New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 7, 1923, Page 6

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Theoretically people are consid- erate. Most people are sorry there is so much difficulty in finding a home in which to live in New Britain. There are many living in places they can not afford; there are many, pos- sibly, looking for a little better places than those which they now occupy. The trouble is to get them together; this, to say nothing of those who are actually forced to move out of their present premises or who come here from other places because they intend to make New Britain their home. A man is looking for a ‘“rent.” Perhaps he has been looking for one for a long time. ther man has Jjust the sort of *rent” that first man wants. But the owner of the build- ing is particular, He wants a good sort of tenant—and he has a perfect right to possess this preference. He looks about, letting the apartment remain vacant, until he happens to hear of just the sort of tenant he wants. Meanwhile the rent-seeker, exactly the sort of person the land- lord desires, does not kpow the land- lord and does not hear of the vacant rent. Then, one day, he sees a fam- ily moving into -the very rent he would have taken had he known of it. But it is too late; the landlord at last has found the right sort of tenant, and after weeks of loss of money, has rented the apartment to someone other than the rent-seeker who would have been glad to take the place weeks hefore and who would have been just as satisfactory to'the landlord had the two met. This situation ought to be avoided People with vacant rents might well Jet the fact beknown and people de- siring rents might well make them- selves known. It is because of the honest desire to bring this better situation about that the condition mentioned. Tt is often aggravating to landlord and rent seekers to find that a satisfactory arrangement, for: mu- tual benefit, has been delayed merely because the landlord and rent-seeker did not meet. It is with hesitation that the matter is here mentioned, as thé only way out of his predicament seems to be by making use of the “wanted” columns of the newspaper. That, however, is a very trivial rea- son for refraining from suggesting #hat such use of the columns of the paper would relieve an extremely un- satisfactory condition in the city. All vaBant rents §hould be occupied, with due regard to the wishes of the land- lord as to the character of tenant de- sired, and all those seeking rents should be accommodated as far as possible, This Is the end sought, not the increasing by a few cents the number of “‘wanted” “for rent” advertisements. is or THE BIG SWIM. Of course i is natural to want to say something about the big swim— the 27 hours in the water spent by Henry Sullivan, covering some 56 miles as he swam across the English channel between two points some- thing over 22 miles apart. Sullivan is the third man to do it, but he is| the first American and it has been a long time since it was done. over one of the successful swimmers had certain advantages which Sulli- van did not have. Buildings destroyed protected a certain part of | the swimming easler. While we are at it we might just| as well admit grudgingly that Sulli- van is a New Englander, coming from { More- now | channel and naturally made the Lowell, Mass. He had tried six times | to do the trick, but he had never ac- | complished it. | ceed try seven times must have First if you don’t suc- | been his motto—or try you And it isn't a is easy to let the imagination accom- pany that with its tides and cuppy waves until do suc- | ceed bad motto. It Sullivan across channel, It is easy to imagine that many times flesh called out to hin give up, and that the spirit, the New the to stop and England spirit as well as the Amer- | fcan spirit, fought against the flesh Men of another nation had done it.| Well, he do it. too. And he| did. It a guess is allowed it might | could Be that in Sullivan there was less of | wet or a dry.” Just think of it !'him istic of the Englishmen, and more of quick energy swhich is sometimes im- patient of delay. istically, swim for Burgess, more praise due him. He crossed the channel. someone says? “of it” of course, but another Amer- fcan, a New Englander, another example of what persever- of it ence will thing “'of We in that New England authorities are trying to coal trou dabbling it great landers are ready to go to some lengths i ence in order that they may not be imposed upon. seems to suggestion of the joint special investigat setts that if there is to be any coal strike it is the public's turn to strike and that, ers, in the event of a strike Septem- ber 1 a p use of an Massachu; out New ther that England states discard anmraclti manently bituminous coal might be laid before the conference of New England gov- ernors in Anthracite is the golden egg which the goose, in the persons of operators and miners, thing as ably it will not .be necessary for New England boycott, ing the , suggestio! mission may set operators and miners thinking. New: is taking much ir situation enough, New England fifth of ai the Unit seems to the first that if he calls congress in extra ses- sion it wi situation, cannot help but believe that a citizen of this p the need thing about it were he to be in a po- sition of is in tha esting to see comes from the indications of interest and concern shown. 1s We ha significan cther and now strange dream father had in which he saw his son dead in Supers is it? ventional anything inventor secret; man in mysteriou§ process, what was going on miles pose the the telep! had dese Suppose ing of ti out the What wo Is Fre scientist dream means something and, if you ask him, dream di wrong, o many people of intelligence quite un- easy. A telling of thesis (F' tice). She did guessed It does no harm to speculate and read and ories advi questional do not hought Tt does d to declar understanding has been reached and that case. “the AN UNCONSCIOUS ADMISSION When head of Yor all fo of the su he, Ande such hea (the comes from Washington that it Jooks as though President Coolidge mysterious There was the death of the first man in King Tut's tomb; there was Presi- dent Harding’s premonition of death We, hopefully sane and con- had promised He might make terrible out of out of the Thus, character- it might have been an easier the Englishmen, Webb and than for Sulltvan, All the ‘Well what Not much has given do. Perhaps there is some- it after all. COAL. New Fngland like to know do something to prevent ble this winter. Last year's with soft coal did not bring popularity, but New Eng- n the matter of inconveni- For this reason there be a bit of wisdom in the coal ing committee of Massachu- it tells operators apd.min- ermanent boycott against the thracite would be pushed in setts and perhaps through- England. It is stated fur- plans to have all of the New per- low atile in favor of Vo Boston, ‘August 23. There is such a Prob- lays. killing that goose. authorities to resort to this but if necessity keeps on be- mother of substitution, the n of the Massachusetts com- hold of the situation and is nterested. He knows the in New England well He knows, probably, that consumes about one- 11 the anthracite produced in ed States. The President have indicated that this is matter he will take up and 11 be only because of the fuel Whatever our politics we art of the country, knowing here, would try to do some- influence. Calvin Coolidge t position. It will be inter- if anything practical that he has already IT SUPERSTITION? ve heard a great deal about t dreams, premonitions and affairs recently. comes the account®of the the late president's a pool of blood. tition; all superstition. Well, because we hesitate to be else, wonder. Suppose the of the telephone had kept it to inform a a certain room, through a away from that room. Sup- man in the room had put Hone receiver to his ear and ribed those far away events. the auditors, knowing noth- he 'phone, had later found man had told the truth? uld it have been called? ud all wrong—the German gyman was a wet or a dry and yet he was expected to eomment on the | Susgestion made by the clergyman that he should resign. What difference would it make whether the man was a wet or a dry! Does Mr. Anderson feel it is necessary to gauge his statements according to the source from which .the remarks he comments upon come? Must Mr. Anderson speak a different language when he says something concerning the words of a wet, than the language he speaks when talking about a dry? Has Mr. Anderson's political expéri- ence taught him that he must know all about the man who makes a state- ment before he says anything about the man or the remarks he makes? The courageous, admirable way we have in this country is not to care who makes a certain statement if it con- cerns us. It is quite usual, and very straight-from-the-shoulder sort of talk, to hear a man say, when he hears that something unpleasant has been said about him, “That is a false statement and I don't care who it is who made it.”” To put the matter in another way it is not the American habit of men who are able to look the world in the face, to first inquire who it was who has said something unpleasant. and then, in the light of knowledge of such person, comment upon such unpleasant remark, smiling if it is someone he wishes to placate, growling and threatening if the person who made the unpleasant statement is an humble person and one not to be feared. “Why,” says Anderson in effect, “I can't comment upon this suggestion that I resign because I don't know who the man is that made it.” That is not exactly the way we do things here in this country—unless we are a bit afraid of something or somebody. There is no reason for a lawyer to misrepresent his printed argument by calling if his “brief.” Nor men who give money to libraries to call themselves philan- thropists. Who says “they never come back? Look at “The Sidewalks of New York.” After dismantling of saloons will come the silencing of the ‘speak- easy’'—which will be something else again. Truth is no stranger to friction. — e I Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLLEN, It is a long lane that has no filling station. Optimist: A man who keeps on sampling new brands of nickel cigars. Golfers are very religious., All wor- shippers of the Great God Allah Bi. Hopeful hints: You never saw a man who was deaf, dumb, and stut- tered at the same time. Fable: Once upon a time a woman was perfectly satisfied with all the wallpaper in her home. You don’t have to Broadway to reach the land of midnight son. go north of the Mother love is an instinct, but the first time Adam saw Cain he probably wondered what it was. An ldeal place for a vacation iz a spot where the fish bite as vividly as the mosquitoes, One thing the war did: a lot of tightwads could cover it over by call- ing themselves thrifty. who. declares that each tells you just what your d mean? He may be quite f course, but he has made prominent writer recently, a dream, inserted the paren- reud please do not take no- something simpie dream. or perhaps she her not know, study provided all the the- anced are not taken as un- bly true and provided they twist the mental train of proper channel.: 0 harm, on the other hand, e that the limit of human re's nothing to it” in every One advantage in embracing oppor- tunity is that it doesn't leave any powder on your coat sleeve, Lots of people want the bars put on immigration and on the cornerg where they used to be. Most men who have figured in law- suits would define Heaven as a place where the witnesses are permitted to quiz lawyers. . Once upon a time .a girl really broke a man's heart. We've forgotten the exact sum of money she took away from him, A lot of very pious folk are un- willing to give the Lord anything but advice. William H Anti-8; k, now the | oon l.eague in| Anderson the inder indictment for orgery and so forth, was told ggestion of a clergyman that rson, be asked to resign Anderson is “I never heard of bl as d of the League saying ciergyman) before and 1| '1t's important to know that a man |ally imported from North has come from a good family, but it | is more important to know how far from it he has come. deal, him Delilah gave Samson a dirty but at least she didn't try to talk into a shampoo and a massage Correct this sentence: jazz music is the real stuff,” “I think this said the don’t see that there s any necessity | president of the women's civic league. for me c 14 ommenting on this thing| whether he is a| —An- on't kpow | #3 dogged determination character- | derson did not know whether the clar-l Adam wasn't so bad off. He ate the rotten apple but he didn't have to stay and help his wife rest of 'em. [ported for it. Store Closes ‘atNoon il TUXEDO SILK SWEATERS A staple all year around Sweater. For $2.95 Wed. A. M... —8econd Floor SILK - REMNANTS satins, taffetas, silk shirtings, ete. For Wed. only. 1 ~—Main Floor BATES GINGHAMS New fall patterns in checks and stripes, 32 inches wide, washable. Priced for Wed. ins 23¢c Yard...coa0eeen Main Floor CANTON CREPE For street wear, in all de- sirable shades. Reg. value 50c yard. Spgdul for Wed. only. 39 c —Main Floor PEGGY BEADS Large assortment of new rall colors. Special for Wed. o 39¢ Each.....cocennens i ~-Main Floor SILK BANDANAS Entire stock of new Silk Deauville Scarfs. Value to $5.95 cach. Special for Wed. only. 49 c Each....coooeauus ~-Main Floor BED SHEETS Full size, 81x900, full bleach- ed muslin. Exceptional val- ne for Wed. : $1.10 only — Each . ~—Main Floor BROWN MUSLIN 36 Inches wide, for Sheets and Pillow Cases. Special for Wed. only. lzc Yard..... . —Main Floor CONTRIBUTED THE TWISTED STALK While riding over a country road through Winchester, Conn., about 25 years ago, ] noticed a strange flower- ing plant under the bushes by the roadside. I exclaimed “Hold on a minute, there is something which I want 1 secured the plant, root and all, when one of our party inquired What is it?” I replied “I do not know what it is, and that is why I want it”” On returning home my daugh- ter, Miss Antoinette Shepard recog- nized it as the “Twisted Stalk,” Strep- topus amplevifolius. She had never Lefore seen the plant but identified it | from descriptions which she had read. The stem or stalk is from four to five inches long, abruptly bent at seven or eight points in a zig #ag form like a crooked rail fence, the smgoth lecaves | and greenish white bell shaped flow- ers growing from the angles of the stalk. In the published flora of the state, the plant is called rare, or local, Salisbury being the only station re-| There are three or four | ecies of the genus cultivated in English gardens, having been origin. | America. | Hungary and Nepal. The plant ap-| pears to be an insignificant little thing | to any but a naturalist. | 1 transplanttd my specimen in a shrub bed near the house where it is still living and where the greenish | white bell shaped flowers have come | forth from the mngles of the stalks| | each spring for more than 25 years. | preserve the |cate of, | 1t is the only plant of the kind T have ever scen and nene of the many per- sons who have seen it so far as I know, had never seen one before. It is the only plant ever grown in my| garden that I have never seen a dupli- | JAMES SHEPARD. ‘ Consisting of good desir~ able lengths of silk crepes, THEIR REGULAR PRICE Davitson & Teve THE HOUSE OF QUALITY, SERVICE AND EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS FOR TOMORRO HAND TOWELS Good quality Cotton Huck. diach. ... 10€ ~—Main Floor IMPORTED GRASS RUGS A large assortment of pat- tems and colors. 27x54. ot 11 1 ‘Wednesday. . ~—Third Floor Final Close Out of SUMMER DRESSES 100 real linen and fancy Voiles, and Ratines, very Smartly styled. For Wed. A. M. $1.95 Values up to $7.95 —=8econd I"oor POINTEX SILK HOSE Irregulars of $2.25 grade. Yor \\'ed'nesdny $ 1 £ 49 A M ~-Main Floor MEN'S CARTER UNION SUITS Nainsook, all sizes. For W MORNING ODDS AND ENDS IN READY-MADE CURTAINS ' It you mneed only ome or two pair of a kind, take ad- vantage of this opportunity. We have them in scrims, marquisettes and voiles. All priced specially for Wednes- i Gy $1.00 Pair....coeee —Third Floor BOSTON BAGS Made of genuine cowhide, 14 and 15 inch sizes. Extra special for 950 ‘Wednesday....... ~—Third Floor BARONET SATIN In both plain and novelty ekirtings, 40 inches wide, washable. Special for Wed. Tan $1.00 Yard. coeovene —Main Floor EXTRAORDINARY VALUES SUMMER DRESSES High grade linen, Norman- dy, Swiss and fancy voiles. All handsomely fashioned in the newest styles. For Wed- $4.95 Values up to $12.95 —Second Tloor Wednesday 8 5 c ~~Main Floor NOTIONS For Wednesday S-FE-Z Snaps. Card of 12 —All sizes, white and 6 (A ‘White Bias Lawn—6 yard pieces. All sizes. loc Whittemore’s Shoe Paste Polish. Black, brown, white —(oant e JC Machine Needles, all makes of 3 —Main Floor Observations on The Weather e Weather conditions: The disturb- ance which was central over Minne- sota yesterday morning is now central over Ontario. It is causing unsettled showery weather in the eastern por- tion of the Lake region and New Eng- land. It will probably pass out the St. Lawrence valley tonight. Conditions: Favor for this vicinity warm muggy showery weather fol- lowed by falr with slightly lower tem- perature, FULL-BLOODED ALASKAN NATIVES DYING OUT Squaws Prefer Men of White \Blood Because of Living and Social Advantages Offered. Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 7.—With- in a few decades full-blooded natives along the southwestern coast of Alas- ka will be scarce, according to Charles Coach, who has spent much time in the lower Cook Inlet coun-| try. The squaws refuse to marry full- blooded men because the white men are better providers and offer better| opportunities for social advancement, Mr. Coach explained. Only the edu- cated native who has some regular mode of earning a living has a chance to win a young squaw. about $50,000 annually to creatures in the Lomdon 1t co y feed the Zoo. A CHILDREN’S SOCKS For Wednesday A M. — Pair .... CHILDREN'S S0X 3 heavy lisle, suitable for| immediate or fall wear. For| Wednesday AN e ... 29€C —Main Floor 25 Years Ago Today. (Taken irom Herald of that date) D e —— 3 A flagman was stationed at the Cur. tis street railroad crossing today for the first time in response to the de- mands of the residents in that sec. tion of the city. . C. P. Wainright of Curtis stroet i3 sojourning at JFisher's Island where the fishing is said to be good. Guy Bennett has accepted a posi- tion in the office of the Russell and Erwin Mfg. Co, Rev. S. G. Ohman will leave his pulpit tomorrow to spend two weeks at Newport. Edward Smith, a wheelman, was shocked last evening near White Oak when he stepped on the third rail. He was pushing his bicycle across the tracks when he formed a circuit and was thrown down. He was burned on the hands. The American Band gave a concert from a trolley car yesterday announe- |ing the fireworks at White Oak last | evening. Two thousand people wateh- | ed the wondertul display of handsome pieces ‘which were set off without a hitch. Declares Russian School System Is Disorganized Williamstown, Mass., Aug. 7.—The whole school system of Russia has been disorganized under bolshevist rule, Sir Paul Vinogradoff said in a conference on Russian affairs at the Institute of Politics today. Sir Paul, a distinguished Russian jurist, is now professor of law at Oxford university. In general, he said, Russia had been set back two centuries in the demo- cratic reconetruction which was under way before the world war started. CRETONNES, CURTAIN nesday at— THEIR REGULAR FPRICE Come Early and make Your st ISPACTION. - NEW BRITAIN, CON, * SILK SWEATERS 58 of them left, worth wer & 3. $2.95 Wed. A, M... —Second Floor STAMPED GOODS One lot of chambray Rompers, ~—Main Floor TURKISH TOWELS Heavy Double Loop 18x36 Bath Towels, all white. Spe- cial for Wed. 22 c only—Each. . —Main Floor RIPPLETTE SPREADS Full Bed Size 80x90. Spe- cial for Wed. $ 1 .95 - —Main Floor SCARFS Excellent line of Scarfs — Heavy cluny and imitation Wednesday A. M. ~—Main Floor SILK BLOUSES For Wednesday, our eatire stock of crepes, silks; plain and fancy, $4.95 $2'95 $5.95 values . .. —Second Floor BOYS | UNION SUITS ... 896 —DMain Floor i} ‘White or ecru Balbriggan. . . MATERIAL AND DRAPERY REMNANTS Priced specially for Wed- 1 Own Selections, —Third Floor WATERLOO ONCE MECCA , OF EUROPEAN TOURISTS Onoe Center of Travelers Giving Way to Scenes of More Modern World War Brussels, Aug. 7.—Waterloo, until 1914, was the most frequented spot in Belgium. Victor Hugo's ‘“dreary plain,” dotted with monuments com- memeorating the armies taking part in the battle, topped by its colossal lien on the historic hill of “Mount Saint- Jean, attracted countiess foreign wvist« tors, and on SBundays citizens of Brus- sels journeyed there in caravans. Ancient mail coaches,clattered up and down the streets of the Belgian capital, and their conductors, to the discordant tunes of obsolete brass in- struments, invited tourists to Water- loo, 11 miles distant. Guides fought and cursed at the Waterloo station for the remunerat- ing privilege of escorting over the battlefield the numerous visiters which every train disgorged into the town. Cafes, restaurants, hotels were doing a huge business. Today gaunt and sad guides await visitors in valn, Waterloo is desolate. Deserted inns are closing up. A great souvenir is being wiped out; an Industry golng bankrupt. Devastated Flanders fields are mon- opolizing the curiosity seekers, Nigtue port, Dixmude, Ypres and the Yser, the most thickly populated car ceme- teries of Belgium, also provide its greatest attraction for the living, The great war has killed Waterloo, « and by half-destroying Flanders hes d resuscitated it.