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New Britain herald., 1924-05-23

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Evening star., 1924-06-22
Annuitants' Pay Assured.

There is cause for qualification in
the fact that as result Of an ar.
rangement made with one Of the local
banks the money to pay the June an
nuity installments to the retired school
teachers will be available on the 1st of
July, and these persons, sixty-three in
number. will be spared the hardship of
failure Of revenue. Under this ar
rangement the money advanced will
be repaid when Congress passes the
pending deficiency bill, which contains
an item to take care Of the arrears
of annuity payments
1t is, however, not gratifying to the
community that such an extraordinary
measure has been necessary to pre-
vent suffering. Congress failed in its
duty when it allowed the deficiency
bill to lapse. 1t had decided upon an
adjournment hour, and it closed the
two houses promptly, although highly
important measures, needed to con-
tinue the government service, were
unpassed. 1t was a most, unbusiness.
like procedure.
There is no redress for such griev.
ance. In the case OF the active school
teachers, the policemen and the fire.
men and the federal field workers spe-
Evening star., 1924-06-22
Boys.

At recent parent night" celebra
tion of the Jewish branch of the Boy
Scouts there were several good ad
visOry addresses. Generally a boy
gets more advice than he can as
simulate and with some boys advice
goes the way that water goes when
it falls on ducks back. There were
some points in the advice given to the
boys at that Scout celebration worth
noting. DIR. Simon told the boys that
they should always be loyal to their
parents. Honor thy parents" is an
friends IS a great principle and is
sentiment that is strong in a normal
boy and generally holds its seat when
he grows up.
That many boys do break away in
spirit from parents, especially from
the father, is true, and often it seems
to be the boys fault. Sometimes the
blame is on the father. He seems to
have forgotten his boyhood and can
not get" a boys point of view. Eric
understanding as to the proper pro-
portions Of study, work and play
needed by a boy. The boy may want
to mix the prescription himself and
would put in an overdose of play. 1t
is a question that is difficult with any
father who is short on common sense.
Most fathers are able to hold the af-
fection of a boy, even when he has
reached that age when he knows a
great deal more than dad and when
stories that begin When 1 was
boy"
The success and life-happiness Of
boy depend a good deal on his home
life and that home life depends a
great deal on the father. The mother
is, of course, the handspring in the
home plant, but father may make
himself a subordinate factor of some
usefulness. There is much advice
which might be given fathers as well
as boys. DR.. Simon said many Sensi
bic things in talking to the boys on
loyalty to parents.
Judge Robert Z. Mattingly talked
to the boys Of patriotism. If there
is one subject that will cause a boy
TO open his mouth. prick up his ears
and sit still it is patriotism. Every
boy seems to have been born a
patriot of the most vigorous and un-
compromising sort. The leading
thought of every boy is MY country
right or wrong, but you can bet your
sweet life my country's never wrong"
Judge Sellers said that few Scouts
do those things which bring some
boys before the Juvenile Court. The
Boy Scout, if he is a good Scout, is
all right, and if he sticks to Scout
ethics he will be a good man and
probably good husband.
Evening star., 1924-06-22

household necessity, but the mosquito
was so insistent and obtrusive that
very long ago men hung a mosquito
bar" or net over the bed. Since the
anti-hy campaign began number of
years ago men have developed various
protective measures against the fierce
and hungry musca. We used to cut
small branches from nearby trees to
fan him off the dinner table or WELD
brushes made Of many strips Of tissue
paper fastened to wooden handles. But
in spite OF Gy brushes millions Of flies
dined with us. Now we forbid the pest
to enter the house, and even children
are taught that he and she are foes.
Any old bucket used to be good enough
to hold the garbage even when we did
not throw it out on the back lot. Gar
bage furnished free and agreeable
board to swarms Of flies. Now the gar
bage regulations are a severe discour-
agement to the fly. Then there is the
automobile which has helped in the
dispersion of fly legions. The fly was
a devoted friend and follower of horses
and liked livery stable about as well
as a mans kitchen. He travelled be-
tween the two places, grew fat and
multiplied. He has not taken kindly
to the automobile, and the garage does
not set before him a table to his taste.
But some flies are still with us, and
need only a little encouragement to
become familiar. The health officer
warns that citizens should keep the
garbage can tightly covered" that
they should throw a cover over food
stuffs lying on the kitchen table" and
that they should "be sure to screen
all windows and doors" He also in
sists on swat the fly"
Evening star., 1924-06-22

cial provision had to be made, by an
unusual, though logical, interpreta-
ton Of the appropriation laws. There
was no possibility of thus providing
for the retired teachers, whose fund
had been exhausted in advance of the
beginning of. t he new fiscal year.
Probably nobody in Congress thought
Of them in the rush Of things at the
close of the session.
This special arrangement whereby
the annuitants will get their June al
lotments at the end of the month, it
should be said, results from the ener-
getic endeavors of teachers now in ac-
tive service, who went to the rescue
of their retired colleagues and as
sumed responsibility for the refund Of
the money necessary to make good
the present deficiency. They have
spared Washington the humiliation of
seeing these faithful men and women,
so long valuable members of the teach
ing force, left without funds because
of d congressional lapse.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL

hours to spare. and golhng was o.t
TO be had. they would be whfrIed
away over the smooth roads Ieadinp
out of the Capital and into the Ionp
stretches OF Maryland. Mr.. Coolidge
ooes not seem to have the automobiIe
complex. He escheWs the Whit
house cars except for necessary trims
70 and from some definite 0piecf4vA
HIS exercise is solely gained by waiE-
ing. ms recreation comes fro= =
quiet san down the placid Potor,ac
And since summer time rea,,Z he
come TO the eastern ~la1f of the United
states, Mr.. Coolidge has been seen
more than once on his way to the
p1eaiuehtlal yacht logged out IL
yachtlng cap and white fiannei
trousers
On board the Mayfower President
Coolloge often takes some particular
person with whom he wishes to talk
ana out of these cabin conferences,
Important decisions as TO administra-
tloh analrs have come.
President Coolidge definitely has
set himself to the task of trying TO
iron out some of the G. o. p. wrinkles
left from the Cleveland convention.
He has been able to put his finger on
some OF the sore spots already and
he has been told where a good many
more exist 1t was inevitable that in
the complete reorganization of the
party which has followed the as
cendancy of Mr.. Coolidge there should
be disappointments and heartburn
ingS. The effort now is 10 make these
as painless as possible and to put all
the workers in the proper frame cf
mind for the beginning Of the new
campaign.
President Coolidge read much in
the papers about the treatment meted
out to Senator Lodge at Cleveland
where his own delegation from Mas
sachusetts absolutely clipped from
his wings all the convention honors
once bestowed upon him. The Pres
dent must have read also that Sena-
tor Lodge did not whimper. Not even
a single 'whimp" escaped his lips.
He took his medicine like man.
Therefore, il was rea,ssuring to
some of the oldtimers in the g. o. +
TO read that Senator Henry Cabot had
been the Presidents guest at dinner
at the White House A few nights ago.
1t was balm also to some of the In
dianans to know that Senator Watson
also was there. and that with other
senators. MesSrS. Lodge and Watson
had been consulted about some details
of the campaign. The senators by
and large were in eclipse at CIeve-
land. Mr.. Coolidge is determined noW
TO spare them just a little of the spot
light.
President Coolidge has no present
intention of leaving the Capital this
summer If he should go away, how
ever, he would not follow the beaten
path of other Presidents 70 New Eng
land. He yearns for the great lakes
or some other nice western resort.
The White House, however, is IlkelH
70 be his summer habitat to the bitter
end
Evening star., 1924-06-22

corpus to give evidence in one of the
ring suits:
"He looks greatly changed from the
time when he was ruler OF all and
every one he surveyed, looks thinner
and even haggard. He was accom-
panied by his son, and was dressed in
plain citizen dress without the brill
liant in his bosom which figures so
prominently in the Mast caricatures.
He walked quickly from the porch
into the building, looking neither to
the right nor to the left. A squad of
policemen were present to keep back
the crowd, which was assembled at
an early hour. In the courthouse the
scene was exciting. A perfect jam
roughs allied the building, and it soon
became necessary to put up bar to
keep the crowd from pressing into
the courtroom, which was filled TO
overfiowing. Tweed took a seat in a
shaded corner near the jury and ap-
peared anxious to shun observation
When called upon at a late hour in
the afternoon to give his testimony.
he did SO in his familiar heavy voice.
but not SO loud as aforetimes. and
the brassy ring, the cheerfulness, was
gone. Being dismissed, he was re-
manded to the custody of the warden
of the penitentiary and taken back to
the island. Before leaving he was
given an opportunity to converse and
shake hands with many of his friends.
but it was noticed that many were
not so anxious for the honor as they
once were. When he turned to enter
the coach to return to prison slight
rigidness of the muscles could be no
ticed, bracing up, as 1t were, against
the terrible fate which had overtaken
him"
Evening star., 1924-06-22
Greenland Sovereignty
Not Decided by Pact
To the Editor of The Star:

10 the Editor OF The Star:
In the Copenhagen cable about the
Greenland pact in The Star of June
IL there is a statement which beg to
be allowed to explain to your readers in
order to avoid the possibility Of misun-
derstanding. When the cable states that
'Denmark's sovereignty over Green
land is maintained" it should be borne
in mind that this question is not dealt
with in the Greenland pact which has
now been ratified by the parliamentary
bodies of Norway and Denmark. The
agreement reached by Norwegian and
Danish delegates a few months ago, and
adhered to by the parliament Of each
country, concerns certain commercial
and scientific interests along the coast
OF Greenland, while 1t was stated ex-
plicitly in the same pact that each party
retains its principal views in matters
concerning the territory not dealt with
in the agreement, and that no prejudice
Is established with respect to those
points. This refers principally to the
question Of sovereignty over Greenland.
and consequently no decision has been
made on this point through the ratifica-
ton Of the Greenland pact between Nor
way and Denmark ARNE KILDAL.
Official Norwegian Press Representative.
Evening star., 1924-06-22
Postal Service Traitors.

1t is directly stated by the acting
head of the Post Office Department
that men in the postal service are
working in collusion with men outside
of the service who are engaged in
robbery. This is a grave charge, and
no doubt it is justified, for it is based,
says Gen. Bartlett, upon an investiga.
ton of the recent mail train hold-up
near Chicago.
At the time of the crime it was felt
that the robbers must have had in
formation as to the contents of the
train, else they would not have Sc
lected it for their operation. There
was every evidence of knowledge that
that particular train was worth at.
tacking. The same has been true of
mail-truck robberies.
Now it is stated that a thorough
housecleaning Of the service is to be
undertaken, to throw out of the postal
organization men who are suspected
of disloyalty, who have perhaps Sc.
cured their positions for the specific
purpose of gaining and giving informa,
tion for criminal ends.
Not only is it necessary to purge
the service of these employees, who
are denounced by the acting Post.
master General as TRAITORS but it is
essential that safeguards be adopted
to prevent such men from entering
the service hereafter. The merit tests
preliminary to appointment must be
made more severe, including a show.
ing of the moral qualifications of can.
didates for employment by the govern
ment in the responsible positions OF
the postal organization.
1t is indicated that one step in this
procedure will be an examination OF
all those now in the service. Those
who cannot show clean bill should
go. Those who remain should be above
suspicion. The mail service Of the
country is trust which the govern.
ment cannot guard too scrupulously.
Evening star., 1924-06-22

Gen. Dawes may think that the
country is suffering from too much
talk, but the Republican campaign
managers do not let their minds run
along with his on that subject. They
also are of the opinion that there has
been too much talk OF the wrong
sort, from a Republican point of
view. What the country needs to
their minds is some one to deal with
recent events at Washington and
elsewhere in a hell and Maria" vein
that will cut through the fog and
leave a clear line of thinking behind
There is but one Republican to do
this, they say, and his name is
Charles Gates Dawes. Therefore
they are planning to use Mr.. Dawes
in the campaign to the utmost Of his
limit. The vice presidential candi
date is To lend color to the ticket and
to the canvass. He is to go out and
reach the common people. President
Coolidge will of necessity remain in
Washington. His activities in the
campaign will be tempered by a
White House atmosphere of calmness
restraint on Candidate Dawes.
The campaign managers are anxious
for this veteran OF the world war
to go 'over the top" and into no
mans land just as soon as he can
arrange his business affairs to that
end. Hell and Maria" is to be the
big bertha of all the Republican ar
tillery. He will lombard the Demo-
cratic works from a-near and afar.
special train de luxe is to be pro-
vided to carry him on at least two
big swings around the circle. One
of these swings at least will go as
far as the Pacific coast The pep.
persistence and penetrating powers
of the gentleman from Chicago are
TO be utilized to the utmost. He has
got more work laid out for him to-
day than he faced when he was sup
plying the A. r. +. in France.
President Roosevelt had his ten
mis- cabinet" Presidents Taft and
Harding had their golf cabinets -
Grover Cleveland had a fishing cab
met" and now President Coolidge
has what may be termed a cabin
conference" He is using the presi-
Dental yacht Mayflower more than
any of his predecessors. Former
Presidents have taken longer cruises
on the yacht than Mr.. Coolidge has
yet essayed, but none set foot aboard
so frequently. Even where there has
been but a brief afternoon available
for the sail. the President and Mrs.
Coolidge have gone aboard and, with
the eagle-crested blue presidential
ensign at her main truck. the May
flower has gone sailing down the Po-
tomac.
Presidents Taft, Wilson and Harding
all were extremely fond of automo-
billing, and where they had but a few
Evening star., 1924-06-22
A Day Off for Contemplation
Might Make Better Citizens

, not believe merely because others
are voting for them. One day in
seven devoted by legislators to the
contemplation of their duty might
conscience to the sticking point
where the legislator would say he
would stand, regardless of the feel
ing of his constituents or Of the ef-
feet upon his political fortunes, by
which he originally believed.
The law and the courts have uni
formly declared that as nearly as
possible taxes shall be laid equitably
upon nra,n,e the property Of the people This
each shall make a frank, free and
full disclosure to the authorities OF
his property and income. Yet men
who would scorn to steal apparently
little wealth and income as they pos
sibly can, thereby avoiding the pay
ment OF their rightful share of taxes
They do not argue that they are deal
ing Justly with the government that
furnishes protection to themselves
and their property; they merely shrus
their shoulders and say everybody
else is lodging his taxes. In one
state this habit of making false re-
turns became SO notorious that the
legislature enacted a special law to
punish the makers OF false returns
The ordinary law against perjury
would have sufficed, IL 1t had been
enforced, but the law officers appar-
entity feared that all good citizens
would be sent to the penitentiary.
Condemnation of excessive expendi-
lures of money by candidates for Of
fee is wel1-nigh universal. The pub
lie agrees that these practices cor
rupt the morals OF the people and
lower the standard Of officeholders.
Yet the expenditures keep on grow
ing in the primaries and at the gen
eral elections. The very men who
condemn the practice engage in it,
and always and everywhere is heard
the same justification, Everybody s
doing it."
He is a rare soul now who quotes
the declaration that resistance to
tyrants is obedience to God. He is
lonely man who justifies his vio-
lation Of the law of the land on the
ground II is a legislative attempt 10
deprive him Of his inalienable right
When / meet such a one / admire his
candor however much l may depre-
doctrine that the law is the law is
unanimous. We likewise admit that
it is the duty of the good citizen
to obey the law and to assist in
its enforcement. We agree that the way
to get rid of an unpopular and un-
just law is to enforce il, as en-
forcement will lead to repeal. But
we do not live up 10 the principle OF
all this. We avoid the law, ignore
it, violate it. escape its penalties
bring it into contempt and our justi-
fication is that "everybody's doing
it"
A return to a day of contemplation
of conduct would be no bad thing
for the republic. Mass reform al
ways fails; individual regeneration
never. A few days spent in sober
thought would, ! am inclined to be-
lieve, convince the average person.
so often thoughtless, that the motto
"everybody's doing it," is not a safe
one. The real test of our conduct
should be in the form of an enlight-
ened conscience. 1t makes no diff
ference what everybody is doing il
one is doing right, for even yet in
this democracy one on Gods side is
a majority.
Copyright, 1924. by Twenty -frst Century
Press-)
Evening star., 1924-06-22
All Other States.
Mount Everest Wins Again.

Death of two Of the party Of Mount
Everest climbers. when within short
distance of the summit, is believed to
have caused the abandonment of the
present, which is the third, attempt
TO reach the crest of the world. No
particulars are available in description
of the disaster, but it would seem that
storms that rage about the vast noun
tain mass. which reaches to the height
of PC, ,002 feet above sea level.
This third failure will probably not
deter intrepid explorers from continu-
ing the hazardous attempt. Like the
polar quest. it will be continued until
success is at last achieved. No matter
how desperately dangerous, or how
many lives are lost in the effort, this
quest will persist. And some day, per
haps in a few years, the apex of the
physical structure of the earth, like
the two poles. will be attained and
claimed as a definite conquest.
Often during the long-continued en-
was asked. To what good end is all
this expenditure of treasure and hu.
man life? Nobody ever expected that
the attainment Of the southern and
northern polar points would yield ma
terial advantage to the finders or to
the countries they represented. And
thus far not the slightest value has
come from the achievements of Peary.
Scott and AmundSen. Yet the world
regards their attainments with the
highest honor for them, for their dar-
Ing, their persistence and their hero
ism.
Just so with Mount Everest. There
It rises, on the borders of India and
habitation, remote, cruel, defiant. 1t
is d perpetual challenge to man. That
challenge has been accepted. Lives
have been sacrificed in the combat.
The mountain fights in defense with
bitter cold and raging winds. with
overwhelming SHOWS and treacherous
Ice. Man fights in offense with skill
full preparation, with scientific study
of conditions, with unyielding persist
ence.
The mountain must lose eventually
Though it costs fortune to equip an
expedition the money will from time
to time be forthcoming to finance ad.
ditional attempts, and men will be
eager to make the effort, however
great the hazard. Each time a little
ground is gained, for unless the entire
party is lost the experience Of each
expedition, though unsuccessful, is OF
advantage to its successor. So when
the survivors of the present ill-fated
party return they will have a tale TO
tell which will be in itself contribu-
tion to the conquest in this long.
continued fight against the most stub,
born element in nature.