New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1917, Page 6

Britain Herald. RALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprieto! A daily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. M., it Herald Building, 67 Church St d at the Post Ofce at New Brita! Second Class Mall Matter. Ted by carrler to any part of the city 15 cents a week, §5c a month. ptions for paper to be sent by malil, able in advance. 60 cents a month, 0 & year only profitable advertistng medium n ® ofty: Circulation books and Fress oom always open to advertisers. Herald will be found on sale at Hot: Ing’s News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- otk City; Board Walk, At- and Hartford Depos. TELEPHONE CALLS. oss Office . 5 1al Rooms ..938 ] ARSENAL OF THE NATION. wvernor Holcomb in addressing a session of the General Assembly d attention to a peculiar char- stic of Connecticut which has aps escaped the immediate at- on of many of its inhabitants. He this state the arsenal of the pn. In the event of war with any fen power it behooves the gov- pent of Connecticut, then, to set precautions which other states not resort to in the same degree festod here. Because of the great joer .of munition works in the us localities of Connecticut the itants of this commonwealth needs exercise absolute forecaution. gin carly and act promptly, is hdvice administered by Governor omb in one of the most patriotiz esses' ever delivered before the Slature of this or any other state. lcommon sense which flows from { ytical mind of Marcus H. omb in this instance demands im- iate attention. He would mar- | the forces of the state, ‘mobilize |'and industries, so as to have a% | ready information showing the ble resources' of the country. E, end'he asks that the Governor pe state be given power to take nsus which would show off-hand wvarlous available instruments of ‘a sort of inventory of those lerties and ‘resources of the state B might be-called into activity at e. bills by Senators Klett and gway introduced immediately the Governor’s address show to xtent the members of the Gen- embly are -united on a propo- B that holds the country and the over and above all party con- tlons. Politics is dead so far as Potiem s concerned. The agents inted to carry out the work pro- /d by the Governor will find that ¥ organization and institution in state will help them in making | census:. The factories of New L.tn will not be found wanting A the call comes to furnish the lable information. It is for the lare of every man, woman and i in the state that these measures proposed. It is for the interest of 0 lend a helping hand. Since we in the arsenal of the nation we it stand ready to furnish the sup- s. cars THE BARS ARE UP. [t any other period in the history the country the Congress of the ted States would have hesitated hre passing, over the President’s p, the Immigration Bill which de- 5 immigrants who cannot read or te. Because of the activities of 'ain alienists within the past two s, because of the recklessness of ign-born men on these shores, be- of the surreptitious practic pympathizers with one or more of Burgpean belligerents members of national law-making body have yn ultra-cautious. Yet, this put- E up of the bar not read or w te does not abso- Lly Insure the safety of the country. | been educated in have b men who hayv or more languages, who Hied the arts and sciences in the | World, and who have no love for New are the ones among whom be found the directing geniuses all the escapades of the past two rs. hree Presidents of the tes have applied®the veto im- that carried = with m clauses which would prevent the rance of immigrants to this coun- when such men and women could pass prescribed literary psident Cleveland was the first rcise the power to veto fard. ‘t.rue American i refused to exclude from these 8 those who sought a way out fon and a sort of slavery. Wilson twice applied the p United to frration bills a to in this 1| teen the recipient of many against those who | test. | President Taf* next followed | order of things, | veto to the bill which this week has passed the Congress by the necessary two-thirds majority to over-ride the action of the Chief Executive. The long fight, waged against the measure by the President and those who hold the same views as he in regard to immigration laws, is now lost. There are many who feel that this country is already overburdened with folk who have as yet not similated into the working order of this land, and that the preponderance of foreigners who take 8o long to grasp the true meaning of America the gates should be shut and the supply stopped. While many recognize the truth of these asser- tlons, it is likewise true that the best traditions of the country are violated when we place such obstructions and barriers against the entrance of good men and women from other lands. Soine of the men who voted to over- ride the veto of the President would not have been able to vote at all had their parents been held up at the portals of the United States by a similar law which they now invoke. The Americanism' of Washington, and Jefferson, and Lincoln would have no such law on the statute books. The executive functions of Cleveland, and Taft and Wilson would have none of it. Since the nation under all these Presidents put its best fdot forward there is no Teason to believe their policy was wrong. On the contrary, it seems to have been right. been as- because of NEWSPAPERS AND THEIR MAKERS. Since the publication of an editorial in these columns on Monday,—ohe attempting to show the relative dif- ferences to be found between what may be termed the “little” and the “big” newspapers,—this office has letters, congratulatory and otherwise, setting rorth the laity’s opinion of newspa- pers and their makers. There are so many diversified notions of news- papers and how they should be Tun, that we must touch only upon a very few of the salient points suggested. One correspondent makes the statement that “It is through the se- iectlon and display of the news it features that the paper’s intellectual size,—its real size,—is revealed.” In the realm of newspaperdom the op- posite view is held to be true. The intellectual size of a newspaper,—its real size,—is determined by its edi- torial policy and the manner in which that policy is carried out. There is a difference between news and views,—a vast difference. If the care and seiection and dis- play of news determined the intellec- tual size of a newspaper, there would be, and are. days when the dailies in the country, in the world, would be palpably remiss. News i usually spontaneous, although merz\f is what may be known as deliberate news,——that which is worked up through infinite painstaking, through thorough investigation. But, for the most part, néws happens without re- gard to thought on the part of news gatherers. Its place in the paper is determined upon its importance, from a managerial as much as from an editorial standpoint. A story that is vastly important today, which has the right of way over all others, would, if it were held over until tomorrow, undoubtedly be cast into the waste basket or remodeled. Human inter- est is the guiding genius of determin- ing news value. It is argued that murder stories should not be “played up” by newspapers; and when other and more important news is at hand murder stories, unless they are con- cerned with extraordinary cases, are allowed to have unimporthnt positions in the paper. Here it might be men- tioned that time plays an important part in the placing of news. times “big” stories come newspaper offices too late to secuws space commensurate with their im- portance. These are relegated to an inside page, the one held to carry the “run-overs” from the first page. The first page is not the last page to be “made-up;” contrary to popular con- | ception,—the last form to go to the Press Room is one of the inside pages. Another criticism, which has to do with murder stories, is tgat “A Con- necticut little which finds to in detail murder court scandals in Penn- Okiahoma and II- finest Some- into the daily ai is space 158 cases and svlvania, linois, Georgia, while dismissing a historv making event on the Europcan battle- | field entirely or with few lines tucked on the nth page of the paper.” The aforementioned e “making up” the various pages ex- plans why sometimes important ticles are ‘‘tucked away” | unimportant places. murder cases “in a planation about va ar- in relative As to discus detail,”——the big gest murder story that ever broke is ‘lhis self-same Those | who dislike reading sordid facts per taining to the murder of Philadelphia should objections ing KBuropean war. an artist’'s hold reading of slaughter taking battlefields, tory making though they be. ) | model in the same to | the carnage and place on Furopean his- { ienced in sati Time and space do not permit of going into these questions in detail. As many faocts as possible under the circumstances were set forth in the | egitorial of Monday's issue. But this much should be understood. A thoroughly alive and honest news- paper prints as much news as it can possibly print, all things considered It publishes the vast mnajority of oc- currences, the good, the bad, and the indifferent, without comment. Its news columns are made up to suit the public taste insofar as that taste is known to the news editor, exper- ing the demand for news of all kinds. The wheat and the chaff are all there in the news columns. It is in the editorial col- vmns that the newspaper attempts to point out the really important hap- prenings of the moment, and to show how these things may be connected with past events, or what may occur in the future. If there is any place in which the mental calibre of a newspaper may be guaged it is in its editorial columns. The best thought and time and attention are given to this department of the paper, what though the time is ever short wher publication must go on day after day, once every twenty-four hours. The newspaper is an imperfect in- stitution, just as all human organiza- tions and the works of man are im- perfect, and prone to fallibility. From the olden days when its intrinsic Ht- erary excellance was the first consid- eration it has gradually gone through the stages of fissiparous process until today its columns, so rapidly put to- gether, are assembled for purposes of information rather than edification. Editorial functions of a newspaper, although they have gradually ylelded authority to the mafiagerial functions, have not yet reached the point where sagacity of opinion is not the true goal of journalistic endeavors. The editor of a newspaper strives his ut- most #0 better the community ir which he ‘lives, and this by directing thought in the proper channels; but, as has been aptly remarked, the only editor who' can please all his clientele is one who lies prone, his arms folded on his breast, and a plate glass over his face. FACTS AND FANCIES. Recognize Poland? Nobody could after what has been done to her.— Syracuse Post-Standard. Until the life of the thdividual ceases to be a battle with himself how can there be an end of war among na- tions?—New York Evening Sun. It would be a bad blunder if any Bostpnian thought that his chance at the straight and narrow way left town with the sawdust trail.—Boson Herald. Jim Freely, who is in town from Chicago, 1s carrying ten new necktles. The feat constitutes a record for visi- tors to towns of 50,000 population and less.—Topeka Capital. It is assumed that without having a voice in the determination of peace terms this country will have' a large amount of psychological depression.— Washington Star. Of course, it is all right for the Brit- ish to ship cargoes of potatoes to America because the price is better here. Trade sometimes follows the flags but mostly it follows the quota-~ tions.—Dallas News. Parents eagerly offer their hopefuls for experiment materidl in the modern course at Teachers’ college. They cannot have read the direful forebod- ings of the educational standpatters. —New York World. The Organ. R is no harmony of human making, Though men have ‘built those pipes of burnished gold; Their music, out of Nature's heart awaking, Forever new, forever is of old. Man makes not—only finds—all earth- ly beauty, Catching a thread of sunshine here and there, Some shining pebble in the path of duty, Some echo of the songs that flood the air. The prelude is a mind among the willows, Rising until it meets roar; Now a wild ocean, beating billows Among the hollow caverns of the shore. the torrent’s its great It is the voice of some pleading For justice from an anclent shame and wrong— ; The tramp of God's avenging armies, treading With shouted thunders of trium- phant song. vast peoaple, O soul, that sittest chdnting dreary dirges, Couldst thou but divine desire, thase deep chords swelling surges Bear up the wavering voices of the choir! rise on some As upon their But ever lurking in the hcart, there lingers The trouble ofa false tone, and As some great Organ which unskilled fingers Vex into discords when the Master’s zone. —Edward Roland Sill. o A Ny jarring | Salary Committee Generous, Several Increases Allowed Mayor’s Salary $1,800, Prosecutor’s $1,800 and Plumbing Inspector’s $1,500—C. J. Dehm Charges Police Department Heads With Favoritism. Generosity was the keynote of the salary committec’s meeting last night and that body voted to recommend to the council salary boosts and one new salary which will total $2,840. In ad- dition to this a request for a raise of $876 was not agted upon and the pay for supernumerary policemen who /do the work of regulars was increased twénty-five cents per day. An other- wise routine meeting ‘was enlivened by the insistent and sweeping charges made against the heads of the police department by Councilman Gornelius J. Dehm, who declared that favortism is played in assigning the supernum- eraries to their beats and the men are entitled to “fair play,” which he said, they do not get. Albert F. Eichsteedt also made an interesting statement when, he said that he was surprised to learn that the girls in city hall work but six and one-half hours This is “pretty Soft,” he said. Mayor Gets $600 Raise, The petition asking that the mayor’s salary be increased from $1,200 per year to $2,000, introduced in the counoil by Aldermen Jester, Staller and Anderson, was given some consid- ération before final action was taken. Mr. Dehm remarked that there had been some question as to whether It would be legal to increase a mayor’s salary while he was In office, to whi~h Mr. Eichstaedt replied that the cor- poration counsel had ruled that it would be perfectly legal if the increase so worded that it would apply to fu- ture mayors. That is, the mayor's salary can be increased, to date from the fiscal year. Mr. Dehm thought an $800 increase was too much and moved that the salary be increased to $1,500. Councilman McDonough aménded this to make the salary $1,- 800, although he said he did not think $2,000 was too much for the position. He reminded the members that the mayor’s job is a responsible one and takes considerable time and unless the financial end is worth while it will be impossible to get capable men for it unless they are fortuhate enough to be men of means. He said he thinks the dignity of the position demands $2,- 000 for it then gives men who are not financially well of an opportunity to seek the office and does not maka it necessary to seek candidates from the ranks of the well-to-do entirely. Mr. Dehm would not agree to $2,000 and it was finally voted to increase the mayor’s salary to $1,800 per year. Maher Also Gets Raise. John Maher, for twenty-five vears a foreman with the water department, appHled for an increase in salary from $1,000 to $2,000. Commissioner E. N. Humphrey sent in a communication stating that Mr. Maher is worth all that he asks and has always been a faithful and efficient employe. On motion of Mr. McDonough the raise requested was granted. Two Girls Get Advance. Clerk H. A. Emmett of the board public works appeared in behalf Miss Grace Riley, stenographer in that office, who sought an increase in pay from $600 to $660. Mr. Emmett sald Miss Riley is & very capable em- ploye and has been employed in her present position for the past six years. A year ago she asked an in- crease in salary from $520 to $650 and was given $600. This year she asked $720 and the board agreed that she ought to get $660. Mr. Eichstaedt remarked that if Miss Riley has been employed In the one office for six years she must have her work well in ‘hand and ought to be worth what she asked. On motion of Mr. McDonough the Increase was granted. City Clerk A. L. Thompson sent in a written statement recommending a raise in salary from $520 to $600 for Miss Gertrude Benz, third clerk in his office. It was stated that the first clerk gets $780 and the second clerk $728, while the third clerk receives only $520. Councllman Merriman thought the difference in pay between the three clerks was too much and on motion of Mr. Wall, Miss Benz's in- crease was granted. “Pretty Soft,”—Fichstaedt. During the discussion on the in- creases in the two young women's sal- ary Mr. Eichstaedt remarked that he was ‘‘much surprised to learn that the girls in city hall work only six and one-half hours per day. I think that’s a pretty soft position for what they do,” he sald. Prosecuting Attorney Raised. The members of the committee were ——eeeeeeeeee EVERYONE LIKES THIS COLD CURE a day. of of “Pape’s Cold Compound” Ends a cold or grippe in a few hours. Your cold will break and all grippe misery end after taking a dose of “Pape’s Cold Compound” every two hours until three doses are taken. It promptly opens clogged-up nos- trils and air passages in the head, stops nasty discharge or nose run- ning, relieves sick headache, dullness, feverishness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness and stiffness. Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and snuffling Ease your throbbing head-—nothing else in the world gives such prompt, relief as “Pape’'s Cold Compound,” which costs only 25 cents at any drug store. It acts without | assistance, tastes nice, and causes no inconvenience. Accept no substitute. i { creased from confronted for some time as to who was the father of the petition to in- crease the salary of the prosecuting attorney from $1,500 to $1,800. Al- derman W. J. McCabe introducead it at the council meeting, but no one knew who asked him to do it and finally it developed, as far as could be learned, that he did it on his own initiative. Prosecuting Attorney Klett sent word to the members that he knew abso- lutely nothing of the propased in- crease until he read it in the papers, but said that if a raise was to be given the position he did not think $2,100 was too much, Mr. McDonough said he had no doubt that the position was ‘worth much more than it pays, but he thought the method of the request was out of order. He thought the request should come from the incumbent, Attorney B. W. Alling, Mr. Klett's law partner, represented him at the hearing and outlined the work he has to do. He said he has to be on the job 365 days in the year and every Sunday is at police headquarters mak- ing out warrants. During the past fiscal year there were 1618 arrests, necessitating that number of war- rants, and fully half as many more cases that were disposed of out of court. In Bristol the prosecutor gets $1,200; in Torrington there i1s a move on foot to pay thelr officer $1,500. In Milfard, where there were 367 arrests last year, the salary is $1,000, Mr. Alling explained in some detail the large amount of clerical work con- nected with the job, especially when extradition papers are made out. “How much work does he do?” queried Mr. McDonough. Mr. Alling replied that Mr. Klett generally takes a month’s vacation each year and aside from this periad he doubts if the assistant prosecutor is called upon more than fifteen tlmes a year. Lawyer H. P. Roche appeared in favor of the increase in salary and said from his legal associations he is familiar with the work and thinks the job is worth $2,100 and $1,800 is ‘“rather small coripensation.” On motion of Mr. Dehm the salary was increased to $1,800. ‘Woods Secks $375 Raise. A petition was recelved from As- sistant Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Woods asking that his salary be in- $460 to $800 per year. Mr. Eichstaedt sald he had asked Mr. ‘Woods to attend the meeting and pres- ent his case, but he had not appeared. The chairman further said he had learned in a round-about manner that Mr. Woods was credited with saying that he was asking the raise for the job, rather than for the incumbent, as he did not expect to have the position another vear so did not care person- i ally whether the request was granted. Mr. McDonough remarked that, ac- cording to Mr. Alling, the assistant prosecutor does not have such a great deal to do. Mr. Dehm remarked that whether he prosecuted or not,, Mr. Woods has to lose his time. He has to go down to court every day to see whether there is anything to do or not, Mr. Dehm said. “Are vou sure about that?” Mr. Eichstaedt. ‘“‘Quite sure,” asked declared Mr. Dehm. He also remarked that he did not think it would be possible to get many lawyers to do the work at’'the figure offered. “Mr. Woods was quite anxious enough ta get it a year ago at these figures,” Mr. Eichstaedt said. ““Yes, probably he has now found out that he would make more the other way,” Mr. Dehm replied. On motion of Mr. Dehm action was de- ferred until a meeting next week when Mr. Woods will be invited to attend. Comptroller Airs His Views. On the suggestian of Dr. Reeks, su- perintendent of health, his request asking that the tuberculosis nurse and the sanitary inspector be placed on a salary basis was not acted upon. Dr. Reeks spoke at the suggestion of Comptroller H. L. Curtis. Later Mr. Curtis appeared before the committee and explained that he has a plan whereby all employes of the board of health, except Dr. Recks, will be taken from the salary list and paild out of the board’s budget. This, he said, is so it will be possible to pay the em- ploves every two weeks rather than monthly as at present. Quinlivan Gets More Money. Dr. Reeks explained the request of Plumbing Inspector Thomas Quinlivan for more money. At present the in- spector gets a salary of $1,200 and $300 for transportation and asked a salary of $1,600 and transportation of $400. Dr. Reeks said that a year ago the salary committee favored making the pay for this position $1,500 and $400, but on a previous recommenda- tion of the health board the council vated to make it $1,200 and $300. The doctor explained that today Mr. Quin- livan recelves only $23.83 per week, which 18 no more than a journéyman plumber gets, vet he has to pass on the work of both journeymen and master plumbers and has the responsibility on his shoulders. It was also stated that Mr. Quinlivan uses his own automo- bile ,but another year will probably have to hire one. The superintendent sald that in the course of a year the plumbing inspector travels between 3,500 and 4,000 miles in doing his work. Other cities pay more for transportation and in New London and | Norwich a transportation allowance of $600 is made, said the doctor. Mr. Dehm said he did not oppose the increase in salary, but he did oppose the increase in transportation. “T think $400 is too much. T think $300 Is pretty good pay for transpor- tation on a job of this kind.” he said. On his motion the plumbing inspec- tor's salary was fixed at $1,500, while g 1 the transportation fee will remain at $300. “Favoritism,” Cries Dehm. The petition of the supernumerary policemen that their pay for doing the duty of a regular polifeman be made $2.75 per day instead of $2.50 called for a long discussion, during most of which time Mr. Dehm held the floor, dccusing police department headquarters with playing rank fa- voritism and demanding a ‘‘square deal” for the ‘‘supers.’ The first year regulars now get $2.75 per day and the supernumerary policemen feel that when they do the same work as these men they are entitled to the same re- numeration. Chairman Charles Muel- ler of the ordinance committee told the members that there is at present an ordinance which provides for su- pernumerary policemen .doing the work of regulars being paid the same amount. Later however, he corrected this statement, explaining he had it confused with one recently passed re- ferring to the pay to be given call- nien in the fire department when they act in the place of regulars. Dr. Dehm entered upon a Iong harangue about the contraversy be- tween the supernumeraries and the safety board and when Clerk Mag- nell of that board appeared to say that the safety board was in favor of the increase he attempted . to cross examine him. He asked him what system is followed at headquar- ters in alloting work to the supernu- meraries and asked why the police officials do not adopt a system where- by they will have a chart with the name of every officer on it and give each one & chance at work in @ reg- ular order. He also asked why 1t is that some supernumeraries get good assignments to do hall and theater work while others have to do street duty. He also declared that he thought the supernumeraries were well satisfled with the pay they are getting at present if the work would be distributed more fairly. He said that when they do a regular man’s work they go on at 7 p. m. and are off at 4 a. m. with an .hour off for lunch. : “Favoritism is played,” shouted Mr. Dehm, “Falr play is what the men want and they are not getting it.” The discussion continued for some time with Mr. Dehm as chief spokes- man for the supernumeraries, repeat- ing his charges of favoritism in giv- ing assignments for work. After much time had been spent by pro- miscuous talk about everything ex- cept the subject matter, it was voted on motion of Mr. McDonough, to grant the request of the supernu- meraries. The now famous fifty cent’ clause on the police payroll also came in for some hot shot by Mr.. Dehm. He de- clared and stoutly maintained, that each and every supernumerary police- man who has done hall or theater duty and has been compelled to pay fifty cents into the treasury, has got a just claim against the city. Mr. McDonough protested that this is not so, as he drew the ordinance and knew that the fifty cents referred to was legitimate and was used for overhead expenses in the police department. More Pay for Electrician. Chairman E. G. Babcock of the safety board appeared to recommend that City Electrician George Cooley's salary be increased from $1,500 to $1,600. Mr. Cooley petitioned for an increase to $1,700, but the wsafety board cut this amount by $100. On motion of Mr. McDonough this was granted. It was also voted, on motion of Mr. MecDonough, to fix the assistant electri- clan’s salary at $1,200. It was ex- plained that linemen today are earn- ing $4 per day. Those present were Chairman Al- bert F. Eichstaedt and Messrs. F. T. McDonough, Robert Merriman, clerk: Willlam C. Wall, O. R. Falk and C. J. Dehm. STAMPEDE T0 TAKE - CITIZENSHIP OATH All Records for Applications Are Broken in New York New York, Feb. 7.—The rush of applicants to the federal and local naturalization bureaus vesterday broke all previous records. In the county bureau in the Hall of Records there were 406 applicants for first pa- pers, and 50 for second papers, which conferred full-fledged citizenship. Of these 198 were Germans end 150 Aus- trians, who sought their first papers. In the federal bureau in the Fed- eral Court Building, 152 Teutoms got their first papers and 74 received their second papers. In the federal bureau in Brooklyn more than 200 Germans and Austrians received their first papers. The crush at both the Essex County and Federal Bureaus in Newark, on the part of Germans and Austrians to take the steps necessary to become citizens was unprecedented. In all the bureaus extra clerks had to be employed and in some of the bureaus applicants were turned away because of insufficient clerical help. County Clerk Willlam F. Schneider, in charge of the local bureau, took personal cherge of the work. Per- sons are not admitted to the build- ing after 5 p. m. but all those who are in the building at that hour will be accommodated. The appearance of the applicants was much different from that of per- sons seeking citizenship in normal times. Nearly all were well dressed, spoke English fluently, and gave abundant signs of being prosperous. Among those who applied for first pa- pers in the local bureau was Rudolph Kahn, a banker of 718 Fifth avenue and a cousin of Otto H. Kahn, who recently got his second papers in New Jersey. Other applicants for first pa- pers were George Franz, a sculptor; . ' ’ LYt McMILLAN STORE (Incorporated). OUR ANNUAL SILK SALE Every piece of Silk in the store re- duced for tiis sale. Other new Spring Silks which have just been received will be offered at reduced prices for three days only. Thursday, Friday and Saturday e Silk Taffetas | 36 inches wide. Sale price $1.20 yd. Value $1.60 yard. Offering a large range of plain colors in black, whité, navy, also a complete line of shades suitable for evening and street wear. Messalines and Satins - 36 inches wide. Sale price $1.29 yd. Value $1.839 and $1.60 yard. Your choice of our whole line of forty- eight shades. Rich Crepe de Chine Sale price $1.39 ya. value $1.59 vard. the shades ‘including new shades of flesh, gold and old rose. 40 inches wide. Showing all Silk and Wool Poplins 40 inches wide. Sale price $1.09 yd. Value $1.839. We recommend this” fabric - especially foi street evening wear. Tub Silks 36 inches wide, price $1.09 yard. blouses. Sale Value $1.25 for Oriental Pongees smart new Silks in Sale price 69¢ Value $1.00. 36 inches wide, pretty woven designs. yard. Trimming Silks For trimming Silk Suits and Coats. .in Berln in 1859. Your choice of 36 inches wide Black Moire and Bengaline 'Ottoman Silks. Sale price $1.45. Value $1.95. ° THURSDAY MORNING At 8:30 A. M. We Will Put on Sale at 98¢ each: ‘Women's, Misses and OChildren’s WINTER COATS. ‘Women and Misses’ WOOL DRESS SKIRTS. ODD FUR SCARFS. This final clearance offers many ex- ' ceptional values. E———— Gertrude Anastasia Stammbach, an artist of 15 Bast Thirty-fifth street, and Henry Frederick Kalman, who is also known as Henry F. Rush, an artist, of 105 West Seventy-seventh street. Among those who obtained their ' first papers in the Federal Bureau were Albert Bruning, an actor, play- ing in “The Yellow Jacket;” Reuben Fleighfarb, an Austrian musician; Ernst Robert, a comediun of thle - German theater, and Miss Elis Gerge- ly, a soubrette playing with “‘Her Soldier Boy.! Mr. Bruning was born Miss Gergely Is a and is an ardent native of Hungary suffragist. Mr. Schneider sald that at 11:30 yesterday morning there were 163 ap- plicants waliting in the three rooms of the local bureau for their first papers. All were so eager that a po- liceman in charge had to admonish, them frequently to be patient. “Every person who applied for his papers today,” said Mr. Schneider, “is, in my opinion, fit in every way to become a citizen, and will strictly adhere to his oath.” Tn the supreme court yesterday Justice Finch granted to Ivan Gold- schmidt permission to change his name to Ivan Goldsmith. His appli- cation said he was a German hy¥e birth, but had been a British citizen for sixteen years. He intended to be- come a citizen of the United Statem, he said. and - 1 ¥ ! &