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NEW BRITAIN "DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1923.
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New Britain Herald
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In (ho City. Circulation Uooka and
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titled to In- una tor ra-puiMK-auon or
all newe eredh'd to It or not otherwtae
credited In thlt paper and alio local
newt published lutein.
MemtK-r Audit Uurena ot Circulation.
The A. B. C. la a national orgnnlaatlon
which furnlahea newapatera and adver
tliera with a atrlctly honwet analyele of
circulation. Our circulation atatletlca
are based upon thie audit. Thia Inauraa
prote-tton asainat fraud in newspaper
dittrlbution figuiee to both national and
local advertiaera.
Tha Herald la on aala dalle In New
Tork at Hotatlns'a Ntw Stand. Tlmea
Square; Behultz'a Newt Stand. Entrance
Craad Central. t"nd atreet.
BLACK UOCK BRIDGE
IMPROVEMENTS
Mayor Paonessa, City Engineer
Williams and Board of Public
Works Chairman Conlon are to be
congratulated upon prompt action
In regard to the Improvement of the
Black Rock bridge. This structure, :
as recently detailed in mese cot-
umns. has reached the point where ,
action will have to be a substitute
for procrastination. Situated upon
a main thoroughfare and used by
thousands of automobiles and
trucks dally, it would be the quin
tessence of folly to permit It to- re
main In its present dilapidated, In
secure and outgrown condition.
With the New Haven railroad
fully advised of the circumstances
it Is to be hoped that the needed
Improvements will soon be forth
coming. GOVERNOR COMMENDED
FOR XON-COMPLUXCE
Governor Trumbull's opposition to
holding "muster day" upon the
Fourth of July was based upon
sound logic. The governor of
Maryland took the same stand and
other governors probably will join
In the chorus of opposition in due i
course. I
Defense, or "muster" day, upon j
Independence day will be a nonenti
ty; but as Defense Day includea
the services of the national guard,
and other civic military organiza
tions. It will mean members of these
bodies will be deprived of the full
enjoyment of the national holiday..
The governor's stand will meet
with the approval of most Connec
ticut citizens. Th. President made
a mistake when he hit upon the
Fourth of July for the defense test. ;
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It would oe u.f -. -
an.
THE LEGISLATURE EXDS
IX L'SUAL MANNER
The Lerialature, due to finish its
labors today, followed precedent 'In
permitting sunory ..f".
ures to lag for the grand finale, re-
suiting in the customary tuturistit.
--congtonitsrauvu m -
forts to force bills through the hop
' per before the end.
The spectacle wasn't businesslike;
frnni time Immemorial, in state
and national deliberative bodies,
the system or lack of it has pre-
vailed. Where there is lnterminauio
"discussion and delayed action one
can scarcely expect a different eloa-
1ng cadence.
The "general mix-up" seems to
have Its advantages to the leglsla-
bills which the
tors. Numerous Dim
legislature doesn't like to pass but
which it dislikes to smother on ac
count of local pressure, oftentimes
find a convenient grave during this
annual whirlpool of unfinished bus
iness. Dutiful legislators can thus
hold up their hands in a whirligig
of resignaton and tell the
nartcularly Nutmeggers
world
Interested
in special bills that they did all
that their high-powered personality
permi'ted. but of course could not
be expected to achieve the Impossi
ble. The Legislature was chlcny ais- j
a-. i.h.rf bv Its meddling into the :
local affairs of cites and
town of
the atate wheh had incurreu out ne,ther )he
"displeasure of state politician. Y()rk Central or the PennByl-Citlse-ns
of New Britain have been objtcte(1 t0 the Nickel Plate
gravely Vconcerncd regarding the , reMon for their attl.
Ate of the plan to improve the Cat j falre Mr- Van Swer-
Hnle' road to Merlden following at- ,ne .
'tempts to eliminate some
of the I
proposed highways to be
jjded to
the state trunk line system. It was
to the .credit of the Legislature,
however, that this Improvement wa
permitted to remain in the trunk
line plans, Thi Improvement wa
the chief point of local interest In
the dying days of the Legislature.
'SPKCIAL rRIOLKGKS"
IS WRO.NG ATTITUDE
Representative Clark of Haddam
made an observation in the lower
branch of the Legislature the other
day which at least partly indicated
jrfcjr our legislator appear (at intent
upon serving the) Interest of the)
trolley companies. It li a "Ufa and
death truggl" betw buasea and
trolley companlc, ha dead red, with
tha busses getting "all tha cream."
"Special privilege" wra due tha
trolleys for thin reason, ha declared.
It was for thla reason that the ef
fort of the Shore Una Electric rail
any to operate husae to beache
near it a Una without requiring the
approval of the Publlo Utilities lay of I!, 000,000 of borrowed
Commission as to roulra was favor- capital' had swollen to $16,000.
ed. I 000, representing Ms paper profits.
Suppose, however, tha Bhore Line But the method was entirely legitl- j
railway already operated the busses , male and a compliment to the busl- '
and Independents wanted to es-1 nr-ss sagaclty-nd management of i
tabllsh lines? Iiow quickly the
Legislature would point to the fact
that the trolley busses, already es
tablished, were satisfactorily serv
ing the public.
The 8hore Line Is said to have
been the only trolley company In
the slate that refrained from going
Into the bus business. The public ; Bwerlngens, greatly Increased In
neaded this service along Its lines value. Thia paper profit has boon .
but the trolley company was ade- j the only actual profits coming to i
mant while attempting to prove i the railroad builders so far, and the
that busses were of no value, etc. judgment of any sensible man will I
An Independent operator stepped In ( bo that they are entitled to them,
and furnished the service while the When It is considered that he
trolley company talked. Now tho ' Cleveland brokers took such dllapl
trolley company, seeing the error of j dated streaks of rust as the Lake '
Its former policy, wants to operate t Erie & Western, the Pcre Mar
busses and goes to the Legislature I quette, the Clover Leaf and tho
for permission. It did not go to the I Nickel Plate Itself, not to mention
P. U. C. because It knew that the such ineffective trunk lines as Hie
commission would not shatter Hi j Erie, and placed them upon a firm
precedent and grant rights which footing, they certainly are entitled
had been preempted by a more en-1 to some profit. If a man buys a run
tprpri5lng bua company. The Legls- j
aturej beJnf 0, a mlnd w)th Repre.
Mntatlv, CIarki
handed the trolley
company special privilege! on a sll
ver platter.
WAR DEBTS TO FORE
AFTER LONG DELAY
It is becoming increasingly clear
that the major issues before the
next Congress will include the policy
of the administration In endeavor
ing to force a clearing up of the
war debts and the publicity of in-
come tax returns. The President's
policy in endeavoring to bring about
a funding of debts by continental
nations is being subtly fought by
various influential gentlemen who
frequently cross the ocean for bus
iness and pleasure; but as no policy
ot the administration wao a popu
lar In the recent Congress as tho
abortive effort to bring about debt
payment, it is certain that there
will be no change of heart by next
fall. Many publications are preach-
ing leniency toward our European
debtors, but their influence with the !
administration can be gauged from j
the fact that in the midst of this
i pressure Secretary Kellogg, for the
' first time In the history of the debt
j controversy, sent a note to Belgium
I suggesting a beginning be made
: upon funding the debt to America,
' which that plucky nation promptly
; answered satisfactorily. Belgium in
tends to start a refunding move and
Italy is expected to follow in view
the Morgan
credit announced
yesterday.
French statesmen have repeatedly
A promised that the American debt
would be paid; at the same time j
thev have given the impression mtfi. .,, w. i,t.tinie
hoped the d,bt wouM be at least
partially cancelled berore tunaing
opcra(lons were insisted upon. It is j
well known that other continental
nations are waiting upon what ac
tlon France takes; If France agrees,
to refund, they will do so, and if
irr.noe Anru not refund, they will i
continue to hesitate.
There Is doubt in the minds of
observera whether Europe is
, iuffldcnUy upon (fJ fe(t l0 begln
j meetlnf ,tg vagt war debts; the
Am(rjcan administration, however.
j ,j0M not appear to regard the situa-
j (g necessitating unwillingness
j tft refundn, arrangements.
j, mj.ht be possibli to arrange tor
: a moratorium before payments be-
gin.
The war controversy should be
discussed and decided upon Its
merlta, and not weighed down by
nMitiroi considerations. Btates-
F.,.....
manship. not partitanshlp,
be the deciding factor.
should
THE tXSIDE STORT OF
THE NICKEL PLATE
When O. P. Van Swerlngen ap
peared before the Interstate Com
merce Commission recently he not
lv detailed the story of the larg-
railroad merger of modern
est
times that of the Nickel Plate-
! In gen
trunk lines he mentioned them-j
selves had merger plans In view. No j
denials have been forthcomingrom
either railroad.
The I. C C. has not yet permitted
the Nickel Plate merger, but there
is every likelihood that it will; at
least, there seems to be no good
reason to prevent it. The Van Swer
lngen brother have proven them
selves to be astuto managers who
can make moribund propertle Into
things of prosperity and divi
dends by applying common ense
business principles and not re
ing guided by too much rall
r4 precedent. The objection of
CViapeake Ohio minority itock
holders against tha mercer aeema
to be predicated largely upon local
pride, they not wishing to ee con
trol of the ay at em allp from the
handa of the "first families of Vir
ginia." Mr, Van Swerlngen, when testi
fying before the I. C. C, gavo a
candid exposition of his methods
and admitted that an original out-
the two Cloveland railroad builders.
It was simply a mutter ot obtaining
control of moribund railroad prop- :
ertlcs and by hiring expert man- '.
sgers placing the railroads upon
such a firm financial foundation I
that the common slook, a majority i
of which was held Vy the Van I
down business and builds It Into a
prosperous going concern It would ,
be folly to deny to htm some sub
stantial profit for the achievement.
That is the case ot the Van Swer
lngen exactly.
' We expect to see the Nickel Plate
merger duly given the O. K. of the
I. C. C. and then see other railroad
mergers follow.
A
WHEX RESIDENCES ItECOMf
"BCS1XESS BLOCKS"
There Is something pathetic in
the looks of a downtown residence j
that has been turned Into a com
mercial Institution. There are many
such In New Britain. A look beyond
the lower story Invariably yields a
glimpse and a memory of days that
have gone, of days when the st reefy'
instead of being given over to the
demands of commerce, was a quiet
residence thoroughfare. when
lawns, trees and perhaps the old
style fences lent a rural touch to
the scene. One can fire the imagina
tion with scenes that are past, of
gay parties and holiday events, of
weddings and funerals that came to
! the generations that lived within the
(walls.' The transformation of time
j or the "march of progress." as we
i are wont to term It has done Its
worst, but the spirit of such an old
mansion remains as long as the old
timbers stand.
The section of New Britain just
west of the Center has felt the in
roads of progress perhaps more
forcefully than any other section
during the past decade. It Is evi
dent that the original intention of
residents was to have the residence
section of West Main street extend
in within a stone's throw of
the
j ,n homcs nearby.
, vicinity, leading
up to the heights of Walnut Hill
park,
have felt the metamorpnosis
quit(j vlvldly
- ' on aU of
I these streets, some of the old r.-si-
dcncei still remain;
their appear -
ances have changed much, and as a
rule they are not longer the mecca
of social events throughout the so
cial season. Builders long ago
learned how to turn a stately resi
dence Into a business "block" as a
minimum of expense; and so theyritn away and threw, the wagon suc
are today, many having stores on iccssively against a beer -wagon and a
1 . . ... pole. Greatorox being thrown out. It
the lower floors and apartments , , d iiain street and
the rear or above.
Rut the inescapable expansion -of
the business district has begun
to
of
the
menace even the old
timbers
some of those still standing;
past year has .seen the removal of
a few of the old-timers to make
way for more modern structures;
others seem to be making a last
stand and it Is within the purview
of sny observer to realize that they
are doomed.
Thus the city grows and grows,
nnnn the ruins of the former city
upon the ruins ot
as well sa changing the sylvan
! r,4. of tbc outskirts into subdlvl-
i 8)onl g;roels tni houses of home
seekers.
Hot weather arrived, but
the
trouble was not so much with the
heat as with the fact that too many
sundry cltlicns had not yet chang
ed 'em to lighter material.
.Supreme
The decision of the
court in the Oregon school case in
cluded the dida that the "child Is
not a mere creature of the state,"
which will go down in the annals of
jurisprudence as a wise saw.
The cigar leaf expert who ad
vised women lo shun cigarrls and
smoke cigars evidently i Iden.mea
with the Connecticut iohacco-grow-
ing Industry.
The straw hats sm to he grad
ually getting the right of way on
our collection of Main tret.
Fads and Fancies
nv KoniwT uiuLi.r.N
The poor hitters we have With us
always; the good ones go up.
For. that mntfer, mny a true bill
aepms to bo spoken In jest.
Pllll. If everybody got ,1ustlre very
few of us would recognize It,
At nny rnte evolution affords a
charitable explanation of man's
war mania,
Among t h e war
whose export Is not
propaganda,
Implements
forbidden Is
The nid-fnshioned liquor affected
the feet Instead of the trigger fin
ger. Don't blame Fritr.ce. Every friend
w ho owes you a five seems a little j
offended. i
If only they would yank the um
pire when lit.s judgment weakens In
the seventh.
The objection to an open mind
Is that convictions get out as fast
as new Ideas gel In.
The slsn, "No fishing," Is Inac
curate. 'As a rule It should read,
"Very poor fishing."
Patriotism In little: Being afraid
of the Smith dog next door; feeling!
superior to the Smiths.
A summer resort Is a place whero
the girls may be able to catch a rich
husband.
France still furnishes the styles,
but we have learned to produce our
own smutty literature.
Dear old America! Where else
can you see a wad of gum on a
flivver's Instrument board?
All of us have mortal fallings.
They say Nurml Is running behind
expenses.
A man named Smith might suc
ceed as a composer if he would
change it to Smithowaky.
A village is a place where people
debate wlvther he really loves her
as well as he did his first wife.
And so the great man didn't im
press you much. Well, does a twin
six extend itself to keep pace with
a one-horSB wagon?
Correct thla sentence
anybody," said t h e
"I'll fight
champion;
"winner lake all."
(Protected by Associated Editors,
Inc.)
25 Years Ago Today
From Paper of That Dati
Postmaster Judd's salary bus been
increased to Ib.uoti. while tho pay
of the tlneo clerks. Harry Brown,
M. O. Kgan and Frank S. Cadwell,
haa been advanced lion apiece.
A new roiid to .Shuttle Meadow Is
being sought by farmers and looked
upon with favor by the eelectmeu. It
0uia start at a point easi in own
'Yung's, extend over the pipe line,
land be ta into oy uzone
: avenuv.
Engineer Cudwotl is having built a
'covered wagon to carry the sewage
to Ileckley yuarter, where the ex
periments will be made with sma:l
tanks.
A horse owned by A. W. Tallow
caused considerable damage and cut
a wide and distinctive swath last
night. It was being driven up Arch
mippt hm George Greatorex. when it
crashed into Adolph Swanson s team
throwing Swanson on bis bead.
The
nni
men were rarneo lino stores
treated by 1 r. l.yon. The horse, ran
all the way home, which is on the
Sonthington turnt'ike.
Kmil H. Hagis' litis neeiwd a let
ter from Admiral .eiley thanking
the local O. P. H. S. lodge for nam
ing itself after the famous naval of
ficer. H. L. Mills has sold Sleepy Frank.
There are. OSf. .logs registered this
year, very few ."iig females. There
are ;t: different breeds. th common
. est being mixed, of which there are
n Thpf ?s B1,aniUs g3 Kt,
i .orriers. 60 bull
. . so on (iow n t0 om. pacb 0f
French poodles, dachshunds, Russian
poodles, poodles. Yorkshire terrier.
'German hounds and rabbit dogs.
Members of Camp ?. P. O. S. of A.,
went to Waterlmry and Instituted a
new camp there last night. Those
who went were K. H. Parker. H. H.
Hall, John McNeil, ( barbs Cowlts.
W. W. Marshall, George Bllnn, Har-
i ry M. Lyon. J. H. Russell. G. F.
! Fox, P.. E. Brown and E. W.
.Reicker.
Mt'Itnr.R AM) SUICIDE
Norfolk, Va.. June a. ( AP) After
a quarrel over pending divorce pro
ceedings. Arnold It. Smith, 41, a
grocer, killed his wife with a shot
gun and then turned the weapon on
himself last night at Mrs. Smith'
home at Lynn Haven, near Virginia
Beach. Smith bred a second shot
Into his wife's body nfter she had
fallen. '
Before taking his own life Smith
drove his wife's brother and sister-in-law.
Mr. and" Mrs. G. T. Dlggs.
1 wl'h a volley of shots,
i The Pmiths had been separated
'about a year and divorce action re
jcently had been started by the wife,
jThey leave to children.
Huso
"What la so rare as a day In Jun"
That brings no graven Invitation,
That see no purchased silver spoon
For wedding, shower or gradua
tion! And Milk I
"Did you aver Hah through tha
Ice?"
"Teh. For the butter and eggs."
How Do They Oct That Wavy?
By Marshall Bender
How do the women get that way
To think man's life Is naught but
ray,
Ease, fine surroundings and ' good
pay?
I'd rather be a woman
With naught to do but stay at home
While some poor fellow had to
roam
And work himself till bald of dome
To csra for me, a woman.
No woman lives In daily fear
That crabby foreman will draw
near
And say: "You're through! Get outa
here!"
I'd rather be a woman:
When married, she for life Is hired,
And if she gets a little tired
She takes a rest; she can't be fired.
I'd gather be a woman.
She gets her husband's envelope;
Next day she goes upon the lope
To buy hair nets, perfume and
soap;
I'd rather be the woman.
She can go, afternoons,
to shows
While at the grlndstorfe is his nose;
And If he kicks, a plate she throws.
I'd rather be the woman!
One Benefit
Temus: "Does this lodge yo' be
long to have any death benefits?"
Wildcat: "Tessuh. Deed It does.
suh. When yo 'dies, yo' don' hab
to pay no more dues."
Lauren 8. Hamilton.
The rich man believes with rea
son that everything Is relative.
Order Placed Immediately
The teacher of a Sunday school
primary class v.as asking her chil
dren whether any of them had
smaller brothers and sisters at home
who would soon be eligible for
membership. One little boy, listen
ing to the proud answers of the
other youngsters, felt himself rap-
Idly losing caste.
"N-n-no." he admitted In answer
to the teacher's question, and then
added desperately, "but we're go
ing to get one!"
Herbert J. Maughlman.
Meows From the Campus Oat
Dear Mac: '
Well, Boss, the girls are out ot
school and the great thing now is
rest, recreation and lots of exer
cise. I am spending a week here at
Green lake with Rudie, you remem
ber, tho girl I used to visit at Smith.
Her chum, Beth, is here and they
are both busy all day long at some
form of sport or other.
They sat chatting last night after
having shaken off a crowd of hoys
on the piazza.
Beth .was all for tennis.
"It's the most romantic game I
know," she said. "I played with
Lester all this afternoon and every
time he said 'Love all' he looked
straight at me and oh, Rudie, he
has the most heavenly eyes! And
he was so sweet. He didn't seem to
mind any of my faults."
"He wouldn't," said Rudie. "I
would watch that young man,
Beth. Something in those beautiful
eyes of his tell me that what some
people call faults' he might esteem
virtues ... 1 noticed that when
you came up from the aummer
iiouse with him your hair was
rather mussed.'
"Yes." mused Beth, a far-away
look in her lovely eyes, "he does
play a little too close to the net
sometimes. Did you enjoy your golf
with Fred?"
"I'll say so, But Fred Is another
boy who will stand watching. He
spent most of the afternoon trying
to show me how to hold my hands
with the result that he was holding
them most of the time. I finally
esked him why it was necessary to
.... . -ie .ir.. fnr that
i corny iiui un aw vv.
; kind of Insl ruction."
As if you neeaea u. mumiuicu
Beth ... . Meow . . . Meow
.....
After all, swimming I. about he
most attractive snort mere i,
continued Budle. "You know that
nice boy, uick, wno came i -
terdav? He said such a nice tmng
to me yesterday, out on the raft. I
ias sitting on the spring-board and
he said, "You know, I think swim
ming is about the cleanest sport In
the world. It la all o open and
above board. And there is another
fine thing about tt. it provea ex
clusively that figures never lie. l
can tell you, Beth, u gave mo
lot to think about."
"I should think 11 would," said
Beth, "but I gue the best thing
for you to- think about now I a
little sleep."
And they both tucked in and
were oon dreaming of the sport
they loved so well. wet. mac, v
known aome ports in my day and
I always liked them, too. Meow. . . t
meow !
Your ever,
Carrie.
Critical Audience
Clrcu owner: "Why lan't the
contortionist on the Job today?"
Manager: "Hi wife say he
sprained hi back last night trying
to amuse the baby."
Eleanor Zanff.
The married man who help hi
wife with a cross Word pmxle Is
still In love with her or ele he'
frald or her.
Natural Vuery
Mr. Clemson: -"I don't llki n
player-piano a much a 1 thought
1 would."
J Clemaon: "Why didn't ou changt
JwmJimt
your' mlad before I'd paid mapy
Installment! on It?"
Mrs. Harry Adler.
oo Ticklish
A 'tiger who talked Bengalees
Bald: "I don't Ilk to eat. the
Chinese,
Their beards Irs so rough v
Their bones are so tough
And their plf tails make, mi itop
and aneeie,
James A. Banaker.
Attention Advertising Department
Black: "Johnson doesn't seem to
have any faltb in advertising."
Webiter: "No; ha clalmi that'l
how hi flrat met hla wife."
KCopyrlfht, IMS, Beproduotton ,
' Forbidden) . '.;"
CALM PREVAILS ON
F
French aM RIans at Present
Are Marking Time
Ilabat, French Morocco, June 3.
(AP) Comparative calm continues
alonff the Rlfflan-French front,
varied byoccaslonal attacki by the
Invading tribesmen. Abd-cl-Krlm
however, aoemi to bl showing in
creasing dtttidenco. A raid attempt
ed by hla men In tho western lection
at Bert de Rhouna wai nipped In the
bud by native levies and friendly
tribesmen, unaided ny regular
troops.
The first evidence or epanisn co
operation with the French is seen In
the western aectlon, whera patrons
were sent out yesterday by a group
which had just arrived at Tanafat,
near Loukkos.
Tho Rlfflans are leaving the Bl
bane post unmolested except tor a
feeble bombardment by two gun
captured from the Spaniards. A
French battery replied, this consti
tuting the first artillery engagement
of the campaign.
In the center the French have re
turned to their base position after
clearing ground and establishing
llasions- according to instructions.
The situation in the east is station
ary. Paris dispatches last night told of
purportod communist activities In
behalf of Abd-el-Krlm, with the for
mation of "cells" or propaganda
groups at P.abat, where the French
maintain their headquarter.
Arrests at various points In Moroc
co were said to have revealed a plot
to provoke a general uprising in the
protectorate against the French
troops.
Two persons, one a woman, were
seized at Marseilles charged witn
distributing tracta inciting loldlera
embarking for Morocco to revolt.
It was also discovered that conn
dentlal documents relating to the
dlsoositlon of the French forces were
belnsr furnished the Rlffian chief
through the intermediary of the
communist agitators.
El Araish. Spanish Morocco, June
J. (AP) General Colombat's column
haa repulsed an attack by the Kir
fians In the Bent Zeroual section, ac
cording to dispatches from the
French zone. The tribesmen are
said to have been equipped with all
the modern means of warfare, di
rected by Europeans and with 6ome
of the men dressed in French uni
forms. The French casualties are
described a numerous.
WRIGHTS PLANE
MAYJTAY HERE
Dickerings May Result in U. S.
Museum Getting It
Washington, June J. (API The
oriainal airplane of the Wright
brothers, recently awarded by Or
vine Wright to an English museum
rnnv vet occuoy a place In the
Smithsonian institution here.
Grover C. Loenlng, aeronautical
engineer, acting he said, for parties
Interested in adequate commemora
tion in the recognition of the Wright
and Langley aviation achievement,
conferred yesterday with Dr. Charles
D. Wolcott, secretary of the Smith
sonian. Later he expressed confi
dence that the dispute over the label
describing the Smithsonian'! Langley
plane exhibit to which Mr. Wright
nas oujecieu, wuuiu uo ouiuu.'isu ww
Wr,ght macnlne would
be sent here.
The label credits the Langley
, lth ein the ..nrst man-car
r. .,,, ,,,
rylng machine capable or menu
and thl. Mr. Wright has charged, is
Incorrect. Belief that Dr. Walcott
Is receptive to suggestions for re
vising the description to meet. In his
judgement. Mr. Wright's objections,
was expressed by the engineer.
In awarding his plane to the Eng
lish museum, Mr. Wright stipulated
that tho agreement could ba revok
ed within five years, and this clause
may be used to keep te machine In
this country, Mr. Loenlng said.
DID NOT GET RADIUM
New fork. June I (AP) Thieve
reported to have robbed bi me
enger of radium worth 120,000
actually got orily radiwm emanation,
Dr. Isaac Levin said today.
The emanation In. container wa
taken from a messenger carrying it
from Dr. Levin's office to tho City
Carlcer Inititute last week.
Dr. Levin said he would suffer a
certain financial toss,, but not a
much as 120,000.
"Moat of my radium," he said, "is
placed in a vault In a solution and
la connected with a machine which
extract from the radium the active
principle radium emanation."
tSTABTS ON VACATION "
Washington. June 3. (AP) Post
maater General New, first of the
cabinet officer to take a vacation
thi summer, was en route today for
hi camp on Turtle l,aU. Northern
Michigan, to t gone about three
week.
THE BOOK SHELF s h
NEW BOOKS
AT TH12
INSTITUTE
THE DEGENERATIVE DISEASES.
by Lewellyi F. Barker, M.D. and
Thomaa P. Sprunt, M.D.
Show why thi heart, kidneys,
liver and blood vessel so often break
down under strain of modern life a"nd
polnti this way to preventive meas-.
t'rei. Literary Digest.
a ' a
EVERYDAY ELECTRICITY, by
Herbert T. Wad.
Thi book essays to give the
reader an Idea of what electricity li
In thi light of modern aclence.
GLAMOUR, by Stary Younf.
Essays on the art of thi theater.
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THE GROWTH OF THE MIND, an
Introduction to Child-Psychology,
by K. Koffka.
"The author' skill In executing his
task, and hi mastery of thi usulta
thus far achieved by experimental'
work In the field of child-psychology,
have been so happily combined a to
Insure a lively Interest In his book."
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IMPRESSIONS OF AN AVERAGE
JURYMAN, by Robert Stewart
But I iff e.
The author, after 18 years' ex
perience as a juryman In the civil
and criminal courts of New York,
embodies hi observations In this en
tertaining little book. Mr. Sutliffe
know how to tell a capital itory,
and tells one frequently. A perusal
of his book Insures one a pleasant
snd profitable hour' reading.
Saturday Review.
a a a
THE LOST OASIS, by Hassaneln
Bey.
Hassaneln tells us of the desert In
all lt apect: of it merciless
cruelty, Its majesty, Its mystery, Its
Immense peace. He tells of the
three essentials of the trip camels,
water and guide. Marguerite Harrl.
son In the New York Herald Tribune.
' a a
OUT OF THE PAST, by Margaret
Symonds.
Reminiscences of John Addlngton
Syn.ond and his circle by hi daugh
ter. a
THE PILGRIMAGE OF HENRY
JAME8, by Van Wyck Brook.
A critical analysis of the literary
work and mental growth of Henry
James, by the author of "The Or
deal of Mark Twain." Literary Di
gest. a a
THE POT OF EARTH, by Archibald
MacLelsh.
A symbolic snd dramatic poem,
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SO YOU'RE GOING TO ITALY, by
Clara E. Laughlln. '
Chatty and Informative guide
book to the beauties and historic
places of Italy.
a a a
TEA ROOM RECIPES, by Lenore
Richard and No Treat.
Covers soups, entrees, sauces,
vegetables, salads, sandwiches,
breads, dessert, pie, cakes, and
fhclr fillings and icings, cookie and
Ice cream.
a a a
TRAILS AND SUMMITS OF THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS, by Wal
ter Collin O'Kane.
A handy-size guide book Interest
ingly written.
WASHINGTON IRVING, ESQ., by
George S. Hellman.
Illustrated with old engravings;
facsimiles of Irvlng's letter and
manuscripts; and sketches by him
self. Long an ardent admirer of Mr.
Irving, Mr. Hellman has been for
tunate In having access to much ma
terial that has never been published.
As a result he portrays the author
of Rip Van Winkle a a greater,
truer and much les saccharine fig
ure than he has heretofore been re
garded. a a a
WE VISIT OLD INNS, by Mary
Harrod Northend.
A trip through New England,
stopping at famous hostcMcs.
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THE ARCTIC FORESTS, by Michael
H. Maaon.
With pen and camera Mr. Mason
brings the Arctic forest to the fire
side. a a a
EVERYMAN'S GENIUS, by Mary
Austin.
Mary Austin believes every man
haa genius; though few men know it,
and in this volume she tells where to
look for it and how to make the
most of it,
a
FOLK SONGS OF FRENCH CAN
ADA, collected and edited by
Mariu and Barbeau and Ed
ward Saplr.
French folk songs In the exact
form of their oral survival, with
translations in English verse, and
the musical text of the melodic.
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A HOME OF YOUR OWN, by Delia
Thompson Lutes.
"The home Is to the house what
the oul is to the body," wVltea Mr.
Lutes. The gracious spirit of home
keeping lift a "Home of Your Own"
far above a mere book of house
keeping. The cultural, spiritual and
mental attributes of a home are
often overlooked but Mrs. Lute
make It plain that (without them
home ta not home.
MISTER PITT, by Zona Gale.
Another drama of American life
In the realistic manner Of Mia
Gale' "Lulu Bctt."
FAUL BUNYAN. by Jame Steven;
Woodcut by Allen Lewi.
Pan! Bunyan i the traditional
hero of the lumber camp and one
of the few authentic figure rn
America folk-lore. As much a part
of the tory of the e a Brlrham
Toung. or Buffalo Bill, hi name and
fame are a ret unknown to thou
tnd of city bred American.
PASTELS
PORTRAITS
Ten year ago last February the,
British Mediterranean expeditionary
fore sailed (rim England for thi
distant and mlghty-pallaaded Dar
danelles, but one member of tho
force never reached the fleet' ob
jective. Fo 1 year ago last month
(April it, mi) Rupert Brook died
In the Aegean and was buried where' ,
today he deep amid thi popple and.
wild thymi of Scyros.
as'
At thi tlmi of hi altogether toy '
premature death, Brook wa thi
on brightest ray In England' liter.
ary constellation. Hi wa thi fav
ored of the gods, apparently desig
nated as the proud luccessr ti
Keats, 8hclley, Tennyson and other
ot that Island' golden prooesslon of
music-makers for even at the
time of hi death hi had struck
lyrlo noti of lufflclent timbre ti
warrant hla being placed en a pedes
tal every bit' a prominent a those,
and any ot them, who had rone be
fore. He had already, and he wa but
27 at hi death, ihown himself a
master, more especially of thl ion-,
net, and wa but one mor of thai"
gallant (entry that thl ailing and
palsied old planet of ours can so 111
afford to lose. Seldom, eldom In
deed, baa a star ot auch refulgence
risen In the literary horizon only
lo be all too iwlftly and ruthlessly
torn from the firmament. A genius
at 27, one can but wonder to what
far height he might yet aspire, what
far peak he might yet bend down
at heart' desire.. . V
e '
It, Is not ilnce that era Jewelled
by the magic presence of John Keats
and Percy Byash Shelley that so
tragic an event haa happened, so
cruel a saber ha pierced th purple
fabric ot poesy. Keat died at the
extreme age of 25, and Shelley wa
drowned at 33, Shelley who wa so
magnificent In hi tribute to the
dead Keata, hi contemporary-
genius. It la true that other have
died a young, but nona hav ever'
shown that promise of futur attain
ment or of present accomplishment
so manifest in the work of Keats
and Shelley, Immortal both, to
which names we add, nd appropri
ately, Rupert Brooke.
"
Rupert Brook wa a coldier and
a hero. And never wa a' more
characteristic poem written than his
"The Soldier." It 1 th very ui .
of patriotism and loyalty, a living
monument of a great poet, a great
lover, a great hero.
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. We reprint "The Soldier."
' The Soldier
(Rupert Brooke)
If I ahould die, think only thl of
me:
That there' some corner of A for'
eign field ' m
That Is for ever England. There
hall be
In that rich erth a richer dull
. concealed:
A dust whom England bore, haped.
mad aware,
Gave, once, her flower to love,
her way to roam,
A body of England', breathing Eng
lish air,
Washed by the river, blest by
suns of home.
And think, thl heart, all evil hed
away, "
A pulse in thi eternal mind, no
less
Give somewhere back the thoughts
hv Encland given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams
happy a her day:
And laughter, learnt of friends; and
gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an Eng
lish heaven.
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He possessed the poet's true sense
and taste for the finer things, the
altoaether charming thing of life
and he thrilled In his futile groping
bdjpnd reality. In hi terrific effort.
and unsuccessful, to tear asunder
the breaklcss gyvlngs of worldly In
fluences. And through all hi works
there breathed an air of poignancy
and despair that thl life. o beau
tiful in youth, muit end. mint come
to nothing. Picture It in this, the
concluding lines of "The Hill:"
' "We shall go down with unreluct-
ant tread
Rose-crowned. Into the darknesi!"
Proud we were,
And laughed, that'ahad uch brave
true things to aay.
And then you euddenly cried. nd
turned awsy.'
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He wa ever conscious of thl ul
timate decay of the beautiful, and of
the stark presence of hovering death,
and even more o when he went to
war. Of a certainty, he mut have
felt th same omniscience of Im
pending doom that hi rather will
known contemporary, Alan Seeger.
felt when he penned his deatbles
lines:
"I have a rendetvou with death
I ahall not fall my rendeivou.
Observations
On The Weather
Washington, June I. Forecast for
Southern New England: Oenerally
fair tonight and Tburaday. Some
what warmer tonight except On
touth coast. Moderate esouth and
southwest wind.
Condition: Very Utile ehang.
in pressure or temperature haf
occurred east of the Rocky Moun
tain during the last 24 hour. Thi
maximum temperature yesterday
from New England weatward were
mostly above 0 degree nd severs'
place reported as high a ft.
M . A I. b . a ..nil ... A In
KHUCITU B U V. I I - ' oil... . .'
the northern tier, of date from
Washington to Malm and In the
Mississippi valley a Tar a euth
Missouri.
Condition fver for thl vicinity
partly cloudy weather tnl not mtteh
cnang ia iemyiraiur.