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New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
DEpAIiTMENT BILLS

Bills in the amount of s95,376.30 have been approved by the finance committee of the common council and will be offered to the council for pay ment tonight Following is the list of departmental charges:
 Incidentais. ss4s.aS: physicians bills, s567.75; interest and discount, s57,t73.75; city hall commission. s334.6s; municipal comfort station, sl7.7O; municipal ice fund. $40; muni- cipal home service bureau. s9.50; municipal garage commission, s46O.79; board of park commissioners, s330.42; board of health, regular bills si,256.43. New Britain Sanatorium, sgO0.9s; board of police commission CTS, s4S9.77; board of fire commis- sioners. s2,0s2.37; street department, sf,1o9.66; sewer construction, sf,- s2g.92; strcte lighting. s2,S29.7S: sewer maintenance, s3S5.04: subway department, s4O.26: street improve ment, s2.tG7.3S; board of public char ities. s7,aST52: board of water com missioncrs. s15,O37.52.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
"ROOT RECOVERING"

When q newspaper headline such
 as this is noted, Root Recovering,
 and the thoughts come that perhaps
 he has been near death---that surely
 he will not continue for many years
 to be active in the country's affairs,
 we begin to think about--well, things in general. As far as the man person. ally is concerned his own sickeess is
 but the inspiration of long train of thought. Root has meant something to this country and to the world. It was he who outlined the plan for the World Courts procedure. He has made his stamp upon history. But 1t is not the man himself who is respon- sible for the greater thought. It is the fact that he is but one of many who have really counted in progress. He. like many others, living and dead, has given wealth to the world more lasting than the greatest material for tune. To have been that sort of addi- ton to the thought of men and women now living and those who will live here hereafter, is something tre- mendously worth while.
 Perhaps, in our own little business or work, we feel that we simply can not make any imprint upon history We may live and die without feeling that one thought Of ours, one decd, will live after us. There would not bo the slightest change in world affairs had we not lived. But we are tied: we cant change things.
 We, all of us, can change things just by holding a thought as this and other thoughts like if. We can change things by broadening our vision. And into that broader vision may come the sight of an opportunity, seemingly small to us, but perhaps planting q seed that will develop into something great. The great name is not necessary. It is the results that count. And the moral of the thought Is simply expressed in Broaden our yision."
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

until the bonus is mentioned. When that subject comes up the young mans eyes flash, his first words are loud-and then he settles down quiet ly, somewhat grimly, to say few words.
 "Yes, I served in France" he says T gave up not much of position, but I was knocking down s100 a month. didn't do much in France except what most of the fellows did. wasn't wounded, but lot offthem were hurt my buddies. l wasn't decorated and when the armistice came I came home. I got my job back and am working at it now. The fellow just below me before join% the army gets twice what l get, but I'm a lot better off than most of the fellows that came home with me"
 Then the young man paused. He glanced out of the window of the car but seemed to see not the open, quiet fields. Rather he saw something that brought a queer light to his eyes. He turned to his companion again. . But the bonus, We are fighting for it. We won't get it.. And, I'll just tell you this. If another war should come and they drafted me I'd stand up with d man like Debs and fight like hell, not against serving my country, but against being made the goat-and there would be thousands of others there by my side, with Dehs, refusing to obey the orders that would make us the goats again"
 This phase of the bonus question is worth thinking about when the glori- ous cloud of idealism is pierced by the vision of the ordinary man in that train.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
SALARE-IS GENERAL

There is just one additional point for all of Us to consider in the matter of salaries Of city employees. The point should be considered, also. by those receiving salaries from the city.
 The people to whom the city pays salaries are the people who are in q position to keep down city expenses, to prevent waste. to make a dollar of the city's money go as far as it can. When an cmploye of the city receives an increase, the natural tendency on his part is to try to serve the city more efficiently, One of the ways he can do ii is by saving money for the city, by getting more work done for the dollar he dispurses than previously. This is by no means saying that those whose salaries arc not increased be- come lax in this matter. Undoubtedly they try just as hard to be efficient servants of the people. But no matter how hard they try the element of hu- man nature comes, and no matter how conscientious a person may be, he is bound to become more ingenious in saving money and in increased elii- ciency if the value Of his services is properly recognized. @
 The most practical way to cut down taxes is to have increased efficiency in municipal offices. The way to get that increased efficiency from year to year is to appreciate good service and to give evidence Of that appreciation in a practical way by paying employes Of the city proper salary or wage.
 The salaries we pay our city em- pioycs is the first cost" Many Of them have great deal to do with spending the city's money Much more Of the eity's money passes through their hands, paid by them 10 others than remains in their own hands as salaries. The first cost" of ma chine is not its cost at the end Of few years. You've got to add the up- keep. If you buy a cheap machine you may expect that you will have 10 spend a lot Of money on it before long to keep il working we'll IT you hire an inefficient man because you can get him at a low price, you may expect that he will not be wise enough to dis cover ways of saving you money. Hes a Cheap man and hell do his work in the easiest way. In the end the easiest way is the expensive way
 The comhon council will consider salaries tonight. Instinctively the members have the feeling that when 9 salary increase is granted their con- stituents will complain Of high taxes. The fact of the matter is that often a salary increase means a reduction in taxes as far as the employe who has received tho increase can bring if about The small increase granted him Is but d small fraction Of the amount he may be able to save the city by in- creased efficiency. inspired by this recognition. and by more careful spending Of the city's money. This is not bribing city officials to be more economical. Y is merely recognizing human nature--a thing that is al- ways wise to do.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
THE HONEST DOUBTER

For the purposes Of this comment
 let US take the point Of view of the man who is neither upliftcd by lofty ideals nor governed by sordid desire for gain nor impollcd 10 strong stand by emotional sentiment toward the former service man. Let us take, in other words. the chap who, like mill
 lions of his countrymen. goes along from day to day experiencing none of the atmosphere of the heights or depths never strongly stirred, anxious merely to live along peacefully unin- tcrrupted in his incessant struggle to make both ends met. and anxious, too, that no great catastrophe come to this country. May we not imagine him as somewhat unable to express q strong conviction on the wisdom or folly Of prohibition, the justice or the injustice of that other human and economic matter the bonus?
 This man, the representative Of mil- lions. understands that the leaders Of industry opposn inc granting Of the bonus. He sees that il would increase taxes somewhat. perhaps not more than they arc at present if the tax re- duction Is carried through, but a little if there comes no reduction. He can't quite understand why the bonus and the tax lowering both may not be ar- ranged. but he hears that the two are impossible. He does not denuunce the captains or industry and the great economists for disappearing Of the bonus because he has respect for brains and he knows they have brains. He may have suspicion that their selfish interests are prompting their stand against th" bonus, but he hates 10 believe anything like that.
 Then he can sec plainly why lot of the fellows who gavn I'D positions and cnsred the army believe some thing should be given them to make up for what they lost while tho chaps who stayed at home received good pay and ran no risks. Yes. he can sec that quite plainly. But he doesn't want tho bonus to be granted if it is going 10 take his job away from him owing 10 the slowing down Of industry that he is told may come. As to the high ideals Of the man who considers fl a privilege 10 serve his country-we1l. that may he all right in story books and for heroes. but perhaps thosc men never had to borrow money 10 pay the Really. he doesn't know.
 Then. quite by accident. he sits flown in ths train beside a son1ewhat poorly dressed young man and they zet talking about inc bonus. He is 8 big. strong looking feIiov-this train 1 companion he talks very quietly
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
THRIFT AND OTHER THINGS

Even admitting that iiathows poor taste to boast about the good things of New Britain accomplished by the adult population. certainly one has a
 right 10 speak with perfect propricty Of the accomplishments or the chil-
 dren. With this slight hint of apology. fl may now be emphasized that the
 figures show the children Of tho city attending the schools have made this ciit third in the standing Df cities Of oYer 10000 school enrolment. par iicipatine in the National Thrift Drive. The New Britain children were more thrifty than tho children in z5 other cities of it's class in the drive Some Iz.1ss children enrolled herr saved money and put if h the hank. The eIty has sn average, as the standings are figured. of s2. only z.2 per cent below the highest city in its class and 2e.s per cent above the average Of the other cities Of course Hartford has 10 be mentioned. especially as our young people brought New Britain z0.z above that little metropolis. And 70 we may say chests thrown out, s'Good for tho Children"
 All Of which brings ID another poins. one upon which the Herald has dwelt from time to time with some suprasis. There are other worthy thiues besides thrift. wise. fine and
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

splendid as it is. The habit of saving I is very difficult to acquire if the habit
 is not formed early in life witness
 well witness a lot of us who did not
 begin early.
 And therein lies the point. The 1 things learned early in life are the in- l fiuences that lead and persevere all
 through life. Few of us would know, | off hand that nine times nine is l eighty-on if it had not been drilled 1 into us when we were still in the stage
 when frequent repetition of the fact
 made that fact part of us. So with most of our information which comes instantly to mind.
 Far too little emphasis has been laid upon this state of affairs. The few things we all know to be good and there are mighty few of them should be taught and taught over and over again to the children. It is quite likely that the rising generation will know more about thrift-the genera ton which is still in its infancy-than it would had it not been for these thrift days, But as new problems come up, as new matters appear of greater importance than in the past these new things should be recognized as ones which should be drilled into the pupils of our schools as the alphabet the multiplication table and all the other things of which we are sure.
 Mention has been made of the wis dom of beginning now to teach the permanent peace. Men who have worked for peace should become heroes in the minds Of our children, just as great war leaders of the past were made heroes of adults when they were children. Due honor should be given the memories of these great men, but today the problem that must be solved is how to gain world peace, The splendor of the idea of brother hood among nations should be em- phasized. Then there will come into the future citizenship of the world men and women. children today, who will strive for the thing they have been taught is so necessary and so won derful-peace.
 And with the mention Of war and peace there comes another thought, inspired by the sight this morning, of broken chains in the Court of Honor in Walnut Hill park-broken, so it is said, by thoughtless children. Those chains, stretching from one memorial shaft to another, uniting the memor- ies we have of the men whose sacrifice those shafts represent. would not be treated with lack of honor by school children at least were there to be taught to them the sacrifices made by those who died in the war; were there to be taught to them the sacredness Of theamemory of them.
 As new problems appear on the new horizon of life, educators all over the country should seize upon them, study them, and see to it that tho mind Of the child Is prepared to meet those new problems. those new conditions, influenced by the best thought In the | new light that is coming with each sunrise.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
PIMPLY?WELL, ,DON'TBE
People Notice It. Drive Them Off with Dr. Edwards
 Olive Tablets

A pimply face will not embarass you much longer if you get a package of Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin should begin to clear after you have taken the tablets a few nights.
 Cleanse the blood, bowels and liver with Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. the successful substitute for calomel; there's no sickness or pain after taking them.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets do that which calomel does, and just as effec. lively, but their action is gentle and safe instead of severe and irritating.
 No one who takes Olive Tablets is ever cursed with a dark brown taste, bad breath, a dull, listless. mo good feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad disposition or pimply face.
 Olive Tablets are purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil; you will know them by their olive color.
 Dr. Edwards spent years among pa- tients afflicted with liver and bowel complaints and Olive Tablets are the immensely effective result. Take one or two nightly for a week. See how much better you feel and look. l5c and BOG.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
COMMUNICATED
Against Salary Increases

Against salary Increases Editor Herald.
 Dear Sir
 I have noticed from time to time strong desire on your part to in- crease the wages of the city employees.
 Now you know that when this hap pens, it means higher taxes and high CT rents which arc already too high. Ii seems that as you give so.much space to trying to increase our burdens that you must have some object in view. that is some self gain.
 As we are about to start a thrift campaign 1 should think that you would set an example and try 10 keep our expenses down and not increase them SIS sou are trying to do.
 This is working mans city where the average wage paid in our factor ies is about s25.e0 a week for as you know q man in a factory loses great deal Of time on account Of sickness and short time
 Now the city employees receive their steady pay the year round. which is already higher than the factory mans and you don't see any or ttrem resign ing. no. their jobs are loo soft. going to work at g o'clock and grtting through al ] D. m. as they do in City IIaiL
 Now take the fireman. he has no mental work at all. nothing but fead- ing or playing cards ail day and haF- ing On Inc average about one fire 8 week. The police also have hard time out in Inc fresh air. but you don't see any Of them getting very thin. This is jus, comparison to show you how murh better of the city employees are than the factory men who comprise about tWo-thirds Of our people.
 Now l hopr the council tonight will do the right thing and turn down all increases thereby help the rent payer and the man with two or three mort- gagcs on his house
 Thanking you for this space.
 am
 | WUHEINGMAS
 fOur correspondent is referred tO foday's editorial '.saiaries-In Gener- al. .'-Ed.g
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

Conditions: The western disturb ance is now central over Illinois. It has caused general rains during the last A hours from the Gulf north ward to the Lake region and from Texas northeastward to New York. Several places, in the southern dis tricts reported more than an inch of rain. The front edge of the rain area will probably reach Connecticut isis afternoon. The temperature is rising from the Mississippi liver east ward to the coast.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weatherswith slowly rising temperature followed by light rain.
 New York, Jan. 16.-Forecast for eastern New York: Rain this after noon and tonight, possibly changing to snow Thursday; colder Thursday; southery gales.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
Observations on The Weather

Washington. Jan. ig.-T'he weather bureau today issued tho following storm warming
 Advisory ! a. m.--Siorm warm ings extended north Of Virginia capcs to Passport. Maine. disturbance Of increasing intensity over Indiana. moving eastward. Increasing south- east and south winds. becoming of gale force with rain"
 Forecast for southern New Eng land. Rain and warmer tonight and probably Thursday morning; colder Thursday: southerly gales.
 For Connecticut. Rain and warm CT tonight and probably Thursday morning: colder Thursday. soBihcriy gales.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
TODAY IS FOURTH
 YEAR FOR THE lSTH
Anti-SalOOn League Sees No
 Danger Of Its Repeal

Washington, Jan. i6.--Today's the | fourth anniversary of the eighteenth amendment, was celebrated by the | thirty-year jubilee convention Of the anti-saloon league of America, with addresses by prominent dry leaders, reception at the White House to deliver a pledge of loyalty to prohi- bition and the constitution to Presi- | dent Coolidge, and dedication of a ! headquarters building for the Meth odist board of temperance. prohibit ton and public morals, within the shadow Of the capitol.
 Prohibition Commissioner Roy A. Haynes declared the way of the yiolator grows more difficult" and the day of the get-rich-qu boot legger is almost a thing of the past" He said the "call for observance of the constitution should be borne to the well-to-do and influential citizens who have been setting pernicious ex- amples Of lawlessncss and submarin- ing regard for all law"
 More ETcctise
 Commissioner Haynes submitted fig Iires to show that government con- trol of sources Of supply is more suc- ccssful today than ever before. "The withdrawal Of nonbeyerage whiskey during the calendar year of 1923 being only l.BgG,360.9 gallons as compared with 27.3s1.3s5.1 gallons in 1919. with a general downward trend in each intervening year" Court rec Ords. he added, show that the federal law is being used more effectively, as time goes on.
 Mrs Mabel W. wilibrandt, assistant attorney general, urging elimination of politics in connection with dry cn- forcement. said. the system of boot leggipg has so cntrenched itself in many localities, particularly the big cities. that it has fastened 10 fl allied crimes Of robbery. murder and arson.
 Need Real SIcuihs
 Getting the big fellows is no longer the job of a sort. of super policeman" she declared. There must be developed a group Of real under-cover detectives. whose names never appear in the papers who are inteHsiseiy trained for the job. There should also be internal revenue agents appointed by the secretary of the treasury. becanse appointment by cab- inet authority brings them well with in the judicial definition Of civil of- ncers of the United States"
 Senator W. \. Norris of Michigan. assffted that *any sur-ey Of indus trIaI conditions iH tHe United States: any survey Of crime. especially grow ing out of the use of alcoholic li- quors. ought in itself to convince the most scepiicsl that prohibition pro- hibiis. Politics and lack of fearless honesty on the part Of some officials. he said. are among the chief difficult lies Of enforcement.
 No Repeal Likely
 1s,aZas1. Far.sN gsI.ys-.,se.rd -r sfr.as.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
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New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

A widow should have enough in. surunce money 10 care for her after she finishes experimenting with bogus stock
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

You win reputation by forming a character, and then your character is kept lit by the job Of keeping up your reputation.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

Times change, but even yet there are a few old-fashioned parents who think children should obey.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

As we understand Henry, he won't interfere so long as the boys make a good job of running the country.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

What do aliens think Of Congress?" asks n mortified patriot. For that mat ter, what do alienists think of it?
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

Correct this sentence: "I'll go to the movies if you insist" said little Willie, but [ prefer finishing my piano prac- tice."
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

ed just because he takes all day to handle a three-hour job.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

It is easier now to pick out the hen-pecked husbands. They are wear ing the ties they got at Christmas.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

Woman is learning to stand on her own feet" That's ilnc. Perhaps she will keep off the feet Of Taon who have the street car seats
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

That critic who says no American can wear a dress suit with distinction hasn't seen some of our native walters.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

A congress cant do much while its chief concern is the business of fixing the blame for doing nothing.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

If he has something to wet his whistle he doesn't need to whistle to keep up his courage.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

The world is getting some better. Thirty years ago any man with a new idea was called a crank.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

The soft drink may be an abomina- ton, but fortunately you can drink or let it alone.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

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New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
No RepesI Likely

Senator Morris Sheppard of Texss rOntended that prohibition in the r. $. is both a permanemcy and suc- rcss. declaring that American con sumption of infoxicants has slumped SO or e6 per cent since the advent Of nafisHaI prohibition. V
 He predicted tlIut any nOvefrent 10
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

he could recognize Mexico with less difficulty.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
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You will notice, however. that these self-made men have wives who were also present.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

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New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
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New Britain herald., 1924-01-16

The unrest that troubles Europe is just lack of patience to wait until the blister heals.
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repeal the eighteenth amendment would fail.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-16
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