Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
Ain Herald ISHING COMPANTY. tors. Inday exceptad) at ¢:18 Bullding, 7 Church street. r Montha. nth Post OMoe 4 Cla at Mail Matter. ILEPHONE CALL! ofitable sdvertising medium in . Circulation books and press 'ways open to advertisess of The Associated Preos. tod Press is oxclusively entitied use for republication of all news i1 to it or not otherwise credited paper and also local news pub- hereia. Audit Bureau of Circulation C. 1 a national organisation furnishes newspapers and adver with a strictly honest * .alysis of tion, Our circulath statistics ed upon this audit. Th ption ayninst traud In newupaper bution fgures to both national asd advertisers. JUVENILE Ne COURTS, pw Britain Juvenile Court is tched closely because of the pending in the such courts compulsory in the And be the court |s great work is reported, Judsge Judiciary it said that the The is chair- Such is here in Bridgeport Court in that city the Committee in the ind as he the bili, of wors it should help in its vocicy a strong feeling, however, in favor of local It this igainst the Welfare stute representatives, | in such matter will be in- t has fac bill orguniza- » see whether t influence than of Child the pport Of course fostered Judge Ben suffering for his refusal which he hroughout o was by ¥, mch on a kid, who Is for was ed of contempt of court but onc of could be The its inability to rea- ir ems as If there such a question study nd of Ings out correctly, especially fluences have been at work upon complete study in itself Sym- which “‘passeth understanding’’ and aid a The pe ever ready to hear in his ynations pre- mar Judge ittle expl who may make or boy or girl caught in the act gz something wrong, must be al- uperhumanly understanding. to feel to the little to e able the be firm hild by ut always he practically children, teach rt love of h punishment enoug the never too evere enough to in- lesson to be learned, impossible for uccustomed to hearing cases in mdults are charged with his frs » of mind quickly and enough to fit the The changed condi- of The the case itmosphere rt is pregnant of awfulness oom should be cleansed when omes for judgment a little of the This, it he' mind Judge must be wd also is believed, the is i impossibility in ordinary he judge who decides upon the innocence of children pent proper the for guilty, or there be uny let this be given gy nothing but cases regarding m cultivate that sympathy for the be infin- ry d man let POSSCESSCS his judgment have compulsory Juvenile B Lthis state N WANT DISARMAMENT. or Borah the for a who is author resolution calling con- on disarmament the Bta dr in on t Harding jonal between Great Britain and ssed a mass meeting of Washington yesterday. A was adopted calling to summon an in- conference on disarma- and proposing that increased armaments be held Is held. long for fations for til such the contferenc lcourse women nent Many men join them. omen would have listened to guments tending to keep us out war. there jhan they Once we were in it, how- were no 1 » loyal work who the und none, pechaps, all to them necessity ht considers those rstood its once were brought home then one the most from the war, that the chil- women " and The waid women were such victims red themsolves—they cred because of the suffering of What bly chidren on, for a man to m‘uouml(-d, 3 |- | disarmament at any cost. victorious. She should hesitate ' time before coming out for Especially been long | should this be true at this time when \ | | | Now Britain | | tion | until | ment | low sympathized with. Her is for cessa- has be€n given her. disarmament eventually But her plea the vote plea for immediate disarmament, for a of our program of preparedness are sure that such should we disarma- be general, not al- judgment to be affect- | will our better }ed | the | lars | is insures | ! eide | tions; legislature, ! | He depths of ! a| wrong, ! | child, and (he' | puish- | 1 : n' 0 a man ..q | speedy, Ja- | on | eriminals. dis- | | the | pEyehic | | hoarders who suf- (& it |n\|~.l‘*rw“" a recent editorial in the point in Evening Post, with the forty millions’ will years. Incidentally Saturday that, perfected, of worthless junk” inventions dol- is made being be It plea, worth armament in 2 few a good point for the women’. not happen in a few we were “waiting? A be fought, the in- perfected, and the of what will be, perhaps, might de- but what might while great might ventions not $10,000,000 years, : g war vet worth “junk,” some day, the great war. We must not must we cease in cease our prepara- neither our efforts to obtain the sort of disarma- ment all will rejoice in. But we must be very sure that such disarma- before we heed senti- very, ment is here mental cries for immediate action in “setting an example” to that end. THE HA SIDE. The Chicago Chief of Police appeals end for Just how the people may uncertain. It is reported has started a drive to organ- ize behind the Police De- partment in an effort to reduce crime. He¢ mentions the loopholea through which eriminals escape their just de- appeals, writs of su- persedeas and the like. While one is inclined Chief that there is too much sen- in regard to criminals, as not only by the delays ac- corded and the huge bunches of flowers which have been sent to the most depraved while in prison, it is submitted that it will take a long time to create sentimen’ that will af- fect officials in theitr actions. And it rests with officials, judges, parole boards and the like to change exist. Chief as dis- by to the people to clemency do this that he the s public serts—paroles, to agree with the timentality witnessed { them public matters as they now The feeling of this Glosed him, in a paragraph spoken goes too far. He says: “There is no such thing as a re- formed safeblower. There is no such individual as & reformed holdup man, and the sentimentalists and | altruists discover this fact the sooner will it be possible for the Police De- partment to succeed in the task that it. I would like to have any differs with this state- ment give me the name of one safe- blower or one holdup man with a rec- and sooner confronts one that ord that turned honest is earning an honest living.'’ statements, has like all statements, much aken with a bit of salt they His general gene cover too ground. be correct. should we should muy But 'S we agree with all he have to abandon all d of hope and that given hope to the Cer- tainly’a more strict view of crime and | better for the and we charity world. criminals would be in general, certainly all that he says with nods of agreement, but the laxity procedure Is of in may not follow in the crime one causes which aid making more general. I.et punishment and let there be dency to forget after the criminal has been placed where he belongs—away, who lead law-abid- criminal be a lesser ten- from the people ing lives LET APPLES BREATHE. Notice of a bulletin of United States Agriculture reminds practical side of psychical. of only of the also of the Department one not life, but The bulletin veferred to asserts that millions of apples. have death.” The bulletin the discovery of a new cure for the raw fruit be- the apple pie stage.” bé Made Comfortable,” builetin, mukvs‘ one, the ghi many )u “udied one 1 untold “smothered to nnounces “fresh air fore it reaches ‘Apples to title of real Asupposed Ir long the feel that a sympathy for by one has are inanimate. enough over thinking of ever human as being ina to ki pcool and then stand back It says that ap Rority Edj an b are urged untime on the a Thomas the hu QJ\ in com- | trililon 1y eVl so the units of the apples must have the coolness and then air. We have learned that often in the human body there are qualities lack- ing. Science has supplied them, or has | taught they may be supnlicd] The person who needs more iodine in { the blood will soon it in the form of a goitre, probably. Medicine supply this lack in the form of iodine of potassium, it has been dis- covered recently. how show may The apple hanging on the tree re- ceives all that it needs; there is plenty of about it and the sunlight and air ripen it with the rain and the sub- sequent drying. When removed from the tree—when taken from its natural environment, find out how growth has air niust its full man to treat it after been attained. So now the government experts tell | us to give the apple cool air and then i [ 1et 1t | mean that we should not pile up \he'; | ) breathe. Practically, this must apples we are hoarding, but should treat each as a separate entity, leav- ing air about it that breath may come, much as no group of people should be herded into one, close place, and left to stagndte and die be- cause of the lack of air to breathe comfort of surroundings. The less you expect the more hap- pily you will be disappointed. Pessimism is not too terrible unless it begins with a capital “P.” Chicago Chief of Police wants the public to be less lenient with the Perhaps the public will— itself leaves the criminal. when the public criminal class. Just because the sun goes under 4 cloud no one need think the injunc- tion is permanent. Many a man who has a Roman nose knows no Latin. When Greek meets Greek there is apt to be an amicable exchange of fruit. Women are needed in the bnited States Senate—filibustering is a prom- inent factor the Senate’'s pro- cedure. in When President Harding met for- mer President Taft probably they both smiled. But my, how much Taft must have “had it on” the Presi- dent in this regard. Also bicycle riding would be most convenient for women and girls just now. Their skirts would never catch in the pedals. 25 YEARS AGO (From The Herald of That Date.). The High school basketball team will play the Waterbury team in that place tonight. The payroll for the water department for last week amounted to $22.50. . McMillan has purchased the bank- rupt stock of E. N. Ensign of Spring- field. The *‘Country Circus’ will appear at[ the Russwin Lyceum Tuesday eve- ning. The street department payroll for last week amounted to $66.96. ‘There were 10 deaths and one mar- ringe license recorded at the town clerks office for last week. A Jewish court of Foresters of Amer~ ica will soon be installed in this city. 3 FOREIG » Lights and Shadows By John J. Daly A THE GOOD OLD DAYS He once was the cock of the boulevard, A man about town,—held high in regard; But now he’s a in a maze, Takes him back to those good old days. gay recluse who's mind, His coat is bespattered and battered | and torn shows through the where it was worn; it'’s rakish,'and somehow charm of its stays And But With this wreck of the good old | days. I know that you think he's a bum and all that, With his upper-case shoes and his outlandish hat; It was different, then, when we shout- ed his praise In the height of those good old | days. It all goes to show can tell, A man may go wrong, start ever so well He just stumbled, I think, turned back to gaze On the sights of those good old days. that yom never him as he He saw, I presume, in a great gilded hall, The joys of his youth, at a banquet or ball Then he lost all control; memory strays It’s at home in those good old days. for when = . It may be some years e'er those Old Timers go To their final reward—up above or below—~ And it may be. much longer before we can raise The ghost of those dead good old days. LEGISLATIVE GLOSSARY The following glossary of words use® in legislative circles has been prepared by a “modest” legislative reporter for the information of all concerned: Legislature:’ A body of men com- pletely saturated with politics. Local Option: An excuse for get- ting out of tight places by letting a city or town decide for itself. Rising Vote: An opportunity for the presiding officer to wake up the body of men. Daylight Saving: A test of the balance of power between city and urban representations. Lobbyist: One to agree with and make suggestions to; one to quietly deprive of his illusions. Adjournment: A chance for the majority leader to speak. Judiciary Committee: A harbor for stray bills. Appropriations Committee: A pen- dulum of frenzied finance, swinging twixt comptroller and the legislature. Committee on Education: A set of would-be philanthropists which has to pick the worthiest cause of the worthy. Senator: One who is paid too much for services rendered. Representative: One who blushes to take his salary. Reporter: One who is to blame when political propaganda is not what was expected of it. President Pro Tem.: One who gets a crack at the lieutenant governor's chair. Majority Leader: One who can grasp the situation at a glance. Minority Leader: One to be pitied. House Chairman:: The most inof- fensive of the class of so-called chair- men. Speaker of the House: One who won’t vote unless he has to and spends his time getting the consensus of opinion. Party Boss: One who gets an ear- he makes a sugges- ce when he gives an who is evidence the | HOUSEKEEPER’S March 29 to Apri A special event which should appeal to every thnfty staple offerings at important price reductions this week. DOMESTIC At These Prices This Week Only MERCERIZED TABLE DAMASK— ON OUR‘ Brighten up the B 100 YARDS VOILES Regularly 69c vard, for 59¢ yard, 2 yards for $1.00. ALL LINEN TABLE DAMASK—Reg- ularly $4.69 yard, for $3.50 yard. 22-INCH ALL LINEN NAPKINS— Regularly $12.95 doz, ALL LINEN H. S. TRAY CLOTHS— Regularly $1.19, for 98¢ each. ALL LINEN TOWELING—RegularIy 39c yard, for 27c yard. 42-INCH PEQUOT TUBING——Regu- larly 49c yard, for 39c yard. 45 by 36-INCH PILLOW CASES— Special 39¢c each, 3 for $1.00. RED BORDERED HUCK TOWELS —Regular 19c, for 6 for $1.00. EXTRA HEAVY TURKISH TOWELS —Blue and red borders, 29¢ each, 1 for $1.00. TURKISH TOWELS — Jacquard de- signs in blue, pink, yellow and lav- ender; borders with space for mono- gram; regularly 75c each, for 49c ea. HUCK TOWELS —Regularly 98c each, for 69c each. 36-INCH SOFT FINISH CQTTON— Regularly 25c yard, for 19¢ yard. ALL LINEN H. S. for $11.50 doz SILKOLINE ; "draperies 4 larly 35c, $1.50 SPLINT 1 100 RAG RU; $1.19 each, ing at these § for $1.19 each RUBBER DOOR for 85¢ each. $12.98 pa $5.98 each. WINDOW SHAD pantry-or each. ity; regula floors; reg FACTS AND F ANCIES — BY ROBERT QUILLEN . — A profit is not without honor, but it is getting to be out of the question. It ien’t the cost of making laws that hurts; its the cost of dodging them. There is a suspicion that America was teking a nap while Japan was get- ting Yap. There is just as almost as See America firs much scenery here, and much obscenery. . — You can fool a hen with a China eg€, but you can’t fool a chicken with a paste diamond. POoSBIBLY AL THE STOUKIN THE BREAS LNE Wie BECON- its suspects that CNOW. esy h And t he “What,” asks a paragrapher, “has bécome of the sick man of Europe?” doesn't | One in each 17 wives will listen while friend husband tells a story, but even she doesn't catch the poin*. i STRIKNG 1 seers TO BF [ S m«n.s A sAFETY The right to strike is beginning to seem much less important than the right to work. What has become of the .old-; fashioned rum-hound who inherited his taste for liquor and really couldn’t help it? Fiction: Imaginary and frequentlyj improbable happenings. Exampiél A “The man should not break his wor&) to avoid a loss.” A writer informs us that prepared- ness is futile, Which is another way - saying that the best-filled’ cella.rs amb. to contained attack. timated that a wife's various | | worth $4,000 a. year. Th“sk- de the money she oarns ' valet to her husband. For an equal expenditure, Germany might have purchased a very comton- able to place in the sun. These chaps who get so drunk the} don’t know what they are doing nev, get drunk enough:to kick a bull deg. ¥ When one has to deal with haughty He has been given a passport and !clerks. he reflects that a littic deflation wished on America. |of the ego wouldn't come a.mlsa. priced this* WIZARD POLI] pair. 4 COMFORTABI seling up to < CHINA MAT'lTl JUST 25 PAIRS White, gréy g ly - mussed. soiled, all cold J & ALL FLOOR GO | eled