New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1916, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD RIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1914, ¥ Britain Hrald. D PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors. Iy (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m., flerald Building, 67 Church St. § ot the Post Ofice at New Britaln Bocond Class Mail Matter. d by oarrier to any part of the city P 15 cents a week, 65c a month. ptions for vaper to be sent by malil, jyable in advance. 60 cents a month, 00 a yeas. Bnly profitabie advertising medium n city: Circulation books and Fress om alwaye open to advertisers. fHerald will be found on sale at Hota- ng’'s News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- fway, New York City; Board Walk, At- lantic City, and Hartford Depot. TELEPHONE CALLS. iriess Office 5 . fitorial Rooms THE TRUTH OF IT. Lansing was probably hasty in gitving voice to b assertion that ‘“more and more own rights are becoming involved the belligerents on both sides,” d because of this ‘we are drawing brer the verge of war ourselves.” is not the language that a diplomat b la use in explaining any action a government; but it has the sav- grace of truth, inasmuch as the ited States has ever been on the e of the precipice. We might e fallen into the pit at any mo- nt. Had it not been for the pa- hee exercised by the executive head this government our people would all probability be fighting today one side or the other. Bvery pos- o means were employed to drag United States into the war. If it to continue, as there seems no bt it will, then the United States st know what is coming. The bsident’s note does not profess to a peace overture, It does not n offer medtation. But it does for a definite assertion by all con- jned as to what are the purposes will keep the war alive. If there oing to be anymore ruthless war- b, the United States simply wants fighters to understand that the s of this government must not trampled on. The Secretary of be’s supplemental statement took Becretary newhat Win other cases the job can be accom- plished in half that time. General Leonard Wood holds to the belief that six months of hard military training is enough to make a well balanced soldier of the American boy, His compatriot, General Hugh L. Scott, clings to the earlier belief that one vear is necessary to make a good sol- | dier out of the raw material affered by | the American boy. There are four ways in which the education of raw recruits may be com- | pleted to the end that they are good | soldiers,—through a course at a mflhi‘ tary college, in the militla, business men’s camps such as Plattsburgh, or | in the regular army. The latter, of course, is recommended as the best of all training. Soldiers who have been | through the regular perlod of enlist- | ment insist that a good soldler is nDt‘ produced until two full years have | been served In the regular service. Thus there is a wide divergence of opinion all around. The highest men in the army have ideas totally differ- ent from those who serve in the ranks. Whatever length of time it takes to make a good soldier for the Ameri- can army, whether it be six months or six years, the fact remains that in the days to come we must, as a nation, have more men in training than there are today. Either our boys at col- lege should be put through a course of military training, or the vast ma- jority of them should be sent away to training camps in the summer. The problem, of course, is Intricate inas- much as there are so many who can- not afford to devote two ar three months every summer away from their work. Those who can do so should consider well the benefits to be de- rived from a sesslon in the open air, and from the military discipline im- posed. Either the youth of the coun- try will volunteer to undergo mili- tary training or the national congress will force compulsory enlistment upon them. That seems to be In the air. To forestall such a radical step the voung men of the country must evince a greater Interest in the national de- fence and offer themselves as ready defenders of the country. If they are to be worthy defenders they must sting out of his first utterances; the truth of those first words will on down the months or years un- the war is over. WHERE THEY HAVE US. ew Britain’s perennial plaint— atisfaction with street car service protection given the public at 0ad crossings—is in bloom again. ¢ more the situation has been 1 official recognition. Mayor zley, at the meeting of the Com- Coungil Wednesday, called atten- to the poor trolley service and he fact that high speed railroad ns run through the heart of the with an abandon that bodes ill those who are forced to travel streets intersected by railroad ks. rom time immemorable New Bri- L has been forced to put up with et car service that should make jals of the Conmnecticut company Eh. Unfortunately, these gentle- ars not of the blushing kind the only occurence that can bring blood 'surging around their ears lack of dividends. Poor manage- it is at the bottom of our troubles jfar as the trolley llnes are con- hed. Patrons might just as well their heads against stone walls o lodge complaints with the head he loeal division. Schedules are abstract quantity and somsthing to be taken too seriously. The ng stock, in many instances, ld long ago have been relegated he scrap pile. But this feature 1d not be so objectionable if ef- were made to maintain a sched- on which passengers could depend. of courtesy on the part of many ployes of car lines should also be louraged. No one would trade a d time at a store ~where the were But- here is e the Connecticut company has public by the short hairs—they etther trade with the only trolley em in the city or walk. » far as the question of crossings the public should be One human not civil. oncerned, n better protection. than the entire Haven system and nothing should lest prevent that life being -snuffed out. “ It is to be hoped that the ncil sees the project through to a And there i¥no doubt it will, Cowuncil, is made up of is worth more undone to erely Common th whatever may be its fault, Common who are both hohest and sincere, are beyopd ‘&hy purchase price, whose interests the, vity’s wel- The Connécti®at ompany is catering to the pubMe in just the mer such a’corperation should. Common Council to hat these oonditions are remedied. is. expected MAKING SOLDIERS. ose who are Tising their boys to joldiers may be interested to know undergo regulation military training. A FOREHANDED POLICY. New Britain’s policy of providing plenty of parks for the enjoyment of its citizens and its own beautification is in keeping with the idea of the state park commission which praposes in its annual report that Connecticut in the next ten years or so should spend some four or flve millions of dollars for park reservations. The ldea advanced by the board of economy is that the land it recommends for purchase may be bought cheaper within the next few years than it can fifty years from date. During the past two years the sum of 320,000 was spent for land in the up-state region and these parky are among the most wonderful spots in the state. When private individuals make the surrounding country more beautiful to behold, by castles and regsidences studded here and there, the relative value of the state reserva- tions will be infinitely higher than now. There may be some question as to just how these reservations of moun- tain, lake, and seashore property should come about, whether through an issue of bonds or in some other way; there is no question that the state should exercise a policy of foresight, and purchase or secure Op- tions on the land it desires to set aside for the benefit of the people. The city of New Britain can also act in the same fashion as it has in the past and render a great service to generations to come. Property that can be secured today at a nominal cost may not be purchased for six times its present value in fifty years from now. Past experience points to the truth of this. There are sections of this city today in the midst of resi- dential plots that could have been purchased by the acre twenty years ago. This land now sells by the square foot. We must look to the future al- ways. Councilman Gorback®s idea of mak- ing the New Haven main line the city’s boundary from Newington If railroad eastern road north is a good one. summated it frontage for manufs in the future. Nor disadvantage to Newington in the plan. con- means more cturing concerns can we see any Although the prices on wheat and flour have dropped, the price of bread | remains the same. The high cost of Kneading is probably to blame. e —— | Christmas, | Only two days berore and only one full day in which to do | shopping. FACTS AND FANCIES, It begins to look as though the nest | egg had a chance, after all—Phila- delphia Public Ledger. The announcement that many ne- groes taking up their residence in in some cases it takes twelve ths of good Stiff military training e a soldier’s education and this state during the Dpast summer | and fall, have picked UD and gone 1bn.ck to the sumny south, is no more | paint so doleful | stiff-jointed | and digestion tpan to be expected. Climatic condi- tions here are not to the liking of the colored race, especlally those reared below the Mason and Dixon line.— Middletown Press. The Boston Transcript is shocked at this unseemingly ness to divore the war Hartford Times. almost cager- brides.— The Rumanlan army is reported to be safe today by reports from Petro- grad. It is safe—safety out of Ru- mania.—Ansonia Sentinel. ‘With gasoline selling at 16 cents a gallon in Florida it is no wonder that the place is an inducement as a win- ter resort, or for that matter, winter and summer resort.—Hartford Post. To find real Christmas joy, don’t go to the swell house where the kidlet has a new $20 mechanical toy, but go down into the slums where they have | put up a twenty-five cent Christmas tree.—New Haven Union. General Funston is under fire be- cause he wouldn’t allow certain re- liglous persons to hold revivals along the border. But he remains firm and insists the boys went down there for military training and not to a camp meeting.—Bridgeport Post. For once our government is creet. The forwarding of the tonic allies’ “peace messages” dis- Teu- action. This is no time for us to in- terfere, though there was some reason to expect that the president might think it so.—New Haven Register. Even Santa Claus may have A fall of six Inches was a welcome sight to the old fellow, but if there is going to be a bhigger storm with deep drifts he will certainly belate in making his rounds.—New York Sun. The Prophet. p (John H. Yates in the Living Church) The mantled prophet stands with arms outstretched, His eyes aflame, his muscles tense | as steel, His words, which reach him from the | lips of God, Break on the ear as breaks thunderpeal; "Cease from the path of sin, Turn ye to God, How will ye rob the wrong the just? Turn to Jehovah, yet may He give. The Day of God draws near; flesh is dust!” poor and for- The people hear his words but little heed: The ear is heavy and the heart is dead. voice of God in them no echo stirs, It wakes but anger and a sense of dread: “Why should we care, good and sweet? Gold buys it s pleasures, may come with years, The is not life fame Love pours its treasures at its loved | ones’ feet, Why this stern call and tears?” to penitence “Nay,” cries the prophet, ‘“but judgment comes: the The Day of God comes as a thief | at night. The Temple that ye trust in shall not save. Your sole salvation is to love the’ right. Then, Ah! Jehovah, if but this ye do Ye shall return as waters in spring. And He, the Lord of Hosts, shall keep you safe, And round about you arms of mercy filng!’ “The Temple shall vah’s House? not save? Jeho- ‘What words are these we hear this | fellow cry? = Cursed be the tongue that speaks this blasphemy. Stone him to death who dares to speak this le! Our sins indeed? He calls us to ac- count, We who so zealously have served the Lord. Off with this madman, the death, ‘Who dares to think his ravings are God’s word!” let him die They have their will. The prophet’s lips are sealed, Sin runs its course unheeded, un- dismayed. Only the sound of groaning by the | wheel, Only the cry flayed, Only the mother weeping child, Only the husband’s cry loved wife. Only such bitter sounds as these re- buke Injustice life! Then, like the lightning, at Jehovah'’s nod Falls on the land of God! of slave by master for for making sport of human the naked sword A Gife-Tnsurance Bogy-Man. (New York World.) Life-insurance officials are accus- tomed to view with alarm the physi- cal condition of Americans; it is their trade, and they are exceeding apt at it. But not often do they a portrait of phy- sical decrepitude as is contained in . E. Rittenhouse’s diagnosis of the average citizen, or ‘“per capita per- son.” This typical American, it seems, is bald at forty-three from trying to crowd the experiences of two life- times into one; muscularly weak and because he never walks when he can ride; the health of his teeth and gums is impaired from eat- | ing too much soft food: his digestive organs are showing signs of rebel- Jion and ‘“he is seriously overstrain- ing his heart rteries neys, nerves prematurely old voung man, sans teeth, sans taste, cons everything at the very time of life when he should be in his prime. It is & pathaite nicture. But where A doddering and with- | out comment was an eminently wise | too | much snow to get about in his sleigh. | the | the | | antidote for the processes of decay. | § her | his | | subsidiaries of the C | ing R McMILLAN’S | The Big, Busy Store i | | CHRISTMAS BUYING MADE EASY. WHERE YOU FIND THE BIG STOCKS TO CHOOSE FROM AND EFFL- | I CIENT SERVICE. I | Handkerchiefs— Always make acceptable gifts. We were very fortunate to receive a shipment today of several dred dollars worth. So that when | You come to us for Handkerchiefs | yow'll get a clean, fresh stock to | choose from up to the last min- | ute, | Gloves— ‘We are proud of our Glove stock. Again we were fortunate to re- ceive today a shipment of fresh, new, imported and domestic made Gloves. So here again is where new, crisp, clean Gloves can be got up to the last minute. | | Our Delivery Service— | Is being tared to its capacity. Won't you help by taking your | small packages with you as far as possible, but in any event rest | assured everything will be de- livered, before Monday morning. | Cut Glass— | floor, enough said. Cut Glass at the lowest prices you | or wel ever saw for the | quality. D. McMILLAN 199-201-203 MAIN STREET. .same do the insurance men find the ginal? It is to be feared that typical American, their per capita person, is«xan insurance type only— | an actuarial and not an actual man. There are of course, men of whom this is a correct diagnosis. ori- their and they are paylng the penalty of | a life of self-Indulgence, a life of equal excess in the pursuit of money and of pleasure. Hven they are find- | ing in golf and in motoring a partial | | But how negligible is their number | | by comparison with the tens of mil- | lions of workers in Industry and agri- | culture, the vast armies of toilers‘ | who make up the population of the | United States and who more truly de- serve to be considered average Amer- ‘ icans. They at least are manifesting | no conspicuous signs of physical de- | cadence. There is a general impres- | sion, indeed, that their relatively good | health and length of life is what en- | ables the insurance companies show such marked prosperity. But an insurance company which did not hold the mirror up to physical | decay would be untrue to its tradi- | tions. Yet it is hardly necessary to | set up a bogy-man of disease and de- | crepitude as a ‘“type” of citizen. Boston Conductor Got Them. (Worcester Gazette.) A Boston street car conductor hit upon a unique plan to have the pas- sengers in a crowded car move from | | the rear end to the front end of the car, After several attempts at having them move by such entreaties as | “Please move forward” and “Up for- | ward please,” he yelled: “God will | bless you if you come forward.” That got them; they “hit the trail” for the front end of the oar, which inciden- | tally was headed for Billy Sunday’s | tabernacle. | Railroad Presidents “Up Ranks.” An interesting and hour can be spent road guide hook and “Who's Whao in America” and laoking up the names and biographies of the heads of the | railroads.. These blographies are, necessarily, of the sketchiest sort; yet, one does not have to overtax his imagination to read between the prosaic lines the unpenned struggles and the unsung victories that were en- tailed in rising from the crowded slough of mediocrit g Charles H. president of | the Tllinois Central railroad, began h railroad service as a section ‘laborer on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. George B. Marris, chairman of the board of the Chicago, Quincy railroad, started his life car as an office boy with the Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad, now one of the B. & Q. Edward T. Stotesbury, cf he t 1 of the Philadelphi \ilway, head of Drexel, Morgan & Co., of Philadelphia, member of the firm of J. P. 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I Side Chair, 1 Arm Chair, Library Table, Tabouret and a large Rocker—all complete and ready for immediate delivery at $17.50. LOUIS HERRUP 1052-1058 MAIN STREET Burlington & | started working as a clerk for the wholesale grocery firm of Rutter & | Patterson, of Philadelphia. Marvin Hughitt, chairman of the board of the Chicago & North Western | Railway, started as a telegrapher | Alfred H. Smith, president of the | New York Central railroad, was once a messenger boy in the service of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Reilwax. now a subsidiary of ha Central. His predecessor, President William C. Brown, started his rail- road carcer working with a section gang when he was sixteen. Frank Trumbull, chairman the board of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway and of the Missouri, Kansas | & Texas Railway, started as a cle in the comptroller's office of the M. | K. & T. when he was sixteen, William H, Williams, chairman of | of the board of the Wabash Railws clerk at sixteen with the Penns vania. Messrs. Samuel the Pennsylvania Elliott, president of and Benjamin F. Bush, president of the Missauri Pacific Railroad and now jts receiver—all rose to their present positions from the humble one of rods man.—ZThe World's Work. Rea of Railro president d, Howard the New Haven,