New Britain herald., 1924-12-20


 had nothing on the man who has the price nowadays. In fact he was a poor old boob who only thought he was having a good time.
 Sing a song of sixpence
 A pocket full Of rye
 Four and twenty blackbirds
 Baked in a pie.
 When the pie was opened
 The birds began to sing.
 Wasn't that a funny dish --
 To set before a king?
 It requires no stretch of'the i'm agination to picture the king re- ferred to in the foregoing jingle as being a home-brew victim. Lots of home-brew made today will have the same effect. or course the poor birds would have roasted and wouldn't have had enough pep left to fly away when the pie was opened, but when. you are full of that nut brown October ale made two or three days ago and still in a green state, nothing is Impossible, if you use your imagination.
 Ding dong dell
 Pussy's in the well,
 Who threw her in?
 Little Tommy Green
 Who pulled her out?
 Little Johnny Stout.
 The world is full Of Tommy Greens and Johnny Stouts. Tommy Green is always up 10 mischief and Johnny Stout, the pious little soul, is always trying to make things straight again. Alas, when Tommy Green dies he gets quite as many flowers as when Johnny Stout passes out of the picture. Such is life.
 Critics of Col. Bingham who fsd fault with him because they be- lieve him to be egotistical and se- fish will have their views strength en"d by the announcement in yes- terdays papers that heN-will make military staff appointments and will select the executive secretary and executive clerk.
 Col Bingham and Col. Trumbull of Plainville. who will succeed 10 the governorship when Bingham, at his own time, steps out to be- come United States senator from Connecticut, were scheduled 10 have conference yesterday. A news dis patch said that "it was thought that whatever appointments the govcrnor-elect may make will be agreeable to Col. Trumbull." There is no doubt that Col. Trumbull will place his stamp of approval on the appointments whether he actually approves of them or not. Hi Bing- ham is the big noise in Connecticut politics and Col. Trumbul will con- fine his criticism to a whisper, if he has been endowed with that wis dom with which his admirers credit him.
 It would have been much more courteous on the part of the New Maven colonel to permit the Plain- vile colonel to make the appoint mcnts. The New Haven colonel isn't going 10 be governor, except for few minutes, and the Plain vile colonel is. But the New Haven colonel has the pole position at the present time and his word Is law. Before he departs to don the toga at Washington he will help himself 10 the cream and what skinned milk is left will be distributed among his heirs and assigns.
 Only short sighted persons will find fault with the proposal to es- tabish q salary for the chairman of the board of finance and taxa ton and to increase the salaries of the mayor and chairman of the board of public works.
 The office of chairman of the finance board is one of the most responsible in the entire machinery of government. The incumbent must be man Of brains, broad vision and energy. He must devote all three to the faithful discharge of his duties without regard 10 po- lltiCal cXpediency. He should be one of the big men Of the city who un- dcrstands the manifestations of finance. If he lives up to this meas urc he deserves 10 receive q salary commensurate with his worth.
 In recent years the chairman Of the board of public works has been forced 10 devote increasing time 10 his work. He is no longer a figure head who simply prcsides at board meetings, In his hands are the destiuics Of a department which handles hundreds of thousands of dollars and each dollar should be spent wisely Rnder his direction. Aside from giving generously of his mental ability, he is required to give a great deal Of his time to the job. If city believes in paying for value received, he is entitled 10 an increase which will partly repay him for his eff,ats in behalf of the city.
 Hardly any argument can be pre- scnted against increasing the salary paid to the mayor, In proportion to dis responsibilities, he is the most poorly paid employe fin the city government.
 New Britain is growing, It has ceased to be a one-horse town, It must have talent in its city govern nent and talent demands a nric.