New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 9, 1915, Page 6

y SRITAIN HERALD | RALD PUBLISHING GOMPANY, Proprietors. daily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. Herald Building., 67 Church St d at the Post Office at New Britaln @s Second Class Mail Matter. d by carriors to any part of the city 15 Cents a Week, 65 Cents a Month. iptions for paper to be y mall payable in advance, 6 Uonth. 37.00 prly profitable advertising medium in Sity. | Circulation books and press Foom always open to advertisers. ald will be found on sale at Hota- News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- ¥ New York City; Board Walk, lautie City and gu-m:ra depot. ;ELEPHONE CALLS. | “MOST HATED NATION.” eaking before the Massachusetts h of the national security league n of world-wide fame gave utter- bto th ent that the United 5 is t ‘hated nation of world. He gave a: 1is reason this the tact that s country not taken sides one vay or the in the present European war, se the people of America are ng wealthy on the trade of the Ing nations and because they are erned in the ur?uildlng of a ‘hant marine service. ere is much truth in what the leman says. Travelers from all of the world will attest the p thing. The statement has been that in the..Bri¢ish- dominions Ind . the seas #ri ns are the ‘hated peoplé on thg earth. One ‘g0 ne further than Canada for bstantiation of this. Turn about other way and cross over in ico. There the “Gringoes,” as we alled, outrank even Satan him- for being down-right hated. t they thl‘n}( of Americans in n Has never been translated. , 'France, Russia, England, all lies, find many reasons for hat- [America and things American. this in spite of the fact that rica has done more than any Ir natton to alleviate their suffer- It has been our American Red that has taken care of the nded of these nations. Yet they t more than this aid. They more than we as a democracy give. The same holds true Germany and her allies. They us in Germany for reasons dia- jcally opposed to those of Eng- i but they hate us just the same, their hate is just as intense. And America that is hated so sincere- s the same America that has ed out its sympathy and its ma- 1 goods for the succor of Bel- n and Servia and Poland,—the e, charitable, | happy-go-lucky prica . aturally, all this hatred for Amer- for people and things American, been worked into intense heat he war. We are condemned for g neutral; we are scorned for be- unneutral. No matter which we turn we are held up to ridi- b. - We are put in the crucible and lare found wanting. Public opinien almost every nation on the globe being formed against the United es and its people. And, because peoples of the nations now at are laboring under the fever of ted jealousign.and bigotries the pressions béing formed in America @re very likely They are apt to be handed rn to the next generation. Thus love and esteem for America d by those of the past century are fin. bably destined to be changed into | red and contempt before another r. of war passes. 8o it is— rely. human nature asserting t s not a pretty thought., this templation that America and its Ople 'are the most hated on’ the th. But it is worthy of con- eration, as' it is some times good reflect on other things. And, it ght be well while on the subject } Hate to consider the question of r.\ For, as Love is the synonym Peace, 5o it is true that Hate and have a similar relation to each er. . This granted, can one Wil- m Jennings Bryan and his coterie peace-at-any-price men believe at the United States of America, rdially hated as it must be, will al- s be immune from attack? In doctrine thereiis too much of the | ff that makes for dreams. THE DANISH WEST INDIES. Because Denmark has expended 'ge sums of money on a small group islands she possesses off the south- 8t coast of Cuba, and because she S continued spending this' money ithout realizing any material bene- + there is rumor that she might sell the Unitea states. The Danish est Indies, as these islands are jiown, have been enhanced in value nee the opening of the Panama anal. It is known that several na- ons have contemplated their npur- ase. Sentiment in the United States against gatrhermg in any more ter- l it- | ritory, gither by direct purchase or conquest, although these islands would prove of great strategic and com- merclal importance for almost any world power. The United States has negotiated for their purchase. Some ten or twelve years ago a bill was in- troduced in Congress asking for four million dollars to this end. Five years ago Denmark made a direct ofter, which ‘was withdrawn before Uncle Sam had time to act. Now it is said the powers that be at Copenhagen are anxious to put through the deal. Congress, in December, may be asked to act on this question, although it is improbable it will be considered seri- ously. TAKING AS HIS TEXT. What will William Jennings Bryan, the great Grape Juicer, have to say now that President: Wilson has taken to quoting the Bible in defense of preparedness? ' The Commoner is wont to refer to the Holy Scriptures for answers to all things. Probably he may find a way to combat these lines which the President admits having very much in mind recently, and which he has sent to a friend. They are the first six verses in the thirty-third chapter of the great Prophet Ezekial, and run as follows:— “Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them: ‘When I bring the sword upon the land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: “If, when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he bloweth a trumpet and warn the people, “Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet and taketh not warn- ‘ing; if the sword come and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. “He heard the sound of the trumpet and took not ‘warning, his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul: “But if the watchman see the sword come and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.” WHAT CAN BE DONE. There are many who believe Great Britain will successfully evade the warning issued by the United States anent the violation of legitimate and neutral Americah trade. This for the reason that Great Britain's very life may depend upon the manner in which she adheres to the blockade she has set up against Germany and Austria-Hungary. Very true! Great Britain will exert her every power to get away from the net spread by Sec- | retary of State Lansing in his con- vincing arguments against the illegal practices of the British. If worse comes to worst, however, the United States has a remedy at hand, and a very good although a somewhat se- vere one. Knowing that Great Brit- ain and her Allies are absolutely de- pendent upon the munitions of war which are being sent from this coun- try the President could legally order an embargo upon the shipment of these articles from the United States. Or, on the other hand, the people of the United States could easily cut down their credit loans to Britain and therein would prove another very great embarrassment. There are many ways of imposing retaliation, and all within the law. True it is | that warring nations are generally averse to accepting recognized prin- | ciples of international law when by Iso doing their very existence is at stake. But that is no reason why neutral the consistent violation of these prinei- | Ples. The substitution of force for law may be well and good between belligerents; but when ters the controversy law must reign ! supreme. It is therefore plainly | Great Britain who must choose whether the United States is to adopt ! retalitory methods. The warning i has been given. must not . be in vain. COMMUNICATED. New Britain, Conn., November 8, 1915. To the Editor of the Herald:— Dear Sir:—To settle an argument will you please state which method of dating a letter is preferred:—Placing the city, state and date in th> right hand side at the top of the page or in the lower left hand corner at the bot- tom of the page? Great nations should tolerate a neutral en- It Broad street. In business letters it is always prop- er to place the name of the city, state, and the datein the upper right hand corner of the first page Personal let- ters in the olden times were subject to the same rule; but styles change and many women letter writers are now in the habit of placing this in- formation in the lower left hiund cor- ner at the bottom of the last page. This is purely a matter of taste. To be exceedingly proper the old conven- { tional method of using the upper right hand corner should be followed. —Ed. Scanning the New | The Serbs are shot to pieces if We read the news aright. I’ursued by hordes of Teutons, Remain in steady flight. The eyes of all the world are on This awful game of tag. The blood of men Runs free again, And the Gods their signals wag. they Since Adam was a boy we have Been working to make right The bulwarks of the human race; Until, at present height, Some atom Was removed by force From out the high king row. The cry is kill! Your blood lust fill! Destroy with mighty blow! The demands on us for We'll fill their orders Another set of factories have Been built at Croesus’ call. Potential death our stock in trade, Red gold is our return. ¥ Let them proceed, We are in need. Go on, and kill, and rape, and burn. arms go on. all. The British Lion is peevish o'er That recent blockade note. “The freedom of the seas” may change Br'er Lion to Br'er Goat. The New Haven case is jumping round From boat lines to a train. Financially, The road, we see, Is coming back again. Out Kansas way the State Normal School students have organized the “Anti-Ain’t Association,” the object being to foster “the correct use of simple English.” Very good; but this organization will soon go the way of all the others, the ‘‘Anti-Slang So- ciety,” the ‘“‘Anti-Split Infinitive So- ciety,” and others. It is a long, hard row, this curtailing of street speech. FACTS AND FANCIES, Compared with that European war, the accounts of that Carranza-Villa conflict down in Mexico make it seem as tame as Rugby football com- pared to the American college game. —Syracuse Herald, Because Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes of the Supreme Court of the United States used the expression ‘“‘the defendant kicked against this,” a great ado has been made of slang receiving recognition from high judicial authority. Mr. Justice Holmes, the distinguished soldier son of Oliver Wendell Holmes, is recognized as a purist in the use of the English language and any ex- pression emanating from him will be accepted in “Boston tewn” a standard.—Albany Journal. Japan, Great Britain and Ru a proposed to China that she postpone her consideration of the formation of a monarchy. China refused and the question is being decided by the Chi- nese people. For the first time in vears all the rest of the world—ex- cept Japan, Great Britain and Rus- sia—will doff hats to the nation of the queues. For the first time in years China has had the courage of her convictions and has very prop- erly told outsiders to mind their own business.—S8t. Louis Times. as Faults there are in plenty in Amer- ican life. We do many things in a slipshod way; we are inclined to be too optimistic; we brag a good deal, although not as much as formerly. There are many things we can learn from the other side of the Atlantic. But we stand by the principles of government that we have established and here, as nowhere else in the world, very man has a voice in de- termining what things are to be done and who shall do them.—Amsterdam Recorder. \ A Man Who Needs a Rest. (New Haven Register.) It shouldn’t be surprising that Brand Whitlock, our minister to Bel- gium, is headed for “God’s country” for ‘a breathing spell. He has becn for the better part of two years at « task which would tax any man's stamina, and any physician who has ordered him to quit for while needs no better guarantee that he knows his business. Nobody but Mr. Whitlock can fully appreciate what it means to have the country to which you are accredited as a minister seized by an invader, yet to be permitted to remain as Tepresentative of a coun- iry bound to regard that invader's actions with neutral eyes. He best can sense the difficulty of standing there for more than a vear as a de- fender of his country's interests on the one hand, and a distrubutor of its benefactions and a dispassionate champion of humanity on the other. Compelled by mere mercy to do many things which might be construed as a criticism of Germany, he has at the same time had to preserve diplomatic relations with Germany. It must gen- erally be conceded that he has per- formed this difficult task with credit to his country and to himself. It has been a considerable strain, and he needs at least a temporary relief from it. It ig affirmed and denied that Min- ister Whitlock is coming home to stay, Germany having requested his with- érawal. Thig does not seem credible. If there is any trouble, it is over the Cavell case. The facts of that, as they affect Mr. Whitlock, seem to be that he did appeal to the German authori- ties for clemency to the condemned nurse. Further than that, he had some perfectly legimate correspond- ence with the British government over the case, which that government has cmbarrassed him by unwarrantably making public. It may be that the Germans are displeased at this, but if they reflect, they will not let their dis- pleasure reach the point of securing his removal. For they might have a much less satisfactory man at Brus- sels. Perhaps, however, they do not want us to have' any man at Brus- sels. “Little Dinners.” (Bridgeport Telegram.) Some interesting political history in the Connecticut Legislature, with special reference to the Senate ag & bulwark of railroad interests in the old days, is being disclosed by the letters made public in New York at the trial of former directors of the New Haven railroad for criminal vio- lation of the anti-trust laws, The disclosures deal with the great battle which the late John M. Hall, then President of the New Haven system, waged against the extention of the trolley in Connecticut, a bat- tle in which the railroad and one part of the lobby was badly defcated. Reference is made to “little din- ners” for the Railroad Committee and for Senators. In that session, as in almost all others until 1915, when remarkable departure was made, the railroad attorneys ‘‘set up” the Railroad Committee and that bedy carried the same load of sus- picion and discredit that has been attached to every Railroad Committee within the memory of the oldest Capitol tor around Legislative times. Also as in other years the House took intense delight in swat- ting that Committee, while the Senate generally backed it up. In this year, however, the trolley extension was 50 strongly demanded by the people, ard it was so easy to offer induce- nients, that even the Senate left its Tailroad moorings to be on the side Ccf general public desire. Those who recall the session of 1897 and 1899, when the fight be- tween the railroad and the trolley interests was at its height, will re- member the many interesting battles Wwhich took place over trolley charters which in any way approached rail- Toad territory. It was in these battles that the late State Senator Allan W. Paige gained his influence, at that time leading the trolley companies in the effort to acquire a foothold. He was on the popular side then and almost invari- ably won. Of the effectiveness of those “little dinners” there was no doubt among certain Senators, and with the Rail- road Committee. But when it came to do battle in open the memory of the dinners was not strong enough to overcome the public demand for trelley development. There is one strikingly interesting disclosure in a letter written by Presi- dent Hall to no less a distinguished person that the late States Attorney Samuel Fessenden. The particular fight involved at that time was over the Montville elcctric road which was to parallel the New TLondon and Northern and Norwich and Worcester branch of the New Haven road. True to its record the subservient Railroad Committee, of which the late State Senator Kendall was chair- man, voted unfavorably upon the proposed charter. When the report was made to the senate the chairmas raoved to indefinitely postpone, but s defeated. An effort was to he > to reconsider after the bill was :d, and here it was that influence L hagged right and left. The late Governor George E. Lounsbury was in the Senate at that time and he supported generally trol- Jey development, This fact was noted by the railroad men and they wanted Mr. Fessenden’s- influence to get a change of heart. It does not appear that Mr, Fessenden was successful, if he tried. George E, Lounsbur a man who did his own thinking. He was one of the best Legislators and Governors Connecticut ever had. There is one very interesting pas- sage in the Hall letter to Mr. Fes- senden relative to the position of Representative Robert Coit of New London, then in the House. The letter said Coit had *very foolishly” pledged himself for the charter, be- cause he wanted to go to the Legi: lature, “but was at heart against it.” There was a fear that if the bill passed the Senate and went to the House, Coit would lead the fight and win, which would settle the matter, hence the desire for a reconsideration in the Senate. Tt is a pretty bit of Legislative his- tory, all well known to those who were present during the session. How the rallroad was defeated is a mat- ter of record and it all but broke President Hall's heart. What the Boys Can Do, (Norwich Bulletin.) The idea of giving the boys a chance to get thoroughly in touch with agricultural problems and mod- crn methods of farming by interesting them in' such work through boy’s clubs and contests has been recognized throughout the country as one of much value. There is 1ly a state where it is not being carricd out in Stme manner and the appcarance in VEashington of a party of voung men representing the winners of con- tests in their particular line of effort from the state of California, shows not only that interest can he develop- ed, but that the education thus gained its bound to be of much valve to the state as well as the individual. Some idea of the importance of their accomplishments is given by the statement that their efforts have re- sulted in an increase of 400 per cent. of the average yield of the potato Taiser of that state, that pork raising ‘has been so carefully studied and fol- lowed that porkers have been made to gain three pounds a dayv for ten consecutive days and that a profit of as much as $250 an acre has been made on potatoes and mixed vege- tables. These results from California are orly in keeping with similar records which have been made by in other sections of the count is especially gratifying that the move- ment is meeting with such excellent results. What they have done others can do and are doing and the rewards which go to the winners in contcsts of that character are spurring along an interest which means much to the future of agriculture in this country. a The outlook for reconstruction in Mexico is not very hopeful if it must be delayed until every little band of cut throats has been wiped out of existence.—Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. WHAT OTHERS SAY Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office. ‘Wisdom of Rost. «Norwick Record.) By spending fifteen hours in bed. | Mr, Edison both makes it clear that | he is not the superhuman of legend, and shows that he has learned the wisdom of taking his rest when he needs it. Trivial as the incident is, it ought to be given wide publicity sim- ply for the reason that some harm has been done by accounts of his| working twenfy hours or so a day. | In several cases, ambitious young men | have done damage to their health by | adopting too hastily his theory that | three or four hours of sleep suffices. | There are exceptional persons of _ whom thic seems to be measurably | true; at any rate for long periods they can keep up a high pitch of efficiency on less than half the ordinary allow- tnce of sleep. To take them as ex- emplars, however is dangerous in | proportion to the energy and will ! Power of the experimenter. In most cases a quite normal and healthful indolence serves as a check, and long hours of ‘vork are soon balanced by | long hours of sleep; it is the stren- uous who pass the danger line, and sometimes the very people who ought | to sleep extra long hours are those | who try to see how near they can come to doing without any sleep at all. The reminder that even the in- defatigable Mr. Edison now and then has to sleep and make up overdue re- pose is, ic the opinion of the Spring- field Republican, a salutary lesson for his zealous imitators. Genius ought 1ot to be blindly followed in’its con- temptuous indifference to things like diet and sleep; to a genius they may not matter, but to mankind at large thhey matter a great deal. Bryan in Opposition. (New Haven Journal-Courier-) There is no occasion for surprise that former Secretary Bryan views President Wilson’s speech on national defense with ‘“‘sorrow and concern.” He has made no secret of his pacific attitude. son for withdrawing from the cabinet. | In now opposing the president’s plea for national defense, he is entitled to whatever credit attaches to consist- ency. Temveramentally Mr. Wilson and Mr. Bryan are miles apart. and mani- | unhyphenated portion of the United It was in the main his rea- | s AN 2, time. He will have to smother his Teutonism in favor of undiluted and undivided patriotism. Presumably he can do that honestly. It is to be feared that the Jonurnar has discovered a mare's nest. We for one don’t think that the Ger'ian agents ‘a1 this covn try have any idea that they can cap- ture the vice precidency by the pro- cess of subsidation or threat. Thre German-American citizen is going ‘o vote this vear not en bloc but la.ygely as he has in the past, according to his convictions. He is not to be delivered by any agency to the one party or the | other. It is a fact that President Wil- son will lose the votes of many of the more aggressive Teutonic sympathi- zers but he will gain ten votes for every one he loses through the opera- tion of loyalty to the hyphen from the States And as for the republican party it would not touch the doctrine of a dual allegiance with the United States on the lower end with a ten :’ont pole. It has not yet lost its san- ty. Wilson Not Rebuked. (New Haven Times-Leader.) We notice that a number of lead- ing partizan papers claim that the result of recent elections are a re- buke to President Wilson. A politician can usually see what he wants to see. But when a poli- tician tries to see in recent election figures a rebuke for President Wilson we think he would be wiser not to let his desire run away with his facts. ‘The proposed conetitution was the cne big constructive work which the Republican party has undertaken in the past decade. It was expected to bave an important bearing upon the presidential canvass next pear. It was going to put New York in line with the more progressive western | states, without driving it into the ex- | cesses which have marred some radi- cal western legislation. And this Constitution, the work of a Republican majority in the con- vention, a party measure if ever there | was one, was defeated by over half | a million votes. That may have been 2 rebuke to President Wilson's policy, but it would take a very optimistic rcliticlan to see it. Massachusetts elects a Republican governor, as it always used to do, ard Maryland changes from a Re- rublican to a Democrat chief ex- | ecutive, while Kentucky Democrats | elect their candidate for governor. | Wilson carried Massachusetts in 1912 because the Progressives split the normal Republican vote; vyet ‘Walsh, the Democratic candidate on Tuesday received nearly 56,000 more votes than Wilson did in 1912. festly their association together in the cabinet did nothing to bring nearer. We shall probably learn that to be true when the history of Wilson azdministration comes to be written by responsible people. In the meantime, we shall expect to see Mr. Bryan's solicitude progress from that of orrow and concern” to that of indignation and resistance. He |is not a man to be content with the mere statement of his views. He is a politician. some think a statesman, of the militant type. Current history records no one who has ever able to control his emotions and ac- tions, while it does record that he has been able to so far successfully inter- | fere with the conduct of the demo- cratic party that it cannot proceed with him ia opposition. It is well un- derstood a® Washington that the Wil- son policies would have died a-born- ing had Mr. Bryan not been a party to them We shall see what will happen to president’s natianal defense program now that Mr. Bryan views it with “sorrow and concern,” for nothing is more certain that that he will use his influence to defeat it, or seriously cripple it. He could no more keép out of a fight of that character, so sympathetic will it prove to one of his temp=rament, than he could keep out of the fight for prohibition, or any other issue that happened to ap- peal to his sense of right and justice. From the point of view of general en- lightenment his resistance will be il- luminating, for we shall now learn Jjust what the measure of his direct iviuence is Not Surprised. (Waterbury American.) We don’t wonder that the Trinity men who are fighting the Brickley battle are getting ill-tempered and calling other colleges mean-spirited and hypocritical. But in our opin- ion they are saying a great deal too much. They have got a very simple proposition to maintain, that profes- sionals are eligible to college ath- letic teams if in good standing as students. We do not believe they will ever be able to sustain proposition, but it Is perfectly sim- | ple, and the assertion of it will help to lead up to revisior of the entire code of intercollegiate amateur law, now so contradictory variable and | foollsh—as Prof. Johnson of Trinity has said, “asinine.” Picking a Vice President. (Ansonia Sentinel.) The man who is to be selected for the republican nomination for the vice presidency, we are told is Secre- tary of Commerce Nagel that was, a pro-German and a bitter critic of the idea that America was made for Americans. He can think of it only as a tall to the high flying German kite; as a convenient instrument for the Germans here to use for the profit of the Germans in Germany, That Mr. Nagel is likely to be chosen by the republicans in the ! present delicate state of affairs of the republic is to convict the intelligence of the republican party and to display | a supreme contempt for the patriot- ism of the people who have to make cholce betw:een nominees. If Mr. Nagel is to be a candidate for high office in the gift of the electorate of the United tates he will have to aivest the minds of the voters of any | lingering idea thac he is anything but and American first, last and all of the | them | the | been | this | | mother.” Study the election returns without | prejudice and you will find nothing | to justify the claim that Wilson has been rebuked. The fact is the Progressives have rzone back to the party from which they came and if they stay there the | Republican party will have a big ; plurality of the voters in this country. Mr. Wilson is a minority president, but he is vastly stronger with many | people than he was when he assumed | office. | At the proper time the voters of this country will consider well the rival casdidates for the presidency end if Mr. Wilson is considered the safest and best man for the highest office in the gift of any people in the world he will get it—the balance of power is held by the inclined to be Republicans. Look at New York state. | McMILLAN'S BIG STORE “ALWAYS RELIABLI" Special Sale of - Dress Goods, Suitings and Coatings: Wednesday Morning, Nov. 10th at 8:30 . 1,200 yards Dress goods, Suitings and coatings in this sale at prices that are less then they can be bought for at the mills today, your choice Wednesday of 60-inch Figured Fantasie value $1.50 60-inch Wool Diagonals, value $1.56 b4-inch Wool FEponge, value $1.5¢0 62-inch Wool Plaid Coatings, value, $1.50. also several pleccs of all woel dress goods and suitings in plain and novelty weaves values up to $1.50 yd. 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What the future has in store for him only the future can disclose. Would Have Indorsed Wilson. (Lowell Courier-Citizen, Rep.) If Mr. Wilson had been directly in issue, we suspect that the voters of him rather handsomely-—and yet at the same time would have elected Samuel W. McCall on the sole ground that he was the abler man to be gov- | ernor. We are not saying that this pres- ages a democratic electoral vote for Mr, Wilson in Massachusetts in 1916. All we say is that we firmly believe this state would have thrown its elec- toral vote to Mr. Wilson on Tuesday Jast. Lots of things may happen be- fore next fall; but they simply have not happened yet and it is silly to say they have. We are living under ! what, in normal times, would Prob- ably be a most unwelcome tariff; but | the majority of our people do not | realize it because they have not been permitted to feel its effects. To as- sume that they turned in great num- bers to Mr. McCall because of any desire to rebuke the Wilson adminis- tration for Its economic errors |is, in our judgment, absurd. The only outstanding things far—the things the average cares about—have had to do with this country's foreign policy, and those things the average man still in- clines heartily to approve. Between Mexico and the hazards of the future, Mr. Wilson may easily forfeit the general regard now felt for him by so many who have otherwise no liking | for the usual democratic policies; but thus far the president is strong | enough with his country to carry it with him, because the peculiarly democratic legislation has been en- tirely suspended in effect, while a most menacing and intricate foreign complication has been admirably handled. thus | man For Mothers Only, (Springfield Union.) “The attitude of the average small in the street toward women,” ys a woman writer in the Lowell Courjer-Citizen, “is a pretty sure in- gdication that a man's place is at home teaching the kiddies to respect their Unfortunately, or otherwise the man of the family is compelled to he away from home all day earning the money to support the household. Massachusetts " would have indorsed curate reflection or the kind of bring- ing up he has received from his mother. L The Boys Are Growing Up. San Antonio Light.) Whatis this announceinent Princeton about “Dick” Cleveland? It says he has “made” the ‘varsity tootball team and gives indications of being a very competent halfback, o= ing six feet tall and big in proportion, as his father was. Don't you know who “Diek” Cleveland ig? He ia the + ut Grover Cleveland, vnly yesterday that President Clev..ind and Frances Folsom were marricd—and Dick wasn't the oldest child. And now the big New Yorker who was the first democrat to take the presidential chair in a ;anerl.t?un has long been gathered to his fathers, the bride of the White House is Mrs, Preston of New Jersey, and Dick is a 'varsity haifback six feet tall. And what was this in the papers last Sunday about Theodore Roose- veit, Jr., to the effect tht his new baby was the third? Just a little while agu he was a spindling kid who triod to make the {reshman foot- ball team at Harvard and took a beat. ing without quitting that made his strenuous father weep for Joy whem he heard about it. A mere child, this Teddy, Jr. What is all this talk about new grandchildren for T. R. “The youngest American presis dent,” That was Teddy the eldgry His mustache is white today. Im. possible! Yet “he is 56 years old looks 46 and feel as men of 36 they felt,” as Jullan Street recei described him. He was a yoin man of 42 the other day when he be- came president and his children were all youngsters. And now he has fixe or six grandchildren. How times does fly! Yesterday we chummed around with a boy just out of high school; stood up with him at his wedding, maybe. Today We meet him . with a husky youngster five inches taller than he is, whom he proudly introduces as his second boy. Only a little while ago e knew a girl in a white graduation dress—a pretty little thing—just be« ginning to get her hair up and her dresses down. This week We meet her on the street and she says hér daughter writes home that she is en- joying Vassar immensely And the fun of it all, and the most surprising thing ahout it, to most of us who are ‘“‘getting along,” is that we are not a bit older than we ever were. But just imagine what they think of the older zeneration! Can you—who have turned into the fi lap of middle age—remember how from Hig place is in the office, the store or old you thought a man ef 40 when you were 217 4