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New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
ALIENS AMONG THE UNEMPLOYED

It turns out that Of the 1900 men who have signi1ed their desire for work at City Hall. 500, or halt, are aliens, men who have not been in this country long enough 10 be naturalized or have failed to become naturalized if they were here long enough.
 The City Administration natural ly is faced with the necessity Of car ing for these as well as for citizens, But the plan is to present the bill for their keep, through the welfare department, to the state for pay ment.
 It may turn out that the state will not consider itself obliged to pay the bill when presented
 A great many men from toreisn countries have become wise 10 the changing condition in the tni'eG states. Some of them, able to oOlal.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
LET MEN DO THE WORK
 NOT MACHINERY

City work is being done in North street \ steam shovel. costing the wages Of approximately dozen men. and displacing rom 2o 10 A men, IS being employed.
 Tho pr sent is no ,lme for the city Q use labor-sayIng machinery on r.ty jobs. where such ase can pos sihly he avoided
 The Mayor says fhe city F con- frontad with the necessity ot sup porting unemployed laborers and a fund IS icing raised for the pur- qose.
 The men would prefer 10 work for what they get. One way to provide them with moro work is 10 avoid us ing steam shovels and other labor saving de,Ecos for street worn.
 Let the men do tho work. not warhlaery.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
CONTRACTORS AND
 CITY JOBS

| well known to almost every ona that street contractors are i'm portant personages in politics
 Yet they are not always necessary 10 do all city work.
 For instance. the city very handily constructed a culyert on Monroe street, doing me work cheapIy and well
 Construction work along the route of the Hartford avenue sewer, and at Stanley street will require the construction of a culvert. The city will not construct this culvert, as 1t did the Monroe street culvert, but intends 10 ask bids from contractors
 It is not difficult 10 suppress q smile, even in summer.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
COSTS MONEY TO "TOI R. BIT IT'S BEING DONE

People continue 10 have money to spend. It costs money-usually twice as much as the prudent planner anticipates-to tour around the country or go abroad. But in spite Of the stock market doldrums and the so-called hard times Americans this summer have gone abroad or visited the national parks in as large num- bers as usual.
 Tn fact, the Immigration Bureau has just published figures showing that more Americans went abroad the early part of the summer than last; and the same story is revealed by figures on visitors to the nation al parks.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

Critics hold that the public ought to know what is going on.
 But would the public be better served if the committee, meeting in public had to curb its deliberations ? It is at least barely possible that with secret sessions-vhich will be only preliminary anyway-commit- tee members will be much more free to weigh the pros and cons 0: valuations.
 It is probable that members of the committee would not really tackle all the angles of the problems con- fronting them if every observation made were for public consumption. We will readily admit, of course, from the standpoint Of the news paper business public meetings would be vastly superior 10 private meetings. We are not inclined 10 in- sist upon such privileges, however fl it does not appear certain that the public would be hest served in this manner.
 T. the meetings were public it is probable that the committee mem- bors would do some of their import ant talking in private anyway, and only the final actions Of the com- mlttee would be public. Such private conversation between men doine public business can take place over the telephone; it often does
 As things stand now there will he public hearings in due cou,se, and there doubtless Oill be considerable discussion occasioned when the committee comes 10 it's decisions re. gardlng contested property valua- lions
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
DROUGHT WORRIES FOR THE NATION

The uneXampiet drought that Is q major concern for the nation a tn's ume is said 10 bo causing such alarm to the Administration that President Hoover may not take his contcm- plated vacation 10 the West. What the President, or even the Admtnis- tration. can do about inc trough. seems 10 be confined a. present 10 requesting he railroads 10 move feed and livestock to and rom the stricken districts, The roads are wiling: yet it seems incredible the aid can come in this manner.
 Yct, f me Administration does not make somo gesture. millions of farmers will become irrHatod and h. inclined 70 hIama Washington for the parched summer. True, grain prices have gone ID q bit und' T th' influence Of this condition. but ruin cd corn or wheat 5s not likely 10 bring acceptable returns regardless Of the prIcs, And tho losses occasion cd to livestock and supplementary crops far outvetras small increases in grain prices.
 What faces the Administration as q result of this drought is in1'catee from the remarks Of a political candidate in Arkansas, who prob ably reflects what $ in the minds Of 8 great many farmers. He wants the Government 10 aid directly al farmers injured by the drought; and regardless of everything he wishes the Government 10 guarantee good prices for all crops raised.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
25 Tears Ago Today

Complaint has been made con corning the practice of automobile manufacturers in using the city streets as a testing ground.
 Max J. Unkelbach, architect and civil cngIneer, is located in his new office in the Sovereigns' block.
 The Latimer Laundry Co. has se- cured the services of an expert ironer.
 Written In Red" a serial by the famous Conan. Doyle. will, start Tn the Herald Monday.
 The heat wave continued without any sign of relief The weather bureau promises light rain and pre- diets that the hot weather will be with us for some time.
 The style in bathing suits this year is blue and black hrilliantine with a large sailor collar trimmed with white braid.
 A grand prize cake walk will be held at White Oak park Friday eve ming.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
HARD LICK IN FLORIDA

Collapse o- rho land boom the hurricanes. hank failures and the Mediterranean fruit fly have given Florida a greater dose of business depression than most other states are e&p.r-ncine. Is largest city. Miami reflects the current Floridian situation ty decaulting on 21So.poo of it's bonds which were due August l. Yet the state government itself has no .0dsbtodness, The plan to ha,o the zta,e issue s35o.ooo,o0o in bonds and come 10 the aid of the stricken mlnicipaEties is natural, but there are two objections. Such action would require an amendment 10 tho s,a.e consti;ution and it is unlikely Ina, the state will desire 10 Iet its.'t n for such indebtedness in order to assist .trles which are i'll trouble partly through their owH ubers sp-nl.rz
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

travel funds, are returning 10 their native lands. It IS no fun 10 be out of work in a strange land,
 There was a time when an immi- grant to the United States could ob- tain work here the moment he got off the boat. Thousands were em- ployed in this city few days after they landed; indeed, there. used 10 be industrial agents from here and elsewhere lowering around the docks permanently.
 Those were piping times,
 Today not only are there only a small percentage of immigrants compared with formerly, but those arriving are having difficulty in ob- ,aining employment.
 Not only is the change due 10 the sact that there is less demand for unshiNed and semi-unskilled labor, but every industrial plant nowadays is equipped with improved machin- cry that takes the place of hand labor
 For awhile, during the times Of super prosperity, this made little diff ference. But when the slowing up ar rived, the raeagos of "technological employment" became increasingly evident.
 one result is that there is much lsss complaint heard against the com. 7araurely new immigration quota laws. Everyone understands very well hy now that the unemployment situation today would be nearly un. arduraola were there millions of i'm migrants headed for this country in, stead ot paltry thousands-assum, ing. Of course, that they would come under unemployment conditions n hilh is doubtful
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
SHOOTING FIRST. TIGATTNG LATER"

The division commander Of the Coast Guard operating of the coast of Massachusetts seems 10 he some what original. He has announced that in future no coast suardsman will he permitted 10 shoot first and inv sstlgate afterwards.
 This IS in direct contradiction to the usual method employed by pro- hibiuon agents the country over. The papers have been full of incident, where innocent persons have beer shot at, often hit and frequently killed, when guards looking for hquor transporters got it into their head 10 take no chances at losing the,r prospective victim.
 The usual procedure after tatali- ties has been for the prohibition bureau 70 insist that the offending guards. agents or officers he tried in  federal courts; for some reason con- Etction has always been difficult, The prohibition enforcement bureau has even refused to pay the families o5 such victims just compensation for tao loss O relatives,
 The change in attitude in the Coast Guard comes after a guards man was shot and killed by buddy who mistook him for a rum runner.
 Had the victim been an ordinary member of the general public one naturally wonders whether such 8 rrt. would have been made.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

The city expects 10 win a coanac, against private contractors in con- nac,ton with che Hulcrest boulevard construction. The private contractors have much expensive equipment thai the city does not possess Perhaps And 1.-the city wins. will the contract And incidentally. by what legal right has the city 10 go into the contract 5rg busin sss Is it in the city charter? And if the city wins wjIithe contract ors refrain from going 10 la". about the point?
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

it was impossible to gain support. So much for community spirit in New Britain.
 Notice that l said fine turf that under care would have been mag nifcent. It was old pasture and tillage. There we have one prime characteristic of a golf course. And it takes years to make turf. We'll rooted, firm. elastic; so that one can lunge boldly and not sink his club mead, or at most, take a diYot.
 What of the new course? A little surface grass. three months old; in dry season: just a mere show. Not to be dignified with the name of falrway. And the tees-very deli cate; to be trodden and mauled out Of existence in a couple of weeks. Once gone, tees can never be grassed again while in use.
 l have been very close to golf and made a study of it for thirty years. I saw the first municipal course laid out in Franklin Park. Boston. Mass, and played on it. What did they do? Hired a Scotch professional who lined out a course. using simply natural hazards and laying out greens on the flat. Almost no ex- pense. IL served admirably. And let me add that there were 1000 of the public crossing that course to one that today traVerses New Britain parks New Britain could perfectly well lay out some holes in the parks if it were not for an unvarranted timidity.
 And the conditions mentioned are the only proper conditions for public course just as on the first nine at Goodwin. Plenty of space. clear ground, just about no traps and rcGsona ble greens, Public courses should cater absolutely 10 beginners and the occasional player and make it easy for them, The too-good
 player should be ruled off or at least discouraged The essential purpose is recreation and an opportunity 10 learn golf stroke and golf shots. This can be done as well on the simple course.
 And the plain-sailing course ful- fills another desideratum. It dis tributes Congestion-the great draw back. On the new course there is a | tee set back into q Y hewcd out Of the woods. Let me predict that that fifty yards will be crammed with players looking for lost balls. On a public course the motto should be: Keep them going and make it easy
 to move" Then why trap it. as this cource is, SO internally, as if building as near to a championship course as possible. For the begin 1 ner, traps are apt to be q hottom- less pit, where he picks up his ball ! and drops his disposition.
 What might have been done would have been. on first getting the land, to have immediately raised a few thousand, gotten a plan and 10 have cultivated turf the whole ground over This would have given in these two years a good turf on which, with temporary greens play could have been started. The i course then being built piecc-meal and gradually, without interrupting play.
 I know conditions in New Britain. There is veritahle army waiting to bounce on that course and they will have no mercy. They vii! play off greens with mashies, dig up tees, use nihlcks to putt with Dog-leg holes will make for interchangeabl fairways and the congestion will make good study for the car tconict.
 The last sign that should be put up. however, is: "Please replace di- vots,' because where is the turf? SAMUE DELANO, NJ n.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
COMMUNICATED
4 Few Remarks On The Public
 Golf Course"
Editor of the Herald:

Editor of the Herald:
 It is hardly believable that the Park Commissioners could in augurate playing on the Public Golf Course within a month. Notice that l say Public Golf Course. It isn't a Municipal Golf Course because the initial costs was not borne by the city. The course should have re- maincd in the hands of those who contributed They should have or ganized and should control the course.
 I made a little experiment my self, as perhaps some will remem- Der l noticed a piece of ground, of smalish dimensions to be sure, where. under cover Of bushes and trees, was some tinc. old pasture turf. So good a layout that, when it was cleared. the mayor observed -"Why didn't some one think of this before?" The main idea was, without much expense. to have for q couple Of years q place for recrea- ton and Q somewhat rudimentary golf course. New Britain didn't seem 10 grasp that idea but had in mind q second Shuttle Meadow. It threw rocks instead Of picking them up. An editorial assured us that anybody could go into pasture and put up somc flags but that it wasn't | golf course; and that, after all, New Britain didn't want or need a public course. In spite of obstacles I did what I said l would. We were playing in six weeks and there was playing from June 10 November without single thing done on the links after August The next year the affair came up very prcttily but
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

ReaPporuoomear Is hs'rg ttE1re1 ny he census officials and 2o states are expected b lose congressman. Most of -hem ar" rural states with dry representatives, while ,he states Il r.ch are 70 gan congressman srs for he mosr part moist
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
.O.McInfyre

Berlin, Aug. 7.-Berlin's Aug haven or airport is the largest and most complete Tn the world. In a half hours time l saw passenger planes tumble, swoop and spin out of the sky from Copenhagen. Lon den. Paris, Moscow Amsterdam. Dresden and Liverpool-siXteen of them. It all had clocklike preci- sion.
 The rig landing hour is between five and six in the evening. when thtre is a daily average of 4 , pass enger planes. It is the hour, too, when continental newspapers arrive by air. Berlin's airport occupies q square mile and with great fore sight was built within ten minutes taxi ride of the city.
 The ground was once the parade field for the Kaiser's crack Prussian troops that stepped 10 marital music once q year "a gala day for Berlin A taxi driver pointed out the biz tree under which the Kaiser, resplendent in his favorite uniform of Prussian blue and gold, stood 10 watch proceedings.
 German efficiency has proved for tunate for it's airplane industry. They have had fewer accidents and their travelling rates are only a shade higher than first class railroad fares. One may fly 10 Dresden in an hour, to Hamburg in three hours and to Paris in five.
 The visitor IS taken 10 the airport the first thing. Berliners regard it as Gernany's greatest after w>r achievement, and it doubtless is. There are acres of restaurant tables under gay umbrellas where one may be refreshed while watching the dramas Of take-offs and descents.
 When the siren shrieks its mighty screech everybody sazes slyward and soon black speck becomes a graceful plane zooming 10 the huge cement landing. As each plane lands j loud speaker broadcasts q band or orchestral tune. All planes, too, are equipped with radio.
 At one blast from the official whistle eight sparroW-liko spots, the size Of a mans hand, dotted the horizon, and as though especially drilled made q prccipitous drop at almost the precise second. It may not be exciting to read but your heart loops the loop seeing il. At any rate mine did and it's sturdy ticker.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

Th= Eapuhucan party in the South IS not as ho. as the weather. An other state. this uma Virginia. has nominated gercltme0 who lacked A. smith and he regular Democraue party in 1928. After aIi the break un Of the South politically vas only temporary.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
PROPERTY RETALIATION IN SECRET SESSIONS

Some comment has been caused by the fact that the Mayors proper ty revaluItion committee has begun holding it's meetings in secret.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
CON ~TRJ CTION COSTS SHOULD COME, DOWN

The construction md .s;ry Is not doing so well. rhe work done dur. ing the first halc Of the year beng very little above the total durin. the same period in 1924. From that year until 1923 the total steadily mounted; from 1923 10 rae present tha .otaj has descended more rapidly than it ascended previously.
 But he construction costs are vir- tually he same as they were during he years Of the building loom. Such decreases as have been regis tered amount 10 little.
 The "tI-he8lth" in the buudn1 .n- dus.ry can be attributed without chance for error 10 the continuance Of high .anstrg-.ion costs. which discourage much building thas un- questionable would matcrializ4 were they more reasonable.
 The Herald-Trlbune rhe other day published q telling graph of the condition in the construction indus try, and under it vas m equally tell ing paragraph which provokes thought in view Of the attempt be ing made 10 revive the building ln- lu~try on larg- scale.
 "An unfortunate feature Of the construcl0I dec.l0e." said The New York paper. IS that the industry is subject 10 a scale of costs which discourages any latent demand for building While other costs are com ing down and dissolyjng consumer reluctance. construction costs arc still a a level which keeps them within speaking distance Of the war time peak. As the consumer regards his dollar he finds that II will buy ot the ordinary goods and services necessary for living as much as 64 cents did before the war. In the ease Of building the present dollar is worth only 4S cents as compared 10 the ante-bellum construction dollar. '
 When hat situation is rectified there >ell be an appreciable in crease in construction.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

Many like Bruce Baron. f5lnA prohibition is q bad law. hut hat + "should De enEor ed % II IS peculiar rra. they do not .rlnh '1s ssm4 d ano4t other aa5 laws
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

Down 1T Galveston, Tex. d girl rom New Orleans has been dubbed Miss Universe. having won d beauty contest There are many pret- ty girls in the universe however who do not display their charms often enough o win q beauty contest title. Some ot these may llve right in town.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
A.mest Apdlt euresu ot ClrculalIon

Mcmbef AUdIt buTesu oI NTFfn TaTlNh The A 3. z. .s 1s.lonai crga1'zation which furnishes neEspspers and adEer- Users with atr'tty honest sns.ysss Of circulation. Our ejaculation Sst'sics are oa seq upon ta.s audit This nsures pro- lection against fraud n newspaper d-s- -r' button figures to both national and local atverL@rA
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

spent formative years in CinCin- nati. then q drinking cOmmuni- ty and it is big temptation to tank up to the cars with the foamy hrews here for few days, run my self through a wrinSer and climb back on the water wagon again. So far l have resisted, l not.ccd in one bicrstubl they stick a them ometcr into your beer rIass and if inc i-cr is not the proper temperature they take it away. Watching things like that makes you talk out loud 10 yourself on main streets.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

Some states still have an appetite for oratory They are the ones that elect that kind Of senators.
 A German says evasion of the pro- hibition law is game. Those who win the game get a pair of crutches.
 The upper class Is the one that can have a good time without need = ing % grains of aspirin as an anti dote
 There len't much fault in a treaty tractine nations 10 weep and vail
 Some women give wonderful par ties and some don't feel a bit like staying in bed next day.
 You can tell an American Tn F'ranCe. He has some kind of sucker bait in one hand and a tip in the other.
 Statesmen are men who had rath- CT do what IS best for the country thap 10 hold their jobs, Now you tell one.
 The dumbest races are the hap piest. And people say 10 college students: These are the happiest days Of your life.'
 Americanism; Being shocked by the news that city aliens collect mil lions in graft; wondering wistfully how they do it,
 Famous last words That guy has only one headlight and I'll bet it's his left one
 "Amerlca produces no more great men" says d critic. But maybe il just seems that way because the teacher is no longer a wonder after you learn 10 read.
 England's labor government at least gives an excellent illustration of the way must work to hold job. This criminal impulse psycholo- gisis talk about is probably what you feel when the truck refuses 10 move over.
 In tho old days the youth who left home 10 set the woods afire used his natural talents instead of d cigarette butt
 Chasing Reds will at least show whether you can get the patient eX- cited about q mosquito bite and make him forget his broken leg
 Correct this sentence: Y work hard for them now" said Dad, but they'll be equally glad 10 care for mo when they grow up.'
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

The Herald is on vac oa|y in New York ~ HotslIuss Newsstand Times seuare; scnultxs Newsstand. Entre nee Grand CeutraL 42nd Street,
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
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Ths Associated Pre,s Is exclusively sn- titled 10 the Gss for republication of al news credlted to tt or not otherwise credited ir yhis paper ana a.o local news publ shed therein.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
Facts and Fancies

Still. Mooney and Billings might have died long ago if free to select some other climate.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

Tho only profitable advertising medi1m iu the City. Circulation books and press room ArtyJ open 10 adveTtiserh
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

Some states still have an appetite for oratory. They are the ones that elect that kind Of senators
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

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New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

Frauleins sell oil packets Of salt ec pretzels in boor-drinkine places. love pretzels and always munch- ing them I think Of Lew Fields, eX- ploding like a bottle Of pop 10 Joe Weber, that "a pretzcl, Mike, IS cracker with the cramps.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

Outside Of few hcadWaitcrs in New York no one ever calls me Mister" But here am Herr" 10 eyerybody. l must bo acquiring dig nity. Or KuItur, Or maybe they are just having fun.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

German says evasion of the pro- hibition law is game. Those who win the game get a pair of crutches.