New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 27, 1921, Page 6

Dritain e al0 SERALD PUBLISHING @m o8 Saily (Sun 4:18 -r-:r;) at 4 & Year. Three & Month. —_— &t the Post Office at New Britals &8 Second Class Mall Matter, Some way must be found whereby vers of motor vehicles may be al- d to fill their tanks with gas with tle inconvenience, and yet legally. Owners ot gas pumps, from which Is now sold, and which have been ed on the curb, must be consid- Apparently there is no authority hereby permits may be granted for o construction and operation of ese familiar gas puraps on the curb, ording to advice given the city gineer, and according to the ex- ustive data which those in charge these matters here have at their mmand. 'The same perplexing question, has sen in other cities. All sorts of de- have been tried. The result has n in those places that the pumps ve been placed off the street, on the mp owners' private property, and ivers of cars have been obliged to wve the street in order to “fill up.” t there are objections to this thod. [No longer is this a matter which af- ts only the scllers cf gasoline and drivers of pleasure cars. There innumerable drivers who find the of gas while taking pieasure jps, of course. But the number of business cars trucks and delivery autofmobiles constantly increasing. A delay jans loss of time which is money to m. It is quite as much for the e of the men doing their day's rk as it {s for the pleasure secker, t this matter should be given im- diate attention. Dt course an apparently easy way of the difficulty would be for an inance to be passed compelling ners of pumps to huve them situ- d ywhere than on the street, it as an ordinance was passed last uary covering the location of gas ks. ut this does not solve the problem. jvers of cars would be saved con- rable time and would be far bet- convenienced were the pumps to in where most of them are at nt—on the curb. Members of eity departments tbemselves, cars, feel this as keenly as do rs of private cars. But they ognize, as do others, the law nst blocking trafic and the nec of avolding a)l public dangers. n the old days when more horses driven there were few, If any ctions to the placing of watering ighs on the curb. True it is that jor was rot sold to the drivers of s. The placing of thcse troughs more a matter of thought for the als than It was a matter of neces. A horse would pull its load, y or not. A motor car will not! egarding the aspect of the block- of traMo there are two opinions. >3 say tkat there are certain points his city where a string of cars is to be seen waliting to have the s filled. The street car rails, al- gh the street Is wide, make it jeult to pass this point, if a trolley oming, when that line is there. thers say that it takes but a very . minutes to fill a large tank, and blocking of traffic is very rare. here is also the matter of the old way law ainst selling on the us- the gas pumps have to go, A way be found as soon as possible to bmplish the result they accom- hed, with no iInfringement of the The city eongineer and mem- of the board of public works are ying the matter. Ihe suggestion has been made, and Corporation Counsel has under sament, the plan of having a pipe or hose run under the sidewalk pump to car, the pump being private property. Ihe plan of having an arm profect ‘head from the pump to the car been abandoned as constituting ‘obstruction.” method of running a movable from pump to car on the sid has been tried In other cities, has been abandoned as another ruction. reaching a conclusion as to what pld be done—and It is necessary something be devised owing to recent decision of the authorities the people are the majority of/ dependent. R AT PAINTING THE LILY. It seems to be the desire of politi- cal leaders to have the United States “technically” at peace with Germany by the Fourth of July—Independence day. Whether one favors the Knox Reso- lution or the Porter measure, or neither or both, what a travesty it is to mention the Declaration of IZZT+ penaence in connection with either of them! There nothing “technical” about the adoption of the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776. It was the sturdy lily which no sentimental- ity must taint. It political quibbling and perhaps honest misunderstandings had not prevented the declaration of another sort of indendence on this coming fourth of July, if wrangling words and petty things had not pre- vented all nations from Jjoining on tlis day in the one great desired dec- laration, then indeed it would be most seemly to try to make this day of great significance to others than our- " over celves. There comes a feeling of dropping from the sublime to the ridiculous in talking about our Independence day in the same breath with mention of “technical” peace with Germany There would be no such were the alm to be a declaration of peace und vnion in the whole world. sentiment —n THE NEW NORMAL SCHOOL. The feeling of satisfaction here that Governor Lake has signed the bill providing $750,000 for a new State Normal school in this city, s uni- versal. Moreover there need be no shadow cast upon that satisfaction by the tact that the city will have to buy the present Normal School building in order to have the new one here. No money will have to be spent by the city at this time. And yet it may be possible that work will be begun upon the new building in the fall. All that the state rquires before the $750,000 becomes available, is the assurance by this city that it will buy the old building. No money need be paid for that old building before it is vacated by the Normal school and ready for delivery to the city. The old school cannot be vacated and delivered to the city until the new school is completed. One man's judgment as to when that time will come Is about as good as another's Certainly is does not seem possible that it will come for a year, possibly two. The State board of education will appoint one appraiser; the city will name another and the two will select a third. A fair price will be agreed upon. The city will vote its willing- ness to buy and pay the state for the building now occupled by the Normal School. Then work may be begun on the new buildings, the city making no payments until that new school is finished and the old build- ing vacated. The new buildings will accomodate practically all the girls and young women in the state who desire to take the course offered. Through the new school the shortage in teachers will be partially relieved at least. We are now graduating 200 prospective teach- ers a year; we should graduate over twice that number. In view of the granting of this appropriation by the state for the new Normal School here it should be the duty of the city to co-operate with the State board of education in its desires regarding the other school students in this city in their relation to the Normal school. The city schools should be open to Normal students for apprentice work. At present the State owns the ‘amp School building, but it is prac- tically a city district school. By con- tract with the city normal students are permitted to do apprentice work in that school. Similar arangements should be made with other city schools if the best results are to he obtained from the location of the Normal here. This co-operation will, undoubtedly, be granted gladly. So New Britain may be unqualifiedly glad and enthusiastic over the pro- posed erection of the New school buildings here. And s¢ New Britiin should be eager to show the whole state that it WHl co-operate in.every manner. possible to “make it,. when completed, the ideal -school of -its kind. Y For the gaining of this appropriation’ for the mew school hers, which should please pot only the people of this city but of the whole state, great credit should® be given Principal Marcus White, Charles Smith, of New Britain, Representatives Richard Covert and Arthur Rutherford, Senator Edward Hall, Senator Charles.M. Bakewell of the committee on education, Senator Challenge, of the committee on edu- cation and Representative Wadsworth of Farmington, who introduced the bill in the House of Representatives. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. “JEST RUMINATIN’.» (Robert Russell.) If you wander at eve when the twilight is born; If you're aimless, alone, o' hopeless, forlorn, As the shadows grow deeper you think o’ thcse days When jest livin’ meant nothin® but joy. Then the haze That enshrouded your vision as sleep’s melody Wove a smile through your dreams of those new joys to be. As you think o' those days whken you tcok, as your right, That pure joy o' jest livin’, those visions at night, It you're honest you'll that they came all ecarned—- The great birthright o' youth. Today, oft is epurned In weak, mawkish self-pity the chance to “make good"— To win joys that in youth were but half unaerstood. There may come inspiration— ~new hope for the morn As you wander at eve when the twilight 18 born. sort feel un- Try This On Your Wise Friend It is possible to subtract nine that total from the same numbers differently different numbers, 45, arranged and have a number, the digits of which total 45, left. you do it? Can e e day, indicates the degree to which it is being more and more appreciated. Men and women should realize that many of the most famous people in the world have gained their education al- most entirely from reading the sort of books contained in our library. Thomas Edison, whose questions have been so much talked about, did not attend college. He learned prac- tically all he knows from his reading and from his experiments. He is one of the best informed men, on general subjects, in the country. He is but one example, of which there are many. No man apd n, woman may complain that he or she has been denied all chance of education when they have ac- cess to a library such as the one in this city. One instance suffices to many people ‘‘fight shy’’ of taking ad- vantage of the library. It was suggested to a worker that he would enjoy and profit by the books from the library. *‘I haven't time to read there,” he said. ‘‘And you can’'t take a book away without having someone sign a card for you." When told that almost anyone who knew him at all, and who was known here, would be only too glad to sign such a card, he would scarcely believe it. He did not realize that his ex- pressed desire to use library books stamped him at once as a man who wished to improve himself, and that practically anyone of good standing in this city would be only too happy to en- courage him in his efforts. Of course this requirement is absolutely nec- essary. No mention of our library would be complete without giving oneself the pleasure of commenting upon the courteous help and service given those who frequent it by those in charge. The selecting of books and the attend- ant business of taking out or return- ing books is made most easy through the thoughtfulness and tact of those who have these matters in charge. Despite the great increase in the use now being made of the library, there is chance for a greater appreciation of it. Those who make the most of its ad- vantages will receive great dividends. show how When an arbitrator pleases both dis- putants he should be quite neither has anything up his sleeve be- fore he pats himself on the back. sure “Stole a Pen; Fined $13.45,"" head- line. Must have been a pretty fine pen. Pictures of ‘‘dresses made in 20 min- utes’ are appearing. Would be of great value if they were not thrown into the discard in the same length of time. ‘““When men need work," commented a well known alderman today, ‘‘it isn't a good idea to spend $90,000 for mater- ial and §10,000 for labor. Better spend $90,000 for labor and $10,000 for material."” A man may have his locks cut with- out “‘turning a hair'’—not so when the Same thing happens to his neck. Few enjoy *‘ a seat in the sun'’ these days, and it's not because of ‘‘hard times," either. It is a splendid thing that Sunday comes once a week if only because it impels some men to get shaved once in seven days—and perhaps to do other cleanly things. ‘‘Mosquitoes Rout Men of Battery A," Says headline. That's more Than Germans may say. Although trust begets trust, reason, London calls this the best picture of King George ever taken. snapped while he was hobnobbing with Y. M. C. A. Boys in London. is seen chatting with the son of the mayor of West Ham. [ LIGHTS AND SHADOWS By John J. Daly e THE CALICO DRESS. In her calico dress, when I saw her today, She was fairer by far than the flowers in May; She was sweeter than roses whose dainty perfume Is the breath of creation in meadows abloom. I could love her forever and ever, I guess, As I saw her today in her calico dress. In her calico dress when I saw her just now She compelled me to think of an angel, somehow, For she looked like a vision from out of the skies With that far-away light in the blue of her eyes, And I know just one other I'd like to caress Could I see her right now in her calico dress. In her calico dress, with its soft flowing furls, She reminded me then of those old-fashioned girls; Those sweethearts of yours and those sweetheam’ of mine We loved with a love that was purely divine— And I thought back today with a sigh, I confess, To another one, fair, in her calico dress. In her calico dress, and a sunbonnet blue, Her smile was like sunshine a-sparkle on dew, And I met her each day at the end of the town Where the hillside comes up and the roadway runs down: That has been long ago, and the strife' and.the stress 3 Stole that sweetheart of mine in her calico dress. In her calico dress, I would give all the world Could I find her just now where the heartaches are hurrd Could she stand in my presence from out of the crowd As this wee little lady, who sailed like a cloud In the sky of contentment, and knew, more or’ less, That I thought she looked sweet in her calico dress‘. It was He 'FACTS AND FANCI — BY ROBERT QUILLEN - I (S Exercise: Involuntary Voluntary work. exercise. Work: At time it is difficult to distinguish between piety and loss of appetite. Utopia is a land in which it isn't unconstitutional to send a millionaire to jail. There is a growing suspicion that the “‘ex” in exports is an abbreviation of extinct. E’en though we fight in the cause of justice, there’s no assurance that the fight won’t bust us. Massage will reduce flesh, says an advertisement. Try massaging the surface of the garden with a hoe. In Europe, patriotism is merely an exaggerated opinion of th importance of boundary lines. ‘When the cashier informs his inti- mates that he can't get along, he probably means that he is short. When the cynic studies tax receipts, he concedes that thé com- mand to love one another may not be sentimental rot, after all. Out in the stock range you see the lambs gambling on the green, and in the stock exchange you see the wise ones fattening on green gamblers. Before she is married, she thinks each envelope contains a billet doux. After marriage she knows that each enevelope contain a bill "at’s due. A sect in western Canada thinks it wicked to lggrn English. In the United States it is no longer even a temptation. The pro-British Americans are con- vinced that there would be no trouble if the pro-Irish Americans wouldn’t take sides. A walking cane has its disadvan- tages, but you don’t have to back it up to a filling station and tell the man to fill er up. Petrel: A sea bird that is almost independent of land. Petrol: A mineral oil that keeps small lands from being independent. The only way to keep a fool 'ism alive is for other fools to combat it. Nothing so intensifies our hatred of an eénemy as the knowledge that he is a better man than we are. The Differc. David couldn’'t find a would admit that his wife bo “Ah,” he sighed, “all men are Purification of the movies hard on directors. When the be wickedgthey will have to plots. If nations would devott energy to bullding frie: wouldn’t need so many A few weeks from now the m laughs at women’s styles wi wishing he had the nerve ta hit coat. 25 YEARS A& Michael A. Sexton took the o lawyer yesterday and can now p law in the courts of the state. The officlals of the Russell and Manufacturing company are ing dredging the Lock Shop ‘14 order to remove the roots of thy lillies. The surface of the . wal practically covered with the p Yesterday was banana day town. A peddler:sold bananas cents .a dozen on Main street. ‘W. E. Latham was elected cous of the New Britain council, 0. U, last night. 3 Howard Parsons will leave top for a short vacation at Merwin Professor E. F. Laubin Latham took part in Alfred ton’s recital at Hartford last n SETTLEMENT PREDIC] British Miners Are Reportsd Abandoned Their Demands.an Go Back to Work, London, June 27 (By 380 Press).—Mine owners, striking nf and representatives of the go ment couferred today in anoth fort to end the coal strike. The papers predicted a settlement. It was unofficially stated th miners had abandcned their den for a national wages pool whicH long stood in the way of peace that the government had renew: offer «. a subsidy of ten pounds for the industry. Mr. George, J. Austen Chamberlain, ernment leader in the house of mons; Sir Robert Horn, chancell the exchequer, and Thomas Namara, minister of labor, Yepre ed the government. < D Years ' soee OU’VE ‘heard the story of Paul Revere—how he clattered out of Boston and spread the alarm to every Middlesex village, ete. That was in April, 1775, It was an all night job. Today the Boston papers would slap extras on their presses and in the shake of a little lamb’s tail the whole thrilling message would be in each home of the well known county. This represents the advance of 150 years in the im- portant business of spreading news. The cry of “Extra—Extra” on the midnight air brings startled folks to their doors as once did the pound of a horse’s hoofs and the breathless shout of the rider. Papers have supplanted the courier—multiplied his ef- fectiveness many times—increased his speed a hundred fold. How far back we would go without newspapers! We would remain in ignorance, not only of events at home and abroad—but also of much that concerns us Jjust as vitally—news of the very things that have to do with the personal, every day life of each one of us. Somebody might be selling a new, better and more economical food; or a utensil that would add immeasur- ably to our comfort and well-being; or some better ma- terial for making shoes or clothing—but we would never know it. Modern advertising is a boon. It keeps our ina- formatloq up-to-date on the many things we need in order to live a profitable, happy and useful life in this age of progress. Do you take full advantage of the advertising? Read it! — It paq 4