New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 10, 1916, Page 8

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1916. NEW BRITAINHERALD HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Proprieto! ued datly (Sunday excopted) at 4:15 p. m. &t Herald Bullding, 67 Church St tered at the Post Office at New Britaln A8 Becond Class Mail Matter. 'vered by carrie: to any part of the city for 15 Cents a Week, 65 Cents a Month. pscriptions for paper to be sent by madl, payable in advance, 60 Cents a Month, $7.00 a Year. p only profitable advertising mcdium 1n the city. Circulazion books and press room always open to advertlsers. Herald will be founa on sale at Hota- ling’s New Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York City; Board Walk. at- lantic City, and Hartford Depot. TELEPHOND iness Ofmce . CaLLS. arfal Rooms s R PRESIDENT WE SUBMIT— he conventions are done moment before our At the d Page” from our hands to those of the leotyper hear that Justice hes has been selected by the Re- Jlican party to lose his position on [Supreme Court bench and be sub- ed to the voters as president. The pressives again have nominated T. we e outburst of enthusiasm we ex- to hear from the progressives will exceed that of the republican Many are the republicans who illing to conceed that the chances peating Mr. Wilson by their party nil with a third ticket in the Many democrats assert that bn would be the choice anyhow. Hughes is undoubtedly en. a man Unfortunately he is merely of the republican machine and ch does not stand out as an in- al. On the other hand he has pposition to him a man who is and shoulders above any other [dual - in politics. Theodore pvelt has a personal following, Hughes will have a party follow- conclusion the democrats will feek nominate the man who will kbtedly be the next president of nited States. This is the price the republicans must pay for reservation of their machine. the Roosevelt brake upon it, it e slowed down. 1920 we sup- will see it still intact however, p the lost prestige. ONVENTION A SUCCESS final day of the convention of pstern division of Swedish Sing- cieties was even less pleasant the preceeding two. Despite hct the delegates are unanimous Jaring that they thoroughly en- their visit to this city, which rhaps the largest Swedish popu- of the east. Local country- theirs were able to entertain jn fine style despite the fact that Pritain is the smallest city in a convention, similar to the one today, has been held. The mu- ents were very successful and d houses turned out to hear the in their competition for prizes. i RUSSTANS AGAIN e the news from Verdun tells ances by the German forces, by trench, very slowly, the front has again become the of attraction because of the pus drive the Russians are mak- pinst the armies of the Central The Czar’'s men are repeating dvance of a year ago and it is at both the Austrfan and Ger- frmies have been flanked and danger. town of Lutsk, well fortified enches and well guarded by d guns has been captured and petus of the advance has been far beyond. A wedge has riven between the right wing German army and the left of ptrians. Railroads lead from sent Russian position to Kovel and into Galicia. Whether ksians will be able or will deem to follow any of the courses e enemy’s country now open will be decided by time. There jurse, a possibility that the past repeated and the victorious rned. We venture to assert, , that it will not be lack of tion that ca; retirement JRussians this pssons have s a The pre- too well time. been the head of the is in other sector itz railwya Lemberg is menaced by the on of Lutsk, and the Aus- e massing their men at this vidently expecting that it will lext stepping stone of the Rus- Russian is stated that practically fif- | j¢ will have set have been gained along the ont. An enormous number of have been taken. jant Russia, seemingly again " ith munitions, has been The Turks are not ets of this drive and it front is meager. As an indi- news {long years necessary to the success- | way temptation for pedestri ! cation of the co-operation between the allies, the Russians advance comes at a time when it is most needed. On this side of the water we can plainly see that, though the German advances at Verdun not great, the time is at hand for tie lessening of the strain the It means are upon Meuse. better ms as if no for accomplishing Could the French break through the German offense tho story might different, but French have not the available men for attempting the sceming impossible. The Russians have ..enormous it could be taken. be the re- sources in men. Munitions have prob- ably been shipped to them in great quantities. A threat at either Austria or Germany from the east, providing it were a serious one, would divert men and munitions from the other front if nothing else. f { | | | | If the occasion arises, a larger Teutonic army must be placed there. The men, unless Germany not making her greatest eff dun, front. is ort at Ver- must come from the western A part of the ammunition meant for the French must be turned against the Russians. Otherwise the Russians will gain the upper hand. In the event that Verdun is aban- doned for the time being, a few de- fenders of the line only being called | upon to remain, and the rest rushed | across the continent, will the French and English make an attempt at the | line? Their chance for success would surely be greater then than at any | other time. Is this the plan that has bene laid out by the allles? A con- certed offensive has been promised for | some time. It would not be surprising | to hear that the Russlan advance had | been checked within a few days and it | would not be surprising if an allied of- | fensive on the west had been started with great vigor. There is no time | like the present for the allies if they intend to try and return the invaders to their own districts, | OLASS NIGHT Another class at the New Britain | High school last evening celebrated its | Class night preliminary to the gradu- ation exercises of next week. The largest number of seniors ever col- lected at the local school of higher learning was present to hear members of the class, chosen by themselves and by the faculty, in one instance, de- liver the class poem, history, will and forecast. Last night was largely a gathering for the purpose of making merry. The | usual hits at members of the elass | | Boy Scout | in Scout uniform | Boy | argues COMMUNICATED. A Word for the By An instance of the spirit of help- fulness that is growing out of the movement has just come to the writer’s notice. A young woman cAr routs. ing a parcel | that had to be carefully handled, with a uplifted to shield from a came to a place where water had imulated to quite deptk at a crossing. In her dilemma she was approached by a young hoy who ‘sald,” “Can’t 1 Needless. to and an umbr heavy rain, a help you here, lady?” say the offer was graciously thankfully accepted. Such an instance as this is a val- uable testimony to the iafluence »* the Boy Scout movement. With the growth of this spirit, there will come a time when it will be impossible for a crowd of sturdy young boys to re- main seated in “dinky” or trolley, while elderly men and women stand sall the way to or from Hartford, has sometimes been the case ‘from the writer’s own observation and oc- casional experience- A recent. instance of this charact> was told me by a young girl, who af- ter a busy morning in the kitchen and a tiresome afternoon of .thopping in Hartford, found an old lady standing in the trolley car with several younz men occupying seats in her vicinity; as none of them offered the old laly their place, the girl insisted upon giving up her own and stood all the way to New Britain. When the aged lady left the car sue g “r thank you very much for your kind- ness to me—when I was young, ir would not have been possible for an old lady over 70 years old to stand in a car all the way from Hartford while young men or boys made no of- fer to give up their seats for her comfort” When the Boy Scout spirit prevails, there will be no room £ complaints like (his. It is lack of thoughtfulness and training, not wilful discourtesy of un kindness that causes this disregard of the comfort of other people. TIhe Scout training aims to correct just this lack and the incident of the young boy’s spirit of helpfulness encouraging proof of what is being accomplished in a practical way. AN OBSERVER. Auctioning Off a State. (South Norwalk Sentinel.) West Virginia may be. sold at auction if she isn’t careful. Last year she was ordered by the supreme court of the United States to pay to the state of Virginia a judgment of $12,- 893,000. That sum represented the principle and accrued interest of West Virginia's share of the Virginia public debt at the time when the iformer state set up a separate govern- ment during the civil war. West Virginia hasn’t paid a cent, and hasn’t shown any desire to do so. She that her property cannot be were made when their virtues and their vanities were paraded before | their parents and friends. | Next week | the more serious graduation exerc will take place, be presented as testimonials work of four years. ses when diplomas will | to the | The high school, pupils and faculty, and the city has reason to be proud of the long list of those who have persevered in their quest of learning through the days of the higher course. A cosmopolitan lst, it is, made up of all nationalities. New Britain is the core of the American melting pot and the High school is the heart of that core. Future citizens of the United States stand before us in the | senior class. It is gratifying, in read- ing their names, to note variety of parentage that may be equaled by no city in the land and to realize that all have been sufficiently actuated by | their sense of duty to themselves, | | their city and country to spend the | ful accomplishment of a High school course in diligent study. ‘Winsted to Set a Good Example. (Winsted Citizen.) The Chamber of Commerce meet- ing last week showed what he senti- ment in Winsted is regarding the de- sire to have Main street improved. This question has been like a thorn in the flesh for many years; in fact practically as long as the memory of man. When the street was first ma- cadamized 25 or 30 years ago it was thought that that was going to per- manently improve it and it did im- prove it very greatly, for before that | the street sometimes became so mud- dy that wheels would sink in up to the hubs. Experience, however, soon taught that macadam road would not stand heavy traffic very long without showing the effects of wear, and the expense of rebuilding is so great that it has become impracticable to try | to maintain it on such streets as our Main street. The selectmen now propose to lay | a cement road and it is estimated that it will last from 10 to 15 years. Thi kind of road is recommended by the | state highway commissioner for our | Main street. | The cement crosswalks that have | been constructed in the past few years would indicate that the com- | missioner is right for they have with- stood hard usage splendidly. Cement | roads are apt to be slippery and hard | on horses' feet, but the distance to | be constructed is so short that that | will not be a serious objection. When completed the road will be a great credit to the town and instead of | Winsted being behind in this matter | a good example to many of the other In fact the road- better than many and it will be a ns to want to | walk in the road. Another advantage | is that a good cement road makes | every foot of the road available and thus really widens the street without changing its lines, Torrington and towns in the state. will be much of our sidewalks | Year, | ference is | secretary | sald to satisfy a court judgment. But law and precedent seem"to be against her. The supreme court once ordered its marshal to scize and sell public property in North Carolina for just such a purpose, and it will presum- ably issue a similar order in the case of West Virginia unless that state raises the money somehow and settles. It would be an interesting specta- | cle—a state sold out at auction. Im- agine the auctioneer shouting “How mauch am I bid for the property of the state of West Virginia? One mil- lion dollars, two million dollars— going at two milllon—going at two ! million—going—going—"" Coal Tands Lost to the Government. (Waterbury Democrat.) Opening of the Alaska coal fields and cheaper coal not only in the ter- ritory but for the Pacific coast as well, is expected as a result of the an- nouncement of the regulations to gov- ern coal leasing in the territory by Secretary of the Interior F. K. Lane. These leasing regulations have been in preparation for the past year. They concern 33,370 acres of coal-bearing lands in the Bering river region, and 13,920 acres in the Matanuska coal field. Both districts contain high grade bituminous and anthracite coal. The Alaska coal-leasing act required the president to ‘‘designate and re- serve from use, location, sale, lease, or disposition, not exceeding 7,680 acres of coal-bearing land in the Man- tanuska field,” for government owner- ship, before opening the balance of the lands to priv leasing. Secre- tary Lane decided not to retain the full amount allowed by law, and not to select the best land for govern- ment retention. He has reserved only 8,326.17 acres in the Matanuska area; and in the Bering river field only 4 356.98 acres, ow that these areas have been designated, no further res- | ervations by the government can be made. Leases are to be granted for 50 years; a royalty fo the govern- ment of two cents a ton for the first five cents a ton for the suc- ceeding 20 ve; and after this a royalty not to excced five per cent. of the selling price of the coal. Pre- to be given, according to Tane's announcement, to those who will make the largest in- vestments and the carliest develop- ment of the fields. The reserved area is intended as a check against mon- opoly, or unduly high prices, but it will require a separate act of congress to allow the government to mine coal from its own lands. When the Alaska coal-leasing bill was in con- gress efforts were made to amend it to provide for government ownership and operation of these fields and the sale of the coal cost, but this amendment was defeated. The only naval = victories while and the only naval traditi worth such as were gaine last week North sea, and per haps the finest achievement of the German fleet in this battle was o blot out by its heroism some of the stain that a cowardly submarine war- fare had left on the German. escut- cheon—New: Y ork-W.orlds o 5 while 4 in the | that even influence 1s not eliminated, | the Those thoroughly conversant with the political situation in New Britain state that in all probability Howard M. Steele, for many.years tax col- | lector of the city and always a prom- | inent politician, will be a candidate for election as one of New Britain’s rep- resentatives in the general assembly next fall. As yet Mr. Steele has not formally announced his candidacy, but “those in the know” state that for a | i | es number 'of weeks he has been work- ing quietly, sounding various people in various districts to ascertain, if possible, just how an announcement of his candidacy would be received and what chances he would have at the polls. It is also stated that prominent poli- ticians, especially those in the first ward, ere priming Edward H. Hall, former chairman of the republican town committee, as a candidate for representative. But while these two men are being mentioned as possibil- ities it is by no means likely that the field will be limitea to them and other candidates are expected to be announced as the time for the fall campaign draws nearer. | , While New Britain has two rep- | resentatives in the general assembly, | she has but one senator and although | he has sald nothing publicly about the | matter, it Is being strongly hinted that | Senator George W. Klett will be a | candidate for reelection. Two years | ago Judge Klett was elected by a large majority and acquitted himself with credit in the semate where he was a ranking member and promin- ent in the judiciary committee. Wheth- er or not he will have an opponent for nomination, in case he gets into the campaign for reelection, is un- known, but he has a strong following here and would be able to fight the issue to a bitter end. . ow Concerning the recent civil service examinations given eighteen super- numerary policemen who are seeking appointment as regular patrolmen, there are several humorous stories | going the rounds. Naturally, member of the civil service commission will | not confirm the stories, out of respect to the candidates, but Chairman Har- ry Brown has stated that while all of the men showed themselves to be per- fectly familiar with the police man- ual, some exhibit a woeful lack of knowledge in other lines. Some of those who took the tests state that they considered them difficult. The | commission will make a final correc- tion of the exams Monday night and | on the following evening the safety | board expects to make appointments | from those eligible. Following are a | few of the most absurd answers al- | leged to have been given in reply to | some of the simple questions: Asked to name eight cities in Connecticut, the candidates are said to have included the following: Mon- treal, Springfield, Holyoke, Manches- | ter, Northampton, Plainville and Farmington. Another question as to how far it is to Southington elicited the information that it is tweny-five miles, but this was nowhere near as astonishing as was the information that the distance to New Haven, instead of being twenty-nine or thirty miles, ranges | anywhere from twelve to one hundred i miles. | The capitol of Connecticut is Bridgeport, according to the idea of one of the candidates and the “chief executive” of Connecticut is none other than Woodrow Wilson, if one answer | is to be believed. At arithmetic several candidates failed almost entirely in addition and | it is sald that one or two were even worse when it came to spelling. As a result of their efforts exponents of simplified spelling might be interested to learn that some would-be police- men in New Britain would suggest “horz” for horse; ‘““corn” for corner; “acdent” for accldent and other things just as wretched. Ignorance concerning locations in this city is also alleged, it being cred- ited to one man that he did not know | just where the hospital is, and another thought the Erwin Home and the Town Home were synonmous. If stories of this allesed lack of knowledge be true, it certainly shows the civil service system will insist that safety board appointees be fairly | well educated. P People may look at the firemen's job from any angle they wish. They may look at it with envy, considering it the acme of jobs to be desired; or they may look at it with something ' akin to pity and call it a lazy man’s Job; 'nevertheless the fact remains, firemen are a necessity and when peo- ple want the fire department they | want it badly and Christmas morn- | | ing in their childhood was never more welcome than is the fire department s It comes speeding up the street in response to their call. Admittedly, the firemen have to do less actual la- borious work than those engaged in other trades where manual work en- ters in, but when they do work they work hard and under conditions most | trying. This was never better demon- strated than on Monday when, at the height of one of the most severe | thunder storms that has swept the | city in a long time, they had to speed forth into the storm to put out a fire caused by a bolt of lightning. While body else in the city was seeking shelter and praying that lightning | would not hit them these firemen | had to rush out to do their work. Into the driving sheets of rain, lightning snapping overhead and thunder | crashing like a German scige gun they | had to race. Certainly, anything but a desirable duty. Likewise last win- ter, during the worst storm of the year, they were called from their warm beds to plough through the snow drifts to the disastrous blaze Lexington street, battling against clements in their fury. These | les show the extremes in which the firemen have to work. True, they work little, but when they work they work mighty hard and under conditions that try the nerve and strength of the strongest. Then. too, New, Britain is fortunate on two exa | ed corner: | street cros | ed and is struck by | are recogr | who is arrested. | stroying | mar | nate, | venes on | in that they have very few real drones | in | skilled mechanics and these men busy their department. They have themselves caring for the motor ap- paratus. Further evidence of their 111 is shown in their recent work in rebuilding an automobile for the city electrician. New Britain has a good fire department and is doubly fortun- ate in having it manned by an in- dustrious, respectable and dependable lot of men. The visit of the Eastern Division of the American Union of Swedish Sing- ers, which closed a three days’ confer- ence here today, was an event of which New Britain may well be proud and if ever a city has been honored by public recognition it is this. Never before has this Union held a con- vention in a city as small as New Britain, and members state, it is highly improbable that any but the larger cities will ever b3 visited again in the future. Therefore a distinc- tion has been made in the case of the Hardware City and when a place the size of Hartford is passed over in favor of our own home town the vitizens cannot but feel a justifiable glow of pride. . % € % ow Action of the safety board in hav- ing an aisle of safety marked on tk Main street pavement at two congest- is meeting with general ap- proval. Two Yyears ago the safety board considered the advisability marking paths at street crossing that pedestrians might be provided with a more safe place to cross, but nothing was done. If the plan works out well similar lines of demarkation will be made at the junction of Main and Church streets, the junction of Main, Chestnut, Arch and Walnut street: East Main and Main streets and East Main and Hartford avenue, the last named corner being recently protect- ed by a traffic officer. If pedestrians can only be educated up to crossing at the proper places, and drivers be taught that they must observe the rights of the walkers in thesc zones, it will be a long step in the direction of preventing many accidents. In New York, Pittsburgh, Boston, Chi- cago, San Francisco, London, Paris and other large cities of the world ings are marked thusly; pedestrians observe them as the proper places to cross and drivers do likewise. ~ There is no reason why such should not be the case here. In many of the big cities of Europe the rights of the pedestrian, which in this state at least are almost abso- lute, are very much curtailed. If a pedestrian crosses the street at any place other than the crossing provid- an automobilist, whether he is seriously injured or not, he is the man arrested and the | motorist is not only liberated but also acts as a witness aygainst him, for the law recognizes the rights of the per- son on foot at only those places desig- nated, while the road driver’s rights °d at other places. In New Britain and other cities as well, | there Is a certain class of pedestrians who are highly offensive in their ac- tions. They will cross a street be- tween crossings and look blandly at | an oncoming motorist, compelling the brakes, and not slightest sign of hurrying. a result of his own bold- struck, it is the motorist Co-operation on the part of pedestrian and motorist and proper zones of safety which must be observed by all will go far towards eliminating much of the traffic driver to apply the show the If, even ness, he is | trouble. During the past two weeks New Britain has been literally invaded by millions of caterpillars which are de- foliage by the roadside and threaten to do considerable damage unless they are exterminated. Along the concrete pavements, where objects | can be readily seen, are thousands of these little pests and the attention of ¢ has been attracted to this phe- nomina, an army of crawling caterpil- lars. ox % New Britain is being well and ably represented at the three big political conventions this month. Senator George W. Klett is present as a dele- gate at the republican Chicago con- vention; Dugald McMillan, an alter- is attending the Progressive convention, and Senator George M. Landers will attend the Democratic convention at St. Louis which con- June 12. Johnstone Vance, managing editor of the Herald will attend as an altermate. P. F. Mec- Donough has been inviited to attend as Mr. Lander’s guest PR The failure of the superior court judges to reappoint the Hon. Judge John Walsh as a court stenographer after he had served in that capacity for thirty-two years must not be taken too seriously by the judge's friend It is no reflection on the ability of the man who has served long, but seems to be simply in keeping with what i pecedent with the judges and will likely be with other officer: of this court. Superior court judges are automatically retired at the age of sevent Judge Walsh has just turned seventy, it is evident that the appointing judges merely placed the dean of local iawyers in the same classification themselves. Judge Walsh’s career has been an energetic one. One of the foremost AWy this city ever turned out, he has been honored time and again hy the people of New Britain. He has been its mayor; he h served as its town clerk; and has also filled other positions of trust and responsibility. As a stenographer he was second to none & a s of short hand evolved entirely himself. PR June 14, is Flag Da; This mere knowledge should be in it- self sufficient to inspire every loyal citizen to unfurl Old Glory to the breezes on this day, decorate their homes with the Red, White and Blue, and public buildings as well. Your flag and my flag, And oh! how much it holds, Your land and my land, Secure within its folds Your heart and my heart Beat quic for the sight; Sun-kissed and wind-tossed, Red and blue and white! S0 a 50 which he Wednesday, s unique in that he used | WHAT OTHERS SAY Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office. Phrase Comes Home to Roost. (Meriden Record.) Among the phras which made a profound impression during the war will now be enrolled Presi- dent Wilson's claim in a recent ‘“me- diation” speech: “With its causes and its objects we are not concerned.” Such an assertion is no6t calculated to make the government of a country fighting for its honor or its existence feel in a mood to accept arbitration. Tt is natural that a neutral should be unloved by all combatants. His anom- alous position makes this condition a foregone conclusion. Deputy Hirsch in the Reichstag de- clared against mediation, maintaining that it would be impossible to accept the good offices of ‘“‘an ostensjble neu- tral who soiled his hands with blood by using his best efforts to prolong the war.” This reference to the sale of mu- nitions by the United States has so little basis of fact in law that it car- ries no weight. Lord Cromer’s plaints are of a dif- ferent character. He says that as a result of the succession of notes the idea prevails that “President Wilson has failed to grasp the view enter- tained by Englishmen of the cause for which the entente allies are fighting,” and that “it is more than doubtful, despite the friendly feelings entertained toward America, wheth- er the British people would welcome under any circumstances the idea that President Wilson should assume the role of medijator.” The United States is conce with the ‘‘causes and objects war, President Wilson to the contrary nothwithstanding. It 1is foolish to think the people of the countries bat- tling for that which is dearest to them, could accept the president’s statement with equanimity. It arouses all the latent fury of man wronged. Even for a neutral, it was an un- happy expression. have The Santo Domingo Revolution. (Providence Journal.) Fighting in the cause of humanity, down in Santo Domingo, our marines are finding their hands full. The scant news from the troubled fsland indicates a situation ing into a veritable war betw forces of the United States and the Dominicans, rather than merely our police intervention between two quar- elling factions. Yesterday's report, reviewing the operations since the American Minister compelld the rev- olutionists, led by the Dominican Min- ister of War, to evacuate the cap- ital city, plainly points to this. The marines occupy Santo Domin- go, on the southern shore, and the northern coast cities of Monte Christl and Puerto Plata—the last named having been taken by storm. But all the country between is in a state of revolutionary ferment. Nine of the twelve provinces are id to have declared for Arias, whose campaign now represents anti-Americanism. The provinces which have not declared are probably those which we control by our possession of the chief ports. That the navy department appre- ciates the magnijtude of the task con- fronting it is shown by the dispatch of another thousand marines to Santo Domingo. Arias, driven to the in- terior, will probably now have to be hunted down. Merely to hold the coast cities will Invite an attack on our forces as soon as the revolution- ists gather strength enough. At any rate, their subjugation will hardly be accomplished by a defensive cam- paign. If the forces available from the Marine Corps should be exhausted in the prosecution of this little war, the army contingent at Panama can be drawn upon. Policing our Latin “sphere of influence” is becoming man-size job. American a As to Low Necks, (Norwich Record.) The general conference in Elwood, Indiana, denounced the short skirt and the low neck dresses for women as immoral. The idea back of this stand is an old one. It rises out of the grotesque notion that the only way to preserve purity is to place it :n a glass case and coddle it. A more common sense view of the current styles is taken by a medical writer W an Eastern newspaper. This writer ting that V-necks and short skirts are obvious in the present modes for women, commends them both as benefical from the health standpoint. The low neck dress, he sa: giv free ventilation, which is desirable. The short skirts have the advantage of being clear of pavements and ctreet car steps and the wearers avoid sweeping up the filth and germs abounding in the thoroughfares of a big city. In other words the open- heck dress is invigorating to the wear- ana the short skirt is sanitary cleanly. Taking into considera- tion the generally recognized affinity Letween mo and cleanlin the medical writer suggests a line of {hought that the holiness people and others like them will do well to take into account in that difficult job of regulating the styles. i and Opera in the Open. (New Haven Journal Courier) From the gridiron performance of a November afternoon to the rendition of a Wagnerian opera of a June eve- ning, (be that evening never so unlike a June evening) is a far cry. But the distance was successfull spanned in the monster Yale Bowl on Tuesday evening, and the illusion was surpr ingly effective. The layman in- clined to talk in a modest way of the details with which he is least unfamil- jar. But it required no expert ear to is ¥ detect the extraordinary excellence of the music which filled a structure pri- marily dedicated to other and less agner made its own ¥p- sustained I of the great W peal in spite of the long passages which almost inevitably stri the unaccustomed ear as in the nature of momentary lapses. The ufter stranger to grand opera could not have failed to realize the tremendous power and sweetness of the gifted and skilful singers who ayed the difficult roles. There was instant rec- ognition of the super-excellence %ot the augmented Metropolitan House or- chestra under the leadership of @ young but inspiring leader. Such doubts as were entertained arose for the most part from conditions imposed by nature and not readily overcome. Whether grand opera in the open can surmount these obstacles at the same time that it profits by the im portant advantages which such a structure as the Yale Bowl offers, is &n interesting question which Tuesday evening's performance raised. Stag- ing of such productions out of doors while practically new to this part of the world has been tried and has met with 8 large degree of success else- where. Last spring’s experiment with the performance of “Siegfried” in the Harvard Stadium indicated the possi- bilities of successfully and magnificent- ly presenting Wagnerian opera to huge audiences many members oOf which might otherwise be unable to enjoy such a musical treat. The peo- ple of this city who witnessed the first open-air production of “Die Walkure” in the Bowl on Tuesday evening will watch with special inter- est the results of carrying the experi- ment further. A suggested possibil- ity that the Yale Bowl adapted as it is for such use might make New Haven the natural center of important musi- cal productions and experiments is well worth thinking about. The chance of bringing to the rank and file of this or any other community truly great mu presented under such impressive circumstances as marked the Tuesday evening perform- ance in the Bowl, should make # strong appeal to the imagination of a people that must always reach out for the fine, inspiring things that life has to offer. es Real Town “Boosters.” (Winsted Citizen.) “The average Loulsiana farmer,” says a newspaper of that state, “gets up early, at the alarm of a Connecti- cut clack, buttons his Chicago penders to Detroit overalls, puts on a pair of cowhide shoes made in Ohio, washes in a Pittsburgh basin, using Cincinnati soap, and ton tawel made in New Hampshirex sits down to a Grand Rapids table, eats hot buscuits made with Minnea- polis flour, Kansas City bacon and Indiana grits fried in Omaha lard cooked on a St. Louls stove; buys Irish patatoes grown in Michigan and canned fruit put up in California, seasoned with Rhode Island spices clasps his old wool hat made in Phila- delphia, puts New York harness orr a Missourl mule, fed on Iowa corn, and plaws his farm, covered by a Massachusetts mortgage, with an Indiana plow. At night he crawls under a New Jersey blanket and is kept awake by a Louisiana dog, the only home pro- duct on the place, and wonders why he keeps poor. g “Moral—Patranize home industries Spend your money where it will give you a market for what you grow, and thus make money and Increase the value of your farm. This is public spirit and the highest form of pa- triatism.” “The real safeguard of our nation,” says another writer, “lies in the up-. building and the perpetuation of the local community, where cluster our business, our churches, our schools and society, and out of which comes our civilization.” Our first purpose and aim should be to make aur com- munity a better place in which to live and rear our families. This is being a real town “booster.” sus- dries on a cot- Tradition and Fact About Sourcc of Family Income. 3 (Waterbury Democrat.) . nd children; is a fine tradition. But per- much. An Man supports his wife theoretically, this We all like to believe in it haps it flatters man too 100 families of Springficld, Ill, was made recently by the industrial surveyors of the Rockefeller foundation with a view to determine the sources of the family income. It was discovered that not quite one-fifth of the men in the surveyed familics were suppor ing their wives and children without assistance. In fact only 19 families each lived on the carnings of one person. “Thirty families had two bread winner had three, 15 had four and nine had five or more,” runs the report. The figures inclu the children ‘under 14 who ‘“made regular contributions by earning a dollars or two a week selling papers or running errands. With but few exceptions, save in the case of moth- ers who cared for the homes and of mall children, all who were abie helped in some financial way in main- taining the home; and in some cases mothers were forced by economic pressure to earn substantial amounts cither by taking in boarders or lod- gers, or by going outside the home to work. Although it took 266 workers to support the 100 inv i gated families, instead of the 100 le- gal heads of families allotted by fate. This condition is not the fault of man’s heart but of his head. Some- how man has permitted the develop- ment of an economic system the re- sults’ of which must completely de- stroy his complacency whenever he considers his former reputation as a “good provider.” Economic pressure, not man's selfishness and indifference, drives women and children to tribute to the rent and grocery bill Parting with flattering sentiments which concern his honor a bread- winner is sure to hurt his pride. But possibly information like that quoted above may complete man’s education investigation of representativo 27 ars con- to the failures of the existing in- dustrial system, and may drive him —(Selected).. | musical purposes... The masterly music | to study, and remedy them,