New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 1, 1915, Page 6

at 4 m. ,qn.pu«: ss 1 at RC' ‘flt‘ll ‘”omfl“ Matrer. ashadiing ur to any part of th‘ oty u.(sio'nun!l i c- culatfon books and open 1o n° Srtisers. ate At Fota- @ Broad- quedtion as to how the liquor license fee New Britain. In: the a.pnczus to be a mis- § as to the amount of } _firmg to this city and ity in the state for that | fact that the fee has from $450 to §750 does £ the extra $u00 will go gurics of tho various “ provision has’ been ty-flve per cent of the | e state, so that the fee ties are concerned will £ figure will drive many ness, the resuit is-apt .le‘lé‘ to the towns'and tinctive gain ' ta the heretofore, has .not re- or money at all. The will re- because it will receive cent from the total ated revenue from liquor | year in New sritain astiyear, $26,500, and it it it will be séen that deficiency in this par- rhereas if all fremain -in_ ere will be 'un increas mt. has . been' oftered tery- of ‘this meuure is ive the bad saloon out 'l]“ have tendency d',rd. of the' Hauior v be ‘.r‘m‘t ‘ed"that it it. Iu ».b'ulngn it wm ). Tgvenue measure. ex- rer will: be no dimin- e quantity of liquors con- dtiavdll - fair '’ both mary object of tire bill more revenue- for’ the eing lhc!'.llefl wlthout m which ‘ordliarily’, i lnfl in’ .order. to | “help it through the pointed oux that it mumber of saloons. | b Qh'&temponnu people, PRICT MARRIAGES. ature has pussed.a. .law ut a-stop to the mar: fidren, which has be-. fte of regret in this state, Meriden. It applies ers than to any others, ’ . have been acting as ind they think nothing daughters at the age fifteen marry a man There was a case in t tfl _Hartford yester- d she wag mar- m.u now sixteen, a ‘dfvorce: on-account of it of her t on the part' ; new faw provides that | under sixteen shall be mar- his r dless of what the parents out it. The object of this far as possible the for that is all ch has heen golng on to a | fact that the senator has come out o . lie selectman gives c:tllwn in this state. § believed to o2 the worst | & tendency to cause the wavering ones of the large foreig: parently | however, will keep' working. ving v.!h’ custom of and that 18 $trong. A Yfl“‘m etimes starved ught té remedy what o'v.il in Connecticcut. be an easy task to obtain of the selectman to a a under sixteen. un- d be Of poor judgment, xpected to fail 1 such cases. These wiyes ore their time, they reall lhood, none of the pleas- 0 with early youth an the nln of a hume ‘ana ‘going to -chool vgmteud cl some peculiar Ialtufu‘ N 0 and, as It 15 understood | is | 1t «Mw _young wives are and o It thelr places | been closed, and | 0y "0 fq not arouse scepticism. 8 matter scheduled for | Any self-respecting sca serpent would lrut deal has been said | seek inland waters these- days in ung habit, the claim be- | preference to entering into compe- in, i | titlon with cubmarines~—Norwich g m that it is responsible for; Biisord, more drunkenness than anything else | outside of the liquor ltself. Massa- | The colonel may chusetts has sought to put a stop to | 8guin and never ¢ 3 4 | regiment of irresistibles, but it and enacted a law prohibiting it. | | Gicates that he will hold In per- 5 | petuity his proud post as chafrman of the national entertainment commit- tee.~—Hartford Times, The house in concurrence with the cenate has rejscted, upon unfavorable renort, the bill for . farm for inebriates. The unfavorable re- port comes from the disposition to pay due regard to the condition of the state’s finances, and in that respect there is not muchc cause for surprise | except when there’is revealed the dis- position to push through the bill for a vevision of the statutes =t a recog- nized cost of $42,000 without consider- ing how much more it is likely to cost or that it can be accomplished by competent men at a much lower expenditure. The state is considercd in one instance, but not in the other. —Norwich Bulletin, of busin | hearings next about never be president command another JITNEY LICENSES, $4 EACH. It is stated that the judiclary com- mittee has deciA=" ¢q pay. pov attention to the Con» mp mand for jitney cuon, bui eport next week in favor of a state license of $4 for each car in use. There wil} | be no provision regarding overcrowd- JAng, and the-jitney will~be subjected only to the automobile law which does not permit of a local license. There does not appear to be any reason for slarm over the jitney: it 1s doing well now twhere it is being operated, but | there is a question as to now long it { will continue. There are some fea- tures to it which will in atl probabil- | ity ovperate. against it, but.that is a; One. result. of the matter. which the patrons will have to ! work out for themselves. The trolley cempany hag probably erred.in taking the stand it has and attempting to so handicap It as to drive it out of busi- | rese, When competition comes to any ! ¢nterprise it is difficult to stop it; the hest thing to do is to meet it with bet- ter serrvice, and in the end the coi- ' poration that serves its patrons best is the one that will succeea. | If the reports from the committee passage by the senate of the bill making the license fee for saloons $750 a year will be a considerable revenue for the state from this source as well as for towns and cities. Another will be the nrob- able elimindtion of a number of the emaller, saloons because they cannot do business on a profit with such an increase in their fixed expenses. Here in the associated communities it will _probably force some men out of busi- ness and. cut down. the number of places where liquor can be obtained considerably. Tt is hard on the men who must go to the wall, but there is room are to be reliad upunm, then the 5 reason to helieve that it will he judiciary committee has taken a sen- ! anything but a benefit to this section, sible stand ‘upon the matter by refus- | ;;*;::llyiufll\\_:}fflfl*;::fl:::n( ')rn;-t :(’r!::ultt‘::; ing to zu.cade to the wishes of the trol- S iatvanthge kst REkenet ley company. ' The' conditions might . be improved' by leaving the entire _ruatter in the hands of tne local au- thorities, That, however, has not been dofia. but the next best thing hag and | it Wil probn.hl; work as well as the Jitney ‘business ‘demands. When a Jit- ney owner hecomes tired of operating his: car, he can stop and no harm will | be ‘dons; it he decides later to start | up again 511 he' will need, to do \}m be to tdke out his Ticense, fil up his, tank with gasolene and go to work, No'] bond will' be required ‘and there will ! be no obstacle in'the way of ‘Tils mak- ing a dollar, providing those who like | jitneying are willing to pay, There | ‘has been g lot of noise about the com-} ing of the jitney, but; it ‘has apparent- It is expected that the judiciary committee will. report back within a few days the bill to consolidate the offices ,of factory inspector and labnr commissioner. In all probability: this will be the only consideration re- ported, = The office of factory in- spéctor is now held by John J, Mec- Partland of New Haven, a democrat who was appointed by Governor Bald- wifi in place of a republican who.had held thé officé for many years. The salary is $2.500 a year. The. job of commissioner’ of labor " is held by Patrick H. Conrelly of Danbury, also an appointee of Gov. Fai@win and a democrat. = He receives $2,500 . "a vear. It'lg expected that if the offices are consolidated, as foreshadowed in Hartford dispatchés ten days ago, the salary. for the single position, likely I 1o be entitled industttal commissioner, will bg about $8;500 & year, which will iy turned out to ‘be much squeal afd bt & saving tothe state of §1,500 a little wool, as the devil aaxd when Ye | year—Bridgeport: Post. ) ‘eheared the pig... . : AdE # PR ' When 'a man ‘who Is the head of.a. e B re | family ‘goes to jail $or dpiniki: Q. eX~. Those ,intorested. i .base. ball ave, ] cess, for:idlefidss, * E!("\dr{y unpfg the inclined to take-sides,with:+ the * Boa- | ynany crimes that follow in the waka ton teami in refusing’ to p_ldy With ¥ uf these habits ‘those dependent upon New York this ‘wdek, because of 'the'| him are purtished by the aeprivation _ 2 8 ‘ng | 01 wHatever: support he might have fact that p federal leagup Player Was | . o, giving them. ' This is an injustice, in the lineup. There is-bad:blood be- |4 hardship, and-often a’cruelty but it tween the old Jeagues and the feder- |'is nothing recently discovered: Men als, the Yormeér dré e\mem‘.ly trylnf' ‘have seen the evil-and have diécussed N H ‘it for vears .and years. At last New to ctysh’ thé fatter and if they were ta | |- Jersey has.passed a statute which pro- use, its_players, even though the lat- : poses to. deeal.: with this situation. ter had. jumped their contracts, ‘it | Under .the.new . law: a committing would: have “been an'act' ‘of ‘which | magistrate can seize a. man convicted ‘themselves had been complaififng and f gne,of these. minar breaches of the daw and'after a‘summary tnial order would (have _placed them in awkward | the fmecholders of the.county to put poumon lt seems a bit strange tlmt him to work on roads, cutting wood Graw,. usually such & {-or breaking stone, six days a week. i:::?;r; should have ugreed to | His wife or those dependent upon him ‘such a preposition. l'ms!dem Téner ! then get fifty cents a day . from the has.decided that the offending ‘play- | county’ for the man's. lnbor. If he seems td Bé a hopeless case the magis- er will not be altowed to play with the | Nationa] league.. McGraw must feel | trate will' ordér the wages withheld. ~—New Haven Union, ‘a bit chagrined at the way this mat- | ter has turned out. | A [ | Developing Water Power. (Washington Post.) . Secretary = Lane's announcement Woman ‘sutfrage has been unable ; that t]:\e water power leasing bill is to 3 & ! be ‘taken up and pushed in th t to make a copvert out .of Senator .o...o o B P e BEY i is gratifying to all who O'Gorman of New York. . The Wo-{ fqy0r the development of natural re- men have talked with him but he said | sources on the basis of the square “no’ very emphatically.” They wani- ‘ deal. DMr, Lane points out that con- 24 him to agree to support a consti- | Solidations of power companies are g | being effected in the western " tutional amendment favoring suffrage, L state: | which will place fifty per cent. of the He believes in state rights and the | developed.power under one control. If niot stopped, this prcess is likely to result: ‘In’ the creation of monopolies | against which the government will i'be compelled to bring its biggest guus, to take the same stand. The woman, { The time to act in the public interest wis now, before private speculators | nave selzed all the resources. In the development of electric power and the manutacture of fer- tilizers and chemicals the watet pow- ers of the United States are of jm- and maimed is one of the remark-| mensevalue. They belong to the peo- able features of the war. No mat-| ple of the nation, residing in the sev- ter if the men have empty sleeves | eral states. It ought not to be beyonad or disfigured faces with an eye miss- | the ability of congress to devise legis- ing or are minus a leg, they can be | lation which will safeguard the na- scen going about with the most cheer.l tional, state and popular rights, while fal view ot the future. | permitting the construction o power A remarkable scehe during & per- | plants, formance of 'La . Vivandiere” a few Congress has not displayed much nights ago is the talk of thé city.| jpterest in this very infportant mat- The opera i$ particularly appropriate | ter.. Following a period of utter neg- for the presént tlrn‘k: and the great|lect, In which private intcrests gob- “Hymn to Liberty,” the climax of an bléd sup much that was valuable, a act, always receives an ovation. All| policy of restriction was enforced, in the audience arose and applauded at| which no one, not even the govern- this song the .other night except two | ment, could take a step toward devel- men in the uniform of officers, opment. This idea of “conservation' There were murmurs until it wasi jg passing away, although it still has seen that the right sleeve of one and | gtubborn adherents. The time has the left sleeve of the other were| nearly arrived, however, when con- mpty. At last one man held out| gresg can provide for development his right hand and the other brought| without monopoly, use with conserva- his left hand upon it to applaud. |tion and encouragement - of - capital That ended the interest of the au-| without infringing upon the people's fence in the opera. A great cheer | pights, The orchestra auickly turned *‘Marseillaise” and the two | men ‘received a reception, i Had we known our action would | openly against it is expected to have n At the Opera in Paris. (Paris Letter to New York Sun,) The cheerfulness of the wounded n y d R SRR $6.300 FOR BELGIANS, Hartford, May l.—Anncuncement uutta lHquor law, one be- | have caused so much commotion we | was made last night that the Connec- prietors’ of saloops are !Mbiuen to u-nn :Vl&nt’ W.l'i twenty-zw 1d have remained quiet,” said cne he men afterward, “but we did show gur appreciation ticut fund for rellef 'of Belgium amounts to $6,300. The state com- Zor | mittee is hended by ex-Governor Bald- win, and | Wou o jth Th&t Lake Champlain soa serpent' | be passed without debate unless there +| duration, TOWN IAEK. g—_— HE bill which has been _ before the legislature for years and which seeks to allow towns | to tax dams used in connection with water supplies of cities has passed the house and the éxpectation is that it will be killed in the senate, where similar bills have met their death in vears past. This measure naturallv affects New Britain and when fhe hearing was heid Corpora- tion ( nsel Cooper raisea the point ! ithat da should not be taxed be- cause the land is taxed and the dams ure simply function and do no harm to any town. The rural legislator is always looking | for his pound of flesh from the citics and what jis worse vet ne has been | getting it. Under the old law New Britain paid only the regular tax in the towne where it owned property, | but the legislature amended the act | 80 as: to permit of the land occu- | pied for reservoirs. etc being taxed as improved farm land and thls; city’s bill in Southington went up | frem $315.95 to $477.918 in Burlington 1 from $414.80 to $S42.88 and in Wol- eott from $18.50 to 387.58, while in | Flainville the ‘city pays 24.41 now, where it formerly paid but §1.89, the reason, however, being that it now owns a little more land. The city pays new on a basis of $40 per acre, which is considered a high figure and if the dame are taxed the tax bills will he =tiil larger. Tt. will be remembered that an effort was made = few years azo to tax New Britain for its pipe lines in Plainville and Brisiol and the iatter town did place a high assess- nient upon them. but a decision was given against that sort of thing iIn Norwalk which had the result of caus- ing nearby towns to withdraw their actions to tax New Britein for such gervice. There has been some talk that the present bill, if passed, will permit the taxing of pipe lines, and if it does it will hit & number of other places be- sides New Britain, The senate has heen the branch of the legisiature upon which the opponents of this kind of legislation have heretofore relied for help and there is apparently a be- ilef that the senate will not fail them this time. The measure 1s an unfair one because all the land which is used for water supply purposes iIs now taxed, the value has bee n raised.and the small towns as a ruie are Te- ceiving larger amounts’ in taxes than fhey are fairly entitled to but they are far from being satisfied. This, as well as some other forms of taxation, are Naving a very successful time in the legislature this year and there is con- riderable speculation as to how the cities will come out this time. Such bills need watching and care must be constantly exercised lest the country {own representatives put something over on the cities. If the cities have a pull anywhere it is in the senate and it is fortunate that.this is so.. When the moving picture hlll came up in the senate the otlier day, it was favored ~ by 'Senator Kiett among others, whereupon Senator Alcorn. re- marked that he was endangering his peolitical future by suppofting sich a measure. If the senator meant that My, Klett would'lose votes in another | political contest becausé he supported a bill which the committee 'of which he is a member reported favorably on he has evidently 'made ‘a mistake, The legislation in question is pro- gressive, it is in line with' the prin- cipal of home rule, about which so’ much has been said and it 1s & sub- Ject which local authorities can hest decide what should be done. The Bridgeport Post, which lkeeps : its weather eve on the members of the legislature, has repeatedly referrd to Senator Klett in terms of praise. The Post is in all probability as good an authority on what kind of a legislator a member should be as is Mr. Alcorn, | rrobably better, Mr. Klett has identi- fied himself with several other hills of merit and it looks as if the close of the legislature 'will ind nim with a good record for his first term in the senate, A number of papers which were opposed to Sunday pictures a few.years ago aré for them now and this is also true of & number of public men. The latter, however, do not al- ways get into the legislature and that is the reason that such legislation usually has such hard sledding: The opponents of Sunday movies are usually good men and as a rule they are honest in their opinions, but they cannot see their way clear to breaking away from that old rule of Sabbath obgervance which is now honorea more in the breach than in the ob- servance, Moving ‘pictures are per- mitted on Sunday in many places, the best of people attend them and no | complaints are heard. Mr. Klett rep-“ resents the sentiment of New Britain when he votes to Jeave such a matter to local regulation., Tihe ruture will tell whether Senator Alcorn was cor- rect in his predigtion as to Senator Klett's political success in the years to come. The defeated picture bill will appear in the legislature at the next session and will continue to do. so until it is passed. It will be passed, 100, and when it is people wiil be en- auiring why the matter was delayed gc long. . In the mcantime the ple- tures will be shown wherever there is any demand for them and as the years pess they will continue to increass in popularity. There is no danger in the political future of any one being in- jured by identification with such a subject, especially in a place like New Fritain, where so many people work in the factories for a living, The committee appointed by the common council -to ascertain what can be done to expedite business in that body has outlined its program and all departments will be notifled to have all its business ready for the council a week .ahead, it will then be printed and coples sent to each mem- ber, who will have an opportunity to look It over, and when the report fs read -at the council meeting it can i s some point ahout which members sarving a governmental | advantage wjll lie in inforn printed, reports, while at preseat the only information fmparted which may be gleaned while the re- In ;porta aré belng read. the | there have beén numerous instances where members had matters laid over because of some indefiniteness in the | réports and the’ consequent inability to obtain the information which was deemed necessary before the members felt they could vote intelligently upon them, It is also. belleved that this artangement will raise the standard of the work of the council beeauso | when the scheme it put into operatién | no. member can successfilly claim that he had not sufficient opportunity to ascertain what was going on and if he is not onto his job his constitu- | ents will in all probably be soon onte ! ‘him. The buslness of the city should soon be in full blast for the reason that Mayvor Quigley hag practically all his appointments made, the city meaeting is over, the appropriations are available and there are no ob-. slacles in the way of the machine pushing its way along. This will be | the mayor's last year of his admin. | istration and the work accomplished | this year .will no doubt have consid- erable to do with ‘his . renomination next spring, The mayor s believed to be paving his way for another term ag ‘head of the city government and his plan now apparently is to he able to glve a good account of his steward- People will no doubt differ as to that, because what pleases one person Republicans re- provided they the great of the republican mayors those serv- ing the longest period in office were The democrats have also been inclined to for they ship. may not please another, have always been Inclined nominate theéir mayors, desired another term, mdjority have only had one term, to but when the term was one year. give their successful candidats that office as many terms as caled for. It would be difficuit to say whether Mayor Quigley has added to the popu- larity he displayed a year ago when he was elected, united party back of him then but he won by a large majority and K while the same number of republicans may still be opposed to him he is still ap- parently a long ways from the posi- tion where he may be considered weak enough to be defeated, It is no'injustice to him to say that he is evidently” playing the game of poli- tics and that he has in mind the municipal election of 1916. That is causing a great deal of discussion in which hjs friends as well as those not so friendly to him are taking part, but then the same thing might hap- ren no matter who was mayor. It is sald that g intends to have an in- terview with some interested persons concerning the board of public¢ safety, evidently with a view to having the board, split up, - The mayor uhdoubt- edly has his own views on the matter and possibly realizes that two' boatds will “enable him to appoint three of four ‘more officials, thereby acquiring that many more active workers when the campaign time comes around. But there are a still larger number of people who are looking at that ques- tion from an’ entirely different st point and these in a vote would great- 1y offset those who support it. It will, however, be ‘much easier to size up thia feature'of the mayor's adminis- tration when it is all over and the .rcute traveled can be reviewed with ail the forces in sight. Another thing is that the campalgn is a year away and a great many things may happen in the interim. There is none who can diagnose the case at present with a view as to what may be the con- ditions a year hence. The republi- can victory in'the fifth ward has no significance any more than did the victory of the socialists there several years ago. The democracy became stronger there after that and while no such degree of success can be expect- ed now, because the republican growth is of a healthy naturé, the democracy will in all probability carry that ward at the next election, The majority will never be large there again, but the party has learned a thing or two about how to make up a ticket and this will lessen its difficulties, Mayor Quigley wae not a factor in the last ward election,” but he will be next year. College Expenses. (New York Times.) A recent issue of the Yale News gives iInteresting statistics, including data on expenses incurred by Yale men during their college course. Tae largest amount spent in one \ear by al single man Wwas $4,500, and this sum was expended during freshman year. The lowest amount spent by a fresh- man during the year was $200. 'In the sophomore year: the - highest amount was $2,800, the lowest again $200. Junlor year cost one man $4,000 and another $200, The largest amount’ spefit in senior year was $3,100 and the smallest $250. The average for the fresaiman and sopho- more’ years was .but little over $1,000 a year, and for the junior and senior years something over $1,100. The highest figures are extrava- gant, and so are the lowest. One means immoderate gpending of money, the other immoderate spending of time and strength. Unfortunately the men who are so keen for college tant they are willing to forego all the “trimmings” for the sake of the uriiversity experience are those who are likely to suffer by self-imposed economy, and of course are those who least need the discipiine. The c¢ol- lege’ vears are Rmenerous’ years, and collége’ men know better than outsiders what their experience is worth not only to themselves but to theéir com- panions, - Since the opinions of the students in varjous matters of custom and government are Increasingly. | sought, It might be wise to ask for disagree. It would seem as if this Wwill have the desired results and that’ the' meetings will be of much less This is done with bills and suzgemu s, a8 to equalizing. expedi- ents that wuuld prevent undue expen- diture of efther money or force dur- ing the years spent at Yale. tion that | will be ghven the’ mcmbef. n v.hol o He' did not have a it (Philadeip! e war hi s Afhfld ¢ and commercial | the t nine months, but who for jan Instant thought that the common | mothball. would become 'a , luxury? Such is the case, however, and the | [heunwfln is just beginning to “realize | that there is not only a dearth in the | | supply,” but that they have inereased almost four times in price. And right in the middle of the housecléaning ‘perind and the packipg away of the | winter furs and garments she s learning 4t to her dismay. To thsf‘ | pawnbroker and storage house pro- ! priétor this is also unwelcome news. | « Before the war mothballs were as chéap as ¢lothespins, Then it was that Mrs,.Homebody could run around | to ‘the corner .drug store about this time of the year and buy six pounds for a quarter. Now that same amount of money will. buy her but a.little more than a pound of the pungent crystallized’ balis. All this, wholesale dealers in phar- macists’ supplies say, is due to the war, and they explain it in this man- ner: Before the war England sent | to this' eountry mdst of ‘the naptha- lene, of whith mothballs are made. Since last August not a shipment h Principal and Two Alternates to Be Seleéted by Congressman Oakey. Congressman P. Davis .Oakey has announced that he will hold a com- petitive examination for candidates for the U, 8. Military Academy at West Point on May 7, 1915 at 8:45 a. m, in the Civil service room, Hartford Post office building. This examina- tion will result in the designation of a principal and two-alternates for the West Point examinations on' May 25, 1916 at Fort Slocum, N. Y, Those desirous of competing should notify Congressman Oakey at his of- fice, No, 252 Asylum street, Hartford Life Bullding; telephone Ch, 407, at once. HEROIC ACTS RECOGNIZED. Fifty-Two Medals Awarded by Care negic Hero Fund Commissfon. Pittsburg, May 1.—At the spring meeting of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission here yesterday ffty-two acts of heriosm In many sections of country were recognized. In two cases, gold medals were awarded; in fours teen cases, silver med: and in | thirty-six, bronze medals. Ten of the heroes lost their lives; and to the dependents of four of these, pensions aggregating $2,760 year were granted; to the dependents of five of the others who lost their lives, sums totaling $3,500, to te ap- plied, subject to the direction of the commission, in various ways, werse granted. In addition to these money grants, in thirtcen cases sums sggre- gating $25,000 were appropriated for educationa] purposes, payments to be made as needed and approved; and in twenty-nine cases awards aggregating $30,600 were made to be applied to- | ward the purchase of homes and to | other, worthy purposes. Payments in these cases will not be -fie untiy the beneficiaries’ plans for The ure of the award have been Appru\ed by the Commieeion. 1 ON. WAY TO CHRISTENING. President Wilson Receives Jolt When Airbrake on. Epgine Jams. New York, May I'—gPresident Wil- son spent nearly threé hours here this morning on his way fo Williams- town, Mass, to attend the christen- ing of his grandson, Francis Sayre. New Hours for Monday at- 9 P. M M., Other Dajys Exceptional Values In. For Saturday's selling plenty ready-to-wear garments for w misses and children, every o exceptional value at the price. TAILOR MADE SUITS At $15.00 Each. All our $20 and $25 Suits in mu- sale, also several sample suits, beau- tiful mod WOMEN'S AND MISSES' COATS. Saturday $5.98, $7.98, $ , $12.98, Values up to $20.00, CHILDREN'S COATS, Saturday $1.98 to $4.95. Now is the time to clothe the chil- drltn as well as the women during this sale. OREPE DE CHINE BLOUSES, $1.08, $2.98, $3.98. SALE OF UNDER MUSLINS At 40c, 98c, $1.49 and 81,98, In this sale we offer unusual values in Corset Covers, Gowns, Skirts, C binations and Envelope Chemise. . LACE COLLARS AND COLLAR AID COUFF SETS, 49c each, values up to ' #1.00, Lace Collars and Sets to be worn on Dresses or Coats. See them dis- played in the large display case &t the door. Saturday Last Day of Our Special Sale of Floor Coverings, D. McMILLAN 199-201-204 MAIN STREET DUNKIRK ATTACKED! . BY BIG LAND GUNS - dallbon British Deny Report That Germaa Warships Shelled Town in North Sea in France Yesterday, " London, May 1,-~The British pub. y lic was supplied with several sensa- He was joined here by Miss Margaret Wilson, his daughter, who has spending several days in New ‘Others in the party were Dr, Cary P. Grayson, the president’s naval alde and physician, and Miss Helen Wood- row Bones, his cousin. While the president’s train was passing through West Philadedphia | early this morning the airbrake on the engine jammed and the train came to a sudden stop. Several panes of glass were broken and a water bot. tle in the president's car fell to the floor with a crash. Every one on| the train was shaken, but nb ser- jous damege was done. The pre dent will arrive in Willlamstown at four o'clock this afternoon. ork. WHISKEY BET FATAL. New Haven Man Dies After Drinking Fifteen Glasses of Liquor, New Haven, May 1.—Discovered by o group of men lying unconscious in | a vacant lot on Morris street, near | Washington avenue last night at 8:15 | Willlam F. Mitchell, of 43 Lines _ street, was carried to his home, where he died shortly after 10:3v o'clock, Mitchell, the police claim they were informed, had been in Peter's saloon on Washington avenue, near Morris street and had drank fifteen glasses of whiskey on a bet, but left tha saloon apparently in the best of con- dition. 3 JUDGMENT “BLOOD MONEY." Danbury, May 1.—Martin Laglor, | cccretary-treasurer of the United Hat. ters of North America, st night characterized the threat of D. EH, i Loewe & Co, to collect tne judgment ! pf nearly '$800,000 against the Dan- bLury hatters as “an effort to collect | biood money.” The judgment in. this | celebrated boycott suit was recently | affirmed by the United States supreme court. SUES SOUTHERN PAPERS, | Montgomery, Ala.,. May 1.-—Mrs Mary Craig Sinclair yesterday sued the Montgomery Journal for $25,000, alleging libel in a dispatch published by it April 29, 1914, saying Upton Sinclair and hls wite were arrested after a demonstration in front of the Rockefeller offices in New York. Sim- | ilar suits are. pending against five other newspapers In Alabama, M sissippi, Tennessee and South Caro- lina. tions yesterday. The misreading of a French official eommunication led to the belief that the German fleet was out and had bembarded Dunkirk, - on the North Sea In France; but it_ turned out that 4 Goubtful. > The -utnmt. m-u was' \“‘l by the British press bureau is as fol- lows: ; “The rumor that German warships bombarded Dunkirk is untrtie. This rumor probably originated In a mi reading of the ‘French official com munique issued today.” { The admiralty announces {hat the’ position of the German guns Wi have been bombarding Dunkirk, haye ing been verified nalssance, it was attacked last ing, twelve small and two large being dropped, Reconnaissance was ma Ostend, which was clearcd of portant craft. A Taube aeropla F peared, but kept 10,000 feet up and three miles off. A naval aeroplane chased the Taube, whereupon latter retired. PEACE :‘ BOSTON, No Strike or Lockout of Large Pro- portions Exist in Bay State Capital, Boston, May 1.—The first of May when labor unions customarily “take | stock,” finds peaceful conditions in this city this year. No strike ‘or lockout of large proportions is in force in or near Boston and no serlous la- ’t bor trouble is threatened. The most important difference in process of adjustment is that be. tween the employes and management. of the Bay State Street Rallway cam« pany, which has been the subject of lengthy hearings, recently closed, h- fore a hoard of arbitration. cnrpcnun have demanded a day week, with higher wages, the result of their referendum on the question of A strike wi » - . § ‘.t Coats Suits