New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 22, 1924, Page 6

[i] New e COUNCTLMAN KARPINSKI MAKES GOOD START Cor the fift memb: is known dodo"” in the party in RAILROADS EXPLECT GOOD TIMES AHEAD Bv;'itain Herald .\ L " ool there 1s growing vested whieh before anything Theve is rloh The unh got § factors are it of th submitted rad ippression of the eme but the i plan rights In rarily prev s will s an amendment anitarian work of the however, will spite \porary re- o put take care a constructive pro- nations wk To money of There s plenty that they Enemies the tr not feel discour- It is of a plece with the slave which still exists in isolated needs of will s he world BOGIE MAN STRATEGY 4N NATIONAL ELECTIONS W Hard, tscourses & new llam political analysis of election. writer, the recent presidential He says all three parties tried to scare the electorate to death Follette, La he says, tried to scare ks by te them thelr faces being ground to shreds on the millstone., The crats, he says, tried to ~ people into thinking elected t Demo- the if the Re- o stones economie scare iblicans wers n the Washington monument be, sold for a song to pave favored would the private roadways of friends. Coolidge according to Hard was' rer of them all. He and millions of voters into feeling that i- nger and that the s organization scared the con tution was in only way to save it was to vote the Republican ticket. We do not yet know what the re- be when Con- new senator we are spective Beares will necticut votes for a in D and as yet not greatly scared at the prospects. ber, FAVORING AND OPPOSING 20TH AMENDMENT g bac an interesting some torms ations fc r an nst Gt , comes to it the llowing of Feders Associati iversit Ameri an can Fede an cal Women's N ation National lragne Na- the child | ment and who is sup- the fructification of such dlscons tent as may exist, Alphonso's die- tator is In desperate stralts and there is every likelihood that Spain s to face the most serious test in the history of the relgning hous Upon the basls of the present s s, a revolution in Spain would the old-fashioned kind, not A communist, affair. 1t would be anti-royalty, anti-soclal, I'irst fruits of the unrest in Spain & been the reported signing of an armistice with the Morocoan tribes, e Spaniards agreeing to withdraw shattered further. lus will end the war which dated §0's, with Spain the loser, be of not their lines still rom th Down in Pennsylvania it {8 re- lated that farmers have hred that know enough not road in in fowl to eross a front of automobliles, Fowl Connecticut, like humans, never get a chance to cross a road. Even roosters have quit crossing road. the The world's biggest autor bridge has been completed {n Flor- ida conneeting St. Petersburg and Tampa. They'll glve {t away if the sun ever falls to shine on in 24 hours. it once Politeness in Amaerican ite passing a writer clalms. He must have noficed how men crowd into street cars ahead of the folks. is women Out in California they composed tha differences batween Los An- geles and the embattled farmers holding up the water supply with a big barbecue. That been suggested by a woman knew of the of reaching & man's intellect through his stom- ach. must have who merits Most nk a oitizens in ride costs New RBritain on tha Connecticut company only 8 1-3 cents. But they overlook the tokeng that are lost In changing trousers. Another landmark in New York is to disappear the old Park ave- nue hotel. They tear down one hotel and build another to take it place every few weeks, Women are not being jurles in Connecticut and so no women used as we are aware hankering for the sidering how mere man customarily attempts to dodge jury it is inconselvable why women should want to take up a burden that man th anythl are ‘privilege.” Con- service ng but pleasant. Elect Hiram Bin for the the honor, ham was to run te but saying he n e ned ‘cross the ige whe 1 these not s ortnel traveling it m take long to reach the bri Now they are starting an agita- t1on the sale of Christr e the industry of ristmas tree orna- are in the future e Connec r as a site f the publ It a waiting elser LOVE FINDS A WAY AFTER THE WAR had to iage of a former the sister of the 1gh experience has found to be | Facts and Fancies Progresst Slush funds; mush fundg. fundes; hush The happlest homes are those where the plano keys are stioky. There's always a way for the dar ing. Mucllage will stop falling halr. One state right left {s that of | wondering why other states select iuurh senators, | A he.man is one who put anything on his face shaving except whiskers. doesn't after | One good way to develop a rose- bud mouth is to eat persimmons 100 soon | Yet one feels an honest mascu- | Iine pride when one observes a wee husband bossing a large tat wife, The funny part is that gum | chewers usually feel a little uuptrlorl‘ to tobacco chewers, Vanity is essential, It enables us to think our head is level merely because our feet are cold. | | “All discases are disappearing.” The itch, however, has consoll- lated fts position in the palms. | Wouldn't it awtul it this should need saving some time between election years! I be country | League will pravent some | but always there will be nations guilty of being small. The wa some that Amerfcans are con- but that they can't stay | le they're prosperous. | ’ | & Wk | It isn't | G A 4| %7 | 7Y | Pretended assurance. Also ing to run the car over. } Doubtless Samson killed those | people with & bone. Our colored | brethren use boneq to break one an- | uff somet We ltke Wales better and better. | He doesn't brag of the mileage he gets out of his nickel-plated Sivver. | | The allles are lucky. It Germany | actual defeat think would have de-| d confes: of t loa manded, this se orse-back i ce: “That le in years, it I can sit down with- Corre was 25 Years Ago Today | From Paper of That Date Dear Editor: 'Tis Leap Year! The year ia almost throu So I must lose no time, d In making love te you. In truth I'm far from homely, My Mfgure is petite You'll find me sweet and comely, With very dalnty feet, I'm not a raving beauty, But as a wife I'll do; I've learned each witely duty From other husbands — two. I've got a sense of humor, Who wouldn't have a roomer Or boarders in the house. Please don't decline my offer; | I'd love to marry you, | A dear gir heart I profferf Write soon. Yours, Loving Lou. D The Disposal Dear Loving Lou: Your letter Comes as a great surprise; But do you think a fetter Appeals to one who's wise? | You will permit me, surely, To speak in language plain; You did not stick securely To two; why try again? 1 ltke my car and elothing The best in all the land; 1 have a special loathing For aught thlt;uecond-bln& With love T am not burning: I hate all forms of war, So, herewith, I'm returning Your offer. Editor, Is Still On Tahbe: “I've been having an gument with my wife." Crabbe: “What over? Tabbe: “It isn't over.” —Paul S. Powers. ar- Salary No Object Friend: “Have you a fireless cook- er in your house?” Mrs. Berry: “Yes, she's stuck on my hushand.” —Mrs. From Still Another Angle “Who was the lady T seen you with the other day?" “That wasn't me. gentleman That was a —Charles G. Shaw, The Jingle-Jangle Counter With antlers man his wall adorns; To all dilemmas there are horns. folet Mertz. . .. Wrestling's clever now and then; Some girls have a hold on men, roy Gibson. . Too much talk is far from fun; Steak is often overdone. —K. H. E. .. taking men's places particularly in the . Women are everywhere | barber shops, ~ Press its pro decided Waterbury High school won last >, M. McDonough s pickir ni who willp boys on Thanks- not to school as been 3 class o played | orchestra 1 1o the horate barbe- The Tricks of (he Trade Deduction Pour-yvear old Bobby and his mother were visiting Bobby's aunt. Auntie had a basket of pears in the pantry which appealed to Bobby's palate. Some time later he came into the room where his mother sat alone eating a pear. Cautiously looking around the room to make sure no one was near, Bobby asked in a low voice “Did you steal it, mamma?" —Anna Mileham The Ruling Passion Miss Catt. “Grace always that he would be easy to rule Miss Nipp :“T knew it! She took his measure befors marrylng him.” —K. A. Bishee, ew Brrrrr! I've been having a ter- with my furnace."” Maybe you don't ehake Prest rible time Wilson it enough Preston shiver house. Why 1 e whole s0 m ceron Paddy Plays Football An Acrostic here loving husir smiled at me They biew one Only oncr the Then my heart said: ‘Hully Gee.' detcha 1 can make a touchdown 1 I'll make those rdy how she smiled fellows craw) . I made eller an ball Leroy game 1t —Violet M. The Fditor's Gossip Shop Well, on Monday there will ap- the Minutes of the Contribu- Meeting. are in the hands of our con- tors, and know not what for We has something to lay But then, sure what will as Doc Gertrude b waiting Fun pear tors' We we store us. have a inch it 1o you Trapr i Marie, an Meanwl Mond bunc for Shop. or ing triends 1o y gifts than Shop and s one Go to fit! Knew What He Was Talking About Friend ‘Do 3 k a boy ought to work his way through col- cge P Arvid Fish, |Wading pool —THE 0B e sy SERVER— Makes Random Observations On the City Announcement that the committee appointed to revise New DBritain' charter will have its first meeting next Tuesday evening, brings up the thought that perhaps the city is not going about the thing in the right way. I'or & number of years it has been customary for the mayor to appoint a committee to revise the charter, Usually the committee is top heavy and so many shades of opinion are oftered that confusion frequently re- sults so that the public is left in the adopt. In some cities a small committee composed of brainy men is appoint- ed months before the legisiature is scheduled to meet. thelr work with deliberation and have sufficlent time for reflection. Not being pressed for time, have the opportunity to consult with other individuals whose opinions bear welght. They can give thor- ough attention to every step and, if necessary, change n\et- minds sev- eral times when they hre convinced that a measure they have decided to advocate can be strengthened. committee usually embraces the best legal minds in the community, al- {though a sufficient number of lay- men 19 included so that the non-legal |point of view can be procured. | 8o far as New Britain is concerned it 18 in & rut. The same procedure has been followed year after year, Glving full credit to the men who | have devoted their tine and thought to the project, it might have been |done better if a smaller committee had been appointed and given more time for preparation. | 1t would be considered unarthodox to name a cHarter revislon commit- |tee withont fneluding the senator |and representatives from this dis- {trict but & number of leading men are beginning to think that this is |a mistake, They argue that the |senator and representatives should (remain outside the discussion &0 that when the report 13 tendered to them they would have open minds {on all proposed changes and would ’!L(lt\n to ordinary citizens who have Jrmd no hand in shaping the charter but who have certain opinions on | | what should be done. | . e . I “Skinnay” and all his gang had |the time of thelr young lves this week at Walnut Hill park where the has been frozen over |by Jack Frost's unexpected and brusque visit. Although the fce was not |enough to tempt adults, it strong enough to hold up boys and thick 5 |girls, who did not wait a moment longer than necessary to indulge in |their favorite winter pastime, | Little shavers with *“double run- ner” skates, scarcely able to stand up. elbowed their older brothers and sisters, who boasted the possession of real single bzlade skates and who had mastered the art of “cutting fig- ure eights” without falling down. To cap the climax, a number of boys who have 16 fco skates at all, |brought along their roller skates and enjoyed the sport just as much as the rest, Tn contrast with the early days of the week were the scenes at Walnut Hill park this noon when a number of benches were ooeupied by admir- ers of nature and seekers after fresh air. A kind sun shone on the park and encouraged folks to indulge in greatest of all pleasures known as “spring fever” but pecullar to no certain scason Since the last day except for 23-100 of an inch October 7 and § and 1-100 of on fuch on November 12, there has been | of dry weather without parallel in the records of the state. The month of October showed & deficiency of 3 and 69-100 inches with a deficiency for the of about 7 inches to date. Were it not for heavy rains the last of Scptem- ber, the situation would be critical by As it s, while most of the large waler companies have from a month to six supp on 4, some of the smaller ones are already preparing to use cmer- gency supplies. Coincident with periods drought, complaints of bad odor and tastes in the water grow ymber, and a period year now. weeks' of for asslstance correspondingly character of ter is mainly to concen- tration of vegctable organic matter the reservoirs as the level of the becomes gradually lower. not in itself dangerous to this o matter does the water atable 1 A walr that precaution mu exercized maintain the we safe ition The ofticers e water While health make gives nie ung sign every to con- water 1 the companies, state department of Health watch the condition of the different water supplies closely at all times and particnlarly so during dry periods. A continuous check is kept on them by means of month- v reports, gnalysis and by regular fons. To maintain this close more than one pplies 1 keep in equal npumber of rial fnstitutional and community plies during a dry period taxes the sanitary engineer- ing personnel of the State Depart- ment of Health to its limit. Bt m records which it has on file, \ieh are most likely to are known 8o plans in advance to take at the first indication pollution. Th has e tq give assistance eded most 1 still the inispe vision over ired public ich with an smaller indu s W ible made of these is precaution in of 8 teDepartment o anitary Not Very Helpful “Yes. And politeness enough riam she's never return | his father.” L G D. dark as to the proper methods to | They go about | they | The | was | | of September, health | and Its People o o ) persistently called to the attention of several companies the necessity of increasing their lugpllu and also for protecting them *by Altration and dlsinfection, Most of the com- | panies have recognized the wisdom | of belng prepared. Some few have | preferred to take a chance and | trust to raln coming at the eleventh | hour to relieve their distress, | There s still hope that |freczing weather sets in, rains sufficlent to fll the streams will have fallen, but there is no assur- |ance of this. ~ While the continuity | of the present dry spell is not du- plicated in any previous records there have been other years when the months of November and De. cember had very low rainfall no- ticeably in 1890, 1899, 1902, 1906, 1908, The fact that the erage rainfall for November and Decem- | ber for the past 50 years s only § |and 73-100 and 8 and 91-100 inches |respectively, does not warrant too ,v|r||5rh optl.mlum that the present de- ciency will be m J B ade up hefore the . . ago last Thursday a |strange air creature swam over New Britain while thousands of men, |Women and children gaped and en- 'joyed every minute of their first Vview of a dirigible. The creature was the Shenandoah, “Daughter of the Stars,” on its first flight over New England. From early morn untfl the ship made its appearance, all minds were expectantly turned on fts arrival. Thousands of telepl.one calls were |Inquirers who could restrain from inquiries who could restrain their g(mpuuence no longer and who had | to know when the Shenandoah would arrive or hurst. When it was learned that the! siiver ship had left Springfield, {homes and business places were de- |serted. A few minutes later the Shenandoah hove into view, floating majestically through a slight haze and into full view of the assembled multitudes. Gracefully it glided over the city, stole past te moon and |disappeared. It was a thrill that |comes once in a Ilifetime, Since the memorable visit of the ® Shenandoah, it has been to the Paci- fic coast and back, adding another chapter to America’s conquest of the afr. But nothing it will ever do | will quite equal for impressiveness and awesomeness its quict journey | |across that section of the sky as we'! |stood like atoms thousands of feet { below. before . A year | When is the Star Spangled Ban- | ner, not the national anthem? Th |editor, or functionary who has that {title, on the E. B. C. News raised {an Interesting question when he | wrote about the members of the so- |called “Blue Army” of the Every- man’s Bible class rising when the lanthem was played as the tail-piece |of a medley of popular folk songs at a recent banquet. | His editorial highness reasoned that the class had no business ris- ling when the national anthem was | played during & mediey; and that lanyway, the orchestra had no bust- | ress in mixing up the national an- them in a medley. | It is as easy to get balled up in| considering patriotic rules as it is to slip off the proverbial log; but {one caii't err on the side of patrio- |tism. Tt is better to rise unneces- | |sarily at such a time than to take! chances of remaining seated at the |wrong time. New Britain's amlumws’ will continue to rise when the na- 2 layed, whether it ! ring a medley or otherwise, « .o | Riding on a Connectigut company car: It's the so-called “rush” hou crowded conditions prevail. Tolks are standing up; but that doesn’t | rrevent some customers from keep- ing space between themselves and the other parties on each side of | the seats which parallel the sides| ot the c They must hate to get close together. at ecvery Intersecting strect and ® white poles In be- tween. Nearly everybody buys tokens and some hand the “cast operator” dollar bills. Speed great consideration, as the ca has to take time in counting change. Woman gets aboard with three bundle a baby. Operator rabs baby and carrles the child in- | Car stops g side, Men have seats, but the general hesitancy as to which one is to arise and give the lady with the bundles and the baby a sea At last a young fellow does wo; he probably figured that only 18 years 0 his mother was in the same fix many a time. Car reaches outskirts of the ofty and passengers begin dropping off. Bearcely any of them ride more than ten blocks for the price of a token, Rides come high, but walking takes longer, GIRL SCOUT NEWS The New Britain Girl Scout Leaders' association will meet Mon- day evening, 7:30, at the Girl Scout office. This meeting will be open to anyone interested in troep leadership. There wlll be new games and songs for use at troop meet- Ings, It is expected the leaders wil) form an officers’ troop, meeting twice a month, using patrol system Court of Honor and having special instruction. fn Girl Scout activities, The Drum Corps drilled Friday afternoon in preparation for serv- lce program which they will give this evening at the Odd I'ellows’ fair, The pext drumming lesson will be Wednesday, December 3, 7 p. m. The next meeting of the Coungil will be held Wednesday, December 3, 3 p. m, at the home of Mrs. John C. Loomis, chairman of the entertainment committee, 38 IForest street, Miss Rose Miller, formerly leader of the Nathan Hale Girl Ecout Troop, will be captain of a new troop organized at the Washington street school. Miss Lois 8haw, di- rector, spoke to all the girls over 10 years of age last Tuesday and will meet with the troop members next Tubsday. Certlficates have been recelved from national headquarters stand- ards committee for communily service pins for Scouts Eunice Rickert and Mabel Spring of Troop No. 5. These plns will be awarde« at the next rally. Miss Lois 8. Shaw director, w! attend the New England Browni confercnce and pow-wow at Ceda Hill, Waltham, , Mass, Novemb. 28 to December 1. : Patrol No. 1, Gertrude patrol leader, of Troop 2, was thr winning patrel in the inter-troon frolic between Troops 2 and 6 Thursday afternoon. Patrol No. 4 of Troop 6, Harrlet Allee lcades came in second. Mrs. L. A, Spragur commissioner, invested the follow ing girls as Tenderfooi Scout Troop No. 2 Lucille Case; Troo No. 6, Beatrice Carswell, Edi Johnson, Elizabeth Purney a Doris Willlams. CRUSHED BY AUTO Gibney | West Hartford Girl Killed When {: / Skids Into Reservoir Canal; Wes leyan Student Breaks leg. Hartford, Nov. ine Marble, 18, y was instantly killed shortly aft midnight when the car in whi she was riding plunged thfough fence and into a canal of the Har ford reservolr system beside Hartford-Farmington road in We Hartford. Charles A. Modgema: a student at Wesieyan univer sity in Middletown, driver of th car, has a broken leg. Miss C! McCarthy of Hartford and Colewe Thomas, a student at Wesleyar also in the car, were unhurt Hodgeman s sald to have bees blinded by the headlights of an ap proaching car and while he wa- unable to see the road the car ekid- ded on the wet pavement. Ther 5 only 14 inches of water in the canal. Miss M neath the car. le was crushed be CORRECTION New Finance Corporation Organiza- tion By The Bodwell Realty Com pany Officers for Benefit of Share holders, The new $200,000 corporation in § corporated last week in Hartford does not contemplate at the present | developing any property in Florido It has hoen organized for the pur pose of financing Sanford, Fla., pur chasers on the Bodwell Realty Com | pany’s propertles, Lo first and sccon'! mortgages, at the very attractive | Florida rates. Its plan is to gl first mortgages for 60 per cent and second mortgeges for 30 per cent of the house cost.—advt. In a sermon by Rev Halford E. | It 1s good enough foi 1t was good enough { It wa And good enough net want to be disturbed. tionalities and have nobody stir them The essence of religion, however, opposcd to convention and backed on e religion of Moses which is sitting down, under Egyptian conditi turous and brave. DR. FRANK CRANE'S DAILY EDITORIAL | The Old-Time Religion By DR. FRANK CRANE Luccock, he { ¢ the trouble | with the old-time religion is that it is not old enoug! | Give me the old-time religion, r me! 1t was good enough for Moses, or Father, good enough for Mother for me!" b Whoat people usually mean by the old-time religion is that they doj They want to retreat into the old comven-| up. { is revolution. It is doing something ly by conscience. sung about was not that of mildly ons, but in doing something adven-, | Abraham had the same kind of religion. 1 Paul and his companions were accused of turning the world upsid: g down. A man ca menty of convention and habit, which clamp down the not have real religion unless he revolts at the require- | rest of the world Religion is something that removes a inan from custom and habit and make®.him a creature of consclence only. It is the element of progress It is a disturbing factor | 1t is, and always will be, a protest against things as they are and « | @ to first principles therefore, a man has the qld Abra and other worthies o going | ana that makes him inlependent and courageo upon the cosmic laws of the universe 1 than upon the law of custom that makes him depend his conception of G of man Re g in It is flow 1 er pres r new and fresh for s the oldest thing in q water that hs £ g the wo ans an e\ | thin ut insp n be crystal the future. [ Copyright, 1924, by The McC | -time religion, the religion of Moses| f ancicnt history, he has gomsething and adventurous, somethingj d the traditions the world and it is also the newest| 1 s flowed for many a year and is continuing. to iration for ized in an ever present need. It} he past, but something tha lure Newspaper Syndicate.