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

New Britafiin“ Herald COMPANY Excepted) Btret, HERALD PUBLISHING (Issued Daily, Bunday At Herad Bidg, 87 Church BUBSCRIPTION RATER: $5.00 o Yeor. 42,00 Three u7 Month, Entered at the Post OfMce at New Britain Becond Class Mall Matter, | TELVPHONN CALLS: Businesy Ofce .. €ditorial Rooms The only profitahle ertlsing medium the City, Cireulation books and pi room always open to mdvertisers, Member of The Associated Pre The Associoted Press fm exclusively entitled to the use for re-publication of all news eredtted to it or not otharwise credited In this paper An¢ nlso local news pub: lishad herefu, Member Audlt Barean of Circulation fhe A, R. C. (s n natlonnl ormganization which furnisnes newspapars and edvers tisers with A atrictly honest onalyi eircutation. Our eirculation statis based npon thiz andit, This fusur tection Agaimét ‘roud In newspaper tribution figures to both national and lo- cal advertisers. ' = POSSIBILITIES HERE. The ways and means committee of to be mentioned for obvious reason, | the inhabitants of that town might want to know why in the world any stranger would choose to be A display of the badge of member the of would immediately counell “oMelal dlapel and plea business" any susplcion caused by the member's leaving New Britain to pass a moment in such neighboring town From childhood to feel an added importance resniting from the wearing of a badge. Many remember the pride with which they the first the these | destructive gratification should on men are wont surveyed themselves when badge breast days of hectic of the old, homely joys, of this innocent instinct encouraged, As the common council Is evineing desire to attend to all the detalls the city government, conslderiag small to its as thé attention of under the such matter come, it is suggested was pianed Certainly, pleasure, shining on hoyish n be a of receive matter too attention as well no the board jurisdiction of is o further supposeil that selected which a com:mission be he common council, appointed pur- recom- of suant to Mayor FPaonessa’s mendation and trying to suggest expenditures for the purpose keeping within ways of departmental appropriations, has asked each board for a statement of Here arises a situation with great possibill- tles, but one which requires the most tactful handling on the part of the committee and the most broadminded eo-operation by members of the board. Taking a narrow viewpoint of the matter the boards might well feel that they were being ‘“Investigated’. Small men would rise up in “righteous finances. non-partisan as soon as possible to be known as the “Commission for the Care, Main- tenance, Manufacture and Polishing of Badges." B EMPHASIZING THE OBVIOUS The Chairman of the Rallway Employes Publicity Association has charged that the President of the United States has practically attempt- ed to ‘“place American Labor under the gun.” He warns that if this done “nothing short of revolution will hap- pen.” The President, by a wire, emphasized the obvious truth which is plain to all men except those whose has indignation” that committee ghould dare to infer there could be greater economy in their manage- ment. The feeling might arise, even, that there was a suggestion of under- hand work-—graft, perhaps, in the action. Tactless attitudes on the part any vision is distorted through their own desire to see the matter from their viewpoint only. Had an attempt been made to draft men to work, threat- ening to use troops to compel them to work, there would have been a of members of the committee would do much to encourage this feeling in the boards. Whether or not there thought back of the suggesting this procedure other than the decire to discover, if possible, some way of affairs in the most members of the any of was conducting city €conomical manner, committee and board members should take it for granted that the plan was adopted without mental criticism of any especial board or members of auy toards. The attitude of members of the committee should be that of experts, willing and anxious to hear the fullest explanation from the boards as to their manner of trans- acting business and the reasons there- fore. They shoiild be free with their suggestions for improvements and should assume judicial, open-minded positions when hearing the bhoards’ objections to their suggestions if any are made. The boards should give the com- mittee the fullest co-operation feeiin: that the plan was honestly conceived in the desire to bring greater efficiency and economy. The hoards' systems should be fully exp the end that the report of the com- mittee to the common council may be authoritative and authentic the basis for wise action in that body if any action is taken. ined to and IN STRATFORD, TOO. “Yes, “the peepul” are beginning to make it plain that they intend to rule, or at least to have something to say as to who shall be placed in positions of authority. It has been noted that in state primaries recently “the peepul” shook their heads rather decidedly over names of machine candidates and affirmed, by their that they would have other candidates than those selected in the private con- claves of the old timers. It is not definitely known that the town councilmen in Stratford who have just been removed under the recall were typical ‘old guarders.” But certainly, according to reports, they showed some of the symptoms of that disease which is characteristic of “stand patters” and which is fast being overcome by science and intelli- gence. The gentlemen of the town council voted, last winter, to remove the town manager. They refused to rescind their votes, it is said, although several votes, basis fog the charge of the leader of labor. No such attempt has been suggested. The right to refrain from working has been reit- erated. It is an inherent right under the law. The right moreover, of banding make the strike effective, so desire. As men have this right, have the right to work. It right that is beingz protected. right the thing that is being “placed under the gun."” As long as “American Labor” does not interfere with that right, ‘American will be nowhere near the government guns. All this is obvious. Freedom to work is being protected or is to be protected by force if necessary, if the promises of the government are carried out. There is no abridg- ment or threatenefl abridgment freedom; it, freedom, is to assured. It is reported that the President is trying to the railroads to make one concession to the strik seniority rights. 1In this be perplexing question that a weighing of the probable results that of men is recognized, together to if workers so men this That is is labor" of be influence restoration of may seen the requires careful would come such Unhesitatingly rights of the strikers should restored as the first step. told they persisted in their strike. from concessiop. that the | not be | They were if Prac- one insists they would lose those rights tically all of the complaints on which the strike was based have been aban- doned, and the new demand, restora- tion of rights, In urging concession by the roads in this mat- without the ployes who have at work, remains. ter, mentioning em- remained one goes at the matter in the wrong direction. First the rights of employes who have remained on vn»; jobs then, if at all, the_ rights of strikers should be consider®d But here arises culty. If the non-strikers any rights above those of the strikers, the strikers would urge, even if their “seniority privileges" that full restoration had not been | made. The be | taken care of in some manner which nothing to do with the seniority rights, and this, of course, involves payments of money bonuses the | should be considered; the restoration of a diffi- are given practical were restored, | non-strikers must would have which, probably, the railroads would be unwilling to do. Ardently it may be wished that full petitioned to do so by more than fifty percent. Now they have been placed in posi- tions in which they may vote as early and as often as they‘pleasv——xf they vote privately in their ballot boxes—and their votes will not obtain the thing their constituents do not want. ¥ Verily, “the watched. ‘““The peepul” queer things these days, Stratford. own peepul” must be are even in BADGES FOR COUNCILMEN. It is proposed that members of the +common council be furnished badges so that they may be able to display them, when away from home and among strangers, thus proving their official positions. This is a brilliant idea. It aids a man always in performing his work to be able to cOBvince others that he ie intelligent. The members of the common council should have some way of doing this. Moreover, were some council member discovered in a Beighboring city or towp, names not with of their constituents. | | to the end that there would have to | doing | protection to men willing to work would bring efficiency to the raiiroads i be no backdown in regard to this If that impossible, | tainly the “restoration of rights” to | the strikers should | matter. is cer- not be considered | of more importance than practical | recognition of the rights of the non- strikers. FLIVVERIZING MEXICO. Now comes another great idea. The salvation of Mexico, says Henry | Ford, lies in educating the peons and in putting Mexicans to work assem- bling Ford automoblles. And seriousness there is a deal of truth in his reasoning. Certainly it is a pretty picture. Conceive of thousands of dark-skinned “‘greasers”, jolted out of thelr lethargy, scurrying about innu- merable Ford plants, grabbing a bit of tin here, a nut, a belt there, and throwing them together in such a skilful manner that there would pour upon the country millions of little black objects destined to twist and twine over the roads bearing a in all out there. | the | | those who NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1922, IS T, D [GEN DYN WE ] 9251S THENUMBE happy population of efficlent, ener- | getie erying the | name of Henry Ford, And these thousands | Mexicans, turning from thelr dally toll which would bring a good wage, | tucking thelr #chool books under their arms and hurrying to little log school houses to be educated, Per- haps they would even learn what a mobile army” {s—something Henry Ford himself was uncertain about when questioned in couct people, all aloud fmagine of And smliling over all, his almost white hair gleaming in the golden rays of the Mexiean sun, would be Henry himself, proud and happy in his work. It might be possible that he would even forget to try to go to the Senate or to become President of United States—thus relieving many of his ardent admirers of worry on this score, Yes, by all means, Henry, flivverize Mexico, and some day that sweet land may ride into the good graces of the United States to the paniment of tinkling tin merry accom- The “bar' has not becii taken from “bargain”, nor the “gain" from “bar- gain days.” When some politiclans orate truth is stranger than diction. If no man may serve two masters what are the relations of Mr. Henpeck to his wife and the cook? Barbers' antipathy to vents the installation of radio outfits in tonsorial parlours. bs" pre- Facts and Fancies Fable: Once upon time there was a family that had enough towels Not every man will admit that his wife made him a success, but every wife will. Artistic temperament seems to have much in common with an aver- sion to work. The only happy people are those who never stop to think whether they are happy or not. Some people wouldn't a party except for the not inviting somebody. enjoy giving pleasure of One reason why a dollar goes faster now is because it has to in orfler to keep the pace we set. ¥ About the only chance a para- grapher has to shine in this world is to wear a blue serge until it gets that way. =i summer resort your room at degrees cooler. A hotel room would be much home if it were at a like ten All men are courageous enough to think that the other fellow should bear his troubles without whining. to make it woman who and a re- The two people able hottest for you are a can’'t have her own way former who We can't name the twelve greatest women in America. But we suspect that the other eleven have red hair, also. It is always much easier to get your mind back on the serious things of life after the home team loses. The objection to an league is the difficulty 4n are 2ot nuts to Anti-Nut | getting | join any- The rose by any other name would give some people hay fever The lesson in the Russian experi- ment is that people who will swallow anything soon have nothing to swal- low. It is rather fortunate that people are bad enough to give people something interesting to about. some good talk | If mob violence continues, Euro- | pean ruins won't attract tourists. They can stay at home and look at | our institutions. | | The reason some men never win a great victory is because they waste too much energy feeling good about a small one. The trouble is, if he has discre- tion enough not to write her letters that can be used in court, he doesn’t | love her enough to he convincing. Ao, o 25 Years Ago Today (Taken from Herald of that date) On Saturday afternoon, August 28, the Nutmeg Athletic club will hold a big athletic meet at the Berlin driv- ing park. Councilman Clarence Plerce is chairman of the committee Horace Eddy will leave with his family tomorrow for a stay at Short the pulpit in the Baptist church next Sunday In absence of the regular pastor, Mrs, J. J, Crean sang at a farey well reception held at the Y. M. T, A, and B, soclety rooms lapt evening which was tendered Miss Mary Sul- Hvan of Oak street who will sail for Ireland next Wednesday. There are 10 feet and five inches of water in Shuttle Meadow Lake which is the record overflow so far, WISCONSIN READY FOR POLL GONTEST Political Battle Starts for Sena- torial Candidacies Madison, Wis, July 27. (By Asso- clated Press)—Two conteats of out- standing importance are before the ‘Wisconsin voters at the September § primary, the one bhetween Senator Robert M. LaFollette, seeking re- nomination for the third timé as the republican candidate for U. 8. sena- tor, and Dr. W. A. Ganfield, presi- dent of Carroll college and the other between Gov. J. J. Blaine, seeking re- nomination as republican candidate, and Attorney General Willlam J. Morgan, his opponent. adicalism” is the issue being stressed by the candidates opposed to Senator LaFollette and Governor Blaine, who are in a political partner- ship. According to the Lal'ollette fac- tion the issue is between ‘‘progress and reaction,” between the principles enuneiated by Senator Lalollette dur- ing his 25 years as a political leader in Wisconsin and what they term the reactionary principles of his political enemies. Dr. Ganfield during his campaign tour of the state is attacking the_war record of the senior Wisconsin sena- tor, La Follette's advocacy of a con- stitutional amendment to give con- gress authority to re-enact measures held constitutional by the [, su- preme court, his endorsement by the Wisconsin Socialist party at its recent convention and what the candidate says i{s the present senator's general hostility to everything favored by a majority of congress. La Follette Issue, Senator La Follette has outlined among the issues of his campaign a1 attack upon the Esch-Cummins rail wa the seating of Senator Trumar Newberry, the federal reserve banking act, and the nation's foreign policy besides defending his own war record expressing approval of the soldier bonus, and asking support for his pro posed constitutional amendment tc give congress final authority over na- tional legislation The other La [ollette candidates for state office are stressing national issues in their campaign, bringing out the same general attacks as the sena- tor. Gov. J. J. Blaine is asking an appéal for support on the basis of kis action in calling a special session of the legislature to provide funds and machinery for uncovering unre- ported state income taxes, which he says amount to several million dol- lars. He is attacking the anti-saloon league, and the newspapers of the state. The governor in a campaign speech announced that he would ex- tend executive clemency to all for- mer service men in prisons, a move which his opponents say is an appeal for soldiers’ support. Other Issues. State issues are stressed by Attorney General William J. Morgan in his -ampaizn agairst Goyernor Blaine His candidacy has received the st port of the anti-saloon league becaus of the attorney general's expression azainst return of light wines and beer. ile urges exemption on home building ind home ownership, and says that he i« conducting his campaign without appeal to class prejudice. Into this republican contest for governor, Mayor A. C. McHenry of Oshkosh injected a new element, when he announced his candidacy on a plat- form calling for modification of the Volstead act and urging a general cur- tailment of activities of the state gov- ernment He classes himself as a “constructive republican.” The democrats, except for the gu- hernatroial race hetween Mayor A. A. Pentley, of La Crosse, advocate ot beer and light wines, against Karl A Mathie, Wausau, favored by the drys, will show no marked signs of activity untfl after the primaries, as there is little opposition among the democrats for the other state offices. The members of the Wis- consin delegation in congress, all re- publicans, will seek re-election. The democrats announce that contests will be made in every congressional dis- trict and the soclalists are expected to place candidates in the several dis- tricts, including the Fifth in which Victor 1. Berger is expected to make a contest Berger, leading socialist, twice elect- ed to congress from the IVifth district only to he refused hls seat each time, | is expected to again try for that of- fice. Congressman Joseph D. Reck, re- publican of the seventh district, who | defeated John J. Esch two years ago, | will be opposed at the primaries by A. | €. Kingsford of Baraboo. Miss Martha C. Riley, of Madison, has announced her candidacy for the mocratic nomination for congress from the third district. Miss Riley is former probation and truancy officer | of Madison. | Sharp primary contests are predict- ed between represcntatives of the re. publican factions, ‘both seeking to gain | control of the state legislature. Dem- ocrats and socialists have been minor quantities for several sesrions. COAL MAY HIT §25 This is Prediction of New York Re- present tailers Who See Exorbitant Prices if Strike Continues. New York, July 27-—With retail coal dealers here predicting that coal will cost $25 a ton this winter, with substitutes likely unless the strike {s settled or the government steps in and regulates prices, A new angle de. veloped after a meeting of officers of longshoremen’s unien where the aquestion of handling coal shipments Beach. Rev. Lyman Johnson will occupy from England was discussed Antaony J. Chopek, president of the union, while admitting that such a meeting took place, declined to dis- ‘uss the question or indicate whether L plan of action had been decided up- . Coal dealers said that public utili- ties ar> supplied for a short period, as ire gns and electric companies, but with no new supplies coming in anx- iety for the future is developing. I arge sizes of anthracite coal are re- sorted exhausted with vesy little other ades in stock. Dealers refuse to auote prices except at the time of de- iivery. STATEMENT MADE BY KLEAGLE 13 DENIED Middletown Men Say Guards Wore Army Uniforms Meriden, July 27.——Notwithatanding ‘the statement of Scot Sanders of New aven, king kleagle of the Ku Klux lan for Connecticut and Rhode Is- and, that the men who guarded the initiation ceremony held Saturday night in a field in Westfield belonging to Clifford C. Plum were in Boy Scout uniforms and armed only with flash- ‘ights, the group of Middletown men including a police officer and another city official who received,anything but 1+ welcome from the klansmen when th invaded the vicinity of the rites while they were being administered are certain that “there is a mighty biack nigger in the woodpile” some- where. . Men Saw Revolvers When interviewed last night by a Record reporter a member of this zroup said: “There i8 no doubt in my mind that the men who were thrown around the Plum farm last Saturday night to guard the Klan exercises from molestation were armed. 1 know they were armed. Every guard that stopped us had a holster on his beit and I know that all of them weren't empty for I distinctly saw the | ADAMSO Carefree SO L e Your ad will be taken over the phone, written and properly classified. The same service as if you personally came down to the office. As long as you pay for the.ad before it expires you are also entitled to the low prepaid rate. USE THE PHONE. : Herald Want Ads Bring Results The Only Paper in New Britain Whose Circulation is Audited. ver 8,000 Papers Sold Daily | butt and hammer of a revolver stick- ing from the holster of one of the guards. To say that they were armed only with flashlights is absurd. I also know that the men we met were dressed in military uniforms. 1 know what a Boy Seout uniform looks like and I know that the guards who ac- costed us were not dressed in Boy Scout uniforms." “on interviewing other members of the group all were found to be certain that the guards wer armed and that they were garbed in military uniforms and not Boy Scout regaiia. "I ought to know whether the guards were armed or not,”” said one member of the party. *“While we were talking with one of them he deliberately jostied me, and in such a manner that his holster holding a revolver dug into my side.” Another man raised the question as to where the shooting came from on the night of the initia- tion if somebody didn’t have arms. Kleagle Xnows Better In his denfal that the Klan guards wore army uniforms, Mr. Sanders said: “Before the ceremonial started 1 inspected all of the guards carefully and know that none of them were wearing the uniform of the United States army. I fully realize that the wearing of the army uniform was a violation ‘of the federal law, and therefore made sure that none were worn." Mr. Sanders said he could produce as evidence persons, who were . not members of ghe Kian to teatify that the guards weére not armed or dressed in army uniforms, among them CIlif- ford Plum, owner of the land. He alluded to the Middletown group as “looking for trouble,” and said that they were out to injure the Kian, "I don't care what they do, let them go as far as they like. 'The organization is growing rapidly in my district,”and I'm gotng to stick to it."” Bridgeport Police Investigate It is certain that the matter of the uniform in which the guards were dressed is being probed by the bu- reau of investigation of the depart- ment of justice in Hartford. But Special Agent John A. Dowd, in charge of the Hartford office, would not talk of the investigation or its Progress. Opinion in Middletown seems to be that nothing will be done Ah, for the Life of a Bivd ! in the matter and that the whoje epi- sode will soon be forgotten. Bridge- port police officlals are making an in- vestigation to learn if a member of the force was a factor in the proceed-. ings at the Plum farm as has been charged. JOHN K. BISSLAND CLAIMED BY DEATH State Bank Commissioner is Found Dead at His Home in Thomp-. sonville—Was 52 Years Old Thdompsonville, July 27.—John Knox Bissland, state bank commis- sfoner of Connecticut, and formerly for twelve years town clerk and judge of probate for the town of Enfleld, died of heart disease at . his home here last night. Mr. Bissland spent the day in New London attending to bank matters. Me collapsed one half hour after his return without com- plaining of iliness. Mr. Bissland was 52 vears old. He was born in Scotland but came to Thompsonville with his parents when but four years old. During the Spanish-American war he was sta- tioned in Cuba, where he was pay- master for the United States army. In 1912 he was appointed judge of probate and in 1916 was appointed by Governor Holcomb. He was ap- pointed state bank commissioner by Governor Lake on June 1 this year, succeeding EWweritt J. Sturges, who re. signed. Mr. Bissland was a 32nd de- gree Mason. He was married and his widow and ‘four children survive. FOR SAFETY CAMPAIGN New York, July 27.—Aroused by the city's high mortality rate from accidents Elbert H. Gary, head of the U. B. Steel corp., has accepted the chairmanship of a committee of the safety Institute of America to under. take an immediate public safety cam- paign it was announced today. He has invited 87 leaders in industriaj civic and ‘educational circles to co. operate with him, — BY 0. JACOBSON '