New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1917, Page 6

ew Britain Herald. HYRALD PUBLISHING COMPANTY. Proprietors. 204 dally (Sunday excepted) at ¢:15 p. m., | &t Herais Bullding, 67 Church St. fred at the Post OMce at New Britain .| B# Second Class Mall Matter. = |tvered by carrler to anv part of the city for 15 cents a week, 65c a month. }acriptions for naper to be sent by mall, paysble In advance. 60 cents & month. $..00 a year ? only profitable advertistng medlum ! the city: Clrculation books and pre: room always open to advertisers. » Ferald will be found on sale at Hota- liag's News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York Clty; Board Walk, At lantie City, «nd Hartford Depos. TELEPHONE CALLS. an join in hand, brave Americans all! uniting we stand, by dividing we fall! —JOHN DICKINSON., ROMOTIONS AND SALARIES. ‘onjght the Common Council will brought - face to face with -many blems rélating to the Police and © Departments. The members of Leglislative branch of the local lernment will be asked to review he reforms which have long ago [ded’ attention. Students of city lernment will present the case. petent criticism will be leveled inst any change in certain jshed orders. Whatever is done, members of the Common Council ‘know that an entire city awaits Ir actton. 'he good of the city must not be imerged for purely personal wishes, for the satisfaction of any class lique. That the Police Depart- t of New Britain is a good de- Lent no one doubts for the ment. That it can be made a fter and more efficient organization ikewise true. There must be sal- raiscs since economic conditions ‘forced up the cost of living. But en are working merely for pit- ee and measure thelr services by it remuneration they receive, the sem must inevitably fail. ‘he stardard of promdtion in the Department is worthy of at- Some one with a deep sense ice should stand tonight in the cfl chambers and champlon a re- in the manner and method of imoting officers from one clags to her. Good men should not be back nor ordinary men advanced ly for years of service. Time is ithe only factor to be considered. bre are inberent qualities in men these should be recognized. es- A FORTY DAYS' FAST. n New York vesterday there oc- ed on the East Side a series of d riots. Women angered by the h cost of necessary foodstuffs jhed fromt their homes and poured zine upon the stock of grocers. ey burned the push-carts of ped- rs. The retaildrs were punished conditions over which they have confrol. These men who sell gro- ies at high prices in New York or er places must do so because of grave economjc condition which k come to this country, a condi- In that is attributed to uncontrol- e agencles. In this country the wernment has no control over food ces as in other countries. There no Federal regulation of buying [ selling here, only to the extent ht these processes of business must | conducted according certain hical principles. rhe United States has always been ked upon hs the land where the of plenty was filled to overflow- . There is no reason vet to doubt ht the farmers and producers er foodstuffs have not plenty of lable material. There is a “hold- + somewhere, and, although the te governments .are powerless to thie Federal Government can in- ene in any case where a violation the Sherman anti-trust act may be force. There Is a bill now pending Congress which would appropriate sum of $400,000 for use by the dera] Trade Commission in tracing running violations of this ¢ in the realm of marketdom. The vestigation Dept. of Justice, g0. The is vested than to down renu s gone as far as it deral Trade th powers ly other Commission can Commission greater of its infinitely Congress sces fit to appropriate this | pney there s hope that some had lots may be removed from the mart ere the necessaries of life are sold. It is agreed upon by all students of onomics that great reforms must made in the distribution of food- 's throughout the nation. It will of | kind. | lems that themselves our present system. There bo eventually municipal markets, or market departments run by local gov- ernments. have imbedded in must There must be better rail- road facilitics to get the products of the farms to There aust be better and frigeration. must be so many things that Time alone will bring about a change. But the Amerlcan people have another and simpler rem- edy. They have the power to curb their appetites. They have the in- telligence to make a complete study of the food problem from their own standpoint. Today the beginning of Lent, a season that is generally looked upon as a perfod of religious fervor. Its forty d fast has been decreed by the church. Yet the people of the state may well fol- low the example of those who adhere to the laws of the wecclesiasts. If every man and woman in the nation were to enter upon a sensible forty days’ fast having in mind the careful culling of high price foodstuffs from their grocery lists there would soon be an altering of economic conditions. the city. means of storage re- There personal is Prices would fall just so soon as the supply became greater than the de- mand. That is one way, and If put into effect there would be no need of legislation. FOREST FIRES Few Americans realize that fire fighting is one of the chief occupations of Forest Rangers on the National Torests. The government through its Forest Service, under the Depart- ment of Agriculture, oonstantly making inroads against loss by these fires. Although last vear there were more than the average number of fires, the loss Is the smallest that has been sustained fram fires since the Natfonal Forests were established. j A favorable season in the regions where the most severe damage suffered is given as the chief reason for the relatively small loss. Accord- ing to statistics just compiled by the Forest Service the loss to the govern- ment {n timber, and young growth was $162 Some 299,377 acres/of government land were burned over. In addition to this the fires covered 123,160 of privately owned land timber valued at About 44 per cent. of the total area burned was located in the National TForests of Tla. and Ark. Qf the 5,665 fires which oceurred, 4,1 confined to is Is usually forage acres where $36,214 was consumed. . or 73 per areas of less acres. Many of these small fires might have develaped into serious conflagrations had they not been ex- tinguished in their incipiency. The of fighting eacht fire was approximately half that of Lightning, the chief causé of the ‘fires, was responsible for twenty-three per cent. of which occurread. The eighteen per were unknown. Careless started seventeen With the exception of those caused by lightning, all the fires were due to human agencies. One fire in Idaho which burned 600,000 feet of timber was caused by the carelessness of a ten-year-old hoy. The season was one of particular severity in the southwest, as well as parts of Colorado and Wryoming, where local weather conditions created at times a grave situation. In Wash- ington heavy loss was caused by fires which started in inaccessible places and which the rangers were unable to reach for several days because of the lack of trails. % Carelessness on the part of human beings who visit the national forests is pointed out as one of the largest con- tributing agencies. It is so even in city fires. If the origin of seventeen per cent of the fires an forest ranges can be traced to human carelessness, what is the percentage of such fires in a city like New Britain during the There will always cent. than were ten average cost former years; all those causes of cent. campers per cent. course of a year? be fires of incendiary origin. TUncle Sam may also expect to lose huge sums of money each year because vf conflagrations started on the national forests by sparks flying from locomo- should be done away with. this cause are pitiful waste. Fires from “No good cause ever suffered from publicity and no bad cause but instino- tively avoids it”” This statement from the able pem of Dr. Charles Elliott, president emeritus of Harvard University, is particularly applicable at this time. The lisht of publicity | should play on all great movements. Dr. Elliott’s position should enlist the | attention of the reading, thinking pub- i until an attitude is obtained that will | prove conductive to the [ moral health of the mass social . Such an cannot be ob- and end, desirable as it i | tained without persistent, self-sacr | ficing effort. There must be the con- sistency of antipathy to secrecy and a | stern, waged publicity. sentimentalism theorizing will avail nothing. course has been followed too lang already. The good of any institution must be maintained and published as freely as possible; but the bad should for and Such a lentless warfare Mere years to work out all the prob- ible. to note that many reformers and espec- ially quickly as pos Tt is encouraging those in chools both large and small are contributing valuable service to the cause of pub- picity. Tt be that in the fields of politics and commerce its progress is slow but who can satisfactorily dispute the fact that even there will be the effective process of exposure? prominent our may FAOTS AND FANCIES. Sheep raising appears to be a grow- ing industry among New England editors.—Boston Evening Transcript. New York's horse meat market is now open, and we Suppose the butch- ers will be able to use every part of the animal except the horse laugh. —Houston Post. Dartmouth college is to have a course in the law of nations suggest- ed by Dan Webster in 1859. There 1s nothing llke careful consideration of these educational novelties.—New York World. Porhaps the Prussian idea of courtesy to an American ambassador is to stop short of handcuffing him. —New York Sun. About the only consolation for the high cost of living vouchsafed to col- lege professors is that some of them are able to explain why it is.—Mil- waukee Journal. An old timer complains that all the “fun” has been taken out of politics. He overlooks the fact that George W. Perkins is still there.—Buffalo Cour- ier. Does Bryan hope to win the next democratic nomination on the plea that he kept us out of war?—Boston Herald. There 1s only one lawyer in the house of the Nevada legislature. Tt is believed that Nevada will survive.— Minnesota Tribune. A Chicago girl found a diamend ring inside her breakfast egg the other day. Curlosity as to how the ring hap- pened to get there Is totally obscured by the Important fact that the girl will now be able to have eggs for breakfast for at least a week.—Provi- dence Journal. Vice President Marshall got his name in the Washington papers the other day. He presided over the sen- ate for the first time since he went to Arizona hefore the Christmas re- cess. Boston Globe. Might Makes Right, A sparrow perched upon a bough, Spied a poor beetle creep below, And picked it up. “Ah, spare me, spare!—"" The insent prayed: but vain its praver, “Wreach cries the murderer, ‘“hold thy tongue, For thou art weak, and T am strong.” A hawk beheld him, and in haste, Sharpens his bheak for a repast, And pounces plump upon him. ‘¢ Exclaims the sparrow, ‘let me go,"” “Wretch!” cries the murderer, ‘“hold thy tongue, For thou art weak, and T am strong.” The hawk was munching up his prey, When a stout eagle steer'd that way And seized upon him. “Sure, comrade, Yau'll spare my life—we're hoth a trade!” “Wrotch!" cries the murderer, “hold thy tongue, For thou art weak and T am strong.” A sportsman saw an eagle fiv, He shot, and brought him from the s The dyving bird could only groan. “Tyrant! what evil have I done?” “Wretch!” cries the murderer, “hold thy tongue, For thou art (weak, and I am strong.” \ "Tie thus that man to man behaves; Witness the planter and his slaves. 'Tis thus that state oppresses state, And Infant freedom meets its fate. “Wretch!"” cries the stronger, “Trold thy tongue, For thou are weak, and T am strons.” FERRYBOAT HIT BY BIG STEEL STEAMER Freighter Continues Progress and Prevents Passenger Ship From Going to Bottom. New York, Feb. 21.—As the hig ferryboat Scandinavia of the Del- aware, Lackawanna & Western Rail- road was plowing her way against a heavy tide across the North River from the Barclay street slip to Ho- boken at 8 o’clock last night with 350 passengers aboard, she was rammed in mid-stream by the steel freighter Joaquin Mumbru of the Spanish Line, which was outward bound. The force of the blow sent the nose of the freighter crashing through the woman’s cabin of the ferryboat at a point amidship. These were seventy- five of the passengers in the cabin, and thirteen were injured—none seri- ously. Men and women struggled to obtain life preservers, and several were cut and brulsed slightly. A number of women fainted. Hats, coats, pocketbooks, and handbags were found scattered about on the floor of the cabin by the crew as evi- dence of the panic which occurred. The freighter was in tow of three tugboats, and one of them, the Daza- lind, in charge of Captagn Albert Ben- nett, cut loose and brought those more seriously hurt to the Christo- pher Street slip Manhattan, where ambulances from St. Vincent’s hos- pital were waiting. The boats came together with such force that the bow of the freighter remainéd fast in the side of the Scan- dinavia, and a Thast) examination showed that the ferry had heen dam- zed, badly below the water line. The captain of the freighter gave tho order which kept the “engines Operation, nd «in this way. the fer boat was taken to within a short dis- tance of its slip on the Hoboken side of the river. The pumps were put at work, and when it became appar- ent that the ferryboat could make the remainder of the trip in safety the freighter backed away. Events Tonight ‘Diplomacy,” Lyceum theater, High class photo drama, Fox's the- ater. Vaudeville , and Keeney's theater. 8t. BElmo lodge, K. of 242 Main street. moving pictures P., meets at Andre lodge, I. O. O. F.,, meets in Vega hall. Phenix lodge, I. O. O. F., meets In Jr. 0. U. A. M. hall. in Erwin castle, K. G. meets Eagles' hall. B. Carpenters’ union meets at 34 Church street. Common council meets in Clty hall. WOMAN ATTACKED ; NEAR OWN HOME Mrs. Hattle Schocnaur of Bain Strect Screams and Assailant Beats Retreat. Made the victim of an attempted vicious assault as she crossed a vacant lot near her home last night, Mrs. Hattie Schoenaur of Bain street had a desperate fight in the darkness with an unidentified man, believed, from her meagre description, to have been a workingman of foreign birth. Al- though Policemen J, L. Carlson and Thomas Dolan were rushed to the scene from headquarters and thor- oughly searched the locality, no trace of the miscreant could be found. Mrs. Schoenaur, who is about forty years old, was returning frpm work and went across the lot to shorten the distance home. Supposed to have been acquainted with her custom, her assallant awaited her in the gloom of some bushes, struck her bchind the car as she passed, put the other hand over her mouth and knocked her down. Managing to get his hand away from her mouth, she screamed as she fought with him. Mrs. Schoenaur Wwas nearly prostrated by shock but otherwige was little injured. She in- formed police headquarters of the at- tack about 7 o'clock and Capt. T. ‘W. Grace rushed Policemen Carlson and Dolan to the scene. Because of her fright, Mrs. Schoenaur was able to give only a mecagare description of her aflant, FAREWELL PARTY. Miss Melbourne to Return to Canada Tomorrow. The home of Miss Alike Beh of 30 Liberty street was the scene of a pleasant affair yesterday afternoon, when a number of friends of Miss Ge trude Melbourne, of Parkland, Albert Canada, was tendered a farewell par- ty. The house was tastefully deco ated with pink and white as the color scheme. During the afternoon games were rlayed, prizes being won by Alice Beh and Violet Walton. Recitations given and the guest of the day was presented with a Kewple doll. Bach attendant was given a basket of candy. Miss Meclbourne has been the guest of her grandmother. Mrs. Middleton of 40 Liberty street, and is to return to her home with her parents tomorrow. Out-of-town guests inclnded friends from Meriden, and Winnipeg, Canada. were ANNIVERSARY BANQUE Ladies’ Auxiliary Observes Twentieth Anniversary Despite H. C. of L. Seventy-five members and guests of the Ladies’ auxiliary, A. O. H., par- ticipated in the twentieth anniversary banquet at the Hotel Beloin last eve- ning, the affair being one of the mo successful the organization has ever held. The banquet room was decorated very tastily. Following an address of welcome by Miss Katherine Monohan, president of the socicty, the post prandial -exer- cises were glven to the charge of Mrs. Mary McCarthy, who officiated as toastmistress very capah Remarks were given by Rev. J. 15 . W, AL Krause and W. Mary's chuarch. gerald was unable to attend the ban- quet, owing to urgent business. $60,000 ADDITION New Britain Machine Company to Erect Two Stories to Its Present Building—Allen Gets Contract. Allen has heen awarded the contract for the erection of an addi- tion to the faetory building of the New Britain Machine company on Chestnut street. The plans call for two stories which will malke the build- ing seven instead of five stories high. The addition will cover 400 feet. The company proposes to use the top floor for office purposes. The George S. Chatfield company of Waterbury has been awarded the con- tract for the mason work, - and it is expected that operations will com- mence about March 15. The estimated cost of the addition will be $60,000. W. H. LINDBERGH DROPS CHARGE Washington, Feb. 21.—Representa tive Lindbergh of Minnesota told the house judiciary committee his impeachment charges federal reserve board. T considered closed. r s JOHNSON SELECTED A3 NEW SERGEANT :Veteran of Funstor’s Campaign Promoted on Eve of Birthday Theodore. Johnson of 37 Park Ter- race, member of the traffic squad and | veteran of the United States regular cavalry, was promoted to a sergeancy of police by the safety board last night to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Theodore H. Hert- ing. The resignation of the latter was accepted without comment, his terse communication being read, Commis- sioner Frauk J. Moran making the motion that it be accepted and Com- missloner Howard M. Steele second- ing the motion. Sergeant Johnson assumes his new duties tomorrow night at 7 o’clock, taking out Squad A and having supervision of the pa- trolmen south of the railroad cross- ingr. He will be succeeded on traffic duty at the South church post by TrafMe Policeman John J. King, now assigned at Church and Main streets. Policeman Aifred E. Atwater 1s added to the traffic squad and assigned to succeed Trafic Policeman King. The changes beccme effective tomorrow. Serreant Johnson’s promotion came on the eve of his birthday anniver- sary, today being that occasion. He was born in Sweden, Feb. 21, 1879, thirty-elght years ago, son of Hannah and the late John Johnson. When he was but an infant, his parents came to America and settled in New Britain. He was cducated in the public achools of the city and for a number of vears, excepting when he was in the regular army and until his appointment to the police force was an assembler employed at the factory of the Skinner Chuck company. . For three years he was a member of the Fifth and Third cavalry, be- ing first statloned at Fort Myer In Virginia. TLater, his regiment was sent to th2 Philippines, served with distinction under the late Major-Gen- eral “Fighting Fred” Funston and as- sisted in maintaining order on the Islands following the close of the Spanish-American war. Sergeant Johnson knew the late General Funs- ton and has interesting stories rela- tive to the hold that the dead general had on the men under him. Later Scrgeant John's regiment was sta- tioned at Fort Yates, North Dakota, and for a time he was detailed to the Yellowstone park detall. On Sept. 20, 1907 he was married to Miss Josephine Wicander of this city by Rev. T. Edwin Brown, then pastor of the First Baptist church. There are two children, Theodore, Jr., aged nine years, and Ernest, aged one vear and seven months. The new scrgeant js an active member of A. G. Hammond camp, U. S. W. V. and is afiliated with the 0dd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. He is generally popular with the members of the force, is recognized as especially efficient as a police of- | ficer and a.disciplarian. It is ex- pected that his army training will stand him in good stead in his new duties. He was appointed a supernumerary policeman Dec. 6. 1907 and began regular duty June 1, i912. Upon the iliness of Policeman A. C. Malone, now assigned to desk duty days at headquarters, he was appointed to the trafiic squad. In this work he has heen generally successtul and numer- ous motor vehicle violations have heen so prepared for court presenta- tion as to win the commendation 04 his superiors. Richardson Needed as Detective. The appiontument of Sergeant John- son was made upon g motion of mmissioner Steele, seconded by Commissioner Moran. It was found that there were five men who had taken the civil service examination for promotion, Acting Detective A. J. Richardson with a rating of 95, House Officer A, C. Malone with a rating of 92, Policeman Francis J. Moore with o rating of 83, Policeman William O'Mara with a rating of 89 and Ser- scant Johnson wWith a rating of 88. ‘Acting Detective Richardson = was considered but, according to the com- ment of Commissioner Moran, he is considered too valuable in the de- tective bureau. The attitude of the board ftelative to him adds strength to the report that his appointment will be made permanent later and ad- vancement given him to a detective sergeancy. st night’s session .of the board was one of the briefest and most har- record, no signs of dis- cord being apparent. A number of spectators, who attended in the ex- pectation that there would be a dis- play of verbal firewor were disap- pointed. The commissioners attend- cd strictly to business and concluded their open meeting at 8:45 o’clock. A communication was received from the supernumerary policemen enclosing their proposed ‘rotary sys- tem.” No action was taken, it being voted to take it up for consideration after giving it careful study and fol- lowing a cenference with Chief Wil- Jam J. Rawlings concerning it. Chlef Rawlings was asked relative to it and said that the proposition is all “superfluous’” and practically what is in vogue now. It was explained that there were seven hall assignments last night, four of the requests com- ing in after 7 o'clock, with three men avallable. Chief Rawlings contended that many of the supernumeraries have ‘‘seen a great light” since their agitation began and are “fdlling over themselves tc do any kind of duty { desired and whenever 1 want them. T have no objection to the system { but 1 do not believe in the tail wag- ging the dog.” “Nor do L, comment- od Commissioner Moran. Continuing, Chief Rawlings said, “The only change proposed is relative to the theater as- ignments. If the men do their duty will find that I will do mine to monious on by Chairman Babcock as to “rotary system" | Asked | how the proposed would .work out in a case like night, when there were four ealls aft- er 7 o'clock, Chief Rawlings said that it would not work out. Commission- er Moran made a motion that the communication be tabled. Commis- sioner Steele seconded the motion. Then the matter of Sergeant Hert- ing's resignation came up. Clerk A. G. Anderson of the civil service com- mission was communicated with by telephone and gave the list of elig- ibles and their rating. Willlam C. Hart, who topped the list in rating. Wwas appointed to a sergeancy some time ago. It was explained that Po- liceman Richardson is making good in the detective bureau and Police- man Malone has a desk assignment at headquarters. Commissioner Steela made the selection of Johnson and Commissioner Moran seconded the mo- tion. The selection of a traflic officer to succeed Johnson was left to Chief Rawlings. “I will try and pick you out a good man,” wag the explanation of the chief. “Thank you,” com- mented Commissioner Moran. New Police Signal Boxes. There was a discussion with Chief Rawlings relative to new police signal boxes. He cxplained that there are four beats that only have one box each. In reply to questions about the, number of new men reeded, he said that he had not intended to ask for any additional this year, if the two vacancies are filled, because of the number asked for last year. He be- lieved that he would be able to se- lect two fully competent men from the supernumerary force for appoint- ment as regulars. Conviction was ex- pressed that there should be three patrol chauffeurs with an eight-hour shift each. If this goes into effect, the appointment of one additional man will be necessary. City Blectrician George Cooley presented a communication from the Western Electric company quoting prices on materials. He spoke in fa- vor of the council being requested to authorize the purchase of fifteen additional fire alarm boxes. He sald that this number will meet all de- mands at present. Explanation was given that he always keeps two boxes in reserve in case regular boxes are placed out of commission. Chief Robert M. Dame of the fire depart- ment explained that there are about twenty applications on file for new boxes. He sald that ten new ones would be acceptable ard fifteen would be excellent. Electrician Cooley called attention to the question of alarm bells in houses of firemen, said there should be some change as lines are overloaded and advocated some ac- tion. The voltage on one line, he explained is seventy volts where it should be but fifty. If some of the bells are removed, 1t would relieve the congestion. Commissioner Moran thought that it would be dangerous to remove the bells, on the ground that it is necessary that the firemen be notified. in case of alarm. and speddily. Commissioner Steele and the same idea. Then it would be dif- ficult to designate what bells should be removed o It was voted to have Chlefs Raw- lings and Dame go over the ground with Electrician Cooley and inspect the sites of prospective boxes. Also to ask the council for permission to purchase fiftcen new fire alarm boxes and five police signal, boxes. Elec- trician Cooley expressed much satis- faction over the decision. The re- port son police and fire boxes will e reccived at the next meeting. Tt was voted to have a special ses- sion Triday night at which the re- quisition for next year's budget will bLe taken upn. An informal discussion was started relative to details of the requisition but given up, when it was decided to take up all details to- gether. As a result of a communication from the common couneil, civil ser- ice regulations were waived and Dr. R. Witte, slaughter house inspec- was appointed a supernumerary eman with the understanding that it is for his work about the slaughter houvse. . City Items Tine lot of $16.50, $18.00-and $20.00 suits. $11.85, at Wilson’s—advt. Supernumerary Policeman Matthew McGrath was taken suddenly ill v terday while doing duty on Stanley street and was transferred to his home at 14 Conhnerton street in the ambulance. Real bargains, John A, Andrews & Co’s water damage sale.—advt. Secretary A. H. Andrews of the Chamber of Commerce attended a meeting of the directors of the State Chamber of Commerce at the City club in Hartford today. Store open this evening, closed ail day tomorrow. John A. Andrews & Co.—ndvt. John A. Reeve has returned to his home at 443 West Main street follow- ing a serious surgical operation at the Hartford hospital. He is much im- proved in health and able to receive callers. Store open this evening, closed all day tomorrow, John A. Andrews & Co.—advt. TAKEN FROM DANCE HALL. William Objected and Resistance Charge is Added. Found guilty of intoxication and resistance to Supernumerary Police- man Horace Macure, William Kohol- sky of 170 Broad street was fined $8 and costs by Judge James T. Meskill in police court today. It was testified that he visited Bence’s hall last night, his presence was not wanted because of his condition and Policeman Ma- cure was called to put him out. Wil- Ham did not want to go, resisted strenuously but went just the same. For, at least, six months Probation Officer Edward C. Connolly will col- lect the wages of Tony Yakis of Washington street weekly and sce that the money is used wisely for the hen- efit of Tony's family. Tony was pre- sented in court charged with non- support, Policeman George Moffitt making the arrést on a warrant. Tony agreed to the collection of his pay envelope by Mr. Connolly. ! last MCMILLAN STORE (Incorporated). Store Open This Evening—Closed Al Day Thursday, Washington's Birthday. Our FEBRUARY SALE OF DAINTY SPRING NECKWEAR offers many truly remarkable valuer in the smartest creation for Spring 1917. OUR NECKWEAR IS EXCLUSIVE The new things as they make their appearance are shown first at this store. Your choice of Dainty Collars, Col- lar and Cuff Sets, Guimpes and Ves tess of Georgette Crepes, Wash Chif- fons, Crepe de Chines, French Organ- dies, Piques, Corduroys, Velours and Broadcloths to wear on Coats, Suits and Dresses. Hand Embroidered Hemstitched, Tucked and Filet Lacct trimmed. Creations that are v smart. Priced 25c, 49c, 98¢ to $1.9¢ each. CREPE DE CHINE HANDKERCHIEFS Special Sale 17¢ cach, 3 for 50c. Regular 25c¢ values. OWNERS OF GECILI FILE LARGE. BOND Furnish $200,000 As Guarantet to Repair Vessel Boston, Fcb. 21.—The North Ger: man Lloyd steamship company, own. er of the streamer Kron Prinzessir Cecilie, whose machinery was dam. aged by her crew January 31, while in custody of the court a surety bong for $200,000 to cover the expense ol making the vessel seaworthy. Captair Charles A. Polack, who ordered the engines disabled, testified last week that he, in turn, had received hit instructions from _an official of the German embassy at Washington. The bond automatically stays the sale of the steamer, ordered for April 11 upon petition of ‘the Guaranty Trust company and the National City Bank of New York. Destroyed Scientific Instrument. * Washington, Feb. 21.—German crews. who damaged their vessels ir Honolulu harbor when relations be- tween the United States and Germany were broken, destroyed even the scientific instruments. “A report to the department of commerce . says only the hulls escaped. Steamboat inspection service em- ployes, who went aboard the vessels at the request of the customs officials, found all boilers, engines and pumps damaged bevond repair and chron- meters and barometers smashed with ledge hamniers. LOOT RECOVERED. Found cached on a Woodland street lot, a considerable amount of the loot stolen from William Cowlishaw’s gro; « cery and from two shanties of the John W. Allen company was recovered vesterday. An employe of the Allen company was informed that a tool box had been noted at the Woodland street site and made the investiga- tion. Foot prints were noted about the box and, being followed, led to discovery of the articles from the Cowlishaw grocery and other tools. FLUSH KIDNEYS WITH SALTS IF BACK IS ACHING w Noted authority says we cat .to0 much meat, which clogs Kidneys. Take glass of Salts when Kidneys hurt or Bladder bothers you. No man or woman who eats meat regularly can make a mistake by flushing the kidneys occasionally, says a well known authorit. Meat forms uric acid which excites ‘he kidneys, they become overworked from the © strain, get sluggish and fail to filter the waste and poisons from the blood, then we get sick. Nearly all rheuma- tism, headaches, liver trouble, ner- vousness, dizziness, sleeplessness and urinary disorders come from sluggish kidneys. The moment you feel a dull ache in the kidneys or your back burts or if the urine is cloudy, offenslve, full of sediment, jrregular of passage or at- tended by a sensation of scalding, stop eating meat and get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any phar- macy; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast and in a few days your kidneys will act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, com- bind with lithia, and has heen used or generations to flush and stimulate he kidneys, also to neutralize the acids in urine so it no longer causes irritation, thus ending bladder weak- ness. Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot injure; makes a delightful efferves~ cent lithia-water drink which everyone should take now ‘and then to -koep the kidneys clean and active and ‘he bloed pure, thereby avoiding seriy we kidney complications,