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New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
Observations On he Weather

Washington. Dee. 8.-forecast for Southern Now England Cloudy and slightly colder tonight; Tuesday fair; fresh possibly strong west and northwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy: slightly colder in southeast portion tonight; Tuesday fair; fresh possibly strong west and northwest winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight and Tuesday; slightly colder tonight.
 Conditions: Cloudy weather pre- vails this morning in the northern and eastern districts with snow fur res in the Lake Region and north ern New England. A storm Of con- sdera ble intensity is central over the North Atlantic ocean south of Nova Scotia. Moderate temperature con- inues in the northern sections.
 Conditions for this vicinity indi- cate cloudy weather with slightly lower temperature.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
COMM 'NICATED
Challenges Girls to Allow
 investigation

Editor New Britain Herald:
 Two letters. representing four out ragged sorority members. take excep- ton to my letter 10 yop on sororities. in Saturday nights Herald. thought that the girls touId defend them selves but I hardly thought they would get quite so reckless in their replies. f my statement vas pop pycock," their letters are deliberate Iy misleading or at least woefully uninformcd.
 Sorority Girl" UaAes sarcastic about my spoiled daughter to prove her point. She misquotes my letter can prov" what I Said. She call il bunk" This attitude is what you would expect to find in or Canizations Of tho sort to which she belongs. If she win read my letter she Will find no mention whatsoever Of SIC spent entertaining any sorori- ty at any le. Apparently she is trying 10 manufacture points on which 10 arguo. -ould like to ask ''"ororit Girl" ho" the cold facts
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 "Is f " "r., local 3o, ority hired d cottage al the beach
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
1 LONG TERM IN PRISON

Connecticut continues 10 give TO good breaks 10 bandits. The sentence Of from 45 10 . years in prison meted out 10 Carleton Searles. 24- >ear-old bandit who shot three po- licemen. is sufficient evidence. Con necticut continues 10 take crime someHh hat more seriously than is the case in some other states Crooks from elsewhere have reason to avoid doing business in Connecticut
 Whether Searles really will serve this long term, of course, is problem atical and depends somewhat upon his behavior in prison. In all events however. he will serve term long enough 10 make him spend the best years Of his life within the cells.
 There is no more effective manner to throw away life than 10 commit crime and be sent 10 prison He is conn paratlrely young man who had no more sense than to rely upon gun 10 obtain what he wanted. With the sang froid Of lunatic he fired at one policeman after another dur ing chase that extended over many miles Curiously his defense was that he did not intend to kill the police men. evidently merely intending to snar' rbrm
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New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
NONILI NHOM NOT LNDL.D

The Soviet engineers, who have been furnishing the Moscon govern nent with an opportunity 10 make the people realize the necessity Of cohesion in the rtve-year plan. have nov boon convicted upon the str.n= of their own msubstan,iat o1 stories five Of them heinz sen tuce' 10 be eA-cutrd and thrc' sen ,o0.od 10 p,nal scr,itudr Of trn years each, But tbat k not likely 10 he the end O this remarkable chap ter in Soviet history, Surely the in, ner rtrrles O. the So>i'ts cannot help apprcciatirg the service done by these s.lf-confesSed engineers: so Hat ultimately it is possible, after public cIamor has died down and [, little r,ason is mixed with the pro cecdin-s. their sentences may DC changed This is all the more likely in view of tho possibility or appeal under rry So<rt law.
 This most astonishing trial or modern times vas pslpable a'- t~mp' 10 arouse the Russians 10 think as their masters desired fh"m 70 think that foreign nations were racor 10 dr-'roy them. that piot- t1s VAS under Hey among some Of inc worlds most distinguished statesmen. and that the need to bend v1 cry effort toward carrying out the fte-ycar plan is paramount After tnts trial the Russian public will ne rIIling 10 stand almost any economic difficulty m order 10 assist in the rructiGcafiou of the vast "ndcaVo' to mdustrjaIizn the Sovicts.
 Months later perhaps, We shall rad small item somewhere that the sentences Of the engineers We're commut.d 10 something less than death. etc.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
COLLEGIATE.'S FATHER.
Call the EpNS Hard Names

Editor Nv Britain Herald. never "'nt 10 college. but ore. pared for 4 college course. in Gram mar school before attending High school for session or SO. Those college girls have hit the nail on inc head when they called the boys from Harvard all sorts Of suobs. etc lt seems 10 me. Mir. Editor. thac those drug store GOV boys are pre- pairing right now for q checkered career in higher learning schools They develop line that us girls have 10 believe and (helieye it or noD they beliey" 1t themselves by the time they get to the snob fac tory.
 Is girls have 4 current events club in which We think over large subjects. but just try and talk with lour boy friend about it. He will change the subject and talk about . ,he movies or "Ise-Crack. and rs girls have to laugh 10 retain our | popularity and not he called a vet Blanket. Our club has taken up the boys attitude and We think that they Cthe boys) should be more polite. even it We do rouge our lips, etc: cyeryhody's doing it. so there.
 Next week when us girls meet. We are going to read both sides )I the que stion as appeared in the Hel- ald and then our corresponding secretary will tell the boys some thing which will agree with our col legiate sisters who have education 10 make remarks move pointed.
 Maybe this letter will do no good, lut it will be d long time before we have another boys night at our presidents house, and if We do. they will have 10 bring their own cats
 ONE OF THE GU E GIRLS. P. S.--All LIS girls admit that tIere are exceptions among tn" Loys. but not among those wise cracking. hail sicked, hatless. street corner hangers
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

last summer for so week and had a high old time down there tor a fortnight? Do vol know enoug h about this party 10 comment on the amount Of money it cost the par ents of these young girls?
 Is 1t "poppycock" that another sorority had a house party with the mother of one of the girls along as chaperon, and is it "poppycock" that that mother stumbled over so many betting parties in the building that she finally collected her daugh- ter out of a young mans arms and indignantly marched her home?
 Is it "poppycock" that one sorori- ! ty only about two weeks ago put on full chicken dinner. not only for its members but f-r a lot of para sites from |; fraternity who hap pened 10 drop in. at the expense Of the father Of one of the girls. with - hungry young people 10 feed :? While you are mentioning sl0 es- inmates. that did not appear in my letter, you might have someone fig ure up inc cost Of such a spread for Non
 Is it 'poppycock" that practically all Of the girls in at ast one sorori- ty do exactly what I stated d-appear in new fresses at every meeting and that a little intelligent investi- saton will show anyone that this is the truth?
 Three Loyal Members" issue q reply that is about the same sort of "blurb' used by "A Sorority Girl" They consider me marrow minded" say I grossly exaggerated, and talk quite proudly of the work" they arc doing. If I ever heard of poppy cock that last statement is poppy cock sure enough. The truth of the matter is that these girls can claim anything, but their parents actually do not know what goes on at their meetings.
 suggest 10 these angry girls. and particularly 10 their parents. that consider the history of the sorority movement in the United States. In the most public school systems, sororities and fraternities are not allowed, because they cause Widespread trouble. encourage snob- Mshness rather than good fellow ship and give girls bows all sorts of chance 10 get into mischief
 When a bunch of young people. hardly out Of the Kindergarten stage, try to conHince the public that in d1Sput" ble fa Is ar bunk" claim "Il sorts Of eXtrav? gant things for their organization, and defend their useless and expensive fling at "se- 'r0t society memho ship with such ho,h as these girls use. it is high time to get the truth. challenge these g'r]s 10 invite ull inquiry of the sorority system by the school board. Let's sec who is telling the truth in thus question. Let's sec what hcneyo. lent acts they are doing how much silly social prestige enters into their meetings. Let's call few parents 70 testify how much it costs to feed '' children. The parents pay the hliIs. They ought to have some in 'or''tlnc revelations 10 make that will positively sh,tc1 these confident y jng upstarts.
 What do you say. girls? Do VOL want the truth known"
 DtSGJ STED.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
25 Fears Ago To-day

New Britain residents are hoping that congress will appropriate s20o.- 900 this fall for d new post office building here Postmaster Hicks states that the situation here de- mands a new building in a short time.
 The reformers in this city have re- neved their fight to have all stores closed on Sunday. Hartford re- gently passed an ordinance against Sunday opening.
 The Stanley Works has been granted permits for the erection of two new large factory buildings.
 A. l.. Thompson vas elected treas- urer of the Funeral Benefit so- ciety, o. [. A. M. at the annual meeting held last evening. The so- ciety was orga nized three years ago.
 Agitation has been started for the formation Of day nursery in this city. There is great need Of this organization at the present time.
 Co I. C. N. G.. will hold a social next Friday night al Holmes & Hoffmann's hall.
 Rev. Theodore A. Stcege has ac- cepted a call to the pastorate of St. Matthew's German Lutheran church.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
ZONING CHANGES OUT
N EST MAIN

Efforts 10 prevent the business zone from pushing out West Main street, from High 10 Cedar street mas interesting points. The park board. zealousiy aiming to guard the vicinity of the entrance 10 Walnut Hin park, opposes such an eXten- sion of business on these grounds Donald L. Bartlett. chairman or the board. will speak before the boa of adjustment about it And then we will sr.. W hat ,hanp t''
 Business has htn nG out N est Main street with unfallIng
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

,4re Herald would be laughable, if it are as radical az your statements a bout high school sororities are, suppose any attempt to straighten you out is d waste of time. How ever, let me say that I am mem- bcr of one of those sororities, and f have been one for five years. and I'm here to their defense. Under stand that this letter is prompted by no youthful loyalty or any such emotion-no, just a desire for truth and fairness Perhaps though. such a desire is beyond your compre- hension.
 As far back in history as you can so. people with kindred interests and desire for companionship and fellow ship have banded together formed clubs. societies and such. Why not at high schoolH Is there anything so wrong about friends proclaiming to the world that they are friends. that they have created g tic for that friendship? Yes, VIC meet al each others homes, and if sardviChes and coffee are what you term "a caterers meal" that's what we have. And let me tell you that when one Of the girls has new dress-it's an event. But that part of your allegations is entirely too distorted and ridiculous to enlarge on. I'm sure anyone who read it ing that it proclaimed.
 My advice to you would be to snap out of it, Live and let live. And for heavens sake don't make a fool Of yourself like that again.
 A HIGH SCHOOL
 SORORITY ALUMNI.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
Are All student, Rnudies

Edlior Ne" Britain Herald,
 The demonstration by Mississippi college students Saturday night al the University Of Mississippi recalls 10 my mind numerous other collegi- aie demonstrations, many Of them accompanied by damage 10 property. which have been brought 10 the at tenIon Of the public recently. The mutilation Of our high school build ing by Hartford High hoodlums is ID the same class.
 Are episodes Of this sort an csscn- jihl part O. higher educationo If educaupn can not teach youth to conduct itself in an intelligent man nor and not Ike a mob, then what lse is il"
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New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
AGRICULTURE ON DECLINE

rural identification program during the past year Combats the belief that New England agriculture is on the decline. the New England Power association announced today.
 More than $500 rural customers power service lines of it's com- panies since January 1. 1929. Tho association said some 31s miles of new lines were extended into rural area. 10 serve ,Ss4 new customers, and 2117 rural customers were add cd to existing lines.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

regularity during the past genera
 ton. Old timers can remember when
 the post office was close to the cit,
 hall and when the Baptist churcl
 stood on the corner now occupied p\
 the National bank, and St Mark 's
 stood where the Burrtt now stands
 Al that time private residences were spread along this part Of West Main street, where stores now prevail.
 No one dreamed Of zoning in those days, of course. and an insti- tution could move wherever it liked. Business took to West Main street rather slowly but within recent years has been accelerated through the construction Of business blocks ln the region between the Center and High street Now the building buei- ress community threatens 10 go further ou, rhc highway. and there is scare in the ranks O. the park board.
 Not c,tryone will agree. O. course. that high grade business blocks will detract much if anything from the approach 10 the park and tho War Memorial approach. There are not able monuments in various cities which are virtually surrounded by business buildings. We have one in this city-the Civil war monument in Central park.
 For years the business district Of New Britain has been trying 10 dis engage itself from what many claim ed was too great a concentration within a limited area. IL has extend I'd itself out Main street 10 beyond S,. Marys church; it has le,elyd its aim iH the other direction to Frank lin Square: it has trotted out Arch street with more or less success: and some concerns are on nearby side streets making them of greater inn porrance than they used to be The trek out Yves; Main street has been facilitated in recent years by the enterprise ot men who have con ,riouted important structures to that thoroughfara. So it is not surprising that the pressure toward the West continues.
 Now comes opposition from the rark board, which fears somebody might put a gasoline station oppo- site the war memorial entrance which. of course, would be crime. such particular development, however, can be frustrated by not permitting it under any conditions should a change he in prospect
 Back Of the issue lies the welfare of property owners. The business zone already 1s uncomfortably close 10 some Of the ctty's finest residences Some our once said that bc,"e'n such districts and the business zone there Is always d twilight zone which is neither one nor the other. About q bloch Of West Main street uuofti eiatly seems 70 be in this category. some property owners probably want 10 see q 0ideuirg of The husi- ness zone so ss 10 afcc, the value Of their property up"ards whJe others mol as yet directly affected prefer 70 seo the business zone Kept strictly where it happens 10 end.
 Is going to he or in;erestiug argument anyway, and probah.y will repu- from time 10 time as the business zone attempts to spread out in pursuance to natural ueNelop- ment in a growing city.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
Why Arc Iratcrnities Not Defended
Editor Herald. hc=- Sir.

I'oar Sir:
 fe" n.-bts ago "One Mother" 'u"mit'ed an article 10 your Pa per reC"rdlng the actions Of our high school girls. This challenge was quickly answered hy several stu gcnts.
 Also in past weeks there have Ue'n tct articles r"primanding the actions CT fraterni,ies and sororities at the high school
 Of all the leaders and members of these organizations. not one came onward 10 rafutc this accusation. "hN' Were the reproaches deserv 'd' Is there no second side to the question? lt docs seem so. From
 ONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
Member Audit Bureau of CircuJsno

Ihs b. '. Is national organization which furnishes newspapers and adver. Hsers 1ith a strictly honest analysis ot circulation Our circulation statistics are based upon ths audit, This insures pro- ec,ion aganst fraud n newspa per dis- trihutlon figures to both national and 'ocal advertisers
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
Ad, iSe. "Di gu~ted" to Refrain From
 Mixing a Fool or Himself
' Britain IToTaid:

Editor, New Britain Herald:
 | say to "p'sgustri"; l~r @tuuld be, t!ld he too. If g.I ycur ,e"pomt on life. Your letter in
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

It must take lot Of thought 10 pick party leader that all frac- lions of the party can be mad at.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

The Herald ,s on sale daily in New York st Hotaling's Newsstand Times Square: Schultz Newsstand Entran-e Grand Central. 4cnd Street
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

! n odern r pys; Early up it being six yeers come eventidc since 1 have been dizzy from alcohol. So ordering through the town. pass 1 ing JGhn Golden. Lou Holz and the dan ing ady Adele Astair along the way and browsing through the early American wing of the Metropolitan In the afternoon to the St. Moritz to see the Ted Cooks who have found an ancient manor down Washington Square way to their liking and may remain East all winter. Home in the late afternoon | and the Sealyham had chewed an- other hole in the carpet but contrite withal
 Reading my mail and came two hilarious stories from the jongleur Gene Markey which I wish I might print And so in the thckening dusk with my wife to dine and sud i denly struck hy 8 notion to visit | Cansemayers for roast goose. And did.
 
 Yorh's oldest restaurant It was opened long before the Civil wal on the lower East Side and is mel low with tradition. Among carly patrons were Willard Fillmore. Zachary TayIor and Winfield Scott, who in the smltching glow Of oil lamps. slipped old ale
 It has moved about considerable since those days but has never gone beyond Union Square. In section deserted after nishtfalI it continues to remain open until nine in the evening and while not crow ded. save at luncheon, usual IS con- fortably filled with those who en. joy dining quietly
 The origina owner was man named simon Mayer His reputation for roasting geese became so estah. llshed he was called Goose" May CT and out Of thls WAS coined the restaurants name Gansema>er a combu alton Of the Yiddish for goose and the owners name.
 10 GdnsemaAer cane beNhisk- cred gentlemen with walks remind ful of push cart days whose 1an- suage is pure Yiddish. Also fat men with diamond rings who cat heaNi- lv and sit about afteruard tapping paunches with their fist as though stuffed as yght as the geese they deH cured.
 post card announces wait rcse in Bowery restaurant is nam cd Miss lodJne Sc4rr.
 One Of the Broadway luncheon clubs is called The Wednesday CuI. ture Club. so named according 10 it. sponsors because it has no cul- ture and meets on Friday.
 In club the other evening they Were discussing the growing num- bcr Of lily-like ladies who neither toll noi spin There is not building in New York" declarod one, that does not contain it's quota Of kept women
 Did you look in at tn" old Sol diers Home?" suggested that old cynic (. B. Driscoll. from a gloomy corner.
 One ot the perpleAitios or dining out these days is the sudden sissl- ness Of salads It is almost npossi- ble to find any not smothered with whip cream or some other Gooey atroCity with center suggesting a set Of discarded dress shields. Sal ads shcLld be strongly pungent of onions vinegar and garlic and something better be done pretty ! quick.
 Personal nomination for the most . hilarious German dialect comedian . since Sam Bernard-Jack Pearl.
 4 New York reWspapr speaks ot "a poor IittI. boy tn only two
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

suits of clothes" in our town we did not judge poverty by clothes. boy was only considered poor when he had the itch or was sent home fl om school with sore eyes.
 e poorest boy back home lived or river coal float adn was the neanest Of all the harum- -scarums He had a particular aversion for me. It was my fortunate privilege one day to carry the purple gilt let tered banner in the Al G. Field min- strel parade. A high breeze sprung up during the progress of the march. h turning a crowded corn CT the banner puffed out like Dellyilg sail and I was carried skimming along on tlp-toe From the top of an ice wagon the meanest boy yelled: Sic him, wind."
 Copyright 1o30. McNaught
 Syndicate Inc.)
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

You needn't ask a mans opinion of censorship. Just ask him if he has any children.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
MemueI ot the As,vc.atpu Pres.

,he Associated Press F CXclustNelv .p lied 10 fNe Use fuf re. putlit atlUn oi al .eNt Cfedlted to r or nor otherwise edited in this spel and so loraI newt nh. shed therein
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

Personal nomination for the most hilarious German dialect comedian since Sam Bernard-JaCk Pearl.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

An Indiana burglar somehow made a stove. with q hot fire inside. cool enough to carry off Tho police should look for a janitor.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
Facts andFancies
By Robert Quillcn


 Smile for today: As scarce as Gandhis pants.
 Hint to Dad; Do your Christmas growing carly.
 It should be a happy land in which everybody can interpret an election to please his own prejudice The chief trouble seems 10 be a shortage Of profits and a surplus of prophets.
 Conditions are not as had as they appear on the surface" said the man as he stepped into his Rolls.
 Foolish young members of the lucky sex can giggie to attract at tention. but a male must spend money 10 get blaring radio.
 The Buy now idea won't solve the problem. Backbone isn't for sale.
 "ltaly has more children per capita than any other nation" Then how do you explain so much obedience?
 The football. called the pigskin," actually is made of bull hide Oh, well; the amateur theory is bull too.
 Americanism: Poor people in big tonl trying 10 hide their pov- erty: rich people m small town trying to seem poor.
 You'll find no war grudges in land where nobody rejoices in the
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

Correct this sentence: "Yes, I'm in Who's Who.'" said the man, but I've never bought copy of the book"
 Copyright. 1850, Publishers
 Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

free country IS one m which people vote against the party m power whenever they're mad about losing money.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

Yet there was time when you could make joke about the hus- band who gave his wife q smoking set and the wife who gave her hus- band face powder.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

No more opportunity to get rich? Rats! There is no limit to the num- Der Of mixtures you can offer as medicine
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

fact that many Of the jobless were collectors
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

The only profitable advertising medium the City. Circulation books and press "oom always ,pen to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

Mencken says Prohibition is near its end. An, well: he always main- talned that marriage finished great writer
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

\ New York reWspa Der speaks ot "a poor Iittl. boy V th only twt
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

shortage Of profits and surplus of prophets.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

It should be happy land in which everybody can interpret an election 10 please his own prejudice
New Britain herald., 1930-12-08
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New Britain herald., 1930-12-08

Hint to Dad: Do your Christina growing carly.