New Britain herald., 1926-07-17

lice commissioners to make revi- sion of the manual of the de- pertinent is wise one, and it is i hoped that careful study will be giv- en to the provisions to be incor- porated in it. It is 1 5 years since the present manual was compiled and needless to say, there are many i'm portant matters connected with the work of the department as a whole and the members individually, which are not covered. The present man. ual is obsolete and now steps have been taken to prepare a revision, an excellent code should be the re- suit.
 Policemen starting out without experience are frequently confront ed with perple&ing problems before i they have become accustomed to the work. and if they have something definite in black and white, to guide them it seems natural that they would be better able to do police duty as it should be done, and they and the city at large will be the gathers.
 1 The revised manual of course, will not make good policemen Of poor ones. That would be too much
 to expect of a.little printed pam phlet. To be good officer, a man must have the proper groundwork; otherwise, all the manuals in the world cannot develop him. New Britains force is on the increase as conditions demand more man pow CT and the present is the right time to provide the men with their in structions and printed guides. It will probably be several months before the work is done and this is as it should be. Let there be no hurry. The work is important enough to receive proper and sufficient atten- ton.
 It would seem to the Observer a good plan for the commissioners to insist on policemen learning their manual, otherwise, all the energy expended in it's preparation will be for naught. To carry the pamphlet about in ones pocket will not be sufficient. It should be studied and absorbed. and the commissioners should see to it that some good comes of it.
 Here comes the air mail"
 This geeful shout from all the youngsters in our nelghborhood rings out every evening. Then they stand stock still watching the great silver bird winging it's way over New Britain to New York with letters and packages destined for all points of the compass. Their eyes are tast- ened on the fleet marvel of the twen- tieth century until it is lost in inc southwestern haze and disappears from view.
 There is something thrilling about the air mail, something majestic as we'll as romantic. A year from now it may become commonplace and we shall not look up from our evening papers as it huns overhead. But TOT the present it is a novelty and we cannot restrain our desire to Join with the children in the yard or out in the street and gaze upon the living machine" while 1t darts through the either and is swallowed up at the horizon.
 Children of today little realize that children of yesterday scolted at the idea of machines conquerlng me air And while we were scoi1lng Ill., ventiye minds were laboring far lnto the night perfecting the apparatus which would make their dreams come true. While the world was shouting Tt can't be done 1t was done. Proving that most of us never grow out of childhood
 Here comes the air mall. It IS the answer to those who doubt the inventive genius of man and ms abilitv to overcome obstacles.
 Although always encouraging members of the human family who trv to get ahead in a world that seems bent on throwing them pack the Observer must take exception to inc vocal efforts of would-be CarusoS who deliver milk early in the morn and burst forth in carols to the fis- ing lark. It is a splendid thing to feel the urge of song pulsing In the breast If is wonderful to feel ln- spired by a craving for music whicn ;s one of the finest emotions ol which man is capable. But there IS , difference between sounding noles and music. As much as we apprecl- ate the better things of this art we cannot rest comfortably In our peuS while the young man who IS pas2ins through the yard with bottles nliou with health building lacteal fiuld IS trying to broadcast "She was Just a sailors sweetheart" May heaven bless his desires to break into grand opera but we humbly request tilat he practice far from the ken of man Pinnacle Mountain or West FeaN' for instance. Either would be me locale. .o4
 Our neighbors also complain ti"t they nave been ulStui ' o,, vendors who exchange ideas on topics of the day. It is interesting Oo learn the opinions of authorities on weiehty subjects but it is rather ols, tressing to be awakened at peep dav to have forced on your ears the news that q hope Delaney VIII knock the big stiff" It is equaliy destructive of pleasant feelings to- ward the world to have your sleep disturbed with the information, raucously delivered, That frail | was out with last night was a Dumo Dora if there ever was one. she didn't know decent parking place less than five miles away" Another habit of parking the truck in frohV of a residence and leaving the mo- tor on while delivering in other
 narts of the neighborhood is becom-