New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1925, Page 6

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Timer Square; SBchultz's Newsstands, Entrance Grand Central, 42nd Street. { | PARKS IN SUMMER; AN ‘ AUDITORIUM IN WINTER | Citles still strive for growth and | wish to be as important as possi- ble; but it has been noticeable that a different attitude has taken place the past decade in even this pri- mary ambition of municipalities. Census reports are no longer re- garded as the prime consideration; thers are things that have to be added to the census figures to cause a city to be regarded as a *good town.” And among these are NWving the comfort of citizens, of getting | about, housing, amusements and a | host of the amenities that enter | into the ot life which Americans have set for themselves. It is belng regarded as a foolish notien merely to wish to live in a ity because it is big: there have got to be more considerations than this {n this day and age. This development is scen in Ne“’; York, the “big-city"” the metropolls fits of joy upon announcement that another skyscraper to house thon- sands of is to built, What they think now is, how will it add to the congestion of downtown | New York? The city already being congested fo the point where travel takes on the feel of #ardines in a | ly is not regarded :ns‘; advantageous to add the pre- | difficultics This change ) ontlook of city ree 1 There census figures we conditions, convenience standard once the chief exponent of | fdea. Residents of | no longer go into workers be can, it naturs to viling the municipal ts {s sensible time when the 2 the atness or civie ve been never was main con- | sideration in civic g1 desirability; that magnif to thelr ception the trouble has returns | of all the census out resemblanee import new con- | of Americ that a city | must be “good 18 being a place to exist in, a place to live in” | as well | will spur citics to fncrease their ad- | vantages and make attempte to look after the welf citizens to a han heretofore in New Brit- wid 1o its attra greater extent One #in, which v in hve, {8 to hm munie torinm vari ty of purpc tion 8 10 ot spend 1 parks and ha fs & mource of ey upon our a park system that r parks are in public u sammer n er six 1 months as e warm NEW BRITAIN MERCHANTS DID NORBLY bought all in this cf the sa The stores of New E in never Christmas The standard made a better showing than this = = will yea no doubt be surpassed ir ture years; but it is something dis- tinctly worth while to realize thaf | in in their towns | detractors New Britaln merchants Connectlcut cities through their enterprise have been drawing and try from an increasingly wider RAILROAD ENGINELRS AND WRECKS When a locomotive only engincer has two seconds in which to a signal during a at the critical moment is occupied with manipulating an “injector” in the cab, he {s not fochnieally responsi- e for an aceident, ensning rding to the bureau of railroads of the public utllity commissioners of New Jersey. The observation came as a result of the at Mon- Novem- raflroad the Pennsylvania mouth Junetion, on ber 12 Tmmediately following the wreck the railroad offlelals “blamed it on usually do Rut a mptly acquitted him of a charge the engincer,” as they \fler such oceurrences. fury of manslaughter, and now the pub- utility aside the pecting the engincer to sce a sig- lie commissioners hag sct unreasonableness of ex- al in two scconds when his dutles | required of him to attend to other matters in his cab requiring more than two seconds' time. There appears to be reasonable- fn the declsion of both the jury and the New Jersey P. U. C. And there s further reasonableness their deduction that the main line of the rallroad, perhaps the most {raveled rallroad highway in America, should be protected by automatic signals which will stop a train that passcs them, These are the type of signals that the gov- ernment has ordered installed upon line railroads after a stated against ness main which ma and objected period, rallroads on account of the expense. They already exist on the New Haven railroad between New Haven and Springfield, THE TARIFF LAW AND TEXTILES Says the Boston Post: “If anyone can find evi- dences of prosperity in the New England textile industry since the Tordney-MeCumber act was passed/ he must be gifted with miraculous powers. During the great boom in the stock markets in the last two the canny speculators have never found any oppor- tunities in the textile shares. On the contrary, while other securities bhooming the mill stocks are near the lowest levels reached in panic years. Whatever {he merits or d merits of the tariff schedules may he, they surely have not brought any marvel- lous prosperity to New Eng- land’s textile mills.” One would think from this that vears the honorahle voters in the textile s New Bedford, Fall e quite peeved cnters, such would of the RBut the contrary is River, ete, failur tarift to work about the case. They ave for it stronger than ever, probably under the » the Fordney-Me: Cumber law not in for sup- tion that if were ce con- ditions would he much worse However, the tarift must as working pretty well elsewhere, he remainder of the Atlantic sed- busines i At board is prosperous, and 1s ut 17 per cent better tl s a year age There i& one about the tariff 1 cannot wavent. foree, Wher and busincss is good, the tariif gets a good high one is in the credit; when ene s in force t blamed. But tariff and business gets poor there that as the bad, t rif t th a low so much 1t. tarift receives low the is nothing lambasting In ot words a state of mind as it is a staple of politics BROOKLYN OUTSTRIPS MANHATTAN N York ity's poputation T it in tled . has Manhattan and “wrong." are are tan {sland Brooklyn millior ation race tier of cities | N York, w most imp Tammany has b lo ®0; but the “purifying ence of Brooklyn has been ver i ality since bes coming ot 1t a York has not the flavor sought by v rs to the HBroadway amuse ment district; it large remains a city of homes to a extent, even have beeu able to surpass those in most other [ apartments quite as wuch ag elsu- "mmfhln all the vot | wreck on be | that t big figures Greater New | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1925. though they have been ehanged to where, phenomenon of New York Is that one ) | hattan than one does of Brooklyn | =cven press dispatches relating to }n.“.,)\;;u happenings weually dated “New York" = yet Brooklyn is outstripping the cide across the are | river very rapldly, n ing years there be islamd but and may noth- on Manhattan sky- scrapers, stores restaurants, with perhaps a fringe of apartment the still insisted where dwellings to house thousand or so who upon living “near to they are employed.” TOBACCO MONOPOLY IN FRANCE monopoly has method of raising reve- The I'rench tobacco of the government Leen a nient it represents that a government profitable. How tobacco priviy 1s the consumers of | through lack of quality in the out- | put of cigars, cigarets and tobacco gomething else again,' :\ulng goes; at least | abroad who have become s as the accus- tomed to something at least re- in {smoke have never seemed favor- |ably impressed with the French | product, although it may be pos- sible to obtain quality goods paying enough for them, | Hard pressed for revenue, the | French government appears in- clined to farm out its tobacco | monopoly for a term of years; and flha only bidders in sight are Amer- |lcan tobacco willing to pay a fancy price for the of the French sembling quality what they by concerns which are privilege serving | people | Which la Americaine. is well ‘a and good as far would not be its health, and the French people seem fearful they would pay more for their tobacco products if the government farmed out the monop- oly. The Americans, hand, give the would market in the business for on the other promise that they the product in the | most approved fashion and would | provide a better grade of tobacco | for consumers. They do mot prom- | 1se lower prices but believe that a { volume business and certain econ- | omies {n the administration of the would tend to keep their present level; at prices would not ad- | vance out of proportion to the gen- | monopoly prices at H least, that | in I'rance. Why | should of France the tobacco the government stick to mon- | opoly, handling it as if it were the | postal department, always was a mystery to Americans, Such a busi- ness in all probability is developed to its best efliciency through pri- | vate It the not believe this they have the op- initiative, French do portunity to test the plan by farm- Ing out the tobacco monopoly to n concern for a term of the of that with an Ameri It at are they the he { S. end time | the sults dissatisficd the re- can return the monopo- Our desire to Iy to government. bet is y would mnot 80. Another Chri Claus rarely | mentioncd. Claus made his rounds on ha probably |no at the tention to “stop”" signal mayor The remembered friends with cigars; and they were in New Britain his made They are stil] New rohibition padlocking York, unit's idea of dispens- a- rets | P ing holiday cheer. in which is the ems 2 workers yesterday nobody found fault cards delivered today are safely In the all will meet ensconced with the others. of a few days end | cours the same Most cities report the in thelr biggest Christmas mai It's the same story every year, e able-hodied years it may ssary 1o employ half the ry to deliver Christmas mail to the other h There Mass were 5 arrests in 1924, and went to jail. otts 3 during 4 Goodwin ¢ persons s this a lelivery." Evidently the delivery go to 25 Vears Ago Today s issued a pro- celel jon of Year with particularly im- emonies y that gins on this New as it is the con- the nev Permis fireworks a. m. of the no tor January 1 o explode sion is given 1 New e cold he lers that the Main and crossing is not to be the no . A for during plained tes on one occasion 0. finally decided to contest the scat of Representative T. H. Brady In the next legislature. is has ars mora about Man- | suffer Amerfcans | as it goes. The American company | | eral advance which has taken place | paid | Belated Christmas | histories. | In | citi- “veritable jail 'ne claims irregularities, such as not 8, counting as straight prohibiton votes ballots where his name was marked, and other illegalities. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beloin have |returned from their honeymoon, Rev, Lucyan Bojnowskl is engaged |in taking the census of the Bacred Heart of Jesus Polish church, It has grown so large that he has se- cured an assistant, Rev. Francis | Wengrzywowskl. The Fred Rider Moulin Rougem with up-to-date burlesque and pret- tv girls, will be presented at the opera house tonight. | Carnations this Christmas vary in price from 75 cents to $1.50 a doz- hundred |en, whilo American Beauty roses are | as high as 75 cents and §1 each. Washington camp, D. O. § of A.. has elected A. L. Thompson treas- urer. The following officcrs have becn lelocted by Chamberlain council, 0. U A Councilor, John |Woou; vice recording s v, R. D. slstant recording seeretar: {C. Rowep financial secreta |Prelle; treasurer, W. L. Carpents conductor, Louls Cadwell; warden Louls Nc:ton; inside sentinel, W. E Ives: outside sentinel, J. ey rustee, R D, Fiteh; chaplain, I, A, Wilcox A. J. Benoit has been elected trus- tee of Tonte Temple, L. G. R. 'FactsandFancies BY ROBERT QUILY | Once a woman made man fall for an apple; now applesauce makes [nim fall for a woman. | e [ A semi-invalid is one who doesn't {know whether a doctor is a neces- | sity or a habit. A fres country is one in which | men have a chance to forget how to | salute. | Among typleal Amerlcanisms are ham and eggs. the dotted line and the trigger finger. Principle is the quality that makes a wet scorn the corruption by reason of which he is enabled to get his | hooch. One objection to being o hero in America Is that the country's taste is too darned temporary. Punishment may not better any- body, but it glves a pleasant sense of satisfaction to the one who does the punishing. A mere sore arm shouldn't worry Grange. Soon or late he'll get the | cold shoulder. free spender that way; he spends most of it on himself. Tt {en't probable that anything can stop Al Smith now except the Mason & Dixon line. No wonder people mix “statue™ and “statute.”” Both seem so utterly uncalled for at times, Tt is plea: | Garden of Eden, without taxes, re- ;!'nrmm'.t. working hours or relatives. | & | Every wild thing has a natural | enemy to shape its evolution, and in | the long run the telephone pole may benefit the flivver. do | mas past and Mrs. | Matrimony is just a sad business that makes a kiss a duty instead of an experience. { It you belleve a liar in peace times, you are a sucker; if vou believe him in war times, you're a patriot. Tt makes even a pacifist mad cnough to fight when he thinks of the good buys he missed during the war. Fortunately, a hook that improves [ your mind scldom males you as dull ;:‘.s the author. | Dawes lost his battle with the | senate, but he can keep up the one | with obscurit Correct this sentence: “When we take dinner with friends,” said he, “my wife never criticises my conduct when we get home.” (Protected by Publishers Syndicate). DR. HITCHCOCK DIES | Was Prominent Doctor and Served in Official Capacity for Mass. Board of Charitles, Hartford, Conn., Dec. 26.—Dr. Ed- ward Hitchcock of Amherst, Mass., since 1904 visiting physician for the |state board of charities, died here | yesterday. Dr. Hitchcock was born in Stafford, Mass, in 1854, was gradu from Amherst college in |1 Dartmouth Medical college lin 1851, was for two years a mem- |ber of the Amherst faculty, and from 1854 until 1901 professor of | physical education at Cornell uni- He was a grandson of the d Hitchcock, third presi- {dent of Amherst, and a son of Prof. Edward Hitchco head of the de- partment of physical education at 1he college versity. Rev. Edw FILM ACTRESS WEDS Riverside, Calif, Dec. 2€ Esther Ralston, film actress, W. Frey, motion e, married (- and pictare George h yes- 'READ HERALD CLASSIFTED ADS FOR YOUR WANTS 1 It isn't generosity that makes a Y | ant to think of the| i | hop Editor, care of the Uritain Herald, and your lettey | | will be forwarded to New York. o Same Old Grief, Folks! Oh fer cryin’ out loud once more Now that Christmas Day s o'er! Gifts we CAD use and NEVED | WOULD choo ( don’t it make you sore! TheModern Gift i “The Stewart's are In a Brownings: “Over what?" ranger: “Why, someone them a smoXing-set for nd Smith doesn't know whether ft i him or for his wife,” A NOTEE FROM SANTA CLAUS | (Found in her stocking by “Heartrouble') Reported to THE FUN SHOP By She-Knows-Who Heartrouble: Please don't think I'm knocking ause 1 tell you that your stock- ing Is much too small! For me to tell you that I figger It ought to be a whole lot bigger MAY seem like gall, sent i The loss is yours, not mine, girlle, IPor in this evening's hurly burly 1 cannot stop; I must take stockings as I find 'em And put in stuff that is assigned ‘em | From toe to top. dear Yet by rules and regulations Drawn up for Sweetics of all nations T must abide; No matter how much I am fetching, You get no more than can, by stretehing, Re put inside! 1t 1 had followed all directions Dictated by some one's affections, Upon my soul! To hold your* stuff asked by your lover Your stocking easily would cover A trolley pole! Contessions of a Bride It was the Freshlyweds' Christmas, and Honey was Precious her presents. “And this, sweetheart,” first giving he ex- “But ) interrupted his better half, “I don't think I've ever ironed any waffles.” —Jack H. Smith, From Our Own Infant-try Drill Regulations My Uncle Alfred was laughing end ; Joking with me. ) Thinking he was unusually funny this time I remarked, “Uncle Al, you are a card!” Little Mary, standing near, spoke iun quickly: "I think he is the jok- ert I —Merle O'Dell. How It Works Mrs. Huyler: “Mrs. Sutcliffe want- ed to hang it and Mr. Suteliffe ob- jected. And so all Christmas morning they fought over the mistietoe.” Huyler: “What was the outcome?"” Mrs. Huyler: “Why, all afternooa they made up under it.” —T. T. Garber. A Yorks Pas Mrs. Goebel: “Mrs. Sawyer eer- {ainly was disgraced by her husband at the Ilishel's Christmas dinner yesterday.” Goebel: “What did he do.” Mrs. Goebel: “Why, they had hardly seated themselves at the table when he began using the nut cracker on the olives. —Thomas Cawein. CHRISTMAS WILLIES AND POLLIES By George Shepard Chappell 1 | Willle . . such a cunning elf! . Found some presents on a shelf. These he marked, the little silly Each and every one . . “FOR WILLIE n Little Willle, full of glee, Wildly shook the Christmas tree, Crying, as the presents fell, “Look, they're ripe! Say, swell!"” ur Polly, blushing like a rose, | Cn the mantel hung her hose. ‘Then a placard she did print Giving Santa Claus a hint. | Written out in letters clear: “GIVE UNTIL IT HURTS, DEAR!" this is o | 1ittle Willle, Christmas night, . - Helped the Christmas tree to light, Then, when Santa Ciaus appeared, Helpful Willle lit his beard! v Christmas Eve, our cunning Polly Made a lovely wreath of holly. Mother said: “That's fine, aithougn You've left out the mistletoe o | “ghucks,” said Polly, “I don't tar!‘i I will wear some . . . in my hair! He Wad Heard| | Greene: We got a brn“(lfflj ndfather's clock for Christmas. time at your house esterday.” —D. G. Robinson. 1925. Reproduction (Copyrig! Forbidden) On The Weather Observation Washington, Dee. 26.—Forecast for Southern New England: Mostly cloudy tonght and Sunday, some- what colder tonight and continued cold Sunday and Monday fresh northwest winds. Forec: for Eastern New York: Mostly cloudy tonk; and Sund with light local snows in the in- terior; slightly colder tonight; con- tinued cold Sunday and Monday; tresh northwest winde, New | Christinas D heard you had a big On the C geonholed at this scason of the y the party managers keep the sub- ject constantly in the back of their minds. Discussion of prospective | candidates for the ropublican nom- { ination for mayor continues to be a | topic of interest in the clubs and | between working moments in of- fices. There is as much uncertainty con- cerning the nomination now as there ever was, The ficld is being broad- ened and overy few days the nun of some prominent citizen is men- | tioned in connection with the hope | that he will accept the nomination | it he is convinced that th wants him. In this G. Downes of Mun street, who, the Obscrver has been informed, s beng conisdered by many friends, | (he Observer has been inform- ed, 18 belng constdered by many friends as the logical man to lead the G. O. P. on election day, Mr. Downes 1s a buil ling contractor. He | been engaged n business in this | city for a nv er of years and has | been successful. He is well liked in a wide circle o quaintances and is known to be a man of his word with no one dictating his conduct, Mr. Downes has had experience in city affairs as a member of the board of public works where he distinguish- ed himself by common sense and sound judgment. It is not known whether he would except a nomina tion but a number of influential r publicans would like to have his ap- proval so they could go out and work for him during the pre-primary campaign. 3x-8enator Richard Covert is also looming up as probability. It is re- ported that he has strong support. Whether Mr. Covert could be el ed, it nominated, is a question, He is | extremely popular. In fact there are few men in politics in this city who 1ave more staunch friends. e is a good fellow in every sense of the word. But it is possible that hls affili- ation with certain leaders of the party would not be helpful to hs candidacy. This does not imply that | he would be subservient to them but it is a weakness which much be | reckoned with because it was one of the factors in bringing about a demo- cratie victory two years ago. Alderman C. J. Dehm, republican whip in the common council, is said to be eager to win the nomination. | Alderman Dehm has had many years | experience in the local political field. | He is famliliar with the twists and turns and has been mixed up in| many hot campaigns. He is a hard | worker, so his republican associates say. But he has been so closely iden- tified with the *“machine” that his strength as a candidate for mayor, if his ambition s considered seriously | by the leaders, isof doubtful value He has been “regular’” in his every act and, if those who dictate party policy learned a lesson in the cam- paign of 1023, they will fight shy | of anyone who has been a wheel horse of the band wagon. Alderman William H. Judd mentioned among the possibilitics. In his case, also, the ghost of 1923 rises and threatens dire things. It s | not thought that he can be elected ir he gets the nomination. Two other well known citizens are | being discussed. Ex-Representative | Ernest W, Christ might be prevailed | upon to run although he has recent- | made the assertion that he is not anxious for the nomination. Sena-! tor Edward F. Hall is one of the most popular men in the fleld. He is | the only man mentioned whose chances of victory are bright. Many republicans would like to see him drafted even though he is not en- thusiastic about leading the ca It seems to be a foregone con sion that the democratic pa renominate Mayor Paonessa. 1s | | What's in a name? Absolutely | nothing, according to the authoritics of Plainville. 8o positive were they | | that the gamblers caught in a rafd this week would give false names | thit they made no attempt to learn | the real ones by checking up the . ature and addresses given. Nevertheless, in order that the alsity would not be too apparent oni [FATHERHAS BEE PAPER BY MISTAKE VERY SMALL AND MOTHER'S | jeet | Henry Ford admitted that Mellie w. | “a good fiddler,” even hinted that the Maine muslcian | was a violinist, | may have rejected, | these | quarters. No time (THE WORLD AT ITS WORST : . - N ( N L PICKING “THINGS UP TROM THE SORTED PI UNSORTED PILE., THL PRESENT WiLL BE FOUND. TOMORROW IN ; AWER., LETEILIIINLILIINILIstIILILLLL) —THE OBSERVER— Makes Random Observations ity and Its People Although polities s usually pl-|.the surface, County Detective Hickey made sure that the were not too common, The first culprit, when asked his name, replied, “Anderson." “There's no Andcrsons crowd, understand?" teetive, Another unwise gambler ventured a Smith, “There are no Smiths, either,” an- nounced Hickey, “nor Browns nor Joneses." A third man caught in the haul gave the name of a prominent New tain man and lkewise drew the scorn of the raiders, Then came the climax, when an inoffensive-looking fellow announc- ed he was Walter Shean. “You are not,” positively stated Hickey nd we know where Ger- ald Chapman is. He's in Wethersfield names given in this flared the de- prison and not in this crowd here.” | We wonder if there was a man actually christecned John Smith in the crowd, and what would have happened had he been honest his declaration. Random rantings of the observ- Christmas has come and gone, but not the Christmas rush in the stores; in fact, this is at its height The buying erush extends over a pe- riod of two months, but aM the pr sents purchased within that time are exchanged in less than a week. ‘We see a danger to the police o ficers who have handled the traffic so well for the last several years. In this age of mechanics when the automobile replaces the horse, the traffic post is supplanting the hu- man traffie director. If many more silent cops” are set up, the traf- fie force will be dismissed and the new equad will be one of expert s and electricians, hazard caused by C: mas trecs is still present, but in a! guise. Formerly the warning Don't knock over the can- * Now it's “Don't short-circuit the wires."” new was, Mellie Dunham has been the sub- of much publicity lately and but no one has This is a great time of the year for unsuccessful artists. No matter how many attempted pictures they no matter how crude their work, even the worst of them can still make his living by turning out “art” calendars. Some of alleged “art” calendars look like the children's lithographed plc- ture puzzies—put together wrong, Say the moron-feeding philoso- phers of the magazines, “Make your New Year's resolutions now To avoid any regret which may come if the second important step is put off until after the first of the month, | we advise, “Break your New Year's ! resolutions now."” he police and public works de- partments would do well to keep in mind the occurrences of Thursday morning when several automobiles were damaged and property and placed in danger bec on street hill. The peculiar construction of ti | pavement west of the post office— this being the only wood-block pave ment in the cit makes the street | one apt to take on a smooth, glass like surface, extremely dangerous to automobilists, made for the police to convey to the | stored close by and arrangements made for the polele to convey to the public works department {informa- tion of dangerous highway condi- tions as soon as they reach head- should then be lost in sanding the highway. This was done Thursday morning and skidding accidents at this ended abruptly. Incidentally the skidding mishaps indicated how ineffectual traffic traffic posts are when compared with the human traffic officer, cap- able of analyizing a dangerous sit- ation and taking into consideration . SISTER AND GRANDMA A QUITE LARGE PACKAG LOWER BUREAU DR pyriy 1025 B in | point | .4 \ COMMISSIONED O TIND THE PRESENT AUNT EMSENT, | WHICH HE MUST HAVE CARRIED DOWN CELLAR WITH THE BOXES AND TISSUE REMEMBER IT, RESPECTIVELY, AS E, WHILE MOTHER HELPS BY LE AND DROPPING THEM ON..THE IR” elements of & given case, Flash- fng motorists coming down the de- cline to stop, the traffic post was uc- | countable for a great many of the skidding mishaps. The sudden app!i- cation of brakes which would not have been necessitated by traffic conditions as they existed at that time of the day, had a tendency to send cars reeling in all directions completely beyond the drivers con- trol, RULING DOES NOT APPLY TO CHAPYAN S0 Sags Cohen Regarding Kansas Decision Hartford, Dec. 26. he ruling by Judge John C. Pollack in the United States court at Kansas City that a presidential commutation of sen- tence of a prisoner is not binding unl accepted by the prisoner, is not at variance with the decislon by Judge Thomas in the Gerald Chap- man ca according to Assistant United States Attorney George 8. Cohen, who represented the govern- ment at the Chapman habeas corpus hearings her In the Kansas City case, Mr, Cohen said, the petitioner, Vunce Perovich, a Montenegrain nobleman, has heen convicted of murder in Alaska and sentenced by the federal court to be executed. President Taft commuted this to life imprison- ment and Perovich was confined In Leavenworth prison. The case came before Judge Pollack on Pero- vich's contention that he was il- legally irprisoned for life and the judge ordered his release. In the Perovich case, Mr, Cohen |sald Judge Pollack acted in ac- cordance with previous declsions which hold that changes in sen- tence, when not merely a lessening of the amount of the original sen- | tence, require the acceptance of the prisoner. In the Chapman case, Mr, Colien says, the change in sen- tence is clearly a lessening of the sentence imposed for mail robbery, a change in degree and amount of sentence, but not in kind. In the Perovich case, the issue as Mr. Cohen sccs it, is the change in the | kind of sentence, from death to life { imprisonment, DOUMER'S NEW FINANCE | PLANBEFORE CABINET | French Minister Soon to Go Before | House With Rehabilitation i Suggestions, ’ London, Dee. 26 (A—The French cabinet has taken up the finance minister's proposals for the re- habilitation of French finances, and M. Doumer hopes that the cabinet will have completed its examination by Tuesday and made its decision. He will then go before the cham- ber of deputies and face the house, which has already disposed of s cral other finance ministers and their financial proposals, Both the chamber and the ate stand adjourned until M, but the deputies of the left c |are busily engaged on proposals which they will submit as a coun- ter to th of M. Doumer, The finance minister’'s plans are not definitely known, but a double tax on business turnover {s expect- ed to be one of the features, and this is one of the points of conten- tion between the government and those who are in opposition, When they go before the cham- ber, Premier Briand and M. Dou- mer acclare they ave determined to fight it out, and the premier is prepared to accept any majority that will carry his program through. Sen- MORE KLAN FIRES Norwich, Dec. 26 (R—Two flery crosses were burned here Thursday night, by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. The crosses blazed forth from Hinckley Hill and Jail Hill {n ‘lthfis city. A cross was also burned {last night on Taylor Hill, Jewett | City, nine miles north of this city. By GLUYAS WILLIAMS | i GLYAS 1226 wiuiars”|