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New Britain herald., 1920-12-04
THE DIVINE sARAH.-

Sarah Bernhardt. in a recent in- terview granted to a "Matin" re- porter. predicted that she would die on the stage for she loved. next to her France. her acting. She has never shirked duty. the testimonials of which can be found at the French war office. It was Sarah Bernhardt. who in the early part of 1917. risked her lifo at Rheims to play the lead in the French propaganda picture Mothers of France"
 This picture which had it's marked effect on the service men of our own country, also had it's effect on the morale Of the French army.
 At the time the picture was being taken there were no Americans at the front. The Chausscur Atpines and the Foreign Legion of the French army were going through Rheims. where Mme. Pcrnhardt was posing for the picture. and the Germans knew it. Shells were being sent into the city but the Divine sarah" kept acting SO that the soldiers might see that thcir favorito actress was the "Poilus" friend.
 The effect on the soldiers of her acting for picture to go to Amcri- ca was wonderful Joan d'Arc and Sarah Bcrnhardt wore compared She had won the confidence of the Ere nch army. She had inspired it with new courage.
 The people who were fortunate enough to sec Mothers of France" in the United States were indeed for- tunate-It helped the morale here. Bcrnhardt called the "Poilus'' Mes Enfants." and because of her war record she will go down in history as the greatest war time actress 6t all times.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04
GOSSIP.

We wonder. sometimes. whether it would not bc good policy to trans port for brief educational" period the entire populace of the city of New Britain to Greenwich Village or some other center Of liberal thought, where n slight broadeniug or its views might be undergone. It is certain that free lovers and parlor bolsheviks but there comes times when the narrow
 ness of certain individuals and their
 pronencss to gossip upon the slightest
 pretcxt gets under the skin of towns
 people. few in number we fear, who
 consider sources of information and
 the possibilities Of that information
 being correct Tn Greenwich Village
 everyone lives his or her own life un-
 questioned and undiscussed by those about In New Britain one dHres not change his accustomed ma nor of clothing or department, good or bad
 though 1t may be, for fear of starting an avalanche Of talk that will have accumulated into a wholesale land slide before it has passed through q dozen mouths. And the peculiar part of 1t Is that one person will pass along a story that is manHestly ab- surd shosld one stop and think. per I haps adding a little 70 1t for the sake { of variety. at the same time becoming i exceedingly angry should he heor a
 story that has been passed back con- corning himself.
 Mrs. Brown, perhaps. inherits d
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04
THINNING" ONE sToh-

While we are on the subject of gos- siping we might as we'll pin" one story that is now going the rounds. Doubtless you have all heard it, prob ably you have passed it on. It varies somewhat and is growing in detail but the trend of the tale is that P S McMahon gave certain amount to the Hospital drive and that his check was later taken back by the team captain who first approached him because it was not as much as was expected from Mir. McMahon. whereupon the giver asked to see the check again and, having gotten it into his hands. tore it up. giving nothing at all.
 We heard the story in many places we usually hear such tales and made inquiries. The result is this: P s. McMahon stated that the stories were all bunk that he had torn up no check and that he gave $5.00O to the drive. There are the facts, no mat ter how close your informant pretends to he to MT. McMahon. nor how
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04
25. YEARS AGO IFrom The Herald os That Date).

The Boys club have issued an ap- peal for funds to aid the institution.
 There was a heavy snow today which stopped the work of the street and water departments.
 William J. Rawlings attended the semi-annual session of the Grand Temple of the state at Seymour, Conn. yesterday.
 There were more than 40 men working on the new High school yes terday.
 TheTity Band will hold rehearsal tomorrow evening.
 Clothesline thieves are active about town of late. Clothes were stolen from A line on Beaver street last night.
 Miss Margaret Sheehan. clerk at the post office, is recovering from here re-
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04
"JEST RUNuNATIN'."
(RObert Russell.)

'Tis love that makes the world go round. the heart go pit-a-pat: my ruminatin' pin" IT. full accord subscribes to that. But love won't turn ihe wheels o' trade. won't sell no line O stock: won't make no feller "comc across who's like Gibraltar's rock. "Enthusiasm is the thing we need to get the cash: this "sympathy" an love" is bout as nour shin as hash. Enthusiasm takes a chap right or his coolin' feet; enthusiasm conuuers all the obsta cles twill meet. Go To It." is Il slangy phrase but full O pep an vim; obey it an youlI hit life's heart. not fool around life's rim. Enthusiasm keeps you young. brings luster to your eye: puts off the time you'll talk about the day you're goin' to die. You1l never be dead one while you keep it on the job: vou'Il be a per sonality. not jest one O the mob. An 50. says that oT pipe o' mine. give love where love is due, but don't let that in spirin' thing ger get the best O 700. Jest keep that same enthusiasm on the same ol' job an you won't be obliterated in the common mob.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

1t has been demonstrated that the heart can survive much woundine, About the only vital part left is the pocket book. It is much more pleasant to deal with the highwayman than a prof. teer, for the highwayman doesn't lie about his margin of profit. In moments of arrogance we should remember that it was immigration great people.
 Evidence multiplics that the word pun is an abbreviation Of punk
 A political landslide buries almost everything except the hatchet.
 The hills look green far away. And that is a sufficient explanation of di- vorce.
 Ankle: An indefinite term referring to the part exposed. Varies with the owners nerve. cigar of today unless he has an odor of Corned beef to go with it.
 Champ Clark has one conSola ton. Hereafter nobody will bother to kick
 his dog around.
 Wrangel made his great mistak e when he made naise enough to at tract Lenine's attention. Peace in Ireland now waits upon the man who can show both sides a graceful way to let loose. The difference between persecution and prosecution is the difference be- tween the first and third person. The bachelor may be the first to
 fight for his country. but he escapes !: the burden of miilinarism. A leader must be able to h"ing the truth home to his people," declares an essayist. Also the bacon. A successful magazine cover is one
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

streets in a new fur coat. Cant you imagine that one grow! At first, Did you sec Mrs. Browns new coat 9, next. ''I hear Mrs. Brown has a new coat. it must have cost thousai i'd dollars" '" and then Mrs Brown is certainly spending her husband's money. she's bought an awful expensive new coat ." Whercupon someone thinks of giving Mir. Brown the once-over. Maybe he has neglected to have his shoes shined and happens to need a shave. Then this one. Mrs. Brown is certainly bankrupting her husband. l saw him today and he looked awfully shabby and worried" The next step, There must be trouble in the Brown fami- ly the way Mrs. Brown is cutting up on her husbands money" Finally some credulous individual will stand upon the street corner and blandly recite to you as the gospel truth all of the troubles between the Browns divorce is forthcoming. He will prob ably tell you who the lawyer is that is handling the case and that Mr. Brown is trying to find out. through detectives, who bought Mrs. Brown that fur coat. This is the way that story after story grows. Some of the gossip is harmless enough. some of it is peculiarly vicious. And those that help it along. this vicious talk, do so innocently enough. believing it and adding to it themselves with out any particular desire to harm those gossiped about. If any of the takers would take the trouble to inquire little into. faces-they would sary of their gossip. And even if they found their story was true there might be any number of undiscovered facts that brought about the condi- ton which would release the princi- pals from too much blame in the mat ter. Finally, as the gossipers often state. it was none of the takers bus mess anyhow.
 
 nearly every one knows everyone else by sight. are afflicted with the same disease of gossipitis. But the city of New Britain is passing from the small town stage. Ii has a right to consider itself q city. When it's citi- zens attempt to exercise tolerance ana Judgment in passing along stray storles of their fellows, with no thought of whence they came or Where they are going, it will be a better city to live in. Why not a New Years resolution to cease this idle chatter? Why not allow our neigh bors to engage in a little harmless friyolity-> or to change their habits of living without building about tbe,, mountain of gossip. with the slight est grain of fact to start with and to make your vicious surmises so,,1 reasonable?
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04
MAX ES

latest horror, in which an innocent child of ten years wGs instantly killed
 while picking coal to keep her par ents' home warm and yet His Honor has not lifted Q finger to prevent re-
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

Mayor Curtis silence on the ques- tion of protection against death on the railroad tracks is the refinement of contempt for public opinion. More than a week has passed since the
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04
kltING THE END.
s nearly over now:

done our best to sootho
 frering and pain?
 for tho sG0O.000 Hospital
 |ariy over. Tomorrow andl
 he tired canvassers will
 the loose ends; make the
 -thc come -backs"-and
 M the trust placed in them.
 hRcrs of tho drive will be
 obably harder than at any
 |d of the campaign. They
 xious as every person In
 h should be anxious that
 1 be subscribed: that thcrc
 hospital here large enough
 nough equipped with ap.
 Ind capable of hous-
 nurses to take care of any
 In the city at any time.
 Vassers have worked hard:
 n work harder. No man or
 br reaches the maximum
 Ter efficiency. IL is for the
 Q canvassers call upon now
 u give without hesitation.
 lied rich have needed little
 They are coming They necd tho hospital per
 of all, for they can afford
 take tho Ill or tho injured Bnilies to distant places for except in cases of emer-
 occasions they need the
 the less well-to-do They ospital too for the benefits |ecetve In being able to ob- h nurses, who win take their this city when we have |ed hospital.
 Inc people of the city not |mong the so-called "rich ming through" The can |l find that out Tn their final he salarted man. the wage d the laborer are Just as ht heart. or more so, than are obliged to take less nrc just how much they can wage-earner often has to guring to know just exactly has in the bank over and
 cost of next weeks food The manner of pledge. how ' a subscriber time to plan
 may pay in small amounts nyments do not become due piy, Nevertheless the work has hts figuring to do just Much of this is spared the md poor and the man or moderate means know the for the hospital. Much has and written of the lack of he present building to take ose driven to it; of the need quarters which will attract women to the hospital to
 practice. to give New Brit lple supply of nurses all the he necessity of the hospital lay have specialists In mcdi-
 who will be able to treat -and other specialists forti- of the latest dis nd by thetr~own researches cd of the hospital in cmer- es; of tho need of it to avoid sity of taking a sick persor ther city. with the chance of the way; of the need of 1t to eeling of safety to residents ty; of the feed becpuse ui aims pride in her position Itics--in fact all has beer ,c necessity for this hospita ! reasons and for the sake In pain and suffering wh' ,nown tu us-fur humanity
 man and woman knows or shc can give. 1T he oi llrendy subscribed. one moro onscientious thought of th, on Sunday would be mos ,te. If the feeling come [, woman that more should b rech persons hasten to d,
 justice: If no such though lot the knowledge brinI has not subscribed. and II To SO. one should seek the or some canvas ace and gladly enroll one Iong those who scorn to b.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

Now that the voice of the peopl has been heard, all the country need is somebody who can interpret whsl they said.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

Black and tan, orange and green, but never d streak of yellow.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

As the dust clears away, we discoNe that the landslides, started pelo" th' peak inhabited by prices.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

It mght be worse. Tight money softcns hard heads and hardens so't hands.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

Some of these people who write about Russia should be able to pro duce excellent articles concerning home life on Mars.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04
CALLS

c Post onnce st New Britain bnd Glass Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04
FACTS AND RANCHES
 By ROBERT CULLEN

MT. Harding will discover that most of these Heading minds will refuse to play unless they can do the leading.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

ntahie advertising medium In
 Circulation books and press ys opon to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

A prize fight purse seens easy money to the man who doesn't stop the punches.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

It is much more pleasant to deal with the highwayman than prof teer. for the highwayman doesn't lie about his margin of profit
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04
Isait Bure.u of Circulation

E ls a national organization Finishes newspapers and adver. |h q strictly honest analysis of
 b.. Our circulation statistics upon this audit This insurcs against fraud in ns wrpaper bn figures to both national and
 krtisers
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04
Britain Herald.
 PuBLIsHINo COMPANY. Proprietors.

Sunday exccptedl st t.ib krald Building. 61 Church st. bar Dc Months.
 Month,
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04
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nf The Associated prc--. d Press iH exclusivel. entitled
 for republication of all news b it or not otherwise credited paper and also local news herein
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

Maybe, now that women are al- lowed to vote. politics will prove a topic of discussion rather than neigh bors.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

Ii these patent corn remoVerS are any good. why doesn't some one try them on John Barleycorn?
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

It has been demonstrated that the heart can survive much woundins. About the only vital part left is the pocket book
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

I've must trim our sales, declare a wholesaler. Very well, If there ! nothing else left to trim.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

of the Times. A number of New England newspaper proprietors anc editors were the guests of the Hart ford paper at a dinner at the Hart ford club Thursday and afterwards in spected the new plant, which is de- clared to be the finest in the east regardless of place. It is thoroughly modern, being equipped with newest mechanical inventions to be found and having all paraphernalia necessary to the publication of a newspaper in this hustling year of 1920. In short it is a credit to the men who made if possible and to those who conceived it.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

In moments of arrogance we should remember that it was immigratio:
 and not tho stork that made us a
 great people.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

And in that sultry region the Kaiser will sit on a coal of fire and laugh ali the assembled coal barons.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

That Kentuckian who was elected judge while in jail will at least know the judge business from the ground up.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

Another urgent need of the tim is League that will require ea' nation to attend to its own buslne'
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

Too many Americans think patriot ism consists in shaping the country policy to grind a European axe
New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

Evidence multiplics that the wort pun is an abbreviation Of punk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-20
BLAME CONGRESS
President viii Seek to Prevent
Summer Adjournment.
Preparing Message Urging New
Tax Legislation at Once.

Washington. May 20.-President
Wilson will seek to keep congress in
session during the summer to revise
the revenue laws and to provide for
the serious financial situation that is
confronting the treasury, according to
persistent reports among Democratic
members. today
Several saw an indication of this
intention in the letter of Secretary
Houston to the ways and means
committee opposing the soldier bonus
and stating that some additional
taxes may have to be imposed to meet
regular requirements of the govern
ment.
All intimation came from promi-
nent Dem ocratic leader today that the
president is preparing strong mes
sage to the Republican, congress in
which he will charge that its failure
to make revisions in the tax laws is
for the present unsettled
financial conditions, the low market
values of liberty bonds and in part of
the high cost of living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-20
PLATFORMS DO NOT FOOL
Vice President Scores Politicians Be
fore Indiana Democratic Convention.

indianapolis, Ind, May 2O,-The
League of Nations, "in defense of
which views President Wilson has
broken his body" was defended here
today by Vice President Thomas R.
Marshall in an address before the In
diana state Democratic convention.
Marshall declared party platforms
do not fool the people.
Gentlemen who play politics for a
living or a sport" he said, "imagine
they can present by political platforms
moot questions and demand that the
American people render Judgment
upon those and none other-t Fhey aga
mistaken" ~
Marshall declared he had little hope
of lighting with my little rush light
the Cimmerian darkness which now
envelopes the league.'- $50.
"a lifelong advocate of a resort to
courts and not to force. 1 gave my I'M
qualified endorsement to the altruistic
views of the president in the defense
of which he has broken his body" said
Indiana Democrats met in state con-
vention here today to name a state
ticket, adopt a platform and select
delegates to the national convention
at San Francisco.
With the reorganization of the state
committee with Benjamin Bosse of
Evansville again as chairman, and the
completion of business by the thirteen
congressional districts last night the
way was cleared for what was expect
ed to be quick and harmonious bust
ness session.
A new turn was given Democratic
politics in Indiana with the endorse
ment by the state central committee
of the nomination of a woman for the
office of superintendent of public in
struction. She is Miss Adelaide Steele
Baylor of Indianapolis. An indication
of the smoothness with Which the
party is working was demonstrated by
the prompt withdrawal of all the men
candidates for the office. leaving Miss
Baylor a clear field for the nominal
ton. Few contests were expected to
materialize today. The thirty dele
gates to the national convention
twenty-six district and four at large
will go uninstructed it was said.
There were no candidates for / the
Democratic nomination fef president
in Indiana this wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-20
ARE WEAVING WEB
Betrayer of Kansas Girl on Trial
in Chicago.
-
S0rdid Story of Wrong Told by
States Witnesses.

Chicago. May 20.-The meeting of
Bertha WieDeck. 17-year-old white
girl, of Pawnee Rock, Kan, and Dor
sey Chambliss, colored ex-policeman
charged with Turing her to a negro re-
sort, was described by John Davis
waiter in a cafe, who resumed his
testimony today.
The girl came into the cafe to use
the telephone. Davis said, and Cha M
bliss began a conversation with her
Later. he testified he brought them
drinks at a table in the cafe, at the
request of Chambliss. tho the girl said
she wished nothing to drink.
The testimony of Davis for the
prosecution will be followed by that of
James Murphy. colored, who, it is al
legged. met Bertha in a disorder1y
house kept by Mrs. Emma Ross,
colored. charged jointly with Cham
bliss with Keeping the girl in a re-
sort. Mrs. Catherine Schauer testi-
fled that Bertha came to Chicago with
her from Hutchinson Kan.
"One day l received a note from
her from the Ross home" Mrs.
Schauer testified. Il was refused ad-
mittance to the house and went to
police station fer help. Two detec-
tive went with me to the place and We
removed Bertha to the county hos
pital."
The girl died a few days after reach
ing the hOSpital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-20
WEATHER
(continued from Page one.

Continued from Page One.l
diets so degrees fer tonight, rising to
afternoon. The lowest temperature in
Kansas wash4S degrees recorded at
Goodland aHf Scott City. A temper
ature of rs degrees was predicted for
this afternoon. Frost was reported at
Sheridan. Wyo., with temperature of
40 degrees.
The rain belt extends from Kansas
east te Pennsylvania. The skies are
clear and the sun is shining from Kan
sas north to Canada and west to Cali
fornia.
While higher temperatures would
prove to be better growing weather,
Flora says the last few days have pre-
scented favorable growing conditions.
Fhe ground is saturated with moisture
and a lot of warm sunshine is all that
is needed to hasten growing
Extremes for this date were IS in
1897 and So In 1894. At 3 o'clock
this afternoon the wind was blowing
IL miles an hour from the north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-20
FOOD DROP is DUE

CONTINUED from Page one.l
urged retailers to cut their stocks to
the bone and have begun calling in
the slow boys" customers, who are
back on their bills.
Butler Brothers. one of the largest
general jobbing houses in the west
predicted today thru their city credit
department a steady fall in prices for
the next two years.
Say big Break Here"
Kansas City. Mo, May 2O--Three
of Kansas City's largest retail shoe
stores today announced "stock reduc-
ing sales" Price reductions ranged
from 10. to 80 per cent.
One store. in announcing the sale
stated: 1.-The big break has come; we
need the cash.
Middlewest Joins Drive.
Chicago, May 20.+Banks in the
middle west began shortening loans in
hopes of easing the financial situation,
several weeks ago, it was stated in
banking circles here today.
Loans for speculation are being
turned down fatty and merchants are
notified to pare their needs to the
bone. Borrowers are not being pressed
to the point of disaster but they are
urged to limit further loans and to get
along on what they have.
Federal reserve officials here today
said the credit situation was not criti-
cal but people must use care.