New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 21, 1922, Page 6

fielal to the students, most of whom young ehildren, both as a prepara- ure New Bfitain Herald HERALD 1 when such bullding tion for the possible time PUBLISHING COMPANY the Dally, Sunday Kxcopted) Bldg, 67 Chureh Btreot, a quick emptying of ald would mean safety to them, and as o - vefreshing the puplls occn of their It would be a wise plan means of BURSCRIPTION RATES slonally the midst 08,00 a Year $2.00 Threo M in con fining work to have no time set for such drills; Eatered at tho Post Offce nt New Dritaln as Bocond Class Mall Matter. to have no teacher aware of when the darill to to the teachers as well as the puplls taken was he called; have [ TELEPHONE by surprise and to have the drills come Business OfMice . .ovvonn Editorlal Rooms ... CALLS ¥ at the most unexpected times, “I'he that lunthinking parents, seeing the chil |dren pouring from a school bullding at |oad the and declare waste |ana unwise Interruption in Criticisms sometimes But such fact is recognized many nediom in 1 enn The only profitable ad the Cliy. Clrenla ? wnd room aiways open to tlaurs, times, might deery practice it to be Member of The Assocluted I'ress The Arsociated Press [ excludivaiy entit to the uke for re-publicatin of all now creditec to it or mnot wisn croedite In this paper and also local news ub lished Lierein. [0 of time a means of thelr work, go to that ridiculous extent chances mugt be taken, Member Audit Bureau of rirenlation | present It is in no spirit of criticism of the The A. B. C. orkantzation | suggestion practice of the schools that 18 & natfonal ncvers (th is which furniehes newspaonia o | made, but in the tisers with o strictly 1 Ayiis of | = ? - i o efroulation. Our elrculat « are |SPIFIL rather, of co-operating with the based upon this audit, l' |school authorities in an attempt to o N - onal and Jo- |support them in thelr desire to do cal advartisers. ‘x\.-rynmm possible looking the wlpnwm and future welfare the THE FIVE-CENT TRIAL pupils and in their wise consideration Facts concerning the Connecticut |of their safety and health, company's recelpts for the week of To go a step farther it would would January 14 in Bridgeport Nor- [he wise for officers of manufacturing walk under the five-cent fare test may | concerns, those in charge of factories be considered to be more encouraging !:mvl other places where many men and to those who belleve the flve-cent or, women are working daily, to conslder as now requested, the six-cent fare, the advantage of fire drills. Those ad- would work to the advantage of the ‘v:mu.m-s will appear plainly if serious company and the people If tried in | is given to the subject. New Britain, than any previous report | Jethe g b Ll noted. [ CHINA'S ONLY HOPE Several times the comment has | It seems to be the sentiment at been made here that the lower fare \\wacpinoton among the delegates at would produce different results in dif- least, that China will have no more ferent communities and that the s"“ihopc of receiving the same sort of uation in this city was such as to . ngiqeration in the future as that make It most probable that the lower |z ., oiner nations represented at the fare would work better in this “"yfcnnlr-r(-n , than she has had than in many others of the state. 1o.q \h1ess she practically throws up In Bridgeport, a city of about twice .\ pangs and assumes a humble at- the population of New Britain, there |40 of conforming to the sugges- was a loss of some $2,200 in the re-lyion0 of the conference. This celpts for the week January 14 \gi00600 by the request made by the when those receipts compared gy gagtern committee of the confer- with the revenue of the last week of |ohoq that she would reduce the large the ten-cent fare. The fact that Pres- | y)i5ry force now maintained within ident Storrs is not reported to have |y .. o gerg stated that the reccipts are usually As expected Japan has thrown tech- greater at this time of the vear may |,j.,) ghjections at the plan for listing be taken to support the belief that| nd examining past commitments in the receipts usually shrink at this sea- ‘Chlnn. That Japan would sit quiet son; President Storrs has been in the land allow the proposal to progress to habit of pointing out facts tending! where her objections would to of and consideration e, in the is in- of are a point NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, ‘ SATURDAY, JANU but glves it for what it s them His this small stutement, |worth to regard for the matter reminds |people In of the extremely valuable suggestion regard ing the purchase of sugar by the gov Wilson the in- time when made an On the City President wis ernment while Had his sugpestion, at that in office ormation he gave time, been few years ugo comparatively number of people had even a superficial knowledge of or interest in government securitics, Then the war came, and with it, the fssnance of Liberty Bonds which went directly into the hands of the public and which furnished the Inspiration for a study government securitics in a general way., The result has been that the rise and fall of the bond market is heing watehed quite as closely as the fluctuations of the stock market, the audience being composed in large part of humble tollers who loaned money to Uncle 8am when he needed to buy guns, explosives and other ma- terial of war, New securities have been {ssued by the United States government, called Treasury Savings Certificates, which are expected to have a wide sale. The certificates are issued in denomipg- tlons of $25, $100 and $1,000, cost * $50 and $800 respectively and pay in- terest compounded semi-annually at the rate of 4% per cent. At the end of five years they will be pald at full maturity value, One of the objects of the issue, be- sldes the fundamental purpose of rais- ing money, I8 to help popularize gov- ernment, Nothing makes for a more substantial citizenry than the posses- slon ol government securities. It has been said frequently that a man who owns his own home Is certain in times of stress, to uphold the government. If this be true, will not the owner of government sccurities be even more eager to give support is needed? United States securities are, at pres- the purpose for which the money Is | gnt at least, the safest Investment in borrowed. It is a bad plan. | the world. This being the case, Treas- | Under the circumstances it is satis- avings Certificates should dppeal . $ v ~ . | Strongly to conservative people of factory to note that Chairman Willlam | moderate means. They are made all B. Rossberg of the water board plans | the more desirable by the fact that [to pay for the first part of the pro-| they are redtemable at any time at a | 4 g posed extension project with the trea- | Suaranteed falr rate of Interest. The {sury funds rather than through an owner assumes no risk, as did buyers | lof Liberty Bonds, because the cer- The work planned is| tificates are protected against depreci- of a different character than street ation in value. Another safeguard | thrown about holders of these securi- improvement, of course, and X |15 “M - L tics is the fact that they are register- \i\\ml scem to be more reason for an ¢4 and non-negotiable. |issuance of bonds in this case than hl: On January 1st, 1923, war savings the matter of comparatively temporary | ?\f;‘lz“}:’”'gui"sm‘l'"i:i "(’)\:””“-"““vo”” street work. The people who will ha\‘e‘ S A he oy f‘:‘lfi“:;ci;l the burden of bonds for a | new Treasury Savings Certificates in permanent affair such as the water ex- | payment. Thus part of this vast debt tension project will be, would ulsoi“’i” be refunded without causing any have the benefit of that improvement. ’ ::r;"(r]x‘x‘rlug‘}:lvoflr‘g;:::gl atr:‘h:xr;oipm:;:: | But nevertheless the prejudice against Lwill find that their original invest- ‘honrl issues ‘has good foundation and,| ment has been increased as the new | while there may be no regret over the ‘ certificates carry a more generous > {rate of interest. action of having for | street work last winter, as the situa- | A small “ vagt sums would have the purchase high that time 18 extremely unpleasant heeded, been | at of saved in of sugnr prices so a recolleetion the PPeople will get the habit of looking out inter to Secretary Hoover to glve esting information when he believes it i may profit the people, Other men In [public oMce may follow his example, |"There 18 no bureancratic danger in [this habit, and the paternalism which {may be shown Is not of the offensive Hort, A WISE PLAN The posscsston of @ surplus in the | |treasury gives & board und the chalr- | man of that hoard a comfortable feel- ing. If provements it is possible to pay for Im- touching the |money in the board's treasury, the temptation is to do so. The authority to borrow money for the work pro- jected is apt to glve the feeling that long as such authorization was glven by the duly constituted body there should he no criticlsm if use s |made of {t. So money is sometimes | on honds when there is no |necessity for the adoption of such a course which discounts the future and | in]n!ts a burden to the shoulders of | i!lmsv who had no hand in advocating | without |as borrowed {1ssue of bonds. there issued issued bonds = Makes Random Observations his support when such | district in Massachusetts, and dur- 0 ARY 21, 1¢ » ad, and Its People and we are apt to allow ing matt the oceasion for paying tribute great masters of other ages Daniel Webster was born on Janu- ary 18th, 1782, at a time when the guns were abont to fire their last vol. leys In the war of the Revolution, but when their echoes had not censed to reverberate around the globe, He first saw the light in the town of Salisbury, New Hampshire, where his parents tilled their few small acres and wrung a living from the unyield- ing soll of New England., This was hefore the day when western praries beckoned and the New England farm- er dropped his hoe to join the horde of ploneers who were to make of the middle west vast empire of agri- cultur During his childhood, Webster wag not strong physically and his parents allowed him to devote more time to| books than would otherwlse have heen the case, Despite the moderate | means of the family, he was deter. mined to secure an education, and in this he was sugcessful, working dur ing spare hours In order to attend classes at Dartmouth college. He al- g0 taught school, later on in life, and spent the greater part of his salary on the education of a younger brother. Webster stands out as distinguished by the honors paid to him by two states, ' In his carly manhood, he was sent to congress by his district in the state of New Hampshire, In later years, he was returned to congress by more pr s to crowd from our minds to the a ing a long incumbency in the senate, he was usually in the forefront in de- hate. Danfel Webster's fame rests firmly on a foundation of eloquence, yet it would have been impossible for fame to be so enduring unless it had a background of something besides abil- ity to present arguments forcibly. That background was furnished by Webster's love of country, a fervid patriotism rooted deep in his heart. The writer would recommend that Americans who have arrived in their adopted country in the recent past, read the spegches of Daniel Webster. They furnish splendid pictures of what the United States was in the days of the struggling colonies. Fur- thermore they stir up fires of patriot- ism so that anyone who is warmed by their glow instantly hecomes a better American. At Bunker Hill, or debat- ing on the floor of the senate, Daniel Webster poured out his soul so that America might not forget its obliga- tions nor abstain from performing its duties. A night with Webster is like the privilege of being in the presence of great Americans who fought for independence and others who helped to plan this great union of common- | world’s first husband-and-wife j while we rejoice with him, we also extend the hand of encouragement to those who were not so fortunate and to urge them not to give up the fight. o oo dgeport to the effect administration intends to reduce all public salaries twenty per cent. will, no doubt, add impetus to the movement in this city to bring about a tem per cent. reduction. This cut has been recommended by the committee on salaries of the common courncil, the chairman of which is Mr. Eichstaedt. Advocates of the lesser scale of sol- ary will take heart from the posed action of the Bridgeport mayor, and, it is expected, the Uridgeport News from that the new pro- | to show failure of the “test. On the other hand the receipts in Norwalk, a little less than half the size of New Britain, for the week of January 14 show gain of $141 over the receipts in the last week of the ten-cent fare there. Thus- twe vital facts are brought| out, first that such a test in one city or community is no criterion by which to judge what the results of a similar test in another city or community would be, and, second, that in smaller cities or communities, where the popu- lar sentiment for or against a com- pany is fostered by more intimate and general unity of feeling such senti- ment plays a‘greater part in thé suc- | cess or failure of a company than in the larger places. Both of the above strengthen the conviction the six-cent fare asked the special transportation committee for facts tend to that by now for come in the nature of a surprise to defeat an eminently- proper arrange- ment, was too much to hope for. Japan will continue such technical, mild objections until most not all the practical advantages vhich would accrue to China under such arrange- ment will fade. The shell which will be left, although some seem to believe that the mere listing of present com- mitments will aid in agreements fair, will be so thin that Japan or any ather nation may break | through it éaslly—may insist, for in- stance, that contract, which should be based on some agreement a new |made in the past, is based upon it “in and therefore in view of the theory that old . commitment perfectly under was theory" is proper which made. It 18 believed that Japan will come Plan, let her wear the Briand of Cain. | out of the conference having given up much that she now claims of this city would be of great benefit to the company both morally and finan- | clally. If the company ralscs the ob. Jjection that it cannof. treat New Brit-| Shantung, despite the fact that Sena- making future [tion was, 1t iIs good to get away from |the habit when it is possible. Facts and Fancies | Blood is thicker than a four-power | pact. The sword, however, | thortative than the pen. | is more au- Japan’'s sphere of influence oc fons China's fear of influence. | Moratorium: A determination to milk the cow while she is dry. It may yet become nccessary to have a conference to end conferences. | |8 not If France kills the disarmament tors Lodge and Underwood have call- | ed attention to Japan's title thereto being backed by France, Italy, ain in a more favorable way than it fl;n-m Britain and Belgium under the | of W the and treats other citites, its trlals in Bridgeport 1k might be cited in reply to such argu- ment and the company's ofli- clals, if their interests were shown to | lie in that might discover easily many re ment. But the argument which al New Britaln would aid any other eity | casa clever | divection, sons for such treat- similarly situated, and.if such a ci there the lower fare should be adopted there as well as in New Drit- is, FIRE DRILLS Too often the obvious iessons taught by catastrphes various parts of the country are forgotten as soon as 8- in public feeling, roused over some tri The go about lock- edy, down moment horse is stolen, people ing barn doors, fter a short time they get into the habit of leaving the quiets but |Treaty of Versailles. But Japan's con- cessions concerning Shantung will be the extent to which she will go. The have taken from her conference will to keep. 1t confidence might be felt in the good faith of all the nations there would be reason to believe that China will ference. That good will and good faith is her only present hope, apparently. have benefited from the con- HOOVER INFORMATION “The strike stage appears to be set for e bituminous coal ast of March,” says Secre- The a int regions about the tary Hoover. mark was inspired by the conviction Mr. Hoover's mind that the public 1 a right to know what was to be the of Commerce re- in h expected when national agree- door unlock again and thus it is apt to remain until another loss ls nu‘ur-‘ red and the cycle starts once more. The temptation comes always, when | such a matter to cite | the dangerous Clayton g a8 a typical example. It will be left in the eondition it until another accident [ is mentioned, cro probably is at present, happens there. gentlemen in | will experience a moment's -and go to kecp a the the will for- Then, possibly, certain author! superficial remorse dinner engagement; by time entree they gotten all about it | But this is not the point today. The subject under consideration is fire and children. The public schools of this city make is served have a practice of having a fire drill, teach- ing the pupils to march of the buildings in order and quickly, once or twice a month. It believed that those having charge the schools would be quite willing, even glad, to make such fire drills weekly or more frequent affair. It is certain that out is of wages and April 1. written concerning miners corking conditions expire Much being said about the danger of this country's out- the matter of government edi- ments is and Czaring the Czar in i Long torials and other articles have been written containing many valuable sug- gestions and others not so valuable, to the effect that life one escaping from an inspector after an- inspected and regulated from to the grave, it been said; we can’t be born nor buried is becoming other, We are the cradle has without bureaucratic benediction, so to spealk. Be that as it may it to discover that there official, not seeking office and having, as may be performances no axe to is refreshing is one pubhc as far and present grind, who considers the fact that the public is Interested somewhat in the coal situation and that it will do no harm and might be a wise thing to do to inform the public what it might Hoover docs not expect. Secretary such an arrangement would be bene- cttempt to alarm the people by this little, with the exception of Shantung ! it, indecd, she loscs it, that she wished | judged by lis past | The world is now safe for democra cy, but we still feel offended if the waiter doesn't show the proper defer- "nce. Well, buying the farmer's corn for Russia is one way to let charity begin at home. s The nation most likely to defeat limitation of armament plans is pro- crastination. never sets on British pos- hey are not without | The sun ssions, but their uprisings. health is almost essential to You can't climb with a torpid Good success, flivver. Russia is beginning to learn that the proof of political theories is in the eating. The germ that causes swell-head usually lodges in one that has empty parking space. portrait of the conclude that fall for him After studying the French Bluebeard, we a woman who would lought to be Killed. | | |a treaty as clear mobilization order? Nothing so keenly delights a hus- band as to have his wife express the fear that he is working himself to leath and concise as It seems clear enough now that submarines will not again be used against merchant ships until the next war Speaking of ob the exercise of charity is the most satisfactory method of reducing fat purses. When a man says this is‘a sorry ‘land assessment. Why is it that they never can make | al With the retirement from office of | Arthur W. Rice, clerk of the board of | compensation and assessment, New Britain will lose a public servant who | has performed his duties conscien- | tiously and weil, Mr. Rice is the old- | est man in point of service in the em- | ploy of the city, having been active in office for more than fifty years. or the past three decades, he has beefi b member of the board of compensation In all his public acts, Mr. Rice has thought only of the welfare of the city. Because of his long and inti- mate contact with the public, he has acquired a profound knowledge of human nature and perhaps could tell many stories of an amusing, tragic or otherwise interesting nature. His position on the board of compensa- | tion and assessment is one that calls for tact and diplomacy, as well as honest judgment and a desire to he just to the city, as a unit, and to the people as well. In these attributes, Mr. Rice has consistently acted with praiseworthy success. New Britain jowes him a debt of gratitude which it will never be able to discharge, be- caus2 such services as Mr. Rice ren- dered cannot be bought. “ o Wednesday of this week was the 140th anniversary ,of the birth of Daniel Webster, and yet it was allow- ed to pass without the slightest at- tention being paid to his memory. In the life of a nation, 140 years is not considered long, yet the years fly past wealths on a basis of equality and justice. No one can read Webster without being thankful that he lives under the Stars and Stripes and with- out determining that he will be more worthy of their friendship and pro- tection, Congratulations to Donaid Gaffney on his success in passing the Connec- ticut bar examinations and his admis- \sion to practice. For several years past, the Herald staff has watched Mr. Gaffney's progress with more than usual interest becau in a sense, he has been a member of the Herald family. His first association with this newspaper was in the form of a reporter of happenings at Iligh school. Later he hccame a member of the regular staft, working during the summer and making many warm friends among the scrites who con- tribute the genius of thelr hrains to! the production of the daily prints, As a student at Yale, and later at Harvard Law school, Mr. Gaffney ranked high in his classes and in the good will of those with whom he came in contact. It was not doubted from the beginning that heSwould bring credit to his home city, .and this he has done. 1t may be assumed from the num- ber of candidates for the bar who falled to survive the examinations this year, that the tests called for the very best that was in a man and tha they were not passed easily. Tt pleasant to know that one of New Britain's representatives qualified and town he means to confess® that it doesn't think him as important as he feels. Hiram Godunny inherited $800 from an uncle this week, and now he will leave Hickville to avoid associating with his social inferfors. OUR JOYFUL LIGHT (Contributed) |The sun was made bright in the pres- ence of God, When He called it to serve Him for aye, !\\'i'h a joyful smile it serves all the while Ever giving its sunshine away. | THE SUN, Other servants of God, ever giving good cheer, May greet us with sunshine today. And may give us the light which shows us how bright Is the joy of giving away. JAMES SHEPARD. 25 Years Ago Today (Taken from Herald of that date) A lodge of the American Benefit | society was organized at Giddings hall last evening when Colonel A. L. Thompson was appointed vice-presi- | dent. Rev. Lucian the Polish Catholic sented his annual report Bojnowski, pastor of church, has pre- to the bish- during the The expendi- The total receipts were $6,074.58. res were $6,880.31. The salary of the pastor for the year was $800 and the organist $75. There are 1,074 | persons in the parish. The report of the enumeration of school children show that since 18 there has been an increase of 230 pupils in this city, between the ages of 4 and 16 years. The total enroll- ment is 179,885, Dr. Savage's Institute of New York city, will play against the local Y. M. . A, in basketball at the East Main street armory tonight. s| much case will be cited when pleas are he ing made for the adoption of the sal- ary committee resolution. this fs done, howe it would be only fair to investigate and to learn what salaries are baing paid in the Park City. Jt ble are higher than W such (1'(‘145(‘ it compare the two ci | Whethe postponement tion by the common council, decided st Wodnesday, will work in { public employes s Some claim that constituents of ‘the council mem- hers will have an opportunity to express their views in favor of the { regolution while others im that city emploves will i improve the interim by bringing their cases strongly hefore the city fathers in private. b po 5} In to Britain, unjust he of ac- e ! TO DISCUSS EVANGELISM | A call for a meeting of rcpresenta- {tives of churches of the state at New Haven, Tuesday, Jannary 24th, to con- |sider practical parish evangelism has heen lssued by the Connecticit 1%ed- eration of ‘C'hurches in co-operation with the commissions on evangelism of the several denominations. Preliminary conferences in the in- terest of the larger meeting have heen held throughout the state, and interest manitested. Many of the churches will send delegates to the meeting. L Betore | that . they | Rev. Constantin Coltman and Rev. Mary Coltman are the oint pastors of a church. They have just been appointed joint pastors of the Greville Place Con- gregé@ional church, Maida Vale, England. in their clerical rokes in front of their parish house. Here they are shown DECREE FOR JOHNSON Judge Hinman Awards Divorce to Local Man in Superior Court Yes- | terday Afternoon. | Johnsen- differences, which publicly on several occasions during the past year, was vesterday afternoon in the court, Judge Hinman pre- l!:idin;;. Charles H. Johnson, as plain- tiff in a divorce apainst Hilda 13. John- n, testified to the intolerable cruelty Johnson told w‘lho court that he was wedded to the [woman in May 1915, and was forced to leave in IPebruary 1921, The petitioner sald his wife had gtruck and choked him, that she had tknocked off his eveglasses and broken them, that she had torn up house furnishings and jastly she had kicked him out of bed. The latter was the finish of the coupie living together, Johnwon told the court. 2uth and | slwig Schulstea sters of the de- fendant testitied the petitioner: |Judge Hinman granted the decree. A few days ago, Mrs. Johnson had her husband in police court on a rge of non-support. The case was tried before Deputy Judge Willlam I, Mangan, At that time Johnson, told of his wife's treatment toward him during their wedded period, and in- cidentally he told of her alleged as- sociations with Samuel Schnelder, a local baker. Johnson w found not guiity of the non-support charge. The final scene {n the Johnson marital have heen aired enacted | superior 1of his wife toward him. her BROTHERHOOD OP'FICERS | The following officers were clected Ilast night at the meeting of the Lutheran Brotherhood of the 8wedish TLutheran church: President, Rev. Ohman; first vice president, Hultgren; second viee president, Harold Sjolander; secre- tary, Eric Carlson; financial seoretary, John I'reaen; treasurer, Conrad Hult- berg. Aiic THE GREAT AMERICAN HOME! =WATCHIN’ DAD SHAVE - \»