New Britain herald., 1922-11-18

will select next June, Aspirants io
 the positions are already very active
 laying their plans well ahead Of fim'
 so that they will be in on the grount
 floor when, MT. Dewey is prepared it
 name his assistants.
 At present there nre only two dep
 uty sheriffs in New Britain, NJ, D
 Stockwell veteran in the service and Daniel ]. Driscoll. M. II. Fo'
 was appointed by Sheriff Gabb but
 resigned shortly afterwards. The bu'h
 of the work has been done by Dep
 uty Sheriff Stockwell as MT. Driscol
 has not given great deal of atten'
 ton 10 the office.
 It will be recalled that when Sher- ! if Gabb was about to make his ap-
 pointments there was considerable
 discussion over the fate of MT. Stock
 well. republican. It was feared that
 he would be dispossessed and even in ! democratic circles the opinion pre-
 vailed that he should be reappointed i because of the efficient manner in
 which he cared for cases brought to | his attention. So strong was public 1 sentiment in his behalf sthat Sheriff i Gabb decided to continue him in off,
 fee. much to the satisfaction of law
 yers and others whose business brings
 them in contact woth the office. Sheriff Gabb also appointed MT, Dris- coll and Mir. Fox.
 There will be no dearth of candi-
 dates when the time arrives for the
 new republican sheriff to announce appointments. It is practically cer-
 tain that Mir. Driscol, a democrat.
 will not expect or receive reappoint- ment. That will leave one berth open. According to rumor, A. F. Marsh. a former deputy sheriff, and George w. Stark, constable, are now being prominently mentioned as re- cipients of badge. It is even said that an effort will be made to retire Mir. Stockwell, but it Is thought that the public would object strongly, as he is recognized as one of the most competent men in his line in the state. He understands the duties of the office we'll and there has meyer been any complaint made to the au- thorities concerning his lack of judg- ment.
 There are others eligible for places on MT. Dewey's staff, and no doubt MT. Dewey will hear from them.
 The Observer, not hypercritically but merely in an innocently wonder ing way, used to notice the people who delighted in taking up most of the sidewalk when discussing matters on the street corners, or in walking home from meetin'. As times changed he began to experience the same sensation when people parked their cars seemingly without consid- eration for others who might happen along and want to park their cars, too. In such place as the circle in front of the station, for instance, why Is it that some motorists park car about three or four feet from the next one, leaving space so small that another car could not be parked there, and yet taking a position so far from the next car that fewer vehicles could be placed on the free side? Or, where cars are parked along the curb, why does a driver place his so far ahead of the one behind him that he takes more room than is necessary for the one back of him to have room to drive out? Or why does he stop his own car so far in the rear of the one [ in front of him that more space than | is necessary is occupied, even allow ing himself plenty of room to drive out from the curb without pumping tbo x,abiolo fla fropf of him
 Of course these are but idle won- derings on the Observers part as he has kept his car in storage for many in his vivid imagina- tion, so it makes little difference to him, as practical matter, where people park their cars as long as 1t is not upon his own toes.
 It Is noted with interest that the former Kaiser's book is being sold in Germany for seven cents. They re- | port that the volume is nicely bound in cloth. Of course the former Kali ser's book was written before his re- cent marriage. Even before that { the worthy person with the | upturned mustache did not name the book "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, though "autocrat" anywhere might have been fitting. It is to be hoped sihcerely that since his mar riage, he has learned that the break fast table is no place for an autocrat to emphasize that characteristic of his nature. And it is to be hoped, also, that many poor Germans were not stung even for seven cents.
 It is authoritatively reported that Henry Cabot Lodge Is no relation to Sir Henry Lodge, although the former is said to continue. the habits of thought of those long dead and the latter insists he is able to tell what the present thought and wishes of the dead are. But 1t is not as authorita- lively intimated that Henry Cabot has no influence upon the people in New Britain who believe that insti- tutions and traditions, long deceased, ire still the institutions and traditions that should prevail--especially in matters of cutting ice.
 If confession is good for the soul, Attorney General Healy's conscience should be as light as. an angels smile. He has unburdened himself of truth which many who are interested in politics have suspected for some time. At a victory dinner" given by the of the twenty-third sena- .orial district in Bridgeport Wednes- 1ay night. the attorney general said: