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New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
NOT \ PERSONAL MEMORIAL

We think the mayor is inclined to assume too much when he says the senior high school addition IS "a glorious memorial to the schoo, committee members that will long endure. but it is not the function Of city officials to build monuments to their own cudeavors.'
 If the school committee ever con- sidercd this building as a memorial to themselves then the members are not getting much individual men, ton. Due 10 the advertising provided by the mayor, the name of the chairman is fairly well known; and due to similar advertising, the name or Mr. Day likewise is fairly well known. The remainder Of the com mlttce charged with building q monument for their own cndea>ots have not received much publicity out of it. They are entirely in the background. The busy reporters, when writing up school committee news. usually tail to provide the in- djyiduM members with enough men ton to take u. an rm Of space,
 A peculiar kind of glory is this,
  And if the school committee glori- led itself with the high schoo. building, what kind Of personal glory was there in back Of their ac- ton when it constructed ne" cle- mentary schools? What became ot inc personal glory for the schoo committee, for instance, when the Lincoln school, jhe Vance school inc Benjamin Franklin school, tht Clinton school, the Eoosc> cit school etc.. were built?
 If this submerged glory is wortt cent the members Of the commit ice can have #.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
HUM BMARlNIS

The attitude of France toward the use Of submarines, evidenced at the London naval conference, combines a desire 10 "humanize" their use in warfare. This. however, IS not as is claimed by some of the writer's It should be remem- bcred that at the Washington con- ference of 1921-22, France joined with the four other great naNal powers in treaty limitingstAe use Of submarines in war, This treaty contained the following provisions:
 1. No merchant vessel may be seized without being ordered to sub init to visit and search. ., It may not be attacked unless it refuses to submit. or to proceed as directed after seizure. .. It may not be de- stroycd unless tho crew and pasSen- gers have first been placed in safety, f. If d bcIligerent submarine cannot capture q merchant vessel as above, 1t must dcsist from attack and seizure and let the vessel proceed unmolcsted D Any person violating these rules, even under orders, has violated the laws of war, and IS liable to trial and punishment wherever apprchcndcd as if for an act Of piracy. 6. It is practically impossible to use submarines as commerce dcstroycrs without Nlo- lating. as in 1914-18. the require ments of civilized nations for pro- tccting neutrals and noncomhatants' so the stgnatorles will not use them.
 When one talks of "humanizins
 submarine warfare, therefore, one should remember that the first step vas taken at Washington. A similar
 step taken al London will merely be
 a recapitulation.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
WEST PEAEl.

Many nice plan goes 10 smash N hen budget slashing is in process. There was the plan to extend West Pearl street, for instance. Few ot those convcrsant with the situation oppose it. But it would cost money. IL requires some years of discussion before such q plan can be put through. Experience in the city has been that most improvement plans hereabouts require at least four years or discussion before anything definite is done about them. Then, along comes year when the city has little extra money and the plan goes through-providcd that meanwhile those advocating the ln- proycmcnt have not lost heart and ceased aGjtatng.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
Home of James Monroe
 TO Become Public Shrine

on February 1. 1850, the then county clerk Of Aibormarle county, Virginia, delivered to l.. A. Good Wyn original deed uttered by James Mon roe. fifth president of the United States. to his historic home known as Ash Lawn"
 on February l, 1930, exactly one hundred years later, similar decd to the property passed again-but this time from the recent owners ot the estate to Jay w, Johns, coal operator of Pittsburgh who tor mally announced his purpose ot throwing the place open 10 the pulp lie as q shrine for patriotism and thus adding one more landmark 10 those already available to the people of the United States.
 An unusual feature of inc an- nounccment is that there is no oncy-raisinG campaign connected with the acquisition Of tn" land mark. Mr. Johns is authority for the statement that he bought the estate with it's historic improvements from the family that has owned it since 1867. in order that it might not, in the course Of events, become divided up and oblitcrated. but would remain intact and take its place with such other landmark cS- tab)ishmcnts as Monticello, home ot i Thomas Jefferson close by, and Mount Vernon, home Of George ] Washington on the Potomac. Title i has passed and work is now going on to prepare the place for the public.
 i Since the ownership of President i Monroe, the estate has passed i through the hands of eight owners 1 Mr. Johns announces however tha' 1 it is his intention to restore tn, ! premises to the condition 1t was il ! when the Monroe family was there and to bring back as completely a' possible the spirit of James Monroe l himself whose life and letters MT i and Mrs. Johns have been studying
 in order 10 make their work d!
 effective as possible. In this con lnectiOn they announce that any in i formation or suggestions that cal
 he offered by descendants of Jamc Monroe. or students of his life an'
 activities. will be gratefully accepted
 The home faces that Of ThOma
 Jefferson, friend and mentor 0 Monroe. and but short distance away. It was from this place tha the author of the Monroe doctrin
 rode on horseback in 1917 to Wash
 ington to take his oath of office a
 president of the United States. Tn
 place has been noted since its in
 ccption as one of exceptional bcaut
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

Two men were filling a good SlHtd basket that rcposcd in the street with round lOavcs of rye bread llleH tossed them in one by one unul ,h" basket was practically filled, Then ono of the men tossed in just one more that didn't stay in the basket. II bounced out into the street ana rolled mcrrily through half frozen puddle to q spot some ID feet away from the basket The truckman' mol at all surprised, apparently walked over and retrieved it, wiped It oit on his greasy oyeralls and put It III tn" basket.
 A moment later the men began to fill up large paper bag Wlih IonE Vienna shaped rye bread and aGalh the incident happened This tune tn" loaf landed in the dirty snow ot tn" gutter and didn't even get brHSIlc'' off. It went back into the bag anu undoubtedly eventually graced some table. dirt and all.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

THE OBSE R VER-- Makes Random Observations
 On the City ano Its People

likely explanation of the long drawn out fcud.
 Although the report seems 10 have shaken the government to t}s foundations it is gratifying to know that the auditors failed to discoVGH d single instance of official dlShoN- csty in any department. 1t IS doubt ful whether many cities could equal that score. Petty graft exists m q great many municipalities. So lar as New Britain IS concerned. the report failed even to mint that so much ds t pencil or piece of paper Was taken.
 No one can question the wisdom ot Mayor paonessa s advocacy of an annual audit in spite of the bitter taste it has left on so many tongues The investigation revealed loose methods. If conditions arc corrcct'I the effort will have been WoftA while.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
/, LI-DItItI INCIDENT

Had Charles r.. Hughes not been confirmed as chief justice of the l. $. Supreme Court 1t would haF@ hocn only the second time in Amer icau history that the Senate has re- fused to arccde 10 an appointment 70 ,hn ms6 tribunal, But Mr. Hughes failure to he confirmed to the court, had it came, would have had nc such momentous results az in the pr-lious case.
 r. WAS John Ruued2c, Of South Carolina, who failed of confirmation after he fad actually sat on the Supreme Court bench for four months while Congress vas not in session. Had he been subsequently confirmed by the Senate the great 5urjst. John Marshall probably would have not been appointed later to the Supreme Court in EutIcdge' g stead. Thus the history Of consutu- tousI law in America was pro louuIlY rnanzed hy the failure o' Mir. Huucd2a to remain ON inc court and tho appointment oE Nr Narshal ostoad
 Hmlcd@c like culc' l1auc Hughes. had prcsio iouHy been an IS. socpatod justice of the court and Ina, resigned to become chief justice O his native state, on July i, 1795, h, was appointed chief justice Of tho r.. S Supreme Court hy ProaiIcn Washington, when the Senate wa not in session. He took his scat 0, tho following August F and tw' eases were decided under his chic Justicoship. After his nomination b. President Washington 1t vas .ounr that Justice Eutcdge had opposed in a speech at Charleston. $, C.. tn pending Jay treaty with England support of the treaty @as the out -jaudins political issue ol the tim and was regarded by the I'rderaljs party F.. tq>t os party allegiance ruSdas Washington ur,crthcIc ..m M 1a. taHu os Me- IWtedan { lho Senate V ben il cou>r rncd in b.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
COMMUNICATED
Concerning the school Board
 and the Report
Editor, New Britain Herald

LdllOr,
 New Britain Herald,
 City.
 Dear Sir:
 I have read with great interest your newspaper account of the re- port of the city audit. Judging from your story of the report, it must have been an excellent piece of work on the part of the accounting ilrln' This seems to be the general opih- ion throughout the entire city. How ever. the head of one of our branches of the city government. namely the school department has taken It upon himself 10 criticize the work ot thlo firm. Mr. King has stated through vour columns that the auditors could have. and can, verify all e%- nendltures of that department. If Mr. Kings statement is true, where were the invoices when the audit was made? Mir. King claims that the invoices arc in the files. Possibly thov have mad time to secure them since the audit was made. If they have, ] believe they should be gwen credit for giving the matter their immediate attention. However, It vas unbusincssikc for Mir. King 10 use the columns of your newspaper for the purpose of diSCrcdlting the work of the auditors, and further, to claim that their work was mac curatc. It is my understanding that this company does the auditing TOT many of the large manufacturing concerns in this vicinity as well as for the state of Connecticut. It strikes me that, should there be any question as 10 the ability of these men, certainly such work would not be given them.
 l I have been informed that the standard Of teaching here in New 1 Britain IS very high, If this IS a fact it is hard to understand Way the head of the school system has not been just as efficient in tho i handling of the business affairs oi his department. There were many inqtanrcs in the account of the re- rort that showed that the depart mcnt has been poorly managed,
 For my part, and l feel ccrtaII that I can include most of tho taA' .pa,crs. would he much more Satls fled If the members of tho "choo dcpartmcnt would discontinue thE fault-GndinS attitude toward th' auditors' report. and get right do"' to brass tack3 and correct the pres cnt condition Of their books. l would have been much better II NIT
 King issued q statement that h would have the auditors report in ycstigatcd, and if found to be cor
 rect, immediate steps would D
 taken to straighten the matter ou
 to the satisfaction of all. do no
 feel that there is any dishonesty l
 the department. but I do feel tha
 their superior attitude is just abou
 worn out.
 There were many interesting tca
 lures concerning the report; one l
 particular was the fact that the Ma tional bank has never paid the cit
 oC Nfw Britain interest on thci
 irtlancr. This practice has been Gf
 Ing ou for a great many years In no 1ouh; 1t Nuuld he difficult 10 dc tcrmine the amount oI money dh
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
l Mir, paoucssa vs. Mir. king and
 x, |, inc ,C SIr paonCSea

MF. k ing hS. UT. aoi'o1"
 The situation in New Britain sug- rosts q scene in a western mining town when mining towns were Juot that and nothing more.
 A griZzled old veteran was sittl2@ on the piazza Of d tumbledo"A shack playing solitaire. Suddenly guns began to bark. Alkalai lke sent a stream of lead in the direc- ton of Coyote Charley. Charles IT, turned the compliment and dlpl"- n}atically edged behind the corner Of q store. For ten minutes the fus- silladc continued. In that time two horses and three pedestrians had been laid low in the middle Of the street.
 The grizzlcd person was so en- crossed in his cards that his pipe went out. FumDling in his vest pocN- e for a match he became aware Of the duel taking place 50 yards away and. looking up. asked anothoi man who was cautiously p2crin2 out a half closed door, "Whats all the sLootin' fur"
 The same question is timely m this city. Persons not blessed with being domiciled here but living l the uncultivatcd wilds Of Hartford. Mcriden and other nearby cities must have formed the opinion dur in3 the past week that New Brit ain had abandoned it's gracious ways and had developed into q &hamblta of political civil war,
 Auditors who had examined the city books reported that in some instances the situation needed rect lying. Immediately the bricks began to fly. Mayor l'aOncSSa and Char man King ot the school dcpartme1l have been the chief antagonists. Mr. King dislikcs the reflection cast or the school department by the au- ditors who said they were unable to find invoices for expenditures amounting 10 approximately ST. on0, He issued q statement to that effect. The mayor retaliatcd with a ! statement which made the head Of the school sizzle. He promptly re- i piled with a plain question, Whcth- CT the mayor suspected the school committee of dishonesty. That is as far as the battle Of words has pro- gressed at this writing,
 Both. the Observer thinks. have i Teen hastN and inclined 10 forget ] the amenities which should govern 1 a difference of opinion. Mr. King
 declares that invoices in the files 1 of the school department cover all ! expenditures. He is not a man to make such Il statement without proof The dispute could have been | prevented if the mayor. at th1S
 point, had asked Mir, King for eVl- | dence. No doupt it would have bc-n 1 forthcoming.
 1 In the next chapter, the subject concerned the cost of the addition 1 to the high school. q topic alien ,c
 the original argument. The dispu'e 1 swung back Q the auditors report yesterday with the blunt quesuW by Mr. King whether the mayor slI ' pccted graft in the school depart. | ment.
 As the battle WaGed. the disppt
 ants have appeared to forget th@ city business. not persons, were D" ing discussed. Mayor PaOncsSa doo'
 not like Mr. King and it is not oi
 record that Mr. King scnt the mayor q, valentine. For months they have
 been at sWordspoints over the hlsf
 school addition aud other matters
 Each, pcrh1ps, would be moro thh
 human if he failed to become ncttlG'
 8. criticism of the other. That IS {
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
< NATIONAL. killlItl.Nbt VI
 ON rE0liIBtIIDN

Down in Washington Mrs. Mary T Norton Of New Jersey and other women ha1o been talking about q national rntorrudum" ou prohlhI- ton as d 3neau5 Of determining the public attitude toward the 15N' Amendment and th. NoIstrad Act
 Senator Watson of Indana not cd dry senator from an alleged bonc-dry state. says ho is in favor Of such rcfcrendum adding that the drys would win lt conciusi>cly, 50 that if the vets were good sports they would be more willing to abide by the result
 Such ! referendum most certainly would nm-if voted like saaatos Watson and bis dry brahroe adro- ratc. They prefer inc rcrrrondlm 10 he voted hv stat,=.
 Any ~oHooJ hoy hoo~a shat sae1 ' rrrcu4wu nould be as -haal> d .oEc ys tho orJ=ual pa.sa-r or rn, t,fb Au,udnour. Any school No. aov4 '1a. lbr ar.- ru c-s.l2 ou4tcr .2 small states to block an> aau-e m the amendment
 A lair HaUoual referendum &ou5@  lot b. ono Of this kind. \ 'mr ua. noual ro.crondun would bo one no voted by states. nul one in which rh' popular majority @olnd he the de terniuinG factor.
 ProhibJtionists do not desire | na uonaf referendum hy popular vote In other words. q referendum ir which the heavily populated state containing the big cities would hav' fair chance to indicate thej strength against prohibition has n' apncal to rrohtpttiouists
 Thr dr2s accordingly say a na toaar rn.rr,uIuia based on th popular ,o'r ,eond b. Hnron#1u lioruL
 po.H,I, j' would. bu' t aoold h aa accurate @au9r oI tbe publc'a t
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
Observations On The Weather

Washington. Feb. l5.-Forrcaat for Southern New EnGlaud. Partly cloudy slightly colder Saturday; increasing cloudmc&s fol lowed by rain or snow.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy, slightly colder. snow nurrics in north portion Saturday,; Sunday snow or rain.
 Conditions: The secondary dis turbancn that developed over South crn New England Thursday night has moved northeaStWard 10 the GuIt Of St. Lawrence with increased intensity.
 The outlook is for rain on Sunday in the Atlantic states and eastern lower Lak" region. Elsewhere the weather will be somewhat overcast Saturday and sunday in the Wash in2ton forecast district.
 r will be slightly colder Saturday in the north portion of the MiddI" Atlantic states and colder Saturday night or sunday in the lower Iak" region, Temperatures will rise Saturday night and sunday in the south Atlantic states.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

because of it's boXWood hedges, the fine old trees and the majestic tall Norwegian pine which Monroe had brought from Europe and which rcars itself as q mighty sentinel visa blc to the traveller for many miles around.
 Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, as ncighbors, friends and compatriots of Monroe often visited Ash Lawn' and there discussed subjects of national and even inter national importance, even 10 mat ters of armament and relationships as between nations much after the fashion of the naval barley now in progress at London.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
25 Fears Ago Today

Water Jahn lodge, ., of H., Is plans for its anniversary in March. Grand off ccrs Of the order will be present.
 The class of '9S held q reunion in the kindergarten at the Normal school today. Thirty members were present.
 The Wentworth club organized a ~lcc club last evening. George Latham was elected president.
 The town Investigating committee has about finished iis work. The report Of the committee will b. pre- scntcd at the annual town meeting.
 The senior basketball team wal lopcd the freshman team at the high school yesterday afternoon, the score being 80 to ,.
 The New Britain Quartcttc clul will give it's 10th annual masqucradc and fancy dress ball in the Calumet hall next Monday evening.
 The New Britain Cprc&cntatlNC: at Hartford are cndeaVorlng to ar range all the legislature matters directly affecting local interests tt come up for a hearing by the diff fcrent committees on the same day
 Walter P. Crabtree closed his con ncction with the architectural firm of W. H. Caldwell today and ha' opened an office in the Booth build ing.
 X plan is being formulated '' have the public schools utillz"' longer during the day than at pres . tnt.
 The island Of Nap is governed b, Japan under q mandate from th'
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
Did You Get Grit nI Your Breakfast Toast.

If q body watch a body, passing out the rye, the result may be bread wrapped in wax paper, when the housewife goes to the grocery
 A sleepy young man tumbled for his clothes the other morning in the dim light of dawn. immediately after Silcncing the Stridcnt note of the alarm clock, Sull half asleep, he gaI cd out the window Of his home tow ard a bakers truck, delivering bread to the corner grocery across the street. The automatic process ol dressing to the shaving Sta@" was in progress quite steadily, until the re- ccntly reused "audicucc' happened to sec the little incident of the r!c,'
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
oUlt;GlO\S ANSWERED

You can get an answer 10 any question Of fact or information t'Y writing to inc Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. l322 New York avenue. Washineton. D. C., enclosing two cents i'll stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marlia' advise cannot bc given. nor can FX- tended research be undertaken, Al other questions will receive pei sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters ate COnfidentIal.-E Editor.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
NcNN tTuTN NOuFS,
 J. J. k EN\EY.

The individuals in charge Of teaching do not have charge of school funds, therefore parallels cannot be drawn between education and expenditures. It is our under standing that none Of the local banks pay interest on certain classes of city deposits. At certain times of the wear, when taxes are being collected, the money is deposited and almost immediately checked out again. be- ing distributed to various funds.
 The accountants, to the best ot our belief, arc most trustworthy and enjoy d great deal of confidence hereabouts They undoubtedly acted in good faith in making the report. The facts leading to their statement. particularly concerning the lack ot vouchers, remain to be scen.-Ed,
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

the city from this source. However, it is reasonable to assume that 1t must amount to large sum Of money, and in view or the fact that it rightfully belongs to the city, l believe immediate steps should be taken toward having an accounting for same. No doubt the amount would be sufficient 10 afford relief for the unemployed and at the same time carry out some needed i'm Drovcments in the city.
 Assuring you that l will apprcci- ate the courtesy of having this let ter printed in your next issue, l re- main,
 Very truly yours,
 | '
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
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