New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 2, 1917, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1017. Britain Herald. BERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors. dally (Runday excepted) at 4:15 p. m., &t Herald Building, 67 Church St. a4 at tie Post Office at New Britain &8 Second Class Mail Matter. ‘ed by carrfer to any part of the city £or 15 cents a week, 65 cents a month. eriptions for paper to be sent by mail, Payable In advance, 60 cents a month. [ year. only proftable advertising medium in the city. Circulation books and press Foom alwavs open to advertisers. Herald will be found on salo at Hota- ling's News Staad, 42nd St. and Bro;g: way, New York City; Board Walk. At fantic City, and Hartford Depot. TELEPHONE CALLS. Jusiness Office torial Room 925 028 nber of The Associated Press. |l The Associated Press is exclu- sively entitled to the use for re- | publication of all news credited ito it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news | published herein. Boxing the Compass. The boundaries of our y,—East by the Rising Sun; 'North by the North Pole; West fby all Creation, and South by the [Day of Judgment. coun- VAL TOAST. TOWN ELECTIONS. On the morning after one of the ggest fights over the license ques- In ever waged in the Nutmeg State, pnecticut awakens to the fact that six towns nearer the Sahara Des- In the town elections yesterday dry forces came off with ten Ips. The wets won over four for- ir dry towns, making a net gain f the prohibitionists of six. ur neighboring town, Plainwville, ) the procession, being the first n to go into the dry column. It s carried out of the wet column by najority of forty-four votes. Bris- its neighbor on the other side, )& wet by more than two hundred jority. Even though Plainville is twenty minutes’ trolley ride from “ Britain on the one hand and fif- minutes from Bristol on the , either one of which may prove ‘oasis for the thirsty populace of ville, the victory there is a nota- dne for the no-license forces. The ppaign was waged fiercely. The ger force prevailed. side from the old reasons for such o by the advocates of prohibition, s easily seen that the war has a t- deal to do with the changing iment. The conservation of food- b ffs has been a convincing argu- pt.Other salient features of the ftion are well known, so much so they need no repetition. [ORROW NIGHT'S THE NIGHT. orrow night this city will pay | Ute to the last great detachment pen called to the training camp at Massachusetts, under the Selec- Service law. experi- p having demonstrated the advisa- of not holding such a celebra- on the very day of departure, this will take place the night bhefore jmen leave. Mayor Quigley and his nts on the committee which for- the program have laid stress B the necessity of a safe and sane pration. It is up to every man and B in the city to see to it that this it takes place. orrow night then is the night jhe entire populace to honor the who must go away in selective ice. The morning after will be side for the relatives and mem- of the immediate families of e going. Mothers and fathers and rs and cousins and aunts and all others will be allowed to go as the railroad station. Others will ept away. This wiil partly allev- the great crush and stampeding usually take place upon such oc- bns. In clearly defining the city's lon on this matter the Mayor has In away some of the sorrow that paturally go with the leave-tak- }The police, it is presumed, will ready to do their duty and keep the curious and others who have usiness in the vicinity. it us honor the men of the draft, let us honor them in the time finted. Tomorrow night’s the The streets at that timg will nder strict police surveillance. line of march will take in every pal street of the city and some are in remote sections. This is hat every family represented by nen will have all possible chance gure good places along the route de. Rather than have this oc- n turned into one of sorrow, a d of gloom, it behooves ecvery interested to help make the af- IPY. A cheer of encourage- Previous | cy may be protected throughout the ment, a wave of a kerchief, a word of approval, all these things will go to- ward making the night one to be re- g0 and those who stay at home. | AN ADOBE WALI, FOR SENATORS. Judge Walter R. Burns of the United States District court sitting at Houston, his charge to the Grand Jury at the be- of the October term. Or- dinarily Judge Burns' charge would be of little to Connecticut, bhut yesterday he departed from the ordinary form. After by name Senators Stone Missouri, Hardwick of Georgia, Vardaman of Mississippi, Gore of Oklahoma, Gron- na of North Dakota, and LaFollette of Wisconsin, Judge Burns said:- “If T had a wish I would that you men had jurisdiction to return bills of indictment against theese men. They ought to be tried promptly and fairly. and I believe this court could administer the law fairly; but T have a conviction as strong as life that this country should stand them up against an adobe wall tomorrow and give them what they deserve.” In a way, it is too bad the Grand Jury at Houston has o jursdiction in the matter. There are enough adobe walls in the immediate vicinity there to serve the purpose. There are, of course, other Grend Juries sitting in other states the members af which feel the same way about the maitter. This little group of what President Wilson was pleased to call “wilful Texas, vesterday read ginning interest calling of membered by all concerned, those who | test. {sunk by German submarines shows ! thoughts and a knack of hitting upon the right idea at the right time. New Britain women are more than doing their bit as these scrap-books will at- FACTS AND FANCIES. Argentina should see that Luxburg leaves no anthrax germs be- hind him.—New York Herald. So far as the Nobel peace prize is concerned, 1917 is simply a prolonga- tion of the closed season.—Anaconda Standard. The decrease in the number of ships that Germany is of first-class pirates running short —iAlbany Argus. Russia’s experiences clearly prove that socialist theories work perfectly everywhere except where put in prac- tice.—Washington Post. Pity is wasted on those fellows turning out at 5:15 these chill days; in camp. They're having a good time even if they never did it before.—Al- bany Knickerbocker Press. How many pro-German newspapers in the United States failed to get any of the kaiser's g0od meney?—New York World. Greece's voung king wancs to wed a plebeian. Considering the risks in the king business, we should opine that the hazard would be hers.— Boston Advertiser. ‘While some Canadians-have won fame and glory at Lens and along the Menin road others in work almost equally perilous have achieved honor at’' Quebec.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. men” should be taken out and sum- marily punished. In lieu of the adobe wall at Washirigton and a Grand Jury with the proper jurisdiction ex- pulsion from the United States Sen- ate should be the penalty. Judge Burns has the right idea. “A WINNER.” There was one candidate for mayor of his town who faced yesterday's elections without the apprehension usually experienced by men running for office. This fortunate being was none other than our boy mayor of Bristol, the Hon. Joseph Dutton. Hav- ing served two terms faithfully and well the populace of Bristol re- warded the youthful Mr. Dutton with a third term, served on a, silver plat- ter. There was no candidate against him. A Democrat of Democrats in a town of smouldering Republican sentiment, Joe Dutton went to the barrier assured of winning, even in a walk. With such political strength as this it will not be surprising to see the Mayor of Bristol going out for greater laurels. His brow is broad enough to hold them. His smile is en- ticing enough to attract them. His friends, legion as they are, should find no difficulty in helping him win them. Entered in any political race this is one starter we would not fear to play for a winner. FIRST MADE IN NEW BRITAIN. Women have not been called upon to battle in the trenches that democra- world, that the world may be made safe for democracy. TFighting is the business of men. It is a man’s job. Yet there are many other ways in which the women of the world can help. There is, first and foremost, Red Cross work. Then there is the stitch, stitch, stitch of the needle ply- ing its busy way in the making of comfortable garments for men on the firing line. There “are innumerablo ways and means by which women can lend a helping hand. And what are not now known the women will dis- cover; as, perchance, they have hit upon this latest and finest of all inno- cent pastimes, pasting together scrap- books for the soldiers. B From time immemorable boys and girls have loved the scrap-book. There used to be one in every house. The scrap-book If not a thing of beauty at least is a joy forever. What fond memories it brings back of boyhood and girlhood no one knows but those who have had the joy of making one. So a number &f yeung ladies In New Britain "haye gnadertaken this work. They e<2611ecting all manner of clippings, funny pictures, sketches, stories, cartoons, jokes, and everything that should appeal to the poor tired fellows in the trenches. The young ladies of this town who have set about such work realize what surcease from sorrow may be broaght through the medium of these little messengers of hope, and so they are clipping, clip- ping, clipping with as great care and diligence as their sisters are stitching, and knitting.. When New Britain's first boat-load of scrap-books gets out of the danger and lands “Somewhere in France” there will be great rejoicing among the boys in the trenches. These scrap-books, by the way, may be the first to reach the men in the trenches. Although there has been activity in alniost every ling this is the first time we have ever heard of American girls being busy with the pastepot and the shears, making scrap-books. Until some other county is heard from we zone must therefore cliim credit for a com- munity of young girls with happy “What is truth?” said jesting Pi- late. We are now in a positon to answer ths definitely. Tt is the exact opposite of anything the German au- tocracy swears to.—Chicago Herald. MOONSHL —o When the moon October’s sky And the stars are twinkling and bright, And the balmy air is crisp and rare And not a cloud in sight; ‘When the old church clock with its tick, tick, tock Counts off the midnight hours, And the town is deep in a peaceful sleep And the world is sweet with flowers, Oh, who could pray for the dawn of day And the death of a perfect night? Oh, who would dare breathe such a pray'r In the spell of the pale moonlight? E. hangs high in For the moon shines high in mellow sky And the stars, like an angel’s smile, Reflect its light in the glorious night Only once, only once in a while. And then it seems all the silv'ry beams Flood mountain, the field and glen, I\Iusz to quench the dearth of peace on earth And bring good-will to men. So while we're here on mundane sphere We ask for a longer night, And a shorter day, that lovers may Make love in the soft moonlight. Ol the stilly night and the moon's white light Are God’s great gifts to man, Made to melt away all the cares of day And to map out another plan. For what is done ’'neath the broiling sun, When merchants deal and trade, Sometimes may be not fair to see, So the cover of night is laid. What though some fraud stalks out abroad And sins in the dark, dark night? The ‘entire race can’t fall from grace In the spell of the pale moonlight. In the crooning June when the lover’s moon Mounts high in the Heavens there, What living man could fail to scan The skies with a hopeful stare? Or, later yet, when the sun has set And the Harvest moon is bright, Where is the heart that will not start On a rampage of delight? Oh the world’s attune underneath the moon When the time of life is right, For we're safe from harm when within the charm Of the soothing, soft moonlight. JOHN J. DALY. In the Cool of the Evening. (West Bend (Wis.) Pilot). To say they had a good time is merely an expression without the proper meaning. Arriving at this beautiful, entrancing pleasure resort, and after gazing upon the placid wa- ters for a short time, watching the laughing, rippling waves chase each other from bank to bank—which is always calculated to carry the soul of man into dreamland—dinner, the most important feature for the sus- tenance of life, was announced. The afternoon was spent in boating, etc. And when the sun was gently sink- ing behind the western clouds, cast- ing its shadowy forms over the face of mother earth, warning the happy circle that the day was done, supper was announced and partaken of. Then, as the moon shone forth in all its splendor, homeward bound was next. Space forbids us to dwell fur- ther upon this delightful day, but suffice to say that it will long be re- membered by all who attended Iits pleasures, No Salvage. (Arkansas Gazette). Notwithstanding The enormous strides The American people Are making Tn thrift and economy, The only thing That an old pair Of trousers Can be converted into 1s an older pair of trousers. F Count \ factures. DOING HIS BIT ll i i ! { ! FRANK S. KTEFER. Another of Uncle Sam’s jackies is pictured above. He is Frank S. K¥e- fer, aged 18 years. He enlisted in the navy at Hartford on April 24, 1917, and after receciving his training and practical experience was recently made @ gun captain on the North Dakota. He writes home now that he expects to be assigned to the merchant marine, Kiefer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kiefer of 1 Wallace street. He is a graduate of the Grammar school in this city. America Over All (Boston Herald). Over all the world in commerce, America has attained a supremacy that beneflts the buyers no less than the seller. America’s bountiful ex- ports of produce and manufactures enabled the European powers with whom we are now allied against Ger- ! man militarism to carry on the fight ! much more effectively than they could have done without those supplies. France, Britain, Belgium and Italy would have been in sore straits if America’s vast and varied market had not been kept open to them. We take no credit for meeting their needs. It was not altruism—except for Bel- gium—but business. Yet there was friendliness at the heart of it; and we are as glad that we were able to help as we are gratified that our exports have rapidly grown to enormous pro- portions. A particularly pleasing feature of our export trade during the last three years is the ever-increasing demand for our manufactures. It is not in our raw materials, not in simple grain from the fields or metal from the mines that the larger increases have taken place. The great and continu- ing demands are for our manufac- tured and partly manufactured goods. In 1914 such goods formed 59 per cent. of our total exports. Accord- ing to a statement issued by the bu- reau of foreign and domestic com- merce in the fiscal year 1917 such ex- ports reached 78 per cent. Stfll, the percentages do not tell all. They may even convey a wrong impression. For example, we do not get the true meaning of this—that the exports of partly or wholly manufac- tured foodstuffs were 123 per cent. of the total exvorts of 1914 and 12 per cent. in 1917—unless we take the values into account, recollecting that in the fiscal vear 1917 our export to- tal rose above $6,000,000,000. While the percentage of foodstuffs decreased one-half, the value increased from $293,218,336 in 1914 to $729,037,884 in 1917. Then glance at the manu- Those for further use in manufacturing were exported in 1914 to the value of $374,224,210; in 1917 the value was $1,191,787,957. Even more remarkable, and more impor- tant, is the quadrupling of the value of exported manufactures ready,for consumption. In 1914 they were valued at $724,908,000; in 1917 their worth was $2,943,923,212. In these figures we may read how industrial America prospers. Through her fac- tories she hag become supreme in the great markets. She should seriously prepare to retain them. No Foreign Junket. (New York Sun.) If President Wilson in opposing the congressional junket to Europe means to put his seal of disapproval upon the ancient institution of Jjunketing he strikes deep at one of the most enjoyable and least profitable means of spending public money ever in- vented. He will upset some shining precedents and arouse the indignation of travel-loving public servants and their families, their ‘sisters, cousins and aunts,” without whom no junket is really ever complete, The British invitation is to visit England and the war fronts in Fland- ers and France. Here is an excursion, “personally conducted,” sea passage free and expenses all paid, such as Mr. Cook at his best could not offer. The ‘royal’” junket to the Philippines, the best of the many junkets to the Canal Zone for congressmen, sena- tors, representatives, committeemen or whomsoever, could scarcely have offered anything so interesting. Little wonder the president’s disapproval “caused disappointment to the com- mittee, who were in favor of accept- ing.” The members who are thus heart- lessly deprived of the the excursion will have their revenge. The presi- dent and the rest of the world will be forced to get on as best they can without the information on the con- duct of the war which the junketers would have gathered and Dbrought back. An Ohio Social Function. (Alliance Review). The Misery Club met at the home of { Mrs. H. R. Israel Thursday evening. A miserable bunch was present and the evening was passed in misery. A miserable lunch was served by the hostess, and all reported a very mis- erable time. USED BARBED WIRES. Oanadians, in Obstacle Race, Used Wire Captured from Germans. Canadian Headquarters in France, Oct 2.—Barbed wiro entanglements captured from in front of German shell holes when the Canadian troops went “‘over the top” in a recent drive, were used as obstructions in the ob- stacle race here yesterday at the Ca- nadian fall athletic meet, managed by the Y. M. C. A., under the amateur athletic union. The program at- tracted a great crowd of spectators. Another unique event for France was the lacrosse game. The teams represented the artillery and infantry. The artillery won bv 4 goals to 1. Other events were sprinting races of 100 and 220 yards, a one mile and a three mile race, one mile relay race, high jump, tilting the bucket, tug of war and five boxing bouts. The contestants were all Canadians. NOW CAMP MERRITT. Concentration Camp at Hoboken; N. J. Named in Honor of General. Washington, Oct. 2.—General or- ders made public today at the war de- partment showed that the concentra- tion camp at Hoboken, N. J., has been named Camp Merritt,- in honor of the late Major Gen. Wesley Merritt, who sommanded the expeditionary forces sent to the Philippines in 1898, while the camp at Newport News, Va., has been named Camp Stuart, in honor of Major Gen. J. E. B. Stuart, the fam- ous cavalry leader of the Confederate army. The order states that the camps are named for men who ‘“contributed dur- ing their lives to the development of the United States and the acquisition by American citizenship of its pres- Once More the Mexican Seizes Town and Calls Himself Dictator. El Paso, Texas, Oct. 2.—Francisco Villa, leading a band of his followers, swept down from the Durango moun- tains last week and captured the town of Rosario, Durango, according to an employe of an American corpora- tion operating there, who arrived here today. He said Villa had declared him- self supreme dictator of the district surrounding Rosario, had regulated the price of foodstuffs, levied toxes and seized a quantity of wheat for distribution among the poor. NO GERMAN PEACE. All Want Peace But Not At Kaliser’s Dictation, Says Wilson. London, Oct. 2.—Joseph Havelock ‘Wilson, general secretary of the na- tional seamen’s union in a speech at Middlesbrough last night declared that all want peace. “But we're not going to have a German peace. It has been sald that it is impossible to have a military victory. Well, if we cannnt win the war with such a great weight as that of the United States, we do not deserve to win."” Mr. Wilson added that if he could have his way and the seamen ask him “we will deliberately punish the Ger- mans for the crimes they have com- mitted.” TRACESKI REJECTED. After being rejected at Camp Dev- ens, Stanley Traceski one of the men in the contingent that left for the camp on September 20, in Ccmpany C, 301st Machine Gun Battalion, has been rejected due to defective eyesight. Having returned home he will now re- sume his studies at Yale where he is a senior in the law schooi. He is also an editor of the Yale Law Journal. LA FOLLETITE. Branded By People of Minnesota as «“Peacher of Disloyalty and Sedition.” (New York Times). The Public Safety Commission of Minnesota did not exaggerate the gravity of the offense of Robert M. La Follette in its petition to the United States senate which was presented to that body of Mr. Kellogg of Minnesota and referred to the committee on privileges and elections. The petition is moderate in its language and does not overstep the bounds of truth. The expulsion of Mr. La Follette from the senate is urged because he is ‘a teacher of disloyalty and sedition, giving ald and comfort to our ene- mies, and hindering the government in the conduct of the war.” The Minnesota commission, fitly repre- senting the loyal element of that state, which comprises a vast ma- jority of its citizens, has a special grievance against La Follette. Invit- ed to speak in St. Paul at a confer- ence of producers and consumers to consider the high cost of living, he de- livered a speech which, it is said, has “already served to create tre:sonable sentiment in the state.” But the loyal citizens of every state in the Union have the same grievance against La Follette. The loyval members of the United States senate are justly grieved because he misrepresenty them in his disloyal utterances. Hon has helped to spread abroad the ut- terly false idea that the people, or some considerable part of the people, of this country do not support the administration in its prosecution of the war. He has worked deliberately and with avowed purpose, “to hinder the government in its conduct of the war.” Expulsion of this disloyal and dan- gerous member would be creditable to the senate. To do so it would be necessary to have an impeachment trial. But the result could only be wholesome. Tt would have the ap- proval of the whole country. De- prived of his position as senator, the | privileges of which he has so shame- fully abused, La Follette could no longer be dangerous. But as long as he remains in that body his influen throughout the country and beyon its limits will be dangerous and his presence a dishonor to the senate. e deserves expulsion. GIVEN TESTIMONIAL Young Soldier Also Presented With Traveling Kit and Watch. Walter Macholtz, who will leave with the New Britain contingent Thursday for Camp Devens, Ayers, Mass., was given an appropriate fare- well Saturday afternoon by his co- workers at the P. and F. Corbin fac- tory. Macholtz, who is anxious to serve his country, was taken completely by surprise by the testimonial. A bake wag arranged for at Moun- tain Grove, and although it was got- ten up especially for his benefit he knew nothing ahout it being for him. About 75 of his friends were present and shortly after reaching the Grove, the young soldier, who may be In France soon, was presented with a traveling kit and a soldier's wrist watch. Foreman H. G. Coleman made the presentation speech, and while taken completely by surprise, Mr. Ma- choltz responded briefly, thanking his well-wishers in a few well chosen re- marks. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. To prevent social activities and ath- letics from hindering the school work of pupils, Principal L. P. Slade has issued an order that in the future, no one will be allowed to hold more than two positions of importance in any clubs or branches of athletics. Those Wwho already hold more than two of these positions will not be eligible for senior class presidency. The Commercial club held a spe- clal meeting this afternoon in room 814, The regular meeting will prob- .| several departments, ably be held tomorrow evening. The Aloha club met yesterday after- noon in the gymnasium, and elected the following officers: President, Nina Butler; vice president, Eunice Hum- phrey; secretary, Julie Crowe; treas- urer, Beatrice Reynal. The Board of Publication held its first meeting yesterday afternoon in the Vocational building. The boards in the past years have had a great deal of difficulty in getting the school annuals out in time for class \night but this year’s board has started earlier with the hope of getting the books out in time. Plans are under way for the establishment of a school magazine to be issued monthly. The baeard of publication, assisted by Pro- fessor Dillingham, instructor of Eng- lish, will be in charge of the periodi- cal. The plan of having a magazine has been under consideration for some time, but as previous boards have not been elected until late in che year, nothing in this line was ac- complished. The periodical, which will be called the Bee, will contain such as editor- jals, news, clubs, athletics, social ac- tivities, etc. In addition to these the student body will submit stories, poems and drawings. When the first issue will be given out is not known, but it will probably be in about two months. The trade depart- ment will print the magazine. Arrangements are being made for a football game between the local high and Springfleld high, to be played in Sprinfleld Saturday. This will be the first game for the regu- lars. MEETS LOAN STAFF. Secretary McAdoo Explains Something About New Liberty Loan to Salesmen. Indianapolis, Oct. 2.—Wm. G. Mc- Adoo, secretary of the treasury, ar- rived today in his special making tour in behalf of the second Liberty loan. After a breakfast given in his honor by former Vice President Fair- banks, Secretary McAdoo met the loan staff of Indiana and bond sales- men and explained to them how the money obtained through the bonds will be issued. “When war comes to a nation, the first essential is money,” said tary McAdoo in his talk to the Liberty loan workers. ‘““‘We must keep our soldiers and sallors armed and equip- ped with the best that money can buy and American skill devise. We must constantly provide them with pay their wages; we must, as a hu- mane nation, support their dependent families while they are risking and glving their very lives for us; we must supply . them with a reasonable amount of life insurance. We destroy their insurability and conscript almost the whole of their earning power when we draft them and send them to the front. We can do not less than reimburse their destroyed Insurabil- ity and their diminished earning power.” WAR WAS FORCED. Premier Now Recommends That It Be Fought to Finish. London, Oct. 2.—General Louis Botha, premier of South Africa In ad- dressing the opening of the convention of the South African party, according to a Reuter’s despatch from Pretoria, said the war was forced upon the Al- lies and the only thing to do now was to fight to a finish. The premier added: “Let peace be one which will be ben- eficial to the whole world, and enable every country to shape its future on a sound basis.” STEAMER FLOATED. Amoy, China, Oct. 2.—The former German steamer Keongwai, driven on the Kulangsu rocks in the recent ty- phoon, has been floated successfully. It was feared at first that the steamer would be a total loss. COTTON GINNING. Washington, Oct. 2.—Cotton ginned prior to September 25 amounted to 2,498,381 bales, counting round as half bales, the census bureau today an- nounced in its second ginning report of the season. Round bales included number 60,904, and sea island 18,731. DOCTOR OF LAWS. Rochester, Oct. 2.—The degree of doctor of laws will be conferred today by the University of Rochester on Lord Northeliffe and Willlam Riddle, justicp of the supreme court of Canada. P Secre- | HIGH SCHOOL ONCE MORE AT GAPAGITY] (Continued from First Page) slgnment of time there can be noth- | ing more than chorus practice. Through the volunteer services of Miss § Harvey, we are enabiva to have a very creditable orchestra. It would mean a | valuable addition ot our courses, if the }§ teaching force could be so increased as to make possible additional classes in }§ music, including musical appreciation. “One matter is receiving our most serlous attention, the working out of a plan for supervised study. By our session arrangement, the teacher is glven a unusually lareg opportunity to find and meet the difficulties of his pupil. Whatever conclusions we may reach as to the best methods of super- vised study, I am convinced of these truths, that the average pupil needs the personality of the teacher more in the preparation of a lesson than in the recitation; that the assignment should be very definite and made with refer- ence to the time available and to the varying abilities of the members of the class; that the task should be so di- vided that the pupil may know and report at the close of the period how much of the task has been accom.- plished; that in making assignments the teacher should be guided as much by what he has observed in the study period as by what he has observed in. the recitation. “Our trade department has been & part of the city system for little over & year. In spite of the strong attrae- tion of lucrative offers in the shops, the enrollment is about that of & year ago. New Quarters Noeded. ‘“We are still anxious about acoom- modations. One year ago we had an enroliment of 1,856. Today our en- rollment is 1366, an increase of 10. ‘While our enrollment is slightly in- creased, the extending of our work by arranging for a second year in the household arts course, for new classes } in drawing and design and for the of- fering of Spanish in other than com- mercial courses, has made necessary the opening of new quarters. In the academic building we have now ab- solutely nothing in reserve for new classes except the auditorium anéd front bases. Insofar as we alter the auditorium seating for class work, we diminish the capacity for assembly purposes. The front basements are so far below the surface as to make / them unsuitable for work of any con- siderable duration. No teacher should be asked to remain there for an en- tire half session, and 2 sharing of the undesirable quarters among three or four teachers would involve a con- fusion of work and seriously impair the effiolency of the school. -“In the vocational school, Mr. Wisel: tier, for half the day, shares th studio with Miss Holden. For tha general education of the pupils of the trade department, we have converted one of the stock rooms into a recita- { tion room. For Mr. del Moral's class in Spabish we have made permanent the sliding partition in one of the double rooms. We have one mors | double room Which may be used in the same way and then we shall have exhausted the possibilities of this building. “Undoubtedly it is the conditions { brought on by the war that have this year made our problem one that we can solve. Should there he a retur to peace by the beginning of another year, we shall probably be confronted by the situation which I anticipated in my previous report and to which I would again earnestly invite your at- tention. If the High school is to con- tinue to be a school of four grades, we should have additional accommo- dations, at least” tempcrary ones, by September, 1918. ‘Would Transfer Open Air 8chool. “In my previous report I recom- ident Rush Rhees will confer the de- &rees. | mended the transfer of the open air, necessary clothing and food; we must | I [0CRC, MIE MrEASEr OF O vocational building, the erection of a third high school building between the other two, containing gymnasium and auditorium. and the converting of the south end of the academic building into 12 class rooms. Were this done, the suljects now given in the vocational building which require classroom study (Eng- 1lish, history and modern languages) might all be transferred to the aca- demic building, thus leaving the rooms in the vocational building for specifi- cally commercial, household arts and trade work. There are already con- gestions in these subjects which call for relief, and if the open air school should be traneferred as recommend- ed ,some inside rooms might be re- quired for its uses. The change would make a more logicai arrange- ment of rooms than the present one. The directors of the history depart- ment and the depertment of modern languages would have all their work in one building; now the work of these departments is divided between two buildings. “The year has been filled with man- ifestations of good-will and helpful- ness on the part of my fellow teach- ers and the clerical force; these man- ifestations involved a large amount of hard work. ‘lhis prevailing spirit is, of course, the bhasis of such success as we may have attalned. The cone sclousness of co-operation brings =& deep - sense of gratituge. “Upon Mr. Moody, Mr. Farnham and Mr. Packard rests the heavy bur- den of detailed administration. So copable are the headmasters and tho director of trade education that I am. never anxious about any matter that has been turned over to their offices.” ‘HIS ATTORNEY ILD. Trial of Baseball Manager Charged With Murder, Postponed Again. Indianapolig, Oct. 2.—For the sec- ond time the trial of Dan Shey, former manager of the Milwaukee American association basebal! club, charged with the murder of a negro waiter here, has been vostponed. The trial wan to have rted today, but illness of one of the attorneys in the case caused |1t to be delayed indeninttaly.