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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
1t Seems Fantastic
II Frst-RHn Story Of
Persistent LOOe BY the
Highest Paid ShOrt-StOry
Writer in the World.

-vHE fact that he was married to Gladys
Cowper was to remain a phenomenon
to John Bayley. That the lovely
Gladys should ever have found in him
sufhcient attributes to claim not only
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-22

some locks and eighty-odd bridges
did not offer an insuperable barrier
to navigation, then American ships
going down that canal would not con-
tribute in any way to the prosperity
of the territory on either side. They
would proceed from their port of
clearance in the upper lakes, outward
and onward to Europe, and New York,
if she is sincere about this matter,
she will admit that that would be the
fact. And, if she is sincere, she will
admit the Congressman from Buff
falo will admit-that any costs due
to needless delay, any money collected
from goods passing through because
of delays, any wages or tolls that in
anyway needlessly add to the cost
of freight movement is just that much
money filched from the pockets of the
producer and appropriated TO the bene
fit of New York without due compen-
satiOn therefor.
So, when the Herald editorial goes
ON to say:
Would that business. commerce. and
welfare ne served if the deep-sea traffic
of the world were to be brought to the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-22

be through the Gulf of st. Lawrence
and the Straits of Belle Isle to Liver
pool or western Europe. There is no
more reason why a ship travelling as
have stated should pay tribute to
Montreal than why it should pay tri-
butte to Detroit There would be nc
conceivable method by which Canada
could or would extract any tolls or
any burden of costs from us which
she did not also extract from her own
shipping, and if the mutual and salts
factory relations at present existing
in regard to Great lakes navigation
are continued on down to the sea,
the sole benefit which Canada will
derive from American ships travers-
ing a jointly-owned waterway, the St.
Lawrence, will be those which are
incident to friendly commerce and not
at all dependent upon the tonnage of
shipping moving through.
The same argument might apply to
the canal across the state of New
York, camouflaged under the name
"all-American." If that canal could
be built deep enough, wide enough,
with enough water in it, if it's thirty
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-22

-er of these does it contribute ! cent for
it's right to go on to it's destination.
1t continues it's journey past Toledo,
Cleveland, and Erie and none of these
cities gather any benefit from it's pres
ence off their harbor. What is true
for a ship traversing the thousand
miles of Great Lakes now open to
deep-sea navigation would be true OF
a ship passing on through the Welland
canal and Lake Ontario and down
through the st. Lawrence. A ship
going down the st. Lawrence would
first pass through the New Welland
canal from Lake Erie into Lake On
tario, and with the city of Toronto
on it's left and the city of Rochester
on its right it would steam through
the Thousand Islands down past Og-
densburg, Prescott, and Cornwall, drop
down through the seven locks of the
33-mile ship channel that will con-
meet the upper st. Lawrence with the
lower st. Lawrence river, go past the
city of Montreal, and finally steam
out into the broad estuary of the ST.
Lawrence below Quebec.
From Quebec on its course would
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-22
he Great Lakes Atlantic Deep Waterway Via St. Lawrence Route THE Economical Va

doors Of two or two and one-half mil
lion people outside of the United States
and on a foreign soil?
It would not.
Along the route of the new ship canal
the American people would get no bene-
fit at all for their $200.O00.000. The
whole benefit would go to others.
1t is arguing something that is both
outside of the question and something
that carries boomerang with it. for
it has been ably shown on this floor,
Mr.. Chairman, that the retardation
in a ship canal-179 miles long
manifestly must be greater than the
retardation in ship channel only 33
miles long, and that the distance from
the Great lakes to Europe, by way OF
the St Lawrence, is more than 500
miles less than the distance from the
Great lakes to Europe by way of the
proposed New York route. The only
possible benefits that l can imagine
accruing in favor to the port of Mon
treal or the port of New York from
the passage of vessels going through
an adequate seaway-and 1 empha-
size the word "adequate"-would be
that in either case a ship might take
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-22

Editors Note-The route of the proposed deep water
way to the Atlantic very important project to the
Northwest and the Middle West still unsettled question
The comprehensive outline this project that has
to the attention Of the Askov American speech de-
vered in Congress March e. 1926 by other than
our neghbor the Honorable William L. Carss of Duluth,
who then member of Congress. In his speech Mr.
Carss brings out the faacy Of the socaIed AlAmer-
can through the state of New York. its greater
expense and less usefulness nothing Of the irritation
friendly neghbors if the New York route adopted
Mr.. Carss speech follows:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-22

products; not to the congested harbor
of New York, which is not their final
destination, but to our markets over
seas, wherever those markets are.
And our markets overseas are in Eu-
rope. The midwestern area of the
United States is peculiarly agricul-
tural in its products and in the ma
ture of its exports. We export wheat,
rye, corn, lard, hams, bacon-these
among other major agricultural pro-
ducts and these that l have named
may be taken as indicating the nat
ural flow of our products to foreign
lands.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-22

To this statement, Mr.. Chairman,
we 100000 marooned Americans of
the Middle West do not agree. And
for the very obvious reason that We
are seeking an open passage for our
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-22

Il find that the Hotpoint is all that it is
described in economy cleanliness and speed
MRS. @. H. MINTER. CHISHOLM.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-15
CONTROLLING COPPER

Tn- copper market is lo7 down. r~od4euon has been considerably
 hove cons.mp,on. The copper bsrons. who unuI less than year ago were able 10 maintain prices af I. cents g pound. had 10 lec 20 tn" bot pohsr and .o5ned in low pitched dtrge vhrn the price oeu. aovn 10 2 f-2 orntz a pound. Mos, .orennv they have agreed 10 curb Inc o4ru' ot conpe, and have o~ou@rr 'ha price hack 10 1o cents a pound The udastry thus, IS locking NY. Tcn cents pound IS .anroxu.aroly ,hr oo~. o1 prodge- aon.
 Tho ,4raiImea, i. is said. vll aa worldwide. Considering that there arr good copper mines in south America and South Africa such an agreement for curtailmont hospeahs an excellent organization which ts aided. no doubt. by the fac, that American capital owns a =oodIy slice Of tho foreign mines. particularly in South America. r tt je possih,o 10 arrang' a elr,a,Imeu, totating 2o.ooo tons 3 month ir might he possible 10 cur tail ccu further. Indeed if inc worldwide copper organization 1S
 strong enough tho curtaljmen' could he drazri. enough 10 produce 2
 ahor'ags
 Which ,o4ld he =ooJ for inc holders of .opprr stocks bw n i view Of me failure of the runpei 1 combine rew years ago nobody
 need hope too violently aoour tn' copper combination The c1r,all
 nonf plU go just so far and uC 1 further
New Britain herald., 1930-11-15
MISGUIDED PATRIOTS

Tn yo1tn 0ho shot rrsnaer Yuko H7maa. nj tn Toe:o "as member O. she "Lo,e Of Country Assoclauon. which authorities claim is d roac,5onary or2ant7a,lon
 The Premier has been the author of liberal reforms. H. rollaborated with the London Nasa' Confsrenso. and earned inc an.mosrry Of <o- called patriots vno thought th' future of tha eoun.rv ~cno=ed If their arms. Tao rrlmt-r easily oh- taincd the Emreror7 A=na.nre 10 he r~oatv and tho patriots ".re elun5
 Thc premGer= r4.nm.0' "as |" oo,lc, fired nv .aawt.u youth Of g. repr.z-utn@ 'e' same hMd of fanaucaI patriotism which was back of rhe bullet which started the World Wsr in serage,o in 1914
 Instead Of a.d.ng inc cause Of vild-eyed Japancse na'jonsItsm the act will consolidate inc forces in Japan which have the upper hand and seem able to run the country without inc ~iz. Of international friction
New Britain herald., 1930-11-15
however there are no gifts given.
Town Pump" Turned orr, so Winter Must be Near

Cold weather is ahead. Freezing weather.
 Of course it is natural that colder
 weather should be just around the corner but recently New Britain s official weather indicator added
 emphasis to the fact. The drinking
 fountain on the Central Green has
 been turned off No longer will chil-
 d.en beg their parents 10 wait just minute while they take drinl; which they really don't need. Boot blacks and newsboys will no longer wash their hands above the fau- ccts despite repeated warnings O. policemen. Just the turning on Of the water assures the arrival Of spring so does it's turning off de- note that winter is at hand And if you are sCeptlcal about the reliability of the fountain fur itfer proof is added by the fact that the milkmcn are now delivering th( morning milk late in the afternoon i of the day before so that il will no' ] freeze before it is taken off the , front door steps.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-15

nothing more than splashing up brook with rod and crcel or slttlhe in a boat waiting for snapper blues Ito snap. Because Of his disagree ment with Titcomb he has familiar ized himself with Connecticut regn lations on fish and game.
 New Britain democrats are contl- dent that something nice will he found for Paonessa The eX-mayer may not wicld great influence throughout the county but he IS big drawing card in this city. Nheh- ever he is candidate for election | 10 office, voters rush to his support He commands a large following :n l the sixth and fifth wards and he 5 , the only democrat in the city Whe | has upset the republican equilibrlum
 in the fourth ward which he has | carried three times, twice as Cah- 1 didate for mayor and once as 1n aspirant for the crown of county sheriff.
 | When the victors begin to dIsiG-
 bute the spells Paonessa deserves 10 1 be remembered. if the tradition
 holds true that vote getters are re-
 Warded
New Britain herald., 1930-11-15
SUICIDE THEORY THOUGHT ERROR
May ExhuIne Body Of French
 Doctors Wife

Beziers. France. Nov i5 lP)- Police yesterday ordered in" cX- humation Of the body Of Mrs Eva oscar Battalion. formerly Of Bos- ton. wife Of French doctor, Robert
 Battalion. The action was taken because of common gossip in the vii cir ity that Mrs. Battalion might T, Ne been killed accidentally or Il urdercd rather than have killed erself as police believed al the lime Of her death.
 The couple were married in New England. where Battalion was study 1 ing modern hygiene at the time. They returned 10 live in France last ] September. Mrs. Battalion was said | 10 have been lonely here because ot l the smallncss Of the town and her 1 Inability 10 speak French She died l November <.
 1 Police said a partly empty bottle beside her he'd contained poison. Ba- t3illon is of prominent family.
 His father is distinguished profeS. eor Of zoology and anatomy al Mont pcncr faculty Of sciences
New Britain herald., 1930-11-15

"elccton' was held in Cuba last October, and it was one Of the llsu- al variety. In 1928 the Cuban Con- gross. controlled by the President. passed legislation practically out Iaving the Nationalists the party of opposition 10 President Macnado. And although President Machado opened negotiations last summer with the NationalsDs 10 restore their political rights. inc negotia- tons came To an end when the NationaIists demanded Machado's present tenure Of office 70 be Ic- clared unconstitutional
 The trouble in Cuba is economic, but in the background is Marhado and his political hcnvhmen. The three regular" parties operating in Cl.ha-the Conservatives, the Lib erals and the Popular parties - are all in support Of the Machado re- slime Since the Natjonalists are excluded from the elections, which arc held under d condition Of mar ,al law. the Natjonalists refuse to accept the results as legitimate. A similar situation in 1905 and again in 1917 vas tho prelude to armed revolution in Cuua.
 Thn trouble in Cuba is Machado.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-15
\amedays, Not Birthdays Observed by Greeks

When Greek mcts Greek it's most likely the other Greeks nam" day. Uu,il recently birthdays have nos n,on regarded as Of any great i'm nortanco in Greece and many na- lives Of that country do not EnoW tho actual day Of their birth. AS q result they celebrate on the feast Gay o' thc saint after whom they are named. Tho system has it's ad- rantages for all members Of tho Crock colony know that on St. Georges day all the Georges Of their acquaintance will be entertain frc. Usually it is tho wife who en- tcrtains in honor of her husband The ~omen also entertain on their ul'rcn saints day
 The problem of keeping account of the saints days is the simplest part of the whole affair for every Greek household has calendar rtving the various feast days of tn saints and indicating the days of lasts and abstinence.
 i The Greeks who know when their birthday occurs also entertain on that day and then presents ar" tax er 70 the host. On his name da.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-15
25 Fears Ago To-day

Attempts to have voting mach1n"s installed in this city have met with 'allure The city needs ? maChir' but there IS no appropriation in the budget for them.
 The championship game next week between New Britain and Meriden high will D" played at Trinity field in Hartford, Special trolleys will run 10 the neld. The conduct of many visitors at tho library has met with disapproYaI. Steps will be taken 10 see that the library work is carried out without outside interference.
 The Swift X Upson Lumber Co., has received permission to build two large sheds on Elm street.
 The independent coal dealers are
 making many attractive offers 10 the public in order 10 secure patron asc.
 1 Tho Black Rock social club will give a barn dance tomorrow evening al 5G4 Wesi Main street 1 Football resulted in the police 1 board meeting this evening being ! postponed A hearing was sched- i ulcd 10 bc held tonight but Judge
 Gafnoy objected due to the gridirop | battle in New Haven this after- noon.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-15
\ GRIfk ANtE OI LOCAL
 ARCHITECTS

Going out 10 Michigan 'o obtain an archrert for r'y schools again arouses the ire of local architects The Michigan firm Is supposed, NC understand. 10 on -roria.ie's with school buildings and on at least three oces etons fl has heen 'mpIov- I'd in the pas 10 prepare thc plans for local school buildings, Mean- while the Michigan firm does the job on three per cent basis. which is not the six per cent basis that some other school specialist archf- tects exact.
 Having held meeting aoout the nroposition the local architects are prepared to go into action. Well say this, That if all things arc equal the local architects are entitled lc break with respect to local buaI- ness. Local architects have done most satisfactory work in conncc- ton with important public and pTl- yate buildings and the Board ol Education should consider then contentious thoroughly before htr' ryine off to Michigan for archl' tectural assistance.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-15
WORKING FOR THE lBIIt

Tn Hartford thoro is quite a nulla- naloo over the employment of high ,.hool teachers. No training school for high school teachers exists in lhr state. so tho educational author r:tes some years ago made 2 rule ,nar teachers employed in the Hartford nigh schools must have had too years experience secured elsewhere, This was 10 insure a superior kind Of teacher for the Hartford high schools. Salaries h. Idental'y went up 95 pcr cent
 Indeed. salaries m the Hartford hteh schools are sad 70 he SO high hat teachers from 4lmos' any N hera in inc l-n'.ed States can he obtained when needed.
 Now an attempt IS hotng made 10 do away with tho rule. f that IS done fl might mean salary scale not particularly hrghar han in cites O. tle sama class. That is the cruH cG ,ho azl.arion oor reads about. ! All things considered. school teaching remains a lo0 psid pro- scszion. The authorltics demand and !
 { eet teachers who must have ozpend- ad considerable time and money m acquiring their ovn cducarons, th,n ! ray them no moro than first class mechanic often obtains. on" Uho ! can ge, along wi,hou' much O 8 2 neral ,durauon. drs- class 1 plumber. brEchlayer or machine e>- i pert rarely envios inc economical -ta'us Of the average teacher. ! Look q. our yuperIntcndcnr Of schools himself. H. has Hast respon- srbinties. runs the schools as eff i ricntly as any industrial magnatc vc know O operates his plant. and obtains n salary 'ust about q third nhar any first class industrial exc 1 culve obtains. Thus lt goes all the
 aoy down the line 10 the kinder =arten teachers-aII underpald for
 what they do. and merely because i thoy are employed by the puhhc ln-
 stead ot hy private enterprise,
 r. is as Bryce said in his famous
 Commonvealth-thc public n z aemocracy s bum boss.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-15
E1aDDer-NiOthcr Blamed
 for Children'S Wildness

The much discussed Wlldness oi the present-day young people IS duo 10 the laXness of the older gen eration. according 10 Beatrice Hen ming Shaw writing in the current issue Of Moose Magazine
 Since biblical times the duty or children to ther parents has been emphasized, this writer points out. Now. she thinks. it is time to con- slider the obligations of parents. If mother smokes and serves cock tails at her parties, why should not daughter do likewise? If the home cooking" comes from the corner delicatessen. why should domestic science still he part of the Currl- culum of tho high school? Of these obligations Of parents the greatest is. Of course, love. Next comes un' dorstandinC A successful parcr :. wilt make study of his children, noting their differences. and han ding them with an insight that will encompass every twist Of their per sonalties. A proper understanding includes ma aCination. lf parents will only realize the value of i'm agination and harness it up. there is no end to tho good it will do.
 "A great deal has been said late ly." continues the writer. "a bout tho danger of crushing child's initiative with too strict a control Just as many young lives are ruined hy never being taught sclf-controI. In teaching self control, 2 good eN- ample is th" most powerful per suader. Husband and wifi" must treat each other as they want the young ones 10 treat them.
 No child who has had the pro per home environment and the good example of loving parents IS gong to get into troubl",' sh" CQncludas, Most Of he children who do. come rom broken or inharmOnlous homes. or homes which others seek 10 man. agc'
New Britain herald., 1930-11-15
Charter Amendments
 should Not Be Rushed

'Nf'tiu -Not It Ikts'Nu
 History is beginning to repeat it. self in connection with the propos- cd amending Of the city charter, the customary number of proposals springing up on all sides. Some Of them undoubtedly are good and whether they are adopted at this time or not. it will do no harm 10 discuss them because they may be timely in years 10 come.
 The charter. however, should not he ripped apart biennially simply because tho legislature is about to convene. and tho committee and common council would do well 10 proceed with care, It has proven 10 he a good document on the whole and unless the city fathers are as sure as they can be that changing II will be 10 the advantage of the city, Y would bc better 10 leave il alone than 10 crowd provisions into il without giving the proper thought 10 their effect.
 There is a great deal or public interest in the possibility that pro- vision will be made for q pension system for city officials and cm- ploNcs. and some members of the committee are said 10 be strongly in favor of il. IL has been pointed out that policemen and flromcn have pension systems and this fact IS be- ing used in support of the proposed . new system. but it should be borne in mind that the necessary money i cannot be raised at once and in or der 10 amount 10 anything pension fund must be well supported. other wise the drains against it will bring it down 10 nothing in short time
 In the event that officials and em- ploycs are required 10 pay percent ge Of their earnings into the pro- posod fund in order 10 be eligible for it.: benefits it will be necessary 10 protect them from the standpoint Of their leaving the employ of the city before they have given the re- duired number of years of service changes in the official family como more frequently in city hall prop"l than in the fro and ponce dcPafl' ments. due 10 the workings Of poll tics. and it would not he fair 10 turr persons out after they had paid 2 few dollars or few hundred dol. lars into the fund. unless they hac assurance that they would receive 2 refund. These and other details mus he attended 10 before the plan car ho put into actual operation.
 The proposed reduction in inc numerical size of the common Coun, ell. change 10 provide for tive prosecuting attorneys instead of on' With an assistant. and number o other matters of importance Will hf taken un by the charter roFlslor committee and all of them should be carefully weighed before holnt dignified by inclusion in the docu ment.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-15
CONSTRUCT DJ RING SLACK
 TIMES

Construction or re7 schools are public works. r ' IS wise 10 ez- qcnd money during slack times for inc improvement or roads. streets, and the construction ot sewers, fl IS equally utee a such 2 time 10 con- struc, ncn school buildings when lhov are nccdod and 70 improve others needing .ucr improvement
 The idea tina. nsv or improved schools should no' ma'orlalize dur ing slack times. ou. should be left for consummaeton during normal times. is 2 fauacy II is exactly such svstem Of cxpcndjng hig money during good timcs-usually cXpond- ing more than circumstances would varrant-whlch intensifies the hardzhi7s O slack times.
 coneid.r the construcuon Of q urw school building. such as that vatch IS proloc'rd for the Northrnd school FIr~ # would be n"ces- cary ,o obtain tho money through 3 bond issue This takes 8 little time. Tho work Of building could not be under way until next year. Tho building would not be completed and ready for use until the follow { ing year. By that time normal times i nuI he nare again. taxpayers would not he cApericnctnS inc drag on their resources they experience to- day. and C, erybody-c>en the tax raycrs-nould bo satisfied
 And the providing Of necessary employment through the construc- lion work would be just that much additional stimulation 10 bring back prosperous timcs.
 If every city and municipality at tended 10 all it's needs during { time such as the present the deprcs. sion would he shoruiyed, It is the holding back from carrying ou necessary improvements that hin. ders the return Of prosperity.
 Foresight is necessary. Th' ! Northend school. if and when con structed. will be paid for througl bonds during period of prosperity assuming that such a period i bound to return sooner or later Talking as if the bonds would D
 paid off throughout a period O l-cEnrss is just ae crronoous as | imagine that bonds, issued during