New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1922, Page 6

New Britain Herald LIBHING COMPANY W 1 Wundny. Bacepen: At e o #1 vl Btrset, N ! ". mnl?flnfl NATES: 6 o 4l 200 Three Months, 0 a Month, Fntered at the Post t New Britaln as Hocond ( Mall Matter, The only proftable mdvertlaing medium in the Olty, Clreulation hooks and press room aiways open to mdvertisors, Member of Thé Awsoclated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled e for re-publication of all news it or not otherwise credited r and algo local news pub- ||ll\.d herein. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation The A. B. & national organization which furnish spapors and adver- tisers with a honest analysis of ulation statistica. are audit, This insuros pr traud’ in newspaper dis- to both national avd lo- cal advertisers. JUSSREN —— THE ICE QUESTION. 1t s hard to beat a group of men who are fighting to safeguard the health of the people. Such men are moved by a spirit which puts force into their arguments. They can stand up and look every man in the eye and dare him to attribute ulterior motives to their action. They may not be accused justly of being influ- enced by personal friendship for any one individual or any particular indi- viduals, - They are inspired by the desire only to justify the people's faith in them in putting them into positions in which they are chargad with the duty of seeing to it that the people are ,protected. Tonight at the session of the com- mon council the matter of cutting ice at Shuttle Meadow lake Wil prob- ably come up again. Thox‘o do not want to see the health™of the people of the city endangered through drinking con(umh;nted water have *not given up the fight to try to keep ‘thet water pure. They believe that the water commissioners know some- t)\lng about the matter. They believe at when Superintendent of Health e urges that noijce be ¢ut there he 18 moved by the. desire to do all that )le can to keep that water pure and to keep away from the city the terri- ble danger that would come to the people if ‘their source of water supply 'were to be contaminated as it may be it ice 1s cut at Shuttie Meadow lake /this winter. They believe that the lstate and federal health authorities "%know what they are talking about when they tell us: “Don’t allow ice fo be cut at Shuttle Meadow lake.” These members of the ‘common ;\mcll who are fighting ‘to keep our ‘water ‘pure refuse to say: “Ah, we _&now more about this health ques- {tion than our superintendent of health . does; we know more than the state )mllth authorities do; we know more ‘than the United States health expert Vho investigated matters here knows ‘iboul this matter. We, in our supe- 1i&lm‘ wisdom, declare that those " health authorities don't know what J)wy are talking nbout. They say “there is danger: We say there isn't ;ny danger. Anyway, we'll let the people run the risk of getting per- heps fatally sick from drinking, the pnly Wwater the city can give them to drink.” Perhaps the advocates of ice-cut- ting at the lake do not express them- gelves in these words, but that is just what their ‘action means in allowing young, Of the benefits the children of this country have recelved because of the bureau, and of the benefits 'lmy will recelve, there may be no question, As stated hy Miss Abbott the question remains whether or not safeguarding the future citizens of the country in their youth fs as impor- tant as other governmental activities planned or belng carried on, The mere stating of the questipn would seem to bring its own answer, Improvement in the health, strength, moral and physical, of the children means, of course, an improved coun- try. ‘The rearing of a stronger com- ing generation means better forces to combat the evils that are feared today-—evils snch as bolshevism, ultra-radicallsm and the breaking away from American standards, not }lo mention health, Pessimists have | predicted the fall of this country as | other civilizations have fallen, Other civilizations did not safeguard the young as this country is doing today. The greatest force possible, calculated to increase this country's = strength and to fend off decay ls the inspira- tion which leads this country to pro- tect and educate and cherish its chil- dren who, tomorrow, will be “this country.” MORNING SHOPPING, There are three long mornings be- fore Sunday. People who do the rest of their Christmas shopping during these morning hours will get splendid results, Forget the merchants and their clerks, if one will. Think only of the advantages of the shopper that would come by utilizing these morn- ing hours to complete the Christmas gift purchasing. The stores will not be crowded with the result that you will be hurried. You will have ample time to look about and get exactly what you want—for what you want may be found in our stores. It is a long time since the merchants have made the nre.pl.ratlons for the Christ- mas trade they have made this year. Their stock {s fine, comprehensive. If you shop in the morning hours you will be able to see just how fine, how comprehensive this stock s. Or allow the Christmas spirit to move you. In such ‘case you will think of the other shoppers who.m-e absolutely unable to get {into the stores in these morning hours. They, those others, have to work during the day to earn the money with which to buy the presents they plan to give, You will make it easier for them and for the merchants and clerks if you will go to the stores these three mornings and “finish up.” Shop in the morning if you can do so.. SNOW IN THE STREETS. The wisdom of property owners in cleaning thelr walks when the firft fall .of snow -comes has been empha~ sized. After a conslderable amount of snow has been allowed to\ccumw late it becomes more difficult to make the walk passable. © The authorities of ‘the city have taken steps to see } that the walks about the city are kept in proper condition. Clearing off the | snow is one of the disagreeable duties lhat falls upon prnperty owners ih ,the winter. It has to be faced. | The Connecticut Company is in the [ position of a property owner in streets over which its tracks run. The com- pany must not only keep their tracks clear in order to do business, but it must remove the snow it throws off from its tracks. It must cart it away. The time to do it is when the first heavy fall comes. ‘The first heavy fall of snow has come. Complaints instrument brings the desired cure, A lawyer must know the theory of the law; why a certain act is flegal, A statute may prohibit it or preoe- dent may declare it illegal, But be. yond and deeper than statute or precedent there Is the great rule of “eommon sense’ upon which the law is founded despite critics of the law. What rule would be most wise in the greatest number of cases? This s the question the lawyer asks when he finds no preeedent or statute to guide him, 8o In business of every character. The theory of supply and demand; turn-over of stock and all the rest must be known to a person before he is able to get the full benefit of his practieal knowledge. The necessity of using one's brains is being secn more clearly each day. Facts and Fancies (BY ROFPERT QUILJEN), In the Near East, it was ofl that put the greed in disagreed. Kemal doesn't need to rattle the sabre so long as he can rattle the Allies, Only five more days untilgwe get our annual contribution of bedroom slippers. ‘The only real difference is that one is called a subsidy and the other a tariff, What is Henry's objection to our financlal system? It seems to absorb the Ford output. In due time we shall wish a merry Christmas to everybody except those who call it Xmas. That chap who says women may be ‘expected to make greater strides in the future hasn't noticed the new skirts. “Thirty It Correct this sentence: days for reckless driving.” Note: doesn’t need correcting. The cars have distinctive names, but pedestrians are Jisted under the general head of “traffic.” A doctor’s wife should be happy. He will listen patiently'to a descrip- W of her symptoms. The Gerggns really are superior, They are ~ first to dodge their debts by making more money. The war wasn't entirely uselesss. It taught a lot of persons of noble lineage to earn their living. It always works that way.,, And you will notice that = Wilhelm . fre- quently leaves home now that he is married. We have no Near East; and the only Near West we have is that pic- tured in Wild West. movies. A beauty contest is llke . a.presi- dential election. The winner is mere- ly the most beautjful in the contest. S That feminine eriminal who sawed the bars without making a noise must have found them about as soft as the average jury. Any successful new party must be fes to be cut there. They are not| have been recelved that “drivers of ltormedq of 4 per cent discountent, 7 gzmbling. with imongy entrusted to i’nélr care. They are gamhling with something vastly more valuable—the health of the people of the city of New Britain, What would these men say—these man who vote to allow ice to be cut at Shuttle Meadow lake—what would they say to the sick, perhaps the dying of this city next .summer, or the year after, if there should come an epidemic here directly traceable to the contaminated water of Shuttle Meadow lake? Would they ever be able to feel that they were not Sdirectly responsible for the sickness, the suffering—the death—of many of the people who lived near thém, who had trusted them? CHILD WELFARE. The declaring unconstitutional of the child labor tax law by the United States Supreme court and the move- ment for a constitutional amendment to protect children, has focused atten- tion upon them and their future im- portance to the country. The report of Grace Abbott, chief of the Federal children's bureau, made to the Sec- retary of Labor, says: “To what ex- tent it (the bureau) will be enabled to expand to meet opportunities for service is a question of public policy involving a decision as to the relative importance of children and their wel- fare as compared with other objects of national expenditure.” The bureau has been in existence ten years. Consideration of the wel- fare of children has extended in that time over almost all of the states of the union. The children's bureau did not accomplish this and makes no claim to such accomplishment, its ‘inyestigations furnished the facts ‘upon Wwhich the improvement in regu- lation was based and is, therefore, responsible for the wise safeguards that have been thrown about the very course he knows why that particular|pis game. but | | cars find it difticult driving on West Main ltreet, especially, because of the snow thrown off from the trolley tracks. Another heavy fall ‘of snow would add to these difficulties. The | company should do as the local prop- lerty owner is forced to do-—clear the lflnow and remove it to a place where it is not likely to cause trouble. And it should be done as quickly as pos. sible. THEORY AND PRACTICE. The well known engineer, A, L. Deleeuw, speaking in this city the other evening, emphasized the supe- rior value of the theoretical over the entirely practical man in industry. Of course it must be admitted that the theorist might be quite valueless in actual work if he did not apply his theories to practice correctly and lacked the manual skill to do what his theories told him to do. But the speaker’s point was well taken and merely emphasizes what {s getting to be more generally admitted today— intelligence and mental activity are displacing mere mechanical ability. There can be no question but that a workman in any line is able to obtain desired results more easily and quickly and to impréve upoint those results If he understands why what he does brings those resiits. This knowl- edge enables him, also, to be on the lookout for other means of accom- plishing the same results and sug- gests, occasionally, improvements in the implement He is using which bring more satisfactory results, Important as this matter is in in- dustry, and interesting as it is to the mechanist, it is fully as interesting and valuable to workers In every other line of endeavor. A physician uses a certaln medicine to cure a cer- tain allment,.. The: medicine is the implement with which he works. Of per cent idea, and 89 per cent cam- paign contributions. It ‘the argricultural bloc wishes to impress the country with its wisdom, it musn’t put its faith tn amendments to the Constitution. Another sad little failure is the husband's ‘effort not to appear inter- ested while his wife retails the latest scarfdal in-their set. T e s S 5 Years Ago Today (Taken from Herald of that date) Rev. Dr. R. F, Moore talked on the observance of Advenit at both masses at St. Joseph's church Sunday morn- ing. The question of holding only one session “fn’ the tabled indefinitely by the school board at their meeting last Saturday after- noon. Public ' sentiment is ~much against the movement, The assessors have finished ' their work and the grand list shows an in- cremse of $266,084. The total amount 1s $9,926,230. A new hydrant is bclnx installed on the west side of the park opposite B. C. Porters. ‘The hydran has four spouts and its presence will improve the fire fighting arranibmenl in that section. The caie of the Sml\'nflon A:’my cap- tain arrestedlast week because of his violation of the ordinausce recently passed by the ‘common: ‘¢ouncil i‘ur-1 bidding his band from parading the streets, . was continued 'in' court this motrning until. December 28. He was not held under, bonds, and was let go on his own recognizance. One, still hears comvu}atu ,from Hartford ‘about the gdme befwoen the New Britain and Hartford pélo teams wherein the referee gave a point to New Britain and took one away from publie schools’ was| 3 CHRISTMAS STORE BOOK TROUGHS Solid Mahogany BEGS TO SUGGEST WRITING DESKS Mahogany, Walnut, Oak MIRRORS * With Mahogany Frames $14.50 $16.00 $15.00 “ $59 00 $12. 00 * $24.00 ; SMOKING STANDS $1.95 “ $27.00 ; } # 2 2 § § § § # POLICE CRITICIZED FORINVADING HOME (Continued from First Page). prior to the arrival and presentation of the proper order. The defense admitted ownership of the store and tenement and of the whiskey and wine, not contesting itsh still selzed. alcoholic content. It denfed howevef, that any was ever sold, asserting thae it was for personal use, that which was found at the house, consisting of geveral containers of whiskey and geven barrels of wine, beionging to Damon and a neighbor, and the stuft at the store being for the partners use. A still seized by the police had not been in use in a year, having beea recelved as a gift by a man return- ing to Europe, Damon said. The Hartford because the goai tender lay down to stop New Britain from cag- ing so many points. But New Britain is right and Hartford is wrong and the “‘Globe” sport writer should be spanked and put to bed. Marbies is wine was made from grapes that were SEWING -STANDS $17.50 $29 $34 $14 $24 B. C. Porter Sons | CONNECTICUT’S BEST FURNITURE STQRE” . s&mmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmfimmmwmfimmmmu grown by the Oak street man, he explained. Search Over Woman's Protest "Mrs, Damon told the ourt that upon the arrival of the pélice they $29 00 i e DAVENPORT TABLES $80 00 GATELEG TABLES $21.00 * $49. 00 presented the Scalise -watrant, ana when she_objected to a search under that warrant they sald it was ali right since the proper house number was given. Despite her protest, she testified, the search was conducted, the still being removed from another room and assembled. ®he did not see the corrected warrant, st said. To refute the statements of the defense, Prosecutor TG, Woods called Chief W. C. Hart who testified that Damon admitted the manufhe: ture of moonshine whiskey from the At the request’ of Lawyeh S. J. Traceskl liquor . charges against Michael Reglusth and ‘Stailey Bog- danski were continued to tomorrow morning. ‘Judge W. ¥. Maugan will hear the evidence. Clanflone Case Continued Lawyer P. . F. MoDonough was granted a continuance in' the case of Frank Clanflone, charged with two counts of Hduor law violation at 56 Hillerést avenue. Clanflone s a Jbrother of “Cowboy Joe" now serving a life 'sentence for'the murder of D.o Rehaldino in-a bootlegging feud. Detective MgCue and Policemen McAvay and Strolls went to the Cian- flone homie last night and setzed & TEA WAGONS SEWING STANDS' $6.95 * $14.00 ANDIRON $4 00 i $2i .00 50 $29 815 large quantity of Iqumr and three al- leged stills. Nearly half a bacrel of whiskey, most of it in quart bottles, was taken and a number of empty bottles were also conflscated. Cianflon had entered a plea of mbt guilty. He asserts that the liquor was stored ih" his cellar for 'per- sonal uses and wag neither sold nor offered for sale. He'also denfes that his place has a reputa- tion for liquor traffic. 'The copper bollers and colls which the police claim are stills are used for other purposes, Cianflone. maintains. Redkless Driving CGase. Frank Romanski arrested for reck- less driving a8 a result of am acci- dent that took placé November 5, in which' James V. Onorato’s car was badly damaged, was fined $28\ and costs. Onorato testified that Roman- ski attempted ¢o pass between his car and® the -curbing at .the fntersedtion of South Main gnd Roberts streets. Stanley.Gremskl, anfnternal revenue man/ told &he court that Romanski was driving with such speed that ah accident was inevitable. Coasters in Fistic Clush, Becamse he thovght Willlam Grys- bowski ‘Had referred to his double- ripper as a “four cent ‘rip, Joseph sar TABLE LAMPS $16.50" $22 Y Parillo punched Willlam's nose last night while sliding on Beaver street. He was arrested By Poligeman James A. Sullivan. A fine of $10 and costs was imposed. - Took Gloves by ‘msuko. Policeman Willlam' Schmidt, doing* duty at Besse-Leland's store during the Christmas rush, arrested l-rnn‘ Wankus yesterday for the theft of @ pair of gloves. » Wankus tired on the gloves, then put them in his pocket and walked away. Shortly afterward he returned and explaiped that he had mhde a mistake and tendered the gloves. He, was discharged by the Judge. Fire Board May Ask For New Engine House Chairman John K. R. Keevers, Chief W. J. Noble and Clerk John J. Kepugh of the fire board, ad g budget committee of the board, will probably redommend that requests - he made for a mew fire house in Belvidere, to cost approximately $25,000, a new 750 gallon pump to cost $12,600 dand . a repair shop to cost about $8,000. hese matters were discussed ot a meeting last night. 0