New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1916, Page 8

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1916. NEW 8RI{AL{ HERALD HERALD PUBLISHING GUMPANTY., Propriecors: tedr at 4:18 p. m 57 Church St lssued daily (Sunday exc &t Herald Building. Entered at the Post Office at New Britaln 83 Second Class Mall Matter. Delivered by carricrs to any part of tne city for 15 Cents 2 Week, 65 Certs a Month. eriptions for paper to be sent by m Payable in advance, 60 Cents & Month, $7.00 a year. The only pro; the oity. Circulation books and press Toom always open to advertisers. The Her, Hnr- News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- o New York City; Boara Walk. Atlaatic City and Hertford depot . O;ECLE‘PHOVE CALLS. Rditcrial Rooms . —_— HELP THE VISITING NURSE You who ‘ga your busy way, noticing things about you, often a little lady trudging her cou strects, challenging the Snow and sleet; a white cross embloz- €ned on her left sleeve, her hand. And by the quaint little bonnet perched upon a comely head you have divined her profession and have thought, “There goes a nurse.” And you were right. “A nurse.” Bven with all your hurry vou had ttme to reflect upon th But jonce she passed and svas out of sight, g0 quickly she went out of mind. And she remained a thing forgotten until ometime again you saw her hurrying on her way to visit the sick, the poor pnd the afflicted. . And she went about hia task as if the whole world hung in he balance and her efforts alone would pave it from destruction. And then, f you made inquiry, you would learn at her's is a labor of love rather han one of monetary reward, ‘or the pisiting nurses do not base dependznce o much upon what they reccive in re- urn for. thetr work as they discount vhat they are likely not to receive. JPhe ' Visiting Nurses' Assocfation is fade up of a gallant band of women, Bducated in the study of medicine, who betake it upon themselves , hardly have seen neat and trim, through the city the. slush, sitchel in visiting fitable advartising medium 18 14 will ve found on sate at Hota- office of secretary 10 | beating of tom-toms and cymbals will of a velled hint that was hovering about the sacred precincts of admin- istration circles shortly before Christmas holidays. ‘This merely had to do with political conditions in Sec- retary Garrison’s home state. But his leaving the Wilson cabinet this particular time attributed only plans for a at must be and can be the fact that his continental army, or uni- versal military service, did not car that they were not in accord with the ideas of President Wilson, nor the leaders of both parties in Congress, nor of those who have the interest of the national guard at heart. Ohe of the' main tests of a man’s ability is the respect ‘accorded him by those over whom he exercises au- thority. Judged from this, Secretary Garrison fulfilled all the duties of his to office in an excellent manner; for the | S 925 | ATmy officers associated with him and 26 | those in the field were unanimous in | extolling him, realizing that his every effort was bent in making the United States army a bigger and better or- gan His idea of univers itary service was a zation. 1 mil- somewhat over and above those of the army problems, in the American sense, and as such did not ordinary really come in under the existing plan which already has profited greatly by leadership. There seems to be divining his reasons for leaving the cabinet than attributing to him the discouragement and disgust that comes to a man who has labored long and hard in fostering a pet scheme and then seeing his c; and fall to earth. Thi: happened to Mr. Gar He is heartily disappointed in the way his ideas have been received by the Presi- dent, the his by tles crumble has indeed ison,. ‘ongress, and the Public opinion crushed his Continental army almost before his re- port = was cold off the press. The nation has shown itself to be not in accord with the principle of sal military service. This form “preparedness” many fear will too deeply the spirit of militarism which has been raised as a bugeyboo over the land. If there is joy expressed departure of Mr. printed univer- of breed in -the | Garrison from the | of war the real sit the homes of those who cannot | reverberate from the camp of William ‘ord to engage all /the -luxuries of | Jennings nedical attention. In some cases the purses are repaid. for- -their trouble; nore often they are not. But the were seated at table they were ever at odds. son proved to be indeed the secretary frork goes on just the same 8nd day |of war on Bryan, for everytime Bryan. While the these same two cabinet Garri- the pfter day, night after night, they plod | great pacifist brought forth one of fheir way to the bedsides of those Who | his grape juice brain children n their fitful fevers wait and yearn | head of the army trained all the his or the visits of these administering | forces on the vagary and reduced it neels. Through the efforts’ of New Brit- inclined, the Visiting along with the annually received the production bt o arama or musical come But this vear through a se- ’s charitably s’ Association eral Hospital penefits derived from yeeum. es of adverse circumstances no play las produced and an attempt to fos- r aid by a gigantic musical concert et with failure because of other (x- Jgencies in the theatrical world. Thus is that the Visiting Nurses’ neglected while other of g 1he Associn- jon has been iIng sometimes less worthy forms in getti to harity have succeeded wherewithal It is for the people of ecessar on carry heir work ew Britain to consider the plight of B organization that has gone through bne of the heaviest seasons of its ca- eer, a winter filled with epidemics of 1l kinds, of tnusial sicknesses and aladies among the poor and ihe un- And although the funds and there wous ever lit- jortunate have been low e hope of getting returns through the the to legular channels of aid women ho devote their lives this have ever braved the adversity of fate md gone their way giving mc ention here and there, refusing none, pensing labor and getting nothing return. Here then work that rves the kindly c lii those who are inclined to lend @lping hand and permit their 1 ortunate brethren to receive the hen- fits of proper nursing in time of ill- ess. Unless some financial aid is orthcoming many mothers and ttle children will suffer from neglect winter. It is the visiting work edical at- i is a siderntion 55 poor uring the remaining vorth while to help urses. GARRISON. War THE GOING With Secretary of Ihe recognized strong man of the Wi his desk in the OF Garris away from m eabinet, far department today on permaneunt kave of absence, through his own res- jation, the country is at once treatcd a surprise a egret. The going of G: articular time will be indeed a blow b those adYocates of a huge standing rmy and & big reserve, while at the ime time.themilitiamen of the coun- o and deep cause for on at this by will'see in“his departure a guaran- ke for the preservation of the stare 0pps. What be attached to this i ‘from President b /ber well estimated at the verits of the next two cr months may disclose the import significance second resig- Wilson’s political cab- v at the | the going of Garrison and Bryan, a political sense, | to complete annihilation. Had it not | been for this antagonism of Garrison | against Bryan would never 1 there can be no comparison between | the Lusitania affair be nearing a settlement n the fashion it is today. So while in | the following fact | must be taken into consideration: | The Congress of the nation, a Demo- | cratle Congress, is directly responsible for the resignation of Secretary rison and President questions nation. Gar- the embarrassment of the of the United States of vital It is to the secretary did enough to counsel with some of the hot-headed and wild-eyed politicians in Congress. His scheme might have been toned down and put on tical basis in conjunction ideas of preparedness. on to the that long interest be regretted not remain a prac- with other LEARNING SOMETHING DAY. This same Clifford Thorne who now devotes his energy and ability to a scathing denunclation of Louis D. Brandeis, President Wilson’s appoint- tee to the bench of the Supreme Couit, is known in railroad circles as one of the most fanatical and ents the celebrated Eastern r: knew. ing on railroad rate increase the Interstate Commerce Commissicn, Clifford Thorne, of Towa other was there to see that the in their Thorne now paints Brandeis of the railroads where. the Brandei. announced there EVERY bitter oppon- te case and parts west, railroads were blocked “evil design: a friend shortly after as s appoint- was was ment howl and hubbub against the man because of his antipathy interests. Truly there are two to all things if we just but wait Jearn. We may next hear that Bran- deis was in the pay of the New 3oston to these sides to Haven while he was assisting former Gover- nor Joseph Folk, of Missouri, in the famous Interstate C sion investigation a year Stick around. Commerce Commis- or two ago. The wonder is that so many emi- nent Frenchmen should be willing to consider seriously sugch a question as “Should Wagner be played in France after the " What has art to do with national jealousies? asks the Buffalo Express. Why nothing! Abso- lufely nothing! As we gather it, Hans will play at the same old position,— if you get what we mean! war nation. | the | no other way of | it. | Every time there was a hear- | before | a| | Many people woula gladly pay | them. FACTS AND FANCIE! It both railroad men and miners strike this spring how can we see America fir —Paterson News. All the medals for executive breaks are awarded by the nations to Wilson on the “too proud to fight” speech— Berkshire Bagle. Otis went dry vesterday by one vote. That trolley line from Otis to civilization was opened none too soon— Berkshire Eagle. make a number of mistakes.in the bandit-killing busi- ness, but he's bound to get the right | man if Ne keeps shooting—Atlanta Constitution. Carranza may The faculty of Harvard Law hool has voted favor of Bran- deis’ confirmation. That isn't so dramatic as the endorsement of Har- vard’s best known and best advertiz- ed alumnus, but it will go farther is the minds of a great many people. —Paterson News. the in No single instrument of war h heen found available for such a vari ty of military needs as the automobilo. | There is none with regard to which we are so poorly preparved. There is none in which our available un- | organized resources are so large— | Brooklyn Baste. German sailorman who the passenger on the Appam that the Moewe was a new-fast car- go ship that had slipt out from Kiel fiying the Swedish flag, forgot how earnestly the German government protested against this misuse of the colors of a neutral nation when a British skipper did it—New Haven Union The simple A man who started in as cash boy in a big New York department store has just been made at forty-two, a director of the company that conducts As the reports say that he looks to be only thirty-six, it is exidently no harder to rise in the world than it was in the days of our daddies, and, If the reports of his appearance he true, not as hard, for to rise, our daddies had to work themselves into the sere and vellow before they at- tained the pinnacle of wealth or fame. | —Rochester Union. The mission of our country is to build a great and free state in a new land. On this continent we have the basis of a civilization that if necessary can be made independent of all others, for we produce practically every min- eral needed in industry and all the grains, fruits, vegetables and fibres of the temperate zone. We can build up our soils and keep them fertile with our own chemicals, while the run- ning waters of this country can ba made to yield some sixty million horsepower—Buffalo News. McMILLAN’S NEW BRITAIN'S BUSIEST BIG STORE “ALWAYS RELIABLE” BRISK FEBRUARY DAYS Salespeople FOR SATURDAY A CLEARANCE SALE OF WINTER COATS At $5.00 and $7.50 each Women's and Misses' sale values up to $15.00. OPPING ! Our Are Never I(llcs Coats in this ‘When you buy one of our Coats at | these prices you can pat yourself on the back and say, “Well, quite a sav- ing, the $5.00 to $7.50 I saved on this Coat purchased at McMillan’s help’s some.” You might as well have it SATURDAY. WEEK END 45¢c SALE OF MEN’S AND BOYS’ FURNISHINGS MEN’S SHIRTS. Coat Shirts, Work Shirts, Flannel Shirts, Night Shirts. SATURDAY 45c each, MEN'S UNDERWEAR. Fleece, Ribbed and Merino, shirts and drawers. SATURDAY 45c¢ cach. MEN'S SOCKS. Ipswich and Middlesex, medium or heavy weights, SATURDAY 4 pair for 45¢. LION BRAND COLLARS. Men’s or Boys, SATURDAY 4 for 45c. MEN’S TIES SATURDAY 2 for 45cC. SATURDAY, 45c each. MEN’S LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS SATURDAY 3 for 45c. Value 19¢ each. SATURDAY 4 for 45c. each. BOYS' SHIRTS SATURDAY 45c each. BOYS’ TAPELESS BLOU SATURDAY 45c each. CHILDREN’S PAJ SATURDAY 45c each. LARGE SELECTION TINES. D MBMIL.AN 129-201-203 MAIN STR AMAS OF VALEN- | Sheerness, Pivot Point In the English Blockade Value 15¢ | ATURDAY “BLUE RIBBON” DAY At the Big Store--Wise, Smith & Co., Hartford 5,000 Yards of Ribbons, worth 1 fific Made Vel s, Saturday “Blue up 29c, “Blue Ribbon’ Day Ififi yd Rnbnn” Day T 25“ mil— Including hundreds of yards of new In an endless variety of new meshes with linery ribbons, hair-bow ribbons, plain or fancy | beautiful lace borders. These are the famous warp prints, checks, plenty of silk taffeta | Van-Raalte make, srj]d all over the United moires in light and dark colors, also the popu- | States at 50c. Here Saturday at | lar pink, blue and white. Saturday all at 15¢ yd. Come early. 1,000 Pieces of Women’s New Neckwear, values up to 250 $1.00, Saturday “Blue Ribbon” Day, Comprising the entire sample line of one of New York’s foremost importers of paluen neckwear, Venise lace collars and coat sets in about fifty distinct styles and shapes, including the new large shawl effects, right up to the minute in style, values up to $1.00. Saturday your choice at the wonderful Blne Ribbon Bargdm Priceflofferreoe Saturday, ‘Blue Ribbon Day” at Suit Departmefit Stylish suits, coats, dresses and furs at greatly reduced prices, $29, $30 and $32.50 RICH SALT'S PLUSH COATS, $18 With guaranteed lining. Some are trimmed with beaver, some with Siberian wolf and others are plain with chin-chin and rever collar. --$18 WARM COATS FOR COLD WEATHER AT HALF PRICE AND LESS A fair assortment of $14.98 ay)d $16.98 ].1(‘ avy Winter R Coats, ten different colors < and materials m$7 l $10 choose from, all (n Great Values in Suits for Stout Women 8 and $22.50 Suits \ \\onderful Bargain Saturdav at A fairly of $18.98 Winter A good assortment of $10 $12 Winter mixtures, good assortment and Coats in $2 plain colors, at. . $5 Women'’s al;d Misses’ Tailor Made Suits Marked Down As Foliows: $18.98 Suits of serge, poplin and mixtures, to 50 plaids and Coats select from, at: for stout women $22.50 to $24.98 Tailored Suits of poplin, cheviot and serge, now $25 to $35 Tailored Suits in the season’s best materials, now SATURDAY “BLUE RIBBON” DAY AT CORSET DEPARTMENT. Just Note the Extraordinary Money Savings. $2.50 LaResista Corsets at $1.19—Fine : outil, handsomely trimmed top with four ex- ; tra quality web hose supporters attached. i 75¢ Wise, Smith & Co. Special Corsets at 50c —Medium high bust, long hips, hose sup- porters attadled lace trimmed top. H $2.00 Best Reducing Corsets for $1.00—The best reducing corset in the world. $1.00 P. N. Corsets at 69c—Fine coutil, medium bust, long hips, embroidery trimmed : and hose supporters. H $2.00 “Louise” Corsets at $1.00—Extra fine coutil, handsomely trimmed top, and hose Sup- porters, sizes 18 to 30. ¢ Brassieres at 25c—Hook front or lace , trimmed with wide embroidery insertion. for stout women $16.98 B(;ys’ All Wool 2 Pants Suits, positively worth $5 to $18.98 Suns $3.95 NEW SPRING MODELS AND PATTERNS. Made from strictly all wool fabrics, each suit has two pairs of full cut knickerbocker pants lined throughout, handsomely tailored suits and fit well. Once more we tell you that suits like these will cost $5 later on. Sizes 6 to 16 years. Washington, D, Feb. 11.— “Sheerness is the pivot point in the English blockade of the North Sea and control of all the channel waters,” according to a war geogra- phy sketch just given out by the Na tional Geographic Society This port, situated hehind a powerful shel- ter of fortification on the southern shore of the Thames' estuary, is the strategic nerve center of the great English war fleet, as regards its cam- paign in West-European waters. Portsmouth, it is true, is the first naval port and arsenal of Britain, and the threads directing war upon the seas run from this port to every quarter of the world. However, it is at Sheerness, and neighboring Chat- ham, that the battleships, destroyers, scout cruisers and torpedo boats have their base for the patrolling of chan- nel waters, for the closing of the seas to the north, and for guarding the troop and munitions communications from Dover and Brighton to Calais and Boulogne. “The ga are situated where the @, son town and sea-port on the Tsle of Sheppey Medwey estuary joins with the Thames, 51 miles east of Lon- don, and joined with the metropolis by the Southeastern and Chatham Railway. Thrown around the port are a chain of formidable modern fortifications opposing such armament as would make attack on an enemy almost impossible. There are extensive barracks here, and acres of warechouse space piled high with naval stores. Residences for the ad- miral of the home fleet and other naval officers constitute the most im- portant part of the city. “The dockyard of Sheerness, equip- ped for the carrying out of all kinds of naval repairs, covers about 60 acres, including three basins and large modern docks. The harbar is a spa- cious and excellent one. primarily a war harbor, with little importance as a place of trade. It hag fallen once before the attack (f a hostile fleet, but that was before the days of formidable ordnance, when the Dutch admiral De Ruyter cap- | tured the fort of Charles at Sheerness | on July 10, 1667. It is unthinkable that De Ruyter's achievement could be repeated today in the face of the town’s mighty, up-to-date defenses.’ Pay Up Week. (Waterbury Democrat.) ingenious people have Some con- ceived the idea of a national Pay-Up 1-26; be exhorted to The American people prodding on this point. jovous habit of throwing waste basket that does not promote general business pre perity. Not every one who lets his bills go unpaid is indifferent about it. all they collect the debts due But with many other persons, the more easily they could pay, the less ready they are to do it. It would make them very tired to sit dow monthly and write off a dozen chec By letting the bills run, the: it all in one job. This saves much hard work. Yet they may have idle money in banks. Some business men allow bills to run te sive a trifle of interest, losing which would offend their thrifty s Of course the creditor is meanwhile losing interest. But creditors are considered grasping creatures who have all the money they need. business failures would be perfectly could collect their bills. : ing how quickly a dollar will run around a town. When you ¥ long standing bill due the grocer, he week, to he observed February when everyone should pay his debts. need a liitle They have a ills into the owe, could they re of people who solvent if they Tt is surpr! | leader of the majority, sulks in the A large percentage of the| that | is immediately able to satisty the teamster. the butcher, who can pay that old bin at the printer’s. So it goes. Tha net result is a new feeling of confidence and good will. Tf a general debt pay- ing custom could be started during a pav-up week, a great many people would feel n new courage about their business future. They would Luy more freely. A wave of new business would spread over the country. Let every- one do what he can toward it . Patriotism Is Good Politics. (Waterbury American.) The Democrats the House of Representatives are losing the oppor- tunity of a lifetime and the Republi- cans are grasping it, with breathless ecstacy, as an unhoped for gift of the gods. While Claude Kitchin, anointed in back rows, James R. Mann rallies the Republican cohorts under the banner of patriotism and sweeps the Presi- dent’s program of preparedness to victory. Kitchin and the group which he represents are unalterably opposed to preparedness in any form. A low species of political instinet tells them that open opposition means destruction, but the higher instinet is absent which would prompt them to seize this nettle of adversity with a firm grasp and transmute it into the flower of victory. And so Mr. Mann, casting aside the cynical facetioushess of a minority The latter can settle wflhlleader, takes his stand on the rock ot also | g Sheerness is | § OUR ENTIRE STOCK OFMEN’S OVERCOATS T3 LINED Marked for Saturday at the Following Two Prices: FUR LINED EVERY OVERCOAT THAT | EVERY OVERCOAT THAT FORMERLY SOLD AT FORMERLY SCLD AT | $15 TO $20 NOW $8.50 AND $30 NOW $S5. 00 FUR LINED OVERCOATS NOW AT HALF PRICE 10. 00 | WISE, SMITH & CO. | 5 ooty Afled. HARTFORD ey OUR DAILY AUTOMOBILE DELIV. ERY INSURES PROMPT DELIVERY OF YOUR BPURCHASES Daily Delivery gritain, Elm wood, Newington, C r Iill, Maple Hill and Clayton. Phone orders Our Restaurant an ideat p (harter for a light lunc 3050, aud Mail Orders 3 e Wew most always a fine worlker, anxious to be on the ‘The straight nose is worker, but 1 should not one who is not familiar to buy one of these fello he is a good goer, he scary, and must know that the man who owns him is boss, or trouble is likely to ensue. Just so with the pin- eared horse. If you want a gentle horse look for one with a Roman nose. He is always tractable and easy to | handle. So is the horse with flowing forelock. There something about this bang that makes a horse quiet and easy to handl full of life, | win all, lose all erical odds are man and the Austrian fleets. many could win command of the Atlantic she would be in a position to end the war quickly. France would be isolated and Great Britain would soon starve. The flow of food and supplies to the allies from overseas | would cease instantly. It would he |risking the future empire of the world on one great sea fight, for the losers would be utterly crushed or the central empires to make the tempt, then, will signify a desper- e state. Not until all hope ot a de cision, or even a permanent deadlock on land has vanished, would the effort be made to finish the war at sea with the odds known to be against them. ginia School. (Richmond Times-Dispatch.) There is good sense and triotism in the measure, introduced by Delegate Jones of this city, and which passed the House of Delegates, providing means by which the Sturs and Stripes may be raised over every public school in Virginia. The flag i ito fly during schoel hours on school day of the year, weather ditions permitting. It is well that vouth of Virginia shall have their eyes the flag of their country patriotic self sacrifice. suppresses each partisan on his own side of the House gently chides those who mutter the other side. He makes it that the time has come when the president is no longer the leader of the Democratic party but the Moses of the nation, and if Democrats are not big enough to support him in his new role, Republicans are. It is noble and magnificent-—but it is good politics. Sternly he muttering and on clear stroke, against for the num- 2 both the Ger- also a fine | If Ger- advise any with horses , for while is timid and also Judging A Horse. (Philadelphia Record.) We know more about it if we are experts than we do about the physi- ogonomy of human beings. Such at least is the assertion of a local veter- inarian. ‘Looking at the teeth of a horse and watching its gait,” said the veter- inarian, “disclose defects of a physical nature, but you can't tell the charac- ter. How do vou judge a man who applies to you for employment?” asks the doctor. By his face. A good judge of character can rely upon his judgment of a man from his facial lines. Such judgment isn’t infallible, but it goes a long way, and even moré so with a horse. “There's the dish-nosed horse. . By dish-nosed I mean that depression be- tween the eve and the nostrils. See how it curves. Such an animal is al- Will the War End on the Sea?. (Waterbury Republican.) English newspapers think they see signs that the German and Austrian navies are planning a great stroke i The prediction is that they will make a dash to sea, either by steaming out jand offering battle or by attempting to join in order to attack the Suez canal, with a land expedition co-op- erating, or by making detached raids, to allow a number of Moewes to slip through the lines to raid allied commerce. There is intense activity at the headquarters of the Teutonie fleets which may or may not be in- tended to mislead the allies. They may have to defend It, and If it presages a serious attempt to |they should learn early in life to love~ win the command of the sea, it is a land reverence it Flag for Every real p. h con tho before