New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 29, 1915, Page 6

of the city a Month. nt by mail nts a i the capital ¥ is taking place the Grand Army 0 ithe veterans tennial of victorious tness this rious but te' to these fenders of the instilled with ‘stamina to go 4 slouth. They #arade grounds the:place where nes of victory were e gone back only knew in their boy- of the camp fire jpa.are the men who smoke of battle, ¥ hardships of ifor the Civil. War ;a8 President Wil- s last night, one, f which both sides % these years, fifty full, must have had time horror of it all, the ‘come’ out with' the at if the United lay threatened with b n - who could mnot 'ould send their sons, _sons, even until the ft home: The vet- plidly behind the ad- onduct of the present- Pproblems. They are last, these gray-haired b wonderful old men who, k in spirit. The nation mulate their example of \eause, of loyalty to a of reverence for the right of all, American pty of the nation . were y, these old men would to encourage the oung. men, they would g0 themselves to pro- puntry, the land they ng them are crippled, iih-other ways; but their been broken and they f-one purpose and that L, fij.l‘.g’a" forever! May TS produce an army jyal as ‘these gray-haired b are today the guests pital, the nation they “eountry that loves love it. Ag these old by one, go through the into ¥ the Great bere step forth new- B _boys to take the places by men who have “honorably and so well. en- D AT HOME. from abroad that can This is. the ade organiza- ingdom, with the of the British ) ers alfe urged iat Brgland’s be protected. It e confine them- essaries of lite, pensed .with, be exercised ey for-food g all this, flounts to a @ England 'free trader, ' seemingly is sitting g mo ‘Preparations the future, a, fraught with t tents, a future ity. The Cn: the United the establ trade cg uture that may be most ‘dreadful por- den with dire calam- tes recently advocated ent of & permanent fission, & commisdion: made up off who 'have given economics thei life study and who, free from influence of politics, would study ber of Commerce ©f HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1915. FACTS AND FANCIES, Bernstorff is something of an op- timistic press agent himself.—Atlanta Journal. If Germany doesn’t behave why we'll lend the Allies two billions.— Atlanta Journal- Hayti is squirming all that it dares to before it comes to time.—Boston Herald. d regulate the tarif whenever that ¢ = precarious and treacherous instru- ment needs tuning. This is one of the wisest suggestions ' yet made and should be followed by a strenuous campaign. It is time that the men who are sent to Congress to represent 'the people‘of their various communi- ties, and who ordinarily have very lit- tle knowledge of the intricacies of tériff laws, Were relleved of the duties imposed upon them in this matter. A tariff commission, permanent, its members appointed for life, would be the proper method of handling this question that has caused more com- plaint and bitterness than any other feature over brought tc the attention of the nation. ; * Itis time something definite is done along these lines. President Wilson in a recent letter to Governor Cox of ©Ohio commented on' the establishment of a tariff' comrnission and the possi- bility of arranging for a revision of the tariff to meet war conditions. But he made no mention of when the work would be started. This is the propitious time,—now. It is neces- sary ‘that protection be given to some of the infant American industries that have sprung up since the war began. It is also necessary that the revenues of the government be augmented. While Great Britain is looking for- ward to the proteotion of her mmercial future, the United States is in astate of lethargy. Our politicians are asleep at the switch. The policy (of Great Britain is to supplant Amer- ican-made goods with British-made goods, Very well, then. We should supplant anything made in Great Britain with our own ‘commodities and, further, we can do it, where England is not so sure of herself. England has not one third the re- sources enjoyed by the people of the United 'States. Not only is the Eng- lish commercial policy designed to supplant American-made goods in England, but also in numerous. for- éign markets where the two.are now competing, and even in America itself: This shows the nerve of England. In view of her limited resources she is§ going a long way to put her policy in effect. Unless Uncle Sam takes a bracer and looks around“him. with an idea of protecting himself, England and other nations will take all his trade away when he should be making provisions for its everlasting prosperi- ty. com- TIPS, In St. Louis, according to Reedy’s Mirror, they are inaugurating a scheme to knock out the capitalizing of tips in the public cafes. To this" end those who patronize places of this kind , are asked not to tip checkers of hats. coat§, umbrellas and canes. No objection is entered | against tipping a waiter who, by his pleasant mein and prompt service, hag set a meal before you fit for a king. He deserves a small recognition for that, but the .St. Louis people strenuously object to allowing the tip- ping to go as far as the check-room employes. And they are right. Not that those employes are not entitled to tips as well as waiters, who also | are employes. But the check-room ;| Lrigade is part of a tipping trust, and the persons who gather in the tips are not the ones directly benefitted by the public’s money. Instead the nickles, dimes, and quarters poured into the open palms of these people go to buy furs and wraps for the wives of the men who pay enormous prices to the hotels for the privilege of collecting the tips at the hat-rack. When this is universally known this part of the tipping evil will eventual- 1y be done away with, Typographical, To print a kiss upon her lips He thought the time was ripe; But when he went to press she said, “I do not like your type.” —Boston Transcript. A kiss he printed on her lips And showed her no contrition, Because the artful minx inquired, ‘“Well, when’s the next edition?” —Birmingham Age-Herald. ‘A kiss he printed on her lips, And she made this oration: ' “Please, please, continue doing that! It boosts my circulation!” —New York Sun. A kiss he printed on her lips, He knew it had not vexed her; ’Cause when he went to stop the press . She said: “Run off on extra!” CAREED SV SN Gompers wants to unionize schoolmarms of Chicago. The only unionizing. the . schoolmarms need happens when steady, bright and industrious men lead them to the al.- tar.—Houston Post- the best lovers, It is said women are the haters, but they are the best too.—Ohio State Journal. Stefansson i reported safe in the Arctic, but he’ll never know what he missed these last few days—Boston Journal. that can have A Pittsburg educator says only one out of 25,000 persons think. The 24,999 probably speaking Darts—Utica Press. Kansas, shipping horses and food to Europe, continues to hold up her hands in horror at the busy munition factories.—Pittsburg Gasette Times. Captains of ocean liners must take great coy2 not. to startle timid sub- marine commanders—Dertoit Free Press. That Italian army which started for the Dardanelles must have stopp- ed en voyage to enjoy a little fishing —Charleston News and Courier. In West Virginia they're using cream-separators to distill whiskey. A cream-separator is in every house- hold now.—Baltimore Sun. Milwaukee wants the Democratic convention. But national conventions aught to be held in neutral territory. —Chicago Evening Post. So far as we know, Mr. Bryan is the only man in history who has fully qualified for the title of ex-Colonel —=St. Louis Republic. Ana still the wonder grows that a British army of 8,000,000 men can make so little noise-—Manchester TUnion. Carranza is perfectly willing to ac- cept the Pan-American proposals pro- vided he is allowed fo do the pro- posing.—Cincinnati Commercial Tri- bune. We warn Vienna that Ambassador Penfield cannot be given his conge with impunity, as the gentleman is a deserving Democrat.—Boston Evening Transcript. . Germany intimates that she going after London next, but Toombs once promised to read roll of his slaves at Bunker monument. —Boston Advertiser. is Bobh the Hill ‘What the Kaiser Knew. (Stamford Advocate.) There is so much said nowadays about the ‘“‘German element” in the United States, that it’s a wonder some- body does not revive the story—well authenticated and unquestioned at the time—showing that the Kaiser per- sonally has a very intelligent knowl- edge of the existence of that element in this country, and its large propor- tion in certain centers of our popu- lation. It happened some years ago, when military exercises .and manoeu- vers on an extensive scale were a sort of annual institution in the German army. A distinguished American ofti- cer, whose name we do not at this moment recall, was present on the field as a guest of the general staff. Presented to the emperor, the latter entered into a friendly conversation with the stranger, and, among other polite inquiries, asked him if he had ever been in Germany before? “Not in this part of Germany, vour ma- jesty,” replied the American. “An, then, you have seen other parts of Germany—what places were they?” said the Kaiser. “Well your majes- ty, I have spent some time, and be- come more or less familiar with St. Louis, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and other places,” The Kaiser laughed heartily and so promptly as to show ‘nis instant understanding of the pleasantry. The officers of his staff, in immediate attendance, who had not heard the question or answes, were curious to know what had passed between the emperor and his visitor, and when they heard it, of course, the laugh went all round the circle. What pleased the American officer most of all was that, having ventured a remark that might have required some explanation, he found that its point and intention were per- ceived as quick as a flash. A Man of Mystery. (Providence Journal.) A week or so ago there were fugi- tive press announcements to the effect that the famous Dr. Cook had suc- ceeded in climbing Mr. Everest in the Himalayas. The public impression was somewhat confused by later re- ports that the ampitious 'climber had ascended to a point within two or three thousand feet of the summit, and there was corroborative testimony in the statement that he had “almost frozen to death” in the attempt. This is enough to give verisimilitude to such a story, for it is a well-known fact that extreme frigidity prevails at high altitudes. Now all surmises as to the possi- ble achievement or adventure of this | intrepid explorer are set at naught by a later story to the effect that the Doctor has not been anywhere near Mr. Everest, owing to the refusal of the East Indian Government to let him do any climbing on it. Evidently the authorities have a deep respect for their mountain and do not wish it to become,_the subject of a joke by being associated with the name of Dr. Cook. In any event, the = dis- tinguished gentleman continues to be ;enshrouded in an impenetrable veil of mystery. We shall not know where he has been or what he has been about until he comes back ta tell us. And even then some of us will have our doubts, WHAT OTHERS SAY Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office. Americanism. (New York Times.) Americanism should be an un- hyphenated thought. There is only one kind of money in this country. That is American credit. And with these instrumentalities there is only one kind of trade to be carried on between the United States -and the rest of the world, namely, American trade, open to all customers without favor, bias, or sentiment. We are not an unsentimental people but business is an affair of reason, and has been 80 ever since man had the intelligence to leave his feelings out of it A year ago it would have been hard to imagine a confusion of ideas in which these simple economic prin- ciples could be forgotten. Every- bhody accepted them. They were elem- entary, like assumptions of good and evil. International commerce had been built upon them. People could differ emotionally, religiously, ethically, in every way, and yet trade tcgether honestly, to their mutual ad- vantage. The exchange of goods was agreed to be Iintrinsically a neutral performance tending to increase the ! wealth of the world, without preju- dice to political or moral beliefs. And now suddenly these principles are sweepingly denied A protest against the placing of an Anglo- Trench loan in this country is an in- version of the simplest economic prin- ciples. It is, indirectly, a protest against selling to certain European customers’ our surplus of foodstufis, cotton, textiles, automobiles machin- ery, and other goods, which are all consumed in times of peace as well and which are only now required in unusual quantities owing to the de- cline in Europe’s own power of self- sustaining production. The question of arms and explosives need not he considered at all, for two relsons, namely, one that our customers would be willing to pay gold down for them provided their other wants could bhe supplied on credit, and, two that those special war commodities constitute a very small proportion of our total current exports to Europe. It happens that Germany tempor- arily is not among our customers. That is no fault of ours. She would like to be. Her inability to buy is as much our loss as her misfortune. She is not at present a part of com- mercial Europe, being isolated: We cannot trade with her; nobody can. But if we could, then it would be rreposterous to protest against cur selling to her for money, on credit, or in exchange for other goods, any of those staple commodities we have a surplus. 8o it is preposterous and fantastic to protest against our selling, on what terms the trade will bear, to all the rest of Europe. “Tax Pay.” (Bridgeport Telegram.) Thenias Fower O'Connor, the Irish poluical leader who has played aw ii- hrlant part in arousing the fizhting spirit of the sons of the Emerald lsle on the side of the Allies, will be sixty- seven years old tomorrow. “Tax Pay” was born in Athlone, Ireland, Oct. 5, 1848. He was educated at the Col- legoe of the Immaculate Conception in his native town, and at Queen’s College, Galway, taking his B. A. in his eighteenth year. At the age of nineteen he began his journalistic ca- reer as a ‘‘cub”or junior reporter on Saunders’ Newsletter, a Dublin Con- servative journal. Three years later he invaded London in search of a more lucrative job, and was appointed a sub-editor on the staff of the Dai Telegraph. He was afterward em- ployed in the London office of the New York Herald and since then he has founded and edited & number of Publications, including the Star, the Sun, M. A. P. and T. P.’s Weekly. He has also written a number of vol- umes, including biographies of Lord Beaconfield, Napoleon and Gladstone. Mr. O’Connar entered politics some thirty-five years ago as a member ot Parliament for Galway, but since 1885 he has been elected from Liverpool. The pro-German sympathies of some Irishmen meet with bitter denuncia- tion from “Tay Pay,” who declares that the Allies are fighting the bat- tle of civilizatian, and deserve the Support of .all Irishmen. A few months ago he headed a delegation of prominent Hibernians who visited France and personally assured Presi- dent Poincare that the Emerald Isle was with France. Of Irish-Americans Mr. O’Connor recently said: “I can assert positively and with full infor- mation that, though Irish opinion is not unanimous, it is overwhelmingly in favor of the Allies in the United States today.” The Stock Market. (Torrington Register.) “Playing the stock market has never been a safe game for who merely wish to speculate, and thereby make quick and easy money. ! a In that sore of game the insiders always have the advantage of the outsiders. Never before, however, has there been so close a relation be- tween the actual prosperity of the country and the prices that are being obtained for American securities the market. ' Hitherto mere rumor has been sufficient to unsettle the market and send it downward. A radical state- ment from a public man frequently had the most unwholesome effect. A report that an inquiry was to be made into the affairs of a large cor- poration or that a radical bill was to be introduced in congress would cause more than 3 flurry. In the long per- iod of agitation which afflicted the United States, however, American se- curities reached rock bottom. There was no water left in them. When the European war began stocks were forced far below real values. When the rise began it was based upon one condition alone—increasing prosper- those | ! chew of tobacco, in | made more foul by intemperate lan- in | 'McMILLAN’S NEW BRITAIN’S BUSIEST BIG STORE “ALWAYS RELIABLE” New Fall Laces, Braids, Trimmings and Buttons More charming then ever are the new creations from both foreign and domestic markets. ~Metal, spangled and fur trimmings will be extensively used on the new fall suits and dresses for evening wear many dainty gowns will be lavishly trimmed with gold and silver laces, crystal, pearl and rose bud trimmings. Buttons will be more prominent then ever on the new coats, suits, waists and dresses. Our showing is now at its best. 40 INCH CHIFFON CLOTH For waists and blouses, special 98¢ yard, in all the new shades. DOUBLE WIDTH FIGURED NETS In white and cream, extra values, | 59c to $1.48 yard. LACE FLOUNCINGS Special 29c to $1.98 yard. FUR TRIMMINGS 25c yard, upward. 22 INCH ALL OVER EMBROIDERIES 50c and 59c values, yard. special 39c MILITARY BRAIDS All colors and widths. Frogs and loops. cords and tassels for every use. GOLD AND SILVER ALLOVERS At 98c, $1.25, to $2.50 yard. AUTO VEILS Hemstitched, special 98c each, Heavy auto veils made of chiffon cloth in all the new shades at $1.50 each. Mourning veils, lace veils, new meshes in black, white and colors. . McMILLAN 199-201-203 TR MILLINERY BARGAINS' AT THE GREAT MADE IN AMERICA” SALE ISE, SMITH & 0., HARTFORD. CONN. New Fall Trimmed Hats These trimmed hats are coples of much higher priced models. You will find among them every trimming ideas of the season. new shape and all the advanced Never before, have up-to-the-minute stylish hats been offered at such a low price, right at the height of the season. Styles Values IMITATION PARADISE Sale Price ........ grosgrain band. Values to * Velvet Shapes for to SPRAYS, large bunch, good MANNISH VELOUR HATS, gale I . $1.65 Ffty 41 C Choice $1.00 quality. Black only. 49 c WISE, SMITH & 36 inches long, full width, all colors. Sale Price .... i NEW FALL FLOWERS, all kinds, all oolon.blcv-flm‘ Values to $1.00. szq ( Sale Price 00., Hartf Hats Trimmed Free ity. Rumors of increased ' earnings have sent many stocks sky high; but stocks today are being purchased upon the knowledge of dividends that are either being paid or are in pros- pect. Hartford’s New Station. (Hartford Post.) Hartford's regret that a brand new railroad station did not arise from the fire swept ruins of the old pile, are submerged in the rejoicing that we have today in the way of terminal facilities. Hartfard’s rebuilt station, dedicated today with the simplest and most routine of ceremonies—the mere unlocking of doors and pushing up of ticket windows—is the finest station that Hartford ever had. It is pleasing to the eye and in so far as is humanly possible thdse in charge of the rebuilding have eliminated in- conveniences of the old structure and added conveniences until the travel- ling public is quite likely to feel that it hassbeen well provided for. Tt would have tickled Hartford's vanity to have had a brand new and handsome station, but financial con- ditions do not warrant President El- liott and his associates in plunging heavily for ornate and costly buildings if it can be avoided, Ifurthermorey from a casual inspection of the new plant we are of the belief that it will be quite ample far Hartford's needs and that we shall find ourselves pretty well satisfied with it At any rate we shall not be all sorry to dispense | with the barn e structure which been Hartford's station for upwarc of a year and a half. Moran and the Philties. (Bridgeport Post.) Manager Moran of the Philadeiphia National baseball team is credited with saying that he has been able to win the pennant in hi league be- cause he has not lost the services of a single good player for a day at the hands of an umpire. Evid when the chief requi professional baseball player a mouth were a often | guage, and ability to “ride” the uln~i pire are gone. Clear heads and stron< | bodies, made more eflicient by tem- perate habits, willingness to play the | ball rather than the umpire,—these seen to be the marks of a winning team in 1915, ‘We congratulate you Mr. Moran not en'y for winning a pennant, inciden- tally the first that the Philadelphia Nationals have won, but we thank you also for proving to us the value of courtesy on the ball field and good habits as an invaluable asset in our national sport. Tn Citics. (New Haven Journal-Courier.) It is pleasant to hear again from our old friend, former Governor Waller, and to find him the same old | the exact ldo sensible citizen. In one of his char- acteristic speeches the other evening he told the members of the Civie league that -the main purpose of the league should not be to make the city larger, but to make the city bet- ter. The mistake af agitating for a greater city for the purpose of mnk{; ing it greater has been demonstrate over and over again. It is not an old fogey notion that Governor Waller advances; it is wisdom born of experience and observation: ~The community that sticks to quality in jts plan for betterment is the com- munity that will, in the long run, de- velop along safe and sane lines. No one has ever attempted to estimate the mischief wrought by professional boomers who can see no virtue ex- cept in bigness. (Holland in Wall Street Journal.) The world at large has little idea of the magnitude of the investments of English capital in securities is- sued by her colonies. These in the aggregate amount to billions. . They are exclusive of investments England has made by way of loans to other nations. England possesses, for in- stance, 500 millions in bonds which represent loans she made to one of her colonies for the purpose of build- ! ing and equipping a government owned railroad system in that colony. Fingli-h c-pital aggregating hundreds of millians has been invested in far eastern properties, especlally Hong- kong, and the evidences of these debts are in the form of bonds. No one can tell without prolonged study | amount of these invest- Behind, these invest- ments is actual property. English money is represented by hundreds of millions of bonds issued cither by the Canadian government itself or by municipalities, provinces and rail- roads in Canada. Not vet, so far as the public knows, has England turned to these securities Yet it is not un- likely that they may be made the basis, in association with American securities in which English money is invested, upon which some form of credit or some loan mayv be estab- lished ments in India. Walting for the Demonsiration. | Quel sabotage!” (Bridgeport Standard.) Professor Parker's now gasoline- propelled submarine has not beea put in the water yet and here are the experts laughing at it ana declaring it impcssible. One of the authoritics in such matters says: “To assmue that a submarine could carry suf- ficlent quantity of air to operate a gasoline motor for more than a few moments is too farcical t> deserve even a moment's consideration, and if we assume the gasoline motor to run in a vacuum it would be difficult 10 pertuade the submarine crew to the same.” There ig science and ecimmaon sense | canbined in this argnment against the possibility of the siccess of tae Parker submarine motor, but not | teing experts we wait the issue of ac- tual experiment. We remember that the first steam-propelled craft—and she was handled by a New n sea captain—to cross the i, brought back from England wi weighty decision of the English scien~ tists of those days, proving exclusive- ly ‘that no ship rropelled by steam could ever eross the ocear! Bo, as wo remarked, we awailt the demon« stration, “Sabotage.” (Henry de Lafitole in the New York Tribune.) One of your friends asks what i& “‘sabotage.” Well, “‘sabotage” is a French word which not only designates the manu- facture of “‘sabots,” wooden shoes, but is also used for an operation eon- sisting in gashing obliquely the wood- en ties of the rallroads to fix in them the chairs for the rails. This settled, let me add that, some years ago, not far from Paris and the time of those strikes fomented ¥ German agitators a few men worked to repair a railroad, when an inspector discovered that most of the, chairs were fixed in such a way that inevitably any train coming along would be overturned in the trenches. “Quel sabotage!” (What a sabo- tage!y was the exclamation of the inspector, who, running ahead of the first train, flag in hand, managed to stop it just in the nick of time. To the justice, the gendarmes, re- porters, in fact, every one who after- ward questioned him, the inspector . throwing his arms above his hoad, wauld first exclaim, “Quel sabotage!l w ¢ And the nmext day 4 | the French press adopfed the word “sabotage” as meaning a mischlevous and criminal act Before that the word “sabot,” taken “au figure,” got in French a bad repute. It signifies a poor instru- ment of music, a_bad billlard cue, In *% general cverything which is no good. To sleep as a “sabot” means as sound as a brute. Facts About the Crab, (October 8t. Nicholas.) “Who would believe that, among creatures having well developed domestic Istinets, we must in- { clude the humble crab—the ‘spidiers ™ of the sea,’ as Victor Hugo calls them ? Once under water, we might expect cne part of the sea te be as homelike ‘as another, but that only shows how little the average human being under- stands a crah's point of view. Some™ one, however, suspected of the hom- ing instinct, and so tried the experfe ment of catching a pair of them on the Yorkshire coast, in England, and, after marking them, carrying them ' eouth fifty miles or more, returning, first one and then the other to thee water at different pointe on the shore, Then the Yorkshire crabbers carefully searched their traps as thoy made each haul, on the lookout for the possible return of the wanderors, Strange to relate, one day not one bl both of the crabs were caught . 4 second time, having made their wa back across the intervoning milek 0 sea bottom to their Yorkshire » i Sa L ?’\ i‘" ik