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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-07

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-07
TIDES TOMORROW

Low tide, 5:34 am, -0.4 feet. High tide, 12:04 pm, 13.4 feet. Low tide, 5:29 pm, AT feet. High tide, 11.32 p.m., 15.9 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-07
Marine News
Steamer Movements

. Admiral Rogers is due this af- . ternoon at 6 o'clock. . Aleutian due at o'clock to-
 . morrow morning.
 . Princess Alice is due tomorrow
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-07
MISCELLANEOUS
LOST AND FOUND

IsOST-30x5 auto tire. Reward for
 return to Alaska Dairy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-07

:, IWANTED-Five or six room house . Telephone 1904
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

sit back in idleness. It at least could send out letters to various mayors urging them to busy themselves.
 In the case of MT. Quigley it hap pened that the letter reached an exe- cutiye who at least had busted him. self on that matter; the Mayor al least started raising a fund and the city administration is working di- rectly to help the unemployed and is issuing s100,000 in notes to provide the sinews of war with demon un- employment.
 We are not constrained to blame the Council for making belated eff fort to help in the general melee about unemployment, rather feeling disposed to commend it. And this on the broad general principle that any kind of help is better than none.
 f the industrialists, merchants and power potentates belonging to the Council take action on the ad- vice to do something about unem- ployment it will do considerable good. The boys should be encour- aged rather than criticized.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
CANADIAN JUSTICE

The worst mistake Charles Zen kauskas, A, made was when he went to Canada from Watertown. Conn.
 Zenkauskas appears to be what the papers term a young bandit" After the Watertown Bank X Trust Co. had been robbed of s22,OOO last March he was one of the suspected trio sought by the police. The other two were arrested in divers parts, but Zenkauskas went to Canada.
 If Zenkauskas shared any of the money obtained in Watertown he seems to have needed more foEsome reason Anyway, the police of Wind sor Ont, clampcd him behind bars on charges of receiving stolen goods stolen from Windsor homes: and ultimately put two more black marks against his name following at- tempted jail breaks
 Canadian justice being what it is. young Zenkauskas was given the maximum sentence on each count and will serve 2S years in a Canadian prison. After that the Watertown officials can have him on charges of robbing the bank, if they don't for get all about the incident in 2S years.
 Zcnkauskas, young in years, secm- cd bent on wasting his life. He has already succeeded in putting him self on the inside of prison walls tor a longer term that he has seen the light Of day so far. Should he serve the complete sentence. which is com- mon in Canada, he will be 52 years old when released and then will or may face another term in Connecti- cut.
 In these days when criminals, bandits and gangsters get more at tention than they deserve it IS worth any weddings time to ponder a little upon what happened to Zen kauskas in less than q year of crime.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
PAN-AS-NOU-GO DEPENDS ON LARGE. INCOME

Admirable as the states pay-as- you-go policy may be, the slogan would be as broken cymbal were it not for a vastly increased state in come, which since 1915 has been in- creased by leaps and bounds.
 Connecticut experience is no different than in other states. how ever. as lll the state governments Tn the is states have been forced 10 increase their incomes greatly in or der to keep ahead of mounting eX- penditures. Thus, when the state or ganization makes comparisons with other states and incidentally at tempts 10 show that taxes in Con- necticut are not as high as in some benighted regions, all that means is that the Nutmeg pot says it is not quite as black as some of the other pots
 From 1915 on the Republicans in complete power have devised better taxing systems because it was i'm perativc that the state should obtain more money. \ good many of the taxes devised, hy the way, arc in the
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
Observations On He Weather

Washington. Oct. 30.-ForeCast for Southern New England Cloudy tonight; slightly colder in Connecti- cut; Friday cloudy, possibly light rain in northern Massachusetts; slightly colder Friday in western Massachusetts; fresh north shifting 10 west winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York Partly cloudy in extreme south and somewhat overcast with occasional light rains late tonight or Friday in central and north portions: slightly colder in extreme south portion to- night and in central and north DOT tons Friday: fresh northwest winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vi cnity: Partly cloudy weather with slightly lower temperature tonight and Friday.
 Conditions: A good rain has fallen during the past A hours along the Atlantic coast from Flor ida to Maine. Pleasant weather has prevailed generally in the interior sections. Temperatures arc lower in the western and southern dis triCtS.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather with slightly lower temperature.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
BEING UNABLE TO SMILE
 IS WORTH S4,C333

The man who is unable to smile, due to paralyzed muscles. is at a serious disadvantage in some respects He is likely to be mistaken for a srouch when he is not. The dear ladies, who invariably deserve mans best smiles, might be disap- pointed in his company. And just think of tn" embarrassing situation when some crony cracks a side splitting joke, one of the kind that in addition breaks the vest buttons. The man without q smile in such circumstances is losing some of the sauce of life. Finally. imagine the emotions of such an unfortunate in- diVidual when attending supposed ly funny lalkie and being unable to share in the infectious laughter" that the screen provokcs.
 Such a remarkable case came 10 light in this city when q young man was injured in an automobile acci- dent, He sued and sued aplrntv: and he won verdict of S4.G33. which most people. we feel sure, will not regard as excessive damages.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
RORABACKIAN OPTIMISM

J, Henry Roraback credits the public with poor memories. His lat est example is his forecast of the ex- tent of the allegedly impending Re publican victory i'll Connecticut. The Boss originally figured the . Republicans would carry Nutmegla by 30,000. But having attended few rallies" and noting the 'en- thusiasm" of the political minded, he has come out with a revised esti- mate of 30,OOO additional, or 60,00O.
 If enthusiasm at public meetings counts for anything then Alfred E. Smith should have carried Connecti- cut hands down in 1928. No public man ever received such enthuia stic outpourngs. His tour through the state was one of pre- election tri- umph. The crowd in New Britain. for instance, which greeted him as his train passed through the city and stopped a few minutes. was the largest and most enthusiastic public outpouring in the city's history.
 But what did MT. Roraback say after the Smith tour through the state in 1928? Such enthusiasm, he at least indicated, did not count and he contented himself with a predic- : ton that the Republicans would win in Nutmegia despite the en- thusasm for MT. Smith.
 Of course, MT. Roraback at that time was right, as the events showed. Today, however. he is scarcely con- sistent in regarding "enthusiasm" as a political barometer.
 Most of these meetings" held by both parties, are attended by the faithful partyites. Their object is to make the candidates and the speak CTS feel good by showing them they are willing to forego an evening | elsewhere to listen to and see the | spellbinders who invariably fail to spellbind.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

is, with one or two exceptions, no columnist takes himself very seri- ously, despite his Is. We are fo. the most part just a pack of clowns cutting capers in ink and if we offer diverting moment or so in tn , daily grind you cant imagine how happy we arc.
 Furthermore there are very few chores that offer such a compensa, tory glow. This, for instance, from a sanitarium in the Arizona desert and by telegraph, too: We are three girls on the last lap of the cure. In bed for two years, it would have been unbearable without the foolishness and cheer of vol CClumnists.
 This is q true incident in the life of a wealthy New York bachelor After years of incoppetency he ac quired an almost perfect Japanese valet, save he speaks little English So the bachelor is studying the language of Japan. And if that isn't valet loyalty I promise never to run al other valet item, so help me.
 Copyright, 1880, McNaught
 Syndicate, InC)
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL AND OUR MAYOR

The New England Council figured heavily in the news yesterday.
 There was the story about the Chamber of Commerce banquet, which included invited guests from 2 the New England Council, men of prominence in the organization. h. cluded was J. Franklin Babb of the Council, who made the principal address.
 During the afternoon Mr. Babb also made an address at the high school. telling the enraptured stu dents all about the New England Council.
 But the story that got the big gest play yesterday was the letter sent to the New England Council by Mayor Quigley The Mayor chided it for it's tardiness in making at tompts to help the idle.
 According to the Mayor, the Coun- cil has just awakened to a situation that the Mayor tackled months ago.
 However, the Mayor was at last nights banquet. chatted with the gentlemen from the Council, and probably liked what Mr. Babb had to say,
 The Mayor had everything his own way in the exchange of letters with the New England Council for the simple reason that the Mayor has been 8 mayor and the Council is not primarily looking after the interests of the working man.
 The Council was formed as a pure ly economic organization, one trying 10 further the economic interests of New England industry. In this way, if successful, it indirectly assists the laboring classes It was not formed 10 assist the laboring classes direct lv.
 With President Hoover and other government officials calling upon all organizations to do something about the unemployment situation. how ever. the Council naturally could not
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
WELL. LET THE SENATE
 INVESTIGATE

President Hoover used some strong languag ge-for a Presidential de- nouncing the charges brought by Ralph s. Kelley regarding the leaS- ing of oil shale land in Colorado to cnterprising forwardlookers; and Secretary of the Interior Wilbur was no less direct when he formally dis charged the field agent from further Identification with the department.
 Mr. Kelley had been connected with the department for 25 years and during that time had been re- gardcd as honest and efficient. It was only when he, as he says, became disgusted with the oil land leasing business that he attempted to re- sign but was retained until the current report had been made.
 It is natural for the Admnistra- ton 10 feel irritatcd at such charges and it is natural that after what it terms an investigation had been made the whole matter is thrown overheard as irrelevant.
 . The action may be based on per- fcctly logical assumptions or may ne merely one more official whitevash.
 There is only one way to discover the exact facts, and that is for the L. s. Senate to investigate on it's own hook.
 The Senate has set up a first rate reputation for itself as an investi- gator, and in delving into oil trans actions has been particularly good.
 Several senators have already sig nified their intention of going into the matter" Mr. Kelley can take heart.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

| form of special taxes The more spe- cial taxes the state possesses the low CT the regular taxes can be made to look. Given enough time and enough energy to think up new forms of special taxes it might be possible for state to obtain all it's needed funds through such means. thus get ting along without a regular taArate altogether. But in such case the people would be footing the bills all the same.
 To obtain a closeup view of how the income of the state has been in- creased, making it possible to drift along with the pay-as-you-go policy. some figures are necessary. In 1921 the state income was $19,- 374, 4,030. By 1924 it had become ST. 292,405 By 1927 it had become s3S,- 7O9,73o. And in 1929 it was s41,- 7l9246.
 In other words the state income all money obtained from the people in host of ways-has more than doubled in inc years,
 Let us compare the foregoing in come figures with those of before the World War. In 1911 the states in- come was a paltry s6,O35,653 That was the year Governor Baldwin took office. The following two years of the Baldwin administration the state in come had been decreased. ct was s5,447,045 in 1913D By 1914 it had increased a million, having been s6,S25,S0S.
 Naturally it can be said that the state didn't need so much money "before the war" and anyhow, the money at that time bought twice as much, Acceding to all this, douGle the 1914 income and we have s13,- 651,6 which is still a long way re- moved from the close to s42,O0O,- GOO income of the state government last year.
 With this aboundinG income, why shouldn't the state organization be able to pay-as-you-go? The admins tration of any other state, with a similar high income per capita, could do the same.
 With the population of the state at 1,G09,S13, last years state income meant s26.03 per man, per woman. and per child.
 This ought to allow for plenty of pay-as-you-go.
 One can note the special taxes on every side, the gasoline tax, the state tax, the increases in fees in every single department of the state. Even in the courts alone fees have increased more than 100 per | cent and in some instances 150 per | cent. No field of endeavor has been | overlooked.
 The system is ingenious, telling l and effective. It "gcts the dough- the general run of folks what they are contributing, !: and more especially how.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
OUR ACCEPTED AND U\ACCEPTED STREETS

Recently Mayor Quigley was au- thority for the statement that New Britain is well built up. He subtract cd the area of the parks and the area Of the streets, and found that there wasn't so very much left for future home building, factory con- struction, or what not.
 In this way the Mayor put through boost for the annexation of Maple Hill and Elm Hill. Which by the way had better be done before it is too late.
 Another report has had it that there are 255 accepted streets in the city and 221 unaccepted streets. This results in the anomaly that there are nearly as many unaccepted streets as there are accepted streets. We have never heard of any other city VI litiC llilS lldS DStlI lllt CdSt.
 It leads to the unalterabl assump- ton that the city has been slow in accepting streets, and has been slow for so long that the number today has piled up to remarkable propor- tions.
 But the people living on unaccept- ed streets pay taxes just like any others They usually are eager to have the city accept the streets. The city generally doesn't know what 10 GO about it; or is so slow as to give that impression.
 Many a country town has done much better in this respect than New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
25 Fears Ago To-day

The high school eleven and Suf- field academy battled to a scoreless tie yesterday at Electric field. Cap tain Curtin refused to start the game because he had been shifted from fullback to end.
 Howard Stearns has returned home after visiting in New Hamp- shire.
 New Britain manufacturers re- cevcd notification this morning from their New York export houses not to ship any more goods to Rus sia until further notice This is due to the. pending revolution in that country.
 The local Germans are making arrangements to hold an elaborate affair on German Day.
 The electric light system went bad early last evening and the town was in darkness. It was ? o'clock this morning before repairs were made.
 Coke is cheap this year and may be secured in this city for ten cents 0 bushcl.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
BECk'S LITTLE JOKE

Congressman James M. Beck of Pennsylvania, who filled a talking engagement for the grandoldparty in Hartford last night, tried to make a strong point by asking the en- battled voters to return a Republic an Congress to Washington in order to aid President Hoover in hurdling the obstacles of Hoover prosperity.
 The little joker about this is that President Hoover has had a Repub- lican Congress all along.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

New York, Oct. 30.-Broadway's | numberless tiny speciality shops de-
 voted to millinery, lingerie, perfume and other luXuries offer d study m commercial sagdcity and braVado That they survive the more formi- dable competition about them is due tu an uncanny flair for sales psy- chology.
 For such two-by-tWice space the
 rentals in the more desirable loca- tions run as high as $20,0O0 a year, although the average is around
 S6,000. In a single block stretching
 between 42d and 5Oth streets are 2t; Of these cubicle sales rooms. None would hold dozen customers com fcrtably.
 They depend solely on the lure O. window displays to draw customers, for they rarely advertise. Once in side you face the cunning of spider spinning it's web. The gush- ing proprietress is known to the sales girls as "Modom.' She is III the background until the sales punch is needed.
 Then she whirls booming out of her seclusion, ample bosomed. dou- ble-chinned and fiercely convincing. She has acquired musical comedy foreign accent and her stock phrases are tres chic" and tires bon" Sh3 carries a customer away with the sheer force of her honeyed guile.
 Often goods are shoddy and can- rot be exchanged. Yet it is only fair to chronicle many diminutive cstab- lishmentS are reliable and have been in existence for years. The pat ronage is chiefly among crepe de chine ladies, chorus and manicure girls and cashiers.
 They open before nine in the morning and large percentage re- main open until midnight and aft CT. Hosiery shops do all especially large business after theator. Gen. tlemen on the way home with ma dcmoiselles of the moment are pi- loted by window displays. And dig ety-dig dig. How they dig.
 Another subtle and almost sure fire appeal to idolatrous Broadway ii an autographed array of photo. graphs If a shop keeper can offer | self-signed soulful poses inscribed. ITO Madam Claire from Leonorn | Ulric." she finds the sheep will | come tumblinG Tn.
 Yesterday I passed tho site of the old Alligator" on the Bowery. h opulcnt days it hived the bloWzicst buns around Brooklyn Bridge. A nickel beer would be served with two straws and if you spent d quar- the ''flop room" in the rear. Tn" had the euphonius namc or Percival ParaWay Potts. Today all electrical store occupies the space.
 The Bowery's electric third -ra'l booze has been supplantcd by a milky white mixture known as smoke" Those who partake stag ger for a few blocks and fall into {. heap-the Bowery way Of forgetting for little while.
 At least there is something differ cnt in the alibi of a Broadway acto- returning from Hollywood who Mickey Nelan reports. did not re- main because there were not enough directors to go around.
 And there is a chucklc in pleas antly anonymous correspondent to- day who signs off with: Prom one who is not too frightfully all there"
 The Columnist given to juggling the personal pronoun I-sticK around, I'll be going in a minute makes himself q target fer a bar rage of sarcasm that is often veno- nous. Yet as one of the q mind ad,' if has always seemed 10 me more direct and honest than the vaguely pluraliacd we" The truth
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

Two Chicago policemen always arc on guard at the home of 12 year old Billy Ranieri, who was res cucd from lsidnappers two years ago. Two men were convicted of kidnap- ing him.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

The world is safe while the dis covery of crookedness in a prom inent citizen makes sensational news.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

Once the audience sat in dread ful suspense because the movie hero was in danger. Now it's afraid he's going to sing.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

There's one way to stop short selling. You can make the butcher take his thumb off.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

Russia's example is dangerous. Why, the shooting of crooked offi- cials might bankrupt our life in- surance companies.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

The Herald is sale daily in New York at Hotaling's Newsstand, Times Square; Schultz's Newsstand Entranc e Grand Central, 4end Street.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

Americanism:> Feeling capable Of licking inc world; wondering dis mally how to keep bear raiders from making property worthless.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
Facts qndFancies
By Robert Cullen

By Robert Cullen
 Airplanes may be dangerous. but they don't saddle us with a bond issue to speed up their homicide rate.
 Short history of man: Spends half his life getting property; spends the other half sweating to keep the rust off.
 Suicide seems so silly and prema- ture. Why not wait until counties and cities also levy an income tax?
 Yet how ricn any other country would feel if it had 40 million peo- pie earning such wages.
 Note 10 South America: If you must fight. stay in the open where you can shake the cootics loose and run.
 A noted physician says machines can't make you thin. He hasn't seen the machine that cuts ham for drugstore sandwiches.
 The oxygen Americans breathe in winter should be mild. It's toasted, tCo.
 How the world progresses. It no lcnger falls for any kind of fake 0" fclly unless it is called scientific.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

Valuable contact: Something q bond salesman makes when he doesn't sell a darned thing all day.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

If old dad seems unCommorly dis ttessed, it may be the result of all this talk about harnessing the atom.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

The prisoners life isn't all dreary. He gets a big thrill when the next cell is occupied by the judge who sent him there.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

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