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New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
THE GRAND LIST

The grand list of s94.440.5Q0 which is an increase of s1,0SS,974 over that of last year, for this city, certainly indicates that we are getting on all right. thank you. Property values arc not lessening and will not depreciate in the future, now that the zoning idea has become firmly fixed in the minds Of the people.
 Supplementing recent editorial comment upon the advisabiity of having the grand list fixed before the tax rate is adopted and the budget while the grand list. greater by some million dollars than the estimated list upon which the rate of 22 mills was fixed seems to be quite an increase, nevertheless the increased income to the estimated grand list of s93. .500, 900 was used. would be only about s22,-
 
 sa2.000 greater income with which to meet the demands Of the city than it was expected the city would have when the budget was prepared,
 That is a pretty safe margin. It would seem that any extra appropria- ton. any additional levy next year would not ho necessary. When the grand list was estimated, for the bene- fit of the board of finance and taxa ton. the wise precaution was taken to make a conservative estimate. A man is much wiser, in planning his ex- penditnres for the coming year, to than n high figure. He will find him. self far more comfortable during the year to note that his income comes lip to cxpcctations--that hc can easily meet planned payments. If he sets that figure for his estimated income too high any extra, unexpected ex- pense, will he likely to compel him to go beyond the figures of his income.
 For that reason fl was wise, since this year the grand list had to be es- timatcd before the budget was prepar- cd. 10 make that estimated grand list small. It is proof of good business to find that the estimate was, in fact, smaller than the grand list proves to be.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
PAONESSA FORESEES
 LOWER TAX RATE
Explains Why Burden on Prop
 erty Owners Should Decrease

l More service for less money is tn, l keynote Of a statement made today b,
 Mayor A, M Paonessa in commenting
 on the grand list published in last nights Herald"
 said:
 '"rhe grand list just published b, tho board Of assessors is very gratify. l ing. IL shows a natural healthy growth 1 in our city. Although the board oi 1 relief has not yet finished its work il ! is evident that there will be no very
 material changes in the grand list; 1 Tn this connection it is well to con. s.der just what this growth in our city means to us and the bearing if may I have on the future. If has long been my contention that normal building operations increasing the value Of our real estate should take care Of the necessary. Improvements and the nec- essary expansion in the management of the city government.
 During the next year there vii be many Improvements demanding addi- tIonal money to install and maintain more permanent pavement, expansion in the fire and police departments. the hiring Of additional teachers which will be necessary in accordance with the plans Of the school expansion pro- gram. the further development of our system of parks and many other wise and needed additions 10 our govcrn- mental facilities. The taxpayers Of New Britain need not fear the cost of these improvements because instead of rising tax rate I am convinced that wc can take care Of all of these things and still have q lower tax rate than we have at present.
 'Thc taxpayers as q rule arc 'scary' of an increase in the grand list be- cause they feel that if means q gen. eral increase in property values which will affect each Of them. They need lave no fear Of this because in my opinion assessments on property are high enough at present and should not be increased except in few instances. And the solution is in the increases Of vaiues through building operations when one understands that the new buildings planned for or in the course Of construction which will be added to the grand list next year will run well into the seven figure column. Since this i4 normal. 1eaithy yeartU-year growth Of our city it will provide ad- ditionaI money from year to year SD that as far as I cau sc" inc tax rate should be lowered if anything as the ', ars 20 on.
 This is of course entirely dcpfnd- cnt upon the conduct Of city business and our boards and commissions. If .thay Hiii practice stTictest ocUn6my and give their best efforts 10 tlie man a agcmcnt or the city's affairs and each year keep absolutely within their ap- t,ropriations. then the little program outlined above will carry itself out 10 a happy conclusion t0 all Of us.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
INVENTION AND EDUCATION

i The first cry made against the use 1 of "ncw-fanglcd" machines, requiring 1 Il few men 10 do the work which formerly gave employment to many. { was that the machinery took the bread out of the mouths Of the men whose
 labor was made unnecessary by the coming of the machine. If was not re- alized by those who cried out against the introduction Of the machine. years ago, that inc men who would have had to spend their fife doing this work, might now turn 10 other pur- suits which would bring them great
 er opportunity as well as bringing q
 greater amount of wealth to the world through the new products which would come from their hands. More oyer the men who remained on the machines. in doing the work with the aid of the machine. formerly done by many. would become themselves more productive and, therefore. worthy of higher wages.
 In this connection the statement of an Ohio educational expert is interest ing and suggests that the same thing is happcnin. in education that occur rcd in industry when the machinery WAS iutroduced-to inc everlasting benefit of the world. "Thc typewriter and adding machine" says the report or this cducator's announcement. have cut deeply into the importance of the three old fundamentals Of cdu- cation. 'readiu'. 'ritin' and 'rithmctic -OrIy reading. amonE the three rs remaining uufnfiucnced by mrchanicai substitution. with tht decreased inn portanea or tbt former Fundamentals is coming an increase iH the emphasis on subjects giving the children the greatest smount Of eEcrcise for hleir highest TnentaI characteristic. the power of making choice Included in these subjects are music and the fire and industrial arts, regarded ny many as educational Tads.'
 There is TO question but that many uff sns'st th~ same time should be given tn the study of writing and arithmetfc that vas custom score
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
RUSSIANS ARRESTING
 LAPS IN YLADIVOSTOK
Naval officer and Eice-Consul Said to Have Been Taken Into Gus
 today Without Explanation

Tokio, March 1.-Additional ar- rests of Japanese residents of Fladi- vostok by Russian authorities were reported in Japanese press reports today from the Siberian port. Twelve Japanese now are held there, says a despatch. which lists Commander Minotsuma. naval officer, and vice consul Gunji as among the latest 10 be taken into custody. The others arc principally interpreters and stu dents.
 The foreign office here, still with out an explanation of the arrests, be- lieves that reports from lhe Japanese representatives al Vladipostok are being intercepted. Action 10 relieve the situation is expected to be taken soon through Minister Yoshizawa and Los Mikhuiloyiteh karakhan, Soviet Russian representative" in the far east, both of whom now are in Picking,
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01

cause of their war profits. It is merely
 an eye-opener indicating what their attitude toward former service men
 will be continually. Let them gain this
 advantage now, and there is no telling how long they will continue to hold 1 the stick over the heads of the for
 mer service men. They profited by
 the war; they are 10th to cease gain ing by it or to give up one small frac- directly.
 The other influencing fact is the many of these idealists who would not be paid for serving their country. that the rank and file, their fellow bud dies are feeling deep sense of hay ing been betrayed by their own people. They were promised everything. They receive nothing unless they have lost practically all their physical strength. Their love for their country is dead. The ajority of thcm-those who feel they have been betraycd-would fight before they would serve again. They would use every subterfuge to evade the draft, and they would feel justified in so doing. Never again" is their cry. Never mind how wrong the cry may be, it is sweeping the ranks. And, too, sweeping tn ecountry is the realization that these millions of men who served would constitute real menace to the country in case of another war. Call them ignorant if you will; call them anything you care to, but the fact that there are millions of men in this country today ready to gather under the banner of Debs or anyone else who sympathizcs with them, were an emergency to arise. Denounce this attitude it you will. Call these men unpatriotic. What, then, would you call father who promises generosity to his trusting child? What would you call those who use secret, unfair methods to oppose something that would take from them some of the profits the war and the suffering Of these very service men brought to them?
 We hope the democratie-pr progress combination will once more prove its strength. VI
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01

of years or half a century ago. They will refuse to acknowledge that there will come any practical benefit from the study of the higher subjects, which study may now be induged in because of the lesser need of working over writing and aritmetic. But just as the old quill pen gave way to the article of steel, as the handwriting is giving way to the typewriter: as facility in adding up columns of fig ures is not the asset it was before the advent Of the adding machine, and as surely as the introduction Of machi- nery into industry gave new wealth to the world and to the people of it, so surely the greater amount of time now available to children for the study of higher branches of education be of benefit 10 those children and to the world of which they will be the citi- zcns. Those who refuse to see the pro- gross all about them. from day to day, even, are handicapping them selves and, if they persist in their adherence to old ways. they will handicap those over whom they have jurisdiction for the fight in the world that each child Of today faces. Each sllch child Sholid bn uniting on now today, the armor that others will be able to avail themselves of, and each weapons.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
RYAN EXPLAINS ! NO DIVIDEND
Conservative Policy Responsible
 for Failure to Pay

New York, March 1--John D. Ryan, chairman of the board of the Ana conda Copper Mining company, in formed shareholders in a letter today that the recent decision of the direc- tors to omit the quarterly dividend was a conservative policy and that the current position of the company was excellent. The company earned ap- proximately ss,50o,0oo in 1923 in ex- cess of fixed charges, costs and de- preciation, he stated. and net current assets were about s72,O00,000. ,,> During the first half of 1923," Mir. Ryan said, earnings were upon a fairly satisfactory basis, an average price of approximately IA 1-2 cents a pound was realized for all copper sold. Since then. due to the increase of production to a maximum output, and the forced selling. largely on the part of custom smelters not directly con- cerned in either the cost of produc- ton or the price realized for the pro- duct. the market has been weak, av- eraging less than 13 cents 8 pounds
 Omission of the dividend, Mir. Ryan asserted, had not been caused by the fixed charges incurred in financing purchases of stock of the American Brass company and a. majority of the shares of the Chile Copper company, both subsidiaries.
 "The earnings resulting from these purchases have not only carried the fixed charges incurred in their &C., ouisition. but have paid a substantial amount in excess thereof to your com- pany proper. Without such earnings it is doubtful if your company would have been justified in distributing $s,- 900, 00o in dividends during the past xraa
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
OBSERVER
Makes Random Observations On the City and Its People

1 the meeting must have been sur prised to see four policemen in at tendance. No doubt many of them were annoyed. The police assisted with traffic prior to the meeting and then attended the session for the purpose of keeping order, if their presence was necessary. This is per haps the first time in the history of industry, in this section of the state at least, when policemen attended a stockholders meeting to preserve the peace.
 Announcement that Congressman Fenn had recommended Herbert F. Erwin, republican town committee man, for postmaster was not received with good grace in many places. al- though that was to be anticipated. l There were five candidates, all of whom were endorsed by men who be- lieved in their ability to serve well in the post office. Naturally they were not pleased to learn that their respective candidates were not con-
 
 civil service examination results, Congressman Fenn had no other course to pursue. The choice of MT. Erwin lacked the element of surprise although it was rumored that Con- gressman Tenn would withhold mak- ing the recommendation until the close of republican contests at the primaries.
 Soldier organizations are not happy over Congressman Fenn's selection. There were two soldier candidates, both of whom have taken active parts in ex-seryicemen's organizations Whether the former warriors will consider that they have been ignored remains to be seen.
 The mad hunt for the postmaster ship is always one of the delightful, if expensive, factors in change of national administration. It is absurd, of course, to change the postmaster simply because he happens to be q republican or democrat, but We pee pull do go in strong for absurdities in our political system, being content to give three cheers for Washington. JtlltTSoH UT defects which have cropped out since those estimable gentlemen betook themselves from this terrestrial vale of tears. A board of directors which dismissed an efficient manager every four years or so would soon be called to account by the stockholders. But We meaning again the pee-pul, stock holders in the greatest enterprise on earth. smile, shrug our shoulders. agree that it's all wrong and then read the advertisements to see what the movies" have to offer whenever our board of directors has brain- storm.
 Ii has been said that n good man cant be kept down. How much truth there is to this is debatable. But ecr- tain it is that q good man can be put out and kept from getting in again. gtit we must be getting along. We have an invitation to dinner dance, and that's so much more im- portant than trying to run the coun- try and scolding office holders who won't do as we want them to do.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
Facts and Fancies
 By ROBERT ouIELEN.

oil, oil, everywhere. except in the we'll the nice man wishes 10 sell you stock in
 Books are things you write a check for every month following the visit of charming young lady.
 If only a few people say they thought if would be boy, it's city of the first or second class.
 The difficulty in saving a good repu- tation consists in keeping the thing aliye while it's young.
 Home has one advantage over q winter resort. When it's cold the na- tives don't tell you how unusual it is.
 Perhaps an older man has more wisdom. In this day Of gold-diggers he needs more.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01

Our erouchy opinion is that modern children arc invited out to parties too often and out to the woodshed too seldom.
 Humans are frail. and even slight pat on the back may cause tho chest to protru1o aIarmingly.
 sophisticated people is one that buys tickets and then says: Now, darn you. entertain me
 i nick town is a place where there isn't anything exciting 10 do except watch a widowcr. An open countrnance is all right if # wouldn't oystd0 the matter when snceze is preparing to tmigratc.
 Any good town can establish q col Iege. All that is necessary is 10 find vacant ground aud q coach.
 still. saving ID for q rainy day doesn't require as much will power as saving up for dry day.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
Observations on He Weather

For Connecticut: Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday; no change in temperature: fresh northwest winds.
 Conditions: Considerable cloudy weather prevails this morning in the Mississippi valley and the Lake region but there is no well defined storm area cast of the Rocky Moun- tains. The temperature is rising sowly in the western and central sections.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity generally fair weather with slightly higher temperature.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
Body of Duchess of Genoa
 Laid in Tomb at Superga

Turin. Italy. March 1.--Thn burial Of the Duchess of Genoa occurred this morning in tho presence of tho Duke. his sons and Queen Mother Maugherita, Arriving at the station, the body was carried on a guncar- riage between lines of soldiers, and with thousands of persons thronging the streets, into the church for the brief rites there. The cortege then proceeded 10 Superga, where the ceremony of absontion occurred in the royal basilica, burial place Of the Princes of Savoy. There the body was laid to rest. with only the mom- bcrs of the royal family attending.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
IRISH IN SCOTLAND INCREASE

London, March t.---Within 30 years the working clas population in industrial Scotland will be predomin- antly Irish if present conditions con- tinne, said the Rev. Duncan Cameron at meeting of the Society for Con structive Birth Control and Racial Progress recently.
 At the present time he said, there are between G00,000 and 700,000 Irish people in the industrial belt of Scot land, while the native population showed q tendency to decrease.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
THE DISABLED

Turning from the oil mess at Wash ington, and forgetting for minute the anger of the American people that treachery and breach Of trust has bcen disclosed. there comes deeper feel ing of satisfaction that there is to be n beginning made of the more awful connection of apparent misuse of funds for the disabled Of the world war. Granting that no man may be con- sidered guilty merely because hc has been indicted, and that every man must be considered innocent until proven guilty. nevertheless the indict- ing of two men in connection with the Veterans Bureau affairs, bg Federal Grand Jury starts the proceedings which will end. it is devoutly hoped, in punishing those, if any there were, who have abused trust so sacred that the whole nation is appalled, at the very thought of it's abuse. Forbes, former director of the Veterans
 Bureau has been charged with taking q brbe; Thompson. Of contracting firm. is charged with indirectly having given bribd. Both arc charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and off, lenses against the government and conspiracy to defraud the government.
 We, of strong bodies, will fight for justice to ns, but we will put before our own struggle the cause of those disabled of body and mind If it is found that they have been betrayed.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
CITY COURT JUDGMENTS

The following decisions have been handed down by Judge F. W. Alling of the city court: For the defendant in the action of Peter Massey against Paul Simko, Judge W. r. Mangan for the defendant; for the plaintiff in the action Of Jennie Maietta against Sal- vatore Maiotta. J. c. Woods for tie plaintiff; for the plaintiff in the action of Louis be Lorenz against Frederick D. Tanguay.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
I1iExfm IN I1aIIT,

ronsiantinopic. March i.-The newspapers here say That q fierce'cn counter has 0ccurrfd in Hadiiler. q village. on the Syrian frontier. be tween French troops and inc Eraf- akin tribe wfth many killed and woundrd on bath sides. T. is said inc French had 3U casualties.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
PRESSING THE BONUS

< conference of practically all of the democratic members of the house passed resolution urging prompt consideration Of an adjusted eompen- sation measure Tor service men. The resolution follows:
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation.

The A. R. c. Is nat,onai organization which furnishes newspapers and adver- tisers with a strictly honest analYhs of circulation. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit This insures pro- lection against fraud In newspaper dis tribution figures to both national and local advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01

Correct this sentense: Please light it" said, she. as she noted the outline of ring in his waistcoat pocket: T really like the smell of pipe"
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01

Opposition to rum running may mean you are law abiding citizen or only that you have found some patent medicine that will do the work.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01

Civilization doesn't change things much. One generation gets rich by de- veloping natural resources, and the next by leasing them.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
New Britain Herald

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 At Herald Bldg, s7 Church Street.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01

The Herald Is on sale daily in New York at Hotaling's News stand, Times Square; Schultz News stand, Entrance Grand Central, iend Street.
 Los Angeles. CaL Arcade Station.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
Mer.ner nf The associnted Prrs..

The only profitable advertising medium Tn the City. Circulation books and press room always open 10 advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01

Mer.ber of The Associated Press. The Associated Press is esc;usi9eiy entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news pub lishsd herein.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01

"Resolved: That the chairman
 of the conference be requested to
 appoint a committee of five mem
 bers who are veterans Of tho
 World War to confer with the
 members of the ways and means
 committee relative to the form
 and substance of a measure pro-
 yiding adjusted compensation for
 the eX-seryicc men Of thc World
 War.
 Resolved further That if is
 the sense Of the conference that
 an adjusted compensation bill be
 pressed to passagc at the earliest
 possible moment"
 The strength Of the progrt ssiyc re- pubIicans at Washington has been shown. There has brcn shown, also. the character Of the propaganda which has been sent t9 epresentatives in Washington urging opposition to any bonus legislation. The inspiration Of such propaganda is now well known. Financial interests every where are against inc bonus and q great deal has been done 10 influence some say to rUmpel. rmpIoyes of great corporations to write individual lrttcrs to senators and members of congress dIsapprgying favorahl. actton upon the adjusted compensation measure that will be submitted.
 Confidently if IS helievcd that thc reaction from this sort oG propa ganda has sat in. Individual eases are known of men. former seryic" m~n. who took the Idealistfc position tBat ttey did not want to ise paid for serving their country. but who have altered that position. now that they have betn af- fected by two facts. The first Of these is that those who soined thr most. financially. through th" war arr fine violent opponents of any bonus. re- sorting in some casas to their iuiu- ence over their cmpIoyez 10 compel them to take an attitude against fl that those etnpIoros do not want to take. And this is said in no spirit of getting back ss such persons Bs-
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
TELEPHONE CALLS:

Entered at the Post orice ar New Britain
 as Second Class Mail Natter
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01

Aitruism. in most men. never de- Helops beyond the point of telling you what 10 do Tor q bad cold
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01
the human hide in itself isn't wicked.

A dentist says it is almost impossi ble to pull jaw tooth without pulling some bone. He must have been ar umpire.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01

''FHucatiouai met sss" haven't taught villages anything ,Acept that
New Britain herald., 1924-03-01

SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ss.s0 a Year. s2.0o Thtee Months
 75c q Month.