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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HEEAID, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1023.
New Britain Herald
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credited m thla paper and alto local
newa published herein.
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which furnlehea newipajiere and advar
tleera with a atrlctly hoaeat analyita of
circulation. Our circulation atatlatlca
are baned upon thla audit. Thla hiauret
protection atralnjt fraud Id newapaper
dlatrtbutlon fiffurea to Dotb national and
local advertiaara.
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riTICIFNT 1Vr:STIC,ATIOX
OF C'HAltO.DS MIKDEI)
Humors of possible grafting In the
city building department should be
run down without fear or favor, and
It Is gratifying to find the city ad
ministration adopting such a course.
It Is to be hoped flint the rumors are
Tint founded on fact, hut the only
way to find out Is tn adopt the major
operation of a formal, sincere and
.Teetlve Investigation,
The word "graft" has bean graft---M
up the English language with its
xact meaning differing according to
the speaker or writer. Some persona
regard "graft" to mean Improper
annexation of money hy officials, ex
tortion or plain stealing; others that
acceptance of money by an official,
or an overcharge In fees, or an easy
profit generally, comes under the
generic term of graft.
What particular kind of graft
rumored in New Britain, and which
will be found to have existed or did
not exist, remains to be located by
She investigators.
It Is said that some people were
Imposed u-pon Into thinking that I
"contributions" were needed for the
alleged purpose of "buying up the
building commission." The quoted j
claim of builders that they paid J 500 ;
to get permission to start the
foundation of a store on Farmington
vr.Tiim ni!iinct . -nitinhl.it rrtn.l.
by 4? property owners, is likewise i
worthy of thorough Investigation.
The property owners who signed the '
remonstrance and who claim they I
were not given a hearing although :
their remonstrance was filed a
month before the. permit to build i
was granted appear to offer a
tangible lead for the investigators to
roHowup. irrespective ot tne clam, , Tl charge made against S-nalor ; ' financially if rents
credited to the builders of the store ; Edward Edwards of New Jersey , and ConBroM fully
regarding the alleged SD00 paid ,1- U)at h, r, ,, iv,. , ,3lvHi In a boot- j a wajor
legally, the alleged failure to get a ,f, , tnat state te either a sen- j " through de
hearing upon tho remonstrance also rmtlona, rils(,osllr(1 nr a scandalous j ' rent
deserves investigation. I frame-up. Senator Edwards' friends " ' .
" ""'""i"-' "" i
legations have been made in these '
matters they can be f, rreted out and i
rectified. An efficient investigation I
will brand the rumors as false or
brand them as based upon fact.
Public interest demands one or the 1
Other.
What one would prefer to believe ,
In such a matti r counts for little;
only the facts as they are impartially
brought to light will have weight
with the public.
But, in defense of the city build- I
lug commission, u may oe uiai ine w,1h trutn udefilod.
action of members in carrying out j jjPI1Rtor Kdwards linppens to be
the intent of a recent ordinance giv- j Qf th(j most porsis1(.nt oppo
lng them broad powers In anticipa- npn(s q( tho VoIstoad ,nw in the Sen-
tion of a city zoning act, may have
created hard filings on the part
of certain cjtizens who objected to
permits given or favored permits re
fused. It is easy for a hasty individ
ual to make remarks that have a
decidedly different import than is
meant, and those remarks grow in
seriousness as they are passed from
mouth to mouth. Inasmuch as there
are such rumors it Is well to run
them down and prove or disprove
them. We sincerely hope that they
may be disproved. i
G. O. P. sn.IT LIKELY j
OVER ZOMM.
If plans for zoning N'-w Britain j
are opposed in tne i.egisiaiui-u j
representatives of this city, as bus
been indicated, it probably will I
cause a split in the legislative lie
publican ranks from this city.
Judge Benjamine W. Ailing and F.
O. RaeklifTe, representatives, are re-j
ported to be backing the move to ,
block the zoning plan. Edward F. i
Hall, senator from New Britain, Is
chairman of the charter revision !
committee
bich is sponsoring the '
toning amendment, among other ; not ln jack Walton of Okla
amendments. j homa was removed from office.
Senator Hall is a proponent of the , jnm,.s k. Ferguson of Texas won
soning plan, while his colleagues , ft -vindication" through his wife's
evidently are not If the latter block victory after having been a dis-
th plan In the Assembly a Republi
can split is Inevitable, as Senator
Hall is not expected to give it to
the wishes of the representative.
Pnator Halljias scrvrJ longest in
ti stat house, Jud Ailing has j
wi'veil one term, uml Mr, ltaekllffe
la a new hum In eapltol politics.
Zoning In Now llilliiiu happens to
bo Hie product of a Icmocratlo ad
ininlHlralloii and If previous political
met IioiIh are followed out will be
required to rumlile over tho, rocky
rond usually provided for Demo
cratic administration mows.
sTitr'KT ci.r.Hix; ikxe
(JlK'Kl.Y .m vi:i.l
Ri'Sldcnts were pleased to step
from their homes thin morning and
discover tlint the street department
was on tho Job during the night and
had succeeded In clearing the snow
from nearly every thoroughfare.
This 1b tho kind of work that gives
tha public confidence In the efficien
cy of government. It deserve com
mendation. The nvernge taspnyers takes It for
J granted that the city's money la spent
recklessly without results being
shown. Tint the Board of Public
iYorks in this Instance furnishes
proof of an Intelligent directing mind
behind its program. It tackled the
enow problem over night with the
spirit of the United States Marinfs
faced with a hard task. There was
work to be done, and It was done.
WHKKE ARE THE SLEIGHS
OF YESTERYEAR?
Where are the alelgha of yester
year? Time was when a anow auch
aa Now Britain experienced yester
day would bring about a consistent
jingle of sleigh bells on contraptlous
drawn by awlft-footed horses who
enjoyed the merry going In the city
and the nearby countryside as thor
oughly as did their drivers.
There was no need to clear up
the roads. The snow was left where
It fell, packed down In the course
of a week by the steel of innumer
able alelgha,
But today we find a different
story. "Keep the roads open," is the
cry, meaning that they should be
kept in shape for the lordly auto
mobile which goes faster than a
sleigh ever went and just as smooth
ly. This new development has
brought about the necessity for ad
ditional expenditure! of money from
the tax strong box; which is just
another bill of expense brought
aDout by changed conditions of life,
but which must bo met with a
rea,jy purse.
conditions In the cities are
n0 s9 different. As soon ai
the
are
y,ll7zards and nea'r-blizzards
over the wall is heard to clean the t
streets of snow, or "make them j
passable." And the city administra- j
tions have to dig down into their
pockets and dig into the snow later. ,
A poet once called it the "beautl- 1
f ..now." It is clear that he
lived I
in the country and operated a
ter during the winter.
cut-
THE BOOTLEG CHARGE
AGAINST EDWARDS
r imon t ie .itrcr cinimiiiK mai
a man In his position could not be ;
seduced from the paths of rectitude ;
! in this manner.
The ssnntor himself gives the im
pression of being amazed at the ef
frontery of the dry agents rnlher
than worried over the charges. Be
ing willing to "take the stand and
deny the charges." and his state-,
menf, "let them lie, they can't hurt
me; I'll liave my say ot the proper ,
lime," indicates he is confident of j
belnsj able to nullify the allegations ;
! ate, and has made numerous
. i.ii.i,:n- AM it
speeches againsi piumuiuun. m.
which is his privilege. That Mr. Ed
wards would go so far as to be a
go-between in the bootleg business
is bard to believe of a man of his
prominence and standing. Irre
spective of what the personal opin
ions of citizens may be regarding
prohibition, most impartial observ
ers will hope that, out of respect for
the high federal office he holds,
Senator Edwards will be able to
disprove the charge.
If the charge is proven, of course,
Mr. Edwards should give up being
a public official.
WHEN GOVERNORS !
BECOME KNOWN ,
Western governors have dev. doped
a habit of dropping into big lirst ;
p:ige type. Jonathan M. i'avis left ;
ofliee. in Kansas under implication j
of having participated in a case of .
bribery for the parole of a prisoner.
Warren T .McCray of Indiana is in :
Atlanta prison for financial mat
feasance while, In office. Len Small
of Hinois has faced charges tut is
credited official.
Compared with these eastern gov
ernors are angels of rectitude and
perfect wall flowers, and some of
them are so circumspect that per-
uUs ia alir eastern states seai:;
know their names. That may found
broad but test It on yourself:
Who la the governor of New Hamp
shire? And It'a dollnra to doughnuts that
up In New Hampshire they don't
know the nume of the governor of
Connecticut, and won't unleai John
gets mixed up In something sala
cious or participate! In deviltry,
which won't happen.
DRAGGING WOMAN'S NAME
INTO THE Dl'ST
Cambridge, Mass., .got quite ex
cited the other day, but not over
fair Harvard. Tho rumpus waa
caused by the chief of police em
ploying a woman spotter to apot
bootleggers. It appears eho had
very little trouble In finding them.
Now tho mnyor refuses to pay the
bills Incurred on the score that such
work is not for women.
There Is much dlffercnco between
recently disguised themselves aa
spotters, but in securing evidence
There Is much difference betcwen
pretended women and real women,
but In securing evidence their con
their conduct may have been about
the same. Tot there was no great
outcry In Gloucester.
Our idea Is that the fair name of
womanhood should not bt dragged
In the dust In this manner, either
by men cops in skirts or the real
thing.
RENT COMMISSION
FOR WASHINGTON
Since the war Washington has
been a very much overcrowded city.
Unlike most other Amorican cities,
congestion has not be'en greatly
eliminated In Washington the past
five years, and an emergency rent
commission has exercised Its sway
since that time to prevent unscru
pulous landlords from taking ad
vantage of the situation. Through
the operation of federal control,
rents In Washington have been
kept at a level consistent with pub
lic interest -a- or at a level not too
high for government officials and
employees to pay.
The emergency control law in the
District of Columbia la to end this
spring, and a horizontal and per
pendicular increase of rents has
been looked for. With the govern
ment's hand off the throttle, many
landlords have planned to greatly
increase the renting charges
throughout the entire city of Wash
ington, on the principle of making
the lowly tenant pay as much as
the traffic will bear.
Hut suddenly comes the Informa
tion that President Coollrige wants
a permanent rent commission cre
ated for the District of Columbia,
and both branches of Congress are
similarly minded. Most senators and j
congressmen pay high rents for liv
ing quarters In Washington, and
they understand the tenants' woes
perfectly, being tenants themselves.
Moreover, the thousands of govern
ment employees wouio ce 6iw"
But the real estate Interests point i
with alarm to any permanent rent,
control commission for the District j
of Columbia; it would be unwar
ranted interference with business,
they declare, and might serve as a
models for other states having sum- ;
lar problems. Commissions to con- ;
trol railroad rates, utility rales and ,
other rates may have some justice j
in their makeup, but a commission j
to control rents never! j
The real estate men have been j
descending upon Washington in
large numbers, endeavoring to j
thrust their point of view upon the j
members of Congress. Reports from !
Washington, however, are that con- j
gressmen are adamant about it, and j
the President himself, who is
credited with having stimulated the ;
preparation of a rent commission i
bill, cannot be swerved from his !
purpose. The President was a rent
payer in a house at Northampton, i
Mass., and has never been a land- j
lord. The other day a real estate i
dealer got an audience with him i
and b arned to his dismay that the
President had very strong views
about the matter and that he would '
see that the rent commission was j
established tn due course. '
Realty men regard the contem
plated action of the President and ;
Congress as a national calamity. )
But so did railroad companies once !
upon a time regard rate fixing com- ,
mi.-sions.
With the President and Congress
feeling as they do about it, with the
rent-paying population of Washing
ton backing them up to a man. and
conditions being what they are,
right or wrong it seems that the
permanent commission will be es
tablished. Children arc going to ask a good
many "foolish questions" about that
eclipse next Saturday. The wise
parent will be prepared to answer,
so as not to look as foolish aa the
questions.
If tha' eclipse Is true to form and
predictions on Saturday. rvery
ehirken in town will want to go to
roost at I a. m
Facte and Fancies
OV ROBERT QC1LLEN
Well, well; It took us some tlms to
pay La Fayette.
Americanism: Demanding tho
best there is; paying a dollar down.
Tcople who howl for freedom
usuully mean freedom from sweat,
Character sketch: "He wraps a
ten-dollar bill around a roll of
ones." '
As a rule you can judge a man
by the size of tha man he envies.
Idealism
reactionary
stomnch.
originates In
complacency
tho heart;
tn a full
America Is a place whore tho
lirst duty of man is to keep woman
dressed up.
Kor thut matter the dear things
could suve time by having their
faces done in shellac.
The man who does his uttermost
bent at all times Isn't a paragon;
he's a myth.
Doubtless the first new word
coined after the Tower of Babel in
cident was "patriotism."
Old-stylo
permit me
New style:
Introduction: "Please
to introduce myself."
"Gotta match?"
At any rate the town drunkard
can't claim that he Inherited a taste
for hair tonic.
When age scolds youth It should
remember that virtue often con
sists In being fed up.
Man's Inhumanity to man makes
countless thousands lose faith in
the label.
To catch suckers, merely offer
unreasonable, returns and let nature
take its course.
Women are queer. They joyously
buy a coat for S1S.95, but treasure
it because the first price was $75.
50. When the young lawyer reads
the words. "Sixty dollars a case,"
he knows they don't refer to juris
prudence. Wales' reported Indifference to
the crown may be due to tha fact
that George seldom appears in the.
headlines. ,
Correct this sentence: "ArM all
our lives," said the bride to 4J:e
groom, "we'll tell one another
everything."
(Protected by Associated Editors,
Inc.)
25 Years Ago Today
Fj-om Paper ot That Dats
The Tabs' annual fair will be
opened in the Eust Main street
armory Monday night by Mayor
Webster. A minstrel show will be
put on the first night. Tho por
lormers will be James O'Brien, in
terlocutor; M. J. Sheehan, William
J. Farley, Patrick Nurnane, John F.
Burns, Thomas IJonlon, P. F. O'Don
nell, James' Daley, Daniel Kehoe,
James Manning, Thomas Ryan,
Thomas Devine, James Welch,
James Riley, George Selieyd, Jo
seph Ward, John Sauter, i Daniel
Frazler, Poibert Fagan, D. Beloin, P.
McCrann, P. F. O'Day and Robert
Begat.
Commissioner John Boyle is able
to be out again alter a lew days' Ill
ness. Junior ex-State Councilor Thomp
son of this city attended in East
Hampton last evening the dedication
of a new hall, which has been erect
ed by the Masons and Mechanics
jointly.
There was an exciting time at
James White's livery stable yester
day afternoon, when a horse trade
turned out unsatisfactorily to one
of the parties concerned, the In
jured one claiming that th horse
he received was blind. The other
horse could not be found and a writ
was threatened, but the matter was
finally straightened out in Mr. Gaff
r.cy's off:ice by the return of the
horses,
Joseph Anderson, superintendent
of the Swedish Lutheran Sunday
school, was tendered a surprise
party by his friends last evening.
He was presented with a Morris
chair.
General Manager Stockwell of the
high school track team has decided
to send a team to the Wesleyan
meet. Thompson has been reelected
captain and Pease manager. The
football report shows a balance of
$335.32.
COMMUNICATED
A CKIlKiSM
The world would have little pa
tience with any person who culled
from secular literature a beautiful
poem and maltreated it as In radio
language that wondrous poem of
Holy Writ, Psalm 1, was wrested j
from Its setting and made ludicrous '
by a correspondent In the Saturday
edition of this paper. !
I am greatly interested In radio,
but far more in the Book which ,
contains the InsninM word of Ood. I
and I earnestly protest against uch '
irrevcrance and desecration.
M. H. LORD.
5 lbs.
advU
best Coffee, l, Russell Bros.
Cfe
MAXSOHttXHAiiJvnai
Mrs, Joseph
By Wallace M. Bayllss -
Rich girls who want to wed a for-
' elgn prlnoe,
A count, marquise, or earl some
sort of quince
Should know of Mrs. Joseph,
"' Princess, Who .
Was proud to wed below her station
to
A man who had served time In
Egypt's Jail;
It Is, Indeed, a rather pretty tale.
When Tharaoh, her papah, had
dreamed a dream
That was without alt sense, so It
would seem,
Joe said tho nightmare had come
to advise
A course of action certain to be
wise.
IIo laid before the king, this clever
man,
The first-known food administration
plan.
The king was tickled, pleased de
lighted, glad,
And said unto his daughter: "Here's
a lad
Who has got bntins. What care we
If lie's broke;
He'd run the country right If I
Bhould croak."
So they were wed, and Joe called
Pharaoh "Pn."
And stately Mrs. Pharaoh was his
Ma.
But when they 4 fought, this shaft
sho always threw:
"You were nobody till I married
you!"
"And if It weren't for me," old Joe
replied,
"Long years ago you would have
starved and died."
But also they had mushy spells,
and then
She'd stroke Joe's hair and murmer:
"Of all men
Twas lucky I got you, not some
dumb earl."
And modest Joe would say; "You're
tootin', girl!"
The Jingle-Jangle Counter
A man may have a bony frame
Yet have not one. bone to his name.
C. A. Van Inger.
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With figures lots of juggllng's done,
The marriage rite turns two to one.
Nicholas Preston.
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Ties that bind are sometimes strong;
Railroad ties just run along.
Mrs. George II. Usher.
Thoughtful Man
Smith: "I want to buy a rug as
a present for my wife,"
Clerk: "What color, sir?"
Smith: "Here, aiatch the ashes
from this cigar. I want to cause
her as little work as possible."
Arthur O'Nell.
The man who spends nothing but
his time, with a girl Isn't apt to be
very popular nowadays.
I'mlKTolla
By Kid Boots
Before umbrellas was invented
peeple got wetter than wat they do
nowadays, but on the other hand
they never lost eny.
Some peeple spend there hole life
trying to keep from getting wet,
especially erround the feet, wile
the ony thing that worries a fish Is
keeping from getting dry. This
proves everybody lias their own
trubbels.
A umberella blowing inside out is
one ot the greatest sites there is
wen its not happening to yours.
A parasol is a sissey umberella
to keep the sun off of ladies that
think they are too beautiful to get
sur.bernt.
One of the best ways to make a
persin maddest Is by holding a um
berella over them In the rain so
they get wet and you dont.
If there one thing a fellow dls
pizes more than a umberella its
rubbers.
TliP Editor's Gossip Shop
The tricky triolet series is going
like wildfire.
We antlcipHted a great response,
but our anticipations have been un
derated. It seems as if this kind of
series was just made to fit in with
the desires of our customers.
You may bo Interested to know
that the Idea of the tricky triolet
series was born In a modest con
tribution that cams from a reader.
He sent in one which, with slight
revision, we published In the Fun
Shop.
That single tricky triolet ap
pealed to us so much that we Im
mediately decided to ask everybody
"in" on It.
So that means we expect tricky
triolets from you regularly as well
as jingle-jangles, jokes, Baldpates,
and other humor.
Wally the Mystic
Answer Your Questions,
He'll
Somehow
Love is a most disturbing thing
Until you get the wedding ring;
E'en then life Is not always Jolly,
As witness those who write to
Wally.
a
A 1'iglit to the Finish
Dear Wally:
If you are so bright.
Pray tell why married people fight.
That ought to hold you for a while.
Yours Tery truly.
Latest Style.
Dear Latest Style:
The dumbest wight
Could tell why married people fight;
That's what they married for, you
see
To fight, without a referee.
. ,
, A Culinary t ase
Dear Wally:
Help me. hook or crookj
I love a girl who cannot cook,
Please tell me, should I pop th
question?
You seo, I've chronic
Indigestion.
Dear Indigestion:
Go ahead.
And fear not for your daily bread;
SDt'U Ked ou well, and you'll take
pride.' .......
In her, your modtrn canned-goods
bride. .
The young man had juit paid the
last Installment on a gold watch,
"At last," he cried, "my time's my
own,"
Good Student of That
Stlmpson: "What la your boy
learning at college?"
Nlbllt: "gome darn queer ways of
spending money."
v Mrs. Howard Erbe,,
(Copyright, 1925, Reproduction
Forbidden)
NEWSPAPERS IN '
' 'CROSSWORD ROW
Broni "Homo Kens'' Publishing An
swer to Prize Puzzles Before
Papers Running Them Du.
New York, Jan. 21. Cross-word
puzzles will havo their day ln court.
Tho Dally Graphic has obtained a
supreme court order requiring the
Bronx Homo News to show cause
way an Injunction should not bo
granted preventing it from publish
ing probable solutions to prize cross
word puzzles appearing tn tho
Graphic.
The plaintiff newspaper maintains
that publication of the answers by
tho defendant publication will di
minish the nrollt of its prize contest,
and that it is an infringement on'
cppyrlght. The Home News contends
that the answers to tho puzzles are
not copyrighter because thty have
not been published when its own
answers appear.
The Homo News also is publishing
probable answers to crosa-word puz
zles appearing in four other news
papers.
ACQUITTED BY JURY
Former Post master and Son at
Flushing Arc Not Guilty of
Frauds.
New York, Jan. 21. Assemblyman
Alfred J. Kennedy, former postmast
ter of Flushing, Queens, and his son,
Francis A. Kennedy, were acquitted
last night by a Jury In the federal
court in Brooklyn ot violating the
federal civil service regulations.
Assemblyman Kennedy and his son
were Indicted In 1923 on charges
that they revealed the contents of
examination papers sent from Wash
ington for applicants for the posi
tions of clerks and carriers in tho
post office.
HUSBAND SUES FOR DIVORCE
Carl Nebo has brought suit for di
vorce from Mary Nebo, alias Mary
Howard of Hartford. He alleges
that they were married on October
16, 1916, and that the defendant was
guilty ot misconduct - with Frank
Carelll at Buffalo, N. Y., between
March 20, 1924, and April 8, 3 924.
The writ was Issued by Edward A.
Mag and is returnable in the super
ior court the first Teusday of Feb
ruary.
Observations
On The Weather
Washington, Jan. 21. Generally
fair tonight and Thursday; rising
temperature; fresh west and south
west winds.
Forecast for Eastern New York:
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday;
warmer Thursday and in north por
tion tonight; moderate north Winds
shifting to fresh southwest winds.
Conditions: Tho storm that was
central over New Jersey yesterday
morning has moved out to sea and
is dow central south of Nova
Scotia, It caused quite a heavy
fall of snow In the eastern portion
of the Lake region and New Eng
land. It is followed by an area of
high pressure which Is producing
pleasant weather ln all sections east
of the Rockies. The temperature
Is rising in the western and central
sections.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather and not much change
in temperature.
The Mlnuto that
I McQure
Tnl1 hi ill '
LAWLESS DRIVERS
SET NEW RECORD
mmmmmmmmmmm 11
Violators ol Motor Vehicle Laws
Pay $205,422 Fines
Hartford, Jan, tl, Fines imnoscd
in Connecticut' courts tor violations
A . V. . 1 1. 1 . . . ...
u4 uiuiur vauicie law! in uie
year 1924 reached a total ot 1205,-
4Z2.S1, according to a statement for
ins calendar year made publlo yes
terday at the state motor vehicle de
partment. . This was an increase of
(63,147.70 over tho aggregate of
fines imposed ln the previous year.
Since there were T.821 fines Imposed
In the past year, as against 6,493 in
1938, making an lncruaso of 1,889
cases, the average fine for 1924 was
12.65 higher than tho average for
1923, being $28.05 for each offender
ot last year ns against $25.50 for
each one fined in the preceding year.
The number ot fines Increased 33 per
cent cent during the year, while the
number of motor vehicles registered
Increased slightly more than 23 per
cent showing somo general tighten
ing up in discipline ns the persistent
effort to make the highways safer
advanced. . a
Department Receipts Climb
Receipts of the motor vehicle de
partment Went to $5,069,581.97 in
the year, a now high mark, indicat
ing a gain ot $740,149.81 or 17 per
cent, over receipts for 1923 which
aggregated $4,329,432.16. Fees for
tho registration of 221,338 motor
vehicles of all hinds accounted for
$3,908,881.46 of the 1924 receipts;
fees of all kinds accounted for $3,-
908,881.46 of the 1924 receipts; foes
for 241,305 operators' licenses for
$731,624; fees for 62,140 examina
tions, for $104,301; foes for 42,876
transfers of registrations, for $44,
457; 8,989 gasoline license fees, for
$7,878, and miscellaneous receipts,
Including the fines mentioned, for
the remainder of the total, all of
which wai by law transmitted to the
state highway department to Jielp
dotray the cost oc nignway improve
ments. 27 Aircraft Registered
Aircraft registered ln the state in
creased from fourteen to twenty
seven during the year, nnd the num
ber of licensed aviators from seven
to twenty-one. It was the first year
during which hearses were register
ed under an independent classifica
tion, having formerly been listed as
"commercial motor vehicles." 147
hearses were offered for registration,
one for approximately every 10,000
inhabitants ot the state.
Corbin Screw Girls' Club
Will Banquet on Feb. 17
The Corbin Screw Office dirls'
club closed the first year of Its ac
tivity last night with a supper at
their rooms on Lafayette street.
Election ot officers was held. Miss
Margaret Cavunagh, president, and
Miss Itose Darrow, treasurer, were
reelected. Miss Emma Anderson was
appointed secretary.
The club reports a successful year
and will celebrate with a banquet at
the Burritt hotel on Tuesday eve
ning, Feb. 17.
Second
New Britain
I
Camp School
TUESDAY EVENING, JAN. 27TH, 8:13 O'CLOCK
The program for this concert has been prepared with
unusual care and will be of great interest
to New Britain Music Loverg
By
Seems A Year
WHEN YOU ml BEEN SUMMONED
, INTO "IrlEl BOSS'S
WNTIN6. FOR HIM "ID
(THOUGH PROBABLY THE OLD BOY
OUST CALLG) YOU IN ID SEE IP YOU HAPPEN
TO KNOW WHAT A SOOTH AMERICAN UNGULATE
IN FIVE LETTERS ENDlNS IN COULD & )
Ntwspaptr Syndicate
$12,000,000 MADE ' '
BY BOOTLEGGERS
Major Murdock Says If Not Curbed
'. ' i
Soon, Thej Will Bo tn- -
itoppable Forever.
' 'Philadelphia, Jan. II. Declaring
that more (than 1100,000,000' was
made by bootleggersy'in this section
In the last year, Major William O.
Murdock, federal prohibition " en
forcement director, declared yester
day that the "bootlegger U getting
so entrenohed that If the Illegal traf.
flo is not curbed within the next 13
months, I feel It cannot be curbod."
Major Murdock spoke before the
board of trustees ot the Pennsyl
vania Anti-Saloon League. Excep
tion was taken to Murdock'a state
ment by the Rev, Zed H. Clapp,
former president of tho Presbyterian
Ministers' association, and a lecturer
for the Anti-Saloon League, Mr.
Clapp described Major Murdock' re
marks at untimely and unnecessary.
"It Is such utterances aa this on
the part of those enforcing tho eigh
teenth amendment which are to be
regretted," he said.
DIGGING SELYES OUT'
New England Wielding Shovels To
day in Clearing Paths Following
(snowstorm. .
Boston, Jan. 21. In sunny, crisp
weather today Now England was
digging itself out ot drifts left by
yesterday's snowstorm. The heaviest
of tho present winter season. The
snow blanket which ranged from 7.4
inches in Boston to 18 Jnchos nt
Northfield, Vermont, dolayod rull-
road and highway communications
but there was no serious interruption
of service in tho area.
Early reports today from a acero
of points in Vermont, New Hamp
shire, lower Maine and northern
Massachusetts Indicated clear weath
er and the cessation esXha, snow
storm. Temperatures ranged from
eight degrees to 22 degrees (.'love
zero. - -
Train movements In and out cf
Boston were generally on time today.
The long distance trains on the lines
with terminals here were much near
er schedule' than yesterday, as snow
plows and shovel gangs got In ef
fective work on the drifts.
OBJECT TO SKATING PARK.
The establishment ot a skating
pond In Stanley Quarter park this
winter Is deemed Impractical by the
park commissioners, according to a
communication sent by them to the
common council In regard to the
resolution recently adopted by that
body to have a section of the park
flooded. The recent dry spell, while
not immediately serious, has cau.e l
tho authorities to conserve all the
wafer posaible, and It la estimated
thnt several million gallons would be
required for a sizable skating pond.
There Is also the matter of suitable
dams. The communication says tha'
tho contractors ia making good pro
gress on the park and that next year
there will be a swimming pool, skat ing
pond and other sporting facili
ties. Musicale
OF
Musical Club
AT
CLUVAS WILLIAMS
OFFICE AND ARE
SPILL THE. BAD NEWS
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