New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 26, 1923, Page 6

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY fassed ANy, Sundar Bacepted) M Henld Bidg. 87 Chursh Soeel SUBSCRIFTION RATES Nt s Teur [] M Three PA«.I ha 8 Memh Btered at 1he Fost Afice at Now Biilaln a6 Second Olase Mall Maiter TELEPHONE CALLS Byslness Offics Bditorial Reoms The enir proftable the Ohy, Cirval oo Always op ertising medium 1n books and press 1o advertisers. Member of The Asseciated Press, Fhe Associated Press is exclusively entitled 19 the use for re-publication of all news credited to it or mot etherwise credited In this paper and aise lecal news pubs fished herein Furean of Cirenlation, national erganization wapapers and adver tly honest analysis of slreulation. Our eireulation statistios are Based upon this audit, Thie insures pro tection sgainst fraud in newspaper Als. tuibution fgures 1o both wational and Incal advertisers e MORE EVIDENCE Two items appeared in this news- paper's columns yesterday, one im- mediately following the other, and the two connected by the one thought that the city needs a zoning system im- mediately, The first item stated that it ds the opinion of Mayor Paonessa and Cor- poration Counsel J, H. Kirkham that the city is powerless to act In the mat- ter of erection of an automoblle serv- fce station at Pearl street and Frank- lin Square. This Is In accordance with the opinion expressed in these col- umns several days ago and which is modified by no later developments un- less, under some interpretation, Sec. _ 262 of the building code, which pro- vides that no public garage shall be erected in localities where 75 Member Audit The A, B O 1s which furnish teers with & 76 per cent of the property within a radiug of 500 feet is used for residential purposes unless all owners are abutting proper- ty sign a walver, be made to apply to this case, The second item that there will be a meeting Friday afternoon of the city planning com- mission to receive and act upon the zoning resolution referred to this com- mission by the common council. The Herald wishes at this time to emphasize the importance of this mat- ter again, without in any way passing upon the merits of any controversy which has arisen over the propriety of locating garages or other buildings in certain localities. But it is wise to remember these controversies and to remember, too, the damage that has been caused in long-forgotten cases by the. building of structures unsuited to their surroundings. How streets and even communities have deteriorated because of the change in the character of the build- ings that have been put up! How present owners of residential proper- ty may be injured in the future in the same way in localities which, today, have every prospect of being devel- oped in the best way! Stores and fac- tories, three-family houses and gar- ages are badly needed. But there are suitable places for them. ing system would put them in those proper places. ‘“Restrictions” on cer- tain property there are, but there are no restrictions on other property, and owners in those localities should be protected, too, in spite of their fail- @e to ascertain whether or not such pestrictions exist. New Britain will' grow. Let it grow in the right way., This will be accomplished by the adopting of the zoning system so long advocated by this newspaper. The city planning commission is composed of men who . will see the necessity undoubtedly. It is hoped that this matter will hecome one of acute ‘interest to them. | mentioned states DELAY IN I'REIGHT MOVEMENTS Charles H. Jones, Iirst Vice-Presi- dent of the New ngland Shoe and Leather Exchange, at the 1. C. C. rail- ®oad hearing Boston yesterday, eriticized the inefliciency of the “New Haven” road in getting freight cars | through the cl yards at| Cedar Hill. This opens up the subject of delay lines of the road, a factor in New England trans- | portation which is discussed exhaus- tively in the report of the Joint New | England Railroad Committee. The committee inquired into the! methods used and time consumed in| moving freight cars through the three| large classification yards of the “New | Haven” road at Maybrook, Cedar Hill | and Providence the year ending June time hours; Cedar Hill 14.8. These figures were taken for a period when the road was not affected by strikes or abnormal weather tions. In the following six months, - there was an increase, the averages being: Maybrook, 3% Cedar Hill, 21.6; Providence, 19.7 Commenting on this situatic committee We ed that nine hours in these all that should be average car under reasonable ing efficiency.” in fication all along the During 1922, the Maybrook, 13.4 Providence, elap was condi- hours; n the reported are inform- vards is required for the operat- The “New Haven" road also suffers| uation created by the dispute as to|éngaged Monday night. By comparison with other lines in New England when its car movements are considered. The committee secured data on this matter and found that for the year ending June, 1922, with bad Aeder cars eliminated, the A. zon- | 'hme apparently gained much, Alstance & car moved eaoh day was as fellows: ¥ 0.0 9.5 20 s Boston & Albany | Ceatral Verment 4 Rutland Atlanti; & St Lawrence Boston & Maine Maine Central Bangor & Aroostook ? ¥ L New Haven 1 BExpressing its verdiet on the lmu-J‘ away in his pocket, refralning from making it public—except the general slatement that the President had eon- gratulated him Enter the officlal secretary to the President, My, Slemp. With his keen interest in the Prgsident and loyalty [t him, and his appreciation of the | faet that Gov Pinchot would get a deal of credit for the settlement whieh might not properly be all his, he sug- golng situation, the committee said: | #eated to Gov. Pinchet, according to ‘The average dally distance of 21.2 miles traveled by & freight ear on the Hoston & Maine system may not seem | 80 very different from the 18.1 on the | New Haven railroad, but let & manu- facturer instruct his engineer to slow | down his machinery 15 per cent and the slower speed will put his profits out the window and eventually get | him into financpal diMeultics. Bo it is with railroad- low-mover 18 gen- erally the tail ender.” It should be noted that the chie? fault with the “New Haven" system is operating ineMgiency, This ecannot be remedied by passing its financlal troubles along to the publie, which Imma of the politicians are seriously considering to effect its rehabllitation, All the gold in the state treasury can- not improve conditions unless the will to succoed, despite obstacles, is the spirit of the men who gulde the “New Haven" destinies, OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED, It is gratifying to all the world to note that prevalling sentiment in Ger- many among thinking men, mention- ed in these columns yesterday, has | been made the basls of an official an- nouncement. And the effect of this announcement that passive resistance will be abandoned in Germany affects many who take little interest in for- clgn news. The business impetus will be felt almost immediately when the practical results begin to come to Germany first, to France to Europe, and to the United States, True, the announcement is not the deed. But when the key log of a jamb stirs the great breaking of the jamb soon follows with a tremendous sweep of power. Now that Germany has officially indicated her surrender to common sense and wisdom, the practice of the things that official an- nouncement means should follow quickly, bringing a brighter outlook all over all lands. There is no sentiment about this matter. Nor should there be too great an enthusiasm over the an- nouncement that the premier® of the German federated states, in confer- ence with Chancellor Stressmann, agreed to the abandénment of passive resistance, until practical evidence comes that the agreement will bring practical results. Today there will be an attempt made to arrange the pro- cedure after the Chancellor has ap- peared before the Reichstag's for- eign affairs committee. The Socialists are strong for some plan that will force Premier Poincare to believe in Germany's sincerity. The Chancellor's party does not want such a plain straightforward plan proposed, while the Nationalists are against this whole wise action although they do not offer any substitute. And, as a sign of the present situa- tion, it is seen that the Government has warned all Federal offitials obey no one in any emergency other than President Ebert. But the proper procedure has been seen in Germany, We may have more hope, perhaps, than for a long time, that there is a chance of settlement of the repara- | tions matter. But there will not*be | torgotten the frequently recurring evi- dences, here noted, of the stréngth and activities of Germany, greater far than generally is known. A COAL SIDELIGHT. Tt seems there has been some dis- cussion between the ardent supporters of President Coolidge and Governor Pinchot's friends whether whatever credit there is should beegiven to the latter or whether both should bhe praised for the results of co-operation between them. As to the ‘credit” to be given any- one it may be said that the miners not- ably an increase in wages, the opera- | tors are relieved for the time being at least, and the persons who will pay will be the people who burn coal, un- less the railroads and the operators pay the 60 cents a ton extra resulting from this increase in wage. Gov. Pinchot has suggested that. Of course were this to be done the consumers would benefit. Gov. Pinchot hoped the consumers would be satisfied. But the retailers object and the rallroads| will object. As usual the consumer will probably pay the bill. The re-| tallers may be right in their objection; | | the railroads may be right. An in- | vestigation is going on as suggested | by the Coal commission, even before | it was advocated by Governor Pinchot. to|’ reports, that it would be at least courteous to make that word of con- gratulation publie. “Ah" exclaimed the Governor, or words to that e:eet, “I hadn't thought of that, but of course if the President, or you, Mr, Slemp, representing the President, think I should do so, T will make the message public.” Ho, some days“after the important congratulatory message had Jeen sent, Gov, Pinchot tells the world the mes- sage reads: "Please accept my heart- iest congratulations on the settlemept of the coal controversy, It was a difficult situation in which T invited your co-operation,” 3 Thus It now appears on the record written by President Coolidge that it was in eo-operation with him, and not by Gov, Pinchot's Individual efforts that the coal settlement was reached. In law the acceptance of a statement without objection sometimes constl- tutes a walver of any objection to it that may come subsequently, A keen lawyer might say that Gov. Pinchot has technically disclaimed the right to all credit for the settlement. Quite possibly the political future of both parties might be affected somewhat by this interesting little sidelight on the coal settlement mat- ter. Our friend the “Courant” says that Indignation 1is state-wide because democratic leaders ignored Mrs. Fan- nie Dixon Welch in issuing invitations to a recent democratic meeting. Per- haps, after all, the indignation is only State-street wide, Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLXN. tending to pro- Mussolint, Pacific: Peaceful; mote peace. Antony. When a wool-eating moth attacks some overcoats, it's darned flattery. Mistrial: A legal term; the shorter way of saying, “The trial of a Miss.” Poor Filipino. Domineering Uncle Sam keeps him solvent in spite of all he can do. The forces of Nature are tragieally destructive, but they don't do it in the name of patriotism. Don't be afraid of adversity. 'The tough part of the hide isn't the side next to the steer. yearning to be lectured at by some- body who is famous for something or other. The nice thing about being a no- body is that when you make an ass of yourself nobody notices it. Flattery is praise in excess of your 25 Years Ago Today (Taken from Herald of that date) Fine clam chowder tonight at the corner of Main and Lee street. J. W. Boyle eaterer, A handsome loving cup made by | Porter and Dyson will be placed on exhibition at E. G. Dabeoek's. It will be presented to the Active Turners by the New Hritain Athletic elub, Michael Banning Is seriously 1l at his home on Beaver street, Mr, Han- uing is an ex-president of the V' M, T, A. & B, Boclety, Work was started today on the erection of the new bullding of John Boyle on Main street. The contract was awarded to O, F, Curtls, David Appel's store at the corner of South Main and Edsopn streets was badly damaged by fire of mysterious origin last night The fire department inspection last Saturday was 0 impressive that talk has again started concering a central fire station, A site on Commercial street is looked on with favor by most of the board, Observations on The Weather For Connecticut: Partly cloudy to- night and Thursday; moderate tem- perature, moderate to gentle winds mostly easterly. Conditions: The pressure is high over Malne, Pleasant weather prevails generally from the Mississippl river eastward except on the north Atlantic coast where it 1s cloudy. No decided change in temperature has occurred in any of the northern districts, The only place reporting frost was East- port, Me. Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather and not much change In temperature. USED HIS CORK LEG Veteran Took Off Artificial Limb And Used It As Brake To Stop Heavy ‘Wagon, Washington, Sept. 26.~—A new use for artificlal legs has becn reported to the veterans bureau which implies at least one advantage over the natural variety. A claim has just been received from an Indian veteran for replacement of a cork leg, destroyed in an emergency. The claimant says that while he was hauling coal up a hill, it became nec- essary to brake the wheel. Lacking a brake he took off his leg and stuck it in the wheel. The wagon was stop- ped but the leg was destroyed. THINKS CANYON PARTY SAFE, Director Birdseye Declares Disaster to Explorers “Inconceivable” Peach Springs, Ariz, Sept. 26.— Roger W.#Birdseye, director of the land work of the United States Geo- graphical Survey’s expedition to chart the Colorado river, expressed yester- day the belief that the river party is safe and will arrive at Diamond Creek, Ariz, about Oct. 1. “I see no reason t be stampeded from a strong belief that all is well with the party,” he said. “Disaster the entire party or any major part of it is inconceivable. Accidents to individual members or boats are, of course, possible, but any calm consid- eration of the facts must tend to allay theanxiety of those most concerned in the safety of the expedition.” Due to the storm and flood in the canyon country, Mr. Birdseye pre- dicted the surveyors would arrive at Diamond Creek about three days later than scheduled. The people who have to buy the coal, however, are skeptical of such in-| vestigations. Their hands are in their | Fpockets and sardonic their faces. No one insist they are right In their objection to higher prices. i But regarding the interesting sit- | smiles are on apparently will the alleged ecredit for the settlement| strike! After it was settled and things looked good, President| | Coolidge sent a message of congratu- | | Jation to Gov. Pinchot, and the latter | of the average | tucked that congratulatory message |y, voc in Russia. own good opinion of yourself. There is very little flattery. You can't blame a husband for for- getting his wife's birthday, She for- gets so many of them. s Evidently there were dress suit} back in Bible times, The Book says: “He rent his garments."” It isn't the profiteer we hate, but the hard circumstances that denies us a similar graft. The difference between a prejudice and a principle is that you don’t get so mad about a principle. “tnogaemenaict TANGE oF OVERENT Beards are unsanitary, perhaps, but they are not quite so amusing as an | emotional Adam’s apple. ~ The lamb and the lion will lie down together when the lamb hasn't any-‘ thing the lion wants. Matrimony is much like fly paper. The free fly never learns anything by | observing those that are stuck. | A magazine writer says we need a | new religion. DBut let's not do any- thing rash until we try the old one. | The autumn styles are sadly| wanting in freakishness, and not a single Egyptian tomb is being opened. ‘ Correct this sentence: I always; help my boy with his lessons,” boast- | ed the father, “and I never hm-ome; impatient.” | COMMITS SUICIDE, New York, Sept: 26.—Peter 8. Nir-| ka, of Waterbury, Conn., described by | papers in his possession as a Russian | professor, yesterday committed sui-| cide by turning on gas jets in a room in an east side rooming house hé had | A certificate | bore the| Greek found among his effects heading, “Russian Orthodox Catholic church of North Americ Other residents of the rooming house with whom Nirka conversed Monday night said he expressed hatred of the| Soviets, who he declared had wrought | —_— THE BIG BOSS | | | | was no common criminal, No ordinary Black Hand plotters were the members of the “Com- bine” he was head of. The “Al- derman,” they called him. A power in politics, a ‘“master mind” among the foes of society. Crimes ranging into six figures were the sort he plotted. It was for such a ransom that he kidnapped the multimillionaire, Loring Ranger's beautiful daughter, Hope. But ably as he’d planned, he hadn't counted on the astuteness and experience of Ranger's hobo friend “Jua- rez"” Charlie. The duel between them for for Hope's rescue is the theme of the thrilling novel. “SWALLOWED UP” by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow Her work’s familiar to every fiction reader. Writer for such magazines as Harper's, Mun- sey’s, McClure's, Ainslee’s, The Cosmopolitan, The Metropolitan, The American, The Smart Set— all of them—few authors of to- day have enjoyed such a meed of popularity. “SWALLOWED UP” Starts Serially September 27 in THE HERALD Editor' New Britain Herald:— The city of New Britain has & sohoo! board thal has' preven its worth, This scheol board has de- veloped one of the best educational systems in the couptry, One of the departments developed 1s the physical educational department, They have employed a man who has been tried, Along comes a disgruntied sehool boy who was elected a leader of fook- ball. This school boy becomes dis- satisfied, and, as publighed in the pa- per, is advised by a local politiclan to resign his leadership, It is understood that this boy be- longs to &' school frat, Many rash unproven statements have been made by boys of this same frat concerning our physical director with the hope of influencing the school board and the people, Is It just or fair to lay aside the good judgment of our school board in favor of these unproven statements? Bince when should a fraternity run athleties in our High school and domineer over our educatlol Since when have a few High school hoys become intelligent enough to pass upon the qualifications of our educators? Is It fair for statements to be given to the public and digested with- out giving our school board an op- portunity to look into the matter? We all certainly hope that the pa- pers are faithful to the people when it concerns the welfare of our youth and coming citizens, = Statements of disgruntled school boys come from a poor source from which to judge the educational welfare of this commun- ity, and if the papers wish to give any light upon the situation of our edu- cators, would it not be more reason- able’ to obtain such from the school board, who are the proper authorl> ties? As a final question for each one of us to consider—who Is it that should control and conduct our athletics at ‘High school—a disgruntled school boy, a fraternity, a group of local politiclans or our school board? FRANK ZWICK, M.D. ZTHMERMAN FOR ASSESSOR Real Estate and Insurance Man Will Succeed Edward A, McCarthy When Latter Leaves Office Oct. 1. Frank M, Zimmerman, a real es- tate and insurance broker, will suc- ceed Chairman Edward A. McCarthy of the board of assessors when Mc- Carthy's resignation becomes effective, which is October 1. He will resign his membership on the city hall com- mission. Larson Sues Comparone For Collision Damages Andrew Larson of this city has through Attorneys Dunn and MeDon- ocugh, brought suit against Nicholas Comparone of Bristol for §600. The defendant was sentenced to 15 days in jail in the Bristol police court follow- ing a collision on Lake avenue near Lake Compounce about midnight on Labor Day when his machine struck an automobile driven by the plaintiff in which Officers Bloom ahd Parker of the New Britain police force were riding. Comparone was ‘convicted of driving whilé under the influence of liquor. The suit is returnable in the city court the third Monday in Octo- ber. Paola Rametta has brought suit for $1,000 against Salvatore Sonzello'of Hartford, to recover on a promissory ncte. David L. Nair is counsel for the plaintiff and the papers were served by Constable George Roberts of Hart- ford. The writ is returnable in the city court the second Monday of Oc- tober, Superch;rges to Aid in Altitude Flight Schenectady, N. Y. Sept. 26.— With the aid of a new invention that will add 250 horsepower to his motot Lieutenant John A. Macready, coast- to-coast fiyer, will try, probably next month, to regain the world’s altitude record, which he recently lost to Sadi Lecointe, the French airman, who set a mark of 35,178 feet. Dr. 8. A. Moss, of the General Elec- tric company staff, has just completed a turbine supercharger that can feed sea-level atmospheris pressure to the propelling engine at 35,000 feet alti- tude. The new supercharger — “engine oxygen booster’—weighs 140 pounds. Lieutenant Macready used one, half the capacity of the new one, in es- tablishing the record of 34,500 feet that Lecointe broke. {Plummer Cannot Attend Dinner of Rotary Club F. O. Rackliffe, president of the New Britain Rotary club this morning received a telegram from Edward C. Plummer of the U. 8. shipping board who was to speak at the Rotary luncheon tomorrow noon, stating that he would be unable to come to New Britain at that time. Rev. John L. David, pastor of the Trinity Meth- odist church will speak on "Phil- osophy, Facts and Fun.” v A. N. Rutherford Acting ; As Building Inspector Arthur N. Rutherford has been selected by the building commission as acting building inspector for the next two weeks while Inspector John C. Gilchreest is on his vacation, Ruth- erford is a former building inspector and has at other times been acting in that office. He also,served on the building commission. He is a former councilman and representative and served on various city commissions. TOTAL ECLIPSE, JANUARY 24 Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Sept. 26.—Miss {Caroline E. Furness, head of the as- tronomy department of Vassar col- tlege, declared that Poughkeepsie will be in the direct path of a totai eclipse of the sun on January 24, 1925. Miss Furness will report to a meeting of the Ameriean Astronomical society here next December, suitable locations in the vicinity where the eclipse may be observed. The eclipse will last one and three- quarter minutes, Miss Furness said. REACH OUT FOR MORE BUSINESS : Your'dty line doesn’t mark the limits of your telephone service. There are hundreds of towns and villages within easy and economical reach that can be covered from your office, i Conversation with these points costs little when you consider what can be accomplished by a telephone call and the speed and convenience of the service. Toll line service ought to be an im- portant, productive factor in your busi- ness; your first thought when there is an important mattex; to.be handled. You will find that the different class- es of service provide a cheap, effective means of doing business with people in distant cities and towns. —THE— _ Southern New England Telephone Company Five Years Ago Big U. S. POLICE KILL WOMAN Drive in Argonne Began ..y, T P A Today is the fifth anniversary of B Poli the Meuse-Argonne offensive, one of P ! " the greatest victorles ever won by | “’;:l“‘:' a., Sept. 26.—Sheritt American arms in which 17,000 Am- | -2F®¥ of Escambia county, was shot and instantly killed here ‘yester- ericans gave their lives. Five years ago the main divisions of the Ameri- |day by Susie McLane, 50, when the can Expeditionary forces, assisted by a division of French, infantry, started the drive into the Argonne forest on a 40 mile front. The first advance by the Americans gained them 7,000 prisoners and ten kilimeters of en- emy ground. More than 400,000 United States troops were engaged in the action. EVERETT TRUE ofticer attempted to arrest her on charges of contempt of court. - The woman in turn was shot to. death by two city policemen. One shot struck the woman, killing her instantly. According to the po- lice, the woman had been suffering from an afflicted mind. — BY CONDO THAT'S f 3 MY wrewvey [ YOU'RE TAKING, STAND BACK OR 'L (&T i[You "Have! 1T il WHGN L BRouGHT ‘ruls“fiaa IN HERE