New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1924, Page 6

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Arcade St SMALLPOX SUFIERERS The sympathy of the people elty for those who have by with smallpox not they recovercd, as most of them did. the & flicted die out when The period of their sickness was a trying one, and one that many of them will some cases cured, will be mind them always, never forget. Moreover in those victims, even though marks which will re- great e that until the healer, time, makes them resli the visible reminders of the will m e no diff with the fecl- ing of affection in which they are held by their friends, of the distressing days when they death come, We sympathize with them all, and those victims will remember that the authorities of the city, In that aw- ful time, disregarded expense and all considerations other that of making their suffering as casy to bear as possible, and to protect others in the city from similar sorrow But with the restoration to health of those who had the smallpox the eity no evidences of the sympathy still feit for discase ence feared might than may longer show - material them, During the time of the sick- ness all was done that could possible be done. Now, however there is no duty resting upon the city to pay the fun- eral expenses of those who died, nor the rent of their homes during the time the sufferers were quarantined The sickness came to those who con- tracted it through of the other people of the eity, and gladly have those others accepted the burden of expense Involved in caring for the , whieh will no fault sufferers, And have to be met fndirectly, is by no means inconsider able, The greatest eagerness was shown by the health authorities and the employes in the health depart. ment to make the life of the sufferers an eary a8 porsible, Food and fuel was furnished them and much of the work ahout the quarantined premises was attended to by those upon whom was aid no such duty., A spirit of help- fulness pervaded the department, and that expens by all the taxpayers the common council, representing the other people of the city, that spirit in a material way. The city d14 everything demanded of it and more, and added a humn touch 16 the help 1t gve, that may not be estimated in dollars and cents, And so, still feellng who suffered through through the people of the city not he asked already besn Aone excopt as new cases should develop, be met. recognized sorry for all ek or loss of dcar ones, the foel that they may to more than has new emergencies to TWO-PLATOON SYSTEM The Herald worked hard to gain the #wo-platoon partment no matter how efficient tion it might piving 1he « system for the fire de- wmainly on the ground that an arganiza and how » tion, no em be asked to rem b the ae hours out of riske in tme the hours 1 without nous w be said t fire ho | cause of its value at this time, is as|night t | | follows: helieve system benefit to the ad efficiency in the department, which has been demonstrated at_ several fires during the past vear, This systcm has given the hetter living conditions improved the. morale of lepartment to a considerabla ex- tent. It has also given the city an auxiliary fire fighting force, which readily called upon at the serious fires. 5 that has Your commission two-platoon decided increa the proven a city by the fire- and the men has n b move RENOVATION s the SPRING Every year as sprigg coms im- pulse write of it, with its fnspira- to tlon, has been compelling. And it has heen the lines of nature's ex- along be taken to our own spirit have written, with less of the rred to Herald emphs practical details as refc by a communication printed in st Saturday which properly sized the value and propriety of hav- ing a general “clean-up’ in the sprin Perhaps a snh-conscious prejudice and is not people “weeks” or any kind, that it to 1gainst an Instinctive feeling always scemly to suggest in re- ced what they shonld do and when, gard to their own, has influ us to refrain from dwelling upon the im- portance of this feature of the spring. Why ) should any special week be ignated as the time to clean up one's premises, and why should any one man or group of men insist that “now" is the time to do it. There has heen and is continually quite enough of interforing with other people’s husi- ness, and the tendency to draw a ¢ k mark for others to walk upon is suffi- setting apart, all ciently strong without arbitrarily, a certain time whén people should do a certain thing of the Her- ald's correspondent is the proper spirit favor of Nevertheless the spirit and it is that sentiment in spring renovation of the physical as well as of the spiritual that we shouid like to emphasize, The first symptoms of loss of ambi- in the appearances tion, efMiciency, come form of general carelossness of reflected from the mental attitude of to be individual one n cynical the evidences of care women show in regard to thetr homes and the At of the year is that natural impulse to “elean up” the as to fail impressed by certain men and Whout them, s0 strong as in the spring anl the spring is the time to give full play to the desire to aid nature in her all the has efforts to make fresh again earth, 1f, at last, the weather cleared 80 that possible we should like to see the sug- work out of doors is gestlon of our cortespondent follow- “clean- the nat by a necessarily up” week, but carrying out, every day, If possible, the ed out, by evidences of commendable desira to have one's premises In the best shape, attractive Individual eforts far -greater offect is combined, universal effort, Tt {8 for this reason that the appearance in count, of course, but of appearance of the eity would change almost over- night were its residents to begin now {6 clear away that rubbish; to smooth out the rough spots about the yard, to plant flowers and to do everything possible to make each home attractive to the passer-by as well as to those who dwell in it. The effect would not but those only he seen felt by who the work, and will make for gave themse to when it 18 completed there be a splendid reaction that will us & moreghappy spring and summer; a period of greater appreciation of the hidden ready effort peauty of the city, somatimes but a because of negiect to respond to the siightest 10 bring it out Aay, t ¢ those o we permises that need attention PARK BOND ISSUE 'nless considerable trouble be taken to look for some ulterior motive it fr of fairness said that a to do the right thing by may b #pirit Tow all the and a of the city wish t paople an economigal plan in prompted levelopmer no time | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1924, Willow Brook Park, not athletic field at all, is considering the eal park and would give the peo- of the city considerable pleasure were opened medns up by of roads runuing into it. Many, if not most, of the people of the city do not be- discussion of the of the common realize this fact and it was only canse there was a f the matter, conducted in best spirit, that it developed council meeting last night. The m- bers saw at once, since this was the situation, that it would be advisable to provide of entrance to this The tha means on the other had park members felt, hand, since $85,000 been the Park, a at road Brook be spent on Willow like amount should expended Any Brook other end of the city Willow the improvement at rark, however, under proposed plan, would have to be paid for out of the £55,000 planned to be used for the Stanley arter Park—and the mem- bers did not like this idea of slighting North End. The final action taken was the only Q the recreation spot of the one possible under the circumstances, Uy all the members eager The of to the proposed with practi sum to do the fair thing. $10,000 was add bond issue, the same to be spent to provide roads into the already exist- ing but attractive Willow Brook Park barred + bhe none of that th nt on improvements for the eld of the bond issue given. Thus the peo- North money s athletic and the authorization ple of the Iind have received who want park at opened up fair treatment; the people to sce an already attractive the of the have been satisfied in their reasonable other end city request, and the wading pool and sur- roundings in Walnut Hill Park will be made a more fitting place for all in the city to enjoy. the children The proposal of a lone alderman to limit the $60,000 now, because he anticipates a period of *“hard times” lahor will be cheap, received scant consider- of the members of the council wi the city of New Britaln should not wait to develop the eity until sueh time came park improvements to when ation. The proper attitude s that when men would be out of work and time of depression would a general €ome. They believe, quite probably and they hope most earnestly tha such time won't come at all.” Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN uscless except a for a Nothing really war record in a contest job, The ehief ohjectidbn to easy money is that there are so-darned many jails, War produced many aces, were not the ones who took the jack 1t is all right, however, for partics that Nve in glass houses Lo accungulate stones, er, man 1o than rich needle Also It is easier for a g0 through the eye to enter the White of a House, of our lives in philandering third third We spend one bed and another with bunk, and have way to g is to If you are not a ref r influence, 1 full ot no on satchel use a bit of lead pipe, money The fine thing Awyer Ahle to carn $125,000 the year you gt a $12,000 about being a is that can job will be in habit Doubiless the ings chewing-gum time it b flic pr happy if they have common in the to he stores About the proud of its tr quit closing ging the shlem but they | DR. FRANK CRANE’S DAILY EDITORIAL = = 'I:he Open Sale of Deadly Weapons By DR. FRANK CRANE news item stated that announced that, revolvers and pistols, had handled A recent andise, had to quit selling The company within the The action America. against This action taken favorable comment, Tt is pleasing, incide denied or ignored, the f. business is more hocomi his means that, und« ast wuse of old by an he ntally, 't th America and crows and is more an invisible to the littie and twis permanent pros to the fundamenial moralities No one should he mere in the public interest, them about $1,500,000, wise it illustrates a business has a conscience, that fact that srowth, business is ceasing to be a mere conseience peginning to see the gre 4 mind,. the la rity unless it develops a civic conscience, unless it adheres | Tutler Brothers, wholesalers in mer- ie firm had decided more than forty years and its g2 The announcement stated: sentiment throughc the growing arrying concealed weapons.'” and reputahle business house desery fact that is too often a profession. conditions and under the normal law pattle of the kites 1 law that is often that ne husiness can enjoy allowed to carry a revolver who is not.authorized py w to take human life and whose responsibility for so doing is not estab- lished and guarded. It is the very essence’of civilization that men cease to take the law into | their own hands and that they hand propess designated authorities the matter of protection over to the The United States has passed a constitutional amendment to the effect 1 lcohol shall not b suuicr of aleohol is a e We ought to recogn derer. Of course he may policeman or a sjeriff, be justificd. But to allow any boy or any W walk into an open store and i We come up here nay think upon t he ever we liberty must give Picking up a popular fiction T notic>d at least a half dozen ac mail. There must be by the public or such adve Copyright, sold publicly. ntial maniac. that the owner of a revolver is a potential mur- a potential executioner, as in the case of B And, in the present condition of mociety, that may y a revolver has no just again to the old question of personal libert his question thers can be no doubt that personal | way before the interests of the general publie. ; 1gazine the other da ivertisements of revolvers offered for sale by a tremendous lot,of deadly weapons continually bought {sements kould not continue to appear. 24, by The McClure Newspaper Syndicate, We have recognized that the con- | k-minded and irresponsible person to ation, on the news stand | Observations on The Weather Washington, May 15.-~TForecast for air to- Southern New England: night and Friday: cooler in Massachus setts and Connecticut tonight; fresh west winds, Forecast for Fastern New Yair tonight and 1 ay: cooler the interior tonight; fresh winds. For and I'riday; chusetts and westerly winds, Conditions: York: in tonight Massa- fresh Connecticut: Fair cooler tonight in Connecticut; The disturbance cen- traloover Ontario yesterday is pass- ing out the 8t Lawrence valley. It has caused local showers during the t hours from the upper Mis- sissippl valley eastward to the coast. It is followed by an area of high is producing pleasant weather in the western districts, No deci in temperature b occurred northern sections Conditions favor falr weather with sunny days. in the for this cool nights vicinity and Paul Rainey's Estate Is Fighting Tax Payments Miss,, May 15 Hearing of in connection with the eodings of W Miller, enue agent, to collect inheritance tax- cs from heirs of the Paul Rainey ostat said to be valued at from $25,- 400,000 to $40,000,000, before they are diie and delinquent, was postponed by the Mississippi commission until June 17. Mr. Rainey, widely known big ame hunter, died Jast year while at sca en rout y South Africa. Heirs value at less than half representing I The heirs aver ay Mississippi inheri- y on property in this ecommisgion secks to whole esta Jackson, testimony pro- state reve million dollars, ngs in Mississipp! y should tance taxes o at but the ect on the fixed Annual Tap Day Is Held On Yale Campus Today New Haven, May #.~—Yale's annual tap day” excreiscs, when each of the Skull and Bones, s Head and the 15 new members w8, will be held on rnoon. The eere- elected on 1he ¢ usnal. 1ic- to minimize outside in- affair caused public an- ths event to with today. societies, Wol choos inior « 18 this a g th out wur senior and Key, Elhu club, om t camy of slappi will be carr mpts the be 1 unh Seeks $1,000 Damages for Injuries by Automobile has been by Carlo Ciaizza the plaintiff claim- 1 to have been suf- being hit while 1 South Main street, owned by the d zed accident took 1913, returnable e 1 through the offic yugh action for $1,000 en- city conrt John Har os alleg result of ' bi automot ember May 26, and Dunn BANQUET POSTPONED. anque! of the Blue ar w1 & which wa en held Monday evening at the ha been pos anne today. The n Major Lynn of 1 Ma pers have be my gtoa ment committee o b end ' stat ry and his tre ting ligiior violators in ania and has b " alled 11 the state #u et Philadelphia, w all su postponed unti session o in me in the fall BOY RUNS INTO ALTO % Ll Har Jast might that on Elm str the of tford re police intersect ur year old M. 1 strect ran into was torm night 1 into a Heart ¢l ed by Otle Nelitz « —_——————— ] | westerly | . | ship pressure contral over Nebraska, which j tol, B 00 e ed change | lof the socialist party | most Lre FRENCH POLITICS STILL UNDECIDED Winners in Election Have Made} No Definite Plans ; By The Assoclated Press. Pariz, May 15.-—The coalition of the | Jeft seems less and less decided on what to do with the vietory won in Sunday’s elections. The socialists, who eclaim the lion's share of the credit for defcating the | Bloe National, are beginning to show ungasiness at the continued absence of such men as Herriot, Painleve and | triand, who logically, they say, shonld be at the helm of the new coalition but all of whom appear to be cise to command., The leaders of the socialist party, after yesterday deciding they would | not participate in the government, changed their opinion when unable to find radical and republican social- ' ist leaders with whom to deal, and have concluded to call a convention tor June 1,/ when they will proposs the question whether members of the party may accept posts In the cabinet under a capitalist regime, Some of the more ardent and im- patient socialists and redicals are rather severe on the leaders who ro- main in seclusion now that the vie- tory is won, after working diligently all winter and spring to organize the coalition They declare that the active of these leaders, Herriot and Painleve, have now made known through their friends that they are available candidates for such n- active” jobs as the presidency of the republic and the presideney of the| chamber of deputies, two of the most lncrative and uncompromising posts | in the republie, | These eriticisms have incited the | socialist leaders to action, and groups in the lobbles of the chamber &l are discussing the eventuality of Paul Boncour. and Leon Bium having a ministerial combination ready ore the radicals wake up.” ! M. Herriot, head of the radical party and outstanding figure in the of the left which emerged from the parliamentary is waiting for the political eituation 1o clarity before taking a decision as to his future course, he is quoted as declaring to the Lyons corregpondent of Le Matin “After the formidable tidal which has submerged French poli- | ties,” sald M, Merriot, “the parties Fave need to get back their breath and the elrcted deputies to be classi- fied in well defined groups. Until then 1 shall ohserve strictest reserve, and take no attitude of decision. I am leaving today on a short trip M. Herriot is visiting the depart- ment of war and also the province of Dauphine coalition victorious elections, wave Winthrop Council Sends Delegates to Bridgeport The 31st aanual session of the state council, Connecticut Sons and Daugh- tors of Tiberty, will convene in 1. O. 0. hall, 1087 Broad street, Bridge- port, Tuesday, May 20th at 9:30 a. m. The representatives of Winthrop Council will attend are Mrs, Louis Teich, Mrs. Edward Carroll, Mrs, Charles Kdwards, Mrs, George Meisner and Luther McKay., The al- ternates will he Mrs. James Sleath, Mrs. Henry Norton, Mrs. Stephen itter, Mrs. Albert Schade and Mrs, Burgess Jones, Stephen Sautter will act as junior ex-state councillor, Mrs, Geo Manee as deputy and Mrs, Albert Slaney on the election and ap- peals committee, Betgy Ross council of Bridgeport entertain the visitors on Monday 62 Cannon street be the gon- who ning at its hall Hotel Stratford will vention headquarters. Martin H. Horwitz Is Named Deputy Sheriff Martin H. Horwitz f 157 Shittle wdow avenue has been appointed a puty sherift to fill the vacancy aus-d by the resignation Adolf arison Carlson resigned recently oth nas le of r busi- by ac- city. appointment Dewey Ho itz, who I rapublican politics in the ident of the United He is a graduate of Coal and company total area of Switzeriand per cent is umproductive, Our Coal Ie clean, dry OLD COMPANY’S LEHIGH. Our Delrveries Are convenient and prompt- Our Supply complete with all sizes of the best anthracite we have had in months, Our Prices Are the LOWEST of the year. Your satisfaction will come from ordering your winter's coal now, this month, from us. Don't forget a quantity o Buckwheat for banking. 1{ costs less and is just as hot. Yard and Main (Mfice " ight Co 3 Tel. 2798, Tel. Berlin Yard opp. Berlin station 26%5-5. The Citizens Coal Co. " Uptown Uffice 104 Arch St Tel, 3266, ‘ ENTIRE CONTENTS COPYRIONTID Our O-n LOST AND FOUND Department Gilbert Hunt the verse about “The hand that rocks the ergdle rules the world?" 0N e Dear Bert—With pleasire we paim this one off on you: The hand that rocks the cradie Ruled the world in days by-gone; But the fist that handies the check book I# the hand we're betting on, o8 0 e 0 0 Willlam Pelly—Is there a selection containing the line; "Tall oaks from little acorns grow? DY Dear Bill—There is, is ready to sprout. And here she Tall oaks from little acorns grow, But strange to say, experience teaches, That stale old chestnuts grow into Interminable after-dinner speeches, Doesn’t Believe in Modern Appliances ~«Mr. Brown took his little grand. daughter, to have her hair eut, Now, my little miss,” said the bar- ber, as he proceeded to run the elec- tric clippers ovér her head, “we will have you all fixed pretty in a few minutes, “Top dat “* ain't goin' ter have tweeper over my héa Rose Motor note A political may be too well ojl commanded no Betty, vacuum Kennedy. maehine AT THE OLD TOWN HALL Prof. Dr. Stanley Livingston Cook gave an fllystrated lecture last night on ‘My Fifty Years with the Pigmies of | Trans-Arakb Prof. Cook maid the location of Trans-Arabia could best be shown by a map, nnd tapped twice on the table, A bandsome lHouse at Washington was flashed on the screen, Our citizens, Americans, rose cheered. The professor is near-sighted and hard of hearing, 80 this escaped him and he continued his lecture. The next slide iliustrated the na- tional sport of the nativ called “Bliffwah,” but Master Willie Wil- loughby, who was running the magic being 100 per cent lantern misunderstood the professor's signal and slipped in @& picture of Abraham Lincoin. The audience again rose to its feet and cheered. Mr. Fred Tootle, president of the local Boosters' Club entered at this moment and, not quite grasping the purpose of the mecting, led the audi- in singing “The Star Spangled Banner,” which was rendéred with a will by all. 1t was, taken in all, one of the most enthusiastic and ihepiring meetings held at the tewn hall in some time, and a rising vote of thanks and the Chantauqua salute were given to Prof. Cook. —~Kenneth Andrews Knowledge is Power Lawyer:—"Do you want a trial by jury by Ahe Judge Plumber:—*“T've done most of the people in town. take the judge.” or plumbing for 1'd better -~T. W Browne. uessed Tt plump young quite out of Wreath, rushed tp 10 the win- x and bought & ticket for Detroit. @sen puffe she asked 1he agent Have I much o & wait A ra lady, her Can you hand over | Betty, to the barber shop | picture of the White | to their feet and ' “Well,"” he replie T should msay about a hundred and ninety.” ), ~Mrs. Muricl Alden. The Rowdy Rooster What eare [ for wet or d Or medium dilution, Where'er T go I'm full of old crow-— It's in my constitution. George 8. Chappell, 18 PO sayings of Vdttle 8¢ Why doesn't somebody tame oats once in a while? They might grow wild, Samuel some Hoffenstein, Copyright, 1924, Reproduction | forbidden). Pm——————S i ) ‘tha Fun Bhop 1s & nationsl insti tution conducted by newspapers of the country, Contributions from cenders, providing they sre original, unpublished, and poss sufficient merit, will be paid for At rates vary. ing from $1,00 to $10.00, Write on de of the paper only and sand r contributiors to the “Fun Shop Editor,” care o® the MHerald, wha will forward them to New Yor) Unaccepted manuscripts will not be returned. The Merald editor will choose what he considers 1o be the thres b contributions submitted in this dis trict each week and' will pay $1.00 aplece for their use on Baturday své. ning. They will be sent to head. quarters and will also stand #hance of being accepted in the tional Fun Shop, TALKS 70 ASSYRIANS American Consul at Tabriz Addresses Mass Mecting of Countrymen in Louth Church—150 in Mtendance, About 150 Assyrians attended a mass meeting at the South Congrega- tional church last evening. The meet- ing was in charge of Rev, Flisha Adams, pastor of the Assyrian mission at that church. The speaker of the oc- casion was Rev. Abraham Moorehateh, a Persian missionary and American consul at Tabriz Rev. Mr. Monrehatch devotes much his time to working among the Mohammedans in Persia, Tabriz is an anclent capital of Persia, The address was on the subject of the present con- ditions in Persia and of the necd of food and protection by the Aseyrians in that section of the world. He maid 7,000 Assyrians have just returned to their former home in the Uremia district from Turkey and other places and have found most of their villages destroyed. They are living two and three families in houses made for one. he said. CHARGED WITH MURDER Fiighburg Man Accused of Killing Church Trustee During Argument Fitchburg, Mass, May 15.-~The lower court complaint against Andros Spyropoulos, coffec houze proprietor nd barber, under airest charged with the shooting of Daniel Koules, a trus tes of the Greek Orthodox ‘chureh here, on May 4, was dismissed today and he was rearresied on an in ment warrant for murder In the frst degree. He was taken to the Wor- coster Jail 1o await arraignment, He 18 alleged %o have quarrelied with Koules as a result of refusal of the church officers to sanection th christening of Spyropoules’ baby at the exact time desired by the fathe NO PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION Berlin, May 15.—The police ha forbidden the public demonstration in the stadium here planned for May 24 under the leadership of Major General Von Der Goltz as an extension of the idea recently exemplified at Halle i expression of nationalist sentiment The police assert that sxperien.e ¥ failed to show the ability of 1 such demoustrations to ollowers from committing Asepite prom that provecative | eldents would aceided, a5 ® of keop their racreece