New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 21, 1927, Page 6

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York at Hotaling's Newsstand, Times Square; Schults's Newsstands, Entrance Graod Central, 42nd Strest. The Her LINDBERGH Many a prayer was uttered last| night for the intrepid fiyer, Captain | Charles A. Lindbergh. Millions of | fellow-citizens, as they laid their heads upon their downy pillows, stayed off sleep for a little while as | they thought of the daring aviator suspended between the dark deeps and the black sky somewhere in mid- Atlantic. Thrilling thoughts with which to while away a few moments befors dozing into the land of dreams. This morning broke and the first question - asked was, “Has Lind- bergh been heard from?” In the newspaper offices the busy telegraph editors fingered incoming news with critical eyes—even more critfeal than usual. Lindbergh seen | by a ship's crew in mid-Atlantic; | Lindbergh seen by a vessel off the Irish coast; British destroyers play- ing watchdog off the coast of Erin: French plan a vast reception; Ger- man admirality orders every ship in the depleted navy to be on the lookout; London air dogs think Lindbergh will succeed {f he can stay awake. Thus the news broke all morning, some of it reliable, oth- er items of doubtful value. The gen- eral trend of the information, how- ever, was that Lindbergh was get- ting there. Getting there! One man, alone in & plane, defying drowsiness, feel- ing the thrill of a rising sun that greeted him from the foam-flecked horizon to the east. - The prize-fights, ball games, week- end trips and everything else can goi hang. We won't feel right until we learn ‘definitely that Lindbergh is at his.goal. The spirit of vicarious ad- venture is in the air. SINCLAIR'S SENTENCE ‘The .American public is watching that little battle Harry F. Sinclair is having ih Washington with acceler- ated interest. Ever since the multi- millionaire ofl operator point-blank refused to answer certain questions propounded by an inquisitive Sen- ate the public has been wishing to .know whether the Senate had the power to force answers to questions tinged with & public interest, or whether it was to be hog-tled when- ever some bloated millionaire thought himself above answering. The courts 80 far have consistently upheld the right of the Senate to demand answers when questions were propounded at hearings. But Sinclalr, with & fat pocketbook at his disposal, will fight to the last ditch—to the U. S. Supreme Court. ‘We have no doubt he will lose all along the line. It would be contrary to public interest otherwise. The way these multi-millionaire ofl operators continue appealing and delaying and “taking advantage of technicalities” is an education in it- selt. Itisn’t an education that pleases the public receiving the education, however. Quicker action would be more to its liking. If Sinclalr has de- served a jaill term let him have it. S AND BANK DEPOSITS Senator Walsh of Massachusctts has not vet explained why it is that while business is “depressed” in New England, unemployment in some parts of this tier of states is considerable, and business men are quite a unit in telling anyone with time and inclination to listen that money is not coming in with the overwhelming impetuosity of the Mississippi 1lood, why it Is that bank deposits have increased. Perhaps the senator could give one or more sharp answers; or per- BU deposit have made first payments on automobiles purchased this spring; this would be easy to claim because the auto concerns actually have manufactured and sold fewer cars. He might also say with some de- gree of accuracy that fewer citizens bought real estate the first three this year. place, it is the quiet realty scason of the year; in tie second place when people become financlal care- ful they watch their step about realty. Any banker can testify re- arding the inroads made in bank ccounts of depositors by “first pay- ments” on real estate purchasing. The less of it there is done the more money there remains on deposit. He might assert also, that fewer general purchases haye been made, especially of &S The luxury cturers might give the sta- , it they cared to do so. He might insist, too, that every- body bank account. Startling as this may scem, it is nevertheless true. Let the total of bank depositors in an aver- age city be compared with the total adult population and there will be quite a discrepancy. The worthy senator also might say that less money had been ex- pended since the first of the year in the purchase of coal for heating purposes. The winter was a mild one, and the first three months of the current year have been particu- Tarly so. Every family in New Eng- land has saved on coal— instead of being forced to buy a few extra tons to reach the end of the usual cold spell the quantity on hand held out well. Senator Walsh might quote coal dealers, if he has the time to interview them. This is only a partial list of the savings made in New England the past few months. Economy, by de. sign and by accident, has been the basic industry. Some people have even been able to save a little money, to be added to the pile al- ready in the banks. It Is not the first time that bank receipts have shown steadiness dur- ing a period of watchful waiting. The very fact that industrial and business conditions are not booming causes extra watchfulness in con- nection with the money in the bank. It is during boom times, when every- body thifks money is easy to get, that the spending is at high pitch— many folks buying more than the loose change about the house would justify, hence causing less of a de- sire to maintain the family bank balance. There is a bit of psychology mixed In everything, especially in money matters. The assets of the savings banks in Connecticut total above $616,000,- 000. Assuming that the prevalling rate of interest is four per cent—it really is five per cent in most citles —that would would mean an inter- est increase of $6,160,000 in three months. As the increase the past three morths was reported at us.-‘ 000,000, that leaves approximately an increase of $12,000,000 in new money placed In the banks. That $12 per caplita for three months, or $4 per capita for each month, of $1 per capita per week. That's at least one way of figuring the great increase in savings de- posits. Senator Walsh might know of other ways that bring even more dolorous results. It was old Uncle Dudley in the Boston Globe some years ago who ‘wrote a nice editorial about the vast increase of deposits in the Bos- ton banks. The increase was around $50,000,000 and some of the un- analytical minds on various papers made a great to-do about the vast increase in the wealth of the people during an alleged depression. Uncle Dudley, in striking phrases, showed that the entire vast increase was less than the prevalling natural in- terest increase of the sums on de- posit. Having fussed with bank deposit reports for a fair number of years, we decline to accept them as evi- dences of either prosperity or de- pression. ‘There i3 too much that enters in- to the situation. months of luxuries. man very, OUR MILK SUPPLY It is not pleasant information to learn that the milk supply of the | city 1s not 100 per cent perfect. Only two of the 38 sources of supply were found “clean,” according to the city bacteriologlst. The standard set may be very high, but the fact that two sources of supply attained it indi- cates that it can be met. All the sources of supply should be of one type, and that the right type. Scarcely anything is of mor portance to the health of than a clean milk supply. It is near- Iy on a par with the water supply. What we drink must be 0 that disease germs are not spread. The city had a little trouble with its milk supply about a year ago, and now we have another report. One wonders what is done about it ex- citizens clean, haps he hasn't heard the query. He could for instance that money on deposit continues to draw interest, and that five per | cent on the sums constantly on de- posit antounts to considerable every three months. Not a cent need be added by the depositors, yet the sum fotal on deposit increases while they sleep. He could include, too, that per- Baps fewer owners of the sums on L) 7 answer, cept mak= reports. A little action by the board of health might have a wholesome effect. If it is necessary, let's have it. BUS VARES The latest wail heard in Water- bury has to do with the failure of a bus line proprietor to make both ends meet, When the bus line was established, with a low rate of fare, the opinion secemed prevalent that a doesn’t possess himself of a| busses could transport passengers at bargain rates and still make nioney. I fact, few citizens thought other- ! wise than that there was a mint of {money in the bus business, or any "other kind of transportation bus- !iness. But when the proprictor be- gan to count the pennies for a few In the first vears, he found he was gathering | ires overhead. A cut wire fell with than case in more experience "has becn the | other cities. Of course, there was a public i hearing on a petition to raise the !tares. Richard T. Higgins, chairman {of the Public Utillties Commission, !heard the usual tale of woe. It was found that the bus owner, in order to got the wherewithal to continue operating, was paying as high as 16 "per cent interest for loans, bonuses included, and there were other evi- | dences of hectic efforts to chase the wolf from in front of the gar- age door. The public is beginning to under- stand the situation, there having been no opposition to an increase in fages. In fact, a petition signed by members of a suburban district requested that the fare Increase be allowed 5o as to insure keeping the bus line. “This s certainly a most unusual situation, when people come in and express profits—as numerous their generosity to i the extent of having their bus fares !incrcuscd." remarked the observing 1P, U. C. chairman. The people signing such a peti- tlon, however, cannot be blamed. They have developed property in an outlying section which the street car company failed to assist; and they are in the position of being forced to stand an increased bus fare or lose the conveniences of hav- ing the bus line operate. The same situation occurred in New Britain, although the people did not go so far as to sign a petition for a fare intrease. The trouble with the busses is they are faced with the same devastating competition from pri- vate automobiles that the strect car i companies have experienced. THE TREASURY SURPLUS Senator Simmons of North Caro- Ilina is one of those Democrats who spend their spare time in watching the U. 8. treasury. His efforts to dis- burse the treasuty surplus in the form of materially reduced taxation S0 far has failed; and the senator naturally blames all this upon the playing of politics by the adminis- tration. Whether he is right or wrong is another question. The senator says the administra- tion has collected hundreds of mil- lions of dollars in taxation last year for the purpose of paying off Liberty bends “when the holders of the bonds were not asking for it.” Considering that there are countless of holders of Liberty bonds who have never been heard from regard- ing thelr collection of interest past due, and considering that there are countless holders of such bonds who do not know whether their bonds are due, when they are due, or anything about them except that they rest comfortably in a safety deposit box, the trunk in the gar- ret, or in that old woolen stocking, it is unlikely that many petitions will be circulated and signed about the bonds. This is a busy world and many people have no time to both- er about the bonds they own. The senator further presumes the administration will allow the sur- plus to grow and then brag about it in the next presidential election campaign. Maybe that is true. One thing is certain, however; and that is the majority of people are per- fectly well satisfied to reduce the nation’s funded debt. This is the time when It ought to be reduced. Senator S8immons is of the school which thinks that debt of twenty billion or =0 should be paid off a half century or maybe a century from now: yet neither he nor any- one else in that school of political economy can accurately estimate whether a dollar in that distant day will amount to more or less in real value than it does today; nor whether it will be harder or easier to pay off debts at that time than now. In our opinion it is better to pay oft debts as hurriedly as pos- sible, especially if the payeces hap- pen to be flush with money, as at present. 25 Years Ago Today The Socicty of Regular Physicians held a meeting last evening in Dr. Maloney’s office. Dr. Sullivan of Hartford read a paper on tubercu- losis. After the meeting the doctors had a banquet at the Hotel Bron- son. The committee on the investiga- tion of sewage settlements will make a report at the council meeting this evening. It will name four property owners on the Berlin route with whom it has been unable to come to terms. The principal one is Mr. Splettstocszer, who owns the farm near the Liegey field. Condemnam tion proceedings will be recommend- 4. The final trip was made last evening by the mayor, Councilman McMillan, Councilman Traut and Commissioner Edgar H. Beach. William H. Crowell has bought & lot on Lenox place from the New Britaln Real Estate & Title Co. Mrs. Charles Peck was elected president of the South church Wom- an's Home Missionary society last evening. Dr. and Mre. C. W. Lee will form the social committee and Mrs. 8. H. Wood {3 on the welcome committee, This is election day with the members of the Typographical union who vote for both local and inter- | national officers. The local chapel numbers 19 members, who will vote in their shops. George Smedley's express team was standing near the Baptist church this forenoon while the line- men were repairing the electric one cnd on one of Mr. Smedley’s horses. The animal rubbed his nose against the iron on the end of the wagon pole and was knacked down. The wire by this time had been drawn across the wagon. The driv- er did not know what happened to the horse, but he noticed that one of his legs was scratched. He took some grease from one of the wheels, rubbed it on the horse's leg, and then started to clean his finger by scraping it on the hub of the wa- gon wheel, but as soon as he touch- ed the iron he reccived quite &| shock. Dr. Clark. at the request of Dr. Reeks, visited the suspicious cas on Greenwood street today gnd re- {ported them only an agsravated form of chickenpox. | Factsand Fancies Lite is hard? Well, what would be the fun'in taking candy from a baby? The holder required for cigar- ettes like the boss smokes is a nose holder. Soon college expenses will end, land then all of that money can be used for gasoline. The only part of man that doesn't function briskly while he is in pur- sult of a dollar is his conscience, TIt's awful to mention it at this season, but the three R's of matri- mony are rent, rations and row. Women have superior poise. A man trying on seven suits would be | consclous of having only a dime. It may be noted in passing that " the country never has suffered from too much religion In its public of- ficials. It appears now that the lucky part of a New York to Paris flight {\\ill consist of lighting outside of | | France. Conquering the air is a remark- to know when it's licked. Americanism: Using evening gowns without a back to keep up a front. Ducling had its faults, but it heat this modern method of letting only one participant take a shot. Old man Butler has some good points as a Marine, but he wouldn't have much sex appeal on the screen. | We often eatertaln a susplcion | that national honor wouldn't be so easily injured if tifere was more of ‘The sardine has & better time than the straphanger. Nobody yells | at it to “move up there!” One reason why Zionism fsn't firmly established at Jerusalem is| because plowing is harder work | than going to the post office for a check. 1t's falr enough to punish a play- er for pushing an umpire arpund. | It is outrageous to assault a man just because he can't see. When an old bachelor gets mar- ried, you don’t know whether it's romance or a desire to get even with all those he has had to buy presents for. Republics are notoriously un- grateful; and though the White House Spokesman has been dead for weeks, there is no talk of a statue. Correct this sentence: “No.” said the policeman coldly; “T don’t know a place In town where you can get a drink, * Copyright, 1927, Publishers Syndlcate ELIHU BURRITT WINS The Elthu Burritt baschall team defeated the Smalley school team | yesterday by the score of 4 to 2 in | a hard fought game. The Smalley | school threatened several times to | tle the count but the Burritt school | pulled through. This makes eight straight victorles for the winners who are making a bid for the ele- mentary school championship of the | clty. The Elihu Burritt team would like to play any elementary school team in the city, Observations On The Weather Washington, May forecast for Southern New England—Iiair ! Saturday; Sunday increasing cloudi- ness probably followed by Sunday night; slowly ri perature in intefior Sunday. Forecast for stern New York: Rain Saturday; Sunday increasing cloudiness pro followed by showers Sunda ternoon or night; warmer in interior Sunday. Conditions: The northeastern dis- turbance is now central between Newfoundland and southern Green- land, High pressure prevails from able thing, but the stuff never scems ~ | furnished on the instalment land at|{more and more a patron of this 92y as a rule know nothing about Scad all communications (0 Fup Shop Editor, care of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York. Wouldn't You Say So, Too? We know it's Spring, and this is why: The rhubarb's here, ple Looks up from every menu card, That's proof that none can disre- gard: the ple-plant ’ The Planning Byron: “I suppose these are busy days for your family?" Clark: *“Yes. My wife is planning on her vacation and I'm planning on how to get the money to pay for it —Mrs. Harry Joachum THE FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY Sports Demipsey, says a sports writer, is fond of playing the bass drum. Well, that's one thing he can still beat! . Congressional 1 bet upon the Upper House Whatever dough we pledge Though Representatives are smart The Senate has an Edge! e e e Collegiate “Faculties in castern colleges try to stop betting.” A —Headline ist tempta- pple to the That's right, prof. R tion and set a good e: undergrads! .. Mussolini Italian folks will surely make Stenogs both swift and strong; They ought to know the wo They've had Dictation for so long! o e e Real Estate Builders say we need more model homes. What we need worse model families! is more “Last Call” The Pullman porter head in the car. “Breakfas'!" “Breakfas'! “Breakfast!” repcated the profes- sor, _absently looking up from his ook, “what a strange name for a tow! stuck his he announced. —Florine King When the Subtitle Writer Went To ‘Work On the Newsreel Imagined by Hortense W. Klinger As carefree and lightfooted as’ some lithe jungle beast tiptoeing across some wooflland glade under the bright stars with eyes agleam | with sparkling lights, so does Presi- dent Coolidge take his morning stroll near the White House. o . e And so, as the mountain breezes sing through the whispering pines and kiss the snow crowned peaks of | the Rockies, Fireman J. C. Shultz, of Scranton, leaps wildly from a burning building with a rescued canary. . e Morning, and the twittering of birds greeted the golden sun and a new day as Congressman Standish shakes hands with the winner of the beauty contest. . Somewhere hidden deep in the hearts of men is that burning flame that needs only the tender touch of a woman's soft, white hand to i set into seething passion, and so— Major O'Brien is off-on the non- stop flight to Bananaoil Islands. . e *As an African two-tailed monkey leaps nimbly from branch to branch his downy nest under the viaduct, plan, so do the U. S. Marines Shanghai, China. A Ticklish Position “What y'all studyin® that o for, Rastus?” Ah don't know whether ah is accused, com- plimented, or insulted.” Florian: “How come?"” “Sam Dingin »m a swell hat, Ra: zackly like the one Mose Simpson had stole.”” —A. L. Atwood AS A BOY— As @ boy in the country he loved to go swimming hunting tishing. and nutting. As a man in the city he still goes swimming—in bills goes hunting—for apartments goes fishing—for his purse and even Hudson Bay southward over the Lake region and North Atlantic states. The temperature will rise gradually in the North Atlantic states on Sunday, gocs nuts! —Harry Epsteln Game Laws on’t you ever go hunt- ! —THE 0B SERVER— - Makes Random Observations On the City and Its People - Chief Hart's recommendation that provision be made for three pla- toons in the police dbpartment calls attention to the rapid growth of New Britain. Perhaps the chiet does not expect that there will be any immediate action on his sug- gestion; if it gives the city govern- ment and the public something to think about, it is likely he will be satisfied for the time being. ime and again the police officials have emphasized the need of a larger police department. Outlying districts which were cow pastures a few years ago are now thriving com- munities with fortunes invested in homes and businesses. Growth of the police department has not kept pace with the incrcase in popula- {tion, There have been a few ad- ditions, it is true, but these have been allowed grudgingly by the com- mon council, which has an eye to keeping the tax rate down. Year after year, the police board has out- lined a program of expansion which has been granted only in part by those who hold the purse strings of the clty treasury. Striking evidence of the need of more policemen was furnished a few months ago when influential citizens of the fifth ward petitioned { the police board for better protec- tion in that district. Further evi- dence comes from the recent in- crease in burglaries which the pres- ent force scems inadequate to pre- vent. Chiet Hart is in a position to ap- preclate the growth In population. As the number of residents in- creases, the protection afforded each diminishes proportionately. At pres- ent the population is flirting with the 80,000 mark. As a business ex- pands, expenses run up. The busi- ness of protecting cltizens from the element which belleves that might makes right is the most important business the city could be interested in. A three platoon police depart- ment may be only a dream today but the time is not far oft when it will have to be taken seriously and funds appropriated for its installation. Not for the world would the Ob- server interfere with the happiness of two saccharine souls. To be young and in love—that is the high- est form of ecstasy known to human experience. Nothing comparable with it has ever been known since the dawn of universe. Two hearts that beat as one, sixteen psychic cylinders purring along life's road in unison while angelic choirs paur forth their harmony and the flowers of spring perfume the air — what could he sweeter? BUT—the feller who invented the word “but” was the vinegar in life's cream pitcher—the place for neck- ing, spooning or what have you is not the public highway. This idealic state of blim would be enjoyed where there is less danger of love's display and the odor of ether in the operating room. All the world loves 2 lover except when he has one hand on the wheel and the other arm around a Sweet Young Thing at his side, the while thelr vehicle mooches along the road at about 15 miles an hour under heavy traffic conditions. One arm drivers, so called, may be popular with the fair sex; they may be worshipped as heroes; they may be won-der-ful; they may be any of these, but they are a menace to life, limb and the profits of gasoline deal- ers. As Young America—the male of the species—becomes more at home in motor cars, he likes to try ex- periments. It has been sald, al- though the Observer cannot testify from personal knowledge, that one of the big thrills of life is to drive along a road with an arm around a girl. Dividing attention between the girl and operation of the car, with 99 44-100 per cent being given of softly rustling indla-rubber trees to the girl, is reported to be one of of the day. And as Young America is out for the hig thrills, he becomes sport. But—there's that word again— > | doddering old fools of 30 or there- Son, one having that abouts object. In rasping tones they denounce, and having denounced they scourage, the young fellers who hold up the line of cars while they cultivate the muscles of the right arm and the acquaintance of the lady at their side. Jt nettles them, and justly so. Nothing is more ex- asperating to a driver than to be forced to plod along at a snail’s pace while the line is being delayed by two sweethearts who are going no place and have all day and evening to get there. There are side roads aplenty for the amorously inclined where they can tie the reins of haste let the Dobbin of imagination set his own pace. In other words, do your necking up a lane. These rainy afternoons, and there secms to be an over amplitude of drippy drizzly days lately, there is no keener indoor pastime than cleaning out an old desk. We had occasion to delve into the jungle of documents and debris the other day and the results of the all day search for an old receipt netted the following display. Eightly-four rubber bands, seven- ty-two of which were broken. Twelve broken pencils, fourteen blotters from insurance salesmen and delicatessens, thirty-seven post- cards stretching over a period of seven summors, sixteen rulers ad- vertising everything from roofing ing?" Foster: 0. T have never been able to find a wild animal that would stand still long enough for me to measure him and get his birth certificate so that I could tell whether he was big enough and old enough for me to shoot without vio- lating the game laws!” —Christine Hanssen Now that television is coming in we will be able to say%o the tele- phone operator: “You have given me the wrong plcture.” (Copyright, 1927, Reproduction Forbidden) ] young dream waking up in a hos- | pital with surgical instruments on to this type of structure—they are | around the whipsocket of love and | to real estate developments, a ping pong photograph of sol unknown youngster with a badge on his chest. Seven programa {rom & nearby theater. One lone theater check for seat K-23 for November 18, 1925. A ball of red string. Six Christmas seals. A defunct fountain pen. A tangle of red ribbon, evi- dently taken from Yuletide gifts for saving until “next year.” A card entitled “From Mother to Joe.” A fountain pen filler vith the rubber squeezer gone. A box of thumb tacks. A snapshot of a white house with an unknown lady stand- ing on the porch. Two insurance premium receipts dated July 13, 1922, and May 4, 1924, respective- ly. A clipping of a recipe on mak- ing tapioca pudding. An empty en- velope addressed to us with the column of figures amounting to $23.08 on its back. A Third Liberty Loah button. A piece of yellow crayon. A miniature calendar of the vyear 1906, A gold tipped cigarette minus most of the tobacco. Three red poker chips, one cracked along the edge. A clipping of a joke which, i it had sounded humorous at tye time it was clipped, had certainly lost flavor with age. A briar pipe with a broken bit. More string wound around a small stick. Two postage stamps of French currency. A Canadian dime. A small piece of quartz. A clipping of an advertise- ment of which only the words “Send No Money" legible. A folded note on ruled paper with the words in pencil “Of course I do —you shouldn't believe all you hear. Annfe” scrawled on it. A pressed wad of what was evidently once a rose bud. A length of picture wire. An envelope of cigar bands, relics of a day when they were used to adorn plates. A railroad ticket to Wallingford. A 100.000 mark note. A paper cigar which opened into a fan. A curl of blonde hair the color of strained honey. A snap shot of us on a pony—wonder where the folks borrowed the animal? A store list with the words “Sugar if can get” on it—wartime days. A large folder photograph of an aunt who lived in Philadelphia and liked cats—gone now, poor soul. A report card from the local high school showing a profusion of red ink marks. A hand tinted picture of | an Indian maid, accomplished by either a very inexperienced hand or a master of the ultra-modern school. The sought after receipt. The bullding department deserves to be sustained in its contention that permits should not be allowed for the erection of lunch carts. The department has taken a stand against them for the best interests of the city. There are two serious objections unsightly and encourage the con- gregating of undesirable characters | in the late hours of the night. | Visitors are not impressed when their observing eyes are greeted by | numerous lunch carts, which have a | | tendency to cheapen a neighborhood in which they do business from an architectural as well as moral stand- point. It cannot be said that prop- erty in their immediate vicinity be- comes more valuable. The contrary is true. They give a touch of western mining camp atmosphere | which is not wanted in a city striv- ing to improve. New Britain is well supplicd with restaurants of a permanent nature where food may be obtained just as cheaply. They represent heavy financial investments on which the city realizes a large sum annually through taxation of propertics in which they are located. lunch carts are not needed. in search of cocoanuts to take to the most exhilarating outdoor sports (2 as the natives are concerncd. The original _Anglo-Saxons who settled it an dtheir descendadts to- the finer points of music. When- ever you see a really musical per- sixth sense which denotes the appreciation of the highest things in the art of |tone, you will find that he is ot iGerman, Scandinavian, French, Italian or Jewish blood. Compare .the apparent ease with which peo- {ple. of this blood take to music, 'how they master its intricacies without halt trying, with the strug- gles usually necessary by persons of Anglo-Saxon descent.” Thus spoke a musical lecturer the other day. We have secen and heard folks of genuine Anglo-Saxon descent stir things up in music, but we'll admit they are exceptions, This is by way of admitting that, as a general thing, the lecturer was right. We would add to his list the Irish and Scotch as ballad singers, and they can be mighty sweet at it. We will quote a little more from this unnamed lecturer: “What gives most promise of making America a really musical nation is the mixture of foreign blood in it. The Germans and Scandinavians carly brought to these shores a love of choral singing; our first im- portant plano manufacturers were Germans, and their name still is attached to the leading makes. The Italians are great lovers of opera, and they love operatic singing like no others. The French at New Or- leans for generations maintained a great opera house—until it burned down. And the Jews—Ilook at the Jewish violinists and planists on the concert stage, some of them mas. querading under Russian ' non-de- plumes!"” + sic which is a part of the Jewish race. A concert of some moment took place the other evening inthe synagogue of the Congregation Sons of Israel, of which Rev. Gershon Hadas is the rabbl. The rabbl started the proceedings by calling attention to the inherent cultivation of music which has distinguished the Jewish race from its earliest days; and, he added, he wantea more of it in New Britain. We might say a good start was made that very night,,as the choir and More | “This is no musical country 80 | This leads up to the love of mu- | soloists amply testified. The Jews in music! Well, there was Mendelssohn, Rubinstein, and a host of Jewish instrumentalists whose name were immortalized in the bright light of their day. We have with us in our day Mischa Elman, Jsscha Helifetz, Irving Ber- lin, Rogor Wolfe Kahn — and a host of others. To name all of them would flll paragraphs. And singers —think not that all the “Russian™ and “Austrian” and *“Polish” sing- ers before the public are what they seem. The average Jew takes to music teadily because it is in his blood. Most of the Jewish musical person- ages in the past lived in Germany and helped to enhance the prestige of the Germans as musical giants. Many of them in our day prefer to live in America, where they are doing more than their bit to in- crease the musical prestige of America. There is Leopold Auer, for instance, undoubtedly the world's leading violin pedagogue. He is in New York permanently. As Rabbi Hadas said, however, there is need for cultivating more of the genuine Jewish music. Thist is original and distinctive, p school that is unlike any other. It is filled with longing, sorrow, like ‘the prophets of old; yet embellished with that hope which is everlast- ing. Kurt Schindler has done much to bring this treasury of tone ta the attention of Gentiles—and they like it. Its novelty is refreshing, its4* ‘worth undeniable. As one Jew recently said, a Jew who doesn’t like fine music is very peculiar. NOW YOU ASK ONE . THE ANSWERS Here are the answers to “Now You Ask One” for today. 1—Dalak’s. (Numbers 23:11) 2—Mount Nebo. (Deuteronomy 34:1.3) —The family or Rahab. (Joshua 6:23-25) 4—They were hanged. 10:17-26) 5—The fleece he left on the ground over night was molst with dew at morning while the ground about it was dry. (Judges 6:36-38) 6—He spared his life, cutting off a plece of his robe. (1 Samuel 4:-7) 7-—Nebuchadnezzar. £4:10-16) §—The first verse of the twelfth chapter of Ecclesiastes. 9—Micah. (Micah 4 (Joshua (11 Kings 3) W, L. SCHARMANN DIES AT HOME ON CHERRY ST — First Member of Stanles Works Quarter Century Clubs to be Called by Death | Death claimed its first member of the Stanley Works Quarter Century {club when William Louis Schar- | mann, 52 year old, an employe of | the Stanley Works for 36 years, | passed away at his home, 136 Cherr | street, last night after a month’s | lllness. Mr. Scharmann was a native of i this city and after receiving his | education here he entered the em- | ploy of the Stanley Works at the age {of 16. He worked at various posi- | tions there prior to his death and {had never worked for amy other | concern. | His“first position was that of | clerk. He advanced to an assistant | foremanship and during the war | period he was an employe of the | paymaster's department. For the | past five years he had been a super- { visor. Besides his affiliations with the | Quarter Century club he was also | associated with Lexington lodge. I. 0. 0. I, and the Order Deutsche Herman Sons. He was also a regu- lar attendant at the South Congre- gational church. Surviving him besides his wifc are a son, Walter Scharmann, two Irs. Elizabeth Hawkins and ttie Clark and two broth- ers, Frederick and Louls Scharmann, all of this city. Funeral services will be held at the home Monday afternoon at 3§ o'clock. Frederic L. Fay, assistant to the pastor of the South Congrega- tional church, will officiate. Inter- ment will be in Fairview cemetery. CARE OF CLOTHES Clothes hangers and shoe trees in- crease the life of their wearers, Care in putting away is worth more than pressing. Workers' Queen | The poor working girl has founda a place in the sun, at least in Wichita, Kas.,, where Keen competition for beauty honors resulted in the choice of Miss Bonita Munoz (above.) Miss Munos is a perfect blond, but of Spanish descent.