New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1921, Page 6

74 H'earl-d. COMPANY, “JEST RUMINATIN.” (Robert Russcll.) Now is it best some NEW BRITAIN DA ‘ shows that she would be something of this form ot com- mand. One may easily believe that THE P GREAT AMERICAN From a Fireman. i a sympathizer, in to have "she did try things out—new war flour and all the atrocities February 19, 1921 . To the Editor of the New Britain Herald:— - In asiking the people of New Bri- & tain (o give favorable ' consideration friends an' enemies as well, or g0 along with neither for this little breathin’ spell we pass upon this earth o' ours? Should we ne'er rage or wail, or should we, every little while, help wag od) At 418 Church street the of rest HOWS A PERSON GOING Jo GET OUT OF THIS at New Britaln r. medlum in hd press ntitled feation of all news otherwise eredited also local RELIE n pretty well hit and It s safo ds have been made tively comfortable ther has been and those Im- the this pes not daunt lowinh ge and hich |Is morrow te ity for clothing, blankets, etc. to be Europo race in loyalty o admirable make a Jows in agpeal is now or the Jews as an pr people of that this country have to peal all become as las loyal Americans as living in movements for qrganizations; “drives” for loyal any certain sentiment that pulls more ¥y conceive when ed to help the n race. They will belleved they had extent , of their fil impel them to ore and more believed their usted. the blood, in no loyalty to causes by Jews, will be is hoped that their ity to help more rope will be suc- ing. OTHERS. p sald “T'd dle for has come quickly: for me.” Almost ing been a more than would have tly there has ap- of three young They the leper colony to devote the caring for these 0 of the young land, one from which prompt- home—it lives few of us have ¥ [ition army. Mission among been establish- ), Almost the en- caring for theso by the Salvation- Nng women repre- has gone before reason to doubt this place inspired o do good reason act of sacrifice ce in the man and lens, why the heart wom or the com MORE. od ot money from interest will id to learn of the in bankruptcy d to back to thus re pay money are able nd to find secure such unfair, on first B who Invested gle $150 that lve back he pis | he does mot become a | there some mad dog's tall? It's easy to Jest go along a-noddin o our head, agreein’ noncom- mitally with what that feller sald, but does it bring us many friends who'll throuch thick thin, or does it give us e'er the chance to help those friends to win? O' course it isn't good to seck ecach chance to criticize: but shouldn't we denounce a thing know is far from wise? An' shouldn’'t we be glad to give some praise where praise s due, although ‘twould bring same jealousy to him or them or you? By passin’ on good worde we hear o' Tom or Jack or Jim, if thoy're deserved, we're pretty sure to make a friend him. Base flattery is ‘rot Twon't help the men who take or give: but praise deserved Inspires men in those drab they live. Let ene- mies accuse you o' befriendin’ those they hate: perhaps they'll realize they err afore it is too late. So pass along the cheerin' word; be sure it's truth you tell—I guess it's best have the friends an' ene- mies ns well, stand an’ we lves to creditors of the man now in jail, will share equally—in if 1t is found impossible of the “dividends” declared the came-on man theory at least, even to se- cure all by BURNING The American BRIDGES. Representative, un- official, on the Reparations Commission will read to that body tomorrow, it is that the ‘‘unable said, a statement declaring United States feels that it is to with the Allied Powers and elsewhere in the reparations plan which seems to involve a change in the treaty.'’ Of course this statement may be said Wilson's; the stand taken to be President Wilson's. And the final son for such withdrawal is that the treaty may be changed. The follow- ing, taken from the statement the American representative will give, is significant. It (the U. 8.) fully the great difficuity of these problems and recognizes the value of unified action; but cooperate at Brussels to be DPresident realizes as it cannot at present take part in such a discussion or even express any views upon the subject discussed, it feels that it is undesirable to re- tain even unofficial representation on a commission that is likely to be charged with the execution of such plans."”” The statement begins by saying that all representation upon the commission was, in the beginning, unofficial in an- ticipation of ratification of the Treaty of Versallles by the powers . the United States has not rati- fled and, as time has passed, official the slon gradually has become anomalous The representation of the United States on league commissions always was anomalous if™it were to be- signatory its un- representation on commis- various come so the moment made In tho treaty changes were They were bound The repudiation by thix coun- President to come. try of the League Wilson's League, or the late election may be taken as such, made that position all the more impossible. But the retirement the United States’ representative from this Repar- ations Commission scems the burning of the last bridge which connected us to the Allies. It is to be regretted as other severance of this country from the rest of the world is to be regretted. than all it is the last evi- dence of President Wilson's clinging to in existence, if of But more the Treaty of Versailles—as it stood the day he threw his life into the fight for it. No change. As long as a change is contemplated nothing excuses us This is, be his from further recognition of it and probably always will . HOOVER. While the “this attempting, with pretty good success, to muke the food, & lot of wondered about Mrs. Hoover, how sho liked it and what she did. that “this Herbert the be war was in progress and man Hoover” was country save women Now man Hoover” has become Hoover, known admired world that keen disappointmrcat if mamber of President-elect Harding'sy Cabinet, we some fagts, Hoover's over; now will and | are apt to believe anyway—that Her- Hoover, in official is a pretty fine sort of a bert position or out of it, man and would make choice of a pretty fine sort ot wife. Even though there be “No rest for the weary’’ many would rather b e weary than out of work. “Connecticut Town Has Two Wom- Plenty of work for them among their own sex —stop those “killing’’ glances and the detenscless en Constables,” headline. girls' “'stealing™ into hearta, that the us all Now Sleeping Sickness' is with employes should keep their éyes wide open. "Tis said Mr. Harding's ability to ““keep his eye on the ball” in golf is a good of what omen, Perbaps—if wé knhew the ball consisted. “Dry Agents Suspecious when Hus- bands flock to Bakery, headline. How husbands are misjudged. Later: Bakery proprietor is arrested for al- leged “‘moonshining.” Although the word “kick has taken the place of the word “punch"” the punch now lacks the kick. We wonder if Democratic women will their political prejudices fare enough to refrain from wearing the smart “Harding Blue''—whatever that carry is? When one starts off For Hartford, One needs have Small concern, For railroads Have provided Good service In return WHO TOOK IT DOWN? The sign is down, who took it down? The boys that crossed the stormy sea, Who fought and bled and died For land and ltberty. The sign is down, who took it down? All the men of the New Britain town, Men who never heard the cannon roar, Nor ever saw the flash of steel, As man meets man to win or die. The sign is down, who took it down? The broken home, the vacant chair. The mother kneels in earnest prayer ‘While father drops a silent tear APARTMENT WITH THAT THING PARKED RIGHT IN The DOORWAY ? THIS IS NO GARAGE! which we trust are relegated into the discard, before it was advocated. The little sidelight on the Hoover family merely indicates the thing we e = ~ THE MAN FROM THE FLAT ABOVE MAKES His FIRST CALL~ THE OBSERVER MAKES RANDOM O :3SERVATIONS == ON — THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE. Unless the better element in New Britain wishes to surrender control of ciyic matters to a clique which is fast accumulating a follgwing, they must take more interest in public affairs and show that interest by ac- tive work. Until three or four years ago New Britain could be counted upon to support for office men whose families had been intimately asso- ciated with our growth for several generations or at least to listen to the words of counsel of these men. A radical change has come over the city and instead of listening to those who have the real interests of New Britain at heart, the public heeds 1 ' passed the laughing stage. ' those out the rancor against accumulated capital that slumbers in the breasts of most of us. This person has gone ‘80 far as to mention names. One man in particular against whom the mud-slinger has aimed his ammuni- tion has proved to be a public bene- : factor on more than one occasion and \fortunately the only damage done was the soiling of the hands of the , detractor. i Manufacturers, like others, have ‘had the valuation of their property ia non-resident who came here with- ! out prejudice and merely working for .his salary. Until it can be shown As he thinks of the boy he loved so | 9nly the advise of a small coterie of | that they were not increased in pro- dear. The sign is down, who took it down? The cross on which the Saviour died No doubt has turned to dust. And so the boys that crossed the tide Shall forever live on the other side. The, sign is down, who took it down? The' years will come, the years will go. Tt haa ever been so. But the sign no more you'll see. But when you have life's stormy sea And reached the other side, The boys will be there by the Sav- ifour’s side, Who fought and bled and died For God and Liberty. 8. crossed H. SHULTIS&. 25 YEARS AGO (From The Herald of That Date). Rev. and Mrs. & G. Ohman have returned from their trip‘ to Brook- lyn. @ About 30 of the young ladies of | Miss Porter's school at Farmington attended the services at the St. Mark's church last night. Ice at the town farm waa started to be cut today and will bo stored away In the barn for spring. Tho Nelson Athletic club of New York has a game scheduled with the local Y. M. C. A. for next Saturday night, it was announced today. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Mills are visit- ing in New York for a short time. The anniversary of the Vega so- ciety will be celebrated tonight at Turner hall. PICADORS STRIKE Spanish Bull Fighting Promoters ving Their Troubles Madrid, Feb. 19.—Organization of this vear's classic bullfighters in the Spanish provinces is encountering difficulties as the picadors demand higher pay. Teams which should have left Madrid for the provinces re- mained in tre city, the banderilleros having made common cause with the picadars and refused to engage in e tour. L THIRD 'and just enough animus against poorly-informed persons lacking in understanding of economics and bus- iness theories and depending almost exclusively on appealing to the pas- sion of class rule. An example of the demagogy to which we refer may be found in the | utterances of one of these persons in insisting that the manufacturing interests are not paying the tax they should pay. His words and printed statements are cunningly conceived and just as cunningly put together, in- dustrial leaders is contained to bring portion to John Jones, who owns his { own little home, perhaps no official recognition of the fault-finder will be taken. But to return to the original { thought, young men, aided by the women's vote, who are anxious to re- i establish conservatism and to down radicalism and everything that smells { of political typhus, must organize to lreslst the invader. They should take !an active part in city meetings and in clections and when they hear a state- ment made by some irresponsible in- dividual who is always thinking how FACTS AND FANCIES By The present tense of the verb to buy is charge it. Businese is eager once more to re- sume, if only consumers again will consume. If only Senator Watson would in- troduce a bill to monetize oil well stock! —_— There is a growing fear that normalcy may mean an era of dollar- a-day men, of all 5 knew, the saddest are these: note is due.” sad words the world e’er “Your Thirty-three Robberies in Ten Days Headline. This doesn’t include coal sales. And another reason ior the house shortage is the habit of starting a fire in the kitchen range with kerosene. How times change. Once money made the mare go, and now a jitney makes the money go. ROBERT QUILLEN ‘Whiskey is good for the complexion, Eh? No, you rub it on at night before retiring. bors’ affairs. Things are looking brighter for the Sinn Fein. Admiral Sims has declared against it. The song writers seem to be over- looking a bet. They haven’t given us the Deflation Blues. When Deacon Brown loses money, he always gets even by refusing to help pay the preacher’'s salary, GUESS TW OOLLAR, A% IO LR IN XW CLOVOY — m“?x“?anm LININY The dollar is once more re- | spectable, and the next task is to per- suade it to come out of hiding. Once there was a man who did a ' good deed and didn't brag about it. He died before he had a chance to talk to anybody. Children are whipped for two rea- son . stitutions and that the rule of . form of government . ‘unclean tongues in politics. {increased on the recommendation of | | Dame Nature is having a joke at the expense of one John Frost. | crocuses and other hulb plants in the | sun nearly | weather arrives. The nose that is kept on te grind- | stone is seldom thrust into the necigh- | | sentative citizens took their pen in ‘were others whose N NSNS I SN | should ask for. proof of the state- ment or demand that the speaker swallow his words. We are all too | lenient with the man who attacks our civil institutions. If we are to con- tinue to show that lenient spirit we shall seon find that we have no in- the mob, led by demagogues, is the only we possess. The situation in New Britain has There are lusting for power who will abuse that power once they get it. They are not qualified to as- sume charge of public affairs and they must be shown their place. The women can play a big role in the coming city meeting. They can drive | the dcmagogues out and prove that | the country made no mistake when | it granted them the franchise. Woman | instinct seldom fails. Woman in- stinct will tell the women how to dis- tinguish between the tlean and the he can feather his own nest they | . .. Reports have been received of blue- birds being seen in various parts of New England and some of the old settlers report picking ripe straw- berries for breakfast, indicating that practical Additional testimony that spring is about to burst upon us comes from the southwestern section of the city where a woman asserts that herl back yard are making their appear- ance, much to her dismay as she | fears that a nip of cold weather will ruin them. The spot where the crocuses. etc., are coming up is exposed to the all She was quite surprised upon & into the yard a few davs ago to sce green ' things | poking their heads above ground and | upon investigatin she learned that her bulbs had become tired of thei~ earthly prison and were popping forth. This will be good news for the men who have been trying to make their winter overcoats “go” until warm The fine art of “writing to the edi- tor about it” by men prominent in our municipal life seems to be on the decline. Time was when repre- hand almost every week and ex- pressed their opinions on topics of thd day. This practice has died out, much to the regret of those people who would like to learn the personal wews of the men we look upon as leaders. One of the old timers whose com- munications appeared regularly in the newspapers was the late Judge John Walsh. He was a master of argument :nd his eszays were models of fine English. He never wrote briefly but discussed the question in his mind thoroughly, sometimes sup- plying interesting reading matter enough to fill several columns. He was an exception, however, and few men have followed his course. There communications were quite as interesting. It would | be an excellent habit for the leading men of New Britain to form again. Come on, you old timers, forget the Morris chair for a while and get busy. What a wealth of pugilistic talent we have discovered within the past s few days. Why not stage a bout at- because they need it, and be- the State Armory and have *‘Honest | three | justice. | 26k for something other men | require at least three .members, |to the two platoon system for the fire department we are only appeal- | ing to their sense of fair play and . We do not ask for priv- | ileges not granted to other men who i are working for a living, but we do do have—the right' to share in the en- joyments of home life and live like human beings. Please consider the situation of a fireman who is married and has children. He would like to spend part of his time with them; he would. like to partake of the com- forts of home that men in every' other walk of life enjoy. ~Under present conditions it is imposdible i for him to do so. His visits home are practically restricted to meal - time. That is"all his ‘amily sees of him with the exception of his day off a week. No matter else you seek, you wili find that men are allowed to be one of the family instead of being mere visitors and | strangers to their children. Is it fair to the firemen? Is it fair to their wives and children? Is it humane, as we of the twentieth century understand humane treat- ' ment? An advertisement was recently published in the newspapers asking the women of-New Britain to attend the city meceting and help keep ap- propriations down. We rempectful- ly urge that women do attepd ihe city mceting and give our case con- | sideration. Our wives are just like other women-—they want their hus- bands to be part of the family circle. Our children are just like other chil- { dren—they want their daddies to ¢come home and be with them and hear their little voices say “Now .I lay me down to sleep.” If the women of New Britain will look at the .ques- n from this angle we are -confi- dent they will vote for the two pla.’ toon system beciuse no one knows’ better than a woman that a, isn't rcally a home with the absent all the time. . Yes, we. welcome women at the clty meeting because we feel that they will be. our friends and we appeal to them to come and support us. A Respectfully yours, Another Friend of thee New Britain Firemen. Fo: High School Parents. At the last meeting of tha Lol School Parent and Teachers' assbcia- tion a resolution was passed creat- ing a central council considting of cighteen parents, to be chosen by the officers and executive board, together with the officers and executive board of the P. T. A. the school admjnis- tration and such teachers as may be interested .to be present. This ¢#u cil held its first mecting on Monday, I'cbruary 14. Its purpose is to con- § sider in informal debate such mat- ters as call for the action co-opperas tion and mutual understanding ‘of educators and parents. A committes of threa was chosen te put ind ter form the conclusions of cach cussion. It is hoped that parents may feel it a privilege to co-operate with this council by sending o tho school, care of P. T. A.’ anonymously, or with sighature, any constructive suggestions, Why We Should Have a Veterans’ Clubhousc. The New Britain Herald: Wit you be kind enough to allow mie a space in your paper concerning the so-called ‘‘Soldier's Home.'’ At last Wednesday evening's meeting the Common Councii disapproved an appropriation of $2.080 for a clubhouse and §3,000 for a service department. IPour veteran or riziations were have headquurters build n: me! Veter Ameri dlers bincd 1 crshin o hundreds ef other ¢ ce men not niembe any soldiers’ organization who would use this building. During the present business slump a number of men would make use of such a home. THese men would have ja place to meet their ‘‘Buddies,"" or% employment and to get information Vocational Training, Government In- surance, Compensation, Public Health Service, State Aid and such matters concerning ex-service men. If the ex- soldiers of New Britain had such a. home it would keep them away from- pool rooms, bowling alleys and street corners. Numbered among these men who, would use a club are rightly called ‘the real heroes of the war, those who have given of their blood and bone in de- fense of American ideals. Many of these men are not physically able to work or/to take Vocational Training and the club is a great boon to them. As we all know the soldiers of the recent war were the last to be hired and naturally the first to be laid off during this spell of hard times. The city of New Britain owes a debt to | those who served, just as much as the state and nation and we believe the citizens of New Britain would like to have the soldiers, sailors and marines taken care of. The $3,000 asked for, for the e*— lishment of a service department wauld one selected from the Veterans of Foreign Wars, one from the American Legion and a public stenographer. With these members all com| sation_ claims, nsurance: