New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 26, 1929, Page 6

tered st the Pest Office at New Britals R hecend Ciams 3l Matter, The euly prefitable sdvertising medium in the City. Circulation besks and press room always opem to Member of the Assosinted Pres The Amsociated Prees is exclusively ea- titled to the use for re-publication of ail news credited te it or not otherwise credited In this peper and also lecal news published therein. Momber Audit Busress of Circulation B C. is & national organisation which furnishes newspapers and adver- lisers with & etrictly honest snalysis of irculation, Our circulation etatistice are hused upom this sudit. Th tection against fraud in Dewspa tribution figures te both mational lucal sdvertisers. The Herald is on mle daily in N York at Hotsling's Newsstand. Square; Schuits's Newsstands, Eotrance virand Central, ¢2ad Street. ———————————————— Connecticut, it seems, can produce everything needed in the manuface ture of airplanes except the air. And even this, perhaps, can be furnished by the airport boosters. So the police department is keep- ing the city dry, according to Mr. Upson. To be sure, arrests are con- tinually made north of the tracks, but that is only part of the city. COASTING During the snow season last year the police department made certain good regulations regarding coasting on certain streets, so as to prevent youngsters on sleds from bumping into automobiles, or vice versa. The rules should still hold good. Convenient hilly fields, which for generations furnished sled riding for youngsters, are growing lese within the city yearly as building progresses. For this reason boys and girls are more inclined than ever to utilize streets for ®led sport. Bafety regulations are increasingly needed. WOMEN ON JURIES Our attitude on this proposal to have women in Connecticut on juries is simple. Let the dear ladies have this right if they want it. Our opinion is that women on juries can do just as well as men on juries; and if the law permitted them to ‘ serve every woman servihg on & jury would displace & man who usually is happier somewhere else. Nothing causes the average busy gentleman of efficiency and service more inconvenience than to be select- ed for jury service. If the women want this additional thrill in their lives they ought to have it; much bother would be saved to mere man who does his best to avoid jury service—sometimes going so far as to lie in order to get out of doing his plain duty by the state. The recent report of the Judicial Council of Connecticut had a few trenchant paragraphs on jury serv- ice, and while we are on the sub- ject perhaps it 18 worth quoting: “....There is room for improve- ment in the personnel, and in the mode of selection of jurors. Our jurors are not fairly representative of our citizenship.....The primary fault is very largely with the indl- i who avoid being placed on the list of jurors....... “Jury service is one of the duties of cltizenship and its shirking helps niake our jurics poorer and as a con- sequenco our justice poorer; inci- dentally it augments appeals and adds to the expense of administering our law. New York Ctly has a far greater proportion of business men on her juries than we have, and her business men appear to regard it an a civic duty. Mr. J. P. Morgan offers no excuses in the perform- ance of this duty. Perhaps in no tocality in the East is there a better system of selection of jurors than in New York City....." It will be noted that the judiciary Council says, “Jury scrvice is one of | the duties of citizenshij are citizens. Let them get a taste of jury service and in about three years they will have ten times as many excuses against serving than | the men. We give them credit for | having imaginative minds. HORSE RACING; BETTING The gist of horse racing is not the speed with which the ponies traverse the track, but the betting that ac- companies the peérformance. It is said in Hartford that another at- tempt will be made at this session of the Legislature to legalize betting on races through the medium of the pari mutuel machines, which give to the state a rake-off in the proceeds. | These machines are operated various horse-racing states and put the state into partnership with the betting industry, Their legalization would promote horse racing in the state., The pari mutuel attempt probably will fail this year as two years ago. Sentiment in the state is agains conceding anything to the horse rac: ing business so long as befting is the inevitable we very eareful of our morals-in Con- concomitant. are nectient; if a citizen must bet he can 40 s by faking chances on hord races run off elsewhere. Those who |maintained by a paper navy. 4 in | diopessd got thelr tHI of Lhis. . metheds of i | woek. Seven other toregoqurabe the gambling spirit i this consection. It la peesible té" buy stocks for investment, of oourse; but to the best of our knowledge marginal trading more than holds its own. The difference between the two methods of taking chances is ene of terms oaly. The race track better is called a gambler; the marginal stock bettor is called a trader, or sometimes even an investor. DEATH OF UNDERWOOD Former 8enator Underwood's chief bid for fame lay in that his name was identified with & tariff act. The low tariff act itselt esrned maledictions throughout the nation's industrial empire; against the sena- tor himselt no claims except those inevitably the outcome of partisan proclivities could be substantiated. He was sincere, able, honest and in- dustrious. He believed in Jeffersonian principles, a low tariff, and in An. drew Jackson democracy. No one ever was left in doubt as to what he stood for, what he aimed at, nor what he believed. He retired from the Senate at a time when his native state of Ala- bama was being Heflinized, when | kukluxism became a substitute for democracy, when the people’s minds were running to intolerance. Some observers claimed that Underwood preferred to quit public life rather than turn into a demagog in order to play in harmony with the current emotions. These said he would not sell his soul to stay in office. Perhaps these observers correctly analyzed his retirement. Underwood was not that type of man. When he once treed himselt of senatorial obliga- tions he retired actually as well as in spirit; he made no specches, took no prominent interest in political affairs, He left the dirt in his state for his interiors. Regardless of what side of the po- litical fence they stand, the Benate right now could usec more men of the Underwood stamp. He was a relic of the old school, when demagogs had difficulty in being mistaken for statesmen by undiscerning consti- tucnts, when a senator was expected to be a leader of thought instead of a weathervane or one skilled at tickling the ground with a cauli- flower car. THE EX-EAISER Wilhelm Hohensollern will be 70 years of age tomorrow. His birthday |anniversary will be celebrated in exile at Doorn, Holland, He is quoted: “I am only an old man who desires to finish his daye in peace.” Nothing more, nothing less. For ten years he has been away from Germany; in all probability he will not return until he is lald away with his ancestors. The ex-kaiser, when he thinks of the past, must grow weary at ease. Or perhaps he is accustomed by this time to reconciliation with the stroke of fate which reduced him from kingship to a fleeing exile from his native land. I Jjust as well that he is in Hol- land, alone, lonely and filled with retrospection. Beyond the Rhine it would be unsafe for the once kingly: brow. A new and different kind of nation has started with the depart. ure of the erstwhile monarch. He would be out of place ir it, even as a citizen, as his presence would yield courage to that small minority of monarchists who are ever plotting against the republie. It is not our intention at thil' birthday anniversary to introduce post-war discussion of pre-war topics, We are content to leave the old man te his spouse, his flowers and his wood-sawing exercises. CRCISERS AND PARITY 1t under the Kellogg multilateral treaty there is to be no more use for navies then of course the United States won’t need a navy. But neither will Great Britain nor Japaf. The fact are, however, that Great Britain keeps her navy up to the standards permitted under the Washington trcaty and so docs Japan. Only the United States has neglected to authorize and build sufficient ships permitted by the 5-5-3 ratio. If we think the Washington arms |treaty 1s worth keeping we ought to conform naval establishment with its provisions. No other nation is justified in finding fault with us it we do this, particularly as the other signatories themselves have not neglected their fleets. The cruiser authorization bill pass- |ed the House of Representatives |nearly a year ago. Since then it has | dallied in the Senate, where specious arguments prevail, and where Sena- |tor Borah, big gun of the recent Republican political campaign, and | chairman of the forcign relations committee, has lined up with the advocates of a paper navy. That is te sa¥. he would have the ships author- |ized but not constructed within a Such authorization The prestige and self-respoct of the nation cannot be our reasonable time, L would be useles: | take First of the American 10.000-ten cruisers to be launched, the Seit Lake City, slid down the ways this vessels of this class are being bulit—the Pensacols, Augusta, Housten. Chicage, Chester, ‘Nerthampton and Na, 25. These cight ships tetal 80, tons. At the same time Great Britain has 19 ships of this class built and bullding, » total of 186,036 tons; while Japan has 11 ships of this class built building, a tetal of 98,400 tons. In addtiion to these, the United States has 10 obeolete cruisers and small sun medern cruisers, with a tonnage of 66,000; Britain has 41, with a ten. nage of 187,390; and Japan 21, ton- nage 98,015, The United States has no modern cruisers authorized mounting gune over ¢ inches in calibre. Great Brit. ain has five authorised, three of which have been postponed and twe appropriated for; Japan has appro- priated for one auch cruiser. Five more cruisers will leave us inferior to Japan; ten more we will be superior to Japan, but only slight- ly: with 15 more we shall not have attained parity with Britain, but be 113,976 tons below. As stated at the beginning, it is reasonable to imagine that it the Kellogg treaty has made ships and suns obsolete, the place to discover that fact is elsewhere as well as in the United Stgtes. FOLLOWING EINSTEIN It is related that a learned man once asked Professor Albert Einatein to explain his theory of relativity in 100 or 500 words. Einsteln began, and the conversation lasted all day. At the end of the day the visiting savant was more confused than at the beginning. Now Einstein offers “new formu- las for universal law.” It is sald he has succeeded in finding the uni- versal law that governs mechanics and electricity. This is & large order. The acientist has written a report of his findings which s being printed. We hope to get hold of a copy—if written in English—and it we ever get to the puint where we can take a year off we shall be glad to study about ten words of it per day, Einstein s in a class by himaself. Nobody can prove anything against his theories or for them, BETTER TRUCK DRIVING One difference between a locomo- tive engineer and a truck driver is that the former has a privale right of way and doesn't nced to steer his machine, whilo the latter has a pub- lic right of way and must be an ex- pert steersman. Another difference is that the loco- motive engincer must devote years of his life in working up to his ex- alted position and must pass & gruelling cxamination to prove he is worthy of holding the throttle; while the truck driver only needs to be an experienced automobile driver and can take on the responsibility of driving a juggernaut along the pub- tic highways by going through what amounts to & mere state formality. Another difference—we might as well note all of them while we are on the subject—is that the loco- motive engineer is protected by law trom sitting at thé ‘throttle more than « atipulated number of hours, 0 that there need bé ho likelihood that he.will fall asléep, or at least, not be at his best. There 8 nothing to prevent the truck driver during a long cross-country run from being at the wheel from 18-to 20 hours, and some of them have 'been known to fall asleep while driving. Obviously, there ate various sorts of trucks: Those that'do heavy serv- ice and frequently traverse long dis- tances, and those that, do light de- livery sefvice. The lslter as a rule are little better than'automabiles, the maid_diffgsence being in the types of\bodies on the chassis. We are net refarringiparticularly to the light trucks uMijsed’for local travel, but tq the heavy duty trucks. The drivers of the hecavy duty trucks needeto be . well selected; their activities need regulation by the law, they need,to be apgcially skilled and the law should be.such as to make them prove their skill before being aligwed to drive the big lum- bering trucks aleng the highways, The difference between them and the locomotive enginecers 18 too slight to permit an indefinite con- tinuance of the wide diversity in training and skill. those of the public concur. To drive a large truck and know how to avoid accidents is a highly skilled occupa- tion. The day when “afy” automobile driver could be’ regarded as capable of driving a truck is past. Most firms owning large trucks consummate that the right type of fine drivers are em- ployed. But even if 20 per cent of the truck drivers are not of this type the care percentage is large and dangerous. The movement for more thorough examinations and regulations should succeed. 25 Years Ago Today The splendid brick and steel fac- tory of the Russell & Ernin branch ( | will be added to this year. of the American Hardware (orp. It ( The interests of truck owners and any chance of having & pest effice bill put through this session. Edward Samiow, a well known fell off a daable-ripper and fracs tured his right arm at the elbow, The Burns club of Hartford cele- brated Rebert Burns' birthday yes- terday with a dinner at the Hetel Hartford. About 2§ Scetchmen from New Britain were present. A series of lectures are being :‘I son will apeak on “Reminiacences of Prison Life." The high school basketball team practiced yesterda; ‘Wainwright, '03, who is taking & special course, vAll probably play on the team., - The Corbin Cabinet Lock plant in Berlin is now obeerving & 12-hour schedule every day. Facts end Fancies — You can tell a great athlete. Ho makes money oaough to marry into the right set. Mr. Fall's health still prevents his appearance for trial. Who ever thought he had that much money left? A sane driver usually can save himselt and the fool driver, too. The thig; happens when two fool drivers meet. Fame Is queer, and Garcia wiil down in history as the man who made Elbert Hubbard. S0 they want & name for the combined radio and phonograph? What about *She?” £ The stic temperament has about reached its limit when the purveyor of hot dogs refers to “my public.” Dempscy must be too old to fight. All the other contenders agre? that he shouldn't risk it. Every community has at least one pest who feels a divine call to sct everybody right in the matter of pronounciation. “A Hollywood wedding” secms a contradition in terms. Holly is a percnnial, not an annual. Americanism: A complaint that laws are not enforced; a sublime faith that another law or two will make everything all right. Mussolini must shudder each mornirg when he faces the menial task of shaving most of the Cabinet members, A philanthropist is one who hires giris at $3 a week and then maukes money cnough to support & home for fallen girls. A traffic expert says the car that hits you is the one behind the one you are watching. The solution, of course, is to watch the second one. But what of the third? Al his life long, man keeps on loping some day to get a haircut that will improve his looks instead of making him look nude. Tt plants are sensitive and can feel, that scientist says, some close friend should tell the onion about listerine. Happy thought! Let the shops provide a service car 50 we can take cn merchandise while moving and thus solve tht parking problem. ‘Wonder what Mr. Coolidge thinks of the Gry's jubllant assertion that righteousness will prevail after March 4. Two army officers attained such clevation the cold contracted their controls and they couldn't come down. We've known clevation to ex- pand a second lieutenant with the same result. Her Accompanisis! Mathilda: “I'm going to sing at the entertainment tonight,” Her Mother; '“Who is your a companist ?* Mathilda: “Oh, Ted is taking me over and Harold _is bringing me home!" X —Arthur H. Creager THE FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY Soclal It is good news that a New York theater has its own laundry. Too many theatrical people wash their dirty linen in public! Y Science A monument to the inventor of ginger ale has been proposed, Surely it ought to_take the form of a large bottle of whiskey! Ltorature ¢ o e ‘We have been promised a mystery play set to music. The words of the opening: chorns ure sald to be particularly baffling! e v 0 Dental “The up-to-date dentist furnishes hin rooms esthatically, and thinks of the soothing influence his chairs and hangings will have." —Neighboring Paper We still prefer ours finished anesthetically! 00 Drama A young Americgn actress has told an interviewer that in her sparc time she reads Bernard B8haw's works. In Bhavian circles a grave view is taken of the implication that this pursult s anything but a whole-time job! ‘Where It Was! Matthews: “Smith says he has a lot of gray matter in his head.” Clarkson: “He has, but it's afl in his hair!" = —R. C. Johaneson A man who has a way with wo- men is called & sexpert. His aystem s lled nechique! A First-Hand Opinion A bright little miss with pencil and paper suddenly asked, “Mother., who can I write to?" *Oh, write to yourself!" answered her msgther, impatiently, “Oh, T want to writ¢ somebody decent!” returned her little daugh- ter. —Mrs. C. Roussel THF. FIXING! By Edward B. Filley “S8even Grand, exactly!"” “Seven Grand, huh? Not so bad for an cvening's work.” “Just the amount we nceded. Fig- ure we will need Five Grand for the Big Job. That lcaves us a Grand aplece.” “8ay, Eddie, are yon sure you have everything fixed for the Big Job “Y'betcha! Not a chance for n slip-up. All we gotta do is walk'in. T'll keep ‘em covered while you gather up all of the dough and dia- monds. Don’t bother with the other stuff! There will be a cool million in diamond: The Job was pulled, The Police followed with the usuul announce- ments that the bandits were known and would be in custody in 24 hours. Ten days later in Paris: “Bay, Eddie, you never did tell me how you fixed things for the Pig Job!" “Million and a quarter. Easy Money. Say, T fixed the cop, see! Give him the Five Grand."” “Five Grand for the cop! Say, that's a lotta dough for a cop!” “What T thorght—so T paid him Five Grand phoney dough. Here's the Five Grand regular—we'll split it “Gee, you're a smart guy, Eddie!” Correct this sentence: “Ten years | ' at hard labor,” said the judge to the millionaire. Copyright, 1929, Publishers Syndicate Bullett Ends Career Of Corsican Bandit || Bastil, Corsica, Jan. 26 (P—Bix times sentenced to death by default, Francois Marie Castelli, one of tha worst surviving Corsican bandits has | | been laid low at last. A bullet from the gun of an unidentified person ended Castelll’s carcer at Chiatra to the relief of the district he has terrorized for eighteen years. Castelli's criminal record hegan in 1907 when he was sentenced to five years imprisonment for homlicide. on relegse he took to the bush and carried on a vendetta against the witnesses who appeared against him at his trial and their families, exter- minating most of them. One of the worst crimes of the sordid ruffian was the cold-blooded man he suspected of giving infor- mation about him to the police. He shot the girl as she was drawing water at a fountain and ferbade the villagers to hury her under ‘pain of “A still white form was laid where others had gone before.” Pirates' Parrotts! The pirates’ parrots must heen The happiest parrots, Think of the thril they've seen, The songs and shouts heard! ery biry g things the; Parrots that had fo stay at home, How they must all have, wistfully, Listened to luckicr parrots tcll Abonut their trips to sca! ——Mary Carolyn Davies What He'd Make! Wolf: “The doctor sajd_he would ferribte reprisals. saying “Crows will dispose of the body." make a diagnosis of What's a ‘diagnosis’ 2" havey touch me!” answered bar. population of 35 the practice of freei: violators of the liquér penalising others on the same evi ence would stop if he could stop ‘What next? 4 It this seriea of announcements and declarations has had no other effect, at least it has Dbeen the means of centering public attention upon the activities of the men of the law and whether they care or not, they are in the limelight. The ijudicial council. has had consider- able to say about the courts, and the press of the state has not beén slow about passing comment con- cerning politics and the manner in which it is played in the appoint- merit of judges. Some editors have even gone 80 far as to suggest, ap- parently in all seriousness, that the Jjudgeships be removed from poli- tics in as great & measure as is pos- sible, which would probably be & step forward from. the viewpoint of the average person, but the averags person has nothing to say about it 50 he might as well save himself the bother of having an optnion. There will be politics mixed with judgeships forever, it seems, and as is typical of politics in anything, the danger lies not so much in the fact that there is the mixture but rather in the manner in which the mixture operates, . Naturally, the political party in power has the judgeships, and there is bound to be. politics on display in the candidacies of the prospective magistrates, -but it would be wel if everyone connected with the courts exercised care to the end that the place of the important vehicles of Jjustice might always be kept high in public estimation. For instance, the clerical work at primaries and on election day at the polls mignt well be done by someone other than judges and prosecuting attorneys, and it would not be going too far along the line of restriction to keep these officials off the stump In poli- tical campaigns, The effect of the disposition of liquor cases on the general public probably is of minor importance, but it is said to be & fact that there has been meore dickering among lawyers and court officials since prohibition than ever before. It has become quite common, it is said, for two or three men to be arrested, or prob- ably & man and wife, and when the time comes for trial, an agreement is entered into whereby one pleads guilty and the others go free. Thus, the court officials are spared the bother of long trials and the attor- neys make quick disposition of their cases, while the alleged offenders who escape prosecution can fecl rea- sonably certain that a few weeks or will be arrested again and if it be- comes neceasary for them to “face the music,” they will be first of- fenders and as such will get off with a fine or possibly a suspended jail sentence, Poles Reported Comsidering Establishment of Hospital, During recent months there has been diccussion of the need of ex- panding the New Britain General hospitel, which with its 226 beds must serve the needs of a city with a population approaching the 100,- 600 mark. Although mnever over- taxed in rccent years, the hospital scarcely has room enough to cater to such a vast population. Just a few days every bed In the hospital except one was filled, whicg is self-evident that the insti- tution is overtaxed in a season when sickness is atsthe highest point. The striking phase of this discus- sion and proposed action is that the people most interested in the propo- sition are the Polish residents. It has been suggested and even widely discussed among the professionals and business men that funds be raises! for the building of another hospital in the city. Private as they may be, these discussions may ma- terialize in the future, as the Poles sce the crying need of an institu- tion that would take off part of the burden now on the shoulders of the city hospital. It is proposed to select men with qualifications to study the ides, seek out an appropriate vicinity, nd out men to study the manage- ment and care of such institutions and finally seck adequate funds for the purpose of establishing & ho- pital. The idea was born out of the fact that the local institution is be- coming too small for a city of New Britain’s size. Other cities, much Lewis: “It's the I ‘five hundred doliars. —M. D. Ketcham term for Midas Midas had come to that point in his carcer where everything he tpuched tugned to gold. “What shall you ever do with the stuff?”" asked hjs entourage in visi- ble alarm. “Just wait till the boys begin to Midas, dis- playing an acquaintance with ten- dencies far in adwance of his age! —Katherine Lapsley. Not to Class! Johnsoz: “Do you go to col- lege " Johma class rushes” Stuart: T rush to classcs! they have waw _anybody ~-Jane Hovey my case l _Every crowd has a_eopper lining! (Copyright. 1123, Réptoduction Forbidden) possibly more will pass before they ! smalier in population, have larger hospitals and many of them two anu three. Pittafield with a population half the size of this city has two institutions, each with more than 300 beds; Amsterdam, N. Y, with a has three hos- pitals, one of them for incurables. > ‘It {a said that should the idea materialisé, the proposed hospital would contain from .50 to 75 beds, under the care of Polish nuns, train- od in that respect, who would come from Chicago, where & achool for such purposes is maintained by the Poles. That would be left to the discretion of the committee, which would have full responsibility to chodse whatever course of manago- ment jt desired. The Poles ot this city could wen boast ot organizing and founding the first hospital in the east, and no better center could be chowen than New Britain with its vast Polish element. A hospital would maxe this one of the most complete Po- lish-American communities fn tam country, Another of our numerous aversions is buying advance tickets to a thea- trical performance. This is onc of the world's prize tortures, and no doubt the ghosts of the ojd Spanish Inquisitors are moaning and shriek- ing conti.uzlly at the realization that they never thought of this prac- tice. Their nearest approach was the noted torture by hope, but this was about as close as near-beer is to uncut whiskey, The process begins when, deter- mined to get your ticket well enough in advance to ensurc a good seat, you drive into the theater district and look for a parking space. You fail in your purpose, and it is neces- sary to park near a fire hydrant or in a second row far out from the curb, 80 that the car will an object in- viting the wrath of ‘police officials. ‘That will be all right, you think, for you won't be more than a minute in the lobby. But when you dash through the door of the foyer you find yourself in the midst of a crowd that makes you think you must have inadvert- ently walked into a five-and-ten cent store on a bargain day. You gasp at the sight and fall back a step or two—just enough to lct three more persons crowd into line be- fore you do. The line winds In and out about the foyer like a huge snake, only it does not travel as fast. Your eyes are assailed by clashing colors, by a couple of the world's homeliest girls, and by the distance between you and the ticket window—for you cannot fly like a crow. Strange odors as- sault your nostrils—cheap but po- tent perfumes and the traces of ex- otic foods eaten by people pressed against you, All sorts of discordant voices and languages smitc your ears. And, in back of all, there is the thought in your mind that it is about time an officer spied your car and came in to demand the owner. You begin to set certain marks as mileposts and breathe more freely as you pass each one—which doesn’t happen very often. There is not enough action at this game, 8o you give it up and merely stand around helplessly, letting some more for- tunate person, already armed wiih tickets, crash through the line cither before or behind you without apolo- gies for his near-success in upsetting you. At last you are near enough to hear tie nilly remarks of thosc want- ing tickets. “Two in the family circle for Thursday. The family circle, You haven't anything in the family circle? Well, how about the family circle? Look again, will you? hasn’t anything in Are you sure?” “No, 12th row is too far back. Haven't you anything in the 11th? You know my daughter can't sce very well. 8he ought to have glasses, but——-"" (At this point you are willing to provide the funds for the glasses, but the woman is Iucky enough to land two singles in the 11th and takes them). “Do you charge tickets? Oh, all right. How much? $3.50. L thought it was $3.30. Aren't you charging more than the regular tax?" “I sent & mail order and never got my tickets. Mrs. Dinkelspiel, East Berlin, Yes, Dinkelspiel, D-1-N-K— What? You sent them to this city? I didn’t put iny town address on the letter? Well, how can 1 get them now? Have you any duplicates?” Imagine the rest of them yourself. You arrive before the window after what seems like days and are deter- mined to set an example by quick orders, paymcht, and departure. You'll show ‘em. You grab tho first two pasteboards chucked at you, und start to pay, but you find yourself 15 cents short of the necessary amount. 8o you hold up the whole linc for five minutes while you fish around in the lining of your vest and finally come forth with a Canadian quarter, which, after much argument, the clerk takes as worth 15 cents. Now you think everything is rosy. You have the tickets, but— One of two things is bound to hap- | pen— 1. &0. 2. You will go and the show will be so ghastly you will wish you hadn't, You will be sick and unable to City Facing Legal Tangle Over Collecting Old Debis The city of New Britain is likely to be swamped with legal actions after it places, as has been announc- ed, liens on properties about the city cn February 18 for benefits by pub- lic works improvements for which bills were never sent out. The num- erous quirks of the law will be forc- ibly brought out and numerous legal entanglements are due to result. The question on which most of the ettlements hinge, appears to be whether the city can collect under the special assessment laws or whether the property owners are ex- cmpt from paying ordinary debts un- der the statute of limitations. A study of the question is an in- teresting one which can be decided only by the courts of law, lawyers say. To take one example, the owner of a parcel of properly in 1922 was bill. In 1935, ho seld;the preperty,fo another. E Recently through the investigation carried on with regard to debts owed the city, the purchaser of the pre- perty veceived a bill for the side- walks. He communicated with the former owner who, refusing to make any comment on the matter, took the case under advisement and consult- ed a lawyer. § * A study of the laws'relating to the case showed that the charter of the city of New Britain states that, ina matter of this kind, the city, within 60 days after the completion of the work, shall place a lien on the pro- perty and the amount shull be due under a special assessment until ‘i¢ is paid. The statute of limitations does not affect the claim. The city, however, failed to place any lien on the property and until the present time no lien has been placed on the land. This, according to the manner in which the laws are interpreted, makes the debt owed the city ‘an ordinary debt te which the statute of limitations pertains. The quastion now confronting the city is whether it can collect on the debt special assessment or n Under the common debt and statute _ of limitations, the bill is uncollect. able after six years. That time has expired and it is probable that the city will find itself in a legal battle, Everybody Scems to Be Alarmed About Something This is an age of alarm. Reformers are alarmed at the peo. ple’s morals or lack of them. Ministers are alarmed at the de. cline in church attendance which, they think reflects increasing spirit- ual instability. & % Parents arc alarmed at the cane duct of their sons and daughters.: Prohibitionists are alarmed at tie amount of bootleg liquor which flows into the country. Store keepers are alarmed at the indifference of people toward theie debts. The judiciary is alarmed at the ; growing contempt for law. Manufacturers are alarmed at the prospeet of not receiving protection by tarite legislation. et Moralists are alarmed at the way women drink gin and smoke cigars cttes in public. Health authoritics ar> alarmed at the scanty clothing ‘the fair sex wear. » Theater men are alarmed at the slump in interest in the legitimate drama. That introductory ‘statement that this is an age of alarm scems inady- quate to describe the situation. 1t is a three alarm age. Observations On The Weather Washington, J for Southern New Saturday and Saturday. Yorecast for Eastern New York: Fair and colder except snow flurrics in extreme north portion Saturdayi Sunday fair, probably followed by snow or rain in south and snow in north portion Sunday night. Conditions: Pressure remains ab-r normally low from Newfoundland southeastward over the ocean to the Azores, The disturbance that was over the Mississippi valley Thursday night has moved ‘northeastward to northern Ontario with increased in- tensity. And a sccondary is contral off the southern New Jngland coast and moving northeastward. An- other disturbance is central north- west of Hudson Bay. Generally fair weather will pre- vail Saturday in the Washington forccast district, but the western disturbance will move rapidly south- castward to western Texas and the southern Plains sttes and then probably northeastward ard it will be attended by much cloudigess Sun- day cast of the Miasissippi rver and precipitation mostly in the form of rain is probable by Sunday. night cxcept in the north Atlantic’ tates. The tomperature will be § lower Saturday in the Atlantic states, . . ! p Sunday; colder King GMM Is Being Maintainedy” London, Jan. 26 (M—It was offi- cially stated at Buckingham Palace this morning that King George's progress was maintained. Although the exact date of King George's departure for the - seasids resort of Bognor has not been def- initely set it probably will be dur- ing the first weck of February, It was understood today that the king would teave London on the first favorable day in Fehruary, wunless other circumstances interfere. 4