New Britain herald., 1925-09-12
THE OBSER YER. Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

have not been coined. It is a low brow of a highway, so low that It's eyebrows are growing on its throat. If there Is a person living within radius of nine million. four hundred and thirty-two thousand, seven hun dred and fifty-one miles who can dis cover anything in its favor he is en. titled to the glue shoe strings as first prize for being a greater dlscoverer than c. ]. Columbus.
 If one were practicing for the steepechase for the purpose of be- coming hardened to shocks, one could not pick out a better stage for rehearsal. Travelling over this stretch gives the impression of rid ing in a runaway passenger elevator on a ship rolling from beam to beam. Heretofore it has been i'm possible for a man to go up, down, north, south, east and west at the same time but now 1t is impossible for a man to avoid doing this if he travels over Beech Swamp road.
 An appeal will be made to High way Commissioner Macdonald to have the road repaired. Here Is one instance where Mir. Macdonald can perform an act of mercy and win the everlasting gratitude of the bruised populace which uses the highway.
 They were standing on the steps of city hall. a prominent physician and a member of the city govern ment.
 As they stood idly staring into space, there appeared to be a sud- den stop in street traffic. Out of the tangle emerged a man carry ing the form of a woman toward the opposite sidewalk.
 Someone's hurt, Doc" said the member of the city government,
 They watched for a minute or two and saw the man with the form of woman enter store a block away.
 Better go up and see if she needs you, Doc" the m. of the c. g. remarked.
 Guess I will" replied the physi- clan.
 Together they hurried toward the store.
 Entering, they expected to find the place in an uproar of excite ment. But all was peaceful. A clerk looked up and said Hello" and did not seem to be alarmed about anything in particular.
 Continuing their investigation, the two men went to the back of the store. In a moment or two they began to grin.
 The form of the woman was a form and nothing more. It was a dummy" which had been taken into the West Main street branch of the Union Laundry Corp. and which was to be used for the dis play of a gown.
 "I'll buy a cigar" remarked the physician.
 NO. I'll buy" replied the mem Der of the city government. ''be- cause I saw her first"
 Sorry to give you so much cause for worry"
 This message was received yes- terday by woman from her son. She had not heard from him for several days although through no fault of his because he was so situ- ated that he could not send a mes- sage to her.
 But all during the time of his absence he was thinking of his mother and wishing he could com- municate with her to let her know that he had not forgotten. It must have cheered that moth- CTS heart when she did receive the message because 1t showed that her son, although grown man, and man among men, wired her as soon as he was able. It proved that he had not forgotten.
 The message was delivered to Mrs. John A. Rodgers of Baltimore, Md. It was from her boy, Con- mander John Rodgers, who was in charge of the airplane which had been tossing around on the Pacific