New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 5, 1921, Page 6

. d. COMPANT, od) 418 hurch street. Offios at New Britaln Matter, —_— ONE CALLS: advertising medium Clroulation ks and pr open to advertl The Assacinted Procs. Pross s _sxolustvely tor repubfication of all news i1t or not otherwise credited and alse local news pub- . Bureau of Cir national " " rganisation s and advor st * . cirewlatio: upon this audit. This insures minst fraud I newspaper ures to both national and . a ot vote ha meeting was tneflicacy in ity imple of th s belleved fth ull taxes might that a e dis affair a veak was atte pathos in In that of the npt at elty is o here to was a it trugedy the the first be scen fons of “elty meet ors had « majority. But fove this. They had also ce of latoon or majority, it hey did have more ad- the dividing who the noise people had a is be- opposition was of the house. re will say hon- higher tax d of finance But obably not “now voting, as present- and taxa- this is incapable of tor the what the not upon were and at that nst the time could votes of those pertain-, two-pla- question fate and " on as the vaus of the rity’s budget iption of the two-pla- F firemen, ‘was passc ¥ Wodget yet to be Cwas two-platoon further action is tak- with house the call- later declared system lopted together t mure people at @ the the low tax rate hg the two-platoon |to I the city latter o budiet by adopted without a us an had te proposition car- ent or provision n system. If, had no there- rate plan been without taking it up would have been de- i known what they it and it @ firemen’s worted th on the carried it system sinconsciously of the yor Curtis did urn at this point had been offered ision of two- at the polls. Here ded and the amond- came the got offered d taxation fa many who amends firemen side of the the amend- or psychology the amend- by the oring stem. The oring this the side held the jeteated the amend- In mayor amend- of the number of other of presumed action he passage the ourse he I mendmen shov-od, which was cor- eversed the merely and asked =platoon those system to the other side they taken sido opposing ad Heved that they it ing to the cited of the alled of the taxpayoery' bad begen put to a week had physically im- rowd merely to majority in all prob postponement | reason | Present K | ated their own purpose. Had all remained quiet and allowed the items to be voted upon intellgently, they ha the lower rate adopted being the been “Put the the this could could in prope ve the al items or made —and toon system would have beaten. But the cry kept tax rate coming, low to a vote.” Under correct or incorre not d An item or read—then would Le loose. ruling two was be ne a cry pandemonium break The it fire- it had powe had the enough voters deserted men's two-platoon system, which, i% belicved, would have Thus men would have voted for and th the two- thin w mendment nst the two- the taxpayers’ ngainst same m tem board's budget; a when plate the platoon system was presented. little man wants the rate he right to for it. me to those 'favoring budget If a tainly The the is domment to make. low tax cer- has a vote applic ite pre the ared by entatives elected and appointed to do this wor But either must try to desired result legally that ’ accomplish the and finality. A« the in a way will assure high tax the matter stands the effect and two- As the matter stands tax. It the high tax may rate goes into platoon system his he re- that passed, the city in + man must pay fuses and pleads vate was illegally answer, in court, by putting duly minutes of meeting the xpayer to that the meeting, prima facie evidence, are in- correct, but that the decision of the Mayor was wrong. This, it is believed, be impossibility in spite of the cely a man wpproved The refusing the city dence the burden then falls upon prove, not the minutes of physical tact believes will a that sc rate it did or majority what high re- the vote if that present or, the knew ceived a-majority aia belleves of they not, the people wera voting about. VEILED HUSBANDS. Far, far away from tiis land where received is have at last “their the women something of rights” there husbands go must seek bashtul they w tribe where where a bef rather they them: coyly velled; they may ex- epted cherish the large “dowry’ re pect to find or be by some woman: where pittance the wife gives where they feet arc woman does not hés- that dirt, comes from where upon information “An- swers,” London, and the tribe referre the Tiaregs of fthe Tripoll Desert. Thet is right,” ories the safle that the ltves of men and women the and itate walk The to It s to say best is made of the where women rule hand in the silken sort of artisfic fhe women of that tribe adopt 1t beautiful think wuch a land— a woman's Ideuls were all there—there beautifully en- glove—or what- with the iron cased ever hand- would he to of land where that guided life's where the belittled develop himself and thg N his would the means tions; a land base quali- tles of man were where he had no chance alfairs low order of But there The only to his along intellect dictate. fly legitimate ointment of mak- ing a living among this tribe seems to the the for Arab is a in camels and the leaders be rearing carrying of goods But of say this 1s an awfully ordinary sort existence, the small the w The cumulate and of therefore who would suffic him a wife, must seek other means of He aided and abetted women. Robber pay tribe. is n the man, ac- a dowry ent to bring gaining it does by the bands are ssful which the the formed, and the with ot are succes laden =poils come from sources which women feet of are aware, laid at the loved And prizes are great enough, one the loved ones accept—if the MEXICO AND THE U, Always Interesting, sometimes give the documents un- United assuring isures to safeguard Am. and there by ruly Mexico, must States writter necessary m eviean lives property 1t recogmized government, says Senator Fall, Hurding’s choice for the retary of the Interior Fall knows about gs the Mexican situation as public lfe. It might be that he is not the political tion is made that a commis- be- this Presi- fore ean be dent post And much of Sec Senator concerning vayone wdded tamiliar in however. with un- game. Sugg #lon be appo'nted to determine recip- american prop- erty in Mexico and Mexican property Amer . undary disputes; he Texas D rocal Aamares to commyission to deter- to establish omitted | two-pla- | raised and been the case. | repres- | its | 1s the dirt beneath woman's | extrem ist pvering | “JEST RUMINATIN".” (Rebert Russell.) We take for granted lots o' things without a single thought o' how we come to have ‘em or how dearly they are bought. We letter for two cemts’ an’ tellin’ some mail that much to pay for distant chap to n't some things The postman to our door—no easy job: we up a downstairs door by pushin® knob. We turn a the flame by—we far want say. letters we brings our open of screw; there comes cook don't | to our victuals the ease o | livin’, you an’ 1. There | bly were knockers in the oldea | days when folk had ngune o' these appliances to lighten up | their yoke. But livin’ sure was { harder yet they were a sturdy | lot; their pleasures were far | simpler than the joys that we | have got. Now progress brings [| 1ess work. perhaps, an' cer- more fun—we ain’t com- 1 pletely “‘tuckered out” when | day’s work is done. Let's progressin’ but let's | cling to that old-fashioned trait which kept the ancient pioneers true, sturdy, strong an’ straight. appreciate tainly cach keep | such an agreement should be written | down in a protocol to be included in recognition of | the Mexican government. {a treaty following the has shown a dis- country out for himself in his capacity before making official Certainly | he dia all that he could to display a | desire for the friendship of the | United States just before his election. He has maintained si- lence that brings surprised pleasure. It is believed even that “‘written docu- ments” might be worth the paper on which they were writ- ten, in his eyes. | There should be no haste to [ to the conclusion that President Obre- gon has begun to achieve wonders in There is still that President Obregon his new | | position to try overtures. the sort of more than jump | fedr . | hiss vexations territory. and will be always, probab | hatrea of the “Gringo” in Me the Mexican blood for years. ico that has been in so many The plan suggested, however, gives to work and, for good faith on the part of Mexico, that de- something on hoping will be concrete for some believe it into something will settle veloped which this vexing question ime %0 near home. — GONE—WILSON, President Woodrow limped from the White ing. And with Wilson smil- House, the Great world united for But will not stay. The by his side to conscious of the man's hu- but loyal to its firm ad- him went ldea—a peace. nim alone it Idea last, with Great remained | the | man faults, | | vocs | e Some day, when Woodrow Wilson's | mistakes are almost forgotten, some- thing about our former President will be remembered. Physically a pathetic spirit of the Great Idea sustains him. May he to see it blossom from bud to flower. figure the live kx-President Wilson is now to “‘practice’’, not ‘‘lay down'' the law. | - = Another pessimist has made his ap- pearance-—the man seen wearing a new ; | winter hat at this season of the year. Although the price of overalls has zone down, the price of those who wear them remains stationary. robbers, | well one improved upon—and how does can be No matter thing it ! don’t let the other fellow beat you to it. a | The city meeting passed—what else | passed no one knows. ! | ! The ancient, courtly greeting | “Good Morning, sir,” is fleeting: | Today we hear it not upon the street. | “Say, did you see the cheating, That marked the city meeting?" | Is muttered by most everyone i meet, 25 YEARS AGO The Herald of That you (From Date.) The Russell & Erwin manufactur- ing company had three fires in it between late last night and early this morning. The damage totaled $85,- 000. It is thought that the fires were | started by a firebug and an investiga- | tion is being made | The H. R. Walker company have now exacfly 60 men in their employ. M. N. Judd is among those New Britain people who registgred at rhe New York hotel The Cainera club will give a stere- opticon lecture at the Y, THE OBSERVER RANDOM OEAS‘;QE;VAT[ONS = ON == HE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE. In the course of a statement issued , bad, this week a person or large girth and prominent as one of the landmarks on Main street questioned the moral right of New Britain firemen to en- gage in a campaign for the two pla- toon system. He sald that the firemen are becoming ‘*‘diplomats.” That probably wasn't the word he meant to use as its meaning is entirely foreign to what the firemen have been doing to gain their point but those who know the author of the state- ment are well aware of what he in- tended to say. It is doubtful if many will agree the firemen have not the right v to improve their own working ons. It is true that the board of fire commissioners did not recom- mend the adoption of the two pla- toon system after the subject had been presented to them and theré is probably a technical breach of disci- plne in the campaign of the firemen, if one has a large, a very large, imagination. If memory serves,—we may be wrong in this and will stand for correction by anvone better posted— the recent war was fought partly o permit democra to remain un- strangled, to give to small nations the right of self determination and for the preservation of freedom of speech and freedom of actifn. It may be a far cry from the carnage of Europe to the tuation the firemen found themselves in. However, none but those who had an ulterior mo- tive, seemed to object very strenuous- Iy to the firemen seeking something which ev vone else seems to have, freedom. The difference between right and wrong frequently depends upon what side of the fence a person is on, whose ox is gored or whose corn is stepped on, For an individual to say that so and so is wrong is to set himself up as a superior sort of man, fit to judge the actions of his fellow beings. Candor compels the Observer to con- fess that the person who made the statement criticizing the firemen is not suited by possession of a calm and dispassionate judicial mind to pass judgment on the right or wrong of an act. To say that the fircmen. or any other body of public servants, should not conduct a campaign to improve the condition., of themselves and families. is to deny the right of free speech, that most precious of Ameri- an institutions. long as they do not allow their efforts to interfere with their duty, as long as they stick legitimate path. (which nearly everyone agrees thcy have done) they are above criticism or reproach. The firemen conducted a clean, if aggressive campaign for permission to live others live. When the board of nance and taxation decided against including the estimate for a two platoon system in the budget they took the news like good sportsmen and did not criticize the board. When other obstacles rose in their way they promptly climbed over them as best they could, They fought to win, but they were clean in their fight. In a few words, they simply sawed wood and kept silent about their maligners. It is to be doubted ve much whether the firemen's critics would accept a position regui g 144 hours duty during a week. Can’t you imagine some of them already sweating at the very susgestion? Can't you imagine some of them beginning to quake at the very mention of the word “work?"” Really, it's too bad, two times too FACTS AND FANCIES By ROBERT QUILLEN And money will remain tight until the man who has it loosens up. Thrift is the art of caring very little about the opinions of the neighbors. The progeny of war profiteers can | earth. It is hard to love the man who boast that their sire was a self-made man. The former kaiser says his people deserted him and God at the same time. It sounds impossible. he he As man becomes more civilized, does less stealing. That is to :a makes better padlocks. When a man says he has a perfect legal right to do it, he means that no decent man would do it. The story that Berlin is getting back to normal probably means that pe- destrians are again jumping to the gutter as officers go by. You may deprive the wet of his hooteh if you will, but he’ll take a tea kettle and make him a still. One judges by its beginning that this era of everlasting peace will not be without its elements of pep. | assessments on \ be ! b | sembly. | I that we can't hand the world over to some people who think they’'re so.clever and say “Here, you run the blamed thing.™ % w New Britain —automobile owners learned with regret, not to say sur. prise, that certain officials of the Town of Berlin appearcd at the legis- lative session this ‘week and objected to improvements underneath the railroad bridge at Kensington. It does not add to Berlin's lustre in the eyes of the rest of the state to learn that there is opposition in official circles to what eve: ' knowledges is a much needed improvement. The spot in question is'a disgrace to any self- respecting community and how offi- cials of that community could go on public record as being opposed to making life more bearable for their fellow hr ns is entirely beyond comprehension, As conditions arve, the roadwzy un- der the railroad bridge becomes a pond after every heavy rainstorm. It forms a barrier to trafic of every descripition, interfering with trolley service, pedestrians and .autoists. It was proposed that a suitable ar- rangement be made to overcome the nuisance and that suitable signs be erected directing automobile drivers to the most available detour in case the road became blocked. Under the arrangement the cost was to be di- vided into thirds, each to be borne by the Town of Berlin, the New Haven railroad and the state re- spectively. Notwithstanding this very generous arrangement, the officials of Berlin strenously objected although it is everywhere acknowledged that the traveling public ‘needs relief. It was a small attitude to assume. - Berlin does not stand any higher in the es- timation of her sister communities. “ s Connecticut cities do not seem to be awake to a proposed raid on their treasuries through a bill which is now before the legislature to tax pipe lines. This measure in various forms has come up at other sessions of the assembly but never became a law. it was successfully fought in 1915 and 1917 by Senator Klett. During the session of 1919 it remained in the background, but now it has bobbed up again and unless the cities take an active interest it has a very good chance of being reported favorably. At a recent hearing sponsors of the bill made considerable headway, due mostly to the apparent apathy shown by those whose property would be taxed. If the bill becomes a law, New Britain will be required to pay be- tween $50,000 and $75,000 annually in taxes to towns through which our pipe lines run, New Britain has lines in many suburban towns and will probably be hit as hard as any other city in the state. In addition to paying taxes on pipe lines. New Britain would be required to pay additional its dams, of which it owns several. Another burden would imposed when the city developed its new watershed, which will neces- sitat~ the erection of another dam. The raid on city treasuries, as might e suspected, is being engineered by the small towns and has the support of their representatives in the as- Ii seems like a selfish move, especially in view of the fact that un- der present conditions New Britain is paying exorbitant rates to towns in which our watersheds lie, The land that has been bought to prevent con- tamination of our water is now taxed as improved farm land although it aloof. In ,America, however, there is a disposition to hold aloof or the reins. It may be a friend that among the America hasn't | nations of the holds the mortgage. 1M THE GAY DFEMATRIMON DAFE s A o THAY THE YOURL HAN 18 INTERES- 152 W rne sreay Ir man hears a girl bragging about her ability as a cook, he as- sumes that her ankles don’t amount to much. a Why don’t these spiritualists make a treaty with the other world and get a concession to dam the styx for electrical power. And now when you refer to calf love, they don’t know whether you are speaking of youthful affection or the prevailing styles. The deceitfulness of riches probably accounts for the difference between the actual income and the one re- ported on the tax blank. It is doubtful if America will ever understand the mental processes of a people that uses the verb as a cracker Jias been shtwn that prior to our purchase the lands Jlower than at present. Mayor Curtis will attest to this fact. When he was a candidate for the republican nomlrption for mayor, and later the party's standard pearer for the office, he had the support of that multitude which circulates under var. ious titles, words Tax place to the organigation mame. He was hailed as Moses who would lead the city out of the wilderness of debt and it would not be revealing a state secret to say that he encouraged this idea. with what a thud! Behold the specta- cle of by th ing thems mentioned. champion of the downtrodden ayers, he is held up as the champion of the spendthrifts who sit up nights planning and plotting to fritter away the people’s pelf, Alas for consisten- cy—it's other name is Ta® Payer. The downtrodden their idol has feet of clay and their thumbs are turned down. cious politician as Hizzoner must have .learned a few lessons during his brief regime in the Mahogany Room in the City Building: And onme of i this: He who leads the muttjfi have eyes in the back of\ his because one never knows' w! fellow just {ehind is going to 4a % , » income from these to the town coffers was far e Popularity is as fleeting as fame. While Mayer Curtis is h busy little time trying to a things, friends of ex-Mayor Gi A. Quigley are ¢njoying a quie at Hizzoner’s discomfiture. It Wiy recalied that Curtis and Quigley coveted the republicarr nominatia the last election and that™ rankled deep in the breast of] latter It is now his turn t6 be am and it would not be right to him that pleasure. Although election 'n everythig a long way off, ex-Mayor Quig being groomed to,run éin. ac ing to rumor. Of ceufsé no work is being done in his behal cause this is the off season. By is whispered that he will be in lists when the knights ride out @ with their lances polished and # suits of mail gleaming. ,' of which have attached the some all Payers How the mighty have fallen! And Mayor Curtis being dttacked e same people who were shout- slves hoarse Bt a short whenever his name was Instead of being the tax ago, CHINESE FORCES GATH Copenhagen, March §.,—CH troops have been concentrated Moscow by the Russian lovtgt crnment says a Helsingfors ¢, to the Berlingske Tidende. traffic, it is said, is Proceeding ‘east of Moscow toward Tomsk,® beria. have discovered that Even such an astute and perspica- Clean For Easter- Who Wants Spotted Rugs And Dirty Carpets? Housewives, getting ready for % your Easter cleaning? ! What are you g;)ing to. do about taking the spots out of your rugs, and the dirt out of your carpets? v We want to help you with our safe “shampoo” process of clean- ing your floor coverings. 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