New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1929, Page 6

< e T s - sch — g ) 940 & Yoor e . 5e. o Nesth — Betared Post Ofiee ot New Britata ll.l-‘u:lfi-l-l Matter. Bditoria) Rosws .... 938 The enly preftable sdvertisiag medium 2 books and prems W the City, Clrewiatien the Asesinted Frese Pross fo exclusively on- re-publication ef or not otherwise alee tecal At ot Circulation e A B G e '8 satlens) erganisation which furnishes Bewspapers and sdver- tisers with @ etrictly honeet analysis of circulation. Our eirculation etatistice are ased upow this audit. This insures pro- tection agatnst fraud in newspaper tribution figures to both aatiosal local advertisens Herald 1o on ! tn_New e Newsstand. Timee Newsstands, Entrance Stroet. e e = and Just as automobiles provide much litigation for lawyers over accidents, so their regulation causes a tremeri- dous urge for additional legisiation in the General Assembly. No fewer than 44 bills on automobile regula- tion are listed on the calendar. It all of them were passed opérating an automobile would be the most dan- gerous pastime on earth. HAVE A GOOD CASE City Hall is not justified in feel- ing indignant toward Belvidere property owners who are endeavor- ing to collect from the city for dam- ages done their property when the storm sewers out that way failed to work. Tt is the duty of the city to provide accommodations for storm water. Belvidere residents pay taxes. The legal aspects of the case appear to favor the property own- ACCEPTE BUT IMPROVLED Such criticism as is fired at the hoard of public works for failing to improve mccepted streets while the city collects taxes from the proper- ty owners living on such thorough- fares. will continue so long as that condition exists. When the city accepts a street some elemental attention to its con- dition ls necessary.Some of the out- Iying streets are no better than mud holes in wet weather. When the spring thaw arrives we may expect to again read of stories where house- holders are unable to get to their homes without rubber boots, of stall- ed delivery trucks, and of delega- tions visiting the city hall for relief. | JUDGE PECK'S BILL Some time ago we printed an edi- lorial calling attention to the effort made in numerous states to elimin- ate the necessity of unanimous opinions In jury verdicts, We were inclined to look with favor on the plan in criminal as well as civil cases. Judge Peck of Bristol at least thinks well of the plan so far as civil cases are concerned and his resolu- tion to make jury verdicts given by nine of the 12 good men and true binding deserves close attention. Such a law would expedite juris- prudence, simplify justice and fre- quently save expense. A GOOD OUTDOOR SHOW The best open air show in town rollows a snow storm. when the city's “menster snow removal machines” go into action. The machines do everything but melt the snow. When the city bought the machines there was no thought of furnishing enter- tainment to street crowds; but they do their stuff and furnish amuse- ment to the gaping crowds at the same time. That is, if one has noth- ing else to do but take note of mod- ern inventions on a big scale, N. E. IN THE CABINET It looks as if New England is to have a member of the President's cabinet after all in the person of Charles Francis Adams of Boston. Adams—a member of the famoua Adams line of Massachusctts—is slated to be secretary of the navy. so the prognosticators say. Mr. Adams ‘himself will not confirm or deny the implication, leading one to assume there must be truth in the report. Unlike some navy secretarics have had, Mr. Adams is as much at home upon the sea as upon land, be- ing & famed yachtsman and ocean traveler. we THE CREDIT UNION BILL That bill which State Repres tive Thure Bengston is carrying around and studying at odd moments is a bill to establish credit unions in this state. Twenty-seven states have them, it is stated, and in these are included all the New England states except Connecticut. As a mem- ber of the committee on banking Representative Bengston must study nta- this bill with circumspect care, It is one of much importance. Mention this credit union bill to the loan fraternity and words imme- diately fail. For 1he credit union bill, it passed and signed. would permit the employes of any ndustrial plant to form what is known ag a credit union and loan moncy to ils mem- Bors. The plan embodied tn-the bill is |and Mr. New ie.due te be ditched. teo make it possible te avold paying ‘what amounts to 43 per cent inter- est & year on & loan. The, legal rate today is 3 1-2 per cent a month. Manutacturers are said to be in favor of the credit union bil, and so | returned to private life; or if he has ductor Someone else, having no more experi- ence than Mr. New when he took over postmaster generalship reina will take his place, Mr. New will be line leaving New Britain at §:50 o'clock this morning in ' charge of Motorman James MeCabe and Con- alter W. Pohilman met with are many workmen. It is an effort to | courage, can run for some office in | an accident at Elm Hill. 1t jumped get around the amall loan law. STILL HOPE FOR FENN BILL It is impossible to increase one's reapect for the speed eof the Senate and its willingness to abide Ly the Constitutional requirements for re- apportionment every ten years in view of the dilatoriness of that body in taking up the Fenn bill for re- apportionment. Although the session is nearing its end, the measure will not be put forward on the calendar for action, which means it is in dan- ger of hecoming unfinished business when Congress expires. The Constitution is specific about reapportionment of representatives every ten years. That is one purpose of the census. Congress failed to base a new apportionment upon the last census after it had been taken and remains adamant as far as the Sen- ate is concerned. The House, in finally passing the measure about a month ago, cleaned its skirts, but rather late. Tt may be possible that the re- apportionment measure can be push- ed through at the special session. but this is doubtful If the political pow- ers insist upon circumscribing the session to special matters, The Hartford county representa- tive made a good fight in a cause that was just. Too many near-states- men from states which would lose a congressman or two under the measure secm lukewarm about it. Connecticut would gain a congress- man, which may have spurred Mr. Fenn to championing the bill. Even 80, it was something very much worth while. It has been a long time since a Connecticut congressman has been prominently identified with a measure that is national in scope. WRITING TO CONGRESSMEN Considering the thousands of con- slituents each congressman repre sents he reccives little mail. Who takes the trouble to write to a con- gressman these days, anyhow? To bring it closer to home, whem, reader. did you write to yours about a pressing public issue? This observation comes from not- advises all interested in the matter at issue to write to their congress- man. We won't mention the organi- | zation or the issue, merely utilizing the incident for purposes of illus- tration. We write to cditors, to broadcast- ers, and occasionally to people whose utterances we commend or denounce. But the only people congressmen are those who do so upon the behest of organizations having an axe to grind. Representatives and senators think they are gauging public sentiment in their districts and states. Half the time they are merely guessing at it or moving in conformity with the group making the loudest nolse. who write to LONGWORTH'S KIND WORDS We see no reason why Speaker Longworth should not defend party government. That is not only easy to defend but easy to prove necessary in a democracy. The trouble with it is that there is not enough of an oppo- sition party in many states. A strong minority may not of itself be able to achieve notable things, but it can force the dominant party to good effort. Speaker Longworth also says Mr. Hoover will measure up to George Washington. Perhaps that was a g0od way to contribute a few nice words to the anniversary of the first president’s birthday, but not neces- sarily accurate. Mr. Hoover may go down in history as a great President, hut there can only be one George | Washington, DITCHING AN EXPERT To be postmaster general of the United States may nof require a pro- | foaund knowledge of the postal de- partment (o begin with., but there can be no denying that when a man of intelligence has been postmaster gencral for cight years he is certain 1o know much about the work. In- deed. he probably will know more about it than any other man; and this Leing the case he will be the most eligible, the most efficient, man for the position. Postmaster General New, when he wag named to the position by Presi There is no question was given the position as a reward He had been senutor and had been de- for his activities in the party. feated in the primaries for reclec- tion. What was more natural than to annex him to the administration. That's politics. But be that as it may, General New has accumulated ex- | perienee in that position. Under his | direction the air mail has been de- veloped to its present high standards. His frequent pronouncements upon | Postmaster | postal matters have s a man thoroughly acquainted with | tien | But politics continues to function. ing that a propaganda 0|‘lulllwl|0l\4 | that he | duck. There is no question that he | ing held in the Russwin Lyceum. A nped him as | 1 the essentials of his important posi- his native state and perhaps be elected——or defeated. The public is something of a hard taskmaster. It expects wonders from its public servanta but when one ef its servants has had eight years ex- perience in running the biggest busi- ness in the government—the postal business—he is s0 little appreciated as to be kicked out of office, ex- periénce and all. Find the private institution which would do that. e WE POINT WITH PRIDE AT AIR ROUTES Up to a year or so ago it had been customary to think that ‘Euro- pean enterprise had far outstripped | the Americans in the development of air transportation. Tt s doubtful whether this any longer obtains. True, air passenger service has been common throughout a large part of Europe for years and a network of such lines intersect the European continent. In considering aviation as a whole, however, the air mail must also be considered, and Europe cer- tainly has nothing to compare with | the American air mail system. Perhaps that is due in part to the | wide expanse of the American con- tinent and the need for rapid mail transportation over the far flung prairies. Europe is a conglomeration of nations, all but one of which are ! as large as our largest state. The differences in language in Europe form a bar toward that ready inter- course between people which exists in the United States. A summary of American air routes is at hand and it is an astounding document. The routes include thml’ utilized for air mail, for passenger : service, and for express. Combined they form 55 routes, not including | six routes between the United States and terminals in Canada, Mexico and other “foreign” points, New lines are constantly being establish- ed. Our pride in aviation paturally is the system of air mail routes. These have been developed to an astonish- ing state of perfection. Their suc- | cess has depended upon poundage carried, and this has been vastly in- creased since the rates were reduc- ed 50 per cent. However, the total poundage this year will not be known until the year is past. so that the statistics of 1928 must serve for purposes of conmparison. The heaviest air mail route is not the line between New York and Chicago, as most folks imagine, but the line between Chicago and 8an Francisco. In 1928 the New York- | Chicago ~ route carried 454,593 pounds of mail, compared with 602,263- pounds for the Chicago-8an Erancisco route. Next in importance came the Salt Lake City-Los Angelcs route, with 239,969 pounds. The Boston-New York route carried only 26,878 pounds. This would indicate that the abili- ty to cover Jlong distances in the shortest possible time—routes which permit letters to save a day, or sev- eral days, between terminals rather than those which merely save hours and yield no appreciable difference in time of delivery—are the routes which command the heaviest patron- age. The main function of the Boston-New York: route, it would appear, is to be a Supplement to the transcontinental system. None of the air mail routes have been able to actually fly the sched- | uled miles during 1928. For instance, | the Boston-New York schedule call- ed for 117.888 miles, but the mileage actually flown was 97.403 No ex- planation s given as crepancies. to such dis- S . | Considering that the volume of air mail has been steadily increasing for several years, future indications are more planes and more routes.. The prophecy that all first class mail in a few years will be carried by planes | may be too optimistic to deserve | credence, but that will be true re- garding a large proportion of it. The volume between 1927 and 1928 in- creased 293 per cent. the miles flown 99 per cent, and the amount paid contractors 196 per cent. These figures speak volumes. The 1929 | { record will be cven more impressive, | 25 Year_s ig_o Today | The work of Elihu Burritt was | highly praised last night at a meet- | committec was appointed to secure |the erection of some suitable me- morial. This group consists of L. H. A. J. Sloper, A. H. Abbe, T. . . Cooper, i lodge, K. of P.. cele-| ed its institution last night in| Junfor O. U, A. M. hall. One of | |the speakers was Grand Inner | Guard Thomas W. University ension and Scientific | ussociation popular lecture tonight!i at High school hall. “The Warfare ! of Water”, | Manager Harry T. Sloper of the | gas company will return next week | | from Maine, where he has been put- | ting in a couple of enjoyable weeks woods. The company plans « extensions of its n ns this d will penetrate Y Reels. | ey aerviGe ;I"II in and are expected lin the iy B will be greatly |intercollcgiate Mitchell, {Quakers tackle Cornell, the ice-covered rails and crashed into the embankment. = Bix passen- gers and the conductor were badly shaken up and the motorman was bruised. - Facts and Fancies Three circuses have merged. Now if only the three rings would. If the killer should be convicted, that would be newsa The road hog is nobody's fool. He knows he is safe ‘because nobody else is fool enough to risk a smash. Few business practices are “un- ethical” except to those whose pock- | etbooks are nicked. All glory departs; and it is only a question of time until we shall read in a footnote: “Batted for Ruth in the ninth.” The trouble about a dominasing personality s that it never seems to work when you're talking with a rough guy you want to dominate. ‘Who ever expected to ses the day when a padlock would save the money of those on the outside? Ten years ago it was more profit- able to be hit by a big car, but now the bigger the car the bigger the installments and there's Iittle left for damage claims. Explaining Einstein’s theory of limited space is casy compared with explaining to a prominent citizen why his letter had to be left out of the paper. Americanism: Being dissatisfied with your porcelain bath tub be- cause it isn’t pink or blue; forget- ting that you once used a wash tub on the kitchen floor. Be specific. When you say ‘‘col- ored girl,” explain whether you mean hand-colored. When they write a bill to pro- vide for fighting material, it seems casy enough to construct sentences that don’t need interpretation, All you need do to make $25,000 a year as an author is to write one moderately successful novel and have a regular job that pays $22,000. ot liquor has il good points. : victim is paralyzed and can't weep on your shoulder because his wife doesn’'t understand him, Poverty prevents Insanity, any- way. You never hear of a poor mur- derer being temporarily unbalanced, Hunting statistics to date show that 2,837 physicians got a little winter practice at picking out shot, More talk of an operation for Mussolini. Maybe he's just contem- plating changes in 1" Cabinet. Winter resort ! h reflection of a man aged 40. When you see one you've seen ‘em all. Correct this sentence: “His rich old dad will cut him off without a cent,” said the chorus girl, “but I'm going to marry him anyway.” Copyright, 1929, Publishers 8yndicate PRINCETON BOWS T0 YALE QUINTET Eli Quintet Measures New .lel\sey Team Second Time New York, Fel. 23 (P—Yale has little chance of winning the castern league basketball crown this season, but it has the consolation of heing champion of Princeton for the first time in many years, For several scasons Yale has been hanging around the lcague cellar, being defeated by its New Jersey rival twice a ycar. But things now are diffcrent. Yale won its first contest with Princeton at New Haven in January then invaded the Tiger's lair yesterday to win the sece ond contest by :. 29 to 19 score. The victory gave Yale a tie with Dartmouth for second place in the {league standing with a bare chance of tying Pennsylvania for the title, Yale has won four games and lost four. Dartmouth has a three and three record so far. Out in front by a side margin, Penn has won all of its six games so far ‘and there is no upset vet in sight for the Red and Blue. To gain a tie Yale must win all of its re- maining games while I nn drops four straight. Dartmouth's chance is but little better. Tonight the which is tied for fourth place in the stand- ing. while Dartmouth meets Colum- bia at New York. In their first game at Tthaca, Penn nosed out Cor- nell. 23 to 23. Although defeated in their first meeting at Hanover, Columbia is a | slight favorite to displace Dartmouth from second place in the standing. The New Yorkers will gain an even Lreak with three victories and three defeats by winning while Dartmouth will drop back inte fourth place. Tours for Everybody! - Tours to Egypt. tours to Greece Tours to tropic'isles increase; Cheer up—those of us who stay Can detour round slush each day! Butt? Teacher: *‘But' is & conjunction. How is it used™ Pupil: “Generally in conjunction with an ash-tray!" ~—Mrs. C. W. Wykes THE FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY | Movies “Talking movies” will mever be a success, says a critle. There's too much éompetition In the audience! * o o Drama A beauty-specialist in a neighbors ing dally paper gives advice on the treatment of long faces, We ourselves doubt the real effi- cacy of anything but a substantial reduction of the income-tax! . o0 Postal “Young men in love often forget to stamp their love-letters,” states a writer. The woman always pays! o o o Social A woman who gave birth to four children at Bordeaux is said to be getting on very well. At the same time our thoughts are with the father! ¢ s 0 Literary % An opponent of the proposed Eng- Ilish Channel tunhel scheme . pro- tests that *“the patriot Shakespearc” wouldn't have considergd the pro- ject for ‘a momént, We don't know Didn't Shakespeare write “Tube be or not tube be that is the ques- tion.” Not Always Wise! Barrons: “Studying the Harvard Classics has certainly improved my understanding of mankind.” Wheeler: “But you must be careful about judging others by your shelf!"” —Howard Rice SPIRES AND GARGOYLES New York-Paris-Berne Special Excursion announcement by the Lin-Byrd Trans-Atlantic Transportation Company., Announc- ing the first speclal Excursion to Paris and Berne via the air. Tower deck reserved for couples going to Paris for divorces. Upper deck reserved “for honeymooners, but can he converted into lower accommodation at any time between New York and Paris. The Paris accommodation is of the best. and probably for the best. Travel by air if you are contem- plating giving your old man the air! —W. E. Wendt ¢+ . Our Feminine Friendst When our feminine friends first began to take the hem out of their skirts, and It was not so very long ago, they not only began taking the hem out but they also began taking about six inches of the dress, Thea they raised the ante—six, eight, ten, twelve and up. Men began recogniz- ing their feminine acquaintances by their knees. Any great change in the existing order of things always brings & bar- rage from the Punmakers, the Edi- tors, the Vaudevillians, the PaRa- Grapher and the Pulpit. This change has no exception. The fair sex became the bare sex and increased the sight-seeing pro- pensities of the stare sex, but the hare sex which had now become the bare sex had not completed their cycle. They decided that they want- ed the things that the stare sex was getting such a kick out of, so they went in for sports and other manly vices. The fair sex which had become the bare sex went through another transformation and became the dare sex and the don't-care sex until this good day when a real feminine example of yestorday is of a rare sex. And all in all we are not sure whether it is the stare sex or the don't-care sex that make up the queer sex! NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY %, Meetings of Couscil Mua-bau ‘of ‘the comaton coumcil to be financisl wisards or masters of government alhough theoretically they sheuld be both. But they are expected to have sufficient reapect for their high oftice to appear at business sessions in full possesion of thelr normal faculties. When & member of the council s tar forgets the dignity of his position that he attends a session in a state whch reflects on himaeif and his as- sociates, it is time for his con- stituents to ask him to step out and give his chair to some other person who will appreciate the trust and confidence extended to him by his fellow citisens, Possession of hormal faculties I8 particularly desirable when matters of finance are to be on. Erratic judgment induced by lack of caution in indulging personal babits may cause serious results and prove expenaive to the city. Clear headed- ness is essential to wisdom ‘In mak- ing appropriations, The mind should be free from - hallucinations, whatever the cause, - Members should be able to grasp every point pro and con on public expenditures. Business should come before pleasure, These remarks are occasioned by the suspicion of newspapermen and members of the councll that one member who attended the meeting Thursday night was not in a con- dition to serve in accordance with the oath he had taken, Tt was evi- dent to others that he had put pleas- ure before business. His remarks and his manner of addressing the chair strengthened the suspicion that it would have been better for him ‘and for his district 4 he had remained away. To the credit of the council it may be said that an occurrence of this nature Is so unusual as to be start- ling. The majority of members fully accept their responsibility and try to uphold the dignity of their office. Tn apite of the fact that the writer has frequently found fault with the council’'s methods of doing business-and its lack of logic or horse sense, it must be admitted that ward representatives report for duty with their minds on governmental affairs, Thursday night's incident should not be repeated. The councilman who forget that he was a member of the city government on business bent should think twice before repeating his offense, odious to his associates’ and to others present, State Still Marks Time* On Cat Hole Pass Road Many local people are asking the status of the Cat Hole pass road repair bill and why the 1929 legisla- ture does not do something about it. The legislature has passed the bill for repairs and the entire affair now rests in the hands of the highway commissioner, who says that it will have to await its turn before work ‘s begun and funds arc available, The road building of the state 18 entirely in the hands of the high- way commissioner, making a rub- ber stamp out of the roads, rivers and bridges committee of the legis- lature, This committee must first pass on the merits of the new roads, toy around a bit with the appropri- ations committee that in turn has to tisten to the dictates of the finance committec and the commissioner of finance. All these obstacles are mere play. when it comes to making the high- way commissioner view the matter through rosy glasses, i John Kimmel, a former member of the legislature from Plainville, and a member of the roads, rivers and bridges committee, had somc pretty strong ideas on the nullified powers of the roads, rivers and bridges committee and never hesi- tated to alr his views. It was the Cat Hole pass road matter which moved Kimmel, two sessions ago, 10 leave a committee meeting saying that he might just as well go to the movies as stay around and be a “yes” man for the commission. Be- fore he could get away, however, it was pointed out that he was a legis- lator from Governor John H. Trum- bull's home town, and his actions would embarrass the head of the state. He went back, under protest, but for the rest of the session, his heart wasn’t in his committee work. The Cat Hole pass road has the backing of some powerful legisla- tors such as former Lieut.-Governor Edwin Brainard, the majority of the members of the former finance, roads, rivers and bridges, and ap- propriations committees, but with it all, the magic “lack of funds.” and “taking its place on -the list” has got 'em all stopped. It's another case of the legislature ceding its powers to commissions. And They Still Wonder Why Men Avold Office A jolly ten minutes with Senator Ernest W. Christ ‘of the appropri- “gay it agein!” she whispered. “Say it again!™ “I love you! T love you!" cried “losing Flesh” ‘What It Will Be? Hanson: “All the gunmen in Chi- cago are going to hold a conference. They want to standardize the use of firearms." Rogers: “1 Sort of a gat to- gether meeting!™ —F. P. Pitzer ie Age of Sclence! Her eyes were half-closed and she breathed quickly, the most cntrancing male voice in the world. “Oh!” she breathed. Again! Again!™ “I love you! T love you! I love you!" The rich volume of his ardent protestation filled the room, swelled out into the street, but still she bade Lim say it again, and again. and yet again. Neighbors spoke to one another about it in hushed, scandalized tones, but it was long after mid- right when the lovesick spinster turned off phonograph record num- ber 7,946.249—-"1L.ove Song.,” in Eng- lish, 12-inch, $4. Three Quslifications? Customer: “I want to house.” Real Estate Agent: “Did you have anything special in mind ?” “Again! buy a a parking place for car, sparking place for my daughter. and a harking place for the dog! —Jean Batcher (Copyright. 1929. Reproduction Forbidden) to and having lunch at the stato capitol: sent a large number of voters in the 6th distrizt. We had & moeting ' night and voted to seek your su port in getting an approp Blank street. The city [edly refused. to vej r” voice: *“Just a minute,” want to call your attention to th crying need for an additional a propriation for our town farm. Why, believe it or not, blankets are lacking etc.” Another voice, “Our appropriation this year stamps your committes as terrible.” Elevator reaches top floor, and Senator Christ is in the groun of ropriation hounds, all awamping the chairman with figures. ding in line wait- ing for lunch, the story ie repeated and budgets shoved into his hands. The conversation when ordering lunch goes something like this: “A plate of $995,739.83 soup, some $987,650 hash, a bit of $220,867.45 potatoes, $867,234.56 coffee, and some $10,000 ple.” At lunch figures are di d through each ear aver- ing ten different aets to the ear. hen lunch is half over, the sena- tor grabs a figure out of the air, goes to jot it down, put the pencil in his coffee and tries to write with his spoon, smiles sheepishly and lis- tens to more figurea, Lunch finished, he groups his way through figure shouters and runs for the elevator only to find that the group of the same species led by Commissioner Hall gets there first and fills the elevator. While wait- ing he resigns himself to more fig- ures. In an unguarded moment he looks away which allows Treasurcr Spencer's group of financial wizards to gain the elevator, 8till waiting, he listens to more figures and abovt the time the elevator appears again looks surprised at the ceiling, While his fricnds are looking to see what interests him he backs gracefully into the elevator and is frisked to his committee room. He's button. holed 10 or 12 times en route but finally gains his seat for two or three more hours of figures, Town Committes Belicves Civic Clubs Waste Time The Little Bird which often fiies in the office window, sits on the Ob- server's typewriter and brings inYor- mation concerning activities in the community, was back on the job to- day. It whispered that it had just come from the office of the Town Critic, who was getting a load of things off his chest. “You should hear him talk about the civic clubs,” the Little Bird twittered, *“He's up on his hind legs yellin’ about their lost opportunities. He thinks they've fiddlin’ away their time on useless projects. “Well, I'm busy just now,” said the Observer. “‘Suppose you get into action on that typewriter over there and write what the Town Critic said,” So the Little Bird flew over to the machine and, like Don Mar- quis’ pet cockroach, “Archie”, peck- ed out the following complaint: “There is & demand for a munici- pal golf course. An aviation field has been a necessity for a long time. A down town public parking place would be an advantage. Streets in various sections of the city are in bad condition. New factories would help the growth of the city. A booklet telling of the advantages, industries and institutions of New Britain wnul% be valuable. The Chamber of Commerce necds sup- port. A new Y. M. C. A. building is needed. A civic council fizzled out for lack of support The community chest drive is woefully inadequate for the size of the city The Salva- tion Army is unable to raise funds to equip a band, let alone its much needed new building. ‘The library needs more help, The collection of modern technical books . could be greatly augmented by additional funds. A children's museum has been advgcated with little support. A new railroad station has been needed for years. Dangerous grade crossings should be eliminated. Trol. ley rails are a hazard where trolleys no longer run. A universal system of bus fares with interchangeable tokens, is needed. A modern isola- tlon hospital is desirable, New roads, should be built in all the parks. The proposed 8huttle Mea- dow boulevard apparently has gone the way of many other projects. The Boys' club should have a new build- ing. “A new police station and a new city hall have been needed for a long time. A public auditorium is essen- tial. A municipal motor camp should be constructed. “It would be possible to continue for a long time, enumerating things which are possible for the civic clubs with the cooperation of the Cham- her of Commerce to do for the city. Concerted action by the four civic clubs and the Chamber would work wonders in this city. There would be no need to waste time at meet- ings listening fo unnccessary, ofttimes tiresome spceches which us- ually accomplish nothing. Indepen- dent action by the clubs on forced programs, scrampling by committees to find speakers at the last minute just to complete the program, wast- ing time by trying to sing and eat simultancously, and other unneces- sary and useless activities would be avoided, and the clubs would estab- lish their value to the city.” IaPorte, Ind., Leading City on Musical Map Officlals of the Civic Music assor clation were much interested in the Associated Press dispatch from New York which stated that a survey of concert-goers in the cities of the ¥nited States showed that LaPorte, Ind.. had the largest ratio per popu- lation and accordingly was given the honor of being the most musical city on the map. ‘The point is that the local Civic Music association was modeled in large part after a similar music as- sociation in the Indiana city. laPorte was one of the citics to which & query was directed as to the mcthod of procedure. The an- swer received from Charles A. Beal, LaPorte, with a popu has 1,600 members of New B tween 700 and 360 members its 0 ouitlook be justly deacribed as by-prod of the automotive industry, t! impetus on in automobile fleld. 3 Consider the boom which autey mobiles have been to lawyera, percentage of motor car operal become invoived in accidents many natures. They collide witl each other, destroy fences and li stock and figure in misadventures | ‘which guests in their machines a injured or killed. Those who an insured accept with equanimity as unavoidable things in life c lisions and damage to other peopl property and promptly shift t burden of settling for damages 4 their insurance companies, If I companies contest the claim of ty damaged parties a law suit follo The legal profession takes over tiy case and it is fought out in cou In cases where death has occu civil suits are almost certain to fo low, There are questions of leged negligence to be threshed o before judges and juries. The cases are often compromised befol they are tried in open court. Insurance solicitors have incre: rapidly since the automobile becam a common household playthin Lively competition for business h been created. Banks have becol interested and have profited In measurably. Few banks are witho insurance departments emMoyi men who. have - become specialis and who can tell ofthand and wit! out reference to books of tables he much an automobile owner must p: a year for protection for himself ai the general public. The motor i dustry has given employment to ten of thousands of insurance md throughout the nation. To thel ranks must be added the many mo persons who work as adjusters, a| praising the amount of damage ai frequently being able to give advi to an aggrieved party that saves hil expenditures for legal and court fed Ohcmh’om On The Weathe ‘Washington, Feb. 23.—Forec: for Southern New KEngland: Faf continued cold Saturday; Sund increasing cloudiness and warmer.| Forecast for Eastern New Yo Falir, slightly cooler in south pq tion Baturday; Sunday increasi| cloudiness, rising temperature, Conditions: The Atlantic cf disturbance has continued to m northeastward, being central east Belle Isle, An area of high pi s moving castward over the mi Missiasippi valley. The outivok is for mostly weather Saturday and S8unday in ¢ Washington forecast district. PRELININARY TESTS Major Scgrave's Speed Boat, England, Discovered to Slight Defccts, Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 23 —Major H. O. D. Segrave's sp boat, “Miss England,” with wh) he expects to capture the woi record in Miami next month, temperamental in preliminary ti yesterday. Initial tests disclosed that the tricate mechanism of the e which is expected to churn throy the water in excess of 100 miles hour had not been perfectly align The boat today was in the hands special mechanics who expected! have her shipshape within 24 ho Major Begrave is confident lttle boat will be adjusted propq and when it is, he expects to it to Miami for a contest aga Gar Wood, American speedboat who holds the world's record and international gold cup. At the same time Major Segra mechanics were working on boat, another set of mechanici} were assembling his' “Golden row” motor car with which he pects to set a new speed record, present record of a little more t. 207 miles an hour now held by’ Keech of Philadelphia, in the opit] of Major Segrave, is far from maximum which his “Golden A can do. He is priming the macl to cover the mile at the rate of miles an hoir. Two 18-Foot Snakes Escape From Cir Lockhart,, ¥Fla., Feb. 23 (M—R| dents of East Central Florida 1 lightly today in fear of snak ones. % Three 15-foot boa constrd caped from their keeper, Mrs. M Gillan of the Ringling Brot Barnum & Balley circus. Oue trailed and induced to return tof quarters. The whereabouts of the ot was the chief interest of Lock} citizens today. ] LEBRIX CLOSE TO GOAL Allahabad, India, Feb. 23 (P~ seph Lebrix, French aviator, an pilot. Sergeant Antoine Paillard rived here last night in their plane. “Marscilles-Indo-China left later today for Saigon, Inde-China, the goal of their il Ipresident of the Chamber of Com-'READ HERALD CLASSIFIED for growth, agy