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New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
Another Criticism of Naming of
 Co-Captains at High School

New Britain, Conn.
 Dec. p, 1930. Editor New Britain Herald:
 So another fast one has been pulled on the high school football team. has it? The appointment of co-captains is about the worst piece of misguided strategy that has afflicted the schools athletics vet, and that is saying sometbing. It IS wrong-very much so-for two reasons.
 First. the lettermen should be given the opportunity to elect the captain as they have always done in the past. The captain is supposed 10 be the leader of the boys, one whom they are willing to obey They cer- tainly ought to have q right in pick ing the man best fitted to be their leader, for he should be a popular fellow as well as a driver If he IS 10 receive proper cooperation. In the old days the captain acted as coach of the team. Now he has become a mere puppet Of the coach.
 Second, co-captains will cause friction unless care IS taken to avoid friction-and their appoint ment is said to be due 10 the fact that such friction already exists! Look at what happened 10 Hartford High this season. Fraternity broth CTS of each co-captain would open holes only for their own fellow member and would let the other one pound a stone wall. AS result, Hartford had a terrible season up until the New Britain game, when things were finally patched up and the united team showed it's strength by almost beating New Britain. l don't think Hartford will repeat the experiment very soon.
 The action, however, seems in line with the stories circulating about the high school teams. These reports have 1t that this appolnt- ment Of captains IS only an eXten- sion Of an already existing method of appointing the members of the first team rather than selecting them on a merit basis. There IS al ways some bowling from the boys who don't make the team-that IS to be expected-but the grumbhngs down at the high school seem 10 have been continued too long 10 be mere petty grievances. l know the present methods are unpopular among a large proportion of the alumni and student body alike and believe that teams would rocelNc greater graduate and undcrGradu- ate support if they were changed, AN ALUMNUS OF A DECADE AGO
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
MACHINE GUN NEST
 FOUND IN CHICAGO
Man and Woman Victims Un-
 known to Each Other

Chjcseo. Dec. g GPl-DiscoverY or q hidden gun nest in an apartment in the Rogers Park district early to- day led police 10 conclude that q man and woman. shot six hours car Her. had been the innocent victims of miscarried gangland assasslna- ton plot.
 The wounded persons were Mrs. Henrietta Guthrie, 54, d widow, and E. w. Stone, an insurance man strangers 10 each other. Mrs. Guth- rje was struck once and Stone twice. They were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The shooting occur red just after Mrs. Guthrie stepped from her home to go on shopping tour. Stone had just got out Of his car when Mrs. Guthrie appeared abreast Of the machine.
 Four shots Fired
 Four shots were fired. At first they were believed to have cont from one Of two automobiles pass ing al the time. but the subsequent ulStONt ol tlL| LII il-SNr 'AI IN"'NN near the spot where the shooting occurred, led police to revise then reconstruction of the crime.
 A submachine gun, fully loaded with 100 cartridges and trainec through the window Of the apart. ment, was found, On the floor lal q shotgun with five empty shells be side 1t. and the theory was adyanc | cd that the men in the two automo 1 piles had been the intended victims l Detectives said that Terry Druggan : the beer baron" had had an un dercover apartment two blocks .rou the scene and considered the pos-i . ulutv that Stone might have beer 1 mistaken for hlm.
 The apartment, according 10 tn | janitor. was leased December 0. a man and woman who gave thel names as Mir. and Mrs. John Collins They disappeared.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
MENICO'S LAND LAW :
 BEING SOFTENED

Mexico is not obtaining much a. '. aion now that banditry has been reduced Q a better status than exists u Chicago and numerous other American cities. All we hear from south of The Rio Grande IS that tour isis are being welcomed and well treated. the government Is building up instead Of tearing down, and the Associated Press has put q direct wire into use into Mexico City. That ought to bring an additional volume or news from the republic, but 1t won't be the kind Of news which once came from there. In other v ords. Mexico IS improving in all worthwhile endeavors, and even it's land laws. which proved obnoxious to American oil and mining interests several years back. arc being chang ed 70 suit the northern neighbor
 MeMco's legislation on land which once caused tension, is derived from article o7 Of the Mexican constItu- ton adopted in 1917. when Carranza was president. This article declares that ownership of land does not car ry with It ownership of mineral de- posits below the surface, which ad- heres to the country. Finally long litigation and several crises were followed by q court decision that the ] gisIation is retroactive, which satisfied the United States,
 New legislation in Mexico respect ing land concerns the communal farms which Mexico has been de- veloping as federal and as state pro- iacts. It is now the intention to ex- . cmpt certain agricultural properties such as sugar plantations, orchards, anu udlry idi lllor rom 0fiSUII 'ol such farms. IL is proposed also tc forbid further accessions to existing communal farms unless payments for the new land are made in cash
 Tn the past these payments have been made by bonds, The bond own CTS usually found, when they tried tc redeem or sell the securities, that i the actual value was but a fraction 1 Of the face value. The transaction 1 hence was claimed to be expropria l ton under another name, and is be
 lieved to have deterred much Amer
 ican capital from flowing int
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
PHILADELPHIA BANKS
 DEPOSITQRS TREASURED
Worried Patrons of Institutions Told Clearing House and Officials Will
 supply Necessary Casn.

Philadelphia, Dec. 23 tUP)- Worried Philadelphia bank deposit tors were considerably relieved to- day by statement from ,hc lead ing bankers and the Clearing House association giving assurance that all the funds needed by any bank would be avalla ble immediately to meet any situation.
 The statement was prompted by withdrawals from the Franklin Trust company after the Bankers Trust company had been taken over by the state banking department earlier in the day. The size of the Franklin Trust withdrawals was "unwarranted," clearing house off Cials said.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
IN THE EDITORS MAIL Another Criticism of High School Football Situation Consumer Wants Power Co. to Explain
Wants Power Co. to Explain
 Fixed Charge

Editor New Britain Herald:
 Would you please print this in your paper? I think that the reduc- ton in price of electricity that the (. L. P. is putting into effect soon is joke as far as us poor people arc concerned. If they really want ed 10 reduce anything, why don't they do away with the fixed charge I don't think that the charge is fair. And neither do d great many other people. 1 would suggest that they do away with the fixed charge rather than reduce their rates. Or would they please explain why they charge the fixed charge? l tried to find out in their office but could get no satisfaction. Probably I will get an answer to this letter through your paper from them. Then l and the public will know why we have to pay for something that no other light company charges for. Take Hartford, for instance. l read about an officer of the company who said that he didn't know that the public were complaining about high rates.
 He doesn't know what he's talking about or else hes talking through his hat. I've been to their office and complained most every time l pay q. bill and so have d great many friends of mine and I think have most of the public. And this man has the nerve to have published that he didn't know that people were complaining That's all bosh. In closing, I wish to state again l wish they would explain their fixed charge or better still, do away with it. That's what the public wants.
 Then, and only then, will we know that our rates have been reduced, and not only a joke played on us. A. CONSUMER.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
TAPPING THE FEDERALS

Senator Bingham seems 10 have nleased various editorial sanctums m this state oy again going strongly on record as disapproving Of the Sheppard -Towner maternity bill method Of utilizing federal money to assist in this welfare work ln the states on q tifty-tifty basis.
 Conpecttcut and Massachusetts the world Is told. doesn't want any federal money for thls purpose; or for any other purposc, to note the trend Of the dissertations, These tFo staid New England states will attend to their own knitting, helping the women and children as they see fit; and doubtless helping them quite ef- Actively.
 The entire federal-aid plan $ wrong, indicates the New Haven Journal Courier, in d long and stIf- ring editorial on the subject
 All of which may be true enough or only partly true. It depends some what on the nature of this federal aid. States have permitted the fed cral government to improve the har- I,org of cities within their boundaries and the navigable rivers. and no true state's-rights doctrinaires register q word of objections. This has been the custom from time immemoraole and Is regarded as part of the teder- al function. Yet we think that good case could be made out on the thesls that d municipality having a harbor could very well eXpend some money
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
ITALIAN PLANES LEAVE

kenitra, French Morocco, Dec. 23 UP)-THelve Italian seaplanes led hy Minister Of Air ltalo Balbo on a flight to South America left kenitra for Villa Cisneros, Rio dc Orc. to- day.
 Balbo expected to reach Villa Cis- neros over 1000 miles down the West African coast, without stop ping The next stop will be tt Bolama, Portuguese Guinea, after which the four squadrons will at tempt the transatlantic crossing to Natal, Brazil ---..-.-.-.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
4 POLITICAL FORMULA

A ma,hcmatlcaI formula ,s or. c4lrg; q political formula ls aWre another. The mathematical tormu.a IS certain to 7ro1acc the desired answer when applied with the neces- sary skill. The political formula Is one Of thosc queer mental twists that IS d concomltant Of partyit's.
 Thus it IS a political formula for .hose who wish 10 1aud inc greatness os the White House incumbent 70 announce 10 the world that the mod ern Senator Is q species ot roprobatc, :. fellow on a par with worms and Insects,
 The formula is that the more low down 1t can be made 10 appear that ne senators are. the moro intense me golden slow that will appear about the head Of the worthy Prosi- dent,
 Particularly is te necessary to re- mark. i'll this connection tha, since senators m most baihwicbs arc now nominated by the popular primaries that their stature is even with the ground. senators were 90 much greater in the days when they were nominated by charmed circles Of politicians. according 10 the formula,
 The edrors with this handy po- !,rIcal formula a: their elbow would not 20 so far as to claim that all senator's are mean and loudown; ii careful inspection Of how they utilize ne formula will usually indicate that only the Insurgents, the indc- uendents and those nearly independ- .-nt. and the wicked Democrats are in the lowdovn class. The regular Republicans. who can be counted upon to vote according to the be- nest Of the administration whip, a~e usually found emlnontly 0. K worthy Of comparison with the sena- 1or= Of any age.
 The same yardsucA holds good il measuring the groa. minds in the House. During recent congresses while the majority has been over, 0helmingly Republican, the formula has been not to find fault with thl, body; when. as everyone knows, the House has been q hidebound party institution scarcely able to call it: soul it's own.
 These reflections came to us altc' reading an editorial in the NeF York Herald Tribune which lam pasted the Senate according to in aforesaid political formula. Nerel, because d majority iu the senate not willing 10 be led around by tA" collective noses tho membership O that body-except for the unchanse able Republcans--!s composed 0 nIncompoops, according to thls or gan Of righteous anger.
 This rather con>inces US that th general run of disscnters in the Sen a.e may not equal some Of the old timers in dignity and hishhatedHes' but are more inclined 10 servo th public rather than the Eepupi.c4 rational committee.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
FAVOR NAMING MRS. GREENE

Montpelier, Vt, Dec. 25 (DP)- strong sentiment apI ears to be de- yeloping here in favor Of the ap- pointment of Mrs Frank |. Greene to the United States senate to sue cccd her late husband. Governor John E. Weeks is expected to name Greens successor shortly.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
'2yZOO.McInfYre

only six blocks, but it struck me the driving was more carefully done than usual. It is a trifle difficult to tip a lady face to face and in the subsequent embarrassment my fee was larger than usual. Half of that would be plenty" she said. My knees sagged so suddenly from sur- prise, l am still little loop-legged.
 No other business in New York is so in need of the feminine touch' as the taxi industry. Tommy Mill lard was being driven with neck unhinging lurches at top speed 10 an address the other night. Finally he tapped on the window and meek ly implored: Get me there alive If possible"
 "It strikes me" postcards Dutch Red of Butte, "all you do is wear spats, swim ga cane, practise wearing a monocln and air a lap dog. Have you no other gifts?'
 Not unless you count bdtlk work!
 (Copyright, 1880, Mcknight
 Syndicate, 1nc)
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
RARE TO PLAY FEENEY

Boston, Dec. 23 (UP)-Babe Ruth and John P. Feeney, oBston lawyer, will meet in a round of peewee golf here Friday night, with former May or John F. Fitzgerald serving as "caddy,"
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
GROSS MAY IMPRON l.
 THI r. |, (.

T. the Public Utilities ComLniss-on a court, or uhat IS ir?
 The Bridgeport Post say that rom the start jt adopted ta" attitude hat i, v.as d court, putting the htte fellow ua4bic 10 h'rq a lawyer or 70 personally fight the lawyers ot tae utility companies at d distinct d's- advantage.
 What IS described as a refreshing novelty" would be tor Governor-e.ect cross to appoint somebody 10 the r. L. C. to represent the pub]is, the common people, the consumer oi electricity Says the Post
 "Jr Ras m .ac, ass4med that the p. L. [. would bc made ID jn thls manner from tho start 'hatN "o4'd ,a ,hc peoples representative 70 watch over and check rne monsters which had been created by charter and which, like FranE'ns'0lA 5 monster. were becoming bigger than 1hrir creator. Hon ever. when Gov eraor Baldwin picked the frs' !, L.. C, 2g years ago he chose men "ho were either actively hostile 10 the idea or did not know what lt was about. The commission adopted the attitude that 1t vas court and said to the little fellow who cane before it. seeking relief. Where IS vour lawyer? Where IS your evl- dence?' As the little fellow could not afford 10 hire lawyer and did not know how to go about getting "FI- donce 10 confute the experts O the big utilities, the real usefulness of the commission ended right then and there"
 And that vas the commission blch resulted only after years Of agitation and public disgust at the prevalence Of the utility lobbles which infested the state capitol.
 The P. L. C. is not q court It IS a plain ordinary commission entrusted ] in theory with being the public watchdog against the utilities, If it's main function has come 10 be 10 safeguard the utilities it has failed Of its function
 The law itself is somewhat 10
 blame. Instead of giving the con- mission proper authority 10 oversee rates and regulate securities, it per- mits the commission only to provide | hearings after the rates have been i put into effect. Then the side which 1 spends the most money for lawyers and experts has the inevitable ad- vantage.
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New Britain herald., 1930-12-23

The vast increase ln "ar costs Is hest illustrated by d comparison ot OUT four years Civil War with our lpo years participation in the World War. II the World War had lasted one year longer
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
TREE FALLS ON MAN

Saugus, Mass, Dec. 23 (UP)-Dis- lodged by q steam shovel, a tree trunk weighing nearly half a ton fell upon Burton r. Green, 70, crushing him to death.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23

y GU ~S4"r . The problem of making children perfect isn't difficult. Just have Christmas every 30 days.
 Another blow at thrift is the en- graved Christmas card. You can't erase engraving.
 Interest in business is still keen. 1 however, II it's the other fellows | business. True. travel has a. broadening ef- feet, but so does sitting around home.
 The more friends you have the more you wish books were made in i the shape Of boomerang.
 The Government could create | jobs enough, as 1t always has, but these idle fellows want work. | "Our booths failed despite gen. erous advertsing,' says d church bazaar wri,e-up. Yale has a Booth ! like that, too. Will Rogers scolds inventors; but : if good grammar hadn't been in vented. where would America get it's humor? Americanisnr: Appropriating four | billion as a. gift to foreign fighters; J bowling about an appropriation Of i 100 million to help destitute Amer jeans.
 The common people are good art critics. Russian peasants, you re- member, destroyed the paintings in public buildings l What career shall you follow son? Well, you'll notice there are no jobless reformers.
 Of course the sex appeal in Boh- by Jones' golf picture will be fur nishcd by Calamity Jane.
 Imagination is what you need when q French king in taIhle speaks Kansas British.
 America has blundered in many q crisis, but let it be said to hel credit that in this instance her great minds didn't ask the jooless to sel spinach.
 Then. too, think how much reye' nuo the Government loses by fore ing liquor sellers 10 deal with mere agents when they want license t' do busiIcss.
 Dry agents are working 10 dry u Maryland the home Of Mencken but they have little hope tha Mcnchen will dry up. Nobody knew why the CaIdwcl banking interests had failed unti the receiver began to sell off tn old mans horses and farm lmpIe mcnts.
 Correct this sentence: 'I find, said the dean Of women. "tha sweetness and Eentleness are suf ficient to keep the girls under con 5 trcl."
 , Copyright. l9So Publishers
 Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
CHORES OVER BOTTLE

Boston, Dec 23 UP)-Willam. four-months- son Of MT and Mrs. Thomas Wright, choked to death yesterday when the nipple of his nursing bottle lodged in his throat.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
stent,sr Of the A,,ocsated Pres.

rts Associated Press IS exclusively en- sd to the use for republication ot a- uegs credited t5 it CT not otherwise credited n this paper and also loca! news Q bllsted therein
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23

ms Herald ls OF sals daty -n %e~ v6rk st Hotaliass Newsstand, Tlnes square; Schultzs Newsstand. Entran'e Grand Central. 41nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
COST OF OUR WARS

Delving into the annual report of Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon one finds what Uncle Sam has spent to conduct his various wars, meaning only the six major conflicts in which he has been engaged. The total comes to d cool 54 billions of dollars. The World War cost 3S billions up to last June 30, according to the Secretary's figures. The figure will steadily increase in the years to come, t IS stated. with continuing expenditures for the Veterans Bu~ reau, sinking fund requirements to pay off the adjusted service compen- sation certificates. payments for sol diers and sailors compensation, in torest on the public debt, and the possibility of new pension legislation for veterans.
 The total on last June 80 vas made up as follows: War department eX-
 pendttures ...... sIA849,593.666 Navy department eX-
 peuditurcs ...,.. 5,4Vl,54- '2o- Shipping board and
 emergency fleet corporation .-.,- @,o'2 26,732 Federal control Of transportation sys- tems ....... l.S29,469,5S5 War risk insurance
 Cto June 30, 192D 5o4775,249 Other treasury de Partmcnt eN-
 penses. including
 public health serv-
 ice and coast guard ,-..-.-... -4Q,A52-o , Vocational rehabjli- tation (to June 3o, l921 ........-.. Io7,'o3,-vo vo European food re- ! lief ............ 94,949,645 1 Other administrative
 and executive
 credits .... 2TS.5S5.952 l Interest on war debt lA156,9J6' oo6 ] Veterans bureau Oo
 June 3n, l93D .. 4,o55,2ol,46@ . Foreign obligation credit, deduct ... -o2lll4'oot Total money cost Of
 World War 10
 L. < ........... s3IS73,9o5,499 The cost os other wars 10 the . United States has been as follows; Revolutionary War. actfvlties ........ G:.654,13I Pensions ...,.-., 1MbNo,O'V
 Total .......... 132658,191 War O. 1912, activi-
 uos .......... 153.703.658 Pensions ........ 46,1S9,oO0
 Total .......-. t'At-'3 D Q Mexican War. acti'i-
 rirs (estimated) -oo,vQ9'ooo Pensions ..... 52o7S, o0O
 
 Total ....... lJGo73,ooO Ct>l War. activities 4.o06,oQo,o0o Pensions ........ 46Q,00o,0J0 Interest on public
 debt ... 3.O54.0o0o00
 Total -....... I4,46o,QQQ.Qg( spanish American
 War. activities 55g.7o0o00 Interest in pubic
 dcbt ........ Gt2.&ooo50
 Pensions ...... 4T5.oro.ool
 Total ......... l.l4s.ooQ01C
 The vast increase IT "ar costs k
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New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
uap.her andit Rnrsau or Clrculation

aeuber Audit Bureau or Circulation rhs 4 B. |. Is national organization which furnishes newspapers and ad'er-
 sers with 6 strictly honest analysis oi c.-cuGzt!on. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit, This lnsures pro sctiou against fraud ln newspaper dls- t.ihutton figures to both national and 'oca! adye7tlsevA
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23

The only profitable advertising medium In the City. Circulation books and press room alvays open 10 advertisers
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
9uBscRIpT1ON RATES
TELEPHONY CALLS

Business once ...,. 9-o Editorial Rooms .... S25
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23
Facts ondFancies
By Robert Quillen

Cold and disapproving starcs aren't a nev experience for Mir. Hoover. He didn't make a fraternl- ty at college.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23

rode last night with my first woman taxi driver, a short haul ot
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23

Sophie Tucker. as l recall, came out Of the obscurity Of a Hartford hashery and made her first bid for New York acclaim in old Rei5cn- weber's on The Circle. Blonde, Anna zonian and amiable. she was q sharp contrast to the siiken voiced hostcsses of that decade. She has q grown son upon whom she lavishcs her generous affections.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23

The problem of making children perfect isn't difficult. Just have Christmas every 30 days.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23

Another blow at thrift IS the en- graved Christmas card. You can't erase engraving.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-23

Interest in business is still keen. however, II it's the other fellows s business.