New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 6, 1924, Page 6

habi in the monner of driving, in the the motoring not the of a car, will New Britain Herald‘? come from people between when they are The for ages of and HERALD PUBLISIHING COMPANY tssued Daily (Sunday Excepted) At 67 Church Stieet. within these limits, makii of | the highways sule motorinz will come eventuzlly when the expericnend ists all the to the necessity of sctting the szmple wl cver country are $2.00 Three Monthe, 5. a Month N will bring that And evidentiy thet day is not Entered at the Pust Office at New Liitain as Second Class Mail Maiter. n as a reciless speed- ut as s d as a novice pleast 50 00N ster s recogni generil thé gume, chless driver becom stroyer of TELEPHONE CALLS. Rusiess Office mer Sditorial Ry . S ‘ of wi As ntomust careful, L] The only the City. room always open mo-t mattors ife the innoc profitiahle mivertisig Cireulution Prap to advertisers m s v for the erimes of the guilty by themeelves refraining from diiving as he Associnted Press. fant ted Member of a8 they might do in safoty, Assucinted’ Press is exclusiely ent to the uve o1 -publication of all news credited to it it erediied In this paper ocal news pub- lished herein. ™ which would be d universally. and A TINY ene swallow does not m Burcau of Cirgulation. a uationsl organization uewspapers and adier- tisers with a stiictly houest anaiysis of circulation. Our virculation sta are hased upon t audit, This hisures pro- tection against fiaud in newspaper dis- tribution figures to both vational aud was j local advertisers. that residents of the city would spprove of art the was begun, it only SGLOATT Member Audit The A K. U is which furnishes day’s trial of the ene- Park 1int summer, ene about Central does anprove ita ther wetty good evidenes there was every indi daily ew stand, Times Entiance The Herald 1s on sale n York at Hotaling's News Bquare; Schultz New. stand, Grand Cential, 42nd Stivet Los Angeles, Cal.; Arcade Station. it two wecks' trial which the has thet trefiie must be remembered tr —_— e > one-v PUBLIC WORKS BOARD The people of the city are reminded v of the work of the of Wy ially poor time But night experiments have been of such a na- ture as to indicate that one-way traf- fic all the time might a success after all, The resuit was the attempt which is now being made by those who have believed in it despite opposition, And the innovation bids fair to be- come permanent, This is the plan long advoc those who looked ahead and saw that continuation of the old order of things would result either in keeping people away from the center in the busy hours, if they were in the habit of coming downtown in their cars or else in such congestion thal passage | about the park would involve discom- forting deleys bringing general con- fusion in certain hours of the day. The praise of the way in which this system is working may be considered premature, and serious fault may be found with {trial is over. Dut comment at this time is made for the purpose of em- been at night, an es) to make a trafiic innovation, many times a dezpite this fact the Saturday board of public works, That board has to do with the streets, the walks, and all sorts of matters that are, literally, continually “under our noses, Former Alderman I'rank L. Conlon, hos just been ciected president of that ' board. With so muclf work of improv- ing the streets Jirectly before the board of which he will have charge, the im- | pulse comes to speak a word of com- mendation for the manner in which he has performed 1 duties in the common council, the attitude of fair- ness that has been characteristic of him, and of the confidence we feel in his ability to meet well the require. ments of his new post, There is a significance in the chang- | ing attitude of public officials that is| worthy of noting. There is seen loss | of the tendency of officlals from one | portion of the city to favor the loca- | tion in which they are especially in- terested. It scems that there is a slight broadening in the viewpoint, The day Is passed when the head nf’ & board looks out especially for the people in the part of the city in which he lives, at the expense of others, All of the people are heing considered to & greater extent than ever hefore, This is quite as it should be, of course. Mr. Conlon is the sort of ma: wea believe, who will display this proper spirit, do with innovations of every sort, | The one-way traffic about the park :vlnn was not thoroughly understood i by everyone, And yet everyone seemed to feel justified in denouncing or praising it. No plan should be criticiz- ed, favorably or adversely, until the ertic is quite sure he or she under- |'stands exactly what the plan s, An lmhor point to be emphasized is that " ACCIDENT FIGURES' STORY theory and practice are quite different A step has.been mad# in fixing the sort of animals, The ame for most of the motor vehicle [ Jamb may lie down in peace together accidents, at least this is so If the | in theory, but let's not try it in prac- month of April, the worst April as | tice—we feel sorry for the lamb unless far as accidents in the history of lhc‘ it happens to be the sort which wears motor vehicle department, may be sheep's clothing. There were many taken as a criterion. The blame Is theoretical ohjections to the one-way not to be placed on the youngest drive | traffic plan. They fail to materialize in era, nor on the very oldest in point of | practice, And it is for this very reason Nage. Nor is it to be placed on those who have had their licenses but a short time. People between the ages of 20 and of the plan 30 were involved in 31.8 per cent of judgment should not the accidents for the last year, but this thus far it seems to work we may be partially explained by the fact | the sight of cars circling the park, that almost a third of all the operators without delays and without any con- registered in 1923 were between those | gestion anywhere, cerfainly makes a strong appeal. as J—— . NREMARKABLYE demands hy jections to it may be seen in practice " that did not loom up when the theory Hasty but and was discussed, be made, ages. The especially significant fact, shown by the figures just given out by the motor ve is that “experienced” operators were In- volved in over 87 per cent of the acci- dents reported to the department for while operators iSie Qopartment, “Despite protests and prohibition and ministers’ tions,” reads a paragraph of the day's news, “that Dr. Butler (president of resigned as organiza- the month of April, the Columbia University) whoe have held Connecticut licens less than six months, many of whom need, figured president of the university, the trus- tees at their monthly meeting yesters d ot Butler is one of the best known had never before been lic ke no action.” in 12.3 per cont of the April accidents. Although there greater number of “experienced” the state than there ones, and although this fact would | ,.4 yizh ideals. et there drivers there day ¢ e are a far edncetors of the country, to say noth- drivers 10 e of the fact that he is an interna- mired man of keen intellect e the other day to make the statement that are inexperienced ! oo ventured, paturally lead one to exps would be more “experienc prohibition has failed in this countrd nvolved In aceidents than mendment to would be the nevertheless these figures do show that drivers and that the eighteenth smaller cla the constitution should he reprealed I from & remarkable ind that the “experienced” s of one of 1 great educa- the so-called are not giving proper evidence of their boasted experience, The “experienced” tional institutions in this country shontd of Dr refuse 1o ask pation driver of one, two, thres or more years rut! for expre his pro- that freedom Dr. But- his position of au 880 is not entitied to bear the distinc- | sound convictions with tion of superior skill if he has failed #ich is our boast to realize that the sort of driving ai- lowable one, fot possible today man or woman retains his or her right of speec ler has #-id, m two, three years 220 18 ypority wwolves him from the which The expericnced | gyepicion of seeking notoricty, just want many people in this country be- 1o that distinction only as long a8 he | ..o jn their hearts but do not say s not never will, ad 18 able to note the changed conditions in- Dr. Butler ha the tremendously of the Volstead act of the creaged traffic and the increasing reck- |y roa czard dor of the ersity of He niv e congres 1 interp lessness displayed by many who 86k jshicenth amendment a8 to expand surplus energy Tormerly | ieed the siudents of the sct free in other directions, by BUrn= | which he is the head to observe the ing up the highw as evidenes of | jaw, ne practicalls pers their good —but usual spirits. The old-time first to resent any corruption in the g which a ¢ game. He Joves it and | s welfare. The true fisherman frowns upon what to him is almost sacrilegi- ous use of the streams. The real gol er shudders as he watches the duffer turf of the fairway with ¥ bad—= sone vise obedt When sidered wrong to estim the time comes baseball player is the riain | « comsider- ous of an te t d working out, and + to advoe 1o rege a consti- ed improp a law or eliminating of then indeed win “ | tutional iment amer come a time tear up the nore of free every shot And so the “experiencrd #t would seem, wonld be the recognize the clouds hovering above the sport he loves. The correction in s ane of the motor'st, thie countrs 1 of the senste in first 10 retirns public it before the two weeks' | | phasizing one or two things having to | lion and the | | that we may expect, possibly, that ob- | Dr. ¥ nth amendment, ch itler Pl all 1ax returns are to lie open to the obscrvation of the eacmics of the men ke them, there who m will come the tendeney on the hide o increase part of makers of their “x returns to sources of in- come; in eve possible will feel Many have way their deduction that their private righ been in- that financial a s only of th is heh vaded information concerning their s which is the busine government and thems vl broadeast, Dr. will fecl that they, being wrong- ives, o I Butler's reasoning is corrcet lw feel they tto evade the just that many now have a rigit Lo evade the Volstead law, it being of @ nature dircetly antagonis- sonal liberty may believe regard- . Butler's reasoning, we cv Justi on getting ready to step br: with men's private life the when the tendency to Intereferc and 1irs is growing in power—when the fed that it is the pe personal “21 government keeps on insisting mal guardian of the morals and habits of the community, is opinien as to the su There an honest rence ot ure of prohibition in this country. There be dittle di n it comes to the cherishing of the I, little believe in the propricty of ced by may nee of opinion w right to free sp much or as we may such criticlsms as recently vol the head of the Columbin university. AWAY FROM HOME When a men who has spent a long and life city be- comes il while Away from home, or, useful in a certain being ill, is taken to a hospital in an- other city, it it a comfort to"him to that his friends and acquaint- ances in his “home towy ing of him and hoping for his quick Such soothing knowledge holds « know are think- recovery. sometimes is the straw that man to life and draws him back, slow- 1y but surely, from the great unknown. | Today A, J. Sloper of New Britain, is sick and absent from this city for which he has done much and which, | he would be the first to say, has done | much for him, He loves New Britain, and the people of the city, realizing | more ully now when he is 1l the im- ! portant place he has occupied here for | | 50 many indeed thinking | of him and praying for his speedy re- | | turn to health, It such knowledge is | | encouragement to him; it it brings | him added strength in his fight, we are | proud indeed 1o be able to ‘pass it on | Im him in the hope that it will help to | { bring him back to his own place n | his city and our city. years, are Facts and Fancies ROBERT QUILLEN by Pe Some men are horn golfers, and some never can think up a good alibi. War: Snipers. ace: Snoopers. The chap who says helium is the most costly gas never sat in the sen- ate gallery. The first bone of conlention, as we recall it, was developed from Adam’'s rib. It isn't elassical Iterature unless it averages about seven commas to the scntence, At any rate this kind of peace has stopped the seramble to claim credit for the victory. cut her allowance from 850 to $3 the week, but her love did not grow less, who has with those exe is on not te meddle work. A good ive vnough the wit ho de To villages spring 18 a scasen when can again get wet all over at the time, thes ) sam Discretion is the quality that_ makes you prefer a cold to the remedies sug- gested by your friends, 5,000 1hilis- kin No doubt a bone kille tincs, We have that many baseball seen almost ans, i& getting to where a woman is 1 tenderhearted if she weeps after he trigger 11 you cast bread on the waters that cousncss unless the bread is a aign contribution. Dawes drops in on Washing- 1 find they haven't missed but of the Helland-Maria combina- v not dig up our civili- but at for our from to re now, up pay how soiled 1 you white many M un on or put o t's all nnforted: “Mother 2 good lim clothe | "Man 2 0 By HALL JUDELL &he Uun Maxson, VERSES AND VERSES (By samuel Hoffenstein) 1 spreading chestout tre The vil blacksmith nds and he Is made as any man can be i1e looks to left, he looks to right, Ie looks at his hands grown soft and white; s an oath as black as night— f.a bicomin® ho in sight! Uider the He ntte inkle, twinkle, little star! You beiong just where you are; If you twinkled down below, You wouldn't one-half the be show, remember,. T remember where I was born; hastly place it wa 1 forlory I understand th torn And carted it away They should have done it long before I saw the light of da ax it down feicnce man taller in the morning than in the evening. There's no question about his being shorter at the end of the month, Helpful. Houschold Hints Du not throw away cold potatoes: With the addition of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, hard boiled eggs. dressing and lettuce for garnishing, a very tempting salad may be made, The cold potatoes may even be left out, if desired. . . . When eggs are selling at popular rices, don't throw away all of the shells, Wipe them dry and store away, When prices get prohibitive in mid- winter, a few of these brought from their hiding place and distributed about the kitchen cannot fail to im- press visiting peighbors, —Pearl Sims Gehrig. She Knew Tow Mother:—-“Yes, we named our haby ‘Horatio Kenneth Smith’ Neighbor My gwodness! Margie won't be able to call her brother by that name!" Margie:—=-"Oh yes T will too! 1'l call him like mother ealis me, Tl say, ‘Come here, you little devil’,” PAMILIAR QUOTATIONS | (Modernized) | . | 1 “You may break, you The speed Jaws, old But don’t be ton sure That you'll get by the cop. may top, 2 wants but little here helow," And when he's pald his debts, And bought a cake of soap or o, We'll gay that's all he gets: Mrs, M, A, Haley. Girls’ boarding school-—an institu. tion of yearning. The Climax He came slowly to the center of the stuge, the utmost dignily and savoir faire ghowing in every step, Ior a moment he paused, and looked about him sadiy, then advancing in the same distinetive manner, brushed back his handsome pompadour with an easy, graceful air and, with sudden de- termination showing in his face, hait- | ed abruptly and pulled of his white gloves, The president of the local branch of the scenc.shifters’ union was ready for work. ~Ralph B, Cooney, Copy for a church notice was hand- ed into a Kunsas newspaper office re- cently announcing that a preacher would have for his subject, “Hell,” and that the soloist would sing “Tell Mother I'll be There —Clad H. Thompson. Tt 15 nsual to find feet in poetry; it is unusual to find poetry in feet. 1924, 24, Reproduction forbidde; n). (Copyright, P ——— | | is & national insti- i by newspapers of Contributh ing they ar and posses | be paid for at rates vary- from £1.00 to $10 Write o the yaper only and wend ontrilntions ta the “Fun Bhop f the Herald, who forward them to New York, epted manuscripts will not be 1" s Wil choose what the thres hest ted in this dis and wijl yay $1.00 t use on Eaturday eve will he sent to head- will also stand A i accepied In the na- hop. e of b T'un —_— B §4850202855555508558000808 % 25 Vears Ago Today :(1!'(?" irom Uerald of that date) FITIEETIIITVEITEIVINGIING . The name menfoned by of Comp [ with of Buell B. Basscite was A prominent member this afternoon in con- nection the captaincy of the compansy The collect parochial residence for St. Mary's new will be taken up he masses tomorrow. vileges at White Oak have for the coming year. It tood that Hartford parties emplating the submitting of the various concessions. from the Herald eof “Wheeimen and wheel- ion ot been is under bids for Ad taken 25 years ago: women have sp bieyele riders that beats the world.” Charles 1. Moore & Co. One patient is being cared for in a private ward ag fhe general hospital. There wine deaths and five marriage licenses issned at the town ¢lerk’s office this week. were has had ing 1o but only one has had nothiog {o_say to reporters, Many a Poet. Laureate <y shatter” | IELSIE FERGUSON - VILLAIN' BRIDE Besomes Bride of Prederick | Worlock, Actor Great Neck, | IPerguson, the Worlock, an English actor in Moon-Elower,” in which she recently in New York erday at Miss dence, Arleigh I the I* Le Clus Miss JFerguson wife of Thomas cke Jr., vice president of the Harriman National ibank. She obtained a divorce in Paris last swmmer after being mar- ried seven ye ! The cercriony here was performed | at noon, only Miss Natalie Rector, Mr, and Mrs. Claude ng and . ndolph Guggenhcimer beiifg pres- nt. Miss Ferguson wore an afte ioen. frock of black and white silk, with Miss Rector her only attendant, while Mr. King acted as best an. Worlock, who is the same age | us uson, 3§, toured with her in the Mare Klaw production of “The Wheel of Life” in 1922 e~ | ports of their engagement were first heard upon Miss rguson’s return from her summer residence Paris last year, although neither would make any comment. The romance | [ became an open secret among Miss | Ierguson’s closest friends the past season, and rapid progress was noted by the other principals in “The Moon- IMlower” after its opening at the Astor theater last Feb. 25. ot | Wi rmerly the K I7e in IPerguson’s leading man, that ro! falling to Sidney Blackmer, but as an amorous villain, he was an “impres- sive and scemingly dangerous grand duke,” while Miss ¥erguson had “never been more flamingly ful.” | Miss Ferguson three times. Her beauti- 1 has begn ma H first husband was Fred Hoe son ot a former presi- dent of one of the large express companies, She was then married to | Mr, Clarke, the son of a prominent | |art collector, on June 14, 1916, They [ parted tast year, Mr. Clarke moving | to the Yale elub and Miss VFoerg: | remaining at her apartment at | Park avenue until she left for Paris, !She got a divorce decree in Hm' | ¥rench courts on the grounds of in- difference, desertion and non-support con July 26 |Thanks for Assistance At the French Bazaar Miss Bertha Chamberlain chairman of the French bazaar and the officers and directors of the New Diritain Me- | Al auxiliary, wish to. extend their | hearty thanks to the following, whose | cooperation helped o largely in mak- ling the result so successful: | Mr, Bishop, the designer and ¢ | tor of the ¥rench bazaar, New Britain | | 8igh company, Y. W. C. A, Davidson | & Leventhal, Besse-Lelend, The Outlet | Miltinery Co, “the Girl Scouts, Volz ; Floral Co., Boy Scouts, Manning Shoe ("o,, and Monier Bros, aiso to all mem- | bers of the McAll Ausiliaries who so | cheerfully gave of their time, | The fascination of the Rivicra at | the French bazaar lay in its alluring !decoration to the generosity and supervision of Davidson & Leventhal (and the Young Women's Guild of the South church. The 1rench bazaar was opened in a most auspicions maner by the ex- cellent marching drill of the Girl Scouts which did much to treate en- | thusiasm, . Miss Cornelia and Miss Bertha Chamberlain are delcgates to the nual convention of the Ameviean Me- | All association held in Troy, N. Y. | Wednesday and Thursday of this week, | 1 TAKES OUT PAPERS, New York, May 6.—Frankie Ash, English flyweight champion who came to America five months ago for a series of bouts, took out fiest citi- zenship papers today. He said he was 24 years old, married and a na [tive of Plymouth, Kngland. Ash has signed to meet Pancho Villa, world's |fiyweight ehampion, in a title bout 'here on May 27 College—Q_lx;:en ] [ al insurance for | recorded | chosen Institute Dana Miss Rosalyn Scott, beauty queen of Carnegie Pennsylvania. with Charies Inesday: moder | teins, as for Her Now Marie de Becker, born in Japan of a Japanese mother and a German father and educated in France, where she acquired the “English manner, sister, Edythe, have just ar at a fashionable eastern finishing school. is learning American ways now. ved in this country to matriculate She and her Their father, Dr. E, D. S. de Becker of Japan, is a well known international lawyer and writer. Z —_— = i Observations. on The Weather Washington, May 6. orecast for Southern New Englan Cloudy to- night and Wednesday; continued cool; tresh north, shifting to east winds, Fore t for Eastern New York: Cloudy on the coast and probably showers in the interior tonight and Wednesday; cooler on the const Wed- te easterly winds, For Connecticut: Cloudy tonight and Wednesday; continued cool; fresh north shifting to east winds, Conditions: A disturbance cen- tral over Jowa is causing unsettied showery weather in all the northern districts east of the Ttocky Moun- Pleasant wWeather prevails I'ennsylvania southward to Worida, The temperature is above normal®in the ceitral districts but fulls rapidly from Indiana northward to upper Michigan, Several places in Canada reported temperatures be- low freezing. Killing frosts were re- from tported from Vermont, Conditions favor for this vieinity unsettled weather with local showers, Armenians Plan Fair to Raise Money for Church The Armenian Apostoliec church congregation in this city, haying ac- quired a tract of land on Tremont street now contemplates - plaps for the crection of a church as soon as the sufficient funds have been raised and to this end the congregation is holding a fair in Jester's hall on May 9, 10 and with the awarding o prizes on the closing night., The y-rn-' ceeds wiil go into the church building fund, Dorothy our happiness Bashful Boy have decided that !the biggest thing in the world, Father—You change your minds =o often, Only yesterday you wanted to marry her Answers (London), and 1§ is name of the Egyptian god “Saptu.” iof the 1 i ORIGINAL TABLETS OF MOSES FOUNDY? Remnants Reported Discovered and Deciphered Vienna, May 6.-—(Jewish araphie Ageney)-—What to bo remnants of the original tables bearing the Ten Commandments, de- livered by Moses, have been decipher ed by Professor Hubert Grimme of the University of Munster, “I was taken out of ths Nila by the Lgyptian Queen,” is the saptenoes written In the almost forjotten oll Hebrew at the head of ¢ic of the tablets, which were fonnd some time ago on the platean Ferabit El Cha dam, in the southwestern part of the peninsula of Sinal by the knglish scholar, Professor IMlinders Petrie, The tablets contain also the names of Jos eph, Menassas and Moses, | In an article Vienna Morgan Grimme, who deciphered the tablets from photographs, deplores the fact that so far only a portion of the tah lets have been fpund and that no of fort has been made to locate the re. miainder, “Their discovery wonjd be a great er contribution to the history of kind than the unearthing of King ankh-amen's tomh,” he doclares, He adds that he is certain furthe:f excavations Wil locate three mosaic biblical documents which will prove that the word “Jehovah” is derived from the name of the Egyptian god “Jahu,” and that the Hebrew name of God, “Shadel,” i derived from the are declired In the incoming aliens at American must be examined by doctors 8, public health service, Al ports EVERETT TRUE BY CUNDO BACK To Your THEeRE'LL BE NO SeaAT !o- ?""AHPEDE (Gitson Coles Phillips and T | Barg acling as judges. ny