davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14

by railroads emselves-vastly un- dersell the railroads in the prices charged Tor transportation The in eyitable result is that whereas the motor coach lines consistently show increased traffic. the railroads just as consistently show decreased pas senger traffic. Only in matters of speed and comfort relating to long hauls are the motor coaches outdis- tanced. To a large section of the public who travel in motor coaches, the price of travel remains an i'm portant consideration.
 f, however, low bus rates induced more people 10 travel than would otherwise cover territory the loss to the railroads would not be great. l. may be concluded that the motor coaches do stimulate some additional travel but in the main what the motor coaches get the railroads lose
 How 10 compete with the buses came to the St. Louis & San Francis co railroad management the other day, The Frisco has q direct line be- tween Memphis and St. Louis. but ot late has been losing heavily to motor coach traffic What 10 do2 Simply reduce rarcs.
 The Frisco accordingly reduced rates between Memphis and s, Louis 10 q point considerably below those charged by the buses. l. re- mains 10 be seen whether the rail- road gains or loses through the process. On the broad general prin- cip.e that t costs q railroad no more 10 run q tram comfortably filled with passengers than It does 70 run one occupied by only q dozen or so, lr would seem thai the railroad-and other railroads as vell-could gain by reduction n passenger rates. The only point al issue IS whether lower rates would ill the coaches. Railroad rnagnates have consistently replied n tha negative; vet al the same time the bus lines have in- creased and p-ospered. leaving tae impression that lov ansportation rates actually are attractive 10 the public and stimulate increased travel
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
Many Joys. More sorrows At Drum Corps Contests

Have you ever attended, or, be- ter. participated in, one Of those traditional old New England events, drum corps contests? If not, yol have missed q great deal Of emo ticnal stress and strain, much joy and sorrow. for they are almost IS much fun as the old 'musters' at which the firemen from the various towns used 10 compete with their hand tubs" Desigred 10 keep alive the spirit of '7s.' the corps contests are now regaining their oll glory after 2 period Of slipping. and you really should take one in. How ever. If you are unfortunate enougn not to be able to, we'll do our best to picture some of the ecstasies and agonies of one of them.
 First. getting the corps ready to go. The late corners. The nitWlt who for gets his drum. The dirty uniform. The lost fife. The difficulty in load ing the bass drum onto an automo- bile. The flat tire, which requires soiling one or two previously spotless uniforms
 The arrival. The excited drum ma ior who forgets 10 register his corps until the last crowded second. LOOK ing over the competition. The njg corps in the fine new outfits. The older ones. in much less attractive uniforms but with several times the playing ability. The hopeless ones. The first bottle. The members of the home corps selling badges for a quarter. and the efforts 70 dodge them.
 Forming the parade, Everybody marching and Countermarchlns without knowing where or why The restoration of some semblance of order. The long wait. The start The drummer who gets off beat. The sour notes on bugles and tife5 The drum majors dropped stick, Passing the reviewing stand. The idiot who loses his nerve in front Of the judges and botches every thing. The fat lad who lags behind The overlong line of march. The heat of sun and marching. The first telling effects of the bottle, The
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
COMMERCIAL AIR SPEED

Dale fRed) Jackson, holder Of commercial flying record of 420 miles an hour, knows his speeding, He thinks commercial airplancs can be much speedier than they happen . be and to show what he means he flew I commercial plane from Montreal to Curtlss Field, Long Js- land, in the snappy time Of hour and 5 minutes; which is at the average rate of 190 miles an hour for the $50 miles, and sometimes the plane zoomed at 227 miles an hour. During the trip there was
 poor visibility" and Pilot Jackson had to fly lou. Fortunately he did not strike the top of any rattlesnahe mountains while passing through Connecticut,
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
broken drum head. Blisters.

broken drum head. BHsters.
 The Competition. The severe judge who orders something you don't understand and which you don't dare ask explained. The su- preme effort. The shaking knees. The relief as you march off the stand.
 The sandwiches, crullers. and coffee. The sixth helping. The grand rush for the speakeasies. Sweet Adeline." Cups put on back wards. Staggering stalwarts The lads n the sailor suits who must live up to their uniforms by srik- ing acquaintance with all the girls they meet The e-than-willing girls. The Inscheduled parades, with all corps jumbled up. Tie snake dance The fife used as a baton. The would-be major who hasn't even that much for a baton. Tn and out of the stores. playing all the time. The acquiescent police. The snarled traffic.
 The evening dance. The weird dances. The pairs of men who dance together and are the best couples on the floor. The happily oblivious youths who stagger about the floor ir unshakable good humor. The old timers who sit and look. on at the frlvolity unmoved by the hilarity of -tle younger generation.
 The baton swinging and fancy drilling. The announcement of tlts prizes. The surprise at winning. The joyous trip home. The awful antl- climax as someone drops the cup and ruins it for all practical and decorative purposes.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14

New York. June I4-New Tor; for q brief period after the war threatened 10 surpass London as male fashion center, but lately there has been q marked decadencc la dandyism. Mayor Walker balloon ed temporary interest in fancy dressing that sagged with the pass Ing of James Huneker, but l. was very brief
 Men are still buying expensive clothes, but they express mauvc motifs instead ot sartoriaI surprises. Tie racks are hung with plain dr4b color 4 fancy vest no longer graces even q race track tout and pearl gray derby has not been sIgktal since Raymond Hitchcock's passing,
 The blue serge suit which was al- most outmoded by the more fash icnable grays. browns and even deep purples has again-aIong with plain become the reigning set Of threads. Striped shirts and collars to match, the legacy Of detestabla fashion period. have given way 10 slngle and extremely sedate single tones.
 New York II the moment -l2,0t q r1. daylight sowing - hasn't an outstanding dandy-a dandy that might be mentioned along with KyrIe Bellew. John Dre". Rober. rL,15.,-L a .br r,,,r1 clrr.ay--a r Berry Wall. with his 3UD suits and 500 hats There are gaudy dresscr7, but no aristocratic dand.es.
 Many style experts blame the apathy 10 the sudden interest Of gieolos. bootleggers. rscketeers and gunmen in flashy raiment Whel the East Side gorilla moved out Of his cellar dive to the ringslde table of Broadway supper clubs wearing q Tuxedo. something happened.
 The well dressed man began to lose interest in flanboyant habl!- iments And not even the immacu- late Grover Whalen with his dova- coored spats, silk hat and lapel rosegay could provide q proper af- flatus Metropolitan swelldom IS on pronounced strike.
 In other days foppish dandy such as Oscar Wilde. was a gentle man ,of parts-a philosopher. Today h. is more than likely to talk out O the side of his mouth. prison fashion, A cynic once suggested that to see smart New York dressers vIs- it the morning police lineup Of crooks.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
TWO PLUMBERS COMMIT
 SUICIDE AT SAME TIME
Windsor Man Who Takes Own Life Was Deacon of CoHgresa ational
 Churc h-Man Mutilates self.

Windsor I-ce 4 - Two men ir the same ,rs5e committed suicide tn the state ra=.a ard2y. one by gas and the other bE hanging
 Allen Peas. A. prominent h1si- ness man e Windsor yesterday committee s-.>lde by inhanng inum- mating gas. according 70 Net.caI EXamIner J 4 Coogan.
 For F years Mir, Pcase cond.lted a plumbing and timing business He was one Of ne oldest members Of the Congregauonal church and vas for many years one Of is deaconz. He had also soryed on the board oe seIeccmer and the board of cGuca- ton.
 Another plumber and +irsm..h. Charles J. Hantsman. s9. Of Bloom field. committed suicide yesterdsv bv hanging himself in barn after mutilating his body. The body was removed to the undertaking estab- iishment Of E z. Porter Sons New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
Drive on Sala 'ies Recalls Agitation Back in 1922

[ llitipil ioclAh h HI lJ-~
 Salary reductions effected in con- nectlon with Mayor Quigley's econo- my program recall the last attempt made by municipal officials to cut the wages Of city workers. precipi- tating q series of breaks from long existing political and social align ments and a near list fight at one ot the last meetings held by the city meeting board. now defunct, in 1922
 Howard Hart. then a first ward councilman, and Arthur G. Crus- berg. who was serving as a repre- sentative Of the second ward and as chairman of the salary committed. were the moving figures in drive 10 cut all salaries 10 per cent in an attempt 10 lower the tax rate. The salary committee approved the idea, hut the common council, battling Un-il midnight. turned it down. R. course was then had to the city meeting board and that body order ed the cuts put in to effect.
 4 question Of authority vas raised a. once. The claim was advanced on the one hand that fixing of salaries was q function Of the common coun- ell in which the city meeting board accuracy vas raised against the claim that the council might fix sal aries hut the meeting board coun- tered with an argument that it's function was 10 make appropriations within which the municipal govern menr mast live, and that no salaries could legally be paid in excess of the amount appropriated.
 Angelo M. Paonessa who, as a1 alderman. had opposed the cuts be- came mayor. took the stand that the cuts should not be made and so Or dcred The matter was strengthened out with deficiency appropriation which made it possible for the common council 10 keep intact Its schedule Of salaries.
 Mayor Quigley was q member Of the city meeting board and was 9 candidate for mayor going down to defeat month later at the hands ot Paonassa. He attended the meeting and was vehement in his protest arainst reductions of pay. He di- rected much If his attack against Hart who had likened municipal business to that of manufacturing and said cuts should be made with the same rapiQity with which al industrial corporation would reduce pay, The Herald the following day quoted Mayor Quigley as saying:-
 Mir, Hart has taken up tha question ot wages. He says it has taken 100 much time. that big corporation would have disposed Of f in half an hour, Perhaps so. but thank God, all big employers Of la Dor are not n1anufactIrers' If the manufacturers hadn't issued SO much watere1 stock and cut so many fat melons we would have prosperity today"
 Going on with this argument he asked that the police be paid enough money 10 keep them efficient and honest, reminIed that q fireman often earns his weeks pay at one fire into which the ordinary critic would not enter for T 000. and ask ea the teachers pay be allowed 10
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
LONG TARIFF WRANGLEs

La.pausnce usually Is sao71 h re- gard to -he long time required n Congress to pass ? ze~ -arlte law. BIt tas-e are rho-ssr5s or items and avea the erudlee Senator Bingham. II will be remen6ere5. confessed he he knew little about the items te might naturally he supposed 10 be most interested n and required aid rom the Connerr.c.t Manutac-urers' Association.
 The HavIey-snoo- 'ar.te act 0as before Congress r months. That seems 2 long time. But those whose memories are not bad 7-..I remem- her that he Fordney-McC4uber act os 1922 vas before Congress % months Or three months longer than me Havley- -Smoot bill
 The Underwood act Of 1913 took only nine months to pass, and the Payne-AldrIch act Of 1909 required six months.
 Business $ supposed 10 De hesl- tant during a tariff debate. But the tariff debate had carried on for ten months before the stock crash and during that time was not exactly hesitant Indeed. the boom zooned until just before the crash l. has only been since that time during q period or seven months. that the hesitation has been danced.
 However. to have the tariff bill out ef the way IS a relief.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
PACKING EM N

Theoretically every person who pays q fare tn 2 trolley car or Q bus IS entitled to a seat. But this is only n theory Tn practice durlng rush hours the theory gives way 10 what IT practice IS known as packing 'em ln."
 Cord.uons n Ne~ Britain are not remotely comparable vI.h those in some other cities. particularly the larger cities, but not everyone ex- peo-s to obta.n 2 sea during the rush hours. Such expeccauons were gwen up long ago.
 T. perhaps would be possible for the city passenger transportation concerns to furnish enough rolleys and enough buses to yield seat to everyone during the peak hours Of travel; but that would require extra cars. buses and en2p.oyes on hand, cau:pment and men who would be Idle q other tunes.
 Suppose law were passed Thl-h would force the concerns 10 turrlsh 3 seat 10 everyone during peak raj f., That wouldn't even work ln theory. Grumbltng would coms iron. passengers forced 10 7ait for the aext bus CT the next trolley. and IT rainy or cold weather the grumb..ag would become fierce.
 Incidentally. the downtown one- la,te Of buses and trolleys during the rash hours would be greatly en- larged. 10 the indigna-on Of the motorists and the police traffic de- partm=a-.
 n Cambridge and in Bos.on there are rules not permitting people 10 stand ln buses. Those ciuas are the frs 10 lest the principle that every one paying 2 fare IS entitled to ( seat. The r1le. ho"~-'o- does not hold good for trolley cars. From this distance Te do not understand the differentiation. Especially IS this dit- terentatjon difficult 10 understand when it $ realized that in the larse cities the trolgays and subvay lines invariably are much more crowded than the buses.
 T. seems 10 be an attempt by friends Of the troyleys to make bus travel unpopular by causing 2 paucIry of scrvce and causing dis grunted standees on the sidewalks 10 take 70 the trolleys where they are available.
 So far as ua can determine, there $ aa important difference between standing On q sideaalk and standing IT z bus This important difference 's that while standing n 2 bus one gets there. 1hne when standing on q sidewalk one merely naIts and culti. yates patience.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
Observations Or Tie Weafher

Washington. June t4-Forecast for Southern Nav England Partly cloudy Saturday; Sunday showers. slightly cooler in interior.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy. slightly warmer m 'Htrema south poetlon Saturday, sunday showers cooler a nIght.
 Conditions High pressure pre- 'a.Is oNer +aa north Atlantic states and CT the coast. The outlook is TOT showers CT sunday generally oyer the Washington forecast d.s- rrlct.
 r will be cooler on Sunday in New England.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
nBiCHING HE BI- SIl SN

Railroads Of the nation are hard put In the effort to compete with the avalanche of bus lines which nov crisscross the country. The rail lines are finding the going difficult. due primarily to the fact that the motor coach concerns-Wheu not operated
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14

shape of vividly coIored balls find their best customers among the chill dren. Once in while, due to some mechanical difficulty. the machines do not function properly. In such cases the coin is supposed to be re- turned but even this fails to hap pen at times. These occasional lapses, however, fail to decrease the number of those who are regular customers.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
SCHOONER IN DANGER

Truro, ". s, June 4 JP)-The racing schooner Bluenose. champion Of the North Atlantic fishing fleet. is aground and in danger, according 10 radio message from Placenra. Newfoundland 10 the marine and fisheries department at Talifax
 Captain Angus Walters and i crew of eight are aboard the schooner
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
COMPARATIVE IARIFF RATES

is interesting 70 compare rhe zee-tgz ,s-.s. -z.== s.a-a r1e first vas pssss5 hack u --S2. There have assa za since -5a- t.me, bur only tae o.aso- -sr.st laws need be cons 4e-ed sn tae comparison.
 -.s ze- oe .-sa bore aa z.eras@ 14-v reduced 10 sn s1 vzlorem bass. os s-7 pr cent
 n he ac- Of -sl5 protection for the @-=- -lr-= ceased 10 he .o-.3e2-a- sa4 os-zr,s direct oo.eo- Of he -ar..s
 -as H.=a ro.a- Q. tautc Pro'ecuoa vas reached n -5-s when t1- a' CT az sd raloeem rates or du,la7.e goods vas 4 per rent. T. 7as called raz tz-5te Of aaomaauons ny those wzo dsaac ..hs5
 h 1S-2 .aa high rates which o6- raan=8 during and after che clE-t War were reduced because Of an ez- cess Of government revenues
 h the M-hln.ay ar- Of 159o the average r1re on duua6le goods vas 43 per cer-. and on free and duua5le combined it vas - per cent.
 The WHsoa-Gormaa tariff Of 1894 "a Democratic measlre> lowered du-,es slightly 10 1T average Of Al per cent on duuahla and q per cent on free and duuaa!= goods conbin- ad
 The D.ngley so. 0. 1s9-. Re- publican measure. showed AS per cent on duuable and 2s per cant or free and ll,iable goods combined.
 During the presidential campaign Of 1968 and in hls inaugural address President Tat promised a downward revision Of rhe Dingley rates The re- su.- vas he Payae-AIdrlch act Of 12oa. which had d1ues ot 43i9 per cent on 4uua5Ie goods and 22 per cen or free and duuabIe goods com 5.aed (-=presea.ag q reduction Of -.2 and 4 per cent respective eIy),
 Tariff re1u1ron was aa issue e. the Democrats n tne.. successful campaiga Of 1912. and n he eight ron-hs between the passage Of the Underwood act and the outbreak Of inc World War the acts q arage aa raIo~em rate vas os per cent or a4uzb.e and A pr car- or free and d4r.ahla goods.
 The Fordrey-MeC-m6e- act o5 -a-9 had average ra.ez os 53-2 per cen, On d4-ao.e. and 14 per cen: on dl.-zols and t-a= goods.
 The Havr7y- -s~oo- aa. r .s es,.- rrz-ea by ta@ Tariff Commtss.oa has a,a-zge rates ot 4o per c4-t on duct- a2.e and .s pe- cen, oa s4usa-= and free goods.
 | 7;.I te noted that the Hz7.ey- Snoot act has av TO means tre h-gh- est ln t1= history O. inc co-1rrl, T. IS ava7 3ore- than ne Democra-io wnso--G7-na1 -ar.se 4e- Of 1894. and by TO means as rlzr as rre s~arage ot dl-ss t1 tae 7a"n2-A.d- r-ch ac. Of -3~H.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
OGILBN PRAISED

Hartford, June fl - For his work in adding to the prestige Of Trinity college. Dr. Remsen B. Osilby, for 10 years its president, was praised by the trustees at their annual meet ing yesterday Judge Joseph Bufflng- ton of Pittsburgh and Major Frank L. Wilcox of Berlin were the apokes- men for he board
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
INVESTIGATE, FIRES

Hartford, June 14 - Three fires. two Of possible incendlarv origin. are being investigated by the police The third fire was caused by the ex- plosion of q still. In the explosion case police expect 70 arrest the own CT Of the still today The fire did little damage.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
EVANGELIST BACK HOME

New York. June 14 tP-Aimee Semple McPherson. California evan gelist. returned on the North Ger man Lloyd liner Europa last night from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation The A B. z. ls q ratonai organization w1.-s furnishes newspapers and adNer- elssrs with strictly honest analysis Of circulation. Our ci-cu.atioG s+arlstics srs Ia sed upon ta.s audit This lnsures pro- -e--.11 aEatrst t-aut tn reWspaper dls- t- -ut.o1 ezures sc both 1at'onal and local advert ss-A
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
Facts and Fancies
By Robert Qulllen


 So Mr. Maxim intends 10 eliml- nate noises n industry. We hope hell begin On the q. m. lawn mow- er industry
 Reducing the price Of books to 8 IS 3 great idea. but 1t wasn't just the price that made The Specialist sell
 Before Mussolini goes much far thcr in nagging at France, he'd bet fer run Up and talk with the eX- Caesar at Doorn,
 South American Indians would make excellent law enforcement agents. They are content to remain poor.
 The only fault in Sherman's defni- ton Of war IS that 1t left no ade-
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
MACHINES ON THE FARM

Al incons7icUous little !ten, from L9beral Kansas. stated tha, S.ooo persons had witnessed the demon- srrauon of 5 new corn clipping ma -h.na. The Demonstration can be sad 70 have been "am.nently sue cesstu. .o- he news ,,em boldly s-a.=s
 i n2act.re that cuts tHo rows
 ot co-nstaIks zr once. shells the
 gram from the cobs cleans T
 and then shreds the stalks all in
 one operation IS expected 70
 ne i1 Hse this tall The
 lost O harz esrinC tn. corn 0as
 slightly less than eigh. 1sn.s
 a.shel
 The song HHoo you gonna keep en doan or the farm Immediately comes to mind.
 Here is 2. machine 1h.ch. If D..de- ly used II the corn belt will ine>It- ably mean the employment Of fewer harvest hands The use ot improved farm machinery" has been growing at an astonishing pace, and as q con- comltanc fewer people have been finding theIr sustenance on the farms They 20 to the towns and cities That IS why the nation Is be- coming predonlnant.y urban instead Of rural. We grow more food or the farms with the labor of fewer hu- man beings needed ln the process.
 Machinery cuts into the need for labor on the farms, it cuts into the need for labor n the towns and the The cities, and the surplus Of labor IS expected 10 be taken care Of by the creation Of new industries and trades Which all sounds well IT theory
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
Member of the Associated Pre-.

Tns Assoc'atec Press is -Ec'usvs.y en- titled to the uss for republication ot al 1evE credited 70 .r or not otherwise --sdltzd . this paper ana a.so local news c4t.shsd tEere.a-
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14

The Herald ls 3u sale ta1y ir New T-s at Eotalnss Newsstand Times so4z-e. S-1uitz's Newsstand. Ersra1ce .z-szd Ceat-a- i2n3 Street
New Britain herald., 1930-06-14

Tas only profitable advert sing n1edt1n h the City. Circulation books and prexs room slpays open 10 advert!serA