New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 1, 1921, Page 6

] New /Britain Herald. HERALLD PUBLISAING COMPANY, Issued daily (Sunday evcepted) st 4:15 Proprictors, P. M. at Heraid Building, 67 Church street. 42,00 a Year. 2.06 Threc Months. a Moanth, Bntered at the Post Ofice at New Brian as Second Class Mail Matter. TEL Business 0fMce Pdjtors! Rooms PHONE, CALL 1be only profitable advertising medium in ths city. Circulation beoks and press room always open to advertisers. Member of The Associuted Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news pub- lished herein. Member Audit Burcan fhe A. B. C. 1s a national organization whicu furnishes newspapers and adver- tisers with a strictly honest analysis of circulation. Our circulation statisti are based upon this audit. This insures protection against fraud in newspaper distribution figures to both national and local advertisers. of Circulation. e SCHOOL FUNDS. With the representatives school board coming to the meeting of the board of financa and taxation last evening in the mayor’s office, that it would be po to secure over $790,000 for school ac- commodations, they departed cheered when a resolution was adopt- from tho hoping ble in some way much ed by the board to go before the city meeting, favoring an issue of $400,000 worth of bonds to cover some of the most important demands called for by the plans of the board. The members of the board present ious in their desire to ters than were Su- were no less s help the school 1 perintendent 8. H. Holmes and Chai man Goodwin, of the committee on ac- commodations of the school board. There has been a reduction of cost of materials and a deduction of 5> per cent. has been taken from the figures estimated last May. This will permit the building of the school on the Car- mody lot at a less expense. Certain property in the western part of the city for school purposes may be bougk at than later. now a smaller figure and payments must be made on the school nearly completed within four weeks. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERMii: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1921, “JEST RUMINATIN,” (Robert Russell) The sun don’t shin are out; you thir an’ dreams; You wonder if the thing: dc are really seem: You wonder if they know about the time you wereo a cad; You fear lest the ould know the things you've done when you were had. An’ then, as 'way above your head, the stars keep twinklin’ on, You wonder if the decent things you've done—things stamped non, Were rea ed that eves, An’ honestly weren't good, but wore a selfish-madae disguise. You try to read yourself an’ sée; you talk with some good iend; Ha annot help you in your doubt, on sell you must de- pend. N 3ut my ol ruminatin’ pipe Has 'baccy goed to burn; Its dream clouda say “Keep walkin’ straight, an’ some day you will learn, “That i! you keeps that con- science clear; keep clear your honest heart, “Yowll never havo to fear no more that you ain’t done your part.” the stars an’ thinks you've what they sod, or only seem- way to your own Try This On Your Wise Friend A man digs a 24-foot hole in four days. The first day he digs, twice as deep as the second day; the second day twice as deep as the fourth; the third day as deep as the first and fourth days, and the fourth day one-third as many feet as he is tall. How tall is he? ( Answer to yesterday’s: B o T Ol ible perhaps, and here is one sug- stion that might be of use. In this connection private hotels, houses, and offices might help in or- lering cleaning or improvements. But public construction js better, and should do all the street We know nunicipalitics ind sewer work possible. or that the up at common It is the hope of the ma whole may be taken ‘Wednesday's session of the coun=-il and then at the c which Is expected to follow as possible. The will continue from year to y matter ¢ meeting as soon which and school problem is one amount bonds to of be the of but the present adopted will needs of this time. There are about 1,000 new scholar: coming in every year. It good news that the $400,00( in bonds to meet this matter will un- doubtadly be appropriated. How good the news is and how sity may be clearly cover part great the neces- undersiood only after kearing the informal talk about the table at which the mayor and the board sat last night. It is with the thougnt of the children alone, and the amount of tion” work that must be in the schools which has prompted the board and the mayor to favor even a $400,000 appro- priation. The children must be sent to school furnished fo The mayor that had been ever: done and accommodations them. must be soke of the complaints to him becausa schoolhouse had to have an au- made dltorium and gymnasium. Superinten- dent Holmes called the attention of the board to the fact that a new law has been passed requiring 214 hours a week to be given each pupil for physi- cal work. In this connection Superinténdent Holmes spoke of the Nathan Hale school where the 38 foot had been prepared for the gymnasium and had proven inadequat While the auditorium, ry in or- der that the pupi be called to- gether at a moment’s notice, was all right. The combination of auditorium and gymnasium has been shown to be absolutely impracticable. stage which nec ay UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF. The unemployment conference at Washington has adopted a temporary program t quick relief to the unemployed, and has adjourned until Oct. 10, to proceed with light, gleaned from the temporary plan and additional data. give the It says that in the United to be between 3 there idle States estimated 00,000 and 5,500,000 instead of the unofficial estimate 2,000,000 heretofore given are work- ers of In the temporary plan profiteers are condemned. Little good from this fact: little mind the condemnation. called but can come will profiteers They are not “prof who attempt to make “requirements of safe rather those profits beyond business p tice and economic The report be a general organization throughout the country; consistency finds t t there must meeting the problem a community and the respon- sibility for rship s with the mayor; there should he an Emergency committee representing ments in the employ- ment bureaus should be established to co-dperate with charitable institutions, gte.: the be is affair lead various ele- community; unitygbould 1l about that. An added provision is that Gover- nors should unite all state agencies for support of the mayor and, uperior officer,’ should do all in con- nection with state roads and work. Other -ommendations applying hiefly to Federal matters and work are made. as other But the greatest empha- is is laid on the building of homes. {t states that we are short more than « million of homes. that The program says undue and malignant combina- tions have made construction impos- sible. It says that in some cases have seen cleaned up; in some places prices are not very bad; in other ases price extortion has not existed; in others costs have been adjusted and in other costs of materials low- red. The recommendations of the Manu- facturers’ committee, included in the wore as follows: “Manufacturers vrogram, can contribute to relieve the present acute unemploy- ment situation by, *(A) Part-time work, through re- duced time or rotation of jobs. “(B) As far as possible, manufac- turing for stock. ALY advantage of the present opportunity to do as much plant construction, repairs and cleans- ing up as is possible, with the conse- quent transfer of many employes to other than their regular work. “ (D) Reduction of the of hours of labor pér day. “(E) The reduction of the work week to a lower number of days dur- ing the present period of industrial depression. . * (F) That employes and employers co-operate in putting these recommen- dations into effect™ “A large number of employers have already, in whole or in part, inaugu- rated the recommendations herein set forth, and for this they are to be commended, and it is earnestly urged upon those employers who have not donc so to put same into use, where- ever practicable, at the earliest pos- sible opportunity Taking number, DEFILERS, A matter almost too te about tion. There are good to es delicate to W is forced to the atten- affairs that comment of it does such But something sle of be taken no upon, as kinds. appears crir many occa- | sionally there S0 disgusting, cor- up and so pos: rection, that it must publicly. In the North End of our Central ’P:dk stands the Soldiers’ monument. Sometim. and pay thoughtful tribute to those honor it v it all a men women stop to glance at it and a momentary, | in wh erected. To “point with stranger pride” when about the city, and there is pride to be seen in it. It does not differ in some ways from the house of God, to many people. It represents bravery and heroism and duty. Is there any question that it should be retained as such. showing True, men sit on the gfcular paling of stone thfl surrou t and smoke 9 pass RANDOM O In view of the extremely high asked by State's Altorney M. Alcorn in the case of Ser- nt Richardson and Jacob Winkle, few doubt that a more serious charge than automobile theft will be brought before the case is concluded. The figure named by Mr. Alcorn com- pletely took away the breath of those who read it on newspaper bulletins and they could hardly be convinced that their eyes did not de- ceive them. It is apparent that the state authorities intend to go into the rum running situation thoroughiy and startling revelations may be ex- pected. It is of the bonds Hugh S generally believed that one men under arrest will turn state’ evidence. In the eventuality of this occurring it is possible that Connecticut will be.torn from end to end with revela ns of the names of men who stand well in their fve communities. There i any doubt that the New mritain ar- rests are simply the forerunner of a general round-up of those who have heen engaged for months past in liquor traffic. Hints have come from Hartford that men “higher up” are under sus- picicn. If there is ground for this suspicion New Britain wants Mr. Al- corn and his assistants to go to the bottom of the case. No one should be spared Someone furnished the money? He's one of the men who should be brought to book. While no formal charge of being sonneccted with bootlegging has been filed against Richardson and the other men, it is almost a certainty that this will be done later. Rumors have been prévalent for more than a sear that some of those now in the -ounty jail under heavy bonds have heen active in violating the Eighteenth Amendment by illegally transport- ing or directing the transportation strong drink. Every person who is at all in touoh with affairs knew »f the situation and even members of the ploice force are said to have nspected what was going on. New Britain is going through a vrocess of civie cleansing. Let the THE OBSERVER MAKES SERVATIONS — ON — THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE. job be thorough. Because of the ar- rests the city has been given a hard charagter wherever telegraph wires penetrate. A house cleaning is .bad- ly needed. . s Beware of rumors, would be a good slogan for every man to keep in mind. Rumors have blasted more character than truth. The insidious whisper, the sly passing of “informa- tion” have become the pastime of hundreds. Jones meets Smith on Main street. Jones:—*"Is it true thek Jrown has been arrested in connection with the bootlegging case? Smith—"I don’'t know. heard anything about it.” Smith goes down the street meets White. Smith: “Say, rested. it White: for?"” Smith: “Oh, connected with boot- legging. Didn’'t they think this Renaldino had something to do with the business?"” White: “I dunno. White goes meets Green. White:—"Just a minute, Gfreen. Did you know that Brown has been arrested.” Green:—*“No. What for?” White:—*Why. Smith just told me he’d been taken in by the state police on a secret warrant for murdering enaldino.” ‘And so the rumor grows. They all buy the newspapers and find that Mr. Brown has not been arrested. For all they know he is sitting at home reading fairy stories to the baby. It is amusing to listen to some of the rumors that travel up and down Main street with the rapidity ‘of chain lightning. Thus far, the Ob- server has heard “on good authority” that secret warrants have been is- sued for at least four citizens of high standing in the community, who know as much about bootlegging and its ramifications as they know of Einstein's theory of relativity. Even 1 haven't and v, Brown has been ar- Jones just told me all about “Brown arrested? What I guess so.” down the street and FACTS AND FANCIES BY ROBERT QUILLEN —— The female of the species is more arigus about the mai With shells priced as they are, any kind of hunting is dear hunting. It must be nice to have a chauffeur, ind have nothing to do but pay the fines. About all religion needs to make it popular is a secret initiation and a lisguise. All the miner needs in these days is pick, a lantern, and a good repeat- Don’t be dismayed by the headlines. One must expect stirring scenes in 2 melting pot. reason some men like to d their letters is because you can dictate without knowing how to spell. The price of coal Wouldn't seem so unreasonable if there was a law against selling it. When taxes made an advance, they invariably consolidate their position and hold it. Since a dry wave brought in prohi- bition, it isn’t surprising to find the drouth a little wet. Let's see: what was it the maga- zines used for reading matter before people began to write sex stuff? ‘When one of the old boys complains that the German ship of state needs a helm, he means a Whilhelm. There are two classes of Americans Those who get rich quick, and those who think their lot is hard. A lot of people think *‘pep” con- ists in being forever excited about something. The chief trouble with the “Invisible Empire” is that it shows a disposition to be an invisible umpire. The reason a lot of executives never get anywhere is because they waste too much energy being enthusiastic. Hard times: An annoying season during which it is necessary to give a job a litile attention in order to keep it. We might increase public revenues by requiring men to take out a license before lying about their gasoline mile- age. There are only two things that will make you forgive a man: Genuine Christianity, and the knowledge that you can lick him. Any list of the light fiction of the should include Japan’s assertion he seeks no special advantage a that in Ch: The Conference will discuss dis- armament, pro and con; and all will be well if there isn’t too little “pro™ and too much ‘“‘con.” tween it and the monument. But men are having hard times these days. Many there whio are discouraged and out of work. Many, watching the ing by and the busy traf- little strength there 3ut that people pas gain a in cases. is another The thing that compels one to write the matter at all is that, in the darkness of night or early morning, there are people in this inside tt of it as they would a comfort station. In the morning the policeman the beat shocked. of city who go monument and make use on enters the place and is The defilers ery liberty. have taken When next the planned comfort station is and it is pre- are being taken as rapid- possible to carry it on, let influence the committee and others who have power to hasten matters. iaentioned, it sumed steps ly these as fac’ Babe Ruth Has Gri We spelled it always “Grip” and num- ber of home runs proves he had it. Is headline “Run Down ‘command or a de: Gang,” ription ? e The ending of each season is good time to; the contents of 1i reservoir. /4 is a good tj pe,” headline. | for its clean pure, frech snow sing in order that the drops from the virgin may be ready for another year of decency. 25 YEARS AGO (From The Herald of That Daie.) 7 The republicans held a Turner the w. caucus at 21l last night and nominated following candidates: Selectmen S. Judd; Town Clerk, Loren D. field: collector, J. Stear Burchardt; tre; school commiti juror, Loan A. onstable, W. J. Raw- s nominated men their caucus Frank Zimm J. Muller; a able, Lawrence red Renischelar; and liam F. Delaney The payroll for the for this week 3%.68. Willlam J. Rawlings attended = meeting of the grand officers of the Temple of Honor keld at West Haven erday. The Russe increased it the fol- Town treas- , C. S. s McCue: Crean and audi Wil- at i, street depart- amounted to and Frwin plant have working hours to five —“Buried Treasure” & the clergy are not spared by these ridiculous rumor-mongers. So paint this on the pupils of your eyes:—Beware of rumors. s While it is true that one member of the police department stands ac- cused of a serious crime, the be- smirching of the character of the en- tire department should not be per- mitted by public spirited men and women. The New Britain department is composed of a fine body of men, who will. measure up with any other de- partment in the country. They are on the alert for viola- tions of the law and are ready to make arrests when they can secure sufficient evidence to bring about a conviction, if within their province to do so. The head of the department en- joys the confidence of the community, even if one of his warmest friends on the department is alleged to have fallen from grace. The men under him, down to the rawest recruit, are eager to perform their duty without any hope of spe- cial praise or any special reward. Many of them are men with fam- ilies, and they love those families like millions of other men. There is no reason to look with suspicion on a policeman because one of his brother officers has taken ‘he wrong road. New Britain still has confidence in its policemen and it will take more than one incident of this kind to destroy that confidence. . e e Any doubt in the minds of the pub- lic utilities commission concerning the atiitude of New Britain residents on the lransportation problem should have been effectually dissipated at the sitney-trolley hearing this week. All interests, official, industrial and pr vate, were unanimous in the opinion that the Connecticut company has failed to rise to its responsibilities and opportunities in New Britain and had forfeited public approval. Perhaps the most striking state- ment made during the hearing was the assartion by Col. H. A. Johnson of Landers, Frary & Clark Mfg. Co. to the effect that the Connecticut com- nany should at least attempt to re- adjust its expenses to meet new con- dhions, as all others who sell tangible vroducts or service have been forced {o do. This unwillingness on the part of trolley officials to recognize changes that time has wrought has ileen one of the most serious obstacles ‘n the way of the Connegticut com- pany’s prosperity. While other busi- ness men have been burning midnight oil trying to assist in nation-wide tiquidation and the restoration of the ~ronomic balance that obtained befo: the World War, the Connecticut com- pany has become resigned to the sit- uation and intends to plod along in the rut. Tt is idle for the company to say “Our business is different.” That was {ried by any number of business men and resulted in greater stagnation nroughout the land. Only when manufacturers generally recognized tné need of each forcing a readjust- nt in his own line did the business varometer show fairer weather ahead. Wien fares InoreaSine, | the *onnecticut company pleaded that e penses were rising because of a high were ar wage paid to labor and also_be- cause of the upward curve in{the cost of steel, cars 4nd other equip- |mcn(, The truth of these¢laims was admitted and there was no serious op- »sition to higher fares, even though sery freak scheme that could be tnought of was tried out. Now, when the Coanecticut company finds the cost curve going in the other direction, it siiould reduce its fires at once. Senator Edward F. Hall, who has always -kept his mind open on the transportation question, also scored several points at the hearing, partic- ulaily when he said that the legisla- ture had been very kind to the Con- nncticut company and that the com- pany should try to find a way out of its troubles without whining. Other prominent men, including Sec- etar of the Stanley Works, appeared as champion of the veople, proving that influential citi- zens are wide awake (o the needs of their fellowmen. Boiled down to a few words, the nneacticut company’s case was this: Ve cannot continue to give service snd reduce fares.” Then, in the name of fairness to those (housands whose wages have ceen cut, let someone else assume the management of the company, or at least allow jitneys to compete fairly fcr public patronage. s New Britain members of the Na- tional Industrial Trafic league, com- posed of traffic managers throughout the United States. have asked the Herald to give publicity to resolutions aimed to bring down freight rates which were adopted a short time ago. R. W. Poteet, traffic manager of the Stanley Works, is a member of the executive committee of the league and attended the meeting at which the resolutions were adopted. Early last spring efforts were made to put through a similar resolution, but the league refused to be staiaped- ed by public clamor, realizing that the railroads of the country were in serious financial conditions. At that meeting a vote of confidence was ac- corded the Interstate Commerce Com- ‘mission and it was urged that the commission “be left free to exercise its judgment in making such readjust- ments of the rate structure as necessi- ty and conditions warrant.” At the recent meeting the freight situation was brought up for discus- sion and a general business review showed that industry was practically prostrate. The resolutions subse- quently adopted say that “A study of readjustment processes indicates that the price of practically every commodity has been reduced. Freight rates, which are such a large factor in our industrial fabric, have not been readjusted but remain at the highest level in history. Manifestly, there can be no return to normal bus- iness conditions until the price of transportation bears a proper rel tion to commeédity values. The bus- iness of this country has bee; oped and a wide distribut modities encouraged rates that bore a pro; the price of the co until rates are read approximate such a 1 that buysiness confid wcotarad "% Extra Comfort— Extra fikds, is that “In addition to large i8Cwases made in wages and the num- ber of employes during the peripd of federal control, so-called nationa! aBlegments were adopted which are Tponsible for a large part of the ingrease iV operating expenses, since thE: restrict employes in the dischagZe {of heir duties and require they’em- Ploy-. nt of skilled labor in tpfe per- formance ¢ wofrk prviously per- tormed by unskilled labor. The na- tional mgreements are still in effect and their abrogation is uncertain. On April 14th, 1921, the railroad labor board announced that these agree- ments would be abrogated on July first; but subsequently the board re- versed its decision.” - Dilatory tactics on the part of the board, the league finds, greatly hamper the railroads and it is claimed that “It is not fair to the carriers nor to the public that railroad em- ployes should be given preference over other employes performing work of a similar nature in private indus- tries; and until the railway emploves are placed upon a corresponding basis with those of private industries it cannot be said that the raiiroads are efficiently and economically operated.” The Traffic league expresses the be- lief that return @ normal conditions requires: “First—Recégnition of the fact that efficient and economical opera- tion of the railroads depends primar- ily on the payment of wages by the ailroads no higher than prevail in other lines of industry for similar work. “Second—A general reduction in ifreight rates equal at least to a de- {crease in operating expenses brought about by ,a readjustment of wages on a just and equitable basis. “Third—That the carriers should immediately proceed to readjust both wages and rates so that such redu tions may take effect simultaneous! ! As a consequence of its beliefs, the i r Trafic league demands the abroga- tion of wage agreements made be- tween the Federal Railroad adminis- tration and railroad employes, and the reduction of wages and rates. Members of the league are en- gaged in gaining as much publicits as possible for the resolutions. In this respect New Britain men are well to the fore as they realize, be- cause of their strategic position, that excessive freight rates are keeping down production tonnages. P Senator A. F. Hall states that he voted, during the last session of the Legislature, against the jitney bRl which has caused so much unpopulak restriction upon jitneys in this city ™ and elsewlrere. N Observers at the trial of Kiemens Kalkowski, conducted by Prosecutor Greenberg yvesterday morning, noted that there were several allusions made by witnesses to the card game | that was going on in the Kalkowski | place on the night before the body Louis Winkle was found. 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