New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 1, 1923, Page 6

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FE——— AGE OF POLICEMEN At the last meeting of the common council the recommendations of the police board were adopted with the exception of the one which placed the maximum age of those eligible to ap- pointment at 40 years. The common council saw fit to change the age rec- ommended by the police board, to 35 years. The earnest desire of those .vitally interested in police affairs may * cause the matter to be brought up again before the councll, to the end that such body may be persuaded to reconsider its former action and per- mit appointment as regular police- men those who are above 35 years old but who have not yet reached the age of 40. The opinion of the common council as to the proper age for appointment to the regular department is not as valuable as the opinion of the mem- bers of the board who are constantly in touch with polic affairs. The board wanted and still wants the eligibllity age to be below 40 years and not l[lmlted to 36. Granted, if you will, that it is quite possible a man below 35 years may be able, physically, td perform the duties of a policeman fuly as well as one of 39 years or more, it will not be granted that the very young men are superior police- men in every way, for into the work of the offices comes a need of tact, wisdom and calmness often not pos- gessed by the younger men. There is another phase of the mat- ter. Although many men may desire and seek appointment to the force, it is not an easy matter to get the best men. As few limitations as possible should be placed upon those who se- lect men for the force. Those authori- ties are not going to appoint a man to the force if he is lacking in physi- cal strength or ability, The placing of the eligibility age at forty years will not endanger the physical power of our force and it is quite likely to add to its mental efficiency. It must be re- membered that never before, proba- bly, in New Britain's history, have the character of the laws made so im- .portant the mental equipment of a policeman. Never before has wisdom and discretion been so badly needed. The prohibition laws make it neces- sary that the men who help enforce them possess a temperament fitted to cope with the complex problems which arise under it. There is no in- tention to fail to recognize the value of a young man on the force. But there is the intention here to insist that ability to think and to act calmly is a ever-increasing qualification for | a policeman, and this qualification is often possessed by the older men of the force. And there \5. a final phase to the matter. No man over 33 years old, appointed a supernumerary police- | man, could ever hope to become a | regular officer. His period of proba- | tion, as it were, is two years. At the end of this time he would be past the | age of 35 years--too “old” to be ap- pointed a regular officer if the present | rule obtains. Ridiculous! A man 35 years and one day old too “ancient” to be made a regular policeman, | despite the fact that he had two years' training as a supernumerary! On this point one case may be cited A supernumerary who has done un-| usually excellent work will be past 35 years of age when his two year period as supernumerary expires. He is of great to the force. Under the present rule he would not | be eligible to appointment as a regular policeman. Of course it would be un- fair to some of those who have given two years of their life to preparing to just | value become members of the force, low this rule to stand. Their two years would ‘be wasted. They might be just past 35; they could remain numeraries, but that is all. fairness might be remedied, super- This un- it may be its desire on this point, and the com- mon coureil has overruled the advice of these experts. The council has made a mistake, according to our opinion, and should reconsider its ac- tion, WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE RAILROAD? The States of Connecticut, of all New England states, is most depend- ant upon the New Haven road for the maintainance of its welfare. Its factories demand quick and efficient rallway service, its individuals demand coal and foodstuffs, steadily and as cheaply as possible. With practically all of our raw products being deliver- ed from a distance, with practically all of our finished products to be de- livered at varying distances, the only thing that insures our financial and even physical welfare is adequate freight service which should be furnished by the New York, New 'Haven and Hartford R. R. True we use automobile trucks for some of our transportation, but they carry a small proportion indeed of our daily food and work. It is doubtful if there is any state that s more at the mercy of its railroad than is Connecticut, and that road has been showing signs of demoralization, at least, for a num- ber of years. Granted that we must have some railroad to furnish ' transportation, which surely is not a difficult .conces- sion to make, there is but one road to which we can l6ok and that is, of course, the New Haven. There is no prospect of another being bulilt; it would be foolishness to attempt to build one with the New Haven on hand, despite its “weaknesses. The only recourse offered to us is the re- building, the re-equipping, of the existing system of transportation, and we have but to decide how far we are going in this necessary move. We have the optlon of raising a large sum of money, aided by nearby states, which would amount to some $4,000,000 a year in payments for im- provements in equipment in addition to the payments of interest and sink- ing funds on a bond issue, or we might see fit to take over and control the roads as a state institution. Rhode Island and Massachusetts joining us in this. There are decided weaknesses in both plans. The first one would be a great expense, and we should have difficulty in making certain that the large sum of money subscribed and returned in rebates would be ade- quately managed under the trustee- ship. We might not have the control ‘we should have over the funds. Prac- tically the same question comes up in connection with the second plan; we are dubious of these state controlled matters. Natural weaknesses of poli- ticlans might add to the expense of running the road; such things have happened. But if we have to preserve our industrial entity we have to have a railroad; again we say it. It seems almost impossible to de- termine how we are to insure our road, how we are to extend the co- operation it must have. Undoubtedly tha Storrow committee has chosen what it considers the best possible means of giving the aid. It could not act for individuals, it has suggested state action. Why would it not be possible for a combine to be formed from the manufacturing interests of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massa- chusetts, the combine to take over operation of the roads and to supply the necessary funds for that purpose? For selfish interests alone such a combine would be anxious to operate at 2 minimum of expense with a max- imum of efficlency. With its own money involved it would see that the most possible value is received from the funds expended. Such a move must be sponsored by the manufacturing interests them- selves the public has no right to de- mand that they act. There would be many details to settle, such as the question of ultimate ownership of the road, the division of any possible | | profits between the operators and the present stock-holders and so forth. But we believe that it might be pos- sible to get a better railroad out of such a scheme than from the others, | even though either one might eventu- | ally prove practical. | poverty. | hasn't discovered a way to tax. be a display of courge sufficlent to face anything that Is as important as the “international situation.” The peo- ple are sick and tired of a policy of evasion, of keeping the real vital is- sues In the background and making a vague issue for a campaign, about which the people care little or about wheih vague generalities, later to he twisted into any meaning, may be the matters spoken of. Moreover this statement of Senator Underwood is a courageous one, put- ting the democratic leaders on notice that his position is fixed. If they want i to make him a candidate ul\“ubtedly hewould be pleased. But if tHey make him & candidate, he warns, it will be on the understanding that he hopes the convention will have the courage toj face the issue and pledge itself to take its place in the international family. And it is quite certain that this country must eventually take that place if it would have a market for its goods which is frequented by buyers who hope the means to pur- chase those goods to the everlasting prosperity of this country. We human being are a lot Like horses, pigs and fishes; The things we men and women want, The mammal also wishes. An anclent saying fits us folks Although we hate to think it— ‘We may be led to water but We can't be made to drink it. How disappointed some actresses would be who say their matrimonial affairs are none of the publi's busi- ness if ““the public” took them at their word! In life, as in prize fighting, no man will succeed if he cannot take as well as give hard punches. And never will purely defensive tactics win the fight. Turning from the sublime to the ridiculous we now leave fighting and mention politics. Too bad prohibition prevents refer- ense to the bubbles in a magnum of champagne and restricts us to the bubbles of Magnus. Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN, Q. Where is the capital of Montana? Ans, Dempsey has it. The *“p" in psychology always re- minds us of a hen-pecked husband. It is so silent. If it wasn't for trouble making, how would Europe's great men get their reputations? If he has chronic indigestion, rest assured he thinks it wicked for any- body to have a good time. Straw votes would mean more to us if we could forget that they once elected General Leonard Wood. A good vaudeville joke may live for weeks before somebody steals it and sells it to a comic weekly. The country fis bscon\h\g much more prosperous. Every pig you run over on a country road is a registered thoroughbred worth $75. In Japan black teeth indicate that a woman is married. On the East Side black eyes are the symbol. “It is interesting to watch the tide at the shore.” They flirt so much more brazenly than the untied. When the meek inherit the earth, they probably won't remain meek when required to pay Inheritance tax. The contempt of a placid and in- digent gentleman for a vulgar “go- | getter” is only equalled by his envy. There is one consoling feature about It is one thing Congress Imitations are getting to be so ex- pensive that the poor may be required to go back to the genuine article. “INTERNATIONAL FAMILY" | There is no desire here setze | upon any one man who declares his | willingness to become a candidate for | to | the office of President of the United | { States, and ald his chances—not at| in these praise of] this time. It has been said times some one act or one stand by a man or a body is often misconstrued into unqualified endorsemen of man or such his or its acts. Thus it is necessary to emphasize the fact that when a statement is praised, columns many that such body in all | 1t implies no blind backing of the man who made the statement, nor the re- verse., Senator Oscar Underwood, who has declared his wiilingness to become the democratic candidate has said that he The reason dictated letters always sound more impressive is because o man feels free to use words he doesn't know how to spell. After a scientist discovers a drug, his next great task is to name it something people can't pronounce. new of the new-rich con- he things long enjoy« to riches The vulgarit sists in buying by those accustome It must be nice to be an important citizen and not have to t - s0 much in order to feel respectable. Observations on The Weather Connecticut—Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday; slowly rising tempera- ture, lightgto gentle east to south winds. Conditions: tionary over New England for the last three days is now moving slowly out to sea. Showers have occured during the last 24 hours along the Atlantic coast. Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather with slowly ris- ing temperature. WOMAN NURSING CHILD GETS HER BEER RETURNED Tells Court the Seized Home Brew is Necessary to Keep Her Alive —Forfeits Whiskey ‘Whitinsville, Mass,, Aug. 1.—Cath- erine Pramere of Craggy Peak told Special Justice Francis P. Brady in the Uxbridge district court yesterday that beer found in her home yesterday must be returned to her because she was nursing a child and that the beverage was absolutely necessary for her diet. Mrs. Pramere assured the court that if the beer was taken away she would surely die. Justice Brady sympathized with the woman and ordered Chief J. Leo Mul- cahy of the Northbridge police to re- turn 18 bottles of home brewed beer, which were taken in a rald at the Pramere home yesterday. Justic Brady then imposed a fine of $50 on Mrs. Pramere on the charge of keep- ing liquor. She paid. She walved her rights to clalm moonshine whis- key alleged to have been seized in her home yesterday. LIQUOR EXCURSIONS Charge Made That Canadian Vessels Take Americans Into Dominion Waters and Sell Them Booze. Detroit, Aug. 1.—The federal .gov- ernment is expected to take up with officials of Canada the charge made by Earl J. Davis, United States Dis- trict attorney for the Rastern Michi- gan district, that passenger steamers of Canadian registry are taking on crowds of Detrolters, steaming into Canadian waters and there selling liquor to the thirsty excursionists, Mr. Davis filed the charge with E. Porterfleld, assistant national pro- hibition commissioner, with head- quarters at Toledo. The latter promised to call the matter to the at- tention of officials at Washington. UNIFORMS STOLEN Someone Trying to Take Joy Out of Lives of Bridgeport Team by Mak~ L. ing Away With Their Clothes, . Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 1.—Some- one here wanted to take the joy out of “Pennant Day” at New Haven this afternoon by stealing the road uni- forms of the Bridgeport members of the Eastern league team. After get- ting into the clubhouse at Newfield park, six uniforms were taken to- gether with a tape measure and a book of rules of baseball. When the Bridgeport team left for New Haven it looked as if some of them would have to appear in thelr “at home” costumes. FIND ALCOHOL IN HEARSE White Funeral Carriage at Media, Pa. Proves to be Booze Runner Media, Pa., Aug. 1.—A white hearse containing a load of grain alcohol valued at $3,000 was seized by state troopers here today. The liquor had been secreted in the compartment ordinarily reserved for the coffin. Samuel Weinstock of Baltimore driver of the funeral vehicle, was held in $1,600 bail. He told the troopers he had con- veyed the liquor from Baltimore, but refused to divuige any other details. Weinstock threw up his hands at the sight of the officers and said: “I guess it's no use.trying to fool you fellows."” ' 71 YEATL 1.—An SUICIDE A’ ‘ew York, Aug. 'm the band were found today by dock Elmira, Man- York boat and New hflndfi after the fer plying between Hoboken had reached the failing health only make one a read the note, and burden,” SHE’S CHAMP The area of high pres- sure which has remained aimost stas umbrella, | coat and straw hat with a note pinned | MASEE Cabinet Gas Range ‘With.Insulated: and Ventilated Oven SAVES % YOUR GAS (9 == MAGEE Ran with Insalated Black Portlon. Gas used in 8 hour Test with heat reguhtor Ordma ‘with non]ns See your Gas Company Magee Dealer, or Send for Bodklet Macze Furnace Covpany BOSTON, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD Events of the Week, Briefly Told By Charles P. Stewart NEA Service Writer The German mark, once worth nearly a quarter in American money, fell so low last week that $1 would buy about a mijlion. That is, & man worth $500,000 in German money when the war started has $2 now. On what this does to bank accounts, trade and wages, it's needless to dwell. Of course, wages have risen considerably. Still, for a skilled worker, $12 counts as a fair month’s pay. Besides, business is so disorganized that unemployment’s rife. The point is that before the war, German moncy seemed as sound as American money does now. Maybe it's ridiculous to suggest that what's happened in Germany could happen in the United States, but that's what the Germans thought, too. To reduce it to terms of practical politics, suppose somebody who favors a radical change in America’s mone- tary system should get into power, put his plan into effect, and it didn’t work out as expected Presidential possibilities are men- tloned, from time to time, who have such schemes. RUSSO-CHINESE PACT? The East, Iar and Near, bulked large in last week's news. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Chinese revolu- tionary leader, took a position which may mark an epoch when he declar- ed for a union of forces between his country and Russia. ! Germany would be friendly, he pre- dicted, at the same time expressing the conviction that Turkey, Persia and Afghanistan actually would join. Japan, the doctor admitted, has dis- appointed the Chinese, but he added that the latter haven't abandoned hope of the Japanese yet. He concluded by forecasting an- other great war soon; therefore urged that the countries, which out- side pressure has forced together, come to terms among themselves at once. TURKEY SCORES VICTORY Turkey, in conference with the great powers at Lausanne, has forced sngland, France, Italy, Japan, Greece nd Rumania to most of her condi- tions. Ex-Premier Lioyd George says it's the most humillating treaty Eng- {in | eral, land ever signed. Jugo-Slavia refus- ed but probably will have to sign la- ter. America and Turkey are making a separate pact. “Seventy-four .years of age | L s When the Turks joined the Ger- mans in the war, they'd drive the sultan out of Europe. Now what? Turkey's stronger than she's been! in centuries. She, escapes the war penalties the allies tried to impose. She gets Constantinople back, and eastern Thrace, Foreign troops must leave her soil, She evicts Greek civiljans. She makes no promises concerning the Armenians. She ends extra-territoriality within her frontiers. She opens the Bosporus |and Dardanelles to such shipping as | she She joins on equal chooses to League of let pass. the Nations | terms with everybody else. ARE ANGRY Leonard FILIPINO, Declaring General temperamentally “in a democratic manner,” the legisla- ture at Manila has demanded his re- call as governor-general of the Philip- pines. Wood It's a renewal of the islands’ cam- paign for self-government. Woodrow Wilson urged it. Wood, his first report as governor-gen- expressed the opinion that the Filipinos aren’t capable yet of man- the allies swore unfitted to govern | {lors ordered him later, if any suspect- ed ship should do this, to return the shots. A fight en the high seas, where the liquor sleuths’ jurisdiction doesn’t run, between a United States government vessel and one under a‘foreign flag would be very serious indeed. The Seminole’s commander report- ed the liquor fleet stretching the length of a 356-mile line, just beyond the 3-mile limit, outside New York, with many countries represented. W. H. Anderson, indicted New York superintendent of the Anti-Sa- lcon league, having said he used a large part of the money he won’t oth- erwise account for, to bribe newspa- per men, the New York press is bring- ing strong pressure for a special legis- lative sesslon to Investigate the League's methods thoroughly. ENDING 12-HOUR DAY The United Statgs Steel corporation is fixing to abandon the 12-hour day for its workers. Judge E. H. Gary, the corporation’s chairman, recently said this couldn’t be done at present, but public opinion was too much for him. LUNG PUNCTURED, DIE Motorist Meets Death Following Crash at Buffalo, N. Y. Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 1.—One man was killed and three injured when a small sedan overturned on the Lake Shore road yesterday. John V. Sweeney, 24 years old, of Buffalo,-died almost instantly, glass from the wind- shield having punctured his lungs. The injured were: Harold O’'Brien, Ray Dale and James Connolly, all of Buffalo. Just the fellow you want to help you may be reading the Herald Classi- fied ads this minute. EVERETT TRUE 25 Years Ago Today (Taken irom Herald of that date) Georgé Sherman is enjoying his an- nual vacation among the ocean breezes |at Niantic. John Frick has arrived home after a brief outing enjoying the pleasurgs at Savin Rock. Elford Eddy and family have re- turned from an extended stay at their summer home at Madison. It is saild that a new carriage and harness shop is soon to be started on Main street. The trolley company filled its space between the tracks today on Church street. . Joseph O’Connell, Joseph Holleran and Frank Hart left this morning for a two weeks' stay at Block Island. An unknown man- jumped off the Berlin trolley car last evening while it was in motion in pursuit of his hat. When he had picked himself up and and retrieved the headgear, he was unable to crown his cranium because of & big gash cut across the top of it. James A. Gilmour of Lincoln street returned last evening from a trip around the shore of Long Island Sound and neighboring cities. ‘When George S. Vivian entered the City market on Main street, he found that the place had been burglarized since last evening. A quantity of bananas had been stolen. The burg- lars, as usual, entered through a rear window and left a tin kettle behind him, + A horse driven by Charles Gaffney ran away on Beaver street at 8:30 o'clock fhis morning. The harness broke and as the horse got beyond his control, “Mr. Gaffney jumped out. The wagon was dashed up against a tree on Lasalle street corner and was badly wrecked. The horse was also cut. Edward Shéehy, a member of Com- pany D writes to friends in this city to say that Camp Alger is worth going miles to see. A saving of from 12 to 15 per cent in power and better control of the car, is expected from the new noiseless trolleys which are equipped with roller bearings. BY CONDO' I —— HeY, svereTT ! — J)\ON'T You HEAR ME WH s~r<.s k5 WHEN You WANT ME DON'T WHISTLE — NST Yeel "r:rno'_q', convention face the the firm it suc- hoped the next democratic have the situation with . |oging their own affairs. Naturally | Correct this sentence: * | he's disliked by the pro-independence | ten gallons of -wine,” ; | group. | ta ety “and I'm not going to touch i i ; # - to take jts ! 1ts @ year old. | : WETS AND DRYS 3 | When the revenue cutter Seminole, . scoliting for rum runners off New 78 | York, approached uncomfortably close the British schooner Thorn- sald, by altering the ordinane so that the present supernumeraries would | not be affected by it. But that would be merely a makeshift. The sound argument against lowering the maxi- mum age limit to 36 years, suggested | pl above, would remain. New Britain wants mature brains on its force as|of a statement, well as physical strength and abllity, | there can be an harmonious The police board, famliilar with pnncM natienal family” or not. They Afairs o the gk detall, has ahown[ha\e a man say he hopes there me will courage to international purpose to pledge in the elections, e in the International family.” The American people like that sort whether they belleve cessful The ring of laughter tell Willie is enjoying bath, ring in the tub tells whether he ma a good job of it hls Aurora Garcia, who danced hours and 10 minutes, is the feminine dancing champion of Mexico. Only | dyke, foutside America’s 3-mile limit, the fact that she becme sleepy pre- |the Thorndyke's captain threatened | vented her from outdancing the male |to open fire. champion, Rodolfo Gonzalez. The Seminole commander’'s super-x “inter- like to | NEA SERVICE the fied ad right. A Herald Clas does stunt and does it =4