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New Britain herald., 1929-03-25
TOWER AND VOWED SUED

The question of who is liable for damages, when 8 lowed car strikes another while in tow by another, will be decided in the city court. when the suit of Sarah Greenstein against Frank J. Malczynsky and Edward Newberry is called.
 According to the papers. filed by Attorney W. NJ. Greenstein. counsel for the plaintiff. machine owned by Newberry and lowed by Malczyn-
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25

sky. struck the plaintiffs automobile
 on the evening of March , on Elm
 berry was at the wheel of the lowed car. the complaint states, and the damage resulting from the crash amounts to $200 according to the plaintiff. Papers were served by Constable John s. Recor.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25

' -CItlDIe0 rom SdtuTQdy 5 heFdl1
 A small car drove up and a young woman in the white uni form Of 8 nurse got out. With springy step and smile she fair ly radiatad cheerfulness and ef- ticiency. The sick man sighed with relief; the baby stopped crying and clapped his hands 1T glceful welcome.
 From a bag she carried the nurse extracted an apron. She rolled up her sleeves. While the sick man held a thermom- cte- between his lips, she called an elder boy from the yard and sent him to the nearest grocer's for an empty box. A conven- tent hatchet soon reduced the box to kindling wood; the boy was put 70 work removing the ashes and bringing a bucket of coal from 6 1neagre supply in the cellar. A pail Of hot water with soap and towels, she car ried her own. and baby soon was washed: the room comfort ably warm; the floor was swept. dishes washed; the baby given d bottle of warm milk. The pa tient was bathed. the bed cloth ing changed, and as she depart ed the nurse assured the sick man that soon he could expect to go to a sanatorium where he would be restored to health.
 Who is she?" asked Young Man Wise Guy. who seemed to be spokesman for the two.
 "She was a nurse from the Tuberculosis Relief Society, and that is just d sample Of her varied tasks. but let us move on.'
 For the first time in his life. Young Man Wise Guy actually seemed thoughtful Old Han Crouch smoked on. quietly. Thoughtfulness was natural to him.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25
BECOMES ASSESSORS CLERK

Miss Susan Anasrasia entered the employ of the board Of assessor as second clerk today. She fills the vacancy created by the resignation or Mrs. Lydia Wollman who had been connected with the department fer five years.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25
REPORTS SIS THEFT

Mrs. Annie Arnold of 193 Main street complained to Lieutenant Ramforth at S:15 last night that she and her husband were visiting q
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25

paschal candle. and Easter water will take place.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25
NEW BRITAIN GAS CAPITAL INCREASE
tContinued from First Page)
action on the foregoing recommen-

4. ]. SLOPER,
 E. H. STANLEY,
 F. M. TRAVIS.
 R. $. BROWN,
 H. T. SLOPER.
 r. $. CHAMBERLAIN,
 A. H. SCOTT,
 Directors of the New Britain Gas Light Company
 statement by President Sloper
 President A. J. Sloper has supple mented the secretary's statement with the following:
 The authorized capital stock Of your company is s2.00o, 100000 G0,- oQO shares.) Of this amount, there has been issued $1,25o,0 900. (50,- 600 shares) leaving s75o,oo0. tS0,- coo shares) that may be issued.
 The statement of the Company January l. 1929. showed that the plant account, which is a permanent investment. and like all utilities companies, is our chief asset is n excess of the capital stock of the company. + is perfectly clear that this condition. while extremely con- servatiye, is hardly fair to the stock holders Of the company and tha. the capital stock should more ac- curately represent the value of the property.
 It therefore. seems desirable to your directors that the stockholders give 10 the directors the authority 10 issue stock when expansion Of the plant is necessary, or when the sur plus of the company, (which, o' course, Is invested in the plant( may warrant stock distribution. The stockholders may rest assured tha: all will share alike. that stock called for payment will be at par, with nc preferences, and that stock distriDu- tiors will be for all stockholders pro rata. Increases of stock will D. made Couservatlvely and any in crease calling fer payment of stock al r will be made wh-n the need; fir eApan. .Ou of tn plant Will re- cuire additional money.
 Your directors therefore recon mend and request that you sign and return promptly the enclosed proxy authorizing ard empowerine the di' rectOrs = .-sue stock oi the com pany up 10 the authorized capital O, S2.U00.Ooo.0e, with the assurance that it is the expectation and lnten' ton of the directors to maintain satisfactory cash dividends on sucl increases of stock as may, from tim tc time. be issued, ana as the earn. 1 ingS ot he cOmpany shal! warrant
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25

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fTo be Continued Tomorrow !
New Britain herald., 1929-03-25
One Nights Journey What Two Men Found
 Just Beyond the Wall

Continued from Saturdays Herald
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
MAINE AND IT'S POWER

Water power discussion remains
the main topic up in Maine. where
the Legislature will face another at
tempt to vitiate, the lernald act pre-
venting the expectation of electric
power generated within the state.
Maine Is New Englands greatest
repository Of water power. Tho state,
fond Of realizing that it may become
a great manufacturing common
wealth, has prevented the export Of
power in order to stimulate possible
manufactures Since the law has
been on the books, however, no vast
increase of industries has been
achieved. Maine does not seem to
possess the right situa ton TO attract
industrial plants.
The insult corporations having in
vested heavily in Maine electric
properties the pressure to eliminate
the generous" law grows apace If
the Insult companies were permitted
TO export power they could turn
Maine into great power producing
state and sell the product in New
Hampshire. Vermont and Massa ch,i-
sets. There would be much profit in
the business
But the Maine folks are canny
Perhaps they will continue to oppose
the prospect OF their state being
merely a provider of power for
others to utilize. Or maybe the insult
interests and the other power mag
mates can swing what they arc after
II is an even bet.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
REFORMING BOYS

Commuters in the railroad sta
ton who happened to be a witness
TO the capture Of the two runaway
boys from Cheshire Rcformatory
after brutally mistreating a guard
were indignant OF the manner of the
capture. But this was because they
lacked knowledge of the desperate
character of the two youths.
We are advised by persons in a
position to know that the guards at
Cheshire act reasonably with their
charges: how one of them was MUIR
dered after doing a deed Of kindness
remains in memory.
The plan Of capture was to first
scare the wits out Of the boys. and
that was accomplished. One Of the
youths got a punch on the jaw, but
that wasn't half as much as had
been inflicted upon the guard at
Cheshire.
Despite the enlightened methods
in use at Cheshire. how to control
you;hs-some of them happening to
be bad eggs"-still remains somc-
thing OF an unsolvcd problem. The
object is to reform the boys: but a
certain percentage Of them seem to
resist reformation and actually take
advantage OF the kind ministrations
of the officials.
Eoys are not born bad; some of
them are more mischievous than
others, but the desire to become a
bad man is not inherent. Those that
get that way are mostly the victims
of environment. heirs to poor up
bringing. Such really unfortunate
youths are found In every city. u.s.
ually the members Of neighborhood
gangs, which are dominated by all
kinds Of dcvilmcnt. There is too
much Of this thing going on in New
Britain. as elsewhere. Only the
other day a noted Criminologist an
nounced it as his conviction that
lives Of crime begin in the gang
neighhorhoodS. and If the situation
there were held in better control
there would be less TO combat when
the unguarled youths grow up, We
are inclined to believe that this is
the keynote of the crime difficulties
that beset Americana. Youths who
get the wrong start have little diff
Guilty in taking the wrong slant
later
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
TAXES AND SCHOOLS

That the tax rate in New Britain
is low compared with the market
value OF the property within the
city, having one of the lowest tax
rates In the country when approach
ed from a statistical basis, ought to
be satisfying information.
And it is worth while not over
looking that the lower the tax rate
and the lower the consequent
municipal income. the higher will be
the percentage Of school costs. The
percentage Of school outso would be
much lower il the tax income We're
much higher-or as high as in most
of the comparable cities in the
United States.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
SiTsHiNISTAE

IF what goes on in Afgaanistan Is
not as lm por'ant IS dog fight
around the corner then all the space
hlr1 has been devoted to the do
ings IN that benightei country of
late has been wasted in the public
prints II turns out. however. that
the doinGs have been uncommonly
interesting. especially when consid-
cred in relation with the background
that King Amanullah has provided
ever since he allowed himself to be-
come Europeanized
For Amanullah Khan is a good
source OF world news. He is a like
able chap, a young man. and gained
much Of the worlds Iimelight when
he succeeded in partially freeing his
Kingdom from British control. or
course. the manner CT accom- plish-
ing this did not meet with the ap-
1,royal of ultra conservative folks. he
having enlisted the aid Of Soviet
Russia. But he accomplished his
purpose all the same, and to the
Khan that was most important.
One reform quickly followed an
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

a lobe of the earth, stretch string
from New York to pin driven In
q point marked Paris and you will
see what constitutes the "reat circle
route" followed by Iindbergh and
other flyers. You. will see that 1t
Is not circle at all but the short
est distance between two points.
Q. When will the next conjunc-
ton Of the sun with the planet
Venus occur:
A.. April 20 1929 at I a. M,
Eastern Standard time.
@. What percentage OF the popu-
lation Of France is Protestant?
A. There are about one mil
lion Professionals out of a population
Of 100000. ...
@. How does the number Of
horses and mules on farms in the
United states toda compare with
the number In 1900 and 1890?
A. In 300 there were c1.e0s.9o1
horses and s.4ss.S.3 mules OIL
farms In the United States. In
1920. 2l.4i3.6ll horses and 5,S53,e5o
mules. and In 1927 approximately
15.e7s,0oO horses and 5,734.ooo
mules.
@. Where was the battle Of
Zenta fought? ...
A. At the passage of the Thesis
near zenta ten thousand Turks were
drowned in the river. the Grand
Vizir was killed, the Sultan fed. and
Bosnia was invaded by the army Of
Prince Eugene OF Savoy. September
II, 1897. The Turks also lost
seventeen Pashas. thirty thousand
soldiers dead and three thousand
Turks were taken prisoners. f..
@. Is there anything that will i'm
prove the lustre of furs?
A. Try heating corn meal in a
skillet to a rich brown but without
burning. While still hot sprinkle
it over the fur and rub with fan
mel cloth. Afterwards remove by
shaking and brushing. ....
9. Is a foreign woman who mar.
ried an American citizen in 1921 an
American citizen by reason OF her
marriage?
A. Yes alien women who married
Americans after September %. 1922,
however. do not take the citizenship
Of their husbands.
@. Where were the Army Navy
football games played in 1925 and
1927?
A. At Chicago, Illinois. Novem-
her 81 1926 and at New York City,
November &c, 1927.
Q. In what years since 1924 has
the month of February had five
Sundays?
A. There We're five Sundays in
February In 1924. 1852, 1880 and
1920. The next year will be 1915.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
MORE STATE FORESTS

Come cticut now possesses 43, 500
acres of state forests: this time last
year it possessed $4,000 acres. The
large increase has been due TO a
worthy policy and careful buying Of
new acreage.
II is no easy matter TO obtain ad-
di'ional state forest land at a. fair
price. Such land may be unused and
pra ctically worthless to its owners;
but let it he known that the state
wants the land and its value" i'm
mediate|y increases zoo per cent. The
only time last year that this did not
occur was when the Sunset Rock As
ISOLATION gave its park 70 the state.
Such instances are rare.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

! u 1t p" 'Overails," was the response.
and : man opened the deer and
showed him some rags he Wa buFn-
ing.
Officer Charles johnson had his
ears and nose badly frost bitten
while on duty night before last.
+ Luke Boweu's saloon was, robbed
OF three boxes OF cigars and .
quantity of whiskey last night. The
job was evidently done by someone
known at The place. a. the guardian
bulldog did not make any disturb
ance.
A team Of girls from this city
won by . to 8 in a basketball game
played against Berlin girls last
night in Brandegee hall in that
town.
The New York papers were de-
layed by the storm Yesterday. and
Mrs. Chatfi,ld had to send out
double truck to bring them up from
Berlin. They were greeted at her
little store by great crowd OF
waiting people. who angriiy de-
manded papers--and finally got
them. Some tried to sneak out with
papers ahead Of the rest. but they
usually grabbed the wrong ones and
we're duly repaid for their too hasty
actions,
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
THE STATE BUDGET

Finance Minister Edward i. Han
of this city has presented very
comprehensive report regarding the
state's finances. Mr.. Hall IS a
thorough going gentleman VINO
knows his figures. He has addressed
the report to the Legislature.
When the Board of Finance and
Control was organized with Mr.. han
At the wheel. Governor Trumbull al
lowed his enthusiasm to run away
with him and predicted it would
save the state 10 per cent in its rum
ming expenses, or 100000. Critics
of the board, allowing their pessi-
mism TO get the upper hand. pre-
dicted a deficit of sl,50o.o0o. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Hall. the actual saw
ing has been around s1,6hh,0oo;
which, after all. is A good record.
IT was only Ia st November that Tax
Commissioner William u. Blodg-
.tt, with an ear-splitting fanfare OF
publicity. predicted that the state
must devise new tax laws. Blodgett
recommended a commission"
rather than the Legislature to en-
gage in this money raising.
Now Mr.. Halls report comes along
and runs fairly contrary to the
Elodgett idea. Not only Is there
enough money on hand and in sight
but the pay-as-yougo policy Is an
nounced as eminently jnlstifying IT.
self
Blodgett and Hall should stage a
debate.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
BuCkLANp OF THE NEW HAVEN

Edward Grant auckland. vice
president OF the New Haven railroad.
elected by the board Of directors to
operate the road until a president
is elected" might as well be given
that exalted position. Why not? Mr.
auckland has been the acknowledge
cd right hand man" in the regimes
OF Howard Elliot and Edward J.
Pearson, the two presidents who be-
gan the work of reha bilitating the
line. II is safe to add that his duties
as the virtual acting president will
not be new to him, considering his
former experience. especially dur
ing periods Of presidential illness.
The directors need look no further
for a president
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
Observations
On The Weo.:aey

Washington. Jan. 4.-Forccast for
Southern New Englsnd: Fair and
colder tonight: Saturday incrca sing
cloudiness With slowly rising tenn
pcrature followed by rain or snow
Saturday night: Diminishing north
west. shifting TO northeast and east
winds
Forecast for Eastern Now York;
Fair, colder in east and north por-
tons tonight: Saturday increasing
cloudiness with slowly rising tenn
perature followed by rain on the
coas at and snow or rain in the in
terror Saturday afternoon or night:
moderate northwest shifting to
northeast and east winds.
Conditions: The eastern portions
of tho country are oversprcad by
an extended area of Of high pressure
with center over the Lake Eric
region. Detroit, Mich, 3o.Go inches.
4 disturbance in the southwest is
developing considerable energy. It's
center is over Now Mexico and
western Tc:sas. I'll Paso. ca.S2 inches.
Rains arc in progress in Okla no.
ma. Louisiana. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, and SHOWS in portions Of the
northern plains states and Rocky
mountain districts. Zero tonpnra-
lures continue in Minnesota and
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
Is Years Ago Today

When the sun went down (behinJ
clouds) last night the temperature
was already below zero. and by
morning it had dropped to Is be-
low for the coolest morning On rec
ord. 1t showed all night, and traf-
fic OF all sorts was greatly ham-
pcred.
Narioloid cases continue to he
found here, and the health author
tiles are receiving many suggestion.
as the means Of preventing the
spread Of the disease. The score
tary of the state bord OF health adj
vises vaccina ton.
Officer tosgrove saw smoke
coming through the grating in front
Of Hanna's block yesterday and.
thinking there was a fire. rushed
in and pounded on the door. He
finally got an answer and asked if
there were a fire. The reply was in
the negative, and he asked. What
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

G. On what days Of the week
did the following dates fall: De.
cember 2. 1900: October I. 1908;
February rs. 1914; January 25
1910: May is. 1912; December l.
1901: May 10. 1907: August %
1905: January 81. 1878: January S,
1898. and May Is, 1873?
4. On Thursday. Sunday. Thurs
day. Tuesday. Thursday. Wednes-
day. Wednesday. Friday. Friday,
Thursday and Tuesday. respectively.
Q. What is the meaning OF
"Urim"?
4. The Trim is one OF the OBJ
jects mentioned in the Old Tesla
ment in Exodus $3.50 in connection
with the brcastplate of the higl,
priest and was used as a sort of
divine oracle.
@. What is Sanskrit?
A. 1t il the ancient literary
language of the Hindus and is still
preserved In their literature. 1t be-
longs to the Aryan family of Ian
guages in their rurest form and
most perfect development.
Q. What is the term Of office OF
the President of Germany?
A. Seven years.
@. When it is I o'clock p. M
in New York City. what time is il
in Los Angeles. California?
A. 1 o'clock p. m.--thrcc hours
earlier
q. What was the date of the
Hudson Fulton celebration in New
York city,
A. September IS to October .
1909.
@. What Il the Talmud:
A. The comprehensive compila-
ton Of laws and ceremonial regula
tons pertaining to Re hbinicaI Juda-
ism together with an elaborate dis
cussion OF the laws and regulations.
q. Where can ] obtain a map
showing the physical features OF
Mars
A. There Is no such thing as a
map of Mars" in the sense that
there are maps OF the earth. for
Mars Is too far away. and the diff
culties Of observing its physical fea
lures are too great to permit any.
thing like accurate mapping. After
many years of observation. scientists
are in doubt as to what the family
observed physical features on Mars
may be.
Q. Why Is the great circle" the
+ shortest route between two points
on the earth's surface?
A. Because straight line is the
shortest distance between two points
The reason the great circle appears
as curve on n map is because a
map is fat piece Of paper whereas
in order to be an accurate rcpresen.
tation Of the portion of the earth il
purports to represent it would he a
curved piece Of paper. The eartf
is sphere or ball: a piece cut out
Of its surface will be curved. Take
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
Panama Canal Tolls
Reach to Hioh Figure

Panama. Jan. 1 lPl-Official an
nourrement was made today that
III" Panama. canal had collected
S26. a69 from 6.334 vessels dur
ing tho calendar year inst ended.
Though these were tho highest fig
urcs Tor any calendar year. they fell
short Of tho high record for the
last fiscal year ending June 30 when
6.4j6 vessels paid so6.944.449.
Indications were that the high
record for the last fiscal year woNli
stand unless there was decide
increase in traffic during the next
six months.
Canal traffic for December. 1928
surpassed all months Of the past
calendar year with 51a transits and
total collections Of s2,44".oo2.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04
Personal TAXES

Personal tax payers steadily in
crease. This year. city hall reports.
35.S.S men and women between II
and 60 will be called upon to pay the
So poll tax, an increase OF 5SS over
last year. This also is an indication
that the increased population esti-
mates are based on fact.
necessity of paying these onerous
sewer or street improvement
asse ss1nents.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-04

other, and the manner in which he
proceeded to uplift Afghan women
particularly pleased his wife. The
king kent himself busy issuing de-
crecs, all designed to make the peo-
pic as modern in THEIR ways as the
people OF Europe.
But in the far eastern country
such things are not as easy as they
look, even to a king. There are pow
crful groups in every country who
have gained power and affluence by
conforming or controlling the estab-
lished order: and even in Afshanis-
tan these began to make their inf1u-
cnce felt. In Afghanistan the lives OF
the people have been interviewer for
generations with the Moslem religion
and the Moslem priests have enjoyed
an enormous influence. The Moj)cm
high priests. therefore. did not take
kindly to King Amanullah's numcr-
Gus reforms.
Naturally and in due course a
revolution broke out. and al the
"rcactionary" interests OF the coun-
try aligned themselves with the
rcvolutionaries. The king at first
found himself bcsieged in his capital
and British airplanes had to rescue
the British legation. But that was
only a start. After the king had re-
covered from his surprise he got into
action and proceeded TO demoralizc
the revolutionarics. Soon dispatches
began to tell of how the northern
rebels were being pursued and beat
en- into submission. The government
got stronger dolly. and the strong
Mohmand tribe took to assisting the
king. The revolutionary Shinwaris
outfit. seeing the handwriting on all
the tents. began negotiating for
peace, but have not yet given in.
Finally. at kabul, larger sized VIC
tory was won by the kings forces. so
that the king began distributing
many presents to his staunch ad-
herents.
Normal conditions have approx
mately returned. and the king can
again proceed with his undermining
OF the land. We rather feel like wish
ing him luck. In the natural course
OF events backward nations need not
remain backward forever. We arc
accustomed to regarding kings and
sultans of these lands as medieval
monarchs who are interested In
nothing but harcms. Here is a king
who. himself having experienced the
benefits of occidental civilization.
having seen with his own eyes how
modern people live. is intent upon
improving his own people whether
they like 1t or not. The time may
soon be here when Afghan women
will be as free and fIappcrish as any
others. when they will he able to
afford to smoke Turkish cigarettes
! and be bosses of the tents instead OF
mere burden bearers for the sheiks.
pected ways, in quarters where the
people hitherto were thought certain
to remain dumb and happy.