New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1915, Page 8

BRITAIN BERALD ‘PUBLISHING COMPANY, Proprietors. excepted) at 4:18 p. m. a 67 Church Bt Past Office at New Britalp 4 Clsss Mall Matter. ocarriors to any part of tne city nts & Weok, 65 Cents a Month. hs for paper to be sent by maul ble in advance, 60 Cents & Month, $7.00 a year. ofitable adyprtisipg medium in Ciroulation books and press always open-to advertisers. will bfi‘#n nd on sale at Hota- Stand} d_Broad: na St. 'w York/ility; Board Walk, City Hartford depot. i 2 ,ii«t‘éo late to even think of ur Christmas shopping early ps early as you can be vou essarily be late. The answer pme as that given to the s query, “I'm on time aren’t hich wasi replied, “You are Jyou were always behind be- now you're first at last.” ecause there are but two re- days and tonight in which tmas shopping can be accom- lit means that thosé in the the girls behind the count- jmen on the wagons, the pos- 8 on the trains and in the o have a difficult problem for sthem. They will be they get outtof the trenches mas. that is right and proper the | dle should be wrapped and pr delivery tomorrow, or Fri- ning at the latest. That is the Christmas spirit,—to give By a chance. Let the poor lespeople have a breathing ore the glad Yuletide really hpon them. Let them have in which to recuperate, one ather their thoughts, one day ut from under the avalanche. words, Have a Heart. Buy lilEW fiRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1915, at the predicament of the English. Instead, the smiles must turn to tears at the thought of the fourth million. ‘What will happen to them no earthly power can tell. MAKE HASTE SLOWLY. ‘Where two individuals can settle their differences in a day, or perhaps an hour, nations must proceed more cautiously. The body politic is a big and unwieldly thing at times. To those then who are ever ready to criticise President Wilson for what they term his ‘“‘spineless policy” with Germany anent the Lusitania case the news from Washington this morning may prove a source of enlightenment. It s averred that full settlement of that celebrated case, including repara- tion for the lives of American victims, was just about to materialite when the trouble with the German naval and military attaches came to a head. In demanding the recall of Von Papen and Boy-Ed the American govern- ment again excited to fever heat the temper of the people in Berlin. And a government, no matter what it wants to do, must ever await the ap- proval of the majority of its people. There is no telling what would hap- pen in Germany today were the ire of the populace aroused against the Foreign Office. But for this state of affairs the Lusitania case would have been settled long ago. For, be it re- membered, President Wilson has ac- complished many things in his dealing with the Imperial German Govern- ment, one of the proudest on the face of the globe, and a full military power of recognized ability. He has secured its promise to conform to interna- tional law applying to submarine war- fere which forbids the attacking of liners without warning; he has caused it to renounce its asserted right to abandon the law of visit and search; he has gained protection for innocemt non-combatants, and has secured a cemplete disavowal of the attack on the Arabic with an indemnity for American lives lost; he has done all ihis without yielding one iota, with- cut backing down one inch. And they | Prominent Member of Lithuanian Cit- izens’ Club Answers Coun. Curtis. New Britain, Conn. Dec. 20, 1915. To the Editor of the Herald:— Sir:—Please the following in answer to the communication that appeared in your worthy paper last Saturday in regards to policeman A. C. Malone. Mr. Curtis says that offi- cer Malone is one of the best officers on the force with ten years service to his credit and it would be difficult to replace him without lots of trouble. I won't despute that, but to the jus- tice of all would you, Mr. Curtis, keep on paying full wages to the man on the sick list for three or four months with the hope to have him work for you upon his recovery? I doubt it very much. It has never been demon- strated. It is very easy to present resolutions to waste taxpayers money. It is the duty of a man who is em- ployed by the city or in the factory, or any other place, to protect himself and his family against sickness and death; but if any person shrinks this duty, and there are many such they should be helped by the charity board or some other charitable institution. Some people have friends even when they are on their last legs,—friends willing to help; but no power can compel them to do so. Then why blame the mayor for not going down in his jeans for Mr. Malone’s benefit? Now, if band concerts and all the other public events given by the may- or and appreciated by many, mean more votes then why do not all the others who wish votes go down in their jeans and adopt this clean method of getting votes. By doing so they will benefit the public instead of knocking the mayor for opposing a violation of the city’s ordinance. Respectfully, publish JOHN J. GERDIS. Story of a Salamander. (Chicago Dispatch Cincinnati Enquirer) This is the story of a country girl, a 17-year-old salamander, who came to Chicago, shook it, laughed at 1t, dissected it and then left—unsigned. The girl is Mary Irene Reagan, of Tipton, Ind. “I love two men,” said blithely, “and I wanted to find out which loved me best. So I ran Mary, COMMUNICATED, | Mec Mfl.j.. AN’ | maintained to serve you 3 | New Britain’s Big Busy § Store ' READY TO SERVE YOU WITH USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS UP TO THE LAST MINUTE Come to the Big Store where you'll find plenty of merchandise to choose # from, plenty of clerks to wait on you. Where a business organization is | i promptly and efficiently. SUGGESTIONS Silk Hosiery Good Gloves Good Umbrellas Comfy Underwear Cut Glass Half Price Oceans of Handkerchiefs | Neckwear in Christmas Boxes Leather Bags, etc., etc. TO AID THOSE WHO HAVE NOT AS YET SOLVED THE PERPLEXING QUESTION OF WHAT TO GIVE FOR CHRISTMAS. It is not always the intrinsic value of a gift that makes it prized by the recipient. It is the individuality that accompanies it, the knowledge that it was selected with care and thoughtfrilness that endears it and shows the real Christmas spirit. Gifts for Gentlemen Cigars—in boxes—80c to $10.00. Humidors—8$2.25. Cigar Cases—25c to $2.00. Cigarette Cases—15c to $7.00. Pipes—all styles—25¢ to $3.75. Tobacco Pouches—25c to $2.00. Fountain Pens—50c to $5.00. Thermos Bottles—$1.25 to $4.50. Thermos Lunch Kits—2.25 to $6.50 Safety Razors—$1.00 to $6.00. Shaving Mirrors—98c to $2.98. Rubberset Shaving Brushes—25c Gifts for Ladies Perfumes—25c¢ to $15.00. Hair Brushes—98c to $11.94. Hand Mirrors—79c to $9.39. Dressing Combs—39c to 89c. Traveling Cases—49c to $8.50. Perfume Atomizers—49c to $3.69. Vanity Mirrors in cases—25c to 98¢ Manicure Sets—8$1.49 to $3.98. Pullman Slippers——97c. Desk and Dresser Clocks—49c to $4.69. Ingersoll Watches—$1 to $2.50. Puft Boxeg—25c to $1.89. Kewpie Clocks—79¢ to 98c. Ivory Pyralin, complete sets, $3.98 to $11.98. Stationery No matter what the importance of Confectionery ‘What token could better express your call that weakness. If given time the Lusitania case will be cleared up to ff tonight, or tomorrow. Do fibard the trenches at the last away with an entirely different man in order to see whether either of the others would follow and take me . Storm the tremnches now so h be out by Christmas. FOURTH MILDION. e her army from a numer- of three million to four is a task that England now upon herself. And to do is strongly hinted in the House imons by no less a personage emier Asquith, will require obability that dreaded method, ption. As a flare-back, the have been warned that con- nwill not be a popular jeither in the British Isle osg the waters in Ireland. fearing that for the most heir own men will be shoved ranks as the blanket of pro- against England’s own, are to this form. John Dillon, ry Irish orator, fixed his bay- and charged the Premier's orks in this fashion:—"We are ng the road that leads not to b but to financial ruin and loss war.” He could see no justi- n for the raising of an addition- million men, although he does plieve in a limited army, and ed the whole principle on which [Derby is recruiting the fighters surd, unfeasible, He said it be an act of-political insanity lbark on conscription during the 185 with all the fervent debating the supplementary estimate ® government providing for the million soldiers, at an hour this morning the vote was in the House of Commons, the h million agreed to, and the y session adjourned. Thus Eng- may haye its néw million fight- probably to be sent out vic- of mismanagement as befeill ot of those who went before. have been some terrible er- some blunt blunders committed men in charge of the English aoccording to all reports. among the big failures have the Sulva Bay and the Anzac ents, although but three lives lost* in withdrawing the ps. The Tack . of news from Gallipoli operations has also bgen ed upon by those opposed to [government’s policy and even.Sir ard Carson goés so far as to plain. He pertinently asks, Why, N-¢he operations had failed in ust, the men had been left until lember in “a kind of hell.” With record from her military geniuses, h if the Heouse of Commons has ded for an. additional million bps England will find some diffi- y in getting the recruits, unless signs fail.. For men, no matter ¢ loyal they may be to a cause, not wont to rush in where angels to tread. The _whole trouble the recruiting system seems to that no one knows, just what is ted, no one knows“just what to If the situation; from a human- an standpoint, were Yot so serious ould be real cause for laughter the satisfaction of all concerned. And ‘the true American policy through the ages has been always to make haste slowly. Washington followed these lines, so did Lincoln, so did Grant. And no one yet has called them cowards. From close friends of the hero of San Juan Hill it is learned that the one ‘“perfect passion” Teddy possesses today is to “Beat Wilson.” That will, in all probability, be his battle cry in 1916. Flying beside it on another banner held up by his admiring co- horts should be some patriotic slogan,—this, for instance, “Down With America.” And on the Scandinavian peninsula they spell it Fjord. But no matter how they handle the letters, even if they write it “44,” he is our Henry just the same. And the little Fjords ramble right along. FACTS AND FANCIES. Four million true blue Britisher carolled in effect to Lord Derby’s re- cruiting invitation, “I Hear You Call- ing Me.”—Baltimore American. If Champ Clark becomes House leader os well as Speaker, Uncle Jou Cannon’s autocratic rule may have tu give up the championship belt.—- Memphis Commercial Union. Practically all the papers we see | appear unanimously to have founa Henry Ford guilty of doing as he likey with his own money.—Columbia, | (8. C.) State. Now is the season of peace on earth in spots and good will among men here and there.—Washington Post. Miss Margaret is now the only member of the Wilson family entitled to complain of that lonesome feeling. —Des Moines Register and Leader. ¥rom the way it drags out, this An. cona affair, it might about as well have been called the Anaconda.—- New London Day. “Lives before cotton,” says Senator constituents raise Times. Lord Rosebery refers to Henry Ford as ‘““a manufacturer of peram- bulators,” which in England is no doubt considered rare humor.—De- troit Free Press. The fact that the Democratic na- tional convention goes to St. Louis is another proof that none of the gum has worn off the soles of ‘“Gumshoe Bill” Stone’s footwear.—Chicago Her- ald. Great Britain’'s next need after ac- complishing an anti-treating reform will be something to prevent retreat- ing.—Lowell Courier-Citizen. There will be five eclipses next year, | not to mention those that will take place at the November election.—0i! City Derrick. Another pathetic little feature . of Henry Cabot Lodge, but Hoke Smith’s | cotton.—Brockton | back.” The entirely different man was a sober, industrious youngster of 19, Ray Huntsinger, of Elwood, Ind. When Mary called him up and told him that she wanted to run away and marry him he promptly recovered from the shock and came to get b “When I got him to Chicago,” s: the rustic asbestos moth, “I told him that it was nonsense to talk of mar- riage. I said I merely wanted to wink back at the electric signs, run around the loop a little like they do and see life with the golden rule left out. So there he was, and he gave me the rest of his money and started back for Elwood, because he said if I would not marry him he didn’t want his job. “But you may bet I am never going back to high school. And please, as long as this story is going to get in the paper, say that I dislike the prin- cipal very, very much. And I might as well add that papa gets hold of me I am going to get a very severe spanking. Otherwise I like your city immenseley.” A Subdued Military Genius. (New Haven Journal-Courier.) The announcement is made, upon what is declared to be competent au- ! thority, that Francisco Villa, the fa- mous Mexican revolutionist, is ahout to retire from that country to take up his abode in this country, if he will be welcomed: if not. somewhere in Burope. Weakened by desertions and the waning of his star he recog- nizes the inevitable and bows to it. To use the language of the street, he has quit and has advised his compa- | triots to quit also. Aside from the hopeful contribu- tion this retirement of Villa from the revolution in Mexico makes to the cause of peace in Mexico, which will be welcomed in this country, there iz another phase of this Villa episode which curious minded people would like to see cleared up. There is a mystery about his withdrawal from the struggle, which perplexes one. A mystery which the sudden disappear ance of his name as a military genius magnifies. Tt would seem to bo hardly enough to accept his sudden surrender to the inevitable as a con sequence of increased Carranz:. strength. It is a very short tims ago that the military critics in this country when it was stated that Villa ment of the man's strategic abifity Carranza held it in the highest esteem. A sense of American pride swept this country when it was tated that Villa was a veteran of an American cav alry troop in which he learned the lessons of military genius. Newspa per specials gave us pages upon his life and his instinctive ability. The collapse of Villa suggests, if i\ ! does not warrant, the belief that he | never possed any military genius, and that as a bandit, who knew every inch of his distressed country and the peo- ple thereof, he was merely an instru- | ment in the hands of a real military | genius who knew just what he wanted of him. Was there such a highly trained military genius in Mexico who presented to us the counterfeit mili- tary ‘genius in the person of Villa? If so, who was he, Those who were so felicitous in giving us the original Villa certainly ought to be able to zive us now the real Villa. President Taft is i genial and ple: nt gentleman, but in Former a very every day life is the more or less prevalent impression among our ul- timate consumers that a special tax jevied on a corporation is paid by the corporation.—Ohio State Journal, view of the awful mess he made of it during his own term of four years it doesn’t become him to talk about how things ought to be run at Wash- ington.—New - Orleans States. WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS thoughtfulness than a dainty box fill- ed with choice ' confectionery We have a wonderfully choice line to se- lect from. The finest productions of America’s leading manufacturers, put up in attractive holiday boxes of from the letter you write, correct station- ery should be used. We have a very attractive line this season, the choicest of papers from makers of high repu- tation, in correct shapes, white and tints, and in gift boxes of from one to five quires, the assortment includ- ing correspondence cards as well as 1-2 ing from 39c to $5. B. McMILLAN 129-201-203 MAIN STRF The Confident Youth. (Waterbury Republican.) While there are plenty of stories to be heard in Wall street of fortunes made in the stock market during the present year, one of the most roman- tic is brought to light by the recent purchase for $72,000 of a stock ex- change seat by a young man who is only thirty-one years of age. His ca- reer is considered to be one of the most remarkable in the history of Wall street, and it is said that within the past few months he has accumu- lated a fortune of over $200,000. Ten vears ago the proposed new member of the stock exchange had a job pay- ing him $6 a week with a correspon- dent of an out-of-town newspaper. After a few months he left that posi- tion and secured another as stock runner for a Wall street brokerage house,. The experience which he gained in that capacity enabled him to secure another position as curb representative for a firm of Wall street brokers, which he held for several years. He then decided to strike out for himself, and until his recent successful gpeculations in two Dolls—50c¢ to 98c. Tinkertoys—>50c. Kewpies—10c to $1.49. Teddy Bears—25c to $1. Sandy Andy—50c. Rocking Animal—19c. Wind Mills—10c. Rattles—10c and up. Floating Toys—5c¢ to 33c. Candy—39c upward. to 5 pounds, and in price rang- Gifts for Children Christmas Stocking—10c. Plush Toys—29c and up. paper. 00 a box. Alarm Traveling Oases—49¢c to $9.50. Kodaks—$5.10 to $32.00. Brownie Cameras-$1.25 to $3.40. Hot Water Bottles—79¢ to $2. Cello Metal Water Bottles—$1.75 to $3.00. Thermos Ware—$1.00 to $12.50. 79. Brownie Cameras—$1.25 and up. Sternau Complete Stove—3$1.00. Our Stores are replete with practical and desirable articles suitable all, with the quality the highest, the prices the lowest and the store ser- vice courteous and efficient. Prices range from 39c to $4.00 a box. Gifts for Every One Confectionery—39c to $5. Clocks—~69¢ to $2.00. for Address Mail Orders, 217 Main St., New Britain, of the ‘war brid gave him the money and opportunity to seek mem- bership in the stock exchange, he had been in business on the curb for him- | _ self. Here is another example of the breadth of opportunity for the young man in this country who has the push and the courage to go ahead even in the big cities of the country. It will be long, perhaps, before similar leap to fame and fortune will be wit- Marseille, the New York of Old World ‘Washington, D. C., Dec. 22.—''Mar- seille, the unwearied contestant for Mediterranean trade during twenty-six centuries, and the city wherein the earliest naval traditions of France were formed,, whence fleets were sent before Rome’s day of power to challenge the great Mediterranean port-¢ Carthage, is today the prin- cipal naval base for the allies upon the Middle ocean; and, with the shift- ing of the stress of the world war tow- rd the east, to the Balkans, to Tur- key-in-Europe, o Syria and Mesopo- aia, it is become a place of first strategic consequence, while, from its harbor, a steady stream of the ‘sinews of warftare’ is pouring into the vital fields bordering the eastern seacoast,” begins the primer on war geography led today by the National Geogra- socicty. “Marseille has been an important city through all of Europe's historic agzes. It has been in competition for the commerce of its inland sea from earliest times; has seen its competitors one by one, reach their zenith and de- cline, while it still remains a foremost Mediterranean port. Its rivals, today, are of the younger set of cities, Genoa, comparatively youthful, and Triest, a newcomer into the fold of contending world-ports. Genoa, though of about equal age With Marseilles as a har- bor, first came into commercial fame during the early Middle Ages. Sidon, Tyre, Athens, Corinth, Carthage, Ra- gusa, Pisa, Venice and a host of other cities have, at one time and another, nessed and the history of this young man’s life, yet to be written, may sum up a total that reads failure, but if he is of the right stuff, if he knows how to control himself as well as he seems to have known how to seize op- portunites that came to him, he will not fail. After all, it is not that he has become wealthy that counts most, but that he has overcome what many a youth has regarded as insurmount- able obstacles. It was confidence in himself, based on his knowledge of the market, that he played against the chances of Wall street life and that confidence proved his best asset. Wonderful Music. (Philadelphia Telegraph.) In the lobby of a hotel the other afternoon reference was made to the charm of music, when this little nar- rative was recalled by Congressman James S. Davenport, of Oregon. Some time ago two little boys, who were playing on a lot. stopped an In- dian massacre long enough to bon about the prowess of their respect fathers. i “My father plays the cornet,” proudly declared one of the young- sters, “and he is the best player in the whole town.” “He is, is he?” defiantly the other. “Well, when my play§ every man stops work.” “Don’t. believe it.” s declaration of the first. he play?” & “What does he play?’ answered the Second.: “Why, he plays the . ¢ o’clock “whistle at the foundry,” P rejoined father s the prompt “What does fought a bitter rivalry with Marseille, and, of some of these, even the his- tory of their efforts is forgotten, while their one-time rival has passed through several declines toward an ever greater future. . ‘“Tracing its descent from early Pho- enician times, the fortunes of Mar- seille have fluctuated with the for- tunes of civilization upon the Mediter- ranean coasts. The Phoceans, a Greek people whose trading instincts carried them beyond the confines of the known world of their day, came after the Phoenicians, took Marseille from them, znd madé it the New York of the ancient world. Due to their en- terprise, Marseille became the first of trading cities, and, during the Punic wars, its aid saved Rome. “Situated in the center of things Mediterranean on the Guif of Lyon, enjoying the advantages of an excel- lent harbor, well equipped, together with a rich and productive hintef- land, Marseille has again become the first port on the island sea, the first port of France, the second city of the republic, and one of the wealthiest communities in Europe. It lies 534 miles south-southeast of Paris, with which it is connected by the Paris- Lyon-Mediterranee railway. The manufacturing city of Lyon lies 219 miles to the north upon the River Rhone, whose principal channel reaches the Mediterranean sea twen- ty-five miles west of Marseille. “While Marseille possesses few ar- chitectural extravagances, it is well and solidly built and thoroughly mod- ern. It has preserved no interesting remains from ancien times; for the modern spirit, which has char- acterized its long life, has left it littlo apetite for reminiscence, and the wars that have swept over it have destroyed much of its heritage. The public works of the city and its convenienggs, however, are on a par with those of the best administered municipalities of today. “It has a congiderable industry. One-half of the quantity of soap pro- duced in the whole of France is man- ufactured here, amounting to more than 200,000,000 pounds annually. The Marsellle soap is an exclustve, Tix. ury product, which has made its way in all of the principal countries of the world. There are here, also, sugar refineries, with an annual production of 100,000 tons; oll factories, flour mills; tanneries; lead, tin and copper plants; petroleum refineries and fac- tories for the production of candles, macaroni, tiles and brick. “Thé port does a vast export and import in peace times; buying ecattle, | coffee, raw cotton and silk, hideés and grain; selling cotton and woolen goods ribbons, soap, silk, sugar, grain, fruits, wine, ofl, and perfumes. TIts shipping business is carried on along twelve miles of model quays, where 2,500 vessels can be accomodated at one time.” The London opinion appears to ba that Germany wants peace, but s afraid to ask for it. On the other hand, Berlin thinks the Allies want peace, but are ashamed to acknowl. edge it.—Dallas News. " Transcending in importance #ven such questions as preparedness and the Culebra slides, so far as the aver- age family is concerned, is this: “Dia Bill's folks send us a year?"—Cleveland Plain D"“'-