New Britain herald., 1924-02-02
THE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

hind the newest scheme would like to cut Mir. Woods salary and add it to the salary of the assistant prosecutor. This could not be effected without a hard battle in the common council.
 Automobile owners are beginning to wrinkle their brows and wonder whether it wouldn't be cheaper to
 keep the car in the garage.
 At the rate the oil companies are increasing the price of gasoline. they would be able to pay off all unofficial expenditures in a few minutes.
 Perhaps there isn't any relation be- tween the increase in the price of gasoline and the scandal at Wash ington. but it begins to appear as if the oil companies are out to show the country who's boss.
 The raise in price has dug deeply into the household expenditures of the average family and even bricklayers and plasterers will soon have to think twice before inviting the family out for a ride. It is rumored that several men employed in the bricklaying and plastering arts are considering dis charging their liveried chauffeurs in an effort to retrench.
 John D. Rockefeller is going to have harder time trying to die poor than Andrew Carnegie did. With gas- oline prices soaring, John ought to be able to have new golf ball every week. Perhaps he is trying to make the "kSr- m ose" club, the hole being in the pocketbook of the riding gen. eration.
 The Washington oil situation is an example of what persistence will do for a man. Al Fall spent years of his life prospecting for gold in the wild and woolly west and had to come east to make a strike. Wonder what Horace Greeley would say about that.
 Drivers have stopped worrying about bent lenders and are thinking of what will happen when their bank roll has crimp in it.
 Pretty soon Father will have to get behind and push when the Happy Family wants to take spin on Sun day.
 Perhaps the oil companies are try ing to see if they can bring their product up to the same price stand ard as the bootleggers have estab- lished for their wares.
 We always knew the bootlegegrs would get the country in bad. You can't blame the oil men for being jealous. Imagine selling a gallon of a gasoline for twenty cents while the other fellow gets sl2 a quart for his stuff. The big difference is that the bootlegger's kick can get you to the more quickly.
 Perhaps the oil companies are try ng to limit the supply of gas in cir Now if the senate would only do the same thing.
 Just why the republican members Of the common council allowed the veto of their action on salary increases 10 go without a word of op- position at Wednesday evenings ses. sion of the common council, is a question being widely discussed in circles this week, and there are many inclined to the view that he salary veto will bob up and prom nently in the political campaigns Of next spring.
 Predictions that the G. 0. F. would attempt to increase some salaries at he special meeting were way off, for not voice was raised in support of m increase.
 The political dopesters who see in Wednesday nights council action the preparation Of campaign broadside Ire working along line of reasoning which 10 some appear to be a triffe ar fetched, but which they aver is a most logical one. On both sides of he political fence 1t is granted that here were some deserving employees benefited through the slate of in- ,reases put over by the republican at the regular January meeting. Through the mayors veto, as it was by the common council, they were put back to their ormer salaries. The republicans made no effort 10 again put over in- ,reases, fortifying themselves, accord ng to the democratic version behind