New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1923, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1928, mething fov peepis Setered woui | :“.."::.:“"..:::....".“.'.‘.‘..‘::z.:.‘| $100,000 Fire Damage to be done, but let 1t go at that watil today the people living in thai Fox's Audubon Theater e Obsecations_on FREE PUBLIC CONCERT ‘ carried on according to the theory of HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY (laswed Dally Busday Bacepted) At Bl Bldg. #7 Oburch Strest SUBSORIPTION RATES: ne o Thiee Months " e Ment, — Office st New Britaln Mall Matten, &0“& Mliu uunul-: -::lu:": reom alwn o.u o advertisers. M"NAWMM Fhe Associated Pross | lusively entitied | to the use for re-pul eredited te It or net n this paper and o Nehed herein, Member Audit Burean of Owreulation. The A, B, O 18 & national -u-muu-” which furnishes newspapers and « Tsars with 8 strictly honest ansiyals of | clireulation, Cur clirulation statist) . based upon this audit, This insures pro- tection against fraud in newsy tribution fgures fo both nath local advertisers, o s THIS CONTRACT BUSI The city meeting board is, in theory, | the most nearly representative mdw we have In this city, It is lll|l|'ml"'|! to do all the things the voters used to to for themsolves under the old eity meeting plan, It has the last word— to be the voters’ check—upon some | matters of expenditure. The faet that the members do not attend the ses- slons of the city meeting board In greater numbers mars Its representa- tive capacity, of course, hut that is an- other matter, Next comes the common council, Tts members are regular i attendance and, as a rule, faithful servants of the | people—again, as a rule, and disre- garding the “politics” too unpleasant- ly present. As the city meeting board 18 a check, so is the common council a check. Tt is not a body supposed to manage the details of the work of the city. If there is a sewer to be dug members of the common council are not asked to go out and dig it. The| board of public works has this in charge. Men are hired to do this work Those men have no right, for instance, to plan the sewer. They do the work— these people whose business it is to do it, under direction of the board of public works. Then come the boards and com- missions, next to the common council. As the city meting board is a check upon action of the common council, s0 the common council is a check upon the boards and commissions and departments. As the common council is a check upon these boards, so the boards check up upon the work of the individuals employed. The whole system is one of checking up. The city meeting board has no right to interfere with the duties of the common council, and the common council has no right to dictate to the boards .in certain matters. The city meeting board may forbid certain proposed action of the common coun- cil, and the council may prevent con- templated action by the boards, just as the mayor may stop the going into effect of a resolution by his veto. The mayor cannot, in that veto, make new arrangements in regard to the matter he opposes. He says you shall not do this thing. His situation differs from that of the council only in that the council may override such veto. The illustration shows merely the extent to which the “checking up"” system is the government of the city. The charity board has the right to name the concern which it wants to do its work. The common council may prevent this by its “veto.” That is all the common council may do and, if it continues this stand it may prevent forever the carrying out of the exact wishes of the board. But as the mayor may not make legal a new resolution to take the place of one he vetoes, so the common council cannot originate a new coqtracl for one of its depart- ments to talke the place of one submit ted by that department to which the council objects. PINCHOT'S PLANS We have been accustomed to thinik| of Governor Pinchot as an intelligent, high-minded official. He has posed, and is still posing as being ahove petty o Fine; | ingly important and which | special knowledge | would be a worth while experiment. Haviag dese all this, and having re. ceived greal publicity because the Presideat had™ealied upon him, Gov- tended to bulld homes, as evidences of ernor Pinchet refrained frem giving publicity 1o the weords of congratula- | tion seat him by President Coolidge. | When, however, the public seemed fo | yeloping rapidly he eurtous about those congratulatory words Pinchot gives them publieity |and they show that President Cool- idge considered Pinchot's work merely | | in co-operation with his ewn efforts, while the friends of ehet hiave been claiming all the credit should be given the Governor of Peansylvania Anyway Pinchet is in the limelight the President put him there, and so it eccurs to Pinchot that he, being thus in the limelight, might just dential nomination now, ter not wait, Strike while the iron's hot, fo yesterday he made a speech, Of 1| course he was not looking for the re. publican nomination—-nothing ke that, But if he had been looking for the nomination which many people believe will go to President Coolidge, it would have been a clever political move to put the hardest possible job opponent for the republican nomina- tion, The hardest job In the United States today is the enforcoment of the | prohibition law. Some belleve it s im- possible just as the Volstead set stands. Well, why not put the enforce- ment of this law up to the man likely to be an opposing candidate to him- sell? Good idea, even If that opponent were the president—the man who had put Pinchot in the limelight. Now off course Governor Pinchot | has said that his speech of yesterday had nothing to do with his future in politics, but nevertheless the words that he spoke, "It is idle to suggest that the law cannot be enforced,” and then his suggestion that the president of the United States (the same person whom Govenor Pinchot fears might | be his strongest opponent were he to seek the nomination) should have the responsibility of enforcing the law by making the prohibition head directly responsible to him, would give Presi- dent Coolidge the responsibility of en- foreing the law—the hardest job in the country today. And of course, were the president to “fall down on this job, the failure of the President would not hurt Governor Pinchot's chances for the nomination—or so Governor Pinchot would figure’ were he scheming politician. Politics is'an insidious thing when it gets working in a man's brain. a TWO GOOD IDEAS The Herald prints in its news col- umns today two announcements af- fecting the welfare and pocketbooks of everyone in the department, referring to the use of older boys as traffic policemen when schools are being dismissed for the day. The other, from the state high- way department, concerns the action of the corresponding department in Rhode Island in limiting loads which may be carried by trucks on certain roads in this state. The idea of using older boys to usher young children acress the street after school™s suggested by the superin- tendent of the school department in a Connecticut City. It is a splendid thought which deserves consideration. With the growth of automobile traffic many cities face serolus financial problem because of the need of more policemen for mid-street duty. By se- lecting responsible boys and having the chief of the police department appoint them to a juvenile traffic force, many accidents might be prevented. KEach boy thus appointed could report to po- lice headquarters the license number on cars operated by reckless drivers during hours on which they were on duty. The city would thus reduce the accident hazard and train youths for vocation which is becoming increas- requires Tt a and ability. It is intimated by the state highway department in its announcement that Connecticut will soon adopt the system of Rhode Island in limiting truck loads on certain roads. This is as it or big politics. He was the sort of man, in the opinion of the president| of the United States, who would un- | selfishly assist him a perplexing | situation that involved the comfort| and welfare of citizens all over the | country. That was the coal situation when a great strike threatened. The president called upon Pinchot to help him. Pinchot fmmediately came into greater prominence because of this evidence of trust on the part of President Coolidge. Governor Pinchot, head of the great coal state where the where the in miners are a power and operation of the about as the miners want “help”, by urging giving the miners half the pay increase th which was all they expected, pleasing them in other strike was off; plenty of coal was in sight. The price? Well, Governor Pinchot having “settied” and having secn to it that he did al he could to get the mines in suggested that there should he the mines is conducted it to the strike ve, | gave that “ssettling’ asked probably—and by matters. The the strike operation no in operators the crease in price because and the railroads could Amount of the &8 per cent wage absorb should be. Connecticut spends millions ear for new roads, of dollars every 3 which quickly disinfegrate under the constant pounding of trucks to which Destruction s they subjected. heavy are especially as well make his drive for the ""‘"'i He had bels | sion which gave the dwellers out there | | this hope of uylch action, up to the president, his present chief | commonwealth, | One is from the state motor vehicle | in the spring when | the frost is working its way out of the | ground. Admitting that truck owners contribute heavily to the upkeep of their vehicles are re- the highways, sponsible for more damage than from | more than | any other source FERRED, remembering HOPE I the cyele of In o ne- glected things, the unfilled near-promise portation facilities for the this city in the now there comes up of trans- neighborhood of and beyond. The theory with the street competition ome that cut company nanced prevented the granting of the Conneeti- would not be counte- right to operate a jitney line locality. “Bu mission, the mber of the com- to that effect, said a m or words “it company does not grant trans- portation facilities out there, then witl” this half-promise, somehody els The memory of portion of | Jer- | in this| | | senger 1 | the day | master | Britain vielnily leok upon their investm in homes and places where there in- their faith which, appareatly, was not Justified Other sections of the elly are de. Pretty &nd con- |~u Out in this Jerome street seo. tion things remain as they were, The people who invested in property there | had the hepe that the faet of thelr investment would be recognized. It is reported that the petition of same 200/ interested people, asking for transpor- tation facilities, was turned over to the Connectiout company hy the utili- ties commission, but with a graceful remark by a member of the eommis. No action has come, We hear that the high trolley fare has come to stay, Moreover we feel that not enly In regard to this matter of high fares, but also in the matter of proper ex- pansion the trolley company in this state Is having its own way, Certainly it seems as though the Jerome street people have heen forgotten, Many great events have occupied the minds of the people since this matter first eame up, But there is no matter as important as this to those out In this district whe are paying taxes and losing opportunities every day to be repald for their confidence, Transportation to the Jerome street district should be taken up once again, Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN. | Discredited movie stars should take | heart. A fallen star in Montana set the woods afire, A man may be down, but he isn't out until he begins to borrow money from his relatives, In the olden days a broken engage- ment affected a girl's heart; now it af- fects her trigger finger, It isn't crossing the three-mile limit that gets a rum-runner into trouble, but double-crossing. 1f you have the power and the de- sire to flog somebody, a very slight of- fender may deserve flogging. 1t is easler to live than it was in the time of our fathers, and correspond- ingly casier to be bored. Most of the gum is chewed by peo- ple who are more easily persuaded by an orator than by printed matter, The reason children are happier than grown-ups ' is because nothing has happened to shake their self-re- spect. An unshaken confidence in the right won't get you anywhere in this sordid world. Firpo still has that. The new $100 bill will wear Frank- lin's plceture, thus subtly encouraging the thrift Franklin so well taught. Now that it is clear that the Greeks were not gullty, they should be able to bear their punishment more patiently. If you think there is no hell, serve the fat husband whose love let- ters to the vamp are being read in court, Autumn is here. The birds are going south, and the lawn mower and garden tools are coming back from the neighbors. The visitor who comes in and sits on the edge of your desk to talk is either an intimate ass or a cute little thing. Mr. Coolidge thought to the other particulars, however, he has given no 1924 convention. In he is very | human, Humans really are superior. The leopard can't change his spots, but any | determined girl can make the freckles | peel off. As a general thing, however, the man rich enough to buy a seven-pas- touring car doesn’t need any a roadster, Circumstantial evidence isn't worth anything. “There is a divinity that shapes our ends” was written before of manicurists, this sentence:: “I wear a she informed the shoc at all sensitive Correct number seven,” “and T am not about it.” clerk Letter for Santa Claus Received at Post Office girl in New coshe first a letter re- That at least one littie helieves in first evidenced in sstmaster W. F. Délaney office. The letter, ad- says that she served w ceived by 1f the post dressed to Santa Claus, wants and that if she gets it he kind to it Post- tates that it will be a doll be e wil very ‘ lelivered in duc time, {of further trouble. ob- | The Weathe | Washingten, Oct. 15.—Forecast for | Southern New England: Fair tonight land Tuesday; colder tonight; meder: | 1-(: north and nertheasierly winds. Porecast for castern New York in temperature; moderate | north and northeast winds Forecast for Congpetiout: Valr te. | wight and Tuesday; cooler tonight, mederate north and northeast wind: Conditions: Disturbances are centra this morning over Massachupetts, Tex- as and Montand, Rain has fallen dur- g the last 24 hours in a narrow belt |from New Mexico northeastward to Malne, The greatest amount of rain in New England was .22 of an inch at Boston, The temperature is slight- Iy helow normal along the northern horder. | Conditions faver for this vieinity: | Generally eloudy and unsettied weath- er with slightly lower temperature 5 Vears Ago Today (Taken from Herald of that date) a l It was voted at the town meeting in Newington that $15 be appropriated by the town for the five puplls at. tending high schools in Hartford and New Hritain, 1t in stated that Patrick Kelly of this city is negotiating for the pur- {ehase of the Kénsington house, owned by Mra, Gllligan near the Berlin depot | A local dealer placod a box of golf |balls in his show window this week, | They were probably the first ever of- fered for sale in this city and hut few identified the cellulold spheres in con. neetion with the Scottish game, With the nearest links at the Country club, it will be some time before New Brit. |ain produces a Willle Dunn, Dr. J. E. Martin has purchased the |chestnut trotter, Jim C. The report of Pollce Court Clerk G. |W. Klett for the past six months shows that the sum of $2,092.43 was recelved during that period. F. N. Steele {5 going to build two new houses on Dwight court and an- other on Dwight street. The build- ings will cost about $2,000 each. DUESSELDORF IS MORE QUIET Now Stores Are Closed But Looting Is Not Resumed By The Associated Press, Duesseldorf, Oct. 15.—The stores here remained closed today, but the looting which terrorized the city Sat- urday was not resumed. The muni- cipal authorities have called upon the population to organize a self-protec- tive body to help the police in case The police today ralded a number of houses near the stores that were looted and recovered large quuntities of merchandise, Sixteen alleged leaders of the looters were arrested by the authorities of occupation. Sev- eral of the prisoners will becourt martialed and the others surrendered to the German authorities. The widespread looting here and elsewhere in the Ruhr during the past three days is declared at French head- quarters to have been more of a poli- tical maneuver arranged by conniv- ance between the Nationalists and the Communists, than due to suffering through unemployment. The I'rench officials lay the blame upon Dr, Gruetzner, the formev district presi- dent, who since his expulsion from Duesseldorf has continued to exercise authority indirectly from Barmen, just across the border from the oc- cupied zone. Conspiracy Claimed The French assert they have good evidence that Dr. Gruetzner and his henchmen conspired to create a situ- ation embarrassing not only to the I'rench but to the Stresemann govern- ment, at which the Nationalists are | extremely disgruntled. The I°rench believe that Dr. Gruetzner's plans were known to a large section of the population here, which they point out would go far in explaining the appar- ent good-natured disintercstedness of the crowds of onlookers while Satur- day's vandalism was in progress Other evidences indicating that the plundering was net entirely due to hunger, are the facts that hundreds of pounds of foodstuffs were dumped in |the streets, that sacks of flour were ripped open and left on the floors of | the stores and that barrels of oil were tapped and allowed to flood the pil- laged establishments. The French statistical bureau an- { nounced today that the food supplies {In the ocenpled arca were much above [the normal, 1,680 carloads of food- | stuffs having entered the occupied |area Saturday, whereas the average aily importations before the aban- | donment of passive resistance were less than 600 carloads and the aver- | the Ruhr was occupiec 500 carloads. age Defore less than |Barly Voting Light in | Special Maine Election . “The early| Portland, Me, Oct. 15.~ | voting was light in the special elec- tion in this state today on the ques- tion of adoption of a statute initiated by petition of more than 12,000 voters| which would make the maximum | working week for women and minors | as 48 hours week instead of the present 54 hours. A light rain was| falling. The statute was favored by| the state branch of the American Fed- | eration of Labor and was opposed by | | the Associated Industries of Maine and the executive committee of the state Grange i a WHY WORRY! I the Audubon ball reom Firoadway, where marathon tory was made ruined in an sarly morning fire teo- | day, which caused § to the Fox Audubon theater bullding. venient homes are thepe~ convenient | “ | beeause jitneys or the tralley lines run ::::ul:m.m e . et avaie | & Massh v gpchrison Sash, NEW BRITAIN MUSIOAL OLUS AT OAMP SOHOOL AUDITORIUM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18th LOLE 8 Y Tickets can be procured at O, L. Fierce & Oo., aad from active mems bers of (he club, Seating capacity of Hall Limited. uuv-u-‘umu New York, Oct. 15.~The floors of upper ce his- were last winter, 000 damage furniture stere and an adjoining restaurant alse were damaged e ——————— Anmve@@%z\le & WE WANT "THE PEOPLE OF NEW BRITAIN TO REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MONEY-SAVING OPPORTUNITIES AT OUR 26TH ANNIVERSARY SALE—FOR 26 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN FAITHFULLY SERVING YOU WITH STANDARD QUALITY AT LOWEST PRICES AND NOW, AT OUR 26TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, WE OFFER VALUES THAT EVEN WE CAN AFFORD BUT ONCE A YEAR. FREE SOUVENIRS ASK FOR THE COUPONS—SAVE THEM—BY SO DOING YOU CAN SECURE AB- SOLUTELY FREE, ARTICLES WORTH UP TO $50, ACCORDING TO THE AMOUNT OF YOUR PURCHASES—SEE THEM AT SOUVENIR DEPT. SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY SALE AT HARTFORD’S 'LEADING COAT STORE LUSTROUS PILE FABRIC COATS WITH FUR COLLARS st $39 and $49 REMARKABLE COPIES OF COATS THAT COST'THREE TIMES AS MUCH—COME AND SEE THEM NEW SPORTS COATS~—In plain HANDSOME WRAP AND SIDE and fancy materials, featuring EFFECT COATS—Of the lustrous 3 7 3 luxurious pile fabrics that are so straight line tailored models, some Miich:in dersand thi o i n the with collars of fur, $35.00 values S deep rich colors. You'll love them. at $25.00. They are so beautiful, $69.00. JACQUETTES—Are fashion’s decree and the premier assortment of Hartford will be found at our store. s THE NEW TAN AND GREY ASTRAKAHAN JACQUETTES—in several smart side fastening models, very moderately priced at $13.98. JAUNTY ASTRAKHAN JACQUETTES —Fur trimmed and lined with silk crepe, $29. VERY SMART JACQUETTES—Of Clunco cloth, trimmed with collars of -American opposum fur—$39.00. THERE'S JUST ONE PLACE TO BUY A FUR COAT IF YOU WANT DEPENDABILITY COUPLED WITH MONEY SAVING PRICES—AND THAT PLACE IS OUR STORE. FRENCH SEAL (Dyed Coney) FUR (COATS—42 inches long with ample shawl collars and stylish wide $75 00 I R R SN R SEALINE FUR CAPE—In a very smart model with stripes of worked pelts, has an unusually wide $l 25.00 | sweep FUR JACQUETTES OF LEOPARD CONEY—With a high crushed collar and the smart wide sleeves, that $45.00 fashion decrees ... FULL LENGTH NEAR SEAL (dyed coney) FUR COATS—With skunk collar and e anet $ 5 This fur is a dyed marmot and noted £for its cuffs and faney attractive l 8 00 . silk lining +...oo0vunn T $200u00 A Sale of the Utmost Importance to the Carefully Dressed Woman Specially very PERSIAN LAMB FUR COATS—Made of Iselecled_ gelti wilth ;:larefully matched curl, nas a wiae shawl collar and cuffs of skunk fur $250-00 HUDSON SEAL (Dyed Muskrat) FUR COATS—With handsome collar and cuffs of natural Siberian gray squirrel, a very stylish full length 3400000 o IR FULL LENGTH NATUKAL SQUIRREL C(I]Dt.:Tb—Matq; fif cl‘l_eax;1 blue selected Siberian pelts, beautifully line: | and carefully worked . . $495.00 MARMINK FUR COAT—48 inches long. .:UTUM FROCKS—For street and afternoon wear. priced . ....... e Vou .- $26.95 FROCKS OF FINF POIRET TWILL—In stxalght line and coat dress models, frocks of silk canton crepe in navy blue, black, brown and cocoa, sizes 16 to 20, 36 to 46, 42 1-2 to 50 1-2. These dresses were designed to sell at $32.50, $35.00 and more. AND ASK FOR FREE SOUVENIR COUPONS—SAVE THEM—THEY ARE VALUABLE. REMEMBER