New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 10, 1921, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD VEDNBSDAY AUGUST 10; - LIGHTS AND SHADOWS By John J. Daly 1921, THE McMILLAN STORE, INC. — ALWAYS RELIABLE — FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY|| AUGUST 11th and 12th, WE WILL HOLD You'd be laughing, as I take it, : . Up your sleeve at all the wreckage left behind; . - i But, pot wearing coat or cloaking, 2 s You can smile amidst your joking . 2 ) local advertisers In the open, undetected — at the blind, - | ERmes e e ; / : protection against fraud in newspsper EXPERT OPINION. Hearts are hid and cannot see you— / ‘New Britain Herald. (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 | 2. M. at Herald Bullding, 67 Church ptreet. $3.00 & Year. $2.00 Three Months. T8¢ a Month. THE HEART HUNTER Mister Cupid, little Cupid, Sometimes bright, and sometimes stupid, Whichever mood befits you, at your will, Shooting human hearts like sparrows, With your swiftly flying arrows, You are having lots of fun with Jack and Jill Enfered at the Post Office at New Britaln as Second Class Mail Matter. TELEPHONE CALLS: Business Office . | Baitorial Rooms . .| Tho only profitabie advertising medium in the city. Cireulation books and press room alwa; open to advert! Through the hot and sultry Summer, Like a desultory bummer, * Member of The Assoclated Press. | The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news You go strolling in the parks and country lanes eredited to it or not otherwise credited i - the, masses 1 b- Taking pot-shots at e et i On the benches and the grasses, Causing not so much of pleasure as of pain. | Meraber Audit Burean of Circulation. / ! ¥re A. B. C. is a national organization which ‘furnishes newspapers and adver- ~ _particular destination } distribution figures to both national and < ‘Were they not, someone might tree you, The customary cry, and quite } properly is it made, is that a com- ! mission should act on a proposition | before it, and not postpone decision. The watér commissioners, how- ever, in the matter of fishing in the reservoir, may be pardoned perhaps |for sending back for further con- mideration the communication from ithe state board of health asking that fishing in Shuttle Meadow Lake be , stopped. Our own commissioners | aware of the situation here. It iggllieved by many of them that fi ken from the lake furnish food for many who would otherwise find it hard to get plenty to eat for their families. The local health board realizes this also. If this is the actual fact; if most of the fishing in the lake is done by those who fish because of need, it would seem a heartless thing to do 1to deprive them of this chance to | get food freely and without applica- tion to the city for charity. If, however, this is not the case; if the fishing done there is chiefly by men seeking pleasure, passing the ‘time away in this fashion—men who do' not need the fish, or boys who fish for the delight of fishing—this places another aspect on the matter. A thorough investigation—a practical one—should be made of the situation. There is no question that the danger of contamination of the water used by 60,000 people of this city, is greater now than ever before because of the gregter number of unemployed who have time to fish. The first duty, under ordinary times, of the state board of health, is to look after thewhealth of the state. To request the prohibiting of fishing in the laké€ if there is danger of pollution therefrom, is a proper step. But at this time it becomes the duty of every board to consider also the unemployment situation. It is quite possible that the state board, 4n its anxiety to do its own particu- lar duty, have overlooked this fact. It may not be a bad idea, therefore, for it to reconsider its request; view- ing the matter from all sides and taking into consideration the lack of work and the fact, if it is found to be true, that many are finding sustenance in the fish of the lake. If, however, after further con- sideration by the state board, and after practical examination of the facts as to'just how many needy peo- ple are being benefited by the lake in this way, the same request is re- iterated, the water commissioners should act in accordance with facts learned. . Meanvhile the city should see to it, as far as possible, that the least chance of pollution is given. Of- fenders should be punished. SIGN POSTS AND COW PATHS. When a man,, woman or child takes a walk in the woods, through country lanes, byways and alleys ha or she expects to find the way as best he or she may. Cows which wander about the hills and meadows have no except either end -of the paths they wear in their travels back and forth. Pedestriany who walk these paths must take their chances on the ultimate end of their Journey much the same as the cows. When people live, work, reside or visit in 3 city of between 60,000 and 70,000 people, such for instance as New Eritain, no one expects to walk ahead blindly trusting to luck to come out somewhere. Nor does anyone want to walk the modern streets of a city, leading they know not where, trusting to the same blind luck to bring them to their destination. Strangers, newcomers to the city, and even residents of long standing ofttimes are at a loss to know where to find certain streets and have diffi- culty . ascertaining the names of streets upon which they sometimes find themselves. When a person must walk an extra block, or half a block in the wrong direction in order to ask some one the name of the street, often to find that the other person is equally ignorant, it is time something -4s done. Over a month ago something wai said in the papers about the board of public works hawing certain street signs to be placed about the city. Wher> are they? Has anyone seen Take away your little arrows and your bow, ‘Which, withal, would be a blessing; Not, as some believe, distressing— For you're causing more of sorrow than you know. new signs please step up and be counted. In almost any section of the city, on almost any street corner, conven- ient places for street signs can be tfound. The places are there, but where are the signs? If the board of public wurks has any such signs on hand they should be placed where they will do some good. TPeople should not be made to walk the city streets, trusting to in- stinct to find their destinations, as they would have to do in following a cowpath through tha woods. e e T JITNEY, “WATCH YOUR STEP.” This is a particularly important time for jitneymen and for those in- terested in furthering their interests. Jitneymen should be careful to “watch their steps.”” ' They may be sure that those opposed to 'them, ctieflly the <Connecticut company, are watching those steps most eager- ly, and would be eager to see them slip. The jitneymen should see to it, if they have the certificates allowing them to run as provided by the law, that they give the best service pos- sible. They should try’ to see that there be no falling off in popular sentiment for them. The few which are running are ‘“on trial” perhaps, though they may not know it. The jitneymen who have not been granted certificates, but who are eager to get them, should help the more successful operators and own- ers of jitneys to give good service, and should advise with them. Every corhplaint against a jitney aow, every patron dissatisfied, will be ‘“meat” for the Connecticut com- pany when the final decision is made. Tf the Connecticut company could possibly create a popular sentiment] in its favor, the jitneys under no cir- cumstances would have a chance. So all jitneymen, if they are wise, whether they are operating now . or aot, should “watch their steps.” Headline—“President Nearing Cafi- ital’ does not necessarily mean that the nearer he gets to capital the more he will be influenced by Wall street. Headline—"Brown Gets Job,” re- minds that White says he is not after the gubernatorial one. Though the« “Jitney Order is Va- cated,” the trolleys may remain va- cated also. S S Materialist's definition of a dough- nut: Delightfully done dough, with a hole in the middle. Scientist's defini- tion of same: Approximgately circular segment of space surrounded by semi- solid foreign substance. “Ford Will Not Attack Catholics,” headline. Even a giant would be glad were a mosquito to refrain from bit- {ng him. PR s S “What is this ‘Relativity'?" Asked Mutt, “Describe it bit by bit."” “Just plunge down some declivity,” Said Jeft, “and what you see ig It.” “Jitneymen May Appeal Supreme Court,” headline. to U. 8. We wish “JEST RUMINATIN".” (Robert Russell.) You may preach a lot about the things a feller ought to do; You may think your observa- tions are correct—till they hit you. ’ Then your viewpoint changes jest a mite; you ask: “Have I been right?’ If the altruistic things you've said hurt you in life’s big fight. Then your opportunity arrives to test your honesty; “Does my own philosophy ap- ply to others, not to me?” It is then you ought to leave the path to barren Selfish- land An’ to follow out the creed you've allus tried to under- stand— An’ in understandin’, maka all others sqe that what you've said,— That the spark which others ought to fan, in your own self ain’t dead. Those ideals floatin’ in the clouds seem a.lmost out o" reach— “It is all summed up,” say those gray “Practice Preach.” clouds, in what you Try This on Your Wise Friend One boy was three times as old as another. The squares of their ages added would total 360. old was each? How - Answer to sheep. yesterday’s; B T e S S P —_— some of the judges lived in New Bri- tain’s outskirts, didn't own automo- ibles, and sessions of the court were held in the Center. “Yale Senior a Laborer to Keep in Trim,” headline. At last! Proof that college education is worth something. Report savs “Harvey May Arbi- trate British-French Dispute.” Many people of this country might like tn arbitrate Harvey. 25 YEARS AGO (From The Herald of That Date.) The mercury yesterday touched 98 in the shade. It was the hottest day o! the year. Mr. and Mrs. B. . Gaffney are spending a vacation at the seashore. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Ashley left this morning for a two weeks stay at Falmouth Heights, Mass. A notice has been posted in the Stanley Works that the factory will operate on & 60-hour a week sched- ule starting Monday. People living on wlep street have beén complaining that some property owners have let the weeds on. tha sidewalks grow so high that the ladies skirts get wet and dirty when passing. The thermometer at the Herald of- fica today registered 103 degrees. ‘ FACTS AND F ANCIES | — BY ROBERT QUILLEN - If the purpose is to annihilate tax- payers, the merchant ship is about as deadly as the battleship. She knows he is in love with her when he begins to resent the fact that her knees are exposed to the public gaze, You can still take a mtle nip with- - 154808 catnip. Congratulations: The verbal barrage employed by the loser té conceal his pique. Eve had her little troubles, but Adam never complained about missing buttons. Trying to run an emergency fleet corporation without book-keepers is carrying ny a little too far, REDUCING SALE Offering Staple Merchandise in Every Department at Extremely Low Prices Pequot Sheets Size 81x90 «....$1.29 each Size 81x99 $1.49 each Turkish Towels Fancy stripes and colored borders, regular 89c, for—17c each. Regular 50c, extra heavy, 31c each. for— Linen Toweling Heavy, durable and value 50c, for—35c yard. absorbent, Jumper Drgsse Of Percale and Linen, plain colors or small checks—98c each. Double Mesh Hair Nets Unusual offering of our own brand, largest size and .worth today 19c each, for—12V,c each, 5 for 50c. Beef, Iron annd Wine Tonic Regular $1.25, for—89¢c bottle. Sew-On Hose Supporters 25c grade, for—19c pair. 1-2 1Ib. Cake Toilet Soap Made by Palmolive company in vio- let, glycerine, almond, coco oil and buttermilk. Just for this sale at— 9c cake; 3 for 25c. Baropet Satin Black, Copenhagen and Pink, value $3.50, for—$2.50 yard. There Are Many Savings On Our 3rd Floor Curtain Swiss Fine quality, dotted, figured and cross bars, value to 89c yard, for— 32c yard. Scrim Curtains All ready to hang, with valance complete, plain hemstitched, some with neat lace edges, values to $1.89, for—98¢ pair. Congoleum Rugs Size 9x12, regular $19.00, for. .$16.98 Size 7°6”x9, regular $11.85, for $10.50 Size 6x9, regular $9.75, for....$ 8.50 Aluminum Specials For 98¢ Each Percolators, Double Boilers, Pre- serving Kettles, Double Roasters, Saucepan Sets and Others. ——————————————————————————— Chautauqua Opens August 17. Ginghams Red Seal and Bates in plain colors, checks, plaids and stripes, selling from 25¢ to 29¢ yard, for—14c yard. All our 89c¢ to 98c Silk Ginghams in mostly checks, for—59c yard. Japanese Pongee All silk in natural color, regular 98¢, for—79¢ yard. Mohair Lustrous and non-wrinkable, in navy, brown and black, value $1.50, for—79c yard. English Mixtur_es Wool Suitings and Shirtings, value $1.98, for—$1.19 yard. Women’s Batiste Bloomers - 21¢-Pair Muslin Gowns Extra size, embroidery trimmed— 89c each. ~ Children’s Gingham Dresses 2 to 6 years—49c each. Petticoats Embroidery trimmed—79¢c each Voile and Gingham Summer Dresses One rack full at—$3.98 each; for- merly to $7.98. Children’s School Dresses 98¢ each formerly $1.98, sizes 6 to 14 Bungalow Aprons 79¢ each lirge size, value 98c Petticoats 87c each Fancy and plain, formerly 98c Silk Jersey Petticoats $3.98 each fancy borders, formerly to $5.98 Middies white or blue—94c House Dresses $1.79 Regulation and Billie Burke styles, value $2.00. At Our Neckwear Counter $2.00 “Chevy Chase” Sleeve Guimpes of fine nets, lace trimmed, for wear with sleeveless dresses, for—$1.49 ea. Filet, Crochet and Cluny Laces 25c and 89c values, 19¢ yard. Save Now On Handkerchiefs 121%4c Men’s Cotton, sale 3 for 25c. % " 25c Women’s Linen, sale 19¢; 3 for 50c. Men’s Initial Handkerchiefs With fine woven border, 89¢ grade, for—25c each. Gloves at Clearance Prices Women’s imported fabric gloves, in all the fashionable shades; $1.00 Chamois Suedes for—79¢c pair. Laong Milanese Silk Gloves $2.00 values—$1.79 pair. Black, white, pongee, bisque and greys. At Our Hosiery and Underwear Department WOMEN'’S SILK SPORT SOCKS with turnover cuff tops. These are $1.50 values. To clean up—49c pair. WOMEN’S THREAD SILK HOSE Drop stitch, black or white, $2.00 values, for—$1.79 pair. MEN’S BALBRIGGAN SHIRTS AND DRAWERS Sale price—39¢c each; regular 50c garments. ‘MEN’S UNION SUITS Fine count nainsooks, balbriggans, also broken lines of “Carter’s” Suits, values to $1.00 and $2.00. Sale Price —=83c Suit. FULL SIZE WORK SHIRTS FOR MEN Black twill, khaki twill quality blue chambray. Salc Price— $1.00 Each. Last year these same shirts had to sell for $1.65. CHILDREN’S KNIT PANTS 39c grade, for—25¢c each. WOMEN’S KNIT BODICES AND VESTS—UNUSUAL VALUES 3 Big Lots 19¢ each—3 for 50¢ 29c each—4 for $1.00 39¢ each—3 for $1.00 and best