New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 13, 1923, Page 6

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This insures pro- tection against fraud In newspaper dis- tribution figures to both national and local advertisers, L aa—————— SAVING LIVES A “Communication” published in this newspaper Saturday begins thus: “Will you please print a word warn- ing, both to pedestrians and moto'rlsts, in the hope that it may save someone's ‘life?"” The communication goes on to say that there is a great danger at the end of the Stanley street car line and .an officdr is needed there. There are a few things this news- paper is interested in especially. The first is the saving of lives; the socond +ds the reduction of taxes. As previously said there is nothing so important as the warning to pedestrians and motor- ‘ists in every way. Both are to blame. The pedestrian of today may be the .motorist of tomorrow. Eventually ‘practically every man will own and drive his car. This is more certain than that trolley cars will carry peo- ple.out to Belvidere, for instance. . © For this reason, and for this reason dlone emphasis is given to the com- munication referred to. The approach of a trolley car or any vehicle carry- ing passengers should .be the signal to a driver of a car to step on the clutch and the brake, Laws count little. Where there is danger m&run- ning: down a person, or several, the "driver's own judgment should tell him .to slow down. And usually it does. Comment has been made in these columns on the proper way in which drivers act when the traflic policemen are off duty. In this city there is a degree of care’ exercised that is re- markable. This fact is one of the rea- sons why the percentage of accidents in New Britain is very small as com- pared with the rest of the state. THe citing of the situation at the end of the Stanley street car line should be sufficient to warn our careful driv- ers, and.those who are not as careful, that this is another point where their -personal judgment should tell them that many who live on Francis street and the streets close by are us- “ing the trolley and expect, rightfully, due consideration by them. This city wantéd a swimming pool. The Mayor was especially interested in procuring it for the people. The only reason it is not now established is that the people of that vicini- ty objected. Surely that mat- ter of protecting residents of this sec- tion from injury is more important than the swimming pool. The warning is timely; the presence of a poncep\:\n ought not be needed there, but it . would be welcome. CUNO RESIGNS Conceive of a situation where the words of a president of the United States were hissed; where he spoke with ‘difficulty. That was the situa- tion in Germany a few days ago—if, for a moment Germany may be put in the place of the United States. Cuno triéd to speak; those who were there to hiss him jeered. Now he has resign- ed with his cabinet. It was not be- : cause of the hisses; it was, rather, be- cause of the almost united opposition to his policies which, of course was the cause of the deprecation of the Chancellor. Names of parties in Germany mean little to us here in the United States. The only thing that counts is what Cuno stood for. He was supposed to be a business man, yet he stood for a policy that resulted in clogging the economic wheels. He was strong for a continuation of “passive resistance, which, in the final analysis meant pre- | venting Germany from doing the busi- nesslike thing and paying off her debts as fast as she could. Co-operation was | something that he did not understand where even co-operation with a tradi- tional enemy would have helped his country. ‘Whether or not the ments so describe it, the resignatior of the Cuno cabinet means an expres. sion of disapproval of the communist idea. Germany is practically through present com- with communism, Cuno was its per- | sonification. Whatever Streseman does the change cannot be for the worse ters of state? Is made, Could Germany, defeated in the war she started, hope to thave the settlement pleasing to her? The new cabinet will be drawn from the United Soclalists, the Clerical, the People's and t Democratic parties. There is no sighificance in the names of these parties, There is no signifi- cance in the change at all except that the man who stood for a continuation of passive resistance is out. The new cabinet may or may not assume the same attitude. The only hope is that it will not. THE RIGHT OF PROPERTY It is noted that the Volstead law may become a political issue in some states. it is a law which cannot be enforced without violating the right to possess property, to say nothing of personal liberty, it should be altered without question quite aside from the law itself. When the people of this coun- try lose their faith in their right to own absolutely the property they have acquired, economic chaos is not far away. This is the danger which threatens. It is seen in the matter of dismantling bars for the sake of enforcing the Vol- stead act. Grant for the sake of this argument that the constitutional amendment preventing the manufac- ture, transportation or sale of intoxi- cating beverage purposes is wise; grant also, if you will, that the Vol- stead act properly defines intoxicating liquor and that its other provisions are proper. Grant these things and then consider that under the order for dis- mantling bars the personal property of citizens of this country who have broken no law may be torn down, ren- dered useless for Aany -purpose other than burning. . Men and women, although they un- derstand perfectly that the right to travel the street or the highways free from molestation is a valuable right, do not resent interference with that right as they do the taking or harm- ing of something tangible that be- longs to them. Thus thdy have sub- mitted to being stopped and their au- out great protest, But when the law It should become an issue. If | memory we cherish, The presidency is no more a man-killing job than life is a man-killing job for those who face it fairly, honestly. A man hig @énough to be president of the United States is big enough to attend to his duties with less suffering physlcally than he would experience were his child to die. The person who talks feelingly of the “sad sea waves' may not have | even a cottage on the shore. Nor know the difference between an joar and a fly-swatter. Originally necessity was the mother of convention. Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN. England’s German policy in brief: Don't cuss a customer. The alimony some wives demand in lieu of their husbands’ society is rank flattery. Tt % still a hick town if it feels all puffed up with pride when it gets a few convemtions. There is nothing easy about the prize-fighting business, however, ex- cept the spectators. The happiest people are those that never stop to wonder whether they are having a good time. Another thing the world needs is less use of monkey glands and more general use of sweat glands. The prediction that more fox furs will be worn next winter indicates an unusually large crop of Australian rabbits, 7 would European nations scare one an- tomobiles searched, for instance, wiLh—-[ Still, if there were no Reds, how enforcement agents begin to tear down bars over which no intoxicating liquor has passed since the law forbade it; when owners of bars who have never broken the law see their property thus destroyed, their claim that such ac- tion is an‘improper destruction of their property without due process of law will be a just claim. Suppose.boot- ieggers all over the country began to use baby-carriages .as vehicles in which to transport liquor—as they have done in rare instances, And sup- pose law enforcement agents were or- dered to destroy all baby carriages! The order would be no more an of- fense agninst the right to property than is the present order. Grant again, in order that the state- ment may not be misunderstood, that there may be reason in the command to de: the bars of law-violators, it is again asserted that the bars of those who have not broken the law should be as safe from destruction in this country where the. right to hold property is recognized and protected by the courts, as any other piece of property which may be put to legiti- mate use. A “law" which compels illegal ac- tion for its enforcement has no place on the books of the United States. THE PRESIDENOCY “The presidency,” says the Ameri- can Ambassador to France, ‘“has be- come an impossible position. Not even @ strong man physically can stay on the job to the finish. The strain of the office and the terrible criticisms which are heaped upon a president will break down the officlal and this'un- doubtedly happened in the case of Mr. Harding.” Grant that President Harding was a splendid citizen; grant that he served the people as well as he could; grant that the - eulogies delivered In his memory were deserved, we refuse to admit that the presidency is a man- killing job. No matter how patriotic a man may be; no matter how eager he is to be worthy of the trust Imposed upor him; no matter how perplexing may be the problems that he has to face, they do not compare with the per- problems that confront him from day to day, hour to hour, Pres- ident into office with a situation before him that has bheen compared to the situation facing Pres- ident Lincoln. It was a problem of re- construction. It was a problem which might well take every minute of his sonal Harding came waking hours. But suppose, at home, he had a sick to the point of death, Would that not have occupied baby, his thoughts to the exclusion of mat- You, passing along the street, a trusted employe of some fac- | tory, or you a worker in that factory what occupied your attention most of the time? It is your personal mat- ters. The stroager, the better man you are and the better citizen, the more intense thought you will give to your home, your family You know that you are giving your best to those who | employ you. You are working hard. | other into being reasonable? At least the present price of wheat will tend to relieve the labor shortage in industrial centers. Our guess is that this talk of cor- sets for men is prompted by wets in a last desperate effort to get flg.ht. A genius is a tourist who can foi- low a strange road after hearing it described minutely by a rural citizen, Europe loses sight of facts in the heat of argument, but perhaps it isn't the heat so much as the stupidity. So live that it never will be neces- sary to tell the reporters to save your family's feelings as much as possible, ‘We shall never belleve patriotism wholly altruistic until wé see a gov- ernment financed by means of the collection plate. £ Correct this sentence: “Oh, do look quickly, John,"” cried the wife, “and see what a beautiful ankle that wom- an has." Cheap wheat should make the money situation easier, The specula- tors won't need so much to flnance their little game, The road hog is the one who kicks dust in your face after you have pass- ed seventeen others and kicked dust in their faces, There appears to be a summer re- sort ruling that a wife must wear an extra diamond for each surplus fifty pounds of weight, One of the saddest slghts in the world is an ardent Prohibitionist de- prived of the kick afforded by his morning cup of coffee, o e o o |{ 25 Years Ago Today «ken irom llerald of that daw . C, Melntyre left today to join| his family at the Noroton resort. Mr, and Mrs, H, Dayton Humphrey left today for a stay at Woodmont, William Ramage is doing steno- graphic work in the office .of the Skinner Chuck Co, L, Hoyt Pease has sold a strip of land 30 feet wide on the north side of West Main street to Charles Glover, William Forsuth and his two little | nieces have gone to Providenae, R, I, tor a two week’s visit, | Grand Sub Chief Ringer Wiiliam | Delaney attended the quarterly meet- ing of the.Connecticut F, of A., wWhich was held jn Bridgeport yesterday, Edward Coatef and Fred Monier have returned from their tandem trip to New York city and the surromnd- ing rsorts along the Jersey goasts, {In all they rode over 600 miies and | made the trip to New York from this | eity in seven and one-half hours, f Fred Goodrich and Burman Slater {had an exceptionally good day fish- ing in Hart')g pond yesterday, They returned home with 98 on a string. MAYOR WILL VISIT CAMP Mayor A, M. Paonessa will make a for there was no possibility of worth | But your life is in your home, your | ®™Mal visit to the Niantic camp for while discussion of the reparations matter while the principle of passive | other day |force in the illness of Mrs resistance dominated, The it was said that the Englizh note was | than there *“displeasing” tp Germany. It is hard f9 restrain a smile when this comment ot | ove is there | disabied | next Thursday, veterans of the World War The mayor is one of And so there was more destructive | three trustees of the camp fund, more was in all the the nation that came before the president whom we admire and whose problems { Harding | than $2,000 of which was contributed in this city. Among the several hun- dred disabled veterans who are en joying the privileges of the camp are a number of New Britain men, | man who designed WAR SLACKER DINED BY FRIENDS IN WEST Minneapolis, Minn., Auvg. 13, ~The Minneapolis city council controlled by Soclalist Labor aldermen, welcomed back to Minneapolis, J. O. Bentall, who served two years in Leaven- worth penitentiary for opposi- tion to the war, with a dinner. Bentall declared himself “proud,” of his war record. “If this had happened a few years ago a few of us might now be balancing beneath some trees in the city which is now welcoming me back,” Bentall said, referring to his reception. DEDICATION DAY AT POLISH ORPHANAGE (Continued from Second Page) Britain are just as loyal to the consti- tution of the United States as the peo- ple who came over in the Mayflower. When men of the type of Father Boj- nowskl get back of a thing it will be & success,” ~‘Anytime I've ever had charge of any work for the good of New Britain, I always got splendid support when I went to the Catholic clergy. The child that is raised to religious prin- cipres and to fear God is on the right track.” Mgr. Grupa spoke of the orphanage and said, “An institution that arises out of the contributions of the donors i8 more than ever worthy of support. “These walls will not stand for eter- nity; in years to come they will crum- ble as crumbled the walls of Ancient Greece and Rome and as will crunible everything human, but the name of its builder will live on forever.” Father Bojnowski Speaks Early difficulties in éstablishing the orphanage were described by the par- ish priest and builder of the institu- tion, Rev. Father Bojnowski. “You say I did it,” he said. “I deny it. You did it. “You gave me your money and you gave me your help. I have to thank my benefactors and friends for the success of this.institution. “I am only the treasurer of you gentlemen, who have bullt the institu~ tion. I thank you for letting me take your money and spending it."” A touching incident occurred at the reception in the school hall on Gold street during the evening, which was a complete surprise to the beloved priest when 15 Italian and French or- phans who are cared for in the home walked out onto the stage and pre- sented Rev, Father Bojnowski with a large bouquet of cut flowers, The youngsters were tiny tots, many of them barely able to walk and the gift was a complete surprise to their lead- er. Tears stood in his eyes and he was overcome with emotfon as he vainly attempted to thank them for their token. The {institution was compared to that of a fortress by Dr. B. Smykow- ski of Bridgeport, vice-president of the Polish natlonal committee. “The enemy consists of bigots who are try- ing to down religion. The sisters are the soldlers and Rev. I'ather Bojnow- ski is the general who leads them,” he sald. He told his hearers that they could not be good Poles unless they were good Ameéricans. High {deals of men like Rev. Father Bojnowski, who build orphanages to care for the unfortunate, are steps in the advancement of civilization, ac- cording to Bishop Rhode. The-an- clents bullt on]y for religious pur- poses, he told his audlence. They buflt great cathedrals, hut never thought of orphan esylums or homes for the aged or hosplitals, A Vocal musie rendered by a num- ber of little children from the or- phanage, took the vast audience by storm, 3 Thanks to all the people of the par- ish for thelr cooperation was express- ed by Rev. Father Bojnowskl, who appeared almost overcome with emo- tlon throughout the enttre evening. It was during the brief talk by the priest that Dr, Smykowski, vice-president of the Polish natlonal committee turned to Counsel-General Grotowskli and sald, dramatically, “Dr, Grotowski, will you please notify the government of Poland what kind of clergy we have in America and what they are doing here?” *“I will,"” answered the Polish government officlal with great feeling and the audience thundered its applause, 3 Dr. Grotowski complimented Rev. Father Bojnowsk! on his zeal and en- ergy in establishing the institution for the care and protection of the- chii- dren of the parish, declaring “The children of today are the cltizens of tomorrow, Father Bojnowski is not only looking arter the domestic and moral swelfare of the chlldren but s also instructing them in the duties of citizenship, =o that when they attain maturity they can take their proper place among the citizens of the com- munity, equipped and qualified to dis- charge the duties imposed upon them by the franchise.” Other features of the evening pro- gram were as follows: . Overture—Orohestra, | Address—A, Zakulkiewiez, orphan, i\'or&of “Sieroty Polskle,” J, Janczar- &ka, orphan. | Addre ~Rev. 8. Musiel, Hartford. | Song Zyczenia,” orphans. | Verse—""Uczucia Bieroty,” 8, orphans, Bong—'""Niech Zyje Nam,” St. Cecelia Choir. March--Orchestra. Plans for the building were design- ed by Henry Ludorf who was but 20 years old when he suhmitted them. Mr, Ludorf is a graduate of the Sac- red Heart schoel ‘and is the young the Niedzwieoki block’ when bhut 13 years of age. He is a graduate of the Pratt Institute d of the architectural courss in | Columbia university. Since receiving that commission he recently cempleted a large 16 class room and gymnasium fireproof school for the Sts, Cysil and church parish, Hartford, which was highly commented upon by the build- ing board of the city of Hartford. At present he has the following commis- gions: A church and 12 class room fireproof building for the Bt. Adal- bert's church parish, Providence, R 1.; a large church in Italian Renais- Szule, | Methodius | general during the last 24 hours from 'TOMORROW Tuesday, August 14 - MILL-END SALE Hartford YOU KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT . DON'T LET ANYTHING KEEP YOU AWAY parish, Hartford, to be erected gt the corner of Park and Putnam streets; the almshome for the city of New Britain; a fireproof school in Thompsonville; a large half million dollar convent for the Sisters of Na- zareth, Torresdale, Penn.; a church for t St. Cantius parish of Cleve- tand, io, and has many large con- tracts in view which are expected to come through very shortly. MACHINE GUNS PREPARE FOR ROTS| Workers at Zinc Plant Protecied; Agoinst Strikers | Hillsboro, 111, Aug. 13.—A guard of[ 300 troops and a nest of machine guns greeted employes of American Zinc Co. when they returned to work here early this morning. At 7 o’clock about 100 men had entered the plant pre- pared for work. The plant has been closed since Friday when one employe | was shot during a riot between strik- ers and workmen who were attempt- ing to go to work. Six machine guns were planted at| . the entrance to the plant with two more held in reserve nearby. A guard line thrown completely around the property of the company was manned by several of the ten units of Illinois National Guards on duty here. Most of the returning workmen came in au- tomobiles which were parked within the guard line on the common proper- ty. Col, Samuel N, Hunter of the adju- tant general's office announced this morning that if no trouble ogcurred today he would ask for the immediate removal of the troops. Hugh Freel of Columbus, O, com- missioner of conclliation of the United Stutes department of Labor is here, The large number of soldiers here has drawn comment from all sides. This was answered yesterday by Ad- Jjutant Gen. Black, who said it was his intention to have the strikers out- numbered and to avoid a repetition of Herrin at all costs, BOYS ADMIT BURGLARIES Two boys about 12 years old wers arrestéed Sunday morning by Deteo- tive Sergeant Willlam P. McCue and Policeman John C, Stadler on charges of theft, The boys admitted having entered the following places within the past few weeks; BStrople's Feed stor, Crown Confectionery store, Ad- kins Printing Co., Hotel Grand restaur- ant, Hotel Bassett restaurant and Neri Bros, Fruit stores, They will be arraigned In juvenile court Sat- urday, PUBLIC WORKS HEARINGS, At a mesting of the board of public works tonight, hearings will be held on the laying of concrete walks on the south side of Whiting street,»and on th® south side of West street; the construction of sewers in Common- wealth avenue and the placlng of curbs on Smith street. Observations on The Weather - ] For Connecticuf: IMair tonight and Tuesday; cooler tonight; fresh north- west winds, Conditions: Bhowers have been very Tennessee northeastward to Maine, The greatest amount of rain reported was 1.56 inches at Burlington, Vt, Low pressure .areas are central over eastern Maine and North Dakota, Conditions faver for this vieinity, fair weather with slightly lower sance for Bt. Anne’s French Calhuuc‘ temperature, Just Like An Ostrich This Jittle mgiden, netting for shrimps on the French coast, took good care to see that her face wasn’t exposed to the hot sun but, like the ostrich, she didn’t worry much about what happened after her head was taken care of. EVERETT TRUE Blal YOU CALL THAT Bla?P WHY, OyT WNERE % EOME FROM =s»-- - BY CONDO