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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-31
A Light Penalty.

''I was waiting for a bootlegger
at the corner Of Missouri avenue
and the Avenue des Pleasantes
southwest, about 10 o'clock last
night, your honor, when noticed
the defendant running by with
no front or rear lights. I asked
him If he was going to a petting
party, but he didn't seem to
understand what I was yelling
about.
"The desk man at Number Four
is pretty good at explaining
things, so I give the defendant
a S. ticket for lecture on the
Boob: "Your honor, I had
thirty-four lights on my car
you weren't going to any pet
ting party, then. Did you notice
any Of those lights, Mr.. Officer?"
Eyes sir. He had lights
enough to read a coal--driver'
permit by"
.''And you arrested him for no
lights--was this before you met
the bootlegger?"
1.-THE bootlegger didn't show up,
your honor. He went joy-riding
with some friends of mine in
stead"
Boob: had thirty.four lights
seventeen on each side Of my
truck"
''Iow many did you have on
the front and rear?" =
''None, your honor. I was
driving an advertising truck. I
thought thirty-four lights was
enough. The traffic regulations
show / was wrong, but the vic.
1ation was unintentional, and I
hope your honor will let me off
with q light penalty"
''That's appropriate in this case.
How much collateral did you
put up?"
give dollars"
"That's light. It can stay up"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-31
Anything Can Happen.


"He was parked an hour and
q half overtime on Fifteenth street
above G yesterday morning, your
honor"
Boob: '"The officers report is
correct, your honor. 7 have no
excuse to offer, except that was
pre.occupied with other affairs. I
forgot I had q car. There Is no
doubt / was violating the law, and
Interfering with, the privileges of
others. I can only promise the
offense will not be repeated"
The court: "I'l be all right in
a minute, Mr.. Bailiff. See il you
can find some aromatic spirits of
ammonia, or something. And q
fan. It's just a temporary weak.
ness. Give him his, money back,
Mr.. Clerk"
Boob: "L--l--lemme have next
on that aromatic spirits Of am.
nonia, will your"
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
MAIL SLATED FOR
 POSTAL GRAVEYARD
$500 Pieces Had Incorrect or
 No Addresses

More than 1000 letters and f,500 post cards incorrectly addressed or with no address whatever were re- ceivod at the local post office during the Christmas rush, according to Postmaster Herbert F. Erwin, and the staff of the office Is still over- taxed with the work of cleaning up these leftoyers from the holiday mail
 Lack of street numbers is the most prevalent fault, although this is not so noticeable as 1t has been in the past. Postmaster Erwin said today that tho public can not know too well the importance of putting the number of the house, as well as the name of the street, in the address. For instance. he has a fat batch of l75 post cards which, besides the name of the person, bear no address except Stanley street" Stanley street is long street and is covered by many postal routes. so that the house number is necessary for prompt handling. The same condl- ton is true of Main and East streets and, 10 lesser degree, of other shorter ones.
 The amount Of mail handled this year was much larger than that of any years in the past, but MT. Err win said that no estimate could be made of the number of pieces. h. spite of this irSrcascd amount he said that there were fewer faults to be found and that the extensive propaganda carried on the post of fee department had had the effect of educating the public to the proper use of the mails. There were com parativcly few broken packages, this showing that wrapping is being done more carefully, and there were also fewer wrongly addressed pieces than in the past
 One curious fact stands out, de- spite this education. Although the public has been trained in the use of postage stamps for 77 years and should by now know enough to put these on their mail, $50 cards with out any stamps at all arc now in the local office.
 Christmas packages, delayed by weather conditions and others which can not be ascnrtaincd, are still com- ing in. and this, with the task of checking up poorly addressed mail, is making a tremendous amount of after Christmas work which could
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
CHARGES WHIPPING
Iryington, \, J., Woman Claims Ans other Woman and Three Men Hors0whippcd Her in Public,

Newark, N. J., Dee. S0.-Mrs. A. Either of 1rvlngton. N. J., accompa- uled hy three men, horsewhipped Mrs. Rose Donahue, q widow, on u street yesterday, according to com plaint charging atrocious assault and battery filed in the police court by Mrs. Donahue. The latter said that Mrs. Either and the mon accostcd her q block from her home as she vas on her way 10 work and without warning Mrs. Either drew horse- whip from under her coat and struck her face, neck and body. The four Il en fled, according to the com plaint.
 At the Either home, woman who said she was Miss Constance Either, daughter Of Mrs. Either. denied that her mother had used a horsewhip on Mrs. Donahue.
 "Mothcr went to Mrs. Donahue's home" she said. 'She did not have a horscwhip with her, but she did have a dog leash. She used her hands. When she rang the bell 8 woman who said she was Mrs. Dor- ahue came 10 the door, but mother got excited, dropped the leash, and went at Mrs. Donahue with her hands, she made a thorough job of it, too."
 Mrs. Donahue refused to discuss her complaint.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
|. S. SHOULD NOT AID JHI, BILLBOARDS

"Atpra)tnr to the public r2a- science" through the use Of tiN- boards. as it contemplated hl ra" ccdcra prohibition unj', is no doao, legitimate but docidoj)y i''-alyis.I- l. Al a time when mmber.nss organi~ zauons and multitudes of ciuzcns have been cndca,oring to rid the public highways Of unsjghty biL- boards it IS poor example for any go, crnmcntal agency to utilize them ,o appeal 'o the pubIie in any mau- urr whatever.
 Coorr,ss IS expected tp app"rri- afr mar,y 70 .n5h'" Dro prohibition .r sorr.r, to clutter th. nation vi'A ntrooura- and busters. ronsr'@s sbouiI roCun from appropra'ms money 10 l.ln thr n'tboaI1 inter- rsts u um 0b.n they ar" s'lp- p.0E sast.
 # MluoarIs, emrh J4ptrHi)y I.snol1 many of In" best views along our highways. are nulFanors and un- worthy tLe respect >of pri'ai" ctti- 2, ms. they are also unworthy 'hc re- sp,ct Q. ''c government.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
MEXICO FOR ECONOMY AND HIGHI.R TANI~

President Gales ot Mexico has the economy hug II. sa>s that Moviro mus live wtHa lr i1oon. must pay her own WY. must o''rouont- cal in every dcpaluu..'. r'9'l.r '",- low a budget s2sDon, graft must o' "rfmiuat,l If al. gusr' -we hope ii won't cos. loo much :o 'am,ne'" r-no outsiJe loan wG ae urro'ia'- cd. and all Ich's must he paiI. tAe debts owing foreigners 10 come last.
 The presidcn. of Mexico is 10 be congratulated upon h1s upstandng program. His object seems 10 be the restoration of economic s1ahli'N which is a good symptom
 What makes the program aI5icuIt of achievement, however, is the pos sibility that increased internal taxes may have to be assessed upon inc people. Human nature in Mexico probably is of the same texture as elsewhere: it believes in reform and economy. but cannot assn1ar' 'he twain with increased taSef.
 II President Can-- -.n acAi.. aI.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
Observations On Te Weather

Washington, D. C., Dcc. 30.--Forc- cast for Southern New England: Unsettled tonight and Wednesday. probably local snow. Colder We'd Lesday and in Massachusetts tonight, Moderate 10 fresh west shifting 10 north winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: UusrttIcd. probably snow tonight and Wednesday; colder Wednesday and in north and central portions to- night; much cold,r ll north por- ton; moderate 10 .rcsh shifting winds becoming north and north east
 Conditions: A disturbance cen traI over Louisiana is causing un- settled rainy weather from Texas nor,heastward Q Virginia. Pleas ant weather preHaiIs in other sec tons east Of tn" Rockies. There has been d decided rise in tempcra- ture during the last 24 hours from Michigan eastward 10 Maine, Zero temperatures were reported in Mon taua, North Dahoa and Minnesota Buffalo. \. Y, reported 15 inches Of snow on thu ground
 Conditions favor for this vicinity uuscltlrd Weataer and probaD.! light snow.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
SIX IN FAMILY HURT
Automobile Collision in North Ha- ven Injures Whole Family. Three Of Them Seriously.

New Haven. Dec. 30.~-SiX mem befs of one family were injured, three Of them seriously, in an auto mobile accident late yesterday when machine driven by Charles Watson of North Haven collided with the automobile of Charles Cara of New Haven, at Quinnipiac and Middle town avenues.
 The injured:
 Charles Watson. fractured shoul- der and internal injuries, in seri- ous condition.
 Mrs. Bertha Watson, his wife, h. jury to skull, cuts about face, con dition serious.
 Frank Watson, six years old, fractured skull, not expected to live.
 Charles Watson, eight years old, nose cut.
 Edward Watson, seven years old cuts OH chin and arm.
 Robert Watson, three years old cuts on back of head. Cara was arrested allor the dC- cidcnt charged with reckless &v- ing and was held in bonds oi 5000.
 Coroner Mix was notified and will start an investigation today.
 All of the injured were taken tc the New Haven hospital. The Watson car was overturned in the collision and Mir, and Mrs Watson were caught underneath the wreckage.
 Both cars were badly damaged.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
LAUNDRY ROBBED
Elm City Place Nets SI5; Was Third Attempt al Burglary There in Four Weeks.
our Weeks.

Nv Haven, h. .'. TNn ImIcn- tn,d men, armod ar1 rovol> CTS, Estd up an autbna ..l IsI}nry wag- oa Of the Idoa }amIry m thc Nor. ITS Cove section .a'o yesterday and took s15. thc aN's collections from the driver, J. .b SrhvaItz, ar- cordlng 10 the story he told to inc police.
 Schwartz said '.al one Of the men jumped onto n. running board o' the machine and holding his gun close 10 the driv".s face, compcl- n-i him to stor ,.- car. The men th,n demandcl ... money and alter securing thr ST.. dashed away and soon had disappeared. The driver returned ly the laundry @nd reported the thoft to his employer.
 This was the 'Niri attempt made to rob Schwartz in tour weeks. On the hrs. two occaau.s he succeeded in getting away from the holdup men. He has ben in the employ of the laundry company for l2 years.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
HOOVER POINTS OUT
 MORE HOPEFUL SIGNS
Sees In Figures On Minor Exports To Europe Indications Ot
 Better Conditions

Washington, Dec. 3O.-- Secretary Hoover declared today that the most hopeful sign of beginning economic restoration in Europe is to be round in hitherto ignored statistics Of minor exports from the United States.
 The figures 10 which he called special attention deal with tho ex- portation of canned and dried fruits.
 During November, from the United states there were 61,OO0 tons of dried fruit exported, against ST.. 900 tons in the same month year ago." MT. Hoover said, There were 2S,O00 tons of canned fruit export ed against 14,000 during November 1923. For the last eleven months the United States has exported S59,- 900 tons of dried fruits against 1G1,- GOO tons during the same period in 1923. and 19S.000 tons of canned goods aganist 121,0OO tons during the same eleven months of 1923.
 All experience in subsistence studies shows that the first thing people do with increased income is to purchase more fruit. That Is the first semi-luxury that increased earnings bring 10 any family in civilized countries. These exports figures show that Europeans during the last year on great scale have had increased earnings and have put those earnings to work in a fashion characteristic of all people who approach better conditions"
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
25 Fears Ago Today
 From Taper of'That Date

Tomorrow night. for the first time in the history Of Cathollcity in New Britain, midnight mass will be celebrated at St, Nary's church, and probably also in the other local Ro- man CatI3uc churches,
 Russell G. Erwin's will work to- morrow, sunday, This is the first Sunday work of local firm for many year,
 Harmony Iodga, r, X \. Mo will install its urw officers Monday eve i,-. the work being done by James Hralcy, as~Is'-I jy Clarence l.. pl.rc.. Thr reception committee in- cludes, $. II. Wood, Y. J, Stearns, E. '. ThUmpsoo, James Hcajcy, C. L. Pierce and C, Palmer,
 James Mcral". the cXprossman, is seriously ill at hls home on Beaver street.
 There will he no Herald on Mon day. New Years. The printers want LoHlay and tA4 boys will be too busy eating.
 The Fir>t Cougregatioua1 church lad is annual lnee'mg last evening, I;,,. Dr. Hall reported that during fra wear re had iap'ilol four adults aud r children. Mary r.. P"asc was elected corrcSpordng s,rr''ary.
 Tomorrow afternoon at the ', N, .- II Cilpt.c nIll lead the at- tcrnnou service and Frederick La tlam will sing. The Morrison Comedy Co. will opru at the T.ussvm Lyc'um MoH- .ra1 rna nrst productions "id be 'Trc Glr' From M">jr",' and "B."e C;ray>.pa romance or old kenturhy'
 Edward rosurlu was elected for.n,ar ns <. W. IiaN'y lod=f' A. q IT, N. a' it~ me'r.= I2s' msh',
 ,rt. CoururIia I'n-}"'"m soc'"'H .n.r,.I Charts F. u'um N"@-II 7'- .'nnt last ,>rninG,
 purug the past y'a' 1>''. }.'oo }.'o .,..y ,nlcl mad, C27 arrrs's, """ 1,Ii.y for druukcnn's>. o. t"r '@' .anr sa Tor urcaca Of the F'8c'' and 4 Cor tteft.
 F,rc dopar'mcut plans 'or ''', include the purchase ol d, rhe'n'''' engine which win also carry nose ,Iurr lamago is often done by wa fer al eras and th. us" oi rhcm'- r.Is would do away with much oi this. Thr lepartm'ut no" H'l'S'S'S of TWO cO'upani"e,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
OIR "TERRlBLE MEATHER'
 SIITS IS

While large portions of the United %tatrs suffered from dry spells during 1923, England has had the vcrtcst year in a century.
 The wet year in England was top ped off by d storm that embraced the entire British Isles, Holland, Belgium and Francc, with the wind keeping up a merry swish al from Go 10 So miles an hour. The storm did great damage.
 All of which is another indication that nature has been out Of sorts the past year, There seems to have been d lack Of equalization in weather. Even the winter in America for the mos part has been haphazard in it's distribution of the dement's, New England, Gomr1 'or us snow during the winter. has had lit'}o Of if, fol- loving a summer that was remark ably devoid oC ram In the middIe W, st. however, the winter has ben rather more severe Iaan usual and to date }irtuaDy all tno "cold wavos' that have struck New Engiand have ben the fag ends of sueh ""aN"s" that inundated the west. There seems 10 be, every little old-umo cold coming from the north this var hut January and February are yet ahead audataorc is no telling what may happen The wath@r mauu- tacurrrs up in Gr..uaui may do- clda 10 put ta.ir l.an', to work after a long period oe lJ."r.ss and hand uz 4ouMhing 10 tHnG about. Tlon, N. presume, the rcu4oIcr of the country wjU he ya~png about th" "tcrubjc New Eog9qnI w~at1"r.'
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
Dr. Baldpatc on the sensitive cncss
 of snakes


 We are indebted 10 Charles A. McGoNcrn for 8 Baldpatc anecdote which adds fresh laurels to the brow of that fearless traveller, Dr. George A. Baldpatc.
 T was playing a round Of golf on the new desert course at Sus, in the Sahara. It IS an excellent course; 1; sand greens, of course. Sand fairway also. In fact if I were tempted to criticise it I should saw that it was possibly a bit too sandy However . was playing alone, as l find can always make a better score that way.
 'J carried no wagons except my clubs. Imagine my perturbation, therefore, when l looked up from the fourth tee just as l was about to drive and saw directly in front of me the gaping jaws of a desert py- thon, the one menace in this waste land. Flight was useless the CIcateur can oNcrtake running horse. l dld m" OnIy thlng posSlDle. l drove my golf ball with all my force straight into the pythons mouth.
 Tt was the mightiest saw that I have ever delivered S,raieh. through the snake it went auG out Itic other end, The aperture made hv ii" ball created a draught through the animal He paused, suerz.I twice. and curled GY 1t my feet. victim Of gallop,r- pncu- monia."
 Thanks for the story, Alr. Nc Govern. r nr. PalApat" can play gc'f like he tells stories it's a ten 70 TT" show that he beats par every time he goes out.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
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 MAxS0N oxitllL Jtluk
MOTHER TIME
By Wallace NJ. Bayliss

By Wallace M. BdyiSs "lIow time does fly!" old folks arc
 won't to say, Especially at times like New Years
 Day: And then they look at pictures art
 !sts paint, Which show old Father Time @
 hoary saint With whiskers flowing clear down to
 his knees, And hair so long it ripples in the
 breeze. Through scanty clothes his skinny legs are seen, And OCT his shoulders is a scythe so
 keen. Twill mow down anything. How
 could this guy So old, rhcumatisc. feeble, ever fly? How can he fly? I'll tell you how he
 can; It is because, like every other man Who has reputation, you will find There's back of him woman of
 strong mind, In this case 'tis Old Mother Time, but she Is no Has Been like hubby, No Stree! She's up-to-date; her clothes are
 latest style; She sees her barber every little while And has her trcsses bobbed, and
 Marcel waved, In ways like this she spends the dough he saved. To sec her from the rear you do not
 know If she's Flapper or a Grandma; so To pay her bills, though he may
 grunt Rd sigh, It keeps old Papa Time right on the fly.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
AINYOR'S CLARION CALL TO ATTEND MEETINGS

Consistent failure to attend meet la-s or the Common Council is no way for a councilman or alderman to uAdl the duties to which he was e.cotc1. Action or Mayor Puoncssa y.s.rrday jn calling the attention Of tro public 10 the dcrr1ictIons Of some members ought 10 have the effect Of Increasing attendance.
 CounciImon and aldermen who ab- sen, themselves flor several months in succession" cannot be regarded as taking a strong interest in the cj'ys business. Elected 10 help run tho city's affairs, they let them slide. Elected 10 rcpros"ut q constituency they represent nobody when they arc absent.
 The mayor wants frequent ab- s.nce 10 be a cause for removal. It sounds reasonable.
 Council members do not receive compensation, 1t is true, but they know that before they run for the office. The theory IS that they should be proud 10 be an alderman and ac- crpt the honors pertaining to the public office. The theory in the main is correct, and those citizens to whom honorary service in the council does not appeal should not stand for of- Hce but those whose community pa trio'ism spurrcd them to enter the political arena shoud by all means attend strictly 10 inc business of the city after ahoy are elected.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
MRAAGII, AROuT iS .BTs NEEDS \ CONFERENCE

NIaIbN V NNl tsli-sNNl.
 Win the d,bt owing by European rouNtrirs to to Iuted smles-cN- ycrt those fly EugDmd--bc r,pudtot- rd ar ~uornrd"
 Th" Q0nsUou A, constantly growing more promUonI and oue need not be surpusrd 10 Ind the nations m- ,oN,d cugasrug In animated dlscus- sggn,
 Paris dlsputcN"s tlt- other duy quot.d tbc minister pt 6nauce as saying that the dchts owug the tinted StaC,s were not included in tho buIgct--m fact. were never m- cDudr4 in the budsela--but were in d separate column on the govern mrut books indicating they had been showed aside.
 Tie Amcmcan government from the first has insisted that all war debts owing us must be paid and Of all the countries owing us money England has gone further than any other in eudeayoring to meet her obligations, resulting in the iunIing arrangement of recent memory
 The French idea is that tho debt 10 America is "political dcbt," and that as France furnished the battle- ground--at least the main battle ground--and made the largest sacri- fees of the "bg four' that she is entitled to consideration,
 The plan of France to pool the war debts las been revived, and by such a pooling the United States would be expected to pay share of the cost Of the war before 19lI From the days Of the Wilson ad- ministration. when this suggestion was first made, it has been con sistcntly rejected in the United States and from all appearances will continue to be rejected.
 It so happens that the war debts are definitely related to taxation in the United States. What our Euro pean debtors do not pay will be paid by the citizens of the United States. This fact manifestly tempers opinion In this country. The debt problem affects all pockelbooks, and thus what is owed US in Europe is not a European question but also an Amer ican financial question.
 But the people in this or any other country who, Spurred by their own interests, attempt to deprocate the effort of France in raising her financial stature, are making & mis- take. Tn six years France has achieT- cd a gigantic result in balancing her budget, done this year for the first 1 time since the war II means that most Of her factories and farms in the deyastcd reeions-the industrial heart 0 ftho uation-havc been re- stored, and mostly with French money. Before the war 2g per cent Of the nations taxes were collected in these regions; in 1919 only Il peI cent, but today 16 per cent. France has nearly restored her physical re- sources and considering her extreme losses during the war has made nota' bic progress,
 Debts 10 outside nations, however will naturally have to wait q more opportune tine; yet meantime some thing can be done about them tC alay suspense and acromonious dis. cussion.
 The niasma Of dcJ and 'D~ dis. agreements arising theretrom arc rapidly reaching the pinnacle O pubic interest where an intrra')icr Icbt conference is imperative. I'm nations involved should get together and settle the matter for eooi-ane for their own gooI and thc r" maindcr oC the world, Acrimoniou' conccnuon with no set objCot il view and no fixed program to follow will lead to no worthy goal.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
Golf Has Most Playcr>

Baseball is usually thought o' as inc popular American game ana fbis is trua in thc ~ens, tha, great Ter numbers are interested in the game as something to watch, but 9s game 10 play, golf has by far outstrppcd any other game among Americans. Y is participated in by more men and women above 90 years of az" than any o'h.r single pasume.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
Swedish Premier Is
 In Serious Condition

London, Dec. 30.--The condition of Premier Granting of Sweden, who is suffering from inflammation of inc lungs has grown worse, accord- ing to an agency dispatch from Stockholm. He has a higher tenn pcrature and quicker pulse, the dis patch says, caused by phlebitis in the left leg. There are no other complications.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30
Facts and dFancies
 BY ROBERT CULLEN

The question Is whether John Bull or Uncle Sam holds tho first mort gage
 Tho woman always pays. Well, that's fair enough; she's the one thut has fl charged.
 A pocket full of rye today requires n song of considerably more than siNponcc,
 Why vast" 70 many words to unaly2c the horotne's character when she hasn't any?
 It might he worse. Suppose every , law required a special set of en- forccmcnt officers The Duke endowment was splcn- dId, even though it made no men ton of stadiums
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30

laudable ambitions without the n- fliction Of more taxes he probeb bly, viii have everybody pulling Tor him; otherwise he wilt find il difficult to hew to tho course he so NalIamlE Cspouses,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-30

be eliminated.
 Despite the increased knowledge shown by the public in most of tho fields in which tho postal depart ment has carried on Its propaganda. it still seems to be in ignorance of the shop and ship early" cam palgn, for the rush was later this year than 1t has been for many years, The peak Is generally reached about December 2l. but this year that date saw still rising tide of mail and it was not until after the gard that this flood began to sub side,