New Britain herald., 1924-06-14

note. Among them:
 Fly walking on paper of Observe! S
 typewriter during one of those in- l frequent intervals when work ceases i for a time. Fly explores edge of i paper and does tight-rope act, bring
 ing forth rounds of applause from as
 sembled microbes. Fly stops and cleans off his feet, leading Observer to think that said fly has not had the best of bringing up. Fly walks around
 q bit. Fly gets on Observers nerves. Observer makes grab at fly. Observer
 barks his knuckles on nearby tele- phone.
 Crowds on way 10 theatar. IoAng- stcrs standing on curb. Got an ex- tra cent, mister" Stern old gentle man gruffly shaking his head in the negative. Well dressed individual passing the urchins up with nAlJ a
 glance. Young fellow with his best
 girl giving them shcepish glance
 and hoping that she didn't hear them. lDhapidated looking specimen of hu-
 manity handing the kids 4 dime.
 Dancers. Dancers who act as II
 they were being paid for it, Dancers
 who look as if they don't know what
 it's all about. Dancers who don't
 care what it's all about. Dancers
 who dance. Dancers who don't.
 Dancers who don't. but think they
 do. Dancers who don't think. The
 iazz dancer. The young boy just learn
 ing. The look Of desperation on the
 face of the boy just learinine.
 The strange hops and mis-staps
 of the boy who is just learning. The
 sympathy one has for him. Dancers
 who hop. Dancers who skip, Dancers
 who jump. Dancers who hop, skip
 and jump.
 The hot summer day. The mugsy
 weather. The half-hearted breeze
 with the blast furnace heat The
 silted collar. The perspiring coun-
 tenance. The lost interest in every
 thing. The middle of the day. The
 heat-radiating payements. The dried
 up appearance of the landscape. The thirsty leaves on the trees. The soft asphalt streets, The dust. The teptd
 ice water The seorehing sun. The late afternoon shower. The cool and thankful earth. That refreshed feel ing
 The sudden summer shower. The dripping awnings, The driving rain. The flunfics of water. The running pt destrans. The man on crutches moving slowly through if all and he has no umbrella. The calm and con r. nded look on his face. The thought that it is tho unfortunate who usually sem rontcnted with their lot. The soaked clothes. The harsh expressions sad under the breath. The passrE of tho clouds The sun shining brighter on a world that looks more clean. The singing of birds in the park. Cheerio'
 The blind man at tho corner puff fing calmly and contentedly on his cnl ncob pipe. He sits in the sun, He is not unhappy, The swirl of busi- ! ess life around him. His nnmlnd- fnlness. shut ur in his own dark, lit- tlr world. His shabby appearance. His pale cheeks. Healthy well dressed T., epic. people possessing all their faculties, rrumi ling. Something to tt'nk about.
 The nervous driver, The over pci ked traffic ctp. A crashed fender. The cops look Of half pity, half non- tempt. The explanations of the \. D. The abuse of the driver of thn other car The stalled traffic. The order to get nut of the way. The curious crowd. "Oh, it's only crashed fem drr." The arrival ot the sergeant The dsspairing look nn x. n.'s face. The sergeant invest sates,' The conn plainant held 10 answer. Why didn't you put your hanl eut when yon stopped 2" The looE of rclief on the fare of \. n. His sa9gr srinE ap- rearance. The crcst-:allon plaintiff.
 Three men wrre arrested last week on charges of reckless driving after the police had chased tirem In other arte mobiles through the streets Of ! fht city at 2 speed, testificI to in po- lice court at 5a mites an hrur in two cases, and more than that in the other. Two Of the chascs occurred OH Arch street. one of them starting al ! West Pearl street and ending at inc 1 rorner of Shuttle Meadow avenue. the other starting g little above that point and continuing out Arch street, shut tie Meadow avenue. Cofbin avenue and Jerome street. The third arrest 'ook place on Stanley street. the recE- less driver being caught after chase from the city line 10 Hartford avenue.
 The Stanley street chase was bv tho i police service machine. with a skilled and tried driver al the wheel The two Arch street chases were in auto- that were communicated by inc policeman rho desired to over take his game. They happencI td he handy when they were needed and hey were commandpered without re- gard for their qualifications for Hriv- ing through such thickly settled Arch street district at a mad rate Of speed. Not ono of the three machines was equipped Nith sirens or brHs 10 NafH pedestrians or other vehicles of their approach at a k-breaking speed.
 Fire apparatus. equipped with bells and sirens and with skilled drivers at ! Inc wheels. is not allowed to travel to 2 fire. where property and even lites are endangered bv the flames. at a speed that sndangers tlle property and {. lfef Of citizens en route. An anbui8nce ! aith 2 patient whose chance fnr fife depends upon the minutes that t takes the ambulance te reach the hospital cannot be justified in travpI- Ing ai a speed that endanrers hun dreds Of others to save that one. And