New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 7, 1915, Page 6

BRI(AY HERALD D pUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors. ly (Sunday. exceptea) at 4:15 p. m. rald Bullding, 67 Church St. t the Post Office at New Britaln Second Class Mail Matter. DY carriers to any part of the city ‘ents & Week, 65 Cents a Month. Bs.for paper to be sent by mail in advance, 60 Cents a profitable advertising medium In Circulation books and press . always open to advertisers. 14 will ve found on sale at Hota- ews Stand. 42nd St. and_Broad- [New York City: Board Walk, fatie Clty ‘and Hartford depot. A - W2 TELEPHONE CALLS. Dffice . Rooms . AND WOMAN SUFFRAGE. as the feader of the Demo- party but as a private citi- esiflefft Wilson on the nine- ayipfithis month will journey pwil'state of New Jersey and WVotd'in favor of the state ional amendment for woman . This announcement coming e White House vyesterday, before the President announc- Norman Lo ngagement to Mrs. caused a wave of joy er the woman suffrage states inion and places where women ing to secure suffrage. When ident says he intends to vote nan suffrage because he be- he time has come to extend rivilege and responsibility to en of New Jersey, he but he way for jn. extensive cem- b be waged by the women of ates whichi ds’ yet have not this right to the so-called sex. bosition of the Presidenteon- woman - suffrage has never ubted. Time and time again turned away from the White rogagandists who wanted him pcate an amendment to the ition of the United States suffrage to women. He be- e way this question should led is by the individual states by the national government. rcumstances would he have it a party question. Yet, as ‘Woodrow Wilson is President Tnited States, woman suffrage pw on is going to become as party question as it possibly t least it is going to decid: measure which party shall he polls in 1916, The women nd to take cognizance of the of the President of the United n casting his vote for themn, jough he does so as a private bf New Jersey. They will hold to the men of the nation as erion, as the one enlightened t of a decade. They will con- im to his predecessor, who, first taken a stand againat suffrage, later endorsed it. in y will they cause those who ilson’s admirers to lean to- loman suffrage and in the near it will not be surprising to Iny states go - over into tha jhere now there are only a few giving the vote to women. 1l' be interesting to note the e of the New Jersey campaign, of the President’s action. RILEY DAY. in Indiana they have set aside y to celebrate the sixty-sixth sary of the birth of .James jmb Riley, the poet of child- By proclamation of the gov- pt the state this “Riley Day” Hoosier State. . It will be one days to long live in the mem- pf those little ones who love poet so well and whom he in s 10ved ana cherished. ~Riley pet of ithe children, but his [have also been written for men pmen. of .maturer years. There a joy in his songs that hark b the days of childhood. Who er read that “Old Sweetheart e” without feeling * just the pf. a fgear,‘or a catch in the as ‘fhe thoughts of someone petter than all else in the world Tning “for “‘the living pres- ‘ That is Riley through and h. His poems have tae charm le POWEr to' make men grow at the reading of them. Any ho can accomplish that should day set aside for him in the vhere Te resides. Indiana has png known as sthe literary cen- the United S#tes. Tt" hes ed more well' known- ayriters berhaps any other state in the But with all the brilliant on its roster, there is only one only one poet, ornly one such of innocent childhood, only one o by his pen has written for f his name on the hearts of lover: of the beautiful and sub- The entire nation joins with ha today in celebrating Riley He is not alone the Hoosier. he is the national poet of child- g YES, MUST WOMEN BUY THEIR | FALL HATS HERE These special offerings will swell the satisfied thousands to many hundreds more—there is not just one reason—there are a score or more.. You will know them when you come and WISE, SMITH & COMPANY, HARTFORD,CONN, SHIR A 98¢ The craze of the season. worn extensively. styles to choose from, including tricornes and colonials. Values. up Velvet Roses 39(: ‘ All leading colors. Abun- e of foliage. 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Russia is willing to retreat, but ab- solutely refuses to be hurried— ‘Washington Star. It would be interesting to know just what Wilson and Bryan said to each other.—Baltimore American. The expension of business refuses to wait till the-Republicans can make a new tariff.—Philadelphia Record. ‘We are a nation in the making. ! That is to say some of us make good while the rest of us make be- lieve.—Life. Nineteen Japanese legislators have | been convicted of accepting bribes. | The Japs are obviously the Hoosiers | of the Orient!—Cleveland Leader. H There are 1520 girls enrolled at . Wel- lesley this year—the largest number in the history of the college—but there are more than 5000 Harvard students.—Boston Globe. Judging from the fashion in which Tyrus Cobb has come back, we begin to have our doubts about his ever having been away.—Manchester TUnion. Through the chastisings of the not toc superior sophomores and the aca- demic rod of his professors the Fresh- man soon becomes a real asset to the school and the world.—Chicago Tri- bune. New Hampshire bids fair to find out that lawyers got a good slice of | the Boston and Maine money that | might otherwise have gone to divi- dends or improving the service.— Lawrence Telegram. “Reindeer in market.” But before planning an innovation for Thanks- giving dinner, housewives will want to know how it goes with cranberry sause.—Pittsburg Gazette-Times. Every once in a while the Germans get the Russian troops in a loop. But | looping the loop seems to be about the best thing the Russians do.— Tacoma Ledger. This part of the West might aid in floating war loans if asked. The main difficulty out this way has been, not to float things, but to keep them from floating.—Kansas City Journal. Wall street continues to extend its sykiine to a height which suggests the need of safety precautions for the inevitable descent. —New York ‘World. The well-known bacillus Bulgaricus famous for its buttermilk’ producing properties, has gotten all mixed up with the bacillus Teutonicus belli- | cosus, and now no one knows what | the result will be.—~Chicago Herald. | You are aging a little when you begin to complain that the rain will damage the wheat, instead of kicking { trouble WHAT OTHERS SAY Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office. Rockfeller’s Industrial Plan. (Norwich Rulletin.) i Ag a climax to his visit to Colorado | John D." Rockfeller, Jr., has made an | interesting proposition to the miners in that region who are employed by his company. He has seen their con- cition, looked into the manner in which they live and work, and with the recent trouble in that locality in mind has put forward a plan for in- dustrial democracy wherein there will he co-operation between himself and the miners for the improvement of conditions, and the ending of such as has been experienced in the past. It is unlikely that the plan was formulated since his arrival in Col- orado, for there are suggestion which indicate that the jdea has been under consideration for some time and is apparently the outcome of much thought before he made his visit, but it-nevertheless means a decided change for the better if put into operation. Not only does it look to better work- ing conditions but the idea of funds and benefits, the building of social centers, and bathhouses by the com- pany and a chance for the men to have something to say about their working conditions and their pay indi- cates a radical reform. It is impossible to tell what the miners will do with the proposition, which is now being voted upon, for though they would have representation upon the committees to be named, it is the open shop whirh the company recognizes and it is a question wheth- er the reforms will furnish an induce- ment for the loss of power that would to experienced by the union. It is, however, a strong move for getting together and if {t does not succeed may be the awakening which will bring fruits later on. A Vanished Autumn Joy. (New Haven Register.) There was a time when it was pas- sible to go out and gather several quarts of chestnuts in a short while, but it is a hard job finding a chestnut tree nowadays-—Norwich Bulletin. To the fortunate person born in or within reach of the country, autumn and nutting have had long and insep- arable association. This meant chiefly the gathering of chestnuts. Other nuts have their place. It is a pleasure to gather them and the fruits of the gathering linger longer by winter firesides. But the common- est joy and keenest zest of a ramble through the autumn fields and woods was the picking up of chestnuts. The native walnut has for some vears been so profitably marketable that proprietors of trees have guard- ed them well against the predatory autumn tourist, and the ‘“shagbark” trees have been becoming scarcer. The butternut is also rare and gen- erally guarded. But the chestnut has been the commonest tree in our New iz a boon to mankind. In fact, where chestnuts could be found in abundance, and picked up without hurting anybody’s feelings or tres- passing anybody’s rights. It was the principal source of October's nutting joy. Something to Talk About. (Indianapolis News.) But even as its worst the weather the worse it is, from a meteorogical standpoint, the better it is for other purposes. The ranier, the darker, the muddier, the more unpleasant the day is, the better subject for con- versation it becomes. Complaining of the weather is one of the primeval pleasures of man that civilization has not taken from him. Mankind has no saner, no commoner pleasure than that affordéd in knocking the weafner: The man’s face may frown and his voice may suggest deep annoyance when he says “this weather is fierce” or “ain’t it awful,” but in the res cesies of his heart is a secret and abiding joy that he is able to ex- press irritation against something with no danger of retaliation. Imagine a condition where there was no weather at all either good or bad. What would the b: say to the elevator man when he arrived for work in the morning? If he could not say this is a nice day or this is not a nice day, what would he say? What could the politician say to his constituents on meefing them if there were no Weather to affect the crops? ‘What would the great man talk about to his underlings? Since the be- ginning of things the weather has served as a conversational wedge to open the way to friendly relations, and as a life-saver to fall back upon when there is nothing else to talk about. How many moments of fear- ful embarrassment has it shortened, how many happy matings has it aid- ed, how many awkward situations :as it relieved? As the great leveler of mankind, as a common ground on which all men may meet as equals, the weather stands alone, unparallel- el, unique. Good or bad the weather is always good. What Is Shrapnel? A reader asks the Cleveland Plain Dealer if ‘“‘shrapnel” means the shell or its contents. *“If it means the for- mer.” he added, “a perfecctly good joke is ruined.” This would seem too bad. Still, we are glad it's nothing more valuable than joke, because shrapnels have a way of ruining things of higher importance, | says the Plain Dealer, the shrapnel chell takes its name from Henry Shrapnel, a British artillery officer, whose invention was tested an ac- cepted by the English military au- thorities in 1803. The shrapnel of today is merely an improvement over the original construction, It is about eighteen incheslong and three inches thick. It is loaded with from 350 to 375 bullets somewhat larger than rifle bullets, and with less powder, and its discharging ap- paratus, which includes a ‘“timer,” is complicated A contemporary states that if one man were required to make a shrap- nell shell, after being supplied with the cartridge case it would take him five days working eight hours a day because it spoils the picnic.—Meri- den -Journal, z v England woods and in a good season lone colla~hardly miss _some:=spot. So, a shrapnel is a completed shell, casing, contents and all. As was pointed out some time ago, smoke- | y . 16 y - - ‘McMILLAN New Britain’s Busiest Big Store ’ - “Always Reliable” FALL OPENING DAYS wwsio) QCT. 7th, 8th-and 9th Music) Thursday, Friday and FASHION DISPLAY “FASHION” workmanship shall always be worthy of the prices. WE INVITE THE PUBLIC to Attend This Beautiful Display of New Fall Wearing Apparel Exclusive Models in COATS, SUITS, DRESSES AFTERNOON AND EVENING GOWNS DAINTY WAISTS AND BLOUSES SILK HOSIERY, KID GLOVES NECKWEAR, RIBBONS, LEATHER GOODS THE FIRST DAYS of our showing will excel in interest because of the many special values we shall oflerv through the store. Worthy of your attention will be our display, Dress Goods, Coatinzs, vets, etc. Laces and Trimmings for every purpose. (We again invite you to attend our opc -ing display.) D. McMILLAN Saturday is the t heme of the opening, but back of that is the resolute pur- pose to maintain a true standard of value so that quality and Silks. Vel 199-201-203 MAIN STREET COOD ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS NAMED IN INSTITUTE'S LIST THIS WEEK Behind the scenes in warring Ger- many, by E- L. Fox. “The author, an American news- paper correspondent, writes of the war as he has seen it from the German lines. “It is impossible not to feel that there is a certain lack of maturity about the book, and that Mr. Fox is a little too naive in the expression of his emotions, but it is undeniably readable. He was treated well by the Germans but was kept under a strict discipline and saw what they wanted him to see. This he has de- scribed in good, stirring fashion— N. Y. Times. .« Contemporary Russian novelists, S. Persky, by . German army in war, by A, H. At- teridge, “The author has given in small space an interesting estimate of the great war machine. Although he is an Englishman. he keeps clear of any criticism, and brings out clearly its wonderful efficiency.—N. Y. Times. s oa Home of the blizzard, by Sir Douglas Mawson. “A story of inconceivably severe conditions, exhibiting novel lines of human endurance—the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-14, Direct- ly and simply told, a book for the general public, with only a summary of the trend of the scientific observa- tions.”"—A. L. A. Booklist. “No polar book ever written has surpassed these volumes either in sustained interest or in the variety of the subject matter.””—Atheeam. ’ s e Indian today, by C. A. Eastman, “Presents in simple. readable style the problems of the Indian as viewed by a well known Sioux Indian.—A. L. { A. Booklist “Probably no one in America is better equipped to write this book than Dr. Eastmran and he writes it well and concisely.”—Boston Tran- seript. TR | Russian lyrics: songs of Cossack, lov- er, patriot and peasant, trans- lated by W. G. D. Bianchi . Story of a pioneer, Shaw, Elizabeth Jordan. “Every aspiring young Wwoman should read it- It should be in every school library. Dr. Shaw is one of the great American personalities, and the story of her life is vital.”—Jour- nal of Education, . Winnowing fair, by Laurence Binyon. “His grave and beautiful poetry is always worthy of attention but in | the fourth dimension, where they are by Anna Howard | with the collaboration of | this splendid volume on the great war he seems to us to have surpassed all his former achievements.”—Spectator. e Mechanic Arts. Automobile operation, by A- L. Bren- nan, jr. .« Grinding machinery, by J. J. Guest. .ne valve gears and valve Revised Link motions, setting, by F. H. Colvin edition. “Considers briefly the principles of various valve gears, and of both piston and slide valves.—A. L. A. Booklist. .o Model T, Ford car, by V, M. Page. .o Modern gasoline automobile. by V. W. Page. ““Much new material has been added to the various chapters of the old edi- tion and revisions made, to take ac- count of the recent progress in the dustry.”—A. L. A. Booklist. .o Preventing losses in factory power plants, by D. M. Myers. “It is primarily for owners and managers that Mr. Myers has written this book, his aim being to present the engineering and economic argu- ments in such a clear and forceful manner as to induce these officials to encourage and assist operating en- gineers in their efforts for increased efficiency in the power plant.”—Elec- trical World. .. Questions and answers relating to the modern automobile construction, driving and repair, by V. M. Page, Fiction. Around Old Chester, by Margaret De- land “A new collection of stories about 0Old Chester people and Old Chester days.”"—Publisher’s note. .. A drop in infinity, by Gerald Grogan. “A fantastic tale of two well born and carefully reared young . people who are projected into the World of thrown on their own resources. The land in which they find themselves is rich in animal and vegetable life but has no human inhabitants, and with their own wits only to depend on they start in to build up a civilization of their own.” “Sociology apart, this is a thorough- ly entertaining piece of work by a new author.”—Athenaeum, .o Five I'ridays, by T. R. Adams. “It is a kaleidoscopic bit of non- sense, with numerous clever lines in it.”—Life. Prudence of the parsonage, Hueston. “It is for simpler souls. But it is written with such obviously genuine enjoyment of the tumultuous happy- go-lucky, hand-to-mouth family life of the widowed Methodist minister and his five girls that its appeal is a wide one and directed to a whole- some, human and good-to-preserve simplicity.”"—Life. ; o v Valley road, by Mary Hallock Foote. “A refreshing story of home life. The plot is well thought out and the narrative holds the reader’s interest till the final happy pages-—America. by E. “A SORT OF VICTORY.” Won By Wilson in Arabic Case, Says London Paper, London, Oct. 7.—Commenting on te German note on the Arabic, the Evening Standard says that Presi- det Wilson has won “A sort of vices tory,” but that an analysis shows that matters remain about where they were. “Superficially,” says the Standard, it might seem to constitute a consid- erable triumph for the slow but very pertinacious diplomacy of Dr. Wil- son. He has succeeded in his main object of keeping clear of warlike complications without eating his words or compromising his dignity ome his courage * * * *. Nevertheless the Lusitania incident is still unset- tled and there is not the smallest guarantee for the future—apart from the British fleet. “The President dignity and his nation’s and guarantees he may consider having.” has saved his ows has go\ worth * Placing an E. (Providence Journal.) A Kansas town has been the scene of a furious controversy over the question of whether its official desig- nation shall be “Smith Centre” or “Smith Center.” The majesty of th¥ law has been known to be put in a wabbly condition by a mere trivials ity like a misplaced semicolon, and now it appears that the disputed loca- tion of an innocent vowel may threaten a community with riot and disorder. The trouble has been go- ing on for several years, and not only the temper of the people, but the business and politics of the town, and even of the whole country, have been affected by it One of the local newspapers hag refusedq to accept any job printing in which the customer insists upon the “center” spelling. Mass meetings have been held to settle the question, but it is no nearer a solution than ever. Apparently there no way in which Smith Centre (to take the an cient and classical form merely an not to show prejudice in this Kansa#, controversy) can escape from its | bothersome problem except by adopts" ing a compromise and calling {tself ;, “Smith Middle,” A \