New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 16, 1922, Page 6

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This insures pro- tection against fraud in newspaper dls- tribution Agures to both maticnal and lo cal sdverttee STRIKES AND COURTESY It is reported that the New Haven rallroad states that there are no ne- gotiatlons in progress with chopmen and that no settlement can be reached with them; that its tion remains the same and that strik- ers may return only as men. Practically the road says that it will not confer; that its former decision is final. At the hase of the constant friction between capital and labor there is a fundamental trouble, It is the failure to bring into discussion the ordinary new courtesy that capitalists would show in their dealings with each other. The Herald has upheld New Haven, as it has the made it plain that they stand by promises to new men and loyal men who acted on this promise. We believe those promises shonld be kept strict- ly. But it would that the in- troduction of the element of courtesy into controversies between capital and labor would bring to those discussions an atmosphere that would make mat- ters in the future mich more suscepti- Capitalists pride the roads which would seem ble to arbitration. themselves upon their habit of being | universally courteous,”as men. Were there to arise a dispute between men | at the head of great concerns neither of those men would be apt to refuse to discuss matters with the other even though he believed there was no chance of agreement being reached At least there would not come added antagonism because of a discourteous refusal to talk business. The sooner that capital discards the idea that in conferring with labor capital is grant- ing a favor, the sooner the stage will be set for industrial peace. The old phr laughed grown e There has there at up the sometimes. feeling that not equality among men. The fostering | aof this feeling is the fostering of un- rest. The able the bench are those who, more often than most judges on not, are able to make the unsuccessful | litigant feel that, after all, he was wrong. The unsuccessful lawyer may “object” and protest that he is right, but if he is able one he is apt to know, down in his heart, that the dectsion against him has been the proper one. Capital is supposed to possess su- perior education if not inteligence. It is supposed to have brains that are trained to thought; to understand psychology. It devolves upon capital to use that education, those brains and that understanding of psychology in an endeavor to make labor stand its position, and not to sit back assuming the austere look an especially under- which is apt to come from conscious- ness of rectitude, and make pro- nouncement which it deems final be- cause it has made it. The New Haven road and the others which say they are going to stand are in the right, but no employer is right in refusing to try to make those who cannot” see the justice that stand see its justice when a confer- by of ence is sought. This is not a time to | declare “Get thee hence—we will have nought unless you come to us on your knees." to do with you THE Europe is watching catastrophe following in the wafe of the victorious Turk. Tt is but an- other case of the repeating of history. Smyrna is in flames; Christians are dying; the Turks are at the threshold of Constantinople which was never to TURKS disaster and be theirs again according to the set- | tlement following the great war Today's news tells of England’s de- termination to oppose the entrance of the Turks from Asia Minor into Eur- ope. Italy and Britain in warning Kemal that until perman- ent settlement is the zones must be respected. At the same tiem comes news that with the prospect of freedom of action in the Black Sea as the prize, is ready to ald Kemal Pasha if an advance upon Constantinople is made. With the history of the victorious Turks in mind there would be no ques- France join made Russia, tion in Europe as to the necessity for | stopping his advance were it not for the “interests’” which might be Jeopardized if the Turks were oppos- ed and should eventually triumph. It would seem that all Europe would rebel at the thought of the Turks again gaining and holding the power that has brought such misery and horror to the world. But politice and @he guarding of natlomal interests for adver- | striking | posi- | “All men are born equal” is = is | their promises | neutral | the future dominates the influence of human feeling, and Europe feels that no steps must be taken against the Turk in vietory which would involve Europe in a promise to oppose him | continually In this country the one feeling is| | that they should be stopped from |crossing into Europe at all costs. What- ever “permanent arrangement'' comes the control of Constantinople should | not be allowed to pass into the hands of the Turk, constitutionally the same | as he has been always. AFETY. Men and women today have to dis- card all their old notions of what it is necessary to do, how it is neces- to act in order to prevent acci- to themselves and to others. New things have to be learned, and usual way of learning these things is by rather disagreeable if not experience, Moreover the and women being ignorant in these matters fail to give preper in- struction to the younger generation they, the children, come along knowing only generally that they must Keep out of the way of auto- mobiles and handle dangereus ma- chinery carefully, The theory of the thing is not understood, and | each boy or girl who grows up is a beginner in the course of education regarding safety—the only prepara. tory school being sight and sense or, in other words, experience. This was all very well when men did the work now done by machinery, when men and women walked as af rule, when the fast horee was the most rapid way of private transpor- tation. But this is the age of in- vention, of machinery, of motot driv- en transportation. An intricate phase of life has come to affect everyone. | Everyone should know about it. The | expensive manner of learning by ex- !nerience is expensive indeed. The | theories of safety, or the necessity of | unusual care under the new con- | ditions should be learned. | The New York Committee of the | Public Safety Institute is attempting | to lower the death rate from acci- dents. A movement is under way to| teach in schools and training schools | for motor vehicle drivers why, when | and where accidents occur, such study | to be made in a scientific way. An | instinct be thus culti- vated in the coming generations much as the for learning to walk comes the baby. The idea is a big one and worthy of de- velopment, especially in view of the fact that we are on the threshold only the interesting development of transportation. dents the serious men and | whole for care will instinct naturally to of AMERICAN OPERA. The words do not sound well to- gether; there is a strangeness about the combination that jars. German Opera; Italian Opera—these are com- binations we are accustomed to hear. “American Opera” sounds as though someone had made a slip of the tongue. | This is all wrong. American Opera should be known not only this country but also abroad. Americans| excel at almost all of the things that are attempted and encouraged here; it would be false modesty to say that Americans will not excel in music when once it is specialized in. It may take generations before we are able to lead the world, but that lead- ership will come surely. Scoffers at the artistic, the musical, the inspiring, may insist it is not worth while to specialize in American All sorts of arguments will be brought to show that it is a waste of time to foster American music, to] encourage American musicians and composers. This viewpoint is as| small as that which holds that the! only form of exercise worth consider- ing is swinging Indian clubs. To hold | that development of the artistic in a| | nation is a waste of time is as ab- | surd as to Insist that a liberal educa- | tion does no man any good. in Opera. | The plan of the Chicago Chamber Opera company to produce six Amer- ican operas this winter, each to be heard twice, is a start in the right di- rection as we Americans are| we will never reach our full deveiop- ment until opportunity is given for | full realization of our artistic possi- | bilities as the chance is now given for | development of our comniercial in- Fine | \ | | stincts. |1, held practice at the lock shop pond | ©f Winning seats on the committee. OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT. | Daily the Superintendent of Health | | and the health board go about thflxl‘1 work of taking care that hfla\thful} conditions prevail in the city and| | that conditions making for ill health | with little are repaired, where it appears that the healtn de- | partment negligent, people it immediately; complaints are made and things be- | come unpleasant for those connected | has been 7| know about in any way with that branch of the | city government | News came the other day of an in-| vestigation by the Superintendent of Health of the Dr Lee, which resulted in the pesting as “dan- gerous” of a spring from which somé half dozen Britain people had been drinking. Sickness had ed and although the spring is located in West Hartford it is due to the ef- forts of Dr. Lee that no more bad ef- fects will come from that water, New New Britain men working near the spring will be warned, as well as city, Fred New result- example of the necessity for care in drinking from any springs that hap- pen to be handy when one is thirsty Emphasis has been laid on this mat- ter for the benefit of camping parties; it should be remembered and inquiry made as to the condition of any spring to which easy access may be had Facts and Fancies (DY ROBERT QUILLEN). A village is a place where the phonographs are still forever blowing bubbles, Self-determination s a much safer tonic when mixed with equal parts of self-control, Being proud of what you did yes- terday is just a way of confessing that you can't do as well today. The reason some heads never get a call to higher things {s because Op- portunity never knocks on wood. In a world where virtue and vice are forever in conflict, the state of matrimony {s a buffer state. When the average American town has nothing else in its mind, it starts a move to build a good hotel. He laughs at cars who never tried to pass another car at a curve. When carefully analyzed, luck proves to be one part chance, three parts industry, and six parts brass. The old-fashioned girl who was a great trial to her parents now has a daughter to whom she is a great trial. Still, every once in a while you find a bachelor of thirty-five who doesn't think he is a hit with the ladies. The only good thing you can say for the pistol is that it has inspired some thrilling magazine advertising. “The woman did it,” said Adam, thus proving himself a gentleman. An ill-bred person would have said. “The woman done it." Some laws are sane and just and necessary, and thé only thing you can say against them is that they are con- stitutional. No proper garage mechanic thinks he has done his full duty unless he leaves a dime's worth of grease on your steering wheel. If former bad men could see them- selves in modern movies, they would be surprised to see how well they kept their nails manicured. The philosopher gazed sadly at his motto, “Know thyself" and muttered: “If 1 were rich, I would change it to ‘Blow thyself'."” It's sad to see a cake-eater spending his money for face cream when he doesn’t know where his next cigarette is coming from. If he's married, you can't whether he smokes a pipe because he is an out-door man or is an out-door man because he smokes a pipe. There are two million people in America who can't speak English, but they doubtless have some other way of saying “I'll tell the world.” - 25 Years Ago Joday (Taken from Herald of that date) The twenty-seventh union of the Thirteenth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, was held in G. A. R. hall yesterday. Captain C. H. Beaton presided. Lieutenant Colonel Thompson act- ed as adjutant general during the parade of the Loyal Legion in Balti- more Monday. There are 33 prisoners in the local jail awaiting the trial of their cases in the superior court this month. The firemen of Engine Company No. annual re- this afternoon. The regular meeting of the directors of the manufacturers’ Baseball League was held at Russell and Erwin's office last night. , Treasurer Horace Eddy read the report. He reported a bal- ance of $713.19 in the treasury. The last game of the season will be played lat Electric Field on October 2, when g comment. | the Traut and Hine players will meet | Pendent votes. When notoriety is given to some case|the Russell and Erwin team for the | league pennant. ANTI- K. K. K. KANDIDATE Convention Opposed To “Knights of the Bed Sheet” To Oppose Mayfield For Texas Senator. Dallas, Sept. 16.—A convention of the anti-Ku Klux Klan democrats to select a candidate to run against Ear] B. Mayfield, democratic nominee for senator, today attracted democrats from all over the state with a con- siderable percentage of women. Indications point to the selection of a fusion candidate to make the race against Mayfield, In 19820 paid $119,832,127 for damaged and loss to freight United States railroads ~ THE OB I On the City At its convention in New Haven Thursday, the republican party nom- Inated a strong and well-balanced ticket which will prove to be a seri- ous obstacle in the path of the demo- crats at the polls in November, From a geographical standpoint it s a ticket which will have certain appeal to all sections of the state. It was a foregone conclusion that George P. McLean would be renem- inated for United States senator. | Whatever opposition existed to him several months ago, exaporated long before the gavel was dropped to call the convention to order. Waterbury, New Haven and Hartford were given | important places on the ticket and while Bridgeport failed to gather a 1 single plum, the leaders used good strategy by allowing Frank E! Healy of Windsor Locks to be renominated for attorney general. Windsor Locks Is far distant from Bridgeport but Healy is very close to John T. King, the republican boss of Fairfield county and John T. can be counted upon to throw his influence in favor of the ticket in order to insure the election of his friend, Healy. Almost without exception the state bore the ear marks of having been selected by the machine. This is not a reflection on Charles A. Templeton of Waterbury named for governor. Mr., Templeton is recognized as a man of splendid character. His rise up the ladder of life is sufficient evidence of his executive and administrative abil- ity. At the same time even his most ardent admirers must admit that ff J. Henry Reraback, in the role of Robespierre, for example, had slyly drawn his finger across his throat Mr. Templeton would have had te fight hard for his nomination. From beginning to end, the Rora- back machine dominated the conven- | tion. To what extent this was true can be understood by the unceremoni- ous manner in which Colonel Isaac M. Ullman of New Haven was invited to “take the air” by the rules committee at its meeting on Tuesday night. Colonel Ullman appeared armed with the proxy of another delegate but the rules committee, by a vote of 21 to 10, refused to allow him to be seated. This was simply an echo from the dinner given to Colonel Ullman at Momauguin early in August, at which dinner Mr. Healy dramatically pre- “ dicted that Roraback would be forced to go away from here, or words to that effect. Democrats are apt to seize upon the remarks of ex-Governor Holcomb as good campaign material. When he stood up to renominatd Senator Me- Lean, ex-Governor Holcomb, referring | to the fact that Connecticut has been | répresented in the senate by only five | men during the past fififty years, said: “It is becausé we kept to that line | that we have kept these men in office | and we have kept Connecticut where | it 1s." It is obvious that a democrat | could construe that remark contrary to its intent, and agree with the ex- governor. Some military strategists say that the best defense is a rapidly-executed offensive. Perhaps the party leaders had this in mind in promoting the nomination of Francis A. Pallotti of | Hartford for secretary of state. For | many weeks it has been said that the democrats intend to name Mayor Pa- onessa of this city for the position. Their purpose, of course, is to appeal to the Italian vote. In naming Pallot- ti, the republicans simply outma- neuvered the democrats and selected a man who will also appeal to voters | of Italian birth or extraction. | | Although the progress of the con- vention was not marked by any seri- 4 | | Makes Random Observations | ture. Already authorities have inves- | and paper as well as table refuse col- ous disturbance, the engineers having | oiled the machinery well, it was not | entirely devoid of incidents which the | bosses would not encourage. As an Mnstflnce of this, could be cited the temper of the women, who did not at- | | tempt to win their demand for recog- | tel] | Ditlon by any artifices commonly ac- | ice as rendered at present, the ex-| credited to the fair sex, but spoke ‘rlgh! out in meeting. They strongly | intimated that they had been jollied | long enough by the suave bosses and | | declared that they did not intend to | | permit two yvears to intervene before | they were given full recognition on| | the state central committee. In other | | words, they were f{rritated by being | told: “Now, girls, run along and do your knitting and we men will take care of the republican party.” As a | result of their determined attitude, | they won equal representation on the state committee which will hence- forth be composed of seventy mem- ‘hl half of whom will be women, one of whom will be a female. As \nma;cnmm to Roraback was express- ed by the women, it is expected that some lively campaigning will be done | between now and the calling of the senatorial district conventions at which women members will be chosen | Roraback having weathered: the storm thus far, it is probable that his trust- | ed lieutenants will so arrange matters that no women who think the king (“'lll do wrong will have much chance Taking the convention as a whole, | republicans should be well satisfied. | Few sour notes were heard, harmony being the order of the day. It is a ticket which will have the support of “regular” republicans generally. The presence of Professor Hiram Bing- ham on the roll, as candidate for lieu- tenant governor, will win many inde- e | Announcement that the democratic | congressional convention will be held in Hartford, after the state conven- | tion, fails to bring cheer to the hearts | of those who are interested in the | candidacy of ex-Mayor Joseph M. Hal- loran. On the contrary it excites the suspicion that forces within the ranksq which are unfriendly to Mr. Halloran have been burning the midnight oil in whispered conferences for the pur- | pose of making it as difficult as pos- fsible for him to win the nomination for congress from this district. Once again it is necessary to drag in by the ears the old story of the Halloran-Paonessa feud in qrder to explain why the time and place of the congressional convention cannot be interpreted as favorable to Halloran. The ex-mayor, having helped Paones- sa to win the election, expected to have his candidacy for a . trip te Washington supported by Paonesea. Rut it ja annarent that the mavaer |and no more. SERVER - and Its People e does not belleve in reciprocity 'be- cause, no sooner did he land the berth than he began showing signs of recon- sldering things he had said when he was a seeker after office. The Haflor- an faction of the party was, therefore, stunned when it became public knowl- edge that Paonessa actually wanted & place on the state ticket. It was real- ized that there was little chance of Halloran getting the nomination for congress if another New Britain man were to recelve honors from the state convention. In order to make certain of the nominatien of their friend, sugporters of Halloran determined to have the congressional convention antedate the state convention. It was also hoped that it would be staged in New Brit- ain. It will be recalled that at one time that Mayor Paonessa was very enthusiastic about having the conven- tien held here but his ardos has cool- ed since he decided to do a little fish- ing in the state convention preserve, Thus far no signs of regret hade been heard or tears seen in the direction of the Mahogany Room of city hall because of the decision to hold the congressional convention in Hartford and not until after the state conven- tion. The reason given for the decision, that it will be necessary for the con- gressional convention to endorse the action of the state convention in se- lecting candidates and adopting a plat- form, fails to convince. Wouldn't it be a horrible catastrophe if a state ticket ever went before the people asking for support without the endorsement of a single congressional district? . e Democrats in Hartford are guilty of lack of judgement in allowing a cam- paign to be waged for the post now held by Probate Judge Clark. Realiz- ing that they are in control of a ma- jority of votes sufficient to carry the city, democratic leaders are looking toward Judge Clark’'s job with hungry eyes and it would not be surprising if some ‘‘deserving democrat” won the nomination, and the position. For many years the republican party in Hartford endorsed Judge Marvin, a veteran in the probate service.- Now that one of their own kind occupies the office they have a right to expect the same courtesy from the democrats. Furthermore, the peo- ple expect thdt the office of probate judge shall be put outside the pale of politics and kept there. . o Public approval has greeted the ef- forts of the board of health to im- prove the garbage collection system by placing one of the collectors on probation for ten days during which he is to prove that he is both willing and able to shoulder his share of the burden. If the bald truth must be told, the plan of allocating sections of the city to the care of private col- lectors has been a wretched failure. Complaints have reached the ears of officials at city hall like a daily avalanche, most of them concerning the negligence of one collector. The city should prepare for the in- stallation of a new system in the fu- tigated the feasibility of other plans, one of them being to have all ashes lected by a public department. Many other cities have dependable service under such a system.:In some places there is spirited competition among piggery owners for the privilege of collecting garbage. New Britain must face the facts in connection with service of this na- ture. The big fact that stands out is that we have had our garbage collect- ed at a figure far below that paid in other communities of similar size, and have gotten what we have paid for e time is coming when it will be necessary to spend larger sums for the purpose of keep- ing back yards clean. Based on serv- penditure would be well worth while. | o« oo Comment is offered freely on the absence of uniform traffic rules throughout the state, criticism being heard particularly about the regula- tions which require a driver, on turn- ing a corner, to pass in front of po- licemen in some cities and behind them in other cities. Because of this situation drivers become confused and in many cases unwittingly violate the ad- the ¢ rules whereupon they a dressed with caustic words by guardians of the law. One way of eliminating this con- tusion would be to have mounted on trafic signal posts a sign requesting the man at the wheel when making a turn, to pass in front of or behind the policeman, as the rules may require, When no police are on duty the sign could be remeoved and automoblligts would then be required to follow the standard directions usually in view: "Keep to the right,” Buch an ar- rangement might net be acceptable to all communities; there are conditions peculiar even to some localities but where it is applicable it could be in- augurated with benefit to all con- cerned, . A few weeks ago the Obgerver call- ed attention to the use of rubber as a locometive fuel in the East Indies. Now comes word of another péculiar use to which itis being put, asa road surface dressing. It is sald to give ex- cellent service and to last longer than tar dressing. The formula s secret although it {s known that the solution is made from pure bark and scrap rubber, a combination easier to handle than tar, In the past the use of rubber for roadways was confined almost exclu- sively to rubber blocks, the cost of which was very high. The cost of the new' rubber dressing is likewise very high and it is doubtful whether it will be acceptable for general com- mercfal use unless means are found for reducing the expense of produc- tion. Bupporters of the rubber dress- ing say that while the original cost of the product is high, the labor cost for applying it is very low. DI When we think of a city we get a mental picture of streets, buildings, schools, people, trolley cars and a few other things. We do not stop to con- sider the demands of the people on other people throughout every state of the Union, as reflected by the needs of dafly living. Congressman Clyde Kelly has written an interesting book called “The Community Capital” in which he supplies data on many inter- esting points, not the least of which concerns the food demands of the population and how these demands affect others living thousands of miles away. For example a community of 2,600 population within the city consumes each week 49,000 pounds of foodstu’fs and patronizes a weekly retail busi- ness of §7,500. On the basis of actual yield per acre the cultivated land re- quired to supply a community of 2,- 500 persons is 11,660 acres, which, with an additional 15 per cent for permanent woodland, would make a total of 13,600 acres. This area would be divided into 105 acres for potatoes, 886 acres for wheat, 380 acres for rye, barley, etc., 2,360 acres for corn, 1,390 acres for oats, 1,660 acres for hay, 2,560 acres for fruits and small vegetables and 2,220 acres for pastur- age. The working population of one agri- cultural community of 2,500 persons can utilize three times this area or 40,800 acres. This extended area would support a group of efMciént- size feod-producing factories, Includ- ing one creamery, one flour and grist mill and one abattoir, Thus a single agricultural community of 2,600 popu- lation would support itself as to all staples, and In additien would be able to produce necessaries for 5,000 other people in a city, EARTHQUAKE IN SPAIN Small Cottages Collapse in Two Vil lages—8everal Injured—People Flee To Open Fields. Vigo, Spain, Sept. 16. (By Assecist- ed Press)—A sharp earthquake last- ing several seconds last night caused the collapsé of a number of small cot- tages in the villages of Vemelos aad Cirtibancalve, A féw persons were injured. The inhabitants took refuge In the fields. There was a recurrence of the shock but with diminished intensity within 16 “minutes. — The Florsheim Shoe Gives You Pleasure, Comfort Improved Appearance The Florsheim Shoe Vogue Shoe Shop 236 Main St. Opp. Monument Free Evening Schools Open Monday, Sept. 18th At 7:30 P. M. WHERE TO GO:— TO LEARN ENGLISH CENTRAL EVENING SCHOOL, Corner Main and Chestnut Sts, ELIHU BURRITT SCHOOL, Corner North and Lee Sts. TO EARN A GRAMMAR SCHOOL DIPLOMA GO TO THE CENTRAL EVENING SCHOOL Corner Main and Chestnut Sts. Grades V, VI, VII, VIII. TO LEARN A TRADE GO TO THE TRADE SCHOOL, Bassett Street, Wood Pattern Making _ Printing Masonry Drafting Tool Making Die Making Machine Work Electrical Work Mathematics ADAMSON'S ADVENTURES It Took More Than a Nickel's Worth of Luck.By O. Jacobsson IT was A GO0D 7DEA THIS TIME YOU 01D FINE. THAT was BECAUSE T PYUT THAY NICKEL IN YouR 6LovE \EOR 6000 Luck. DRSS BUT YOUR | NKCKEL DIDNT