New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 8, 1924, Page 6

.‘ New Britain Herald MERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY Tassed Dally (Buptay Eacepied) At Honsld Blag. 671 Chureh 81ieet SUBSCRIPTION nee ., BATVES: ar. 9 Thies Mentha, Tie, a Memth Batered at the Post Office a1t New Lijitaln 80 Becond Class Mall Matter, TELEPHONE CALLS, Bysiness Ofice Editerial Reoms 978 Fhe enly profitabie advertising medium in | the Oiy, Clreulation books and press eom always epen 1o adveriiseis, Member of The Associated Fress, 4 Press ts exclusively use for respublication of d e W oor and wlee K tiled tisers wit eireulation, ud In newspaper tribution to both national local adv New Times Entiance da n Sand nd The Herald s on sale N AGE DEADLOCK Collection of garbage in New Britain must be placed efliciency basis, with regular and unerring col- lections, reasonable profit to the con- tractor, and at the possible cost 1o taxpayers. Jt 18 the manifest duty of the health department to bring this about; and if it cannot do so, it should frankly ad- mit its failure and permit others to improve conditions, The cost of collecting garbage has advanced in the past few years and now is costing $12,000 a year. The city has grown considerably and there probably is more garbage to collect than formerly; and with the steady advance in health regulations and health education many resldents ar more particular about having their garbage collected regularly, rather than haphazard. The public is not unreasonable, but it has a right to expect this necessary function to be well performed. At present and in the immediate past, the performance has been anything but efficient. Tt is the business of the health de- partment to see that a satisfactory method is evolved; and if it is ab- upon an lowest e solutely certain that this cannot be | brought about on the appropriation | of $12,000 a year, then more money will have to be asked for the purpose. There is no other way out of the dif- ficulty. The main thing is that the garbage must be collected properly. David Lawler, the present contrac- tor, who operates four teams, says he is losing money but will stick to the job until other arrangements can be made so as city. He is to be commended for his attitude. Lawler says he was given to un- derstand that four wagons would be sufficlent to meet the requirements of collecting the city’s garbage. He insists that his experience has shown him that four wagons are insufficient for the purpose. The contractor argues what he now knows of needs, six wagons and an emergency truck are necessary to collect garbage properly in a city the size of New Britain. The contractor adds that $15,000 a year would barely cover the costs of operating six wagons and an emergency truck, but so far as he himselt is concerned, he would be willing to take the chance of making a profit on the contract if such a one were awarded him. This chance of profit, he avers, would not he found in the $15,000, but in the possible sale of his pigs in Newington to which he would feed suéh garbage as could be fod with safety to the animals. 1f luck did not favor him, he declares, he would lose money on the pigs. The Herald quotes the contractor’s side in the public interest, and is not to be construed as favoring his argu- 5,000 to col- that from the city's ment or the payment of §1 fect garbage on an expanded plan. It {8 the health department’s business to | decide upon this point. What the Herald favors, and wh this newspaper is convinced the pub- lie demands, is an efficient garbage collecting service at the Jowest possi- ble price; that poor service always costs too much, and that good service {s essential even should the cost entail more than is being expe nded at pres- at ent. Collection of garbage is a medium of direct contact between the city ad- ministration and the homes of New Pritain’s people. Nothing should be left undone to make Good will can be engender- this contact pleasant. ed in no more effective manner. SMITH Gov. Al Smith's first notable victory at the New York convention consisted of passing his chief contender, Mc Adoo, in the battle of ballots. Despi MecAdoo's highly organized Smith began the day as the leading eontender for the Democratic nomina= te eystem tion. Before the convention hordes supporting McAdoo that their candidate would enter convention with a large majority the votes pledged to him and that it would be only a matter of a ghort time when he would emerge triumphant. the hoasted began the of Some of the McAdoo arf"li‘l“""mrr;me for farm produce was below | cerns have begun their manufacture. not to discommode the| come his | His actions ed futile luring e progress of 1 Jeadlock evidently ave alienat | today he is playing » A the redoubt the the long interest will Despite monotony of Jrawn out pelitical tussle refuse to wa the f of this new | development. ‘The man with the most for him must be res lelegates voting winn hest chance of nomination, and with ng the ith in this commanding position there will be greater satisfaction heres ahoyts than at any time since the cons ventien hegan, Dark horses who have been driven from the track sometimes fail to res This is the case The Hoosler has demanded but his stahle Halston in the ator ver Cleveland” that his name be withdrawn followers and some others have re. fused to keep it off the list, 8o that the Indianapolis man is aguin heard of as a dark horse of considerable promiso There dark horses equally &8 prominent—as dark horses go=—=but the muin thing about the hullabaloo at the moment is that 8mith landed on are other top of MeAdoo | e : DARKNESS WITHOUT STARS | The White House today is the ren- dezvous of sorrow, The frail body of | Calvin Coolidge, Jr., son of the Presi- Mrs. Coolidge, has heen dent and proken on the wheel of fate, and his | etornity | soul has passed into that which beckons to us all, The nation shares the heartache and the grief of the devoted couple whom thus has come the first blow of family bereavement. | Young Coolldge went to death from joyous play, The slight injury he suf- | fered at tennis is of frequent occur- dull rence and rarely alarming; but when | 4 sinister infection developed, the weak constitution of this cheerful lad | proved incapable of throwing off the attack and its subtle complications. | Just a comparatively few years ago beaming with pleasure | and pride, leaned over the crib of this | youngster and implanted paternal kisses. Today they wend their leaden ways to the bier of their offsprirg and cannot be comforted. the parents, | FAE HAPPENED TO BE WINTE and sentenced to the death chair on three occasions, E. D. Bigham, of Manning, § C., has been granted a new lease of life until the October term of court. At that time more | technicalities will be invoked and Bigham may again cheat the ectric [ chair, This South Carolina case, dating from March, 1921, has broken all records for longevity in criminal pro- cedure. One would think that a man | convicted of killing five persons would | have little chance to squirm from un- | der the heel of outraged and revenge- ful justice. Bigham. was convicted ot slaying his mother, his sister, his sister's adopted son, and the brother of the latter; and was held responsible for the death of his brother. Four bodies were found strewn in the house and on the premises of | their home; and on the following day | the body ot L. S. Bigham, brother of | the accused, was found clutching a pistol. It was believed possible that the latter committed suicide. The state charged as a motive for the crime an attempt to come into possession of valuable property. “New evidence” which Bigham's attorneys | claim they have found, is said to con- | sist of letters written by the dead Bigham to the effect he intended to glay his entire family and take his own about an erder for a new trial. Righam is a white man. South Caro- ‘Imfl had 64 lynchings from 1300 to 1022, mostly of black men who were not accused of killing five persons. }Harl Bigham's skin been black the | number of lynchings would have been | 65. CONNECTICU ARMERS. Members of the State Board of Ag- ing last week, must have learned with | surprise that they are criticized for not doing something tangible to halt the decline in farming in Connecticut. It is pointed out to the honorabls body that ten years ago there were 26,000 farmers in Connecticut, where- | 22,000 tillers as today there are only of the soil. The board is credited with sending out market reports and that | is about all. According to the critics, the board has done absolutely nothing to revive interest in agriculture in the state I“rom this it appears that the board is cxpected to exercise some control | over agricultural economic conditions, which must be largely to blame for a decrease of 4,000 farmers in the sfate the last decade. Somebody ought to how it can control economics and thus provide a bed of roses for Ithy in- Ko far the ers and induce a hed in their number. board's critics have not done this. in farming Whereas in the veen the fz crease The decline is not con- fined to Connecticut to the cities has west a rush brought about by “bankruptey on the farm.” thousands of former land own- ors abandoning their properties when a mountain of 1ebt due to deflation of tand values piled upon them and the to | Convicted of murdering five persons | | lite. This “new evidence” has brought | rieulture which held its annual meet- | W BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, st of production, in Connectieut A be only When ywners of comparatively small farms, attributed if at all the line ecan partiy 10 this cause such as eaist in Conneetiout, ean find mere profitable employment 1n in fustry or business many naturally will The post war follow these will-o-the.wisps. last decade ineludes the boom the elties was particularly strong. When land land can complete with the eity, the land will draw men from the citles This will the ecase in Connecticut wher drawing power of economic conditions en the improve to & point, where the be as elsewhe e Another disadvantage on the land has to de with many native farmers' T have gone in for as muek education as the sons of the well-to.de in the cities, Bome farmers' sons go to the agricultural college, preparatory to a career on the land, but the major- ity do not; a sparse few remain on the land to follow in the footsteps of their elders, Those who seek a good edu. cation prepare themselves for the pro- fessions or & white collar job and when dad gets rvady to give up the farm the son is not fitted or inclined to follow in his father's footsteps, A proportion of successful men in Lorn on farms; and Fons large the cities were that itself tells its own story, [ It the state hoard of agriculture is expected to keep folks on the farms (and {increase their number it has something of a job on its hands, Its members have as little control over the quantity of farmers as over the | conditions surrounding and governing | the ancient and honorah'e calling without which we cannot When | conditions are right farms wad farm- | ers in Connecticut will increase irres- pective of agricultur.l boards and | their caustic critics. LESS USE FOR COTTON Everyone knows that the cotton | spinning industry is in a slump; only has this great industry been af- | fected in New England, which has been specializing in the manufacture | of the better class of cotton goods, but | the south, where the more commoner | grades of goods aré manufactured, | likewise has felt the pinch of bad 1buall\Pss in the cotton industry. ! | H. G. Gardner & Co,, of New York, | | has made a careful analysis of condi- ;Hons and come to the conclusion that a radical change in the habits of the | country is to blame for conditions. In the first place, it is stated, Amer- I ica has grown too rich. It is no| | longer fashionable to wear cotton | goods among large classes of { not | the population. Millions are wearing from 35 to 50 per cent less cotton; other | millions, especially among the falr | sex, are wearing silk or material that looks like silk but contains no cot- ton. fecondly, a change in women's fashions has struck the cotton epin- ning industry a body blow. Petticoats are vastly fewer; many women, it ap- pears, no longer wear them. Short skirts and short sleeves have done their part. | A third reason is the substitution of other material, which is partly cover- ed in the other two reasons given. But the substitution become more serious when other fabrics besides those used in clothes are considered. Sugar and cement bags are now being made of jute; many automobile tire fabrics are being made of hemp instead of cot- ton; in many offices, restaurants and other public places, paper towels are being used instead of cotton towels. Restaurants patronized by the ma- jority of the population no longer utilize cotton table cloths, but have lmarhhz slabs instead; and even the serviettes are made of paper. Table mats have replaced table cloths im many households. Al n‘vhis came about as a result of the Mgh price of the finished product for several years. People were Ariven into using cotton substitutes all | along the line, and today they are con- | tinuing the habit. How to bring back |the normal consumption of cotton is one of the problems before the cotton industry. Cotton goods are said to have piled up in southern mills to an extent rep- | resenting 1,000,000 bales of raw cot- |ton, forming a glut in the market. This | is the more astonishing when it is con- | idered that the south experienced | three short crops in three successive seasons. The crop this year, however, is expected to be large, government | estimates being that it will reach nearly 13,000,000 bales. In all proba- | bility the price of raw cotton will go lower, which will greatly please cot- ton goods manufacturers and enable them to produce the finished prodyct at lower prices, thus meeting the de- mands of the trade and doing some- | thing substantial to reduce the cost of living next year. How the working man make | both ends meet when the landiord holds one of the ends? can We suspect the Democrats of a plot to wait until Christmas and nominate ganta Claus, BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY A birthday surprise party was given ast evening at the homea of Miss Rose Mozdzen of 34 Orange street in honor lof Miss Polly Brodzik. Miss Brodzik | recefved 1 y girts, Dinner was cerved | Motorcycles are becoming popular {1r Austria and several Austrian con- TU Facts and Fancies BY ROBERY QUILLEN The clerk at a resort hotel is nice about it, He never says, “Stick ‘em up,” ' A free people, apparently, is one that wen't let its laws cramp 1ta style We need more rveligion In business I'a a sin to call a bottle ofthat size 8 quart E The skywriter must come dewn to earth, but why do so many others descend to dirt? B Don't hlame the campaign orators. Nehody can get enthusiastic about an apology. When a bald man removes his hat in an elevator, it Is't so much courtesy as heroism, Matrimony {s normal when he holds forth and she interrupts to ask how she would look in a dress made like this, 1t {8 becoming more and more difi- eult to think of a prominent man who fsn't a millionaire, Thank goodness! This campaign has seandal enough to justify leaving 0\‘!'!|N'|!Yll'!. Publicity for campalgn contribu- tions and tax réturns, What will be- come of the sewing circle? | The nice thing about white riding pants at a summer resort is that you needn't get on a horse, Mussolini says he will stick to the league, doubtless feeling assured that it won't be impudent again, The cotton prospect is very gloomy this year, but there will be enough wool to pull over everybody's eyes. Fable: The child was fourteen, and had as yet developed no symptons of swell head. Another dismal {iglure is a husband trying to be gay and free and joyous while his wife is away. Your stenographer, however, would seem no more attractive than your wife it she would as frankly express her opinion of you. The Slav would forget his old debts and borrow more. It must be thrill- ing to run a credit business over there. As we understand it, America is en- titled to no part in the exploitation of Africa unless oil is discovered down there. Correct this sentence: “We planned the picnic weeks ahead," said he, “and the morning dawned bright and clear.” S e S el LUTHERAN SUMMER SCHOOL A religious summer school will be conducted during August by the First Lutheran church. Carl Jonason, who is a student at Upsala college and who is in charge of a similar school . in Hartford, will be at the head of it and will also preach while Rev. Dr. Ahl- quist is on his vacation in August. Rev, Dr. Carl Christensen of Chica- go, an extensive traveler in the Old World, will deliver an {llustrated lec- {ure on Palestine next Sunday eve- ning at 7:30 o'clock. He will also preach the morning service, = which will be in Swedish. HIT BY TROLLEY, DIES Waterbury, July 8.—Patrick Quinn, 55, a carpenter, employed in Nuuga- tuck, who was struck by a trolley car in that town last''night died early today at the hospital. Study Interesting photographic study of {Mrs. Al Smith as she sat.watching the fluctuations of the voted during the democratic deadlock. Her ex- | pression indicates a stolc resignation to circumstances, ESDAY, JULY 8, 1024, T un (hop THE POINT 1§ THIS~— (By Mary L, Varela) Oh! the exquisite joy of her kisses As we walked in the moonlight so bright, And her passionate depths of caresses, That shivered my soul with delight, fo I gave her the greatest of treasures, As | pinned on my emblem-—whereat 1 was Instantly stuek with the point of The pin of the other guy's frat! | e | Pr Traprock and the Lost Bracelet “Yes, yes, interrupted my good friend Traprock, "I have often heard | of fish which swallow some object of value, & ring, a jewel, and were later recaptured, and the ohjects recov ered, “The idea is as old as Noah, 1 got back a dollar wateh from a porgle that way-—a cheap watch from a cheap fish * * * the watch still going, by the way, The fish had wound the | wateh by rubbing himself against an | oyster staka * * * but a more extra- ordinary thing happened to 1592 B ¢ fishing for tuna oft Block | Island, uring a struggle with a 100 | pound fish I lost a beautiful bracelet which had been wished on me by a forelgn princess who must, of course, | be nameless, As my hook pulled out |1 distinctly saw the bauble sink into the open jaws below me, I was heart- | broken, | “Twenty years later tuna were re- | pétted in the same waters, 1 determin- me in | are logical summer coal We can’t! Order yours faction, make | ed to try my luck, | “To make a long story short, 1 | caught the same fish! He had put on | weight since our first meeting, but I recognized him instantly. And in his vnscera. I found * * ® no, not my keepsake * * * but a pawn ticket, | bearing the faint notation ‘Good for one bracelet'."” An Expert Wehster:—"Why did your new | French maid leave? I thought she was 50 good at hooking your gowns!* . Mrs, Webster (grimly):—"She was —too good. She ‘hooked’ two gowns before she left!"” —Mrs. Ralph Meanwell, Craftiness T hung a horseshoe o'er the door— A lucky thing I'll say; Tt fell—and struck a book agent— He died next day. Once more I hung the emblem on The very self same nail, It hit a gossip on the head— And stopped her tale. This morn I put it up again, Up in the same old way, Mother-in-law arrives at noon— For quite a stay. —Griff Crawford. A prominent and wealthy bootlegger insists that his son shall study law, urging that he himself has handled many cases successfully. Women look forward to something on a rainy day. Men, downward. The Jingle-Jangle Counter Down on the beach where bathing is great; Poor ‘fishes are chicken bait. caught by young —M. J. O'Brien. . . oOft indeed, in stilly nights, Good folks get mosquito bites. Sophie E. Redford. . Young soldier (coming across sweet- heart's baby-sprawl picture in al- bum): “Ah! As you were.” Listening In Miss Prim:—“Did you ever get an electric shock over the telephone dur- ing a thunderstorm? Miss Grim:—"No, but I've got some dandies during a party line flirtation.” —Edmund Jv Kiefer. From Our Children's Garden of Curses Father:—"Allen, your report card on your work for the last term was very poor. Do you know that when Calvin Coolidge was at your age he was head of the school?” Allen:—*"'Yes, dad; and when he was at your age, he became president | of the United States.” —Francis Yamamote. Ground for Gaiety “You seem to be very gay this eve- ning.” “Yes," the real estate man replied, “1 certzinly got an awful lot oft my mind today."” —Arthur Neale. | So It Seems 1t seems from a recent formidable list of “Don't for Motorists” that the safest thing is to leave the car in the garage and walk. Listen Kathryn—How Do You Get Thataway! Man is but a fleeting breath, To woman's illusions given, There's not a true man on earth And but precious few in heaven! —Kathryn Hull. Speaking of Tulips— It kissing is a sin T can And will remain a sinful man. An Embarrassing .\nunlln’ She seemed more beautiful than ever. Her wnte arms encircled me; we kissed and our souls fused to ecstasy. “I love you, dearest,”” she murmurs ed. A violent ring at the door in- terrupted, “He's back!" she whisper= ed, peering benecath the drawn blind. “You told me he had left town,” T . ‘The ¥un Shop 18 & national fnst)s (utfon conducted Ly newspapers of the country. Contributions from ceaders, providing the unpublishied, and pos: merit, will be pald for ing from $1.00 to $10.00. one side of the paper only and send your contributions to the “Fun Shop Editor,” care of the Herald, who will forward them to New York ed manuscripts will ot be Arguments rice, certainty, peace of mind—and better, cleaner coal: these reasons for buying. Can you think of even ONE argument in favor of waiting until Fall? now — and just to be sure of satis- it Old Com- pany’s Lehigh. Phone us while you are in the mood. The Citizens Coal Co. fard and Main Office 24 Dwight Court, Tel. 2708, recalled nervously, “Quick—the fire escape!” I rushed to the window and clambered out. Hugging the rude wall, I heard the door open and a brief conversation ensue., “He's gone,"” she sald finally, Greatly relieved, I climbed back into the room. “Lucky he didn't catch me,” I re- marked breathlessi® to my °wife, while that persistent insurance agent disappeared around the corner. —Cecil Taylor. “This is the Jast thing I will ever be charged with,” said the old criminal as he walked bravely to the electric chair, A minister announced, one Sunday, that he would preach about the world, the flesh, and the devil. “I'll merely touch on the world,” he said, “dwell lightly on the flesh, and go straight to the devil.” —Mrs. W. M. Gill. .. A Live Dircctor! It was at a popular summer resort, reports Mollie Zacharian. Mrs. Newrich:—"What is your hus- band's occupation, may I ask?” Mrs. Morticisn: “He's a funeral di- rector—but he buries only the very best people.” (Copyright 1024, Reproduction forbidden). DROWNS WHILE AT PLAY Tast Orange Youngster Loses Life When He Wades Into Water Be- yond His Depth—Burial in Meriden Point Pleasant, N, J, July 8— Rockwell H. Powell, seven year old son of the Rev., and Mrs. Thomas B. Powell of East Orange, N. J, was drownad in the Manasquan river near his.summer home here last night. The boy, who had been playing in a bathing suit on the bank with his sis- ter, got into deep water when he went after his crab-net, which he dropped over the bank. His sister ran home to tell her par- boat recovered the body. Rev. Mr. Powell and his family had been staying at their summer home at Point Pleasant Heights. He is pas- tor of the Grove street Congregational church, East Orange. The body will be sent to Meriden, Conn., for burial. ,Rabindranath Tagore says: “'The portunities of imme infinite patieace.” The man who enlists under t tory. giving, cannot fail He do® pose o of State; while jdeals exist only host. Berlin Yard opp. Berlin station Tel. 2675-5, ents and summer residents in a motor all of these may easily be epoiled unless he The soldiers of an army take a cily, reckless ol army's best men; the hosts of the ideal seek no city, Uptown Office 104 Arch St. Tel. 3266, Observations On The Weather Washington, July 8.—Forecast for Southern New England: Unsettled tonight and Wednesday; probably local showers; not much change in temperature, gentle south winds, Eastern New York and New Jersey: Unsettled tonight and Wednesday; Probably local showers; not much change in temperature, gentle south- erly winds. Conditions: Local showers have been general during the last 24 hours in nearly all districts east of the Mississippi™ river. The greatest amount of rain reported was 2.04 inches at Washington, D. C. h pressure is “high over New England, decreases gradually westward to the Rockies where it is low. The tem- perature continues above normal for July in the northern districts. Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather and not much change in temperature. FOREIGN AERTAL MAIL Large Quantity From ‘West—Pilot Jager Compelled to Make Forced Landing at Night—30 Minutes Late. Chicago, July 8—The eastbound alr mall reached Chicago at 7:50 a. m, today, only thirty minutes be- hind schedule, and- departed at §:35 for the East, without any explanation of Pilot Jager's forced landing in the night flying zone in Nebraska. He was the first pilot to take advantage of the lighted airway from Chicago to Cheyenne in a night landing. A noticeable volume of mail ad- dressed to foreign cities carrying many stamps, especially from San- Francisco and the Pacific coast, was included in today's cargo. 1t was the first time, according to postal em- ployes, that matter bound for foreign countries was 8o heavy. DENIES INVITATION, London, July 8.—The secretary to the Prince of Wales at St. James pal- ace today denied that the prince had received or accepted an invitatfon to attend the polo matches between America and Great Britain in the United States in September. DR. FRANK CRANE'S DAILY EDITORIAL Impatience By DR. FRANK CRANE The one quality that best marks a soldier of the ideal is patience. Of course, he needs vision, he necds cofirage, he needs persistence, but has patience. power of muscle or of money has op- diate satisfaction, but the power of an ideal must have he banner of the ideal shall never see vic- IPor in idealism there is no victory, only hetterment. Recause ideals come to fruition by growth. The God of this world is a gardener. The Idealist has become God’'s partner, for he has glimpsed a great truth, and every truth is a program of Deity. God, it has been #aid, does not pay every Hence there {8 no reward for the Idealist, no goal, no hour of triumph. The only reward he ean have ia the joy of his cfforts, the thrill of seif- the angels' joy of knowing that the thing he champions is eternal and He is not an arghitect. Saturday night. not get his satistaction from arriving, but in traveling. His is “the pleasure of going on,” as Tennyson says. He is a member of no “army” that shall one day be victorious; no room in idealiem for the army symbol. gaining territory, destroying oppo for the benefit of t there is ¥or an army exists for the pur- nents or accomplishing some end he people who hold them. f wasts of life among the only to make a better Almost all great causes are stained by impatience. Copyright, 1924, by The McClure Newspaper Syndicate.