New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 10, 1923, Page 6

| altogether in aceord with Haly's de- | | Ofes st New & Becond Mall Matter TELEPHONS CALLS: | w. Oftiee " or'al Reoms " The u& proftable advert! medium 1| the L Clrewiation honks and Toom alwars open te advertieers, | | Member of The Assertated Fress, Associated Pross s swrlusively entitied | the wee for re.pubMieation of all news, eredited to It or ot otharwise credited | In this paper and alse local news pub: Hahied * " raln, Member 2ad Parean of Cirenlation. The A. B, €. s & nationar organisation | which furnishes sewspapers (] with & strictly honest an clreulation, Our slrculation statistice ai fased upon this sudit. This insures tection against fraud in newspaper 4 res to both national and o savertisee reEE———= NEW TRADE SCHOOL Along the line of an editorial re- eently published in these columns re- ferring to New Britain as a “City of | Opportunity,” attention is called to the news story of last Friday giving | detalls of the new trade school just| completed, Tt is considered by one who should know the most complete of any of the nine In the state, con- #idering the size of the city, The ldea | of the Institution is to combime the school and the factory, the facts and the real job. Tt is more than a place where ‘a young man may learn the practical parts of his trade although _ these, of course, are the things em- phasized. It is a school which com- bines high school training with practical shop work, designed to meet the needs of young men of high . school age who want an education but who do not want to enter one of the professions. | The financial status of the institu- tion seems eminently fair. The eity stands the expense of the building, ‘heat, light and janitor service and the state pays for the equipment, operat- ing expenses and salaries of instruc- tors. There is about $200,000 worth of this equipment for the school. The recommended course is one for gradu- ates of a Junior High school or ninth grade, which includes at the trade school, 4,800 hours of successful pro- gress in trade and related work and an additional 600 hours of mathe- matics, science and English, glving a student a state apprenticeship cgr- - tificate and a High school diploma. Various trades are taught—machine, tool and die making, electrical work, drafting, designing, printing, building and automobile work—these, with all their branches. Such are the facts about the new trade school. It will accommodate about 600, and if those whom it does accommodate do not succeed it would seem that the fault would be their own. But the point to he emphasized in regard to this school is the fact that in it is recognized the need of the country—the need of this city for that matter—of men thoroughly founded not only iIn the practical branches of their trades and the prac- tical application of the principles of it, but also having an education which will enable them to make| such practical application and to un- | derstand the “why” and the "how” of | everything they do. Without con- | structive workers such as the gradu- ates of this chool have a chance of becoming, slower progress in manu- facturing would he .mad(-. few new, methods discovered. Such inventions would be the result of an unusually actlve mind—a over- | came the handicap of a lack of the-| oretical training hecauge of his own individual ingenuity. Under the plans | as now completed there turned out from’this school youug nten who will be in a position to add to the world's wealth by im- provements over the old even though | they be not geniuses themselves, be- | ing, rather, practical men who have been taught the theory of their trade s well as the mechanics of it genfus—who should be | many MUSSOLINT BACKS DOWYN, Juet how the Nations will come out of the League of trouble hetween Greece and Ttaly, in the estimation of the peopie of all countries, is not cer- tain The League idea will undoubtedly et opponents of th seek to find weakness and even worthlessnos in Many and “isolationists” it. bitter “stand-patters” will refise will ery out that if the League had any power at all it would have jumped ir immediately with a quick judgment and would have orders regard- giver less of any attempt at settlement from sources not connected This given these sort of action would same bitter opponents of the League a reason for condemning. As the found accused of murder man It he that | at home asleep, his awake such wakefulness shows anxi Nothing he by hi ling P they insist Ewear he is found wide ty, ror. might do would be exnstrued @ "anocence. pecuser s a | the League, action will not be taken S0 WABing the League | i Fu i | AIN D) WiEht 40 or might have dene would | dancing; they turn up thelr nosen |frst (o venture fhe opinion that il be Interpreted as wike action by these | many of them, at sayihing veally | Wen are Nars, whe insist, generally for thelr eown reasons, that the League is poweriess o do good, dangerous o coniem-. plate. The Council of Ambadsadors has rendered & decision te which beth | here, Haly and Greece agree mands as breadeast by Musselini Why does he consent? in some degree from his first stand and that he has so acted hecause of the existence of the League of Na. tions and the fear of war perhaps against all other nations of Europe, end fear of an cconomie boyeott as| provided for in the League agree- ments, sueh person does not Ioo: deeply Inte the workings of the min of the premier of & member nation Mussolinl altered his apparently un- changeahle position because of the League of Nations, Tt is possible that the eounell of Ambassadors will submit its decision to the League, having it presented formally through it, thus acknowledging the power of It is possible that such But, even though the League does not stand up on the stage and assert itself and its power, it may he seen that, like the wise man who does not interfere where there is a possibility of settlement without such interfer- ence, but who keeps his hands off, disdaining to seek glory where peace is In sight, the Influence of the League of Nations has tended to further the amicable arrangement between Greece and Italy, NOT “NECEFSARY EVI It was the old belle! (hat children had to have certaln diseases, and par- ents sometimes welcomed them be- cause they were ‘“necessary evils.' Such is not the case. Other old be- liefs have been dispelled similarly by the coming of knowledge or progress. But in regard to certain discases, to which children are especially sus- ceptible, the health superintendent made a statement In his article con- cerning! the seriousness of measles published in this newspaper on Sat- urday, which emphasizes the point made. “What do you know about measles he asks, “In the first place do you consider it one of the diseases ‘that all kids have got to| have and it is hest to get it over with while they're young?' This view is wrong,” his statement continues. Tle- tailed description of the disease and the way to keep children or adults safe from it are given, and are cer- tainly worth studying by parents. But the point to be made in con- nection with this statement covers a wider fleld. It is wrong to believe that “what has been done always'" will always be done, as it is to be- lieve that because people Thave thought measles was a disease chil- dren must have they must always think so. The disease may be kept away from a child just as inventions and deeper thought have shown that the mere fact a thing has been done “gince time Immemorial” does not make it something that must always be done. Men are thinking differ- ently than they used to think; they are recognizing the utter folly of tak- ing for granted the preconceived ideas of tradition. | Men and women remember, wl(hi reverence, their grandmothers. They remember the tales told of their great-grandmothers, Then they look about them and sigh mournfully at the younger generation. Well some of our grandmothers smoked clay pipes, God bless them. The other day there was proudly shown to the writer an old snuff-hox, an, exquisite antique, used by the dainty little lady who has the mother of the possessor's o mother. What would the people who insist | upon clinging to old thoughts say if the “flappers” of today were to smoke clay pipes or use snuff? "Phe use or‘ it, or the smoking of pipes is not intended to be It is tioned mercly by way of emphasizing landed, men- the fact that things we used to think | were necessary evils are not all | furnish better rough—these whe are nel intensely interested in athietios and whe take part in them. Football is recognized I right beeause it is the “proper” o play Boxing, as shown is not considered “preper.” Those who participated ip that teurs nament probahly were net “eultured.” They were young men who had ne| game i unyone‘,fhun'o. for the most part, to play on | um-‘,.lmn.u but that he has backed down | college foothall teams because they gowns s sufficlent to teaeh 674 had no ehance to go teo rom.e.‘ Twenty young men entered the low-‘v nament, All except one came away | from the armory with pe marks to/ show he had been in a confliet. That one had a swollen eye, and another | had a nosebleed, One was so tired | out that he had to step; he hml! exerted himself too strenuously, But if these twenty men had been engaged in a football struggle, put- ting as much courage and dash into their playing as they did in their boxing It is more than probable there would have been broken arms at least and possibly some trouble with the covering of the heads, Yet this Is no denunciation of football, It is merely a repetition of the old statement that boxing, by boys that are tralned for it, {s not as dangerous as foothall, ’ When the youth of this country was examined for the army the poor condition was appalling. Few were absolutely, fit; poor hoy and rich hoy were not strong except in the strength of thelr cournge. The way to decide whether a thing is good or bad Is to imagine the thing carried on and made universal, Suppose, therefore, that amateur boxing tournaments were to become popular with all| classes. Suppose the lad who was a bit hunch shouldered from con- stant study were to be matched occa- sionally with another hollow chested lover of books—and it must be re- membered that the boys who hox Inj these tournaments are matched fairly | by weight. Would it not make the weak students better students? There might be outery against staging bouts in this city between men who really fought for the money | that would come to them if they wo As long as amateur (ournnm(‘l\ln: well conducted, without disorder, are held | here there will be little chance for the professional gladiators who seldom | exhibitions than dn‘ the amateurs. And looking at the| matter in a broad way it would scem | that the possibllity of strengthening] the young men of today, morally a\ndI physically, by amateur boxing tour- naments, {8 not to be slighted. Facts and Fancies! BY ROBERT QUILLEN. A man is as old as he feels on thel‘ morning after, P Persons who folerate one while the axe Is being. | Allies: another ground. Some dry agents remind us that few beverages are as intoxicating as a little authority. i £ { The Indians didn't have sense| enough to restrict immigration, and look what happened to them. About all that greatness gets you in this country is that somebody will call you a sphinx or a wizard. As we understand the liberals, the | ‘way to make religion more popular is to take the religion out of it, The difference between a mosquito and woolen underwear is that two] hands are enough to scratch a mos- quito bite. | Those who condemn the modern tendency in women's styles do not in- | clude the manufacturers of freckle cream, | | Nature keeps an even balance. By the time a man’s hair gets thin on now. It is mentioned also to emphasize the practical fact that hildrep’s diseases” are not all necessary | so-called you can keep | having the possibly | your child from serious disease of measles if you are top, his skull isn’t quite so thick. | Perhaps the idea wouldn't appeal | to Mr. Bok, but rigid birth control would insure universal peace after a time, | careful, | BOXING, An boxing tournament | was held in this city Friday evening for the henefit of the local military | amateur company mess fund. Ten bouts were | staged No brief is against professional fighting. for or That is argu- course, held here which there are of a matter npon ments on hoth sid as, there are arguments on hoth sides of any question. The comments here | made have to do entirely with ama- teur Boxing matches as shown at the State Armory last week As civilization we got farther and farther progresses away from the The animal represents phys- strengt A8 rac P giving thoughts to cultivation of pleasure or | inimal ical es have lost physical er al their to the zentle artss they has ost a limit not be carried There are admitted men health a tound in the vounger ot They drive their cars; they Correct this sentence y daugh- | ter Clara is 19 now,” boastéed the| mother, “and she still tells me every- | thing." When diplomats say they recognize A thing in principle they mean they | will tolerate it until it interferes with | profits The only things we can mention ofthand that are ripe when they are green are watermelons and purchas- ers of oil stock. department really wishes to rove the service, it all automatic licking devices stamp window might at postal test i3 to good enduranc bit of scandal : hours vou Another krow a man juicy can without retailing it It ma that David wasn't one s the primitive caddies. but he was | | szid, “are cursed with drink_ more | Franee is gently when Bampsen brought temple he wasa't 10 any great extent that the | reminded down position to pml\(' In the geod old days dad's pants| were out down o make pants for| Willie instead of being out down to make knlekers for himself | It is estimated that the now used 1o eondemn energy | slrerveless erities to mind thelr own husiness Correet this sentence: “If 1 did pot depend on mankind for my living" declaréd the orator, "I would feel no | leas interest in its welfare” | P PP —— Years Ago Today | (Taken from Herald of that date) - — - - - - ————-C) A door mat in the upper floor of | Stecle and Damon's block caught fire last evening and was thrown ofit a! window, As the request of inmates olf the bullding Officer Shelton rang in an | alarm and a Inrge number of people | gathered to witness the response of | the department, The ity pald for the | entertainment, | Charles B, Staniey has gone on a fishing trip to the Maine woods, Charles P, Anderson and Miss Inga Mary Anderson, both of New Hritain, | were granted a marriage license at the town clerk's office yesterday. All the active Turners of New Ririt. aln who wish to attend the Hartford outing on their wheels o requested to meet at 11 o'clock sharp tomorrow | morning. | The water department payroll 1or| the week was $242.47, | Observations on The Weather Fair tonight ané moderate For Connecticut: Tuesday; cooler tonight; northwest winds, Conditions: The areas of high and | low pressure are moving rapldly along the northern border and caus-! ing frequent changes in the weather in the northern districts. Only light, scattered showers have occurred in any sections east of the Rocky Moun- tains during the last 24 hours, Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with cool nights and| sunny days. { | THE CURSE OF DRINK Whecler Says If European Nations | Booze For | Their Spent Their Money Troubles | Other Purposes Would End. Washington, Sept. 10.—Wayne. B. Wheeler general counsel for the Anti- | saloon lLeague who was chairman of\ the American delegation 1o the recent anti-alcohol congress at Copenhagen, issued a statement today in which he declarerd that {f the ‘“money wasted for liquor in FEurope were turned into useful channels as it is in the United States the financial | problems of these governments could be solved with comparative ease”. | “European -nations” the statement | with war debts. Dr Minland, | handicapped by a commerecial boy- | cott by Spain, Portugal and Irance, is the only Juropean country so far as T could find that has squared her budget in the last year and provided | for the reduction of her deht.” ———— s e . Special Notice Grand whist of 45 tournament given by Ladies' Auxillary A. O. H. at Y. M. T. A, & B. hall, Monday evening, Sept. 10th, The whist starts at 8:45 sharp. ¥ than More like an American theater than a Japanese did the exterior of the Imperial Theater of Tokio look. struction started in Japan by violent earthquakes, : DISASTER DID NOT GIVE ANY WARNING p Earthquake Came as Bolt From Clear Sky By The Assoclated Press. Toklo, Sept, 10.—Japan's greatest disaster came like a bolt from a clear sky, There was no warning, no pre- liminary rumblings of the earth. A tremendous shock, crashes of brick and mortar and wood—screams and cries of the dying and fear strickan. To add to the instantaneous suffer- ing and misery that struck the Jap- anese nation to the heart, great fires burst from the quivering ruins, as though lighted by magic tinder, Many Die In Flames, I'rightened thousands who had es- caped death and injury in the collapse of buildings crowded to %le open place and into structures that ap- casts, Also water began to grow ex- ceedingly scarce and soon it was being ratipned out by the kettle full, 1 the midst of the holocaust there seemingly was littlo disorder, The authorities shocked and stunned as they were, immediately took things in hand and in a short while soldiers augmented the police in patrolling the stricken districts, ‘While the prosperous and the upper classes suffered allke with those of lower soclal strata down in the district of Honjo there was enacted a trag- edy which has few equals, Honjo is a district of Tokio so poor and pov- erty stricken that there are few to be compared with it in any metropolis of the world. It is hemmed in by Toklo bay on one side and by the Summida river and canals on the other. The little tinder box houses of Honjo that escaped the garthquake immediately took fire aad burned with such. rapidity that the majority of the dwellers were unable to escape. Crowded into the small buildings the thousands of unfortunates gasped and | dled In the leaping flames. EBoston Man. 2 Legs Broken, I‘Hero of Japanese Disaster parently were earth shock proor.‘- TLondon, Scpt. 10.—The bravery of Many of them died in the flames that |, Captaln Swain of Boston believed quickly hemmed them in. Ito be in the service of the Canadian Yokohama, the great Japanese port, | pacific who despite two broken legs, received the brufit of the shock and |gjrected the rescue work at the Bluft rapidly spreading fires completed its|pte) Yokohama, is related in a ruin in a comparatively brief SPAct | ghanghai dispatch to the Dally Tele- of time. There the buildings were "”gmph quoting Mrs. H. K. Dimelow of siich construction that they offered no | geokuk, Ta. Miss Katherine Elder, resistence whatever to the flames. a sister of Mrs. Dimelow, was in a Fire Spreads Rapidly | Yokohama street car when the first In Tokio, the collapse of the build- | shocks occurred. The car was derail- ings and spreading fires hore striking | ed but she, with her sister's baby, evidence of the immensity of the dis- | miraculously escaped. As the car aster. But the real horror of the situ- | burst into flames she jumped into a atlon was not realized until night|canal, avoiding the showers of red hot when thousands of refugees wandered | cinders and ashes that filled the air through the darkness, homeless and |as the buildings in the vicinity top- hungry. pled. Miss Elder, stayed in the water To.add to the terror, numerous|until 7 o'clock in the evening. minor earthquake shocks came dur- ing the afternoon and evening. With the fast spreading flames menating the city, thousands of families began a hurried exodus from their homes. Many of the refugees, who moved their household goods to the street, | were unable to transport them farther | and were forced to flee to save their lives. Their most treasured posses- sions burned on the pavements being set alight by myriads of flying sparks. Await As Stolcs All the parks of the city quickly filled with refugees, who camped out in the open and waited, with typical | Oriental stolcism for what dire events might next transpire. J}ood at first seemed to bhe plentiful, But in only a few hours the hunger terror came to add to the sufferings of the out- i FIGHTING IN IRELAND By Bhe Associated Press. Athlone, Sept. 10. — The military guard at the Ballansloe railway sta- tion county Galway was twice at- tacked by irregulars last night. After being beaten off the first time they returned with reinforcements and con- centrated a heavy fire on the barracks of the military, They were repulsed after a brisk engagement, FUJI IS CHANGED . By Thoe Associated Pres Shanghai, Sept. 10.—A news agency dispatch from Osaka states that the summit of Mount Fuji apparently as a result of the quake, has undergone a most noticeable change, the peak now appearing much flatter than for« merly, It was also stated that all Tokio colleges were destroyed with Future Kaiser ? ny m nn Word filters from Germa tertaining hopes of eventuall rich Ludwig Friedrich Hein lath (y He is the cldest son of Pringess wife. He hown here, on lef little sister, Princess Henriztte, the exception of Waseda and Kelo universities. c——— — EVERETT TRUE WHAT ARs You DOING. WitH Your that Nationalists there are en- aking Prince Hans George Hein- | Ferdinand von Shoenaich-Caro- s, that is all one boy of 16 vears) ruler of their country. Hermine, the former kaiser's t, walking with his mother and It is reported to have been destroyed by fire when flames finished the work of de- THOUSTDS BURNED WITNESS DEGLARES Story of Tokio Stampede Is One of Horror —— By The Assoclated Press. ; Osaka, Sept. 10.—Thirty thoussnd Japanese who had taken refuge in the ten acre enclosure of the Hongo mill- m.r" clothing depot in Toklo perishe edin the flames that swept the area, according to a man named Kawash- ima one of the few who escaped. (There have been varying reports as to the number of refugees who met death in this fire, but thigAs the larg- est estimate. After the first shock on Saturday, sald Kawashima, “I ran for my life together with thousands of others to the large open space of the military depot which was enclosed by brick walls, In the afternoon a terrific east wind swept the fires of Tokio toward our refuge place. “Thousands rushed for the eastérn part of the enclosure and many per- ished in the stampede, The flames, converging from all sides, continued to take awful toll. “I ran to & pool of water in which I spent the night with a cushion ever my head, on all sides the groans of |the dying could be heard and as the fires licked the hrick walls, the. en- closure was transformed into an oven in which thousands were roasted. In the morning when the fire burned out, troops came and rescued 30 of us from the pool. The compound was covered with half burned corpses.' HYLAN COMFORTABLE Saratoga Springs, Sept. 10.—~Mayor” John F, Hylan of New York, ill at his summer home here with pléuro- pneumonia passed anothér satisfac- tory night his physiclan said today. TREATY ENDANGERED Riga, Sept. 10.—The soviet govern. ment has intimated to Poland that her |refusal to recognize the alliance of soviet state republics is endangering the Russo-Polish treaty. -ge ‘CAPITOL Starting Sunday GLORIA SWANSON “Bluebeard’s 8th Wife” BY CONDO FSET ON TOP OR THE