New Britain herald., 1920-12-04

currence of the tragedy. Nor has he uttered a word that might be inter- preted as sympathy with a strong sentiment which has for its object not the abolishment of grade crossings or tracks through the city, but the pre- vention of death through carelessness on the part of men, women and chill dren.
 Perhaps His Honor argues in his own mind that the tracks of the, New York, New Haven and Hartford ,':ill "Hd prNate property and pro- lection should come from the owner. It cannot be said that this line of reasoning would be incorrect, but what the writer objects to is the apathy of the mayor and other mem- bers of the city government who would, if they could be stirred from their sluggishness, holds conferences with offic c'als of the railroad in an effort to prevent such unnecessary loss of life as we have seen during the year just coming to a close. And in the event that the railroad did not choose to patrol it's right of way the mayor should assume the initiative and instruct the chief of poEce to 't'NS 'iS istiiI tfdChS The cost would be slight compared with the saving of life that would be effected, How absurd it is to in stall gates at crossings and then all low miles of open space to remain unSuarded. This ostrich viewpoint of conditions cannot continue long. If regularly delegated public officials fail to wake from their letha rgy, it may be necessary for private citizens to take up the cudgels in behalf of the people and create a drive that will attract the attention of the snug and complacent executive. whose greatest ambition in life was to be Mayor Of New Britain-just for once.
 In order to attract greater atten- ton, members of the American Le- zion will soon ask Connecticut man. ufacturerS to advertise in their monthly magazine published and cir culated in this state. It is believed that they will obtain support of the business interests and we'll they should. Unlike many other so-called soldier papers. the maga=ine of the American Legion is published for the welfare of the Legion itself and not as d StHpIlC USNlSeu Dy two or three Individuals for personal 
 With proper support in the adver- tising columns the agazine could be made an instrument for good in tho II enjoys widespread influence and in case of another na- tional emergency could quickly and effectively mould the opinion of it's readers. chiefly soldiers, so that the interests of the country would be served best. Tho American Legion represents th~ fighting brawn of the nation. It deserves support.
 Exit the end seat. hog and enter the young man who insists on riding in the doorway of a jitney bus. Like his cousin of open car days, he de- lights iE blocking the passage way and making it inconvenicnt for pas sengers leaving or entering. Condi- tions would not he so bad if he" travelled singly. But usually there are several of the breed
 Drivers Of jitney busSes can inn prove on the service if they caution young men to step to the rear where they will not be in the way. It is par ticularly hard on women with chil- dren or bundles when he stands in the exit space apparently blind to the rights of others Crushed feet and rum pied feelings are usually the r. suit, especially if the bus happens to be carrying a capacity quota.
 Enterprising drivers have started a jitney route from East street by way of Ease Main street and already have secured large numbers of steady pa irons. The folks living in the east end of the city do not relish the idea of paying ten cents to ride to the center in trolley car of ancient vim tage which would not be tolerated in the average community.
 The Hartford Times and Connecti- cut peMspaperdom are to be con-