New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 20, 1930, Page 6

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This nsures pro- tection agalnst fraud in newspaper dis- tribution figures to both national and local advertisera The York 8quary Grand Central. Herald 1s on sale dally fn_New t Hotaling’s Newsstand. Times Schults's Newsstand, Entrance 42nd Street. As the are we going golf out in the open the indoor courses, clectric lights, going to be as big the winter what to approaches, | do for miniature | or ars sun-like | air? under | L) boom—or boon—as outdoor | courses? Sidney Franklin, the American bull fighter in Spain. is said to be | hard Why doesn’t to United States in preparation the fall | political campaigns? having a run of luck he return the for So far as we can discover, no R- | publican office holder in this state bossed by his ever admits being any- body, not ents. even by constitu- When of German political leading stocks points. as happened must conclude that the mentality oif from unfounded strife an rumor forea 3 to 5 vesterday, one can down from the speculators is also g to 5 points In China there is a substantial peace plan being carried out to stop the so-called war in the republic. But the plan, for some reason, does- n't make stocks go up. Union carpenters and iron work- ers have a dispute to which should install metal window frames at the state office building under | construction. But that arouses no- | body. Such a dispute seems to crop | up on | as every job. | In spite of the prevalence of eler- tric refrigerators in the homes. the | manufacture of artificial ice remains a progressive industry, as plans for an ice plant here indicate. And in | spite of oil burners, the coal dealers expect to sell coal this winter, if not But gas lights and lamps appear to be permanently out of style now. kerosene " “EVIDENCES “There is no bos the boss's organs are now saying. “All's the cheerful slogan. The Hartford in a pretty argument | After a period of comparative in- dependence in political thought tha=| Courant has veered to something ap- proaching policy of claiming all's well in the state, the king do no wrong, and that there is no hoss The Times, also noting that there has seen OF BOSSISM™ in Connecticut,” well,” runs papers have bean about it. its former can is an election under way, fit to go to the effort to present * hoss control the The lesser instances trouble and mental few instances of higher don't plac matter in under the s, “It the circumstanc Courant is now in doubt as to the complete power of the Re- | might party,” publican state chairman it consult members of its own remarks the Times, “It might ask James F. Walsh of Greenwich what he knows about the manner in which he was kept from |ferred with Mr would enable Connecticut to catch up more speedily with the needs of its humanitarian institutions than a strict adherence to the pay-as-you- g0 policy would permit. (The gover- nor yesterday denied Mr. Roraback prevented the ond issue.) “And when President Hoover wanted to appoint State's Attorney Alcorn to the post of assistant attor- ney general in charge of prohibition cases, but did not do so because Senator Bingham objected and be- cause it was assumed that he had the support of the Republican state chairman The Hartford editorial discussion, although a bitter contest of words, has heen conducted in a gentleman- ly there has been no mud slinging and verbal brickbats Both papers are to be commended. manner and CHILDREN LEFT TO ROAM That was quite a vital investiga- tion made in Cleveland by the De- partment of mothers engaged in occupations. There siderable discussion regarding moth- | | Labor as regards 550 wage-earning | has been con- ers at work and the social result The Department of Labor does well | to continue its The finding investigations. n Cleveland was that | most of the wives and mothers earn- | ed wages hecause their husbands did not earn enough to support their families That in the averag: What dren when the mothers work in fac- 1 the most kind. families investigated there of 2.3 children per becomes of the chil- we feel confident, case cases of that In was an family tories? Here is the answer following the Cleveland igation: “Fifty mothers to a nursery while they inv the worked, children 99 had them cared for at home by rela- 183 took care of them." of the merely rent tives or friends, and said no- body The children mothers, then “take of 183 working left them themselves' da morn- care all not seeing them from early ing until late at night. Yes, Cleveland is in States, not in Russia. is the United GOVERNOR TRUMBULL, NDEPENDENT" Trumbull started to a good case for himself stated that never in his three terms did Henry Roraback attempt to dictate policies or pointments. Governor make out when he ap- Knowing the Governor to be an upstanding good fellow, we do not doubt his word. But the Governor added that he frequently asked Mr. Roraback's advice in vari- ous matters, and got it. This, it seems, pleased both Mr. Roraback and Governor Trumbull, The fact probably is that with the years Mr. Roraback's methods of have become For the state chairman to issue or- ders to a Governor as if the latter were an office boy would scarcely do; and anyone knowing Mr. Trum- bull even by reputation would real- ize he is no man to be handled in that manner. control more subtle. If the Governor con- Roraback, we are thus to realize, it was only after the Governor sought the interview. This having been the case. what more could Mr. Roraback expect? The Governor's explanation of ap- pointments lent an in mat- at the present time should give the faith- ful more faith and the Roraback- ians more thought that all is well The fact details we thought necessary to give out, how- indicates that the party somewhat on the defensive and insight ters political, and coming in Nutmegia. ever, is is that Insurgents is not quite true. eager to prove to “we voter: the Democrats and saying all are LEVITT AND THE DRYS The other day we inclined to the thought that Messrs. and Pape, after having been unceremoni- ously pushed aside in the late Re publican have Levitt state i announced | third a means |of punishing their detractors in the conventicn, should their intention ot starting a rarty as regular Republican ranks. Instead of that they declared they would do nothing to embarrass the grandoldparty for during the election to be Republicans.” campaign, they | | known as wished good the gubernatorial nomination in 1920 "It might Templeton and Lake perience in trying to independent policy while governors of the state “It might about the nomination nomination consult ex-Governors to their ex- maintain 15 an chairman’s control as exemplified by of Se Bingham 1924 by convention almost gagged the procecding. “It might refresh memory to its own comment ing down of Colo! sas City no long All of which Courant. so ovor the B e in which bout the turn- 1 Tilson at Kan ago than 1928 does not suit the ich n an editorial w is supposed to he last word logic it the boss at times, says, differing with hon the paper still be lieves in organization and that chairman should virile for party’s Courant adds two instances cf such control not mentioned the “When he (Roraback) used his influence and that of others to pre vail upon Governor Trumbull and Senator Walcott, then chairman of the finance comm of lature, to bond issue their attitude they thoug reverse on a which 1sk Congressman Tilson | As if anybody in this state could “good Republican” he did the control Ror | {not like | back! of Mr. | Someone has asked us how Messrs | Levitt and Pape could start the third party without financial backing. i gotten with- “orge | | was recalled trat Theodore could not th his third Roose- velt in far the have | very party {out ncial backing of G | D. A other well-to-do gentlemen who be- Perkins, Frank Munsey and lieved in to Mr. Roosevelt as the Moses lead the people to the promised |1ana. | Messrs. }'HU Democratic platform is wet .evitt and Pape are the Republican platform | solation to the drys. Perhaps Messrs. Levitt and Paps dry casily have obtained out-and-out dry should the drys in wajor s, especially in that the Republica conclud |there 1s too much moisture in poli- |tics this year to fit their tastes. Dry candidates in opposition ‘o existing it not dry moisture are finding l\‘:y troublesome to obtain NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1930 backing in several states, including Illinois, and the drys in New York are threatening to do something of the sort if the Republicans decide to go wet in conformity with the times. Mr. Levitt, we have no doubt, could draw quite a sum total of dry votes from the Republican party this year. SIGNS IN THE CITY City officials, the Chamber Commerce, and others frequently tell us that the state or somebody should place more signs along the highways around New Britain to |indicate how motorists not acquaint- |ed with the terrain may find their way to this center of hardware eminence. Which is well and good. Of signs directing the unwary to New Brit- ain there cannot be too many. But what of signs within the city, especially in the outlying sections, directing motorists around the con- of gested portion? The traffic department has don: well in the downtown section=. There are signs showing how to get here and there—after the baffled stranger within our gates has creak- ed his way to or near the Center. There are numerous routes avoid- ing the Center and they should n- “signed up” with markers. important route through the outly- ing portions of the city should be properly marked. And that is the city’'s business, not the state’s. Every THE DUSTY TRAFFIC TOWER The traffic tower in the center of the street at the intersection of Main and Church streets was originally put there to have a traffic officer in it. His business would be to watch traffic and change the lights. He could see in four directions and for a time Officer Joe Kennedy used to pass his time in the tower. It came to pass, however, that the traffic department preferred to let the signs operate themselves au- tomatically, eliminating the man fn the tower. Since that time the only time Joe Kennedy or anybody else goes into the traffic tower is when the lights are turned on or off early in the morning and late at night. There being no need to operale the light switches by manual labor, there is no consequent need for an eagle-eved official to peer through the windows of the traffic tower. So these, too, have been sadly neglecte 1. Tt appears to us that even Mayor | Quigley would agree that the clty is not so far broke that it cannot afford to have the windows of the traffic tower washed. TREK TO THE CITIES MAKES ITSELF FELT The recent population again indicated that millions of peo- ple have ieft the farms for the cities. | census During periods of prosperity the in- flow into the cities is fairly well tak- en care of; but it Is during periods of the inevitable slumps that un- healthy economic conditions terialize. ma- | Why do people leave the farms and crowd into the cities? The lure for higher wages is the compelling factor; but few pause to consider the difference between gross income and relative wages atter all expenses are paid. The expense of living in the cities is much higher than in the country. What is earned in a city is what is left over after all expenses are paid, not the sum total of money that slips through the fingers, But there is less work to be done on the farms. Labor saving farm machinery has enabled farm pro- prietors to do work with machinery and a few men which formerly v farm hands. The needed naturally goes clsewhere—usually to the near- quired dozens of excess labor not est town. With all mand, and improved machinery industrial the city freely ad- this labor at their com- Iso, sts in wit they can much more the manufactured goods. Thus, in the cities the rural there produce than nation can consume in as well as in districts, plus of population unable to join the | army of producers; and because of their hard luck, they are minimum is a sur- !CDX\S\HH(‘T& | That is the economic problem fac- | modern civilization, with | speed producing machinery It this the will its high probiem continues long in the enough conservatives grit teeth contemplating the means suggested | cities eir while | | to solve this modern problem. That it must be solved in some way there can be no doubt. While process of being constructive thought is in applied. a system of “relief” the the country in form of doles— regardless of ncier name will be ap- vis ex- plied in tended Doles, however, are not construct- ive; they merely alleviate while the not | changing underlying conditions making them necessary, ROB POLICE 3irmingham, Ala ~—DPolice are wonde g temerity to rob the home Safety Director John H 37 and a camera one night recently. The police head returned t his home at the time to find it com pletely ransacked. OFFICIAL Sept (4581 0 had the of Public Taylor of w ing a good part of what we know as Facts and Fancies By Robert Quillen But how can an office honor when men Without have held the office? confer honor the time between 10 p. m. and 2 a. m. is in bed. America is ruled by 63 men who reign as kings when their wives aren’t at home. Ah, well; the kid who learns least in school is the one whose mother is most in need of a rest. Now let's have one more endur- ance trial and see how long you can live without doing anything silly. It's nature's way for the con- demned to eat a hearty meal. A mosquito never gets swatted until he's full and happy. Prize beauty: of the class that ing judged like county fair. The prettiest girl doesn’t mind be- the stock at a All America needs is a few mill- lion citizens who will sweep their own dooryards before -trying to | clean up the world. “The movies give a false picture of America,” says a eritic. Non- | sense. Seven of the best ten this year feature drinking scenes. Americanism: Tearing down provements worth millions because we have outgrown them; spending millions for new ones that make no allowance for growth. s | Babson says this would be a good | time to buy stocks. And if we had | a little milk we'd have a little mush | if we had a little meal. Farmers will be relieved “on a sound credit basis.” That is, those who are well fixed can borrow the money needed by those who aren't. Home is a blessed place where the little services for which you gav tips all summer are given by your wife for nothing. 1 insects .an't think, how does | an infernal fly know Sunday morn- ing is your time to sleep late. The fellow who common men is a politician tailed the ticket despite his fessed love for the poor man. at who pro- now glares The world is full of gifted peo-| ple who can do as well as the top- notchers so long as the top-notch- | ers give them something to imi- tate. Yet the fellow who is conceited about a two-by-four accomplishment is less annoying than the one who is modest without having anything much to be modest about. At six he loses faith in Santa| Claus; at 16 he decldes women are faithless; at 20 he becomes a SO-‘ | cialist; at 40 he thinks it a pretty | good world except for the income | tax. ‘I'm a of felt Correct this sentence: normal girl,” said the flapper sixteen, “and I never have sorry for myself."” Copyright, 1930, Publishers Syndicate 25 Years Ago Today The 20th annual Berlin fair open- ed today with promises of a record attendance throughout the week. Suits amounting to $8,560 have been brought against the city be- cause of defective sidewalks. The latest list published by th: registrars of voters show that there are now 6259 voters in the city. The sixth ward leads with 1302 with the fourth ward second with 11 Many residents are claiming that there is no city in the entire state that has such poor streets as New Britain. City Clerk Thompson will leave Monday for Atlantic City where he will attend the national convention of the P. O. S. of A. of which he 's a former state president. A gang fight between a large number of Poles and Italians last eveniflg resulted in one man being stabbed. The men escaped before the police learned of the fracas. The state police will be at the f today to close up any concessions that attempt to secure money through false pretenses. Observations On The Weather Washington, Sept. 20 (P —South- ern New England: Increasing cloud- iness Saturday, possibly followed by light local noon or night; | cooler. Eastern New York: Increasing cloud 9 Saturday, possibly light local showers Saturday afternoon or night; Sunday fair and cooler, The northeastern disturbance now central east of Newfoundl Pressure remains high from Appalachian region castward i”‘“ western Atlantic Ocean and | pressure is high and rising over the I north of Hudson Straits, The temperature has risen slight- ly from Illinois and Michigan ward to the Atlantic coast. The indications are for cloi | weather with some probability light local showers Saturday generally fair weather Sunday in the middle Atlantic and North Atlantic states Cooler Sunday fair and i of i weather will overspread the north Atlantic states by or dur- | g Saturday. Winds: North Gentle to moderate and fair weather Saturday. Sand Hook to Hatteras | to moderate southerly winds | north portion and gentle of Sandy southerly | Gentle over | variable cast weather possibly showers Saturday FOR BEST RESULTS USE HERALD CLASSIFIED light local ADS Another pleasant place to spend | Im-l showers Saturday after- | is | .| movies or on the stage to wear short over | east- | and | over south portion and mostly over- | SPPEEIEPE seymour Probable Nominee for Congressional Post Col. Clarence W. Seymour of Hartford stands, in a fair way, to win the Republican nomination for congressman. If the Colonel gets [there, he will have realized a | long ambition which has tempered his life since a boy. He went to the Mexico border with old troop “B." composed of Hartford | Britain boys. He was a captain in the World War covering with glory in the lines. Many officers ing “military enough” but away back in his mind was congress and to be too strict with the “boys” wouldn't augsr well with the po- tential voters when he got back to Hartford county. He was popular with the men under him, helped him out of many a scrape, politically, when he was elected the state commander of the American Legion. His legal training came in for exercise when he fought and won the state fund fight for the Legionnaires. For a time, it seemed as though his political fate was blasted, especially atter his flam- bouyant remarks in the state senate attacking things he didn’t like with a flow of oratory which upset the fcelings of the “old timers.” Time mellowed the old fights and Seymour bobbed up in the low- er house in the legislature taking is come down from Senator very gracefully. It wasn't long before Seymou name was frequently heard around the lobby more fre- quently than any of the other rep- resentatives or senators. When the time came around for a logical man to succeed E. Hart Fenn, the name of Sey- mour, who is now a colonel in the reserves, came to the minds of powers that twere in control; it couldn't have been otherwise In the meantime the Quigley con- gressional boom which for a short time burgeoned in the minds of his admirers seems to be suffering from a blight. It has gone as flat as a tire which has run over a million pieces of broken windshicld. Quigley put his money on the wrong horse—Congressman Fenn — and the horse went lame. It didn't even limp past the wire but quit running at a point between the third and fourth furlong posts. True, Mayor Quigley never announced that he would be a candidate for the nomination but the itch was there and he was regarded as a possible candidate in the event of a long drawn contest between Sey mour and Fenn. Fenn's withdrawal sounded the death knell of Quig- ley's hopes. He is left as high and dry as Mr. Gilroy's famous kit to search City Pays for Legal Advice, Councilmen Often Refect It. Mayor Quigley spoke sound words Wednesday night when he suggest- ed: “The council would do well to accept the recommendations of the “M&&Q&”MM&O“&&&QLN‘:J 22585505 56690660855 0 _THE OBSERVER— Makes Random Observations On the City and Its People life- | and New | which | of wisdom to the common council | CTIPPPPPPPTY on matters of | corporation counsel [ law. | Several times in recent years | cluding the meeting this week, forts have been made to overrule re- ports of the claims committee in| spite of advice by the corporation | counsel that the petitioners had no| | legal standing and that the city was | not liable in the premises. Whether the two members who declared several weeks ago that ac- in- | e(v! | sometimes governed by politics and { ment might be questioned. but it| | Would seem to be almost a certain- |ty that political influence has been | | brought to bear at times to have an | ubsolute lack of legal liability | ignored in favor of a claimant. | In the most recent case, several | property owners who had suffered | damage to their holdings as a result of storm water overflow, has ask ed for reimbursement. The claims | committee held a hearing with Co poration Counsel John H. Kirkham | present in an advisory capacity. The legal adviser asked several ques- tions hearing on the capacity of the storm water mains and on obstruc- tions, artificial or natural, blocking {the course of the surface wate | His conclusion was that the city | could not be required to pay, and Ihe so advised the committee. Then the natural action, rejection of the | claims, was voted. When the report came to council, Alderman Joseph L. | narski, whose _constituents were concerned in the report, asked that the claim be referred back for fur-| ther consideration. The committee members sought to impress upon | the alderman that no change could | be made without ignoring the legal | phases of the question and setting aside the findings of the corporation | counsel, but the alderman was in- | | sistent. Tt was then that the mayor made his suggestion. | Members of the council have acted similarly in the past on| many important matters and a for- mer mayor was responsible for a cash payment to a claimant after the corporation counsel had assured the council that there was no liabil- lity and that he was willing to go |into court to fight any suit brought. | The salary of the corporation | counsel is one of the largest on the municipal payroll. His duties, while | they include defense of the city in litigation brought, are chiefly to | prevent lawsuits by advice and to safeguard the taxpayers against un- warranted expenditures. Either his | advice should be taken or the pos tion should be dispensed with. | Wednesday night's meeting made it | evident that the sentiment of coun- cil members favors the former | course. the Miy | Freeman May Become Chairman {of River and Harbors Committee Washington, D. C. Septe The defeat of Representative S. Wallace | Dempsey, of Lockport, J | | the primary election in New York, P | New York, Sept. 20.—I am spoof- | ed so frequently about sartorial get- ups 1 am almost afraid to go out any more. And you have no idea how 1 am being missed. Ask an body. In my neighborhood as I pa: dogs bark, children shyly nudge and whisper: “Old Odd, the Recluse!” There are times when I just throw myself down on the sofa and decide to get away from it all. Per- haps Join a nature cult and gambol about the greensward tra, la, leap- ing for butter cups like those aesthe- tic gazelles who dic at the end of the dance. With my neck I'd probably be shot for a giraffe. But cven that is better than this constant barrage of hoofs. Whenever I blossom out in 4 new suit Roy Howard or some other smart alec gushes they have admired the pattern since they first saw it blanketing the Derby winner in Louisville. You'd think because I wear white |linen spats I run around filching pennies from blind men's cups or hunting up sleeping babies to {smack. And the next guy that glances at my spats, sidles up and | Whispers: “Mister, your B. V. D.'s | slipped down!” is going to get a | paste in the cye. I've never been able to unde stand when a man has to be in th | white golf pants and lead dog. And if a few New York bank- | ers had gone in more for red ties {and fancy vests and less in exploit- | ing doubtful stocks many would be | better off. I was born with a love for the | bizarre. At the age of three, so I a police ¥ |am told, T was seen constantly tod- | dling about the front yard with a flaming red and orange stripped mug which wasn't for shaving. And at 7 T used to cry, like a little sissic, to wear a big pink bow tic arting from there, the results have heen horrible came home from college Elite College of Penmanship Bookkeeping—the firet «alked over Court sir a lolted from in front of Henry addlery and ran clear to th maugua Bridge. I was that a fright. ensuing When 1 The and and horsc Bell's Chica- much of Hook vinds that | T shall always remember | costume. Who could forget lp.‘ulern suggested a Navajo rug on 2 i | | a cocaine jag. Pants ballooned at the hips like those Slivers wore in | his pantomime baseball act and | were skin tight at the ankles. The short coat struck me where my suspenders crossed. Shoes were low cuts of bright yellow and moun- tainous toed with black buttons. The cap was collegiate, black and white checkered, and stuck like postage stamp on one of those re- volving globes of the world. A blue and white shirt with green hook-on tic completed the ensemble. never was—nor ever will be thing like it, thank God. | | a | ! There —any- T have never aspired to be a Brummell nor am I a Narcissus purl- ing puns and fitting before hall mirrors for a peck at myself. I con- | sider myselt than nothing whatever to look at. So if I choose to floss myself up like a human spectrum it’s no one's business so long as I pay my bills promptly. (Note to tailor: All columnists kid this way!) less 1 Just a year ago through Chicago in gray and green striped suit with a wet grass green shirt for a becoming blend, a local paragrapher hooted: *O. 0. | Mclntyre was here yesterday in, deep mourning.” Cracks like that| shouldn't be put out about people tiying so hard to make a living. in passing It is getting so'when T am an- nounced at dinner parties everybody begins to laugh before they even see me. | a matter of fact there is a three quarters view of me that isn't If bad. But who wants to go | twisting around showing off three- quarter views? When they invite me to dinner they have to take me at face value—ears and all and like it. Also 1 have kept a room full of | people laughing—and not at my| clothes—all evening. Of course eve rybody was pickled but no matter. | Certain mean lLave snecred I write about hose, pajamas and ties | heping manufacturers will send free samples. Nonsense! I certainly | don’t want them sending gifts'to me at 200 Park avenue, Apartment 6-D—Delivery Entrance on 49th street. (Copyright, 1830, McNaught Syndicate, Inc.) | men | of i seems makes Representative Richard P. Freeman, of New London, chairman of the all-important committee on rivers and harbors of the house of representatives. This change is premised on the supposition that Congressman Freeman . will be elected and the poter in the house. Although both Freeman and Dempsey entered the house on the same day, March 4, 1915, the New York congressman was the first ap- pointed to membership on the com- mittee on rivers and harbors and consequently ranked his colleague from Connecticut. Chairmanship of the rivers and harbors committee is considered one of the most important in the house for the reason that it pre- | pares all the legislation authorizing appropriations for the improving the rivers and immense work of himself | tions of the claims committee are !y, hors of the country. Connecticut's small delegation in higher up criticised him for not be- | chance were correct in their state- | " pouse has been favored in the allotment of appointments. Repre- entative John Q. Tilson, of New Haven, is the republican floor lead- er, while Representative E. Hart Fenn, is chairman of the committee {on the census, and second in com- committee on educa- tion, while Schupler Meritt, rep- resentative from Stamford, is a high ranking member of the com- mittee on interstate and foreign commerce. The fifth membership in the delegation has been vacant since the death of Congressman.James P. Glynn, of Winsted, mand of the End of Bible Class Brings Regret of Many Residents The passing of Everyman's Bible class—if indeed it has passed—will be genuinely regretted by hundreds of who, in its heyday, depended on the organization for religious stimulus and inspiration. Not so long ago, seats at Trinity church, where the Bible class met on Sunday mornings, were at a premium. The edifice was thronged long before the beginning of the services and groups of men were seen approaching from all direc- tions, all bent on being present. But conditions have changed and the at- | tendance has dwindled until the di- rectors, at a meeting this week, voted to postpone indefinitely the program for the winter. It is said by men who are qualified to speak on the subject that this is an indi- rect way of admitting that the days of the Bible class are numbered. Rev. Dr. John L. Davis, now of New York city, was the first leader the class and under his aegis it flourished. He was and is a speaker who appeals particularly to men, a virile, hard hitting preacher who to know how to stir up an audience and instal a spirit of en- thusiasm into his associates. His sermon here came straight from the shoulder. They were d days afterward and read by thou- sands of newspaper subscribers who did not attend meetings of the class. | | Many men who made a practice of “back sliding” prior to the founding of the class, made it a point to get to Trinity church every Sunday to hear “John L." strafe the devil. Since the first leader left for a broader field, the Bible class has been gradually languishing. Others have taken up his task and many laymen have striven to keep the or- ganization intact but the absence of that vital spark which the Rev. Dr. Davis provided was fatal. Today in- terest is at a low point. Unless a miracle worker appears on the scene, Everyman'’s Bible class will probably pass into history, in spite of all ef- forts to keep the fires of interest burning. Lethargy in Government Reflected in P. O. Delay An example of red tape in gow- ernment is offered by the yawning site of the post office addition on South High street. For months the location was un- der consideration for the construc- tion of a new federal building. Pre- {liminaries were disposed of at a tur- tle pace and finally the authorities got down to s tacks and decided to put the building on the spot. Dur- ing the consideration of the pr liminaries., it was explained that delay was based on a desire to be cautious. The procedure was held by the necessity of court action, §t must be admitted in the interest of truth, but that was only one of the incidentals. The site is now ready and. according {o all reports, con- struction will not begin for some | time to come. | If the average man attempted to do business in a manner in which Uncle Sam conducts his affairs, he would never open the door to cus- tomers. The administration has urged cor- vorations to extend a helping hand to workingmen during the period of depression. Why doesn't it set a #ood example by throwing itself into high gear and getting into action? In some respects at least. Uncle Sam imitates a man who likes to sit with his feet on the desk and chew on a straw. Men Slaves of Fashion Like the “Weaker” Scx Lver since men began poking fun al woman, his stock joke has con- cerned her reported subservience to the dictates of Dame Fashion. Evidence that man is held no less securely in the grip of the czars came to light this week when straw hats vanished to be replaced by felts. According to tradtiion, the bell rings on September 15 and no man who considers himself to be a smart dresser will appear in public after that wearing a straw. This custom was followed religious: Iy by the majority of men who cov- cred their heads wtih felt while the mercury in the thermometer began te soar. A few brave souls, defying convention, clung to the more com- fortable summer headgear but they were far in the minority. As the centuries pass, ems to come more rigidly under the dominance of silly precedents with regard to its garb. Regardless oi the temperature, certain clothes are discarded and others donned the race {much to the discomfort of everyone. | Fashion, not common sense, regu ates our weating apparel. Men and women alike ignore atmospherical conditions and are ruled by the cal- If you still think this is the land of the free, try to be an individual- ist and dress for comfort. So Long. Jim, And Good Luck Jim Butler is leaving the He republicnas retain | style | ald staff. For more than 10 years he has labored in the news fields in this city, reaping a rich harvest and con- tributing it to the hungry presses that have roared for more and { more fodder. Just about a decade ago, a slen- der young fellow with a courteous | approach confided to the- manage- ment of the Herald that h8 would like to be a reporter. Well, that's a story every newspaper management hears every day. A great many |voung men want to be reporters but the task calls for a special sense which has been described as a “nose for news” plus several other things including determina- tion, persistence, tireless energy in the pursuit of news and the ability to write interestingly. The manage- ment thought the young applicant might possess these attributes, and he went to work. Today the young man’s name is written on the list of stalwarts in New Britain's newspaper history. It i3 up there for every one to see — Jim Butler, In every city thers are a few outstanding newspaper- men who leave their mark on the profession. New Britain has had her share of the immortals whose per- scnalities will be recalled when the cubs of today are assembled as full fledged newspapermen of tomOrrow to discuss the time when these im- mortals trod this part of the earth in search of news stories. Bob Vance. Joe Mullen, John O'Neil, Jack Gleason, Minott Saunder, Jack McDermott, Jack Daly, Ned Lewis, Ted Wallen are a few whose names occur. Some have been called by the Maker, others are continuing to forge ahead in their chosen line of work. But their names will never be forgotten as long as two newspaper- men get together and start fanning over the “old days.” And now Jim Butler, brought glory to the profession, about to depart to try his luck in another field—the profession of law. Those who have been intimate- 1y acquainted with him are confi- dent that a world which is ever ready to recognize talent will ap- preciate his worth. So long, Jim. And good luck. FURIOUS GALE HITS COAST OF ENGLAND | Several Ships Reported in Dis- fress Near Channel who has is TLondon. Sept. (UP)—A furi- | ous gale lashed the English channel and the southwest coast of England placing numerous ships in need of assistance and damaging property inland. The air ministry issued a warning that the wind was likely to attain hurricane force The Italian oil tanker Tuscania, of 7,012 tons, sent out an SOS call when it became distressed off Ush- | ant. The British steamer Chesham, | the Yugoslav steamer Dohodak, and | the British steamer Templemcad also asked for assistance. The lat- ter, however, sent a later message ing that aid was no longer re- quired. The steam drifter Champion wad wrecked on the rocks near Lossie- mouth. Its crew was pulled to safe= ty by ropes through heavy seas. Nearly all the pleasure boats | Bournemouth harbor were sunk | a terrific gale. Hundreds of b tents and huts were destroyed and telegraph and telephone communica- | tions disrupted in the district Heavy seas smashed a wooden pier at Swanage. Gales were reported | from many points in England and the wind reached a velocity of 70 {miles an hour at Plymouth. Tor- | rential rains in Dublin flooded base- ments of houses and stores through- out the city. Storm damage on the Isle of Man was estimated at $2,500,000, whils | crops were ruined in Scotland and | Wales. Furniture from hundreds of homes was washed into the sea | and numerous houses were flooded in | Pontypool, Blaenhaven, and lower | Garmouth. | The rivers Conway, | and Severn were north Wales. in Clwyd, overflowing Zea in | | Raskob’s Son to Marr) New Haven Secretary New Haven, Sept. 20 (UP)—John Raskob, Jr., former Yale student | and son of the financier, is engaged to marry Miss Minerva Aaronson, pretty private secretary of this city. "he couple expect to be married | next spring, according to Mrs. Eliz- abeth Aaronson, who amnounced the | engagement last night. ‘Whether the Roman Catholi® or | Jewish marriage rites will be per- formed has not yet been decided. Raskob is Catholic and Miss Aare nson's family is a member of the £ynagogue. Mrs. Aaronson's announcement dispelled rumors current for several months that the couple had heen | married secretly. i The romance started, according te friends of the couple, during young Raskob's junior year of college. He graduated last June from Sheffield | Scientific school and has been a fre- | quent visitor at Miss Aaronson's home since then. T.os Angeles, on the Pacific (oast, i3 east of Reno, Ne which is east of the Sierra Nevada mountains, _— Pope’s Loss of Power Celebrated Last Time Rome, Sept. 20 (A—Rome to- day celebrated the 60th anniver- sary of entry of Italian troops into Rome and the consequent fall of the Pope's temporal power. In view of imminent passage through the Italian parliament of a bill which will abolish the holi- day it was believed today will be the last occasion the event will be commemorated in Italy. Instead will he substituted FFeb- ruary 11, the anniversary of sign- ing of the Lateran treaties, which ended the conflict between Italian state and Roman Catholic church. The celebrations this year were minus practically all their old anti-clerical flavor. |