New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1917, Page 7

'NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, Watch Our Store News These Days It's -All : For Christmas . : It would take pages upon pages to tell of all that we have provided for your Christmas eelection. No onc you know need be crossed off your list because of any uncertainty as to what to give. Every need of every age has been considered and provided for in this mammoth stock of ours, while the opening of our new section gives us chance to better display our Christmas wares. “Things That Delight the Little Folks Such as Dolls, Toys. Gamt?s Etc. Etc. Are Here in Greatest Numbers : The removal of our linens, {omestics, blankets and other supplies from. their old location in South Annex to our New Section, has given us ample room in the space they occupy- for better displaying dolls, ' toysi games and other things that specially appeal to the children than' we have ever been able to before. Larger articles such as sleds, velocipedes, tri- cycles, toy furniture, and like wares will be found in our Downstairs Dept. Bring in the yoyngsters, their joy in seelng the goods displayed ‘will repay you in the delight it gives you. Bring them in. Can’t Say too Much About Coats fhey are in women’s and misses’ winter models of good warm mater- fals, all the kinds that are populdr, all the new colorings and such a large ahd varied range 4¢ the season’s best models. No one who comes for a Coat can fail to be perfectly satisfied with the Garment she selects. There are Coats with fur collars and cuffs, as*well as those with the big convertible collars, of velvet or self materials, that button up close and snug. Cholce of Plushes, Silverto: N uvmo AN AUTOMOBILE PROMPTLY RFOKIVING - Ber}in News BERLIN FAIR HAS | SUGCESSFUL YEAR, Financial Statement ‘Is One of, Best Ever Presented | RED GROSS GAMPAIGN 3 pointments—Burn Wood, Save Coal, Advises Col. Jarvis—Another Local Boy ‘Enlists in_Army Aviation. Reports presented at the meeting of the Connecticut Agricultural soclety last showed that the past year, en&' with the fair held in September, ‘was By far the most successtul of any in the history of the society. ancial report showéd that annual State evening between \ 71 $4,000 and $5.000 was taken in as’ a net profit for the season, this | amount being almost twice gs much as that of previous years. Thus, af- er paying off a number of old debts ; he society today has a balance on hand of $883.59. The report con- cerning the mid-way at the recent bt was the best that was ever re- ceived, the income from this depart- ment alone amounting to over $4,000, which is about $1,000 more than was ever taken in befort in thelgare de- partment. Showing the great financial Boom which "the State Agricultural soclety has enjoyed during the past \ ycar the net profits sHould be con- i sidered somewhat in detail. In the first place old bills amounting to $790.39 were paid off and added equipment to the extent of $1,684.09 was secured. In addition to these big items another bill of $1,900 for B1d notes was paid off so that in the final summary the society has . cash on hand to the extent of $883.69 when the usual amount at this time has been in the peighborhood of $100. At the recent fiir something like $4,300 was expended for premiums, but this | amount was not an increase over that of previous years, the officials finding that they could obtain just as satis- tdctory exhibits without an added expense. That the attendance at the annual fair {8’ not falling off, indi- the state st{fl’ looks forward with pleasant antfeipation ecach fall to the is evidenced by the totalled\, about cating thntléhe public from all over | “Berlin ' Fair,"” rate receipts which $12,000, Under the rules of the State Agri- cultural society only life meinbers are corded the voting privilege and the interest which prominent men from all over the state have in the organ- jzation was shown at the meeting last night when more than 100 signed proxles were roecived. ‘Col. Charles . M. Jaryis. president of tho- soclety, . presided at the meoting and today ex- . presged himsclf a5 more than pleased { | with the excellent showing made in Wil deoartments, Col jarvigs himself " 18 one of the most ene ic workers . for this socicty 1s weH as Bp et sarhe nts. is due the credif for its success and Col. Jarvig® re-election to the office of pres- was most deserved. Other offi- B £ F The fin- | ire and belted styles in Kerseys, PomPom, Bolivias, Burellas and Mixtures. Really wonderful Garments specially priced $16.50 to $50.00. With vast range for selection. i DELIVERY JFOR NEW BRITAIN YOU OAN DEPEND ON ALL DRY GOODS PU ICHASED OF US. cers elected 'for the were: Vice Presidents—William H. Web- ster, Berlin; W. H. Lyon, Meriden; George F. Kibbe, New Britainp and E. Kent Hubbs.rd Middletown. —DLeland Gwatkin. Trauursr——Bryan H. Atwater. Directors—F. L. Wilcox, Rev, 8. A. Fiske, George F. Dodd and Richard ( Murray, Berlin; Rollin 8. Woodruft, | Naw Haven; James B. Palmer, Nor- wlch Charles L. Gold, West Cornwall; M. H. Sherwood, Fairfield; ' Charles | Davies, Middletown: Oscar A. Leonard, Rockville; L. H. Healey, North Wood- stock; W. H. Hall, South Willington; | Robert O. Clark, East Berlin; Claude | W. Stevens, Kensington; Dr. Roger M. Griswold, Kensington. Of these Mr. ensu!‘fls term Leonard of Rockville is the only new ; director named. Following is the complete financial ' report for the year which may be of interest to those who enjoy looking into details: | Dr. Balance from 1916 .... i Bills 1916 . Lighting | wiring . l Life member- | ship . i e 30.00 Rents . 200.00 Entry fees .. 98.80 | Horse races ... 380.00 4,074.96 Credit 34.16 790.39 1,330.87 2,013.45 119.65 633.25 1,900.00 281,41 | Concessions Hay and grain. Bills payable .. Grand stand Admissions .... Freight and cartage .. | State n,prlropri- ation ....% ‘Expense Improvement and repairs . National Tro t- tin g associa- i tion Connecticut State Falr as- sociation . ... Advertising | Insurance .. i Interest .. .. ! Superintehdent Salarles ... | Tents .... 1+ Policemen ; Ticketmen tickets Labor Watchmen . 12,061.75 351.91 4,000.00 221.79 1,684.00 35.00 5.00 1,690.11 308.90 584.25 340.94 650.00 769.55 151.20 591.50 670.47 558.60 116.61 100.00 2,495.20 4,290.87 Enteflmnment Premiums .... Office expense and labor ... Automobile ex- hibit B Advertising /fence ....... Brought ‘to bal- ance 158.71 247.28 616.08 85.42 883.59 $22,990.81 Summary. Assets. v.....$26,000.00 $22,990.81 Inventory ... Accounts receivable ....... $25,611.00 Liabilities. Bills payable ... Accounts payable Cash balance . Profits and loss .. ...$17,440.00 $54.12 888.59 6.733.29 $25,611.00 Plan Red Cross Drive. The recently organized auxiliary to the New Britain chapter of the Red Cross association has made plans to carry on a campaign for memberships 'here during the Red Cross week, De- 576.05 | 611.00 | cember 17-24. The Boy Scouts have been enlisted in this work and will canvass the town with service flags for the front windows. Every home or place of business in the town where there is already one Red Cross mem- ber will be given a placard, and for each additional member in the house- hold an extra red cross to be attached to the large placard will be given. -In homes where every member has joined the Red Cross society a gold star, to be placed in the middle of the plac- ard, will be given. This denotes a “100 per cent efficiency household.” The most interesting feature of this big Red Cross campaign will occur at 7:30 o'clock on Christmas eve. All people in the town will be requested ' to place a lighted candle behind jthe service placard in their 'windows and | keep it there for half an hour. The committee in charge feels that tc:o in- spiration will be wonderful for every- body. In reference to this unique feature the committee has given the 1follow1ng statement in explanation of i the motive: “Just imagine traversing the dark streets of Kensington and seeing streaming forth from every house the unfailing sign of mercy and help in every kind of disaster. Each \and every lighted cross will tell of at least $1 tifat has sped on its mission of help and comfort and will give as- surance that while the American Red Cross endures, no calamity can come the nation, state or town without a , ready-to-hand organization to lend aid, i poth mental, moral and materiak—and, above all, practical. A Red Cross enrollment booth, sim- ilar to those used by the Néw Brit- | ain campaigners, will be placed in the Berlin Savings Bank where member- ships may be purchased. This booth { will be in charge of patriotic yowng women of the/town. Miss Julie Ryan, assistant to the postmaster, will also gladly receive the names and member- ship fees of those desiring to help this worthy cause. It is hoped that the re- lupense will be' spontaneous inasmuch | as the Kensington auxillary is the { youngest organization in Berlin ond Deeds the support of all. The womer of the town have already responded in a manner that foretells ultimate suc- cess. During the past few months, be- fore an auxiliary was organized here, the following articles have been com- ! pleted hy the Kensington women and turned in to the New - Britain Red Cross: Southerners Find It Too Cold. A large number of southern negroes; employed by the Berlin-Suffield> Trap Rock company are reported to have deserted their jobs and hurried bacl to the Southland, complaining that the northern winter is more than they could stand. These men were import- ed. from North Carolina last sdm- mer and during the hot weather found things here to their liking. During the fall they were not so happy, al- though they stuck to their work. Late- ly however, the men, unaccustomed to the chilling blasts of a New England winter, have been suffering from the cold and then came their decision to abandon their work and return to the sunny southland. Another Man Enlists. In addition to the numerous other East Berlin, Berlin and Kensington men who have enlisted during the past few days another local boy has Joined the colors. He is Dominic China, a well known trucking con- tractor. Young China has enlisted in the aviation branch of the United States Army Signal corps and has , already gone to Fort Slocum, N. Y., " where he will be outfitted and im- mediately shipped to the aviation training grounds at San Antonio, Texas. China has enlisted as a motor !truck transport driver. During his ’F HURSDAY, o DECEMBER 13, 1917. | I | | Plainville News INSPECT TEETH OF LOCAL SELECTIVES Fourteen ‘Plajnville Men Ex- amined for Drait in Bristol INSURANCE NOT PAID Victor S(}('ller Elected President of Rockwell-Drake Mutual Rell? As- sodm.ion—Ambnh.nce/,Corps to Hear Address 37\' Lieut. Stuart Phelps. Among the men' who were examined jast night in Bristol as to the con- dition of their teeth were 14 from’ Plainville who are expected to leave soon for the training camp with the quota which goes to make up the last 15 per cent. The examinations were held at the Masonic temple; the selectives affected being notified to report at the office of Prosecuting Attorney James T. Mather. has received no word from the Ve ernment as to the exact date on which for granted that they will leave soon- because of the fact that the dental examination is one of the very last to be given. It is not definitely known as to Wwhether the men will all go to Camp Devens or whether some of them will'] be sent to Fort H. G. Wright, located near New London. No Insurance Settlement. As yet no satisfactory settlement has been made in regard to the in- surance due the town of Plainville through thé damage done to the town hall by the recent fire. The hall was valued at about $15,- 000 and carrted insurance to the amount . of $11,000 which, it is thought, will cover all damage done. At present Grange hall is being used by the selectmen as their offices and also as the temporary headquarters of the library. It is not known as to what use the old town hall will be put and noth- ing will be decided upon until the meeting is held next Monday night. It may be that the hall will be rebuilt 80 as serve the town as an engine house and in case such a decision is made a Wew town hall would be erect- ed some time in the near future. . Mutual Rellef Association [Election. The members 6f the Rockwell- Drake Mutua] Relief association held a meeting last night ta elect officers for the vear 1918. Articles of in- terest to the members were discussed and a general review of the vear 1917 was made which showed a good in- crease in the amount of members and also in the strength of the associa- tion. The following members have been elected to office: President—Victor Soeller Vice-President—Samuel Gloriant. Segretary—Ernest B. House. easurer—George P. Langdon. Directors—William Neidl, Mrs. Farley, C. Volg, A. Dame, T. Kier- nan, E. B. Rising, C. F. Donnely, R. Smith, H Gardener. Auditors—Thomas Lynch, Kramer, John Skelskey. A committee has been appointed to make arrangements for a dance to be held in the new factory building, on Friday evening, Dec. 28. Ambulance Corps Meeting. The Ambulance Corps of the Home Guard will meet this evening. Lieut. Stuart Phelps will have charge of the meeting which will be an im- portant one. Lieut. Phelps has had a great' deal of experience in this parti- cular line or work and therefore it will be of great value to have all men report. The Ambulance corps will lose three of its members when Sergeant Kent, and Privates Peter Prior, and Harold Cornhning leave for Fort Slocum ‘where they have enlisteed in the or- dance department of the army. Stanley Coates and Miss Elsie Ditiers were married last Saturday by Rev. Robert Burton in the Epis- copal church. Mr. Coates is em- ployed as a mechanic at Cooks gar- age. The young couple will reside on West Main street. Francis LeVasseur, George Day, and James Cunningham leave tomor- row to join the navy. Frank Hobeine of the post’ office has returned from a vacation spent at his home in Collinsville. Leo Prior left today to, take his/ final examinations for embalmer in the United States navy. Peter Skinner has gone to Fort Slocum, where he is to enter the ser- vice as a meat and beef inspector. William absence his local business will be cared for by his brother. Brief Items. The Liberty Chorus met in the Town Hall I night for a rehearsal under the direction of Joseph Claire Beebe. The Home Whist club met at tho home of Mr. and. Mrs. George Griffith in Kensington last evening, and first ladies’ prize was won by Miss Lulu Alling. Second prize went to Miss Mary Nelson, and Mrs. C. W. Stevens won the consolation prizes. First . and second gentlemen’s prizes went to Mil- ton Emory and John McCabe respec« tively. The ladies of the Kensington Con- gregational church will hold a sup- per at 6:30 tonight, followed by an entertainment. Miss Marjorie Moore will read a story and a playlet, writ- ten by Miss Leta Cowles, will be pre- sented by the Inanda club. Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Doane are | visiting relatives in town. Their home is in New Rochelle. George H. A. Seward of New Haven is n?endlng a few days with trlendu‘ Although the draft b:zrd‘ TWO LONG YEARS HE SUFFERED “Frult-a-tives” Made Him Feel As If Walking On Air OriLuIA, Nov. 28th. 1914, “For over two years, I was troubled with Constipation, Drowsiness, Lack of Appetite and Headackes. One day Isaw your sign which read “JFruit-a-tives make you feel like walking on air.”” This appealed to me, so I decided to try & box. In a very, short time, I began to feel better, and now I feel fine. Ihaveagoodappetite, relish everything I eat, and the Headaches are gone entirely. I recommend this pleasant fruit medicine to all my friends ”’, DAN McLEAN 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 25¢. Atall dea.lem orsent postpaid by Fruit- «-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, N.Y, ' —— e He expects to go across in a _very short time. Francis Skinner has left for Fort Slocum' where he has entered the ordnance department as a toolmaker. He has joined the section which will be rushed to foreign service immedi- ately. § {' Ralph Newell of Maple street is these men will be called it is fhken | £ = home on a ‘five day furlough from the United States hospital corps which is stationed at Washington, D. C. He was prevented by illness from taking a trip to the other side but expects to/leave later with another contingent for France. Maple Hill There will be a meeting of the Lit- erary club, Wednesday afternoon, De- cember 19th at the home of Mrs. L. 'B. Banford on Golf street. Dr. Va- leria Parker of Hartford will deliver an address on Health and Recreation with Speclal’' Reference tq Military Cantonments.” Miss Ada Segur of Hartford will render vocal selections. 'A meeting of the Needlework Guild was held at the home of Mrs. G. E. Root on Galf street, Tuesday after;: noon. Their were many donatio: for the Children’s Home, hospital and charity. Those still intending to contribute would please leave their ar- ticles at the home of Mrs. J. H. La- tham on or before Saturday, Decem- ber 16th. Mrs. Nordstrom of Robins awenue spent last week in New Haven, with her daughter Miss Myrtle Nordstrom who is at the Yale School of Music. FEW RESTRICTIONS. ON AUSTRIANS HERE Presidents Declares They Will Not Be Treated as German Subjects Are, ‘Washington, Dec. 13.—Austrq-Hun- garian subjects/in the United States, most of the million or more of whom are laborers and are loyal to the Allied war cause, will suffer few re- strictions as a result of war between the lands of their birth and adoption. In a proclamation declaring a state of war. with Austria-Hungary in ac- cordance with the act of congrees, President Wilson specifies that un- naturalized Austro-Hungarians, unlike the Germans in this country, should be free to live and travel anywhere, except that they may not leave the United States without permission, and those suspected of enemy . activity, may be interned. They need not register with police or post office officlals, as Germans will be required to do shortly and are not barred from the 100-yard zone about piers, docks' and warehouses closed to |Germans and are not required to leave the Dis- trict of Columbta. The president’s motive in drawing distinctions between Germans and Austrians was described as two-fold. First, it was realized that the sym- pathy of Hungarians, Rumanians, Poles, Serbians, Czechs, Slovacs and other immigrants from the Austro- Hungarian -empire, generally is not with the mefher country in the war and that they have not been guilty of the multi-form campaign of "violence practiced under the German war system. Secondly, such a large pro- portion of laborers in munition and steel plants and coal mines consists of Austrian subjects that it was found practically impossible to administer against them the rigid regulations im- posed on the Germans, who are not half as numerous and more indi- vidualistic. Proclamation A Democratic Army. ABaltimore Sun.) It is not possible to overpraise the splendid attitlde assumed by General H. A. Greene, of Camp Lewis, in his declaration : “This is an army of democracy and it must remain demo- cratic. Officers and men: of my com- mand may meet as socigl equals out- side the cantonment.” It is not possible, indeed, sufficient- ly to praise Such a succinct and yital- ly important statement. - It is' cer- tainty not possible to give it sufficient, widespread, ; vigorous publicity which will make it sink deep into the mind lol’ every American soldier and civil- an. In an army there must be inflexible discipline. There must be ironclad official caste distinctions. In a football team there must also be inflexible discipline and complete temporary submission to established authority. But in the football team there is no enduring caste distinction once the training of the game is over. And in the army of this great democracy there must be no enduring caste dis- tinction outside the boundaries of the cantonments. If there is to be any | their LINE count this week. KOHLER and CAMPBELL Is attracting no little attention. 1 mighty fetching pieces and there’s no question-about § a desk being a desirable gift. There are a “hundred’ and one” things here just right for gifts. - Ask to see our Cedar Chest specials—-ls% OUR CHRISTMAS - OF DESKS--' We have many | dis- PIANOS Nearly 2,000 of these splendid instruments in this vflfl",—- Churches, Schools, Theaters, Lodges, Halls, Societies and Private Homes. Wennhedufinfl,dnmfiemmcmbdlmbflf Piano at its price. 'VICTROLA AND " EDISON DEALER& THE C. L. OPPOSITE MON U MENT b PIERCE CO. TEL. 805 FRESH FISH MACKEREL BLOATERS VEGETABLES P HEAD LETTUCE TURNIPS SPINACH PARSNIPS CUCUM BERS OCELERY CARROTS WHITE ONIONS SWEET POTATOES, HUBBARD sov,&-, C. A. HAL/L, 238 Main Street such caste distinction In this country, even the most patriotic and ardent American may well ask himself why we should be in the war at all. Alien Residents, (New Haven Journal-Courier). It is a pure waste of emotional- energy to feel or express a sym- pathy for the residents of this coun- try who are not citizens and who have now been forbidden to approach within a stated distance of fronts and munition factory districts. Many 4f them are men of large wealth and varied business investments, who have hitherto enjoyed the respect of their business associates. They now find themselves caught by their own mistaken valuation of their person- alities. delicacy of their position, ey have laijd themselves open to thé just sus- picion of being enemy aliens. This gort of an abuse of a nation's hospitality grows more and more ir- ritating. Several of these men have called upon the United States mar- ! shal and presented the injurious ef- fect of the government’s’order upon business. One of them is re- ported to have appealed for clemency upon the ground that he has & number water- | By falling to appteciate the ; of stores in the forbidden districts and that not to be able to visit them will mean their failure. This one is said to have been comforted by the thare shal to the effect that he had littla use for a man who had settled down in this country, enjoyed the protecs tion of its laws, accumulated his for: tune and omitted to take out naturalis: . zation pgpers and become & loyal eitizen. There is an oM and respectable tra- dition in politics that if one partici- Ppates in‘a party caucup he is in honor i bound to accept the 'decision of It. This may in principle be made to apply to foreigners who come here ' to live and carry on a business, They have never been compelled to Hecome naturalized citizens nor denied the full enjoyment ol our free institutions, The least they could have done would have been to realize the debt of grati. tude they owe the country and remain strictly neutral. Because this was nol to the taste 6f very many of thcq who preferred their alleglance to the kaiser, all of them must now ofin under the ban. They have had plenty of opportunities to anticipate thel fate and escape it, but they appear to have been too stupid to take ade vantage of them.