New Britain herald., 1921-05-14
THE OBSERVER " MAKES
 RANDOM OBSERVATIONS
 THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE.

ment should be able to clear up th muddle in short order.
 Publishing the stacker lists in tlI Congressional Record in an attemI
 to make the lists official and, ther fore, removing the danger of libN suits against newspapers, is proceed
 ing along the line of least resistarrcI Congress cannot create slackers O of patriots any more than it ca create gentlemen by proclamation.
 Every real American wants to, $. the slackers exposed but far bett, that their identity remain unreveais than that red-blooded fighting me
 be exposed to shame they do not d serve.
 After a years labor, skilled art sans Of Russell & Erwin Manufactu Ing Co. have completed a bronze taN let to commemorate the sacrifica
 its employees in the world war I"L Jewellers Circular" the organ of th jewelry trade, describes the tablet , "an excellent specimen of bronz art" This same journal says:
 'The tablet is made of solid bron3 with a soft statuary finish. It mea ures thirty-four inches in width au is fifty-one inches in height I'll weight of the tablet is ITO pound Every detail has been brought out t} the designer and modeler, Prospel Tommasoni, an expert in his line vii has been with the company for maI1 years. There are 153 names on t tablet and eight stars indicate th, this number of men died during ,tl World war while in the service. Fl. nf toh Inf
 at the factory.
 At the top of the tablet there represented an American eagle. wit, outstretch cd wings. Beneath the bid1 are branches, of the oak, signifyih strength, and the laurel for victor1 Two columns of bronze stand on eac side of the names inscribed on tf tablet and over the names is the fol lowing: "A Patriot Is One Who I
 His Country and Is Devoted td
 Welfare. Above this in large letteH and numerals one observes '19177 World War Honor Roll-191S' Tn tablet has attracted many lovers art"
 Something stronger than curiosfty is stirring the souls of stock owned in local factories as the time for th summer dividend draws near an there is considerable conjectur existed will continue in force.
 It would not be surprising if som of the factories found it necessar to economize through. a reduction d dividends and this would be consister er} with the policy of reducing wage forcing the owners Of the propertie to shoulder a share of the burdenX that have been created by the bus ness depression. This would only bI fair because what is sauce for tn employe should be sauce for the er11 ployers.
 Investors in large national institu tions have experienced a shrinkagl in their incomes due to the reductio of dividend rates and in many cA3z they have been deprived of dividaE entirely. While this has weakened value of stocks as investments V really contributes to the strength o the industries affected because E gives them greater financial resery and prepares them for long sieg of slack business.
 Economy is the watchwort the industrial world. Bad habits formed during the days whei was at it's height and or ders for merchandise were being tossed into the wastebasket must b& corrected, and they Nare being cor rected in a manner that reflects tn sound business sense of those whj are in control.
 New Britain factory stock differs from many others because it laclS the speculative factor. Local nanu facturxrs have 5een progressive, bu 1t tNe same time conservative and the large majority O our industries are in good condition financially even if orders are light Another element which contributes td Inc conservatism of New Britain is he fact that home industries are di- rec;ed and controlled. by men whd make their homes here and de heir waking hours to the furtherUea 1elopment of their manufacturing in erests. 1-.E -.-