New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1916, Page 9

] NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1916. AND PARIS CLAIMS CONFLICT Regarding Outcome of Fierce Fighting on Western Front London, Jan. 31.—Berlin reports that all of the ground the Germans gained in their latest offensive in the vicinity of Neuville and south of the Somme river remains in their hands, despite strong French attacks. The position captured south of the Somme ¥s the Berlin communication, is 3,500 yards in length and 1,000 vards in depth Seventeen officers and 1,270 men, among them several Englishmen, were made prisoners. Paris says that in fresh attacks op- posite Dompierre, south of the Som- me, the Germans were twice repulsed. Russian Attacks Repulsed. “Little fighting has been going on in the Russian front, except near Usciexcho, on the Bukowina frontier. where repeated attacks by the Rus- sians against the Austro-Hungarians are declared by Vienna to have been * repulsed. In the Balkans the situation is quiet. There have been the usual bombard ments on the Austro-Ttalian front. Turks Take 1,000 Camels. Constantinople a: rts that the sit- uation in the Caucasus and Mesopo- tamia, where the Turks are battling respectively with the Russians and British, is virtually unchanged. Near Felahie it was asserted the Turks cap- ‘tured 1,000 camels from the British. Petrograd, on ihe other hand, re- ports that to the north of Erzerum the Russians continue their advance, tak ing prisoners and capturing machine guns. The pursuit of the Turks south of Lake Urumiah continues. Colonel House Picgsed . Apparently pleased: with his visi to Berlin, where he had conferences with German officials, Colonel Edward M. House, personal representative of President Wilson, has departed for Switzerland. Despatches from the British front in France emphasize the remarkable progress that is being made by the army transport department which a year ago began establishing huge ‘motor workshops, which are as large nd as well equipped as most automo- bile factories. Since last May it has | not been necessary to ask for a single | motor truck to be replaced from Eng- Jand. Many of the vehicles at the front have been virtually rebuilt. Inci- dentally valuable after-war work is being done in training thousands of men who are learning new trades alongside the regular fitters, turners, “The Busy Little Store” Strictly Fresh CONNECTICUT EGGS 33ce Right from the nest, not an egg in the lot a week old. Russell Bros. 301 MAIN STREET 6 TO 9 O'CLOCK TONIGHT | STEAKS f SUGAR ., ELARD - TUESDAY PURE LUNCHEO:! COCOA . b 21c MEDFORD PREPARED .pt jar 31bs 8c Sh Nearby Farm doz YELLOW C ()]‘{ MWAL ....... MOHICAN BAKING POWDER ..1-1b can 29C MOHICAN SPECIAL FLOUR 1-8 bbl sack 88c JERSEY PEAR! I8 . in Heavy Syrup ..can 12c | substituted the past summer blacksmiths, whaelrights and electric- ans. At home render such the trades unions would a thing impossible, but military discipline is more practical | and when the war is over there wi be an immense body of trained work- ers ready to take their place in the industrial ranks. There are now 350 ! different types of motor vchicles in | the British service in France. Germans Hold Trenches. Berlin, Jan. via London, 0 m.—The French have been making attempts to regain the ently lost by them near Neuville, army headquarters an- nounced tod but all their attac have been beaten off, the Germans still holding their newly won trench- es p. repeated ground German Attacks Fail. H Paris, Jan. 31.—German forces last night delivered two attacks with hand grenades near Hill No. 140, both of which resulted in failure, according to the French official announcement given out this afternoon. tive eggs, 33c doz. Russell Broz. N Eveats Tonight “Seven Keys to Baldpate,” Lyceum theater. High class photo plays, Fox's the- ater. Moving pictures Keeney's theater. Gerstaecker lodge, I. O. O. F. meets in Turner hall. and vaudeville, Mattabessett Tribe, I. R. M. meets in Judd's hall. O. New Britain Circle, C. of F. meets at 34 Church street. A. W. Harvey lodge, A. O. U. meets at 187 Arch street. Star of Good Will lodge, S. meets in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall. W of B, every ome strictly Russell Bros.—advt. egEs, sc doz. 5 WITH QUARTET. ¥irst Congregational Church Plans for a Chorus Choir. gregation take a more active part in the musical services, a change of im- portance has been decided upon at the First Congregational church. It is planned to dispense with the church quartét and substitute a chorus choir. Howard E. Brewer, organist and choir director, has resigned his position. He is to be succeeded by Theron W. Hart, a popular New Britain boy, who is a graduate of the Institute of Musical Art of the city of New York, class of ’13. He has been organist for the past two years at the Forest avenue Con- gregational church, New York, and at the South Congregational church. Professor George B. Matthews, music instructor in the public schools of the city for many vears, is to be the new chorus choir director. Two of the members of the present quar~ tet will leave. They are Mrs. J. Ralph Stamy, who has accepted a position in the choir of the South church in Hartford, and B. F. Grant, the tenor singer. Mrs. Ruth Goodrich Horton, the soprano member of the quartet, will remain as one of the leaders in the chorus choir, and Benjamin M. Knox, the bosso, will also be retained. native eggs, 33c doz. 301 Main St.—advt. Strictly fresh Russell Bros., TELLS QUEER STORY. James Quinlan of Elm street told the police a queer story Saturday night in which he declared that early in the afternoon he had been lured to a house on Hartford avenue where ne had been separated from a roll of bills and then thrown bodily from a win- dow into the street. His story .was incoherent and he was advised to take PLEA FOR EUGENICS BY REV. V. F. COOK Stronger Marriage as Well as Di- vorce Laws Needed, He Says In a sermon on “Heredi de- Jivered at Trinity Methodist Episcopal church at the service last night, Rev. Warren F. Cook, the pastor, advo- cated stronger marriage laws and uni- form divorce laws. The speaker took for his text a passage from Izekicl 18- “The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children’s teeth are set on edge.” The drew comparisons between plant and animal life and said that eugenic laws should be fol- lowed. The sermon in part follows: “We do not come into this world as a blank sheet of paper with noth- ing written upon it. Certain well de- fined tendencies are fixed in us be- fore birth. The child often bears physical features like one or the other of his parents, and more often reveals likene: of a much deeper and more significant character. The old lady was quite right when she said that the time to begin to train a child was 100 vears before it was born. “There is a law of life that is fixed in the blood which is more exacting than a law of the land or school or so- ciety. This passage from Ezekiel was a proverb even then. Men long ago learned that the deeds of the fathers show their faces in the lives of the children. The disciples recognized this law when they asked Jesus who had sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind ? “The important thing is that this law of heradity is so well established and yet we give so little heed to it in human relations. We have care- fully obeyed it in the production ot fruits and vegetables. Luther Bur- bank has made himself famous by fol- lowing with due care the workings of this law. The Burbank potatoe is only one of hundreds of his produc- tions following this law of naturc. The famous Bartlett pear is not an original product, but a cross betweer the Delaware pear and the bitter Chinese pear. Years ago on thc plains of the west grew a very smail sweet berry too small for practical purposes. To this tiny mother was a nap and then tell his tale to the prosecuting attorney. He did not re- turn. native eggs, 33¢ doz 301 Main advt, Strictly fresh Russell Br Native cggs, 33c doz Russell Bros. Porierhouse, Round Fine nulated MONDAY EVEN ort, Sirloin, LAMB CHOPS . LEAN PORK CHO Loin or Rib LEAN RUM ROASTS LEAN SLICED ‘ RIB OR LOIN LEAN PLATE "CORNED BEEF LEAN SHOULDER STEAK mated a large hollow tasteless foreign With the object of having the con-lperry and the result is our luscious strawberry. This is about the only foreign marriage I know of which h.s been eminently successful. The Jap- anese palmatus bears a small, yellow, dingy, tasteless berry, but crossed with a Cuthbert it grows six to eight feet high and bears large, sweet, golden berries. Same Law Governs Man. “The law is just as exacting among animals as among plants. Mr. Dar- win's name, so prominent next month and more, if not for ths popular heroes, Lincoln and Washington, in some minds the very foremost bene- facter among men, laid his ear clos to this law and listened to the beat of its life. Yet not only great men, but every chicken fancier who follows the fairs; and every lover of thorough- bred dogs or cats or cattle or horses, studies and obeys this law. Years ago there was born on the plains of a western state a hornless bull calf. Ever since then there has been a kind of cattle known as a ‘pollid-herford,’ and this calf is the father of them all. On a farm in Massachusetts in 1791 a farmer found one of his lambs with decidedly shorter legs than the others. This was a desirable feature and from this odd species came the famous Ancon sheep. “Tradition has it that the black stripes forming a cross on the shoul- ders of the dss have been there since Christ rode the beast into Jerusalem, but tradition has to give way to the experiments of nature. The leopard cannot change his own spots but his children can, The spots of the leopard and the stripes of a zebra and the long neck of a giraffe may have orig- inated through environment, but that does not account for the color and shape of a baby of the leopard’s and zebra's and giraffe’s born in ti Bronx Zoo. Mankind Neglected. “We have carefully observed and obeyed the law of heredity with ref- erence to plants and animals, but we have not by any means been so con- sistent with human nature. The NG SPECIALS 1b 14¢|POTATOES 5 1bs 32c |Fancy 151b 2 1bs 23c | Maine peck 35¢ SPECIALS CRISCO For Cooking pail 2 l c 15¢ 25c¢ 15¢ 19¢ 23 c « 10c KFANCY BALDWIN APPLES .4 qts LARGE S KIST ORANGES ..doz FANCY RED ONIONS ... 4 qts HEAVY GRAPE FRUIT ... ..4 for SWEET, JUICY TANGERIN CAPE COD CRANBERRIES | fresh, farmer who is much concerned about the breed of his cattle and hogs many times shown equal con about his own children. We say— ‘the boy is a chip of the old block,’ and have not been serious enough to | see that the old block was of the right kind before the chip flew. The old lady was not so far wrong about the time to train children. We know that the power of environment is very strong, but both laws must be recog- Cook then related the history of two New York state families from which had come 2,200 criminal and insane and paupers. He told how one child of a tenth generation of this family -had been rescued through good environment, but how the bad strain cropped out again, showing the per- sistence of the power. Mr. Cook cited horses hoofs in tho Peabody Museum at Yale to show how the three toed horse is born at times even yet. He also cited cases of negro blood lying dorment for seven generations and then creeping out to bring sorrow and distress to supposedly white parents. Several years ago a girl was let out of a neighboring state asylum. In six months she was married. Today she is back in that asylum and three of her children are in the same insti- tution. Mr. Cook made a plea for uniform divorce laws, but said what we need is not so much strengthened divorce laws as stronger marriage laws, “We need to remember that whea two people marry it is not they alone that are concerned, but society and a future generation. Society has a right to say ‘none shall marry but the fit. “Mother and fathers should give close heed before it is too late to spare their children from the dangers and sorrows that come from disregarding this law.” FATE OF PLAYERS HANGS IN BALANCE Public Meet@T&ght to Save Company at Lyceum Theater If the Alfred ¢ Players, now en- tertaining at the Lyceum, are to be saved to New Britain, now is the time to do it. A meeting of all those inter- ested in pledging somecthing more than mere moral support will be held at 8 o'clock tonight at the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce in the Sover eign building on Main street. Every- one is invitec Since the season was opened the Cross Players have not been given the support which would warrant them re- maining in New Britain. This, de- spite the fact that their productions bave surpasscd anything ever before offered in the line of stock in this Those who have enjoyed the perfor- mances at the Lyceum are sincerely grieved at the thought the is to lose the compar The selection the work of the Players, the the stage settings—ev B nnection with the perform- ances has been of the b High rovalties have cut into the net receipts and the patronage bas not been sufli cient to offset this drain on the treas- ury. The company has not attempted to retrench by offering cheaper pro- ductions. Tt has a high class manage- ment that would not stoop to offerings of an inferior character. Whether this fact is appreciated will probably be shown tonight at the public meeting. This is New Britain's chance to dem- onstrate to Mr. Cross and ciated Players that the publ desir ous of having the company remain here. Tt should be a rousing meeting. “Ioirst hters” Tonight. Tonight will be the inning of the “First Nighters,” a night that is grow- ing in popular favor each week. The “First Nighters” are qualified to tell their friends all about the perform- ance. To be in attendance on the opening night of a new production is considered quite the thing in many ci- ties and the fun of being among those present Monday nights at the Lyceum theater is being appreciated more and more by New Britain playgoers. Theater Partics Arranged. Among the “First Nighters” who will be on hand tonight when the curtain rolls up on to Baldpate™ will be a party of s from the Stan- ley Works. An entire section of seats has been reserved for the party and it is probable that others from the same establishment will be present. Not to be outdone, forty girls from the American Hosiery company have decided to hold a theater party at'the Lyceum Wednesday night. The Cross Players are big favorites with the young women of the Hosiery company who are desirous of showing their ap- proval and support, as well as enjoy- ing an evening of real pleasure. One of the biggest theater parties of the year will be held Friday night, the Kenilworth club having reserved & block of 150 se; While only have been included in the par s, many other members of the re planning to be present. Burl Der Biggers, co-auth George M. Cohan of “Seven I Baldpate,” figured in an inter story in the New York Times yester- day. The story dealt with the histo of the Lampoon, the funny paper sued at Hervvard university. Der Big- gers was one of the steady contribu- tors to the Lampoon while he was at college and that his vein of humor has not petered out is shown by the con- tinuous laughter furnished by the Cross Players’ vehicle this week. city thing in c Nat one Bros. trictly advt. QgES, 1 eve 33c doz. Russell HERN HERE, Miss Herne, the popular New York actress, is visiting her sis- | ter, Miss Julie Herne, leading woman ) with the Alfred Cross Players at the Russwin Lyceum. Native eggs, 33c doz Russell Bros. DYSON LEAVES T0 ATTEND CONVENTION Local Jeweler to Represent State at National Gathering George H. Dyson, of the Jjewelry | firm of Porter & Dyson, left today | for Chicago where he will attend a convention of the Nation- as the only Connecticut three days al Jeweclers' a representative ociation from the State Jewelers' association. The con- vention will be held*dt the § House and will open Wednesc conclude Friday. erman ay and | Representing this state, Mr. Dyson !/ has four big items which state jew- elers are particularly interested. One is the passage of a law limiting the time that jewelers- shall be respon- sible for repair work left in their shops; another is the Stevens Bil the third is opposition to free engrav- ing; and the fourth is the passage of a national stamp law. ‘Would Limit Responsibility. At the present time the law holds a jeweler responsible for articles left with him to be repaired until they ' are claimed by the owners. Cven though they are not claimed for a vear or more, the jeweler is respon- ble. Connecticut jewelers feel that this is wrong and that a time limit should be set after which their re- sponsibility ends. The Stevens Bill deals with the sale of established goods at an established price and this will effect the jewelers in reference to many makes of watch- es, clocks, silverware, fountain pens, etc. Free engraving is another thing which state jewelers feel is unfair to | them. It co a first class jewelry | store from §1,000 to $1,500 a year for a good engraver and most of his work brings in no recompense as it chiefly on rings, watches, silver- | ete., that are purchased and engraved free. TFormerly people had to pay extra for engraving, but since the rise of the department stores, which introduced free engraving, the jewelers have had to fall into line. Favors National Stamp Law. is ware, Possibly the most important mieas- ure advocated by the state jewelers is the national stamp law. At pres- ent a jeweler may sell a customer any article, tell him it is of any quality and charge a high price when in re- ality he may be selling an inferior article. This hurts the trade of the legitimate jeweler. A national stamp ! piece of jewelry to be stamped its real quality, thus protecting the pur- chaser from fraud and the honest dealer from unfair competition. Mr. vson is prepared to offer a number of exhibits to prove the need of such a law. One is a ring brought to him to be repaired. The owner paid $12 for the ring, supposing it to be of high grade. In reality it is very cheap and sells for about $12 per dozen. Another exhibit is a Walde- mar chain purchased for $6 and worth but $1.50. A national stamp law would be to the jewelry business just what the pure food law is to the food trade. " n a t Strictly fresh 33c doz. native eggs, Russell Bros S 301 Main WOMAN’'S CLUB EVE Literat Features ‘eck’s Program. Music nd re of ; | department of the will meet with M T Ernest W. Pelton, 77 Vine street, to- morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. William P. Felt will have a paper on “The History of the Early Literature of Poland.” Members of the Woman’s club are invited to attend a recital at the home | ¢ of Mrs. W. C. Hungerford on Russell street Thursday morning at 10:39 o’clock, when Miss Mary Bingham will read a paper on Liszt, the great musi- cal composer, and Professor M. Perl- mutter of Hartford will render piano selections chosen from the works of Liszt. As previously stated, the meet- ing will be open to all members of the club and is not a group gathering, as some have thought. The literary ‘Woman's club Native eggs, 33¢c doz. Russell Bros. BUILDING NEWS. Permits for New Structures Here Last Week Total $14,650. The following are the values of buildings represented by permits is- sued last week: New Haven ... cesen Bridgeport Hartford Waterbury .. New Britain . Stamford ‘West Haven . Hamden . . Springfield .... . . S E. B. Wood intends to erect a one- family house on Jerome avenue. A. Meinhaut has had plans drawn for a two-family house on Allen street. $38,950 42,600 22,200 6,000 14,650 12,285 7,500 21,500 31,850 Native egs: tresh, 33c doz. every one strictly Russell Bros.—advt. THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE. Authority Speaks on Subject This Afternoon at City Hall. Deputy Ingram of the state cattle bill would malke it necessary for every commission expected to come to New | Seis Many a Man To Thinking Strange how many times a coffee drinker will pass lightly over a Postum advertisement until all at once nervousness, a sleepless night, a dull head- ache, heart flutter, or some other ailment—often due to coffee drinking— brings message home. the B was to speak at bringing Mr. he wished to impress on the mem of a city. is home ship preparation for the concert it give in Cromwell Friday evening. fresh, 3ritain today to talk on the need aughter house here, 3 o'clock this aff oon in the hearing room of the bg f public works. Superintendent Ri epartment w Ing wunicipal s of the hi instrumental am to this city, f the council, who were invited to| end the meeting, New Britain's's slaughter house controlled by Native eggs, 33c doz. Russell B City Items B. Feb. 1 Irs. Carl J. Anderson of 25 Wa ield court is ill at the New 3ri reneral hospital Wallin the Kensington, Jan. advt ir, 31, and 2.— John ment at is undergoing tre local hospital Sherrod Skinner of Chestnut str from Rensellaer Polytech Institute for a few days. The Milo Octet, under the lead| of rofessor Gehard Alexis, hi . rehearsal yesterday afternoon is February 25 the Springfield where ment. octet will go it has an engag Native eggs, 33c doz. every Ru ane Man Near Wilson in Cleveland Hj Razor in Pocket. Cleveland, Jan. 31.—Cleveland startled last night by newsboys cryk Attempt to assassinate Pre dent Wilson! ued by t Cleveland Leader nothi more sensational than a routine sto of the president's including ¢ paragraph in dark type: “The president did not notice as followed Mrs. Wilson into the auf] mobile that there was a sudden co motion on the sidewalk near by. D) tective Riley, one of the score of di tectives and patrolmen catterd through the crowd, had pounced upd a man whose suspicious fumbling his overcoat pocket had attracted a tention. “He was Charles Kalcestian, Armenian, and was placed under ai rest. A razor was found in R pocket, but he maintained he did nd know the president was in town Police officials said last night they were convinced the man had m designs upon the president. AS a pf caution he is being held on a bo; fide charge of carrying a conceale weapon. “Extra! 1" The extra ned a Native eggs, 33c doz. Russell Broi Then, attention is called to the fact that caffeine, the drug in coffee, does hurt some hard. people and hurt them If you are a coffee drinker and think anti-coffee talk is only a “scare” it would be a good idea to make this easy, personal test: Quit coffee ten days and POSTUM If the change to this pure food-drink brings steadier nerves, sounder sleep, a clearer head, and the better health that follows freedom from the coffee drug, in its place use you'll know where comfort lies— whether to stick to Postum or go back to coffee and its troubles. Original Postum Cereal 15¢ and 25¢ package. Made of wheat and a some molasses, Postum has a delicious much like that of mild, h small portion of whole- flavour igh-grade coffee, yet contains no caffeine nor other harmful element. There are two forms of Postum. The origi- nal Postum Cereal must be boiled; Instant Post- um is quickly soluble in h ot water, more con- venient to prepare, and has the same rich flavour as the original Postum. Some prefer one form, some the other. Both forms are equally delicious and the cost per cup is about the same. The change from coff thing to do for so great a thinking over ! “There’s a ee to Postum is a little benefit. It's worth Reason” Grocers everywhere sell Postum.