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

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I ——e————— v ‘Somewhere in France,” young hearts will be aching, Somewhere at home, fond hearts will be breaking, ‘But, your duty you knew! duty you'll do! America’s honor is safe with you! “Somewhere in France.” Your there . “Somewhere in ' France,” our i prayers we are sending. 0, Father in Heaven, whose love {8 unending, sure! keep o, Make them worthy the |trust, brave to endure! “Bgmewhere in France.” 2 ~" ——ADA F. HOPKINS. THE NEW SAVINGS STAMPS. Today the Government begins its s of savings stamps. The smallest tirchase that can be mado is a \twenty-five ‘cent one. The' largest ls. 40, “with interest at 4 per cent. hich, compounded, makes the stamp "rédeemable in five years at $100. ‘The $4.12,stamp should prove a opular ofe. By buying one of these | and waiting for it to mature on January 1, 1923, the owner will have handed to him a new five-dollar bill. This' is & fast return on money in- vésted. The sums mentiongd are so conventent that even the humblest ‘may take part in the Government's iwar work. Those who invested in the rst and second liberty loans can e the Interest return of these bonds and purchase savings stamps. In this way the smaller sume of L money may be put to work in earnest. re is' a chance for all to reap a benefit. . . OONGRESS IN SESSION. ' Having been called in special ses- on last April, the Congress which meets today in Washington is in no ‘way a novice at the business of mak- laws, as would ordinarily be the . Instead of belng the first ses- | Midn of the Sixty-fifth Congress this the second. The special session was one that will never be forgotten the history of this country. TUp to jithe time of its closing in October more | important legislation was written on Lthe atatute books than ordinarily falls the lotsof Congress to enact. Our Fentrance into the European war had its advisability decided at that ses- fdon. After that ways and means for f earrying on the grim business at hand f were discussed, and a tentative plan lormulated. Tentative, because fu- ture events may cause radical eras- dres of known methods and a resort | to something entirely different from the present idea of campaign. | Tomorrow the -President of the United States will delivered his mes- sage to a joint session of the Senate and the House. The entire nation will await the words of Woodrow Wilson on this important occasion. His suggestions and the manner in Which they will be received by the Senators and Representatives must [Torm the basis for the winter discus- lon. This much is assured: There 1l not be the anxiety throughout the country that was evident over the actions of the last sesslon, and the war 'message of the President. At that time the nation was keyed to a high pitch of excitement. There were those who opposed our entrance into the conflict, there were those who had little sympathy with any plan | advanced by Congress. The nation | was then going ‘through a period of 'high fever. Now the calm after the fstorm has put In its he die has been cast. We are at yar, and determined to make the of it. Tt will be a fight to the FfAinish. Two liberty .loans have been ted, and successfully. Methods of operation’ with the Allied nations \ve been in working order and, so far, little or b complaint has been volosd. The Selective Service s Jm geod opm with the appearance. NEW gy 'BRITAIN DAILY - HERALD, MONDAY, DECE BER 3, lOl'f possibility of including ten million men, already registered for duty in some form or other. Food control has been established, and the federal government has extended its power to Include fuel. An air fleet of twenty-five thousand machines is in the making, and the merchant marine is on a fair way of recovery. These are the things that are rapidly being brought about as the result ‘of legis- lation from-the speclal session. The first regular session of this | Congress should give even better and greater results than the one gone by. There are no novices at the game of law-making in Washington today. Intensive training from April to Octo- ber, six hard and grinding months, has fitted the men of the Senate and the men of the House for the heavy work ahead. From now on they will de- vote their time and attention to the perfecting of the machine already in operation. Politics, partisan politics, must be cast aslde for the moment. Unfortunately there are to be elec- tiong' in the Fall. All of the House and one-third of the Senate will then come up for re-election. Those elec- tlons can be what the people want them to be. They can be clean, pa- triotic events; or they can carry with them enough dirt and political dyna- mite to overthrow the work already done. Happily, the Republicans and the Democrats in the two branches of Congress have thrown politics over- board and have united in the one purpose of serving the nation. The people of the nation may decide to do the same thing. They may allow to let the loyal members of these two bodies remain, and throw out the disloyalists. There are only a few of them left. And their names are known.' That little group of wilful men should, by all means, give way to men who are willing to kecp in step with the music of the Union, men who are ready -and eager to rally around the flag when the coun- try demands patriotism of the highest order. The majority of those in Con- gress have done this very thing, and for that reason there is high hope for an even balante in the session now before us. “WAR LIES.” . Since even in times of peace there were amongst us thase who handled the truth not with dellcate hands, so in war time we must make allowances for the presence of men and women who distort the actual events and make out of whole cloth untruths with which to frighten the nation. The Department of Justice, in its su- preme caution, has unearthed a prap+ aganda set on. foot by those not in sympathy with the war, the Durpose being ‘to' turn American wemanhood against the government’s policy of sending troops overseas. ‘We have the pledge of men high in the councils of state'that all the truth will be given out. So far, there Is ho reason to refute these statements. Secretary of the Navy Daniels has cautioned against “war lies” that are started by the malefactors, and Sec- rtetary of War Baker has promised to publish the list of all our injured or dead. Any mother who has a son on the firing lines or a son in the service anywhere need not worry over the stories that some men tell until these stories are actually substantiated by data given out 4t the departments, either of War or the Navy, in Wash- ington. “War lies” are part of the penalty of being in war. There are always men of vivid imagination who see more than their fellowmen. To these minds there will come pictures of ships, laden with American troops, being sunk at sea and all hands drowned. They will also have mental aberrations which will tend to give color to some of the stories previously issued by other intellectual perverts. To these partial alienations of reason, they may be called that out of kind- ness, we must pay little or no atten- tion. It will be a difficult task not to believe some of the “war lies,” but the better part of wisdom prompts such action for our own peace of mind. Wonder what Mrs. Juror No. § thought when she heard her husband had winked at Mrs. DeSaulles. FACTS AND FANCIES. The general sentiment seems to be that, even if “The Star Spangled Ban- ner” has not been recognized as elas- sic musle, it is going to be from now ,» —Manhattan Union. The Austrias and Germans are al- ready preparing to exploit the sunny side of the Alps for spring vegetables. It is “up to” the Allies either to zaiher these crops or keep the enemy from doinz so.—Springfield Repub- lican. Daily our sympathips enlarge for the exiled Czar. He must have had s troubles.—Brooklyn Eagle. “You can announce it that she is the house guest of her parents, or anv way theyv like, but it generally means that the bride has ambled back for a little home cooking.—Louisville Courier-Journal. ‘The new restrictions for aliens will make some of them wish that they| had decamped before this, while oth- ers will be sorry they did not take out their first papers of naturalization.— Portland Express,’ The first word from the jQint war council abroad is a call on America for more troops and more ships— Philadelphia Bulletin. W. W. Astor's taxes are 110 per cent. of his income. Figure that out Mr. Kicker.—Albany Knickerbooker Press, Build your hopes high—then stand from under.—Old Colony Memorlal. Judging from the oables, the Brit- ish are fighting clear over the Old Testament and also over a large part of the new one.—Chicago Herald. This year it will be *“Do your Christmas shopping economically.”— Anaconda Standard. “THE AVERAGE MAN.” e, When it comes to a question of trust- ing Yourself to the risks of the road, , When the thing is the sharing of bur- dens, The lifting the heft of a load, In the hour of peril or trial, In the hour you meet as you oan, .You may safely depend on the wisdom And skill of the average man. 'Tis the average man and no other ‘Who does his plain duty each day, The small thing his wage is for doing, On the commonplace bit of the way. 'Tis the average man, may God bless him! ‘Who pilots us, still in the van, Over land, over sea, as we travel, Just the plain, hardy, average man. So on through the days of existence, All mingling in shadow and shine, ‘We may count on the every-day hero, ‘Whom haply the gods may divine, But who wears the swart grime of his calling, And labors and earns as he can, And stands at the last with the no- blest— The commonplace, average man. —MARGARET E. SANGSTER. COMMUNICATED. DEL!VEBJm OF OOAL. Pity the Poor Driver- Who Must Go Through the Ordeal Outlned " Here. To the Editor of the Herald, Dear Sir:— In your issue of Nov. 24th in an edi- torial under the heading Cost of Cart- ing Coal, you say that I have estimat- ed that it cost each dealer exactly one dollar to cart one ton of coal from the yard to the consumers house, and that the local fuel committee has al- lowed an. extra 36c for putting the coal in the bin. Kindly look over my statement and you will find that I said approximate. You will also find that I said that the cost varles with different dealers. The carting of coal has always. included putting the coal in the consumers-bins in the cellar. I do not know of anyone in New Britain who use the sidewalk to store coal on. You quote figures at length on the cost and value of horses at various ages. It is evident from your argu- ment that you know more about, and have been in closer contact with horses than I have so will not dispute your figures on this particular point. You make the startling statement that it takes no extraordinary team to deliver 12 tons per day, six days per week and 52 weeks per year. Rain or shine whether you have orders for it or not. Although a patriot in the ex- treme and we suppose a good church member you would not even take 4th| of July and Christmas day off. Now Mr. Editor, the average dis- tance between the yard and the cus- tomers is about one miile or two miles for the round trip allowing time to load up, adjust the weight, drive: a heavy slow walking horse a mile. Get the lady of the house and be permit- ted to the cellar see to that the bins is clear, open the cellar window, ad- just the coal shute and then carry 20 bags on your back from the sidewalk to the side or rear of the house, drive one mile back and get ready for the second load. You will find that the best part of two hours is gone. Allowing for holidays, stormy days and days when you have no orders I believe few dealers average more than 5 tons per day. . Two years ago our Company hired an expressman for =a considerable time, we pald him one dollar per ton for delivery; he has not retired but is working every day. If you think that vou can deliver 12 tons of coal per day you certainly have missed yo.r calling. Mr. Editor: You have made a brave attempt to figure the cost of handling coal. I will say that you have done as well as anybody could do outside of their ordinary line of business. I think you for your courtesy in our discussion and feel that the public has been greatly benefited by hearing both sides of the coal question. Very truly yours, SEVERIN JOHNSON. TELLING IT TO GEORGE. “Eye Me, and See If My Head Is On Straight,” Cabbage Says to Potato. To the Editor of the Herald: The Municipal Farm Committee are not playing “Button, Button, who has got the Button? these days. Their president thoughts are centered on cultivator, cultivator, Oh, where did you come from? Pointer for Municipal Farm Com- mittee: Deposit your cabbage and po- tato money in the City Treasury be- fore any more of it is paid out to dif- ferent people of the City. What has become of the report from the Charity Department which it was privately stated was to be pre- gented at the meeting of the Common Council last Wednesday evening? FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVy - BY LIEUT. FITZHUGH GREEN, U. 8. N. Greenland. About a year ago our Fleet parad- ed around the Danish West Indies. The occaslon was the purchase of these small tropical islands by the United States. Price pald was $26,- 000,000. In addition we relinquished all rights and claims in Greenland. Americans laughed. “Slipped one over that time,” was the widespread sentiment, Popular conception of Greenland seemed to be an ice-box without the box. Which is mostly true. For Green- land is 1500 miles long and over half that broad. And cold and dark and treeless and desolate, to say nothing of the lack of food. In spite of all this the trade was entirely fair: when we gave Greenland fully and finally to the Danes we were conceding some- thing of considerable commercial and economic value. Away down on the southwest coast of this great ice-capped continent lies a little fringe of land. Rocky to be sure; and pretty gloomy in winter; but humanly inhabited by 5,000 peace- loving Bskimos. Two out of every five of these Hskimos are hunters. A hunter gets walrus, seal narwhal, and fish. Walrus and seal give skins. All four animals give fat. Admiral Peary and other of our naval Arctic men have reported on the resources of Greenland. Native skins, they tell us, can be used for boots, strong tough, and waterproof boots and shoes. Denmark knows this very well. Each year—even now-——she imports about 50,000 seal and walrus hides, the majority of which must go for soldiers. Leather everywhere is high. Good leather is money in the bank. Greenland rep- resents a pretty fat account. Are you' still smiling at the bar- gain? Then take blubber. All fats are going up. Butter has not been cheap for months. Soap is made from fat. Indeed in some parts of Europe cakes of soap have taken the place of heir- looms; and they are picked up in odd places with much the same cur- iosity “we might bestow upon au plowed-up arrowhead or Roman coin. Astounding as it may seem chem- ists have been able to extraot from ‘walrus, seal and fish oils exactly the constituents necessary to a good synthetic butter and soap. One who had spread his bread with this strange imitation declared that he could not have told the difference— “if anything, it was better than the real stuff!” Whereupon I suggested that he keep a herd of walrus in- stead of cows. ‘“No legs you know . . . can't kick over the milk pail” He may after the war (If his wife lets him.) : The Greenland haltbut and cod are particularly well faticd. Whales and narwhal give enormous quantities of g00d blubber, A narwhal's read con- tains several quarts of the most beau- tiful clear fat found in any animal tissues. This oil, though scarce, has proved one of the safest and best olls for clocks and other delicate in- struments. Glycerine is derlved from animal fat. Nitration produces nitro-glycer- ine, which when absorbed by a com- mon pulpy soil becomes our well. known dynamite. Other allied ex- plosixes have chemical origins in glycerine. Even a medical salve may be the fate of a snorting awik (wal- rus) or playing kallilliwak (white narwhal.) From a naval standpoint the Greenland coal and graphite are most valuable. Destrovers might find a coaling station near Cape | Farewell very handy for patrol work. | Graphite has become almost a neces- sity in high-grade lubricating com- pounds. A-“warship’s guns and other mechanisms use almost more of this mineral than is at present available for their use from our home markets. Very true—all of it. And suffi- clent to justify Greenland as a wor- thy object to barter. But—with a capital B—for a sgreat big walloper like the U. 8. there really isn't enough of any of these things. On the other hand the Island of St. Thomas in the Caribbean may yet prove the most vitally important naval base we own. ' So look before you laugh. . . . | DOING HIS BIT JOSEPH CHOPNOWSKI When the call came for recruits to fill up the ranks of the regular army, National Guard and other military units, Joseph Chopnowsk! was one of the first men to enlist for the duration of the war. He was assigned to Headquarters Company, Regiment Band, First Connecticut Infantry, and for some time was stationed at New Haven. At present his whereabouts is unknown, v What has side-tracked it? Rumor has it that one of the appointees of the Charity Commission is to be made the scape goat, for the apparent over- draft of the barn appropriation, and, is liable to be made to walk the plank. We hope the commission will use bet- ter judgment than to dispense with the services of a faithful employee for something that his superiors are to blame for. ¥ New Britain Potato Market. Supposed Cost Prices: Town Home best, bushel Landers, Frary & Clark, selected, per huchal. . Stanley Rule & Level Co., preferred, bushel .. City Park Department, strictly paid labor used, per bushel .... Municipal Farm, volun- teer and distinguished labor used (Honor- able Mr. Blank, hoed twelve miles of pota- to rows; Honorable Mr. So. and So, worked in the hot sun with nothing on but overhalls and shirt) Potatoes are mixed, large and small, pos- sibly a few frozen ones, &t ...ccoc00nes Municipal and York State Potatoes, mixed 2.40 to 2.50 (Above prices subject to change.) York State potatoes at car, per bushel .. Potatoes in Rochester, N. Y. Market, slow .. .93 to' 1.00 His Honor, the Mayor, in his signed statement appearing in the press un- der date of October 20, 1917, re- quested a suspension of judgment by the public until the Committeeicould harvest thelr potatoes and submit a complete report. i submitted to the Common Council a report in a sieve condition, some of the holes in it being so large that 1.25 1.25 8.00 to 8.25 1.30 to 1.40 The Committee has ' ;uome members of the committee have fallen through them already. i WANTED — Expert Aocountants to audit the accounts of the New Brit- ain Municipal Farm Committee. Price no object it the appropriations hold out. Apply, stating terms and qualifications to the Honorable G. M. Landers, State Food Bxpert, Hartford, Conn. § When you are fasting on some of these meatless, wheatless, save-the- waste days, try Mayor Quigley's Food- for-Though-Cards, on reducing taxes by raising the tax rate two or three mills a year. . i Why not try a dose of Municipal Po- tato Pudding on the Babies saved by Municipal Ice in former years. We will made the price right. Cheap ice is now replaced by dear potatoes for the Ice Kiddles. Apply at the City Hall. GIVING THE DRIVER A WEIGH. One Coal Dealer Weighed His Team- ster 800 Times During the Win- ter. What the Judge Said: !To the Editor of The Herald: i I have been very much interested | the last few nights in reading the “pros and cons” concerning the cost and sale of coal. If there was any argument as to why the price of this all important commodity should be sky high, you bet your boots the coal dealer would trot it out. Now as a matter of fact, we all know there is in the sale and delivery of coal, the biggest chance in the world to skin people good and proper, and I for one am glad to think that the govern- ment has under \vay means of curb- ing the playful pranks of the coal dealers, meaning those who are dls- honest. Not that New Britain has a coal dealer who would deliberately rob a man, but I rather refer to those dealers who sometimes forget and welgh the driver with the coal. I know all dealers in Plainville as well as New Britain are honest. This is not aimed at them but rather at Hart- ford and other big cities in Connec- ticut where I'm not known. I think one of the best ways for the people who use coal, is to make laws that shall compel the government to take over all the coal so that we shall be able to get it at a nominal cost. I would like to call your attention to the fact that a letter may be sent over 3,000 miles for 3¢, and if we are to believe the last post office .re- port it made money. The proposi- tion is this: If the government can carry a letter for threc cents (please follow the letter through the hand- ling) what In mercy’s name could it not do with a ton of coal in the way of selling it and delivering it? The cry of the coal dealer is: “Freight Freight!” Well, If it is because the railroads charge so much for cartage why, let’s vote that the government own the raflroads. It seems to me that the man who will deliberately take advantage of these times and boost up the price of coal is no better . stock whereon his country may lean, dmring these perilous times, than was that man whose name was Benedict Arnold. Let me say in conclusion that if more of the newspapers were as fearless in their editorials as you are. and would champion the rights of the people the world would be better off. But, it is all too obvious why they do not. Shall I tell you why? Simply they're afrald! some of these skalle- wags will withdraw their advertise- ments. So, Mr. Editorman, when you find any ‘one selling dishonest boots, coal or sauerkraut, tell the truth { about them, for to my mind the news- paper if it is a real newspaper will | do this very thing and by so doing get unto itself a power that all the devils in hell shall not be able ‘o withstand. Very truly yours, HENRY WILLIS MITCHELL. P. 8. I once knew a coal deale who weighed the driver over 800 time: SHOPPiNG the evening as possible. Do your flowing with useful and practical the family, Make Your Muft Beds are for sale at o 980, $1.25 to $2.95 each. outer gnyrmenu. “La Cette” Camisoles Already for use by just run- ning ribbons through the bead- ing, priced $1.49 each. They" make acceptable Xmas gifts. 790 and 980 each. Children’s Domet Pajamas One-plece suits, sizes 8 to 18 years, 980 per suit. Boy's Dom- et night shirts, 790 each. ! $1.49 each. Children’s at 79c each. Regular and extra sizes. | sizes, $2.98 each. Women'’s Bath Robes, $2.98 Men’s Bath Robes, $3.98, $4. New Britain, Reasonably priced. Blankets and r. You share in the savings whe © fortables here. The McMillan Store, Inc. ' ALWAYS RELIABLE. ONLY NINETEEN DAYS TO CHRISTMAS Do your shopping early, do as much of it before six o'clock in shopping here as this store is over- gift things for every member of Our prices are reasonables Own Muffs ur trimming department, priced 59¢ Muff Beds can casily be covered with materials to match your Cluny Laces for Xmas fanoy work. We have them in all widths, plenty to choose from, priced 100 to 360 per yard. Ribbons for Xmas Fancy Work in light and dark flowered effects, priced 260, 29c, 390 to 59c yard. Ribbons for tylng Xmas gift packages, 10c, 13 1-20 roll. Warm Sleeping Garments One-plece sleepers for children, of heavy Domet flannel at 490, WINCHESTER KNIT SLEEPERS, 690 to $1.00 each, made with the feet in them for children, 1 to 12 years. DR. DENTON'S SLERPERS, 76c upward, according to sise. Men’s Domet Pajamas Extre heavy wejght, priced $1.50 per suit. en's Domet night shirts, priced 890, $1.15 and- $1.26 each. Women’s Flannelette Night Gowns Heavyweights in several styles, out full sise, priced 89¢, 980 and Flannelette Petticcats, 49¢, 59c and 790 each. Knit Jersey Petticoats, 79c, 890 and $1.25 each. " Choose Bath Robes Now for your own use, and for Xmas gifts. Children’s Bath Robes, 2 to 6 year sizes, $1.49 each; § to 16 year to $8.98 eaoh. 98 and . $5.98 each. Make your choice from the best values and largest assortment in Good Wool Sweaters Comfortables bought by us at the mllils last February when prices were much low- n you purchase blankets and com- one winter, and when he was brought in court, and the judge asked him why he had done it his reply was: “Well, judge, I'm & very kind man, and John’s been suffering with ‘rheu- matism so long I always hate to tell him to get off the load when he drives up to the scales.” “His name’'s Green, is querjed the judge. “Yes,” replied the coal dealer. “Well, he won't burn, but, in all probability you will,” the judge said in a sharp tone. it not?” Dad. Every time I see the motto, “God Bless Our Home,” I just can’t help but think of the man who furnishes the shingles over the home—think of the man who holds the butcher or the grocer off with his little green rell— the man who hauls out the ashes and brings home the bacon. Dad is the one who buys the turkey, who carves the turkey, and for all his expense and trouble he draws the neck and a wing. True, it is mother that darns socks, but who pays for the socks? ‘When a burglar is in the cellar, it's dad who gets a kick in the back. When | ompany comes. dad, he fidgets like a | ruppy chewing & string. When he arves he is clumsy as a woman in L the darn side saddle. When he wants to smoke . he is sent to the woodshed. i But with all dad's faults there is | something about him that We more . \than love. Dad is as steady as a hay wagon, as certain as the drip from, a loose faucet. ‘When dad's forehead wrinkles like o | last year's apple, it is probably be- cause he is thinking of the price of spuds. Sometimes dad’'s sober presence is like an instrument whose strings steal into your very soul with a song that jsounds like “Home Sweet Home." Never go back on dad.—The Silent Partner. FEAN Me. b The first soldier that entered Bel. gium. The saflor who Lusitania. The gunner whe fired the first shot at a ocathedral. The first alrman to drop bombs on a hospital. The wise man who first expounded Kultur. The genius who originatea the idea of plasoning wells. . The inventor whe perfr-ted lquid re. The first trooper to realize polson gas. Gott.—Life, N\ torpedoed the ¢