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

& i 2 New Britain Herald MWR/LLD PURLISHING COMPANY (Iscuod Datly, Bunday Excepted). i At Morwd Blag, 67 Church Street, $ SUSSORIPTION RATES: . §880 & Year, 8300 Tures Meuths 150 a Month. Wetered at the Post Ofor at New writain a8 Becond Clasw Mall Matter, + TWLRPHONS CALLS: n.— Offive 9”5 Roum: ” Ebe ealy prfitable advertising rsd'vm in the Oity. Ofrculation booke wnd press reamm always open te advartisers. of The Assor Press ted Prosn is cxclusively entitled use for ra-publicetion of all riews to It or mot otherwisa ocradited p(r an¢i aiso local news pub- heroin. . e 4 te this Hated - “Momber Aodit PBuresn of (Arowiation R. O, s a natlonsl orxsnization wh furnishee newspape’s and adver- Heers with a strictly houest Tyele tircolation. Our cirrulat/ou st Bared vpon thir sedit. m- against fraud {n newspape: ion figures to both mational and lo oal advertisers. [ S el THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mayor should preside over the deliberations of the common council as it is at present or as it would be if it were reduced in numbers or replaced by a hoard of aldermen. Theoretically, and to a certain extent practically, a mayor's knowledge of city affairs is more general and accu- rate than that of any other city offi- clal. This knowledge should be at the disposal of members of the gov- erning body at all times, especially during sessions of that body when Anstant information on some subject may decide what action should be taken, k There has been a enggestion that the president pro tem. preside if the common council is reduced in num- bers. . The mayor . pro tem., while @lécted. to that position by members of the council, represents a distinct constituency from a certain district of the city. The mayor's constituents are the' voters of the city. Needless " to say impartiality in the presiding < 2 officer is sought. Entirely aside from ‘h matter of personality of the pres- ent ‘mayor and the present president pro tem. of the.common council, there would be more reason for expecting impartiality on the part of a mayor than on the part of a president pro tem. And be it said cmphatically that this matter of the presiding offi- "cer s discussed here with a View to the best interests of the city at all times, not alone under the present administration. 5 It is the business of a mayor to know all he can about the city, its people, the city's needs and the peo- ple's needs and to bring that knowl- edge to the deliberations of the body which decides local matters. Pri- marily it is the duty of any council member, one of whom becomes presi- dent pro tem. to know the needs of his district and the needs of thé peo- plé of his district. A mayor repre- sents the city n.n'ld its people; a presi- .dent. pro tem. represents his district and its people. . It is the duty of a mayor to preside over deliberations of recent years, shows the change In the game of football, the loss of effi- clency of brute “power,” the gaining In importance of dexterity and re- sourcefulness, No comment of the game Saturday would be complete without the men- tion of the impressive sight of the Yale band playing the Marseillaise, the United States army officers standing by at “salute,” the people In the stands motionless, their heads bared, the great man of France, impressed by it all, and Clemenceau, ICKE SUPERVISION, The common council has decided to allow the cutting of ice at Shuttle Meadow lake, the source of the city's water supply. It has done this against the recommendations of the Federal authority which investigated | the matter, against the advice of the state authorities and the local super- intendent of health. Tt has done this in the face of testimony of at lcast two instances where ‘serious results came in other cities from contam- inated ice, In accordante with the resolution adopted against the advice optimistic prediotion, warning against temporary periods when stocks may fall, and against the possibility that some stocks will not participate fully in the general upward trend, AN YEXPLANATION." An Ingenious explanation of omis- dlons from the list of campalgn con- tributors 1s made by Senator James H. MacDonald, chairman of the re- publican town committee in New Haven, When Mr, MacDonald filed the list with the secretary of state he falled to gpecify the names of all who | had given money to the eause, ebscur- ing their identity under the anony- mous appellation of A |’|~n~nd"_ or Ueagh.” He was informed that the government requires the names and compiled with the regulations. In explanation of his error he sald that “people who give toward cam- palgn expenses of golitical parties | (We are quoting the New Haven “U'nion’) feel about it as do the peo- ple who donate to charitable institu- tions. They dislike to their | names published.” 2 Long ago this statement might have been accepted without question see of those whem the people hire to give advice, there is to be inserted in the fce contract whigh is awarded the words “Under proper supervision.” The. question naturally will arise what is “proper supervision?"” - Nat- urally "prnfylt pervision” . would require the' agsistance of health ex- perts. Probably the “sipervision” of the local authorities will Be: sought because the common council is eco- nomical and ’this. “supervision” pri- marily might be obtained without cost to the city, 'so the council may think. But a rather. ridiculous situation arises when thé city, spurning the advice ‘of the local authorities, asks them to supervise the way ice shal be cut after the local authorities have said it should not be cut there at all. Undoubtedly *proper . supervision" will necessitate a watchman who will be in constant attendance while the ice is being cut. If the contract pro- vides that the wages of this man shall be paid by the people who-cut ice naturally the “supervision” would scarcely be proper. The ‘“supervisor” therefore, must be paid for by the taxpayers, whether he is an employe of the health department or not. The pay will come directly or indirectly out of the pockets of the taxpayers, If “proper supervision” is not given— and ‘“proper supervision,” be it re- membered, must be by a city em- ploye—any taxpayer could prevent by injunction the cutting of the ice for it would be being conducted in vio- lation of the contract. Pleasant pros- pect—a lawsuit in which. the city is defendant. i At the last meeting of the common council when that body decided it need not be so particular about the ice distributed in the 'city, the sug- gestion was made that the state authorities be called in for this pur- pose. One member declared, patri- otically, that the city was good enough to cut ice without <calling in anybody. The question was put to Superintendent of Health T.ee if he would approve calling in the state that affect all the people of the city. A TITLE CLEAR. The Harvard victory over Yale Sat- udday at New Haven gives: Princeton i@ iclear title to the football honors in the East for this season. It is said that Yale did not “show” as much against Harvard as she did against the men of Nassau, which might indi- cate that Yale should have tied Har- vard, at least. Kven had she done 80, and had she made a touchdown, | evening up the score, Harvard and Yale would still be in the secondary position. Poor generalship may have caused: Yale to lose “to Princeton— but generalship is part of the game. “The breaks” may have been against Yale last Saturday, but “the breaks"” are part of the game, and the team that takes advantage of them is the more mentally and spiritually skillful than the team which cannot over- come those breaks. It was tragic for the Yale team to losé after gaining 163 yards while Harvard was gaining but.91 by the same means; it was tragic for the losers to gain 98 yards by the forward pass while the winners gained anly 18 in this way. It was tragic, from the Yale standpoint, to see Harvard fum- ble three times and Yale not at all, and yet come out of the game beaten. Harvard tried six forward passes and completed half of them, for a gain of 18 yards. Yale tried 16 and com- pleted half of them for a gain of 98 yards, ' Despite Yale's numerous fail- ures it would seem that this passing should have been continued. With the score against the Yale team almost from the start, Yale's only hope lay in desperate chances. The wise hindsight declares that in for- ward passing lay Yale's only hope, not because Yale was weak at rush- ing, as witnessed by her 163 yards gained thus against Harvard's 91, but rather because at no time in the game did the situation make the rushing game the wise one. The Yale ends were slow down the field on their punts, handicapped, somewhat, by the fact that the Yale punts were lower, giving the ends less time. Harvard took more chances in catching punts, while Yale, playing “safe,” made many free catches in order to prevent the risk of losing the ball—an odd criticlsm to make of a Yale tea This season, {mere than any other health authorities for this purpose. “I should approve most heartily,” was his reply. Superintendent Lee is paid for protecting the city's health. He had made his recommendations against cutting ice. He was firm enough in his determination to try to protect the city’s health and do his duty to continue to try to do what he was paid for doing even in the face of the action of the council in dis- regarding his recommendations. It is to be hoped that ‘proper supervision” will be made to mean something and thus the danger, tvhich might become a menace, be made as small as possible: It will be remem- bered, also, that there nine members of the common council who backed up the health authorities in their recommendations. were BABSON ON THE MARKET. Roger Babson's statement that his chart shows general business only three per cent. below normal-—the highest point in two years—continues the good outlook although the fact that Christmas is not far off may have something to do with it. When it is remembered, however, that the Babson-chart shows what business should be, and thus takes into con- sideration the generally expected business increase at this time of year, the encouraging statistics need not be modified as much as one would ex- pect, if at all. Babson is convinced that the up- movement which began August 1921 is not over, He discounts superficial conditions, such as the high prices for commodities, the high wages, the poor outlook for certain industrials, the political situation, the European situation the tariff ;u(’tv'-all of which are being cited as reasons why stocks will come down— and insists that no one knows what stock fluctuations will be, but that the fundamental conditions which led him to predict a rise in stocks for 1921 still exist and indicate that the long swing upward for stocks is not over, He believes it will continue through 1923 and into 1924. To em- phasize his point he cites the poor superficial outlook in December, 1920. Yet the market has had a rise of 60 per cent. in the last 156 months. fundamental conditions, not the su- ward stock and perficial ones control. On those to repeat gossip but I think you ought to know this.” | of quail in Newngton. but cynies who have learned better will quietly smile. We wonder if the amiable scnator cver heard of Abra- ham Lincoln’s expression about ““fool- ing all the people all the time.” So far we have not succeeded in getting anyone to admit that he was cold at the Yale-Harvard game Sat- urday. Showing that Diogenes would have a big job cut out for him if he were alive today. Facts and Fancies (BY ROPERT QUILJEN). The more a man loves argument, the less he loves work. Another good way to avoid gray hair is to avold the dotted line, If jazz keeps on dying at the pres- ent rate, soon it will be universal. —— “Europe is on the brink,” worries a diplomat. Surely he means “blink.” At any rate, these numerous con- ferences serve as breathing spaces be- tween rounds. CATHOLICS T0 HOLD THANKSGIVING MASS Services Thanksgiving at St. Mary's and St. Joseph's Churches Rev. Anthony Zehner, a La Balette pried spoke at the masses in St Mary's church yesterday, in the inter- est of the foreign mission work., Col- lections were taken up at the masses. Ther will be a mass at 8 o'clock on Thanksgiving Day. Next Friday will be the first Fri- day of the month. Masses will be sung dt 65;80 and 7 a. m, and Holy Hour devotions will be held at 7:80 o'clock in the evening. Confessions will be heard on Wed- nesday afternoon and evening, and not on Thursday as usual, for the first Friday communion. Confession for the school children wHl ba heard at 3 o'clock oh Friday afternoon. The parochial school will close on Wednesday for the Thanksgiving re- cess, reospening next Monday morn- ing. An anniversary mass for the de- ceased members of the Holy Name scciety will be sung at 7 o'clock on Thursday morning. On Saturday morning at 7 o'clock, an anniversary mass will be sung for the late James E. Kelly, St. Joseph's Church, Masses on Thanksgiving Day at St. Joseph's church will be at 7 and 8 o'clock. Confessions will be heard on Thurs- day afternoon and evening for the first ]"rida* Masses on Friday will be at 5;30 and 7 o'clock, and in the evening at 7:30 o'clock devotions will be held. ¢ The weckly card tourney under the auspices of the women of the parish will be omitted this weeck, on account of Thanksgiving-Day. The next tour- ney has been arranged for Wednes- day evening, Dec. 6, at which set- back, pinochle and *“456” will be played, wi¢h turkeys as the prizes. First communion wiil be adminis- tered at the church 6n Friday, De- cember 8, which is the feast of the Immaculate Conc¢eption. The public school - children will attend instruc- tions on Wednesday and Friday afternoons and Saiurday morning this week, A meeting of the Boy Scouts will be held at 8 o'clock on Friday evening. AUTO OVERTURNED IN QUEER ACCIDENT Carl B. Carlson of This City Pigures in Mishap in Meriden Satur- day Night. Meriden, Nov. 27.—A most peculiar accident caused the wrecking of an ‘|automobile and the slight injury of The bride is a good sport if she can see any romance in the cold gredse sticking to an unwashed frying pan. Well, why should the world revere leaders? It can go to the dogs with- out leaders. Matrimony settles down to normal when the wife finds him out and can’t keep him in. Correct. this sentence “I don't like If all the income ta® dodgers were placed end to end, their walls would reach high heaven. Daughter knows three languages, but she could get along nice with four words: *“Charge it.to Dad.” How fine it would be if the law's servants could find swindlers as easily as the suckers find them. three New Britain men at North avenue and North Third streets at 10:50 o'clock Saturday night, when the vehicle turned oVer after strik- ing a crosswalk at the street corner. According to®fhe report of the ac- cident at police Headquarters, the-car was being operated by Carl B. Carl- son of 20 Henry street, New Britain, at a moderate rate of speed, the impact of the front wheels against the crosswalk, which at that point is raised, from the' control of the driver. when knocked the steering wheel The auto bounced upward and then turned over on its side, resulting in a broken front wheel and injuries to the top and body of the car. and. two companions were cut Carlson and bruised slightly, being able to return to New Britain without medical at- tention. BOOTLEGGERS PROTECTED Ossining Police” Chict Makes - This Skill in contortion isn't really es- sential to happiness unless you have an upper berth occasionally. When the cake-eater gets bored with existence, about all he can do is try another brand of cigarettes. The trouble seems to be that a po- litical party begins with an idea and continues its career without any. The dope: A technical saying mean- ing, “This team will win.” The dope and* the facts have nothing in com- mon. 0Old Dobbin has his faults, but you didn't have to stop and jack him up on the highway every time you were in a hurry. These exercise records for the phon- ograph are a fine thing. There are few exercises more enjoyable than winding a phonograph. The prophetds without honor. And at times we suspect that the phophet's servant,’ Kemal, is in the same.fix. o o - | 25 Years Ago Today (Taken from Herald of that date) hunters report any quantity Many_of these game birds have forfeited ir lives to New Britain nimrods this season. The water in Shuttle Meadow lake now registers 17 feet. The payroll of the water depart- ment for this week amounted to $426.93. “Gayest Manhattan” is now playing Local !at the Russwin Lyceum. The | A polo team is soon to be organiz- ed among the bank clerks of this city. An fron stack, 125 feat in height. has recently been erected ut the fundamental conditions he bases his | Staniey” Works, Declaration, Offering To Give His Job To (‘Icrgnlnn-—fldi‘nlu Defeat. Ossining, N. Y, Nov. 27.—Police Commissioner W. H. Jackson has in- vited ‘the Rev, Henry G. Dockrell, pastor of the First Baptist church, to take his job. In a letter to the min- ister, ‘he stated that the bootleggers have the upper hand. “I own up to being beaten,” he said. “As far as I am concerned you can have the job. Every court in the land seems to be throwing a protect- ing arm about t#e saloonkeeper.” He offered to provide a police es- cort for the Rev. Mr. Dockrell on an inspection trip of the places. where liquor is sold. Dental Clinic Head Finds 30,961 Vavities in Teeth of 5,036 School Children Examined. * Out of 5,036 pupils in the local public schools examined by Dr. Joseph P. Meehan, chief of the pub- lic dental clinic, 30,964 cavities of the teeth were found, Dr Mechan reports in the current issue of the health board bulletin. He advised parents to pay more attention to the proper care of a child's first set of teeth. Dr. Mcehan advises that preserva- tion of the first teeth is important not only for appearance sake, but al- g0 because they tend to gegulate the eruption of the permanent teeth. If the teeth are lost through extractions caused by 'neglect the permanent teeth will erupt irregularly. As a result the patient in later life is sub- ject to chronic neuralgia, headaches and other physical disorders. Dr. ifred P. Lée, health superinten- defit, discusses cancer. He advises consultation with a physigan immed- jately upon appearance of first symp- toms. — THE HERALD The A-B-C Paper with the A-B-C Want Ads CHABES. (The Souvenirs Them HARTFORD sclves Make Sultablo Xmas Gifts), | Holiday Stocks Complete—Buy Xmas Gifts Early DURING THE ANNIVERSBARY SALE AND GET VALUABLE FRE]Z SOUVENIRS WITH YOUR PUR- Smart Cold Weather Garments j’ for Thanksgiving Wear SPECIALLY PRICED AT I'HE ANNIVERSARY SALE The following are merely a few of the many special Annivershry Offerings. WE HAVE AMAZINGLY LARGE ASSORTMENTS OF FUR COL- LARED COATS—FABRIO FUR COATS AND RICH FUR COATS. All at prices much lower than the ordinary store. ! REN AN * New Sports Polo Coats =810 Four pocket and belted models with a’ smart convertible collar and inverted box pleat back at the Anniversary Sale, Of. plaid. back, herringbone and terials, coats that were made to $32.50. Anniversary Sale Price . g STYLISH WINTER COATS camels’ hair ma- ’ retail at SZD.flIY,}? $22.50 THE NEW FUR FABRIC JACQUETTES Of astrakhan material in 'platinum - grey, very smart blouse models, At the Anniversary Sale ........ $39.00 RACCOON FUR COLLARED COATS Of heavy double faced chin- chilla material, tailored coats for cold weather wear, $59.00 values. At the $49.00 ‘ FUR TRIMMED WRAPPY BLOUSED COATS For dress wear, in the soft rich materials so favored this geason, and lined with heavy silk crepe, shown in black, navy blue, and dnrk. : "$59.00 ¥UR TRIMMED SEAL FUR ' . FABRIG:COATS Sized for large’ women. frén 421 to 654, fully Mned and in «taitored lined for the more con- servative taste, Anniversary Suie Price Anniversary Sale FUR FABRIC WRAPS Of “Kerami,” the flew hand- some caracul-like cloth that is so fascinating, lustrous and black, one hates to call it a clo”h it is so different. $79.00 : Special ......... brown .. NATURAL MARMOT FUR COATS 40 inches long, have a smart collar and cuffs of Xolinsky dyed marmot; $175.00 value. At the/Anniversary $ 1 25 Bald ...... NORTHERN SEAL FUR COATS (Seal dyed Coney) with fland- somely embroidered lining, .40, inches long, in @& smart; model’ with large shawl collar, $115.00 With handsome collar and -cuffs’ Anniversary Sale, Price”.. FAMILY MURDERED, HOUSE SET ONFRE Firemen Find Five Charred Bodies | at Bristol, Tenn. value, Bristol, Tenn., Nov, 27.—James W. Smith, 50 years old, a grocer, his wife, their two-year old daughter, Ruby, and their niece, Mrs. Delline Burchfield, and her son, Charles, 13, were murdered here early Sunday morning and the house in which they lived, burned over their heads. Ben Burchfield, 41, husband of the mur- dered womian, was arrested at John* son City and is being held in connec- tion with the crime. He protests his innocence but officers say his shirt and/trousers were covered with blood when he was taken. The crime was discovered about 4 o'clock yesterday morning, when the fire department was called to the combination residence and grocery store of Smith. When the flames had been extinguished, the charred bodies of the five were found in the ruins. The victim® evidently had been beaten with an axe or some heavy implement and the house set afire to hide the crime. Hasband's Remarks. Burchfield and his wife had been separated and he is said to have made threats . against her. Recent- ly, police said, he came to them and sald his wife was contemplating a divorce and he would rather see her dead than anyoue, else have her. Burchfield was employed a restaurant, coming here about two months ago. Officers are investi- gating reports that Smith sold some property and carried the proceeds, a large sum, on his person. Burch- in The Penalty of Eye Neglect is far too serious to ignore, the cost of Glasses is-a trifiing ¥m- portance compared with the value of your sight. FRENCH SFAL FUR' COATS ‘of natural skunk, lined with fancy brocaded silk, $245.00 $200 field: had about $30 in him when arrested. Mrs. Burchfield had been married bLefore and the son was By the pre- vious marriage. Hearing Today. ® Local authorities announced last night that Burchfield will be given a hearing this afternoon. He .was brought here yesterday afternoon to view the bodies in a local undertak- ing establishment. The man showed no concern while looking at the charred remains of his wife, and calmly chewed gum through the ordeal.. Police say Burchfield's shirt and trousers were spotted with blood. I'RENCH £ Chief of Police Heaberlin waid | credit. Special .. L FUR WRAPS With coliar and cuffs of natural blue squirrel, a garment for dress wear, $250.00 value. Anniversary Sale Price ..... $225 last night that Burchfield whén ar- rested was wearing a pair of trousers belonging to Mr. Smith. . Funeral services for the five, viotims was held this afternoon. 4 Y FREE STATE NEEDS MONEY, Washington, Nov. -27.—Continned unrest in Ireland has seriously inter- fered with the collection of the free state government's @evenue, and it is probable, according to dispatches to the department of commerce, that the free state shortly will enter the money market as a borrower ' on its own EVERETT TRUE By Condo SAY, NE STUEE sflqflfle Eye Examination Accurate Optical Work Frank E. Goodwin FEyesight Specialist 327 MAIN ST. TEL. 1905 GNBOR, WE CAN'T SHOT OUT OF YouR HOUSE [NTo OURS TO 1 COMG \NTO. (OUR. HOUSE AGAINST Your WiLL AND CREATE 4 DISTURBANCS -2 REST WITH THAT \