New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1923, Page 6

L) New Britain Herald ters. Their special interests would seem but the final citisgen would un conscious!y suggestion of edch. And such & person would be the only New Britain but of any city in the country in the werld All of whieh inspires the thought that 19 be wide apant in snalysis the ideal heed HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY (Tasied Dally Bunday Eacepied) At Homid Bidg, &7 Church Brest of ideal eitizen not SUBSCRIPTION RATES e s Yea 209 Three Meathe $o & Manth after it is rather a simple of & eitizen all be that sert allowing for the lapses that come temporarily, due to human falli- bility, anger, and the other disagreeable traits with all of which we have more than bowing ac- There remains question is it worth while to be this If it is so easy everyone play that ETEred ot the Past OMce st New Britsln 8 Becond Clame Ma Matter matter to would irritation TELEPHONE (ALLS mu- Ofce orta! Rooms The enly profitable adwriising he Oity. Olreulation reom always open — quaintanee then, the medium In Al press sdvertisers. eitizen? not sort of a why dees game? Granted that the motive for all ae that the “good" Member of Toe Asseclated FPress Phe Associated Press is exclusively entitled uee for se-pul to 1t or not also tion 1s ‘selfishness person is good heeause it brings the satisfaction to him her that the evil person s evil she thinks evil brings him or her the greatest amount happiness, | atherwise 1ocal mews pub greatest or Momber Audit Purean of Cireutation e A. B, O 1s a national on which furnishes n pere and tirers with & strietly honest analy eireulation, Our eireuls Pased upen this audit teotion Against fraud in new tribution figures to both national aud la. eal advertisers. THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAC Governor Templeton's message 18 exactly the sort of admirable, pain- staking, conservative sort of a state- ment of conditions and recommenda- tions that might have been expected of him, It reflects a somewhat stolid pride In the State and a conviction that it would be wise to “let well enough alone” and, possibly, to carry the “well enough” a bit farther, There to be good; because he or or success, of pleasure These things being granted for the sake of argument the answer to the question “why Is not everyone a good | eitizen if it is all so simple” may he found in our own ignorance, our lack of failure to enlightenment-—our piness whieh, in turn, would produce | ater individual happiness, TI\P! tragedy of it all is that as long as we are human we will fall to live, some- | times, according to the sound rules for | the greatest universal happiness, al- | EW BRIT emphasize the fact that the peally strong men of the world are the ones wWhe are net afrald 1o be gentie, The whe is moest tender with his ehild thoughtful wherever he finds o, is quite apt to be the man whe would preve to be man most the than gentieness, Is needed CHURCH PUBLICITY The National Publieity Cenference of ehurehes held Chicago brought results which should interest people who go te ehureh, as well as It is not be. coming in a newspaper to emphasize the faet that the special committee representing the Chicage Chureh federation found chureh advertising, through giving out news and Inserting pald udvertisements, to be of great advantage to the churches, so that point will be minimized. The matters of importance of course are the state. ments of the commitiee as to how to obtain that much desired publieity, The committee finds that the news- paper is glad to print news, not propa- ganda, especlally of. things people do, rather than of what they say; that sermons on current matters of interest are welcomed by papers and that a church finds itself receiving much more newspaper space than it other. in ministers and priests. know the truth that such good rlllxrn-!wln would if those ioterested in it ship would bring greater world-hap- | take pains to give the newspaper news | like the N ftems of general interest that may not directly concern church affairs, Of course it would be poor taste for any newspaper to comment on the finding that newspaper paid advertiss ing means more dollars in the church DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY of weakness | strongest where strength, wather | has | JANUARY 4, 1923, WHAT'S GOING ON IN-THE WORLD | Pyvonts of the Week Brietly Told | By Charles P. Stewart SERIOUS “SITUATIONS" TO SETTLE | The year 1927 enters with on aeuts, | pressing, very dangerous ‘“situation” |for the world to face, and another| one of the ehronie type, with perhaps | even greater possibilities of danger but not so desperately urgent, te he dealt with, he former is the Christian powers' |over what is known as the “Near| East question." | This is the problem that the inters national conference at I.Annnm«,] Switzerland, has been struggling | |with, Tt started as a disoussion in- tended to lead up to a settlement of |the issues for which the last war be. tween Turkey and Greece Was fought, ending in the Turks' over- whelming vietory, 1t has degenerat. | ed, however, into a wrangle hetween the Turks asd English and this wrangle, diplomdtie thus far ,threat- {ens to wind up in a fight, a fight| fthat might drag In a great many| | more countries, | The latter “situation" around the financial and tangle among the war-torn nations, To say that this urgent problem, too, would be en- tirely wron but it isn't quite a matter of d hours, even minutes, | r East danger, Troops and warships aren’t actually on nwi |move yet, and there's still sufficlent | ground for hoping they won't be, in western Europe, as in the Near East, . e EACH SAYS OTHER SIDE IS OBSTINATE the near future, revolves reonomie l uropean | fsn't an NEW 3RD ANNUAL END OF SEASON i difference of opinion with the Turks| S A NOW IN PROGRESS In view of advance in prices of woolens, we were. compelled to do our spring buying last September, and expect shipment of the same in We are offering our present stock at greatly reduced prices; so as to make room for new We have on hand, a large selection of finest suiting, which we will tailor with our usual unexcelled workmanshi Now is the time to own a good Suit of Clothes at 4 popular price. COME IN AND HAVE THE FIRST CHJICE YE LONDON SHOP TAILORS FOR THE SMART DRESSER 4 ELM STREET, BRITAIN, CONN. are no flights of enthusiastic eloquence inspired by splendid vision and it was quite unncessary for him to state, as he did, that “Connecticut in its his- tory, tendencles and traditions has shown no trace of soclalistic desires” The comment, made in his recom- mendation of a fuel investigation by the board of control with possible pur- chase of coal, might well apply to the estimable governor himself. Evidence of this characteristic in him may be seen in his desire to revert—and | “revert” is used advisedly—to the| general use of the standard time| which refuses to see in the bright sun- | light of that “extra hour” in the sum- | mer time any increased efficiency in| the world. | though, in theory, we may not be 1g- | treasury, as shown by instances cited, norant of their truth, |and it would be poor taste to quote — | the finding of the committee warning “GOOD STUFF" | churches not to “expect the newspa- It is all very well to discuss, in | per to take the trouble which belongs general terms, the beauty of the idea | to you" but it is deemed to be quite of “church unity.” Long e¢ffusions | proper to mention the finding of the might be written on the subject of | committee that it is wise to get the brotherly love et cetera ad libitum,|facts correct in every detail and One reads and absorbs the hazy idea | “Write or, better typewrite your news, | glving proper initials and locations. Omit eloquence and exhortations and, above all, be on time. Probably the best thing about the member of the committee who draft- ed such statements, next, of course, to being a churchman, is that he must have been a newspaper man once upon a time. that someone is suggesting a general gathering of good souls somewhere, sometime, all smiling at each other, expressing “pleasing sentiments" of | good-will—and then going on their various ways to their own churches and becoming absorbed in the practl. cal affairs of their own denominations. But there are other signs that indi. The deadlock, If it proves to be such, at Lausanne, is over two things: | 1. Mosul. 2, The “capitulations.” | Mosul is a vilayet, province of| state in Aslatic Turkey, on the Per- |slan frontier, about 400 miles east of [the island of Cypress, at the extreme eastern end of the Mediterrancan. To this vilayet England received a “man- | date” (that Is to say, was given the rulership) by the League of Nations. The Turkish Nationalists, who are in control now, say the vilayet passed |out of Turkish control because the |then sultan, whom the Nationalists have since deposed, was completely |under the allles’ thumb and agreed to anything they dictated. They re-| pudiate the arrangement and de- mand the return of Mosul. The| English refuse to surrender it. “Capitulations”, which in the pres-| matters, | FINE SERGES 8354 1374 |ent case relate to judicial | mean this: A certain country or countries| | which have citizens and interests in |some other country less advanced, in The burdened taxpayer will not be | cate a dovetailing of interests—practi- | worried by the Governor's concern for | cal examples of a fellowship unity that the sufferers from cancer his|is worth while. However theologists suggestion that they receive treatment | may differ this is “good stuff"—to superin- | so11+ timé owing to the stouincss of $4,200; Michal P. O'Brien, the timbers in the bullding tendent of sewers, from $2,200 to $2,500; Joseph Scheidel, superintend- bound to accept the decision of the business experts, but . Secretary Hughes believes the world’s public Facts and Fancies (8Y ROPERT QUILJEN), and or his evident sympathy with consid- | hear of the choir of an Episcopal eration of the children, for he makes | church singing at the monthly supper it plain that the finances of the state of a Congregational church. That's should be kept sound and the|real, practical unity of spirit. The necessary expenditures provided for | church that furnishes the choir and through & reduction in expenses rather | accepts the invitation, is no more to than through looking for new sources | be congratulated than is the church of dncome. His conventional state- which gave the invitation. Both show- ment that the prohibition law should | ed the proper spirit-——the sort of spirit be enfarced “so long as it is with us”|that means business. Both denomina- breathes the spirit of “keeping the |tions are working to make people ap- record straight,” as the lawyers put;precmlo the beauty of being decent it. He cdould not well have said WPSSA:nrcnrdh*g to the standards of the A reflection of the belated wish of | Christian world, the joy of it. Why the administration at Washington to|should they not help each other?| take care of the farmers may be seen | That would seem to be the sort of | in the message. Even though Gover- | Christianity that is real, practical nor Templeton may stand by his cx-;r“'or(h while. It is “good stuff."” One‘ pressed desire to serve only one term is glad to see it in New Britain. as Chief Executive of this state, there | are other flelds in which it would be | pleasant to browse. Everyone s)luuld% consider the fransportation companies, | the reparations matter was near set- | the message informs, but on this|tlement, since 50,000,000,000 gold| point, also, the people of the state|marks have been agreed upon and are free from worry. Such interests|there is the agreement, also, that a | IN EUROPE At first glance it would seem that| The more fluently compliment in spoken, and easily a the less it | means. There would be fewer divorces if good manneis began where charity does, How times change. In days of old, when knights were bold, the maids were not. The objection to humble people is that they always seem a little too proud of it. Success is just a matter of sound sense, common decency and advertis- ing space. Faith may remove mountains, but it won't remove the wood alcohol in bootleg hootch. are, and have been in capable hands:moratorium for Germany is nvcesmry.i which often do not see the necessity | But not so—not by many, many miles. even, of going to the trouble of shak- ! It is practically admitted that Ger-! ing hands with the powers that be at| many could pay this amount. But r]nt-s‘ Hartford. There will not be much Germany want to pay? England says enthusism among the “peepul’ of nm}zivn her a couple of years to try it, | state over the message's evident anxie- | then, if she does not pay, take force- ty lest new forms of transportation in- doe terfere with them. And in this connection the situation in regard to the management of (he}has had ample time to show her dis- highways is still left in considerabie, | position or indisposition to possibly necessary, doubt. Whether | Plainly she does not want to and just or not the present efficient commis- sloner of highv have the power which he has used to the general satisfaction of the peo- ple, under the Governor's plan, what ever that may be, is a question. It is|ing to hope against hope that some | s@jtiement will be reached, but that the hope is slight is indicated by the | provision suggested in statements In- | | spired from the White House that if | ful measures to see that she Frances wonders why it is necessary to | | wait those two years or so. Germany | pocketing | money, count Germany's | part of it as a guarantee. Meanwhile the United States is try- to he hoped any new arrangement will not be inspired by political expedien- cy. An honored citizen of Connecticut, chosen to lead our state on in its sane, conservative, successful way has spok- en sanely and conservatively of his|amination of .conditions plans and ,wishes. Characteristically | mgke recommendations. And, in Eng- he has refrained from giving the im- | land and France and Washington pression that he would create a dis- | there is the underlying conviction that turbance if his recommendations are this is the only arrangement which There must, above all | will be result producing. Brush away not followed. | ¢ be no disturbances, no scenes. Gover- | all surmise and academic dis and this is what everyone is waiting nor Templeton indicates by his mes- #sage that he is essentially opposed to | for. touching any matches to any worlds. | It is a safe prediction that the state will ‘continue to be prosperous unrler} Rim, with no anxiety in the minds of | a strong man’'s gentlenes politiclans and friends of politicians | quite natural to think of a and no disconcerting socialist suc- | woman aiding a sick baby. gesses. |ture a great awkward man bending over the ctib of a suffering baby, 1t asked, is ready to join in an ex | and NTLE STRONG MEN There is something appealing about It seems tender ussion, | But pic- | The real dough-boys of the war were those who had something to sell their country. Game laws limit the number you | can kill. Game hogs of yesteryear did | their part, also. Now let the rest Well, that's that. wait until of the Christmas bills pay. | February first. The mellowing of a republic is just won't that's all, unless she ismade to. | o0 T EEAE § o use the |advantages they enjoy ys will continue to|So France wants to go in there and| white-wash brush. Almost any shrewd man can catch you in a lle unless the lie is to the effect that he is a wonder. Have no dread of the hereafter. | Many a rabit becomes part of a seal- | skin coat after death. A conscience can't handle the job, no such settlerient comes this country, | however, unless it has the hearty co- Li“g military forces toward Thrace, in | operation of the neighbors. help | | The hiss of the snake didn't worry ‘;ph)n?t'rfl any more than the hiss of | escaping air worries moderns, It is advisable to hitch your wagon lto a star. Especially if it's a water wagon, and you're a movie star. Patriots who Kkick about paying | war taxes should be thankful that | they are not required to salute while | their opinion, than themselves, refuse, |so far as their citizens and interests |are concerned, to abide by that coun- | |try's laws or the decisions of its| (courts. They insist that differences |of opinion concerning their citizens |and interests in that countryashall be |settied in accordance with their own | {laws and by their diplomatic repre-| sentatives or by courts of their own | creation in the country - where they| are llving or are situated. This fn| known as ‘“extra-territorial jurisdic- tion.” Naturally no country likes it. At worst it may be subject to abuse. At best it's a great humiliation. It used to prevail in Turkey, as it - does still in China, but the Turks On Sa]aly Increases abolished it during the war. Now| Saldry increases totalling $4,650 will the allieg, backed by the United [be taken up for action at a meeting States, demand its re-establishment. [0f the common council committee on The Turks refuse. |salaries next Tuesday evening at 7:30 * |o'clock. Registrars of Voters Thomas 91 1J. Smith and Willjam Ziegler, who are MOSUL'S VAST OIL y..iing nereasen from. 81,500 to 82, DEPOSITS 200 will be heard at 7:45 o'clock. The Turks say the Lausanne con-|Chairman Edward A. McCarthy of the ference is tled up because England board of assessors will be heard at is so stubborn about Mosul. The al-|§:15 o'clock on the petitions of David lies say it is tied up because the Turks | Elliason for an increase from $1,500 are so stubborn about the *‘capitula-|to $2,000 and of Miss Mildred Quilty, | tions", from $900 to $1,350. At 8:45 o'clock, Without paying any compliment to|Chairman W, L. Hatch of the board [the Turks, who are notoriously bad of water commissioners will be heard | rulers, it must be said that (hfl"f"fi;on the following petitions: Frank J. |one weakness in the othenmun!rlos‘;O'Erlen, clerk, from $1,800 to $2,0% | position, to which disinterested ob- James H. Towers, superintendent, servers haven't failed to call attention. from $2,800 to $3,000; Carolyn 8. Mosul is valuable because of its|Humphrey, assistant clerk, from $1 | vast cil deposits. The “capitulations” 000 to $1,200, At 9:15 o'clock Chalr- lare important because of the out-|man Thomas W. Crowe of the board | siders’ property interests in Turkey. of public works will be heard on the | Every other issue, like the wel- following petitions: George H. John- [fare of Christian subjects of the son, secretary, from $1,650 to $1,850; | Turks, the European negotiators at Miss Florence Caufleld, stenographer, | Lausanne are willing to discuss from $1,000 to $1,200; Joseph D. Wil- |amicably, but when it comes to their |liams, city engineer, from $3,600 to own material claims, like oil and the The Rigid opinion. would force them both to do 80 of the figure named evidently was a just one. It yet remains to be scen whether this plan will be adopted. « . Senator Borah, who wanted Presi- dent Harding to discuss interna- tional military and naval armament limitation, has withdrawn hits sugges- tion, because it was explained to him that he was embarrassing this other plan, outlined by Secrctary Hughes. Will Act Tuesday . under the| | “capitulations”, they're immovable. | |And the Americans, though only on-| |lookers at the conference, are giving! moral support to this position. | | v s The situation is so serious that the Turks are concentrating troops on the borders ‘of Mosul and the Eng- |lish are rushing warships to Turkish | waters. The Greeks, hoping to profit | by an outbreak of fighting, are mov- | Europe, which both the Greeks and | Turks claim. ! | The outlook is not hopeless, very threatening. but . e | | SEEKING ECONOMIC TERMS | Secretary of State Hughes has final- {1y explained what the United States | government is trying to do | improving the European econormic sit- nation, | | As has been pointed out before, | |the central question is: | How much is Gerinany able to pay | [in the way of war damages? | This has been thrashed over again and agdin by diplontats representing| Ithe interested countries. They can't| agree. The allied diplomats insist; |that Germany is able to pay more than the German diplomats admit she is able to pay. The American idea is to take the Ever wear a coat of armor like the knights of old? You'd feel so frec and ecasy and speedy. And yet a lot of men are still wear- ing rigid shank shoes—stiff because @ metal “shank piece” is concealed in ent of streets, from $2,00 to $2,300. s o a p 5 Years Ago Today| (Taken from Herald of that date) A spirited race hetween H. Mill's pacer, Ned H, and Dr. Martin's Jim C, was held this afternoon . on the snow on South Main street. No one knows where the next contests will be held, as some one has entered a pro- test against racing on South Main streét, - It is probable that the ccfirse at Wa'nut Hill will b2 put into shape, A, F. Marsh called at the select. man's office today ard asked tha: one of the gelectmen vie'w the remains of two Jogs and 28 chickens at th» rear of h's home. Mr., Marsh on return. ing kome found {wo dogs 12 lhis chicken coop and ha shot them. ‘The dogs killed the 28 chickens. n» of the cogs, a bull Jdogz, helonged to Frew Jost of Glen strect. il A. J. Sloper is 1 New York. A. 1. Griswold, class of '98 of the local High school, will be able 10 play raskeiball the latter part of this week. Ha recently underwent an operaticn as a result of an injury sustatned in a toothall game in Now Havea. . The old freight depor 18 heing torn down today, and the work wili 1ake NURSES ELECT OFFICERS Annual Meeting of Alumni Associa- tion of New Britain General. Hos» pital Held Yesterday Afternoon. Mrs. Henry Recknagle was elected president of the Nurges Alumni asso- clation of the New Britain' general hospital at the annual meeting held yesterday afternoon at the new Nurses home at 45 Hawkins street. Other officers elected were: First vice-president, Mrs, C. J. Hart; sec- ond vice-president, Mrs, George Bod- ley; secretary, Josephine Johnson; treasurer, Caroline Fannon; directors, Edith Morrell, Bertha Wunsch, Esther Wickstrom, Elsie Blogosloski. Miss Mamije Preisell, Mrs.” John Buell and Mrs. Scheyd were elected trustees for the free bed fund. Mrs. C. J. Hart was named president of the program committee and Miss An- na Saucy as president of the refresh- ment committee, Following the busi- ness meeting a buffet lunch was serv- ed. Campaigns of the United States Steel Corporation employes against carelessness have sayed 30,000 lives in 15 years, it is estimated. e e EVERETT TRUE By Condo T4 COMMUNITY || Wew, SUPPOSIN' X DID § |S QETTING VERY TIRED OF “CUR STRUTTING AND BULLY ING ! ONLY HIS MORNING: Noub PICKECD ON 4 WEAK, o3 CELESS FGL- Low BECAUSE Youw ' DION'T LIKE H\S oot o f I " T suepesIN’ T DID! @ . LEMME Tels. Yovu, Bo, ANY SUNX THAT INTERPFERES y WITH ME 13 QQIN' To KNOW IT, AND HE'S GoIN' To ‘know IT Qoon ! Do You QeT ME 2 1 [ I l,p | AND IT'S TIMS To CrRACK You \\\\ THE IDEAL CITIZEN Be mentally, morally, physically F spiritually energetic, construc- y critical, inspireda by a broad- minded vision in which beauty has ministering to the child, touching the | doing it. | little one gently, and a lump is quite | ,apt to stick somewhere in the throat. | So there is a worth while appeal !in the story of the three firemen of “A village is a place where almost | everybody feels omniscient,” says a | writing mnan. New York papers please | copy. question away from the diplomats— to make it a business question, not a | political one. It is Secretary Hughes' | view that business men would be ixuided solely by business considera- |tions—not what Germany OUGHT to the soles of all ordinary shoes. Change to the Cantilever Shoe with the ‘all-leather shank, which flexes with the foot when you step alons. Supports the arch naturally, pro- motes good circulation and foot her place, and persevere in this path | Engine Co. No. 3, who went to the —this Is the sort the citizen we would rescue of the tiny kitten, seeking shel- &1l be were we to follow the New Year | ter from the storm in the branches suggestions made by well known peo- of a tree. The tale adds to the re- * of this city as published in The spect in which these men are held Herald of January First. The men " and intensifies the impression of their | 4 ,' who made those suggestions empha- | strength. Acts such as these, smiled . sised the importance of certain nm.lom perhaps but deeply significant, Correct this sentence: “John,” said the wife of five years, “1 don't mind a little kissing, but I don’t like so much of it.” , After a man has searched long and vainly for a drink, his only consola- tion is in the reflection that prohibi- tion is a farce. pay, but what ghe CAN pay. Diplo-| mats, he seems to think, can't get the thought of what she OUGHT to pay out of their minds, and discuss- ing that is time wasted, because it| makes no difference what she ought to do if it's impossible. Theoretically neither Germany nor! the claimants against her would bel heaith. For men and women. Sloan Bros. 185 MAIN STREET IN OTHER WOR DS YOU'RES A HARD » BOILED &G6GG,