New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 3, 1917, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD,’SATURDAY,’NOVEMBER‘, 3,"!917; tain l:le;ald. HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietors. Theusd datly (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m., at Herald Building, 67 Church Bt. Entered at the Post Office at New Britain s Second Class Mail Matter. ~ Deltvered by carrfer to any part of the city for 16 cents a week, 65 cents a month. Bubscriptions for paper to be sent by mail, payable in advance, 60 cents a month, $7.00 a year. The only profitable advertising medium in the city. Circulution books and press room always open to advertisers. The Herald will be found on sale at Hota- ling’s News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York Cliy; Board Walk, At- lantic City, and Hartford Depot. TELEPHONL} CALLS. Business Office .. z Editorial Rooms . Momber of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitied to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local On Thy Fate. 8] on, O Ship of State! 8all on, O Union, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, ‘With all the hopes of future , Years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate! ~-HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE. Dr. Karl Muck, leader of the Bos- b Symphony orchestra, over whom contréversy has been held be- ‘of M8 refusal to play “The Star v d Banner” at a recent concert o Providence, has taken the bull by | horns and resigned his post. This @ia after conducting one per- mance during which ‘the national them was played. Dr. Muck is not i naturalized citizen of the United ites. Those who.have held up his pd of the quarrel point to this fact ith the remark, “Why should he, a yal citizen of Prussia, prove dis- 'A to his own country by playing fhe mational anthem of another nation ¢ war with his native land?” With- Aallowing the arguments to be l°n‘, wn out, it might have been asked n all seriousness, “Why then should . Muck receive American dollats th which to purchase American (Joods for his comforts of fife.” TIf je could not play “The Star Spangled ‘Banmer” for his American audiences, ‘be could not conscientiously expect ?% receive American money. It is a 3 § poor spirit of loyalty that does not “work both ways. THE WORD IS IN THE DICTION- ARY. As we have become familiar with 3 definition of the word, Hospital means an institution for the recep- | tion, care, and medical “treatment of the sick or wounded. Formerly the _word indicated a place of hospitality for those who were in need of shelter ‘of maintenance. That usage, of { course, was in the broader sense. ‘Later we have come to look upon a “heepital as a place where medical aid n be obtained, where strangers or uests are treated with the same gen- ous kindness. Even a home may turned into a hospital in case of nergency. On second sober thought, as Presl- ! dent Wilson might say, we must be » little bit old fashioned. Either that, or New Britain has jumped several bounds ahead of its time. For here on Main street Thursday, in the very heart of the city, was witnessed a scene which proved beyond peradven- ture of a doubt that hospital is a term very much misused or abused . by public officials in this vicinity. ' And this without any reflection what- soever on the institution known as . our general hospital. That is . be- & yona the pale of this discussion. The story and the facts are these:— © Michael F. Bullivan, a jitneur, was | edlled Thursday afternoon to Plain- ville for a fare. Upon his .arrival there he was asked to take a man, . sick unto death, to New Britain for medical treatment. Being of sympa- thetic nature, Mr. Sulllvan complicd. He did more. He made all possible Maste to secure aid. Upon his arrival ' Bere he was baffled. He first sought { ald from the Board of Charitles. There, after meeting Superintendent ‘Hart, he was informed that nothing _oould be done for the poor unfortu- ‘pAte outside in the public convey- ice. So, undaunted, Mr. Sullivan ¢ mought surcease eisewhere. He drove ‘to Police Headquarters. There he " ‘met with another recbuff. Sergeant - orth politely but firmly told him there was no place there in which & Man could dle, so long as the police “department had anything to do with Also, ‘the police ambulance could Do pressed into service to carry the man to the hospital because,— well, because the only ones who are carried to the hospital in such in- stances are those who have met with fou] play, as in the case of a shooting or cutting, or those who are stricken on public highways. And it was plain to see this man was quietly dying in Mike Sullivan’s jitney. This was not @a sensational murder ney, of course, was on the street; but the man was not. The law cov- ered that point. The man was not dying on the street. ‘What then could Mr. Sullivan do? All this time had he sought aid. AT this time had be been balked; but he was not defeated. He went in quest of help. He met a banlter. No ald there. Bankers are not- in- terested in' people who are dying,— except perhaps when it is a man with a bank account. He met a butcher. Such a difference there is between the human carcass and that of a steer. Other business men came the way of the former, and yet no help. All this time the man in the jitney was slowly but surely passing away. All this time Mr. Sullivan was ap- proaching nearer to the depths of despair. The ordinary man would not see a dog die without offering some help. And then, after much telephoning and rushing hither and yon, a doctor approsched the scene of activities. The jitney had by this time attracted some attention. Feel- ing the pulse of the man on the back seat of the vehicle, the doctor ordered the taxi to proceed forthwith to the hospital, “But,” protested the -crest-fallen driver, “they might not take him in, unless a doctor says it’s all right.’ “Well, I say it’s all right,” shouted the doctor, “and mention my name.” So off went Mr. Sullivan with his charge. And he was successful. The Hospital admitted the patient. And here, of course, is the climax of the story: No sooner had the man gotten inside the door of the hospital than he dled. Had he Hved after all this he would have been a wonder.. Now, we grant this man was a derelict. He was such in more ways than one. Deserted and abandoned by his own folk, he was beyond the pale of recognition by even our pub- lic authorities, who might have ad- vised Mr. Sullivan what to do in the first place. This poor unfortunate in his dying hour was carted throughout the town, from pillar to post, without ‘whereon to rest his head. The man is dead. No amount of argument will bring him back to life. This much, however, must be noted. He died without medical attention in a city of 60,000 population, a city that boasts of its civillzation, a city that has a hospital to care for its sick and wounded. It may be argued, on the other hand, that Mr, Sullivan was the one who made the mistake in not going first to the hospital; but Sullivan was laboring under a general delusion. He believed no one could be taken to the hospital unless sent there by proper medical authority. When death comes knocking at the door he does not stop to ask for pedigrees. He is no respecter of persons. They all look alike to the Grim Reaper. In the eyes of High Heaven the rich and the poor, the young and the old, the powerful and the humble, the exalted and the lowly are all the same when that last bitter hour arrives. The best any can get is a resting place within the bosom of earth. A thousand years hence and the skull of this man who died friendless Thursday might be mis- taken for that of the greatest man i# the town. Death is the real leveler. ‘We will not even know in the future were able to pay case. who, when dying, hospital bills. / So it behooves a civilized people to look somewhat beyond the pale of ‘this mortal existence. And this, whether they believe in a future life or not. The dying should be cared for, whether rich or poer. The dead we will not allow to remain above ground. It is but just and proper that we administer as best we can to those who are about to depart. At least we should not make a pub- lic spectacle of their demise. Hos- pitality is a word with many charms. Red tape should be an unknown quantity there. A JOINT FUND. Having decided to join hands in the furtherance of their war work, the Knights of Cdlumbus and the Young Men’s Christian Association will find a more responsive public in this gen- erous undertaking. Also, they will eliminate much waste of labor. In going over the same ground here, it would be but natural that the can- vassers for the two separate and dis- tinct funds should cross each other. They would then annoy rather than smooth the feelings of those who are already burdened with war responsi- bilities. By a joint effort they will, or should, realize their ambitions much sooner than would be other- wise possible. The jit- | THE SONG OF THE SHAKER. o In the cool of Summer ev’nings or the chill of Winter nights, When hearts are waxed in friendship 'neath the glow of ’lectric lights, bland, style land, note throat, Brother Thirstun cannot falter command, might. . once essays, And although you might have the earth serve the purposes of these two great organizations. They have sent their secretaries and fleld equipment to the various cantonments throughout this land, and to the battle-fields of Eu- rope. They are, in a Christian way, furnishing the young men of the na- tional army and the veterans of the regular army with good, clean enter- tainmient. Also, they are providing facilities for study and means of whiling away hours that might be spent in insipid distractions. The men at the front are in need of every help along these lines. While there have been many demands upon the people of New Britain in the past, they will certainly prepare to give generously to this fund when the campaign is put on in earnest during the week of November 11. FACTS AND FANCIES. Some folks don’t care a darn just so the movie houses have plenty of coal.—Exchange. We belleve that at last accounts ex-President Taft's two eyes were in- tact.—Boston Transcript. Our apologies are due to Milwau- kee: The city oversubscribed = its quota of the Liberty loan. Prositl— Boston Transcript. The white soldier who refuses to salute a Negro officer is going out of his way to make himself ridiculous. —Louisville Courier-Journal. .If the Germans want a war hero, why not von Mackensen rather than von Hindenburg? Von Mackensen appears to be the finer soldier.—Wa- terbury Republican. One serious economic problem that is going to confront Germany pretty soon is what to do with all the bright young men who has been trained for §py careers.—Ohio State Journal. A person named Kaiser is a sub- scriber to a Liberty loan bond in Bershire, and there's another named German. A citizen of Austria, living in a Berkshire town has subscribed five times during the . two loans.— Berkshire Eagle. Having discovered by long and care- tul figuring that, the war has cost their business $7.85 to date, some people have.concluded that we can’t win this war and must make peace.— Putnam Press-Guardian. A little wet again under foot. And a nice breath of spumy spray blow- ing in from the sea. The harbor all white caps, and the ferry boat toss- ing like a rocking horse. A fine eve- ning for checkers, or holding the yarn skein, while mother rolls the ball.— New London Day. DR. BROWN RETURNS. Former Baptist Church Pastor Makes Visit to Old Home. Rev. Dr. T. Edwin Brown, former pastor at the First Baptist church this city. Dr. Eg5wn was here early in the summer and at that time preached a sermon at the Baptist church. He will speak at the com- munion service tomorrow. Dr. Brown intends to leave next Tuesday for his home in the West where he is located with his son, also There is much need for money to a former local man, And the world has cast its shadow o’er the cares and toils of day, And all the petty worries have been neatly tucked away, We partake ourselves to Thirstun’s where th’ welcome’s never And we listen to the music of the shaker in his hand. There he greets us with a hand-shake of the old Pickwickian They gave when Kings were reigping on the Tigris and the Nile, When Grecian ladies ‘clamored for a seat beside the throne, When Love was running riot, and before a law was known,— Thus he welcomes to his household many wanderers of the ‘While he sounds a sort of tom-tom with the shaker in his hand. Oh, that shaker! How we love it, with its tinkling, chinkling, As the ice bounds up and down within its slender, shining, And the cock-tail in the making sings a song of joys to come. There is nothing yet so sweet on earth to make the senses hum. So we staad in expectation, though we seem to understand, There beside him looms a woman of a modest, kindly grace, With the light of Heaven shining in her girlish, wifely face; And she thrills with pride ecstatic as her husband goes along In his routine way of serving nectar which incites to song; And her eyes. beam, oh, so sweetly when, with skill at his He concludes the operation with a shaker in his hand. Then, as if the gods attended in a Ganymedian role, Bearing cups of wine\ ambrosia for the surcease of the soul, Brother Thirstun bids us seated while he pours the liquid light From within the tall and slender glass he holds with all his It is then we feel the glory and the power he doth demand, . While he pours the oil of joy from out the shaker in his hand. For there is no better. mixer in a thousand.diff’rent ways . Than this same good Brother Thirstun, when the role he You have never yet encountered such a friend of sterling worth. For, he stands, we do avow it, in a class that’s more than grand When he starts the spirits bubbling with here, is again making a short visit to ' with a shaker in his hand. travelled with the bon-ton of the shaker in his hand. JOHN ]J. DALY. [ Town T. opics| Although time is hardly ripe for much political chatter, nevertheless, murmurs of coming campaigns can be heard occasionally and the name of George A. Quigley occupies a promin- ent place. There seems to be but lit- tle doubt that he will again be a can- didate for mayor next spring and will seek election for the third eonsecu- tive time. Whether he will be suo- cessful in the spring campaign de- pends largely upon developments be- tween now and that tlme. At pres- ent it would appear that the -mayor has many more political enemies than he had when last elected, but it is hard to see where their numbers have increased sufficiently to insure his defeat, or where his opponents, either republicans or democrats, have a candidate able to give him a dan- gerous battle. But while the mayor is undoubtedly desirous of victory next spring, it is higher honors he craves, beyond a doubt. There is every reason to believe that he has his eyes glued qn a certain mahogany chair in the House of Representatives at Washington at present occupied by ope Augustine Lonergan. The idea has probably occurred to his honor that a man in office, daily before the public’s eye has a much better chance for election than dces an outsider who enters the race, hence his desire for the third term. But if all else is smooth sailing, Mayor Quigley may find many obstacles in his path before the campaign for Congress is ended. He is known to be frowned upon by John Henry Roraback, the big noise of the republican party in Connecti- cut, and Morgan G. Buckley, another silent power, is believed to have as- pirations for a candidate of his own. It has been hinted that Mayor Ha- garty of Hartford may be found New Britain’s desirous aspirant in the re- publican convention, and there is an- other local man of prominence, not disliked by Roraback, who may have to be reckoned with ultimately. .o About the funniest thing noticed this week has been the action of no few people in flocking to the post of- fice and sub-stations to purchase two cent stamps, thinking that buying them before the postal revenue tax became effective they could send a letter for two cents just the same as they can use five cent trolley tickets if they were purchased before the fare was boosted to six cents. e In their instant action the health board has undoubtedly prevented ' a bad diphtheria epidemic in the city. The efficlency of the health board has never been questioned, yet there was never a better example of its effi- clency than this. If Dr. H. F. Moore, the new superintendent, can maintain the high standard set by Dr. T. E. Reeks the city can ask for nothing better. .o < From the Herald of 25 years ago: October 28: Messrs. C. C. and W. B. Rossberg's bicycle depot is about finished and they will soon open it to their friends with a house warm- ! ing, dancing, etc. There was a husk- ing bee at Charles Ellis' on Rocky Hill road last night. 4 October 29: A Waterbury man was struck and killed at the Elm street rallroad crossing this morning. Philip | Corbin has sold land on Maple street to August Wallin and John Blonner. October 31: New Britain and Hart- fora High schools played yesterday | but New Britain left the feld with the DOING HIS BIT PATRICK O’NIEL. “Somewhere in France” 1s the present address of Private Patrick O'Niel, son of Michael O'Niel, of Main street, this city. He enlisted on April 16, 1917, in Company E in New Britain. Later he was transferred to a machine gun company and sent overseas. His whereabouts at the present time are unknown, but it has been learned that he made the trip across safely. — score 10 to 6 in their favor when Um- pire John Buckley became too unfalr. Anthony Comstock of New York gave a purity address at the First church last night. “The police have made 72 arrests during the past month. November -1: The McKinley Tin Plate Brigade is made up of many men who belonged to the famous Log Cabin Howlers in the campaign of 1888. The . county commissioners have received a remonstrance from the Tabs and from the Catholic priests asking that the namber of saloons north of the railroad crossing be re- duced to twenty, providing one.for every 500 inhabitants. November 2: Augustus Howes, the dashing young forger who succeeded in victimizing the New Britain Na- tional Bank out of $250 has been ar- rested in Yonkers. The following is the written decision of Referee R. M. Dame in reference to the disputed game: hig entire rulings were based on a wrong interpretation and New Britain was justified in refusing to play. An- drew J. Barker, who has been with Dr. Wales for the past two years, has entered Yale Medical college to study medicine. November 3: At 7:36 o'clock last night Mayor Walsh called the council to order and nine members respond- ed to the roll but there was not a republican member present. The talk on the street today is that August Burkhardt and R. W. Hadley will be the republican candidates for repre- sentative. e Practically evervbody in the city followed the sensational Wise-Tobin murder case from its beginning on the morning of September 19 to the afternoon of October 30 when the al- leged murderer was found guilty and sentenced t6 be hanged on December 14. Many people still believe that there was a sufficient element of doubt in the case to make the death penalty unwarranted, while others be- lieve as did the jury. But while the public which has followed the case is familiar with the various startling features in connection with the trial, there is one outstanding coincidence which is both interesting and unusual. It is the recurrence of the numeral 40. Briefly: When Wise was called to the witness stand for direct exam- ination his lawyer questioned him just 40 mintues. State’s Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn cross-examined the accused man 40 minutes. Assistant State's Attorney Newell Jennings con- sumed 40 minutes’ time when he re- hearsed the case to the jury, Lawyer A. A. Greenberg made a 40 minute plea on behalf of his client, Public Defender John F. Forward argued ‘Wise’'s case before the jury for 40 minutes and State's Attorney Alcorn’s scathing condemnation of Wise took just 40 minutes. The charge to the jury, read by Judge William S. Case, was read in 40 minutes and finally, it took the twelve jurymen just 40 minutes to come to the unanimous conclusion that Wise was, without doubt, the actual murderer. e Are people generally superstitious? Accuse them of it and they will laugh at you, but how do you account for the following, which follows so closely the belief of a well known supersti- tion. On Thursday painters were en- gaged in painting the Church street side of the First Congregational church and one of their big ladders was tilted way across the walk. Par- ticular attentlon was paid to 37 peo- ple who passed the spot consecutively. Of these 21 deliberately walked around the ladder, 10 passed under it without apparently noticing the fact, while six also passed under it but not before plainly hesitating and looking upward. In this connection it might be added that of the 21 who studi- ously avoided going under the lad- der, 14 were women. There is no in- tended intimation, however, that the falr sex are any more prone to be- \ “I declare the game to be New Britein's by the score of 4 to 0 for three reasons; first, the umpire has no right to forfeit a game; second, he did not abide by the rules; third, ‘ FACTS ABOUT TBE AMERICAN RAVY BY LIEUT. FITZHUGH GREEN, U. 8. N. Man Ove No cry aboard ship more deeply af- fects its hearers. In 1908 a typhoon exploded in the China sea, spread northwards and eastwards, plunging and tearing across the foam-ribbed mountains of water it left in its devastated wake. Full in the path of the storm steamed the American fleet, then on its cruise around the world. The darkest hour of the tempest enveloped our warships in impen- etrable gloom. Captains -clung to their bridge rails. Suddenly two red lights flashed on the ship ahead. A man was overboard. At once all ships repeated the signal, stopped, sheered out and turned on searchlights—as if they were in the calm of Chesapeake Bay instead of in a foul typhoon. There was no disorder. Illumin- ated life belts were dropped. The man caught one, held, and floated in the beam of a searchlight. Boats were made ready for lowering. But no boat could have lived ten seconds in that raging.ocean. Signals passed. The third captain backed and turned, not an easy task with every other sea going clean over the bridge 53 feet above the water line. But he succeeded. A life buoy carrying a line floated down. The man caught and held; and, wonderful to relate, was dragged aboard unhurt. He is the only man known to have fallen overboard in a typhoon and lived to tell the tale. At man-overboard the officer of the deck must think of six things at once. First he must stop his engines lest the glant propellers make hash of the man. Rudder must be put over in such a way as to swing the stern clear. In formation this is not per- mitted. Ships in column gswing al- ternately to right and left. Life buoy release switches are on the bridge, but great care is taken not to drop the heavy metallic ring on top the man. Instances of this have been fatal. Third, the life boat niust be manned without delay and lowered, preferably on the lea side. If searchlights are not turned on with- rboard ! in a few seconds at night the buoy may be lost. And all the while, when in Fleet column, collision ahead and astern threatens the safety of the ship inexpertly handfed. = Nicest™ delicacy combined with steely-nerved skill is necessary to the execution.of these duties promptly and efficiently. Signals to life boats are vital. In a tossing sea, now high, now low, floating objects are not easily kept in view. Instantly the cry is heard a signal-boy jumps to the rail. Not for a moment does he take his eyes off the man. When lifeboat heaves in sight he signals right or left, out or in to the coxswain until the buoy 1s caught. At all times men are stationed aft to drop life buoys in case-the one on® the bridge is too far away. On a 600 foot warship a man may fall a quar- ter of a mile away from the nearert buoy—no small task in combers for even a good swimmer. At night car- bide lights attached to the ring help him find it. In places like Hampton Roads where the tide is swift life boats are ready even at anchor. YDuring the night an anchor watch crew is dress- ed and available at all times. 3 At sea life boats are kept ready for quick release. Provisions, water, life belts, and other equipment, aref provided in case squalls or sudden ar- rivals of the enemy force a separa-~ tion from the mother ship. Rigld in- spection of life boats and muster of their crews are made every watch. One captain in the fleet concluded that his life boat was not manned smartly enough at man-overboard- drill. Whereat he proclaimed a spe- cial furlough for the 12 men first ia* the boat at next_ man-overboard, Four days later the alarm came. ‘| Half the deck force fought for the prize. Boat falls carried away. In- stead of one there were five men overboard. Cries of the dead and dy¥ ing were lost in the roar of individual combat. The experiment was not re- peated. A regular crew was detailed, and furlough taken away if they don't speed up. —_ lleve in bad omens than the stronger sex, s Hallowe’en has come and gone and there are but few broken windows, hardly any broken fences or gates, no overturned chicken-coops, and com- paratively few cabbage- and tomato- bespattered front doars to testify to its annual visit. Cormpare Hallowe'en of 1917 to the Hallowe'ens of a decade ago. They are no more similar than are the nights before the Fourth of July of the present similar to the “nights before” ten vears ago. With the advance of the safe-and-sane- Fourth idea, there also came a ‘“quiet and peaceful’” Hallowe’en idea. Today most of the Hallowe'en activities are confined to conventional parties, mas- querading with faces blackened, and the occasional ringing of a doorbell, then a hurried scamper lest one of the plain-clothes policemen appre- hend the perpetrator of the act. But almost everybady remembers the ac- tivities of only a few years ago. Ring- ing doorbells and masquerading was altogether too calm for the blood of Young America who craved excite- ment. In those days it was great sport to take a section of a fence or a fence gate and carry it to some other sectlon of the city. It was equally enjoyable to overturn the neighbors’ chicken-coops, to ring the doorbells and then pelt the man of the house with over-ripe tomatoes and cabbage stumps when he responded. But the change is one for the better. This is one instance when the people cannot honestly yearn for the ‘“good old days.” s It the Pledge Card campaign for promises to assist in conseérving food does nothing else, it will give to the officials a list of additional names of radical Germans and others with pro- German tendencies. The women who are conducting this house-to-house canvass report, in some districts, a surprising number of obvious pro- Germans, and, in numeraus instances, they have reported frank hostility to the United States. One young woman, canvassing in the southern part of the city, called at one house where the housewife received her coldly and ob- jected to signing the pledge card. “I should think you’d like to sign the card if for no other reason than to have this placard in your window,” explained the canvasser, showing the pledge certificate with the United States emblem thereon. “I wouldn’t put that flag in my win- dow, anyway,”” was the curt reply. Such people have no place among real Americans. Their room is better than their country. Send all of their ilk back to Germany, via Belgium, that they may see and glory in the barbarism of their Fatherland. DR In the appointment of Fred Smith as lieutenant in the fire department the board of fire commissioners made a selection that is meeting with pop- ular approval. In fact all of the candidates were first class men and the selection of Mr. Smith is no re- flection upon them, but rather an ap- preciation of his past work and his years of service. Although one of the slightest men in the department in physique, Lieutenant 8mith is an unusually muscular man and is able to hold his own with any otrer Her- cules in the department, either as man to man or in prowess. As a fire fighter he knows no fear and as a leader of men he has had consider- able experience. Lieutenant 8mith is veteran of the Spanish-American war, enlisting in 1898 when he was but & boy in his ’teens. His ablility was recognized in army life and be- fore he was eventually given his hon- orable discharge from the army he had' risen to the rank of first ser- geant of Company I, a pcsition that must be filled by a man of ability as well as proved leadership as any mil- ftary man knows. One particularly pleasing fact about this latest contest for promotion within the department was the absolute absence of any at- tempted “fixing” of the commission- ers. All of the cdndidates went into the race openly, stood on their meritsg and not one sought any undue advan- tage. This has been favorably com- mented upon by the commissioners. ses Never before have pennies been as popular as they are today, not even in the days of childhood when to be the proud possessor of a shiny cop- per meant evident wealth. Hereto- fore pennie§ have been a despised part of a person’s pocket money. They e» disliked to carry them and generally worked them off in change, pur- chased newspapers, matches, chewing gum or anything else they did not particularly want in order to be rid of the jingling pennies. Previously a number of coppers in the pocket of a father, mother, brother, sister or, elderly friend generally meant an im- mediate increase in the little bank of the younger generation, but now the lttle tin’ bank will suffer. With pen- nies needed for trolley rides, pennies needed for moving picture taxes, ex- tra pennies mneeded for countless household commodities which form- erly cost prices which could be paid even in silver or nickel the once low- ly copper has come into its own. possession. According to the conduc- tors and the ticket sellers at the mov- ing picture theaters the general pub- lic is still unaccustomed to being pro- vided with pennies but, they say, each {succeeding week they notice a differ- ence and predict that before long the copper cent will become a prominent part of the wardrobe. 3 COMPLAINTS OF CHAUFFEURS. —_— - Autos Blocked Traffic on Winter aud Bigelow Streets, Complaints relative to obstructing of traffic were received by the polica in two Instances yesterday and inves« tigations were at once made with pos« sible results in the future. It is said that vehicles were left standing in the street in a manner to inconvenience other traffic. » In one instance Edward Horwitz, chauffeur for Gordon Brothers, ex< plained that an auto truck belonging to Landers, Frary & Clark was block« ing the Winter street walk and com« Adults as well as children seek their plaint was also received from Morrif«- Gordon to the effect that & truck and pleasure car wi found blocking Bigelow street in the visinity of Lin: storage house. Both comphints werd investigated by Officer MeCarthy. An_Interestiag coincidence in the Winter street complaint is that a short while ago Horwits left a truck blocking the trafic on Commercial, street and went home to dinner. Complaint was made by President Charles F. Smith of-Landers, Frary & Clark and Horwite’s arrest followed for violation of the city ordinance. A. 0. H. TO GIVE SOCIAL. Rev. Willlam A. Harty Branch, A O. H, at the regular meeting tomor« row afternoom, ‘will hold a social a which the state officers are expect: to be present. The local priests havq been invited to make addresses an an address will also be made by Thomas H. Kehoe. Thomas Murphy, James Farrell and James Landy wfli render vocal selections and recitationg will also be on the program. Re: freshments will be served. There will be a drill of the degree team at 3( Church street at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. MASQUERADE DANCE. A Hallowe'en masquerade dancq was given by James A. Graham t( his pupils last evening in LeWitt' hall. Costumes of every description were represented. One of the mos{ pleasing novelties offered was Uncle §' Sam'’s navy. The hall was conspicu« ously decorated In patriotic colon which mingled well with the Hald lowe’en decorations. 4‘ | M 4