New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 8, 1923, Page 6

New Britain Herald HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY (Tesued Dally, Sunday Excepted) At Herald Bldg, 67 Church Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 98,00 a Year, $2.00 Three Montha, i5e & Month, Nutered at the Post Offi: As Becond Class M t New Britain Matter. TELEPHONE CALL! sinoss Office litortal Room! fhe, only profitable advertising medium In the' City Clrculation bouks and press room always open to advertisers. Member of The Associated Press. The Aseociated Pross ts cxolusively entitled to the use for re-publication of all news credited to it or mot otherwise credited in this paper and also local news pub- lishieA " rein, Member Aund't Bureau of Circulation. 18 & nationar organization newspapers and adver- dctly honest analysls of clreulation. circulation statistics are hased upon this sudit. This Insures pro- | tection against fraud in newspaper dis- tribution figures to both national and local advertisers, e — TODAY AND FRIDAY Today in Washington the funeral ot the late President will be held. To Washington, therefore, the thoughts of the people will turn solemnly even as they prepare for the formal, sincere observance of the Na- tional day of mourning on Friday as designated by President Coolldge. And g0 today, while Washington stands at the grave, is a fitting hour for the people of the rest of the country to . decide to give to Warren Harding's ' memory the tribute of their presence, " on Friday, as the services to be held all over the land. Organizations in this city have shown an earnest desire to grant all honor to his memory. Members of such organizations cannot fail to feel full sympathy with this desire. It would be a pitiable thing indeed were such services to be slighted, and New Britain people in their loyalty to the memory of the Chief Executive of the country they love and he loved, will mot fail to give to such services their full significance. And so, remembering him who in life served us; remembering him of whom the less important part goes back today to the dust whence it came, we plan to join the multitude of our people on Friday in the final tribute to his memory. THE ANTHRACITE BOYCOTT « The suggestion made by the Massa- ~chusetts Coal Investigating committee that, if a strike threatens, plans for an anthracite coal boycott may be laid before the' conference of governors late in August, which was commented Aipon here yesterday, is mentioned editorially in the New York Herald this morning and the significance pointed out. + “It does not matter,” says the New York newspaper, “that a boycott of anthracite is impracticable _without serious readjustments. The significant thing is that a public body represent- ing a conservative State should have made so radical a proposal.” This is the significance that it is well to emphasize and this aspect was in mind when this newspaper said *Last year's dabbling with soft coal did not bring it great popularity, but New Englanders are ready to go to some lengths in the matter of incon- venience in order that they may not be imposed upon.” We should like to have the opera- tors and miners know just how serious is a situation that calls for such pro- posal by a New England public body. Were they to appreciate this situation, again emphasized, they would hesitate long before failing to reach an agree- ment that would prevent another strike apd the resultant distress. CITY EXPENSES - | The cost d running the city has| about doubled since 1915. Tt is rated at about $41 per person in it, while in 1915 it was about $20. The city is a big family, corpora- tlon, establishment. It is fairly safe mi say that any corporation would say, | through its officers, that the cost of | running its plant had more than| doubled in that time. But there would be seen a doubling of the value of the | output as well, either in quantity or | quality. And let it be said here lhali the argument that such doubling nf‘ expenses does not for a moment mean | there should be any cessation in the| fight to for they have gone up to a greater degree than has such cost The to this greater cost of running the city made to discuss in some measure what it has meant to us. And the man along the street, walk- ing arm in arm with us, looks at his own circumstances. Does it cost him twice as much to run his home, figur- ing everything including labor and cash, a# it did in 19157 And 1f it does cost twice as much is there twice as much value in cash, comfort and hap- piness as a resuit. The city grows and changes much as a manufacturing plant or a family changes, “Figures never lie” but there must be considered with those truthful ‘figures other etements | which shade the cold figures, It would | be better to say “4 statement of values lower taxes, reference is is a pleasant expression, L C eeticut sidered in this light, the statement would be more understandable. ‘We all look back to 1915, Are we enjoying things, are we in easler cir- cumstapces than we were then? If we are not is it not our own fault? Certainly opportunity has doubled, and the cost of having those chances here is twice as great as it was. Have we progressed as chances for progress came? Whose fault is it? Increasing cost of government, increasing taxes should have run along with increas- ing comfort and happiness in our lives. If ®uch is not the case the per- sonal equasion probably 1s the rea- son. This all being true it is declared, nevertheless, with all the force of words, that the vital matter is today to reduce taxes, and, as previously stated in these columns many times, the successful seeker for office will be the man who finds ways and means to bring about such reduction. PAVING MATTERS The letter of Mayor Paonessa to the board of public works regarding paving streets is sane and moderate. It shows that he is amenable to rea- son, In the matter of paving Grove Hill a great deal more is being made of it than is necessary. In regard to it the Mayor says: “The board of finance,and tax- ation refused to make an appro- priation for paving this street (Grove Hill) just as it refused to make appropriations for other streets, and it is my desire that you refrain from expending the amount you estimate (approxi- mately $5,000) paving Grove Hill. There ard¥several streets which are in need of repairs and I believe your department should proceed at once with the opera- tions necessary to put them in proper shape before fall. Grove Hill is one of these streets and I favor a moderate expenditure on repairs but, as I have stated be- fore, 1 am strqngly opposed to the large expenditure you con- template, for the reasons given." The board of public works is not a mere dummy. The very nature of its work requires the exercise of judg- ment, The Mayor has taken pains to point out that he does not criticise the board for present overdrafts, but he quite properly pleads for a sav- ing. The board knows its own finan- ces and whateit probably can do. I will heed the Mayor's request. In the matter of paving Grove Hill it has the opinion of the common council, over- riding the mayor’s veto, that it be permanently paved., Whether or not the Mayor could prevent the carrying out of ‘this decision of the council is a question. But certainly there is lodged in the board the right to do the reasonable thing, regardless of other conslderations, and certainly Mayor Paonessa will find no fault with the board if it does the reasonable, the wise thing in its opinion, even though it goes contrary to his opinion expressed, possibly, before he knew the exact financial condition of the hoard._ MAY CONNEOTICUT LEAD! When a baseball team rolls up a fairly long string of victories in suc- cession; when a man finds he has worked a goodly number of days with- out losing an hour, or when a golfer makes the first few holes of his round in a remarkably low score—when any of these things happen the baseball team, the man, the golfer begin to try for a record. They have made a fine start; if they can keep it up at that rate they will do better than they have ever done and perhaps better than anyone has ever done. Aside from all desire merely to work stead- ily or play steadily, there comes the added incentive to establish a record. In the matter of automobile acci- dents Connecticut, while from perfect, has made a good start in the race to be free from them. Note has been made of the fact that in the last three years she has reduced her acci- dent rate by 2 per cent while the whole country has increased its rate in the same time by 42 per cent. Connecticut stands well up among the states where human life is compara- tively safe from this automobile dan- ger. New Britain is doing her share, at the moment, the last reports show- ing an improvement over a year ago. Perhaps this state could have no higher ambition, humanly speaking, than to become an example to all the country in the matter of safe driving, courtesy and consideration. It is not beyond the realms of possibility that the example of Connecticut might save thousands of lives in other states. Eventually they would be ashamed to far saving time this fall would be a con- tession of guilt this summer. Soon noses will resemble husbands ~—{requently changed. A soft answer turneth away wrath or brings contempt. Miss Gladys smokes and drinks; He father chews about it. Is smoking worse than chewing— We are inclined to doubt it. Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN, Most of the important prizes in life are self-awarded. . The bird of paradise is the eagle on the American dollar. One always enters a restaurant for butter or for worse. The present German goose-step is inclined to take the contour of a lame duck. It may sound like a paradox, but staying dry keeps Uncle Sam in hot water, apparently. Loafing is just a slow and tiresome business of lighting another cigarette. Most of the boys back home joined the choir for the sake of the lord and the second soprano. Mr. Bryan, we note, i{s still strug- gling, striving and perspiring to save the monkey’s good name, Only a seasoned prize-fighter really knows how much more blessed it is to give than to recelve. The pribe dumb-bell i§ the man who when a girl asks him, “How old do you really think I am?"—tells her. WHy judge a man by the kind of | house he lives in? Why not judge the house by the kind of man who lives in it? A wise candidate is one who, after throwing his hat in the ring, can still manage to keep his shirt on. A peaceful household s one in which everybody has grown tired of the phonograph. Fable: Once upon a time a child rode for a whole minute on a train without asking for a drink of water or getting a cinder in its eye, Art leaves much to the imagination and the summer resort literature never. mentions the chiggers and the poison ivy. i If what the barbers say about the oming of dollar haircuts is correct, | looks like the world might get a crop of new poets. Some men are so farsighted in busi- ness that they could look over some- body's shoulder in a correspondéence school exam. - Correct this sentence: “I am de- lighted,” exclaimed the married man, “that they have found a drug that will make everybody tell the truth.” ramommomm 25 Years Ago Today (Taken from Ilerald of that date) e ) ) Willlam Ramage has returned home after spending a visit with friends in Norwich. Michael Scanlon is a the engineering corps which has re- cently left for Porto Rico. Colonel Burpee of the second regi- | ment has been assigned to duty under | General Miles in Porto Rico. | Edward Clary left town this after- noon for a two weeks' wheeling. trip through Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Becretary John Keliey of the C. T. A. U .and Michael Kenny will attend the national convention of the union which will be held in Boston next week. The seasion will open Wed- nesday and will last three days. Mushrooms are now fairly plenti- ful. To avoid funerals in the family | it is suggested that lovers of this com- | | member of | paratively' unknown product of our meadows consult those who are thor- oughly competent to judge from ex- perionce the genuine fgom the well disguised article, M. J, Kenney is the proud gratified possessor of a new horse, ! and | fall behind her and to be considered dangerous states when compared to| this state of ours, Constant emphasz- | ing of the need of care on the part of drivers, and observance of traffic rules, would bring this about. Were every newspliper in the state to make it ity business to put its brains| heart back of admonitions and pleadings with those universal and who drive cars and with pedestrians ar bleyelints, the g00d results would be seen infen sified as already the signs point make and bring other state: Let A record in this Into the move- ment Lo save lives, it is so wenderfully worth while! Standard timers eould make things more unpleasant by getting a ruling It is worth while; ‘ Frederick W, Latham, the bass singer, does not expect to return to | the WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE WORLD By CHARLES P. STEWART NEA Service Writer What effect will Harding's death have' on the presidential fight of 19247 With the tragedy so recent, politi- cians have discussed the question lit- tle yet—aloud, But naturally they have it much in mind. It's generally agreed that Harding would have been renominated if he'd lived. However, many leading republicans felt that public sentiment called for a more radical candidate than he. For instance, Magnus Johnson's de- feat of Harding's choice, Governor Preus, in Minnesota, looked that way. A so-called progressive nominee, these republicans belleved, would get votes Harding couldn’t get. But not to renominate him, they also believed, | would cost the party the support of | numerous voters who considered him | entitled to another term. In short, it was feared changing candidates would lose more votes than it would gain. Now, however, the party leaders are at liberty to use their best judgment. There’s no reason why they shouldn't make as radical a selection as they deem desirable. Therefore, not only will there be a new name at the ticket's head, but the policy the tick- et represents may be quite different from the one Harding’s views un- doubtedly would have held his party to. YOU CAN'T TELL It looks llke a pretty good bet that Coolidge won't be the nominee, un- less he performs miracles in less than a year, for he's classed generally as more €onservative than Harding was. And yet it's impossible to be quite sure. On a show-down, in the con- vention, the republican conserva- tives may prove to be stronger than progressives, so-called, not so strong as surface indications have led people to suppose. Seemingly the man whose chances have been most strengthened is Hiram Johnson. WHOLE OUTLOOK CHANGED The new outlook upsets democratic calculations, too. The democratic leaders thought they knew just the type of man and sort of platform they’d have to oppose. they’re almost certain now to have to face an altogether different type of candidate, standing for an alto- gether different line of policies, may force them to change whatever cam- paign plans they've tenu%llvely made. THIRD PARTY PROSPECT The third party movement may be affected, as well. Perhaps as the old line groups' policies develop there won't seem to be much need of a new one. For example, with a man like Hiram Johnson in the field as a regu- lar party nominee—this is just an il- lustration and no prophecy at all—it wouldn't appear that there’'d be any necessity for the progressives to name a candidate of their own. IN THE RUHR England's made up her mind that unrest in Europe, kept alive, as she sees it, by France's course in the Ruhr, has got to stop. Premier Baldwin said so in the | House of Commons last week. He offered France one last chance to join in a rehabilitation policy which the British, he declared, intend defi- nitely to adopt. Otherwise, he added, England will go alead with her plan anyway—alone or with such help as she can get. In the House of Lords, at the same time, Foreign Minister Lord Curzon, gave warning that_FEurope is on ihe verge of chaos ufless something's domne quickly. There seems. small France will yield. chance that Observations on The Weat/ler ! 1! e et Southern Partly cloudy Thursday; change in temperature. Eastern New York: Thursday prob- ably fair with moderate temperature. Conditions: The weather chart of Tuesday night showed contjnued high atmospheric pressure from the east gulf and South Atlantic states eastward over the At- lantic Ocean. Warm weather continued over most eastern districts. The outlook is for mostly fair wea-, ther in the northern Atlantic states during the next two days. INURED BY AUTO: DEMANDS DAMAGES 19 Year Old Branford Girl Sues Local | People for $15,000 Alleging Per- manent Hurts. New England: little i Miss Mae Belle Swarsky and Isaac Bwarsky of North street have been named defendants in an action for $15,000 brought by Genevieve Augus- ta Johnson, 19 years old, of Branford, hrough her guardian. The writ was |1ssued by Attorney Franklin Coeller | Vi s s of New Haven and the papers were | sorved by Constable Fred \Vlnkle.‘ Real estate on North street has been| New York this fall. He has accepted | a position in the New Britain Machine Co. and New Britaln churchgoers may | have the opportunity of hearipg him | at times, Whila unioading bunches of bananas yesterday afternoon, the clerks of Sherman’s store came across a tarantula that dropped into one of the men’'s hands. The splder was cap- tured after a scrimmage and placed | in a large glass jar, It s one of the largest of its kind ever captured in this clty, U. S. S. Cleveland Is Given Trophy for Engineering| Bfémerton, Wash., Aug, §,—Tha U. 8, Cleveland has been awarded the !annual trephy for excellence in en gineering in the cruiser class of the |U, 8 Battie Fleet. The Asheville won | 8 fever lies.” It “Oguires’ might be con- that changing clocks from daylight the trephy of the gunboat class | attached. The case is set down for the super- for court at New Haven in September, The plaintilf alleges that on August 13, 1022 while riding in A motereycle sidecar on the Berlin turnplke, an automoblle operated by Miss Swarsky colllded with the motorcycle, The plaintiff further alleges that the Swar-| sky car was operatdd In a reckless manner and as a result of the injur- les sustained she will be permanently injured for life, and will be unable to do her custemary employment, RIMTEOAY PARTY Misa Blia V Gerder enler about 25 of her friends at party at her harie at 312 Park street | in horor of her ninth hirthday. She| received many pretty and wsefui pras. ents, The fact tha.tL | poration Counsel Judge J. H. L] You pay‘l’ess for Gas - and save the price of range while using 1}’12111‘ ® Ve Insulated Oven in the EE Cabinet ~ Gas Range Heat allrin the Oven Cool *Kitchen Retains Heat after Gas is turned off Burners automatically Ii ~No matches OVEN LINEQWITH WILDER METAL= CANT RUST See your Gas Compan}r "j%zjee dealer orSend for 300[(]efi / MAGEE MAYOR 1S BOOND TO BLOCK PAVING Nothing Doing on Grove Hill This Year, He States There seems to be little if any chance for the Grove Hill paving job to go through this year despite the action of common council in passing the resolution over Mayor Paonessa's veto, according to the mayor's opin- ion, c. bressed this morning. ‘When asked it he had anything fur- ther to comment on the situation éMayor Paonessa said he did not care to comment until after he had re- celved the letter he understands will be sent him by the board of public works, However, he called attention to the fbllpwing resolution adopted by the city meeting board last March, a copy of which has been sent to each department: March 6th, 1923, “Whereas, it has been neocessary during the last few years to adopt a deficiency or supplementary budget before the close of the fiscal year and to pay a tax therefor; and “Whereas, it is the intent of this meeting that the budget for the fiscal year 1923-24 and ghe tax laid therefor shall cover the expenditures of the several departments in detail and in total as shown by the budget and tax laid therefor for said full fiscal yeatr 1923-1923, it is therefor; “Resolved, that it is the sense of this meeting that® no obligation or commitment beyond the amounts pro- vided for in detail and in total in the budget for 1923-24 shall be incurred or entered into by any department of the city or by the.common council ex- cept after securing a vote of the board of finance and taxation that such obli- gation or commitment, in its opinion, comes under the emergency provision of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut requiring such addi- tional obligation or commitment be- yond that provided for the fiscal year 1923-24 in the budget and tax laid therefor." The mayor added that he had re- ceived an official opinion from Cor- Kirk- ham stating that common council does not have the right to spend money which has not been appropriated. “Then it would appear that the whole situation is that either the board of finance and taxation must make an appropriation or Grove Hill does not get paved this year?” was the query. “Absolutely,” said the mayor, with emphasis. w Is the Time To Have Your Furs Remodeled or Repaired HUDSON FUR SHOP 13 Franklin Square e - VAR R o HAVE YOUR EYES i EXAMINED AND GLASSES FITTED BY i) A. PINKUS ‘Eyesight Specialist 300 MAIN ST. New Britain 554 Moorland Farm Golden Guernsey Safest Milk Sold Locally Owing to the absanea of our reguinr customers we plenty of milk, Why net use the SAFEST MILK during July and Angust, Telephons ns and try 18, Ceo ia THE DICKINSON DRUG CO. for A ez ond ot GOLBEN AR Tel. 92013 of ave __ LTNCT of COOL GUURNST | e R Weidman, Supt. - FURNACE - COMPANY BOSTON, MASS. * For Quick Returns Use Herald Classified Advts. [ She’s a Stevedore Southern California college and high school girls recently don. ned overalls and went down to the docks to help load a shipmen({ of clothing for Near East relief centers. Here’s Billie Plennard of the University of California doing per bit. EVERETT TRUE LooKep To ME LIKE You MISSED| SCN THAT SHOT. = — BY CONDO I'LC LEAVGE \T To THAT TLEMAN OVER THERG =772 DD L MISS WHY, NO, L D\ONW’T vuss ! . You S4\D YoU'D LEAVE \T TO THAT QENS TEMAN, BUT |[F YOoU'RE NOT GOING TO,EN WHY JUST LSAVS (T To ME ! TS MY