New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1924, Page 8

New Britain Herald HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY ’ Tesued Dally (Sunday Bxcepted) | At Morald Bldg. 67 Clurch Sireet BUBSCRIPTION RATES 95,00 & Year 2.00 Three Mun! Month the winter months. | the year it is next to impossible to | pass or ride by the library \\'I|l|flul‘ which reads in search of knowledge, information and entertainment, The library is serving the public hroughout the entire year, but {8 at peak of usefulness throughout At this time of | noting folks entering or leaving it— Entered ut the Post Office at New Britain as Becond Class Mall Matter, —— ¥ PHONB CALLS® Uttice T 028 advertising mediom culation tooks and " open to advertisers The only pr in the City press room fitab Cir Member of the Asso The Assoclated Press titled to the for &l news credited to credited | news ated Press. 8 exclusively en re-publication of also loca Member Andit Burean of Cireniation. The A. B C. | natfonal organization which furnishe 19 adver tisers with » aoalysis of elreulat statietics | t t Greta Brow mended for Ic make th POLICE PENSION FUND LEGAL OBLIGATION of a library would be ag establi catlons fon of suct community’s ars 80 far as the pr e A o " mostly yo gained at s kne regu hemselves acquainted aln Ins ns of t erned, § ng tolks who seek to sup- lement the special knowledge being that wider able In the library. to from the man- ol with vledge obtai The Herald s pleased print ar contributions t of the library detaliing the wracter of the new books placed the shelves, This list, published , should be valuable reading te them-—aas no doubt it ac- loes—in the desire to make with the that the New Brie ) the clty. Miss of this city and should is to be com- t eftort to library & ger force for iplift of intelligence in the y. It requires quite an n to concelve of such a thing, s try really hard and imag- There would be mectings of fon unceasingly anizations and the quest ted; committees would be ap- 11 ways and means to 2 bullding; communi- 1 ba sent to the custod!- brary fund and rts W > to Interest all lic-spirited citizens in the crea- re not neces- And it 1s one of blie buildings and ot managed rilection It 18 the page is con- citizens wk en making 114 awaken to Ives, even if they are bo library, to them- k buyers at imes at 1 have their libraries o, there g many vo @ library which can supplement o8¢ in private c And best o ibrarles that LIBRARY TO YOU THE PUBLIC BECKONS 14 com YES, WE EXPECT SOME COLD WEATHER rtment cannot forecasting cold ghout Novenia s of De- to | remainder of the knowledge, | i | The financial tesults, however, aré NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12} 1924, New England brand, | The clear ozone of New England s no myth; here the mixture of sea alr and Inland alr s at s best. As New Englanders are fond of saylng, the atmosphere ls “bracing;" and compare this with the enervating alr found In many parts of the country when the thermometer jumps*up and down like a jumplng jack. Then there are the entire New England sport in winter is developed to 100 per cent perfeo- tion, To be true, eports requiring deep snow throughout most of the winter are more common in the northern parts of this section than in the southern; but even so, right in southern Connecticut there are opportunities ‘for winter sports galore, and they are being followed by & larger pereentage of the popu- lation every year. Winter in New England is not the dire, ice-llke experience that some | ors of the climate, who live | detrac er and less favored sections of the country, We can't indulge in outdoor bathi in winter, as is done in Florida; t we have many other compensating elements in the climate, which 1s one that produces pep and vigor, A COSTLY VENTURD YOR SLIM REASONS Purchase of the Cape Cod by the government is to be expect- ed. The senate commlttee which gave a hearing to the project iy said to be prepared to make a favorable report, and it is unlik; that the acnate do canal will otherwise than follow th ittee. suggestion of the c ps Cod canal was one of those enterprises which took many years of agitation before a company of public-spirited men constructed it said to have been meagre. The government, with | purse to meet deficits. is expected to be more adapted to owning the diteh, Most people think of the government as something having un Imited every cash—but opportuni- | tles for winter sports. Throughout | are fond of claiming. Fact; and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN N Equality { happy. | to snub, { wouldn't make people There would be nobody left > th : o ! But will Mr. Dawes know how to| MAESON Joy restrict senators to parllamentary language? FINESSE (By Alexander E. Redfurn) A mule’ vee a mortal’; | headphone. flat ears mean trouble; flat cars mean & radlo “Jus' Jook at this month's report, Pop. Almost a hundred—eighty-two! | A cat watching a mouse I8 care- | pratty good, hey? If they'd stop | 188 compared with a villags watch | Pickin' on me I could do ing a widower. A whole lot better—'n' I will, | i | | | What is {t—a match? You set still. The modern test of will power is to work cross-word puzzles or let “You hear about them burglars, ‘em alone. Pop? Not more than a dozen blocks Away—Aw, shucks, th' cop! Them burglars don't care f'r locks! A dog's th' only thing {'r them— A good ol’ dog, like—llke—Ahem! Occasionally you meet & melf. made man who doesn't think the | volce of the people a solo. | “You ain't seen Jim Wall's dog, I | ( bet. | / She's pretty as a picture, and— ;And-l‘ou set still, tell me; I'll get | It—matches? Glasses on th' stand? | | This is what I like t' do— | Run errands {'r Mother, 'n’ you, | “An' Jtm his seven pups—I mean | His dog has, an’ he'll glve me There's one good thing about wa. | 0N tered hooch, It's only half as rotten A beauty, Pop! A paunch doesn’t interfereé much have a breakfast room \ | or a sport model. less you Tts eyes are green, | An’' it's real cross—a burglar 'd | Read the po manner, today, in tongue-twister Then get busy, RBlow, Sweet Aline, Blow Little Allne had been given a handkerchief by a friend who was going away, After a whispered conference with her mother she looked up at the friend and llsped: “Whenever I think of you I'll use this” =~Mrs, R. E. Dudley. Mrs, Speckels:—'"Why, John dear, you know I never say a cross word!" (Copyright 1924 Reproduction forbldden). TRY T0 ACCLSE MORS OF HURDEF McCoy’s Defense Ts That Hus band Killed Woman , Yow Angeles, Dee, 12.—Kid McCoy, erstwhile star of the prize ring, came out of his corner in the county jall this morning for anéther round in on a charge of murder, as a result of the death of Mrs, Theresa Mors, in her apartment here, August 12, The Kid's attorneys were prepar- Wise, Smith & Co., INC, — HARTFORD — : ? § =’ :’ } ] 3 & STORE OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 9 O’'CLOCK Prepared For [ as the pure stuft. | It is pleasant to think of the mil- lennjum It can be inaugurated without any speeches, safe an be The world 1is reasonably ! while all of the bad news printed on the first page. Violent exercise doesn't muscular rheumatism. Who heard of a rheumatic tongue? Slowly man outgrows all of his ! queer bellefs except the one that he can lick Wall street cause ever v to make the country dry We need another to a larger | nt it| spends comes out of the pockets of | the people. JUDGE HARRIS REMOVED UNNECESSARILY 1 of Judge Harris ag ot attorne) The d U 8 been t {llebrandt, assistant U. &, attorney It 18 said that Judge Harris was euspected of not prose- cuting Volstead law cages with suf Mrs. Wi nia in Boston has e of Mrs. distr influ ficient suit speed 1o brandt. It appears that J nal s of cases that ever came to the credit of a dix Bay st Bet rict atto the re trict wh attor I tinguished earcer, or good ing enough evidence to convi Some per- stice fore making charges. department of sons in the so particular, preferring to joise with charges of nher and then falling ars not make a lot of one sort or to prove tt en the court show- down com The dis will have sal of Judge Harris, it ted, came after tl before. The de- or that part of Willebrandt, al matters to election, partment of it supervised 8. it politi jdgment. joes not per influence 1ts seems to be in a bad Now the as been where mu of talk, as RADIO ON LIFEBOAT. essel was taken on the steam s, whict lland re at, fitted gasoline rial hoist ranamit a'triangular RUSSIAN POET DIES D Women are naturally heroic. One can 8it and smile at a caller when knows full well the cake burning. ghe As the wea gets colder. man can rejoice that his ankles are not worth showing, mere 1lt to throttle 1e hand while ¢ other. opinm traffi taking profi The only sure thing about t to save Europe from alcohol is America will finance it e earth soon, few situations m e, knocks the coach. 25 Years Ago Today From Paper ot That Date many sales- s of the local s the stores be closed $.ctead of being nned. Amo 0'Conner, A. Mills. . Mark’s vening. The Girls’ Frier Brewster will an addre oted fina gned b men is g ro slor Jay Christmas until noon as oper Josey f. Hallor 1 Bo chur chur services Iy & 1 Dishor be and mak Diys prese G H gecTEtary cial N was tain lodge, 1. O. s chosen wore unial lodge, t and J enior ward N.B. H fow S, Hi . Curtis } lie has the ge Observations On The Weather =t temperature inds becoming southwest Uy « probably armer; pr orth and « outh and soutr over the norther southern districts ture s rising in the we tinues low in t Zero temperat from Vermon Maine and hea as Florida. curred during t the lake region a Conditions favor for this The stern but o n districts o8 reported ew Hampshire and frosts as far south ow flurries have oc- wera 5 | Zimmerman | | run | ed to_detend him from the rush of | Tt he just head it grow], he'd fly! prosecution testimony intended to Pop, ¢'n 1 have it—say, can't I? support the contention that McCoy | | killed Mrs, Mors, took her jewels and stole away to the home of his sis- ter, Mrs. Jennie Thomas, and left her the jewels in a hastily scrawled will. The defense attorneys wers ready on cross-examination of prosecution witnesses to seek to show that Mrs. Mérs was killed by her divorced hus. band, Albert Mors, an antique dealer. Mr. McCoy has not changed his original story that Mrs. Mors com- mitted suicide in his presence while | 8he occupied an apartment with him under a fictitious name. Witnesses for the state yesterday traced the movements of the former pugilist from the afternoon of Aug. [12 to 4:30 the next morning, a few hours before his dramatic appear- ter Turtledove:—"Yes I'll come, |ance in the Mors antique shop in and and I'll bring my husband.” | near which three persons were shot —Mrs. Mink. [and wounded before McCoy was ar- | rested, THE ROAD HOUSE COMEDIAN ! Chief among those called to the A Tongue-Twister [stand to tell of McCoy's weird and (By C. L. Edson) {various appedrances at widely sep- | L | arated places during the night of the | Avery Evercst, known as the olever- slaying was Mrs. Thomas. Tabor- | est ling under great emotional strain and ! Tufter tn Plover Roost | testitying 1n & faint, quivering voice, ! Opened an tnn which was known as |she failed to remember exactly what the “Ilivver Rest.” | her broker said when he came to | her home, disheveled, drunk and de- Glover M¢Nally West stopped at the | spondent. it e " Betore the grand furs, Mre. Thom- | Telling Boss Everest, “I am the |as was reported to have testifled Mc- ! cleverest Coy told her he had “killed a wom- | gong-and-palaver-ist an’ Under perststent questioning | Vaudeville ever has | sheAnsisted she could not remember | Everest, ing so testified. | The tunniest, cleverest, jolt-up-your- | “He did not say ha thought he | liver-est Killed her,” she declared, “He sald Clown of them all is Myself—here in | she was dead.” e, S0 | Her brother's great agitation she | -/ | attributed, she testified, to his trou- | Glover talked on and let Everest |bles with Albert A, Mors, the divorc- | never rest. ed husband. IASery: R “T knew he had been having tron- | Avery thought Must I kil ”‘1!‘,3,,1“‘v‘|:‘f: T TR Mork had threatened to kill him and Mrs. Mors. I heard the threat my- And they both carried pistols.’” Tree Planting May ] : i 2 | Modern Girl | Helen: — “She's scarcely enough to get marfed!" | Irene:—Nonsense,, my dear, Her | #deas on divorce are more advanced | than her mother's.” —Gertrude Marie Keller. his fight for life in the superior ecourt | old | | The Value of the Church | Sister Perkins:—"Are you coming to the male and supper tomorrow night, Sister Turtledove?” | Sister Turtledove:—"I didn't hear about it, What is it?" Sister Perking: — “Why every | woman {8 to bring something with | her that is of little use to yet too | useful to be thrown away, and then supper will be served in the evening. Can't you come?" i -~ CONFESSION READ made, Mr. — ! palaverist, | And let his cadaver rest—as0 we can | have a rest?” s | Aiming at jolly West, pal-y guest | Proved such a bally pest, L ; [ MeNally West Change Landscape iight and Wilfora Sweetin. [ 3 2 —Trees S {lay vent | Winnipeg, Man.,, Dec. 12 | Knocking him galley west, O s i ey ‘ s«:whn:a: been r\tan'nld by ot | Canada in editor who was a he hit who, with Mrs. Elsie Sweetin, | 20 years, the a sense |ter his arrest. | ot agriculture. young | | “No. he can’t take a joke.” IEE S i WALLY THE MYSTIC Answer Your Questions, Somehow sloie ot ancient days o could not explain the ways men with malds; well, that's where 1 more than that most 1xmu:n‘ | | 'suburban Heights. Sifting Ashes. | | | | distributed fr | section sinc ¢ maturing | varities suited to climatic conditions | were suppl! The government's planting campaign wes planned to transform he landscape of the prairie prove incea. 8 would seénd the best legal aid. | Wisest man e “e Goes Both Ways Dear Wally: Should my falr intended Learn tha' my clothes should all be | | mended And that my temper is a wreck, I'd prompily get it IN THE NECK. The Neck: In love's sweet game both are just the In les for Hide all you can till you_are one; She’s holding out on you, my son v Alwass Fish in the Sea \Wa il WONDERS WHLTMER HE NEEDS T TAKE ASHES OUT OF ASH-PIT. LETS SEE DIDNT HE CLEAN T OUT LAST NIGHT OR MAYBE THE NIEHT BEFORE CROUCHES DOWN AND PELRS M HOCK PULL,HANS IT. TRIES TO Mg~ URE WHETHER HE COLLD POSSIELY LET [T 60 TILL TOMORROW NiGHT Al my luck is spent; ar giri, Helen Dent, s she will wed Bill Kent. 11p me stop her. Yours, HELL BENT. Perhaps Bill Kent ho really is Hell Bent. someone else {8 meant { ne | pay hat bills and rent, | For you t An Enthusiast Bertha carries things to 1 oesn’t she?” Clara “Goodness, yes. Just n ne-—she's had her Pekingese's ad bobbed!™ ~—Mrs, Larry McDonald axtre HL KNOWG TOR A TACT THAT FRED PERLEY NEVER SIFTS HIS ASHES - JUST T00 LAZY. TRILS T TIGURE UP HOW MUCH A NEAR HED SAVE [P HE GOT A SHOVELFUL OF COALOUT WELL (TS A NUISANCE TO PICK T AL OUT BUT HE'S NOT THE MAN T THROW GOOD COAL AFTER BAD. IVEN THE UTTLE PIECES ARE WORTH SAVING The Fditor's Gossip shop tentatiously we have ems in tongue-twister You know how difficuit twister have been to However, Mr. Edsc twister poems have avalanche of letters. WIith the result that we announce a regular offering of Tongire-Twister Poems. You aré asked to contribute these poems. Please watch the style y—then send in your effort re or rhyme s giving yon cash in tongue- write, ® * ® ‘s few tongue- brought an JUST PICK OUT THE BIc LUMPS NT LIKE TRIS ONE THXT SUD OFF AGH-CAN ON DISCONERII{G HIS SHOVEL INTQ THE ASH-CAN T HASN'T" COOLED OFF VET * @ McClure Newspaper Syndicate DROPS IT HASTILY BACK Any tione i will be nmde by us, t fullest opportunity to | Utmost Service and Irresistible Values Holiday Merchandise Store will also be open evenings until 9o’clock Saturday, Dec. 20 Monday, Dec. 22 Tuesday, Dec. 23 INHIGHT'S TRIAL May Try to Prove Former Clergyman Mentally Unbalanced Mount Vernon, Iilinols, Dec, 2.~ Rumors of probable expert testimony on the mental condition of Lawrence M. Hight, of the introduction of an- other alleged confession of the dee posed pastor, and of defenss sur- prises were circulating here today in connection with the trial of Hig] 18 charged with poisoning Mrs, Anna Letters written by Hight to Mrs. ave | Bweetin while he was In the Nash- ers of western | vills fail were read at the trial yes- accord- [terday, after testimony was heard |ing to & report of the department |from ministers who vislted Hight at- In one letter Hight concluded “Be | trecs, the report shows, have been |true and take care of yourself.” In | in that the other he urged the necessity for good lawyers, telling his co-defend- ant that the state's attorney said he Judge Kearn ruled that a para- graph in a confession alleged to have \lwnn made by Hight should be ad- immed a8 evidence. In it Hight nam- e S N Y R R R e in 3 M ed himeelf a8 an accessory to the death of Sweetin. Rev. Thomas B. Sowers, who wis church attorney for Hight and pres- ent when the former clergyman con- fessed, testified to Hight's story of his friendship with Mrs. 8weetin. “Brother Hight,” he sald, “assert- ed that his wife was cold and Mis, Sweetin affectionate, They began to make dates and meet. They passed notes under cover of passing apples or gome such thing.” “Hight,” he continued, “said he gave her poison to give her husband, which she did, and he dled.” “A short time after,” Rev. Mr. Sowers added, “she told him he did not love her as much as she loved him. He asked her why and she sald that he had not disposed of his wife, while she had polsoned her husband,” ‘Miles Standish Had | First U, S. Monopoly Seattle, Wash., Dec. 12—~Monopoly in America began in 1623, Edward | MacMahon, associate professor of history in the University of Wash- ington declared in a lecturs here. A cow was brought to a Pilgrim colony from England, Professor MacMahon sald, and allotted to sev- eral famliies, including Captain Miles Standish, a bachelor. Captain Standish soon hought control of the cow, share by share, and he and his relatives‘enjoyed an abundant supply of milk whila his neighbors went without, related the historian. BIGHS AND PULLS OUT A 501 TULL OP ASHES . DLES NT SEE W 50 MUCH UNBURNED COAL KEEPS COMING THROUGH OF THE ASHES EVERY NIGHT. FINDS HIS BACK 1S GETTING A LITTLE LANE TROM LEANING OVER AND DE+ CIDES TS REALLY NOT WORTH WHILE T SAVE THE UTTLE PIECES HE'LL A R T N e i W Wi