New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1928, Page 6

Bateesd ot the Pest Office at New Brit : TBLEPHONE CALLS _ Bditorta) Rooma 1.\ 336 —— bl advertising medium ta the City. Circulation beoks and press Teom 3lways epem te advertisers. My the Associated Press The Auh:l Press 1s exclusively en- titled to the wse for re-publication of ‘all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and slso local news published therein. Member Audit Dureau of Circulation The 4. B. C is & national organization which furnishes mewspapers and adver- tisers with a strictly honest analysis of circulation. Our clrculation statistics are tased wpon this audit. This insures pr tostion ageipst freud in newspaper tribetion figures to both mational 1ocal “sdvrtisers™ he Hersld fs om sale @ally in New aling's Newsstand, Times o e nrs® Newsotands. Entrance 2nd Street. ROOM TO PARK Many an autoist in New Britain twitched an eyebrow &t the item from Chicago, which disclosed that a new .police order had banned parking in the downtown section of the eity. This seems to be the trend of the times. Like many another bad omen, or “bad break,” as the boys would have it, the start comes in a great city, Ultimately it will reach every city where traffic congestion is in- tensified by indolent parking. Downtown street space, in every city, 18 becoming more valuable as private cars increase. It is just an- | other step—in the right or wrong direction, according to the point of view—when municipalities will not permit valuable traffic space to be taken up by parked cars. In Boston a former mayor went s0 far as to advocate barring autos from the downtown section alto- gether; but he manifestly around 20 years ahead of his time. was The merchants in every city have | many problems. Around the corner is one which has to do with no parking. A WASTE AT THE CENTER Speaking of parking, consider a point about the Center which has never to our knowledge, been men- tioned. Common observation the trellay cars do a deal of park- ing along the east end of the tri- angle. An examination of the dis- tance of the parking tracks away trom the curb will disclose that it is approximately a yard and a half. Now this is considerable distance from the curb—more than is neces- sary, \When the tracks were laid around Cenfral park nobody dreamed of congestion as we now have it. It really made little diffcrence how far from the curb the tracks were lald down, - But today it is different. The tracks mre ‘out from the curb about & yard too much. Biises arid autos are by law forced te park—when their drivers are per- mitted to indulge - in this luxury— clgse to the curb. If a policeman ilnds ad auto not so parked the owner ean be fined. When one sees the parking a yard and from the curb at the city's mi congested point it dawns that some- body made -an original mistak{ which the sooner it is rectificd the ‘better. shows that trolley c: a half away ‘SOMETHING WRONG IN THL AIR _TWwo of the miost important news storles ‘on the front page vesterday ‘told of which' five persons were killed. two airplane Much as the average person likes e help concluding that the science to see aviation develop, cannot is far_from being rcasonably safe, Aviation enthusiasts tell people also meet their ends in auto- mobiles, in train wrecks, digasters. Which is true; but there are 20,000,000 autos in use in the us that in boat country and thousands of trains are rolling along da boats ply ‘the s with these totals the y and hundreds of en seas, Comy number of air- planes in use ar Yet aviation 1 mild word, are rordina quent In this country. Aviation miy be safer in Enrope, as some and it may not he, whether we get 1 haps In the air ca Flyers like Lindbergh rarel ever get into trouble, y i we are told but every plane flown. 10 be 160 pe cent eafe, should not need a lind bergh at the controls AL ISSUES The cussing American peopl: political issues formerly did, according to Tiahbi Gershon Hadas. That is true the listory of the country, 1 There waes a back, either, when it « to get hot under t things. But the Aled down and nearly out since the tepid days Bill swindle” petered out. thing sort of when Bryan's Iver In looking back to those days one [ and | crashes in ! is impressed with the fact that.free silver actually was a red hot imsue. That's why people got wild about it, and even the cripples had to be car- ried to the polls to vote. Now a large section of the people don't even know nine-tenths of the issues, or the lesues that ought to be issues, if you get the drift. The reason: There is general knowledge that the issues are pretty well settled for them beforehand. The knowledge also is dispersed that they have little or no influence in deciding what ought to be an issue, even when they do vote apout it. The chief political effort made the people to vote the Republican ticket, and not to stimulate them Into thinking about iesues. The suggestion that hangs like a fog about the effort is that the issues will all be comfortably settjed after three-quarters of the 50 per cent who vote have elected the grand old party candidates. This is synthetic citizenship. STICKING TO THE INCINERATOR The health board sticks to the ship—that is, to the incinerator pro- Told that there would be no money this year for such an im- provement, the board remains un- daunted and will include a recom- mendation for an ject. lits program for the year. | This may not convert the board of finance and taxation to the health board view, but no harm will | be done. EQ Hall favors an incin- | erator, “but not this year.” What the health board purposes ! doing is to remind the city every year about the incinerator. Ultimate- ly there will be ege. pet projects, which from time to time have been spon- Some other sored by other organizations, might have been kept alive in the same manner. | ST TO GO W Plainville is getting along, thank you; progressing, in fact. It's a poor week that doesn't bring information about a new and important idea in Plainville. Now of the best ideas located there for some time, even if the | | we have one | state highway depart- ment has sired it. Of course, this | refers to the projected elimination lof the East strect grade crossing, one of the danger spots in this sec- |tion of Conneccticut—provided any- | thing of the sort can be more dant | gerous that the Eim and Main street |grade crossings in New Britain, not to mention a few others that would take up too much parking in print. “Pursuant to the law,” ete, the state is empowcred to eliminate grade crossings. It is a pleasure to discover that the law is not only on the books but is being read occasion- ally and interpreted in action. Plainville ought to be happy over the prospect. East street, where sud- den death constantly lurks at the railroad tracks, will become a main thoroughfare sans danger to the un- | wary and cautious alike. | AND SO IT GOES— of the Some idea manner and methods of mergeritis through pur- | chase is brought home by the pur- chase of the Scranton Gas & Water | company, of Scranton, Pa., by the Federal W. Corporation. he price paid was $27,730,000 for the stock, at $295 a share. iter rvice The new company, or owners, we re told will issue ample eccuritics to cover the financial transaction. It the Wilkes-Barre | water works, and will use the same ranton. This will provide cconomice. All the same, alrcady owns source of supply for ample new sceurities will be issued, It turns out that half the stock- s of the Scranton company iployes of the concern, who zo bought their stock at These Federal o along to play a January § As for the water that the sometimes based employes are very glad th ompany came nta Claus. users, they will cover water rates are on water, T water sometimes rises to seck its Tn this ther becn civie delinquency. 1t is import- no @ nowadays is to get the majority of | appropriation in | ant after every such job to return the strects to normal conditions im- mediately, and not permit them to be a morass throughout the entire winter. The visit of the womanly delega tion was unusual but ought to prove effective. The board of public works needs to be reminded accasionally that the public takes cognizance of street conditions and that there are needs to be met in the outlying dis- trics as well as in the downtown sec- tions. MAN'S MARRIAGE RESPONSIBILITIES According to Miss A. Maude Roy- den, the English preacher and au- ; ithorru, who is lecturing in this | country, woman has been finding out more than she ever before sus- pected. One of the disillusionments, she says, is that man does not take marriage “a bit seriously.” She goes | Into further particulars when she | says that “it never has been a mono- gamus program for him.” | “And so the women now are | saying’—she continues—*well, | hang it all, why should I take ! it seriously? Men don’t. T can be inst as inconsistent in this mat- ter as a man. Why should it be so binding for me? Do I net give up so much more for it | * than a man?” This rather is a frank way for = | preacher to talk, and perhaps in re- lation to some cases she is right. Some men perhaps do not take mar- riage serlously; but then, neither do some women. Both classes, however, are far in the minority. This may b a divorce-ridden nation, but even the most alarming of marital-tangle atistics do not indicate more than | one marrizge out of ten hitting the | rocks. This may be ten per cent 100 | many, but one must never over- | look the happy andsatistied 90 per {cent of “happy though married” | persons. Man does take marrlage seriously. | He may not be a perfectly blameless | animal every day of his married life, I'hut the average married man sacri- | tices for his family, works for them, |is as zealous for thelr welfare as | men ever were in the history of the | world. The same holds true of the aver- age married woman. Ninety per cent of them have taken their hub- bics for better or for worse and seem | to get along with their worse halves regardless of what women preachers may say. When they read of com. panionate marriages they conclude that their own particular marital { : agreements companionate | enough to suit their most fastidious wishes. married folks are bound to be companionable. Miss Royden is not authorized to speak for all women. She herself is | unmarried and is in the class of un- marricd women who are experts upon how married women should raise children, The real experts are Successfully merely smile, 25 Years Ago Today (From Paper of That Date) Morchead, who went to as representative of local Fqr , Who are endeavoring {to secure coal for themsclves, has |returned. He says that even at the {ficlds the retail dealers have no coal 1. It is possible to buy coal by the bag or barrow, but the mention |of a freight car brings the cry *“To |the woods!” The Foresters can sell {a thousand tons a weck for the rest of the winter if they can obtain ft. | " The selectmen are after an adai- {tion to the town home. The place { where the poor were originall | vided for in New Britain :the town house and was located on 0Osgood hill. That was about 50 years go. The old part of the present town home was originally a farm- | house that was evidently built in the 17th century. It is a fire trap. The ! | other portion is more recent, but | ther still many improvements possible. Separate rooms are needed | for those in confinement. ! | District Deputy Mrs, Vogclzesang "will go to Bristol this evening to in- stall the officers of Magnolia lodgs . of R., leaving here on the 7:20 third rail car. President Abbe has appointed the | following delegates 1o the hanquet | ind mecting of the Stuta Business Men's association at Diridgeport: A. | 1. Sloper, George L. Damon, William 1. Damon, Tn Riordan, 8. J strom, and W. J. Dunlay. | lication has been filed for sppointment of an Ttalian ary on the police cntation to this nnunity. The first danes New Dritain orce 10 give tion of the n by the union hort nley “harlee Hardware Moward 1t to determi urics, bhut it was that no hones had carned tod § ! comic operas have relied-upon the | peculiar propensities of leaders in | one can get a laugh out of Central | | America and Uncle Sam's beneficent | sentatives of the people thereof have Non-Recognition of Gov- ernments a Departure From Former Less Troublesome Methods. 0. Henry wrote some fascinating stories of the revolutions south of the Caribbean; others have done the same; for more than a ‘generation those lands for funny material sandwich between the songs. It is well, at a time when Mr.| Sandino of Nicaragua has tumed1 from a bandit into a rebel, not to lose sight of the comical curves in the Central American graph, The United States has been a par- ty to the humor; ang before we utter loud guffaws at the picturesque methods of the “heathen Chinee™ to | mentoring. Formerly Recognized Them In the early history of our gov- ernment it was the policy of recog- | nizing de facto governments — which means recognizing any gov- ernment which in fact exists, re- gardless of how it landed on top of the contending heap of politicians. But there were numerous revo- lutions and dictatorships in Latin America, and Uncle 8am began to | tire of them, especially in view of | the fact that they Injured local ana | foreign interests. The United States consequently abandoned the policy of de facto recognition and subst!- tuted one of recogn!zing only a gov- ernment having legitimately attained | ita power, go-called. This occurred | at a conference held under the gus- pices of the presidents of the United Btates and Mexico, held and dore in Washington on December 20, 1907, The words of the agreement were that the goveraments *shall not rec- ognize any other government which may come into power in any of the five republics as a ‘consequence of & coup d'etat, or of a revolution nagainst the recognized government, 50 long as the freely elected repre- not constitutionally reorganized the country.” Treaty of 1923 Subsequently another treaty was signed, on February 7, 1923, declar- ing that even when a revolutionary government had been approved by ropular election the parties would rot recognize any official should he have been a member of a previous revolutionary coup d'etat, or be re- latcd to such a one through mar- riage or by blood relationship, or if he should have held high ofllccl within such ranks. Uncle S8am, however, was not a party to the treaty, having merely fathered it and induced the others to sign. Under its principles, how- cver, the United States declined to recognize such revolutionists as Huerta in Mexico, Tinoco in Costa Rica, Ayora in Ecuador, and Cha- morro in Nicaragua. | ‘Then the humor starts. The treaty has led to results which were mnot toresagn. The most comical one was the following: Trouble In Honduras In 1923, President Lopez Gutier- rez s the king pin in Honduras, after having suppressed 34 minor revolutionary outbreaks in four | vears. The American state depart- | ment, carrying out the spirit of the | ceived due gattention then came into view and provided the means for action by the U. 8 state department, Instructions were sent to the American legations in Central America to the effect that if Chamorro became president he would not be recognized by the United States. Chamorro was made of sterner stuff than Carias in Honduras two years earlier, however, and he de- cided to defy the United States, and it was understood at the time that he acted thus upon the advice of his lawyers in Washington. He had himself designated as president by a Nicaraguan congress packed with | personal supporters—this on Jan- uary 16, 1936. Dr. Sacasa, the vice-president, and a Liberal, felt the atmosphere get- ting too warm, so that he fled the country. He came to the United States for advice and consolation, and how much of it he got is not known, The American state department declined to recognize Chamorro, fol- lowing out its threat based on the 1923 treaties; but that did not pre- | vent the American collector of cus- toms in Nicaragua paying over revenues to the de facto government he headed! Meanwhile Dr. Sacask, when he visited Washington, was informed by the state department that it could do nothing except not to recognize Chamorro. At the same time, revenues were belng paid to the de facto government by the American collector of customs .in Nicaragua. There seems to have been a hitch somcwhere, but what is a hitch here and there to diplomacy? Help from Mexico Dr. Sacasq, finding no help in the United States, turned to Mexico, where he is supposed to have re- and aid. At least, reporte were current that he obtained all he needed, includisig arms and ammunition to attack the Chamorro regime which the United States refused to recognize, American diplomatic representa- tives at Managua finally induced Chamorro to resign. On November 10 Benator Diaz, another Conserva- tive—member of the same political party as Chamorro—was named president by a congress hastily as- sembled. It was vainly that gertain Liberal leaders called into the con- gress protested that they were under duress. Things were being done ac- cording to diplomacy made and pro- vided, and after Diaz was made president he was recognized by the United States the following week, in spite of the claims of 8acasa's Liber- al supporters “that he was the legitimate president. Sandino Off Reservation To protect American and foreign interests, which were threatened by & new Liberal revolution, the United States dispatched warships and 6,- 000 men to'Nicaragua; and has been adding to them ever since. Henry L, Stimson, sent to Managua as Pres- ident Coolidge's personal represen- tative, was given power to negotiate a settlement and did so by informing both sides that they would have to disarm and abide by the election of a president to succeed Diaz in 1928, The Liberals and Conservatives sur- rendered thelr arms—after 100 or 80 were killed in the process—and everything has been ‘splendid ex- cept that General Sandino, an inde- pendent chieftain, has refused to abide by any forced settlements or treaties made in Washington or any- where clse, And now here is what the Amer- ican nation is confronted with: The 1923 treaty, warned the candidates in the forthcoming elections that if | any violated the rules lald down | and were elected, the recognition of | the United States would be withheld, | The election took place and ac- corling to obscrvers, General Carias | was favored by the majority of the | people; but President Gutierrez con- irol d the ballot boxes, so that no candidate received a majority. Guf- errez accordingly decided to remain in power; even after his time for re. der the circumstances, General the Carias as a result field in took a revolutionary move d after 1,500 lives weroe sae- during fighting he rificed eight months of was victorious in fore- & Guticrrez out of the presidency. | But the American state ent blandly since informed Carias that he had ied revolution he hy the AmericMn government, even if elec- ted by th a 4 not be recopnized people. In vain did Carins plead that th. olution had been nec rid of ry to ge Finally he obedr a retire a dictator for to privat. aguan Back onnd situation In Nicara- 1 i8 not devoid of fts humorous hases as regards diplomacy, After he withdra 1 of the M a American wrince from General Ch, tive , In August, amorro, a Con- threatened to scize the government from President sery leader, Solorzano. i The principles of the 1923 treaties depart- | experlence in Nicaragua, Honduras, and the expedition of President Wil- son to Vera Cruz to drive Huerta from power in Mexico, embroils the United States it the internal affairs of Latin American states and yields doubtful returns. It is said that if Wwe do not do this foreign powers will do it for wus; but none have made the attempt, nor does it seem they are inclined to burn their fin- gers with Caribbean occurrences . | when too much of greater moment | tircment. That came easy to him un- | nearer at home is worrying them. But be this as it may, Nicaraguan leaders recently have been asking the state department to advise them whether or not they are eligible candidates for the election in the fall, Big Job for U. S. Uncle Sam is thus destined to in- terpret and apply the constitution of ecach Latin American state, as well as the treaty of 1923, and no matter what the decision may be there will be a disgruntled opposl- tion. Many strong men are debarred from holding office because of the treaty ‘provisions, and weak men are left to be candidates, who in many | cases can be maintained in office "only with the moral and physical support of the United States, The justification for the policy, of course, is that the revolutions are avoided—revolutions which thwart interests. The policy has increared | the possibility for revolutions and therefore the damage to foreign in- | terests. and injure foreign facts are the ‘When a government is not | recognized it stimulates opposing party in power and the oaly way et changing an administration {# through a revolution. It is equally a fact that never in histery has & government in Nicaragua suffered deteat at the polls. Reveolution is the only instrument at hand to “turn the rascals out.” Uncle S8am has gone to work to prevent the reveolutions and won't recognize the rascals. Facts and Fanci If Ten Commandments can't ! make men decent, 1,999,990 more jcan't do it. All the average man desires in & wife is beauty and a brilliant mind jand the convicgion that he is far su- perior to her. Y It isn't surprising that Adam had {insufficient self-respect to keep him | | from talling. Think how long he had i gone without a shaye.. Another thing worth noticing s that Lindbergh never took a corres- pondence course to develop a dom- inating personality. Note to Coolidge: Perhaps you don't want the lady, but the other boys can't feel free to call while your car is parked in front of the house. Americanism: Expecting Santa to provide what you want while you're young; expecting the Government to do it when you get older. | It Nature is so wonderful, why i does she deny children to the only ! people who know just how children ishould be raised? You ncedn’t be crooked to get rich. Just offer America two cents® worth of germ-killer in a 65-cent package. Correct this sentence: “My ye- jected story,” sald the amateur author, “wasu't nearly as good as those the magazine prints.” Copyright, 1928, Publishers 8yndicate Britaln Herald, and your . jetter will be forwarded to New Vork. Ring-Side Seats at a Minimum Price! Now one by one the candidates Are buckling on thelr campaign skates, What fun to watch capers— Our field-glasses are the news- papers! ‘em cutting Write Your Own Titlet Bobby: “Oh, Mr. Werdon, will you take me for a ride in your air- plane some evening?” Werdon (Bister's Beau): Bobby, I have no airplane. makes you think so?" Bobby: “Why Dad told Mother that you was one of these ‘fly-by- night’ fellows!"” “Why, ‘What WHO'S ALL RIGHT? Invite Her Over! Of Mrs. Sophia Henderson The praises] yelp, ‘The dear old lady never talks About her hired help! Mrs. Essic Rowan | One In 100,000,000t My third wife was the nicest wife I ever had—you bet! MR. BANG HAS cookg8 QUIT ON THEM So AN AWFUL JAMBU { Gardines: “Why is Hawley in the hospital?” ° 1 Daley: “Well, I'l tell you. He bet ‘Wilkinson he could lean farther ont .{of a window than Wilkinson— " Clerk: “No, wdy, you've got to wash it yourself!" ~—Hallle P. Comstock PEANUTS (Dorothy Forester Evans, Teacher) Class: “Oh, dear teacher, we are just bursting with eagerneas to hear all about peanuts.” Teacher: “Hold hard, while ¥ get started. The peaaut §s a pathetic lit- tle smart-aleck of the vegetable kingdom that trles to look like Lon Chaney.” % Class: “What are they used for?™ Teacher: “They are used in mak- ing peanut butter and peanut polf- tics.” Class: “What other uses have they? Teacher: *“Movie theater proprie- tors use them. Some movie theater proprietors provide tall men to sit in front of youa. Others get & much better effect by supplying women who eat peanuts. A woman can make more noise eating peanuts in a movie theater than a man snoring in church.” ' Class: “How are peanuts eaten?’ Teacher: “Neanuts are generally eaten in the nude. A nice way of eating them is to "aprinkls them over ice cream. Then pick off the peanuts and eat the ice cream.” Class: “Why isn't the peanut more popular?” Teacher: “Because so far nobody bas invented a means wherehy t will disguise the taste of bad gin.” re peanut shells good for Teacher: “Yes, they may be used to stuff pillows to put on the spare bed when the wife's relatives come for a visit.” Class: “What is the difference be- tween a' peanut and a freshman?" ‘Teacher: “Not much. Both have to be roasted before they're any good.” Class: “What's the difference be- tween a peanut and a reformer?” Teacher: “The peanut isn't as hardshelled as the reformer, but in each case there's a nut underneath.” Class: “Thanks dear teacher, and sometime we'll come to class again.” FACTS — NECT Compiled CONNECTICUT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ‘ Gardiner: “Oh, I know that chestnut. You're going to say, ‘And he won the bet.’ " Daley: “No. You got me wrong. He bet Wilkinson he could lean farther out of the window than Wil- kinson, and he forgot to raise the window E. L. Gross (Copyright, 1928. Reproduction Forbidden) : 'Ohémfidm On The Weather Washington, Jan. 11.—Forecast for Southern New England: Parlly cloudy tonight, possibly rain on the southeapt coast; somewhat colder in Massachusetts. Thursday partly cloudy and colder. Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy in south; rain or snow In north portion tonight, Colder in north and central por- tions; much colder in extreme north portion. Thursday partly cloudy l-and colder, Possibly snow flurries in extreme northwest portion. Fresh northwest winds. Conditions: The center of the eastern area of low pressure is near Montreal, Canada, 29.32 inches. It is producing unsettled weather with light rains in northern New Eng- land and upper New York state. There has been a rise in pressure over the northern plains states. The western area of high pressure con- tinues over the great basin, Salt Lake City, Utah, 30.54 inches. Temperatures continue mild in all portions of the country, but are slightly cooler over the plains states and somewhat warmer east of the plains states and south of the lake reglon. The lowest 8 a.°m. tem- perature this morning cast of the Mississippi river was 30 degrees at Greenville, Maine and Sault Ste, Marle, Michigan; west of the Mis- sissippl T was 20 degrees at Modena, Utah. Counditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with slightly lower temperature. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS 3 FOR BEST RESULTS ABOUT Iy e Connecticut—Fourth in Woolen Goods. Five Now England states are among the first six producers of wovlen goods in the United. States. Connecticut with ‘a pro- duct valued at $32,737,733 stood fourth at the last census. The first three states, in order. of their ranki setts, with an output valued at a product worth § ed at $40,002,298. ng, were Massachu- $93,079,965; Pennsylvania, with 46,466,746, and Maine whose output was valu- The three other out woolen goods valued as follow 906,292; Rhode Island, $21,141, New England states turned New Hampshire, *$28,- 9 and Vermont, $14,327,683. The total value for the ¢8 states was $361,524,034. Both the absolute value and the percentage value of the Con- necticut producticn have been steadily inercasing. During the first 25 years of the present century, the value of woolen goods for the country as a whole increased 120.9%. This same increase for Connecticut was 304%. During 1900 Connecticut factories turned out 6.9% of the total for the United States. The 1925 output was 99 of the country’s total. The output for all states during 1900 was valued at $118,430.- 158, Connecticut’s share being 4,668 wage earners in Connecticut factories carned Twenty-five years Jater 6,470 wage carners mado The cost of materials during 1900 was $4.951,162 £19,540,893. $8,097,218. During that year $1,760,917, $8,140,105, and 1925, Tomorrow—The Constitutions of 1639 and 1818, The Terrible Tempered Mr. Bang By Fontaine Fox GoT GOOb AND <TIRED OoF HAVING SO0oN AFTER ‘RECEIVING ALL THEIR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS .