New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 1, 1929, Page 6

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The Mersld is on ssle daily in New York at_Hotaling's Newsstand, Times Squere; Schults's N da, Eatrance Gread Central, ¢2nd Stre ——— Anothep petty annoyance for a mayor was to be confronted with an- nual reports while it was 90 in the shade. The difference between the losers in real estate and those who drop & roll in the stock market is that the former get the front page stories while the latter continue to pose as successful stock market operators. The Northampton police chief who agreed that 8mith college stu- dents can parade downtown in bathing suits “if that is part of a college education” gave evidence that it was too hot to be indignant over the morals of the community. Besides, what difference does it make? The styles are getting closer the point of least sartorial resis- tance every year. TACKLING THE STREETS WITH MORE MONEY Along parts of West Main street street repairs have been under way, greatly to the satisfaction of suto- mobile drivers who seem a unit o declaring that the main streets al: ways should be kept in smooth con- ditien. The work on the street this year consi in putting a new coating of asphalt upon such parts of the old brick pavement which has felt the need of it for almost a year past. Much of the work is between the trolley tracks, and when it is finished there is expected to be less of a declivity between the edges of the tracks and the pavement. It is fortunate, too, that the method of placing down a new coating of as- phalt has been speeded up, resulting in astonishing rapidity in finishing this type of repair work. Not many years ago it was gen- erally believed that the old brick pavement, where it still exists along West Main street, would be torn up altogether. Since that time methods of utilizing the brick as a base for asphalt have been perfected, and experiments made in this city last year seem to have been quite suc- cessful. The city, as a result, will save money; or recelve the benefits of more smooth streets for the same expenditure. ‘The Beard of public works, under the chalrmanship of George R. Dob- son, has an appropriation of $40,000 for the general repair of streets, which is $10,000 more than the previous year. For the repair of pemanent pavements there is $18,000 on hand, compared with $12,000 the previous year; and for the repair of macadam $25,000, compared with $23.000 the previous year. This mi costs of olling streets there will be expended $22,000, compared with $23,00 the previous year. This mat- ter of street oiling, and semi-per- manent paving repairs, are the only two street items showing a decrease over the previous year. While on the subject it is well, perhaps, to refer to the new work possible through increased appro- priations. New grading has an ap- propriation of $25,000, compared with $15,000 in 1928; and new maca- dam pavements have an apropri- ation of $50,000, compared with $20,000 previously. For “new trav- elled ways” the appropriation is $57,000, compared with $50.000 1928, It is clear from these figures that the city has attempted to hearken to the insistent demands for Letter streets. Chairman Dobson's depart- ment could spend considerably more money if it were on hand; but im- proved street work, with the use of more and better machinery, makes the dollars go further than former- in Our neighboring town of Beriin, sorely beset by the necessity of pro- viding fire protection, has decided to pay the high rates for such pro- tection offered by New Britain: hut there i= a hint of different action in the future in the appointment of a committee to investigate the cost of installing and maintaining a volun. | teer fire department of its own. To put its own fire department in actien could not be done overnight, 80 the town had ne alternative but to accept New Britain's rous terms for the presel, These terma, much higher than that charged for similar serviceg in the past, have placed New Britain in the light of a grasping landlord in the minds of some ctizens, and we hasten to point out that such a conclusion is entlre- ly in error. ‘What has happened in New Brit- ain is that the board of fire com- missioners has gone in for efficl- ency. Perhaps some of them are readers of scientific management literature, and were induced to sharpen their pencils, spit on the end in true firemanesque fashion, and begin figuring. They sought what s known as the “‘basic cost” of main- taining the department; and if they did not succeed in discovering what it costs every time the wheel of one of the machines turns round, they came rather close to it. They now know, to a finer extent than ever before, what it costs to operate, the percentage of overhead that goes into making a call to the preperty of some unfortunate citizen or cor- poration, and the cost of keeping the brass polished. S8uch hitherto unsus- pected items as workmen's compen- sation costs, and the insurance costs of vehicles and fire houses, and the interest on the have all been added to the sad news consisting of the figures sur- rounding communities without fire departments will have to pay for Britain. It's a hard world, in some ways. Heretofore there. has been much im- practical talk that cities should be run like business institutions, but with' scarcely an effort made to ap- ply business principles to the busi- ness of running a city government. Now the fire commissioners have started figuring just like a business corporation would figure, and the rates for fire service seem to go out of sight automatically. y Now, while the committee in Ber- lin figuring on tne of in- stalling a volunteer fire department in the future, it will be well to take a tip from New Britain and figure in a business-like and close-fisted manner, Which is the true meaning of scientific management. It would be too bad indeed it Berlin put in a fire department and made a mis- calculation—like New Britain did when it began playing Santa Claus. (%4 THE FINAL RESULT A bird's-eye view of the British election: When Parliament dissolved re- cently the parties had the following Conservatives, 396: Labor, 160; Liberals, 46; Independents, 7. The disposition of seats following Thursday’s election is as follows: Conservatives, 250; Labor, 288; Lib- erals. 53; Independents, ete, 7. Which leads to the assumption that Britons nowadays are not very conservatively inclined. THE FIVE FREE STATES Five states now have definitely ceased to co-operate with the feder- al prohibition law, Governor Kuhler having signed the hill recently passed by the legislature of Wiscon- sin, which in turn acted after a state referendum. The five states are Wis- consin, New York, Maryland, Mon- tana and Nevada. These states, in repealing their dry enforcement acts, in effect say to the government that as the na- tional prohibition act is a federal law, it is the business of the fed- eral government to enforce its own law; that the dogma of ‘‘concur- rent” enforcement does not obtain when a state doesn’t care about it. Governor Kohler of Wisconsin is one of the nation's greatest manu- facturers. He was placed in office by the people who voted the Repub- lican ticket to obtain a “business administration” for the state. The same people, by a majority of nearly 150000 in the state referendum, voted for repsal of the state pro- hibition enforcement act. Governor Kohler, in spite of the reputed dry- ness of the Republican party else- where, could scarcely do otherwise than sign the repealer passed by the legisiature. Indeed, his explanation that he merely followed the man- date of the people seems the logical position. wet states which have not gone as far as these five. In practice. how- ever, they don't take the national act as seriously as the prohibitionists would like. The citizens of the five hy teast states who have taken action means of their repealers have the courage of their tions. at SETTLING REPARATIONS Knotty as the question of repara- tions proved to he, and the recur- rent doubts regarding possibility of gettlement, such an accomplishment spems (o have resulted in Paris. To the unexampled patience. siveness and knowledge persua- of interna- tional problems of the delegates to the reparations conference goes all the credit that a grateful world can bestow. The American delegates, headed hy Owen D. Youngz. a co- author of the Dawes plan, conducted themselves in a most praisenorthy manned throughout the long deliber- investment—these | the pretection afforded from New ations; ‘and in spite of several peri- ods of universal pessimism their ef- forts mever wavered. The result turns out to be no special victery for either side, but is one that has been made possible by a compromise of what until a few weeks ago ap- peared to be insurmountable condi- tions. o Bo long as there w no final agreement Europe would not be really at peace. The full ecenomic recovery of Europe, in which the United States is certainly far more interested than in being merely a bystander, depends upon {he agree- ment of the experts. It is said by economic experts that every person in the United States has an indirect personal interest in Europe's pros- perity. To rejoice in the apparent settlement of the reparations issue is a reflection of enlightened self- interest as well as indicating grati- tication at the economic well-being of the world which the agreement necessarily stimulates. RIGHTS OF THE ROAD The rights of the road frequently turn out to be a petty annoyance | that fails to calm a volatile temper. The following neat bit from the Meriden Journal will illustrate: “The careful driver has to give due recognition to the fact that in rights of the road he s secondary to about everything that goes on legs and wheels. Woe betide him if he hits & cow or a horse! The law is all against him and in country courts it is applied in full meas- ure for such a heinous offense. Hit a pig and see what hap- pens, as did one Connecticut motorist recently. He couldn’t have fared much worse if he had struck & pedestrian. Dogs and cats also are well protected and the motorist would de well 1o make every reasonable effort to aveid them. Onl kunks seem to be lawful prey. There seema to be little opportun- ity to add anything. telling to the foregoing, except perhaps to point out that hitting a pig is worse than hiting a pedestrian because no county court In the state would ac- cept the excuse that the pig ran right in front of the machie; nor would there be a likelihood of ac- cepting the timeworn excuse that the machine couldn’t be stopped in time. A pig is not supposed to know enough to keep out-of the way, so the motorist is expected to do some thinking for the animal and apply the brakes in time. The same helds true of a horse or a cow. But let a pedestrian be in the way and it is & There are other preponderatingly | convic- | rare motorist who doesn’'t immedi- ately conclude that the hiker has enough sense to keep out of harm’'s way, and it he doesn’t then the pe- BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATUR ‘The Philharmonic band will give & concert tamorrow afterncon at White Oak park. Two thousand athered at the park last e sing to witneas the performance of Boom's all star comediana, Facts and Fancies New slogan for the press: “Cur- rent news watts fit to print.” Democracy and Tammany have little in common. Tammany will patch up a quarrel to get the jobs. Electricity may be the cause of life, as that scientist says, but it has killed several reputations lately. Chciago's water fund is twelve million in debt, and the hairpin business is losing money, also. Wet Baltimore boasts of its few arredts for drunkenness. Doughboys got to where they wouldn't scratch, too. It he says in a superior way that bridge is a woman's game, he means kis wite is a better player. Heaven knows best, but it would be nice if some of these imported in- sect pests liked dandelions. As we understand Brisbane, it's an INVESTMENT when your stock goes up and GAMBLING when it goes down. A heathen country is one in which the pay roll can be transported without an armored car. Americanism: Deciding it isn't possible to suppress lawlessness: calling out the militia to scare a few strikers. No wonder people sympathize with Germany. France merely loat men, and Germany is asked to par- with money. “Our faith is lost,” says a clergy- man. You can't say that of a coun- try thut thinks enriching exporters will help farmers. Happy thought. Maybe Heinie would pay cheerfully if taxpayers were offered an iron cross for each thousand marks. The electron seems the smalleat thing if you've never watched a hus. band while his wife, at the wheel, jawed at a truck driver, And many a man wins fame just As “etaoinshrdiu” did—just because he was used to fill in. The Yale Institute of Human Re- lationa has begun its work by study- ing the braing of fish. Probably in- vestigating human relations to the atock market. The theory that our ancestors lived in trees explains much. They had frequent opportunity to fall en their heads. The old-time pharmacist whose errors made preacriptions fatal now destrian is to blame for any dam- ages to the car. Proof: .when a motorist see o horse, a cow or a pig in the highway he invariably slows down at on but if he sees a hiker he naturally fails to do anything of the kind. ' Another point: In addition te skunks, lawful prey consists of snakes of all varieties. Nothing pro- ! vides a motorist with such a thrill | on a mountain highway as to run over a rattler basking in the sun. CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS The recent decision of the U. 8. Supreme Court, by a vote of 6 to 3, that Mrs, Schwimmer, 49, cannet be nationalized because she does not belleve in bearing arms, has elicited much editorial comment. Most lib- eral-minded newspaper editors, it appears, think the decision is high- ly technical considering that there is little likelihood of women being | expected to bear arms. In taking the oath of citizeuship there is a passage about agreeing to “defend” the Ceonstitution and country. It is not apparent that the | has @ son who puts too much sea- eoning in the chicken salad. Correct this sentence: “The old dear makes oodles of meney," said the flapper bride, “and I'l help him save it.” Copyright, 1929, Publishers Syndicate ¥ Ha SANDY WAS QUICK Sandy was Treasurer of the kirk and turned up at a deacons’ meeting rather the worse for liquor. Going up to him quietly the min- ister said: “I hepe, B8andy, you word “defend” means, in the case of women, to “defend with arms.” In the Constitution itself it no- where is apecifically stated that willingness to bear arms is a condi- tion of admittance to citizenship. According to the interpretation of the Supreme Court, Quakers from anywhere, when they happen te come to this country, cannot any longer be permitted to hecome na- tionalized citizens. Conscientious ob- jecting to bearing arms still re- maina a privilege of Quaker faith; and so far as we are aware. no gov- ernment has yet been able to change the helief of conscientious religion- ists. We wonder what President Hoov- er. a Quaker, thinks ahout the de- cision. 125 Vears Ago Today A large steam pipe hbroke this morning at Russell & Erwin's. It was necessary to call the fire de- partment. Nohody was in the vicin- ity of the pipe when it burst The democratic town commitiee will mect tomorrow afternoon to discuss the selectmanship ‘question The police are still at sea in re- gards to the automobile problem on Stanley Quarter road. Four drivers gped by the officers sta- tioned there yesterday and failed to stop when ordered to do so The Commarcial sireet team went to Plainville today to meet the nine of that place. A atirring battle is ex- pected. Rev. Father Wintess of 81 Mary's church calied attention te his par- ishioners of the proneness of many Deople to commit acts of vandalism :m the old Catholic cemetery. haven't been apending the money on strong drink 2" “Deed no, eenister.” promptly replied Sandy, “I just looked into the manse on the way doon an' yer hoose-keeper gaed me a couple o go00d drams:” Blavy fautles Mohammedans Desert Jugo-Slav Government Barajevo, Jugo Slavia, June 10— Selling their estates for a song, thousands of Bosnian Mohammedans ar> migrating to Turkey, because they are dissatisfied with the new Juga Slavian regime. No less than 1,500 left within & single week. They have been told that Turkey has promised land anfl‘ other privileges to those who will | return to the motherland. WONDERFUL PARTY SPOILED Mill Valley, Cal. June 1 (U'FP) Mill Valley had planned to celebrate its 40th anniversary May 20. Orators were ready to orate and a huge cake with 40 candles had already been baked. Then somebody found out that it would be only the 39th anni- versary. The ceremony has been postponed a year, Londen. (M—Douglas Hacking. president of the British board of trade, savs that since the Armistice 49 British vessels, with a 'onnu(@i {0f 24.268. have been sunk as a re- sult of striking mines left over from the war. Lord's Moscow, P —The village of Okunievka in the Shklovsky region | has asked that scientista visit 1t to investigate a meteor which fell near there. Many trees wére burned and Let's All Sign Up for the Course! Philosophy is mighty fine, But just as truly we opine The study of Fun-osophy 8hould be encouraged heartily! member, do the things you do?" read the Bible through and I never saw anything in there inst playing poker or driving a car while intoxicate: ~—Mrs. B. A. 8Sont THE FUN SHOP N Movies “Hotel porters are a friendly peo- ple.” says a writer, ‘They instinctively put out hand when you leave the hotel! PR EWS WEEKLY their Political “Would a Secretary of Employ- ment achieve its object?” asks a neighboring paper. Anyhow, it would employ a large number of official . 0. International The first Anglo-American Music Ceonterence is to take place at Lau- sanne in August. It is understood that the question of a limitation of ‘saxophones and other armaments will be dealt with! ° o o Social An old lady writes fo us pointing out that smaller navies mean a large increase in the number of unem- ployed sailors Sports. A doctor has stated that it is pos- sible to get urticaria from just look- ing at strawberries. You can also get very {ll °from just looking at the:price of them! Get Funny! “I want & pair Don’t of : “What number?" Customer: ““Don’t get funny. How many are in a pair? —Morris H. Potter Uncle George says: ‘' 'Tain't so much th' fast pace folks is goin’ but th’ bum brakes they has!" 1t 8ome of Our Jld Friends Had to Fandure Modern Traffic EXPERIENCE OF A GENTLEMAN By C. L. Mettler It's really one of the most amus- ing things that's ever happened to me. I've read jokes about absent- minded people, but I'd never before encountered on2. They're funny, all right. BRoarding the street-car I grabbed A seat near the window and started to read my copy of “Sunset Gun.” A lurch of the car sent someone againat me and, when I heard “Ex- cuse me,” in a contralte voice, I glanced up and discovered that a dazzling hlonde was occupying the seat with me. *‘Certainly,” I replied. Beveral minutes later my attention was again drawn from the poems by the actions of my seat-mate. She was moistening the index finger of her right hand and applying it to her stocking about three inches above her right knee. “That'll keep that run from #preading,” she said, when she no- ticed my look of amazement “How interesting!" I replied, meant it “Oh, you've a copy of ‘Sunset Gun,’ haven't you?” she said. “I've been told that the poem ‘Red Dres is unusually good. Would you mind letting me read it?" While she read “Red Dresa” and several other poems, I kept looking at the run in her stocking, to see if what sahe had done with a moistened finger would indeed keep the run from running amuck, Suddenly she said. “Oh, T have to get off at the corner. Would vou and Fome evening vou can stop for itf Call Riverview 11073 and ask ior Maybelle. Or d» you want the book right away to read yourself?" “I'll call you up,” I said. Last night 1 called Riverview 11073 and was informed that the phone service had been discontinued. How strange of her to forget that her phone had been discontinued! Wanted! Agent: “Wouldn't you like to have a nice check-writer " Stenographer: “Would 1? Lead me to him!" —Arnold Hartley Tidings! He paced feverishly up and down ouiside the clesed door, just as countless husbands have done and will continue to do so. The suspense was terrible. At last, after what teamed an age, the door opened and a vast quantity of snow melted when the fiery visitor landed, a smiling frock-coated gentleman came out. care 10 let me read the book” A1 | —THE OBSERVER— Makes Random Observations On the City anc Its People Poles of This City Lead Nationality s New The day is near when New Brit- ain Poles will be the recognized leaders in Polish-American affairs in New England, and likely as not will be looked upon by other far-off Pél- ish communities with no aniount of envy and regard—a com- munity which they may pattern their communal life in all branches of human endeavor. There is no ques- tion of doubt that the local commun- ity has already established its leader- ship amosg Connecticut Poles and i3 10oked -up to as the criterion of unity and cooperation. Doubtless, there are still some difficulties, some de- gree of uneasiness and lack of faith among the various groups, but the time is approaching when all these petty misunderstandings between themselves will be ironed out as the younger generatiéns become more assimilated and thoroughly Ameri- canized. ‘Whatever the difficuities between themselves may be it atill remains kL proven that they lack the com- mon link of unity and cooperation for all purposes, when occasion de- mands. Time and again they have come to the fore and proved that a united effort to attain an objective sefdom went amiss, The advance- ment, progress, or whatever one wishes to call the unusual rise of the American Poles, is nothing to marvel at, but certainly one is forced to admire the integrity and deter- mination that the Poles of New Britain have shown in the compara- tively short time they have been a part of this city's history. Whatever their shortcomings might be, they have made excellent progress, con- sidering the handicaps and obstacles they had to overcome. The local community is not yet a generation old, and is no doubt, the youngest in point of settlement—but in point of wealth (privately owned homes, community buildings, church- es, schools, etc.,) they may be con- sidered well near the top rung. Their history, like that of a majority of other Polish commurities through- out the United States, is a tale of gradual and stezdy climb from com- parative poverty to a point where they are considered seriously as part of the social, political, economic and educational life in America. The immigrant Pole, coming to this city to settle was not of the business, professional or éven skilled labor type. The majority who came here were poor peasants, secking a better livellhood. They were not an educated lot—conditions in their na- tive land forbidding them to gain knowledge. Only the well-to-do fam- ilies were in a position to send their children to schools. On the average, the immigrant Pole had an education corresponding to the third or fourth grade, while a large number were illiterates—a condition not due to personal laxity to attain a knowledge of letters, but due to the oppressive system of the czars of Russia, whose only method of educating the peas- ant w the Cossack whip, better known as the ahajka.” On the whole the were a God-tearing, indus- trious and ambitious lot, willing to give up the Juxuries and pleasantries of life, to gain what was could not be gained in an oppr atmosphere. Such were the Poles, who came to this country 15 to 40 years ago. The hardware industry in this city offered an oppcrtunity to those who ~ished to settle down and help in the progress of the city and eventual- ly help in acquiring individual eco- nomic independence through work. The fleld was young and opportuni- ties numerous. About 35 years ago the Poles began to come here in greater numbers. In these ye: en- tire Polish families were a scarcity. They came here plecemeal and brought other members of the fam- ily as financial conditions permitted. As other members arrived, the earn- ing power increased, and as years went by, the thrifty nature of the Pole found him in a positien to look around for a permanent home wherein he could house his family and be an independent property owner. The church was a potential factor in holding the people together. The Poles are devout Roman Catholics on the whole and when they thought that their community was large enough to support a church and a priest, they appealed to the head of the diocese for permission to estab- lish a church. The church became a common link in keeping them from separating and used its influence to spread the doctrine of brotherly love and unity to which they earn- estly adhered. The founding of a church meant cooperation and growth, and growth in turn racant increasing familles and the subse- quent necessity of schools to send their children to. The average lole was quick to realize that schooling of the children, meant quicker pro- gress and fast advancemeni. Chir- dren were given their primary ecdu- cation in the parochial schools and if finances permitted, they were sent to higher institutions. This 1cas rather hard in mary families, where the brood was large. The older children, despite a desire to continue, had to leave school at an eariy age of 14. and go to the factory 10 help support and educate the younger members of the family and it was not until a family felt fi independent before any one ,members could be given a higher ' nd better education. Despite those hendicaps, many who had a strong desire to seek knowledg:. studied during the evenings at home or at - The husband rushed forward Dreathlessly with questioning eyes. “Congratulations, old man,” said the frock- ted gentleman. “Abso- lute decree!™ Some Foresight! Garage Attendant: “According to this chart your car needs grade A Emellco Oil." New Owner: “Ain’t that ful?” Garage Attendant: “What do vou mean New Owner: “How them chart- owners knew I had this car? 1 only Kot It yesterda: wonder- —B. R. Elder (Copyright, 1929. Reproduction Forbidden) | out of public life. the evening achools, and ¥hea they thought that their family could o without them, went out inte the world and worked their way ‘hreugh college. It may be stated here, that most of the Polish professional men in this city and other cities, gained their independence by working "neir way through college. Even taday there are few familiess v-hich “ave not two er three members of the family working to 3send another through school. They came to this country un- knowing what was awaiting them: they saw the opportunities before them, and they conquered the ob- stacles and overcame the handicape to win their daily bread and a posi- tion in the progress and advance- ment of America. They had paid their debts to the “old countyy” and their second “mother”; thousands of Poles enrolled in the American and Polish armies during the World War; millions of hard earned dollars don- ated and subscribed to various bonds and other causes. New Britain Poles never lagged behind and the city may well be proud of this race, which through its thriftiness and integrity helped much to make this city grow fast within the last 20 yes nd be recognized as one of the leading in- dustrial centers in this state. Time to Sift Out Profects Before Launching New Ones. Numerous projects have been launched in New Britain in the past few decades, getting off to a flying start toward their goal, seem- ingly with every assurance of suc- cess, and then vanished in thin air. Each year the mayor's message introduces new ideas. Invariably, one or more are put in motion on that very night, committees being appointed amid scenes of entus- fasm, and then, when the next an- nual message appears, the project is again mentioned in a paragraph which opens in this fashion: s recommended in last year's message, etc., etc.” We have had talk of municipal airports, municipal golf courses, new fire houses, new playgrounds and parks, new highways, Elihu Burritt homestead restoration, rail- road station on the main line, elimi- nation of railroad grade crossings, new city hall, in short, about every- thing any municipality has or could have. The trouble, it appears, comes from the practice of launching too many new projects and leaving those which have been started but half done. . The novelty of starting something new, of leaving a monument to mark a period of municipal service, has too strong an appeal for public ofticials to resist. Admittedly, there is little of a thrill in taking over a partly com- pleted job and wallowing in de- tails, inquiries and investigations to complete a job started by another, even though it be realized that your work will redound to the benefit of the city. Many of the projects men- tioned above were first brought to the attention of the public by some person who long since has stepped The present city legislators cannet enthuse over the {dea of werking for several months to bting about an improvement only to hear, on the day of its formal dedication: “The city should be thankful to Councilman So-and-So he started this thing more than 20 years ago.” The task for the present staff of officials is to set themselves for a little hard and colerless work to bring about certain of these im- provements leng since agitated, but not yet realized. The present council is not to be criticized particularly; their prede- cessors had the same failing. The fault is partly with their constitu- ents who not only encourage the in- troduction of new projects, but insist on having them brought up. It is doubtful if long time follow- ers of civic affairs could name off half a dozen instances where can- didates sought office on a platform providing for the completiion of a providing for the completion of a platform of promises that new ideas will be introduced. It would seem that the time has arrived for a turnabout. After years and years of listening to the same “line”” as passed out by a multitude of carbon-copy salesmen, we at last have diseovered one with a new brand of talk. But let this not be occasion for rejoicing! Far from it. for we are still trying to figure out just what the fellow's idea fis. Hin line is unique, make no mistake, but just whether it is intended to be ingratiating or purposely humorous is beyond us. Maybe some of you other New . Britainites have been able to figure him out, and, in case you haven't even encountered the m‘wcimen, we append a sample of his “line.” Our friend—to be kindly with him —runs up the steps of a two-family house and rings the bells of Mr. X and Mr. Y. Mra. Y comes to the door and then the floodgates are opened: “Is this Mrs. X? No? Then is it | neighbora. I live in New Britat other side of the city. “Yes, indeed, I" you and to know I'm going to have such & fine woman for a customer. the Blah-Blah Review—only 98 ! cents a year or two cents a week. It , 1 can sell enough of these I win g 't free tuition to the Blankety-Blank ! Medical school. 1 “Yes, I'm going to be a doctor— - and the best doctor in the whele werid. Then I'll come back and show my gratitude by taking out your' tonsils. You wouldn't like them ouf Why not? Well, if you feel that way about it, I won't. Rut I'll do some- thing elss for you just to show you ; how much I appreciate your help. “Here are my credentials. This is my picture, and the whole thin proves that T was born and that my | mother thinks I'm the greatest thing that ever happened. As what mother doesn’t? Il “Are you a college woman? Haye | you any children? One? And he is & i collegg, man! Isn't that fine? What | college did he go to? Trinity® Oh, ¢ yes! That's somewhere in the middle | west, isn't it? ! ow just sign here.” { ‘Whereupon the suffering house- ¢ wife at last regains her breath and ; tells him that if he is going to seil magazines he ought to sell some ! standard periodical and not a cheap H unknown that is thrown away the minute it enters the house. { minute it enters the house. And th high-pressure salesman ° waxes wroth: 1 “But this magazine won't he} thrown away. It is ful of valuable | information. I am sure that any college man would find it highly in- teresting. Well, 98 cents won't break you—." ‘Whereat he is told quite forcibly $ that he is only one of a steady pro- cession of youths who have sought and who seek be seeking their D!-§ cent subscriptions and that enough of them together would break any. ¢ one. And he shuts his mouth with & click and slinks off the veranda without another word. 4 What s it? A game? Memorial Day Losing Its Original Significance .. Are ‘the people of this losing much of spirit and of the original Memorial years back when the day was:set aside as one of remembrance ‘gnd consecration ? 3 To some this is all lost. They re- gard it as a day on which they do not have to work, a day when Hhey } might set out on pleasure-séeking | automoblile tours, a day of complete recreation. That this is true may. be gleaned from the fact that the roads are tied up from early morning un- til late at night with automobile traffic, that the amusement parks and shore resorts are crowded 1§ capacity, and inns and roadhouses are hosts to large crowds. Reverence seems to be surface matter. We watch the parades and listen to the bands and orators en, the day and the next moment wé’f put it aside and resume the daily routine, ‘We need to recapture the solemn.- ity of the original Decoration Day. Perhaps we could do it by bringing back in all their ghastly horror the War scenes that we talk about so glibly today. We eak of Gettys- burg. for instance, and our minds picture that splendid pageant of Pickett's charge, but 2 man who ~ fought at Gettysburg could tell yon a different story. He could tell of * men torn asunder. trampled under. foot and left bleeding on the ground. Perhaps we might put more spirit? into the day it we recall some of ~ these instances. - The day's real significance lies in'* the fact that a great many men" have given up their lives for the' sake of the red, white and blus which was seen heading the parades” of Memorial Day. They surrender. ’ ed their youth, their hopes and’ dreams to die before their time. o We could make patriotism a little deeper and broader. We could do this by remembéring the sacrifices this day commemorates. L Observations On The Weather Eastern New York: Generglly fa! Saturday: Sunday fair, dooler on the ™ coast. WP Northern New England: Mostly ™ fair and cooler in New Hampshire * and Vermont and cloudy. probabBly showers in Maine Saturday; Sunday fair and continued cool. Southern New England: fair and cooler Saturday; - Mostly * Sunday ' | fair and continued cool. LEAVES FOR WATERBURY ~ The track squad of the local high school is scheduled to leave for Waterbury at 12:30 this noon for the meet with Crosby high. The trip™" over and back will be made by bus ': and the meet will start at 2 o'clock, ** It is the last meet of the curremt season. There is much interest bed cause of the fact that Crosby high '~ has never been defeated by Newrm Britain in track on the Waterbury Egge are high in nutritive value and among the mest “perfect feods. They are more plentiful than at any other. Our W aper in the markets at this time of year hington Buresu has prepared for housewives & new bulletin giving a remarkable array of ways to prepare eggs attractivel You will be surprised at the number of dithes that can be made from eg alone, and eggs combined with other foodstufts. This bulletin should make valusble addition to your flle of tasty recipes. 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