New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 11, 1924, Page 8

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This insurce pro- | tection against fraud in newspaper dis- tribution figures to both national and local advertisers, sale dally in New| Times | Entrance The Merald fs on York at Hotalings Square; Schultz Grand Central, 42nd Los Anggles, Cal.; Arcade Statlon, J TOLFTICS Prebably the majority of the people i of the city would like to forget all} about politics for a while and have a ehance to look forward to spring and warmth~—quita a different sort of | warmth than that to which we are ac- customed about election time! Tut the trouble with leaving the subject | immediately is that it never is longi after a certain condition has been| made eyident, that those who should | profit by it forget all the significance | of that lesson and fall back on old principles, declaring that *“‘we'll just have to work harder at the next elec- tion, that is all.” So it Is best to take & matter up while the recently paint- ed picture is still vivid in coloring, There is talk of changes in the re- publican town committee, Now The Herald is not particularly concerned about the strength or weakness of the local political machines. The Herald 1s concerned, however, over the fAlyence those machines have and along what lines their activities are directed, And above all things The Herald is concerned to have the interests of all the people of the city considered in the plans of local machines, Tt is for that reason that the wisdom of considering the individuals of the city, rather than the groups, Is em- phasized. To make changes in the personnel | of the republican town committee wouyld do absolutely no good to the party in this city as long as the mem- bers of the committee, the same as at present or new ones, hold to the mental sttitude heretofore pervading the republtean councils. A% long as the men behind the committee urge a continuation of that selfish mental at- titude, just so long there will be rep titions of Tuesday's democratic vie- tory at least as far as the mayoralty s concerned. Moreover it will take a long time to erase from the majority of the voters minds the impression that now exists of the attitude of the republican committee, There will haye to be an honest conversion of republican leaders, to the new inde- pendence of thought of the day, be. fere they will regain sheit former power here. There i no use mincing words 1n this matter. The people of this city ean no longer be patronized and treat- @d as cattle to be herded. Political | leaders cannot successfully treat the voters of New Britain as employers of many men treat their employes, pamely as human machines who have ! to obey orders. Such political leaders ean not gain power here any Imvzxr‘ by assuming a superior attitude and making decisions according to their ewn wishes, or the wighes of those | whom they want to please, and with- out considering what the people 41«-; sire, and get away with it. There is vo longer in New Britain a select fow who are able to sit back and smile | eomplaisantly, sneering at the pary voter and make decisions on the men proper for placcs of authority and measures proper for the people o the city. The strated that fact, and the sooner the | appreciates in- ordi- last clection demon- republican organization the fact, the bétter for it also, the saoner The seoner | 1t changes its attitude, 1t will have the support of those who vy, the 4o not believa government people and by the people” is only a foslish eaptession of sentimentalits 1t & true that the republican or- ganization has a powertul majority in the commen council. But there have been occasions when men who' have rything te lose and nothing to demands of had eve gain except satisfying the by deserting their o%n consclenc that majority, have, nevertheless, serted Those o eome frequent sensing the #lection, " sions will more More men, troe lesson of Tuesday's gain courage to vote in- Adepender nd in ordance with the dictates of conscier behest of leaders their rather than at the who say arbitrarily, scorning to argue the matter, that this 1 dane The traditi ders 1 41 be | f o1 New the rilers by Qivine or 1 he has lost WS power. T aeprndone e wise will recos Wd alter, spirit of it politicaily not | tions admitting to | life bling, & necessarily the personnel of executive committees, but rather thelr own men- tal attitude first, then, by their ac- the people that, after all, the people of thiy city and not a select few of them, have the right to gain what they and not the few, bélieve is best for them indi- vidually and collectively. REAL PATHOS, ‘When, months ago, a little girl's accidentally played, runfiing into a dangerous spot, the people of the ecity felt decply the was | sadness of the event and to those who knew and loved her there ewnt many expressions of sympathy, some spoken, some wgitten and carried to their hearts on the invisible waves of thought influence those of whom many people are thinking. But in the city there was one man who felt the tragedy of her death far too deeply for expression; one man some which who remained haunted by the mem- ory of her fading out of joyous life, And that man was one of the most cheerful of souls, always ready to do a favor, to give an encouraging smile, to do a good turn for anyone. And | that man, too, was the one who drove | the trolley car which killed the child, | Entirely without fault he was; the ac- cident could not have been prevented. But nevertheless the horror of the thought that hie had in any way been connected with her death remained with him, sapping his strength, de- pressing his heart, And so, when ill- ness came to him, he no longer had the power to resist the sickness. He had little courage to live, of his last thoughts was of this ljttle child who, through no fault of his own had met her death, ' This man was John O'Connor, ef New Britain, long known for his un- failing Kindness and thoughtfulpess, Many the passcnger on the trolley who remembers him as the motorman who had kept his car waiting while the intending p: nger hurried down the side street to'cateh it. His more in- timate friends remember him for oth- er kindnesses, and many, many ac- quaintances remember him for his cheerful smile in a day when men are often too sel stop to smile for the sunshine they bring to the'world, John O'Connor's death was hastened by menflory of the death of that little girl. T those left to grieve for him, especially to those to whom he was most dear, thera goes out again that feeling of sympathy, There .is, too, the conviction, that today John O'Gon- nor's spirit is with that of the littie girl and that he knows she has long understood how John O'Connor's heart wept when she died, That i§ im- mortality, HUGO STINNES The death of Hugo Stinnes, prace tically Germany's Yinancial assumes an importance today, just as the Dawes plan fov reconstruction of Germany is disenssed, may have & decided bearing upon the decision made by Germany as to that plaw, There is little question but that Ger- many's decision would have been Stinnes’ decision. And the more faith placed in the economic soundness of the plan, the it would seem probable that Stinnes would have favored its acceptance, For the man was, above all things, keen in his pere ception of economic wisdom. But his decision, if favorable, would not have been given for the sake of the individuals Germany. He would have been swayed by his creed of belief in the propriety of the power He was interested in the welfare of the workers only more of of united industry, because he believed industry would profit most from satisfied cogs in In- If he accepted the ause he saw dustry’s machine, plan bec in 1t economic safety for Germany, it would be for the purpose of protecting Germany's industgy rather than Germany's peo- ple even though their welfare de- pended prosperits upon the German industrial It was Stinnes who made Yhe people in the Ruhr after the npi ke made them work hecause had wmade {t sible for him to take any other stand His ac- go to work French oc 1 that territory—and because, France imp and preserve his Ruhe interests acePptance or advocacy of the ceptance of the Dawcs plan would have been inspired by the mame mo- tive te bring Mability to sake While Germany was crum -name| Germany for the of German in- dusirics es was building up his vast wealth For twa years hits has been the final word back of the govern And ho one knew judt what his feel- ing was reg the reparations the rding paymenis, refor ne or know would be But this much may bo sald. Thowe L there is & possibility Germany's emerging frofn financial distress in such a way what Germans’s po o belleve 11 t eventually that the people of Germany individ- ve a chance to sharc per- ally may come, do not mourn the disappearance f Hugo Stinnes from the leadership 1t is only as a 1t of Wim and ually will he in whatever prosperity f the industrialists great, impersonal inflyence we 1 to increasing Gorm ¥ as wuch Is ¥ taken as she | He died, | and it is not hard to believe that one | | Teport fires you may see or hear of | absorbed, too busy, to | dictator, | vl oniy | qualities of the man apparent to those who, near to him, will mourn his death as a personal loss. | THE FORESTS, | One of the few general remnrks' | that may be made without qualifica- tion is that nothing of valye is de. stroyed without a reaction which is | disadvantageous to men. It is rare | that one walking or driving over a | highway which passes through a for- | est or a grove of trees even, thinks of the practical value of the forest or [the grove. .The nature-lover appre- | ciates their beauty and would proteet | ! them in a general way. But he is| quite apt to knock the fire from hisy | pipe, or throw away his cigarette even | as he reflects upon the glory of the| | great trees, | | According to authoritative statistics | | many human lives are Jost and over| | 816,000,000 worth of timber and | ; property is destroyed each. year by forest fires. Most of these fires, if not | {all of them, are caused by careless- | | ness such as the th.oughllesl ICUOIII‘ | just referred to. Quite aside from | { the lost beauty, the practical loss| { which is absolute, inspires sincere | { urging each spring that the people all jover the country consider themselves guardians of these assets hgonging in |a way to all of us. To make the warning complete 2 | few suggestions, made by those who have studied ahd know the causes for | most fircs, may be summarized. Break your mateh in two before throwing it a y——thys you will be i sure that yoy have put it out. Don't throw a lighted cigar, ciga- | rette or the ashes from your pipe over | { the side of the car. When building a camp fire pick a | bit of bare ground or a rock if pos- sible and be sure it is brush. distant from | I:md find out what the fire regulations are in your state—some prohibit the building of camp fires without per- mits, Especially important in ro'gard to gamp fires is the one previously men- tioned in years past in The Herald. Don’t imagine that because wou have | apparently stamped it out it is out. Sometimes, when the ground is dry, you merely stamp sparks into the in- flammable ground full of leaf mould which will feed the spark, Gravel and non-inflammable dirt is safe, It is not a small matter as those, fa- miliar with the subject of forest fires will testify. “Protection of our forests iz one of the duties that devolves upon all men personally and of which they may not relieve themselves by dele- gating suech duty to an official, MHe must have t’mnpernllnn. COMMUNICATED Why Not a Wake? | April 10, 1924, Editor, The New Britain Herald: The republican machine in New Britaln met with a fatad accident on Tuesday. Why not hold a wale? Not being a caucus the party veters generally might be invited. An enjoyable time could be had by all, not excepting, perhaps, members of the defunct, Thefe needsbe no ex- pense for coffer and sandwiches, The affair of Tuesday should not { be allowed to pass into the oblivion | of torgotien history without some rec. ognition formally of its significance. A similar function might be held in Hartford in hehalf of the demo- | cratic machine, | Yours truly, J. B. ALLEE, 101 Harrison street, New Fritain, Conn. P e SO 'l Observations on \‘! The Weather 1 | | Washington, April 11.—Forecast | | for Bouthern New England: Falr to- ' | night and Saturday; lit/le change in | temperature; moderate northwest | wi X | | tern New | and Raturday; York: )air tonight little change in tem- perature; moderate northwest winds, | oy Copnecticut: Fair tonight and | Saturday: little change in tempera- | ture; moderate west winde | | Conditions: A disturbanes central | over Georgla has cansed heavy local «howers during the last 24 hours from Texas northeastward to Virginia. An | area of high pressure central over the | Lake Fegion is producing pleasant weather in the northern scctions, The temperature continues below | freczing along the morthern bord but s rising slowly along the Atlantic coast. | Conditions favor for this vicinity: | Trair weather with slightly higher tem- perature, followed by cloudy. | Count Karolyi Seeking : ('itizenship in England | London, April 11.—Count Michael Karolsi, once prime minister of Hun- gary, wants to become a British sub- The count, who is somenhat | radieal in his views, ‘has been livng | with his wife and child in London since he found It advisable to quit his own ecountry. He has decided to set- tie permanently in Canada after ob. taining his citizenship. “1 want my family to grow up in the free, untrammelled British at- mosphere,” he said. H ject BANKRUPTCY LAW PROBE } Washington, April 11.—<Examina- tion of the federal bankruptey law to consider amendment to improve its administration & proposed in a reso- | tution introduced by Chairman Gra- | ham of the house judiclary commit- oo Nepresentative Michener of ehigan: Christopherson of Bowth | trakota, and Psriman of New York. | Montague, Virginia and Major of Mis- jemocrats, would be members sul-committee 1o conduct th ished, Bave your money. =P 0 : Br Maxson Juoew To the Golfer. You strut about in knickers short, Your clothes are cut in latest fashion, Your golfing manners are the sort That put your clubmates in a passion. You.take a graceful, easy swing, Your stance is proper—-you admit fit, You fan the air like anything; As for the ball—you never hit it. You nevey let your friends play through, You plough the grassy, And so, dear friend, I pray that you Will slip today and break your brassie, turf on fairway To the Bootlegger. For unadulterated gall, You are undoubtedly the winner, You sell us methyl alcohol To serve in cocktpils with our dinner. Your cars and diamonds make you think That we hard working folks are jealous. 1 only hope you have to drink The stuft you have the nerre to sell us, Room and Bored. Boob, (1 A, M.)—"The other night I heard a story that gave me such a start.” Girl (Very bored)—"T wish I knew it.” ~—Beatrice Fried It's All in the Game. 1t was her first ball game, and, with a deadly pallor creeping into his face and dark rings beneath his eyes, he nerved himself for her next guestion. “\Why do they call that thing the plate?” she asked after getting her second wind, “Because that's where the drops from the pitcher are caught,” he whispered hoarsely. ahk M. Dugan. A woman of forty can forgive a young girl almost anything offer of a seat in the street car, Tul That Old College Spirit, A widow and her insurance money are sgon married i H A Step in the Right Direction, Lois: *I ean't understand why you stayed outside so long with such a wonderful dancer ag Charlie.” Irene: “But he shewed me some new steps, and we sat on them.” =~Dorothy Leigh, o How to Become & Millionaire at the Age of Thirty, By Harry A. Earnshaw, Be honest. punctual. Be ine dustrious. Be loyal, Be thorough, Don't drink, Keep your boots pols of | a | When you arrive at the thisty marry a woman who million dollars. (Coparight, 1924, Reproduction Forbidden). has Contributions to the Shop” from readers of the Herald are welcome, Those ac- cepted will be paid for at rates running from $1.00 to $10.00, Poetry will be paid for at the rate of 25 cents a line. Address your communications to the “Fun Shep Editor” of the Her- ald. Write on one side of the paper only. Only matter that has not been published before will be considered. The humor may take any form, verse, epi- grame, sayings of children and #0 forth. The Herald wishes to inform readers, however, that the Fun Shop 1s a national or- ganization, the editor of the col- umn who finally accepts contri- butions is in New York and has the whole country to pick from. The humor, necesearily, must be very good before it is accepted. “Fun SE80500000580080850808807 25 Vears Ago Today (Taken from Herald of that date SPTETIITTTITIIITITEVITIGP At the annual meeting of the New | Britain Institute held Jast night, An< drew J. Sioper was elected treasurer for the coming year. The affair this evening fo be con- Gducted by Court Friendly, F. of A. will consist of singing by a chorus of over 50, under the direction of J. W. Man- ning. The ninth annual fair of St. Peter's oclety was brought fo a close Jlast cvening with a splendid entertainment, Throughout the period that the fair has been conducted the attendance has exceeded the fondest hope of its spensors. The total of vetes from the six wards up to 3 o'clgek this afternoon was 1924. The first ward led with 421 votes. According to the 42nd4 annual state. ment of the water board, issued yes- |terday, the dspartment has on hand a cash balance of nearly $12.000, and the sinking fand totals $21.25 A largs crowd was present at the | desire divorce, hut the chapel of the South church last eve- ning to listen 1o an addrezs by Pro: fessor William J.son Phelps of \'lk' but the | i whose life was an open book. | bent unless it ma Hartford SUITS ’ . For Easter LEvery new version of the tailored mode in twill and sports materials. Sin- gle and double-breasted models with twin pockets and &rap around skirts. 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