New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 12, 1917, Page 6

ew Brita_ii: Herald. " HURALD PUBLISHING COMPANY., Proprietors. Ued dafly (Sunday excepted) a* 4:15 p. Ba, &t Herald Building. 67 Church St d at the Post Office New Britaia @8 Second Class u-: Matter. ltvered by carrier to anv part of the city for 15 cents a week, §5c a month. scriptions for paper to be sent by mafl, Payavle in advance. €0 cents a moath. .00 a yea.. only profitable adveriismng medium :n the city: Ciroulation books and press Toom always open to adveriisers. FHerald will be found on sale at Hota- liag’e News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York City; Board Walk, At- lantic Cits, und Hartford Depo:. THLEPHONE CALLS. Office’ She's up there—Old . Glory— ‘Wwhere lightnings are sped; . Bhe dazzles the nations ripples of red; And she’ll wave for us living, or L droop o'er us dead— 'The flag of our country forever, with She’s up there—Old Glory—how bright the stars stream; i And -the stripes like red signals of liberty gleam; 'And we dare for her, living, or dream the last dream, [ 'Neath the flag of our forever. She’s up : there—Old Glory—no i - tyrant dealt scars, No blur on her brightness, stain on her stars; The brave blood of heroes hath }.. crimsored her bar: Bhe’s the flag of our country forever! —FRANK L. STANTON. country no TOUCHED THE GROUND. the Canadian troops last morning charged up the _slope of Vimy Ridge in France Stars and Stripes of America led e way. Old Glory on that occasion carried by an American boy, a ng Texan, who had journeyed all he way from his: Southwestern home ) Ottawa to cnlist. When he left §s country he carried with, him a American flag. After ‘the ited States declared way and he rned his regiment had been chosen b form part of the first wave of men orming Vimy Ridge he took the out and tied it to his bayonet. fith’ thorough Yankee determination & carried it to the very front. In assault," on Thelus, . near the thern end of the ridge, he fell with 'bullet through hia body. He is now A.rl'u'lelpn.al, and it is not known hether he will recover. Living or ad, this Texan will be hailed as the man who Xarried the American | in the world war after the en- pce of the United States into the gle. And it will be further said " him that, like his_illustrious mtrymen in other wars: “He never ¢ the old flag touch the ground.” “When PLANT A GARDEN. presenting the monthly report of New Britain Charity Organization Elsie C. Osborn advances an idea should take strong hold upon the .of many during the present sit- flon. It is, Plant a Garden. The nt of the charity organization, ’ ng among the many homes of . poorer people, has already started suggestion on its way to fulfill- t. All the families befriended gve been advised to start a garden s spring. Many of them have fol- the suggestion, with the result t the.food supply of New Britain Al bo greatly augmented by the rts of the local gardeners. Pruck sardening on a small scale mot a difficult pperation. In this ty there are many med and women ho have fundamental knowledge of dening. There are many working e in the factories who before com- to the city spent their lives in the jcultural districts. To these the ought should appeal as something 1ty worth while. There are enough cant lots available for the work. yith this ground intensively culti- ed the opening wedge might be sily plunged into the high cost of ving. Potatoes, tomatoes, onions, ans, corn, celery, peas, turnips, car- parsnips, are some of the vege- bles that are easily grown in this fsction. It requires but little tilling the ground and casual attention to jp the benefits of such a garden. . With grim war in the offing it 1 ne the people of this nation made s to conserve their re- ce. One of the best to ppare for a Dossible shortase of Bod is to plant zar With every o i is every ways ens, imily in the land the possessor of | litlo truck sarden the great burden f ¢ecding the nation would b By presenting some- the se here, by recommending garden- 4 as a side line to the poor families at relieved. the city Miss Osborn has done a ‘eat amount of good. The flaould be carried on to greater pro- i { trial growth of the nation. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1017. portions. Every available plece of land in the city, every vacant lot, every idle back vard should be turned into a garden. The spring weather will produce the crop. The summer will witness a rejuvenated city fresh with the bloom of mature. DY HAB] Governor Holcomb vetoing the so- called Liberal Sunday bill calls it *an act to commercialize the Sabbath.” There is, of course, a difference be- tween liberalization and commercial- ization, If the Sabbath suffered commerctalization by the adoption of this, much discussed bill the pcople of Conmecticut would be quick to resent it. But the Sabbath under that bill could be no more commercialized than it is under its present mcthod of ob- | The bill veto€d would have amuse~ servance. made legal certain ment which ave now in violation of the Sunday laws. very Sunday that passes in Connecticut Witnesses open and wilful violation of specified iaws now on the statute boo! if, as the governor remarks, the proposed “legislation would belic our reputa- tion of being the land of steady habits,” how will reputs e enhanced by a constant dis the laws already formulated steady habits. consist of letting the old bluc laws remain and violating instead of respecting thgm. forms of our Our seemingly, BLI.\'I).\'FSMX AMERICA. Since 1880 in this country an alarming; increase. in the proportion of the hlind who lost their there has been | sight dufing the early or middle years of adult life. In the forthcoming government report on the blind in the United States this increase is at- tributed in part to the ‘great indus- Some in- dustries which have started here in the past’ thirty years naturally carry with them possibilities of blindness from occupational injury or disease. There are to date more than 50,000 blind persons in the United States. The Bureau of Census which has com- piled the data bases its statistics on an enumeration of the blind made in connection with the census ' of 1910. The blind population enumerated then was 57,27 By sending out special schedules through the mails the gov- ernment obtained valuable informa- tion concerning the' cause of blind- ness in some §$:000 cases, and the age when it' occurred. Approximately one-third of the blind population .lost their sight when less than twenty years of age. This includes those born blind.. One half, in Tound num- bers, lost their sight during the early and middle ages of adult life. A little over one-fifth of the blind population reached that stage in old age. That is, after passing the sixty-fifth vear. Thus arc the blind grouped in three classes,—the young, the middle aged, and the old. More persons were re- ported as having lost their sight when less than five vears old than in any otheg five-vear period. One-sixth of the total number of blind are included in that group. Persons reported as born blind formed slightly inore than six per cent. of the total. Five per cent of the blind population lost their sight when less than one vyear ‘old. The significance of these figures Is seen when it is pointed out that more; than ten per cent of all the blind | persons in the United: States are less than six years old. That is where the fight must be made, to save the young. The fact that, on the average, 30,000 of the blind had been so for sixteen years also makes plain the gravity of their misfortune. The complete elimi- nation of the risk of blindness in infancy, childhood, and youth, would reduce the blind population of the country by nearly one-third. And this risk is rclatively small. Similarly the elimination of the risk of blindness during the carly middle years of adult life would reduce the blind population nearly one-half, while the elimination of the high risk in old age would cause a reduction of only one-fifth in the number of existing cases. Of course, the earlier the age at which the sight is lost, the greater the magnitude of the - misfortune. Loss of sight in infancy means a life of blindness. Loss of sight in old age ordinarily mecans only a few years of that affliction, For this_teason the increase in individual happiness and the benefits to society in general which would accrue from a successful campaign against blindness in early life would obviously be vastly greater than would result from a correspond- ing reduction in the blindness oc- curring in old age., | by It is encouraging to note, however, that since 1880 there has been a dis- tinct decrease in the proportion of blind who lost their sight in infancy. Great progress has been made toward preventing infants through the use of the Crede method blindness among of prophylasis for new born. This discovered in 1884 is & simple ap- plication of any of the Silver Salts. Eventually every state in the Union must seases of the method make it compulsory to apply eyes of the new born, which was | FACTS AND FANCIES. Women over in | learning to shoot. We admire their patriotism, but. frankly we'd rather not hang around during the period of preparing.—Waterbury Republican. Hartford are One way of doing your “bit”—don’t canse a waste Of cartridges by failing to "h;ll{t when a national guard: man tells you to.—Springficld Repub- lican. - i “Billy” Sunday met the Babylonian enemy—and the cnemy is his!— | Paterson Press-Guardian | 1t 1s now time for the ‘announce- ment that Villa has returned from Japan.—Shorcline Times. ! You bet, there's a heap of difference between Kitchen and Kitchener.— Bridgeport Telegram. Ernest Thompson ‘Seton’s phrase “the hoe behind the flag” fits the war situation well enough to be kept standing.-—New York World. Hogs take a jump.—From the live stock market report. Street car hogs are not affected by the market how- ever.—New York Sun, “Sir, T am a pacifist, and—" “Aw, that's all right! I am coward myself,”"—Paterson: Call. “I've been preaching for 20 vears,” said Billy Sunday, a town with so much vim, ginger, to- basco and pepperino as little old New York. And the next day it $nowed.” —New York World. a Early Spring Poem, The violets grow beneath the snow Beside the rushy pool, V. And the Bill-Frog sings to the, Bulbul Bird i And the Bulbul woos the Bull. The daffodil upon the hill In a golden coat is drest, And the Jane-Frog teaches her little Tadpoles To swim in their watery nest. Does the” Bulbul care for the Bill- Frog's air? . a Not she * * * she's cold to him; She says, “Go home to your own Jane-Frog And teach Tadpoles to swim!” The marigdld is pale and cold, "“The rathe primrose is wan, Amd the Bulbul sings her love for the Bull S Across the wistful dawn. Is the great Bull Bulbul’s song? Not he * * * he’s Tude to her: He says. “Go home, you Bulbul Bird, And teach your chicks to purr!” strong for the The meadow-grass and sassafrass Grow by the woodland pool’ Where the Bull makes love to the Bill-Frog’s Jane— But the Jghe-Frog treats him cool. i The Bull’'s address does not impress The Jane-Frog, nor his spiel; She says. “Go home to your own little calvese And teach them to be veal!” A sadness comes when the first bee hums Across the fields of Spring, So many notions arise that don’t Work out to anything. —Don Marquis in New York Evening Sun. Almost Became a Good Indian. (From Augusta, Me., Chronicle.) Quite an experience was that of Raul Stevens, Penobscot Indian at old Town. He was working at an Old Town mill on recent date with dyna- mite. By a premature explosion he was blown into the air, striking on his head on the ice, breaking through the ice and into the icy water. - He \mnanaged to swim to the edge of the ice and was rescued. FORMAL GUARD MOUNT. Company E Men Take Part in Im- pressive Military Cercmony. Members of Company E participat- ed in a formal guard mount at the armory this morning. Heretofore the guard mounts have been informal A formal guard mount is an impressive military ceremony and is used in large cncampments. Lieutenant Ashley J. Griffin as adjutant during this morning’s ceremony, while Second Lieutenant R. V. K. Harris acted as commander of the guard. Routine work continues at the arm- ory, with the several outpost details performing their required duties in a most ‘satisfactory manner. Company E is regarded by military men as one of the most cfficient in the service, and members are anxious to main- tain this high standard. THOUGHT HER BOY DROWNED. Greatly worfied over the fate of her boy, whom she said she had bheen informed, was the victim of drown- ing, Mrs. Bruell of 187 Broad street, appealed for information to Truant Officer Charles S. Andrews yesterday. She told him that her hushand took the boy away from home Tuesday, re- turned without him and informed her that he had been drowned. Re- ported by Officer Andrews to the police, Policeman Charles M. Johnson was detailed to interview the parents. The father sald that the report of drowning was an error ‘and that he had taken the boy to Enfield. He said further that the boyv had not been attending school lately, OFFERS STON CHEAP, of public works at the ting next Tuesday eve- hably take up for action v George K. Macauley ione on his property on Harrison | street, ai 60 cents a ton, providing the will agree to improve the street. Stone at present is high and board city work | some treatment of this sort to the|the city can save Wulte a sum should the offer be accepted, it is claimed. . acted | GOOD ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS NAMED IN INSTIFUTE’S LIST THIS WEEK Ancient Times, b history of the early world, by J. H. Breasted. B Commercial Violet Culture, by Galloway. 3 B, T. L .v - Herbaccous Garden, - by tineau. Alice . How to Learn Fasily, Dearborn. “The writer gives . sensible, easily undefstood suggestions to students teachers and something ychology underlying the —A. L. A. Booklist. 7 e In the Land of Ararat, by J. O. Bar- by . WL sug- e ond Year -of Frederick Paimer. “The author was the only aceredit- ed American correspondent who had freedom of the fields in the battles of the fomme. He makes clear the grim processes of fighting . and presents grapMe-pictures of conditions during a vast modern Publisher’s note. .. Plant Propagation: Greenhouse and Nursery Practice, by if. G. Kains. YA o n: and popular treatment, good for cither the amateur or professional horticulturalist.” —A, L. A. Booklist. My the War, by .o Small Boat Building, by H. W. Pat- terson. “Aims to give general information of benefit to the amatea: The idea is not to describe the building of any one boat, but to treat the various parts seéparately, explaining methods of construction and giving for their application.”—Prefac e Using the Bible in Public Address, by O. S. Davis. “By the president of the Chicago Theological Seminary, this gives sug- gestions and outlines. The manual not intended as an arsenal of address plans . The outlines given are examples of principles to be applied according to the skill of each student as he works out his own problem.”— Preface. ‘e Violet Book, by A. & D. Allen-Brown. COLONEL PUTS 0. K. ON WILSON POLICY | Believes~President Should Have| Ping | This, therefor Undivided Support of Gountry New York, = April 12.—Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, upon his return to New York from Washington, D. C., late yesterday afternoon, after his conference with President Wilson, save out a statement indorsing with | “all my heart and soul” the adminis- tration’s plan for obligatory military training and service, and explaining just what he hoped to accomplish by the organization of an army division of his own to be a part of an army corps for quick service at the front in France. wanted to help, not hinder, the pres- ident, and that he was ready to get| out anf work as hard as he could for | the policy set forth by Mr. Wilson in his message to congress calling for a declaration of war upon Germany— & policy which he said he believed was vital to the future welfare of the country. President Wilson and Secretary Ba- ker were silent yesterday in regard to the Colonel’s proposal. It was said, however, that the members of the ad- = de- tails of the proposal with favor and the "hopes of Colonel Roosevelt’'s friends were high. Here is what Col- onel Roosevelt had to say about his visit to Washington when asked for a statement by newspaper men. “I went to Washington in the first place to reiterate my admiration for the president’s message, asking a dec- laration of war and to say that I would do everything in my power to aid.in making that declaration good by gettitig the most efficient and ag- gressive action by the United States in this war. Army. Measure Vital. “I most earnestly and heartily back the legislation pressed by the admin- istration for raising an army, in ac- cordance with the principle of oblig- tory universal training and service. This .is not only a measure that we need now, but is of vital importance as inaugurating a permanent national policy. All far sighted patriots should stand bchind the administration in its effort to obtain this legislation. “The further action for ®hich I hope is as a supplement to it and not as a substitute for the legislation. v hope that in addition to this legislation——that is as an ad- dition to the act—there will be passed Yegislation on the lines of Section 12 of the army act of March 2, 1899. This was passed after the close of the Spanish,war by the McKinley admin- istration to provide the force used in estab ing order in the Philippines. It provided for 35,000 volunteers to be crganized into twent and three cavalry r provided that this volunteer force should serve while the war lasted or for a period of two years and four monthes, “The army to be raised on the plan of obligatory = , recommended by the president. will in all probability available for use for at least My proposal o suppleme ion which will perm of whatever number volunteers is now necessary. wheth 50.000 or 100,000 or any other num- ber. Then I should ask to be allowed to raise 20,000 of these volunteers for the division. - o of | offensive.”— The Colonel asserted that he | ory committee of ‘the council of na- | 1| tional defense had reccived the Mar- I note. { | { i i be hidden some { other hands. Fiction. Blue Envelope, by Sophie Kerr. “A very charming love story. - The character of the heroine is delightful- ly drawn and there aré other good characters as well.” — Publisher’s .« Cleek’s Government Cases, by T. W. Hanshew. e Confessions of a Social Secretary, by Corinne Lowe. “A story of life today . ‘The material, taken from the real experi- ence of a social secretary, gives an in- sight inio America’s most exclusive society.”—Publisher’s note. .- by Allen French. old New England treasure supposed to rhere on the property. 1t deals with some very interesting characters and develops a rarely at- tractive love story.”—U0’ublisher’s note. Hidiong St farm Places, of of \ d e Pelle the Conqueror: M. A. Nexo. “Pos es the liter: that burst the bonds of national Loundaries.’ Springiicld Republican. “The book is world-wide ig its sig- nificance. It is the chronicle of the growth of labor to consciousness of its rights and its strength to win them.” —N. Y. Times. Daybreak, by qualities . . Regiment of Women, by Clemence Dane. “A detailed, well written study of an English girl's school where the most clever and inspiring télcher has developed a morbid desire for power over her pupils. Interesting, shows a real danger and suggests a —A. L. A. Booklist. .« Till the Clock Stops, by J. J. Bell. An ingenious detective story. S Tete Way of the Wind, by E. B.\Frothing- ham. . “The author of ‘The Evasion' and ‘The Turn of the Road’ has written an impressive story, full of emotional in- tensity, which should make it a popu- lar success.’—Publisher’s note. willing to have it stipulated that none of these men should come from the classes that would be called out un- der the present proposed measure, sO ‘that the whole force would represent a pure addition to our military strength, being composed of men who otherwise would not be used at all, men who could not be expected to and who would not volunteer except as part of an expeditionary force to be sent abroad and used-in the fight- \t the earliers possible moment. ment and tion's plan, which I faver with all my heart and soul, DASH ACROSS ALASKA. Dog Teams Resume Race After Being Snowed Im. Nome, Alaska, April 12.—Emerging from a two days' shelter forced by a terrific bliuax;d, three dog teams con- tinued the contest today for honors in the all-Alaska sweepstakes, the 412 mile Arctic clk c. The team driven by Paul J. Kjegstad was out of the race, having been scattered by the storm and one dog killed. The teams left Nome Monday, the course being to Candle, on Kotzebue Sound, and return. On the outward stretch, teams of Leonard Seppala and Fay Delzene were at Fish River, 112 miles from Nome, last night, and Vic- tor Anderson’s at Boston Roadhouse, 107 fniles out. 7 HEADQUARTERS FOR HYPHEN. Nashville Man Had Many Requests for Pro-German Books, /Nashville, April 12.—Charles Latsch a German resident of this city, arrest- ed yesterday by federal officers, was at liberty today under $1,000 bonds. A search of his home revealed a number of letters from Germans many parts of the United States re- questing copies of “the faith in the hyphen” a booklet written by a Pro- fessor of German at Vanderbilt uni- versity. Authorities charge him with trying to incite negroes against the government. GOULDS OUT OF W. U. New York, April® 12.—With the election of Benjamin F. Bush, head of the Missouri Pacific Railway, tor. of the Western Union Telegraph ,company at tlfe annual meeting yes- terday the last of the Gould inter- | ests stepped out of the management of what had at one ime heen one of the late’ Jay Gould’s favorite prop- erti George J. Gould’s resignation is in line with his announced plan to retire’ from active business. Many im- portant properties which a few years ago were dominated by the Gould in- terests have gradually turned to Among them were Mis- scuri Pacific, Manhattan Elevated and ‘Western Union. WORKMEN ARE E: Thirty foremen and employes of the production department of Hart & Cooley company were entertained at a banquet at the Hotel Nelson last evening, the company officials acting as he 1. S. Hart presided at the post prandial excrcises and among (hos¢ responding were J. H. Robert- son, E. C. Goodwin, F. H. Starke; L. B. Marcy, Maurice Bailey, H. L. Cooley, Albert Odette and R. C. Twichell. CALL FOII TROOPS i April 12 —Governor son issued a call today for immediate formation of three military organizations to the total of about 4,000 men, Members of the British colony in Manila are offering AN MANILAL I would be entirely | their serviceé for insular defense duty. . would merely supple- | round out the administra- | in! to | succeed George J. Gould as a direc- | Gen- ! the d CITY GUARD T0 BE SWORN IN TONIGHT: (Continued From First Page). use of arms, so, for the present, the use of them will have to be dispensed with. In order to make the affair a success it will be necessary to have at least fifty-seven boys in this city. All these need not come in a body to the recruiting station but a few can come at a time to represent the many and as soon as the company is well underway Mr. McKenna will endeavor to arrange to have these young men drilled and instructed in the princi- ples of seamanship. Mayor Explains City Guard. Although he has explained the aims and purposes of the City Guard on | many occasions, Mayor Quigley today issued a statement regarding that body to again inform the people whose idea of the organization may not be positive. The mayor said that “the City Guard is not to be confused with the Home Guard, nor is it to be taken as a unit opposed to the Home Guard. It has a place of its own and is not being organized in opposition to the Home Guard. The City Guard in brief, is an organized special police force which can be called out only by } the mayor and only for service in the city of New Britain and the protec- i tion of New Britain property. The L | i { members of the Guard will be special | police deputies who shall have regu- | lar police powers only when called jout by the mayor and they will be | subject to his orders. The City Guard , is essentially a preparedness organiza- tion and will not be called out except in cases of real emergency, when the police’ department is unable to cope with any internal situation and when the National Guard or the Home Guard is not available. The City Guard is not subject to any of the rules or regulations of the Home Guard and is subject only to the mayor even as are the special police- men. I can also assure the members that if they should happen to be called upon for duty in an emergency they will not be asked to work gratis. They will receive recognition: and pay from the city of New Britain.” Ordinance Protects Deputies. At 5 o’clock this afternoon the safety board held a special meeting to formally appoint the city guard mem- bers as special policemen, subse- quent to their being sworn in by the mayor tonight. Those who have joined the City Guard since the muster roll ‘was made out will be sworn in seper- ately when they enroll. The reason that the special ordinance was passed last night and that the safety board finally appointed the Guardsmen as | special policemen this afternoon is ex- plained by Mayor Quigley as a move | to protect the individuals of the City Guard. Were they not so deputized according to law any act a member might do while on duty would not be legal. To sight an extremely im- probable illustration: Should a City Guard member while doing duty in an emergency, shoot and kill anyone he might be liable for murder under the law. On the other hand, ii he is legally sworn in as a policeman such an act would be upheld by the law as would a similar act by a special policeman, the facts leading up to such action in each case warranting it. This, the, formality is for the individ- ual protettion 6f the members. W. C- T. U. IN RED CROSS. White Ribboners Will Take Active Part—Meeting Tomorrow Afternoon. The W, C. T. U. will hold an im- portant meeting at the Y. W. C. A, tomorrow afternoon at which , .time plans will be made for the Union to take over Red Cross work in this city- All members who are interested in doing Red Cross work should attend. Another important matter to be taken up for consideration will be the formation of plans for the county convention to be held in this city next month. LOUIS KROLL BANKRUPT. Plumber Owes $14,521, of Which $13,682 Is Unsecured. Louis Kroll, plumber, of this city, has filed a petition in bankruptey in the United States court at Hartford yesterday. According to the petition, there are liabilities of $14,5621.04 with $13,682.90 of this amount unsecured. Assets, comprising stock in trade valued at $900, machinery and tools valued at $150, debts dve on open | account of $1,612.62, money in bhank 5, wagon and automobile valued at and one horse valued at $756 are 1. ~# STOLE AUTO TO ENLIST. Youths Were Anxious to Enroll at New Haven, Meriden, April 12.—When John Henberger and Wendel B. Chesbro i were arrested today in connection with the theft of an automobile they told the police that they were frying to | zet to New Haven to enlist. [en- | berger is 16 years old and Chesbro 17. Both belong in Springfield, Mass. The arrests were made for the. ! Springfield authorities who charge the | prisoners with the theft there of an automobile belonging to Alfred C. King of Suffield. The boys had run out of gasoline and were trying to sell the car when taken into custody. Y. CHOOSING CONGRESSMAN. New York, April 12.—The special election called by Governor Whitman to elect a congressman in the fifteenth New York congressional district to succeed the late Michael F. Conry will be held today. The polls will be open from 6 a. m- to 5 p. m. Although E ct is overwhelmingly demo- cratic. the republicans have been making a spirited fight to elect their candidate John Neville Boyie. Tam- many expects to carry the district, two to one, for its candidate, Thomas F. Smfth, secretary of Tammany hall. are made only in our shop and | fitted by our OPTQMETRIST and cannot be bought elsewhere, On account of the deep curve and clear whiteness of the COHAL | LENSES, which are absolutely centered, they give a clean, clear, wide fleld of vision, with none of the prismatic action and reflection and reflection so noticeable in some lenses. Fl It is the highest perfection in lensmaking yet turned out. For sensitive eyes we recommend them abdve all others. Have them fitted in the “DIXIE" mountng, the in- vention of ‘our OPTOMETRIST, as they will be insured against break- age, as they cannot slip, tilt or t:{ off. WISE, SMITH & CO., Hartfo BIG GATHERING OF FATHERS AND SONS’ v H. W. Gibsori of Boston Principal Spcaker at Y. M. C. A. Boys De- partment Last Night. The third annual Father and Son banquet held at the Y. M. C. A. last evening was unqualifiedly a successig More than 100 fathers and sons were in attendance. The banquet hall was derorated with the national colors agd made a splendid appearance. Du ifg the banquet the Boys' orchestra farnished music . The' toastmaster of the occasion wag Principal L. P. Slade of the High school. The program was opened by’ the singing of “America”, following which Holgar Johnson gave some in. teresting and valuable suggestions to fathers, when he spoke on ‘“The kind of a dad I would like to be if T were a dad.” F. R. Galpatric in his talk on “The kind of a boy T would like to be if I were a boy” pointed oul some outstanding ideals upon which s boy should base his being in order ta be the boy he ought to be. F. 'W. ¥ 5 [t ' e - Latham then rendered iwo vocal solos which were greatly appreciated: The principal speaker of the eve- ning was H. W. Gibson of Boston, state secretary for boys' work in Map\ sachusetts and Rhode Island. ‘He took as his subjéct: “Boys’ Rights": and clearly explained the reason for the_ fol rights ' of & boy: The right to a boy; the right the right to be trusted:; the the fellowship of his father Pght to interpret religion in way, not in the adult fashion. At the close of -the yprogram in the banquet: hall the fathers adjourned to the lec- right to and the his own to play; 5 ture room where Rev. H* W. Maier led }. in a discussion on some of the prob:s) lems of the fathers in their attitude toward their sons. At the same time Mr. Gibson talked to the boys in thqg; parlors on the subject of “As a boy: thinketh.” He pointed out to the boys that thoughts determine actions; pictures determine thoughts; booky determing thoughts; stones determing thoughts. He appealed to the boyi to think rightj because it right living. speech and clean sport. ARMOR PLATE PLANT SITE 4] Charleston, W, Va., Chosen by Gove crnment Because of Its Freedond From Attack. ‘Washington, April 12.—The govern=- ment’s armor plate and projectile fac- teries, for which congress appro- priated $12,700,000 will be built at Charleston ‘W. Va. a location recom- mended by a special navy board as offering an ideal combination ot military safety and ecasy access to manufacturing materials. In san- nouncing the selection last night Sec- retary Deanieis sald construction work would begin at once and would be hurried to completion. He aiso made public the report of the board which personally inspected facllities of twenty-nine cities chosen out of more than 100 which offered sites. s For the armor plant an appropria- tion of $11,000,000 is available, but a greater sum may be asked of con- gress before construction is finished. The initial appropriation for the pro:. jectfle plant is $1,700,000. Charles= ton offered several acceptable -sites free of cost to the government and one of these will be selected for the factories themselves, while one ' of the protected gorges near by will be taken over as a proving fleld. BELIEVES HUSBAND IS IN ARMY. Fearing that her husband has been . drafted into the Russian army and I one of the countlest victims of ‘European battlefields, Mrs. Rosle Nogee “of Lawlor street is much worried relative to his fate and i making an attempt to locate him. He left about three vears ago to visit his sick and aged mother in Russia. For over ten months no word has come to his little home as to his whereabouts, Mrs. Nogec has only recently informed her most intimate acquaintances of her fears.' Since he | left she has struggled courageously | v odds to support herself all children. b SCHOONER SINKS IN GALE. New York, April 12.—The American schooner M. D. Cressy which left here April 7 for Havre with general cargo was sunk during a gale last Monday about 200 miles southeast of Sandy | Hook, and the second officer, George ° Smith and two seamen were drowned in launching a life boat. The ship'a cook died from exposure, producfi, k- e encouraged the bo; 1 in a campaign for clean living, clean &