New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 1, 1928, Page 6

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The Herald is on sale dailly ia_New York st Hotaling's Newsstand, Times Schuits's Newsstands, Eatradce Central, ¢2nd Btrest. ————————————— The smallpox situation in Union- ville is, to put it mildly, disconcert- ing, Considering the population of Unionville, the epidemic is worse, on a ratio of poulation, than the sim- ilar excitement in Middletown about a year ago; and the discase, it is stated, is of a more virulent type. Unionville is not far from New Brit- ain and Plainville, and now is the time to exercise care. A DUTY OF CITY AND STATE The problem confronting New Britain in properly caring for tuber- cular patients Is created by the lamentable failure of the state to do its plain duty in providing suitable and sufficient accomodations in state institutions. In Hartford there are 36 tuber- cular patients virtually standing in line to be admitted to some state in- stitution, while accommodations are lacking. It is a pitiful situation, that a wealthy state like Connecticut sfould have been so delinquent, 5o | dilatory, in doing its plain duty. Manifestly the stricken in New Brit- ain have small chance of being ac- | commodated in any state institution under such circumstances. The city is forced to take action—expensive action—in fulfilling an obligation of humanitarianism while the state first tries to save some money through its new penny-snatching policy in lieu of abandoning a dubious pay- as-you-go policy. Recently the city completed a grand and costly war memorial, which perpetuatés a remembrance for those who died in the war. It is also our duty to take care of the living who in misfortune. Though the state has set an aston- ishingly bad example there is no need for the city, if it would be more enlightened, to dodge its duty in simflar fashion. The neglect of the state toward its dependencies is widely known and has been the: subject of much jubt criticism. The last Legislature, advised of the crowded condition of its institutions, failed to appropriate money for additional buildings nor to issue bonds therefore to apply to the capital account which they represent. A more cold-blooded dis- are dain of humanitarian responsibility | was rarely shown. The inevitable re- sult is that virtually every city in the state is faced with the same problem that confronts New Britain. The city cannot neglect its unfor- tunate sick; not even primitive man nor heathen nations or communities did that. If, on account of the state's - slow-going methods in sufficient room for its dependencies, it s essential that the city make ‘quicker provision for those of its residents who need attention, then | the only logical method is to re- condition the sanitarium. The cost really is trifling compared with the | more material things we constant- ly discuss in connection with civic needs. Let the city clear its con- science. TNFORTUNATES IN SCHOOL To many the poignant part of the school enumeration report made public for the current year was not the increase in school pupils but the | section referring to the number of blind, semi-blind, deaf and dumb, semi-dumb, children speech, cripples, of idiot or imbecile, and feeble-minded children who de- | spite the blow by fate under which they must struggle along theless given special attention re never- by the city's school department. How | gratifying it is to realize that re- gardless of the condition of a child he or she is not overlooked by our modern educational system; that e tra effort is put forth to teach these children the rudiments of an edu- cation, and aid them in facing the rigors of life. Time was when children thus af- flicted in great part were regarded as not requiring much of an edu cation, perhaps none at all. But that was in the dark ages of life. Now we believe and practice the theory to the best of the city's ability. that | unfortunate children must be edu- cated in a manner consistent with providing | defective | their conditiofl. Extra effort, regard- lem of cost, ¥ expended updn these children; " they geot the best that science can_give. The city is justified in being well pleased with its work in connection with these charges. The school on Walnut Hill, where these special ef- forts are made in their behalf, is doing noble work. It is a place where patience is the greatest virtue; where the children are thoughtfully and kindly coached to develop into useful citizens despite their afflic- tions. This work appeals to the human- itarian principles of every rational human being. These are our charges in even a higher sense than the nor- mal child, THE GRAND LIST It is difficult to take the an- ticipations of a reduced grand list seriously. The effect of a reduced grand list in the city would mean that progress has ceased to function. For years the grand list has steadily increased and there was much sat- isfaction some years ago when it passed the $100,000,000 mark for the first time. In 1927 it was $114,- 000,000 and cveryone pointed to its rapid increase as proof that the city had been growing, progressing and prospering. The anticipation among some officials that the grand list is likely to slip is at least disconcert- ing. The later opinion, that new con- struction work and land develop- ments will outweigh a possible re- duction in the value of tenements and such property appears decidedly more reasonable, If tenements are valued at less than was the case a year ago it must mean that they have somehow re- duced in value. If the value of such buildings "depends upon the rent rates this undoubtedly is the case, for it is known generally that rents have decreased all over the city. It is natural for the owner of a tene- ment or apartment to base the value of his property upon the amount of rent money it yields, so that a re- duction in rents naturally results in a reduction in assessment value. That there has been enough of this to menace the grand list, however. is surprising. There has been a rea- 1sonable amount of construction and this and the value of land develop- ments should cause the city to hold its own in the grand list report. At least, that is to be hoped for. RECKL with some of the vagaries of reck- less drivers, If their actions would in all cases lead only to death or injury to themselves there would be no necessity to feel in the slightest cases they imperil the lives and limbs of perfectly innocent people as well. Consider, for example, the news item from Meriden, where a man driving at 10 p. m. tried to pass another car in front of him—the most common trick that leads to the most numerous of motor disasters, While taking this risk he had a three-year-old child asleep in his lap—imagine night driving under such conditions. The little boy was {thrown to the road when a crash with an oncoming car was the toll and a double skull fracture and a severe laceration of the right cheek resulted for the child. This man, of course, is very, very he been able to pass the machine in front of him, and weigh these few moments with the terrible agony that was brought to the innocent victit, he will have much to regret. But regrets m@:d no bones, do not bring victims back from the grave. WHEN PAROLES DON'T WORK Paroling boys who have been sent to reform schools may have its advantages. Statistics are often { brought forward to prove that most of them remain true to their good intentions when they passed out of the portals of such schools. Occa- That was the case when a Southington boy, on parole from the Connecticut State School for Boys at Meriden, robbed a grocery store. Such oc- currences may or may mnot prove much about the parole system; bu sionally, however, they slip. had” after having been inculcated with the spirit of reform either not enough attention the environment into which they are permitied to drift after the parole or they should not have been pa- roled in the first place until thor- onughly cured of incipient bad habits. BOSSYGILLISIT This is the day when “Bossy” Gillis, mayor of Newburyport, Mass., lea Salem jail after having served two months for selling ga: {line illegally. While in the jail May |or Gillis ran for the Legisiature and received an astonishingly large vote, |although not enough to get into the | house on Beacon Hill. Now th |is through with his jail term he ts| | being accepted by thonsands of peo- | ple as a civie hero. Newburyport will be ablaze with doings fonight— mitting—a pa with two bands weather, p e hav- ing been arranged, 'in line, floats, red fire, noise 'n ef- It is impossible to have patience | degree angry. But in a majority of | sorry; he merely was in a hurry. If, | during periods of his sorrow, he has | time to sit down and figure out how | much time he would have saved had | t ! i it is certain that when boys “turn | has been paid to | erything. Not only that, but admir- ing friends are sald to have raised a purse of $2.000. to hand to the mayor when he reaches town and rides at the head of the procession. It is difficult to fathom the minds of citizens, otherwise regarded as rational human beings who in this manner can set the stamp of approv- al upon & city ofticial who deliber- ately fractured the law of his own municipality, who went to jail for doing #0, and who in” his public statements has given every indica- tion that he is little more than a petulantly bad grown-up boy. How a man of this type could be elected mayor of a New England city is @ mystery in the first place; certainly the citizens of Newburyport consider themselves as wideawake as any others. Yet, instead of holding in- dignation meetings when the mayor broke the law and went to jail they sympathized with him—at least, many of them did—as being a gross- ly ill-treated officlal.. As he served his sentence the Gillisonian club was formed, which had as its prime ob- Jject putting this poltroon upon a pe- destal and regarding him in the light of a great American hero. As he leaves the jail he is hailed as a chief extraordinary, and maybe the band will play “The Gang's All Here.” 5 This thing is happening in New England, where staid conservatism is supposed to rule every town, ev- ery city. In reality, the joke is on Newburport with a vengeance. one can blame Mayor Gillis for tak- ing advantage of the public mind if it is so moronistic as to accept his tactics as the ne plus ultra of in- dependent clear-thinking. The shame being Newburyport's, let the mayor ride them hard. ECONOMY GOVERNMENT Public pressure for reduction of taxes has “been exerted at every gathering of Congress since the war. To satisfy public demand four tax reduction measures have been enacted. The Republican party points to these with pride, although the Democratic minority helped ma- terially in bringing about this re- sult; indeed, Senator Simmons of South Carolina favored a far heavier tax slash than the Republicans | would allow. At the forthcoming |session of Congress this month, | however, there is little likelihood of further tax slashing.“Instead, Presi- dent Coolidge is expected to an- nounce in his annual message at the opening of Congress that the time for additional strict economy in gov- |ernmental expenditures has arrived; that the nation is faced with a def- icit in governmental finances rath- | er than a surplus, as for some years past. The lugubrions figures forecast by the Budget Bureau, of course, remembered that after the adjourn- the bureau predicted that the year would end with a deficit of nearly $95,000,000, all due to incscased ex- penditures authorized by Congress in the face of decreased taxation re- turns. The deficit, however, is not yet here. There has been a substantial |increase in governmental revenues |the past five months. Instead of a deficit, the new budget may show a balance. If this takes place it will | not he surprising. Secretary Mellon himself used to predict surpluses that were far lower than the actual surpluses; and the budget bureau may be just as poor a guesser as was | the secretary. There is something to be said in favor of economy in government, | however—and this means economy |in practice as well as in theory. | There has been a mint of theory on | | this subject during recent years; yet |it is a matter of record that there has been a substantial increase in | 'the expenditures of all the import- ant governmental departments while the president has been talking | economy. Increases of departments “since the 69th congress have aver- aged 14 per cent, not including per- manent and stions, or appropriations carried in deficiency and miscellaneous acts. Total appropriations hy the last | Congress were 11.5 per cent above |the totals appropriated by the pre- vious Congress. This 11.5 per cent increase amounted to the neat sum of $478,734,298. While the President cated the Kellogg increase in the costs of running the war department has been 16.3 per cent during the period between the last two congresses; the increase in the Navy department has been 13.3 per cent. At the same time the Ad- ministration’s five year naval build- ing program will cost $740,000.000— {the cost of 25 has adwi ruisers, nine destroy- |er 1eaders, five atrcraft carriers and submarines, The bill was favor- ably reported in the House last ses- {nion, but was not taken up in the ‘F“nfll\). Meanwhile, on Armistice | Day, the President let fly a strong |statement calculated to impress the |Senate as 1 eIl as Great Britain and the publics n the two nations. If the Senate passes the bill it undoubtedly will be followed at once by an ef- fort to obtain an appropriation of £50,000,000 or more at once for the immediate beginning of construction under the authorized program. No | may not really eventuate. It will be | ment of the last session of Congress | indefinite appropria- | peace pact the | Regardless of the pros and cons of the increased expendit s for government—whether these in- creased expenditures are necessary or essential—the economy talk that goes with these increased expendi- tures is nothing less than camou- flage. Economy of some sort may be practiced, but it is not of a kind that reduces appropriations. Indeed. it 1s difficult to understand how ' economy talk and increased appro priations can grow at the same time. Fccts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN Among the war weapons that be- come more and more terrible is oratory. Wars will end when students howl their admiration for the little chap who got 100 in math. Alas! You couldn't enjoy the days of your youth without the daze of your yputh. The good old slogan, “Children first,” would avert many a wreck on the sea of matrimony, What this country needs is some- |thing to get excited about between Thanksgiving and the first ball game. He is at last middle-aged if he is beginning to think brighter colors are becoming to him. Bar-room stories may seem out of place in the living room, but they Jjust followed the liquor. You can classify a man accurately if you know his opinion of plus-fours and Mrs. Willebrandt. All birds are becoming more ex- pensive, according to a celebrated | chef. This is especially true of the stork. Americanism: Going to Europe to get culture: having an awful time until you find some Americans to spend your time with. Poor Germany! Think of punish- ing a nation by not permitting her to impoverish herself to build a navy. 5 The punishment for bing an “Ernest WiHie” is that your own sins worry you almost as much as the sins of other people. I e ace irlzaion | baitleabipe: visiting | South America should have as prow ornaments the figure of a Marine minding his own busines: n=C = SN A make the dark shado 100. new eyelash Sy dope promises to “gleam softly from " A fist will do that, | The true optimist is the pedestrian | who suffers in a dentist’s chair to | preserve his teeth for another ten | years. An ordinary No. 2 liar is one who !says he would like football as well if it had no connection with col- leges. You'll notice these vibrating ex- ercisers didn’t come on the market until the old flivver was obsolete. No woman is too had to appreciate a good husband; no woman is good enough to appreciate a husband who couldn't be bad, Correct this sentenc 11 has a hard time finding a shoe narrow cnough,” said the gossip, “but T'm the only one of her friends who knows it."” (Copyright 1928, Publishers Syndi- | cate) ! 25 Years Ago Today Interest in manual training and domestic science, recently begun in the local public schools, is increasing, the annual report of the superin- tendent says. Iree calendar with a shave—Cro- na. The O. U. A. M. Funeral Benefit society held its annual meeting last night and elected the following of- ficers: President, 8. I Douglass vice president, 8. M. Leonard; secr tary, I. W. Johnston; treas L. Thompson. Centennial Lodge, has elected George P jor warden, Herbert 1 |ior deacon, and Horace W. Eddy as | chaplain. The committee on the new pastor at the South church has narrowed | down its clioice and may be able to | report in the near future. | Despite the recent fire, the knit- ting mill in Plainville had seve | departments running today finishing | up stock. | Manyg_Italian residents of Ken- 1sington are returning to their native several years and put Local liverymen would like to see six inches of snow additional by to- morrow night. This would big call for sleighs. There enough snow to bring out sleighs. New Britain won its second vietory from Meriden in a hotly contested { American baskethall league game at | the Casino last night, the score heing :33 10 19. Prelle made 10 goals, Law- lton 9, and H New Britain There were some A small worm related to the v gar eel and parasitic on the pig, been found by scientists to live for weeks in formalin or bi- chloride of mercury. either land after having resided here for | vay nest eggs. | {or some such a name, | sir, the bravest act since David out Glory 1s So Cruelly Brief} ‘The football hero's back in class, Forgotten now his brilliant pass, On learning’s field his chance is small Of managing a “pass” at all! Discouraging! rst Waitress: “So you ain't get- tin’ so many tips these days?” Second Waitress: “Naw; my fin- ger's swollen and I can't get my | wedding ring off!"” —Mrs. E. E. Bunting THE FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY Music A composer of serious music has written a jazz dance tune. His friends say they never thought he would sync. so low! e Diplomacy “It takes horse-sense to know when to refuse,” says a well-known | business man, To say neigh, as it were! ) Inguiry Speaking at Dallas, Tev., recently, a guest said that buttons to come oft one's shirt the first day was a disgrace, Quite so. What are laundries for? . . . Soctal A_news iteih states than ficient fireman can turn out dressed in 26 seconds. So that's why there are an ef- fully no fire- « 0w Sports A head waiter in a restaurant re cently asked a couple if they wowid Kindly refrain from kissing. 1t is his duty, of course, to an eye on the spoons! keep Deluded Chanticleer? Visitor: “What makes a rooster gle much irmer Burns: cock-tail shaker!” wi ‘He thinks he's a ~—Philip Porter Definition A synonym is a world you when you can't spell the other! use Only One Model! Four-year-old Dean accompanied Lis parents to the automobile show and was soon carrying many picces of advertising literature that repres sentatives of the various cars hana- ed him as th. plained to his par- ents' the virtues of “their particular that had, as the case might be, linders or eight. The cction of the new car was still deferred when they started for home, and Dean’s mother said, “You need three arms to carry all of that stack of literature, Let me help vou." The child regretfully handed her a few picces_ “People don't come in anything but two-arm style, do they?” he added Mrs. M. C. Smith THE BEAVEST OF THE BRAVY By Rocco Venezia Bravery. Boys, you don't know anything about bravery. Let me telt you about my friend Sandy Ruben- stein. You talk abonut your war heroes, your naval heroes. Heroes of his- tory. Heroes of the Wild West. Your Hobson of the Panic-American Wau, and Stonewall Jackson, and your Pdary! Remember several months ago a young man, Ginsherg or Hindenberg flew across the Atlantic to Paris. Now don't think I am breathing any garlic against them guys. They were brave fellows, but not in Sandy's class, nov in a thousand years. We had planned a little stag - ar- ty down at Jose Machette’s on- the night of Sandy’s herole act. Sanay had only bgen married six months and had not been to one of our lit- tle parties since he had been re- noosed. So 1 went along home with Sandy to alibi him into a night out from the Missu We made our littlc speeches, and then the little Missu: made her verdict. It was NO. What did Sandy do? Sandy just laughed in the Miksus’ d went to the stag party. Y i pointed GoLath. Sandy's funeral was one finest ever held in the city! of the “Mal Good.” More Aften bo el you know M ir! Some girl!” notice on ever the wonderful pin 1 zave her Potter: “No. bt I've noticed the wonderful pins Nature gave her!" H. Kerr —THE OBSERVER— Makes'Random Observations “Pillar of. Doom” Pacing Death Sentence Itself When the new county court house on Washington street, Hartford, is occupied, it will mark the passing of the “Pillar of Doom" in the superior court, criminal side, of ‘the building now occupied for the administration of county affairs. Immediately in front of the judge's bench stands a massive pil- lar. When prisoners are being sen- tenced for serious crimes, such as the taking of life, they are brought before the bench and - invariably they stand next to the pillar to hear the court pronounce sentence. In several cases when prisoners have been suffering from severe nervous dtrain or have become physically weak at the prospect they face, they have leaned against the pillar for support, No event in a court room can parallel for tenseness the sentencing of a man to the gallows. An atmos- phere of awe blankets the scene. The_air becomes almost suffocating. The prisoner is brought before the herich and asked if there is any rea- son, why sentence should not be prohounced. The question iS mere- ly a formality. In tones that seem muffled, the judge directs that tha prisoner be hanged by the neck un- til he is dead, adding slowly, and solemnly “and may God have mercy on your soul.” The “Pillar of Doom” has been a silent witness to many such situ- ations. Within its shadows men have heard the stat, speaking through the lips of its judges, de- clare their lives forfeit to society. Tt will soon pass into history when court sessions are held in the mew building. It may soon be reduced to dust and debris if the purchasers of the building remove the structure. It is facing its own death sentence. All Work With No Jack Would Make Firemen ‘Dull In addition to being one of the department’s most aggressive “smoke-eaters,” Fireman Jack Hen- nessy of Engine Company No. 2, is considered {o be the department wit, and his squad rarely pa: a d hour on duty. Jack doesn’t mind a little joke aimed at his own call- ing; for®instance, here's one of his stories: A little girl was asked hy teacher to write a description something she had witnes: on the way to scheol. This is what she wrote: “While on the way to school today I saw smoke coming from the window of a house, which was on fire. Someone rang the fira alarm, but the five was out before the firemen arrived, so there w no damage done.” Another story has to do with the son of a proprietor of @ small store who, looking through the books no- ticed that the fire insurance wa about to expire, “Father,” he said, “the fire insur- ance will run out tomorrow.” “Never mind,” replied the fathe “The fire truck will run out to- night.” Jack was asked by an inguisitive caller: “Do you have many serious fires in New Britain?" “The last one we had burned to the ground,” Henne answered, and when he was asked for the d tails of what was burning, he calm- Iy answered: “A grass fir her cf while How About Picking O All-American Officlal Now is the time for ail good sports writers to come to the aid of the All-America football teams. All the stalwuart linemen who pushed in the noses of opposing hacks and all the backs whose cleats made work for the groundkeepers of the nation's stadiums are being considered for this mythical eleven. If one of the teams should actually he bronght together for a game, the whole cleven wonld probably insist upon starring and the team would be a pushover for a grammar school out- fit. But the custom is there and will remain. So why not extend it? Let's the officials into consideration. pires, etc. Surely, in thes frequent penalties the offic as important part in the game : the players themsely and should receive commensurate recog- nition. Now, a football player, even a Yale backfield star, is not called upon to bear the dbrunt of every play in & igame, but a referce must be on the bottom of every pile, even at the risk of his white uniform. And in Dartmouth he must stand out in the mud and rain, unprotected, and risk pneumonia. in order that McEwen shall not get away with it if he is an inch too far forward, while he is further called upon to sacrifice towels for wiping off the balh The umpire has his troubles, too, [ for he must dodge ahout five pro | pective forward pass receivers, three fensive backs, and a rolling lin | man who has been sent spinning his | way. If he can do this he surely is |entitied fo an All-Amerlea position or a magivian’s booking on a vaude- ville eireuit Then there is the timer. For in- What a 1'u Boy! I think Bobby Thorsen is A very funny boy: He isn't kicking up his heels And jumping round for joy. He's sitting on the back Tieside his sister Mac And what 1 think? e ol "URDAY! Louise Harrows ps now, They're The Reason Why! Mrs. Morland: “Do you and your Tushand ever quarrel over money? Mrs, Deming: Mrs, Morland: “You're fortunate.” “I don’t know. I for us to quarrel about! —Edna Wolff (Copyright. 1928, Reproduction Forbidden) ¥ | of people. they | games like that between Yale and | his clean clothes and turn them into | On the City ana its People stance, in the Hartford-New Britain | Alleged “Strong game, think what a hero this offi- cial was, shooting his pistol and stopping Hartford on the five-yard line just when New Britain was de« spairing of keeping the home team from going all the way out and over the fence and on down to Middle- town. ] ‘While the head linesman makes all the long runs of both backfields and in addition darts on and off the field and in and out among his sticks so neatly that he usually is a better broken field runner than Red Grange. And when he brings out his tape and finds your team has made a first down by three-eighths of an inch, wouldn't you call him & national hero? i Of course, this thing can work with reverse English. In the same Hartford-New Britain game, for ex- ample, the referee slipped up and gave Hartford five downs in one series, But the officials, unlike the players, can never be complete dubs, for in this case, while the referee was a villain to New Britain, who can deny that Hartford considered him’ the best fellow on earth? Teaching Profession Ranks Among Healthiest Low sickness rates prevailing among American teachers have made their chances of long life so good that the teaching profession has come to rank among the health- iest in the country, according to an insurance company. Although long and expense illnesses are compara- tively rare among teachers as a class, and they are relatively free from respiratory diseases, they nev- ertheless show such a tendency to acquire colds, influenza and tonsilitis that one authority has summed up the teachers’ health situation as be- ing stmply * a succession of minor ailments in a life comparatively free from serious risk.” The chicf ‘cause of lengthy sickness amopz the teachers consists of nervous disorders. In explaining these favorablo trends, a brochure on teachers’ health points ut a less satisfactory side of the picture by stating that “the effects upon pupils of even slight ilnesses on the part of teach- ers is the most serious side of the teachers’ health situation.” Gathered from various authorita- tive sources, the following summary of health ¢onditions among teach- ers in the U. S. is given: ie proportion of teachers ab- sent on account of sickness in & year varies widely. No generaliza- tion can be made, except that this proportion compa favorably with absences among industrial and cantile workers, “Long, xpensive illnesses tively rar€ among teache succession of minor ailments in life comparatively free from seri- ous risk’ is the way one report sums up the teachers’ Wealth situation. “Colds and influenza are the chiet s of absences in all investiga- Yet teachers have a lower in respiratory disturbances !than have other indoor workers. “The opportunity for contagion in {the classroom makes the incidence {of colds more scrious among teach- ers than among workers in shop and offic onsilitis is a common cause of 1hsence. “Contrary fo previoustopinion. the rate for tuberculosis is comparative- ly low. “Nervous disorders are a chief cause of long and expensive cases of abscnce, These are conspicuous- ‘Hv more common among women than among men and absences due to nervous disorders increase with advancing years. “Relatively good ehances for a (long life and comparatively low sickness rates ave revealed in com- on with workers in other fields. sing some of the habits of teachers inducing poor health the pamphlet points to improper diet, irregular and hurried eating, insuf- ficient recreation, undue absorption (in their occupation and restricted outside interests, “Play as a means of self-expres- sion is probably more necessary to |teachers, than to any other group of relaxation and” insuffi- cient sleep or rest, Inability at night or during rest to cast aside the per- | plexities and problems of the class- room, are reflected in nervousness and inefficiency.” N. B. H. Football 25 Years Old | To Be Added to Trophics Within or two the New Brit- n Senior High school will receive |a football which was used in the |annual 1 Britain and Hartford Public High school game of 1903, ex- actly 25 years ago. An interesting story is told by one of the *“old |timers” who played on the New Britain feam that day. ¥ College conducted llcague.which was then known | Trinity Jeague. When the New Brit- ain team appeared on the field it vracticed with the football which it used in many of the preliminary games that year. Hartford made its appearance, but it had no football. | When the officials of the leagne were “.Hl-md to provide a football for ‘the ue, they appeared indifferent and after considerable effort had failed, it dawned upon the teams that they were not going to be given the ball, This aroused the players and fans and it co ainly seen that the power Trinitw college was holding | over the high school football teams lin the state was about to collapse. | | Indiiference of the college resulted |in a controversy later in the season | and $500 in gate receipts were held « | up until the Hartford college gave | np a silver loving cup for the state championship. | When it became apparent that | no foothall would be supplied by the college, New Britain provided the [ball and the game went on. The Hardware City high school team won ‘ fo 0. It was fortunate that the {team did win on that day because if |it. hadn't it would have been forced the im give up its own football to the winners, Fred Teich, who was in a half- 'I'blrlwl?v days the ball will b 'put in the achodl’s trophy case with .cups and other prises in the achool’s athletic history. Arm” Methods t lito K, Public attention was again at. tracted to the moot question of thé propriety of alleged strong ar methods by the police, when State's Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn, in recoims mending a life sentence in the Welps poison beer case in superior co this week, made reference to fact that Weiss was “induced” make a confession after his arrest g suspicion. Among the legal lightsi Hartford county it was report since Welss was mentioned in three true bills on the charge of first des gree murder, that he would not suf- fer death by hanging if his attorney could hlock the admission of the confession when the case went trial, because it would be impossibii to prove the charge without the cor fession. That he had a chance of cscaping life imprisonment, however, was considered extremely doubtful. The police denied, at the time of the preliminary hearing in police ‘court, that Weiss had been threat- ened or dealt with violently, but tlie state's attorney apparently did not belwve their denial, still, he admitted that he had no reason to doubt the truth of the confession. From his attitude, it wor appear that he does not countenance the so-callell “third degree”; whether there is & possibility that*he end justifies the means:or not. Y Public opinion, it would seem, must be opposed to cruelty in deal- ing with criminals and suspects when in custody of the police, and seldom, if ever, does the public learn of the police in this or any other city ad- witting that physical pressure was brought to bear to break down the resistance of prisoners to the inter- rogations of the police. On the other hand, it i not uncommon to hear men, and women too, rage and fump in righteons indignation on reading in the press of a particuladdy grew- wvome murder or a flendish attempt upon the life of a woman or child. 1t is doubtful that policemen ever resorted to the means which an in- dignant public has often cried out in favor of, and probably if they ever did so, the first to denoupce them would be the loudest criers, once they hadt allowed theilr emo- tions to cool sufficiently to apply the rule of reason to the situation. After all, it appears that nobody, whether in New Britain or = else- where, should expect to see the day when all mention of “third-dégree™ will be wiped out: As long as there are offenders agdinst’ the laws thera will be policemen, and just sq long will the suspects and the criminals ery out that they were abused {n the privacy of police headquarters. On the other hand, the police will deny it, and there will be those on the outside who will believe one side or the other, the attitude of state's at- torneys, judges and other high offi- cials notwithstanding. Observations On The Weather Washington, Dec. 1.—Forecast for Southern New England: Colder Baturday night; Sunday fair. Forecast for Eastern New York: Mostly cloudy and colder in extreme gouth and probably light rain chang. ing to snow flurries and colder in | north and central portions Saturday Sunday generally fair. Conditions: The disturbance that was central near Great Slave lake is advancing eastward over Hudson Pay and another disturbance that developed off the British Columbia coast is moving east southeastward over Britich Columbia and Alberta. Pressure rentains low over Green- land, Iceland and the Hudson Strait region. The disturbance over the lower Lake region will move east north- eastward and it will be attended by snow or rain in portions of New England and New York, snow flur- ries in the extreme upper Ohio Val- ley and showers along the Bouth Atlantic coast during Saturday. The temperature will be lower Saturday in the north Atlantic states. Tt will not change mater- fally during Sunday. Storm_ warnings are displayed from Delaware Breakwater to Easte port Maine, ROYALTY LIKES DISCS London, Dec. 1 (UP)—London's most famous royal gramophone “fan” recently paid a visit to the city, and shop attendants in Regent street had the latest records and gadgets ready for demonstration. Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain usually spends several hours in her favorite gramophone shop while vis- iting London. Many celebrity “fans™ make their headquarters at the shop. The proprietor proudly dis- plays a rare picture gallery, por- traits of his patrons, including a magnificent presentation portrait of the Queen of Spain, and many other reyalties and celebrities. YOUNGEST MAYORESS King's Flynn, Norfolk, Eng., Lee. 1 (UP)—This little old-world towa is to ha one of the youngest may- oresses in the world, and a titled one at that. She is ten-ycar-old Lady Eliza- beth Townshend, daughter of the Marchioness Townshend who takes office as mayor of King's - Lyny shortly. 1 |back position as playing manager, |