New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1917, Page 10

SUDDENLY FILLEG WITH PATRIOTISH fiung Man Wanted to Enlist in Army After Being Sentenced Tilled with patriotism and als Wwith remorse for his misdeeds, Wal ter Kajanski, twenty-one years o jage, asked Judge Meskill in the cit; lcourt this morning to be allawed to oin’ the army. ced on pro 8. arrested hket from 0. looks Kajanski has iion nine times, for stealing $21 his brather. strong enough to kill of Huns in the trenches, wa ra surprised when His Hono ntenced him to the State Reforma. tary at Cheshire, where ry Carter will take care of him. ““If you please, Mr. Judge.” saic . young chap after the court pro nounced sentence, “I would like ver: nuch to join the army, if you pleas “My pleasure is the other w narked Judge Meskill. “They do nt men like you in the army.’ janski is going ta Cheshire, and perhaps in time may be able to joir he baseball nine they had ell regulated institution. ‘Willlam Sodergren age malley street, charged with automobile without permission d costs. ‘Hs took a Ford car from dly damaged on Newington road. . The owner of the garage s Willlam never had permission e the car from the garage it was the property of Mr. Ap-| He said that | also will have a general “Administra- on and Mr. Lighter. been and and a Kajanski, a Captain in that 28 of 1254 taking on night of April 21 was fined $100 the > Barage on Hartford avenue and tanley street and it was later found wted that to | general traffic such as have been com- and | mon in Europe. CANADA ADOPTE WAR BOARD PLAN Follows Lead of United States for Eliiciency Montreal, Nov. 20.—Canada has paid the tribute of emulation to the “Railroads War Board” at Washing- ton, organizing e similar body, with President Alfred H. Smith of the New York Central as member from the United States. It was seven months ago—on April 11th, immediately upon the United States entering the world-conflict— that railway presidents met in Wash- ington and voluntarily agreed to oper- ate as a unit, subordinating every individual interest to help win the war by giving the maximum of trans- portation service, For this the now- famous ‘“Railroads War Board” was formed, five chosen executives taking charge of 250,000 miles of trackage and properties worth over $20,000,- 1 000,000. 1 A special ““Car Service Commission" , | took control of the car supply—a vital | element—shifting cars quickly in vast numbers to points where most needed, regardless of their ownership. Co-operation by shippers, authori- ties and the general public attended the railroads extraordinary efforts, permitting efficiency and economies that resulted in from 15 to 25 per cent greater freight service, and the handling of nearly 1,000,000 troops, vast supplies for new army camps and for export, without suspensions of 0 f v r 1 Canada’s “Railroads War Board” ® didn’t know the car was out of the | tive Board” and “Car Service Com- lace until the owners asked him for mittee,” the former being headed by ! . U. E. Gillen of the Grand Trunk and | the latter by W. A. Kingsland of the | | The father testified that he and ELIMINATE WASTE | SUBJECT OF DEBATE Meeting Is Held and Work Will Be Greatly Enhanced As Result Hartford, Nov. 20.—A radical step to eliminate waste of effort in civilian | war work due to duplication and lack of co-ordination was taken yes- terday afternoon at a meeting of war workers representing every part of Connecticut held in the state capitol under the auspices of the Connecticut ! State Council of. Defense at which it was voted to endorse a recommenda- tion of the council that organizations | to be known as war bureaus be es- tablished in every city and town of considerable size in the state to have central control of nearly all the war activities that are now conducted by dozens of individual societies and committees. When the war bureaus are established they will amplify the present town committees of the coun- cil. It is expected that they will also bring together the work of all war organizations except those of nation- al scope, such as the American Red | Cross and the Young Men’s Christian | association. The plan as outlined today calls for war bureaus established on a strictly business basis in most cities and | towns with a population of 8,000 or over. Each will have a chairman, a secretary and a treasurer and one of these officers will give his entire time to supervising the work of the bureau. Each will be closely associated with the local government of its commun- ity and its expenses will be met by youngest son were sitting togetfier Canadian Northern; came | the ome crying and told him that he had ' charge, the hause when Willlam thed a car. He added a8 he did not tell him about hi: jay morning. ' 'The defendant ked in the lock and me drinks. testified that garage from 6 to T then lie met his ey to the garage, he stated that ' Canadian Pacific; ectives Richardson and Bamforth | Grand Trunk; Sir Willlam Mackenzie, | mie over to his house the next day Canadian Northern; nad son, o fact he told no one until yester- he went out and had brother Pavid on the strcet and gave him a ‘“Executive Committee” in active comprise Lord Shaughnessy, Howard G. Kelley, Alfred H. Smith, president New York Central. The head office will be in Montreal, | with sub-committees in each province. Dominion Roads Non-Paying. The railroad difficulties and prob- lems of Canada have had a most seri- ous bearing upon war 3 throughout the past { There are 37,434 miles of railroad in | | He added that he didn't know how | the Dominion, much of which is non- o drive a Ford, all he drove was ope-Hartford. Bonds for an appeal pere fixed at $300. Husband Or Uncle? Joseph Hikoski, charged with non- pport, was placed on @ pleaded not guilty, stating that he s married for ten and that e always supported his wife, but that if late she has been paving more at- ntion to her uncle than to him. The Incle wanted him to get out of the ouse, he said. Asked if he was Irunk last night, he said, “I was runk because I was unhappy.” Some Wedding. Sit Kutnnas, William iminick Karpina, charged with in- oxication and breach of the peace, vere fined $5 and costs on each count. hey were returning from a wedding elebration last evening and held a Lazary and ittle celebration of their own in one | Pt the back vards. The affair ended D in a free-for-all fight and was con- finued until this morning. Adolph Menheart was fined $3 with- uat costs for driving his car without license. He had a license but forgot 0 carry it with him. Tony Pasquella, preach of the peace on August as fined $5 and costs. He figured n a shooting affair and was arrested by Officer Perry but charged with probation. , later escaped. | 2 paying and sorely in need of better- ; { ment. | About 1,500 miles of road in Canada i operated or controlled by United States corporations, Tresident Smith of the New York i Central combines with knowledge | gained by active part in all the work ! | of the “Railroads War Board” an in- timate familiarity with Canada’s transportation plant and situation. As chairman of the Royal Railway Com- | " mission created by Parliament to seek a solution of the Dominion’s hfltY]inS." railway difficulties, Mr. Smith las vear personally inspected the Cana- !'dian systems from Atlantic to TPaci- | fic and spent weeks in investigating the conditions and problems, after- | . ward formulating a definite remedial | plan Jresident Smith will attend the | forthcoming meeting of the Canadian | “Railroads War Board” at Montreal | lat which the methods and accom- | plishments by the railroads of the United States during seven months of | war, which have been observed close- {1y by the Dominion Government, will | be adapted to operations by the north- ‘ ern American ally. WROTE LETTERS He gave himself up to the police to- i‘ And Now Soldier, Who Didn't Know | NCE IN ITALY. ‘ber Believes Austro-Germang Will ¥ Bo Checked. “I don’t think the Austrians PMartenilli, the North hile commenting on the war toda Martenilli, who is a native of Italy. as born in Massa-Superior, a shor istance from the Italian battle front. | is part of Italy, says the barber, is the richest part of the country, ther being fine lands and beautiful towns. s flow through it and wo large rive Bt will be difficult for the German nd Austrians to continue thei arch. The land, says the barber an be flooded for miles by hese rivers and it would eas: his point. be a ver: The Po, which is one of the rivers, | is 500 miles long and has 96 branche: nd is a quarter of a mile wide. Th ther, the Aedece, is not quite so wide, | Roberts did not appear when called | 7 but the water is strong and rapid. For three years the North barber served in the Italian army an lso served a short time with th [United States army during the Span sh-American war. RAMM [Lotter of Shi Says Local Young Man is \board. In a letter reccived jof Henry Ramm or who was reporied s a d o, Command oy I Sis From Commander by th Relden stree sertor fr shn Wilhy states tha A4 ship ana Hartfor that with and is enjoving the best of health. Ramm Petrograd, Nov. bers of the Americ mission to Russia, 19.. who were uring the week of street fightin ere, returned here tonight. ® party was injured. can ver go through Ttaly,” said William | . street barber, | iy cutting matter to drown the Tuns at !l the street | fami m his navy life Several mem- n Red Cross com- under Are in the National lotel at Moscow None of | to Whom He Wrote, is Under Ar- | rest in Hartford. Hartford, Nov. 20.—Deputy U, S. | Marshal W. B. Mays and Captain W. J. Bennett, county jailer of Charles- | ton, S C. delivered to U. S. Marshal C. Middlebrook here today Roy S. artman of Allentown, Pa., a youhg soldier charged with sending obscenc letters from Fort Wright New Lon- don, to a woman with whom he had Ino acquaintance. He was ap- | prehended at Camp Jackson, Celum- e | bia, S. C., to which he had been trans- | ferrcd trom Fort Wright, and will be tried at the December term of federal court here. Deputy U. S. Marshall P. J. Mahon of this city took William Robert ol Milford to Camp Devens today, as a deserter. Roberts had been held in Bridgeport jail charged with | «nding $150 to a physician who ex. ined him and pasced bim as physi- fit for the dreft, and asking the doctor rcverse his verdict. iE the s r i ¥ 2 o | that | to be sent to Camp. HIGH SCHOOU NOTES. Members of the Amphion club will ot at the assemblies, «day and Friday mornings of thig cast of characters is as tudent, I. Fromen: pi - E. Fyatt: Luck, R. Tracy; | Loz , R. Waiker; Failure, T. Jahn; Koplowitz; ‘Courage, A. :{, H. Lockwood. The name of the playlet is “Everystudent.” The basketball squad will practice today at 4:30. Many new men have shown up for practice during the last week. Some of the new men are Jahn, Wallen, Wells, Kerin, Kutcher and Shepprerd. Most of these men have been members of the church league and all are experienced. ‘The committee in charge of the en- tertainment for the Commercial club meeting to be held Wednesday eve- ning of this week has arranged a first class program, to consist of recitations by Miss M. Kerin, solos by Miss M. Noonan and a vaudeville sketch by members of the club. at L t ) 1t is is 4 and Alfred H. | local appropriations or subscriptions. The war bureau will act as local rep- resentative of the council. In addition to its three chief offi- cers the bureau would have an ex- ecutive committee mad> up of care- fully selected representatives of the local government, the present town | committee of the council, the Red Cross, the Chamber of Commerce and { other organizations actively interest- ' ed in war work. Sub committees of the war bureau | would be appointed to give detalled | attention to various special problems and to keep in close touch with cor- responding committees of the State Couneil. A finance committee would super- vise the raising of war relief funds except during the great national cam- paigns when it would co-operate. Les- islation would probably be provided forbidding anyone to raise money for miscellaneous war relief purposes ex- cept with the consent of the war bu- reau, which wouid issue licenses to solicitors. It thought that this would keep away fake solicitors such as have cropped up from time to time in some of the ISuropean countries that are at war. ‘An important work would be en- trusted to the relief committee, whici would include members of the home relief committee of the local branch of the Red Cross. This committee would provide aid that would not be | considered charity, for the families of | soldiers and sailors, and would send comforts and gifts to the absent fight- | ers. ; An information committee would | keep a card index record of the sol- | diers who have gone to war and would aid their relatives and friends | to keep in touch with theb. Inter- preters would be available for the . convenience of the foreign born of the | community who have relatives or friends in the army. A committee on labor would pro- | vide part time or whole time work for | soldiers’ relaties who might need | employment and do general work | along the line of making more labor available for government needs. Through a committee on foreign born population, it is expected that !increased interest in war work of all kinds can be stimulated in the so- | called foreign quarters of the larger | citles. Nearly 100 of the most actlve war workers of the state attended the meeting. The represented the State | Council and its various local commit- | tees, the American Red Cross, local ! Chambers of Commerce and other so- cleties and city and town govern- ments. The gathering included a large number of mayors. | Richard M. Bissell, chairman of the | State Council, presided at the meet- | |ing, which was held in the hall of | | the house of representatives. He out- {lined the council's war bureau plan, i as summarized above, and pointed out | the efforts being made just now by { the Allled governments to centralize | their efforts to wage a successful war !and the need of similar co-ordination ian war activities at home. is | The discussion which followed was | | devoted almost wholly to possible ! methods of putting the plan into exe- | cution. | Mayor George A. Quigley of New | Britain said the war bureau already cstablished in his city had proven to be a highly important factor in the supervision of war work and that the bureau considered itself subordinate i to the State Council and subject to i1ts orders. i The following resolution was unani- { monsly adopted: “That it is the sense of this meet- i ing that we approve the suggestion of ithe Connecticut State Council of De- | fense as to the creation of war bu- reaus and will endeavor to adopt and adapt the same to the needs of our communities.” A suggestion was also approved by formal vote that meetings be called in the various communities of repre- sentatives of organizations and offi- cials likely to be interested to formu- late definite plans for the establish- ment of war bureaus in their towns and submit the plans to the State Council for approval. | mosphere was entirely German. .ing German in the grades from 1 { uation the bur HOSPITAL WHERE AMERICAN SOLDIER WHO ARE WOUNDED IN FRANCE WILL BE GIVEN TREATMENT New buildings being erected at the Walter Reed Memorial hospital near Washington, D. C., for the reception of soldiers wounded on the field in FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN LOWER SCHOOLS 'But Few Superintendents Favor Course in Elementary Grades ‘Washington, Nov 20.—Only 19 | cities out of 163 of 25,000 population or over reporting to the Bureau of Education teach foreign languages below the seventh grade of the ele- mentary school, according to a state- ment just made public. .In 12 of . these ci German is the foreign language taught; in three cities German, French and Spanish are all taught in the elementary grades; in one city German, Italian and Polish; while in the three remaining cities the languages taught to elementary school children are French and Span- ish, alone or in combination. In few cities language taught in all grades. from the first to the eighth; in others the instruc- tion does not begin until the fifth sixth grade. The number of elemen- tary school children taking German ranges from 40 in one city to 22,000 in another. Few of the superintendents who re- plied to the Rureau's inquiry favor the teaching of German or any other foreign lanzuage in the ele- mentary school, though many of them | believe thoroughly in foreign language study for students in higher schools. AC fornia superintendent says: T was in doubt before the war. I am becoming convinced now that our public schools should teach ‘one na- tion, one language, onc flag.’ The teaching of a foreign language below the seventh grade is a sentimental hold of the old country on Americans of the second generation.” An TI- linois superintendent say: Thel public schools should not assist i1 perpetuating a foreign language in the home and foreign view points in the communit; An Towa superin- tendent is careful to explain that ¢ man is taught in the elementary grades in his school because “German- American grandparents and many parents demand it."” A typical condition is that in Balti- more, Maryland, where the introduc- tion of German as a subject of in- struction in elementary schools in 1874 was partly due to the fact that there were a large number of Ger- man private schools in which the at- By the s a the foreign is lower the introduction of German into public schools the private schools were eliminated and the children gradually came under the influence of American ideas. 1In this city the su- perintendent reports that ‘“the num- ber of pupils taking German has been reduced so that now German is taught only in a few instances in the seventh and -eighth grades. In St. Louis instruction in German in the | elementary schools was discontinued in the 80's. In Cincinnati agitation against the continuation of German in the schools has resulted in the reduc- tion of the number of children study 800 in 1916-17 to 7.000 in 1917-18. German has been taught in all grades of the elementary schools of Cincin- nati for 76 vears. i In its statement regarding the sii- | 1 makes the follow- | ing suggestions: ‘““There is general agreement among educators and pub- lic men, both in this country and abroad, that there should be no in- | terference with existing High school | and college provision for the teach- ing of German; that a knowledge of | the German language is more impors tant now than it was bhefore the war: The upper -elementary grades. pecially where organized in the junior High school, may quite properly offer forelgn languages, including German, but educators generally look upon the teaching of foreign languages in the ' lower elementary grades as of ver questionable value.” es- | MAXWELL MOTOR CARS. VIM AND SELDON TRUCKS. On Time Payments. ALSO USED CARS. {HONEYMAN AUTO SALES CO. 189 Main St. Tel. 221-4. | established in safe and comfortable | thing which has pleased the France. Twenty-five buildings have been erected recently. They are one story higsh and are constructed of wood, having screened porches run- ning around them. A feature of the hospital will be the building for re- construction units. In this depart- ment soldiers who have lost ‘heir arms, legs or possibly their eyesight will be given instruction under trained men in various occupations that they may be enabled to make a living. | | this demand. One is that the Belgian authorities like to hold togcther what | is left of Belglum as much as pos- | sible. The wonderful hospitality of Allied countries is appreciated, but the | sentiment is strong for the retention | in Belgium of as many people ticable. Another very vital the fact that mothers are to let their children go so far away that they cannot visit them. To meet all these demands the Ited Cross | establishing the colony in the s place available in free Belgium, w hexc; it will be possible for varents to see CHILDREN COLONY FOR BELGIAN BABES More Sae and Comfortable Quar- ters Being Prepared for Them British Headquarters in France, Oct. (Correspondence of the Asso- their children often. clated Press)—Several hundred Bel- |~ pqucation will be in the hands of | gian children who are now living in lthe N the danger zone close to the fighting | 1deas suggested by the lted Cross will iines in the immediate future will be |'pe included in the curriculum. Ono littie Belglans has been the Introduction of instructional games in homes. A short time ago a car load of games was sent to the reluctant quarters in a colony of their own. This is being prepared by the Ameri- | can Red Cross at certain places in free Belgium. Sections for ten barracks were shipped from Paris yesterday | ums in France and beneficial re- and under the supervision of Messrs. = sults- were noted immediately. The Bicknell and Van Schaick these will | same system will be empleyed in the be set up at once, and the little folk | new colony. The idea is to interest moved in. the children in sports which will not Here they will be given comforts | only amuse them but train them which they have not known since the | mentally and physically Germans overran Belgium, and in ad- | The Belgian authorities are giving dition will be placed under competent | the heartiest support to the Red teachers, who will pick up the broken ; Cross. The Queen is deeply interested threads of their education. Six thou- | in the new work, and is making a sand Belgian children already have | special study of American educational | to ! tions, the various Belgian | locutor MINSTREL TICKETS SELLING RAPIDLY Preliminary Seat Sale Forecast Is S. R. 0. on December 7 As the time draws near for the benefic minsirel performance at Fox's theater | 1Pund, for the Camp Devens Athletic December indic S. R. is likely that tions point an attendance of O. propor- and it hefore the end of the present weck, the entire re- | served seeat section will be disposed of | Many seats report phenomenal the outlook for the fund is the forecast. who can arc urged to attend the mat- of the auxiliary who are selling ‘cess, and splendid sum for All persons a inee performance which will be iden- 1 with the show in the evening. This will afford those unable to get to the matinee more opportunity in the evening. The commlittee looked over the seating plan at Fox’s theater this morning, and all details for handling the crowd are practically complete. An added feature of the perform- ance will be the handsome souvenir program to he sold at the theater. It will consist of the names of the per- formers and the musical program as well the roil of all New Britain boys in service. All persons having relatives in service will greatly aid those having the program end in charge by sending in the names to Chairman W. F. Mangan as soon as possible. Young women from the aux- iliary will act as ushers and will sell flowers. Joseph Haffey, who is handling the olio program for the performance, has selected the male members of | the closing tableau and at a meeting of the auxiliary this evening at 7:30 o'clock in Mayor ' Quigley's office the women members of the tableau will be chosen. Selections of ushers and other workers will be made at this time. In the Blks' hall at 7:45 o’clock this evening the minstrels will meet for rehearsal. The work is progressing and the chorus, numbering 100, 1s be- coming thoroughly acquainted with the excellent program that Director John J. Crean has arranged. The end men held a meeting with the inter- at the home of Harry Gins- berg on Arch street last evening. DECLARFES DIVIDEND. New York, Nov: 20.—Bethlehem Steel corporation today declared an initial quarterly dividend of 2 per cent. payable January 2, on the new 8 per cent preferred stocks. The re- gular 2 1-2 per cent. on the common stock also was declared. been sent to homes in various parts of | methods. A plan for the establish- I'rance, and there are many more | ment of warehouses in which reserve who are being shelled, bombed and | foodstuffs may be stored is being gassed almost every day, and should | worked out rapidly. Three sectional be taken away to safer quarters. warehouses have been set up already, The new Red Cross colany is being | and six more will be on the way from established to meet the growing de- lParis soon. A considerable amount mand for o Belgian soil. lof food has been purchased for the trong ! GENERAL INJURED. 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