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New Britain herald., 1930-12-04
TENN. Mt SCLL SHOALS. AND so FORTH

Congrasstnn Fcnn IS getting dcfi- ui,eIy attached 10 the plan 10 have tho Government operate Muscle Shoals, as was insrsnccd by his presentation 10 the House yesterday Of protest against the bill prc>t- ously introduced for prt,ate opera ton O. Inc Shoals project. The in- stance served. too, to cntphasrze what the Connecticut League of Women Voters wants. the congress mans protest being predicated up- on resolutions adopted by inc league st its state convention in Bridgeport last month
 Opposition againsr the Go}cra- mcnts operation Of it's great power site has been losing ground rapidly Of late. Even the -conserHa ative Wall Street Journal. with Big Busi- ness tends 10 regard as one of is most consistent mouthpieces. gives prominent display 10 an article by admitting that the demand for Gov ernment operation Of the plant is irresistible and pointing 10 carly congressional sanction Of such opcr- ation.
 The Wall Street Journal article, however, specifics that certain mat tcrs should be included in the bin for Government ownership; and 10 make this attitude clear. hero are the dema nds:
 We want 10 know boW much money has been spent and will be spent on construction Of plant. We want 10 know its costs and opera ton incluGinG maintenance and dcpreciation. We want 10 know the amount Of current generated and the amount Of current sold, We want to ,lnoW the number Of people employed and inc amount paid them. We want 70 know tho rates charged for sale of current. We want 10 know. in short. all those lungs which will enable LIS 10 make accurate au4 dependable comparison CT government operation of Muscle Shoals with that of existing plants privately orerated-st Conowingo for example. These are surely req
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

The Herald ls on sale daily in New York at lIo:alrs's Newsstand Timer Square: schultz's Newsstand. Entran, e Grand Central. And Street.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

T do not Nant anyora in New Britain '0 think that I am try ing 10 build up q political ma chine through the relief pro- gram We are carving on
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04
New Britain Herald

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New Britain herald., 1930-12-04
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nouncod following" in America. From recent events. Mir. Lewis also has pronounced following in oth- CT countries. Including the, etc.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

But regarding books, seller tells mo his biggest customer is a retired merchant who buys an average Of If books week, reading chiefly novels and autobographirs. He fur ther says that in his opinion Sin clair Lewis has the most pro-
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

Another young publishing firm is Farrar and Rinehart. Stanley Rine- hart is the son Of Mary Roberts Rinehart. whose books are among those he firm publishes. Farfar was editor of the Bookman, is a discriminating judge of literature and has rotion-expresse 10 mu- tlal frierds-that this chroniclcr bears a grievance against him.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04
Facts ondFancies
By Robert Quillen

By Kobert Qulllen Alas, The population is dense in two ways and the automobile ef- fleets a cure in only one.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

In his latest statement Mayor @4Ig!ey was quoted as saylns
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

Just yesterday q clipping from Texas said: "McIntyfe has a neck like an ostrich that just gulped q croquct ball. He walks like a three wheeled ice wagon, has lantern jaws and the last time hc was in Texas went wild cat hunting in spats" I like Texas frankncss. They shoot the piece or give up dice.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

In the underworld they now re- fer 10 the tig shot as the high hot'--and if the printer makes it hat I'll pout again.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

Perhaps the trouble is that en- gineers have tried to eliminate dan gerous curves without the help of the fashion magazines.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

Being skilled puddler won't help Secretary Davis in the Senate. It's still too dry to make any puddlcs.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

I called in Fred Fitch. my chauf- fer and severe critic, to permit him to see my house suit from Paris. which he had just brought from the customs house. It is trifle giddy. but l see no reason for his inquiry: That's to wear in a show. isn't it ,"
 Copyright, 1880, McNaught
 Syndicate. Incl
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

Once I referred to Farrar as "a pale young poet" He is not apple checked is young and d poet. im- agined, in light Of what is turned out about mo at times, my com- ment-had q dallop of praise.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

Passing football isn't like pass ing tests. Professors never help the star pass a football.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

You can say one thing for bear market. It doesn't tempt the boys to make a killing with the company's money.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

The firm Of Simon and Schuster is composed Of two young -men-thc New York elorified office boy types who began five years ago in a single room. On their door was painted: simon and Schustcr - Publishers Underneath wag painted: "Of What""
New Britain herald., 1930-12-04
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New Britain herald., 1930-12-04

Parents are people who think it silly 10 dread a. visit to the dentists if the tooth IS Willie's.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-25
IAN | UNCONSTITUTIONAL
 ORDINANCE"

Under this title the Waterbury Republican has some choice words to say regarding the action of Judg2 McGrath in throwing cases out of court brought before him under an ordinance of the city requiring a permit" from the chief of police to do a turn of street speaking.
 It appears that the unconstitution- alty Of the ordinance wasp epeatedly brought 70 the attention of Water. bury auth horities, and the Republican cities that the "absurdity" or the or dinance was shown In 1924 "by the failure of an attempt . to use it to prevent P. E. O'Sullivan, Demo- cratic congressman, from speaking in Waterbury's streets. At that time Senator Thomas F. McGrath wrote Mayor Guilfoile pointing out the in validity of the ordinance and asking him 10 call q special meeting of the aldermen to repeal 1t. But such at- tempts were pigconholcd by side. stepping city government.
 Continues the Waterbury paper, leading to a history of the cases which resulted in the Supreme Court of Errors nvalidatins such ordi. nanccs:
 The unconstitutionality Of the or dinancc, which The Republican and those and other persons repeatedly
New Britain herald., 1930-04-25
THE LORENZ VERDICT

Interested spectators throughout the state have been wondering what would happen to Henry o. Lorenz, whether he would be sentenced to hang by the neck until dead, or whether he would be sent to prison for life. From the start there was no doubt Of his guilt.
 The three judges who presided over his case lost little time in coming to decision. Lorenz will hang August 12.
 The youth rightly failed to show proof of sudden passion and lack of reconciliation. He carried a gun to the meeting place with Nils E. Anderson. He took with him cart ridges. He had something on his mind, some dark secret that Ander- son threatened to tell the father of his sweetheart. The motive was clear Lorenz himself admitted it. He also admitted shooting Anderson.
 Capital punishment does not deter, but it punishes. It does not re- form but the state is avenged. After every conviction to the chair an argument arises as to the efficacy of capital punishment. There is much to be said on both sides. But at the present time the law is not likely to be changed. Criminals and convicts have been entirely too much in the limelight of late to justify public opinion xeering from it's present moorings.
 Lorenz was a person of sufficient intelligence to know that in Con- necticut murderets were likely to hang. He knew before he armed himself 10 meet Anderson that if he carried out his self evident intention he would be a candidate for the gallows if caught and convicted. He took the risk and he lost. No sym pathy will be forthcoming. He has earned the full measure of his pun ishment.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-25

tions made as to hiw these prob- lens are to be solved. Curiously enough, instalment selling has been an attempt to solve a major prob- lem, and though it has not entirely succeeded, there is no likelihood that there will be fewer opportuni- ties in the future to buy things at so much down and so much a month.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-25
Observations On He Weather

Washington April 25.-Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy, continued cold tonight; Saturday fair; fresh northwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; not much change in temperature; fresh northwest shifting to north winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Fair tonight and Saturday.
 Conditions: Pressure continues low over the Gulf of St. Lawrence but with a tendency to rise. High pressure covers the interior of the country.
 A narrow trough of low pressure extends southeastward from Alberta to Texas, Snow squalls were report ed from New York state and North ern New England. Temperatures are higher in all northern districts.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with cool nights and warm sunny days.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-25
SENATOR COUZENS ON THE, INSTALMENT TRADE

Senator CouZenS of Michigan, who in addition to his other duties is a millionaire and phhanthropist, planes what he would term hit or miss system in mass production for the current ills of industry and particularly in relation to unem- ployment.
 If super and high pressure sales manship were not so rife, according to the senator, citizens would not have purchased more goods on the instalment plan than they can pay for and the consuming power of the people would not be impaired, at least it would not be aggravating- ly impaired.
 This philosophy seems to be in di- rect opposition to one that was com- monly heard about year ago to the effect that the large increase in in stalment selling sold more goods and thus benefited the industries making the goods. Many a plant, it was stated at the time, would be running on half time were it not for the high pressure salcsmanship which sold it's goods and kept its machines in operation.
 Once MT. Couzens himself was in the automobile manufacturing busi- ness. That industry owes much of it's large development to the methods employed in making it easy to buy a car on the part payment plan. h. deed, there are experts who say that without this method of distribution there would be no more than hals the cars in use as happen to clutter up the roads-if not less than half. In all probability there would also be less than half the number of men
 
 engaged in the industry, less than half the local dealers, and less than half the number Of gasoline stations if the part-payment plan had never been adopted,
 As matter Of fact, the part pay ment plan always existed, it always having been DO sibe for the we'll to-do to obtain advantageous terms in the purchase of goods. The signifl- cant feature of the modern install ment system has been that all classes of citizens have been added to the possible field of buyers through the extension Of the part payment plan. It is as MT. Coolidge stated d year or so ago-that in the old days ii was common for every family 10 run q charge account at the country stol c down at the widening in the road , and under modern conditions this plan has merely been extended to apply to all classes of goods, with an accompanying wide extension in the distribution of merchandise.
 It may be true, as Senator Cou- zens hints. that the instalmcnt sys- tenn has aCcentuatcd the trade slow down at least slightly, but he should remember that there were trade slow-downs long before widespread instalment selling existed, and many of these we're much worse in the general effect than the present reac- ton.
 Also, the senator might ruminatc, there is no evidence at hand that instalment payments are preventing an carly recovery of trade. Most of those making payments on mer- chandisc are continuing 10 make them and seem able to continue the process. Trade revival leans more fly on other factors, and though these-includinS mass pro- duction and the inability or the population to consume all that can he produccd-ha been touched upon by the senator and others. there have been no worthy sugges-
New Britain herald., 1930-04-25

far this month although there are over 200 dogs in town. The Hart & Cooley Mfg. Co.,, eel ebrated the opening of its new fac tory last evening by entertaining the employees. The new building is To- cated on Booth street.
 Minott Saunders has been selected to take part in the prize speaking contest at the Grammar school. He is a member of the graduating class.
 The Y. M. c. A. directors plan shortly to utilize the space that has been made available by abandoning the old gymnasium and locker rooms It will be given to the boys department.
 The new street committee was busy today inspecting the various streets in the town.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-25
"DRENZIED PRISONERS"


 The wild time incident to the re- turn of prisoners in the Ohio state penitentiary to such cells as were not destroyed by fire is easily mis- understood. Human nature, even among convicts, is governed largely by the emotions. To the prisoners the penitentiary-tha particular prison--is a place where more than 300 men were burned to death and killed by smoke. A prison cell under ordinary circumstances is not a pleasant place. It must be positively srewsome when every bar in it re- minds of the worst prison tragedy in modern times, a tragedy through which these men lived. These men might be perfectly docile if placed in a new prison lacking the memories of the Columbus institution; to re- turn to the scenes of blood and death and remain there, by day and by night, necessarily must be nerve racking.
 Objection to the warden is also easily understandable. It has been claimed that had there been better knowledge among guards on how 10 meet an emergency Of fire few lives would have been lost, The failure 10 instill proper knowledge regarding such an emergency among he guards is naturally directed al the warden. In this fire trap prs- on nothing seems cNer to have been done about what action to take iii case of fire. Consequently, when the emergency came the guards hcsitat- cd so long before opening cell blocks that hundreds of convicts died.
 Fundamentally, however, the trouble being experienced goes dcop- er than emotion and nerves. The rich state of Ohio itself is to blame for the conditions in the prison. Dlscip- line evidently was at low cbb long before the fire, anu when that calamity arrived Incptitudc by guards and other officials was add cd. Just as one Is not inclined to blame a disobedient. iil-bred and ill-manncrcd child for its faults but planes it's parents, So it is not tdlr 10 put all the blame for unru!inuss upon the convicts That apparently is the way in which they have )ocn trained" in the prison.
 The Ohio institution, butt m lS15. overcrowded so astomshingly that @,oo0 prisoners had 10 be kept in idleness, and cited by & Government report in 1928 as the worst" prison
New Britain herald., 1930-04-25
LOOKING IN AT CHESHIRE

Dismissal of three employees at Cheshire reformatory on charges that their presence did not exert an influence for the betterment of in- mates of the institution does not necessarily mean that conditions at the reformatory are bad. Indeed, the action of the directors suggests that they are alive 10 the necessity of conducting the school upon lines of best benefit to the inmates.
 They should welcome a survey of the school by a committee appoint cd by the Governor; and the Gov ernor should take cognizance of the adyisability of giving thorough at- tention to the reformatory, as we'll as all other state institutions.
 Since the episodes at the Con. necticut School for Boys at Merider public opinion throughout the state has become touchy regarding the management of state institutions, There is undoubtedly an undercur- rent of feeling that everything in connection with these institutions is not as charming as the gentlemen in charge of them would have the public believe. ..
 There is no reason why, either. that all the state institutions should not be surveyed at least once every two years; indeed, an annual sur vey by disinterested parties would not be amiss. We mean disinterested parties, not political minded gentle men eager to tell the public that all is well with the way the prevailing party government operates it's insti- tutions.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-25
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1880

| brought to the attention of a side stepping city government, was de- termined on April 2S, 1921, when the state supreme court found that a Meriden ordinance of the same wording was in violation of the con- stitutional rights of the people. This ruling was upon & test case brought about by the American Civil Liber- ties Union, which sent speakers into several cities of Connecticut in the fall of 1920 to test such unconstitu- tional measures. Bishop Paul Jones came here for that purpose and spoke on the streets but the police lodged the issue by arresting him, not under the ordinance in question, but on a charge of loitering. His case was nolled. The Meriden police were bolder, and arrested McAllister Coleman because he tried to speak on the streets without having ob- tained permission of the police chief. The supreme court upheld his right to speak without obtaining that permission.
 The outcome should be the inn mediate repeal of this ordinance and the enactpent of another that will be constitutional. The supreme courts decision does not mean tha. a municipality cannot control meet ings in the streets and other public places. It means only that such con- trol cannot be exercised arbitrarily. A police chief or any other individ- ual cannot be given czaristic power over the right of free speech. Water bury ought to have a constitutional ordinance and it should then be ad- ministered with justice and good sense. Right now, for instance, there is no earthly reason for any effort to forbid the Communists to talk on the street at any point where their listeners are not likely to block traffic. If the Communists wish to hold May Day rallies here their right to do so should not be unreasonably curtailed. The outcome of the March C demonstration in those cities that had the wisdom to uphold freedom | of speech and assemblage taught that this unquestionably the mos: eXpedient way as well as the legal way to deal with ' radical demon- | strators.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-25

in the entire United States, is dis grace to the state. The convicts in it are no different than other con- victs elsewhere, but they were sub- ject to bad living before the fire and went through a horrible experience when it occurred. The attempt to paint the prisoners as particularly black may be a camouflage to dis tract attention from the blackness of the Ohio prison system.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-25
25 Fears Ago Today

The Home Protective league has requested the license committee to prohibit Sunday evening shows. A prolonged and hot discussion on the petition was held last evening.
 The annual meeting of the New Britain General hospital will be held next month. The number of patients treated at the hospital last year is greatly in excess Of all previous years.
 According 10 local farmers, the frost in the ground has delayed their spring planting for the past three weeks.
 According to the town clerk. only , dog licenses have been issued 50
New Britain herald., 1930-04-25

an incompatible wife a gentleman was telling me about today.
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 As one of the cye-popping alto sweet-adcliners in a small town barbershop quartette it is pleasing to announce that three of my fellow warblers have become professional singers. But have to keep on doing this. (Voice: Must you?)
 From Stuttgart, Ark: "An owl that I caught in the hills has been expertly trained. I will sell it cheap. Think of the fun you could have at parties!'
 No. thanks, I've had my fling.
 Copyright, 1880, McNaught
 Syndicate, Inc.1
New Britain herald., 1930-04-25
PRETTY GIRL HELD FOR BANK HOLDUP
Bold Robbery in Toronto Fol-
 lowed Quickly by Arrests

Toronto, April 25 R1A pretty 17-year-old girl was in jail today accused with ner brother-in-law Of committing one of the boldest bank robberies in Toronto police annals. Kathleen Boyle whose home :s Buffalo, N. Y, was arrested yester- day three hours after girl hal held a gun on employees in branch of the Bank of Commerce while her male companion scooped $2,S0o from the teller's cage.
 Shortly after arresting the girl at the home o< her sister, Mrs. Cecil Irvine, police took the husband, Cecil Irvine, 2S, into custody as the girls accomplice. Two other men wefe arrested on charges of seeking to aid Irvine to escape.
 The girl and her companion en- tered the bank together. She askei the teller to make change for a $ bill and as he moved to comply she covered him with pistol. At the same time the man produced k sawed-of rifle and ordered the bank employees into the vault. He empha- aized his order with a shot into the air. .s,J
 Girl Guards Employes
 While the girl stood guard over the group in the vault the man co., lected the cash in sight into a small bag and the couple ran out-of the bank and climbed into an automo- bile.
 A citizen who saw them leave the car and run into an alley notified police. The owner of a restaurant where the couple went from the alley recognized them and told po- lice where they lived. All but $500 of the money was recovered.
 Miss Boyle came to Toronto from Buffalo recently to work in a ma chine shop.
 Bobby Jones has been playing