New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 1, 1915, Page 6

Sunda atly (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p..m. [Herald Bullding, 67 Church St at the Past Office at New Britain Second Class Mall Matter. d by carricrs to any part of the city p Cents a Week, 65 Cents a Month. ptions for paper to be sent by mall ayable In advance, 60 Cents & Month, 37.00 a year. ly profitable advertising medium In city. Clrculation books and press oom always open to advertisers. prald will ve found on sale at Hota- News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- New York City; Board Walk, laatic City and Hartford depot. TELEPHONE CA. Dffice . o Rooms HERICAN DEFENSE DAY.” day, December 6, the day. on congress is scheduled to con- has been chosen by the Ameri- lefense society as a timely occa- n which to bring before the s of this country the need of te defense. The day will be h as “American Defense Day.” planned to hold mass meetings emonstrations in favor of sub- l preparedness. In’the event is an_earlier opening of Congress chesen for that occasion will gerve the purpose of those who t to fight the extreme pacifists, len who see war breeding in any toward preparedness. le it may not be well to hold yed mass meetings and demon- bns for the sake of parading the hess of the United States in re- 0 its defensiveness it is never- a wholesome thought to arouse tional interest in any work that b safety for the nation. ‘When said and done the Unitel States herica in its weakest moment is ald of any nation on the globe. pments of trial and tribulation triotism of the American people ever been impeached. We have glance baek over the pages of [y for. proof of this. All our ave tested the spirit of patriot- But these wars wére, for the part, fought 'under ° difficulties, hstanding the-fact we came ctorigus. . The United States has been ;prepared for any war in it ever engaged,—not even the sh war. And yet our soldiers ailors triumphed. How much they could or would have done reparedness been attendant upon no one can say. How much ly and sickness and death could been averted no medicsl man ompute, And yet, with ail this are ‘peoplé heré today who will any step that means for greater jency of olit mien in ‘case of war. paredness ' does not necessarily e itself to the narrow definition confer upon it,—rather does it dy the entire 'gamut of human ties even to the avoidance ar.' If the National Defense an be made a dignified means of g off the cloak. of lethargy from hmerican people it need never gize for its existence. Its sup- rs must realize that. moderation |l things is a commendable doc- If the thing is not overdone, se Day may prove a worthy in- jon. Let us hope so. CKLING FOREIGN TRADE. eresting indeed is the news of "'NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1915, intimated a;possibility of the govern- ment taking over the coneernsin the event it. proved a Iosln:’proposithm. If the ship purchase bill should be passed at the next session of Congress, there could then be no doubt which ways the wind blows. Even the staunchest enemies of the La Follette bill would not be averse to seeing the Pacific and Eastern Steamship company prove successful. “But,”” they argue, "it cannot be | done; at least, not under present con- ditions.” There will have .to be a radical change in the national polioy if the growth of American shipping in the foreign trade is to ever mani- fest itself, say these folk. And, as yet, no one has proved them wrong. They have figures to show that when it comes to ocean jransportation we are even behind the poorest nations in the world; that American ships registered for foreign trade on June 80, of this year, numbered but 2,768 of 1,818,776 gross tons, whereas the United States in 1863 had 2,026,114 gross tons in the foreign trade. Those figures show our Civil War days to be far advanced over present day conditions in our shipping in the foreign trade. And yet, there Is only one country which has a greater total merchant tonnage than the United States and that is Great Brit- ain. We had, on June 30, last, 26,- 877 vessels in our merchant marine, | according to official figures from the Department of Commerce, and these vessels represented a tonnage of 8,319,486 gross. Yet, for the most part, as can be seen by the small tonnage in the foreign trade, these ships are engaged in coastwise, lake, and river trade and are therefore not subject to the same conditions im- Posed by foreign competition. There can be no doubt that the La Follette seaman act is driving our ships from the foreign trade routes. The one stipulation that seventy-five per cent. of the crew in all departments must be able to understand any order given by the officers is one of the objection- able features to the bill from a busi- ness man’s standpoint because, while this is primarily intended as a safe- guard against disaster in time of ac- cident, in the long run it means | American ship owners cannot com- pete with foreign labor. Asiatic crews can be employed at the lowest cost, yet this law expels them from Amer- jcan service while not effecting foreign vessels competing against our own. This, tersely, is a presentation of's few phases ¢f the merchant ma- Tine quéstion. If the mew steamship company can succeed whére others failed or lost heart, well and good; but what if it canmot be done? This is a question in which all Americans who are even remotely connected with oversea commerce are vitally inter- ested. It will be a paramount is- sue at the next Congress. cause victory will be costly and layed.——New York Tribune. one electric lamp the flute, with an- other the oboe, wWith another the cor- ret, with others string instruments, and so on down the musical Just how he got the bass drum sound is not stated. At any rate all the sounds are there in the electric bulbs £0 that when you go home in the af- ternoon from a busy day at the office all you need do is turn on the switch scale. | and the electric lamps will play your favorite melody,—anything from rag- time to grand opera. The only trouble about the “music of the lamps” be found in the wee sma’ hours of the morning when KEos is poising her pretty nose over the horizon. Who wants a brass band to welcome him hcme after a night out? will FACTS AND FANCIES. British soldiers fighting in the Flan- ders trenches are employing clubs, weigntéd with lead and studded with boot tacks, in their hand-to-hang fighting. Stone hatchets are next.— Buffalo Commercial. Porter Charlton will have to go to jall for twenty-nine days for killing his wife. If he had elected to kill her at home instead of in Italy he could scarcely have done better than that.— Syracuse Post-Standard. The heartless ones rcjoiced too soon. Comes the news that American ingenuity has found the secret of per- oxide, so that Europe will not be de- pended on and the blond we will still have with us.—Pittsburg Dispatch. When an up-to-date European ruler looks over the field of carnage he becomes impressed with the feeling that the chap who declared a sucker was born every minute must have been a pessimist.—Washington Post. The secretary of the treasury has promised, according to the Kansas City Journal, that Kansas City shall have a $8,000,000 postoffice building. Sombody may yet have to explain to Mr. McAdoo that being the president’'s son-in-law does not give aim authori- ty to act in place of congress—Roches- ter Democrat and Chronicle. Germany has failed at the Marne and the Niemen. She has failed to get a decision in the field, as the Con- federacy failed. Her defeat in the war is as certain as was that of the Confederacy after Gettysburg—unless she can tire out her opponents and persuade them to forego victory be- de- Railroad freight rates are fixed ar- bitrarily by government authority Common wisdom dictates that the lines should be allowed to earn enough for maintenance and opera- tion, and to produce a dividend for stockholders, the general withdrawal of whose transportation system. Jus- tice to the rallroads as a requirement for national prosperity is a topic (o which congress should give serious at- tention.—Buffalo Courler. ‘When peace is declared not only will Europe no longer need to buy war “THE MUSIC OF THE LAMPS.” When Eos, rosy fingered gently lifted the veil of night and kissed sleep from earth she first di- rected her golden. glances to a monu- ment at Thebes, in Egypt, erected to the memory of her son Mamnon who died at the hands of Achilles. And when the first rays of the morning sun,—Helios the lover who always fol- lowed Eos,—touched this wonderfu! memento of Memnon it gave forth a sound like the snapping of a harp string. And all this which happened morn, ncorporation at Albany ¢ Sat- v last of the Pacific and Eastern Inship Company. Interesting be- p the company, which is capital- at $2,000,000, announces its in- jon to put in operation a line amships to ply between both the ptic and Pacific coasts of the ed States and the Far East. important of all is the fact that P ships will fly the American flag. eyes of the entire nation will be ed on this daring venture be- e thereiu politicians see a chal- of the Wilson administration hose who declare no American hant Marine can live undq)‘ the ng Seaman’'s Law. It is even pd that the American government ds ready to help the success of venture which has been fostered financed by both American and ese capitalists. Washington des- fhes aver that officlals of the jon Administration are pinning faith and hopes on the Chinese- rican Company and are trusting the appearance of this shipping ern will alleviate the conditions he Pacific coast caused by the drawal of the ‘“Pacific Mail” the Far-Eastern trade. The etaries of Commerce and the sury, respectively, who have Bed that the La Follette bill did fause the Pacifi¢’ Mail to go out [Pusiness but rather a desire to P large profifs in the sale of its €ls, will hdle’ 4 sufficlent ground their charges should this new PANY DProye successful. There can little doubt that the government Is encouraged the organization this ‘mew ¢ompany in more ways jn onels It has already been de- that-Washilfitton offclals had many thousand years ago, in the time when no man knows, is the first in- stance we have of the transmission of light rays directly into sound waves. Just to prove that the gods of old do -not compare with mere men of today, a New York scientist has solved the riddle of Memnon. He has brought tradition up to date. He has svucceeded in making electric light bulbs give forth even more beautful sounds than those emitted from the giant statue on the plains of Egypt when the morning sun kissed the darkness of night adieu. Even the greatest symphony orchestras must take to the background when this New Yorker turns on the lights and lets the music play. ‘The music of the lemps” he calls it, a music of light rays. It requires the effort of no great musician to play the most soulful melodies on the lamps, All that is necessary, we are told, is the trans- mission of electric current to the elec- tric lamps which give out the musle. How very simple. Anyone with the price to pay an electric light bill can €: jJoy this wonderful experience, ‘‘the music of the lamps.” For as this scientist himself says,—his name |is Deforest,—'‘we have achieved at last the transmission of light rays directly into sound rays. That which hither- to has been only for the pleasure of the eye can now be a pleasure also to the ear.” We owe a debt of gratitude to this man Deforest. It was while experi- menting with a wireless telephone de- supplies from us in prodigious vol- ume and at high value, but Europe will not buy from us anything else that she can do without. Financially ex- hausted, the belligerent nations of to- day instead of paying out money to the limit of their capacity will want to take in mnoney in any and every way they can get it. Against this industrial invasion the republican par- ty proposes preparedness by the res- toration of tariff barriers agalnst the forelgn attacks. President Wilson and 'mis democratic party declare that as long as they are in control of the gov- ernment there will be no return to the old tariff system whether the war ends or goes on.—New York Press. Unchanged, (New Haven Register.) There is a storm of newspaper ar- ticles, editorials, communications, poems, over the shooting of Mits Cavell. The weekly and the monthty magazines will keep up the rain of them. Tt is the expression of human chivalry, set in tribute to one woman who gave her life for what she be- lieved to be her duty—and to the sav- ing of others. N If a man had done just what Miss Cavell did, and suffered the same death, would his fate have aroused the same expression? Many men have done as much as she did; they have been praised for it, if the world knew of it. But the world has not known of it as In the case of this woman. And the world has not known of it because they were men. There was not the thrill in their action, not the sensa- tion in it. Praise they have, but the biood of the nations does not stir for them as it does for this one woman. There is no denying it. This differ- ence is because she is a woman. It i#¥ more notable, more thrilling, more pity-inspiring, for a woman to give up her life for a cause than it is for a man to do the same. She gave up her life in the most spectacular way —not, however, that she had the choice of ways. And the nations pro- test because the German authorities did not grant her some immunity, some mitigation for the reason that she was a woman. They treated her precisely as they would have treated a man. To a man in her position im- mediate death would have been in- evitable. Most persons who know the facts, would have expected noth- ing else. Perhaps it is too much to expect those who are working and shouting and marching to bringt about political equality hetween the sexes to notice these things. But others, with the will tector he discovered that when the circuits were connected in a certain manner a clear musical sound = was produced. After further experiments, it is affirmed, he changed the tone into a variety of sounds, imitating with and opportunity to think, must see them. There once was a mock suf- frage toast: “To woman; once our superior, now our equal.” Is it pos- sible to make it come literally true. If it is, long may God spare us the day of universal suffrage, McMILLAN’S)| NEW BRITAIN’S BUSIEST BIG STORE “ALWAYS RELIABLE" SALE OF LADIES DRESSES $9.98 each Values Up to $16.50 TODAY AND TOMORROW Dresses in Taffeta, Char- meuse, Satin and Serge and Taffeta Combinations, all new styles in an excellent assort- ment to choose from. Colors are mostly navy and black and a few green and ‘brown, are in the lot. We make no charge for alterations. FLANNELETTE NIGHT GOWNS, NIGHT SHIRTS AND PAJAMAS Women’s in white and col- ors 75¢, 98c each. Sizes up to 20-inch neck. Women’s Extra Heavy Flannelette Gowns, at 49c¢ each. . Children’s at 49¢ each. Men’s Domet Night Shirts, 50c and 75¢ each. Children’s one-piece Pa- jamas, at 50c suit. 2-piece Pajamas at 75c suit. Men’s Domet Pajamas, at 98¢ suit. NEW IMPORTED BEAD- ED BAGS Priced $1.50 to $4.98 each. Our own importation for the holiday of these exclusive bags we therefore offer some unusual values. 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We here mention just a few of the Free Souvend FOR MEN Trays, ete, FOR CHILDREN—Dolls, FOR THE HOUSEHOLD— Beautiful Cut Framed pictus T IN BASEMBENT—WISE Punch Bowl ¢ —Safety Razor Sets, Smoking Stands, Thermos Bottles, Bags and Suit Cases, Teddy Bears, Knife, Fork and Spoon Sets and ma lass, Lamp, Glassware, Chinawarce, Brass Umbrella Stands, 1 hundreds of other useful articles, ITH & CO.—Hartford, Conn. ving Trays a Man, Brass Ash other things, Rich Plush Coats Handsome Corduroy Coats All at Anniversary Sale Prices Dame Fashion saye Plush and Corduroy for Coats, and the styles in which these two made this season are marvelously handsome. materials are They come in many attractive models. both plain and fur trimmed. 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Evidences of “Kultur.” (Bridgeport Standard.) We inferentially complimented that portion of the officers of the interned (German cruisers at Norfolk, Va., who had not broken their parole, but had shown respect for the oath which is usually supposed to pledge the honor of the man who takes it. We would have been pleased to have gone on re- garding these officers as gentlemen had not the recent conduct of certain cf them at Norfolk thrown suspicion upon the character of the lot. It seems that the people who constitute the society part of the population at Norfolk and vicinity have been exert- ing themselves to mitigate by social amenities the tedium of the enforced confinement of the Germans. They have been invited to clubs, parties and social functions of various kinds and a real effort made to make their lives somewhat pleasanter. Thig effort does not appear to have called out any signs of appreciation on the part of the German officers, but their manners have been boorish and | cffensive and their ments on America, its pusillanimity and imbecility” have showed smail consideration for the feelings of those whose guests they were. On one occa- sion a German officer present with a company of American ladies and gen- tlemen ‘denounced the Americans as cowards, and challenged any one pres- ent to dispute him.” We are sorry to ‘“sneering com- say that there was no male American present who could give him the return for his insolence that he deserved and it remained for a young woman to properly characterize him and shut kim up. It is not often that the people of Virginia are wanting in such mat- ters and it is by no means characteris- tic of them as a class. We are pleased to know that they have withdrawn as a general thing from social intercourse with these men and have called in the cards extended to them by the social clubs of the neighborhood. Indiana’s Centennial, (Indianapolis News.) The centennial commission has probaby acted wisely in deciding to concentrate its attention on two prin- cipal celebrations. These, according to present understandings, will ba in Indianapolis and Corydon. As tha capital and largest city. Indianapolis has first claim to the most elaborate ceremony. On account of its historic ociations, Corydon should have u arge share In the celebration. Ac- cording to reports of the commission's recent conference, the centennia] ob- vances will begin at Corydon May 13, 1916, and will conclude Decem. ber 11. May 13 will be the centennial of the constitutional election, and December 11 that of admission day In September or October the general official demonstration and pageant will take place in Indianapolis, In connection with the Corydon arrange- ments other southern Indiana cities are expected to co-operate, Corydeg fe one of the most interesting spols in the state, and it should be possilile to attract a large number of peopls to the old capital. 4 George Ade suggests that the stato commission present a historical me- tion picture reproducing chief points in the state’s history from the earliost times on down o the present d This.appears to be practicable though it would, of course, cost & great deal of money. It would have to be well staged. Indiana’s history is rich in picturesque and stirring events. It had its pioneer life, rough as any. Its political campaigns, 1*8 part in the civil war, its transsition from wilderness to territory, terfi- jtory to sparsely settled state, and Browth to be one of the most In portant of the commonwealth ought to supply any scenario writer or pro- ducer with sufficlent material. People throughout Indiana will ho, pleased to learn that the centennial commission is making progress. There is need for quick work. Only a few months remain for preparation, If an elaborate pageant is planned for Indianapolis no time should be 1 in procuring a competent director. 2 too, with the film suggestion. It this is actually indorsed it should be taken up vigorously and made a work of historical record and educational value. y