New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1922, Page 24

B NATIONAL GUARD 1S IN NEELLOF FUNDS -ai-.-_. — Gmeul Rickards. States - That Militia Is Year Behind | | Washington, Dec. 15, — Lack of ! funds has thrown the National Guard L Yone year bohind Th the “uevelopment | requiréd by congress itself,” ' Major General George 'C. Rickards, chief of | the militla buréau, déclares in annual report. “This retardation will be continued ! during the fiscal year 1023, as insuffi- clent funds were provided for that | period,” General Rickards added. “This Is regrettable in view of the ocountrywide acceptance of the Nation- ) &) Guard idea by the Amerlcan eciti- zenship, even in the present incom- § plete state of the National Guard de- velopment, there are now more than © 2,200 company units or the equivalent thereot being maintained fn 1,250 towns and cities throughout the coun- | try. These local organizations range | in size from a single group of 50 men in a village to a National Guard gar- | rlson of 13,000 in New York city or ! Brooklyn, Support of People *The National Guard has the sup- ! port of the American people. To com- - plete itg organization is simply a mat- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER' 15, URGES GOVERNMENT 3" 1922, T0 CHANGE SYSTEM Richard 1 Dana In. Address, Wants Merit Principle Adopted Vrashington, Dec. 16.—An appeal to the parly yn power to turn its back on the ‘spoils system” and ldopt o thorough-going application of the | merit pripeiple was made by Richard H. Dana, Bostop, president of the Nationa) Civil Servnce Reform League, in dn address: before the recent an- nual convention of the league. “Let me ask the administration,” said he, “whether there is any other lssue it eould now take up which would sev appeal to the public at large and so redound to fits own credit in' the history of the country. Experience has showr, that any fla- votes for the party re-pon-lb'lc"’ s Number of Employes. Mr. Dana sald that counting em- ties and townships, the civilian public employesdn the Uni States number above 3,000,000, or on for every seven umllles The pay roll of this army is about 000,000 a year, of which $600, 000 000 grant use of patronage always loses | Y ployes of states, counties, municipali- | § urmy of $3,000,- NEW EDISON YOU will wohder how any lnstrument can actually Re-Create the voices of famous artists, in golden tones that suggest thein very physical presence. Mr. Edison’s latést laboratory experi- One day John Goularte, street car|sized. If you only weren't so doggone- conductor by trade and dog lover by lmll if you only had a little«more l‘(-)‘;?;ub:,:;eo:%;:“,,{::‘::m::é, . heéart, met a friend to whom he had | weight—you'd show ‘em all.” paid; Mr. Dana chargéd, is wasted in A promised one of “Dandy’s” offspring. And Heney, being an intelligent dog, rlupernumeranf‘bmployel unnecessary “Gimme a oigaret,” said Goularte. [knew pretty well what he meant. Bhe duplication of work, lnn&equate man- ‘ldmon to thé two ‘Infantry divisions|footed greyhound, was sold for a sig- “Gimme a dog,” said the friend. wéighed but 41 pounds; she was an agement and antiquated methods. | already tederally organized. The |aret when she was a puppy. And thus, in an éxchange of unro-|unfortunate accident in a. famed fam- “Could waste be stopped in the | 27th (New York) division is federally| Today she’s worth a small tobacco|mantic commonplaces, was Honey|ily—born with the blood but not the public service,” he said, “there would recognized throughout, he sald, while|factory—and more. started on her career. At an early|bulk of the mother. be a saving to. our over:taxad country | i tz: 28th (Pennsylvania) division For she has turned out to be the|age she showed signs of distemper.| Nevertheless Heintz sent her to the of $700,000,000 a year.” mplete except for the air service.” |fastest dog in the land, recent winner|It may have heen that her higlt strung | Waterloo-cup races in Mississippl, 'l‘wo Methods Proposed. m other 16 divisions of the 18 in-|of the famous Waterloo ¢up. nature was hearing the first call of [There were 128 entries, including the Thé Civil Service Reform League | fantry. division plan range. from 98| The story of “Oakland Honey". is|the coursing track. Anyway she wps|best that Ireland and England could proposeéd two methods of eliminating | g | per cent. complete in the 37th (Ohio) |the story of blood that told; of the [sold for $60 to the George Heintz ken- | send. this waste, Mr. Dana sald. First, by |3 120 40 per cent’ fn the 40th (Cal,|"under dog"” that made grim game-|nels. Heintz knows dogs. That's his| They tell the story of how she turning effiglgncy and employment Utah and Nevada) division, The four|ness surmount physical obstacles. business. He took Honey in hgnd “showed her heels" to Passing Mose, experts into #he various departments | eavalry divisions range from 76 per Sold For n Cigaret trained her and gave her expert care.(Western Parton, Oakland Hat, Buck- to replace the inefficient, standardizé cent. complete for- the 2ist (New| Although her mother, ‘“Oakland!She stepped gamely out to minor vic-|saw, Reporter—the bLest greyhounds work, modernize methods and i Fork, YPenna., and R. L) to 50 per|Dandy,” had produced a long lihe of | tories. in dogdom. Just game—that's “Hon- promotion on a' basis of merit instdhd t. for the 24th_(Idaho, Towa, Kan., [speedy steppers, ‘‘Honey” had seem- Feared For Her Size ey 82 aaniority Lar i poliisalinun San: N.'D., 8 D., Utah, Wash., and|edin puppyhood to be the least ‘pre-| ‘“You're game, old girl,” Heintz John Goularte 1s buying ' his.-0wn| o 4 "o requiring that officials in the Fyoming) division. ¥ possessing. would tell her. “But you're under-|cigarets, nowadays. hlgfierygr:dga :e-pon-nm e m:o to be made during the $ . — - - management of the lower grades, be General Rickards sald; p - - ment of / |international importance of labor con-| of the newly discovered paper mulch. BolEci e Bikiadstinkiul e S | upofl the abllity of state au- Y - m to furnish suitable armories w EN fl GuNFER ditlond is a paramount need since the | ing process' which has increased pro- Mr. Dans, anpealaq fo ghe admin a8 well as upon federal funds. Re: i nation depends for its prosperity upon | duction on certain lands by between ietationtoloongressiand thelpanen | garding the cooperation of the war nNMANY PR"BLEMS — CHAMPION GREYHOUND, ments, costing 0,000 have produced a perfect phonograph. . . ., The van- ous cabinets designed for the New Edi. son express artisti¢ value. that harmon- _izes with the furnishings of any room. You will want a New Edison next to your C}matmas tree. - Come in ‘and, see this Chlppenddle model and hear its matchless music. T H 'COGSWELL ~— Cor Main and Chestnut —— = Columbia Grafonola’ Records .Or of money.” | ' General Rickards said the militia| "OAKLAND HONEY" reau looked forward to early com- By Gene Cohn on of “not less than five infantry| Oakland, Cal, Dec. 15.—"Oakland slons ‘and one cavalry division in|Honey,” sleek lined and slender, fleet- the efficiency of its workers, No oth- |25 and 30 per cent in experiments pull‘:‘}:'ce t::uapl::x:t:l.;? p}::s;.::g mat- ‘department in Natignal Guard devel- er foundation for commercial suc-|conducted this year. Use offthe paper ters drift on far too long,” he said. opment he said: \k cess will be so sure as the conserva- (mulch which also reduced ‘production ] Need of tion ¢ i tri- 7 tlon of practices in indust®y which |costs because it decreased the neces- ,;,‘::y‘?“r ?r: r::‘:’nt‘::;:n:‘b:‘:ir }T:mrt, " “The need for harmonious coopera- make for the health and well-being |sary manual cultivation cnnatdenb}y, 0 tion between the two services is gen- erally recognized, and the - policy “w Qo'lrdl’ thé/National Guard "By the war department will, it is be- achieve the destred results. two great'hindrances to a proper DM speed development of the Nation- 'al Guard are lack of sufficlent funds ' ua regular army personnel for duty ‘a8 instructors, When these two de- es shall have been corrected, rly development and future moeq of that element of the nzuonnl be defense will be assured. ' IGeteral Rickards added that after ‘ynr as the first National Guard of- i to be chief of the militiy bureau’ | “4¢ 15 most gratitying to be able to tes- W to the earnest and conatructive e continued, firmly than 0Bs National 8 nnfihmgm:. can ve a well developed Natios e the N4 ahi 4t ine sarme " The payment of the $50,- 8 ‘com- robably ' ree woild prol ust come ingvitably to the | neanfly adopted regard to of. doubtful "~ {ing Labor Department Calls Meefng for January 11, 1_2' and 18 Washington, D. C. Dec. 16.—A Women’s Conference on Industrial Problems, to be held in Washington under the auspices of the United States department of lhbor, is, ane nounced by Secretary James J. Davis for January 11, 12 and 13. Following the precedent.of previous conferences called during this administration to deal wl_th the unemployment situation Tland with agriculturals problems. . by DL '.he won,eu l & t mp wide. if so & 4 *flfi f ’l‘he sesslons will be hald in the aldltorlu 'of the Unlted sl tu National Mu *u\ h The ulf’ifitcl( goes ouftoduy, llzu;l t rou‘we gomen; Bure; ol g labor, feco y :’ etter from Secretary 1;2: & conference, pears.from census figures that approximately onée-fourth: earners of America are women, a upnflnuy the proportion: is in naé— lhnlumnt," : thinkii it this sita- ber of special prnblgm and un. for careful cofi- eration of and m fo 6 mothers.and tire po- . of the inl.uon ov::;g mployed. ‘It is impossi~ ble to separate gnfinly the problems ‘|of our motherhood fram the prob- ‘{lems of Your childhoed, and there is Work of the thmm yfir ~mmdnm Jands has ning phos- ;§ T manu- ary. of activities ‘s annual! re- Il shale; ofhing more important in Sur civ- llization thag' the protection of both of these in thelr strength and purity. The future of-the nation depends of ;hll maere cpnn .any other -tntle Iu- ‘tor.” The cal)l malt. which _is signed hy Miss Mary Ander ¢otor of the Woment's Blireau, sets forth the puE- poses of ‘the conference and of the Wmna Bureau: ./ % Rhoomtlon of the nauonnl n.ni attenton to. the pnblem it e 2 {tnowu: s || 18 ‘seen of the women workers, and dlso as- sure efficiency. in the industries. It is with this in mind that we are call- ing this conference and urge the full- est participation by the women of the country.. ““The ‘Woipen's ‘Bureau 1§ charged with the yesponsibility of developing policies and standards and conduct~ ing investigations in the industries of the country Witich shall safeguard the interests of women workers and thus make - their service. éffective for the national good. In fulfilling this ob, ligation we feel that a conference of women, representlhg all national ‘o»- ganizations of women, would go far not only to focus gttention. on the problems involved but to help in the development of policies and standards for the effective employment of wom- en in industry’ The invitations to the ~“conference haye been sent to a long list, of wom. en's organizations, and orunlutlonu having women members. UGAR CHALLENGED BY PINEAPPLE CROP New. Méthods of Cultivation 'Will In- crease Production of Later in Hawaiian Islands Honoluly, T, H,, Dee. 15.—The pos- sibility that piheapples -hortly may challenge the ancient lupnemuy of sugar cdne as Hawail's premidr crop “the announcement that the islands’ ‘ Income this year from plheapples wil) be about $22,000,000, as compared “with the 'sugar crop value of $61,600,000. New acreage and improved methods in' cultivation are expected to ine! the pineapple production by at least fifty and per. haps 100 per cent within & few years. The ' production “of 'canned ‘pinap- ples this year approximated 5,000, casdes, whioh gold at an average price ‘of $4.25 a case. The acreage i§ gs- timated at 6,000, which will be ir creased, hext year because the pack- ers hale beei unabla to supply the Qema,nd. % ‘Chief among the improvements in cumvatlng mnthodl is the utilization flmmmfimmmmm@ % f 0ver tbg floéce Toys, according to planters. ‘:;ucts of your Factory which per- which ure becoming more firmly "fl:ese re the days udun you, Mr. .you, Mr. Merchant, can get more ‘and "better buunm extfidms your ‘use of the. telephone on Mr. Manufacturer:— In }our stockrooms are prod-. haps some retailer will be glad to ‘place on his counter. | A FEW TELEPHONE CALLS to your trade may quickly move this surplus ‘stock out of the fac- tory. Such use of the telephone . is business getting. stock. Mr, Salsman: & . Mr. Merclgant — Certain articles sell quicidy' these days— the holiday turn- over is rapid. ‘Check up and keep up your A TELEPHONE CALL TODAY to the producer or wholesaler ‘may put the goods-you wish' on your counters tomorrow. Orders await you in every section of /your ‘ter- ; ritory these days. You can clinch most of them ° _quickly by telephone calls to your trade. - " Travel takes much time, mail moves slowly but ~A TELEPHONE CALL SPEEDS SWIFTLY to its : duhnflm and as swiltly back with an_order. ~IPS nmgsm MINUTES — NOT DAYS