New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1922, Page 6

New Britain Herald HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY (lagued Dally, Sunday Excepted), Business Ofee . Editorial Fooms The only profitable advertising medium in the City, Circulatian hooks and room always open to advertisers. Associnted Press The Aswociated Press i exclusively entitled to the use for re-publication of all news otherwise oredites news pub- credited to it or not fn this paper and also local 1ished horein Mumber Audit Bureaa of Clrculation e efreulation, bused upon this audit, This insur tection against fraud in newspap tributinn figures to both natlonal and I cal advertisers. —— e THE POLICE COMMISSION, "Considering the wide difference of oplnion, the action of the Police Com- mission ‘last ovening in connection with policemen accused of disobedi- ence is to be commended. It was proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the men had disobeyed instruc- tions fssued By Chief Hart to attend ‘physical culture drills at the Y. M. C. A. In view of this fact, no course other than punishment was open to the commissioners. ' It was a dis- agreeable duty, no doubt, but one on which they did not turn their backs. .In. fining the policemen certain periods of their vacation allowance, the board took into consideration the outstanding fact that no wilful dis- obedience of orders was intended. ‘Without sufficient reflection, the men, believing that they were standing on principle, ignored the standing order of the chief. Their attitude could ‘not be overlooked nor their act con- doned. Regardless of how much one _,might sympathize with them, the po- ‘licemen were in the wrong, and, let it be said to their credit, they ad- mitted their error like men when it was shown to them in its true light. \ The decision of the commission not to impose a penalty which would ‘mean financial loss to the policemen will be generaily applauded. A show- down on authority Wwas necessary, but justice was tempered with considera- «tlon for the families of the police- man who would bear the brunt of any penalty in the form of reduced in- ‘comes. o CLEARING THE STREETS. The devil on one hand and the deep gea on the other is not a pleasant position to be in. That is the situa- tion of the board of public works whenever snow, comes to block the streets. A few days ago people were complaining that our streets were in awful condition: Today they are complaining, probably, that the hoard spends too much money. in clearing awey the snow. Yesterday it was estimated that the recent storm would cost the city $1,000 because of the ice and snow that must be cleared away. Last night and today the weather man, thinking perhaps that New Britain was getting out of it rather easily, gent a little more congealed moisture to add to our difficulties. Well may the board put their, heads together and indulge in a bit of “close har- mony,” choosing, the sweet ballad “No Rest for the Weary" for their song. Even severe critics' of New Britaln report that the streets in neighbor- ing cities have been no more passable than those in this city. It is a time when both those who would have the streets cleaned perfectly at any cost, and those who would like to see the city spend little money for this pur- pose, to appreciate the difficulty of pleasing everyone and to have confl- dence that the board is doing the best it can and as inexpensively as pos- sible. 4 WILSON'S BIRTHDAY. Former President Woodrow Wilson {8 sixty-six years old today. There was & time a few years ago, when yeference to his birthday would have been deemed giving undue impor- tance to a comparatively unimpor- tant event. Much of the {ll-will that was felt toward Mr, Wilson has béen forgotten. Sorha men are just as positive, perhaps, that he made many mistakes; that his egotism, develop- ing a8 the years passed, prevented his accomplishing much that he would have been able to do were it not for that fault; that he sought to make a practical dictatorship out of the Presidency. These and many other eriticlsms were made of him. His admirers are still his admirers, how- ever. To them a noting of the anni- versary of His birth would have been proper at any time. But today many of those who were eritics of President Wilson when he was in office, and critics of all he did /because he did it, have come to see | that, above all else, he' made con- - grete the ideal of a league of nations “ demanded by the changed conditions of the world. They still insist, pos- #ibly, that the Wilson League was an . jmpossible affair, that this country At™lerald Bldg, 67 Church Btreet, BUBSCRIPTION RATES: 05,00 & Year, #2.00 Three Months, 60 & Month, fed at the Post OMce at New Dritaln ~an Becond Clans Mat! Matter, | | | government. might have entered an assoclation looking to closer relationship among nations had he been willing to com- promise, But they do seo now, President Harding sees, it 1s belleved, as men of all classes and pursults in this country see and even as Benator Borah, that powerful opponent of all “lengue” ideals sees, that the thought in former President Wilson's mind has prevalled, If for no other rea- son than this the anniversary of his birth should be remembered, ONE POSSIBLE PUNISHMENT There are rumors that Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, draft dodger, is on his way to this country; there are rumors that he has been In Seattle. So far this man who cscaped from prison and was reported to have fled 4= Germany where it i{s sald he was treated as something of a hero, haw received no punishment from this Possibly even his own consclousness has not punished him; possibly he may have had just a “corking good time" according to his own standards. Certainly he had had times of enjoying a good laugh at the expense of the government of the United States, and it would not seem foreign to his nature to make the most of those.laughs. But his return to this country, if in fact he is returning or has return- ed, would indicate that he did not find all that he sought across the ocean. A man does not return to face almost inevitable discoveryand imprisonment unless some impelling motive urges him. This country must have some- thing he wants—something tangible or intangible. He is coming after it. The most simple explanation s that he likes to live here. Much is said about “Christian for- giveness.” There is just as much a “time and place” for such forgive- ness as there is for everything else. Such time, in regard to Bergdoll, is not now; such place is not the United States of America. The draft dodger will be punished when he is caught. But in the mearitime there {s one form of punishment that may be inflicted upon him, cumulative as the days and weeks and months pass. That punish- ment is that no one forgets him and his base actions at the time when splendid men and women of this coun- try were fighting the enemy. The effect of this punishment wil] follow him always, for he will have knowledge of it, until the day he is caught. Then more practical punishment, the résult of our remembering, will come béhind prison _bars, “ON DUTY” There can be no question but that, to Sarah Bernhardt, her most sacred duty in life is to ' interpret human emotions. Were the word big enough, that duty might be called her “obses- sion.”” Her determination to die upon the stage, actually, is inspired by more than sentiment, the idea of which carries a suggestion of wealknéss as the word is regarded today. To her nothing much matters except that she leave behind her, to reinforce her world-fame as an actress, the mem- ory of her last moments connected in the most striking manner with the stage, the scene of her trwmphs. She would have those who learn of her after her death think of her not only as the wonderful actress, but as a wonderful personality strong enough of will to play to the last moment the part in life that has been assigned to her by the Power, whatever it may be, the influence of which is the strong- est thing fn creation. She would have history treat her as the personification of an art calculated to teach men to know themselves as she, in her acting, has given them an object lesson of the effect of emotions upon them. In Sarah Bernhardt there is ex- emplified the splendid spirit of de- votion to one's task which exalts every labor life presents. GOLFERS MENTALLY BUSY. The winter will be a busy season for golfers locally—that is some of them. When they look out of the window and see the snow and slush and mud, and when they feel the cold winds penetrating to the marrow, they will not spend fruitless minutes in wishing the winter gone, the frost all out of the ground, the links dry and firm. Not at all. They will have other thoughf to occupy their minds. For they are thinking of Coue, the Frenchman—these wise golfers and near-golfers. His theories offer a simple, inexpensive—not that golfers consider the expense of anything that will improve their game—and abso- lutely sure way of becoming profi- cient at the game. For Coue's theory, as everyone knows, is that anything, within reason, is possible if one but believes it possible and allows one's imagination to have full sway; the “will” must be placed in a position subordinate to that imagination. By Coue's theory of autosuggestion, which the golfers are practicing now, all bad suggestions must be elim- inated. One must think no more of those topped drives, those slices of sod cleanly removed while the ball rises and falls a few feet ahead sur- rounded by pleces of sald sod. Neo more may one call upon the will and declare, with possibly a rather strong expression, "I will hit that ball.” No, no—and again, no, no! All one must do is to remember that long drive once made, walk up to the ball under influence of the Imagination, vision the ball shooting forward, rising beautitully as ¢ satls through the alr, and hit that ball easlly and without effort backed by absolute confidence that the ball will do that very thing. This sort of, winter practice .may be done In an arm chalr betore the fire of a cold, winter night and will bring, no doubt about it, practically perfect golf when the robins nest again, Fore! LOCAL REPRESENTATION, Continuing ‘the policy of ‘‘remem- bering politics,”” and not allowing all thought of political affairs to die out until next election time, the sugges- tion 1s made that New Britain people watch to see how New Britain s represented in the legislature. Many irrelevant matters are discussed in political campaigns, personal popu- larity of candidates plays a big part, and issues are made of matters with which the successful candidates will have nothing to do.after taking their seats, But now comes the time when it makes a decided difference to New Britain what sort of men they send to Hartford to represent this city. Appointments will soon be made to committees where the bulk .of the work of the lawmaking is done—in committee. Sométimes "hindsight” is valuable. Now I8 a good time to scan the news, see how the representatives we elected are belng recognized or how they are falling to gain recogni- tion, and reach a conclugion, to be remembered when candidates are con- sidered at the next’ejection, whether or not the men sent from New Britain are going to be powers in the law- making body of the state and in a position to do something for the peo- ple who clected them, New Britain may feel pretty well satisfied that Senator ‘Covert and Representatives Alling and Christ will recelve that recognition which will make the influence of New Britain a real power in the legislature. It is the duty of these men to see to it that such power is used in the inter- ests of all the people of the state. Facts and Fanvies (Y ROPERT QUILIEN): The only effective speed limit is the one built into the car. Seventeen men were convicted of murder last week. Oh, yes, all poor men. Europe carries a very small stock of cabinets, but think of the turn- over. y Mencken says whiskey is a depres- sant. At any rate, it depresses the accelerator. Still, the gifts you don't want may now be sent as return gifts to those you forgot. It congress is to convene on Janu- ary 1, what substitute shall wé use for “Happy New Year?" ‘Wives are people who keep won- ering if the davenport wouldn't look better against the other wall. Women are better stolcs than men. What man, in weather like this, could grin and bare it? The age of discretion is that at which a man begins to suspect that not all the nuts are in one party. Wonder what Leonard Wood thinks when he hears Pershing preaching preparedness and getting away with it? 0Oddly .enough, the age that does most to prolong life is doing the most to make it not worth prolonging. It is a fine thing to give a woman a seat in the House. She seldom has time to sit down in her own house. private life they don't on one The reason men in seldom fight is because use parllamentary language another. To the car owner, auto-suggestion means: “Every day and in every way gou're bringing me nearér the poor- house." A feminist says the ideal husband doesn't smoke or go out at night: She's talking about a fire, not a husband. Correct this sentence: “If you will marry me,” he promised, “I will never look at anothér woman as long as I live.” In this progressive age we not only have women on the Juries, but an in- creasing number of women before the Juries. The book may safely be left on the library table uniess the publisher says the author has handled his subject courageously. Another fault of our civilization is that it is too easy to forget praise of a good man and too easy to remem- ber scandal. Cricket, the national game of Eng- land, was under the ban of tie law in mediaeval times. WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE WORLD Events of the Week Briefly Told EUROPEAN FINANCIAL TANGLE Burope may leave it to the United must pay In war damages to the allies, The peace treaty fixed an amount, but the agreement hasn't been kept, Germany Insists it s absolutély im- possible, France says it lsn't, Eng- land isn't sure, clpal allment today, definite sum, The Germans would know where they stood-whow much they must turn over to the alliea and how much they could keep for them- gelves, The allies would know what to count on, But as it is, no country can do any- thing that calls for money or credi, becausé none of them has the least keep. 8o, naturally, h‘slnesa stands still, If the United States, as a disinter- ested outsider, could settle this diffi- culty, it would be the salvation of all parties concerned. However, it's a very ticklish situation to mix into. DELICATE MATTER TO HANDLE That there's a plan afoot for an American commission to attempt a settlement is not much more than ru- mor, but it's a rumor that there is fairly good reason to believe is found- ed on fact—some fact, at any rate, True, Secretary of State Hughes de- nies that the government has made any such “proposal” to Europe. That no out-and-out “proposal’ has been made doesn't mean much, how- ever, It isn't to be expected that this government would make a “proposal"” to another government unless it knew positively that the ‘‘proposal” would be accepted, If one were made and then had to be refused it would be very embarrassing to both sides. Therefore international ‘‘proposals’ aren't made off-hand, Instead, some individual or group, of suffcient im- portance to be trusted, unofficially in- quires of other people “in the know" how a certain proposal would be re- ceived, if made. This is as far as anybody supposes matters have progressed in connection with the financial difference of opin- ion between Germany and the allies. Secretary Hughes doesn’t say some such informal conversation hasn't gstarted, and London dispatches say that “well informed circles” there bé- lieve that it has. QUESTION OF LOAN TO GERMANY The next thing would be for Ger- many to raise a loan, to begin paying off the money. As high a financial authority as J. P. Morgan has said the first thing te do is to reach such an agreemert. He didn'f, say the loan would follow, but he did say that no loan could he managed otherwise, There's no doubt that the Germans and the allies both are hopeful the loan would come next. So, for that matter, are American business men, hecause Europe’s troubles cannot but tave an effect on this side of the ocean, as well as in the Old World, and whatever helped the latter would help this country too, BUSINESS QUTLOOK GOOD As 1922 draws to a close, men prominent in American trade affairs naturally are talking a. good deal about prospects for next year. Al- most without exception they speak very hopefully. They do not look for a business “boom” and it's just as well that they don't, bhecause ‘booms’ have a tendency to burst and care- ful financiers, manufacturers and merchants, though they may make the most of them while they last, don't like them. But they do look for a steady, safe development of the country's prosperity. The holiday business is. reported in many leading cities as having been the largest in years. This is a clear sign that people have plenty of money and are confident of good times to come. There always is a period of dull- ness just after Christmas. It's ex- pected this season, as usual, and will worry nobody. All business men are sure that it won't last too long, and all indications are that it won't hap- pen, BORAH CHANGES SIDES? United States Senator Borah, who, of all public men In the country, has been most emphatically set against any American interference th the af- fairs of foreign countries, has sur- prised everybody by proposing, as part of .the naval bill in congress, some provision for President Harding to call another meeting of the ‘“‘powers’ to go ahead with a plan for cutting down on war preparations by land and sea. Borah says these preparations are golng right ahead and he declares he's afraid of them, as he considers that they lead toward wars, SEEKS TO END BLOC RULE Benito Mussolini, the new premier of Italy, has caused a sensation among statesmen by proposing action to abolish “bloc government” in his country. The idea is this: Most European countries have so many political parties that, after an election, thelr various parllaments generally include a lot of little groups no one of which is stronger than all the others put together. This means that nobody has a parliamentary ma- jority, and the only.way the adminis- tration can do anything is to com- bine its strength with the strength of someé other group. Naturally these combinations are always in danger of going to pleces and the administra- tion consequently never feels safe for a minute. ' Mussolini's plan is to give the gov. ernment, or administration, whether it has that electe] members or not. The proposal verges on the rcvolu- tionary. It has che advantage many of big groups of voters. At Lausinne, Switzerland, th® eon- States to decide how much Germany This uncertainty is the world's prin« The Interested countries could make up their minds what to do about a fdea how much it's got, or can get, or party three-fifths of the parliamentary votes of making for “strong government” hut certainly is in disregard of the rights DININGROOM SPECIALS — TO REDUCE OUR STOCK BEFORE INVENTORY — Eight Piece Walnut Suite of Buffet, Oblong Table and Six Chairs of the Louis ~ XVI style. * Pre-Inventory Price ;... .$163.00 Eight Piece Walnut Suite of Buffet, 48-in.x8 ft. Table and Six Chairs with genuine blue leather seats. Pre-Inventory Price .... .$169.00 Ten Piece Baronial Oak Suite of Buffet, Oblong Table, China Case, Server and Chairs. Pre-Inventory Price ...... terence on the Turko-Greece war set- tlement continues to cause a good deal of anxiety to everybody., The real difficulty is that threc or four dif- terent groups are struggling each for advantages over the others, while the Turks are quite successfully “playing both ends against the middle.” ) 25 Years Ago Today (Taken from Herald of that date) O emoemn T Foreman John Maher of the water department construction force has been occupled the past few days making the annual inspection of hy- drants about the city. Mss Kate Gilbert has announced her intention of selling out her mil- linery business. The sale will start tomorrow. D, Frank Dodge began work today on painting the scenery in tHe New Britain Opera House. The total amount recelved fines and costs in the police court this month so far is but $72.01. The usual amount rarely falls below $100. Hdward Dehm was elected head ot Gerstaecker Lodge, 1. O. O. F\, at the annual meeting last evening. Charles Bradley, late captain of the Crescent football team, has organized a juvenile basketball team and will arrange a serles of games With the Comots of Waterbury. COMMUNICATED. Regarding Colored Baptist Churches. The Editor of New Britain Herald: Sir: 1 have a clipping from your paper of recent date, based upon statements of Rev. Walters, respecting the work of the Baptists (colored) of New Britain. Of course, Mr. Walters is a very old man and we are charitable enough to overlook some things, but we do not feel, however hard pressed he might be for money, that he should dabble in the affairs of the Baptists in his desperate charge for money. There {s a Baptist church (The FOX'’S - Next Mon., Tues., Wed. (1 BULLDOG DRUMMOND Dead or Alive! from | Welcome Baptist church) in New Britain, and they have one service every Sunday in the German Baptist church. As president of the (olored State Union, I wish to say, that this church is a member of our union, as well as of the Connecticut Baptist state .convention, which met at the First Baptist church last October. They are doing real work and have the full endorsement and fellowship of the Baptists of the state. If you will be good enough to publish this 1 shall very much appreciate the same. ¢ Yours very truly, W. B. REED, BASTROP OFFICIALS CONSER Bastrop, La., Dec. 28.—Chiey inter- est in the Morehouse kidnapping case .$195.00 Ten Piece }\merican Walnut Suite of Buffet, Oblong Table, China Case, Server and Chairs. ............ « Pre-Inventory Price .......... N A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE | B. C. PORTER SON “Connecticut’s Best Furniture Stpre.” .$245.00 was shifted today’to New Orleans where Governor Parker had an' eh- gagement for a conference with At- torney General 'Coco and St. Cfaire Adams, special prosecutor, appointed |by the governor to assist the attorney general's office in . presenting the state's case at the open hearing to be held here January 5. They. intended to discuss policies to be adopted at § poviadd e the hearing. THE HERALD The A-B-C Paper with the A-B-C Want Ads EVERETT TRUE THAT HEATER QU DESLIVERING THE HOT woulD. I WANT § You 1o CoM& ALONG.| AND LOOR Y OVSER. [ e i out TO THE HOUSG j \f\, By Condo SoLD MEe 'S NoT WATS RIYoL S41D 't AL A . WELL , MR, TRUE, MaY BE D%AQ;IWGN'T QIVEN T VA YET. sone'n Mes Al