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New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
25 Fears Ago Today

A local laundry advertises the addition of an expert ironer on la dies fine wearing apparel.
 Judge and Mrs B. F. Gafney will be with the New Britain party on the Putnam Phalanx excursion 10 Quebec, leaving Saturday.
 William H. Vests Big Jubilee Minstrels" opened the theatrical season at the Majestic theater. The prices were Is cents to 75 cents. the former in the gallery and the latter in the boxes
 Moving pictures were shown in Hanna's Armory, admission 10 cents 10 all parts of the lower floor and 25 cents in the gallery
 Advertisement: Anheuser Busch St, Louis beer, 75 cents per dozen.
 The Saturday half holiday for the shops Of New Britain is now thing Of the past. All the shops will shut down on Labor Day.
 Manager Risley Of the trolley company stated today that the pole work for the North End trolley ey- tention has been completed and the steel rails are expected 10 arrive shortly.
 Arrangements have been Comp!et ed for the dedication of the new Greek Catholic church. which will take place on Labor Day The new cdifice is of wood and cost s12,OO0.
 The price of coal went up 10 cents yesterday, the new price being SG.o5 a ton.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
POLICE THREAT TO TONG MEN

Police of New York city issued peculiar threat the other day when they notified the members of the Chinese tongs in the city that they must cease fighting or face retalia- ton in the form of sweeping search for members of their race illegally entered in this country. In other words the authorities told the Orientals "Obey the law against kill ina each other or we will enforce the immigration laws and lot of you will be sent back home A peculiar system when enforcement Of the law is used as a lever to make smugsled aliens behave themselves.
 The whole situation reminds one Of the old story of the western sheriff, playing poker in barroom with several hard characters. Con- tinual cheating prompted the sheriff to remark to one of the m.n Jim, youll have 10 quit cheating at cards when we play this game or I'll have to arrest you for that murder you did over in Cheyenne county"
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

of coral whitewashed, with matched roofs. Peeping from the rich green foliage, they add greatly to pictur- sequences of the island as the ob- server steams along the coast.
 Plantations Rim Mountain
 "The island is six miles in length and slightly less in breadth. The level belt of land between the mountains and the sea is from one to three miles wide. This strip is very fertile and on it flourish CO., conut palms, coffee trees, and a variety of tropical fruits.
 "Raratonga is on a direct line be- tween New Zealand and Lower Cali fcrnia, about 1900 miles from the former. Since 1900 the island has been a possession of New Zealand along with the other Cook Islands and adjoining islets. Raratonga is about the same distance south of the Equator as central Cuba and Honolulu are north of it. Some g. 900 people live on the Cook Islands, including 300 Europeans. About a third of the entire population lives on Raratonga. Its chief settlement, Avaruna, is the seat of government for the islands within a radius of 250 miles.
 "The natives of Raratonga be- came Christianized in 1891. Avaruna now has a training school for mis- maintained by the London Missionary Society In this little town of S75 people is a. hospital wireless station, and even tele- phone system"
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
FEN AND QUIGLEN

It appears as If the prediction made editorially day or so ago by this paper has borne fruit. Yestcr- day. we imagine, there were great many words in the office Of Mayor Qugley concerning how the dele gates from New Britain were 10 be voted in the congressional conyen- ton. Inasmuch as Congressman E. Hart Tenn took the trouble to come out and see the mayor it IS reasonable to suppose that the con- versation was not over corn borer prevention or the war in China. Whereupon we judge the mayor got the reaction he desired when he d. lowed 1t 10 become public that he had congressional aspirations. It IS apparent that Quigley aspires to become political boss Of the city as well as titular head Of the party. He plans to collect, under his stan dard delegates to the convention, which IS no secret and go 10 them prepared 10 dictate or swap depela- ing on how the tide is running.
 Should 1t come about that there vas neaa ay an even distribution of votes lai@eec Fem and Seymour in me congressional convention Quig- ley vosld be in an envia ble position, if his slate from here is chosen. He might throw the convention 10 Tenn, which he probably would if the balance existed, There still would be the possibility, however, of entering into a deadlock and eventually wangling the nomination for George Quigley, The entire scheme of things is interesting. There is little doubt but that Tenn was promised support yesterday in return for his support for Quigley should the incumbent's chances look dim
 Much should develop in the first test of strength here when the dele gates are chosen. There will be a Seymour slate in the field, we be- lieve, and it would not be surprising if the local old guard deserted wrarever inclination it might have for Tenn to support Seymour incl dentally. but to lick Quigley pri- marily. The mayor may get trim ming before the convention. Fol lowing the picking of the delegates the scene is transferred to q broader field and there will be much more os the cierrent Of mystery and chance in the hnal selection.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

The actual facts are that the Chinatown vice situation is not well i'll hand. The New York police, even as the authorities in any other large city. find it difficult to get much in formation out of the willy Chfnaman. Few of the Chinese will talk about tongs, much less divulge their owN or their friends connections with them. The average laundryman quickly declares that he doesn't know anything about the tongs, doesn't belong and doesn't know anyone who does, when questioned And yet the killings continually go on. This time the tong leaders, un- like their usual rule, seem to have lost control Of the situation, for most of them are apparently honestly try ing 10 stop the slaughter.
 Probably the best method of com- batting the tong killings would have been to make simultaneous raids on all known resorts of the OrientaIs. without any pussyfoot warnings, and bring in everyone who was at all suspicious. Wholesale deportations
 
 their legal entry or natural birth would be warning worth while. Then, if further tong slayings fol- lowed, there at least would be less Chinamen to suspect.
 All in all the New York warning sounds like a press agent stunt and rot a very clever one at that
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
WATER NOT SHUT OFF

Officer James Kelly was detailed last evening by Lieutenant Rival 10 investigate complaint by Mrs. Muekler of S9 Hartford avenue that the owner Of the property had shut off the water, but upon trying tho faucet in the bath room sink tho officer brought d flow of water which he considered satisfactory. He point cd out to the complainant that the police could not act, under the cir cumstances, and other steps would ' be necessary if all that was needed was a better pressure on the supply.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
RARATONGA ISLAND
 IS VALUABLE SPOT
Port Of Rescued Tahiti Passen-
 gers Most Fertile of Group

Washington, D. c, August 2a- EaratonGa, remote island of the South Seas. nearest land to the pas senSer steamer that recently sank in the Pacific, IS the subject of the following bulletin from the Wash inGton, D. C. headquarters of the National Geographic society. But for the rescue by another liner, the 25l men, women and children who were on the disabled ship would hay" had to make for Raratonga in open boats
 Typical south Sea Island
 "Raratonga is the most fertile and most valuable of the Cook Islands" says the bulletin. Tt might be con- sdered the typical South Sea island or the volcanic kind-the sort of island that a connoisseur of. islands would most like 10 rising above his horizon, And it has the added at traction Of possessing one of the finest tropical climates in the world. During the warm season (Noven Der
 
 from 4 10 S4 degrees Fahrenheit. during the cool months. from 66 10 -. The abundant but not excessive rains fall mostly during the warm season and the island is well water cd. A unique feature of the island l5 a spring that gushes from the top of q peak nearly 2,6o0 feet high, giving rise 10 the principal stream.
 The striking beauty of Rara- tonga arises from it's sharp noun tain pinnacles, the tallest of which reach 2.10O feet above the sea, and the luXuriant tropical yerdure that blankets them 10 the top. These stage -sCenerylike peaks rise in the center of the island and from them the land slopes more gently to the sea. leaving a slightly elevated shelf. The house Of the villages are built
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Partly cloudy weather to- night and Saturday.
 Conditions: Pressure is low over the St. Lawrence valley and New England and high pressure covers the South Atlantic states. Light showers were reported from the Ohio and St. Lawrence valleys, New York and Vermont. Temperatures are higher in Pennsylvania and New York.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather and not much change in temperature
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
Mannequin Shoots Bird
 And Appeals to Papers

Paris, Aug. % UP)-And they said she didn't shoot the magpie for publicity
 A mannequin working in Paris dressmaking house recently had her ring stolen and swallowed by an inquisitive magpie. Although magpie hunting was out of season. the pretty blonde pulled a revolver from her purse and shot the bird dead
 The police arrested her for in- fraction of the law. When her case came before court she failed to ap- pear and was sentenced in de- fault.
 She has now appealed 10 a high. CT court-and the newspapers.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
ITALY RESTRICTS HUNTERS

Aquila Degli Abruzzi, Italy, Aug. g9 Pl-Like the United States ItalyI is jealousy preserving all forms of wild life in her public domains. The ministry Of agriculture andI forests has decided not to authorize| chamois hunting in the Abruzzi na- tional park in September. as had been expected, and that only a very few permits would be issued for pear hunting.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
1 GOOD LAW GOES BAD

eating oil statute, or q similar law, ruled unconstitutional recently by a statutory court. 10 protect motor ists from inferior products. The law. passed at the last legislature. made it compulsory that lubricating oil sold in the state conform 10 l.. S. standards. or better them. and pro- yided that each container from which oil was 10 he sold must bear a label certifying that the product did conform, Now, after II oil refiners and distributors combined 10 fight the statute, tho three judges wno heard the case have ruled that It IS illegal
 or course the inference is, when the oil companies bitterly attack such q law. that they do not want 10 have the true quality Of thelr pro duct investigated. Plausible reasons 1ro advanced why the law is im- practical, but the average auto own TT will still believe that there is something more than this behind the fight. One defense was that the label ing of the containers constituted re- straint in interstate commerce, the point being that oil under the law could not be shipped into Connecti- cut without making sure that the cans were labelled and that the product lived up 10 the label That defense, of course. may be legally sound, but in efecc it outlines pre- clsely what the people Of the state want. If the state can regulate the quality of the food sold it's people, through is health department; if it can require that tuberculin certified and pasteurized milk be sold, 10 the exclusion Of other types, it seems reasonable to believe that it has d right%o rrosct its automobile driv- ITS from inferior products
 More than that, there ought 10 be a rigid standard established for gasoline, as we'll as oil Almost any thing in the petroleum line can be placed in 2 gasoline tank and pump d out 10 the motorist as gasoline, these days. Actually, of course, the quality Of the gasoline sold today from the pumps of the leading com panies IS good enough 10 start and run a gasoline motor. The point is. though. whether it is as good q. 1t should be, The Herald has serious doubts that more than three quar- tars Of the gasoline sold in New Britain would pass rigid [. s. Bureau Of Standards analysis. Who buys the other quarter, if that proportion is correct guess of the inferior grades on sale?
 Admitting that thar" may have been errors made in drafting the oil certification law, the principle at stake IS sound and the day will sure lv come when public officials will take definite action to protect the motorist. Certification of the quality Of gasoline, investigation Of price conditions in both oil and gasoline. and general regulation of the petro- leum sales in this state are not far off. The motor fuel industry is al most approa ching the proportions Of q public utility. Everyone knows that there is little enough regulation Of public utility companies In the state of Connecticut. hut even that condition cannot last forever. Slow as the people are to act, they eEentu- ally must rouse themselves and stand up for their rights.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Aug. o9.-Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; prob ably with showers tonight in northern portions; not much change in temperature; gentle to moderate southwest 10 west winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy; possibly light showers to- night; Saturday partly cloudy; not much change in temperatures; mod crate southwest and west winds.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

long until they have cover charges at soda fountains and in such an event look for me well up in front in the rioting.
 In a boyhood diary is this entry: With EdnS McMullen and Frankie Dunbar to Rathburn's for soda. Had chocolate-total Is cents"
 From news story: She was waiting for her husband who always passed the corner on a dead run" Waiting for the Fast Mail
 Copyright, 1880, McNaught
 Syndicate. Jnc.)
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
Member Audit Bureau of Crculati

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation The A B. c. is national organization which furnishes newspapers and adver- ttArs with q strictly honest anslyss Of circulation. Our circulation sattstics hrs based upon this audit This insures pro- lection against fraud in newspaper die- tribution figures to both national and local adverli@ra
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Judge E F, Gafney precipitated ax exciting time when he announc- ed that he would not run for the Probate Judseship.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

many m year as the war did but the survivors don't get a pension.
 Well. suppose the highways do wear out. We'll still have the bond issues to remember them by.
 The savage has some advantages. Nobody knocks his teeth out just because he has q touch of rheuma- tism.
 "Bicarbonate Of soda is used in solf-rlslng flour" We've been won dering what kept it ur.
 Crisis: Any acute trouble that 1 cures itself while a government man is writing the first half of his re port.
 . The first man really needed . conscience, Hc had no noighbors. You can't fool that Congressional committee. It dismissed a witness when he said Red Politicians were as bad as Americans.
 In other words, if the fellow lied when he said Mooney was Eiulty, : he cant be trusted now that he says Mooney is innocent Of course criminals are feeble minded. Nobody but a fool would risk jail when there are so many legal ways to rob suckers.
 Americanism: Weeping over the down-trodden in distant lands, won dering why the police don't arrest these buns who have no money.
 Keeping AS fl brings success, and the prophets Of returning prosper lty are sure to hit it if they keep trying.
 Years ago the condemned Indian had 10 run the eantlet," but those who took their turn at soaking him "ere't called specialists.
 Those scientists who are trying 10 find absolute zero should observe the back of the now evening gowns.
 Middle-aee: Period when mans disposition to sin IS overcome by stomach trouble.
 Typical New Yorker: A native of Podunk Center, Nebraska. who thinks Chicago and San Francisco are so far from anyplace.
 plague Of rats in Mongolia is taken as a sign that people will starve. Over here the sign is an ex- banding waist line.
 You know, of course. the distinc- ton between evening gowns and night gowns? You can't sec so much al night
 Three battleships will he scrapped at once 10 provide work for idle men. Why can't cities tear up all their streets at once while jobs are scarce?
 Correct this sentence: No matter if he is broke and friendless." raid the cop. He has as many rights as anybody else" Copyright 1880. Publishers Syndi-
 cate
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

The estlmable gentleman has been q perennial candidate 10 sue ceed himself for a number Of years; he has been elected unanimously
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Dr. Dlttmars, curator of the Bronx zoo, announces that 800 women called up after "Queenie," a rattle snake, had young and wished 10 adopt one of the litter.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
CHEAP CAT WINS

London, Aug. 29 UP)-Pur- chased for s2.5O from an animal home where it was to have bee1 killed, Silver Penny, has won eleveI first prizes at various cat shows.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Which he fully deserved He uill retire with expressions Of earnest affection fathered m the boulevards and alleys Of the city
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Recording radio movies on q thin steel band instead of film recently was demonstrated successfully in Berlin by a Hungarian inventor,
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

The only profitable advertising medi1m Ia tho City. Circulation books and press room a!vayS open to advsrtisera
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
Member of the Associated Press

The Associated Press is sIcluHvely en- titled to the rss for republication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper ana also local osvs published therein
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Meanwhile Joe Woods IS busy building up his fences preparatory 10 making an attempt for the nomi- nation.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

The Herald 10 on sals daily in New York at Hotalngs Newsstand, Times sausrsi schuitI's Newsstand. Entrance Grand Central. t.nd Street
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

\ small magnifying glass can be made by inserting a strong spectacle lens into the narrow end of a tele- phone mouthpiece.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Maybe they wanted something 10 give them an excuse for q prescrip- ton for snake bite remedy, how ever.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

". F Mangan seems sure ot the Democratic nomination.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

One would suppose that the snake charming business Wa-s popular.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Or maybe they would like 70 get rid Of their husbands
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

The possibilities O. rattler ln the home are tremendous,
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Ben Alllng likewise.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

And that is the roll Of Candl- dates.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

In other words, if the fellow lied when he said Mooney was Fiulty, he cant be trusted now that he says Mooney is innocent.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
TELEPHONE CALL

Eatsfed at the Post Otiies at New Brita ID
 as Second Clan Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

At one Of those 60-ccnt soda wa ter salons where q slight puff of sweetoncd wind is served by a wait CT with gold cpaulo,s, they now charge 5 cents extra for straws = straws that will not even gives sucker an even break It won't be
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

You can't fool that Congressional committee. IL dismissed q witness when he said Red Politicians were as bad as Americans.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Of course criminals are feeble minded. Nobody but fool would risk jail when there are so many legal ways to rob suckers.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Americanism: Weeping over the down-trodden in distant lands, won dering why the police don't arrest these buns who have no money.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Correct this sentence: No matter if he is broke and friendless." raid the cop. He has as many rights as anybody else"
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

The idea has likely been olabor- atod, but after years Of irving 10 cross fifth avcnu" it might be com ical 10 call it Fit avenue" Never mind, you can't expect 10 die laugh ing after each paragraph.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

57oo Three Months
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Crisis: Any acute trouble that cures itself while q government man ls writing the first half of his re port
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

"Bicarbonate Of soda is used in soIf-rlsinG flour" We've been won dering what kept it up.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Devastating changes como 10 Tin Pan Alley with the talkie theme song. A tune such as 'AleXander's s Ragtme Band used 0 last a year. A hit tune often sold in remote areas ten years after publication, The radio stopped that. Even mis- cry song is lucky to last two months, thank heavens.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

The first man really needed q conscience, Hc had no noiehbors.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Three battleships will he scrapped at once 10 provide work for idle men. Why can't cities tear up all their streets at once while jobs are scarce?
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

You can get an answer 10 any question of fact or information by writing 10 the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue. Washing ton. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be under taken. All other questions will re- ceive personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ters are conhdential.- Editor.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
Facts and dFancies
By Robert Ouillen

lt might he worse Cars kill as many m q year as the war did but the survivors don't get a pension.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29
New Britain Herald

rssusd Daily Sunday E1eepted) At Hsralo Bldg. q Church Street
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

So far
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Copyright 1936. Publishers Syndi-
 cate
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Keeping as it brings success, and the prophets Of returning prosper fly are sure to hit it if they keep trying.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

The savage has some advantages. Nobody knocks his teeth out just because he has touch of rheuma- tism.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

You know, of course. the distinc- ton between evening gowns and night gowns? You can't see so much a night.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Years ago the condemned Indian had 10 run the eantlet," but those who took their turn at soaking him "ere't called specialists.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

A plague Of rats in Mongolia is taken as a. sign that people will starve. Over here the sign is an ex- banding waist line
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Typical New Yorker. A native of Podunk Center, Nebraska. who thinks Chicago and San Francisco are SO far from anyplace.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-29

Those scientists who are irving 10 find absolute zero should observe the back of the now evening gowns.