
closed the guest to whom the message
was addressed had left hurriedly. The
clerk said he was a permanent guest,
hut no one knew the nature of his
business.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
WILL HAYS FOR GOVERNOR.

Washington dispatches have II
that Will Hays will not be offered
the craftsmanship of the republican
national committee for the next presl-
Dental campaign because he has am
billions to become governor OF IN
diana. His candidacy for the nom
ination has not been announced put
this is merely an incident which does
not detract from the interest con-
nected with Hays aspirations.
And why shouldn't Will Hays
aspire to become governor of the
Hoosier state? BY changing the legal
residence of some of his friends, he
could provide one or two excellent
running mates. For example, FATTY
Arbuckle would make a splendid run
for lieutenant governor, VIII could
discourse on the practical side OF the
campaign and FATTY" could furnish
the comedy. Then, if the drive Tor
votes were falling fat Charlie Chap
lin could be dragged in as a can
didate for secretary Of state. Can't
you see what a hit it would make II
a. "Charlie Chaplin Walking Club
were formed to parade through the
streets? Imagine several hundred
men with feet encased in regulation
Chaplin shoes, heads covered with
regulation Chaplin derbies and upper
lips protected from the elements by
regulation Chaplin mustaches. Shades
of the old torch light professions, it
would make a hit.
Will Hays for governor Of Indiana?
Why not? Politics is becoming too
serious anyway. Let's have a little
mirth injected into it.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
CLARIFYING THE LAW.

It is splendid that Federal judge
has made everything plain on the
matter of when an automobile may
be searched for liquor and when 1t
may not. The other day we learned
that a United States judge had held
a car could not be SO searched on
suspicion, now another judge tells
us all about it. And the joke of it
is both are right.
1t seems to be plain, from the lat
est news, that If an officer smells,
sees or feels whisliey in an automo-
bile, he has the right to search It,
Well, even an officer might enjoy
.'feeling" whiskey in an automobile,
just the same as any reprobate enjoys
feeling whisllcy sometimes whether
he is in a car or not-terrible per-
sons. And really, it would be inter
esting to find a man, officer or plain
ordinary citizen, who would be able
to tell the difference between the
smell of whiskey in an automobile
and the smell of radiator in winter
which has been protected from freez-
ing by an ample drink of alcohol.
After all perhaps it is best to re-
member that this judge who places
the burden upon seeing, feeling and
smelling" assures the world that
unreasonable search is the menace
against which the fourth amendment
of the constitution and the search
warrant statutes protect"
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
BRInGEPoRT,s FIGHT.

Otter President ,storrs, of the Con-
necticut company, in opposing the
fve-cent fare on the trolley for cer-
tain somewhat short rides, has said
in his pleasantly convincing, almost
altruistic manner, that the people
themselves who are crying for the
lower fare on the short runs would
not be satisfied with it and that such
arrangement, without transfers, would
in reality make the people pay more
than under the higher fares with
transfers. President Storrs is prob
ably quite sincere in his belief, just
as he is undoubtedly sincere in other
comments he makes, such as the
peculiar propriety of the one-man
car for an especially hilly locality.
and the suggestion that reduced
fares, even though it brings in great
err receipts, does not bring greater
profit to the company because II
costs the company, in power and
wear and tear, so much more to carry
a greater number of people at lower
fare than fewer passengers at tie
higher fare, and that this difference
is disastrous to the lower fare.
So it is rather worth while to en-
phasize the remarks made by Mayor
Atwater in urging the retention OF
the flve-cent fare in Bridgeport. u
have received no adverse criticism on
the manner in which the trolley sys-
tenn is now being operated he says
And This leads me to believe that
citizens at large are being served IN
an economical manner on the five
cent radial basis and it would work
more or less of hardship if an ad-
vance is made in the fares
So, really, President storrs, if you
are considering the peoples welfare
don't worry about their suffering
were the company to reduce or To-
keen the fare on lines radiating from
the center of cities, at five cents as
in Bridgeport.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
THE GREENBERG CASE.

The concurrence by the house in
the senate action restoring the civil
rights to former Attorney Albert A.
Greenberg, from whom those rights
were taken because of alleged irregu-
larities in his conduct OF liquor mat
tiers while prosecutor, emphasizes
more than any recent event the
effect which the prohibition law has
had upon the minds of men in this
state. Whatever Irregularities Green
berg was guilty of were, 1t is said,
confined to liquor matters, If he was,
in fact, guilty of any Irregularities.
Quite possibly the influence of
"Christian charity" enters into the
matter, Greenberg being young
man. considerably punished already,
whose future might be ruined were
any other action to be taken. But
Il IL not probable this estimable
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
WHAT'S GOING ON
IN THE WORLD
Events Of the Week, Briefly Told

Bolshevised. The Laborites are in
favor of a levy on capital sufficient
to-. relieve England of her pressing
postwar financial embarrassments
and this proposition has some sup
port outside the party. II times stay
AS hard as they are now, it's con-
ceiyable that such a policy might
win the Endorsement of a majority Of
the voters. II would amount to some
system of taxation designed to bear
especially upon accumulated wealth.
but there's no chance that II would
take 1t all.
For even so drastic d program the
time isn't ripe yet The last election
showed 1t.
Snowden's proposals are revolution
airy, all right, but they won't be
adopted. That's certain.
It's as If Meyer London, the So
cialist member of the House OF Rep
resentatives, had proposed, at the last
session of Congress- to socialize the
United States. 1t would have been a
radical suggestion, but nobody would
have paid much attention to 1t. be-
cause everybodyd have known that It
wouldn't pass.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
Use districts.

Use districts.
Height and area restrictions are
believe, only necessary in very
large city where there is great scon-
gestion and therefore, an explanation
of their principles will be super1uous
These divisions, however, should be
carefully studied at the time OF
formulating coming ordinance and
provision made for their future add
ton. OF paramount importance IS
the restricting of buildings into use
districts.
Use districts are divided into three
classes:
a. Residence.
b. Business.
C. Unrestricted.
In a residence district only resi-
dences can be built with the excep-
ton, of course, of the following Dulld-
ings normally required and unopJec-
tionable such as schools, churches,
libraries, farming houses, etc. In the
business districts, large size industries
are disallowed such as factories, mills,
and those emitting disagreeable doors
such as stock-y yards, gas works, paint
works, fat rendering, oil storage, etc.
In the unrestricted districts any type
of building may be erected and as
some of these districts are only part
ly developed they may be restricted
later when their identity can be more
clearly defined, If it is desired to pre-
serve their identity.
AL mr.
business sections from encroachment
of large factories and industries dis
agreeable to the public; residential
sections from business ana stores, and
give the factories free hand to ex-
pand in unrestricted territory without
the expense of buying UP residential
properties which sometimes takes
years before they can be acquired.
Prospective home builders would be
inclined to build in restricted districts
for their own protection and for the
reason that banks would make larger
loans in restricted land than in unre-
stricted, all of this tending to lower
the cost of land for manufacturing
expansion. Residential districts could
be safeguarded from sucn encroach-
ments as four-car garages and over,
gas stations, petty storekeepers and
tailoring establishments which wedge
their way into and exploit our best
residential sections, thereby unstable
izing or Initiating property values.
Such business should be kept on a
commercial street or in the section Of
a street which is commercialized.
1t is very probable that use, zoning
might broaden the human relation
ship--the political and social side OF
the city, by bringing about less dis
agreement and craftsmanship and a
more wholesome civic organization.
In future New Britain, assuming to
be zoned, 1t would be logical to find
the manufacturing Industries stretch
ing out from east to west along thu
railroads, the residential sections
branching out to the north and south
and the business sections in the GEN.
ter and lining the arteries OF traffic
leading to the residential districts. A
coming law should be compiled by a
workable commission made UP OF
realtors. loaninR bankers and tax as
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
BRITAIN'S FEAR OF FRANCE

The British government, according
to all accounts, is growing more and
more disturbed at the evident progress
of negotiations between Paris and
Berlin looking toward a settlement OF
the Ruhr troubles directly between
France and Germany. without giving
England any voice in the matter.
1t Just goes to show that the Eng
lish are convinced France means, II
she can. to increase her power on
the European continent to a point
where she's stronger than England
wants her to be.
British commercial interests, cables
say, are bringing pressure to bear on
Premier Bonar Law to abandon his
policy of standoffishness, so far as
the Ruhr is concerned, and tell the
French Just where the line is beyond
which Great Britain will consider 1t
unfriendly in her to go.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22

SCISSORS mainly, also the corporation
lawyer, public health experts, archi-
tects and engineers.
Under the coming law now being
contemplated by the legislature, NUM-
cipalities will soon be encouraged to
the adoption of such an ordinance. A
number OF New England cities already
have coming ordinances and many
others are about to adopt them. The
city of New Haven has recently voted
an appropriation for the plotting OF
the entire city, preliminary to the
adoption of a coming ordinance. We
cannot begin too soon. Zoning Is not
a new idea for we find treatise on
use-zoning by that great architect, AL
berti written before the year 1900
There were local ordinances on
height-zoning adopted in Paris in
1G72 and use-zoning in 1928.
Zoning is the means to make it
safe ito Own Your Own Home" there
fore, it is necessary to Zone Your
Own Home"
Your truly,
EARL *. BISHOP.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
SAME AS IN THE U. S. A.

The British Conservatives and Lib
erals are conservative and liberal re-
spectively in about the same sense
that Republicans are republican and
Dem ocrats are democratic in the
United States.
That is to So, they have their poll
teal contests between themselves ana
sometimes get pretty sore over them'
but each would rather see the other
in office than have third party
break in Before they'd permit such
thing to happen, there's no doubt
they'd unite, and together they'd have
large majority over the Labor vote.
Just to illustrate that they're not
irreconcilably far apart. Andrew Bon
ar Law, now the Conservative leader
md premier, didn't object to holding
office for several years in the CABINET
Of David Lloyd George, who is head
of the Liberal minority in Parliament
now. Mr.. Lloyd George, on the other
hand, though pretty advanced in some
If the views he expressed in his
younger days, has so far toned down
his ideas with years that the Conser-
NATIVES seriously considered for awhlle
the plan of conscripting him to lead
tbemselves-and almost certainly
would. if he'd given the word, which
he didn't do, not because ne WASH
enough, but because ne
lad other political ambitions OF his
own.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
THEIR POLICIES CLASH

One thing demanded by the dis
satisfied English element with especial
emphasis is an economic alliance be-
tween their country and the United
States.
This, indeed, is known to be, If OBJ
tainabe, part of the present British
premiers policy He includes it in a
broad general plan he has advanced
already for better cooperation be-
tween the mother country and her
overseas dominions, especially Canada
and Australasia.
In short, the development of a clos
err relationship between the English
speaking countries is Bonar Laws
aim.
Lord Curzon, the foreign minister,
il determined, however, on adherence
TO the entente connection between
England and France. through thick
and thin.
If the Bonar Law cabinet Is 10 en-
dure long, it seems to be the general
Judgment of English newspapers that
it will be impossible for Bonar La"
and Curzon, due to this basic DIFFER
ence in their views, to pull together
in harness very long.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
ADVICE TO BUSINESSMEN
Federal Reserve Banker Points to
South American Countries as goal
of New England Business.

Boston, March 22.-New England
businessmen were directed to the pos
sibilities of South America and Cen
trail America as a field for increased
commercial relations and Cuba was
pointed to as the key to that trade,
in an address by w. P. G.. Harding,
governor of the federal reserve bank
of Boston, at the University club last
night. After completing his work as
governor of the federal reserve board
at Washington, Mr.. Harding spent six
weeks in Cuba.
The United States, he believed,
transacted larger volume of business
with Cuba than with any country in
Europe, excepting Great Britain. Cuba
balanced had maintained profitable
trade balance in every recent year but
1921, he added, and the Cuban peo-
pie being large consumers of textiles
and of shoes. New England had a
splendid opportunity of winning new
trade.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22

spirit Is at the root OF the matter
Those who say that he should he Tor
given would not go as far rs to say
openly that any man who does wrong
in regarding liquor matters has not
done any great wrong; they do not
openly advocate breaking the liquor
law or any law based upon II, But
nevertheless there is IN the air the
dangerous spirit which takes matters
regarding liquor apart from the usual
standard whereby judgment as to
right and wrong Is passed. " people
generally were convinced that Green
berg had abused his office In the
matter OF eXtortion IN connection
with anything other than Il liquor
case, II Is extremely doubtful II there
would be as much public sentiment in
his favor today-however great or
small that sentiment is-as there Is
today Some 20 as far as TO say
that, II he did go wrong. he would
not have done wrong In regard to
anything not connected with this law,
Again this newspaper repeats, In or
der to keep the record straight, that
those who break the law have no
right to excuse themselves for it. All
law should be obeyed as every vir-
tue should be practiced. But the
reason for the feeling In regard to
the Greenberg case is too important
to avoid facing and thinking about.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
THE COMMON COUNCIL.

Considerable time-not daylight
time. either-was consumed last
night by members of the common
council who explained carefully how
well they had done their work and
what fine cooperation and good feel
ing had existed between the two par
ties. It would be pleasant TO feel
that there was complete sincerity in
all that was said on this score. Ger
tainly, at times, this spirit of CO.
operation has been in evidence, what
ever its inspiration. At other times
the spirit was something else again.
One may not be in complete SYM
pathy with the present-day tendency
to discard all sentiment, to belittle
all attempts at encouraging the
brotherhood of man" even in the
council, and yet one need not neces-
sarily approve protestations of affec-
ton that have no basis on fact. Pos
sibly there is as much time wasted in
such protestations as there is wasted
over such a matter as daylight saw
ing. Considering this matter the
temptation comes to quote Paul,
Paul, it is hard for thee to kick
against the pricks," or words to that
effect 1t is hard for many people
to get over the idea that any change
in mans habits should be denounced.
TT has always been done that way
is a favorite argument-and no argu-
ment at all-for sticking to a custom
that has no justification, either be-
cause better way has been found
or conditions have altered. The we'll
known H. G. Wells declares that all
progress comes from unorthodoXy or
q radical change in IDEAS He cites
even Jesus Christ as the most I'M
orthodox of men and attributes much
of His persecution to the fact that
he taught something different"
In opposing daylight saving last
night it was said that it was adopted
in a war emergency and that the
conditions that made it wise then no
longer exist. The truth is that II
was adopted because it brought effi-
cheney. The need of efficiency has
not departed because of the armi-
stice, any more than the need OF
thrift, patriotism and courage has de-.
parted because we are not now at
war. The war emphasized our needs.
The good habits learned in the war
should be continued.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
COMMUNICATED
A Few Comments On Zonins

March 81, 1928.
To the Editor of the Herald,
New Britain, Conn.
Dear Sir: Your recent editorials
relative to a Zoning Resolution 1or
New Britain, have spurred the writer
10 expose a few merits of such an or
dinance and show how the most IN
tricate coming law in the world, that
of New York city, adopted IN 1917
could be applied in part and success
fully too, to the city of New Britain.
The zoning of a city is closely
related to that of city-planning. The
;oning feature is, however, funda-
mentally an economic, social and
sanitation improvement, resulting IN
safeguarding and stabilizing or I'M
proving neighborhood characteristics
while city planning comprises NANNY
esthetic, street system. and trans
portation improvements. Ioning IS
another factor on the mechanical SIDE
of city-planning. IT is the laying out
of the city into well Defined DISTRICTS
each a neighborhood of distinct physi-
cal characteristics
Why allow our city to continue TO
develop in it's haphazard and muddle-
through method Of organization with
the future possibility of catastrophe
similar to that of Springfield where
the big reservoir Of gas plant re-
Gently exploded next door to Its MIL
lion dollar City hall? One may say
in apology+-"This is a manufactur-
ing city" There is therefore, all the
more reason why we should be peril
nent and zone the city, protecting
both homes and factories at the same
time. New York city has probably
more manufacturing than any other
city in the world yet the coming laws
have worked successfully giving equity
to all.
The recent slogan "Own Your Own
Home" should be superseded tenn
porarily by Zone Your Own Home"
Why own your own home If in the
next month the butcher or the baker
sets up his shack. or the brick walls
and the big black chimney of the fac
tory appear in the next yard? Smash
goes the value of the home owners
property and as the grent majority
actually own only a small equity, 1t Is
Just this equity that is In jeopardy
and is first to be written off as a to-
tai loss. The storckeeper makes his
gain at the expense of his neighbors
who must suffer a loss in the value
of their property without redress.
/ believe the layman UP to this
time has been Indifferent to a coming
law possibly because he pictures zon-
ing as applied to towering skyscrap-
ers growing UP over night adjacent
to our Central Square, which over
shadow in his mind the great benefit
derived from restricting, (by zoning)
the use, or industry to which a build
ing is put, a form which is most APP
plicablc to New Britain.
New York city has three main d.
visions in its coming ordinance as fol-
lows
Height districts.
Area districts
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
Is Years Ago Today
(Taken from Herald of that date)

Lester II. Booth is confined to his
home on Franklin street by illness.
1t is said that NJ. ID. Stockwell VIII
be a candidate for city tax collector.
Spring has arrived in Stanley Quar-
ter. Farmer Kilbourne began plough
ing up field of turf yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John BRIEFLY OF
Cherry street will entertain the
Crescent Whist club Thursday eve
ming.
The New Britain baseball team has
been ordered to report for duty on
April Is.
officer Hellberg stopped a runaway
horse in front of Turner hall on Arch
street. 1t was discovered later that
the horse had run all the way from
Berlin to New Britain.
REV. John j. Fitzgerald OF this
city will speak in. the church of Our
Lady of Mercy in Plainville tomor-
row evening.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22
By Charles p. Stewart

Labor's plan to abolish capitalism
In Great Britain needn't be taken very
seriously Just yet.
It's true that Labor's the second
party in numerical strength In Par
lament but that doesn't mean, In
case the Conservatives should go out
OF power. that the Laborites would
come into stay. Ramsay MacDon-
aid, it's fact undoubtedly would be
appointed premier in such an event.
but it's forcgone conclusion that the
Conservatives and Liberals would
combine against him Immediately, 80
that the majority would be against
him, and he'd have to resign, under
the British governmental system, at
once.
Then it's possible that the premier
ship would be offered to David Lloyd
George, the Liberal leader. who was
premier before, or perhaps there'd be
a national election without any fur
Their experimenting.
Anyway. an elections what things
would come to pretty soon, because
that's what always happens In Eng
land, where administrations don't
last for any definite term, except that
there's a maximum of seven years
fixed, whenever there's any doubt
which party in Parliament has most
votes.
And an election would be sure to
mean a victory by the hJ)derates over
the radicals, of whom the latter make
up the group behind the anti-capital-
ism proposals of Philip Snowden. who,
even among radicals, is considered
pretty pronounced in his views.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22

There is no truth in the rumor that
a member of the council last night
recited The face on the bar-room
floor" although it is said many saw
The handwriting on the WALL
New Britain herald., 1923-03-22

Louis Cards today. according to word
from the st. Petersburg training
camp. Tony Boeckel, regular third
sacker last season, is not down to
weight yet and Horace Ford is lame.