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New Britain herald., 1920-03-06
NEW HORk-NEW BRITAIN.

The awful dcvclopm in the Iestigation of evils in the New York ! ice ' Department might well be Issed over as too disgusting for com mt were it not for the fact that +y bring a kccncr appreciation of comparative cleanliness of New tain. And appreciation of city ! its residents is vital to such city's |lfare. In New York indications the inquiry will disclose co-opcra- |l between policemen and women $noral by profession .uncqualleI lee the days Of the LeXOw inNcSti- lion. In New Britain the absence the latter class of persons. to say | hing of the personal integrity Of Imbers of the former, prev cnts the |ntest suggestion of such a con- Ion.
 Nor does the explanation lie wholly the difference in size of the tw" es. Many other communities, sting of no greater population, than Lt of this city. blush over evidences he scarlet cropping out in various 'tfons. Too small to fight the evil fnIy as the great metropolis is do-
 they dread the day when the blot l become so prominent that it must Acknowledged m ore than tacitly. |'he father, who is so busy making home pleasant for his family and ,self, has little time or inclination
 things that are not worth while. k more comfort ablc he makes the he. the happier he will be to inn I've it. The toys he provides for children will be good toys, and children will be glad to play with I'm in comfortable homes. Other |l and women will want to live in hcighborhood of good homes and l he inspired to make their homes |utiful, too. The community will spcu. guarded from things pot: l tn w-hitc, from evil things, by utifu protecting hedge, of happi- E, and contentment.
 Kew Britain is d home worth While. It wise to let the hedge die for the
 of little-a very littlc-Water' shine and care?
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06

Confusion might reign should the clocks be changed. For many Of us there may be the saving of an hour by going to work, earlier and quitting earlier. Some may not do this: they have jobs that require observance of regular hours. There is the added purely psychological, detrim ental ef- feet of going 10 work at six a. m. in stead of seven a. m. in tlfis plan of meeting conditions. The setting of the clock aids materially in setting our minds at rest.
 Doubtless many. many years ago. when artificial light was practically unknown. man governed his actions bN- the sun. rose with it. and retired when il had shed it's last rays. In the winter he remained asleep much longer: in the summer he hunted, worked and sought recreation for we have accomplished during the war with our daylight savings plan. We have risen earlier and retired earlier There has come about condition where artifiria! light is possible for everyone and we remain out of our beds longer. But there is much to he gained in following the habits of our ancestors and taking advantage of every hour of daylight rather than rema ming awake in the hours of arli- fcial light. The public knows thi4, after two years of experience. and realizes il al the present season more than in the summer.
 The law of New York State requires the aNing Of daylight by the old plan seven months of the year and it is re ported that the New Haven Railroad has under serious consideration a scheme 10 run it's trains on clock time. or on the daylight savings time of New York State. This would auto matically take care Of our difficulties ally changing our hours Connecticut, we believe. is faVora lo1e to the plan Rhode Island and Massa chusctts also arc reported to he; it would not ne surprising were Maine favora ble, de spite it's agricultural interests.
 This may save the admitted faults in merely going to work an horr earlier. or of having local and out side time. It will do so if the New England States agree with New York and adopt the same hours during the | seven months.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS.

With WintrN storm bowling outside. with memories or q cold trip 10 the scene of our daily toil in minI our thoughts, somehow. travel 70 summer and the daylight savings plan. It does not require the Scr> ices the mental process. Summer is the height of ambition for mos, of IS these days. Neither does it take q great deal to switch our mental tra in ings. Memories Of long twilights in the open, away from our desk and shop. in the fields and upon the water. are easily conjurcd up. It IS natural that we should come 70 Il con sdcration of the material aspect which gains us the advantages-~the regulation of a clock, Inc invention of man---to allow us our extra outdoor sport.
 Arguments which would make of the national daylight savings plan. now discarded by Congress. a loral institution have been advanced from several sources and in many localities. In New Britain q poll has been ia ken by the Chamber of Commerce which would indicate that the majority of people arc in favor of some adjust mcnt whereby the extra hour of cvc- ming daylight could he obtained It is difficult mdccd,s to change the too many outside factors on the old schedule which have to be consitl- cred. Ranks should conform to the general banking hours; the stock market is in the same condition; trains must run on the regular timc.e
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06
OLD G.\ResETS.

Whenever 1 see old sarrcts I think
 of mice and cheese, And slender. wistful poets who
 dream by candle-light. l think of winds that shiver and
 wailinc leafless trees, And winding. wooden stairways
 that creak in hush of night, l see dim. wrinkled parChments. d
 dusty 1uill or two. \ narrow. paneless window that
 frames q sparkling sky. stained walls and broken ceilings the
 rain has eaten through X dried-up china ink-po,, q shelf
 with books piled high Within those dingy sarretS in yellow
 candle glow.
 What fadeless visions hlossnmeol,
 what deathless dreams had
 birth.
 What flaming songs Ieapt starwa rd from poets roofs below When city streets lay sleeping and
 nigh, had stilled the earth, Now a house that is rich and modern
 is Il pleasant dwelling place. But q poet should live in q garrct where the witching moonlight
 streams. Alone with the whispering stars and
 apart from the worlds mad
 race.
 Eeienins in idoIent case, kins Tn
 his palace of dreams Morris Abel Beer. in New York Evening sun
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06

main as long as the blood. unpuritied, flows seltisEly and haughtily.
 II is suggested that the only possi- hlC aid Germany may receive from America must come from the govern ment. or must have it's Semi-otficial sanction. Bankers think that some taincd were the United States to go in with other European governments in the tranSa action. Such an arrangement would have to be ca n ouhaGed to far greater degree than ordin#rN transac- tions which the people L." rot fully understand tn absolve it's participants from criticism that would not be for gotten.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06
NOT CLAD. BUT JUST.

\ s the snow swirls past the frost med windows hiding from those |ltered the sight of shivering pcdeS- |ns fighting to make hcadwaT inst biting blasts, a splendid or- |tunity is offered to prove ones |se of justice, despite despair 7f |rt.
 For several days The Associated |ss has been predicting the coming h blizzard. The wish fathering the |ught. skepticA enjoyed the welcome bs of spring. cSked more or less cor Ely previous prognostication which (c erroneous, and declared The A. r. guessed wrong again." But the |urate great gatherer of news did guess wrong. more's the pity. Tn" kzsrd is here. New Britain mel women go about their own or Ter peoples business. or stay 't
 he and postpone it, with the feel that the limit has about been |ched. The wise weather prophet upon his laurels that do not SC the slightest warmth ot en- siasrr in the chilled hearts or |se in whose ears are ringing tn" led words. II told you so.
 Nnd so the oft-quoted verdict "t original jury may he para phrased lay: Associated Press. you were
 ht-but don't do it again.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06
LOAN SENTIMENT.

|t is satisfactory to note lhal tue lsiness first" failacN does not over |ne the feeling among American hkcrs against the t'otation in allied, |ociated and neutral countries Of lat international loan to aid Ger Inv. Al least it does not blind them l he fact that it would he Impossible sell any great quantity of such hds in the American market. |nkers take this position despite kir acknowledgment that something ] st be done 10 help Germany if she Ito pay the indemnity assr#SCci kinst her. If is not conccivahl" that alternative will he permitted.
 Immediately the question arises as
 how sincere is GermanN's cry Of
 off Frequent assertion has been de that her industrial and conner
 | structure is not impaired to the gree alleged by the land which
 ginated poison gas and the cry of -amerad. Ii has abandoned the
 rd; the spirit remains and will re-
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06
25 YEARS AGO (t'rom The Herald of That Date)
March q. 1895.


 Constable Rawlings arrested Hartford man this morning. tho charge being fraud.
 Hon. Philip torhin has offered to give the South ConErega tionai church in his city a fine new organ. provided other individuals in tine church will contribute a sufficient sum to ma kr necessa rN alterations for the mstalla- ton of the organ in front of the audit orium.
 The H. K. Walker company ha : received the contract for eXcaNatin2 < for the new buildings to he crectci by the r and F. rorbin company on Park street More than 1000 yards of dirt are to he removed.
 Edwin Keeling. of 14 Elm street. upon his return home last evening at o'clock, found 90 of his friends as semhled there to tender him a sur prise party.
 At q meeting Of the Crescent Whist
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06
"Jf.ST RuAiINATIN'."
{ Robert EusscU.)


 A-peepln small yet glowin' bright q heSitati ray O sooth- in silver lined the clouds O dreary yesterday. The bitin' blasts we feared would come postponed the;" tale O woe; some feller substituted, rain for undesired snow. The ol thermometer jun ped up an you an me jumped out to clear our walks O that thar slush our friends has talked about. Today the blMzards S on he ioh. but fore the mornin' breaks we'll find some good to counteract the weather-man' mistakes. No climate can he perfect-thing is best to be like that for rainy days gives us the chance to wear last seasons hat. Sublime, though some ridiculous, my or pipe contemplates phenomena O earth an sky. an thus it ru- inmates. Through rain an snow an cold an siush keep smilin' more an more. for when the Spring does come we'll find it's been worth wait in for. A frown won't help your selfish self-maH harm some other cuSS: if lOOkin pleasant hurts you much jest put the blame on us. An when you're foolin' round your home. jesI hum. once in d while. the old old song Q sen timent-"The sunshine of Her Smile
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06

club last evening Herbert Damon. of Berlin was awarded the "boobV' prize.
 Porter Bros. today received the largest consignment of furniture ever received here. ," cham Der suites be- ina contained i'll the shipment IT,.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06

Well. we wonder when government "I the prOt1teerS. by the prollteerS. for the prohteers, is going to perish from nal.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06
QUAINT EPITAPHS Transcribed Directly from Tomb stones in Various Connect
 icut Cemeteries.
By JAMES SHEPPARD.

Meriden. 11S3.
 I"o" one who died in the
 6th year Of his age. Ne young and gay
 Attend my carly fate Prepare for death
 Ere long twill he too late
 Neriden. 1174. \ sole prepared needs no delays The summons come, the Saint obeNS swift was her flight and short the road s' She closed her eyes and say her God; The flesh rests here till Jesus come, And claims the treas sure from the tomb.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06

Waterford lS41. 'TiS God that lifts our comforts high or sinks them in the grave He gives and blessed he His name He ta kes but what He gave.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06

(The anoVe epitaph is also found on eight different tom mbstoneS on Bur ial Hill Plymouth. MassD
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Prices are coming down like thistle dOwn.--Detroit Journal
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06

Although mcrchantS dealing in some kinds of cohmodities predict higher prices for fall the impression gains ground that the cost Of living will be materially reduced by the end of the summer and that dollar will more nearly approximate it's former buying nower-NI'he fact is that big business and moneyed interests
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06

sd at the Post Office at New Britain
 as Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-06

II should be patent to those who have studied the budget prepared by the ~it~ officials and that offered by the Taxpayers association that there is no comparison from a husiu ess s,an,lpoin1 The official budget is
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Industrial Stocks
Weaken as Buying
Power Decreases
Professional Traders Find
1t Easy TO Put Prices
Down; Railroad Stocks
Show Strength

With operations on the constructive
side halted by the squeeze in money on
Thursday and Friday, professional
traders became more courageous on the
short side of the stock market yester-
day, when selling from this quarter
forced substantial recession In indus
trial shares. Excepting at the opening,
when q moderate accumulation of over
night buying orders tended to swing
not in evidence, and this made it com
paratively easy for the professionals
TO hammer prices down.
An exception to the sagging tendency
of the general list was to be found in
the railroad department. where the tone
was fairly strong. Gains of fraction
to point or more were registered in q
number Of the standard rails. and held
to the close on the Washington advices
that a compromise in the matter OF
railroad legislation is close at hand.
Union Pacific was one of the strongest
spots In the railroad list. advancing
more than point.
Certain of the, Industrial leaders of
the last week Jared rather badly at
the hands OF the professionals, but
even so closed the week with net gains.
Baldwin Locomotive, which came TO
the front with q sensational advance
Friday. moved ahead further, but lost
It's momentum In the closing hour,
when it reacted nearly 8 points from
its early high Of 1928 General Mo
tors, q stock which had been marked
Up from 293 to 3lS in the course of the
week. dropped sharply, getting down
to 800. Other high priced motors suf
tered. among them being Chandler,
fhich closed at 1888. after selling al
l44 = on Friday. These were the out
standing features in the industrial list.
Steels moved siuggishly.
While the market was yielding to
professional pressure the financial
community was told that the movement
u tae direction of lower prices was
dOe to an extremely unfavorable bank
q.Atement. This, it developed later,
~as without basis for the statement
Il he Federal Reserve Bank of New
ok disclosed a slight improvement
tho reserve position due to con
traction # SIP 100000 in commercial
aper red.scouu,s and an increase of
l3Qo000o 10 reserves. Toe reduction
.n commercial rediscounts Is the FIRST
real effect of the recent sharp rise ii.
tdtscoaIt rates The New York Clear
g House banks gained IN excess re-
'ves aad reduced theIs loans to the
mt 81 S3000000
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Bull Market, If and When

Severa! things will have TO happen
if there is to be big bull market, the
way Goodbody & Co. views the situa-
ton. The big ifs. as they see 1t, are:
l. If and when the banks have forced
liquidation in commodities and real
estate and put themselves In strong
position.
2. If and when labor stops shirking
and begins to work in good faith.
This change Is not likely to take place
until there has been a considerable
recession in business and until there
are more men than jobs.
3. II and when Congress passes the
peace treaty and gives US some kind.
almost any kind, Of railroad bill.
4. II and when the leading European
countries fix up taxes and that will
raise sufficient revenues to meet their
necessary expenses without producing
revolutions.
s. If and when Europe is exporting
to US as much as she is taking from
US. Until that time exchange must
continue to decline-unless we are
willing to continue to give credit. This
we are not likely to do on large scale.
eve might mention some other con-
ditions." the Arm says. such as If and
when Europe stops printing paper
sovietsm, but we think we havs indi-
Gated sufficient conditions or obstacles
TO make it clear that we do not expect
an all-around bull market next month,
next fall or ever next year.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
q he Da:iar ia Foreign Excssauge

Ra.es or tAe capitals Of the sorru
oel.igerent natious Of Europe asnl
1w~r thAn ever before In history dur
'Ag the last week, and in the case of
francs and lire tne QUO a,ions Yeater-
day were the .oUest Of the week
aside from he fundamental facts o.
she cconpmic situation IL Europe. ob
servers OF the exchange situation
sought the Immediate factors which
caused TIE sHarp 4rea1 to occur pre-
c4sely when il did Dealers IN ey-
liat many deliveries OF exchange were
IN ade du, inn the week against future
eontrscts snd also that tae marking ID
ps discount rates in New York Indirect
.y had at least continental effect
some exchange operators asserted thst
balances "a London, which were re
ceiHing Az per cent, were reduced las
week by American institutions thcough
lie sale Of sterling, n orGer that'th
unas might be brought TO New fora
and pat out at much higher rates OF
interest. caused by ;he Tightening o.
, credit IN this market
in the break of Allied exchanges QUO
taHons were really dete rmined in Lon
don, where individuals were frantically
bidding fer dollars. nc decline Of the
exchanges IN tho Continental countries.
aoush due principally - the basic
acts OF The world trade and tnaacial
situation, was IN part In sympathy
with the fall Of sterling rates one
exchange banker here SAID that pritlsh
raiders saw the handwriting or the
all and desired 70 set dollars tnat
hey needed At the present evel, fear-
ing that the pound would 20 still
iONcr'
Despite the assumption IN uninformed
9nerteis overseas tbat the sver-.u-
creasing premium of the dollar was
greatly helping Americans. many CON
Germs on this SIDE OF The Atlantic IN
addition 10 losing business resulting
/ rom dispArl1ies in exchange, have
large deposits in sterling and other
loteign eurrencies, which are steadily V
Shrln@ing IN terms OF dollars.
a banker mentioned one typical case.
An American hrm had u $500, 0O0 de-
roslt abroad some months ago. and the
head OF the firm was discussing the
situation with an American banker
When the pound was quoted at S436
he banker advised him to sell his
sterling then. bat &c had accepted the
sterling when it was worth more, and
was unready to take a loss. The busi-
ness man said thai he would wait until
The pound reached S444 before he
would SELL and then he would break
even. But sterling moved lower, in
stead of higher, and the business man,
though reducing the price at which he
would sell, always kept 1t above the
market quotation, and never made the
sale. Demand sterling at the close of
the market yesterday WAS quoted al.
So 6o25.
Those bankers IN Wall Street who
consider huge loans to Europe of tho
size needed to right exchanges wholly
unlikely express the view that the for
eign exchanges have not yet touched
the bottom. However, some express the
opinion that sterling will be steadied
when England In few months begins
to export in the form of manufactured
goods some Of the yaw material which
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Financial Items

Empire Trust Company has been an.
pointed transfer agent o. the stoca u
the Continental Credit Corporation
Tho Central Union Trust COMPANY ha.
been appointed transfer agent for tho sis .
100000 per cent cumulative nrst ~
ferred stock OF the sherwin- " illtams Com
pary.
Lawysrs Title and Trust Company IN.
been appointed registrar and trsnsfsr
agent OF the stock OF tho Kinx Sweets
corporation and OF Williams Tool Corpo-
ration ~ ~
e d. Warren & Co. are Offering a Few
ISSUE OF hve-ysar first lien coilateral trus,
. per cent convertible gold notes o. tha
La Porte Oh and Refining Corporation.
g. Chapman Cars,an & Co., OF Naa.sn
street. have taken over tho branch oeAca
OF Swartwons & Ancanzeilar IN tho Ho,el
McA'pin Fred W. Kuhlnaan viii continu.
lQanaxeY, ''N''' 80
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Twin City Rapid Transi,
Reports Larger Gross IL, 1919

The annual report Of the Twin City
Rapid Transit Company for the year
ended December 81, 1919, disclosed
before. After taxes, expenses. etc. had
been deducted. net WAS $l,97l0if,
against 81 755 .55a in She preceding
year. Other income Of S5l ,034 vas
added to that amount. bringing he
total income to si922 0Sl. Interest,
etc. amounted 70 Sll3S,729. compared
with Sl079 46T in 1918
Surplus after charges and taxes was
S7S8,352. equivalent after the dednc-
tion OF $2l0,oC0 in preferred dividends,
TO s2.62 share earned on the S222 eco
0cO common stock, compared with
s69l,3o2 or s218 in the previous year.
surplus was S51S.352.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
RetalSCOnElfS on
CoiaaanercialPaper
Drop Sill, ,9b4.028
Bus Loans OH Government
War Obligations Increased
Last Week; Reserve Posi-
iion Shows Improvement

A decrease of s111,964,02S in loans
to member banks, secured by com
mercial paper, was disclosed in the
weekly statement of the local Federal
Reserve Bank yesterday. Last week
was the first full week os busines )
following the Increase TO per cent
IN The rediscount rate on this class OF
bills. Bills bought in the open market,
or bankers scceptances, dropped by
the end Of the week to sl9l,2l4,56o.
compared with s2o2, ,7o6,955, at the close
Of the week ended January %
While loans on business paper
showed a Big decrease member banks
Borrowings secured by government war
Obligations mounted to $595.494,999,
an increase Of $ll2,122,430, SO that the
net result OF the weeks bill operations
WAS decline OF $40 0,733, ,993
This decrease, coupled with an in
crease OF Sl2,938.59O in the reserve
banks reserves, accounted for an in
crease to 4o3 per cent in the ratio OF
reserves to deposit and note liabilities.
For the week ended January % the
ratio was 395 per cent. The increase in
reserves was caused by q gain of over
$4,000, 600 in the gold settlement fund.
Gold with foreign agencies dropped
about S2,000,oOo, while the gold re
demption fund declined to S28l l,77S,4l5,
compared with $283.218,l15 the week
preceding.
The weekly Clearing House statement
showed an Improvement in the reserve
position of the member institutions. IN q
excess reserve at the end Of the week
standing at s22925 ,260 an increase Of
1851 $40. Loans and discounts de-
creased $29,324,00O to s6,246 .6s5. 600.
while net demand deposits showed a
loss OF $685. 900 at s4,l66, sos 900.
Government deposits at the end Of
the week were Sl41 .054 ,000 compared
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
In Wall Street
Schwab's Brand Of Optimism

Charles NJ. SchwAb OF tho Bethlehem
Steel Corporation has not lost faith
in the ability Of the country TO emerge
unscathed from its present social and
economic troubles. "I have the great
est amount of optimism for the future
of the country he told gathering
Of farmers at Weeling, W. Va. Il
don't fear any Bolshevistic over
turning Of the government, and IN
tend to spend more money than ever
before, in fact, spend all I have and
all can borrow to build and increase
business. Efficiency in industry means
an honest days work and an honest
days pay. That is the problem, that
confronts US, and which we will have
to solve in the future. The prosperity
of America was founded on the IN
tiative of its business men, and will
so continue. Some men want to be
remembered when they're dead by
monuments Of marble, but for me
would rather have row of flaming
smokestacks as my contribution to the
progress and prosperity Of the United
States"