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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-08
MAKE HIGHWAYS SAFE FOR 4
TRAFFIC WILL Be new SLOGAN
N. M. a. to Get Back Of Road Legislation and
Will Care for the Future as Well az
for Needs of the Present

1.-THE N. M. AS achievements dur.
ing the past year have been the re-
suit of looking ahead. and by this
method 1t Is confident that It will be
able to have q clearer perspective on
every legislative proposal II backs
during the coming Congress"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-08

prefer to know how many hours are
left in the day rather than how
many have passed. And the black
smith who sits down works with his
feet as well as his Enthusiastically.
he has four hands. and he rests all
these when he gets up"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-08
Qualify Of Motor .Minda

saeratoFs pormItSs why 0ooS
psdsstrian cross the strsstT"
Quality Of Motor Minds
An interesting point IN motoring
s.s been raised by Robbins B.
stoeckel. commissioner of motor
s,sbicIes of Connecticut. In recent
address Mr.. Stocked declared that
many people do not possess the nee
assary mental requirements for
handling q motor car. claiming that
.mind" is just as much of require
rasnt as physical ability, knowledge
az the law or control OF the car.
where examinations are required
AZ applicants Il is true that mind"
n not directly considered as an ele-
naent in the licensing and that, as
a consequence, 1t is reasonable to
suppose that many people who are
granted the right to drive will d9-
yslop tendencies even more unde-
Hrabls than, let us say. drunkenness.
But there is another side of the ques-
ton to consider.
II It is true that the green"
driver is licensed on the theory that
he will improve with practice why
then Is It not possible for the ap-
plicant with a weak mind to become
better equipped as he proceeds to
become motor wise?
number of educators are au-
thority for the statement that the
automobile Is raising the level of
intelligence, which suggests the
thought that 1t would not be right
70 bar certain people from driving
cars simply because they do not pass
certain Psychology tests which are
supposed to establish their mental
fitness.
It has frequently been pointed out
that many foreigners, and American
born as well, who previously did
not understand plain direction signs
nor know line of law are now
greatly improved mentally. The
automobile is an education itself,
and it might even be contended that
to deny thousands the right to drive
would be to deny them an education
process which they would not other
wise gain.
The States figure that through
practice drivers will become more
capable. Why should the same
process not make for better minds?
Tell Us, Walt
Walt Mason sings good ditty
about how he sticks to the quiet
roads until he is competent to tackle
traffic. Good advice. Walt, but where
are these quiet roads?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-08
For Ivory HtIn&ers

With majority Of the States grant.
ing licenses to people who don't know
and probably never will know how
to drive cars inteIieently it 10 no
longer necessary to journey to Africa
for ivory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-08

When rain is likely to fall the Eu-
ropean tree frog descends from its
rercn and takes cover, often hours
before a downpour. while If 1t Is fine
and likely to remain 50, the creature
STAYS contentedly aloft
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-08

brand new names, the Tudor and the
Fordor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-08

u.re js something. to include the in
...rination Of applicants for auto
sssrators psrmitsi "Why does a
sry..trian cross the etreet?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-08

Walt Mason sings good ditty
about how he sticks to the quiet
roads until he is competent to tackle
traffic. Good advice. Walt, but where
are these quiet roads?
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
CiAiI SERVICE

New that lhp Governor has signed
the amendments "a the charter of the
riiF lhe mstler IF the elimination Of
civil service from the affairs Of the
paliee and fire departments becomes
ef imnaFlanes,
u Vas practically agreed that the
civil service examinations as used here
In these departments did no. da the
w0Fk expected Of them for one reason
ar another, The departments we're
handicapped in certain ways and
thera Was a plain need af a change,
A change has come IN daing away
with the civil service entirely. hut this
dnes not destroy the faith in the civil
service as policy, II was said here
that the faults lay In the manner Of
questions put IN the mental tests, that
the trouble as In the manner Of use
Of the civil service, mt IN the theory,
A nj this. probably, was true, perhaps
through no fault of either department,
The point 10 he emphasized Is that
the common council with the absolute
cooperation Of the boards. should
make an attempt to formulate some
plan OF examinations whereby the
good that lies in evil service may be
made use Of, and the evil that existed
In II as formerly used here may be
eliminated, And in emphasizing this
matter IL should be remembered that
the practical men on the commissions
and In the departments know he needs
of the departments better than anyone
else, Their advice will undoubtedly
guide the common council in whatever
action Ia taken. The civil service
theory should not be abandoned en-
tirely. There should be tests as TO the
mental and physical fitness for appli-
cants for positions on the police force
and fire departments. The local Of
hcials are well fitted to prepare such
tests provided there is complete CO.
operation by all concerned.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
DYING ENGINEERS LAST
WORDS ARE OF His WIFE
Warns of Danger to Spectators and
Tosses Watch and Wallet 10
Those Who Would Aid Him.

New York, May 2S.-Boys at play
were blamed by police today for the
wreck last night of a local train on
the Putnam division of the Mex York
Central lines in which the engineer(
Hugh Kirk, of Yonkers, was killed
and ten persons were slightly injured.
A timber had been thrown across the
rails, causing the speeding locomo-
tive to careen from the track, crash
into freight cars on siding and turn
on it's side, dragging one of it's six cars
after it. Boys on the freight car
loaded with timbers, are thought to
have INSTRUCTED the rails
Kirk, pinned beneath his cab,
warned would-b rescuers away.
II can't live he told passenger
and golfer who had run up from a.
nearby golf links He pointed to the
cloud Of steam from the locomotive
boiler. THAT may explode any min
ute. No use wasting your lives.
Here, see that my wife gets these
and he tossed his wallet and his
watch to the pair as they left.
The wreck occurred Just outside the
city limits. Tho train, crowded with
women and children, was slightly late,
due to the heavy Sunday traffic, and
was speeding in an attempt to reach
New York on schedule The injured
received minor cuts and bruises.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
WASHINGTON READY
FOR THE SHR|NERS
Next Weeks Celebration 10 Be
Greatest Ever

Washington, May 2S.-The nations
capital in preparation for the enter
tainment next week of the Shriners,
has undergone transformation I'M
paralleled even at Inauguration time.
Pennsylvania avenue, one of the
worlds famous thoronghfares, noted
for its broad reaches and absence of
overhead wiring, has become a for
est Of telegraph poles, while its spa
ciousness has given way before thous-
ands of Circus seats which crowd
its parks and sidewalks
The poles extend along the his
toric mile" from the foot of CAPITOL
Hill to the treasury. Between them
hang lines of festoons of electric
bulbs in red, yellow and green-the
Shrine colors-which illuminate it at
night as perhaps few streets ever have
been lighted. Adding to the beauty
of the night scene are searchlights
playing over the majestic dome of
the capitol.
As the mobiles" in their annual pa
rade, the feature event of Shrine
week leave the avenue and negotiate
the treasury block" on 18th street,
they will turn into the garden of
Allah" covering the three squares in
front of the treasury, White House
and State, War and Navy building
Here rows of towering Egyptian col
umns, decorated in the art Of the time
of the Pharaohs, reproduce the tenn
pie of Ammon at karnak and the
temple of Isis at Philae.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
GETTING AROUND yoLsTEAD

1t now appears that American au-
thorities deeply concerned over the
situation which makes it unlawful for
foreign ships to bring liquor within
three miles Of our shores, even though
the law Of the land Of those ships de-
mands liquor be furnished to crews,
may get around the Volstead law and
the decision OF the court by allowing
such foreign ships to bring the liquor
in II 1t is listed as medicine" Thus
there develops another hypercritlcal
position due to the improperly drawn
enforcement law.
Congress has practically held that
liquor may be medicine. 1t Is allowed.
In the Volstead law. that a certain
amount might be prescribed in this
country as medicine. Similarly It
would be perfectly proper to allow
foreign ships to bring In liquor for
medicinal purposes only. But the
court has said such ships must not
bring 1t In at all. Moreover the liquor
arranged for by the laws of other
countries to be served to the crew is
not regarded by those countries as
medicine: there is no provision made
for giving it only in case of sickness.
True, the public sentiment of those
countries may be that men of the
crew would suffer physically If de-
prived of their customary quota of
liquor, but so it is that they would
suffer If deprived of their usual
amount of food. And yet food Is not
characterized as medicine anywhere.
In order to reconcile the present /
laws of this land and the decision of
the court, with the laws of other /
lands, we are forced, through our
Treasury department. to call some
thing medicine which, as viewed by /
those other countries, is not medicine
in all cases. The Nolstead law thus
again appears as one which must be
changed in some particulars, at least
( we will maintain our national repu-
ion for straight, square dealing, free
rom the faint of hypocrisy. 1t will
,e well, when any change Is made, to
,e sure that such change is proper in
very detail.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
NEW BRITAIN GETS OFFICERS
IN DIST. EPWORTH LEAGUE
Three Members Prom This City Elect
ell to Responsible Posts
At Ncridcn Meeting

The New Haven district Epwortl
League Of the New York east confer
ence held its annual convention in the
First Methodist church, Meriden, Sat
urday May 2G.
The convention was vel! attended,
delegates being present from all over
the district.
Two splendid addresses were part
of the program. The afternoon adj
dress was given by Prof. ]. w. Hewitt
of Wesleyan university, layman of
the church.
The evening address was delivered
by Rev G. +, Armitage of New York.
The annual business meeting held
in the afternoon was the important
feature of the day Plans for the
coming year We're lively discussed and
adopted. Tho league is planning a big
advance in its work.
Officers for the coming year were
elected as follows: President, J. Elmer
Cavelti. Wesleyan university, Middle
town: corresponding secretary, Miss
Winifred +. Barnes, East Berlin;
recording secretary. Miss Anna W.
Ward, New Britain; treasurer, How
ard G. Doolittle New Britain; first
vice president, l.. l.. Gilbert, Jr,, Sum
old Kicffer, Hartford; third vice
president, Arthur Booth. Waterbury:
fourth vice president, Oliver II. Mich
oils, New britain; fifth vice president,
Mrs. Frank Chaplin, Waterbury.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
Nd PARK DANCES ON
SUNDAY, HART SAYS.
Police Department Head Explains
Reasons for His New Ruling

There will he no Sunday dancing al
picnic parks in New Britain, Chief
William c, Hart of the police depart.
ment Is adamant on this ruling.
stating positively that the lid would
lac elamRed down,
The chief Vas prompted to shut
dawn on Sunday dances at picnic
parks this year because of numerous
complaints received by him last
summer, To-Day he told a reporter
that he would not allow Sunday
dancing al seheutzen mark, Quartet
Club park and a park on Pennington
avenue owned by Thomas Tuskawski,
The conduct OF people AT some of
these places last summer Is re-
sponsible, Aeighhors complained Of
the noise and other unpleasant
FEATURES In connection with outings,
II don't believe Sunday is the day
people ought TO be dancing" Chief
Hart told the Herald" ITS all
right If they want 10 have band
concert but there il a general senti-
ment against dancing on aaneay and
I'm not going to allow H."
~ hsaibsHAttl Abhh paw Nv hptSe
headquarters yesterday over the Sun
day dancing question. Members OF a
committee of a Russian society called
Mt headquarters and registered re-
monstranee with Captain George ],
Kelly because q policeman had
stopped dancing at a park where
they were holding a picnic, Captain
Kelly informed the men that he could
do nothing for them az Chief Hart. |
who issued the order prohibiting
dancing In parks on the outskirts OF
the city on Sundays, was not In the |
city and could not be reached.
The committee members stated that
unless there has been n law passed /
prohibiting dancing, they believed 1t
unfair TO put down the lid at this
time. They also said that they had
tickets printed. advertised the dance
and the order of the chief relayed by
he policemen on duty cast a gloomy
spell over the entire affair.
Relative to the claim that patrons
we're disappointed on arriving at the
park, the captain told the committee
hat Chief Hart told representatives OF
he society n few DAYS ago that dane
ng would be prohibited. The
mem bers claim 1t was not a public
.athering and only members were In
attendance.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
A Shameful RECnnn

New Britain had tho worst record
for automobile accidents Of any city in
the state for the week ending May o,
considering its size. number of ears
registered and population, This is bad
advertising for this city. An orthodox
town booster might urge that the
less said about II the better. II is not
well 10 put New Britain In this light,
But boosting ones own city should
not be carried 10 the extent OF keeping
quiet about shameful facts whore life
Is Mt stake and where there is any
possibility OF making life safer. II II
small community indeed which re-
fuses TO see Its own faults and 10 try
to correct them. This fault can be cor
rected and every driver Of an antomo-
bile should have hand In correcting
1t as well as every person who uses
the streets at all.
There are many accidents caused by
the thoughtessness OF someone who
does not figure In the accident. A
pedestrian, darling out onto the street
from behind an obstruction. perhaps,
may cause the driver of some car to
swerve to avoid running the pedes-
trian down. and in so doing may run
into another car. The two drivers are
hA tY, afI
the accident-and neither may be at
all to blame. The pedestrian, whose
careless action caused the trouble, is
not mentioned.
But drivers of cars are the ones
who usually have the situation in their
hands. A person who has had an ac-
cident Is usually careful for some time /
thereafter Those who figured in those
accidents which made up this bad |
record may never figure in another.
But their experience should warn
others. Every driver of a car or truck
should make 1t his personal business
to see to 1t that he or she, at least, /
does not do anything to bring repeti-
ton of this condition where this city
stands so low in the list of cities
where automobiles are driven. IT is
an admitted fact that some people
never have automobile accidents.
Why? Every automobile driver should
seek to enter that class
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28

Ahase tendency is 20 do al things pos
sihle fer lah0r, Is IN 3 anandrg, The
onlr NAY 10 consider The question,
then, Il IN the light At what is hest
for thu eonntrg-the greatest gead 10
ihe greatest number And this II would
seem, h the proper way "a consider
every similar question, A revision Af
the immigration law Is demanded in
many quarters. There Is one stand,
however, that should be taken what
ever change is made, Never again
should this country open its doors TO
unrestricted immigration,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
GIRL TRIES SUICIDE
II Year Old Miss Watles Into Deep
Water on bridgeport in Attempt to
Take Own Life.

Bridgeport. May ga seventeen
year old girl, who says she is French
Lcefell of f42nd street, New j DIRK
city, just after 2 o'clock yesterday
morning Waded into thu water off Sea-
side park bathing beach in an at
tempt, police say TO commit suicide.
She left a mott on the sands in which
a hurried farewell message was writ
ten to an unnamed sweetheart. Joseph
G",d, passing in his automobile, saw
iici fonndering about IL the shallow
water and h plunged IN after hei
Gold sped with the girl TO Bridge
port hospital. She refused to talk
with police or give any particulars of
her attempt to die. She refused to
sly who arc her parents or when she
came to this city.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
THE EIGHI-HOIR DAY

The committee of the America n
Iron and Steel Institute has reported
that the reduction Of the twelve hour
day to eight hours Is not feasible at
this time. Whether or not there is any
soundness in the other reasons the
committee gives, certainly there is
labor makes 1t a practical impossibili-
ty just now.
be reduced to eight hours, there
would have to be three shifts instead
of two at present The work must be
carried on continuously; there may be
no idle hours. So there would have
to be three shifts--an extra shift Of
men employed all over the country. It
is estimated that this would necessi-
tate finding some 10000 more workers
and 1t can't be done. OF this fact
then. there is little doubt
mus the SITUATION arises tnat be
cause of the scarcity OF labor Iaborers
in this industry at least suffer, while
the scarcity of labor generally benefits
the individual laborer in other fields.
The less the supply Of labor, of course.
the higher the wages which rule. That
the immigration law is to blame for
This scarcity OF labor there is likewise
little question. Lifting the bars to i'm !
migration would help the steel work |
srs. provided it be admitted that they /
va nj the eight hour day. but would /
BE- opposed by workers In other fields.
rhis is one instance when a person /
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
SCIENCE AND RELIGION,

The New York World calls atten-
tion to the statement issued over sig
natures of forty distinguished Ameri-
cans holding that there is no an
ion." 1t says. editorially, that bis
hops. college presidents and presi-
ers, statesmen, railroad executives.
physicists and other representative
ton of belief in a Divine purpose
working tremendously through relig-
that the statement holds that they
supplement each other and are both
necessary for the life, the progress
and happiness of the human race"
This is a portion of such statement:
1t Is a sublime conception Of
God which is furnished by science
and one wholly consonant with
when It represents Him as reveal
ing Himself through countless
ages In the development of the
earth as an abode for man and
In the age-long inbreathing of
life into its constituent matter,
eliminating in man with his spir-
itual nature and all his God-lilSe
powers,
It would seem that a person who
clings to his religious faith in the face
of criticism Of old theories Of relig-
ion now seen under a new light, would .
find comfort and strength in tho /
words of such statement, Moreover
1t would seem that the scientist who
refuses to give up the faith in things /
Divine which has inspired him, would
find comfort here. too. 1T would seem
that there might be no higher con-
ception OF Cod than this which pre-
sents Him as showing Himself in the
achievements of the minds Of men
minds inspired by that God who lives
in everything about ns. The NOM
cnt human being binds himself to
more or less materially pictured hi
vinity Of other times, and refuses to
believe that there may bo no advance
In knowledge Of this most important
Of all things although he will
admit the truth of new thought in
matters Of Infinitely less importance.
that moment he belitties God and His
great plan, His development Of char
icter Well may the most devout ,
Christian and believer welcome Il
statement of this character, and glad :
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28

The VAR social al the Center church
last evening vas well attended, Pro-
fessaF T, +, Laubin presided At ths
piano and others entertained with
Noral saias,
Councilman r, n. smith Is con-
'hNed to his home hg an attack Of
illness
Mrs, John n, farf af i.asalle street
informed the police that elaihes line
thieves were abroad last night, They
removed the washing from the line
In the rear Of Mrs, Fairs home, She
valued the missing pieces at about
as,
Miss Martha Rnrdiek had two flnr
gers on her right hand badly smashed
a. y, 4, r. e0rhin's factory this m0rns
ing, She was attended by DR., STYLES
who managed TO avoid amnniation,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
SPEAKERS LIST REVISED
Revision of Schedule of Veterans Who
viii Address Pupils Announced BY
Frederick v. Strecter.

Since announcement was made by
+. V. Streeter of the speakers chosen
to address pupils in the public and
parochial schools tomorrow. revisions
have been made necessary, MIR.
Streeter announced the following
changes today.
Academic High school, Sis a. m,
Commander s. II. Wood, w, 7.
Squires,
Second division, a:15, tombstone
Vance, H. C. Ginsberg.
Camp school, II a. nl.,. w, B. Ross
berg, Edward Hildebrandt.
Rockwell school, 8 q. M, Rodman
Chamberlain, Roy tEnsminger
Morris school, 1850 p. m.t E. r.
Hitchcock, +. kinderlaird.
Bartlett school. 2 p. M. r. Vance,
A. W. Piper
East street school. 1880 a, M. l..
d. Penfield, Ike Hills.
Smalley school, 1890 a. M, Charles
Fuller, Harry Scheuy.
Open Air school, 10 a. M. Mrs. Lii
lian Pierce.
Elm street school, $3.50 p. m, w.
Dyson.
Smith school, 8 a, n,, Frederick
lrleischauer. John A. Dunbar.
Sacred Heart school, J. G. Hender-
son. Edward Ogren.
ST. Marys school, 1850 p. M, w. J.
Rawlings. Curtis Sheldon.
St Joseph's school, 3 p. m, w. Z.
Latham, r. H. Burr
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
Is Years Ago Today
tTaken from Herald of that date)

James Hogan, a fve-year- old boy.
fell from a veranda at his home on
fremont street and was severely in
jured. His collar bone was broken.
II was set by Dr. Irving.
The formal opening of White Oak
Park will be on Memorial Day. The
Philharmonic band will give a con-
cert from until ) in the afternoon.
n. VI. Cohen. the dog catcher, has
declared war on all unlicensed
CANNES. Mr.. Cohen will take the
field next week, he states.
f. Gcers will open his season at
Charter Oak Park. July 4. He win
soon start TO ship from Lexington.
Ky. TO Hartford.
William Doyle has purchased a fast
roadhorse II is said that he is get
ting ready for the outdoor racing sea-
sen.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-28
Dissertations ON
The Weather

For Connecticut Fair tonight and
Tuesday, little change in tend psrature
gentle 10 moderate variable winds,
Conditions; Unsettled weather with
light local showers prevails this moFn-
ing from the Gulf n0rihward 10 the
Lake region and from Colorado asst
ward 10 Pennsylvania, 1.-THE pressure
areas are moving slowly across the
country and arc consequently not pro-
dueing sudden changes in the weather,
Conditions favor for this vicinity
partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled
weather and not much change in
temperature.