New Britain herald. [microfilm reel], December 27, 1924, Page 6, Image 6

About New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976

Image provided by: Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT

                
6
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1924.
New Britain Herald
t lik-RM.D PUUU8IIIN0 COMPANI
I wu;! Pally t8uni1a. h'trapied)
At Haiaid U.J,, 61 Cliurcta tfuaet
r SUIlSCniPTlON RATfci
' It. Oil Tr.
i:.00 1'biM Mviith
lie. .Moath.
E.T.na.1 at Ilia Peat Oft'ra at Neva Urltam
aa 3oeoud Cia UaU Matter.
(! TLI.EPIIOMC CALLS
I R.iaiiiewe Office U-&
LJ'toiial Hooiin :l
a. y piufiiftiila a. Iranians n-ediuai
w Cay. circulation buiUe and
V ea i oui elwaye opeu to advert'eare.
Mfintirt or (lie Asaoclnlrd Press.
i A.n .ii ' r.l 1'iet-a la exclusively en--led
to iha use for re-publlcation of
new- .ae-.lud to 'i or not o'lierwlke
-.-a -...i in ihte paper and also local
"'ii re.arpliod tieitln.
Meietirr Audit lltirftlll 0( i Irrulation.
T- A. It. v . ta a ra.iuiinl o ganlza'.Ion
w ' b fin-nlshee nw'..-i;.cra and adver
t it w tti a fclr'cUy lumest anolyate of
. mu'i. our circulation etettsttee
i li.-cl upon tli's aud t. This tnsuree
p '- n ari n;t fraud In newspaper
1 'f-'ion f'anirae to botb national and
1 0 - .1 ) R.!v.rltl&l.wa.
T'b tte-a'1 a on ante dally !n Kew
I,...-. "".'".r BZ i
tjrarj Oatial, 4-ad atreeL
I H I ION" r. 01 TDOXE
II V (Old) FACTS
Tt ri! 1!'; an old-time dime
rev. e; :-; stn-r of an Indiana girl
who wns ratapult"! front a smash
HitemnWIc to the pilot of a loco
irnM'.vo snl rode thereon at express
speed for l: miles. But with this
dttfrc!ic when such th'.nps are
chronicled in a novel, or on the
cen. the author is merely given
-- avtrg . vonucrrul iiuag-
inat.on. considering that everybody
"Hn"i unoeratanos mat sucn a tmng ;
jrouM be utterly impossible. j
P'.it It. happened near Indianapolis ;
ali the same and not a single de- i
fait of the dreamers of fiction ap-j
poured to he lacking. Even the girl's
life w'a.s spared.
How tho locomotive could brush
an automobile from the track, kill
ing one person, and through it all
the engineer and firemen not being !
aware that anything had happen
adds to the feature of this remark-
able episode.
i-osr vr, wokrfks i:Tnxi.D
TO 1'I.TiI.IC THANKS
Having m.ntinned the fact that a
si-eiai stamp window in the lobby j
the post odiee was lacking dur-
r tlie gt'Oter part of the pre
ri.':tiiias nisi., the Herald is glad
te ri"t- teat sue!: a window was establish--.
I .itinnc the tag end ct the
rash . nod. This convenience to
t.'ie pi. d
ed the
buyers
army ol"
was necessary and avotd-
former necessity of
ftamp j
standing in line with the
pa reel nest cutomers.
The pes! office men in New Brit
ain performed a herculean task
thi.s y.ar and though there were
delays in ddivry of mail, it is
riear that every poxtal worker did
his b'S'.
OM.Y HALF THE VOTERS
WENT TO roI.I.S
Two n:il!ion.s more voters went
to the polls In than in l'Ji'',
i.ul million! stay.-d awny. Only Br'
perrent of availaVie voters xcr-
flSe.l 'I.,-.. r rieht.
Tre nfTii-ia: fguru in-li-ate nn as
tonishing; I.-t1,a'i--y in a i parts of
f!1 with Te-'.iti'-a' arrnmen'Fition
r-r rie-iths p.rter to an election,
probah'v under tlie mistaken as
sumption n.at t'.e great public of
f'is r.-piildic is rasi'.y interested. A
i.-a.t nr,:v ha ! rf our citizens can
be -
me!
tro-i
rid
iod
h.
la
d in the o:;'y
- aklng the
dW.- - ose an
publican vote
y in some of
to '-
of.'
i r.
ce in ;
e ith t'aro-
OIl-iK.' go'
re b-ndir.e
lien only
' ! "
nic r-.
.n
AT, WHOM U HIM h VI. E
l r.HlE bl.AMi
1' l.r N ie' I i.i -
to !:! :i t.i . i.-:
Island ;i" v. '.! a
and Masjac '. ' -t'e.e
most 1 e ' v 1
tii- uiimii. ; t'
lntien the gr. a'T
k 'I. K' ode
'.'"Ulleet lent
:.- j;.v..y is
., ,j sta'C in
r tii" i-"pu-!
'ami.' r of
to a eUeioii
8e.lolil.il.il. S, It s. - S.IV
'iia- railroad win'.. ''
t''-e Wailllta hlM' lo'
i a-i j-at' ng' r s. i",iee -..r
.lis. The line was ':
r.ii.ila! and lovm' riy r. a l
n N
,),' i-i- lids. At pr. Sfl.t -ee
n.tg-a the (rew ate hi;:,
tae tare receipts of an entir-Tie-
announcement a No ii
id"
ti.at niMor bnw'S will supplant a
tiolb-y line 'rum Providence toNoit'i
S. it. :ate. l,. ginning on New Year's.
The 1'nif d Electric Kanways com
pany, which operates the trolley line
and which will operate the busses.
(!! .Large the same fare. Some j
buss-s 1 1 acre has than th trolley
compmie s Ic tueon the Mint.- point.
hot not w !; u tl- liC'.'i - ll'0" '
troll' I
ionij auk a.
"t.OlM. HACK HOME"
TO THE VII .UOt
l.'v cry illag.
' fl II (1 1 1 . has
ivo attained
and tow ' i , ! II (i or
Its. nl, hoys" who
distinction In hug. r
n tori cMmttiHilty: mnl the
1
I Christina- Hu'i.lays bring about iin
opportunity t,. discuss thom more
! or I f iliapiis.-.ontiti'ly. If they re
; turn for 11 visit in tin- syni' of their
beginnings. In ll'o liny tiro regard' d
Willi favor an I km it Hiioe write-up
in Hie town paper; if tiny roniuin
ipmiv ';! t utter yi ,r Iin- toivnsfulk
onndu-l" th"y haw mk'iii on city
airs ami ore tun uppish to have
uuel t more to do w I' !i tin: simple
-si n i ms they bit h'-hmd. ' .
The tmtti who ! eft Iho small vil
lage fur the gr.-ut city and Bttnlnid
some snr' of ilistlni'llon Ihoro til
ways lonkH liicqi f to tho folks ln
h i! bi'hiii'l than In. .In. s lo tiis Id-low-citiz.
ns in the huco city, ln
l.'i'J, tlicro is many a man who is
..It. Hi. . To possiss a siin'nor mlliil
ami gnat attainmonts gonoratly,
but ta known audi only to 1 1 is
fornvr f. How towiisim n In mnl
arouinl BinE'villi", white in New
York or Boston, where ho may
"vp Muh a!1 U,ls bucolK' ,
ness, he is scarcely known outside
of an Intimate circle.
There are some occupations in
which to attain distinction it is im
possible to live in any other city
than me metropolis, or the esT
motropoli with population marks ;
in the millions. But there are !
countless
occupations that offer
just as noble rewards in fame ami
fortune in the jerkwater places.
One is reminded of the story of a
rich New Yorker every New j
Yorker who figures in a good story
must at least be "riclt-who was j
enroute , l,s 1l0me town, which he
had not visited in many years. On
the tratn he mn a Mlovr Nw
Yorker who was bound for the
Same place. New- Yorker No. 1
spoke disparagingly of the folks in
his birthplace, but added that, it
being the heginlng of the holiday
season, he deemed it a pleasant ex
' perlence to return to the scenes of
! his boyhood for a change from the
h,lr,y.buriy ot his present domi- !
cllc. m continued in this vein for)
quite a tim, ,dinf by observing j
that of course no one could think j
of anybody in the small ,own J
amounting to anytning. jnn ji Intermarriage between the races
; asked his train oompanion why he j ju this P0UMry j.a9 not be) entirely
; was going to the town. The other j iafiiing. and it is more common be
i handed him his card with a ,.,. .om racl, lu gome sections
m,u .nA u was ensraved tho i
" " " !
name of one of the leadin
; surgeons
in the metropolis.
"I'm going to Bingville because
there is a doctor there who has
shaken the medical profession with
his discoveri-s and achievements,
and 1 thoticht I would take aa-
vantage ot tlie holiday rest to tike i
a run out there and get a few tips ;
for my profession." the surgeon re-
plied.
Then lie nani'd the smalltown ,
doctor and the oilier New Yorker j
remarked that lie knew the gentle- :
man "when I left the place as a '
boy," but never thought he would j
amount to anything "in a small
piace." !
"Every doctor in th coun'ry.
I knows of him." replied the surg. on. ;
"Evidently living in Bingville didn't
hurt him any."
some of the fe'Iow who 'eft the
villages for "'he liis city" or any
other near-big city bavi.ii t reaej
done so well as their forun r V.iuw
townsmen eive Hv-ni er-dit 'or. A
man of talent and n.-igv d... sn t
need to worry aoout where m i a'e
pens to be located.
cixi imnn s mi vr r ay
(i i.nmm prices
Nur'h A'laiitie
expect to jnake c
the fnr.ej seeo;
st-' amsai
iebnties
illl'S
Jr-r
pa
'eorinie'latioi'
I errs.-itig th
be a m'an
they
com to a nd we.
tic. Tnis will
to ce'ebrities.
s. and also n
neial run of
err
ISC
to the
which has been assuming
iei,riy naturally woual .
t-t to paying n liisii pu "
.(t serv ir In stjrht and
to pay a li'tie more than io
to get it
It'll il app'-irs that '. -'
i-a .e !.. u very human. :
'-.-n they took te. ir annua
a- ro-s the fc . li'l tlay j
steamship companies into '
tl" ni the foest ot " online
at prh e.s r.o Kiel:- " l.'.tm
cia. rC' d ra-n -of e i-rtty t ca-i 1
iiiicj-i-.r ;.' coiii.i.O'l I'tc-ii'i
A scr'-en s'a'', toi i
niiL'in be wn.tea up by 1 :
j.f i-'S ag nt as ..arcing i
. ar. 1-u' w,..r. i' c..u,e to
accommodations across the .
there have been no comm.
"mg
-sary
-ita-f,
that
trips
v-d
e - a a
.yi'-g
ant ,c
tions
t.nest
at ' iidoaeoting to o-aain '1. t.
sta'.-ror.nis aboard si.iy. at a p
usually chnrg. d to ' rln
traveler eneagir.g mnl. i1'1
tjiiarters.
The .t. amshiii rompaii
enr. now have an "assor a.-1
som. woti'-l call it a "frut"
tins ytnteiii will no longer ;.t.--I'
a screen star, or any 'oi l . r 1
of r-.-M.rity. wants to travel
style, he or she will have to pay
md
ail.
ir.d
in
for
I t!ll, service. When they enrage a
s;at,. room on a Pullman Tain tli' i
leant it a' ire pmc ; a leilh.
j and waKa they engage a sun
fancy ronnii at an lintel tlify have
to ny tho regular price, (low tlie
flrtiiiiBlni) foitipiinUi oyer per
MiilUil crldiplty ma 1 11 1 lies lo ill'.
M-liip ill HlC llUsillObM H bl'J'lMUl lllO
coiiii'rdiciisloii i any common
sans..' poion. It llioy nialio lis inudi
as tin' priss mji-ntN say tV-y do,
Id th'tn 1 il m rso Konio of It. The
! st-nmsliii coiiipanii's nci'if tin; ur
th'-ir inoiioy.
IIU1M. IMI HMKHI(.i:
AMI Kit. U,ltT
lii iaii.H' Jir. Charloa ;iiot. pr. M
ijcnt onif't'ittis of Ilarvanl, jsuys a
tHitiK il not iior'fKNai'U.v In so. Ho lms
his wa usually t(t tidn .1 au'J
putiei'iit- but whon Plftoi) to tlio
lr.us tliry romain an cxpivaxion of
uliinloti, tniir valued than moM
I'Piiiiuns liooanso of the ilisiiiii-tion
of ihi lr mithor and liln lilsli utaiidiiiK
as a citizen and savant; y.t they
r. main oilnionut-il, juat liki a not.
ni'-'ii or. a n fjitorial. Ono can take
an opinion or leave It mono; ami
if it stimulates thought or individual
rom-arch its main function lias bo n
performed.
AVlieii Dr. Kliol said the other day
that "there has never been any molt-
itiR pot in the Vnlted Slates, and
there is not likely to be in the fu
ture," he spoke contrary to the al
most universal bflief that there is and
lias been such a melting pot in
America. Israel Zangwlll, if memory
serves correctly, was the first to have
popularized the meltinff pot idea,
nnJ cve.r sncfi tIiat im0 several de-
cages ago, the phrase ha? been a
sonorous morsel to roll between the
tongue.
It. has been claim, d before Pr
Kliot ever tackled the subject that
tn! m,,tillg pot doesn't melt the
,.ncP, , Amfrica M rapidly as had
lven expected. But it is going far
lo say. like Ur. Eliot does, that there
is no melting pot at all.
It is true that where any one race
or several races are strongly repre
sented in a community, that the
jin lting pot doesn't s"em to melt
rapidly; but It is well not to expect
too much in a short time, This coun
try is still young. After the republic
ls"00n vcars 0d, lnstea,, of a paltry
,4, vpar)i thc -pr. EUots 0f that
,imc"wm be in a r(Mltlon to apply
a maturcr judgment based on a
longer experience.
., ... v .
other
I Jiilll IJ'.LWUCU Utli'.I J UL' o i
! sections. The speed with which this
j evnlves depends much upon the
i environment, ami the second and
1 third generation from foreign-born '
: patents are more lik dy lo break;
away from racial ties than the first, j
The history of mankind Indicates i
hat inter-racial marriages have con- J
I stantly been consummated where i
conditions have been favorable. But i
. as we turn baek the pages of his- ;
I lory v: do not take much account
; of 14" years, or ;, or 500. History
' and its racial aspects run into the
- thousi'iids o' y-'iirs; and wln-n we 1
' say tha in av.cbnt or modi' va.1 tiiiv-s
an amaicamation of various races ,
tool; r.laee wo do not generally refer
! to tin- element of time, which is j
' quite so 'important as any other ele- j
! mint. This element is merely over-
. looked. '
ir. Eiivt thinks the racial groups
in Atiietva "id stay as groups, each
j contributing its best, characterstics
to tli- na'ioii. This is the ieast that I
can hiipp- m.
It is m-re likdy that the melting j
' e.,t will t,H.lt continuously as the I
vears roll on
but the final
suit w ill
n. u r be s.-. n by anyone alive to
day. It. is true, as Dr. Kliot says,
that tnarftaije b-tv. c-n tlie races are
soun times frowned upon and at
tempts are made to discourage them.
jj. never'h. a ss, they occur quite
fr'-piei t y. They would occur even
mm- fr'"iU'-i'tiy if racial -ponsm
w.-i'e not cultivated so extensively.
Too many par.-r.'s teach their chil
n tha' t'nc'n partienlar rare is
tj., -gv. at.-st tn tne wot Id."' ran ly
stc-ssinc the 1-roi h.-rhood of man.
hii-cn grow up and
i, tiie world they
t'l.it ni' nibcrs of
aite as cb-v ' r as
!M eel
make
li'l -ee
find
a re
1, ,';ent !;, iir'.l'S to lie. T h1 V
rtnr.a'' i' th- v abandon the ra-
sotism implant' 1 in
the in
aro i:
t io y
I i iv fami'y r
. I. itiinn'.ely
! be fenced
ir i re
ay w
a l'
-, . n iicivv
,.onsi.i'T'-'
ronditi"!
a toe i i
racial llile!
a bad ua
na.lrviug is
I. r'aiiig if
Je i j right.
or other titb d '
on ear d' nie.cratic
. !... don't count in
on el. y 1' arn 'bat
ait.; a marriage with a 1
t a' y me . I.ef a "ior-
IP'S
.ni iT-ec'
..;' a ' n i e
-,L'i,i r" ha p-,.. n to Im.- a cinfoita- ,
I',- ham. account and good prop, rty j
liiii-Jincs and wn. re Is the native .
.Mn.-rican Ussn- who would refuse to 1
at hast eonsid. r mart lag- with his
d.il.It. i," T'u-re may be some such,
l,t Dan Cupid usually is not to
foolish us ' r..fiii. lo aid in bring
ing about a lusum ot ran-s under ,
, i, Simulating circumstances. -
... to relat'. ,,;,renta
and rela -
.i,
t,ie objections at- a so less in
i as. s.
i a Us
W la ii a pcron
jgt marrying anourf. nine tunes out
of ten It Is a ca w here the economic
Hint in would not bo altered or Im.
proved, nm let the progeny of tho
forclifii-liorii liecoiiio ua ailrpt In
AiiKilcan vu' n tho nalives, bo
oomo highly iducuted, und econ
omically wdi-lioekil, und the main
baii'leiit uKiiiiiKt mich marriagei
quickly dlsappciir. When conditions
are inch it Is hcarcely possible to
ilistltiBiilsh the varying races, It ii
wlutt Is known us Amerlranliatlon
the real nrtlole. which lakes time
to evolve but which Is certain to do
vilop under favorable conations.
Facts and Fancies
111' Uttlll.Kl gliux.N
In the Held of industry- "assistant
to tho president'' usually lnvang
cn.li.ly. .
Kalile; One there wns a man
who noticed that his wife had on
a new hat.
At this season you can't tell
whether that fedlng Is appendici
tis or mince pie.
How In the world does a weak
tire know there Isn't a windbreak
within a mile'.'
If yen envy a man's righteous
ikss, the only chance Is to become
a cynic and scoin him.
Mr. Coolidge travels cheaply now,
but tha' second trip to tho Wli'tu
House cost a pretty penny.
SsS 1 Of
-Q
An old-timer Is one who can .re
member when girls considered cro
quet exercise.
Almost anything Is possible in an
era whe-ein the dictionary beco.ucs
a best si ller.
A. war isn't over until the coroner
gets through with those who can't
return to normal.
American dyes may be getting
better. For that matter, the Amer
ican colors never did run.
There's probably no way to find
out, but wo can't help wondering
if Adam ever got bald.
"There are too many killings
among gangsters," says a writer. It
sounds impossible.
Congress in session again and not
a single senator has yet been shot
by dry agents.
Another excellent' labor-saving
device for polishing floors is an in
fant that can crawl.
Most people who have their feel
ings hurt go about with them stick
ing out In quest of an affront.
Of course the country is more
prosperous. Wo ha.- twice as much
! money and it buys haif as much.
!
! If there is any l'al virtue in hair
i tonic, a lot of good Americans
shouid be fur lined by this time.
Tie French, with their passion
for kissing, doubtless wonder why
I t'nrhj Sam doesn't kiss his mony
. goodbye and forget it.
Correct this sentence-: "Yeah."
said tiie manicure girl, "he took
in" out and I didn't even hint."
U'rotcctcd by Associated Editors,
Inc.)
25 Years Ago Today
Fiom I'aper of That Date
One 'bath from
i arlet fever was
' l.'ic are two
:a the city.
Mln give a New
n.vvsboys, after
will be admitted
rom Mexico" at
i reported today.
ot '" r critical cas- s
The 11. raid will ;
Y. nr's dinner to it;
wiii'-h all the bo.vs
to see "The Giri J
1b.e Lyceum.
1". II. Alford. ti . tec, l,.,s sold a
I ml ilrg on Broa 1 street to Bridget
Md lermott.
Tiie Apollo e'n
com posed of pn 1
formed to erive
winter. The c.""
K Wetmor- .
llauuh; trra";'
rciter. E. I", l a
c its will be c
son. and rein..!
Maiden" hav e air
Mr. add Mrs.
Meiidnn arc
'1 1 ompson at"l '
i a lay.
Hood ska'ieg
I ie. rr's pollers wa
Hubert Blake
of r.iiri-llt Ornng
. a. musical society
d voices, has been
oncer's here this
'rs are: President,
seer' tary. Jennie
N. '1. Curtis; rli
.oiin Three con-
n during the sea
a.s of "The P.obc
a dy be gun.
!'ra"k Barker of
--.'ing City Chrk
n- r meal friends
a' f'ooke's and
reported today,
is clec'ed overseer
last evening.
I'll, -pit Ill-Ice, T I' ll. 1"., eeeUd
I r. 1 X'ergason i - grand ,a.st
aip'l.
(b-orge Se re la k - 'l e new prrsi
dd t of the G- rnni. Ibm-voli-nt 50
ci. tv, having be, n . hos.-n for that
pei:-,tion last iiich'
I", rdinand Counn . Knights of Co
i'lmlinj. chose T on. as J. Curtin
"i a ml knialit ias' . ring.
Wise. Smith ".. Bdrtisl
adb's' tailored s-if- for ?l. anT
Female ll.tinl' t Oppisd
M F.mile f)-s.iii:x. a Paris city
counsellor has pica, stud against a
film production of Hamlet in which
th" role of Hamlet was played by
a girl. In the Aim, M. Desvaux says
the sex of Hamh't has b. en changed.
Hamlet h-comes a daughter whom
the mother. Gertrude, decldejS to
dress as a man, uj.der the pretext
of saving thc crown and the ciiy
j counsellor says this is an outrage
1 on Shakespeare, love of whom the
1- rencn snare
with the rest of the
world. He partb-n'ar'y opposes the
"i rl Hmnl' t on ua- L-ro'iiols that it
j "dl
will dls'ort th'; historical Interest
bUxsos
Juan
Ilio llatksllilrr
Dy Marshall Booth
I used to go I o Sunday school
Till I was qulto a lad;
I barned about the Golden Rule,
And what was good and bad;
But when I eaw my teacher wed
The clerk in Martin's atore,
My broken Jmurt wus Just like
lend
I went to school no mote.
In l iter life I went to church"
Because, to tell the truth.
I bnd conducted ttulte a search
And found, at laHt, dear Ruth. '
Through countless tcrmons, drear
ily. To win that girl, I sat;
But when at length" she married mo
I promptly cut out that.
In funday school and church 1
know
They say that cleanliness
Is next to godliness, and so
I mn all right, I guess;
For I recall, each Sunday morn,
Thlslessoii that they teach,
And clean my car from hub to
horn
I practice what they preach!
Strong Meilliiine
First prisoner: "When do you go
to the chair, Bill?"
Second prisoner; "Don't know
for sure, but I hope it's soon. The
prison physician told me that elec
tricity would help my rheumatism,"
Irene Wilfred.
Her I'nalUrablo Convictions
Marey; "What are Henrietta's Ob
jections to the short skirt?"
Mary: "A pair of bow legs."
Sam H. Eewison.
Shadows
Eight and shade; we need them
both; without them we would have
no contrasts no shadows. Life
would be a monotonous proposi
tion. Eight and shade how they set
off a painting and give it depth,
perspective, color.
In music how light and shade
help interpret the mood of the.
composer. It is the same with
poetry.
They give beauty to the distant
mountain range, grandeur to the
sea, and majesty to the highipilcd
clouds of summer.
Eight and shade they go to
gether. But don't forget if you
leave the light on be sure to draw
the shade.
Maxine Udell.
Strange though it may be, every
family tree must have its sap.
Little Ilrnosfs Essay
Babies
Everybody was a baby at Icest
once.
You often heer peeple say they
wish they was a boy or a gerl agen,
but you never heer them say they
wish they was a baby agen, either
because they dont remember
weather it was ci:y fun or not, or
cits because they dont like the way
babies look.
If you tell a babys father or
mother that it looks like them it
makes them feel stuck up and
grate, wile if you told a stranger
the same about most babies they
wouldent feel eny way except In
sulted. Babies start without eny hair,
teeth, name or langwldge.
Wen a baby gets even olie small
sine tooth everybody gets as ixcited
about it as if it was a big gold one.
AXally the Mystic
Hu ll Answer Y'our Questions,
Somehow
At this glad season of the year
The whole world should be full of
cheer.
Don't let yourself be melancholy;
Confide in sympathetic Waliy.
These Babies
Dear Wally:
Kindly tell, Old Hoss,
When baby's feeling rather cross,
What shall I do to make-
her
better?
Y'ours very truly,
A Go Getter.
Dear A Go Getter:
I must say
I like your free and easy way!
How old is baby? Oft a spank
Will cure a grown or infant crank.
.
A t-ocial tllmlM-r
Dear Wally:
A girl winsome, tall
Has said she 'd like to have me call;
But I am short. What can I do
To equalize the distance?
Blue.
Dear Blue:
Compose your fretted mind.
Ln everv tall Kirl's home you'll find
A lot of pillows. These were meant
For use. as well as ornament.
Alters the Case
Herbert: "I suppose you ar- go
ing to incko your usual N'-w dear's
resolution on December SI?"
Robert: "Not this year. I've
been promised several bottles of the
real old time stuff"'
Philip Fass'tt.
Tlie Editor's t.oMin eh"P
All set for New Year?
With New Year comes the us Jul
resolutions.
May we suggest some?
Not hard to keep, either.
I resolve to be always on the
alert for good humor;
1 resolve to send in anything
that smacks of good humor to the
editor of the Fun Shop.
I resolve to end in only that
which I firmly acknowledge to be
original ana uuf""-"
I resolve io ijiiewmv,
write in ink. nil r,i contriUutions
and never to use pencil.
1 rewlve to "wake" the tun
noam
1 1 it ti tin mini i hum ii ni
-THE OBSERVER
Makes Random Observations
On the City and Its People "
g ntttttttttttttttttttttttttttti
. Vncle Sam and his nlecea and
nephews didn't got along so well this
year as in the past, XVucthcr It Is
bocauso Undo Bant is Buffering Iroro
growing palna or because the nieces
and nephew were negligent la beside
tho story. The fact stands out that
the delivery of mall was not accom
plished as smoothly and expeditious
ly ns In former year.
The situation In the New Britain
post office Is probably typical ot
general conditions. An abundance
of mall, including letters, Christmas
greetings and parcel post packages,
greeted Postmaster Erwln and his
force of hUBtlers when they rolled
up their alcoves yesterday morning..
It must bo taken into considera
tion that this was an unusual year
so far as using the facilities of the
post office was concerned. And it
must be true that a great many ad
miring relatives Jorgot to mail their
gifts early. Such a mountain of
matter piled tip In the federal build
ing that it was physically impossible
lo move it all. This may explain,
In part, why first class letters posted
in this city as tarly as Tuesday did
not reach their destination until yes
terday. The situation out of town was
equally disappointing. One New
Britain young man coming home
from college forwarded his extra
clothes by parcel post on December
16 and received them on the day be
fore Christmas. The evidence as
provided by the cancellation marks
Indicates that the delay was not In
New Britain.
Certainly no postal force ever
worked more diligently tdian the
men in the New Britain office. All
individuals went at it with all speed
commensurate wdth safety. Bags of
mall soon melted under their magic
touch and the wonder grows that
they were able to accomplish as
much as they did. Eel tor carriers
made their weary rounds laden with
heavy burdens and.if they didn't al
ways smile and respond when some
one wished them a "Merry Cniasi
mas" the reason is not hard to un
derstand. No branch of the federal service
has men more loyal or more faith
ful In the performance of their
duties than the post office. The
rank and file are proud of their abil
ity to assimilate punishment without
losing their Individual and collective
tempers. Working under conditions
whchi would drive most men out of
their minds, they tackle their jobs at
Christmas' like an ant tackles a hill
ef sand, with determination and de
cision to get the task out of the
way. President Coolidge vetoed a
hill by which their wages would be
increased. But in this Instance, at
least, the president was not in har
mony with the inclinations of the
public and the time is not far dis
tant when a government which has
too long withheld recognition of tho
postal employes will be forced to
grant them the pay they deserve,
a
Well, that's over, at least until
next year. But why invite trouble?
Christmas !s one time of the year
when even the coolest individuals go
up In the air about something or
other. Mostly It's the question of
how much to spend. However, peo
ple shouldn't trouble about that, No
matter how many good resolutions
are made about keeping the expendi
ture of money for Christmas pres
ents down as far as possible, the
usual amount of money will be spent
and the first of every month will be
on unpleasant reminder of the folly
of accumulating debts.
For instance, this year Christmas
presented to its the aspect, unpleas
ant enough, of the winged dollars
in the act of taking wing. And they
dft. It certaln'y Is funny how fast
money can leave the pocket, and how
difficult it is about relurnlng to thc
fold. There were presents galore
for e veryone and these could not be
. bought for a song.
Anyway we are
not good at singing.
Then that bane of one's existence,
the Christmas card. Nn matter how
tiie brain is wracked in order to re
member all those to whom cards
should be sent, from close relatives
to thc girl met at a dance back last
February, there's always someone
I forgotten. And hove badly it makes
a person feel to receive a card from
one whsc name was not on the list
for the receipt of a card. Then
there is that bustling around to send
one as a New Year's remembrance.
After Christmas th new year
stretches off Into eternity, a cheer
i.ss avenue, an endless street paved
with bins. By the time they're all
paid up, after many a "please" writ
ten at tiie bottom of them, Christ
mas, "the glad time of the year,"
lias turned up again, and taking a
deep breath, the same procedure is
follow ed.
Eook at all the careworn expres
sions on the faces of passers-hy aft
er Christmas and be comforted by
the thought that they're thinking of
the same thing you are: Where Is
ine money coming trom : ir it were
not for the "January sales" adver-
Shop or "die in the attempt!"
March on. he said!
The Jinglc-Janglo Counter
Bad manners we would fain
abolish:
The bootblack is a man of pollah.
Nathan M. Levy.
Much on fancy dogs is spent;
Bloodhounds are worth every scent.
Cecil Rickett.
Where roses climb great blooms
hang clustered;
A hot dog needs a dab of mustard.
Dave H. Morehead.
The IToprr Spirit
Ryan: "The doctor was in high
spirits when he left your home."
Nelson: "Indeed he was. I gave
him a few doses of his own medl-
cine."
RogerKeats.
(Cvpyiialit. TKt. Reproduction
forbidden.),
4UUU Ultlill
tlsed by the leading concerns the
populace would wander around un
fed and nearly unclothed, Just
think of It, buying something for
someone else that would scorn en
tirely too expensive for oneself.
"Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year." Blah!!
You can talk all you want about
snow and Its beauties, but hero's
one baby that sticks right next to
what gave Pennsylvania a chance to
be recognized, to get down to cold
facts, a stove.
Give us Florida In the winter
every time. If you ever seo us
going to Canada, it won't be to ad
mire naturo's noble work with
several assorted tons of air distilled
water. Not much! If there was
any desire for watching above men
tioned nature Juggle the snow
about hither and yon, the city would
be no pluce for it. Imagine hav
ing an enraptured fit over tho mess
seen in the streets and along the
sidewalks and on thc roofs of
houses in a city.
There was a timo when the mero
thought of snow and winter sent us
into ecstasies, but it's much pleas
anter to play in it with tho joyful
abandon and Ignorance of youth
than it U to shovaH and walk
through i he stuff all winter when
you are older, never escaping with
anything less than pneumonia in
both cylinders. It's funny how tho
kids can go out almost in bathing
suits and have a great time, rolling
Laround, sliding down hilt and get
ting soaked, but let a person who is
grown up and supposed to have
some sense, do the same thing, no,
not the same thing; let him even
stick liis nose outside the door and
a sneeze loud and powerful enough
to Jar thc pottery oft the mantel
piece Is the result.
Yes, sir, good old summer timo
and prickly heat are welcome here.
Just now our aliments consist of a
most disagreeable cold, one which
produces a heart rendirfg sneeze at
unexpected times, a sneeze which
makes passersby run for cover and
level headed citizens say: "Poor fel
low, he's not long for this world."
One case of neuralgia on thc right
side of the face with shooting pains
Into the head is also .charted up
against us. We also suspect that
old man rheumatism is playing tag
with himself In this battered old
hulk which houses all that is left
of the "gallant young man of the
'DO's, whose slightest glance in their
direction was enough to make trust
ing girls rush home and have a good
cry," or something to that effect.
' We also had an uncertain pain in
the Joints of the right foot. That
caused considerable trouble for
awhile, producing exactly the same
feeling sensed when a heavy truck
runs over the toes. That, .however,
has disappeared In some unaccount
able manner.
In our early days nothing -more
than a hangnail on the thumb of
the right hand ever intruded itself
upon our round of bliss. Getting
old, a startling and uncomfortable
feeling. But, a decision to resign
to fate came after we ventured
forth one cold and stormy day last
winter without a muffler and were
afflicted with some sort of a sore
throat for the following two or
three weeks.
Eooking liko a doddering in-
uivnniKi in ni.s early Hundreds we
venture forth on wintry days, a prey
to the elusive draughts and an easy
victim to sudden changes in the at
mosphere. ' We repeat GIVE FS SCMMER.
Winter Is for the athletes and
youths. Ah choo!
Pyroiwiinic sputtering
It's always sure to clear up after
you have left your home, all pre
pared for that threatened shower.
The last car home is always on
time to the dot when one is a min
ute late.
That weak tire generally blows
out late at night on a country road
miles from a gas station when there
isn't a tool In the ciir.
Static can be depended upon to
be present in good form when
friends have been invited to hear a
radio concert.
The distant radio stations are
htard when there's no one else In'
the house.
The Christmas neckties and socks
are always frightful to look upon, )
let alone to wear.
Those "good seats in the center .
of the house," described thus by the i
box office demon, are always In the '
last row, left, in back of a pole.
When there's a good picture at n
movie house, one Rlways gets a sent
In back of a woman with a high
coiffure or In front of a "title '
reader," or two flappers discussing '
"him".
When one Is wearing a new' suit '
there's always ink, mud or sHc-ky
Chewing gum within range.
Someone is sure to call on the 1
! 'phone at 7 o'clock on that Sunday I
I morning when sleep is most needed. I
gomelhlng always spoils a good 1
dale.
Something always happens to th"
brake bands of the car on a rainy
day when one is attired in a new
suit. Her mother usually sticks rinse
whep one has something awfully Im
portant to t'-ll "her".
The line's always busy when Hiere
is peed of haste.
The pretty girl one met last night
never has a telephone.
That girl one Is sure would lhake
an ideal "one and only" always has
a diamond ring on the third finger
of the left hand
One Is always attacked by a vio
lent fit of coughing during the most
Impressive part of the church serv
ice. There"s sure to he a chair or elsar
stand in the way when one is trying
to enter the house quietly late at
night.
Blind dates always turn out to be
fizzles.
j
I A ten-mlniit jail sentence was im.
I pns r-d upon a piisoncr oharg" d with
j intoxication lo a Londou police court
I recently.
i it ii nn 1 1 ittn
LABOR BOARD IN
Declare Employes o! Railroad
Cannot Delault Public
Chicago, Dec. tt. The power of
employes or ot railroads to default
themselves out of court may Ha
granted, but they cannot default the
public, the other parly Ha Interest In
wage and working conditions dis
putes, it wiii argued by the railroad
labor board in it brief submit ted to.
day In tho Vnlted .States district
court here.
Tho brief wns in connection wl1l
a suit of the board against J. Mo
Gulre, who refused to appear before
tho board to testify in a wage dls-
puto between the Brotherhood of
Eocomottvo Englnemen nntl Firemen
and tho conference committee of
managers, wi jtern rnllways.
The public, the brief states, has an
interest, because nn increase in rates
of pay may bo reflected In a demnnd
for increased rates for carriage.
which It would pay. It also lias an
Interest in thu rules governing work
ing conditions and hours of labor.
aside from their social aspect, since
the rules imy be unnecessarily
burdensome, cauing unnecessary ex-
penses, and so sustaining rates of
carriage at an unnecessarily high
level, the brief argues.
In the brief of tiie respondent,
McOulre, which the labor board's
brief was designed to rebut, Chair
man Ben W. Hooper, member of the
public group of tho board, was i
charged with expressed bias and
partiality.
The labor board argued that the
chargo of bias "is merely one of
those false Issues which nre some
times Injected into legal proceedlhgs
for their scerle effects."
In the charge against Chairman
Hooper, the respondent's brief out
lined certain remarks attributed to
him In addrerscs, which It said "dis
qualify Chairman Hooper from act
ing as an arbitrator between these
railway employes and carriers, and
makes the board incompetent to ren
der a valid award."
Tho labor board replied that no
complaint was made of Chairman
Hooper's record as a member of tho
board except as to 40 specific decis
ions out of several thousand. It also
related that after making the state
ments complained of, Mr. Hooper
was reelected chairman, there being
but one dissenting vote.
OFFERS HEAVY LOAN
British Giiverniiiiiit Will l.nd 20
Million Pounds to the Free Slalo
if Latter Will Withdraw Claim.
Dublin, Dec. 11. The British gov-
eminent, according to the republi
can newspaper Sinn Fein, has offer
ed the Free State a loan of 20,000..
000 If the latter will withdraw i:s
claim to separate representation In
the l.oagiio of Nations. The repub
lican organ intimates that the Free
Stale government is willing to ac
cept thc offer, adding that a. "ahum
protest will be made by the Hail
Eireann after which the Free State
wiil disappear from the league.
Nothing has yet been learned from
Free State quarters regarding theio
allegations, but the suggestion fi Un-
onlcially made that the story is
based on the British government's
proposal to advance a subs!, ml iu 1
Mm to assist tho Free State in the
completion of i'.s land purchase
scheme. This sum has been specula
tively placed at about f ;o,ooo,in0.
Appoint S. Savata
As New Counsellor
By The Associated PiutiS.
Tokio. Dec. 27. Setsuzo Savvata,
at pres. ait a secretary in the foreign
office, hjjj been appointed counsellor
in the cmbavigy at Washington, while!
Isaburo Yoshlda, the present coun
sellor and charge d'affaires since the
departure of Ambassador Hanihara.
has been appointed acting ambassa
dor pending th" arrival of Tsuneo
Matstidaira, the newly appoint'',) am
bassador.
Aim to Please
www
1 SW KV SR9I SJ W
m nn
V ! i'i'i
1
. i.. Hi.
Cleveland Heights. O.. makes the
: boys feel right at home in its new
, jail. When mealtime conies around
! everybody can order to suit him-
i self. All food It brought in from t
neighboring r-staiirant. Here Lieu
tenant. Kd Grlebi is S.-L-C ertlnc at.
v.ait'r to .In- Miller. Iiungini
around a i-oupl- days tor violation
I ot the.ented laws,
il . M I H
IP
If a1
i LJ.;?g:
iffR -jaiiiMaiaiiaiari