New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 6, 1923, Page 6

' MN ML‘I m:utn. sau'mw. OCTOBER : 25 Years Ago Todor [ —THE OBSERVER— fecilities does not condemn the see- | war, for Instapee. one uot 1o be considered a8 81 Along this line there I8 & vecent vesidence distriet : | Interesting dispateh from Copenhagen | | (Taken ivom Herald of that date) ¥, _ work their way up from positions in Ahe grown-up. people realize that the _people want the boys to be well fitted " They want the country and the city e & Newmth, | Nities ot New Il‘ulli Class Matl Matier, TRLEPHONE CALLS: A sing metium in ks and press L33 " em always open (o & Member of The Assaciated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitied 8 the use for re-publication of all news ereditad ta It or etherwipe credited : this paper and alse local news pub herein. The situation is emphasized today | In erder te emphasize the fael that every well-considered development ol“ & olty adds just that much to* the value of property in the eity. These whe have the management of elty affaivs in thelr hands should reallze without bheneft te | though hey tituents witl ety Is not entirely them themselves even thempelves and their ¢ not apparently henefit direetly Yy the | results of sueh expenditure As improvements are made part of the eity, so improvement eom- ing 1o the city eases the sum of money coming inta the ety treasury in taxes, and thus reduces the pro- in any Member Audit Buresy of Circulation, wational I o strietly ] Our clreulatio this audit, This ot fraud in new: figures 1o both national vertisers L S S THE BOYN CLUR Bvery boy in this city ought to feel that it is up to him to make the - [l . Moys' Club a success, Probably few of the boys we're talking to will read svhat we think ahout it, and perhaps they don't eare a deal, Tt fathers and mothers of bhoys In the oity will like to know, perhaps, that The Herald thinks this club about as good n thing for the boys and one which the enjoy any organization in Perhaps those fathers and mothers will enough to read to the hoys what we have to say about the cluhb, Fvery boy ought to be in the Boys' club hecause it is their ©lub. Even if they don't belong to it, or if their circumstances are such that they get the same fun and profit from other organizations, all hoys ought to be interested in the club just the same for it is something that every boy, no matter how well off or how unfor- tunately situated, 'may provided he is a decent what boy does not want to be deeent and grow to be a big man in the city? Next week the activities ofsthe club are going to begin. The people who are Interested in making it a success —the grown up people—are not in- terested hecause they will “get some- thing out of it They are interested because they are interested in boys and want to see them have a lot of fun and to have them get something worth while alowg with this fun. Morecover great boys wh! this ity care Interested belong to, chap—and boys who will go to that club are the boys who, in a few years, will be the men they will be doing business with. Those boys will be the men who will elect the city oficials and who will build the houses in the city and will work in the manufacturing plants in the city and will keep the reputation of New Britain high as city of achievement. Some of those bhoys will a the shop to positions in the offices of the manufacturing plants. Some of them will be councilmen and alder- men and one of them will, perhaps, be mayor of the city. Others of them will go away When a good position elsewhere offers. But wherever those boys are they will be the men of the country who will do the business of the country and make the things we use and the things we sell, and will be part of the people of the eountry. The grown-up to occupy those positions, big or small. to be proud of those hoys and the boys to get on just fast they can and to achieve success. Well, the best w got ©on and make successes and bring fame s to be in- boys can to this city and countr. terested in organizations such as the Boys' Club and to he interested in other boys of their own age and their avelfare. Boys, boost the Boys' Club and you will be getting ready to take & place in the world where people will hear from you. KNOW YOUR TOWN, 1t is remarkable how many citizens of a that city years and of the gections at some distance s of busi- for little | from city may live in know comparatively their own residences or pl: as somethin It comes nt shock to tind sections of the xist the which has heen unkinown 1o one 1t comes | attractive character of who | Kknew his city. as a decidedly nnpleasant shock to find other localities of transportation or other sadly ure in need facilitic and nothing is being done about it When the advisability ef cutting down Cen tral Pa to make Rorc room for traffic—a the a discussion comes up for instance, step, by way which never ghould be taken—every- city knows what he the influences one's one in the or she thinks interest usually Personal opin- | about matter are some who are gov- fon, but there erned merely by what is best for the city Mention has velopments now é skirts of the city muech to interest teally interested in the o sivill-w - i grow. warty and almost wni the automobile tion to localities at s the center, and cien found who is sing pop ha ed atter city's expense of running is & eertain amount. This is divided among the taxpayers, A clty of hovels would have a4 running expense just the same, and the ownera of these hovels would have a very small share of this running expense to pay, The more numerous the good build- ingd erected, the greater the grand st and the lower the taxes Individ- section pay, The wally, City improvements - in needing them encourages hullding In The eity spends a small " that seetion, sum of money to ercct n fire station in the North End, for instance, The vilue of property there goes up im- very little, perhaps, . but The presence of n fire station is one more argument for bulldéng In that locality, Bullding trade Is stimulated, valuable property is improved, and the city is just so much richer, The result is inevitable that the grand list will fncrease eventually end the individual's share of the city's running rxpflmmywl!l be smaller, Enthusiasm should greet the pros- perity and increasing activity of every section of the city the possibilities of which are heing appreciated. s ALL RIGHT When Roger Babson says’“business will have a sidewise tendency for the renfainder of the year,” he means that business is all right, with no boom or no depression in sight—just putting its house in order in a routine sort of way without there being any neces- sity for a thorough house-cleaning. In the summer of last year there was a lot of confidence and activity as war readjustment was progressing so well. The patient was getting on 50 nicely, in fact, that he tried to do| a bit too much-—not strenuous over- exertion, just a little too much activi- ty. There was no relapse into illness again, but there then came the time when the patient, business, went back to his easy chair, realizing that he could not run and take any more chances just at the moment. Along the first of 1923 he was very active, too active,and he had to rest, getting réady td resume his work with his full energy ealled upon. He had started a lot of things and busi- ness hoomed for the first six months of 1 When the warm weather came, about July, the patient let up in his work. The United States Steel Corporation, for instance, has been operating at only aboug80 per cent of its capacity because it finds itself with less than six million tons of un- filled orders as compared with 6,368,- 000 in June and 7,403 in March of this year. Building material was way up in the spring while at present lum- ber is selling 13 per cent below the April quotations, The outlook at present is that sea- sonable things may strengthen in price somewhat, but that is about all the price increase thdt may be expected, and that will not extend to general business except as may be expected with the changing secas in com® ected by the sealon, mediately, somewhat, ons modities a One paragraph of Mr. Bahson's let- ter is of especlal interest here; general in- been due 1 foreign The slackening of dustrial actlvitics has in a measure to incres competition. This of course has béen felt in the manutacturing fields and has not as yet reached retail trade which is running aboiit 156 per cent above a year ¢ ago. The fact that goods are | moving to the consumers in tre- mendous volume is indicated by the figures for freight car load- ings, which have continued to make new records during the past three months, In fact, during the week of September 1st there were cars loaded with merchan- and sent over the rails than weel in history more dise any previou the general conclusion that | reached from this weekly let- | all right Thus may b husiness s no | ter is that great m, no depression that will | canse alarm i L duce ture OPEN EYES Frequent occasion has come to pall | attention to the increasing strength of | its industrial aspect Germany in Reading of the condition of the Ger- | man government today does not sug- | nation is in anything but | But true for months, years | gest that the \ state of diserganized weakness this has beer and still have come the reports | of increasing constructive ability There i1s, today, no more reason o watch Germany than there is to watcl | any other nation, and yet it is well to | eyes open to the exact con- | that to appreciate just wh=d its keep the dition of country, remembering | past failur stating that German shipping is show- ing remarkable recuperative powers, | 80 much 8o that ether maritime states are.ftoday coneerned lest this “dread competitor foon will reguin her old position.” The quetation is frem the Beandinavian Shipping Gazette, which | that the expenditure of money by the | considers the faet that in 1820 Ger- many had 420,000 gross tons of steam- ers and motorships and In June, 1928, @ Mial of 2,510,000 tons. This ecompetition is not complained against as much in other waters as tn the Bouth American seas, hut it serves a8 another straw to show that the eon- ception of Germany struggiing with a great debt while the eountry Is grow- ing poorer and poorer, Is an entirely | partionate share each taxpayer has to | wrong econception. e Is wealth in German and that wealth is preducing, The shipping Is inereasing both in results and in preparation for greater results, Ger- many is not dead, cast into the dis- card, She is to be reckoned with to. day, and the time is sure to cpme when her progress to strength will be represented not only in her industries and private financlal activity but in the strength of the government as well, In the theogy of Isolation the phil- anthropist may smile complaisantly and be bappy to see another nation prosper, All Europe, an meriea, too, will benefit by Germany's increas- ing strength in lines that preduce wealth for Germany If Germany will use the wealth to square herself with the world, But while she Is prosper- ing In some lines it should be remem- bered that the thought of Germany is that her full prosperity will not come until she dominates the world, Henry Ford confesses to a fondnoess for antiques. Well, he's responsible for some of them which grace our highways. Accused man who married the woman who was main witness against him certainly knew how to punish her, Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLXEN. The diplomats are with us yet. Lord d of Hosts be with us yet. It's a stable government if it can stir up enough patriotism to hide the deficit, Indication are that Mussolini's sword isn’'t the only thing in Europe that is rattled. The only 'ism that appears to thrill and content a cake-eating highbrow is an aphorism. When the modern youth attains his majority he is too prone to consider his old dad a minority. You can get a government bulletin on the eradication of almost all nuisances except fool laws. A political wizard is a man who can take a popular grievance and turn it into a meal ticket. Son must finish college, however, and sweat a bit, before he learns much about the origin of specic. It may be that a y’o\m;: man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love in the spring because roses are cheaper then, The present status of the mark keews reminding us of that old ex- pression, “typidhl German thorough- ness.” ' Anybody can write & naughty book, but not everybody can have the good fortune Yo havé it denounced by the uplifters. Y How did men reconcile themselves to voting for a two-by-four in the old days before party loyalty was invent- cd? The advantage in a closed car is that it gives you all the air-tight pro- tection of home when you go out for fresh air, It take courage to pull up and leave your home town unless you have as judge of a recently served show. And &0 apples will cnable youdo re A little apple juice, after Na- has taken its course, wil bring you down, also. China never will succeed as a public until she has a government that people can blame for everything with- out laughing. It he dodges jitn trian; if he dodges taxes, he is financier; If he dodges responsibility, he is o statesman. ne father who can read aloud to the family and not crawfish when hecomes to President Wojeiech- jewski of Poland A brave Correct this sentence “Try this, Sir, 4 urged the clerk; “it will curf a cold in tweaty-four hours.” The ¥. M. 7. A. & B fair chords | Makes Random Observations On the City and Its People will hold an lmpertant rehearsal this evening | "While chasing some chickens under {ihe grape agher at his home on West Main streef yesterday, James Spi eita stumbled and fell, fracturing his right wrist in twe places M. J. MeDonough, who was the best tackie that ever played on the High school team, is new performing In that pesition in a very creditable man- ner for the Hely Cross college eleven, Mr. MeDenough's work was recently the subject for & vather lengthy en- comium in the Wercester “Telegran The High school Athlgtic assoel tien has appointed Harey Hunt, Ben- jamig Alling and William Stevens a commitiee to seoure a monegram for adeption by the asseciation William Andris, whe éntdhed Dart- mouth college at the beginning of the present term, came home i1l yester. day and is now at the home of his parents at Black Roek, At a meeting of the wheelmen of Black RNoek last evening held in Dy. son's barn, Alexander Lindsay, Garry Morey, Harry Palmer and Henry Cur- tis weré named a committee to ar- range for a race meeting, CONTRIBUTED THOUGHTS ON AGE, (Ny James Bhepard,) At first 1 came upon the earth A tiny little elf, When all the people In the world Were older than myself, Then others came upon the earth An time went rolling by, Until there was a multitude Of leaser age than 1, Age bas a bond of sympathy Which frequently is shown, ® I'or we are apt to meet with those Of uges near our own, As we grow old, the older yot Are fower year by year, While multitudes of younger yet Continue to appear, The young will come, the old will go, And when they look around, How many of thelr dear old friends Are where they can be found? Of all the men within our town Is it not strange indeed That only two are known to me Whose age doth mine exceed? There are some women in the town With age of greater apan, For woman as a rule doth reach A higher age than man, When so to speak our age has climbed Upon the upper ghelf, 'Tis seldom if it all we meet One older than ourself. Why some are spared and others not It is not best to know, And it is well we cannot tell The day when we must go. ARl fereseosoma ot SR Observations on The Weather (L —— For Connecticut: Fair and contin- ued cool tonight and Sunday; light to heavy frost tonight; moderate west and northwest winds, Conditions: \ An area of high pressure central over the Lake region is producing pleasant weather in nearly all districts east of the Rocky Mts, It is moving slowly ecastward and will be followed by an area of low pressure. The tem- perature is below normal along the northern border and ‘frosts were re- ported from Montana to Maine. Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather and not much change in temperature, W-One Window Curtain baby | , he is a pedes- | By MARIAN HALE NEA Service Writer Paris—This may offer a suggestion |48 to what to do with the good parts of old lace curtains, It ts the latest | confection from Paris in the way of lan evening headdress, On a white satin turban is erected a wire scaffolding draped with Spanish luce, which also drapes the side of the and hangs over the shoulders. This is the soft of style which | French modistes say would have to Im- “adapted” for the American woman, |is some grounds h Hardly & day passes (hat yeference I% net made in the to the Con: the United Btates, Th been goge over with a fine tooth comb for ‘adjectives and phrases with which to glorify it. Fre. quently, its authorship is asoribed to the Almighty and we unconselously place a halo around the head of every man who signed it | Viewed in the light of werld pre- |gress, there can be little doubt that |this republie and our form of govern- ment were foreordained. It is a far ery from m&rum to dehocracy, Su- preme wisdom must have Intervened to Jift man from the pits of ignorance and oppression to the enlightened state in which he finds himself to- day, and, finally, to the form of gov- ornment of this natien which is hased {on the prineiple that no one has rights or privileges not shared In commen by all who call themselves Americans, In considering the Constitution, the chief error of the day, for which many sincers patriots are to blame, {15 to delude ourselves into thinking |that this very hugan instrument s the handiwerk of '&'4, Fundamental- Iy it is the interpretation of the Gold- en Rule, but It was written by men {and, this being the case, it has the weaknesses that men bulit into it. No matter how lofty their motives might have been, it remains & human docu- ment and it would be harmful to the pation to think otherwise. 1t would be better if we thought of the Constitution as a plece of delicato machinery which requires constant at- tentfon and which will rust and fall to the ground If neglected. To lead ourselves into thinking that It was written by the Almighty, is to ascribe to It miraculous powers which It does not possess—for example, the power of remaining perfect and calling for no further effort gn our part because it is suificlent unto itself. The place to begin a movement to gain permanent effect is In the schools. We must stop giving three cheers for the Constitution, If the children can be taught that the Con- stiution was written by human beings with all the mental limitations of hu- man beings, the next generation will not be lulled into a false sense of se- curity and there will be greater in- dividual interest in government. . There is not the slightest doubt in the minds of those who are informed on the political situation that there for Mayor Pao- nessa's complaint that politics Is be- ing Injected into the dispute over the contract for a new building at the town home. The board . of public charities |awarded the contract for erecting the | building to a New Britain concern, the bid of ‘which was about $1,500 higher than that submitted by a Hartford contractor. A representa- tive of the Hartford company came to this city and is sald to have Inter- viewed several members of the com- mon council with a view to upsetting the award of the charity department commissioners. He has succeeded in converting a few members to his viewpoint, it is claimed, by explain- ing that therc has been discrimina- tion against his firm. As a result, it is expected that a row will be kicked up when the "council takes up the question. In making the award to a New Britain contracting cdompany the board of charity commissioners did what they believed, was best for New Britain. Their reasoning was sound, in the opinion of the Observer. It is better to keep money for public buildings in New Britain, if possible. The fact that a saving of $1,600 could be effected by awarding the job to a Hartford concern is not an argument that the public will swallow. ‘When an.out of town company constructs a building heve, it usually brings its own organization. It may hire labor here, but the c;ecuuvc po- sitions are filled by men who are regularly employed by the company. It would be better to have the work done by a New Britain corporation which not only would -engage local labor but would have practically all New Britain men in its organization. The taxpayers are assessed for pub- lie improvements. If there is any way to keep their money in circula- tion here it should be done, in spite of charges of favoritism, If an attempt is made at the coun- cil meeting to interfere with the award as made by the charity depart- ment commissioners, it will be proot that the politicians are meddling again and are playing their little game of stirring up governmental af- fairs ihstead of trying to co-operate, the purpose for which they were elected, P Ilveryone seems to be having @ |quiet laugh at the membérs of the common council who started the “po- lice department investigation.” With much aplomb, not to mention eclat, they started out to make life miser- |able for the administration with veiled their cards it was discovered * that | their gesture was In the nature of the | ol political game of bluff. | The public was led to believe that | something terrible was the matter on | Commercial street. It was also in- | timated that the boeard of police com- | missioners should be hanged, draw |and quartered. The manner of initi- ating the police investigation was un- | usual, to be charitable with its au- |thors, but even their friends in the | council could not endure such meth- ods and came to the assistance of the mayor when he vetoed the resolution | tor an investigation. | It is said that the first thought of a | police investigation was voiced by a rising young lawyer who aims to make a name for himself in republi- can circles. He is a member of the common council and attended a cau- | sures were discussed. Someone, in a facetious mood, suggested “three cheers for the next prosecuting attor- ney,” mentioning the young lawyer fn connection with the salve. The three cheers were given—and taken serious- Iy by the young man in question. It is sald that he was one of the insti- gators in the police department inves. ! | insinuations, but when asked to show (. | ens at which several legislative mea- | tigation thereupon which was launched. The Investigation got as far as It deserved to 0 place in partie- ular, When Paonessa declded to give the investigators, whom he ap- pointed and who were also originally nal in the resolution, full swing, he vered that they had nothing to swing at. There was “hemming d hawing” and everyone conneeted with the plot tried to slide out gently, An attempt was made to “pass the buek" back te His Honor, but he gently deelined the honor, As has been sald before, everyone I8 laughing quietly at the latest politi- eal fzzle, [ 3¢ B Dean Charles I, Brown of Yale Divinity schodl has deepseated con- vietlonsgagainst* motion pietures In churches on Sunday, Early this week he expressed s opinion on modern developments within the church and paid some attention to the subject of “movies”, declaring, I have heard ministers maintain with a measure of plausibility that there are moving ploture shows in the churches Sun- day evening which are distinctly ree liglous, which are clearly efficacious in the creation and culture of Chris- tian impulse, I have never seen any such,” The experiment of having motion plotures In a church has been tried in New B n with remarkable suc- cess. Rev. Dr, George W, C. Hill, pastor of the South Congregational church, has been a “movie magnate” since last winter and those who . at- tended the showing of pictures at this church have praised them highly. Dr. HINl has tried to select subjects which have pointed out a sound moral les- son without being classed as distinct- Iy religious pictures, The thousands who have attended testify to the pop- ularity of this form of Sunday evening entertainment, which combines in- spiration with the other emotions one experiences while watching a good picture, Dean Brown also remarked: “Of this one thing I am sure—when I ride through the streets of our citles and towns or when I'scan the amusement columns of the dally papers, this amusement-loving age of ours docs |g, not seem to be in such sorc need of more moving picture shows that the Christian church should go into the moving picture business in order' to meet any alleged need.” It is no claimed that there js an actual need of more “movie” houses, but it cannot be denied that large numbers of people have enjoyed Dr. Hill's programs In an atmosphere which it is impossible to obtain in a commercial theater. The who is not a member of Dr. Hill's congregation, has heard many of his friends express their pleasure at. the church, 5 b S5 N L City Building to Have New Tile Hat After 40 Years A new tile roof mus¥ be placed on the city building within a short time, the City hall commission was told yesterday afternoon by an expert who had gone over the entire roof and who will shortly submit detailed recom- mendations. The cost of the work will be between $4,000 and $5,000. The present roof, which is tile set in concrete, was placed more than 40 years ago. SHOWER FOR MISS O'NEIL. A miscellaneous shower was given last Thursday evening in honor of Miss Mary O'Neil at the home of Miss Verena Frey. Miss O'Nell received many beautiful gifts. Guests were present from Meriden, Plainville and this city. Games were played and a very enjoyable evening spent. . Miss O'Neil will become the bride of Wil- liam McCormack Tuesday, October 16, at St.Joseph's church. United States imported from Lon- don last year about $10,000,000 worth of pictures and other art objects. EVERETT TRUE HoLD ON, Observe, | Sunday night pictures at the Seuth |c GVEUPTHE RS Teutons Ratber Want Giant Afn stip lor Themselves By The Asmgelated Press Friedrichshafen, Germany, Oct, §.om It appears to be unlikely that the Zeppelin alrship, ZR.3, which Is being bullt at the ®eppelin works, will start on its trans-Atlantie flight be. fore next year, In the first place, there is a 4 position among the several hund workmen to make the job of bullding the glant dirigible hold out_as long as possible, Every man, woman and child in Friedrichshafen 1s looking forward with regret to the date of the airship's departure, because this will mean an end to the industry upon which the little lakeside town has thrived since Count Zeppelin set up his works here 16 years ago, By the terms of the treaty of Vers saflles, the great sheds in which the airships have been built must be de- stroyed after the ZR.3 Is completed, and the citizens frankly assert that the loss of the alrship plant will be & severe blow to the community, ¢ Meanwhile, all Friedrichshafen in hoping that the United States, Great Britain, or SBouth American countries may become more interested in dirig- ible development and be induced to permit theMindustry to Intlnua here, TO PAINT CITY OFFIOES At a meeting of the City hall commission yesterday afternoon a contract for painting City hall offices was entered Into with the Weare Dec- orating Co, The Weare Co.'s bid was * $900. Other bids recelved were: Crowley Brothers, $1,174; Manning Co., $1,205; John Boyle Co., $1,393; Morgan, Kingsley and Thompson, $1,« 085, Btatement of the OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC. Reauired by fhe Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, of THE NEW BRITAIN HERALD Puplished Dally, Except Sunday at Britaln, Conn,, for Oct. 1, 1923, L] / state and county aforesaid, personally a peared T. . Jackson, whe, having been duly sworn accordi 1aw, depor tement of the ownership, of the afore- sworn in the the Act bellef, a true management, circulation, etc. #ald publication for the da above caption, August 24, of d Regulations, to wit: § and addresses of the ditor and buse Herald Pub- one Vance, New Britain, Conn.; Managing Rditor, Jolnatone Vance, New Eritain, Conn.; Business Mane ager, Thomas F., Jackson, New Britain, ‘onn, ¥ 2. That the owners are: The Herald Pub. lishing Co., Mrs. R J. Vance, New Britain, Conn.; Johnstone Vance, New Britain, Conn.{ Agnes Vance, New Britain, Conu.; Robert O, Vauce, New Britain, Conn. 3. That the known hondholders, mort- holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities : Burritt Savings Bauk, New Britain, 4. That the two paragraphs next above, glving the names of the owners, stockhold ers and security holders, it any, contaln nol . only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company, but also In cases where the stockhol or security holder appears upona the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduclary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee iy artif:, s glven; also that.the sald two pasagrapns contain amente embracing affant's full knowledge and b lte€ a8 to the circumatances and conditions undor which stockholders and _escurity holders who du not appear upon the books f the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a acity other than that of direct or Indirect in the a or other securities than e . 5. That the averago number of coples of . each {ssue of this publication sold or dia- tributed, through the malls or otherwl rs during the six montl preceding the date shown above is: ' 9116 THOMAS F. JACKSON, Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th dey of Oct., 1923. [Seal) M. J. SMITH, — BY CONDO —AND AS THE FRENCH SAY, "CEST TouT, C'EST -~ BEFORE YoU PARADE YOUR OF FRENCH avomrumdflb MEAR WHAT 1913, embodied In Section 443 , »