New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 10, 1922, Page 6

hew Britain Herald COMPANY | HERALD | (Issued Dall At Hera)d Bldg PUNLISHIN dny Txeapted) hurch Street, B BUBSCRIPTION RATER: $5.00 a Year $2.00 Threa Months. 7hc a Month, Post OMce ass Ma At New Mattes Entersd at the Britain an nd TELEPHON Pusiness OMce ..., Editorial Rooms E CALLS The only profitahle aovertising = the Clty. Circulation books room always open (o advertiserd, Member of The Associated Press to the us r b ation of a t1led news pub: horwise | news eirculation based wpo; tecrion aga tribution f at irep to both " natioar THE FIRE New Rritain is fort that the fire ir H ronse 1 a conflagratior inate not start have re at would sulted in a real calamity to the city Not only eft partment tellige the men combined to the city the finest sort of The of the building has complimented th@j cepartment Once more the people of the city are reminded of the efficiency of the de- partment whose it guard the life and property citizens. That members of the police ment aided was to he expected men will that they did no more th, fent work of the fire de- this, but the in- prevented lsplayed and the spirit of give protection owner in no uncertain terms is to safe- of duty its 1epart The firemen and policemen, n thefr —what they are hired to and that they are glad that duty effectively. Too life are given little praise when they do the things they to do and do them in such a way that no eriti- 10~ they were able to do often men in other walks of ought cism may be made justly. Comments come only when mistakes are made Policemen and firemen are a bit more Their work is spectacular, and usually a word .n[ commendation epoken when do the things expected of them But when the toon system under consideration one is reminded forcibly of the rot that we must have the two-pla- toon system in order to have effec tive fire protection, but rather that we should keep the promise made to men who work splendidly, bravely, in the fade of the recent disappointment they have experienced in not having that promise of the two-platoon & tem fulfilled. We want to maintain the present fine standard of the fire department. We should adopt meas- ures that will assure the maintenance of that standard, having due regar, all times for the wisdom and ne sity of economy in establishing improvement contemplated. fortunate in this regard is they just now, two-pla- is fact the RESPECTED OPPONENTS. ' It is often said, among men who have done manual labor, that just as| 800n as one of their number begins to show personal strength the company which employs him, such as a rail- road company for instance, begins to watch that man. When he gains a following and becomes a leader of men the employing company advances him, little by little perhaps, but final- ly placing him in a position where his viewpoint becomes that of the em- pioyer, not the workmam All this may be perfectly proper The man has “‘worked himself up,” it may be said. The company recog- nizes his brains and strength. But nevertheless the feeling among the workmen remains that his ability to gain benefits for the men and handicap the company have brought him preferment rather than his abil- ity to be of use to the company line. The employer kills two with one stone, in other words; moves a thorn its own makes use of the thorn thorn's sharpness for poses. In the days the late Richard Croker it was said in New York that all a man had to do to be recognized and favored by Tammany Hall to lead a successful fight against ig in some activity within the demo- cratic party New York. disposed of troublesome by placing him in a position of confi- dence; he turned a liability into asset. | Probably there is a suggestion of | this feeling back of the action Republican Senatorial Campaign com- mittee, headed by Senator McCormick, in coming forward “regularity Brookhart in Towa. He will have the | to n his birds it re- in side and its own an the pur- of was in Croker the person | an of the asserting the of Senatorial candidate | mothers a one | \ playing. [hole SCHOOL IN SUMMER, { “Maothers High 8chool" Central Junior| the of the have asked board protect the health of | the eight| the next year.not later | of education to our ehildren hy adopting weeks' schedule and closing gchools of our city 15, | | the T 3 | than June It 1t possible for rant such request with (king it difficutt to observe the it should be mothers, Than the effect of echool children the any- requirements of the state The know granted better anyone else Moreover upon their more anxious than else, except possibly the fathers, their children learn all that it If the would accom to have is possible for them to learn. extended school term good, the mothers would be it the mothers For the mothers see constant plish favor it—and, repeated, know Iy the effect of study and confinement upon the of the children bodies as i | ve 18 the effect upon their minds. Nothing can take the cation. It sary. Its value is bheing appreciated B add of place of edu is more and more m t there is'a e and more point 10 knowle ack the when trying more to a pupil's information ac- complishes it One might go farther than the the Central Junior High ne, and suggest that it would be well for the state to shorten reverse is injur- ious mothers of school have the summer term still more. It is to he hoped the Roard of Edu- cation will see its way clear to grant ng this request made by the greatest child experts in the country~—the mothers. HOT WEATHER. When all else fails the weather re- mains the unfailing topic of conver- In a farming community there is reason for indulging in discussion it. Quite probably the habit talking about the weather becomes fixed when this country was essen- tially an land The ¢ weather was the most important of all In those days, when the the most natural was to say, ‘‘Nice has sation of of agricultaral topics then weather was fine, thing in the world (i e T we find day, isn't expression and saying those words thoughtlessly even though the day must be anything but “nice.” The advice, these hot days, to “keep cool" about everything is almost too The person of even lived ourselves obvious to repeat. disposition suffers far less than the ir- table individual, of cour It might Le said, also, that the lazy person hetter off these days the ener- getic one, which takes away a bit the value of the suggestion that it is wise to move about with some deliber- is than of ation on days such as we have been enjoying. Nevertheless notwithstanding, it again the advice to take matters calmly. A hot summer, forcing this practice of calm- sometimes d habit worth and is well to repeat real ness, velops a of thought and action that while. “Taking things calmly” is to be advised in winter as well as sum- mer. A gencral in this habit would add to the world's hap- is indulgence piness. The common saying, which makes one much warmer to hear: “Is it hot enough for you?"—and which, lentally, is used much more frequent- than “Is it cold enough for you?" in inci- ly because of the inability heat of summer to think of anything new to say-—should be relegated to the dis- card inflamer of heat. Try to cultivate the remark: “Do you feel that delightful breeze?" and watch the good effect. as an THE PRESIDENI'S GOLF It is not a to epecu- late upon and study the real character dent of the '‘nited character may often th when, waste of timo> of a pre States. And rea be in- ducts | | ¢ the | i by way a mself from th activity, he is compelie be abso- nataral Har s to Intely Liesident of golf Deirg anxio play is cer- i1 he plays naiura playing: he d modified by wttempts to make the Which has for good rinsell while closes true nature use of roper “form’ been foun o he effectiva One would think, iuding from his manner of conducti self i tics; that President Har a most conservative player. longest shots not have a great He might He to in poli- g would be His drives! the the game-— would deal of behind them to toree be iaclined his stroke would use the | great- puil” a cliqu in prefere a brassy latter being the club capable of er brilliancy and distance. His “ap- | H ot in making a proach” shots cate. In them he wonld exvel “putting’—the final would be good. Hhe wouid have | approached the hole—-iiig “‘objeclive" by short strokes, but wh support of the “regular” organization, | whatever that may mean in referring | to the support committee | which is not noted for its energy “ ably, also, there is the desire to make | the best of a bad situation | If the great parties adopt the habit | attributed to the employer company, | and to the late Richard Croker when | §e was in power in Tamamany Hall, the paths of the independent vandr! dates for office may be made casier and the formerly formidable ‘“ma- chine committee” may be driven into & smiling acquiescence in the pendence which id so to be desired— except by the said “machines.” of Prob- inde- [ter n he had | | finally got the ball onto the green, considerable maneuvering, would be able to give 1t tie proper tap to “sink it." He would in the course." aiways “keep | From news dispatches we iearn that | President Harding's garae is not like | this '0ng" shots are long, although misdirected. He does " He puts & great deal of force back of them. He is inclined, in other words, when play- ing the game, to take Nothing could seem It seems his not “Keep in the course” chuiees, farther from the character of P'iesident Hard- ing. The psychologist at once won- to be ders. | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1922, | The psychologlst at onee finds the answer President Harding vents his natural tendencies in the game of golf. Golf i his “escape valve." What he cannot do in the White House, because of his he does on well-known “regularit BOM The more. restr: he is as President of the T'nited § the wilder and the more he will crave it, President Harding might some grave mistakes were he to ex- erclse his individuality in the White House as he does on the links, Some of his political ghots might be very wild indeed. But, were he to put more force behind his actions as President, were a strong stand casional refusé to be moved from {t, he might do something great and remarked on the links the other day, after making a long strokes following the links ates his game of golf will he make he to make oc- v and fine. As he sertes of good some ‘erratic playing: “A blind sow will once while." And this is repeated with respect for the President rather than the re- verse, find an acorn in .a RUSSIA AND LENINE would be. unfortunate for Rus- if Lenine should die or hecome mentally ihcapacitated at this moment. This, not because with his return to health Russia would prosper under the principles Lenine advocated when he ‘took the reins of the government Rather, the reverse, If the Genoa accomp- lished anything; if Russia's awful ex- perience has been worth anything at all to her, that value ecomes in what Lenine must have Jearned. It would be a catastrophe for Russia to have a new leader comes to the fore at this moment, possessed by the ob- sessions that were Lenine's when he an his career. It is believad he has learned a great deal, little as the results have appeared. And yet there have been results. The nationalization of property in in theory, apparently. Communism has not been dethroned 3ut in practice there has been recog- nized in Russia the wisdom and neces- It sia conference be is still believed sity of a practical private ownership To throw away fhe advantage of the things Lenine has learned, but which he has been unwilling to acknowledge as yet, would plunge Russia in fresh chaos. Any new leader that would spring up would undoubtedly bring to the principles of communism “second wind." That would be sad Rather it is to be hoped that Lenine will recover and with new clarity of mind be able to see his first errors and bring his experience of the last years to bear upon -solving the » Russian problem along the lines whieh, it is quite possible, he now ‘sees are the only lines through which order may come out of chaos. Let Communism be proven a failure under Lenine— then a fresh start! Lenine's death would make improbable such proof for some time. a Facts and Fancies (BY nOBERT QUILLEN) Easy street is noted for its dearth of y marks. The organ of organized labor ap- pears to have no soft pedal. “The modern girl isn't meticulous.” Well, she's cosmeticulous. e A statesman never gets down in the nouth until he's up in the air. It isn't really news unless it con- tains the quality that makes gossip absorbing. How _quickly one's troubles disap- pear when he trusts in God or goes to see a snappy ball game. They might have interested Ameri- ca by adjourning the Conference to the Haig & Haig. Boiled down, all philosophies are but a conviction that the grapes are sour, anyway. The ego neceds curbing. When a man gets on his feet too easily, his head has a swell time, Some people think they are seri- ons minded just hecauge they give up in despair on the slightest provoca- tion An American benedict may be sub- | Aued, but he i¢ never written up in the papers as Lady Somebody's hus- band. ¢ docter has a cinch. If the pa- s well, he is a great dootor. | dies, God took him. Ao Another surprise in store for the bride is the discovery that men com- monly wear socks containing from three to seventeen hol “Two billion tied up in tax-free se- 1 1 On the City _ THE OBSE Makes Random Observations RVER - and Its People Indications are, according to those who have their car to the ground to sound out civic happenings, |that a shake-up in the police depart- ment is coming, despite the protesta- tions of ignorance by members of the poliée commission and their asser- tions that they have not discussed such possibilities. In the first place, it secret that even before mayoralty bee buzzing in his bonnet, A. M. Paonessa ¥ not entirely in sympathy with the workings of the policemen and the way they were handled, More than a year ago he {s kneown to have made disparging re- marks about the department and its management. Even then, it is sald, he made statements relative to the advisability of pensioning off several of the officials who had been long in the service. | In this connection réported that his honor has not {ehanged his mind, but on the other hand is even more determined to get new blood in the police department. With this openly hostile attitude of the mayor, and the knowledge that, in the past at least, the mayor has made his will the will of his commis- sions, it is expected generally, and predicted confidently by some, that a shake-up will oceur ere Jong. It is common talk that Chief W. J. Rawlings, the venerable veteran of many years as chief, will be relieved of the arduous duties of his position and placed on the pension list. If this does happen, the thought of pro- motions comes up automatically and, according to the dope along the street, Sergeant Willlam C. Hart fs the man who is slated for the berth. It is not impossible, however, that opposition to the appointment of Hart might spring up and some demo- crats are known to have advanced the suggestion of going out of town for a new chief if one is to be chosen Without going into the merits, pro or con, of this suggestion, the plan, as explained, would be to engage some experienced and capahle police vet- eran who has been pensioned by one of the big cities like New York. The sponsor of this idea claims that such a man would come here without fav- orites, with big city methods, and re- organize the department without fear or favor. Another matter the police commis- sion is expected to settle within a short time is the disposition of the so-called “vice squad.” This squad admittedly has done its work and done it well Never was the city as clean, morally or in regards liquor law violations, as it is now. Tn view of this fact it is thought by some that the police commissioners will advise the return to active street duty of the viece squad and order every patrolman to be a self-appointed watch-dog for hootch emporiums on his beat. This is what the chief of the New Haven police department has done and it is not unlikely that New Rritain will take the Elm City case as a prece- dent., Just what effect such action would have is problematical. According to one way of looking at it, those who are disposed to violate the liquor law might interpret the disbanding of the vice squad is an unofficial declaration that “the lid is off," go as far as you like, providing you don’t go too far. Another suggestion which may come before the police board js a half formulated plan whereby the older patrolmen, in line for pensions, might close fs an open he had the it is commonly curities.”” And this doesn’t include the money invested in hootch shipments. European nations must understand that even if America comes in with them she'll probably fall out with them. Once there was a man who went to a desert island to get absolute free- dom. And he died sighing for some- body to boss around. “God save the king" has its good points, but what the world needs now is something in the nature of “God save the pieces.” Now America will lend Germany Ithe money to pay the Allies to pay America to buy German goods to | make Germany rich enough to pay her dabts. Modernism has reached the point where the congregation unconsciously pushes down on the foot brake after | forty minutes of preaching. - 25 Years Ago Today (Taken from -Herald of that date) We have a good sound four-year- old Port or Sherry wine at 35 cents per bottle at the European Pharmacy, 408 Main street.—advt. The local military companies were anxious to use the German rifle range for shooting practice but an examina- tion by Lieutenant Colonel Thompson | proved that the range was too small land trees would have to be cut down for a distance of 300 yards to make a range of 500 yards. | A floral hicyele parade is being pre- | pared by the local Wheelmen's asso- ciation to he held in the near future Town Clerk Penfield recorded three marriages nipe deaths for this week | R. C. Merwin, James S. Howard Humphrey wiil | from Yale this month. and North and graduate SCIENTIFIC EYE EXAMINATION ACCURATE OPTICAL WORK Frank E. Goodwin Eyesight Specialist Main St. Tel. 1905 327 be retired on the pension list and giv- en special duty at the theaters fo place of the supernumeraries. The only argument agalnst that is one of effectiveness, It would appear that if A man is too old or Incapacitated to do active duty on the police force he would not be capable of handling this side-line police job because the only time a policeman would be necded at a theater would be in some grave em- rgency. If a bad emergency did oc- cur, it would need a capable man to handle it, e . With the approach of the summer, comes the subjects of camps. The mind of the New Britainite who thinks of his vacation runs all the way from fishing and hunting camps in the Maine woods to Boy Scout camps, fresh air camps, ete. Within a short time the fresh air camp will open at Burlington equip- ped and prepared to handle more boys and girls than ever. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Boys' club members and average vacationists think with long- ing anticipations of cots under can- vas. They view the early morning vising, the wash in cold water in the tin -basin or the dip in a nearby lake or stream. They view the long tramp through the dewy grass in the morning, and the resting under the shady trees dur- ing the hot afternoon sun. The cool moonlight evenings, the dog roasts, the marshmallow toasts, the vacal music with only the stars as audi- ences, all these things come back 'to those who have been there before. The wood oven in the commissary tent. The baked heans, the baked potato, the fried ham and eggs, and ~whisper it—the fresh fish hooked the day before, make the mouth water in anticipation. The vision conjures up scenes of good night stories told around the flickering campfire, the sparks soaring majestically skyward as fresh logs are rolled onto the flames. Every year shows more interest and enthusiasm in camps. Parents of growing boys and girls realize that the camp makes the ideal vacation for many reasons. It is economical. It is in God's great outdoors. It is in the pure, fresh and untainted air. It necessitates a certain amount of physical exercise and as a rule in- cludes good, wholesome food. Pale, tired and nervous they leave for the summer camp; the boy, the girl, the mother or father. Their duties and pleasures are limited and they must of necessity spend consid- erable time in rest. They awake with the call of the birds and sleep under a canopy of stars. The camp activi- ties bring a healthy luster to their eyes and roses to their cheeks. They swim, fish, hike, chop wood, carry water and return rested, refreshed and better fitted for the battle of life. o Business men and othersgwho have watched the charity board and its su- perintendent during the past year, and‘ who have been close enough in touch with the work of SMperintendent Cowlishaw and his assistants ‘o real- ize what he has been uj, ®=Tnst, will be real pleased to learn that he and his entire staff have been retained. The wholesale lopping off of heads when the new administration took over the City hall and its various de- partments, is regarded in different ways by different people, who desig- nate it all the way from ‘“peanut politics” to extreme efficiency. Those Wwho know the mayor intimately and who came in contact with his pre- decessor often enough to make a com- parison between the two, are satisfied that the Paonessa policy is entirely conscientious. To those who feel that way, there is no surprise in the re- tention of Cowlishaw. The writer has had occasion a number of times to come in contact with persons who felt they should get more aid from the city and did not know how to get it. It required noti- ing but a telephone .message to Mr, Cowlishaw, the cases always were in- vestigated by the superintendent person and the case bBandled strictly according to its individual merits. Not only was this done, but the person phoning the message, was thanked for his or her interest in the department and given a complete 1e- port of the investigation and the dis- position of the case. And, that the department is not spending money recklessly is shown in today's report, where Mr. Cowlishaw has decreased his expenses almost $3,000 during the past month, mostly by his personal efforts to find work for those who needed it and thus relieve the city of that much oxpense, e Like an oasis in the desert of life is the authentic report from locai fuctories and business houscs that in- dustrial eonditions here are really and truly hrnof. Ifactory heads havo stated, for' publication, that there is a most gratifying improvement and during the past week or two mer- chants too, have noticed a change for the Dbetter. New Britain factories and New Britaln merchants went a way down in the trough of the wave of business depression and the fact that they are now about to see the light in the clearing is a most gratifying thing for all concerned. ‘Without prosperous business houses the city would be a poor place in which to live and assuredly, without prosperous facteries it would be an impossible place to llve. Thus the city, the factories and the business houses are all inter-dependent. It one booms the other must perforce boom. May the wave of prosperity which we all hope is steadily climbing up on our shores develop into a crest of tidal-wave like proportions—all for a bigger, better New Britain, Take a glance at the number of new automobiles seen on the streets, then talk with the salesmen—there's one undeniable proof of returning normalcy. s The past season has been one of the most disastrous in years for the theatrical profession. A glance through any of the theatrical publi- cations will disclose thousands of ac- tors and actresses out of work and hundreds of theaters closed for lack of patronage. Right here in New Britain the past theatrical season has been anything but successful. It would appear to the casual observer that this city is large enough to comfortably support three theaters—yet what has actually taken place. One theater has gone on the rocks and two others while, to date they are still dotng business, are reported by the respective manage ments as ‘“just about getting b This is not peculiar to New Britain however, and conversations with those ) "in, the profession” show it to be a | nation-wide situatfon. e The average person, who last Sun- day viewed the New Britain built airplane flying over the city, did not realize what was passing through the minds of the two aviators directly concerned. The plane was in charge of a |lieutenant in the British Royal Flying |Corps, a man who has visited many strange lands in Europe, Asia and Af- rica. He holds a record for a long flight, going from London to Cairo without a stop, yet his chief ambition was to fly over his home town. Lon- {don, Paris, Rome, Turkey, India, Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia, | Egypt, none held for him that same thrill which comes in the feeling that a'man can come back and show the home folks he has made good. To, |spme day, fly over the old home town |and the home where he spent his boyhood days, was the ambition of Lieutenant Carl Dixon, and last Sun- day that ambition was realized. It was an ambition which began when he |was barely 10 years of age. Twelve years ago the late Charles K. Hamilton had the same ambition and he sacrificed many thousands of dollars to come back to New Britain and fly over the town on Hamilton day. The Observer concludes that there must be something to the lit- tle old town which grips our men who |have made good elsewhere. That trip last Sunday was a per- sonal vietory for John R. Thompson, the builder of the plane. The viec- time of much sarcasm, ridicule and |slighting remarks, he worked right |along and when the time came forn him to,go upon trial last Sunday he covered himself with glory and his critics with confusion. He had built a plane which would fiy. The story of this flight may well go down into new Britain's history of in- dustrial development and personal {achievement. .. David Mahoney, to whom the offi- cials of the Senior High school have seen fit to award the Burns Memorial honor for excellénce in sports and studies, is deserving of the city's con- gratulations. Of the several athletes who were looked upon as possibilities for this singular reward, Mahoney stood out pre-eminently; on the foot- hall gridiron, the basketball court or the cinder track, he proved a living example of that spirit that made Red and Gold teams of the past few de- cades a courss of gratflcalion to alumpl of the N, B, It & He wes clearly entitiml to the hohor of Bav- ing his name inscribed upon: the snleld decicated to the Jate Willlam . Burus. In so rewardipg the young athlete the school authorities have glven honor where hoilor is due nad by recognizing honest effort thay have taken a strident step in’the direction of bettering athletl . It is pleasing to note that, after many years of waliting, work to be started shortly on the construction of a municipal comfort station in the center of the city., Mayor Paonessu has asked the special committes in charge of this project to speed up the work and bids will be called for next nveek, it {s reported. The construc- tion of such a comfort station le an- other step in the establishment of the Hardware City's right to be classed as one of Connecticut's “Big Five." e Indicative of a betterment of indus- trial and money conditions are the re- ports coming from local automobile dealers that more cars are beingipur- chased this year than ever béefore. This presents an exact antithesis to conditions of last year when money was scarce and the market according- ly slow. The automobile sales offices are among the first to feel the throb of the financial pulse and optimistic reports emnna;nng from guch offices are generally considered as a forecast of better times ahead. 15,000 STAKE: GLAIMS Newest Rush to Alluvial Dismond Fields is Greatest in History of South Africa. ; Captown, South Africa June 10. (By the Assoclated Press)—The biggest rush in the history of South Africa's Alluvial dlamond diggings, occurred at Mosesberg, sixty miles from Kim- berley, today when about 15,00Qadig- gers from all parts of the union{and Rhodesia pegged out their claims. The line of start for the peggers extended over four miles, and immed- fately after the proclamation was read the diggers, each carrying four pegs, rushed to the points they favored. There were no casualties, whi¢h is regarded as remarkable considering the number of claimants and the excitement engendered by the rush. There were many disputes however, and these will be settled by the of- ficials. A huge canvas camp has arisen and the greatest optimism prevails. CONSTABULARY ATTACKED No Casualties Result From Sinn . Feiners Drive Against Police Bar- racks in Belfast. Belfast, June 10 (By the Associated Press.—Sinn Feiners early today at- tacked a house in which a detach- ment of special constabulary was quartered. Their preparatory meas- ure of extinguishing the street lamps aroused the suspicion of the guards, who awakened the sleeping consta- bles. A bomb was hurled through a sky- light, but injured no one. This was fcllowed by rapid revolver fire, which was likewise devoid of effect. A num- ber of attackers were discovered on the roofs of adjoining bulldings. They were fired upon, but escaped. Several incendiary fires were report- ed throughout the city this morning. A block of buildings in Alfred street occupied by linen firms was badly damaged. A garage was set afire and five automobiles were damaged. STRIKE BALLOTS ARRIVE New Haven, June 10.—Among rail- road men here it was reported today that the strike ballots against the wage cut of trainmen and shopmen had been received in Bridgeport and were in the hands of the chairman of brotherhood. The vote is to be com- pleted by June 25. s U —— CLARK'S CRUISES byCan. P: 'EAMERS Clark’s 3rd Cruise, Jll-:g;l: 1923 ROUND THE WORLD Superb 88 “EMPRESS of FRANCE"” 18481 Groses Tons, Specislly Chartersd oary MONTHS CRUISE: $1000 1ad w asladi g : ‘Clark Originated Round the World Craises Clark’s . Fel 5 & MEDITERRANEAN. Samptuous S8 “EMPRESS of SCOTLAND™ 55000 Grous Tous, Specially Chartered 65 DAYS CRUISE, $600 and up Iacludiag Hotels, Fees, Drives, Guides, ete. 19 days Egypt, Palestine, Spain, Italy, Greece, ete. Karope stop-overs. allowed on" both eruise: Fraak C. Clark, Times Building, NewYork ADAMSON'S ADVENTURES A Lullaby That Lulled BY 0. JACOBSON