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New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
CONTRIBUTED
DEATH OF JOHN I. LEGRo
Former New Britain Man Was Once
 Associated With R. & l.. Mfg. Co.

Editor of The Herald. Sorrow came to me Christmas morning on receiving notice of the death of my dear friend John I. Legro at Elmwood, Mass, which oc- cured on the morning of the 2tth inst. He was about so years of age and was from Rochester. N. H.
 Some time prior to 1876, he was employed by the Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. and resided on Lake street in the house Of Joseph Thompson. He came here from Boston to start the R. X F. Mfg. Co. in the manufacture of "compression bronze" hardware. Eventually he was transferred to the screw shop. When his company pur- chased tho business of the Aiken Screw Co. of Franklin Falls. N. H., he had charge Of the business there until it was removed to this city. For a few years he was in charge Of the K. & F. Mfg. Co.'s screw shop at Montreal, Canada, but returned to this place and worked for the F. 6 F. Mfg. Co. for n few years.
 He was an all round naturalist, be- ing especially skilled in mineralogy. It was largely through him that I be- came interested in minerals. He was with mo from time 10 time in various places collecting specimens in this and other states and also in Canada. Many Of the specimens now in our institute museum were collected eith- CT by him alone or jointly with my self. He was a most interesting and loteablc companion making friends with all who were fortunate enough to make his acquaintance. Some of his old friends here have already gone before him but there are still many here besides myself who will greatly mourn his dece8se.
 His only son died at the Philip pine Islands during our war with Spain. He is survived by his wife and three daughters. Funeral services will be held at his late home at Elm wood. Mass. on Wednesday. the 2sth, end at Rochester, N. H.. on Thursday the 27th.
 JAMES SHEPARD.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
s.NrrNCtD FOR gHIBERy.

G1eiwitz, Siiesia, Dec. 26.-Josoph kubei zko. clerical party member of tho E irhstag and chairman of the local housing commission. was sem trnrrd in court here today tO six months in jail for active and passive bribery" in connection with his allot- ment Of dwellings Deputy Kubetzko admitted that he had accepted pres rrts Of food. liquors and cigars from friends whom he had accommodated.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
Facts andFancies
 By ROBERT CULLEN,

Education pays everybody but the educators.
 Whatever the world may be coming 10. it isn't its senses.
 Specialist: One who has learned to multiply the bin by six.
 X good citizen Is one who breaks no laws except those you don't believe in.
 Losing cheorfully is simply the art Of lying magnilccntly 10 soothe your vanity.
 Eve did not resort tO makeup. You sec. the man was hers the first time she saw him.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
RIG DEAL IN COTTON.

New Work. Dec. Pc Practically the entire focal certifcatcd crop Of 155,- 0go bales of cotton was rendered on January notices this morning. the largest deliveries for one day in sev- crai years It was promptly taken up by houses undors' pod 10 have ac- quircd much Of it for mills and ex- port, as the stock here s of fine qual- ity and relatively cheaper than spot cotton in the south
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

ghost story, though most are good and written in Mir. MacKail's usual attractive manner with flashes of real irony and wit" Spectator. A DAUGHTER OF THE DAWN by
 NJ. R. Parsons.
 "The whole tale is absorbing and has the ring of truth, even to the reader unfamiliar with conditions with which Mrs. Parsons is evidently conversant." N. Y. Tribune. THE ENCHANTED COUNTRY by
 Jean Sutherland. GENTLEMAN ALL AND MERRY
 COMPAIoNS by Ralph w. Der
 gengren.
 ."These pirates of Mir. Bergcngren's are most amusingly and most endear- ingly childish. And the style in which their hankering after things is nar- rated is most engaging. They arc buccaneer kin to Barrie's Captain Hook. They will be enjoyed, by de- voices of The Bab Ballads" Mir. Der gcngren interspersed songs and chan ties arc quite delicious, and in John Sloan the book had found its perfect illustrator" Literary Review. HARBoR JIM by A. Eugene Bartlett THE HAT OF DESTINY by Mrs. T.
 r. o'Connor.
 MY FAIR LADY by l.. Hemon.
 Flight short stories of varied theme and handling by the author Of Maria chapdelaine."
 NOBODY KNOWS by Douglas Gold
 ring. NoBoDY's ISLAND by Beatrice
 Grimshaw.
 THE ROAD or DESTINY by Ellis
 Middleton.
 Mir, Middleton gives us atmos- pherc but never overdocs it. He is intent on working out his story quite and carefully--in a long string of engenious and moving epi- sodes." Times usondonD Lit. Sup, THE SHINING ROAD by Bernico
 Brown. SILVER MOON by Eleanor Hallo- 1
 well Abbott. sINBAD by C. Kay Scott.
  THE SINISTER MARK by Lee
 Thayer.
  METHODIST by shcila 1
 kaye-Smith. "A new edition of first story. with | an English setting Of a hundred | years ago. The book will be enjoyed | when read simply for ifs tale Of
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

spiritual ideals, romance and the tri- umph of humble truth" Springfield Republican.
 YOUNG FELIX by Frank Swimmer.
 ton.
 We refuse to believe that this ex- cellent story is anything but the first half of novel. It is much the best book Mir. Swinnerton has given us since Nocturne. and in method it is the opposite of that little gem" Living Age.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
TO WE'D IN PARIS.

Paris. Dee. 2G.-Announcement was made today thai the marriage of Alexander Tuck. Of New York. tn business on the Place yeudome, Paris. and Mrs. Eugene Phiibin. a native Of orange. V. J.. residing h Paris. Will take place tomorrow at the city hall in the sixteenth ward of this city.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
sIspINn OIL s1tnk

New York. Dee Z5.-The board Of governors Of the New York curb mar ket today ordered suspension in trading in the stock Of the Southern states oil corporation pending an in- vcstigation Of the recent relatively tigient Fluctuations Of the stock
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation.

The A. F. t- is national organization whi~h furnishes new spapcrS and adyrr- tsers with strictly honest analysis of circulation. our circulation statistics are based npon this audit This usures pro- lection against fraud in newspaper dis trtbution figures tn both national and local advertisers.
 The Herald is ou sale daily in New York al BotalNG News stand. Times Square Shutz News stand, Entrance Grand Central i2ud Street.
 Les Angeles raL: Arcade Station.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
EtASssSs' GAa E}. Yl

1T the child is iH tho right. and you are in the wrong. there's nothing to do but have recourse To dignity and spank him.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

When a headline quotes SJ many pounds 10 the dollar. one dofsn't know whether it means pounds sterling CT sugar
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

Correct this sentence; Hello. Dear" cried the husband: I'm al ways So glad to have you drop into the office this way
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

IL must Be a great consoiation 10 Ireland to know that she is controlled by British bankers instead Of the British government.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

There are two kinds of people who knock their home town. those whoI can't keep their meanness hidden. and those uhO cant make money.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

A girls father shouldn't be so sor- did as to look up a suitor's ancestry. All that is necessary is to look up his rating.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
HOLIDAY IN ENGLAND.

London Dec z6.-Today is q hOli- day on aI exchanges here and in Liverpool
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

The AssoeiatoI Press is exclusively entitled to the usr for republication of all news in this paurr and also i"naI nvws puh- lishcd herein.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

Still. it makes you feel good to go window shopping and see how many things are there you wouldn't have.
 As we understand it. New York's intention is to drive out all crooks who don't pay office rent.
 The Young Intcllcctuals who say Americans are afraid of ideas haven't yet offered enough 10 alright us.
 If man buys gifts at the ten-ccnt store. he hasn't bcen drinking any thing to make him feel generous.
 The candidate need not know how 10 split rails; but if he would find an issue. he must know how to split hairs.
 And yet ii snems funny tO punish one man for contempt of court and ict thousands get away with contempt Of laW.
 1T man doesn't read the papers and hasn't sense enough to form an opinion. he isn't ft for anything eX- copt q jufyman.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

MYSTERY RIVERS OF TIBET by F.
 Kingdom Ward.
 "The story Of Captain Wards journey through inc granite gorge Of the Salween is as good as anything in the fiction Of adventure that has been written around Tibet or the American Far West" Manchester Guardian.
 PAINTING AND DECORATING by
 the International Association of
 Master House Painters and Dec
 orators of the T.. s. and Canada. A textbook for the apprentice and iourney-man house painter and dec- orator.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

k. fife Institute ALONG THE OLD ROADS OF CAPE ANN, GLOUCESTER CASE FOR PROHIBITION by Clar- ence-T. Wilson & Deats E. Pick
 cit.
 THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
 by Allan Joseph Mclaughlin. l
 CORNER OF THE coTswOLDs by
 NJ. s. Gretton.
 EFFICIENCY IN HADES by Robert
 B. Vale.
 THE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF LIGHTING AND PHOTO
 METRY by John w. T. Walsh. | ENGLISH PAGEANTRf by Robert l Wilmington.
 EMBASSIES OF OTHER DAYS by Walburga Paget. "The whole book throws into strong relief the contrast whichevists in so- cial thought and habit between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and is a powerful reminder of the ex- tent of the revolution which the last fifty years have effected in the life of Europe" Christian Science Moni- tor.
 ENGINEERING STEELs by Leslie Aitchison.
 "The authors viewpoint is that chemical composition is less of inter est to the engineer than heat treat ment' designed to give the steel the qualities of strength, loneliness, hard ness durability. etc. Much of the the work is therefore devoted to dis cussions of methods of testing and their results. Well illustrated with diagrams and photo-monogrsphs." New Technical Books.
 
 FOUR ONE-ACT PLAYS ON CO.,
 LoNIAL THEMES by Dakota
 Playmakers.
 FROM INDIAN TRAIL TO ELEC-
 TRlCAL: history of the Atlantic
 Highlands. Sandy Hook, and ori-
 ginal Portland Poynt, one Of the
 first three settlements of New
 Jersey by Thomas IT, Leonard.
  HARVARD MEMORIES by Charles
 w. Eliot.
 "Thcse random recollections arc charming and valuable. and President Eliot cannot speak about the univer- sity which owes so much of it's prcs- ent place among institutions Of learn ing to his leadership through forty years without causing his hearers and readers 10 wish that he might speak moro frequently about it's past.---It is from bits of reminiseence that the book derives much Of its value. Its significance is more than local and personal by reason Of tho light which it throws upon the progress Of Amcri- can education during tho past seventy years" Literary Review. HIGHLANDS AND FOLLOWS by
 Dallas Lore sharp.
 Outdoor stories Of winter days in the authors Massachusetts, home"
  IN AMERICAN; poems by J, V. A.
 Weaver. MAN HIMSELF by F. l.. Hartt. "Mr Ifartts book on the Life of | Christ is brave, honest, brilliant and | useful. It is literary, even journal l istic, rather than scholarly in style, | but it has a background of scholar ship which is as accurate as it is 1 adequate. We know Of few books to | match if for sheer witness and pow CT" Nation. MYSTERY RIVERS OF TIBET by r.. |
 Kingdom Ward.
 'The story Of Captain Wards i
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
Memhrr of The A..cciatcd Pres.

The only profitable advertising medium in
 the City. Circulation books and press
 room atNals open to ada tcr1 isrrs
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
PERIL OF THE REPUBLIC, are we
 facing revolution in the United

PERIL OF THE REPUBLIC, are we facing revolution in the United
 States by ID. C. Brewer.
 The author finds in the alien in- vasion of the United States the chief cause of our peril and Of the drift toward political revolution. He ez- amines the changes in tho country due 10 the immense influx of aliens our failure to deal with the foreigner, our unwise methods Of Americaniza- tion and naturalization and the con- diiious we allow to exist which make tho immigrant discontented and ready for revolution. He then goes on 10 discuss inc concrete program for revolution which is being proposed by some of our aliens"
 sENDAR SINGH by E. Sanders.
 "A simply told story Of one of In- dia's religious figures"
 TINKER. TAILOR by 4. r. Herbert. MT. Herbert's verses are delight ful. clever in technique, pointed with good humored raillery and infused N'Ah say AibtMtFEr MT ahpfTDW ii- lustrations supplement the text ad- mirably." Literary Review. TRAINING FOR sECRETARIAL
 PRACTICE by Sarah Augusta Taintor.
 THE UNIVERSAL SHEET METAL
 PATTERN CUTTER by William
 Ncubecker.
 WHAT IS SUCCESS by Hogsr Ward
 Babson.
 "An analysis of success based on inc authors experience and scquaint- ance win Americas leading bankers, manufacturers and merchants"
 FICTION CRAIG KENNEDY LISTENS IN by
 A. B. Reeve. THE GEESE FLY SOUTH by Mary
 Bourn. ACCORDING TO GIBSON by Denis
 MscKaiL The best of Gibson's tales. all Of s.shfrh he rrefrrSed usere frue fs fhe
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

THE GEESE FLY SOUTH by Mary
 Bourn.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

ACCORDING TO GIBSON by Denis
 MscKsiL
 The best of Gibson's tales. all of which he prcteEded were true, is the
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

srNDAR SINGH by F. Sanders.
 "A simply told story Of one Of In- dia's religious figures"
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
New Britain Herald


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New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

MAN HIMSELF by F. l.. Hartt.
 "Mr. IIartts book on the Life of Christ is brave, honest, brilliant and useful 1t is literary, even journal istic, rather than scholarly in style, but it has a background of scholar ship which is as accurate as it is adequate. We know Of few books to match if for sheer witness and pow CT" Nation.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26
nrrInN

CRAIG KENNEDY LISTENS IN by
 A. B. Reeve.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

ghost story, though most are good and written in Mir. MacKail's usual attractive manner with flashes Of real irony and wit" Spectator.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-26

M. h. fdfSolls.
 "The whole tale is absorbing and has the ring of truth, even to the reader unfamiliar with conditions with which Mrs. Parsons is evidently conversant." N. Y. Tribune.
Evening star., 1923-10-05
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Fair and con-
tinned cool tonight ard tcm0rroW'
probably light frost tonight; gentle
TO moderate northwest and ncrtn
winds.
MaryIand-Fair. and continued cool
tonight and tomorrow: probably
heavy frost in west and light frost IN
east portion tonight: moderate north
west apd north winds.
Virgfhia-Fafr and continued cool
frost tonight In the interior, except
heavy In extreme west portion: mod
crate to fresh north and northeast
winds. 49,
West virginia-Fair and continued
cool tonight, with frost. probably
heavy; Saturday fair, with slowly
rising temperature.
Records for Twenfy-F0uf Hours.
Thermometers Pm. 70; p.m.,
SO; IL midnight, SIS; am, ~; a.m.'
~: noon, Sc.
Barometer-4 pm. 2s.s1: pm.
2s.s1; IL midnight. 1902; am. 30,os; !;
am. 30.1S: noon. 30.16. zk
Highest temperature, 76.0, occur
red at 2:3o pm. yesterday:
Lowest temperature. 43,o. occurred
at $3.50 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. 81: lowest. s9.,
Condition Of the water.
Temperature and condition Of the
water at 8 am: Great Fal1s-Tem-
perature. 7s; condition very muddy.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States coast
and geodetic survey.
Today-Low tide. 10:l8 am. and
1881 pm: high tide, 3:13 am. and
3:48 pm. ,sas
Tomorrow-Low tide, HOO am.
and 11:27 pm; high tide. 4:13 am.
and 4:44 pm.
The, SUN and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 6:87 am; sun sets
SAT pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises sos am; sun
sets 5:45 pm. @
Moon rises 12:T am; sets 2:5S p: m:
Automobile lamps to be lighted
one-half hour after sunset:
Weather I'm Various Cities.
Evening star., 1923-10-05
The Necessity
of Work
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.

A. good many platitudes have been
exuded from time to time upon the
dignity of labor. the rights of labor
and the Hike. but perhaps not enough
has been said about the absolute
necessity of labor in the production
against moral bankruptcy
The rotten spot In almost all of
the discussion in regard to labor is
that almost every one seems to take
It. for granted that labor is a curse.
II is supposed to be a lamentable
necessity. We know that we cannot
get along without 1t. but we feel that
It Is too bad! Most of rs work and
being good sports work cheerfully
enough. but we go to work. as We
go to Jail. when we have to.
This Is the fayorite theme OF the
gentlemen and ladies who write
about the devilishness of the rich
and the tortures of the poor. They
seem to take 1t for granted that
those who have enough surplus
games. invent and practice new vices
and collect useless junk are happy;
and that those who have to get up
when the whistle blows and labor
certain hours every day are wretched
slaves.
A favorite method of depicting
what a terrible world this Is We live
In is to describe the smoking fac
tories full of grimy serfs, the huge
office. buildings of the cruel city and
the mines and farms and quarrtes
where poor devils have to sweat and
groan that the idle rich may enjoy
themselves. That is picture OF
earth. He'll presumably would sim
ply contain more factories and mines.
But nobody ever imagined the saints
weaving. manufacturing or farming:
as far as I know have never heard
even of the lady saints darning their
own stockings or washing their own
undertakings, IL any.
Heaven seems to be place Of
universal and everlasting idleness,
except for such activity as may be
needed to qualify as a member of the
choir or the orchestra. And heaven.
as Mr.. Khayyam observes, Is but the
reason we Imagine heaven to be that
kind of a, place. a place of unending
inactivity and production, Is that
at the bottom of our. minds we all
want that sort of thing.
THAT Is. we think we want that
sort of thing. Really no one does.
What we really want more than any
thing else, what is an indispensable
necessity for our well-being, Is a
job. To speak with n1bre eIegancy.
the fundamental craving Of every hu-
man being. from the child to the
grandfather, is to perform some serv-
ice that is needed by others, to be of
some use in the world. -
In other words, the real cause of
whatever health, normalcy. song and
laughter there may be upon this
earth is our old and despised friend,
labor.
There is more human joy and de-
sirable contentment in labor's little
finger than there Is in the entire body
of any one of Prof. Ligacy's troup of
mountebanks. including Hi Jinks, AL
Cohol, A. Musement and the two
Chinese takers, All Sin and Lo Fling.
Evening star., 1923-10-05
3n M efi1oriant.

Drummer. In loving remembrance Of our
apIySs: aagghtsr; sister and mother; Mrs, MARY E.
bhUNNEh, who departed this life one year
ago today, October s. 1922.
Gone. but NOT forgotten"
FATHER. BROTHER AND CHILDREN.
DAILY. Sacred TO the memory Of my dear
husband and our father. Rev. J. II. DAILY.
who departed this life eleven years ago
today, October 5, 1912
Your pleasant smile made life worth while
which meant the world to US. FAMILY. .
HILL. In sad. but loving remembrance of
nv beloved and only daughter. ANNIE a.
HILL who left me so suddenly FIVE years
How miss the welcome footsteps
of the one love so dear:
Oft listen for hcr coming
Feeling sure that she Is near.
No one Knows the silent heartache:
Only those who have loved can tell
or the grief that is borne in silence
For the one loved so well.
DAYS Of sadness still come Ger me-
Hidden tears often flow:
Memory always keep you near me.
HER DEVOTED MOTHER
srsEd Sacred eRnS te the e
o. s. A. who was killed in action Hye years
ago today, October 3, 1918.
q. how miss you. dear old par Of mine.
his DE DEVOTED oTn FRIEND, LIEUT.. FRED,
AE1h6E6G. In. sad but loving remembrance
of my dear friend LENA WEINBERG. who
departed this life ave years ago today. Oc-
tober ., 1918.
Today my heart is heavy:
My thoughts all of thee:
How loved and how miss thee
None but God In heaven can see.
YOUR FRIEND. ETHEL I. PEARSON.
SHORE. In sad but loving remembrance of
my dear mother, MARGARET Z. SHORE.
who departed this life four years today,
October 8. 1919
This world may change from year to year.
My friends from day to day.
But never shall the one I loved
From memories fade away.
Every day brings back sweet memories
Every memory brings tear:
Deep within my heart / cherish
Thoughts OF mother" loved So well.
HER DAUGHTER. LOTTIE REDMOND. .
SHORE. In sad but loving remembrance OF
dear mother, MARGARET SHORE, who
died four years ago today. October 5, 1919.
Her well remembered footsteps
I'm listening for in vain:
And my eyes grow dim with watching,
And my heart is sad with pain
Can help but feel so lonely.
When her voice do not hear:
For words were ever sweeter
Than thy words. mother. dear.
stood beside her bedside.
And saw her pass away;
Oh. well do I remember
Four years ago today.
HER CHILDREN.