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New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
Dog Gives Life to Save
 Master From Mad Bull

Moultrie. Ga. Dec. 13 P- Byrd Franklin is alive but his dog IS dead.
 The dog-a breed of bulldogs that knows no fear, gave his life to prevent a bull from gorins Franklin to death.
 Franklin was driving the bull from field near here when the beast suddenly turned on him and with a toss of horns hurled him to the ground.
 The bull charged with lowered head and Franklin helplessly awaited the attack. A second be- fore the bull reached him, Frank lin's dog leaped and gripped the enraged animals nose.
 He chung there until Franklin was able to reach a nearby fence.
 The bull eventually shook the dog loose, and gored and tram pied it to death.
 Franklin was injured badly, but doctors said today he would re- cover.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
Greenwich Has States Highest Per CaDita Assessment

Edward A. Mccarthy, an apprals- al engineer of th- city, recently completed the Uc-i of reassesslns the real estate is Greenwich Tn the course of whjcil he increased the grand list 6. per cent with only 50 protests being received by the board of directors. MT, Mccarthy vas formerly assistant city engineer and chairman of the board of assessors of New Britain.
 His success in Greenwich is the subject of an article in the current issue of The American City, Greenwich now takes its place az the town having the highest per capital assessment in the state, more than $6,000. Prior to the re- valuation, that honor was held by the town of Morris with $4,eo0.
 For example, in 1910, the total grand list of Greenwich was s56,- 549,S22. In 1920, it amounted 10 s54,240,S59. Now, in 1880, it IS shown that the current grand list aggregates $19S,346, 690-an ln- crease of 63 per cent over 1929, 2Gb per cent over 1920 and q total Of 450 per cent over the 1910 grand list.
 While sitting during the month oi October, the board of relief reduced the grand list $1,712,935. Hundreds of property owners, however upon invitation from the assessors and 'the appraisal organization, have made their way to the town hall 10 inquire into the methods used ana the reasons for the radical revision in assessments. After obtaining the desired information, in almost every instance. the taxpayers, even those who have been informed of increas- cs ranging as high as s50o,o0o, left inc town hall satisfied that the revaluation had been carried on m wholesome way and that the et- fort of the assessors and appralsefs who assisted them had been 10 bring all property to common level. which was as near as coulu he 10 so. called market value
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
Bathless Campaigns
 Royal Road to Success

Dean Wilbur L. Cross. governor elect. has startled the political world with a novel revelation of why he the campaign. he says, that he did not have time to take bath. He adds that not until Fillmore-admlt- tcdly a weak presidcnt-was in the chair did the White House have q bathtub. and he says that Fillmore started out as q know nothing and degcnerated into republican. This metamorphosis took place about the time the bathtub was installed, we gather. showing the corruptiNc in- flucnCc Dean Cross attaches to bath ing.
 The baths of Rome are frequently mentioned as one of the causes for the fall of that great empire. but We never before have heard the baths of the republicans given as the reason for the defeat of the Roraback clan. If one believes Dean Cross-that the democratic party is noble and the republican clean-the past campaign bore out the old adage. for cleanliness ran second only to godlincss.
 Benjamin Franklin was once the subject of vilification because he i'm ported a-rub from Europe and took baths in it. We thought those days were past. but now the incoming ad- ministration is likely to bring them back and restore the ancient Con- nccticut laws putting limits on baths. We do not know whether or not the state police will be ordered 10 spy out and arrest all those crea- lures who are caught stealing d few minutes in tho tub. but one can ncv- CT be sure nowadays One thing is certain. though. if the dean persists in his attitude he is sure to lose the support Of one voting clcment-thc plumbers.
 Possibly the governor elect has a great economic motive behind his action. He may be setting out to lead the nation back to its old bathleSS days and so relieve the great drought.
 No longer will it be a calumny tc heap epithets upon the unWashec communists. In order to ridicult these extremists it will be necessary to employ such terms as "cleanly' and "spotlcss." Although, judging
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13

merchant to make purchases the merchant does not ask him about his economic beliefs, his politics or his religion before condescending to sell him anything. Similarly, what the benighted Russians believe, when they purchase goods, is none of our business.
 The Senator concludes that we ought to be deeply concerned with markets for our goods, According 10 bis figures, Russia right now wants to purchase every year as much as the government is being asked to donate to relieve what we arc pleas d to term an emcrgoncy-if not twice as much, Furthermore, Russia is regarded by the Senator as a vast undcvcloped market. one having great potential possibilities, and if we refuse to sell her goods today she will refuse to buy tomorrow, when her needs probably will be greater.
 That is an argument that no op- ponent of Russian trade can well answer, The practice Of making it impossible to sell goods 10 a nation with which We are not at war, goods which have nothing in common with var. is something new in govern- mcnt. No other nation having goods to sell is doing it.
 Or perhaps, as many people have already concluded. the Adninistra- ton thinks NC do not need so much foreign trade, General con- ditions in industry however, do not point 10 such a conclusion.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
THE RIGHT SCHOOL SPIRIT

Hard teelmg' b51wccn the stu dent bodies or institutions Of Iearn- lrg is primitive, Education is sup posed 10 eliminate primitive in- sunc--. That t not always succeeds Is not Il reflection against the pow 1r 0. edueatton but IS a reflection against thosr ~Io are supposed 70 ba Lcnohciarios of its amehoraung tr7urnc,..
 Thu o,era hehnlng majority or the student body ot Hartford Pubic ujGh school las ,enderrd the oIise branch Of friendship and respect to- ward the student body os Nov Brit un senior High. The defac"ment Of lle local bH5lIing. It is pointed out Vas not aone under thc a1sp,cas Of tho Hartford student body but was inc work oc .oIy-beI,vjl4d tndt- vlauaIs who alone were to blame.
 Tho local high school ve feel o.f.an. will ..el kindly disposed toward -H. noyz and girls from Hartford. Tro right school spirit de- maod, H.
 r inc annual football -ame Do- 2a,s htuder4arten taeti-s then il IS, in plain language. no good. w. do not think it does so-not for g out O loQ students. l. IS merely something 10 become excited over for q few weeks and then, after ii brings in enough money 10 bo Of bcuntit 10 .He rarryjng On ot otn'r orms of athletics. tll~ students can get down 70 business and forget tine sid. Issu,s-
 School -pa.t. ,N.n when it ia- wolves in. respective merits Of tho gridirou heroes, should bo som.- thing too fine and noble to en2endur euuIty 10 4 nejghboring institution.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
THE OBSERVER Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

made next spring. Already, Attor-
 neys B. J. Monkiewicz, William F.
 Curtin, Harry NJ. Ginsburg, Law
 renee J. Colon and others are men,
 toned as possible prosecutors ani
 it is reported that there will be
 several candidates who have yet to
 be mentioned, in the event that the proposed charter change to create
 an additional position of prosecut-
 ing attorney, becomes effective, Should the proposal be defeated, there may be contests for the prosecuting attorneyship and the
 assistants office, or Assistant Prose-
 cutting Attorney Greenstein may he promoted and a contest staged only for his present place. On the other hand, there may be a free-for-all between several republican lawyers, whether one or two places are alm- ed at
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
Our Platform Has Plank for Bigger and Bigger Protocols

Protocols being first page news and the subject for debate univers- ally, we would like to arrange for a few ourselves.
 For example. we would like to enter into negotiations with work for a suspension of belligerency in the interests of a permanent peace pact. Work is one of the most ob- streperous things in life. It is bpsybo6y always buzzing around looking for a man just when he is lying down on the broad of his back under an apple tree watching the fleecy clouds through the leafy traceries. We would be willing to call it quits with work.
 Then there is the alarm clock. A protocol with this pest as basis for further deliberations on an appeal that it cease it's clangorous chatter is essential to the languoroLs tram ouillity of a. m If there is an carly morning annoyance worse than an alarm clock it has yet to he discovered.
 Taking out ashes is another Of those things with which we would consider terms. There's something uncanny the way the ash pails down cellar fill up. Today they are empty. Tomorrow they sneak up behind you, presto. they are full again. It's magic, that's what it is.
 Included on the list of conditions with which a protocol is desirable is the first of the month when the mailman brings a back breaking burden of bills. Before the calendar smplification committee adjourns sine die, it should consider elimlnat- ing the first Of the month and then creditors would be unable 10 send bills on that date.
 Think how happy the little dears would be if they could enter into protocol which would eventually end in an agreement to abolish washing behind the ears or above the wrist line.
 Couples who quarrel should draft protocols which would take them along the road to forgiveness and amity even if it did spoil the show for the neighbors.
 What this world needs is bigger and better protocols with the ce5- sation of all effort as their obJoe- tive.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13

New York. Dec. Is This Is the day this column tries to be silly and gay. The weeks work is ended, the town riveting stops at noon, the morning post - mail in GalHpolls- brings the pay check and life is otherwise pleasantly sayourcd. On Saturday I usually garland my hair to skip and tra-la here and there.
 Sometimes l stop and do q hand stand on q water plug. I'm that happy. But not this Saturday, For one thing the Scalyham got into q nox Of old fashioned taffy during the night and the house is all stuck mp and gooey. I'll likely have to be prjcd out of the chair I'm sitting III.
 Yrt every time I 20 out to acold the rascal in disgrace under the kitchen table, he rolls over on his back. waves his paws trcmuously on the air 50 friendly like, l lose heart, He "cutcs" me with coyness. The only solution is to hire some brute to scotch him.
 To hie away from it all for a little time-and while gone my wife discovered the erring pooch had wiped his charlesevanhughes on the parlor drapeS-I dropped over to q nearby hotel to see a friend from out Of town. I don't know why all hotel clerks hate me on sight, but they do.
 The minute I walk up 10 the front desk they swell up with rage. l ai- feet theater box office men the same way. Nobody is nicer or more self = e1acing with q hotel clerk than ]. Invariably I remove my hat. Cough apologeticallv behind hand and stand to one side and wait, nursing parochial notion they will finally see me.
 But no matter how occupied they are when l appear, they immediately find dozen things to do. Not once save that time at Palm Beach have l ever spoken to one first and this Aggression was meekly 10 tell him q nea surfing worm was crawling up his collar. But today after 90 minutes l exploded.
 Clipping my hands together sharply like that-one, two, throc!- the monster in me sprinsing to the fore. l cried; See here, Is anyone going 10 pay attention to me around here or are they?" get all balled up when excited that way and re- 1 member nothing until the next day . at noon. Often not until O clock, One clerk detached himself, bu
 catching a glimpse of his puss 1T passing mirror. halted to give hi
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
SINCLAIR LIN l. TIII> II
 TO Ills COLNTR1Hi4N

Haviag druOhad his telo" coun- f->ncn most unmercfQlly ln several aamous novo&s. which nrocrcd for him the Eobcl prize for literature thIs yoar. Sinclair Lewis delivered himself or & stirring attack on some O OUT oth,r alleged ailments when h. formally accepted the prize III StoeEho.m yesterday.
 Thare vas a cln- when most Americans too4 asaast at the et- trontary Of thc yogng man in dar- ing 10 reflect some ot our weak nesses in acid letters; but for the most part We nave progressed to the point where VIC are wiling to listen and try to discover whether some or all Of the accusations are in fact justified. Maybe that Is progress.
 Mr, Lewis acts for all the world as if he is out to reform Us regard less ot our tatltngs He believes, VT fancy. in the salvation Army adage that q man may be down but he is never out; and so long as NC show an inclination to note the charges and eudcayor to locate the founda- tons upon which they may be bas- ed, there is hope in the mind Of Dr, Lewis that the 199,999,399 patients 10 whom he addresses his epistles may finally take a turn for the bet ter.
 Though there are suggestions ot fact in the ttrades Of Mir. Lewis. he goes to extremes; which may merely mean bv i2 q good critic or that he wishes to do lis inc scrvjc" of joltjus our scIf-conposrn".
 If there is a function for crtttrs at all, there Is a function for such inconocIastic specimens as Lewis, Menckcn. Drciser and the others he likes. The sfunction of a crltlc-at least one of the functions-is to
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
CALIFORNIA; UNADN NERTISED
 MENACE

Nha; protection there is against "a dirty crook" in an organization banding millions Of dollars prohally IS a matter O opinion; and un- dorutoIly there is moro protection ,nd,r the laws of some states than under thu laws Of others. Tn Cali >oru5a. rhere there arr elaborate lan5 designed 10 protect the pubic agaius, "Htds' Communists, l, w W.'s. radicals and men whose opin- 1ons may no, it in with the ma 5or5ty opinion. there seems to he quite a l9&itv in protecting the in r~rests Of the public in other direc- ons. Thus one Gilbert Becsemyer, n no dramatically announced himself as a dirty crook" when his asso- cla-cs began 10 discover that some millions in money was missing, was .hIc 10 n.akc false entries in numcr- ou- hooks and accounts Of numerous corporations for nine years, with the rrs7.l. that sS.oe0Q01 or so Of other puoplos money want where he hap poacd 10 guido II.
 This js not tho first major scandal in -ou-horu California in recent y,are. The oil promotion racket has licked tip millions of "other people s moury" and possibly a few persons hove gone 0 Jail before this.
 r. strikes lis that the retired we'll ,o-3o who 20 10 southern California ,o spend the remainder Of their days fa sunshine and bath"d in warm climate ha,e plenty to worry about fr they hearhcn to the army Of promoters and financial sharks who also infest the state. IL further seems to lls that these are more dangerous than the much-feared "reds' and such. Al least. they are more suc- cessful.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
25 Fears Ago Today

The Business Mems associatloh will meet tomorrow to take acton oil the dangerous conditions at the Main street crossing caused by switching. The railroad claimed an other victim last night.
 A mass meeting of the Poles oi the cIty vas held last evening to raIsc money for tha relief ot the poor in the old country,
 T.. H. Moray VAS elected preSl- dent of the kenilworth club at the annual election held last evening.
 Various football lrayers Of note and officials are attacking the pres ent day game. They claim that It Is absolutely brutal and rough.
 The reopcning ot the Y. VI. C, A. alcys last evening was of interest to local boWlers.
 The patrolmen have been in- ,rructod to arrest all property o"h- CTS nno fail 10 clean the sno" off their sidewalks.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
i NlN NORTHIND SCHOOL
 FINALLY Asst RID

Mayor 44.='cg is 10 le conlmouJ- od for seairy the H<ht ot reason Ill connection vI,a thu Nortaoud school. Figures. pot.ut and un4ssaiIablo. taD9sd ais consyrstoa 70 the ranks o, tie rsa forttv who realize that ,'onony demands that no money he wasted in attempting to repair the oao9+ut Junk pile. Particularly plcas- IFS is it 10 the Mayor that the COZ slu-r-on O. a new school will have uo effect whatever upon inc ne&t taN rate. Anything which doeS tha. has the uasuas5a support Of the Mayor
 From tha starr NC could sec TO sense la ~trsmw,uS 10 do much HI-h Fl. old waalas. couden.nod in soul (. is a>p.or= t.A4 out os hand md -orlH2 a'l parents O chi.drn attending i. to ba tp in arms and on .ae warpath. I'll, ujear4ut financial statement ol Louis N. Young Of the Sehool aop5mi5tta the other day put The matter in m unacceptable clear ught, and tb-s, figures show>d that 0 exDenI aaz appreaabfa sum now #pon repairs would be more than tho carly paymcnrs upon q now building and would by common agreemen; he temporary tn charaa- tsr.
 The Mayor m>auoosd the o1H.r night that. IT addition 10 having children ill the soaooIs he has also been chairman oe Parents and Teachers as,oclatlon and that he has TO Fundamental objection to as good schools as the cjry can afford. All he has been anxious about. he adled. was to avoid anything th1s year which would help 10 bulge the taArate. This threat having been re- moved. the Mayor is perfectly will ing to SIC a new Northend school go up.
 When f1t- is dore The name ot inc school should u, changed 10 the f1Il ranc of the ottlz-a for whom # is named. 50 that there may be no ,41avolluHlr mistakes by causing it 10 be regarded as in tho North End. when ,n reality it is situated in tho south End. Not only printers, but SoIn,tlnas sections ot the 2 neral public make thjs error, As far as aamjng tac school a1t1 the Mayor is e 4coraed, oc course that was merely m the nature Of nit, the Mayor having 10 intention Of per uniting m- own um. to 70 upon q building slr4a4y uawod il honor of an old and esteemed New Britain family,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
Flashes of Life

By t1.e A soolateI rress
 New 1-orh-Wrat ~ill l give for Christmas Mayor Walker has an answer. Give a iob.' says procla- nation ot hi-.
 Baltimore-Ncmbrrs Of the Balti- InUre builders hay@ agreed to accept contracts for this winter at cost.
 ChicaEo-Forty associations affiIl- afod with the National Association of Euildiny Owners and Managers have docjdod to speed up repairs.
 Nlw Tork-Editor and publisher newspaper weekly. looks for "an i'm proved business condition in 1a&6, Id by 4 liberal and intelligent use of ne" spapor advertising. It pos sezsrs a power which has never been known to fail in any crisis when ap- piled by intelligent mem
 Ormont, Fla-Oh, the thrill of d good drive, John D. Rockefeller stepped to the first tee and hit one down the middle 125 yards. It vas good for him. though hal: or less of what Emperor Jones would do. John J. forthwith passed out 70 cents in shiny dimes, one apiece to everybody around.
 Montreal - Under consort the steamship cabot Tower. laden with Nhiskay @ud hay, IS making for st, itlre, French island whence comes sundry contraband 10 the United States, The consort consists Of two Ice breakers. The steamship is the last Of the season to clear the port of Montreal.
 Oakland, Calf, - Frederick J ! Funston, son of the general, is in the Caterpillar club, His plane went spinning 1000 feet above the bay and he parachuted to the water being rescued hy duck hunters. He is training to be commercial pilot
 Washington - The Washington monument is m the way Of night GjrrS. Il isn't lighted enough, They 2re trying 10 devise some better rlCttcd.
 Drbotrllcgn, lt"1y-Twclve sea- Dl;res and two dozen voices arc bamc tuned up for a flight to Latin America starting Tuesday and led by the air minister, Italo Balbo. The pilots and mechanics arc practicine to band music "The Hymn of tn Aviators," a new official song of tn, /! air corps.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
Observations On tie Weather

Washington. Dee. 13.-Foreeast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy and colder Saturday; Sunday increasing cIoudness.
 Forecast for Eastern New York; Partly cloudy, slightly colder Satur- day: Sunday cloudy with snow and slightly colder in central and north portions.
 Conditions: The disturbance that vas over New Jersey Thursday night is advancing northeastward with slowly increasing intensity, be- ing central near Halifax, Nova .;rotia. Anothor arua of high pres suro is moving southeastward over Hudson Bdy.
 The outlook is for mostly fair weather Saturday and sunday in the Washington Forecast district, except for snow or rain along Lake Erie saturday night and in northern New York and northeastern Pennsylvania Saturday night or Sunday. IL will be slightly colder on Sunday in northern New England.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
Hartford High school and It's Fine Spirit

Appearance of four Hartford High school pupils before the stu dent body of New Britain High school yesterday, expressing regret at the vandalism in this city prior to the annual football game, was Q fine manly act deserving of public commendaton. It will go far to al- lay any pubic antagonism that might have been engendered when Hartford High school pupils paint ed the initials of their school on the beautiful Bassett street unit of the local institution.
 If recollection of the act caused any public rancor in this city, It should be forgotten at once and forever. The Hartford pupils asked New Britain not to believe that the vandalism was expressive or rep rescntatiyc of the spirit in the Capi- tai city. In view of the straight for wardncss of the Hartford delega- tion, it is easy to believe that the main student body was not in sym pathy with the vandals.
 For many years New Britain and Hartford High schools have enjoyed plc asant relations On athletic fields their teams have battlcd for the glory Of their colors. In the heat ot rivalry. words with a sting i'll them have been exchanged but that can be ascribcd to the tension of the moment.
 New Britain High and Hartford High are staunch rivals, and we hope they always will be, but they are friendly rivals deserving of each others respect and admiration.