New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 8, 1917, Page 6

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The hour has struck; the sands are run; Your chance to take the patriot’s stand May vanish by tomorrow’s sun; +If you refuse to guard the Rights ' For which our Fathers fought and died, To watch and trim lights, You shall be stricken in your pride! Haul down the flag, be the beacon no more to Shelter and emblem of the tree, For hark! again that warning ory— “'Tis man’s perdition to be safe ‘When for the truth he ought to daje!” MRS. THOMAS WENT- WORTH HIGGINSON. WHEN THAT HAPPENS. We have learned, from past exper- fences, to expect little from Russia. | Which perhaps is a good thing In | view of what has just happened. The | overthrow of the Kerensky govern- | ment has been expected for some f time. What will hippen in the future ‘even a fortune teller could not say. ose who are putting any depend- ncy on a people recently freed from e yoke of Czar rule have placed elr confidence on the wrong horse.. | Order will not be brought out of Russian chaos until some intellectual ‘giamt, bigger even than Kerensky, f makes his appearance and points the ‘way which the people, drunk with liberty, must follow. When that f moment comes, when the savior of ' Russia appears, then and then only ‘may the world hope for the best. Seee W STARTING ANEW. Today there begins in this city an lenthusiastic campaign for a greater mmd bigger and better Chamber of Sommerce. The old chamber, to all ntents and purposes, has gone the ay of the world. The new chamber nust come to take its place. This ‘ander the plan of re-organization. | For the past three years the old [Chamber of Commerce has been do- jng business at its present stand. ngly, it has not measured up ® the mark. There was something ly wrong with the organization. [ Just where the fault was. very few were able to tell. Certainly, the ber was not as healthy as it ht have been. Yet there was r a diagnosis of the case until recently, when the three-year m of membership ran out. Now he doctors have gathered and pro- junced the patient dead. New Britain needs a new Chamber £ Commerce. It will have one if the live, active business men of this city carry through the formulated pro- gram, tentatively presented. Begin- ning today there must be new life. Upon the ashes of the old there must be reared a . substantial ‘structure. This can be done in one way only. The support of every individual in this city must be enlisted. ; The war conditions have demon- strated the immense value of local ‘hambers of Commerge in Connecti- put. The State Chamber is one of ‘the strong arms of the State Coun- cll of Defense. It 18 strong because ach of its local chambers may be lepended on to put through whatever war activity is assigned to it. New tain cannot afford to be without a fthoroughly up to date Chamber of JCommerce. It is the recognized jagency in every large community fthrough which hundreds of important fQuestions of public concern may best be promoted.. It should exercise ong and helptul iffluence in mu- icipal affairs without encroaching wpon the rights of the city govern- iment. It should kill bad projects of jall kinds and nurse the good ones to pmaturity. Everyone knows the rea- ns why the present chamber did Co ative need of a Chamber of Com- meree and cheerfully lend, our aid to make it a successful and respected organization. There has been in the past much misconception of the work of a Chamber of Commerce. Its name should naturally tell what it means. That the name was a misnomer in by-gone days is now recognized, and the remedy is at hand. To begin with, the new organization will stretch its arm forth to encircle all the citizens of the city who are in- terested in the welfare and growth of New Britain. For purposes of classi- fication the people then are divided into thesc three groups: Thosa con- nected with the larger manufactur- ing interests, having and doing busi- ness throughout the state, the coun- try and the world; those who are af- flliated with the retail business con- cerns, and who in their every-day work come in contact with the people of this locality; those who belong to neither of the aforementioned classes, but who go to make up that grand assemblage of persons listed in the professional and other walks of life. Under this latter head will be found all those interested in the civic wel- fare of the city, whether they be lawyers, ministers, artists, poets, or what-not. The new Chamber of Commerce then starts on its career with a scope that is far-reaching while at the same time it beccomes vastly more interesting than it has been to all the various classes. with their special vocations and avocations. The cam- paign being waged today is in the hands of men known to the various and different business spheres, and the profession circles. Those whom these canvassers approach will know from the very calibre of the solicitors that new life and thought have at last wiped away the old ruins. The plea is for a trial of one year. Being interested with all in the up- building of this city, the Herald be- lieves whole-hearted support should be accorded the men who are start- ing the new Chamber of Commerce on its way. They have outlined a magnificent schedule which will, af- ter the preliminaries are completed, be turned over to other competent men. When the time comes g cap- able secretary will be selected from the ranks of eligible candidates in New Britain; a fact which in itself should be a promise for a real*fra- ternal working institution. We hold high hopes for the New Chamber of Commerce. By a united effort it can be made a formidable factor in the life of New Britain. FOLLOWING NEW YORK, Tuesday’'s elections in New York State have resulted in the granting of Woman Suffrage. Two years ago the amendment was defeated. This year the same provision is adopted by a goodly majority. Sentiment in regard to Woman Sut- frage is rapidly changing. This is true in many parts of the ocountry where before there was strong an- tagonism to the idea. That one of the greatest states in the Union has seen fit to grant the franchise to women will have even greater effect on other states when the question is brought up for consideration of the people. \ The opposition to Woman Suffrage has been in various -forms. One of the most significant is that many have opposed the idea of an amend- ment to the Constitution of the United States. The women of New York have gained the right to vote in pre- cisely the way that the same right has been conferred on all peoples, with the one exception—the Iliberated slaves of the Southland. In the days to come the women have every right to believe that state after state will follow the example of New York until that memorable day when the necessary number have con- ferred the power which will result in a nation-wide Woman Suffrage. | It is not every day, fortunately, that New Britain witnesses the ship- ping of the dead. Yet when this grim task must be undertaken it is fitting that it should be done in as kindly and sympathetic way as pos- sible. Today the body of the fifth victim of the Berlin automobile aec- cident was sent from the station to a final resting place in New Jersey. The casket was taken to the depot last evening sometime before. seven o'clock and left on a trick ‘alone until the 8:39 train this -morning. There should be some unobtrusive resting place for the dead, even when train connections are to be made. FACTS AND FANCIES. The humble penny has come into its own.—Bridgeport Post. Russia may not have quit, but it has shortened its playing season con- siderably.—Springfleld Daily News. v Some people can't take the pledge | to eat corn bread, hecause it 1s yel- ilow and doesn't match their china | plates.—Meriden Journal. flourish. These reasons no longer n. Let us recognize the imper- Probably the next thing we ~ will hear wilk be a claim that Boston 1is the “home of the bean and the; bond.”—New York Sun. Saturday was the Florence (Kan.) Bulletin editor’'s unlucky day. He bought a quarter's worth of beans uptown and lost three of them on the way home.—Exchange. s Our esteemed Narragansett, R. contemporary, the I. Times, recalling numerous meatless and wheatless days, soon looks for leafless days. It would not be strange.—Rockville Leader. It is a hardened sinner indeed who wastes gasoline in joy riding after he learns that the American troops, first | rellef, camc out of the trenches so ! dirty that they had to bathe in petrol before using water.—New London Telegraph. The Atlanta Constitution condemns the waste of rice thrown at brides and grooms as they depart for their wedding journey. Boots and shoes | are urged as a substitute. It can’t be done at present prices.—Water- bury Republican. The cable says the sector where the American troops have gone into the trenches is a “quiet” one, and also announces the first shot was fired by a red-headed artilleryman. Seems inconsistent, somehow.—Kan- sas City Times. son, We note that Elihu Root's day, who was married the other 1 neither eloped with an actress nor | ran away with a working girl. This is so unusual that we deem it perti- nent to refer to the incident.—Cap- per's Weekly. ’ *EQU!’ESCAM. e And when, in sadness, come the hour That I must go and mingle with the dead, there shall feelings, and he becomes a pretty g00d judge of them. A man will { rarely attempt to flirt with the wom- an who is not prepared to meet him halfway. 2 . It follows that it is for women to set the tone of the offices which they are entering in such large numbers. Women have to be even more womanly with men than with their own sex, for any lapse from refinement is the gate through which respect goes. And once a man’s respect for a woman has gone she may as well go too. Every wom- an who has anything to complain about in men’s behavior in offices should look to herself. “I think we had better take your | views on swearing at once,” said one of many men to the only girl in an office. *“We had a girl here before, and we all carefully refrained from bad language—at great cost to | ourselves!—for about a year. Then one day we heard her talking on the telephone with a vocabulary which put ours into the shade!” Men always accord a woman the respect she deserves. FINANCIALLY SPEAKING. Present Slump of Stock Market Only Temporary Since All Liberty Loan , Money Must Be Spent in America. (Waterbury Democrat) Numerous cross currents have kept the stock market in an unsettled con- dition, the result being the present slump. The all absorbing influence has been the Liberty loan, which Proved a magnificent success. The $5,000,000,000 mark was reached. It must be taken for granted that a large portion of the national income Will be required to mest these obliga- tlons for some time to come. The United States has virtually become banker for the allies, the responsibili- tles and strain of which must be squarely shouldered for months to come. While these abnormal demands will temporarily defer new capital Let no one stop to pick a fragrant flower To sanctify the stillness of my bed. For they who cull a fragrance such as this Make die a breath of sweetness on the air : And rob some’ gentle soul of all the bliss It needs would gather as its earthly ware: X And, killing thus the stem of one fair rose, ‘What good could come to senses unaware? Pray spare the lives and sweetness of all those ‘Who do but purify the stagnant air! I should not want a honey-suckle spoiled For me, when gone to answer for my task; If there be those who thus would show I've toiled, Go tell them wish me well, ’tis all I ask. obligations, they will .on the other hand infuse fresh vigor into all in- dustries necessary for the conduct of the war. The bulk of this vast loan will be spent in the United States, loans to the allles being largely ex- pended here for munitions, etc. This means continued activity in _spots. Our country is keenly .exerting » its “voleanic energy,” as Lloyd George aptly terms it, for prosecution of the war. Time is necessary for the de- velopment of the power to crush mili- tarlsm; a power which we possess and which we¢ have already pledged. We have double the population and resources of Great Britain, which is at present bearing the brunt of the war; and unlgss German military rulers are blindly bent on national suicide, they should awake to what will happen when our full might and resources are beating hard against them. Peace rumors continue rising to the surface, having ‘their origin chiefly in the reports of internal dis- quiet in Germany. Such rumors should not be taken too seriously, being evidently put out for diplomatic effect and to asphyxiate American energy, if that be possible, nor on the —JOHN J. DALY. THE MALE OF THE SPECIES. e , ‘What It Means for a Girl to Work Alongside of Some Men. (London Mail.) Men are of three kinds: The Bully, the Flirt and the Gentleman. In offices women have to be pre- | pared to meet all three. It is no use for them to think that they can choose their men in offices; they have to put up with what they find thers. The Bully—This is the man who swears. It may be considered rather strong to say that, but the man who swears in the presence of a woman, unless by accident, is a bully. He knows a woman cannot defend her- self. He must know that he wounds | her whole sense of refinement. The roughest men know it. “You had | better not go there, miss. It's too | Tough for you,” a man said to a woman who wanted to go to Billings- gate. She went, and the men treat- ed her as her own brothers might have done. The bully swears for no reason and for every Teason. He might be forgiven if it was because he lost his temper. But he does that, too. And his women workers have no redress, for they cannot reprove their employer. . The Flirt—Hp is to be fgund most- ly in government offices. He has | plenty of encouragement from the girls who did not go there to work. But he is very trying for those who have something else to do than fiirt. It is disconcerting to feel that the man to whom you are talking busi- ness is studylng your eyelashes and not hearing a word you are saying; it is undignified to have guesses made as to your name when you finitial a paper—you do not want to be called “Winnie of Whitiehall”; it is intense- ly irritating to have your hand pat- ted and a man say soothingly, “Was it too much for its little brain then?" It is not easy to keep men at a proper distance who insist on almost em- brecing you as you study the same paper. It is difficult to convince men that you do not want a free luncheon. ! The Gentleman—He does not | need describing. He thinks the same | of a woman in an office as of a wom- | an in his home. He respects her womanhood and he makes other | people respect it. He understands her desirc to be treated as a work- er, and his relations are entirely impersonal. Now, although it 1is true that these three types of men exist In| offices, it is yet true that it depends largely on the women in the offices | whether the first two show them- selves in their worst light. All men respect women at heart, and if wom- en respect themselves it takes a lower type of man than is usually found in offices to bully her. Wom- en make their own atmosphers, and its influence is felt psychblogic- ally by the roughest man. A bully | also, 18 a coward, and he does not | want to face the scorn he knows a réfined woman feels for his lack of self-control. The man who flirts knows better than anyone else the woman with whom he has to deal. His favorite contrary, should Americans feel pes- simistic over Germany's apparent suc. cess in Italy. It is but temporary. It is always darkest before the dawn. Former Presidents. (New Haven Journal-Courier). ‘While wishing them all the luck in the world, we are inclined to view Col Roosevelt and Prof. Taft, our two living ex-presidents, with affec- tionate resentment for having -finally solved the problem of what to do with presidents upon their retire- ment from office, For years here has been no more delightful theme upon which to play in the editorial orchestra than that which presented the predicament of a man who had heen president and was now a citizen in the ranks again. The congressional record will be found to contain an alarming number of speeches in support of practical plans for the 'upkeep oOf presidential “lame ducks.” Bills have been introduced into the congress granting a handsome pension for these gentlemen, the argument being that a former president was automat- ically prevented from earning his liv- ing like other persons. The unwill- ingness of Mr. Taft, for example, to return to the practice of the law, was based upon what he considered the impropriety of his appearing before men whom he had promoted to the bench. It was a favorite suggestion that was made a great many years ago and vigorously supported, to the effect that upon retiring from the presidency its former occupant should become a life member of the senate of the United States with a senator’s pay and emoluments, Col. Roosevelt began at once upon his retirement to use his pen as a means of increasing his income. He wrote indcpendently and later be- came a member of the editorial staff of The Outlaok and still later a reg- ular contributor to the American magazine. He is now a contribut- ing editor on the staff of the Kan- sas City Star. Mr. Taft, finding pre- cedents broken for him by his prede- cessor, took to the platform, talk- ing in all parts of the country and upon all subjects. Now he has be- come a contributing editor on the staff of the Philadelphia Ledger made famous by George Washington Childs. We thus find Col. Roose- velt teestifying that the pen is might- fer than the sword and Prof. Taft confessing that it i{s mightier than the voice. SEVERAL BEQUESTS. Miss Burritt Remembers Hospital, Church and Library in Her Will. Ansonia, Nov. 8.—The Griffin hos- pital of Derby, and other institutions receive bequests in the will of Miss Susan Burritt, a former school teach- er, who died last month at the age of 93 years. The Methodist Episco- pal church of Stratford and the Strat- ford library association each Te- ceived $1,000, the First Congregation- al church of Ansonia $500 and the Pine Grove cemetery Association of Ansonia $300. Other bequests amount- ing to $3,100 are made to friends, occupation is playing upon people's leaving about $6,000 for the hospital which is named as residuary legatee. DOING HIS BIT l The MC ANTONIO ROULLARD. Perhaps no mother in this city has made a greater sacrifice than Mrs. Phillp Roullard of 14 Beatty street. She has given three sons to the war. A fourth son is at home and says he s ready to serve in case Uncle Sam needs him. In the two preceding issues of the Herald have appeared the pictures of James and Albert Roullard, both members of the 102nd regiment. An- tonio Roullard, pictured above, com- pletes the trio of Mrs. Roullard’s sons who are in military service. He en- listed last spring in Company E, was later sent to New Haven where that company was merged into the 102nd regiment. RELATIVES VISIT WISE Brother and Sister of Condemned Murderer See Him at Wethers- fleld—No Appeal Taken. There was a pathetic meeting be- hind the cold grey walls at the Weth- ersfleld state prison yesterday when Mrs. Charles Blumenthal and A. E. Wise, sister and brother respective- ly of Willlam J. Wise, under sentence to be hanged on December 14, met their brother for the first time since his arrest for ‘the murder of Mrs. Anna Tobin in this city. The relatives came here at the urgent requost of the doomed man’s lawyer, A. A. Greehberg, of this city. Wise's aged father intended to come, but Illness prevented, and he will come to say farewell to his son as soon as his health pérmits. Although Wise continued to main- tain his calm, both his sister and his brother broke down at the meeting yesterday. Lawyers Greenberg and J. F. For- ward, Wise’s counsel, have decided not to appeal from the finding of the su- perior court and will not seek a new trial, as they do not consider that they have sufficient grounds to claim a mis-trial. They will, however, ap- pear before the board of pardons on the first Monday of December and plead for clemency, asking that the death sentence be commuted to life imprisonment. NO PEACE TERMS This Subject Not to Be Taken Up by the Allfed Conference to Be Held in Paris Soon. Washington, Nov. 8.—With the an- nouncement of the presence in Eng- land of American representatives to the inter-allied war conference, Sec- retary Lansing made it clear today that peace terms and political ques- tions will not be subjects of discus- sion at the conference. Although ne- cessarily subdivided in many phases, the present war, with dominant em- phasis laid on means for a speedy, successful culmination, will be the sole topic of discussion. With the personnel of tie mission representative of the governmen chief agencies for conducting th: war, it is expected that President Wilson’s special envoys will be able to lay before the conference a complets and explicit statement of America’s resources in man power, industrial ef- ficiency and economic wealth. TO RAISE RATES. The New Haven and Central New England Seek More Revenuo. Washington, Nov. 8.—The New Haven and Central New England rail- roads today joined the movement for higher passenger fares in New Eng- land by asking the Interstate Com- merce Commission for permission to raise mileage rates from 21-4 to 2 1-2 cents a mile and one-way passen- ger fares from 21-2 to 23-4 cents. The New Haven also sought authar- ity to increase a number of class freight rates by varying amounts ranging from ten to twenty per cent. LICENSE SUSPENDED. Commissioner Robbins B. Stoeckel announced yesterday that the auto- mobile license of Joseph P. Taricanni of 55 Oak street has been indefinitely suspended. Taricanni drove his car at the corner of South Main and Whiting streets last Thursday and struck Motorcycle Policeman William P. Hayes who was driving by. Tar- icanni appealed his case from the lo- cgl court to the superior court. Millan Store, Inc. “ALWAYS RELIABLE” THE WANTED KINDS OF LACES FOR EVERY PURPOSE are here in large assortments. Torchon, Vallenciennes and Cluny laces, imitation Irish crochet edging and insertions for making up holiday gifts. TORCHON LACES— Special values, 6¢c yard, one to two inches wide, fine quality. CLUNY LACES— One-half inch to 3 1-2 inches wide for center pieces, shams, doylies and curtains. IRISH CHOCHET LACES— Fine imitations of the real hand made kinds. 5¢ to 12 1-2¢ yard. PLATT VAL LACES— For making up dainty undermuslins. yard. GOLD AND SILVER LACES— Edgings, bandings and flouncings for evening gowns. sonable. METAL CLOTH— scarfs, Special vfl.ll:e!, 12 1-2¢ to 19¢ yard. Speclal values, Special values, 10c to 25¢ Prices rea- 86 inches wide in gold, silver and evening shades in a variety. ETS— SILK N. For walsts and dress draping. yard, upward. CHIFFON CLOTH— 40 inches wide. GEORGETTE CREP Heavy quality in a varlety of wanted shades. yard. FUR TRIMMINGS— Black, white and colors. Black, white and colors. $1.00 $1.10 and $1.23 yard. $1.75 and $1.95 1-2 to 8 inches wide in straight cut and reversiblc FUR HAT BAND— For coats. FUR BUTTONS— 150 each. Large sise. Special $1.69 each. m_;v COLORED SILK AND METAD TRIMMINGS, SILK BRAIDS, ORDS— TASSELS— ? Black and colors in silk and chenille, beaded tassels, motifs, drops, and bandings in a variety. at reasonable prices. ~ FACTS_ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY BY LIEUT. FITZHUGH GREEN, U. 8. N. Figures Waist measurements mean. Clothes may make the man. Certainly they improve his figure. And it is fig- ure that really counts, sometimes at least—as I shall presently show. First you must understand that a battleship’s crew is apportioned to the parts of the ship in companies or di- visions of about 100 men each. A lieu- tenant usually commands one of these divisions. He corresponds to a cap- tain in the army. These divisional officers have been termed the N. N. C.—the Naval Nurs- ing Corps, because their duties in- clude care of the men’s general wel- fare, with particular attention to clothes, living quarters, work, play, health, hammocks, messing; and, not infrequently, marriage, divorce, and keeping out of sea-port jails. The name Nurse is thus rather apt. Actually the term is too narrow. No nurse ever bothered with such annay- ing trifles as answering a battle call by diving into a steel turret through a two-foot hatch; or wormed through the stinking steel catacombs of a freshly painted double bottom; or per- formed a gastro-interostomy on the peloric valve of a boiler's belly; or risked heart fallure with complications by racing daily to the top of a basket- mast by way of such a maze of lad- ders and stages that one forgets some- times whether he is going up or com- ing down. These and a few others were the jobs of two young lieutenants in our Navy, As a rule the Navy Department does not have to bother with such small fry. Unquestioned loyalty and obedlence are an officer’s first con- tribution to his service. Lieutenants Smith and Jones, however, aroused unusual curiosity, not only among their shipmates, but throughout the fleet and even at headquarters in Washington. Smith and Jones were rich men’s sons. And their fathers had good press agents. People always wonder how rich men’s sons are gojng to work out. The two youngsters were stationed on the same ship. Smith's divisian manned the forward 14-inch turret. Jones earned his pay in the after turret. Turrets and guns and bar- bettes were identical to the fraction of an inch and to the decimal of an ounce. Gear which operated the gun mechanisms was duplicated for each. Wires, bolts, braces, cogs, pinions— ven the shade of paint—were exactly the same in Smith's turret as they were in Jones’. Also, the rest of their work was fifty-fifty. Both took their lookout tricks in the mast. Each shot his big- gun stringsin the yearly target prac- tice. Each trained his division for overy emergency from battle to boat races, from drawing liberty checks to fighting for liberty itself. Both had men and decks and boats, and the hatches or ladders in between. Smith made good. Jones didn’t, No one said “I told vou so,” for no one knew why they didn’t both make good. Jones was an efficient officer. He kept the ship in good position when he was on®the bridge in fleet column. His guns didn’t jam, or miss- fire or fizzle. His men didn’t desert or overstay their leave. His parts of the ship's decks were clean. But when it came to comparing the two men, Jones wasn’t in it with Smith. Smith was a bear-cat of a naval of- ficer. His guns smeared the target. His gun crews had their pictures taken with heads through the holes they had made in the canvas screen. General alarms and emergency calls only gave him a chance to show the others up. Indeed, his records to the masthead or through the ship’s compartments had to be made several times before his shipmates would believe them. His inspection reports came in minutes ahead of those of any other officer or man aboard. Truth will out. The captain wished o smart ship. Smith was the smartest officer. The admiral complained bit- terly about his flag lieutenant. * If I only had young Smith,” he grumbled. Even the powers behind the thrane of Neptune heard of Smith, came to be- leve in his possibilities and other -bilites. i One of these powers came to Smith’ ship. Purposely the power asked to go through a turret. Without hesita- tion he selected as his guide the bright smiling young officer near the gangs - way. There was a sturdy alertness in the lad’s manner that assured success. Together they scrambled up througée the turret's narrow hatch. Dowsn through its inner passages they squirmed and climbed. Even tortuous passages and narrow compartmen were visited, often by clamberts through small manholes and awkward winding ladders. At last the two came panting out on deck. Ll The power turned. Grasping wa = ly the young man’s hand, he said: ~ “Thank you, Lieutenant Smith, and The youngster chuckled. “Beg pardon, sir,” he interrupted, “but my name is Jones. There's Smith now, that lean one by the rail. He’d have put you through the shi like a streak of lightning. He's s? skinny he can pretty nearly go through a hatch without opening it. Did you ever see anyone so thin?"” And just then Smith turned, strode by, and disappeared like a human Ifz- ard down the ladder. On a warship figures count. ! A Sahara of Ice. (Robert F. Perry, in the Century.) The Interior of Greenland, or the‘w inland ice, is s0 cold that it gets vir- tually no rain, and the snow do not have a chance to melt in the long sunlit day. So the snow has accumu- lated century after century until it has filled the valleys, and not only leveled them with the tops of the mountains, but the highest of these. mountaindtops have been gradually buried hundreds and even thousands, of feet in ice and snow. Today the interior of Greenland, with its 1,600 miles in length and its 700 miles maximum width, rising from 4,000 to 9,000 feet or more above sea level, is simply an elevated and unbroken plateau of compacted snow. On this great frozen Sahara of the™ North the wind never ceases to blow. It invariably radiates from the center of the ice-cap outward, blowing per- pendicularly to the nearest portion of the coast land, except when storms of unusually large proportions sweep across the country. Such a regular thing are the winds of these regions, and so closely do they follow the rule of perpendicularity to the cout.‘. that it is always easy to determina- the direction of nearest land. A sud- den change in the wind indicates the presence of large flords, and the crossing of a divide can be detected by the area of calm or changeable winds which prevail there, which arc followed by winds blowing from the opposite direction. Sweeping along the most direct path to the coast and with more or less velocity, the wind always car- ries with it a flying mass of snow, which, on reaching the mountains, settles in the valleys or goes swirling over the cliffs into the sea. When there is only a light breeze the snow is very fine, and flies oly a few feet in the air; but the stronger the wind, the coarser the whirling snow be- comes, and the greater the depth of its current. In blizzards on this desert of snow this drift surpasses in fury the sand-storms of the Sahara, the snow rising in the air hundreds of feet in hissing, roaring, blinding torrents which makes it almost impos- sible for one to breathe, and which bury anything stationary in a short time. It penetrates like water, and on stepping into the drift, its surface is very nearly as tangible and sharply defined as that of a pool of water like depth. TO INCREASE MILEAGE. ‘Washington, Nov. 8.—Permission to increase interchangeable passenger mileage book rates from 2 to 2 1-4 cents a mile was asked of the Inter- state Commerce Commission today by southeastern railroads.