New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 3, 1923, Page 6

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This Insures pro- tection against fraud In newspaper dis- tribution figures to both national and local advertisers E——————— DEPENINUNCE DAY, July Fourth, 1776, the Congress of the Thirteen United States of Amer- jea declared that these colonies were free and independent states, not sub- ject to the government of Great Brit- aln. Complete independence of Great Britaln was won, maintained, and to- day ls recognized absolutely. The country became strong, upstanding, recognizing the rights of other na- tlons and of this country's individuals, and insisting upon its own rights. American citizens wanted liberty, freedom from subjection to the will of another government; we did not wish to impose our will upon others. In this atmosphere we grew strong and prospered. That was in the years following July 4th, 1776. - July 4th, 1923, comes upon a coun- try the cltizens of which live under a law of congress which, ignoring the declaration of Daniel Webster, then Secretary of State, that the rights of people upon American ships in any waters to llve under American law ‘must be recognized by other nations, i+ legally takes from the citizens of other nations this right we demanded ‘for ourselves. July 4th, 1923, does not see a Congress demanding inde- pendence and willing to grant it to others. The day sees a Congress com- pelling from other nations subser- viency to our laws. The question may well be asked would this country have fought for and won its freedom and independence if its Congress, in 1776, had assumed the attitude which marks it today? Would the strength of consclousness of fairness have come to the arms of this country in those struggling days had we been demanding more than we were will- ing to give? But this thought need take from us noné of the patriotism or love of country that should mark tomorrow's celebration. There is the same strength, courage, fairness the hearts of the masses of the people to- day as there was on that Independence day so long ago. For a time we may have slumbered, fearing no such dis- play of fanaticism. We may have al- lowed our “representatives,’ less of the principles upon which the United States of America has stood, to misrepresent and misunderstand us. But such situation, continued, can no more be concelved than the United States may be conceived to become a place where the great common sense and honesty of the people will not, in the end prevail. So we will celebrate the day, confident that the true American spirit of independence and liberty and freedom: for ourselves and for others will assert itself again. The strong words of the Declara- tion of Independence, of which a fac- simile is reproduced by this news- paper today, will emphasize thought. We demand our We are strong the same right for nations and peo- ples of the world. in regard- this| edom. | enough to recognize| ANDERSON AGAIN, Alleged new evidence has inspired an attempt to have the grand ju dict Willlam H. Anderson, N Superintendent the League. The charge is in- | York | Saloon | grand lar- of An [is | at ceny, extortion and forgery. sumably the alleged forgery consist-| ed in altering the books of the| League to cover up transactions | which extortion and nically, entered. A tion of Anderson's dropped. The matter is of ' to. advocates of prohibition and to| ‘ those opposed to it because position Anderson has the influence he has exerted probably he himseélf believe more than any other individual, is re- sponsible for the adoption of pro} 1 bition in this country [ ed that gam politicians and with politica use of political methods. need to repeat the charges made against ficient to say that his per: iIng has grown less in months. His power obtaining of an indictment him would assure a trial which would bring out the facts in regard to him and the manner in which he handled Pre- in larceny, tech-| recent investig; activities wa importance both of the| occupied and | that he, He ha he played the the last has waned. 7 against | ¥V the trust in his hands. No matter how one's 5)'mps,thies‘ | suppress the may go out to a man in trouble, the point. has ‘been reached that would move such a one, whether a friend or enemy of Anderson, or whether a friend or enemy of prohibition, te wish for an open trial Grant, for the sake of the argument if one will, that it would be a great thing for any country to have effective prohibition, one may doubt still the wisdom of the manner in which it was obtalned and the manner in which it is enforced. If, into the obtaining of prohibition and the obtaining of the enforcement act there has entered, in the person of Anderson, a man who has been guilty of larceny, extortion and forgery, or any of the three crimes, the fact should be known as affecting the re- sult. If a vast majority of the peo- ple of the country want prohibition as defined under the Volstead law it is probably a wise provision. If, however, any considerable portion of the people who have favored prohi- bition have been deceived by a thief, a forger and an extortioner—if they have relied upon the words of such a man, the fact should be known. And, incidentally, a new light would be thrown upon public opinion as it act- ually is to day. LEPHONE RATES. The new telephone rates will in- crease the cost of those having pri- vate wires to $3.25 a month; will re- duce the price of those having phones on party lines to $2.25, and will insti- tute a new two-party line telephone at a cost of $2.75 a month. There is always a chance of im- provement in any organization such as the Telephone company. Grant that; probably the company is trying Admit there for complaint to improve its service. cause against the company. But if the telephone rates have to be changed, it would seem that the new arrangement is quite just and fair. Those who want the best and can afford it are the ones who will be required to pay more. Those satis- fied with the cheapest form of tele- phonie communication and who are willing to be subjected to the annoy- sometimes { ance of being on a party line in or- der to economize, will pay less. Such persons should pay less if anyone, just as those who demand freedom from annoyance should pay more, if more has to be paid, The establishment of the intermediate arrangement brings an added convenience to thosea who are moderate in their demands. The new arrangement is cited as an instance of fairness speaking in gen- But anyone may reserve he wants. under the eral terms. his right to grumble There's nothing perfect all | sun—especially under the swvarm sun of summer. PARKING ORDINANCES. When the new parking ordinances went into effect a member of the po- lice forc2 remarked that he was go- ing to “tag” automobiles whose driv- ers disregarded those new ordinances, but he was not going to arrest said drivers until after the lapse of a.few days. Then he was going to collect the $2 penalty for breaking the or- dinances. The “few days" have passed, and it is possible that the policeman will strictly enforce such new ordinances. Attention is ‘called to the fact that some changes have been made. Drivers of cars may approve or dis- approve of certain of the changes, but the fact remains that they are in force and are presumed to have been upon on the theory of the greatest good to the greatest num- Of course to has decided ber of people in the city. it is discomforting realize that the spot where one been in the habit of parking a car for several hours at a time, has been re- stricted—that the car may remain in that spot only 40 minutes. But it is decidedly unpleasant, too, for a per- son who wants to park his car for a few minutes only to find that there, no place vacant, but that all parking | places are occupied by cars that have been there practically all day. It is impossible to please everyone with ordinances. We look | them through selfish spectacles With the great increase in the num- | ber of cars there will continue to be dissatisfaction. The attitude to try to assume is that when we are| extremely parking mental allowed street | we by to park a car in the are being granted a favor that much ay they, | more great many people and taken all together, arc valuable to this city than we are. We| should thankful that we are al-| lowed to park our car in the public| ll—and we should obey the inances with willingness to do any- | be street at a ing that will make for the general benefit So obey them watch the parking and smile abou. it <igns and TOASTING A It is a good thing one of | It small- | Al deserves a is not a paradox to sa ve fee . er the bigger we may t compeditor in business something done, some fine trait dispiay boost becauss of nas We hoost haps v ear., | | about the has| Then don’t our act in refraining from gi ven us a boost which has h the sma ing him | the of-| e where you are employed does| 1fish | his deserts? A coworker in something fine, You not eager to boss” knew Then someone tell you of un are let e | about it. something such coworker has done that has helped you. Don't you feel small—and don't you hurry to do him Justice? And are you not bigger thereafter because you have realized your own pettiness? ‘We can't help hating the Germans as they appear to us in their helmets mowing down innocent children, per- haps. They had no excuse, of course, for fighting under the German flag. All Germans are bad Germans. That is the way we feel about it. And then comes along the story of Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink and the dinner in her honor glven by 30 men who bear scars of service for the allies, These 30 were disabled vet- erans of this country. Of them this distinguished woman, four of whose sons fought for this country, “her country,” and one of whom went down in a German U-boat fighting for Germany, asked that they. never be- lieve stories about her that she was a German spy and that they would see that she was buried in this, “my country,” with “taps" played over her grave—"taps” she had sung to them While they were fighfjng for the al- lies. Bhe man spoke of her son in the Ger- navy. mistaken, but he died for what he believed right.” Silently these our forces drank a toast to the German son of this woman who had given so much for her adopted country, our country —and there are none more loyal to the flag of the United States than those who thus honored an enemy, honoring him friend was his mother and believed he had died fighting for what he mistak- enly believed to be right. There can be no pettiness in the hearts of such men. “He was 30 men of because a dear, loyal We learn from the city board that there is not one, are two stories about the schoolhouse, meeting but there one-story Nor should the heating problem cause trouble. With no coal at all the one-story building generates plenty of hot air, A lot of gay vacationists Will come home mighty sick— Both those who found And those who sought in vain to find That “Kick.” Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT OUILLEN. Love nests are where some of our most interesting divorce plots are laid. The fault in allens is that those easlest to exploit are hardest to as- similate. A party record is something the other party uses as an alibl to ex- cuse its own follies, A Tt is the density of population out- side of New York, however, that malkes bucket shops thrive, A mortgage isn’t so bad. It's nice to have something on the premises the neighbors can't borrow. ‘Why should there be a third party? Those who are mad about something can vote for Debs, usual, The labor shortage has become so acute that you seldom see more than a dozen idle men watching sign painter, a The open door in China nationals of every country equal op- portunity to flirt with disaster. You can say one thing for the king of England. He feels quite at ease in the presence of the ruling class. The objection to “liberal thought” in the church is that it seems to re. semble doubt much more than thought. Of course insects have brains. How else could they figure out just where you picnic? The poor French sailor, being de- nied his ration of wine, niay be forced smuggling in. The Near East conferees have one consolation. When at something, the Sendte won't have to ratify it. 9 Speaking of waste, there Is that ever-recurring line to the effect that the condemned man ate a hearty breakfast. It isn't probable that we ever shall have a organization whose members pledged to mind their own busine secret Artificial lightning but this artificial istence has for some time is something scheme of ex- giving thunder new, been us It is a good idea, however, to ceal one's contempt for the togies so long they have the jobs to give out as all A new heavy gun 1 shoot two shells every second, it is so complicated that hea troops won't be able to use it ou Christians. LY HERALD, glves | are going to have your| to drink some of that he is| last they do| Reappointed Frederick I. Thompson, newspaper publisher of Birmingham, Ala., who has been reappointed as a. commis- sionér of the United States Shipping Board. Mr. Thompson, a democr was first appointed by President Wi son in 1920, reappointed in 1921 by President Harding, who now extends his commission for another term. Engineers Deny Germans Did Damage to Leviathan By The Assoclated Press. New York, July 3—Announcement today by engineers who reconditioned the Leviathan that war-time tales of German attempts to cripple the liner were false has left the shipping board in a quandary as to what to do with $15,000 worth of elaborate souvenir booklets containing a detailed account of the alleged sabotage which were to have been distributed tomorrow on |the ship's first voyage as an American liner. No Imprevement Is Noted In Worcester Situation Worcester, July 3.—The telephone situation here failed to show im- provement in service today although the large force, made up mosgly of in- experienced help, i handling more calls every day. A larger force of operators than usual will be .on duty tonight and tomorrow to handle holi- day calls. Police details will be strengthened around the exchange to- night because of fear that celebrators will center activities there. ers will hold a mass meeting of all or- ganized labor in Worcester tonight. William H. O'Brien, chief telephone inspector of the department of public utilities began an investigfition of telephone service in Worcester today. Not Out to Break Unions, Telephone Co. Head Says Springfield, Mass., July 3.—Ban- croft Gherardi of New York, vice- president ‘of the American Telephone company, which controls the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., who was at the local telephone exchange today, said the company is not out to break the telephone union, but sympathizes with any union of | employes whose primary object is to give public service. He said that of the 3,800 operators involved in the strike in New England more than half | of the places have heen filled. He expected, he said, that all places would be filled within another week. White Haired Woman in New York Court Is An Old Offender New York, July 3.—Mrs. Anna L. Vogelin, a white-haired woman of 70, with dignified dress and demeanor, to- day was held in $2,500 bail for ex- amination on a grand larc By charge. She listened smilingly to her record of seven convictions over a period of 39 years. Today's charge, made by a rooming house keeper, was that the mild old lady had swindled her out of $100 in a stock transaction. Mrs. Vogelin had been released from the workhouse only yesterday. 1 25 Years Ago Today (Taken irom Herald of that mun)! o e cmans Herbert Gaylor of East Main street is visiting his sister in Providence, R. | ames Young and George Gordon will spend the next three days in New | York city. Willlam will enjoy the breez for the next few da Timothy Ahearn and family of | Brook strect are the guests of Bridge- | port friends Waldo Hart, who is employed in the York office of the Pope Mfg, is visiting at his~home in this Lourfe of Franklin street at Savin Rock | Co., city. | John Slaney is nursing sprained etbow received on South 1in street last evening. His bicycle slipped near the watering trough and the fall re- | sulted in the injury to his arm. Holdegs of keys to the fire boxes cautioned to inves before giving up the key t | call on the Fourth as the department s mot anxious to answer any | alarms. alarm tigate every falsc Observations on The Weather = For Connecticut ternoon ard tonight; ly cloudy and warmer; | w Showers this af Wednesday part light variabie s: Showe during from rs been quite the | alon to )5t South ( light oceurred in e et showe ave the Lake Ohio valle, g in the but above norma Rocky The | ing slowiy in the Mississippi valley tions favor for this | genera fgir veather with 1 what higher™emperature, | region a is decre eastern dist east of temperature iets, the icinity some- o oy | The pressure | s ris- FIVE PER GENT BEER DRIVE 1S PLANNED Rep. Dyer Says He Will Put Measure Up to Congress Washington, July 3.—Returning from visits to dry leaders in the East, Representative Dyer (R., Mo.) sald today that the decision has been reached to introduce a bill on the opening day of congress fixing the al- coholic content of beer at 5 per cent. Mr, Dyer is hopeful of favorable action on this measure, which will be referred to the Judiclary committee, on which he is next in line to the chairman, Mr, Dyer's optimism is based upon personal investigations of sentiment on the liquor question in various parts of the United States. Mr, Dyer thinks a great change in sentiment has taken place and is still in process. He finds this most pro- nounced among paople who are advo- cates of the temperance cause, but who find that the Volstead law is so drastic that it is defeating its own purpose. 4 Mr. Dyer said he had travelled along the Pacific Coast, across the country twice and recently had spent considerable time on the Eastern sea- board. He talked with political lead- ers, with industrial heads, with pro- hibition and wet advocates. “The people have awakened to the fact,” he said, “that the Volstead law is too drastic. More hard liquor is being used than ever before, while disrespect for law is being bred on every side. Probably never before has there been a time when so many young girls, for example, &re drinking at social entertainments. “Bootlegging has become one of the greatest industries of the country,| and the illegal gains obtained in this occupation are corrupting the public as a whole. Temperance advocates find this is true and they are leaning toward a less drastic law. “I am confident this change in sentiment will register itselt in con- gress. Members have been voting what they think is the sentiment of thir constituents, but when they dis- cover that it has changed, they will change with it. “In my opinion, congress has the right, under the elghteenth amend- ment, to fix the alcoholic content at 5 per cent, The recent supreme court decision in the ship liquor cases in- dicated that is the view of the judicial body." » Minor Political Groups May Unite for Action Chicago, Jul% 3.—Preliminary plans whereby minority political groups may unite for action is to be considered at the opening session today of the con- ference of minority political parties, lahor organizations and cooperative societies called by the farmer labor party. Golden Rule Factory Head Advecates Shorter Hours Cincinnati, July 3.—A seven hour workday and a five day week for wom- en employes of the A. Nash Co. which cperates on “'the golden rule plan’ was proposed by Arthur Nash, president, at the semi-annual meeting of com- pany officials here today. He also suggested that 50 cents an hour be the minimum wag BLAMES COOKING Osteopath Says Brand In This Country is Cause of Cancer New York, July 3.—The increase in cancer in this country was attributed to American cooking and dieting by Dr. R. D. Emery at the annual con- vention of the American Osteopathic association. minate cancer it was necessary, to get back to “natural food and diet as well as rational exercise.” Dr. George W. Goode of Boston, president of the association, said it was not generally known that osteo- paths in this state took the same ex- amination as the physiclan of the homeopathic or allopathic schools when applying for a license. TO C )R HISTORY BOOKS | Pennsylvania ducators To Ban False- hoods About Amervican Colonies | Harrisburg, Pa, July 3.—Gov. Pin- | chot today signed the resolution re- cently passed by the legislature pro- viding for an investigation by the de- | |partment of public instruction of | |school text books on history. The department is asked to request | the discontinuance of books found to ignore, belittle or falsify events lead- | ing to the signing of the Declaration |of Independence or connected with | the American Revolution. | | | Golfer’s Bowler Gene Sarazen, American open golf champ, comes home after winning the | |northern professional championship at £t. Anne’s, Scotland He wears the He declared that to ell- | : _s_m PIGGLY WIGGLY STORE — S§t. Louls Branches of Memphis Man's | Business Are Disposed of Mempbhis, Tenn.. July 3.—S8ale of Yllqnldwon purposes to $2,600,000 from which we have realized $1,400,- 000 out of fixed assets and $1,100,000 | has baen a sale of merchandise,” My, | Baunders said in his statement. the 8. Louls unit of Piggly Wigsly| Harvey and Wife Will stores, annaunced yesterday, compietes | Piggly Wiggly's “liquidation program" present with the company “now in a strong financial condition," | for the Not Go on Leviathan Deal, N, J., July 8.—Col. George according to a statement lssued today |Harvey, ambassador to Great Britain by Clarence Saunders, president of Piggly Wiggly Stores, Inc. “The sale of the Kt. Louls stores bad been reported, and Mrs, Harvey will not sall for Eu= 'rope on the Leviathan tomorrow 1t is sald they will brings the total sales of stores for sall the latter part of the ;nonch. Kithes (udies E miss a lot of fun because we're grown up. Remember what a treat it used to be to draw the juice of a lemon through a long, thin stick of candy? The same sugary lemon flavor is found in Kibbe’s Lemon Drops. It may recall a host of other happy, childhood memories. Certainly, it will make a hit with your candy appetite. Try a handy bagful. Wherever good candy is sold: SLOAN BROS. 185 MAIN A Flexible Shoe for Your Flexible Foot STREET Foot muscles, in order to per- form their work of keeping your foot arched and weil, must be streng. 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