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New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
Everybody Seems to BE
Alarmed About Something

This Is an age OF alarm.
Reformers are alarmed at the PEG.
pies morals or lack of them.
Ministers are alarmed at the de-
cline In church attendance which.
they think reflects increasing spirit
ual instability.
Parents are alarmed at the con-
duct of their sons and daughters
Prohibitionists are alarmed at the
amount of bootleg liquor which
flows into the country.
Store keepers are alarmed at the
indifference of people toward their
debts.
The judiciary is alarmed at the
growing contempt for law.
Manufacturers are alarmed at the
prospect, of not receiving protection
by tariff legislation.
Moralists are alarmed at the way
women drink gin and smoke cigar
cites in public.
Health authorities are alarmed at
the scanty clothing the fair sex
wear.
Theatcr men are alarmed at the
slump in interest in the legitimate
drama.
That introductory statement that
this is an age Of alarm seems made
quatc to describe the situation. 1t 10
a three alarm age.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
Bullet Ends Career
OF COrsican Bandit

Bastil. Corsica. Jan. 26 RNsix
times sentenced to death by default,
Francois Marie Castelli. one Of the
worst surviving Corsican bandits has
been laid low at last. A bullet
from the gun OF an unidentified
person ended Castelli's career at
Chiatra to the relief OF the district
he has terr0rized for eighteen years.
Castelli's criminal record began in
1907 when he was sentenced to five
years imprisonment for homicide.
on release he took to the bush and
carried on a vendetta against the
witnesses who appeared against him
at his trial and their families, exter-
minating most of them.
One of the worst crimes OF the
sordid ruffian was the cold FLOODED
murder Of the young daughter Of u
man he suspected OF giving infor-
nation about him to the police. He
shot the girl as she was awning
water at a fountain snd forbade the
Villagers TO bury her under pain of
terrible rcprisals. saying Grows
Will dispose Of the body"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

First q the Ansr3can le.ees.tsa
CRUISERS to 10 launched. the sslt
Lake CITY. aid Down the wsys this
week. seven ether vessels Of this
class ars being built-ths Pensacola.
Augusta. Houston. Chicago. Chester.
Northampton and Na -. These
eight ships fetal $4,000 tons. At the
same time Great Britain has ~
ships Of this claas built aud building.
. total Of 1ss.e3s tons; while Japan
has II ships Of this class built OF
building, . fetal Of $500 tons. In
addition to these. the United states
has 10 obsolete cruisers and small
gun modern cruisers. with . tonnage
Of $1,000; Britain has II. with q ton.
mage Of 1880; and Japan ~. ton
mage ss,olS.
The United States has no modern
cruisers authorized mounting guns
over inches in calibre. Great Brit
ain has five authorized, three Of
which have been postponed and tive
appropriated for: Japan has appro.
priated for one such cruiser.
Five more cruisers will leave ~
inferior to Japan; ten more We will
be superior to Japan. but only slight-
ly: with IL more We shall not have
attained parity with Britain. but be
1856 tons below.
A stated Ut the beginning. 1t IL
reasonable to imagine that II the
KELLOGG treaty has made ships and
guns obsolete, the place to discover
that fact IL elsewhere ~ well ~
In the United Statea.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
FOLLOWING EINsTEIN

1t Is related that q learned man
once asked Professor Albert Einstein
to explain his theory Of relatively in
100 or 500 words. Einstetn began.
and the conversation lasted all day.
At the end Of the day the visiting
savant was more confused than at
the beginning.
Now Einstein offers new formu-
las for universal law" 1t IL said he
has succeeded in finding the uni
versal law that governs mechanics
and electricity.
This IL = large order. The scientist
has written . report Of his findings
which 10 being printed. We hope to
get hold Of copy-if written in
EnGlish-and II we ever get to the
point where We can take year of
we shall be glad to study about ten
words Of 1t per day.
Einstein 10 In q class by himself.
Nobody can prove anything against
his theories or for them.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
DEATH OF UNDERWOOD

Former Senator Underwood's
chief bid for fame lay In that his
name was identified with . tariff
act. The low tariff act itself earned
maledictions throughout the nations
industrial empire; against the sena-
tor himself no claims except those
inevitably the outcome Of partisan
proclivities could be substantiated.
He was sincere, able, honest and In
dustrious. He believed in Jeifersonian
principles, 4 low tariff, and in An
drew jackson democracy. No one
ever was left in doubt as to what no
stood for. what he aimed at. nor
what he believed.
He retired from the Senate At .
time when his native state Of Ala.
bama was being Heflinised. when
kukluxism became = substitute for
democracy, when the peoples minds
were running to intolerance. Some
observers claimed that Underwood
preferred to quit public life rather
than turn into q demagog in order
to play in harmony with the current
emotions. These said he would not
sell his soul to stay In once. Perhaps
these observers correctly analysed
his retirement. Underwood was not
that typo Of man. When he once
freed himself Of senatorial obliga-
tons he retired actually a. we'll ~ in
spirit: he made no speeches, took no
prominent interest in political affairs.
He left the dirt in his state for his
interiors.
Regardless of what side of the po-
litical fence they stand, the Senate
right now could use more men Of the
Underwood stamp. He was = relic
OF the old school. when demasogs
had difficulty In being mistaken for
statesmen by undisccrning consti-
tuents, when 4 senator was expected
to be leader Of thought instead Of
q weathervane or one skilled at
tickling the ground with Z cauli-
flower ear.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
Poles Reported Considering


During recent months there has
been discussion of the need of ex-
panding the New Britain General
hospital. which with its e25 beds
must serve the needs of a city with
a population approaching the 1907
GOO mark. Although never over
taxed In recent years. the hospital
scarcely has room enough to cater
to such a vast population.
Just a few days ago. every bed In
the hospital except one was filled,
which Ia self-evident that the insti-
tuition is overtaxed in a season when
sickness Is at .the highest point.
The striking phase of this discus
sion and proposed action is that the
people most interested in the propo-
sition are the Polish residents. 1t
has been suggested and even widely
discussed among the professionals
and business men that funds be
raisoal for the building of another
hospital in the city. Private az they
may be. these discussions may ma
terializc in the future. az the Poles
see the crying need Of an institu-
ton that would take of part Of the
burden now on the shoulders Of the
city hospital.
1t 10 proposed to select men with
qualifications to study the idea.
seek out an appropriate vicinity.
send out men t0 study the manage
ment and care of such institutions
and finally seek adequate funds for
the purpose OF establishing q no.
pital. The idea was born out Of the
fact that the local institution is be-
coming too small for city Of New
Britain's size. Other cities. much
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

feel = AtspsssA ~ thses ~ ~ ehis.
Or. " more ssatssa methods u
betting srs desired. there b The
stock market: Bsttiag - how
stocks wtll: 20 ID lssal In Csahecttcut
a. elsewhere. and svsrytAins y dsns
to<eseeurass the gambling spirit In
this connection. 1t u possible to buy
stocks for investment. Of course:
but to the best Of eur knowledge
marginal trading more than holds
it, own.
The difference between the two
methods Of taking chances IL one Of
tsrms only. The race track better 10
called = gambler: the marginal
stock bettor 10 called . trader. or
sometimes even an investor.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
THE FIXING!
By Edward B. Filley

D.
seven Hraho' eAactiy:
seven drand. nun! mol 30 DAD
lot an evenings work
JUST tne amount VIC heeoed. fle-
ure we WIZ heed rive drahd ior the
'"e 'oo. nat Ieases Us Grahd
apiece
say Eddie. are yon sure You
nave everything 1ixed LOT the Biz
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
WOMEN ON JURIES

Our attitude on this proposal to
have women In Connecticut on juries
is simple. Let the dear ladies' have
this right II they want it. Our
opinion 10 that women on juries
can do just ~ well a. men on juries;
and II the law permitted them to
serve every woman serving on .
jury would displace 4 man who
usually is happier somewhere else.
Nothing causes the average busy
gentleman Of efficiency and service
more inconvenience than to be select
ed for jury service. II the women
want this additional thrill In their
lives they ought to have it; much
bother would be saved to mere man
who does hts best to avoid jury
service-sometimes going 10 far AZ
to lie in order to get out of doing
his plain duty by the state.
The recent report of the Judicial
Council Of Connecticut had a few
trenchant paragraphs on jury serv-
Ice. and while we are on the SUBJ
ject perhaps 1t 10 worth quoting:
-. There is room for improve
ment In the personnel. and in the
mode OF selection Of jurors. Our
jurors are not fairly representative
OF our citizenship. -. The primary
fault Is very largely with the indt-
viduals. .... who avoid being placed
on the list of jurors. ....
Jury service is one of the duties
Of citizenship and its Sinking helps
make our juries poorer and as con-
sequence our justice poorer: Incl
dentaIly it augments appeals and
adds to the expense of administering
our law. New York City has a far
greater proportion of business men
on her juries than we have. and her
business men appear to regard 1t a.
a civic duty. Mr.. ]. P. Morgan
offers no excuses In the perform
ance Of this duty. =. Perhaps In no
locality in the East is there better
system of selection Of jurors than in
New York City,"
1t will be noted that the judiciary
Council says, Jury service Is one of
the duties of citizenship" Women
are citizens. Let them get a taste
of jury service and in about three
years they will have ten times as
many excuses against serving than
the men. We give them credit for
having imaginative minds.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
THE OBSER YER.

On the City ana Ii Psepls

smaller IN population. have larger
hospitals and many Of them two ant
three. Pittsfield with . population
half the size OF this city has two
institutions each with more than
500 bsds: Amsterdam. N. T.. with q
population Of $1,000. has three hos
pttals, one Of them for incurableA
1t h saiA that should the Idea
msAsrialise, the proposed hospital
would contain from 50 to Is beda
under the care Of Polish nuns, train
ID IN that respect. who would come
from Chicago. where Q school for
such purposes 10 maintained by the
Poles. That would be left to the
discretion Of the committee. which
would have full responsibility to
choose whatever course Of manage
ment IT desired.
The Poles OF this city could well
beast 6f organizing and founding
the first hospital In the east. and no
better center could be chosen than
New Britain with its vast Polish
element. A hospital would make
this one Of the most complete Po-
lish- American communities IN TINS
country.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
COASTING

During the snow season last year
the police department made certain
good regulations regarding coasttng
on certain streets, 20 as to prevent
youngsters on sleds from humping
into automobiles, or vice versa. The
rules should still hold good.
Convenient billy fields, which for
generations furnished sled riding for
youngsters, are growing less within
the city yearly a. building
progresses. For this reason boys and
girls are more inclined than ever to
utilize streets for sled sport. Safety
regulations are increasingly needed.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

erdsgaA to havs sideyalhs ht4 He
failed 70 - % and tho city Nd tha
work done By private contractor
hired far such work. A.
several times after tho complettl
Of tlso work. the owner Of the pr4-
perty visited the oleice Of the beam
Of public works aaking for . bill. He
received NO bill and was given to
understand that there would b. no
bill.
la 1895. no sslA. the property 10
another. +.
Recently through the Investigation
carried on with regard to debts owed
the city. the purchaser of the Pre-
perty received . bill for the sids-
walks He communicated with the
former owner who. refusing to make
any comment on the matter. took tho
case under Rdvisemept and consult
ed lawyer.
A study of the laws relating. to the
case showed that the charter OF the
city of New Britain states that. In =
matter of this kind, the city. within
60 days after the completion OF the
work. shall place lien on the pro-
perty and the amount shall be due
under q special assessment until II
il paid. The statute Of limitations
does not affect the claim.
The city. however. failed to place
any lien on the property and until
the present time no lien has been
placed on the land. This. according
to the manner in which the laws are
Interpreted. makes the debt owed the
city an ordinary debt to which tho
statute of limitations pertains.
The question now confronting the
city IL whether it can collect on the
debt as special assessment or not.
Under the common debt and statute
of limitations. the bill is uncollect-
able after six years. That time has
expired and 1t is probable that the
city will find itself in . legal battle.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
City Facing Legal Tangle
Over Collecting Old Debts

The city of New Britain Is likely
to be swamped with legal actions
after it places, as has been announc-
ed, liens on properties about the city
en- February Is for benefits by pub
lie works Improvements for which
bills were never sent out. The num-
erous quirks Of the law will be fore
IDLY brought out and numerous legal
entanglements are due to result.
The question on which most of the
settlements hinge. appears to be
whether the city can collect under
the special assessment laws or
whether the property owners are cx-
cmpt from paying ordinary debts un-
der the statute of limitations.
A study of the question is an in
teresting one which can be decided
only by the courts of law. lawyers
say.
TO take one example, the owner
Of a parcel Of properly in 1872 was
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
THE EX..KAISER

Wilhelm Hohensollern will be 70
years of age tomorrow. His birthday
anniversary will be celebrated in
exile at Doom. Holland. He IL
quoted: II am only an old man who
desires to finish his days in peace"
Nothing more. nothing less. For
ten years he has been away from
Germany; in all probability he will
not return until he IL laid away with
his ancestors.
The ex-kaiser, when he thinks of
the past, must grow weary at ease.
Or perhaps he 10 accustomed by this
time to reconciliation with the
stroke Of fate which reduced him
from kingship to fleeing exile from
his native land.
1t is just as we'll that he is in Hol.
land. alone. lonely and filled with
tetrospection. Beyond the Rhine 1t
would be unsafe for the once kingly
brow. A new and different kind Of
nation has started with the depart
ure of the erstwhile monarch. He
would be out of place in it. even as
a citizen. AZ his presence would yield
courage to that small minority Of
mona rchists who are ever plotting
against the republic.
1t Is not our intention at this
birthday anniversary to introduce
postwar discussion of pre-war
topics. We are content to leave the
old man to his spouse, his flowers
and his wood -sa wing exercises.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
King Georges Progress
Is Being Maintained

London. Jan. &c R-It was Off
cially stated at buckingham Palace
this morning that King Georges
progress was maintained.
Although the exact date Of King
Georges departure for the seaside
resort of Bognor has not been def
initely set it probably will be DUR
ing the first week Of February. 1t
was understood today that the king
would leave London on the first
favorable day in February. unless
other circumstances interfere.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
BETTER TRUCK DRIVING

One difference between . locomo-
tive engineer and truck driver 10
that the former. has . private right
Of way and doesn't need to steer his
machine, whiic the latter has pub.
lie right Of way and must be an ex-
pert steersman.
Another difference Is that the loco
motive engineer must devote years
Of hts life In working up to his ex-
allied position and must pass =
gruelling examination to prove he 10
worthy Of holding the throttle; while
tho truck driver only needs to be
an experienced automobile driver
and can take on the responsibility Of
driving a jugsernaut along the pub
tic highways by going through what
amounts to a mere state formality.
Another difference--we might a.
we'll note all Of them while we are
on the subject-is that the loco
motive engineer 10 protected by law
from sitting at the throttle more
than 1 stipulated number Of hours.
80 that there need BIZ no likelihood
that he. will fall asleep. or at least.
not be At, hiA best. There II nothing
to prevent tho. truck driver during q
long cross country run from being at
the wheel from 10. to 20 hours. and
some Of them have been known to
fall asleep while driving.
Obviously, there are various sorts
of trucks: Those that do heavy serv-
ice and frequently traverse long dis
tances, and those that do light de-
livery service. The latter as a rule
are little better than automobiles,
the main difference being in the
types Of bodies on the chassis. We
- -
are not refsrrins.particularIy to the
light trucks UTILISED for local travel,
but to the heavy duty trucks
Tho drivers of the heavy duty
trucks need TO be well selected /;
their activities need regulation by the
law, they need to be specially skilled
and the law should be. such as to
make them prove their skill before
being allowed to drive the big lum-
bering trucks along the highways.
The difference between them and
the locomotive engineers is too
slight to permit an indefinite con-
tinuance of the wide diversity in
training and skill.
The interests of truck owners and
those of the public concur. To drive
a large truck and know how to avoid
accidents is highly skilled occupa-
ton. The day when amy" automobile
driver could be regarded as capable
Of driving truck is past.
Most firms owning large trucks
take c0nsummate care that the
right type Of fine drivers are en-
ployed. But even il 20 per cent of the
truck drivers are not of this type the
percentage il large and dangerous.
The movement for more thorough
examinations and regulations should
succeed.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

SO the police department is keep
ing the city dry. according to Mr..
Epson. To be sure, arrests are con-
tinually made north Of the tracks,
but that 10 only part Of the city.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
A FIRST Hand Opinion

F1tBteu1bu UpunIOu
A bright little miss with pencil
and paper suddenly asked. Mother.
who can ! write to?"
''Oh, write to YOURSELF" answered
her msther. impatiently.
"Oh. l want to write somebody
decent" returned her little daugh-
ter.
Mrs. c. Roussel
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

"A Hollywood wedding" seems
a contradition In terms. Holly IL o
perennial, not an annual.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

Ore Raasaa Ter KeaSaag . Neul,
To scrap all battleships 10 vatn;
We need some for eur pFsefdenta
Fer going fishing from . plane -
Ii contrary to common sense!
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

Americanism: A complaint that
laws are not enforced: a sublime
faith that another law or two will
make everything all right.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

Every community has at least one
pest who feels q divine call to set
everybody right In the matter Of
pronunciation
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
IS Kars Ago Today

The splendid brick and steel.fsc-
tory Of the Russell 4. Erwin branch
OF the American Hardware core.
will be added to this year. 1t ID
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

A philanthropist IL one who hires
girls at 50 a week and then makes
money enough to support home
for fallen girls.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

Mussolini must shudder each
morning when he faces the mental
task Of shaving most Of the Cabinet
members.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

Fame 10 queer. and Garcia will
20 down in history a. the man who
made Ebert Hubbard.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

Happy thought! Let the shops
provide a service car 10 we can take
en- merchandise while moving and
thus solve the parking problem.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

Pirates PARROTS!
The pirates parrots must have,
been
The happiest parrots, every bird.
Think Of the thrilling things
:, they've seen,
The songs and shouts they've
heard.
Parrots that had to stay at home,
How they must all have, wistfully,
Listened to luckier parrots tell
About their trips to sea! =
Mary Carolyn, Davies
What He'd Make!
: Wolf: The doctor said he would
make diagnosis OF my case,
What's a diagnosis ?"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

10 they want . name for the
combined radio and phcnograph?
What about ''She ?"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

A traffic expert says the car that
hits yom Is the one behind the ona
you are watching. The solution. Of
course. 10 to watch the second one.
But what Of the third?
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

Connecticut, it seems, can produce
everything needed In the manufac-
ture Of airplanes except the air. And
even this, perhaps, can be furnished
by the airport boosters.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
Lewis: ITS the Latin term fol
five hundred dollars
Nj. d. ketcham

Midas
Midas had come to that point in
his career where everything he
touched tuoned to gold.
what shall you ever do with the
stuff" asked his encourage in wish
BILE alarm.
"Just wait till the boys begin to
touch met" answered Midas, dis
playing an acquaintance with ten
denotes far in advance Of his age!
~ "a katherine Lapsley.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

Two army officers attained such
elevation the cold contracted their
controls and they couldn't come
down. We've known elevation to ex-
pand second lieutenant with the
same result.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

A sane driver usually can save
himself and the fool driver. too.
Tho thia; happens when two fool
drivers meet.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

Wonder what Mr.. Coolidge thinks
OF the Gry's jubilant assertion that
righteousness will prevail after
March 1.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

II plants are sensitive and can
feel, az that scientist says. some
close friend should tell the onion
about listerine.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

Dempsey must be too old 10
fight. All the other contcnders agree
that he shouldn't risk 1t.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

All his life long. man keeps on
hoping some day to get = haircut
that will improve his looks instead
of making him look nude.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

The artistic temperament has
about reached its limit when the
purveyor Of hot dogs refers to my
public"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

Mr.. Falls health still prevents
his appearance for trial. Who ever
thought he had that much money
left?
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

The Herald 10 on Rle daily In New
York at HotalinSs Newsstand. Times
SQUARE; schults's Newsstanda Entrance
.;rand Central, S2nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
Not To Glass;

Johnson: DO you 60 to col
Iege""
stuart: yes"
Johnson: DO they have class
rushes?"
Stuart: Il never saw anybody
rush to classes"
Jane HOvey
Every crowd has copper lining.
Copyright. 1879. Reproduction
Torbidden)
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

Correct this sentence: "Ten years
at hard labor" said the Judge to the
millionaire.
Copyright. 1929. Publishers
Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26

NeaAsv Asdlt nssses = Ciseslaties
che A. 3. c. 10 . national organizations
which furnishes newspapers and edvsr.
Users with . strictly honest analysis Of
circulation. Our circulation statistics are
hased upou this audit. This insares pro-
lection against fraud In Newspaper dis
tribution figures to both national aAd
hral advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
Her AccunDAa3stsl

Matilda: TIN going to sing 1t
the entertainment tonight"
Her Mother: "whe 10 your &C.
companist!" So.
Mathilda:. 'oh. Ted 10 taking mo
over and Harold Is bringing me
home!"
Arthur H. Creassr
New Britain herald., 1929-01-26
n. c. Johancson

A man who has way with wo-
men 10 called 4 sexpert.
His aystem IL called ncchique!