New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 8, 1921, Page 6

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This insu Protection against fraud local advertiser: at 4:15 Wew Britam n press organization whicu furnishes newspapers and adver- of in newspaper Qistribution figures to both national and “JEST RUMINATIN’.” (Robert Rt | There's tim sell) when everyone o" sh that we were re’s times we sort o' depre- [ cate those middle-aged joys. We wants to go a-fishin’, or to build that forest hut; We wants to do 'most anythin’ that takes us from the rut We've fallen into, workin' on, that we may jest exist. An’ most especially it hard to ruminate today When all the world seems standin’ 'round to hear about the play Between the Glants Yanks, who plays New York, Not worryin’ about their comin’ meal o’ salted pork. - But when we're sane an‘ sensi- ble, we doesn’t feel so bad, We looks back an' appreciates the good things we have had: But ne’ertheless there’s few of us who ne’er this phrase em- rloys— “There’s times when every one one of us will wish that we were boys." the great an’ in - “THE BREAK.” In every lifé, in every game, there comes the moment called “The break old once, in the game.” !l is something time ball player® recognize at but neither they nor anyone is able to describe it exactly. “Turning point” is the best synonym, and yet it may not be a|) turning point. In yesterday's game, Try This On Your Wise Friend A man was asked how old his )brother He replied: . “Half Sof his age is equal to a sixth of mine and I'm just three times as Som as he is.” 'How old was each? was. for. instance, handicapped by four runs, there came a hit by the Giants, break came there. players recognized that that -things would remain as they were until “the break in the game” broke. New enthusiasm comes to the heart of each player; he is confident. He holds his head up high, sure that the break has come and will bring success to him. Often the break which will lose the' game is felt by loser as well as winner. He feels, does the loser, though there was something making his legs dead, his brain numbed. He has a feeling that all is not right. .He 10ses heart. Before going into today's game the Giants feel undoubtedly that “the break” in the series has come. They feel that they could win under all handicaps. They will play more ener- getic ball today ghan ever before in the world's series. That, without a doubt will be their feeling; that, un- doubtedly will each player as he goes to bat. Two runs scored against them in the firsy innihg would not take from that confidence. clenched—they Wwill know they going to win. The “break fails. in the game” go wrong; other, later elements may enter into the psychological situation that may seem to mak the “break” a thing of fancy. day—it may come today. "\ easily sensed by those near to ', players, but even at a distance it may e felt. And in life! it may come through determination there is “the break”. year. /But it Is there. Today a man may feel his lack of ambition, his in the world: tomorrow—or at any time the “break” may come, inexplicable but wery real. He knows he has strength and power. It is a real break-—con- dition of health does not alter it. +Say to any older baseball player that there is no such thing as “the break” in the game. 4 Then hear his laughter at your ig- norance and see him walk away— through with you. uselessness WOMEN AND TAXES. Since the law went into effect com- pelling women to pay a personal tax, and In so doing give thelr ages, there has been much talk about their un- willingness to give the year in which they were born. After humbly acknowledging that “the man who flatters himselt he knows women, flatters himself,’” one feels rather flattered that he has pro- phesied correctly concerning them— once. é The registrars busy cSllecting these personal taxes frazn women at this time, 2nd who W] be busy at it until Christfoas probably, report, as a rule that women make little fuss about tell- ing their ages. Naturally a few have been reported as having disliked to do S0, but as the genmeral run they have smfled and pald. Such wes the pre- diction in these columns some time ago. There are so many “back-door ped- dlers” that a refusal to open the door to strangers may be partiaily explain- ed where these camvasse; haye had this experience. Some women have boen told mot 10 allow any strange men to come into the Louse though they say they want 10 sell @ gold brick for forty eents, Amd there is much wisdom in the suggestion, It is for this reasom, rather than for patting ourselves om the back that this pub. Heity shouwld be gives. Women know that the gas man and ’ Probably the Every one of those something “Different” was going to happen— as Their teeth will be are never Human beings may cause it to But it came yester- It is more the It may be by chance; It enters into the psychic realms of which we are jearning more and more each day and " Answer to yesterday’s: 9 apples the electric light man have , proper cards or badges to show their authori- ty. They are responsible and able to gain admittance witnout trouble. The canvassers who have such a hard task before them which will take nearly to the first. of January, pre- sumabiy have similar documents show- ing their authority. If they have not these evidences of authority to ask the questions they must, such evidence should be furnish- ed them. A woman would have a per- tect right to refuse to answer ques- tions concerning her age or any other matter if there is no evidence produc- ed by the seemingly inquisitive man who calls, that he has a right to ask those questions and to receive the necessary $2. As a last pleasant word regarding the sex it might be seid that the $40,- 000 or thereabouts they will pay will “help some.” be McGraw's cry to STATE TRADE SCHOOL. Three hundred and fifty carpenters, mechanics, draughtsmen, pattern makers, masons, moulders, printers, cte., are being turned out by the State Trade School in the city, despite the fact that the moral capacity is about 175 persons. .| There are also night courses whizh men may take up by those who cannot attend in the daytime. The Common Council, after wanting o do so for a long time, at last hug felt that the need was so impera- tive it was necessary to call for an is- sue of $40,000 of bonds to go for the housing of school children. The State Trade school is looking for the day, soon to come it is hoped, when an additional $100,000 will be apbropriated so that they may leave the portion of the High school where they are working under handicap, and have a new school for themselves, thus NEW BRITAIN DAJILY HERALI: SATURDAY, OCTOBER §, 1921. THE GREAT AMERICAN HOME RANDOM O: Dissatisfaction exists with the man- ner in which the office of prosecutiag attorney is being conducted. One day the public is informed that the prose- cutor has turned the work connected with his position temporaril® over to his assistant, and then it is learned that this statement'is que for modifi- cation because the prosecutor has is sued a warrant for the arrest of a saloon keeper. It is later revealed t that warrant was for one “John Doe and a still more startling revelation is the allegation of the man placed un- der arrest that he is in the employ of the prosecutor's father. Following tlis, the prosecutor again convenient- ly slips out of his mantle of authority and turns the task of issuing further warrants over to his assistant again. The question naturally arises, when is the prosecutor on the job and when s he resting? It \\'l!l_be recalled that the present prosecutor seemed to win the offize through the political manipulations of his friends who happen to occupy positions of authority in the republi- can party. When the office was vacated it was generally believed thaf the wssistant prosecutor, because of his experience, would be promoted. It wz surprising news to learn that he had been turned down and there is good ‘eason to think that politics had jreat deal to do with it. Now comes the day of accounting. o e life, and the interest in those who have participated enthusiastically in relinquishing their present quarters to city use. / The city must furnish the home, lighting and heating for the school; the state does all the rest. Probably it costs the state at present, including salaries of some twenty-five instruc- tors, $50,000 yearly to run the school. But this sort of school appeals to many who cannot or do mot care to take the higher educational coursss. They want to learn or to perfect themselves in a trade. Men want it as well as the boys. There may be found embryo Inventors who may become successful in their trade and add to its possibilities. At any rate this is a school wheer men and boys work with a declded end in view. It is presumed that the soctal side of the school is not developed as in schools of other kinds, but probably this fact does not keep. the puplls from doing just as good work, It is hoped that matters may he arranged soon to allow the trade school, whose scholars range from boys to men of about 45 years of age, to have this new school, and that the other amounts asked for by the school board may be appropriated. RED BLOOD, Many people are interested in games and matches of all sorts be- cause of special inducement. The High school lad wants his team to win; any lack of loyalty there, or lukewarmness in enthusiasm fs de- precated, A boy or a girl s not considered to be “one of them” unless he or she displays a proper interest in athleties, A Enthustasm et coliege over ath- letics comes naturally, It §s in the atmosphere: Great good in the life of the college or university may re- sult from great success in athletics, other than the immediate Dhenefits aecorded & “hero”, Amd the reverse is true, After school and collegs comos ithletics in former years is apt to he sustained. There may be no statis- tics at hand, nevertheless it is be- "“sved that those physically abile, vho have taken that interest in vents of sport, hecome more en- ergetic hand or mind workers, or hey have used up their energy to uch an extent that they are fail- ires because of physical ailments. The longer'a man or a woman re- ains his interest in matters of ac- ivity, be they of sport or business hat requires energy, the Detter a nan he will be and the longer wilt keep him at rs strength in his line. There are many who object to a »oy playing football and some dep- ‘ecate béseball, though the latter is ‘onceded to be much less danger- Such paople should consider he life of the one in whom they are nterested, after the days of playing re over. Active participation ports keeps a man young. Yesterday people watching all over he country for the results of a jame played by eighteen men, with ‘ew more as they are put in to take the places of those taken out be- cause of lack of effectiveness. Of hese men, about twenty-three, play- ng most strenuouslk, many are over hirty, playing like boys, many ap- sroaching forty, and a few in their t The older ones owe their “pep” and energy to work yus. in wenties. ability and baseball. Interest is often the indicator young activeness or inactivity. The youth of this day is inactive; hat of tomorrow, or its parents, should profit by past experience, and make the youth of tomorrow, now in its infancy, of active. If you knew how many people laugh up their sleeves at you, your own would be less numerous. Decision as to investigation of offi- cial 18 to bg put off—so is investiga- tion of Clayton crossing matter. “Radical Change in Tax Program,” headline. We all know what sort of “Radical Change’ would meet popular demand. ' “Disposition is to Buckle in,”” head- line. ‘Always is when a man is hun- BTY. “Hawail 18 an Island Paradise,” headline. Just the place tolks are looking for these days. Man “Wants to Hold Job and Face all Charges,”” headline. Can under- stand “Wants to Hold Job, but doubt the “want” in regard to ‘“‘facing all charges.” “On Road to Better Times, vs Hoover,”” headline. But what will happen before we reach its end? “Miss Smith to Aid Voters’ League here,” headline. Is it pertinent to ask to what party Miss Smith belongs, or does the question display too much ignorance? “¥Fund Campaign for Vassar Starts Wed.” headline—~Starts Vedding?'* Picture of Mrs. “Babe” cheering “Hubby’’ in world's series games. She looks pretty; wonder how she looks and what she says when “Babe” gets back to the fireside witout a homer to his credit? “Shoots Woman, Then Turns Gun on Self,” headline. What if it should have gone off and hurt him? What's the use of reading stories?" says the non-literary gentleman; “why, you can go to almost anybody, ask him something, especially if he is a politiclan, and get the same thing. THE OBSERVER MAKES i ik RVATIONS =— ON — THE CITY AND ITS PEQPLE. The office has become the target of the public. There has been criticism in the prosecution of the case against Kalkowski, charged with man- slaughter. T Office holders should beware of the recoil that lurks in words. A statement made to the press frequently rebounds and strikes the speaker so quickly that it scems to be an echo of his utterance coming back to him. As an instance of this the following statement is printed. It was made by a public ofice holder who said, ac- cording to a Hartford newspaper, that “it would be a most unsatisfactory out- come of the whole rum-running ex- posure which he today described as a ‘Totten mess' if it ended with the ar- rest and conviction of only such stool pigeons, minor offenders or secondary’ accomplices as Hood, Jake Winkle, Richardson and his two sons. “The public will never be satisfied with the present results,” said he, “and this thing ought to be pushed right through.’ ” The statement was made by Feder- al Officer McAuliffe. An hour after he spoke he was arrested for accepting a bribe from New Britain hotel keepers. S The impression seems to be gain- {ing sround that politics is being in- jected into the situation brought about by defianc: of the prohibition amend- ment to the Constitution. The pub- lic has an intense interest in the dis- pute between Attorney General Daugherty and United States Marshal Palmer of Connecticut, and the longer the attorney general delays explaining his demand for Mr. Palmer's resig- nation, the more firmly established becomes the suspicion that the at- torney general is using the powers of his office as a lever to further the interests of the republican party. Mr. Palmer is a democrat. It has been rumored in an article in a Hartford newspaper that Mr. Pal- mer is in some obscure way con- nected with the violations of the pro- hibition law. This is a serious charge to make against a federal official and should elther be substantiated or re- tracted. Mr. Palmer has replied to these hints, that he invites complete investigation bf his conduct as mar- shal. Furthermore, he has encour- aged his superiors to make such an investigation. So long as the powers that be in Washington do not see fit cither to clear his character or . to prove him unworthy of holding office, Mr. Palmer- is justified in declining to forward his resignation. Mr. Palmer has not been attacked directly. Hig character has been as- sailed more by innuendo—a knife thrust in the dark. If he is connected with any violations of the law his accusers owe it to the people to fur- nish sthe evidence on which the charges are founded. If he can be proven guilty, no punishment would be too severe in his case. . x A situation that should oceasion serious reflection has been pointed out in the course of a sermon by Rev. J. Allen Scott, in the neighboring town of Kensington. This is the lack of opportunities to attend Sunday school from which the growing gen- cration is suffering. Mr. Scott made an appeal to young men and women to interest themselves in this very interesting phase of religious work and to provide opportunities the lack of which is handicapping the healthy growth of the church. Has Sunday school work lost its attraction? It is hoped that such is not the case, yet ome is inclined to fear that it may be true because pas- tors are so frequently forced to bring the subject to the attention of their congregations. When the Lord said. “Suffer little children to come unto me,” He did not simply make an af- firmation. His words were an in- juhetion to the races which were vet unborn, a command to teach little boys and girls the spiritual truths of life. It can be seen, therefore, that the duty is one that cannot be evad- cd with a clear conscience. Another evil which should be checked is the tendency of parents to delegate to a third party the religious instruction of their children. This subject was not discussed by Rev. Mr. Scott but it is germane. In the old days, so we are told, fathers and mothers took an active part in teach- ing their children the fundamentals of right living which are contained in books on religion. But New England is decadent, or becoming so. There are too many counter-attractions to give relizion the place that it de- serves. Sunday afternoon and eve- ning are times given over to recrea- tion. In the afternoon the father goes to the ball game, while mother, probably decides to run out to the golf course. The older sisters have their beaux and the boys of the fam- ily disappear after Sunday dinner (noon) and are not seen again until the following morning. Consequently, the juvenile members of the family are forced to paddle their own canoes. It they learn anything at Sunday school, well and good. If not, the Sunday school teachers “ain’'t what they used to be.” Evasion of responsibilities, unwill- ingness to assume duties. that should be assumed in the natural course of things, these are remoulding the mod- ern home. The man who said “Youth will be served,” spoke just in time. A moment later he would have been called an old foxy, for today all ages will be served. The next generation should produce an abundance of self- made men and women, because in some respects they are receiving very little help from sources outside them- selves. New Jersey can be counted upon to furnish an unusual bit of news every so often. Ocecasionally the fa- mous “Jersey Chain Lightning, the l}ootrh with a Million Headaches,” wjns front page notoriety for the Then it should not be forgotten that 3oyl'e Thirty Acres” are within the confines of the state. The newest sensation has been fur- nished by the school hoard of one of New Jersey's towns which has de- Jereed that female teachers in the commonwealth. HEL ~A BUSY LINE — SAY, HMELLO DADDY - LO-DADDY public schools must dress with great- er regard for modesty and decorum. The board expresses the opinion that the habiliment of the teachers is such as to give the growing genera- tion false ideas regarding dress both as to its cost and its purpose. Here is another instance of modern Solomons trying to lezislate morality | intd existence, and, like most efforts | along this line, it'is certain to fail. Granted that the school teachers take the hint and garb themselves from chin to Soles in sack cloth, will the other ladies in the town do the same? If not, will not the previous ‘dears who trudge back and forth each day to learn the three R's be exposed to unsightly raiment, thus upsetting the apple cart and spilling the good in- tentions of the school board all over the boulevard? Local attempts to enforce moral laws when no corresponding effort is made in other places is doomed to failure. This was the situation in the old days of local liquor option. For example, Berlin or Plainville could vote dry until they got blue in the face but the merry, merry villagers from those towns made nocturnal expeditions to New Britain or some | other oases and laughed Ha! Ha! and | laughed Ho! Ho! loud, long and rau- cously. In fact, a greai many citi- zens from the suburbs contracted per- manent V's in their arms from carty- ing packages home into “dry” terri- tory. When ‘men try to tell women how they must dress, the women ° listen intently, nod approvingly, and with great show of interest—and then dress as they please. So what's the use? CANVASS OF WOMEN BEING MADE IN CITY Registrars and Assistants Enrolling Fair Sex on New Britain’s Personal Tax List—21,000 More Names. Registrars Thomas J. Smith and William Ziegler, assisted by Willlam Coffey, John O’Brien, Joseph Abram- owlcz, Alex Sandberg and Charles Curtis are for the first time, mak- ing a canvas of the women of the city, to find how many are liable for the personal tax this year) They es- timate that there will be about 21, 000 more names on the tax list this year than there were last, and the total number will be about 40,000. At the rate of $2 a person, this will mean that the city will be enriched by about $40,000 more than hereto- fore. It will take approximately three months to complete the entire canvas, which was started in the First ward this week, and the registrars estimate that it will require hard work every day in order to meet with the re- quirements of the law which states that the list must be compiled and placed on file with the city clerk not Jater than December 31. They have instructed their assistants to make a special effort to secure an accurate list of all men and women of the city dbetween the ages of 21 and 60. Thus far, there has been no diffi- culty in ascertaining the ages of the fair sex, and although there have been instances where some of the women have declined to tell whether they are 30 or 40, they are very few. 25 YEARS AGO (From The Herald of That Date.) W. H. Hart has gont to Pittsburgh for the Stanley Works on a business trip. ;he High school football team took a cross country run of five miles last ht. A .light flurry of snow varied the weather conditions about 8 o'clock last night. The McKinley and Hobart marching ciub will hold a meeting to consid- er purchasing uniforms. E. N. Humphrey, E. H. Wells and W. B. Rosseberg attended meeting of the Wheelmen's Association at Meri- Gen yesterday. T. W. Wilbur of the New Britain Hardware corporation is in New York on business. ORE, Monday, { | | =\ — BY ROBERT QUILLEN Don't post. The key to success 13 B natural. Oh, well. The sun never sets on 2n American jagg. Life is just one darned filling station after another. The object, apparently, is to make it an invincible empire. In West Virginia the good die young also; but not good marksmen. ‘While Europe rémains broke a tariff to keep her goods out will keep ours in. Raising the exemption for de- dependents to $400 will prove a popu- lar method of encouraging . the in- dustry. In a small town, a successful man is one whose wife doesn't have to take in boarders. The honeymoon is over when she doesn’t take time to do up her hair un- til after breakfast. 'Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, we'll find no brew like that made at home. Democracy: A land in which humblest feels freé to say to highest: “Gimme a light.” the the Speeding is scldom intentional When you're drunk, fifty miles an seems a snail’s_pace. All a plumber’s helper has to do is to do the work while the plumber goes back for another tool. hopr The International Court would have brighter prospects if there was also an international sheriff. 1t is no longer easy to borrow money to buy an automobile. These are the times that try men’s soles. Rigies T e The TAmMNE foren of Whe Ku Khux probably doesn’t indicate anything ex- cept that tar needs melting. Among students in' the fourth grade, the color line is just back of thears where they left off washing. Why shouldn't Americans have special privileges in Mexico? They have always had special disadvantages, Even in these dry times, you oc- casionally see a man on a street car who is ‘drunk enough to offer a lady his seat. A congressman- declares that words accomplish little. They accomplish darned little if they are “Pleasec Re- mit.” 3 Our civilization has progressed so far that motbers no longer examine a child’s head when it comes home from public school. New York apartment. “DR. JEKYLL and MR. HYDE” | Dudley Field Malone, s it s SINGER AND MILLIONAIRE PART A new portrait of Mme. Ganna Walska, former prima donna of the Chicago Opera Company. Her millionaire husband, Alexan- der Smith Cochran, replevined furniture valued at $25,000 in her her attorney, has come from Paris to look after her interests in America. Quick Results---Herald Classified Advts