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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-01
BUILDINGS SET.
new RECORDS
Residences Bulk Largely in
Permit Totals

With building permits to'aling
ss,iSisso. a new high record for
March was set by the city hulldius
department. Robert L, Proctor city
building superintendent declared
Tuesday mornlnE. Last months
total Is nearly tS00oeo ahead OF the
record made BY Aareh last year
The record of March, combined
with that II tho two prrcodins
months forecasts a years total OF
approximately sss.ooe.ooo. as COM
pancd with the previous high rec
ord Of saasTt72o set BY is-s. In
tho first three months Of this year.
s.sss permits. with a valuation OF
yffiO6ss, have been issued, while
in the corresponding period OF last
year, s.AOs permits. with valuation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-01
q tasaa. sas. mern Issued.

q ttSoo.sss. wero issued.
Dwelling places have had promi.
nent part IN this years building ac-
tiyltles. Since January 1, permits
for Tsi detached residences, valued
az sa.toi PES. have been issued, and
it permits for apartment houses
have been issued. With a valuation
% u,TtT.ooo.
March permits were grouped as
follows Two hundred ninsly.ono dc
tached residences, SSSe. 500. rs Fac.
tories. sitb,osQ. II office and store
buildings. slissio: ak apartment
buildings. se9o.Boo. two assembly
halls. $500. and ssT private garages.
sti.Ie5.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-01
Prisoner Tried 10 Sell Coun-
tvs Mich Cows

Tom shaekclford went back 10 the
county stockade for SIX months Tues
dag. Judge Dalton sentenced him Tor
passing worthless checks and shsflff
Matt starSich already has Issued or.
ders 20 nail down everything,
Last time Tom was out there, he
tried 70 sell tho county'a herd %
mich COWS 20 a stranger while the
chief deputy was temporarily absent.
The transaction nearly went over and
sheriff starwich Is taking no chances
this time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-01
New Trainmaster

J. H. Robinson Tuesday assumed
tho duties Of Northern Pacific train.
master for tho Seattle division. lie
has been employed BY the road for
- years aud formerly ives chief
clerk.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06

thought by people who broke no laws
 previously.
 There is an old idea, and one which has been found sound, that the mo- ment man lets the bars down at all''-no reference being made here to the pre-Volstead bars-they all be- come weaker. It is very old theory, but it's age does not district from its truth. And a good illustration may be taken from the history of the very thing referred to, namely liquor. The picture of Joseph Jefferson, playing the role of old Rip Van Wrinkle, with his we won't count this one' as he raises the cup that cheers to his lips comes to mind. The first drink-and its results. The first breaking of a straight course of conduct, and its aftermath. A man determines to save money. He will not spend one cent for anything that is not necessary. He will give up smoking. for instance. Then, upon consideration, he decides that it will harm him physically to give smoking up completely. so he comprises on a pipe because pipe smoking is inexpensive. But he has let down a bar of that fence. From 1,a yaS, t, n af, a5n iS Sbnrt step. and from the cigar to some other purchase that is not necessity. The first thing he knows the whole blamed fence. with all its bars, is clattering down about him and he is proceeding thoughtlessy on his way without consideration of his great resolution.
 The Teapot Dome scandal is not, of course, the result of Nolstead law. Prohibitionists, some of them. will say that the law has done more good than a thousand Teapot Dome sean dals would do harm. Be that as it may. the introduction into American life of the habit of smiling over break ing the law, so universal since the nas- sage of that act, is not a good habit. Moreover the more general that habit becomes. the greater the area over which it stretches its ugly tentacle, the less beautiful will be the ideals of the citizens of this country. It's worth about.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
tt.RaIT MAAI."

They arr talking uoE about q graft wave" sweeping over the coun- try. inspired By tHe Volstead law and cuIminating in the Teapot Dome oil scandal Congressman O'su1iivan of Derby. declares that some enforce meHt officials. instead Of being put under civil service. should be put un- der lock and key. His letter to the superintendent of tEe Connecticut Anti-SaIo0n League is reported to state that the grad wate has resulted ih Isree measure from the cloud Of dishonesty iu mems lives brought about by tht hypoeriticst Foistead act
 Now while few people may agres with the congressman strictly, that The oil scandal is result of tbe Foistea5 act-and fer give any consideration to tHe modifying fin large measure" "a multitude 0f people ufn agree that disregard or tho la~. as such. is far more common than t was in the days nefore i la~ SIS passed which is constantly sioiste5 without ssri0us
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
IMASONS HOLDING | GRAND LODGE MEET
Annual Communication Opens-' 1 Election Of Officers

Hartford. Feb. 6.-The growth in membership M Masonry in this state the past year was healthy one, and there was manifested an evident de- sire on the part of young Masons to find some work to do in connection with the order, said Grand Master Arthur NJ. Brown of Jewett City, in his address before the grand lodge of Connecticut +. and A. M. assembled for it's one hundredth and thirty sixth annual communication at the Ma sonic Temple here today.
 The grand lodge was opened at II o'clock this morning by Grand Master Brown and associate grand officers. Prayer was offered by Grand Chap lain, the Rev. Alexander H. Abbott of Norwich. In his address, the grand master made reference to the death of Grand Trustee Isaiah Baker, Jr., of Hartford, trustee of the grand lodge more than 30 years and to the death of Past Grand Senior Warden Arthur H. Brewer of Norwich.
 He praised the work of the Eastern Star, especially for its work for the Eastern Star hospital at the Masonic Home. \ Deputy Grand Master Winthrop Buck of Wethersfield in his report gave an account of the special meet ings he had attended in his own capa- city or as the representative of the grand master.
 Grand Secretary George A. kies re- ported membership on January 1, 1924 of 41,205, a net gain of 1,524. There were 2,295 candidates raised: 97 applications affiliated, 41 reinstated and 1855 demitted. There were 5s9 deaths. The four lodges with the largest memberships are: Hartford, Hartford, 1,h42; St. Johns, Hartford, 1,sS6; Hiram, New Haven, 1,29S; Wooster, New Haven, 1,173.
 The receipts of the grand secre- tary's office were s112,S13.42.
 Election of officers was held this
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
THT, TAX RAFT,

There should be TO panic over the announcement of the fact that the taA rate would 1o s4 mills more than the rate Of last year if all the requests Of the various departments were to be granted. All the requests of the various departments will not be grant cd no matter how proper those re- quests may be. And this statement is no reflection upon the board of finance and Ia xatfon. either That body realizes that it is Hot running the city. II is composed of men who know the temper of the taxpayers. and Whs reslize the ffnpossibility 1f granting all line requests 0f the different de- partmenfs even some 0f the requests that the board deems proper. without bringing EeneraI dissatisfaction among the taxpayers. And tIfs board knows the present severity of the tax burden.
 Tho board gf finance and taxation moreover. rea3izes inc value and me- cessity Of compromise. In the matter of the tax rate there Is an annual con- nict betwen Inc departments and the taxpayers. whether or not there is 0ut- spoken evidence of t. The city meet ing board is supposed to represent the taxpayers. It's members being popular ly chosen and that board taking The place, in theory. of the old city meet ing. As intermediary 3fetWeen tho city meeting board ana the departments stand the board Of finance and taxation and the common council. The budget. I then. as presented to the common council. represents tHe eoupronise l.etwer the people and the depart ] rasnts which. in the opinion of ttt <, bosra Of fnapes and taxation. should
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06

be adopted by the representatives O
 the taxpayers. namely the city meet
 ing board. Not always does tha
 budget represent in fact, the bes
 taxation, but it does present the i boards best opinion as to the abso-
 lutely necessary expenditures. Never
 is the report absolutely satisfactory tc the departments-all of them. Never | is it absolutely satisfactory to the tax payers-all of them. But it is usually the best compromise that can be ef- fected, and the board realizes how much better it is to present a budget that will not be cut to shreds by the i city meeting board. In order to pre- sent budget that will meet witt, approval sufficient to carry it through as a whole, the board of finance and taxation cuts the requests of the de- garments wherever it is possible to do so without denying any department the things it absolutely needs.
 Last year there was more satsfac- ton than usual with the budget as presented. The chairman of the board was complimented on his work and the results obtained. The people may f1sl E.fa bat is ct lr- z hh situation will bring equally good re- suits this year, and he should have the peoples confidence in this work.
 The task of considering the different demands is one that falls upon the board alone, for the budget must be considered as a whole and the board alone is in position to do this. So, also. when the budget comes up for adoption or rejection by the city meeting board, in the form it finally comes to it. the representatives of the people should remember that, all though the various budgets of the de- partments are separate items. the whole budget and the tax rate has been carefully considered by the ex- perts of the board of finance and taxa tion, as a whole, It may well be, in other words, that seemingly unwise cut has been made in the appropria- ton for one department merely be- cause there appeared greater need in another department, for an in- crease. The amounts granted, while individual, all have relation to each other which the board Of finance and taxation has considered after arduous work, The boards opinion should be given great weight. But the tax rate will not be 3.4 mills greater than that of last year, a.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
MINERS ARE LOST
 IN FLOODED LEVEL
(Continued from First Page)

to 55 years. Thirty four of them were married and had from one to nine children each. Grief stricken rela- tives thronged around the mine shaft until an early hour today, and then realizing that there was no hope that their loved ones might be alive, sor- rowfully returned to their homes.
 Kainu, the last survivor to leave the workings told today how six other miners might has escaped had they promptly needed his warning to flee.
 He was working the pump at the bottom of the 200 foot shaft when the crash came. When his power failed, his long experience told him he was in danger, he said.
 Rushing toward the inner work ings. Kainu discerned in the roar ahead, wall of water coming toward him. Instantly he whirled, flashing back towards the stairs. meanwhile calling to six other men. warning them of the danger. They said something about waiting for the cage" Kainu said. The skip was then at the top of the shaft. As Kainu rapidly mounted the stairs he saw the other men caught in an en- gulfing wall and swept away to in- stant death. Just ahead of Kainu and they fled to the top. the rising water almost licked their heels so rapid was it's upward progress.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
woAIIsS's INTEREST

Nothing brings women more closely together, or men either for that mat ter. than uniting in a common cause. Nothing brings greater good 10 q cause than a united group Of support. CTS. Tho women who work together for the New Britain hospital have a more friendly feeling for each other when they work, together In thought is not in a strictly physical way, for the good Of the hospital. The hospital is the gainer because through a united womanhood there comes to fl q more general support from the women of the city, through a more general un- derstanding of the hospital and those immediately connected with it
 The other day Mrs. Walter II. Hart, chairman Of the surgical dressing committee Of the womans Hospital Board. reported that eleven groups of women arc al work every month mak- HE hhiElNdA AifssiAsS' lh' nshs women to respond to the request for old linen and cotton cloth to be used for these dressings.
 Eleven groups of women at work for the hospital means that eleven groups Of women are intensely inter- csted In the hospital and in the pa- iients who are treated there. The sup port Of all the women Of the city is absolutely necessary for the hospital do completely fll the great place it is destined 10 occupy in this city. Every movement calculated to bring the women or the city into closer reia- tionship to the hospital should be en- couraged in every possible way. The women most earnestly back Of the hospital are those most familiar with it. All women of the city would be interested If they knew of the devo- ton to the hospital on the part Of those der0ting their time 10 it.
 < serious attempt should be made by ali women to learn Of the hospitals work and the evidence CT this desire on the part of many is seen in this one feature above mentioned. As person remains always interested in the welfare oT one whose life he saves, or whom he helps. SD the interest in the hospital is most intense in the hearts of those who aork for f in ways small or great.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
TROLLEY FARES

1t now appears that Bridgeport
 alone of the cities of the state has a i lower maximum fare than the maxi mum of 10 cents which. obtains else- where. In other words the utilities | commission has singled out Bridge
 port as one city where the Connecticut
 company man not charge more than
 1-2 cents for a ride. while the maxi mum Is 10 cents in other cities. Thus there has been an abandonment of tho
 rule for which the company has stood. that all parts of the state should be treated in the same way
 From this situation is follows na-
 tura1ly that Bridgeport's appeal to the commission that the rate should not
 be raised. will not be within the re- cent ruling of the commission that the Connecticut company may charge anything up 10 the maximum preFi- ously allowed, BridRerortis appeal 10 the commission therefore seems to be based upon claim which can not be dismissed because of any previous rnl- ing
 Let it be granted that the transpor- tation situation in various cities diff fers. New Britain people have argued constantly that the physical condi- tions here make the situation sumh that a lower fare for short rides would bring increased patronage to the com pany-more than sufficient to make np for the increased overhead and the deterioration of the stock. The theory that it is bad business 10 increase rec ceipts by increasing the number of passengers carried at q lower rate, would not stand the test here, is the conviction. if the increased receipts were big enough to cover the costs which must be added 10 inc cost Of labor.
 The utilities commission seems al- ready to have made an exception to the general rules in the case Uf Bridgeport. No fault is found with the making Of this exception. The com- mission may find that. since Bridge port does not come within the present rule governing all the other cities, it should not be treated in the future as the other cities arc treated. No fault Hfn be found with such decision il it be made.
 But. if this situation results. New Britain people believe that New Brit ! ain, New Haven. Waterbury perhaps, and other cities should not be bound by the same rule. In other words if one city is to be considered in the light ! Of the situation in that city, withogt regard to the conditions obtaining elsewhere. all cities should be con- sidered in the same way. namely ~ifh . 2 view to the conditions as tg trans l portatign in those oth r citi=s. j
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
] 25 Fears Ago Today
'tTaken from Herald Of that datel

Henry Emmett left the city this morning on business trip to Chicago
 Probably no one in town reads with more interest the reports from the Philippines than John Burns, the druggist with George Bunney. Mir. Burns served with General Otis in Montana.
 William Middlemass. the well known tailor. is confined to his home on South High street with broken rib. He slipped and fell while fish ing at Hart's pond yesterday.
 Two Meriden young men were out riding yesterday. At Towers brick yard one of the wheels slipped from the carriage and the occupants were spilled out. They came back 10 New Britain for repairs.
 \ young man came into Df, kelly's office yesterday with a three-inch gash in his cheek. He explained that he had been out riding and had lean- cd over the dashboard. This had giv- en way and he was pitched into the road and badly shaken up.
 l.. Hoyt pease was elected secre- tary and George P. Hart assistant manager at the annual meeting of tho directors and stockholders of the Stanley Works yesterday.
 Announcement was made at St Mary's church last Sunday that a new parish residence will be erected. A collection for this object will be taken up at all the masses next Sunday
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
4 PROPER OBSERVANCE

Not because it is Woodrow Wilson who has died do we feel that the sug- gestinn that there should come a pause in the days activities at the time when the body is placed at rest, is a recognition Of a proper feeling. Not even because it is a former President Of the United States who was buried, does the propriety Of the observance strike up with peculiar force today.
 This feeling comes. rather, because such seemly action is in line with q sentiment that should, at this time and in this day be continued and per- haps emphasized more than ever be- fore, It is q day of the worshipping of the practical things Of life. the ma terial things The sentiment, the infiu- ence Of fine tradition is losing it's hold Men do not have time to spend or to waste" as many say, in useless forms. What do they get you?" is the common expression. Or that's just oid-time stuff"
 It is "old-time stuff. but it is bit of the old time stuff that we need more than ever before, now, when modern invention faseinates: when modern wealth, as men call money. Is aceumuiating in the hands of many who never knew even moderate means before. The people are mad for the practical, tho tangible, and they run about distracted by the thought that they may be 'missin. something"
 No athlete ever wisely trained for q contest without leaving for q little time each day the exercises that would develop his muscles. improve his skill. Looking al people today from this practical standpoint, they are not best fitted 10 obtain what they are after if they leave out Of their lives all thought of sentiment. of idcaIism. So even from q selfish aspect, men would do well to "break training in the in- tensity of their struggle 10 defeat their competitors long enough to get breath of the pure air Of something that takes them out Of themselves and turns their minds 10 the higher things.
 In broader sense, moreover, 1t may be said truly that BIS the flower practically useless. would be missed from the earth. so a complete aban- donment Of all thought Of the "use- less" the deeply solemn moments of thought Of things spiritual, would be calamity indeed. Today 1t is the thought of former Chief Executive of our country which took us out ot tine little path ahead of us. Whatever the cause tomorrow. and in all thc tomorrows that are 10 come may we pause always for this purpose as we paused today.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
THE SCOFFLAW
tBy Bish K. Ibble)

Now watch your step, you tippIing gink, they've coined a word as black as ink for all us guys who take a drink, and those who sell it. too. It car- ries with it such a sting, with scoI1, contempt aa' everything, with no respect for prince or king or men like me and you. Some man connected with the sdrys. decided that he'd give a prize for one bad word to em- phasize contempt for drinking gents. so "ScOfflaw" is the dirty name that copped the coin and won the game,-it makes us hang our heads in shame an feel like thirty cents.
 And so with "scab" that's been applied 10 men not on the "Union side" this name will be identified down through the coming years. Oh Scofflaw,- what an ugly word. cullcd from the dome of some old bird whose heart1css soul will not be stirred or softened by our tears! By Gosh. there ain't no argu- ment, we ScoffIaws should be well content with only half of one per cent,-tle law allows us that; so when you rave and shout for beer that's stronger than the brand called near, or speak of VOlstcad with a sheer, you're talking through your hat.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-06
Observations on He Weather

For necticut;--Elondy tonight and Thursday, possibly local snows tonight; colder Thursday fresh westerly winds.
 Conditions. The storm which was central over Indiana yesterday has moved eastward and is now central over the eastern portion Of the lake region with secondary disturbance off the southern New England coast. It has. caused rain or snow during the laA 24 hours from Nebraska east ward to the coast. Ii is snow ing this morning as far west as Illinois and as far south as Georgia. The temperature falls rapidly from Pennsylvania westward to the Rocky Mountains. Freezing temperature extends as far south as the Gulf coast.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weather followed by fair and colder.