New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 14, 1921, Page 6

at 418 ireh street. t New Britain Matter. wmedium in bBooks And press advertisers Press. exclusively entitied ontion of all news otherwine eredit local news pul fraud te both national and ns of d a city advert! tonig ates of the board tion #and a recomen- | rate be t the 4 upon to support into the public for running spent at property every thousand own in taxable fmate includes a mills which has led which er the additional @actual rate is, of put the additional o all offects and 1 the 21.7 mill year we paid at Including the extra more last year and average increase r property of ap- oent. The amount we must pay tho posted about that ings had been so id have had amount of cash this year, includ should have been of 18 mills. It than that. There- not argue that the duced. Taking in- in valuation, , notwithstanding dits that which are faith- henchmen and or the powers that to pay more cash in the majority of to emanate rally resents an ef- wool over Iis subterfuge. We the political future he local politicians or tax rate, we are is no use in pre- * rate is going into he lowered. We proportion, pt than we did last “paper’ eyes are proportionate are go- under tax has jher matter whether o tax or not. We r resentment over- gment ot the city. The com- itaelt conditions, keop at a reasonable y owners will see a fselves If the streets homes become jlon that ibecome discouraged. do not irks, a good ting, lack erous other things missioners are sup with, our holdings e depreciated by ding that the city's from year year #o in value. There to pay a debt of the pting by" the levying when the debt the amount of ultimately be obliged regard a big debt as jur property, which d but which gives . to upon. § should regard the ng a purchase. olu . in meeting to keep Ite to in prospective have ado- water of street to work NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY and be prepared your | recommendations at the city meeting Do not, however, go at a reduction in taxes without what to make ar otherwise, blindly thoro it means to you. You owe that to the city VALENTINE'S DAY, very that Many of the older ones have not for- wotten childhood and of hanging the The know young people at least today is Valentine's Day their the fun valentines, sentiment- al or comic, on the of acquaintances and then all the that handle the doors of their “beating it with was in them Certainly the very of the on this day, “beat” and many know that St. Valen- aa- young older ones do not D., a Christian martyr, The therefore, makes it in 2 A tine, wa beh of the unlikely that it ed tragedy the custom, ancient is, sending us of valentines on this day originated in although the name of the saint is given to it There is the tradition thas day the birds select their ma traced back it Traces of the observance memory of the awful event this The the ob of s, custom is also to Roman Lupercalia when was served. the custom have practices of anclent Europe. So we may call Day,” eliminating thought the death of the We the pagans observed something of the that in the of been found the northern’ pagans today “‘Valentine's the prefix—taking the as far away as possible man «f that from good ancient times may forget same custom day. But it adds a pretty thought to the giving or sending of valentines member that the birds are said have indicated to each that they cared for one another. One may think of the very young birds and the very young children, timidly their expressions of affection frightened bold- in the darkness of is remembered to- o re- to other of- tering and then, ness, flying away the evening. And to the older people may that a little valentine for member would by their it be suggested a of the evening gathering less the young man his “best girl” if he, the day with valentine in ac each the family not make pleasant—nor would be ridiculed by remembered pretty or comic ance with his view of their ship. The observance of the day bit of brightness to life. too, relat adds g THE VAMPIRE. The Vampire is not “a dead person superstitiously belteved able leave the grave during the night and suck Yhe blood of living persons while The Vampire is a dead Vampire but to be to not all, Moreover the the sight of blood, by its color. especially asleep.” one at is at- other at- hates tracted Belleving people, men, to be so tracted the Vampire often the it nature has not attended to this little matter properly Not has little uses it on lips being a dead one the Vampire use for those who are. With languid the courages its victims to be very lassitude Vampire eu- much The Vampire fixes its artificially brilliant the of Its species and in deed attempts to imitate. alive eye on most notorious act, word and In this imitation the Vampire is us- ually a dismal failure except in small communities where the comparatively unknown, communities where the obliged to fall back upon those in natural or creature s in larger Vampire Is little his- or versed unnatural tory. It is well to note the characteristics of the Vampire, for the specles about to die out, it not is In its death struggles upon flelds that do its Jjurisdiction. It grown usually concealed, in its desperation, bared criticism beyond has trespassed within claws, come has and has, its for ita breast to wont. It is predicted tbat the next gener- ation of Vampires will entice by their seclusion, attract by their ex- cessive moderation, enthrall by their intemperate temperance in the matter of feathers and features. Thus the generation of Vampires will be- the next come all more dangerous. NAVAL PROGRAN. It is unfortunate that foreign policy of the United States is not known now, while the naval appropriations bill is being discussed by Senators. That policy must await word from President-elect Harding. It is so Interwoven with ithd propriety of the t the latter can- upon, and unt the future our “JEST RUMINATI (Robert Russell.) There's rills an’ that; incJudin’® poetry in rocks an’ trees an’' things like there's poetry in everythin’ your ol hat The trouhle is we cannot see the poetry that's there—especially in things that make a feller tear his hair. An’ yet if you are lookin’ for that sort o' rhythmic swing, you'll find it in the routine acts your daily doin’s bring. You see a feller help some poor ol’ wom- an on the street—there's poetry in that e'en though the chap be some dead beat. You get a bill you cannot pay—a tragedy lies there; the story that’'s behind it makes your epic pretty fair. You sweep the floor, then mop your brow; that one plain, simple deed, is all the inspiration lots o' proper poets need. But serious considered life is full o' things that's fine, perhaps they don't impress your heart, perhaps they don’t touch mine; but put this in your pipe an’ smokc—don't keep a-scoffin at the poetry that lies in each day's deeds an' things like that — preparedness would come with poor the United States—right as the continuante of our naval pro- gram appears Senator Poindexter's words gard to the reporting of the resolu- tion of the Naval Affairs Committee, are significant of the Naval Affairs Committee,” said, “in reporting the favor of an effort by the United States among the looking to the armaments. The com- mittee with the Senator from Idaho (Borah) on that subject, is of the opinion if, before sitting down at the conference with those powers the United should disarm itself by the suspension of the naval construction which is anywhere near equality with some of them' to maintain its relative position with the others, it in a position of inferiority in thc negotiations.” not be unfair to the conclusion that President- elect Harding has not much faith in the possibility of making a working agreement with other strong naval powers in the matter of disarmament, at the same time holding to his de- nunciation of the League of Nations as it now exists. He has advocated a strong navy. He has “‘scrapped” the League. former policy ter. grace from to be. in re- “*The opinion he resolution, was to obtain an agreement great navak limitation of is not powers in agreement but the committee table States practically prozram necessary to bring it or would be Perhaps it would reach more or less Possibly the was a result of the lat- These positions were taken some Mr. Harding. Since the disarmament matter has become vital time ago by so his position may Whether or have changed. not Senator Poindexter's remarks—which. incidentally, were the report on the resolution—indicate a bit of ‘“strad- dling”” or a tendenay to wait before committing the Naval Affairs Com- mittee more definitely, is a question. At least we may seize upon his words regarding the folly of abandoning our naval program, as good. We cannot afford to weaken ourselves, then urge other nations to follow our ex- We would be wise in /this abandonment of our plans only after we are sure the other powers occu- py better position in the matter than does our country. not embodied in ample. no ‘hough cares you may fail to worry as water rolls off a duck’'s back, reason for seeking cares as the duck seeks the water. there is no e Some people say they would rather have streets with no holes in them than a hospital. As no city seems able to get the former it is wise to have the obtainable latter. “Hard Task Faces British Premier,” headline. Most men are not British Premiers, but would state he has no monopoly. ““Nine-tenths Base libel! Official declares Nation is Dry.” all dry. s of We're Talk about “turning in graves.” It's passing strange that an old looking- glass does not shatter when reflecting the image of some of the girls today, arrayed for the street. of Familiarity breeds contempt,” only if it is deserved. The question no longer is: ‘“How does he manage to live?" but rather “Where does he get it?" . If you are not appreciated in your own home it is quite possibly be- - 't de- in | 14, 1921, FACTS AND FANCIES I By ROBERT QUILLEN . Scotch dialect: time stuff.” “Thish is—hic—ol’- The man who leads a double life must be aliastute, The biggest hold-up job on record is that of Atlas | e o only thing that hasn't ’ds'reusd in value is a job. When the boss is losing money, he 1.. prone to believe that the laborer is worthy of his ire. They tell us the briuging money wil portant thing however, jobs with them. immigrants are h them. The im- is to bring News item, 1976: ““The premiers met today to discuss means of applying the Versailles treaty. You can say one thing for Lenine's government, It didn't waste any time in checking the Crimea wave. S sres The Chicago washwoman who has gone into politics should show some class at political tub-thumping. to in- out. The people are always eager weep over their wrongs if some telligent agitator will point ‘em A British diplomat says Turkey will come back. Which, being interpreted, means: ‘“Welcome, backsheesh.” If disarmament doesn’'t make us love one another, it will at least make it cheaper to hate one another. We¢ know now that Columbus did make an egg stand on end, A waiter served us the egg the other day, hard boiled. We recognize it by the crack and other signs. Office hunters who get stung will probably think there is little difference between a cornetist and a hornetist. We common people can at least be thankful that the federal reserve board stopped us before we got to the monocle stage. The more one studies the condition of the world, the greater his suspicion that somebody has placed an ef- ficiency cxpert in charge. The philanthropist doesn’t let his left hand know what his right hand is doing. His right hand is writing the story for the newspapers, When you see a former doughboy with a smile of supreme contentment on his face, you know that he has } just said “Hello, bub” to a lieutenant i ‘n uniform. There was a voung lady of Niger, went to ride on the back of a tiger: the tiger was blind, and the police judge opined the young lady had l mooshine inside 'er. New Britain Boys’ Club News DITED BY A Nl) IN "l‘ C. EMERSON, Editor. J. KERELEJZ FEBRUARY HE INTEREST OF BOYS i A, Asst. Editor. B. HUCH, Shop Mer. 2l | 14, 1921. NO 5: f THOUGHT To live a successful life right thinking is absolutely necessary, for mind is.the basic force of all achieve- ment. Right thoughts result in right actions, and wrong actions bring fail- ure. Therefore guard your thoughts. Keep your mind filled 'with thoughts of health, happiness and prosperity. What we are today is the accumulat- ed result of our past thinking, and what our future will be depends on our present and future thinking. ACTIVITIES DURING THE PAST WEEK Monday—Troop No. 10 played the Wolf Cubs. Score, Troop No. 10, 10, Wolf Cubs, 16. Tuesday—The Rev. John L. Davis addressed the boys on the subject of “Habits.” Other visitors, H. Hatch, Leon Sprague. Bristol Boys' Club Juniors played Troop No. 10, seniors. Score, Bristol B. C. 37, Troop No. 10 Seniors, 13. Wednesday—Classes in all depart- ménts. Thursday—New Britain State Trade - ——— school played the Boys' Club Eagles. Score, N. B. Trade school 29, B. C. Eagles 12. Friday—Meriden Boys' Club Seniors played the New Britain Boys' Club Panthers. Score, Meriden Boys' club 4, Boys' club Panthers 24. Boys' Club Comets played Terryville Boy Scouts. Score, Comets 21, Boy Scouts 20. DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS CLUB? My friend, have you Club for Boys On the banks of the River Work, Where the noise of the bustle fills the air And high ambitions lurk? It lies in the valley of Nows-the-time, In the province of No-Delay; It's the home of the careful, . alert, Where the big Stick-to-it-Stay. The Club is as young as the day be- fore, And it grows in the darkest vear; It is wrapped in the sunshine of suc- cessful dreams And praises are sung to its honest schemes And echoed in joyous cheers. heard of the ever The more easily a match is lighted the more quickly it is apt to burn up. “Pine”’ has replaced ‘“Wine” with women and song. but the second. of the trio has lost mone of her ef- fectiveness. \ 25 YEARS AGO (From The Herald of 'hat Date). The Burritt Grange will give an en- | A. M. hall tertainment at the O. U. this evening, Haward M. Steele left with a party of friends on a coon hunt in the di- rection of Farmington this morning. There was an attendance of 504 last | week at the Boys' club. MRS. KELLY TO SPEAK. ] — | Head of McAll Mission Association to Be Here Wednesday. Mrs. Frank B. Kelly of Elizabeth, New Jersey, president of the Ameri- can branch of the McAll Association, will address the local auxiliary at the First church chapel Wednesday aft- ernoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Kelly wril tell of the work in France and the association’s activities along the lines of welfare work. A plan is under way for consolidat- ' ing the local Plainville councils of Chosen Friends. There will be nccordion at Schmarr's Cafe tonight. L, Hatch has purchased the dwelling at 45 Sheffield street. The Turner society is making plans for holding a masquerade in the hall Tuesday night. COMMUNICATED. Income Tax Collectors. The New Britain Herald, . New Britain, Conn. Dear Sir: Would you kindly tell me through the columns of your pa- per, at what hour and at what bunk on February 19th, a revenue deputy will be stationed to assist in making out income tax returns. or _this a drawing for an The light weight THE McMILLAN STORE, iNC. —ALWAYS RELIABLE— (1892| 0UR {1921 e e v raea 29:h ANNIVERSARY SALE | —Begins— WEDNESDAY, FEB. For Twe Days Only 16th Yes, a whele year has pasted by since our last Anniversary Sale and again we have prepared for the banner event of our year. Only this year market conditions are such that we have been able to secure merchandise at prices un- dreamed of at the time of our sale a year ago, and way under today’s low prices. This notice is principally to tell you to read our advertisement carefully tomorrow night. Read every item—nete the reductions. . For 20 years we have sold dependable merchan- dise at fair prices. Without splurge or splash we have carried on our business with “Quality of Mer- chandise” ever foremost in our thoughts. : COME WEDNESDAY AND SEE WHAT WE - OFFER YOU AT THIS, OUR GREATEST AN- NUAL EVENT. WOMAN’S CLUB MEETING. I .\l(‘mb(‘l‘ Entitled to Br Guesi Tomorrow Evening. The New Br most art critics and is connected with ! the editorial department of Scribner's ™ magazine. He has spoken hefore many organizations and art societies’ and schools, including the Art Insti- tute of Chicago, the Yale. School of Fine Arts and others. *“The Coilect- or of Art Critics” of New Yotk speaks very highly of Mr. Carring- ton. Each member of the Woman's club is entitled (o bring a guest. Each in Woman's club will observe Guests’ Night tomorrow even- ing at 8 o'clock at the Y. W. C. A, when James Beebe Carrington will speak on “American [llustrators and Their Work.” He is the son of the late General H. B. Carrington, .U S. A., and is regarded as one of the fore- Maibohm S1% New models are on exhibiticn at Hartford Auto Show this week. JOHNSON & WEZOWICZ Local Distributors. THE SMALL CAR SENSATIO AT THE SHOW Haynes Fifty five passenger with big car power and super: iority. It represents the advantages of 27 years of Haynes manu- facturing of high grade quality at its price of $1985. We confidently believe it the greatest value ever offered at t't figure. Be sure to see it with other Haynes cars at spaces 55 and 56, Hartford Auto Show.