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New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
MINIMUM WAGE DECISION.

The United States Supreme Court
by divided court, has held that the
District of Columbia. minimum wage
law, providing wage below which
women and children may not work,
is unconstitutional. The test case re-
volved about girl who was paid $35
a month and two meals a day for
operating an elevator. She wanted
to keep the job at those wages and
the job at those wages. The mini
mum wage law said she could not
work for such low wages and now
the Supreme Court has decided that
the law has no right to forbid her
doing that work at that pay as both
she and her employers wanted her to.
This newspap per is strong for fair
ness to women and children and
men, for that matter. Ten years ago
one might have said at once that
there should be some law to prevent
employers paying a girl such low
wages, even il she did want to work
for them. Such a law, one might
have said, would tend to raise the
wages of women and children, even
if it was not proper intthis case and
worked against the wishes of the
worker.
But one does not feel like saying
that today when the plain legislative
trend is to limit what people may do,
and tell them what they may not do.
There is some suspicion of fallacy in
the argument that If it is constitu-
tional to fix a minimum wage it is
constitutional to fix a maximum
wage; if the worker is to be pro-
tected, the employer should be pro-
tected. Such an argument might be
applied to man making SO day
when a law was passed declaring his
highest wage should not be more
than Sc. Certainly there would not
be general approval of such law,
especially from the $40 man. This
argument is unsound because there |
does not enter into discussion of the
maximum wage law the question of
health of the worker. He is not pre-
sumed to suffer because of too high |
wage as the worker is presumed to
suffer because of a too-low wage.
Learned commentators on this de-
cision differ, some stamping it as
wise; some unjust. From our point |
of view any law which tells a worker |
that she cannot make the sort of |
contract in regard to her pay that |
she wants to make, is an unsound I
law and is another step in the direc
ton Of limitation of liberty.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
FIGHTING MHOOpING COUGH.

| We are in full sympathy with the
| health board in all its efforts to keep
New Britain healthful city--and
the health Superintendent has been
active and efficient in this attempt
A delicate question arises, however,
about the boards decision to place an
arm band on children who have
whooping cough when those children
are allowed to go away from home.
The health board instructs parents
to keep their children at home If the
children have whooping cough. That
is where they belong for the sake of
other children-all the children in
the city. The health board is anxious
undoubtedly, to have such sick chill
dren kept at home. Would it be any
easier to make parents put arm
bands or their children, or to make
the children keep those arm bands
on their arms when away from home
than 1t would be to compel parents
to keep those children at home?
It is not joking matter, as whoop-
ing cough is not a Joking matter, but
it would seem that children who have
whooping cough and who stray away
from their homes or who are taken
out by their parents, are COMPARE
lively free of blame, being children,
compared with the parents who allow
them to stray away or who take them
out knowing that children with the
whooping cough are q menace to
other children. Viewing the matter
in this light it might be more fair
and Just, IL any parent takes child
with the whooping cough out or
allows such child to leave home. to
put band on the arm of the parent,
also, reading, my child has the
whooping cough"
More zeal should be given to keep
ing sick children away from others,
certainly. IT is not agreeable to think
of an innocent child being compelled
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
CAMPS FOR MOTORISTS.

That is what they are in theory at
bilists, and at first blush it would
appear that any city or town would
be benefited by establishing one. 1t
would seem that money would be
brought into town and much business
would come to merchants that would
otherwise pass by. 1t would seem
that well-conducted place where
touring motorists might stop for the
night or a day or SO, would adver-
tise the town or city and display its
beauties and attractiveness from a
business or industrial point of view
and would, perhaps, attract desirable
new residents.
But there is another side to the
matter. The ACCESSIBILITY of estab-
fishing one of these camps in the
vicinity is open to question. In de-
Gliding this matter weight should be
given to the information obtained
from the authorities of other cities
and towns where the experiment has
been tried. This information should
be considered with due regard to the
character of the people who would
be attracted to New Britain, or who
uDuld plan their trips with New
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

morning session today. The section
room chairmen reported progress ir
their collection of the class dues. and
the officers who are chairmen of the
promenade committee reported on the
work of their committees during the
past week. To date Miss Catherine
Callahan, chairman of room 30, leads
the others in the collection of dues.
The Senior High school faculty held
regular monthly meeting at 3:1G
o'clock today. A special time sched-
ale was in effect at the school this
afternoon.
The tennis squad will meet for prac-
tice in the gymnasium at the close of
school tomorrow afternoon:
All Senior young women who intend
to enter the State Normal school next
fall, have been requested to leave
their names at the clerks office as
soon as possible.
All students in the school who in
tend to purchase the 1928 Beehive"
have been requested to give their
names to any member of the board of
publication.
The young women of the school
basketball teams met at the close OF
the second period in the gymnasium
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
SPRING CLEAN-UP. a

The obvious thing to do is to en-
phasize the necessity of attending at
once to cleaning up our premises. 1t
is an annual matter and warnings and
advice concerning it are about as
thrilling as is lecture on the prone
ness of man to err. Seldom are any
new suggestions made about this
spring cleanup. Go to it," seems to
be about all there is to say.
And yet there is something new
this spring as there has been every
spring and as there will be every
year as long as we live. The spring
work this year should be in harmony
with the progress that has been made
in other lines; it should be more
thorough than ever before; things
should be done this year that were
not done last. A certain unattractive
feature of ones back yard should not
be allowed to remain merely because
it has always been that way. Auto
mobile dealers, for instance, would
not get very far if they never brought
out new and improved models. Mer-
chants would starve to death if they
did not take advantage of the things
that have been learned in their lines
Of business and if they did not dis
play the latest lines Of goods.
So with property owners and les
sees. Their back yards and their
front yards should be new models of
neatness and beauty-and they should
put in their lines" as early as pos
sible-get busy at once, not only be-
cause warnings have been sent to
some, giving them five days to clean
up, but because they should take
pride in keeping abreast of the times
in their private matters which are
always on display and in which the
public has right to be interested,
affecting the public as they do.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
THE ELECTION.

There is Just as much TO say about
the election today as there was yes
tcrday. There Is Just as much en-
thusiasm In the popular heart about
the post mortem as there was In the
anticipation. A contemplation of the
returns is just as full OF clevatng
thought as the empty pail is full of
water. AS one lifelong Republican
expressed ii yesterday Just after fol-
lowing years of habit and pulling the
top lever" 1T makes me ill---not
because of the personality of the men
I have voted for, but because Of what
many of them resent,--regularity
oneness with the machine" How
long said lifelong Republican and
others like him will keep on pulling
that stop lever If party regularity"
continues to be the sole requisite for
political success in New Britain, is
question that concerns the machine.
The common council will keep on
at work with the colors unchanged.
There will be one democratic alder
man against five republicans, and
six democratic councilmen against Is
republicans. In that big majority
there will be enough regulars" to
carry measures which the machine
thinks are important enough for it
to favor. The independent thinkers
OF the majority looking over recent
political events, are said to be in
business communication with the pro-
prietor of an industry new to the
city-an industry which is engaged in
manufacturing tombstones for the
politically dead. Passing to the next
exhibit we have, etc.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
THE LIP.sTIcK LAW.

The learned Supreme Court OF
Arkansas has decided that when a
school board ruled that girls In
schools must not use paint and pow
der the rule should be enforced, A
girl who had been expelled because
she powdered and used lipsticS,
brought suit and was beaten.
II goes without saying that II there
Is anything connected with school
girls that offends ones sense of pro-
priety II Ia the use of paint and pow
der and lip-sticks by them. Their
charm, of course, lies in their fresh
ness and youth, both Of which char
acteristics are tainted as their faces
are tinted when paint and powder
and lip-sticks are applied.
But one wonders Just where the
learned Supreme Court draws the
line. Would girl be expelled prop
erly II She originated a new style and
used the lipstick just underneath her
little, turn-up nose, or placed a bit
of her mothers flour on the end Of
that nose? Must the erudite judges
of said Supreme Court take lessons
in beauty specialization to find out
just where the lip-stick line should
not be drawn in order to keep within
the law? These problems are vexing
and breeders of terrible anxiety in
the minds of thinking people.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

Britain as one OF their stopping
points
In the first place there is the ex-
pense TO be considered, Such. a camp
would have TO he polieed, or, If out
side the city limits, n Waterman
would have TO be employed; other
wise II might become the magnet for
tramps. hohoes and a rendezvous for
undosirables II Is likely, also, that
the motorists who would make use
of such camp would not plan to
spend great deal of money along
the route, New Britain, not being
over-supplied with out.of-door places
of entertainment, might prove attrac-
tive only to those who were travel
ing as chcaply as possible.
These are only some OF the possible
objections that might be made to the
establishment OF such n camp, They
are not mentioned for the purpose OF
discouraging such movement If, after
investigation, 1t is decided to make
The experiment. They are cited
merely to emphasize the wisdom of
obtaining all the information posi-
BILE from the authorities OF other
cities and towns which have had ex-
perience with such camps before de-
Gliding 1t would be good move for
us TO make.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
NOT NECESSARY TO PUT !.
MARK ON EGG PARCELS
Unfavorable Report Made on Measure
Which Would Provide for Mark
ing All Packages.

Hartford, April 11.-An unfavor.
able rtport was received in the senate
on a bill providing for the marking
OF packages of eggs describing wheth-
er they are strictly fresh or not.
As a result of disagreeing action in
the house the senate reconsdered its
action in recommitting bill provid-
ing for the payment Of s1,s66 to the
town of Old Saybrook. The senate
then passed the bill.
~ The senate reconsidered its action
in rejecting bill concerning the, APP
pointment of state forester. The
senate passed the bill in concurrence.
Favorable reports were received on
the following bills.
Providing for the equipment of a
national guard air service squadron
with an appropriation of $4,000 for
barracks and hangers.
Authorizing the First Methodist
Episcopal church to sell and convey
property in New Haven.
Authorizing Fairfield to transfer
certain trust funds.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
tTaken from Herald of that date)

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Inc Dear Mute association OF Con-
hecticut presented Rev, william j.
Medurk or Hartford, formerly OF this
cry, win gold headed cane yes
lerday as a testimony OF the interest
ne mas shown In the association.
inc city election VIII take place to-
morrow and all voters OF the city are
asked TO vote early
John y. storey Thomas Stanley,
iatrick Murnane, Thomas Grove and
IT, u Russell were appointed COM
mittee or the y, NJ, i. As d B society
10 arrange for the annual excursion
This summer. The reports of the Of
ieers show that the society has
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
GILL OUT OF fight
FOR MAYOR PRO TEN,
CONTINUED from First Page)

declared that Connecticut as manu-,
featuring state would lose at leas
four hours a day in "non-co-opera
ton" as long as the railroads oper.
ating between Boston and New York
ran in conformity with daylight saw
ing time.
Senator Wilder, who is member
of the judiciary committee, said that
since the hill had passed in the house
it had been examined by school
heads who declared that it would
cause endless confusion. They feared
he said that 1t would change the
hours of opening and closing and i'm
pose burdens OIL the school heads
which would be unfortunate. He
supported the amendment as did Sen
ators Ellis and Blackwell, Senator
Blackwell declared that section one
would entail endless hardship. THE
condition is entirely tied up with the
| New Haven road, as dong as it runs
in conformity with daylight saving,
we have got to face the conditions
and not consider our theories"
Senator Suisman then introduced
an amendment to section two which
would strike out the provision pro-
vding for fine of 500 or ten days
in Jail for those who wilfully dis
played any but standard time. This
will take the teeth out of it," he
said.
Senators Pierson, Ellis and Trum-
bull then said that while they ia
vored the spirit of the amendment
they preferred to have the bill con-
sidered in a different fashion. The
amendment was defeated.
Senator Rudd, speaking on the bill
as amended, traced the history of
standard time in the state and point
ed out the reasons why it had been
adopted. He favored the bill as
amended, contending that the state
about the election of the first warder
and they look for the election of the
representative from the fifth district.
Last week it was reported that Pa
iewski would be candidate. He de-
MED at that time to commit upon the
possibility of entering the race, al
though admitting that he had given
the matter sor1e consideration. When
informed by Gill that he would not be
candidate, Pajewsl1i Immediately be-
gan to lay plans for an energetic
drive to secure the support necessary
to election.
On Both Tickets Yesterday.
The fifth warder has the distinction
of being the only man on the two
tickets at yesterdays elections that
was endorsed by both parties. He has
Just completed his first term in the
council. He was one of the most ac-
tive members of that body and among
other committees served as a men, (,
Der of the group of the council men, |
bers that lifted the municipal garage
from an unsuccessful enterprise, fl !
to a self-supporting branch |
of the city government.
Opposed 10 "Diry Politics"
Alderman Paiewski told the Her
aid" this morning that in entering the |
contest for mayor pro TEN. he was
not actusted by any personal motives, |
hut is interested in seeing that the |
city government is handled in bust
nesslikc manner and without dirty /
politics." He feels that he has won
the right to that office by virtue of |
his work as an alderman and finds
that his candidacy is meeting with
approval on the part of many of his
republican fellow council members, he
states.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
Dissertations on
The Weather

For Connecticut: Showers tonight;
Thursday partly cloudy and colder;
fresh south shifting to west winds.
Conditions: A disturbance central
over Ontario is causing unsettled
weather with local showers or furries
of snow in the Lake region and north
ern portion of New England. Pleas
ant weather prevails in other sections
east of the AIissippi river, The tenn
perature is rising slowly in the CEN
trail and eastern sections.
Conditions favor for this vicinity
partly cloudy weather and not much
change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
HUGHES GETS OPINIONS
ON WORLD COURT PLAN
Senator Watson Files List Of Views Of
Republican Senators Opposed
TO Joining.

Washington. April 11.--Views of re-
publican senators who look with dis
favor on some features of the admin
istration proposal for American men,
hership in the permanent court of in
ternational justice were presented to
Secretary Hughes today by Senator
Watson of Indiana, one of the repub-
lican leaders in the senate.
The conference developed discus
sion lasting nearly two hours, in
which the proposal was viewed in
every detail. including its political flu
tires. Snator Watson left the state
department saying he was impressed
by the logic of Mr.. Hughes argu-
ment, but that his position on the
matter was unchanged.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
Dunlay Becomes Partner
In Barry & BamfOrth

Wilfred Dunlay, who ,has been in
the employ of Barry g. BamfOrth for
several years, has purchased an in
terest in the business. Harry Bam-
forth recently retired. The business
will be conducted under the namdnof
Barry &; Bamforth for the present.
Mr.. Dunlay will have charge of the
management of the store on Main
street.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

to wear such brand when the par
ents are to blame, but It may be as
wise a preeaution as the posting OF
house under quarantine is wise.
The point to be emphasized is that
the children should be kept at home
while suffering from this distressing
trouble,
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
Opposed 10 "Dirty Politics."
REBELS CONCENTRATING.

Buenos Aires, April -1l.--A dis
patch TO La Nacion from Rivera Uru-
quay says that the Brazilian revolu-
tionarics in Rio Grande DO Sui arc
concentrating on Catty, eight leagues
from the Uruguayan frontier. Uru-
guyan troops are protecting the boun-
dairy, the correspondent says. Advices
from Montevideo say the rebels are
triumphant in the southern part OF
Rio Grande DO Sui.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
MISS DUGUID H0NORED
"BeeIiiye" For 1928 Will Be Dedicated
To Popular Teacher of Biology,
Who Is On Leave of Absence.

The 1923 Beehive" of the New
Britain High school will be dedicated
to Miss Sadie Duguid, teacher of BIZ
ology at the Senior High school, 1t
was announced today.
The choice could not have been a
more popular one for Miss Duguid
has been one of the most popular
teachers with the student body since
she came to the school in 1918. She
Is now out of school on a leave of
absence which will extend until Sep
tember
The officers and section room chair
men OF the junior class met in the
Academic building at the close of the
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
Gen. Pelle to Represent
France at Lausanne

Paris, April II. = (By Associated
Press) -Gen. Pelle, French represen-
tative on the allied high commission
at Constantinople will represent
France at Lausanne when the Near
East conference is resumed on April
c3. 1t is thought in French circles
that the Russians will be invited only
to come to Lausanne to sign the
treaty, when it is prepared but not to
participate in the conference.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
LAND ON TRIAL TODAY.

Middletown, April 11-Julius Land
negro was placed on trial in the Mid
dlesex county superior court before
Judge c. l.. Avery, charged with
murder in the second degree in the
killing of Walter II. Thorel and Ar
thur Swanson at Cromwell recently.
From the panel OF talesmen there
had been selected four jurors Zip till
the noon recess.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

Piutes who yearn to become gum
men without paying the penalty
should have sense enough to so east.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

Home, Sweet Home" is with us yet
even after an even hundred years. 1t
wasn't built by contract.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

A normal man is one who spends
his life wishing he hadn't spent so
much last month.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

the drug habit, but the profit made by
peddlers.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

A stomach that can handle any
thing is just an ordinary stomach with
military training
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

The only profitable advertising medium In
the CITY. Circulation books ard press
room always open % advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

Even now it isn't polite to smoke
before ladies. At any rate, not before
they light up.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

Another good sanity test is the pos
session of car that is capable OF
making eighty miles an hour.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
Membe, Audit pureou Of cIrcuIntIon

The A. u. c. Is n national organization
which furnishes newspapers and adver.
tisers with a strictly honest analysis OF
circulation. Our circulation Statistics nre
based upon this audit. This insures pro-
lection against fraud IN newspaper dis
p'.stiou figures TO both national and To-
cal advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

We fear at times that culture is the
art Of pretending to like the things
you should like in order to be cul-
tured.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

Scientists can magnify the human
voice 10000 times, but seem unable to
do a darned thing for the voice of
conscience.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

You may call this a democracy
when the wife of the boss calls on
the wife of the employee and takes her
sewing along.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

When American efficiency is ex-
tended to good manners, the hostess
will serve sheet of instructions with
each course.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

Correct this sentence: You are so
much wiser than l." said the boy of
eighteen to his dad, and l hope you
will advise me-"
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

1t seems unfair to ,et the movie
stars have dope and do nothing to
ease the pain of movies patrons.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

The reason some men tell Satan to
get behind them is because they wish
to set faster pace.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

It's a hick town if it still enjoys
Dragging about the congestion of traf.
fic on Main street.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

Missionaries must hurry If they
would get to Africa sufficiently
civilized TO furnish troops for the
Christian nations.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

In the old days they put citizens in
jail for debt but an Arkansas town is
putting its citizens in debt for a Jail.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
Member Of The Associated Pres,

Tho Associated Press ~ exclusively entitled
10 the use FOR Republication ~ all news
credited 20 II or net otherwise credited
IN this paper and also local news pub
lished herein.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
Facts and Fancies
BY ROBERT CULLEN.

War is just more complicated and
expensive method of making maps.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

1t is suggested that we all should
work for thA government and receive
a guaranteed living. The tonly new
part would be the guarantee.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
TELEPHONE CALLS

Entered AZ the Post once al New Britain
as Second Glass Mall Matter
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
New Britain Herald

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY
I. ISSUED Daily, Sunday Esceptedl,
Al Herald Bldg, 81 Church Street.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

TO have the class pictures taken for
the Beehive"
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

ss,oo Three Menths,
Use a Month,
New Britain herald., 1923-04-11

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