New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-17
DR.. Faulkner, the original photo from
which the engraving was made.

which the engraving was made.
At several railroad crossings the
gatemen have been equipped with
sizeable white signs, on which are
EN- blazoned the word stop for use
in lieu of the old white flags when
the gates are out Of commission
Obviously these are superior to the
flags for, oftimes it is hard for a per-
son to tell whether the waving OF
white flag means a clear track or not.
In fact at the turnpike crossings sew
eral Fatalities have resulted because
the waving of the flag was taken TO
mean a clear track. With the sign
there can be no doubt as to what is
meant. Other gatetenders through
out the city should be given these
signs.
The plea of the New Britain Gen.
eral hospital for an Increased ap-
preparation from the state is only
fair. At present the sum of $4,000
has been received and twice that
amount is asked. The local institu-
ton is on a par with all others about
the state, 1t gives it's patients excel
lent treatment, it's doctors are skilled
and its nurses are efficient. But funds
are needed and inasmuch as hospitals
elsewhere receive proportionately
more it is to be hoped that the local
institution will also receive Its share.
suggestion that Is favorably re-
ceived by the traffic police and per-
tains to cooperation between winter
automobi is being promulgated.
In the winter time. when the chauf-
feur is enclosed either with curtains
or glass. it is impossible for him to
hold his hand outside to give traffic
signal. Behind the windshield, in
the shadows of the car. it is almost
impossible for the policemen to dis
tinguish any signal given by the oper-
ator, his gloved hands being almost
against the dark
background. 1t is said that should
these operators contrive to have with
them a piece of white cardboard or
even a newspaper and use this i'll
giving their signals it would enable
the traffic squad to see easily and to
give them the right of way more
quickly.
Indications are that eventually all
windows In City hall will be thorough
ly washed. BY no means an unneces-
sary procedure
The New London Chamber of Com
m cree has made the startling dis
covery that despite their seaport ia
cilities coal in that place costs Sill
per ton, while at Norwich, further up
the river, the price Is but $10.25. AT
westerly, r. l., across the river some
distance, the price is the same. In
Hartford and Springfield the price Is
quoted as $40 and $3.50 respectively.
The findings of the Chamber of Com
merce show that of a dozen places
from whence figures had been OBJ
tanned the only one equalling New
London in price is our own little New
Britain. Something is radically wrong
somewhere. Maybe an investigation
by the local Chamber Of Commerce
would not be amiss.
st. Valentines day has passed and
by most Of us was passed unnoticed.
The old -tine spirit of the day is gone.
No more do we see so frequently
those alleged comic valentines that
used to find their way to teachers
desk and were oftimes tucked under
the door Of the man next door who
chased us off his grass. No more does
the faithful swain, on st. Valentines
day, take his pen in hand to strike off
a few lines Of verse for his lady fair
or send a paper creation with bleed
ing hearts the main object. No, times
have changed. If the 1917 swain is
to make hit he is expected to sub
stitute u f1ve-pound box of the best
sweetmeats for the old-time valen-
tine.
Nineteen years ago last Thursday
the U. S. S. Maine was blown up i'll
Havana harbor, precipitating the war
with Spain. The news of that tragic
event was quickly flashed all over the
world and in New Britain excitement
ran to fever heat and patriotism was
supreme. Those stirring days are still
fresh in the minds of most of us.
The report of the capita sales Of
Red Cross Christmas seals has just
been completed and shows that in
New Britain. rated as a class B city,
1875, 1853 stamps were sold, averaging
1927 stamps bought by each citizen
(the Red Cross association estimated
the population as 53.795.)
Champions of Liberty street and
Forest street are expected to -enter
long and vigorous argum ents in favor
of their pet names at the III 1eting OF
the board of public works on Tuesday
night when the matter of making this
doubly-named street either simply
Forest or Liberty street is considered.
For years there has been a contro-
versy over the name of this residen-
tial district. those living in the orig
inal north section refusing to change
the name to please the south enders
who want the name to become Forest
street No settlement has ever been
effected and the one street with diff
ferent names at each end still re-
mains to confuse the visitor. All this
controversy over the name of the
street seems childish in the extreme.
AS Shakespeare so APPLY remarked