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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01
BY FRANK H. sIMONDS.

~ AsCIsT Italy means war. No
other Interpretation can possibly
be attached 10 the recent speech
Il of Mussolini at Florence. In this
harangue one may discover an
almost exact repetition of the words
and Of the manner of William II in a
score of his incendiary utterances which
preceded and prepared the world catas-
trophe of 1914. Unless the Italian die
tator dies and the Fascist regime COL
lapSes-two things utterly unlikely
Europe must now face the grim fact
that a Franco-Italian war becomes an
immediate and a continuing possibility
Hitherto 1t has been customary to In
terpret the Duce'S utterances as designed
for home consumption solely and as
detail in his struggle to take and re ain
control But he has now obtained alb
eolute power. The opposition has not
been crushed, but annihilated. The OPP
ponents Of Fascism no longer hope for
any early or even remote deliverance.
The domestic dangers Of MuSsolini have
been dealt with.
Il is this circumstance that gives
sinister significance TO the renewal OF
the old-style infiammatory public utter
ance, familiar in the early Fascist days,
which set Europe by the ears and cul-
minated in the sensational descent
upon Corfu. one must cOncluQe, ana
well informed European observers have
reached that conclusion, that in revert
ing to his earlier method Mussolini Is
unmisl akably and deliberately laying
the foundations for a new adventure,
which will be foreign, not donestics
Albania Is New Powder Keg."
Today, tomorrow, an incident in Tir-
ana, where Serbo-Italian rivalry is as
intense as was Serbo- Italian rivalry in
Serajevo Is years ago, might relight
the flames of general war in Europe.
For no one can now say how far the
confiagration might spread were it 10
start again, this time in Albania and
not in Bosnia. Or, in quite the same
way, a disturbance in Nice or Tunis
might bring France and Italy directly
into collision, with equally far-reachtng
consequences.
What was most painful to see in the
recent London Conference was the
gradual straining of Franco-Italian re-
iations On the one hand. 1t was clear
that the Italians were still under tht
empire of the Fascist gospel. which 4
Inspired by nationalism more intense
ed more Chauvinistic than any pan.
rman doctrines Of pr0war time. Or
the or '~''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01

how small or limited, great depression
would undoubtedly have spread in the
allied countries and especially In France.
The psychological factor at Cantigny
worked two ways. An American failure
would have heartened the Germans, al
ready firing Of war and short of food
to an extent that both the German
army and the German people would
have frightened their belts and made
more desperate efforts than those which
were carried out later on the Marine
and in the Argonne. It was the Ger
man people who broke eventually, not
the army.
Sandwiched Between French.
The first American division in the
vicinity Of Cantigny was sandwiched
between French units and it held a
comparatively narrow front. 1t was, in
fact, q parcel of French army corps
and therefore under French command
though Immediately under the leader
ship of Gen. Robert Lee Billiard, who
later commanded the 1st American
Army. The 18th Infantry was COM
manded by Col. Hanson E. Ely, now
Maj. Gen. Ely commanding the I'd
Corps Area, with headquarters at Gov
ernorS Island.
For weeks previous to the Battle Of
Cantigny the division had endured q
rain Of German steel, estimated by
some of the American Artillery experts
at $4,000 shells every "a hours. Villages
which were intact when the division
marched into the areas soon became
rubble heaps. The Germans had bal
loon observation all along the line, 80
adequate that it was dangerous for any
small group Of individuals to show it
self in the open lest there come a pep
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France as we'll as the hundreds Of thou
sands remaining in training camps in
the United States was Of vital impor-
lance.
The burden Of winning the war had
already begun to shift to the Ameri-
cans. There had been the famous
backs to the WALL order of Marshal
Haig. The French were watching the
transports and the ports for more
American soldiers. They were down.
cast Should the Americans fail in
their first offensive action, no matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01

would perform, but the allied COM
manders and their higher officers did
not.
Cantigny was therefore Of the great
est Importance as the first victory for
American troops in the European War
1t was reckoned a victory in advance
and no chances were taken that II
should be otherwise.
First Victory Essential.
The psychological effect upon the
allies and to considerable extent upon
the great masses of untried and partly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

~ ARIS.-A sudden tension in
Franco-Italian relatiopS, follow
ing Premier MusSoliniS unusual
4 Northern Italy speeches is hold
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01
BY RUTH A. WEEKS.

MODERN king of kings who has
waged victorious war on the
Middle Ages, which for centuries
L have held his empire in their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01
BY WILBUR FORREST.

TT is IL years ago that the 28th In
fantry Regiment First Division, A.
e. F.. took the little French village
i of Cantigny and performed what the
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The fight in behalf Of the Senate's
version of the flexible tariff was actually
led by Democrats and made by Demo-
Gratis; but so common is 1t to think
of the initiative as coming from the In
surgent Republicans that nearly every
one supposes 1t was Borah who made
this fight.
In the attempt to inject the deben-
ture plan into the tariff and the pre-
ceding attempt to make the debenture
plan a part of the farm relief bill, 1t
was the insurgent Republicans who in
itiated the idea and made the fight.
Actually. though the Democrats fol-
lowed on this point the leadership Of
the tnsurgent Republicans, many of the
Democrats did not believe in the deben-
ture plan. Many of them voted for it,
as they put 1t, holding their noses"
And this has been a further contri-
button to Democratic discomfort and
irritability. Through accepting leader
ship from Republican insurgents many
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New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Feb. 25.-torocast for Southern New EnGland; Cloudy; probably occasional rain tonight and Wednesday. Warm on the south coast tonight; colder "Wednesday night; fresh, probably strong south- west winds
 Forecast for Eastern New York; Cloudy with rain in central and north portions tonight; Wednesday rain; colder at night; fresh south west winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Light showers with fog tonight; Wednesday clearing and slightly cooler,
 Conditions: High pressure covers the South Atlantic states with ccn- ter al Jacksonville, A crescent shaped How" extends from the Gulf Of st. Lawrence southeast ward 10 Oklahom and thence northwest ward to the Pacific. Temperatures continue high cast Of the Mississippi. Lower temperatures prevail in the upper Lake region Thunder show CTS were reported from the lower Lake region. the upper Ohio and upper Mississippi valleys.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity cloudy and rainy weather with mild temperature followed by fair and cooler
New Britain herald., 1930-02-25

type of solicitation are engaged in a legitimate business, but there is need for an improvement of the sales methods. No youths have d right 10 lie about trying 10 obtain a college education in order to fool housewives or others. Magazine sub scriptions, like all other types Of solicitation, should be placed before the public on their merits, not on q basis of sympathy
 Following the expose hy the Travellers Aid Society one is inclin- cd 10 look for an improvement in the methods. It may be just one thing more 10 regulate, but it k worth while for officials of the law to investigate whenever opportunity offers. The fact that such saic+ methods do not come directly from the magazines, but originate from the concerns hiring the boys and girls. should make it easy 10 control this situation.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
TEACHERS AND THE ARTS

Once more q survey on a grand scale has been made. this time af- locling the school teachers of the land. The average woman school teacher, especially, has been sub iect to the clinical process, done by Teachers College of Columbia Uni yersity And il finds that the teach CTS are 'provincial' and cold to the arts.
 Thc average woman teacher, it is announced by the surveyors, likes the films better than the drama, prefers musical comedies to grand opera, and reads popular magazines and books rather than the classics,
 In our opinion it would not have required a survey to come to such conclusions, In the first place, nine out Of ten women teachers in the United States are not situated 10 patronize the drama. which only exists in comparatively few cities. In the case of grand opera they are even worse situated, that not ex- isting except in a few cities. That they do not read the classics may be due 10 a lack Of time, there still re- maining only 4 hours in every day There are many others in the same canoe
New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
\ THIRD PARTY

Whether the injection Of d third party into the local political field this spring will compIicate the po- .itical situation is perhaps q matter Of opinion. The projectors of the party. composed of Inc Citizens Property Owners Association. seem sincerely bent upon relying upon political pressure of some kind to force official recognition of theit grievances against present condi- lions, especially with regard to lax matters.
 There is al least one way in which such third party could make it's trUucucc felt and that is by prefer ring 10 support candidates on inc other two parties rather than set ting mp is own ticket. II IS useless 10 imagine q third party in this city could win an election with it's own slate Of candidates; but by endorsing whatever candidates on the other tickets which satisfied lis members, and putting mp its own candidate only in tho case of such offices whore neither Of the other parties had suitable candidates, the third party could create considerable in tercst anI worry for inc regular parties.
 r.. hoNcyer. tho. managers of in" third party insist on running an in- dependent show throughout putting mp their own slate Of candidates from top to bottom,' it requires rare optimist to anticipate anything except iisappointment-eXcept m such ward or wards where the party is fairly well represented. One Of these wards happens 10 be the fifth. as VIC understand it. and tha' also happens to he the ward which hoth major parties ar" oyeins with apprehension,
New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
FEDERAL. APPROPRIATIONS

For several years the word eco romy" has been synonymous with .the federal administration. II has been an accepted fact that mo- where has there been such economy practiccd. Nr. CooHdeo, when h." was President started 10 log roll 'na economy doctrine, and President Hoover followed suit without uachin2. some critical editors doubted whether there was as much economy apparent in government as was freely advertised, but they re- cctvcd +paut attention. Suddenly and now il is discovered that if some economy is not practlccd in Wazafuqlon rho federal tax rate might have to bc increased,
 lt is au on account of 1h' ap- oroprauous. il socms. AS an appro nra'or Of public funds ii" gov .rnm"ur has always horn a fairly good proyider Certain expenditures involving liquidation or war eN- pensos. bonds, etc., otr, arc tairI, v,u fixed. and the totals are like lv to become less as the years pass, Eut meanwhile there is the federal budget and appropriations galore. These -bo,, no inclination 10 ease up despite economy made apparent in I~4senod u>cd charges elsewhere. In other words. the situation is .ou,.bto- u>r vbm tho critics had alleged
 Ob,tou-ly hyr" is 8 vay 10 pre- sant bm-jn- appropriations from 2ruiug ,ho upper hand. The way is Ito r,dwr inc appropriations, But V hon thlt is done q howl arises in .ryery governmental department that G..ls the curtailiug of money.
 u is different in a city like New Hri'a,u where tho civic departments yrarerujly heed the Mayors request that economy he pracliccd The dc parm"m commanders rhis year scarcely said "ouch" at least. not Iaudjbly. Iu in Washington every one expects the government to furnish Us much money as the de parrments claim is needed to func- ton effectively The sums tend to increase. Nor" ompIoy"s are on lhe government payrolIs than ever be
New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
JURY QUESTIONS
 TOWN OFFICIALS
Hartford Bootleg@Crs and Enfield Officers Examined Concerning
 Liquor in This County.

Hartford. Feb. 25.-Three alleged Hartford bootlcggcrs and three ofi- cials of the town of Enfield were in reviewed by the grand jury yester~ day concerning the liquor traffic in this county. The alleged bootlcecCrs were questioned concerning the in tticacies of that profession and as lo whether they had any knowledge of police collision.
 First SeleCtman James T. Murray, Chief Of Police Clyde Harris and Constable James Sloan were the En- field officials questioned concerning the protection given bootlcggers in that town after complaints had been received that high school students had been buying liquor. Constable Sloan was asked why he had at tempted 10 tip off various places when County Detective Hickey ar rived with his raiding party.
 Two other men. whose identities were not revealed, were also exam ined by the grand jury before it clos cd it's session at nearly midnight.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
EORAH AND RiSSIA

When Unclc Sam wants 10 find out something official from the gov ernment of the Soviets he is stump cd. He has not recognized the Soviets and has no envoy, consus and the like in the Soviet domain Informa- ton must be secured in 8 round- about manner.
 But Uncle sam has a parsonage in Senator Borah who can attend 10 such little matters with minimum Of delay. The Senator does what any other citizen would do who wishes direct information from foreign clime-he communicates directly ard asks for q prompt reply.
 This is what the Senator did in connection with reports that 14 Jew
 ish rabbis had been imprisoned and even executed. The Senator got a quick reply from the Soviet official
 ho addresses 10 the effect that II had been released and the remain ine three are not to he executed, Incidentally our Senate chairman
 or the foreign relations committee is known throughout Europe as man of vast influence. When he speaks on an international topic his
 words are read all over Europe:
 when h. makes an inquiry he is giv- on ready consideration. In the rabbi
 issue. for instance, he got at the truth quickly and 10 the satisfaction oi those Americans who asked him 10 take such action.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
25 Fears Ago Today

The American Hardware Corpor- $500. 900 at a meeting of the board of directors today.
 The police station has become the home Of two cats. The rats at pho station nave been enjoying daily feasts by eating holes in the policcmen's coats,
 The board Of relief has re- ceived a large number of applica : titns for relief from local tax paNers.
 The New Britain Quartet club hcu it's tenth annual masquerade Q in the Calumet hall last evening.
 Al party of surveyors numbering 3 IT.. are in town laying out a rou: , Tor tNe proposed extension of the New York Central railroad from Brews sters, x. Y. to Boston.
 Since the third rail. was .cstaD- lished lin this city. l3 people have met their death through contact r.ith the high powered rails
 The Springfield schools are steai- ing awaS a number of the focal t,achers Every time the outer std.e city needs a teacher, it comes here with high Npay offers and New Brt- in is the loser
 Principal Akers at the hiSh "chool has (offered 8 silver cup tJ the class VI inning the most even $ in the coming indoor track mecl.
 The board of police commission CTS will appoint two new policemen in the near future.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
BAD SiLESMANS SHIP

The housewife who greets a young man al inc door and is informed that he IS soliciting subscriptions for a magazine. and will she please help him because he is trying to earn enough money 10 pay his way through college. usually becomes sympathetic She, too, may have a son who wants 10 go to college; and anyway, the lad told such a con- yincine tale and his need was so apparent, Yes she subscribed to tho magazine; not because she wanted it particularly, but because she wanted 10 help the boy.
 Changing the scene, one enters the office of a business man. There one finds girl who also is solicit ing subscriptions to q magazine. The youne lady is persistent. The hard headed executive" says repeatedly that he doesn't require any more reading matter. but his mo- doesn | count. The gal will not take it for an answer. She talks and talks, and the poor gent doesn't like to be angry at a lady. So he finally hands over first payment and gets Q smile in rcturn-one of those pret- ty smile that accompany feminine victory.
 The trouble is that in many cases inc lads who say they are trying 10 earn enough 10 pay for attendance al college are not doing so. That ls merely sales talk to undermine the resistance Of sympathetic house often sales talk 10 undermine the resistance Of the busy business mai also know their stuff, as told them by their sales managers.
 This is not saying that all youth: who say they are trying 10 carr money 10 get into college are i'm. postors; nor is it saying that al girls who solicit magazine subscrip' tons make nuisance Of them. selves. l. merely refers 10 some O them. and probably a goodiy pro portion.
 The investigation mad" by fin. l Travellers Aid Society recently as t' the methods of magazine crews Wh cruise about the country in auto mobile was at least thought pro voking. The customary methods t 10 have poys and girls travel abou the country in this way, induced t adopt this method Of making a liN inc by promises Of Comparativc', big money. What happened in alto l ccthcr too many cases was that the, were stranded far from home anC had to enlist the offices of tn i Travellers Aid to return to the hom' town. Temptation naturally bese their paths while members of suct ] crews
 The organizations sponsoring thi
New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
"NIG Ak hNnhIl-. N"

Slang is very expressive. That. za> the purists, is it's chief n'1 for popularity. Thus i' has come about that young wo1hdn who fe tbra' rt- cipient of gifts from an admirrr particularly an admirer considerably older than herself frequently raf,rs to him as her sugar daddy"
 One such sugar daddy" in this city is in trouble, and the girl upon whom he layished "clothos and g good time" lies dead. As often hup- pens, the sugar dadd% "gs a-Dlar- ried man.
 Such d tragedy writes is own sermon. and almost anyone could pen an editorial about it. taking up no more than q few lines. One" l. was said that the wages of sin i, death." It is an axiom of truth
New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
Patients Gained in
 Boston Hospital Fire

Boston. Feb. 25 (UPl - Quick thinking and the prompt action Of nurse in the Massachusetts Memorial hospital here today prevented in jury and possible death to it's 800 occupants when fire broke out near the childrens ward.
 The fire was quickly eXtinguished and no one was injured although IA children were seriously ill in an ad- joining room.
 When Miss Marion Hiltz in charge of the Childrens ward. saw flames issuing from the floor of the room she turned in a fire alarm and then turned on an alarm which awakened every patient in the building.
 Nurses and doctors joined in calm ing patients and removing the chill dten while fire cXtinguishcrs were used on the flames. Damages to the room was not large.
 Firemen said defective wiring In a room beneath. was responsible.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-25

New York. Feb o5-A psychia- rris> discovers that one out Of 5Q" New Workers has q pronounced phobia. While Inc majority are harmless little mental quirks there are many going about daily tasks with delusions that often border on stark madness,
 The citNs mighty rush and run ble are blamed for the frazzlcd nerves and consequent fantasies. Most of these nagging fears are conquered by complete rest in the country or at the seaside away from the hullabaloo.
 There are thousands Of workers who will not accept posts in offic s above the third floor of skyscrapers They have an uncomfortable timid- i,y about elevators and will labor only where they can walk upstairs to their desks. This has kept many men from important jobs.
 There are others who will not work high above the ground for still another reason, They are ob- Sessed with the notion they cannot stifle an urge suddenly to jump out window. Neurologists say there is little danger of them succumbing 10 such a fear.
 Subway and elevated passengers are often victims, too, Ot terror Of being shut in coaches. Many Of them on their way 10 and from work ride only d few blocks al q time, alight and stretch their legs along station platforms and COd- t'nue by easy stages to their das- tlnation
 One of Wall streets kcenast market manipulators cannot cat a meal without being frightened over the danger there are slivers Of glass in his food. He masticates each bite carefully in cafes and at home eats and drinks only from metal vessels.
 Then there arc the "touchers.' jn walking along the streets they a"e curiously drawn 10 some object in their path-perhaps a window pan, a post or a door-knob-and are un- able 10 pass without pressing d finger to it. Doctors describe most oi these phoDias as mere silly fears.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
HI. kI.\OSHA MEEC k

ono Of the worries that bcs~ts locomotive engineers and interurban trolley operators nowadays is not collisions with others of their kind, but collisions with automobiles at grade crossings. Every grade cross ing is a potential death trap, and the men whose eyes are glued to the rails ahead must pass scores of them at every trip.
 This is particularly true in some western states where the olImina- ton Of important crossings ali grade has Jagged more than in the East,
 What can happen when an auto mobile is bumped by a uain--an electric train in this instanc--and the train IS deraiIcd while going at high speed. was instanced at the Konosha accident. Eleven killed and scores injured was the record, prob . ably the worst crossing accident on record
 After every such accident there is Increased demand that more grade crossings be eliminated, This de- mand continues until it cXhausts it. self. and finally the crossings are eliminated no faster than they were before. We have had some eXperi- enccs in this state, where the Pub lie Utilities Commission has been severely criticized ion not interpret ing the law in favor Of q more speedy elimination oH such potential death traps
New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
Royal Flying Corps Ace
 And Student Pilot Dead

Santa Maria. Cal, Feb. 25 LPI- An acc in the Royal Flying Corps during the World war and a student pilot were killed when their air plane struck high tension wire over the Santa Maria river chasn, i2 miles north Of here.
 J. W. Pearson, 31, World war ace, was serving as an instructor, The student pilot was Thomas J. Middlc- ton, 2&, Of Los Angeles.