New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 3, 1915, Page 8

; ny wide awake American business of the city nts a Month. & year. vertising medium in R books ‘and ' press Ben to advertisers. Pe Found on-sale at Hota- 0d, 42nd St. and_Broad- ork City; Board Walk, and Hartford depot. dsire to commemorate the fornelius B. Erwin, one of 8t/ .characters that ever nvirons of New Britain, philanthropy was un- goodmess of spirit ibe recognized and pre- posterity, his admirers ded two ideas. One is to iame of Walnut Hill park ar k; the other, the latest to tear down the name jin Institute’ and in its e ‘Erwin Library’. ‘mposium ‘on the first charniging the name of i park,—published in the fly, 'it" was seen how rep- n viewed the idea. eed of further comment. of the citizens of New aéalnst the change, not y do not revere the name ut because they are not iy with any move that will fface tradition. As-to estion, changing the New Britain Institute, en no comment for the fon that the idea was not 1 last night at the first le committee appointed to consider the chang- flame of Walnut Hill park. \the fact that Mr. Erwin's jations were to the New tute, one of the mem- ommittee suggested that perpetuated by connect- the library. All well and goond Sober thought, how- peeurs to us that the New tute is just as much tra- [ 18 Walnut Hill park. It 4 in 1853 and incorporated For more than fifty years ‘of New Britain have been advantages, always un- me of the New Britain In- the name of Erwin had on the new building when entered it in 1901, there been no outcry against But with fourteen years W location, it seems that this 3 Bropitious’ time ‘to do “fhat should have bheen ! ‘of ‘long ago. And this led with the kindliest con- £ all, that the name Er- h _to the city of New Brit- Mieve, however, that if the n is to be stamped for- e“ Historic spot he loved so gnfd be done in far more pner than giving it second ‘name Erwin should have all' its own, something lated with any other name in., A monument, a park, (that would go through the i'°the name Erwin sharing ith no other appellation. nple thought that might well | | biver in the minds of those . interested, take this, In RIS vear there were 54,000 e New Britain Institute. oks are indelibly marked bain Institute’. Bach book jes Tabeled with ink stamp, i to bearing perforated and g embossed identification on If the name of the insti- changed, ‘we take it these Tot be thrown away. Ja be labeled ‘Erwin library’ bn to the name they now car- jwould the present name ever Think it over. 'WEST, YOUNG MAN. p was ever a time when Hor- ¥'s adyice amounted to any- s the day. . At the close of pean W StHere is going to lux of immigration through ‘of the United States and jordes that make their way tlantic are not going to in the vicinity of New New England. They are go- fon over the desert into Utah jda and Wyoming and Wash- California. Railroad men in of this and are now be- 0 lay their plans for that day flood of imrmigration rolls ¥ jday huhdreds of inquiries into railroaa offices ‘asking ation as to available lands t agricultural districts of nless stringent immigra- jopted at the next ses- means that ong men are preparing to go as an ad- i vance guard of the incoming cohorts and in some measure prepare berths for them. Although at present some parts of the: West are not looked wupon as great’ agricultural centers, this is be- cause these places have never been properly tilled, or irrigated. ~With the knowledge cf farming that the peoples of the old world Will bring Lo this country, .with their industry and patience, and with the cooperation of the United States government there is no reason why the so-called arid West cannot-be made the greatest agricul- tural portion of the A United Statcs. | Vast lands are lying idle there waiting the hand of man to turn them into veritable Gardens of Eden. Many of the Western states have been checked in their development because not enough people have settled there to get tbe true value out of the land. That the western states are rich in mineral ore has been fully: demon- strated. Anyone who has ever trav- eled in that vast country will readily affirm the statement -that there are possibilities other than mining await- ing the new comer. Land can be bought very cheapiy at the present time in the West. This will not always be the case. If the remote regions of those great state3 west of the Rockies ever become thickly ropulated the values of farm land will be greatly enhanced, enough s0 to. warrant anyone getting in on the first rush. For there is going to be an invasion of the West as sure.y as the Kuropean War is ever brought to an end, that is, if there are any sturdy souls left after this terribie conflict. The railrcads are looking forward to the close of the war Wit great promise, It means an increase of their vusiness if settlers swarm in- to the Wecst. When the deviopment of the land there takes place the railroads will keep step with the march of jrogress. New lines and branches will spring up where now only wagon traiis are spun over the mountain fastness. While there is nothing to haul on the roads there is no need to further the work of con- struction, Once there is something to be brought from the West into oth- er ‘sections - of the country the rail- roads will get busy. And there will be plenty of products if the immi- grants from Kurope are turned loose in the hountiful lands of the west, the lands that are waiting the magic touch of mankiud. BACK TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS. No more shall the diagonal shuffle, with the whirl, the dip and the swing, known to terpsichorean artists as The Tango, hold forth on the waxed floors of Philadelphia, the well known city in Pennsylvania. Ah, no! The tango is passe. It may be fondled and cuddled in New York; but as for holding its own in Philadelphia, its day, or night, is over. Too slow, too slow, for speedy Philadelphia. - So have decreed the of the Philadelphia Dancing Masters’ asso- ciation in grand session at Atlantic City. And when the dancing masters lift their dainty pedal extremities and launch terrific thrusts with their pa- tent leather pumps at the Tango, the foe must vanish. Even though it was born in the land of the bull-fight the Tango could never stand up under a fusillade of abuse from the Dancing Masters’ Association. Those sturdy old warriors, when they get started, are worse than all the revolutionists in Mexico. They are determined men, and when they say that a dance is too old, or decrepit, it is slow music and a funeral glide for said dance. Having then disposed of the Tango as a useless dance, an overrated dance, a relic of days when men were bold, the Dancing Masters have cast their light fantastic eyes to other fields, there to pick posies of different hue for the romping, frisking, caper- ing, gamboling youth of Philadelphia. And in allowing their expert eyes (o sweep over the great pastures wherein grow the intricate figures and steps that glide lightly and rhythmically over the polished surface have the dancing masters really got something new for Philadelphia? Have they se- cured a dance far more racy and ap- pealing to the senses than the tango? Have they produced a substitute for New York's standard, one to make the metropolis of the nation blush for very shame? We hasten to add, they have not! Nor have they improved upon the walk made famous by a very well 'known “movie” comedian. Neither have they gone to the Zoo and emulated any of the gyrations of inmntes there. No duck dive, or poay .France; no broncho bounce or giraffe glide,—none of these things do the professors advocate. Bless your heart, no! They are for the plain, unvar- nished, waltz and two Tstep.. . They ‘would ‘have the dances of other days .br‘;ught back: and they are goéing to o all in thelr power to bring this members This action will be forced by getting ‘the soclety people of Philadelphia to happy state of affairs to a realization. ’ set the pace. The fox trot and, the one-step might hang on; but for the most part it will be the waltz and the two-step of old with now and then a “canter” interpolated. So grandpa, and grandma, get out your old pranc- ing /‘bumps ‘and slippers and let the dance g0 on. Back to the good old days. Philadelphia is leading the march of retrogression. New York merely hfiagmes it is progressing. For the old dance shall be the new dance and the new the old. So shall the bib- Heal’ expression be borne out—the ‘first shall be last and the last shall be first. e TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS, The Herald will positively not print any. contribution sent in without signature. The good faith of the writ- ter must always be known. In some cases, where request is made, the name will be withheld. Letters signed “Pro BRono Publico,” “Old Subscrib- er,” “Constant Reader,” “Veritas,” or any of the other numerous appella- tions used by guardians of the public weal, must be consigned to the waste- basket, unless carrying, for our in- formation, the names-and addresses of the senders. If possible, the sub- jects treated should always be kept within two hundred words.—Ed. FACTS AND FANCIES. The Department of Commerce, however, has not sufficient effrontery te deny that the Eastland capsized-— Pittsburg . Dispatch. The weather isn’'t what we'd like tc have 1t this summer, but how much worse off we would be .f we lived on the gulf coast of Texas.—Amsterdam Recorder. The Industrial Relations commis- sion seems to have overlooked a few possibilities- It failed to recommend a salary limit for motion-picture stars and big-league baseball players or to prescribe the number of auto- mobiles a successful stock broker should be permitted to maintain— Springfield Union. Zeppelin warfare, of which so much was expected, has been a fias:o and a costly one. No military advan- tage has been gained in the invasions of England, and every slaughter of innocents has been followed by a rush of volunteers to the colors. As a war machine the Zeppelin will gen- erally be a failure—New York Sun. Mr. Wilson tried words on Ger- many as he had previously tried words on Mexico, and the failure in the second instance was as great as in the first. But finding words futtle, he laid them aside. This was the statesmanlike thing to do. This was the thing that brought hope out of despair, and promises to bring peace out of the peril of war. For this Mr. Wilson deserves all praise, but for this alone.—New York Tribune The recent growth of export trade goes far to justify the prediction made by an English financial author- ity that before the end of the present year Europe’s purchases in the United States will be limited .only by the extent of her ability to pay. Manu- facturers are filling their orders as rapidly as possible, and a large part of the exports trade represents mil- itary stores and ammunition for the Allies. It is known that many manu- facturers have made arrangements for the Allies. Tt is known that many manufactues have made aange- ments for increasing the output cf their plantss In a few weeks new machinery will be in operation, and then the export figures will exceed the present enormous total.—Rochester Post-Express. The official announcement of Ger- many’s willingness to modify her sub- marine policy to conform to the de- mands of the United States govern- ment is followed by concession from the British government in the en- forcement of the Orders in Council against American commerce: The full extent of these concessions in terms of trade has not yet been made cleur, but it is evident that the British government is amenable to reason and argument, and that it has no de- sire to weaken its friendly relations Wwith the United States by a strict ad- herence to a blockade whose illegal- ity requires no demonstration. Dip- lomacy is still a potent influence in a world given over to war and de- vastation when such results can be accomplished by the simple process of patient and steadfast negotiation. —New York World. The Position of Preparedness. (New Haven Register.) It is too easy to over-estimate the apparent yielding of the German gov- ernment in its diplomatic relations with us. Eager partisan politics as over-estimating it. Already they are talking of “he kept us out of war” as Woodrow Wilson’s campaign slogan next year. They are jumping to the conclusion that long before that time he will have added to his glory the substantial coming over of German diplomacy to his point of view—truly & notable victory! But not so fast. Observe a litttle. ‘What have the Germans really con- ceded? It is largely an appearance; a modification of ‘attitude. They have promised nothing definite as yet. They have expressed no contrition for rast happenings, have given assurance of no reparation. If no more out- rages like those of the Lusitania and | the Arabic take place for six months | ¢r a year, we may have some con- | ficence that there been a change | of policy, but we have as yet no defi- | nite promise. “ Why have we what we have? We |'may find the answer to that question 11mportant. Thé Germans had little fear, if they could have provoked us McMILLAN’S NEW BRITAIN’S BUSIEST BIG STORE “ALWAYS RELIABLE” TWENTY-FIVE DOZEN NEW FALL SHIRTS FOR MEN ON SALE SATURDAY 85c "each Regular $1.00 value. All sizes in this Sale from 14 to 18- inch neck band. Shirts made coat style in the latest Fall designs. This is & good time to stock up now. Every | Shirt in this Sale has the usual Mc- Millan guarantee: A satisfactory pur- chase in every respect or a new Shirt or your money back if you say so. “Cadet Brand” School Hose 25c¢c PAIR Fine, medium and heavy ribbed fast black for boys and girls. Our Children’s Hose AT 123c PAIR. The best two pair for a quarter Hose made for boys and girls in white, tan and. black. Women’s Hose AT 25¢ AND 50c PAIR. Boot silks, silk lisles in black, white and colors. Children’s School Dresses AT 75c, 98c AND $1.49 EACH. Pretty plaid ginghams and cham- brays. The New Fibre Silk Sweaters AT $5.00 AND $6.00 EACH. ' Others madée with the sash, extra heavy quality, $7.98 and $9.98 each, in the newest colors. Special Sale of Hand Bags Saturday 98c each. Values to $1.50. D. McMILLAN 199-201-203 MAIN STREET into war, of what we might do to them. But they have discovered that, so long as President Wilson has his way, they are very unlikely to pro- voke us into war, of what we might do to them. And meanwhile, they have not been slow to observe their course has been driving the American people into an effective de- termination to be prepared for war. The spirit of prepardness is some- thing the astute Germans do not care to rouse in America. They know our potency fully as well as we know it ourselves, if we should become aroused. And there is a great deal more doing in the making efficient of our army and navy than most Ameri- cans realize. The Germans, being used to that sort of thing, do realize it. So perhaps we may give that in- Gefinite and elusive thing, the spirit of preparedness, some credit for the modification of German attitude, such as it is. And we need to beware lest, predic'ins too much on the apparent change, we permit that spirit to weaken. the need for effective action on our part, really has not changed at all. Fourth In Foreign Shipping. (Waterbury Democrat.) It is pleasant to Icarn that the American flag really is making its way on the seas again. OCur ship- ping engaged in the foreign trade, which last year totalled only 1,076,- 000 tons rose in the year ending June 30 to 1,813000 tons. That was a greater foreign tonnage than we have had since the civil war started our shipping decline. The gain is three times as much as we ever made be- fore in one year. It has raised our standing, since this war began, from the tenth position among maritime nations to the fourth. Only Great Britain, France and Norway now sur- pass us in carrying power of foreign trading vessels. Unfortunately, how- ever, this growth is restricted almost entirely to the European traffic. The increase in the number of trans-At- lantic ships of American registry would be more satisfactory if it were matched by a proportional increase in the Pacific and in the trade routes of the southern hemisphere. ~We are losing instead of gaining in the Asiatic routes. It is feared, too, that the present rate of growth will prove merely temporary. Our ship- ping has of course been unnaturally stimulated by war conditions, which have multiplied freight rates in the European trade. Great numbers of ships have changed to American reg- istry for the sake of the profit in car- rying war supplies and the greater safety they enjoy under our flag. When the war ends, this stimulus will fail us. Moreover, Germany, re- gaining access to the seas, will resume her place ahead of us in tonnage. 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OUR DAILY AUTOMOBILE DELIV-ERY INSURES PROMPT DELIV.ERY OF YOUR.PUMHARES, Daily Delivery in New Britain, Elm wood, Newington, Cedar Hill, MapleHill and Clayton. No Bad Boys ’or the Navy (New York World.) In protesting against the occasion- al practice of magistrates of sentenc- ing boys for minor offenses to ser- vice in the navy, Assistant Secretary Franklin D. Roosevelt rightly say that “the navy is not a reformator) on a penal institution.” The course of strict discipline it offers may seem the proper corrective to judges dis- posed to spare voung men from going to jail, but with good reason the navy objects to being made the dump- ing-place for undesirable persons. What makes good material for fighting men in time of need is not easy to determine in advance. Phy- sicval toughness is probably more important than irreproachable moral character. An unblemished record of personal virtue may count for lcss than hardened muscles and cou action. Some of the Civil war resx iments that acquitted themselves with honor were not recruited in where crime was le: prevalent There is a battalion of ldiers in the French army loday, famous for its daredevil feats, that is known as “Les sections | of the Joyeux” and is made up chiefly | “Apaches” and ‘“voyous” from streets of Paris. | Being concerned with name of the United States navy, the assistant’ secretary is justified in re- senting any attempt to make it = refuge for young offenders- But it is | fair to say that in the wars of the | past excellent soldiers and sailors | have been sometimes made of that ! kind of stuff. Undiluted Socialism. (Waterbury Repuplican.) Another chapter in tHe thrilling in- dustrial serial produced by Chairman Frank P. Walsh's experts appears, on first examination, to advocate govern- ment by dvnamite. At all events, it stified under certain cireuwm- It seems to be held the #h- propriate retort for “espionage.” Has it occurred to the that there has been a great waste of energy in spending half a dollars and two years of time in or- der to gather together a lot of opinions and remedies that could have been found at first hand in the president | the good million | publications of the National Socialist party or the I. W, W.? ——————————— Fall Changes in Women’s Hair, In the September Woman's Home- | Companion, which by the way s called a “Fashion Forecast Numbep,” | the fashion editor comments in part i of follows about the changes in coif- | fure this fall: “There is to be a decided change in the coiffure this autumn. Simplicity has been the mode these past two or three seasons. Now there is a re turn to the pompadour and puffs and | curls. This should ge welcome news to many women, as this new style is far more becoming and softening to the features than the severely plain coiffure recently favored, The new ! pompadour is Interesting as it is so j different from the pompadour 80 POP | ular in the past, It is called the slanting pompadour because it is very ¢ low in front and rises gradually un- til it reaches the crown, where it 1 finished with a group of small pufts encircled with a soft coll”