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New Britain herald., 1930-11-22
DOGS AND Hlt kENS

Ob,ously. too many dogs m ghborhood hs>e their djsadNan- ages. Chicken owners especially, when certain ot the dogs break into the GOODS and destroy them, are ln- clined 10 ho rrathy. Especially. too when the dogs kill rabbits.
 Dog nature IS dog nature, and part Of that nature ls 10 protect their masters. There are hundreds oe dogs n New Britain kept for no other purposc than 10 protect tho en,irons of their o0nors homes especially at night
 Porch climbers and other men Of evh intentions are not disposed to meddle with property where first class watch dog is around. II can he said without risk of much com rradiction thst the pohce would have very much additional work 10 do in the suburbs and other resi- dence portions O the city were It not for the presence of dogs which discourage crooks.
 Dogs have their bad points as we'll as their good points, It would seem that the proper way 10 protect chickens and rabbits is to have ..rong enough chicken coops or cages to prevent dogs from gaining access.
 The city just now is facing bill of $50 for livestock killed by dogs Which is just too bad. Let the city employ enough patrolmen to give every section of the city first rate service and 1t is very likely that many citizens will conclude they do mt require their vatchdogs. But that would cost the city more than $50.
 Without adequate police prottc- lion no other protection is as sat- isfactory as dogs in the nelshoor- hood who are suspicious Of strang- CTS. especially when they show signs of not attending to their own buSi- ness
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22
Baby Buntings Daddy Increasing ir Numbers

Connccticut's great army of sportsmen who hunted or fishei during the season Of la@9 totalled 71.S76. The year before there were 6+,955 hunters and fishermen who paid license fees in the state. while in 1927 there were 69,77c licenses issued.
 This increase vas in line with those of other states which shovel tremendous gains in it's numbers of hunters and fishermen. while figures for the entire United States showed trat over 8,5noooo licenses were is sued. This number was over seven per cent of the total population of the entire United States. To this known number of sportsmen should be added the inevitable army that hunts and fishes without the requlr- cd license. Slack industrial condl- tons during the year may have ac- counted for some of the tremendous increases in many of the states.
 That this vast army Of sportsmen is increasing annually is shown Tn a survey and study just released pS the business survey department ot Dorrance. Sullivan 6 company New York advertising agents. It ln- dicates gain Of more than l6o,ooo license fees paid in 1929 than Tn 1928. In 1928 over S00,00o more sportsmen sought licenses than Tn 1927. In addition 10 the great norde of hunters in the United States, over 27O.o0o paid license fees Tn the Dominion Of Canada.
 More than half Of the states Issu- cd combined hunting and hsnlnS license. while o1 others issued H. censes separately for hunting ana fishing.
 Hunting and fishing licenses Tn those states issuin~ comoinauon license totalled 6.7647a2 in 1929 as compared with 6.547,7lo in 1923 ana s.o13.637 in 1927,
 Fishing licenses alone Tn the -l states issuing separate permits to- tailed 1.s67.564 in 1929, compared with 1.4af.51s in 1928 and l,t49,- 544 in 1927.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

term bond issues According 10 the Bond Buyer" new state, county.
 and municipal bond issues iii the twelve months ending on September | 30, 1880, amounted to s2,424,526,51s, as against s2,175. 5.639.593 for the
 twelve months ending on September 50. 1929. This represents an in-
 crease of about 11a per cent. Practically all the new long-term bond issues are for construction in
 one form or another. The present high prices for bonds are stimulating
 new bond Rotations, and at the forthcoming elections next month, the voters will pass upon new bond issues totalling about s45o, 100000.
 It is being predicted that the con-
 gress which conVenes in December will make immediately available for federal aid to state highways the
 $1oH,o0o,o0O which would not other
 wise be available for this purpose until the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 1881. It is true that in most of the. states the actual laying Of new road paVements is impra ctica ble during the winter months. Never- theless, much excavating and grad ing can be done in the winter. and contracts can be let, which should
 mean the purchase of machinery and materials in the winter in preparation for the new work in the spring. Almost as much is spent in the actual maintenance Of roads during the winter as during the
 summer. and maintenance accounts for almost one-half Of total highway
 expenditures. This fact is borne
 out by figures of the federal bureau of public roads, which show that
 on federal aid highways during re- 1 cent years about forty per cent as
 many men have been employed dur | ing the winter as during the sum- mer.
 Mayor Quigley should think deop- ly of the need for municipalitie. te do their share toward relieving un- employment before he makes a final decision in opposition to the construction of new $20e, 900 school for the Northend district.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22
In Defense of Jobs for Married
 Women

Eldtor Herald
 A few days ago q communication. signed by taxpayer. pas printed in your newspaper with reference to married women on the cIty's pay roll
 Why should this person criticize a married woman for working? The seventeenth amendment to our con- stituton gave the women Of our country suffrage rights and placed them on equal basis with the men both socially and politically, so therefore. it is a married woman S privilege to work if she 50 desires.
 If there are men or single girls out of employment at present who are capable of filling the positions in our city departments held by married women, why are they out of employment? People with common sense realize that manufacture or business firms are not discharging efficient help. The idea of finding fault with married women working as 2, means of crying poverty is dis gusting and those making practice of doing so would not take 2. posi- ton if it vas offered them. It is just q poor excuse for their idleness.
 Should this same person devote the same energy toward seeking a position rather than writing foolish communications they would be working today. Men and women with ability and ambition are not walking the streets wondering where they are going to get work-they are working.
 ALSO A TAXPAYER
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22
City Must Continue Doing
 R{t to Give Jobs to JObleSs


 It is estimated that the value Of the total building construction, 1n- cluding repairs and maintenance work. in the United States IS nor mally in the neighborhood Of ten billion dollars annually Ihs IS more than the gross operating revenues Of all United States rail- roads and more than twice the value of the normal output of the automo- bile industry.
 Slightly more than three Of these ten billions are normally represent ed by public works-federal, state, county, and local. In recent years the federal government has been spending about s300.oo0,o00 annual ly on it's various public works. in cluding roads, rivers and harbors. public buildings, and flood control. This is less than ten per cent Of the total expenditures on public works in the country
 Tho department of commerce esti- mates that in the calendar year 1880 the total expenditures on pub lie works will rise to about $500 100000, and the governments ex- penditures to about S4OO, 1000. Although the next session of con- gress will undoubtedly be asked to appropriate new sums from the ex- penditures already authorized, es- pecially in federal aid to state high ways. it will be seen that the chief hope for more public works to remedy unemployme lies with the states, the counties, and the mu- nicipalities of the nation.
 Somewhat less than one-hat oi new public construction by states counties, and municipalities is f. nanced by new long-term or short
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

did not matter 70 much, as the at tendants will do anything 10 keep the tots happy under difficult cir cumstances.
 Nuts are attractive to mice, how ever; and there was no telling whether, if the institution was D remain a nut warehouse all winter, it would not also harbor mice aplenty.
 So the order came from Superin- tendent Constance Leigh that nut gathering was a great sport. but the place for nut-eating, and even the nuts. was outside the building. Places outside for nut storage ac- cordingly are being located.
 Kin of children In the institution smile approvingly, merely wondering whether there are enough nuts left or Cedar mountain to prevent the souirrels there from starving this winter. Or maybe the squirrels will find the nuts down near the insti- tution, furnishing additional pleas ure for the youngsters during the lcng winter.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

measure which passed at the last congress session. he realizes he still has a mans sized job on his hands 10 prevent gentlemen from the states losing congressman from rais- ing sufficient of d rumpus to pre- vent final application of the law.
 The objectors rest their faith upon two doubtful premises. They say that in the states which gain congressman approximately 7,5oo.- ooo aliens are counted in he cen sus. swelling their populations. Cali fornIa. for instance. which salns nine congressman. contains many thousands Of Mexican aliens and Orlentals.
 This may be true enough; but isn't it a fact thai laws are made for all the population, including the aliens? The laws made by Congress arnly 10 citizens as well as aliens; and though the aliens do not vote 10 help seat such congressman as get to Washington. they are amena- ble 10 the laws they make.
 Furthermore. there are million oe Negroes in the South who are fuzcns hut are not permitted to vote. They are counted n the Fopu- lauon Of the south. hut for Prac- teal purposes are n the same class IS aliens in other narts of the country
 Objections 10 using the census as basis for congressional represent sljon. therefore. cannot be sustained gron such fimsy grounds as the shen menace so long as the south- rrn states which lose congressman rabltuaIly disenfranchlse citizens who though not aliens, have the right to vote under the Constitution.
 All os which being uncontestahie' or at least 5o-5o. 1t may be just as well Q let apportionment 90 through without further ado.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22
THE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

{ b? little wrong with a community in which individuals and organization are literally tumbing over one an-
 other in the rush 10 be of assistance. Christmas this year will mean something more than just another i holiday to many NeN' Britain fam i ilies, but better than that, the win-
 ter's ravages will be greatly temper
 ed, through the generosity of the ! public. At the rate the relief fund is growing it should be far in excess
 O the expectations of the mayor when it was started, and already there have been contributions of d sort which were undreamed of d
 few weeks ago.
 One of the outstanding contribu- lions reported this weeks was that ot so50 which the Teachers Club turned in, and to say that Mayor Quigley was pleased would be put , ting 1t too mildly. The teachers Of
 the city were placed in a rather un- 1 faVora ble light at the outset, due 10 i the newness of the mayors plan and the discussion 1t provoked. but their contributions as individuals and as club have been more than gener- ous.
 The fund is now benefiting by a
 share in the receipts of a theater every week. besides the contribu- I tons Of individuals and organiza- tons, business houses, professional men. in fact, practically every i source from which a few dollars can ! be spared, is responding. In addi-
 ton to the money received. the ser i vices O dentist and barber have beer contributed and hardly a dav 1 passes without some unexpected demonstration of willingness to help
 coming to public attention.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22
Takes Exception to "A Taxpayers"
 Remarks.
Editor. Herald:

E.1llCr. Ii efalQ.
 MT. "A Taxpayer" very evidently has not visited the much discussed Northend school 10 compare if as public educational institution with the modern schools Of our city.
 The portable buildings at paro- chial schools are of necessity satis- factory because the funds to pro- vide buildings there must come from the church. The Northend school is a public educational insti- tution, financed by the city and state. Modern methods of teaching in public schools require facilities not obtainable in the present Northend school and cannot be plac- cd in that small old building eco- nomically
 If "A. Taxpayer" thoroughly in- formed himself Of conditions exist ent at the Northend school or if he had a child attending that school especially the portable building. hs would not so contented1y sit back and say that school is good enough.
 A PARENT.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22
4 "Cou NTRY CORRESPONDENT

Another of the race of fast van iShlng Yankees passed in the death of Aaron NJ Bowen, the Sage Of Passport" who for more than 40 years contributed weekly letters to the Wlndham County Observer.
 Here was an old-timer who, m addition 10 conducting general store selling Yankee notions" and what went with them. never failed 10 turn up with batch of notions for his column in the weekly. Linn itations of space never bothered this Yankee writer, and if the subjects Of his discourses were not always thunde-ously importan, his piquant comments went a long way to- ward maintaining regional interest in his output
 Nevspa pers-even the country papers-are rapidly losing this old time flavor. The Windham paper will find difficulty in finding any one able o inject the same individu ality into the correspondence from Eastport now that Mir. Bowen IS gone. and probably will not atten pt t. The successor probably will be one who writes "tersely. sucCinctly and 10 the point, using the fenest possible words Such limitations, of course, could not be set up against a fayorite columnist of 4o years standing, Yet and whereas Mfr. Boven's breezy paragraphs will aP- pear in book form, it is very much likely that the paragraphs Of his successor will find no such embodi- ment in the annals Of the per manent.
 Ii must be understood, Of course. that such paragraphs as MT. Bowen provided are peculiarly within the province Of country papers, ana are not and never have been 2 part of citified journalism, Anyone who paints a barn al or near widening in the road is the subJe Of con1- mandatory paragraph in any prop erlv constituted country journal; while an account of somebody paintlng his garage would be laugh cd at in q city paper. But country barn is sight more conspicuous than q city garage, and the good looking barn tells 2 far more inn 7ortant story In the country than an ordinary painting job in the city,
 T. vas Mark Traln, IS editor ot 4 country sheet who laid the foun- dation Of his fame while so en- gagged MT. Boren's output frequent lv rlraled paragraphs of the great American humorIst. There vas the me VI hich. for instance, referred to an attempt at suicide by member or his own family. The attempt fa1l- cd, the country correspondent wrote in 10 his paper. because the mis- guided persons head vas so hard inc bullet bounded of
 The average man, with near tragedy in hls ovn family. is un- able 70 be humorous Mir. Bowen was not ar average man.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

New York Nov. 92-Purelv per sonal piffle: Only one telephone number Columbus 1900. a maga zine office, sticks in my memory. Twlc4 2 wear 2. stranger sends me lead pencil on which my name IS letterei in silver. like 10 write the name "Sandusky." A huge scar on my ankle is from the bite Of pct raccoon
 My father once owned the largert St. Bernard dog in the world. l have not been in barber shop for eight years. Many readers think ] an, a fat old man. l often lose track of 8 play reading the programs. Leon Gordon is my favorlte DOT trait painter. ! sometimes leave my hose inside out on the dressing table.
 The hour between 4 and , D. m. always lags. do not look at my daily mail until in bed al night. l frequently fool around two hours efore breakfast But my wife never fails to drop what she is doing and sit with me while I eat, I usuall, awaken at dawn 10 worry about something that never happens.
 can snap out of many fits Of blues by reading the Bible. I have always wanted to live for awhile above store in the cronde1 ] Ghetto. I am evasivc and indulgc minor duplcities but rarely H2 about anything important. Every knock about me in print has been by writers I do not know. My dogs Rainbow and Billy ar; tolerant but not pals. George NJ. Conan strikes me as the squarest guy I ever met in the theatrical world. The late George Randolph Chester bought the first neWspa per story I ever sold. Ray Long the first magazine article. My eyes ar' brown My voice deep.
 Mosquito bites leave d welt but never bother me. I am in occasional correspondence with about SD eX- tromely old ladies in various parts of the country. l drop line of some sort to my sister every day. like a lapel [ owcr but feel sig wearing one.
 I don't believe one third in stories of losses in the market crash. America after years of pros perity suddenly decided it was oopsie- daisey to plead poverty. The most important economic probler' of this country is to give a square deal. so long denied, to farmers. i seldom laugh out loud.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22
Observations On He Weather

Washington, Nov. 22.-Forecast Southern New England: Generally fair Saturday; Sunday fair and colder.
 Forecast for Eastern New York; Generally fair with colder in north and central portions Saturday; Sum- day fair and colder.
 Conditions: Generally fair wea- ther has prevailed. Pressure is high almost generally over the United States and the Canadian maritime provinces. The temperature has risen in the Atlantic states. The indications are for generally fair weather in the Washington forecast district during the two days.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

the flow of gold today is causing upsets.
 It has come to point where one ctn scarcely pick up an issue of | serious public pMnt without finding something in it about gold and its economic effects. One naturally al. rives at the conclusion quite readi- ly that gold is playing 3 naWsty trick on all of us.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

We used 10 think d one-armed paper hanger vas busy, But after looking over the list of street i'm provements under way our new thought is to he as nusy IS the board ot public works
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22
Citys Generous Response Attracting Wide Attention

The response 10 Mayor Qwgleys efforts to raise a fund for the re- lief Of the city's needy persons IS attracting wide attention throughout New England, and the popular con- clusion appears to be that there can
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

A moratorium, Somel hIng that Inc big nations can enJoy when they get into 3 financial am which the prlvate individual would Ike 10 have uu' doesn't get
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

\ conference on the needs Of children has been under way m Washington. What children need most are parents financially well able to support them. All other plans are nakeshlf,s,
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

One social expert, motoring over the Corbln avenue span. remarked that the un7s it was built those 1n- ,olved 1ere playing bridge. not con- s.ructing one.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

One speaker in town says that Europeans judge all Americans by the actions Of our tourists Winch must account for aplenty.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

Seems | rlm-runn!nE speedboat was called inc Happy rarror. This is happy designation for sleeping cars that the Pullman comrany has eNidentIv overlooked
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

Our oct That tor ~ach idea about economy thai the Mayor dis covers he IS confronted by at least three Tavs 10 spend money
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

There Was considerable Of q drought last summer. but such dry ness does not seem 10 have affected the grape industry. either before or after th1ir ultimate metamorphosls into grape rulce
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation

He A. B. C, ls a national organizat4on which furnishes rewspa pers and adyer- sers With a strictly honest ana1ysis CT .ccuLat!on, Our circulation statistics at lased upon ths audit. This tnsures pro- recton agalnst fraud ,H newspaper d.s- '".bution figures 10 both ratonal and .a. al advert users.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22
FENN'S LAST FIGHT

Congressman Fenn, it IS appar- ent. is looking forward to a hectic final session in Congress. As the -ader of the reapportionment
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

Another objection to many kisses i1 a talkie is the disappointment when you discover they don't indl- cate the end.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

timid about asking my own bank to cash a check. My night table is nev- CT without candy. 1 know Of no job that appeals like my own. Yet l am always figuring a way 10 do something elsv. 1 never had head ache Tn my If
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

Ohlos -uper-prohlbtlon la7' doesn't work, according to the for nler dry leader uho lnN ented 1T, EA- perience is hard vet q thorough teacher.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

inc Hslal1 $ on sz e ca.3y n New York at Ep-aNrg. Newsstand TImes Square: Schultz s New sstand. Entran-s Grand Central And strset
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

The Associated Press is exclusively ell. titled to ths use for republication Of all news credited to t or not o-nerw E% credited in ths paper and also local new LlbNshed therein.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22
Facts and Fancies
By Robert Cullen

Partizan: One who follows his think. See sheep.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22
Memb., of the Associatsd pre.

Fhe on!y profitable advertising medium '7 the Guy. Circulation books and press room alwayr open 10 advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

There's always compensation. As "popular" songs get worse, they are harder to remember,
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

4 filIbuster Is something which ~ill give work to otherwise unem- pIoved congressmcn next spring
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

True, the fire couldn't do much n orc damage in one minute olt driving fast is more fun for the flremen
New Britain herald., 1930-11-22

There's always compensation. As "popular" songs get worse, they are harder 10 remember,
 True, the fire couldn't do much Il orc damage in one minute, but driving fast is more fun for the flremen.
 If only the flyer who climbs over 5o feet a second could teach the art to late corners who sit far from the aisle,
 Now architects are trylnS 10 thlnh ID something soft that planes can light on. Have they considered the pedestrian?
 f President can make prosper ity. It seems unfair for him 10 take the recipe with him when he quits.
 A free land is one where those 'n charge can't dig a storm cellar be- cause those free Of responsibility dent believe in storms. You can say one thing for a rep resentative form Of government. It affords absolute proof that ProNl- dence protects the simple,
 Americanism; Printing dictIon- aries to show popular usage; think ing thA dictionary final authority from which popular usage dare not vary.
 Don't ridicule bad grammar and had spelling. Without them Amerlcd would have no humorists.
 History footnote: S E. C.. doesn't mean the sixth year of Bishop Can non.
 At I5 he is disappointed in the world; al c5 he yearns to reform 1t; at 4o he sespairs Of it; at 60 he has learned 10 feel sorry for t
 A good mixer in the old days was q hand-shaker, too. but there vas no tkernos bottle between the hands.
 A successful man is one Nho gath CTS a fortune he doesn't need to leave to people who don't deserve f.
 Another objection 10 carrying d pistol IS that it's never up there where you reach.
 Correct this sentence Eleven men have jumped on Willie, yelled the halfback's mother. but they cant hurt that tough boy Of mine"
 Copyright. 1880, Publishers
 Syndicate