New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 22, 1923, Page 6

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PRUSIDENT'S PLAN, ‘When the “conference of govern- ors" was planned some Ume ago, It was emphasized that enforcement of all law would be discussed, not en- forcement of the prohibition law mlone, Again It has been emphasized that this was the purpose of the con- ference, but few believe that there would have been any conference at all at this time had it not been for the | them dn thelr true light | not place them in any false position, | feed | Commander's closing words Wajerity oplpien in all things, net ORIy of the Lagion byt of the men | whe served, for the legion should | vepresent its non-members as well as| had been faitniul these whe beloag te it. The ergani: wation is the largest and most power: ful of all the semige men's organiss- It has the duty of showing it should | tigns. upon two things The first is that But there pen unite are which all | all agree the disabled should be caved | to return 1o his incessant vigil ever other consideration of Upon this peint the new himself for above all Individuals cominander This should be The second matter of all that Quinn closed his statement with ref Whatever else the 1 will huve the has declared his constant cencern, is the greatest It s well Commander erenee to it glon does it deep, strong approval should and of new I expeot to see the asccomplish- ment of greater deeds to the benefit of our glorious republie.” WE APOLOGIZ ! The vengrable Father Abraham of Connectiout newspaperdom has found out that the Herald's Washington cor- respondent has mude & mistake in computing the expense figures for the state of Connecticut government, and the Courant (It and “Father Abra- ham being one and the same), yes- terday gives approximately six inches of its editorial page space to exp'ain and set our Washington correspond- ent right. We suggest that the Cou- necessity of some action or gesture regarding the Volstead law. And to- day, after this conference has been held, and after President Coolidge has spoken to the governors clearly and simply, stating in language forceful, it general, that all law must be en- forced, the situation remains about as it was before the conference was held. True, there has been a spectacle of conciderable display by some govern- ors of a lack of sympathy with the movement, and true it is that the plan as laid down offers no new thoughts on the subject. Neverthe- the conference hus been held—and that's that. The President urges National, State and municipal co-operation in the en- forcement of the law and urges the press to lend its great power to aid- ing the cause. He emphasizes the fact, readily admitted, that the peo- ple of this country are decent people and anxious for the most part to cbey the law. It is on this reasoning thut he places the duty of law enforce- ment on everyone. “Law enforcement” general term. No public man and no pub- licity organ, no public print would or has come out against law enforce- ment. Moreover no person in his sane mind would state that he be- lieved honestly there should be any Jet-up in “law enforcement.” It is a general principle to which every per- son in this country clings as the only safe creed to obtain. Without “law enforcement” our liberty would not be worth anything at all, The forbidding of the manufacture ard sale of intoxicating liquor has ibeen made part of the fundamental law of th2 land by an amendment to the constitution. . Thac prohibition is fixed in the constitution. Congress thas attempted to interpret that amendment. Many have criticised such interpretation; practically no re- sponsible person has advocated disre- garding that interpretation and break- ing that law. But to say that it is wrong, in a state such as this which failed to ratify the améndment but which did pass an enforcement law, to criticize the Volstead law, is as ridicu- lous as it is to say that smiling over some of the obsolete laws on our statute books shows ‘“disrespect for the law.” And, in a state where hundreds ot people are being stopped on the high- way and being scarched for contra- band liquor where there is not the slightest suspicion attached to them in a state where recently a funeral procession was stopped, the coffin taken from the hearse and a search made for liquor—is a state like this where such things are happening, a free people certainly have a right to criticise a law under which such vio- lent transgressions against the rights of individuals are committed. En- force the law in a proper manner most certainly! Meanwhile co-oper- ate, not only in enforcement, but in| serious constderation of the propriety | of this interpretive enactment of Con- is a gress. “OUR GLORIOUS REPUBLIC.” The new Commander of the Amer-| fean Legion, hn R, Quinn, has the good wishes of all joyal and | women in this country, not because he | is the representative of the American Legion, but rather because men he is the representative of the men who served | in the war best able, because 6{ his position, to consider and urge their| best intere: touch to his election fact that he is described as a cowboy | the open in New There is a sentimental | because of the and typical westerner of | plains.” Whether we live England or in the South or the North there is something of American | by the “cowboy” far | virility suggested and the “open plains.” the | on the very spot the rant take up the matter with the census burean as we believe that the figures originated there, Meanwhile we thank the Courant for calling at- tention to the mistake in our column. Mistukes will slip by occasionally, even in the census bureau as well as newspapers, but it is encouraging to managing editors of newspavoers to realize that their jobs are greatly lightened by the Courant zealous search for truth via the corrective method. The strength of the Courant's criti- clsm is marred somewhat when, in the last paragraph of the aditorial, it attempts to explain the ‘fincncial phenomenon” by stating that it “emanates from the same Washing- ton bureau who has spoken so author- itatively, yet vacillatingly, about the United States attorneyship in Con- necticut. Vacillation seems to be the rule in regards to the attorney- ship. But then, perhaps the Courant knows something about the position that our correspondent does not. Surely it should elucidate and spare our vacillation-jangled nerves if it is really actuated by a wish -for our welfare. A DELICATE MATTER. Most of us know how soft are the seats of various makes of automo- biles; we know how we may glide over the harmonious highways, smiles of ecstacy upon our faces and joy in our hearts if we ride in those makes of cars. We know these things more because we read about the fine up- holstery, the joy and the smiles in the advertisements of thesc automobiles. Now we don't know anything about soft upholstery in street cars, and we can’t picture ourselves as smiling and gliding in them through the country. Why don't we know these things and all the other splendid -things about the street railways? The Merchandise Transportation Committee told the members of the Electric Railway association the other ‘day at the convention in Atlantic City that the electric roads did not adver- tise enough, but the committee held out hopes. It declared that the num- ber of companies now using adver- tising in one form or another, par- ticuliarly newspaper advertising, is approximately 300, while 10 years ago only one-tenth of this number adver- tised. T behind the public utilities advertising association hope the utilities companies will increase their advertising appropriations and will not overlook the “small daily and weekly newspaper especially along in- terurban lines.” There must be about street railroads other than the ones everyone knows and appreciates such as development of the country in the past. Of course it is a deli- cate matter for a newspaper to men- tion, this advertising in their columns, but if there are such good things | about the strect railroads the people | ought really to know about them as they know the good points of hHlOA‘ mobiles. And the statement of this| committee, that have | rings, radishes, rides or anything else | advertising will | > men some good things “whether you to sell, newspaper help move your goods and should be used libera intrigues us. Of course “truth in ad Advertisements are scruti- But good things| id—new good things— | rtising” is essential. nized closcly. it may be truly sa it would interesting reading even in the form of advertisements. be DOG HEROES, In Edinborough, Scotland, stands monument which for by the small contributions of the citizens who knew and loved a faith- | there | was paid ful dog. This tangible tribute to the| memory of the little friend of man | | sewing and called on the | workm: ! Spent the last fiftesn years of his lite——ihe fitvea years which fellowed he deata of that master to whom he Upen that grave| e had slept; ‘there had been passed the suniit davs of summer, the eceld hours of the winter season, He had moved from that spet enly lo ge o¢-| casionally to # nearby store where the | of him had become almost & ceremony as he would come and walt for the sustenance necessary for him | the spot where he had seen the last of the man to whom he had devoted | his life, | And so, at the deg's death, kind-hearted people of that place Hootland had given of their means in order that memory of a dog's life of devotion might he perpetuated as an example of fidelity, In the great eity of New York the other day strong policemen and stal- wart flremen spent & leng time searching for the body of a dog. They ruins of n great the be de- the the in passed through th building In which, they feared, body of the fox-terrier would found. The building hud heen stroyed by fire, but memory of little dog's intelligence and anxiety for others had not heen erased from the minds of those earncst searchers, They would find him if he lived; they would give his body the honor of at- tention If he had died, For this little fox terrier, sensing the danger to 11 familles who had known him, had rushed through that building at the first signs of the fire that had hroken out, and had warned them of thelr danger. Then he had disappeared, perhaps to try to do more to help those who had been kind to him, Who says ‘that those firemen will not be the braver, these policemen the more courageous and faithful— because of the memory of that little dog? According to the state motor ve- hicle department, there are 177,661 motor vehicles registered in Con- necticut. And, according to the traf- fic policemen who did duty on Main street Saturday night, each of the 177,661 passed in front of them 177,- 661 times. Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN. A platitude is just an epigram that is badly shopworn. The two supreme tests of faith are adversity and hash, Civilization is just a slow process of multiplying necessities. The best guides we have known are experts in hunting everything except a bath tub. A well-trained child is one that re- members to use the butter knife when there arc guests. One reason why it is hard to pay doctor bills is because the tank needs filling once in a while, Early to bed may be a good plan, but you'll notice that the only bird with a reputation as a wise guy is the owl. And so daylight robberies are in- creasing. Well, umpires must do something to keep in form. By the time Furope gets around to Communism it won't be very difficult to divide up what is left. When you sneezed in the old days, somchody said, “God bless you." But he didn’'t know anything about germs. The alien may prove a blessing. If .the Indian had restricted immigration he wouldn't have any ofl wells. Our old-fashioned opinion is that people were happicr when they trust- od in God instead of consulting a lawyer, n judge the depth of a nation’s distress by the number of fool ideas floating about on the surface. | One reason why old-fashioned mar- riages lasted Jonger was because the husband didn't have to compete with a chow dog. Just as a matter of good spO!li»’ manship, all men should be decent now. The courts are far behind with their work. There was no class consciousness | when the wife of the boss took her | wife of the| | There is little danger of friction be- tween Uncle 8am and John Bull Blood is thicker than almost every- thing, except petroleum | | lady dropped dead in a| strect car. Men should he more care- ful about offering th: seats to An oid stands near the grave of his master | He has a hard task. Within legion there are differences of opin Jon as to the bonus and other matters S:ould be bis dukg @ represent the dog would have ' chosen if his eyes, fading, conld have told of hi <he For upon that grave the dog had 8. ladies having weak hea Correct this sentence: “Don't worry about me,” said Dad; “this overcoat| is good enough for anybody.” Qbservations on The Weathe 2.—~The weather the following “Advisery 200 4. W Northeast storm warnings displayed, Feston 1o Cape Hatteras and small eraft warn- ings southward to Key West. lLow pressure off Houth Atlantie coast and abnormally high pressure in the Nerth and northwest will eause strong north and northeast winds, gales off the coast of Hatteras northward." Porecast for Southern New Eng- land: Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; probably vain in Rhede lsland and Houtheastern Massachusetts; little change in temperature; strong nerth and northeasterly gales on the south. east coast, 4 For Conn.: Cloudy tonight and Tueaday; little change In tempera- ture; strong north and northeast winds, with gales on the southeast coast, \ Warnings for high winds are dis- played on the coast, Conditions: A disturbance on the middle Atlantic coast near Hatteras, N. C, 1s causing unsettied showery weather along the coast as far as Nuntucket, Krost temperatures were reported from Montana to Maine, It was s cold this morning in Pensacola, Fla, as 1t was in New Haven, Conditions favor for this vieinity unsettled weather followed by falr and slightly cooler, 25 Years Ago Today (Taken irom Herald of that date) o~ ) The board of selectmen began mak- ing new voters today. Town Clery Penfiold assisted the board and ad- ministered the oath to those who were accopted. Mortimer N, Judd and Willlam Stevens left this morning for a few day's stay in the metropolis, Rev. Mr, Ohman addressed the Swedish Republican club in Meriden last evening. A milk wagon came to grief on West Main street this morning. Not only the milk but also the driver was spilled out into the road. The New Britain High school will try for its sixth consenutive victory at electric field tomorrow in the football fleld when the local team meets the strong Bridgeport High eleven. Sergeant Garry Morey of Co, I, is cntertaining a party of former friends of the army at his home on Lincoln street. Two fine deer were on display in front of a local market today. They were sent to New Britain by Norman Cooley who shot them on a recent hunt, Court Clerk George W. Klett turn- ed over $568.24 to thie city treasurer today, representing the balance after cxpenses were paid, DeWolf Hopper will appear in “The (,‘_harlutnn" at the Lyceum this eve- ning. COMMUNICATED - On Motor Lights itor Herald:— ow that you have settled to your satisfaction the late controvetsy be- tween your esteemed selves and the Hartford Courant relative to the at- t}lu\lv_‘ (or various attitudes) of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Motor Vehicles to- ward the dimming of headlights when cars are approaching from opposite directions in darkness, will you kind- Iy take up the following: Docs the commissioner, or his de- partment, approve the law -hat is supposed to regulate the ‘“‘glave” of sueh lights? Does he, or the depart- ment, know that the drivers of no less than one out of every four cars abroad at night are so little per- turbed by this law as to violate it, in spirit or in letter, shamelessly nnd‘ continually? Does he, or it (or they) understand that +10 “omalties applica- ¢ in case of infraction of this (or any other) luw .. e solely for the purpose of revenge upon the violator, but for the protection of others who serupulously obey the laws; and pay —heavily—for the protection? If not; whynot? OLD GROUCH. A Correction Lditor of the Herald;— I wish to inform your readers that the words “First military company"” in the heading to my article on the New Britain Grays in the issue of Oct. 19, 1923, do not have my ap- proval. In fact Stephen Lee of Kast street was the captain of our local military company in the year 1723 Insofar as the heading implies that the New Britain Grays were our first military company it is misleading and incorrect. JAMES SHEPARD. Alcoholic Poisoning s Fatal to Ansonia Man Ansonia, Oct. —Salvator Bar- bier, an Italian about 40 years of age, died last night at the police station, supposedly from alcoholic poisoning. The man was found late Sunday after- noon on the street in what appeared to be an intoxicated condition. The police learned that Barbier and a companion had consumed a bottle of wine together. Ansonia Busmessh;an Is Fatally Stricken Today Ansonia, Oct. 22.—~Arthur L. Fisk, | treasurer and general manager of the I"'ountain Water Co. died suddenly Sunday. Mr. Fisk suffered with an intestinal trouble and being stricken suddenly was taken to the hospital, but died before he could be operated upon. He was 60 years old and leaves a wife, whom he scveral years ago. “Twas Different Then '8 MANAGER (somewhat an- Who put those flowers on my desk ? FILING CLERK—The bos: president SALES MANAG —Awfully pretty, stone. sir, the R (very meekly) aren’t they?—Key- married | | | | | | | | SEVEN LOSE 1IVES INSUNDAY GRASHES Cleveland Has Grade Crossing Fa- (alities~-Race Track Killing Cleveland, Ohio, Oet, 23.~A man, woman and ehild were killed and three other persons were proba fatally injured last night when a 8h line Interurban car struck an automo- bile at & road crossing in Nottingham. Of seven occupants, all residents of Fuelid Vilidge, only one escaped with slight injuries, Bo badly was the maehine wreeked that police declared they were unable to Identify its make, Auto Hits Pedestrian Danbury, Oct, 22, —Edward Smalley 60, a farmer of Hawleyville is in a local hospital suffering from serious injuries recelved when he was hit by an automoblle driven by Frank Man- curso of Danbury on a road near this city last night, One of the man's legs were lacerated badly and amputation may be necessary, Mancurso stated that he was forced off the highway by an automobilist and that he did not see Smalley walk. ing alongside the road, Three Persons Killed Detroit, Oct, 22~Thres persons were killed and two injured, not seri- ously, early yesterday, when the auto- mobile in which they were riding went off a highway, near Bell river, Ontario into a twelve foot ravine, where It overturned, The dead are Clarence A, Moeller, 42, Detroit, superintgndent of labor at the National Motor Car company; Mrs, Marjorie Appleton, 23, and her 21 months old baby, Fern. Mrs, Moeller and Harlem Appleton were Injured, The glare of a headlight of an on- coming automobile 1s belleved to have caused Moeller, who was driv- ing the automoblle, to lose control of it. One Killed, Nine Hurt Shreveport, La,, Oct. 22.—One per- son was killed and nine others in- jured, two of them probably fatally, vesterday when a racing automobile driven by Max Markmann of Chicago at the Louisiana state fair, crashed through the race track fence and plunged Into a crowg of spectators, Idwin Thomas Adams, Jr., of Was- kom, Tesas, died soon after being struck. WOMEN FAYOR COURT National League of Women Voters Adopt Resolution Urging America to Join an International Court. Washington, Oct. 22.—Participation by the United States in the perma- nent court of-international justice was included among measures for promot- ing world accord recommended in a report prepared’ for presentation to President Coolidge today by a com- mission of the National League of Women Voters. The commission, headed by Mrs. Maud Wood Park, president of the lecague, was apppinted last summer tostudy post-war condi- tions chiefly as they affect Europcan women and the prospects of improved international understanding. Urging that the United States join the world court on the terms proposed to the senatc my President Harding, the commission assérted the court was the “best existing application of the principle of law as opposed to force in the settlement of international dis- putes.” “The definite ideal of law as & sub- stitute for war,” is most apparent in England, {he commission said, add- ng: “In other countries there is a great longing among women for an assurance of peace, but in the more perturbed countries women are Wring. ing their hands, seeing peace far off.” CURTAIL WORKING HOURS Rhineland Factories Work But Three Days and Lay Off No Hands Duesseldorf, Oct, 22.—The metal in- dustries here have further reduced their working schedules, according to the Ducsscldorfer Nachrichten, The plants have decided to operate only three days o week—Tuesday, Wednes- day and Thursda in ordcr to avoid the wholesale di. arge of employes which otherwise would be inevitable. All the mines in the Ruhr have stopped work, says the newspaper, with the exception of those supplying coal to Holland and Italy. OPEN HEARINGS ORDERED No Secrecy Will Attend Activities of Veterans’ Burcau, Hines Ords Washington, Oect. ~—Open hear- ings in the senate investigation of the veterans burcau were called today with Brig. General I'rank T. Hines, retired, director of the bureau, as the first witnes: Major General John ¥. O'Ryan, of New York, general coun- sel for the committee, is conducting the examination of all witnesses, the number of whieh may exceed half a hundred. Senator Walsh, democrat, Massa- chusetts, is a member of the commit- tee. Tor more than six months Gen- eral O'Ryan and a staff, of assistants have been gathering facts, RELIEF CORPS MEETING Stanley Womén's Relief corps will Lold an all day meeting in G, A, It hall, Wednesday. Dinner .will be served at noon to the members and department officers who will be the guests. DPast national president, Mrs Harrict Bodge of Hartford, Mrs, Chloe Warren and Mrs. Norrie Spen- cer of Plainville will attend. The regular meeting will open at 2 o'clock and the work of the corps will be in- LR EE XY KN, | T ing forward to pare for your by opening an account to- night, Open every ning. FRANCO-BELGIANS WILL NOT INTERFERE AT ALL Plan No Move In Rhincland Republic Unless There Should Occur Serious Disorders By The Awsociated Press. Paris; Oct, 22.—~A Rhineland repub- lic apparently has made a good start at Aix-La-Chapelle and skeptics are beginning te belleve the possibility that the movement will spread rapid- ly so as to embrace the entire terri- tory. The Franco-Belgian authorities have made it clear that they do not intend to interfere unless there should be disorder, Belgian officials in Aix-La- Chapelle, where a republican procla- mation was issued yesterday, took the position of interested observers when the separatists headed by Leo Beck- ers and Dr. Guthardt, took possession of the public buildings at Aix-La-Cha- pelle. Signs are not lacking that the less extreme separatist factlons will sink their differences in view of the success already attained by the movement and Join forces with Deckers' bands. According to the latest advices, a tive groups of separatists at Mayenc Treves, Bonn and Weisbaden will pro- claim, if they have not already done so, a republic in those cities. General Mangin did not hide his joy at the news. “It conflrms all my con- tentions which have so long been ridiculed,” he told a reporter for| L'Eclair. “The birth of a Rhenish | republic will insure both our safety | and the peace of the world,” he added. 3,000 Attended Mission ‘ At St. Mary’s Church It was announced at St. Mary's church yesterday that during the mis- sions conducted by the Jesuit priests the past two weeks approximately 1600 women and 1400 men attended the services. The mission for the men closed last evening with an impressive ceremony at which the baptismal vows were renewed, During the after- noon the bables of the parish were blessed. The mission fathers and the clergy of St. Mary's church congratu- lated the parishioners on their splen- HE savings account is the true home builder, Every young couple is look- XX XXX AR AN A NN YT a home. Pre- future home C.0 6 0.0, L€ Monday eve- VOOLLLE Lo PROBE EGG PRICES Wallace Trying to See if Present Low Prices Are the Itesult of Undue Ine fluences, Washington, Oct. ~—Investigation as to whether the prevalling low prices being paid for hogs are the re- sult of undue influences, is being made by Secretary Wallace, Over a period of fifty years, the secietary has found the value of 100 pounds of hogs has becn approximate- ly the equivalent of eleven bushels of number two corn at Chicago prices, but the corn-hog ratio at present Is much out of line with normal. Hogs closed last week around $7 per 100 pounds for the average bulk of sales, while corn closed the week at $1.07 ' bushel. The low price' or hogs of the year was $6.65 for the week June 11-16, when corn sold at 84 cents. There was a gradual increase in prices until the week ending September 15, when the average packer and shipper purchases was $8.566. Corn sold that week at an average of 89 cents. In .the last month hog prices have declined more than $1,50 a hundred pounds, while the price of corn has increased 27 cents a bushel. Eye strain means nerve strain—correet glasses improve vision and nerves, did showing during the mission. EVERETT TRUE BREWSTSR, YoU DON'T TALK TO THE POINT You EVADE. Yov DoN'T ANSWER MY LL RIGHT, T'LL ANSWER YOUR ING YoU ANOTHER ANDS 1T'LL ANSWER IT BY ASKING You' ANOTHIER ONE; SINCE WHEN DIO TWO QUESTIONS MAKE ONE spected by Mrs. Mabel Parker of Hartford. REFLECTS DOLLAR'S RISE I Stockholm, Oct. 22, — The i ; y . 22 rise in | dollar exchange last week from 3,7’5" ta.81 kroner is expected to cause the | bank rate this week to jump from 45 | vailed sinee July, 1922, 10 5 or 5.5. The present rate has pre. l