New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1917, Page 8

LD “PUBLISHING COMPANT. . Proprietors. daily (Runday.excepted) at 4:15 p. W, M Herald Bulding. §7 Church ch 8L ; . N .snni- T i by earrier to any part of the city 16 cents a week, 65c a month Ipts for paper to be sent by mall, In advance. €0 cenws & ‘monta. Jre0 & yoar. fernid will be touna :- sale ews_Stand, 42n: a3 -w Tork Oity; P ship-butlders of the United come forward with a | thie place of Mx Smith. ‘mothing to lose it 1s easy to ‘the burdens of war. With ; at stake’thers is no reason otwo‘lfhlhouldblelfln ey e profits ‘becauss of War, their services at the aend labor shows heart of America beats: m'is not yet dead. f almost & century United b Sepate was bound to unlimited- Yesterday a cloture rule was Y the Senate is enabled te tojane hour, M.pflt ‘Thére now: being ninety-six of the upper house of Con: debdte there is limited to nime- hours when two-thirds of the. 80 desire.. By no manner or s can this come under the head jig” ryle It will prevent a small reactionaries from holding up pant legislation as in the case ot d.ship bHL ' 2 e .members of the m W the cloture.rule. They fa Folletts, Gronna and Sherman. 1 twelve who held up jed ship bill -and -compelled ident to seek the passage of rule almost vanished into La Follette was:the only ‘majntained his previous at- Yet, the chairman of the Sen- imittee on Foreign Relations, | dlstoyval: , That un-Americanism should_crop. | out ip the United States Senate at a. tifie when the nation faces a crisis in its career is a soirce of ltan.& an- noyance 'to the American Deople. That men . like La Folletté, Sherman, and others who. have been mentloqed as: presidential candidates should be among those present in such a sci\eme as that unfolded in the past few weeks is almost unbefievable. ' They have misrepresented their* constituency, They have embarassed) the great gov- | ernment they swore tg\-grvel As cit- izens, they would be 16oked upon as As United States ‘Senators, they, are almost guilty of treason. Their memory will:live in the minds of the American ‘people; but it will be a black spet for all time to come. Benedict Arnold must move over on his pedestal and give room to his soul * HOLD ON.° Yesterday a committée from Litch- fleld county called on the committee on education of.the General Assembly.’ Those citizens advanced the name of ‘W. D. Hood of Winsted as a prospec- tive member .of the state board of, education. In order for ‘Mr. Hood.to gain a place, on that board some member must be dropped. A drive was made against Charles F. Smith of this city. If the committee from Litchfield county could advance as many reasons why' Mr. Smith should be disposed as they gave why Mr. Hoodjhould be put on the gentleman from New Brit- ain would probably resign of his own free will and volition. But they could not. - { The 'fact remains that the commlt- tes of citizens from Litchfleld county ould not give one lucid reason why Mr. Smith should be taken off the state board of education. They could sive a thousand reasons why Mr. Hood should be put on; but not in suffices to show that the New Britain \member( of the board has served faith- fully and well, . For several years Charles F.. Smith bhas given part of his valuable time and attention to the .study of educa- ‘tional needs in this state. Without being a student of pedagogy he has helped direct the executive end of this undertaking. Under his helpful guid- ance the state of Connecticut has re- modeled some of its ancient and me- dieval educational methods. Largely through his influence a new departure in education has taken place. With an eye to those young men and women ‘who must éventually - enter fields of endeavor where the-arts and sciences ére unknown he has aided in building up a scheme prdperly for educating boys ard girls who must work for a Hving. Himself a man who has risen from the ranks Mr. Smith knows just what is needed for the average pupil who ihas no resources other than. a 0d sound body and mind and a cere spirit of perseverance. When he steps down from the state board of education-it will probably be be- cause he desires to give up the reins. ‘When this happens the state will lose & ‘valuable asset, the board of educa- tion &' capable aid. A FIELD FOR OFFICERS. Under a new army order, every regiment has been called upon to sub- mit the names of sixty men in the ranks who are fitted to receive com- missions In a temporary military force. Should this force be formed it is planned at the war department | to. secure 4,000 officers by drafting the undesirables; although im show-down he voted for the adopted, this. rule, wmo- the Senate has been striving for “the past one hundred years,, jext styp ®etore that body is. the. . of Senator Stone as chairman Qn -important committee now ‘the public eye. It is conceded patriotic Americans that this must not be ,in charge of a com- je ‘whose duty it 1s-t6 direct to the foreigh ‘relations of States. Thé P .are two tor can be Duf. of “si} ht. "Hé can resign, im. out of the .place. A list on the Cumfiltm on Com- shows fiu.t thars are_enough Benators to wd ;?! the in.. f Stone. Our'io ‘Senator, , is a memper of that com- ] e has wpheld the it of the Upited: States in the nst. this *small group, of «% en” fiho represent no opinion r own. | All. aleng Senator ¢ has stood for the rights of erican people. During the y#days around the Inaugural was Senator Brandegee who the »efi?’g is “career. He for e to n‘ifi;mne s days as from ‘the available candidates in the United States army. Those who witnessed the military end of the Inaugural parade in Wash- ington last Monday know that there are sufficient men in the United States -army to step forth from ‘the ranks and’ officef newly made ‘companies of intantry, artillery, or cavalry. . The men who have spent'a year or so.on the border 'are seasoned soldiers every one. They have gone through an experience that fits them to take higher places ing the army. One military expest from a foreign coun- try has reported back to his nation that there®are in ‘the United' States army fully 10,000 men capable of as- suming commissions and command- ing branches of the army during war times. .The War Department has the names of all the desirables. In the event of war with any nation this country will not be shy of men.. There will be millions to rush to the defense of the flag. But there Will be great need of men to officer commands. There can be no petter way to secure these additional officers than combing the ranks of the regular army for desirable candidates for. commissions. When that supply has ,been exhausted there are the national .guardsmen who spent a year or more on the border with their brothers-of the regular army and’' who have learned just what military discipline is. There will_be ‘enough offiders to 50 uuul. This alone’ sonia a6 not’ care how fl' ‘tem..a the president they stang,—Philadel- phia Public Ledger. e < Perhaps thufl‘urk has:been told he can have New [England ‘as his share of the upolls.—-New Yorl{ Sun. [ There are few old-tuhloned "ml:- ters” 1éft. Néarly every man is @ “guy” to the modern youth.—Toledo Blade. ¢ The same, boarder who clamors for potatoes -now 'is the .one who used to; ‘srowl ‘because ‘the landlady was al- ways serving’ them.—Meriden Daily Journal, " ot Pt . We are wondering if the ‘“shrap- nel bonnet” the latest Paris creatiopf” in women’s headgear, is 50 named be~ cause' it léaves the family purse *all shot -to plecun—mrlon Morning Wha the Administration 1s hard pushed; &t Washington, it can usually turpish the official décuments to prove the' truth-of ‘the Providence Journal's news é5.of a few months before! oston Advartlu It is a black mark against the sixty-fourth congress that it passed _the sa-called eight-hour law and was afrald to pass the essential correlated measures recommended by Mr. Wil- son.—New York Times, A chlc-go boy is coflectlnl street car ‘transfers, and this may stand as zero in collecting, unless it develops that somebody s collecting the speeches of Senator La Follette.— Chicago Tribune, Filibuster ‘'was the grand old cog- nomen we used to_confer upon Fred Funston when he triéd to free Cubas it's & shame to debase it by con- ferring it upon Bob La Follette, when he tries to ensln.ve America.—Hart- ford Times. g ‘When our esteemed contemporary the -Lokal-Anzeigér df Berlin re- marked in commenting on the Presi- dent’s speech that the Capitol at ‘Washington ‘had never been more profanely desecrated than on this oc- casion,” it forgot the bomb which & German patriot exploded: in that historic place a year or more ago.— New York World. ‘Who? ‘Who killed the Bill? “Not I" said Bill Stone. “If you must be shown, I'll tell you with pleasure: , Clapp back-stabbed the measure.” ‘Who killed the Bill? *'Twas Pompadour Bob, Or some fanatic slob From back East,” said Wes' Jones In pitying tones. Who killed the Bill? “Bill Stone,” said O’Gorman. “He was the foreman And jury. ’'Twas Bill ‘Who gave it the pill.” ‘Who' killed the Bill? “It was some other chap,” Said Moses E. Clapp; “But I saw the dirk That finished the work.” ‘Who killea the Bill? “Al Cummins, I think, Or Norris, the ‘gink’,” Said Lane, “all alone; Neither I nor Bill Stone.” ‘Who killed the Bill? “Not I,’ said John Works, As his sobs came in jerks. “It was Kirby. He spoke; That caused it to’croak.” Who killed the Bill? “I think it was Smith, Or Jones, or a myth,” “Sald Vdrdaman; “yet I‘no ‘#as much to explain.” CHARLES H. GEORGE. COMMUNICATED. Speculators Who Corner the Food Market Should Be Punished. By Law, To the Editor of the Herald:— March R, 1917, a great ceal of itetigence 18 People say that time, energy and wasted .n criticism. It wculd be al- most impossible 10 8 on in this world without critizing some individu- 2l particularly the man who is the proud and hlappy possessor of car- loads of potatoes, on:(ns, carrots, and other necessitice of life. Such men are known ag speculators and should be held us objects for scorn and contempt. They have no b\mlneau and no right to corner commodities, which are al- ready zelling at prices wholly be- vond tlie reach of the poor. #Something should be done, now, ‘to lower the prevailing high - price of foodstufts anu to punish the men who ‘buy. vegetaples and -hold them -till prices grow even more extortionate than they are at present. ‘This can be done:if no man be allowed to speculate in vegetables and it will go a long way toward bringing prices down where they can Le reachal by the poor. A CONSUMER. SPRING, LOVELY SPRING, An Observer Sees the First Signs of New Scason and Comments Thergon. The passing of the cold winter months has brought good cheer to many who could not feel much more elated if they had been informed that the cost of high living is gradually dropping to its normal. Warm weather is now due us and “Old Sol” should wake up, take natice and give the: people what they have -been anxiously waiting for for the past few months. While it js a little early to comment on Spring weather, a few instances haye been noted that are however a little in advanvce of the usual time, A DRESSE | FOR. SPRIN Priéed $10.98 to $19.98 cach. stk hfl.atu. crepe de cliines, eom- binationk:of Georgette and. ta of= tered in black-and all the new spring shades. NEW SPORT SKIRTS $4.98 to $7.98 each WOOE POPLIN AND SERGE SKIRTS. |$2.98 to $6.98 each SILK DRESS SKIRTS. of plain fiflem and ‘fancy colond; silks, $4.98 t0$8.98 each. Special Taffeta and Wool Skirts, Stouts Black Taffetas, each. Poplins and Serges, black and navy, $5.98 and $6.98 each. NEW BLOUSES --AT 97c EACH, More than twenty styles to choose ¢ from $7.98 BROCADED RIBBONS for Hair bows and sashes, Special val- ue 39c yard. NEW MATERIALS FOR AND BLOUSES, Metal Cloth in Gold, Silver and colors, $1.00 to $1.85 yard. PLAIN AND FANCY NETS cotton, mercerized and silk, black, white and ¢olors, 50c to $1.98 yard. CHIFFON CLOTH 98c to $1.50 yard. + GEORGEITE OREPES at $1.75 yard, value $2.00. Largest show of new colors, fancy flgured and striped novelties in New Britain. PLENTY OF NEW NECKWEAR Saturday 48c to $1.69 each. Collar and Cuff Sets, Vestees and separate collars of Georgette Crepe, Broad Cloth, Wash Chiffons and Or- gandies. 5 LEATHER HANDBAGS Saturday, 69c each. Regular $1.00 values. SATURDAY ONLY Palm Olive Soap bc cake, limit 2 cakes to a customer: THREE SILK HOSIERY SPECIALS Men's Fibre Silk Sox at 39c pair. ‘Women's Fibre Silk Hou, at 58¢ pair. Black, white, leather, bronze, Croce olate brown, champagne, McCallum Thread Silk Hose (black only), at $1.15 pair, WOMEN’S UNION SUITS 59c Sult, value, 75c. “OARTER MAKE.” ‘Women’s medium weight suits $1.25 to $2. All styles. MEN’S DOMET PAJAMAS Our $1.50 grade at $1.25 suit. e —— very large cluster of dandelions, soaring above mother earth, being some five or six inches in height, were plainly visible to \passersby in the northern part of the city. A few robins (no, they were not sparrows,) were seen coming from a southerly direction, no doubt from their winter Union quarters, where they found a warmier | climate during the cold winter months in the north. Thus far nothing more has been made visible as to any signs of warm weather. We will soon have however, our annual visits from the catch-penny at- traction, the hurdy-gurdy, with its small army of kiddos on its trail, will no doubt be the-first in ‘line, then comes the immortal fakirs with their budget of wares, said to be O. K., and at prices below the local stores; the - merry-go-round and various other tent shows, all looking for that al- mighty dollar. A dime for admittarice to any of these attractions looks small on the face of it, and a great many bite, (giving perhaps their last dime) while the cost of high living is staring them in the face. These outside attractions which pay us thelr annual visits take away with them good cold cash, which should be retained in the city. However, every- one for themselves, and the a- us all. Such is life, that we are all trying | to keep pace with to the limited time allowed us on this mundane sphere,] that is, to make the most of it, a very short one. \ G. H. G., 865 Stanley Stmt. Germany’s Elstef- Extreme. (Boston . Herald.) Fabric | GOWNS | DRESSES Saturday'at sP‘ RING MODEL - $10 stylish new models, never shown before, one is a véry attractive mdcl, narrow and wide plaits with &ix two-tone buttong. , . ' siiflor collar of . epnmuln‘ sl girdle, large patched pockets and a very ‘smart skirt. same . IMaf Riso used to: llnm ; binations. TAILORED SUITS OF FINE wome ar 927.50 ERDINE \A’l‘ To the woman who desires a tailored suit, this garment will especially appeal. Wide box pleats extend from a narrow belt which with the very deep sailor collar is trimmed with harness stitching. Fancy silk is used as lining. These are shown in such new colors as silver gray Labrador blue, apple green, and chartreause. HANDSOME SPI‘“NG SUITS OF FINE FRENCH SERGE AT .. e $32.50 An exact reproduction of one of the newest imported models. The coat of this chic suit has' a narrow box pleated skirt ex- tending from a high waist line yoke and narrow belt. . The skirt is full box pleated in harmony with the coat. . Thgse delightful suits are shown in ruby, Labrador blue, apple green and chartreluu ATJsTfiAmnrs HOME T0 SOLDIERS Expects “Back to Land" Rush at Close of War London, March 5.—Austrlia will be the great mecca for the British soldier after the war, in the opinion of Andrew Fisher, high commissioner for Australia in -London. ‘“Australia today offers the greatest return for energy of any country in the world.” he declared today. ‘A great deal has been made in England of our plans for settling soldiers on the land, and this publicity in itself is going to re- | sult in an unprecedented rush for the ! island continen{ as soon as peace comes. “The only question in the minds of Australian statesmen is whether we : Shall be able to, cope with the rush. | There is no questlon that we need the | men and we are making every pre- paration to be ready for them. Aus- tralia is an exporter of food and an importer of men. Great Britain for | a century has been an importer of | food, and an exporter .of the more adventurous of her sons. Australia ‘wants population, but she wants an in- independent population and she wants it upon the =oil. So she will have to provide organized means for settling the immigrants where they will- do the most good.” Under.-the - nresent constitution of | the AustraMan torhinonwealth, 'the land o€ the continent” is solely the property of the various states. I[n any . scheme: of land seftlement ‘it was therefore: mecessary.~ to msult .the governments of" the “statés.” A series of conferences to this énd are now in progress, explained Mf. Fisher. “The keynote of the scheme which. we have adopted is that the British soldier and Australian soldier shall share and share alike. They have shared the ‘toil of waf together. . In the trenches they have made a friend- ship that: will last beyond the. seas, when it will merge into 2 mutual citi- 1 tor | zenship in the new land of the south. Agencies to Advance Money. “The money needéd by the settler | will_be advanced .through - existing staté agencies at moderate rates. The lang itself will be provided practically free of charge, In Queensland, for example, the land will be leased under a perpetual lease. . There:iwill e no ‘Initial payment for ‘thig :lease,’ and “there will be no rent to pe-paid during |, ' the first thres years. ‘In Western Aus- trafia, each settler will bé given, with- out chargé;. 160 acres. The gqvern-V ment will ‘clear some of the.land for The ‘other 48 a cluster belted with d'k embmiduod yoke. colllr and cuffe of contrasting silk poplin: odel with a #lk bralded waist and ailk braided cuffs and has a :A. three inch' belt, trimmed lin'also has & half belt front and back, trimmed with buttons. * black’ omly, all m- 16 to 44. Positively wonh /416, Saturday only SPRING COATS OF WOOR VELOUR ' AT o " $19.98 - ‘Wide ing coats with -“deep collars. gauntlet cufts, a very nvnl belt gathers in the coat at the waist. number of ths newest colors of the season . including apple green and char- tréeayse are displayed in this model. S HARTFORD INSURES land was difficult, slow, and expen- sive. with a good: prospect of being .com- ‘ “In the old days starting on the fortably settled after a‘ few years" work. Large pastoral holdings are to be converted into agricultural areas ‘where wheat is grown. Other Ilsnd will be used for’ mixed farming or dairying.” The development of Australia from now on, contlml,d Mr. Fisher, will ‘be greatly accelerated by railway building. About 21,000 miles are now- open for traffic, practically al o owned. Much bigger things in rail- way building, hovyfler. are = being planned for the niext féw years. “The Commonwealth = parliament,” said Mr. Fisher, "is providing for the construction of great. trunk railways, spanning the conthent from East to West and from North to South.. The Transcontinental . from - east - to-- west is now on the point of completion. It runy ‘from Port Augusta in -South Australia to Kalgooprlie. in Wumn Australia. It ‘hag been a monumental und.r- taking. It is first-class. ' line of four feet eight and one half inch Sauge, capable of luxurious traveling at high speed. It has been built en- { tirely by the Commonwealth govern- ment by day labor, without the aid of contractors. Australian engineers made the plans, and Australian steel| works suppled most ot the ralls, To .build’ the line was alone a great un- dertaking, -for in all its 1,000 miles of length- there was .practitally no civilization, for in all its 1,000 miles of -length there was practically no civilization. It was built in two sec- tions—simultaneously from - either end, and today the . constructions camps are getting hourly into touch: It will be a dramatic meeting there in the silent heart of the continent. “That meeting .will bring Western Australia within 48 hours of the East- ern states. It will gpen up thousands of miles of new country, which will support a large nowhtlon." WANT 7O KIDL srmows. Lofdon, March 9.—Fwrmers have appealed to the government to allow them to use poisoned wheat to des- troy the sparrow pest. Fifty years ago the farmers were free to combat the sparrow with poisoned wheat but the practice is now forbididen by law. The theory was that game of all sorts might eat the poison intepded for the sparrows. The farmers ask that they be allowed to use the poison only during December, January and Feb- ruary when these birds swarm to their lands in search of food. NO PLACE FOR “DRYS”. Paris, March 9.—In the year 1915 thé French government distributed 618,000,000 bottles of wine among the ‘armies ,each man and officer receiv- | ing half a liter a day. Last year there Germany is not too busy in France | him and provide the neoo-\-ry finan- [ was a considerable increase,.the total cial through - the mount nqul-tuvnad ruchlns 7904 to hcar the loud knocking on: the Bagdad back door, agriculs 000,000 bottles, i Both-of thesg. models are made of the well known high grade Botany serge and come in navy and $10.00. & 'co., HANDSOME COATS OF WOOL VELOUR FOR SPRING A very charming coat illustrat- ing the new barrel effect with a double strap belt and shirred hips. These coats are half lined with fancy silk and are especial- ‘ly_popular in such shades as ledther, ruby, apple green and - chartreause. STYLISH COATS OF BUR- RELA CLOTH FOR SERING WEAR AT $32.50 ‘The feature of this coat is an unusually deep sailor collar and full flare gathered in at the waist with a sash belt. Saddle pockets are attached to the belt which ties in front. Faney silk is used to line this coat. This .new and popylar material shown in a variety of the new bright colors popular for spring wear. SMART SEPARATE SPORT SKIRTS SPECIALLY ° DAY, ONLY . These ‘stylish- lkma are mMG» .with two deep patched pockets, separate belt and gathered. blnk.v\ The material 'is very ‘striped serge in blue and dhlw and green and white, They are priced at u for anurm =+ WISE, SMITH & CO. 'UTOMOBILE PROMPT DELIVERY ‘OF YOUR mmhmwnmu-. n-nnod. Newitigton, mmmmu‘m Now the small man can start, Tais ot Home in Purgit l, . the Elusive English = .° Rome, March 9.—The literary: test clause of the United States immigra- " tion laws, which is to take effect 1, has already resulted in the stimul n r,ltmiy of English among Itali- ans who expect to emigrate O\Amd- ca wh‘- the war is over. In- the: belief of the Italian Come= missioner of Emigration there will be more than enough work to be done in Europe, and at good wages when the war is over, and the govern- ments are expected to do all possi= ble to discourage immigration, How- éver, - inquiries already being muade at the American consulates indicate that a large number of soldiers are considering _the possibility of going to America when released from ser- vice. - Reports that the United Stites has become immensely wealthy be- cause of her war sales are prevalent * here, and relatives of many Italians have written home_from America tel- ling of the opportuunities that are more cértain there and urging them to come when the war is over without waiting to discover whether Europe is or is not going to recover from the setback given by the war. One of the commonest remarks which Americans in Italy' hear from stos clérks, from soldiers, or from b is that they think of going to Ameri- ca when the war is over. An_interesting. phase of immigfa~ tion possibilities is the bellef ex- - pressed in some quarters that many @& of the hitherto well-to-do Italians of ;' the educated classes who have suf- ./ fered by the mm&ynhMoflh, to recoup thelr fortunes. ‘While Italy furnished the largest number of immigrants to the United States before the war of any single: - nation, for the 4 June 30, 1914, thée numl 283,738, as compared to 378,1 Austria-Hungary, the Italian “gov- i° ernment favors rather than objects f ta _the new literacy test. When the news of the passing of the new law over President Wilson’s veto was printed in Ttaly, the news- papers at once editorially stated that the law would help rather than. ia- jur Italy. These newspdpers gave two reasons for this position, One reason was that the law would force Ttalians to educate themselves. THe i second was ‘that Italy hoped In thq’ future to export the manuf s 4