New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 18, 1914, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1014. BRITAIN HERALD HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Proprietors. ed daily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m: 8t Herald Buildidg, 67 Church St Oftice at New Britain ntered at the Post Matter. a8 Second Class Mall livered by carrier to any part of the city for 15 Cents a Week, 65 Conts a Month. riptions for paper to be sent by mail payable in advance. 60 Cents & Month $7.00 a year. [he oniy profitabble advertising medium in the city. Circulation books and press reom slweys open to advertisers. he Herald will be found on sale at Hota- ling’s News Stand, 42nd St. and_Broad- way, New York City; Board Walk, Atlantie City, and Hartford depot. TELEPHONE CALLS. usiness Ommce. litorial Rooms DIRECTORS SUED. /The minority stockholders of the few Haven road have instituted pro- edings against the directors of that orporation and a receiver is also de- apded to prosecute and collect jhe claims brought against the de- lendant directors, The amount of lamages sought is $306,000,000, which three times the sum of the losses lleged to have been suffered by the lompany because of the maladminis- ation of the directors. These gen- émen have been cited to appear in ourt next Friday to explain as to hy the receiver should not be ap- ointed and why the defendants [hould not be enjoined from disposing £ their stocks, so that the effort to ompel the directors to return to the lompany the money which was reck- essly expended and which some folks ave said cannot be collected is now nder way. This claim is not made on Ihe ground that there were no waste- jul expenaditures, but because they say he 1aw will not look at in that way. No one can reasonably find fault bith this suit, except in so far as it pplies to the recelvership. This 1s ot the time for such an act.and be- ides to have a receiver appointed ould have a tendency to further pple the road, to add to its ex- enses and in the end would add to s troubles without helping any one. e hearing set for Friday will be first inning in the suit and the eivership question presumably will e opposed with much earnestness in ehalf of the railroad. " OYSTP'RStGOOD IN WINTER. Has the ms(el been unjustly cr\tl« ised and is it responsible for all the lypnoid fever charged against it? A ew vears ago the New Haven oyster bas accused of causing many cases f illness, in fact it was claimed that several instances the responsibility as traced right to it, not, how- Per, without vigorous objection from he oyster growers, who maintained lhat the emptying of sewage in the ound did not affect the oysters. This owever, does not sound reasonable, but it is interesting to hear from no & an authority than the Journal the American Medical Association phich says that a bacteriological ex- nination made of Baltimore oysters Jhowea that they are in general free om sewage contamination, and that he only supply which should be con- lemned are those\taken from the wa- r when the weather was warm, hich, by the way,jis not regarded of ny significance if the oyster season not' extended beyond the cold honths. This caution, however, is ot observed.very closely, as evi- enced by theisale of oysters in May. It would seem from this that oy- ers are not infected during the cola eather. This\will not cause any ces- tion of effortVtowards the purifica- ion of streamssand larger bodies of ter, into which sewage is now emp- d. That work will continue until pme method of disposal is obtained hich can be used by all cities. In lhe meantime the oyster sold during e winter may be eaten without any fear that a’doctor’s bill will follow, ovided thatithe laws of quantity are bserved. THREE|BACKSDIDERS. The esteemed{Brockton Times calls ttention to the carelessness ‘which metimes accompanies executive blemency in the pardoning of crimi- the executive council of Massa- to re- hals, bhusetts finding it necessary ‘oke three pardons recently granted the preceding governor and coun- 4. One man who was given his 1ib- rty was afterward found with a kit ¢ purglars’ tools and the two others ere found continuing ‘their regular usiness of burglary. 1t is naenlly admitted that with ne crime is -.«filleue. they. will rob ever they have a chance and they haven’t they will seek one There isn't much use tn granting ors to such people; when arrested t as well be permitted to m their un«nu- because - to eir 1 by second offense but for the habitual criminal there isn't much chance. The Brockton Times says that too often the petition for a pardon s studied instead of the man especially interested and that it is the latter who requires consideration, The par- doning of men and women has been opposed sometimes even after they had spent many years in prison when their continued incarceration serves no useful purpose except for the au- thorities to obtain their pound of flesh, while in others, such for in- stance as has mentioned Massachusetts, men have been given their liberty only to return to evil- doing. It seems to be a most difficult problem to decide, for no matter how it is handled some mistakes are made. The indeterminate sentence is doing some good and so is the probation system, but there is still much room for improvement. Soclety is far from being perfect. been in MRS. CARMAN'S CA! There appears to be some misunder- standing of the verdict of the grand jury in the case of Florence Carman, who has been indicted for first de- gree manslaughter in the shooting of Louise Bailey at Freeport, N. Y. The grand jury has evidently concluded that Mrs, Carman did the killing, but that there was no premeditation in the act, the supposition being that she keard some words pass between her husband and his patient that so af- fected her that she immediately seized a revolver, hastened to the yard and shot the woman through the win- dow and returned to her room, That appears to be the theory of the pros- ecution, but which of course the wom- an denfes. She is in a most embarrassing po- sitlon for, the reason that she was Jjcalous of her husband, had a dic- taphone placed in his office and the other end of the wire in her own vooin so that she might hear unob- served all that passed between her husband and his patients. There lies the foundation for the murder and in it the motive which is usually sought when such a crime s committed. Some of the New York newspapers are inclined to criticise the grand jury because all the evidence submitted tends to show premeditation, that (hJ verdict should have been murder in the first degree and intimates that the verdict as given was a concession to the sentiment in Freeport, which, by the way, is strong for the accused and her family. The woman is out on a bond of $20,000. The ‘whole nmatter is enshrouded in mcre or less mystery but the authori- des are inclined to think that the weman’s husband has not told all he knows and that if he did the mystery would be soon cleared up. A domes- tic says that she saw Mrs., Carman 1assing through the kitchen after tha shot was fired and a man supposed to be a tramp, but who Mrs. Carman sayl is a Burns detective, claims to have seen a woman answering the descrip- tion of Mrs. Carman fire the shot. That constitutes the damaging evidence. | Sac denies all this but it must be ad- mitted that the case is a most pe- culiar one and that she is in a most difficult position. Detective Burns Is after her, she says that when he en- tered her home he snarled, sald that he had come for somebody and that the somebody was her. There is talk of a frameup against her and the foiks in Freeport do not like it. The trial will in all probability be a some- what sensational affair in which will be introduced the names of those busybodies who informed the woman avbout the doctor’'s patients and indi- 1ectly caused her to install the dicta- phone. The verdict of the grand jury is in effect the same as a second de- gree murder verdict in - Connecticut and is not manslaughter as that term is understood in this state. Meals of Monarchs. (Brockton Times.) Poor people who still feel they must have their roast beef and gravy, in spite of the higher prices, might find a useful hint in a recent dietary interview with Kaiser Willlam, 1n summer, according to the war lord's voluntary confession, he:lives on sea fish, strawberries and cherries, ‘It sounds rather messy, but the kalser is looking well, and saving money be- sides. When the berries are gone the cherries hold out, and following the cherries there {s a succession of fairly tasteful fruit the year round, and the fish, of course, are with us always. There really isn't anything disgraceful in cutting the corners off the roast beef bill. The United States department of agriculture .has said #0, and has even urged the use of the mussel. A volume on The Meals of Monarchs might be illuminating and comforting, if the department is still in lgn publishing mood. When the {ll-fated Empress of Ireland was about to leave Quebec, the ship’s cat, bearing two kittens in her mouth, rushed down the gang- plank to the shore, although she haa made the Empress her home even when in port. Nothing would in- duce her to go back. Safe on shore, she was “heard to emit a long and ‘sustained meouw” at the very mo- ment when the Empress sank. This fearsome incident is verified by a member of the:Occult club of London which we hbps’{s not an Ananias ‘u‘.—wmw American, FACTS AND FANCIE! Poor Harry Thaw. He has nothing to do but spend his days motoring over mountain roads and angling for the wily trout in New Hampshire brooks. What a penalty to ask a murderer to pay.—Hartford Post. Nobody but a crabbed, sour, row bachelor will attempt to tind any- thing significant in the news item teh- ing about an Oregon man who came to town and traded a wild cat's pelt for a marriage license.—Brockton Times. nar- The statement made by the New Britain Herald that state finances are never considered until a deficit ap- pears, is true of finances in general, whether state or otherwise. A care- free people, as a rule, never look to the safety of the strong box so long as the necessary cash can be reached.—Middletown Penny Press, Ali honor to the Bayonne mother who took her 16-years-old daughter across the maternal knee a few.nights ago and administered to the wayward young miss a real, vigorous, old-fasn- ioned spanking. The girl had been In bad company, had stayed out until 2 o'clock in the morning, had resisted her mother's efforts to restrain her and had finally become defiant, Then came the spanking. The girl had her mother arrested and haled before the court on a charge of assault and bat- tery, but the judge had wisdom enough to tell her taht she deserved all she got and more besides.—Nor- wich Record. People who never see a ball game always imagine the bleacher crowd as an assemblage of sports. They would expect to find there incessant cigarette smokers and fellows with “highwater pants,” older men who came to bhet with a sprinkling of flashily dressed women. The crowds at the bdll parks of the bigger leagues include many of these types. Also there are great numbers of clean cut, modestly dressed business and professional men, whose ‘pres- ence is a credit to any gathering. There is something in it that appeals to all interested in human achieve- ment.—Bridgeport Farmer. Seeking a Way Out. (Hartford Times.) Few cities in the state are facing 2 more perplexing problem or, wealth considered, a more expensive one, than New Britain now confronts in its sewage disposal system. It is the more exasperating because the tax- payers had reason to believe that the system already established would rrove adequate for the city's needs for a long series of years and, by such additions as could be made, for a con- slderably longer period than present generations, at least, would require. When a plant of this kind fails, it scon presents an emergency, and this appears to be the case in New Britain. The manner in which Mayor George A. Quigley called attention to this left no chance for a doubt, éspecially as it was accompanied by the opinion of a sanitary engineer of national repute, who could have had no other object than to state conditions as he found them. These substantiated the statement of the mayor, except that they did not presume to fix responsi- bility for the failure of the present system. On this, the mayor personally stands back of a strong claim, in which he says: “The men who had charge of the work of installing these beds cannot be too severely criticised for their gross carclessness in not studying more closely the then existing sewage problems of New Britain. “Thousands of dollars have been spent upon repair and maintenance of the sewage heds, people threaten- ing to bring lawsuits for the pollu- tion of the brooks and streams have been bought off at large expense, and we have now arrived at a crisis where immediate action must be taken.” The justice or injustice of this com- plaint may never be determined, and even if efforts were made to do so, the resulting satisfaction to the city would probably be small. In fact, the New Britain failure is only one of a great many of its kind throughout the country, especially in cities of the size of New Britain, located inland and suddenly compelled to use other than old-fashioned methods of dis- posing of sewage. ‘We hold no briet for those who had in hand the deter- mining of the present sewage disposal system for New Britain, but if justifi- cation were to be had in similar fail- ures in other cities, plenty of it could be obtained. Sufficient unto the day, so far as New Britain Is concerned, is the re- sponsibility of so profiting from the costly error of the past as to deter- mine once for all upon a system that will provide at least a basis for the ‘proper solution of this problem dur- ing a very long period of time. This, apparently, Is the purpose of New Pritain officials. It is reflected in their reference of the matter to a recognized expert. Permsdnent solu- tion, considering the problem may in- volve the expenditure of the. greater part of half a million dollars, is not too much for the taxpavers to de- mand. The problem is New Britain's but to som ecextent other cities and the state as a whole are concerned. It relates to the public health. Besides, upen the success of one city in a mat- ter of this kind may depend the cour- age of others to tackle similar per- plexities. Sooner or later a great many of the cities of the state will be compelled to do this, and the most of them do not see their way clear. | belongs may TOWN TALK. HE week has produced nothing of special in- terest beyond the ap- pointment of a com- mittee of members of the common council to act with a special committee, previous- ly named by 'the mayor, to investigate the matter of sewage disposal. The problem is a large one and removing it from the board of public wo where it not in the end be looked upon by that board with the most kindly of feelings, and to have the council committee restricted so that if it does any investigating it must pay its own expenses is not a happy reflection on the committee. It re- calls the appointment of a commit- tee some twenty odd years ago to investigate the water department. The commissioners refused to meet with the committee and when the investi- sation was completed the commit- tee sent in a bill for its services at the rate of $3 a meeting and the council, like the commissioners, ig- nored it. It was then brought up at a city meeting and the late Charles S. Landers took the floor in the East Main street armory, eulogized Philip Corbin who had been chairman of the board ‘and denounced the committee; the motion for compensation was re- jected and the matter was put away for good. This was not the only investigation that was had of the wa- ter department, the second one re- sulting in a more tangible report, from which came some reforms. The department did have #n advisory board somewhat similar to the one which the special sewer committee is to have in three members of the common council. In this case the late Thomas 8. Hall, then chairman of the water department, appeared before the common council, explained what the department proposed to do by way of improving the water sup- ply by the addition of Roaring Brook and because of the magnitude of the work asked for the appointment of a committee to act as an advisory board. It had no powers and the council could not confer any on them, but it met frequently with the com- missioners and there is no doubt that the conferences had a good effect. The board is still in existence, al- though there are only about two mem- bers left, A. J. Sloper and ex-Mayor Pease and Mr. Quigley who became a member by virtue of being mayor, the remainder having died, among them being Thomas S. Bishop, T. H. Brady, Thomas McCabe and the var- ious mayors the city has had from that time to the present. By right the sewer matter should be handled by the board of public works because that board has power over such mat- ters, the power having been trans- ferred to it when the sewer depart- ment was abolished. 1t is, of course, under the direction of the council, but that meant that the sewer board and since the transfer, the board of public works should continue to trans- act the business laid out for it, under the direction of the council, but nof that the work should be transferred to a special committee, It is in- teresting to note how these stand, not because by calling attention to them will serve to direct the business in the proper channel, but that % is not being done. The common ecouncil has laid out enough of work to keep the board of public works busy for about two vears. The board has done a great deal of work this year so far, employ- ing a large force of men and it is ex- pected that by another month or six Weeks the appropriation will be pretty well exhausted, except for such sum as may be needed to carry the department through the winter. The appropriation this year was the lurgest in the history of the city and it must continue to be large in order to do all the work that needs to be done and which the council has ordered. The work has been pushed along rapidly on the plan that it is best to take advantage of the good weather. No real permanent pave- ment will be laid this year, but there will be considerable of the pavement with the asphalt covering laid be- ginning with Washington street be- tween West Main street and Myrtle street, which by the way, was the first street to be macadamized by an expert with the aid of a road roller, It was always considered a good piece of roadway, the committee in charge a: that time having for its chairman Edaward M. North. It has been given some attention since but it will not be any waste of money to improve it now by repairs topped -off with asphalt. The street is much used but in addition to that it is close to Main street, for that reason it needs to be kept in presentable condition and that cennot be done by any pavement other than that which is properly classed as permanent, even though it is not the real thing. North, Stanley, Church and Arch streets in parts are 2ls0 to be paved with the same ma- terial and with all the macadam that has been and will be laid the streets ought to look pretty good at the end of the season. A great deal of grad- ing has been done and the repairs have extended all over the city, so that it cannot be truthfully said that any section is being neglected. T may be that more money may be sought for when the appropriation is exhausted so that the department can #0 ahead and accomplish all that it is possible to do before the snow flies. If the board could have seen its way clear to lay some permanent pavement this year it would have been very gratifying because it would be carrving out a policy which was sup- posed to include some work of that nature every year until the central streets are all paved and the expense for repairs materially reduced. The firat cost is heavy but the repairs af- terwards are not heavy, the cost is light and that is what the taxpayers desire. Tt required several years to bring the authorities around te that way of thinking but they have reached that point at last and the city is the better for it. The Church street job, which ‘was the city’s first real job at permanent paving, still holds up good and before it was paved it was one of the worst streets in the city, The effort to have a contest made for the office of judge of probate this fall which was talked of a few weeks ago, has apparently ceased ana it looks now as if the matter will be disposed of in the same manner as during the past eight years. It s significant that in all the talk ot contests for public offices throughout Connecticut there is but one district where there is any talk of continuing the old policy of nominating oppos- ing ‘candidates for judge of probate and it is by no means certain as yet that there will be a contest even there. The district is located in the southern part of the state where there is politics in almost everything. It must not be inferred that there has been any serious thought of a contest in New Britain but there are some new men in politics here now who, perhaps, were not familiar with the custom of the last four campaigns. It was only natural, therefore, that there should be some talk about such a maltter but a discussion of the sub- ject only adds to what has become the almost state-wide belief that this office should be kept out of politics. It has no husiness there. It is a court in which the business to be transact- ed comes at a time when the aver- age person wishes to discuss it with one in whom they have con- fidence and who will advise them as to the best course to pursue and settle their affairs, not only in accordance with law but in a manner that will keep the domestic relations unbroken and to heal them up wherever they are found to have been disturbed. It does not need any argument to prove that the judge of such a court, who has performed his dutiés as has the present occupant und whose decisions have never been overturned by the upper courts on the matter of appeals, should be kept in the office as long as he cares to remain and renders the service whicn meets with such general - approval. This is the feeling in many probate districts and it will not be many years before there will be no contests for the office anywhere. To return to the spoils system where there have been endorsements would not only be a step backwards but it would be a great mistake, one which might take a long time to rectify. New Britain republicans and democrats alike wili in all probability be given an oppor- tunity this fall to support local men for state officers who have performead much public service here for whicn they were never justly compensated. The action of the school board in increasing the salary -of Superin- tendent Holmes was expected, be- cause he s a valuable man and the city cannot afford to lose him. He likes New Britain and New Britain people like him; he has made such a record that other cities would like to obtain his services and have made an effort to engage him to look after their schools at .a salary somewhat larger than he is pajd here, but the increase given him yesterday at a meeting of the school board, there- by making his compensation $4,000 a vear, will keep him in New Britain. The work of the superintendent of schools is much different from what It was some twenty-five years ago When the late John Bartlett held the office and was pald a salary of $600 per annum. There were not as many schools here then as there are now: there wére fewer teachers, there was no manual training, no cooking or sewing, and the High and Grammar schools were located in the same old building on the present site of the Grammar school. The management now is different. and the system of instruction has also changed, so that the conditions under which our sys- tem of education js conducted in no way resemble the methods of a quar- ter of a .century ago. The teachers are better paid now than they were then and the general expense has been largely Increased in every branch of the city service. There are no people who know the superin- tendent and his work any better than the school board and the teachers; they all praise him for his ability and fairness and are pleased to hear that his _services are to be retained by New Britain. An executive officer with such an endorsement for capablility is a valuable man in any community ana particularly to the cause of education, which needs the best. It is good to know that New Britain has it and that no other city can take it from us. Law and Order. (Meriden Journal.) No person who belleves in order, decency and good government will object to the checking of the Sab- bath evils which have been the cause of much complaint from those who know conditions on the outskirts of the city. Every honest minded citi- zen will be glad that something has been done to improve matters and we can all understand that this shaking up has been a fine thing for our mu- nicipal well being. At the same time, for the sake of our civic pride, we deeply regret that it was considered expedient to call in the state police to make this sweep of the city. We belleve it could have been done another way and just as good results could have been accom- plished. Meriden is and has been a and orderly community. We have less of crime here, less of law viola- tion than there is in most cities, prin- cipally because our standard of citi- zenship is so high. That evils have crept in there is no denial, but the cure should have come from within, for now we have the finger of scorn pointed at us all over the state, If there had been a little more diplomacy used, a firmer presentation of facts to the powers that be, equally good results could have heen accom- plished and statewide notoriety could have been avoided. moral ‘played WHAT OTHERS SAY i | Views on all sideg of tlmrly l questions as discussed in changes that come to Herald i office. ‘ - All Holidays on Monday, (8an Antonio Light.) Among the latest legislative posals is that Cleveland works official, pro- of a witer Who has proposed, und threatens to recommend to congress at its next session, that all national holidays, with the exceptions of Christmas and New Year's, be on Monday. Thus he would have Wash- ington’s birthday fall the first Monday after February Lincoln's birthday on the first Monday after February 12, Memorial day on the last Monday in May, Independence day on the first Monday in July, Labor day on the first Monday in September (its present place on the calendar), Columbus day on the sec- ond Monday in October and Thanks- giving on the last Monday in Novem- ber, Why the dates of Christmas and New Yeur's should remain unchanged he does not explain. But if the ex- planation lies in either that finer human feeling which is commonly called *“sentiment,” or that feeling of sublimity which the anniversary of Christ's birth and the death of the old year produce, then there is ampie reason why the dates of all the other holidays should remain as they are. For each date is the anniversary of some notable event in the history of the republic, and around each cling traditions and associations that are not susceptible of being transplanted to other parts of the calendar. Why, the country might as well change its flnR as to choose any other day. be- | sides the glorious Fourth upon which to commemorate the acquisition of its national independence. The Cleveland water works official’s avowed reasons for desiring all holi- days, with the two exceptions foted, to be held on Monday are that work- ers would have more continuous periods of rest—a vacation of two and a half days ten times a year, Sat- urday afternoons and Sundays being included with Mondays—and that mid-week holidays, as the present ar- rangement allows, interferes = with their week. As far as the workers themselves are concerned there would be a difference of choice between fewer and longer vacation periods oa the one hand and more and shorter rest days on the other. As for the originator of the proposal for the change, it is not difficult tp imagine benefits accruing to the Cleveland water works concern as a result of an all-holidays-on-Monday arrange- ment. But If there were no one (o make such idle proposals, what woyld the legislators do to pass away the time ? A Fireman's Museum. (Philadelphia Press.) It was not much more than fifty vears ago that the volunteer fire brigades were a picturesque feature of the city's life in almost daily (or nightly) evidence. The community depended on them for whatever or- ganized effort there was to fight the Of their efficiency in that it would seem the part of discretion to speak briefly, and to dwell rather on the venerable insti- tution of the fire brigade and the undoubted prominence of the part it in the city and the nation’s flames. business history. To the small boy tury ago every fire was, at least po- tentially, an adventure. Fire-gongs clanging in the dead .of night were an irresistible temptation to climb across a shed roof, down a rain pipe, cver a fence and up an alley to the street where the firemen were pulling along at a sharp trot their gilded and burnished engine, painted red or blue or green, and glittering like a circus charfot in the romantic light of lan- terns and torches. Arrived at the scene of the fire, the real excitement, however, was just beginning. Here there was almost sure to be a battle royval between rival companies over the possession of perhaps the single fire-plug with- in hose-length of the conflagration, and not infrequently the glory of a company depended (unofficially, of course) rather on its prowess in claiming and holding a fireplug than its actual record in the savings of property. Most youngsters were the secret. allies of a given company, and on the occasion of a generous scrim- mage their secret was pretty sure to come out. There are even those who maintain that they would have pre- ferred a private fire, of reasonable pretensions, any day, to the stone- throwing with its subsequent perils from {ndiscriminate nozzle-work. Those were the days, of course, be- tore we had professional baseball. Today one is altogether In sympathy with the survivors of the old com- panies who want to give their in- teresting and valuable collection of apparatus to the city, on condition that it be kept on exhibition in a tvpical old-fashioned firehouse on the Parkway. Whether this latter part of the plan could be carried out is a question. There can be no ques- tion, however, but that the city wants the rellics of a highly roman- tic profession. An exhibit such as the volunteer fire association could provide would provide for many a full and stirring chapter in the story of American life. of half a cen- (Catholic Transeript.) Dancing in bathing suits on the sands by the sea is the latest require- n.ent in those who are keen on being up t) the second. It seems that the beaches near New York are provided with orchestral music intended to MCMILLAN'S Saturday’s Aftractions At Our JULY CLEARANCE. SALE Another Lot Saturday $1 Men’s Shirts at 69c each We have repeated this Bargain Shirt sale for Baturday, as last week’ selling was far beyond our expecta- tion and customers have enquired if we would have more, so here they ure, all new .designs, in laundered and soft French cuff styles, sf to 17 inch neck band, perfectly cut as to size and fit. 50c Men’s Silk Ties at 25¢ ea. Special arrangements with a large men’s neckwear manufacturer whero- by we had him make up all cut pieces of silks of the best qualities into large full sige ties. By cleaning up his silk stock we own these ties at half prige, therefore you sharé in the bargains. . 60c Ties Saturday at 25c¢ each. Sale of Summer Dresses, Sat- urday at $4.98 each. That are worth up to $15.00. Sample dresses from two large New York manufacturers, mostly one of a style, exquisite models, made of lawns, lin- gerie, linens, crepes, voiles, ratine, rice cloth, etc. The most wonderful bargains in dresses we have ever offered. at the height of the season. Women’s and Children’s Bathing Suits, Caps and Slippers. Our Trunks, Bags and Suit Cases sizbs. styles lowest. and the Real Mark Down Prices In all departments of the big stépe during our July Clearance Sale. Swiss Embroidered St. Gall Neckwear. 25¢ to 50c Values Saturday at 19¢ Each, This special sale incl . and embroldered gets. New Belts and Vests at_49c each. White Kid, Patent Leather, Colored Suedes and Washable Vests; the very newest. Wide cach. Black Patent Leather Vests at 28¢ each, D. McMILLAN 199.201-203 MAIN STREET. collars Suede and Kid Belts at 49¢ “provoke and encourage men and women to dance in their bdthing suits.” Perhaps this is the last ex- treme to which the dance insanity can attain. Perhaps not. “Shame upon us!” says Father Bel. ford, of Rrooklyn. *For things lik these was Sodom destroyed by ai angry God. Are we not invoking di- vine vengeance? We certainly seem to challenge God.” The Evening Journal displays on its first page three couples engaged “in dancing the one-step on the beach.” They seem to be happy.* The females in the ple- ture smile, show their teeth and ap- pear altogether unconscious of the spectacle which they are making of themselves before men and angels Those who participate in this beach lewdness are evidently strangers (o shame. Some of them are doubtless quite ready to dispense with the for- mality of bathing suits which after all seem to be a compromising concess sion to antiquated and senseless ideals. Decent people will probably be un- able to clear the sands of this latest infamy. The waters of the wea will not flow in te 'purify the polluted ghore, There ought to be some official means of ending effectually this erime against decency. Perhaps the dance ciaze will end with the bathing suit abomination. The western teacher who recommends co-bathing in the nude may possibly find her advice fol- lowed by the dancers, 0o, The pity of it! —— s s 14 “r