New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1929, Page 6

Batered at Post Office at New Britals u.l-‘:l Clase Mall Matter. & The enly profitable advertising medium In the ‘City. Circulation books and prew m slways epen te sdvertisers. ot the Assacluted Press She Amociated Press s exciusively en- wtléf to the use for re-publication ef wil news credited to it er not otherwise cosdited in this parer and aiso local news published therein. Momber Audit Buress of Circulation Ti A. B. C. is o pational organization furnishes newspapers and adver- with @ strictly honest analysis of shetion. Our circulation etatistice are based upom this audit. This insures pro- tection against fraud in Dewspaper dis- tributéem figures te both Dational amd local advertisers, The Werald fe on sle daily ta_New York o8 Hotaling's estand. ~ Times Square; Wchuits's Newsstanda, Entrance Grand Cestral, ¢3nd Street. P —— ‘When the governor has much work to do he works overtime. When the judiciary committee of the Legis- lature is similarly beset it does not work overtime. But, when the gov- | erpor works overtime, he earna bills while the judiciary committee only handles bills. There is a difference. The real optimist is one who feels that way without the stimulation of a banquet. TIME As WE LIKE IT Connecticut is to remain conserva- in its dispensation of time; hing will remain as it has been —that is to say, those cities and {owns desiring to operate on daylight | saving time during the summer months will be at liberty to do so as long as their public clocks do not | shgw anything but standard time. The Legislature, in refusing to take action on the time imue, gives the people credit for posscssing the requisite intelligence not to err on considering the time o' day; that practice has made perfect regardiess of what the public clocks say. tive NOW GET TO WORK Plans in connection with the new high school building having been | properly ironed out and a permit granted by the building department, citizens have the opportunity to sigh relief and contemplate the erection of a sturdy addition to the school and ita early completion. As we understand it, $3.000 has been saved by the change in plans, safety has been undoubtedly achiev- ed, and the flurry of several weeks has died down with everyone ap- parently satisfied. 1t is scarcely likely that there is anything else in connection with the building to discuss. THE “NO SCHOOL" SIGNAL It 1a well that Joseph M. Ward, | school committeeman, brought up the question of the efficiency of the present system of notifying parents when, during a storm emergency. there would be no session of the schools for the day. The chief diffi- culty with the present system is that the whistle is not heard by everyone interested, 5o that spme children trot off to school as a storm rages and find out what should have been known in the first place only after they have reached the school build- | ings. By the time they return home | they have suffered a thorough | drenching. That occurred Thursday | in many instances. | The whistle at the Stanley Works is of loud calibre, and the factory's co-operation with the school au- thorities in doing this public serv- | ice mo doubt is well appreciated. But if It s clear that the whistle can- not be heard all over the city some other method will need to supple- | ment the present system, or displace | it. The matter has been placed in the hands of Superintendent Holmes for investigation and probably will be | solved in due time. Finding the 100 | per cent perfect system, however, | may not be easy. SUPERVISING THE HEALTH OF OUR YOUNG The resources of science and the accumulation of knowledge are of no value unless they are generally ap- plied to the betterment of the human race. The multitude of bodily ills that | can be avoided through the appli tion of scientific knowledge will | harass the human race unless pre- ventive measures are applied. How fmportant, thereforc, is the method of giving physical examina- tions to school dren must gather in the schools, and it is not only cheaper but more con- venient to examine their physical condition there than elsewhere. Wise parents in the community regard such physical examinations as a boon; to the children it means bet- ter health and le life. It is much more child to have a tooth discove ca- suffering later in pleasant for the slight cavity in a d while in school, and | then have it filled with a eplotch of | silver than fo let the eavity grow | and provide hours of “foothache™ a | few years later. Those of us who |but it should not be overlooked thatlciry |as a matter of fact as deduced by children. AlL chil- | |independent busin NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1929, years new inven Meriden will spend the remalnder of e winter in Cuba. i C. B. Stanley and William T. Slop- child at achool can vouch for the fact |come into general use and that there | .. "wi sail from New York on that toothaches weré torture, usual- ly resulting in nerve killings and ex- tractiona. i Angd 86 it goes relative.to all the little and big illa that inflict the hu- man race. Infant'mortality is steadily decreasing; fewer children than ever before are dying from preventable diseases; longevity is being increased conatantly. We are nét only getting more out of life, but we are giving those who are born a better chance to continue living to a ripe old age. 1t is useless to point out that peo- ! ple lived to be 80, 90 and 100 in this | section of the country long before health rules were as universally ap- |plied as they are today. The enrly{ | records of the town clearly prove the contention. But people lived in a more natural manner in those days; employment was mostly outdoors, and settlers grew strong with their |environment. Infant mortality was high’'in those days, however, and children who were not especially lucky usually failed to survive, ‘Today those who are born weak— who are just as dear to their parents as those who are born strong—have quite as good & chance to grow into healthy citizens as the naturally strong. The spirit of democracy lies in giving to the children of the poor and middle class just as good a chance to grow up healthy as the children of the rich. Changed conditions of adult life have made it easier for discase to find lodgement in the body. It is a triumph of the times that despite the perils of our more artificial lives we are able to reduce mortality from diseases which only up to a few de- cades ago levied a horrible toll. More diseases have been “invented,” as the saying goes—due to the improper living that is a part of modern life— but we also know of more ways to combat ailments, and especially, how to prevent them. This modern civill- zation would be a maelstrom of misery if scientific preventives were not almost universally adopted, if ‘education were not practically ap- plied, if accumulated knowledge went neglected. To insure the largest ratio of healthy aduits we apply our knowledge of life from the cradle, in the schools; and in tallying the re- sults note that they arc good. BACK TO SENSE Making felonics out of demeanors at the behest of fanatics whose chief desire is to put all the liquor-sellers into for life threatens to run its course cven in | Michigan.. It is notable that Wilbur M. Brucker, attorney gencral, who drafted an amendment to the Michi- 84n law to climinate some 200 minor offenses from being cataloged as felonies, is opposed largely by R. M. Holsaple, superintendent of the Michigan Anti-Saloon League. Under the Brucker amendments | those who commit four felonics, would go to prison for life—but the offenses must be seribus offcnses, not what are commonly regarded as mis- demeanors. This is reasonable and is in conformity with the principles un- derlying the Baumes law in New York. But according to the principles of such anti-saloon leaguers who agree with the fanatical conclusions of the Holsaples, i} doesn't matter how many people go to prison for life for misdemeanors so long as the liquor dispensers also go there. It is an un- charitable and unchristian attitude. mis- prison ‘WOOL AND DIOGENES Again an ifiportant manufacturing interest has registered violent disap- proval of an attempt to increase the tariff upon the product it consumes. Manufacturers of woolen clothing. citing the duty of 31 cents a pound o raw wool, made the further point that this rate applied only to the | clean content of the wool, 8o that the duty actually is boosted 70 per cent above the Payne-Aldrich tariff; and the research board of the industry, by the time the material reached the | consumer the latter paid a tariff duty of 93 cents a pound on the wool in his clothes, which approxi- mately amounts to $4 a suit on an all-wool suit of clothes. The wool schedule of the Payne- Aldrich act was attacked and de- nounced as gouging; yet today after the rates have been boosted as stat- ed, the infant wool Industry believes it requires still more protection. Whether the industry has been | | benefited by the high rates is doubt- ful. How many, for instance, buy and wear all-wool suits—not all-wool suits according to trade nomencla- ture, but actually suits made of all | | woolen fabric? | Most of us don’t know what we're | wearing; except that it costs plenty and doesn't last long enough. IN | VESS M Known to everyone is the fact that | | vast changes have taken place in the texture of retail trade within the past few decades. One writer claims that s men the coun- ased 50 per cont in the last 20 years. . That what one try over have decrs depends somewhat upon regards as independent s s men. Such a decrease may A fact in certain standard lines: are a muljitude of what can be termed independent business men who are engaged in serving the pub- lic in new ways. Automobile dealers, accessory dealers, repair shops and even filling stations certainly hre owned by many independent bus- iness men. No automobile plant in the middle .est, however large, could prosper without irdependent business men handling cars in vhi- tually every hamlet in the country. Another recently developed indus- try is the radio business. Perhaps not many business men handle these instruments exclusively, as is the case with automobiles; but the in- dustry has been p godsend for in- | numerable independent merchants of many types. There perhaps is no modern invention that is handled by s0 many different’types of bus- inesses, although it primarily is a musical instrument. The readjustment in some lines of trade no doubt has been rigorous. First there were the mail order houses—which from their inception were a bugbear to small communi- ties—and more recently there have been the enormous development of chain stores. When the situation ia analyzed, however, one finds that the chains deal in more standardized goods, and if everyone had absolute- ly the same needs there would be no doubt that independent business men would be unnecessary. But we are not built that way. The function of independent merchants is to cater to | all the wants of the community. It is possible, for instance, to buy some | kind of a lead pencil in a five and ten, but to make a choice of many varicties of leads, from the hardest to the softest, and many varieties of brands, one inevitably is forced to #0 to & regular stationery shop. This is only one of hundreds of ways to illustrate the point. Many people in the community de- sire credit and are willing to pay for it, just as they would do were they to borrow money from a bank. Others desire delivery service when they buy high-class goods, and are willing to pay for it. Others want local service of various kinds. Noth- local service of various kinds. All of which remains a function of individ- ual merchants. "I'NI‘Z FUTURE OF THE AIR MAIL A weakness of the air mail as at present constituted lies in the fact that time is lost in transporting air mail overland to reach the nearest airport, and again overland from the last airport to the city of a letter's destination. This weakness does IID% apply, of course, where air mail pro- cceds between metropolitan cities, or between airport terminals. Until this weakness is rectified the air mail will not advance to its maximum of efficiency. Fortunately there is a way to rectify this weakness, and it is be- ing done. That is to have an airport at every center of population. Each city, then, could be a city of call for the air mail—not necessarily the speedy planes which would travel between the big cities, but for local service between the large main dis- tributing centers and the smaller cities. For instance, by 1935 there will be one or two air mails which will make non-stop flights between New York and Boston; and there will be “local” planes which will fly between New York and intervening cities, |such as Bridgeport, Waterbury, New Britain, Hartford, Springfield, etc. It may be that there will be three or four local planes a day, some of these stopping at certain city airports and others at other ports. In this way there will be direct air service given to the lage cities and the small cities alike. This, of course, is only our guess; and it is one that did not come from Postmaster Erwin. the top man air booster of this city. But we think the postmaster will agree, if only on general principles. In two years the mail has muitiplied volume of air 14 times. This unprecedented advance is likely to |, continue, and the time may not be far distant when all first class mail will go forward by air mail, and at no greater cost than for the price of a two-cent stamp. It may make {some conservatives dizzy to contem- plate the prospect, but it would be no greater advance relatively than has been made in the past short life of the air mail. 25 Years Ago Today W. H. Cadwell and Max Unkel- [bach attended the banquet of the State Civil Engineers last night. The machinery has been installed in the new power house at Black Rock, but the cables have not yet been laid. The American Paper Goods has notified the seclectmen of Berlin that it will hold the town responsible for any damage caused by the breaking of the Moore or Kenmere dams, which are belicved to be weak. Eggs and potatoes arc the disturh- ing clements in the produce market at present. Potatoes now bring $1.10 a bushel and may go to $1.25. Eges are selling at 35 cents a dozen. Mr. and Mrs. C. 1. Parker and Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Platt of this and Mr. and Mrs, Savage of in Hartford March 23 on the Cedric, bound fer England. They will spend a couple of months in Europe. The city authoritiea were much annoyed today to learn that the Connecticut Railway & Lighting Ce. has put up poles on South Maln, Ellis, Locust, Winthrop, Lincoln, and Garden street, and was starting on Black Rock avenue. No such action has been sanctioned by the common council. . Facts and Fancies 1t's queer thaf police never know where to find crooks until a gen: eral round-up is ordered. Many Europeans do not recog- nize the Monroe doctrine, but you can't blame them. Monroe wouldn’t, either. It you would judge 2 man, oh- serve whether green grass prompts him to speak of poetry, sheep or golf. Those critics who say Senate speeches change no votes aren't thinking of the votes back home as the Senators are. The hyphen in "co-ed” indicates the combining of two things, such as education and_husband-hunting, Alas, you know it's a circular let- ter it it needed an air mail stamp to make it seem important. Two can say i cheaply as one. “charge as North Carolina pays the second largest Federal tax.” Yes, but she collects it from cigarette smokers. Docs the man who milks the cow deserve more credit than the one who feeds her? If you do evil you will suffer. “Bul,” you say, “I did evil and no harm came of it."” You are mistak- en. You may have done something men call evil, but obviously it wasn't. Amcricanism: Laboring get h so you can enjoy life; dying ich without having had time to en- Jjoy anything. to o It's only a question of time until some scientist kicks in with the theory that all of the energy is con- tained in female atoms. Brisbane thinks airplanes could little South American countries haven't any planes. It's hard to decide whether this generation abolished hell or just anticipatod it. Aw, what's the usc? By the time evolution produces & pedestrian who can leap over cars, he'll crack his head against low planes. ‘When some doctor experiments on a dog to discover a means of curing man’s disorders, people call it cruel however little the dog suf- fers, “Why sacrifice poor duph brutes for the good of man?” they ask. Then they cat steak from a steer that fell bawling when knock- ed in the head, or perhaps order and eat raw oysters—presumably alive. Little book review for today: “The Great Galilean” by Robert | Keable (Little,” Brown & Co.) An effort to prove that Jesus, though a mere.man, would be a sufficient God it men would accept his teach- ing instead of Paul's. A hook to interest laymen and entage clergy- men. Correct this sentence: your age,” said the mother, even think about boys in my time.” Copyright, 1929, Publishers Syndicate British Labor Party Sees Another Victory London, Feb. 9 (#—The labor | party is almost certain to add one more victory to the 19 it has already won in 56 by elections for’ parlia- mentary seats since 1924. In North Lanark the death of Sir Alexander Sprot, conservative, M. P., has come too close to the approach- ing election for the party to find a [Substitute. The liberal candidate, | Mrs. Wolson, recently withdrew. But the labor party has a strong candidate in Miss Jenny Lee, school teacher and daughter of a coal miner. She has canvassed her dis- trict assiduously. Since 1924 the labor party has gained 10 scats in the house of com- | mons, ‘which has representation now ias follows: Conservatives 408, labor 160, liberals vacancies 41, independents 4, total 615. Observations On The Weather ‘Washington, Feb. 9.—Forecast for Southern New England urday and Saturday night; Sunday partly cloudy and colder. Forecast for Eastern New York: 8now or rain in north. rain in south portion Saturday and Saturday night. Sunday partly cloudy; colder in south portion. Conditions: The disturbance that was south of the Rio Grande Thurs- day night has moved east northeast- ward being central off the Louisiana coast. The northeastern disturb- ance is central near Belle Isle. Pressure is high in the - region of Hudson Bay. The outlook is for rain Saturday and Saturday night in southern New England and for snow turday and Sunday in northern New England. It will he colder on Saturday in P destroy our battleships, but those |® While We Shiver! Worse than the comic valentine More sure to get our godt, That Palm Beach postcard, “Weath- er tine, Too warm to wear a coat!" Sel Mre. Baur: dector?” Mrs. Gilbert: “About once three months. I married one!" ~—Mra. C. R. Oster Home! ‘Do you ever asee a THE FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY Social “February ia the month when & man feels whole and fit,” says & clergyman: Personally, we're about this time! . always broke The study of political speeches is now included among the subjects in Italian schools. In this country we are kinder to our young! . .. Drama “What is wanted,” says a writer, a slogan that will encourage girls to marry.” ‘What is wrong with worm will earn?” o . “Even a . Sports Does intelligence handicap. wo- men?” asks a contemporary. A cynical correspondent says that it does, but not many! o o » News A new danc: called the Jungle Jog imitates the motions of the panther and the monkey. We have heard of another dance called the Leopard Lounge in which the dancers remain quite still, thus imitating the animal's characteristic in not changing its spots! On His Hipt Hale: “Do you know drinks?" N Clarke: “I've been hip to him for some time!" Whecler —W. W. Willis Many hands fuin the wall paper! Loose Connections! Little Edna was busy reading the per. Tn front of her was the headline: MAN ARRESTED FOR NON-SUP- PORT. “What's that, Mamma?” she ask- idn't he have any suspenders —Leah Forward “A Bad Blowout}” THE NEW CONTINENT By Herbert Pinto After many disappointments, Commander Byrd and his crew looked down upon success — dis- covery! There, a thousind feet be- low was human habitation. With the elation that comes to great discoveries, the nose of the huge plane was pointed earthward. Here in the midst of the great Ant- arctic Polar Region, they had found a land of verdant green, and a race of unknown men. They made a perfect landing upon a pleasant land, warm and inviting. They saw running toward them, men of this new continent, and they awaited them with thumping Learts. These men, undoubtedly, wowd know nothing of our world, our language, or our customs. What kind of a welcome would they re- ceive? The foremost man arrived. The Commander was preparing to greet Lim, but the man of the strange land was the first to speak: “Guess I'll have to give you a ticket-Don’t you know better than to park your plane on our golf the Commander explained, ow were we to know your laws?" “Yea, I've heard that before,” a swered the Polar Cop, with a coj usual repartee, “you can tell it to the Judge!” Above It! Wilbur: “They say that that beau- tiful extremely tall Miss Thorton has never been kissed. 1 wonder why 2" Arthur: “Recause she says she will never stoop to kiss any man!” —Miriam Koch Legal Al It was a moonlight night, but T knew a bench around the other side of the shrubbery, and so 1 pi- loted my girl friend Maizie thither- ward. Well, the first thing T did was to ask Maizie for a kiss. She raid No. 20 1 kissed her. Gee, but Maizie sure knows how and why ani where and all about kissing. Then southern New England, when 1 was getting my breath, and small job before them. It is almost inconceivable that any one man would have a thorough knowledge of the detail d the problems that go into the opera- tions of the many agencies which make up a municipal government. Yet thess mer must, and do have, considerably moré than a passing acquaintance with them. ‘This afternoon the chairman of that group, Edward F. Hall, will meet with the chairmen of commis- sions and go over estimates with & fine tooth comb. Those items which appear to be possible of elimination will be marked fon the pruning shears to be wielded at a meeting of the sub-committee, Monday night, and the entire board will be in ses- n later in the week to review, accept or amend the committee’s report. Next, & common council of 30 members, has its say. Here it is pos- sible to upset the entire job of the board of finance when council members who, it is to be hoped at least, have studied the budgets, are in a position to increase or decrease the tax rate by 1dding to or detract- ing from the projects favored for the Rext fiscal year's undertakings. The evidence_is now all in and is in the hands of the jury. The com- missioners who head the various de- partments have teffified to the best of their abliity, to the need for new streets and sewers; for .additional policemen, automobjles and motor- cycles; for extra firemen, a new house and new apparatus; for & municipal sanatorium; for extensions in the system of collecting, storing and distributing city waters; for a golf course, improvement and beau- tification of the park system; for greater apprepriations, to maintain the cducational system, and for the many other projects which have come before the finance board. It is a terious undertaking to sit with a comparatively small group of men and say which of these projects are not needed for the welfare, safety and happiness of $0,000 men, women and children. Review- ing the financial conditions of* the city and of its taxpayers, it is a mat- ter for deep consideration to deter- mine how much more of a tax bur- den can be withstood. However, such is the complexity of service on the board of finance and taxation—of those 12 men who sit at the long, green-covered table at the offico of Mayor Paonessa. But They Will Not Fight & Duel Over it, Nos'r Representative Thure Bengston ond Stanley J. Traceski between whom the best of friendship exists, | have been at “logger heads” lately over the way the new judge of New Britai police court is favoring the democrats of the legislature, Every time Traccskl, who is assistant clerk of the house of representatives s them to the appens that the clerk of the house, when reading, faces the republicans, and Traceskl, the assistant clerk facing opposite him, reads to the democrats. Repre- sentative Bengston claims that he is going to take measures in order that the majority gets an even shake with the minority when it comes to accoustics. The assistant clerk counters with the statement that the democrats might just as well hear about the bills now, for later they won't have a chance. 1 Framled Nerves Recover From Threat of Flood An individual frequently faces a situation which draws his nerves taught. Tense moments are not un- known among individu in this high pressure age. That situation was multiplied a thousand fold Thursday morning when many resi- dents looked from the windows of their homes and vicw with terror a flood that threatened to engulf them. For the first time in their lives, many persons experienced the horror that their fellow countrymen face in other parts of the country when spring freshets rush down upon their homes and property. But a divine providence has en- dowed mankind with the faculty of readjusting himself to nearly aii physical conditions and mental strains. As danger passes, nerves re- lax and become normal. Consequent- ly householders who a few hours ago were in a state of fear for themselves and their families, to- cay have recovered from the shock and aside from damage to material possessions will consider the situa. tion simply another event in their lives. Damage to property does not tell the whole story. Several thousand employes of two factories were forced to abandon their productive efforts for the day. They lost their income for that period and the in- ubout ready for another little kiss, a cop flashed his light on us. “Hey, what you doing?” he asked very kindly! “Nothing,” I replied voice. - “Then gt thell outta here,” and the big brute walks over and sits down by my Maizie! —W. in a weak E. Went Terrible Sport? Madge: “I'm never going out with Harry Boucher again.” Flsie: “What's his ailment?” Madge: “He promised me he would take me to & nice, guict place where we could get something.” Fisle: “Didn’t he?” Madge: “Yes, he took me to the library and got me a book!" —Charles Boum (Copyright. 1929, Reproduction Forbidden) are that much poorer. In addition, the fac- tories which suspended operations| lost the products which would have it but it counts in the heavy; gain, nothing. Al Smith Caricatared a¢ McKinley Asn. Banquet Although general laughter greeted the appearance of “Al Smith” at the banquet of the McKinley tion in Hartford Thursday night, ral prhsent thought the buriesque lack- ing in good taste. The democratic candidate for president was represented by s member of a quartet who masquer- aded in & race track sult, red neck. tie and brown derby. He carried in the corner of his mouth & at true Al 8mith angle. It was obvious that he was attempting to appear ay tough as possible. The former governor of New York recelved 15,000, popular votes in the contest for the presi- dency. 15 million Americans had enough confidence in him and his policies to cast their ballots for him. In view of this fact, it sesmed in, delicate and unnecessary to bur- lesque him at a banquet at which the victors were, in spirit, celebrat- ing the election of their candidate. 80 far as the banquet is concerned it was, as Governor Trumbull re- marked, the best ever conducted by the McKinley association. The elite of Connecticut were in attendance. Women strikingly gowned sat elbow to elbow with men, and so far has the tradition that women have no place in politics vanished, that they appesred as much at ease as thelr male escorts. The old stag banquet at which heavy drinking was in- dulged in and questionable stories told by the speakers has passed in- to history.. The presence of women has brought about this evolution and, one who has attended many political banquets in his time, can testify that it is all for the best. Women give to functione of this kind an atmosphere of refinement which was altogether lacking be- fore the 19th amendment was writ- ten into the constitution. Governor Trumbull's advise to the legislature to speed up its work and not waste s0 many days in empty gestures did not fall on deaf ears. Many sénators and representatives were present and the shot seemed to strike home. The governor made his suggestion with a faint trace of humor in his voice, probably to re. move the sting, but he was deeply in_earnest. New Britain was well represented at the banquet but it seemed strange to this hard boiled banquet hound to see representatives of this city sitting so quietly along the sidelines. ‘When the late George W. Klett wus alive, New Britain could always be counted on to present a large pha- lanx at McKinley association dinners and they were heard from. At this year's affairs, they were silent spec- tators, Ed Goss of Waterbury was elccted president and it was voted to have the 1930 banquet in Waterbury. The fact that Ed Goss is the helm is assurance that it will be a real time. Don’t forget to send us a bid, Ed. During the last 38 years, 166,000 people have been killed and 169,- 000 have been injured in the United Btates, due to being struck or run over by trains while trespassing or walking on railroad tracks or bridges, and unlawfully riding on freight and passenger trains, it is stated in a report to the steam rail- rosd section, national safety coun. cil, by T. H. Carrow, superintendent of safety, Pennsylvania railroad. “These facts ufke the staggering total of 325,000 deaths and injur. ies,” Mr. Carrow states, “or an average of 8,600 per year.” An im- provement has been made in recent years, and the average is now about 5,000 a year. Describing these fa- talities as & ‘“neediess waste of hu- man lite,” Mr. Carrow makes the follow suggestions: Do not walk on railroad tracks bridges. Do not allow children to play around railroad tracks or stations. Do not craw! under or between cars, Before crossing tracks at cross- ings, stop, look and listen to seé if a train is coming, and after a train has passed make sure no other trains are approaching in either di- rection. Do not crawl under crossing £ates when they are down. Stop un- til train passes. Do not allow children to play around turntables, cranes, cars or other railroad property. Use the strects and highways in. stead of the railroad tracks in go- ing to and from work. CONTRIBUTED ALLEE MAKES REMARKS ON ASSESSMENT COMPILATION Editer The New Britain Herald. 8ir:— The proposed increase in the tax rate in New Britain is a serious matter for many people. Before increasing the tax rate care should be taken by the Finance Board and the Common Council to have any serious inequalities in the real estate assessments corrected. This has not been done. The work of the assessors is a difficult and in the main a thankless Job, particularly when an attempt is made to increase substantially the assessment of an individual dis- posed, and able, to contest strenu- ously such increase however fair, tully justified, it may be, There is a means of correcling, automatically to a degree, such in. equalities. This ix by publishing the assessment roll. This plan has been used successfully for many years in New York city and elsewhere. The Board of Finance and Taxa- or ‘The advantages of the plan are obvieus. With such a booklet in the hands of every lawyer, bank official, builder, real estate agent and many owners showing the sise of each lot, the cubic contents of each building and the assessment for ecach item, there would be little inducement for any man to try te deceive or brow. beat the assessors, An advantage se sained would be good ordinarily tor but one year. A It may be urged that any one may go to the assessors records and the data is atforded. An expert ac- countant or real estate expert with ample time on "his hands may ex- tract the necessary figures and com- plle them in such fashion ds to make a conclusive showing; the ay- erage man cannot. Any real estate rish eneugh examples of unsatis- factory, unfaf prove the need of action. Like the Town Clerk's Office, the Aseessors office in New Britain o understaffed. truly, J. B, ALLEE. ANDY GETS ALINE- ONAUTO PROGRESS Quite a Few New Developments in Field He Finds (Contributed) Dear Mary Ann. On account of me being broke and your parlor being closed for repairs, #0's workman could replace the worn out rug under the rocking chair where I usually parks I had no place to go last night except to visit my old friend “Breezy” BIIl, “Breezy” had Visited the auto show In the big city and so I asks him 10 give me a line on the late modcis, also the models to come, etc.,, know- ing he'd do it anyways. “The latest trend,” relates the Major Hoople of anybody's family, borrowing one of my not a cough in a carload’s, also a match, and strik. ing It on my coat sleeve, *seems to be towards lighter and smaller bug- gles that can be squeezed into form fitting parking spaces, giving you no trouble except maybe when atarting again. Some have 80 much room taken up with accesgories that there is hardly room for the nut_ behiid the steering wheel. Instead of be- ing delivereg F. O. B. they'll soon be unloaded 8. R. O. (standing room only.) “There's & maximum of leg and elbow room but what some drivers never get enough of is room to use the head. Newer models are being built to rest the weary. Bodies rest comfortably on the chassis with styles to suite the owner and colors ch your complexion and last straw kelly. Some chariots will be equipped with ploughs to brush the snow aside in winter and can also be used in summer for pe- destrians. Four-wheel brakes will soon be standard equipment, unless someone happens to invent a sub- stitute, which is unlikely, as every- body knows that the only substitute for brakes is to use your noble bean, especially on the corners. “Distilled water will still be used for run-down batteries but for more signs of life many will use liquids from home-made stilia. Closed mod- els will have 2 handles to each door, 80's it'll be twice as easy to open ‘em. Engineers are now working on gas saving devices that take up little room and give you so much mileage to the gallon that you'll probably wear out a set of tires before it he- ing necessary to stop at another fill- ing station. Youw'll get more mileage at less cost which will enable you to keep in good spirits without the aid of somebody else’s girl friend or & pocket flask. “It the device proves successful you’ll save 80 much gas that instead of stopping at more than one filling station on a long run you'll hafta slop every now and then to let some of it out. Engineers are working on a substitute for gas.” “A great many do run their busses without gas,” I says, sneaking in a whole sentence edgeways, “judging from the number I've seen towed and pushed.” “The only substitute for gas,” continues *“Breezy,” as though he knew what he was talk- ing about, “is the old gray mare and her relations. Old Dobbin may have Micked over the traces now and then but she never spoiled a joy ride by casting a shoe while travel- in* 456 miles per hour. “And another thing. The sport looking spot-light on the funning- Loard will be protected from dust by a derby hat—" “Yeah,” I inter- rupts, deciding that all the apple- sauce wasn't dished out at the sup- per table, “and the headlights will be protected against the glare of the sun by colored visors and from thunderstorms by umbrellas, and the front bumpers will be upholster- ed with pillows to lesson the shock to the buggy, not to mention the pedestrians.” Well, Mary, seeinz I was wound up for a long spiel “Breezy” hands me my coat, shows me the door, mentions something about not slamming it and invites me to call again any time at all when he's not at home. ANDY DALE. WINTERING IN LOUISVILLE Louiaville, Ky., Feb. 9 UM—Mis- step, Leo J. Marks' great three-year- old, which was one of two horses of his age to enter the list of $100,- 000 winners during 1928, is winter- ing in the barn of Joscph E. Wid- ener, president of the Westchester | Racing association here. Elephants are keen neither of sight, of scent. nor of hea'ing N comparison with other jungle fin- habitants,