New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1922, Page 6

B - n — e g e TR 1 vty which comes at the pieture [sented today when her story is told, itain Heral: { LT T L et o ek - [anger 1t §s contemplated, the more (not she should be represented as an ‘ HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY | | I (Iasued Dally, Bunday B¢ 1 {:lv‘lnuvh it i considered But the facrobat or a dancer or, possibly, a i At Horald Bldg, 67 Cuuren btieot Jone true, ndisputable fact iy that pity /manicurist, Which question resolves | 5 {does come with deep thought of the itself into whether or not the. pors ’ A 5 BURBCRIPTION RATHS situntion ! [trayal of the story shoutd he of the |y 18.00 a Year $ 22,00 Tires Months. And hecause pity docs come, inex- |cffect Silome produced upon the King | W = e AR v MRt plicable pousibly, hut pity peverthes for of how she appeared before thel 0 Afay Opportunity spread his Whtered at the Post Offce nt New Brisin | 1085 16 the one great undamentul [King [wings one morning recently and set A& Bccond Clags Mull Matter reagon why man has always, does to This development necessitatos nw;-.m on his daily trlp. As he soured R [duy, und always will belleve in the [statement that the modern mind ”'"';’““" "1‘“"1" “'!‘ rubbed hig “"‘“:':‘lg:‘ ILRRHONS CAL T N s o ke S h {und muttered: eryone sec Bitiies OTELARHOND CAT | tmmortality of the soul |could not lve ot w beautinul e Cyng deat. T knock, on just as many Editorial Kooma . ... o | - ; [woman so captivating the heart of a[dqoors and 1 hit 'em harder, but folls — BONING IN SCHOOLS nonarch by acrobatic “stunts” that{don't seem to respond with any show The omly profitable advertising mellem in Many people, unuble to hear com would be able Lo gain her wish |of enthusiasm, There's something the Sha Chiy, uintion baoks and press L T " 2 R S I st |matter.” i o ndyastinudn, fortably ( ought of plyy i1 con- [for the head of such a pers an Bl ) ¥ DI EANe one i maqas! A LN 4 WIS REERIL TR RN Yl Arriving in the United States, Op- —— fliet, will shudder at the news that lJohn was reputed to he. If the effect | L owunity sped to the door of & promi- Member of Tha Assoc! ceeil Tyess ofiictal sunetion hi heen glven to ‘;,».4- produced, therefore, is sought to [pent manufaeturer and rapped loud wracinted oiy entitled 2 A ol 1 ey Thl: 'z‘|; |::opl|nr ‘nr ml”-y va |DOIdINE boxin contests i public [be shown, it is quite scemly that she [and long. 1%inally, with slow motion, credited to It ar nat wise croded [gopgals and community centers, as the |should be represented as a dancer, or |the manufacturer opened the door and In thia paper and also ‘ocal lews [ub- | | “We don't want to buy a single Wshed l-erein. i Cleveln board of cducation has jeven a vampire, for in this role a We're all stocked up and no- T done They, these ol clers, will o see [beautiful woms 1 zht ace 8 g x," Member Audit Burenu of rlrenlation | g | oman might accomplish y's buying. The A. B. C. a natlonal organtzation (11 the action return to the primi- [her ends today as she might have ac- “But I am Opportunity,” was the which furni TeWwHpDO tive. complished them going through acro- [MePIY. tisers with o st Nonwst 3 | “Opportunity? Don't think 1 ever clreulation. Our clreutation st Ahert i much to be complained of [butic girations at the time Miss Sa- : LS e A R : | heard of you. What house do you s bt e e [Justly in professional boxing, ws there Home lived, breathed and had her|tpava) for? :n’b-vt(!‘::nrflfrrr:- to both olis i professional foothull, perhaps. |beir “You don't understand,” answered But this is beside the point here| Al of which discussion may be | _ B e mide |ncedicss, however, for probably in her TS MUST COME DOWN There i5 no question but that on- |[time, had the marvelling populace N Miss Cora/ M. Beale, seeretary of fcoupuging boxing in schools would [and the court seen our best known the New Britain Welfare ociation, [jevelop some of the atlvibutes of the [portrayérs of Sulome they would declares that rents remain 8o Wghlyvimitive man. The question arises thly not have called them danc- A that the lessened wage prevalent i8S jnmediately and compeliingly: “ho [ers—they would have called them by fnadequate to meet expenscs of HVINE. [\ jot need Just a bit of such de- [the ancient word that stood for acro- ACTHIY T Miss Beale knows the situation in this | ojopment bat, contortionist, “ball of fire,™ . city. She speaks for certain elass | g infusion of new blood will re- [everything the essence of which was Four Applmants Turflfld DOWU of people and her words are heeded. |yjralize u weakening strain so, it [sensation, s Wages have come down! The ¢ity |youid seem, would a cultivation of Rl 0 SO KR Sy Bfl(}ause Or Exemp[]{)fl mn Dmn has just cut the salaries of employes | styength, courage, froedom from fear L 0 ten per cent. Over and over again in|,i physical pain, revitalize men, The ? ° ! g x ! gl Thirty-six out of seventy appli- he salary fight it was argued that |, r e e t o : v ap tne sy tgnt i was vt 1o o wronr supersson o sucn |4 ACES ARG FANCIES | s o ot sy wages were coming down some more | iompts to renew the vitality of the (BY ROBERT QUILLEN) at a session of the naturalization —that wage ecarners generally had |, . obvious. If the introduction o court held in the common council been obliged to take less and there- |or hoxing in schools znd community | . e e ;F“'f".‘“'furn”‘ anu ;g"‘y(‘ '"'rll "\{‘,S“‘lf?:’t' e AR s o it : SR e cure for a law state is less N dge George W. K fore the city employ centers would result in its' general {4y, was on the banch and the United ing to take less. practice by all students, contestant States was represented by Commis- Carry the argument higher up. Let |cing caretully selected with a view The Irish Free State appears to he |SION€r Allen E. L‘ln‘xrch. the argument apply to those Who have |, ajlowing no uneven matches and |2 Kind of free-for-all state. Mr (I:'ll‘(::.1'_}:";‘,:&:5""f::rm;l];“ dis mon‘\ money than the ,wage eamner.|qjving no chance for the cncourage- | S missal of four men on the grounds Let it apply to landlords: menf of natures too priniitive, ! nging doesn't discourage crime” [that they had claimed exemption The wage earner has en his cuts. |yather o nieuification of such dispo rate, hanging juries doesn't. [from the draft during the war be- g illing ik : : ¢ y were aliens. Mr. Church The landlords must be willing to take s, good w | b ® cause they were aliens. tons; EOSLRYONIN ealil in his motion, likened them to a their cuts. They must charge less for their ‘tenements, “reats,” apartments. | “The wage struggling around in shoes that pinch. The landlords must those same shoes—they, will fit them fust as well, and pinch them less t shoes pinch terants, wage v: The rents must come down Herald intends to keep saying so. earyers, the tenants, are on in thosc ners, and The MORL Bad news, in addition to “travelling fast” sinks into the mind of its own weight, No pr news, on the ‘other hand, nceds em- phasis. The human ear seems morc attuned! toi bad: than to good Hence this repetition. From Washington in- formation that ofli- cials” feel that the marked improve- ent recently in the gencral economic situation bears fhency. They expect a continuance of ‘$he, upward trend. ‘g Deputy Labor Commissioner Burke, of 'this state, bases his optimistic opin fons on weekly repor spectors and on the records of a spe- cial investigutor. He “The out- look for employment encour- aging.” He New Britain by saying it has e taken care of and the conditions proved. mentt to the should. He might they, through their authorized the issue of bonds, patron- ized the municipal reau, and co-operated possible, doing the things ommended by the Wasbington unem- ployment conference long before thut conference tions. The secretary of the Welfare says: ure is needed. Good news, comes the “high {reusy evidence of perma- s of factory in pays a compliment to n well by the city authoritics here have im- He fails to pay the compli- which he added that representatives, taxpayers have employment bu- in cve way later vec- made its recommentla- New her Britdin association in report “In spite of a temporgry slump in the factories during January, con- | try obliged and now would seck pay ditions have improved somewhat and | e nge It 18 Grat e oSSR e the men of the fumilics are gradus | I " 1 oL i Lt : * L S should, .be ‘surprised he request figiow the way ont. But if they bowed getting back to work, some of 45 and | jooks sane, wise and cminently proper [to the inevitable - at once, they b0 hours a wovin” lon the part of the United :Ji.xl-m‘{\\umdu‘l be statesmen, If everyone wiil bul believe that| yMopeover the United States is in- | SRS H The great question is not “How will conditions wiil be better here and will ned to suggest to the allies § s & : - | clined to suggest to the allies thet aslyy, “tronties affect the next genera- eonduct themselves and their business | they have nol readjusted their own |tion ut “How will they affect the @s though they believed conditions | expenses, reducing armaments ine ac- [next election?” would be better, conditions will be | cordance with the peace spirit sought T better. Let's go to be cultivated, it is not sgemiy for It an't possible, however, ;that the| ; lman with the hoe will become & : e [ them to object Lo puying the Mere | goor political power than the man AN AWEFUL PiCTURE expenses of this country for doing |with the dough. A man is on @ ship, sinking at sea. | what the allics waated it to do, be- - He knows certain death will come in | for they themselves hegin to receive If\w'l u.n‘m«; wonderful? Fven [thougi one is born e S a few minute Doing his duty he | peparations p s they hatd de- [0 LR, il La minte, om: new Ponzi appears now and has just sent broadcast through the | cided to do. then to handle the entive crop. air a cry for help, uttered by the cap- Wihen the United States made its | — tain of ti liip eparate peace with Germany it re- Statesmen might repder a service B trm stk St Mest e | werved Hin il granted: i WidsE the ring out just how much blood | b - F - b 4 - t be spilled before a subject peo-| oats are smushed. Can't hold out | treaty of Versailles. It was suggest- | %ie ontitled to liberty. | any longer”” This is the message he | ed liere that this country would have | o Pl gent. Of his own been in a tar better position had :li One reason why the train always S skipper' diet en o party to that {reaty, as aking |eats the flivver to the crossing is be- . . g cause the engincer knows the fllvver ought to know. Where did 1 put my | the tages of St without its ob-Jo,u knoek him off the track hat? Sorry we ¢ wait tor vou igations might canse some discus- | # 2V, press business elsewhoer jon later. The allics seem to have| The art of gardening may be lost, The first thought is admiration for| hit upon thfs fact as one which iends|but the beautiful vegetables on the the man's fiorve to the last minute of | to cloud the title of the United States|3°ed catalog cover persuade us that : the art of lying hasen't been. life. Then, immediately, comes pity | to payment-——as it was expected vhey 1 il for him. | would raise the question. In proportion to population Brazil We need not necessarily pity the But whether or not this eountry [shows the greatest consumption of man because his last minute levity | relies upon (he Versai'les contract, it|coffee will harm him in eterpity. We do | has another Laplicd contriact, good at | sreeersesresres—" not know that. No one, Christian, | law, justifying its present mand, | £~ agnostic, atheist, need pity him he- [ Certainly it is wise 1o demand our ex — PALACE — eause he did not use his lust minutes | penses now. SUN., MON., TUES., WED. in prayer. No one may know that| s Wallace Reid--Elsie Ferguson prayer was demanded of him by God | SALOMIL AN ACROBAT. e[ N or man The discovery that Salome was an “FOREVER” We need not find the reason for the lacrobat, not a dancer as she is repre- WOMEN IN POLITICS I'he orgunization by of cubs frankiy political, frankly named women after the party the group will sup-| port, is to Yo cammended. There are practical e today why women wishing to hecome active in. politics would be less emburrassed certain SOuk to begin their activities in organizu tions made up of members of th own sex. , N0 mutter how some | women may declare assertively that they seek no special privilege because they are women hi organization of into. groups for the of taking up the study: of political mat- ters generally, which attract member- women clubs o1 purpose ship merely because they are women's organizations, but in,reality conducted in the inter- st of some purty or individual, is to be condemned oldiers' organizations which have lit- tle thought for the soldier but much soneern for the interests vty not disclosed by the name of e*hew organization, are fo be con- Lemned, ensibly non-partisan’ exactly as pretended of some Butgwomen must remember that in their political activities and jn the | neasures and men they support thei {Interest must include considera- [tion of things not necessarily *“Wom- New Bri Bri intelli- gent thought for things outside “New Britain interests.” ‘n's interest just as a Democratic club” or a “New | Republican club” must take U. S EXPENSE ACCOUNT. The United States has asked that e the distributed to the allies. she paid her expenses for oceupy- ing iRhinelgnd before reparations are This ex- pense has been greater than the Unit- it States wou id not © had be allies want the forces of | ountry to depart as soon as the United States intended. * This coun- [consists in getting along EW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, National pride is merely a smoke- screen laid down to conceal a national graft. The world is growing better, but it is yet too early to hold out hope of complete recovery. That peculiar smell in a packed movie house is mosphere of democracy. tightly- probably at- In these modern times ope wonders what has become of the old gentle- man who wore the heavy beard as an aid in straining soup. But think of the awful fix we'd be in except for the clovating influence of women in politics Il fares poor IFrance, to hastening ills a prey; when debts dccumulate and the Huns won't pa: o IFor the next few decades, wspiration in Germany will form.of nation perspiration. national take the The average American thinks thrift with four cylinders instead of six of eight. The public may boycott the wicked movies, but it continues to devour spicy stories about the movie people. And so the peace dollar is designed lust twenty-five years. Well, there are a few optimists left in Washing- ton. to I it were'nt where angels would he¢ no ne that fear to fools rush in tread, - there ity of traffic cops. | man who was in a guest's home when fire broke out and refused to help ex- tinguish the bl He said that be- fore the war some of the foreigners who considered themselves as friends and guests of the United States, ceased to be friends when the war began They refused to fight for the country when the country needed them and therefore the country could not consider them now as friends until five years after the signing of the armistice. The following men were denied the right of admission on this ac- count: Zaccheo Zandrini, Oscar Lambert Iorisk, Abraham Jacobs. Amusing Answers Many amusing answers to the ques- tions asked them by Mr. Church were given by the applicants. One man answered the question “What is this man's character,” with the words: “Ifactory hand at the Stanley Works.” Anotherysaid that I"rank Brandegee was the first president of the United States. Still another said that on Decoration Day, the people of the country honor the birth of the flag. Brandegee a Witness One question which Mr. Church re- peatedly asked the applicants was: “Who are the senators from the state of Connecticut?” The question was put to one man and one of his wit- nesses later when asked his name sal “[ am Frank Brandegee.” He was no relative of his namesake in Washington. John Rourke, appear- ing as a witness for Salvatore Glon- friddo, caused quite a bit of amuse- ment when he was asked how he knew the applicant was a soldier. In a loud stentorian voice, tinged, with a Frederick Schack, broad brogue that denoted the possessor as a son of the “Emerald Isle,” he answered: “Well, your honor, I saw him coming and going.” New Citizens. The following is a list of the men Peiffer, ~ Samual Solomon Adam ‘Adolph Adamovitch and s Nebzreckis. Republic of Joseph N Louis Neubauer, Anton Gronelli, John Joseph Kulpa and An- drew Gerent. Hungary, Condido Battista BBaldesari, Profyr Yawin and Andro Josef Lazorik; Italy, Dominico Infante Vincenza D'Agata,lla D'Avan za, Michael IPrancis Valentine, Joseph Calindo, Guilio Schiavo, Salvatore Gionfriddo and Roeco IFerrarc. Great Rritain “and Irelund, Thomas Arthur iley and lLeo Peter Valliers. Sweden, Carl Albert sberg. Poland, Adolph Laski, Paul Czarkoski, Victor Stepensky, Adam ®owalski, Ignacy Glowia, John Stanley Kaemarezyk and Joseph I'rank Sidlick. Persia, Yoshia Rubel Tamail and Paul Sar- gis. Turkey, Manoog M. Krikorian and Manuel Yeterian, both Arme- nians. ISR eL e Qv 5 Vears Ago Today (Taken from IHerald of that date) The Catholic Ladies' Aid society will hold o kirmess at the Bast Main strect armory on April 20, 21 and 22, The Lyceum orchestra sat for a group photograph at the Lewis studio this afternoon : The Consolidated railroad has agreed to give the local basketball team a reduced rate, and all persons accompanying them to New York on any game A reduction of 90 cents on cach fare was given The pinochle team of Engine Co. No. 1 defeated the players of Ingine ('o. No. 3 last evening by the score of 3§ to 1. A new gilded cross has been raised on St. Joseph's new church. There was a slight fire in Patrick Smith's block on 23 Lafayette street this afternoon. Average depth of the English chan- nell is between 200 and 300 feet. Total area of the earth is 196,040,- 000 square miles. American fuel oil is competing suc- cessfully with Vancouver eoal. who were admitted at today's session: Government of Russia, An-: toni Kowalski, Benny Jackimowicz, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1922. Makes Random Observations On the City and Its People the spirit, knocks ut ¢ him how to “Ha! I kni , ly absent, Any man cmh invent an a cateh in it. You must be one of g : : those slick correspendence course ""I"l' 1t ":“" 0 ”“"'N"':;"l'::';":\‘]l:fl; salesmen I've heard about, That's a |S8168man to sell goods. good approach you've got — very|™ore comfortable sitting in the hotel clavor, * But we don't want & thing. window watching the rain than it is ihayinal: ia)aakRali B peate {reaties|OUt in the rain peddling something— b Ao and selling it down in Washington and until they ™ g N get through we can't expect any busi-| :‘I':‘ ;;b“f‘ B °“)’|'l‘:h:t\';: "SO:I‘:;"’::: ness. Come again when you're around B! Qr, 3 the remainder of 1922. It is two- this way." “I am Opportunity who very man's door to show realize his ambition.” ew there was some sort of Continuing on his way—for Oppor- tunity is tir spirit went other husi eless and determined—the to the office ness man and whatdaya want?" “1 am Opportunity,” said the spirit. “1 have knocked on your door to tell you where you can sell a big bill of 1 overheard one man te|l an- et for tons of the very things you make and sell, and T decided to stop here and goods, other that he was in the mar! tell you about it.” ness having. products! Say, don't buying? market. onsense That's rich, Ha! ha! you know that no one he just marking time.” “But I tell is whisper in your ear.” “No, no, no. Go away! I know what I'm talking about. The farm- or— “Never mind the farmer. I can show you how to make money. show you how to build up your busi- ness. I can “You can't show me anything. said the far And the Keern Business Man closed the door. Undeterred by the suffered, O door led to within came sounds of’ snoring. casionally the sleeper muttered: * didja ever really funny gently at fir show you—" ‘mer—"" pportunity on the Road. The|gisparagingly to J. Henry Roraback a hotel room and from|who has a firm grip on the party ma- Oc- Say, hear this one? This * Opportunity knocked st, but as the snores con- tinued he banged on the panel with his staff. “Who's there?” came over the tran- som, “‘Opportunity ?" “Who?" “Opportunity. your door b where you can get a big order. what trying to put over anyway’ getting to be a bum hotel. leave any call “Say, if the peo; side, if you I'm knocking on ecause I want to tell you kind of stuff are you This is ple who run don’t get out of there I'll call the porter and have you thrown out.” the last moment and enter it in the Opportunity slowly departed and|Mayoralty Stakes. Mayor Curtis' dif- spent the remainder of the dayffdence about announcing his can- knocking at the doors of the coun- try’'s business Rouses. A Captain of Industry turned him away because ‘“conditions are some- thing terrib A Business Baron complained that he didn't want to be bothered by any- one who had advertising ideas to sell. advertising staff and it He had an wasn't wort Yes, he had cut down the appropria- le h the room it occupied. tion pretty much, it was true, but even so, ete. “Nothing slammed the door in Opportunity’s|didate who could control a large bloc face. of the voters were to enter the fleld, “Iforeign trade is shot to picces,” |there is no telling what would occur. said another, *so don't wastc your Mr. Quigley is more radical in his breath.” search of the G. O. P. mayoralty nom- As darkness drew near, Oppor-|ination than any candidate who has tunity sprea to his couch doing today,"” d his wings and fled back in the skies. ‘“How I am growing to hate my trips to America,” he groaned. “Phe U. 8. A.—United door of an- rapped. slowly the door opeped and the vis- itor was greeted with a gruff “Well, ' replied the Keen Busi- Man, for it was K. B. M. himself. “What a heautiful pipe dream you're Someone wants tons of my ha! is farmer s out of the He's gone on strike, or some- thing, and until he comes back we're you I know positively where you can get a big order,” per- sisted Opportunity. “All I have to do I can 1 on- ward, and arrived at the door of the Best Salesman is I didn't and here's a big stiff almost knocking my door in just as this joint didn’t know that I had a session with the boys late last night™ Say, you out- curtly re- sponded a Mighty Manufacturer as he States of Alibi-land,”” And he reached into space and turned out a few stars which were shining In his windows and went to sleep. While the foregoing s purely imaginative, doesn't it reflect true business conditions to some extent? There are more alibis than orders, Some hyame it on the farmer. Bome on forelgn exchange. Some just say “Business is away off" and let it ge at that, Half an alibi is better than none, Two-fisted salesmanship is strange- fisted stuff even if it is composed of only four words. It is this: “SAY IT WITH SWEAT.” Under the caption, “A Tribute to Go-Getters,” the Penn-American Re- fining company has published the fol- lowing poem which ought to stir the blood of every salesman, on the road or behind a counter, who reads it. Here it is: There isn't a place for a half-sized man In front of the selling line. It's a place for grit and tact and wit, Pluck that knows not when to quit, And a smile that sticks through the worst of it Out on the selling line. There isn't a place for a half-sized brain In the front of the selling line. For the buyer’s aware when you spout hot air - And clutch for a fact that isn't there. Unless you've a thought or two to spare 4 Don’t go on the selling line. There's plenty of room fo‘r men—real men— Out on the selling line. Men with a vision of things to do, Who set a mark to which to hew, And then drive in and carry through To the front of the selling line. P 1t is now a settled fact that the big political fight of the year will be be- tween George Quigley and the regular republican organization. In opening his campaign this week at Lithuanian hall, Mr. Quigley referred (s rebuffs already hastened chine throughout the state. It was the challenge direct and it is not ex- pected that the organization will at- tempt to sidestep. I'’rom now on, Mr. Quigley will have a fight on his hands. It is not con- sidered polite to flick your cigar ashes on the ermine of the ruler and, no {doubt, Mr. Roraback will bend every effort to purish the rebel in the ranks. The local wheels of the G. O. P. ma- chine fit in snugly with those of the state organization. Consequently Mr. Quigley can expect to receive a thun- der bolt from Mars any of these pleas- ant days, when he is opening his mail. Tweaking the nose is a nice indoor sport but one must be careful when one decides to become a tweaker to select a tweakee who will not hit back. A There seens to be considerable talk that the republican party leaders will trot a dark horse out of the stable at didacy is thought in some quarters to be due to the fact that he is not en- tirely confident of securing the sup- port of the organization. It is be- lieved that he would not hesitate so long if Lie were certain that the influ- ential men in the party would back him. If the leaders canfot find a strong, dark horse to make the run Ir. Curtis is ely to find the ma- chine working with him to defeat Mr. Quigley’'s ambitions. Tn a contest be- tween Mr. Quigley and Mr. Curtis, the former would probably enjoy a mar- gln of advantage, but if a third can- preceded him. Twice this week he has gratuitously offended two power- ful factions. At the city meeting he turers and in his rally speech at Tdth- uanian hall he threw down the guge of battle to Roraback and challenged him with a mutuality of interests, twe important and not-to-be-sncered at enemies pvho would be pleased to see him turned back at the primary. As usual, Mr. Quigley is appealing direct to the people, e has not fullty disclosed' his method of attack bhut as this is the time for preliminary gkirmishing only, there is nothing sur- prising about that fact, o New Britain ice dealers are invited to give attention to a notice sent out recently by a Rlainville ice company, which has infofmed the public that it will give its customers the benefita of reduced harvesting costs. A similar announcement by local ice companies would be most welcome, The Plainville company has been able to effect economies during the past winter by taking advantage of the labor surplus. Ior several pre- vious winters it has been difficult to secure labor at prices within reason. Ice men, therefore, found it necessary to increase the price of their product. Now that there have been reductlons in harvesting costs a smaller price is to be expected, especlally in view of the fact that the storage houses are filled to capacity. v It is unfortunate that the advocates of lower taxation, in their zeal, have seen fit to weaken the public organi- zation in spots where it could least afford to be weakened. According to present forecasts, it may he necessary to reduce the personnel of the police and fire departments by dismissing present members and to set at lower figures the salaries of school teach- ers, thereby causing many of those now employed in the schools to geek other flelds where the remuneratlon is commensurate with the skill and ef- fort necessary for qualified instruc- tors. New Britain should not be asked to get along with a smaller police or. fire department. During the past few yvears competent police authoritjes have constantly urged the need of €n- larging the force in order to keep pace with the growth of the city. New beats have been laid out so that bet- ter protection was afforded. It is said that it may now be necessary to make a radical change in the beats detailing men who are retained on the force to cover larger areas and dropping some of the patrolmen entirely. In order to abide by the spirit of the city meeting, it may be found necessary also to dismiss several members of the active fire department. It is to be hoped that the officials of these departments will tind some other way out of the dilemma, some other way to economize. It would be the height of injustice to dismiss mem- bers of either the police or fire de- partments who have a right to expect that they will retain their posts dur- ing good behavior. To drop them avould be shabby treatment of which New Britain should not be guilty. Members of the school board have heard that Superintendent Holmes may resign and that about sixty teachers are determined not to renew their contracts at a salary rate less than they are now receiving. The loss of Mr. Holmes would be a serious blow to the continuance of the system now operative in the school depart- ment. It woéuld likewise be unkind treatment of a conscientious official who has devoted sixteen years of his life to building up the New Britain schools. Despite opinions to the contrary, there still exists doubt whether the © action of the city meeting in reducing all appropriations will carry much weight. Salaries are fixed by ordi- nee. Tt certainly was never the in- tention of the fathers of the city meeting idea to have that meeting board supersede the common council in legislative magters in which it is supreme. If it s possible for the city meeting bhoard to alter decisions of the common council and the board of finance, why waste the time of those two branches of government by tasking them to give study to appro- priations every year? O S e S FOX'S - MON., TUES., WED. ASHAMED —OF— PARENTS paid his respects to local manufac- THE GREAT AMERICAN 75 25 ez Z 7o S 7 =22 5 2 77 xS oo BEAU NIGHT - = 4._;,:,‘,4"//5// Z Y N NS N NN HOME!