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much for it's more expensive roads. The Bridgeport Post remarks that before accepting the comparisons as definite one should know whether the specifications of the highways are approximately similar in all cases. And proceeds to remark that the figure Of s9S,00O a mile given as the maximum cost in Connecticut is the cost of the Boston Post road where construction was wide and of an unusually expensive nature" Then the Post says: TO compare this with d country highway made of cheaper material and laid in the village of Squeedunk is hardly fair"
 It certainly would not be. but fortunately that is not necessary There are roads as wide and wider as the Boston Post road in plenty Of other states, including points in New England. The new highway between Providence and Boston cer- talnly compares more than f@vor- ably with anything in Connecticut. and there are half q dozen stretches of highways in eastern Massachu- setts that equal or surpass 1t. Com ing to New York, who will claim that the fine roads in Westchester county are not on a par with th= best part of the Boston Post road Not to mention the main highways of Long Island, the net work of wide roadways in northern New Jersey. and elsewhere.
 It is high time that the costs Of road building in Connecticut were more closely scrutinized. It is sig nificant that in a state where the influence of public utility corpora tions in the state government and where the Public Utility Commis- sion has been under successful at lack should also provide food for thought in connection with road costs. Matters seem to be conduct ed in a peculiar manner all the way down the line.
 Let the lighting professor" con- tinue to batter at the pretensions Of the political oligarchy and tho in evitable results in state manage ment, subtle though they may be, citizens of the state are bound to listen and take note
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
COOLIDGE ON THE TARIFF

Ex-PresIdent Coolidge can be credited with having produced quite an original idea on the tariff. It was so original that We read it over two or three times 10 make sure it sank into our hardened intellect.
 The former president, writing upon the effect of the tariff upon imports, cites history to show that each time the tariff has been raised there was no decrease in imports, but rather there was an increase in imports.
 Protection. he says. encouraged business, resulting in more pros porous people buying more goods abroad.
 This being the case-aCCording to Mir, Coolidge's reasoning-foreig nations should not take umbrage at an increase in the American tariff | 6LtS. AS I4e Has SLO"I lO Ills OR Il satisfaction. higher tariff rates have always resulted in more purchases from abroad
 If Mr. Coolidge thesis is correct then the entire philosophy behind high tariff rates is wrong They arc made high in order to prevent for eign importations that compete with American manufacturers Now, if that doesn't result, what IS the good Of having the high tariffs?
 Who ever heard Of an American tariff beneficiary going before a congressional committee with the plea he wanted higher rates so that the American people would buy more goods from his foreign con- petitors?
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
TYPHOID, CANCER AND
 II -BIRCILOSl~

During the gay nlne'los' and for gcnerauons before it was com- mon 10 read in the newspapers that soandso died from rypho!d fever. II was a yeritable scourge. Although 1t vas generally understood that pure water WIS needed TOT drinking pur- poses. there was less ot f 10 be had: although 1t vas known that embartled microbes could turk in pure rlnk." ready and willing to do their worst whenever they got into the human system, no definite action was taken 10 kill off the microbes and bacllu before they had an oportuniry to kill humans. Hence typhoid deaths were quite common, whereas today no dlsease has been as thoroughly whipped, Or nearly >s thoroughly eradicated throughout Connecticut, as typhoid.
 In 1885 the death rate from typhoid per 100000 population was a percentage of 33.2. In 1920 this percentage had been brought down to 4; and in 1928 1t had reached 0.6. For some unexplained reason the percentage in 1929 went up very slightly, t being o.9 in that year.
 This IS something worth while. Let no one say, as sometimes IS done. that health laws and health supervision do not pay,
 A relative reduction has been shown in the tuberculosis death rate since those wicked days when matters were not as thoroughly un- derstood as they are today. The tuberculosis death rate has been steadily reduced 10 the present year Here are the statistics based on deaths per 100000 population:
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Deaths

The disease IS nor entirely eradl- cated. but tt is on lis way Fortu- nately no disease IS better under stood and Is easier to avoid. t IS safe to say that no one in our day need fear tuberculosis. The victory of health safeguards and medica! knowledge in this field has been well nigh overwhelming in the sat isfactory reduction Of victims. Medical men are sanguiue that the percentage will contlnue TO be re- duced indefenitely.
 When We come 10 cancer, the statistics of the state board Of health show an entirely different story. This is q disease that is on the increase which probably is due to the fact that less IS known hoV to avoid it than any other in the category. It merely happens to be one Of those diseases that defies medical knowledge up 70 the pres ent. Modern methods of living, 1t is certain. have an influence in the increase Of cancer. The increase has been highly disconcerting. as the following figures amply prove:
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
HAPSBURGH FAMILY WILL
 RENEW OATH TO PRINCE
Newspaper DisCloses Letter Sent 10 Members Urging Support of
 Royalty.

Budapest, Hungary July fl (P- The newspaper Areggal today pub fishes an atricle from it's Vienna correspondent saying that the for mer Empress Zita had sent a letter to all adult members of Hapsburg family ordering them to renew their oath of adherence to Emperor and King Otto" on November 20, when he will take the leadership of the Hapsburg house.
 The correspondent adds. Not only do members of the Hapsburg family thereby swear loyalty, but they dn- der to support the restoration and maintenance of Otto's rights with nil their power"
 The article says the letter has reached members of the Hapsburg family living in Poland and Hun gary.
 Political circles have been greatly stirred by the report. believing that Archduke Otto is looking forward to restoration on the basis of the old monarchy.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
Scouts Will Register
 For Girls Dav Camp

The New Britain Girl Scout head quarters at 259 Main street will be open Tuesday afternoon from 2:30 until 400 for scouts in New Britain and vicinity to register for the day camping. The first 16 scouts to reg ister will be the scouts to go the fol- lowing day to the New Britain Girl Scouts day camp in Stanley Quarter park.
 IL has been requested that the clothing worn on these days be suit able for street wear and also com fortable for activities. It is suggest cd that middy and skirt with dark boomers under it and stout shoes be the usual costume
 The scouts with adult leaders and scout lieutenants. will leave from the scout office Wednesday, at S:3O d. m. The scouts plan to bring lunch,
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
HIGH ROAD COSTS IN CONNECTICUT

Among the items of protest that Professor Albert Levitt has raked up is the cost of providing improved highways in Connecticut.
 The cost is higher than in any New England state. The professor cites the following figures from the publication, The American High ways" which in recent issue pub Hshed comparative figures of the cost per mile of the highest type Of highway (concrete, bitumen and concrete, brick, etc)
 Maine, $44.000 to s48,o00.
 New Hampshire, s33,o00 to s35,- 0l0
 Vermont, s36,600 to s63,633.
 Rhode Island, s30,000 to s60.0G0.
 New York, s35,o0O to s48.900.
 Connecticut, s56,000 to s98,o00.
 Costs in the state of New York are included for purposes Of com parison with at least one other state outside of New England.
 These costs come as a shock to those who have thought that Con- necticuts highway production sys- tenn has been well nigh perfect. It appears to be the most expensive obtainabl.. If something approach ing economy were exercised the state would be able to construct just as many main highways as at present and have something left over for the improvement of rural highways.
 Connecticut seems to be paying 50 per cent more than New York for its cheapest roads and twice as
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have included an investigation oi the New York Stock Exchange.
 Needless to say, President Hoover is not in favor of rocking the boat at this time. It is understood in Washington that any such action now would undermine business con- fidence and retard recovery.
 Which may be true enough. But it happens that thousands Of citi- zens lost tidy sums in the we'll known stock market and they are in mood to see it investigated, If for no other reason than a willing ness 10 determine why they didn' | get rich quickly
 The proba bility now is that the Investigations will begin in the fall, atter-and not before-the congress sionaI elections, That the investiga- ton. if and when 1t comes. will be warm blooded can be left to Senator Glass, secretary of the treasury for more than year during the Wilson administration, and a senator whose suspicious about Wall street has often been aroused.
 II will not be the first time that the Stock Exchange has been in vestigated, however. The exchange usually survives and business goes on pretty much as before. Back in 1907-9 the exchange was investi- gated by q committee Of the New York Legislature, appointed by Governor Hughes; and the net re- suit was verdict that the ex- change itself could reform the evils, and as a matter of fact, some practices complained of were abolished by the exchange.
 In I9I2-13 the Pujo subconlmlt- tee Of the House banking and cur rency committee also investigated the exchange. It resulted in seven Of the II members signing a report recommending federal regulation Of stock exchanges. but neither branch Of Congress took action.
 That is the trouble with most in- gations-Congress is not bound to take action on the basis of the findings. Perhaps President Hoover, realizing that a thorough going in- vestigation at this time would only resul, in publicity and no action. in addition to tending to unsettle the road to business recovery, is disin- clined to see the investigation hur- ried
 That the stock exchange needs some correctional treatment, how ever, is a belief that is being wide ly held
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
NOT ROCKING THE BOAT

What has become Of the resolu- ton passed in May by the Senat" for an investigation of the Federal Reserve System and the national banking system? One of the acute angles of the resolution was to de- mine the use of the banking facili- ties for trading in and carrying speculative securities, the extent and xether with related problems.
 This little investigation would
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
Boston City Councilman
 To Wed Board Secretary

Boston, July IA LP-News of mar riage intentions filed Saturday in Brooklyn, N. Y, by City Councilman Robert Gardiner Wilson and Miss Florence R. Purcell, secretary of the Boston board of public welfare, led friends today to believe they had been married over the weekend.
 The intentions revealed that VII son and his first wife, the former Christine Lind of Somerville, were divorced more than year ago The parents of Miss Purcell said last night they did not even know she was acquainted with Wilson. Wilson is 39 and a lawyer and Miss Purcell is 36.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
Anti-Semite Troubles
 Resume in Bucharest

Bucharest. July 14 Pl-Further serious anti-Semite demonstrations have occurred in BukoUina.
 Tn Cioburgiu incendiaries burned 200 cottages. There was no loss of life but more than one-half of the population was left homeless.
 In Comanesti peasants plundery 1 Jewish stores and dwellings aud mis- handled their occupants, three Of whom were seriously injured. Forty of the assailants were arrested.
 In Solca ten Jewish houses were fired.
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Facts ondFancies
By Robert Qulllen

The first question to decide is whether q pension represents darl- ages or charity or gratitude.
 Dumbness is nece ssary. If people weren't dumb enough to tolloH, there could be no great leaders.
 There must be something in heredity. They say the little Lind hcrgh has already learned to fly in 2 temper
 Good times uill come again just IS soon as people earn the wages they spent last year.
 The objection to open-air meet lngs is that the speaker cant tell whether the hand-slapping is ap- piause or mosquitoes.
 One remarkable feature Of the movies IS the nero's ability to knock out three villains without swelling either his head or his knuckles.
 The statesman's statue that fell off it's pedestal some time ago was said to look much more natural with it's ear on the ground.
 You never hear an orator telling radio listeners to write and express their appreciation. His admirers can't write.
 Some men may learn from the ant, but not q married man. He al ready knows how to be a nuisance in the kitchen.
 Americanism: Thinking 8 Euro pean politicians speaks for his na- tion hoping nobody will think an American politician does.
 One advantage in starting late Is that you miss the thousands who start early to avoid the crowd.
 The old grad from the school of experience cant show his apprecia- ton. You cant endou a kick in lhe pants.
 If hanging g done to scare those inclined to evil, is there any insinu- ation in the choice of newspaper men as witnesses?
 Hint to husbands: If the brakes are applied quickly, the robe rail will stop the mouth in the back seat.
 Europe doesn't really hate Amer ica. All people feel a little bitter
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
Mysterious Epidemic
 Follows Earthuuakes

Gangtok, Sikkim, India, July Is, (P-The populace of this little state is alarmed over a mysteri- ous epidemic which since the earthquakes of few days ago has claimed 45 lives. Many other persons are ill and not expected to survive.
 The theory of some physicians that the earthquakes, uncovered and scattered dormant germs to which the people were exposed, has been accepted here. To some extent the disease greatly resembles cholera.
 Sikkim, high in the Himalayas, shook like skysCraper during the quakes. The tremors crack ed the walls of houses throughout the country and otherwise dam aged property.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
Cost of Prohibition Set
 At S959,S72,870 for 1929

Washington. July A cP--The cost of prohibition to the nation in 1929 is set at $95a,672,87O in 8 statement published today by the As sociation Against the Prohibition Amendment.
 Of this total, the sum of s86o.5o7.- 697 is the estimated loss in revenue 10 the federal treasury. Prohibition enforcement costs are set at an az gregate Of s45, 300,0 GOO.
 The balance is the estimated loss to state and local revenues.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
SHIP REACHES DANZIG

Danzig, Danzig Free State, July i 1 American coast guard ship Mendoth and Champlain have arriy- ed at this port. Today Captain Ham let and the American consul call2d on local officials and placed a wreath on the Danzig war memorial.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14

This afternoon after a lunch at Larue we visited that squanderel ] waste Of architectural trlumphs that is Fontainebleau. Old Sol was resplendent. and the mighty forests were dapplet with rainbow-lihe prisms and flacks of sunshine--pro- ducing a vista of ccloring that ra minded me of those beheld through a toy kaleidoscope when boy shifting. changing, fantastical. But the gray walls, steep pitched roots, towering red 2himneys, porticoes and colonades of the Fontainebleau pal aces leave this gad-about q little cold. Its glitter to me is the glisten from pitiless tears of outraged peasants.
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In other words, the death rate per 10O,0 ,000 population was nearly three times as high in 1929 as was the case in 1885; during 1880 it may pass the 300 per cent higher mark.
 It is to be hoped that the doctors get an improved grip upon this sit uation; that they learn as much about stopping this ravage as they learned with respect to most other diseases.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
COREY WITH RACKLIFFE co.

Frank J. Cobey of 47 Clark street, for 34 years connected with the Abbe Hardware Co.,. has been ap- pointed director of the hardware de- partment of Rackliffe Bros. Co.,, Inc, on Park street. MT. Cobey is con- sidered an authority on hardware, having spent nearly all his business life in this particular field.
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.out knives and car fare.

scout knives and car fare. ..
 The patrol system will be carried out with patrol meetings in the first half hour of camp. In this way girls may participate in the plans for the day'and any scout tests or special instruction may be arranged. The scouts will whittle tie clips from wood, decorating them as they wish. for their first handicraft work.
 Games and songs and nature also will be a part of the day camping program.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
SAMUEL GROSS TO WE'D

Invitations have been received in town to the wedding of Samuel Gross of Boston, formerly of this city. to Miss May Goldstein, of Roxbury. Mass. The wedding date is set for August 31, at 6:3O D., m., in Temple Mishkan Tefila on Beaver street, Elm Hill avenue, Roxbury.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14
:OO.McInfyre

O. exquisite scenic beauty. We went, of course, to worship at the little cottage of the great painter Millsr, preserved intact for posterity. We visited with awe his studio and be- held the easel at which he sat while his immortal ''Angelus" escaped on canvas. We stood reverently at the side of the bed upon which the artist breathed his last We also walked by the studio where Rousseau toile1 and the hotel where Robert Louis Stevenson lived and wrote. Barbizon life.
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Member of the Associated Pres,

The 4 Associated Press IS exclusively en- titled to tAs uss for re-pub!'cat!on Of al news credited to f or not otherwise credited "a -his paper and also local rsws published therein.
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A French waiter is the only waiter ic the world who can bring your chicken with a grandiose gesture, carve it with magnificent finesse and get away with three fourths of it for the nelp in the kitchen.
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It was different, however at the village of Baroizon a few kilomete"s away where the Barbizon school 0f art was cradled in its timbered cup
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14

In rounding a turn of driveway in the Bois today Will Hogg's sisteH, Miss Ina. electrified our party by recognizing an illustrioua stroller ambnng leisurely along a bypath - his leonine head bare and his great shock of white hair askew in the breeze. It was PadereNski, the great Polish pianist and patriot. whose firm step and clear eye told of his return to health. We trust he did rot notice how we joCkeyed past him twice, for it was gawkery born ot 3. sincere and tremendous. admir- ation.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14

Ten thousand tons of steel will be used in 2. bridge to be built over the Irrawaddy near Mandalay, up- per Burma
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And a hotel here will not change 'your bed linen-unless you howl like a lone Uolf-until it gets a bit rancid.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14

Paris, July 1.-The Bois is my notion of earthly Elysium. Here Paris relaxes. dreams and makes love. It's messy trees. ripping streams, shy walks, dewy grass, wild | flowers flinging back the happy rays of the sun and violet aura Of sky speak pe-petually of beautiful secrets unknown to man.
 The Bois stands always with its protecting arms outstretched toward Paris-a sheltaring haven of cheer ful loveliness. Any day, rain or | shine, the Carpeted green will De dotted with sprawling figures, like a battle field after action, closely | hugging the earth-and lost in rev erie.
 This morning in one of it's dells, soft and velvety with the dead leaves of centuries. a young idealist was stretched out on his back gazing at the sky with the vacant stare Of a dog that had caught it's tail in a crack. Beside him were a package
 
 book of poems.
 came upon him suddenly and for some reason tip-toed away. Sitting OH the benches everywhere are those | incredibly old mustache and gaunt nurses. with baby cabs at their side, knitting knitting. Lovers stroll enCirCled arm in arm and stop Lnashamed and starry eyed to eX- change kisses.
 In the fields athletes were playing Rugby foot ball. polo, Croquet and the tennis courts were alive with enthusiasts. On the wodden drives yellow and red wheeled dog carts with high stepping horses tandem drawing the aristocratiC FrenChman and his statue-like liVeried groom on the side-se1t flashed by.
 Auteuil and LongchanIps race courses are in the Bois as are Cha teaux Madrid, Armenonville, Payll- lon Royale and half dozen other famous restaurants. There are brl- dle paths. boating on myriad artl. ficial lakes and evorytime l stroll in the Bois I ind a new elusive and delightful foot-path.
 There are several palatial resi- dences in the Bois-one IS owned hy Pierre Cartier, the jeWeler, another by Coty. the perfumer. and still an- other by a Maharajah-whereVer they come from. 4 beautiful spot. And if Ed Wynne is not kidding about loving the woods - he must Eagatelle!
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when they discover Santa Claus isn't real.
 If there is no bootleg hooch in Europe, what makes the nations so eager at times to see how their guns work?
 If only the chemists could find d liquor poison that would paralyze the trigger finger.
 The new tariff encourages the import Of diamonds in the rough, thus paying a gentle tribute to our great ancestors.
 Correct this sentence: At eigh- teen I needed no guardian" said the mother, and I'm not afraid to give my daughter the freedom I wanted.'
 Copyright. 1880, Publishers
 Syndicate
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The only profitable advertising rledi7n h the City. Circulation books and press room always open 10 advertisera
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Member Audit Bureau Of Circulation

NtIUl<t auUIF E1tII tEiU Vt NFFVuIS1tVu The A. 5. .. $ 3 national organization which furnishes newspapers and adver- tlsers with 8 strictly honest analysis Of circulation Our circulation statistics gre based upon this audit. This insures pro- tecton against fraud tr newspaper dis Jr button figures to both national and local advert4seTa
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The Herald ts on ssle daily h New York at EotaNngs Newsstand. TInee Square. SchultE's Newsstand. Entrance Grand Central +?nd Street
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when they discover Santa Claus isn't real.
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Europe doesn't really hate Amer ica. All people feel little bitter
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14

The first question to decide i: whether 2, pension represents dam. ages or charity or gratitude.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14

Hint to husbands: If the brakes are applied quickly, the robe rail will stop the mouth in the back seat.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-14

If hanging B done to scare those inclined to evil, is there any insinu- ation in the choice of newspaper men as witnesses?