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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD,"" MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 16, 1925.
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New Britain Herald
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TELKPHONB CALL
Bualuaaa Oltica !
Kdltorlal liooma aSa
Tht only profitable advancing niadlum
la Ilia City. Circulation bo n lit and
praae room alwaya opas to advarttiara
ftlenibpi at lha AaaaciatrO t'reaa.
Tha Aaaoctatad Praaa la axclUklvaly to
tltlad ta tha ma (or ra-publlratlon til
all newt credited to It 3t not otherwise
credited in th la papal and alao local
aawa publlnhad h train.
Member Audit Dureno at Circulation.
IDia A, B. C. It a national organization
ffhlcb furnlahea nempapera and advr
tliara with a ttrlctly horrent anal.vi.li of
circulation. Our circulation tttutice
ara baaed upon thlt audit. Trilt Intutea
protection analnit fraud In nenapaper
dlatrlbutlon rigutea to botb national and
local advartlaera.
Tha Herald la on aal rially tn New
lork at Hotallng'a Newt 8tand. Tlmea
Square; Scliulti Newt Stand. Entrance
Grand Central. nd atreat.
sentencing novs
TO GO TO CHCHCH
Boys who go to church every
Sunday are not expected to "go
wrong" in their relations to society.
And us an agency of inculcailnar
honorable principles into the minds j underwriting of subscriptions to re
ef the young, there is no bctter j "nance bonds enabling the company
place nor more effective method t0 W a European loan of $28,000,-
than the benches In the house of
tho Lord.
Judge Benjamin W. Ailing, con
fronted with tho cases of two lads
who were charged with theft, in
stantly hearkened to the report of
Probation Officer Kdward C. Con
nolly recently, in which (hat watch
dog of the juvenile character said
that boys should go to church as
a means of being stimulated to keep
out of trouble.
Solomon in all his glory never
gave a better decisipn than Judge
Ailing. He sentenced the boys to go
t church every Sunday for a year,
and If they didn't, the doors of
Cheshire reformatory would yawn
open for them.
The system of sending delinquents j
to church for a year has a plenitude
of good points and should be more
widely adopted. Church attendance
will show incipient as well as hard
ened sinners that there are plenty
of good people in the world, who
aro disposed to give the glad hand
to those who are willing to repent
and join their ranks. It v.-ill give
them a new outlook.npon life and
prove to them that it pays to be
good. I
CONGRATULATIONS DUE
THE MUSICAL CLVR
The appearance of Rosa Fonselle j
In this city yestorthy under the aus-
pices of the New Britain Mufical
Club proved to be the most impor-
tant musical event of the season,
m. f-ft ...-.I l-o r.trrt rf,ri- ' !iL
nnu vwu j.o n w,--.
tol theater was Jammed to the doors
with an enthusiastic audience.
Much of the local interest In Miss
Tonselle, of course, is based upon
the fact Hint she is a Meriden girl.
Thnrn tiro ninnv local TierSOnS who
.. ' . . .
remember tne Beginning or me
singer's career before she became I
identified
n-itlr Iho Metropolitan
I
is one of those ehil- !
opera.
Miss Ponsc
dren of fortune who have been able
to build their castle of Fuccess upon
a natural endowment. Because- her
throat is built a certain way, and
the vocal chords of' a certain rare
kind, she is a veritable child of the
gods. To a person not so endowed,
no amount of training and effort will
bring about the desired result in
such copious measure; to oiu like
Miss Ponselle, thus blessed suprem
acy is easily assure if.
The Musical Club has shown it
self a worthy stimulator of the har
mony of sweet sounds In New Brit
. ain. It has made a valiant and suc
cessful effort to further the cause
of good music in this ci'y. Enor
mously' successful concerts like the
one yesterday are beacon lights in
Its history.
m s line to meiuhen
LONG DELAYER
Comes the news suddenly and
without previous hint or discussion
that (lie Connecticut company
Will start a bus service, between New
Britain and Meriden, starting March
1.
Airain showing the delightful
,1-
vantage possessed uy nej
cut company over the independent
... . .i.,t
Vma owners, liau an mucin-,,.,, ....
bus concern wished to
cPerate
, .busses between the two cim
Cities it
would nave been compelled to gam )Q (h(J sta(c Farm for Wom,.n for
permission from the Public Uilitlcs f)1g(,r ,,,,., tan ,,. can be sen
Commisslon, and In such an event tPm.t.j to jai, for same, offense,
tt would have been found that both j Uut )h(j propM,.,j would nave
the Connecticut company and the ; al0We(J tlle sentencing of marry
New Haven railroad "objected" on ; more women t0 ,ne farm ,i,an at
the score thAt such a line would j present, by cxu ndine the list of of-
intrfere :wlth their business.
Tb new bus line will make in
roads In the commuting business of
the N-
Haven railroad between
.., " it IS rates on
the
two Cluia "" '
(h biu line will couii Hh those
on llio New Haven railroad; In ro
gurd lo translunt passenger truve
between the two cities the busses In
all likelihood will compete with tho
railroad very comfortably In view
of the Unproved service possible.
Hut the New Hnven railroad will
not object bo long as tho Connecti
cut company. Its step-child, operate
the busses.
The trolley route to Merldei) a
ways litis been unsatisfactory b
cause of tho roundabout route It
follows.
Operation of busses between the
two cltlcB undoubtedly will please
tho public. Such busses should have
been In operation between these two
points Ions ago.
Coincident with the announce
ment of busses between New Brit
ain and Meriden, came one of tho
establishment of additional bus
service to and from Kensington,
J said service being con lined to .the
afternoon. The announcement In
cluded the information that there
would be an Improved service along
tho Berlin-Kensington route when
more busses have been secured.
This evidently means when more
busses arc secured in addition to
those necessary on the newly es
tablished lines, such as between
New Britain and Meriden.
TWO IMPORTANT
RAILROAD DEVEI.Or.M I'M'
Tho most serious black cloud upon
the horizon of the Now York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad has
been removed with the successful
000 due April 1. With tho help or
banks, shippers and business men in
four states New York, Connecticut.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island
the railroad will be able to meet Its
foreign obligation In full.
Tho result is pleasing to New
Kngland generally. This section of
the country was scarcely In a posi
tion to stand another financial jam
in the affairs of the New Haven
railroad.
Edward Buckland, vice-president
of the system, sounds an unusual
ly optimistic chord in relation to the
future of the railroad. It is to be
hoped he is right in his -diagnosis.
He says the road now has no float.-,
ing debt, doesn't owe money to any
bank, and has current assets In ex
cess of current liabilities. Operating
cost3 of tho road have been re
duced to 75 cents for every dollar
taken In, compared 'with $1.0229 in
1020.
Connecticut citizens took relative
ly more of the refunding obligations
thaivany of the other four states. The
Nutmeg total subscribed was nearly
$0,000,000, while neither Massachu
setts or New York went much be
yond that.
Another important railroad an
nouncement today had to do with a
decision of the New York Port Au
thority in giving; the New York
Central the right to '-use the Hell
Gate bridge route for freight service
to Long Island. It is the first judl-
eial decision oi uie run. j
nd is epoch-making in its aspects.
The Hell Gate bridge was built as
a Joint enterprise between the
Pennsylvania and the New Haven
railroad and Its object was to give
these railroads an advantage over
tho rival New York Central. The dc-
of tire Port Authority, how
- ,
ever, puts public welfare ahead
of
the wislics ol ine l,lnal
owners ot
the bridge; instead of thu bridge
continuing to give the railroad own-
ers an advantage
over competition,
the latter is aided and is placed upon ,
...
I liu aaiuc nn .
REFORM STILL NEEDED
FOR STATE FARM
Because a representative in
troduces a bill in the legislature is no
reason why he agrees with every
detail of the bill, anil sometimes not
even with Its principles. This fol
lows because many bills are drawn
by outside parties and handed to a
repri sentative to introduce. Usually
the representative chosrn to intro
duce the bill is deemed to be in sym
pathy with its provisions. The bill
is usually referred to later by the
name of th'j representative who
in-
t reduced it.
Representative Benjamin Y. Ai
ling of New Britain went, through
the experience of inti educing a bill
"by re'iuest" pud then finding at the
hi til ing before th'' judkiary roin
lniitee. that -an entire ?ooniful Of
"those prrseiit" oppot' d the bill.
Finding no voice in far,r of tie; bill
Jmlgp Ailing was quick to Vnd the
bearing. Intimating the bill would be
withdrawn. n if ritrlil is r-heuld be.
I
Parent age of tin-
lull indirectly
- h
nked back to the inaugural wl-
ess of ex-Governor Hiram Ding-
Id
: ham.
who crilizej the law which
j pprn,ittI the sentencing of women
fnses for which such Sentences
could be inflicted. Objection center
ed around the claim that the bill
would change the farm from a cor
rective Institution 40 a wi.iu's
Vrisoi
The objection was well taken.
There Is no logical reason why the
State Farm for Women should be
anything but a haven for hardened
characters, and to change the law
so as to permit girls only guilty of
misdemeanors to be sent there would
be Instituting a' method of con
taminating Hie younger ' element,
rather than reforming t,
Judge Ailing, like all other men
nger to reform a weak spot In the
Juridical system, Is no doubt In en
tire sympathy with Mr. .Bingham's
objections whereby girls Only guilty
of Intoxication can be sent to the
farm for three years; but there (Is
no reason why, In making such a
reform, other evils In procedure are
I Included. The persons who gave tho
bill to Judge Ailing to Introduce
made a poor Job of a good chance to
make a worthy reform. "
THi: IN FAMILIAR WORD
IN NEWSPAPERS
"Newspaper readers will not take
time to consult a dictionary to learn
the meaning of an unfamiliar word."
Thus speaks an oracle who wrote
a book- on newspaper methods.
The assumption is that when an
"unfamiliar word" appears In a
newspaper the reader is disgusted
and quits reading.
Perhaps some do and somo do
not. Some may guess at the" mean
ing from the context and then read
on to confirm their suspicions.
But irrespective ot what once
was the case, it is probable that
words are being "looked up" more
than ever before. Cause; The cross
word puzzle crnV.e.
Therfc has been nn enormous
boost in the dictionary business.
Publishers of these valuable ad
juncts of innguago have flooded the
country with selling literature of
their wares. Books that give light
on how to locate a five-letter word
meaning trouble are as popular as
ham and eggs were in restaurant
life when the combination' cost "5
cents.
Adding to one's vocabulary Is like
adding to one's bank account. Once
In a while newspaper readers are
entitled to an unfamiliar word as a
stimulation to become familiar with
it.
A .LITTLE HINT 1T10M
KXOXVILLE
While the board of finance and
taxation, the common council, tho
mayor and other dignitaries in office
hereabouts are endeavoring to find
a way to make both ends meet, they
might pause with profit sufticiently
long to digest the following:
"Knoxvillc, Tenn., bus a city
manager. At'the end of the lirfit
year. Juno 30, 1924, he au
thorized the city council to re
fund 10 per cent of the taxes
already paid for that year or
due. This refund amounted to
2 4.4 cents ami the actual tax
paid will be reduced from $2.24
$2.19. Knoxville is quito a city,
having a population of 80,000.
If it can keep this up the city
manager plan will be popular
with the taxpayers If not with
the politicians."
25 Years Ago Today
From Paper of That Date
(From Paper of That Date.)
Tho .common council failed to
ratify the Davis & Brooks plan and
contract for a new police and fire
station last night, and Fire Com
missioner Boyle said today tho po
lice and fnu boards would have to
be called in joint meeting again.
The council promptly voted down
even- proposition tending toward
a settlement of the question.
Oieark Rock, an Eskimo
from
Onolackclick, is in town.
The condition of J. H. Kirkham
d It Is
is considerably improved an
expected that ho will be out in a
day or two.
J. M. Beldcn discovered a lire to
day tn Joseph Ryan's harness shop
on' West Main street. The prompt
use of a few pails of water pre
vented w-liat anight have been a
serious blaze.
Local people at the charity ball
I in Foot Guard hall last evening in
j eluded Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Gaffney.
' Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Connor, and
j James Conway. ,
I President A. J. Sioper of the New
; Britain National bank spoke on
- "The National Banking System of
our Country" at the. Y. M. C. A.
' last night. His talk lasted for an
I hmir mid n half and was very !-
teres-ing and instructive.
; E. H. Davison was elected secre
' tary of the American Hosiery Co. at
its annual meeting this afternoon.
At a meeting of the high school
football players held at lhe close of
; the session yesterday, Frank Gil
; clirist . was elected captain of this
' year's team and Harry Steele was
ilcctcd, manager. Patrick O'Brien
: was chosen assistant manager. Gil-
ehrirt ;is left halfback on last
i vear's t -nm and was one of the
: squad's best ail-'round players.
Dangd'OUS BoIslieVlk
Is Arrested in Italy
L.
ghorn, Italy, Feb. 1G. The po
lice yesterday arrested Ernesto Cas
sanellt, alleged to be a dangerout
bolshevik, agent. He Was found to
be in possession of a drawing ac
count of 55,000 lire on the bank of
Bologna and also a check for 10,000
Swiss gold francs, tnued ' at Heme.
This Is taken Wy the authorities as
confirming Information received
from several aourrew that subversives
operating in Italy are su!sidlzed
from abroad.
i The department of agriculture
j bas imported blue ioppy from
J China. ,
Fact j and Fancies
Of BOBEIIT QUtULEN
If winter comet,' can the seed
catalogs be fare behind?
If he has pet law lie would like
to see passed he la normal, '
Evolution will In time take care
of the less nimble pedestrians. Look
at the turtle. - - ,
Be sure you are right, and by
fhat -time somebody - else ho the
parking space,
A village Is a place where only
a bold married . man talks with a
grass wjdow.
K lie docin't call a doctor within
an hour, It Is Judged "purty good
liquor,"
There's small profit In being fash
lonablp. The greater the charge,
tho smaller the coffee cups.
One every minute: 'What I want
is something gilt-edge that will pay
twenty per cent."
All Mr. Coolldge needs to effect
real savings Is the collaboration of
about 110,000,000 people.
Traveling was more profitable
when hotels didn't have thoir names
woven into the towels.
Those who sniffed snuff were
dandles, but those who sniff neigh
bors are mere snoopeej.
If an oyster really wished to do
a little killing any' place, doubtless
It would choose Chicago. ,
Hoping Germnny will pay is no
more a 'European entanglement"
than hoping the others will pay.
A hick town is a place where you
can be polite without making peo
ple suspicious.
Thanking the jury always seems
to imply that It has done some
thing more than Its duty.
If it wasn't for tho old fogies
we'd get ahead faster, but nobody
can bo certain just where wo'd go.
The difference between a bist
girl and a sweetie is that a best
girl doesn't think you a meal ticket.
Is the worth of an established
undertaking business giuged by the
population or tho number of cars
In the community?
Correct this sentence; "John is so
good," said the wife, "that I never
feel uneasy when he is out at
night."
(Protected by Associated Editors,
Inc.)
Observations
On The Weather
Washington, D. C. Feb. 16.
Forecast for southern New England:
Increasing cloudiness tonight fol
lowed by snow or rain Tuesday.
Colder In northern portion Tuesday,
moderate shift winds becoming
easterly.
Forecast for eastern New York:
Increasing Cloudiness tonight, prob
ably snow in west and colder In
northwest portion; Tuesday snow in
north aiu! snow or rain in south
portion; colder; moderate shifting
winds becoming fresh northeast and
cast,
Conditions: Pleastlnt weather
prevails this morning from Maine
soufhwe'it to Virginia and cloudy
and showery weather from Virginia
southwestward to Louisiana. Know
flurries wero reported from the
upper Mississippi valley and western
portion of the Laltc region. The
temperature is below zero along the
northern border. Freezing tem
peratures extend as far south as
Kansas. The lowest reported was
44 degrees below zero at White
River, Ont.
Conditions' favor Tor this vicinity
partly cloudy weather with lower
temperature.
DOCTORS PUZZLED
Amit That Long And Serious lllneys
9 .
Of Young Rolph Ha, Tlicin Bar-
flPtl Condition Is Gratr.
Boston, Feb K. James M.
Rolpjj, Jr.. Bon of Mayor Roluh of
San Francisco, is still in serious
condition at the city hospital here
after four months treatment for
typltlod fever. Hospital physicians
admitted today that they are puzzl
ed by the nature of his malady.
The youth became ill while the
jlramshlp President Van Uuren on
which he was a cadet, was in the
Mediterranean returning from a
round the world cruise. He was
taken to the city hospital when the
vessel docked here several months
ago. Physicians today said his con
dition Was more serious than any
time since he had been under treat
ment Hundreds Watch Man as
He Leaps to His Death
New York. Feb. lfi. Hundreds of
persons witnessed the death leap of
a man from the elevated station of
the Interborough subway at Free
man street, in the Bronx, today.
.The police brllevi d the man was
George Mulrsisvn, il, of Mount
Vernon, N, Y,
I'll Ea , . I
fufimob
MAXsoHmmiJusm. '
In Saturday's Mall
' .
(A Comio
To the editor:
I'm sending you this valentine -To
let you know Just what I thhjk:
It's not to say: "Win you be mine?"
I wouldn't marry such a gink!
& am tho mouthpiece for some folks
Who think of all men you're the
gem:
We've swiped for you a lot of Jokes;
Why don't you print" and pay 1 for
them?'
a
(A Mushy One)
Dear Editor:
' I think you are
The sweetest kind of man,
Rome day I hope to own a car;
With your dear help I can.
Just buy a few more of my Jokes .
Until a got a rep.
And tn this village I'll make folks
Wako up aiid watch their step!
.'..
(Fair Warning)
I'm laying for tho Mystio Wnlly
Who Is so cock-sure and so Jolly.
I always read his wlsp-crnck truck;
I'd like to see that guy get stuck!
a a
(A What-lr-It)
(To the tune of Gallagher and
Shean)
Oh, Doctor Traprock! Oh Doctor
Traprock!
Hollo, what worries you dear Doc
tr Baldpate?
Folks are saying you and I
Tell no truth, but Just a He;
That, to my mind. Is a most dis
graceful fate. f.
Why, Doctor Baldpate! Why, Doc
tor Hnldpate!
Hold your horses and I will eluci
date; Future years will .prove, forsooth,
Wo told nothing but the truth!
Positively, Dr. Traprock!
Absolutely, Dr. Baldpate! N
Achievement v
Father: "I don't like the Idea, of
you marrying this man. AVhat has
this cake-cater ever done that has
been worth whilo?"
Daughter: "Dad, "he can pay
street-car fares without removing
his gloves."
-Joan Benda.
Oneh! t
Helen: 'Is your brother working
steady at the "Painless dental par
lors?" " "
Ruth: "No. Just nights, to fill
in."
Judith.
Cutting Loose
Lady (accept ing invitation over
telephone): "Yes, I'll be able to
come; I've a maid again. This is
my evening out."
Desserts
By Kid Boots
No matter how big of a meel you
cat, you have a empty feeling wen
you get through, if there wasent eny
dessert.
Rice pudding is nny a bum Imita
tion of a dessert unless it has so
mcny raisins In it you cant hardly
see the rice, wich it never has.
A big hot apple, dumpling is a
wonderful site to some peeple, but
It ony gives paneful thawts to
others. Another kind of dessert wich
gives plezzure or sorrow depending
on who you are. Is cold ico creem
on lop of hot apple pie.
One of tho greatest desserts Is
watermellon because no matter how
big bf a peeco you are going to get
you know you dont haft to leeve
eny special" room for- It becauso
tlmts tho kind of a dessert it Is.
The best time to eat froot is be
tween . moels wile you are doing
something else at the same time,
but some peeple serve it for dessert
and expect you to look satisfied.
Deduct km
Terrible evening,
"Br-r-r!
Isn't
it?"
"Yes. onghta be fine for petting
parties."
"Why?"
"Plenty of slush."
M. M. F.
The Editor's Gossip Shop
The moment you finish writing
some verse it may seem mighty
good to you. Don't rush It right off
to the editor.
Let It cool off. Tennyson Is ad
mitted by some people to have been
a (Treat poet. One day a lady com
plimented him.- on a certain line.
"Oh, Mr. Tennyson, I Just know
that lino was Inspired; It reads so
smoothly," she gushed.
"Madam," said Tennyson, "I
smoked 20 cigars over that line."
Those are not instructions to you
to smoke cigars over your composi
tions; but often a little more thought
will make your work perfect. Try
it.
Coming: Instructions on How to
Write Poetry.
Real latent
Bud: "My sis plays th' piano by
ear."
Ted: "Dat's nuftln'l My brudder
plays wid his fct."
Mrs. Harry Greenebaum.
Wally the JlyMie
He'll Answer Your Questions,
Somehow
Boys mako the girlies sob and cry, .
And girlies make the fellows sigh;
But those who write to mo eopn
, find '
Tho comfort of a solaced mln
What's Coming to Him
Dear Wally!
Deepest woe Is mine;
I thought I'd get a valentine.
But none came. Will yoa tell me
what . , -
To do to punish him? t
Hot Dot
Dear Dot:
Co out yourself and buy
A valcrftine. Accuse this guy
Of sending It to you. I wot .
He'll be lhe, one who then Is hot.
- What' tvuiiliK to Her -
Dear Wally;
Qoslil I clean forgot
To send a valentine to Dot; '
I fear she'll treat me mighty cool.
How ban I square Hnyselt?
,. " . A F00U
Dear ' Fool:
To fix this up, I know
Wllr take some tickets to a show,
Some books, tome candy, flowers,
too, . . . t ,. . ;
A hug, a squeeze, a kiss or two,
' Solution bf Grace of
Minister (to a little girl); "What
does your father do just before eat
ing my little girl?" . '
Anita: "Ho solves cross word pus
ilea." ' ,
, Myron Falk.
i aaaMwatvaaan
After a visit to, the patent office
one comes to doubt that necessity
has anything atf all to do with In
vention. ! . . v '
(Copyright, 198B, Reproduction
Forbidden)
N. Y.-CONN. TRAFFIC
Macdonald Suggests Second
" Bridgeport-Greenwich Road
Hartford, Feb. 16, As a solution
of the ever-Increasing traffle prob
lem on the Boston Ppst road, a
plan for the construction pf a
parallel routo from Bridgeport to
the New York state line near Groen
wich that could eventually be made
a scenic parkway, was outlined be
fore the Bridgeport Chamber of
Commerce this afternoon by High
way Commissioner John A. ,llac-"
donald. The project, ho said, was
yet only tn tho process of develop
ment, but plans contemplated Its
possible connection with tho new
Hutchinson Kivor Paflcway, which
the Westchester County Parn com
mission plans to build tjs a parallel
road from New York city to Connec
ticut.
"It is our thought," said the high
way commissioner, "that with tho
present widening bf the Boston Post
road to -thirty-six feet from Bridge
port to New York, trucks and local
traffic, and such other traffic as
would care to use the Post road,
would bo amply taken care ot for
many years to come.
Need of Kxpress .Highway
"What we desire Is an express
highway from somowhere in tho
vicinity of Bridgeport west and
parallel to Iho Post road, connecting
into some system In New York stato
which will give easy access for 'passenger-carrying
vehicles to Interme
diate points and to New York city
without delay."
The Westchester County Park
commission has projected three
parkways running north from New
York city, approximately parallel
and abbut two miles apart, he said.
The first, or the most easterly one
from tha Connecticut border, known
as the Saw Mill River parkway; the
second known as the Bronx River
parkway and tho third, which Is
nearer the Connecticut line is the
Hutchinson Itivef parkway.
"The Hutchinson River parkway,"
he said, "is the one with which we
are at present most Interested, as It
will strike the Connecticut lino north
of Greenwich In the vicinity of the
village of Glenyllle. it may bo,
after plans are provided, that it will
be more convenient for this state to
consider a connection with the
Bronx river routo, but at present IU
seems that the Hutchinson riveS
plan Is tho most desirable. How
ever, th possibility of any parallel
route through Connecticut hinges
upon tho availability of a connec
tion at the No wYork line.
First Place for Relief
"Now in tho building of such a
route, which I shouldjlke very much
to call a parkway, it is to be our
object to relieve congestion on the
Post road first. If, In the process,
It Is possible to provide for future
beautitication, we, of course, will
take this into consideration, al
though it must necessarily be
secondary. Benefit to traffic will bo
our main consideration.
"The roadsido development that
will be possible on this road is
necessarily a matter which will have
to bo considered after tho road Is
constructed, and after such time as
the state has been able to perfect its
whole highway system to . such a
degree that It can afford to spend
money on other than necessities un
less funds are forthcoming .from
other sources."
He said that a road of this kind
must have literal connections to al
the centers of population along the
shore if it is to be of greatest value.
Ho said that an appropriation to
make a survey of the route had
been requested ot the legislature.
He expressed the opinion that
such an express routo would do more
to develop Fairfield county and to
remove a serious traffic .problem
than any other plan yet devised.
Traffic Will ImreBM
Commissioner Macdonald express
ed the opinion that it wjis impossi
be to see any limit in the growth of
traffic between Connecticut and New
York City through Fairfield county.
He said that It would bo neccsary to
look far ahead Into the future, as
failure to do so would cause hard
ship within a few shorf years.
"We must adopt some plan," he
raid, "the execution of which will
only be a matter of time. Have no
fear of over-development, as history
shows that our failures have been
not for ovcr-shootlng the mark, but
for uuder-cstlmatlnf the traffic Tt-
(julrcments. The highway depart
ment has no heme at tha present
time of ever catching up with traf
fic on the Post -. Read- 'Our only
hope is to keep not too far behind
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"Up tt the . present time, this
state has built -no purely scenlo
roads. All have been economic and
have been justified on the amount
of passenger car traffic and com
moditles which they have Tarried.
This state hisnot yet ' reached a
position In highway construction
where It is -possible, to consider any
other type than an economic road.
Any parallel road which we will
build, therefore, or which we have
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Tkee, are several tiun- -d
re d anthraci t e coal
mines from which we
could select the coal for:
your bins. v J'X v;;(i7;
Our knowledge of the coal fields, v
based upon jrears of buying 'ex
perience, enables us to select and
differentiate between the many
grades bf hard coal offered us, and
the high qualify
today is "the
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experience.
The Citizens Coal Co.
Yard Main Olflee. Berlin Yard : I'ptown Office.
Z4 Dwlflit Court opix Berlin Station. 104 Arch St,
Tel. I1DS. . . Tel. 1075-5. . Tel. it!.
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projected, will be based solely upon
the economic principles and we can
tako Into consideration only traffic
requirements. '
COMMUNICATED
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WE GET THANKED
Feb. 14. 1925.
Editor of the New Britain Herald.
DearSir: t
I think that we ought to send
you an applause card to tnaurc
you for the radio programs which
you print every day, and so help us
plan to get things we might other
wise miss.
'Through the Static" Is so Inter
esting. aKd we scan the headlines,
and then turn to that, to see If he
had the trouble we did, or if he en
joyed something we especially liked,
if he happened to .pear it! Some
times we agree with his items, and
sometimes not, but we always read
them through.
'Fishing" Is fun, a number here.
and the next miles away, but we
might be missing some especially
fine program, meanwhile. Many
thanks from us all.
Very sincerely,
MRS. HARRY K. TAYLOR,
Kensington, Conn.
Editor New Britain Horald:
Arc Connecticut Co. busses escmpt
from arrest for overloading and
speeding?
It has come to my attention that
various bua drivers have been haled
into court for overloading their
busses. Fine, people deserve safe
transportation. But, why should
Connecticut Co. busses going to
Hartford" be allowed to have 28 peo
ple standing and every scat taken,
everybody squirming for a placo to
breathe and yet go by the police un
molested? Buch was the case when
the writer rode up on a . noisy,
ratfly, speedily driven bus twice In
the last week.
Once, leaving Hartford at 8 p. m.
there were 21 people standing when
the bus left Gold sfcect. There
were at least 25 people left out on
the curb (if there had been stairs to
tho roof this would not have been
the case). Two men smoked during
the entire trip, the bus travelled at
about 33 miles per hour (this Is not
their limit) and everyone in gen
eral was Jammed and generally dis
gusted with the new "efficient"
service being rendered between New
Britain and Hartford.
On Wed., Feb. 11, a bus went by
my house, so fast that it attracted
our attention and when going to tho
window noticed that Its speed was
so great that- tt could not tako the
corner at Carlton street and Com
monwealth avenue, so continued up
Carlton street about BOO feet, then
backed up and proceeded toward
Hartford.
A person driving on the Hartforfl
road takes his life In his hands
since .Jhese Whites. Macks and
Pierce Arrows come 38-44 miles an
hour straight nt yon In the middle
of the road. Will they be liable to
arrest the aame- as the pleasure
driver?
It is 'hardly fait, to blame the.
driver for overloading a bus when
there are enough people to All two
busses 1nny time. The driver,
however, should be madcto pay the
penalty for fast reckless driving.
All corners are taken for granted
to be clear when a bus approaches.
If this hus service la to" be efficient
and satisfactory should there not be
enough busses to carry the people
who now have to watch them go by
and shouldn't their speed be regu
lated by the police the same as any
other motor vehicle? -
A RIDER.
Naval Lieutenant Dead
In Argonne, a filicide
Vallejo, CaUFeb. l.-rAIbert P.
Burleigh, 29, naval lieutenant, was
found dead last night with a bullet
wound In Ms head, In his cabin on
the U. 8. Navy transport Argonne,
which arrived Saturday from Asiat
ic waters. Navy authorities said that
they .believed he committed suicide
for reasons unknown. He was en
route to ilaine to jola bis wife and
culli. - '
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of coal we offer
resujt of such
SAYS THE BIBLE
; IS NOT A FRAUD
, ,, .
Story of Jonafund the Whale
Is True, Claims Lecturer
"If the Bible Is a good book then
if must betruo, but. if otherwise
then it must 'be false and its teach
ings to be questioned," was the
statement made by W. L. Pclle of
New York city In his lecture "Is
the Bible "Infallible?", which he
gave at Odd Fellows hall, yesterday
afternoon; He? said the Bible is
cither God's book or man's. The
words, "Hear ye the word of the
Lord" or "Thus salth the Lord" are
recorded numerous times and If the
message Is not fromJ tho" Lord then
the Book of the Ages is a fraud, he
said.
Mr.,Prelle also said that the fact
of the Bible's wonderful Influence
upon the hearts of men Is one big
proof that it Is of divine origin.
The homes where this book Is not
only kept, dusted but which shows
thumb marks, upon Its pages are
the homes that are the moat god
like, contented aad the happiest.
Robbers and murderers are .never
known to carry It around In their
vest pockets.
Ho showed how the book had
been kept In the most miradulous
manner. -Voltaire, the infidel, made
the statement: "In less than a' hun
dred years, Christianity will be
swept from existence and hftve
passed into history." Voltaire did
not live to see the day, however,
when his house was used as a head
quarters for a Bible society and
packed from top-to bottom with
Bibles and his old printing ' press
used to print the word of God. .
Mr. Pelle says that It has been
found that tho writings of the Chris
tian fathers, such as Clement. Poly
carp, Ignatius (the latter two who
were taught by St. John) and the
dates of whoso writings were not
later than the third century, have
contained the whole of the New
Testament with the exception of
li verses scattered through their
writing so that If the whole New
Testament had been annihilate
during the Middle Ages it could
have been reproduced. "We havo
however still today the original
manuscripts," ho 'said.
He also said the story of Jonah
and the fish was confirmed and is
ot an Impossible fact. That with
tho correct rendering of the Hebrew
the story of Joshua commanding the
sun to stand still Is easily ex
plained, he contends. "Also., proph
ecy is clearly "shown Jn the Bible
and Is being fulfilled. Is anothei
proof that the Bible Is hot of -man's
origin. It Is made up of 44 books
and was In process of being written
for over a period Of 1600 . years.
Jehovah using men to record the
statements and . events living hun
dreds of years apart, aad yet it re
mains a harmonious whole.- At the
end we find a ransomed race re
leased from the bondage ot sin and
denth. Christ Jesus the- hero- has
become exalted above' all powers
and principalities: Satan, tho'vd -celver
destroyed."
Mr; Pclle tn conclusion said thi
Bible was not a fraud but genuine
SANDS PLEADS XOT GULTY
Albion, N. T., Feb. 14. I-owls K
Sands, former world bean king who
was acquitted of first degree grand
larceny In connection wlin the es
timated $1,0.00,000 failure of -M
bean enterprises and the alleged II-
i legal diversion of a carload of beans.
today was arraigned on a second In
dictment charging grand larceny.
He pleaded hot guilty and was ad
mitted to $15,000 bair. - , '
POVXD HEAD IX BED
Baltimore. Feb. 14. Amos O.
Walbrldge and his wife were found
dead In their bed at the family
home, Catonsvllle, a suburb, today
Police suld the cause of death t
unknown. Wa I bridge was the Ballt-
j ion iriiresrntrllve of the Inters
Itlonal Correspondence School, ,
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