New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1916, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1916. ew Britain H;eral. HERALD PUBLISHING Proprietors. COMPANY. Mssued daily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m., at Herald Bullding. 67 Church Sc. | WOntered at the Post Office at New Britain as Second Class Mall Matter v, part of the city week, §3c a month per to be sent by mall, . 60 cents a month, mediun rress rtising lation books and n to advertisers, ale at Hota- t. and Broad- York City; Board Walk, At- ana Hartford .Depot. way, New lantic Ciuy, T Office LEPHONE CAL al DO IT NOW. istmas shoppers in the past gen- n have been warned to do their By > who advance the “Do Your arly dint of persever- Shopping Barly” slogan are Bezinning to realize the their labor. The shoppers 11y shopping early. And, there ny benefits to be derived from The clerks in the tores are saved a lot of worry With may h is conserved. leati ex climinated, purchasers more consideration from those ¥ ho sorve them. Then again, there is Ithe joy of selecting gifts from a wealth The In for material by shopping early. late shopper gets the left-overs. ithis year with the price of every arti- cle likely to rise to untold heights at fany moment there is safety in pur- c"'v i before the supply diminishes. “Do Your Christmas Shopping Early” fhotds more “wisdom_ in 1916 than it pboss ar »sscd in any previou four now 5 yea There e just een days remaining be- tween and the great holiday. TIME FOR ACTION. There another city in the leountry that would permit two of its Iprincipal strects to intersect at a point fmarked by a railroad crossing. There is not another city in the nation that ould allow a railroad to use the very center of its community life as a ffreight yard. These are two palpable ffacts. Saturday morning New Brit- ain was aroused to the point of ignation over the horrible accident hat occurred at the corner of Lake nd Washington streets, when a fast- fiying passenger train totally demol- shed horse-drawn vehicle illed one citizen and seriously fured three others. The streets meet- ng at such a dangerous point made he accident 2 possibility. Indirectly, he system of shifting freight cars up | nd down tracks that run through the part of the is also to blame. long are such conditions to ob- This the question on the ips of all public-spirited citizens in he community. Ostensibly, something as 1o be done to alleviate these dan- The of it all is, nothing accomplished before the loss of The old, old story of hindsight better than foresight is not in- a and in- city JH 0w ain ? is s, pity wa s ife. e is again Te Fi ip trect ent. of all, Lake street should come consideration. That is, Lake between High and Washington That part of this thorough- fare should either be closed or ren- ered passable without the necessity f pedestrians and vehicles travelling the railroad tracks. Its logical Washington Place, the alleyway between Washington and Main street, is not wide for teams; but it is a safer of travel than the aforemen- 1 part of Lake street. It has this bedeening feature: No part of it 1s the tracks. The city has but the It must permanently Lake street between High and streets or it must pur- strip of land at the orner Washington and Lake, hat traffic on Washington street may into Lake without the danger ssing railroad tracks. [rhe proposition on the face of it is imple. If it is for the good of the ity to keep this street open, then the ity purchase this property. If he of the get along the use of this street, then 1t closed between High and It is believed that the ho own the Broperty on the Washington liheral enough to allow its nowminal cost to the city i be no attempt at extortion. ould property for a8 pver xtension, Emall street nough enue ior bn pne alternative. ngton thase the small of so pbe shunteed of must people city can ithout Eho Wast 1en be on. and orner of Lake urc! e at.a be, the city can con- and have its in- . value decided by a commission the court. no argument on that score, by superior however, as the one thing or the other Either the street is to the must be done, videned hy purchase of this property, or it is to be closed to traf- point is settled, or even thing to be done is lear up ihe freight situation here. ie way things are going on now, ith the shifting of heavy freight ars back and forth between the hree prinecipal grade crossings of the , life is constantly in danger. next o« !Tl1s!efid of making use of a freight yard in remote precincts, as is the case in every other town in the coun- try, the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad company has taken possession of the territory in the im- vicinity of the passenger of is a great it easily understood that anywhere from hundred are shifted the Stanley mediate station for thi In view the fact that contributor to purpose. New Brit. freight in business, is one to two hundred cars 2 day back and forth be- tween street and ng almost constantly at Elm street cro: Yesterday afternoon blocked. o’clock there passed out of this city mile long, a a freight train almost a drawn by two powerful train made up of fifty ponderous cars and caboose. During the process of “making up” this train it is possible one of these ta engines, that each and every s made an extra trip depot, when such operations should be nfined to the Whiting street freight vards. When the freight are shifted wherc they keepers at the principal grade cros- sings will have no difficulty in seeing or hearing onrushing passenger trains, whether trains are on hours late. It remembered that the accident Saturday uted to the failure of the gateman to a passenger train ap- proaching. A shifting freight blocked his vision, the noise dimmed his hearing, and he failed to lower the gates of death. cars such time or wiil be is attrib- hear or see train FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE. “He shall also ex-officio have all the ministerial powers of a justice of the peace.” The preceding sentence has been of- fered to the charter revision commit- tee for recommendation so that the genial City Clerk Alfred L. Thompson may be vested with all the legal rights necessary to join together those seas and who prefer to do so with civic ceremony. The growth of New | Britain has robbed the city clerk of his former prestige inasmuch as his name has been stricken off the list of justices of the peace. Therefore, unless something s done to restore this dignity the erstwhile marrying city clerk will be bereft of one of his greatest pleasures,—aiding and abet- | ting, assisting and guiding, the young folk over the paths that lead to con- | jugal bliss. | Without at all encroaching the doxpah\ of the charter revision com- mittee, without even offering a sug- | on with the resolution which calls for an ! amendment of the city clerk’s judicial | powers, we hope and trust that the | matrimonially prived of such gracious services as 1 those often rendered Colonel Thompson. We place our trust to the extent that should the charter revision | committee see fit to act negatively the | complacent Colonel will hie him to a | theological seminary and there attain | the nec requirements for the | fulfillment of those essentials o neces- | sary for the continued growth ! prosperity of New Britain—aye, of the world. There 18 no nobler work inclined are not de- | by sary ing together in wedlock of blushing bride and honest bridegroom. gained surcease from sorrow through the kindly administrations of Colonel Thompson will, we are sure, form themselves into a sort of league for the promotion of the idea advanced in the initial paragraph of this arti- cle. Realizing what has been done for them they will be anxious and am- bitious to have the Colonel continue in his erstwhile role. Those bache- lors who have escaped the doom of dairy lunches for the more seasonahle and tasty gems of culinary art will march forth en masse, if necessary. to see that the Colonel is not lost forever from the roster of those who perform the magic ceremony of which he is such a master. But whatever happens we will ac- | cept it for better or for worse. Leaders of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage who worked so tediously for the election of Mr, Hughes, now confess they accom- plished nothing worth while and say they are glad President Wilson was re-elected. Next we may expect to hear of these women divulging their ages. FACTS AND FANCIES. At length Mr. Bryan has hold of an issue that everybod afraid to make fun of.—Milwaukee Journal. make a Mexico we can live with,” not as some of the interventionallsts hoped, a Mexico we can live on.—Sa- vannah News. - Referring to Carranza’s urgent need for $100,000,000 the Los Angeles Times asks why he didn’t bet on Wil son. Shush. Mavybe he bet the other way.—Washington Post. Secretary Lane savs the plan is “to Republican campaign orators pre- dicted that Mr., Wilson's re-election would bring an end to prosperity, It the ! Washington street crossings, with the | or so past the | belong the gate- | seeking adventure on the matrimonial | | imperative that the fault should | ances. on this mundane sphere than the join- | Those hundreds of souls who have | is hecoming cvident that the orators acted with wisdom in failing to men- ‘\li(!n the date that hard times are scheduled to arrive.—New York Evening Sun, that New York is so crowded with holiday visitors that in order to get hotel accommodations many of them are compelled to sleep [ in Yonkers and Newark. Going out to | Yonkers or Newark to sleep must cut | off about fifty per cent. of the real joy of a visit to the metropolis.— | Providence Journa It is reported Evidently Richard Croker is not in | touch with American politics clse he | would never have drawn that pathet- | ic picture of Treland’s food needs just at a time ‘when Mr. iFtgzerald and other loyal Tammany men are en- deavoring to cnthuse over an ‘“‘embar- | o"that would operate to prevent food going from this country to Ire- | land.——New York Herald. R HERO. Mame Watson was a “‘movie fan” Of thirty-third degree; Each night at least one film she’d scan And sometimes two or three. She called the actors by their names, She read their lips and knew The things they said when love’s warm | flames Leapt up and thrilled them through. | Mame caught the points that others missed, A close observer she, She knew just how the heroes 1t filled her heart with glee. Each night she'd sit before the screen | And chew her chewing sunl { And say, “That guy’s the best I've seen, You bet he's going some! T'd likke to have a handsome couz, Or any South’rn gent kissed, does,— I'd pay his board and rent.” er thoughts ran ever in th Bach night at “movie shows, She prayed someone to wreck a train And save her from her woes. Her heart was ever filled with prayer, She held her hero’s hand ° And painted him a millionaire ‘With homes in ev'ry land. The years went by, at last he came | The hero of her dreams. He was no figure known to fame His gold cast off no gleams. His name was plain George Ramey | And he wasn’t much on talk; | But he won the heart of Mamie With his Charlie Chaplin walk. TOM JACKSOX | | H strain \ COMMUNICATED. Was the Gatetender or the Engincer at Fault? To the Editor of the Herald: ‘Without wishing to drag before the public any more than is possible the horrors of the terrible r the Washington Saturday ilroad disas- ter at rossing street surface morning, it seems placed where it belongs. The gate- gestion as to what they should do | tender says the engineer failed to give | the station nor did he whistle, (one long blast) (the gateman) know the train’s approach. The engineer says he did give the warning, the gateman says he did not. The train was twenty minutes be- hind its schedule time. Had this been reported to the gateman that he might be on the lookout for the tra or was he in his cubbyhot the morning paper, or hol sation outside with passing acquaint- We do not wish to intimate that he was doing either; but he says he was not aware of the train’s proach. Did he not know how the train or is such important facts withheld from the gateman, as they seem to be from all other em- ployees,—at least this s the supposi- i tion when any information is asked of | them. They never seem to know. | If the gateman did know the num- | ber of minutes the train was late (and i he should know) why was he not on { the alert and have the gates down? There was a strong west wind at the { time. This was in favor of bringing the sound of the whistle toward the | gateman had it been given at the de: | ignated place. | favor of the gateman’s statement, had | he been on the lookout for the train. ;Hfl might possibly have confounded the sound of the whistle with that of freight train on the other track, or | noises from the surrounding factor- | ies, till it was too late for him to met the gates down in time to prevent the horrible tragedy. Tt is noted that many of these gate- | tenders are old men, some of them | l]ame from injuries received on the | road; others decrepid, unable to think | or act quickly in case of emergency others foreigners unabde to either un- derstand the English language or give an intelligent reply to a question. Let the investigations be most thor- | ough, that the blame may be placed, if possible, to precent the repetition of such awful aceldents in the future. PRO BONO PURBLICO. Broadway’s Repute. (Philadelphia_Public Ledger.) Is it “a gross libel” to that young man spends much time in Broadway? This question was put up to Mr. Justice Coholan of the New York supreme court, who prudently reserved his decision. The case the suit of a professional model ainst the author of a hook on mar- riage, who had published his picture as that of one who would make a woman unhappy. The plaintiff did not deny that the defendant had characterized rightly the habitues of the famous thoroughfare. Indeed, he explicitly declared that it was the re- sort of persons of iil repute and the scene of murders and =candals. That was why he was so much aggrieved at the accusation that he loved it not wisely, but too well. He and his ac- | cuser were, therefore, agreed upon | this The reputation of Broad- is at stake no less than his own. it be cleared from the ch thus fastened upo it? Many worthy persons would undeniably answer in the negative, To them Broadway is one blaze of white lights, where deeds of darkness are done .and they who a J | Who'd make love just like Bushman | be | of ! se perusing | ing conver- | ap- | late | This would be much in* McMILLAN’S i “Always Rellnhl:" et | We Are Ready 1o Serve the Busy CHRISTMAS SHOPPER | Experienced and courteo sales- | people who will help make your Xmas | shopping a pleasure THREE LARGE FLOORS Devoted to displaying practical Gift article; things to wear, also many useful articles for the home that are always acceptable as Xmas gifts. Genuine Gold Values to $1.00 Set with the brilliant Flaolite Gems, which are duplicates of the most pre- cious stones, in garnet, amethyst, emerald, ruby sapphire, rose, and white stones which look exactly like genuine diamonds. A wide range of styles, some sterling silver, plain band rings. Every one guaran- teed to give perfect satisfaction. XMAS LINENS. CLUNY PIECES IN A BIG VARIETY. | REAL Doylies | Centerpieces Scarfs 49¢ up. 0 up. LUNCH SETS i 98¢ to $38.50. | TABLE CLOTHS WITH NAPKINS Scalloped edges FROM OUR FABRIC SECTION st patterns and Dres Wash Fabrics and Wool material in Xmas boxes. HANDKERCHIEFS Our showing is the largest and best selected .in the history of the store. ‘We have them for men, women and children, et | Fancy boxed kinds . . Initials Others at o Hand embroidered and lace trimmed kinds, .. 10¢ to $1.50 box 29¢ to $1.50 boy SILK HOSTERY Do not delay too long selecting your Sllk Hose for Xmas gifts. Right | now our color and size range is com- plete. See our Silk Hosiery values at 35¢, 50c, $1.00, $1.15 to $2.00 pair. DAINTY APRONS 25¢ to 98¢ each. | BOUDOIR CAPS 25¢ to $1.49 each. DAINTY BLOUSES in Xmas boxes $1.98, $2.98 0 $4.98 ca. SWEATERS For men, women and children. AT OUR 3RD FLOOR Drapery and Rug department you will find many practical gift items. | Rugs in all sizes. Fancy Pillows Shirt Waist Box Cedar Chests Carpet Sweepers. Vacuum and Electric Cleaners. Portieres, Couch Covers Blankets and Comfortables. Cut Glass D, MchiLLA 199-201-208 MAIN STREET. — | | walk along it go down into the pit. Sormething might ne said for this view. There is a limited of Broadway wlhere the night life of the city centers—a life of Innocent gayety, be it noted as well as of wicked dissipation. All is not gold wears a face of joy. If there are more persons of ill repute on Broadway than on similar promenades in ogher citles, it is because there are more persons of every cl The stranger removed from the restraints of home, is more responsible for the sights that {er. When the white lights burn brightest he is safely in bed in Brook- Iyn or in the Bronx. His Broadway is in the deep canyons of the financial district or the scholastic stretch that crowns Morningside Heights. There are many Broadways, not one. This fact will doubtless be taken into due consideration by the learned .court before a decision is rendered. To regard the Broadway of the al- leged libel as constituting the whole long thoroughfare from the Battery north is, it may be said, to dodge tha issue. But even if we localize the name, the argument that, as Mary Stowart tells Elizabeth in Schiller's play, it is better than remains perfectly plausibl It is not fatal to one’s character, er all, to be found in the nelghborhood of Times square after dark. The plain- tiff in this case is too sensitive, A Filled Rings 19¢ ea.| topaz | proportion | that glitters, and all is not vice that | shock the godly than the New York- | its reputation, | 'Manufacturers Sale | also | § up. | $2.98 and $3.50 set. | patterns of | Dress | .15¢ and 25c each. | 1215¢ to $1.50 each. | | | | | | | | of forts, | one of Holiday Shop Not a Task Splendidly Complete WISE, S ping a Pleasure--- at the Big Store and Immepse Assortments MIIH & CO, HARTFORD </ /i 2 Hartford's Greater Toy-Land on the sixth floor and The Six Polar Bear Brothers on are running a close race in popularity with the youngsters. the ninth floor BOOKS OF ALL KINDS—FOR EVERYBODY So many thousands of them that it is quite impossible to list them here—Early selection is advisable —MAIN FLOOR, Thraughout the Big Store with its vast assortments of New Merchandise you will find suitable Xmas“W Gifts for dad and the boys, ma and the girls, grandpa and grandm a and baby. ing here—ana to best advantage. For Convenience — THREE Run to the ninth and . TWO NORTH ELEVATORS ru intermediate floors. SOUTH FEIEVATORS intermediate floors For Holiday season. OUR SPECIAL equalled. n to the sixth and Do your Holiday trad- Refreshment—OUR POPULAR RESTAURANT An ideal place for luncheon or dinner during the 35c COURSE DINNERS are un- FURNITURE Suitable For Gift-Giving—Buy Here and Save Money Martha Washington Cabinets, $12.99 to $19.98. Colonial Sewing $9.98 to $18.75. Gate leg Tables, $24.95. Humidors, $4.39 to $9.95. Muffin Stands, $6.75 to $9.9: Tip Tables, $7.75 to $23.75. Bookstands, $8.75 to $23.75. Servettes, $9.95, Serving Trays, 99¢ to $7.95. Tea Wagons, $10.95 to $19.95. Candlesticks, 49¢ to $3.25. Guest Room Des 16.75 to $29.75. Butlercttes, $14.95 to $19, Hall Clocks, $49.75 to $125. Library Tables, $11.75 $74.75. Dinner Gongs, $6.95 to $1 Mahogany Rockers, $14.9 $34.75, Tables, .$12.75 to o 1.75. 5 to 'Phone orders Chartes and Mail Orders promptly filled. UOYR DAILY Dalily Delivery in New 3030, I WISE, AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY INSURES PROMPT DELIVERY OF YOUR FURCHASNSs Cednr Hiil. Manle Hill and Clayton. Magazine $1.19 to $16.75, ‘Women's $49.75. Racks, Desks, $6.95 to $59.75. Davenport 79.75. Combinations $18.75 to $20.75. Ferneries, $12.95 to $2 Book Blocks, $2.95 to $5.95. Tapestry Chairs, $18.75 $49.95. Br: $10.95. Reed Chairs, $4.45 to $30, Dressing Tables, $14.95 $69.95. Morris Chairs, $12.75 to Brass Beds, $10.95 to $45. Beds, $34.95 to Book Cases, to Costumers, $1.89 to to SMITH & HARTFORD Britain. Elmwood, Newington, ' Once “The City of Joy,” Now Sorro wiul Spectacle | Washington, D. C., Dec. 11.—“With the cordon of German and Austrian troops about Bucharest, the defenses | of Roumania’s capital city become of paramount interest to the outside world,” says a war geography bulle- tin ued today by the National Geo- graphic society. “A low range ‘of hills lles to the west and southwest of the capital, the | two directions from which the main invading armies approach what was once known as ‘the City of Joy,' but which in the few brief weeks that have elapsed since Roumania entered the lists of war on the side of the En- tente Allies has become a city of sor- row: and foreboding. On all other sides stretch plain and marsh land, the latter having been drained with some succes “Eighteen major forts ous batteries and redoubts, mounting Krupp and Gruson guns, constitute the defences of Bucharest, and hefore the present war upset all previously cxisting theories as to the value of armorplate in protecting the inside this city ‘was supposed to be the most strongly fortified in lurope. “With its immediate suburbs Bu- charest covers an area of more than thirty sauare miles, and its iron ring of defence has a circumference of nearly fifty miles. “Tt is interesting to recall that Bu- ‘harest owes its present system of | forts and batteries to General Henri Alexis Brialmont, the noted Belgian ; neral and military engineer whose name was so (requently mentioned in the early davs of the war following the astounding collapse of the de- fences at Namur and Liege, both of which towns were fortified according to the principles developed by him. It was owing to the opposition which Gen. Brialmont encountertd in Be gium when he endeavored to enlist his government's support of elaborate plans for fortifying many cities that he left Antwerp and went to Buchar- est in 1883. Here he drafted the | scheme of defence for the Roumanian | capital which in the main was fol- lowed during the eleven years (188 96) required in the construction of the fortifications. Because of his parti- cipation in strengtheni of a foreign capital, without the consent of his own government, Gen. Brial- mont was dropped from the military all | the and numer- | | against service of Belgium, but a year later | { he was brought back to Antwerp to | continue his work of forti 1g that ! and inspecting the defences throughout the kingdom. He contin- | ued to take an interest in Roumania’s | defences, however, up to the time of | | his death in 1903. “In contemplating the resistance of which Bucharest's ring of forts is | capable it should be remembered that the same conditions do not obtain [her(‘ as existed at Namur and Liege, | for. the rugged mountain passes | | through which the Austro-German ar- | mies are descending from the north- west would make it extremely difficult, {ir not wholely impossible, to trans- ! vort to the vicinity of the Roumanian i capital the gigantic 16-inch Krupp | guns which wrought such amazingly ! quick destruction at Namur and Liege. | Neither could such heavy guns be | transported readily by way of Bul- garia across the marsh-bordered Dan- i ube and over the Wallachian plains. | “For the purpose of comparison it | may be recalled that Verdun has six- teen major forts, where Bucharest has eighteen, and the perimeter of the fortified area of the former fortress { about thirty miles, whereas Buchar- est's 1s near fifty. Verdun's de- | fences, however, have the very decid- | ed advantage of being disposed upon numerous heights surrounding the town and commanding the Meuse, which flows at the foot of the citadel. Bucharest lies in a plain on both | banks of the River Dimbovita.” i Georgia’s Negroes. (Atlanta Constitution.) The migration of negroes from Georgla to states north and east, and | particularly from the southwestern | sectton of the state, where the ex- |tent of it has been greatest, has led | to a well-advised concerted movement | ment to check it for imperative in- dustrial reasons. Loss of much of the state’s best la- bor is one of the prices Georgia is paying for unchecked mob activiity negroes often charged only with ordinary crimes. Current des- patches from Albany, Ga., in the cen- | ter of the section apparentiy m af- fected, and where efforts are being made to stop the exodus by spreading correct information among the ne-l groes, say: i nificant { ment | win alty in case Telephone Tables, $1.95 $18.75. smoking Stands, 99¢ to $7.45. Mahogany Highboy, $99. Fireside Chairs, $16.99 $48.75, Cellarettes, $16.75 to Foot Re: $1.19 to § Tabourettes, 49¢ to $9.95 Fumed Oak Rockers $9.95 t6 $19.95. Spinet Desks, $34.9 Shaving Mirrors, Center Tables, Oak Rockers Bookcases, $1.95 t Leather. Chairs, $54.75. Children’s $14.95, Roman Footstools, Folding Card Tables, Nest of Tablss, $24.95. to o $17 Cribs, $1.19. Our Rn'swuram’ is an ideal place for a light lunch, a cup of tea or substantial re- past. CO. | “The heaviest migration of negrots has been from those countries which there have been the wo breaks against negroes. It is |oped by Investigation that {there have been lynchin groes have been most cager |Tieve what the emigration agents have [told them of plots for the removal or extermination of the race tively few negroes have left Dough- erty county, which is considered si¢ in view of the fact that this is one of the counties in southwest Georgia in which lynching has never occurred The! out- devel- where the to 1 ne- Compar; tatements are cant. Mob law such 3 known in Georgiz furnishgy emigration agents with ali the leve age they want; it is a foundation-upon which it is easy to build L oa well concocted lie or two, and they have not been slow to take advantage of it. This loss of her hest 1 er penalty Georgia is paying indifference and inactiv ) pressing mob law. It is one of mant, but a serlous one. In fact, so seri ous is it that the general assembly has several times legislated inst en rration agents put vy taxes upon them 1t is only within recent these emigration agents and built upon the Lynching for the 105t signi we have has hor noth- is for i- and he licensa vears th have lynching causes le: outgrowth of execution for one heinous crime in connection with which 1aan have felt there was justification for it. - used ous has heen mob the nore Mob activity has fed grown from bad to we become not only a but a serious husiness problem imperative that we get back s of law and order, not rtdly nor half-way, but determinedly Georgia courts convict and indict prompt pen- of guilt, and particularly have they shown that purpose in deal- ing with those charged assaults upon women “Rack to the law” is a should appeal everywhere upon pure- Iy a moral basis; but if it will not in sufficient force, then we are confront- ed now by the possibility of seriot industrial calamity which must foilow upon the removal of Georgia’s best and most satisfactory farm labor, The southwest Georgia movement stop the exodus of negroes in the right _direction better off here than the sibly be anywhere else, and have been tricked into go- discovered it to their sor~ | pon itself-and until it has and mogal, Itss to a half- wholly social and slof to movement They are could p those who ing have TOW. iy