New Britain herald., 1924-11-26
PRESS HERE CLEAN
 RUSSELL ASSERTS
Has Hartford Beaten to Frazzle,
 Insurance Man Says 9
New Britain has Hartford beaten 10 . frazzle with the cleanliness of

New Britain has Hartford beaten to . frazzle with the cleanliness of its newspapers, especially during political campaigns" said Winslow l;usseh. vice. president of the Phoe. nix Mutual Life Insurance Co.,, in an address to the KiwanIs club at the Burritt hotel today, "One Hartford newspapers editorial policy disgusts mo vory much. and 1t is not the eye- ming Times" said Mir, Russell.
 The speaker presented unique theme to the Kiwanlans. He devot- ed his talk almost entirely to news papers, taking as his subject, Read Ing Between the Lines" He had pryepared A list of headlines printed in the New Britain papers for the past week, and in starting his talk he read these headlines most Of which referred to national and in- tersectional news.
 Mir. Russell explained that the newspapers give their readers the unusual thus the headlines. He said the stories between the lines were the great majority of honest, lswabiding people, who, because they do nothing but the usual, never get into the headlines.
 If we follow the headlines In our newspapers only, we will he misguided" he said, because the headlines present the unusual and not the everyday. ordinary thing, There Is no need for businessmen 10 be misled by the unusual Because a man kills another does not make every man a murderer Becau use q few bank presidents go wrong, doesn't make every banker a crook,
 Think of the number of honest, clean men you know he said, dc norncing the man who says "All men are crooks" He advised his hearers to challenge the next man who makes that statement to name five men who are crooks, or five bad women. You can name 10 to every one they name and you can keep it up for 4 hours. Then he will be ey- hsustad and you still will have some / left.
 Men and women are trustworthy. We are glad and anxious 10 read of the unusual things in our newspa- pers but we must also read of the o.hera between the lines"
 The speaker spoke of the inteSti- mable aid given community chest drives andothor community enter rris"s by newspapcrs but added that he desire for the unusual some tines leads people 10 lean over backward and puts them where it t difficult to see good in anyone.
 He said Henry Fords chief busi- e.as is not making automobiles but 'uildng men, dealing with men n the basis that they are honest Instead of being dishonest
 He told of an assignment re- ently given a reporter on New fork paper. The reporter, wom- n. Was given seven new pursY, with small sums of money ranging .'IH cN tfIlS tu FE'bv, CllN " d Ntl
 ong the lower East Side Of thc city. own the Bowery, over Houston rect and through Canal street, e. asionally dropping a purse, In ach purse was a card containing Ter address. Within A hours six of ae purses had been returned, the ,cond one to como back having .an dropped on the front steps Of
 down town police station.
 They have honest detectives in Nv York as well as New Britain, :" la said, explaining that a detecti' c ound the purse and returned it.
 Tho attendance prize was donated Y Don Leayitt and was won by H.
 Billings,
 IL was announced that the club ould have a rural gat-to-g gethcr at '2 grange hall in Ncwington on De-