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

b " NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD - PUBLISHING COMPANY, Proprietors. Issued dally (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. &t Herald Building, 87 Church: St. Euntered at the Post Office at New Britain as Second Class Mail Matter. Dellvered by carrier to any part of the city for 16 Cents a Week, 65 Cents a Month. Subscriptions for paper to be sent by mail payable in advance. 60 Cents a Month $7.00 a year. The only profitabble advertising medium in the city. Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers. The Herald will be found on sale at Hota- ling's News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- way., New York, City; Board Walk, Atlantic City, 4nd Hartford depot. TELEPHONE CALLS. Busiaess Office Editorial Rooms MUNICIPAL ICE. It appears that all is not well with the ice committee and the city. The ~~returng are not what the authorities expected and the mayor is demanding that there be some change or if not he will take possession of the whole thing. The committée might not feel as bad about such action as some may think, Their task 1s not a pleas- ant one and they are obliged to do a great deal of work with no return except . criticism, but that has ever been the lot of the man who is con- nected with public business. The chairman of the committes, Mr. Wagner, has been quoted as say- ing that he proposes to take up with the mayor the question as to whether the city should go into competition with private dealers and deliver the ice. The Herald raised this point last winter because the adoption of that kind of an arrangement is the .only I business policy for the city so long as it has decided to go into the ice . business., The committee, however, | said it did not want-to compete Wwith | the private dealers and did_ not pro- pose to do so, but it is in competition with these dealers now and the plan | has been to undersell them. There | is more than one way to look at this " matter, however. The private deal- . ers 'ure taxpayers, they pay a certain | sum to the city for the privileze of . engaging in the ice business and then " the city turns around and goes into ' the ice business itself, proposes to “gell in competition and evidently does ) ndersell them, thereby giving them ' no protection in return for what they .pay. This is unfair on the face of it, but there is another side to the ques- tion. The claim was made that the dealers were charging too high a price for their ice and in order to protect the people it was necessary that the city should go into the ice .business itself and supply the people | at a lower figure. This meant that thé . ety should compete with the private dealer and the only way by which that ~can be successfully done is for the city _sto harvest sufficient ice for all the _peéople and deliver it to them at thelr ' homes. Then if the city were able to undersell the private dealer the result would be that the latter would be driven out of business. That would be the only sensible kind of competition. That is the only condition which should prevail when & oity goes into any business in competition with . private enterprise and the theory of - municipal ownership is sound. This . matter was threshed out ajong this line when the matter was first taken | up but the policy of a modest begin- ning was adopted, it was claimed it would prove unsatisfactory and the committee itself is evidently willing ‘now . to admit that the present ar- rangement is not what was expected. It should be remembered, however, that the common council favored it and so did the city meeting. When a city starts to sell any com- modity it will mean, if the business is conducted properly, that there can- not be any private competition, just as there is no competition with the water department. The city deals in that commodity to the exclusion of all others, just the same as does a private corporation in some citles, Municipal ownership means or ought to mean just what it says, and when it goes into the ice business it means or ought to mean that all the people shall be supplied with ice at a minimum of _cost. Any other arrangement is a de- Jusion and a snare and cannot be sen- | sibly viewed in any other light. FIRE PREVENTION, The Norwich Record makes this sensible inquiry: “Why wouldn't it e a good idea for every holder of an apartment or of a house to have at | hand some sort of a fire extinguisher and see that it is kept in order an the while?” Hvery person who knows ‘anything about extinguishing fires or how to manage a fire department will ‘say that the promptness with which a department reaches the scene of a fire determines to a large extent what the damage will be, It does not re- quire much effort’ to extinguish a in its inciplency and it every were equipped with an extin- r ity use when a fire is dis- red would prevent its spread and would reduce the damages and would obviate the necessity for calling out the fire department. It would not re- quire much if any effort to acquaint the members of a household with the proper method to use the extinguish- er and its value would be apparent in the event of a fire breaking out in any part of the building. Fire prevention is very important, for once a fire is started there is no telling where it will stop. It isn’t prob- able that it will end with such‘com-~ plete destruction as in Salem, but it is possible, and it is possibilities that must be guarded against, The greater part of the local calls are for fires in closets, in beds or among some refuse, and when the firemen arrive it is, to use a chemical that might be kept In the house and used whenever neces- sary. Such precaution would tena to lower insurance rates, but in any event would be a benefit to occu- pants of the building. LETTER FROM MEXICO. In another column of the Herald to- day can be found a communication from a planter in Mexico who has been practically obliged to abandon his property in that country and flee for his life, country giving Americans no protecs tion either for themselves individually or for their possessions. The letter reads altogether differently from the newspaper accounts of the conditions in Mexico, and the question may be very properly asked what this country is doing for the protection of its peo- ple in that disturbed country. It does nqt seem as if ‘the efforts toward peace are sufficient to prevent the government from protecting Americans and, as it has ‘the troops there ready and no doubt willing to give this protection, it is quite perti- nent to ask why it is not done. It is no small matter to have men who have spent all their lives in one pur- suit to be compelled to give it up be- cause of intervention which did not intervene to such an extent as to pro- tect its own people. Americans in Mexico surely have a grievance against the government in this coun- try for neglect in not doing that which it should do and which it has the means at hand to do if there were the right disposition to do it. The Herald correspondent gives a plain account of how affairs are being conducted in Mexico and they are in- teresting to say the least, ‘'and there are such well aimed shafts at the ad- ministration that there can be no mis- taking thelr meaning. dent that those who know -best what 18 going on down there are those who have been making their home there, who have been deprived of their hold- ings and who have also been deprivea of the protection which is due them from their own country. That sounds unpleasant, but it appears to be true. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF DIs- TRESS, There is no clearer evidence of the application of the law of supply ana demand than is now being made in Salem, which has suffered recently from a serious conflagration, render- ing thousands of people homeless. Those wWho were fortunate enough to save their bulldings have raised their rents and as the people have no other place to go they must pay the price demanded or sleep in the open air. And to add to the discomforts of the situakion, merchants have increased the price of their wares and people are practically compelled to pay what is demanded or suffer. This is the natural inclination of people who ‘want to acquire money as rapidly as possible,: even though to do so adds to the suffering and inconvenience of others. \ There is a measure before the Mas- sachusetts legislature known as the homestead bill, and the labor organ- izations in the immediate vicinity are urging its passage with the hope that it will put a stop to the extortion in Salem, but some appear to be of the opinion that such a bill cannot be passed without an amendment to the constitution. It would seem, however, as if the house owners of Salem, who are known to about every one else In the city, would not care to add to the sufferings of others by demanding the Pound of flesh from them, but would rather pursue the policy of live ana let live until at least the distressing conditions of the present have been removed and the people of that blighted city have had afl opportun- ity to recover from the fire and its unhappy results. But this is another fllustration of the desire of people to make money on the distress of others. These things will happen, in fact they do happen whenever the oppor- tunity presents itself, but in this case it is to be regretted. The fund for the relief of the Salem sufferers now amounts to approximately $400,000., Not much of a sign of a depressed condition of the times when the Building Inspector for this city an- nounces $440,000 in building permits for June this year, a gain of over $100,000 over June of last year.—New Haven Union, the government in this | It is very evi.. LETTERS TO HERALD Communications on current Topics are preferred. The paper does not neccssarily concur in the views expressed. Assault on Gus Riederich Is Ex- plained By T. Cataldo, Editor Herald: Will you kindly publish in your well known Herald the following in explanation of the news appearing in your newspaper KFriday night, con- taining the ussault on a certain Gus Riederich ? You printed the news and the pub- lic read it and the same public, or part of it, may condemn the man who struck the said Rlederich in a public thoroughfare, in front of an officer. But if the public will con- sider the circumstances it will cer- tainly modify its opinion. 1 did not strike Mr. Riederich with my fist but gave him a good slap in his face and not because 1 am used to doing such things but because the man tried to ruin my reputation and it was my duty to safeguard and de- fend my honor. And to that part of the public who still thinks that my act was not that of a gentleman I call their kind attention on the same cases happening throughout the civil- ized world among people of the best social klass who, to defend their hon- such acts but in the meantime per- very nose of the law which condemns such act but in the meantime permits mits them. T. CATALDO. 0. Fiddle Heard From. Once 1 read a poem dreary And it made me weak and weary For it told of Bish K. lbble Plastered 'round upon the floor. And it made me fcel so ‘“‘creepy,” Nothwithstanding 1 was sleepy, That for many an hour I sat there Thinking, dreaming, wondering If he'd gone for evermore. Then, a knocking at my door. 'Rousing from this semi-slumber, To myself 1 said, “By thunder; Someone must have made a blunder, At this hour to come knocking, Knocking at my chamber door.” All of this and something more. Presently the air grew. denser And I said, “I'll bet a cent, sir, That Bish’s ghost has got a rent, sir, Just outside my chamber door.” ‘“‘Sontething- doing” evermore. Notwithstanding my emotion, I took unto myself a notion And without undue commotion ‘Went and opend wide the door. But the silence was oppressing And the darkness was distressing, Not a syllable expressing, turned I round and closed the door. Let the silence reign same more. But this ghostly apparition With his devlish intuition, Seemed to gloat on his position Till he had me mighty ‘sore.” “Ghastly, grim and worthless craven, Wandering from the depths below, Tell me what. thy fiendish name is, Take thy mug from off myy door.” ‘“ILeave me now, you heartless bore.” But there were no indications That he'd heard my execrations, Neither any explanation Why he shunned my gren door. “Spirit!” sald I, “you “sassy’ devil, Tell me, tell me, ‘on the level, Do the imps in Hades revel ‘With the coal fire glowing o’er?” Just a mocking at the door. Suddenly my wrath waved hotter And my fear commenced to totter And I said, “I'll. make a blotter Of that wretch without my door! By that place that yawns beneath us! By the cuss that runs the fire! 1 will seek this base disturber And I'll wreak on him my ire” “You shall harass me no more.” Then I reached out for a poem By the stocking knitter written, “Now,” I wsaid, ‘“you'll get ‘mitten’ Or, by Hokéy, you'll be smitten Like the plaster bust of yore.” Again I opened up the door. the There hefore me with a giggle Stood the form of Bish K. Ibble Whom the reckless Ish K. Bibble Scattered 'round upon the floor; Namely him and nothing more. “Sir, I sald, “yeu're welcome truly, T've been troubled quite unduly By a spirit most unruly Who to vou resemblance bore."” “Knocking at my chamber door.” ‘“You were always good at knocking Till the mender of that stocking With your carcass went to mopping Mopping up his chamber floor. Heedless of advice I gave him For a noise he still kept craving, So T thought that Ish K. Bibble Must have shoved you off x griddle Simply this and nothing more.” Foolish man to doubt that Ibble Could *‘come back” from mere plas- ter And bring down on Ish K. Bibble Some unmerciful disaster. ‘‘Something doing” as before. 1 beseech you, Bish K. Ibble, When you can come back no more, To forget, sir, that O Fiddle Has a chamber or a door, Only this for evermore. Of such reading I've been cured After all that T've endured. And again cannot be lured Over Bibble's words to pore, This last shot and nothing more. 0. FIDDLE. the Trolley Extension in New Britain Is Commented Upon. Editor Herald:—The coming of General Manager Punderford of the Connecticut company to this city dur- ing the week with reference to double tracking in Chestnut and North Stan- ley streets attracts general attention. It is undoubtedly the prevailing pub- lc sentiment now that (rol‘ey exten- sion for the public good should be pushed in other directions rather than to have a congestion of tracks in these streets altogether too narrow for double tracking. After the matter was brought up before and too hur- riedly acted upon, some prominent members of the council changed their minds, One who had been active in its favor sought to have the whole matter withdrawn, and another said most emphatically that he did not be- lieve in double tracks in a street only fifty feet wide, as that would leave only eight feet wide sidewalk spaces, Fwhich is altogether too narrow for a thoroughfare, It should always be borne in mind that ninety.per cent. of the people walk and should not be crowded off the sidewalks into the street, as in Washington street, Bos- ton. These people and those who drive their own vehicles have a right to a larger part of the streets than double tracks would give them, for the streets were originally intended for their use alone and would have been made wider if the trolley uses could have been foreseen. Besides, and a matter of ‘the most vital ‘im- portance, if we would have the most beautiful and comfortable geity, no trees could then be grown in the nar- row curb space, scarcély eighteen inches wide, This is exactly where the trees should be to beautify the city and afford comfortable shade to those who walk and drive. If planted within the private yards they com® too near the houses in most cases and are af® to be in a helter skelter fash- ion so as not to favor the best appear- ance of the street. When so many cities, as Mr. Landers sald in the coun- cil, are taking up this matter of tree planting at great expense, we should be careful not to make a street for- ever treeless, and convert it into a railroad lane. This certainly is not good public policy and could not by any stretch of the term be called pub- lec spirit. CHESTNUT STREET. FACTS AND FANCIES. To get rid of Lieutenant Governor Tingier by nominating him for con- sress in his district is the plan of Senator Landers to make all clear sailing for the New Britain man for the gubernatorial nomination on the democratic tieket this fall—Bridge- port Telegram. —_— The baby born om the battleship Utah will hgve to te named Utah, of course. It {sn’t so musical a name as Virginia or Nevada, but the child will doubtless be very grateful some day that it wasn’t born on the Massachu- setts or the New York.—Norwich Record. Senator Penrose says that he ‘‘has plenty of unwritten history stored away where he can lay hand on it.” He adds that if Mr. Roosevelt con- tinues to abuse him, he (Penrose) will be able “to divulge a few things that will make interesting reading for some pcople.” We hope Roose- velt won't let up. The papers need interesting reading these dull days.— Waterbury American. If you should ask of what com- plaint this June died, the answer s liable to be that there is no com- plaint; everybody is satisfled. Test:- mony is coneclusive that in many re- spects the month was, judged by the usual standards, disappointing. Even its surest crop, that of brides, seems to have fallen below the average. And since the percentage of sunshine to the normal was only 55, the roses nat- urally were disappointing.—New Ha- ven Register. “A tempest in a téapot” is the way the Lake Compounce democratic pro- gressives get-together meeting is characterized by democratic leaders throughout the state. They claim the meeting was a complete fizzle, accord- ing to the ‘‘Bridgeport .Telegram. And the “New Britain Herald,” speak- ing of the conference, pointedly says: “There never was anythjng about the affair from the beginning to give any reasons for thinking . otherwise.”— Rockville Leader. . Charles W. Comsteck has "r~rn pushed to the front through a circu- lar as a candidate for governor on the democratic ticket this fall. He claims to have been the means of giving the state the present governor and naturally wants to succeed him Among the other information con- tained in the circular is the fact that Norwich is in the center of New Lon- don county and {s entitled to recog- nition. The circular was mailed at Packer, Conn,, which is evidently a suburb where some ‘friend of Mr. Comstock resides.—Middletown Pen- ny Press, A Nurse From Farm to Farm. (Breeder's Gazette.) The federal rurdl organization ser- vice has helped the people of Chilton county, Ala., to organize and obtain the appointment of a visiting trained nurse. The organization was essen- tial in order to provide funds, pre- scribe duties and set a standdard for nurses. The result was the employ- ment of a woman certified by the Na- tional Red Cross soclety, and her ap- pcintment officlally as an assistant to the county superintendent of schools, The nurse's work and the disburse- ment of money were placed under a committee consisting of the county health officer, county superintendent of schools, county agent and a local physiclan. Her duties are to visit schools, inspect pupils and premises, lecture to teachers and puplils, to hold mothers’ meetings and in emergencies, when requested by the physiclan, to visit homes and assist in getting the patient over the crisis. It Is reported that the plan is meeting with favor by the authorities and the residents. The employment of a visiting nurse is a form of community service that for several years has proved its value ir cities, but the plan has been tried, scarcely at all in the country, We begin to understand that there is no great difference between the needs of those who live in the country and those who live in town, in fact, country people and country neighbor- hoods differ more from each other than they do from city folk. WHAT OTHERS SAY Views on all sides of tmely Questions as discussed in es- changes that come to Herald office. Landers-Mahan, ( Special to New Haven Union.) The statement has been made somewhat carelessly, that there is an alllance between Senator George M. Landers and Congressman Bryan F. Mahan to control the next democratic state convention. The statement can be denied, and without the slightest qualification, on the best possible authority. The two gentlemen are very friendly in their personal rela- tions and they are neighbors in the same delightful community. It would not, perhaps, be an exaggeration to say that there is an entente cordiale between them. There is nothing more ) reasonable than that there should ve. But the understanding is far from being an alliance or even an approdch to one. They wish each other well in their political aspirations, but the success of one is in no way depend- ent on the friendship of the other. it would give Senator Landers delight to see his neighbor oneé of the rep- resentatives of the state in the senate of the United States, and the congress- man would smile his pleasantest of smiles if one of the results. of the contest next November .was the elece tion of Senator Landers to the chair of chief executive of the state. It is no longer denied that Mr. han 1s a candidate for the democratic nom- ination for the United States senate, and it is admitted that Mr. Landers is in the race for the nomination for governor. But it is noticed through- out the state that the friends of one are not in every instance the Trien of the other, and thére are som conspicuous instances of this fact. n Hartford county-sthere are Landers men ;who do not favor the nomina- tion of Mahan and there are support| ers of Mahan who do not conceal r hostility to.Landers. It is quite sible that as the campaign for nomination for governor and U: States senator progresses the oal didacy may see a mutual advantage 1n a closer alllance than what exists at the present time. But just now each is pursuing his own canvass without being hampered. or beneltted, as the case might be, by the candidacy of the other. An Indiana Pioneer. (Indianapolis. News.) With the death of every pioneer this age is losing touch with that period which saw the middle west emerge from the wilderness. Because we have the things which much older communities enjoy and esteem as the marks of civilization the younger generation mdy 'feel that the Missis- sippi valley is no longer virgin terri- tory. Perhaps it is not, but its be- ginnings and latest developments can be spanned by the lives of a few men still known among us. One of these, Brazillla M. Blount, has just passed away at the age of -eighty-six .years. He helped to drive his father's cattle over a dim trail from Ohio into In- diana. He saw the first turnpikes, the first railroad and the first canals built in this part of the country. He at- tended Indiana university when it was a small institution and when higher education was not within easy reach. He received a degree from Butler college, with which later he became identified for many years as direc- tor and also for a long time as pres- ident of the board of directors. All the years of his mature life he preached and taught. For sixty oda years he came and went before the public. He was one of the early set- tlers of Irvington and in serens, but not inactive, old age he passed away in the house which he built and where he lived. Of such stock as he were the conquerors of the west. And not merely were they the conquerors of the physical aspects of a new céun- try, but they brought the school teacher, the preacher, the con- stancy of high purpose and the open mind with them. It was a great generation, and all honor is due them. The Vanished Joys. (Detroit Free Press.) It's only in your dreamin’ that the vears of long ago Retain the charm an' sweetness an' the joy you used to know, It's only in the smoke clouds are floatin’ round your head That you ever see the beauty of the lanes you used to tread. You can’'t go back an’' claim it once you've turned an’ journeyed on, For there's always something missin’ that you sigh to look upon. that In your dreamin’ you can see ‘em— all the boys an’ girls you knew ‘With their cheeks as red as roses an’ thelr sparklin’ eyes of blue, You can puff vour pipe an’ join 'em in the games they used t' play, An’ every fleld an’ lane’s the same as when you went away. But disappointments wait you when you turn an' wander back For the joys that you are seekin’' all the old haunts seem to lack. The little village isn't what you pic- tured in your dream, And strangers’ boys are fishin’ your place beside the stream: And something, too, is missing, from the lanes you used to tread, And you find the friends you're seekin’ in the Meadow of the Dead, There are youngsters gayly romping ‘Where you often used to play But they're different, Oh, so different, to the boys of yesterday. The old familiar swimmin' hole has lost the touch of charm That your dreamin’ seemed to picture, an’' there's somethin’ 'bout the farm With its hollyhocks an' roses seems whisperin’ to you That it misses mother's gentle hands that years ago it kpew; Oh it’s only in your dreamin’ that the Joys of youth remain. For always when you wander back, the search for 'em is vain. that ‘McMILLAN’S Our Annual July Clearance Sale | Now Going On | STORE CLOSED WEDNESDAYS at NOON DURING JULY and AUGUST NESDAY MORNINGS. department ‘at the big store. nerchandise must be turned Thousands of dollA¥s into cash during this sale at REAL BARGAIN PRICES, PRICES. ' CREPES SALE PRICE 17c YARD. | in this sedson’s most wanted wash dress fabrics . IESS LINENS, SALE PRICE 50c YARD, h, 46 inches wide in eight wanted shades, \ LINENS AND DOMESTICS AT SALE PRICES. 29¢ and 36c Table Damask, Sale price 25c yard, 46¢ Table Damask, 'Sn.l. price 35c yard. 2 1-4 x 2 1-2 yd. Bed Sheets Sale price 88c each. 16¢c Full Size Pillow Cases, Sale price 12%c l‘ch. i BUREAU SCARFS AND SHAMS. that are worth up to 76c, Sale price 44c each. 12Y3¢ TOWELING, Sale Price 9;c yard. Hundréds of other bargains that are not advertised, as we cannot M"" everything into print, so come and see for yourselves. SALE OF HOUSE DRESSES |, Wednesday Morning at 8:30 a, m. House Dresses, worth $1.00, Hal? Holiday Sale price 48c each. None sold to peddiers, no telephone orders tak: therefore come early and share in the bargains, ATTEND THIS SALE DAILY DURING JULY The news of our best bargains does not always reach the newspapes. We often hear customers remark, T did not them advertised,” but, nevertheless, the real bargains came from McMillan's, MEN’S SHIRTS WORTH UP TO 75c. Sale Price 45cea” - BOYS’ SHIRTS AND BLOUSES for this sale 45¢c each. BOYS’ 25¢ BLOUSES at 19¢ each. ARM BANDS AND SUSPENDERS. Worth up to 2Bc, Sale Price be. ) *a MEN’S 25¢c NECKWEAR, Sale Price 3 for 50c or 19c ea. BIG MARK DOWN ON COATS, SUITS and DRESSES. BARGAINS FOR YOU ON 3rd FLOOR. Drapery Materials, Rugs, Linoleums, all in at sale prices. D. McMillan 199-201-203 Main Street. The “Dare-devil Wagon." (Turner Falls Reporter.) An Insurance adjuster made a re- mark the other day that the public would be astonished at the number of automobile accidents occurring daily, many of minor importance, but suf- ficlent to demand damages so as to get even with an insurance policy. Tt is a continuous bump all day long on the road, and the drivers grow more carcless day by day as they grow more insolent. Seventy-five per cent of auto-drivers now pay no heed to a team, and the horse must §o to the gutter or run the chance of being killed. The country is full machines costing from $560 to §200 aplece, owned and driven by men often drunk, and always insolent, who couldn’t get trusted with a rig from any decent livery stable, On Me- morial day a fellow as drunk as a lord went through this village with his feet over the dash, his hat over his eyes, the machine wandering from side to side of the road, in response to his drunken brain. A few minutes later a big load of good-natured drunks aboard a thrashing machine of the vintage of the '90s, tried to pass a team from the rear on the Montague City road, but the landscape tumbled about so much that the tipsy driver discreetly waited till he got more sea-room. It is not an uncommon thing to see a boy run an automobile, distinctly against the law, which makes the limit at eighteen years. Parents who of secopd-hand ought to know better allow children to take the wheel. Thie phase of devil-wagoning may get an airing now that an accident has come locally with a 16-years-old boy run- their none sent C, ©. B, - A WATCH FOR OUR HALF HOLIDAY SALES WED- - ws » ning # machine In a dangerous place If the auto-busses continue to follow the street cars on the village streets, sniping passengers at every crossin dartihg about in front and alongside | of the electric cars, as terriers after a lot of confused rats, it will be s much as life is worth to attempt te drive a horse on the village streets and keep the right side of the road. Coming up the avenue, meeting both dtreet cars gnd busses, the most we- The reason is not far to seek, | date horse will become bewlldered ut the new order of street travel. The autos In thelr endeavor to hug the car tracks drive teams in front of the coming street cars or compel an un- lawful passage to the left, to agaln run the chance of being run into by. another auto. By and by the avenue will be surely safe only when it I8 roped off and announcements put up that the devil cars have the only rights there—the street cars by suf. ferance of a palr of rails and soms welight. PENN. TRAIN DERAILED, Altoona, Pa., July 7.—The engine and four coaches of a train, No. 35, through from New York to Chicago on the Pennsylvania raliroad, was de- ralled today at Garvey's three miles west of here. sengers were shaken up, hurt ol ol