New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 27, 1922, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY e e New Britain Herald IMPANY Bx \ HERALD PUNLISHING (Tssued Tia sund At Herald Bldg, ¢ #5.00 [ | Tost Offiee New Hritain Emtered at the TELEPHON Business O 25 | Bditorial Rooms The only the room | open to e ated Press welunively entitled it or not o in this puper and also lshed horein Nember Audit By The A 1 which thsers elreylutl oy hased 1 Audit neures fraud in o rea to both natlonal lntion statistics Thix NeWsy THE “CLEAN SWEEP. a4 by betore election, the The Mayor arrived that will, In its total, be “tidal," huyve touched the There some consternation removals fn ed; ther» i some adverse, “elean sweep promis Paonessu or the first waves of one is no great surprise; there | when individual some cases are consider some fayorable eriticism There is no getting away from the spirit “New things" are accus tomed to go (heir have reasons of the present day. in order. Ieople way in the old rut for believing that ther s a deal of good in that old rut have many admirable they say: But becausc old things were good, according to our viewpoint, it is im- possible for us in our human fallibil- ity, to declare they were “the hest.” They things to whict may point with propriety and ‘hey are good."” with certainty, that With the conm- ing of new things, possibly it may be seen that the viewpoint the past was wrong. The future is unknown; in that future there may be ways and means now undreamed of and out of which will come still greater good. So with the operation of a city gov- ernment. Some of the men who will go have served faithfully; probably most of them They are titled to and will be given credit. But the fact that their work been good does not make it impos, sible that the work of new men will not be better. 1t is certain that the new mayor will stand or fall on his Judgment insofar as that judgment dominates the decisions of the city. He has a right to exercise that judg- ment. He will be the gaincr or loser ——the loser if the city suffers from the changes he makes. It must be pre sumed, therefore, that his judgment _ tells him such changes will work for the beneiit of the city. Good faith must be attributed to him. His judg- ment should be given a fair trial. Honest regret is feit for the pass- ing of many of the offfials, heads of departments, commissioners who are apparently slated for removal. Prob- ably the mayor shares this sentiment to some degree, But there must be hope in the fu- ture and a determination to give sup- port to the government, encourage- ment to the new men who will take their places in it. of have. cn- has RUTH DRAPER. Th2 appearance here Ruth Draper and the light she has thrown upon the possibilities of char- acter representation, calls for more than passing comment. It is not because Miss Draper was ahle to make thosc who witnessed her performance see living characters so many and varied in habit, manner, polse, that the attention is halted and held. satile that enthusiastic praise should be given her work. The apreciation comes, rather, he- cause in each of the characters re- sented by Miss Draper there was an intense realization of the fundamen- tals which go to make up that char- acter and the ability to bring to the eye, the ear, making things. “Clever,” “bright,” “attractive’ of new, Tt is not because she is so pictures and sounds those fundamental real ~all these adjectives are applicable, hut all fall short of evitable des work. Miss Draper is a great actress who wins the she deserves reaching the truly in- word which cribes her absolute appreciation because she feels and feeling, shows visilly and fecting depths the hearts o represents, Iy the basic influences to their| the persons she FIRE AND FLOOD Forth Worth, Texas off. People read of the L is a long way flood there, ex claim upon its horror, and pass on to ' some which, | item o news nearer home incident makes a far greater impression So pon them in the cases of other great catastrophes, and sudden death.” of the terror of them come less there is ing link. They day’'s news, and women go on complaining over trifling trouhles little unpleasantnesses and fort that telling. fire battle, murder Little appreciation connect- home some personal pass as men part the discom- are only intensified by the | Perhaps someone reminds another | thut we are should be thankful wel that all not in similar distress we | | Nood, gentlemen, should enjoy the comfort of compara tive peace \ nee of hay piness which w T Lo admit ng Phe comfort, the sugges tion, 18 couched In some trite phrase which falls to impress. 1t means little | | until gomething happens to make | us remember ye y, the day he- | fore, tho « ) that—the day | when we from the sorrow which nt our sy with sufferers from fire, disuster, our appreciation of the things we have in our own lives to make us happy, would he more real sympathy, more sincere apprecia into integral habit tion, If we could but cultivate the something that would part of our characters of Jooking outward upon the world and ot inwargd into onrselves ALMONT and PORGOTTEN, will the 1he More streaim more cach day f automobiles flow New 0 over More from roads about Biritain and more will pleasure come ont ings, trips, deives, in some cases where romdd to be taken is fixed by, the tination to be reached ne spot, seemingly for emingly mak- It impossible of e will remuin unsafe if no word s written concerning it if its danger is not kept constantly Lefore the pubiic eye, At that spot there has been sudden It death cms impossible that there is nol uity enough in the engin- to the pluce It seems cering knowledge available form- ulate some plan to muke sufe at least, comparatively incredible that tragedies enacted been forgotten to such an effort will made to make a repetition of them there have xtent that not hie constant impossible. Mayor Puone: council, s, as member of the to fight fop many apparently lost causcs. It is to be hoped that he takes up for investigation and swhat action is pos- sible the of making Clayton crossing safe, Clayton seems forgotten. May there be no reason to mention ii again in connection with death. common has undertaken matter crossing LADY ASTOR Possibly Lady Astor's reference to America as “home” prejudices us in her favor. "1 do not know who has been kinder to me since I got ‘Home," the public or the press,” she says, in her address in which she declares that the world looks to America for moral leadership. Possibly her tribute to the press and her emphasizing of its pow- er tends to bring an approving smile. At any rate the impulse comes to note with plbusux'o‘ the atmosphere of be- ifef in the eficacy of splendid ideals, splendid thought, which she brings. There comes, also, the irresistible desire to contrast her sentiments to those of Mrs. Asquith who, while im- pressing with her cleverness, those who heard her or read the words she spoke while here, book, with the impression of distaste for a woman who appears to have no hesitancy about discussing freely the eccentricities of those whom she calls “friends,” her own private affairs and the affairs of others to whom she is more or less morally indebted. Into the contrast comes a phrase of Lady Astor's. She defined as “pearl of great price” which she trying to place in public life by en- tering politics, that which “any man gets from his mother and most men get from their wives if they choose wisely-——unselfishness, vision, courage ."" The question arises at Asquith live and speak the that these qualities are the ones woman is fitted pre-eminently to give to men leaves or her the is and cleannes once does Mrs, with in accordance belief News reporis declare that steps are going to be taken at the convention of United Medicine manufacturers of America, in sesston in Pittsburgh, to make intoxicating patent medicines as hard to obtain as medicinal whiskey, and to persuade merchants to act with prohibition enforcement agents in this matter. Human the natures does not change laws or with enactment of new the adoption of constitutional amend- ments. Manufacturers of “intoxicat- ing patent medicines” are probably s eager to have their medicines | the Granting them the| intentions, sell just sold today as they were before country went dry. most honest of that the even, medi- of deprecated ad and wdmitting they their cines, with intoxicating part them a necessary but junct, helieving firmly in their efficacy, will should liquor ueh manufacturers not believe medicines he used any | the less because has heen s rather difficult to picture men- tally a long line of manufacturers of | stand- | hands raised intoxi before ating patent medicines ing the merchants who pense their goods, their | their eyes lighted by the | light crying out: in protest, beautiful altroietic of thought f others, “No, no, | medicines u orly o gentlemen, not sell our patent less you are absolutely sure that the ,person desiring to buy them needs them and cannot get along without them Recommend, that the would-be pur- chasers of our medicines try a little hot water, or other warm drink, or ht to bring | Sell our product only as | even exercisc Lack health. in the sunl 0 last for it is intoxleating 'S APPEAL through LLOYD GEORGE Lloyd Biritis) George appeals, ind American pre represen ,'" he to them, “to in help You are here 18 quoted ax suying struet, to sustain, to guide, beg af you in the interests of the world's future not to add to the obstacles hut 1o use the full of menace," which are in the way, n h are your influence to help wolution of Hifcultios whie Lloyd George cites the Germany- indication the Russian treaty as the first the vefers to the possibility, the prob- lifetime nt at Genoan, help, He dis- the motive cmphasizes the man- of world He ability, of a great war in the menace threatening of the youngest men p e longs for Amerie seltishness in He power of Germany aAVOWs any of the call and Itussia com- bined Of is truth in what The United States the world recognizes it. that course there Lloyd George says, recognizes it The truth lies buck of gorm of the desire of w great many people in ihis country to bring about that closer association of nations which has taken the Na- an almost powerless thing, ap- without The of the truth in Idoyd George's remarks is the cause conerete form League of tions parently, America. knowledge germ of of the great feeling of disappointment in this country among thinking men and women that vague “Association bhecome, apparently, a past. General President Harding's Nations” has of the of dream said the day, in advocating a larger military force, ' that this country, fully pre- pared, would have been able to pre- vent the world war, Whether or not this is true it is signiticant coming as it did just before the expression of I.loyd George that America, the United States, is badly needed now to prevent another great war in the fu- ture, Whatever else may be said it is cer- tain that were there existent today a closer association nations—were the United States a more tangible re- Wity in the scheme of things of Ger- many and Russia, there would be far less danger of disaster to the confer- ence at Genoa and to the future peace of the world. Lloyd George is not an alarmist un- less it fits his plans to be. He has taken on the role temporarily with a purpose, probably. It is probable that lie is not as fearful of results at Genoa as his words seem to indicate. He has other cards to play. But never before since the ending of the war has the power of this country’s position and our responsi- bility been so evident as it is today. Pershing other of 25 Years Ago To (Taken from Herald of that date) John Kunz, the builder, fell from a new house on Glen street yesterday but did not get injured. T. W. O'Connor was thrown fron, his bicycle while riding on Hart street vesterday and received severe tuts on the head and face. His condition to- day is reported as being improved al- though he will be conflned to his home for several days. H. Dayten Humphrey has gone to New York on a business trip. The ticket office receipts for the ladies’ Aid society kirmess held ay Hanna's armory for the benefit of the poor of St. Mary's church, showeéd that the sum of $709.07 had been cleared. There was a light flurry of snow this morning and the considerabs. change from the warm weather yes. terday was very noticeable, Facts and Fancies (BY ROBER1 QUILLEN) A bathing suit of rubber docs, we suppose. does his best not drinks. To a Kuropean cabinet member the “coming nation” is reslg. “A man fifty.” No- work after I'or the income tax collector the year is divided into four seiz-in's. Correct ending for a tenant's letter to his landlord: “Discordially yours.” Tax collectors make pretty good doctors. They keep everybody in good trim. One of the saddest sights of Nature is a Smart Aleck of eighteen trying to give the impression that he is a Hard Boiled Egg. men think it's immoral And some men can smoke without getting sick. Same smoke Dispatches speak of “the Sultan's FOX xt Mon., Tues., Wed. 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Germproof. both sides — these 1922 idea floor coverings have proog; advantages that wil thoroughly, {I quickly appeal to you. room, living room, kitchen, pantry, bath- higher price will give you a better money's- ater- In addition to all their other good points, Bird’s Neponset Rugs have a waxed back. This is a patented process which m: them much more waterproof than other floor coverings. And it eliminates the danger of their sticking to the floor and of permanently staining it. Sizes: 6 ft. x g ft;; 7 ft. 6in.x g ft;; 9 ft. x 10 . 6in.; o ft. x 12 fr. Call and see these rugs that so many thrifty home-keepers are buying, You too will come to them, sooner ot later. The new Spring patterns are here. Come in and look them over. B. C. PORTER SONS And All Dealers Throughtout the State Be_sure 1o insist on Bird’s when buying floor covering IForeign Minister, Izzet Pasha.” We'll bite. Is it? The funniest thing about the aver- age joke is the fact that the teller thinks it's a joke. Our new demand seems to be for “life, liberty and the pursuit of every fool fad that bobs up.” Mr. Edison could earn eternal gratitude of housewives by inventing a non-spillable cigar ash. are growing tired of ' Why not celebrate “'Just-A- Plain-Week Week for a change? People never realizes how frail and mortal he is until he comes home and finds everything in the throes of spring housccleaning. Add agricultural statistics. America produces more “Don’ to the acre than any other country in the world. Man ‘While the rest of us are hunting for truth in the book of life the cy- nics are busy looking for little faults in the punctuation. Margot is going to write about America. Thanks, we don't care for one. We know little enough about our country as it is, Cheer up, all you prohibitionists. The country is bound to go dry—— automatically—as soon as the boot- leggers get all the money. Modern romance. They became en- GRAND FAIR DALY COUNCIL, NO. 12, K. OF C. $3,000 In Prizes Given Away April 21 to May 1 At Arch Street Armory Bristol Night Entertainment and Dancing Each Evening Admission—25 Cents raged. Later they decided to break it off. There tastes were not congenial. They smoked different brands of cigarettes. If the truth were known some men likely are so conceited that they write letters to themselves, starting with “Dearest” and ending with “Lovingly yours.” COMMUNICATED Playgoer Reealls Old Days At Lyceum —Hopes For Better Plays New Britain, Conn., April 26, 1922, Dear Editor: After seeing the performance now being given by Louis Mann and the 1.yceum Stock company, I should like to bring up certain matters which will inter those who care about the presentation of the drama in New Britain. There is no question but that those who will see Mr. Mann will wish that he will remain in New Britain for some time to come to give us per- formances such as he now gives. After seeing nothing but movies and vaude- ville, the writer appreciates the genu- ine entertainment which the legiti- mate drama affords. Besides, the traditions and history of the Lyceum theater, demand bet- ter treatment than what movies and cheap burlesque can give it, such as recently ended their run there. It was on January 1, 1912 that T saw my first play at the Lyceum. A pub- lication of that date bears the follow- ing advertisement: “New Year's Day, (Jan. 1, 1812) ngland’s Greatest Singing Comedienne, Alice Lloyd in the Merry Musicale “Little N Fix- It.” Tt was a play that left an ever- lastingly pleasant impression. I was tempted to see what other plays came to the Lyceum in those days and on turning the pages of this ten year old volume of papers, T no- ticed that on August 22, 1910 “The Music Hall Girl” came to the Lyceum and that on New Year's Day, Jan. 2, 1911, Margaret Angiin appeared here in “Green Stockings,” a play which the N. B. H. S. Dramatic club suc- cessfully repeated in 1917. The fa- miliar notice, Seats now selling at Crowell’s” always appears with these ads. That the lLyceum has once s~en hetter days truly attests to the rav. ages of the more materialistic mov To many people, the acting of Louis Mann must have been a pleasant sur- prise. Such acting calls ferth paeans of applause on Broadway, for which we in New RBritain should be doubly thankful. Such remarks as “a born actor” and “no better acting has been scen in New Britain for many years" appear well worthy of the man, for Mr. Mann's coming to the Lyceum gives new spirit to the theater where gaieties, tragedies and comedies once poured out their entertainment. Very truly yours, A PLAYGOER. PROTEST SUNDAY CLOSING Mexico City, April 27.—Compulsory closing of the capital's business places on Sunday has brought such a hail of protests upon the head of Celestino Gasca, governor of the federal dis- triet, that he has modified the order and will allow all classes of business to remain open on Sunday provided they give ecach employe one day of rest a weck. cothCare menns keeping them, auti- septically clean. tly one dentifrice stays on long enough to do this. PALACE—Watch For RUDOLPH VALENTINO In His New Photoplay “Moran of the Lady Letty” ADAMSON'S ADVENTURES , Give Her a Little Gas (Coryright, 1622, by The Bell ¥y ndicate, Ine.) BY 0. JACOBSSON