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New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
WOMEN NOT MUSICAL
But They Are Mechanically Inclined. DOntcllerknow. Says British Speak CT. BclittIing Fair Sex

London, Feb. 23.--N omen are nat urally mechanical, therefore no wom- an is really musical. contended J. Swinlourne in an address before the Musical association in London the other day.
 Tt is commonly believed that vom- ems brains are just like mems and that they can do everything that men can do just as well.' he said. "The assupmtion is quite unfounded Wo- men are nowhere in science although scientific training has been open to them for more than a generation. The cultivation of music by women him. ders the development of the art. One effect of the supposed musical gifts of women is that girls are taught mu- sic while boys are neglected in this training.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23

\ Washington. D. C., Feb. 23.-Tbe ncw secretary of the interior is en- \ filed to write "F'. F. V.'--First Fam My of Nirginia-after his. name. .PrunNtoWn. Fauquier county. Va. is 'the place John Barton Payne first sa w ,the light The Parton is an old kfanlily name: be gets if from his kmother. who was Elizabeth Barton smith.
 Payne was educated in a privat Q lscbool if Tauquicr county, and admit Fed to the bar in 1876. He moved to West Virginia. where he practiced EaW at kin2Wood for five years. and ktncidentally took his first punge into siemocratic politics as chairman of ] le democratic committee of Preston tounty. A term on he circuit court |5ench followed: then q term as mayor
 bf kinswood.
 But though Il Southerner of 1he
 bld sChooF by birth and training,
 Judge" Payne. as his friends call
 hipI, is also a product of the mid Bl" west. lie moved to Chicago in ! SS3. where he practiced lIW and SNent on th" bench as judge of the su- fperior court of Cook county. When the war came Judgc Payne
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
SALVATION ARMY
 COMES nO ITS OWN
People of New Countries Anxious t Give All Help Possible. Says
 Gen. Booth.

London. Feb. 23--The people of thd new countries like Czechoslovakia ard
 turning to the Salvation Army in a| remarkable manner, says Gen. Bram we'll Booth, head of the army. Ind army never has had an organization in CzechosIovakia. and so anxious is
 the government of that country to get the army installed that all the neces1
 sary buildings for the work have been| offered free.
 Bulgaria and Poland probably will be ''invaded'' shortly by this friendly army. Both of these countries ard new territory for the Salvationists.
 The Vienna government has re queSted the Salvation Army to assisd in the relief work in Austria. and Gen. Booth has sent commission to| Vienna to investigate the feasibility of embar rking on this labor. The Ger-
 man government has ask ed him to co-
 operate with il in supplying milk iHl Germany. and he expressed the hopel that the army might be able to dol this
 Gen. Booth disclosed the fact thatI the Salvation Army never has ceasedI to work in BOISheViSt Russia. deSpitel conditions there.~- The army has six or seven esta blishments in PetroeradI and twice as many in other sections of the country. Apparently the Reds have not been troubling the army workers. all of whom. it was pointed| out. are Russians or Films. the British| workers having been withdrawn. The| army among other things is 1ookinel after war orphans and doing such res
 cue work it can.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
CI7Y ITEMS

A daughter has been born to Dr. and Mrs. George W. Dunn of S4 Lin coin street.
 Miss Irene Markham and Francis Markh of Pleasant street have re- covered from illnesses.
 Thomas Smith baker in the navy, is home on Il furlough
 Miss Alice Fitzgerald has resumed work in the office of the New Britain Machine company after a short ill- ness
 Miss Frances Talbot is recuperatinc' from an attack of influenza.
 pr. Neal Walsh and his sister, Miss Julia, of New York city spent Wash ington's birthday with Dr and Mrs. James F. Faulkner of 2I7 Chestnut street
 Miss Mildred Gronbeck has recov- cred from an illness with influenza
 Court Friendly degree team will meet tonight al 7:30 for rehearsal Invitations have been received from Waterbury and Derby courts.
 President George w. Traut of the Traut & Hine Manufacturing CO. ob- served the 51st anniversary of his na- tai day yesterday. The affair was made joyous by a dinner party to a number Of friends. Mr. Traut is one of the citNs leading citizens. He has been mem i)er of the school board for number of years.
 Mir and Mrs. Edward Burgess of Plainville are receiving congratula- tions on the birth of a daughter at the New Britain General hospital.
 A daughter has been born to Mr. nd N ley street.
 PheniN lodge. I. Q. 0. F. will meet , "Wednesday evening. The initiatory degree will be conferred on d cla ss of candidates. Samuel Stanpuist of 25 Sheffield street had as his guest over the holi- days Gerald Weir of New York. Mir StanQuist has been employed in New York since his discharge from the navy.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23

helped organize tine machinery for ation called him in as general cohn- sel and Secretary McAdoo took him av,a> from the fleet corporation when the director general of the railroads needed an expert legal advisor on railroad problems. Judge Payne $ knowledge of rai1roadins was gained while he was serving as general cou1- sel for the Chicago Great Western railway McAdoo knew about hls value to the shipping board where he was famous as a mediator of labor taking the first army draft
 Judge Payne is a widoWer; his wife died in August, 1919.
 Then the Emergency Fleet corpor- HiSDuteS.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
Mrs. Nellie \. EangdOn.

The funeral of Mrs. Nellie A. Lang don will be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock iron, her home at 136 Greenwood street. Rev. pr. G. W. C. Hill, pastor of the South Congrega- j. tional church, will be in charge, and burial will be iii Fairview cemetery. She was the widow of William B. I.anFdon and is survived by the fol- lowing sons: Albert. Leon, of Ale ghcny. x. G., Harry and Walter of East Hampton, Fred S.. of New Lon don. and a daughter. Mrs. Edward Messenger of this city.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
Deaths and Funerals.
Cornelius \. feinotte.

Funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at ? o'clock for Cornelius N. Veinotte, from his late home at 42 Olive street. Rev Fl. A. Cook, pastor of the Trinity Metho- dist church, will be in charge. The deceased was 70 years of age, a na- tive of Canada, and had been em- ployed for a number of years at the New Britain Machine company fac tory as a carpenter Surviving him, besides his wife, are three daughters, Hilda, Barbara and Beatrice and a son. Hugh.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
AhRS.EZLLS 4. NDS7

Charleston. W. Va. Feb. 1S.-Alts. Ellis A. EoSt of Morsantown. M chair man of the suffra@" ratitica ton com mi;ter of West Virginia. was sum munrd tu inc state capital the other dny hy Governor John J. Cornwell. The governor told Mrs. Nost that it might be necessary to call an extra session uf Legislature to consider an other important matter of state. and that if such Il session should be ca He'd. the suffrage ratification pro position would be taken up Mrs Nost expressed herself aS absolutely confident that the West Virginia legislative committc" of the West Nir- the state the ballot despite the fact thai West Virginia has hitherto been considered one of the most bIrliwa rd suffrage states.
 Mrs. EoSt is Daughter of 1he American Revolution. Statc prcsi- den; of the W. (. T. |. and for four years has been chairman of the legislative cmmittee of inc West Nir- c,inia Woman's Suffrage aSsociatio She is the wife of Hon. Ellis Yost author of the prohibition law.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
Wedding Anniversary Of
 Mir. and Mrs Harry Alex

Friends of Mr. and Mrs Harry Alex gathered at their home at T Camp street last night for a surprise party in observance of the couples Fist wedding anniversary. Among Hart ford guests present were: Mir. and Mrs. Walter Biolman. Mir. and Mrs. Louis IT. SchatZ. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cess, Mir. and Mrs. II. x. Sabel and Samuel Borden. About 20 couples were present A buffet luncheon was served.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
MAKES WASHINGTON'S BUST.

Out of respect tn the Father of Our Country. one of the members of inc mad house. located rn the cor nCr of Maple and Whiting streets, early yesterday mornin2 made a life like bust of GcurCc Washington out Of snow. The snow beng soft the SruIp- tor made very easy wot X of the bust Two flags were fixed ncArbN which helped 10 give tn" StHtu" the appear anC" of a marble mem oriaI.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
SMILING JACK" HANGED
Chicago Gunman Pays Penalty for Crime he Admitted But Later De nied Committing

Chicago, Feb. o3.--John smiling Jack O'Brien. T year old gunman, was hanged in Cook county jail today for the murder of T'atrolman Richard Burke.
 The execution was belated nearly an hour when a last minute request was received from the grand jury askin2 to see O'Brien. The jurors remained in the death chamber and watched the hanging.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
.ULIA. NOT LILLE :.

Because of the similarity of namss Miss Julie F.. Naples. stenogra ptel in the r. X F. Corbin office has re- Quested publication of her statement that she is not the Miss Julia Naples whose name was mentioned in con. nection with q marriage license las' week. Miss Julia lives on Commer. cial street while Miss Julie lives or Cherry street.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
FIRE THREATENS COAL.

Engine company No. , was called out shortly after o'clock this morn ing to the City Coal x Wood Co. on Elm street. where A five was discover ed smold oi'ina near 'rile of coal. The fire was so located thai ., laI ge supply of coa was threatened. and it required hard work on the part of ihe tiremen, chOpDing away some of the wood work. to reach the blaze
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
UP GO FARES.
shore Line Company Will Advance
 Rates on May 1.

EeW London. Feb. 2.-- Receiver
 Robert w. PerI>iuS ot the Shore Line Trolley co. announced toiaN that ahout May trolley fares would be advanced in this city. u has not been decided whether tn" rate will bc six cents or over that figure but the fare to Ocean Beach will hc ten cents each way. Al present q five cent fare is charged within city limits.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
Mrs. Jessie Bullard.

Following an II day illness. Mrs. Jessie Bullard died yesterday after noon at the hospital of influenza. She was 32 years of age and the wife of Frank Bullard of 36 Roberts street. Funeral services will be held Wednes- day afternoon at 80 from the home and interment will be in FairNiew cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The New Britain High school hasketbnll team will play the team nt The Waterbury High in Water bury next Thursday evening. The men will be obliged to spend the night in that city as there are no trains for New Britain after S;30 D.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
card of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere thanks for sympathy and kindness shown at the time of sickness and death of Julie ItuSia. We are also grateful for floral contributions.
 Mrs. Julie Itosia.
 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosia.
 and Family.
 Airs. Murphy and Family.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
DISTRICT DEPUTY COMING.

District Deputy James r. Hayes of Norwich. will pay an official visit to New Britain lodge, B. r. o. F. on March IS. The local committee of the lodge is planning a St. Patrick s night dance on March IT.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-06
The Survivors.

Dallas News: "If yea have good
Job, young man, stay Nth it. Time
was when if younsster went to the
city a garage would pay him S35 a
week to work the jack or turn bolts.
but ST yoE go there now, the Salvation
Army may have to look after you
Honey Grove, Texas, Signal.
The garage helper could demand
sS5 a week for hammering cars with
a monkey wrench when the manager
vas able to charge 81 or 81 an hour
for rolling cigarets. The careless
days are coming to close now
There are still plenty of demands for
help. and lots Of good jobs. Those
who now hold the good jobs are mold
ing them because they deserve them'
not because the boss can't get some
body else. There was frighuui
lot of ineficiency when there were
more Jobs than workmen. That was
natural. for the independent never
like TO take on the airs, OF depend
euce, But from this time on. the
better work a man does. the oetter
service an institution gives, the bet
ter chance he and it will have to sur
yiye the pangs OF readjustment. Men
Of WISDOM, seeing the truth, WA not
fail 10 profit thereby
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-06
A BUYERS STRIKE.

From the financial letter OF the
National City bank. Of Chicago. lne
nation is witnessing the most extra
ordinary buyers strike ever seen as
the drastic readjustment OF mer-
chandise and commodity prices mas
been brought about primarily by the
refusal of the consumer to pay war
prices in peace times. The oon.
sumner has always been in control OF
the situation, although he never
realized his power until the restrlc-
tion of credit facilities and tie IN
tolerable burden of high living costs
made him insist upon thorpughgolns
reduction in all lines. This process
is putting the country upon sounder
industrial footing and fast eilmlnat-
ing the evils resulting from war Time
imitation. Average prices nave oe-
clined in many cases from 70 10 oo
per cent below the high level OF the
war period This has relieved the
credit strain to some extent, although
there are still plenty of applicants
for nearly every dollar of credit that
the banks have to lend No one can
tell lust when the readjustment will
be completed, nor what will be the
average level for commodities and
essential merchandise at that time.
Present prices in many cases are
still from so to rs per cent. above
the pre-war level, which, however, no
enc expects to see restored inenaedi-
atsly. if at all 1t was fourteen years
after the close of the civil war be-
fore the price level of 1861 was re-
stored and economists contend that
many years must elapse in this in
stance before the price level of 1914
can be reestablished. Others feel
that that level can never be re-
stored, as production costs the world
over are higher and the present scale
of living and doing business has
changed radically within six years.
/, Since the peak Of prices was reach
ed last July, there has been de
crease, according to the national in
dustrial conference board, Df per
cent in the average cost OF living.
This average has been adversely in
iifuenced by the sharp increases in
rents. fuel and special commodities
which enter largely into family con-
sumption. The heaviest declines be-
tween July l and November ! last
have been nearly gig per cent. for
food and 49, per cent. for clothing.
This movement is of much import
ance and viii be progressive from
now on. as retailers are finding that
profits must be sacrificed in order
TO move large stocks OF plarchant
disc. Furthermore, -four food crops
corn, rice. sweet potatoes and
pears-shov record yields, while the
indicated production OF all crops m
sures an adequate supply OF well
diversified food at low prices. The
price readiustment has been for the
most part orderly and without seri
GUS disturbance. The movement is
!. growing. however and there is good
reason to believe that producers will
find it impossible to hold out for
higher prices, as the federal reserve
, board has made it clear that II will
not tolerate the expansion of loans
: for that purpose. The people are in
sisting upon general reductions II
commodity prices and have been sue
, csesful in their efforts to force SHARP
concessions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-06
Government is trust, and the officers OF
the government are trustees; and both the
trust and the trustees are created for the
benefit of the people-Henry Clay.
TIME FOR SERIOUS THOUGHT.
Marguerite Reed.

The grand jury of Kings county, part OF
New York City, has handed down present
ment urging that legislation be enacted by con
gress that will 'prohibit the immigration into
the country of all who cannot read and write
English and who do not possess an Intelligent
understanding of the fundamental ideas OF hu-
man liberty The presentment places on
foreign colonies in this country blame for the
present ''crime wave.'
The presentment recommends that steps De
taken for the education of every adult OF Tor
eign birth sat least in the rudrnents OF simpler
education such as will enable them TO under
stand our form of government.
1.-THE stream of our national hfe," the pre-
sentiment continues, 'cannot rise higher than
its source. To permit any further pollution OF
this stream is to jeopardize our national ex-
istence. To allow any further adrnixture OF
races in our midst is to intensity both our for
egn as we'll as our domestic problems. It will
foster disunion instead Of promoting union
Instead Of continuing as a nation Of high ideals,
we shall degenerate into a mere medley OF races,
hodge-podge Of nationahtles.
ga study of the record Of our proceedings
shows that all of the homicides and most Of the
graver more desperate and helnous crimes
were committed by foreigners who palpably
have no understanding Of the genius OF Aneri-
can institution. They not onl Y have not been
assimilated, but seemingly are unlikely under
present conditions ever to be assmllable.
''These facts as to many of these crimes show
the presence in this city Of foreign colonies
whose existence is perpetual menace to the
lives and property of our aw-abiding and law
loving citizens From the testimony of wit
nesses, some of whom were participants in these
heinous crimes, it has been clearly revealed that
inter-racial hatreds, with their attendant feuds
and vendetas have been transplanted to this
country These feuds have been aggravated
and perpetuated by the increase of these foreign
colonies
It begins to be plain to the intelligence o.
America that we have followed one line of de
velop1nent as long as we safely can, and have
got out of it all the good it has to give. TIL
time has come now to revise our theory Of i'm
!, migration, of it's value to us and of our dut
to the rest of mankind. The truths containe
in the presentment of the Kings county gran
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-06

! jury should sink deep into our Consciousness
lis it any longer incumbent us to let IN every
body from everywhere? Is there not grave ana
imminent peril in itq
| In earlier years of our history conditions were
such that, for the most part, only the raclaliy
| tit came over here-persons OF courage, lnltlS'
+ tive, deep convictions and, generally speaking
of worthy motives. As result we became a
most vigorous, homogeneous racial stock, freer
from moral and physical diseases than any
other: and produced such group OF eminent
minds as we cannot and do not produce today.
This condition prevailed for the first SIX or
seven decades of our existence as republic
Up to that time the great bulk OF those VINO
had come to us had improved us had made our
idle lands blossom, had contributed to our pros
Iperity. The theory thus grew up that the more
who came the better it would be: and the TAI
lacious notion came to prevail that we were d
melting pot'' and the Almighty,s continental
crucible into which any amount and kind OF
racial raw material could be poured and come
out gold But the utter fallaey of this is now
apparent We have received millions OF peo-
pie, great proportion of whom have never
been completely amalgamated assimilated, and
never can be. Under the biological law the less
developed peoples are more fecund; and the re-
ever seen on earth-a vast, restless confused,
composite mixture of ethnic strains, languages,
religions and irreli gions, practices, predllec-
tons, ideals. 1t will take decades to digest
them. as far as ever that can be done. Yet on
top of this we are now threatened with such an
thrush of the lees and sweepings of ancient ma
tons as must. if permitted, submerge us ut
terly and debase every standard OF American
life. The peril of an inlneasurahle influx from
the orient is partly realized: and it hehooves US
to waken to the fact that eastern Europe Is now
as great menace to Us eastern Asia; and
that we have for the time being taken In all the
5intractable material we can absorb.
Let Us now begin TO think of ourselves and
ask if we have anything distinctively Ameri-
can, highly desirable, peculiarly characteristic
of rs which we would not see swamped' Al
ready the deterioration of our racial average Is
forcing extraordinary laws and courses invas-
i've OF fundamental liberties on Us. which we
never needed or could have tolerated for mo-
ment when our racial stock was less diluted
than 1t Is to1ag- II Is high time TO consider
what is orr d1fv 10 ourselves. and if our duty
to the world Is To make America an institution
for the reception without limit OF the undiscip-
lined. undeveloEed- Intraetables, ine1rables and
congenital detectives o. al the world. Should
we not thus destroy that physical, mental and
spiritual balance which has made US, under
Providence all that we are:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-06
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
MoTLEYs TIE ONLY WEAR.

MoTLEY's TIE ONLY WEAR.
Wisdom came to be my guest;
Give us liglt,'' quoth she,
Thrust the crowding night aside,
Close the easement friend" she crleo'
Light, and we shall see.
CWisdom are you very wise?
The stars were light to me)
She has stilled my joyous lutte,
Silenced every song:
Matters hard to understand
Ponders she, with head on hand,
All the whole night long.
(The songs had set my dreaming free
But dreams, alas, are wrongly
Wisdom, are you all that's wise?
IL you'd come with me
We could chant mystic rune,
We could climb to meet the moon
Above a cleaning sea
Wisdom, frowning, shakes her head
For there's no path" says she.
Marguerite r
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-06
Mr.. KendaIrs Opportunity

Knoxville Journal: y. y. hsaaai
viii rave q great opportunity, as gov
ernor OF Iowa, to perform real
gervfce for the state by meeting
zy,aYeIy the demand for house
cleaning at the statehouse and by
taxing the leadership OF the move
r,ent for more efficient and eco
n1raicaI administration OF much o.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-06
Jiffy-Pie

taxes and local taxes reduced
all unnecessary expense cut out
the cost Of state and local soFH
ments. II Mr.. Kendall with his in
mate knowledge Of tte states bu&+
ness affairs, will make hrnssf he
leader in correcting these abuses ne
will receive the homage OF grate-
Sui people.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-06

rich-quick coneeyns that infest tile
state There Is feeling that this is
time to so slow in government ex-
penditures. time to cut out the dead
timber and stop the leaks. The
people, ove-hsrdened with war taxes,
excessive living costs and declining
values OF their products. VIE. a
chance to catch up. They want stale
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-06
states business.
There is

the states business. There is q
widespread conviction that there are
too many commissions spending the
taxpayers money; too many special
agents engaged in no useful service
TO the people; too Eany hangers-on
at the statehouse; too little concern
for economy and efficiency; TOO much
trafickink Wa The uuneroas get
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-06

We must keen watcnful eye our immigration. we
nust see to it that country is not foooso Win ~
desirable immigration and that great numbers O.
,ho have been engaged destroying government, VINO
have no sound ideas of government, arc net 'o"so 20
crowd into this country already overloaded IN many sec
+ione with unassn,iated We must drop the oea
maj snnno the national anthem and carrying our ma
tona fiao on patriotic occasions is all shat is necessary
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