New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 30, 1917, Page 3

[% i / ] b1 Boston Store OUR MEN’S SECTION . is worthy of more than pass- gg consideration. Aside from e fact we carry a complete .line of standard quality goods you are likely to save money by buying your supplies here. SHIRTS and DRAWERS Jersey, Balbriggan, B. V. D. and Porosknit. From 29¢ to $2.25 UNION SUITS Forest Mills, Carter’s, Poros- knit and B. V. D. From $1.15 to $2.25. Socks, in Cotton, Wool and | Silk From 1215c¢ to 59c. Suspenders, 25¢ and 50c. . Garters, 25¢ and 35¢ Neckwear, 25¢ to $1.00 Pajamas, 75¢ to $1.50. Shirts and Nights Shirts. From 50c to $2.00° PULLAR & NIVEN 'IlllTHERS. D0 THIS— No telling how soon the symptoms ‘maj develop into croup, or watse. And then’s when you hr:ngdh? you have a jar of Mus- 0 give pros sure re- Kief. lt does not blister. !_nmt, As first ud and 2 certain remedy, Musterole is excellent. Thousands of mothers know it. You should keep a jar in the house, ready for jnstant use. It is the semedy for adults, too. Re-| eves sore. throat, bronchitis, tonsiliti: eroup, stiff neck, asthmz, neuralgia, head- fiche, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pams and aches of back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, chilblains, frosted feet and colds of the chest (it oftm prevents pneumonia LUNCH BISCUIT BOSS Stackpole-Moore- Tryon Co. 115 Asylum St., Hartford. ‘JOY RIDE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES { Edgar D. Peniield Describes Auto Triprom Coast to Coast «- Description of a journey from the Atlantic to. the Pacific is contained in & letter from Edgar D. Penfield of this city to a friend. Mr. Penfield and his son, Harold E., with the latter's bride, left New York on November 18. The party made no effort to break any transcontinental speéd records but made the journey in a leisurely man- ner, stopping long enough at points of interest to enjoy everything that was to be enjoyed. In all, the trip was 4,870 miles in length. The auto consumed 420 gallons of gasoline and sixty-nine quarts of oil and the party crossed or touched thirteen states. The letter in full follows: After a stop of a week in New York city, we. finally redlly started on our transcontinental trip November 18, and reached Trenton, N. J., that night, leaving for Philadelphia next morn- ing, where we spent our second night. On the way to Philadelphia we passed through several toll gates, the charges being regulated by distances.between gates; ninety cents was collected at one gate, while at another the sum of eighteen cents was the charge, which was the lowest.. Our next step was at Gettysburg, -where we arrived shortly after dark. The folloing morning we drove over the famous battlefield and with a guide we reached the 20th C. U. monument (this being my father's reg- iment). We stopped long enough to snap the camera twice, once of my son,/again of myse}f, in each expos- ure, standing near the monument about where my father stood in a pic- ture taken many years ago, thus we have a picture of each three gener- ations, which we naturally prize very much. Leaving Gettysburg, we soon reached Bedford, Pa., where we found a modern hotel, although this is a small town. Next morning passed through Wolfeburg and Shellburg, up and down grade soon reaching the Allegheny mountains and were soon going up, but had no trouble reaching the summit. The decent on the oppo- site side seemed a greater distance, but ‘we soon reached the lower level, over a winding, well-graded road. Pittsburgh, Pa., was our next stop. Here it was raining, this coupled with the smoke for which this city is fa- mous, did not help to make a pro- longed stay, for the next morning we started for Wheeling, W. Va. While passing through Washington, W. Va., We received our first puncture, but were soon.on the road again. We en- countered more rain and wind, but drove on through the darkness and muddy roads, reaching Wheeling shortly after seven o’clock. Here we remained several days, or long enough to have our car inspected and minor defects eliminated. Leaving Wheeling . we crossed the Ohio river, over two bridges, as the river is divided by an island,—toll ten cents. The next night we spent in Zaneswille, Ohio, then Springfield, one night, Richmond, Ind., one night through Indianapolis to Terre Haute where we remained a couple of days and partook our Thanksgiving dinner. From here we intended to go direct to St. Louls, Mo., but were advised that the roads were in very poor condition, so we Jjour- neyed northward for about thirty miles to a town called Montezuma and hit the Ocean to Ocean highway into Springfield, Ill., Passing through the state of Ohio, we saw many flocks of turkeys, also many horses and mules. Further on we passed large and small herds of cattle, sheep and hogs. It being late in the season, we did not see much of the grain crop but in many flelds corn was still standing, much of which did not mature owing to the dry weather, for I was informed that in some localities rain had not fallen for many weeks and live stock had been turned in to feed on the stalks. We also noticed great stacks of straw which had been piled up after threshing. We all were anxious to reach St. Louis for we expected mail and news from home, which we eager- 1y sought. It was a long drive, but we crossed the Mississippi river at East St. Louis soon after dark—toll fifty cents. Our stay here was two days and on a Monday morning we left there crossing the Missourl river on a small boat—toll sixty-five cents. The large bridge at this point was re- cently destroyed by fire and this small | ferry boat was the only means of reaching the other side of the river. We stopped at Columbia the same night and the next day's journey brought us into Kansas City, Mo. We crossed the Missouri river again that day at Boonville, and as there are no bridges there, we again drove onto a small boat,—toll 1.00, after waiting more than an hour. Here we drove out onto the sandy river bottom, over a rudely constructed road to the waters' edge, as the river was very low, and after some fancy driving we managed to get onto the boat; reaching the opposite shore we speeded up a bit and reached Kansas City in good time. We stayed here nearly a week and saw much to inter- est us. Among other places we visited the Stock Yards. We were shown through the Swift plant by a - uni- formed attendant. To mention all we saw here would require much space, but will mention a few of the ‘sights”. fter passing through a packing sec- on, we were taken into the staughter- | ing department and witnessed the killing of hogs and calves. A visit to the large refrgerators and we beheld a great number of sides of beef, lamb and pork. We were also interested in the manufacture of oleomargarine. Many tons of this product were being made while several women were en- gaged in wrapping and packing. This branch of the business is extremely busy, working night and day they are unable to fill all orders. Either the high cost of butter, or the more com- mon use of this commodity, must be the cause of such a demand. Leaving | Kansas City, Mo., we crossed the river 7. dkin} Wou;idéd Con;ad;s . Réar is Trying Prt of Soldiers’ Work GERMAN FEISONEQS EEMOVB THEIR OWN WOUNDED! General Von Stein, German minister of war, admitted during a discussion of military affairs by the reichstag committee that field post letters from soldiers at.the front showed a ‘cer- tain amount of discouragement. This, cents. From here to Topeka were mostly dirt roads and for many miles Wwe found the riding more or less un- comfortable, for in the construction of these roads, all the surplus dirt is placed in the center, forming a ridge 80 high that one almost needs be a contortionist in order to sit right side up. Our next stopping place was planned for Colby, Kan., but late that afternoon we encountered a snow- storm. At times the wind blew so hard we could scarcely see any dis- tance ahead and on reaching the small town of Quinter, 450 inhabitants) we found a small country hotel, and as crude as it was we were glad to accept its hospitality. On entering the *of- fice”, which was a large room, we were greeted by the proprietor and a warm fire. In a corner of the room we found n wooden sink, beside which was a large stone jar with a faucet, containing water, a tin basin, soap and roller towel completed the outfit. There was an opening through the sink where the waste water found its way into a wooden pail. In the center of the room was a large stove which con- sumed a lot of soft coal which pro- duced a lot of heat which our host seemed to enjoy. Wooden chairs, a small counter and a few coat and hat hooks completed the office furnishings. Thig room was a combination office, parlor and living room and we were soon made to feel at home. At daylight next morning the proprietor called us and left a pitcher of warm water at our door, also ‘a towel, as he prom- ised to do the night before. Our next night was passed small town out on the prairie, called Goodland. - Here the hotel accommo- dations were quite modern, the food excellent. The following morning we started early for Colorado Springs. We soon came into full view of Pike's Peak, which sesmed but a short dis- tance away, but which proved to be many miles. This was a long drive for a day, but as the country was quite level and the roads for most part 8ood, we seemed to shorten the dis- tance by speeding up. ~ Just about dusk we came to a small knoll which we could not see over, and at that particular time we seemed to be mov- ing slowly, and on reaching the ridge we came upon a snow drift and stopped rather suddenly. While the wheels of the auto, still revolved. This was a case Of get out and—get busy. After using a shovel quite vigorously, and some pushing, the car began to move and we soon reached bare ground a few yards away. While tak- ing this needed exercise (?) we were treated to the dismal yell of the coy- ote, something we were unaccustomed to hear at home in the east. Our stay at Colorado Springs lasted several days and we visited the wonderful works ‘of Nature in and about. the mountains also we visited the Printers’ home, which is the greatest institution of its kind in this country. From Col- orado Springs our route was directly south and the day’'s run brought us to La Junta, Colo.,, where we spent the night. About twenty miles from Trini- dad, Colo., which was our next stop, we began to climb the mountains to the top of Raton Pass, known as the Continental Divide. At the summit (nearly 9,000 feet high), a most won- derful view of the snow-capped peaks could be seen to the north and west. ‘We crossed the Colorado-New Mexico state line at an elevation of 8,790 feet. The road over this Pass was built by convict-labor and is well graded, but winding. Another day brought us tnto Santa Fe, N. M. This is a quaint old town with its narrow streets, some of which are crooked and resemble a lane. Tt is a very interesting place and has the oldest house In the United States which was built in 1530, an old cathedral and the Spanish governor's palace, also a very old adobe building used as a museum and contains hun- dreds of articles of historic value many years old. A picturesque plaza, near Wwhich are seen Indians peddling wood, which is carried on the backs of bur- in a however, was only a passing senti- ment, he explained, and in general the war spirit of the troops was good. In a war like the present one could not expect an unbroken stress of vic- tories, he said. No wonder that the spirit of Ger- rows, which is gathered at a great distance from the town. There are two tribes of Indians in this locality; the Navajos and the Pu-eb-los. The former are more intelligent and live in tepees, while the latter dwell in pueblos. We visited a Pueblo village near Domingo, N. M., and found a settlement of about 1,000 people. We were fortunate in gecuring a young full-blood, whose name was Santiago Moquint, for a guide and proved to be a good one as he had attended an Indian school nearby, and was the only one' we met who could speak English. We were allowed to go into their homes, which were neat and clean, and took a number of pictures there, but not until we had parted with several pieces of silver, for we might have had some anxious mom- ents there, besides it was at least three mfles from' civilization, over sandy, waste and numerous washes, so we were quite willing. We crossed the prairie on our way to Albuquerque, N. M., out onto a plateau, which ended abruptly, which looked like a jumping off place, but we found a good road, steep, but winding. Some of the turns were so short it was necessary to back up in order to make the turns. We afterward learned we had made a drop of about 900 feet in a, little less than a mile. On reaching the lower level, we pushed on into So- coons, N. M. Here we had planned to g0 in a westerly direction over the mountaing through Needles, Cal., but was informed that a couple of bridges had been washed away and it would be impossible to go through, so we pro- ceeded south to Deming, then to Lordsbury where we spent the night. ‘The roads from here on were very poor, as there was much sand and many stones, which is not conducive to lengthen the life of rubber tires, however, we pulled through somehow and reached Safford, Ariz, in time for a late supper and lodging. Next day on our way to Globe, we met with a new experience. On our arrival at | Gila river, which is a good sized stream we found no bridge on which to | cross, but we met four real live In- dians, each mounted on a horse and | attaching ropes to our car, towed us | across the river, with water above the hubs—toll $3.00. A very primatve mode of travelling in this 20th century and automobile age. Reaching Globe, we found it a mining town, and was cold and cheerless, so we concluded one night would be enough here. Dur- ing the night the wind seemed to blow a gale. Toward morning rain began to fall, which soon turned to snow and by daylight the ground was covered with two or three inches of slush, and was still snowing. We were anx- ious to reach the next stopping place, Phoenix, Ariz., byt were undecided about making a start for it was a long journcy over the mountains, for most part away from human habita- tion, so we concluded there was a lability of belng “snowed in” all win- ter. About eleven o’clock we decided to start and placed chains on the rear wheels and proceeded, but had not travelled far and one chain, was broken, soon the other chain met the same fate. This route is known as the Apache Trail and is said to be one | of the most picturesque mountain drives in the United States, and may | be at certain seasons of the year, but | it snowed so hard the beauty of it was lost to us. Reaching the foot of the mountains we began to climb the winding roads among clouds. On and on, over the “eye-brow” roads, built around the peaks, in many places none too wide for the passing of other vehicles, of which we met a few, and by a little maneuvering, managed to pass. This was a thrilling ride and one shudders to think what might happen should a wheel slip over the edge, for it is hundreds of feet to the bottom. Away up in the mountains we saw a large body of water, which proved to be the source of irrigation for the prairie country, and soon we reached the great Roosevelt dam. ! hole which is worth | sight. | leaving this place we reached a paved man soldiers is broken when they are cémpelled to perform such work as that shown in the picture, the remov- ing of their wounded comrades to the rear. The men in the photograph are prisoners taken by the British in a recent. fight . Millions of dollars have been -spent here in constructing this monster dam- and many miles of roadways, some of which are through solid rock. An auto stage line is operated between Globe and Phoenix. Fare one way, $10; round trip, $18. A pecullar sight met our gaze high up in the mountains. After riding in the snow storm for some time we came to the edge of the storm and, as far as we could see in front of us, not a bit of snow had fallen, but we were not yet out of the storm, and kept on climb- img and soon was in the midst of it again. We left the mountains about dark and crossed the prairie, reaching Phoenix about 9 o’clock that. night, cold and hungry. Thus we spent Christmas day, but we arrived in time to do justice to our Christmas dinner. We. remained in Phoenix a little more than a week and saw the first orange trees filled with fruit. It was unusually cold, and “smudges’” were lighted at night to keep the frost away. After leaving this place we found “\y miles of poor roads, and in es none at all. We soon had a blovt-out, but made a quick change, pushed on through brushes which lined either side of the drive-way over lava rocks, finally reaching the Col- orado river after dark, which we crossed on a cable ferry,—toll $3.00. Reaching the opposite side we found deep mud and more bushes which left the body of the car covered with scratches. There was no sign of life, yet we were nearer our goal, having crossed the state line into California. One incident happened in this mud- relating. Two young men, with a six cvlinder car of a different make, crossed the river soon after we did, but they sank into the mud and spent about three hours there and it required the services of a mule before reaching high ground. We spent the night at Blythe and left early next morning over the great Mc- jarie desert, a distance of ninety miles. This is a great sandy plain, on either side. At a good distance away are high mountains, with but little vegetation in The road is mostly snake-like ruts, which are made by small autos, and is anything but pleasant riding. We were told it would require about eight hours to cross this desert, but we made it in six, and then left all poor roads behind ‘us. We passed 1 through many pretty towns and soon reached the foot of the mountains, some of which are so high their tops were obscured by clouds. We -won- dered how much climbing we were to do to get over them, but an hour's drive brought us to an opening, much to our surprise, and we passed through on comparatively level ground, into a great wash, or properly speaking, the bed of a large stream. This was dry and sandy and the walls of rock on either side are hundreds of feet high and there is no way to drive out of it until reaching the end, which is about eight miles further on. Soon after road and with the exception of a few feet here and there being washed away, we traveled over a continuous stretch of pavement to our journey's end. We were still at a high altitude and the air was cold, but inside of an hour we began to descend and soon reached the olive country and pushed on into Redlands. This was the for- mer home of Rev. Mr. Jump and al- thought it was nightfall when we ar- rived there, we beheld a beautiful city with its elegant homes, pretty lawns with palms and flowers, orange and lemon trees filled with fruit, which gave it a tropical appearance. That night we drove into San Barnardino and next day to Pasadena, where the tournament of roses was to be held. This is a vearly event and always takes place on New Years day. The streets wero crowded with people, ; autos and teams, all in holiday dress and nearly everyone wore flowers of some description. We were a little late.in arriving, and while we did not see all of the pageant, we did see many Sage-Alien X €. HARTFORD- b | EXTRAORDINARY SAVINGS | ON SMART NEW COATS Our Coat Buyer has just returned from a trip to the leading Coatmakers of New York and other cities. He brings with him the greatest values of the season in Coats. New Spring end Summer Styles at Lowest Prices Lot No. 1 COATS AT $10.00 . Lot No.2 COATS AT $15.00 Lot No. 3 COATS AT $19.75 Lot No. 4 COATS AT $25.00 WHAT THE SALE WILL OFFER FOR YOU EVERY NEW AND POPULAR STYLE EVERY FAVORED !“ABRIC OF THE SEASOK Burrella Cloth Coats. Bolivia Coats. Jersey Coats. Jersey Coats. - Velour Coats. Velour Coats. Taffeta and Silk Poplin Cots. Poplin and Gunnyburl Coats. Poiret Twill Coats. Coats with the military tend- - ency. Coats with Fench Belts. Coats’ with smart belted ef- fects, Coats with ned ideas in gen-’ eral i thoroughbred oats with rtness. Capes, the newest lnuov:tlon. included, EVERY KNOWN SHADE IS HERE. Delft Blue, green checks, honey, gold, gray, American Beauty, . taupe, Beige, rose, green, heather mixture!. shadow lawn, stripes, | golf green, purple, white, black, blue, " Kelley green, lprloot roses- wood, Sharon rose and many others. Leonard and Herrmann Co. New Things Seen About the Store SMART. NECK-FIX. INGS SUMMER WEIGHT KNIT UNDERGAR- KIMONOS Made of ‘pretty, soft MENTS. Exception- in all the newest eftects Priced from 25c to $1.73 each. ally good values. Vests, 15c, 25c, 20c, .33c and 50c each. Union Suits, 25c, 50c, 59c, 65c a garment. $5.98 to $6.98 each, VERY SPECIAL LADIES’ SILK . HOSIERY IN THE WANTED “CHOCOLATI * BROWN” S HADE, 50c A PAIR. THE WOMEN’S APPAREL SHOP, 165 Main Aunt Delia’s Bread is good all the time—every dey—so th you always know to expect the best and you always get it. grocer sells it. “Your OUR TUESDA - SPECIA Maple Buns, Bath Buns, per doz... . Coffee Wreaths, each. Also a full line of Whlpped Cream, Pastry. Boston Brown Bread and Baked Beans. we have ‘Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. deliciously tender, per doz. S 20c. 20¢. 15c. and Fren Custard fresh evel Hoffmann’s Baker 62 West Main St.-TWO STORES-95 Arch S¢ of the floats, which were very artistic, and far more elaborate than anything in that line we had ever seen. The day was warm and the sun shown brightly, yet at the same time we could .sec a short distance away, the snow-capped mountains, which served to make a striking picture long to be remembered. Pasadena is another pretty city much like Redlands. Many acres being devoted to different kinds of fruits. Los Angeles is about ten miles away, over the best of roads, which are well posted in reference to speed laws, which are strictly en- forced. This is said to be the largest city on the Pacific coast and is nicely situated betweev‘g:he hills and moun- tains, a few milés from the ocean. It has numerous pretty drives, some beautifu] parks and shore resorts. Af- ter spending a week here we started for San Francisco, a distance of near- ly 500 miles which consumed two days, stopping over night at Fresno. We traveled over the Ridge route, crossing the mountains and found a little snow. Just as we left the moun- tains we picked up a new concrete road, very straight and level for miles and miles. Here we made fast time as our speedometer registered better than sixty-five per. At Bakersfleld we passed through the oil flelis where hundreds of wells are working con- tinuously. Reaching Oakland we soon found the ferry and crossed the bay into San Francisco and have been here two months. Much can be said of this city, whose recovery from earthquake and fire of a few years ago are re- markable. Many fine buildings have been erected and pretty parks laid out, yet many scars are still to be seen about the city, including vacant cel- i lars with foundations of former build- ings, sidewalks cracked and broken and occasionally an iron girder that is bent and twisted. The climate is mild, green grass and flowers are always to be seen, but at this season of the year it is often quite chilly during the night and 1 have seen a thin coating of ice on pools of water. A drive through Golden Gate park to the ocean is beautiful, while a visit to the cliff and seal rocks is fascinating. trip across the continient as a was a pleasant one as well as tive, giving us a bétter idea of. eled 4,570 miles from New D?Q San Francisco; consumed 420 of gasoiine and sixty-nine qual ofl. We crossed or touched thi states, crossed many crossed and recrossed -mn.\ and at one place were even . than the ocean level, yet we wi tunate in reaching some hotel night. We have met many here from the east, few of drove the entire distance, but rule nearly all autos are “shipped: rail in train load lots, people not 1 ing to “‘ruff it” or travel over sps ly settled sections dnd sandy di or in other words, “taking & chas Some day in the near future, it possible to cross.the country o 9 roads all the way, for there is a' ment started which promises lm sult. g HORSES! HORSES! BANNER (‘AmDAD OF .wm; ‘ These ho for work, wh ns hin the purchaser. Sevar-l matched 2,500 to 3,200 lbs, and several good chunks, 1,050 tb 1,650 1bs., sl able for farm, grocery and gene purpose horses. : 3 Several seconds and acclimy horses, 1/100 to 1,600 1lbs; 1 chestnut horse, 1,600 1bs. QUALITY HORSES. A HORSE ANY PURPOSE. Dump carts, bottom dump express wagons, farm gears, and harnesses. THIS IS BARGAIN WEEK. P. H. CONDON & CO:, 30 Laurel Street. ’Phone “-I- bac -