New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 7, 1914, Page 6

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Herald will be founa on e ;tn !:‘W ws Stand, 42nd St. an b X ' Board' Walk, * . “atantic’ City. and xnum aepot: ditorial Roams ‘The selectmen have made 789 vo- this month, including those who ave been restored, and 'if 'is sup- oged that the democracy has only _amall portion of them' to its credit, e result being that the republicans jdve strengthened their voting ver. | Since the .secret ballot law came hto existence it has been difficult to assify voters as democrats or Te- jublicans, buf the leaders have lways been able to tell fairly well hot the inclinations of the average ers are, mot as to Whether they i1l vote a straight ticket, but as b how they will line up on an im- tssue. Theve are a large nber of independent voters in New fitain, particularly.in local elec- {Men who vote a straight par- ' ticket in state and national af- ‘are among the first to split heir ticket in a local contest. It is ually the best man, regardless of e ticket, his name is on who is pcrted That accounts for the un- prtainty that always exists as to who f1l' win in municipal contests. There have been times when the blicans were polling large ma- tln for state and national candi- tou and were electing democratic s for mayor at the same This has been the result for One, however, cannot fail _See that the large number of new pters this month- is. evidence of in- rition to work hard for the election is year. ‘How they will cpme out one can tell at prese: The ént indications are that the fight 11 be a hard one, the activity of he - republican candidates for mayor g likely to hring out practically I the party Voté on election day, " MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS, Bither one of the candidates nomi- od for mayor at the meetings this ening ' will be lected and _he will ive the naming of a large number of Those whose terms expire year ‘and ‘whose successors will be p: nted by the mayor are: James J. Fatson on the board of assessors; iA. Anderson and W. L. Damon on g.board of public works; Peter<Long E. W. Abbe on the board of com- ition and assessment; Bdward X. tllaban and H. H. Pease on the ard of public safety; E. W. Pelton, - G. Russell and George H, Dyson p the board of public' charities; J. Walsh: on the park board; E. N. nphrey, J. P: Sullivan, A. N. Abbe d J. F. Megehan on the board of hince ani taxation; an entire new ty hall commission; a building in- jector and 'a health commission, jhich in turn shall appoint a superin- ndent, a plumbing inspector, sani- inspector and milk {inspector. e superintendent of health. under le new law will be the best paid ficial in the 'city. [It can therefore be seen that the ‘e of mayor is of much importance wuh)a and 'that it carries with it e respon.sibfllty This has been _condition since_consolidation went jto effect, the only, difference being lat he is now given a freer rein than ring the first year of the new gov- jnment when thealdermen had to ap- ove ‘the appointments, and the dnges which the new law makes in ference to the board of heaith, OODPILE HAS DISAPPEARED. 'What has become of the woodpile ich used to.grace the back!yard few years ago? It has gone the ¢ of the garden and in its place come the woed sawed and split, jlivered in barrels and stowed away the cellar where it can be gath- d up as needed ' This is different ‘what it used to pe When the head the house purchased a cord of jod in the fall, sawed. it after work, it and piled it up in the yard. boys gathered up an armful or 2 1;1. ‘winter evenings, placed it of the stove in the stout wood- ept thsre»for that purpose. The ‘pile: tas gone and so has the ydbox. The wyvdislept in \‘,he la irgace next to the little finds its way The cooking e with gas and taken it “whole the housewife and her hugband have an easy - time ed to what their parents had | to put up with twenty-five years ago. This has all come With the change in the manner of living and when there is talk of the increased cost attention is not always given to conditions under which people live as compared to that of some years ago. If the head of the house nowadays were asked to saw a pile of wood he would probably feel insulted. He no longer regards, that as a part.of his work ‘any more than he does the planting of a garden. He would rather buy his wood cut and his veg- etables from ‘the corner grocery or from a peddler on the street than to be bothered with doing the work as his father did. He wants a day named: after him, too, just the same as mother. - He has not been thus honored but his day is coming. ‘HOBSON BEATEN. Congressmian Richmond P. Hobson knows the difference between talk and action now arnd also what is the opinion' of the ‘Alabama people of a man who neglects his- duty as a member of one branch of congress in order to try and obtain a seat in another. He has been beaten by Congressman Oscar Underwood by a majority that is expected will run up close to 30,000 votes. Our own “Unecle Jerry” is delighted. He used to tell Mr.. Hobson that he should not absent himself from the sessions of congress so often, but the latter gen- tleman was a law unto himself, there was a talk of a duel and some hard words were exchanged, He has been beaten now and has destroyed what- ever value he has had as a member of the lower house. Hobson came out of the Spanish- American war with a reputation for bravery, but when he went around on his osculatory - trip through the country, the people became disgusted with him. He managed to get into con- gress. There he sought more war ves- sels and gave vént to his ideas as to coming hostilities, which, by the way, never’ came, and it became very evi- dent that he was not a sound think- er and his opinions were not given serious consideration. He has been absent -a great deal from his seat during the present session and spent his time in going up and down his state stumping for the nomination tor; United States senator. He has been badly beaten, as was expected, and there is no sorrow for his down- fall. He is far from being a states- man. ,F‘AUI'S AND FANCIES. To people who do not observe the institution of Lent, the various dis- tinctions made by church people seem farcical. One gives up dancing, but does -not cut out bridge. Another tangoes freely, but eschews theatri- cal performances. It seéms like ‘hafr-splitting.—Bridgéport Farmer. So Hon. Joseph Gurney Cannon re- appears in the form of a prophet. He will win and the republican party will win in 1914 and 1916, he says. He is also a. good poker player, so one should: not trust too implicity in the fulfillment of his prophecy.—New Ha- ven Register. In the fight for commission form of government it is usually the practical politiclan or’ boss who opposes the new method. He fears the wane of his power, portunity to make deals and direct the government of the city from the in- side. Such’ politicians place the in- terests of the ‘“machine” far ahead of the interests of the city.—Bridge- port Post. Taking the tariff off meat hasn't cut the price’ of it to.the consumer enough for him to notice it." Expor- tations of beef from foreign points to the United States are chiefly made by the same interests that control the domestic market and’ the imported beef is handled by the. same' people who handle the domestic beef. The consumer ‘gains something probably, but how much he never will know. It isn’'t so much that. he needs to lie awake nights wondeéring what to do with the saving.—New London Tele- graph. “General” Jacob 8. Coxey, who led an army of unemployed in‘a march to Washington twenty years ago, is about to repeat his performance. He proposes to start on April 16, his six- tieth birthday. The fading away and failure of Kelly’s army to reach ‘Washington have to all appearances had no efféct upon the plans of ‘Gen- eral Coxey. As for the army, he is not’ worrying about that. - He''feels confident that the raw recruits, a half million strong, will rally round him at the first roll of the drum and call of the bugle—Waterbury Demo- crat. No matter how much of an athlete a man may be, sooner or later'his insides will go wrong, unless he de- vises some plan and sticks to it, for daily use of his muscles. Most peo- ple wait until they have some 'ser- jous upset. Then they pay a special- ist a handsome fee for advice any phy- sician could give and buy a health exerciser. They operate this about six months until the forces of nature effect some slight repair. Then they resume the same old flabby life. By and by there will come a summons of a sterner nature, which might be adjourned indefinitely by simple habits of regular walking or other exercisee. —Norwich Record. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1014. and the loss of ‘the op- WHAT OTHERS SAY Views on all sides of timely questions as’discussed in ex- changes that come to Herald office. Comity in Chinese Missions. (Contributed.) A new piece of China has been signed to the American Board by China Continuation = committee, a group organized to carry out the policy of the Eidinburgh Interdenomi- national convention, This new field comprising about a third of the province of Shensi, is about the size of Massachusetts, and has probably twice that state’s population. There is not a mission station, and so far as krown not a native Christian living in the field. But there are seven or eight walled cities, a government center or two, a rich agricultural region and a large city, under the shadow of the Great Wall, which is the tradecenter for all that part of China and eastern Mongolia and the military headquar- ters of the army of the northwestern provinces. Shensi contains vast de- posits of coal, iron and petroleum, and its people are said to be very intelli- gent and physically vigorous. This section was assigned to the American Board because it joins the board’s field in Shansi, the province which has made such a remarkable recovery from the time of the Boxer massacres in 1900. An unexpected gift from a Bosten business man for new work in China enables the board to accept this new as- the fleld with its heavy responsibilities,” and plans are already under “way for occupying the twelve leading towns of northern Shensi by means of trained native evangelists. There will un- doubtedly follow schools, dispensaries, and a hospital. Comity between the denominations in China makes for effective strategy in miesion work, and the ultimate Christianization of this great country may be looked for with confldence. A White House Clerk. (Boston Herald.) If you were to look over the files of the newspapers of the summer of 1881 vou would find that they reported the ‘bulletins from the bedside of President Garfield as being made public by one ‘Warren Young, whose name has re- cently appeared in all the public rrints—perhaps for the first time since then. While General Garfield was still in congress he brought to Washington ‘Warren Young from Warren, nedr Youngstown, in Ohio, and on becom- ing president made him a clerk in the Whie Hdnse. Two days ago Mr. and Mrs, Wilson and others of promi- nence banked the desk of Mr. Young with flowers in acknowledgment of his thirty-three years of unbroken service there. For many years the clerical force of the White House was made up of the men whom the successive presi- dents brought there, each executive, out of courtesy to his predecessors, re- taining those appointees in office Colonel Crook, whose reminiscences appeared a few years ago in the Cen- tury, went to the White House in Lin- coln’s time, and is still there. The late O. L. Pruden was assigned to & position there by Grant, Warren Young by Garfleld, and so on down the line. Several of these White House attaches President McKinley transformed into military men in the Spanish war. President ; Harrison made E. W. Halford, his private seé- retary, a paymaster, Mr. Roosevelt promoted his young men to outside offices. He made one of hig clerks the postmaster of Washington. He made Private Secretary Cortelyou a cabinet officer and otherwise showered bis favors upon those closely asso- clated with him. The White House staff has increased greatly in size in the last thirty-three years. It comtains from four to six times as many stenographers, tele- graphers and messengers today as sufficed in the time:of Garfield. It is omly natural that the increasing complexity of American life should re- flect itself in the clerical establishment of the president. And' he performs only a small part of the duties which the people think of him as doing. His is largely a clearing house for department business. Ninety per cent. of the letters addressed to the White House are hurried on to the bureaus which they immediately concern. Another eight per cent. are disposed of by the secretaries without the presi- dent’s knowing anything about them. Great changes have come to pass in ‘White House methods.since Warren Young arrived there on.the Garfield tide of 1881. Greéat Volces in Congress. (Washington Letter to St. Louis Globe » Democrat.) A member of the Associated Press staff at the capitol entered the senate office. building the other day, and as he emerged from the revolving doors inside he heard a loud voice far down one of the corridors,. which are a block, long. He stopped and listened to locate the sound and then walked toward it. He thought some man was making a speech to a committee, per- haps, and the loudness of the voice, which -seemed rather sepulchral, in- dicated that its owner was somewhat wrought up. He finally traced the sound to the office of Senator Theo- dore E. Burton of Ohio. Looking in at the door he saw Senator Burton's secretary with a telephone receiver held at arm’s length from his car listening to the voice. Inquiry later developed that the man at the other end of the 'phone was Representative Frank B. Willis of Ada, O. Mr. Willis was discussing some phase of Ohio politics with the senator’s secretary. ‘Willis probably has the most sten- torian voice of any man in either house of congress, and while he is regarded as a man of considerable ability and a *‘comer,” his colleagues in the house have not yet learned t» listen in com- fort to his speeches when he takes the floor. b ‘There are two other mmen in con- gress who seem to 'have experienced this same difficulty, but to a lesser | degree. One of them 1s Perl D. Deck- er of the Joplin district of Missouri, and the other is Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of Illinois. Decker for some timé addressed the house like he | would an outdoor gathering in Jasper | county, and had difficulty in making | himself understood. By repeated ef- forts he has been able to tone down his voice to his own and his hearers’ | satisfaction. Newspaper Handkerchiefs, (Philadelphia Ledger.) The proprietor of a paper at Ebers- walde, a Prussian town not far from Berlin, does his best to make that or- | &an useful as well as instructive. Two days a week he has the General An- zeiger printed on one side of the paper, so that it can be used for wrap- ping up provisions without, any con- tamination from printers’ ink. On' these days the paper is twice as large as on ordinary days, so that the pub- lic lose nothing in the way of read- ing mniatter. Deccan’s pocket handkerchief news- paper in England had two predeces- sors. In September, 1831, appeared | the first number of Berthold’s Politi- cal Handkerchief, a newspaper print- ed on calico to evade the stamp duty. It was a four-page sheet, measuring eighteen inches by eleven inches. An- other calico news sheet was started at Greenock in 1849. It was known as the Greenock News Clout, and the editor commended it for use as a pocket handkerchief when read. Catching Wild Birds’ Songs. (Detroit Free Press.) Thomas A. Edison, inventor of many remarkable things, needs to invent a way in which he can enjoy a vaca- tion, for he is not having any fun on his present layoff gt his winter home in Fort Meyer, Fla., with®Henry Ford, the Detroit automobile manufacturer. Soon after the inventor reached Florida he lost interest in idleness and sent for a batch of records sto be placed in the underbrush of the Ever- glades so that he might obtain the songs of the birds. A push button operated a mile away set the records in motion. In addition to this trifling effort, Mr. Edison has |nvented a case for car- rying and shipping disc records with- out injuring them in the slightést. Necessity inspired the inventor to this. He has insisted on passing on every record turned out from his factory. Several were made soon after he left for Florida, and they had to be placed before him. So they were sent to him for his approval. He noticed that they were subjected to rather rough treatment—though they had not been ‘damaged—so he just invent- ed a case to protect them in transit. Poverty Doesn’t Make Bandits. (Detroit Free Press.) ‘“Why did you become a bandit?” This question was bluntly asked the other day of six young men confined in a jail in Detroit. There was no previous conversation. There were no condolences. The six prisoners were not ‘“‘coached” in.any way. The ques- tion came unexpectedly to each one of them.” Each individual gave his own excuse in his own words and in his own way. Not one of these young men offered the plea of necessity. Not one of them declared himself driven to a life of crime by the pinch of poverty. One blamed ‘“‘dime” novels and the fascination of gun-play; another said bad company had led him astray; an- other confessed to intoxication in ex- tenuation of his criminal career; one “followed the crowd” into crime; two refused to speak because ordered by their attorneys not to talk. It is the stock in trade of some social philosophers of this time to argue that the. professional criminal is a product of poverty, and to bit- terly berate society and the churches and the capitalists for the existence of poverty. This argument blindly ignores the fact that it is a slander on the poverty of honest men and on the honesty of poor men to blamé the bulk of crime to the driving force of poverty. It is an argument which contradicts the frank, unbiased testi- mony of the bandits in Detroit cells. Evidently it is made to.fit a theory. It may fit the theory perfectly. But it doesm’t fit the facts—not in this case, anyway. The same argument is frequently advanced to account for the moral delinquencies of a certain class of women. Statistics show that a large percentage of these women come from domestic service. This is a fairly well paid branch of effort. In addition to weekly wages the domes- tic receives free board and lodging. There is no pinch of poverty to drive such women into the streets and into evil practices. The argument that poverty is the principal cause of im- morality fails in the fdce of such facts. Thirty years of observation on the part of a certain newspaper worker has led him to say that he has never met a professional criminal who was driven by poverty to a life of crime. The crimes of poverty are usually of the Jean Valjean type—the theft of a loaf of bread or of some such trifle. Poverty and honesty are most fre- quently found together. Crime and personal depravity are twins. And in the name of honest poverty ,it is pretty nearly time to bury that slan- derous assertion that poverty is nec- essarily the mother of crime. The Savior of men was poor and so were the martyrs who followed Him. Protected Both Ways. (New York Times.) Two conservative ladies of old- fashioned notionis were traveling in the west and, becoming interested in a young girl on the train, finally asked why she was making so long a journey alone. They were greatly shocked at her blithe explanation: “Well, you see, my mother step-father live at one end of the journey, and my father and step- mother live at the other. They send me to each other twice a year, so there isn’t a bit of danger with four parents all on the lookout!"” | and | sent from | bound, but I am woefully Robert Burdette Looks Beyond. (The Northwestern Christian Advo- cate.) Robert J. Burdette, the once fa- mous editor of The Burlington, Iowa, Hawkeye, is said to be dying on the Pacific coast. Hvidently Mr. Bur- ! dette knows of his approaching end, for he has written a beautiful letter to his old congregation in : Témple Church, Los Angeles, in which he gives voice to something akin to farewell, and to a sentiment which has al- ways clung about the things that he has said and written. In this letter, “‘Eventide,” at Clifton-by- the-Sea, Cal, he say: “I am neither bedridden nor house- weak. T ride out a little every day and enjoy it, but I avoid crowds, which tire me. I write a little for newspaper or magazine every week, for life would seem so worthless if I didn’t work at something. And I love to see my friends—if they don’t stay tco long. “‘Because it is sweet and quiet down here we will remain in ‘Eventide,’ so named by Mrs. Burdette because it faces the sunset. And ‘Afternoon Land’ is very pleasant, in spite of chronic pancreatitis. Every evening as I sit in the sunroom and watch the sun go down beyond the rim of the blue Pacificc I know what is over there. There is no mystery in that unseen space beyond the sunset. I have been there. I have journeyed in those lands. There, where the sun is just sinking out of sight, is Japan, Yokohama, Tokio, Nikko, Fuji- hama, the beautiful Inland sea—I can see it all. And there, where that silver star is shinning through the crimson bars of the sunset, that is China. Over there is Maniia. Yonder is Port Arthur. I know it all. I have been there. ‘“Well, beyond the gates of the sun- set there is another land, farther away than the stars. I have mever seen. it. I have never seen anyone who has been there. But all that I know about the Oriental lands wherein I have ‘journeyed, is the merest con- Jecture compared with my knowledge of the blessed land which eye hath not seen. That fair gnd happy coun- try I do know. Know it with a cer- tainty, a positive knowledge which has never been shadowed by a cloud of doubt passing over my belief. I may .be confused in my -earth geo- graphical locations. But this heaven of ours—no man, no thing, no cir- cumstance has ever shaken my faith in that. faith shines more brightly, and hope, lifting her voice in a higher key, sings the songs of fruition. So, every evening when the sun goes down, I see that shadowless land of eternal noon. I know it is there —not because I have seen it, but be- cause I do see it.” Asked to Cooperate. With Government. ( Contributed.) The British government in India has asked the American Board work- ers at Barsi and Sholapur, cities in the Bombay presidency in western India, to co-operate in an attempt to civilize the lawless tribes near those cities. The plan proposed to the American board is that an industrial colony be started at Barsi, a town of 24,000 in- habitants. The government will put up the buildings, furnish guards for the compound at.night and make a small cash grant per head for the food of the colony. The mission would have charge during the day, securing work for the men, carrying on schools and taking a personal in- terest in the people. The government proposes further that the board take charge of a farm colony, to be established on a govern- ment reservation in Surigao, a vil- lage in which the board already has some work, supervised from the city of Sholapur about four miles dis- tant. The 400 acres of this reserve contain good land, sparsely wooded with teak and other valuable trees. Here, as at Barsi, the government would put up the buildings, furnish the guards and give the mission a free hand for teaching and preaching. But no money grant would be made. The land must be cleared and pre- pared for cultivation, wells dug, cat- tle, tools and seeds bought and the colony placed on a sound economic basls. The government stands ready to loan the necessary working capital. It is thought that if this offer can be accepted and a combination formed between the government with its prestige and resources and these American Christian workers, the law- less population of these sections will soon become self-supporting, law- abiding members of a Christian com- munity. Indian (Philadelphia Public Ledger.) “Say, waiter,” said the traveling man to the hotel waiter, “what kind ot chicken do you call this?” “That’'s a Plymouth Rock, I lieve,” replied the waiter. “I am glad it has some claim to historical mention,” said the man. “I thought it was just an ordinary cobble stone.” be- Not Tdke the Others. (Lippincott’s Magazine.) Miss Ollston, the pretty young teacher, was hearing the lesson in his- tory. “Andrew Banks,” she said, “what was there about George Washington which distinguished him from all other famous Americans?” Andrew was sllent for a moment, and then his face brightened. “He didn’t lle, ma’am,” was Teply. his Snipes Were Vicioust (New York Globe.) A Dublin gentleman was spending his vacation with some friends in the west of Ireland. As he was being driven to his destination he noticed a beg that promised good shooting and asked his jarvey if there were any snipe. “Shnipe, is it, sor? Did yez say shnipe? Shure, if ye went into that bog widout a gun they’d ate yez!" As the sun sinks lower, ' years, when he was at No, 1. i and the Union Works. TOM CRISS ANSWERS LAST STILL ALARM Engine Company No. 2 Will Attend Funeral in a Body. “Tom” Cross has answered his last call., No more will that veteran fire- man jump from his bed in the middle of the night at the first stroke of the fire alarm, hurriedly harness his horses and then speed forth into the night, driving the apparatus and fire- men to the scene of the blaze. Yester. day morning while returning from breakfast he was stricken with an attack of heart trouble and at his own request was taken to the engine house. Here two doctors worked over him, but despite medical attendance he ]lm.sfled away at 6:10 o’clock last even- r.g. Firemen to Attend Funeral. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 8:30 o'clock from his home on West Pearl street and at 9 oclock from St. Joseph's church. In- terment will be in the new Catholic cemetery. Mr. Cross's brother fire- men at engine house No. 2 wil] atteni the funeral services in a hedy. They will drive down with one of their wagons to pay a last tribute to their dead comrade. Chief Dame will send seme extra men to care for No. 2 house during the funeral hour and Driver Woods, who has a spare day tomorrow, will forfeit it in order to be on hand to drive the chemical in case of emergency. Served City Longest. It is a strange coincidence, but a most fitting thing, that “Tem’ Cross, whose heart and soul was centered about the fire department, should diz at the engine house where he had lived and worked for thirty years. He died in harness, his fina] iliness be- ing so severe that it was impossible to remove even his clothing, and he expired on the bed which had been his for so many years. In the point of service Mr. Cross was the oldest man in the city department, entering the service as a hoseman in 1884 and three years later being made a driver, which pesition he had held ever since. He wu.g stitioned at No. 2 house ever since his appointment, except for two He wan the first permanent fireman appointed in New Britain. Before ‘entering the employ of the city as a firefighter he was employed at Russell & Erwin’s screw shop, the New Britain Electric Light company When he was first appointed as a regular fireman he was made a night driver of a on® horse piece of appartus. Then as the city’s apparatus was improved so did Mr. Cross’ .wagons, until he had charge of the regulation hose cart and the pair of horses. He was a skillful driver, a lover of his horses and a generous hearted and likable ‘man with many friends in the depart- ment and about the city. He leaves his wife, who was with him when he died; a son, Thomas, n sister, | Mrs. Mary Brennan, of Cohoes, N. Y., and a brother, James, of Glenville, N. Y. Mr. Cross was born sixty-six years ago at Boonville, N. Y. Mr. Cross’ fatal, affliction was not the first spell of heart trouble that he had suffered with, for a number of years ago he had a similar attack, though less severe, About Christmas time he was laid up for about ten days with heart trouble, but he had apparently recovered when he re- turned to his company. POET SUCCUMBS. Chicago, April 7.—Cy Warman, poet and short story writer, dled today after a long illness. Debutantes of Future. (Cleveland Plain Dealer.) A peculiar phenomenon was ob- served in Each End society circles re- cently. A certain college youth, barely 20 years of age, has been. mak- ing himself very agreeable and pop- ular with a crowd of little girls. Now 20 is the age when boys.usually shun the society of children and spruce themselves up for *‘fussing” with their own contemporaries. But this youth fiirts not, neither does he dance. The debutantes sigh after him in vain. He buys candy for maideps of nine and ten years old, but nong for their elder and presumably more attractive sisters. “You like little girls, Paul?” asked somebody, kidding him. “Oh, not particularly,” he sighed. “You see,” he went on,.seriously, “it will be at least ten years before I shall be able to marry. By that time this season’s ten-year-olds will be 20, and just right. Don’t you think it is well for a man to begin early to make acquaintances in his own set?” don’t you, Not Opportunity. (Philadelphia Public Ledger.) “ s opportunity knocking,” re- marked the lazy man, as the thumps resounded on the door of his $2-a- week room, and, being wise, he opened it—the door, of course, No, I ain’t opportunity,” remarked a raucous voice, “I'm to get an in- stallment on them books you bought last month.” All the effort which has been de- voted towards the uplift of the drama and the exclusion of harmful pro- ductions from the stage does not seem to have been in vain however much so it may have seemed. The good effects are revealed from time to time and in no more certain way than the occasional decision by a theatrical manager to bar the indecent play. Just how much the “indecent” play will be made to include must be awaited, but it gives evidence of some /atten- tion being paid to the demand for better things.—Norwich Bulletin. MCMILLAN'S Important Sals 0f Bureau ’Scarf, Shams and Center Pieces al- 25¢ and 49¢ each, You cannot afford to overlook thii Easter Week Sale of Ready for Umst Art Goods. The values offered are unusual, with a selection to choose from that should appeal to all. Re- pienish your home for Easter now at a small cost. EMBROIDERED SETS For Burcaus and Dressers, Special at 98c per Set. Bureau Scarf and Pin Cushion Top to match, all embrofliered, with pink or blue scalloped edges; Cushions and Scarfs also have dainty embroidered deglgns to match scalloping. STAMPED NIGHT GOWNS, To Embroider. Gowns are all made and stamped to embroider, 76c values, on fine quality cloth, special at §8¢ each. $1,00 values on fine nainsook, clal at 89c each. SEE OUR SPECIAL CREPE GOWNS AT $1.00 EACH. Also made stamped to embroider. # 36.INCH EMBROIDERED CREPES, 98c grade. Bpeolal at 75c¢ yard. Nainty for Easter Waists, On sale at lace department. NEW EASTER VEILINGS. 25¢, 38¢, 50c Yard. See the new one spot, clusters, thadow and beauty Veilings, washable :"d silk Shetlands; they are real nob~ Y. [EMBROIDERED WAIST PATTERN, At 95c Each. 2 2-3 yards, 40 inches wide, fine hatiste, to complete the waist, all for 98c. Regular $1.60 value. O0-M-O SHIELDS. For Waists, Dresses and Coats. 0-M-© Shields are known the world over. On sale at our Notion depart- ment, in all styles. We are featuring the new Shield for stout women who perspire freely, also the new O-M-O Bolero Shields. O-M-O Shields priced 25c to 50c pair. D. McMILLAN 199-201-203 MAIN STREET, e e R A GARRISON IS/ SILENT ON DANIELS’ ORDER spee Esceptions Can Be Made in Regard to Barring Alcoholic Drinks Frofn Naval Festivities. Washington, April 7—89!7‘*" Daniels' order barring alcoholic liquors from American warships and naval stations continued today to be a topic of animated discussion at the Agmy and Navy club and wherever navy officers gathered. Mr. Daniels said he has not yet considered in‘what eir- cumstances he will make exceptions to the rule, but reminded his inquifers that Surgeon General Braisted who recommended the banishment of alco- hol had suggested that exceptions could be made wherever international ccurtesy required. The secretary has not made up his mind what course he will pursue when the international fieet mobilizes at Hampton Roads next year to go through the Panama canal at its formal opening. “I am sure the order will meet with the approval of nearly all officers and I expect full compliance,” said Mr. Daniels. The order created no little in» terest among army officers, but none of the officlals at the war department would comment for publication. When the subject was mentioned to Secretary Garrison, he sald: “When 1 wag a young man my father pointed out to me a man who had made a fortune minding his own business.” SOUTH WELL REPRESENTED. Seventeenth Annual Conference of Farmers Opens at Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky., April 7.—Every sec- tion of the south was represented at the opening of the seventeenth an- nual session of the conference for sducation in the south here ‘today. “{{fow to organize and conduct a far- mers' club,” was the principal topie before the farmers’ conference section, while business men, rural doctors, women and pastors in their various groups pointed the way to develop- ment in activities with which they are mostly closely assoclated. The Southern Educational associa- tion, meeting in conjunction with the conference, had before it the topic of “State and county organization for the administration and supervision of schools.” The sessions will continue through Friday. PLANNING FOR FAIR. On Thursday evening there will be a special ‘meeting of the Eagles In their roofs at Holmes & Hoffman's block to make the final preparations for their big fair which is .to open in Hanna's armory on Saturday evens ing and continue uptil April 20. All members are urged to be present as this. meeting will be an important, ene. ¢