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New Britain herald., 1924-02-28

lawful sale of liquor, two. in duplicate, for transportation, one for safe and keeping for sale of liquor. and one for sale of lottery tickets Two in- formations have been filed within the last few days. All of these informa- tions have apparently had the faithful attention of the police authorities. and your committee bears testimony to the unfailing courtesy and interest shown by the police department in all matters reported or discussed
 Our work has been much curtaiied by the number of persons complaining to us of violations. but who are un- willing to have their names used All such are q hindrance to us rather than a help. The authorities have never, so far as we are aware, vio- lated our confidence. and we believe there is absolutely no ground for sus- picion or fear It should be automatic that your committee is practically helpless without your active personal cooperation in bringing to us cases of violation.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-28

nish half column article to the local
 Week. This was done and a fair amount of publicity for this impor- tant subject was thus secured. "On November 30 your committee had a most interesting interview witt the mayor, as above referred 10, in his office. The publicity which re- suited was so far-fetched that l will explain it, On our complaint that the same offenders were being brought into court over and over without going to jail, the mayor smil- ingly suggested that the income from the fines might be the reason. When the president then asked him if he believed in that manner of getting revenue, ho professed to be aggrieved and suggested that we might leave, if that was to be the line of questioning. It was the mayors method of recov- ering from a false step and did no harm so far as We know. though the press tried to give another color to it.
 "On this occasion we tried to get a forward step against gambling and lotteries started in New Britain, but the mayor would see no harm in lot teries conducted by certain lodges or churches in the name of charity, even though both federal and state laws forbade them. He did not take kindly ot our proposal that the re- cent order of the chief of police against certain kind of gambling be extended to cover all classes of gambling. Our letter tp Chief Hart on the same subject remains unan- swered.,
 'The chair had an encouraging ip- terview in this connection with Har- rison B. Freeman, attorney for the Hartford federation of churches. He reported the result of States Attorney Alcorn's interview with the man agers of the Greenwich Village Ex- hibition' lately held in Hartford. These women promised most faith- fully that they would never again allow any gambling to be practiced at any similar affair under their man. agement.
 "On December i9 the committee considered the football game played, contrary 10 law, at Willow Brook Athletic field on a recent Sunday afternoon. We did not hear of 1t un- til after the event. On our protest to the park board, we were assured that law-breaking event would not be allowed on that field again.
 At this meeting the committee congress in behalf of President Coolidge's recommendation that all federal enforcement officers
New Britain herald., 1924-02-28
Wants Pre-War Liquor Dug Our of Cellars and Abol- ishment of Church and Fraternal Lotteries.

New Britain police officials, by theirs refusal to prosecute under federal laws, admit that this city is part of the state of Connecticut but not of the union of the United States, according to Buel B. Bassette, secre- tary of the Civic Safety League, at the annual meeting last evening. Mir. Bassette told in his annual report that 1t took six months, including one ap- peal to the local police department and two to States Attorney Alcorn to remove 40 foot liquor sign from almost over the doorway of the po- lice department" and said the police cid state rights act.
 All old officers were reelected.
 Connection with the state Civic Safety League was seyered.z
 The importance of the 1 9th amend ment was comparable according to several speakers, with the amendment aboishing slavery.
 It was voted to menIorialize mem- bers of congress in favor of a bill to deport aliens convicted of violating the liquor laws.
 The meeting opened at 6:S0 o'clock with supper. President A. w. Upson presided. Secretary Bassette made the following report of activi- tes for the year:
 Tt was exactly one year ago to- night when the New Britain Civic Safety League was formally organ ized with the adoption of 8 consti- tuition and the election of officers and executive committee.
 "One other meeting of the league has been held during the year, and that was on March a7. At this meet ing the secretary was directed to call the attention of the chief Of police to tho 4o-foot liquor sign on the Bollerer block on Commercial street next 10 the police station. with the request that it be repoved at once. No an- suer was made to this request. SO that tho committee resolved to call upon the chief. At this meeting the chief said he was powerless to order this sign taken down because it was federal law that forbade them and not q Connecticut law, the result be- ing that your committee took the matter 10 States Attorney Alcorn in an interview on July 24, and he prom ised to make short work of it New ertheless it required a second demand on the states attorney and it was not until the afternoon of Sept. 20 that
New Britain herald., 1924-02-28
Report by President

Lotteries, gambling, church rallies, etc., were hit hard by Attorney up- son in his presidents report, as fol- lows:
 At the beginning your committee voted to confne It's activities chiefly to enforcing the 18th amendment and the volstead act. This has been done, but few other lines have had our attention, as will appear. A blank was prepared, for the use of those furnishing us information of viola tions During the year ?i informa- tions have been filed with the chief of police. of which seven were filed by one womsn. Twenty were for un-
New Britain herald., 1924-02-28

be put under the civil service and thus removed forever from the spells system.
 At the league meeting year ago we submitted the result of q six weeks investigation of liquor selling convictions passing through the local police court. That record showed aS cases involving assessed fines of s4,776 with l25 days in jail and 55 days suspended. Against these fig ures there might legally have been assessed sls,20O with 4,4ss days in jail.
 We have just completed D similar siX-weeks' investigation of liquor sell ing convictions in the same court which shows almost exactly the same number fo convictions, namely .9. Fines were assessed against these of s4S75 plus 100 days in jail with 230 days suspended. These cases could have legally been fined sl0,So0 plus 1,620 days in jail.
 Your executive committee con siders this Il very poor showing and utterly out of harmony with the pro- gram agreed to in the conferences held under Supreme Court Wheeler's leadership some months ago, and which our local officials attended. ft Is, in fact, distinctly worse record than n year ago and VIC cannot sec any Justification of 1t whatever. We propose to make other investigations along this line and shall earnestly ex- pect to report distinctly better show ing at our next meeting.
 Tn all our work and conferences with local officials we have been given uniformly courteous and candid attention.
 Tn summary, we would call the year productive one; and since VIC cover a field not covered or en- croached spon by any other orgsni. zation. its need is manifest
 "B B. BASSETTE,
 Secretary"
New Britain herald., 1924-02-28

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16
Anent Your New Motor

How to break in the engine Of the
new car without feeling that every
one thinks you've got a lemon"
just because you don't hit it up
seems TO bother a lot of motorists.
In order to avoid such emharra S.
nent-it is sometimes annoyance
they invariably resign themselves to
driving trough traffic which, as
wiser car owners know, is not the
, best thing for a new car. In traf-
iic the driver is likely to misuse the
engine when in low or second gear
lie is likely to force it in high with
out half realizing it. The sensible
thing to do is to run the car out
on the side yard driveway, jack up
the rear wheels. start the engine.
place the gears in high and let it
run at what would be equivalent to
a speed of twenty miles an hour.
Occasionally speed it up little or
let it idle. Get in it and shift
gears. Stop it, start it and run it
in reverse for awhile. Five hours
of this will put the car safely
through it's first hundred miles,
timber it up and reveal to you
whether the charging rate is right,
whether the oil pump is on the job
and, in short, whether the car is
ready for the sort of work it must
do in actual service even if you are
cautious with it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16
In Is Years America
VIII Import Meat?

Edinburgh, July :9-(A. 2. \,
! MaiD--.\t tho concluding sessi,,
here of the Scottish cattle hreedjn,
conference. when a review Of the cs,'
lie situation in the chief countries a,
the world was under discussion MAI
+. y. Wentworth of Armour's Bureas
Chicago. said that the United S,a,a
/ had already passed in consumpt,on
the rate of production In sheen and
. mutton. and was at the balancrr
point in beef. He believed az N.
industrial population increased an,
while wage levels remained high h
would he very possible within IN
next Il years for the British colonies
to export produce to the Unite,
! States.
Maio Wentworth said also re d,
not think the nited States would
+ ever become a market for imported
pork and bacon, hut that America
! was certain to become defng,
market for beef, sheep and lamb, and
dairy products.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16

parking lamps of Nash design. Tho
tenders are wider and deeply CroNneo
and the hood lowers are high Equip
ment includes rear-VieW mirror, au-
tomato windshield wiper, flush typo
coWl Ventilat0r, steering wheel with
hand and finger grips and new instru-
mcnt board Illuminated by concealed
light in coWl. The Instruments are
set in two large frosted silver faced
Gials containing spCCdomctCr, od0-
meter. clock, ammeter. oil gauSc and
Ea3 Cuage. The CarburetOr mixture
heat control also is on the instrument
board so it may he regulated by mere
hand pressure from the drivers seat
: The enclosed models have 4 wealth
Of luxurious appointments and equip
ments. AS further standard equip
ment on all models of the advanced
six and special six series are five
disc wheels of special design for
Nash. The fifth wheel is mounted at
the rear. The tires are fun balloon
with non skid, rib tread on the rear
and rib tread on the front. assuring
the most advanced degree Of riding
comfort achieved by tire manuractur
erS.
The Nash steering mechanism. de-
signed especially for balloon tires ana
four-wheel brake. provides an IN
crease in leverage which completely
nullifes the normal steering resist
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16
Nash Announces Two
New Lines of Skies

Two completely new lines Of six
cylinder cars. known as the advanced
six series and the special six series,
are announced by Nash Motors. With
body styles in new design, four-wheel
brakes, full balloon tires, disc wheels
and force feed engine fabrication on
all models these new cars embody
also numerous details of refinement
and improvement in engineering and
construction. In fact they are pro-
claimed by those who have seen them
to be by far the finest automobiles
ever produced by Nash.''
The low prices which have been
placed on these cars have caused
amaZement even in the Nash dealer
organization.
The ve-passenger sedan IN the
Special Six series, also equipped with
four-wheel brakes, and balloon tires,
finished in Duco, dark green gray,
with Spanish leather finish uphoIs-
terry and metal trunk platform at
rear.
The appearance and appointments
OF all models in the new Nash ad-
vanced six and special six series have
inspired outspoken admiration on the
part of those who have had an oppor-
tunity to view these cars. The low
hung bodies, with bevel beading,
higher and wider, heavily nickeled
radiators embossed at name plate are
set on by new style massive head and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16
ANSON

Edward Collins and Hollis Duplls.,
were each operated upon for the re.
moval Of tonsils and adenoids, Thurs
day.
Mr. md Mrs. Amos Morse Of EastcI
and Miss Lucy roase of PreSQue Isl,
called on Mr. Norses brother and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Morse this weet
Friends of Asher Hilton We're ytfy
much surprised and disappointed u
learn that he is not 10 he jaritor Il
the Garfield school this year. Tn
pupils will miss him very much, as h,
Was well liked by MI Of them, and yerI
faithful and efficient in his duties,
Mosc Knox is still suffering viii
lumhaEo in his back,
Edward Sabine has returned to hi
WorI, artcr a few DAYS Illness,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Bonner returned
"Wednesday from n few days autom~
lille trip to the sea coast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16

son gave a most interesting a.,...
of their calls at various mission -.
tons on their recent trip abroas S'A'
Mrs. Scott Ryder and her h..
David and Billy. have gone IN I'M
home in Auburndale, Mass. N-S'
Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Austin -.
children and l. Lincoln Jones ss az
family motored TO Farminrton ~as
Saturday and attended the Frsn,,S'aS
county Field Day. '"''
DIR. and Mrs. Rufus II. lone, -,
daughter. Mary. also DR.. Henry c ssa
burn. made a business trim to Ava.
| Ia Monday. sSS'
Charles Stanley has returned fr,..
| n recent trip TO Providence. r Iva
II. w. Austin and l.. W Ia.
made n business trip to Har,l..'Ss
Wednesday. ''''''
Mrs. Ernest Jones and son. Cpr,.
returned from Bangor WednesS.v
Misses Clara and Rachel Johr.s.,.
of Weston, Mass, are guests Of NJ
| Syhil Jenncy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Merton u,,,
their son and daughter, Allen .Ss
Margie, all Of Augusta, are guests ~ !;
Mr.. Norton's mother. Mrs. Nsm.
| Burns.
Miss Dorothy Haskell was "A,
guest of Miss Helen Wcbber Mons,,
| night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16
Worth Remembrance

The front wheels should never cut
under so far as to cause the tires
to scrape against the inside of the
front tenders. II there are marks
under the fender, better have some
one look over the front assembly.
The wheels can be adjusted to cut
so far and no farther. ~
Before sending the car to have the
brakes refined it is well to squirt a
little kerosene on the clevis pins
and brake band adjustment nuts
each day for a week or so in ad-
vance. This will eliminate much of
the rust and make it easier for the
repairer to get the work done with
out delaying over rusty and frozen"
parts.
Motorists who are careful to keep
the tenders OF their cars well polish
cd are often puzzled when rust
holes appear. This is the result of
failing to clean the under side OF
the tenders and Faint them now and
again with black enamel. Many a
I fender is eating itself to pieces
I from The inside out without the
owners knowledge
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16
, Highways Not at Fault

What have our improved high
ways to do with the great increase
in automobile fatilities?
This Is a question that may come
in for considerable discussion, &C
Cording to some observers who seem
to see in the broad, smooth expanse
OF concrete a great temptation to be
careless. In referring to new
read under construction in the Berk-
shire hills OF Massachusetts a
hotelman used the term KILLER" as
expressing the type of road being
built.
lie said that the old road mad al
WAYS been II source of danger be-
cause Of a local habit of trying to
ireak speed records between the
toWa3 tho road joined together.
The .rct. road would be sure to be
n Killer" be said, for the reason
that everyone who passed over 1t
would go the limit.
1t IL important to note. however,
that ina lority Of fatal auto acct
dent. arc happening within city
limits Oh streets where motor traf-
&c is constantly policed. even
eliminating those accidents that in
Nolve pedestrians. If an old high
way Is dangerous for motor vehicles
travelling thirty miles an hour a new
and improved highway should be no
mere dangerous for the same
vehicles travelling thirty five. The
case Is clearly one of local restric-
ton of speed and effective enforce
mont OF safety laws.
KILLER" highways are apparently
deiusion. occasioned by falling to
keep in mind that q good road can
not compensate for laXity in motor
vehicle regulations II accidents are
increasing with the Improvement in
roads 1t is Il fOregone conclusion
that regulations are decreasing in eff
fectiveness. Any improved road
oLGht to be safer for brand of
CareEessEcSs that is no worse than
what was displayed on an unim-
proEed road
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16

give the bearin' a permanent ad-
justment by hammerin' the stray
edges of the end Of the housing.
This is called "peening," and it's all
right for things that don't have to
come off again. For the threaded
end Of a housing it's about as
sensible as solderin' a spark plug.
Well, now, here 1 am with a fine
job on my hands. Had to chew up
the thread in order to get things
apart. Now how am l goin' to put
'em together again. The thread has
got to be recut, and to make matters
worse the thread amt standard.
The owner breezed in here the
other day and when I told i'm what
I was up against he told me to send
the housing around to a certain ma
chine shop. The whole business
was like rollin' off a log to him
until / explained that if we sent the
housing away we'd have to send
everything that went with it from
the front universal joint back. AS
| explained to him, his ea2erness to
save n few dollars on a repair job
had resulted in a chance to spend
ten times as much money on a fol-
low-up job.
Some people can't seem to get it
through their heads that when they
90 around lookin' for cheap work
manship they're goin' to have to pay
some good mechanic TO undo it for
them.
I'm willin' to bet dollars to
punctures that this fellow will wind
up by sellin' the car TO some chap
who'll manage to get it together
somehow. Then hen buy a new
car. His bank balance1l show him
what it cost him the day he first
let u cheap workman wreck his car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16

Sounding your horn at intersec-
tons, curves and blind alleys-yes,
of course-but where else? Some
drivers save their horning to annoy
the people they try to pass on the
road, but a lot of good horns go to
the junk heap along with their
wrecked cars without having had a
chance to prove their worth.
Here are a few of the places
where it pays to horn: At the top
of a-hill where some Indian may be
coming over the other side. and on
the wrong side of the road. When
passing by parked cars, as a pre-
caution against the man who may
start away from the curb without
looking. Every time you can think
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16

obliged to take up the bobbing mo-
ton. 1t is the change that helps to
rest you,
Don't stop at the top of the hill
to let the engine cool off. = Go on
down to the bottom on the other
side SO that it can be cooled off i'm
mediately and without losing time.
When in doubt about the way,
and obliged to drive around until
You find y farmer who can give in
formation, always drive back over
the road you have been traversing,
rather than going ahead on a
strange one. You're less likely to
get confused over, a road you have
just been oyc~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16
More Truth Than Gao

Any motor trip can be measured
in three ways. For some people
it's so many miles. for others it's so
many trials, while for a privileged
few it's so many smiles.
There have been improvements in
everything connected with motoring.
Even the man who says he never
has any trouble with his car can do
it with straighter face.
Air brakes ought to be very sue
cessful on automobiles. if they work
letter with the air hot.
The most satisfactory brakes for
most cars would be governor.
A paradox is the process of con-
Quoting a safety campaign and
speeding up traffic at the same time.
The reason why so many cities
nave to have one-way streets is be-
cause so many of them sanction
anyway parking.
Copyright 1924 by The Ullman
Feature Service)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16
Yankee Cars Lead
Down i'm New Zealand

A tabulation showing the number
of automobiles of different makes
that visited Muriwai. New Zealand,
during a recent race meeting, as com
piled by a newspaper of, Auckland
reveals that American cars Just
about dominate the field in that coun-
try.
Mor1 than 70 makes were represen-
ted at the meeting. making a total OF
S0o cars. The leading makes We're rs
follows, the first British car appear
ing twelfth on the list:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16
THE CALL OF THE WILD

only the most stubborn driver could
hear of it and refuse to get off the
travelled thoroughfare when he hap
pens TO be in trouble. An officer
will always admit the wisdom of
your act if YOU tell him that for
safety's sake it would be best to
turn into a side street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16
Lessons From Accidents

Wise motorists have long pointed
out the fact that streets and high
ways are no places for discussions
and repairs, but now and again it
requires a demonstration to drive
home the simple truth of this. The
recent accident where an automobile
driven by a police officer ran into
the rear OF n car that had been
halted by another policeman be-
cause it was minus a tail light IL
Illustrated this point so Vividly that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16
i. The Old Mechanic SAYS:

One OF The tOughe9t Jobs I have
IS 10. convince motorists that cheap
repair Jobs don't pay. Just look at
tho problem I'm up against now.
Here's an axle housing that some
ore has made a mess of. and it's
goin' to cost the owner n pile of
money to put his car in order again.
You see when they put the wheel
hearing on the end OF the housing of
this fun foatin' axle they tried to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16
Speakinu of Horninn

Do YOU ever think to horn for the
man who fCrgets TO use his own?
If not, Why not? The other day a
third car was in process of passing
two cars ahead OF it. The driver
of4the second car was aware of the
process; the driver of the car at the
head of the line wasn't. The
driver up ahead {saddenly made a
left turn as the third car was in
process of passing. There was a
collision in which all three drivers
and cars played a part The driver
of the third car should have sounded
his horn. bnt why didn't the driver
of the second car. help to avoid the
collision by sounding his own horn?
1t would have warned the driver of
the first car, and there would have
been no collision at all,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16

Stretch your limbs when the
driver has stopped to replenish his
gas supply or to oil up. 1t saves
time by combining your stops.
II your neck begins to feel sore
from the bobhing of the car try
holding it with the head turned to
one side. In this position the neck is
no longer flexible, which means that
some other part of the body will be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-16

of it when passing through a
strange town where the constable
may be out for those who forget.
When you are driving along in the
dark and see nothing in Your way,
for it's a wise driver who suspects
that he may not see it all.