New Britain herald., 1927-04-23

iidih IA IS pToHlpleu ny the SNdIeIltu made by Alderman J. Gustav John son at the meeting of the common council Wednesday evening wkeI he was ruled out of order by Mayo Weld. A motion was before ,h, house for discussion when Alder man Johnson had a suggestion tt make, and made it. The presiding officer ruled him out Of order ane he promptly took umbrage. exclaim ing: "Ill see my lawyer about this.
 Members of the council should know, and most of them do know that there are certain rules of pro cedure which must be observed 1T all parliamentary bodies. In fairnes: 10 all, these rules are usually ad hered to strictly. Occasionally they have been ignored. right in th' New Britain common council. bu the greater part of the time tho manual guides proceedings of the body. If Alderman Johnson would stop to think for moment. h. would, realize that the counci could not entertain his motion be- cause there was already subjec, under discussion on a previous mo. ton.
 But 1t is the height of stiffness for him to declare that he intended to see his lawyer about fl. No ones prerogatives were usurped. no ones privileges restricted. The presiding officer was in the right and was justified in telling Alderman John son to keep quiet. This. 1t is be- lieved, Is the first time member of the common council has threat ened to consult his legal advisor concerning a ruling by the presiding officer and 1t should be the last unless based on reason.
 It has been observed frequently that people who insist SO strongly on temperance are themselves in temperate in their expressions of opinion. They demand temperance in one thing but when the lose their tempers because the rest of the world will not coincide in their views they indulge in incorporate vituperation and trade.
 A recent instance of this situation occurred when the retiring presi- cent of a reform organization reck- lessly abandoned his pen to the de- nunciation of his fellow citizens many of whom disagree with him on the subject of the advisability of retining the prohibition law on the federal book of statutes. His case is illustrative of the lack of control which reformers usually ex- hibit when their pet hobbies and theories are not acceptable to their fellow beings. He not only vigorously flayed public officials but included the greater part of his fellow citi- zans in his sweeping demonstration of spleen and choler. expressing dis gust because they had been cold to- ward his policies.
 An attitude of this kind is general among leaders of reform movements, although there are exceptions, pleasant exceptions. That, perhaps, is why reformers have a minority for q following and lose part of that minority as their schemes are exc cuted.
 The resignation Of the president of the reform organization here is generally accepted as Q confession on his part that the movement has been unsuccessful. He admits as much in his acknowledgement that sentiment against the prohibition amendment is almost lacking and that cooperation by the public does not exist. This is the most serious blow the reformers have yet suffer- ed in New Britain. Whether they will be able to carry on their pro- gram remains to be seen. The pity of it is that other members of inc organization who want to be fair must suffer in the public estimation from the incorporate remarks of their leader.
 4 new game is suggested by the operation of the new maze of signal lights about the center. It might be called East and West" or Motor ist and Pedestrian" or Run the Gauntlet" or any of those swell names. IL is played by any number of persons from one to infinity with a traffic cop or electrical switch board as judge and timekeeper. The object of the game is to go from any given starting point to some stated destination with the least number of stops. A few simple rules will be established, as follows:
 Automobiles must keep in the street and shall be disqualified fl they take 10 the sidewalk. Con- versely, pedestrians wandering into the street shall be automaticall, ruled out of the game by the attend ing physician.
 When q green light shows, a car shall be allowed to so. If one pass es a red light the judging officer shall give warning and on second offonse shall penalize the foulins player by s5 and costs. Four feels will bring about suspension of oper- ators license and banishment from the game. Passing an amber light will result in a severe fife! fie. from the nearest officer-linesman.
 All plays must be through center: no end runs around unlighted dis tricts shall be allowed.
 The judge may change signals at any time without announcing his intention: tho players will then go into huddle and be straiehtened ont by the wrcckers.
 A car skidding down West Main street hill past the light at the post office corner must go back and be- gin over.
 Trolley cars shall be scattered at all otherwise open points along the
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