New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 21, 1915, Page 8

TAIN B " > PUBLISHING' w. Proprietors. ‘At New Britain ‘Matter. part of the city ‘Cents a Month. 40 be sent by mall jge, 80 Cents a a year. H n books and press open to advertisers. "5? be found on sale at Hota- \d St. and Broad- e 13 Board Walk ntlo cny and Hartford depot. TORE i m;:::}?:pq‘ H CALLS. AMERICAN DRUGS. he days drag on and the war in @ continues to occupy men’s ts the United States of America v and surely steps its way the great stairway of success rges to.the front in all things. three more years this country p virtually independent in more than one. - Itsgreatest stride leen measured in the field of fnics. An economic freedom is ve are ultimately coming to if arring nations hew to the line ies before them now. Not so go merchants of the United .;depended upon Europe for pally everything that was con- here. Everything had to be ed from Europe before the of the American customers atisfied. In every walk of life lcan men and women leaned Iy upon the shoulders of for- ountries for their luxuries and ries of life. But now all is v, assuming a different aspect. & getting acquainted with our- are learning of things alto- I new ‘to us, of products pro- in this country which compare bly with any ‘ever ‘brought from Our chemists have been ng night and day with experi- ‘which, if successful, will up- the groundwork of foreign titors in our industrial mart, will give new life to hitherto ed American concerns and add est to domestic activities. The plishment in making dye-stuffs he supply was cut off from Ger- is alone evidence of what can ne when necessity demands. comes news from the Univer- f Winconsin that a movement een started there which will lly end in making the Unit.ed independent of Europe in the of making drugs for many imported from England, France er countries. Because we hever made experiments for the ction of these drugs we have depended upon Europe for our of medieinal herbs and plants. ould probably be pursuing the policy had not the supply ‘been at the beginning of the war. jresulted in an enormous - in- in the prices of some of the common dmss ' Forthwith, oan sclentists’@nd pharmaceutists ‘investigations, and found that ot the arugs shich came from i could be .made easily ¥rom of our, most~eommon native ., The medich] proféssion read- lizing the ‘5")“‘ and wisdom of s ranfed admlm'\:dy to the sup- b their co- -worl ; and are now he eo-opencgd% rom the com- al interests of the nation in an jvor to promote economic inde- e in this particular field. The FSity of 'Wisconsin is to be con- ted upon its accomplishment e promotion of such work. miversities should take an ac- art in the program. Medical should have na_difficulty in up pharmaceutical experiment dn connection wifh their de- its of pharmacy @nd giving Ints some incentive to work for covery of medicinal‘plants that ow and thriveiin the various hunities of the country, thus pav- e way for complete success. PME DAYS: SOME NIGHTS. ing back to the forensic ora- bf collegiate argumentation, we help but say, Thése are the fof Damon and ‘thé"'Nights of fs,—when the earth is clad in - wonderful pristine glories of 6, when the sunshine comes out ke the young heart, and the .glad, when the moon shines glow upon the lovers trudg- dreamy way along the coun- d. These are the days worth the ‘days when blood courses gh the velns With an efferves- ¥im and dash, When the young- filled with fantastic notions, and caprice on.the tufted grass, the middle aged catch a new in their step, when the old Fi !mile along the way and awell emories of other times, other other loves. These are the When the joys of life crowd Ives in upon the full heart id to overflowing, when the 23 the | toils of the day are cast aside, when a balm comes down from the etherial 2 region, soft and soothing as the gentle | hand of a little mother, as silky as the down on the robin’s throat, and envelopes the traveller of life's weary ! way, covering him as the placid wa- ters of the lake sooth the mermaid's brow, lulling him to sleep on the bosom of content, at peace with all the world, as care free as a new born babe. Oh! These are the days! These are the nights! WHY LEAVE? It was not very many weeks ago when New Britain was rejoicing in the advent of a new manufacturing concern,—now Wwe are informed that one of our established industrial com- panies is going to desert its present stamping grounds and make its way to Waterbury. Just why such a move is contemplated by the Waterbury Tool Company is not known. At this particular time when New Brit- | ain is passing through an era of prosperity with every prospect of be- coming one of the greatest industrial centers in New England, it is not en- couraging to see any one of its grow- ing industrials pack bag and baggage and move to some nearby city. The Chamber of Commerce, so we are informed, was largely instrumental in getting the Hartford Auto Parts Company to establish its business within the confines of this city and, with the same amount of tact and perseverence on the part of those who | accomplished that stroke, there is no | reason Why the Waterbury Tool Com- pany cannot be induced to change its plans and stay among/ the elite. Properly approached, the guiding spirits of the Waterbury Tool Com- pany might be shown the advisability of remaining In New Britain. The going away of this company means the breaking up of many friendships, the severence of many ties, business and social, and the cost, in the end, will ‘be cheaper to stay than to go. It is understood the company may not leave until the beginning of the new year. If this is so, the mem- bers of the Chamber of Commerce have a goodly portion of time in which to formulate their plans for keeping the concern here. While not purposing to grant one company any more leeway, than any other firm, New Britain is anxious that its manu- facturing group be kept intact; that it grow with the city and become fixed so that in the years to ! come there may be many pleasant memories of assoclations beneficial to all. While President Wilson was in Princeton, New Jersey, casting his vote in favor of a constitutional amendment granting woman suffrage, i his flancee,. Mrs. Norman Bolling Galt, made the announcement in ‘Washington that she was an anti- suffragist. If for nothing more than political reasons Mrs. Galt is to be congratulated on her decision because it will mean for a United America. ‘With President Wilson pacifying the suffragists and his bride-elect taking care of the “antis” there can be no doubt of how the country will vote at the next Presidential election. A combination like that should catch the votes coming and going. Eugenics for Royalty. (Waterbury Democrat.) The New York Evening Post sug- gests that the eugenists, instead of trying to accomplish the apparent- ly hopeless task of improving the breed of 1,5600,000,000 human be- Jdngs—that being the estimated pop- ulation of the earth—might accom- Plish more by concentrating on a few royal families. Monarchy, according to the ancient view still held by most nations, is the most rational ‘and ef- | ficlent form of government. Evening Post admits that this is true. in theory. But to make monarchy effective, it's necessary to have the ideal philosopher king that Plato recommended, a man who will govern with absolute wisdom and absolute unselfishness. Now suppose you get such a king. What assurances have you that the wisdom and unselfish- ness will last for more than one gen- eration? Heirs-apparent are seldom of the same caliber as their royal sires, It is the great exception to find two really great kings reigning successively, and almost a miracle if three come in a row. The reign- ing houses of Europe are, in gen- { eral, a pretty poor lot. Their strains, if they ever amounted to much, seém to have run out, particularly in Rus- sia, England and Austria. Even Kaiser Wilhelm, the nearest aproach jto a royal genius in Europe, will pass on the crown to a prince who seems to be violent, shallow and in- competent. Mediocre royalty has intermarried generally until the mediocrity is more apparent with every generation. Now, instead of this decadence, why not apply eugen- ics deliberately to the purpose of creating kings of such caliber that royalty may claim again to rule by some sort of divine. right? If na- tions are to have monarchs, let them rear super-men to rule. In the ab- sence of such scientific king-breeding there seems nothing left for the world but democracy. But maybe that's just as well The Allies have organized one | those leagues to enforce peace and we must say that it works fairly well.— Boston Evening Transcript. If the United States is to have large reserve army it will be up the business men of the country see that employes who enlist are subjected to serious financial loss when attending maneuvers, reviews, and camps of instruction.—Boston Globe. a to to How a girl is going to keep up with the various styles in shoes would seem to be quite a problem. Yet most of the shoes appear to have never been worn before. What do they do with their old shoes anyway?—Milwaukee News. These gains and losses of so many yards are apt to muddle the reader so he will not know whether he is read- ing the fooball news or the war re- ports.—Pittsburg Despatch. A man sort of loses his enthusiasm about bending his efforts to get into the Hall of Fame when he sees that one of the conditions of memberships is. that you must have been dead at least ten years.—Ohio State Journal. It they would just close the Panama canal until next spring it would give a whole lot of people a chance to explain what they intended to do in the way of a winter trip—Indianapolis News. If the word of interned German officers cannot be trusted, the govern- ment should consider the propriety of restricting the liberty which they now enjoy.—Philadelphia Ledger. Four American submarines, under their own power, have made the pas- sage of 2,100 miles from San Fran- cisco to Honolulu. A few years ago the practicability of such a perform- ance would have been generally scouted.—Buffalo Courier. England has declared war upon Bulgaria because that nation is at war with Serbia and is an ally of the central powers. Similar logic should have caused Germany to declare war upon Italy, but Germany has done nothing of the kind. No adequate explanation of Germany’s course has ever been given—New York Sun. Twenty-six vessels leaving Amer- ican ports during the fiscal year 1915 were forced to resort to wireless to save the lives of their passengers. In only one case, that of the Lusitania, was there any considerable loss of life. The value of wireless as pro- tection of life at sea has been demon- strated for several vears. It is now accepted as essential on all vessels carrying passengers or with fifty or more in the crew.—Syracuse Post- Standard. It is not too much to say, in con- nection with the activities and ut- terances of several administration officials in connection with shipping legislation, that Washington is actual- ly engaged in a campaign of vilifi- cation of certain of our important men of affairs whose position, so far as the majority of the great business public can see, is far above that of these administration officials in its sincerity of purpose and of expression. —TFinancial America. A very moderate ald given to our merchant marine would revive it and provide more auxiliary tonnage than the Navy asks for. But to revert to that practical, matter-of-fact plan would be to admit that the administration griev- ously deceived itself when it plunged last winter on the ship purchase bill. Pride of opinion is a costly luxury. Rather than confess a blunder, the administration will go on trying to persuade the country to sink fifty million good dollars in a perfectly superfluous and profitless enterprise. —New York Tribune. Don’t Be a Jay Driver. (Kansas City Star.) An unusual number of motor car accidents have been reported in the The[ last few days. There have been sev- eral collisions. In at least one in- stance a car skidded on a sharp curve and turned over. As cars multiply in numbers it is evident that increasingly careful driv- ing is called for. The driver who “hits her up” endangers not only his own safety, but the safety of other motorists. There are drivers who fail to slacken speed when they come to cross streets. There are drivers who dash around corners or across a boulevard at high speed. It cannot be too strongly empha- sized that the really competent driv- er always has his car under control; that he always drives on the theory that every other driver may be care- less or may lose his head. Caution marks the competent driv- er. Recklessness belongs to the jay. The Discredited Dissenter. (New York World.) Mr. Bryan resigned from the office of secretary of state because he be- lieved .that the president’s foreign policy would lead to war with Ger- many. Instead of leading to war, the president’s policy led straight to peace and to one of the most brilliant diplo- matic victories ever -gained by the United Statts. Mr. Bryan is now out against the rresident’s policy of national defense, and his reasons are just as convincing as were his reasons for resigning frem the cabinet. The World hrelieves that in this matter the American people will fol- low President Widson's leadership in preference to Mr. Bryan's leadership, just as they followed the president rather than Mr. Bryan in the nego- | tiations with Germany, of not | COOD ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS NAMED IN INSTITUTE’S LIST THIS WEEK Ballads of a Cheechako, by R. W.| Service. e | Breath of life, by John Burroughs. | “A dozen essays in which Mr. Bur- | roughs sets down his thoughts on the origin and mystery of lite and his objections to the theory that life is explained in terms of physics ard chemistry.’ —A L. A. Booklist. . Day in the moon, Moreux “The author’s long study of the moon from his observatory at Bourges has famailiarized him with every aspect of our satellite, and he has thrown his knowledge into the shape of an imaginary trip to the moon, where he describes all that a visitor would see in a fashion which com- bines picturesque vividness with scien- tific accuracy.”—Book Review Digest, “Without any fanciful absurdities to repel him the reader really experien- ces the novelty of a visit to the jovial old man in the sky."—Independent. .. Essays in social justice, by T. N. Car- ver. “A vigorous, practical and readable discussion, original both in its manner of treatment and in the eniphasis which it places on economic factors. The writer believes that the “senti- mental morality” motive has been overlooked, and dwells on the need of & strong state in adjusting the various conflicting social interests.”—A. L. A. Booklist, by Abbe Th Flower of peace, by Katherine Tynan Hinkson. “It will establish its author defi- nitely in that illustrious line of sing- ers which include George Herbert and Francis Thompson. Here is not mere- ly rhymed piety, but poetry, clear and authentic.”—Literary Digest, Her work displays a delicate touch and fervent faith. There Is a quiet- ness and brooding peace about the book that is most touching.”—Spring- field Republican. . . . Garden cities in theory and practice, being an amplification of a paper on the potentialities of apllied science in a garden city, by A. R. Sennett, 2 volumes. . e In Viking land; Norway, its peoples its fjords and Its flelds, by Win Monroe. . Through the gates of the Nether- lands, by Mary E. Waller. CRi O ‘What of today, by Bernard Vaughan. “Father Vaughan's friends in all parts of our country who have listen- ed to his inspiring Lenten talks will find in‘these papers on the problems and spiritual sources of modern life, the same enspiriting optimism and sane constructive criticism that char- acterized his pulpit utterances. ITe discusses a wide variety of pertinent topics such as: “The real superman; War and empire, War and religion; Marriage; Socialism and christianity; Capital and labor; The woman move- ment; Mogern ideals Servant prob- lem; Social reform and many others.” —Publishers note. . . Educational, Art of public speaking, by J. B. Es- enwein. “The book is a vital treatment of its theme and it is the most compre-, hensive treatment on public speak- ing with which we are acquainted.” —Boston Transeript. .. . Cambridge manuals of Science and literature, Coming of evolution, by Judd. . Heredity in the light of recent search, by Doncaster. Spiders, by Warburton. Natural history of coal, by Arber. Natural history of clay, by Searle. Submerged forests, by Reid. Reyond the atom, by Cox, Introduction to experimental psycho- lcgy, by Myers. | Psychology of insanity, by Hart. Wireless telegraphy, by Fortescue, Story of a loaf of bread, by Wood. Brewing, by Chapman. re- Discipline of the school Morehouse. “The author has a wide and phi osophic view of a very large problem and her treatment is excellent throughout.”—Educational Review. PR Introduction to the study of govern- ment,by L. H. Holt. “The book contains a wealth of facts about the organization of the various governments within its scope ‘and will be of undoubted value to the student who has progressed be- yond the elemental principles of the subject"—Boston Transcript. e Child training as an exact scienc . a treatise based upon the princ ples of modern psychology, nor- mal, and abnormal, by George W. Jacoby. by F. M. * . Lesson in appreciation, by F. H, Hay- ward. “A book designed for teachers and meant to serve as a “guide in develo; ing and appreciation of the beautiful “The little book is simulating and companionable'—Nation, e Outlines of ancient history from the earliest times to the fall of the Roman Empire In the West, A. D. 476, by H. Mattingly. “This is the first of three volumes in which the Syndics of the Cam- bridge university press propose to summarize the history of the world.” “On the whole, the book seems a trustworthy guide upon the lines in- dicated.”—School Review. D Plays for school children, A. M. Lukenhaus, “A book of plays and pageants se- lected from the many that have been prepared and presented by the chil- dren of the one of the public schools of New York.” by Mrs . Principles of educational practice, by Paul Klapper. .. | pers. School kitchen textbook, by Mrs. M. J. Lincoln. “Hlementary, yet inclusive, dfls cussing every phase of household science from viewpoint of school girl.”—A. L. A. Booklist. ..o Teaching children to read, by Paul Klapper. . oae Fiction: by Ethel Sidgwick, leisurely English novel, by the author of “A lady of leisure,” “Promise,” “Succession,” etc. It will be much enjoyed by a few, although it is probably tnot destined to be a “best seller.”—Publisher's note. e 1 ¥ree lance in Kashmire, by G. T | MacMunn. “A romance that will quicken your Llood, and incidentally convey a very ' living conception o6f man’s life and | farings In a most picturesque land at a most stirring time.”"—Dial. PR Duke Jones, “A clever, Harding of loss. ““An enterprising American con- verts his Canadian neighbors to mod- ern methods of farming. A tale of pioneering of today full of incident and color”—Publi e)'s Note. . Allenwood, by H. Bind- Mr. Bingle, by G. B. McCutcheon, “Mr. Bingle, is a poor clerk with a cheery, lovable disposition, who sud- denly falls heir to great wealth. The story of how he proceeded to acquire a family of twelve children and to help along the love affair of a charm- ing girl is full of interest and sur- prises.”—Publisher’s Note. P Research magnificent, by H. G. Wells. “The pursuit of an ideal of nobil- | ity; a dream of making the indi- vidual life a flame or a splendor is the keynote of the book.”—Bookman. ..o Scng of the lark, by W. 8. Cather. “In this book Miss Cather has at- tempted that most dangerous of feats—to trace the genius of genius. The people are all actual persons. It is a story of something better charm—a thing- finished, noble.”—Nation. sound and Where the Censors Stay Home. (Meriden Record.) Of a recent theatrical production put on in New York, a critic in the course of a long article says: “It goes to extremes of undress—almost to actual nudity—that would have astounded the unscphisicated au- diences of five years ago, Unless a girdle of beads be considered a cos- {ume, there are scenes in which the chorus may truthfully be described s wearing no clothes at all. ings are as obsolete as the steel armor cf a mediaeval soldier. A dress not cut to the waist line at the back is curiosity—an impudent attempt at vnwelcome modesty. “As for the spoken lines that pass for the libretto of the new show, there is not a speech or a song that does not affront the most mediocre intelligence.” Despite the fact that all the criticisms of this performance were invariably off the same piece as the above, we have not heard even a peep as to the possibility of anybody mak- ing an attempt to have an expurgated edition of the show. All of which illustrates the peculiar i rsychological streaks which lead to spells of virtuousness which are only exceeded by the swinging of the pen- dulum in the opposite direction. Those who keep tabs on the trend of events know how, semi-occasionally the ‘:censors” in New York and other large cities get busy over something 'and succeed in either elbowing it off the stage or else directing to it the scrt of publicity calculated to defeat the very ends for which they are sup- posed to work. Frequently the play with a big pur- pose, intended to illustrate ideas cal- culated to make a deep impression upon the public, is the one to feel the weight of the censor’s authority while the sort of thing outlined above en- joys freedom from all censure and goes on its way rejoicing with full coffers and light hearts, ‘What Bryan Thinks. (Speech at Providence.) Of all the disreputable papers in the United States, edited without conscience, patriotism or sense of de- cency, The Providence Journal has the reputation of being the worst. My only chance to get anything to the minds of Rhode Islanders is di- rectly. There is no chance to get anything to you through the newspa- They say that newspapers re- place public speaking. The news- paper makes public speaking all the more necessary because you have to offset the subsidized press. Every man who has a purpose in life is siandered by the newspapers. Out west where we are free and not subsidized as you are here in the east, we develop these reforms. That is where they start, and it is through our power that they are car- ried through. An Old-Time Newspaper Man. (Brooklyn Standard-Union.) Sixty-four years with one newspa- per or, to be more accurate, with one newspaper institution, as was Daniel M. Houser of 'the St. Louis Globe- Democrat, who died a few days ago, must be close to the record for con- tinuous service. If not the record, it was certainly long enough to at- tract attention in other newspaper offices. At the age of 17 Houser en- tered the employ of the Union of St. Louis. Later it was merged with the Democrat, and years after that paper was merged with into the Globe-Democrat. ued through these changes and for | 40 years had directed the affairs of the last paper mentioned. a strong personality and was regard- ed as one of the big newspaper men of the middle West. than | Stock- | Mr. Houser contin- * He had | WHAT OTHERS SAY Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office. Committee Assignments. (San Francisco Argonaut.) Bpeaking of Kitchin recalls the fact that upon his initiative some of the more important democrats in the House of Representatives are book- ed for a conference early this month to consider the matter of commm:! assignments in the coming congre When the rulns of the House were “reformed,” #.e power of appcs#hg committees was taken from the speaker. Then the democratic House | turned it over to the ways and means committee, and gradually the ways and means committee turned it over to the chairman, at that time Repre- sentative Underwood, Thus the game | was put back to the point from | which It started—one-man control Mr. Underwood's task was delicata and difficult. The presence of a huge ! democratic majority, with every | mother’s son of them clamoring for | first-class committee places, gave | him many unhappy hours. In party coucus and in the cloakroom it caused him to be stigmatized as a despot. Adroit man that he is, he was not adroit enough to save himself against | many resentments, | Kitchin's task is less difficult. The | party majority is reduced in numbers. ! There are just as many places as ever, | for the majority always takes about two-thirds of the committee member- ships, na matter how small propor- tionately it may be. The coming ¢on- [forence is to determine the manner of selection. Kitchin wants to ap- | pear in the position of being guided by the committee. He is personally popular and he wants to make the least possible sacrifice. Profiting by the experience of Mr. Underwood and avolding certain difficulties under ths expedient of a party conference he stands to pull through in good shape. On the other hand, the case of | Representative Mann, the republican | leader, is one of very serious diff- | culty. He is today where Under- wood was some years ago, He has the same number of committee places to fill, and a great many more m=n to fill them with—many of them very insistent. Moreover, being a re- ceptive candidate for the presidential nomination, he does not want to create any more resentments than he is compelled to. During the yeurs of democratic control Underwocd and Mann have had a working agree- ment by which the latter assigned r.- publicans to committees and passed the list over to the former, who had the committee indorse them and .he House ratify them along with the democratic selections. The republicans conceded to Mann the responsibility of making his own selections. Prac- tically it is up to Mann to assign the | republican committee membershipa. probably he is having a busy time Without doubt he is in receipt of a great many letters from republican members of the new congress asking committee assignments. He is in a position where much is being asked TLLA NEW BRITAIN'S BUSIEST BIG STORE “ALWAYS RELIABLE" , RAINCOATS AIN CAPES UMBRELLAS * We have now a splendid stock of Rain Coats for Women and Children. WOMEN’'S RAIN COATS We are showing some very destinec- tive styles in Brown, Grey, Tan, Blaclk, Navy, also new mixtures, plaids and checks. Priced $3.98, $5.00, $5.98, $7.98, $0.98 and $12.98. See Our Special PRIESTLEY'S CRAVANETTE Rain Coats for Women at $10.00 each. Regular $12.50 value. CHILDREN’S RAIN COATS Two extra values at $1 $2.98 each. CHILDREN'S RAIN CAPES At $1.98 each. UMBRELLAS For the Whole Family. Children's 50¢, 75¢, 98c each. Women's 50c to $4.95 each. Men's 50c to $4.95 each. Women’s Colored Silk Umbrellas~ $2.48 to $4.95 each. Fur Trimmings Fashionable but scarce. See our se- lection, 85c to $3.50 yard. . AT OUR LACE AND TRIMMING % DEPARTMENT See the new metal, Spangled, Silk Brand and Flower trimmings. Coat § and Dress Frogs and Loops. ; 40-inch Georgette Crepes $1.35 40-inch Striped Silk Nets $1.19 40-inch Chiffon Cloth 98¢ yard. COTTON NETS FOR BLOUSES Plain and Figured, 25c to $1.69 yard. 4 Gold and Silver Allovers, and Bandings. D. McMILLAN- 199-201-201 MAIN STHERT Edgings scribes to. For two months Mr. Abofll} will pay Horn the wages he earns as truckman, besides providing for his of him, while at the same time his powers of giving are strictly limited. Truly "a painful position for a man who has his eye on the presidential romination and who would like -to make friends. A Truckdriver's Tenor. (New York World.) From singing “just for jolly,” as he expresses it, on a truck to real vocal exercises in a real studio under a real instructor and with the picture of a fine musical future held before him, and all within a weask, s the experi- ence that has befallen Morris Horn, a Roumanian Jew of thirty years. A weck ago Saturday Horn lost his job as a driver. The following Mon- day morning he started from Nine- teenth street - and Seventh avenue afoot to look for another. His wan- derings led him to ' Seventy-second and Broadway, where he decided to have a look at the river. 1In Seventy- second street through a window he heard some one singing, and noted that the brass plate on the door bore the inscription “Aborn Classes for Operatic Training."” Seated on a hench on Riverside drive, Horn recalled that lle had often been complimented for his nln'ing, al- though he didn’t know a note of music nor had he ever seen the interior of a studio. He is an Odd Fellow, -nd members of his lodge had told him he should do something with his voice. On his truck seat and to the accompaniment of the thud of the big packing cases that his 180 pounds let him toss about, he was accustomed to give his reper- toire of Roumanian folk songs. “Donia” he sang often, the most popular song in all Europe, he says, and always the favorite with those | for whom he worked. But it was in a language few understood and it would not do for exhibition purposes. Then, in his pocket, his hand came upon a crumpled piece of paper upon which were the words of “My Song,” by Harry Rowe Shelley. The music had been taught to him three weeks | befcre by a friend of his lodge and | he had committed the words to mem- | ory. With this vocal asset Horn made his way to the Aborn studio, hesitatingly rang the bell and inquired if there was anybody in who wished to try his voice. Mme. A. A. Parker, who has a studio in the ‘building, volunteered, | and, as she happened to have the manuscript of the Shelley song, Horn got out his words. One verse re- vealed the story to Mme. Parker, and Horn was told to return the following day and sing for Milton Aborn. “Mrs. Parker said my voice had the wallop,”” said Horn yesterday, “so I was on hand. If Mr. Aborn can make a singer out of me I will do my part.” As a consequence Horn, at the end of this week. will give up a job he landed last Wednesday as driver for a furnMure dealer in Seventh avenue and next Monday will place himselt under the instruction of Mr. Aborn. The opera impressario has made this proposition, which Horn sub- keep and supplying his vocal instrucs tion. If Horn shows progress the ars rangement will continue until su time as Horn will be in a position ‘a turn his notes into money. < “He has a remarkable baritons voice,” avers Mr. Aborn, “that may possibly develop into a dramatic tenoss I trust so, for good tenors are scarce. His knowledge of music is nil, but he has a correct ear and considerable talent and feeling. I think I have a find. At any rate I have enough fai| in him to make the proposition have.” Horn in singing for the gathering of newspaper men yesterday made an ex- cellept impression not only by the natural beauty of his big voice, stilly uneven and uncontrolled, of course, but also by his sincerity and show of gratitude for what is to be done for him. S SQETRT . -ty What The Press Thinks. (Providence Journal) William Jennings Bryan. f On another page this morning willy be found some of (he germs of oras tory thrown to the people of Proyl- dence yesterday by the late Williath Jennings Bryan. The Journal s “without conscience or sense of de- cency,”—"the most disreputable newss paper in the United Statos.” It is part of the “subsidized press. How glibly the word “subsidized™ falls from his lips. We seem to hear in it the echo of the German prnfi: ganda with which Mr. Bryan Js closely in sympathy. The journal exs posed his secret .and unbelievably treacherous dealings with Dumba while he was still disgracing the officd of Secretary of State,—and therefors the Journa! is disreputabie and withs out patriotism. He charges that the newspapers of the country have never given him & chance to be heard;—this from thé lips of the individual who, next té Theodore Roosevelt, has filled more _ columns of the newspapers than l‘\!' living man. The people know Mr. Bryan pret! thoroughly. They know him for cowardly trickster whi withdrew Trom the Cabinet of.the United States the most critical moment in its his, tory and put forth a trumped-up lie 88 the reason for his action. They kno¥ him for a braggart and a fool W in the {ll-fitting robe of spiritus teacher, has really one object in lifés —the accumulation of dollars. The¥ know him for a mountebank and & hypocrite, from whose lips on the pub- lic platform roll the high precepts f the Prince of Peace while he haggles like a fishwife over the price to be. paid for his performances, “traveling s expenses additional.” v Clarke as a Slide Expert. (Rrooklyn Eagle.) The author of “Kelly and Bu and Shea,”: J, I. C. Clarke, i# & go poet and a fine newspaper maj When he eesays to tell Goethals hi to deal with the Culebra slides, h ever, he has chosen his “terrain” badly,