New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 28, 1921, Page 6

New Britain Herald. od) at 4:18 Church strest Watred &t the Powt OMce at New Britaln @8 Becond Clase Mall Matter rEL B . BRI Wome HONE CALLS: B em'y proficanie sdvertising medium le e oty Cireulation s and prese ways Open 10 adveriisers 'l-n Jarnishes newspapers and adv with & strictly honest D‘I‘I:"I:":: mnv.. Our clroulation stat @re based wpoa :his Sudit. This insures u-n traud ia --'-uw m‘un gures to both naticnal and el advertiners eEamarm s WEDNESDAY CLOSING. In order to avoid inconvenience tomorvow afternoon, and every Wed- nesday afternoon through the sum- mer until September 14, «ll must re- member that the majority of stores in this city will be closed Wednesday afternoons. In order to avoid any momentary frritation that might come to an in- tending purchaser who finds a store closed some Wednesday after 12:30 ». m. all should remember the reason for that action of the merchants in adoption this plan. Throughout the year Saturday is a hard day for clerks and other em- ployes of stores, as well as for the merchants themuel The latter, Rowever, have the satisfaction on those busy days, of seeing the receipts eome in rapidly. It would inconvenience practically every man or woman who works to €lose the stores on a Saturday. It Wwould mean great hardship to many merchants. It is out of the question. But merchants believe, and alll who bave any though of “the other fellow" Bhliove that employes in stores should ‘have at least one half holiéay in the hot summer in addition to all of Sun- cay. S0 when one finds a store closed Wednesday afternoon the feeling #hould no be one of irritation that one is inconvenienced, but there should come a sense of satisfaction that the merchants of the city have taken thought for those iu their em- ploy even though it may mean & slight financial loss to them. OBREGON'S ASIDE. ©Obregon presents this sort of a pic- tur The Jeader of an unruly “gan, steps forward, or is chosen as spoke: man. His is just a lttle more fluent d just a little more politic than others of the crowd. Behind him he holds one hand 'which he waves continually at the rowd standing behind him, while he dresses the greater and more pow- irful peoplé forming a group in front him. He makes the most satisfac- ity remarks to that dominant group. ry time he says how friendly he his followers are to that great oup, he half turns to those follow- id whispers aside: “I don't ean & word of all this, but we must lly them." The leaders of the group to which ® talks are anxious for their own terests and for the Interests of jhose who follow the spokesman to ke A satisfactory, amicable agree- nt. All of them do not understand inborn hatred of themselv spokesman of the smaller, unruly does. $0 Obregon is quite willing to make ) serts of unoficial promises which, reduced to official writing, wopld n for his country recognition, but ch he does not dare to place in efal form. He is able to explain y what he says unofficially to the istaction of the Mexican peoplo, it he would not be able to so explain were he to commit them and their untry by o clal act. And it 1s quite possible that Obro- would like to do this thing and t.he soes the wisdom iIn taking the ed ofMcial step. Only, in Mexi- “it len't done." NO DOUBT ABOUT BILLS. It is Dbelieved that no doubt will cast op the validity of bills passed the legislature, even though Gov- Lake 4id not approve them in three days after adjournment nO matter what is the exact ng of the constitution applica- if it is shown that approval was @ In & roasonable time after the bad come to the Governor 'dn loper form. (Whatever may be sald to the gon- ry And despite some lay opmlon law never demands the impos- le. 1If tl.e construction of a statute under consideration, or If the ning of a clause or provision in Astitution is questioned, the mat- is decided fundamentally by com- wense. in providing for ocertain thosa who make the laws n to apply them as théy would be use under ordinary ciroumstances, glance by those Mot learned in the law, rules of evidence are governed by this same great rule of common sense. Why should or why should not such evidence be admissible against or for a man's contention? Find the true answer to this ques- tion, considering the matter from all sides, and anyone may decide, gen- erally rightly, whether or not the evidence 1s admissible. What the law calls “laches” will make almost any action of no legal value. If a Governor delayed signing a bill, or if a man delayed doing a thing beyond a reasonable length of time, he would be guilty of laches and his act would be of no avail But where, as a general rule, a Governor approves or disapproves a bill within a reasonable time, all things considered, after they have come to him In the ordinary course of procecdure, his action will be held valid and the bills will become laws if there is any possibility ot reading into the limiting clause any interpretation by the courts which will make them so. ON WITH THE FIGHT. To talk of calling off the Dempsey- Carpentier fight is an insult to the sporting fraternity. Never in the his- tory of the ring has there been such bright prospects for a good clean fight. It is stated on good authority that a warm friendship exists between the two contestants for world's hon- ors, and the friends of both parties know their man as gentleman. Much can be learned about the manly art by discussion of the merits of the two men and a good clean conversation among men is assured, when they dix- cuss the approaching contest. In this fight there has been no ra- clal feeling for there are fully 50 per cent. of the people who wish that Carpentier wins by a knockout. Even the followers of Dempsey say that if he is defeated, they hope it is Car- pentier who does it. In the army, the Uniteds Btates had a fighting champion. Ministers have gone on record as favoring boxing. We agree with Covernor Edwards of New Jersey when he says that they have not a chance ot nopplnx the fight. . —_—— CONSIDER THE MANUFACTURER Facts are the most things in the world. e hears on the street the expression: “New Brit- ain manufacturers’ export business is shot to pieces.” Investigation fol- lows. It is found that very, very little exporting is being done and for many reasons, the greatest of which is, probably, the cost of labor. Then there comes certain informa- tion whick affects New Britain man- ufacturers as it affects manufactur- ers all over the country. A Cleveland manufacturer is sell- ing a certain machine for $109; it costs him $75 to make it. The other day he got a letter from a firm in Germany offering to duplicate the machine and deliver it to Cleveland for $21. It the firm could carry out its promise and, in fact, duplicate the machine, what is_ the manufacturer to do? Look inside the next pair of cheap gloves your wife bu See if inside are not stamped the words, in small letters, “Made in Germany.” A high grade Ge~man safely razor has just appeared on the market in the United States, retailing for 32 cents. Last year we imported $98,836,- 230 worth of goqds from Germany. We sold them about three and a third times as much. But German com- petition is becoming steadily stiffer. The trouble is felt most when we try to sell American goods abroad in competition with the Germans. Committees in congress, framing a tariff bill, are studying the following table, prepared from official sources, comparing American wages with German wages In terms of American money: illuminating American German Weekly Weekly Wage Wage $43.12 $5.34 31.03 6.34 30.94 6.60 20.86 4.35 38.98 4.3% This table shows the American workman getting an average of $32.98 a week, against the equivalent of $5.40 paid to the German work- man. Other industries run about the same, Suppose you are an American manufacturer, or one of his ployes, makKing an article to be sold abrohd. Supposé the American labor cost in that articles is $6.. The German manufacturer and his workmen du- plicate the same article at a labor cost of $1, according ‘to the abave table. The result is that we can't com- pete for foreign trade. Many Amer- fcan export factories are closed. Trere’ll be a tariff to protect’ Am- erican workers and manufacturers against cheap German labor. That tariff may protect us In our home markets, but it can't protect us when w 10 8¢ Industry Iron and steel Chemicals ..... Pottery Cotton weaving Woolen weaving em- 0048 10 oth. “JEST RUMINATI (Robert Russell.) There's little to do an’ there's little to say To cheer up the folks who'll get no holiday Through all tha hot summer, through all the cool fall— But it don’t seem right to say nothin’ at all We're crazy to get it—that rest in the shade, 'twixt you an’ me we are mighty afiaid That when we come back to wur work we'll regret The money we've spent—all the joya we'll forget. That isn't much comfort for those who can’t go, But as facts are facts what is so is what's so. Vacationists shouldn’t loud in their glee For others are “fixed™” far less fortunately. Don’t rub it in hard; your good luck don’'t parade— Appreciate fully that rest in the shade. But shout Try This On Your Wise Friend There is a number which, multi- plied by 8, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 or 27, will in each case give as product t\e same digit three times; repeated. 'What is the number? Answer to yesterday's: Subtract 123456789 from 987654321 and you will get 864197532. And each row of figures adds 45. P “Gov. Lake Signs Qver 100 Bills,” headline. Wish we had that many even if they were only “Ones”! “It's mighty delightful to live on a hill,” Said he to his friend. eyes you may fill “With great scenic beautles, of rock and of rill — “Ot soft shaded pond that lies close to the mill.” ‘That’s all very true,” said the friend, “but I will “Be glad to exchange my abgde. for your ‘still’.” “Thence your If the fight of life consisted of three-minute roupds, with a minute's rest between, we would all live long- cr, but far less would be accomplish. ed. Many a married man feels that he should observe the Fourth of July privately in the bosom of his family. COMMUNICATED It the Pro-British Americans would give up their effort to make this great republic of ours a British colony and permit our government to carry out their government functions with the rest of the world there would be no need for the Pro-Irish .Americans taking sides to maintain the constitu- tion and Declaration of Independence and see that justice is done to Ireland as well as all the other downtrodden peoples of the world in their noble fight for a government of their own. Respectfully yours, MARTIN J. 25 YEARS AGO (From The Herald of That Date.) KELLY. James S. North has sailed for Lurope on the steamer Umbria. He will see the Henley regatta in that country. The committee on ordinances are having an argument over a proposed “pig line.” Mrs. M. N. Judd is visiting for a short time in New York. Mrs. H. C. Noble and daughter are visiting in Guilford, Conn. The payroll for the water depart- ment for the past week amounted to $172.50. H. D. Humphrey has returned from a carrfage ride through Litchfield county. The annual excursion of the South church Sunday school Will be held at Hanover Park, July 2. (Liglnts and Shadows ‘} By John J. Daly THE PATHWAY A quaint old path whereo’'n we're thrust . And made to walk, in all the dust, The streete they never pace, That goes, they tell us now and then, Where travel ev'ry kind of men, From the cradle to the grave. Sometimes it's stormy, and the rain Comes pouring down along the lane; The elements a-rave Have felled full many in their prime Before they even learned to climb, To squander, or to save. By far, the way is mostly bright With sun by day, and lights by night, And songs are ever sung: For Fdther Time is kind' to us Who cut a swathe and: make a fuss— The good alone die young. He seems to love that merry crew Who walk along with me and you, Their flashing flags a-wave; That laughing, surging, throng Who sometimes stop, though mot for singing BOYS’ CLUB HOME IS BUSY INSTITUTH]NI Visit to Building Shows Many Lines of Activity With all the various movements ir the interests of public welfare, espec- ially along the lines of caring for the health and education of the younger element in. this city, it is refreshing te know that more than 1,200 boys are being started upon the right road to becoming upright; useful and well trained citizens, by the New Britain Boys’ club. No matter who the boy, or what his circumsWwinces are, he always is welcome at the Boys' clubd. The real object of the c¢lub, however, is to reach the boys who, for economi- cal reasons, are unable to pay for membership in the Y. M. C. A, the T A. B., and other organizations 1,200 On Membership Roll. Three times each week the entire twelve hundred and fifty boys, now on the membership enrollment of, the clab, are permitted 10 minutes in/the shower baths. There are aight show- ers, so arranged that 18 boys can take/ baths at the same time. Of course it would be impossible to accommodate the entire 1,250 on one day without running the baths continually for 12 hours, but the boys are entitled to the privilege and many take advantage of it. Just as soon as school closes for the summer vacation Superintendent M. R. Cook has agreed to permit the boys the freedom of the building from 9 a. m. until 9:30 p. m. Those who ure slightly more advanced are per- mitted to remain until 10 o’clock Every Saturday afternoon the baths of the club are thrown open to any| boy, whether he is a member or no*. All he has to do is to get his seap and towel and go down and have a good cool shower. Efficiency In Training. Efficlency in training, is the key note of the method in vogue at this club. It is not a vocational school in the sense that boys can go there and learn a trade, yet it is a vocationa! echool on a small scale, inasmuch as it starts them on a vocation which may develop into a finished trade in later years. Any boy who has heach- ed the age of 10 years and who is not more than 15 can become a membe: without any cost to himself. All he needs to do is to make application by giving his name, address, datp of birth, church affiliation, if any, the name of his school or employer and the names of his parents. He then is registered and is a regular member. Courses Offered. Embryo carpenters, cabinet mak ers, printers, newspapermen, public officials, hunters, orniehalogists, nat- uralists, moving picture operators, po- licemen, judges, lawyers dental hy- gienists, sculptors, artists, expert marksmen, musicians, etc., are being started upon the road to become fin- ished artists in their chosen vocations at this club. This club does not pretend to teach trades to boys, except to give them come of the fundamentals of the trade in a small way. There is « rrint’ shop where the Boys' Club News, a little four page booklet, is prififed once a month. A taxiderm- ist hes dozens of specimens of wild hird€ and small animals to mount for the nature students. In a glass cas: at the club are found squirrels, red 2nd gray, an owl, a chipmunk,a hawk, a woodcock, a woodchuck and a mud turtle, already mounted. At the tax iderists, alonz with other speci- mens, is a large snapping turtle prob- ably a foot in diameter. Other Subjects Taught. In the class room on the third floor of this club, which is located on Tast Main, street, are taught, at dif- ferent times, such studies as dental hygiene anw the making of clay models. Pastel classes also mee: here as does the Junior Winchester Rifle club. Every night in the week this rpom is occupied, either by one of the classes or by one of the two troops of Boy €couts. In the basement are found the shower baths, the print shop and th2 carpenter shop. Both these shops have many specimens of the skill of the youthful artisans. Anéthér room on the third floor is fitted up like a 'odge'room. Here the O. B. A, as it 1z known, meaning the Older Boys' as- soelation, holds weekly meetings. This association, numbering 35 in its membership, is composed of boys of i6-17 and 18 years of age, who have gZrown up in the club. The associa- tion'is the guardian of the club and is responsible'to the mana-, ment fo- the .behavior of the .yvounger boys. Each member of the association is held personally responmsible for five younger boys. In another room, the Boys' club band, said to be the best boys' band in the state, holds weekly meetings Student musicians, who aspire to join rhe band. also meet here once 3 week fcr practice. The band has on dis- play a handsome silver cup won ic New Haven in 1920. Has Own Policemen. The club has its own policemen eonsisting of boys. It also has its juvenile court whi¢h meet every Sat- urday afternoon to try offenders against the laws of the club._ A boy is judge, a boy is prosecuting attorney and another boy is attorney for tha defense in all cases. If there are not at least six cases on the docket court does not convene. No session was held last Saturday. Nature study is carried on in the woods where nature is studied at first hand. Two or three times a week, companies of beys. loaded with blan- kets and food enough for four meals, leave on overnight hikes.. Thesa THE McMILLAN STORE, — ALWAYS RELIABLE — VERY SPECIAL ITEMS F( WEDNESDAY MORNING ONI Store will close at 12:15, noon, for the first of its regular| holidays during the summer months. The merchandise adve: below and displayed in our windows for sale tomorrow mo! represent extraordinary bargains which will be well worth for. ALL SILK FIGURED VOILES JAPANESE PONGEE Natural color. 40 inches wide. 49¢ and 59¢ values, for Regular $1.19 grade, for 89c v MEN’S SHIRTS 39 v CHILDREN’S SILK LISLE SOX Regular 39c grade, for $1.00 = {acluding Work Shirts, Soft Col- lar Shirts, Sport Shirts, all good quality. PE’I'I’ICOATS Made‘of Shteen, in 29c P All the wanted plain colors. VOILE WAISTS Slightly soiled or mussed. plain col- ors or fancy all-over patterns. Value $1.25 each, 87 c each. Colors, black, navy, green, pur- for All sizes at $1.00 = i Also dedy Blouses of Dure Cloth in white or blue, for" ple and fancy combinations. FASHIONABLE VESTEES Organdies and Lace Vestees. Organdne‘Vestees with cuffs. _to $1.69, for each PART LINEN TOWELS for v_.V‘alue 45c, 29 c each —3$3.00 dozen. Stormy (K)night,” and “Passing Can- nibals.” On July 15th the band will have an cuting at Beach Park, Clinton. In addition to the other equipment of the club, there also are several zame rooms, including four billiard tables, a library and reading room and 1 lange, roomy gymnasium. During the cooler months of the year gym- nasium classes are held here by com- petent physical instructors. “We are developing the mind of the boys to know which way they want to #o,” said Superintendent Cook. The spirit of the club is shown by a motto which hangs over the door of the superintendent's office, “Whau <hall it profit a community if it gain the whole world and lose its own boys?” * ‘Women Given Help. A ladies’ auxiliary, composed of 48 adult women, assists largely in ar- ranging for social functions among the boys. A significant feature of the object. of the Bovs' club is set forth-in the club policy as printed on its mem- bership tickets, as follows: Our Policy. « Co-operation with the home, the church, the school and all social and civic agencies. A definite line of activity for each niember. - Instructive work and constructive play. The useful direction Of surplus en- $1.00 = RAG RUGS On Our 3rd Floor. Size 27x50—good $1.39 value Wednesday A. M. 98¢ cach CURTAIN MATERIALS Scrim and Marquisette in white, cream, ecru. Regular 35c yard, for 28c P — BY ROBERT QUILLEN - | FACTS AND FANCIE RS Morning lesson: Define *“Typical American.” Jingo: A fire-eating patriot who is beyond draft age. All empires are built by blood and iron, or blood and steal. A model husband is one who washes up the pots and pans after mixing the brew. It is easy to obey the Ten Com- mandments and please God; the hard part is to keep up with the wh As a rule, discourtésy is me struggle of a two-by-four to portant. Cain may not some Jjustification. been a reformer. have ben Abel™ m; Those useless sub chasers put on wheels and used as for registered mail. The only people who scoff are those who have found Jj more profitable. The Avstans man’s ide o3