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New Britain HeraldE | | THE COURT' WERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY | lssued Dally (Sunday Excepted) At Herald Bld, 67 Church Street. of which would tend o make sur- rounding property less valuable, SANE ACTION | There is nothing inconsistent in the | action of Chiet Justice Wheeler in | stating that the supreme court of er- rors will open its May session in Hart- ford on May 6, at 9 a. m. | instead of 10 a. m. It is true that the | highest court of the state recently up- held the constitutionality of the law making standard time on publicly dis- and it is recent action the its own sittings to habils of a majority of SUBSCRIPTION RATES: .00 & Year, $2.00 Three Months, 7éc. a Month. Tuesday, Entered at the Post Office at New Biitain a8 Second Class Mall Matter, | played clocks enforceable, truc that by the court will adjust the summer QELEPHONE CALLS: Business Office ., Xditorial Rooms . The only profitable advertising medium in the City. Circulation books and press e of the state— it aidec room always open to advertiser the people of the state—a habit aided the But it will be not that it was not in the of the but in argument of that em- by changing the time on clocks. Member of The Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled o the use for re-publication of all news eredited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news pub- | lished herein, from the report of the incident, former opinion court, rather counsel, | the supporters of standard timc phasizes the claim that the statute was spirit of Member Au Burcau ot Circulation, The A. B. C. Is a national organization which furnishes newspapers and adver- tisers with a strictly honest analysis of clrculation. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit. This insures pro- tection against fraud fn newspaper dis- tribution figures to both national and local advertiser aimed ainst vislation in the standard time laws, 1t is perfectly consistent for a court to decide that the legislature has a right to reguiate clocks, as well as other matters within the jurisdiction legis- in New Times Entrance The Ilerald s on b4 at Hotaling’s News Stan i Sclultz News Stand, Grand Central, 42nd Street. Los Angeles, Cal.; Arcade Statlon, T e R R SRR G. O, P. CHANGES Again come rumors of changes that branch of the state to the extent of may be made in the republican town ' 'egulating the hours during which the committee. Possibly they may be could should sit. No court would de- made at the meeting tonight, And-‘cide that the legislature has the right again comes the impuise to emphasize '© do this thing. The court will the need, not nccessarily of a change Properly guard jealously its own per- in the personnel of the committee, but rogatives, one of which is to conduct in the attitude of the party leaders in its 0Wn business in affairs of this sort. this city, which attitude will be re- It there was in the minds of the flected in the actions of the members ' legislators any intention to regulate of the committee whoever they are, the hoursat which men should rise in There are people who will insist and the morning and go to bed at night; reiterate their belief that any word the hours when men should breakfast apoken upon the matter of politics is Iunch and dine, such intent had bet- prompted by some ulterior motive, No ter remain a secret in their own con- matter how earnestly that word may Sclousncsses. It was undoubtedly the be spoken; mno matter how utterly Jesire on their part to please the rural without thought of personal or party localities by discouraging as far as interest it may he uttered, there ! Possible going to work an hour earlier comes always the accusation that the | in the summer than in the winter, but mentiment expressed was inspired by When they had passed the law regard- some plan to further the interests of Ing the public display of clocks they some man, some group of men, some had, gone as far in this direction as political organization, It does little | they could, They can not keep people good to protest disinterestedness, It from geftipg up earlier and going to does little good to declares solemnly if they want to, that the political situation is regard- ed only as any other condition of af- fairs is regarded and the word spoken in the honest hope that higher ideals, more democratic principles, a “great- er good for the greater number,” will result when changes are planned, And yet no newspaper, honest to its own ideals, may remain silent when for man; not man for the timeplece. the time comes to put in its word, its appeale for what it believes to be a better spirit in local politics, Many a good man, persuaded to run for ofMce in this city, has lost and will continue | 1o lose the support of individugls who would be for him were it not for the attitude toward the people assumed by the republican machine, and the otherwise splendid candidate's pre sumed if not actual association with the machine, It is the fad of the day to laugh At carnestness, or, repressing the ridi- cule, to assert that declared sincerity 18 only a cloak for something hypo- critical, Nevertheless it 1s said with profound seriousness that it will be a splendid day for this city when Into its politics there comes true consideration of all the people of the city, ZONING EXPERT T0 SPEAK | 0 5 Attention 18 called to the mecting | gy and a lot of matters are hazily ex- next Tucsday evening in the common sale daily a which it 1s the uld be something were the court a Judicial of the state of lative branch. It w cise again, however, hold that the legislature had right to interfere with the ito work earlie correctly reported, makes it'at once clear that the best opinion shows its subserviency to the man-made clock. | the clock has nothing to do with day- light saving. The timepiece was made KING THE MOTIVE The law of gravitation would not be 50 thoroughly understood as it is to- | day if our old friend Tke Newton had | not wondered the apple nlmuld‘ fall and hit him on the nose--or | wherever it was, It is a lucky thing for us that men's habit is to ask and find out the “why' of things, Nobody | would be able to fix the motor if | somebody before him had not asked why it knocked and, finding the why, why reason for the knock would not exist, Passing from the engine and similar mechanical devices and considering the human body it is well that science to remove the polsonons reason for sickness. They there is the mind, and Intriguing subject. scienee of psycholo- that is a rather plained by the use of that word which This acion of the chief justice, if | total refusal to acknowledge human | As previously stated here many times | asked why people got sick and how | ecouncil chamber when Vice-President Ennis of the Technical Advisory cor- poration will speak at a meeting of the zoning commiesion. The work of zoning the city lias begun, but no plan has been adopted and the legislature has not yet passed an enabling act which would allow the city to go ahead with the work. Tt might seem that the matter was already settled, but it is not. Iavorably as it is viewed at this time, 1t is possible, ble, that objection will the last minute because had time to think the matter over'— the usual excuse when the time comes even proba- raised “we haven't be at o take action, 1t is for this reason that the Herald wants to emphasiz tact that chances are being given to the e the city who want to hear this o excnse people of the to do so. for had a chavweg matter, more about There will be #ay that they them to “haven't to learn a iL" There will be a thance Tuegday evening as there was A chance weeks ago. The frequent complaints being made ahout th buildings being thie put ordi- eharacter of cortain ities where some of Pt up in | resident make oh 1 e us all on notice zoni of these complaints were zoning 10 e established, ment, there settie all disputes on these New Brit wally. propriated to c work. The people benefits that will come to modify that state- a fixed rule t matters, or would e will have zoning event- A sum of money has 1 ap- 1y on the preparatory of the city should know of the They should avail themselves of all ehances given Lo learn of th vantages. General kno would er this tim quicker the zoning « #4 the better prope This city except the few « to put up some building ts coming values from rdi for 18 not pronounced the way it I8 spell- ed. All of which is merely introductory to the real point under constderation, for seeks the habit of for every act of others, namely, prople ing the motive Whether or not it is any of our busi- tempted always to ask Ness We are why arry sup- Dick s praise of a cer- e for the Marry why Tom does this; ports that mcasure, or why habitually tain person. actions of plain to be seen. We take it for grant- ed. Tn politics, talke it for granted that a republican votes fnging the Often the mot Tom, Dick and is for instance, we for the republican candidates hecause he is a republican, and =0 a democrat voles for the democratic candidates, The politics only question of “why” is raised in when a party man votes for some who is not a member of It party. political. A 8o ia regard to matters not certain person or group of persons are seen to be deeply con with the css of A morve- The cornad stic ment wonder just why th ones are find t a s8¢ id patronage out of it if it people ger curious and ma distrbed until they oy are 8o ¢ terribly interested workers to work for i, or vill god wome t the third cousin of the rker four will profit by the movement's success. “Why iIn the world does John Doe tak # COMmMon quel all know deep-laid pipis of mice and men often as small as mice, to that will s, of tha ‘s wife, nes remos > that stand 7" Unfortunately we ¢ tion, of the who are push bring perso omething through profit to them or those working. A basely is often the inspiration We know this, and tong that John nght for whom they are fish motive t energy. 13 for grea own #t so or his attitnd Iways with the idea that will at quantity if this Is he hard s something in it for him. gre g gogs through? gonds it up NEW BRITAIN DAILY-HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 192 | Or will some | if it and will this save him? of John's be benefited does not succeed? So the taint of hypocrisy is placed upon almost everyone who takes nn active part in furthering the clmncea of succeses of anything or un)one‘; When one takes a stand he risks aul sorts of investigations. His rrmnds,, even, will not be satisfied often until they have discovered “what's got into | hin There is one great error into which these amateur detectives fall. They | search all over the place for some ul- terior motive, and it is getting to be’ enemy a more difficult scarch every day. so | great is the cunning of the schemers. But these detectives, In whose scheme | of things there is only one sort of | motive, namely the sclfish one, fre- quently overlook the one best bet. With noses close to the ground they search for the ciues which will lead to the sort of explanation they scek. And these detectives may pass right by without seeing it the motive that has inspired John to work for a cer-| tuin caydidatle, a certaln movement, a certain plan. That motive may be| clear for all who are not blinded by nicism, to see plainly. John him-| muy have spoken openly of his motive, hut no one gave serious heed. «For it is quite likely that John had but one motive for supporting a man, | o cause. And that motive was, proba- Liy, John's belief in the man hnnuelr the worthiness of the cause. It would hurt none of us, occasion- ally, to attribute a love of fair play, of honor, of decency, to others. None of us have a monopoly on righteous- ness, yet we know we have taken a stand often because we believed it ®as the right, splendid stand to take. Admit, once in a while, that other people are doing the same thing. We shall never admit that Henry | 1Pord is one of the world's truly great | until he perfects a collapsible auto-! mobile which can be folded up and | bLrought into the house to spend the | night standing beside the umbrella | rack in ‘the front hall, [ | [ | Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QU ILLEN l In a village, however, affluence con- ‘ sists in a clean sghirt every day. How do women jurors manage (o Kkeep still while so much argument is going on? A womian ne gets oo old to be | proud of the small shoe she wore nl } the age of twent | Some widows fecl the need of beau. | | ty parlors and some have a snug littie | | tortune, | The less profit you can hope to get | ‘h_\' being courtcous, the greater the courte Old version: Barefoot check of tan, New version: boy with cheelk. boy with | Dressed up went to work to change things so the | for People who don't believe in Juck ! have never watehed women drivers at an intersection of busy streets, Nobody knows the age of the world, but all can agree that it is old enough to know better, The finest thing about this season is that nobody expects you to quit work and take a vacation. The wolf may be thé ancestor of some dogs, but when we look at thesc toy oncs we suspect the June bug. RBome taxes are so high tha scveral transactions arc required to get them | down to the ultimate consumer, you can stamd the shocks when price of a ticket, it isn't nce- | to travel for your health, 1t must be awful to marry a Euro- pean nobleman and discover that he | doesn't know a ficlder’s choice from a bunt. 1" told the essary Speaking of ultra-moderns, it muet gricve the devil to know that his best friends don't believe in him, A critic says the book is widest distribution has NHitle in it. At any rate this is true of the pocketbook. are people called in to mess after mere patriots 1 the fighting. Apparently she fsn't a unless the photogragh taken incoming liner shows her with legs crossed. Financiers clean np the have finishe personage on the her Correct this sentence: 1 wouldn't give our Jittle home and garden,” she declared, ‘for the finest house in America.” Hammond, La.'—l'rwn Weary Wil- | lie camp, south of here, where the hoboes have gathered for the straw- berry picking se has come a call | for Kiondike | Kansas City Sitm, “boss” of the camp for several years, as killed recently in Kansas, and the hobors ant Klondike PPete to come | here and take up the job where Siim 1eft off last spring. son, te. " e /) Farh Maxson FoxtaL JupsL MY LADY SUFFRAGETTE (By Barbara Wyeth) My lady’s nose is Grecian born, Thought sometimes, when a-tilt with | score, A strain of celtic shows; And when I beg her for a kiss, | Most Romanly severe it is; They make me feel I've done amiss— My lady's “noes.” My lady’s cheek is smooth and white And dimples, to my raptures sight, There play at hide-and-seek; But when my love I warmly press I"or quite the hundredth time—not less— She says, “You do? I didn't guess!” My lady’s cheek! My lady’'s eyes are wide and blue, And index clear of all the true, Sweet grace that in her lies; And some day she will drop the mask; | And finis sweet to Jover's task, They'll give consent to all I ask— My lady's “ayes!" 512 She:—' Iy postponed He:—"Who gave the bride away? “The wedding was indefinite- ; —Robert Kingsley. | @ costliest of speech is sometimes free speech. Toujours Before they were cngaged: They travelled In taxis. When they went out, He took her to dinuer, To theater, To a hotel to dance, And then, To a French restaurant, After they were engag They travelled Dy street car, When they went out, He took her to the theater, After they were married: They travelled By street car, ~Merwin L. Every actor when | 'mirror thinks he's star gazing, | Me- )\\. ‘How wonderfully tonight!" Seyll she look: young Crylla:-="Yes, she's up to her old | prominent people at the biennial con tricks" Ve=Mrs. Anna Butler, A man falls in love with a woman What he thinks she is. A “amnn falls in love with a man for what she ' thinks he will Le after she has re modeled him, (Copyright, 1024, Nteproduction forbidden), Contributions to the Shop” from readers of the Herald are welcome. Those ac. cepted will be pald 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 (o the “IFun Shop 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- grams, sayings of children and so forth., The Herald wishes to Inform readers, however, that the I*'un 8hop is 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, necessarily, must be very good before it “I'un Observations on The Weather Washington, April ~Forecast Southern New England: Fair to. night and Saturday: continued col tresh north and northeast winds, “orecast for Eastern New York: I"air tonight and Saturday; continued cool; fresh north to northeast winds, For Connecticut r tonight and Haturday; continued cool; fresh north and northegst winds. Conditions: The wesetrn disturb- ance is causing unsettled showery weather from the Rockies eastward to the Mississippi river. Mississippi eastward to the const. The temperature is rising in the cen- tral and castern districts. Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with slowly rising tem- perature followed by Increasing cloudiness and unsettied weather. FLORES IN RACE YET Mesico City, April 25.—Denying re- ports that he intended to withdraw his presidential candidacy, General Angel Flores today announced that his campaign would be launched on May 1 with platform, Lane, | he looks in the | | Btates, who hus just made a national | the new | survey on | plied to liquor laws and | | map showing that even with lax en- | 10 |61 per cent bone Several places | reported more than an inch of rain. | Pleasant weather prevalls from the the publication of his HARTFORD After Easter Reductions BRING YOU BIG VALUES SATURD. Coatsand Suits Boyish Tailored Suits In navy blue, tan and silver gre poiret twill; $22050 $29.00 value at... Boyish Tailored Suits Of fine quality poiret twill, silk lined throughout; $35.00 value, . $29.00 for In Boyish Tailored Sui In box and mannish models that are most smart; $42,50 value, for . ., $32. for Boyish Tailored That reflect the utmost in the vogue for tailored suits, $65.00 Saturday ... $49.00 Saturday $19.98 Fur Chokers and Scarfs Of thibetine in all the $14 98 new shades In several new blue, Saturday speaker at the Los Angeles legislative luncheon, 8he is expected to give facts that will result /in a more WOMEN T0 DELIBERATE VITAL PUBLIC PROBLEMS] o sand ot oreaniaed ‘hllnlllml enforeement officers, \luln‘l Walker Willebrandt, Assistant | | grams, a day each will dizcussion of various p: | cation, public welf | Ame lations. Community opera, community sing- | ing, education throngh nwusie, library lvH.\n nsion i musie, better musie in the ! movies, better music in - church and vention of the General Federation of | Sunday schools, and music in public | Women's Clubs here June /2.13, will | institutions, will be phases discussed e “Who Shall Inherit the United | by nationaily known speakers. | States” and “War or Peace, | The program has been compiled only in outline as yeet, but the gen eral questions of immigration, Am and pro- be given to blems of edu- re, finc arts, Attorney General, Expected to Take Leading Part Los Angeles, April 25.—Among the many outstanding problems of Ameri- an life that will Adisoussed Fagle Marriage Cineinnati-~American bald present the | cagles Herrick of Western Reserve uni- | versity. The cagle is a model of con- | gtancy, he saye, but when its mate dies a new marrlage is contracted and mate takes up its residence old nest, Honduras must settle down quickly or it can't hope to get a loan from Uncle Sam before autumn, thelr kindred will be | H. stressed, Mabel Walker ant attorney general of problems assist- United Willebrandt, the as in the sed enforcement rele Jaw ap- rement the country is more (lmlvl dry, will be a Saturday (AN A Mamr urday umalh' stand of organized women in | he In addition to the legislative pro- | an citizenship, and foreign re- | st examples of happy | | canization, international relations and [Married life, according to Professor I, $19.98 Tailored Sports Coats All lined and caréfull_\' tailored; Saturday $14.98 $25.00 Polo Coats of new elfects; $19.00 variety 30 Poiret Twill Coats are fur trimmed; Sat- $50.00 Poiret Twill Coats Many of which are copies of im- ported models; Saturday o..veee $39.00 $35.00 | $49.00 Fox Fur Scarfs shades of BHLE580909882588889000080 '$ 25 Vears Ago Today ¢ [ | @(Taken from Herald of that date : | uvnmv'm«vwvcno"n The school expenses for month, according to the [Med in the selectimen’s oftice, od to $6,660, The Red Men evening elected Charles Hipp a delegate to the greut counetl which !meets in Southington the last Thurs- | day in May. An inspection show that there bers of the council, aldermen, since the | porated. Among those who attended |anniversary cclebration of the |ter Ouk council, Knights of bus of Hartford were G und James Tevlin of this city William Scheuy will be eonfined to hig home for several days as the re sult of the aceident at yesterday's fire. After many ddys of proparation |the New Britain hospital building will be opened tomorrow to the publie. the past statoment amount- at 1 vir meeting last the ety rec have been 508 men- of which 54 wer city was incor- the Char- Colum. Nusscl Suburban Heights. The Town Clock. CONGRATULATES ON HAVING LLFT THE HOUSE EARLY ENOUGH T0 TAKE IT ZASY ™E 813 TRAN R TRIS W/INDING 1T AN Tinps 1T VASNT RUN DOWN GUESHES KITCHE CLOLK MUST BE WRONG ONUSE HE SET IT BY THAT LAS THE LLAD WHEN CHES, COMPARIN , POL THEM EvE 7 /U { kfi\ SUDDENLY FASTENS ON THE CK OF CHURCH STELPIL INTHE £ GREAT GUNS' 8.10* THL WHOLE GANG, JIGGLING RE. /mu)m THEM, By GLUYAS WILLIAMS BREAKS INTO SMART CANTER WHILE PULLING OUT WATCH TD SEE I iT"5 STOPPED OR WHAT THE DICKENS T TROVBLE WITH IT15 ANYWAY CARRIES ON SHORT- W TH TRED PLRLIY A CROSS THE STRELT. SA /£ OF FitH CLOLL [ AFTER 1T MAS BEEN DEFINTELY SETTLED THAT THE CHURCH CLOCK HASN'T BEEN 606 SNCE VESTIRDAY, DECIDES Iu K VAT N DRUE STy o Wit