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New Britain herald., 1921-07-06
GIVE LINES FAIR TRIAL.

Although all the white lines" promised have not yet ben laid, it is evident that those which are down are not being given a fair trial.
 The value or the worthlessness of any experiment may not be shown Antil such fair trial has been given.
 Pedestrians are not observing them strictly despite the efforts of the po- lice, and in some cases drivers of to notice them.
 Annoyance has been caused by the latter especially in one particular. On several occasions vehicles have stop ped right between them, causing the pedestrians who have taken the trouble to cross the street as they should, to walk about the vehicle in the street to gain the sidewalk. When there is delay at a cross-walk, for instance, the traffic officer having stopped the line of all sorts of ve-
  to cross, it has been noticed that some vehicles stand right across the white lines Quite naturally the driv- CT of a wagon or car keeps as close to the one in front of him, on such occasions, as it is possible to do. This may bring some vehicle across the white line possibly. On one OcCa- sion noted the driver had no such excuse but stopped in such ''safe" territory because apparently it was most convenient.
 The white lines should be observed more strictly by pedestrians and drivers of any vehicles.
 There is but one way, perhaps, to accomplish this desired end.
 The common council should pass an ordinance making a violation of the plan looking toward better traf- fic conditions and safety. a misde- meanor. A fine of perhaps a dollar for violation of this ordinance would prove gentle reminder.
 If, after the fair triar' which would thus be assured, it was thought the white lines were useless, they together with the ordinance, might bt plotted out and people allowed te wander and drive whithersoever they pleased on the streets of the city.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

to carry it through, the money saved by the amusement com mission, if not spent by that time, might be turned over to the needy de- partment and an extra tax avoided. If each department had saved a bit the accumulated amounts would be con- siderable and might aid the city in it's endeavor not to be forced to put a heavier burden on the people.
 All this is written with the intent not of encouraging any department in going without things needed to keep it efficient, because of the fear of an extra tax, but rather to show the ad- vantage that may be gained in saving
 by every department on every occasion
 where there is doubt as to the advls- ability of spending more money. In other words any saving by any department of the city is a saving to
 the taxpayers of the city.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06
GENERAL CITY SAVING.

A matter which may not generally be understood has come up in connec- ton with the refusal of the city amuse- ment commission to spend the city's money for fireworks. The rule which governs such action, and the arguments in favor of saving by that commission. applies with equal force to other de- partment and commissions. It is used, therefore, merely as an example.
 There is no intent here to take from the men who helped furnish entertain ment to the people of the city any praise due them. The merchants and others gave the people delightful eye ming. The matter is treated as a city affair alone, and the viewpoint taken is the citys viewpoint, the taxpayers viewpoint.
 ment commission had the money to spend for the fireworks. The money had been given over to the commission for amusement purposes. What better manner of spending some of it could there be than by entertaining the peo- pie on the Fourth of July, as the peo- pie were in the habit of being enter tained? The money in the possession of the committee was for the purpose of amusement and for none other.
 Were this rule to obtain there would i,, irir fLo Iol saving in any department. Each de- partment would have no reason for trying to do more than stay within a certain limit. Each department might congratulate itself if it came to the end of the fiscal year, not having ex- ceeded it's quota of the public funds
 But such is not the rule. A saving ir any department is a saving to the city and. therefore, to the taxpayers of the city.
 If, sixty days before the end of the fiscal year it is found that one depart ment has surplus, obtained through saving, and another department transferred from the department having it to the department in need of more money.
 This arrangement would prevent often the necessity of levying an extra tax.
 If, for instance sixty days before tht end of the present fiscal year of tht city-say in the latter part of F7ebru aYy-it was seen that certain de lartmept was short and needed smal
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06
CAPTAIN CHARLES LOCKHART.

Captain Charles E. Lockhart of New Haven, an ex-officer of the Yam kee Division, who spoke in Berlin last night, is rapidly becoming known as one of the best speakers on mili- tary affairs In the state. He was in- troduced to the members of the Der lin Grange and friends by Mrs. Grace Vertres. He began his re- marks by speaking of the two Ven- tres boys and little incidents of the front. When he secured the atten- ton of the audience, he launced out on his subject, Patriotism"
 Captain Lockhart's work among the disabled service men is attracting the attention of men throughout the state. He has friends in all walks ot life, and many of his former "bud- dies'' are boosting him for the next state commander of the American Legion.
 Berlin has always been friendly to Captain Lockhart, and the people there are fortunate, indeed, to Sc. cure a man of his personality to ad dress them.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06
"JEST RUMINATIN'."
 RObert RuSSeu.)

The twinklin', sprinklin', golden sparks O. rockets filled the sky;
 The radiatin' rain O light would shoot aloft, then die. The gloWin', gleamin' eyes O hope would glisten, keenly bright
 Ref1ectin' evanescent Joy while all about was night. So what we all call Fireworks are quite a lot like life; The risin', blindin' flashes may obscure the daily strife That's like unto the blackness O the night when all IS That may be changed to nope fulness jest by a little spark
 A little spark to light again another shooting star, That makes the darkened SKY seem bright no mater where you are.
 A human spoken word O hope whose echoes rises high, May brighen up, like sparkhn gold, another's leaden SKY.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

priations made by the common coun- cil would be valid and binding.
 It is conceivable that so many proposed alterations, amendments and proposals to reject might be filed with the city clerk, at various times after the reception of such notice by the members of the City Meeting Board, that it would be a practical be sent each member. But each mem Der should be advised in the first au- thoritative circular telling of the matters to be discussed as conceived by the duly authorized board of fl- nance and taxation, that if there were other plans submitted they could be clerk five days before, the meeting and would appear in official advertise ments.
 Thus members would be able at | least to know all about one plan to be presented-the plan which, theoreti- l cally at least, would be we'll thought | out by those whose duty it is to take care of the finances of the city. If | members negleced to inform them selves of other plans made it would ba
 their own fault,
 l There could come no just cry for ad-
 jcurnment. They would have had all 1 the notice and chance to study the
 plans of the board of finance and tax
 ation that it was possible practically l to give, and proposed changes. l It is little argument against this
 plan of mailing notification of the | business to be discussed, to say that members of the common council re-
 ceive notice of bills to come up, but
 show at the subsequent meeting that
 they are not informed upon them. That is a fault of the men, not the system.
 l All desire to make the City Meet
 ing Board arrangement successful. | The fullest official publicity, it is believed, will accomplish this if it may
 be accomplished at all.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06
Lights and Shadozus
 By John J. Daly
INDEPENDENCE.

INDEPENDENCE.
 In the glint of your eye
 Aa the flag futters nigh, ] detect remarkable hue, sir; And it looks good to me,
 Since l happen to see A combining of Red, White and Blue, Back in Sexenty-sixe,
 When they started to mix All the red of their blood in a manner We shall never forget,
 While the color was wet Someone stained seven stripes for our
 banner.
 While the men fought the fight, In the dead of each night Women prayed for the God-head to lead 'em, From in back of the lines; So, their purity shines. In the white of the banner of Free dom. And that starry-blue field
 Is the heavenly shield That has always been over our land,
 sir;
 And I see that you know
 What I mean by the glow Of your eyes, and the grip of your
 hand, sir!
 In your hearts untitled cry AS Old Glory goes by, am proud to divine a devotion To that banner that flies
 By the right of the skies Over all-on the land or the ocean.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06
25 YEARS AGO kFrom The Herald of That Date.)

The awning on H. l.. Mills store caught fire last night but a few pails of water extinguished it.
 Albert Anderson, clerk at the Globe Clothing House, has gone to Albany for a few days trip.
 A horse belonging to the Sovereign S Trading company slipped on East Main street yesterday and broke one of its legs. It was later shot.
 Russell and Erwin company has sus- pended operations for one week.
 The members of the Peoples church will hold an excursion to Hanover park Saturday afternoon
 M. N. Judd, Jr., leaves tomorrow for Watch Hill where he will spend the summer.
 David Niven left on fishing party today with several salesmep.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06
CITY MEETING BOARD PLANS.

The best time to discuss plans for future meetings of the City Meeting Board is now when the last session, also the first, is fresh in the minds of all.
 It must be remembered that this new plan was adopted because a cofl- seemed impossible.
 The City Meeting Board is intend ed to be an improvement upon the old city meeting. Nothing that per tained to it, other than it's unmistak- atly good features, should be re- tained.
 Misunderstanding, or a failure to know the we'll formulated plans of the board Of finance and taxation, and the | likelihood of the sudden presentation l of some new plan by some organiza- | ton or person, were two bad fea- lures of the old city meeting. i These should be eliminated. The possibility of having some new | plan presented at the last moment l a lower tax rate, for instance-has been done away with in theory by the 1 requirement of the amendment to the | charter necessitating the filing with l the city clerk and the advertisement | of such proposed change in the pre-
 viously filed and advertised plan of the board of finance and taxation, five
 days before the meeting of the City
 Meeting Board.
 But the first and most important
 matter to be fully understood by mem
 bers of the City Meeting Board i:
 what is the plan of the board of if
 nance and taxation-the plan which
 has been made by those who are sup
 posed to know what is the wisest plar
 for the city.
 ,l True this plan is published; true i is that information concerning it ma. be obtained at City Hall. T But in the practical working out O !, the thing such information is not ob
 tained by the 1S6 men who form ths
 City Meeting Board-especially thos LA who are not members of tn ,l Common Council nor of the board o ' finance and taxation.
 l Were every one of those IA, for in r stance, to reply solely on the informa l ion, hi h . ample and gladly given, so much o the time of public officials would b taken up in giving information tha ] their time, which should be valuable : would be spent in the work of a bu
 reau of information.
 ] The members of the City Meetin f Board should have before them, in form which would enable them t r study the plans when they have tim a 10 give them concentrated though t printed information regarding what e to be discussed at the coming meet = ing.
 The cost of printing and mailn g this information to each member C e the City Meeting Board surely woul f not be more than would be the valu
 | Of the time thus saved to city official e If the desire is to have all matter = made clear, members of the boar h might be reminded in the circula 1t giving the business to come before tI e meeting, that if they wished to re s iect any or all items of tax or apprc e priation, or if they wished to alter tn
 same, it is necessary to file with tn IL city clerk and have advertised sue a proposed rejection or alteration fiv
 days before the date set for the mee e ing of the city meeting board. el They might be informed also tha l. if they took no such action on an s- tax levied the action of the commo Il council would stand, and any appre
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

'Helpfulness Is Need of World, is reported to have declared that none of that sentiment characterized Amer ica's fighters.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

You can't fine expression Explaining depression When everything seems to be rosy We're of the impression Excuse the digression- To do so would be lawful noSey.' For it's our obsession The worlds slow procession Can't stop to pick pleasure or posy When keen intercession To speed up progression
 Is needed to make us all cosey.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

''Bold Sneak Thief Robs Home of Cop," headline. How could brave guardian of the peace better protect his neighbors than thus to allow him. self Ito become thief's victim?
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

Newspaper report has it that "Wal- lace Still Thinks League Will Sur vive." Whisper-many people, even in high places, agree with him deep in their hearts, but to say so they dare not.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06
FACTS AND FANCIES BY ROBERT CULLEN -

Friend: An intimate acquaintance to whom you have never loaned money.
 Jazz is of African origin, but lynch Ing seems to be carrying retribution a little too far.
 By George" was once a mild form or profanity, but now it is a brief synopsis of foreign policies.
 Resuming the coinage of silver dol lars Will cheer us up, anyway. These darned rag dollars won't jingle.
 A dry agent asks people not to joke about prohibition. They don't, in dis trlcts where it prohibits.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

The Pullman fare there and back wouldn't seem so unreasonable if they would give you the Pullman as a souvenir.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

Iris said that Dempsey's profit was GOO per minute-and yet he never was anything like the historic t'Min- ute Man,"
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

The alarming shortage of cattle in dlcates that farmers have taken too literally Governments admonition to stop beefing.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

This epidemic of comment on ankles won't last long. Airplanes were thrill ing when people first saw 'em.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

The resumption of miscellaneous lynching may be an effort to com bat MT. Harding's plan to build up Re publican party in the South.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06
TELEPHONE CALLS:

Entered at the Post Office at New Britain as Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

The only profitable advertising medium ir the city. Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

once upon a time there was a man
 Who had sufficient courage to refuse his little boy a nickel in the presence of guest
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

The people who yell for freedom are free to wear clothes that are not affected by slaves of fashion; but they don't.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

Now that the fight is over, the fight is on-for front page news stories.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

Headline declares Hays Is After Billion Dollars Now Hoarded Up." Who wouldn't be?
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

What the police need is a trained bullet that will dodge about spectators on its way to the thief instead of going through them.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

The reason the various interests get more than the general public out of Congress is because they know what they want.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06
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New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

The number of hogs in America is Al per cent less than in 1900, and those who remain are finding it in- creasingly hard to explain their high prices.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

The average American may not know how to act in the presence of royalty, but he doesn't need any coaching when he holds four kings.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

The world is gradually getting bet ter, but we fear there will never be an IS. R. O." sign on the gates of Heaven.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

It may be that New York sausage
 makers went out on strike in sym. pathy for the under dog
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

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New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

When the wife returns from a visit and finds the dresser drawers tousled up, she knows he has been hunting for something she hid away for medi- cinal purposes.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

ICEBERGS MENACE OCEAN IRAFFIC-Floating shunks of ice, so gigantic as to dwarf ships of the sea, are beinb dodged by vessels fear full of meeting a fate like the Titanic's.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

If the accused has a million salted way, the laws teeth frequently are useful only for purposes of rag chew | ing.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

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New Britain herald., 1921-07-06
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New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

European politics may be a game
 1 of checkers as Lloyd George remarks :;
 but he must remember that spectators get very little out of a game of check CTS.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

An inherited taste for alcohol won't
 ruin his young life now unless he inheritS cellar with it.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

She is wise bride who waits until after the ceremony to inform her sire
 that the spare bedroom will be fitted
 up as a permanent home for herself and the groom.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

When the parents are broken and old, the children don't go into court to fight for custody of them.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-06

would give you the Pullman as souvenir.
 The people who yell for freedom
 are free to wear clothes that are not affected by slaves of fashion; but they don't.
 The reason the various interests get
 more than the general public out of Congress is because they know what they want. l The world is gradually getting bet ter, but we fear there will never be an IS. R. O." sign on the gates of Heaven. 1 If the accused has a million salted way, the laws teeth frequently are
 useful only for purposes of rag chew
 ing.
 l European politics may be game
 of checkers as Lloyd George remarks; ;; but he must remember that spectators
 get very little out of a game of check CTS. She is a wise bride who waits until after the ceremony to inform her sire that the spare bedroom will be fitted up as permanent home for herself and the groom. When the parents are broken and l old, the children don't go into court 1 to fight for custody of them. An inherited taste for alcohol won't
 ruin his young life now unless he inherits a cellar with it. It may be that New York sausage l makers went out on strike in sym pathy for the under dog. The average American may not
 know how to act in the presence of royalty, but he doesn't need any coaching when he holds four kings. The number of hogs in America is l Al per cent less than in 1900, and l those who remain are finding it in
 creasingly hard to explain their high prices.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
INDICATED AFTER DEATH.
Two Are Punished in Sequel to
Samoa Inquiry.

AS result of an investigation of
unsatisfactory conditions in Samoa.
Lieut.. Commander G. II. Boucher Of
The Navy was court -martialed and
dismissed and Arthur A. Greene, an
merican civilian. was deported from
the island. according to a statement
just issued by the Navy Department.
AS to the administration of the
island government under Commander
Warren TerhUne, the court of in
quiry found that there was no evil
dence Of irrcgularity in the legal
or financial adm nistration and no
evidence of dishonesty on the part of
any of the officials.
Commander Terhune committed sui
eide shortly before the arrival at the
island Of the court of inquiry. Capt
Waldo Evans was appointed governor
TO succeed him.
Evening star., 1921-03-01
100000 TO PRAY.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. March 1.-Ap-
proximately 1000. 900 Baptists. affil
lated with the Southern Baptist con-
vention. will assemble at their places
of worship tomorrow to pray for con-
tinued blessings upon the Baptist sew
enty- five million dollar campaign, it
was announced at campaign headquar-
terS here today.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-03-04
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Francisco ndmero IL Telefono 71S asul.
Sc HACE tru-tru maquina con prom
titud. Sc admiten trabajos de la Isla. Ca
rretera 1876, santurce, TelefOno 1s3 ne
gro.
ENSENAMos PuR CORREos taqui-
graffa '.Gregg" en- ingl6s y espanol y
escritura Comercial Otorgamos Diplo-
mas la termination de los Cursos. Pi-
da mas information 'Gratis'' COLE
GIo PERCY, Ponce, P. r.
ATENCION. MI oficina de Cirujia Me-
nor atendera cualquier namada durante
el ifa noche. Luis Arana Segnet, Prac
ticante y Embalsamador, Cerra "a,
Tel6fono 231 rojo, santurce.
FAMTLIAs SAN JUAN, M1RAMAR,
CoNDADo, PARQUE sANTURCE,
que teniendo espacic sobrante, deseen
ceder cualquier parte de sus casas,
oFREzCo CONSEQUENCES BUEN AL
QUILER por gente primerisima calidad
SOLO TRABAJo para personas den y
eNjan referencias excelentes.
Hay demanda famdlias cortitas por vi
viendas.
Duedos casas que acomoden facilmen-
tie, nuevas personas reputation cimenta
da, aliviaran comunidad, beneficiandose.
Llame visite sefor Rosario Ortiz,
Edifcio Borinquen. frente Plazoleta TIE
lefono S97 negro.
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mejorable para fricciones. No acapte
sustitutos De venta en- todos los esta
blecimientos v farmacias de primer or
den
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en- cualquier parte de la Isla a rerso-
ma seria que de buen trabajo y sepa
coser. Pago buenos precios y doy bue-
ma comisi6n. S. Giordani, P. o.. Box
424, Guayama, P. r.
QUEMAZON de articulos militares, pro
pios para tiendas de centrales tales CO.
mo can.isas, Pantalones, sombreros, me-
dias, etc. Pida precics por mayor a Q.
Marquee Roig, Arecibo, P. R.-s-16.
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giles precios hnitados. Pida la lista
Y los precios a Agencia Teosofica de H.
bros, Box 8, San Juan.--3-17.