New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 19, 1923, Page 6

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This insures pro- tection against fraud in newspaper dis- tribution figures to both national and local advertisers, B ———— THE CHILDREN'S THANKS, The Herald assumes the responsi- bility of speaking for the children who are benefiting and will benefit by their vacations in the I'resh Air Camp, and thanking all those who helped to make the golf tournament held yesterday such a decided success. The amount exceeded the estimated amount, just as the benefits the children receive at the camp are far greater than those not personally interested child there, can realize. All the “regular players” stepped up to the first tee and made their “drive” for the children; practically none drove off without that thought 4n mind. They did not .play their regular game as they might have done, without the first kindly act of paying the two dollars that would go into the nourishing food, the care, the arrangements for comfort made for those children. And many people drove off from that first tee who did 80 merly because this was a day the Shuttle Meadow club had loaned its splendid links to the children. Regulars and “irregulars” played and dubbed, and good nature prevajled because all were anxious to help this movement that means so much to those small, undernourished little people of the city. Quite probably the ones for whom this newspaper speaks today—the children—would look up at you who played for them, and smile and say nothing because they would be em- barrassed before you. So we try to express what they would like to say, and we join them, too, in saying earnestly, “Thank you."” realized in some THE COMMON COUNCIL, The common council decided, last night, over the mayor’s veto, to spend $6,000 for the paving of Grove Hill. Here a peculiar situation arises in which justification of the Mayor's veto may be found, and at the same time a good reason for the action of the council’ in overriding that veto. The policy of the Mayor is to stick to the appropriations previously makle. A departure from this policy on his part would undoubtedly courage other attempts to appropriate money regardless of the previous ac- tion of the council in accepting the report of the board of finance and taxation, which refused to allow such appropriations. Mayor Paonessa was consistent, and his consistency in this matter will have a good moral effect. And yet there is good reason to approve the corhment of Democratic leader Conlon who said that he be- lieved it to be false economy to spend money econtinually for repairs to streets because the money is often wasted. The Mayor has been quoted as saying he would not object to spending $1,500 or so on repairs to Grove Hill. Quite probably it will be real economy to lay a pavement there of amiesite, the material in paving Franklin square, at a cost of $3,500 more than the amount sug- gested by the Mayor, if he has been quoted correctly. | The idea, , that there is any inconsistency appropriating money for certain work at this sea- son of the year when such appropria- en- used however, in health work in the city. The impor- ance of it may not be over-estimated, The time lo‘ requests for increases in salary comes at the December meet- ing of the councll, Having decided to start the new superintendent of health with a salary of $3,600, which was the amount pald the last su- perintendent after he had proven his ability, the council would not be apt to recelve with favor any suggestion of an increase at the December meet- Ing. After hearing all the good things said about him in this city after he had left, Dr. Lee made the remark that even allowing that those good things were justified by his work here, nevertheless he felt New Britain had done more for him than he had done for it—the city gave him his chance. New Britain people know how much he made of that chance, as shown by New Britain's regret at losing him. An efficient health su- perintendent earns all of $3,600, and more, in a city of this size. The common council is showing a great deal of faith in the néw superintend- ent in fixing his salary at the amount earned by our former superintendent after a trial of his ability. BERGDOLL. It seems the only way Grover C. Bergdoll, draft dodger who is now in Switzerland, “éan save his $1,800,000 estate now in possession of the Allen Property Custodian is by coming back to the United Btates and serving his sentence. His mother has gone over there to try to persuade him to come back and serve his sentence. It is no question between “Love and Duty.” Such considerations do not bother Mr. Bergdoll probably. It is rather a question between Poverty and Wealth—possibly for the mother as well as the person in question. All efforts to get him back here have failed. He got away, laughing at this government; probably he has been boasting and laughing ever since—until there arose this money matter. Quite probably, too, no con- sideration would affect him except fear or money. He is a coward and disloyal to this country. Tt is fitting that his possible return should be accomplished by threat to keep his money that the government properly confiscated. It would be in character for Bergdoll to come back ‘here merely in order to get this money. But it would be worth this amount to have him again within the jurisdic- tion of our courts. It would be worth it to know that he was serving his sentence if only his money would not buy him comforts in prison denied to others. To have Bergdoll come back this country in order to get money is a fitting sequel to his life of the last few years. \ to THE FIGHT REELS. The moving picture reels of the Dempsey-Gibbons fight at Shelby are reported to have been confiscated. The man,who made the pictures states that they did not intend to show them anywhere except in Montana. The significance of this remark is known to those concerned with the motion pjcture rights, but the reason for it may not be known to many people not vitally interested. If the reels are to be shown in Montana only there would not be much money in it. If they could be shown all over the country there is a small or big fortune in it. An act of Congress of July 31, 1921 prohibits the interstate transportation of “any film or other pictorial rep- resentation of any prizefight or en- counter of pugilists, under whatever name, which is designed to be used or may be used for purposes of ex- hibition.” Thus only the transporta- tion from state to state of fight films is forbidden. There is no banning of exhibiting such films and so, if they can be smuggled into another state, the government is powerless to pre- vent their exhibition. After the Willard-Johnson fight at Havana there were many attempts to get the films into the United States. The last attemp was a peculiar one. It is described in the weekly-news magazine “Time”, as follows: Finally, a camera was set up eight inches south of the bound- ary between New York and Can- ada. Eight inches north of the line a box was set up, and an original positive film was run off through the box in front of an tion was refused by the bhoard of finance and taxation months ago, | should be dispelied. Frequently such | changed stand must be taken. At thm‘ time the board to provide money for this work it was not known what the conditior would be. pel changed nothing inconsistent in attitude. Emerge have to be met rega ction. approaches should Mayor or the counci matter Another important matter taken by the council pay the new superintendent the same salary that whieh being received by our former intendent, smaller salary and worked up to the amount of $3,500 because he proved his ability. sympathy with thoge refused Changed conditions com- | tactics, and there such changed arise that lless of previous The condition of Gr be no severc cism of the in regard to this up as was super- who started in at a much This newspaper has every who want the bost men obtajnable to supervise v.nel:o that of congr: was the decision to| electric light. The camera and Canadian reel were so turned that an exact negative reproductiom of the film was made. It was later rephotographed and a posi- tive film obtained for exhibition. 1t argued thdt nothing was imported except rays of light but the Federa! Courts made short work of the argument was o RECOGNIZING LIBERTY. Strangely enough there is a law, in ove Hill | Indiana requiring citizens of other| states to secure a license from the state auditor of Indiana in order or deal in real estate in In- It that Federal huy fia is not strange, however, Judge Thomas has de- cided such a law tg be unconstitu- of health | tio As another recogr the prin- ciple of t at such re- upon the cltizens of this country, this de- cision is weicome The right of states to regulate the actions recognized to interfere with to| the domestic affalrs and government of the states, But when a state seeks to take from the citizen of another state the right to purchase property in that state without going through a form prescribed by that state, the idea of freedom of action is violated. No state should be upheld in seeking to limit real estate transactions in- volving property within its borders to citizens of that state or to thoke who qualify, by obtaining a license, for this purpose, There is a further aspect to this law which makes It tend to take away from the citizens of Indlana them- selves, rights they aequire with the .property that becomes theirs. It places almost a state’s lien on that property; it clouds the title, in a way. For, says the law, in effect, you, who own this property, may not legally sell it to anyone who has not ob- talned a license to buy real estate here. Certainly the Minnesota election did not reflect Harding Harmony. Despite the unpopularity of kings four of ‘em look pretty good at times, And much more effective than four queens, much as we love 'em, Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN. Our friends are those who continue to love us in spife of our successes. The divinity that shapes our ends didn’t have straw hats in mind when she shaped them. ‘What we -can’'t understand is how a weak tire glways knows when you leave the jack at home. A diplomat is a saleswoman who exhibits a size 44 frock and calls it a pretty little thing. As a place to spend Sunday the church may have some disadvantages, but it never turns turtle. All mankind had a common origin, and it may be that the original set- tlers in the Balkans were Celts. Tennis seldom requires a high and fantastic jump except for the benefit of the sport page photographer. Another trouble with this effete age is that flour sacks are ‘used for dish towels instead of underwear. You will search the book of eti- quette in vain for advice concerning the graceful way to scratch a mos- quito bite. The wonder is not that man learned to talk, but that his car developed the stamina to endure so much of it. Correct this sentence: “The visit- ing team made a spectacular triple play and the crowd cheered itself hoarse.” Reformers who think talk will change human nature should observe how little effect it has had upon the weather., . People are funny, and a lot of patriots who cuss Bergdoll for dodg- ing military service do their best to dodge taxes. If inseets can't reason, why does a fly alight on the butter when a swatter threatens? Prospects are brighter. If Uncle Sam selzes forelgn ships, perhaps other countries will retaliate and seize some of his. And no doubt every cultured gentle- man in the land thought it would be a calamity if old Abe Lincoln got the nomination. Now they have found a petrified man with his skull split wide open. Probably a primitive conservative who monkeyed with an idea. And so nearly all of our reference books are pro-British! 'We thought we had detected something of that kind in our Britannica. | A country with three million public job holders has an awful nerve to denounce the theory that everybody| I.‘~hc)ulll work for the State. | f ~ —DON’T FORGET— —CARR LAND SALE-’-— LAST WEEK! LAST CHANCE! — AT. MAPLE HILL, NEWINGTON — On Maple Hill Ave.---Drive Out In Your Car “And Look Over This Wonderful Investment Salesmen on Property Afternoons --- Evenings Until Dark Free Automobiles Day or Evening by Appointment-at our Office 257 Main St. office force is expected home from Europe this month. Howard Wilson and Daniel Norton are spending a few weeks at Mer- win's Point. Mattie Murphy of Cleveland street lost his pay envelope while on his way home from the lock shop yester- day. ¥he number on the envelope was 83, Among the real estate transfers re- corded at the town clerk’s office this morning was that of John E. Meskill to Margaret O'Connor, land on Lib- erty street. Mrs. E. A. Loomis is at Woodmont for the remainder of the month. The children of St. Mark's Sunday school will hold a picnic at White Oak grove next Wednesday afternoon unless the weather is unpleasant. Observations on The Weather For Connecticut: Fair tonight and probably Friday; no-'change in perature; gentle variable winds. Conditions: No marked change in temperature has oceurred in any dis- trict during the last 24 hours, The temperature at New Haven yesterday ‘was one degree below the normal. Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather followed by hh:reusing cloudiness and not much change in temperature. 102D REGT, BAND IN LEGION PARADE Famous ~ Organization ~ Coming Here for State Convention Announcement was made this morning by Chairman Curtis Sheldon of the parade committee for the an- nual state convention of the American Legion to be held here September 13, 14 and 15, that the 102nd regi- ment band, one of the most famous institutions of the A, E. F. will lead the servicemen's division in the pa- rade to be held September 15. Chairman Sheldon also announced the appointment of the following members of the parade committee: Robert J. Bertini, Howard J. Breum- mer, John F. Connors, Fred Tns- worth, Alfred H. Griswold, George Hildrebrandt, William J. Kelly, J. A. Pelletier, Cedric Powers, John Pres- ton, Dwight Skinner, Alex H. Scott, Raymond Walker and Gardner Weld. The 102nd regiment band is the same band that led the servicemen's division at the Waterbury convention last year. The musicians wére through the war with the regiment to which Companies E and I of this city were attached and the players were cited for their excellent services as musi- cians and later as stretcher bearers. In 1917 when the United States en- tered the war, the second regiment called into service had no .band for on account of old age and disabilities the band had been mustered out of service prior to tHe Mexican border affair. Recruiting for a new band w started April 24, 1917. In 10 days 16 musicians were enlisted and shortly afterward this number was in- creased to 24. On September 17, the regiment left Yale field and entrained for Montreal where it was transported to Quebec, to Halifax and then to Liverpool. On October 11, the band disembarked at Landaville, France. In February in the Chemin des Dames sector the musicians laid down their instruments and became stretch- er bearers. During the month that ollowed they covered themselves with glory, carrying in hundreds of gassed comrades. Later in the Toul sector v e | 1 25 Vears Ago Today (Taken irom Herald of that datr-)! -y | In response to a petition which was | circulated by Alderman O. . Curtis, chairman of the street committee, asking for a speclal town meeting, a | call be issued immediately se lecting July 25 as the date. William Holcomb and Thomas Spence Wwill have a one-mile bicycle race at the Berlin trotting park to- | morrow night. | ¢ F Bennett of the Stanley Works office force left town today on his | annual vacation which will be spent | in southern Canada. | | The horse attached to the Aetna| express wagon ran away today on| Arch street. South church damage was will by Albert Kunz. No 1one. » | It was stopped near the | Walter Hart of the Stanley Works* the unit aeted as stretcher bearers and as gas guards, giving warning of approaching gas attacks by means or gongs. Eighty-three men of the 102nd regiment who fell at § buried by a special detail of the band later service was rendered in the Marne and St. Mihiel engagements. The band was the winner of first prize at the national convention pa- rade of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at New Haven in 1919 and has played hundreds of engagements since its re- turn to the coun Henry Gregory and Lester Andrus of this ¢ were members of the band while the unit was on duty in France. BUDGET SYSTEM EFFECTIVE. Washington, July 19.—A budget has been put into effect by bureau throughout an system veterans branck pitals to a Director Hines expects it it greater efficiency and in large saving of funds. tem-¢. IN THE WORLD By Charles P, Stewart NEA Service Writer ® Reportg,of excellent wheat weather, bumper cfops and prospect of immu- nity from ravages of black rust caus- ed the price of wheat to drop below the $1 mark for the first time since the beginning of the war in 1914, July wheat sold as low as 99% and Sep- tember wheat also went down to this figure a day later. Throughout the wheat producing countries, production has been report- ed so great that a large surplus was expected to remain on hand. This caused the sudden drop. But FEugene Meyer Jr.,, managing director of the War Finance Corpora- tion, and George E. Marcy, presi- dent of the Armour Grain company, declare this attitude is merely over- anxiety and pessimism gone ram- pant. We have only a ‘reasonable carry-over’” of wheat, they say, which should not cause any such radical drop in prices as occurred the last week. Yet, from Canada come estimates ot a 500,000,000 bushel wheat crop this year, as against a production of 896, 000,000 bushels last year. LABOR DISPLEASED Government control, not ownership, of the United States anthracite indus- try is recommended by the coal com- mission, appointed to investigate this situation. 1t is expected the commisy sion may make further recommenda- tlons concerning the bituminous in- dustry in September. The specific recommendation is that, in case of suspension of mining opera- tions, the president be empowered to take over the mines, distribute coal and determine price, wages and com- pensation to land and mine owners. To this President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor offi- clally voices the objection of union labor. “Real penalties for the min- ers, phantom penalties for the op- erators,” he declares, “seem to be the outstanding feature” of the rec- ommendations. The miners will not give up their right to strike, he adds. STRIKERS HIT AGAIN No more country-wide railroad strike, like the one of last summer, is the promise of - Attorney General Daugherty. It is based on'the action of Federal Judge Wilkerson of Chi- cago in making permanent the tem- porary restraining order he-issued last fall against the striking railroad shop- men, At the same time the United States Court of Appeals ruled striking shop- men and their leaders, who had been cited for contempt, of court for vio- lating the Daugherty injunction, may not have the benefit of a jury trial. What action the' labor unions are contemplating in reply to this dual blow has not been divulged. FRANCE RESENTS Premier Baldwin'’s much-heralded speeci on Britain's pollecy on the Ruhr situation failed to contain the extreme anti-French views the world believed it might. Instead, Baldwin | merely restated the British position of cooperation among the allles, and stressed a little further the desire not | to demand more from Germany than it will be humanly possible for her to | pay. It was so mild a statement, ap- | parently, that French officials and newspapers seemed to feel satisfled | with England’s stand on the matter. | But after a lttle further study of | the speech, resentment and disap- | pointment displaced this feeling of | satisfaction. For France still insists | lon making Germany pay what is de- | manded of her and of remalning in the occupied areas until she does r at least until she gives posi- ‘ssurances that she will pay. ‘(I\(‘ E “LIMITATIONS" UP icheprey weré | es of the service including hos- | France has finally ratified the | Washington treaty for the limitation of naval armaments. No reservations were attached, although after pro- | nounced effort to declare France's full | | liberty of action regarding the sub- smarine provisions. The four-power Pacific treaty also | was ratified. WETS ARE HAPPY { lLoss of two strategic offices in | congress, one by death of Senator William P. Dillingham of Vermont, the other by defeat of Representative Andrew J. Voistead of Minnesota in last fall elections, may mean consid- erable weakening, if not actual loss, | of dry control in the senate, For, by | the seniority rule, the chairmanship inf the senate judiclary committee will | g0 to Senator Brandegoe of Connecti- | cut, a pronounced wet, and the similar position in the house will go to Repre- | sentative George 8. Graham of Penn- sylvania, also a wet. Each of these committees have ul- | WHAT’S GOING ON | prohibition situation in congress, and with these men as chairmen, hopes of the wets have raised considerably higher. timate control over the TRADE PICKS UP The balance of trade has swung back in favorsof the United States,| for the month of June, although it is far behind for the period covering the first half of this year. That is, we have been buying more than we were selling to other countries. Last month our exports totaled $829,000,000, which was $1,000,000 over our imports. For the three pre- ceding months, however, the balance of trade was against us to the tune of $152,000,000. Economists say this is only to be expected, and should be greeted with gladness by us. For it shows Eu- rope is again coming back into pro- duction enough to sell some .of fts stocks outside, and may soon be in a position to buy from us. SHE WOULDN'T PRAY ALOUD, CLAIMS HUSBAND BEAT HER But Husband Arrives in Court Too Late For Hearing and Bond is Called Because his bride of two months would not pray out loud, Frank Ko- valsczyck of 90 Grove street, beat her with a strap, according to. statements made by Mrs. Kovalsczyck to the po- lice department last evening. Ser- geant P. A. McAvoy and Patrolman Willlam Grabeck went to the house and found the woman, who is only 17 years old, lying on the floor and screaming with pain, Kovalsczyck was slated for a hear- ing in police court this morning but failed to appear in time and his bail of $100 was called by order of Judge B. W. Alling. Just as court adjourn- ed the man walked into the court room. He was notified to appear to- morrow morning. A charge against Moses Paparean of non-support was continued until tomorrow. Pierce Oil Corp. Will Elect New Directors Richmond, Va., July 19.—Prefer- red stockholders of the Pierce Ofl corp. will meet in New York July 23 to elect a new board of directors and discuss ways and means of acquiring capital for the concern. Herbert M. Lehman; chairman of the stockholders committee announced today. Control of the corporation was granted the preferred stockholders after long drawn out litigation in the courts here. Acreage cut of timber in this coun- try* a year is about 10,000,000. EVERETT TRUE THERE'S NO €XCUSE FOR 4 MAN BEING BALD, M IF HE WlLL VUsE THE " FACE PROSBCUTION { Discharged Attendants at Brooklyn | | State Hospital May Be Arrested for | Felonious Assault. g New York, July 19.—Criminal prosecution for felonious assault fages Leo Putnam, Edward Lutes angd Richard Galvin, attendants at the Brooklyn state hospital who have been dismissed from the institutiop for brutal treatment of insane pa- tients. e Assistant District Attorney George F. Palmer, Jr.,, will make a report to. day of testimony heard at the inves. tigation before the hospital commis- sion looking toward the presentation of facts to a-grand jury for indict. ments against the three men. Five half-witted, sometimes normal and never violent patients of ward 22 stripped to their. waist to show bruises that the attendants had in- flicted upon them. POLICE CHIEF ACCUSED Thirty Charges Are Preferred Against Department Head and Officials in Beverly, Mass, Beverly, Mass, July * 19.—Thirty charges against Chief of Police John E. Hayes and other members of the police department will' come up for consideration at a hearing to be held August 13. Six of the charges grew out of the wounding of John Winston and Eve- lyn Sinney of Lynn on the morning of June 10 when police in charge of Chiet Hayes attempted to stop an automobile in whlch'they were -rids ing. FALLS FIVE STORI LIVES New York, July 19.——Alexander ‘Squxres, a negro, tumbled five stories to a paved ‘courtyard, injuring. only the small toe of his left foot. Clotheslines served as a series of life nets and Squires bounded from .one to another. P More than $1,000,000,000 of waste material is salvaged each year in this country. Basket willow is raised on 44,000 acres in Poland. e —— R N R R T T Frank'E. Goodwin " Eyesight Specialist 327 MAIN ST. TEL, 1903 Have Your Eyes Examined ——— BY CONDO Re. TRUE, NAIR Tow(& THAT $'M TELCING You ARoLT | IT CORED ME.