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

&t the Post Offies at New Britats s Second Class Mail Matter. 3 up.z partcat the city’ e o be. seat by mal. s meouth. medlum 8 abd press L Jin torind ou s at_Wota~ Stand, {7ud St. aad Breed- mk.mm'm'swl Y. Hartford Depot. piaicds The safety of a kingdom is not armies, nor its treasures, but friends. > ~—SALLUST. ? 5 » WHY NOT lonel . must get: inte That’s &l there is to it. But b Lefter, president of the eape, asked ‘the Colonel a ‘Nery. :pertinent questions . in “Do you think you are the ompetent person in America to the first expeditionary force 1 Europe? /Candidly, do you ‘have had suficlent mili- ence to in any way qualify fl,lll‘ position? Why not leave 10 competent people who n trained to it instead of in- ow will be Motlier’s Day: In ibrance of the best friend a fel- pver had avery man should wear ow or other men why' they should femiember humaa family, naturally treads jarous; places. And everywhere foes his mother's heart goes with worrying., hoping, - dreaming, Ing, cryink, breaking. What sac- ‘mothers have made for their p onie will ever know. How they orked for their men children ‘but. & mother can ‘appreciate. r does more than *love ' her 3¢ drudges for him. She saves She plans for _him. She ut the way hé should §3. And 'all her trouble, all her care, all he goes away and her. It'is right and just that tion should set aside one day in j year in honor of its mothers. It is per that this day should be a sa- day; a Sufldey. Like everything ‘until she is gone no one appre- a mother. i this time, when the mothers of T are: preparing to give their to the nation for its defense . shoulg be special endeavors to T. Whether she is a youns ¢ Of an old mother the nation Jer this tribute. Whetlier there iver or gold in ber hath'she must honored, and respected just me. Living, she is here to guard boy from the pitfalls snd snares world.” Dead, her memory to keep hijn from straying too Wear dhe rarnation to- - for - Mothér and” then make dsy Mothers Day. - CAN IT Ifl! DONE? X prime_ requisites are necessary complete: fulifilment of Mayor plan to raise public creps be realized. These are, men, hgrd work, patience, time, and ck. With all these things and @0-Operating in one su- the task as outlined in s ‘would undoubtedly With two or three ‘elements fallure would be the dexth-head at the {a little doubt that the eiti- of New Britain, realisiig the d of stress through which the 14 s passing, will appropriate, porarily or permanently, -enough y to raise crops as & sefeguard against 'naru.tlon. little doubt but that many men will gladly offer their services to work on the public farm when they .under- stand the situation. As to the hard work they will expend, and. the pa- tience they might exercise, these are matters that are nof and cannot be | governed by earthly laws. Men who | bave worked all day long in the fac- tories,—and one one, it is understood, will be ‘asked to leave the bench for the farm,—may be expected to furnish an over expenditure of labor. Even if they are willing togive every ounce 'of energy in their bodies there {13’ the® possibility, that few 'of them would know how to operate farming implements. It is quite a step from the | factory to - the farm, unless one has { had' previous experience. As paticnce of men asked to plant and cultivate crops, that is & factor beyond diseussion. - Time and Good-Luck are the hand-maidens of successful farm- ing. Will men er gaged in working night and’dsysturning out munitions of war have/he time to spend . in farming? This is an industrial, not an agricultural center. ‘Thesé thoughts must be turned over and over in the mind of évery man in- terested in the weifare of New Brit® ain, and consequently in - the . nation. The Mayor has called” attention to the serlous shortage of food that ex- ists throughout the world. There must be some way of overcoming that shortage. If it cannot be completely ‘accomplished by conservation, by sav- ing, by the elimination of waste, it must be done by a gigantic planting of crops on every available piece of land in the cities as well as the coun- try districts. ' Whether such phfxfiu can be better done by men hired espe- cially for that purpose, or by volun- tary labor, is thHe question. To date, this is a free country, and men, so long as they obey the laws of the land, cannot be forced into doing anything against thelr wishes. They may not ‘want to farm after such a fashion . There is no gainsaying the serious- ness of the situation. There can be no doubt of the sincerity of the Mayor in advocating municipal farming. it 18 a novelty. It may be worked out to good advantage; it may, if attempted, be a dismal failure. Because of these things it is the duty of every citizen in the city to give the matter solemn thought, to ponder well the things at stake, to go over thoroughly every phase of the situation, and then to tell the men at the head of the govern- ment here just what to expect. Mayor Quigley is asking for the co- operation of the entire city. He is willing to listen to. suggestions. A SLICE OF BREAD. In measurement, a slice of bread attains the magnificent proportions of three inches long, two and a half inches wide, and one inch thick. That is the average slice. The weight of a slice of bread is exactly one ounce. In many households one slice of bread is wasted each day. The total tonnage of this waste would amount up into the miilions if computed by the year. Each week there are thou- sands of tons of good bread lost as food for man. : A slice of bread is sometimes used when it is not ‘needed, sometimes hacked snd destroyed as a toy in the hands of a'child. Seemingly an un- :gornnt thing, a slice of bread con- s almost ~three-fourths of an ounce of sfour! And flour is going up in price every day. Along with a slice of bread there is sometimes thrown away a quarter of a loaf, a half of.a loaf, or a whole loat of stale bread. This should be saved. There are many ways in.which stale bread can ‘be used. If-housewives do not know, the Connecticut Agricultural College can tell them, or, information along the:#mnie lines can be garnered from the Uaited, Slates Department of Agriculture. dt* Weshington, A natjon at war cannot afford to be extravagant with its foodstuffs. They must be conserved, not wasted. Every slice of bread must be accounted. for. Every housewife must join the cam- paign against wilful waste. Just what the saving @f a slice of*bréa means may Yo realized if the follow- ing facts are closely perused. There are 20,000,000 homes in the United; States. If an average of one slice'dt bread a day Is wasted in each of these homes therd is thrown away through-’ 414,000.000. s ounces : ‘of flour. jeans 875,000 peinds,. or flour to make more thiah one million oge-pound -loaves. Thét im:the loss’ for one day. At this raté the waste for a full year would Be 318,000,000 pounds of flour. That ™, 1,600,000 barrels df, flour: from Which can be made 365,000,000 - 1oaves. Here, it might be well to know that yesterday flour reached its highest selling point. Standsrd flour commands seventeen dollars a barrel. The best flour can hardly be bought at'nineteeen dollars. /To make a barrel of ordinary flour it takes almost five bushels of wheat. l Figuring that it takes slightly less than that amoufit of wheat to make a barrel of flour the waste of one slice There is likewise enough’} of bread a day in each American home represents the flour from ap- proximately 7,000,000 bushels of wheat. And wheat yesterday sold on the Chicago market at $3.20 a bushel. Slightly more than fourteen,—not quite fifteen,—bushels of wheat are raised on the average acre of ground. It would take the yield of almost half a million acres just to provide a single slice of bread to be wasted daily in every home. An army of farmers, railroad men, and flour-mill bhands {5 reguired to produce and bring this flour to the public, aside from the freight cars and the use of many tons of coal. Figure it out. A &lice of bread is not so inconsequen- tial after all. “It should not be wil- fully thrown away. to the |. GOOD RIDDANCE. Meximilian von Hoegen, the lawyer who became a social outcast in New Haven after the severance of diplo- matic relations between this country and Germany because he flounted the German colors on his coat, defy- ing the suthorities ‘to remove them, has disappeared. - Maximilian the Great has gone. It is feared that he 18 on his way to, or already in, Mexico for the,nmmou of stirring up trouble between that country and this. An annourcement made at his office intl- mated that he had gone on a South Sea scientific ‘expedition. It was ufter the explosion at the Bethlehem ‘Steel works last year, in which: the lives of workmen were ‘lost, that von Hoegen gave voice to the following ' sentiment: “I have ho doubt that the fire at the Bethlehem Steel works was set. If I k’now who set it I'd pat him on the back. When these fellows can get no satisfaction .they can take the law into their own hands.” Von Hoegen was not inter- viewed after the Lusitania had been sunk. Had he been, he probably would have expressed a desire to plant an enthusiastic Teutonic kiss on the brow’ of the submiarine commarider who ac- complished that gigantic murder. There should not be too much worry over the disappearance of this man from New Haven. He will be taken care of eventually, if not now. Men of his ilk have no place in the nation as it stands today. We are at war with Germany. No man in this nafion, especially a citizen, can give ald and comfort to the enemy, either in word or deed, without being gullty of treason. Enemy aliens know the law as it effects them. New Haven thould rejoice at the disappearaace of von Hoegen, and trust that his going away was part of the govern- ment’s plan to get rid of bad rubbish, It is good riddance, The largest number of sheep grazed on any single National Forest is 315,- 740, finding pasturage on the Hum- boldt in Nevada, while the largest number of cattle—75,818 head—is found on the Tonto in Arizona. The value of the average annual meat product of these two National For- ests is estimated at $3,000,000. It cost the Unilon three dollars a day to conduct the Civil war; that, of course, does not in- clude the South’s expenditures. With the five billion dollar long term.loan and the two billion dollar short term loan now being floated, together with the money raised by new taxation, the United States wifll spend more than twenty-five million’dollars a day dur- ing this war. There is a study in contrast. = million Balsa wood, found in Central Amer- ica 1s said to be the lightest known wood. It is lighter than cork and has )an average specific: grayity of only 104, ' Running a newspaper in Heaven must be an easy job where all news is good news and no angel is ashamed to get his nawe in the paper. FACTS AND FANCIES. Bil, no one can deny that it is a il winter we are having.—Hartford Between the poatg.,qfa Norwalk, It takes a YAr a’ poof “husband.—Paterson News. * Gefmany doesn't: have to lose the war. All she has td do 1s to lose: the " Hohenzollerns, % People who can’'t do anything in <| this 'war can at ‘least help some by keeping out of the way of those who are doing something.—Berkshire Eagle. 1f Dr. Helfferich, the vice-chancel- lor is well informed, there is hope for Germany now. He learns that the Kaiser also is fighting for peace.-- i New York World- “In fact,” cheerfully remarks the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, “it is rumor-ed political event is imminent’ A separate peace . with Russia? ' Or the capitulation of Italy? Certainly not the abdication of the Kaiser, though the political event would to some Germans not be dis- agreeable.—Springfield Republican. The potato bug; the Hessian fly, the boll weevil and other hungry hoboes of the insect world are probably tak- ing an interest in the reports of in- creased crops—Providence Journal. Crop experts advise us to wait until the ground is warm and dry before we plant any beans. Bein’ as we haven't any beans to plant, nor any place to plant ‘em if we had 'em we'll wait.— Springfield Union. There is sound sense in the sugges- tion that we should use more corn meal for food. Cannot: Rhode Island do her bit by teaching the rest of the country how. to make Rhode' Island johnny-cake. — Philadelphia Public-Ledger. The war 18 fast forcing women into men’s places in the offices of Chicaga corporations. ‘When the selectiva draft comes and young men are taken from: the clerical and -othen positions in the railroads and other public serv- ice corporations, women will be ready to take their places. For weeks these corporations have been arranging for the substitution and women hence- forth will enter into the economic life in larger numbers than ever before.— Chicago Post. ' \ Tryst. Theé flood came down on the church- yard old And drove the dead folk out; And I wish they all were well a-cold In such & sudden rout. . \ Oh, the worms crawl'd out and the wormy crawl’d in, Agq the coffing clashed with a horrid din, A And the dead folk criéd in their voices thin Of those who should lose and those ‘who should win, But no one dared to pray. Now I will go to my love this night, My old, old love, long dead, Whose body sweet was my soul's de- light, My spirit'’s wine. and bread. I sought her grave, ‘neath the ivy hid, But now torn open wide: She had push’'d aside the coffin lid, As one who' struggling dled. Oh, the worms crawl'd out and the wormg crawl’d in Through the orbits where glorious eyés. had been, And the mouth was fixed in a tooth- less grin— : And this was the face of the dearest sin That e'er led' man astray, She set her mouth on my shaking lips In a dreadful, icy kiss; . And on my eyes fell & bleak eclipse, Made vile with the worms’ sharp hiss, Her bony arms 'round my throat were wound ' And throttled all my breath: I heard her laugh with a fearful sound That made me one with death. the worms crawl’d out and the ' / worms crawl’d in ‘And I felt them bite through the living skin— For who that shall gamble with death may win?— And I knew this horror and I wer twin Until God's judgment day. —Perley A. Child in the New York Evening Sun. . Oh, Getting Together. (Louisville Courier-Journal.) The Courier-Journal has often said it will be time enough for the Anglomania-American, who used to be so much in ‘evidence. to fall on - John Bull's neck and weep when the English made pilgrim- age to Mount Vernon as we make pil- grimage to Stratford-on-Avon. At last that time has come. Just one other thing—justice to Ireland—and, though we shed no tears, we may take John to our heart of hearts as a long lost brother. Georgia Talks Back. (Macon Telegraph.) ‘An Ohio paper rather boastfully re- marks that in that state “lady con- victs are guarded by lady guards.” ’S all right. of course, but down here so few ladies go to the penitentiary that the matter of guarding them doesn’t excite much attention one way or a (3= the National Munjcipal Revib#.) fio&tq,h’ot expect to :’:y a word:agd ain sprepared, and am gheréfore to say something as :{i,-.sgo‘ : ted\&irl toréal- |’ ‘|tze that a ri€h bachelor might make | whien hjs motorcyck mpt to avoid collsion with ery. wagon, Ernest Bardasi, .ag: years, of 126 Oak street, is.in extremely grave condition téday New Britain @General hospital * with slight hopes of recovery advanced by surgeons. His case has attracted wide attention among local surgeons -and every surgical means of affording re- lief and recovery has . been unavafl- ingly used. Dr. F. T. Simpson, brain st of Hartford, was in consul- tation with local “hospital surgeons yesterday but was able to give little hope for recovery of the patient. An operation has been deemed. inadvis- able because of the location and na- ture of the fracture, 'SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1017. Town Topics The new motor vehicie'law has been printed in the legislatuke, but as yet its terms have not become familiar either to policemen ‘or ‘civilians. .In this amended act are several import- ant changes with which it would be well for' police and civillans to fi miliarize themselves, in the one case that they might avold breaking the | 1aw, and in the other that they would know when the law is being broken. The law itself takes up sixty pages of printed pamphlet but many of its pas- sages are repetition of past laws. Among its more salient items are the following: A commercial vehicle is any" “de- {| signed or used for the transportation of merchandisee or freight and any vehicle designed and used for the transportation of passengers and hav- ing a regular seating capacity for more than seven perséns which is propelled or drawn by any power other than muscular, except such as 1s run on rails or tracks.” A dealer is any “person who is ac- tively engaged in'the business of buy- ing, selling or exchanging motor vehicles and who has an established place of business.” \ An intersecting highway is “any ‘highway which joins another at an angle, whether or not it crosses the other.” Bicycles having motor apparatus attached are regarded as motorcycles and motor vehicles are those that are propelled by any power other than muscular that do not run on tracks or rails. Roller skates are not motor vehicles and under the law, neither are street sprinklers, fire department apparatus, police patrols, ambulances and vehicles used in transportating the army’ or troops.' ' The difference between livery service and _public service is that the first includes any motor vehicle for hire with or with- out a driver, while the second includes any motor vehicle used as a taxi or jitney having a regylar seating ca- pacity of not more than seven. Regarding the lcense markers, the law specifies that the lower edge of the plates shall not be less than eighteen inches from the ground and the plates shall neither swing nor be in any way obscured. At night they must be so lightédd ag to be dis- tinguishable fifty feet away. All ap- plicants for drivers’ licenses must be at least eighteen years of age but “nothing herein contained shall pre- vent the operating of a motor vehicle by an unlicensed person sixteen years of age or more, other than a person whose application has been denied or whose license has been suspended or revoked, if accompanied by\ a licensed operator, which licensed op- erator shall be personally liable for a violation of any provision of this act”” In order to. operate a public service car the operator must have a special license and no such license wi'l be granted unless the applicant can show the approval of the chief of police of his town. On vehicles up to ten horse power one brake is suf- ficlent but above that power . two brakes are necessary and one must operate with the foot. All motor- cycles shall have at least one brake which may be operated by hand. No motorcycle shall be operated with the muffler opén. No siren. horns are permitted on any except military cars, ambulances ' or fire department cars. The law.as it applies to the head- lights onautomobiles is also tmpmjtlnt. It provides that “every motor vehicls, except a motorcycle, shall, during the period from one-half hour after sun- set to one-half hour before sunrise, and whenever fog renders it impos- sible to see a long. distance, display at least two lights on the forward part of such ‘vehicle:” The law states that all headlights must be visible: at Jeast 200 feet ahead. of the car, and they shall be of sufficient ytrength to show any substantial object in_the roadway at least 150 feet ahead. Fur- thermore the law, provides: “Any light thrown directly ahead or sidewise shall be so arranged that no dazzling rays or beams of reflected light, from. it or any refiector, shall, at any time, be more than three and one-hglf feet above the ground, on a level road at a distance of seventy-five feet ahead of such vehicle. No. spotlights shail be used when another approaching vehicle is in sight, except when pro- jecting their. rays directly upon the ground at a. distance not exceeding thirty feet in front of such vehicle using such spotlight and to thg right of the center.of the highway. Another highly important phase s relative to . the .speed of motor vehicles: “If the rate of speed on anv public highway exceeds thirty. miles an hour for a distance of one-quarter of a mile, or if such, rate of speed exceeds fifteen mijes an hour through the thickly settled portion of any town, city or borough where build- ings average less than 100 feet gpart such speed shall be prima facie evi- dence”, that the operator is violating the-law- . The same applies to, dflving» uo;{g'rqfiag with the view obs racted, e e erein Tk prdee h and acr P g e ¢t in-lemgtK, excopt that e no greater than'ten 0 be prima facle evi- _Amiang other ‘things hédaw stateg.:that- ng - person éan riake-sped tests .oF vengage in races Qtfi’a{ighwny., gl Ase Relatjve # pAesingrstanding trolley cars, i qh'haé‘e of_the law timt has al- Ways, méde lots of ‘trouble here, the provisian 1s: - “Ufon appromching any ftredt ‘vallwiy ‘edr that has stopped to "recelve :or. discharge passengers, the pet'sor rating a “‘motor.. vehicle ‘shall;’ before passing’ such car on the gide- on ‘which passengers are ordi- narily received and discharged, unlexs he can pass such car at least ten feet theréfrom, bring such motor vehicle to a stop not less than ten feet from the rear of such car, and may\then proceed at a reasonable rate of speed, provided, when any street railway car is standing at the end of any trolley line, on a switch or for any purpose other than to receive and discharge passengers, or when such vehicle may pass at a distance of ten feet or more from such car, such vehicle may pass the same without stopping, at such Tate of speed as will not en- five. feot’ l SELF HELPS FOR'NEW SOLDIERS SOON TO BE CALLED INTO FIELD: Advice By United States Army Officer Which Is Valuable’ to Those, Eligible For Service fa America’s New Legions. b HOW TO DISTINGUISH RANK, It would be useless for the new sol- dier to know the courtesies he must pay to renk unless he knows how to distinguish such rank. He must know the markings which designate the of- ficer and the non-commissioned offi- d he must ‘also know the general ‘mbols of the service. 5 The corporal, the lowest rank of non-commissioned officer, wears & pri- vate’s uniform, with chevrons on his arm. A corporal’s chevrons consist of two parallel stripes of cloth in the shape of a triangle without a base, with slightly cunving sides. The chev- rons, in the olive drab uniform, are of a different shade of brown, while lon the blue army uniform, they are of the color which distinguishes the corporal's particular branch of the service, The sergeant, next in rank, wears chevrons of three stripes; while the first sergeant, chief non-commissioned officers of the company, wears a chev- ron of three stripes, with a square in the center. The second lieutenant, in olive diab, is marked by the difference between an officer's and a private’s uniform— that is, he wears leather or wool put- tees, Instead of canvas leggins; there is a stripe of brown braid around the cuffs of his coat, and he wears the officers’ ‘hat band, a snake cord of, black and gold strands. The first lieutenant wears one silver bar on danger the life or limb son. “No motor vehicle shall remain standing on a public highway at a point where street railway cars .or- dinarily stop, unless there is at least ten feet:between such vehicle and the nearest rail of any street railway track, except to receive or discharge passengers, merchandise or freight or for other reasonable cause.” Many of the penalties provided for violatlons of the ‘automobile law are very severe and herewith are men- tioned two, each of which violations have often been prosecuted in the local court:, A fine of not less than fitty dollars or more than $100 for driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of ligquor or drugs, and imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year for any subsequent violation of this sec- tion of the law. Fines ranging from $50 to $100 may be imposed for the first offense. of taking any motor vehicle without the owners’ consent and for a subsequent violation a sen- tence of not less than one year or more than ten years in-prison is pro- vided. of any per- The draft still continues to be the most ‘important ‘fopic of the day ‘and all eligible’ young meh in the city, to say nothing of their friends and rela- tives, are mutely wondering ‘if they ‘will be select: That ote local young man' is a bellever in true prepared- ness and is stoical in-that he is.ready. to accept whatever the “hald in store for him is' evidenced by his action on Tuesday when he repaired to the city clerk’s office and'took out a marniage license. use it now, and ‘may ‘not. to use it for some time,” he explained, ‘but I want it so I can use it immediately in case I am drafted.’ If I'm and have to go away to war I+ t'to get married first and _whit the license handy so I won't have to waste any time.” b ¢ o ¥ h _ How refreshing it would be, - for everybody if they 'could . get. away from this war talk &and war mnews.| Just imagine how ‘it would seem to pick up a paper and see ho Elaring headlines about the slaughter abroad or the military preparations here, and how it would seem ‘to mingle with people and be able to talk baseball, vacations, etc., without having ' the god of war stalk in upon . you-— Wouldn't it be a grand and glorious ? feeling? iy - Hartford ‘evidently. does not believe in passing up an attempt to take all the glory coming her way, even if she has to “hog it” a little. « It.has been noticed that New Britain, pro rata, has been sending'just as many young men into the navy as any other city, Hartford included, yet when a local boy is sworn in at the Hartford head- quarters he is given 'a little _blue “I gon't want to each shoulder. The captain has twa silver bars on each shoulder. The major has a gold leaf, the leutenant- colonel a silver leaf. The colone] is marked by a silver eagle, and the brigadier-general by one silver star on each shoulder. The major-general (the highest rank at present in our. active service) is designated by two silver stars. . The officers’ insignia presents somewhat different appearance ' on dress and full dreas uniforms, - al- though the marks remain the same, - but as the new soldier who goes ifito camp now is likely to see nothing but the fleld service uniform, it would bes confusing to burden his mind with a further description of officers’ shoul~ der straps. ‘ It is essential, however, that ‘he should know the colors of at least the three great branches of the vice—infantry, cavalry and artillery. The infantryman in the field wears a blue hat cord, which may be seen at a considerable distance; the cavalryman wears a yellow hat-cord, and the ar-' tilleryman red. A troop of cavalry rides with a guidon, a yellow flag, on which the letter and regimient of the particular unit appears in white. The battery of artillery rides with a red guidon, simflarly inscribed. ¥ In Monday’'s artiole we shall take up again the School of the -Squad. (Copyright, 1917, by the Wh I Syndicate, Inc.) navy and can also boast of two of' the leading army companies of the state. And the end is not yet. Ty : When a man’s willing to go to the troyple, pain and expense of an oper- ation, as sseveral local boys done, in grder to enlist one may f assured that such a one will makes his mark in either branch of the service in which he enlists. Dy The oft discovered “meanest man* 1917 model, has . been re-discovered and he is the m. m. rafsed. to tho nth. power. _He is the man in tHe' northeastern section of the city whp dug up and.stole" potatoes that one of his neighbors had just planted In his garden. & L ‘With flour at $18 a barrel and po- tatoes still a luxury it is gratitying to note that restaurants continue to have ' salt and pepper, also katsup and som$- times sugar:on: the frees list- though a second hélping of - 4 e o “oleo™ “Ye ‘and’ Gadsooks! ag yeiolde time tn‘odh.y were wont to orate. Hair cuts are now a luxury too, or will be as soon as.the tonsorial. ‘hoost ‘their prices 1 Peér next mon city of 10,000 products’—a fortune awaits the man who can add .the-10,. 001 product, if that product is & safety hair cutter for use at home. Fi s e Oldest residents tell us there was & time when the merry month of May provided plenty of warm, sunshiny days when ail‘ nature 'smtles. - Well | maybe that’'was so—in the old days— but we know that at present the best old, nature cin do js shivver. . . : ¥ e ew_ Britain is doing well to 8 hflfn-flhtely to retrench on mm consumption and to plan to increass it before winter. Why not go evén further and economize on the -fuel. - supply. There is little doubt but what coal next winter will soar to higher prices than ever. Wood will also be !scarce as well as charcoal and kero- sene may also become a luxury. : Economy in all branches must be ads ¢ herred to by the citizens. X | Ciyltems |'¢ In order that there will be no co fusion at the annual concert of' thee Catholic Choral Union in the Lyceum : - theater tomorrow evening, : Director = Harmon requests that all persons be - in the theater at 8 o'clock. . The nature of the numbers to be selected. is such that confusion will . prove bothersome to the singers, and all not seated at the rise of the curtain may be forced stand, < \e The meeting of the Current Events club, which was scheduled ta be hels badge reading: *“One of Hartfard’s thereby indicating to those who do not know better that the man is a Hartford recruit. There would be no occasion for feeling if the badge read: “One of Connecticut's ’* but this unjust discrimination in favor of the capitol city is anything but pleasing to native pride. ? e You can’t convince a lot of New Britain youths that possible Grants, Shermans, Sheridens, Shafters, Funs- tons and Pershings have forever been lost to the cause by themselves not being chosen for Plattsburg. Cheer up, the wonderful Funston was never a Plattspurger- He enlisted as a raw recruit yolunteer too. . P After Thursday's news editions the family album and Bibles and aiso faded birth certificates were popular reading. The boys certainly did some figuring, but -'to date no amateur mathamaticlan has been discovered who was able to prove that 1887 from 1917 leaves 31. o e How deeply Interested everyonse now is wherever their eagle eve catches sight of the almost forgotten word “peace.” i PR During the past two weeks tele- phone queries at this office were more numerous inquiring about the draft bill than about the big league scores. P ‘When all is said and done, New Britain may well point with pride to her contributions to the service. This city has given many of its sons to the A with Mrs. F. L. Wilcox Monday noon, has bebn indefinitely postpo: A speclal meeting of the conves- tion committes of the Woodmen of America ‘will be held at 2 o'clock to- morrow afternoon at 325 Main street.. BORROWED HIS AUTO. . . But Friends Declare It Was Only & . Practical Joke- While George ranning of 944 Farmington avenue, Hartford, tripped the light fantastic at a fraternity dance in Booth’s hall last night with & girl companion from the Capitol * city, three of his companions on his trip to this city rode about a block in his automobile, parked on Church street, just removed from the jumc-- tign with Main treet. But while the machine was gone, Fanning appeared, thought he had discovered a daring theft of the car and so notified Ser- geant Theodore Johnson. i a result, Roy Spafford, aged 20, Hartford High school student, of 110 North Beacon street, ‘that city, Her= bert Crafts, aged 21, of 48 Edgewoo street, Hartford, insurance adjustel for the Ocean ' Accident Insurance company and Willlam Doran, aged 20, of the same city were arrested on' charges of taking an automobils without permission. Charges against them were nolled this morning wit] out arraignment, Prosecuting Atti ney George W. Kiett being col vinced there was no criminal juten Fanning was subjected to & rep: . for his haste in arriving at conc