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New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
CLOSED BY ATTACHMENT.

Constable Fred Wrinkle today closed shoe store at 3s Lafayette street, on an action brought by Mex Malser against Isaac Topper to recover $200 on a note. The suit Is returnable in the court of common pleas on the first Tuesday of October.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
ANDERSON DEFEATS WILLIAMS.

Philadelphia, Sept. 11.-James O.. Anderson of the Australian Davis cup team defeated Lucian E. Williams of Yale university intercollegiate cham pion, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in the first match completed today in the third round of the national lawn tennis singles championship tournament on the courts of the Germantown cricket club
New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
BRTTIsH WRITER DIES.

London, Sept. 11.-Wilfred Scawen Blunt, aged s3, traveller, poet and writer on British imperial problems, died here today. He had travelled much in Arabia. Syria. Persia, Meso- potamia, Egypt and India.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
BIRTHS AT HOSPITAL

A son was born today at the New Britain General hospital to Mir. and Mrs. Stephen Dudack of. 94 Putnam street. A daughter was born today to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Vessel of 49 Buell. street, and a son was born to- day at the hospital to MT. and Mrs. Domenick Mas of 43 Spring street.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
Faulkner to Leave City
 Employ for P. o. Job

Clifford Faulkner. chairman in the employ of the board of public works, will leave that department next Saturday to take a position at the local post office. Mir. Faulkner has been in the city's service about two years
New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
POND OPERATED UPON.

New Haven, Sept. 11-Raymond w. Pond, of Torrington, freshman football captain at Yale last year, was operated upon for appendicitis at New Haven hospital today The hos pital report this afternoon was that he was comfortable.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
WAGE SCALES RESTORED.

Lowell, Mass, Sept. 11.-Restora- tion of the wage scales in effect be- fore the 20 percent cut was an- nounced today by the Merimack Co.,. the Hampden Co.,, the Massachusetts Cotton Mills and the International Corp.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
MORE CARS OF COAL.

Washington, Sept. 11.-Cars loaded with coal totalled 2S,4S7 cars on Fri day, September 8, according to re- ports to the association of railway xe- cutives from the carriers of the coun- try an increase of 249 cars over the preceding day.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
CELEBRATES 1o2 YEARS.

Milford, Sept. 11.-Mrs Lucy Carr Treat of Waterbury who is with her daughter at Laurel Beach. will ob- serve her 1Q2nd birthday anniversary Tomorrow,
New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
LUCAS IS COMPTROLLER.

During the absence from the city of Comptroller Hanford Curtis, Noah Lucas of the Peoples Savings bank is acting as city comptroller MT Curtis is on his annual vacation for a few weeks.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
John Cornell.

The funeral of John Connell was held at 9 o'clock this morning at the church of St. John the Evangelist. Rev, Thomas J. Laden was the cele- brant of high mass of requiem. The body was taken to Wulimantc for burial.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-11
Jnnes Egan.

James Egan.
 James Egan, 8 veteran blacksmith and a resident of this city for many years, died Saturday night at his home, at 2l Hurlburt street, He was native of Ireland. He leaves his widow; four daughters, Mrs. William Nellgan. of Winsted; Miss William Rand, of Springfield, Mass; Misses Margaret and Nellie Ega, of this city, and a son, Frank Egan. The funeral will be held at o'clock tomorrow morning at the church of St. John the Evangelist The burial will be in St. Marys new cemetery.
 Rose Valenti
 Rose, the six months old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Luciano Valenti of 1o7 Myrtle street, died this morning at her home. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock and burial will be in St. Mary's new ceme- tery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11
BooKBlNDER'S CONVICTION

TNIiERE would be fewer crotesuue and
i conspicuous failures of the dry" law IL
jurcs sitting in the various courts where
violators are brought to trial were not per-
mitted to react to their own personal preju-
dices rather than to the facts of the formal
evidence.
Judge Thompson. when he refused yester-
day to discharge the jury which has been
trying Emmanuel Bookbinder in the Fed
eral Court here and reminded the members.
when they reported an inability to agree.
that they were not trying the Volstcad law.
provided good example for all other courts
in which bootleg cases are heard and de-
cdcd. IT is becoming more apparent every
day that jurors must be reminded that they
cannot make laws of their own and that
their duties begin and end with fair judg
ment Of the evidence under the laws made
by Legislatures and by Congress.
Rookbinder, who, n little later. was de-
clared guilty Of violating the customs laws
of the United States as we'll ms the Volstead
law. has been the center of case that will
be in n sense historic. If the evidence pre-
sentcd against him is to be relied upon, his
transsressions were calculated and deliber-
ate. He did not want liquor for himself,
for he boasts that he has never used It. lie
wanted it to sell. lie appeared in this
instance hs type of bootlcggcr who had
every reason to expect protection. He Is
reputcd to have powerful friends and Gus.
toners higher up. His place is rendez-
vous for politicians of familiar type. He
laughed-for a time-at the laws. "dry'
and otherwise. He seemed assured that he
would escape with fine. Yet the penalty
for one of the offenses Of which he is now
declared guilty is jail term of approxi-
mately five years.
Had Judge Thompson been content 10
see the routine and dignity Of court proc
esses impaired by the prejudices of jurors
the jury might have disagreed. as other
juries have been doing, and Bookbndcr
might have gone free
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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER- -pHITADELrH1E N

OF New York, in Ave days, ten hours and
nine minutes. This is the fastest time re-
corded by any trans Atlantic vessel since
1914.
Comparisons with the pre- war achieve
ments of the Mauretania are difficult, since
her record crossing of four days. ten hours
and forty -one minutes in 1910 was made
between Queenstown and New York,
whereas her latest exploit is on the con.
siderahly longer run to Southampton and
Cherbourg
The revival of swift passages. which
seems likely is not merely a matter Of SEN
sational or dramatic interest. While 1t Is
true that the ocean greyhound mania was
once carried to costly excess, the necessity
of shortening the time between America and
Europe is not exclusively advantageous 70
brcathless tourists and impatient captains OF
business.
a speeding up of the mail service to and
from Europe. which dcgenerated seriously
during the war and after. is highly desir-
able
Meanwhile. moreover. considerable prog
ress has been made elsewhere on the seven
sens. The new Shipping Board vessels have
been performing feats Of celerity on the
Pacthc. while unprecedented records have
been established by vessels Of the same type
operating between New York and Rio de
Janeiro.
For the last eight years the international
passenger fleet on the North Atlantic has
been changeable in character and uncertain
in performance. Elements Of welcome
new stabilization are now visible. The Le-
viathan is no longer n dismal spectacle at
her lloboken pier. Her first voyage in two
years has carried her to Newport News.
where she is to be entirely recondtioned and
converted into one Of the most splendid
liners aloat.
Two large new American flag vessels. the
R"solute and the Reliance. German built
and originally sold to the Dutch. are soon
I" ply between Now York and Hamburg.
The ""omcback' Of the Maurctania is per-
harS hint of some lively competition.
IT speed rivalry can be kept within rca
sonaole bounds it is healthy factor in
commerce. The time honored prestige of
the Northern Ocean demands that 1t
should be served by the most modern and
teetest types Of passenger ships.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11
A COMMON-SENSE VIEW

DVOCATFS of what is known rs the
"A merit system of appointment in the
civil service frequently talk as though the
merit system itself were Of greater impor-
tance than the efficient transaction of pub
Hc business
1t is theAe people and the Democrats who
have been trying to make a sensation out
of the Presidents removal Of twenty eight
officials from the Bureau Of Printing and
Engraving.
\ But no one who has ever had anything to
do with public business is unaware Of the
fact that the merit system does not always
SECURE the best qualified public servants.
It is notorious that the civil service laws
protect in their employment men who in a
private business would be summarily dis
charged for stacking or for disoyalty to the
interests of the employers.
1t may be taken for granted that there
are to be no wholesale raids by spoilsmen
upon the governmental departments in
Washington. Such thing would not be
tolerated by public sentiment There may
be an intention TO clear out Of the various
bureaus a lot OF active Democrats who are
not working in harmony with the purposes
OF the Administration. Such house clean
ing would offend the extreme civil service
reformers, but it would be accepted with
eomplacency by every practical business
, nan in the country.
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ALTER AND THE CONTRACTORS

= 0TyHERE is n fair and suua issie hetwee
~ Alter and Fisher upon which the
y friends of Fisher would do we'll 70 concen
,tratc their attention instead of irving 70
fool tho votcrs
w II Folweu in srcokirr in bcholf Of
Fisher is srot,crjnr his cnr,unition whom
lhe charges senator Vorc with believing tha,
Tho RenubIicon ,oters con nor he trusted tn
inominate their own candidate for ,he gov.
ernorsbin
3 Alter. it is true. was selected at n last
s,omept conference of n vroup Of noliti-
eians including the contractor leaders of
1, Philadelphin. West Chester and Pittsburgh.
But Fisher was selected in n way SO similar
that II is diffcuIt for any one 70 see the
difference At II dinner attended by Mr.
Crundv and a lot of other manufacturers
and REPRESENTATIVES of big business il was
agreed thst Fisher was 70 be- tbc condidate
Fisher is tho candidate Of ,;rIndv and
Cyundvism for whom the voters are tn he
nermitted ,o rost tbeir ballots nj tho rri.
maries
Alter is -ho candidate Of the contractor
political bosses for whom the Rcpublirans
moy vote on Nav 16
The real issue between these TWO men is
that of contractor domination of the State
(,overnment Mr.. FolwcII saws that before
Alter was agreed upon Alter came to rhila-
delpbia and had long interview with
Senator Ware. after which the senator
agreed to support him. Those who know
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11
THE INDIFFERENT Mr.. DER

17Nl1E testimony of Elmore d. Dier head of
l. the bankrupt firm Of brokers' which did
business in Walnut street. contains much
that should interest the creditors.
Mr.. Dicr when examined before ref.
cree in bankruptcy, could not explain what
had become of 50 600, ,OO in securities which
the firm should have had in its possession.
He referred the examining attorney to the
books. md when he was asked IL he we're
not the head Of tho firm he replied Yes,
but | amt responsible
1t was learned in the course Of the exami.
nation that his wife has motorcar worth
Sl5 900, that 500 900 was paid for reol
estate at Atlantic City and that while
Colonel II. ID. Hughes was a member of the
firm pearl necklaces worth $500 ench
were bought for the wives OF DER and
Hughes and paid for by checks drawn on
the firm
Mr.. Dier. out Of whom no definite infor.
nation about the assets Of the companv
could be- drawn. promised the creditors that
he would get their money for them 'if 7
have to work the rest Of my natural life TO
make IT, as though the offer to work for
it was so generous that it should be well
coined with applause.
The business of this firm seems n h,ra
been carried on with no sense Of responsi
bility to its clients. Mr.. D!er's testimony
proves this. Money came in and appar.
entity 1t was used as If it belonged to the
firm to do with IT what II pleased There
will be considerable disappointment IL
something more serious and drastic does
not happen TO the men responsible for the
failure than examination before a referee in
bo nj
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11
THE GENOA PROLOGUE

IMPLICATIONS that the Hughes bomb
I ~ she'll method of opening an interna.
tional conclave might be applied at Genoa
have been promptly dispelled by Mr.. Lloyd
George In the mood of graceful and unen.
tightening compliment. The vein OF after
dinner oratory is clearly dscernble In the
British Prime Minister'S brief remarks at
the opening of the conference.
As Genoa in sense once discovered
a America for Europe, so now that same his.
tnric town, surnamed "thc superb" NAV
Ahcover Europe to America. Such is the
British statesmans hope, felicitously ex D..
pressed.
Very possibly he is Outstanding his am.
munition. Genoa Is indeed bristling with
atsenals, n condition emphasized In the tilt
on disarmament between Chicherin and
Darthou.
Comparisons with recent events in Wash
ington are hardly legitimate. Before that
Z nomentous meeting was called an accom- =
njodation Of general principles had been
sSached by all the participants.
81 Despite the cautiously prepared agenda
= - such harmony of purpose is visible al
\ 0snoa. Recognition of this fact does not
QDcessarily serve as condemnation of bold
\: Assortment. 1t Is precisely because cross
dhposes have become intolerable and dev
tSttng that representatives of thirty.
AZ j9&o nations have been assembled The
X. ~ banning the problems the greater will
x itAn credit OF solution, even in part.
~ fppfqrencs begins with at least one
WXW WXW y ~ ~ peace sessions Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

Paris in 1910. At that time thes appetite
for the millennium was keen. Chagrin and
disappointment we're inevitable. Even had
the work Of the conferccs surpassed in wis
dom and craftsmanship that which was
actually accomplished, much disillusion-
ment would have prevailed.
The Genoa sessions are opened in the zero
hour. II is impossible for them to prove
more destructive than the. haphazard man.
agement of Europe has been. Every gain
will be net.
1t is not only charitable but just for
Americans to view the meeting in this
light. The Nations concern with Genoa
is closer than might be judged by our alb
stcntion from official participation.
Ambassador Child is more than a casual
spectator. Such progress as he may report
cannot fail to exert a deeply important
bearing upon the foreign policy of the
United States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11
The Disciple

NNE bartered half his hard earned store
~ of bread
For hyacinths. on which his spirit fed;
Astonished, all who marked him paused
apace.
And thus they talked around the market
place.
"Unthrlfty fool" quoth one of ripened
"with two full loaves the future hath no
fears.
Men die of hunger since the world began,...
But when did flowers feed a famlshed manF
aha laughed he who gave the buds in
trade,
"The gamer l. for bread to eat was made:
Now, by the gods, have both bread and
bloom,
I eat my bread and breathe his flowers
'Thc yeuth is mad!' third exclaimed In
THE flowers must die, and what's their
aftermath?
Should beauty call, some pictured blossom
That fadel,ess hues may feed the hungry
Nay, friend another cried, "thy creed
Summon starving child from out tho
throng,
Give him the loaf-the memory Of his smile
VIII prove charm all dolor to besuile!'
The youth, howbeit, forgot both mirth and
scOrn
When Phyllis passed, as lovely as the morn,
And, with no further thought for bloom OF
bread,
Gave her the. flowers, and worshipsd hss
instead IN. VA
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rr'de and Preludlce
T;.I T '"e London Daily Express
Light starving peonIo L

T;., ne London Daily EXPIRES,
an A'Sn' in ths hssarying people have been p,cloa
last few W dnys ysf'es ond o. London during the the
Is Is biting commentary on the hospitals. asd 1t
cb,nerv une rtcnest city In the world: tbe b.'naon
tmlheiy ior relieving distress in tbts tne ma
hs M ontcoms sns' of espensvG and compcatea
thought, acres Of statistics VI , concentrated
Sooks' Yet in dehanceoso' ''is II Sd. Sa Blue
OF all this, certain human nrido IL seems
starvation sta No doubt this wcaknapssse weak prefers
Webb W baeS ~oaS si'G be OF trsIt:d Mr. and Sidney
and childish folly and punished ocrnrdus ","ndSirGus
mne me colh fa't remains that our iiffay noiisffaSy,;
machinery lacks just that note ~ Ph,ish"n h,n
sympathy In It's administration for ""innh whinh
""rcs @ S'dh tho, "''"ts na Graves, and until it nc.
VIII continue to starye by choice irt'un
bn%.ny bpso0aely wicked aud wrong. but Il is i
II .--.-- 4 - -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11
Today's Anniversaries

1S22-The massacre Of about 1900
peaceful Inhabitants of Chios followed the
capture Of the island by the Turks.
iS3O-Shadrach Bond. first State Cover.
nor OF Illinois. died at Kaskaskia. Born In
Frederick County. Nd, In 1913.
1S56-Locomotive first crossed the great
bridge over the Mississippi at Rock Island.
1SR1-Gcneral Beauregard demanded the
surrender Of Fort Sumter.
1921-The German ex-Empress, Augusta
Victoria, died in exile at Doom.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

Without posing as prophet or the son
Of prophet, assevernted the Type Hound
as he dumped a galley of radio news into
the hell box. I venture to say that some dnv
in the near future airplanes will be eauipned
with detectors giving the location Of Mi
airships within radius of several miles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11
DR.. J. Duncan

DR.. j. Duncan Spaetb,
New Old stun coach Of the Princeton
crews and professor of
English literature in the university, believes
In daily alienation between physical train.
ing and intellectual pursuits Strange, isn't
il, how plain everyday common sense occa
sionally takes on the appearance of oddityy
II might almost appear that we had been
away from it so long, consorting with iazz.
that We have forgotten its features.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

Girl employees in the State House.
Trenton, n. j., have been ordered to leave
their makeup at home. Seems reasonable
OF course, the. girls have right to use
rouge and lipstick II they want to, but whv
should State House be turned into
beauty pnrlor?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

The thermometer registered S3 on Sun
day: and yet, so markedly are We slaves to
custom, tho fact that II man appeared A.
brighton Beach wearing a straw hat won
first page display in the New York news.
paueys with name and address n everything,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

Gabrielle d'Annunzio in jocular mood
says he is ready to supply the world with
fat beasts, poetry, wine. speeches, woven
linen, political advice, hay. novels, scents,
might we'll be added ''nnd, as ever, an un-
limited supply of bunk"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

The Middle West and the South have
never been partial to the navy. They are
safely removed from the sea. Sea power to
the inland farmer is n myth and the nayies
of the world are costly decorations upon the
organizations Of Government.
IF you must have a navy" say the
farmers through their Bloc, have It and
good luck to you; but make It small - The
Bloc and those members who want its help
for their own purposes are taking orders.
They have brought the dangerous and in.
penuous theory OF Populist reaction to
WASHINGTON and there exalted II as n moving
principle Of congressional policy. Incl
dentally they are forcing Congress to some
thing very much like a deliberate betrayal
of the country and It may yet appear that
they are pronouncing a sentence of death
upon every officer and man whose duty It
would be to fight, If new war came,
whether he had hope Of victory or not.
The new Naval Appropriations Bill is
disgrace to Congress and to the country.
The Navy Department itself and n minority
OF the Appropriations Committee are pre-
paring to fight for naval personnel Of
5000 Even this compromise estimate IS
dangerously low. 1t has been made and
lowered in Difference TO the Farmers Bloc
And 1t is added proof of the duty of the
Administration to enlist the intelligent
opinion Of the country in fight calculated
to bring that Bloc to its senses.
During It's long and magnificent life the
navy fought Great Britain, Spain, Ger
many. Trpol and the ships of the Confed >
erates-and was never defeated or humili =
ated. Congress, In smashing the navy, can
at least boast of a unique achievement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

While rejoicing in the summer weather
the Emphatic 1ldealist processes to see
something significant in the fact that the
weather man has his Office close to the
seizure room of the Department of Internal
Revenue. DO you suppose, he inquiries, that
the weather man has been mixing his mer.
curry with. .heoch2 s,k
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

the title of an article on fur In n weekiS
report of the Department Of Commerce
"Flapper" thus receives official sanction md
may later appear in the dictionary with its
modern meaning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

The Aapper ghost of Millerton, n. Y.
has adopted spook cat with feet like a
duck. Really. this young journalist begins
to interest us. Such whimsical imagiua-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11
Today's Birthdays

Charles Z. Hughes. Secretary Of State in
President Hardng's Cabinet, born at Glens
Falls, y. Y, sixty years ago.
John W. Weeks, Secretary Of War In
President Harding's Cabinet, born at Ian.
caster, n. H., sixty two years ago.
James Il. Forgan, dean of bankers In Chi.
cago. born at st. Andrews Scotland, seventy
years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

That York, Pa, Plymouth Rock hen
which lays an egg daily on kitchen table
might really become good with little train.
Ing. 1t might, for instance, drop the egg
into water on the kitchen stove or crack Il
on the edge of a frying pan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

Princeton biologists say man hasn' t i'm
proved much physically or mentally since tn.
ice age thirty thousand years ago and thero
won't he much change until ice grps The
world again. Probably speaking with au.
thority) of the pessimists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

Quaint and curious story comes from a
New York Traffic Court. A New Jersey
reporter is alleged to have peeled $25 from
"a huge roll of bills in order TO nav his
fine. Probably a whole days pay.
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eEv,v,No THE OCEAN SPEEDWAY

TITLE possibility that the Atlantic may be
restored to its former distinction as a
steamship speedway is suggested by the per-
formance Of the Mauretania, which has just
traversed the distance between the Ambrose
Chanuel Laghtahjp and the English Channel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

Episcopal churches In Canada will use
new prayer book Mt Easter. but the mar
riage service in it remains unchanged Tho
woman will still promise to obey And. os
ever, neglect to keep her word
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11

Any settlement Of the currency system
at the Genoa conference is bound to have a
tremendous effect on the printing business
in Europe.