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New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
THE AIRPLANE PROSPECTOR

To the average reader the story of how the wreckage of an airplane was found in the Wilds of the Yukon, probably holding the secret of the fate of Captain E. J. A, Burke and two companions, was merely an- other airplane accident.
 To those a little on in years the story was different. For the three mon supposed to have met death in this manner were prospcCtors, and old timers remember when prospect ors tra>cIed on foot and were re- gardcd as among tho most hardy adventurers of their epochs.
 No calling has been changed more radically than that of prospecting. It is their business to seek minerals in hitherto uneAplored regions, and the history of the country's conquest ot the west is inextricably bound up with their trips into the region of the unknown.
 We read continually, however, that prospectors in alrplanes arc go- ing hither and yon in the Canadian Northwest and Tn Alaska. covering hundreds Of miles in a day and only aHghting when they peer down upon terrain which our knowledge of things mineral indicate would be rich in what is being sought, Then they do their walhins-from the airpane base,
 Airplane prospecting doesn't give us the thrill of the old type. In memory . prospector will remain rough-loohing individual who sets out with as much as he and his as sistants can carry, including guns and ammunition, and then forget tlng the remainder of the world for q year or more. Memory will have 1t that sometimes they discovered gold but more often returned 10 civiliza- ton with little enough to show for their trip. These airp1ane prospect ors. 10 our way Of thinking, travel too quickly. and being merely a lay man NC cannot understand how thelr examination or the ground can he cry thorough,
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
ONE LONE BANDIT LI>>

It is q pleasure to 0rlte q pitce about bandit who met his dese4ts.
 One Of the signs of the times 1s that there arc 100 many bandits and 100 many racheteers fail 10 get their deserts. leading some commentators to declare that in this respect the United States IS not entirely civilized. But then give IS time; the first tpo decades Of effort against inc crime wave may be the hardest
 The bandit ~ho got his deserts roamcd the pains and valleys Of Mexico. which is far away; but HaIdomero Ma arro gained interna- uonsl recognition some time ago by attempting 70 hidnap mhassador Dwight W. Morrow and nearly suc- ceedlng. Had 1t not been for the fact that Mexican Federalistas came along T time and shot up the neigh borhood where Navarro vas trying 10 do his bit the bandit probably would have succeeded in forcing his personal acquaintance upon our dis tjn-ujshed citizen. At that time Navarro got away, as usual!
 After 17 years of bandlting in Mexico, this unworthy human finally got caught and was unceremoniously executed while en route 10 a place where he was to be tried The whole thing was typically Mexican. the re- mort being made that he vas shot and killed while attempting to es- cape" In Mexico such statement covers a lot of ground but the Nic- tim no more ground than usual
 What 1t is worth while emphasiz- ing in ,his connection is that banditry in Mexico is getting to be an unpopular sport. one froWned town upon by all classes Of society, In the days of Villa it looked like the chief national industry; but countries. like individuals, change their complexion. Today Mexico IS inviting tourists from the United States and promises them good time according t> thei-' lights. Som good motor roads exist and the railroads run some fancy tran S. Naturally the tourist industry cah- not be made 10 prosper with bandits mussing things up. AS things stafd now, it is already much safer almost anywhere in Mexico than they are
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
25 Tears Ago Todqy

The independent coal d ui1rs ef the city are offering coal d. bargain prices in order 10 secure customers.
 Berlin authorities have started | campaign against motorists who are burning up the roads with speed.
 The high school football follow CTS are now convinced that Nelq Haven has the better team and de- serves the state championship.
 A boy threw an umbrella across the wires at Shuttle Meadow lake causing q short circuit and consider able damage, An investigation is being held,
 The T. A. F, drum corps reccip- cd second platc in the fancy drill ing contest held yesterday in Springfield. The locals scored Sa out Of a possible 19o points.
 The Union Laundry corporal tiI has installed one ot the new steau shirt presses.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
EnJ ( ALTON VIA THE
 SAXOPHoNE.

Authentic information that the saAophone industry has experienced q slump due to fewer colleglans at tempting 10 initiate Rudy Nallee must be accepted with caution. It may ne merely 3 concomitant Of the business slump, and after the steel industry forces up the price of steel the copper industry gets more for copper, and the other industries stabilize lhoIr prices where they can look forward without feeling bad, the saxophonc industry may likewise pick un.
 This idea that collegians are abandoning the saxophone in favor Of the accordion IS also to be taken with 2 bushei Of salt Far be 1t from US to look with displcasure upon the keyboard eccordions. After all, they may have uses We simply have not yet decided which looks worse, a youth sucking sa1ophone or one wrestling wlth an accorlon. Just to make the music stores feel good. however, VIC hope they sell plenty Of both regardless oc @hat happens after that
 The saHophone has served many young man the useful purpose Of enabling him 10 toot himself through college, and in addition, permitting him 10 earn money ever afternard. Something is 10 he said in favor Of anything which can Dc made the basis of such an accomplishment Rather than burden. such Q con- traptlon is an asst. So long as there is an irsIstent demand for sa1o- phone m1si- n the dance bands there "Ill be 3 demand for saao- phone players. somqonc computed that there arc S-726.64cS9f saAo- phone pfas CTS 3a tho universe, at least half of vhom are members Of dance bands. good and bad That naturally accounts for the supremacy of the um-pah music over the radio
 So long as it is sight easier for talented youth to shake down money by playing saXophone-in- stead of shaking down papa-so long 1,il there be 3 demand for saxophoncs, r. it isn't musical ln- strument it at least is money making machine, Any man not hap pcning to be rich, and having four sons eager 10 go to college, could be forgiven by any Scotchman if he en- couraged all four 10 play the saAo- phone and thus earn their WHY through the institutions, like Rudy Nallee did. It's quite racket, and let the pest saxophoners or accor- dioners win the laurels.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
Observations On The Weather

Washington. No>. e6,-Forecast for Southern New England Fair and slightly colder tonight and Thursday.
 Forecast for Eastern New York:
 Generally fair and colder in eX- tremc south and mostly cloudy and colder with probably occasional snow 1lurries in north and central portions tonight and Thursday; Strong northwest winds, probably of gale force at times.
 Conditions: we'll defined area of low pressure is passing out the St. Lawrence valley. Unsettled weather with light snow prevails this morning in the lake region. Temperatures below zero were re- ported from Minnesota and Mani-
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
COMMUNICATED
Married Women On the Job All
 Right


 Dear Editor
 There has been a lot ot talk iat ,- iy about married women having johs
 1T q man needs a steno5rapher or boohkoepcr. lie wants somebody who can keep books efficiently anI accurately. If he finds this para gon in a married woman, patiently helping 10 keep the wolf from the main entrance of the family domi- clle, why should he be such nut as 10 fire her because she has q husband, and replace her with somebody who doesn't know the var is over, just because the latter IS an unattractiy old maid?
 I didn't say all single girls who are working arc old maids. Neithl f did l say that old maids are objec- rjonablc in business. I Say that if d woman fills the bill, delivers the ceryicc for which she IS paid, and does not permit the fact that she is married to interfere in any man. ner with her job, then it's nobody s business whether she is married or not
 Let those who would like 10 dis turb the efficiency ot the school de- partmcnt or other municipal offices find a better reason than plain fault finding.
 They wouldn't refuse 10 buy mer- Chandisc in q store because they didn't like the kind Of soup tho clerk ate at home. Then why ask whether or not . girl is married, If she does what she IS getting paid for
 If she does not deliver the good~. that's another matter. Certainly thu school room or the business office IS no place for the c,pcctant mothef: neither is it the place for one who's household cares arc such that sh4 cant keep her mind on her work. But how about woman who has no household cares? How about q woman who has spent years Of time and savings to qualify for 4 certain type of job and fills that job 10 the satisfaction of her employ CTS" Suppose she is married, but has no children. Should she sit home and t0iddle her thumbs while q person Of mediocre ability takes pubic money for poorer service?
 How about the woman who IS helping pay for q home? Should she quit her job. because she is narrie1 or should shc help buy home for man first. so as 10 satisfy the su- per-critics, and then marry hIm - or somebody cl@c"
 How about thr "Ife with sick husband How about the wife who IS trying 70 help the family out of deht? Maybe it would be better for her 10 throw up her job, and let the Sroceryman support the family.
 Some people fire girls phen they get married, More humanity and less cold bloodcd system is what is needed in business
 PLAIN TALK"
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

1 campaigns in half q dozen states in volNcd the capers ot electric power interests and in all of them the re- turns gave unmistakable evidence that majority Of the people were tired of the prctensions of the pow . CT magnates. Connecticut was one of the states where q Democrat oppos- ed 10 mixing power with politics was elected governor.
 The outlook for Muscle Shoals IS that the great power plant is likely 10 he operated by the government regardless Of the opposition of the administration. The administration private ownership and operation forces have been unable to put over their plans in congresses that could have been expected 10 favor such a termination: tho effort 10 swing Muscle Shoals to prlvate ownership having failed f IS most unlikely that it can succeed in the future, Nothing Is likely to be accomplished in this respect at the short lame duck session. and after March 4 the public ownership advocates are cer- tam 10 have 3 definite upper hand m Congress; enough so, possibly, to pass their kind Of bill over rhc cto Of the President
 Opposition 10 government opera ion heretofore rested in the House. the scnale having repeatedly ap- ! proved government operation Con- gressman Shells reversal IS certain 10 have a considerable effect in the lower body
 Millions oe the peoples mon,y have gone into the construction of the Muscle Shoals plant. II is fortu- nate that tho previous endeayors to hand over this great plant to private interests have failed. l. should be an experiment station for tho gov ernment where mparisons can be made with private operation of power plants, Without such gov ernment operated plant comparisons are difficult If the private operators ot power plants are certain they are correct m their claims that they are more "cfficicnt' than publicly oper- arcd plants they should ha, nothing 10 fear from Muscle Shoals being operated by the government But their very ~aEerness 10 prevent the comparison from being made pos sIble must indicate they are not certain their claims are correct. The experiment. ulll be worth while.
 As vas stated in a Washington dispatch to this ne1 spaper yesterday the power issue IS certain 10 become one of the outstanding public ques- lions os the near futurs,
 One Of the cases cited "as the in- junction suIt brought by 3 power . company against the Federal Power commission against reducing its in- ,estment figures from si19oo0oo 10 s4.0o0.ooo. The commission found that tho latter figure vas more in consonance with the facts. while the company wishes 0 charge Consum- . CTS on the higher investment This brings the subject down 10 consider atlon of Vatercd stock in the power industry. Of which. according 10 all reports. there l. much, One reason why government operation 7t Muscle Shoals ls disuked by the power interests undoubtedly is due Q the fact that the goN ernment would have no Vatcrcd stocks out standing. and 70 boot prooablE would sell Inc ponCr at cosr.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
MUSCLE SHOALS AS 1E>l pE GOVERNMENT CON kDi.

According to Chairman SneTI or The House rules committee. tn" country seems to favor government ownership and operation of Muscles Shoals and in view of this apparent ,,.ho;ce the chairman of this powerful committee announces he will sup mort government operation Of the plant. thus reversing his forhtsr position.
 This rcyeraal is an important ait ermath of the election returns. The
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
AMANULLAH MAY
 RETURN ID THRONE
Afghanistan King, Now in Exile,
 May Resume Rule

London, Nov. 26 (Pt-A movement 10 restore former King Amunallah 10 the throne of Afghanistan was re- ported in a Peshawar dispatch 70 the Daily Herald yesterday.
 The SuIciman khels. 8 pow orfIl trading tribe. were stated 10 have turned against King Nadlr and 10 be ready 10 fight his armies if any are sent trom kabul
 Dcsertion of the Suleiman khels was the immediate cause of Aman- ullah's flight from Afghanistan last year. At that time Bacha Sakao, the Waterboy Of the north" organ izcd q revolt against AmanuIlah and drove him from Afehanistan. Na- dir Khan, powerful figure in Am anulah's old government. took the field against B2cha Sakao con- quercd him and finally executed him. Since them Amanullah has been living in exile in Italy.
 Al a recent Jjrgha or tribal con- ference. called at Gardcz by the Afghan government, the trlbesmcn were said 10 have stated they had written Amanullah asking him 10 IT, turn and assuring him Of their CO., operation.
 FOR BEST RESULTS USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
POOR PREACHER

London-Being q minister isn't very .remunerative. About the only pay Rev, Thomas Smith Cogswell formerly vicar of Cringleford. Nor wien for 26 years had was in thanks. He died recently and in his will wrote the following: What prop erty I die possessed Of is the resi- due Of my inheritance. as the church has reyer provided me with 8 living wage"
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
QUES7ION AND ANJHER 5ERIES Do You KNOW CONNECTICUT? Compiled D, THE CONNECTICUT cHA1BER or oonnERcE Inc
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 There originally colonies
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New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
O.O.McInfyre

people ache for Frank Merriwell literature again. At least it didn't give you the ipsillipilus.
 In the dining room of a Cincin- natl boarding house years ago a fellow diner was a self -effacing and singularly courteous gentleman-the last person one would imagine in- tcrested in boxing, horse racing and other sports. Yet it was Frank J. Bruen, who became for time man. ager of Madison Square Garden and is the man many believe will suc- Cccd in the place held by Tex Rick ard in promoting big sporting events.
 The painted checks and mascara dripping cyelashes of a 34th st. de- partment store floorwalkcr at 1l;45 a. m. were too much. At 1:39 q. m. l still cannot remember what l wanted to ask him.
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New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

Congressman Schuyler Merritt Of Connecueut, faced with his last term n Congress unless he is reelected at some future date, ls inclined 10 talk more frank than formerly. The good congressman says the politl-al situation js so tangled that he wouldn't bc surprised 10 sec new parties tormcd. ha$Ing particular reference 10 the dry forces. He IS rust one more who IS seeing the rgndv rlting on the wall
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

Some LasudIous individuals pro- teas such 2 refined taste that they V ant newly slaughtered turkeys for Thanhegi>3nz. not the cold storage ,arict, Gold storago vas invented CT q purpose, hove> CT, and ii seems 70 us that lis efficiency a. no time is more put to test than in prcpara- ion for Thanks sgt,Ing, The facts are, without storagc facilities for turkeys slain lons before the holiday, only minority would taste the bird on
 ne day
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
ANCIENT TIME PLAN

hicago-E,Vidence that the dol lar down and dollar month" payment plan was in force during the ancient days of Egypt has been found in a collection of examples of Egyptian writing on exhibition at Field Museum of Natural History here. The writings include re- ccipt for 8 series of payments made by man named Pedikhonsu in the year 70 of some Ptolemaic or Roman ruler Of Egypt.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

srrlo.s are ncAg improved, giyDrg -' oril to many men. Something sIso ould be done 0 put Up more street ~tgns. There are portions oC the city where street signs are strictly ii the minority making 1- dEtcut for strangers 10 md houses 10 which hey may 9o gong Tins. 100. would give employment to a certain num- her of men and considering the nature of the results ob1aIns ble, you'd h. money well spent
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

@ It it possible to sec the "old moon" in the morning and the new moon" in the evening of the same day?
 A. New moon IS at the time of conJuHClion Of the sun and moon, and since tho rate Of separation is not sufficient to move the moon far enough away from the sun in one day. it is impossible 10 see the moon within q day of the time of conJunction. except at the time Of solar eclipse, when the old moon is visible for a few seconds and then the new moon for approximately the same length Of time.
 c. How much money IS in clrCu- lation in the United States?
 A. The amount as of September 50, 195n. was s45o1, 475,577.
 q. When were the first postage stamp. issued in Great Britain. France, Italy and the United States?
 4. The first issue in Great Britain was 1S4o; France. 1S49; and Italy 1882. There were provisional issues by individual postmasters in the United States beginning in 1645. The first general issue by the L. S. government was in 1S47.
 Q. When was "AleXandcr's Rag time Band" published?
 4. In 1912.
 Q. Is Temple Bailey the author, married"
 A. She is unmarried.
 c. What IS the value of United States gold dollar dated 1849'
 A. It IS catalogued at s1.5o 10 s?5o,
 Q What is the population Of the United States"
 A. The 196o census enumerated 1oo.7cS.87S.
 Q. How many years have Red Cross Christmas Seals been sold?
 A. They were sold by the Ameri- can Red Cross Association from 1907 10 19do. and since then they haN" been sold by the National Tubcrcu- losis Association.
 c. Has the King Of Italy any unmarried daughters?
 A. His only unmarried daughter now is Princess Maria, born Decem- ber 26, 1914. Princess GioNanna. who recently married Czar Boris III of Bulgaria, was born November 13. 1907.
 Q. Is there q fruit known as the white blackberry
 A. Yes
 Q. What is the population of Ne7 York City9
 X. The 195o census enumerated 6,9319@7.
 Q. How many votes are neces- sary in congress 10 pass 2 bill over the presidents rctoH
 A. A tHo-thirds majority in both houses.
 Q. What were the highest popu lar and electoral votes cast for 3. president nominee?
 A. The highest popular vote was 1s,152,01o cast for President Hard ing in 1920. The highest electoral vote was 444 cast for President Hoover in 1928.
 Q. Who was St. Boniface'
 A. An English monk who carried Christianity into the German forests, and was killed by pagans in Fries land He is known as the Apostle of Germany" He lived from A. D. G8o to 755.
 .. Who is national commander Of the Spanish War Veterans and what is his address?
 A. William l.. Grayson is nation al commander and the headquarters of the organization is 172 Woodward building, Washington. D. C.
 c. When and where was the Tunney- -Heeney fight held?
 A. July 2s, 1928, in New York City.
 c. Which states have the largest and smallest areas? A. The largest state Is Texas, with an area Of 265,896 square miles; Rhode Island, containing 1,24S square miles. is the smallest
 c. What is the rarest postage stamp in the world and what is it's value"
 A. The British Guiana one-ccnt magneta of 1856, of which only one
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

And to kill off time waiting q lIt- tie heat l picked Up one of those fu- turistic books with angular draw ings which began; 'If you can think of space when it was apparently empty you were there" No wonder
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

To warm up my workshlp l closed doors leading into il. For an hour the two dogs have had their noses glued 10 the sill crack, thinking they are missing something beyond. That's how nosey they are.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

On q stretch of Riverside Drive elderly twin brothers come to a cer- tain bench daily at sun down. light pipes and sit in studied contempIa- tion never exchanging 3 word. At the precise minute nightly they walk away together. "Uld duffcrs" com mcnted a corner cop. Odd doubt less in this neck Of the woods be- cause they mind their own busi- ness
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

toha, Freezing temperatures extend is far south as Tennessee.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity far weather with slightly lower temperature.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

Struggling to get ahead of the other fellow makes you unpopular, however; especially in a cafeteria.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

Ths Associated Press is exclusively en- titled to the uss for re-pubIicatio O. all news credited to Y or not otnerw se gredlted n this paper and also local news puo3I sled therein.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

a eNHNit'idi' anu olllS olt bdu udS in Wal. Street 10 make him a bum.
 Thc papers say bagpipos cured q Scotsman Of asthma. And We al- ways thought those things had it themselves.
 The old-fashIoned girl who burn cd wood in the name Of art may have had limitations, but she didn't burn the toast.
 No work fol prisoners Let law Ners refuse 10 defend evil and crim- inals can be kept busy building pcorhouscs for them.
 F'undamcntslsts seem to be d minority There arc ten stores sell ing silk pajamas to one selling out ing nlghtshirts.
 While consolns ourselves. in the typical American way with the thought that others are in a worse fix, let Us remember that Gandhi has no pants.
 Amoricansn; Feeling poor when we spend our money carefully as the rich do; feeling rich when we
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
Member Audit Bureau ut Circulation

Ills A E. '. $ a national organlzauon uEl.h furnishes newspapers and adyer- lsars with l strictly honest analys's Of a-!2ulatIon. Cur circulation statistics are based upon tnjs audit. This 1nsu7es pro- srr}on ae4tnsr fraud in uen sparer d.s- --butio1 figures to both -auonai and d d ad ertlsers.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26
hempet ot the Associated Press

The unty profitable advertising medium n the City. Circulation books and press room always open 10 ad ert se.s.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

in some American cities, especially in Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

IEe HtlEtt 1R ga g G-4y n New 7osS at Hotaunss Newsstand. Iimee .-a4e. S-huitz New sstand. Ertran E r5-an6 Central lind Street
New Britain herald., 1930-11-26

Darn 1t! Now there's no way 10 find out whether the people were mad about Prohibition or hard times.