New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 10, 1923, Page 6

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This Insures pro- toction aguinst fraud in newspaper d tribution figures to both national and lo- cal advertisers. e PSYCHOLOGICAL EFVECT, The letter from the school accom- modations committee to Mayor Pao- nessa, recommendidg that the hoard “offer no obhjection to the Mayor or anyone appointed by him visiting the informing themselves in accommodations,” opinion a people who are not with school little in the schools and to needed that by regard but survey stating “in our made thoroughly familiar methods can help very preserit situation,” is a courteous re- joinder to the Mayor's request. It implies, however, a distinct opposi- tion to the M and it is this spirit of failing to recognize the popular sentiment in regard to school matters, which may be gently criti- cized. This newspaper is of the opinion that, practically, the school commit- tee is probably right—as far as con- " crote, practical results of such a “sur- are concerned. Some confusion and discussion, even, might resuit from such a swrvey. The school com- mittee is, probably, better qualifié to pass upon these matters than would be any ‘temporary commit- tee.” Nevertheless this newspaper be- lieves that hearty co-operation in the plan of the survey would have been a wise move on the part of the com- vor's plan, | of Newnham college in Englang, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1923, he taken to select men or women to fill more repr ntative, eare should the vacancies that will occur “April of at 17 who will teel the responsibility their will least, go to those sessions and inters uffairs of the positions and who ost themselves in the city women “Back," “husties" style, Tis sald for coming back in good! TER CLOUGH SAYS A MEAN THING, average study | done by womun students is greatly ( that amount of done men,'" is tributed Miss tiring president in excess of by statement to Al a Blanche Clough, Putting aside the that Miss Clough intentionally brought her activities president to sharp leaning on the pen when she made the period, it must be admitted that there is a great deal of truth to what she says. Of course, such hraggadocio is not be- coming a school ma'am. It sex prejudice. The male has vinced himself that his is the supe- rior sex, and to prove it he spends the greater part of his life running grrands for some women. The fe- male has convinced herself that hers Is the superior sex, and to prove it she spends the greater part of her life cleaning, dusting, baking, cook- ing and making up beds for some man. Our perspective depends a great deal on our sex, and we are all 80 narrow with regard to our supe- riority that we could lie on the flat of our backs on the edge of a razor without being able to look over the sides. Miss Clough is biased in favor of her own She is one extreme. The other is found in A. B. Sece of Brooklyn, N. Y., who recently spoke suspicion s college a close by final shows con- sex, his mind in regard to college women. He suggested ‘that they be punished, something so drastic as de- priving them of their powder puffs and mirrors, or some such inhuman treatment, Do women school selves to their studies with determination than Perhaps they do, and for good reason. Mang; girls in college realize that they are horribly ) in apply them- greater men? A BIG ISSU In an edition of The Herald pub- lished twenty-five years ago last Tuesday appeared the item “With election day only five weeks away ‘So-and-so' holds the front seat in the Itepublican rank: Today, in ing the those tioned as possible candidates for the mayoralty, with election than A year ahead, one finds the same name This is not the begin. look- over names of mens more mentioned, ning of a boom for the aforesaid “So- and-%0," nor i it a criticism of him. It s merely the calling attention to interesting coineidence, of an interesting subject—politics, A great orator died the other da Bourke Cochran, He education, ability, held the highest the country altheugh he was active in polities, It was said of him that his failure to permanently fdentified with gome big issue tended to detract from his standing. There is one big issue before the people today, and the size of that will not hecome as the years pass. It has never before as- sumed the threatening proportions it now possesses; it is an issue which has t met, and meeting it be- comes more and more difficult as the perplexities of life increase. That issue is taxes. One who begins®now the career of championing lower taxes and who devotes his thought and study to ways and meags for lowering taxes will become the cham- pion of the people, the henefactor of the people, If, in addition to finding means for reducing taxes thag, person is able to discover ways for retaining modern advantages which higher taxes have procured, he will be a worthy champion and he will become the country's great man. It is predicted that the man to be chosen for next mayor of this city will be the man able to convince the people at that time that he, bctter than anyone else, will be able to re- duce the tax burden of the people without depriving them of the ben- efits of modern advantages. an B, hrains, posscssed Yet never positions in become issue less 0 be TWO VIEWPOINTS. There are two ways of looking at Henry Ford's action in paying some $£4,000,000 to creditors of the motor which apropos | he Do sure your cause is just, and then you won't need to quote the Bible in support of it, Lack of history may not make o people hiappy, but ft makes life more endurable for the small boy, The harshest condemnation of the Turk is the Armenian's willingness to accept asylum in Russia, Correct this sentence: "I can't un- derstand,” sald the woman, “what en. Joyment men find in loafing down town," “Christianity condemned,” says a headline, This is a highhanded pro- cedure,s It has never had a fair trial, Home is 4 place where you can park your feet on another chair, Where the goads are hard-surfaced the car ahead can't throw it in your face, It is only a question of time until each natign will be trying to dodge re- sponsibility for starting this peace, ‘When at last he discovers it and catches the idea, no doubt Borah will come out strongly in favor of the secq ond Commandment, The French are very inefficient. In their efforts to administer the Ruhr, they haven't yet cut down the fruit trees. A critic chatges that our age is more interested in property than in men, and there really are more gar- ages than emergency wards, BY W. W. CHALMERS Representative From Ohio, Ninth District ARLY risers’ al- the scenery may be commonpiace, but |, On the City al Is the laborer worthy of his hire? It depends on the laborer, The ques- tion and answer are suggested by the information that Sergel Rachmaninoff, whose delightful planoforte playing was a highlight in the present musi- cal season, received a check for $1,. 750 for his appearance here undor cal club, At once a protest arises that the services of one person for such a,short time should not be re- warded with such a sum, It does seem | excessive, but it is quite in keeping with the salaries pald other great artists, and it is much lower than some stars receive, Rosa Ponsclle also received a check for $1,750 when she sang here this ‘winter, This is her standard price and she sings for nothing less, She is one of the queens of grand opera and can nnn?e her own price which, most of those who heard her will agree, is not so exorbitant after all. Music lovers sometimes wonder why John McCormack is not brought to New Britain. The reason is easily found.’ Mr. McCormack charges $3,- 000 per night for his services, and gets it. In order to pay expenses for a McCormack concert, it would be necessary for the New Britain Musi- cal club to double the price asked for seats at other events, The problem could be disposed of if New Britain had an auditorium large enough to accommodate twice the number of persons who do attend concerts. Mr. McCormack's check looms large, until we read that Feodor Chal- iapin, ‘one of the greatest singers of the present generation, will receive 84,000 for a concert at Woolsey hall in New Haven this evening. He is on~ of the most generously remuner- ated artists on the concert stage, Champions come high. That is why we all want to-be champions of our class. There is recognition, pres- tige and honor, of course, and all of these are welcomé, but the signature on the check is what most of us seek. It makes no difference whethér the art is that of mauling one's opponent around inside the ropes of a squared circle or thrilling a society audience with notes which put even the thrush to shame, champions name the price at which they perform. The wonder is that so many of us are willing to plod along in a rut receiving a pay- envelope the contents of which are dictated by someone else, because there's always room at the top. Per- haps the reason why more of us don‘t the auspices of the New Britain Musi. | —THE OBSERVER— Makes Random Observations\ nd Its People “‘Observer’” hopes that the often repeated saying “History re- peats itself” wilhnot be realized to- morrow which is the 36th anniversary of the big biizzard, Imeldentally, to- morrow being Sunday, it is a coinef- dence that March 11, 36 years ago was also Sunday. An account taken from the files of the "Herald" of March 12, tells of the blizzard which hit the city and the stato, Tho blizzard began 1fte Sunday night with the wind blowing at high velocity, Monday morning, the entire city was snowbound, In places along Main street, the drifts were nine feet high Monday noon, train€had stopped running and people who had gone to \work in answer to the 7 o'clock whistles, found themselves marooned and unable to reaq their homes, Puplls who reported at the normal and grammar schools, were sent to their homes while it was possible to get there, and in the maze of wind and flercely blowing snow, many chil- dren were lost and forced to enter tho first homes they reached. As Monday progressed, rescue parties were formed, and many chil- dren who were caught in drifts, ex- hausted and unable to continue on their way, were picked up and car- ried to the nearest house or shelter and left there, On Tuesday, the storm continued with unabated fury. The wind howled and screamed and houses swayed un. der its terfific force. Merchants and clerks who were stranded in places of business were forced to tunnel out, Children were reported missing from all pants of the city. Rescue parties searched the drifts wherever it was possible to get out and slowly they discovered .now and again two or three children half frozen and as nearly starved. The snow was piled up along the streets more than 20 feet high, In some places it covered the first story of houses so that it was necessary to keep the lamps lit the entire day. Everybody was put on short rations and in some homes it was a difficult matter to make the meagre provisions |1ast long enough for all present, Railroad trains were stopped, tele- phone wires were down, tne fire com- panies were powerless in case of fire, the telegraph wires were down and [the city completely cut off from out- side communication. Farmers in the outlying district were so completely showed in, that they were unable to The BRITISH HERCHANTS RAISING BiG HOWL Object to Franco-Belgian Customs " Barrier Around Cologne London, March 10, (By The Assor clated Press).—The outcry ralsed by British- merchants in Cologne against the Franco-Belgian customs barrier around that area gathers dally. The chief complaint is that British trade with Germany is being strangled and is almost at a stand- still, The British Chamber of Commerce in Cologne has renewed its protests to the London government againat what it regards as an attempt to blogkade the zone, It secems, how- ver, that there is also some resent- ment over the actlon of the French and Belgian troops in corapletely sur- rounding the British bridgehead which has made it impossible for the English to move eastward without obtaining permission of the military posts. There are reports that the relations between these posts and the British are none too friendly. Some of the newspapers have re- vived the discussion of the possible withdrawal of General Godley's troops, It is said that the German popula- tion in the Cologne district believes this step to be imminent, On the other hand, the Cologne cotrespondent of the Daily Mail, which ‘is practically the only London newspaper supporting . the French says that German propagandists are seeking to create dissensions between the British and the Ruhr Allies, He asserted that the British traders are overdoing their complaints. General Godley's business in Lon- don is said to be in no way confined to the question of railroads. The tele- graph’s diplomatic expert writes: “A' most momentous development has occurred in connection with the negotiations between General Codley and General Payot regarding the use of ‘the railways.” But' the writer does not divulge the nature of the development, ' Meanwhile it is understood that an active interchange of views is pro- ceeding among the British ministries of war, foreign-affairs and trade, with regard to the tangled situation. It is learned authoritatively, that verbal representation has been made to France through diplomatic channels, pointing out the difficulties forced upon the British .authorities in the Rhineland, strength ¢ FORM VIGILANCE COMMITTER concern which he purchased, payment, says a repor\, he was not| required to make under the terms of hewing out a path of life and upon their efforts whether that path shall be broad and easy under feed their livestock for two days. Three days elapsed before a train jcame in and in that time, things be- get there is that it requires too much ways hard work. proud selves, are very mittee at this time. The eommittee «of them. must be aware of the criticism of the depends committee’s methods that has been made. Much of it is, probably, un- jusy criticism. If such is the’ casc such a survey, with earnest attempts by the committee to explain the s surve much ation to members of the committee, would accomplish good. the timeé has effort to bring The is that come point for a sincere foot, or narrow, tortuous and rough. This type of girl is preparing for a career, not a job. The difference be- tween a career and a job is the dif- ference and the need of responding to the 7 a. m. Realizing that they are the mistresses of their fates, they hit the line hard, no matter whether the line be printed in Greek or Latin. between independence whistle, about a better toward the school committee-—a compre- hensive understanding of the earnest endeavors its memberst give to their work., The psychological effect of meeting the Mayor's plan more than half way would be a splendid thing, looking toward a future knowledge of the value of the school commit- tec's work. The bigger the man the more willing he is to explain to those who do not understand. feeling more VITALIZE THE BOARD. The city meeting board does not scem to possess quite all of the pow- ers the people took it for granted would belong to it. Nevertheless it ig the one body in the city that should, even if it does not now, re- flect the general opinion of the peo- ple of the city. As a matter of fact it has been a poor thing as it has been constituted. Moreover its fail- ure to be a vital factor in the life of the city was apparent even before it was discovered that it was limited in its powers over salaries, for instance. If there is any real representative body which stands for the citizens, or if there is any one body that may be made representative, it the city meeting board. At the meetings of | the board whidh have been held it is doubtful if public sentiment has been accurately presented. The reason for this is not because those members of the board who at- tended acted or voted contrary to the svishes of the people. The reason for its failure to efficient, energetic hody because all the members did not attend the meet- ings. Frequently there have been only one-geventh or one-sixth of the It be said acted were | be a real, members present. may the sout and eiried” and no great attend- ance was required. This may be true. But it that tant matters have been passed by the matters to. be upon i& certain impor- a small it certain consider considered digcussions might minority was that the | y matters | board when present, board might which it has many valuable staged if every member attended the sessions of ‘the board instead of a small number. Ward conventions will be held soon to nominate candidates for 48 places on the board. This will be a good opportunity to begin to vitalize the board. Attendance records. are not at hand; no personal criticiem of anyone, therefore, be made-—is not intended. But view of the facts that the attendance at the ses- and is ma and be | not may in sions of the board have been pitifully small, and the board cannot be a really vital factor in city life uniess Wlier “attendance b{kpn the sessions There are, it must be confessed, too many young men in college who regard life as a lark. The world their oyster. Sometimes they upon father as another species shell-encrusted being when turns red when boiled. When their oyster is gone, another is sure to be brought in ‘on the tide of luck, they think. It would be unfair to omit mention of the army of serious-minded young men who, also, hewing out ca- reers. Unfortunately, they are out- numbered by the other kind knows more about the modern York stage than about ancient Greek is look of are which New drama. Doubtless, Miss Clough Dut it was real unsisterly and “catty’” of her to say such a thing in her valedictory. was right. THE OLD STYLES, There is more than a joke in the news from London that physicians de- clare the heavy gypsy ear rings of the latest fashion are pulling into triangu- lar shapes the ears of women who wear them and thus permanently dis- figuring them. The “beauty special- add their testimony to that medical that they an increasing number of clients ists™ of men, saying have who come to them to have their ears mas- saged to bring thegn back into their original shape. In this news thought for those anything good in the new greater freedom in dress which, it is to be feared, is passing. Of course there is no use comment- | ing upon the matter if it be not grant- | ed that the of woman is more beautiful and health- ful than anything artificial. Tt must be granted, too, that wearing of ear there is food for cannot see faghion “of | who natural conformation rings is the renewal of an old-fash- foned custom Not to go into too intimate details of woman's it seen, if thought is given to the sub- ject, that women's styles have altered women in many ways. One simple - that of shoes, dr will readily be lustration— for instance to illustrate the advay T women ——will serve age of the medern tendency. not so many years ago that would refuse absolutely to wear the large, heavy-soled shoes which considered for sport wear today. All wome are more comfortable than they used to be. The result be other | than beneficial. In regard to other details the same results are street and smart” s shoes cannot are found. With these evidences of the common, j50kg gurprised when a married wom- | which wi& sense of modern women so clear, one ghould hesitate long before condemn- to make woman's ing any tendency dress more free from style-ordained | bonds. I should his purchase. The pleasant to look at it is that such payment was the action of a rich man who wanted to do a generous thing just for the reason that he believed it was the fair thing to do. The other way of looking at it is that the action will create good publicity, both Mr, Ford's cars and for his presidential ambition. It's pretty tough to attribute an ulterior motive to a man who does a commendable thing. Of course, ought not suspect that everyone tricky. Probably’ all of us say we'd do the same thing if we had Ford's money -— and quite probably we wouldn't do it at all. Wealth, even unlimited, has a way of changing most pegple and a surplus is some- times just as precious as money that is badly needed to get along. But it really does not matter which way one looks at the thing as far as its effect upon the Ford-for-President boom goes. The fact that he las done this thing does not indicate that he would be a good president—not at all. Some people may evenggay that who would such a precedent in business would make a poor president. Probably only vio- lent opponents of Ford would go t®at far, but there is ground for the sug- gestion. Henry Ford would not make a wise president of the United States, He has few of the qualifications neoes. sary; he is sadly lacking in wisdom, mental powers. And so let it go at that and the that, for some reason which we trust is worthy, Mr. Ford decided that they be paid, if the reports accurate. way, for we is a4 man create congratulate creditors are BY ROBERT QUILLEN, v 1918-1023: TS, German history, Re- verse; adverse; pery Contentmént is just mediocrity with the swell head. . The “undeveloped peoples’ those that have undeveloped oils. are There is one fine thing about our foreign policy, ons, “They spall not pass” was a good war slogan, but it's a nuisance on the highway. this invasion is without . Ruhr, .meet Mr. Shan- Heinie precedent. tung. & village is a place where the clerk an asks for silk stockings. Always pronounce your words dis- tinctly. The Prohibition law is in force, not cnforced. It never is monoton- | Two were farmers hoasting. or their achieve- ments in that particular, and one of thet re- solved to show up the other. So he rose one moyning about 2 o'clock went over to his neighbor's house and knoeck- ed on the door. wife called out: CHALMERS The neighbor's “Who's there?” “It's Jim Place,” replied the visk itor. “I'm looking for your husband. Where is he?” The wife scented mice. “Why, I don't know,” she answeosed. “1 guess he's out around the farm somewhere, 1 haven't seen him since early this morning.” cumommommid 25 Years Ago Today (Taken from Herald of that date) i 0 Y The Knights of St. Patrick will hold thefr annual celebration in Hanna's Armory next Tuesday evening. Rev. R. T. Moore will speak and Dr, J. E. Martin will give a reading on the state of Connecticut. The businessmen who received a challenge to play another game of basketball from the professionals, | have voted not to play another game | until the professionals have acquired a reputatiop. James Ringrose is confined to his | home on Beaver street by illness. | Work on the Vega building on Arch | street has progressed rapidly the past | few weeks and the members of the s ciety are thinking of making plans for the dedication soon. A meeting of the directors of the Southern New Iingland Polo TLeague will be held Saturday in the Columbia Hotel this eity. | The pay roll for city labor the past | week amounted to $96.57. Grand Warden J. B. Weiant of the E. 0. P. was present at the anfiual sion of the grand lodge of Massa- ctts held in Boston yesterday. Unkelbach heads the com- mittee of the active Turners to ar- range for a private masquerade to be given on the evening of March 30, | WANTS BQUAL TREATENT Concerted Tifforts of Women's Socie- ties in Japan to Bring Matter Be- | fore Next Session of Diet, | Takio, March 10--This year's ses- |sion of the Diet will witness a econ- certed effort of the women's socie- | ties of Japan to &ecure an amendment of the eriminal code to assure equal treatment for men and women. Un- der the law as it stands a married woman found guilty of adultery is Iliable to a penalty of two years im- prisonment with hard labor, while no penalty is provided for men guilty of a similar offense, The Women's | Christian Temperance union in a pe- tition is asking that this shall be al- tered and men be treated on the same plane as women. . | The union has ME: prepareg a | draft law for the protéetion of. women, provide penaities for se- | duction a for inducing a girl to be- {come a geisha or prostitute. The | union has aiready secured the support of 50 members of the Diet in their movement according to Mrs. Azuma Moriya, the secrctary. Approval is heard of the decision of the police commission to make a slight change in the position of the traffic policemen at the corner Church and Main streets and in front of city hall. Heretofore, the police- men have heen in the center of a square formed by the conjunction of the streets, removed from fhe west terminus of Church street in the first case and from the terminus of that part of Main street which ends at the Globe Clothing House in the second case, Consequently, while they have been able to direct vehicular traffic admirably, they could not give orders to pedestrians except with great exer- tion, Because the policemen have been forced to raise their voices when speaking to pedestrians, many of the latter expressed displeasure. They sliked the idea of being “yelled at™ thy a man in uniform. The truth is that if the policeman had not shout- ed, their directions would not have been heard. \ The traffic officer at the Commer- cial Trust Co. crossing will now be able to make himself heard to pedes- trians without shouting, and the same holds true for the officer at the Globe Clothing House crossing. The change in position will not inter- fere with their contol over automo- biles, it is believed. . The coal crisis in New Britain has practically passed, according to re- ports from local dealers. The mild weather of last week, the letting up somewhat of shipping difficulties and the decrcase in the demand for coal, have all tended to relieve the strain, One dealer stated that he had plenty of stove and egg sizes, another dealer said he had a quantity of nut and pea. Still another said he had - |a large supply of soft coal and the fact that no one was buying it, or ap- peared to be interested in wood, seemed to him to be an indieation of the faet that there was a let up in the situation. One reason why there is not a sur- |plus of coal in the city now is the | fact that local dealcrs do not care to purchase in any large quantities. In April it is expected the price will take a drop and dealers who purchase now, if they do not get immediate delivery, are apt to ind themselves caught with a quantity of high priced coal on their hands and no market for it. The “Observer” has taken note of the protests made by scveral cities in the State of Connecticut against the use of sirens only for fire warn- ings. First among the cities to have brought forcibly to its attention that the siren was inadequate was Hart- ford. b In the capita) city, not long ago, & serious accident occurred when a heavy chemical truck collided with a passenger automobile and injured several firemen and persons. The blame for this was laid at the door of the sirens which were not suf- ficiently loud to ‘warn the driver of the automobile that the fire trucks were out. Now comes the news from Middle- town, that the people there are clam- oring for the big bell which has lain for many years in the tower of the Town hall, unused and forgotten. The other day, a fire broke out in one section of the town and as several of ‘lhe firemen, all of whom are callmen, id not hear the sirens, they failed to report. Fortunately, the fire did not assume serious proporitions but it seems likely that the fire bell will again be put into service. Here in New Britain, whenever a fire alarm is turned in, people living in the most remote sections of the city can hear the big bell toll out its ‘wnnln‘. of gan to look brighter and the storm had spent its fury. A complete de- scription of the blizzard would take up many columns. Despite the fact that we have had a tough winter and a long One, we can all hope that the history of 1888 will not repeat itself this year. : ATHLETES MAY DRINK Colleges in England Are Not So Strict in Training Rules As They Are in This Country. London, March 10—College athletes in England do not train so strictly for big events as those in the Unitea States. At Oxford, where the crew is busy every day preparing for the Cambridge race, the oarsmen do not have to shun the delights of drink and tobacco. Cigarettes are discouraged, but not forbidden, and pipes are al- lowed to glow after meals. Drinking is all right as long as it is moderate. Last year the students of Oxford paid $7,600 to keep the| crews in trainifg at Putney for the last three weeks before the race, and | the balance sheet disclosed that the wine bill amounted to $450 and the| beer bill to $175. ‘ The coach believes in pienty of food, but the boys in the boat have to forego cream puffs and pastry just as do imerican athletes. EVERETT TRUE GET IT |F “tou. AQOUND HERES | births. Buffalo High School Students Or- ganize Club For Betier Citizenship and Law Observance. Buffalo, March 10,—This city has a full-fledged vigllant committee with a membership of several hundred. The members do not wear masks nor do night-riding, but form a very earn- est organization that believes it has a mission for better citizenship and law-observance, The committee was formed by stu- dents of Lafayette High school after a number of boys of the institution had been arrested and convicted of stealing automobiles for joyrides. One case resulted-in the slaying of a po- lice officer who tried torarrest a trlo of boys in a stolen car. Repeated offenses by Lafayette boys, the student body and faculty de- cided, were giving the .school a “black eye,” and plans were discussed at assembly to break up the wave of lawlessness. The outcome was the vigilant committee, an oath-bound organization for law enforcement and the protection of the school name. Offenders are brought before the Vigilants for trial, but sentences im- posed, if any, are carried out by the faculty, Moscow, March 10-—Deaths in Mos. cow in 1922 " again exceeded the The former numbered 41,107 and the latter 35,166, Large num- bers of refugees from the famine dis- tricts caused the high death rate, officials declare. YES, L Know THAT, .AND'T - CAN'T FIGURE| S m’ il T CAN TELL YYoU WHERE You'UL fi’uc: i