New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 10, 1924, Page 6

The decision to make trafiic rules| But the fact scems to be that he did uniform _throughout the state is =a|get some 10,000 Jetters and 3,000 tele- wise one, and motorists willl make | grams from people whoe felt strongly every effort to understand—because | enough on the subject to communicate it is wise and for their own interest | with him. to do so. When all drivers realize | | that it is very much for their interest | 1o drive with care along the highways everywhere then, and not until then, or the “drys” would be most inclined will the highways be as free from ac- to write or telegraph him, The peo- | cidents as the congested districts are | ple who are given to expressing them- | selves thus, when their opinions are | not asked, are, usually, the fanatics | —the people who fcel that a great Now we had _: ‘New Britain Herald HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANTY Issued Daily (Sunday Excepted) At Herald Bldg., 67 Church BStreet. those responses it would be well to SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ! try to determine whether the “wets” $5.00 a Year, $2.00 Three Months, 75¢c. & Month, Entered at the Post Office at New Britain as Second Class Mail Matter. [maX: OUR I'IRE D ARTMENT We are sorry always to learn of loss | principle is involved. through fire to any of our neighbors | supposed that there were more fana- | , . The ouly profitable advertising medium tn Such as that which came to the Berlin | tics among the' prohibition people ' the City, Circulation books and press| Savings bank building in Kensington | than among those opposed to prohibis room aiwaye open to advertisers. | yesterday. - If the estimate loss was | tion, and, therefore, more prohibition- Member of The Associated Press. about $6,000 it is probable that the | ists than “wets” would communicate TELEPHONE CALLS: Business Offic Editorial Rooma The Associated Press fs exclusivgly entitled Before referring to- the nature of | to the use for re-publication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news pub- lished herein, Member Audit Burean of Circulation. . The A. B. C. is a national organization which furnishes newsj=7ors and adver- tisers with a strictly honest analysis of eirculation. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit. This insures pro- tection against fraud In mewspaper dis- tribution figures to both national and local advertise: ! The Herald fa on sale daily in New York at Hotaling’s News 'Stand, Times Sguare; Schultz News Stand. Entrance Grand Central, 42nd Street. Los Angeles, Cal.; Station. building suffered more seyerely- than | with Dr. Butler, Nor may it be said the figures indicate. | that fanatics would refrain from tell- .Once again the news tells of the ing Dr. Butler what they thought of; “timely arrival” of the fire apparatus him. Thus we should expects, if the of this city, and once again it is felt ! reasoning is correct, that out of the | that no matter how many “points” our 13,000 communications sent Dr. Butler | department may be lacking in, accord- : at least the majority would express ing to the theories of those who place | disagreement from his views. the cities in the various ‘‘classes” as| But something must be wrong understood by these fire “experts,” | somewhere. For Dr. Butler says him- New Britain has the sort of fire pro- ‘ self—and probably few will doubt his tection that places it among the cities | word although many may question his where property and life is adequately | wisdom-—that the proportion of those protected. icommendlng his stand against prohi- And the thought occurs, in figuring ; bition, as against those opposing him, | The Inquisitive Reporter Our inquisitive reporter yesterday asked this question of four - people I’chosen at random: “Have you found, after an exhaus- tive analysis of the theory of alterna- | tive inheritance, any evidence supply- |ing a national explanation of 'the | critical situation now existing in the | canned sardines’ industry, as it were?"” | Jack Schnorr, the salesman: “Naw, I never found nothin’ in my life but 4 street car transfer and that was a week old., Mamie Miley, school teacher: “There's no reason why every child shouldn’t grow up into good citizens if they brush their teeth regularly. Mat Price, fireman: “In case of fire, choose the exit nearest you and walk out slowly.” Flossie ‘erguson, photographer's assistant: “You don't say: Well, don't worry. I won't tell a single soul.” The Decision Edith:—"“Mary, have you made up your mind to stay in?” Mary:—"No, I've made up my face to go out. | MOTHER'S DAY | When the shot and shell are silent And the world works on i peace In the struggle for existence, Which will never, ncver cease, May we always pause a moment to what class a city belongs in the mat- | was in the proportion of 200 to 1. In ter of fire protection, the personal ¢f- | others words 200 commended him ficiency and energy and faithfulness of | where one opposed or criticized him ;Hm members of the department should | adversely. | play a great part. No matter how me- This was not a ‘“solemn referen- | chanically perfect the paraphernalia { dum” to the people. It is not at all :&:‘l?fil’:g“l‘::‘lfllfi: T,’;h:;;":;"d.:“;mg”l | of a fire department may be, that de- | probable that there are 200 people in Sobing hearts which can't forget. “urtmrnl does not give the high de- | this country favoring repeal of the | gree of protection furnished by.an or- | prohibition amendment, for every one That moment set aside for recogniz- | gapization, perhaps less thoroughly | against such repeal. It is quite pos- ing and remembering the women of | equipped, but which is made up of | sible that a tremendous majority of the land who, in their motherhood | inen who never fail to givé a good ac- | the people of this state, being represent the inspiration most nearly | count of themselves and who invaria- | strengthened in their private views by approaching the Divine which we may | )y get results. That this is true of [ the authoritative voice of a worthy . know, will come tomorrow, Mother's (e New Britain department is shown | man in Dr. Butler's position, think as Day, No matter how eynical we may | by the fact that in almost every fire [ he thinks and would .say so to him. become; no matter how forgetful We iy and about this city of recent years, | And there may be—quite probably are may be of days of solemn observance, | the department has may these hours of devotion to the mogst profuscly by those who owned |this state feel. But taking the country thought of her remain ever the in-| tne pioperty attacked by the flames. | as a whole the question is not.as one- spiration of our lives, renewing our And it must be remembered that a | sided as the communications to Dr. courage, strengthening our faith and jnay whose property has been injured | Butler would indicate, enfolding all life with a soft mantle | Ly fire {8 not in a frame of mind to| Nevertheless the facts as stated by of love, loyalty and tenderncss, | throw houquets at anyone unless a | this head of one of our great insti- The echoes of the shricking shells gunge of gratityde for efficient work | tutions of learning are worthy of deep have long since died down. The shouts | yp,pels him to do so. thought, as are his arguments con- of the multitudes when triumph came | ¢ js harder work, of course, cerning the only way to get back to are no longer heurd, and the men|fremen to fight fires successfully | who made that triumph possible, | without all“the modern convenlences | many of them, are all but forgotten. and necessitics, But it would seem that . No longer do people shudder at the ‘. sfiiciency of the personnel of the recollection of the emotions stirred by '} department in New Britain, for in- / news from the front. The working | gance, as shown repeatedly, should go ‘F dF [ world has gone about its business. |4 jong way toward influencing the | acts a" anc’e’ tainting with forgetfulness 1he | ciagsifiers of the cities of the state w‘% BY ROBERT QUILLEN memory*of the bravery displayed, the haie this city a member of the Class | sacrificos made by the men of America | o group, thus forcing down the in- for his reasons for taking the stand which Lins caused so great discussion, Favorite #on: A commodity in trade. been thanked | —other states feeling as the people of | sound constitutional government, and | . Who stepped into the breagh and help- ,. ©d 80 efficiently to stem the tide of the defeat of freedom which seemed In-’ evitable, | But there are human hearts which & never forget for a moment the ter- | rors, the anguish of those hours of warfare, Those hearts beat today in the breasts of the mothers whose sons were in the thick of the battie; in the | breasts of the mothers who under- | stood. To them tomorrow, the ho|y‘ day, is dedicated, To them the war | is a living memory, To us may they, the mothers of the nation, be always sacred. TRAFFIC RULLS The state motor -vehicles depart- ment s cirenlating notices issued by the State Police association, notifying motor vehicle operators that certain colors for traffic signs have adopted by the police departments in all the cities of Connecticut, and that been | surance rates, A STONE IN THE ROAD Years ago kindly old might be scen stepping from the side- walk and picking up a loose stone or | two, tossing them to” one side and | murmuring, “that stone might lame & | hoss good.” Then the kindly old gen- | tleman would pass on his way, A loose | stone, wedged into the horeshoe and | allowed to remain there by some | driver of the horse who didn't know a fetlock from a shoulder, often caus- vd seripus injury to a valuable animal. Noticed in time, of course, it meant only that the driver must get out and | | remove the stone, Those kindly old gentlemen ave as | prevalent today, perhaps, as they were ‘ years ago when (he strects were full of horses. But they do not have to think ‘ of the faithful animal nowadays, Au-| tomobiles have, to a great extent, | taken their places, and the dangerous gentlemen \ Now if only we could pass a law ex- cluding the Japs from the next war, As a general thing the real hoss in | the family is one that does the most | whining. | Feminine wardrobe: A few odds and ends added to a collection of stockings, Temptation is no disgrace. devil never bothers to tempt who belong to him, The trouble with scoms to be too much aspiration with- | out enough perspiration, | — 2 those modern youth Our guess is Phat vuleanizing was discovered by studylng a movie kiss, Man has his weaknesses, bhut he doefn’t try on three smaller sizes be- | fore resigning himself to a shoe that fits, lives there a man with soul ®so dead, who never to his friend has said: | ~—William J. O'Connor. | A man may love the ground a | woman walks &n, and still object to | cutting the grass on it. | | Successful Faflures “ Blackstone:—*Nothing succeeds like success, they say.” | Webster:—*“Still, a few judicious { falures have started many a man on | the roul to wealth!"” o . —Stanley Felter. WILD WILLIES (By George S. Chappell), | Little Willle, with a rock, | Beaned the cuckoo in the clock, | Father said, “Why don’t it tick 2" | Willie said, “The bird is sick.” oo Bits from the Barnyard | Baid a love-lorn Pig to a sweet young Sow, You're the most adorable thing I ! vow, My heart is full of a love that's true, ! And I have a sty in my eye for you.” | WILD WILLIES | (In the Wake of George 8. Chappell). | Little Willie, full of fun, | Played a game with papa’s gun, “Come here, Kitty,” Willie said; Kitty now is very dead, . | . ) Wihie, when the lights were low, HBpled on Sister Mary's beau; | Bister saw him, just too late, 8he's never had another date, ~=Mrs, D. C. Brown, Natural _ The story goes that a ncgro had There | been a servant in a rich house, he learned proper English. One day he went to his home in Alabama, As he sat at the table his brother said: “Sam, glve me some “lasses.” “You must not say 'lasse Bam, “you must say ‘mo lassc His brother said, angril How's 1 gwine to say ‘mo'lasses’ when 1 ain had none yet.”, ,"* sald =~Dorothy Kreitzer, Yamed Willie A small boy was scrubbing the front The | porch of his home when a visitor called. Visitor: “Is you mother in?" o you think I'd be scrub- bing this porch is she wasn't?” ~=Mrs. Maud Funselle. Shick Shackers , The lady who asks you to have a “real home-cooked meal” and then serves you canned soup, canned vege- tables, canned peaches, and canned tfought because it was figst suggests | conversation, g AN The fellow who “Mother's Day, the statement that every Mother's Day for him, forgot. and gave as an alibi day matter in the roads is glass or a nail | sticking up straight—the glass to cut ‘ the rubber tire of an automobile; the nail to puncture it. While a nail would | | have been dangerous to a horse’s hoof {and often was the canse of lameness Lits of glass seldom brought any But that same glass today is cause of considerable and thus, certain traffic rules have been made uniform for all cities of the state, The colors and rules were pyblished in the Herald of yesterday, but fo two of them attention may be called for further emphasi When the people thoroughly the two wecks' trafflo about Central a good system convineed, probably dicate this one-way trafic, it the uni- form rule is adopted, will be painted with a green background and yellow The trafic rule has been the 24 ‘We shall be glad to turn our back show us some olher kind. The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la, seem to be all dande- Hons if you are trying to make a Jawn, 1t's an unfair system and the kind of conduct that will get you to Heaven | won't get you into vaudeville, The Thard thing about bedtime stories is to make them simple enough for the younger oncs 1o understand and risque enough for the older enecs to enjoy. of the the trial of the Park, that it is as people are already city are | harm. | the the changes in transportation, in the convinced at end o expense 1o | with has come oughts of one-way motorist, the the signs to in- time for a change men. With now have, the urfaced roads we | hard built for automobiles, and letters. one-way sharp substance has a solid founda- tion. Never is it driven into the ground as formerly when dirt roads prevailed, Throwing bits of glass into the road in those days was no great offer To- day it is one of the thoughtl ! , some- times malicions acts, Which now hours of day and night As a further Britain it might be indicated that the arrows, showing which traffic should be headed, should have larger extended to cover Correet this sentence: “I'd quit smoking in & minute,” said he, “if 1 thought it wasn't good for mne.” svggestion for New way offends “Have them cut out or you'll be dead.” on machine polities is somebody will | heads or points, making the direction more plain. It is also suggested, for loeal eonsumption tion be made that some indica- upon the sign near the isle of safety where molérists turn Park, order 1o go north on the east side of from the west of in Central the park, whether the driver #hall go beyond that sign before turning, or shall turn just before reaching #. A shrewd detective studying the motor tire waited until they had passed the sig imprints, finds that some have before turning, while other have turn- ed before reaching it 1t is interesting to find ont, at Jast, that where a traffic officer is stationed at a sireet intersection vehicles wishing to turn to the left at that point must pass in front of the offis| eer. many an anxious head owing to the fact that an officer demanded one to g0 behind him in such case on one day. and in front of him the nest, up:l that in one city the rule was to go behind the officer and in another oity the kindly souls were ofiended unless all Many gray hairs have come to one passcd in front. decent consideration of others. This matter of the stone in the road of wyesterday, and the glass on the highway today, is merely indicative of the truth that changing times change standards also. Somctimes the thing that ‘was wot wrong in the be- comes wrong in the present, not from past any inherent exdl, bt rather beeanse act may bring under altered The facts that our fathers were right In tollowing a certain line of action, docs not make that line of action right for nus today. It is a good idea not to look for the stone in yesterday's road, but to watch for the thing that are tak- ing the place of that old stone, ' of the harmiul results the conditions. BUTLER'S REFERENDUM When Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, internationally knowa president of Columbia university, came out public- Iy in favor of withdraging the sighteenth amendment from the con- Volstead | to stitution and repealing the did not espect prople cet, he probably hear from 13,000 as 1o their Observations on The Weather Washington, May 10, — Weather outiook for week beginning Monday for Atlantic States Considerable cloudiness and local showers first part, generally fair thereafter; tempera- ture near of somewhat below normal. Vorecast for Southern New Eng- tand: Clondy tonight and change in temperature; casterly winds, Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy tonight and Sunday., probably oceasional showers; no change in temperature; moderate casterly winds, For Connecticut: Same as South- erp New England Conditions The pressure is high over Maine and North Dakota with a trough of low pressure between these areas central over [linvis Clondy and unsettled weather pre- valis generally this morning in all séetions east of the Rocky Mountains. Not much change in temperature has oceurred during the jast 24 hours and N continves siightly below nor- mal i3 the northern districts, r this with “light moderate joenl Sunday, | vidnity Home kisses savor of Others smack of it. . Local Fun Shoppers the local “#un Shop” editor this week are printed below, The copies have also been sent to New York, where they may be accepted in the national mosaie of lawn and flowers would be | But he didn’t stop. | The Misses Whittie- | going, only a great deal faster. The |the “Clean-up Week,” and hope that “Fun Shop.” Visitor—"Is all my luggage in the trunks, Donald 7 Donald—"Yes, sir.” Visitor—“Are you sure we didn't leave anything valuable behind 7 Donald—"Not a drop, sir. Not a arop.” Donald Mackay, 125 Bhuttle Meadow Ave, Two men were strength, One said: “Why man I'm so strong 1 could lift a small cow.” The other said: “That's nothing, st night in a Mah Jongg game 1 moved the wail of China.” Phitip Davis, Russell 8t. discussing their A bird in the hahd is worth two i" the bush—"But, before you scare way the two in the bush get a strangle hold on the one in your . W. Fox, Mainville. yright, 1924, Reproduction fortiaden). The Fun Shop s & 1 ineti- y Contributions from roviding they are original, d, and poRses sufficient merit, will by paid for at tates yary- from $1.00 to $10.00. Write on one side of the paper only and send sour comtritmutions to the “Fun Shop Bditor.” eare of the Herald, who will forward them 19 New York. Cnaccepted manuscripts will not be returned, The Herald editor will choose what We_comsiders to he the three hest utions sabmitted in this dis- triet h week and will pay $1.0% apiece for their use on Saturdhy eve- ning. They will bs sent to hesd- wigrters and Wil s etand a “hance of being mccepted I the ma- tienal Fan Shop. B — When ex-Alderman John F. Gill challenged the power of the republi- can machine and helped to reelect Mayor Paonessa he little realized that that power would be used to thwart the charity department, which, mayor was prepared to give him. Mr. Gill must be satisfied with the knowledge that he helped to wreck the machine on election day and that he played a large part in disappoint- ing the republican leaders, So far as holding public office to which a sal- ary is- attached, he must give up all | hope. The machine has a long mem- | ory and the strength of its arm will | be used to crush him, 1 It was almost a foregone conclusion that Mr. Gill would be named super- intendent of the charity department. |'There was hardly any competition for the place as everyone in politics seemed to realize that the berth was his if he wanted to take it. The machine which he had chal- | lenged could not prevent his appoint- | ment but a plan of action wa$ made to cheat him out of the fruits of his| victory. A man may stand for a| punch in the nose, but when you hit him in the pockethook it hurts and the sting remains. It is understood that if Mr, Gill had been appointed superintendent of the charity depart- ment one of the first acts of the re- publican majority in the common {council would have bheen to reduce the salary connected with the posi- the afford to continue in service. Under the ‘circumstances, Mr. Gill had no other alternative than to decline to accept the appointment, Like most of us, he depends on his salary for his bread and butter and with that sal- ary cut to a low figure his income would have diminished appreciably. There .has been talk that pressure was brought to bear on Mayor Pao- messa to appoint a democrat to the position. Regardiess of this pressure it is said that the mayor intended to appoint Mr. Gill if the latter would have accepted. . % | Although rain interfered to a great extent with plans for the observance of Arbor Day, there is no reason why planting trees cannot be carried out during the remainder of spring and summer, One fault with Arbor Day enthusiasts is that they lay too muck stress on beautifying the world and do not pay enough attention to the practical results of tree planting. In some European countries where wood has been used for hundreds of “yonr. the Inhabitants are required to | plant a tree for every one cut down. | Trees grow slowly and all which are planted do not reach maturity be. | cause of pests, fires and other vicissi- {tudes to plant life. Almost all the wood used in the construction of | buildings today comes from far-off | Oregon and Washington as the cam | has virtually’ ceased to produce lume ber, An interesting fact in connection with Afbor D is printed in the “Arbor and Bird Day Manual” issucd | by the state board of education in i which is an article by P, L. Butterick, | secretary of the Connecticut Forestry assoclation. Mr, Butterick writes that | long’ long ago when the first sets tlers eame to Connceticut there were %0 many trees that they were in the ¥, When the Green at New Haven lald out, the surveyors made an {error in their measurements because there were so many trees on the land | that they could not see what they were doing.” It is hard to imagine the Green, that smooth expanse of |velvety grass, so densely populated | with members of the tree family as | to obsure the vision from end to end. Arbor Day should mean something New Englanders besides a pretty ed by 4 hard-headed Yankee, A sc- | 1ected list of trees for New England ahout | states includes: sugar maple, Norway and they are all ,maple, scarlet maple, green ash, was | white ash, American white elm, red | | oak, white oak, pin oak, American orado blue spruce, white pine, Scotch | bor vitae, . Persons having occaston jalong West Main street to pass have | The three eontributions accepted by | marked at the beauty of the floral LTM traffic officer 'r*" at | embellishments at the home of | Misses Whittlesey at the corner |Grove Hill. A more attractive the of difficult to find. say are nature Jovers, a fact that is | cyele popped and sputtered and start- lone may come, expressed by the beautiful flower beds ©d straight for the policeman, who transactions, we —THE OBSERVER— Makes Random Observations On the City and Its People his appointment as superintendent of | (and rallied wonderfully to its sup- tion to such a point that he could not | ium, Denver Colo,, and will be used | principally to support patients who | |are financialy destitute. When it is remembered that there | are about two milllon persons of | Swedish descent in the country, it is readily seen what results may be ac- | ecomplished, | Churches and benevolent socicties |are assisting in the distribution of the | tlowers of May. | Some cities have granted permis- | sion to dispose of the Mayflower upon the_streets. The Swedish National Sanatorium is the only institution of its kind among the Swedish people in the U 8. and irrespective of religious and political differences they have united port, b New' buildings are being erected | and shortly more patients will be re- ceived. With the splendid co-opera- ! tion of the country at large the Board | of Sanatorium, has no hestitancy in | acting favorably upon new applicants even though half are from consump- | tives, who are absolutely without means, The executive secrcary of the “May- flower” committe is John S. Oster- berg, 392 Benefit street, Providence, R. I, from whosec home the flowers are sent, | The Swedish National Sanatorium has most gratefully accepted this prof- fered help and assures the public |that not one cent is dive: to priv- |ate profit. The only compensation of the Providence committee is a sense | of satisfaction in doing constructive work in a great cause, | Dr. Jultus Lincoln, who is gdircttor | of publicity and suport at the Sana-/ {torium has found a ready response |throughout the land in every effort ite build up this needed institution, . o | TFollowing the appointment of Frank L. Conlon as chairman of the board of public works and his subsequent resignation as alderman from the sixth ward, many residents of Bel- videre have, within the past few days, ! expressed their gratitude for the man- Iner in which Mr, Conlon represented | the ward and especially that part of it which includes Belvidere, Residents of this section praised the resigned alderman because of his work in connection with the roads and | streets in Belvidere, Many times dur- |Ing his term of office, he was -n-‘ | proached by people who deplored the fact that some of the streets there were in such shaps that they were | almost impassable, Alderman Con- {lon promised that he would investi- | gate the matter and lay his findings efore Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa. | |The result was that the roads were | quickly repalréd and made passable | lin keeping with the rest of the see- i tion, e & ¢ | It's easy to start somcthing, but it's lever, particularly popular with |townfolk at Stratford-on-Avon for she veiled in mystery, though her parénts ‘were according to her own statediént, Venetlans, Although she has devoted herself to the study of music while in the I'rench convent where she was educated, fate destined that writing should be the future fleld of her en- deavor. At the age of 17 her first bobk, appeared, causjng widesprerd comment and no little adverse criti- cism, From thence on she devoted her energies almost entirely to writing and has written since then a score of [romantic and popular tales. Miss Corelli has always had a pro- found contempt for men, although as shown in some of her writings she re- tained an ideal of the perfect male. That she never met one is patent from her own statement that she never Jov- ed any man, “From my childhéod J have hated and feared them,” she said. “I loathe their looks, their voices, their presence, their manners. 1f one touches my hand in ordinary courtesy, my instincts are outraged,” Such were some of the intimate re- actions of this strangely interesting woman, a woman living in her books and %ut of touch with the world of reality. Books and the writing of them were her life and to them she gave her life in devoted effort, often working for long stretches, yet still able to appreciate leisure when she chose to take it. Above she was the never tiring servant of dominant don- victions and waged vigorous battles againét whatever displeased her, Add- ed to this was an intense pride which led her always to scorn favors or the seeking of friendship with those who might help her. At Hall's-Croft, 250 years ago the home of Susannah Shakespeare, who married Dr. John Hall, Marie Corelli spent many years. She was not, how- the was never hesitant in frankly express- ing her opinion of them. Her life for this reason was not without strife a though those who knew her intimate- Iy found in her a charming and witty hostess, If she was frank in eriticizing her neighbors, she was equally frank in her attitude toward America and in several magazine articles, wrote caus. tic opinions of the country. Ameri- can women, however, she admired greatly, delaring that shee had “Never met a dull one and had nevér come in contact with one not attractive.” - COMMUNICATED CONSTRUCTIVE CRITIC Editor of The Herald: There is an old saying “that con- structive criticism is the greatest power to push us ahead, so I hope you will not be offended at a few words I am going to say. In the first place I have net heard one word about “Clean-up Week" this spring, and as you know a city is Judged by its clean strects and yards, Your paper can do a wonderful lot of good by starting this campaign. In the olden days, Saturday after- noon was clean-up time, but now Sun- day morning you go along the streets and you sce papers and dirt of all description in front and back yards, and streets, We nowhave our new hotel and many visitors will be attracted here tins summer, so get this “Clean-up Campaign” going. | sometimes hard to stop it. This ap- plies to motorcycles as well as senate investigations, as one of New Britain's | well known and most accomplished | soda digpensers learned one day re- cently, Things were a bit dull for IFrank. We'll call him Frank, but that isn’t his pameé. He had not much work to | do, or better, he was not doing much | |work, 7The boss was out. One of Frank's friends entered the store and announced that he had just purchas- | #d a new motoreycle, Frank went out- side and inspected the cycle, which | was drawn up at gfhe curb opposite the New Britain Savings bank. et's take a ride,” said Frank. | “Can you ride it?” asked his friend. | 1"\\‘»”. 1 should hope to tell you,” re- | plied our hero. After it was found that he had his license with him his friend agreed todet him take a short ride, “not very far, now." * He had never ridden a motoreyele before ih his life, but that. didn’t make la bit of difference, He drives a car the same, Says You might start this campaign in the schools. Have the pupils get in- [ tarested in planting flowers and beau- Itifying their yards., The health partment inspector should go around land inspect back yards, 1 know of {hack yards that have not been ciean- |ed in years and then we wonder where all our discase comes from, Another thing which T think your {paper in woefully wenk on, and that |is real estate advertisements, Yon know most everyone s interested in owning a home of their own and they {lnok to the papers to gulde them and (would vather pick out their place in [the paper than to make a round of real estate offices, Now, last Saturday night, the Hart |ford Times had a special edition on |Hartford real estate and new build (ings. Now, why eould you not have {one telling of the growth of our fac |tories and other buildings and then | you could make it an gnnual affair. 1 |am sure the real estafe men would! fall in line, as many people are look |ing to buy housce, | One real estate man in Hartfor! {1010 me he sold six houges this wec! on account of Saturday’s paper. which? He jumped onto the eyele and turn- led on the gas full to let hig friend ~#Mervin L. Lane. | linden, scariet oak, white spruce, Col | know that he could ride the thing. [ What that had to do with it is not familiarity. pine, balsam pine, hemlock and ar- |kmown, but he shifted into first and | |roarcd up the street in a cloud of | | dust, He shifted into second and third land by that time was nearly at the him flying | e would stop | He put up his along and thought !traffic on Main street. Justead he kept | Hoping we hear from you in you' glowing paper, T am for a bigger Nc DBritain and also cleaner one, BETTER CITY. criticism Constructive is always re- | corner of Church and Main streets. | geojecome to this newspaper, it is an evidence that our readers are taking an intelligent interest in the product that we are trying to manufacture and and | hand and Frank turned the handie. |jn the city for which we all wish to do our best, We plead guilty to ignoring As for real estat: try to follow thr and pleasing landscape of the grounds |suddenly decided that he had an ap- |growth of the factories and the ity. surrounding their stgtely home. With pointment elsewhere and vacated his 1teal estate advertising must be taken true artistry they have arranged the | Dost in the nick of time. The vehicle, lup by the dealers and some such ¢ flower plots in a manner to charm |travelling at about 50 miles an hour, plan his been under discussion here the eye of the passerby and to make | 9id a high jump over the policeman’s | for some time, It will grobably blos one glad An errand brought him in | former location and headed in the dir- |som out with better weather.—Fd. {that direction, . e A Vit of Northland 15 Making its appearance in this community., It is a little flower, patterned after one of the first spring blossoms in Sweden ection of the railroad tracks, Frank | | hanging on and the white coat which | he wore behind the fountain, flapping | in the breeze, | | He finally found out that he would | have to turn ‘lha handle in the oppo- site direction 'in order to stop and he 25 Vears Ago Today and ,,n.,,‘:( ':“::,.c"':,';‘: gz “'M:n so, stopping suddenly. He was | Not many years ago A woman in |\mmediately overtaken by an indig- | Recording Secretary Willlam Fariey|] Gothenburg, Sweden, conceived the "Nt And it must be said, frightened |has called a meeting of the Nutme| idea of Hinking merey with the beau- | soliceinan, who inguired if the rider | Athietic club for this evening. It il titul traditions of May-day in the " UF¥INE to kiil him. understood that sieps will be taken t northern country. As Mrs, Beda Hali- | The scrgeant arrived on the scene disband the club becauss of lack o berg saw the happiness on the na- finally and affairs were straightened |interest among the members, : tion's play-day of all, who were |";ou|, A large crowd had collected and 1 According to the monthly teport o the on of heaith, her thoughts | Frank was forced to walk along Main |the German Rifle club Frank M. Zim turned to those, who h:'vl been Stricks street, pushing the motoreyele. He merman 18 leading all the othef con en by the “grent Widte plague,” and | JOTIOreS (RSt Bever aguih WU L9 SL [(eSalE By & HSEMAD SRR, she resolved that they ,,,.,:;: not be tempt to do his joy riding on Main ?z‘ne xrm ‘"Q’ coal v:-"- been reduce: forgotten. To aid them iIn their strug- sy ), gt | ::;a.,.‘::ru;mn':,’cm'uma:mfi: o | 00y eoused 40 59 mnnl-fl-’nea & hen | ford-on-Aven on April 21st last, the ]rm(«:‘mm place to live In ¥f lh?‘ Gred asd thirty thoussnd fowers, |'SCTRry world jost eme of thems pie. |0 Tl v gt iR o g wirieh were oM 15 her home ot .l‘lun—sv.un personalities that stand apart | have inaugurated a plan to build . ¥ 8l gom the fame of their fliterary | big basin near the pond at Mountai A ":’""T:""" correaponds with OUf |,y ements. That Miss Corelli was (Grove from which water may b h.-: b e idea .I'rv-' ; mazingly -j"l a famous writer, even though per- pumped by the fire apparatos. r ",f‘,:’:"’m'“""’"":"“’ ar. Last year over ... ot a great one, cannot be denied | Among the list of patents issuc P rs were $0ld, and the | o 4 was something more than fame [from the I”. 8. patent office May entire proceeds were dedicated 10 the ju.¢ made her interesting even tolll” was one of C. E. Smith, as noble purpose of helping the tubereu- | o0 who knew her only by reputa- |signor to North & Judd Mfg. Co., Tar. {tion. This js strange in itself in that | patent for a buckie. A small company of men and wWom- | (yere are fow who mere effectually | At a meeting of the state depart en in Providence, R. 1, vishalized ""]rlunlv-d their real scives in mystery. |ment of the G. A. . held in Hartl enormous possibilities of the !-r-lrn the dominant personality that |ford yesterday loren D. Penfield flower among their countrymen in flmv", Matie Corelfi could not long re- |this eity was elected jumior vice o U. & and are sponsoring a movement | main hidden, for it was all together mander of the state department. to distribute the emblem in every 10- too vivid and afive, too motivated by cality, where Swedish people have | Lurning contictions and powerful jm- | At times it would be dificult to pic witied. The proceeds are to e turned | pulsss ot the important citizens ¥ bad man over 1o {he Swedisa National Sanator-| Marie Corelii's carly lile is largely ners badn't been fovenmted. | (Taken from Herald of that date) i' | | I L T T —