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New Britain herald., 1930-09-13

New York, ['-pt. 13.-The cat gains popular. IS a household pet in New York. Until recently pedi- greed tabbies were only a side line in swanky dog :hops Today there are several cat shops and two feline establishments are to open - one with an onyx front on Fifth and the other on Park avenue.
 Three veterinarians. and one with a Van Dyke throws Irwin Cobb into state of cat-alepsy, confine practises to cats. The last cat show a. the Waldorf brought out one of the most distinguished Social Reg ister lists since the Clarence Mackay party to Lndbergh. Or who was it?
 The Book of Cats by the Jap anese artist r'oujita had a short pause among best sellers. For years cats were chiefly the alley-roaming variety used as rat catchers in the warehouse and tenement districts and along West street wharves. But scarcely a mansion, apart ment de luxe or pent house does not house a blooded cat these days-the silver and smoke, the favn, snow white, Persian, chinchilla and bobbed Siamese. Other fashionable colors are pastel blue. orange, tor toise shell and, of course, ebony black.
 Many Botticellian ladies in ecru- shaded llmousines display cats of royal lineage on silken pillows. gaz- ing out with that contemplative scorn only cats achieve. Celebrity cat owners include Mary Garden, Neysa McMein, Greta Garbo, Jeritza. Eva Le Gallienne, Carl Van Vech- ten. T. B. Costain and Dorothy Gish.
 A famous actress takes her cat in room nightly. Lindbergh as a cat fancier revealed consideration for them by leaving the kitten behind in his solo to Paris. Three New York newspapers feature question and answer departments by cat ex- perts.
 The greatest prize winners come from England where cat fanciers are a guild. It has a National Cat Club listing royalty and members Of Parliament. Cat owners claim cats arc better hammered than dogs 1 don't subscribe to such feline fool, ishness but I don't chuckle at them trotting around on leashes as many do.
 Charley Grapevin thinks bridge players should be served stick candy
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
New Britain Democrats Pleased With State Committee Changes.

No tears were shed by New Britt ain democracy when Chairman James Walsh and Secretary A. Sid. ney Lynch of the state central com- mittee walked the plank. at the state convention of the party Thurs day in New London.
 For many years the leaders here have drowned on continued control of the committee by these two. with the feeling against Chairman Walsh being perhaps a little less bitter than against Lynch. and when the local representative, John E. K. Keevers. went to the convention he was prepared to cast his vote for the reorganization forces. With drawal of Walsh and Lynch avoided a test of strength in which the now retired officers insist they would have triumphed. Talk about con- ve1ition headquarters on the opening night and prior to the announce ment of the harmony move" would give rise to serious question as to the amount of strength held in re- serve by the Walsh-Lynch duo, but since it is votes and not oral pro- tests that are entered in the record, the question cannot now be settled Wether these two men possessed the qualities of leadership and the knowledge of political operations to make their services to their party valuable matters little-the fact re- mains that a considerable number of Conencticut democrats did not repose in their chairman and secre- must have to carry on successfully. Walsh's retirement was a graceful one, voluntary and not accompanied by criticism of anyone else in the party; Lynch, acting voluntarily as far as outward performance was concerned, but inUardly bitter against the reorganization forces and critical of almost everybody at the convention from Dean Cross down the line, made less graceful exit.
 The new leaders, P. B. O'Sullivan Ol oldllSe. anu JOSVpIi oiiS VI New Haven, are we'll known in New Britain and have attended many of the democratic functions here. These choices met immediate favor with the local delegation and the 'Sullivan-Tone administration is certain to receive whole-hearted CO., operation from the Hardware City,
 Complaints of lack of coopera- tion. made against Walsh and Lynch, particularly the latter, are expected to cease. Another condl- tion contributing to the unpopular ity of Lynch as a state leader is his association with one of the large utility corporations operating in Connecticut. in whose employ he is. The same argument has been used
 with considerable weight whenever the gubernatorial arrow points in the direction of Judge William E. Thoms of Waterbury, counsel for the Connecticut Light &, Power Co.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
Observations On He Weather

Washington. Sept. 13 - Southern and followed by showers Saturday and Saturday night; Sunday mostly cloudy, possibly showers.
 Eastern New York: Showers Sat- urday; Sunday mostly cloudy, pos- sibly local showers; not much change in temperature.
 The disturbance that was central off the northeast Florida coast Thursday night has increased great ly in intensity and moved north eastward to the North Carolina coast, where it is centered tonight as storm of marked intensity. but small diameter. at Cape Hatteras. At Cape Lookout, N. C., a wind velocity of approximately 95 miles an hour from the northwest was reported at 3:30 this afternoon.
 Storm warnings are displayed on the Atlantic coast from Cape Hat teras, N. C., to Sandy Hook, N. J.
 Pressure is high from Hudson Bay, southeastward to the Saint Lawrence Valley, Nottingham Island, Hudson Straits.
 Pressure is low from Greenland southward to Newfoundland.
 The indications are for occasional showers in the Middle Atlantic Sat- urday and probably Slnday. Winds: North of Sandy Hook: h. creasing easterly winds. probably becoming strong over extreme south portion and reaching gale force Saturday night and overcast wealth CT, probably occasional showers Sat- urday.
 Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Strong shifting winds with gales near cen- ter of disturbance and overcast showery weather Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
BRIAND AND HENDERSON

.Aristide Briand, speaking of his United States of Europe, thinks of an economic union, with lessencd armaments as incidental.
 Arthur Henderson of England, speaking on the same subject, thinks of total disarmament first an economical union being supplement- ary.
 It IS easy for these two to disagree or thls subject Great Britain throughout her history has consist ently profited from a disunit@d Europe. During the days when in- trlgua was part of diplomacy, she consistently played one continental nation against the other. Napoleon. sensing the weakness Of continental
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
25 Tears Ago To-day

Special trolley service will be fur- nished next week during the annu- al Berlin fair It is expected that at least 10000 visitors will attend the exhibits.
 Several thousand Polish residents will take part in the parade to be held this evening in honor of Rt- Rev. Symon. The factories will close down at o'clock to give Polish workers an opportunity to prepare for the parade.
 The health committee has receiv- ed numerous complaints against the poor conditions existing in many or the backwards of the city.
 Superintendent Cooley appeared before the fire board last evening and gave the commission some much desired information.
 The street committee will make it's annual inspection Saturday after noon. The trip will be made in spe- cial teams.
 The hing school football team will meet the American Institute of Deaf eleven at Electric field this afternoon.
 The heavy rain last evening help- ed the poor conditions at Shuttle Meadow reservoir The rain amounted to 1,90 inches
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
PREPARING FOR RELIEF
 IN OTHER CITIES

Some one in this city the other day asked. or wondered, whether other cities in New England were confronted with what he was pleas ed to term the unemployment prob lem"
 What he meant to ask, incidental ly was whether other cities were advertising their unemployment problem as effectively as New Brit ain.
 All are faced with the same bother, judging by their papers, but in none of them are attempts being made to raise municipal funds in the manner instigated in New Britain.
 The general procedure is for con- mittees to be appointed and these devise methods and means to carry on.
 When money is needed the cities provide the funds, even If 1t lS necessary to raise the money through a special tax.
 Half a mill added to the tax rat of almost any small city will easil, provide all the relief" that needs tt be given.
 None of the cities are going to al low anyone to starve.
 Obviously, there is less politica thunder connected with such method, out it works.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13

E. N. Humphrey of the board of public works that a special tax be levied to raise money for relief work was sound economics If this were done, every person in the com- munity would pay his proportionate share and there would be no dis- crimination against a few.
 Announcement that salaried em- ployes have unanimously voted to contribute ? per cent of their sal- aries to the Christmas fund may be accepted with reservations. Many who made the vote "unanimous" for public consumption, privately resent what they believe to be an unfair means of raising the money.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
DEMOCRATIC PUBLICITY

William J. Bryan used to say that If the Democrats had as many news papers throughout the country as the Republicans more Democratic presidents would be elected.
 Maybe .Ir. Bryan himself might have been elected in 1896 had the Democrats had an even break in the newspaper business.
 It must not be overlooked, either, that it has only been within the last few decades that Republican news papers became fair enough to give the Democrats substantial news space in their news columns. In the good old days" it was the custom to play down" the Democratic doc trines and play up the Republican propaganda.
 And the reverse in the Democratic papers.
 By and large, the Republicans al- ways had the best publicity ma chinery. Their spokesmen were more adept; they could twist things to better advantages; they had more brains of a sort to nullify whatever ammunition was exploded by the Democrats.
 Matters are changing a bit. Some Republicans are discovering that the present Democratic publicity ma chine is Corker.
 There is Jouett Shouse, for ln- stance. He not only tissues" gooc stuff but he knows how to make i so good that the press association! carry it Us news at least half the time.
 And there is Charles Nicholson formerly the political expert on the New York World MT. Nicholson knows all the kinks in the Repub lican machine and knows where tht skeletons are located, He yields nasty typewriter and now that nl' output gains national circulation through the Democratic Nationa Committee the dope hurts sensitive 1 souls who have been voting tht i grandoldparty ticket since ths mauve nineties or beyond.
 True, the Democrats have ! situ i ation nearly made 10 order thl year. MT. Hoover isn't as popular a. he was two years ago and evcrybou! wants to know why he and Mir. Mel lon did not deliver the unexamples prosperity as had been promised.
 Eiarassed citizens are not molil fled with Republican explanation that the business depression i "worldwide;" they know fully ant
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13

Germany number so many that the prudent outside observer is confused and confounded, the moderate par ties have managed to cooperate and present a united front against the opponents of parliamentary govern ment and the republic.
 Despite serious differences upon domestic questions such Co-opera- tion was attained through the neces- sity of presenting concrete evidence of unity regarding foreign policies. Foregn nations could not well do business with wrangling political parties in the Reichstag. so that the moderates, seeing the necessity for cooperation among themselves as we'll as with the foreign powers, readily availed themselves of that unity which brought about agree ment upon the Young plan and the evacuation of the Rhineland.
 With these stimulants removed attention is concentrated upon do- mestic affairs. with the immediate result that the Reichstag became deadlocked and the government was forced to dissolve that body and call for new elections.
 Domestic problems that are para mount include an unbalanced budg- ct, the financial relations between the states and the Reich, the Reich's power of taxation. the problem of unemployment insurance. the financing of unemployment insur- ance. and the legality or necessity of various financial decrees promul- gated.
 There IS hope that the Nationalist party is permanently deflated after the decisive defeat of Dr. Alfred Hugenberg's radical schemes for the repudiation of the peace treaties and the Young plan in both the Reichstag and at a popular referen- dunn last year. The split in the Ma tionalists has been augmented rather than healed since the Water loos mentioned, and it is doubtful whether this party will show a gain in Sundays election.
 The Nationalist Socialists and the Communists present a different pic ture. The extreme Right, CT Fascist, group is led by Hitler of Bavarian "pusch" fame; and this enemy of the republic likewise is credited with being an influence in the leadership of the extreme Left, or Communist group.
 The Fascists won a considerable victory in the Saxon provincial cleo tions last June, and are strong ln Bavaria and in Thuringia. Yet there i is a split in the Hitler group also; indicating that German politicians have more difficulty in agreeing or anything than their colleagues any ! where else, except perhaps 1T 1 France.
 The chief question to be answere' Sunday is whether the moderat parties will be able to work togethe against the encroachments of tn extremists. A victory for the eX tremists would upset few interna tional applecarts; a victory for th' moderates would stabilize the statu quo.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13

There have been thrift talks in the schools, and patriotic talks, and per haps others "too numerous to men, tion." And now that there are to be investment talks perhaps the chll- dren will be able to advise thelr parents against investing money in Gold Brick Mining Company.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
And They Say This is Happening in Many New Britain Families


 If the male members of the fam fly seem to brood at their meals.
 If they drop the evening paper without a glance at the sporting page.
 If they seem to care nothing about their personal appearance and lose interest in life in general.
 If they listen to the radio with an air of not hearing it.
 If they overlook ordering the win ter coal.
 If they prefer to sit at home in a brown study instead of attending the movies.
 If they toss in their sleep and mutter unintelligible things. If they make queer motions with their arms as if striking at an in visible object. Don't worry. Don't fret. Don't write home to mother.
 Don't call the doctor.
 Don't raise a fuss
 Perhaps the poor boys are simply wondering how they can break 100 on the municipal golf course.
 It's annoying as measles. but they'll get over with it, and
 If they rush in some late after noon wildly excited.
 If they prance and dance around as if they were bereft of their wits. | If they upset the kitchen range and don't care a hoot,
 If they press a five dollar bill in to your hand and tell you to hurry out and get a new hat because they've been noticing that the lid you're wearing is becoming ancient.
 If they just go looney and refuse to listen to reason.
 It's because they've gone and done 1 it-cracked the old century.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
Guideposts to New Britain Missed By Travellers


 Missed By Travellers "~
 Nothing is more sadly needed to assist motorists trying to reach New Britain. and unfamiliar with the highways near the e-city, than the direction signs asked by the city plan commission in it's recommenda- tion to the state highway depart ment. New Britain is completely ig- nored at many important intersec- tions on nearby highways, with the result that the strange driver has to stop to inquire his way. or takes a blind guess on his own hook.
 At Avon. at the intersection of the College highway with the new concrete road over Avon mountain, there is nothing to indicate to the motorist travelling south that he should turn onto the road marked "Farmington" in order to reach New Britain. The same situation ob- tains in Plantsville, at the traffic light there, and at numerous other corners mentioned in the list sent to the state highway department The request of the city plan board, in cidentally,' should not be regarded just as advertising the city. Actually the erection of these signs is an ab- solute necessity to guide autolsts who do not want to stop and con- suit a road map at every corner.
 Perhaps the main reason so few New Britain drivers have noticed the omission of the signs is that they know where they should turn and pay no attention to the signs But let these same New Britain drivers start out on Sunday auto ride, or better yet a vacation, reach an intersection without a sign in dicating which road to take, and they realize the value of a direction indicator Nothing, probably, is more annoying than the uncertainty such situation engenders. The state highway department cannot act too quickly to please New Britain by taking cognizance of the Chamber of Commerce suggestion to put up new markers.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
GERMANY AT THE CROSS ROADS

The sixth general election in the history of the German republic which will be held on Sunday, IS the climax of a serious political crisis and both the Fascist and Com munigt extremists are expected 10 show gains.
 These groups are violently oppos- .d to the republic and to the par ,iamentary form of government and sbould they muster enough strength at the polls it can be said that the future of parliamentary govern nent in Germany will be at stake.
 Although the political parties Ill
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
SNAKE ACTS JP

Johannesburg. Sept. 13 tUP) - A crocodile and snake. frozen after a heavy. unexpected fall of snow, were taken into a boiler house and revived. The snake became infuri- ated and was recaptured with diffi- Culty.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
u.rrh., Aua,t nnr.au of Circulation

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Tho 4, B. c. ts national organization which furnishes nevspapers and advsr- tisers with . strictly honest analysis Of circulation. Our circulation statistics gre based upon this audit. This insures pro- lection against fraud in newspaper dis tribution figures to both national and local advertisers
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13

The communist party in Mime United States senator. five congress slonal posts and all state offices al the November election.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13

The only profitable advertising meci1m h the City. Circulation books and press room always open to advsrtiserA
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13

universal. But privileges are often abused and, no doubt, special stick CTS on windshields would be used to cover a multitude of parking sins.
 New Britain has not reached the point where laws which apply to the majority should not apply to all. Creation of special classes is con- trary to the spirit of the nation.
 Abe Lincoln wouldn't have asked for parking sticker.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
Facts Fancies
By Robert Quillen

Odd obsolete expressions; Fill 'er up."
 The fact that you are an honest man doesn't interfere with the busi ness of crime if you don't give a darn.
 A good party man is one who would welcome a plague if he could blame it on the other party.
 Midget cars; midget golf, midget women midget meals; midget apartments Has anybody got a chaw?
 Of course the Navy needs land stations for planes. After a few more treaties it will need them for sailors.
 A day in the woods affords two days of exercise-one to ramble and one to scratch.
 Mayor Walker says influence got the magistrate his job. You can get a lot of influence in New York for S10,00O.
 The P. o. Department won't dis tribute circulars for you-unless you SC to all the trouble of stamping "BoXholder" on the wrapper. Fine. Federal road funds will provide work for the farmer if he will tax himself to raise half of the money spent.
 Amcricanism: A great urge to clean up the world while overlook ing the trash in your own alley.
 A feminine writer says the mod ern man doesn't resent his wife's /! previous affairs" But you'll notic : that a man doesn't care for used car as he does for a new one.
 In the last war Americans re- mained neutral as long as possible. Sc their attitude toward this war ] between the law and bandits isnt surprising.
 Then. too. the number who seem to have DO work can be reduced by dscouraging the practice of spend ing s30o,o00 for a Senate seat.
 Yet your own family doctor dressed in white coat, would seem an expert to people from other towns.
 If you wish to know the class oi readers to which a magazine ap. peals. observe whether the ads. are designed to catch idiots.
 Maybe Nature just makes people believe in birth control when she decides that stock isn't worth pre- serving.
 A 50 per cent reduction of freigh rates will help the farmer. It vii cost him only half as much to ge to the poor house.
 There's nothing wrong witt America except that she has tot much of everything" For that mat ter. that's all that's wrong wher you have acute indigestion.
 Correct this sentence: q may li awake for an hour or two at night, said he. but I never tell acquain tances that I didn't sleep wink" Copyright. 1880, Publishers
 Syndicate
  SNAKE ACTS UP ; Johannesburg, Sept. 13 tUP) - crocodile and a snake. frozen afte a heavy. unexpected fall of snow were taken into a boiler house an,
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13

skidding.
 Today I inquired the location of sales room of an elevator oper- ator in a small four storied build irg. He looked blank. Later I visi- ted 12 fruit stores in search of a cocoanut and failed So I'm giving up shopping. I'm not virile enough.
 Old Quebec attracted New York CTS who did not get to France. Just 500 miles away it offers a French speaking populace and an old world architectural warmth. To say noth- ing of Chablis '92 and such. Inci- dentally the night club idea on floating Atlantic palaces was not so caliente this season.
 From a dramatic critics report: "The play is a sort of fugue on the tables of consanguinity with in credible variations"
 Unless the choral manoeuvres achieve fresh permutations it wouldn't appeal to me. That is ap- proximately, you big educated ba- boon.
 But I admire the dramatic di- vertssements of Baird Leonard, Lifes most recent critic. She is the second female reviewer to spark in- tellectual lustre at first nights. The other is Alison Smith. Miss Leonard was graduated from Smith and be- gan writing a cracker-j jack column on the old Morning Telegraph. Lindy blossoms forth with anoth- CT cafe hard by his original stand near the Winter Garden. No haunt along the Bright Aisle is richer in Rialto cosmopo1itanism. It fills from noon until midnight with song writers, booking agents, touts actors and vivid ladies of the en- semble. Here, too, are bluish jowled gentlemen with receding ideals pleasantly concerned with the busi- ness of living without toll. Also fig tres in sports, theaters and music and a soupcon of journalists and press agents.
 My lowest bow to the lady whc writes in that H. T. Webster and look alike in the theater from the hack. After all we have beer through together l am orerjoyed he can still sit up.
 Copyright, 1880. McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
New Britain herald., 1930-09-13

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New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
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New Britain herald., 1930-09-13
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