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New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
PARENTS ARE GIVEN TIMELY WARNING

The warning made by Dr, Dumont, superintendent of health, to avoid the spread Of scarlet fever among the children of the city, is timely considering official knowledge that there are now 30 cases in the city. Parents who are wise will cooper ate with the health authorities in combating the disease and prevent ing it from developing into epidemic proportions
 We believe pr. Dumont has laid his finger upon the source of in lection when he says that many mild cases are allowed to circulate throughout the city. communicating the germs of the disease to others. Only close surveillance and intelli- gent action by parents can prevent this source of infection from con- tinuing.
 In matters of disease, like in most other important things of life. fore sight is better than hindsight-and much cheaper. The person who avoids, or tries to avoid, slight ex- pense at the first symptoms of disease by trusting to luck, nature or fate. is likely to discover that ulti- mately the expense is far greater, as well as the danger and incon- ycnienCc.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
25 Fears Ago Today

The storm this morning did not affect the railroad service, the trains running as usual. The freight yards arc piled up with snow from the last storm.
 The charity department stated to- day that there are numerous fam lilies in the city in need of coal, wood food and clothing.
 The registrars will begin their canvas for the spring election next Monday. The election will be for aldermen and councilmen.
 A Cprcscntative ot a western theatrical syndicate was in this city yesterday looking over the ground with the idea of opening a vaudc- vile theatcr.
 The high school five was defeated by the Alumni team yesterday, 22 10 21. Assistant Manager Timbrell superintcndcd the game.
 The January thaW will find a large amount of snow on the ground in this vicinity to be diverted into l Shuttle Meadow.
 The tCW Britain Gas company k preparing 10 lay i've miles of ga. mains the coming year.
 Richard Nogel was elected treas Grer Of the Turner society at the an. l Iual meeting held last evening.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
WHEN DRY CONGRESSMEN
 DON'T MERIT SUPPORT

The Reverend Merrill Fowler Clarke of New Canaan has written q letter to at least one Connecticut paper. In it he makes a plea that the so- called "drys" of the state should make their voices heard be- fore the nomination of the state congressional slate.
 Which entirely legitimate desire on the part of the minister leads 10 4 little reflection. Is an aspirant for congress 10 be judged merely be- cause of his attitude on prohibition .
 An avowed prohibitionist, recelv- ing the solid support of the d.rys may vet be perfect ignoramus on other important public questions. Yet, with the solid support of the drys before and after the nomination, he might he sent 10 Congress.
 1T all a man needs 10 qualify for Congress is the dry attitude and enough ambition to gain the supper. O, the drys. the interests who want iavors of Congress will find no trouble in picking the right kind ot prohibitionisls 10 do their work.
 Permitting prohibition to bedeviI politics has already gone too far in this country II is time. before con sidering a man for Congress, to de- termine whether he is fit man for inc iob outside Of his stand for or against the dry law.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
HOW TO LOOK LIKE PRAIRIE TOWN

Some small cities possess such an itch for the metropolitan flavor that they are willing 10 risk turning them mselyes into a western pralrle town to attain it.
 There IS the matter of '"ees, for instance. Down in New London the city government, in the name or Improvement" has cut down every tree on two important New London streets. Nitwits explained that this made the thoroughfares look more "metropolitan." The City Hall i'm provers' had more ulitarian views they wanted to provide moro park ing space!
 The Danbury News, commenting upon this self-evident mark ot retrogression, admits that Danbury cannot point the finger of scorn at New London. we have made Main street. for a part of it's length says the News, Hook as much like the main street Of prairie town as possible
 We congratulate Danbury on its belated realization-at least in the office of the News-that denudinG streets of beauty docs not make a small city metropolitan" but makes it look like a prairie town.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
GSSCNTI.RS MI SI FEEL. WEIGHT OF THE LAW

A part Of the Eansstcrs which formerly infested the country are in prisons. Although prison life should not be inhumanc and fclons therein should be given decent housing and food, this is no time to waste sym pathy upon men who by their ac- tions have proven themselves one- mics or society.
 How dcpravcd hey arc Was again illustrated in Detroit when Inspector Garvin. head Of The crime and bomb squad of the police depart ment. was shot down by gang in an automobile. Incidentally, " girl nearby was also shot
 Inspector Garvin had done Hs- tinruiyhed service in protecting tho public Of his city against men Nh" throw bombs and deal in crime "s I profession. It is evident that gang stcrs stn out Of prison worked up il plot for revenge.
 Such a decd docs not change the outlook for gangland. There are many more brave guardians of the law who will take up the torch of law and order whenever gangland
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
Alienists' Methods Will
 Be Studied by Doctors

New York, Jan. , (Pt-Declaring the present method of testimony by alienists in murder cases 10 be highly unsaf isfactory" from both the point of view Of the courts an ] the dignity of the medical profess sion, the New York Academy of Medicine has appointed a commit tee to study the question.
 The academy in it's annual report cOntended there was need of "a sat. isfactory definition of murder in tn" first and second degree and mar slaughter" The committee was or dcrcd to make recommendations "!H regard 10 the legal definition of in- sanity. the disposition of those cor- victcd of criminal oifenses and on the question of expert testimony when there is q psychiatric problem inVolvcd.'
 The report also denounced over charging of patients with small means and advocated a close study of the medical personnel of hos pitals.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03

seats when bought from the agencies. The discerning public has learned that politeness is not an earmark at such theaters and it is no rarity 10 be regarded as a sort of interloper devoid of special consider alton.
 It is fortunate that sundry man. agers of the speaking stage theaters have come 10 a realization of what ails their theaters. The actors union discovered the trouble months ago and told the managers they would have to mend their ways if the legiti- mate stage were 10 survive many more seasons.
 The latest development is that the managers are holding meetings with q view toward eliminating the many evils that have become so self-cvident We hope they succeed. The speaking stage has enough 10 contend with without assisting in its own destruction,
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
POLICE HUNT FOR
 SAUGUS SLAYERS
Negro Storekeeper Apparently Put Up Fight Before Death

Saugus, Mass, Jan. 3 P}-Police today sought three young men Wno shot and fatally wounded William J. Fendell, GA, Negro storekeeper. in an attempted robbery last night. They were believed to be the band which had engaged in six previous holdups in nearby cities in the last six days
 Fendell was shot four times and died two hours later at the Maiden hospital. The cash register in the store was not touched, but large kettle full of boiling water, which he had apparently used in fight, vas on the floor well dented and the water spilled.
 Mrs. Fendell had cooked a meal for the three men before the hold up, which occurred about o'clock. Her cries after the men had escaped attra cted a passing motorst. Dur ing the night d score of policemen with riot guns searched the woods in the vicinity
 Holdups at three gas stations and a private home have been staged during the week and shots fired OIL two different occasions at a couple and man without wounding them.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
WE PREFER THE TREE

The permanent tree placed m Central park facing City Hall is considerable improvement over the large sign board which had been erected there on numerous occasions, The sign board was expected to call attention to various civic enterprises regardless Of it's bad looks and eX- hibition of poor taste. With the per manent Christmas tree" taking up the site it is to be hoped there will be no room left for a bill board clashing with the beauties of the monument
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Jan. 3.-Forecast for Southern New England: Generally fair and much colder tonight and Saturday,; fresh northwest winds, possibly strong at times.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy and much colder; probably snow furries in north and central portions tonight; Saturday generally fair and colder: fresh northwest winds, possibly strong at times.
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity Clearing late this after noon or tonight Saturday fair, colder.
 Conditions: Pressure is low over New England. Rain and snow were reported from the Ohio valley, middle Atlantic states and New England. Rain was also reported from the south Atlantic states.
 Temperatures are above normal in New England and the middle At lantic states but are falling decided ly in the Mississippi valley states and the upper Lake region.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity cloudy and rainy weather followed by fair and colder.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
MAKING PAYMENTS AMID DIFFICULTIES

All of us are victims of "digniiicd credit" Try to find somebody who is not making payments" on some thing or other. Some persons remain strongly opposed to buying things on the instalIment plan; but they make at least one exception. II may be an an automobile. q radio, rctriger- ator or furniture. It is easy to make such exceptions nowadays; comes quite natural.
 We were told by one school of economists that installment sales were all right when times were roar ingly good, but just as soon as the inevitable slowing up process arriv- ed the myriads of monthly payments being cXacted would acContuate whatever was not so good in the cur rent prosperity
 These alarms have not been justi-  fled. To lind somebody who will forcgo the possession" of an arttcl ? he has begun 10 purchase on con ditional safe contract merely be- cause the payments become little difficult is as rare as finding anyone who is not buying something on the installment plan. In a financial emergency the payments are made by drawing money from the savIng'' account. or borrowing from kin anything to prevent the seller from retaining the article and keeping the money already paid.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03

could cause the sensation of pain. Some trout have been known to be hooked two or three times in the same day by fishermen using the same type of bait. Fish, no doubt, have a sensation of discomfort, but not as great as that of the higher animals. In general a fish must feel some pain on some parts of the body, but has few nerves around the mouth where it is apt to be hooked.
 Q. Why is a four-leafed clover as an omen of good luck.
 A. One legend is that Eve, upon being eNicted from Paradise, took a four-leafed clover with her. Be- cause the clover was a bit of green from Paradise, its presence in ones own garden came to be looked upon as an omed of good luck
 Q. On how many kilocycles does ratio station MA at Arlington, Nir- ginia. operate?
 A. Six hundred and ninety.
 Q. Are turtles classed as fish?
 A. No. They belong to the order Rcptilla.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
RISKS IN THE MOVIES; SOMETIMES DISASTROUS

Daring. thrilling scenes "enacted in the movies" have nearly become commonplace. One ceases 10 won der how it's done; one merely is left with an impression that there must be extreme danger in some of the stunts performed before the movie camera.
 A daring stunt was being per- formed off the coast of California. A parachute jumper was to be photographed from the time he plunged from the plane until he plunged into the ocean. The pictures were 10 be taken from planes on either side of him as he fell, But the glaring sun, so it is assumed, blinded one of the pilots and two of the planes crashed together head-on. All aboard both planes, ten in all, were burned to death or drowned.
 The scene to have been photo graphed would have occupied only few moments in the movies.
 The next time you sit in q com- fortabIe seat in a theater and are thrilled by some breath-taking stunt on the film impress yourself with the thought that some men probably risked their lives to shoot" the scene in order to provide you with few moments of enter tainmCnt.
 Hollywood is not all Whoopec. The men and women employed there go over the top almost daily.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
JROUBLE IN INDIA FAIRLY CERTAIN

Again the British Empire is facing trouble. India wants a taste of sell determination; at least, it wants the lords who have been making prom ises to place it upon a dominion status to keep them.
 To be on a dominion status would mean that India in domestic affairs would govern itself, as Canada, Australia and New Zealand do: while in international matters Lon- don would decide the policies.
 The Nationalists in India, headed by Mahatma Gandhi. appear more united than ever. Next month the first movement toward self-g govern mcnt is to take place with q general boycott of British goods, refusal to pay taxes, and non-intercourse with the British generally.
 Such a program is loaded with dynamite. It will be a showdown that may become historic.
 Whether the millions of India are reasonably fit for government is q debatable question. The National point out there are able political leaders in the country qualified to pull the strings of politics for the millions.
 The British government, wishing to avoid unnecessary difficulties ill this colony of fabulous riches, prob ably will listen 10 any reasonable compromise. To lose India would be blow of the first magnitude to the Empire.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03

The answer: Regular and consist ent exercises. Plenty of sleep. Eve nings devoted 10 reading and study ing, and never to whoopee. Simple diet. Simple living habits. Doesnt t smoke, chew, drink coffee. tea or all coholic liquor. Doesn't play cards. Takes no interest in competitive sports. Prefers to do an hours horseback riding every day.
 This is a rigorous life, A man liv- ing in that fashion can scarcely help being in perfect health. MT. Borah admits he has never had req son to worry about his physical con- dtiOn.
 Senator Borah is a man in mil lion in more ways than one.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answer 10 any question Of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue. Washington, D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advise cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters are ntial.-Editor. c. What was the Congress of Vienna?
 A. A convention of the repre- sentativcs of the European nations 1 held in Vienna, in September 1874, for the purpose of settling the af- airs of Europe arising out of the Napoleonc wars. Q. Is the G in intclligcntsia hard or soft?
 A, It may have either sound as in gem.-or go.
 Q. Who played the part Of Harold the usher, in the talking picture "On With the Show"? A. Arthur Lake. c. In what city was Theodore Roosevelt shot in 1912? X. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Q. What is the value of a Pill grim half dollar dated 1920? A. SiXty-five cents. e. Is there historical proof that Nero ordered the burning Of Rome and fiddled while the city burned :? A. The Encyclopedia Britannica says that there is no historical proof 1 that Nero ordered the burning of Rome, or that he tiddled while it l burned. The contlagration is said by all historians later than Tacitus | to have been deliberately caused by Nero himself. But Tacitus, though he mentions the rumors, declares that it's origin is uncertain. There is no certain proof of Ncros guilt.
 c. Why is the symbol Of the fesces used on the United States dime? When were dimes bearing | liliS SS l'lJol lli 9l lSSufb | A. The fasces was incorporated | in the design because it is an ancient symbol of power, and the dimes bearing this design were issued first in 1916.
 Q. How is Clemenccau pro- nounced?
 A. Kle-mahn-so, with the ac- cent on the second syllable.
 Q. When did Jacob Stainer, the violin maker, live?
 A. He was born in 1921 and died in 1883.
 Q. Is the government of Soviet i Russia recognized by the United States?
 A. No.
 Q. When was the Federal Re serve Act passed? How many Federal Reserve districts are there? :?
 A. The act was passed in 1913, establishing twelve districts with a Federal Reserve bank in each.
 O. What kind of postage stamps are used on the Isle of Man?
 A, The stamps of Great Britain.
 Q. What is the design of the new stamps, recently issued by the Vatican City?
 A. The series was issued in August, 1929, and are adorned by the insignia of the Papacy, the crossed keys of St. Peter surmount- ed by the triple tiara and portrait Of Pope Plus NI They included Is varieties of regular postage stamps, and two varieties of special de- livery stamps.
 O. Do fish actually suffer when they are hooked?
 A. They do not seem to suffer much when hooked. About the jaw there are few nerves which
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
STAGE Mt ST REFORM
 ITS METHODS

The last bulwark of the speaking stage is in New York; of course, there also are speaking stages in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and other large cities, but New York possesses more of them than all the other mctropoli combined.
 But it's prestige, even in New York, is crumbHng. The "encmy' consists of picture palaces with satisfying en- tertainment at fair prices.
 That isn't all The cash customer at q picture palace is treated as if he were visiting potentate. From the moment he enters the gildcd foyer until he takes his seat ushers in rosploudent uniforms-remindms one of those said to be worn by gen. 5lals in tho Hungarian army-bow and scrapc before him. Anyon" wishing 10 experience how it feels 10 be millionaire and be waited on by buffers. chaufteurs and what not, urod only buy a ticket to q New York moyi, show,
 Treatment accorded one when buying a ticket to a "lcgtimatc' sp,aIiug-stage attraction is just the r,r"rsy The first thing that strikes Then one discovers that the best seats are usually in the hands of ccr- 1 tam ticket agencies and spectators. l. has been widely learned, too, that the cost of seats at the thoater oftcntmes is higher than the same
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
Facts ondEancies

Now we'll know whether the crime wave was caused by war or by legs,
 Among the things brought into the world by Adams fall are work, weeds, doctors, preachers and law ycrs,
 Maybe it's a coincidence. but the land that has the most hitch-hikers also has the most need of operations for the removal of gall sacs.
 Famous men have little reason to be vain. Their admiring friends are the kind of people who need a little loan at intervals.
 Horrible thought, The enemy might stop every doughboy charge in the next war by flashing a red light.
 Maybe the nick town feels su- perior to the city because it knows the home boys who made good 1 thcrC
 Do you think it a mere coinCi- | dence that advertisements of miraC- ulous beauty aids appear only in magazines for morons?
 Fable Two mddlo-class women | lt,N,, +rr neither mentioned her possessions to | impress the other.
 AmeriCanism: Seeing the worst | in other countries and thinking it characteristic; thinking our best the only part of us typically American.
 Of course you can live aat win ter resort as cheaply as you do at home if you live the same way.
 Of course our cynical wise crackers don't read the Bible. The Bible contains many words of more than one syllable
 Some of these deaths from cx- posture" doubtless are caused by keeping the mouth open when mois- ture is pouring down.
 "Women don't weep as they once did" X man doesn't run after a street car after he catches it. America is fast acquiring culture, but it still takes some shin-kicking to encourage use of the butter knife.
 A masculine Grundy will be new in the senate, but Mrs. Grundy has appeared there lately.
 There's one solution. Trucks can be made as wide as the highway and the bodies raised high enough for fliVvers to pass under.
 It won't do to make rubber of goldenrod, Mir, Edison. People will think it a blowout every time a tire SncczcS with hay fever. Correct this sentence: '1 accept no mothering and betting in pri- yate," said the he-man husband, that would make me ashamed in public"
 Copyright 1880, Publishers
 Syndicate)
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
SLANG BOATS SPONSOR

Bath, Me. Jan. 3 (UP)-Tony Si- ano of Waltham. Mass, Tordham university football captain, will act as sponsor when the steam beam trawler Fordham is launched at the Bath Iron Works late today.
 The Fordham, built for the At lantic and Pacific Fish Go. of Boston. is a sister craft to the Notre Dame, launched here lGst month.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
The Monthly Examination

Students at George F. Morley's College of Poetry are required 10 answer correctly any five of the fol- lowing questions at the end of the first months instructions:
 CD Should auld acquaintance be forgot?
 CD Where arc the snows Of yes terday?
 (3) Tell mo where is Fancy bred ?
 AD Oh. why should the spirit Of mortal be proud?
 (5) The boy, oh where was he? (b) And when the sun set where were they?
 (6) Brcathes there a man with soul so dead?
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03

a lot of pine, some scrub oak, and one chestnut tree" (After thinking furious for one full minute): 'I have it! A superb name, sir, The Elms!'
 Russell Alders. Copyright, 1880. Reproduction
 Forbidden.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
HEALTHY MIR. BOE.tH

One hears much about Senator Borah; but one never reads that he i4 "Hl" and cannot attend 10 his duties. which consist largely O. throwing kerosene on the fires of controversy.
 Born in 1865. Mr. Borah is no young man. But there is nothing flabby about him. and his intellect works better than when he vas young.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
TT WAS THE GREATEST SUR
 PRISE OF THEIR LIVES
By Daniel A. Hill

BN HHTTTET N. I1TTT
 They all laughed when l stepped up to the piano, for none of them had ever seen me touch a piano be- fore; but their laughter soon turned to amazemcnt.
 Without a moments hcHit9tior. l pulled the tackle in from the win- in a few moments it was safely lowered into the street. You, too, can learn piano-moving in your spare time. Write to the Ajax Piano Moving School for free demonstra- ton.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
Fitting!

"So you want a name for your new thousand acre estate in the country? Are there are trees on the land at all?" k
 "Oh, yes; there's naples, poplars,
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
Early Wisdom.

Uncle Grumpy: "Is the child real ly precocious?"
 Family Friend: Remarkably so; three years old and hasn't said a wordn'
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
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Send all communications to Fun Shop Editor, care OI the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York.
The Best Year of All!

The Best Year of All! Resolution Number One: Lots of mirth, folks, lots of fun. Straight from this New Years be-
 ginning Let's each berak the record, grin ming!