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Modern frankness will not make less of Mrs, Nathan Barns, wife of one of secred the Divife mysteries the Jurors, Judge J, T, Hartwell an- nouneed a recess at the opening of which no man may fully understand. the morning session . to permit Barns 1t much, howeveg, to bring a to go to his wife's bedside, greator respect for those whose lives ' | are devoted to the sacred calling. | should bhe open to all who are able to qualify But the cally as many New Britain Herald COMPANY Excopted) Stroet real fanet that there are practis SHmLmING forelgn ox- - MERALD (Tssued At Herald teachers of does schools as there are American need of " Church | traction in our parents Intensify- to interest young teachers born of the g SURSCRIPTION RATES $8.00 & Year $2.00 Three | should suggest | ing Britain | Women in this profession in the hope | that its advantages will appeal more | strongly to American young women 9% | who should be best fitted by blood to! Months. e a Month, 'HE PEACE OF MANKIND" No better use could be made of the | fnterval between the adjournment of the sixty-seventh congress and the as- sembling of the next than to help cre- | ate such an unmistakable publie sen- the camp Bntercd at the Post Ofce at New as Becond Class Mall Matter TELEPHO Business OMce ¥ditorial Yooms | |'tetich the children in the things that | The only profitable advertising 'medium in the City, Clreulation e and pross | room always open to advertisers, | | ss 15 oxclusively entitled | -publication of all 1 not wise cred alwo nows pube Member of The Associnted Presy The Associnted P to tha use for credited to it or in ths paper and Hshed herein, Membee Andit Burean of Cireulntion The A, R, . Is a natlonal orgnization which tomishes nowspapers and a tisors with a &trietly analysl ! cirenintion Our cireul i StAtist o based upon this nudit, This insures pro tactlen aguinst fraud in epaper Ais; tribution f to both n and lo cal adverti E—m—m e——— A CHILD OF THII DAY No one, the highest flight of Harold who has posed honost in say Schwarm, the youth is a typical He effect as a person of royal hiood, young man of modern times. is, nevertheless, an example of one had fed to be whom ion has its Granted that he nc ed, wil ghould have been repressed even bes repre repress- Gra 1 that he if one fore he began his spectacular career. been much had to Granted that it would have better for this young man if hand forced Jaid down by the most he been taken ‘in and obey rules as ative. This is q His escapade, serious a name, , conser point call it by no morc but the n others driven to doing the unconvyen- | the conventional denonnced. This the mental affect to is to be made nified escapade of many tional becs is, ma use even in many cases, balance, or not mental state of others, dees this truth. Ha especially important. Harold Schwarm as representing people in general, is It sl Schwarm, the youth, is not of great importance is quite pos- sible this young chap would have broken out no matter how charitable | the people | be also, broad-minded T The weakness But it is pos people in the world would and about him. may fundamental ible, that many never do questionable things were it not for the tendency at present to put the 5 This is no plea to permit a lowering of the standar of “extending circumstance where people have done wrong. It is a plea denouncing everything of which a small minority innocent pleasures under of life; it is no plea in cases agal generally may disapprove, with the result that the repress the love of ex- citement, of women, might than they would go if the rope allow- | ed them were not cally. Right and wrong are said to be absolute, But may be “right” for certain people and “wrong" other things are and “righ?’ for othc cum- stances may aflect the situation. A thing may be “right” at one time un- ong" circum- T8y, and girls, men and farther boys carry them shortened so drasti- fixed: certain things for othe while “wrong"” for some Moreover cf der some circumstances and at other stances, It is the “right” for the great- times under other est number of people under the most | usual circumsta to find. And there should never be a that we must try stop to the search. It is certain that extremes should be avoided—a ten- and The by the greater the care t license to- the the dency to a tenden ward repression. greater people, at should be exer- freedom craved cised not to repress them too drastical- 1y. The more docile the people are, the d to| Today people are cry- more they should be encourage seek treedom ing for personal liberty. Look out how far the repression tendency is carried! CONNECTICUT TEACHER The startling statement | yesterday by the chief of the bureau | of tests and investigations of the state board of education, that 46 the teachers in state of over five yea was made | per cent of the ' experience are daughters of foreign-born parents, The first thought that comes is one that is d ¥ both | 1o the forcign-born and to their off- spring. Certainly and i born in other-countries are taking ad- vantage of the opportunities here when they encourage and help | —as many must do—their daughters ledly complimenta men womer offered | to gain the education necessary for a | career teaching. And these figures show a laudable tion and energy on the part of daugh- other of certainly | ambi- ters of parents born in tries, which splendid profession life work, The this meas ure up to the standards of those of other states. If this were not the case the educational edvantages of Connec- ticut would not be praised as highly as they are. And nearly half of these excellent teachers must inherit some tendencies, ideals, not American. This is not saying anything against the coun- the of teaching as a makes them lect teachers of state 11 in his statement that public.sentiment | | proved | New York recently who was attempt- The habit of-forgetting should not be | them | titled | tain are charac istic of America yill quite SPUBLIC S Mayor Paonessa is correct would be against allowing any man to risk his life climbing the face of one Maly buildings. His tusal to sanction such a performance, for entertainment, will be ap- of street's re- merely This is the “public sentiment” of today and it is the result of the trage- dy of the death of a young man in ing a similar performance. The mat- ter worth emphasizing in this connec- the referring to this matter, is that “public one tion, and excuse for again sentiment” on this question at least, should remain as it is tod allowed this kind, A if lowed to cover an affair of real protest would he made an exhibition were to be al- that protest fainter, probably, and in a when the death of the New York but would to make no protest at all, In this at Yeast, should be taken to make today's pub- sentiment” a New Britain tradi- No needless risking of life in such today, Tomorrow would be few months, is all be apt young man. in forgotten, people e case, steps lic tion, our cit “WHAT IS YALE Out of the many elevating thoughts that were inspired by the gathering of Yale graduates at the annual din- ner of the Yale Alumni Association of Hartford last evening, there stands out the reply to the question, “What and Where is Yale?" That an- swer wasg given in the closing words of one of the impressive speakers of the evening, George S. Hurst, he “\\'I‘:(‘rl'\r‘r a Yale man shows a willingness to serve in to is County when declared earnes his fellow men a large or small his ability, not a thing place; it is a spirit, a quality of con- duct * * * You are Yale; I am Yale. God help us The the speaker to -measure up to the stan- dard of his great trust came from his appreciation of way according is Yale. there Yale nor a appeal of the responsibil to disp'\y of service which ts upon all that spirit of helpfulness, By peculiar coincidence a small gathering New Britain graduates of the university, meeting to go to the body, discussed a matter which might well have been inspived by the Mr. Hu ‘s talk. At that gathering the ‘“willingness to serve” took the form of a plan, not vet made concrete but one which has already aroused enthusiasm, of send- ing a New Britain boy to Yale every | four years, He will be the ward of the Yale men of this city during his course and when he is graduated his be re men of dinner in a text of place will taken by another, una- ble to have such an opportunity with- out such help, but who will thus be given the to make the most of himself and who, by representing the New Britain alumni of Yale, will them the to the of Yale—the spirit of service. chance give chance live spirit A BROAD VIEW Opinions of clergymen differ as s¢ to be the proper 1 made of chur es. Some believe that they are sacred edifices to which only people desiring to worship should come and in which only religious matters should be dis- Others hold the theory ‘that there is no possible harm in making | entertainment provided such elevating. cussed. scencs of of a secular character en- ! tertainment the portions of advocate the the 1s Moreover some of same men who consider certain a church sacred use other portions of | bullding for pleasures such as dancing of which those who are more | liberal in their conception of the church, disapprove entirely, Thesc differing opinions are en- | yet there is no movement of which one is regule on religious matters by law. It is to be hoped that such time never comes. The point to the greatest respect. As aware, to people’'s opinions here made is entirely aside from the fering opinions, ter is that the da merits of these dif- the noteworthy mat- v has come when the clergyman of one denomination focls at radical | parture by a minister of another, Such favorable comment discloses a breadth | is admirable. People may differ as to the merits of a cer- liberty to commend a de- of view which movement by a church; some y approve and some may disap- prove. But few will be sorry that, tc the of soeing something which day, clergyman one chure of he ap- proves in another church, does hesitate to praise that not thing. The | next congress will timent in favor of the United States wking one toward | world peace that the members of the have no doubts of people on this mat- proposed stop the feeling of the ter, Perhaps ginning could be made in this declar- than that which would disabuse the people's minds of the that George Washington, into | whose lips are so often ecrroneously | placed Thomas Jefferson's against “entangling alliances,” would today oppose our attempts to join with the nations of ISurope in assur- ing future peace. One sentence of his, quoted recently in Collier's Weekly, is sufficient for this purpose although many other declarations of *the fa- ther of his country” might be cited to prove his attitude. Many quotations, however, often confuse, One, directly to the point, should stand alone. The it should not bhe marred by less pointed and less com- prehensive statements, This important sentence was writ- ten by George Washington in one of the last wrote, to William Vans Murray of Maryland on October 1799, "My own wish,” was his declaration, “is to see everything set- tled upon the bLest and surest founda- tion for the peace and happiness of mankind, without regard to this, that or the other nation.” Small men, considering the lofty ideals inspiring such statement, could not remain long blind to. their own littleness were they to oppose the entry of the United States into the World Court. no more worth while be- ed intention, idea words significance of letters he 28, a Facts and Fancies! BY ROBERT QUILLEN, The French policy won't work un- less Heinie will, Go west, young man, and you'll have a chance to boss the country. There isn't much choice between a ruthless war and a ruthless peace. nother thing that puzzies us is the tick” in Rev. Percy Stickney Grant. | Civilization “is just a process of ac- cumulating more play-prettics to look after, Passive resistance works very well| until a bayonet begins to prod it in ll\v: midriff. 1t there fice, they using the are any orny uwanas in of- probably get that way by white wash brush. At any rate these Pharaonic gowns| heip us to understand why Joseph | ran from Potiphar's wife. A used car is just about as impres- sive if you move into a new neighbor- hood when you get it. In this commercial age the hall of fame doesn’'t interest climbers so muych as the haul of fame, We have great pride in our mer- chant marine, but there doesn’'t ap- pear to be anything else in it. At any rate women never will learn the knack @f shooting from the hip. They haveW’t any hips any more, A bachelor is a man who isn't content to choose the kind of woman | | workouts and practices will be the or- | shows with | consisting of | The BY JAMES I\ BEGG U, S, Representative 'rom Ohio, Thirteenth District NEGRO down In Alalama was ar- rested by a cols ored constable and brought be. fore a black jus. tice of the peace, I'he Justice coulda’'t read nor write, but he frowned porten- tously at the eulppit, and turn- ing the pages of a fat volume on his desk, said: “Niggah, dis vere g de sta- tutes of de state of Alabama and I'm goin’ froo it till I finds de bigges' fine in sech cases made an’ pervided, An I's goin’ cha'ge you dat fine,” He ruffled the pages 'slowly cventually announced: ‘Dis yere co't fines dollahs an' @ half.” The defendant paid the started to walk out, when stable whispered to him: “Niggah, you done foolish. could 'a’ argued him down dollahs an' a qua'tah.” ‘I know my business,” replied the other. “I kin read an write an' I knows dat wasn't no statates of Ala- bama, Dat was a mail ordah cata- logue, An' the jedge was foolin’ around in the tinware section when he finds me. If I'd 'a’ argued, the chances is he'd 'a’ done tu'n ovah to de automobile section.” and you seventeen fine and the con- You to two e e e e e 25 Years Ago Today (Taken from Herald of that date) Lreomm: Edward Loomis has been engaged by the amateur. basketball league of Wallingford to referee a series of 12 games to be played by the league. The tickets for the Moccasin dance of the Red Men will be distributed at a meeting Thursday night. They can be secured from T. W. O'Connor. tate Counsellor Colonel Thompson will pay a visit to Mattabessett coun- cil, O, U. A, M., of Middletown next Wednesday evening and the degree will be worked on a large class of candidates. Frank l. Wilcox of Beglin presided over the quarterly mecting of the New Britain Christian Endeavor union at the Center church last evening. Physical Instructor IFrench put the New Britain High school athietes through some lively paces in the gym- nasium this morning. Several candi- Gates turned out for the track team and the time was very good. Light der of the day for the next few weeks. RUNWAY FOR LEGION SHOW Chorus of 60 Beauties in “Don’t Ask Me" Will Come Out Into Audience and Look 'Em Over, The committee in charge of “Don't 4 Me,” the American Legion Re- vue to be shown at the Lyceum the- ater on March 19, 20 and 21, has an- nounced that a runway for the chorus | g will be used in this production for |} the first time in a local amateur show. A chorus of 60 girls has been selected by the director, George V. €, Lord, and includes many of the best dancers in this city. For the past five weeks rchearsals have heen held frequently, and Mr, Lord has stated that the chorus in this pro- duction is by far the best he has ever directed in the nwmerous musical which he has been con- nected, Some of the special features that appear on the program are the th Avenue Review” and “Japa- nese Number"” by the Ponies Group voung ladies from the|H High school; the “Radio Number” by} a group from P’. & I Corbin office; the “Egyptian Number” by the Stan- ley Works group, and the “March of | § the Allies” by the Landers group. |j “Boys Chorus” will appear in |8 the “Spanish Number” and “Boys’| to which his imperfections would en- title him. | | | While colicge coaches are idic, | might get 2 street car entrances during the rush| hours, | You can say one thing for the Vandals. They didn't say they were doing it for the sake of the weaker| proples. | - | This criticism of college educations | isn't new. Aesop expressed the idea| with his story about the fox and the| grapes. | What we can't understand is how a | | native of southern Kurope pronounces | . doesn’t care to snecze! his town if he i at the time, As a general thing, slang is up to the minute. But “frail,” as a sllllNH-‘ tute for Janes, skirts and chicken, came one generation too late, | was led befor Number.” 2 A rehearsal of the entire cast of |§@ principals together with the chorus|id will be held this evening at the ¥. W. | C. A. gymnasiom. B onians Reported as Wanting to Buy Red Sox Boston, March S.-—Rumors of the impending sale of the Red Sox b Pregident Harry I'razee were renewed few pointers by watching | today as a result of news reach n:lm\ will enter a formal plea to the in-|state fuel administrator, was Springs training | jictment. here from the Hot camp quoting Congr Gallivan of Boston as ¥ o sman James A, | having said that was discussing such a project in New York with President ,lnhnsdh‘ of the American League. Congress. man Gallivan was quoted as saying that the proaspective of were Bostonians, News Tiuit Boy?s 'fhief Proves Fatal to Mother New York, March 8.—Charles , chauffeur, and alleged acces- sory after the fact i jewel robbery, wept®silently when he Crain late yes for urrulgv\nu‘n'} an an indictm cusing him of | complicity in the quarter million dol- lar theft. Ass O'Sullivan told the court Hughes'| Successifi.(',oach of 'Big Cambridge, Harvard hockey team, purchasers | their studies as champions “hig three” after defeating Yale INew Haven in the deciding game [the series last William H. was resigning. p.|has been head | Claflin’s teams have won e the Schoellkopf | ;"“ an neral Sessions Judge | resignation nec stant District Attorney | Discovery of Explosiv - i Now is the time to buy fhat new Living Room Suite. The New Styles are here from Grand Rapids. THREE-PIECE TAPESTRY SUITE .... 3225 00 THREE-PIECE MOHAIR SUITE ............... The new Dining Suites are very attractive and are exceptionally low in price. EIGHT-PIECE BARONIAL OAK SUITE ................ $123 00 : . EIGHT-PIECE WALNUT SUITE ..........'evveinennnn $169.00 EIGHT-PIECE GRAND RAPIDS MAHOGANY SUITE $295.00 Your Bedroom Suite reflects your persona]ity. FOUR-PIECE WALNUT BEDROOM SUITE .............. $ l 22 00 FOUR-PIECE MAHOGANY BEDROOM éUlTE $234 00 FOUR-PIECE WALNUT SUITE As Illustrated ............. $325 00 These are of course only a very few examples of the Suites we are show- ing. For instance there are forty-three complete Bedroom Suites on our second floor to choose from. B.C.PORTER SONS “Connecticut’s Best Furniture Store” com- f taken in the auditorium this morning. municated with this morning by tele- The orchestra will hold a rehearsal phone and sald he would order an in-|in the auditorium at the close of the | vestigation and would ask Mr. Ward | fourth. périod today. 3 |to make a statement of his findings. =~ The debatinig club will meet in the Harvard Team Resngns; Although Mr. Ward refused com- | Academic buliding at the close of the Mgss, March 8.—The | ment, local coal dealers and the.runl{nft rnoois session tomorrow. Present returning to |administration’s office were said to ' day\topic® will be discussed. of the|feel that the presence of the explosive | ——————s- at|was accidental and originated at the! WEATHER REPORT., of | mine, e _nlght, learned that - b Fair Tonight and Friday With Con- :mmln. 't‘::o c{roll‘:\rllo;.:&lcg\’w HIGH SCHOOL NOTES tinued Cold Weather. n 3 | 1 ) i - of Harvard hockey,| The I'rench club of the Senlor High | xow 1gaven, Maroh 8.—Wer New very series ! school will hold an important meeting | yr, o ynd vieinity: Fair tonight and Friday; Connecticut, fair and con- Monday, March 12, Letters and cards | ) J 's ¢ French | i) R S M i | tinued®cold tonight and Friday; mod- erate to fresh northwest winds. will be examined and read. Conditions: A loug ridge of high | bers are requested to be present be- cause several other important matters ‘pnsauro extending ‘rom Michigan southward to Georgia is producing | are to be brought up for discussion. pleasgnt weather in all districts east Yale. family considerations made sEATY. Claflin said that huumus\ his N COAL BIN | The young women of the junior | class will play the young women of cated to General Goethals, | the freshmen class in the gymnasium Correct this sentence: 1y hus-| mother had died this merning, shortly | ) 75 1 band,” said the meek little v\'n‘n.’\n'!M;,,,‘ ,,,u“|,,,”,‘,],",,1,'"_" sh,,,,fi ':nl the! Poughkecpsie, N. YV, March 8.~ this afternoon. A victory for the|of the Rocky mountains. The tem. “is always so gentle and considerate | yewg of her gon's arrest was said to|Twenty-five copper tubes, each be-| junior team will put it in a tie for | perature is ristng between the Rocky when he has had a bad day at the|p.yve cansed her death. Judge Crain|lieved to be charged with fulminate, | first place in the league, | mountains and the Mississippi river, office.” granted Hughes permission to visit hh;|u volatile n\xplqsl\'fl. which were found| The board of pullication held a|hut continues low from the Missis- ond mother's homa tomorrow and sald he|in the coal bih of Mrs. J. W. Court-|special meeting in the Avmlomln!,",pl river eastward. 'ONED, | would be relessed again, in the eus- | ney here yesterday afternoon, —were | bujlding at the close of the nodn ses- | (fonrflll'ffln favor for this vicinity Marion, M., March 6. (By .\.\mriav.}ml;. of o guard, to attend her funeral, | taken to the office of _"0!1{"3 1"uel | sion today. . falr weativer with freezing temper- cd Pregs)- -The seeond Herrin |im\1‘|. wae gent (o the tombs in .1r-mv|‘11.\-lnml:nsnamr Willian: T, Ward. | The names of all seniors, as they | ature at night and thawing during the trial was halted today by the illness'of §50,000 bail uutil March 14, whcnl General Goethals of New I\olk.“want to appear in their diplomas were‘duy. mystery that was thrown about sacred things in the dark ages is accountable tendencies and ideals thus inherited; it is merely declaring the obvious fadt | that they differ from the ideals and standards we, as Americans, wish to have cultivated in our school children. Nor is there any occasion for sugges- tions changing this situation. ‘The Semching profession, like all others, for much of the misun these mystery went a tendency of theologlans of the to discuss openly the most important matters of life herc and hereafter, standing of times, and along with such on the part o TRIAL IS PO! of past to refuse