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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1924.
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SAYS St ATE WILL RATIFY
The Meriden Journal is of the
opinion that the federal child labor
amendment "will prevail at Hart
ford, as it has in some states," when
the legislature meets the first of the
year. But the Meriden paper opines
that the age-limit In the proposed
amendment should have been 16
instead of 18 years and believes the
additional two years will make it
harder to ratify tho amendment
It has been claimed by party organs
that the legislature will not ratify
the amendment and on the basis of
such prognostications the state has
been placed in among those not ex
pected to ratify. Other lists place the
state In the doubtful class. The Mer
iden editor probably is as near right
as the others. The gentle art of
forecasting what will happen is even
less developed than the art of fore
casting the weather a week ahead.
WADHAMS STRONGER
It appears that Col. Bingham has
been somewhat incensed at the suc
cess of the faction In the party con
trolled by Col. Isaac M. Ulman at
New Haven. In the recent caucus,
Ulman's organization obtained con
trol of ten of the 12 delegates to the
state convention, who will support
John M. Wadhams as the guberna
torial candidate. Bingham was dc
feated in his own ward by 3 to 1. His
neighbors evidently dislike the
thought of him being the machine
' candidate for governor.
The, rumpus in New Haven and
Bridgeport, in the latter city due to
the leadership of JoHp T. King, will
keep J. Henry Roraback from find
ing the time heavy on his hands. If
We Insurgents can gain strength
elsewhere in the state the Bingham
candidacy will not be the sure thing
It appeared to be.
Wadhams is supposed to have a
strong following in New Britain, but
it did not make itself felt in the
caucus showdown. The situation In
the smaller cities seems to favor
Bingham.
The chances between Bingham
and Wadhams are regarded by liber
al observers in the ratio of 4 to 1;
but that is better than the previous
ratio of about 4 to 0. Wadhams'
chances for the nomination can be
greatly increased if the anti-machine
forces in the state take courage from
what has transpired and get behind
his candidacy.
"ABANDONED FARMS"
From Plymouth, Vt., where the
president visited his father's farm,
- comes a letter indicating the stand
still of Vermont as to population and
traterial progress, although there
has been a vast increase in the costs
Of operating the state. The letter
lollows:
' "At the base of the associated
Plymouth-Bridgewater hills are
-upwards of sixty abandoned
farms. Plymouth once had a
population of 1,400. against 430
today, and the declining census
of scores of other Vermont
towns has kept pace with the
land of Coolidge. State exp-nsf-s
- have climbed from $2fin.ono in
1852 to nearly $i,no,Oim last
year, with an unchanged popu
lation." The increase in cost of government
may be larger than the circum
stances warrant, but may be due
' partly to the increased cost of doing
business nowadays and the increased
functionings of government. The
' Vermonters are careful and prudent
and there is little likelihood that
much money is wasted.
The number of abandoned farms
near Plymouth tell a different story,
one that unfortunately is true of
large areas in northern New Eng
land. Their former proprietors,
most of them, have migrated to the
west. But the day has come when
there is precious little virgin land
available in the west, which ought
to react to the benefit of those parts
of New England which are suffering
from "abandoned farms." In the
course of 60 years there may not be
any.
BLOODY HERRIN"
The adventurous youngsters and
Idsters who joined the sUsm in and
around Hevrln, III,, to Insure law and
order are courting that eternal lam
and order sheltered by the grave.
Not content with massacre In con
nection with a labor dispute of ru
years ago, universal gun-totlng oy
the entire male citizenry, and a Klan
effort to wipe out the old-established
Industry of gln-maklnf. has brought
about another bloody climax.
"Bloody Williamson county." Is
less than 50 miles from the Ken.
tucky border, east or south. A goodly
part of its citizens bellt.e they have
a right to carry a flask In one back
pocket and hardware made In New
Ensland in the other. If some
foolish person starts an argument
there Is no telling what will happen.
Some 60 miles south which Is
precious little as distances go In
Illinois Is Cairo, the capital city of
the empire of lawessnese in "Little
Egypt," as the southern part of the
state la called. Home years ago an
attempt was made there to massacre
a large number of negroes In town.
Not li)0 miles due northwest Is
Kast St. Louis, where another whole
suue massacre of negroes took place
in roc-nt years, some of tho victims
being- burned to death In their
homes.
At the northern end of th,e state,
In cultured Chicago, a similar at
tempt netted a terrible toll of dead
bodies a few years ago. In 1911 the
record of a murder a day was es
tablished and the average continues,
with some days three or four.
Yet the slate is an empire of na
tural resources and of wealth. It
contains people of brains and genius:
it has produced statesmen of the first
rank. The body of Abraham Lincoln
rests on the bosom of Its soil.
"What the state needs Is a cleaning
up of Its few cancerous municipali
ties. Herrin is a stench in the union.
CHEAP POWER
A letter from Buffalo, N. Y.,
"points with pride" to the fact that
electric power there is 30 per cent
cheaper than the average cost of
power in 15 representative cities the
same size or larger than Buffalo.
That has been the case for a long
time, or ever since Niagara power
development was started. No city
less fortunately situated can com
pete with Buffalo's hydro-electric
power facilities. The man ' who
originated the Niagara power idea In
Buffalo is the hero of the town.
Yet with all its cheap electric
power development, lias that meant
an enormous increase in the manu
facturing enterprises of Buffalo? In
dustry has Increased t nsiderably in
that city, of course, but compared
with many other cities which lack
such cheap power the increase
doesn't look so Imposing.
Detroit lacks cheap hydro power,
relying altogether upon coal to gen
erate power, yet Detroit's Increase In
industries has made thpse of Buf
falo look like the proverbial 30 cents.
Cleveland, midway between the two
cities, has also vastly outstripped
Buffalo. The same Is true of Chica
go and numerous other cities.
New England enjoys some hydro
electric power development and will
en.loy more of it as the years pass,
but there is no immense develop
ment like at Niagara Falls; yet New
England Industries can hold their
own with anything manufactured
around Buffalo. And strange to say,
there Is nothing manufactured with
the aid of cheap Niagara power
around Buffalo that sells a cent less
in the open market than the same
article manufactured In New Eng
land or elsewhere without the aid
of a great power development.
Niagara power in Buffalo has been
something of a will-o'-the-wisp,
promising an enormous Impetus to
manufacturing but falling to fulfill
the promise.
New Britain comparatively has
progressed faster in manufacturing
enterprises than Buffalo.
WOMEN IX POLITICS
The Alice Paul ideal of "women's
votes for women only" appears to
lie lacking In practical application.
The New Haven Journal-Courier
points out that out of 15 states in
which primaries have been held, only
three named women for seats in
congress, making a total of six can
didates to date. Two of them are
named as. Democrats n overwhelm
ingly Republican districts, and four
are named by Socialists and Prohibl
tionbsts, and their political prospects
are considered hopeless.
Miss Paul is Identified with the
National Woman's party, an organi
zation that apparently believes in
feminism at the polls. The Woman's'
Voting league Is more moderate, en
deavoring to rally women behind
candidates It deems worthy, no mat
ter whether they be men or women.
Mrs. Miriam Ferguson, nominated
as the Democratic candidate for the
Texas governorship, which means
her election, does not attribute her
success to the help of women en bloc,
but it came about as a result of
local conditions revolving around the
Klan issue.
On the whole, women in America
have not mada extraordinary head
way in congress since having the
vote. Thiers) are plenty of women
who would possess the qualification
for the senate or the house, but there
appfij ' be something about J-
lltlcal campaigning tfiey do not
relish. Some observers will say they
are wlso. One can scarcely Imagine
a high class woman, able to bold her
own in the senate, lining up with a
political machine to obtain Its sup
port and Indulging In machine tac
tics in order to gain her seat. Most
women are far too Idealistic, for such
matters and perhaps this is one rea
son why they are not making ap
preciable headway on the road to
congress.
MRS. SHAVER STATES HER MIND
Whe(Candldate Davis last saw
Clem Shaver, his close friend and
buddy In the political war under
way, they did not discuss .Mrs.
Shaver. But the next time the twain
meet the conversation will include
the woman.
While the Republicans are enjoy- 1
lng a good laugh, Clem -Shaver Is
far from that state of ecstasy. Can
didate Davis also Is not laughing.
And Gov. G. W. Bryan in Nebraska
Is wondering.
Mrs. Shaver, unmindful of the
exigencies of politics and treading
into the arena like Carrie Nation
with an axe, wrote a letter to a
newspaper in Fairmont, W. Va., In
which she spoke her mind In woman.
ly fashion about "Charley" Bryan,
calling him a "pacifist" and rebuk
ing him for It. The tongue-lashing
was broadcast in the newspapers and
the Democratic party has discovered
that somebody In the Shaver family
has lacked the restraint usually at
taching to the kin of political
chieftains.
By this time Mr. Shaver has had
a heart-to-heart talk with Mrs.
Shaver; maybe he didn't get the best
of It, but she probably has com
promised by promising to bury her
pen until after election day.
A CAUSE OF WRECKS
Two high-speed limited trains on
the New York Central the Detrolter
and the Lake Shore Limited leave
Syracuse, N. Y., five minutes apart,
the Lake Shore Limited first Thirty
miles west of Syracuse the Detrolter
smashes Into the other, which had
been stopped because of a broken air
hose. Twenty-seven persons were In
Jured.
Slmiliar "accidents" have hap
pened before. Five minutes between
fast trains may be "sufficient under
normal conditions, but conditions are
not always normal. The fog was so
thick that the Detroiter's engineer
could not see the warning signals set
against his train within the "blocks."
Running fast trains from a station
en route only five minutes apart
which with such trains means less
than five miles apart should be pro
hibited by law. It is, In fact, pro
hibited on some railroads; evidently
not on the New York Central.
We once rode on the last Pullman
on a train of that railroad during a
foggy evening. Frequent stops and
slowdowns were caused by a train
Just ahead. Three nervous trainmen
with red lanterns and red flares stood
on the platform, diligently throwing
the red sparklers along the track to.
warn a train close behind. We nudg
ed near the platform, ready to jump
off at the slightest glimmer of the ap.
preaching train from the rear. Once
thetrain stopped on the broad sweep
of a curve and a wildly excited
brakeman rushed up the rear track
swinging a lantern and carrying
flares. A foggy night on a sea-going
coast liner off Point Judith is tame
in comparison. And all because
trains were running only several
mlnuUes apart.
riaying with fate in this manner
may be successful most of the time,
but once In a while It isn't.
Our idea of a real job is the one
held down by the Prince of Wales.
The vacation , season is waning;
but. it will take weeks for its victims
to get over it.
The Waterbury Republican avers
that "the pathetic thing about the
struggles of Mr. Davis, Mr. Coolidge
and Mr. Dawes with the Kian issue
Is that each of them obviously would
like to denounce the Klan vigorously
but doesn't dare."
25 Years Ago Today
From Paper of That Date
I John Willis, the boxing Instructor,
is forming a class for the study of
the manly art.
William Burke will enter St.
Charles' college. ' Baltmore, next
week.
Special Officer James Skelley has
entered the employ of Armour & CO.
Howard 8. Humphrey has return
ed from a vacation spent In the
Adirondack mountains.
Dr. S. W. Irving narrowly escaped
serious injury this morning when his
carriage was struck by a pair of
horses attached to Jin ice wagon.
The collision occurred on Vine street
All the glasses that have been
developed since the Civil war have
been turned on Mars and the scien
tists have rea-hed the conclusion
that Mars has an atmosphere.
The work of installing the lights In
St. Peter's German church has been
practically completed. The church
has 100 lights in all.
The local military companies will
have no further work to do until
November. The men have turned in
their uniforms.
Facts and Fancies
BS BOBKKT UUILLCN
It s still all right to call England
"ahs." The woman pays.
Some time tn September
mobilize the taxpayers.
let's
The man In the street Isn't think
lng now; he's dodging.
You can't always tell. Wheat went
up and it wasn't prohibited.
We have po honor list In this
country, but we have some nice am
bassadorships. It's darned discrimination, that's
what It Is, not to mobilize the sweat
er knitters.
A Bohemian is much like other
people except that he doesn't know
what an ash tray Is for.
American consuls are about as
good as any, except they are poor
insurance risks.
If Dawes can be allenced so easily,
how wholly quiet he would be If
nominated for president.
It's sweet of France to get out of
the Ruhr when she can't manage the
darned thing.
Still, why should Franco waste
good money on us when so many
little countries need arming?
"Throw the rascals out" Is a good
slogan, if it wouldn't make things
too darned unanimous.
Every school should have a flag
and an enlarged photograph of a
cemetery In France.
Another nice thing about, being
poor is that you can refuse a loan
without lying.
Mexico is efficient. All she needs
to enforce the agrarian law is a few
carbines and a bit of hemp.
If Germanye pays poor starving
France, it's going to be a good day
for the manufacturers of airplanes.
Of course we respect congress, but
why do people shudder at the pros
pect of throwing the election into
th'e house?
Watching a cotton picker working
by the day, it seems Impossible to
think that sort of thing is caused by
a fly in Africa.
Even Orientals are slovenly. You
can hire somebody to die for you In
China, but you must keep on paying
taxes when officially dead.
Observations
On The Weather
For Connecticut; Unsettled weath
er probably showers, tonight cooler
tonight; Wednesday fair moderate
southwest shifting to north winds.
Conditions: A disturbance which
waa central over Kansas yesterday is
now central over western Pennsyl
vania. It has caused showers dur
ing the last 24 hours from Texas
northeastward to Vermont. It will
probably cause showers In Con
necticut late this afternoon and
move out to sea tonight It is fol
lowed by an area of high pressure
which is producing pleasant weath
er between the Rocky Mts. and the
Mississippi river. The temperature
continues high along the coast but
falls rapidly from Pennsylvania
westward to Iowa, White River, Ont.
reports a minimum temperature of
28 degTees.
Conditions favor for this vicinity,
local showers followed by fair and
cooler.
Seaplanes and Radio
Aiding Rum Running
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 2. Radio-
equipped seaplanes, carrying ob
servers, are operating with a Puget
Sound liquor running fleet, says a
special despatch from Its correspon
dent at Secret Harbor, Cypress is
land, San Juan county.
The correspondent stated that use
of seaplanes is to keep members of
the fleet In Puget Sound Informed of
the approach of government speed
boat rum chasers, 8,8 vessels of the
liquor fleet are "also equipped with
wireless sets."
AIUIST TAX COLLECTIONS.
Tax collections for the month of
August show a falling off in a com
parison with those of last year. In
1923, the receipts of the office for
August were as follows: Taxes, S 1 3 4.
SSS.S8; sewer, $505.14; street im
provement, J150.I9; street sprink
ling, $711.77; personal, $2,07S; to
tal, S13S.132.S8. The collections in
August this year are aa follows:
Taxes, $114,190.46; sewer, $1,260.85;
street Improvement $377.45; street
sprinkling $798.84; personal, $2,-
471.50; total $119,898.90. The dif
ference in receipts for August this
year and one years ago amounts to
$18,233.98.
PRWCE'S BRIDE ILL.
Los Angeles, Sept. 2. The Can
adian bride of Prince Erik of Den
mark, formerly Miss Frances Loie
Booth, is seriously ill of blood poi
soning st a hospital near here. In
fection which set In after the ex
traction of a wisdom tooth about
two weeks ago, is responsible for her
eondttion. according to attending
physicians. Prince Erik Is said to
b constantly at her bedside.
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FIN SHOP TALES
Today ws ar getting our counters
ready for the presentation, tomor
row, of a splendid stock of Jingle
Jangles, Bright Sayings of Children,
and odds and ends.
Our ssls yesterday of Verses and
Reverses wss highly successful so
much so that we may devote an
other day this week to them.
Today, however, ws present our
regular offerings. '
SEPTEMBER BLUES
Th' melancholy days are here.
As sang some bloomln' poet,
Who must o' had September blues
, An' took that way to show it,
Though I ain't clatmln' to be wise,
Like this here versifier,
He surely spilled a lot o' sense
When he twanged on his lyre.
"Th' melancholy days" is right.
As all my heart Is knowin',
Th' while I sadly shake my head
To see th' summer goln'.
September only laughs at me
An' all my foolish hopin',
To hold back th' flights o' time
So that th' schools won't open!
Edgar Daniel Kramer.
Wasted Effort
Little Bobby was told that If he
prayed hard he might get a little
sister.
So, one night, after hs had prayed
for some time, he added: "dear
Lord, If you have a baby almost
finished, don't wait to put in her
tonsils, as they have to be taken out
anyway."
Norah Sterling.
Reigning Monarch
Madge: "What broke up the Mah
Jongg game at the Newpops?"
Marjorte: "Their kid mistook the
tiles for his building blocks and they
wouldn't let us take them away from
him."
James J. O'Connell.
v Kuch is Vanity!
Mary; "How did Bertha sprain
her wrist, dear?"
Eleanor: "Showing off her new
engagement ring, I believe."
H. D. Slater.
How He Gets By
The bullfrog has the biggest pull
Of any pollywag.
With swank and bunc he fills 'em
full;
The tadpoles stand agog,
The bullfrog sure la nine-tenths bull
And one-tenth only frog.
C. L. Edson
In the recent Ziegfeld "Follies" In
New York there was a burlesque on
Columbus and Queen Isabella of
Spain.
"You're an angel," Columbus mur
mured, "You've done so much for
me." ,
"I'm no angel!" replied Queen Isa
bella. "And it Isn't the half of
what I'd like to do for you! I hocked
my jewels to get them ferryboats be
cause I am stuck on you! Columbus,
the gem of my ocean!"
Appetizing
Motorist: "Six hot frankfurter
sandwiches with sauerkraut, please."
Roadside vender (to assistant):
"Litter o' six pups with the bed
din'." P. H. Carey.
REFLECTIONS OF A WQ.MAN
(On Love and Matrimony)
Love Is a strong drink which In
toxicates one eron and sobers an
other. e e e
Matrimony may either be a break
Into happiness, or a brake on hap
piness. e e
Love is a dance, and all must, In
secret or openly, caper to its tunes,
see
A woman who marries a second
time merely Illustrates the well-
known fact that some people Just
can't say "No;" while a man who
marries a second time illustrates the
well-known saying that it's difficult
for some people to let well enough
alone.
e e e
Whatever may be said against
matrimony, there's one good thing
that can be said for It: It keeps one's
mind pretty well occupied.
Zelta Matthews.
But Before?
Nancy: "I suppose you were all
excited when Fred proposed, weren't
you dear?"
Peggy: "Heavens, no! I was
perfectly calm by that time."
William T. Near.
Hughes: "You look all In, old
man. Been working hard at the
ofllce"
Stone: "No; just helping the wife
do a little shopping before she goea
away on her vacation."
J. M. Norih. Jr.
FLGITIVE8 FROM JUSTICE
Cracked
Jack brought his sweetheart some
pecans
He had at his dlapo.it;
But when hs asked, "Art fond of
nuts?"
She cried. "My third proposal!"
Edwin S. Chamberlain.
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Submarine rightfulness
e
The crab scares all the fish because
He has a pair of wicked claws.
And though he thinks his tricks ars
cuts.
He's nothing but a shellfish brute.
Otto Freund.
"Seems funny," mused the old rail,
road conductor, "that the only chil
dren that rids on my train are all
under 11 ytrs of age."
The Guarantee) i i '
Girt: "Will this bathing suit
shrink T"
Clerk; "Yes, mousy back It not
satisfied."
Ellis Brown.
. ' Bob of Ou Boart
. Clark1 (Jocularly): "How ' many
Ice cream sodas can you sat?"
Bobble: "How many havs you
got?"
Peter Dowd.
"Yep," reminisced "Pa" Woods as
he sat Idly sucking his pipe. "Mint
and ma's a romance In two scenes.
I seen her and she seen me."
Bus
Caller: Haven't you any Idea
when your mistress will bs back?"
Maid: "It's very uncertain. She's
In conference with her barber."
(Copyright 1924. Reproduction
forbidden).
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102 MOTOR-TRAIN
36 Accidents Follow Attempt to
. Beat Locomotives
Hartford, Sept. 2. Automobiles
figured In 103 railroad grade cross
lng accidents in Connecticut in the
period of this year up to August 15,
according to figures furnished to the
state motor vehicle department by
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad company. In every In
stance, the accident was avoidable
and many of them resulted fatally.
36 Tried to Beat Train
Thirly-six automobiles were struck
while trying to beat approaching
trains over grade crossings, a prac
tice which the railroads to discour
age make large expenditures each
year, and 12 automobiles out of con
trol ran Into the side of trains, pass
ing over highway crossing. Fifty
three motor vehicles ploughed
through lowered gates, most of them
having approached the crossings at
too great a speed to be stopped when
the gates were lowered. In one case,
an automobile collided with a rail
road motor car used for tronsporting
section laborers and materials.
Scarcely. a week passes that does
not bring into the motor vehicle de
partment reports of grade crossing
acotdents, a large percentage of
which have tragio result. The motor
vehicle department and highway de
partments cooperate with the rail
roads In the effort to make dr-lvers
more cautious, at crossings, and by
their joint interest, sight lines at
crossings have been improved In
many places. Often It has been
necessary only to cut down bushes
and trees which prevented drivers
from getting a clear view of the rails
in either directions, and in some
cases, knolls or other obstructions
have been cleared away to good ef
fect. This done, drivers are depend
ed upon to se that the track is clear
tn both, directions before crossing,
but careful observation has shown
that a large number do not take this
precaution.
Urges Scrutiny of
College Philosophies
Attendance at higher schools of
learning in which matters of edu
cation and not athletic or social pro
grams are paramount, was urged
Sunday by Rev. Walter J. Lyddy at
St Mary's church, who said that too
often young people enter colleges
where educational advancement is
looked upon as ot least importance.
Parents, he said, should examine
the philosophies of the college to
which they Intend to send-thelr eons
and daughters to determine whether
they are fause or true. Father Lyd
dy also urged the attendance of
children at the parochial schools,
where they may not only receive
general education, but will also' be
instructed in their religion.
Auto Turns Turtle After
Going Over Embarfkment
Leo Levlnaon ot 123 Putnam street
had a norrow escape from injury
last night when he misjudged the
turn on Stanley Street near Blake
road and his machine went over a
small embankment and turned
turtle. The machine was badly
damaged, but the driver was thrown
clear and escaped unhurt
GIRL INJURED BY AUTO
Sophie Kopec, 11. of Grove street,
was slightly Injured when she ran
from behind an ice wagon and into
the path -of an auto driven" by
Julian Laaota of 157 Grove street
yesterday, afternoon. Lasota re.
ported the accident to the police
saying that he was driving along
Grove street at a slow speed when
he struck the girl with the fender
of his machine.
JUDGE ALLING HOME AGAIN
Judge Benjamin W. -Alltug re
sumed his duties on th bench at
this murnlng's session of police
court after a month's vscatlon spent
on a motor tour.
-PALACE-
6 Days Beginning
Next Monday
' " j
WHEN
you order your coal
for next winter.
WHEN
you replace your old
heater.
WHEN
you contract for heat
ing equipment for your
new home or building.
vtSK THE TRICE
-of BUCKWHEAT
HARD COAL and
a self-feeding home
heating boiler "that's
eebnomical to oper
ate. The Citizens Coal Co.
Yard and Main Office Berlin Yard
tl Deviant Court. opu. Uerlln stutlon
Tel. tlOl. TeL S815-5.
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INTINI CONTSNT.
3
WALTHER LEAGUE
II
Massachusetts Man Is President
. --OutiDg at Gompounce
The 23rd annual convention of the
Walther league of the New England
district olosed its final session at St.
Matthew's German Evangelical
1 iitlinriin -h,!rh tost, hvpntne- with
the election of Henry F. Borowske
of westneld, Mass., as presiaent.
There were 150 delegates present!
The place for the next convention
will be decided by the executive ,
beard. The delegates are enjoying
an outing at Lake Compounce today.
At the opening session of the con
vention Sunday, reports were pre
sented, as follows: Treasurer, George
C. Bode; president, Walter C.
Fieschke; executive board, Rev. A.
C. Theodore Steege; sale of Wheat
r'dge Christmas seals and Lenten
daily offerings, Walter C. Reschke,
and at the session yesterdaj', the re
port of the resolutions committee
and the report of Rev. H. Weh
meyer, delegate to the national con
vention at St. Paul, Minn., were
adopted. Rev. Paul F. Miller of
Fort Wayne. Ind., delivered an ad
dress, followed by the report of the
nominating committee and the elec
tion of officers.
Miss Alma Glaser of Meriden was
reelected secretary and George C.
Bode, of Kingston, N. Y., was re-
DR. FRANK CRANE'S
Sailors
By DR. FRANK CRANE
Admiral Boyle Somerville gives a description, in Blackwood's Maga
sine in February, 1920, of an inspection made on nn armed merchantman
during the war which Is very interesting.
The Admiral first described the arrangement on board a warship,
where there is no luxury, but where everything Is clean and tidy. There
were even bathrooms for the stokers.
On the merchantman, however, he found conditions appalling. Ths
stokers slept in the hold. Round the dirty walls iron beds were placed
one over the other, as many as the place would hold, up to fourteen tn
number. Every bed was occupied.
The stokers lay there, black and wet just as they hsd come down
from the engine room. Each man lay huddled up on his donkey
breakfast," which consists of a coarse brown sack lilted with old. hard
straw. It was not even arranged as a mattress with square corners ana
..t.n at th aides, but was simply a hard, stuffed sack. There wss no
other furniture of, any sort, no tables, no chairs, no benches, and the only
place for clothes was a narrow shelf which would hardly hold a hat
At mealtimes one member from every cabin crawled up in turn to
the galley and fetched down a big dish full of stsw. or whatever else 1t
happened to be. Each man got up as the dish was passed around and
took his portion ot the horrible stuff In his hands and ate It sitting or
lying on his bed. It was a far more degrading sight than to see ths in
habitants of a too. There were no plates, knives or forks, no table to havs
put them on, not even a bench to sit on while eating. When the visitors
asked where the stokers' bathroom was the response wss a pitying smils
and a statement that such an effeminate luxury was completely unknown
among those men. It was also said, 'The stokers sre used to it. Ws
are not particular on board."
That such conditions should react upon the health of the men is to
be expected. Sailors not only suffer from accidents, including drowning,
but also from many diseases such as typhus and yellow fever.
There Is no excuse for this as the casse of the disease and the way
they spread Is known and there are scientific methods of prevention.
There is, for Instance, that method applied byTJorgas In Panama. As
soon as people know how to deal with diseases they become harmless snd
the area of land in question is cleared of infection.
The question opens an opportunity for the Red Cross which Is prob
ably the only society properly equipped to handle the situation.
Andrew Balfour once quoted a remark of Disraeli's to the effect that,
"A great scientist and wit said three hundred years ago that there wss
a misunderstanding In the Vulgate, for where Vanttas vanltatum omnia
vanltas was written, what the Wise King had really said waa 6aniUs
sanitatum omnia sanltas.
Ths health of ths nation should always bs uppermost in ths minds
of its mlnlstera
Both from ths standpoint of economy and humanity it will r ad
vantageous to consider the health of ths man at see.
Copyright, 124, by Ths Module's Newspaper SynCc.ta.
Cptowo Office
ID4 Arch St.
Tel. 3164.
COevaiOMTCn
VMAS
elected treasurer. The executhe
hoard was elected, as follows: Rev.
M. L. Steup of Holyoke, Mass., Wal
ter C. Reschke of, Holyoke, Mass.,
Dr. William Marx of Holyoke, Mass.,
and the officers are exofflclo mem
bers of the committee. The hospice
committee was elected, as follows:
Chairman, Rev. Edward Merkel ot
Waterbury; Otto P. Steege of New
Britain; Henrly Ketelhut of Meriden.
The Junior society committee was
elected as follows: Chairman, Rev.
H. Wehmeyer of Bridgeport; Ruth
Unsdorfer of Bridgeport, and Louis
A. Eggert of Bridgeport 'Rev. A. G.
Steup of Springfield, Mass., was
elected secretary of ths fortign, mls-
sgion tuna.
DeMolay Will Start
f : 07
Meetings heptemOer Li
The first meeting of the Nathan
Hale chapter of DeMolay for boys.
which is being sponsored by ths
combined Masonic bodies of New
Britain, will be held at Masonic hall
on the evening of September 27, it
was announced this morning.
The meeting will be in charge of
the Charter. Oak chapter from
Hartford and 23 officers "will bs
elected from among the New Brit
ain boys to officiate for three
months, when another election will
be held. It Is expected about 56
boys will join In this city.
HALF HOLIDAYS OVER.
Tomorrow will not be a half holi
day, according to an announcement
made by the Chamber of Commerce
this morning and th. stores will re
main open all day. Last Wednesday
waa the last half holiday for the
19:4 season.
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