New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 24, 1916, Page 6

6 NEW. BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1916. EW BRIAIS BERALD d dally (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. ®t Herald Bullding. 87 Church St d at the Post Office at New Britain 88 Second Class Mall Matter. ivered by carriors to any part of tne city br 15 Cents » Week, 65 Cents a Month. scriptions for paper to be sent by mail payable in advance, 80 Cents & Month, $7.00 a year. only profitable advertising medium in the city. Circulation books and press room always ope to advertisers. Herald will ve found on sale at Hota- &'s News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York City; Board Walk, Atlaatic City and Hertford depot TELEPHONE CALLS. ineas Dffice tcrial Rooms BOYS AND THE LAWS, OW comes a New York judge with doctrine that “laws boys.” In this present era, true. the age just gone by the opposite d good. Laws were then made for Pihoys ana the boys came very near ng the But with the ad- it of the juvenile court many of the statutes were wiped off the books lost in the suffle and, as a ung America today is immune from finy thin, laws. result, that sent the old regime various terms behind barred win- s of reform s All of which but, while the law of the pd is somewhat relenting where the ools. ery good s are concerned, would it not be a bd thirg for parents to lay down a e law of tbeir own? "To tell the s few things that might keep m out of trouble, for, when the la al h him rather harshly,—its punish- nt is measured in adverse ratio to leniency Right here in our own New have a goodly assortment of boys, Hivided for the most part into hngs,”—who are laboring under the e belief as the New York judge. ey firmly feel, deep down in their rts, that the laws were not boys. No faith was ever pted. And accepting this their divine right they go forth tle realizing that the world is theirs ihat they are lords and /, that ever was a Y s overtake a hoy of this age it d Britain made deeper doctrine to conquer, sters of all they surv ng on this mundane ced here for them to do with v will. Whether it be the gentle of “shying” stones at car windows, ng cats by their tails and hanging lines to fight it out, sphere as m over clothes holding congressional sessions lofty and elevating environs of a car, the boys feel they have a t to do as they will. And oh what tempt awaits the man, be he offi- citi- in plain ordinary otherwise. and laden with and eclat’ the ' gang can heap of the law or who dares insinuate held to scorn pse. With fine of any boy sterful fashion, and is gleader lediction in e betide the uld breast the storm of his indigna- m man, or woman, who 0, the laws were not made for the lvs; at least they were not made for to do wi‘h the e laws were made to be re- the the men wom- boys 4 boys see But th by boy and and the e no right to ex- on this score. Be- province of the ju- nile st itself th youth «f hoy is no fair reason why the youth all the unpun- cted and tt And the immunity 1s, bho! ot goodly disposed to Vv use the court kindliness toward the shod over rough expect to ould run pventions and go ed: the law nor reason why they should in their own hands. Re- activities on the Britain and manifest that the boys in this should hold coun- pring otherwise the the “the pt accounts of some between New it of linc le of some rder ainy make rents the mediate their oOff vicinity with and that reversed beli may be ungsters led to s were not made for the boys; but jetrine ve s hboys were made for the laws SHOULD BE FRETFUL. Before Yuan Shi-Kai swned Emperor of China there is a little job to be performed in portion of that country is in full will be rtain e southern uprising bloom. ere an ey call matic reasons, but rmarks of full bd one that 1 present n be said it an it has all the grown revolution At this much plans lea it, it has “postponed of China om a republic back to a monarchy. d, it may farther than that; lay be the means of determining for for definately’’ the turning go gurety whether the Chinese people ally return of the onarchical form of government. ere has been always some doubt as “this. In this country, where they e very apt in sizing up a man, this ind dual, Yuan Shi-Kai, the of “pretty No matter Chinese voted for a hrticular ho Rina, is rated as hd clever ppens he has the fhere he wants them, bing. He is now president. If he n overthrow the revolutionists of e south he will be emperor,—once now occupies presidency shrewd man what people coming and were not made | “uprising,” for dip-: might materially change | it and for all. Evidently worrled about the his coronation. he postponement is not of SEE HOW MEXICANS DIE. With their backs to an adobe wall, where hundreds had fallen before, two Mexican cattle thieves and mur- derers of American ranchman paid the penalty of their terday morning at day break. were brothers,—Bernardo and both went to their The eld- was| an crime yes- They Fede- rico Duran,—and deaths cursing Americans. er, just before the fatal fired, defied his executioners, braved himself for the ordeal and with much bragadoclo shouted to the group of; Americans watching the ceremonies: “Watch and see how Mexicans die! If T had a rifle some of would go with us.” All who were watching saw. The bandits died like defiant men, to be sure; but with the stigma of cattle thieves branded on their foreheads. The Duran brothers were nant because their two lives had to be given in exchange for that of Bert Akers, an American, whom they shot in cold blood after having stolen cattle. “Tt is unjust to kill two us for one Gringo. It is giving tooth.” the They could be shot a you murderers and indig- his of two e: contention for was of these “Gringo” bandits s one two. could showing not figure how two a worth Mexican what value they place on On this wont to a cheap American lives in Mexico. side of the border we reason that the lives of all the Mex- here to Helangone are ican outlaws from are not worth that of the commonest American who ever drew the breath life. And there lots of rea- sons for the presumption. There can be no comparison between a people Wwho harbor in their hearts anarchy and blood lust and of folk generous to a fault, quick to forgive, and who demand a life only when a life has been taken. We console ourselves with the thought that the Duran brothers were laboring under a false that they ig- norant, misguided creatures, good for neither God whom was rather a blessing than a loss to humanity. They died as we have seen lots of Mexicans die,—cat- tle thieves and murderers. Why should they ecall attention such ignominious endings? of are philosophy, were poor, m nor the man, killing of to WALL STREET AND WILSON, As but one or two of the partisan New York papers carried the that the,picture of President was greeted with ‘‘faint quickly smothered by catcalls and hisses” when shown be- fore a group of Wall Street brokers at a frolic dinner last week, the na- tion is anxiously awaiting a denial of the affair. If some one of the nen belonging to the brokers’ clation does not come forth and brand the tale as a malignant lie then the people of the country must necessarily rest secure the that these men of money actually did hiss and jeer at the picture of the Presi- dent of the United States, the while they waxed in glee and vociferous ap- the appearance on the well known musical and story Wilson applause, a series of big asso- in conclusion plause at een of certain comedy stars burlesque queens. It is a sad commentary on the deli- cate sense of propriety supposed by men of culture when the to Le possessed they n go into rhapsody over and picture Surely tars when the is shown. s of stage grovel i discourtesy of our President they son for manifest differ- enc likes dislikes and, if so, the entire population of the like to But possibly there must have some excellent re: making such odious s in their and United States would in" on the secret. “get no secret to it; probably every intelli- gent human being should be aware that Woodrow Wilson is a traitor and Then, if that is the case, by a spy. he should be shot at sunrise Wail Street. GOOD-BYE “MOV It now appears that in the not far oistant future, Smith bill sorship of motion pictures passes the provided the Hughes- advocating Federal cen- National Congress, there will be of fat the an adundance political jobs ‘dis- The bill now before the Committee of Educa- tion of the House. with the National | ship, organization its service gratuitou: which have been of “movies” bursed among elect. is It would do away Board of that performs | and like board: up three union. Woe fall | Censor- an set in different states the betide the into the at Washington. if they the ever hands of pork-peelers Detroit is to of for be admired for IFora nd- ing back Henry Pr wil as a logic | candiaate but leading pacifist run Mme. with idc the Unit States, b3 Schwi | on | Must We Have War | War | Roosevelt" COMMUNICATED. v Intend (o Ask for Wages. Deny e in Britain, Conn. January 24, 1916 To the Editor of the Herald. We wish to correct a statement that was made in one of the Saturday papers to the effect that the carpen- ters are preparing to ask an increase in wages to $4.00 per day. The car- penters are not preparing to make such a demand and no one had any authority to make such statements. Sincerely. J. F. McGRATH G. W. CURTIS (Officers of Union No. 97.) New Then We Had Better Start Fitting Out the Hos- pital For the Wounded. New Britain, January 24, 1916 To the Editor of the Herald, It is to be regretted that during the so-called business Republican ad- ministration, which about to end with our coming Spring election, it is necessary to establish a private hos- pital for incurables, blind,and lame voters. While most of the private rooms in this hospital will be occu- pied by wounded officials, who have barely escaped with their lives, and as the war is not ended, it might be well to build an addition at once to accommodate our brave voters, who have gallantly stood the charge, in defending their rights, while unfor- tunately most of them have been wounded by their own guns. Why sympathize? Ior, if this gen- eralship is to continue, the little tax- payer will have to be a convalescent the rest of hig life. It is to be remembered that we have had, in the past, men at the head of our City government whose honor and integrity would not be questioned, and whose thought and actions were not to cast shame on our City gov- ernment for political ambitions. We still have such men as private citizens. and it is our duty to find them, then eliminate the muck-rakers and candi- dates with explosive promises. REPUBLICAN. FACTS D FANCIES. Maybe England isn’t planning to pay its war depts with the profits of world-wide trade monopoly, but it's under suspicion.—Gloversville Herald. The shook terday Assemblymen who proudly hands with Harry Thaw yes- and then went back to making laws for the state must have all the instincts of prison “‘uplifters.”’— Brooklyn Eagle. The Federal census furnishes a fair and sufficient basis for apportion- ment. The state census is useless and worse than useless. Why not econ- omize . by abolishing it altogether?— New York World. There's a scarcity of goats in the United States, according to the De- partment of Agriculture. Who'll in- troduce a resolution in congress to ascertain who's got 'em —Watertown Times. Wagner's music is the latest cause for the war discovered by a Russian, e: ager to fasten the blame upon Ger- many. He forgets that Wagner was driven out of Germany and kept in exile for several ears—Rochester Union. There may be valid reasons for the United States postponing preparedness against war, but Congressman Sher- wood's contention that the country cannot afford to protect itself is wide of the mark.—Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. The murdering abroad is very trying to one pa- tience and nerves, but why is it that so little is said about the murdering of our citizens at home? The United States has more murders within its borders each vear than any other highly civilized country on earth. The annual record of American homicide is staggering, compared with the hom icides of Canada, Great Britain and Germany. We are the most murderons people out of barbarism in the world Yet no one gets excited it Springfield Republican. of our citizens over When General Wood said at a din- ner in this city on Monday night, “J¢ you retain the volunteer system and meet a country well organized | for war, youw'll regret it but vou'll regrot it too late,” he was making a plea for a system that would give {he United States a first line of defense composed of scientifically trained sol- diers. General Wood was not re. flecting upon the National Guard which at least is an existing organ. ized force that with larger appropria- tions from congress and a closer rela- tion with the federal government, for which a Constitutional amendment might be necessary, could be made fit to take its place in the first line of defense. General Wood had in mind the raw volunteers enlisted for all our wars from 1776 down to 1898, Even in the old style of warfare they were little better than food for pow- der when they stood their ground. The truth. of course, is that they often ran away in a panic. Until they had had from six to twelve months of campaigning no General could de- pend upon them.—New York Sun. in There is and His ber of each m numbers, the ety Board. Honor thinks he has num- n on the Just Secretary of Theodore think. Former St on who was first cho for Governor ha Nat al vl the couraze to stand ‘he Security Leagua Garrison's the same ticket him they the home? know. or do think the place for woman is| The people would like lul‘ the approve A plan not the That is bravery in the first for strengthening that Colonel’s. degree. army, does with plan | McMILLAN’S NEW BRITAIN'S BUSIEST BIG STORE “AF WAYS RELIABLE" CHEERY, BRIGHT, ACTIVE EVEN IN JANUARY CHEERY, because there is a spirit McMILLAN’S which ' makes it days of to cheerful even on the gray January. BRIGHT, because already the high | colors of Spring are blossoming among | the more practical Winter things. | ACTIVE, becau the McMILLAN idea of selling NEW goods at the price of OLD in January is bringing strangers to our store. The Woman who reads carefully will find something of interest to PURSE and WARDROBE. EVENING AND PARTY DRESSES Sizes 16 to 38. At $15.00 each. Value $22.50, $25.00 and $27.50. Very smart dresses indeed in this sale, | shown in a wide range of evening shades. SALE OF GLOVES FOR EVENING WEAR Long Silk Gloves at 75¢, $1.00 pair. ‘White and colors. LONG KID GLOVES 12-button at $2.75 pair. 16-button_at $3.00 par. SILK HOSIERY White and colors, 50c, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 pair. NEW EVENING SCARFS Of Silk Crepe de Chine in plain colors, ombre shaded and flowered effects, priced $1.00, $1.98, $2.50 each. CREPE DE CHINE BLOUSES $3.98 values at $2.98 each. white, flesh and nile green. In FOR EVENING GOWNS 42-inch Chiffon Cloth, special 98c yard. All colors. 42-inch Fancy Chiffons at $1.25 yard. Flowered, striped and rainbow effects. 40-INCH GEORGETTE CREPES All colors, at $1.50 yard. Lace Flouncings, Allovers and Nets for Evening Gowns in a Splen- Dl n did Assortment. McMILLAN MAIN SR ! -201-20: Discovered. (Bristol Press.) After much searching the Sebethe river has been discovered and re- ported by government engineers. They - would have found it earlier had they sought for it in the terri- tory of scheming politicans where it is plainly and conspicuously out- lined on their maps. Former Con- gressman Lomergan occupies about the same degree of relationship— that of discoverer—to it that Former President Roosevelt does to the Riv- er of Doubt in Brazil. It is located somewhere in Connecticut, although numerous people who live along its alleged route never heard of it. Tts discovery was timely and coin- cided with a characteristic and vearning desire on the part of New Britain’s more or less faithful friends of the administration for a nice, big, fat, juicy appropriation to be given under the guise of a canal from Bristol to that city and the Connecticut river, said Sebethe being the innocent little waterway picked | out for expanding, not only its own proportions, but also the political prestige and fortune of its discover- SIandyproroten politican Is as fond of ‘“digging in" as an BEuropean soldier, and the Sebethe seemed an excellent place to do it. The eloquent Mr. Lonergan secured a survey of the stream, and then transferred his ca- nal construction activities to the planet Mars, presumably, for they are no longer known in Connecticut. Now the engineers, after wading | along the stream without even get- ting their feet wet in a freshet, r port the scheme as wholly visionary. So the river, the canal, the appro- priation and the promoters get aboard the barge that floats down stream into the land of the forgotten. The New Britain-Sebethe canal | has provided much mirth, but it has a serious side. It throws on the screen one of those incidents that people should take note of and re- member. It shows that the outrag- | eous and capacious “pork barrel” of | Congress is no myth, no creation of imagination. Tt is as real as it is discreditable. Tt stands for the wick- ed waste of millions of dollars year- 1y, through appropriations for os tensible river and harbor improve- ments, but actually for the purpose of improving the political fortunes of congressmen. They know that far too many localities estimate the value of a representative by his ability to ‘“get something for his | district.”” The inevitable results are just such instance 5 the absurd Sebethe canal scheme, one which merely happened not to work. The only creditable thing about this one was its rejection. And yet it 15t as appropriation worthy as dreds of others. It would be a lious day for the U. S. if its multitude o7 associates and promoters the me sort of was hun- conld treatment. | re- | ceive Henry Ford might write a book en- titled “What T Know About Keeping a Peace Expedition at Peace.”—Berk- lshlre Eagle. | | which | One | its career STILL FURTHER REDUCTIONS ON SUITS, COATS, DRESSES AND FURS Prices so far below regular that you should l_)uy, r'lot qnly for present needs but for next winter as well, Furs are sure to be higher in price next winter—so, by buying now you make a twofold saving—WISE, SMITH & CO., Hartford, Conn. The following furs, one of a kind on sale at these reduced prices—while they last. One $75 Red Fox Set N R One $25 Near Seal Set One $35 Fit¢h Opossum S Now ....5%... One $25 Manchurian One $22 Manchurian Scarf, Now . ... One $59 Mole Skin Set Now ........ One $35 Fancy Lynx Muff Now .. 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HARTFORD .. $22.50 1.50 1.50 4.00 . ..4.50 10.00 5.00 7.00 8.00 13.50 an 1ideal place for a light lunch. a cup of tea substantial past. re ¥ AUTOMOBILE DEDIV.ERY INSURES PROMPT DELIVERY OF YOUR PURCHASES Daily Delivery in New Britain, Elm wood, Newington, Cedar Hill. Maple Hill and Clayton. Owner of Drygoods Store Is Famous Coin Collector Washington, D. C., Jan. 24—One of the finest coin collections in the world is housed in the home of a private col- lector in Pskof, a city midway between Dvinsk and Petrograd, upon the War- saw-Petrograd railroad, along which the Germans are endeavoring to ad- vance, and the collection is one of the most valuable things to be found in the country around this city-gateway to the immemorial lands of the Slav”, according to a bulletin issued today by the National Geographic Society. ‘M. Plushkin, the proprietor of Pskof principal drygoods store, is the owner- and gatherer of the collection s easily the most interesting | thing in the hoary city, once a repub- | lic and the rival of Novgorod the Great. “M. Plushkin er lives above his store, surrounded by his wondeful collection of coins and many other curios and ! antiquities which he has gathered dur- ing twent The other treasures of this strange collector are of a cha- otic variety, and fill several of the rooms of his home. The coin collec- tion is the only part of his museum which contains a wide assortment of valuable articles that M. Plushkin has attempted to order and classify. Nu- | mismatologists everywhere know this collection, and consider it one of the best and most complete in the world, better than a similar collection to be found in the Hermitage. “There are any number of Russian coins in the cabinet. Among these are examiples of the earliest coins of Rus sia, the oldest of which do not date further back then 980. There are Lars and half bars of silver valued at two roubles and one rouble. Thero ' are anclent coins of Ps Novgorod the Great, Kief, Kazan, Tver and oth- er towns, each with its distinctiy stamp. One of the old roubles is coin eight inches square, a formidal piece of wealth. There is another rouble in the collection, made of| bronze, which weihs seven pounds. In this old money 40 1oubles worth today about §20, weight their happy | possessor down like a sack of potatoes Papal, Mohammedan and Jewish coins the latter the stamp of Solos non’s temple represented togeth- er with con coins of old By tium, square Swedish coins of br remarkablo coins used by the repul lie of Pskor and some Chinese coins of the year 2000 13, ¢ Rare specimens of the ilmost every Liurope i in the of th wi in would hearin AT coln &S tenton) collection. | arted upon 00 B. C,, and 4000 years of ex- quite md lest the year the become ore ha itenc most thing ) “The collection also contains num- crous specimens of the paper money of various nations. The examples of o old Russian paper money are particularly complete, some of the early specimens being unusually interesting. ~Among the early bills are a few as large as the ordinary diploma or legal document. Upon them are preserved the SiEN&~ tures of all the emperors and em- pre: who have ruled in Russia. Col- lectors, and curious visitors, from many lands have journeyed to. the forsaken, decayed little town of Pskof and braved the inadequacies of its hotels in order to inspect M. Plush- kin's renowned cabinet of coins.” Sunbeams. (Baltimore Sun.) So glad to see you had all the chil- dren with you at the morning service vesterday! arrived in Winsted, they take everything heer sign to Spring has Conn., where for spring, from a bock a gallon of maple sugar. “Caruso Orders Prunes.” In most places you don't have to order ’em, they are forced on you. What, necktie “Fixing Up Old Neckties.” soon after the Christmas sHower ? S0 these nipping tastes better. One thing about mornings—the sausage Cows Giving Less Milk.” Hard lines, these, in those States that have just done ‘“‘dry.” “The Decay of Letter Writing.” Fasn't reached the bill collectors vet, by a darned sight. “To Have Oyster Supper.” After all, life is one grand sweet song. Watch that feller Churchill—he'll be heard from yet. as if the nomination of ident would proceed automat- It looks the Pr feally. Much warmer in Florida since T. R. arrived. Waffles never come singly. Tribute to the Mule. The mule it singularly the ills to which He has more day: consecutive free from horseflesh is heir. work in him in s than any farm animal or farm engine He re- quires less feed when at work than any horse that can approach his ca- pacity, for when he is idle he can 565 forage successfully where the draft horse finds the pickings too slim. He takes pot luck with any owner cheer- fully and keeps fit upon it In peace the mule is man’s faithful servant, although the gent- lest of his kind is not entirely free from original sin and the oldest may experience unaccountable sporadie outbreaks of devilment. In war the mule retains his chags acter as a hard toiler, a good scout and a homely figure about whom the poets and painters at the front do not grow enthusiastic. Althcugh he 8 unsung when living and not greatly { honored he is not unwept when, a 30 or beyond, he lies down, sizhs peacefully rather than regretfulls and gives up his Spartan spirit. If there is a heresfter for animals, the mules’ paradise is a series Elysian fields with fences that only good jumper can clear, with colts 1 | chase, with something alive, and pre- ferably two-legged, to kick and with plenty of rough, plain victuals and j few goats to play with in sportive moods and negro drivers not brutal vet not too indulgent for human | companionship.—Louisville Courier- Journal. most A Jane Addams Man. (Waterbury, American). | A Massachusetts Progressive of high quality, Frederick T. Fuller, of Walpole, associated in political wori | for the Progressive cause with Charleg | Sumner Bird, has left the Progressive party on account of what was done at Chicago, at the meeting last week. He thinks the party has fallen away from its original ideals and is be- traying its original objects. Reviewing those ideals and objects as they ex- isted in 1911 and 1912, he says that the party at that time was “‘unforty- nately given a mushroom growth by | the adhesion and heavy contributions of the fanatical followers of a popular idol,” and this element now controls what is left of the organization, and are ready to pervert the party to their narrow object, or destroy it if they fail. Rather oddly, when he comes to specify, it is to complain that “every- thing is made to glve way to a cun- | ningly stimulated popular hysteria, in favor of preparedness,” and that “oup entire social welfare program has | been thrust into the bankground.” He wants the Progressives to make a glorious opportunity of European ey« haustion for the attainment of mutugl | disarmament and the of {law for war. | 'We don't quite see where this man {is to take refuge. Perhaps with Mr | Bryan and Jane Addams That little question of whether an American who joins a foreign army: and takes the necessary oath of ser. vice has expatriated himself have a court decision, a having been brought for the purpose, little point, only it is note likely to have any effect on Americang | who want to join any of the contend- |ing armies—Buffalo Express. substitution is formal to Tt is a nic is of .- P =