New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 4, 1924, Page 6

New Britain Herald! BERALL PLBLASHING COMPANY Saonnd Laiis 48us 'ar Ea A Had Bldg, 81 Ches SLLBCRIPYION s a8 Tem 8 dam BAILS N s "N Batered ot the Pust Office a1 a0 Becond Class Mall VELEPHUNE Basinese Ofce Efieral Resms , Maties CALLS tection tribytion local » HIRAM PRESENT Tt will have been noticed that Lieut Gov, Hiram Bingham was present at the dinner of the Swedish-American Republican Btate Leugue in New Brit- ain state; he also probably took advantage of the opportunity to fix hix fences in his campaigning for the Republican nomination for governor, Hiram as yet isn't nominated; there are a few gentlemen in the state who as yet do not concede his nomination. Thera may be a battle of insurgents against him, Hiram fsn’'t counting the proverblal eggs before they are hatch- ed, 80 his presence here at the meet- ing evidently was to help, if possible, ™ the hatching process, Hiram probably represented the SWLDISH PROCLIVITIES As was stated by Congressman Carl R. Chindblom of Chicago at the Swedish-American Republican State Leag! here, Americans of Swedish | ancestry generally have voted the Re- publican ticket. Why this is 50 cannot be explained merely upon the ground that the Swedish race is innately con- | servative, for in Sweden the clectorate | has been progressive and willing to try new political institutions, it being generally conceded that Sweden has one of the most enlightened govern- ments in Europe. What causes most Irish to line up with the Democratic party in Ameri- ca? Or the Germans to line up with the Republicans in some states and the Democrats in others? Or the Italians | and Greeks—who starts them voting either Republican, Democratie, third | party or what not? | Immigrants must get their first im- ‘pressions of American politics through reading their foreign language news- papers, a large number of which are published ‘in this country, and in all probability the editors of these havea great influence in setting théem upon the road they eventually travel politi- cally. Returning to the Swedes, it is said that they have leaned toward the Re- publican party since the Civil War, the nerthern cause having heen ex- trewnely popular in Sweden, At least, a Swedish histotizn gives this as the reason. It sounds logical. These citi- zeus are worthy people and splendid | Americans and tne epublicans have every reasoa to feel proud of number- Ing them among their voters, | - { SIGNS IN HARTPFORD Hartford is permitting a defacement of view that is not allowed in cities that are alive to the value of good ap- It was only a few months Lynn, that | pearances, ago that Mass, chroni #hook municipal and ments, and all because the Boston & s the main the newspapers of an agitation civil depart- Maine railroad Viaduct acre ireet in that city was permited to be | used as the background for a placard | advertising a veterans' association. The placard was contrary to an agree- ment between the rallroad compar and the city, Which objected to glaring | tignboard type being displayed upon | the bridge spanning the city thorough- fare. After the chamber of commerce and the mayor had protested, the rafl- road company promised not to do it again. But in Hartford New railroad is permitted to disfigure the Haven | the viaduet over Asylum street, a short distance from the state house, with unsightly placards of la size ad- and urging divi- #ion of the line in traveling to Boston The beholder, after the beanuty of thecapitol grounds, the well vertising a n train travelers 1o use the Willimantic admiving kept lawns and the stately trees, can red from turn for contrast to the seraggy black dde of lettering suspended and the The exercise better railroad agement shouid taste and not despoil its property with such unsightly sizns. lettering ul company of ugly “ [ gond will for the The city 8uch exposiire prominent and beautif spot loses government of Hartford and the civic bodies who permit sich deeccration are at least partly to blame They should act at once and urge the . faliroad company te restrict blatant advertising to legit!mate places ] | mission of | publicans, seven Democrats and one | states | has often been discussed, but no agi- lonce amended | The general belief has been that under | constitution from the manner of elect- | | calls the tune. | the | the field who at all events will poll HIUAAL MLAM A majority the duly 10 selegt tion of th INto congrons antuge of 1 down in wl iles and regulations I W wystem were la® pirty nstitution; if such neither nor third aspirant could take advantuge of it | been guardians holding It forth as the bulwark of our in the constitution e major political parties hase of the constitution, nutional ‘tohesion and liberties, which indeed It is. The LaVollette third any other third party— accused of being party-—or annot be an enemy to constituted authority If upon the constitution as an aid in its drive against the old line parties, The popular election of a president could be defeated without chination of a third party. With only two candidates in the field, there could be such a difference between the vote in the electoral college and the popu- lar majority as to elect the man with the lower popular vote but having the hig in the college 1t would depend altogether upon what carried by the candidates 1f a winning it relies the ma- er vote electoral states were and by what majorities. candidate—popular tofals considered —won some states by overwheiming majorities, and lost certain of the re- mainder by snall majorities, his popular majority might be relatively far above his electoral college ma- jority; and in certain combinatons of he could lose the states won or lost, election in the electoral college despite nié popular majority. This, in fact, happened in the elec- | tion 1876, when there was a minfature | third party—the “Greenback’ party— which only polled 100,000 votes, Til- den had a popular plurality over Hayes of 250,000, so that had all the | “Greenback” to Hayes, | Tilden's popular plurality’ would still 150,000, © But in the ln: votes gone have remained electoral college Tilden appeared have 203 votes and Hayes 166. The resulting political chaos is history, | likewise the fact that Hayes, the Re- publican candidate, finally was chosen president by a special electoral com- | 15 members—seven Re-| | “Independent” who happened to be | Republican. In regular Democratic | territory one can still read occasional references in the newspapers regard- ing how the election was “stolen” | | from Tilden, although it is generally known that had the negroes been per- mitted to vole in certain southern | a privilege that it is said many 40 not enjoy to this day—Hayes would | have had a popular and electoral ma- | jority in the first place. The truth is that the electoral col- lege system provided by the constitu- tion could be radically amended with | advantage to the country. Such a plan tation in this dircction has been suf- ficiently sustained to bring about such | an attempt, although the section was in a minor manner. normal conditions the electoral col- | lege system, which was grafted on the ing thggpope, worked very well. But present campaign is abnormal, with a strong third party candidate in votes than the “Green- 1f after the | many more back” party did in 1876, eloction the electoral college soction of the constitution s not mended it ®ill he because the third | present ty, with its friends, have sufficient ength congress to prevent it After the of 1024 it s thought probable that the two old line parties will be willing to take action. Experience will be a vigorous teacher. | st in experience 1CS on CHICAGO'S STATIS The stock yards center is an ambitious eity; | Lake | Michigan nfl!‘r only industrially, but also aesthetical- | ly. o 1t wishes to vie with New York v« an art center and in some respects it does; it claims to be a musical cen- ter of the first magnitude, standing second to New York and surpassing New York in the production of opera | throughout the year, there being| and opera preformances at Ravenia Park in Chicago all summer; it con- trnets magnificent boulevards and cazee valuable business property 1o way for themi it constructs 4 in its development it planning experts tistic buildings; follows a comprehensive scheme that was designed by ten yoears ago and which will take ten more to commpiete, and Chicago tells having adopted to the let- the world “that once the scheme it follows it ter, no matter what the cost. But all this munificent progress 1§ no topic of conversation outside of the / | shine 11} NEW BRITAIN DAILY H The enly thi in s talk aboy refercave wid:west metropolis just now | he Lgopold-Loch trial and the eity's wurder statistivs Chicago, it is ehrenicied in dis hes that have gone Lo every cross has had a murder of the year pat [ untry fay since the frst ks hold up their hands and conclude it must be a road Righteous f v place Chicugo really wants to gein in throughout the country it crime, Boulevards, ! desirable ad- | control of crime As it the people who meet violent deaths 0FIg rrible in whieh te live. reputation will have to eurb culture are hut the 1s even more important, parks and mels to a eity; wver live to enjoy all the culture and refinement NAILROAD PROMOTION Plobian trunk line railroads for years have contemplated the lesser lines that stretch over the map with tolgrance or disdain, Stock brokers, al- though sharing the professional diaparagement by the strong or the wenk rtheless rarely bid high on the stocks of the minor leagus lines, But along come O, P, and M. J. Van master promoters, who! uscended their present pedestal from the real estate marts—they were plain real estate dealers, not even realtors—and ignite the spark of re speet for such secondary lines as are | willing to come under their empifical Ringe the Van Sweringens have | gnined control of the Nickel Plate, the | Chesapeake & Ohio, and are adding the Pers Marquette and the Erie to| ther string of properties, sentiment toward this system is on the upgrade, | as the financial writers are wont to not neve Sweringen, ) vay, Fasterners naturally are somewhat zled about a rallroad with a name | ke Nickel Plate, They are forced to| wonder whether the tracks are of nickel or whether the locomotives plate. They are left with the same reaction as when they con- template a name ke the Grand Trunk wondering whether this trunk line is/ pu; grander than others or whether the | name is an imposition, Be 1t said to such as are not acquainted with the Nickel Plate that it is not considered in a class with the New York Central; in fact, Its speed is more like that of a first class railroad about the year 1840, : But when the Van Sweringens took hold of it a year or so ago, there was a sudden spurt in all directions. The Nickel Plate at least threatens to live up to its beautiful name in some re- spects; and the other lines of the 10,- 000 mile system that the Van Swerin- gens are solidifylng likewise are pick- ing up wonderfully. - And what is Wall saying? Nothing higher than bidding for the stocks of the systems being touched by the magic wands of the former real estate dealers. Wall street usually recognizes a winner when he projects ’ These raflroad systems have been cluttering up the transportation map for years without anyone attempting to promote efficiency into them; now that a pair of wonder workers are on the fob, with the Morgan firm yielding confi- dence and cash, there scems to be nothing in the future for these lines but prosperity. It can be done if the right kind of management gets on the job, - New Englanders know fully by this time that nothing is such a blight street his frame over the horizon, lto a railroad as the wrong kind of man:«gnmvn!. After the Van Sweringens. get through with the middle west some- | hody ought to induce them to look over the New England field. Facts and Fancies BY RUBEKT QUILLEN Charlie is the musician, but Cal The smaller the town the greater the conviction that every thirsty dog is mad, Frequently a golf bag on the front | porch indicates unpulled weeds in the back yard. \'n positively will not mix in Eur- ope’'s affairs, except at intervals to settle her disputes. Think how inlanders must suffer if they have a good shape and no beach to expose it on. Heinie should worry. When he Is ready to fight again present war im- plements will be obsolete anyway. Another good way to retain the love of a husband is to warn him in time that you have painted the Kkitchen chaire. Naver spell “progressive” capital “p.” If he has the is a conservative, with a capital he Japan is cooling down nicely; it isn’t | man delegates to the London confer- | form you that the traffic is interfering 80 very difficult to forgive a generous | énce, carried sterling to another 1924 | with me.” customer. Most of the plug cut is consumed now in disiricts where dancing is con- sidered wicked still, And sn insane are slipping into this eountry. Well, let them be natural and they won't be noticed. e S S S ERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1924, The sum Germany m pay b been fxed and the Ameriean parer should know how she feels Every time & rieh man is tried for murder, we have 10 learn 1o spell that darned word “psychiatrist” again MORNING SONG (By George 8. Chappell) S0 Wheml am waked at early dawn By robins chirping on the lawn, Odd thoughts within my brain born Of Nature and her power; Bird-songs are natural, no doubt, But 1 can never figure out Just what they find to sing about At'such a hideous hour, are ¥You can recognize the road to the poorhouse by the discarded stook certificates promising 20 per cent Another good thing about treasures in Heaven is that they ean't be reached with an inheritance tax, It cannot he & worm they've killed For when a greedy beak is fliled With worm, its melody is stilled; No bird can warble through it, Rut whether art or appetite | Inspires them thus to greet the light, | The Philippines may deserve liberty Of one thing I am certain, quit but are they prosperous enough to 1 wish they wouldn't do it, « support sufcient state spics and ged. | diers? If the law required everybody to at. tend to his own business there wouldn't be much need of other laws, One Drawback “After all, eaperience teacher,"” “Yes, but by the time upcrln,nua' has taught you something, it's 100 late | to proft by it." . et is the best 1f he cusses the country and hlames capial, he is & dangerous alien; if ha cusses it and blames the other party, he is a good American, ~Isaac Anderson, A Total Stranger “How's business?" “How do I know? any in nearly a year,” ~—8heba Juster, No Rest | “I suppose you enjoyed some won- | ‘rdor(ull_\' quiet nights while on yoeur camping trip, eh ¥, B, Cox of this eity will renew his Quiet nothin, activities as an umpire today when 'l)\ulneu man, “Between the chimney he will umpire the Bristol-Hartford |and the crickets and the radio loud baseball game at Bristol, speaker of a party of college boys in Bev, Martin Gaudian has closed {the next camp, I never closed an the German school for the remainder ' eye.' of the week, Classes which are large- | ly attended will be resumed next| weelk. Mr. Gaudian has a number of | A certain professor, who would English students in his class, | never have recognized Addisin Sims of The State Pomological, society of | Seattle, once took a railroad journey. Connecticut will hold its annual out- ‘ As is usually the case, he departed ing at Elijah Rogers farm at Shuttle from his berth during the night, for Meadow August 17. A number of the | the urpose of procuring a drink of city officials as well as the board of | water, True to the traditions of pro- water commissioners have been invit. ; fessors, he forgot the number and lo- ed to attend the outing which will be | cation of his berth, and was lost in an elaborate affair, blank unconsciousness when the por- There is a great deal of discussion |ter found him, underneath the bag- . Correct this asentence: -~ "Tes | ma'am,” said the agent at Hickville, | “the up train Is on time." I haven't seen £8AS08LS88H00005800000000 25 Years Ago Today ; (Taken from teraia of that date) | snorted the MltflI —Edward H. Dreschnack. . COALhasbeenthe Old Reliable Fuel —as it always will be. Coal does not depend on other agencies to make it burn. With coal in your cellar you are SURE of steady warmth-—even if your home were to be entirely cut off from civilization. Old Company’s Lehigh—the standard for over 100 years: fill your bins mow—and be sure of just what you want at the lowest prices of the year. Phone us some time today. The Citizens Coal Co. Yard and Main Uffice Uerlin Yurd Uptown Uffice 4 Dwight Conrt, opp. Berlin station 104 Arch St ki 2998, Tel. 2675.5. Tel. 3268. ENTIAE CONTENTS COPYRIEHTED Cy > € 1nrcvund the streets lately as to whether {or not the city will have to lay water | | mains hrough the new street built by | E, Allen Moore. As Mr. Moore has | filed the necessary bond it is the | | opinfon of mary that the city is com- | | pelled to Jay the mains. If laid it | | will cost the city a large sum of | money as the bed of the road is sdlid | | rock, The work of painting the exterior | |of Landers, Frary & Clark's factory | |on Center street was commenced this | afternoon. - John Royle has the con- | tract. The work will occupy a month’s time, | If the football team of the local {10dge of the Order of the Scottish | Clans of the state is victorious at the | state outing to be held at Savin Rock Saturday the team will be treated to a banque by Dugald McMillan. Cap- | tain Steve Robb reports his men as ready and waiting for the word ge. The Russell & Erwin Mfg, Co., and the P. & F. Corbin Mfg., Co, have is- sued circulars announcing an advance | 6f 20 per cent in the prices on hard- ware:and locks. This is the fourth | increase in price since January 1. | | Observations | On The Weather | Washington, Aug. 4.—Forecast for | | Southern New England: ‘Partly | cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Probh- | ably local thunder showers Tuesday. Warmer tonight except on south | coast. Moderate to fresh south and | southwest winds. | Forecast for' Eastern New York: | | Generally fair and warmer in south rand probably showers in north por- | tion tonight; Tuesday local thunder showers; cooler in nerth portion; | | moderate to fresh south and south- | west winds, Weather gonditions A trough of ‘Iow pressure extending from Texas | northeastward to Michigan is causing | unsettied showery weather in the Lake region and between the Rocky | mountains and the Mississippi river, Showers were also reported from | Alabama northeastward to Virginia Pleasant weather continues in New England. The temperature is rising western and central sections but | | ®ntinue low along the north Atlan. | tie coast, Conditions favor for this vicinity cloudy weather w.th slowly rlslng: | temperature followed by showers, { CHFE MAKER DIES | Compounder of 11,500 Pound Prize | Winner Passes Away At Lowville | Utica, N. Y., Aug. 4—Horace A.i Rees, 83, prominent butter and cheese | magufacturer of Lowville, died sud- denly of heart disease at his home | yesterday, Mr. Rees galned national reputation | by exhibiting a cheese weight 7,437 pounds at the New York state fair in 1915, the cheese requiring one day's | milk from 2,850 cows. | t One of Mr. Rees' exhibits was & | che weighing 11,600 pounds which | | carricd off first honors at the Panama- | | Pacific exposition in California, | | Mr. Rees was an active leader in | agricultural circles of northern New | York and was connected with the | Dairy Department of 8t. Lawrence | | university, | STERLING GOES HIGHER New York, Aug. 4—Further im- | provement in the outlook for a Euro-| | pean reparations dettlement, - coinci- | dent with the departure of the Ger- | | high record at $4.44% at the open- ing of today's foreign exchange mar- | ket. The rate later slipper back to $4.44 1.4, about % cent above Sat- | | drda close. | 4p about 3 points to i B e | A mechanical dragon figures in a |néw German motiof picture, | 1 was born in a little town in South' French francs moved | 5.21 cents, | a | there than anywhere on earth; but— | was some viriue in neise and sheer force. gage car, “What's de mattah, suh,' asked the darky, “kain’'t yo' all remember wha at yo' berth w After several minutes of deep con- sentration, the professor spoke, seem- ing to have been sudfienly fired with a great inspiration. “Ah, yes, yes," he cried, “now it all comes back to me! good to make a hit in New York. Not onI;v is there so much to pick from, but' New York expects the last word in anything and it willing to pay for it, T know that thousands of young | people meet their Waterloo in New | York, that the wiser ones return where they helong. | I know it all only too well, [Ssonsitle b g Over Week-End. New York, Aug. 4—One hundred "d-‘l"c(i\'ns and policemen today |searched for the pyromaniac who started fires in five apartment houses of the upper west side funday, when two persons lost their lives, and scores were driven from their FIVE FIRES TAKE TOLL OF TWO LIVES IN N. Y., Pyromaniac Is Being Sought As Re. for Outhreak of Fires Kansas—or was it Chicago.” - Edward Jacobson." Loud Speakcrs ] hey say that money talks." fhe Well, I know that moat women have to do a lot of talking to get it” youn v v . X o |y g suitor nowadays is whether he bk B | can supply his sweetheart with cigar- i ettes in the style to which ‘she has|of families been accustomed. | homes. | The police are convinced shat the Blameless |man who started yestarday's fires on | Plano mover:—"Hey, what are you | West 103 rd street was the same who stickin’ your blamed head outta the set the fire which caused the death window for! Don't you see the piano |of Mrs. Daniel Waugh, wife of a mini- right over your head?” |ster of Watertown, N. Y. at West Kelly:—"8hure Oi do now, but why [92nd street last week. In all cases did ye tell me to look out|the fires were started by newspapers {piled benenth stairwaye in the halls —Cecille Z. Eder. [or cellars of the apartment houses. TR | Many families have left their homes The Editor's Sanctum |because they fearsd the pyromaniac We have particularly liked . the | yight pick their houses for his deadly spirit shown recently, by a number of | qeeds. readers, | Knowing that we wish only original “ and unpublished humor, there have| been some contributors, who, when sending something not original, have been honest and frank enough to say that the material was not original with *them, * Many readers have prefaced their other contributions with the statement “Absolutely Original.” By his system of fair play, the edi- tor is able to give, the fullest consider- ation to contributions, instead of send- ing out word hat “This contributor sends in old stuff.” Some day, though, I'm going to New York to seek my fortune, I lost it there inone week, The problem that seems to face the 'UGITIVES FROM JUSTICE 5 "“h- * | ATTEMP SUICIDE T | It was on the beach that T met hnr] It was on the street that I left her | It was through my wife who swings | a wicked right That I promised to forget her. —John Zielfeldt. n &teals Mother's Last $10 and She Takes Poison Tablets North Bergen, N. J., Aug. 4.—Mrs. Louise Caruso, was discharged from Manhattan hospital ycsterday follow- | ing an alleged attempt at suicide yes- i terday during which she swallowed three poisonous tablets, Police said Mrs. Caruso declared an 18 year old on had taken $10 from her. This sum Ie. asserted, was all she had with | which to buy food for five other chil- | dren. 1 My life is dark—with gloom it's tinted, { 1 wrote a verse—but it wasn't printed, ! ~—Donald Perden. | | Try It again with another verse, It might be better—it couldn't worse. (Copyright 1924, Reproduction forbidden). be | SAVED BY LIFE GUARDS 1L | Avantic City, N. J., Aug. 4—Ed- Poog laver, on the anxioun asat, Tire Han Shop I 8 R el | ward Gravenstein, 23, and John Me- @ A prey to fevers and alarms, :ution conducted by newspap Call, 30, both of Philadelphia, were g J A 1but! e all, , bo o P v Why throw yourdelt at Mary's feet the U, i raey e origman ||| rescued by life guards of the Vente ’ 4 readers, providing they mre original When !hi" would have you in her || unpublished, and posses sufficlent |}/ 0. hoach patrol, after they had bat- B {tled with the waves for an hour merit, will be paid for at rates vary. g e e ‘saper oniy and semd || about one mile oft shore, following the | upsetting of their small rowboat. A | boardwalk pedestrian noted the men's perilows position and called the guards. Both were in an exhausted | condition when brought ashore. ‘~—Nathan M. Levy. | v Some women boh their hair, and some Think long hair's much more fit- ting; ‘ But whether long or short they all Indulge in much hair splitting, —Carl B. Adams. will forward them to New York (Unaccepted manuscripts will not be returned. Trathful Willie Sunday school teacher:—""William, can you tell me what it means to ‘say grace'?” Willie didn’t know. Tedcher:—"What does your father eay when he sits down to the dinner table." Willie:-—"Go slow on that butter, costs fifty cents a pound.” —George W. Foster. I Don’t Like— . -' By DR. FRANK CRANE The end seat hog. The road hog. Any kind of hog. That is, live hogs. Forward children, Talkative old people. Professionalism, by which T mean those ity to be swallowed up by their position. People who shove me in a crowd. ] People who turn their backs on me in a social gathering. People who criticize me or correct me when I make T,maku. lopment, but T don't like thef, The man who uses patriotism to advance his it 1 am quite fond of dead hoegs. His Best Pal and- Critic g Rees,” asked Zeb Hale, sticking out his chest, “gn’ how did you enjoy the speech T made last night at the meet- in people who allow their human- Why Zeb,” replied his good wife, These “An’ sure it reminded me of your courtin® days.” “C‘ourtin’ days, Zeb. “I thought you'd never come to the point,’ said Bess sweetly. Roselle L. may be necessary for my devel The professional patriot. own aims. The woman who tries to be sexless, called a woman. The effeminate man Pesgimism. People who ate always ueing the word “refined.” Those who try to show hew democratic they are by héing vuigar. Those who know it all. The sophisticated. Those to whom there is nothing new or wondarfi, or beautitul in the worfd. { This is not an effect of age but an aftectation. Rude health. Sickness, Those whose principal topic is their ailments. Those who think it is their principal husiness in life to sit on me. {ably T need it, but I don’t like it. People who think that they can convince you by talking loudly. Loud talkers generally. Those who throw their arguments at you as though taere They make up by their nojse an’ why?" asked Who considers it an affront to he Kaseel. “Madam, you are interfer- Sir! Officer:— ing with the traffic I"air motorist:- 1 beg to in- —Harry J. Willilams. ¥l Dorado Frol fome day, I'm going to New York te seek my fortune. I know the competition is greater what théy lack in reason, nothing mentured, nothing gained. Copyright, 1924, by The McClure Newspaper Syndicate, I know you've got to be pretty