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New Britain herald., 1929-10-19
Wake Up, New Britain, and start an Investigation

| Investigations are the vogue in | Washington, D. C., commissions of information are the order of the day 1 in Hartford during legislative years
 Everybody has read of the tariff in- vestigation in Washington, the con- mission formed to look into this water business at Hartford, but as yet the common council of New Brit
 ain has not been nipped by the pryo- 1 phobia germ which has kind of been the idea among the higher branches of government
 | To keep apace of the times, the
 council should appoint a commission to investigate different branches of government A fertile field would be
 to swoop down on the sidewalk in-
 spectors and insist on the inspectors while on active duty using bicycles.
 Then there could be a committee ap-
 pointed to look into the advisa bility
 of recommending that so and so
 may have used a political pull to
 force the bicycles on the unsuspect- ing inspectors, thereby coming out
 on the right side of the financial ledger due to the sale of bicycles.
 If your automobile light happens to go out near Mike Bannan's serv- ice shop. and the policeman warns you to get it fixed at the nearest station, an Investigating committee should be formed at once, that Is, if the nearest place Of repairs happens to be Mike Bannan's service station. Mike is chairman of the police board and such q state should be looked into. Not only that but a commis- sIon should be formed to ascertain why Mike hates to charge a 30 cent bulb to a person he has never seen before, Then again, if Mike should tell the policemen that such trade is unWelcome, he would be kind of en- couraging the breaking of the law which would warrant 8 thorough in vestigation by a partisan board of registered republicans.
 As of yore, oil comes to the fore ground as fertile field for inves- tigations It seems as though streets | are oiled every time the girls start 1 in their housecleaning and should | not be tolerated by the voters. A 1 committee should be formed ap- pointed with powers, broad in scope, | to look at the matter and see if | there was contained therein q faint | trace of vote juggling In the favor of any one candidate for the mayor ship.
 Last of all, there should be semi permanent committee formed 10 investigate ail investigating com mittce with pSwer to act, under the of a powerful commis-
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19
7 H f OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City ant Its People


assume that the big boys do want it and there's q lot of margin shoe string boys around, holding probab- ! ly million dollars worth. A pool of $20,00O GOO goes after il, and the margin of chance of them getting 1t would be roughly 20 to 1; $20,000.- GOO used dexterously could force a stock down if the big boys adhered closely to the rules generally cred lted to Hoyle. The shoestrings would break and conccit over the ability 10 pick them would be some- thing 10 be thought about but not to broadcast.
 The average life of a super-shoe- stringer might be around seven years, which gives the statistician a set of figures to marvel at, but there's one thing sure, and that is if they get "the shoestringers out Of the market by Christmas" there will be very few left who will believe in Santa Claus.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19
VERY FEW WILL EVER KNOW,

Very few will ever know Of the splendid work you are doing" read a passage in letter from F. Kent Hubbard. president Of the Connectt- cut Manufacturers association, to C. l.. Eyanson.
 This seems to have been a bad guess. It is evident that no one in the association ever suspected that there would be such public expose Of what at the time probably was regarded as a clear-rgt husinees ar Engagement mad" necessary under the circumstances. No oue in the ars5- citation suspected, eitIser that such 0 Eruel..ag ta4nisjror az Senator Walsh would ever b. at pains 10 question Mr Eyansoo, t4rajng that suaee gentleman into humaa b,iag of troubled spirits
 Mir. Eyansoa's testimony 1-arcg one in quandary IL tq evident he is not ircJaed 10 say word more than is eorrs4 from l.u }y Alq in. ouisitors. ard thra~. at la.r >.usa convinced he IS .r.,l:.-I 70 a.aln an. swering ia the "a4 tU.. eaHa DA. MT. E1anson Ls Oil h0s rHarI. ar4 ~ course no one caa tad as44+ ~nf him for watca.az A.e toae4o. %a- body would h. ''bro94" Of lm # he acted Otherwise. YDt th,f. .s the grim vIsage Of the Montana senator who has q Way Of not Overlooking anything.
 Mir. Eyanson got a cheek from Senator Bingham winch hc falod 10 cash. not hno"ing exactly w.a, 10 do with ii, ffe received mor,y from ,ao governn nj while ostcasib'y in fAe gornrnmaat's ploy ~Gilc a5.,l,s lr on tho committee. And h" rsru..,,4 pay fllm tH" manufacturor8' as- .. 2jation All in aiL he mu7t be IT, 5ardsd as q mot remarkable man
 Due 10 Senator }Valsh'8 skilIfu the testimony of MT tyanson put the manufacturers in a Nightly worse light than before. ! They at least eagerly grasped the 1
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19
WAR ON RUM TRI SITS

Extensive uncoyering of rum trusts by federal authorities-per- haps the most widespread and finan- ciany important since prohibition became q la~-has happened since Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt left office and before a successor in her post has been named. One naturally concludes that the post of assistant attorney general in charge of pro- hibition enforcement is not so i'm portant when so-called results are considered. The federals seem 10 have attained considerable results" the past few days while operating without a generalissimo at the top.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19
Baby Carriages Line Streets But No Rain Follows Them

1ears ago someone voiced the opinion that q baby carriage parade on the streets would be followed almost Immediately by rain. The why's and wherefores of the uues- tion are probably lost in obscuritv. just as many other popular super stitlon's antccedents are, but even Tn recent years the old adase IS sometimes heard. Assuming that there is something to the bclief, New Britain ought to be well nigh flooded. these days, for fonI man. mas are pushing bigger and better baby carriages in all directions these crisp fall days.
 Only the other day the siIewall. on the cast side of the center park was a miniature cross section Of the Boston post road on the day of the faIc-Harvard game. There were big baby carriages and little ones; road sters and sedans, a few touring cara. and everything, in fact, except D runabout with rumble seat. Sore were parked while mothers invcgti- gated bargains in nearby stores: oth- CTS were in motion, or temporarily stalled while admring friends in spected the "cutest tickle sing at ever was"
 There was much tucking in of blankets under way, for 1t was q breezy day, and considerable al- Justing or bonncts and mittcos Some of the more aristocratic bup Eles, With one man tops, were riv- ing concern because the adjuMmcDt on the windshield wasn't qu!7a sa. lstactory. But the gurgles and whim- pcrs from within the perarnbulators all sounded the same, regardless of the social strata the youngsters represented.
 All of which, probably, goes to show that the children of Sadie, the floor polisher, and Mrs. Million
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19

by the fashion-famed Shirley Cooke of London-is that women dress to attract the eyes of other women, and to make them envious. At least. Miss Cooke is convinced they cannot dress to please men, as is commonly supposed, because man, she says, is q perfect dumbbcll in contemplat- ing Womanly dress, "Mcn never mo- tee new hats and new frocks unless their attention is deliberately drawn to them" this modiste admits. per hapa reluctantly. And it has become evident to many q woman that the big moment when hubby takes notice of the pretty regaia is when he dis covers what it cost. Half the time that IS all he is interested in and grunts accordingly.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19
FASHIONS MIRROR

If 1t be true that men have no
 sense Of style, in spite of the
 courageous efforts made by habcr-
 dashers' assistants 10 impress them
 with knowledge about what they
 are wearing this year" it must be because the average married man sees enough of the effects of style | when contemplating his wife. Being by nature not given to gay color
 ings, except when attending q lodge | meeting duly tiled, he cannot see the advantage of taking q radical de-
 parture from the style of garments
 he has worn since graduation from ! knee pants to trousers. In short, he
 IS standardized and stabilized. True. there are changes in the prevailing tints-some years gray predoIninates
 and some years brown, and at other
 times blue is more popular than ua- ual and yet again there is a verge
 toward black. the undertakor's standby. Fundamentally however, the old man who plays with the kids
 fusses with the radio and tries to qualify for the title Of being q model husband doesn't know much about
 what's style and what isn't. If 1t were not for Friend Wife he would
 not know enough, at least half the time, 10 wear one suit Of clothes no longer than q week without having 1t cleaned, brushed and pressed.
 Of course, there are times when mer" and mysterious man is more particular During his young daya, when he felt the urge 10 look his b"at in order to impress female eyes atth his "orthincss. Il" made few concessions 10 the wilcs of haber- dashcry clerks Tor awhile he wore what somebody or other somewhere in back Of the fashon scenes dog 1natically termed "corrcct." The average mans peacock days, how "Ter do not last long--unIc8s he happens to be one Of these modern bachelors who fool one trusting heart after the other and term that ultra sophi8tication, These are in the ] and probably always will b" . th" exceptions.
 With women, however. the thing is different, They are more amrnablc to the so-callcd "dictatns of fashion" i and for what reason nobody knows. 1 At least, one is forced to this con- ! cluslon after an analysis Of what ! many an investigator has reported | The most recent statement-made ,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19
ipiIfT NEEDED IN THE
 Mot NTAIkS

h"onrtia& to >ha newspaper h. Y'r';2atogs vino ha.o been dcIving !'.t, th" background of the labor tro4b.'a in ,'orth Carolina. the na- "fos are 1d1 pr cent American fin fH@ aars" that virtually all of them could trace their descent from the earliest British settlers. Yet for some "nacoouatable reason the race in the ''4ntatns has degenerated Into list .'&7F'ss, lack Of ambition and 4 gen "f"t "1raI"snnrss ahout fine higher p#a@"S Of Ijvjng. 4 mere cxiq,.rre s'""R taken Tor rsaa'ed.
 Some blame II oa Fonrrationy Of h'"E""fH, r"I,agra and lnalnt5tri- '.'fn p"e Investigator thinks that for &@hrr2''ons there has been q lack of 'i'amtns h the current dlct. The prevailing stature is srnallsh and anemia seems the rule.
 Through sad twlat Of fate tbose people have been isolated from the
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19
Lobby Investigation Echoes

iktFtl Dtl dtlOllS llUlIl lllt StlldL
 lobby invesIiga tion at Washingto
 are likely to be heard at the con
 Gressional elections in other state
 this fall and in Connecticut next fall
 It is true that much water may g
 over the dam before the autumn 0
 1930 but the democrats have a loni
 memory and, no doubt, will use tn, information revealed by the lobb, 1 inquiry as an argument for turninl
 the republicans out of congress wher i the proper time comes.
 1 While no members of the lowe; ! house have thus far become directl, entangled in the disclosures, tn, principal figure is the tutular heat
 of the Connecticut republican organ.
 lzation at Washington, the senol
 senator, Hiram Bingham. Stron& circumstantial evidence has beer
 brought to light that there has beer an underground route between the Connecticut Manufacturer associa- ton and the office of the senator Charles l.. Eyanson of the manufac- NN' ~t '' S+'2'9NDih LioJi lItls5 DFtIl tdusl running through the passageway and letters which passed from E. Ken, Hubbard, president of the associa- tion, to Eyanson have been instru-
 mental in bringing a cloud on Con- necticuts industrial chiefs.
 It has been established that Hub hard found Eyanson useful at the capital in spite of the latter's insist cnce that he was there for the pur- pose Of advising Senator Bingham on tariff matters affecting Connecticut. Hubbard's letters disclose an inter- est In Eyanson's progress in the role of Blngham's secretary, an interest which the majority of citizens seem to believe is too strong for personal admiration alone. Hubbard's state once depended on Senator Mclean for tariff information, now has q di- rect contact with the national capi- tai, ls the most damning of the lot. It virtually exposes Eyanson as an agent of the manufacturer associ- alton.
 If the democrats enjoy one thing more than another it is pllorying their opponents on the latters' favor ite topic, the tariff During the last presidential campaign certain New Britain manufacturers made q last appeal for republican SUD- port on the ground that local in dustries needed in power in Wash |ngton party which believes in hlgh tariff. The appeal probably de- 'lded the issue. Hoover carried New Britain by approximately 500, com pared with a plurality of 5000 for Coolidge four years previously. Only 2o0 votes the other way would have made 1t neck and neck race in his city between Hoover and Smith.
 Democrats are expected to egg on he republicans to discuss the tariff n the congressional campaign next iear. It will be gravy for their meat because the lobby inquiry has pro- 'lded them with enough material to <eep going at full speed for weeks
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19
COMMUNICATED
BrickbatS, Bouquets and a SuoreStiO

Brtckbats, Bouquets and Suggestion
 New Britain, Conn,
 Oct. 16, 1929. Editor New Britain Herald,
 Sir
 When I read your editorial soar Ing on the Wings of Knowlcdge." felt that here indeed is a man that IS educated and liberal in his thought ana sees with a clear mind New 15rltaln's greatest need, adult educa- ton, l even cut it out of the paper to show to the fellows in the shop, telling them I thought it one of the best editorials I had seen on that subject.
 also read Bernard Shaw's article OH Democracy, and did not think he meant to be funny, as he is q very observing man and in reality not opposed 10 Democracy, but seeing now indifferent the people are in upholding their rights, uses satire 10 1 make them think.
 You MT. Editor are the one who i tries to be funny at the expense of 1 MT. Shaw but l assure you in con- l parlng his speech with your cdi- 'orlal Tn tonight's paper, under Literary CloWning" l found the 1 clown in yours.
 In his speech Mir Shaw states: We must rear our children, to be better 1 cluzens than ourselves. Only Russia IS doing that. Go home and think 1t over
 In your editorial, you attempt to chahge the meaning of his speech py having him say: The only land where children are being trained to De smarter than their elders is in Russia
 To give you an idea why Mir SildW writes as he does rcpardino Democracy, I would refer you to the report of the l.. s. government, on Ihe result of intelligence tests given l'oo'opO men during the war if SHOWS an average intelligence of 13 years and this in the most hiph1v civilized country of the world
 While on the subject I might ae well go the whole way and just re- member that l am not one Of the so-called intelligentsia, just a noor boob toolmakcr in one of the shons hcre Tn New Britain who desires 1o educate himself. Here is an original idea by which the adult population Tn New Britain can gain an educa- tlon equal to that of college man.
 l am interested in the study of Psychology because l believe with q knowledge Of that subject I will have a better understanding Of whv nave not made a particular success Tn lie and through that knowledge De better able to direct my children so that they will be better citizens 1T not smarter than their father,
 There must be many more in New brllaln who are interested in the same subject, why could we not meet Tn one of the Central Junior High school rooms and form q readine ciun on the subject Of Psychology Wlth discussions after the reading. have in mind one particular book obtalnable at the public library that IS written in the form of lectures. if would not be necessary to have an instructor as the book answers that It will cost no money except perhaps a small fee to pay for the use of the school room, If the idea proved success we could later take up different subjects.
 D. J. GREER,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19
Big Fish Are Gobbling Up Little Fish On Wall Street

The recent slump in the stock market seems to be aimed at the l modest investor, and the slogan of l Wall street might well be a mod crnistlc adaptation of the Ford peace ship catch-Word for endeavors to stop the World War. It would 1 bc Get the Shocstring Boys Out of the Market by Christmas"
 Many's the young man who has purchased stock on margin, taking q flying chance that the issue would respond 10 interest displayed and go ID enough 10 pay the back bills for food and the necessities of life with enough 10 assure holiday taken at random without pay. Then, again tcyrrybody is allowed to dream, you Eno#) the stock might be the pivot block in gigantic merger and Easy Street" would be just around the corner for the keen observer of stock market fluctuations It is . known psychological fact that when stock so favored goes lip. optimism runs riot with the purchas- CT who pats himself on the back and broadcasts his vision to the nigh heavens, That's all very well, sometimes money is made, but q bankers conservative way of fig urinE would be "Its inc shOcstrlng man against the rcat Of the world" Shoea,rinB money is as good to Wall street as any other kind of money aS long IS if isn't fake
 Lnt$ say that one John Doe has, by diIiEcnt observation of the mar !:ct, and oyer digestion of exhaust i've reports, invested $400 and built it up to $4,oO0. Hes optimistic, the big boys must want that stock, it's the old law of supply and demand, there's no getting around that. Let's
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19
Observations On He Weather

Washington, Oct 18.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair, not so cold Saturday; Sunday in creasing cloudiness and warmer, fol- lowed by showers in afternoon or at night.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair and warmer Saturday: Sunday increasing cloudness and warmer, possibly showers.
 Conditions: Pressure continues low but rising rapidly over the Ca nadian maritime provinces, with a trough extending south, southwest ward to South Texas. An area of high pressure is advancing eastward over the northern Appalac chian region. Temperatures have risen in the north portion of the Middle At lantic states.
 The outlook is for fair weather Saturday and showers on Sunday in New England and the north portion of the Middle Atlantic states. Tenn peratures will rise on Saturday and Sunday in the Atlantic states. USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19

streams of travel for more than a
 hundred years. until most recently living primitive existence in the mountain and hill country and rare ly meeting the currents of American
 civilization that surgcd on beyond
 them.
 l One investigator has shown that
 this belt Of the backward begius i within 50 miles Of Washington,
 where one county in Virginia con-
 tains the largest percentage Of , illiterates of any county in America.
 All are what are termed native whites" The Negroes in the noun
 tains may be in the same condition,
 if not worse. but they are not being
 considered in the present study.
 Not one of these natives tracing
 their descent from the earliest days
 of the Republic has 6 chance to lift
 himself above his fellows and be-
 come q man of outstanding success.
 as success is measured elsewhere. An immigrant boy arriving from
 Europe has 8. hundred times better
 opportunity to become a leader in American affairs.
 The hill people themselves are not to blame. They are victims Of cir cumstanccs. Originally they were people of energy on q par with that exhibited by the early settlers along the Atlantic seaboard The change came gradually after they had pene- trated the fastnessos of the hinter- land and remained there.
 The uplift of these people is problem for the nation. They repre- sent recource in man and woman power that cannot be permitted to degenerate still further. Of late years mills have lured them to work in towns, Many doubt whether they are 1 a Civilizing force considering the ! character Of the employments, the pay, and the hours There seems to be an undercurrent Of dissatisfaction with this new development through out the entire mountain region. h. stead of being able to accumulate modest riches these native whites are discovering that they merely handle more money and work at nore monotonous tasks. There are a olenitude of observers who have concluded that mills are not fit sub 1itutes for schools. A pcrceptiblc ,hange in the ideals and outlook of hese mountain citizens will require me or two generations and the be- inning must be made with the hidren. So far little has been done o Influence them; child labor in the hills certainly offers little hope as method Of salvage.
 President Hoover himself has been realty impressed with the apparent eeds Of these mountain people who re deserving of a share in the cul- ural and economic attachments of he nation at large. AZ Alfred F. smith and others before him have tated, basically the most important lement of national prosperity lies in ! he character Of its citizenship. It oes little good to the nation if few outhern mill owners become rich q nile numberlcss thousands remain ' d lower ebb of civilization than le most backward peasants of urope. q
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19

A scrap paper reception is nc new experience for Mr. Macdonald He has been showed under before.
 He'll, for some people, will be [ place where everybody else talks constantly about things they know nothing about,
 Fame is fleeting, and Mussolini will figure in history chiefly as the man who made another revolution necessary.
 1 "The Specialist is best seller, which clinche9 the argument that the majority still knows what a rail fence is,
 It is still nick town if some of the spectators at the 10 p. m. fire are in their night shirts.
 English Sunday schools now use Bible from which naughty things are cXpurgatcd, Over here the pull pit seems to use one expurgated of damnation.
 Thanksgiving is q little premature for modern parents. They can't be sure until evening that Junior has completed his gridiron career with 9 whole neck.
 Amcricanism: Piously nursing a Kitty that appeals to us; hating the wiser man who tells us it is 6. tiger that will do us harm.
 Archacologists have found a small figure buried so that it's slightest movement would cause q great noise. Probably a primitive cheer leader
 Don't be ashamed Future histori ans will think our great stadiums were used for serious drama or lcc- lures for the masses.
 One explanation of things is tn. queer belief that the man who breaks his oath 10 uphold the Con- Stltltlon still has honor.
 And yet the chap who objects to | the use of rouge is the one who ! wraps q 20-dollar bill around q roll | of ones.
 The drys might put over an en- forcaIncnt act in New York by f holding an election on some rcpen- f tant morrow after getting everybody lit the night before.
 Nobody is perfect, and perhaps people shouldn't expect any Prcsi- lent to be strong and silent on more han one subject.
 In some sections it is an insult to audit q gcntlcman's books, and in others there is very little stealing cf public funds.
 It is easy for statesmen 10 agree 'n what is right. The hard part is 0 find q aolution that will make 'ach think he is getting an advan- age,
 Correct this sentence: ron and had q charming woman boarder ast year, said he wife, and now l S,+ :,
 Copyright, 1929, Publishers
 Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-10-19

bucks, the social leader, are broth CTS and sisters under the skin,
 Apparently, then. the old super, stltion has little strcn' < in New Britain-or it may be t sA there are so many baby carriaE in the city, taken out every clear day, >hat tho spell has been temporarily su7pend ed in town.