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New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
WHAT WE MAY READ

II not being enough that one city in the land is told what it can read by the police department. it has come 10 pass that the Treasury De- partment Of the L. S. government also Is in the business of guarding the morals Of the nation through the printed word. True. the assistant treasur.r. Mr Lovman, has admit ted Eoltaire'. "Csndide' into the country-a book that was seized by the customs authorities at Boston but while masnanimo ously permitting this classic to be imported the canny assistant secretary has not re- linquished the assumed right Of the department to bar book on moral grounds f the department thinks the peoples morals might be under mined by the importation of the book, The only reason "Candide" uas finally admitted, according to Mr, Lovman, was because an oficial translation showed it wns not as bad as il had been painted by the cu.- toms of'cia at Boston, The effect Of lifting the bar against this book is merely notice that the bar. still
 exist against other book. if the treasury feels like exerclsine it. as-
 stunned privilege Of considering tA inhportablllty of book. on moral grounds. h other words, the GUS
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
Advisory Committee to S. A. Loses All Authority

The exploitation Of the Salvation Army advisory committee to the de- rttands of the Salvation Army off cials, instead Of clearing the atmos- rhert has placed the local committee in more entbarrassing position than ever. So much 10 ii fact that Ralph H. Benson, secretary of the Cham her Of Commerce, and secretary of the committee, is Said to be won dering seriously whether his further connection in An official capacity would not be embarrassing to the chamber.
 For at least three years the an- nual buga boo of the removal of Ad- jutant Carl Fredrickson was squelch- cd in this city by q statement that the committee never would permit his removal. This was not because Of friendship for Fredrickson alone, although that probably had some in- huence; neither was it because of Fredrickson widespread popularity, although that undoubtedly had more influence; but mainly because Of the fact that Fredriekson was the first man to do anything definite to- wards putting the Salvation Army on it's feet in this city.
 Colonel Sven Nibers upon his re- turn to this country from Europe promptly intimated that when he got ready he would remove Fred rickson. He did. The local commit tee kicked up a lot of dust, the air was filled with smoke: meetings were held behind closed doors so that certain facts we'll known to the newspapers would not leak out. Matters Of savings accounts. per sonal bills. etc. were discussed. It was pointed out that the books of the Salvation Army were in such confusion when Fredrickson came here that they never have been en- tirely strengthened out It was dis closed that in Is years in the army FredriCkson never received his full salary except when the Community Chest paid it.
 But the arrangement did not suit the colonel. He was not accustomed to having local committees admin tster his budget, pay his local bills and establish a savings account. without letting the surplus find its way into New York, where no one but Salvation Army officials could control it.
 The question Of tho 10 per cent that New York wanted was the stun bling block. Frederickson did not fet the 10 per cent. so was transferred. Disciplined and humil- lated by being sent 10 much small CT town wher the financial support is reduced to a minimum, he must find his own salary. If he cannot pay his bills. that is his hard luck. or that of the merchants in the town.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13

said tc be the property of William Gibbt MeAdee, who also owns the airport tt Culver City. It seems that McAdeo. since quitting politics. has been doing fairly well as an aviation promoter; and. it might be added. he knew how to create discussion in this branch of endeavor as thorough ly as hs ever did in politics,
 In these days of swiftly made new records, and ss swiftly overturned by some new aspirAnt for honors and fame, there is no telling how soon 1t will be before the record of Wendell and Reinhart will he eclipsd. But 1t the moment they stand ace high in the public's estimation. And if perchanee some one happens to surpass their .4s-hour record they will be prepared to surpass the new mark, just IS they surpassed the fine mark set up in their first endurance teF.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
Criticism of Commissions

Criticism of Commissions
 Without Supporting Facts
 Alderman Talks accusations against the board of public works seem to have fallen to earth with one of those thuds which are de- scriped as dull.
 The charges included extrava- eance in the hiring of trucks and discrimination in the payment Of wages. The board promptly denied the indictment and invited Alder man Falk to attend a meeting and present facts and figures to bear out his statements. The subject was brought up at the meeting of the commission on Tuesday night. The alderman was not present. There was no substantiation of his criti- cisn1. The board has decided to ask him again to attend.
 Members Of the common council have frequently criticized commis- sions for the manner in which they have administered duties assigned to them by the charter. Some Of the criticism has been justified. The common council is the superior body, the check on misadministra- ton by boards. It has certain power and authority over commissions. That being its status, it is justified in maintaining a certain amount Of supervision.
 But with authority goes responsi- bility. Unless members of the com mon council are prepared to sup port their fault finding with facts, not rumors, they should not give voice to charges which may have no foundation. They should be cau- tious about ascertaining the truth of all suspicious before launching forth with statements which they are not willing to prove.
 Alderman Falk may or may not be able to substantiate his accusa- tions. He has been given an oppor- tunity and has failed to grasp it. The conclusion which the man in the street has reached is that the alderman can not back up his charges.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
THE PASSING OF THE COW
By Arthur John Marks

Dy SitlluI cohA INAAi NS
 One of the signs of the gradual deterioration of the West is the even more gradual disappearance of the COW. By COW" is meant any heavy animal that lumbers along mooing, regardless of sex. There has been too much attention paid to sex lately.
 According to the startling sta tistics of the |. s. Cow-Counting Bureau issued on Monday (for re- lease Wednesday,, there are not more than six or seven real cows left in the West. This, at first blush, would seem to be an understate- ment when one thinks of the num- Der of animals that look like COWS that one sees from the back of the prairie schooner as one drives across the plains. But certainly the U. S. Cow-Countins Bureau ought to know a COW when it sees one. These other animals must be impostors.
 Accepting these statistics-or this statistic-as genuine, we Ind our selves confronted by pretty serious situation. The COW has been called Mans best friend" No, that |. the dog. =. Sorry.
 The situation is serious. regard less of who Mans best friend is. Without COWS (and if, when these figures were compiled, there were only six or seven left in the West, it is safe to assume that even these are gone by now) things look pretty black. It sometimes seems as if it were hardly worth while going on.
 Ever since 1s47 the COW has been the feature Of the west that m ost Appealed to the Imagination. Prior to 1s47 it was thought that all these Animals were horses. You can imagine the surprise Of the man who first discovered otherwise.
 With the discovery of cows came the cowboy. And with the cowboy came the moving picture. So you see,
 The first inkline that the world at large had of the lack Of cows was the concentration or CoWDOyS III rodeos and Wild West shows, Here it was possible for a dozen or 70 cowboys to work on one COW, using the same one over and over at each performance. But it was not until the Bureau of Cow-Counting made it's staggering analysis that tho public finally realized what had hap pened. And now it is too late. Just what Is to be done about it is A problem. Some suggest moving lot Of cows on from the EaSt, but old- time Western4rs feel that this would be Adding insult 10 injury. The alternative seems 10 be to bring the coGboys on to Where the cows Are, but that wouldn't work out either, because-oh because 1t wouldn't, that's all.
 And 50 it comes about that TO- nance dies and Civilization charges ahead. But Some Of us are wonder ing, Is 1t all worth it'"
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New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
Old Man Brings Music TO CheerlcSS Main Street

It was damp Wednesday evening. At the bus stop at the corner of Church and Main streets, the head of old Mans banjo-mandolin was soggy. Old Nan is blind, her fingers are stiffened with many years or toll, but somehow old Nan managed to pluck a tune out of her banJo- mandolin. It was not much Of tune. The head of the instrument was damp; old Nan could not keep the strings taut.
 Pedestrians stopped to gape at Old Nan and her little helper. Wise youths standing on the corner snick- cred. Old Nan didn't mind. She was used to it. The corners of her sagging mouth frightened. Her shoulders squared under her dirty linen duster. A falterins hand ad- iusted a mans grey felt hat a little tighter on her head. Old Nan played.
 Plinkity- plunk went the banjo mandolin. The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi" There's a Rainbow Round My Shoulder'-brave. gay tunes, those ones Old Nan plucked out of her instrument. Brave, gay tunes for a damp night. Buses roared up to d stop. disgorsed their loads Of humanity, picked up more and w'nt away again. Plinkity-plunk. Old Nan played on.
 Women passing old Nan and her helper instinctively drew away from the pair. Frowns creased their fore heads as they nudged their escorts. Unescorted women just drew away. Another derelict.
 Money came at last. Not showers | of it. but every now and then one of the pedestrians stopped, put his hand in his pocket, and in con- trapuntal rhythm, dropped money into the cap held so appealinsly by the little helper. His reward was smile and a thank you. Women dil not give. They looked and frowned.
 There was whispered confer .nce. Old Nan played her last tune. She picked up her banjo-mandolin case. Her hands searched for the clasps. The instrument was put away. The helper took old Nan's stool and satchel, and together they went down Main street.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
A UNUSUAL TRAGEDY

It is hard to imagine more heart-rendins tragedy than that which terminated the fire brigade show at Gillingham, England, re- sulting in the cremation while alive of a dozen boys participating in the caat of the show,
 It is equally difficult to under stand how the usually staid and cautious English thought of putting on such a performance in the first place. Here was house, built Of finder for the purpose and soaked with oil. At given moment a fire was 10 have been started Ut the roof Of the structure; and then, we sup pose, there would be | make-berieve fire call, much comic chatter, and the boys were to escape-or be res- cued by the play-boy hremen-trom the burning structure. A fire. started at the roof, would easily have made this possible.
 But | fire started down below; and the oilsoaked structure in . mo ment WAS | mass of flames" the youthful actors being unable 10 escape and the acting firemen un- able to rescue them.
 Playing with fire remains a seri- eus business, and Amateur shows nowhere can be permitted to utilize this element in production, either indoors Or outdoors. Wagner in the "Walkure" closes the nnusic drama with the famous magic fire Aeene, in which the red fire and smoke on the atase ascends into tho ~inSs amid the thunderous acc6n1panimSnt Of the orchestra; but even the stase experts don't take chances with the real thing further than havink the burning powder under control ih bif iron pots behind the scenery. Even that sometimes Eives way to the use of red spot lights only.
 The account of the EnElish tragedy tripped the heart The un- usualncss of the incident natural, elicits worldwide attention. A do.er people drowned when | boat uoser in the English ChAhnel would scarcely have been eAbled to thil 1 side of the Atlantic. It VAS the man. ner of this tragedy that ereAtes 1t. tehtion.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13

The interior decorating Of St. Jo- seph's new rectory is about com pleted.
 Officer John Rowe received let ter threatening his life unless he left $1O0 on the second floor Of Thomas Creams house. The officer went there at the appointed hour but found no one waiting for him.
 Bids for the construction of the Osgood Hil school are now being requested by the school board
 Seven discharges were granted 10 members of the local military com panies yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
These Summr Camp Names, Where Do They Get 'Em,

nere DO Incy Net FIJI
 The gentleman who names Pull man cars is in danger of being eclipsed. His most serious rivals Are the persons who name the boys' and girls summer camps.
 Every effort seems 10 be directed toward selecting name no one can pronounce unless he is a full-blood- cd Indian. In the daily prints, we find names which defy the powers of the most distinguished linsuist. Consonants and vowels are run to- gether with such precipitation that the result has the appearance of two alphabets which have been in headlong collision. Many sound like war whoops Or the death shriek of dyins brave. They are a con klomeratioh Of syllables which have been dumped into hat and then spilled on table to fall in which ever order they happen to.
 One of the writer's heighbors was trying to tell q friend the name of the camp at which his daughter i, registered. His wife noticed a si- lence in the room where he Wa, using the telephone. She ran in and found him writhing on the floor, his face purple and the cords in his neck knotted. She threw cold water in his face and eventual ly he began to breathe normally Asked for an explanation. he burst into tears And sobbingly said, T couldn't pronounce it.
 Yes, the white men stole the coun- try from the Indians but the Indian; have done them a dirty trick in re turn
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
TIE OBSER YER. Makes Random Observations
 On the City ano Its People

The national headquarters assumes no responsibility. That also is the present situation regarding the local commander.
 In the meantime the local com- mittee has been told just where 1t gets of. The Salvation Army cffi- cials wanted Fredrickson moved. so 10 per cent and they got it; they wanted to disburse their own funds and they will do so; they wanted no dictation from the advisory commit tee and they will get none; the com mittee remains as an advisory com mittee to those who will accept no advice; it will handle a savings ac- count until the first deficit comes along and demand is made for the money.
 The community chest officials will not dispense any money 10 any group for religious purposes, but the 1 Salvation Army. now in control Of it's own funds, proposes to subordi- nate the relief work for the religious. They have their money. who is go- ing to stop them?
 The agreement with the com munity chest is that the army shall conduct no independent drives. When at the end of the year it is stated that the army faces a de1clt and must raise funds what will be done?
 The army will run it's own Christ mas kettle campaign and the money received will be spent without ref erence to the advisory committee. The army officials have won every point and have stripped the advisory committee of every vestige Of au- 1, >.it itx
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
Corridor Test for Jags
 At Police Headquarters

In the 1id-Western states it re- duires at least one conference of learned medical doctors to determine if | man is drunk, but in Connecti- cut it is different In New Britain at least, there is but one hard and fact method of determining drunk enness, and 1t is applied at the police station by Lieutenant Bamforth and Officer Hellbere
 Of course there are many ships that past in the night; drifting dere- licts on the sea of time, and most of them pass through the police headquarters. From long experience Lieutenant B1nforth and Officer HeIlbcrs have found the one method by which tho alcoholic load which q man IS carrying may be determined.
 Whether he Is drunken driver or just plain. ordinary garden variety of drunk, he is subjected to the test.
 From the squad room 10 the cells prove his sobriety the suspicion. character must traverse the corrldo1 | from one end to the cher without touching the side walls.
 | For one who is filled with the joy of life, for one who is ever slightly drunken. it is d difficult task. Often as not they will make their way to the cells easily enough but when they are coming back they fail Then they touch the walls.
 And then Lieutenant Eamforth sighs. Well, Gus" he says 10 Off c~r Hellberg, T guess you might as well search him and lock him up"
 Though many are subjected 10 the tsst, but few pass 1t is safe 10 say that at least so per cent of the ap- plicahts are miserable failures.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13

It comes to our attention that a so-called orator in Georgia has been SaltvantinE around the counties of the state and preaching against education. He says there is nothins Tn 1t, and that the youth Of the state are better off by not making an ef- fort to know so much. The low down seems to be that when 1 Georgin youth Sets educated he besins to be- lievt thef. iA something in evolution; and even i GeorkiA orator trembles at theoretical kinship with the ape.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
AWAKENED CHINA"
 MOVES BOLDLY

Seizure of the Chinese Eastern Railway through Manchuria by the Nationalist government of China is A new phase in an old struggle for mastery of transportation in Man churia, which k Chinese territory. The railroad in theory has been Ad- ministered by joint directors from China and Russia, but the Attitude of the Russian directors for years has been that the line is Russian and that Chinese cooperation was a supertluity.
 Although the line was built by the Russians as | short line to Vladi- vostok. the agreement was for joint control in view of the fact the line passed through Chinese territory. Throughout the trackase of more than 1000 miles Russians were in charge at every station, and, accord
  ing to the Chinese government, part of their duty seems to have been the dissemination of Communistic prop asanda. Whether this is true or merely one Of the excuses given for seising the line is not to be deter mined at this distance. The main reason for the seizure undoubtedly ia the failure Of the Russians to abide by an agreement over rail control dating from 1914 It evident ly is the determination Of the Chi rese to make the line Chinese, al- though ownership probably will con- tinue By Russia. Probably the Chi ese would be willing to buy the line rather than have road owned by the Russian government penetrating Chinese territory. At any rate, they intend to operate it.
 The Chinese Eastern is not to be confused with the Trans sibe rian i railroad, which proceeds to Nladi- vostock via | northerly route through Russian territory. The fast trains were routed over the Chinese Eastern because of the faster time due to it's direct route.
 Tho difficulty between China and Russia over this railroad is due en- tirely to Russian disregard for Chinese sovereignty in Manchuria. The old feeling, dating from C,arist days, that Manthuria should belong to Russian. has not yet died out. It was common knowledge in all chan celloriss that czarist Russia intended to be content with Manchuro when the breakup of China was broukht about, if not sooner. But China to- day il further from the breakup point than ever before, And tK4 Ac- tidh just taken indicates She is con- fident that Russia, once great power, no longer is capable Of of. ferins serious resiStaAce in Manchu. ria-espec!aliy with the Manchuriar railroad no longer in her hands.
 In some respects the East ha! taken the measure of the west Japan showed in 1904 that the Rus sian Bear, when far enough iron home, was not such 6 terrible anirna that it could not be cAged. Tn, Chinese government after 12 year Of internecine struggle, deems itsel strong enough to insist upon her va, in her northern province ressrdles of Russian feelings. It is likely tha Russia will not attempt to yiel, more resistance than an indulaenc in diplomation notevriting, z ctttra. The Russia Of today is no the Russia Of old. And the same, 0 course, holds true of China.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13

a guaranty Tor me payment or reparations. He has indicated all along that the troops should not be withdrawn until the last date speci- hed in the peace treaty.
 In England, however. there is Labor government which is un- sympathetic to occupation of the Rhineland now that there has been a Locarno pact, German mem be rship in the League of Nations, and the Young plan. There is strong senti- ment in Germany to have the Allied troops out of the Rhineland. There is also a strong sentiment in France to the same effect, notably by the io- called parties of the Left" These strong political combinations have held that the Young plan is better by far than the Rhine occupation.
 But there is belief in France that rather than change his view on evacuation the premier will resign after the Mellon pact disturbance is over. This would be tantamount to the premier saying that one change of policy is enough, and that if there is to be an evacuation of the Rhine it can be accomplished under an- other premier.
 M. Poincare is battling for ratiff- cation of the debt accord after the public mind in France has been poi soned during three years of studied transformation, most of which has had no definite bearing upon the fundamentals of the issue Only re- gently, when it became evident that the Poincare government would favor ratification, has there been semblance of genuine information about it percoatins in the French press. French editors for the past month or so hive been driving home the information that the United States in effect has agreed to cancel approximately 50 per cent of the total French debt and, calculated Another way, France is being asked to pay only sums sufficient to cover that part of the debt contracted aft CT the armistice. Naturally, after three years of transformation. the public has been greatly surprised.
 Meanwhile interest piles up. Inter- est compounded annually at five per cent doubles a sum every If years. It is now ten years since the war ended. Even with the debt cancelled 50 per cent, the interest on the re- mainder has brought the debt up to approximately what it was in the first place. These are hard facts in France, and the public doesn't like interest charges on the debt.
 Whatever Happens about the debt Agreement, NJ. foincare doubtless will not want to be known al the premier who turned about and agreed to permit the tithdr4Eal Of French troops from the Rhineland live years before the maximum time specified in the Versailles Treaty. It is | pretty safe conclusion that the premier will be well satisfied, After d debt victory, to let someone else be the premier when the troops Are withdrawn. That this will happen Is regarded as entirely likely in view Of the changed situation in Europe and the many pacts and agree- ments which have been signed since the hectic days of the war.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
25 Fears Ago Today

A carload of beef is due in this city by Monday and will help great ly in reducing the meat famine here
 The Ire board has made a new regulation forbiddng the Ire chief to leave town without notifying the chairman Of the board.
 Mrs. William J. Rawlings has been visiting in Manchester.
 Several hundred men. women and children gathered at Walnut Hill park yesterday to witness the game between the business men and the clerks. The clerks won, s4 to Is. Thirty-hve errors and 51 hits were made in the game.
 Judge Cooper won the finals in the mems medal play handicap at Maple Hill yesterday,