New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 2, 1914, Page 6

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Cannons are for ornamental on ke in many cities and ntries and the only difference be- en New RBritain and a large num- .of other cltles is that they have cannons and this city has a new It is only an ornament and ding south of: the soldiers’ monu- t it attracts a.great deal of atten- two really go to- purposes in many , because the er. he cannon, or to be more particu- the rapid fire gun, has been in- oted by a large number of people e it was placed on the park and le it does not suggest the gun that used in the Civil war it answers lthe requirements for ornamental poses and that is all it was placed e for. If the small projectiles ch are used in & rapid-fire gun e substituted for the cannon balls the park they would probably be Jried off by the boys, who, by the , would not be able to go far with e there now. here has been agitation avor of the present ornamentation the park for a number of years i it seems a bit peculiar that there juld be so much discussion over it len 1t is obtained. We are surely jeult to please. The gun cost the nothing but is a present from one tleman to another for the historic which it now adorns. some PDMMINGS STATE’'S ATTORNEY. e expected has happened in the of the appointment of a state's orney to succeed Senator Judson, place going to Homer Cummings Stamford. He has made quite a butation fér himself as a lawyer, latest accomplishment being the tica] acquittal of C. S. Mellen, 'mer president of the New Haven d, who was charged with man- ughter. This appointment prob- y takes out of active participation party politics for the present, at t, & man who has become a lead- democrat. Mr. Cummings will wholly cease his interest in the ocratic organization, but he will bdly continue his candidacy for the Imination of governor or United tes senator, with which his name s been repeatedly assoclated. dr. Cummings is a young man and now likely to give at len~' a few irs to the duties of his new posi- n before permitting his name to be d us a candldate for office which uld take him out of the ~tate or the ties of which wenld be of such a ture as would prevent him from /ing the necessary time to the work state's attorney. His appointment Il necessitate a new alignment of didates and will make it easier some or perha~~ ~nan up an op- rtunity for a new man on the dem- atic side. It will not interfere in ly way with Governor Baldwin, who lalmost certain to be nominated for ited States senator, but does nar- ; down the list of eligibles for the ad of the ticket. The situation so as the governorship is concerned ght to clear up pretty soon. There ve been names mentioned bich are not being taken seriously, t there are enough left to make democratic convention a ely gathering. some very ROOSEVELT MAY HELP WHITMAN. It looks as if Colonel Roosevelt lds the key to the republican sit- tion in New York and that without m the party will not have much if v chance to win. District Attor- ‘Whitman has announced his can- dacy for the republican nomina- bn for governor and says that he I not enter into any deal with any @ to further his political interests. {s a strong man and it is a coin- flence, which may be generally no- ed at this time, that the reform brk in which he has been engaged been a stepping stone for more jan one ambitious gentieman in that It is not wholly impossible for Mr. itman to be elected, should he be pinated without the assistance of NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1914, Colonel Rdosevelt but there is no doubt but that the latter's help would tend to make the job o complishment. 1t is understood that the colonel has practically assented to the endorsement of a good repub- lican by the progressives the ground that if the latter nominate a candidate he may be beaten and the whole organization of progressives would be put out of the running in 1916. Mr. Roosevelt doesn’t want that. 1f, however, the progressives do nom- inate a candidate for governor it will not be so easy sailing for Mr. Whit- of ac- on man or any other republican for that matter but will rather pave the way for another democratic governor. Colonel Roosevelt is such a crafiy politiclan that he may be trying to show by endorsing the republican nominee what can be done by the (wo factions coming together again. He wants to go back to Washington president and he is feeling his way very carefully with that end in view. He may be a statesman but there isn't any doubt but that he is a politician from one end of the year to the other. as CONVICTS PLAY MU PARADE, The question is being asked as to what benefit if any has been accom- plished in having a brass band trained at Sing Sing prison allowed outside on Memorial day to furnish music for a parade. The query is certainly a peculiar one, but it cannot be said that any harm has been done and if there hasn't possibly there may have been some good done. Under the old system the man who did a term in prison was regarded as a person who should at least be watched or possibly shunned and he knew it, and it was because of this that he was disheartened, often dis- couraged and frequently dropped back into his old ways. Giving him a musical training such as enables him to play an instrument in a band removes the routine of prison life, occupies his mind and convinces him that the werld is not as dark as he had been led to believe it was and that there is someone interested in him. The liberty he was given on Memorial day tends to give buoyancy to his spirits and he returns to his cell feeling better than when he left it. When his sentence expires he does not regard the rest of the world as his enemy but is inclined to take his place there and earn his living without molestation or having his past referred to. b There are a great many men women who spent but one in prison, showing that they not all bad at heart and that given a chance they are ready and willing to avail themselves of the opportunity it offered. The world is gradually breaking away from the old ideas that there is no hope for such men and women and the work of reforma- tion is being carrled on in various and term are ways. Whatever good there is in the these | convict is being brought out days and the world is the better for it. Playing Square. (New London Telegraph.) Henry Roraback’s position as chair- man of the Connecticut republican state central committee not pleasantest in the world. To retire from it voluntarily for the good of the party, recognizing the strong op- position to his tenure, is one thing. To be driven out, on the strength of a misinterpretation of the Mellen tes- timony is another. The first alter- native is honorable and perhaps wel- come. The second Is disgraceful. ‘When Mr. Roraback took the chair- marship everybody knew that he had been for years a legislative agent for the New Haven road and many other special interests. He had been also a leader and hard fighter in the’ fac- tional disputes of the party. He had engineered the defeat of ex-Senator Bulkeley, and the election of Senator McLean, He had perfected a per- sonal organization which controlled the party throughout the state. Such advantage as he had gained through these things he voluntarily relinquished when he accepted the chairmansfip. He promised there- after to drop entirely his old status and become what he must properly be, a disinterested leader of the party as a whole, giving every body a square deal, leaving the lobby and all factions to take care of them- selves. As nearly as we have been able to follow events he has kept that prom- ise with sufficient faithfulness. What is the use, then, of attacking him, as Woodruff did in New Haven the other day? Mr. Roraback doesn’t want to be chairman any longer than the party wishes him to be, but he doesn't llke to be lied about or abused. The more talk there is of removing him, the less llkely any such event will redound to the good of the party. The latter placed him in responsibil- ity with full knowledge of what it was doing. is Creating Interest. (Washington Star.) 1 understand that you favor local replied Colonel Stilwell. “But you are not a total abstainer yourselt?" “No. But my doctor has limited me to a very small allowance, and [ like to add as much as possible to the excitement of getting a drink.” the | | down to death suddenly and quiekly, FACTS AND FANCIES. The last report on woman suffrage in Orezon conveys the intimation that they have carefully swelled the total of the stay-at-home vote.—Pitsburg Dispatch. The wireless telcphone is almost here. Inventors should go to work or the wireless dictaphone.—Chicago Record-Herald. A New York farmer with a very poor appreciation of comparative di- mensions shot at a valueless crow and killed a $100 cow.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Senator La Follette made a 365-page speech, but we don’t know whether it has made his re-clection impossible or inevitable.—Washington Herald. Chapeaulogical.—One would like to see an official report showing Ameri- can influence on the Panama hat out- put.—Chicago Nev The change is the Nor- The man on the corner savs only straw hat which doesn‘t in style from season to season cne which is worn by the horse.- wich Bulletin A joke caused a New York man to laugh so hard that he died. It must have been a western gag: we haven't seen’ or heard a New York Jjoke in years that was good for a giggle.—De- troit Free Press. We think there are very few ocean travelers who would not prefer to go practically without warning, as in the case of the Empress of Ireland, to freezing to death by inches slowly in ey waters, with life preservers on to prolong the agony, as in the case of many of the victims of the Titanie.— Waterbury American. The final chapter In the interesting story of the erection of a handsome and enduring monument to the memory of Naugatuck's late lamented philanthropist and esteemed citizen, John Howard Whittemore, was writ- ten this afternoon when the memorial bridge on Maple street, was dedicatetd with simple but impressive ceremonijes. The fact that the money for this costly structure was raised entirely by popu- lar subscription is in itself a splendid testimonial of the appreciation of the people of this borough of the good work done and the many public im- rrovements made by the man in whose memory this imposing piece of architecture was erected.— Naugatuck News, It is perfectly natural that the people of New London should feel that they are being called on to make a sacrifice when they are asked to turn over to the state of Connecticut that part of Riverside park lylng east of the Central Vermont tracks, which means the entire park waterfront. It is perfectly natural because eminently human for them to instinctively as- sume an attitude of defense and fall into a fighting attitude at the first suggestion of such a’ transfer. Ppr- haps it is because they own so little in common that they are so relictant to part with anything they do ‘own, but in any event it is not to be wondered at that the people of the city have not greeted with eager enthusiasm the proposition to convert this pleasure spot, of which so much has been an- ticipated in the future, to the uses of a state owned commercial enterprise. —New London Day, Manufacturing in New Britain. (Hartford Special to New Haven Sun- day Union.) The enormous increase in the ca- pacity of the manufacturing plants ot New Britaln was emphasized this week by the announcement of a large addition to the factory of the Landers, Frary and Clark company. It serves to call attention to the fact that the the manufacturing business of Hart- ford county is in a prosperous con. dition; in fact in a very prosperous condition. More people are em- ployed in the factories than ever be- fore. It is true that there was a slight glut in the labor market during the latter part of the winter but this was relieved just as soon as the weather made it possible to begin out door operations. There are always a number of people who do not care to work in a factory and who prefer out door occupation even {f it is more laborious. From the standpoint of health they are sensible. They at least breathe pure air and they are in close touch with nature even if the touch is rather rough. When the sea- son opened these people found all the work they could attend to and there are not enough of them to do all the work that is to be done. 1In the city of Bristol which is developing into one of the largest and most prosper- ous industrial communities in New England, the factories are quite busy and everyone who wants work can get it. As a matter of fact the per- sons who have reason to complain ot the industrial conditions are the farmers. They cannot get help for their farms because of the demand for labor In the cities. There are some republican politicians who are making all sorts of gloomy predi tions about the condition of business, The facts do not justify their predic- tions. They are prophets of evil Their prophecies are inspired by po- litical motives. - A Feminine Realist. (Lippincott's Magazine.) He wag enraptured with the scen- ery. His fair companion at the coun- try resort sat upon the stone wall be- side him. “Behold that exquisite sunset!" he exclaimed. Note the delicate flesh tints, the cream shades, the long dashes of vermilion and the almost lving fire that leaps up from the sinking sun as from a fountain. Be- hold the framework of darkening skies and of deep green. Isn't it won- derful 2" His fair companion sighed heavily. “You just bet it is!” she exclaimed. “It looks just like a great big lobster salad!” WHAT OTHERS SAY Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed In ex- changes that come to Herald office. Chicago’ (Chic Now let us all en] ical time! Let class gloating crime in Chica comfortable Crime Record. go Tribune.) a nice hyster- us do a little high- over the statistics of g0, et us enjoy a shudder as we contem- plate the horrid figures which show how high the tidal wave of wicked- ness ls rising. In 1907 thé local police arrested 58,000 people; in 1912—a space of only five years—the number had risen to 106,000, almost doubled. Twice .as much crime! Twice as many crim- inals! A frightful exhibition of how life in a big city breeds and multi- plies the class of what we soclologists and criminologists always refer to as “criminous defectiv “Pooh™ and also “piffle,” remarks Judge Gemmill of the municipal court, using, of course, much more formal and dignitied language in do- ing his poohing. Whereupon Judge Gemmill produces some statistics of his own More arrested charged than half of all the in Chicago® in 1912 with crimes which did not exist as crimes a few years ago. In other words, they were arrested for breaking laws which were not on thd statute books until recently. To be specific: Of the 16,000 peo- ple of all ages and sexes actually tried in the municipal court of Chicago in 1912 who were charged with m demeanors, 8,600 were accused of violating laws which did not exist fif- teen years ago. Furthermore, people were n increasing number of arrests may be the best possible sign of Improving conditions, “It will be frequently found,” says Judge Gemmill, “that the communi- ties where law and order reign, and where justice and righteousness most prevail, will have the most criminals | not because the people are more de- praved but because they have higher ideals and insist upon higher stand- ards of living." The passage of the pure food law made 50,000 criminals of persons who before that time had been looked upon as good citizens; the law for- bidding the employment of women for | more than ten hours a day instantly made criminals of thousands of em- ployers; they had not changed, but the public conscience has changed. “During the last vear I tried hun- dreds of cases against men and wom- en who were arrested charged with violating the laws against child labor. | Most of these offenders had vielded to the urgent entreaties of mothers to) employ their boys and thus give them an opportunity te earn a little with | which to buy clothes and books und other things desired in needy homes. Under the law as it now stands these | employers were criminals. . Thirty years ago they would have been hafled | as benefactors. No one, however, will | say that labor laws have not been | a distinct step in advance. | More laws have been put on the statute books, as Judge Gemmill points | out, within the last twenty-five years | than during all the previous history | of the republic. And there has heen | a great change In the character of | these laws. ' \ In the old days almost all the! criminal laws were negative. “Thou | shalt not” was the way they all be- ! gan, They forbade a man to do cer- | tain things and punished him if he did them. The new laws are positive. “Thou | shalt” is the present command. Un- der-the law railroad companies must | equip thefr trains with safety appli- ances; children within certaln ages must be sent to school; manufacturers | must provide sanitary workirg quar- | ters for their people; they must equip their dangerous machinery with pro- tective appliances; there are scores of other laws of the same kind which simply represent the new-found sense of the responsibility which the com- munity feels toward the individual, More than half of the people now arrested for lawbreaking and popu- larly classed as criminals are not criminals at all in the old sense of the word. They have simply failed to keep pace with the tremendously rapld growth of the public con- sclence. Sunday Baseball. (New Haven Union.) The old question as to whether those who work six days in the week should be allowed to enjoy the seventh ac- cording to their own ethical stand- ards or whether their comings and goings should be governed by old Puritanical standards that have out- grown their usefulne is again up for consideration in connection with Sunday baseball at the Lighthouse. As has often been pointed out the ohjections to the game there on Sur day do not come, if we are correctly informed, from the residents of t part of the town, but from outsiders, from those who enjoy laying down rules for somebody else to observe. There is a decided tendency to look at this Sunday baseball question from a narrow, prejudiced standpoint. Be- cause certain well meaning men and women prefer to enjoy their Sabbath according to the old blue laws of this state, which prohibits traveling even except in case of sickness, it does not follow as a matter of course that everybody should bhe forced to fol- low thelr example. The trouble is that the great majority of those who assume this position never know what it is to be tied down to a factory or office for six days of fifty-two weeks with no time to enjoy nature or the out of doors or to get a little recre- ation in the way of a ball game un- less it Is taken on Sunday If they had «a little wider experience the ¢hances are that they would look at the matter from another angle. There is gn unwritten law in every community or should be any way, that one has a right to enjoy Sunday or | not Cleveland any other day of the week for that matter according to one's individual inclinations just as long as one does interfere with the equal rights of others. As far as can be seen Sunday baseball does not come un- der this head. Three Store Win Red Foxes. (Indianapolis News.) ow fresh the Three real, live red foxes, from their primitive home in wilds of Brown county, are at larke in Indianapolis Let all good office ts who roam in fields by night b ware, for these foxes have a ravenous appetite for cat meat Witness the sad fate of one good maltese who slept in the rooms occupled by Baker Bros.' furniture company, 241 East Washington street. Until Sunday night three red foxes reposed peacefully behind bars in the show window of the store, to the de- light of passing pedestrians. Some time that night the foxes made their exit from their unnatural home, and proceeded to run things their own way for a time. The first thing of interest which came to their hungry attention was Miss Polly Parrot, sleeping calmly in her gilded cage. There was a scat- tering of wing feathers, and Polly shrieked for help. But there was no one to hear, for the night watchman was seeking “interests” of his own. Just few feathers told the tale of Polly's sudden journey. from this carth, From the conquest of bird cage the foxes turned their at- tention to the office cat, Témmy. Tommy must have made.a determined fight for his life, If the condition of the battlefield the next morning told the truth. But what could one poor Tommy against three red foxes? Employes in the store yesterday dis- covered the escape of the foxes, but close search failed to find Me: Reynard. One thing is sure, these foxes hava not adopted the tactics of the mili- tant suffragettes and gone on a hun- ger strike. Monday night rations of meat, intended to satisfy the appetites of three healthy Brown county foxes, were placed on the floor of the ware- house Today the meat was gone, and also the foxes. The secret hiding place of the foxes is a mystery to Baker Bros. They are thinking of swearing out a search warrant and letting the police de- partment solve the question during its leisure moments between the so- lution of murder mysteries and other things. v the - gilded Ahead of the Season. (Clevéland Plain Dealer.) The heat and general discomfort of the latter part of May are perhaps a promise of a cool and pleasant sum- mer. There is neither logic nor scien- tific argument for this idea of meteor- ological. compensation. Because May Is hot is no good reason why June should not be hotter and July hot- test. But as a matter of fact it does not work out that way Year after Yyear brings its compensations, and this year we may trust that we have paid In advance for a considerable spell of delightful summer weather The recent days have heen neither May-like nor June-like. They would be a libel on either of these months, the two best of all the vear. But they have done a certain amount of good wor They have advanced veg- etation wonderfully. June will find summer ready made, and will not even have to add the finishing touches which are demanded of her after a cold, wet May. The greatest disadvantage of an early hot spell is that the city Is not prepared for it. There are no ext facilities for caring for the sufferers. The children are cooped in school, in- stead of being free to follow their in- stinctive search for freedom and com- fort. The public bathing beaches are not prepared to receive the swelter- ing crowds. ven the most com- fortable homes are not ready for the unseasonable baking. Such weather is not summer weath- er; it is mere meteorological freakish- ness, When summer really arrives will be as delightful as usual, The State Tax Again. (Bridgeport Post.) Our contemporary, the New Britain Herald, is engaged in a little discus- sion of the taxation question from the stute standpoint. The Post has pointed out that this is the only real live issue in the state today. The Herald's present controversy with the Hartford Times. The difference bhetween the newspapers Is over the state ta Hartford Times stands with Governor Baldwin in favor of such a tax. It will be remembered that the governor favored a two mill tax. The reason for this is well known, as The Post has pointed out. The state tax standing shield for the tax corporations and individuals too, it invi extravagance. still persons and papers to the contrary, but no one with a study of state tax operation in other commonwealths retains that view, un- less there Is an intent to deceive. The main reason, however, behind the en- ccuragement of a state tax lies as we #ay in the hope that it will turn the minds of the people from the real tax dodgers. As the most expert tax dodgers In the state reside in Hart- ford, and after that in Greenwich and New Haven, it is not surprising to find the state tux strongly favored in these places, The New Britaln Herald does not believe in the state tax and its Judg- ment is correct. Jt rightly says that if expenses cannot be paid without that tax, then they should be cut down That is sound advice. But let the Herald go back a little and recall how it was that Connecticut launched upon its sea of taxation trouble Was It not when Hartford lured the state into extravagance for its benefits? With over $3,000,000 spent on orna- mental buildings for the Capital City the rest of the state was invited into the good roads venture in onder to get the “pork” for Hartford. That ar- is two The Is a dodging Then, There are who think rangement is the foundation of Connecticut’s fiscal troubles We are Inclined to differ somewhat with our New Britain contemporar in regard to extravagant expenditu in this state. On the contrary, outside of the venture in good roads und the waste in those two fancy buildings at Hartford, Connecticut is run on a remarkably economical basis. In al- most every direction its salaries are lower than in other states for similar jobs and there are fewer superfluous pesitions, We do not mean to say there is no waste of money and that our legisla- ture does not vote for things which are not warranted, but when we com- pare our office holding fc and the salaries paid with those In other states and our well recognized free- dom from graft, we tind a condition that surprising and to our credit No, our extravagance of recent yeurs lles in the millions spent for buildings te beautify Hartford, which would have been as serviceable to the state at one-third the cost, and our determi- nation to go into the good roads ven- ture for the benefit of a very small portion of the state and for the com- fort and case of u fairly large army of travelers who go through Connecti- cut, leaving a fewvdollars here and there ax they do it That is the truth about Connecticut's fiscul situation. The discussion over the state tax and the constant urging of a larger one comes from those who fear that the citizens of the stute will wake up to the shameless tux dodging of the wealthy in and around Hart- ford. We fancy that some important move will be made to right this rank irjustice at the next session of the general assembly. Is Legislative Degencracy. (Boston Advertiser.’ A remarkable and striking estimate of the Rhode Island legislature has been voiced by the Providence Jour- nal, which declares that in the entire senate and house, today, there are not a dozen members fit to hold public office, and certainly not that pum- ber who have any concern whatever in the honor or dignity of the state of Rhode Island. Men who have been familiar with the Rhode Island legislative bodies for many years, the Journal says, declare that there never was an assembly whose standards of intelligence or decency were so shock- ingly low. “In lieu of patriotism there is the most brazen selfishness, drunken revelry has taken the place of deliberation and the beautiful and stately buflding that General Ames and men of his character have given vears of their lives to keep physi- cally clean Is overrun and deflled with the dregs of the state, who make a mockery of their solemn obHgations.” Having described the situation in such plain terms, the Journal says: “It I8 time to end it. And when it i8 ended we must make up our minds that no such conditions shall again exist Ninety-nine per cent. of the people of the state are for decent politics and honest government. The reign of the party jackal has lasted long enough.” This is a startling sort of comment to read in New England, where the legislatures have long been noted for the dignity and sound sense which characterized their deliberations. But the plaint of Rhode Island is not very strikingly different from what is being heard and said in every state which has adopted the “direct primar form of nominations or elections. Even in stald old Massachusetts, the sub- Ject of the striking and amaging de- tertoration of the legislature is heard wherever men get together who have been familiar with former conditions on Beacon Hill Every such man will bear us out jn the statement that the verdict is_aBmost unanimous thut the fall in character, In ability, in dig- nity, in all that commands the re- spect of intelligent observers, is sim- ply amazing. Senator Hoar was wont to say that the Massachusetts legislature was one of the most dignitied, impressive bodies of men that he had ever seen in his long and honorable political career. He could not and would not say that, if he were alive today and were to witness some of the antics whieh have been seen on Beacon Hill, this year, and if could how men elected as decent republicans in the legislature were truckling to a Boston boss in the interests of corrupt politics in Bos- ton. If ever there were real, vital, pressing need for an organization for the purpose of presenting the admit- ted facts to all voters of Mussachu- setts, that necessity cxists today, be- vond any question. There is a plain and imperative duty before those pub- llc men who profess a zeal for the public welfare. and a desire to keep Massachusetts politics on a decent plane. The Boston Chamber of Commerce has made many loud protestations of its zeal for honest and honorable pc itics in Mussachusetts. It has mude many suggestions for the maintenance of high standards in legislation It has a plain and pressing duty before it, In this very connection It winl be interesting to see how the Chan ber confronts its responsibilities. The method of procedure is self-evident. The Chamber should do, for the state, whut the Good Government assoclu- tion has so ubly and so efficiently done for Bosto We belleve that the voters of Massachusetts are just us strongly in favor of having able and dignitied men in office, today, as they ever were; but the trouble is that they do not know what is going on, day after in the legislature. 1t is time that they should know, before the legislative primarles are held. No organization. now in existence. could carry out this work any better than the Hoston Chamber of Com- merce. There is no question on that The real question Is, is that possessed of enough moral cour- to accept its plain responsibil- scor hody age ities? He Helped the Reporters. (Louisville Courier-Journal.) Alex Basler, formerly station keep- er at central police station, whose death, in retirement, occurred at the Waverly Hill sanatorium, will be kindly remembered by many newspa- Gift Linens for the {$ June Bride - Under the head of Linens come so many useful and acceptable items that would appeal both to the bridé and bridegroom. Let your gift om this occasion please them both. TRAY CLOTHS At 25¢, 50c, 98¢ Each. LUNCH CLOTHS At 30¢, 75¢, 98c to $2.50 BEach, READY MADE TABLE CLOTHS With filne mercerized finish at 89q, 98¢, $1.25 and $1.50 ecach. PATTERN LINEN TABLE CLOTHS At $1.98, $2.50 and $2.98 Each, PATTERN HEMSTITCHED TABLE CLOTHS Pure linen, at $2.50, $3.50, and $6.00 each. $4.50 ROUND SCALLOPED TABLE CLOTHS At $1.60, $3.50, $4.50 and $6.00 Each. EMBROIDERED PILLOW CASES Special values at 98c pair. FANCY TOWELS Linen, Huck and Damask, at 28e, 50c, 98c cach. NAPKINS At $1.50, $1.75, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 Dos. TABLE DAMASK BY THE YARD At B¢, 79¢, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 Yard. See our Damask at $1.00 yard, BED QUILTS Satin finish, at $2.50, $3.50, $4.98, $5.98 each. Other good each. values $1.00 to $1.98 BUREAU SCARFS AND SHAMS Unmatchable values at 25¢, 49¢, 98¢ and $1.50 each. CENTERPIECES At 98c, $1.35, $1.50, $2.50 each. $1.98 and YOUR GRADUATION GOWN Or the materials for the making s here in a most complete assortment. Lace Flouncings in all widths, 25¢ to $2.50 yard. Hamburg Flouncings at 58¢ to 88¢ yard; values yp to $1.60. Bands to match,15c, i8¢, 25c; val- ues to 0e. : Embroidered Organdie Flouncings, 18 and 27 inch widths to match, value b0c to $1.00, special at 36c and B8c yard, PARASOLS Make a very useful gift for the young lady graduate, Over two hundred new PARASOLS just received, priced 98¢ to $3.95. Choose now when the assortment s complete, D. McMILLAN 199-201-203 MAIN STREET. per writers whose novitiate brought them into contuct with him. A man who s always In good tem- per, who is always accommodatin who is ulways dependable wins popu- larity in any walk of life. The late Mr. Basler during his twenty-one years of service proved himself a dip. lomatist in his dealings with botn the raw recruits and veterans ot journalism whose duties brought them to his desk. Many of those whom he knew and aided in thewr cubhood were followed by his interest to other and distant fields of employ- ment. Some of them won lasting Qis« tinction in journalism or letters, ana more of them enjoyed the brief blazes of glory t flare up from the brii- liant “beat” und shed radiance in the world which knows what a “beat"” is and how important it is and why. The bright traditions of former po- lice reporters of his acquaintance who made their mark and fulfilled their promise, lingered in the memory ot the stationkeeper. Told and retold, they provided inspiration for a youn: er generation hopeful of winning gpurs as hrilliantly as their predeces- sors. Journalists, novelists, dramatists and graduates from newspaperdom who have become plllurs of soclety and props of enterprises of sundry kinds will recall Stationkeeper Basler ue they knew him in their salad days when thelr function was to be upom the qui vive for the “story” in the matters of routine at central stas tion. They will regret his death. ! e