New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 26, 1922, Page 6

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Our cireulation statistics aro Based upon this audit. ‘This insures jro- tection against fraud in nowspaper dis- tribution figures to both nutlonal and lo- cal advartisers, —————— VACCINATION LAW According to reports the Bridgeport board of education has questioned the | board of health's authority to exclude pupils from the schools unless such pupils have been vaccinated. In view | of this fact an examination of the state law on the subject'is pertinent. Section 888 provides that the ““board of school visitors, town school commit- tee or board of education may require to be vaccinated before being permitted to attend a public school under its jurisdiction »Such board or committee may exclude | from any school under its supervision all children under five years of age whenever in its judgment the interest of such school will be thereby pro- moted.” It will be seen that this section gives the power of requiring vaccina- tion to the school board, irrespective of any action of the board of health. The board of education might deem it necessary to require vaccination in cases where the board of health (Hd‘} not consider it necessary to exercise whatever power it has in this regard. This is the reason for the passage of this section. It has: nothing to do with the powers of the board of health, granted in a later section. In Bridge- port it seems, the board of education has assumed that the only power of excluding unvaccinated children from schools rests with it, and the orders of the board of health have nothing to do with the matter. Incidentally, be- fore leaving this section, attention may be called to the provision concerning excluding children under five years of age. It will be noted that this provision says nothing about whether such children under five years have been vaccinated or not. It was con- templated, when the law was passed, that occasions might arise when the school board would deem it wise to exclude such very young children whether they had been vaccinated or not. Section 2432 of the state law pro- vides that the “Health officers and board of health may adopt such measures for the general vaccination of the inhabitants of their respective towns, cities or boroughs as they shall | deem proper and necessary to prm’ontf the introduction or arrest the progress | of smallpox." The provisions of this section would permit the health authorities to ex- clude children not vaccinated from the schools. While direct authority @0 =0 exclude unvaccinated pupils is given to the hoard of education only, such power is given the health board by implication under the broad pro- visions of the section. Thus it may be seen that this latter section gives to the health officers or board of health the general power of adopting the measures it sees fit. 1If the board of health forbids the at- tendance at school of children or teachers who have not been einated, such pupils or teachers may not attend, no matter what action the school boards takes in the matter. There is no conflict of law here, no overlapping of power, The law places the matter for final the hands of the health authorities, where it should be placed. They are sup- posed to be the experts in such mat- ters. The giving to the board of ed- ucation the power of acting before the board of health acts and of taking such precautions it deems proper in regard to the school pupils, does not take from the board of health the greater power granted all the | inhabitants of the town or city over which it has jurlsdiction. | Were this interpretation of the law to| be given, the whole beneficial effect of such a law might be nullified—and the law never permits such interpretation | to stand if it may be avoided without stretching the meaning of the language to a ridiculous point. | The wisdom of such | may be seen if the case is considered | where a great epidemic of smallpox | breaks out in a small city, The board | of health orders all inhabitants to be | vaccinated. The education | to exclude from the | every child waw vac- decision in over village, used interpretation board of refuses pupiis schools who have Naturally the dis the pupils alone. If the epidemic last- | ed long enough the might | arise where the inhabitants of the city | would be safe with the exception of | gchool pupils and teachers, all n({ whom would be the sufferers, | There is one more scction to be | considered, and it should show thoee] not been vaccinated ase would attac situation T e T RS {einated" lat the Washington conference; NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY BURN who refuse to allow thelr children to how the Whether provided would apply to members of be he vaccinated law regards them, or not the penalty board may it would refuse to 2433, his control from being vaccinated, on ap- plication being made by officer or board of health or by a phy- siclan employed by the health officer or hoard of health for the unless in the opinion of another physi- clan 1t be count of slckness, shall more than five dollars.” Section 2434 provides, for violation of any provision the chapter or vio- the school a question but quite possibly shall reads section “lvery person who be vac Yor pre vents a person under care and the health purpose, | would not prudent on ac- be fined not lation in any legal order of the board of health for which no other penalty is provided, a fine of not more than | five hundred dollars or imprisonment of not more than six months, or hoth 1t will be that the great, general supervision of the city is thus | given to the board of health and only a limited power to the school board, which power is superseded by that of the board of health, Where educational board and health differ, the health board prevails, noticed hoard A JUDGE'S OPINION “It is not the policy of the law,” says Justice Guy of the NPW.\'OFR Supreme Court, “that a woman who is asking to end the marriage con- tract shall have all the luxury of mar- riage. It is the policy of the law that | she should be entitled to such an al- | lowance as would make it possible for her to live in the manner in which she has been accustomed. But that does not entitle her to one-third of the income he receives." Probably the learned justice did not want to encourage divorce. Probably he thought that he would discourage other women from seeking divorce if he were to start a movement grant- ing smaller sums for alimony than has previously been the custom. His decislon will start something. The same line ol reasoning may be used in the discussion of the pros and cons of this question as those used in considering whether imprisonment of criminals is intended to be a punish- ment for them or as a lesson to others calculated to prevent others from | committing crime. In other words is| there anything in the law allowing ali- mony to a woman obtaining a divorce that is aimed as a punishment for| husbands, or does the law contomplatez making an arrangement whereby the husband may not free himself of financial burden by mistreating his wife to such an extent that she will be able to obtain divorce from the court? Anyone who knows Justice Guy will believe that his decision was prompted by the idea that in the law concern- ing allmony the law had no intention to punish the man. Quite aside from | the question of the punishment the man deserves, and often that punish- ment is great, the decision Ys good law, SHOW THE BOYS In New Haven there is a movement on foot to interest the High school | boys in New Haven industries. The Chamber of Commerce has taken the | matter up through its educational committee, and is seeking the operation of the heads of industrial concerns, | The advantages to be gained by the boys, and the teachers for that mat- ter, in such a movement are obvious. An understanding of the work of fac- tories and plants and their manage- ment would throw a light on matters seldom understood by hoys before they leave school and would make it possi- ble for them to find out whether or not they were sufficiently interested in this line of work to make of it a life study. Moreover no matter what line of endeavor boys select for their lite work, knowledge of industry gained thus ecarly in life would be of co- a great value, The plan is not without its ad- vantages for the industries as well. The greater the number of young men in a city who understand their busi- ness, the greater the officers of factories and plants have when they | ous departments choice need men in the vi of their works. Granting that particle knowledge gained regarding the prac- tical matters of life is an added asset, this suggestion carries one more pos- sibility for the aiding of boys in a wise choice of life work, and in a broad- er view of affairs whatever that choice every of may be. GERMANY KEEPS AT IT Gently, but persistently, reminders should be given that Germany keeps right on doing things. 1In all the dis- cussion of “world affairs as talked of | in all consideration of the wisdom or folly of the United States planning to at- tend or to refrain from attending the | conference at Genoa, Germany and her works ought not be forgotten. Now comes the news that shipyards, according to Lloyd's Regls- ter of Shipping, exceeded in 1921 their best previous years in ship construc- tion; the shipyards nmre, than regained their pre-war production. In 1913, for instance, launchings aggre- gated 465,000 gross tons, while In 1921 the gross tonnage launched was 509,084, or 42,000 tons more gain than German | have cept the United States and Great Brit in Nobody no harm but it that such ani cries “wolf" does to remember mals are not extinet PRESIDENT ST Evidently the time has been reached tly: Washington everyone concerned, it is China, Japan has this disposition, und now P'resident Harding has heen consulted on what has developed into one of the main points which blocks toward completing as conference may com- tentatively at conference when unless possibly end to come wants the shown rush as the the “agreements’ w rapid finally plete, made, This matter Shantung All that is necessary, it would seem, Is a me J*riends of President Harding would take It as a compli- ment, his detractors would take it as a questionable word of pralse, to say mediator—a man who Is skilled at smoothing out differences, the President expert, At any rate it is believed at Washington that calling him in at this time has made the settlement of the Shantung mat- ter more than immediately probable, Someone had to give way. China wanted the railroad for herself, want- ed to manage it after having bought it. There has been talk of floating small, popular bonds in that country to pay for it. Japan wanted the money loaned to China, There would thus be a string to the railway. Nothing definite may be stated as to what sort of a compromise was made, or will be made if the plan con- ceived after the good offices of the President had been obtained, is adopted. It is thought, however, that the arrangement contemplates China's purchase of the road through de- ferred 'paymcnts extending over from ten to twelve or fifteen years. China's physical possession of the road would come within five vears, but while she is paying she would allow a Japanese traffic manager and chief accountant to hold sway. On the face of it this arrangement, wlth the exception of the matter of the loan to China, seems to be quite in accord with the previously agreed to concessions of Japan. It will be some time before her string upon the road will be loosened. In the mean- time China, however, will have an opportunity to display her ability lo{ manage the financial burden imposed by the puréhase of the road, if the plan is adopted. | There remains the matter of Japan's pride in her insistence on defining what Japan proper consists of. When | this is done, and the Shantung matter | settled, it is believed that Japan will givé her assent to the other agree-| ments practically decided upon and | the conference will close, for good or| for ill or for something half-way be- tween, is the of that as a is an | | | A WARN Fire Chief Noble has tried to get authority to secure an extra pump machine for two years. He has been | unsuccessful. ! . Yesterday the machine of Engine ‘0. 1 broke down.,_ How| be unavailable is It may be a matter of | Company long it will known as yet. a week. i Meanwhile the machine from En-| gine Company No. 6 will be stationed | at Central Fire headquarters for use | in its jurisdiction. This leaves station No. 6 without a machine, a situation fraught with danger. In brief, the breaking of this ma- chine, when there is none in reserve to take its place, leaves the city with a handicapped fire protection through no fault of the firemen. It is a con- dition that ought not to be allowed to exist. Luckily so far no horses have been stolen while this barn door remained unlocked. The horse may disappear, however, before the ink on this state- ment is dry. Then probably an extra machine would be secured, just as the Clayton crossing may possibly be made safe after another fatal acci- dent happens there. At least this city may lock its own doors. It may give authority for the purchase of an extra machine with- out waiting for persons not particu- larly interested in the safety of New Britain people’ to act. not | THE WAY OI' POLITICS. Usually the stand to be taken by the natlonal administration on a cer- tain matter may be traced and the ultimate position predicted by noting | in what way the signs point. Senator McCormick introduces a resolution the Senate asking for information from the State depart- ment regarding the amounts beigg spent by Iuropean countries for armies and other military éxpenses Senator McCormick is very close to the Chief Executive. Strong in his ideas, possessing a striking personal- ity, he knows the value of “regular- ity when it will Although one of the irreconcilables in the fight the treaty of Versailles, he sees now the political value of being quite * regular far as DPresident Harding is concerned. It may be taken for granted that he did not introduce his resolution until he was President would approve. from the in count. against as sure the Now comes a statement White House deprecating the large military establishments abroad. It cites the army of Russia, for in- stance, which is 600,000 strong. It safe to mention Russia, oy iil's truly remarkable how hard liquor | “Ashes I8 oftended as FPranc by or not she wis offended the MeCormick res olution, Hut tween one s to read be the President IPrance caring privileged lines and to surmise that Harding hitting at over Russia's shoulder, not to in this There s a great difference of in this country Irance's army should be, More- Presid Harding to brix IPrance’s down upon his come a time when would wrance's #hoere support in some | his, ’ | | is talk about France way. opinion large over a8 to how has no de- sire disapproval | head, he There might | want plan of The combined Cormick House effect of the Me- resolution the White is to prepare the for the stand that President Harding would take, through a rep- resentative, If such a representative | should go to the Genom conference. | This Kknowledge will spare the dele gates to that assemblage to meet the representative of the United States, | should one be sent, knowing l)mlfi‘ he would stand for a reduction of | the land force of the nations of Furope. The friction that might] come following a sudden announce- ment of such a policy will be avoid- | ed, and no criticism of the l’rvfilnlunl: could come from European because of a stand of which had been previously warned, In the manner in which this atti- tude has been shown there may seen a clever manipulation of moves by President Harding, and, it is be- lleved, an indication that he will fa- vor representation by the United | States at the Genoa conference. | and statement world nations they be Facts and Fancies (BY ROBERT QUILLEN) “Movie bugs” might be defined as “revelling. in-sex.” | Mount Everest continues to be climbed—mostly down. | | The best thing a citizen of Russia | can hope to get is out. The submarines, at present, are totally submerged in hot water. | Add Dictionary of Similes: As wide- ly traveled as a free-versifier's manuscripts. With 1%ord - headed for the Shoals, would it be inappropriate to call him Muscle bound? In a small town there is always some citizen worth $8,000 who is will- ing to tecll young men the secret of success. A criminal's favorite punctuation is| the period, which marks the end of a | sentenc | Indiana has three hundred poets. The unemployment situation is worse than we thought. Considering that we're legally dry, isn't to get. Motfo of the flappers: “Never put off till tomorrow the millionalre who proposes today.” Another ballad for pedestrians: | to ashes, ete. If the trucks don't get you the flivvers must.” e | You can't expect much results from | a business revival until the profiteers | come to the mourner's bench. | A feminine writer says grief for the departed does not long endure. Huh. She doesn’t know what it means to be bald. It's hard for a rich man to get to Heaven, but it's easy for a poor man to be virtuous at $12 a quart. An astronomer says the North Pole is moving. Great guns! Will that thing have to be discovered all over again? An np!imisl-deflnlllnn)\umher 8,- 987,987—is a man who, when mailing a manuscript to an editor, kisses it good-bye. A new telephone enables you to see the face at the other end. “Wrong face Central, 1 wanted a blonde,” will be the new complaint. A European statesman says the world looks to America for its mo- tive power, Sure thing. It thinks America is a filling station. Grand opera is almost as good as a phonograph record after you get accustomed to the absence of that funny scratching noise. The various typesof ‘“istic’ artists keep us continually guessing—guess- ing whether they're shooting over our heads, or merely firing blanks. 25 Years Ago Today (Taken from Herald of that date) Engineer W. B. Cadwell is planning to raise his home on Pearl street into a two tenement dwelling with six tenements. A fierce storm started raging in this vicinity late last night, and before morning the snow was 18 inches deep. All trains were delayed and the trol- ley tied up today. Frederick W. lLatham has been re- engaged by the South church quartet for another year. A. J. Sloper was elected director of the Russwin Lyceum theater corpor- ation. The 23rd street Y. M. C. A. of New York will clash with the local play- ers Saturday night at the armory. = PR e What Are You Doing ‘SATURDAY NIGHT’ Cecil B. DeMille is perfectly the gaiu for all others countries ex- \ o, tor it makes little difference wheth- [event ! Polly | “There was a lad was born in Kyle,” | Mrs. I°rederick H. Koch, | Sarah | committee of arrangements in charge 26, 1922, S GLUB READY FOR ANNUAL EVENT Volstead Cocktail Wiil Be Feature of Culinary Activities The stage is all set, the menu I8 prepared, the Kinks have heen I.Inwn‘ outsof the bagpipes and a plentiful supply of Scotch-—plaid has been se- cured for the annual banguet, con- cert and dance of the Barns club to- morrow night at the Y, W, C, A, in honor of Scotland's patron poet, Rob- ert Burns, This will be the fourteenth annnal | and while each preceding one has been happily successful, this one will be even better, born as it is of the experiences of thirteen others. The program, inclusive of the menu, follow: Grace-~Rev, Samuel Fiske o' Berlin, Ct, Some hae meat an' canna cat, An' some hae drink an' drank it, But we hae neither meat nor drink, IFor which “Volstead"” be dam'pit. “Volstead” Cocktail A Olives BUBBLY JOCK Cranberry Sauce baith bash't SHELLS Rolls Celery BAKE'IT Stuffin’ Gravy Spuds an’ reps, P's IN PATTIE Scones (lum lifters) Oatcakes an' Chees SHORTBRELED Ape'l Pie a la Kronholm PUNCH [ Duncanson, Miss Agnes Miss Peggy Mclntosh, | Miss Evelyn Waddell, Miss Dorothy MacArthur, Miss Bertha Waddell, Miss Jean Mclntosh, Miss Jean Blair, | Miss Jessie Blair, Miss Robina Blair, | Miss I Pattison, Miss lsa Tait, Miss Tait, Miss Marion Robb are waitresses. Purveyor is Mrs. A. Kron- | holm. Introduction by President A. Tom- kins, Toastmaster, John Sloan. Duncanson, If living noo cood ne'er beguile Enough tae wat his whus'l's rim, Thank gode oor Rabbies days are din Troon Trio, There Was a Lad Was Born in Kyle. Tenor solo, John T. Dowd. Soprano solo, Bonnie Wee Thing, Scottish Blue Bells, Bass solo, Scots Wha Hae, Fred Latham. Address, Davis. Duet, The lLocket and the Mrs. I°. H. Koch, J. T. Dowd. Bass Solo, Battle of Stirling, Latham. Auld Lang Syne will be sung by the audience, assisted by the Troon Trio. Accompanist, Wyllys W, Waterman. Dance program, Porf. M, J. Kenney, floor director. Grand march, follow- ed by single reel. Balance of dances will be as select- ed until twal' o'clock. Music by the famous Scot .Sextette, IEd. Ramage, leader. During the dance Miss Robina Blair will give an exhibition of Highland | dancing in full Highland costume. Pipe Mayor William Miller will play for Miss Blair. Reception committee: Mr. and Mrs. John Riha, Mr. and Mrs. John Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Sharples, Mrs, Chalmers. Committec of Grace G. Blair, Mr. A. Gordon. Officers of the lub: President, Alexander Tomkins; treasurer, Ed. Ramage; secretary, John Pattison. Banquet Tickets Sold Out. It was announced today by tobert Burns, Rev. John L. Hair, Ired arrangements: Mrs. the of the twenty-seventh anniversary ob- servance of the birth of Robert Burns by the local Burns club that the limit of the seating capacity for the dinner had gbeen reached and that there would be no more tickets sold for the affair. Leads in Automobiles Lansing, Mich., Jan. 25.—Michigan, the automobile state, has 486,367 au- tomobiles and trailers in operation within its bordeys, according to the annual report of the secretary of state. Of the number 426,084 are pleasure cars, 54,0563 commercial cars and 4,330 trailers. The increase in motor cars registered during 1921 was approximately 65,000 over the num- ber in 1920. More than $6,750,000 was collected in automobile license fees in Michigan last year. SEABOARD | AIR LINE RAILWAY 'FLORIDA All t Const Resorts Also ¥ Nouthern Pines, Noi Oy C., Savannah und Brunsw B Steel Trains—Superior Dining Car Service—Ieave New York daily 2:05 P. 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Now ....... KOLORFAST Size 9x12. Very special . FIBER RUGS ° Al our other Rugs, including Rug Border in im- itation wood designs are reduced during this sale. TYPHUS INCREASING AMONG REPATRIATED Disgase Spreading Among Polish People Who Are Returning Warsaw, Jan. 26.—Government in- spectors say there is much typhus among the thousands of Polish men, women and children who are being repatriated from Russia through the camp at Baranowicze, near the Polish Pussian border. The discase, they agsert, is becoming more widespread as it does cach winter as the cold weather sets in. Repatriation of the Polish popula- tion which was withdrawn * by the Russian armies in 1915 in their re- treat is scarcely balf finished. It began last July. Jstimates of the number to be repatriated vary from | €00,000 by the Polish commission to| 1,300,000 by the Russian cvacuation commission. It is estimated that more than 800,000 already have ssed through the Baranowicze camp alone and that the total num- ber returned to date is approximately 450,000, The care of these people is in the hands,of the Polish govern- - | ment aided by several weifare ore ganizations. These refugees have been dying in such numbers at the Baranowicze camp that the authorities have found it necessary to bury the victims in great trenches. Of 62,000 who pass- ed through- the station in Novembe it is estimated by Polish heaith of clals that 1,500 died after reaching the camp. Doctors attribute the ma- jority of deaths to disease contracted enroute and brought about by expos- ure and lack of proper nourishment, I'ORD SIGNS CONTRACT FOR NITRATE PLANT Detroit, Jan. 26.—The contract covering for proposed lease and pur- chase of the government's nitrate and water power projects at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, was signed by Heénry Ford and returned to the war depart- ment by one of the Iford engineers last night, a few hours after it had been received, it was announced at the office of the Detroit manufac- turer. ——— GRS SR I S| PALACE--Mon, Tues, Wed. Wimn. De Mille’s “After the : Show” T A W e s SR Are You In Need Of Better Roof Protection’ Increased roof protecti(;n for the same money! That’s what you get if you use the Ru-ber-oid Strip Shingle. It has en- durance—attractiveness in design and appearance—and is low in appli- cation cost. 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