New Britain herald., 1930-03-05

Mir. Roraback, owns the state Of Connecticut. It is high time that the | people of Connecticut awoke from their dreams Of the benefits of Mir. | Roraback's regime, threw off their lcthargy, and destroyed the mortgage which the United Gas Improvement Co. of Philadelphia has upon our state. We have the power. Let us use it.
 Warm Applause for Speaker Few times if ever in the history of | the local kiwanis club has there been such enthusiasm aroused and so frequent and prolonged applause as that which not only followed but several times interrupted Professor Levitt's talk today.
 Tine speaker arrived just as the meeting was about to open. The club has no formal reception com mittee, but the guest was met at the door by Park Commissioner Ar | thur E. Berg. district trustee of Xii wanis clubs in this and adjoining states, and was escorted to the speakers table. Here he was ln- troduccd 10 Dwight Skinner, super intcndcnt of the Boys club and vice president of the Kiwanis club, who was acting in behalf of President Hugh Mckenna. forced by illness to be absent. Mir. Skinner in turn was presented 10 Mayor A. M Paoncssa. Mayor Paoncssa was present on his own accord and at his own expense, but was invited by Mr. skinner to | seat at the speakers table
 Among the guests not members of the club were Judge E. |. Calf ncy, of the probate court. Attorney Harry l.. I[oby of New York. and Attorney Harry Eisenbcrg, guests Of Judge M. D. SaXe: Representative Thurc w. Bcngtson. prominent member of the Lions club Ralph II. Benson, secretary of the Cham Der of Commerce; A. G. Way, seCre- tary and treasurer of the Fafnir Bearing Co.,: Richard Huburt. Jr, purchasing agent for the New Brit ain Machine Co.,; A. Tyson Han cock and T. r. McAuiffe. district manager of the Southern New Eng land Telephone Co.
 Prof. Levitt never hcsitated sec with rapidity that resemblcd d machine gun bombardment
 Time after time during his talk he was interrupted by applause or laughter. and frequently he stopped to demand if there was representa- tive of the Connecticut Light X Power Co. present who would like to ask questions. He referred to Governor Trumbull as one of the leaders in the Connecticut Light &s Power Co.
 Placing his hand on the shoulder of Mayor Paonessa and referring to the prohibition law, Professor Levitt said. T am opposed to cyerythin" that Mayor paoncssa stands for, but , like Noltaire I'll defend to the death his right 10 stand for. l don't kno" whether he is as decent a democrat as I think he is or not, but what you , men should do is to go to your eau tUSCS dnu Stt llldl Nou llOlllllIdlN either an honest republican or a dc , cent democrat to represent you" C. l.. X P. Not Represented
 Prior to the meeting, there had : been rumors of q representative ot the Connecticut Light X Power Co.,. planning 10 be present to question 5 the speaker. This rumor was pre- valcnt throughout the city during ] the forenoon. Evidently profcsso' Levitt had heard it. At the close o his talk he stopped. "Is there q gen, 7 tlcman from the Connecticut Light
 & Power Co. present who would like 5 to ask some questions. l under stand there is one here"
 A few questions on public utilities law were asked, all of which were answered.