New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-25

without any explanation except tn
one word. Here" II was only 1
cent necklace, but 1t went straigh
from the heart OF u child to thu
heart of mother.
At last the worm has turned. TIL,
speed maniac is not the only danger
GUS person at large. A police officia
says that the man who drives slowly
In traffic is as much menace as the
man who tries to burn the highway
This Is particularly true where traffic
is congested and all vehicles are NOV
ing along at reasonable rate OF
| speed.
There Is nothing more exasperating
than to crawl along road behind a
driver who seems to be going nowhere
in particular and who is in no haste
to get there. He is usually ruminat-
ing on the beauties of the scenery
while the rest of his fellow humans
are anxious to reach certain destin-
alton. He is always at the head of a
line, having driven so slowly that
others ahead of him have drawn well
out of sight footing the horn brings
little result. He probably leans out and
glares at the tooter and continues to
meander along at a snail's pace, re-
CARELESS of the boiling spirits behind
him.
The, man who likes take it easy
makes travelling dangerous for others
ron HILL All cars will not climb an
incline at reduced speed in high gear
our will, oh boy-and operators are
forced to shift into second, thereby
slowing up their machines and ex-
posing themselves to being run into
from behind. In a long line of cars,
a shifting of gears throws everyone
out of pace, sometimes with unfor-
tunate results.
/ 1t is human nature to want to get
ahead in everything. Therefore the
average driver, following this impulse,
will attempt to pass out his slow
friend ahead. Collisions result. Auto
mobiles are damaged. Someone is
hurt. Then to pour acid on wounded
feelings, Mr.. Slow remarks: well,
he'd oughto know better. If he drove
along easy like, nothin would ever
happen to him." If the truth were
known, Mr.. Slow himself was respon-
sible for the mishap.
James j. Fitzpatrick's selection as
postmaster of Meriden is said to have
widened the breach existing between
two factions in the republican party
in that city. Mr.. Fitzpatrick had the
support of the Purity League" the
position of which is said to have been
strengthened by the victory of its
candidate, <-
After the announcement of Con-
gresham Tilsons recommendation of
Mr.. Fitzpatrick was made, the swivel
chair board of strategy decided that:
The Purity League" is in the saddle;
Dan Donovan will not have a chance
to win the G. o. P. nomination for
mayor; the incumbent, Mayor Henry
T. King, has the world by the tail.
Fitzpatrick's appointment was a
crushing blow for the "Old Guard"
the reactionary crowd which is shock
ed when someone doesn't fall in line
with the schemes that are Matched
over the cigars at the exclusive
Home Club. At first the news was
hardly believable. The "Old Guard"
had another candidate picked and it
was nothing short of lese majesty to
fout its selection.
The Meriden Record" which is re-
publican and proud of it, will not adj
NIT that any dissenson has been
caused by the Fitzpatrick victory. 1t |
says, among other things:
Men close to the present republi- |
can organization vigorously denied
that there was any rift within the |
organization as a result of Mr.. Fitz-
patrick's successful candidacy for the |
postmastership and the opinion rife |
during the postmastership contest that |
Mr.. Donovan would be the republi- |
can candidate for mayor if Mr., Fitz-
patrick was appointed postmaster was
branded as bunk 1t cannot be said
that all the republicans are pleased
with Mr.. Fitzpatrick's appointment
n fact there are many who are any
hing but pleased, but the prevail
ng emotion among all organization
republicans seems to be one of sat
sfaction because Mr.. Fitzpatrick was
chosen over George O'Malley, the