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New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
$ Fears Ago Today

The blizzard which began yester- day afternoon has seriously i'm peded trolley traffic and steam rail road business. The storm was still raging today and up 10 o'clock, nearly three feet of snow had fallen.
 This is the season when the mcr- chants are obliged to take extra precautions against thieves. close watch will be kept on all strangers
 The meeting Of the Woman's club scheduled for this afternoon was postponed on account Of the storm
 It is being rumored about the city that a polo team will be formed here this winter.
 At the present time there are seven undergraduates in the train ing school for nurses Plans ar" being made for the erection of an, operating department in the school
 Today's stock market opened weak and excited with prices gencr- ally lower. The opening trans- actions showed some confusion.
 The snow did not discourage the autOists. Mr. Bardol ran his Cor bin car down Main street at a good clip. Several machines Of the air cooled engine pattern were abroad but they stuck to the trolley tracks
 There were SS births recorded in the city during the past month.
 The third rail reform committee is still working hard 10 have the neighborins towns join hands with New Britain in seeking relief from the dreaded third rails.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
LESSONS FROM WATEEBUEY'S
 FINANCIAL WOES

New Britain property owners who have been cultivating the habit Of observing civic finances with eagle eyes may be interested in the pain. ful financial operation under way in Waterbury. A model budget pre- pared by outside experts suggested | taX rate of 4 1-9 mills. after eX- tcnsive pruning; but the citys board of finance rejected the model bude- ct by the experts in favor Of one of their own making. which after homemade pruning nctted a tenta- tive tax rate of 4Q mills.
 Whatever the actual tax rate
 finally officially adopted by Water bury. it will bc as high as q song birds top note.
 II is by inspecting Watcrbury's in. tcntions that one comes to rather
 definite outline ol what the brass
 city has been doing in past years.
 lt must be understood that this years deficit is around S326,o0o
 while last years deficit was around 140Q,0O0. To avoid continued deficits
 of such large proportions has been the object of the homemade and
 outside experts. The plan devised is
 not only to bring in enough money
 10 avoid future deficits put to prac-
 ticc such civic economies a5 will in sure a smaller outgo.
 one ot the little economies to be practice. according to the plans. is
 to place ;he town clerk on a straight salary of S5,0O0 a year, instead or allowing him the fees of office. In
 this way the city expects to save siO.0O0 a year-Nhich to the startled outside observer indicates ! the town clerk got that much in . fees in the past.
 Another little item which will i bring q saving IS a cut in the main- | tenance for the city's isolation hos ! pital. The health board asked an ! increase Of nearly S2.000 for the ! hospital this year, which would 1 have brought the total for upkeep to sl3,00U. But the appropriation
 vas cut to s7.o0o and expects 10 cut . it even more possibly 10 aroun1 5000 The four employees who have i been watching the place will be dis charged. or at least three Of them:
 and if all O. them are discharged
 perhaps q policeman, while making his rounds. can watch the place. as it has been closed and empty for T long time, Probably the health board merely believed in prcpared- ness. and aS everyone knows, pre-
 pareduess costs money
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
ARRESTS BY DRY AGENTS

Believe it or not. the federal dry agents have been quite busy the past year More than C6.0o0 persons were arrested for No!stea viola tions in this land of 11",o00.O00, which must show how effectively prohibition is enforced. More than l1,0oo additional persons were ar rested by the aid Of state officers.
 One would think that the tunda- mentally dry states would show up best in the record. For instance. though one might expect q lurg, number of arrests in wet regions like New York; New Jersey, Con- necticuL or Maryland. one rather oX- poets a very small figure for states where prohibition sentiment, ac- cordinS to the dry leagues, is near iy loo per cent perfect. Quit" a galaxy Of states, in fact. were dry before the 18th amendment wa, ratified, and some Of them havc bone dry state laws
 Tn wet Connecticut. which refus- ed 10 ratity the 18th amendment, and where wet sentiment is said 10 be 9e stlunch as eve, only 224 arrests were made during the las; fiscal year by federal agents. Com pare this with 55S in dry Alabama. %&0 in Iry Arizona, 1.o13 in dry Arkansas. Slj in bone dry Indiana. S,9G% in dry Kentucky. and 1494 in super-dry North Carolina, etc. Onl> in Kansas. where is really accept, ed as part Of current morality, th" arrests were low. only %1 being suared by the fedcraIs.
 One Of the high lights in the re- port or Commissioner Doran IS the total for Idaho, sparse Of popUla- ton and represented in the Senate by that dry of ultra -scnaibilily, MT
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10

spoiled the appearance of the flag, stripes, and star was added for each new state. Q. Is cold a form of energy like heat and sound?
 A. Sound light and heat are rotms of energy. Cold is con- ditiOn, or sensation caused by the loss of heat.
 Q. Is the day getting longer?
 A. The |. s. Naval Observatory says the length of the day is be- lievcd to be increasing at the rate of something like a thousandth Of q second per century.
 Q. Is Howard University at Washington. D. C. supported by the federal government? What is it's enrolment and who is the president"
 A. Howard University. q non scctarian university supported in part by endowment and in part by the United States government. There are 2.26S students. practically all of the colorcd race. of whom 1,700 are in the undergraduate colleges. Nor dccai w. Johnson is the president.
 c. Which will fall faster in a vacuum. a coin or a feather?
 A. Both will fall at the same speed. because there is no air re- sistance and gravity acts on both alike.
 c. What is the present value Of the two and four mark Zeppelin stamp of 1928?
 A. The two mark ultramarne, Zeppelin, German stamp of 1928 is CataloGued uncancclled at s1: and the four mark. black. brown stamp is cataloeucd at s2 uncancellcd. No cataloGucd price is given for these stamps cancelled
 Q. What arc the meanings of the names Efic, Eva, Louisa and Naomi?
 X. Eva CIcbrcw) means life giving; Fife (Scotch) means hearts devotion; Louisa (Gcrman) means lugnaclouS. and Naomi tHcbreW) means pleasantnesS.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10

The health board suffers in other respects, too; it will have cause 10 feel far less important ait. CT the civic financial doctors get through with it. All the sanitary in- spcctors have been eliminated, and it is proposed 10 dispense with the full time medical inspector of schools, one ot the school dentists. and one or two Of the dental hygienists: a'so one or two of the school nurses. This at least shows what gan be done when (. ,>ity be- comes desperately in neeu uG money and the health and teeth of the school childrn are considered of less value than money.
 The favorite sport of hopping upon the school board is also not absent in Waterbury. Hereafter when the school department need, money from the city to construct q new school it must set mp a spCci- tic appropriation. which will be charged against the budding tax. Surprising as it may seem this cle- mertary method of civic economics was not in force in Waterbury.
 Politicians who have been wal lowing in money on the civic boards likewise will need to use their fountain pens oftener in keep ing track of the money. Spccia! funds will have to be watched with open cyas and bookkeeping must not become lost art. Heretofore such finances have been "adnlinis- tered informally" and with spcci- fife appropriations.
 The tightening up in Waterbury has been long overdue. Even now the anticipation is that no more than @3oJ,UUu will be saved m the year. But the deficit Of last veal must be provided for, the finance board setting up S4O0.00O for this purpose. as required by the Lcgis- lature. What becomes of the deficit Of the preceding year is not within our knowledge.
 Thus spanked, Waterbury looks to the future. There will be in creased tax bills and less public service. and at the next civic cleo ton the voters will remember the increased taxes and blame it on any body seeking to run for office, as l. customary.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
THE, HANGING OF EELTONIC

Connecticut has again advised
 criminals that this is nc tate fol 1 Noal-knecd ilsuce. Jonn Fcltovic. l 9. a "product" Of Bridgeport'S cas! side was hanged by the neck until
 dead in Wcthersficld prison las!
 night.
 It was said on behalf of Feltovic
 that he did not intend 10 kill the storeliceper, Lester Jacobs, but merely did so when Jacobs showed signs of resistance. Such a paltry defense, of course, went by the board. It seems firmly established in law that an armed rCDber who | kills his victim Whilc attempting to rob him is guilty of murder. If may be that Fcltovic had bad con
 science immediately after the deed; but sorrow over having committed
 crime does not change it's nature. The Superior and Criminal courts
 regarded I'oltovic as nothing less than q dangerous criminal who hal earned the kind Of punishment pro vidcd by raw.
 Nevertheless it is true that Felto- vic was the product of bad en- vironmcnt From his carly days as d
 child he had been surrounded with
 condition of life that was far from uplifting. Like many another youth he grew up under little
 restraint; bad companions and d
 warped outlook upon fife turned
 him into a youth who readily con-
 cluded that to stage a robbery NaS ! an easy way to make money. { Even handed justice does not consider carly environment as a de-
 fense. Regardless of faulty early training and the lack O. guid2nc" | during the formative perlod ol Ire,
 youths and men. must go straight or suffer the consequences. That IS
 how the state discourases crime. ! and in a large measure 1t succeeds Nothing is as well established as i the knowledge that crime dimiuish"s l in inc ratio that punishment with
 certainty follows its commission
 It is not q question whether capi-
 tai punishment is correct. The pun 1 ishment tor such crime as feltovlC committed perhaps would be just as
 severe had the state law required 1 life Imprisonment not subject to either parole or pardon.
 The state again has given notice 1 that serious crime is not condone within it's borders, and that after il
 is committed the spacious pleas, cX-
 cuScs and amelioration of counsel 1 Will not prevail.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
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 The spirit of doing something thus cNcmplitied is sure 10 lead to good results. It is even possible that things will be accomplished which should nave been done years ago The agitation about the need For providing tuberculosis sanitarium is case in point. The need Of 195 persons m this city for sanitarium treatment at present denied en- abled the mayor to incidentally rub little sand into the gears of the state governent also. He there fore believes s15,OOo should be spent on the project, and if this is done worthy humanitarian work will eventuate.
 The mayor is being heard from consistently and with good ,ifoct One never knows what new thing he may spring. Now that he has given up referring to the high school "Ihcator" under construction there is plenty of more appealing pro- iccts on hand. The chiat executive isn't overlooking any Of them. 1T the business ends by his announc- ing he is running for re e-election the I-told- you-sos will be heard from, but what harm will that do" If h." decides ne has had enough Of mayoralty experience he will go ou, Of office with the knowledge he was hustler and that he n,-'er torgo' the poor man while III Office.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
WE IAWN AS WE WRITE

A reporters word picture of how Postmaster Erwin sharpenod his l pcnknifc on the sole of one Of his shoes and "complcted a liz job" by using the keen edge of the knife 10 cut Red Cross seals from the faces of q quantity Of envelopes destined for Europe. yields no criticism against the postmaster, but illus tratcs one Of those peculiar rules that meets with no approval any. where but in the minds Of the off Cials. international or domestic, who , devised t.
 If anyone when sending a letter 10 Europe. affixed a Red Cross seal instead of regulation postage stamp, there would be some ground for complaint. But nobody is doing that. What the public does is to place d Red Cross seal in ad- dition 10 the stamp or stamps re . duired. How the Red Cross seals on the front of the envelopes can pos Sibly interfere with sight Of the regular stamps is hard to tathom. But that is tho rule and the pub lie is supposed to obey it. Cnlor- tunately some of the public may get 90 lisgustrl with such eHcrcscences Of bureaucratic importance that they refuse to buy or use Red Seal stamps altogether.
 The Red Cross seals are far more reliable stickers 10 envelopes than the average postage stamp. Indeed. the only time when Rcd Cross seal is likely 10 be on the face of the envelope all alone is when the postage stamp. once atiix- cd, has failed to stay put.
 The plan we recommend is to put as many Red Cross seals on cn.
 velopes as possible-atd on the back of the envelopes Even if the process only saves the post office inla sinary trouble. Christmas is near and the spirit Of the month should be one Of placid conformity with all the rules and regulations.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
Third Man Dies Today
 In Everett Explosion

Everett, Mass. Dee. 10 CUPj -- The death toll of the oil explosion which occurred at the Trimount Oil company's plant here yesterday was increased to three today when Ed ward Blodgett. 26. of Lynn. died of burns at Whidden Mem orial hospi- tai.
 Charles C3trnetski. 2f. and Hcnr} C. Johnson. G3. both of this city, were killed instantly Whcn two oil tanks exploded and three others were ignited as a result of the back firing of q tank truck.
 The names of two other victims, Eugene Donnclly. 50. and Fred Mayo, 30, both of Everett, remained on the danger list at the hospital today. Both passed poor night and little hope was held for their recovery.
 Blodgctt, who died today. was the 11S-pound amateur boxing cham pion of New England in 1920.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10

and Madiey couldn't stop the car So they tore along. both men hang, ing on for dear life.
 Sullivan: 'Bcgorry Madl"y. I'd give S100 to be off of this car." Madey: Save yoIr money you'll be off at the next curve"
 J. T. Woolums. Copyright, 1929, Reproduction
 Forbidden
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
REPENTANCE!

Bs Walter D. Scgevcn 1 am alone with all my wan An, once, when I was young. l knew the wine; And many the rendezvous I kept with debt, And many the wanton did l deem divine; Went singing, singing sally in the night And cast the ganestcr's dice before my vote. Splendid l strodc, where splendid was the light; t And never striplinc sowcd a wilder oat. am alone with all my wan regret An, what q spendthrift was l of the years. sqaundcring that rich path which must begct Out. of it's youth but rcycrics and Now l am old. a prey 10 gout and dreams, Living the past, as ancicnts ever do: Sadly I muse because. at times. it seems I may have overlooked an oat or
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10


 1 question Of fact or information bv l writing 10 the Question Editor. NeA | Britain Herald. Washington Bureau 1922 New York avenue, Washington. i i). c, enclosing two cents in stamps l for reply. Medical legal and maritas advise cannot be given. nor can ex- l tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can. 1 not be answered. All letters are confidential. Editor. c. How often should dog be given water to drink? A. The healthy dog should have free access to water at all times, cN- ccpt after long hard run, when he is very warm. At such times he should be given only q small amount at a time, until he has cooled off . Water must be withheld when the dog is suffering from a weak stom- ach, gastritis. diarrhcu or chronic diseases of the liver and kidneys.
 Q. Are all United States gold coins worth their face value in gold?
 A, Yes.
 Q. Are Amos and .Andy." who talk over the radio, real negroes?
 A. They arc white. c, Where are the largest and smallest frogs ioundH
 A. The largest species of frogs are natives of Africa, and weigh about 10 pounds. The smallest species is found in Cuba. and is so small that it just equals three grains Of wheat in weight. c. What is the derivation and meaning of the name Erwin?
 A. It is English from the Anglo Saxon and means warrior friend"
 c. Who were the sponsors of the Payne-Aldrich tariff act of 1909"
 The Act was named for Se- reno l.. Payne of New York, chair man of the Ways and Means com mittec of the T.. $. House of Repre- sentativos, and Nelson W. Aldrich Of Rhode Island. chairman of the senate finance com mittcc.
 O. How long have carpet sweep CTS been in use?
 \. Carpet sWecpers of a crude pattern were made in England hun drcds of years ago, but not until 1876 was this device seriously con- sjdercd as a time saving household article. To NJ. k. BissoI is due credit Of producing the first carpet sweeper that did it's work properly, and satisfied the user,
 c. Where are the Unknown Sol diers of England and France buried
 A. In Westminster Abbey. Lon don. England. and in Are de Tri- omphc. Paris. France
 c. What is the stated fee. in the United States for final citizenship papers"
 4. Ten dollars.
 c. What was the population of the United States in 1860?
 A. 31,443,321.
 c. What is the theme song of the motion picture The Duke Steps Out?
 A. Crossroads"
 Q. Did the United States flag ever have ten stripes? Was the number Of stripes increased at any time to fifteen?
 A. The United States flag never had ten stripes. Originally it had 13 stars and 1% stripes and a, star and stripe were added for each new state, until there were fifteen of each. It was then found that the addition of a stripe for each state
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
Men,hSr Audit Eureau of Circulation

Ire A. 5. C. IS nst,onsl organI2a lIou which furnishes newspapers and advet' tigers with a strictly honest analysis (; circulation. Oui circUist;on statistics gre based upon thi. audit. Tin. insures pro lection against fraud 'n newspaper dl,- trlhution figures to both national and local advertiaers.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
NFmbst oT the t,.oTai.d Prr>s

Ths Associated Press Is tEcIusIttiy eu title1 tU the use for Ie puhliCatlon tf all ueHt credited tU II O. nOJ othersj>e credited in this raptI and also lutai n.ws published therein.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10

Riches aren't everything, but q rich man doing 5o-yard dash never IS shot for esisting arrest The office speculator so dreads | any reference to his recent activl- ties that he won't even suck an orange And the thing that makes some residents Of Easy street scorn the sharp practice of climbers is a poor memory.
 Love is the quality that makes you think a girl just as charming after you discover shes an awful liar.
 synonyms: Words having the same meaning. like cheerful loser and "chccrful liar" Horse stealing stopped because q man couldn't steal horses and keep on leading in prayer. People talk about the need Of solid food" as though their sys- tens could utilize steak without converting il into liquid
 Americanism: A desire to be thin without dieting, to be rich without working. 10 be cultured without studying, to be d good citizen with out oucying the law. | ,Ir Ford is right. If COW is going dry. you cant mend matters by cutting her rations.
 "YounG people are going to the devil" really means; "I'n afraid ! did
 >W. shut up. You cant restore confidence" by showing the patient you are scared
 Owls arc Ike some people. They look so solemn and wise while at ! Jibiil'. 9oH NiIoN they are Sxtile = scod example for the young,
 The people seldom senG young ! men to the senate. Young men | might call names and shame us by 1 losing their poisc and dignity.
 \ man at work cant liquor up @S hc could while watching the ticker. and what will the bootleg gers do then, poor things?
 There's one good thing about : crazy bull market. While it lasts it doesn't require any bank cashiers to grow Whis';ers.
 NIr. Sinclair says he had a rieh to shadow jurors because the gov. ernment does. Which illustrates the relative importance of government and big business in the eyes of biz business.
 Correct this sentence: Its reall, my money" said the husband. "ant it doesn't hurt my vanity when th, wife hands inc little Of it in pub lic."
 CopNri.ht 1929 Publishers Syndi, att
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
Concrete Interpretations of Words

White: a baby's soul. lilies. blue shirts laundcrcd. Poisonous: laudanum. poison ivy. staying nome one night.
 Blue: sky. streak, black writ ing ink Hard: cObblcstoncs, soft-Shcn crabs. life. Black: coal, eyes, the future.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
No HIIII'Nt

Foreman Madlcy had invited Foreman Sullivan 10 take t ride in his new rIivvcr. After they got un- der way the starting switch damned
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
Logical Question.

Mary was ju@t learning to read.
 One day. when she and her mother were out walking. she mo- ticcd a large sign which said '----- Coffee, Good 10 the last drop"
 "Moth"r," asked Mary. "What is the matter with the last drop?'
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10

Tho Herald is on sale daily in New York at Hotslng's Newsstand Time' Square: schultz's News,auds Entrante Grand Central. 42nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
Well Done.

Janet: That play is pretty raw, do you know that?"
 Blaine: Well, the critics will roast it.' -Dore Reich.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10

Ths only proftshls adNeItlsng mcdlDN h the City Circulation houhs and pl ess room slWay. opsp 10 ad'etIisera
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
THEY SOUND LIKE ! MERRY
 CHRISTMAS,

Again the Christmas beiles appear.
 We'll say they're gayer every year. With all the makeup that they use Clear to the buckles on their shoes.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10

Milford. Dec. 11 UP)-Milfor1 police reported today that search West Haven and New Haven had failed to reveal trace of Andrew Solomonsen. 7G. who disappeared from the home of his son. Carl, here Sunday.
 The missing man wore grey sui!. cap and ovcrcoat Sunuay. He was said 10 speak Swedish and has only one finger on his right hand.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
New Britain Herald HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY

fssued DdiIy Sunday E1ceptedl At Herald 5ldK.. s7 Church Street
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10

Battered at the Post OMce al New Britain
 Second Cisss Nal Matter.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
Facts andFancies
BY ROBERT CULLEN

Anyway the special session got the dirty linen washed.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10

No wonder! The idea O. expect ing the same man to look after Baltimore and keep Washington dry.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10
SPRATTl.AN.N
By Della NJ. Shancn

Dear Editor:
 The Spratts man and woman. stand condemned. The deplor- able affair is only one more in stance of the unspeakublc dcpravity not merely of modern democracy, but of the entire human race. h. deed, when I consider the human race. l am filled with quiet thank fitness that l do not belong to it.
 Yours, E, w. lnGe.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10

Riches aren't everything, but a rich man doing a 5oyard dash never IS shot for lesistin2 arrest
New Britain herald., 1929-12-10

Sir:
 Your note on the Spratt case once more calls attention to the dctcstublu and dolCtcrious habit Of platter licking. Your reporter says that they licked the platter 2lcan What scientific guarantee can you give of this,
 Unless the pIattcrs are treated with a solution of iodised zinc. eat, ing is an adventure fraught with . hazard. In any case. it has now been demonstrated that the only food which contains a quantity of Nitamln E necessary to support hu- man life is the dessicated shell Of the common peanut. Only blind pre- judice prevents the recognition Of this patent fact. Yours C. w. Saleeby.