New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 3, 1916, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL E HERALD “ADS” MEAN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS BETTER BUSINESS PRICE THREE CENTS. -HIGH SCHOOL CROWDED, IS SLADES’ REPORT TO BOARD; NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1916. —.TWELVE PAGEF. FARMERS BATTLE |BRYCE DEPLORES B ESTABLISHED 1 BERLIN DEMOCRATS |PASSAGE OF DANUBE RIVER MORE ROOM IS IMPERATIVE School Privileges May Be Halved Again, -~ Says Principal in His Annnual Accounting WOULD CUT “GYM” INTO CLASSROOMS Record of Institution Shows It Ranks High in Work Accomplished—Last Graduating Class Included Fifty Per Cent. of Those Who Entered in 1912 and Fourteen Per Cent. Were Honor Students. In his yearly report of the work of the High school, which Principal Louis P, Slade has just completed for pres- entation to the school board, many matters of vital interest to the public and parents of the students are LOUIS P. SLADE. And be not found among them that utter dark saying: Yet without these shall not a city be whabitated, Nor sl men sojourn or walk up and down therein. brought to their attention. Mr. Slad» points out that the last graduating class included fifty per cent. of the pu- pils who entered in 1912, which is a splendid record; that fourteen per cent, were honor pupils and that one- half of the honor students and twenty- six per cent. of &ll the graduates have .entered either college or normal school. Belief is expressed that the present policy being pursued by the school board and Superintendent Holmes with regard to the Academic and Vo- cational High schools will bring about “the most wholesome school system to be found anywhere. The Vocational For these maintain the fabric of the Angd in the handiwork of their craft is their prayer.’ Commercial School. preparing for we have also prepared very thorough- ly for our course in commerce for the household arts. most efficient direction the course in commence has steadily en- larged until it now includes about 40 per cent. of the pupils of the school offers a technical training and broadening culture which may well challenge any similar course the trades High school is offering to many an op- portunity for practical improvement and development along entirely new lines and should in time prove its value to the community in the devel- opment of trained craftsmen, commer- cial workers and housekeepers. The new normal preparatory course adapt- ed in the Academic High school is an- other practical achievement that is brought to the attention of the public. Tor the first time in the history of the local schools physical training has been placed on a practical basis. A very large work in physical and moral upbuilding is the ideal sought in this new department especially as regards the young men in the school. That the school quarters are again becoming cramped despite the addi- tion of the new Vocational building is a fact according to Principal Slade. ‘The Academic building is practically illed to capacity now and there is but ittle extra room in the new building. Also the school auditorium and gym- nasium are far too small for the modern needs of the institution. Tt is necessary now to hold double exercises in the hall to accommodate all and the time is rapidly approaching when it will be necessary for parents to draw lots in order to obtain seats for the graduating exercises. The report in detail follows: “It is customary for the principal of the High school to submit a report covering the school year which closes in June. It has also become customary for this report to be made after the opening of the new school year. It may therefore deal with the school's commencement in both senses of the word; with the exercises of graduation and their signficance; and also with , the beginnings which indicate for an- other year the problems of our ever enlarging work. “Our product in June was a class of 168. Of these, fourteen per cent. were on the honor list. Of the honor pu- pils, half have gone to college or nor- mal school. Of all the graduates about twenty-six per cent. are in college, and about twelve per cent. in normal school. Half Graduate. “About fifty per cent. of those who entered the High school in September, 19 remained to be graduated in 1916. This is a good showing as High schools go but the highest education- nl ideal demands something better. Not fifty per cent. remaining, but all the youth of fourteen coming, and practically all remaining,—is the goal of our ambition. I am persuaded that the school policy which you have adopted and are fostering so faithfully will gradually bring about one of the most wholesome school systems to pe found anywhere. More will come to the High school as they find here what they want. The opening of the new Vocational‘building and the taking over of the work of the State Trade school has brought us into the servico of that large grup of young men and young women capable of playing a worthy part in the life of community ana nation, though not perhaps as scholars, executives, managers, or en- glneers. What was true twenty-three hundred years ago is equally true to- day. In the words ol Ecclesiasticus: ®iA]l these put their trust in their hands, And each becometh wise in his own work. Yea, though they be not sought for in the council of the people, Nor be exalted in the a Though they sit not on the Judge, Nor understand the covenant of judg- ment; field of secondary education. “Our course in homemaking starts with a complement of pupils. though much of the equipment is still the right spirit seems present in both teachers and pupils; this augurs well for its success. on the way, Normal Preparatory. “Of our academic courses, ally all the new features are in the preparatory courses. Through this course we are hoping that the High school may larger contribution than it made before to the equipment of our rublic school teachers. ing to give the Normal school and breadth of view which the a right to expect. ept for the general course, the college preparatory oldest in the High school curr There is little change that can made in these course: by the colleges; their contents the colleges—not school—must be held respon- our newer courses relieve the college preparatory courses of many who have followed the latter because the school has of- suited to their candidates for courses are They are de- nothing better but who have and ability for, ticular kind of school be the policy of the administration to discourage all who have no inten- tion of entering college or technical school from following these courses. Physical Training. “This report would give but a one side view of our new High school life, if it should fail to refer to our en- Jarged department of phy For the first time in the his- tory of the school, we are really as- the fundamental responsibil- the physi For the young we have cal educa- the puplls. now we are recognizing the needs 1 have very strong Moorhead the young men. confidence that Mr. tant will accomplish for the | young men a very large work in phy- and moral upbuilding. Room Left. “In my report of the previous year d a hope that in the con- of bulldings, anticipate the needs of the school <7 unnecessary ever again the plan of halving the hool privileges; I refer to in 1913-14, a part of 1915-16. as to mak 1914-15, and for The opening of the reveals the danger very little room to spare in the vocational building but the academic building is reasonable building was originally ccommodate of teachers auditorium sses, the building was accommodate this writing 700 enrolled semble the approaching determine cises of the one gymn young men gymnasium Though they declare not instruction &nd judgment, (Continued IN MILK EMBARGO Thousands of Quarts Spilled in Fight to Gut Supply MASKED MEN PATROL ROADS Dealer Severely Beaten While Sheriff Is Tied to Tree—Twenty —Special Protectors Sworn in to Prevent Raids on Dairics. New York, Oct. 3.—The New York state farmers tightened their grip on the milk supply today and caused a further reduction in the quantity supplied to this city. The farmers are holding back the product of their dairies to compel the big distributors here to pay higher price; The milk war which originated with the organization of the Dairymen's league has spread throughout the state. Reports from all parts of New York tell of thousands of gallons of | milk spilled in combats between the dairymen and the employes of the | distributors, the picketing of cro roads in dairy districts, farmers held up and beaten, and the establishment of cheese manufactories to dispose of the surplus resulting from the with- holding of New .York city's supply. Twenty deputies have been sworn in in Dutchess County to prevent ! raids of farmers upon their neighbo to compel them to hold back their product. This followed an attack on one man who was severcly beaten while the deputy sheriff who accom- panied him was held prisoner, and tied to a tree. Masked farmers are | reported to be patrolling the roads in Herkimer, Lewis, Madison. Otsego, Onelda, Tompkins and other counties | up-state, seizing milk and dumping it. In some places the farmers are contributing funds to build co-opera- tive creameries. Less Than Fourth of Milk Supply. John J. Dillon, the state comm sioner of foods and markets, who rep- resents the league of farmers, es- timates that not more than 25 per cent. of the normal amount of milk was shipped into New York city for use today. City distributors claimed that they had received about sixty per cent. of the 2,500,000 gallons re- quired daily. Thus the shortage has not affected the city hospitals. Application for the appointment of a referee to take testimony in an in- vestigation under the direction of At- torney-General Woodbury is expected to be made to the courts at once. The health authoritics early tod made good their assertion that inspec- tion rules would not be modified on account of the milk famine by re- fusing to admit 10,000 gallons from Herkimer county, on the ground that | it was not pasteurized. DEMOCRATS AROUSED State Central Committee Accuses k Rubber Co. of Violating Spirit of Corrupt Practices Act. (Speeial to the Herald.) ew Haven, Oct. 3.—The demo- cratic state central committee issued | today a protest against the alleged action of the Fisk Rubber company of Chicopee, Mass., in soliciting funds for the republican party among its employes. The information that this was done is furnished by Attorney P. | retary of the commit- | B. O'Sullivan, s tee “This is an out and out violation of the spirit, if not the letter of th Connecticut Corrupt Practices Act,” declared Attorney O’'Suilivan todax. “We think the people of Connecticut ought to know how the Fisk Rubber company is attempting to use its organization as a political machine. Perhaps isk peopln sell their products so exclusively to republicans that they scorn to trade | with anyone afliliated with the other side.” The letter to which the democrats object is written on the concern’s tionary and is said to have besn igned by E. H. Broadwell, vice presi- dent. It urges the cmployes of ths concern to contribute $10 each to- ward the republican campaign and reccive a nice engraved certificate as a reward, SEIZE AMERICAN'S GOLD Citizen of United states Complaing $10,000 Was Taken From Him By British Authorities At Kirkwall, New York, Oct. 8. Hans Lagersiof, an American eitizen of Swedish paren 1 tage, who arrived here today on | Swedish-Amcricon line teamship | Stockholn, from Gothenbers and | Kirkwall, reporfed that on the out ward passase of the steamship | he had bheen held at Kirkwall by th Irit port authorities and in gold which ho carried was ¢ Lagerslof said that the aken from him on the st ¥ bringing it to thoy vally permin this ¢ his to him. TRADE WAR WITH GWERMAN PEOPLE Says Permanent Peace Can Never Be Expected Under Such Conditions QUOTES WILSON AND HUGHES | FOR STAND ON ARBITRATION Former Ambassador to United States ¥From England Believes Plot to Suppress Germany Commercial Ex- pansion Would Scriously Interfere With Purpose of Those Who Wish to Put End to All Warfare. Birmingham, Oct. —Viscount | Bryce of Dechmont, the former am- bassador at Washington, addressing | the Congregational union today de- cried the spirit of hate against the | Germans and the talk of a lasting trade war. 1In conclusion he advocat- | ed a league to restrain aggression and | | compel arbitration. “It there is to be a recurrence of | wars, becoming more terrible with the unceasing advance of science,”” he said, “we may well despair of the | future.” Lord Bryce recalled that Premier | Asquith, Lord Grey and Mr. Balfour | had expressed energetically and sin- | cerely the need of such machinery and said that several groups of thinkers were working out the plans. “To establish any machinery for preserving peace,” continued Lord Bryce, “would be impossible without | the co-operation of the neutral states, | and especially the greatest of all the | neutral states. We have been wait- ing and watching to see whether America would, in view of the im- mense interests at stake, depart from her old policy of complete isolation and bear her part in the efforts for ecuring a permanent alliance for peace. An influential league for that purpose already has been formed there, and now two momentous events have happened, on which I dwell be- | cause they have been little noticed | here. President Wilson's Stand. “President Wilson delivered four months ago a powerful and luminous | specch, in which he announced that | the United States could not stand | aloof from a movement in which the highest interests of manhood were concerned and|that he felt sure the | people of the United States were pre- pared to join in any feasible scheme for the prevention of future wars. “Two months ago Mr. Charles | Hughes, in accepting the nomination as candidate for the presidency by the republican party, declared with no less force and no less sincerity | that he was convinced the time had | come for America to unite with Eu- ropean countries in a well-considered scheme for applying methods of a bitration and conciliation to secur- ing general and permanent peace in the world hus the heads of the two gres American parties, distinguished men and the official exponents of Amer- ican opinion, have promised the co- opcration of their nation in this sub- ject—one of great difficulty, no doubt, but also of supreme importance. “Our people and the statesmen who lead our people could have no greater ©encouragement to address them clves, when the times comes, to th enterprise, which they have already pronounced to be necessary. 1 ask | your help to bring the matter hefore the people and to show them how much we and every nation has to gain Ly removing the terror and the dan zer of war, which so long has hung like a black cloud over Europe. The churches could do no more truly Christian work | Let not this war have been fousht | in vain Let us preach for and try to put into practice some scheme for reducing and, if possible, at 1 for ending this oldest and most te 1o scourge of mankind Musi Ilight o Victory. Lord Bryce said the country was virtually unanimous in holding that the war must he prosecuted to vieto 50 complete as to open the prospe of an enduring peace, and added “Ou the terms of that treaty the peaple will insist and -ought to insist on expressing their opinion, and the churches must do their part in help- ing to form it e declared that the precepts of | Christianity coinelde with those of po- | litical wisdom and that the churches | should work for national unity aud zood fecling between (he classes. ‘Lot us avoid, let us repress (he (Continued on Tenth P DISPUTE ELECTION Republicans Claim Alling De- feated Beckley by One Vote INJUSTICE 1S CLAIMED Chairman Moore of Town Committee Carries Fight to Superior Court— License Forces Carry Day by Plurality of 138, The greatest and most bitter fought political campaign ever held in the neighboring town of Berlin was brought to a close yesterday after- noon and, according to the official count on file at the town clerk’s of- ! fice Judge Willard I. Alling of Ken- sington was victorious over Norman 1. Beckley, the democratic nominee, by one vote, the returns giving the former 280 and the latter 279 advocates of license worked because there were rumors of sev secret meetings of the “d ing the past few weeks and succeeded in snowing the latter under by a count, of 361 to 2 Kensington Storm Center. Although Judge Alling was elected, according to the official count, he may not hold the office as the demo- crats protested vigorously and it may take a decision from the superior court to straighten the matter out. The whole trouble occurred in the Kensington district, which is the | largest of the town. A count was made and there seemed to be a di- vergence of opinion among those of different political faith. There was a recount and some ballots were thrown out. Moderator Moffat final- ly declared the count authentic but the democratic counters refused to sign the official count. Upon this ground, John A. Moore of Kensington, chairman of the democratic town committee, went to Hartford today to enter a formal protest to the superior court. Another fact which displeased the democrats, was that the ballo’s from the Kensington district were moved to Berlin without being sealed. Bitter Personal Fight, The campaign began in earnest three weeks ago. At that time the republican caucus was held and Judge Willard I. Alling of Kénsington se- cured the party nomination, defeating William H. Gibney, who had held the office for fourteen years, The latter, whom democrats aver, has been the means of keeping down their vote, be- cause of his popularity among the voters, made a statement the follow- ing morning that he would not run independently, despite the pressure being brought to bear by many citi- zens. The democrats nominated Nor- man L. Beckley the following week and the most personal campaign ever indulged in in these parts resulted. Judge Alling, it is said, made a can- vass and personal plea to the voting population, while Mr. Beckley re- mained silent until last week, when he, too, visited the voters. From va- rious sources, it was learned, tho also religious and personal through- out. The progressive vote of 1912 was appealed to by both parties and all sorts of arguments were waged. Republicans Split to Pieces. The republican machine, so called, | sent delegates to all doubtful voters while the democrats were serene in | the belief that their man would over- come the republican nominece at the | NGINE TOPPLES INTO BRIDGEPORT STREET Hits Cart, Splits Switch, Climbs Viaduct, Strikes Freight, Then Falls. Bridgeport, Oct. 3.—One man was killed and another escaped a like fate by a narrow margin here today in a peculiar accident on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. The dead man was Edward Green, of Long Hill, a driver of a dump cart. The accident happened at a grade crossing. The engine of a passenger train pound into this city from New- ton struck the cart as it was crossing the tracks, killed Green and his team and tos; the shattered car into an automatic switch. The contact threw the switch and the engine took a spur track, mounted the viaduct, crashed into a freight car loaded with cement and then breaking away from its train toppled over the side of the via- duct to the street below. Down in the street a heavy two horse truck was passing. The driver looked up as he heard the collision, saw the engine toppling and pulling his horses quickly to the sidewalk, jumped. Almost immediately after- Wards the engine fell on the truck crushing 1t to splinters. The engineer, Robert Burns, and the fireman, H. E. Hennessey, jumped, escaping with bruises. The coaches of the passenger train remained on the tracks and none of the passengers so far as could be learned suffered more than a shaking up. OKUMA DECIDES T0 QUIT Japanese Premier Has Been Assailed for Not Adopting More Vigorous Attitude Toward China. Tokin, Oct, 8—The Nichi Nichi Shimbun in an extra edition an- nounces that the cabinet of Premler Count Okuma has decided to resign. The premier is said to have stated peror the appointment of Viscount Takaski Kato as his successor. The Okuma cabinet was formed in August of last year. Tts resignation had been expected for several months. was forecast by the premier in a speech last May in which he indicated he would retire in favor of Viscount Kato. The premier’s advanced age—78— | has been glven as the reason for his campaign was not only political, but | ¢ecision to resign, although it has | heen intimated he would withdraw to make way for a man of bolder na- tional policy. He has been assalled by the opposition for not adopting a more vigorous attitude toward China. Most of his actlve life has been spent in the public service. Viscount Kato has served as foreign minister, and ambassador to Great Pritain. He took a prominent part in the negotiations which followed the polls. Berlin is normally republi by a ajority, but political wis; acres said this morning that th due to William H. Gibney personally and not to any principles of that party. A year ago he defeated Mr Beckley by a vote of 352 to 153. But this fall it was a different story. The Gibney vote fell from the republican party to the democrats and many life- long members of the former cast a straight democratic vote as a rebuke to ghe new machine, it is said Rejected Ballots Make Trouble. In the entire town there were seventeen rejected hallots, i in { Berlin, eight in Kensington and three ; | in East Berlin. The rejections in Ken- ington was sternly protested by the democrats, but were thrown out. It is said t at first the result there would have given Beckley the elec- tion by a single vote. A recount was taken and one ballot thrown out, leaving the result a fie. A third count resulted in another hallot be- ing discarded and Judge Alling's con- sequent plurality of ggsingle vote. The results as obtained at the town clerk’s office this morning follow: License. Berlin District Kensin Yes No st Berlin Distriet No . ;s i o BED In the township, Berlin is known as the first district, Kensington, the wecond and Iast Berlin, the third Town Oflig ren. 3rd “Willard T. Alling, r 6 2 40—280 *George BB Carter ] 293 I Beoeckley, a3 57 3 279 Molumphs (Continued On Eleventh Page). presentation of the twenty-one Japan- | ese demands on China and also is the ciscussion in Washington of the Cali- fornia anti-alien lana law. POLICE LEAVE OPENING Are Withdrawn From New York Sub- ways and Attacks on Trains Are Resumed—Passenger Shot in Ear. New York, Oct. 3.—Satisfied that there is little further danger of vio- lence in the subway as a result of ithe street railway strike, the police department today withdrew all po- licemen from strike duty on the underground trains. Policemen, how- ever, will he kept on station platforms for a few days longer. Similar action, it is announced, will be taken with regard to the elevated trains as soon as the police have routed the small Wds of strikers and sympathizers who have bombard- | ed the trains from roof tops In the early morning hours. Only one policeman instead of two | hereafter will he assigned to each sur » car Shortly after an announcement that police guards were to be rvemoved |* from the elevated lines, as well as the subway, three trains were attacked A bullet fired at a Third Avenue ele- vated train elipped a piece from the ht car of a passenger. Medville Wright, and fell to the floor after pen- ctrating a motorman’s hooth FIRST GAME SATURDAY. New York, Oct. 3.—At a meeting of the national commission here to. it was decided to play the first of the world's series Saturday, Octoh- er 7 at the Boston National league club's field. that he would recommend to the em- | BY RUMANIANS HOLDS EY OF WORLD’S MILITARY ME Will Be Serious Me ace to Von Macke sen if Force is Any Formidable Si SERBS GAINING IN KAIMAKCALAN HIL Paris Reports Intense Offensive Germans in Somme Area Che by Curtain of Fire—Teutons Dvinsk Assume Initiative But trograd Says They Were Repul Rumania’s stroke against the ( tral Powers in throwing a force ag the Danube into Bulgaria is the standing feature in the current new Should this army prove to bel formidable size it will constituf serious menace to Field Marshal Mackensen's left flank The latest statement from minimizes the importance of the manian invasion. ““Measures been taken to attack this force,' cfficial bulletin declares. In Macedania, where, as esle in the eastern war theater, the are pressing offensive movement tide of battle is fluctuating on wings. The Serbians appear to have g the upper hand in the hilly Ka calan region. Sofla admits a garian retirement there, Entente statements declare Bulgarians were repulsed on cactern end of the Macedonian f} in attacks on British positions cf the Struma. Sofia, howeven ports the recapture by Bulg forces of the villages of Jenikol Uevalyen, which ,the British taken. On the Somme front a period a termined counter attacks by Germans appear to have set| They have been striking strongly at the British along Pozieres-Bapaume road, woi their way back into the villag Eaucourt I'9bbaye, and today are reported by Paris to have tempted heavy strokes at the Fyf iines near Rancourt, north of Peri They were unable, however, to Louch from the St. Pierre- Wood, northeast of Rancourt, declares, being checked by French curtain of fire and mal guns. Fortress Ordered Evacuated London, Oct. 3, 3 p. m. Marshal Von Mackensen, who mands the forces of tHe central operating against the Rumanian, Russlans In the province of Dob; has ordered the evacuation of Danube Fortress of Silistria and tukai recently captured by the Te Bulgarian and Turkish forces, s despatch from Rome to the Wi Press. Several Battalions Cross Danu Sofla, Oct. 2, Via London, O] 6:30 a. m.—The number of Ru ans who have invaded Bulga placed at several battalions™ Bulgarian war office. bs Continue Progress, Paris, Oct. 3, 12:30 p. m. Serbians fighting in the Kiamal region on the Macedonian fron made further progress, accordil today's war office anouncement, ing first line trenches from the garfans and capturing anothei tery. Bulgarian attacks on British tions on the left bank of the Sf were repulsed, the Bulgarians taining heavy losses, Germans on Offensive Near D Petrograd, Oct. 8, Via Lond r. m.—German forces have talk offensive south of Dvinsk, af the Russian lines in force near| Alexandrovsk, the war officd r:ounced tods They were met intense defensive fire from the sian guns, however, and forced] to their positions, the official ment declares, In the region of Lutsk, nea turze, the Russians have scor vances in stubborn fighting Jlota. Lipa district and along sectors of the front in Galicla ing of a desperate nature is cg ing, neither side scoring any nj dvantage. In one sector thel ans took more than 1,000 pri sterday, and the total taken region of the Ceniuvka in the f since Friday last is reported @ than ,000 men, including eigh man officers and 600 German m Violent Fighting on Som: paris, Oct. 3, 12:30 p.) m.— firhting has been in progress d omme front orth of Rancou war office announced today. French curtain of fire and m guns, however, were effectf checking German attempts to dd (Continued on Eleventh Pa