New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1924, Page 6

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Is a national organization furnishes newspapers and adver- wth a strictly honest analysis of | Our clrculation statlstics 1 this au This 508 etreul | ures aper | and | The Hera York at Mot Oentral, 42nd street, MAINE, BREWST} I\ AND THE [ KLAN | Maine its usual | manner. have won th is much f tional circles. ing the Jonger a cially no mixed in it has spoken | Ihe Republican candidates There 5 ks of stress- Maine ction in G. O. P. na- Ty that was no | stute—espa. with the Klan | rometer s politics—one may now ertfon from all Repub. n good and regular | ine remainsa baro- | rvane or weathercock, result in Maine in its | final analysis is a rip-roaring Cool- | idge victory. standing that N and that the Ralph O. Brewster, elected gover- | nor, never mentioned the Klan in his addresses, dispatc That the Klan backed however, was generally admitted, but in what de- | gree this accounts for the i es say. him, unex- | pectedly large plurality over Willlam | R. Pattangall ig a matter of specula- | tion. As Maine normally is Repub- | lican the entire victory cannot in | reason be ascribed to the Klan, yet| Klan votes unmistakably contributed materially to the Brewster plurality. 1t had been ‘repeatedly stated by the | writers on the scene that the Klan | was the leading issue and Gen. Dawes tackled the subject during his | speech at Augusta. If the Klan actu- ally was the paramount, issue then the Brewster victory is a Klan vic- tory. I the Kian was not the prime | * ‘4ssue then the victory cannot be re- | garded as one for the Klan, hat the Klan had wouid control .Maine It was stated anaounced it this year and, its memb speech sald “The most uncertain | thing in Maine politics today 1s the | Klan," and that “racial and sectarian | take state officials into | iip. Gov. Baxter in a| animosities seem to have become the | campaign issues.” Brewster was the | protege of Baxter. | 1t is Maine victory cannot be attributed to the Klan, but in our opinion the bedsheet organization had much to | do with the Brewster plurality, | which probably would not have been | as large had it not been for the| Klan influence. It must not be Brewster {s not a product of 1\‘9‘ .*0ld Guard” Republicans of the i btate. Before the primaries when | Brewster first announ 8 candidate for the nomination was opposed by the Republican m vhine, which put up Sepator Frank | G. Farrington to run against him. The machine nearly nominated Far-| yington, and gave him the official cértifi poting he was the victorious “m",v-‘ date. But Brewster obtained count, when it was discovered that much fraud had been perpetrated by the politi g0 that a court probable that the entire overlooked that | d himself as | the secretary of state de- | a r he victory. Brewster d six years in the legislat for Gov. Baxter d at is known as a pro- | re and was spokesman g his last term. | is also | right. | in the common council poit | | tion. That is its prime function. The , started | this day. Tt manifestly cannot be that ‘rnurt Invalidated the law. more wary of opmasing political und« dercurrents, THE MAYOR AND POLIT! Our mayor shys gome of the mem- bers of the common councll are con- tinually playing polities. He Is right. Sald members of the common council reply that the mayor wants them to do his bidding. They are There is plenty of human nature I tics enter into the election of mem- a city government where poli- bers, their views on publie questions, and furnishes the urge to act or not to act, a certaln degree of political | maneuvering will tself. The same principle holds true of the state and pational governments. When the ber of the manifest mayor claims no mem- | common council has the moral right to place politics above acting for the best interests of the city—which in effect is his position— Playing politics is legitimate up to a certain and when that is reached it becomes a public nuisance. his position i unassailable. THE SUPREME COURT The attack on the third party plat- President Coolldge and John W. Davis hits a vulnerable spot when it takes up the La Follette ade placing decilons of congress ahove those of the supreme | court as to the constitutionality of laws, This matter is fundamental and of such simplicity that no one should deceive himself regarding the results of adopting radical plan of eliminating the functioning of the supreme court as at present part of our system of government. The supreme court has no unjust powers; it merely ‘prevents laws framed by congress from Infringing, upon the basic law, or the constitu- | form by voeacy of the “power” of declaring a law unconsti- tutional is merely the prevention of congress overriding the limitations placed upon it by the constitution. The constitution was adopted by the states as the foundation of the liberty upon which the republic was built, and In it were placed the basic gov- ernment was to function. Congress, called into being through these basic | laws, certainly pass laws superseding or conflicting with the principles of government already in the constitution. The constitution is the tree trunk, and congress is one of the branches. 'y This 1s our system of government, with which the originai 13 states and to which the entire axy of commonwealths agree to laws under which the federal cannot g congress iteelf is to judge whether or not the laws it passes are consti- tutional, as it n all cases woyld be | prejudiced in favor of itself. An im- | partial tribunal is necessary for this | and this tribunal is the| supreme court. | The La Follette platform, adopted | at Cleveland, would make a decision | of the supreme court regarding the | invalidation of a law, reviewable bys congress, and if two-thirds of the | congressional membership favored | overrlding the court’s verdict, the | veto could be set aside. This is not according to the constitution, and was never 8o intended by nl'lnmerl. Before auch a change in" method could take effect the constitution wouid have to he amended, 36 state | legislatures manifestly no likelihood of this| taking place, 2 | There 18 considerable opposition to decisions of the supreme court as to congressional enactments when the invalidation of a law is the result of | a five to four vote of the members of the court. This is & different mat- | purpose, concurring. There s | ter entirely. It will be remembered | the first child labor law was declared | rconstitutional through a five to | of the which means that one man on the To raake & counstitutional change requiring a our vote supreme court, | two-thirds "vote, or six to three, be- fore a law could be found unconsti- | tational, perhaps would meet with | considerable approval; most cer- | | tainly, it would be no radical innova- Brewster, a 1 Scientist, is ‘epposed to the ¢ #tion law and 24 1 all Republicans, campaigned against | hlm as a mena insti thons. The pe ap- | pears were not greatly disturbed over | this angle Political luck has with Patta He torney g¢ this office in the ! during the Wiison when Bainbridge Colby president to appoint Pattangall A Mi was Pattangall's ory vaccina- an ading physicians, to medical Matne, it ople of of campaign. d play false y obtained | government administration Paimery It also second unsuccessful erdorship, he having seen defeated 2, In a state where the political partics are more evenly fdivided Pattangall easily could gain ndancy; but in Maine s difficulties are €00 numerous. Conditions "ir fhey are, < #trongly e Brewster, eepted in Maine being what with the I at least trenched on the side of the result cannot be ac-| se. Its | be that a barometrica tion threatening the foundations of | ourform of government, but would | an amendment merely he of existing process, At this income can be maintalned the remainder of the year, as freight revenues have declined. Increased hauling of coal during the fall, how- pver, may help the line to “break even” or better, financially, so that At the end of the year a net profit may This would be 'quite an achievement compared with the record of recent years. On the other hand, if the New Haven cannot make money with its present high rates its case is hope- leas. The high rates may not continue. remain, SPEND MONEY ON ROADS The attempt of various Connecti- cut clties to obtain a larger share of the fees and gasoline taxes paid by auto owners Itving in them may lead to a spirited fight on the floor of the legislature, but is likely to fail. One reagon for this prospect is that the members of the lj tive body will oppose this ‘“‘encroach- ment" of the cities—as it doubtiess will be called—and another erason is the city owners of cars use the coun- try highways. The idea is to obtain a greater re- turn from the atate in order to keep those city streets in repelr which form a part of the through routes. The scheme appears reasonable, but it probably will be pointed out that the cities would repair their streets anyway and the effert for a greater share of the feés will be looked upon by the country'brethren as no way to help in providing the additional improved highways city and country motorists are demanding. Motorists do not cruise around city streets, as a rule, but take to the country. They want more concrete roads, and the more money there is collscted the more will be built. If a ballot were taken among city motorists the majority would vote for spending the fee and tax money for more good highways. The cities will be able to take care of them- selves. Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN In Japan farming is a high calling even when it isn't election year. As we understand the new theory, insanity doesn't affect the mind. #He must bave natural dignity te get by with b/uh knickers and paunch. Defenss Days at least train the | government in defending days like that. But how in the world does a shoe- string know you are trying to eatch a train? - 8hame on Europe! Notice how quickly and cheerfully we paid off our war debts. Times ehange. Those who once were affrighted by the wolf at the dpor now are equally frantic when it is & revenue officer at 219 door. A radical is one who guffaws when a rich pedstrian negotiates a hanana peel. It won't be neeessary to eleva the navy guns i{f we can elevate in. ternational ethics. A great man Is one who wears that painful smile when photograph- ed for the news-reel. ' A provincial is a man who tips too heavily in an effort to conceal his provincialism. As to the unkindest eut of all, suppose our two million laws ghould begin to cut teath g You can at least lay up treasure in Heaven without being suspected of bhootlegging. It is wonderful the way & sweet young thing can use her eyes, but we | can’t help thinking it a vioiation of Although the New Haven railroad | showed & deficit of nearly $3,000,000 last year, conditions since that time | are said to have improved consider- | ibly and it is regarded as eertain that | the road will show a balance «r"'l" fixcd charges at the end of 1924. The | it is| reported, brought the profit and loss | ist of deficits in past years deficit close to $50,000,000 at the| end last vear, and although this| figure will be reduced by the end of | the Harris narcotic law. There's nothing just like a report town after the season is over, except a cold fried egg. Until you leave a filvver beside the road you never réalize how many people need Ford parts. It must be a wonderful death ray it it can electrocuie armies. At present it is very difficult to electro- cute murderers. Leaders who think any one party NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1924, NVESTIGATOR GETS 40 DAYS IN JAL Machenzie Represented Himsell 2§ Sociological Student —_—— New Haven, Sept. 9. —Forty days in the New Haven jall was the sen- tence meted out in the police court yesterday to Dudley Shannon Mace kenzle, 20, who, posing us an inves- tigator of soclology, was arged with passing fraudulent checks on four local merchants, Mackenzie was arrested at his room in a Yale dormitory where he had ‘a card record of results of his investiga- tion of local institutions. He had announced his intention to enter the Yale divinity school thie fall: But the police found him packing a suit- case which he had obtained by the passage of one of the checks und making other. preparations to leave the city. fackenzie made a long statement to'the court in which he told of his experiences here, He insisted that hisgsole purpose in passing the checks was to getwinto fail, where he could carry on his investigations of the fnstitution. It appeared that he had consulted with a Yale faculty member who had given him some advice as to his sociolagical investi- gations. Ho clalmed when arrested thatyhe Yale man had advised him to get arrested in order to_secure intimate experience as a jail ‘inmate, Mackenzie also stated that he was a resident of Washington, D. C, that his- home address was 701 Shepard street in that city, and that he had been a student at Oberlin’ college, Oberlin, He told some of the merchants who cashed checks for him that he had a mother in St Lake City who was to send him a large remittance. OIL INQUIRY MADE PROGRESSIVE VOTES Bryan Warns Americans to Heed Lesson of Enrope Fresno, Cal, Sept. §.—Warning Americans to heed the lesson' in Furope where “concentrated wealth is & menace,” Willlam Jennings Bryan pleaded the cause of de- mocracy and the €andidacy ok Davis and Bryan in an address here last night. . The speaker declared that he is waging a campaign without abusing personally any of the opposing cdndidates, The oil investigation, he said, has made more progressives in a short time than anything else in the cougtry's history. Referring to the so-called rule of the republican party by big corpor- ations, “through donations to the party funds paid off in legislation and favors after the election,” Bryan declared the republicans had "given ag-ay enough money through favors to pay the' president's salary of $100,000 a year for 46,500 years. He cited the Doheny land deal and Mel. lon tax bill as proof of this tonten- tion, 25 Vears Ago Today Brom Paper of That Date P. F. Kelly's property was serious- ly damaged last night by vandals. Beveral trees were hacked and cut down and a great deal of valuable shrubbery destroyed. Mr. Kelly has offered a reward for the apprehen- sion of the partles responsible. Beginning Monday the American oslery will run its factory nine rs a day, six day$ a week. | Garfield Gibney was severely in- Jured when he niet with an accident at the National Laundry company's plant this morning. His hand was caught in a hot roller and badly burned. A number from this ®ity attended the state convention of the C. T. A, U. held in Hartford yesterday. Work on St. Peter's church has progressed rapidly and the inside work is now ready for the artists. The windows for the church were bought in Worcester yesterday. Mrs. A. P. Marsh had a parrow escape from drowning at Indian Neck Wednesday afternoon of this week. 8he had gone down for the second time when her husband and somé other men nearby became aware of her predi€ament and rushed to her rescue. She was un. conscious for several hours. According to word recelved here during the week the petition to the Consolidated raiiroad for a depot to be built in the eastern section of the city will probably be favorably acted on. Two Murder Cases On Court Docket Bridgeport, Sept. 9.—~Two murder cdses are on the docket of the crim. inal superior court which opens its fall term here at 2 o'clock today. | John Nichols of Norwak, charged with the murder of Charles Woo, Chinese laundryman, here last spring has been indicted by the grand jury and will probably be brought before this session. The other murder cases | 1s that of James Pickett, charged with the murder of Allen Beasley lheru in June. 107 cascs are slated to come be- the current year, it still will remain | has the labor vote cinched must de- | sore Judge John W. Banks at this tife government near- | very large. In addition to this. raliroad owes the $88,000,000; European | y and its r cent bonds totalling | 1, | April The net income of the road -the | first six months of this $478,000; for the same period last year was| the deficit was ten times that yea much., But it s considered doukal | rive great pleasure from their un- shattered faith in Santa Claus, Correct this sentence: “I'd rather do my own work,” sald she, “than bother with servants.” NOTED PAINTER DIF Hingham, Mass, Sept. 9.— Alex- ander Pope, noted painter of ani- roals and still life, died suddenly at the wheel of his automobile while driving near here today. 75 years of ags | term FINED FOR PA Bridgeport, Sept. 9.—Ernest War- burton of Waterbury whose gase was |tHe first 40 come before Judge Fred W. Huxford, as judge of the crim. inal common pleas court, was today fined $25 and costs for driving his automobile past a standing trolley car. This decision affirms the judg- ment of the Bridgeport city court, v:here Warburton appeared May 2. o Fn (hop Maxson Joomz' WALLY THE MYSTIO (He'll Anawer Your Questions Somehow). It life' for you is'far from bright, Don't hesitate a bit to write To Wally; when from him yom hear Once more lite will be full of cheer. . o0 The Well*Dressed Maid Dear Wally:— / I'm up in the air! Please tell what dress I ought to wear When I go to a baseball game With my best fellow. PUZZLED MAME, Dear Puzzled Mame:— Well, T declare! S0 that has you up in the air! Come down, then, for at baseball games X Ball gowps are proper for the dames. . oeon Proparedness Dear Wally:— I'm just nineteen A man I know says I'm a queen, His wife has left him. Do you think/ 1 should go with him? TICKLED PINK. Dear Tickled Pink: You make me laugh! Go get a nice new photograph. When for divorce his wifie sues, You'll look pretty in the news. These Days Hoyle:~—"Last Sunday's sermon was the most interesting pone I've listened to in years." Bhaw:—"Too bad I missed it, old man. Our radio set is out of order.” ~—Alex. Werner. Falsely Accused Shelton:—'You know we have to economize, and yet you will play bridge and lose money ?" Mrs. Shelton:—"That's not true, Walter! Whenever I lose, I always give my L. O. U. to the winner. Mrs. Bernard Livingston. Either there aren't 80 many revo- lutions in Cettral and South America any more, or else the press corres- pondents are laying down on the job, Are You in a Position to Answer? Who has the greater chance of success in life: the fellow who keps his nose to the grindstone or the fel- low who keeps his ear to the ground? A Full Supply The Keeper was having his Pearly Gates overhauled. In fact, the entire place was undergoing @& general house cleaning. Everything was be- ing shifted about to make room for the Celestial painters. Said one, as he lifted a heavy golden ’utensil: “Where shall I stand this pot of ggld that we keep at the end of the rain. bow, Str22 withou? glancing up from his ledger, the Keeper answered: “‘Better place it over there, in the cléud room, right next to the silver Unings.” —Miriam Otto. fad Memories Kind Lady:=—"Why did you shud. der so when I mentioned pie?" The Tramp:—"“] used to be & movie comedian. Do I get it in my face or on a plate?"” —Paul 8. Powers. Its Nature that this machine 1s eesentially & woman's car?” Salesman:—"It's the last word.” —George F., Paul, A Man's Version There aroe stockings large and small, There are stockings awful thin. At some, I must not look at all; They are 86 neat and trim. I know they wear 'em short, I know there's some like flesh, What is to be the next resort? Were I to guess, they'd say I'm fresh! ~—Gitbert H. Hill. The Eternal Feminine ‘The pair were drifting in a canoe, The moonlight shimmered on the water, The setting was one to pro- duce the usual madness. He propos- ed (as she knew he would). Just as he was ahout to enfold her| in his arms, the canoe upset. She sank beneath the water, hut | immediately upon coming up said: “Oh, John! This is so sudden.” —Harr{son Jones. The Expert Maisie:—"Isn't Fred a puzzle?” Daisfe;—"Not at all, my dear. have no trouble in working him.” ~—Willa Hanson. 1 [ These Contractors A contractor and bullder, Pat Ryan, | Simply laughed at all danger of dyan’, In a twenty-story fail He contracted chills, that is all, Except Mrs, Ryan is cryan’, | ~—Peter Pdn. The Editor’s Gossip Shop | Won't some of our readers show a | bit more consideration for the edi- | tor? | in penctl, but 0 light and the writ- | Ing 80 poor that we can't distinguish | what is what. Write on oge side of papecr only. | 1t you must use pencil’ (and we pre- | fer typewriter or ink) use a pencil | with soft lead, and please try and ex- | ercise care in what you write. | 7The rule of The Fun Shop should be your rule: A contribution must be | easily read and easily understood. | A Personal Question The colored parson was dining out. The fried chicken was quickly dis- | posed of, and dessert was reached— | watermelon! | The parson praised its size and | quality, took a bite and turned to his host. Prospect:—"Why do you declare |, ‘We get some contributions, written | A strangeappear R O g 1 —but his curicsity caused him to break the ' ing the shape of 2 giant figure. 1 “Command me and the Genie. 1 will do thy bidding,” thundered oo ' And the Bell Teleghane today is the Genie of yesterday. Markets are but seconds away.’ ‘them is THE P “Brother Jones,” he sald, ‘“scuse my cur'osity, but whar did you get dis mel, ' “Why dat came outen mah own patch, parson,” said his host. “Come outen your own patch?” questioned theminister, sternly, “den how come it's got bird shot in it?” —Helen Solomon. Slecpy Hollow? Whiz:—"This -0ld town has such a sleepy ai Bang:—"Yes, it is full of ‘Bed- time Stories'.” ~Hal. Singer. Etiquette for Eaters For a dinner partner, I must refuse The girl who coples the methods I use, It always fills my soul with wrath When a finger bowl is used for a bath. e e A high chair should be handy And thereon should be piled The man who wears his napkin Just like a little child. -E. J. K. (Copyright 1324. Reproduction forbidden). Achievement Teams at Springfield Exhibits 8even demonstration teams from the New Britain Junior Achievement Foundation will attend the Eastern States Exposition at Springfield, Mass., from September 14-20. The teams are chair seat weaving, sew- ing, woodcraft, radlo, printing, household draperies, and toy mak- ing. The radio team plans to send and have delivered personal messages free of charge to any part of the county from the exposition grounds through A. R. R. L. John-Grobstein and Merton Lyon will have'charge of the radio demonstration. W. W. T. Bquire, local director, has arranged for exhibits from the New Britain clubs to be included in the Junior Achievement club work building at the exposition. The members of the teams who have been chosen to date are: Bar- bara Foster, Betty Burns, Earl Car- ter, Andrew Cabelia, Edward Krom, Harold Swanson, Willlam Heim, Leonard Anderson, Kenneth Frost and Isidore Levine. The remaining team members will be chosen within the next few days. Observations On The Weather | For New Rritain -and vicinity: Showers tonight; Wednesday and cooier. Conditions: A trough of low pressure extending from Ontario {southward to WNorth Carolina is | causing unsettied weather with local showers in all the eastern districts from Georgia to Malne, Pleasant weather prevalls jn the western and central sectioni The temperature is rising from %mu eastward to the coast. ~ Conditions favor for thif vicinity unsettied showery weather followed by fair and cooler. One Policy flxrl is pothing to the man-with a telephone. | There ane handreds, yes thousands, of con cerns that are making the telephone a profit- You have the same assets. Making use of a part of your work, Tie close to use of it wherever possible. SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY BELL SYSTEM One System’ « Universal Service Ma The wreckage of, Major Frederick Martin's 1ll-fated round-the-world airplane (abow®) was discovered and photographed by William E. Sulli- van (below), U. 8. hatchery fore- man, near Port Moller, Alaska. The plane, Sullivan says, i85 a' total wreck, but the engine is apparentiy in good condition and can be salvaged by a dog team. The plane was found about 1,000 feet above sea level. DR. FRANK CRANE'S DAILY EDITORIAL The Self-Contained Locomotive By DR. FRANK CRANE The first practical test of a self-contained electric locomotive, using oil as fuel, was made vesterday by the New York Central Railroad in itr freight yards on Eleventh Avenaue, M York. This locomotive, the firs( of its kind made in America, was built jointly by the General Electric Company and the Ingersoll-Rand Company. i The locomotive is, in effect, a complete powershouse on wheels. It it independent of a third rail or any outside electric®connections and wat designed especially for switching service. It consumee but twelve or fiiteen cents worth of fuel an hour, ap- proximately one-third the cost of fuel used by the ordinary steam loco. motive in similar service. James McCue, for thirty-two years an employe of the New York Cen- tral, and driver of a steam locomotive since 1905, learned to operate the new locomotive after ten minutes instruction “It is the simplest locomotive in the world to operate” hs.. said. “Cleaner and much better in every respect Just what we have.needed for sueh yards as this.” 2 What pleased the engineer most wes that the moment he opened the | throttle he had the full power of the plant 3t his command. /There were no slow preliminary starts like those in_geiting an ordinary locomotivt under way. The oil-burning locomotite is practically a one.man affair. A fire. man i required under the rules of the Interstate Commerce Commission but his sole duty is to ring the bell, If an automatic beil is attached te | the engine the fireman’s duty will be nothing. In the absence of smoke and in the fact that it |s necessary to operate the engine only when the Jocomotive is in use the new type of locomotive is much the same as an automobile. ‘This invention bids fair to revolutionize the motive power of railroads, About the same time the usg of the electric Jocomotive was demon- strated by Mr. Edison, the famous inventor. It seemed to be a practical success. Between the two it is probable that the old-fashioned locomotive, carrying coal, will soon be a thing of the past and that the future of | transportation will be entircly different from what it has been. The electric locomotive is the kind that has been in use for some time by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. Copyright, 1924, by The McClure's Newspaper Syndicate.