New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 31, 1925, Page 6

N B -t . H ld all outlets from & city, ew Dritain rera | Weo had a notable example of a HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY [ getaway right in New Britain, and D e L ovidently without the use of even Farnd Easi Ciieet | An automobile, for the slayer of Pa- [trolman Skelly simply walked to freadom. Later, it appears, he board.- ed an clectrle car and rode un- th | nindered to the north. v Tetaln | Bvery city should be prepared for Zo 2 emergeney, I'or instance, what = is the plan of cumpalgn mapped out : in New Britain in case of a “hold . A | duylight robepy " Are there cnough 3 i officers to cope with the situation? | ulation - bo 11 Are they within instant call? Could Prtasiredn nlusys i QneuRtoRRANe etk [ of crooks fleeing in an auto- | R A | me be stopped before they got i e out of town? Would there be a method of tracing their route until [the pureuit waxed hot? Candidly, | lwe don’t know how such an emer- v would find us, but we hope would be nothing left to be GENERAL MITCHELL 10 HIS REWARD" A Sa Drigadier General William B Ty D New | Mitchell, assistant chief of the army :~.h o 1 ; w ) :,m service until April 26, will be Grand Centra |shited to Texas, and demoted to the | rank of cotonel. BEING PREPARED For | General Mitchell gave his burfau- (TS T e { eratic superiors in Washington more Gun-toting tales of the wiia |{Touble than any person in the army. = r bandits helg | 1" fact. he gave them nearly as es and got their |Much trouble as he gave the Ger- | Mblazoned the annals of | M08 when he was commander ot are entirely passe compared | N8 American airmen in France. with stories of occurrences in | at-day newspapers, 18 Jeenes of Jesse Jan ex- | ploits now ars quiet, peace Iaw-abiding. Jalls are nearly empty “hoss-thieves” arc no more; ':hrm'.‘ ings" are rare. True, some black aheep of a descendant of vnrmnrl oers may now and then steal an | bile or take to bootlegging or but for the most part | ic peace and ecstatic o where once the dare-devil outlaws made their victims hold up | their hands as if in supplication to the almighty and dashed into the wilderness to evade the vigor of the law | e modern crook no longer specializes in the tall grass country, | in the corn stalks, hay stacks or | wheat belt. His chief center of gravity is New York city, or the o \etropolitan centers. An- | other daylight dlamond robbery took place in Gotham yesterday; a train | robbery took place in Chicago the day before, Th diam up Indicates to what crooks will go in a ity © midst of the hurry- 1 and, to use a current get away with it. The salient detaiis of the story ap- peared in the Herald of yesterday— how the robbers fo a diamond merchant fror institution where h pt hic gems in a vault over por of a s and d up him and his clerks, and tied their inds and feet = It has been shown repeatedly that criminals can in a| metropo! of success th in a 1l town; in a sparsely populated d t scarcely at all. A criminal is never so safe as when he is “loat in the crowds and s or steps into an automobil What to de? Simply improve the technique of defense. A dismond or fewelry store on the ninth o & privat rium compares a fewelry etore on the groun with bay w ofering a clear view from the street to the in Such, of course, also have | i bed, but it is a deal one less likely to slaught The most th The & aidere nbar t wi all invites robbery is the one th hidden from view Panks have be thered erooks from time i al, it ather a ¢ the times that T in this moders ar- tng the daytime, W are clerks and are in gheir places. What has ena “erew” of « w8 h ehances, © old was unthought © The answer is automobile The keystone of su 1d attacks tomobile was invented a switt blow by a horde of outlaws was as pose ble as it is today, but it was very fmprobable of execution bhecause of the inability to flee. Tc a waiting automobile operated by confederate, supplies the means for the dash to safety. Frequently, be- fore the alarm is given and the po- Mee arrive, or other machine get primed for the pureuit, what to 40 about it? There method Agaln, secms pron tn dicated to be only one an even break d that Is pre ing more tl vor of the law ter mol a rapié efficers and the speedg soviv-og 0" Rickasd wil gladly pay the fin la tds too late. | ‘When General Pershing had not yet retired, the burcaucrats had to put up with General Mitchell's peculiar and picturesque manner; but when Pershing retired to private life the air chieft in he had selected to head American flyers in Trance became onerous. Whenever he repeated that he could sink bomb bilious wave ‘of indignation went up, e attleship with a hurled from an airplane a |and the ultimate muzzling was not long delayed Only three persons received the Distinguished Servicg Cross during charge it as profit and loss on the ledger of the next big fight, More important than the trial or the flne was the reyelation that it was thought possible to securs the connivance of government ofticials to the interstate transportation of the fiims. Indeed, there is sald to have heen w private showing at a prominent gentlemang house in Washington at which high govern- ment officlals were present. It s clear that Mr, Rickard must have had reason to believe government offic | Is were sufMclently plastic to !permit him to wink ¢n eye at the else he would not have gone to this trouble, Transportation of the filme took place info various states. Whether between {there was any connection this transportation and the private showing of the films in Washington |1t 1s left to everyone's fancy to con- clude, Be that as it may, pereons in whose hands the filmé were found in various &tates paid a total of $7,000 in fines. much the How profits were s not known, but they were evident- ly much more than the total of fines 1]\{\“1 at that time or exacted yester- | day. 1t is eafe to assume that the prize fight film business still re- mains profitable, There are a great many people | who do not think well of the antl- film transportation law, more than they think well of the Mann white slave act, which 18 not used to prevent white slaves from becoming to 1ans)vmtm&0n of love-making, The | film law, it is evident from the evi- any slaves but prevent Interstats | dence, does not prevent the inter-o of films—the | transporters merely pay the fines | of doing business; and the white slave act too | | state transportation |and add them to the cost | often merely serves as a decoy to | scheming adventurcsses and evi- | dently does not stop evil-doing. Put the bocks and whenever the to stumble both laws are on | 6hould be enforced happens upon evidence, government the war, and General Mitchell was — one of them, After the war, when | he repeatedly declared he could ANWORTHY CIIZEN “sink a battleship,” the phrase grat- ANSWERS CALL aTon e o e omeay vt | mieldeathf ot H. Davion S Hinn Congress finally took notlce and |PRFCY Temoves a citizen of New General Mitchell got his chance, | Britain who lived an upright, blame- Naval of the ounter—the general was to throw es for the en bombs upon the de ed Ge k of the captur- Ostfriesland. man battleship weral Mitchell, in the presence of large assemblage of naval men, | congressmen and newspapermen, did for a while without to the battleship; but 1,000 ag he was t | much damage I pound b came along with a spped it along- The side the battleship. explosion under the Pt d a large hole wa- terline and the ship sank. The controversy between General Mitche officers went further than a discus- 1 and the more conservative sion of the relative merite of air- ships General inger and battleships and tl air- are well nigh obsolets ships can decide any futurc without mucl her, course, this g cider generatio we i der may be more than | naif right, but hie could not be per- ng comma t out in meet There has | mitted to t ! so ofter f teamwork to he some deg ictaile was ¢ noxious to the fiery air chief Clinton W. G of Reviews, speaks r Mitchell and which he figured ar was on svitably pic | for o Now t 1 wa ina n ers who have Ti i ank go into the =cray i diplomats with | ADDED TO COST OF | DOING BUSINESS 1t is no dire secret s 1 atic wn K racy trifle meré | markable abo Wt peale. appealing monetary F school less life and leaves a memory of achievement in a quiet, unostenta- tious way that will his best be monument. Asa care ful, prudent business man, church clerk and water commission- | ér, Mr. Humphrey had filled every | trust that the publie tmposes in a | man worthy of its confidence. Dur- ing his service of 47 years to his chure le saw many changes, but he little, certainly never in the estimation of his friends nd that | himselt changed | part of the great public which came into contact with him. He reached the age of 80 years gal- {1antly, and it is said that | had occasion to meet him within late vears realized he had been of this world four score yecars. few who | He was a prince among men. self and his city. an honor to hi May rest in K preside and and ngs may come g0 may do likewlse, but the mer | British Empire always has a Prince | of Wales seef | ng the world. Er the Outlook magazine, gave the re- est F. Mandeville, writing in sults of an investigation of the liquor situation in “Wettest Connec- fie ile found a city beginning | r to he the wettest city in with Hartford the driest. {e claimed' New Britain was almost s wet as Waterbury, while in Da friend who attempted to buy k where it was sold openly, not do o because the pro- prietor of the place had gone to churclh, What did Mr. Mandeville do witl oug A pessimiet is a man who has 20 hing too often. ican opines the jazz age 18 pass- g his deduction on the fact d d found the great attending of those in a complete sobriety.” Co ticut is a etate with plenty ery and billboards to hide e Legisiature will not do any- thimg about the bill boards but hap- leave the scenery alone in , Minn,, of oil of mustard and his safe; evidently wish- < owe live up to nan on bank robbers call. | 1t seema to take a long time to got t ipproved railroad dinky service to Berlin Jun | FactsandFancies BY ROMERT QUILLEN country There are Congress worse in e apace & murderer will on occupy attended a college glee | tomorrow, |abide the law makers, The industry was - first praised thousands of years: ago fwhen there were no sugar bowls, s’ | Americans not heartless, but they are the only people who throw ! pop bottles at the blind, About 97 per cent of us have an inferiority complex, and the’ others writing autoblographies Freedom was what men had when they weren't too busy and prosperous to glve a darn, The adjective in a “good neigh- borhood” merely refers to the kind of spenders dwelling there, Unconsclous humor: New York being sutprised because a lowbrow show has a long run there, are | Just how many wars would there be if nobody above military age had authority to make war? There are few luxuries in jail, but few people go there who are accustomed to luxuries, The pedestrian’s lot wouldn't be !s0 hard if he could watch cars and ankles at the me time. Modern example of a husband (having the last word: “Don't point |that thing at me, dear.” Still, if the rich man got into Heaven he might want a winter home in a warmer place. So far no big fight is scheduled for 1925 except that little affair between Couzens and Mellon, Correct this sentence: “Just pork and beans for me,” said his swectle, “and a glass of water.” Never worry about losing time. You won't need it, anyway, until you're too mear dead to make good use of it. (Copyright, 1925, Associated i Editors, Inc.) 25 Ye:rs_ Ago Today From Paper of That Da The new police chief, William J. Rawlings, was presented with a diamond and opal pin last evening by the members of the hook and Jadder company, of which he was foreman for some years. An inter- esting feature about the affair fis [that Mr. Rawlings himself, while |employed at Porter & Dyson's, de- signed this same pin with no thought that it would ever be pre- sented to him. Chief Rawlings |as sworn in by City Clerk Thomp- son shortly after 2 o'clock this af- ternoon. The application of J. J. Toomey for a position as hosem&n at Fire station No. ¢ was received by the fire hoard last evening and placed on Filg, James McAloon has returned from his trip to Ireland. J. 1. Dawson and J. M. Curtin {have returned from Hot Springs, Arkansas, arles F. Chase. C. E, of this city, has been elected a member of the Connecticut ‘Engineers' and Sur- veyors' association. Dr. R. M. Clark reports that there Are now seven cases of contagious diseases in the city. The Junior Machanics ocelebrated their first anniversary of occupaney of the hall in Ward's block with a big time last night, delegations be- ing present from many surrounding places. James Haslip and William | fxmnu.«,n sang, Herbert W | e gave 1ections; Henry clarinet and | crd xylophone olos. | graphophone Sehweitz Jaseph Shey soles, A Progressivo 18 a man who is mad because radicals agreed with him | 1Us a funny country that won't abide by the laws and continues to | It 1, in sooth, the wildest Tolly To live with Old Man Melancholy; Let's all be bappy, blithesome, And laugh real hearty every day. | A Wise Young Man Young: “I wonder what excuse 1 can give my sweetie for breaking our date tonight?" Younger: “Why don't you tell her that you were detained at the office?” Young: widow.” “Won't do. She's a » G. Callahan. Oh, You Handkerchief! ways of women folks are queer, And past all understanding; Between themselves some apron sheer Or handkerchief they're handing; But from the fellows, Swell presents they're demanding. The bhuy And put some lace upon it, Call it an apron, ery “Oh my And at any party don it. T¢ any man did that, the guy Would be bughouse, doggbne it! A piece of cloth two inches square Embroidered with some posles They call a handkerchief, and darc To use it on their nosies! The darned thing wouldn't T swear, One single he-man's blowsies! stand, Perhaps the next life will unfold At least a little fraction Why tiny handkerchiefs hold For women such attraction. We men, cast in a bigger mould, Buy handkerchiefs for action! should Slippery Brandt: “Why wasn't that didate elected to office?” Grant: “He slipped plank in his platform.” —Allan Fitchburg. on a Cramping Eternity “Darling, I'll love you forever!” Gordon told Marie. “No, dearie,” Marie replied, “Dad sald T must send you home at eleven o'clock.” ~—W. 8. Coombs. Do You Know? That tooth picks were first used to hoid sandwiches together in the year 18917 « o0 That the expression, “That's an- other country heard from,” was originated by radio fans? TR That chewing gum valued at $58,- 000,000 annually 1s stuck to the backs of theater seats? . That it is a violation of the poa- tal laws to patch old inner tubes with two cent postage stamps? . —Paul 8. Powers. Mrs. Traprock’s Dog “Hello, boys,” sald Mrs. Trap- rock, poking her head in the shop one day last week. “Hello, mother,” we said . . it'a like that now, “boys” and “mother.” “I just wanted to tell you about land! Walter uses him to hunt rab- bits with but Laura . .. thal’s his name . ., . yes, I know he's a he, but I always told my sister Laura that if I had a daughter she should be named after her and T didn't, and the dog was the best 1 could do . . well, anyhow, lLaura does all the hunting. Walter just sits on | The police made 40 arrests this |, yop and Laura chases the rabbits |montn. compared with 20 during | ¢ 98 i I4o; :”“,‘;,‘:: St ’;\"“_;m‘:"h;”:i‘ “lLast week Walter was in town f60 ATunkeinaE A b sa el oo e sitingiyon Lty 60 e isalml. ol and Liaca ippnan and breach of theone morning 1 fhinks to myself, walking.” ) o tpacatiiyou old fool, lets iake that o cow 1o (0ld fish-rod over there and go over e eemtion ',"m\"“}'\‘:“w“::‘ to Colby's pond and catch me & fiwht dn Harftord ‘W'“m,' ]‘r(-r nice trout for dinner. Soon’s I come |ths ix rounds which 1o Ehey 7o out of the house Laura began to [ uniint To Wear His man out ‘f: yelp and shake himself all over, I |two glants reembled & connie | y¢|¥UPPOSE becauss I had on Walter's | coat barges pumplng torctiar o | shooting. jacket o, Laura, old the waves, and at the sound of the boy,’ I says ‘it ain’t no use your n he | .oming along with me becguse I | bell, hoth rushed {to collide in mid {pact that both seemed to lose am- bition. It was tha general opinion 1at 8herkey could knock them both | out in one round in the same ring. rom their corners ng with such im- | Observations |- On The Weather Washington visory storm war day by the we | “Advisory a. m.—Storm { ings ordered Atlantic coast, Hook to Eastport, Maine; ance south of Nantu {in intensity, will ca trong north- east and north winds today, probably ng gale force and shifting to 5 ch 41.—This ad- ing was issued to- ather burcau 9 warn- ndy disturb- inereasing® rea ain't going hunting.’ But he just raced off ahcad of me, There was no stopping him. And when I ‘got over to the pond, what do you sup- pose?”’ “Well,” we hazarded, “we sup- pose that Laura was in the pond, chasing the trout ashore.” “He's no euch fool,” said Mrs. rock with a scorn that plainly d that we were, “He was up | on the bank digging worms. G'bye, | boys The Editor's Gossip Shop Well, one of the beat of the Trap- rock series, you'll agreg, graces the Fun Shop today. Which reminds us that the re- sponse to the Traprock-Baldpate series has been consistent, and con- sistently excellent Following the | northwest tonight. | pace sct by Walter E. our Teaders : Forecast for sonthern New Eng- |are writing Baldpate adventures ai- {1and: Unsettied tonight and |most as excellent -—— at times bet- | Wednesday wit probably occa- |ter — as those written by Doc {slonal showers. Not much change | Traprock in temperatur Strong north and| Xeep it up! We never have too heast win | many excellent Baldpate tales! | for castern New York ==t | New Jersey Unsettied tonight Plain to kee occasional showers; Wednes-| Mrs, Depeck: “John! What in the day partly eloudy: not much change | world is wrong with you?" temperature; northwest winds. strong north and Conditiorn The disturbance which has caused unsettied weather in the eastern districts during the past few days is now passing out to sea near Nantucket, Mass. It I8 followed by an extended area of | high pressure central over upper Michigan Pleasant weather pre- vails in the western ‘and central sections. The temperature Is below {normal east of the Mississippl. Frost was reported as far south as Jacksonville, Fla Conditio favor for this vicinity northerly winda Depeck: “Abshlutely nothing, m'dear.” Mrs, Depeck: “Don't try to keep You're lit up.” Hilda Rumble. me in the dark A Birthday Mirth Lay In Tongue-Twister Manner Nurmi is a Finn chap, who is run- ning right along The Fun Shop and that‘Finn chap, they both are going strong. Which & year's yun may ffitsh! never fear, | A plece of cheese cloth they will| wet | Walter's dog,” e&he said. “He's a mixed bregd, a Spitzfoundland, Walter say®, but bright . . . my| DO NOT BUY A WASHING MACHINE UNTIL YOU HAVE TRIED— wEASY CALL " 2504 For Demonstration Vacuum Electric WASHER . AND BE CONVINCED OF THE SUPERIORITY OF WASHING BY AIR PRESSURE AND SUCTION BARRY & BAMFORTH 19 MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN ONLY | AUTHORIZED DEALERS FOR THE “EASY” WASHER \IN NEW BRITAIN (Like the Gin Shop, it's a gone here by a justice of the peace in 19 | shop; F]RST IN 19 YEARS years. Mr. McLean and Mrs. Bounes | At least they're getting thinnish). z applied. to Rev., Albert Abbott to | 1 | | 1 ber {1ty | Uncle Joe. T |- | | | | | | | | | “Hends up!” sald the farmer at 4 . m. — and the sleepy farm-| hands tumbled. ' i the front{fair and continued cool with brisk |The Finn chap has a champlonship But the Tun Shop is the one shop | The Fun Shop is in fine shape (tho' The old Gin Shop was a ‘“grin" 1t had kinship Yo the pawnshop, and But there's one Boss Judell Attle gleefully that she had a whole fam- closed only temporarjl Inele Joe: Y 140 WINKS”’ APITOL, — THURS,, FRL, SAT, Marriage Performed by Justice of | marry them but he was forced to re- fuse because of church regulations Judge of Probate I. H. Barton was unable to officiate because he ha: | no ritual and Justice of Peace A. East Hampton, March .3l.—John ! juntz, when appealed to, asked that A. McLean and Mrs. Sarah S, Beunes the ¢eremony be performed by Mre were married yesterday by Justice Strong. The marriage license alsc of Peace Mrs, Cornelia Strong. It was iasued by a woman, Miss N was #ald to be the first marriage ‘ Cavanaugh acting as town clerk. that a year can't diminish, A Peace in East Hampton Breaks the Finn Finnish). chap be near his Long Record. shop, byt finally it went, the latter's badly bent. shop — it's the| Fun Shop — that's a grin shop here to stay; starts a new deal; ‘cause it's one year old to- day! —C. L. Edson. KING SOLOMON would recommend an ABC Fasily Explained Katherine cut out a num- of paper dolls and announced But you've left out daddy,” her‘ big brother said. | . Ka"];:::i,:\)n":; (:\:;r;llr]lyortrnan' w”‘ Why would Solomon recommend ABC? For —C. §. Valentine, the same reason it is endorsed by prominent ‘ architects and engineers. Al Further, oo ABC is the modern oil burner. ABC is quiet. Dystander S ooncibe o sad, | It has no boisterous fan or blower to disturb auit you see the bank's | our boiler of heat. No heat is you and rob / the chimney—all hcat is com- blown out of y ssuh, boss, but it's | long way to Temporary. letely absorbed by your boiler. i P fCatdhy Yy —Fannie W, Butterfleld. | Get the hi}’}‘)’ facts lcd.l)'. (Copyright, 1923, Reproduction Forbidden) A\, HIERPE I 73 Arch &t Plumbing—Hardware—Heating ABC 01L BURNER no noise~ ao carbon If You Talk in Your Slcep You'll Say Snapshots Of A Woman Sending A Dog Home. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS ErARs ) BECOMES GRADUALLY AWARE (P PATTER OF PAWS BEHIND CONTINUES CHEERFULLY ON HER ‘WAY TOR A BLOCK OR MORE REACHES CORNER AND SAYS BRIGHTLY THAT OTTO MUST GO HOME NOW, SHE'S |GOING TO PAY A (ALL © McClure Newspaper Syndicate o STANDS FOR TWO MINUTES CALLING DECIDES BEST WAY 15 TO IGNORE TRIES THE COAXING MERHOD EXPLAN- 60 HOME, WAVING HANDBAG AND HIM, AND STARTS ON DOESN'T NG BABY TALK SHE CANT TAKE A STAMPING TEET, DURING WHICH OTID DARE LOOK BACK, BUT PEELS SURE MUDDY LITILE DOG CALLING. OTID SITS DOWN WAGSING TAIL OTTO 15 SNEAKING ALONG BEHIND ROLIS OVER HAPPILY Fe - :'TRI[S MORE DRASTIC METHODRS 0P OTID PINALLY DISAPPEARS BEHIND ' SHOVING HIM ALONG WITH SHARP HOUSE, AND SHE HURRIES ON AT COMMANDS TO 60 HOME INSTANTLY HALF TROT TRYING TO 6ET ouT 610 THUMPS TRIL VERY HARD OP SIGHT HAS JUST CONSRATULATED HERSELP ON HAVING ESCAPED WHEN JTTD APPEARS CHEERFULLY FIVE YARDS AHEAD. DECIDES YO LET HIM 60 ALONG