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New Britain herald., 1930-12-22

American Order, Sons of St. George. will be installed at a meeting to be held at Stephen Terry hall on Main street at o'clock this evening. Statn Grand President James Mycock of Torrington will view the installation. Delegations of members of the order from surrounding cities and towns will be in attendance.
 Quartet In Carols at Chapel
 A quartet comprising Mrs. Charles T. Treadway, Mrs. Townsend G. Treadway, Henry E. Cottle and Ray mond Cook sang a number of Christ mas carols at the Carlyle Fuller Barnes memorial chapel in West cemetery yesterday afternoon. Mrs. L. L. Beach, organist, played accom- paniment.
 I. 0. R. NJ. Party
 A Christmas party for children of members of Compounce tribe, l. 0. K, M, and kitcllewan council. Daughters of Pocahontas, will be given at Red Mems hall, Prospect SltEHL, LOlliUi OH NhClI4i4s 0p o'clock Vocal and instrumental numbers will be rendered as & part of the entertainment which will be provided, and gifts will be presented by Santa Claus to the children.
 Treadway Home is Robbed
 The summer residence of Charles T. Treadway, president of the Hor- ton Mfg. Company, on Chippens Hill was broken into and robbed of several antiques and clothing some time during the past week. officials of the police department have been notified. The caretaker of the home in reporting the matter to police Saturday after he had discovered the break while cleaning the place, said that the front door had been opened by the intruders with the aid of a jimmy"
 Police are of the opinion that truck or other motor vehicle was utilized to carry the stolen goods away. An investigation will be conducted.
 Bernard Case Continued
 Tn order that investigation may be further continued, the case Of Alphonse Bernard, 29. who was ap- prehended a few days ago in Rum- ord Falls, Me, by police and held as the alleged accomplice in the theft of SPAS from the Judd street home of Policeman Edgar Norton by Martha Adams, Is, on January %, was adjourned today until to- morrow morning. It is believed that the case will be finally disposed of when Bernard is next arraigned.
 Funeral of James Butler
 A solemn high mass of requiem for James F. Butler, prominent hotel proprietor Of this city and for mer baseball pitcher in the old New England League, Of Laurel street was celebrated at St. Joseph's church at g o'clock this morning by Rev. John O'Donnell, who was as- sisted by Rev. William F. Carney of Hartford as deacon, and Rev. Ste. phen F. Carr. as sub- deacon.
 At the offertory James Donohue sang Pie Jesu,' and then sang There's Beautiful Land on High" as the body was borne from the church. Jomes J. Dunn chanted Some Sweet Day" as the services were brought to a close. Inter- ment was in St. Joseph's cemetery, PldinVllle.
 City League Data
 Secretary Philip G. Geiger of the City Basketball league today releas- ed the following standings, showing the positions of teams and individual scorers:
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REAL ATTAINMENT
BY THE RIGHT REV. LANES E. FREEMAN, D. D., IL. D,
Bishop Of Washington.

Of our will, or, indeed, any act on our
part. There is certainly nothing In
the teaching Of the Great Master to
warrant this. True, at best we are the
unworthy recipients of His great gifts
to us. On the other hand, we are not
in the role of mendicantS, nor does He
desire us so to be.
The development of the strong things
Of character certainly requires as much
persistent application as any OF the
other talents we seek to possess. To
grow a soul, to come to have the con-
seriousness that We are "heirs OF God,
joint-heirs with Christ" and, therefore,
inheritors of the kingdom of Heaven,
implies something more than the mere
affirmation of it in terms of creed.
A passive belief in the redemptive work
of Christ is unworthy of us. We are
compelled to work out our own saliva
ton and to work 1t out reverently and
with a fine consciousness of its value.
It may be that now and again we
acquire material gifts and blessings
we find ourselves the pOSseSSorS OF
luxuries that cost us nothing. Not so
the strong qualities of character. Not
SO the saving power that enables US
to resist evil forces that play about
us or to win ultimately eternal saliva
ton. If health and strength call for
our unfailing attention, reasonable eX-
ereise and the recognition OF the laws
of nature, surely the development Of
our character and the development Of
the fine things Of the soul call for like
consideration. We have made the at
tainment of these things seem too easy;
we have so far eliminated the disciplines
of spiritual growth and enrichment that
our youth in particular have come to
regard Christian faith and practice as
quite unworthy of their consideration or
effort If salvation with all its implica-
lions is worthy of attainment let us be
clear about it, it calls for real effort,
definitely imposed discipline and life
in harmony with the teachings OF the
great Master. Work out your own
salvation"
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Kentucky's New Eleetion Law

A new law has just been enacted in
Kentucky which effects a decided in
noVation in election procedure De-
signed for the purpose of reducing fraud
at the polls, it provides that the ballot
boxes, immediately upon the lapse OF
the legal hours for voting, will be Sc
cured with three locks each and taken
to the county seat. Overnight three
different election officials will hold the
keys. The next day the votes viii be
tabulated. Thus it viii not be possible
to know the result of the voting in the
State for any ONCE, local or Federal, for
nearly twenty-four hours after the
closing of the polls, instead Of as q rule
within three or four hours. Kentucky
closes its polls on election day at COM
paratiyely early hour, so that it has been
one Of the FIRST States to report its re-
suits. Now it viii be one Of the last.
If this method should prove successful
in Kentucky IS . means Of insuring
fraudproof elections it may be adopted
in other States. A general following of
the Kentucky example would mate
rally affect the public interest in the
returns" from national election on
the night Of the voting day. No longer
would it be possible to know the OUT
come before midnight, which is usually
the case now. There would be upcer-
tainty for twenty-four hours or per-
haps even longer, IS in the case Of the
election Of 1916, and that, to 90 further
back, Of 1884. The election Of 1875, the
result Of which was not definitely as
sured until the very eve Of the In
auguration, is In q class by itself.
There Is merit IN the plan Of locking
the boxes and postponing the count
until the day after election. The work
Of counting the votes Is more likely to
be accurately performed on the next
day than on the night of the balloting
Immediately after the closing Of the boxes,
when the election ofhcials are fatigued
and when excitement prevails Assum-
ing complete honesty of count, the
enumeration and tabulation Of the vote,
especially when It Is complicated by
numerous candidates and much scratch
ing Of tickets, Is difscult task requir-
ing complete concsntratdon. Kentucky
may be heading the way to better
election system.
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BY WILLIAM HARD.

Upon returning from the London
Naval Conference to the United States
and upon contemplating the conference
tenderly and compassionately in retro
spect, the writer is especially impressed
with those troubles OF the conferences
which have arisen from its relations
with what Is sometimes called the news
paper game and sometimes otherwise
called the journalistic profession.
There would seem to this writer to
be no doubt whatsoever that this game
or profession has now become one OF
the greatest of all public questions and
problems at international conference
and It accordingly deserves some frank
and faithful explanation in comment in
connection with present London cir
cunstances.
On the whole, and strange as It may
seem, 1t Is the American delegation ct
London that has exceeded all other
delegations In timorouSness toward the
press. 1t has been, on the whole, the
most reticent, the most tongue-tied.
Some OF its members, indeed, have been
holder than others and have been will
ing to hand out considerable occasional
news sustenance to furnishing corre-
spondents
Generally speaking, however, 1t re-
mains true that the American deiega--
ton, coming from the classic land OF
newspaper energy and of Newspaper
enterprise, has been the most tear1uI OF
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highly expansive to regathsr this talent
Only week ago the ancient ship,
carried on the roster Of the Navy for
one hundred and thirty-two years, again
rode the waves, transformed from the
moripand bulk Of . few years ago. Her
sleek black-and-white hull, thoroughly
rebuilt according to the original plans
and specifications, can still cleave the
water as well as ever, provided that
proper masts, rigging and other fittings
are forthcoming. The scene Of her re-
launching, accomplished by the intake
of water to a concrete drydock, and
applauded by a crowd of several thou
sand children, occurred but mile from
her original launching.
Old Ironsides, as has been often
pointed out, is the only existing link
connecting us with the glories of the
early American Navy. She can be. and,
if the Senate does its part, will be,
shortly renade into an adequate, perma-
nent and mobile memorial to instruct
and to inspire unborn generations.
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Relations of the London Conferees
And the Press Representatives

newspaper publicity regarding its aims
II accordingly has reaped the largest
harvest of newspaper hostility. No
other delegation at London has had
such q bad home press as the one COM
posed of the seven extremely able and
respected Americans. They have worked
among their fellow delegates from for
eirn countries with great address and
in many ways with great and striking
success, but, as q body, they have not
Known how to convey this cheering fact
to the news hawks from the American
strand,
The French delegates and the italian
delegates, on the other hand, have been
able to take many of the French and
italian correspondents into their conf
dence. This fact arises, however, from
a circumstance which could not be
duplicated in the United States. The
able TO rely upon certain numerous
LOYALTY and obedience in the govern
mental leash. The French and italian
DELEGATIONS accordingly can tell their
secrets to the correspondents of those
newspapers without peril.
The press of the United States most
fortunately is not in any such degree
more independent. It is immensely less
disposed to accept governmental secrets
and use them for the forwarding of
governmental purposes. The natural
result-and a result which Is honorable
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A Children's Altar.

A feature certainly rare, If not unique
In this country, has been noted in con-
nection with the great Cathedral of st.
John the Divine, now approaching ma
jestic completion on Morningside
Heights, New York. This is a special
children's altar, which is ready for ded-
ication, if, indeed, such ceremony has
not already been performed. The
phrase cosy corner" In this day of
modernism" has certain unpleasinR
implications, but the corner set aside
exclusively for youngsters in this great,
aspiring structure of ornate stone is
really cosy.
In the little niche whittier small boys
and small girls will be encouraged to
kneel and to commune with the Giver
Of All Good, is a little altar, with
friendly candles, low prayer-desk and
kneeling pad. Appealing Bible stories
are close at hand and sprays of flowers,
too, while the Christ Child In His moth
er's arms, as depicted by Raphael in
one Of his most famous paintings, smiles
benignly down at them. The deatiless
Infant and those born but q few years
ago can confront each other in con-
fidence, and to small one who has
lost o mother the wise smile Of the
gentle Virgin must prove q comfort also.
In great eathedrals In the Old and
New Worlds there are plenty Of places
for grown-ups to humble themselves for
moment and commune with God.
But such are often conspicuous; rails
are high, and floors are hard and spaces
are vast and somewhat overpowering.
It may be that abroad and In South
America children have the habit Of
dropping into sapctuayies and kneeling
in alteration or in the expression Of
their desires, but in talb country 1t GER
tainly is not common. The Divine
Child, grown to manhood, welcomed
children to His arms and announced to
the world that He did so. In this way
in the great metropolitan edihce,
through the sympathetic wisdom Of It's
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Extent of Our National. Wealth
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

the conflict. Nevertheless, this vast
increase in national wealth occurred,
The figures represent almost entirely
real wealth. The value Of gold and
silver coin and bullion and the ships
of the United States Navy amounted;
1922 TO only $6,085 .O0O, 900. While
these items nearly doubled, yet they
represent only about per cent of the
disable, material things In the country,
the real Wealth-land, buildings utilities;
animals, automobiles and the like.
The real fact of the war was that
1t so stimulated industry, so enhanced
the purchasing power of the people
with its high wages, that we came out
erty, out of debt to other nations, and
owing no one but ourselves.
From 1922 onward, the National In
dustrial Conference Board has projected
its own estimates made with very great
care; as much, doubtless. as was ex-
ercised by the officials of the Census
Bureau.
Prosperity Rapidly Recovered.
For 1925 the board estimates a ma
tjonal wealth Of 1852, 39l 600, 600, an in
crease Of Sal ,587, 100000 in only three
years. From then on q decline Is noted.
In 1925 the national wealth had dropped
to 1856, $40, 000, 900 and 1927 showed q
further and bigger drop to $S46, &c.,
100000. But then came the inevitable
upswing and 1928 showed the national
wealth figure back to $3.50, 062, 000, 900
almost back to what 1t was in 1925.
In one year about $4,000, 000,O 900 Of
the SIC, 000, 600, 900 loss of the previous
two years had been recovered. The
year 1928 Is the latest year to which
the board has advanced its estimates.
1t might be probably noted that
during those very years of 1925 and
1877, in which drop in real wealth
was registered, the stock market boom
was in the making. 1t was on in real
earnest in 1928, when so much of the
loss had been recovered, and probably
the figures for 1929, when compiled, will
show that there had been q further sub
stantial gain. Yet it was in the Autumn
Of 1929 that the stocks collapsed.
However, it might be well to take
note OF the fact that the trend in real
values In the period leading up to the
boom was first downward and then up.
If the subsequent figures show that the
upward trend continued through 1929
1t Will be good omen Of rapidly re-
covering prosperity.
The biggest estimate of national
wealth ever registered was at the top
Of the postwar boom, and this Is
worthy Of close attention. In 1920 the
national wealth was estimated at the
vast sum Of $4s8. 692, 900 900. Compar-
ing this postwar figure with the Of
fieial 1919 figure Of 1856, 800 ,O00, 600, we
and that the war had increased the
national wealth about 800 per cent. Be-
fore that year of 1890 was half over
the great depression of l920-21 began,
and 1921 showed the national wealth
dwindled to only SSlT ,272, 000. 900, the low
est in the last decade, and marking q
loss Of $171 500 900 900 from the peak Of
the year, before. But the very next year
showed gain Of more than 50 $780,
00e, 900, and the next q gain Of some
$42, 900 ,000, 900.
These dancing statistics show that
national wealth Is governed very much
by the price SCALE
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There Is o very general opinion
throughout the country that the exist
ing situation calls for a new and more
specialized inquiry into the sources and
extent Of cur national wealth. It
might be said that the demand is for
debunking. OF previously. accepted
economic flctions to the end that our
people may better know where they
stand.
The collapse offvalues on the New
York Stock Exchange last Autumn
brought sharply home to thousands the
idea that merely to state in printed
figures on ticker that a given security
was worth a given amount did not
magieaIly convey to that security any
such real worth. It was found that the
very high quotations which had been
accorded certain f1vored securities were
due only to the combined belief and
hope of the buyers of them and the
optimistic assurances of the sellers
Many securities which suffered severe
drops in price did not deserve such a
marking down. Others did. A general
stock-taking has been following, as q
result, with much intelligent inquiry,
bereft Of all actions, into realities.
The panic fear which seized so many
people resulted in retrenchment and a
sensational drop in employment fol-
lowed the market collapse, This phase
gradually is passing, but investors and
the public at large are much concerned
TO know what real values exist in the
country before they start upon another
cycle OF stock buying.
That the country Is rich beyond the
dreams Of its founders or even beyond
the dreams of the last generation Is
past doubt. But how accurate the
figures we have in hand are it is con-
sidered desirable to ascertain The
Federal Trade Commission has made
an investigation based on the last of
fiscal statistics on national wealth, but
those figures are old, being no later
than for 1922. Not until the census
figures for 1882 are available will it be
possible to have full confidence in re-
suits, but the National Industrial Con-
ference Board has made study which
produces some highly Illuminating
results.
These new figures can be no more
than an estimate, but the same Is true
to some extent of the ofIlcial census
figures themselves,
War Increased Wealth.
In 1912 the Bureau of Census esti-
mated that the national wealth of the
United States was $lS6,300, 000, 900,
The figuFe for 1922, the latest officiai
one, was $500, sO4 900, 900, a net gain
of approximately 65 per cent in one
decade. An even higher figure has
been estimated. Much Is written and
said about the mighty destructiveneSs
Of war. Without taking into consider
alton the destruction of manpower
which, in the case of the United States,
was mereifully light IS compared with
the other belligerent nations, it will be
observed that this enormous gain In
national wealth took place in the very
decade in which the war was waged-
that is, between 1919 and 1922,
out Of the co,sn t1S vast o,,antit,ss ~
material things In the form Of muni-
tons, coal, timber, clothing were ex-
ported to our allies Gld consumed In
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Tert: "WorE out your oaDn sGEUG-
ton. "-PhSltppidnS, ii.12.

Nothing that is worth while comes by
chance. There is no royal road to
knowledge, 1t Is a hard road and calls
for persistent application. There Is no
easy road to attainment Of any kind.
It is the result of long and arduous
effort. It Is the ne'er-do-weu and the
incident who affirm that the world
owes them q living. Shortly before his
serious illness, in an extended inter-
view, the former Chief Justice Taft
was asked the question, do you be-
lieve that we get out of life very largely
what we put into it?" He readily re-
piled that he certainly did believe this
old maxim; he had never found that
success of any kind came to men SIM
ply because they wished for 1t. There
may be some men and women of rare
genius who now and again come to a
place of large advantage under the
influence of fortuitous circumstances,
but they are unusual exceptions. The
eyolutionist tells us that our physical
life, as we know it today, is the result
of long processes that have witnessed to
certain steady and definite changes. We
know this to be true in our mental life.
1.-The heights by great men gained and
kept
Were not attained by sudden fight,
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night"
What is true of our physical and
mental development Is enlinently true
of our spiritual growth. Some one has
wisely suggested:
SOW q thought and you reap an act;
Sow an act and you reap habit;
Sow habit and you reap a character;
Sow q character and you reap
destiny"
It is thus that the finer qualities OF
our nature are evolved. The old con-
ception that the best gifts of life are
inherited or conferred is a mistaken
one. We used to hear much OF I'M
puted Righteousness" q righteousness
conferred upon us without the exercise
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to it's that it learns fewer govern
mental secrets than are condded tc
certain sections Of the French and
i'Aiian press *..*
The British delegation of London has
differed in its relations to the press
from all other delegations there present
IL mas adopted, to degree quite un-
rivaled BY any Of the other delegations,
policy Of expansive exposition, OF
conference problems to all correspond
entS, British and foreign. The British
press spokesman, Sir Arthur Willert of
the foreign Office, would even on occa-
sions say to a group of British and
foreign newspaper men:
Here's the official eommuniaue Of
today's proceedings In the meeting of
the chief delegates. Read IT, You will
notice that it tells you nothing. That
Is the purpose of communiaueS--t0 tell
you nothing. Well, I will now explain
to you what the communicate means,
Then you will be able to write sone-
thing about it."
Willert was peculiarly free to follow
this line. His chief, Premier James
Ramsay Macdonald, gave him few in
structionS beyond this one, "You know
the situation as well as know 1t and
so 60 ahead. and use your own Judgment
and tell the press what YOU like"
II the British have had the best press
this Is due not to any superior subtlety
on their part, but, on the contrary, to
q special openness and communiea
ness,
%%%%
On the whole, and In the end,
nevertheless, this writer, though q fang
Of the press, Is willing to admit that
possibly international conferences ought
to be conducted more or less in the way
in which the College of Cardinals Is
conducted when it elects q Pope and
when all the cardinals are locked UP
together beyond the reach of the press
or Of any other intrusion till they have
succeeded in accomplishing the election
and in announcing the new P0ntiff,
The Catholic Church has had some ex-
perience and 1t seems to have come to
the conclusion that diplomatic results
are better secured without outside inter-
ference with the processes that lead to
the results.
Perhaps the next naval International
conference ought to be held on large
liner anchored in the Southern Pacific,
with a SUFFICIENT escort of cruisers and
destroyers to keep all observers and
commentators ard volunteer helpers
and wreckers thousand miles away
In all directions lRpm the anchorage.
tcOpTHeh lOsol
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designers, He again does It. st. Johns
Cathedral possesses many highly pn-
usual aspects, not the least Of which Is
that all divisions and all sects Of Chris
tianity, and also JeWry, have contrib
uted something tangible to. its final
success. Today, when q monstrous and
perverted school of thought In Russia
and even elsewhere is striving to replace
reverence with ridicule and faith with
folly in the minds Of millions Of grow
ing children, this departure is a re-
freshing and a reassuring one, and is
worthy of close attention by builders of
similar great sanctuaries.