New Britain herald., 1923-07-28

Needless to say. people who are re- ceiying the coal are only too glad to comply with the request. Other towns and cities might take an example from this thriving com- munity. Despite the fact that the coal dealers feel that the factories are usurping their business. the factories are doing nothing but supplying what the coal dealers were unable to do last year. There has been so much talk about another coal strike and an- other shortage this coming year. that Southington is taking the bull by tn. horns, and the homes there will be comfortable no matter how severe the winter next year.
 Out in Ohio man decided he want ed to kill himself, so he stood in the car tracks waiting for the death that old not come because neighbors but ted In and draggedhim from his dangerous position. The police. too. mingled in the affair, and when hes was arraigned before the judge. charged with intoxication. the able Jurist decided to humor the man and let him see how it would feel to be considered dead. So he sentenced him to spend "A hours on a slab in tha morgue-where. of course. they take some dead people.
 The man did not die or the observ- CT could not joke about 1t or refer to the matter lightly. Since he did not die probably he is a sadder but wiser man today and, of course, q les son may be drawn from the incident.
 The man. wanted to be dead--for the moment at least. It may be pre- sumed that occupying the position of dead man made him uncomfortable though he knew he was not dead. On the other hand there are many peo- pie who are considered dead who do not know 1t. The world would be just as rich and would go on just the same were they to be placed on a marble slab in some morgue for a It, tie while. As it Is they are "dead on their feet" and they do not know 1t. Quite often they pat themselves on the back and puff out the chest. TWenty-four hours on slab in the morgue might let them know how tHey TeSenDled the dead.
 The wise judge out in Ohio has sug- gested something that may bring about more reform-real reform.
 They utter platitudes galore;
 They talk about the weather;.
 No word of progress rouses them
 When such folk get together.
 They seek reforms that will not cure The cause of all life's trouble;
 They're satisfied if they can blow An infantile soap bubble.
 It was very nice indeed when we could park our cars along the street downtown and forget about them un- til many hours later, we wanted to use them again. That Is, 1t was very nice indeed for the few who got there in time to find parking space. But it is possible to imagine that good many people who wanted to do a bit of shopping, and who drove downtown in their cars, were considerably incon- venienced to see all the parking places filled by cars the owners of which in- tended to leave them there the better part of the day.
 ahu oos HI opitc oi CuO LdCL tlldt some of us are unhappy because we cannot drive our car to work and leave it in a convenient place until 1t is time to go home for luncheon, we are forced to the conclusion that some of the changes In the parking ordi- nances have proven to be for the greatest good of the greatest number. Under these new rules it is possible for the person who wants to spend 3 few minutes or half an hour in the shops of Main street, to find park ing place usually. Where there was formerly a compact line of cars along the curb-a permanent line-now 1t is seen that there are vacant places, and 1t is noted that the cars are changed. The limited parking rules have prov- an in most instances of benefit to a greater, number of people. @And so, weeping sad tears over the fact that he is considerably inconvenienced at .imes by the change, the Observer ,ommends them.
 The public streets
 Are public streets, l
 Whatever way you view it.
 Tn recognizing
 This they've done
 Much good--let's not undo it.
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