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Britain Herald. PUBLISNING COMPANY, od) At 418 Chureh street. e Post Ofce at New Britaln Class Mall Matter. Atable advertising Clreulation boo Wures 10 both natlonal wnd rtiners N ACOEPT, d States e Allied nfer will Supr bhe repre- qun Ambassadors tons Commission word ¥ of been hus the Forelgn Relations the Fhe common mens may to course has report it that on the naturally noth of the t they netion vdmin- in simy fa- put ery renson for plan; they say that otherwise available he be thus probably Fovernment Senator report- “It wround foncilables™ ratle In they of ald seems that to our way reticent indicate are Cumber does f Alsap; have oval when he N W refused to affalrs, we back o wounding Furopean door at nter by the unwilling to in It well ot the of the en I a finnl word In wis- great reforms of brought about and comprom- promise has the ajppearance of ing In o roundabout way 1 nplete in success . In well that Ambassador to He the y will be the frst ed Supreme Council. Ad fons. written against There can be no part of Americans that will carry hi the President, uld have d L gue present League, Is, itable want rolationship prejudiced We will , a8 rep- farther him go. nuse the fact based on the prin- of participation alded our to be ruonally in Lengue not we are more closely h other nations of the b that this influence of who was governed not aid rom the tive rsonal ppinions in the position will be all the of the sSupreme Coun- advocate the to lent in make ties we our jons still stronger by association, the d immediately that this had Amerlean on, cry complished people, at refused to counte- ntie Senator Is more AN many suppose Sam today, stralghter, and lon* Uncle A lttle t more his right his loft guard his person from n hroadly hand across hand remains low In the solar plexus. we have necepted the to listen the oin, ut lennt I with the rest of SHOE NEWS, the Shoo and ‘s fow prosident of the Leather as- encouraging leather in- shoe and n the mend nay y consensus of opin 4 I« that the corner pd the lane of n, and voked in bus- normal condi- seward to with Nt to be emphasized he fact that ¥ w manufic ing for a gradual bat labor troubles are at “war's aftermath’ ed: that other factors fluencing industry o Influence. it before wident England im- the ke asserts that un- Coun- | could | motion the betterment. or the reverse, of the industry, This sounds like pr talk, and anything that partakes of that char- acter gives evidence that, last, « shining through present com- war at nofmal conditions the haze of pust and plaint EDUCATION BY MOVIES. Thomnx ldison blames elementary schools for the ignorance found in col- lege men. The critical point in a boy's mental life, of twelve is between the It is at “take show he asserts, and seventeen should b newspapers, ages this he n to notice, to read to interest in a variety of muatters’ o ther ot much hope for him. My ment of teaching by auid of the movies. the schools dison himself tried the experi- He declares that he *“‘beat on results There seems little doubt but that the idea will be tuken up eventual- ly. It that for instunce, a st which to be is obvious geography, would be et in taking the of the constant source of perplex- place maps pictures, which ar ity to And My Ly the general ignorance of geography. My no apol- ogles. ent would be the good children, would work wonders. Edison's theory is sustained ' Edison {5 quoted with S0 appe resuMts from the suggestion he makes hux been made in the n a that ders that the idea has not beey crystal- lzed Into action. 4 He says: “A maun und which past less detalled way, one won- with a powerful personality put that government orgunization, up of like thowse the Burcuu of Standards, which 1 think about 100 per cent control, or or a great newspaper could Into effect Idea Some made men n per- and frec from political get together twenty thirty thousand films of different grades and subjects and sell them to the states This would fect, some for display In schools. | make the schools attractive for the chil- dren, and If we cun do that we can ad- vance civilization about 1,000 years ml the next The big trouble our ! educators are facing it that the schools children. With courses study you officers the twenty [ repulsive to the picture of n and children would not be late."” could the truant OTHER'S DAY. Question is sometimes ralsed whrllu-rl the name given to the day we observe tomorrow should be ‘‘Mothers’ Day," ; meaning a day on which you honor the mothers in the land, or ‘‘Mother's Day,"'—the day you should think of your own mother—your day to do her pecial homage. is taken it is one which than a sentimental reminder of her her best to you when you, a child or baby perhaps, falled to realize the sacrifices she was making, the love she was bestowing. But “‘Mother's Day’’ seems to bring the significance of the observance more closely to each individual. Were son and daughter to think of his or her own mother—were he or she to make little sacrifice for her, there would come appreciation, a realization of the day's lncun-| Whichever way it means more who gave some a greater Ereater ing. There are mothers in the country who have gone through the anguish of losing sons and daughters. None live to re- member them as their own. Sad they In remembering your own mother on this day to come, there goes out to them an unconscious homage from you. The very atmosphere of a real mother's | day surrounds them and brings buck to | them that neither you nor | any other stranger to them might give. | They think of thelr own. They profane hands memories have no desire that touch those memories. i Thus it is primarily a day of senti- | No man and no woman ment, of love ne reminded of the debt, prac- | tical and spiritual, they owe the mother | d and served all through life n r to dwell upon. the this occasion there What would a lund be man and every I« to be who suff for for w stran, But them I8 too sacred u matter aside from sentiment comes with a’ practiesl side. where every woman spoke and acted as that man’s or that woman's mother would have them speak und net? despite the halo that sur- | thought of her, is human perfect, perhaps. Yet, when she f her children; sug- course in life is that | them follow the modesty there Were before The mother, rounds she in not thinks when she gests their not course she would have honor, Would best guide to truth, righteousness? the and not come speedily millenium ? man and woman, taking ony action, What would my what a differept every every uttering a word « to stop and ask: do? this in which be the the lives of all! | The hope of u mother for her child, | There can be no text so full of possibil- | ities for joy, for pathos, for tragedy. | May we all think tomorrow of the | mother have i would be How few splendid would be we we live! would crimes; how ! A patient little mother, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD SATURDAY, MAY ‘7, 1921 “JEST RUMINATIN (Robert Russell.) Jest “Mother’'s Day"! It seems as though no words could add to these To beautify—as naught may ald the fragrance o' the rose. E'en hardened criminals will stop an’ think back through the years, in degenerated” spring a hint o' tears. An' thought will come to thoughtless ones, as Mother's Day draws near; What have we done (o make her life the brighter through the year? To them who are not careless but have tried to do their best Will come the that they have all the rest. Your mother, once fair, with youth bright; Has your life brought weary look that dims eyes tonight? ther, once a flower ~—is there a single line that sweet face made sad because of some wrong act of thine? Perhaps you still have beauty, vouth-—perhaps without a care; Will some far distant Mother's Day find you, with whitened hair, With secret heart live longing for the had all Mother's zive? An’' so, tomorrow, think of her —perhaps a faded rose But beautiful—'tis Mother's Day-—no words may add to those. So eyes will same remorse erred—like | a flower {| an' beauty 1 the ner in your you weeping because, alone, one who's love may In had for us, the confidence she must have possessed when we were born into the world. May you picture her, in anguishing pain, smiling happily, forgetful of all but you, there by her side. So act that, if your light should happen to ‘*shine before men wouldn’'t be ashamed of it. Hypocritical demoralizing. moralizing is always The man who walks the street And has no shoes to do it, Had better seek a “job There is the cud; now chew it. “An apple a day” may “keep the doctor away,” but at present prices isn’t it a pretty expensive preventive? The farther a man gets on the down~ ward track the more accustomed does he become to the slant. A pipe is a great consolation, but sometimes it is wise to smoke it in isolation. Lights and Shadows By John J. Daly | & MOTHER. So short the night so long the day For mothers — never free! I watch them, passing by their way, And though I cannot see The silent sacrifice each makes Amid the cry and hue, I know that mothers, for our sakes, Have gone the gamut through; Have done just what no other Would do for us but mother. And never can another Replace her sacred charms: A sainted little mother, A wondrous little mother Holds the world within her arms! | mot FACTS AND FANCIES | 1 — BY ROBERT QUILLEN — R Tax payers wonder at times if the last syllable of conquest isn’t super- fluous. of demanding without Diplom: The art all that can be obtained mobilizing troops. — The air will be conquered when man learns to soar like the birds and fall like prices. Russia can't expect to share in our | exportings if she won't recceive our | deportings, Practice of the zoose step should have prepared Heinie to toe the mark and foot the bill. Even the millennium will be a great disappointment to those who are not on the winning side. A few years ago, marriage with a nobleman was called an alliance; now it seems more like charity. The war exhibit in the Nationad Museum doesn't seem quite complete without a few excess profits. The only basis for the hope that building materjal will come down is the gravity of the situation. —— Why do they call it a buyers’ strike? Is a man on hunger strike when he hasm’'t the price for & hot dog. No doubt Lenine's troops wonder at times if the injunction is to prey for those who despitefully use you. When depression makes John Bull's itizens idle he can always use them suppressign. Congresswoman Robertson says woemen don’'t wear extreme dress to attract men. To distract them, per- haps. “All of our great by-products can be utilized,” says an economist. Now what would the gentiemen do with cigarette bullq? England can continue her war against Ireland as long as there is no strike of the employes in her match factories. If that world conference is held in Washington, the hotels will doubtless do their best to get back what Europe borrowed. Once in g while a divorce wrecks a home, but as a rule it isn't much of a home or.there wouldn't be an occasion for divorce. COMMUNICATED Wag Costs. New Britain, Conn. May 6, 1921. Bricklayers’ and Building Editor, New Britain Herald, City. Dear Sir— Will you kindly publish this article in your valuable paper. It is the brick- layer's standing in the wage contro- between the Bricklayer's Union, and the Master Builders' associa- i In the first place we wish to state) that regardless of all reports, we have had a meeting with the buflderu! nor have we been officially notified of any cut in wages. Previously it has been the custom when any chapge of wages or working | conditions were required by either party | that committces were appointed and we never failed to come to agreeable settle- ment. There is practically no building | at present except the new Nathan Hale | school on Tremont street which is being erccted by the Eastern Construction | company of Bridgeport, which is pay- In youth and age, night after night, Unto the dawn of day, One steadfast soul holds up the light That shines where e'er we stray! And, oh, the endless toil she knows, The planning and the care, The tenderness, like some fair rose That bloom’d, bends low pray'r. So, when 1 see another, Some other fellow’s mother, I feel I am his brother who'd shicld her from all harms: A tender little mother, A fervent little mother, in | A smiling lttle mother Holds the world within her arms! 25 YEARS AGO (From The Herald of That Date.) The Hartford Y. M. C. A. basket- ball team defeated the local playera last evening by the score of 10 to 9. A foul was declared on Captain Bern- adotte Loomis which won the game tor Hartford. The local players were indignan: at the decision rendered, saying the captain did not foul. The foundry at the Vulcan Iron Works will shut down for several days B. F. Gaffney is acting as prose- cuting attorney in a case in New Lon- don. . H Andrew J. Sloper will make an ad- dress at the Alabauma Exposition of ‘ to furnish material and lay one thou- la ing the wages and no trouble is ex- pected. What strikes us as unfair is the stand of the master builders in trying to cut the workmen's wages. That seems lo be the extent of their worry. And in the mgantnue they lose sight, accidentally or by design, of the key 10 the high cost of building. We mean the cost of material. If it costs $40.00 sand brick, and the masons accept a | cut of one dollar a day, it will still cost ! 0.00 minus seventy cents. As a bricklayer will average more than a thousand brick a day, you can see it will not reduce the cost of building one whole dollar a thousand brick, and it will pot cut the cost of building very much. On the other hand take the’ cost of lime, which was sold for $1.35 barrel, preswar price. Today it s selling for $£5.00 a barrel. Cement, -war price ‘$1.53, is selling for $4.00 barrel. Brick was $12.00 per thou- sand and now is §20.00 per thousand. Sand and all other material the same. S0 you can plainly see where the high cost of building comes from. Mostly | everybody knows everything is high and will probably come down in time. But why pick on the bricklayers and not ! mention the lurger and most expensive item of building. We have been told in a round about way that if we take w cut in our wages it will start work. But we fail to see it. Why don't the master builders interest themselves in bringing dowp theé cost of material? i Thanking you, we are ! to perfors ! tives, ‘tigate the overthrow of the monarchy ! growth of the counefl of four which ! many The chief cause of Europe's tears is too many frontiers. A despot deprives man of liberty; A ! Jackpot frequentlq deprives him of everything else. To the victor belong the toil of col- lecting. "It is not considered good luck to find a ruby, “says an Oriental writer. ! Thee same story may be said of a ruble. The chief concern of nations in this glad cra of self-determination is the internal policy of the other fellow. Normalcy will meat that little Wil- lie will again be satisfied with a nickel. Lenine’s fear that he is almost re- spectable indicates that he is related to the man who called it near-bear. If Dawes is placed in charge of soldier relief, we expect to see the air full of flying fragments of red tape. The reason why Europe can’t un- derstand America is because our idea of a momentous question is Sunday baseball, An advertisement declares that hot water doesn’t soften the beard. At any rate it doesn't appear to soften an Irish policy. —_— It would be an easy matter to set- tle the railroad controversy except for the public’s unsportmanlike refusal to be the goat. The administration may do some- thing for ‘'political prisoners,” but it won’t do anything for Democratic politiolans who weer given their liberty. The old slogan was “Trust in God and keep your powder dry.” The new one is “'Tri to luck and keep your reighbor dry Some people are made guoomy by their religion are by prohibition. just as as others We are informed that .bacon is made more tender by soaking it in hot. water. A similar treatment doesn’t appéar to effect John Bull that way, however. — The gasoline situation is now nice- ly balanced. If the price was any higher people would walk: and if the quality was any pgorer they would have to. FRENCH GRATIFIED AS U. S. ACCEPTS studied carefully in all quarters to- day. The acceptance of the invitation of the supreme council was not wholly unexpected but it was emphasized in the highest administration circles that the step did not mean the participa- tion of the United States in any pro- ject “of a world government or world league.” No Sanction Needed Both republican and democratic senators who commented last night upon the action of the president. were agreed that it would require no expression or action by the senate and several republican members of | foreign relations committee said it appeared to be wise In that it could cbtain information which otherwise probably would be lost to this gov- ernment. Democratic senators said | they were disappointed because the president had not Mecided to have the government officlally participate in | the deliberations of the three bodies. It was pointed out that the presi- dent had precedent to support him in | appointing a personal representative to a diplomat’c mission such as Am- bassador Harvey has been designated in attending as his repre- sentative the meetings of the su- preme council. The authority of the rresident to appoint such representa- it was recalled, was first estab- lished by Grover €leveland James H. Blount was sent Hawaiian islands jn 1893 to when ;| to the inves- and the establishment of an Ameri- can protectorate. - @wh-aswanily the precedént was reinforced by the ac- iion of other presidents, particularly in sending personal repre- ntatives to Mexico. Amabssador Harvey, as the repree sentative of the president at the meetings of the supreme council, al- though without authority to act or to bind the United States to any action taken, will be in a position to *for- ward information upén all subjects discussed. < The Supremé Council The supreme council is an out- functioned at Parls during the draft- ing of the peace treaty ~-1 fo it have been referred for settlement important .questions ,including the American protest to the league of natlons against the award to Japan of a mandatc for the island of Yap. It is, In fact, expected to take up the whole subject of mandates, which was reopened by recent notes of the | measure propose to make it general | winners for a family of children. | Standard Steel and Bearing company. i . ville plant on a m 3 i best hit of news received In several | have been slumbering { council THE OBSERVER | MAKES ¢ RANDOM O3BSERVATIONS — o — THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE. Little or no opposition was evident a fact that a number of residents:are at Hartford this week to the proposal | still paying on shares they bought on to levy a personal tax against female | margin just before the market ex-! residents of Connecticut. So far as [Ploded. Many purchasers were hard known, legislators interested in the |hit béecause they speculated heavily when everyone was confident that t market had forgotten how to 8o downward. 2 Now that the number of shares traded ih has increased and values are rising in response te that mys- tertous, unseen thing which regulates the price of stock, there is hope— not quite anticipation—that loses n be turned into gains eventually and that that six-cylinder gas burner may yet find its way,into the garage just behind the house. It will be recalled that a number of prospective: mem- in character and without exemptions except those which likewise affect male residents who come under the old personal lax law. i Provision should be made for cer- tain exemptions. For example, wid- ows with dependent children should certainly not be asked to contribute $2 annually to the state treasury. The commonwealth needs funds to admin- ister its-affairs but its need is not so | pressing that we should add to the burdens of women who are the bread- “ w bers of the Own-Your-Own->Car ‘¢lub As -e . decided abruptly to cancel thel long as the race lasts, we shall have ‘ membership. women taking the place of their dead ; ™ot 4 husbands in keeping the home to- ., DUSIDESS men are asking w the increased volume of tradi gether and earning sustenance a : Y happiness for thelr growing fnmlu:: [:’Ya" tslrcet is the long-awajted Pum- It would be inhuman to oppress such nt: &. §-Ceiy b“!h“,"b“m' Wall as these; rather should the state strive a.tt:n:d nteorves ‘lre l:ors delicately to remove the thorns from their pathe | ooty "“‘ gh the vibrations ways and to bring case into their lives. ', op tfa om . commercial radio- In a great number of cases the 1aWw tpe n:flo anusny other institution in will simply resolve itself into a dou- - g gL oniuasy. . clrolih~ ble tax on husbands. Wives whe h;:;ff;;:,:'fow:m't"“ 49 oz keep house and have no incomg from prio; to op }durm‘. b?m!ftom =i lg any source will naturally expect their 'gjon. On the ofhier hana the re:gi?;' husbands to pay their personal tax, 80 is just as évigent when condition that instcad of contributing $2 an- 'presage an improvement ’:L the - mm:iv dhe Iwn:hflnd his = assesyment of trade. Business men @re watching doubled. In the case of adult fam- “Wall street olosely and, like the ilies in which there are girls who do river. boatmen, are praying for tho not work for a living, the father will “ice to go out.” l‘ be face to face with a pretty tax bill | every yvear because he will not wa: ' his daughters to go to jail. : It would be interesting to learpn whether the sponsor: for the bill had before them statistics op the number of 'women in Connecticyt, the propor- tion of those subject to the tax and other figures which would be of.in- terest. A matter of this kind should not be considered without an,effont to mankind. to dig up all the details possible. On | From the day of our birth the face of it, it seems equable to 'death closes our tircd eyelids, levy a personal tax on women because : Never know a.greater love than tina they have been extended equal polifi- Which mother showers upom - us. cal rights. But an analysis' would+ There are . other loves, unugwaMy show that there are some og}actlofl ,strong at tim there can never and that certain exemptions shpuld be . been any em: s 50 intense, so con- arranged. : +.|stant, as the superuative love of One view of the measure is that it |@other for sher own flesh and biced. imposes a tax on marriage becaupe it istory’s pages are rich with storie adds to the financial obligations "6 Of heroes who gicrificea their lives for men who are married and whage | their countgy, but all the wives devote their time to domestio | t 3 activities. Of course, it'could be-said |} © .-publigh a reconstructeq, that marriage is worth it and e stoky. of the sacrifices mado doubt very much whether y | by mothers for their boys and ginis. | In thé cold of-the,-hovel, amid tiio young men will postpone the big * : » in their lives because they will be ex. | 1UXUry of thé emitle mothers' heaits E " ache in silence at:the ingrati g:f;;“‘e;‘t’&“” $2 a year tax for those for whom 'they went dos The whole situation should be in- ;;‘:“: "h.“"‘:l';::d‘h&‘:"‘l:'l"c":,;” vestigated before the new tax meas- smiling 1ips belig their heavy ure is finally passed. Special qu::.: eration should be given widows dependent children. Common " jus- 0:“1 :‘)’::lr:!:n ’fv‘l:‘: h‘;’fz’fl:;’:‘:hm tice requires th|:. e | adne for them, the happy hours e {around the family. fireside " the City officials did well to unearth the glittering jewels' in’ a mother's, Mia- misrepresentation by which ow'n.rst:l idem' 2 x property are securing work on e In Ameriea « particularly plea that they are penniless and with-.l 4 e revered in- k‘:-’lng prie ¢ w out means of securing revenue. A3l gypect accorded all of thoir sox. Ng there are exceptions to all cases, N0 | where else do women ecnjoy .gre doubt there are somc of these Who ,freedom; nowhere clsc does the o) deserve work but as a general rule.the. mother comman: owner of property should be content Somehow, we to step aside and give cmployment té men who have no income but hatvé (iafes ever being closed—Dbeorauso | fixed expenses which must be mat (there’s » - mother dving somewhags periodically. Those in charge of thé wevery minute. ... municipal labor bureau,should make every effort to see that' no deserving man is denied work if there is, &1 to be had, and also that no gne Who does not deserve work occupies th place which chould go ta & citizen in need. “ee i If proof is needed hearts ot Ameu::.m are in’the place, can furnished by giviog thewrht to the m;unerwln‘ whieh Mothor's Day is obsgpued. ‘!'mhoft A length and breadth of the land, that day is,;sacred to motherhood and 1 kneel, even if only in her "o at the shrine of ven's g Fortunately 'a_mother's hurtWr: s From tirxe immemerial (aw makers have been guy acts byt the Connugt) tives apparartly 18 trylng to take firwt konors in legilation el uid make % Tt is said that factories wre begin- | mitdemeanor For mys ' ning to discriminute against single | persons in ecmi-pubile business o set men in favor of those with families | titeir clocks on da =ving to support. Here is another situstien | The Assembly wh. ool where the rule ghould not be genaral, ;7ights as u matter of publioc welfasn but where each case should ba con- [in fordldding olties and towus tn sidered on its own mierity, There aj adopt summer time ofMeially dut whpn voung, unmarried men w0 | the lower Lroguk tries to Integfern support ‘mothers or st . or at 1~axt | With the marnor .n‘\t“lldn Drusin aee contributa largely ~ toward tha ex: | men shall reguipte 1heir dlocks it ) penmses of women relutives. To fe- ng @ eep 106 1t i» predictet Prive theso men of work would ba'to | that the meagury, Rissady pumed i impose an unnecessary hardship on’|the house wiil e ¥ ot 1n. the xhpcrs senate. Th!s {n ji§ proper fate. O The labor situation in this part .ot GosTeaar. v JOTER. DupeeOr 9F wu the state daes not seem to brighten | koepor and ‘as .r.e';'- ™™ of labo matoriaily. There is still a_great sur- | have Sdtused thar hours ‘_°hm°"" Plus of workmen and fey arc heing | confitions 7 1 raarebiahle that thess hired. The announcement that® the | could no! . bgep ous Rt " onc way -cr the other but it we: cause only further oconfusion and in- convenlence to _ordor them to sot tholrr clocks back to the ol Hme under penalty @f being dmgged be- forc a court and fined . the sum dixed In.the mea It is éasly -shan resume operations at its Priain- is to derate scale’is the monthe. . . what cxtent the agricuitural’ distri are in the sad- dle in the houge. They are enthench- ed dominant, and it seems that their pride has been fouched, thoir sensi- tive souls wounded, by thc action of «city people regulating their lives Along linés of most convenlence. This condition will continue to cxist until there is a revision of the system of representation im the legislature so that people, not l1and, wi'l say what, president, although he has asked that are best. 3 ction on this subject be taken in REGS. . ST S Songress at this time, is understood o STRIKERS TO VOTE. ; favor strongly such a conference sp o - v . [Canton, Ohio, Car Men Will Ballot soon as conditions in Europe will per Today. on Gutiion of Tt ; s Ambassador Sclected | cCanton, 0., May 7.—Striking plat- The American ambassador to | form men of the Northern Ohio Trac- France is to be the unofficial obsery- | tlon company's, system, whose walk- er on the conference of am! dors , out Thursday morning tied up trac- and until relieved by Myron T. Her- |tion service in Akren, Canton nnd‘. rick, Ambassador Wallace will per= | Masillon, and on interurban:lines ‘be. foym that duty, He had acted in that tween Cleveland and URrichsville, capacity for the Wilson administra- are expected to hold meétirigs this tion until decision was reached early 'afternoon and yote on the Question in the vear to withdraw him, as well of returning to work, as a result.of as Roland W. Boyden. the unofficial :memseu received from W. D. }(nhon representative on ' the rt‘wfl'l'flonslof Detroit, presiient of the Amalga- ¢ommission. Mr. Boyden. too, will re- mated Assoejation i of Streét and levived interest in ;ho :1;:1: | ourages those whose ho market enc £ B Aty months to helieve in the possibility of wmiracles still being worked. Al- though the matter is a state secpet and must not be passed on oumgo the circle of Observer readers, It up with the council by . Har is the possibility of initiating a wored disarmament. The