New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 14, 1923, Page 6

%, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1923, Washington rushed to his side. ""Wha shall we do now?” Braddock asked “Retreat, sir. Retreat by all means’ ‘Washington replied. The retreat with Washington in command, began. It was covered by the American leader and 30 Virginiane, the remnant of the American force. The result ‘was & severe blow to the hopes of the,Brit- THAt s | oo o o mom o mms oo omm o o 25 Years Ago Today (Taken irom Herald of that date) s s s 1 Professor Max Mueller, the artist, was day before yesterday. the sort of understanding that leads to mutual recognition of the rights of others, Today the man in the street, many places, has no chance to play ers in every move commonly called “elevating.” Their joy is not in the greater happiness and safety they bring to the world, but in their own reputations, They blare and: blaze, singeing some, frightening others and —THE OBSERVER— Makes Random Observations On the City and Its People in (Tssued Daily, Sunday Excepted) | At Herald Blag, €7 Church Strest. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.00 a ¥ onr, $2.00 Three Months, 4be & Month, Bntered at the Post Office at New Britain as Second Class Mall Matter, TELEPHONE CALLE sinnes Office ... itortal Rooms .- The orly profitable advertising medium in © the City. Circulation bouks and press room always open to advertisers. Member of The Assortated Press. he Associated Pross is oxclusively entitled o the use for re-publication ot all news eredited to {t or not otherwise credited n this paper and also local news pub- iished herein, Member Andit Burean of Cirenlation. The A. B. C. is a natlonal organization which furnishes newspapers and adver- tisers with a strictly honest analysis of cireulation. Our circulation statistics are Dased upon this audit. This \nsures pro- tection agalnst frauyd in newspaper dis- tribution figures to both national =and local advertisers. . ZONIN Attention is called to the story In . this newspaper published yesterday .regarding the plans belng made to have a zoning system adopted in New Britain. The advisability of such a i;ourse has been referred to frequently 4n these columns, the motive heing an anxiety to see property values en- hanced here, and a desire to see the inevitable growth of the city devel- oped along proper lines. ‘The zoning idea is nothing more <mor less than one which prevents needless harming of something good. " Bringing it down to an easily com- . prehended illustration it results in a plan that every man follows in re- gard to his own property. A person owns a lot upon which he has built & home. If he puts up a garage cer- tainly he will not place it’on the ~front lawn. The garage will serve its purpose just as well back of the house, where it will not interfere with the view from the front porch or the view of the house as seen by passers by. A garage in front of a house certainly detracts from the value of the premises, suggesting, as it would, the necessity of moving it to the rear. Certainly a garage at the rear adds to the value of the premises. But in a city it is .impossible move manufaeturing plants or other business structures once they have been built. Bulld thern in the proper place in the beginning and they add tu the advantages of the city. Build them in the wrong place and many nearby property owners suffer. One case in this city is known where the establishment of a certain store close by caused tenants to .move from a three-family house,'and brought down the rent of those apartments. The greatest, care should “be taken, of course, in preparing and deciding upon the zoning ordinance. It is for this reason that a beginning should be made now so that no mistakes will %% be made in presenting the plan when . the time comes and the authority if * glven the city by the legislature to adopt. the system. AR S THE RED LANTERN. . We do not hate the warning sign— the red lantern that tells us there s danger somewhere in the neighbor- _ hood. If wé have any fecling at all _about it we are rather’ grateful to it. The lantern may be dirty, even, not a good looking lantern at all, yet we are glad that it is there just the same. We would not like to have the world deprived of all its red lan- # “terns because we would fall into lots “of holes and break legs and arms if all the red lanterns were taken away. If the red Jantern is put in exactly the proper place it is a sufficient warning and it Is better than a great blaze of Jight which might scare some people away make them angry—might do some harm that the small red signal light would not do. There are many people in the world who are, in fact, red lanterns. They see a danger and they speak their humble word of warning. They have the tact to speak it at the right moment and they do not shout it from the house tops in such a way as to anger people. They serve their purpose and do a great deal ’ol good. They set people thinking, not antagonistically, but They do not frighten others, and their warnings, modestly spoken, are taken in the spirit the warning is given. The are others who, their own fauits, like to be just the right sort of red lanterns—would like able give these warnings in way. But they have not the perhaps, the chance or ability to or earnestly. conscious of nevertheless would to be to ust the right tact, or, Yet they feel the warnings must be given Perhaps they speak them too loudly and anger people; perhaps they give theéir warnings of danger at a when those to whom they speak are not in the humor to hear. But they 80 blundering on, wishing they could do all the good they want to do, but falling in many instances. There are others, too, who are =o 5 consclous of their own proper con- duet and who have such a high opinion of their own wisdom that they take delight, not in being mod- est little red lAnterns, but rather in (aining the rep en for being lead- time harming rather than helping the cause' they work for, They are the ones who have brought the word “reformers” into disrepute. Most decent people occasionally want to be “red lanterns'—to warn agalnst something that seems to them to be dangerous, modest though they may be. They deserve consideration and a respectful hearing. They do a lot of good and save a lot of trouble for people. But the profes- sional red lantern who is looking al- | ways for something to warn against is apt to dim the trie red lantern's light by the fuss he makes and the hot air rising from him. Kven his worth while warnings may be disre- garded, because of the number of false alarms. One is inclined to fol- low the trail lighted by the any modestly burning red lanterns. It's the better trail. NATION PAYING UP. This week Roger Bahson, com- menting on the fact that business stands at 1 per cent above normal as It has been for some weeks, states the well known rule that before a man starts out expanding he should first pay up his bills. This is what the nation is doing, he says, and he is glad of it. He,calls attention now ‘to the fact previously commented upon here, that the prosperity which threatened to develop into a period of inflation, has beén checked. Busi- ness was about as good as the country could stand at this period of readjust- ment, in other words. ~When that time is finished we can go ahead safely. In commenting upon recent deci- sions of the United States supreme court Babson assumes the investor's point - of view. This should be re- membered in feading his remarks which indicate that he is well satis- fled with such decisions which have seemed to favor ‘“the interests.” One of these decisions prevents legisla- tures and commissions from making confiscatory rates. This protects the public utilities corperations. It makes more safe, he says, telephone securities, electric lights and power securities and street railway securi- tles. He says little of how the de- cision affects the people who are not investors. C Babson is pleased that the Kansas industrial court cannot fix wages or regulate them except in cases of ex- treme emergeney. If people can go to other markets or can do without the product of a certain factory, then the court can not interfere with that factory. There is no great emergency justifying court interference. He makes a great point of the decision that prevents chain stores from sell- ing nationally advertised goods below the price charged by the manufac- turers. He says these chain stores sold such nationally. advertised goods below the market price in order to get customers into their stores and then sell them something else. He says this is bad. “Statistics show that business has been harmed more | by price-cutting than by price-fixing.” The encouraging paragraph of Babson's letter says: “There Is much good news constantly confing out. The great improvement in the con- dition of the railroads; the corrective attitude on the part of labor, and the | late developments in the foreign situation are all optimistic factors.” FOR EVERYBODY. We want world "peace. World peace will come only through better undepstanding, nation of nation. We want to cure the wunrest in this country; to have capitai and labor understand each other better; that, too, will bring peace in the country. A universal understanding can come most easily when people meet more often on a common plane—when, more frequently than is the case now. all men have a common® interest. Recently there big prize- | fight. Bankers rubbed clerks and laboring men. uation is merely suggestive. So, too, is the situation suggestive when all side by side at a| was a elbows with | That sit- sorts of men sit baseball game, or stand near together | in the street and listen to news in| which all are interested But these | conditions, suggestive, sufficient heing merely are not There results no | true intercourse between man aH'l‘ One knows the other very little | that other did gathering be! his its in- man. | better after sitting beside at a ball game than he before. never will socia | Probably | bringing all sorts of men together Each will have each group wil Nor would the various groups time. popular. man interest; have terest or persons have a very good Anything that makes men have the same t for the moment comes nearer bringing that universal un- derstanding which wo e unrest great g | Yesterday a manufacturing staged a golf This the concern of thi tournament for all its salesmen. mentioned not because event is New Britain industry, nor s golf. It is cited merely as one time when men were thrown for | the time, of one common interest. Tt| is safe to say that there ls, today, al | better understanding between thes Imen and their employers U lhem] concern is a because the game together posessed, golf. But it is the only game we know where great numbers of men and women, for that matter, may meet in a contest at the same time, It makes one plane for all to stand Some day the game will be uhiversal. All may have chances to enjoy it. Then it will serve, as any other game, would serve, as a meeting ground for all sorts. This newspaper, seeking a way to increase the Fresh Air Fund, plans a golf tournament, not because of the game itself, ‘but because by its nature it allows of such a contest be- tween men from all walks of life— men and women who want to aid the fund. Quite probably the manufac- turing concern planned its golf tour- nament because this was the only upon. game which would bring together all | the men among whom it sought to intensify the friendly feeling—the only game which would bring em- ploye and employer together. That sort of inspiration is worthy; it is the sort of thing that will tend to cure unrest. When any such game, al- lowing all men to meet thus, as is the case in England, becomes uni- versal, all men will meet thus more often and a better feeling will obtain, Most men are pretty good fellows. Employer and employe are glad to find that out. Henry Ford must be a “man of parts’—Ford parts. “for is the worth stayed down ‘Well, $123,113 Willard count.” counting. Also Firpo was the conductor who punched Jess’' return ticket pur- chased for his “come back.” “They can't come back,"” said Luis, "'so “Your chances, Jess, are slim.” And some sad day Old Time will say This very thing to him. Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN. Etiquette is the sclencé’ of over- coming your share of human nature. Ixample of zero in enthusiasm: A wheat farmer's flerce pride in the Leviathan. . Fame is fleeting, and one can't re- member what half the men did to get cigars named after them. It probably is too much td hope i that government ever will celebrate a be-kind-to-business week. The English don't apply those fun- ny names to their Pullman cars. They save theph for race horses. The millenium is yet a long way off when nothing can make nations love one another except a common Another thing the book of etiquette is silent about is how to be polite though given the wrong number. The reason movie making strains the nerves is because the last reel no longer can be taken up with a kiss. Spain has lost out as a heavy- weight, but she still has ambition enough to keep Morocco as a spar- ring partwer. It will be funny if a president rides into office on a jitney; usually they ride in oh a popular grievance. It isn't at all probable that there will be a permanent split between the allies until all the axes are ground. The statistics of heat prostration are so complete as to leave no cas- ualties to charge against the boot- leggers. At any rate the decline of the mark will teach the world how to pro- nounce a figure, with 17 clphers in it. | When 4 European reads about the great tanks in America, he doubtless | rubs his of tourlsts. hands in anticlpation You know valuable than pebbles? T less you understand why longer are respe en doubt- laws no papers are funny. They ahout world poiitics and very heart-inferest stories by popular murderers. English print a lot few Republican National Com. San Franeisco, July 14.—Willlam H Crocker, republiean national commit- teeman of California, announced day the appointment of Mrs. O. F Clark, wife of a Los-Angeles banker, tee. will leave town in a few days for Boston where he will open an art studio. W. E. Martin, the tobacconist, is enjoying an outing in the vicinity of Hartford, Arrivals at Short Beach from New Britain include Burr Johnson and family, Robert and.Howard Parsons, sons of C. B, Parsons of Vine street, left today for Woodmont where they Mu put in a few weeks camping, Michael Souney of Engine Co. No. 4 left town for a brief visit to New Haven and was expected home last evening.» He failed to put in an ap- pearance and the members of his company have about decided that he has been' captured by Spanish spies, for use in the defense of Santiago. At a meeting of the board of po- lice commissioners last evening, the application of John Carison for an appointment as a $pecial police officer was recelved and laid on the table for further consideration. Town Clerk Penfield is arranging for the annual reunion of the Thir; teenth Regiment, C. V., he being chairman of the committee appoint- ed for that purpose. It is likely that the reunion will be held at Savin Rack the latter part of next month. Observations on The Weather For Connecticut: Partly cloudy to- night and Sunday; not much change in temperature; light to gentle winds, mostly southerly. Conditions: The pressure is high this morning over the Rocky Mouil- tains and the north Atlantic coast and low over the Lake region. Showers have occurred during the last. 24 hours in the upper Mississippi valley, the northern portion of the Lake re- gion and on the south Atlantic coast. No marked change in temperature has occurred in any district cast of the Rocky mountains. Cloudy weath- er prevalls along the coast from Florida to Maine. Conditlons favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather and not much change in temperature. Washington, July 14.—Weather outlook for the week beginning Mon- day in Atlantic Gulf states: General- ly fair, temperature near or some- what above normal but occasional and scattered local thunder storms are probable. WANTS BETTER PROTECTION AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS Common Council Committee to Seek Improvements at Ilm Hill and Church Street The railroads committee of the common council met last night and voted to request the ‘“New Haven' road to provide protection at the Eim Hill crossing and for additional pro- tection at the Church street crossing. At EIm Hill it is planned to ask for a flash signal similaf to that recently placed at South street crossing, and at Church street an extension of the gates to afford protection at one cross- over not now protected is calculated. At the request of Mayor A. M. Pao- nesso, Corporation Counsel J. H. Kirk- ham will write the Connecticut Co., asking that an electric switch he in- stalled on Main street near Ilast Main street so that traffic may no longer be held up when the switch is being thrown with a hand bar. Ryan of Pension Dept. to Be Tammany Hall Secretary New York, July 14.—Daniel L. Ryan, chief of the pension division of the finance department today was reported to have been picked as sec- retary of Tammany Hall to succeed Thomas I. Smith, killed by a taxi. The secretary of Tammany Hall serves as secretary of the democratic state convention and is an important fac- tor in party polities. Mr. Ryan be- gan his carser as a newspaper man, A Connecticut man traveling in the south recentily was discussing the wonders of his native state. He de- scribed the miles and miles of manu- facturing establishments and finally reached the subject of agriculture In which, he admitted, other sections of the country were superior. “But you should see our tobacco flelds when the crop {is well de- veloped,” he said. “Tobacco in Connecticut?” one of his smoking compartment acquain- tances asked in surprise. *“You don't mean to tell me thateConnecticut pro- duces tobacco.” P The man from the land of steady hahits assured him that the farmers of the Connecticut river valley have the tobacco habit very strong and that their crops are valued atsmillions of ‘dollars yearly, Just what part tobacco plays in the agricultural life of Connecticut is de- scribed by Judge Levi M. P. Hickey in a book published by the state de- partment”of agriculture. During the 1922 season, Judge Hickey's article shows, the acreage of each type raised in the state was: Broadleaf, 12,807; Havana seed, 7,851; shade, 6,- 333; Havana primed, 725; round tip, 140, Broadleaf tobacco 1is grown princtpally on the east side of the Connecticut river and Havana Seed on the west side of the stream. The yield per year 1s declining; statistics prove. In 1922, the average yleld per acre was about 1,200 pounds. Only a few years ago, the average yleld was as high as 1,700 pounds, Tobacco ralsers are endeavoring to correct this situation by modern methods of agriculture and hope that hefore long their plantations will re- turn larger crops. The total value of the Connecticut river harvest for the past season will be about $20,000,000. Raising tobacco requires speclal knowledge. In April the seeds are planted in seed beds usually after the soll has been sterilized. From that time until they are transplanted, the plants are dusted and sprayed to pro- tect them from wildfire, which has caused damage running into the hun- dreds of thousands. Transplanting takes place in .May and June and within 70 days the crop is ready for the harvest. Before the middle of September, it is placed in curing barns. Precautions must be taken against pole sweat.. When the leaf is thoroughly cured it is packed in bales prior to being sorted into different grades. Tater it is packed into cases, put through the sweating process and is then ready for manufacture into clgars. In former years, the producer ndt only grew his tobacco but also sold it. Today the Connecticut Valley Tobac- co association handles the selling problem. The association has 2,400 members in Connecticut and 24,000 in New England. All the experts are not agreed on the business outlook. In the past week the opinion has been expressed that the business man should begin to take in sail.® Some of the noted specialigts predict that trade will de- cline within the next few months and they advise cautious buying. To offset this, there are others who cannot understand why the business situation should cause worry. They point to the fact that manufacturers are recelving orders and that the fac- tories are busy; even though there is no intense rush. The outlook was discussed this week by Louis G. Kaufman, president of the Chatham and Phenix national bank in New York city. He does not fall in line with the prophets who see . Silver and Roses for ® Chief and Mrs. Noble Chief and Mrs. William J. Noble quietly observed their 25th wedding anniversary yesterday with their fam- {ly at the shore. Upon returning to New Britain last night Chief Noble was presented with a silver service set, the gift of the filremen of New JBl"ltaln, and at their home they found | beautiful bouquet of American RBeauty roses from the members of the fire board. Chief Noble said this norning: “Mrs. Noble and I were |that our anniversary day fell on Fri- | day, the 13th.” Frau Wilhelm why diamonds are more to- | Princess Hermine; wife of t daughter, On Her Bike he ex-kaiser of Germany, out for | as a member of the national commit- | morning ride on the estate at Doorn. The girl in the rear is her very finely treated despite the fact| dark days ahead. Indeed, he is very optimistic because of sound banking conditions. Among other things, Mr. Kaufman said: “There are doubtless many grave questions on the business horlzon which will bear watching on the part of bankers and executives|% responsible for the prosperity of the country. But in the main there 1s nothing to cause business interests any undue anxiety. ( “It is safe to say that all danger of money stringency has béen perma- nently removed from possibilities threatening business here. Our high- ly organized monetary-credit system is now on such an effective basis that 80 far as it {8 humanly possible to see all dangers of business retardation, from the banking standpoint, are for- ever removed.” * .. Some time ago the “Herald"” carried a feature story of a drug store in New Britain which was owned and man- aged entirely by women. In the story the writér drew on his imagination by painting a word picture of an imagin- ary drug salesman, who claimed he was representing “The Hypo-Thetlcal Drug Co., and was looking for ‘“the hoss.” The term Hypo-Thetical Co., was coined for the ‘occasion in all {nno- cence and it was not thought. for an instant that this part of the story would be accepted as literally true. Yet it seems a neighboring woman cntered the store a few days later, called attention to the story in the “Herald” and said: “I'll bet that sales- man was my nephew because he works for that company.” « o The anniversary of an event that stirred the American colonies which, compared with events in the past few years, sinks into insignificance, oc- ourred this week. It was the battle of Fort Duquesne, fought on July 0, 1755, when the middle west was a wilderness inhabited by Indians and penetrated by only a few ploneers. ‘We all like to think of our generals with flashing swords leading their men onward. But on this occasion, no less a person than George Wash- ington took a conspicuous part in a retreat which was admirably effected. Fort Duquesne, occupied by French and Indians, was about to be attack- ed by General Edward Braddock, commander of the English army. The Indians were discouraged, realizing that they were outnumbered by the forces under the English flag. It was with difficulty that the French com- mander induced them to join in an ambuscade of the English who were to attack that night. Finally they were persuaded that this was the course of wisdom, About 230 French and 700 Indians left the fort under cover of darkness, As the English approached, the French fired into their ranks and the Indians uttered blood-curdling battle cries and slunk into the underbrush. The English were completely sur- prised. They could not see the enemy and fired at random. Their ranks be- came confused as the Jrench and| Indians, from their hiding places, Sswept them with lead. The British began to fall back, The Indians crept up on their flanks and harassed them from every angle. General Braddock, in an effort to rally his men, forced his way to the front but even his bravery could not prevent a rout. Five horses : were shot from under him. At last, he was brought down by a ball in the side. | |the prosperity which Plainville ieh of cogquerlnt the French and In- dians in the New World. . o Besides belng hard work, it M sometimes amusing to sit on the newspaper énd of a telephone wire on the night of a big event and answer uestions. This is especially ‘trus when a prize fight of national in- terest is being staged. It was widely announced this past weeld that the ‘bout betwesn Firpo and ‘Willard would occur at 10 o'clock Thursday night and attention was called to the fact that it would be standard time. In spite of his, many calls were recelved at thé “Herald" office earlier in the evening, infdrma- tion being sought on *“how's the fight coming out?” In some cases, those who made the inquiriés seemed sur- prised that the battle was not ended and a verdict returned. Frequently an inquiry! is received from someone whose information on the subject is not very profound. ‘When there are several bouts on the card, the man at the telephone often asks: “What bout?” It happens sometimes that the inquirer is not quite certain of the names of the box. ers and has to turn away from the telephone to ask someone in the room “Who's fighting?"” The sudden termination of the Firpo-Willard affair surprised not (a few in this city. Weéll known author- ities on sports believed that the sei- ence and ring generalship of the Kansan would more than suffice to overcome the bruté strength of the Argentinean. Even when it wae seen that Willard was on the defensive, they were confident that he was play- ing a game of strategy and would hit out when he had Firpo perplexed by the ineffectiveness of his attack. Readers of the *“Herald” whose minds run to sporting events were pleased last night when they saw a photograph of the knockout. This demonstrated the lengths to which newspapers will go to give their.read- ers service, The photograph in ques- tlon was taken at the ringside by a camera man of the Newspaper Enter- prise Assoclation with which the “Herald” is assoclated. It was de- veloped immediately, matrices were magde and rushed out to the news- papers taking this service. The ma- trix was received in this office yester- day morning at 10 o'clock, less than 12 hours after I"irpo crushed Willard to the canvas. . y A. I, Rockwell, head ¢f the Stand. ard Steel and Bearing Co. is one of the most popular men in Plainville. His announcement that the entire equipment of the company will be removed from Philadelphia to Plain. ville compensates the town for th¥ loss of the Bristol Mfg. Co., whbse mill closed down today for an in. definite period. The number de- prived of regular employment by the closing of the mill will be counter. balanced by the number given em. ployment when Mr. Rockwell com- pletes his plans for expanding his plant. Mr. Rockwell is one of those hust. lers whom the people like to see “make good” when he starts out on a mission.. He has had his Bumps ip life—hard ones, too,—but hé has al- ways managed to come back strong. Plainville people welcome his de- cision to move the bearing plant from Philadelphia. Several hundréd more hands will be put to work and with continued activity in the bearing fleld has been enjoying will probably eontinue . MOORLAND FARM GOLDEN GUERNSEY MILK ~Is The— SAFEST MILK SOLD LOCALLY Owing to thé absénce of ma We have plenty of milk, Why not use the SAFEST MILX during July and August. Telephone us and try it. C. R. WEIDMAN, Supt. . 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