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New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
25 Fears Ago Today
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 The annual report of Superin- tendcnt of Schools Stuart says that George B. Matthews, the special teacher, visits the grades weekly, besides having three classrs in the high school He also conducts the high school orchestra and gives ad- ditional time there when requested for rhetorical exercises or evening entertainments. There are now 1l2 teachers in the schools here.
 Harry Brown, who made the trip south with the Puts" stopped over at Brooklyn to visit his brother. He will return tomorrow.
 A youth named James Shine fell of fence on Beaver street this afternoon and broke one of his arms. He Was attended by Dn Kelly.
 John O'Bricn, the barber, has a hat or which he Is very proud. IL was sent him from Kentucky and lLt HtotblN bANhAll lt'tis AA'6 s@3 S NA'"NN it was worn by one Of the noun tainecrs who came down 10 Frank fort 10 kill Governor Goebel.
 The ladies' golf team played a match in Waterbury today. It con- sisted of Mrs, F. II. Allis, captain; Mrs. Q. l.. Swift. Miss Hooker, Miss r. R. Smith. Miss F. l.. Hart and Miss Ruth Chamberlain.
 Roller skating al Casino tonight.
 New Britain was largely repre- sented at the Hartford rally last night when the principal speaker was the famous ex-Governor Alt geld of Illinois.
 John J. Coats, William Young, Albert Schneider, MT. and Mrs. HiEley and Miss Lottie Roberts represented Lincoln lodge, I. Q. G.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
ChlIrCl, Going

U'rom the Diary of q Small Boy)
 By Lucia Osborne Bell You know it seems SO very strange
 to me, from where l stand, That they should call folks Christ
 ians, and this a Christian
 land.
 I feel this way most keenly upon
 the Sabbath Day, Tor then they fix me up for church
 in their most Christian way. They drag me in from out of- doors;
 they put mo in the tub. They wash me up, they wash me
 down, my teeth and ears they
 scrub.
 They dress me up in starchy things;
 I'm forced to wear hat, Just once, for company, ] begged
 to take my pussy cat. The money that they give me l can
 not even spend, It's meant to help tine heather boy
 his wicked ways to mend. I've often thought, if l could find
 a member of that race, would be glad to keep the change
 and let him have my place.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

IlilNi AAlIlNhlAclo bNHNht illN9 lldb large plant for the manufacture Of whisliey and maintained distributing headquarters for several Scotch Whiskey makers. Their plant was complete except for one item--thcy wanted a fair size motor boat to use for transporting liquor to the United States. Yes their business was lit- lie bit off color hut the boat build ing company would not get into trouble, so the president was assur- ed, because it was a legitimate tran saction so far as the construction of the boat was concerned Moreover cash would be paid for the craft the minute it was completed and the owners would take care of it's deliv- cry to the island.
 i Naturally the president was pleas cd to receive the order. His visitor Gidn't know much about boats but had an idea what he wanted and would be pleased to consult with the company's draftsInen. He had plen- ty of time on his hands and could afford 10 remain around the plant for week or so.
 During the next few days the visitor and the president became real chumny. The latter invited him to enjoy the freedom of his club and introduced him to q number of good fellows. Nearly every time a group sat down 10 talk. the conversation vccred around 10 the subject of pro- hibition. as is frequently the case when males foregather to swap the news of the day. Little by little the visitor let 1t be known that, through certain influential friends in the American prohibition enforcement service, he was able 10 ship into the [ United States quantities of good liquor, the real stuff. He had ac- commodated a number of friends living south of the boundary line and, while he didn't make a business of 1t and positively would not accept profit on the transaction, he would be pleased to accept a few orders from the president or anyone he recommended. He did not press the point but let 1t sink in.
 A few days later one of his new acquaintances approached him with q mysterious air and whispered that he would like 10 take him up on that offer. His cellar was becoming dry and he'd like to get about a dozen cases. The visitor was af- liability personifed. A dozen cases? That was easy. Would the other boys be interested? He'd be happy to help them out.
 Eventually, the stranger agreed to accept orders from all the crowd. Checks rfhned in upon him from every angle. His pocketbook bulged with little slips of paper bearing the magic legend Pay to the Order of." Inc boys smacked their lips in an- tIclpation of the parties being plan ned. They voted the visitor a royal good fellow, Soon he announced that he was leaving the city for a short business trip but would be pack within a few days, surely in tune to participate in the bottled chccr which was on it's way from Canada.
 You guessed it. He never came back. The partly finished boat? It IS still partly finished, The island on one of the Great Lakes? The boys consulted the latest charts of the lakes and discovered that the island never existed The checks? Oh, they came back all marked PAID"
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

Give me right of way or give me death.
 Where there're pQdestpans, there must be some victims.
 A pedestrian in the street is worth two on tlie sidewalk, 2
 The poor foot travellers are eouh- ter-organi2inG, and energy 9s being infected by similar sayings;
 4 struck child dreads the street Autos never come singly.
 regret that have but one life 10 give In crossing Main street
 Look before you cross tand then don't cross)
 TO cross or not to cross; that is the question,
 You can fool some of the motor ists some of the time. but
 Traffic without safety zones IS tyranny. The only good mo}orist is o deal motorist.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
Good HMnCll.

Are you still bothered with the Borehams coming to tea with you so oftrn?"
 'Oh, dear, no, They took the hint at last"
 What did you say to them?"
 "Nothing was said! But we had sponge cake every time they came" Answers.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

statement that the city may be counted as generous indeed. Proba- bly the chamber drive will have the usual result as far as the reali- zation of ambition to add members Is concerned.
 But what Is 10 come after? Is the investment made in member ship going 10 prove worth while? Be 1t ten dollars or ten thousand that is raised in dues durin& the campaign the whole sum is wasted a useless expenditure, unless the members get the spirit that is nec- essary 10 the conduct Of any cor poration, and the city is but cor poration. the spirit of loyalty, de- sire to aid even though personally inconyenienced in carrying through that which will prove of the great est benefit.
 We might. by our willingness 10 aid financially, raise a great and beautiful Chamber Of Commerce building and place 1t In gorgeous surroundings upon our central square, to advertise to all that we had a Chamber of Commerce.. But that wonderful edince would be- come but a monument to an ideal that was dead and gone, should Its ercctors turn their backs upon it and consider their work done. It would be a tombstone for practical idealIsm, a sad commentary upon the people of town who were will ing to build and unwilling to carry on.
 Without the proper spirit Chamber of Commerce is as useless to the city of New Britain as a set of golf sticks are to a flying fish. Without the proper spirit 10 back 1t a Chamber of Commerce, with tens of thousands of members on its rolls, Is of no good to any city. With the proper spirit, the Chamber need never want for members, and may never need for aid in achieving it's principle objective, the welfare or the city and the harmony Of the various elements that go to make up d municipality anywhere. And so, brother. what have you done in this campaign? Have you contributed your membership dues and will you hereafter forget that there was ever any such a thing as n Chamber of Commerce? If so you have thrown your money away You have helped to buy tomb TOT the spirit. But, II you nave co"0 tributed and have considered by so doing that you are a part of an or ganizatIon that Is going to help New Britain and that you are go- Ting 10 aid it in reaching its aim, then, you have done something, You have acquired the spirit, and the spirIt, not the money. is going 10 make the Chamber of Commerce which is doing what ia can to make Now Britain. It's up 10 you to "carry on," and your spirit will be rewarded in the good effects that will be immediately apparent.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
FAST WORK BY MAYOR BRINGS RESULTS

Action. and not words Is what Is wanted in city business, We have had two excellent examples of ac- ton in city business this week and the man who instituted the action was Mayor Paonessa.
 Take the Stanley school close down. for instance. Instead of sit- ting idly by and awaiting develop ments, Mayor Paonessa, upon being informed that the Stanley school was closed for lack of heat, at once communicated with the school com- mittee.
 But the school committee was un- able to furnish the mayor with full information, so he sought out the state director of education. Dr. A. B. Meredith. the director, informed the mayor 1t was matter for the state superintendent Of buildings to handle.
 Being pushed from pillar to post didn't nettle the mayor however. Locating State Superintendent Of Buildings Kellogg. the mayor was informed 1t was dispute between the heating contractors who tn- stalled the heating In the State Normal school and those who in- stalled the heating system in the Stanley school. It will be remem- bered that the heat for the Stanley school was 10 be furnished by the state school.
 By this time the mayor had req son to feel groggy, but he kept right at it. After some trouble he located the contractors in Water buryaand with less trouble located the contractors in New Britain Then he assembled the entire dele- gation and effected a compromise and the heat was turned on in the Stanley school.
 Had the mayor waited for de- velopments several more days ot school suspension undoubtedly would have occurred. Had he given up in disgust when he was referred from one person to another the school pupils would have continued fo remain at home.
 It was an instance Of ;hn mayor taking the bull by the horns and demanding action--and he got it.
 Another instance of fast work was the opportunity to improve traffic conditions on Main street by accepting a strip of property tender ed by the Trinity NJ. F.. church, re- sulting in the possibilities of remov, ing an angular turn in front of the church properly,
 The mayor was advised Of the Of fer and recalled that the Common Council would not meet for severa weeks, by which time. if the prop, erty were accepted by the city . weather conditions might delay the work of Immediately taking the angle out of the street line.
 Instead of waiting for the Com mon Council to meet the mayol called representatives of the Com mon Council and tho public work' board together and the result was decision 10 proceed at once.
 These deeds speak for themselves Tn getting quick action the mayo has shown himself alert and tlllet with the spirit Of enterprise for th' public good.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
The Etiquette of Eating

The Etiquette of Eating Dear Wally:
 When they serve sandwiches never know exactly what is The proper hand with which to grab 'em; Or should l, with a toothpick,
 Stab 'Em. Dear Stab Fin;
 Here's the thing to do When sandwiches are offered you, By tipping up the serving dish Slide off the number that you wish, Copyright 1925, Reproduction
 FeTbiddenl
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
CrLR AFTEK CHARTERS

London, Oct. 10 Pl-Membcrs of the Ham Bone Club, London re- sort of artists and writers, are in search of d home where they can in peace and quiet pursue their avo- cations. They plan to have their own village in the south of France.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
Member Anlit Bureau of Circulation.

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. The A. B. c. is a national organization which furnishes newspap pers and adver- tisers with a strictly honest analysis Of circulation. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit. This insures protection against fraud in newspaper distribution figures 10 both national and local advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

T don't sec how l can give you q try-out," said the theatrical man. agcr, when you haven't had any experience"
 "But I'm q born actor, sir. Why, when my wife came home from the country a couple of weeks ago I made her believe l was glad to sec her"
 --Georpp IudOVici
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
The Upper Crust

Ellsworth; 'I am really out of touch with the world most of the time"
 Fillmore: You are a hermit, then?"
 Ellsworth; NO. I'm an aviator"
 E. c. Rutherford.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
TIE OBSER YER = Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

Although there seems to be gen. eral misunderstanding as 10 what must be reported to the board of as sessors for purposes of taxation, and to what extent the law has relieved property owners from this duty, not q single new item has been placed
 on tie lists this year and several
 have been removed.
 No real estate must, be listed. This includes dwelling houses, barns, gar ages, sheds. icehouses, lots, buildings used for stores, shops theatcrs, banks, hotels, offices, public garages, livery stables or for any other mer- .cantie purpose, mills, land consid- cred as undeveloped acreage or un- occupied developed tracts. Automo- piles and motorcycles need not be reported.
 Items of personal property are to be reported, but in some instances there are deductions. If the owner equal to the amount of deduction no
 report Is required. The items and deductions are: Sheep and goats, value exceeding s100; swine, value exceeding $50i poultry, value eX- 'ceeding $25; watches, diamonds, .jewery, value exceeding s25; pri- vQte libraries and books, value eX- ceedlng $200; pianofortcs. piano
 players, monographs and other musical instruments, value exceeding
 $25; farming tools exceeding $2O0: mechanics tools exceeding s2o0; cash in banks, other than savings banks, exceeding $500.
 Rcportable items for which there is no deduction are: Horses, mules, thoroughbrcds, oxen, COWS and dogs; carriages. wagons and bicycles: merchandise, Choses i'll action.
 All items listed above have always been taxable since the state board of equalization was established. The assessors this year are merely call ing attention to the existence of the law as a warning against failure 10 report and the possibility of penalty taxes should the ownership of some item which was not reported como ito light.
 The picture painted in some quar- ters Of the board of assessors snoop- ing about appraising pieces of fur niture. pianos and saXophones, hicy- clcs of the "old home town" typo, reading entire private libraries 10 determine the value of inc books therein, or searching drnssers for watches, diamonds and jcWelry, is as far from possible as it Is ludicrous. ithe assessors say.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively en. titled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published herein.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
No Parking Allowed

Traffic cop: "Say what's the idea of driving up and down this one way street for the past five hours" Motorist: I'm waiting for my wife, officer. She went in that store for just a minute"
 David Hanig.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
Let's Try It, Folks!

I"V , TTN T0i TVIkS1 Thc air Is fun of smoke and haze or burning leaves these autumn days; W"lL why not gather in. a pile Our troubles, folks, burn 'em and
 smile?
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

About 1,O0O,OO0 tickets for free medical treatment have been issued by the Tokyo, Japan. municipality in the last six months.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
Wallv inc Mystic

He'll Answer Your Questions If you cant get to sleep at night For worrying OCT what is right, Turn over and forget your qualms, Advice from Mystic Wally calms.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
Visionary Troubles

Dear Wally:
 I am puzzled quite; I want 10 do the thing that's right. Should l go walking with two men, What is the proper thing?
 Old Hen. My dear Old Hen:
 Why worry so2 For you, as well as I do, know You're very lucky if you get One man OCT whom to stew and fretl
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

The Herald is on rals daily in New York at Hotalings Newsstand. Times Square, schuItz's Newsstnnds. Entrance Grand Central 42nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
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The only profitable advertising medium in tho City. Circulation books and press room alHays open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
Masn't True Love

Mrs, Wilkens: "Oh, Harry, I'm just in love with that hat in the window"
 Wilkens: Nonsense, dear. Love is an affair of the heart, not of the head"
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

Dopesters. down through the ages have been trying 10 figure out how New Britain got it's name and, to date nobody has been ableto give a logical reason just why "Dismal swamp should receive that name vile It was. still a part of Farming ton, and later, Berlin. Of course, when New Britain broke away from Berlin there must have been plenty Of self appointed watchdogs of the public lands who hated to see any parcel of land, no matter how worthless, be "nipped from any town, The break away meeting must have been saturated with ar guments and bitterness must have played an important part away back III the days when cider brandy was considered a legal refreshment.
 Feeling at that time, might have been kind of keen against Britain, and maybe, one of these rstlf-ap- pointed watchdogs of the Berlin lands might have attempted to 6oothe his disappointed brothers bv calling the upstart at its north New Britain, and New Britain was dismal swamp.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
A Jinl-DanJy

As q rule most hard-boiled eggs are also strictly fresh.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

A leader is a man who can per suade others 10 finance his ambi- tiOns.
 Still your parents knew nothing Of child psychology, and look how wonderful you are.
 At least Hylan can enjoy the next Democratic convention, when Al and Dixie meet.
 A man may make an ass of him. self before he gets million, but it isn't considered news.
 Anything can happen now, A Chicago jury found two murderors guilty, instead of crazy.
 A free country is one in which men express their insubordination instead of thinking 1t.
 Florida needn't worry for q while yet. She has enough climate to ac- commOdatc millions.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

A curfow law to the majority oL proplu seems cruel and severe manner in which to curb the lree- dom of the younger generation hut in the opinion of many girls IL IS essential if they are to be spared 'Ilc insults and vulgarisms Of ceTaiil crowds of boys about the streets at night, 1t is almost an lmposSl- bility for young woman, accom- panied or unaccompanicd to walk along any Of the streets near the center oft he city and not be molested in some manner by q crowd of rowdics, the Observer is informed.
 These boys are not grown up, but range in age between { and IA. They congrcgate at corners and walk along the streets and their language is blood curdling,
 There are many women whose Op- pointments at various places in the city during the evening, make lt necessary for them to wait at some
 
 corner for q Gompanion. A certain young woman had occasion 10 wait for some companions in front of department store a week ago, when q crowd of these boys came along. They were not content with casting insulting remarks and vulgar jests but even went so far as to strike her several times.
 To speak to the guardians of the law would do no good because the youngsters keep a sharp eye on the "coppers' and are well out of sight before they can get to them.
 If their parents will not take hand and keep them at home then the law may take hand in the matter by bringing the old curfew law into effect.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

They're till talking about it in the -er-boat building plant where it occurred, still wondering who the .unctuous gentleman was who sepa- rated so many of them from fair size checks and if he is working the same game ih other places.
 He arrived in the town of-lct's call it Smithville-in a taxi cab and with all the appearances of wealth and good fellowship hall marked on his habiliments. He wanted to see the president of the company on very urgent and very confidential busi- ness. Apparently he was accustomed to smiling his way past office boys and other subordinates and was soon ushered into the mahoganyed and Persian carpeted presence of the president himself.
 Drawing mp his chair, he produced an engraved card which introduced him as part owner of a large island in one of the Great Lakes lying in Canadian territory. Like the busi- ness man he appeared to be, he went straight to the heart of his subject. On this island which he and several
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

It must amuse the gods to hear the argument that the Filipino will be fit for government when he becomes like us.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

A deliberate mind may he more trustworthy, but ifs a nuisance in d cafeteria.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

The reason it is difficult for a man 10 marry his ideal i5 because she is after her ideal, also.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

It's awful to be poor and have a witlcss son and not be able to pro- vide him with a high powered car.
New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
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New Britain herald., 1925-10-10
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New Britain herald., 1925-10-10

Christy MatheWson is dead. A life devoted to high standards of liv- ing and cleanliness in mind and body had been terminated. The world is better off for his having been a member of the human race.
 Thousands of other professional athletes have gone the way of the flesh, have been laid away in their green sepulchrcs and have been for gotten. They enjoyed their little blaze of glory, their moment of popularity, but after they were gone, they were beyond recall.
 Christy Mathcwson will not be for gotten. His life will be his epitaph in death. He stood out among his fellows who were engaged in ath- letic contests because he placed honor before everything else and consecrated his life to cleanliness.
 It wasn't entirely MatheWson's inspiring arm, his ability to now down the opposing batters, that made him famous. Other men have toiled on the mound with almost n like measure of success. Other ath- leteS have shone in their respective fields because of physical supremacy. There are other men in baseball today who rate high in accomplish ment but they are not looked up to with respect to the same extent that the world of sports looked up to Mathewson, He had something be- sides mere physical, brute skill. He had manhood. Mathewson the man was equally as great as Mathewson the pitcher. He was great athleie in his uniform; he was a gentleman in civilian clothes.
 If 1t is true that we can profit by Initiating illustrous men who have gone before us, there is a lesson for aspiring athletes in the life of Math- ewson. They can study his life and his works with profit. They can learn that the sporting public thinks highest of the athlete who tries to deserve their friendship not alone by performances in his particular branch of sport but by developing the manhood which nature has giv- en him. Great athletes are numer- ous but athletes who combine prow- ess on the field with manhood on and off the field can be counted on the fingers of one hand. And lead ing the procession, though he is dead, is Christy Mathewson.