New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1922, Page 6

* of the existence of the Ku Kiux Kian. New Britain_ Herald HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY (Tesued Dally, Bunday Excepted). At Horald Bl 07 Church Street, e SURSCRIPTION RATES: nz, ,00 Three Months, T6c » Month, at the Post OfMce at Now Britain A Bocond Mat! Matter, Entered TELEPHONE CALLS: ninass Offlco ditorial T'ooms .o 028 ceee 926 Tho only profitahle ad”crtiming. medium in the City, Cireulatian books and press room always open to advertiserc, Member of Tiie Ansociated Press The Associnted Pruss s exclusively entitled 1o the use for ro-publication of all news credited to it or not otharwine rn-mml' mn paper and also local news pub- Mumber Andit Bureau of Circulation The A. B. C. is a natlonal organization which futnishes newspapers and adver- ticers with a strictly honest anal cireulation, Our efrculation staf bused upon this audit. Thi tection. ngainst fraud in n tributian figures to both national and In- cal advertisers, e e e CHRISTMAS Fach year there comes & day when a great, engulfing wave sweeps over the country, gently but firmly oblit- erating the skeptical mutterings of the cynic, confusing the subtle theories of the sophlst by its splendid power, carrylng with it the doubter and raising high the ideals of peace, good-will, love, kindliness, right which are emphasized upon that Day. Above a world often dark, always covered by the haze of human, fallibllity there shines a Star upon that Da“to give 1ight to those who will looRupward. There is the symbol of the hope which intensifies the happiness of the for- tunate; which lightens the unhappi- ness of the despondent, which gives _confidence to those who seek it in the -place ‘where it may be found. On this Day the traits’ of humanity which make for a more universal joy- d.ulnean are displayed in the light of that Star. Few dare to dispute the power of the influence that inspires men and women and children on that day; tew deny 'that thi§ worid would be a place of peace and happiness al- _ ways were the spirit of that day to fill the hearts of men forever. Therein lles the test of the truth of that day; of the things for which it stands. Again we approach the celebration of this Day the spirit of which trans- forms the heart with a touch of the Divine. Breathe deep of the s‘ph-n gf that Day that its inspirition may be absorbed into the blood and being of every soul. It was upon this Duy_thnt Jesus Christ was born. NOT A CALL FOR HELP Trom Chicago comes distressing news that pulls the heartstrings. At- this Christmes season when there is love and joy and charity in the very air we breathe, the wail of the won- dering wife far out in the West is par- ticullarly appealing, wistful.. Can it be that such suffering is allowed to exist in this world of ours where and when all should be beautiful and sweet? Yet the news comes, grips our hearts and sends us on our way de- pressed in spirit, night unto hopeless- ness. No, gentlemen, youths, boys—this unhappy. wife is not calling to you for . filelp. She does not ask you to do the_' things that have not been done by that scoundrel who swore to love, honor and cherish her until death do 118 part. Remain calm; let the law take 'lu course. Justice, frowning down " Jipon the man who is the cause of her despair will touch her with a gentle * hand, will assuage her grief. | “Pity me,” she might well cry, for, seeking a divorce she declares that her fiusband married her “just to look at her,” and, in the two years they have been married “he never kissed me.” ! TRAGEDY IN LOUISIANA It has not been proven that the Ku Klux Klan killed the men in Louisiana whose bodies have been found. There is circumstantial evi- dence, such as the seizing of these men by persons dressed in regalia at Jeast resembling that of the much © discussed organization, that such body might have committed the crime. In this country every man, and by the _same token every organization, is pre- sumed to be innocent until proven guilty. J But. ¢ Men are going about the communi- ty bearing arms—because of the existence of the Ku Klux Klan. Ha- tred is in the air—because of the ‘existence of the Ku Klux Kilan. A ‘machine gun company is protecting Investigating state officials—because of the existence of the Ku Klux Klan. Militia and guardsmen are in or ap- ‘proaching that community—because Tragedy, death, destruction threatens ‘—because of the existence of the Ku “Kiux Klan, ¥ The Ku Klux Klan is seeking ‘gain a foothold in New Britain. { And this is the season of “Peace to jon Earth, Good Will toward Men!" A REASONABLE REQUEST . QGolng to and returning from Hart- “ford on the rallroad has developed “fnto an experience that tries men's . wouls. Whether you get there or re- “turn home on time depends mostiy on the stars. An astrologist, seeking to tear aside the vell that hides the future, is reported to have told a client: “Beware of rallroad journeys” and his reply, quite to the points, was: “Yes, 1 know all about that-——I com- mute between New Britain and Hart- ford, Now tell me something new But the end Is in sight, Commuters whose sense of justice has been out. raged, are reported to be preparing a petition to the Publie Utilities Com- mission asking for better service, It is a reasonable petition. The travel- ing public has a right to expect that gervice will be rendered In return for fares paid, Service means not only transportation, but that transporta- tlon when promised. Hundreds of men and women travel between New Britain and Hartford daily, not on pleasure bent but on’the serious mission of earning their bread Facts and Fancies (BY RORERT QUILYEN), 8till, you can take a million dollars and make a mystery of almost any murder, o no longer have mercenary But we still have mercenary We troops, patriots, They won't fight well If they are scared; but ther war't prepare for war unless they are, 1 h The hardened cynic is just a varia- tlon of the type formerly known as the village smart-Aleck, It is none of our business, but we can't help wondering what elephant, glands would do for a man, We are a splendid and vigorous and butter. Tardiness is a serious matter with them. Employers insist |on a good record for punctuality but employes are prevented from being punctual because they cannot get ¢o-,{ operation from the “New Haven" road despite the fact that they pay for it. A The management should remember the “He profits most who serves best." MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. BENNETT Among the gifts which New Britain finds in its stocking is the promise of Highway Commissioner C. J. Bennett that the state will build a concrete road from this city to Plainville, It will be twenty feet wide and will re- place the present highway that re- mind® us so much of the old oaken, or pine washboard that hung in the laundry before Landers, Frary and Clark and other forward-looking man- ufacturers gave us the automatic washing machine. ) The news will bring rejoicing to th hearts of motorists whose spirits and cars have been racked to pieces. Its completion will entitle Mr. Bennett to membership in the “Society to Lessen the Use of Profanity,” if there is such a sociefy. So ‘we say, “Merry Christmas, Mr. Bennett, may your highway of life be free from bumps.” AN APPRECIATION In appreciation. of- their spirit, the New Britain Herald extends its con- gratulations and best wishes of the season to the men who constitute the New Britain post office force. They hardly need praise because records spedk for themselves, .and their record this year reveals impres- sively to what extent we depend on them to make our Christmas a happy one, | P i At a season when a petulant public is apt to be more irritable than usual, the elerical force at the * postoffice, the gray clad messengers who deliver so many cheering letters and cards, the parcel post carriers and the men who lug sacks to and fro between rail- roads and headquarters, have render- ed good service—and have kept smil- ing. In charge of this extraordinary sit- uation is:a man who also knows how to smile, Postmaster William F. De- laney. He has not been above pitch- ing in an helping fo carry the load. Like a good commanding officer, his call has beén “Come on” instead of “Go on,” He would be the last to take credit for himself for what has been accomplished, despite the fact that he holds an exalted position among the post office force. There is credit for all and when the last stamp is cancelled and the last parcel sent on its way, the Her- ald wants Mr. Delaney and his work- ers to know that the public thanks them for a job well done. THE NORWALK TEST Attention 'is called to the petition of the Connecticut Company to raise the trolley fare in Norwalk from § cents to 8 1-3 cents only for the pur- pose of noting the things the com- pany did not ask and the things the company did not say. It is important that the matter of this peitition be understood as the fact that the cor- poration counsel of Norwalk is re- ported to have offered “little opposi- tion” to the petition may be used as an argument in favor of the higher fare in all cases. Prestdent Storrs of the company, while asking for a raise in the fares, stated that the five cent fare over West avenue, a short haul, would re- main at five cents. He did not seek an increase in the fare over this short haul. New Britain has never asked, recently, the lower fares over any but the short hauls in this city. The President of the company stat- ed, according to reports: “Throughout the entire system in the state we are making but very little over our oper- ating expenses.” It was not stated, as it was stated in the recent report published, that more money had been taken in Norwalk since the lower fare was established, than formerly under the higher fares. (In fairness it should be noted that there was more jitney competition at that time). Mr. Storrs, therefore, had no ground for saying, and did not say, that the higher fare would increase the revenue, although it might well be that the higher fare will do this over the longer hauls with®the es- tablishment of transfer points as promised. The lowered fare over New Britain's short hauls is all that has been sought recently. It is this arrangement nnly‘hat promises great- er revenue over these short hauls, race, and it might pay some foreign countries to find out how many calories there are in chewing gum, A high-brow {s one who can tell whether the dancer is interpreting a mad passion of a, boy stung by six bees, “The Turk is far from civilized.” But even so, he might be tolerated 1f he were far from the straits. Suggested motto for diplomats plan- ning a division of somebody's natur- al resources: ‘'See America first.” . And yet, back in pre-divorce days when marriage meant a life term, it wasn't always a term of endearment. It isn't at all difficult to love all of mankind, except that small portion of it you are acquainted with. The more we study the philosophies and schemes of very clever people, the more we thank God for common people. With Hermine on the job at Doorn, every married man knows whether Wilhelm accents the *“Her" or the “mine.” d, 4 It wives were inventive, they would perfect an ash tray to follow a hus- band -about the house, Even a modest man has moments ‘when he thinks his wife should be grateful for having annexed a chap of his quality.” ’ Correct this sentence: “I'm sorry, Mamma,” said little Bobby; “I didn’t hear you the first six times you called me."” We know who coined most of the clever expreseions. But who was the humorist who first called it the “easy- payment plan?” i “A boob, as we understand ft, is one wlio thinks the Millennium mere- ly waits upon a few more amend- ments to the Constitution. Those who haven't public jobs aré called “the public;” those who have are called ~whatever the taxpayer's imagination may suggest. 25 Years Ago Today| (Taken from Herald of that date) o W. A. Burke represented the senior class at the High school in the clos- Ing exercises today. His paper was considered one of the finest of the exercises. Thomas Curtin was elected grand knight of Werdinand Council, Knights of Columbus, at the annual meeting Jast night. Willlam Doyle, the liveryman, who has been ill with pneumonia, was able to enjoy a drive around town last night. | A camp of the Sons of Veterans will be organized in this city next Monday evening. The fire department was called out 45 times during the past year. The New Britain basketball team won a hard fought contest from the Springfield Turners in Springfield last night. The work of Pete O'Donnell and Bert Loomis was the best seen -on the Springfield floor sinee the first days of basketball there. The Salvation Army was out again last night, but did not have any in- strumental music. It camped just south of Hart's block and played and sang with much fervor. Selectman Thomas Smith went to Meriden on business today: The axle on one of Clark’s hacks troke on Main street this afternoon and one of the wheels came off. No one was in the hack. i WILHELM SELLS PICTURES Px-Kaiser “Nicks” London and New York Press For $10,000 For Wed- ding Photographs. Doorn, #Holland, Dec. 23.—The for- mer German emperor has sold to a London and New York company the world rights in what he describes as the “officlal photograph”- his recent wedding. The price paid was $10,000. The picture shows the former kaiser in the uniform of a field marshal. Princess Hermine is wearing the fam- ous diadem the wedding gift of her husband. It is understood that Wilhelm was considered annoyed when he learned of the profits tha{ had been made from the sale of his portrait by un- official and unauthorized photogra- phers, and this consideration together with a desire to augment his income induced him to make the sale. “From Dr. Lorenz” The greatest Christmas gifts—re- gained health—are the presents given by Dr. Lorenz, famous Austrian sur- geon to Jacob Silpwitch of Brogklyn, N. Y., (above), and Fred Bant? of Newark, N. J. Bantz was considered hopelessly deformed and Stlowitch was reconciled to a life on crutches. CHEER UP IS XMAS CRY OF DRY AGENT Commissioner Haynes Advises 18th Advocates That County is ls‘ccomlng Dry. Washington, Dec. 23.—"Be of good cheer,” was Prohibition Commissioner Haynes' Christmas message today to “friends of the 18th amendment” in which he declared the success at- tained in prohibition enforcement gave ‘‘every reason for hopefulness, gratification and congratulations.” “Do not be deceived nor dismayed,” said Mr. Haynes, “by a nation-wide program of misrepresentation, con- stituting as it does the most preten- tious, most pernicious propaganda to undermine enforcement sinee*the en- actment of the amendment. “Admitting of course that there are violations of the Volstead act unfor- tunately by some who hold them- seives. above the law—the fact can: not and will not be conscientiously denied that the past year has been marked with rapid strides toward the same degree of enforcement of this law as obtains in respect to all other laws, none of which are .enforced 100 per cent.” Citing "the abolishment of the open saloon as sufficient reason in. itself for “good cheer” other reasons, Mr. Haynes said, were an “awakening on the part of high officials federal, state, county and municipal, resulting in more impartial observance of the law and greater respect for the con- stitution by all classes; greater ac- tivity of state and other enforcement agencies; reduction in available bev- erage supply of bonded. liquor and in liquor smuggling, and the fect that tite ‘home brew fad is taking final gasps.’ “Furthermore, the fact is self evi- dent,” sald Commissioner ‘Haynes, “that real liquor is almost imposssi- ble to obtain at any price and when drinkers fully realize that the average bootleg product is dangerous to life and health the law; will to an in- creased extend enforce itself.” . FREED AFTER 27 YRS. RETURNS TO MOTHER Slayer to Celebrate Christinas Gift By Visiting Old Scenes and Dining With Her Philadelphia, Dec. 28.—The old thrill that set “Sumny Pete” Webber atingle as a boy when he ‘waited for Christmas morning has come to him again after twenty-seven years in the Eastern penitentiary. This Christmas means freedom for Webber, the right to come and go when le pleases. There was a tone of wistfulness in the man’s voice this morning when he said he wanted to walk along Market street and ‘‘see what's what.” The state pardons board last night recommended a pardon for the aging convict who killed his father-in-law, Justus Klemmer, in 1894, and was sentenced to be hapged. He won commutation to life imprisonment. He is now fifty-eight. “The first thing I'm going to do when I get out,” suid Webber today. “is to take a walk ‘around the block. 1 think I'm entitled to a walk after twenty-seven years in prison. “Then I want to go to Market street and just stroll along. Fve kept in touch with the outside world to some extent. But I have never seen a subway or an clevated and I un- derstand a ‘lot of skyscrapers have been built in Philadelphia. u “I'm going to cat Christigas dinner with my eighty-year-old nfother in Harrisburg. i i8 paralyzed. It will be like coming back from the dead to her. BEET SUGAR PRODUCTION ‘Washington, Dec. 23.-—Beet sugar production this year is about 691,000 short tons from 65,243,000 short tons of sugar beets, while cane sugar pro- duction in Louisiana and Texas s about 242,000 short tons the depart- ment of agriculture announosd #eday in preliminary estimates. T e H e e Y OBSERVER - Makes Random Observations On the City This 1§ the age of achievements, The spirit of progress permeates the life of the generation, One man starts an_experiment today and day after tomorrow it is an old story, Today we sce great visions of the future, which seem in the distance like hazy dreams—tomorrow they are estab- Ilished facts and the next day they are out of date. During the Civil War the Merrimac and the Monitor were the sensations of the age. Today man floats In stecl covered palace, dances on the bottom of the ocean and those who value thelr lives lightly have even “changed cars” while flylng through the air, .When' a great man once sald he had perfected a box-like instrument of many wires and, “contraptions,” through which a man could speak a distance farther than the loudest known nolse could travel, people shook their heads and said, "Alas, he's gone.” A few weeks ago a noted sclentists sent a message without the ald of communicating wires "to the Hawalian Islands and had a reply in a nearby city in less than five minutes. To the scientist, the inventor and the mechanical ‘engincer nothing is im- possible. PR Those of us who are not so young as we used.to be, when we were kid- dies would write our annual letters to Santa Claus and put them in the stove, or, if in New England, probably in the old fashioned fire place, and watch the smoke carry the message up the chimney and off to the North Pole, where Santa Claus would load up our gifts on his sleigh, harness his elght reindeer and drive to. our chimney, down which he came, in a manner we never could *understand,, with his pack. But children growj up. As we grew older we sent our letters to Santa Claus by way of the United States post office, duly addressed to Kris Kringle, St. Nicholas or Santa Claus, he answers to all three titles, and ad- dressed them to Fairyland or the North Pole, both being in the same place. And again the Christmas saint responds in a strange and mysterious manner, sometimes even coming through the keyhole, although how a fat man could get in through that lit- tle keyhole, we never knew. But big children grow into men and women. - Sadly, 'tis true, we lost the cherished dréams of childhood. Modern education made skeptics of us and we grew away from our youthful ideals. Though we realize now as we have reached mature gears, we did not know as we first felt our pinfeathers of knowledge begin to sprout, that Santa Claus actually does live and will continue to live, enshrined in the hearts of innocent children until “Time shall know them no more.” There are laws to punish the mur- derers, and thieves, but there is no Dl1aw too strict, no punishment too se- vere for that man or woman who would. deliherately destroy the faith of‘the little child in a real and living Santa Claus,'who after all, represents, just as truly as does the Christ child Himself, the actual spirit of Christ- mas. And so, modern achievement recog- nizes that Santa Claus is one to be reckoned with. He must be taken in- to consideration. And modern en- gineering, coupled to 20th century science, has gone far towards making things easier for the children’s be- loved friend. No more does he rely on his fa- mous reindeers. No more is the ged automobile which succeeded them a familiar sight on the streets of Toy- land, Fairyland or the North Pole. Today Santa takes order by long dis- tance telephone, replies to his corres- pondents by radio, and does his deliv- ering by airplane. Last evening, talking from his crowded, workshop, Santa Claus ex- tended the season’s greetings by wire- less telephone to many of his juvenile friends. He was assisted by radio station KDKA, at the Westinghouse plant, Pittsburgh, v There may not be a Santd Claus As real persons go, But quite awhile one ought to. pause Ere telling childrén so. For he who says there is none such (In spirit or in truth) Lies every single bit as much To sweet and trustful youth. As he who says Kris Kringle lives And moves mnoius here— He lives in every“heart that gives A gift with love, my dear! ¥ s Many years ago a little girl wrote to the New York Sun: “Is there a Santa Claus?”’ Francis' Pharcellus Church answered her lotter in an edi- torial which is a Christmas gem and which shines ever brighter with the flight of time: “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist. And you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would he the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childish faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this ex- istence. Nobody sees Santa Claus. WESLEY BARRY, In “HEROES OF THE STREET” The Kind of a Picture Yon Have Often Wished for but Seldom i See and Its People But that is no sign that there is no Banta Claus, The most real things in tho world are those that neither chil- dren nor men see, “You may tear apart the baby's rat- tle and see what makes the nolse jn- side, but there is a vell covering the unseen world which not the strongest man nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart, Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance can push aside that curtain and view glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginla, in all this world there is nothing else real and ablding. “No "Santa Claus? Thank God, he lives and llves forever. A thousand years from now, Virginla—nay, ten times ten thousand years from now— he will continue to make* glad the heart of childhood.” e Much has been sald in the news- papers of the country goncerning the coal question, yet Fuel Administrator E. W, Christ says New Britain people do not realize the serlousness of the situation. He says that, according to present indications the month of March will find the city minus fuel, for domestic use, For this reason coal dealers have been asked not to dellver domestic sizes to anything but private nesi- dences. Also, dealers have been re- quested not to deliver domestic sizes without adding 20 per cent buckwheat to egg or stove, or a 50-50 mixture of nut and pea. This is where the rub comes in. New England people have been used to burning wood, and large sizes of coal, and many have the idea that finer sizes will not work in the or- dinary range or furnace. Contrary to the general opinion, in the anthracite coal regions where coal sells for half the price it brings here and people burn coal fires 365 dhys a year, it was almost a universal cus- tom until a few years ago to burn pea coal exclusively in kitchen ranges and the old fashioned parlor heating stove, At the mines, where all size coal is available, firemen in boiler houses prefer to burn buckwheat. In no case is there any difficulty. All it requires is to be sure and have a good bottom before piling on the fine coal; after that it will take care of itself. Buck- wheat coal is better for banking or for bringing up a slow fire in a hurry but pea coal can be used for general purposes, and if handled properly, both can be used in any average grate. e Captain John Edeen of the Salva- tion Army, despite the fact that his work takes him among scenes of pov- erty, pathos and need in the city, nev- ertheless is qualifying as a humorist, and is demonstrating that despite the § EVERETT TRUE THAT SMELLS TURKISH CIGARST ME, MISTER. weé NO WONDER CaLL THE sk MAN OF delusion to the contrary Swedish peo. ple really are quick witted, Not very long ago the captain stop- ped u “Herald" reporter on the street and offered some news, The report- er found himself out of copy paper, but dug up an advertising circul upon which to take his note, “That's all right,” sald the Salvation Army officlal “you reportersecan make notes on anything." When the steeple jack who was here last weck gave his demonstra- tion on top of the Andrews building, the captain took up a collection on the street. The result was disappoint. ing, financlally, “Fverybody was looking up and dldn't see the collec: tion plate,” he commented. 3 Those who knew the captain know that he is bullt physically on fairly generous proportions. He was com- plaining one day about the cold. A man as fat as you are shouldn't mind the cold,” he was informed. ‘“Yes, but, when all that fat gets cold, it hurts,” was the immediate reply. He was given a letter of introduec- tion to C. B. Cleveland, superintendens of the Boys' club, .Mr, Cleveland was out when he called. The captain waited a few moments, then wrote “pleased to meet you,” on the letter and departed. “« oo A very small boy was seen stand- ing over a very, very small boy to- day, the latter having slipped and fallen to the slippery pavement. The smallest “lad was whimpering; he seemed to be hurt. The other, ser- fous in his antiquity of possibly ten years, wore glasses and a solemn face. “Wow—It hurted,” wailed the very, very small boy who. had fallen. . “It does not hurt” declared the very small boy, looking down at the other ‘with an air of .conviction. “It's going; it's going; it's going—it's gone; it's gone; it's gone, There now, Horace; it's gone and it doesn't hurt any more. Day by day in every way I'm getting better and better—say that, Horace—keep saying that.” Indistinct murmurs came from the ground asgHorace tried to obey, at the same time rising painfully, At that instant there came into view from the house in front of which the boys were the stout form of an frate female parent. “What cher doin’ to Horace?” she cried to the advocate of auto-sugges- tion. “I'm just telling him that he fsn't hurt,” said the lad seriously. ‘‘He isn't hurt, really you know, and he can drive away any pain if he just thinks so. .That's what the French- man Coue ‘says, and I know it is true.” “Biff,” from the heavy hand of the irate parent. “Ouch!”,from Horace's young -in- structor.” And then; as he wandered on down the street, his hand caresging the ‘“point of contact,”” there came the murmuring words: “I guess Mr. Coue didn’t know how hard Horace's mother can hit.” Two cggs of the great Auk: that sold for eight dollars in Edinburg, } TOYS-TOYS-TOYS Come In and Visit Our Toyland later brought $2,400. IVES TOY TRAINS . The Oldest and Best Made Trains Today T.HCOGSWELL.: } Cor. Main and Chestnu* Sts. n By Condo ZIF Yoo DoN'T L\KE CUSTARD - CAN MAKE AN EVEN EXCHANQE !! TURK THE CuRoPE 1