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

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1924, to be similar by the few who saw him, Dispatches' say that the state ) policeman Weld up hs hand as an order for the bandit to stop his ma- chine, and was shot to n him my rod, line, and & cherished ¢ reel studded with twelve jewels ;:lch had been presented to me by DANGEROUS CONDITION . 1 lost my fish—but 1 had saved AT BERLIN STATION a thousand Myes. The passengors | Editor, New Britain Herald: later presented me with thia. fob| In that the columns of the New Wwhich, as you see, bears upon one | Britain Herald hgve always been a side a canal boat, on the ather & |manifestation of fairness, permit to fish-head. But you can imagine Why | be inserted therein a delineation of 1, perhaps more t most men, ‘an extremely lamentable drania realize that it is alw the biggest ' which, no doubt, will not be amiss fish which get awa, /| to the interest of readers. The mat- ter here, of which I treat, regards the real safety and existence not only of those resident in New I:;\l- n but many people from other :l:‘lnl and u'luyuvvhz sook ingress to | Thers Is no necessity; verily, no and egress from this city. reason, why a predicament so de- The scene is at the rallroad sta- |'Dlorable as this, is allowed or per- tlon in ‘Berlin, while the leading mMitted to continue.. The entire ar- roles-are enacted by the New York, rangement is antiquated. Because New Haven and Hartford Railroad, the town in which the sfation i Co., the traveling public and grim located has a remote population, is to thelr employment in the big city on trains or In automobiles. The same thing on & smaller scale is ‘happening in Boston. Half the business populatiop of New Eng- land's metropolis does not reside in the city proper, but in the surround- ing citles and towns. New Britain Herald HEBALD PUBLISHING COMPANY ' COMMUNICATED J . | Facts and Fancies : - . BY ROBERT QUILLEN lasued Datly (Sunday Excepted) At Hera)d Bldg.. €7 Chureh Street has. become Iast three Ww its police Aoumna 1o ulx: ] rules on passenger in%;h g “within death If & man can't say “no,” he'has edld reply no business runaing a drug store, .\::l':lu nized almo train_patrontzed al by pérsons wiro travel dally. s As heretofore, are no longer permitted to alight on the west side of north-bound tralns This s a creditable edict, and while the action on the part of the roa may aid materially in eliminating hazard, it i\ insufficlent fogy proper and safe precaution at this statio! SULSCRIPTION RATES 000 & Ye $2.00 g In dealing with robbers, especlally Three Muath, 75c. & Month, The only sun spots that really banks, there should be no need to cause anxioty and despalr - are | 3 = freckles. hold up hands or give a gentlemanly f the kind who break safes and rob s - Entered at the Post Office at New Britaln as Second Class Mali Matter, MRS. DANIEL warning (By Wallace M. Boyliss). .. Vermin not entitled to - the ordinary warn- of this type are If he believes in protection, may be a republican, & bootlegger. h The manufacture of motor busses Or he may b is a business that is enjoyed une hearlded popularity. Nearly 1600 bus have established since the first of the year and the companies and individuals starting these new enterprises have purchas- 5400 busses, a large of the de luxe TELEPHONE CALLS Business Office % Ings. They should be shot on sight, Editorial Rooms ..., In ancient times to be a prophet's wife Don't blame the rich. The usual | Was not a clnch by any means, for cause of war is the focundity of com. lite mon people, In those days was a rather rough affair, ¥ Free people are those who cuss | When Daniel to his office would re- opposition candidates and later cuss pair their own choice. To do his prophesying, Mrs. D, oomerang 428 Thespis:—"It's better to let the 928 public do its own censoring.” Foyer:—"I guess that's so. When & play gets too warm It becomes Ice officer will ever be con- lines been dvertistng medium ation books and press roow alwaystopen to advertiscrs ht in the act of robbing. Pennsylvania statey troopur ~—Gertrude Marie Heller. Member of the Assocluted Press The Assoclated Press s exc ely en. titled to the use for re-p on of all news credited to It ar not otherw ' Iis life because he attempted to rrest the supposed Chapman in the | ed more than rdinary manner, Thig is too stiff a being credited n this pi and also news published here Member Audit Bureau of Circulatior. The A. B. C. Is a natl which furnishes news) tisers with a strictly honest anal atlon. Our cireulation are based upon this audit. This protection against fraud 1n new distribution figures to both natl local advertisers. onal oiganizat! aud adver- is of stics The Herald !s on sale York at Hotaling's Bquare; Schultz Grand Gentral, 4 y in New d. Times CITY JOINS IN TRIBUTE TO DEAD OFFIC Tributes pald t man Skelly at d the fecling of the er zenry. Officer death wh of Patrol- his ral volc cit Skelly came to his serving the city in a most dangerous calling; call of duty came h scene of robbery wi hesitation ar of the most desperate and resourceful criminals of modern times without a when the th hout a moment flew to faced o quiver. For 18 years he had served the city well, honorably wearing the its authority ana attempting * to ested in him to pro- tect the life-and property of citizens. Policemen too frequently are taken for granted. T the incessant danger that is attach- ed to their calling. The first thing a blue of, his enforce coming to pause to consider citizen thinks of doing when faced | by an untoward circumstance is to call policeman, They are the stralghteners out of trouble and the at moment's notice to face a dangerous situation and conquer it. The pame of Patrolman Skel a men who are always ready v will go down in the hist of the city 1 in the line ing servant of the as that of a hero who fe of duty, an unfli public and a ma a credit to the entire police part- ment. SPECIAL ELECTION FOR A NEW SENATOR 1t appes at a spectal clection ¢ in Connecticut to to Senator Bran- s will be °8Sa choose a succes degee. Such a special election would not be necessary choicevould be pla . & ctior but the legal perliminaries prevent. for th# regular e Governor. Templeton cannot make & temporary senatorial appolntment, it is said, because th slature has not granted him such authority Both parties will have to hold state conventions to name candidates for the nomination, and caucuses will have to be held in the meantime, The chances are that the special election will beheld between cember, the intention being to have ‘pew senator elected to take his now and De- a seat at the December tetm of con- gress, which may have to settle the possible and probable electoral dead- lock. As Repr v land, a Republican Mudd of Mary- lied Sunday, the Republican national orga tion is keenly that state as well as in The Maryland congressidhal delega- d in outcom Mtereste Connec tion etood 3 an major parties. is doubt whether a Republican can be elect- ed to take Mudd's is would have a serious effect in-the house in case of an electoral deadlock m ments probaby health as well de to seck holas Longwort rs. Ni person a mont the str the fact face was elothes 1 apperafc The sena ning of time. ed career is sorT plate, It is best t ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER KILLED BY CHAPMAN? Intormation from Get §s that a bank rob Gerald Chapman, trooper there who cycle , chased _the which the supposed fecing after @ bamk & The hold-up man n Pbeen Chapman, aithowgh » tures of the two mem Were ared Entrance | of probity. He was | | pr A police officer’s life is incomparably 1o pay valuable to so- When 2 in a it is wisdom more ciety than that of a bandit crook is caught red-handed obbery or a hold-uy | [to add murder to his other crimes. { When crooks learn they will be shot on sight if caught at their nefarious be fewer | undertaking there will | crooks. FORD GIVES UP SHOALS PLAN AT LAST clining to continue as a bid- Muscle Shoals, Henry Ford overnmental business with private enterprise in a manner not “Now advantage of the former, us a bid," an interview in Collier's And they will not have to wait three years for an answer. We let them make | he | Weekly says can tell them in five minutes.” | 1In other words, Ford indicates his organization will come to a decision |in five minutes when the govern- ment could not come toya decision in three years. Yet the er he Tord offer was regarded as a icism is not quite fair. | virtual gift of highly valuable prop- erty to the Ford company, and no government nesponsive to the people cduld accept it off hand without in- | curring the wrath of the people back Ford was dealing with rep- resentatives of the people, not the directsowners of the Muscle Sh6als home. prope: | fering the property to Ford the gov- with an | ernment would be dealing organization dircetly controlling its s and in a position to make y or the other. vs that the experience of his plant is that it can fina quick decision one wa The motor magnate manufacture clectric energy cheaper at its River Rouge plant than could be done at Muscle Shoals. This state- ment is hard to credit, Ford seems to he a bit He r, but when ntities peevish about the matter. has some good contentions to off he claims power in large can e at River Rouge, after the coal qua manufactured cheaper from Jauled hundreds of miles from the 1ands us considerable to think about. | ——— JUST A SMALL GLIMPSE OF ANATOLE FRANCE } It is said of Anatole France, | eminent ¥rench writer who died in [Yrance a few dags ago,ghat he wrote | wit h the nstaking care and did his correcting proofs. | When he received his first proofs from the printer it was but the be- pi best work in | ginning of his efforts. He ruthlessly changed sentences, and with shears changed the position and sequence of sentences and paragraphs. When he wis through the entire business 4 to be set.up in type all Nobody but an eminent writer could maintain such a system and | not cause howls of rage from his publishers. It costs money to put o and it costs just fouble to reset a hook in that man- ner, not to mention the cost of the fussy work i ved, od of whipping master- s metl es into appears famous i ap- s correc- ith many pie iseript: | to obtain + CITIES LOSE. BUT SUBURBS GAIN ations in Manhattan creased somewhat, but ike the Increase In nd West Man- New \esier y of over to busl York ing given and are dwellings ccoming roughout the island s 18 rly outlook in par sauthern art, where losses &n ose in popu- | e movisg to the out- yial #ictions and are eitaae riding Qa the other hand, in of-% to have porportion “Pullman comfort” pattern and costing thousands of dollars each. The 5400 sbusses purchased this year have cost more than $30,000,000, Manifestly, all this money has not been paid to the bus manufacturers in cash; most of it Is borrowed money, over and above the operat- ing funds secured through the sale of stock, mostly to local capitalists in the communitics served by the bus companies. The amount of money tied up in busses now runs high in the mill- ions, and some of the bus lines may not prove successful. It is said that some of them are heing established well in advance of the demand for their services The bus lines have one advantage in case of failure not possessed by either the trolley or steam roads-- thoy egn move to a new fleld with- out additional expense. Possibly for this reason bus line promoters have ecasy salling. DAYLIGHT SAVING FACE STRENUOUS BATTLE Unofficial daylight saving, such as in Connecticut during the eummer months, may be no more if Massachusetts turns thumbs down on the daylight referendum to be | voted upon in-that state this fall. Should the Bay staters diacard ght saving It would be difficult for Connecticut to go it alone. Tech- nically, it doesn't matter to Con- s does, exista necticut what Massachusetts but from a pracitcal standpoint it does. Daylight saving probably would not have been unofficially ob- eerved in this state had Massachu- setts not been observing it officially. The campaign against the Massa- chusetts daylight saving law ig seri- ous, and among the strong centend- | ers for standard time. 48 Dr. Arthur W. Gilbert, commissioner of agricul- ture for Massachuseits. Here is what he says: “Daylight eaving imposes a heavy burden upon. the farmer. It adds an average cost of $253 per farm per year, or a total of about $8,000,000. That all goes on tbe price of food raised in Massachusetts, The food cost to working families in this state is about $50,000,000 a year more than would be the case if they lived in manufacturing centers of the west, “Our manufacturing suprem- acy is actuaily threatened by our of agriculture, in which ight saving is a big factor. It is no use to talk about ‘encouraging agriculture’ so long 4s this law is on the books. Most labor on the farms nowa- days i8 day labor, which follows the same hours as other labor. Under daylight saving the farm help goes to work at an hour when the dew is on the grass and crops and when no effective work can be done, There is a dead loss of an hour in the morning and the la- borer quits at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, which is 4 o'clock real time—the most valuable period of the day to the farmer, who thus p for labor at a time when he cannot use it and cdnnot get when he most ne it. “The farmer is disheartened under this and other losees caused by daylight saving, but his loss is smaller compared to | that suffered by the community at large because of the effect of food prices on general business conditions. Forty-two per cent of the family budget is made up of food, and its cost in Boston ¢ is 11 per cent higher than strial cities of the Juth. it t and A STRAW POI 1S MADE OF As is gen. of the Digest favors Coolidge. But the reliabjlity of this , and the methods followed it, is claim#d the ballots have THAT STRAW rally known, the straw | poll Literary | straw vote have gone ‘under fire to 2.8 Republicans to one The ballofs are said to be sent to | persons whose direc- | names are in tories, egpecially ies. Large telephone director- classes of voters are not listed in telephone directories. When it that | Digest's poll on the Mellon ta is considered the plan dent too much reliance nced nbt be | turned out to be wrong, it is ¢ tha | placed in it THREE CITIES PROTESTED. Washington, Oct, 15.—The ports of Norfolk, Portsmouth and New- port News today pelitioned the in- terstate commerce commission to lismisggthe appeal of the port of New York guthority and New Eng-| and ports ":vr a joint hearing by the | te commerce commission and i ipping “board on equalization and rail freight rates. The iniervenors in the case, im the commission has no juris- i sver ocean rates and ther | will be presented at ore canngt participate im any deci- ®on affesMey them, You can't tell by the speed of the | Would car whether the hooch is in the ton. neau or the driver. Usually the man with that huntea look has six daughter who know how to say “Charge it.” Good neighbors and a good diges- tion are smilar. You are never aware of them, A man npver realizes how old he seems until some young fellow offers him a seat. If travel doesn’t broaden one in other particulars at least it broadens the feet. The things that make it hard to believe the world is growing better are bell-bottom trousers. Some prodigal college boys blow their money for clothes when they haven't a single ukulele, Tt scems strange that all used cars were driven by old men who never got off the pavement, A hick town is a place where somebody always invites the preach- er home for dinner. Still, it may be possible that de- fective glands cause children to de- velop into alienists. Darwin was wrong. Most monkeys die quickly in captivity and hus- bands live on and on. We knew It would happen. Now nobody can think up a new dance naughty enought to be popular. It fs estimated that 93 per cent of the people never would have their feelings hurt if they’d stop meddling. Correct this sentence: “One thing Yo may count on,” said the bride; “I'll never plans.” 25 Years Ago Today From Paper of That Date interfere with your| The public school attendance is now 3,757. The grammar school had the best average attendance last month with 97.44 per cent of 401 pupils present. There are 331 in the high school, v i8 secretary-treas- urer of the Y. P. 8. C. E.,, which is In convention at Putnam, Mr. Bromley made his reports today. Dr. C. W. Lee and Miss Lina D. Wilcox of Middletown will be mar- ried on Tuesday, October, 31, at the home of the bride. their home on South Burritt street, One of the local deputy sheriffs arrested a hobo night before last and locked him up in the house over- night. “In the morning the tramp Wwas gone, and so yvas $13 of the sheriff’s money. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. O’Connor re- turned last evening from Boston, where they have been spending their honeymoon “Mile. Fifi,” the funnieat, friskiest, and most frivolous of French farces, the Lyceum Wednesday with the same cast whoch crowded New York and Boston the- aters. The nceds of the water depart- ment must be taken into consigera- tion in the construction of a new city building, for the department’s ase on its present home in the Hicks block expires a year from next August. Observations On The Weather -A y' Ly Washington, Oct. warning was issued tc weather bureau as follow “Advisory 10 a. m Disturbance developing over northwestern Carib- bean Sea. next twelve hours. vised vessels bound channel.” Forecast for Sonthemn New Eng- land: Fair tonight and Thursday; little_change in temperature; mod- erate northerly winds, Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair tonight and Thursday; poler in extreme north portion tonight; moderate northerly winds, Conditio Disturbances tral over Florida, Minnesota and Washington are causing unsettled and showery weather on the south Atlantic coast, the upper Mississippl valley and Pacific coast weather prevalls in ail other sec- tions. Temperature changes have been slight during the last 24 hours in all the northern districts, Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with cool warm sunny days. the Caution ad- for cen- storm | It will move very little | \'ucalan‘ Could never tell 1f in the evening he walk back home or be brought home feet first, And so, poor soul, she always feared the worst, And well she might; if trouble was on hand Dan would be in it up to his neck- band. 2 An instance: Once the supper had grown cold With Dan nowhere in sight. By fear made bold She went out hunting him /gt hait past ten And learned they’d chucked him in the lion's den. She hustled home and started in to wall, Also to sew upon her widow's veil. When, in the morning, he showed up 0. K. She took one look and fainted dead away, story proves to wives, both old and new, That over husbands you should never stew For Mrs. ), died young, a nervous wreck, While on till ninety Daniel stayed on deck. He* The Other Side of the Story Blink:—"I'm girl shy.” Blank:—"Shy how many ?" —Arthur Gatlin. Down in Alabam’ Une' Fairi—"Luce, ain't you ‘shamed to shout so leud 'bout you got religion and des last week you stole Mistls' goose?" Luce:—"Huh! You think I'm gwine let des a goose stand ‘twixt me 'n’ my Maker!"” —M. Y, Should the dishonest ‘tlassed among those weight to deceive? y gocer be who lie in His Preference Father:—"“Would you sooner have a little baby brother or sister?” So “If it's immaterial to you, I'd have an ice cream cone.” —Herman Opitz. ’ 4 False .. Lips over-red, and eyes untrue; Completely fled, the soul of you. A heart as cold as Arctic ice; And e'an that sold at bidder’s price, Al\day You grin, it grieves me sore— A dummy in a woman's store. —Will H. Hendrickson. The Joy of Children Mre. Brown has three children. Her husband is dead. She is 70 years old. Bhe lives in the country. Cora, the oldest daughter lives a couple of hundred miles away. She is married. Her husband is rich. She writes to her mother twice a year and comes to see her once in several vears. She always brings several dresses for her mother that she no longer wants to wear herself. She tells her mother that with a little making over they will fit hicely and look very well, John, the oldest son, is in China. He writes home whenever he needs money, and his mothers always sends him what she can. Pearl is married. Her husband is doing fairly well. She spends part of each summer with her mother, and her children (numbering seven) raise Cain and tear things to pleces generally. As soon as it commences to get a little chilly she rushes back to the city after telling her mother she has had a fine time and telling all the children to tell her the same, which they do. Mrs. Brown sits at home and reads articles on the great comfort of chil- dren as a mother grows old. —Ernest Mann. Conscience Stricken Roy:—"Did your wife open your letters?" Lee:—“No; she is 'afraid they might be bills she’s run up.” —Frances. Burt. The Editor’s Gossip Shop Another adventure along the line of what we wish you to write for Dr. George A. Baldpate: My old friend, Walter E. Trap- rock and I were speaking of fishing. “Naturally the largest fish are the ones which get away,” he gaid. “Two years ago I was visiting in Utica, N. Y. 1 knew that there were fish in the locks of the Erie Canal, probably lock-looked salmon who had chosen the canal route to avoid the Jeap over Niagara Falls. “Qne evening 1 repaired to the nearest lock with a tarpon outfit. Reasoning from the prébable ., food supply 1. baited my hook with a banana. 1 got action instantly. On the first cast the line spun out and 1 knew that 1 was hitched to a leviathan. A terrific struggle fol- lowed In the midst of which came the blast of @ whistle. The night boat for Albany was entering the lock! i “The desperate fish dashed against the boat, careening her sharply. But the impact stunned him. I reeled in and began cautiously to haul him | up the bank, But T reckoned without his displacément. As I pulled him out, the nagmal level of the canal began to go down. Cries of alarm rang from the boat which lay over on her side, umtil, with a sigh, T Pleasant | threw the great fish back into the canal. “With both ship and fish in the lock it was filled to overflowing and | Rates. nights and | his opportunity and, an instant later, a cataract of water poured over the The salmon, revived, rushed over the falls carrying with seized | The JO(GMM . The weathér's damp mud fills’ the ditch, Your winten “undies” burn and itch, 'Tis spring! The days are bright, You rave because the files all bite, 'Tis summer! w’rm. the sun shines The days grow short, the nights grow long, You stay indoors and play mah- jongg, 'Tis autumn! The weather's bleak, the cold wind blows, Your daughter puts on chiffon hose, 'Tis winter! 3 —Elaine Lancaster, Sh-sh-sh! “What are you taking for cough of yours?' “What can you offer?” —K. B. Krauth, that Y saw this In a lunch-reom I lately Tan across: - .. Request Pleass don't give the waitress a lot of apple sauce. It's Fasily Done “Do girls really like the cave man type?” “Not at all, but they do like to kidd a fellow into thinking he's a cave man."” —Ellen Heksher. “ (Copyright 1924. Reproductlon 5 forbidden). PAPE WINS BUTBY ANARROW MARGIN Town of 'Newington “Ml Stirred Up"-Miss Wells Loses by 17 Tn one of the hottest political bat- tles the town of Newington has seen for a long time, with probably more votes cast than ever before, Elmer W. Pape, président of the Adkins Printing Co., defeated Miss Mary G. Wells for the republican nomination ! for general assembly last evening by a majority of but 8 votes. Mr. Pape's total was 229 while Miss Wells received 221. Not for a long time has Newing- ton been the tattle ground of a political contest which aroused the interest as did the Pape-Wells cam- paign. The old fashioned door bell campaign had been reverted to and | the majority, If not all of the voters in the town, have been approached at one time or another by both can- didates or thelr friends, At the town caucus a few weeks | ago the impression had gone forth ! that a choice of candidates for the general assembly was to be made at that #ime and where heretofore a ! town caucus has brought out but 25 | or 30 voters that night saw 150 | votes. Farmers from the outlying districts, fearful that if Miss Wells | were elected on the 20th amend- | ment platform they would be pro- hibited from hiring their own boys under 18 for working on the home farms, drove in to vote for Pape, while others, believing that there are states which need federal super- vision to entirely eliminate the evils | of child labor also turned out ini force to vote for Miss Wells, | As the date for the final wcaucus epproached things began to take on the appearance of an extremely spir- ited contest. Strenuous efforts were made to enroll new voters and as the | new citizens were' enfranchised clev- | er guesses indicated that the final result would be close. Old time poli- | ticlans in New Britain who have! heen behind the scenes where the wires are pulled for years and who did not want to see Miss Wells elect- ed becausé they claim she is more or less of a lobbyist, a long time ago advised Mr. Pape that his only hope was in"taking off his coat and going to work, ki Mr. Pape whb is but 38 gears old | was assured of the business vote and that of the farmers, while Miss Wells, 63, and a life-long welfare | worker, was backed by those who belleved in the child labor amend- Iment, by the old Newington fami- lies, her folks having been residents of that town for generations, and by many of the women. The climax of the battle came within the past two days when Mr. Pape issued hand bille setting forth his platform and containing the statement, “Vote for Pape—father of three children. Miss Wells im- document saying “Vote for Mary G. Wells—have no children, but have taught thousands.” It was not until long after 10 o'clock last night, almost an hour after the final returns from New | Britain were in that the Newington vote was known. Both candidates were at the grange hall until the last vote was counted. While Mr.| Papé was sufrounded by his friends when the result became known, Miss Wells and her campaign manager, Miss Brimley, left the hall without | comment or extending their gratulations. |is lcaving the depot. con- | eternity, This drama is portrayed daily; it vaunts an incessant “run” (mostly for safety) of many years. Berlin (New Britain Junction), as it appears in raflroad timetables, is a terminus for the Berlin-Middletown electric line, New Britain-Berlin line and an important station on the New Haven-Springfleld line. It is at this point that road patrons, com- ing from any one of four directions, transfer to trains on another line’ and hence to their respecfive des- tinations. To travel from New Brit- ain to Middletown, or vice versa, necessitates crossing the tracks—a dangerous practice compelled by the | present situation, where gates or | ©duipped. no reason why' protection should not be adequate or equivalent to that of railroad junctions located in larger towns and cities, Lite is valuable and cherished as much in Berlin as at any other point, To take issue with the wrailroad’ company in this mattér without of- fering a remedy or suggestion to palliate the existing situation would prove that I was prejudicial and virulent; but the balm of rellef and cure for this plight is within my pos- session in the form of a project. It is pot new fo the railroad company, for virtually all stations on the New Haven-New York division are so Some of those stations other protective devices are not pro- Perhaps do not accommodate more vided, the only protection being the occasional appearance of a station employe who, perchance, may sound a tocsin or strain his voice in. an endeavor to notify travelers of im- minent danger. Patrons alighting from north- bound trains, intent on proceeding tp New. Britain, are, of course, forced to wait on the east platform until the northbound train leaves the sta- tion. They then proceed to cross the tracks and their efforts in doing 80 wsually result in a frenzied rush to obtain a seat in the other train. Many do this without looking in ag opposite direction, seemingly ob- livious 47 the possibility that anofher train might be speeding toward ' them. Those in the lead are care- less and negligent while others who follow assume much for granted, belleving that those who precede them are careful and judicious and therefore they exercise no pre- oaution. - It is at this point, and I lay par- ticular stress upon it for it forms the hasis of the motive which im-. pelled me to write this communica- tion, that much danger lurks and where the lives and personal safety of those who travel over this route are placed in peril. During five years of dally travel 1 have wit- nessed many close escapes from death at this junction. Like other commuters, I have become familiar with the junction and its attendant dangers, which, naturally, causes me to be more alert than an occasional | traveler. There has come to my knowledge the information, to this effect, that one of the rules governing the oper- ation of trains strictly forbids an engineer from proceeding through a station with his train, where no fence divides tracks, while a pas- Senger train is at a ‘standstill and'| within station limits. ‘This rule is qualified, however, when adequate precaution is exercised and engineers | are permitfed to advance slowly. | The latter procedure may be par- doned 8o long as sufficient warning | has been given. Picture, for instance, as frequent- | ly occurs, a fast moving freight proceeding south and approaching the station where, at the same time, | another northbound passenger train | The engineer | of the freight train may continue its | speed and still comply with regula- tions providing the passenger train has started to proceed northward out of the station before he enters the station limit. That this pro- cedure exists is literally true. The ' rules of the road are obeyed, but pity and compassion to the unthink- | ing or infirm who may some time | be a victim beneath train wheelsas a result of this hazardous arrange- | ment. At three different places along the stdtion platform, planking has been installed betweenxthe rails, apPar- ently to allow hand trucks to he drawn to opposite sides. This planking is worn to a degree of unsafety to permit human traffic to pass over it without becoming liable to sprained or twisted ankles. Many, however, choose to walk on the road bed when crossing to oppo- site sides. Whather out of wisdom and fore- sight or regard for human safety than two score of patrons daily, while Berlin serves hundreds. To guarantee safety in this re- spect it is first necessary to restrain patrons from crossing the surface of tracks. This may be effected in either one of two ways—to build an overhead bridge over the tracks or to construct a subterranean passage similar to a tunnel. 9 It is my belief that the latter pro- posal would be the most feasible and prolific plan of the two. 'The adoption of this suggestion would cradicate every vestige of uncalled- for risk. Transfer to other lines would then be unmolested by trains, and the aged as well as those who at times are thoughtless of thejr own safety, would be protected, » The Clayton crossing was elim- inated after the witnessing of sev- eral ghastly spectacles, where not a few in the vernal stage of life met premature death. Due {o pressure (brought to bear upon it, the public utilities commission finally ordered the crossing. removed. Can you not aid, Mr. Editor, as on previous occasions, by becoming an exponent of a movement that has for its purpose the preservation of life ‘and limb, and by .enlisting the interest of those who' might act upon the matter officially? . An ardent hope lies within me that ‘the loss of a human life or a maimed body will not be necessary before the citizens and officials- of New Britain fully realize the serious predicament of \\'Mch‘ I have written. It will be far better and wiser to request the public utilities commis- sion, in the form a just com- plaint, to alter conditions at Berlin, than to find ourselves morally épn- strained to petition angelical inter- cession for the repose of the soul of someone who may meet an, untimely death, You will favor me much, sir, by giving space to this communication Respectfully yours, G. J. DINEEN. 11RS. TRAUT RE-ELECTED ‘Woman's Hospital Board to Func- tion Next Year Under Same O i- clals—Annual .\lfetlng Yesterday. Mrs. George W, Traut of West Main street, was re-elected president of the Wohan's Hospital board at theannual meeting held in the Nurses’ \home yesterday afternoon Addresses were delivered by Dr. T. Ilben Reeks and Miss Maude Traver, directress of nurses, Miss Letty H. Learngd, Miss Cor- nelia Chamberlain and Mrs. Allan C. McKinnie were re-elected vice-prest- dents, and Mrs.- C, P. Merwin was elected * honorary vice-president. Mps. W. E. Attwood was re-elected secretary and Mrs. George Rapelye, treasurer, The directors electéd are: Mrs. Bernard F. Gaffney, Mrs. George T, Kimball, Mrs, Frank L. Traut, Mrs, F'. A, Searle, Mrs. Statn- ley R. Eddy, Mrs. W, §.: Rowland, Mrs. Arthur 8. Grant of Maple Hill, Mrs, Pardon C. Rickey of Berlin, Mrs, W. H. Graham of Berlin, Mrs. W. H. Graham of Berlin, "Mrs. Harold Tee Judd of Berlin, Mrs Henry Trumbull of Plainville, DR. FRANK CRANE’S DAILY EDITORIAL " All Vote By DR. FRANK CRANE A movement has been started in Washington to get out the chronic stay-at-home vote which Is sald te comprise about iifty per cent of the citizenship. . The organization is non-partisan and its only aim will be to stimulatc the laggard ~oter. It is proposed to establish & national organization with state branches and smalier branches for smaller units. The purposes of the association were set forth in their constitution as follows: “The purpose of this assoclation Is to aid, by all practical means, a full registration and vote of all qualified American citizens throughout the United States. To that end it is our purpose to organize a national asso clation which will include every part of the country. “It is our purpose to enroll members regardless of political affiliations and to secure the patriotic services and cocperation of all individual chizens and all classes of people.” According to Mr. Michelet, who ninety-four qualified voters stayed at is prominent in the association, it it mediately tetallated with a similar | said that for every hundred persons who went to the polls on election day home. # He says that but 26,674,000 people voted in the last presidentia election, while there were 54,420,000 people, native and naturalized citi zens, of voting age. They claim that the stay-at-home habit is growing at an enormour rate. per cent; in 1908, 66 per cent; in 191 50 per cent of the people voted. People do not vote hecause they Tn 1896, 80 per cent of the voters cast their ballots; in 1900, 73 2, 62 per cent, and in 1920, less than have no interest in the government but they fall to recognize that thoseswho are interested in government are small groups who desire to use the government for their personal ad vantage. 1t is necessary, therefore, for the large mass of citizens to take an active interest in voting in order to countéract the effect of thes special groups. Government will continue to be Indifferent citizens express themselves The républican nomination fn Newington is equivalent to an elec- tion. used for special privilege until these It is hoped, therefore, that the country may be saved for the majority by arousing the majority to vote. Copyright, 1924, by The McClure Newspaper Syndicate.