New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 21, 1929, Page 6

Thc. & Momth the Peat Ofice at New Britaim Matter, sll mews credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and aleo local Dews published therein. Momber Andit Purcon of Circulotion The A. B. C. is a national organisation iwhich furnishes newspapers and adver- kisers with a strictly honest analysis of Kcirculation. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit. This insures pro- tection against traud in newspaper dis- #ribution figures to both mationsl and local advertisers. _— i The new paper money—two-thirds ithe size of the present bills—will 'be put into circulation July 1. The 'reduction in size closely approxi- 'mates the shrinkage in the purchas- ing power of the dollar. The gov- ‘ernment will save $2,000.000 a year in engraving costs, while the public vh‘lll be regaled with $10,000,000 worth of jokes about the new mon- ‘ey. Herbert Hoover and Al 8mith are both in Florida, or on the way there. Thus both flee the steam-heated buildings of the North in order to bask in the open air of mid-winter Florida. And of the two, Al has less | on his mind. The New York World prints a three-column editorial rclating to “The Breakdown of the Public Ser- vice Commissions.” The burden of 'the outpouring is that the state reg- ‘ulatory bodles have not fulfilled their pristine fond promises. Noth- ing in this peculiar world ever seems to pan out right. If public servicc commiasions had never been created the woods would be full of reforni- ers demanding that they be startcd. In the New York Telephone caer, which started in 1920, the testimony runs to 36,500 pages, whichgwould “make a shelf of books on a library wall 100 feet in length.” What we are worrying about 18 who is going to be segtenced to read all this tes- timony, OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE OTHERS Citizens of New Britain with jus- | tice take pride in their public M. brary, the New Britain Institute, It is fifth in size in the state, and was the first of the larger libraries, an- tedating the public libraries of any of its four sister cities which now have larger libraries. The size of the libraries of the five leading cities of the state pro- | vide & surprise to the investigator. One would expect New Haven, the largest city, to possess the largest public library; and s0 on down the list. But this is not the case. The standing of the five leading cities in size of libraries—total of books considered—gives the following re- sult, based on the 1928 state man- ual report: Bridgeport New Haven ... Hartford .. Waterbury . 127,626 New. Britain ..... 90,440 All the libraries have added books since these figures were published, 50 that their ratio of size probably remains approximately the same. The surprise is that Bridgeport, | rather than Hartford or New Haven, possesses the state’s largest public library; and that New Britain 1s considerably lower in book total than Waterbury. One glory, however, cannot be| taken from New Britain. The New | Britain Institute was founded in| 1853, and was the first large scale public libraray in the state. It con- | tinues, 100, to possess one of the | most attractive of buildings upon an | impressive site, | For 16 years the New Britain In- stitute was the only comparatively large public library in any of what are now the five leading cities. 1t was not until 1869 that the Silas Bronson library was formed in Wa- terbury, and it §s safe to say that the cue for this public service came from New Britain, The New Britain Institute even antedated the Wat- kinson Library of Reference fn | Hartford, which was formed fin 1858. The total of books in this ref- | erence library is not given in the manual. The Bridgeport public li- brary was not formed unfil 1881; that in New Haven not until 1886; and that in Hartford not until 1592, The dates show clearly that New Britain, and closely followed by Wa- terbury, were far in advance of their | sister cities of size in the cities that regard thems: . 238,801 . 190,198 167,432 state— Ives as be- ing leaders in culture, wealth and | leisure, it is clear from the total of books | on the shelves today that the New | Britain Institute, although the firxli of the large libraries, has not grown P wwiftly_enough. Weo should hawié oo large a library as Waterbury. That, at least, is our opinion. A fow years raised from $30,000 to $35.000; and the latter sum, in all conacience, is little enough for the city to expend upon an institution that is such a source of pride, mtistaction and gemeral utility. : There are certain amall libraries in the state which are ameag the oldest in the land. To contemplate their age is to concede the fact that the early settiers had an idea that citisens was something worth while. These libraries, however, have not grown much in size. “Among these was the library es- tablished in what is now New Brit- ain by Dr. John 8malley in 1785. This was the precursor of the pres- ent New Britain Institute. For some reason it is not listed in the state manual record of early and present libraries. From this list it appears that the first public—note the word —library in the state was the Bocial Library of Abington, which is near Pomfret. It was formed in 1793, and despite its early start to this day has accumulated only 1,921 volumes. The following year, in 1794, book lovers started the Rock Hill library, which today remains so small that its total of volumes isn't even men- tioned in the manual. The country towns got the library fever slowly from this time on, the Hale library in South Coventry be- ing formed in 1804; the Douglas }i- brary in Canaan taking until 1821 to be formed; the Young Men's In- stitute in New Haven in 1826; the Baptist Church library in Noank, near Groton, in 1826; and then small libraries were formed in East Wind- sor in 1849, in Norwich in 1850, and Woodbury in 1850. No, we have not overlooked the Peck Memorial public library in Kensington, but have reserved a special paragraph for it. This li- brary was formed in 1829—the ear- liest in this vicinity and.giving it honors with the state’s oldest. This library_today is listed as possessing 4,679 volumes—the atatistics being for 1927. By mow it will have ad. | vapced well over 5,000. The small institutions paved the way for the formation of the New Britain Institute, which gave an impetus to the entire public library movement in Connecticut. The New Britain library was a go- ing concern long before Andrew Carnegie go the library fever, mak- ing it possible for thousands ef towns to attain them. REVIVING CHORAL SOCIETY Friends of music in this city ne doubt have noted with pleasure that the New Britain Cheral society is to be revived this week, when re- hearsals are to begin for the pres- entation in April of Carl Busch's oratorio, “King Olaf.* The choral society was allowed to lie dermant last season, due to the impossibility under the prevailing circumstances of avoiding a deficit. This year it is to be revived under the asgis of the Civic Music Association, enabling its membership te hear the presen- tation of an important cheral werk, with orchestra, as well as hearing the artist concerts. “King Olaf” was sung here pre- viously and made an impresive ap- peal. Its repitition is worth while, as no great oratorio is intended to be heard only once, Furthermore, it is an American work, and in view of its frequent performance in various cities, can be regarded as one of the most lasting conributions to, choral music by an American, Tor years the Choral society con- cert has been the high-water mark of local musical endeavor. Whenev- er it was found necessary to forego a concert during any one season many of us were sadly disappointed. It is to be hoped that from now on there will be no further failures to provide the annual treat. RAISING THE RATES WITH BUSES Small wonder that the Connecti- cut company is now affiicted with the bus fever—either in favor of it- self or the New England Transpor- tation Co., the New Haven motor coach subsidiury. The wise men down in New Haven have digcovered that trolley fares are not likely to g0 higher than they are, and when a jerkwater line isn't paying and the time has come to lay down good money in improving the rosdbed, ete., it is better to change to buses. Or, as hus happened, Jet the New England Transportation Co., run the buses. That always results in high- er rates for the public. The principle was placed inte op- eration right in this city. For in. |stance, it only costs two tokens to ride to Hartford on the trolley line, (or 16 2.3 cents). It costs 20 cents to negotiate the distance on the raliroad. But on the yellow kid bus- es it costs three tokens, or 25 cents. Of course, the buses travel a differ- ent route, giving service to éther- wise untouched sections; but that doesn’t do the bus travelers between the twoe towns any good. They pay the extra fare. ‘The monopoly enjoyed by the New Haven railroad, through its subsid- iaries, effectively holds competition to & minimum; and the - Publie l Utilities Commission always seems to agree with the rallroad as to what the fare ought to be. As the jerkwater trolley eu"p to the junkheap the fares between points automatically rises as buses are sub- stituted. There is another point, however, that is well werth considering, and we take care to mention it so that our former editorials on the sub- ject cannot be wsed to confound us The jerkwater trolley lines have not been paying for years, and so that the company has operated them with the money earned upon the |more prosperous lines. This, we have held and still hoM, teads to keep the fares up on the popular |lines. There is no reason why every line operated should not be ocow- pelled to stand on its own financial feet. The rural districts, of course. like the small lines to be operated tor their benefit at & low rates and the deficits made up from the in- come of the better lines. W= are not advocating what the rural districts want, never remembering them to be keen about favoring nnything that the urban districts desiro. Let the rural districts, who want service but don't patronise the trol- leys or buses extensively, puy the price that will maintain it. THE JAZE OPERA While contemplating the musical situation it is worth while noting that & jass opera has been produced at the Metropolitan opera house, and from Be aceounts in the New York papers it was a sensational af- fair. Why not jess in en American op- cra? one might well ask. The joker in the answer lies in the fact that this jassy epera was not an Ameri- can opus, but halled' from Vienns. “Jonny Spielt Auf” runs m with the American jass spirit, and a Ne- gro jais band leader is the chief character. But all the same, Ernst Krenck, who wrete it, 18 & resident of the city of Haydn, Beethoven, Mosart and Schubert—there not be- ing space enough to mention all the others—snd has nover been In Americs. Rather queer, isn't it, that & Viennese should be the first to experiment with this native Amerl- can theme, g Unless one disregards the “Sky- scraper” ballet by John Alden Car- penter, no distinctive American op- cra has ever been produced at the Metropolitan and continued upon its repertory. There have been virtually a dozen American operas put on the boards, but they ‘have listed one or two seasons and then went into ob- livion. Victer Herbert had a big chance, wrote “Natoma,” and anoth- or whose nsme we don't happen to remember, and that led to no per- manent gain. Some half dozen other prominent Americans were given operatic oppertunities, but the works were too electic to be distinc- tive. The latest was Deems Taylor's “The King's Henchman” and de- spite quite a ballyhoo and the for- mation of a traveling company for the provinces, there are few who think it will live very long. Dr. Tay- lor had a splendid opporunity when commissioned by the Metropolitan to write this work, and what did he do but select an eplc poem of Old English history, instead of snatch- ing up some liva American theme. We seem to be very smart in every- thing but grand opera. ‘Whatever the merits of “Jonny" may be, there is no denying it has the kick in it that every American understands. What with its locomo- tive, its sutomobile, its jass band, is dancing gals—doing the Charles- ton, the black bottom and such things, and not the minuet or the | walti—there is an idea that if car- ried out still further might yet | Americanize grand opera. Let there be half a dozen such American jasz operas and strong competition will be set up with the Vollics to get the tired business man trade. THE THREE VIEWPOINTS Let no one claim that the educa- tional value of the newspapers is not what it ought to be. About & week ago Henry Ford said saving is not necessary and the interview went on to give his reasens why. Then the journsls quoted the regsons why saving is necessary, from the wis. dom of Adolph Lewisohn. By the time beth these views had time to sink in aleng comes: Mrs. Alice Foote MacDougall, leading business woman of America, and says both |men are wrong, at the same time | telling the reasons why. | The subjegt mow has been thor- | oughl® discussed from three angles. | The public must be the wiser for the | discusslon. Yet, truth to tell, it is probably that scarcely anyone will |change his habits on account ef ?‘hnt these men and a woman say, |The toolish will remain foolish and the wise stay otherwise. | 25 Years Ago Today The months-delayed city reports | have at last been finished, but the { council now faces the question of | whether or not it will pay for them. | lLocal deglers in bicycles are looking forward . to a very busy spring, as indications point to a re- 1 of this sport. Rev, J. E. Klingberg said today L] . NEW BRITMN that the addition of another inimate at the Children’s home makes the total of boys and girls there now 12, which is the largest numbe: cared for to date, Frank H. Smith was elected re- gent of New Britain Council, Royal Arcanum, last night. George H. Dyson is vice regent, Fred Elliot chaplain, and Charles F. BScott sentry. The Ideal Whist club meets with Mrs. William Eaton of Plainville on Friday afternoon. Surveyors are now at work pre- paring the way for improvements which the American Paper Goods Co.,plans to make on its valuable i rights in Kensington in the spring. W. L. Hatch has succeeded F. H. Johnston as chairman of the ban- quet committee of the Business men's association. The grinders at the Stanley Rule & Level factory quit work this morn- ing and came aut on a strike. It is stated a change in prices was made at the start of the year but that the grinders continued because they looked for a satisfactory settlement. There being none, some 26 men walked out today. Facts and Fancies Another reason why marriages don't last is because people can't distinguish between love and curi- onity. And then, ugain, the old-time youngsters may have seemed bettur because. they were better liars. Another good way to hide from the world is to marry a famous woman. 8till, If we were consistent all our lives, we'd be sucking our thumbs at seventy, Some children are rotten, and some seldom see théir grandparents. ‘There is nothing different about the “emancipated” woman, except that she seems to enjoy interrupt- ing her husband’s favorite story. “The poor are in closer touch with Nature.” Of course. How else could they always pick a rainy day to move? “Four felonies make & habitual criminal” may be a good definition if the definition of felonies is . all right. Thepe is no exact equality in matrimony. One will love a little more and the other will get a little more. Americani because. you surrender to temptation at intervals; hating he other fellow because he can surrender to-the same temptation without feeling | wicked. 8o they are making soap from soft cozl? Now we know why Willie's neck looks that way just after he has washed it. You can't criticise modern women much If you can remember when the typical “dutifu] wife” was glad her man didn’t beat her. Many boys have talent and might become great cartoonists if they aidn’t spoil thelr chances by learn- ing to spell. -8 In & modern apartment you don’t really need a cat, unless you open milk bottles with your thumb. Anyway, we are glad we lived in the old days when singers sang songs instead of whispering them. Middle age is that indefinite period when you begin to think every little sore spot may turn out to be a cancer, New York’s Whalen is making war on bootleggers who sell bad liquor and rounding up the crooks who don't pay office rent. What a world! Nations make war and punish men for murder; par- ents tie to their kids and lick the kids for lying. Correct this sentence: “We al- ways use Doctor Brown,” said she, “but T suspect the other doctors in town are just as good.” Copyright, 1929, Publishers® Syndicate COMMIT! Newport, It. T.. Jan. 21 (UP)— Evading her nurse, Miss Augusta Hunter, once popular in Newpora soclety, commitied suicide by drown- ing at Newport Beach yesterday. She was In her 65th year. Police learned she had been despondent. Tells Skinny Men How to aapfiumugn If the flat chested man whose ribs are almost bursting through his skin doesn't try to make himself look like a real man, no one else will. When any man or woman needs more weight they ought to know about McCoy's Tablets. McCoy takes all the risk—Read this ironclad guarantee. If after tak- |ing 4 sixty cent boxes of McCoy's | Tablets or 2 One Dollar boxes any ithin, underweight man or woman doesn’t gain at least 5 pounds and feel completely satisfied with the marked improvement in health— your money will be returned. Just ask for McCoy's Tablets at Fair Drug Dept. or any drug store in America. ICIDE Feeling wicked | ' DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JANU. Not. Limited to Winter Now! In those good old days and dear This was sleighing time of year; In our motqr age we've found Slaying keeps up all year round: Terriblo to Contemplate!. Jordan: “Do you believe in calling a spade a spade?” Bailey: “Well, you call one a heart or a diamond "in a bridge :an:e and see what happens to you!" TO THE YOUNGER GENERATION By Booth H. Korgness We know you are anxious to junk us 4 And if'you were given your way By now you'd have certainly sunk us Deep under the sod apd the clay. We know that you think. we ard dumb; how ‘We ever survive you den’t know, But—you'll have to get on with us somehow, Us people of forty or so. You young fellows just out of col- lege, You debutantes clever and keen, Crammed full of the latest In knowledge, Regard us as thick in the bean. We don't understand you, we bully And cramp you from trying to grow, - But you understand us, yes, fully, Us people of forty or so. Cheer up! dubbers, The targets for satire and wrath, We middle-aged Rotary-Clubbers In time will be out of your path. A lot will be under the clover, The rest almost ready to go, Then the world will be yours to make over, 8ay, when you are forty or se! All we muddlers _and Nose for Scandal! Farmer Mallen: “Notjce that hen over there? Bhe's a little speckled.” Mrs. Deming (lowering her voice): “You don't say! Tell me, what's the scandal about her?” —D. 8. Minlatter Everybody knows that the sun Kas spots on it. And yet some people always ex- pect a ten-year-old hoy to be about perfect! |dish-brown hair, wye! to have been married then.” Husband. ¢ not. remembering. ¥ have been ing to forget ever sinos!” Landlord (at Bow County Court): “He'is in arremsr.® .Tenant (indignantly): “J am not. I live in the front of the house!” (Copyright, 1929, Reproduction Forbldden) : End k < ‘: D QUESTIONS ANSWERED Yau can get an sanswer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1322 New York avenye, Washington, D, C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per. sonal reply. Unasigned requests can- not. be anawered. All letters.are con- fidential.—Editor. Q. What date would September 8, 1899 in the old Russian calen- dar be in the modern or Gregorian caly 23 i ar g A. September" 21, 1899. Q. "Where is the headquarttFs of Miller Brothers 101 Ranch, Wild West S8how? A. Marland, Oklahoma. Q. What is & Chinese Tong wat? " A. . It is a rivalry for supremacy tictween two Chinese protective as- sociations, called. Hip 8ing Tong and Ong Leong Tong, rival organi- zations of Chinese merchants in the, United Batesd Q. Is Joan Crawford the name of the actress? What color hair has she? > . A. Joan Crawford'y real mame was Luclle lo Souer. Bhe has! red- Victoria Q." When did Queen die? A Q January 2%, 1901, p When was the Boer War?' A. 1399 to 1902, o Q. What is" the population of France, Japan and Russia? A. France has a population of 40,424,387; Japan proper, §9,736,- 704; Russla, 146,304,931, Q. Ahe women eligible for posi. tions as lighthouse keeper? Where should they apply? A. Women are eligible for the examination:for lighthouse keeper, There are gome isolated wtations where it is ‘unlikely that a woman would be assigned, but ‘there are others where they can serve. Apply to the .Lighthouse Service, Depart- ment of Commerce, Washingten, J. C., for information concerning posi- tions, Q. On what date will Easter A January Markdown! ‘Wyn's Winning Remark! “Darling,” asked mother of four- year-old Wyn, “what are your eyes for?"” . “To see with,” answere Wyn, “What are your ears for?" “To hear with.” “What is your nose for?" “To smell with.” “What is your mouth for?” “To eat with."” “What is your chin for?” askea mother, hoping to confuse Wyn. A second’s hesitancy, and then ‘Wyn replied, radiantly triumphant: “For the food to run down.” —8. J. Talbot Sunday fall this year? A, -March 81. Q. How old is King Alfonso of Spain? A, He was born May 17, 1886. Q. Why does smoke rise? A. On account of its tranajent heat that buoys it up. As soon as the heat ‘subsides, smoke hegins to settle, being forced down by grave ity. Q. How many Indians are there The Terrible Tempered Mr. Bang I E i : “That. accounts for my | {wers ] it i 5k § @ A. The 1877 strike on-the Balti- more and Ohio began in Baltimore, Maryland, July 16, snd spread rap- idly aleng lines west, reaching Pitts- burgh July 19. Freight crews left their traing because the com had made a ten per cent cut “in their wages, and doubled the num- ber ef cars for each tggin, and also the length of the trip, without in- creasing the crews. Freight trains were stopped at the yards, and a sroup of unemployed and dis- itled persons joined the strikers sround the 28th street roundhouse. The militia was ordered out and was pugmented by troops from Philadelphia. This -enraged the strikers, who burned, first the roundhouse and finally the railroad station. There were 1383 freight cars, 104 locomotives and 66 passen- ger carg destroyed. The loss was estimated at about $4,000,000; ' 25 persons were killed. . - Obseroations - 3 ~On The Weather / Washington,. Jan. for New England: Cloudy, with vising temperatupe tonight and Tuesday, probably ocoocasienal snow or rain; hollerate shifting winds. Forecast for Kastern New York: Cloudy with slowly rising tempera. ture tonight and Tuesday; probably 728 | gocasional Yain or snow in seuth and snow in nerth portion; moder- te shifting winds. Conditions: Pressure Is relatively high “thost of the oountry east of the -Piging states this morning. Although ' seme cloudiness prevail in %8hio valley only light snows from No#thern New Eugiasd and the St. Lawrence val- ley. * Light rains * were reported from ssuthern Texas mortheastward to the southern Appalachian dis- tricts. - A trough of low pressure is developing over the western districts from Manitoba southwestward to Arisona and New Mexice. Much of the far northwest is overspread by areas of high pressure. Bub-zero temperatures prevail over a narrow [ 14 Die in Massachusetts Automobile. Accidents Boston, Jan. 31 (UP)—Fourteen persons were killed in automebile accidents in Mazsach last week, according to the.report George A. Parker, registrar of tor vehicles. = * This was five leag than for the p vious week but seven more than f | the corresponding period of 1928., ' Last week's victims includeq. n| occupants, three pedestrians and tf coasters. i SKULL FRACTURED; DIES | Boston, Jan.. 31 (UP)—Bufferigg from & fractured skull, an Uniden§i- fied woman believed 50 to- 55y old, was found at midnight in & doorway at Castle and Alblion streets, South End. She died shorily after her arrival at City hospita¥: The woman had grey Bhir | blue eyes. She wore a chinchfila ¢ coat, a black-and brown dress, and an orange scarf. 2 i Although muthorities bélleved. she was fatally hurt either by a hite and-run motorist or by a fall on the ¢ sidewalk, they were considering the possibility of foul play. 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I . interrupted. “But poesibly. you know June Win- throp?" *“The pleasure is denied me-- “Or Beatrice Rogers? She—' m beginning to, despair—" “In any case, could we not have, tea together, and go into the ques- tion more deeply?"” “It's a darn shame,” #he Arawlea: “I was formally introduced to you last night, so T really “can"t allow myself the pleasure of calling a po- liceman!” “but you my third kles (In accordance with her usual practice, Miss Joan Woodward has sent to The Fun Shop some humor: overheard in several English courts —Editor). > ' P HIS UNCLE WITH THE WooDEN CEANNON BALL JUST ONCE ~Teo ofFTEN