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New Britain herald., 1924-03-12

1 Der of the board. 'Tf the procedure
 had stopped for criticism there would
 have been nothing done" The health
 department is so swampcd with phone
 calls that 1t is necessary for Dr. Pull
 len to take men outside the building
 10 talk to them. The motion giving
 the chairman. superintendent and
 mayor power to act on the question
 Of an isolation hospital was made by
 pr. Fromen and J. J. Erwin. 40 Police Guards Needed There was some discussion of police
 guard at the infected houses. Dr. Pullen reported that to properly
 guard the patients il would take 40 policemen and the city cannot supply them.
 Dr. Bray said it did not seem as | though policemen were necessary. No one will go into the houses and II anyone goes out we get dozen phone calls in two minutes" he said. There arc no quarantine methods
 that can absolutely prevent the spread Of the disease" was the significant
 statement made by Dr. Pullen. Some people with mild cases will conceal them. others get it so mildly they don't have physician and there Is no report. Every case that has developed that we know of has been quarantined within an hour and q half"
 There evidently is a mild case of smallpox running loose now" he said.
 'One case on Fairview street was not traceable to the other side of the house." he added.
 Housing conditions are such that if smallpox ever breaks out in the foreign sections it will be a horrible condition, said Dr. Bray. ,
 MT. Erwin inquired if it would be advisable 10 close the schools. but it was the opinion Of the board that this simply would add to the confusion. There seemed 10 he some reluctance cn the part of one or two of the mem bers to take any drastic action, which provoked from Dr. Pulcn tho state ment, "Gentlomen, we are in the midst of an epidemic now and we have got to have action. If you don't do it, I'll have to-" On motion of Dr. Fromen it was voted 10 order all school children in the city to be sue cessfully vaccinated within two weeks, except those who have been previous ly yaccinatcd within five years. There were l6.s40 school children in tho city at the opening Of the schools last fall. This includes parochial schools, also.
 It was voted to require all indirect contacts to be vaccinated and kept under supervision for a period Of three weeks. Dr. Pullen reported that this has been done heretofore. In case of three-family house where brok out in one family, everyone in the building was vaccinat- cd and kept under observation until the board was satisfied they were i'm. nune.
 It was voted to keep the health de- partmcnt office open all day Saturday 'nd Sundays until the epidemic dies Town.
 Advises General Vaccination
 Dr. pullen, in statement to news papermen after the meeting advised a general vaccination of everybody in he city, saying this is the only sure way of stopping the disease
 Four new eases developed ycster- lay. They are Mrs. liulda Daniclson, ged 90 years, and her son, Lincoln, ged 2l, of ia5 Fairvicw street: Jos ph King, 2 year old son Of former and Mrs Michael King fl 6S Wilson street, and Mrs. Emma 'orsell, aged 5 years, of 126 Fair. | few street.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-12

Up to this morning the health de- partment reported that l,50O New Britain people had been vaccinatcd.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-12
NEW RUSSIAN ENVOY

kome, March 12.--Dr. Constantine fourencf first ambassador of the
Evening star., 1924-06-06
Trades for Boys Urged.
knowledge of Work Declared
Deterrent of Crime.

To the Editor of The Star:
Are not trades unions to blame for
the fact that so few boys are taught
a trade in this country? Is not this
the cause Of so much juvenile delin-
quency and rascality?
In Europe, boys are expected TO
learn trade; and in Germany. no
boy is permitted to grow up without
learning a trade; even the princes
were taught a trade; ex-Kaiser Will
liam was taught shoemaking.
What percentage of American youth
are taught a trade? The great horde
Of boys who are kept in school till
sixteen years of age, whether they
can learn or not (and the Federation
of Labor is now demanding that it be
raised to eighteen) and then turned
out on the public to live by their
wits, easily drift into dishonesty and
finally to robbery and banditry. IF
they had some trade by which they
could readily earn something 1t
would be a great safeguard for mon
ey they want and need and will have
by hook or crook.
would like to see every boy COM
PEELED to learn some constructive
work that would give him Self-respect
and a compensation in cash. This
could begin at fourteen or earlier in
cities that have night schools where
they could pursue their studies. So
young and active in America.
!, How can this be brough about;
thruogh Congress- or the legislatures?
Dr.. s. NJ SIEWERS
Evening star., 1924-06-06
The 0ratory Finals Tonight.

Tonight at Continental Hall seven
young orators, representing the school
children of the United States, will
meet in the final test of their ability
to interpret the basic law of the re-
public. They are the survivors of
a national competition in which 1,000,-
600 young people participated. The
subject of the contest is the Constitn-
ton. The purpose of it has been to
stimulate the study Of the national
fundamental law to promote better un-
derstanding Of it's principles and its
terms,-.and thus to make for better
citizenship in the rising generation of
Americans.
These young people come from Ken
lucky, Pennsylvania, New York, Cali
fornia, Alabama, Kansas and the Dis
trict Of Columbia. They have won
against large fields of competitors.
The six from the states have held their
own in their town, county, state and
grand division competitions. The Dis
trict contestant won her place in class,
school and city contest. Washington
has slight geographical advantage in
the comparative narrowness Of its ter
Evening star., 1924-06-06
The Oil-Inquiry Report.

Considering the acrimony and vro-
lence of the early stages of the naval
oil inquiry the report filed yesterday
with the Senate by Senator Walsh for
the majority Of the investigating COM
mittee is a temperate and judicial
document. Is is eminently fair in its
discrimination between proved and un-
proved accusations. 1t finds that there
was utter disregard of law" and "un-
warranted assumption Of authority"
on the part of the former Secretary of
the Interior in connection with the
leases. 1t holds that the executive
order transferring the control over the
reserves from the Navy Department
to the Interior Department by the
President was illegal. The leases
themselves are criticized as indie
fensibly wasteful." The secret negotia-
ton of the leases is rated as contrary
to law, and the acceptance by Mr.. Fall
of 100000 from one Of the lessees is
characterized as lin the last degree
reprehensible."
In it's negative findings the commit
tees report manifests a spirit of
scrupulous fairness. 1t states that
there is no satisfactory proof of the
charge that public officials took advan-
tage of their knowledge Of the naval
leases in order to speculate in oil
stock. 1t states that the evidence fails
to establish the existence of any con.
I'll fN,e, a Do
publican leaders of the national con-
vention in 1920 to exploit the public
resources 1t exonerates Secretary
DENLY and Assistant Secretary RooSe
welt of having had any part whatever
in the negotiations which led up to
the leases.
Thus the report follows the line of
public expectation. A great deal Of
time was spent by the committee in
following side lines of the inquiry, in
pursuing unfounded hints and allega-
tions, in untangling complexes of per-
sonal procedure. But the major facts
were evident early in the case. 1t was
possible at that early stage for the
government to act to protect itself. to
undo as far as the law permits what
ever wrong has been done and to start
the process of punishment for those
implicated in the wrongdoing. Thus
long before the final report came the
judicial process was invoked. The re-
port in consequence comes chiefly as
a matter of record. 1t comprises
valuable, instructive and Illuminating
review Of this complicated affair. It
may become a campaign document"
but in itself it stands as a commend
ably non-partisan summary which
does credit to Senator Walsh for his
thoroughness and care.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

ritory, but its representative must
meet those who represent the country
at large.
The Star has been proud to be the
promoter Of this contest in Washing
ton. 1t accepted this responsibility
with view to aiding work that
would surely make for a substantial
strengthening Of citizenship in the
United States. All over the country to-
day attention is centered in Washing
ton. The million school children who
took part and their families and
friends, numbering many millions, will
be attentive to the finals of tonight.
A board of the most eminent judges
will render the decision. The Presi-
dent of the United States will partici-
pate in the meeting. The president of
the American Bar Association will
preside.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
Protest of Japan Against
Exclusion Stirs Editors

trouble in the note OF protest" the
Brooklyn Eagle asks who can deny
that serious trouble may conner
Furthermore, -the friends Of Japan
in this country as well as the friends
of peace are facing a crisis and an
opportunity, and they should do their
best to offset the prejudice and ami
mostly which will be aroused by
Japan's note" The New York Herald
Tribune is sure "the filing of the
Toxic protest reawakens regret that
any occasion should have been given
to Japan to feel hurt over the extern
sion of an American policy in the en-
forcement of which it had hitherto
been invited to lend hand" The
Buffalo News also feels 1.-The situation
that has been created is altogether
unworthy of the United States" The
Norfolk Ledger however,
believes there has been mo treaty
violation by this country" because
'the understanding with Japan was
in the nature of an unofficial under
standing to continue, presumably, so
long as it proved satisfactory" there
fore Congress and the President were
not prevented by any treaty obliga-
tions from doing what they did, but
every other consideration called out
loudly against it,
Evening star., 1924-06-06

Among those present at the New
York convention will be William Jen-
nings Bryan. There are no great
expectations OF an Grafton from him
that will equal the cross-of-gold speech
which electrified the public on the oc.
casion of his spectacular entrance into
the arena of controversial statesman
ship. Brilliancy of rhetorical demon
stration has been less in evidence in
his more mature expression than logi-
cal discrimination and an attentive
study of the methods by which men
and events may be nodded in intel
lectual counsel. Mr.. Bryan's voice may
still carry influence, but it is unlikely
to be that resulting from an impetu-
Gus appeal to grandstand or gallery.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

law book in a lawyers Office and be-
ing admitted to practice before the
courts of the county on motion OF
that lawyer. A man could learn a
few things about a few drugs and
herbs and practice without special
training or examination the learned
profession of "physick." Many lines
of business have become so complex
and responsible that man to follow
them successfully must have sound
understanding and large technical
knowledge. There is relationship be-
tween the real estate business and the
law.
The realtors have talked about
adopting a code of ethics. When a
man practicing law, medicine or sell
ing groceries is an honest man, &C.
cording to the high and traditional
meaning of honesty, he does not need
a written code of ethics. But in the
professions and in every business
come men who have not that high
traditional conception of honesty and
they may follow methods which to
their understanding are honest and
dictated by business principles, but
which other men consider not honest.
The sound business principle is hon.
esty. but often if a man does not mix
some shrewdness with his honesty
he fails; and there is a strong temp
tation to mix in so much shrewdness
that in the compound the honesty gets
a little weak. In any business or pro-
fession the strong men do not need
written code of ethics, but it is often
a check on the weaker members of
the flock.
Another thing the convention is do
ing is to familiarize people with the
word "realtor." Many persons have
read of the distinction between real
tor and real estate man." but it is
hard to introduce a new word in our
language. Sometimes a new word will
walk in and be accepted by unanimous
consent, but a personally conducted
word often meets opposition. The
convention of the realtors is a great
success.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
MAKE HABIT YOUR
HIRED MAN
BY JOHN CARLYLE.

Are you afraid of habit? Most peo-
pie are We teach our children to
fear habit.
We are always warning them to be
careful not to form this habit or that.
Soon they come to believe that any
thing that may become a matter of
habit is to be Stunned.
That is a negative idea Of habit.
There is a positive idea about habit.
Many Of us overlook the wonder
full constructive possibilities and
powers of habit
When we think of habit we are
likely to think of morphine and
cocaine, or at least of tobacco and
coffee. That is getting the Mega
tive slant instead of the positive
Habit may be made our most loyal
and most powerful servant.
You may find it hard to get up
early in the morning. The reason
that it is so hard to get up early
Is because Of the number Of morn
ings on which you do not get up
early.
If you arose early every morning
1t would not be painful
Your work piles up on you be-
cause you do not finish 1t, do not
clear up the things on your desk be-
fore you go home in the evening.
If you made it a point to clear up
your desk every day before you go
home, it would soon become q habit
and your work would go on with sur
prising ease.
If you win make the effort to be
cheerful whether you feel like being
cheerful or not, you will before long
acquire the habit of cheerfulness.
And you will automatically become
much happier and make the people
with whom you are associated much
we all know that a bad habit can
be acquired with terrifying rapidity.
Do thing even a few times and it is
hard to stop doing it
Has it occurred to enough Of us
that a good, useful habit can be ac-
quired just as rapidly?
Make your habits do your work.
When life's heavier blows fall, when
the strain grows greatest, when you
need all the strength that you can
bring to bear-then your habits get
in their work for good or ILL.,
Train a set of habits In the way
they should go. They VIII take care
ooouyrsseuH - s,
Evening star., 1924-06-06
The Realtors.

The realtors are attracting nation
wide attention. The President has
made a speech and several high,
though subordinate, officers Of the
government have addressed them.
News of the convention has been
given greater prominence and wider
distribution than if the convention
had been held in any other city.
In the course of the convention
there has been much discussion Of
general interest There is talk of
making the real estate vocation. a
profession rather than a business.
The so-called Learned professions"
were once clearly defined and uni
versally accepted. Many "callings"
now require as good fundamental
education and special training as the
old professions, and the list Of ''pro-
fessions'' has heightened. Time was
when Q man could follow the '1earne1
profession" Of the law by reading a
Evening star., 1924-06-06
Seeks Heir to Millions.
Trustee Hunts For Daughters of
Martha Jennings.

To the Editor Of The Star:
AS Silas Wegg would say, IT arsks
YOU" one and all-readers of The
Star, what would you have done in
the following "sitivationT'
Suppose you were '.po' white lady,
who had taken a few days off from
your job in a government bureau to
sew a few frocks for yourself against
the time when summer really arrives.
And suppose you were very busy at
the sewing machine when the door
bell rang. And suppose you an
swered the door and found a very dis
Observation-Disclosures gentleman who
said he was a lawyer from Kentucky
and wished to talk to you And sup
pose in a alf-jesting way you asked
if he wished to talk about a fortune,
and in a most matter-of-fact way he
answered, Yes. about an estate of
$14, 100000"
And suppose after you had sat down
hastily, and your heart had stopped
skipping beats, and you asked few
questions and found that you were
not the right heir, and you thanked
Providence that such terrible bur-
den was not to be laid on you
wouldn't any one consider that a
rather thrilling incident for a stormy
afternoon?
still there was quite a thrill in
giving free rein TO ones imaS1nat1on
for the rest Of the afternoon as to
what one might have been able to do
with it, say to help babies, for in
stance
Until my dying day I shall laugh
whenever I think of the taxi-drivers
expression. I wondered. why, when I
opened the door he was standing,
transfixed. in the middle Of the street
gazing at me.
am hoping that some of the read
ers of The Star may know the right
full heirs. Part of this huge fortune
awaits the heirs of Paschal Jennings.
The one sought is his daughter,
Martha Jennings, who lived in Lynch
burg, va. She married q man named
Meuen or Mellon She afterward
came to washington. d. c. She had
three daughters who worked for the
government She died in 1924.
ISAREI. MEILIEN
Evening star., 1924-06-06
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
dissatisfaction.

dissatisfaction.
No matter what the heart may crave
When it's attained, in accents grave.
Man says that what he once admired
Does not prove quite what he desired.
We pray for rain and then regret
The fact that it is much too wet.
We pray for sunshine in the sky
And then protest it's much too dry
We call for harmony complete
And yet, when harmony we meet,
A few suspect it amt right
And yearn for an old-fashioned fight,
Evening star., 1924-06-06
In Reverent Self.Effacemeut.

Il was sorry to notice that you did
not join in the chorus of our national
anthem"
Il repeated the words to myself
answered Senator Sorghum. "A per-
son of my limited musical accomplish
ments may show his deepest respect
for tune by not trying to sing it."
Evening star., 1924-06-06
Etllelinda,

When Ethelinda goes to vote
Her independence great we note.
She does not hesitate to wear
Short trousers and likewise short hair,
She takes short smoke now and then
On cigarettes, just like the men.
Her jaunty grace bids all defer.
The ballot should be proud Of her.
And yet we wonder. truth to tell,
Could she not cast vote as wen
Without the lately borrowed tricks
OF cigarette, short hair and knicks?
Evening star., 1924-06-06
Trees of the Future.

What will bootlegger who makes
a fortune do when people ask about
his family tree?"
II don't know" answered Miss Cav
enne, unless he can satisfy society by
referring to it as q shoetree.~
Evening star., 1924-06-06

There are limits to intellectual as
well as to physical strength. In the
education Of youth it may become
necessary to look for a means to esti-
mate the individual brains carrying
capacity.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

Along with the psycopathy Of the
Franks case comes the cold, hard
theory of a Chicago policeman that
the motive was a desire for money to
permit extravagant pleasures for
which even the allowance of a mil.
lionaires son would not provide
When you tell your troubles to a
policeman, instead of sympathy you
often get a line Of blunt, practical
reasoning.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

Mr.. McAdoo and Mr.. Smith are both
strong enough to make a few dark
horse Democrats wonder whether they
may not be induced to follow a not un-
somebody else.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

1t may mollify the feelings of
lean prejudice to note many evidences
Of disapproval in the z. 8. A. of some
of the doings of Congress itself.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

The Republican vice presidential
candidate will, of course, be a man
whose views are in accord with those
of President Coolidge. His own sense
of fitness as either candidate or of
fetal would require this.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

There are still bookmakers in New
York who insist on regarding nearly
everything that happens in Madison
Square Garden as a great sporting
event.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

Monument or no monument, the
American public will continue to hold
base ball in honor as a splendid sport,
and refuge from care that brings no
insidious thrill of underworld sugges-
ton.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

1t is expected that Mr.. La Toilette
will have band wagon even though
the musicians available have hitherto
been on more or less discordant terms.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
Clinic or Court.

kissing is very dangerous, re-
marked the scientist.
1T is" remarked Mr.. Dustin Stax.
IF it doesn't get you into the hands
Of the doctors it's liable to turn you
over to the lawyers"
Evening star., 1924-06-06

1t may help to straighten out the
japanese misunderstanding if the
jingoes Of all languages will let it
alone for a while.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

1t should be a relief to the admins
tration to go before body Of states
men at Cleveland, Ohio without fear
of having to use a veto.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
Words of Cheer.

The candidate is drawing near.
Life takes kindlier twist;
And each, as future plans we hear,
Becomes an optimist.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
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Evening star., 1924-06-06

Jud Tunkins says a man who keeps
a chip on his shoulder can never be
depended on to help out by carrying
useful stick of firewood.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

IA man dat never changed his
mind" said Uncle Eben, wouldn't
have no more sense dan to go on
wearin' his winter clothes ~ sum.
mer."
Evening star., 1924-06-06
Too Much Originality,

Too often genius" is proclaimed
OF "egocentrics" who would rule
The ways to profit or to fame
By reasonings never learned in
school
Evening star., 1924-06-06

The public can at least commend the
new law as a proof that tax revision
downward is a practical possibility.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

Paris has recently been showing re-
1narkable facility in getting through a
political crisis without any duels.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

Q. Is DR.. Robert Bridges a uni
versity man?-C. G.
A. The poet laureate of England,
who is now in this country. is an OK
ford graduate. He is a critic and a
physician as well as poet
Evening star., 1924-06-06

Q. Can you give me any figures
showing the approximate number of
crippled children in this country
l.
Evening star., 1924-06-06

A. E. F. Allen of Elyria, Ohio, has
made survey which indicates that
there are about $4,000
Evening star., 1924-06-06

W. c. "nA' Is green heF0n'-h'
A This bird, which is sometimes
called the fiy-up-th -the-creek, is about
one and one-half feet long and is
common throughout the United
States and Canada. 1t feeds mostly
on fish, frogs and other aquatic ami
mails and may be seen, particularly
in the morning and in the evening,
some shallow water, waiting till prey
comes within reach.
Q. How many workers did the Sal
walton Army have in France at the
time of the signing Of the armistice?
p. A
A They had 10000 trained war re-
lief workers, IS per cent of whom
were women. The rest were men re-
jected for military service because
of age or physical disability. The
Salvation Army entered France four
teen days after Germany invaded
Belgium.
Q. When did the Haymarket riot
in Chicago occurs. F.
A. This riot took place on May 4.
1885, in a square in Randolph street,
Chicago, when the police attempted
to disperse an open-air meeting of
anarchists. Seven policemen were
killed and twenty-seven wounded by
a bomb.
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