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New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
COOLER WEATHER HAS ITS
 POINTS

Thousands, if not millions, of American citizens this year note the approach of cooler weather. If not cold weather, with misgivings. II
 may be a hard winter in many
 respects.
 But it will have its points. Nothing will stop the wave of infantile paralysis such as has been noted in various states, including Connecticut, like cold weather. That, according to medical authorities. is all that is needed to eliminate the danger. For some reason infantiie paraly- sis spreads most rapidly during the early fall. when Indian summer"
 begins in the New England states, There have been ten cases week for the past three weeks in Connecticut this year, and much turmoil in Mid dletown. where the disease struck heavily. and points of contact in various other towns.
 Several weeks ago the state board of health announced it would be all over when cooler weather arrives.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Oct. 21.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair, continued cold tonight and Wednes- day; heavy frost tonight except light at Nantucket; moderate to fresh west and northwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair, continued cold tonight, with heavy frost; Wednesday fair; mod crate to fresh west and northwest winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vii cinity: Fair tonight and Wednes- day; not much change in tempera- ture.
 Conditions: High pressure covers the entire country except Arizona and extreme southern Florida. Snow was reported from the Lake region and rain from the southern plains states. Frosts occurred in the middle Atlantic and New England states. Temperatures were slightly lower in northeastern districts.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather and not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
4 WORD FOR LANDLORDS

Many a landlord In these days is a philanthropist.
 There are homes in New Britain. as in every other city. which are rented but the rent isn't being paid.
 Some landlords may be hard hearted; out large number of them are giving evidence to the contrary
 They prefer tenants to pay their rent. But one does not see or hear of many landlords throwing families and their furniture into the gutter
 Some rents in this town have not been paid for months.
 New Britain is not different from other cities. The same holds true even in New York, richest city in the Uorld,' etc.
 Many landlords have concluded they cannot gain anything by being harsh during the Hoover prosperity depression. If they evict it may merely mean an empty tenement the remainder of the winter. Besides. most tenants in arrears will likely
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
THE FRENCH FORTS

Along 200 miles of the French frontiers vast forts are being con- structed, modern in design and mostly subterranean. They extend from Belgium to the Mediterranean.
 They begin ten miles from the boundaries and are designed not to be noticeable to the eye. They fit in with the landscapes. When complet- ed, within few more years. they will provide underground communi- cation for all the paraphernalia of war.
 Ostensibly, these forts are to dis courage another invasion by the Germans; but they also are meant to keep out the Italians The forts along the southern boundary oppo- site Italy are just as we'll looked aft CT as those in the north.
 In spite of the League of Nations, the Kellogg anti-war pact. and the Locarno treaties, France proceeds as if they did not exist. And if the un- protected boundary between the United States and Canada is known to exist, no attention is paid to its | accomplishment of more than a l century of peace.
 At this moment the Germans are i in no mood to test the forts. The Italians, however, with Mussolin1 at their head, must look upon them with mixed feelings" The French and Italians, it is remembered. do not agree on naval policies to any extent, the present understanding not being meant for permanency. The French fort system is one way to anticipate the future. But ex- perience in the past has teen that forts sometimes are disappointing. The mental attitude in France at the present moment is emotional in the extreme. A we'll organized at tempt is being made to oust Aris- tide Briand. who. peculiarly enough, is blamed for the large gains made by the Hitlerites in Germany at the recent election
 Where the emotions are allowed 10 reign supreme, peace pacts naturally are not regarded as important as forts.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
CITY'S BUYING CAMPAIGN
 DEPLETES STORE STOCKS
Muskegon, AHch., Merchants Urge Other Places to Use Same Means
 of Ending Buyers Strike"

Muskegon, Mich. Oct. 21 (UP)- The drive by Muskegon clubmen to end, the buyers strike" and bring about a return of prosperity through a "spend a million a week" cam paign was so successful that mer- chants today urged adoption of similar drives in other cities.
 Incomplete reports from represen- tatiye business houses disclosed that business increased several times during the campaign week, that stocks were depleted. old bills paid hundreds of thousands of dollars of idle money put into circulation, and the way cleared for the business men to aid manufacturers by pur- chasing new goods.
 During the campaign, which was started by President L. H. Rietdyk of the Kiwanis club, 300 members 0: seven clubs pledged themselves to spend $100 each. They also suc- ceeded in getting many other men to spend like amounts.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

universe.
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 A fat lady leaning out fourth story window far over on East 39th street was rattling away in Italian to a young girl on the sidewalk be- low. The girl slowly twisting a toe in the asphalt finally glanced up, delivered laconic 70. K. Nal" and slowly shuffled away. New York!
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 Charles B. Driscoll has so fre- quently flushed red asking New Workers about their wives, only to learn they have been divorced. Now he beams: ~ How are the folks?"
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 Just last week I called up a gen. tleman to ask him and his wife to dinner. "She is in Reno," he said. And all I could think up to say was: T hope she has good time"
 Copyright. 1890, McNaught
 Syndicate, Jnc.)
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

today for Illinois where he will play with the Danville team during the coming season. Mrs. Jean accom- panied him.
 The cost to the town last year for care Of the poor was sS.340.
 It was stated today that the pro- posed sale of the railroad block and the Stanley building had fallen through.
 Mayor Bassett entertained a large number of visiting mayors yester- day. The heavy rain interfered with his plans for parade.
 The Wentworth club will hold a farmers smoker Thursday evening. The members will dress for the oc- casion in hayseed clothes.
 The town has brought suit against the New Haven railroad for operat- ing the dangerous third rail system which has caused many untimely deaths.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

One drink makes a motor driver & potential slayer" shouted a dry leader to an audience in Massachu- sets. Far be 1t from us to advocate & motor driver taking even one drink; but we cannot help observing , that If the dry leaders thesis is cor rect autoing in Canada must be ter rible: not to mention the dangers in European countries. It happens, though, that the U. S.. with prohibi- ton, has far higher accident ratio than any other country.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

board, sfter devoting time, effort and study to street needs, ought to be in a better position to know the needs of the city as a whole.
 The suggestions made by the five members have been referred to the works board for consideration, that is sufficient. If the suggestions are good the works board will be able to comprehend them; If they are found below par the board is justified in proceeding as 1t sees fit.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
HOW NEW TARIFF RATES
 ARE WORKING


 Congress that nobody can thorough ly understand such 8 complicated document as an American tariff. Every schedule is involved in high pressure accounting by industrial concerns who usually can show, or paper, that much higher rates are necessary if they are to survive. When a new tariff law is under con- sideration during a Republican ad- ministration, the attitude of a ma jority in Congress is better be safe than sorry" So the Hawley- Shoot law came to be passed.
 Now it is discovered that it is yet too early to tell if the higher rates of the Hawley- Shoot act will increase tariff collections relative to the total merchandise imported. or will act as an embargo against mer- chandise on which the rates were substantially increased"
 It Ifs too early to tell" etc.; but tariff collections during the first three months of the law-since July, the beginning of the fiscal year were only ss4,ss7,162, compared with s161,1S3.2s3 during the same months of 1880 under the old law.
 That can be explained by lower values of foreign commodities, which averaged about ten per cent less than last year, and might also be partly explained by the fact that im- porters brought in much dutiable merchandise before the higher rates went into effect on June IS. BnutShere is another point, to wit:
 If commodity prices continue to fall in other countries"-says a Washington investigator-"that fact would tend to lower forthcoming ad valorem tariff collections" Then, if things continue as they are going, Icollections for the year would amount to about 3S0,0O0, 900. as against S5S7,0o0,OOO in 1s2s-so. This | would amount to decrease of s2o700o,o00 in the Governments s revenues"
 If it was the aim of the tariff framers to decrease importations to as low point as possible, the like lihood 1 success. It cannot be de- nied, however, that the Government will lose a pretty penny in revenues through the process. This aim was desired, presumably, to enhance the possibilities of selling American goods in the home market. and incidentally to steep up their cost to consumers.
 These two efforts have failed. The new higher tariff has not automatic l ally increased and intensified Ameri- | can prosperity, as had been promis- ed; indeed. under 1t so far there has been a continuation of the Hoover prosperity we all are complaining about.
 We were told, without equivoca- tion or mental reservations, that if foreign goods were kept out business would be better So far, matters have been disappointing. Or perhaps the tariff is not the wonder worker it has been cracked up to be.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

Nobody need be surprised to dis cover that the era of political pre- dictions has arrived, to last until that sad Tuesday in November when somebody is certain to be disappoint- , ed and will swear he will never pre- dict again.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
power from the power sites.

power from the power sites.
 Power conditions in the state be- ing what they are, one can easily put one and two together and come to 8 fair conclusion.
 The state has been running up litigation costs which in the last analysis are for the benefit of the owners of power sites as well as for the state as a whole, if the latter can be imagined.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
Second Flood Inundates
 Pachuca. Mexican Town

Mexico City, Oct. -21 P-Excelsior dispatches from Pachuca, Hidalgo, today said that rain, falling almost constantly since last Saturday night had caused the river Avenidas to overflow and inundate, the city for the second time within a fortnight. Water was far above the street level and flooded many houses.
 No casualties were reported but in similar inundation early this month three persons lost their lives and there was considerable property damage.
 The diameter of Jupiter is about s6,5O0 miles and the surface area is about 23,506,236,6O0 square miles.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

It Is lucky that the city charter can be amended easier than the U. 5. Constitution. It would be a bad time for civic hindsight if our charter were fixed as rigidly as the noble experiment, for instance.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
$ Fears Ago Today

New Britain high has won the Trinity football cup for two years in succession. Plans have been com pleted for the playoff series for this season. The locals will meet Bridge port in the first battle.
 Fred Jean, local polo player, left
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

President Hoover is going in for unemployment relief. And here's '. hoping it will be more of a success than the Hoover brand of farm re. lief.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

If that strange October blizzard" in western New York state had struck New England there would : have been a myriad of acrid remarks r
 about our strange climate.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

No clues to hit and run driver," remarked the headline. But if he T has conscience it is going to trouble him for the remainder Of his days.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

The more we see of Congress, the better we understand why the Fath- CTS put their trust in Providence.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
Member Audit Bureau of circuI.tI

"ek 0uuis D1TsAd o1 CifculoSlSn ssThe A. B. c. is & national organization swhich furnishes newspapers and adver- sttisers with strictly honest anslysis of acircu,stion. Our circulation statistics are ttbssed upon this audit. This inslres pro- 'ttectton against fraud In newspaper dis -'tribution figures to both national and
 local advertiser.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

The Herald is on sale daily in New York at He.alinE's Newsstand, Times souare; Schultz's Newsstand. Entrance Grand Central, 42nd Street
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

The Farm Board is composed of big business men. Mere farmers couldn't lose money in such big chunks. ~-i '--
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

But if good stocks are selling at half their worth, why are wise bankers looking in vain for place to invest their money?
 Most great men come from small towns, perhaps, but you can't tell whether it's because of ambition or gossip.
 We shall not expect the millen- nium until we see bronze statue honoring a man who merely attend eC to his own business.
 He isn't vagrant. however, if he makes money from rum-running while sitting in a bank. A Government established by revolution is wicked unless Amer ican business needs some favors from it.
 Don't worry. It will take only so lcng to finish paying for the things bought in good times. Americanism: Hating the ancient practice of jailing men for debt; looking on indifferently while men are jailed because they can't pay alimony. If all gall is divided into three parts, what becomes of the two lit tie pieces left by hitch -hikers?
 You can't tell whether Prohibition has corrupted officials or just pro- vided a way to exercise their nat ural talents.
 Boston will choose a Miss Ter centenary. You needn't trouble to look it up. The ordinary low-brow Is good looker.' A tourist Is much like other peo. pie except for his belief that a pea ! nut butter sandwich is a meal. As last desperate effort to encourage buying, manufacturers might outfit the Joneses in each | community.
 Football dope won't thrill us much until we have time to forget which experts picked the Yankees and White Sox. i The Russian who accepts low wages cheerfully because he owns the factory should be equally cheer. full in jail. He also owns 1t.
 Brisbane says America. has toe much of everything. Let the clas. remain seated while he points out \ the surplus of honest men. ! Correct this sentence: Bill i! rich and Bob poor" said she, "but like Bob little better, so IT marry him."
 Copyright, 1880, Publishers Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

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New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

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New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

But if good stocks are selling at half their worth, why are wise bankers looking in vain for place t3 invest their money?
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21
Facts and Fancies

By Robert Quillen The hard part will be to unify the united hates of Europe.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

Most great men come from small towns, perhaps, but you can't tell whether it's because of ambition or gossip.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

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New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

You can get an answer to any question Of fact or information by writing 10 the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau, l322 New York avenue. Washing. ton. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be under. taken. All other questions will re. ceive . personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let. ters are Editor.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

We shall not expect the millen- nium until we see bronze statue honoring a man who merely attend eC to his own business.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

He isn't a vagrant. however, if he makes money from rum-runnlng while sitting in a bank.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-21

A Government established by revolution is wicked unless Amer. ican business needs some favors from it.
La gaceta., 1930-12-10

Ell hombre que asi hablaba
era de alta estatura, palido,
bastante moreno, de aspecto
distinguido Y vestido con seve-
ra elegancia.
Sus facciones, de mediana
belleza, ofrecian senaladas
marcas de fatiga. AIgunas a
rrugas empezaban a formar-
Sc en- ell angulo externo de Sus
parpados.
Sus cahellos espesos natu-
ralmente rizados, de color de
cobre rojo, contrastaban bas-
tante con las tintas azuladas
de su barba perfectamente a.
feitada.
No usaba bigote, sino patti
Has lei mismo color que los
cabellos,
La gaceta., 1930-12-10

garganta, y gruesas lagrimas Sc
deslizaron por sus meiillas.
@Calmaos, caballero-diio ell
de instruction con benevo-
10 acento.-No teneis necesidad
de indulgencia, y vuestro dolor
os favoyece. Esperar6 algunos
minutes antes de dirigiros al
gunas pregumtas, y iojala que
vuestras respuestas puedan dar-
nos la luz que nos es ~necesaria!
-iAy!-balbuci6 ell cajero
hacienda un movimiento con
la cabeza.-nada Sc. La fatal
noticia me ha cogijo de impro
viso, y me ha herido como ell
rayo. Podeis preguntarme, Sc
nor, os 10 ruego... Por honda
que sea mi pena, tendre fuer-
zas para contestaros. e
La gaceta., 1930-12-10
LAS APUESTAS ESTAN A
FAVOR DE CHOCOLATE

New York, Die. lebanon
Runyon dice: Battling Batta-
limo, ell pequeno italiano de Hart
ford, que ostenta ell titulo de
campe6n mundial de peso de plu
ma, ha alcanzado seria conside-
racion por parte de los gusanos
del ring.
Battalino, que vendra de su
estado en- companfa de un CRU
pc de sus conciudadanos, es APP
to para entrar en- Ell ring, en-
ell Madison Square Garden, ell
viernes, contra Kid Chocolate,
de Cuba, en- igualdad de condi-
clones por 10 que respecta a las
apuestas.
A 10 largo de la avenida Co
mercial las apuestas, con Choco-
late de favorito, Sc abrieron de
8 a 5. Hoy han bajado de 6 a 5,
debido este principalmente al
La gaceta., 1930-12-10

10 por una considerable suma,
siendo ell interes por Battalino
la causa principal del Gambia.
Cuando Battalino primero ga
no ell tftulo, en- Is rounds contra
Andre Routis, sus ayudantes
~francamente admiten que Bat
parece listo a defender su titu-
10 contra la mas aguda oposi-
ci6n. Ellos no querian traerlo a
poletar a New York, asi que los
criticos locales decidieron que
6l era 10 que Sc llama I'm cam
pe6n de queso".
Y c~ualquier campe6n que
refuse defenderlo contra cual-
quiera, en- otro lugar. Battalino
sostuvo un n1mero de batallas
en- las cuales ell exceso de pes1
no afectaba al tftulo.
FL no es I'm boxeador de fan
tasia, aunque puede superar a
Chocolate en- los primeros round
por una distancia com ode aqui
a Honolulu.
Demostrara ell cubano su me
.jor forma contra Battalino y
mientras permanezca fresco.
Los Is rounds puede ser 10 que
Bat necesita para establecer su
derecho a una lucha por ell THU
10.
Ell cubano debera ganar por
"nocao'', pero debe ser en- los
prireros asaltos.
Tiene Ell italiano complete
confianza en- ST mismo y crec
La gaceta., 1930-12-10

Como de c~ostumbre, en-
ire cuatro y media y cinco me-
nos cuarto.
-GQu6 cantidad teniais en-
GAIA?
Para poderlo decir exac-
tamente tengo que consular
mis- apunteS.
-Hacedlo.
Federico Muller sac6 de su
bolsillo una reducida cartera.
cuyas paginas estaban llenas
de ndmeros.
-Seiscientos noventa mil
francos-dijo, despu6s de ha-
Der mirajo a la Ultima de las
paginas llenas de cifras.
= Como descompondrfais
esa cantidad, o, para pr%ecisar
mejor mis- preguntas, en- que
La gaceta., 1930-12-10
HOY LLEGARA JIMMY
WATTS


Todavia no ha llegado Jimmy
Watts, Ell pequeno gladiator de
peso de pluma, que ell viernes Sc
batira en- ell cuadrilatero de los
artilleros con Chino Alvarez, ei
j6ven de West Tampa.
La direction de Jimmy no pu-
do presentar a este, como habia
ofrecido, en- ell dia de aver, pero
mand6 su "ejecutoria", un rela-
to de las hazanas de los ultimos
meses en- Connecticut y Califor~
MIA.
En- % combates, Watts alcan-
70 10 ~victorias y tres derrotas.
Una de las derrotas de Jimmy
fue a manos de Tony Leto, de
West Tampa, hermano de Joe
Leto.
Watts trio a Tommy por ell
conteo de nueve, pero Sc levanto
La gaceta., 1930-12-10

lorna Sc encontraba en- la ca
ia?
-Cuatrocientos cuarenta v
Cnco mil frances en- billetes.
doce nil en- orc, ocho mil en-
plata y varios tituos por va
Tor de doscientos cincuenta Y
eineo mil pr6ximamente.
- os bi'lates de Banco ' 81
ORC hacen IN total de cuatro-
elentos cincuenta y siete mil
1faneos' que han sido substrai-
COS. Este robo, 5pone a Ia %.
en- Ell peligro de hacer ma
suspension de pages?
En- modo alguno!... Te-
nenos en- Ell Banco mas de dos
mlllones." Sc pueden retirar
euando Sc desee,
La gaceta., 1930-12-10

hecho de que los de Connect
crrt comenzaron a invertir en-
favor de Battalino

hecho de que los de Connect
clrt comenzaron a invertir en-
favor de Battalino.
La venta adelantada de tt
ckets indica que varios miles de
c~iudadanos de csc estado esta-
ran presentes junto al ring,
la mas grande delegation que
otro estado ha enviado a New
York para apoyar a su hijo ia
vorito, como Boston Sc agrupa-
ba detras de Edward James Ma
loney cuando el Sc enfrent6 con
Jack Delaney.
La batalla entire Battalino y
Chocolate es para beneficio del
famoso fondo de Navidad, y es
la segusda batalla por ell cam
peonato mundial verificada pa
ra un fondo particular. Fue la
primera entire Johnny Dundee y
Jack Berstein por ell tftulo de
100 libras, en- ell Garden, Y mas
de 10000 personals.
Sc ha desarroilado la pelea
Battalino- Chocolate en- una gran
attraction, aunque al concertarse
ell match Sc suponia que no pro-
duciria mas de $4,000.
Las indicaciones son de que los
ingresos excederan a csc calcu-
La gaceta., 1930-12-10

-GSois cajero en- la casa
comercial establecida por ell
senior baron de Worms?
ST, senior.
= BESIDE cuando?
-Desde hace cinco amos;
pero hace siete que estoy en-
pleado en- la casa. Me reco-
mend6 al baron su correspon-
sal de Berlin. Hasta esa epo-
ca he residido en- A~lemania,
mi pals natal.
-iQue sueldo teneis sena-
lado?
-Diez y ocho mil frances.
-5Cuando visteis al senior
baron la Ultima vez?
A las doce de aver tarde.
IA que bora abandonas-
tets vuestro puesto?
La gaceta., 1930-12-10

Su aspecto, en- fin, era ell de
un hombre de mundo tanto CO.
de cajero.
-Comenzaremos, va que
estais suficientemente repues-
ell magistrado.-IC6
os llamais?
Federico Muller.
-lEdad?
-Cuarenta Y cuatro amos.
-jD6nde n~acisteis?
En- Mannheim.
-jSois prusiano?
Isl, senior.
GNaturalizado frances?
No, senior.
-iD6nde wis?
Avenida de Neuilly, 90.
-jEstais casado?
No, senior.