New Britain herald., 1920-08-14

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the garbage collector.
 This is the information emanating from the office of the department of health in city hall. It is reported to the health authorities that a number of residents are careless about the size of containers in which refuse is kept and consequently conditions which breed illness are fostered. In its plea, the health department should have the support of the head of every landlord and head of every family. Every effort should be made to keep premises free from garbage for the general health of the community.
 In return for this cooperation, the people should insist that the health department take proper precautions against a repetition of last winters situation when garbage was collected in some places not more than once d month. Admitting that the collectors were hampered by the elements, that excuse should not suffice during tho coming winter months. Bad weather was not entirely to blame. Even dur ing mild spells there was an apparent lack of interest on the part of the men employed to keep the garbage cans empty. It is understood that the contractor met with difficulty because he was unable to engage enough work men. A heavy bond should be re- quired of all future contractors and the bond should be declared forfeited if the city fails to receive the service for which it pays.
 During the past week interest was he nr1 Governor Holcomb. of Connecticut. the national committee, asked the can party. Chairman Will H. Hays of the natioal committee, asked the Connecticut executive to summon special meeting of the legislature to consider extending the right of suf frage to women. M. Hays advanced a number of reasonable argum ents, although keeping we'll away from any discussion of political expediency. For a few hours many of the women of the state who are interested in se- curing equal political rights with men hoped that the governor would see his way clear to call the legisla- ture in session and have a frank and open discussion of the question. Few who know the governor well thought he would comply with Chairman Hays demand and history will bear them out in their forecast. The meet ing will not be called. Governor Hol comb has settled this definitely by his admission to a newspaperman that he is in no mood to step aside and be stampeded in the cause of suffrage.
 New Britain republicans were dis appointed, if not surprised, by Cover nor HoIcomb's attitude. They admitted that he was in a dilemma-he' had previously declared that no emergen- cy existed which would warrant his summoning the legislature. They eX- press the opinion that Chairman Hays was guilty of bad tactics in thus open ly challenging the executive of Conn ecticut. Conceding that such a frank demand as that issued by the G. O. P. leader may have a moral effect upon the rest of the country, they point to the fact that the result of the tilt between Governor Holcomb and MT. Hays might serve to upset Connecticut and thus lose fourteen votes in the electoral college which will choose the next president Four teen votes may be sufficient to decide the battle this fall despite the opti- mistic prediction of both republican and democratic camps. No party is overlooking a single vote in its un- der-the-surface work. New Britain re- publican leaders regret that M. Hays found it necessary to place the gov ernor in such an unpleasant position. Should the state of Tennessee ratify the woman suffrage amendment Git is