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New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
CONGRATULATIONS

For years Hartford has lacked what every city Of class takes pride in possessing-a large auditorium. Now Hartford steps to the front with one of the finest auditoriums in New England. It no longer looks to- ward Springfield with envy, nor to New Haven, where the spacious buildings of Yale contribute so much to the cultural values of the city.
 The Horace Bushnell mem oriai hall has been dedicated or is in process of being dedicated and the pride Of Hartford residents is most certainly pard enable. It did not ac- crue to the city as a result of munich pal action. however, but resulted from the generosity of Mrs. Apple ton R. Hillyer, daughter Of Dr. Horace Bushnell, famed clergyman whose name is honored in per petuity by having the great structure bear his name.
 New Britain offers congratula- tions
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
INVESTIGATING ONES SELF

The Watch and Ward Society in Boston, facing much criticism by leading men in the community for it's book censorship activities and for the trapping of a book store clerk into selling q Forbidden book" after repeated requests were made for it by one Of the society's agents is not to start an ''impartial' in vestigation-presumably of itself.
 One need have no doubt that the investigation will be thorough; and that if the society is true to it's own interests the investigation will be a first class whitewashing job.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
Gold Rush Halted by
 Blizzard in Arizona

Kingman, Ariz., Jan. 15 UP)- Gold fever, which attacked scores after three prospectors returned from the Mojave mountains with re- ports of a rich strike, was cooled today by a blizzard.
 While wealth seekers outfitted for q trek into the mountains, 65 miles from here. the blizzard made all travel impossible, except by snow shoes,
 Visions Of q new Eldorado spread after Billy Dunlap, George Fanchnr and F. V. Givens returned from d prospecting trip 10 show samples of ore that were said to have assayei from $50 10 nearly Sl00,000 ton in free gold.
 The men kept their strike secret until mining experts confirmed the value of the find. A rush to the strike sector prob ably will be made as soon as weather conditions permit.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 19so

one of the active Chinese war-lords. he is powerles3 to combat the famine. Indeed, the most recent reports had it that he himself is suffering from low rations.
 When a Chinese child cries for food it does so as vehemently as the child Of any other race. In the Shensi famine the weak have perish cd first; perhaps there are few chill dren left. The stronger peasants have turned into bandits, who seize whatever food can be found.
 At Siam-Fu there are 2,00O chil- dren and 100 old women being kept alive with rations of a pound of mil let a day each. The relief organiza- ton is providing the grain. And tha' is all that can be done or is bcini done for the famine sufferers.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
CORNERSTONE OF HALL LAID

Berlin, Jan. 15 P,-Thc corner stone of the new American Hall' of Heidelberg university for which retiring Ambassador Jacob Goald Schurman collected funds, was laid today.
 Emil Gotschlich, rector of the university, sent a message to Pres ident Won Hindenberg paying tribute to Am bassador Schurman's generous initiative and affirming the univer sity's loyalty to the fatherland.
 The president expressed the hope that the new hall would become an- other successful center of German intellectual endeavor. and in his re- ply paid tribute to Ambassador Schurman and the latter's American friends.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
COMPARING GRAND LISTS

There arc those who maintain that increases or decreases in th@ size of city's grand list are quite accurate baromotcrs Of its economic condition. Although there arc many citizens who arc not property own CTS, all are affected more or less by conditions that affect property own- CTS. In tunes of temporary recess sions Of activity both uon-property owners and property owners feel the pinch in pretty much the same man. ncr.
 Last year, before the grand list was made known, there were fore casts that it would fall below the figures or the year before. Thes" forecasts turned out to hc untrue. the increase being l-i millions Of dollars. This year there were similar forecasts, which were similarly in error, the in raasc being more than s90O,0 Persons active in politics made the erroneous forecasts Of the two years.
 There were increases in dwelling houses, in barns. sheds, garages, etc, in house and building lots, in stores, and no increase in the number of mills and machinery. But there was a decrease Of 2G9 acres in in" item of Hands" indicating that Nc% Britain during tn" year built mp or prepared 10 be built up by that much. The city still has Sio aofo- of land available for suburban d.. vclopmcnls; if the rate ot develop mcnt continues to increase each ycal as 1t did last yoar-Which is by nc means too optimistic an assumption it will only take less then sever more years for all the land in the city 10 be either built up or turned into building lots.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
THE BOSTON MURDER

The shooting of a policeman in Boston by Negro and the speedy capture of man charged with the murder of the officer, has aroused the city to a realization of the crime breeding propensities of it's South End, where the murder oc- cured. This is the part of Boston be- tween the North Station and the harbor. Three out of every four violent deeds occurring in the Hub appear 10 be registered to the dis credit of the South End.
 The Negro problem in Boston however, is virtually on-eXistent In no city has there been greater re- gard shown 10 the black race than in Boston, which means that fair treatment has been general On the Common is q famous bronze depict. ing Negro soldiers assisting the North in the Civil War.
 The Negro was wanted for partlcl patton in the robbery of a store
 where sl,oOO was stolen. His al | legged partner in crime committed
 suicide in cell following his ar
 rest; now the other is charged witt murdering a brave policeman, th' | father of four children, and in du' 1 time the widow expects another. l 1 is little wonder that Boston l
 aroused.
 What is needed in the city is
 better surveillance, or cleanup, 0 l the South End. No city has sec l ton that harbors more criminals t 1 the square block. although plenty o i honest people. of course, throug
 force of circumstances live in til | district.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
25 Fears Ago To-day

The New Britain Choral society has outlined a program that will compare with any festival attempt ed in the state.
 The Hart &a Cooley Mfg. Co. has petitioned the general assembly for permission 10 increase it's capital stock from $l00,00O to $250,000.
 At the meeting of the Connecti- cut Temperance union in Hartford yesterday, New Britain residents re- Ccived many offices on the state list.
 The term of Associate Judge Hun- gerford expires today Senator Att wood is working for his reappoint- ment.
 There are 263 students at the New Britain State Normal school at the present time. Of this mum Der, 3S are local residents. Company l will hold it's annual banquet at the Hotel Beloin on January 25.
 According to Il report made by T group Of canVasscrs who visited this city, there are not more than 10000 native Americans living here. The hospital directors have not yet decided upon the amount to be asked at the general assembly for the institution this year. It is hop cd enough money is received to con- struct an operating building.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
BUFFALO BANDITS
 FACE LONG TERMS
-Four Found Guilty Of Perpetra.
 ting S250,OO0 HOIdup

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 15 P}-FoIr of five men who on November i4 held up number of guests at the suburban home of John l.. Carson, Jr.. and robbed them of jewels valu- ed at $250,00O today faced the pro:- pect of long prison terms.
 They were convicted last night and will be sentenced on Friday. A fifth member of the gang. known only as "The Millionaire Kid" stnI is being sought.
 The five men invaded the Snyder, Erie county, home of Mr. Carson while q dinner party was being held in honor of the engagement of Mss Eleanor Cameron. of Waco, Texas, to Courtland Van Cleef. All the guests were lined along the wall and forced to turn over their yaluablas which included d pearl necklace owned by Mrs. Ray Alan Van Clcet and valued at $lG6.000. None of the jeWclry has been recovered.
 Face 20-year Terms
 Billy Seincr, one of the convicted men, faces the longest prison sen- tencc due to two previous felony convictions. The others face minis mum sentences of 20 years each. They are Red Duke Teddy Rogachi and Eddie Przybyl.
 The men received the verdict calmly, but Mrs. Ada Duke, mother Of Red Duke, became hysterical. II T son received permission from the court to go to her side and attempt ed to pacify her with assurance that 'Al1 will come out all right in the end" Helen GrowbleWski, known to the police as Billy Seincr's sweet heart, also screamed hysterical!y. She was quilted by court attendants.
 Duke was arrested on ThanksgiV- ing Day and the others the day fol- lowing. Police said the jeWelry had been disposed of in New York citv Rewards of 5000 each had benn offered for the arrest of the robbers by Frank H. Baird, whom Miss Cameron had been visiting while here.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
MILLIONS STARVE IN CHINA

Half Of the world nowadays does know how the other half lives. Thanks to an Associated Press dis patch from Peiping. China, on the opposite side of the world, further grewsome details regarding the ter rible famine in the northern province of Shensi China, saw the light of day.
 What is the record. according to Grover Clark, an English news paper editor of Peiping, who con- cluded a six weeks inspection trip of the famine stricken area?
 Out of a population of 6,000,000. fully 2,00O.OO0 have died from star vation during the last eight months. Within the next few months, ac 1 cording 70 Mr. Clark, fully 2.oOO,0O0 additional persons are doomed to die in the province.
 In addition. due to the coldest winter in 60 years, thousands have perished from freezing during the last few weeks. The thermometer registered 3c degrees below zero in Il region that never experienced a moro rigorous cold than IS degrees l above zero.
 This famine threatens to be the worst in the history Of the world, ] Mir. Clark. through long years of living in the Orient had become 1 fairly callous to ordinary suffering . but he says he had never imagined such disaster as a possibility.
 Ones first thought is that aid l should be sent to such a district from all corners of the more prosperous world. But those in the Orient, con vorsant with transportation difficult tics. appear 10 agree aid could not come to save the doomed 2,000,o0O Even if the China Famine Relief or ganization had plenty of grain Il could not transport 1t to the affected region for months.
 Here is paragraph from thf A. P.'s famine report:
 The famine sufferers. who were gradually weakening though fight ing hard for existence, were catlnf grass, sawdust. dried leaves, trc' bark and leather. Clark said tha most of them had scarcely mcnta strength enough 10 realize tn seriousness of their plight. He re ported that entire villages have beer eliminated by cold and starvation Only five or ten persons remained alive in village after village that h' visited. All the woodwork in house had been burned as last resourc for heat.
 Overpopulation Yes. Some of th'
 
 provinces of China are distrcsslngl' oycrpopulated. No provision has eve been given to the possibilities 0 iuan years. When the inevitable crol Ca,Iurns camc Shcnsi was lost, By tn ftmc the famine is over its pcopl will have disappeared as tf by th' plague.
 General Yen Hsi-shan, known q the model governor, has had con trol Of Shcnsi. Though in his da. powerful in the business of pro vincial warfare and having earned something of a high reputation a.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
GRANGE AT LEAST CONSISTENT

One of the ardent supporters of the 18th Amendment has been the Grange. It has consistently advocat- ed prohibition from the beginning and probably nothing could swerve it from continuing to speak well of it.
 This is a consistent attitude and no one need doubt that it is sincere. . The Grange, made up Of country people, has as much right to favor prohibition as many city people have right in opposing it.
 Prohibition started in the coun- try districts. It was no trick in al- most all states 10 make rural dis tricts dry, for the simple reason that rural residents did not care for liquor dispensaries near their farms.
 City people in those days before the Amendment did not insist on making the rural districts wet. Not even the brewery magnates wasted effort in that direction,
 The State Grange has just had another annual session, the 45th in it's history. State Master Minor Ives of Meriden made a speech. In this talk he criticized public sympathy for bootleggers, murderers and | other law breakers.
 Placing the liquor trade in the class with murderers and "other law breakers" is one way of looking at prohibition.
 The trouble seems to be a large number of people will consent to do business with bootleggers whereas they would not think of having d thing to do with murderer or many another law breaker. It will take more than speeches from Grange officials to change this attitude.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
Observations On The Weather

Washington. Jan. 15.-Forecast for Southern New England: Cloudy tonight and Thursday; probably rain. changing to snow: colder in west portion tonight; much colder Thursday; moderate 10 fresh Shllt- ing winds becoming northcrly.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy tonight and Thursday; prob ably snow in north and rain chang ing 10 snow in south portion: colder in southeast and much colder in west and north portions tonight; much colder Thursday; fresh north west and north winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vi- cinity: Light rain and colder to- night; Thursday fair and colder.
 Conditions: An area of low pres sure is central over Eastern Canada with a secondary off the Southern
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15

Tax officials have definite-or in- definite. depending upon the point of view--ideas regarding musical in struments. One notices that the talk ing picture equipment in the theaters is billed in the tax lists un- der this generalization. According tc that, the moving picture operators ir the theater booths are musicians.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15

By the way. what becomes of the discarded city horses? In New Brit ain there are 50 such animals less than last year. In every other city the story is approximately the same. The horse dealers associations tell us there are more horses on the farms than ever before, and the prices are not said to be lower than formerly. If all these statements are true it is just one moro mystery to discuss.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15

According 10 the grand list there are 10,J5S automobiles in the city. This is one car to nearly every eight persons. The percentage is not as high as for the country as a whole, which should offer hope to the auto mobile dealers. They at least are not in an overworkcd field.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15

New England coast.
 This low pressure syst em has caused general rains in the eastern half of the country. Zero tempera- lures extend southward to southern Kansas. Rainy weather prevails in California due to How" off the coast.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity cloudy weather with light fog and rain followed by fair and colder.
 D1rarot,Irac ,act
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15

him on while he IS in the throcs of creation. And when he puts over q song, she is still left at home while he goes out to celebrate.
 Telegraph offices fill after mil- night with people who occupy desks to write letters-bringing along their own stationery and posting the missives at the nearest corner. All Of which adds a touch of irony to the slogans: Don't Write - Tcle- graph"
 The beaucoup giggle for this sad eyed chronicler this week was dis covered in a Title dingy souvenir shop on West 42d street. X window card heralds; limitation bedbugs - fool your friends.'
 Copyright. 1880, Mcknight
 Syndicate, Inc.)
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15

With this type or weather staring him in the face it is hard 10 see how a coal dealer can remain cheerful. Yet most of them are in this bless ed state, doubtless being convinced that an extended "open' winter is unnatural in this climate.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
COMMUNICATED
BUNCOMBE. ALLEE SAYS Editor, The New Britain Herald:

The New Britain Herald:
 Sir:
 The proposal 10 make a general cut of l , per cent in real estate as scssments is pure buncombe. 1t would not change things a bit for the man whose house is now assess ed at nine-tenths of it's value for a man whose assessment is one-half or one-third the value of the proper ty. A reduction of IS per cent in all the assessments would neCessta'e Q an increase of about l , per cent in the tax rate unless a large reduc- tion in the city's expenses could be made. The latter is impracticablH. The managers of the factories have closely watched the city approprin- tions because the factories pay 90 large a part of the total of the city taxes.
 Some relief can be given the aver age house owner by equalizing the assessments.
 Yours truly,
 J. E. ALLEE.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15

Seven years more and we may be "all built up''-just like many an- other city in New England! Let the realty men smack their lips, and the politicians take noticc'
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
Escaped Auburn Convict
 Captured in California

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. l ) P)-- New York officers will leave here tc day with Joseph Caparico, alleged 10 have escaped from the Auburn, N. Y, state prison during the riot of July 2S, 1929. He was arrested here recently on suspicion of theft of an automobile.
 At the time Of his escape from Auburn, CapariCo was serving a 2o- year sentence for robbery. He said he crawled over the shoulders of other prisoners to reach the wall during the disorder but denied he had any part in leadership of the riot or the killing of prisoners CT guards. Deputy Sheriffs George H. Sullivan and H. J. King of New York. arrived here for the prisoner yesterday.
 FOR BEST RESULTS
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15

Let us hope the White House fire didn't destroy Mr. Hoovcr's yard stick.
 This is representative govern ment, Mir. Hoover, and you should appoint at least one failure to rep resent that crowd.
 Uncle Sans policy in the Orient seems to consist in protesting plain lively each time China is frisked.
 An educated man is one who may or may not know the Ask -me-an- other" kind of facts. but doesn | give darn,
 Nothing else makes a vegetable diet so pleasant as the addition of d little meat.
 The faith that moves mountains has been exceeded. Recent surveys reveal a movement back 10 the farm,
 In the old Jays the office con- ferrcd honor: now the honor con- sists in sacrificing a good job to ac- cept the office.
 Let Big Business combine and let the Government supervise it. Fine. But the people would let the cattle graze farther if they had more faith in the watch dogs.
 Americanism: Quarreling abont the way to build a sheep pen: humping one another's heads while wolves break in and get the sheep. l There is a suspicion in some quar- | ters that the adjective in bull mlr- ket' also described the talk about prosperity.
 The Frenchman objects to trac- 1 tor because it cant be eaten when il is old. But our opinion is that a l little fried carburetor would beat a cut of horse.
 A free land is one in which the ! government builds a fifty-million- | collar dam and a citizen whose tax is SPA a year howls about ''tho waste Of our money"
 The final proof of genius is th i ability 10 write advertisements thai will make people yearn for a cer. tain kind of spinach.
 To say that few men pay mos of the taxes is like saying that Dea con Jones pays the preacher becaus, he takes up the collection.
 It's nobody's business, but in. amazcment of innocent traveller who are fined for not declarin, their European purchases makes yo; wonder how they got rich.
 X hick town is a place where no body feels a pain in the neck i somebody inhorits $4,0O0 and ac, modest about it.
 Those scientists who say no tw
 people can be moro than 54 quintil lion miles apart never saw con
 vcntion of Democrats in operation.
 Correct this sentences: i've bee
 shot and robbed by thugs said tn idealist, but 1 still believe kindnes will reform the worst criminal" , Copyright, 1880, Publishers , Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
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New Britain herald., 1930-01-15

If the vets don't like the prohibit ton law let them go to Canada, says Commissioner Doran. Would there be enough room in Canada?
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15

The Associated Press fig exclusively en- titled to the use for republication Of all news credited to t or not otherwise credited in ths paper and also local news published therein.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15

The drab lot of the wife Of the
 average song writer is the theme of a current play. She usually came
 from the chorus among members of which the song writer has a glam- our. He is d familiar of the producer, the star and the director and has "a drag Frequently his tune has made show" But when she mar ries, her life becomes one of walk up apartment drudgery. It is her job to live on the crusts and cheer
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15

The Herald 's on sale daily In New York at HotalnE's Newsstand, Times Square. Sshultzs Newsstand. Entrance Grand Central t@nd Street,
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15

New York, Jan. 15.-Thc lcgiti- mate theater may be webbing but at least one may enjoy reading the programmes. They provide an ap- petizer before curtain time that makes up for the abandonment Of orchestral overtures. Out of what was once "throw away" literary treat is provided.
 The business of making pro- grammes entertaining is the idea of Frank V. Storrs, who supplies most of the theaters free and realizes his revenue from heavy advertising. It started him off on his way to millions, a box at the opera and q place in the Social Register.
 With some go theaters open dur ing the season, a daily circulation of considerably more than 10000 IS assured. Instead of the usual sta tistical dryness that characterized the old programme, it has been in fused with a literary warmth sparkling articles, bright sketches and sundry departments.
 Weekly it has a short story Of about 300 words, appropriately ;l- lustrated. The authors and artists are those of standing. In some m stances as high as 50 cents a word has been paid. There is a poem, a touch of current events and a sprinkling of mots.
 Two of the most popular features are What the Women Will Wear and What the Men Will Wear" the latter conducted by the locally cele- brated Beaunash. He is a flowery writer who Sprinkles through his screed French and Latin phrases that sound grand and impressive. A specialist is employed for a full page of comment on finance and among many speculators is consid- cred an oracle. He predicted the Wall Street market collapse in the program long before MT. Babson blew his storm warning. Noted cheis furnish an occasional recipe.
 The latest touch to the programme i5 the addition of columnist who chats in the columnar manner. Also a page devoted to Who's Who in 1 the Cast which sums up the careers of the various players in thumb nail sketches. About the only thing missing is a Harrison Fisher girl on the cover.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-15
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