New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1928, Page 11

ARGENTINE STIL REMAIN AT 00 Pogte D 0 50 Havana Pacts — Havana, Feb. 15 UP—The irrecon- cilable attitude of Dr. Honorio Pueyrredon, Argentine delegates, which has been indicated to be at ©dds with that of his government, to- day continued to create a’stir in the Pan-American conference. Dr. Pueyrredon remained firm in his refusal to sign any convention to regulate the activities of the Pan- American union which did not con- tain direct reference to the necessity ot lowering excessive tariff barriers. Dispatches from Buenos Aires said the Argentine government was un- derstood to favor a less intransigeant stand. Delegates regarded the issue as vital to the success of the Pan-Amer- ican conference. Two schemes were introduced to seek the agreement of the Argentine government even If its delegate here refused to sign a cons vention. The Pan-American union commit- tee had before it the last article of the convention which concerned the formalities of ratification of that document. Dr. Jacobo Varela of Uruguay suggested that this be so worded as to permit the agrecement 10 go before the various parliaments for ratification, even if not signed by the delegates. He vroposed that the president of tic conference might be allowed iv send certified coples of the agreement directly to the governments interested. Another suggestion was that the article be 30 worded as to allow ad- herence to th- convention at some later date by the governments whose delegates had not signed it at Ha- vans. In these proposals delegates saw plainly the intention of saving the Pan-American union convention fin case Dr. Pueyrredon should persist in his attitude. They were encour- aged In their efforts by the fact that although Dr. Pucyrredon apparently remained intransigeant, indications were becoming more and more con- crete that the Argentine government ‘was weighing the disadvantages of not signing the convention. Over, the objection of the United States, the committee on public in- ternational law approved by a vote | of 11 to 4 the classification of armed merchantmen as warships. The United States delegates point- ed out that this proposal was revolu- tionary and absolutely contrary to actual maritime practice and that therefore it could not be included in a project which was designed to codify universally recognized inter- national law. A plenary scssion was summoned for late this afternoon to consider the final reports of several commit- tees. These included: Report of the cmomittee on econ- emic problems, relative to interna- tional aspects of immigration prob- lems. Report of the committee on econ- omic problems relating to the con- ‘vocation of a conference to study problems dealing with the protection of trade marks in American coun- tries. Conclusion of the committee on fntellectual cooperation recommend- ing the publication of a dictiona of the Spanish language, edited by Rufino J. Cuervo, Colombian intel- lectual. COMMUNICATED “CIVITAS” CITES SPEECH OF TAFT ON PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT %o the Editor of the Herald:— Belleving that the attitude of mmany citizens toward the prohibition law, expressed in the .orm that, as they do not believe in that law they have the right to violate it, is onec of the greatest hindrances to com- plete enforcement, we wish at this time to quote the discussion of the question by Hon. Horace D. Taft, of Watertown, Conn. “I am asked to write a few words on my responsibility as a citizen to OUR BOARDING THEY-TELL ME Nou HAVE QUITE A CRUSH O\ MISS CHURCH, JAKE ! e 1 KioW -THERE MUST BE SOMETHING T0 I, <+ AS YOUR APPETITE AT -THE TABLE HAS FALLEN OFF -To JusT -TWo HELPINGS OF EVERYTHING ! st fELL ME,+ S 1T A CASE @ OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT, <~ ava OR SECOMD HEARING OF WER BANK AcCounT 2= eral there is no debate possible about this. It is quite true that laws differ in importance and that it is more important that I should obey & law against murder than I should Obey a law forbidding me to walk on the grass. Moreover, a law might be passed which should itself be im- moral, and in so extraordinary a contingency conscience itself might dictate disobedience. Most absurd attempts have been made to justi- fy disobedience and even defiance of the liquor laws either on this ground or on the ground that they can nev- er be enforced. I am very glad to| restate my own position and say why, in my judgment, the prohibi- tion question is the most important one before the public today, and why a good citizen is peculiarly bound to obey the law in this matter. “Briefly, the Prohibition Amend- ment and the Volstead Act have| been put in the Constitution and the | Statute Book by legal methods. Every attempt to budge them in the | courts has been proved to be per-| fectly futile. “The adoption of the prohibition policy has been followed by an enormous amount both of good and of evil. 1 have not time to’ describe the good results and will only say |of the bad that they consist mainly of a vast deal of curruption involv- |ing Federal, State and local offi- cials. This corruption 15 so wide- | spread and so dangerous that it is| hard to think that any man can be such a fool as to regard it lightly. | {Having before them the good and | bad outcome, the people have in my | Jjudgment definitely decided on this prohibition policy, and, in spite of the strenuous efforts of the liquor | people and the immense amount of | |money spent in propaganda, every | |Congress shows more than two- | |thirds majority in both Houses in favor of it. Any hope of changing | the policy is a drcam and, morgover. no change ot the policy, except that | of total repeal, would have thel | slightest effect upon the hootlegging | {and the corruption connected with it | “Under these circumstances it ia! evident that every man who drinks alcoholic liquor of any sort, except | |the small and rapidly disappearing | |stock of pre-war. liquor, is directly | icomrlbllting to the corruption fund. I wish that at the top of the editor- fal page of every newspaper in the | country we could put the words. | | For every dollar's worth of liquor | which you buy or drink, you are contributing fifty cents to the de-! { struction of your country’ through ruption.’ | | “I can see no escape whatever | | trom this loglc. One answer to my argument and the only possible one is, ‘You are mistaken. We can co {vince the American people of t | mistake and can overthrow this pol- |icy, and our best way to do it is to break down the law by the prac-| tices you condemn.’ Tt is a frightful | remedy involving all kinds of, dan- ger to the country and uniting many | otherwise good citizens with the lowest elements. and the..worsf crimes. I would not argue with them | the danger and disgrace of the reme- dy. I would simply ask, ‘How,many elections will satisfy you that your !efforts are vain? The nolse you are making now you have made before, but you have never budged the dry | |majority. In the meantime, while {walting to be convinced, you are di- rectly contributing, as 1 have said | before, to the destruction of all mor- {ality and honesty in your country’s government and are teaching men so. Your act, your example, your in- {tluence are as bad citizenship as it is possible for a man to show.’ | “Sometimes a man justifies him- ‘self on the ground that, whatever| {the frightful cost, he must defend {his personal liberty. Imagine weigh- ing the small amount of personal {Uberty involved in this matter |against the dreadful corruption we |are discussing. A man who talks that way is more of a fanatic than lany long-haired Dry who was ever |caricatured by the Wet preas. “But the worst man of all is the {one who laughs at the subject and |'mau it lightly. A man who laughs jat the evasion and defiance of the |law and at the corruption that goes with these is capable of considering a widespread epidemic of the bu- bonic plague as a joke.' CIVITAS HOUSE T'RIGHT! BADGE AT-TH' BoX OFFICE FoR A COUPLE OF SEATS !«1 SPRUNG T AT-TH' CHICAGO HORSE SHouW!, AN' A SMART CRACKER AT-TH’ qickeT WiINDoW ASKED 1o SEE My -TEETH,To SEE \F I HAD A CHANCE “T0 Wil A RIBBOM !« s BUT [ GOT IN DETWILLER ART FOR INSTITUTE Exhibition of Etchings and ! Water Golors by Famous Artist An exhibition of water colors, ctchings and lthographs by a mas- ter craftsman with brush and edged tool, Frederick K. Detwiller, will be | | shown at the New Britain Institute |starting next Saturday and continu- | ing for one, month during the usual | hours. The public will be made wel- come. | Detwiller is a chronicler of New | England, particularly of its water- ways and seashore activities, at least | the greater part of the exhibit that is coming to New Britain depicts such scenes. He has lald particular Stress, in his work on the state of Maine, a familiar territory to most people hereabouts. He is particular- | ly sensitive to the beauties of the atmosphere during the weather's changing moods and he has been very successful in portraying his re- actions upon canvas. His etchings, having to do largely with wooden ships in the shipyards during con- struction and immediately after, have won much recognition about the country. 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Every married couple who really want children should at once write to the doetor and get a free trial of this prescription together with his invaluable book of instruction. For your convenience fill out the coupon and mail it today. PRESCRIPTION COUPON |ot this city, Twilight, The Harbor, | | Etchings Down the Delaware, Via Cino Capponi—Florence, By Notre Dame —Paris, The Arno—Florence, River Seine—Paris, Building the Nave— Cathedral 8t. John the Divine. Wooden ship yard war series; Framing Up, The Bows, The Sterns, The Derrick, Launching The Berea, Fitting Out and Camouflage. Lad Removal of Bixth Avenue Spur— Y. C, 1924, Wm. Painter, at 83. VALENTINE SURPRISE PARTY A Valentine surprise party was tendered Evangeline Plumb of 168 Steele street last evening at her home. The following young ladie: were present: Edith Dickerman, Alice Kimball and Mildred Parsons Susie Miller, Vivian Johnson, Charlotte Cargile, Barbara Morse, Elinor Whyman and Doro- thea Thomen:on of Plainville. Re- freshments were served, featuring a large cake with red and white trim- ming. The dining room and table were decorated, in keeping with the event. During the evening games were played. The average person has four de- fective teeth, H. Howe, ‘PERFECT NUISANGE' GIVEN JAIL TERN Policeman Says Rodan Was | Begging Money on Streeds Characterized by Officer Clarence Lanpher as “a perfect nuisanc Emli Rodan, aged 26, of 243 Stanley | street made an ineffectual plea for “another chance” in police court to- y when he was arraigned before Judge Henry P. Roche on charges of vagrancy and drunkenness. The | officer testified that he received | complaints that Rodan was begging | money promiscuously about Church | street and the passenger station and | he arrested him about 3:45 yester- | day afternoon. William P. Ormsby, station master at the passenger station, testified | that he has been annoyed by Rod- |an’s actions and complaints have ached the officials of Haven road, and they have written o Ormsby about the situat the New | Rodan denied that he uted yesterday and a8 into; | cigarette and not money. The man | was not a stranger, Rodan said. He admitted he was in court for drunk- cnness February 6, and if allowed to go free he would leave New Brit- |ain at once, he said. | Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods | | recommended a 60 day jail sentence, “say\ng the city would be welf rid of | Rodan. Judge Roche imposed & | sentence of 30 days. Held for Harness Theft. William Druce, aged 40, of 377 | | Elm street, charged with burglar: | pleaded not guilty and his case w: icontinued until Saturday in $500 | bonods. He was arrested by Officer | David Doty last evening on uspicion | of having broken into Doyle's livery | stable in the rear of the Park hotel | and stolen a harness valued at $50, { on February 8. Sergeant J. C. Stad- | {ler. who has becn investigating the | case since Anthony Albanese made the report to the police, talked with | Druce with the result that the bur- | glary charge was preferred. Embezzlement Case Continued. Ernest F. Senell, charged with { embezzlement on 12 counts, pleaded | ‘,‘not guilty, and on request of Judge | B. Hungerford, the case when 'Officer '\ tinued until next Tuesday. Senell is Lanpher saw him stop a man on !|at liberty in #300 bonds. Church strect, he was asking for a | arrested yesterduy by Sergeant P, J. on a warrant O'Mara a8 col He was issued by a few days without changing any of the items for public buildings. The | bill will then go to the president [mr approval. | As soon as the bill is spproved Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods on | by the president money for public complaint of the Eddy Awning ana | buildings will become | Decorating €o., his former employer. | under the general law public build- HOUSE APPROVES $100,000 FOR P.0. Appropriatiion for New Britain Now Goes to Senate BY GEOR tion of $100,0 GE H. MANNING { (Washiugton Buresu of the N. B. Herald) Washington, Feb. 15—Appropria- | 00 for purchase of available as iinz funds may be expended before {the commencement of the fiscal year. { Regular Army Officer { To Inspect Guardsmen Company I and 1st Batallion 169th Infantry | will stand federal inspection by & ( regular army officer at the State { armory tonight. The inspecting of. | ficer will be Major Charles White, D. | O. L. The inspection of records and adminietration began at 3 o'clock this afternoon and the {nspection of troops on the drill floor will start at 7:30 tonight. This annual inspection |i8 to determine the effigiency of the | Headquarters Co., additlonal land and commencement | ocal National Guard units for the of extension and remodeling of the | New Britain post office building | was adopted by the house of rep- resentatives yesterday. The bill will be sent to the senate information of the militia bureau in ‘Washington, Company H, the local machine gun company, will be inspected to- morrow night at 7:30 o'clock. this week and it is expected that | passed by that body 1n1|“.:1\D HERALD CLASSIFIED AD! Savings Like These Make Flint-Bruce’s Greatest Not only low prices—but genuine savings that are the greatest Flint-Bruce have ever offered! In these i you will find Grand Rapids, Jamestown and Rockford Suites and pieces at such exceptionally drastic re The Furniture Event of Hartford! $325, 9-Piece Walnut and Gum Suite 9 exceptionally handsome pieces, as shown, in Walnut and gum that Maple overlays, finely figured fronts and brass drop handles are features. sale-priced $275. $25 Mahogany and Dr. H, Will Elders 262-(. Ballinger Bldg., 8t. Joseph, Mo. Ploase aend me & free trial of your treat- ment for Bterility and Justruction on how to use it. I enclose 100 for postage and packing. ¥ S0UST FRIENDSHIP, MARTHA <o “THAT'S ALL,~« NOTHIN' SERIOUS !« sn WE'RE GOIN'-10 A CONCERT 20 T'LL FLASH MY DEPSTY =22 ANVHOW WFTH A LOAD. OF HAY!« were $325. Rich 10 pieces Gum Table $18.75 veneer. Heavy gracetully shaped legs. End Tables $4.45 A handy End Tabie, sturdily ished hogany. trough. made and fine in imitation ma= Fitted with book & supervy eushions :eic welts and new sty tures. Bofa, arm $78.00. are likewise now sharply reduced to offer you the utmost in Savings! inch it design with heavy fillers. Brown enamel. \ 249 cannot afford to miss them. And clearance items marked at Half Price — and some even less! Newly arrived showings —older displays with new, low prices—all merit your inspec- tion. Now! 59 [ AR Semi-Annual Sale of Furniture Genuine Reductions of 15%-50% Cig,2 duiction- you 2 L% e LOAZEXS: $239, 2-Piece Living Room Suites Sofa, Arm and Wing Chairs Jamestown Suite, covered all-Over in extra heavy mohalr, . Frieze. Lower f vle channeled cushions of Down and chairs—8$355. Coxwell $89. and wing rame i finely detailed, while seacord are special fea- )+ Ocossional chair Choose!—From This Charming Colonial Four splendid pleces or ivory All sizes Colonial Desks 71/410 Colonlal Desk m gum. Bracket foot style. Generous draw- er storage. Mahogany and Hartford Group—Now Reduced! $35 Dresser—Now $26.75 $29 Chest—Now $21.75 Dresser—Now $23.75 Mirror—Now $5 made of Mahogeny and gum in s trim and attractive Oolonial design. At their present low sale prices they offer an unusual oppor- tunity to secure & well made plece or grouping st s substantial saving in cost. $25, 4-Post Bed—Now $18.75 7 Hint-Bruce < Selling Good Pt for 36 Yoars 103 Asylum 8t. 1350Trumbull St A 2-piece Suite that is one of the sensa- tions of this great sale! The large Chester- field Sofa is full 80 in. over all while the button back chair is form-fitting and offers exceptional comfort., Sunfast covering. 51 5 475 Coxwell Ckair $25 Coxwell Chaix low coverings with up- holstered and fringed arms and artistically detafl- ed feet. $17.75 A quaint and 5 iar design of 4- Post, in ma- hogany veneer and gum. Twin size :;l’y, Regularly | | | rioor Sample Lamps Bridge. Fioor, Junior end Table Lamps 1n ’ iron, brass and pottery. Georgette, silk and parchment paper shades. Cost—Half Price—Less! $22 Tea Wagons An sttractively designed Tes Wagon in imitation walnut or mahogany. Was $32. In enamels, special $14.50. $17.75 Regularly $25. Frame finished imitation hogsny comfortably made with eway woat. Covered in assorted ve- lours and tapestries.