New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 16, 1915, Page 6

e part of thd oity c-un xw:_. Advertising medium 18 tion books and ‘press pen. to advertisers. & ways of men are strange. nge are the ways of na- reliable - information eemed friend, Dr. An- Hard, “the German Red and special envoy of mbassy in Washington, @ represented himself, i hob-nobbing in this false colors. He is a clothed himself in the real Dr, Meyer-Gerhard . protection, the mantle s worker. His rightful . Alfred Meyer. His oc- counsellor of the ef of the department .thhe imperial min- and original ‘not’ been off . beginning of “trick to- play on the lent of: the TUnited ugh. jurely, we are yple. - 'We throw open miscuous visitors, go to entértain them, ex- Rospitality, and in re- ed ‘with a slap In the i Dr. Meyer-Gerhard,— Lambs' club b On ‘the lec- eh.d and prayed down the lfie ‘The men who, don't who hn,-—»emd shou!d S0 on belong. 3 An many. cages the tnm is not with ‘the man whb' made a’: mistake in ‘choosing hig career. It can be fast- ened on the parerts. system a boy usually followed the foot-steps of his father. If the head of the family was a politician the eldest boy generally went into poli- tics. | If the father was a business the business. That was the old or der of things. ‘We are a nation of progressives, fortunately, and & new system has a rived,—vocational training. And New Britain is among the first cities of the land to realize its worth, Superintendent of public ‘schools, Stanley .H. Holmes, is the -man who, must bé given credit for being among the first to grasp a big opportunity. He was far-sighted enough to look into the future and see the great ben- efit’ to be derived from shaping the child’s ‘life work in the proper man- ner, The time to correct mistakes is at the beginning, he believes. So, instead of waiting until the boy has finished the grammar school, he takes him at the seventh and eighth grades and shows him an insight into the why and wherefore of various things. The ‘child is then gnabled to know what he likes and does not like. This is called pre-vocational train-' ing, = At present the high-school cur- _riculum 'is made up of - six trades "which the boyf have an opportinity of seeing at first hand. These are electx\'clty. mechanics, carpentry, | Painting, mechanicdl drawing, and, Jjobbing. Under the latter term pupll is given enough of any one study to enable him to decide what he wants. If M® is not inclined to fol- low the manual labors, he selects the Under the old | various subjects are treated. Bach | is to dine with her, and he would be i [ in the way. Out-of-town guests must have the best treatment ‘hospitality ‘ean afford, so when father comes home at night he climbs to the little attic room, set aside for him ‘when there is company in the house, and there pines over | the ways of society. Poor father! Even the motorjcar is taken’ from him in.oxder: the guests the beautiful £ ‘he helps pay the taxes. ¢ joyment open to father ig‘a ol stine’visit' to the ‘“movies.” ' Is this all'life means to father? Is he to have no reward on this mundane sphere? When poets sing the praises of father’s life companion, why do they leave him out of their lines? No ure of a kindly old man and writes be- neath his work the simple term, “Father.” Why is this? Has the en- tire world connived in one bond of free-masonry for the ignominous os- tracism of poor, dear father? only mention comes intermittently in the lyrical abuse of some ragtime 'ren- dition like “Everybody Works But Father.” Those are malicious false- heods, as if the fates were against father, as if the world had turned against him. But with the edict announced that June 30 is to be Father's day, it looks like tastes and times have changed— for father is to be recognized at last. Full arrangemehts for Father's Day. have not, as yet, —been completed; Probably we will be asked to observe the day with some befitting and ap- propriate ceremonials. For instance, church in the morning, civic parade at noon, public reception from one to three, ‘tea dansant from four to six, and banquet from eight until mid- night. to wear a boutonniere,—a" flower of some kind in our lapel and to have at least “one kind word for father. Boys and girls, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives, all the children straight academic course when he en- | ters ‘the high school and there takes up work to fit him. for professional life New Britain should evince great pride in the pre-vocational work being done by Mr. Holmes. The chil- dren of this city are given-advantages unknown to previous generations. Thaey are taken at the proper age by men and women competent of guid- ing their useful minds along the proper paths. It is a great thing. At present the boys are.getting a little more guidance than the girls, but this will be remedied in time. The do- Cross ,peatlc sciences .are about the main at supplies for his gov- slayed two birds hed the plans of a few s to take home with him. pé got an insight into our nse. ‘a1l yery clevefly done; but ning crime,—or achieve- “Dr. Meyer-Gerhard” came der protection secured by | mpnrtmunt from France _ Britain, he sailed = for supposedly as, an envoy. “Bernstorff, the German But in reality to carry ! the. military stdte sthis colintry. This e o answer to President Wil- there are those who will ~make merry over the great d by the versatile German. gather it, there is no cause for Rather would we extol having been a guest at ried off the family sil- is scarcely any differ- 0 behaviors,—merely a A professional b.an unprotected home honorable than a guest of the same crime. We the lookout for invaders, who come under the cloak - /p have us at their mercy. iu.h-n: is made because “Dr. » securdd any informa- nted. That was his priv- ‘duty, as he saw it. His are what we' cannot con- with the Capt. Boy-Ed e works of the notorious makers, Count von Bern- haye much explaining to do s and find life weigh- pon their hands, there sordid regrer they invamably "8 Thig;—“1f I had my live ovfi' again, I'd be so and fhen hey name some’ profession, . or life work they think bet- R their own. he reason these ‘men_have no m& hack over they ;re milfltg. They studies a.’vflhhle ‘for. “the . future mnt’hara, ‘and ‘they are shown some things which wm greatly benefit them ln the future. ! Some genius 'discovered this latest branch of pedagogy. While it is new to us, some parts ofi it must have been: in vogue when men grew great. | Otherwise, how: would the world have gone along? It is the nature of the individual to seek that which he de- sires,—and he attains his ends much quicker if the proper means are at ‘his disposal. Michael Angelo knew he wanted to be' a painter. ' Thomas Edison’ inher- ently was an inventor. Had these men, and others, not been encouraged what & crime would have becn per- petrated. “Poets are born, not made,” says the axiom. They can, however, be developed. " And the New Britain pre-vocational school which has been in ‘existence only’ gix months will have done a great work if it starts its pupils on the right road. every reason to believe this will be doné,—for a child, once it realizes the intrinsic workings of any voca- tion will- eventually grow to know in what particular calling it belongs. Un- der the guidance of ' Stanley H. Holmes, the youth of New Britain should cut deep marks in the world of n.chievement THE D"'_nr WE'LL CELEBRATE. At last the awakening has come,— we are to have.a “Father's day.”. The last day of this month has been set aside and the entire-nation, on June 30, will pay homage to father. . Truly, it is time father was recog- nized. All through the ages he has played second fiddle in the home orchestra. ““His but to do and die; his not to reason why.” And father is beginning to resent this treatment. So his admirers,—yes, father has a few admirers,—have declared them- selves, and on the last day of June, & month devoted exclusively 'to thé exclusion of father, the populace is to go forth and do honor where "honor belongs. How father’s heart must throb with ecstasy at the thought, For the past nine months he has been plugging the | has come home after office away providing the necessaries for John and Mary who are at school and too busy to write him a note except when funds are running shért. . He hours, weary. at heart from the toils of the informed by mother his dinner at the /if he is but father. -a hearty hand-shake and There is | of father, married and single, come forwardand hail:-your king. Let him know how much you love him, even Boys, give him see those eyes of his sparkle with the sheer joy of it. Girls, .throw your arms around his neck, as if he were your sweet- heart, and plant a kiss on those kind- ly lips. Don’t be afraid to let him know you love him. Mother, do the same; for after all is said and done, father is a mighty valuable man to have gbout the house. Some day, whén his footfall fails to resound on the walk, and the dog is lonesome for his master at the gate, ‘'we will all -realize that, next to mother, the best old pal on earth was father. CHICAGO’S CONDITION BETTER. Chicago's strike has beefi called off, and the great city of the middle west will soon renew its normal condition. It is_ fortunate things are on the high road to settlement.for, at best, no gcod could come from such chaos. Troubles of the street car men will receive better treatment through peaceful methods, and at the hands of | ‘a board of arbitration. Had a lockout \ been maintained, loss or property and possibly of lives might have resulted with the ever present danger of a small civil war. To make the people of Chicago and its great outlying dis- tricts walk, or take litneys, to their places of employment, could engender nothing but the worst feeling: and b arouse in normal men the animal qualities which are better left dor- mant. From all accounts, the city council of Chicago had nothing to do with| aileviating strike conditions. More to | the shame of that body. But whoever brought about the plan for concilia- tion deserves credit,—whether it be Mayor Thompson or the street ‘car men themselves. Our only hope now is that differences will be patched up : to the advantage of all concerned, and ; the great city of Chicago may run| along in its regular workday fashion. | West Virgina must be 8cld ‘at auc- tion to satisty jts debt to Virginia. What an awful state to be n. The first Jennings Bryan's sumrher’ fiction Has arrived. “The Causeless War” evént- ually, will be put in scenario form and run in the “movies.” Champagne and water will be Saturday. ‘Where, grape-juice? oh where is the Chicago having had three the side is out. strikes, ‘And still come the unanswerable questions. er; “does a girl always close her eves when she kisses you?”’ Send us your photograph and we'll let you know. New York has designed a universal dress for women, to be worn on all occasions.: It is called ‘the ‘‘Polymur- fel.” Now's tho ehmo to xet mar- .| mg dsmt w2 artist dabs upon the canvass the fig- | His | Up until the present time it seemed | Or, we, may be simply asked | instalment of .William | in | vogue at the “Arizona Iaunchifig next | “Why,” Writes a subscrib-| \ 20 MMUN ICATED Officer Quinn Editof Heraldf ) i I hope you Wil allow me a small | ®pace in your valuable paper to Te- | mind the Board of Public Safety of | New Britain, Conn., that I, Louis G. | ‘Quinn, had already resigned from the | New Britain police force on June 5, I handed in my keys and told I resigned.| v present time at the police station | Rasid not in my possession, consequent- 6. 2. The keys are at {‘, your honorable hoarda could not #ismiss me on June 14, 1915. I availed myself of the opportunity | cf the hearing to clear myself with the honest minded citizens of* this city. I realized right along that I bad no chance with the strong; political machine I was up against. Thanking you, I remain, LOUIS G. QUINN. FACTS AND FANCIES, What's the ude trying to discour- | age college men by telling them there are only thirteen college graduates | among the forty-six railroad heads in the United States? Look ‘at the col- {lege graduates in the Big Leagues! —Binghamton Press. An ex-president of the United Staces, Protessor William H. Taft of l Yale, is'out for the single term. What i would be novel would be effective ad- vacacy of the single-term modifica- tion by a president still in office.— New York Globe. 4 We recommend the Hon. Billy Sun- day to the consideration of the pres- ident as secretary of state. For when Billy takes a rest the silence is most noticeable. ~ As for the other Billy—!—Financial America. £ A The members of that German band who played the Star Spangled: Ban- ner and then marched into: the fed. eral building at Brooklyn and got naturalized made the best of all re- plies to Count Reventlow's remarks about “interna] difficulties.”—Syracuse Post-Standard. Labor unions win a victory through the La Follette seamen’s bill. ~ So did the farmer who, to prevent boys from picking up apples in the archard on which his living depended, cut down the trees.—Wall Street Journal.) That the “Safe and Sane Fourth” has really accomplished a great deal is shown by statistics regarding -te- tanus. In 1903 there were 417 Fourth of July victims of this dread- ed disease. In 1909 this number was reduced to 130 and last year only three cases were reported.—Meriden Record. Dr. Dernburg sailed yesterday, a month after the republican bade him farewell. If our “Lebe wohl” was premature, i{ was sincere. May the Norwegian sh!p he goes-in not be the victim of an ‘‘unfartunate accident” on the high seas.—(Springfield Re. publican. The market prices of the neces- saries of life have risen in London from 50 to 89 per cent], and the war, undoubtedly the cause, is still young. But the difficulty of living at honle is still considerably less than the dif- ficulty of living anywhere near the | firing line—New Haven Register. Trial of criminal cases by news- paper, an evil of which former Pres- ident Taft very justly complains, is conspicuous by its absence in Con- necticut. The consistent attitude j taken by the courts in this state in keeping comment upon trials in prog ress within proper limits is a matter for which we may well be thankful. —Bridgeport Standard. It hag been suggested that we have two cleanup weeks a year, one in the spring and another in the fall. That would be a capital idea if it were nul for the likelihood that the appeal would lose its interest if too fre- quently made. The time should not be far dislafi when municipal author- ities will poke around all premises and demand that filth be removed all the time.—(Wilkesbarre Record. ‘Waiving the lesser question of what it becomes a loyal citizen to do in the face of a great foreign compli- cation, and under such special obli- | gations as rested on Mr. Bryan be- cause of his official and confidential relations to the government, it is manifest that the president must be suported by every citizen of this re- public who conjoins to the love of peace ‘the characteristic American courage.—Brooklyn Citizen. “Study a child’s character,” =aid Henry Ford in Washington. “Note his proclivities. Then choose a trade or a profession for him accordingly. I sent a little boy out the other day with a quarter to make a small pur— chase for me. On his return he told | me the article he desired was out | of stock, and handed back my quar- ter—in the form of two dimes and {a nickel. This bay, of course, is cut out for a waiter!”—(Washington | Post. | Perhaps the day will yet come when there will be an universal coin. | age, cosmopolitan language and | worldwide system of measurements. | Possibly if there is anything. of our little world left after the last Krupp ! has rumbled its death-dealing -mes- | sage of “Kultur,” the ‘time will come when one can buy a hat in the in- | terior of China which will not expose him to the grins and derision of Fifth avenue cr Buffalo’s own Main street. —Buffalo Commercial. Nelson O’Shaughnessy, ncminallv1 American ambassador to Vienna, has | returned from the war capitals of Europe. He reports that each nation is sure of ultimate victory. Surpris- 23 {4 Sé 7/ m’é,, __7__5 “Dollar Wil son’ Be Good to Yéur Pocket And Buy Heré Now Where Your Dollar Goes Farthest e’ 23 SAYS Another Lot of $1.00 White Em- broidered Organdie Dress Flouncis hile . th m:t. ings, while . the 59c These will not last long at this price. " ({4 EAYS You can buy Women’s Long White Silk Gloves, regular 69c. 49c values, at 2 er SAYS ‘Women’s Union Suits, 39c values, lace trimmed and tight knees. Sale Price, each 25° 2 “THE MAN FROM THE MILLS” bt o SAYS COOL SUMMER DRESSES—BIG @€ VALUES AT SMALL COST. Come and see the dainty white and colored dresses we offer during this sale at $1.98, $2.98, $3.9! $4.98 and $5.98. ,’ i o [ SAYS There is rest for the weary ‘Woven Hammocks. $1.49, 81.69, $2.69. YOU CAN SAVE BIG MONEY AT THESE PRICES 23 Sale Prices $1.89, $2.39 and Men's and Women’s Hose, regular 12 1-2¢ values. 7 Sale Price .... . pair 9c R — | BAYS A Big Asst. of Beautiful Cut Glass, values up to $2.00. 99c Sale Price ",@M&% . SAYS You never saw such values in dainty Shirt Waists and Blouses. Reg. $1.49 to $1.98 97c values. Sale Price, each in Men! e b4 | SAYS A Buy your Underwear at “Dry Goods Stores” and Save | Money. 75¢c Men’s Summer Union Suits, full short slceves and knee” BAYS Every Woman in New Britain can afford the makings of 2 or 3 dresses at such low prices, 3,000 yards 40-inch Voiles, flowered, figured, striped and plain colors. Reg. 35¢ values. Sale Price re SAYS Buy Your Stamp Goods Now h embroider at your lelsure d Reg. 26c B50c values. ing this sale at ... Centerpieces, Scarf: |98c, $1.49* s ec SZ;""’I /) {4 4 8AYS i Wlwnmwtheshonm Read— BATHING SUITS. Boys’ Suits ‘Women’s and Bathing Caps . Bathing Shoes . The McMILLAN DEPT. STORI 199-201-203 MAIN STREET. “Ask Anyhady” “New Britain’s Busiest Big Store” “Ask An WHAT OTHIRS 3AY Views on all sides of timely questions 2s discussed in ex- changes that come to Herald offico. Anthony Comstock. (Bridgeport Telegraph.) The downfall of Anthony Comstock —pardon us!—we did not mean moral downfall, but merely his removal from the position of post office in- Spector—carries with the extent of the clamor of his jubi- lating enemies. Comstock was a good citizen and unprejudiced observers will admit that he accomplished an | enormous amount of clean-up work. At the same time his career serves as : a warning of the awful fate awaiting even the best-intentioned of persons whey they are lacking in tact and discretion. If Comstock had pos- sessed these two requisites he could have accomplished much more than he did, without acquiring anyone’s dis- L dain. Comstock warring useful citizen. on vice was a But Comstock raiding art exhibits was a pitiable old zany. | The innocent shortcomings of a man too stupid to distinguish between the ! one and the other made his foolish mistakes negate his good efforts. Georgia Was Not a Belgium, (New York Times.) Why men and women who are citizens of this not altogether despic- able country, and especially whose relation to it is lineal, not adoptive, assume the task of recalling and exploiting the ancient misdeeds of their fellow-countrymen—that is a mystery beyond explanation. ®n gen- eral principles and proverbial au- thority as’to the fouling of nests, one would expect that task to be per- formed, if at all, by hostile foreigners «n occasions when they could get a little consolation: for the world's dis- dain by saying—and “You're another!” However, there’is no accounting for tastes, according to another proverb, and far be'it from us t0 ' deny the right of any American to get what pleasure he or she can out of present. ing evidence to'show that.what the it a tribute lOl the calibre of the man, measurable in | those proving—that | Germans have done in Belgium Sher- man did in Georgia. Still, without denying that right, one. 158 justified, perhaps, in—well, in assuming a somewhat critical attitude, when such persons attempt the pretty achieve- ment and fail. Success would give them excuse, or even reason, for holding theniselves the instruments of a needed takintg- down of American conceit. ‘But the fact—the evident ana 1ndisputable fact—is that they have not succeeded. Admitting to be true every accusation against Sherman and his mien that they have been able to rake up, they have yet to present a single duplica- tion in Georgia of the deeds which in Belgium have excited the horror of all civilized nations except one. When | mention of “atrocities” is made today the reference is not to such destruec- tion destruction of property as takes piace in all wars, it is not to the in- cvitable harshness and ruin suffered by civilians unfortunate enough to. be in the war of marching armies. The reference is to such crimes against women and children as make scores of pages in the appendix of the Bryce report unprintable in a newspaper, to | the systematic use of helpless country folk as shields for soldiers approach- ing the ,enemy, to equally systematic | mjisuse of the white flag and of the Red Cross, to the bayoneting of the wounded and of prisoners, to the tak- ; ing and the shooting of hostages. Not one of these things has been charged, much less proved, against Sherman, his soldiers, or even the “bummers” who followed and dis- graced them. S S How Germany Knows Our Sentiments, (Providence Journal.) Here is a most excellent sample of the kind of stuff with which the Ger- man people are being fed, and from which they are drawing their “knowl- edge” as to American sentiment. The following is the translation of an ar- ticle which has been going the rounds of the German press for the last ten days: ‘When I woke up this morning and cast a glimpse upon the newspaper, I fairly jumped up. The “Lusitania” had been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine! This is an event of the most serious consequence for German-American relations. I am afraid that many Americans have been on board and gone down with the big ship which was the pride of = England. A howl of anger will go up in America when the. rible news is received there. will the result be? ‘It must be mitted that legally and morally: ti action of the German boat is Justified. The “Lusitania” is a M fledged auxiliary cruiser of the ish pavy, armed with twelve six guns and with a complem hundred men, stronger than tected ecruiser of the Ge This fact alone would havi the sinking of the vessel. it was well known that she ed to the brim with munition, & rifles, even parts of submarines other material of war. Can any man expect that the Germans sl wait untfl these arms are unlo and used to kill German sold And, finally, America had been warned in time. Count had publicly advertised in the A can press that it would be da ous to travel on the “Lusitani The American steamer Guifiight he been sunk on May 2nd, off the Island It seems that she ran upon mine and went down. So there is reason to get excited. - - For Defense, Not Attack. (New York Press.) Not without criminal negligence ¢ this country, facing the in possibilities it must always face bearing the world relponllbfllfl!&_ must always bear, leave itself ni of military defense. There,is a system which gives sonable preparedness, without builg ing a war machine. It is the syste by which the smaller, peaceful coun: tries of Europe, such as Hollan Belgium and Switzerland, develop sibilities of very great strength, not incurring the crushing bu militarism. In August Belgium put @ 300, troops in the field; Hdlland was p pared to defend her frontiérs 400,000. Holland's peace footing’ about 33,000. In the same ratio o would.-be 500,000, We do not such a large standing army ‘as tha % © - v fl a3 - but it is, clear by all accepted stands ards that if the standing army i serve as the nucleus for the d opment of a militia reserve guicki available in case of war, the pr ratio of one regular to Approxi every 1,000 of population is hopel ly small.