New Britain herald., 1923-04-21

been an open secret that a clique wa
In control Of the republican party an
the Herald" had broadcasted stat
ments to this effect, II remained 70
the clique to be indicted by member
OF their own party at the repubica
common council caucus last Monda
evening, The charge was openly mad
, thai the machine had stacked tn
! cards and that II was more intereste
In the success of j, Henry Rorabacl
than In promoting the interests of 10
cal candidates for office. II has beel
remarked that none of the so-calle'
machine spokesman took the troub
to deny the accusations, thereby ac
knowledging their guilt, In fact. M
effort was made TO offer testimony II
rebuttal either at the caucus or I,
newspapermen.
Many republicans are in favor of {
Thorough housekeeping. They arr
convinced that the ring has been I,
power long enough and that new
set of leaders is needed. Men In higl
places have held the party in Tho
hollow of their hand for many years
land have nominated their successor.
at will. The younger element in the
party, that is. those who have resist.
ed the flattery OF the shrewd old-tlm.
ers. resent the fact that they have
little to say In the party councils.
G. o. p. leaders are reported to be
mildly alarmed by the growing spirit
of rebellion, which was made articu-
late at the Monday night caucus with
Alderman Peter j. Pajewski of the
| fifth ward as the center OF disturb
ance. Not all the influential members
OF the party were In favor OF an open
attack on PajewsSi, such as resulted
They realize that Pajewski is person
ally popular with hundreds of voters
in his ward and In other parts of the
city as well. They know that the
good will of the fifth ward has high
value on election day and they fear
that the party has lost a golden op-
portunity to solidify the ward by be-
| ing more tactful. Some of the pow
-that-be will say Tut. tut and non
sense" when they read this, but 1t Is
the truth expressed to the observer"
by many young men who are not in
harmony with the policy of the
bosses"
A policeman must keep himself
well groomed. Although this ruling
has been part of the regulations Of
practically every police department
in the country since blue uniforms
and brass buttons first became popu-
lar, it now has been given an addi-
tional legal status. In Connecticut
now it is part of poicemans duty
to spruce up" and If he is not in
clined to do it at his own home. then
he must do it at the police station.
Captain Nicholas Calabrese of Tor
rington is the official who provoked
the official decision. Captain Gala
brese is known in his native town as
handsome man. To keep up this
reputation he finds it necessary to pay
considerable attention to his personal
appearance. Thus, one day few
weeks ago he found 1t necessary to
take a bath in the police station.
Unfortunately the floor OF the bath
room was slippery and the captain
and his 200 or more pounds of avor-
dupois fell heavily to the floor and
he sustained injuries which confined
him to his home for some time, leav-
ing the town unprotected, except by
Chief ELL" Nevins and the rest Of
the force. The injured official made
a claim for compensation. The in
surance company fought the case.
Compensation Commissioner Will
iams OF Waterbury decided that 1t
was part of policeman's duty to
keep up a neat appearance and
awarded Captain Calabrese SIS a
week and cost of medical attention
while he was incapacitated.
Twenty-Five years ago today, anoth- |
er golden page of United States his
tory was started when war with Spain |
was declared. The immediate cause
Of the declaration was the blowing up
Of the battleship Maine in Havana
harbor, but wealth of Ill feeling be-
tween this country and Spain had ex-
sted for months that time because |
Of the tyranny being practiced by the |
spanish government in the island of |
cuba, then territory of Spain.
For days leading up to April 81,
1898, the entire country had been on
edge waiting for the verdict of con-
,ress and the president, but the more
sober minds in that body had attempt
I'd to heal the breach by the use of
diplomacy Spain, however, carried
away with her success against Cuba,
the overtures of this coun-
ry with contempt and at last, the
patience of the legislators gave way,
md the conclusion was reached that
erms could not be arrived at except
With force of arms.
hmm diately upon breaking of dip
omatiC relations, the United States
to Madrid left his post to
eturn to this country. Straightaway,
he Atlantic squadron left Key West,
to blockade the harbor OF
Havana.
The events which transpired
throughout the war are too numerous
@ mention here but history recites in
glowing terms the charge at San Juan
ill. and the smashing victory Of
Dewey at Manila. the two events that
,roke Spain's resistance, and gave
'nce more glorious victory to Uncle
lam.
The Last meeting of the common
council was almost gala occasion,
With its big audience. Probably the
TRACTION was the prospect of fight
which did not materialize, but the
act that practically all the seats pro
ided for spectators, or audience, were
aiken, suggests what good thing IL
rould he IL all sessions Of the coun-
il were as well attended as that held I
ast WcdneadaY evening. Probably J