New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 12, 1923, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1928, —THE OBSERVER— Makes Random Observations On the City and Its People A New Brltun Herald BERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY (lsued Datly, Surday Bacepiad) At Hensld Bidg. §7 Chureh Btrest, whe visit the spet. Net far frem here stands the site of the old block. the seene of the last battle in husetts in King Phillip's War, Bamuel Woedworth in the Revelutien, At the age 14 years, the younger Woodwarth wrote his first verse, IHe ohose the profession of 8 printer and house, Massa The MOTHER 0" MIN If T were hanged on the highest hill, Mother o' mine, O mother o' mine I know whose love would follow me still, father of was a soldier of BUBSORIPTION RATES ith ot . Yaar $300 Thres Moniha 150 & Moath agt OMce at N Class Mall Mattes Patieed at ¢ Biitatn .o Boc TELEPHONE CALLS mn- Ofee erial Room Fhe anly praftable advert'sing medlum Ir the Mty Clrenlation bhoaks 4 pross mom always open (o advertise Member of The Assaclated Press The Asscclated Press s euctusively entitled 10 the wee for re-publication of all news epedited ta it or not . m " teers wiin rletiy hanest analysis of | elroulation, Our cireulation statistios are upon this audit, This ineures pro winst fraud in newspaper dls. gures to hoth natlensl and lo- | . B S —— MOTHER'S DAY In the most unsavory slums of great clties; In prisons where many of those | who have done wrong are confined; | in poor homes; in homes of the! moderately well.off; In luxuriously appointed residences; on poor streets and on great boulevards—in all these places are men and women who, to- morrow, will be better men and wom- en, will have moments of finer| thought and aspiration because to-| morrow will be “Mother's Day." Many & person will falter in a plan to do something unworthy; many will be moved to add to the brightness of the world because of this thought. If there is one day in all the year when rich and poor, sinner and saint, the successful and the fallures join to- gether in one thought, it is Mother's Day. If there is one appeal that sinks deep it is the remembered appeal of mother's eyes silently speaking from a heart devoted above all else to her child—always her child, whether the offspring of her body holds the bright- ness of youth, or has passed on to manhood or womanhood through ma- turity to the age when gray or white has touched the hair, suffering and sorrow burdened the heart—always her child. The pessimists predict this country will go to the dogs; they point scorn- ful fingers, trembling with impotent anger at the young because of their sometimes too free pleasures; they draw long faces and bemoan the fact that the young of today are not as they themselves were when they were youths and maids. They are but little worms, these pessimists, refusing to recognize that irrepressible youth's physical energy Is only showing it- self in ways other than those taken in other days, and that the youth of the past was no more moral than that of the present. They refuse to see that this country will never ‘go to the dogs” as long as there remains in the hearts of the men and women of it the desire to remember fittingly the inspiration of Mother whose ever gentle, ever loving touch passed on to . her children every fine instinct, every splendid {ideal, every right ambition which alds and strengthens those men and women in their attempts to be all that they should be—to fulfill her ex- pectations of them, to do the things that will represent the answer to her prayers for them. No boy or girl, no man or woman need be ashamed to- morrow, to look up, in any company and offer the prayer that will find an echo in heart of rich or poor, good man or bad; “Hear my humble plea, O God; Bless Thou My Mother."” taertol tributto SOHOOL FRATERNITIES The school authoritics are not the only thinking people who are intense- ly interested in the proper attitude to take regarding High school fraterni- ties, sororitles or socleties. Men and women realize that, in all probability, thelr memebres, and those who should be members but who are not make up the fleld from which will come the future leading men of the country. That 1s the point that that the young men and women themselves | ought to realize. Just as soon as they do this there will no com-| plaints about fraternities or societies | come whieh will make {actly three times as many; afraid to sta t 1 up and Seon trivi 1 ho treat te hold for ife as a thing \ te 1 11dish upen enoy and manliness, seorning the which e hrough petty, ¢ thing will that reputation that eriticisn him give to his fraternity pirit of mar " will make it an henor indeed to he numbered in its membership, The girl whe dees this thing will give to \or Sarority a reputation for strength and true womanliness and heauty membership in it an | inspiration It is evident that the attitude of the school authorities is not an 15t trys ing hard to find out in what way they But th men and the young women They want to help and they are can help the most young | members | of the fraternities and sororities, are | young and [ ‘Im’dn'n, and it is for them to bring their honest convietions to the of making these organizations ones of which they will be proud because of their stand for strong manliness, true womanhood, men young women, not i J) | er International cup as their EVIDENCE OF PROSPERITY, We, all of us, are pretty eficlent grumblers, thank you. We usually able to give a list of all the things that are wrong with the world, on & moment's notice. But when nows comes that deserves a hit of notice because it shows how much better things are than they have been, there is no violent rush to talk about the situation. We take it for granted that things ought to improve and “it is no more than right" when things do improve, All of which Is to emphasize the evidences of better times to those who need them most which comes with the report of the board of charities for the year. If we want to look at the figure it brings some satisfaction to finld that only 263 families needed aid from the board this year instead of 726 as last year, and that there is a balance In the treasury of $191 after having turned back into other de- partments a matter of $10,000, Fur- ther reason for gratification comes| from the statement that the Welfare association, the Day Nursery, the churches and private agencies have worked in harmony with and given splendld support to the board of charities and that practically every needy case received attention. IMine re- ports of the Town Home and Farm are made ,and it would seem that the coming of prosperity has been reflect- ed in all conditions affecting the peo- ple with whom the board comes in contact. After all, it is not easy for the prosperous who stop to realize how well off they are, to gain full enjoy- ment of that prosperity as long as they feel that there are many less fortunate than they to whom such prosperity means little. In one of the popular “shows' of the season a smil- ing comedian comes forward and in- quires anxlously “Everybody Happy?" Tt would be a great satisfaction to feel that, indeed, everybody is happy. This being impossible, the next best thing is to be able to know that there are more people comparatively happy this year than there were last—to be able to hope that the better times will con- tinue and that as the months pass we may more nearly approach a situation where “Everybody's happy.” | AMPAIGN An automobile fety Campaign” starts next week. l.ook at the figure and then make a determination, to- morrow morning, that you will not be one to add to the terrible menace of the highways. The menace has been increasing tremendously. Carelessness | is the cause, where recklessness is not to blame. In Hartford there were| nearly three times as many accidents year SAFETY last week as the same week a In New London there were ex- in New ago. Britain there were more than twice as many as in the same week a year ago. There were increases in the num- ber of accidents in all of the seven Mother o' mine, O me sther o' mine ! If 1 were drowned in the deepest sea, Mother o' mine, O mother o' mine ! I know whose tears would come down to me, Mother o' mine, O mother o' mine ! If I were damned of body and soul, I know whose prayers would make me whole, Mother o' mine, O mother o' mine ! It is a time for auto- the Iecreasing the number of ae- from agreeahle, mebile men to wake @ point of nead o | cldents, from a selfish point of view as well as from the aspeet of ordinary deeency and humanity, THE RIGHT sSPIRIT After a game uphill fight Franels Ouimet lost his mateh at golf against the Oxford player, Roger Wethered, Our American players have establish- ed their in Kngland for skill and sportsmanship, and they will go on fighting through with the Walk- goal reputation Even at the moments when they were lishmen praised the American contenders, allowing no fecling of chagrin to modify that praise, It is more difficult to be gev- erous when disappointed than when stimulated by victory but the same pra for the men from this side of the water comes from those English players today when they have won, It fa for the American players to keep on fighting, but more than this it is fo¥ them to prove themselves good sportsmen in success or fallure as their English opponents have done. This they are doing and this fact is the thing that tempers the d!'m;-pmnl-‘ the losers the E ment over their recent defeat, Observations on The Weather |In ! model to steal on ti Rudyard Kipling Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN, A dollar is not without honor, save its own country Isolatlon is no longer splondid exe cept as eampalgn stuff, Lifa is just a little interval of free. dom under suspended sentence, Africa may yet get o reputation it it keeps on furnishing ivory, dlamonds and cannon fodder, Among other bonds thut can’t be dgpended on In time of financial stress are the bonds of matrimony, There are seventeen ways (0 eapress thanks, seventeen of which are never heard by the elevator man. At an intersection of streets you are much safer in a jitney than in a reverie, Lots of people, apparently, attend automoblle shows in order to select a street, Still, if the doetors make an end of all inturable diseases, how will rich men get out of the penitentiary ? A news story says many tu are planning to leave their country for good, but it doesn't say whose jans | good. FFor Connectienut: Showers tonight and probably Sunday morning, cooler Sunday; strong southwest shifting to northwest winds, probably gales on the coast. | Warnings for high played on the coast. Conditions: The storm which was| central over Kansas yesterday has| moved eastward and is now central | over Ohio. Tt has caused general | rains during the last 24 hours from | Colorado eastward to New England. The storm will probably pass out the St. Lawrence valley late tonight. | Conditions favor for this vicinity: | Unsettled, showery weather followed by clearing and cooler Sunday. J winds are dis-| Washington, May 12.—Weather out- | look for the week beginning Monday | in north and middle Atiantic states:| First part cool and unsettied with | showers Tuesday or Wednesday; lat- ter part falr with moderate tempera- ture. sy oy | 25 Years Ago Today (Taken from Herald ot that date) Ao - v | Harey E. Hart of this city has reg- istered with the clerk of the superior court as a student of law in the office of Charles 1. Burdett of Hartford, Sergeant Pickup of Company D ar rived in town from Niantic this morning bringing with him the 1 recruits who falled to pass the exam- inations. Patrick Claff Mr. and Mrs, the sidewalk at 623 Main noon and broke his ri Thomas A. Maloney will be gradu- | ated from the University of ‘\'nw‘ York this month with the degree of‘ AL D, Mr. Maloney has been placed on the honor list of his class. Juling 1B, Risle ind Edward Lewis | arrived home last evening from a| successful fishing trip in Massachu. | sotts, They have been away since | last Satur and they brought \\'ilh‘ them a handsome string of 72 trout. They report excellent trout fishing in | all sections of the siate. | Some amusement was afforded | spectators on Main street yesterd afternoon hy a young man who W driving a team and lugging along in | his rear n wagon which was at. | tached to the axle of the front car-| mage by a rope. The rope broke In| front of the Hadley building but the | five-year-old son of | James Claffey, fell on| in front of his homa street yesterday after- ht arm. | What we need, apparently is a for- eign policy that will let us share in the oils without sharing in the broils. Uncle Sam wonders wistfully wh Furope doesn't think less about the balance of power and more about the balance due. It must be a great strain on states- men to do Chautauqua lecturing, where théy can't extend their remarks in the Record. (iq One reason why the price of sugar is going higher is because¢ sugar will accomplish certain things when placed in fruit juice. Tt may be that there is one automo- bile for every two fumilies but we didn't known that many people had houses to mortgage, Correct this sentence: *‘These bis- cuits,” said the groom, as they began their first me at home, “are thi, finest I ever ted.” The motives of men are mixed, and it may be that the Klan was organized in the cotton belt to promote the ust of cotton sheeting. When the missionaries have con- verted all the heathen, perhaps they can come back home and do some- thing for the Christian nations. If the Ilipino can furnish rubber | enough to make America independent he'll never furnish arguments enough to make himselt independent. NEW SUPERINTENDENT Miss Estelle Dickinson Promoted To Head City Mission Following Resig- nation of Miss Coates, Miss Estelle Dickinson of Hart street, who has been assistant super- intendent of the City Mission for the past several voars under Miss Caroline Bartiett and Miss Lonise B, Coates, Builders were displeased when they learned that the building commission had deecid eting this week not to give hearings on the propossd | increase of fees charged for permits | The subjeet of giving hearings was | brought up but it was deeided, arbl- [trarily, that builders had had suf- | fielent notice and could have present. | #d themselves at the hearing if they | were interested, This is not a very sensible way of doing business. It | would have heen better for all con- cerned if each contractor engaged In | tha erection of houses and business | bloeks had been sent a form letter ex. | | plaining that fees would be discussed | and opinions would be weleome, Tike many other eity bodies, the bullding| | commission forgets that governments {are made for the people, not the peo- | [ ple for governments. Tha bullding commission s a public body which should consider the needs of bulld. | ors, beeause, {n the final analysis, N‘ would then be considering the needs of the public, The bullders will not pay the fees out of thelr own pock- ots, KEventually the charge will be| passed along to those who are having| bulldings erected, and then to the| tenant, so that the Sablic has a vital | Interest in the matter, | There should be no rush about| changing the fees until all parties are| 'lnlllflml that they are based upon | justice., It is not too late even now {to hold hearings and the common councll may declde to have them held, A sign of the times is seen in the announcement by the principal of a Connecticut high school forbidding students to park their automobiles within & certain area. It indicates that this is indeed a nation of Jux- ury., The streets may not be paved with gold, as many foreigners are led to belie but everything else is in the picture, ‘What would the rugged forefath- ers of the land think if they could return and see high school students riding to classes In automobiles? Time was when a boy had to hew a way through the woods if he want- ed to attend school at all. But edu- cation has become a drug on the mar- ket; it has become cheapened by its abundance. It can be had for the asking. ly any effort is neces- (sary to “get a schooling.” Who's to blame? Indulgent fath- ers and mothers, of course, They have granted schooling as a matter of course, something to be expected like the rising of the sun each morning, not something to be de- served. Parents who allow their sons and daughters to have automobiles of their own so they may ride to and from high school may satisfy their vanity by this ecrude display of un- counted riches, but they are as truly national enemies as the spy who sneaks into the country to photo- graph our millmr,v posts. They are disorganizing the entire gocial scheme which is based on democracy, the belief that one man is as good as another. They cause sons and daugh- ters of parents whose means are lim- ited to regard the amassing of riches as the thing most to be desired. A hoy of high school age is not the proper person to have an automo- bile because he looks upon it as a machine made of iron and steel to do his bidding when, in reality, it is made not of iron and steel hut of the sweat of men who earn a day's wage and of invested capital, which repre- sents the savings of thousands of oth- er men. A boy today accepts a high-power car with muech the same spirit as one a few years ago would accept a toy balloon. He is momentarily de- lighted, and that’s all. High school girls and boys are roundly critlcized for their actions and their outlook on life, when in reality the blame rests on parents who insist that a himan body nur- tured on ice cream sundaes and a hu- man mind nurtured on a knowledge of “best sellers’ ’and jazz steps, when put together, will make a man or a woman. amateur box- Britain by the add impetus to non-professionals | sake Instead The introduction of ing bouts into New Flks will, no doubt, the recognition of who hox for the game's of for purses. Amateur toxing is disparaged by | the dyed-in-the-woel fan whose ap- petite demands coarser food, the sight of paid maulers battling each other around the squaved cirele. This desire indicates a return to atavism, a stirring of the red cor-| puscles that impeiled our hairy an- cestors to waylay each other with| clubs for the pure delight of geeing| Hood flaw. Tt proves that we have| far to go before achieving civilization. The fan who believes that ama- teurs don't hit each other is mistak- | en. Tt i, trus, they do not attack | | with that ferocity which is peculiar to the professional ring, but theirs is a hound himself te Benjamin Russel, Leditor of the Columbia “Rentinel" In 1507, he published a weekly paper In New Haven, Conn, and In 1809, he went to New York, During the war with Great Rritain in 1812, he eons ducted a weekly newspaper In New York entitled “The War In 1816, he wrote the “Champion of Free: dom,” and later “The Confessions of a Bensitive Man." “The Old Oaken Bueket" is sald to have been written In 1817, 'Wood- worth was then living en Duane street in New York, He came home to dinner one day when the weather was very warm, He drank a glass of water from the pump, exelaiming at the time: “This Is very refreshing, but hew mueh more refreshing would it be to take a good long Traught this warm day from the old oaken bucket I left hanging in my father's well at home,"” His wife sug- gested that he write a poem on the subjeet, and immediately he sat down and in the inspivation of the moment, he poured out from the depths of his heart the lnes that have made his name immortal His efforts met with little financial success until he went into partnership with George P, Morris, then & prom. inent man, and published a periodical known as the New York *Mirror." Many of his own poems were pub- lished in it, He died at his New York home In 1542, at the age of 67, . e A slip of pap upon which were |words evidently written with some effort was found upon the desk this mdrning. The spirlt of Mother's Day touches all, high and low, Few of fail to find new courage in the thought of the mother's confidence and belfef in us, TO MOTH When no one seems to understand; When everything goes wrong, And fallure seems to he my destiny, Il feel again thy loving hand; And hear again thy song— I'll try again, In memory of thee, denouncing sueh suspicien s unworthy, the “Observer" has spent some tin studying the following lines dropped upon his desk by a son as yet unidentified - lines which the “Observer” takes nho re- sponsibility, but which are here in- eluded, possibly because the Spring is apt to go to one's head, These are they: Of course the bungalowish sehool Is absolutely hest; Wherever it has heen tried out It's always met the test Each school-room has A private door Which opens to the air; Whatever other things there are There's no congestion thera, A stalrway 15 a thing unknown; There are no ups and downs; * The smile of “on the level” will Replace work-weary frowns, Rut I confess this puzales me, I eannot nnderstand, Why building in the air costs more Than buying much meore land, Hut for Greenbush, Mass, may be known to only a limited number of peopls throughout the world, but from it has eome an historieal group of verses which have heen put to song| and which have become almost as widely known, and in fact as well known in this country, as the im- mortal “Home, 8weet Home,” The author of the poem, Samuel Wood- worth, took for his theme existing ob- Jects of his boyhood, deseribing them | in & wealth of feeling in “The nldl Oaken Bucket." B Tourists who today visit Green.| " bhush can see the “old mill" of the poem, dilapidated and helplessly leaning against an ice house, bhut still In {its original position, Its roof has been shingled from time to time and a sign on its sides tell that it was bullt in 1640, Opposite the mill is the “widespreading pond,” a pretty sheet ‘of water from which used to rush the “cataract” that furnished the power for the mill, | TO HEAR POTHIER CASE “The rock where the cararact fell” Providence, May 12,~The govern- is still in the pond, but it has been ment Monday will ask the U, C. Cir« moved to another position, but the!cuit court of appeais at Boston to pond still remains with reeds sur-| hear séme time hetween June 4 and rounding it. The “well"” still n(m\rlsl.lunf‘ 15 the appeal of Roland R. Po- a few feet from the mill but the “old |thier, Central Falls, R. 1, former oaken bucket” is gone, to be rrmom-f:mn_\' gergeant, ordered by Kederal bered only in that gush of homesick- [Judge Arthur Brown here to go to ness that must have pressed its author | Tacoma, V h., to face trial there on as he sat in his office in New York|a charge of murdering Major Alex- city. ander P, Cronkhite at Camp Lewis, The “house” and “the cot of my W o in 1918, father and the dairy house nigh W'! S T are still in existence and are gazed! You can 'phone your classified ad upon in awe by hundreds of tourists to the Herald—925—if you wish. —— Hunting Clues in Death Mystery George Hultz, 75, has disappeared and investigators are searching in the vuins of his shack at Topstone, Conn., to find clues to his fate. Police believe he was murdered and thrown in a nearby lake, his shack being burned to hide trace of the crime. EVERETT TRUE largest cities in the state, In none wa ldriver did not become aware of his | was elected superintendent yesterday | test of falr skill rather than a contest U(»& until he had reached Arch strect Then he aired a rich and expressive [at the meeting of the board of diree- | of hrute strength. tors. Miss Dickinson succeeds Miss| Favorable comments were heard |Coates who resigned because of ill | about some of the houts at the Fiks' |health. She is a graduate of the|club and it is probable that ather fra- terial organizations will make an ef- |Hartford school of Religious Peda- gogy and is a member of the Houth |fort to promote amateur eards. P Congregational church, nr The “Observer” was delighted to| American HERE'S BRYAN'S VIEWS | hear that the “Boston expert” who| | icame here to tell of the advantages | of the one-story school building over or any organizations formed in school | Just the moment a sense of respon-| there sibility Is felt by members of these so- Drivers of cieties, just so soon they will be every- thing they should be. If every member | of a society could on that member, has a now and will have a greater influence falling off in the number, antomobiles should re- member this fact—the majority of the |vocabulary for those in the vieinity. CHAPMAN NEW PRESIDENT Succends Harry Hatsing As Head of | people do not own automobiles and the majority usually has its way final- | ly in It the| number of accidents continues to in- majority of people We have recently lize that he, great influence matters of government OH, MoST _GXALTED ONE, N WHOSE VEINS FLOWS Tws | PRoup BLooD or RoYALTY, the two or three-story edifies, did not | BRING. MG SO0ME BULURNT charge anything for his services, Tt| STYEAK, SOGRY PoTATOSS | is always fine to learn that the city| AND A CUP OF wsakK SCof as the years pass, he will b carnest in | crease that great | will be heard from New Britain Chapter, seen to what lengths our “legislators” " his desire to make that influence of a kind that will bring to him a reputa- and | Says Whipping Bosses at Lease Should Banking Institute, Love Their Prisoners will go in passing restricting laws fairne s the annual meeting of the New | w= of the Amerfcan| Tailahassee, Ila, May 12.—"If we at the New Britain |won't prohibit corporal punishment ening, Robert then you =hould ath least require that Britain Trust |the whipping master love his charge,” | oxpense, Of course there is the lit | William nnings Bryan told the)tle matter of placing the city under Other officers elected as Florida iczislature in an address yes-| gome obligation to a man who comes | tows: Viea.predldent, € Johneon, | terda He referred to arguments|and gives free information, at hisown Bristo! Henry [advanced in the voluminous debate of | axpense, but that is something else ¥ w Britain; |[the Jast two weeks in consideration | again. At first the “Observi was ., Commer- |0f convict reforms that since ents | jnciined to admire a man who had are permitted to whip their children, | the welfare of school children and, there no reason why the ash|cities so at heart that he was wiliing should be abolished for convicts. to pay his own expenses for the priv- It is too great a temptation |flege of coming here and teliing of | place on any man, Mr. Iryan the advantages of the ' one-story n the abselute authority { school, but a little later, learning that | llow man, the gentleman was especially interest- de in making this plan of school adopted all over the country, thel tion for manliness, strength upon which upon which others may rely i There is no wish to “preach” tol« from “the peo-|.. At a great demand arose that legislation | or those discussing affairs of the city| are able to get information without ptet titute he may build pa drastic ple’ automo- nk last ev of the New company was clected president. driving of that there legislation order 'n" regarding the would biles, it is probable these young members of any frater-| nity or to other | school thought! But there sire to make them the important people in the world to- day and that they will come into posi- tions of power or will be regarded the weaklings, the world, in accordance ters they are forming pranks, fun—they their places. There for loyal partisanship raomber of any fraternity would go which carried in who make this demand of limits to be members of any be ne organization. Perish the| would not is the feel that they ardent de- those please It mobile ire is up to every driver of an auto- te diive. CRTelt committec Hatsing, W. bank; H exeentive s, Harry W Bristol National Nev Dritain Trust 1s, Bristol T+ ust ¢ Loomis, Commer-|to give hi Following the busi-|over his fe ness mecting an entertainment was | provided, by the George Gillette & Co. | of Hartford, efreshments were (and refuse deposited by* visitors in | “Observer” had a feeling that there cerved and dancing was enjoyed. The [London parks $2,000 a month in|was some dark-skinnéd person pok- yank was decorated for the occasion. |summer and §450 a month in winter. ing his head out of a pile of wood. not only himself, but also to frown down upon |y " | on the part of others and | to said, as| recklessness worthless of the|to make it his business to discourage 1{ thi tomobile ter 1 the charac- | it attitude 1ot taken by an- Ji wit today. 72, drivers and owners the mat- are all right in of lessening the number of acci- The cost of gathering waste paper § ever place [ dents may be taken out of their hands ced upon ind such restrictions pl tomobilists that will make driving far But if every