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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
THE, WATERMELON ERA

Perhaps you have noticed this be- tora-that the present season has been Q good one for atermelons. At least there are plenty in town be- ing on display in every place where the inner man is satisfied. What the conditions of production in the watermelon industry as q whole are concerned we do not know off hand. The crop may have been less than formerly or greatly increased; in the cities the watermelon vine IS about the same We cat our fill and pay the piper what he asks
 But what about the round water melons thar used to be standard? .? This type used to be as round as pumpkins with the stripes of the zebra on them. They rolled like ten pin balls, and it vas not uncommon in the good old days" to see boy or man rolling his melon along the sidewalk rather than carry it on d hot day,
 The neWfangled variety are not round, but are oblong in shape. All Of them come that way. It seems that the watermelon producers have specialized on the long variety. which look like green ear of corn, only wider. These, it is said, can be sliced more easily, and also are easy to pack and ship. Also, they weigh considerably more than the average Of the old-time melon.
 All of which is another triumph for modern scientific methods. The watermelon growers have their or ganizations, they decide on what to
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

h spite Of the "~ldesprcad use Of the private automobile' t is in- evitable that the motor coach lines uill gradually restore public trans portation through the towns and through districts which have been all but Abandoned by the railroads.
 For instance, old-tlmers in New Britain remember when there were passenger trains operated through New Britain to Poughkeepsie. N. Y, which provided q short line to west ern connecting lines. Not a single such line remains, not even for To- cal service.
 But already there are bus lines tapping the western section of the state, giving public service to towns which were neglected by the rall- roads for years. The town Of Tor rington will serve as an example. Isolated Tn LItchfeld county, it lack cd convenient methods Of ingress ol egress except by automobile. But an enterprising bus concern established a line direct from there to New York, serving half dozen other isolated towns en route. Indeed, there is a second bus line serving the towns between Torrington and New Milford-towns along the line which were never adequately served until the buses were esta blished.
 Such instances could be multiplied all over New England; indeed, the situation holds good throughout the nation as a whole. The buses arc penetrating everywhere, and would develop even faster were it not for the public utility commission in some states which make 1t a point to protect" the established railroad and trolley lines, many of which, between the small towns cannot make it pay and yield only skele- ton service.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
25 Fears Ago Today

Pete" Wilson, local baseball pitcher. was defeated by Norwich while pitching for Hartford in a state league game yesterday,
 Charles Johnson of this city won the kings medal in the target-of honor shoot yesterday at Springfield.
 Sister Boniface of St. Marys con- vent vas presented with s400 at q reception held last evening. Attorney P. F. McDonough made the presen- tation.
 Mir. and Mrs, Frank H. Johnston, Mrs. Robert J. Vance and others from this city plan to visit Quebec with the Phalanx in September.
 Chief of Police Rawlings is being kept busy these days, receiving many requests 10 be on the lookout for wanted persons.
 New Britain residents are still waiting for some action to be taken on the third rail. It looks as though nothing will be done before the win ter season
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Aug. 6.-Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy and slightly cooler tonight and Thursday with possibly scat tered showers Thursday night, Northerly winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy with local showers Tn cen tral and south portions tonight; Thursday mostly fair; not much change in temperature; gentle vari- able winds.
 Forecost for New Haven and vicinity: Generally fair tonight and Thursday
 Pressure is low over the Maritime provinces with a, trough of low pressure extending southwestward to Arizona. High pressure covers the Gulf states and the region south of Hudson Bay. Light showers were reported from Ohio and Indiana. Warm weather continues in most sections but there is a tendency 10 cooler in northeastern districts. Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather and not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

obvious." remarks the Meriden Rec ord from interviews given news paper men that Mir. McLaughlin's methods and procedure are diamet. rically opposite to those employed by his predecessor"
 That is not only well but extreme ly necessary. The new superlntend- ent comes from the Sockanosett school. Rhode Island. where juvenile delinquency IS matched with uplitt- ing methods. He comes 10 Meriden because he was offered an oppor- tunity 10 demonstrate further his high idealism in reform school work.
 In view Of the following inklings as 10 his methods, culled from the Meriden paper, one cannot help con- cluding that the boys school at Meriden s 10 be a radically differ ent institutjon:
 Certain basic principles he has ob- served with constant effort 10 meet The needs of individual boys. Each inmate IS treated as an entity. His needs are found and met, as far as possible within the generalization Of the whole
 Mir. Mclaughlin seems to believe n a happy medium between the eX- tremcs Of over indulgence and brutality The bully who enters the institution with the idea that he will rule the roost is soon made to under. stand that hIs roughneck policy will not avail.
 Corporal punishment IS used only when necessary and then not in a Way which can be termed brutal Az [ rule punishment takes the form of extra and less pleasant labor and the removal Of certain privileges.
 The superintendent believes 1t IS ritalIy necessary 10 give boys jobs which not only interest them but which will also be useful to them later in life, He is interested in turn ing out well rounded boys who find enough interest and occupy their minds and time that they are not concerned with crime or criminals.
 Mir Mclaughlin tells with justifi- able pride how the band Of Sock anossett toured the state. playing in different towns, with only one man along 10 look after the boys.
 In view Of past events here this sounds like pretty bed time story but it has ring about 1t which is grateful Q the sensibiities.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

grow and sell, and incidentally have a certain control of the price. The result is we get nothing but the long cared variety.
 One point is worth mentioning, however, before closing the sermon; and that is the newfangled variety are just IS luscious and sweet as the others ever were. That is, they taste that way if you happen to share the prevailing taste for watermelon. Most of us eat them without thought Of the consequences, if any.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
NEGROES TO HELP MAN
 CHARGED WITH MURDER
Colored People Fear Williams Will Be Lynched If Returned to
 south For Trial

Hartford, Aug. 6-Johnnie Will liams. Hartford negro, being held in jail here following information that he is wanted for the murder of a white girl in Alabama, vas assl.ed the support of the Hartford associ ation for the Advancement Of Col ored People after meeting held last night.
 Believing that whether the man is innocent or guilty he will not get fair trial in the south, the group is working to have Governor Trum- bull refuse extradition. Members of the association frankly admit that they fear Williams will be lynched if returned to the south.
 Sheriff l.. F.. Gibbons of Henry county. Alabama, is expected to ar rive here today or tomorrow in an cffort to do all he can to have Vii. Hams returned to the south.
 Those believing that Williams Is innocent emphasize the fact that he was twice arrested in Alabama and once questioned by grand jury about the crime and let go in all three instances.
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Whenever there IS a fire Of unde- tarmaed origan II IS a matter Of Iouune or the poh-e and fire de. parrments 10 blame 1t on lighted cigarette carelcssIy tossed aside r,en 1T nobody was in the building at inc time. The latest ease ot the kind vas the destruction e: -he Neio- from Ir NeR York.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Eossy GiLIs, the Ne0buryport mayor. announces he would like to run for he L $ Senate. If he runs n the Massa chusetts primary II will give the other blrgs ia the state an opportunity 10 show what they think Of NeWhIryp
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Down n Meriden there must be plenty Of bad sidewalks Mayor Ma loney thinking they should oe made paasabie, has asked cluzens to CO., operate -y repairing them before the city resorts 10 force. This ges- lure Of gentle persuaslon should re- suit in action. The sidewalks are needed now that more people are discovering that waking is cheaper than rl5.rE
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

IL seems 10 have been generally overlooked caac H. l.. Menchen. tne bad boy of Baltimore who has been spending most ot his lf= lambasting morons. boobs, and Methodists, will marry young lady who received her education in Boucher college, 2 Methodist ins'i- tu'lon.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

When q sayanc the other day de dared that the ancient Greeks went in for "necking," he merely did not go back far enough. The practice seems to date from the 'lne the hG- man race began racing toward th. future.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
RITTER IDEAS AT NERIDEN

The Meriden School for Boys, which figured extensively in the news recently. is believed likely to enter upon a better era with the appointment of Roy Lawson Me- LAughlin as superintendent Tt is
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
THE BUS LINES CAN AID
 SM..LL TOWNS

Most of the motor coach lines in the state-and there certainly are plenty of them-seem to operate for the benefit Of other cities than New Britain; that IS to say, New Britain is not a center for such lines like Hartford and New Haven. This should not remain so indefinitely.
 The railroad service could be sup plemented to a city like Bristol with a through bus line. The trolley route 10 Bristol requires a change at Plainville and usually wait there. In this age of speed a wait 10 change cars is something Of an anachron- ism.
 The trolley fare to Plainville is one token. or roughly, eight cents; the trolley fare from Plainville to Bristol IS l2 cents. 90 that it costs 70 cents 70 ride between New Brit ain and Bristol. exactly the price on the railroad. Much Of the passenger trafc between Bristol and New Britain could be served by buses, which would do it speedily and con- veniently and give superior service over the railroad or the troll ley. and could do 1t at the same rate of fare under such circumstances. Manifestly bus line, if receiving only q small part of the traffic when competing with the railroad and trolley-it such a thing were alloUed-could not be expected to furnish the transportation at the same cost.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
JURY SELECTED
 ID TRY BISHOP
Bruce Barton on MrZena Panel
 in New York

New York. Aug. P)-A jury which declared itself devoid of pre- judice against prohibition and which includes Bruce Barton, author and advertising man, yesterday was selected to try Charles Mrzena, for mer Methodist minister and self styled bishop of the Czecho Slovak Orthodox Catholic church, on charge of violating the Volstead act.
 Mir. Barton was asked if he had any prejudice that would interfers in his mind with the enforcement ot the prohibition law.
 Calls Is Bad Law
 Well I think it's a bad law" he answered, but it should be enforc- ed"
 He was straightway accepted by both sides.
 Bishop Mrzena, and eight co-de- fendants are charged with with drawing sacramental wine, by means of permits obtained through mis- representation. and diverting it to secular purposes
 Five of the l6 indicted with tha bishop pleaded guilty at the open- ing of the trial and two, John Pedrykanyn of Youngstown, O.. and a New York truckman previously had pleaded guilty. One man indict- ed has not been arrested.
 Explain Affiliations
 Friends of the bishop. explaining his connection with two churches. said there was nothing in the Czecho- o-Slovak creed to prevent him accepting ordination in another body and that he was already a bishop in the Czecho- Slovak Orthodox Catholic church when he was or dained a Methodist minister in Ja- maica, Long Island. The govern- ment contends that he was not a bishop of the Slavic church until after his ministry in the Methodist church and that he withdrew part of the wine while still serving in tha Protestant body and while he had no need of it for religious purposes.
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

T. IS mass transportation that re- duces rates. It does not cost much more 10 operate a bus. or q trolley or train when it IS full Of pass.n- gers than when lt IS nearly empty. Thus we are certain that bus line serving the bulk of the transporta- ton trade between New Britain and Bristol would get enough business to do the work at low price and make money.
 The trolley fare from Bristol to Tarifville is I2 cents. after change at Bristol If going from New Britain. The line is not very speedy, and there IS no reason why a bus line would not serve the public better, es- pecially IS the bus line could include trips to Plymouth and Thompson vile and perhaps beyond. An inde- pendent bus line, in fact, does oper- ate between Tariffville and Thomp- sonville and the fare IS e5 cents. through passenger. if he doesn't hap pen to arrive in Taritfville on the right car from Bristol can cool his heels by waiting 40 minutes for the bus. Fortunately the Thompsonville bus usually connects with buses C. tween Thom psonville and Torring- ton. so that l pa ssenger, f he sticks al it long enough, can travel all th2 way from New Britain 10 Torrington along that route.
 But there is q through bus line between Hartford and Torrington- which does not help either New Britain or Bristol.
 That territory is in the back yard" so 10 speak Of New Britain and also Bristol and it would seem that direct transportation by bus would be an advantage to all the l towns concerned.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

A cursory view of Berlin delights with it's spic cleanliness. Save for the inexplicably narrow Friederich- thoroughfares are sweepingly wide
 Had Germany that seventh sense of beauty belonging so solely 10 France,
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Or perhaps nature herself sym nathizing with the attempts 70 en- force prohibition. $ trying 10 show how 10 dry Up the nation.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

II the drought forces the prices Of grains 10 go up the drought may yet ne q godsend for the EepublIcan party
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
M.mb.r Au1It eurenn Of C,rculatton

Member Audit Bureau Of Circulation The A. D. ., ie national orgaElz4tlon which furnishes newspapers and adNer- sers with a strictly honest analyss ot circulstlon. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit This insures pro- -ect'on aga rsl fraud n newspaper dls- button figures % both national and p-aI sCrer; sers
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

These crashes you hear ever and anon during this hot weather are not earthquakes. but just bottles of home brew exploding.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
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| Berlin. August 6.-We motored to the German capital from Pots dam through the Tierearten, Berlin's Central Park and once private l deer preserve when the king busi- ness was on the up and up. Turning suddenly through Victory arch that swell stra sse-Unter den Linden - burst into view. It is a dazzler. Inter den Linden has yellow sanded walk down it's center and 8 smother of linden trees and a grass 1 plot on each side, a jungle of yer dure. One roadway is for up traffic and the other for down. The boule- ward stretches from the Tiergarten tt. the kaiser's palace and there is always the soft confusion of chirp- ing birds.
 At D. m I turned in and slept the clock around. Outside my win dow I was told there was one of the periodical communistic demonstra- tions but it did not disturb. This morning, after breakfasting lightly on a bracket Of sausages, we start eG in a taxi with the dog for the Tiergarten. He loves the woods, t~.
 Near the Adlon my wife spotted familiar figure in the crowds and vas soon yoo-hooing to Karl kitch- en, who also writes a New York col umn. He is he-e studying Germanys economic aspeCts-the cultured so- andso We kept him from his morn ing shave for swing around the park to exchange views from home.
 Later he ;nveigled my wife into Otto Baarz's pilsener palace while l had to stand outside and hold the dog, Canines are not allowed in street cars, shops or stores, save in Munich. Munich held a dog parade to protest recent law and it was So impressive the order was rescind- ed. A couple of "hochs' for Munich,
 The sentimentality for the Kaiser, pronounced tn Potsdam, vanishes here Berlncrs enjoy the new free dom. Prussian military hot-heads no longer push the humble off side walks. Even the most hopeful mon arChists do not look for a change for a. least 20 years-if then.
 The kaiser's private road Herr strasse-from Berlin 10 Potsdam, is a public highway. Once only the war lord could pass through the middle arch to Tiergarten. It, too, is open to all. Verboten-ism and other militariastic nonsense is just memory. Berlin seems the most democratic city in Europe.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

The only profitable advertising nedt1n . the City. Circulation books and press room always open 10 adyertisers
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Berlin could be the most superb city in Europe. As it is, it is a trifle baffling. Some of its architecture 1e arresting. But they erect an austere structure with clean cubist angles, then doo-dad it with horrible gar goyle-like bas reliefs. Many corners seem actual scenes from that fan tastic film The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari." Even so it is vigorous and interesting but lacks the clinging charm of Paris to me.
 I tossed crumple cable envelope out a taxi today A police whistle blew and cop came trotting up Only because 1 was a stranger was a summons not served. Where come from you can throw a mattress out the window and no one minds.
 At dinner tonight, for a change. ha, ha, l woifed a string of Munich sausages. They are almost snow white and dish, boys, dish! But the gentleman, rubicund in face and round in body, smoking a native cigar, nearly spoiled things for me. German cigars should be smoked only on the edge of town
 Copyright, 1880, Mcknight
 Syndicate, Incl
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

So many picnic parties wrecked Sunday evening. When will drivers learn they can't scratch with both hands?
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

You can recognize town that has a metropolitan area" by the hay stacks inside the limits.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

My single complaint against Ger many is against her zeppelins Not the aircraft, of course, but the local notion of d bed cover. The zeppelin i3 an enormous envelope of linen filled with feathers and not tucked in the sides. l wrestled with one all night, ran up a temperature, kicked |. off, had d chill, pinned it to my pajamas. said bad words and finally covered myself with Turkish towel, exhausted.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Facts and dFancies

By Robert Quillen Turkey. is killing insurgents. An insurgent is a great liberator who fails to put it oIer.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Times aren't really hard until a mere child can lift the Saturday Evening Post.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Americansm: Reach for a pistol instead of using your fist.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

One reason why marriage disap- points ultra moderns is because it hasn't anything more to offer.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

A dangerous alien is one who de-
 nounces American institutions as our own high -brows do.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Porch swings are all right for modern courtship, but bashful lads O. other days needed the kind of hammock that gave them the bene- fit of gravity.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Of course machine guns are dan gerous in the hands of gangsters. but, Hank it, arms manufacturers must live.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

A great moralist is one who can explain why it is naughty to dress comfortably except at the seashore.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

The worlds record for blood transfusions is held by Frenchman who has given 100 pints of his blood
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

When better scars are made, fliv- Yers will make them.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
TELEPHONE CALL!

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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Now they are making artificial castings for sausage, so it may yet be possible to do something for yes- men.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Down with the Reds, The Amer ican Government will tolerate no challenge to its authority except from it's own citizens,
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Now Will Hays promises to stop VIC tell which ones to avoid if there's
 nc big ballyhoo 10 put over the
 bum oneso
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

| insurgent is a great liberator who 1 fails to put it oYer.
 So many picnic parties wrecked Sunday evening. When will drivers learn they can't scratch with both l hands?
 You can recognize a town that has a metropolitan area" by the hay stacks inside the limits.
 4 dangerous alien is one who de- nounces American institutions as our own high h-brows do.
 Down with the Reds, The Amer ! ican Government will tolerate no | challenge to its authority except | from it's own citizens.
 Porch swings are all right for modern courtship, but bashful lads O. other days needed the kind of hammock that gave them the bene- fit of gravity.
 A great moralist is one who can explain why it is naughty to dress comfortably except at the seashore.
 One eason why marriage disap- points ultra moderns is because it hasn't anything more to offer.
 Times aren't really hard until a mere child can lift the Saturday Evening Post. Americanism: Reach for a pistol instead of using your fist. When better scars are made, fliv- yers will make them.
 Of course machine guns are dan serous in the hands of gangsters, but. Hank it! arms manufacturers must live.
 Now they are making artificial castings for sausage, so it may yet be possible to do something for yes- men.
 Even yet you occasionally see children who are too courteous to correct their parents in public.
 The next job will be to design a suitable sport costume for half-pint golf without making it too much like rompers.
 The talkies teach US that the im- agination Of movie fans vas consid- rably better than that Of dialog writers
 Now Will Hays promises to stop fake movie advertising But how can nc big ballyhoo to put over the bum ones?
 You see. when farmers learn that the Farm Board is determined to buy all surplus wheat. they will get discouraged and quit planting so much.
 Correct this sentence: "In take it said the dignitied old gentleman, 'ii you'll put o0 one of those horns that plays a tune"
 Copyright 1880. Publishers
 Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Even yet you occasionally see correct their parents in public.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Next to the English, the Germans are more like Americans than any other peoples in the old world. You have no feeling you are another pigeon to be plucked-the feeling in France. The hotel service charge" here means something. The yah, yah" is not so exquisitely effusive as the "oui, oui," but it has more sincerity. English and Spanish are taught in all schools.