New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1927, Page 6

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Our circulation statistice are -‘thl-‘-uadn, ‘.'rn 1:;:;: ainst frau :::::1‘52:1‘:- flgues to both mationel and focal advertisers, The Herald dally in New York at Hotaling's Newasstand, Time Square; Bchultz's Newastands, Entrence Grand Central, 42nd Strest. e e —The real marvel of this radio- telephony system is how it pene- trates the London fog. —Another row in the Senate, but not with the contestants working be- hind oars. PERFECTLY PRACTICAL The charter revision committee didn't take long to decide that a popular referendum in the ity charter is “impractical.” But that conclusion unhappily proves noth-| ing. It is perfectly practical in other citles. The point is, the worthy | charter revisionists don't want any such animal around the kennel. | TWO GOOD MOVES FOR RECREATION It is a pleasure to note that the agitation furthered in these columns for municipal coasting courses, or other forms of winter recreation, is about to bear fruit. Mayor Weld is to be highly commended for writing to the park and public amusement commissions, stimulating those civic functionaries into doing something worthwhile for the youth of the city. The mayor took the logical stand— | that coasting courses furnished by the city would tend to prevent coast- | ing accidents on the public thor-| oughfares. There is quite as much oppor- tunity to provide outdoor recreation during the during the summer, especially after a heavy snowfall. If the possibilities of| utilizing ponds for skating purposes are added, the opportunities will ap- peal to a large portion of the popu- | lation. The result of the mayor's action | has been immediate so far as,skub ing is concerned. Superintendent Ralph B. Wainright, superintend- ent of parks, has been quick to act, announcing there would be a skat- ing carnival at Stanley Quarter Park tonight. To make the grand opening as grand as possible, a band has been hired and illumination will be| winter as furnished by a collection of red fire | torches stuck in the snow. Such bril- llant ideas are to be highly com- mended; if the weather permits, and the skating carnival turns out as ex- pected, the park superiatendent can look citizens in the eye with quite satisfied twinkle, So can the mayor. | As this was written the weather was ideal for sport should be stimulated and encouraged to a greater extent in the city. This| move in tehalf of the skating car- nival in Stanley Quarter park, there- | fore, is one of considerable moment | to the youthfulness of the city who | are in need of recreational oppor-! tunities; and some oldsters, who | still know how to do their flgure‘l eights, are included. ; ‘When the next snowfall comes the | park department, fortified by the desires of the mayor, no doubt will | skating; the | tracks just as the | banks are faced plies to our streets as well as to the things that affect individual living. The signal towers and lights have tended to make all streets in all cities look more or less alike. The buildings may be different, but the signal outfits all look pretty much alike. And the motorists, in being con- | fronted with “red,” say about the same things in Kalamazoo that they do in Miami. STATE IN ON IT It seems to have been generally overlooked that certain high state officials in Connecticut actively col- laborated with Florida in fighting the federal inheritance tax law. This was done on the score that the law was an invasion of state's rights. Unfortunately, the U. S. Supreme Court was not even remotely im- pressed with this contention. Florida is within its own rights if | it does not care to inflict an inherit- ance tax upon its citizens; but it was not within its rights when it tried to prevent the federal government from collecting the tax within the state. It happens, of course, that the federal law is particularly hard upon Florida in that up to 80 per cent of the tax is returned in such which possess inheritance taxes. This is to prevent double taxation. In Florida, because it has no such tax, not a cent is returned by the federal government. The cry of state's rights sounds very alluring until it comes up in the federal high court for adjudica- states Alderson. What he refers to is that the city stands at the head ot all New England cities in this respect— or at the foot, depending upon the point of view. The evil is due entirely to the facility with which work permits are issued. We have had occasion on several occasions to refer to the evil. ‘What is needed is action. The minister is to be commended for doing his bit by calling attention to conditions that we cannot afford to overlook. His reference to personal responsibllity is a valuable contri- bution to the discussion. BORAH IN ARMS Senator Borah is temperamentally unfit to play with the administra- tion. Attempts have been made to woo him into the fold, to keep him within bounds on the grand old party reservation. He has been a more frequent visitor to the White House than any other senator—ap- parently by invitation. But all of this has done not the slightest good. He is implacably antagonistic to cer- tain administration policies and owns to a penchant to talk right out in meeting whenever he gets ready— which is very often. His present tiff is with Seccretary of State Kellogg, and he is more than holding his own, as usual. It is a dangerous thing to get into an argument with Borah. He isn't al- ways right, argue. In the present instance, dis- cussing the merits of intervention in but he knows how to the Jdaho senator has his side that to Nicaragua, 80 much logic on tion. Then the supposed rights us-|bowl over his adversaries is a mere ually become stalled on the railroad | formality. express is ap- proaching. BONUS CERTIFICATES Newspapers of the country are publishing what the local bankers think of loaning money to war vet- erans upon adjusted service certifi- cates as collateral. The point of view everywhere seems to be pretty much | the same—that indiscriminate loan- ing of money upon these certificates | is out of the question. Some of the bankers further. Reverberations from De- troit, Chicago and Baltimore are particularly vehement. In the latter city one of the leading bankers said in language everyone could under- g0 even | stand that there would be nothing the certificates, other stirring regarding and that the scheme was government imposition.” 1t can readily be realized that the with an unusual problem in connection with loaning money on the certificates. It is a ervice to individuals, is fraught with much detail, requires much clerical attention, and a lack ot judicial in loaning money can lead to unwelcome dif- ficulties. We believe the service men for the most part can appreciate this point of view. The best plan is not to borrow money on the certificates, if this can be possibly avoided. In most cases it can. New PBritain banks seem to have hit upon a golden middle ground in handling the problem. The public which owns the deposits in the banks naturally expect the cus- todians of the funds to exercise ex- carefulness ceeding care in how they utilize the money. The bankers are merely the responsible custodians of public funds. They cannot permit sentiment | and heart interest to influence their indgments. It is a cold-blooded busi- ness propostion; necessarily so and in this category in the interest of public safety. If there is any fault to be found 1it clearly points to the system in- augurated by the administration., Criticisms should be directed toward | Washington, not toward the banks. “FRIENDSHIP” The Pan-American building stands in Washington, monument supposed serene marble to typify the mutuality of understand- | ing and good will between the Pan- American countries and the United | States. The Monroe Doctrine still func- tions as a vital policy in the Amer- ican government. Through it we pre- vent encroachments of nations upon this hemisphere. ropean a white| | | | | | | lose mo time in arranging £00d | But pick up any newspaper p\,h_‘ coasting courses in the parks, hills are there; all they effort to pack down the snow and | welcome the boys and girls. They'll come in droves | Tht‘.} need is some | TRAFFIC TOWERS Glimpsing through a magazine de- voted to mu by the street scencs, of traffic towers, perched above the ipalities, one is struck large number of plctures of in which the presence awirling lanes for motors, are prom- inent. They are a sign of the times. Streets in the cities are beginning to | take on the appearance of railroad yards, with their signal towers and red and green lights New Britain's central traffic tower, so far unused but awaiting the electrical hook-up which is to enable the operator to regulate traf. fle for blocks around, dy become a prominent characteristic of the Center—is almost as promin- ent as the monument close by. We hear and read much of a standardized civilization. This ap- has alr lished in South of Central Amer and if you can read Spanish you will find hard, bitter comments against the United § All due to the American policy in Nicaragua. The Pan-American building in | Washington stands for little b | vanished ideal. The Sough are calling us imperialists of the worst type; they distrust us; they say we make treatics and then do {not abide by them; they call us everything that Europe has over- 10t Pan-American fric one of those dream: | What do the | ever, 50 long as there is mone re sts care, to be made under southern skic long as an acquiescent administration prefers diplomacy to that more in- tangible and less profit thing | called fricnal | et | CHILD LABOR | The city should be ashamed of ft- child | labor, according to the Rev. W. IL ness, seif for permitling so much ndship has been | O€ how- | how | MITH BOOM It may be a little early for presi- dential booms, and it was the chary- | minded New York World which warped Democrats a few days ago not to start the Smith boom too early, on the score that the early birds in politics do not always find the worm. Regardless of this sage advice, however, the embattled Democracy of New York has for- mally started the boom a-booming, putting forward the popular govern- or as a “second Jefferson.” The governor himself, a few days previously, had mentioned the sub- ject somewhat difidently during his inaugural address; at least, he point- ed out he was trying to serve all the | people and indicated he could do the same in a larger sphere. Smith should be nominated. Ilis opponent in such a case no doubt would be President Coolidge, who is now said to have no intention of stepping aside in deference to the anti third-term sentiment. It would be a fine battle, and one thing is| certain—the winner would have no 7,000,000 plurality. Smith would give Coolidge, or any othét Republican candidate, a magnificent run for the White House; and if the issues were sharply and properly drawn, his chances would not be slim, by any means. He would carry New York, to begin with, with its largest elec- toral vote; and would carry some | other states normally Republican. Factsand Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN Brief review of a “vanities” road show: Epidermis; dirt. Sun spots didn't all America's disturbances Damp spots helped some. cause last of year. Speaking of politics, it might be possible to buy a seat in a street car. Wouldn't Landls get excited it he should discover that some player once stole watermelons! Alas! There are a few weeks be- tween basket ball and baseball when college students have nothing to do but study. In the old days the measure of | wasn't hospitality always liquid measure, The two things that have caused the m tears are intolerance and “mat The girls seem less sweet than of yore? Ah, well, old chap; a circus scems less thrilling, also. Perhaps Henry resents t the Jews buy more than flivvers. the fact expensive Living ahead of complaining because Americanism: one's ncome; rope docs. t feminine bandits, ter protection than a in your pocket In this day there's no b tame mousc Dictionaries evolve slowly, yct in time “Charge it to dad” may all | wor Mussolini can't live al and ar can a car coast up il ter the motor is to ctice by talking to a flat Synonyms are words of about the same meaning. Example “Rich” and “not_guilty.” 1 | It there's anything in refncarna- tion, we know the Dean pld Jere- | miah is now living in. | Can it be that the fittest to sur- vive are-those who know best low to get an appropriation out of Con- gress. A Presidential campaign isn't really under way until the Demo- | crats begin to pull one another's | hair. Correct this sentence ““When I read a book,” said she, “I never skip the descriptions of scenery and weather. 5 Copyright, 1927, Publishers Syndicate MAXSON Send all communications to Fun | Shop Editor, care Of the New Britaip Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York. | 41 B | Tt Saves Thawing *Em Out, Folks! | Now radiator covers make | Their yearly bow, for goodness sake Let's get a disposition cover | Keep humor's motor turning over, plained i Maloney: “An’ why did yez want | [to buy an eight-day clock, Pat?” Casey: “Shure, oil wanted to foind out how it gets in the ixtry day each | ATTACKING THE BILITY By W. H. Wright 014 fellows who sit In the bald-headed row, Whose skulls have grown thick While their hair has grown {hin | Will solemnly tell you | That long, long ago | When lassies wore dresses IFrom heels to chin To peep at an ankle ]‘ Was deadliest sin, And no fellows did it! Oh, no! Not back in the days long ago! R CREDI- 01a women who bask In life’s sunset glow, Whose tongues have grown sharp While their lips have grown thin Will solemnly tell you | That long, long ago They sat on the sofa And right in between { Themselves and the man | A big space could be seen! But T'm an old relic! Ho, ho! | Ana 1 on the leve Bargains | Harry: “Why would a m best place to sical | buy | | comedy be the dies’ clothes?” | Edward: “I give up. Why?" | Harry: “Because everything's al- | ways three-fourths off.” —L. H. Lichtenstein Think This Over, Girlst The chap who frankly admits he understand wcmen, often more about them than the guy! | doesn't The Easi | Mother found Emily, her five-year old daughter, eating some sticky candy. “Stop eating that candy, Smily, fingers may not be clean.” " “Oh, yes they are clean, mother, cried little Emily. “Are you sure, dear?"” “Yes I am, 'cause I've just licked | 'em —Mrs. Mary G. Atkins Items From the Darktown News many happy returns e s Rrother Johnsing, deaconator ob e Second National Church, was ob- crved in company with Magnolius Wednesday eve. If Brother Johnsing pays up his back subscription we remains silent—if he don't, we tell all we knows about it, We Knows dat brother Johnsing | won't pay, so details will be found | on page 4, column 2. Jigger's wife en de names of Ace, Inut Z Tippy was de win- [ e W | poker championship > bi manen ‘;‘, :rqn:;\'.x-v rear of th it Ball | The ma s recognized the Pool Parlor Saturday ng. Ar. | possibility of carrying a good idea Tippy held a royal flush four (imes | farther and he has asked his com- | but hefore he could ioners to look into, the practi- in successive, collect his winnings Mr. suddenly afflicted by a sev tuck of throat trouble and pas hd noble reward, Tippy 7y Kindergarten 1 by Dnsty | they frequently exaggerate the im- { They lie like the... mischief, len them before or after the hearings When they talk of the long, 1ong | when the lobbying is carried on. ago! | They are mot’ informed as they until you wash your hands. Your | | o Mr, and Mrs. Ecru Pin- | considers it feasible, he has an- Kle. triplets to which have been glv- | nounced. The slide can be made liees . Deuce, and | sufficiently wide to allow hundreds Trey. Mr. Pinkle is lucky he don't to make use of it in safe- | Dlay cards with a pinochle deck in jon by a policeman will | i am low. nst abuses and it will be h de nine spot am - uicH s if, once established, the sorte on the use of Browne Chalkit was in s also used by The annual session of the salary committee of the common council which started this week and which will conclude next week, when the report to the council will be drafted, again focused public attention on the methods employed to handle the salary question, and, judging by the comment that is heard in places other than City Hall, the recom- mendation that has been made fre- quently to improve the modus operandi is as far from adoption as it was when origihally made. A few years ago, Tax Collector Loomis appeared before the com- mittee and requested that the time allofted him for a hearing be spent in his own office, directly across the corridor from the hearing room, and he would be pleased to explain in as great detail as the members wish- ed, the system of handling the busi- ness, the varioug bookkeeping re- quirement and the duties of the col- lector and his assistants. The offer was not accepted, and the formal hearing was held, with the custo- mary questions and answers. On an- other occasion, the registrars of vot- ers made a similar request, hoping to impress the committee with the amount of detail in their office and its importance, but the committee apparently was not interested. It is said some individual mem- have made it their business to onally investigate the work of city officials and employees for whom salary increases have been recommended, but the practice of | consistently keeping in close person- al touch with the work of the de- partments and the individual per- sonnel has yet to be adopted. The | committee could conduct these in- | vestigations very handily and with- | out submitting the members to an | unreasonable tax on their time, and | the result would be advantageous to all concerned. Under the present system, which has been in vogue for many years, petitioners come before the commit- tee with the feeling that they must | “say a few words,” but hardly with | il the hope that their arguments w have weignt. In their earnestnc portance of their duties, but this is | blamed for possessing it. On the other hand, some who Jack k of putting forth a convincing | gument fail to make a favorable impression, whereas, were they giv- en the opportunity of showing their work and explaining it, the council members very likely would meet their requests in an entirely differ- ent manner. Some councilmen who act on sal- ary increase petitions know nothing about them beyond what they are told at the hearings, or what is giv- ki should insist on being, and the re- sult is that their vote is frequently | misdirected, Doubtless the present committee and those of years past have meant to be fair but they should not be content to have good intentions. They should also avail themselves of the opportunity of learning by investigation, and then there would be less attention paid to the spoken arguments of the pe- titioners and their boosters. There remains time to better the | system of attending to the import- ant matter of salary adjustment, and | w er the commiltee sees fit to make favorable recommendations or not, the petitioners undoubtedly | would receive the report at least | with the knowledge that a real ef- fort was made to arrive at a just decision, while the taxpayers, who are the paymasters could not truth- tully say that the committee did not | function with thoroughness propor- tionate to the mafter in hand. The Observer is pleased to note that Mayor Weld is in agreement with his suggestion that an effort expected that no time will be lost in making safe coasting places a reality. Several weeks ago atten- tion was cailed to the dangers of coasting on city streets and the Ob- server suggested as a possible rem- edy a supervised slide Walnut Hill park, the slope declining from | the wading pool to the south and west being mentioned. Mayor Weld gave study to the proposition and of coaster vehicular traffic, where unwary boys {and girls are continually subjected to the possibility of death or per- s in other properties so may benefit. cability of similar sli parks and on school 11 sections of the city | We went to a banquet. No fool- |ing, we were really invited and we climbed into an honest-to-goodness | dress suit with tails on it that flapped around our legs in a disconcerting ner when w | \duct ¥ | ma walked. We for- | ~el, stop scratching— | o edish movemint? e “No, the Chinee itch. o No, e Enough! | Aty broader, the sailer, brawt it - L home to me on hi trip. He say | he want to give me somc thing wat Yes, but you don't hear goin' to last a whilc as you do in the | | ” Toctcher: “How does he like sea | fo | lite—use the werd ‘fallacy’ ju 2] —Cornelius Merber ;n.»).v it harder. —_— | Axel Gr o Wily Wiley! “}le say its all gravey to be in the “lI knew Wiley ten | nav ; g years ago when he didn't have a | To sail across the sea ban grate | gime iy his pocket.” sport— Mur “There's no change in The we it ban > but he gail | hym yet!™ free of charge, —Joseph K. Weiss | And a fallacy lite 1214?1\\11‘"\}'&" (Copyright, 1927. Reproduction —11. F, McNair —THE OBSERVER— Makes Random Observations On the City and Its People | hungrily on the Number 8 smolkeless | shot. | while our government is good. s, | waited a long time for this a human failing and they cannot be | into disappointed tears, Emily Post would | the | approve ably do. in demi-tasee. get just who gave the banquet and why it was given but we know it was a real banquet because they asked us today to buy one of the flashlight pictures that has us look- ing like a fledgling eagle surprised in the nest. ‘We arrived and shook hands with several acquaintances whom we rec- ognized even in their white ties. We obtained a seat and after a some- what ragged rendition of “America” during which we eyed the forks and chose the one we would start the battle with, we sat down. Then we stood up again and unfolded the coat tails from under us. These rented suits crease so. ‘We had oysters on the half shell and we ate them. Not that we like them but it seemed the thing to do. Everybody ate them. We estimated that about 7 per cent of the aitend- ance relished tham. We had con- somme and we sipped that. We have read somewhere that it is perfectly proper to drink consomme if it is in | the double handled cups. They served double handled cups. Nobody drank theirs. We estimated that if one brave soul had drunk his con- somme it would be narrated over 350 breakfast tables the next day. Not that it isn’t perfectly proper but it just is that nobody quite believes Emily Post., We had a salad comprised of a lot of mayonnaise and lettuce. Out of 350 salads, 14 ate their lettuce— 12 of the 14 showed signs of it on their coal lapels afterwards. We had rosst duck. Roast wild duck, The portion we had must have been old ang revered herring just as the shot reached him. We tasted the old and revered herring but we missed out on the duck. The duck that we portioned was all herring. Herring and Number 8, Hercules Smokeless long range cartridge. Two fillings and a front fang crunched | cream which had | ¢ great once We had ice moment, It had evidently given up hoping and had dissolved | ‘We won- dered whether of drinking ex-ice cream. We sipped this also. The dress sult can prove that statement, We had demli-tasse. It reminded us of the old joke “Oh, I love demi- tasse. I love to dip it in my coffee.” We used sugar in ours as we invari- We received several black looks at the idea of dropping sugar Just to show the rest that we knew what we were doing we dropped in another lump, It approached the sagcharine stages before we had finished. We plunged into a cigar and found that some. body had economized in the choos- ing of the cigars. We tried a ci- garette and sat down to listen. Dots to show time passing. One hour and thirty-eight minutes later the roar of the flashlight woke | us up. ‘AVe plodded out and found our overcoat and somebody's hat. All that night and the next day we tasted herring. Herring and Her- cules smokeless Number 8 shot. The dress suit cost us $4.50 not count- ing the fce cream on the left lapel. That was fifty cents extra. idea, these banquet The world powers are having a lot of fun just now with China and Nicaragua. They have no right to intervene but have a duty to do it, 50 whenever a new war lord collects a full squad of men or a bolshevik agitator shoots off a string of fire- crackers an armed force is sent to protect the lives of Xuropean and Americans in the country. China and Nicaragua must be choked with little bands of soldiers, sailors and marines engaged in maintaining or- der and shooting craps. We don't talion of marines and glon to patrol those streets and see they were kept in proper order. solini, ceived an abject apology and was assured it would not happen again. policy of intervention from within, loaning money to the city and its officials in return for appointments and concessions, final- [ cngrossed in gulping down a very ]y demanding that the “Internation- ale” be sung in substituted for You” in vaudeville acts and that a red flag float from the top of memorial shaft on Walnut Hill positions as the foregoing is that| China and Nicaragua need interven- | tion, as they are poorly rented | Great | | Dayton. two countries mentioned above. Here are a few Incldents that might happen. The Fifth Ward Republican club might take up the Pajewski case with Marshal Pilsudski and Poland would send a regiment to New Brit- ain to guard the streets into the fifth wafd and make sure no stool pigeons were aJlowed to pass. Poland might protest unfair trial or even that the law was unfair and demand that residents of Polish descent be tried in Polish courts through the sign- ing of a treaty of extra-territorial- ity. Some visitor from Great Britain might be held up, robbed, and shot by a gunman. A fleet of British warships weuld hurry up the Con- necticut, unlimber its long-range guns; and bombard New Britain un- til we agreed to pay an indemnity to the unfortunate Briton, with a further amount to the British gov- ernment to soothe its outraged dig-|tOWns were the same size back nity. A local factory might have a large contract with the French govern- ment. Then a particularly bitter election campaign miglit be waged and a party unfavorable to the French voted into power. Fearful that the new government would re- fuse .to pave the streets from the contracting factory and that the manufactured articles would there- by be shaken up’and broken, Presi- dent Doumergue would order a bat- some non- movie members of the Foregn Le- An orator might denounce Mus- and “Il Duce” would forth- with despatch a hot note to Mayor Weld and follow up by occupying Belvidere until such time as he re- Russia would go about her usual by boring and | Love the schools “Because 1 the | Of course, the reply to such sup- | governed, | We| don’t know about the former, but we-are inclined to doubt the latter| half of that reply. Still, it might be beneficial to have foreign troops trotting into the city every few days. If they could suppress the hold-up experts and shoot a few wild motorists who dis-| obeyed their orders the city would| be a much safer place in which to| live. ! SHAKER‘CITY 1§ two communities was almost invari- ably pleasant and friendly. » Dayton Drew Residents In 1820 an elder at Union Villlage announced that in a vision the Lord had instructed the Shakers'to pro- nounce a curse upon Lebanon ani its people and a blegging,upon Day- ton. There was some demur, but presently two elders appeared on horseback in the streets of Le- banon and galloped up and down calling the curse of the Lord upon the village for the intolerance and bigotry ofits people, Later in the same day, the two elders appeared on a street in Dayton, and waving their hats as they rode called upon the Lord to bless the town and its citizens. “Look at Dayton today, and look at Lebanon.” offer the believers, in proof that the curse and the blessing alike have been realized. *Both in 1820—about 1,000 persons in each, Now Dayton is a prosperous manu- facturing city of nearly 200,000 peo= ple and Lebanon is still a village of only two or three thousand.” A history of Shakerlem, relates that immediately after the pros nouncements, hundreds of supersiti- ous settlers, with visions of Dayton's future greatness hastened to move there, forming the nucleus for the city of today. Lord Grey Can Read in Dark as Well as Light London, Jan. 8 (A—Lord Grey of Fallodon can read in the dark as well as light. ‘When he was threatened with blindness he learned to read by the Braille touch system, and now, with his eyesight much improved he still finds Braille books useful. “One can turn out the light,” he says, “draw_up the sheets and liter- ally read one’s self to slee] 25 Years Ago Today Two more cases of small-pox have been reported, making three in the city. 2 Manager Hanna announces the appearance of James J. Jeffries, the” champion pugilist of tha world, who will be here January 23 with the Trocadero Burlesque Co. The Plainville Baptist church has clected C. H. Bronson superintend- ent of the Sunday school. Frank Hart is treasurer. L. Schupeck is having made plans for a fine brick building on his lot on Main strect between the Burritt school and the Bernard Clark block. It will be of brick, four stories high, 30x1 The special lighting committee consisting of Alderman Curtls and Councilmen Farmer and Steele held its first meeting last night. It has before it the consideration of the difference of opinion that exists be- tween the city and the electric light RECALLING CURSE {Wonders il Superstition Is| Finally Coming True | Lebanon, 0., Dec. 8 (A—Has the Shaker's curse, called down upon | the village ef Lebanon more than a | century ago, come true? | Has the blessing pronounced upon the then neighboring village of Day- ton at the same time been realized ? Superstition clings to the soil, and in this little town, despite the in- fluences of education and science, many may be found who believe the century-old curse and blessing have been efficacious. Andwthey point to the two towns today as proof. Were Rival Centers | When the nincteenth centry was but a few years old, a colony of Shakers was founded near there, known as Unlon Village. About the same time a colony of Shakers called Watervlict was founded near The people of ILebanon reviled and persecuted their Plous, prosper- ous neighbors, Mobs visited Union b e be made to provide sliding places|sec how there is any room left for|Village bent on mischief. Life be- Ldited iy Onyx S1Q 0072y (|oft the dity st thereby mini-|the natives to move about. came almost unbearable (Supervised by Paul S. Powers mizing the danger to youthful| But suppose the same thing were|for the “brothers” and Lo coasters. to be done, to us. Imagine, for a|Oddly enough, however, the best of | tture. installment colleet-| The mayor has written his com-|while, that New Dritain is subject |feeling exlsted hetween the Water- The furniture or at de Frimpy | Missioners on the park board and|to foreign intervention as are the|viiet Shakers and the people of the man was a VISIO® A C0 Sished |the public amusements commission home Tuesday o e Frimpys. |asking their cooperation and it is |BRIDGE HELPS a ® o e ) | Sunday cloudy and warmer; ! Saturday; company relative to a contract for city lighting. They glanced over the company's proposition and talked of having a conforence with Allun V. Paige, the electric company's lightning calculator, then ad!ourncd. Moss Bros. advertises oxford rag- lans at $6.95 and up,’ ladies’ dress skirts at 93 cents and up, men's suits at $6.95 and up, men’s fedora hats at §2 and up, and men's derby and = | Alpine hats at $1.50 and up, Observation On The Weather Washington, Jan, 8.—Forecast for Southern New England: Fair with slowly rising temperature Saturday prob- ably followed by snow or rain. Torecast for Eastern New York: Fair with slowly rieing temperature Sunday cloudy and warmer; possibly rain or snow. Conditions: Pressure remaing low over the Canadian maritime provinces. An extensive area of high pressure is moving slowly east=_ ward with its center over Michigan. Fair weather will prevail Saturday almost generally in the Washington forecast district, but snow or rain is probable in the North Atlantia states by or during Sunday. The temperature will rise in vire tually all sections east of the Mississippl river. By GLUYAS wit :I_ISMS‘ (T0)¢ vitlinks THERE (OMES A TIME IN EVERY BRIDGE 6AME WHEN POLITE,OR EVEN IMPOLITE, REMINDERS THAT IT'S *YOUR LEAD, MY DEAR® FAIL TO KEEP THE GAME MOVING. BESIDES.EVEN IF SUSCESSFUL IN GETTING YOUR ‘WIFE'S AT= TENTION, YOU HAVE TO 6O OVER THE WHOLE PRECEDING PLAY T0 PROVE IT REALLY IS HER LEAD. THE'BUZZER' LEAD 15 MUCH MORE. EFFECTIVE, AND PREVENTS HARD FEELING ALL ROUND Copyright, 1926, - INDICATOR, OPERATED BY DUMMY)