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New Britain herald., 1923-09-15
CAN'T FREE PUPILS
FOR MUSIC LESSONS
School Board Rejects Petitions Of
Private Instructors

The school committee at its regu
lar meeting yesterday afternoon de-
clined a request of Fl. j.. Zahnleider
H. Il. Anderson and I. w. Hart that
pupils in the senior and junior hign
schools be excused from classes te
take music lessons. Supt. >. II
Holmes said such action would inter-
fere with school work.
Requests for the use of the Cen
trail Junior High school auditorium
for an. Italian mass meeting Wednes-
day, september 20, or Friday, sep
TENDER %, for the use OF the same
auditorium by the Business and Fro
fessional Womons club one night .
week for six months, beginning in DC
tober, were referred to the finance
committee.
Frank j. Durham complained that
dirt Sits into his property from the
new trade school and he claims dam-
ages, The matter was referred TO the
school accommodations committee.
70 the same, committee were re-
ferred petitions from the Osgood Hill
section for better school accommo-
dations, and a message from the New
Britain Gas Light Co. refusing to
place gas piping to the Washington
school unless the school committee
takes the responsibility for the build
ing settling" If it does
At the request of the Plainville au-
thorities it was voted to allow two
Mountain View residents to attend
the local High school, because of the
distance to Bristol.
August Schrei of so Sheffield street
reported that damage had been done
his property because of surface water
at the Smith school, This matter was
referred to the finance COMMITTEES.
At Chairman B. L. Gaffney's sug-
gestion, the board of public works will
be asked to place warning signs on
the highways approaching schools.
The board authorized the attend
ance officers to be present at the ma
tional convention of Compulsory
School Attendance Officers at SPRING
field, October 1G to 10.
The teachers committee reported
the following designations; Ralph f..
Farnum, Mary A. Conlon, Helen Fiel-
den, Elizabeth Powers, Pearl Davey,
Mary KERN, Henry Il. French, Sarah
Townson, Margaret w. Vessels. New
teachers were appointed to Elihu Bur-
rift Junior High school as followsi
Grace Coholan, Ira Il. Save, and Hen
ry zicgler; Elementary schools, Grace
Murphy, Daisy koplowitz, Helen
O'Brien, Clara Mcdonald Waldie
Esther Fogelson, Lillian Christesen.
The evening school committee re-
ported that the public evening schools
will be open Monday, September "a,
and there will be one grammar school
division and an elementary school
division. Glasses in both will be held
in the Central Junior High school
and classes in elementary
grades only in the Elihu Burritt Jun
Tor High, school building. Sessions
will be held from 1880 40 $3.50 p. m,
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday.
The salaries of principals will be
$3.50 per session for Central, Evening
school and $3.50 per session in Grades
I and S. and $3.50 per session for
Grades 1 TO s.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15
Dissertations on
The Weather

For Connecticut: Fair tonight and
Sunday; probably frost tonight; gen.
tie northeriy winds.
Conditions: The area Of high pres
sure which was central over the Lake
region yesterday morning has in
creased slightly in intensity and
moved slowly eastward. 1t is pro
ducing pleasant weather in all sec
tions east of the Mississippi river.
The temperature is slightly below
normal in the Lake region and New
England and light frosts we're report
ed from Indiana eastward to Maine.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather followed by increasing
cloudiness and slowly rising temper.
ature on Sunday.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15
THE. OBSER YER

not unacceptable TO republicans "
that part OF the state, II 10 said ina
the outing was concluded with sal
30 Of cheers for the lieutenant gov
ernoT, who Was Identified as ms
.,nekt governor Of Connecticut" The
cheering was led by senator wal
lace n. pisrson Of Cromwell, Wild
ought TO know how % throw
bouquets. Lieutenant Governor Bling
ham spoke informally al the outins
and explained why voters should. en-
sreise their citizenship privilege
through the medium OF the repupli'
can party. His remarks are said "a
have been warmly applsuded,
Citizens OF senthingtan would dc
well 20 organize their fire department
The corps d'esprit which can be
found In nearly every department 10
the land seems TO be wholly lacking
In southington. II may be the fault
OF the personnel or II may be the
fault OF the system under which the
department is organized and conduct
ed.
On two occasions recently the fire
men have been tardy responding 10
alarms, The most gipriois instance OF
lack OF interest occurred when inc
tabernacle and Ave cottages al the
camp grounds located In southington
we're destroyed by fire Wednesday
night. II IL said that the Plainville
and New Britain departments reached
the scene before the Southlngton nre-
men arrived IL Ii also reported that
the Southingtonians failed TO realize
being wiped out and proceeded ABOUT
their duty In a spirit OF lefhargy until
spurred into actioe by chief Nopie
Of this city.
The story Ia circulated that the
Southington men, upon reaching the
road which leads from the highway
to the camp ground. LETT their ap-
paratus and started to walk ieisurely
to the fire. a long distance from the
main thoroughfare Their progress
IL such 1t could be calied, was inter-
rupted by thc New Britain 'nremen
WhS "esS~es~N. 1890 >''~'
meant business and pring their ap-
paratus as close to the hre as pos
sible so that 1t might be productive
of maximum results.
When water was finally turned on
the Southington hose burst, according
to reports. This may not nave peen
the fault OF the lndlvioual hremen put
1t was situation which could nave
been corrected by those IN authority
II they had used ORDINARY foresight vi
been enthusiastic ABOUT their "orh'
Many complimentary remarks nave
been heard about the conouct OF inc
delegates to the American Legion con-
In this city. Severai huhureo
Of them nave peen IN new britaih
since THURSDAY put SO quiety nave
they gone about their work ana their
behaviour has been SO commemorate
that the city mas hardiy peen aware
If their presence, except through press
accounts OF their convention actlVl-
ties.
This is further proof II such De
needed, that the American army was
composed OF men OF hlgh type. Inc
Did idea That a man couid not pc
soldier and gentleman at the same
nnGn
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

h,sAsr pslissesl ofnes. perhaps .As
nrs.sasney. ID vas = big ssreks sae
il may stss Plnehet an opehlht 80
far me nomination Al the nsA. sepss.
Iiean convention. OF course finehs,
lnndsrstan ds. n he has smhiuens' thss
ne must buck the republican msemhe
,n ardsr 10 win. Backing the pa
chine is one OF his fayoTits psslmss
He aid not succeed IN WANING ihs
title OF geyern4 Of Pennsylvania 1nui
he mad infiieted a number Of bruises
on the q. o. r, machine IN his eeh
state. and II Is ramofed that the ma
chine down Pennsylvania way does
not hruiss very easily,
President Coolidge 10 reported 70
have been surprised 70 learn that ne
40 heartily endorsed the terms OF sell
Element. Soon after the operators ana
miners had shaken hands and sas.
pended hastilities. Governor finehe,
wrote 20 the president and expressed
his delight because the man IN the
White House had approved the terms.
This was all news to the sase OF
Northam pton and he IL said 10 have
been quite annoyed. Tho president u
should be understood, had done no
such thing and he will probably with
hold his endorsement because u u
whispered that the consumer VIII be
forced 10 pay a dollar a ton more ana
the president would not want 10 put
lis official'"o. X" on such propo-
siiion.
New Haven republicans are enGak-
ing In their favorite pasttime OF rem
dering Dave FitzGerald, mayor OF the
Elm city. hors de combat. In the
past. His Honor seems 10 have been
quite a stumbling block In the path
OF the rival strategists. but they re-
turn 10 the fray more determined than
ever that "Fitz delenda est"
Leaders of the republican party
held n meeting this week and an
alyzed the weak and strong points OF
available timber for the coming may
orally campaign. After the meeting.
II is said that most OF them expressed
the belief that Judge Livingston w.
Cleveland would be the proper per-
son TO head the ticket.
Frederick w. Orr, chairman OF the
town committee, was also considered.
Orr is Known as hustler, a good fel-
low and an organizer Of ability, but
despite these qualifications he was not
picked to lead the charge. Rumor
hath 1t That nice purple plum with
plenty of Juice is being grown for
Orr's benefit and that the party win
do the handsome thing" by him n
return for its apparent oversight in
not selecting him to meet FITZGERALD
at the polls.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15
JUSTICE

In an editorial entitled "The Whole
Truth" published in these columns
September 7, this newspaper refused
to join with the many news organs in
denunciation of Professor Fisher for
quoting a conversation with the late
President Harding. The point there
raised was that such newspapers did
not tell The Whole Truth" but took
merely an extract Of Prof. Fishers
remarks which stated that the late
President Harding had said to him,
Fisher: II want the United States to
get into the League Just as much as
you do"
The point was raised here that such
newspapers were doing harm to the
memory of the late President by fail
ing to add that he had told Fisher, ac-
cording to the first reports of the
affair, that the latter could repeat the
remark to his friends if he cared to.
Now, If the whole statement of the
late President, as quoted by Prof.
Fisher is taken into consideration, and
with it Fishers statement, it will be
seen that were President, Harding
alive today he might well stand by
what he is quoted as having said and
yet be guilty of no insincerity.
1t is worth while repeating, in full,
Prof. Fishers quotation of President
Harding for the sake of emphasizing
the point in these columns in that
previous editorial, namely that 1t is
unfair to repeat portion of state
ment without the context, and that an
attempt to show either that Prof.
Fisher did not quote the late Presi-
dent correctly, or that the late Pres
ident was insncere might well be an
attempt to erase the thought that the
late President did, after ALL see a
coming league in his talk Of an ''as-
ISOLATION of nations
A new weekly shows it opinion of
such denunciations of Professor Fish
err by quoting some of them under the
heading "Contumely," on page of
the current issue, and by giving a
fuller statement of Prof. Fishers quo
tation of the late President and his
explanation.
Il want the United States to get
into the League just as much as you
do is Fishers quotation of the late
President according to this magazine.
which quotes on: "Of course, I'm OPP
posed to the Wilson League as | have
always said; but the League can be
My idea is to call the nations
together and ask them to make such
as are necessary to Sc
cure the approval of the United
States"
Anyone or any newspaper who or
which has memory long enough TO
hold recollection of candidate Hard
ing's words. and which does not wish /
to forget those words now for the I
sake of opposing any sort of associa-
ton Of nations. will remember his |
frequent public references to an "as-
ISOLATION OF nations" and approach |
ing other powers" IL those news
papers were as anxious as they pre-
tend to protect the memory of the |
late President they would have given
all of this quotation. showing. after
All, that President Harding was not,
rs stated by the Toledo Times and as
by newspa pers much nearer
Sew Britain, explicitly for this conn !
RVS entrance into the League Of Ma
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

TM rich and poor all have about
the same feeling when they get up
from the dinner table.
Correct this sentence: ooh, how
wonderful it is,' cried the small boy,
ito be back in school again!"
Isn't it glorious, after paying the
monty installmcnts on everything, TO
discover that you have sS.40 left?
Woman hasn't been too thoroughly
emancipated to enjoy that ancient line
of hokum beginning, Il love you"
The best index to a country's future
is the relative number of roadsters
and sevcn-p passenger touring cars.
After all, it's fair enough. If the
driver of the approaching car is run
ing without lights, no doubt the
driver is lit up.
An educated person is one who
knows enough about the bible to
avoid crediting the best lines 10
Shakespeare.
In the old days the Prominent Citi-
zen officiated at houseraising. Now
his activities are confined to rent
raising.
Under the present system. the I'M
misrant who quits Europe doesn't
know whether hes guing to America
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15
FIRE ON STEAMER.

New York. Sept. 15.-Ffre today
swept through one Of the holds of
the giuseppe Verdi as stevedorcs
wcre loading parafinc into the YES
81 at Hudson river pier. 7zs blaze
was controlled.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

SNAP into It,"
The captain cries,
When ordering raid.
Snap into it;
Just grit your teeth;
Don't show you are afraid"
Now that's all right,
For captains, but
You can't command your maid:
Snap into it."
Because, of her,
You're nightly afraid.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

means we'll is that he seldom lives
within his means
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

Nobody knows what President
must endure" Still, an umpire can
venture d pretty shrewd guess.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

Dictionaries always make good.
They don't define social unrest, but
you can find it under ENVY.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

for their child's dizziness, the teacher
knows where the child got 1t.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

That banana thing is said to be a
100000 tune, and this doesn't include
anything for wear and tear
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15
Facts and Fancies
ny ROBERT CULLEN.

Famous last words: Now, Madam,
I'll show you which of us is boss of
this household"
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

One man missed the entire big fight
last night. He stopped to light cigar
cite after the last preliminary.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

Independence may follow the flag,
but the modern maid has pretty
good hold on It.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

~ sAe ReaEAeass.
Poor ola Europe a0ahlless thinks 81
times that AmeFiess ssiioasl airs are
nst shings % sag bat shlags 70 PAL
on.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15
Member 81 The a..seIaIsa rm.s.

she Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
e the use fer Te-Ruhifa iian 81 All hess
credited 70 Il OF aat olheFsise efsahea
IN this paper and also local news fap'
lished heTein.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15
u.mhsr Aaait bureau Of oirealailaa

The A, n, e, 10 a national aisahlkstisA
shieh furnishes newspapers and sdkefs
tisers with a strictly honest ansiFsis OF
airfulatisa. our circulation statistics are
based upon tiis audit. This insaFes pre-
tseiien against fsand in newspaper dis.
ffhnfiah figures to bath natiehal anu
laesi advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

sAs emily nHaatshss sassrfishs msdi1m y
the City. Circulation hacks ana ffsss
raom al~aYs apsn % advertisers
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

IN this great country there ls a
chance for every Young msn eAeen'
the enc who is iTrilaled BY The lshers
anee ana stupidity Of his boss
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

HKRALn PUBLISHING eaAPAHf
gIssssa Dsily. sandaf Esesptesl
Al Hsfsid Blass 81 chaFsh siFeei'
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

fassrsd a. shs Pest aalss a, Mes Britain
as ssseaa elss Mail Mailer
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

Superstition, belief IN charms,
saphisticalionl disbelief In charms,
cynieism; Getting pfefit hf making
charms for The suRerstltious,
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

SUBSCRIPTION RATES;
ssee faeT,
sase ThFss Aanihs
fse a Meath,
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15


So far as politics is concerned, Gov
ernor Templcton seems to be out of
the running. He is treated with
Splendid isolation by leaders in the
republican party to such an extent
that his name is seldom mentioned in
connection with plans for the future.
The latest affront to the governor .
seen in his exclusion from party
which Clarence Willard. "a friend of
J. Henry Roraback, gave recently.
Roraback and others closely allied
with the machine We're there, but
Governor Templeton was conspicuous
by his absence. The press has given
no little space to discussing the party
and the fact that Governor Templeton
was not among the guests but thus
far no one connected with the affair
has tried to explain that His Excel
lency was invited but could not at
tend.
Politics is strange thing. as some
one once remarked. When Templeton
was candidate for governor, the re-
publicans set him up on a dais and
shouted to the hoi polloi; Look,
there's Charlie Templeton. Isn't he
perfectly wonderful" But no sooner
was he in the, subernatorial chair than
they began to treat him like an office
boy. His own political associates were
far more disrespectful toward him
than the leaders Of the democrats
had been His advice was spurned
and no attention was paid to his
opinions. Whether the governor gave
a snap of his fingers for this sftua-
ton is beside the question. The fact
remains that the very men who
worked so ardently in behalf of his
candidacy threw him down and threw
him hard.
Meanwhile the stock of Lieutenant
Governor Hiram Bingham is jump
ing. His friends were in the har-
ness carly and within. short time
after Governor Templeton's election,
they opened a boom for the Yale
man.
Reports from the outing held by
the ATiddiesex County Republican
club Of Eiaddsm last Saturday give
grounds fer belief that Bingham il
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

Under the present system. the I'M.
know ahctAer he's gUing to America
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

Woman hasn't been too thoroughly
emancipated to enjoy that ancient line
of hokum beginning, Il love you"
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

Isn't it glorious, after paying the
monty instruments on everything. TO
discover that you have $40 left?
New Britain herald., 1923-09-15

The best index to a country's future
is the relative number of roadsters
and passenger touring cars.
Evening star., 1923-05-15
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
HONOR ". K. REEVE
Elected Grand Commanders oil
D. D.C.-Other Officers
Are Selected.

william X. Reeve Of Potomac Com
mandery. No. 3, elected Grand Coin
mander CT the Grand Commandesy,
knights Templar of the District zof
Columbia, at the annual meeting last
night in the Masonic Temple, 1:ah
and New York avenue
Other officers chosen for the enszI-
ing year were William f. Miller,
deputy grand commander; James T.
Gibbs, grand generalissimo; r.. a..
middleton, grand captain-genera
Mark f. Finley, grand senior wartlea
Gratz Z. Dunkum. grand junier
warden; the Rev. j. S. Montgomers-,
grand prelate; George L. Lohrer,
grand treasurer.
Arvine w. Johnson, grand recordeS:
Charles +. Roberts. grand standard
bearer; Joseph II. Milanss. grand swor:l
bearer; p. e. Thompson, grand wardes,
and l.. Whiting Estes of Columbia
Commandery, No. 2. grand captain Of
the guard. Grand Commander Reeve.
appointed Edward p. Hazelton, inS
spector general and Benjamin r. Lar:
combe, Instructor general. oliver y
Phelps was chosen assistant inspec:
tor general. !:
The retiring grand commando. i.
John A. Meyer, was presented witE
a watch on behalf of the Knights
Templar by Past Commander J. wal:
ter harsner, president of the 1925
commanders association. Mr.. Moyet
also was presented with the pass
grand commander jewel by Pasf
Grand Commander Charles Il. Bald;
win.
Evening star., 1923-05-15
CITIZENS TO DECIDE
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY
Important Meeting Tomorrow
Night on Falls Church to
Fairfax Highway. f.,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. May 15.-An
important meeting of property own
ers and others living on or adjacent
to the Lee highway between Falls
Church and Fairfax will be held to-
morrow night in the schoolhouse%at
Merrifield 1t is hoped at this meet
ing to complete the signing up OF
right of-way agreements so that "A
contract for the building of an eight
een-foot concrete road can be let at
once and the work pushed to COM
pletfon during the coming summer.
Bids for the work were opened last
week in Richmond. but the contract
Will not be let until the right-of- way
has been procured. .i.s
To comply with the law under
which federal aid is extended, and
,, which makes building of the road
possible, it is necessary to obtain
66-foot right-of-way, but the Ma
tional Lee Highway Association is
endeavoring, wherever possible, to eX-
tend this width to 100 feet. DIR. John
son, managing director of the ma
tional association, will attend tomor-
row nights meeting and explain why
this is desired.
The program upon which the asso-
Lee highway a boulevard approach 10
Washington from both directions. 1t
proposes a tree-centered, four-way
pavement from Baltimore to Wash
fngton and from Washington across
the Blue Ridge to the Luray cavcrns.
in the Virginia valley, and the argu-
ments 1t advances is that now, before
property values increase, is the time
to procure deeds to the necessary
hundred-foot right -of-way
Evening star., 1923-05-15
SAYS ORDER NOT
AIMED AT c. A. R.
White House Explains Why
Soliciting Funds in Depart
mentS Is Barred.

In prohibiting the Grand Army of
the Republic from soliciting con-
tributions in the government depart
ments to help defray the coming Me-
mortal day celebration the White
House explained today it has no idea
of discriminating against that organ
iZation.
With the exception of the Amcri-
can Red Cross no organization. no
matter how patriotic or philan
thropic it's aims may be. will be
allowed the privilege of seeking sub
scriptions from government clerks
within the department buildings dur
ing the remainder of this admins
tration.
Question Settled Months Ago.
While making this explanation at
the White House today one high gov
ernment official and a close personal
friend of the President stated that at
a cabinet meeting some months ago
the matter Of soliciting funds with
in the departments was discussed and
it was then unanimously agreed by
all present that the practice must be
stopped. An order from the Presi-
dent shortly followed, which speci-
fled that the Red Cross was exempt
ed and which was distributed among
the various departmental heads.
II was the opinion Of the President
and his advisers at the time that
there had been too great an increase
i in the number of organizations seek
ing contributions from the govern
ment clerks.
When the Memorial day committee
of the local department of the G. A. r.
was preparing to make its annual
| collection the members were surprised
! several days ago to receive a letter
from the Presidents secretary max
ing known the stand of the President
and his cabinet and informing the
committee that the collection this
year would not be permitted.
Source of 81 900 Fund.
1t had been customary to raise
about $1,000 from this source. The
, local G. A. r. officials. however, have
| no intention of abandoning their
Memorial day plans. They must now
seek a new source of revenue. They
We're greatly stunned and disappoint-
ed at the notice from the White
House, according to comments made
| today.
Col. John McElroy, department
commander, resents very much the
attitude of the White House. The
Grand Army veterans feel that they
have been sighted" he said today.
We have been making these annual
collections for nearly forty years and
the contributions always have been
voluntary and have been made for
patriotic reasons.