New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 15, 1923, Page 6

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The common council, the de- partments, the the other agents of the city have this power, Their contracts, lawfully made, bind the city, | The power of the common council | in this matter is given by Sec. Chapter XIIT of the charter, in the school committee and provision that one of its duties is| “Providing for and prescribing the | salaries, duties, and fees of all offi- cers and officials of said city and town except as herein otherwise pro- vided for ¢ * *” One of the “exceptions” referred to above is mentioned in See. 6, Chapter XII of the charter which says that the school committee “make make, change, amend or alter any rules, regulations or by-laws which they may deem necessary relative to ® * * the conduct and government of the schools, and to the duties, terms of office, mode of election, and compensation of all persons employed by said committee and its officers.” This gives the school committee power to fix salaries of school teachers. All estimates of income and penditure of the city are to come be- fore the city meeting board which has the duty of laying the tax. The basic power of the common council in regard to laying a tax is indicated, inecidentally, by the wording of Sec. 18, Chapter 11 of the charter which declares “If said board (the city * meeting board) shall fail to take ac- tion and to lay any tax presented to it for action, as aforesaid, then the tax as laid by the common council shall be legal and binding on the ratable estates of said city.” | The opinion of the -corporation counsel, published in The Herald of Saturday, makes the situation plain. Any contract of the school board er any department or other authorized agent of the city, lawfully made and necessary for the performance of gov- ernmental duties of the city, is bind- ing and may be recovered on in an action at law. ] There is but one qualification of all the powers referred to. The state has taken upon itself the duty of guard- “ing all the people of all political divisions against expenditures by local authorities which are not necessary expenses, The state therefore, by statute, forbids the exceeding of ap- propriations by departments or agents of the city and makes members of boards exceeding appropriations and other agents personally liable for such acts if the excess is not for neces- | ex- gary expenses. THE COUE KLUX KLAN, Many smiles have been raised over the story of the “Coue Klux Klan” which has for its slogan “Every Day in Every Way We're Training 'Em PBetter and Better,” and which is try- ing to sce to it that the sidewalks in the Maple Hill neighborhood are kept clear of snow. It is probable that the Coueites are having a good time over it, and it is probable that their ‘victims"—the people whose walks they shovel off—are not object- . ing strenuously. But, in all the humor of the situa- tion, there is a suggestion worth con- “ gidering. When a few persons disre- gard the general welfare dissension comes. Cliques are formed. What starts as a joke becomes a serious ' matter. The duty of every man to ‘ work for the good of all is empha- ' siged. The world would be a pretty . uncomfortable place to live in if “ every man thought only of himself. " From small beginnings great move- ments grow. Taking the law away . from duly constituted authority, which is backed by eyery person, is ‘“not a good thing. Yet allowing per-j “mons to forget their duty to their 5'mbon is not a good thing. The ©* properly constituted authority. 1t ‘no such authority exists the situation should be remedied by proper, legal steps. No one -blames the Coucites property owners to the condition. But | that women, during the day, are apt now that the walks are shoveled off the next step should be taken with proper respeet to law and opder. For the sake of all concerned The Maple Hill for some time | ABUSE OF POWER Laymen should not tell speclalists business. One whe is uid net tell But there their their physicians physiciar how to eure disease are some abuse physieians who They tude in the a mantal atti- patients that eertainly to fight the af- And power inspire makes them less able fliction from which they suffer. any thinking has a right state this fact plainly, No physiclan need feel offended unless he is guilty of inspiring fear in the hearts of his patients either intentionally or unin- tentionally I his attitude makes the patient fearful; if the physician frightens the patient into magnifying even if the physician fails person his iliness to reassure the patient in order that | the sufferer may have all the strength y to combat the and courage necossa trouble—if the physician does any of things he is to be criticized severely, If such attitude is uninten- tional its dangers should be called to his attention, 1If such attitude Is in- tentional, assumed in order to make his “eure” seem more remarkable, the physiclan is to be denounced, Many laugh at Coue's “Day by Day in Every Way 1 am Getting Better and Better,” Al right! Grant that repetition of such formula will do no good, if one will, Even so, no think- ing person, physician or layman will dispute the fact that a person who be- lleves he will get well is in better mental state to fight the disease suc- cessfully, The most learned physi- cians declare that worrying over a trouble will aggravate it. Only the ignorant deny that one's mental state is closely related to one's physical condition. A doctor who tells a pa- tient he or she is probably going to die, unless such statement is made because of absolute necessity, is help- ing the disease to establish itself. He is counteracting the good effect of »ny medicine he may give. There are few such physicians, fortunately, Our as a rule, aiding inspiring courage The other kind these doctors are wise, their medicine by in their patients. are to be avoided. ANTIQUE An interesting news item telling of the method of English dealers in “an- tiques” in “faking" old furniture, sug- gests another fraud not mentioned in the report. It seems that dealers in antique furniture in England—and presumably elsewhere—purchase a really old bedstead, for instance. They take it apart and manufacture some dozen new bedsteads just like the original, each of which new ones will contain some part of the genuine an- tique. These twelve bedsteads are then sold as genuine antiques at very high prices. Of course the dealer is able to point to the one particular genuine part of the new bedstead and “prove"” by it that the whole is an old piece. People are well warned against buying old stuf at fancy prices. The schemes of dealers in “antiques” are fairly well known. It is said that even antique dealers at times are fooled; they may sell some- thing they have bought as an old piece in complete ignorance of its newness. But there is another point which might be emphasized. ‘“‘Antique” dealers purchase oid furniture and fix it up. Often they get really old pieces at ridiculously jow prices because the owners of them are ignorant of their true value. Peo- ple possessing “‘old stuff,” even though it may seem of no value to them, should realize that it may be very valuable indeed. Rich people all over the country are on the lookout for old furniture or other old stuff. When a person offers to buy some- thing really old the owner should in- vestigate to see that he is not parting with something almost priceless. pretty A NEW DUTY FOR WOMEN The general manager of the Massa- chusetts safety council suggests a new duty for women. He how the state of Massachusetts has held mass meetings, showing moving pictures, enlisted trained speakers and social workers and appealed to the press as well as issuing a manual for teachers—all aimed to prevent acei- dents to children in the streets. The | gentleman says it is all in vain. There | is only one way to cut down the num- ber of such accidents, for children have played in the streets even before there were streets. And they play in the streets there will be a shocking number of accidents. And so he now appeals to the wom- en of the world. “The job must be put up to the women, all women, everywhere,” he declares. Not only must women call their own and their neighbors’ children out of the streets when they see them there, but they must call any child out of the strect who happens to be playing there. The argument is good. If all wom- en took it upon themselves to watch out that children did not play in the streets there would be fewer accidents to children—and everyone longs for such decrease. But one fears that the learned general manager makes an as- explains yery much for shoveling off those sumption that is not warranted by the to| as long as| [te be at home thereabouts He seems to think that they have net matters other than home and ehildren on their minds, Let him vouse from or | no longer is "home the place for women.” That slogan became Unpopu- ' lar long before the general manager | finished reading “Main Street.” not a| | A GOOD START, | | Tt is well to emphasize a few of Roger Babson's remarks about the | start of this year, He calls attention |10 the fact that statistically business |is in a betier position than it has [ heen since October, 1920, , While the | fgures show business practically nor- mal today, it was 21 per cent below normal a year ago and 13 per cent below normal two years age, He prepares us for a bit of a slump, but emphasizes the wisdom of making the most of the present opportunity and making every endeavor to do a lot of business while things are as they are, One of the ways, of course, Lo "make hay while the sun shines" is to dis- play and advertise goods and as Bab- son says, “those who are not in lines which are improving should get busy and find out why, for the ultimate consumers of most goods are in a position today to buy in reasonable quantities and “every business munl should be doing business with them and sharing their prosperity.” To top off Mr, Babson's optimistic statement it might be added that he predicts lower prices for coal in 1923 than in 1922, Facts and Fancies I (8Y ROPERT QUILJEN). Hint to France: Hard words break no diplomatic deadlocks. Eventually the Nobel peace prize will go to the man who invented the deficit, . Another eternal triengle consists in A bonehead,a fast car, and an emer- 'gency ward. Some people studiously avoid trou- ble all their lives, and some get a concession in Mexico. Uncle Sam seems determined to at- tend to his own business if he has to go to Europe to do it. Will Hays can tell them when to get out, but only the public can tell them when to come back. The voutiegger has one good point. He doesn't claim, as the old-timer did, that there isn't a headache in a barrel of it. They may take the tariff out ot politics; the big job is to take politics out of the tariff. The difference between precious lit- tle things and brats is that the brats live across the street. We feel very kindly toward Poland, and we hope President Wojciechowski will make a name for himself. Russia can get along with God, of course, if she prefers travelling in the direction she is {joing. Almost anybody would swap a resi- dence on Easy street for a shack in the roughest part of Youngtown. The business of a gasoline gauge is to tell the thief whether there is enough in the tank to make the car worth stealing. A shortage of honest dry officials won't matter so much while there is a shortage of honest liquor. Another thing you can't say with flowers is: “Why in thunder don't you bring back that borrowed book?” Correct this sentence: “The speeder was a political power in the city, but the judge soaked him the limit.” It's none of our business, but we wonder whether Hermine is getting a little weary of listening to Wilheim's alibi. i 25 Years Ago Today|| (Taken from Herald of that date) i Mrs, Grace M. Coholan was elected | president of the ladies’ branch of the Catholic Benevolent Legion at the an- nual meeting last evening. A very pleasing whist party w | given last evening at the home of Mis: | Ruth Bennett on :Meadow street. The New Britain polo team will/ | line up against Wallingford in Han- na's rink tonight as follows: Had and Parsons, rushes; Jean, center; Malone, halfback, and Hackett goal. | Kensington commuters “will petition | the trolley company to have the 6;30 | o'clock evening car go through as far |as the Berlin depot. The cat now | runs to the South Main street terminus. | E. F. Laubin has not yet arranged | the numbers for the recital next Wed- | nesday evening. t | E. W. Schultz was the principal | speaker at the banquet of the Men's| Social Union at the South church last evening. | ¥rank J. Porter is in Grand Rapids, | " waiks and calling the attention of the present day facts. He seems to think Mich.. an a business trip. < PACULTIES SHOULD CONTROL ATHLETICS Herald hopes it does not snow out i | his slumber. Let him appreciate that |Pean Anderson of Tulane University Would Eliminate Commercials s From Collegp Games Chicago, Jan, 15 of athietios by the Creater control faculiies of leges and the elimination of com- mercialism from i ollegiate ath- leties, was urged in a report made recently by Dean Douglas Anderson of Tulane University, to the Associa- tion of Ameriean Colleges, in session here, The report was de follow- Ing & survey of a large number of leading colleges and universities, “Among the leading abuses which the committee discovered were eom- merelallsm, excessive expenditure of money, scouting for athletes in pre- paratory schools, too mueh newspas per publicity, gambling and the over emphasis on the part of alumni and the general public of the relative im- portance of athleties,” Dean Anders he first gtep in eliminating these abuses,” declared Dean Anderson, “is to give the faculty control not only over the eligibility of players, en- trance requirements and scholastie training, but also over finances, schedules and the employment of coaches. Each coach would have the standing of a full professor, under the plan, “The average expenditure of souths ern colleges for athletics is $24,334 per year,” the report said, *“One in- stitution last year spent $109,797 for athleties, The great and ever in- creasing cost of conducting sports s one of the gravest phases of the prob- lem. It exaggerates the relative im- portance of athleties, It should be the serious business of each institu- tion to reduce These excessive costs, A suggestion has been made that gate receipts be eliminated and admission to games be made strictly a matter of invitation,” N. B. H. §. BASKETBALL FIVE BEATEN BY ST. THOMAS Goes to Hartford Seminarians by Score of 24 to 16.~ The New Britain High school bas- ketball team lost a hard fought battle to the St. Thomas Seminary five, Sat- urday afternoon, 24 to 16, New Brit- ain was outplayed from the start, al- though it was a certainty that Dame Fortune did not show any infatuation towards the New Britain quintet, Time and again the local team missed “in-and-out” shots. This, together with the fact that they had played a hard game the night before may be given as the reason for the team's first set back of the season. The work of Captain Reynolds was the ol'xtsu:nding feature of the garme. The speedy forward was greater in defeat than he was in any victory scored by the team. Time and again he would dribble through the semin- ary defense and score a basket when things would begin to look dark for New Britain, Paul LaHar also played well. The pass work of the seminary boys was pleasing to watch. The New Britain team found it almost im- possible to break up the great offens- ive combinations they formed. The summary: N. B. H. S, LaHar, Belser .. St. Thomas. J. Walsh Reynolds «++. L. Walsh Left Forward. McCabe . INBIDD. a0 vios o . Right Guard. Left Guard. Score: St. Thomas 24, New Britain H. 8. 16; Field goals, J. Welsh 1, L. Welsh 2; DesChamps 1; Reynolds 3, LaHar 1, McCabe 1; fouls, J. Welsh 5, Long 1, LaHar 5, Rewnolds 1; ref- eree, Dillon. City items DesChamps Dan Ndlan Ukulele Class for Girls. ‘Evfl,ry Thursday eve. Y. W. C. A. Ukuleles at C. L. Pierce Co.—advt. Guloransen Player Pianos, Morans', ~—advt, Stella Rebekah lodge, No. 11, will kold a regular mecting Iriday eve- ning, followed by a rehearsal of the Tor sale—Stove wood or white birch for fireplace. Tel. 1067-2, N, B. 25 Plainville.—advt, The Lauther league of the Swedish Lutheran church will have a sleigh ride to Hart's pond tomorrow eve- ning. Members will leave from the church at 7:30 o'clock. Pianos—C. 1., Pierce Co.—advt. Prof. Harmon is in New Britain Monday, Thursday and Saturdays. Arrange for piano lessons by mail or call at studio, 140 Main street, Halli- nan Building.—advt. A Beauty Cream for Your Car Bring back that lustrous newness of its finish with Staffords “The Creamy Polish” You wiil not only do that, leaving a beautiful, non-sticky, non-oily surface, but at the same time protect and pre- serve the paint. Get a Free Sample at your Dealer's. Made by the Makers of Stafford's eol | Have your children cultivate the habit of reading good books, it lays the foundation for future success, Two or three sections with base and top make a good beginning. All Globe-Wernfeke Sections are fitted with dust-proof glass reced- ingdoors. They are substantiall, made in oak or mahogany an beautifully finished to match sur- roundin; ings. Start your children towards suc- cess—cultivate the reading habit while they are young—encour: them wlflz' a lowwu a.u?' Globe-Wernicke Ask for catalog or call various styles. co e e i vase | GUARANTEE BOUNDARIES AND STOP WARS, DECLARES FORMER SECRETARY Baker Suggests Solution for European Tangle in Paper to Babhson Insittute —| Comments on Russia. Wellesley Hills, Mass,, January 15. —Hon., Newton D. Baker, who waa} ecretary of War during the great world conflict, has today issued a statement through the Babson Insti-| tute. Next to Woodrow Wilson, Mr.| Baker is said to have the most inti-| mate personal knowledge of the! European war situation of any living man. This is his first public utterance | on the subject since he retired March | 4, 1921, “War, as now carried on, cannot be much further continued,” says Mr.| Baker, in answer to a question on/| the possibility of permanent peace. “The machinery of destruction has, become so efficient and the economic consequences so terrible, that war can | no longer be considered. Of course, 1 do not mean small wars, riots, petty squabbles between small states, When | [ say, War, I mean that there are five nations capable of making war. These | are Great Britain, France, Germany, | Japan and the United States. These five nations alone can make war and| the rest of the world can make war | only as these five nations lend the others the support of their industrial | and financial machinery. War today | is an industrial proposition “TFor these five nations, the choice | is between peace and suicide. Their | affairs are so inter-related that any | disturbance in one has its effect on| the others. The prosperity of all of | them depends upon undisturbed com- | mercial relations. All the argumentsi’ of safety, profit and self-interest drive | these five nations toward peace. Eco- | nomic as well as humanitarian forces| are daily at work to present nnother’ great war, | Cause of War, | “Now, why do great nations go to {war? For just one thing: the safety | (and extension of the frontiers. With | ja few exceptions, that has been the cause of every great war in history. | There are always outsiders, nihbling | at the edges; and to secure peace at| home, the great power is always seeking to push its frontier back just| a little farther. 1t seems to put a lit-| | tle greater distance between itself and | the covetous, unsuccegsful beyond | the boundary. The to get peace, | then, is to guarantee the ontiers. There is no other practical way. I, therefore, believe that some day, when we have forgotten some of the | partisan fury generated over the Ver- sailles Treaty, we will undertake to guarantee National Boundaries by a| League of Nationgg-either this league or some other—but along the lines of Article X, N “But is not this open to the ob- jection of certain republican sena- | tors who honestly believe that bound-| {ary lines must of necessity change as nations grow or decline? These sena- | tors said Article X is like guaran-| teeing that a rich family will always property is dissipated and the grand- | e e e e e OF COURSE School work is difficult enough for school children without the B! additionai handicap of poor eye- i sight. Do not blame the chiid i for his poor report until you are sure that his apparent stu- pidity is not cansed by defective ' or over-strained eyes and not by a natural lack of mentality. You ‘[ owe your child the duty of hav- ing his eyes carefully examined for usual defects. Frank E. Goodwin Eyesight Specialist 327 MAIN ST. TEL. 1905 and see our children of the rich family of today will be working for somebody for wages. Of course, the nations when they are inefficlent must take the same chance and suffer the same fate. Why should we guarantee them the permanence of their present fron- tier? This is a fair question and I will try to answer it frankly. “I do not propose to guarantee them ‘permanence,’ I am not sold on the prescnt map of Europe. Per- haps too much emphasis was laid on the principle of nationality and too little on economic solidarity in its making. It is bound to change But we do not want another war tc change it. My proposal is that, when it is changed, it shall be changed as a result of negotiation and award, and not by robbery or pillage. “For that matter, we are ‘guaran- teeing’ wealth to the rich, now. We are spending untold sums to prevent violenee upon property rights. A peaceful changing of frontiers hurts nobody. It is the violent method that costs and that goes to extremes. By negotiation we exchange with each other what true interest justifies, by violence men take all they can get.” Russian Situation. Mr. Baker was then asked his opinion regarding Russia and whether he felt Russia should be recognized Said he: “So far as the recognition of Rus- sia concerns only their form of gov- ernment, I would recognize Russia in two seconds. If they want to piek out a perfect fool and make him king, that is no concern of mine. My {only hesitation about Russian recogni- tion concerns Russia’s attitude toward foreign agreements. Whenever Rus- sia will agree that any foreign un- dertaking that they enter upon will be honored and observed, then I am for recognizing Russia.” “Would you insist on their paying the old czar's debts to France?" Mr. Baker was asked. “No,” he replied, EVERETT TRUE “no more than \ TRACTOR WHAT DO It i L L Books Eduocate the Child Visit Our Display of Globe-Wernicke Sectional Bookcases B. C. PORTER SONS “Connecticut’s Best Furniture Store” [ would have insisted on the United States paying the bills of the southern confederacy. That is a matter. for Russia to decide for itself. The, only point that concerns me is that when Russia makes a bargain with the United States or with any other for- €ign nation, they shall be prepared to stand by it. In other words, the in- !ternal organization and political in- stitutions of a country are its own business. True self-interest will lead any zovernment to honor its interna- tionat obligations. But recognition should not depend upon a mere dis- like of the form of government which a people prefer for themselves." Debt Increases, In connection with this statement by Mr. Baker, the following figures show the increase in the debt of Eu- rope owing to the world war: Country 1913 England . $3,485,818,000 France . 6,346,129,000 50,960,000,000. Belgium 722,000,000 4,670,000,000 Germany . 1,194,052,000 71,000,000,000 Italy .. 2,021,153,000 18,050,000,000 Denmark .... 95,579,000 215,000,000 Surely the resqurces of Europe are not sufficient both to pay the interest lon this huge new debt and to con- tinue the present war expenditures to protect frontiers. Before long we must choose between having some as- sociation of nations and having Eu- rope repudiate her indebtedness. Sta- tistics strongly indicate that there is |no middle ground or other alternative, Some say that the financial interest of the world brought on the great war, We say that these financial in- terests will compel the world to ac- cept spme sort of a league of nations, i 1921 $37,010,000,000 Double Anniversaries Observed on Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Campbell of 40 Newington avenue entertained on Saturday afternoon in honor of. their-second wedding anniversary and the 31st anniversary of the marriage of Mrs. Campbell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Needham of Wakefield court. The exact date of the anniver- saries was January 12, Mr, Camp- bell is inspector of walks in the em- ploy of the public works department and Mr. Needham is a member of the Paiace theater orchestra. L] WHO!S THE CoONe HeRE 2 T