New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 27, 1923, Page 6

New Brita%pfi Herald PUBLISHING COMPANY (Sunday 87 Ci HERALD Tssued Daily Herald" Bldg Excepted) Street At PTION RATES Post Office & 1 Class Mail LEPHONE CALLS Member of The Associated Press. The As a Member Audit Bureau of A E s a t GOOD BUSINESS d not Christmas wou satisfactory w made arations for had the una business in th business stores 1d not be cate that fewer i and there- giving relatives oy them to their ind » be made happy show that this good ones. Those wh nade the greatest efforts were the ones to receive the greatest re- wards, of course re is more that a seifish satis- fac chant when peopl ion in the heart of he eager to get We especially m sces his store full y & mer- something someone ole are all human and the merchant as work keeps him in close contact with his « factio 80, his ustomers. And so, of course, satis- in the financial aspect, comes to the merchgnt when he sees that his appreciated, sold. But the T, and in the me wares are his stox after first rush of is 0y howe he k business ments whe as time to think of how s going, he does tak " the evidence of perity all pros out him wh He cause ich comes with bS8, cam not he th " be glad has laid in a big stock, he is doing his sharé toward istmas a happy day for the rs and those who will receive the post office was cont greater New were ving elsewhere but that New Britain people, well remembered, Britain peop remember were in a position to g00d wishes many others—many more than usual. T five people Britain enty- t more New per « send back to aid wi word this year than they thanki ts and th friends our resid ey write we who live his city must, evidently, bhe a thriving These of 1 place final words from those w Casity upon Christmas most practica thi one SHIPS OF THI New AR Britain a 1r Interes the gions w above specte she seemed that almost ast enough te #he may would ae qnite be doipg ¥ vantage of the doah home must bring saw the marve are the for the defeat of provin and wWe awakened t6 an interest falrs that are going o #8, merely because we saw a dered at and admired a great ship the alr which will play an important may now to us here in Ne the Tous possibilitics for intolerance. trade | p but NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1923 art in the splendid achievements to! hardware situation, so | Britz day's news there | | come, And then, in the is that other question concerning the | whereabouts of the Dixmude, air that was built, according to | describe reading about the revolut the his Christmas ports, by the Germans to bomb the In futurd® develop- | co. of city of New York ments regarding the Dixmude there | be be new| thought | found with all tragedy; there We may may like about the United Sta sador to the Court of St. is that turn from the 1ip may be cherish the hope considered, we cally in some mysterious way food be hope seems | lived since her fuel and — have | must have given out. Now Henry may be qui th > may the of realization. She may be | A lot of people But, take that in air, although impossible lost in the desert. The mystery o{‘\vrr wonders over In the modern When a slow his Christmas present thre Christmas he might say, “Better late t ponder and pray. nknown which remains for the | there ar th and minds of men to explore other problems to be solv think of it tragedy; th But whatever may attend progress G3ift change Jlly, mentally and spiritually, it | exchanges st go on hair restor S o 1 want some That comb she gave to ash to fill That yawns so emptil MISSING THE POINT Evening | the re-| 1 want some The worthy Manchester Hera liscussing editorially corporation coun-| 1 rather have some food regard to the ap- of men | cent opinion of the 'Tis nourishment 1 ask But To fill that pretty sel of this city in pointment to the police force vears of age in violation of | council ordinances limiting the age of | men to be appointed to 35, seems to crred in its understanding of the | Disregarding the such opinion, bave point involved. | merits or otherwise of matter has been in these the Manchester as that fully com- BY ROBERT QUIL | mented upon columns, one news- the may well call a tip just make to p to just what ago You learn to sympathize the imposition of the 3 r imit would have # beneficial influence on the general cfficiency of the police s The chief objection to t brags about his * m his mouth gets the habit force."” This plicitly is exactly, preciscly and ex- ‘open the counsel this ¢ what hold reads. corporation His “The iid not opinion on sponds. meuey lage, he that spends money on her af calls that generosity matter point of the mat- call ter is not whether in fact and in their practical resuits the ordinance ren- the Fortu LR | must = ifter duc it, | dered policc force more effi-| s Are not built i1 the | you have enough to buy a st cient nickels 1t onsideratior that matter aveing given the next comment of \ehester Herald corporation ¢ b may 0 I pears have | satisfled himself on that point for he 1 appointments emer polic were log The having st corporation s counse ted that thi ertainly he has not satis- | point at uli imself’ on this point. As a mat. | vas because didn't p dish of core it bres they of fact the would indics the that the appeintment polices efMciency umption and call men might we The reason |1t is glorious to charge the the war endure of the foree, if ey irav easy to charg bill to tme As gt b acq the “oppressed” of other gin to understand why ti pressed C wo to about the appoi we A% Lo ¥ bring proper manner, at t n question wag, the opinfo derf te candi It portant that you are prestdency enoug must Will-power Ing misinformation is the gr Provincialism your sect ked try other 1 because Isn't as wic and scctions, time opposition will stop it N Erow simplific with the cert uncenstitutiona demns raising childre can estin given it Cofrect t it fls s me pretty girl; Grotto Gives Radit; to Children Aziz Grotte, M. O ¥ Christ prescnted as Home this city # ng the 3 RAMas tree has made aft be misied fals I attion of the industry = *"IRADGLIFFE GIRLS * Two things that fnake us yawn this| the ship | afternoon: Hearing the other fellow | presents an About the only thing one does not| they | graphs remind one of Henry Ford. | swear 1t; diplomatic Hen ain't the one to wear it! | witted person receives | s gone; now for gift most of all I'd like flask. Songs of Old Soak. Facts and Fancies by making an ass of yourself The rcason the pioficers were hardy and a vase © GET HGH RATING ;Excel Harvard Men in Intelli- gence Tests s Ambas- | James, off-| i ridge, Mass., Dec. 27.—Recent his photo- | ysvehological tests given to a number | of students at Harvard and Radcliffe | colleges show that the girls scored over the male students. The Har- | vard students show in average of 50.5 | | per cent based on the tests given@07 students while the Radcliffe girls have | a 556 per cent average based on tests| | given thirty-seven girls. The tests were devised by Dr. Abraham A. Ro- back of Harvard, and were given in | the Harvard psychological laboratory by Professor Herbert 8. langfield, | professor of psycholog: The tests were based on relative speed in observation, deduction, men- tal application ‘and interpretation. They were given in three instaliments, with a time limit of fifty minutes. " same tests were given to both Rad- cliffe and Harvard students, A Radcliffe student and a Harvard student tied for the first place with an average of §6 per cent. The low was scored by a Harvard student with 9 per cent. The lowest level reached by a girl was 28 per cent. he relatfvely higher mental aver- lage shown by the girls over the boys [is to be explained by the fact thatf | greater discrimination is exercised in| {sending girls to colleges than is shown in men,” said Dr. Roback. “Before a girl is sent to college she must have demonstrated that she is fitted to enter a college and that she has a definite aim in view. A girl is not sent to a higher institution unless she has real ability and aims for something defini On the other hand great many men go to « it There te all right; gown— se days after | were he to han clever, rer, not | me; the purse than plates; | some stuff LEN, a little ex- your | { sllege b thousands | not | hy they are t and do they get out. | plod along, dependent educational system results the tests bring the up to their greatest esteem. in entrance exam- 1HOCESSHTY, the coll to maintain high mental There 1s one solution—the st a anse they wi merely {upon the olleges A change he man who 5 that | Nations nd” is tha ind" s that| o, alibre ‘intellige n't inh with @ college is are ) b Jove; if terward he | he | lay. You Observations on ] The Weather Il_—_-_________ i D, southern Washington, cust New England: Rain tor snow and slightly warmer tonight; {Friday rain and warmer; winds be. |coming southeast, increasing by ¥Fri- day jslightly | or warmer and warmer; winds rly and increasing by Friday. Conditions The disturbance now ecntral over_lowa is eausing unscttied 10 rainy weather the western and central districts, The front edge of | {the rain is as far cast as Ohio. | Pleasant weather continues in the | 8 18 because | pastern and southern sections, The nd [ tomperature Is Hsing in the Mississ- ] rity J y and Lake region but is along the northern border, Sev. eral places reported teme peratures below Conditions fave 1 udine ing temp y and probat y colder Saturd ut: Rain or snow and | tonight; I'riday I<|u|| becoming south- } sit dowr of flowers in area my with op- | inted " in Canada mds oy We 7oro for this s with slowly re vicinity: | ris- | owed by rain 1ris | aring and ~r|ulv(-i ¥« date — - nADIUM'S H BIRTHDAY | rance Marks Anniversary of Discovs | Mme., Carie | Mme, Marie Curie, husgband Prof modest labora- her of radium 25 ory By working with Plerre Curie, her atitu in their of 1 made low ar Mi embers o at saw crowned erand, ae- | the cabi- | und several £ at the Sere annive perime ident cory tists, m New! Attemtion, Mr. th, Kyg.—A here amer epistle y g at- ard A g one of ands and |ican rebels flecing Set s Hom t to Teresa COMMUNICATED _ An Opinion Onr Loss of Citizenship for Liquor Offenders, Editor New Britain Herald. Dear Sir: Some time ago the local Civie League announced through the press that it would take measures to have erased from the voting lists the names of all citizens convicted of violating the liguor laws. The Constitution of the state of Connecticut, Article Sixth, Section 3, provides that “The privileges of an eloctor shall be forfeited by a con- viction of bribery, forgery, perjury, duelling, fraudulent bankruptey, theft, or other offense for which an infamous punishment is inflicted.” In the recent case of Brede vs. Powers, decided October 22nd, 1923, and reported in 44 Supreme Court Reporter, page 8, the Supreme Court of the United States, in holding that a violation of the National Prohibition Act is not an infamous crime, says: “It has been decided that a crime takes on the quality of infamy if it be one “punishable by imprisonment at hard labor or in a penitentiary, and must be proceeded against upon pre- sentment or indictment of a grand jury. “The statute provides that for a first offedge the offender shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not exceeding six months, and for a second or subsequent offense he shall be fined not less than $200 nor more than $2,000, and be imprisoned not less than ope month nor more than five years. National Prohibition Act, Section 29, 41 Stat. 316. “It follows that the sentence of the court was not intended to be, and could not have been, to imprison- ment at hard labor.” Our Connecticut statute in prescrib- ing penalties for the violation of the State Enforcement Act makes 5o mention of imposition of sentences to hard labor or imprisonment in a pen- itentiary. Hence it would follow, in the light of the reasoning of the United States Supregne Court decision above, that a violation of the State Enforcement Act is not an infamous crir It would seem, that not- withstanding the laudable motives of the Civic League, a liquor offender canhot be deprived of his vote, Yours truly, 8. GERARD CASALE. WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD CHARLES P. STEWART NEA Service Writer Congress stays deadlocked by the progressive bloc, By making conces- sions to the bloe, which can give a majority either to . republicans or democrats, the republicans are in shape to do at least routine business in the lower house. But the house is helpless without the scnate and the progressives have the sena®y still tied up, therefore, BY ABLE TO TALK However, the senate can talk. has done so, about Russta, In his congressional message, referring to Russian recognition, President Gool- idge said he won't “barter away for trade any of the cherished rights of humanity,” yet is “willing to make Interpreting Y Russia an- swered she'll gladly “negotiate It TO BE PROBED Nothing doing, replied Seccretary of State Hughes, until Russia ceascs propaganda to “raise the red flag over the White House,” He cited docu- mentary evider Russia declares it's forged. Several senators assert i'e the same “stuff” ex-Attorney General Palmer used as his excuse— according to Senator Norris—for try. ing “to deport everybody with whis- kers,” Senator Lodge, republican floor leader, promised an investiga- tion, to learn what the evidence really is worth FORD OUT OFr 1T Henry Ford's declaration for Cool- idge scems to have pleased aill the politicians. Naturally it pleases Cool- idge But cven those Ford didnt declare for appear gratified to know he isn't a candidate. They couldn't tell how he'd affect their plans. Now at least they can plan. ON A VACATION As per hig country's request, King Greece has gone on a va- Rumania. It's almost cer- republic will be declared return, George of cation tain a to RECEIVER FOR HUNGARY Hungary's going into a kind of re. coivership, ike Austria, under a League of Nations administrator. He'll jictate Hungarian finances. The plan works well in Austria ODDS AND ENDS President Obregon reports the Mex- “on all fronts.” Fox, Ku Klux publicity man led W. 8 Coburn, Ku as been convicted and sen- tenced to life Ymprisonment With Prohibition Commissioner Haynes declaring Americ® dryer thi Christmas than ever before, whisky i« selling about 20 per cent less than a year ago. President Dawes of the Central Trust company and Chaire man Young of the General Electric company have been chosen Ameriea’s members of international com mittee which will try to straighten out Germany's finances Phil who k wyer, Chicago the BLOOD ASKED FOR GENLEEBAL Tee Christmas, South American Rev- olutionist, Needs 24 Transfusion New Orl Gen. Lee ristmas, noted Centfi American olutionary Jeader, must submit sgain to blood transt@sion. His phy- sician called for volunteers today Gen. Christmas returned recently rom Memphis, where he had a tram fusion The sult of tropica ns, Dec general has acute anemia As & disense Oh. How Fortanate Conductor—This is a smoking caf, madam Young lLady you a match good! Have New York World. Kiux | COMMUNICATED Another Talk omn the Anti-Bonus League. New Britain, Conn. _Dec. 26, 1928, Editor, New Britain Herald: of Sat. Dec. 224, pertaining to the “Ex-service men’s Anti-Bonus league” formed, forming or to be formed, perhaps it would not be amiss to say that in the course of fifteen years of regular military service, the writer disrupted. Among the many friends, 'somc dead, some near to it, and one, who *laughs—but smiles no more,” there is numbered the distinguished and unassuming soldier whom Gen. Pershing declared to be the outstand- ing hero of the war, and as such was designated by him as the representa- tive of the Infantry branch at the dedication of the Unknown Soldier's grave. In two years of intimate as- sociation, (Jan. 1910 to Deec. 1911) with this man always reserved, in manner and speech, there was fur- nished me, an example, exceptional though it be, of what some exsserviee men are not. In the statement published in con- nection with the forming of the local branch of the above league, the na- tional motto of which is “For the Dis- ‘abled All—for the Ablebodied Noth- ing,” it was stated by Capt. John J. Connors, who will direct local affairs e have no political or other ends to serve and will make every effort in our power to promote legislation that will provide the best care for the real sufferers of the war.” It is the writer's contention that there is absolutely no sincerity in this national program. We have existing governmental machin- ery for the disabled which is func- tioning as well as human agency can make it. It is in movement, in spite of meddling and the mass of legisla- tion, additional of which it is self evi- dent will not improve it and which, in turn, it is further contended is not even the object of this league, the lo- cal branch of which, is but a mere not have the vision to sce that they are participating in the age old |program of making the sick the cloak for other purposes? How docs Mr. Connors, a captain locally but a {private nationally, in an organization forming simultancously with the in- sertion ‘ef full page ads, in the New York papers, single cholee between tax reduction and bonus, know that “political or other ends" are not being served? Does not the mere program (double shuffle) of legislation, which, it is hoped, does not topple over the al. ready oppressive load, imply the pres- ence of lobbyists in the offing and would not assault be committed upon even a kind child should it lisp that where lobbyists are present, pie was not being served? That Mr. Connors may have an iInkling of all this, which, it is his duty to know positive- ly, may be indicated by the fact that he they are questioned, thought, did the Ficld sccretary for all Connecticut, Mr., Gladstone, who was down at the occasion of the first and only meeting, thus far, hand to Captain Connors his Instructions in- tact, together with a statement glorious objectives, for publication? In this statement there also appeared or, on second the Connecticut forces himself, The Field Marshal for the Connecticut forces instead of metaphoricaly going luhou' his business of gently stroking {his sick brother upon the head, in |which event the stricken brother would likewise wish to be saved from his friend,~the Marshal, I say, in. | stead of going about hig business, said something about ‘“genoric terms,” whic, the more it was read, the greater became the confusion. But |since the fear, however, is now re- moved, that the term. “term” contain- ed a threat of jail, where #o many of my old friends now languish, I'll ven- |ture the guess, that “generic terms,” is the very thing that the Marshal will | g0 armed with, like a bouquet, on his |frequent visits to the sick. Further on in the statement we are approach- {ing the end—and before it was even |charged, the Marshal denied, with some heat, apparently, that ex-service men were ‘“‘ex-wage ocarners,” ‘‘ex. hired hands,” ex-employees,” or thing of the sort” Now this, Editor, was not very enlightening as {to what ex-service men really are, but was it not so, as to what the Mar- Before additional comment to that | formed many friendships, now sadly | cog directed by men who may or may | dwelling upon but a| makes a defense of motives before | of | an effusion by the Ileld secretary for | Mr, | shal would rather not be? The M; |shal then further stated: “They, (the chaperoned) were not enlisted on the basis of a wage, nor were they contract employees,”—and |80, the matter is settled, we were mis- {taken, we did not get the wage of | $30 per month, and our contract was !such that we came home week-ends to see our sweethearts. The Marshal not being content with his efforts, thus far, said further, “In the history of every nation ,there are inspiring chapters, that reveal the patriotism, the manhood, the devotion to high ideals, that characterize its citizenry.” This was well done by the Marshal but would it not have been better if we knew exactly that the old boy ivas not pulling down a salary; and would- n't it have been still better, if we were sure that one of the chapters referred to, was not wholly occupied in forming the “E, 8. M. A, B. L.” at New Britain, and last, would it not have been perfection in itself if we were positive that “Marsh” was not dealing himself in, on this character- ized citizenry? The Marshal, then again, like Tennyson's brook kept on, and got this off his ches “They,— did he mean, I?—should be the ones to whom the public—the suffering public—should justly look fog, leader- ship and guidance in all mattérs—~the irreducible all—of high endeavour for life”— a long term. Now this, Mr. Editor, was not bad at all, though said with light effort and heavy re. sponsibility, you know, I somehow feel as though the Marshal should have extended himself a bit further, it if were only on the bare possibility that the word, “should” would appear less in proportion, so that we would not be so forcibly reminded that we were again being instructed as to our daily, Dbehavior, which instruction, added to what we've got would, of course, make a little bit more-—and it might be the last straw, which we all suspect is lurking in our imme- diate neighborhood. For fear, ho ever, of loading on the slightly exdes- sive’ weight required, I, for one, am going to play safe, and am going to decline the Marshal's advice, and kind invitation to leadership and guidance, of my poor misguided fel- low creatures——‘for life.” In addi- tion to the above objection to leader- ship which the Marshal seeks to thrust upon me—not himself—there |are others, forcmost of which, is that the job, tough at best, is going to be for too long a period in this case. Another objection is that the term “for life” brings up again, for the sec- ond time, the horrible spectacle of the jail, which the best of us are liable to get into now, and which I've deter- mined, T shall not choose till things become a trifle less endurable. My final objection to the Marshal of Connectieut and the Captain of New Britain and to their combined “high endeavour'” is because of the fact that 1 haven't been over successful in the low endeavour of not being an ex- wage earner, devoutly to be wished, but of being a very much present one, the lowest and sordid part of which, is getting up bhefore breakfast—while the N hal rolls over,——of getting up before breakfast, I say, and hunting for it down in your neighborhood, Mr. Editor, my moral bone and sinew, creaking in the chill 'of the morn and the meantime, Respeetfully Yours, Robert E. Kuper. Years Ago Today (Taken irom Herald of that date) B ——y | Edward L. Hannon has left the eme ploy of George B. Grocock & Co. Fred Smart of Franklin Square is {spending the week with his parents {in Stamford. | Dr. Louis D. Henn of the surgeons® [staft at Blackwell's Island is visiting lat his home on Vine street, William J. Rawlings is a strong |candidate for deputy sheriff. It s understood that New Britain will be I‘I\'r-n two deputies by Sheriff Smith | this year. A new rule is to be promuigated by the officials of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rallroad to (g0 Into effect the first of January. It is to the effect that the employes |of the road shall not smoke or chew tobacco on the property of the road while they are on duty. K. Waldo Hart of New York spent Christmas with reiggives on Court street, WHAT'S THEe D84 IN THAT T wAS You BY CONDO WHISTUNG LIKE How Do You EXPECT A PERSON AT 1 i 1 J Stece!l Yoo wore NOT SteePinG ! NBITHER ANYBoDY ELS& I WGRE SNORINGQI') ’