New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1928, Page 6

trolley man teld us recently “there ought to be a law against autos pick- ing -up trolley passengers,” but why provide more sumptuary legislation te curb human nature was not ex- plained. The ompany helps matters along by having too long & headway upon most of the lines. The longer people are forced to wait upon the side- walks the more likely they are to be | hailed by passing autolsts. wmm toswed Dally (Bundey Exoupted) At Horsld Bidg. 61 Chwreh Strest e TORSSRIPTION RATES L) 3 B0 8,0 ares Montha 1c. 8 Month. tered a: the Post OMics at New Brit- | ” :;- 88 Second Claw Msll Matter. RAILROAD STATIONS e oBly o In one of its ponderous analysis ine profal ~City. Clreulati r‘ui" slwaye epen to advertisers. Somber ot the Amesioted Press The Asseciated Press 1o exelusively titled to the wee for re-pudl all-news ited to 1t or Bot otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published thereln. Herald the other day took up the question of raliroad stations. Hav- ing ourselves written extensively upon the problems incident to the “depot” in New Britain, it naturally caught our eye. But the logic ex- pressed by our Boston contemporary was something brand new in sta- tion discussion, to wit: Railroad stations such as we have them today are out of date, the | Boston editor argued. They take up too much valuable space; the ceil- ings of the waiting rooms are too high, instancing the enormity of the caverns in the Grand Central ter- Cirewlation orgasisation Momber Aundit Bureas of rhe & B C 10 & satieasl ‘“.‘“; fursiehes The Hersid 1a on mie dslly in New fork et Notsling's Newsetand Frocs :-qn-.?'o:‘\::l‘.mmc Brost. PRI THE STATE'S MONEY Again the state balance. Accord- :ing to the figures given out the other day the balance in the state treasury on January 31 was $9,381, 53.88, of which more than $4,000. in New York. It the railroads had to do it over again they would never waste so much space. Think of the income that could be derived from cutting this space up into offices! All of which was by way of de- 400 was in the highway department | ronging the proposed plan of the |the barnacles off Boston & Maine railroad in super- | line. rund. Last Oetober the Chicago firm 0f | ceqing the North station in Boston .ccountants investigating the state’s | wity 3 combination arena, {inances reported that on June 30 |concert hall, and public auditorium. the state had $5,750,146.43 in excess 1 The plan has been attacked on the of all demands_for immediate cash | ground that the business of a rail- | demands and liapilities; in other | 1504 company is to provide a station | worda, this apepared to be the sUr- | for pasgengers, and not include other plus for that time, Sinee June, therefore, the state's |the station. <yrplus seems to have grown nearlyd‘ $4,600,000. At this Tate, by the time the 1929 | ing place for railroad passengers is { minal and the Pennsylvania station | | hotel, | | public owners and taxpayers, ususlly pay- ing alight attentien te anything dene to the streets further distant than the next block, bave started to wise- crack whenever the board of publio works is mentiened. . Jt manifestly is the duty of the two coagressional—beg pardon, municipale-invegtigations to plumb the situation to bed roek. It it is necessary to improve the board of works no false modesty should stand in the way. The admin- istration prebably will like the fumigation of the premises occuplied by its sick patient. If the doc- tors prescribe nasty medicine, there should be no haggling over the price. The administration, having Joined in the diagnosis, will be pleased to have a cure found and nurse the depart. ment back to geod heaith. City atreeth for the most part have been in deplorable cendition; that s generally admitted, Blaming it on the weather only goes part of the distance. The board has repeatedly suffered from curtailed budgetary appropriations; but even so, there is need to know whether the money actually expended has provided full value. Constructive economy in city ex- | penditures calls for careful handling of public funds, and efficient appli- cation of those funds to the public service. 1f the two investigations do not finally turn things inside out, they at least may result in scraping below the water The oot and mouth disease is afflicting England; but it refers to cattle, not to vaudeville performers. Another sign of coming spring: Renewal of the tent caterpillar war |tncome pursuits in connection with |is being planned. ——e We think the argument that a| A research worker will attempt to station can be more than a gather- | find out whether & shark will bite without provocation. Let him bore I.égislature. rolls around, there will | well taken. There should be no popu- J row money from the wrong party. be more of a surplus than the atate | iar objection against a railroad for | ) a station pay | - will know. what to do with. When it | attempting to make .was'suggested that the state float a | gividends instead of being just eo bond issue of $10,000,000 last year much overhead. If the B. & M. con- the Money was needed for a new in- | gtructs, or is allowed to construct, | iane ssylum, a stato o:tice bullding, |the proposed civie buildings at the cxpansion of the Mansfield training | North station both the rallroad and * school, & building for the feeble |the city will be the gainer. The iiinded_and eplleptic, expanglon of | costly ground occupied will return the state farm for women, and other |ap {ncome, whereas similar projects. Edward F. Hall, head of the &tate | cent of incomic. This in particular iy The treasury department has no mind of its own. It was to issue smaller bank notes by Octeber, but has been deterred by protests from bankers and Others over the way to ®0 about it. The difference in the size of greenbacks make o difference to the public; it's the bl,yin( power a passenger | that counta, terminal only it will not provide a | Men bobbed their hair 4,000 years board of finance and control, has|a noteworthy development in View |ugo, says a scientist. Does that indi- Leen optimistic sbout where the | of the fact that most railroads now- | cate men are ¢,000 years ahead of money ia coming from for some if | adays find themsclves unable to pro- | women, Or did women bob their not all of these projects in the fu- |vide the spacious stations that once | hair 8,000 years ago? ture. A #aft will be made, it Is be- ' wwere the rule, leved, with the insane hospital, | which reports have it will cost in the in the neighborhood of $2,000,000. In state affairs, as in affairs con- cerning his native city of Newi Britain, Senator Hall {s a staunch | day. As everyone knows, making n- contender of the pay as you go poli- | vestigations is onc of the most cher- cy.. He doesn’t belleve in 1ssuing |ished privileges of our upper house bonds:{f that pomibly can be help- iin Washington, and be it sald that ed. He ham been criticized In parts | much permanent good frequently of the state for admitting that the | occurs. The Common Council, tak- state urgently needs to provide these | ing its cue perhaps from the spirited vxpansions, additions and new con- | and sometimes inspiring methods of mictfon to ita plant while at the their brother law-makers in Wash- same . time claiming that they can |ington, have also developed the in- walt until the money s in hand. | quiring mind. Not to take chances of It vemains to be seen whether |overlooking anything, the inquisition iheve will be eufficlent ' of the hoard of public worke is & (unds in hand when the time comes | double-barreled affair, one probe be- to make a respectable beginning in h)m sponsored by the Democrats and ihis expenditure of money without | the other by thé Republicans. Wo iusuing bonds or holding up some are told that the oldest inhabitant of the projects, urgent as they may |cannot remember when the Council . e, until the money accumulates. |had investigated anything in double The state surplus, handy as it may | harness. sppear for the purpose, obviously | Every administration scems 1o cannot be utilized cxclusively for ' have its white clephant. The these projects. Tt appears that the | Puonessa administration had a large isoard of finance and control under sized white enameled carcass in the 3 direction fully | form of the building commission, financial | which was constructed on quicksand I !aver on the political apple shed, The Weold administration, although it Las not attempted to uphold the works board nor any of its works, no doubt has watched ita epileptic con- FISHING EXPEDITIONS INTO WORKS BOARD more like the U, 8. Senate every tor Hall's Lualifying as an efficient ilde cver state finances. The show- ing by 1920 unguestionably will be “Jratifyifig. Dut that isn't seying that tive proj taken-eare of without the fssuance nd the_only other alter- would be to permit some of them to wait. Tt would be the New Pritain incincrator matter all over again; Senator Hall admits an in- cimgrator is needed, or will be short- but there Private «nterprise, ts .enumerated can ald be cern of a good doctor toward a bad patient. The mayor's attitude evi- ¥, adds none can Le provided when the Municipal furnace stoking. [) i is no money for fortuuarely, is 1ot a8 ehary about issuing bonds 1P @ private tioney for expansion it know ‘0 get it, and the is the mos: common of our € | this. 17 a enterprise needs when it dos open o the public view than any othier city department. With at least how issuing of bonds financial toachinery halt COMPETITION WITH TROLLEYS The moet devastating competition the trolley lin. itomobiles competition. blind automobile driver not ng is private public works b engeved in bu double-caged of 1 cvery joh were re 1~ ¢t officiency there would and consistently threatencd to topple | | tortions with the professional coms | dently has been one of optimismn and | hope; but he is one of those men !carller parts is one of those mysteries who believe in wearing thick gloves | that is beyond explanation. needs | synchronized with | ‘! 1f you are in perfect health a com- | plex doesh’t matter, says a scientist, | Tt you are in the best of health you The Common Council 18 getting won't even look the word up in the dictionary or in Freud. , President Coolidge 1is trying te , Vermontize all the congresincu by ; inviting them to White House break. fasts, where waffles and sausages are served. Looks like a beavy start for light workers. A man out on West Main street ‘thoufll( he'd play a bright trick by | asking a barber what to do with old rasor blades, THE MAYOR'S TREPIDATION By the time this sees print the mayor may have the 26 mill tax rate resolution. What Lie has said about 10 members of the Common Council who voted in favor of the plan has the sound of logic. It is surprising that only 17 mem- lers of the Gouncil were present ht such an important meeting. The ten | members who voted for the resolu- tion, representing only one-third of the Couneil membership, comprise a rather startling minority to put over | such an important matter as the tax | rate, The election s coming on and |wome of the members are being in- | fluenced in their attitude toward the tax rate by political considerations, the mayor says. Why councilmen terms as more important than the | admitted they had ne special reason What the board of works dorcs, or;vo slash certaln appropriations ex- what it deesn't do, or how it acts|cept that they wanted to cut down | something, 18 more | the rate. Although we are in favor of a rock bottom tax rate, this is the wrong way to cut it. Such cuts population consistently roll- ' should be based upon logic. If !hoyl s aronnd on rubber tires, it takesa | are only destined to result in deficits | worse the ensuing Even if [ year than they are now. The mayor is to be commended careful scrufiny of vetoed or signed | should regard the last Jap of their | Some of the boys are said to have | time to organize favorable sentiment and were merely waiting for 3 more opportune moment. That apparently has arrived) and now the city is again confronted with & discussion of the pros and cons of Sunday aft- ernoon performances. That Sunday hockey legislation has proved a lever for the theater managers is self-evident. I Sundsy hockey s to be allowed, why not Sunday afternoon movies, is their question. And it {8 one hard to answer, The hockey resolution pass- ed4 the Common Councll by & whieker, the mayor voting twice to break the tie—voting ence as & member of the Coyncil and again as the presiding ofMcer. The valldity of the procedure has been questioned; but once before, it is understood, when a similar incident took place, the corporation counsel clarified the atmosphere with a learned opinion uphelding its validity. According to parliamentary rules, the presiding officer dees not vote twice, it memory serves correctly. But the charter of New Britain lists the mayor as a member of the Com- mon Council, and his prerpgative of being presiding officer hinges to his office as mayor and cames abave his counclimanic membership. On seme such sule of procedure the charter allows a double vote, although us- ually the nryor does not vote with the Common couneil, reserving this right to break a tie. This ynusual eccurrence, compris- ing a double vote by the mayor, has brought about Sunday &fternoon hockey games; and new on the strength of this the theater man- agers are going forward with their plea for SBunday afterneon movies, They have several reasons for their attitude; they are in business to furnish public amusement at & prof- {it, and at least a part of the pub- lic wante the Sunday afternoon amusement. Another part of the public, of course, does not desire to see this further encroachment upon it is difficult for most persons to understand where Sunday afternoon sports are less inimical to this cause than Sunday afterneon movies We think the Sunday afternoon movies &re going to win out unless !the Sunday hockey legislation fa rescinded, It is not fair to allow the one and not the other. Either the Common Council should make & general rule for all or pull down the bars for all. We think both clergy- men and theater managers will agree on this point, \Facts and Fancies By Robert Quillen i Note to composing room: Leave standing the sub-head, “Defense Will Plead Insanity, It fsn't hard to “develop” the na- tive of a backward country. Just put pants on him and hand him a apade, The most hopelesw hick is the ate vicinity, rural or urban, has & monopoly of virtue and brains. | charity fund goes to pay overhead; {why not give the office jobs to those who need charity? Tt vou think you hate mankind, it's because you hate yourself for having earned mankind’s bad opin- fon. ness is to admit that pens may be as gool vorite, her fountain as your fa- A hick town is a place where & preacher can’t hold a job unless he's humble enough to please the local rich man, Tn almost every orgapization thare is an enthusiast whose mouth por- trays a rosy future while somebody ‘C-lle does the woPk. | Even the hard-boiled cynic docs | mood. He inspires industry in those | who might be leeches if he were an | easy mark. Americanism: “Hard knocks made me a success; I'm going to make ’thln;’n easier for my boy.” Sufficient proof that hell isn't in- "It all the people were precisely like the reformers, arc you quite eure you would like the world bet- ter? day, some | A golf vag | thing your toe hita just before vou (erack a rib against a pulman. the sanctity of the Sabbath; although | smart guy who thinks his immedi- . tor says dat no bones were broken. Happy thought. Bo much of a made entirely ob chicken feathera. The final proof of broadminded- Mr. Juniper surely was. thabited by Americans. Nobody brags [same old bunch of salesmen {about how wonderful the place is. |had last year!” What to do? Tf you buy a car to- | him a liberal education, too! manufacturer is sure to | | 10 at the end of the fiscal year the sit- | make znother 95-cent cut tomorror, | 1" notice wvery little joi, the board of [uation will be that eylindrical | outside that wants to see you about 6andard Feshiens st the Fun hop! : Free verse ia on the wane, they sy, But gies varse, Fun Shop rhymes, not they! The jokes that make folks grin and smile, They never will go out of style! —— Carrying It Out? Lucy: “Do you mean o tell me you take that medicine only on Sun. days?" Dorld: “Yes. The doctor told me to take it religiously!" —Mrs Nogten Utman THE FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY Commerce There seems to be no reason why there ahould be any stop to this commercial advertising. ‘Why can’t the telephone girl say, “‘Sorry you've been troubled, but have you tried lugury tooth paste?” Aviation Another rocket mariner Intenda to fly to Venus: We hope he does, then she and we Will haye something between us! “Everybedy ts 10 fight Gene Tunney,” says a sporting page head- line, That fs an exaggeration! We don't! The way these fight— These war-like never-enders— You'd think they really were a bunch Of heavy-weight contenders! Chinese armiess Social Four lots of triplets were born in a Chicago home within a month. 1t this kind of thing goes on the birth-rate of that town may cone to be higher than the death rate! Naw Is That Clear? Harrigt: “Lan't it simp-ly aw-ful 2! Bernice! *Yes, but it's a secret, t0 don't tell anybody, and it you | tell it to Frances don't tell her who told you because she's the one that told me not to tell §t!" —Martin Rice | Ttems From The Darktown News Edited by Onyx and Florian (Bupervised by Paul 8. Powers) Locals Oboe Pip's flivver came violently into contact with a telephone pole Tuesday night. Mr. Pip was slightly cut by flylng glass from de wind- shield and bottle, \ Adenold Dumps was a Leap Year vietim last week. He had been on a tishing trip and when he spread his arms apart, to show how long de tish was which he caught. Miss Ammonia Gaggy leaped” between ‘em, °“ v e Bixteen pairs ob bones rolled out ofk Adenold Passey's sleeve during a dice gaine Monday night. De doc- Mies Jazzola Ecstascy am wearing a perfectly georgeous winter coat:| Te local police am now trying to trace Jazzola's sweetic—as Farmer Napoleon Spreader recognized one of de sleeves. Mr. Gin Juniper suffered bruises | while trying to enter de post office through de revolving door Friday eve. De door wasn't revolving but . Weary Ooze am ne aviatorman, but he sure hopped off when he sat on a red hot horseshoe in de Darktown Blacksmith and Brown- smith 8hop Wednesday P. M. Advertistments Notice tp my Creditors! 1If you can get a dime out of my wife Ws more than I can do. Tonsil Tosls. v . Attention, Ministers! As I intends to enter de bonds ob ‘matrimonials next week I will recefve sealed bids from dem Darktown ministers which wishes to bid on de ceremony. I reserves de right to reject any or all bids. Ajax Screwpenny. No New Possibilities Edna: “How was the automobile show this year?" | Judith: *“No good. They had the they | | -J. C. Bains —it, The man who lays out a lot of mnoney to educate his children should consider it an education. They'll return the favor by giving Correctly Judged! Hamilton, Jr.: “There¢’'s a man | {a bill yon owe him, but he won't| | give me his name,” | —THE OBSERVER— Makes Random Observatiens More interest is being demonstrat. ed in the tax rate than for years. New Britain is alive, vitally alive, after menths during which gouwmn- meut lod pmoothly aleng their course. With the sud- denness of Paul Revere's alarm, the q jon has come to the il i tl.luufllonll,h . Not sinoe 'the comnell uthority about five years ress the last word en the ] i tion instead of sending the report back te the board because now the die is cast, Advocates of a smaller council claim that their attitude has been justitied by the attendance at the meeting Thursday night, Each ward is supposed to ba represented by one alderman and four councilmen. Only 17 were present at the meeting in spite of the fact that it was the most important of the year. Appar-] ently the members of the body do not take their rasponsibilities seri- ously. It was no credit to the demo- cratic party that out of ita ten rep- resentatives only three put in an ap- pearance. The seven who were ab- sent as well as the six republicans who were among the missing ahould be aaked to explain to their constitu- enta, Regardiess of their convictions on the tax rate question, they ghould have been there to answer the rolt call, TRe dispute over the budget is almost as hectic as the disagreement at a town meeting several years ago which resulted in the organization of the Tagpayers' League in which the late P. 8. McMahon and Imdore 8i- mons were active, Those were the town meeting days when every virile citizen could go to the meetin' and get off his chest any particular grievance he was carrying there. The famous town meeting referred to was held at the state armory on Arch street. It is. doubtful whether such a large crowd ever jammed its way into the hall before or after that date although the republican aucye at which Orson F. Curtis and George A. Quigley opposed each other for the mayoralty nomination was almost as well attended. The cit- izens were in an ugly mood. When F. 8. Chamberlain, who waa then city treasurer and chairman of the toard of finance and taxation, read the budget, many present expressed their disapproval. There was a de- mand for lower taxesand the budg- et would not allow of a reduction. Jt was impossible to take a vote on any project, The crowd roared just as the fans at roller hockey games roar at Referee 8| McDonald when he tries to make an announcement. Reveral in attendance attempted to make speeches\ As fast as they stood up they were howled down. There was neither rhyme no reason in what the voters were doing but they proceeded to work out their salvation in their own particular way. Amendments to the budget were made and drowned out in a wave of shouting. What had started as an Odrderly neeting soon devel- oped into an uncontrollable dispute between factions. The meeting broke up in general disorder after the chairman, in order to prevent a con- tinuation of the digorders, declared the budget had been carried, There were yells of anger, but to no avall. This meeting was the mother of the city meeting board. It was #aid that the city was too large for the old ptyle town meeting. Pcrhaps the politicians realized that they could no longer hope to exert control as they had been wont to do. The city meeting beard functioned in a desul- tory manner for several years and then lapsed into what Mr. Taft once called innccuous desuetude. The charter was changed again and the city meeting board was dropped out the window. At present the citizens have no opportuaity, in a mass, to express their convictions on the tax rate. They have delegated their authority to the hoard of finance and taxation, which takes its' job seriously as a rule, and to the common council. How seriously the council takes its job may be determined by the at- tendance at the meeting Thursday night. Perhaps another charter change which would allow the vot. ers to gather for the purpose of air- ing their ideas is desirable. The leader of the orchestra re. moved the violin from under his chin, the musicians sat back for a rest and the dancers returncd to their tables. Up tothe leader otter- ed a male person who had mixe ‘em often but not wiscly. “Say, let me play that thing the rext number, will you?" he asked. “T used to be able to handle the fiddle and I've got a gal here I'd like 10 make a hit with. Whadda y L let me?” “Sorry old man, hut its against the house rules. The boss tells me I'm being patd for it and T can't let anyone elac substitute.” The foregoi ddalogue can be | through a saxephone ‘or bow acreas the vislin er enly thinks he can. But he's ~—altheugh ke is wsually & person——every night. Usually frenk about it and explaine wif hesitation that he wants te make an impression on his fair Regardleas of his reason, invariably o is turned down becawse of the net enforced, the personnel of- the orchestrs would change with every Bumber. There's something about a night olub with ita free and easy on- phere that gives near musicians tho itch to demonstrate thelr skill, or lack of it. In the majority of cases the something can be traced/to a flaak g on the hip. That, ang the presence of a falr female, vrompta the desire to “show off” before a crowd. ‘When night clubs first became popular, orchestra leaders smilingly permitted the visitor to join the band. But they soon learned that the average volunteer Jacks the technique peculiar to opchestras of this type. Managers also began to object because the customers paid their cover charge expecting to trot to music of the best. So along eame the house rule and that is why, if you ever offered youk services, they were diplomatically rejected. “Where can I find a good law- yer?n Thus i@ Attorney Thomas P. Mc- Donough of this city approach De- tective Sergeant Charles J. Hallisey in police court in Hartford Thurs- day morning. The New Britain law- yer held in hijs right hand a small piece of cardboard upon which was stated by the authority of the Hart- ford police department that he had absent mindedly left his car stand too long in one spot and the police department of Hartford collectively | as represented by the individual |copper on the beat, was peeved. The small piece of cardboard di- rected him to report forthwith and with dispatch to the headquarters of sald police department, there to present his plea on his own behalf. Directed by Sergeant Hallisey to the oftice of the court clerk, he was re. lieved of his ticket. Whether or not it cost him the usual two dollars, he declined to state, ‘on the advice of counsel.’ “Anyway, he added, ‘I save paying some lawyer a fat fee." Hartford seems to be the Water- loo of New Britain lawyers. This is |the second time Mr. McDonough has | had his car similarly decorated, while another prominent local attor- ney, Edward E. Mag, whose car was tagred twice in twe_days, is said to have made the custdmary contribu- tion to police court treasury. Probably the most embarrassing ! moment for any member of the legal profession or prospective member, was that which occurred to a young man on Wallace street last Monday. This young man is & law student who hopes in the near future to grace the bar in New Britain. While pursuing his studies he fol- lows them in actual practice by working in the claims department of Hartford insurance company. Mon- day morning he drove to Hartford as was customary. He parked his car in the usual place and went to work. To his sur- prise the doors were locked. Me looked at his watch. It was time for business, but there was no one iif sight. He tried a side door—the same result. Not even a janitor or & Inight watchman appeared. He scratched his head in perplexity, It was not Bunday—it couldn't be. Burely he wasn't getting his dates mixcd. Besides, just at that same time the morning before hadn’t he ;read the Sunday paper and hadn’t he a vague impression of hearing church bells, just before he tyrned over for another nap? In fact, wasn’t it Sunday morning, the day before, when the 8outh church fire |occurred? Certainly it was Monday. But why wasn't the office open. He remained there untdl 9 o'clock, 19:30-10 o'clock, He began to have apprehensions based on recent cases of amnesja. “Could he have lost a whole week, and was it the next Sunday?” He was not so sure. Just then a Hartford garbage truck rumbled by and he had his doubts | again. But the department store on the corner was closed. What did it mean? Sunday or no Sunday, how could he be sure? When the bank next door failed to open, he was eer- tain it was. Just then he saw a mail carrier go down the street in uni- Ifor'm and he knew it wasn't | In desperation he did the one in- stinctive thing everyone does when in dire difticulties. He téld his |troubles to a policeman. “Hey, {“Hey, what's the matter, has the |town gone crazy?” he asked the {minion of the la The policéman smelled his breath, “I've always had |my suspicions of the town, but it" 0 crazier than usual. What's the rouble 2" 2 | “Well it looks like Sunday and it [doesn’t look like Bunday. Same peo- Iple are working, but the stores and | business places are closed. I'm liere o g0 to work and I can't get in. | What's wrong?"” “Huh, you're the first guy 1 ever | |saw who got mad because he| couldn’ work. Ever etudy?” | | ‘Bure, T did. | v hear of Lincoln®” {000, |honor. out. How about a few words, Your Excellency?” Another voice: “We shall meet the enemy and they will be—No, Il leave that for Commodore Perry to apring. Good-bye, folks; I'l bring you some Hessians for Christmas,” First volce: “The treops are now embarking and are sctting out. The first boatloads are now fading out the joe which you will see some decades hence in pictures of this event fs not in the rives tonight, while the Stars and Stripes has not yet been born. The last boatioad is now leaving. It is moving out. It i gone from might. While we are waiting for further news we will switch you to—" Third veice: “The studie, where the band of the First Kentucky Riflemen will render a harmonioca concert. Their first number will be one of those daring minuets,” * * ¢ “The troops have heen gone an hour new and there is still no word, al- though a report .from Androscog. gin, Mass, says that Washington landed there after having wandered from his course. The report is gen. erally discredited. While waiting for accurate bulletins, we present a brief Mother Goose program by the Bedtime Torjes.” * ¢ * Fourth voice; -“Station WRAHI, Trenton, N, J., broadcasting on the wave_length of Station WXYZ. This slation, which was wrecked ecarlier in the evening by patriotic spies, has Just been repaired and we wish to make the following announcement through the courtesy of the Prems: General George Washington and his entire army landed here safely and surprised the Hesslans under Colonel Rahl, capturing the entire force.” ‘Walking along the streets isn't the prosaic and routine ezercise it used to be. Radio has done something to the air which makes a stroll more pleasant. It you stub your tof on a projec- tion in the sidewalk and are about to express your opinjon in lurid language, you havent' a chance, Be- fore the words are off your lips there comes the haunting melody of “My Blue Heaven” and your soul becomes peaceful. On occasions when you bump into another pedes. trian and are about to tell him what you think of him, a bit of fascinat- ing opera makes its unseen way out of a pipe‘atop a store daor, and in- stead of passing hard words, you pass a cigur and gn . invitation te drop in and visit your cellar som¢ evening. > Listening to the radio concerts isn’t recommended for automebile drivers. The traffic policemen might object and the clang of the smbu- lance bell might interrupt the mu- sic. There’s no telling what will.hap- pen. It is possaible that the day will come when dancing on ‘the side- walks will be the vogue. As you are strolling along, a peppy fox trot will come tinkling out of the air. Your shoulders begin to work. You loge control of your feet. Your brain begins to buzz. And to cap it all, you slip your arm around the waist of & girl and the dance is on. There are posaibilities of serious conseqmences in this. Her husband might be near- by. But a dance with some of the pretties scen on Main street these spring like days would be worth a punch in the eye. Yep, radio’s a great the Imagination. 25 Years Ago Today (From Paper of That Date) (From Paper of That Datc) ‘The Willlams drug store in For- eatville burned to the ground this morning. = Lyman H. Howe will present his latest series of motion picture views at the Russwin Lyceum this evening. Mr. Hatch 1. ovted last night that the isolation hospital has been completed and is ready for occupa-" tion. The appropriation was $14,. but Mr. Hatch’s committee finished the work for $11,400. The Business Men's association held its second annual banquet at the Russwin hotel last evening, with A. J. Sloper as toastmaster. The committee in charge consisted of k. H. Johnsten, 8. J. Bergstrom and M. P. Legborn. Governor Chamber- lain was present as a guest of Among the speakers - were Rev. H. I. Bodley and Principat Marcus White. Rev. Dr. J. W. Cooper of the South church has been elected wec- thing—for [fetary of the American Missionary. soicety and may remove to New York. - The rear portion of the mew grammar school is at last ready for occupancy and the work of remov- ing the furniture from the Swedish Bethany church was commenced be | for exercising a Hamilton. Sr. then, what | A Bcot isn't stingy. He fust en- | goes he look lik ourages that idca #e he ecan get Hamilton, Jr.,, “Well, e looks as h for the jokes he writcs about | though you'd hetter pay it:” | —Otto Krause, Jr. Well “Certainly. ver hear he had a birthday?” | rybody has.” 1 this is his. You better go {today. The ninth grade will be in- stalled en Monday. The process of e removal to the new school wll' be “Wel made gradually. home." Mystery still surrounds the iden- heard in almost any night club al- | most any night. When the ginger jale and cracked iec begin to get in | i their effect, someone is certain to 20 over to the leader and ask per- chines ana their the ride less in the have a habit o! they find waiting at the trol ©s not only criticisms; whin bs arc not the resolution. It 1s apparent he fs | trolloys. perfect, or lacking in number, | not playing politics in this vital mat. | re picking up fri erificismsare bandied about |fer. Whether he vetoes or eigns, e {1, tops. with increasing regularity. Next to | has the satisfaction of having called | Frequently trolley operators look ahead, sce people walting for the trolley at the next stop; hat before the trolley car arrives there some ! car on 1 friendly autoist gets there first and all the trolley general clambiring automobile. The number of Connecticut company way every day cannot be comput The management probably has given the matier due thought, but not operator soew is a atourd—the fares the harassed loses tn thi even the Puhto Uthitles Commission ' or laws can interfere. O special being able to talk fluently about the | price of gasoline, the cost of tires, and the cifect of Henry Ford's new used auto market, the average driver can discu clse with such fluency of diction as what the board of public not doing. As already hinted, o “n when the honrd does something there are al- WAYS S010e factors conne th ted with it 1 1w motors to run on high. Sine of emission have bean no ! and tven mere properts ks nothing vorks is | heinous than the sins of coni- | occusio; | attention to the manner in which the 'tax rate was fixed. MOVIES ¥ afternoon meving pie- tion is like a cat with nine cater owners some fime ago withdrew a petitfon for Sunday af- | ernoon movies after it wiad become {apparent thers was some influantial opposition. Theater men heor | fight have not inown to lle down withont & wfore withdrawal a © surprise. After became known they needed / and the 501 a time {body must build the jails for the clever bhoya who think one a boob to work. The objection tog democracy that stealing from a fund I | an individual. A single-track mind J& all right if yon can sidetrick a prejudice to (et an idea through. Correct this sentence: think.” said the hie car will go faster than mine” Copyright, 1925, Publishers Syndicate “1 really new owne “that o = | ‘We can't all be superior. Rome- doesn’t | scem as dishonest as stealing from | Observdtions On The Weather Washington, ¥ 18.—Forecast for Southern New England; Snow or rain, slightly colder in Connecti- cut and northern Massachusctts | Saturday; Sunday partly cloudy. ! Forecast for Eastern New York: changing to snow and colder Katirda much colder Saturday night with a cold wave in central and north portion; Kunday fair. Conditions: The disturbance that iwas over northeastern Nebraska mission ‘to substitute for one num- ber. He may play the piane, or rob Thursday night has advanced east- | southeastward to northern Indiana, whence it will move cast-northeast- ward. The outlook is for rain in the north Atlantic states Raturday. where the weather will be part- y overcast Saturday and Sunday in states east of the Mississippi river. It will be colder on Raturday over practically all the Washington fore- cast district. with a cold wave on Saturday night in the north portion of the middie Atlantic states and the interior of northern New Eng- | land. It was and he did. The officc was tity of the docters who have hires closed for the da Continuing along the lines sug: gested last week, we inject a little seasonal seasoning into our column and set down what might have come {to the cars of a DX fan had he been listening in on the night of Decem- |ber 6, and had there been {any such thing as radio on that fate- ful date. Now, just it back in your | chair, ,close your eyes, and imagine yourself an ardent patriot in a group of military men and hoop-skirted maidens, with powdered wign as | thick as bobbed hair today. You hear: “This is station WXYZ, located on the shore of the Delaware river near counsel 1o oppose the appropriation for the hospital here. Everything i shrouded with secrecy, and none of the physicians will say a word for| publication. ’\ l | | | NEW TREATY Berlin, Feb. 18 (UP) — A ne German - Lithuanian arbitratio treaty pledges the signatories t submit all differences not suscept. ible of diplomatic negatiation to T! Hague World Court. The play, “Our American Cousin,' wag being performed in Ford's thes ter, Washington, D. C., when Lin coin was shot.