New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1918, Page 6

iment of the United States has Taltempted to do what ft took the fm- RAILROADS. TTTER the private returned af- being Whe railroa their owners sometime the datc nov the w ussion by the Director-Gen- tailroads and the Senate Committee on Tnterstate Commerce, they will be and better rail- nle r orty-nine destiny. roads is not up for ads for the son and not f upcrintendents iped their Government ownership of the disc 1 at this time General not gone on record one way or the other. From what is utterances, how- granted the his fair those dev- gleaned in casual it be taken for Mr. ever may Mc turn back he Adoo will And hem that when take: be in least propertic hand off t they will recovery,—at touched crooked that lish have been by the fin of management. DISTINGUISHED OF DEMONSRAT- ED ABIATY. “THREE CITI- ZENS Having and tired of the rown weary present method of handling the war preparatio little clique or of in Washington the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Ns of coterie dissatisfied Senators would overthrow and place the reins in the hands “three distinguished citizens of ted This by the Cabinet. demonstr ability.” iblishment of a W Not of the ment ur the staunchest supporter at this declare that no made the even President would mo- and have up and mist. been in formulation of a Not ‘even would d: moved on have been programme. most blinded re contend that schedule partisan everything that tan- has time; there gles, no delay: no no chance. for improvement. Yet, on the other hand, not even the highest atred of the President could prompt a categorical denial of the great a already of the accomp of st hments nade, attained the which ly result. accomplishments good must inevita In compari- the And, what no repetition son the nders are insignificant. is more, t has been of What roing on in Washington now othing more nor less than the breaki will of a political storm that Tt emo- over. had to come about. Pent-up could no longer be kept heneath minds tion the surface ¢ of men with the great problems of the to let burdened tl busied ke fa loose the thoushts that em. And there are many who think the wheels are moving believe 0 a s the cr too slowl who there should be what some ¢ peeding itic ar Departmer Department, those two respectively by a lawyer and a cotntry editor, retary Baker and Scc- Daniels, acting in close co- operation with President Wilson, the political opponents of these men would set up a triumvirate ms distinguished ability of ‘“three citizer demonstrated whose duties would be ‘“to consider, devise and for- mulate plans and policies, general and special” and “to supervise, co-or- adinate, and control the fune- tions and activities of all executive departments, offic and agencies of the Government in so far the judgment of the War Cabinet, it may direct in as, in { pertat that one | The Director | | takes have been rectifted, where the German Government forty years to do—build up a highly ef- ficient. war machine. Beginning with of less than 160,000 men the Government today army of slightly less than And all has taken April of Tast year. With undertaking there were bound to be mistakes. The wonder of it all is there were not blunders. And mow we have to the point where the mis- an army American can point to an 2,000,000, place since this such a gigantic more come machine gotten out om smooth round. What good will it mow do to upset all the plans and throw the machine back the first ditch? The only good we can of the entire scheme is that it would provide three good jobs at $%2,000 for “three distinguished citizens who in turn is war, into see each of demonstrated ability" would see to it that other citizens less distinguished and of undemonstrated might pull and go to sleep down smaller thereon for ability berths the duration of the war. This war is the war of the Ameri- people. 1t not personally conducted war of politicians, whether their feathers be tinted with the hucs of Democracy, Republicanism or affiliation they may want to claim. The American people are today standing firmly and resolutely behind the President in scution of They are doing all in their power to help. They do not want to hinder him even by a War Cabinet made up of “three distinguished citizens of dem- onstrated ability.” Aside from being in conflict with the Constitution of the United States the idea is not even in keeping with the vaunted efficiency which it purports to cham- pion. can is a v hatever other party his pros the wa STRAIGHT U. S. polities in administra- Since some even tion's of the war, it may be well to recall a bit of common horse sense delivered.on the floor of the na- Hause of Representatives some During men sce everything, in the conduct tion time a long drawn out of speeches, having to do with Hoover and the, Food Bill, Congress- man John Wesley Langley of Ken- tucky, a staunch Republican, had this series to say:— “Democrat though he is. T would rather have President Wilson tell me when and what to eat than to have the kaiser do it. As between Wilson and Wilhelm T am for Wilson.” Tha of a true Ameri- it applies well the day the speech was It has to do with the Fucl order as well any issued hy the Food Admin- is the spirit and today as as made. as ovder Any istrator. man who opposes regu- jations of this Government today lends to the enemy and is, The time has come straight United States. aid and comfort 1t heart, a traitor. when must be every man American and talk The Irlsh World, rican and the Free- bheen barred from win grand old song of Frec- uber Allios.” Prepare to weep: the Gaelic Am man’s Jonrnal have the mails, Their cditors now join in that dom, “Deutschland An ignorant old lady was wvisited by a minister who asked:——“My good do you think you have re- ight touches of it oc- casionally,’ NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY iz, 1018, FACTS AND PANCT dealers who cannot afford to dle domestic coal on a sross mar- of $2 a ton, might do well to re- favor of men who are equal a war service.— "he he ny ke a ed Russian Pacifists think Ger- “will feed them’; dut she'll only bluff at it when they're fur- the food.-—Atlanta Constitu- revil ut it them may all sorts of loes no good to say so. names us no- cld Republican be gets fou cross the 4 yreinlly Vs un it 1 Plain omebod d a colony of Mexican line. recommended to attention.—Cleve- ke Tois Dealer. here is a man intell nice question nce or whether Russian ig- Indianapolis | | | | | plant ance is more destructive of the ac- | hplishments of civilization.—New k Times. | Barope in confer- | to settle the war,” shows how e the Kaiser has learned.—Wall bet Journal. | overeigns in | ermany is doing its talking about | rive in ¥ and its acting on Ttalian front—Portland I’ress. | —_— | eports from Petrograd state that | ting is the last thing the Bolshe- | troops want to do. Fating is the .—New York World. rance efore long now we ething making a noise seed catalogue droppir letter box. shall hear | like the | g through Boston Globe. o jury quite goes to the extreme thanks a pretty woman for killing | husband.—Toledo Blade. hports of unfavorable camp con- Bns fail to make as much impres- h as they would if the average sol- | dier aid not look so much happier | and healthier than the average citi- zen.—Washington Star. A German YVictory. Another German Victory, News flashed across the sea, Another flock of children Hurled into eternity. With helpless wives and mothers On whom the death bombs fell— Another grand successful raid, Conceived jn hatred's hell. A hundred bodies strewn about The quiet country place A score of murderers returned In safety to their base Lay the mangled forms at Beneath the sheltering sod, Safer than babe at its mother’s breast Bach dear one lives in God. rest King Herod’s name is mentioned still In terms of execration, So will it be, with him The mighty German The slaunghter of the In our aze and time, The hellish horror of it all, The base millstonian crime. who rules nation innocents The boasted a hous nonymous German Kulture built on the sands, with ruthlessness Before the world it stands All ocean’s flood cannot efface The Lusitania crime Nor summer rains staing Through all wash out these the coming time. The slaughter of the In our age and da O God the debt still mounting yet Tor Germany to pay; And pay she must and Not now and here alone. But at the court of last resort, Before the great white throne, When cowering groveling in shame, Forgetting In accents hear, “Ye did it unto me.” WILLIAM GILLEN innocents pay she will, the spe clear bus plea, these words they RODGERS. A Delusion. (Springfield Union) A large number of fanatics in the United States seem to be laboring un- der the delusion that the American iroops were sent to France for the purpose of enforcing Prohibition in | ucts. | not needed imperatively. | United | the nation are not all centered | have been idle every day | to furnish | failure of the railroads | ing capacity of the that count A Big News Event. (Toledo Blade.) The Grand Jury of one county in Mississippi has indictea Emperor Will- jam for rabbery, arson, murder, plott- ing, bribery and conspiracy. When the Sheriff catches Bill, itll make a good story. - Poor Indeed. (Buffalo Expres “T suppose that can own three dog: “Poorer than that. three automobiies.” so poor he He can own AR Wi cna. N. Y. Observer.) Robert Brown wishes to state that the item in last wee Observer re- garding his taking tea with Mr. and Mrs. Henry [Eliot was a mistake. Mr Brown sa: s on the island some time ago looking after his farm, but that he has never taken tea with Fenry Isliot. ong. M 5 he Fvidence. (New York Sun.) Crusoe saw the footprint. “Jt can’t be a soldier or some would have knitted him socks, cried. one he The Scarcity of Help. hington Star) “Do you dictate your speeches to a stenographer?” replied Senator Sorghum. “My stenographer now considers her fime too valuable to be wasted on a a speech hefore Cone like C OMMITNIC&TE D. THE FACTS IN THE CASE. Sccond Targest Coal Dealer in Ameri- | ca Shows Why Garficld Order Was Necessary. To the Editor of Herald The following letter was day’s Hartford Times. 1 think the nail head and to let ¢ ; “Have you noticed who ix the loudest aguinst the Garfield clos- ing order? It the profiteer whose has been operating overtime, wtly being cnlarged, ever st the atur- hits 0o good in i is the shricki is and since the the man profits by countries vour Uncle Sam “He at least should have the de- cency to remain quiet just now. In ordinary times the managers of these plants would close them for a week, ten davs or two weeks, to take inven- tory, about the first of the year, and there wag nothing said then about “A German victory,” as the manager of one plant (not located in Hartford, but in Hartford countvg was quotod made war m tirst who clling FEurope the huge terials to the of and now to | as saying in your papc® the night be- fore last. “The industries specded up at the cry of the adminis- tration, and the various allied war bodics, and state councils of defense. They doubled and trebled their prod- The railroads could not keep up with the pace. Were it the zood old summer time, no harm would be done. The people would not need coal from the mines to supply the heat needed for the maintenamce of the human system. But we are having one of the old-fashioned winters which sentimen- talists liked to talk .about and of which everyone has had enough this vear. A blizzard in the central west paralyzed all movements of trains from that section for a weck. Thou- sands of loaded coal cars stand on sldings held back by thousands of other cars loaded with non-esscntials, or at any rate with goods which are Absolutely, there is no question about the wis- dom of the shut down order.” Along with that the F. S. Landstreet, vice president of the second largest coal company in the tes is interesting. It shows that those members of the trade who had come in contact with Dr. Garfield, the Federal Fuel Administrator, had generally been impressed by his abil- ity. I hope some of the superintend- ents in this town will sit up and take notice and realize that the brains of under said that of the country their hats. Mr. Landstreet an averag®of 100,000 coal miners of the last six months in the bituminous regions because of the failure of the railroads « He said that the in the last six months had reduced the coal-produe- ited States by 40 per cent. Mr. Landstreet, who is connected with the Consolidation Coal Co., Tnc., presents these interesting facts which should serve to enlighten all fair minded men: “The present shortage of bitumin- ous coal began to be evidenced in Oc- tober, 1916, and has gradually be- come worse ever since. This com- pany is the sccond coal pro- ducer in the United & mining on an average of 14,000,000 tons annually of bituminous coal. Our actual rec- ords show that for the last six months there has been approximately only 60 per cent. of railroad cars fur- nished, that the miners employed were capable of loading; It further shows that an average of 6,500 min- ers have been idle during that period. ‘While the same men were not idle continually during that period, there was an average of that many idle every d “As this company, although the second largest producer in the country, only produces a little over 21-2 per cent. of the entire produc- tion, and as the conditions shown by this company are typical of the con- ditions prevailing in the entire bitum- nous region, it is easy to see that there has been at least an average of 100,- 000 mmers idle every day for the last six months, “This answe two effectually: Fi that ing retarded production, for. although some mines may have been closed down, the mines actually operating were not getting afficient equipment to opcrate over 60 per cent. of the time. “It further shows that any idleness on the part of labor in industries, for the period of five days covered by the recent order, will not to any extent equal the continuous idleness of the miners or the loss of earnings on the part of these men over the last six months, and I give this period, for the reason that it was more extreme then than for the previous twelve months. “I think the City of New York should hesitate before making any criticism on the question of supply of anthracite coal for the needs of the city when it is a well known fact that, while the country at large w mil- iar with the probable shortage during this Winter and that prior to theo opening of extreme weather there was large amount of anthracite coal nding in New Jersey practically in sight of the city, and a large amount standing there ever since, and only Jack of concerted action on the part of the distributers of this city and ade- quate harbor transportation facilities has prevented an adequate supply at 1 times, and T do not see ve well Jiow the city can escape bearing the entire responsibility for this condi- tion. It is certainly true thaf neither the Tuel Administrator, the anthra- cite operator, or the railroads be held responsible the e of supply of either anthracite or bitum- inous coal in the City of New York.” Outside of these thinas, therc are other and great considerations. What about the ships lying in New York harbor, laden to the gunwales Wwith food and munitions for our bovs in France? Talk about “A Great German Victory If these ships 1R Le “over there” we will have cause to holier. Yet the only is being questions very any price fix- st can for short ones who are wrath at his rt of the Furopean war; | statement of | BY LIEUT. FITZHUGH GREEN, U. B N Signals are the speech of a ship. Signal halliards are her vocal cord flag her tongue. The admiral's fl licuienant’s error be called her indigestion, flag-hoists her hic-cough- may rightly erical ¢ signals are mostly by At night used ordinary national alphabet made with 2 flags, burzees, and pennants (flag is square, burgee has V cut out of edge, and pennant is triangular) represent- ing the 26 letters of the alphabet. shape: lights service. alone are in The Inter- | #rom these letters an immense num- | ber of combinations are taken to form: the general signal book, for all common communication at sea; the battle signal book. secret and used only In the fleet; the deck and boat book for drill and routine purposes. A man may signal by wig-wag or semaphore. Wig-wag is done with one flag. Wave to the right means dot; to the left dash. International Morse telegraph code is followed. Semaphore takes two flags, one in each hand. Twenty-mine different positions are possible Right hand down at an angle is ‘A’: horizontal is ‘B’; both out straight ‘R’: and so on. This syvstem very rapid and used for all unimportant signaling. Both wig-wag and semaphore can be used at night with lighted arms. Blinker systems are most valuable. Searchlights or heliographs (eclip- sing sun reflectors) are used in day time, and yardarm or other lights at night. With Morse code one blink means dot, and two dash. All navies is is e flags and | | use blinkers and wig-wasg; and every merchant captain is required to un- derstand international flag signalling There are several other kinds of signals not generally needed. In fog strokes on the ship’s bell correspond to blinks of a light. A long whistle blast is dash. a short one dot. Sub- marine bells are coming into usc, particularly by lishthouses. They are sometimes audible six miles. Colored lanterns strung vard arm, called Ardois good for night work. Red is dot, white dash. If electric, the lights may be flashed by a typewriter keyboard. Very's stars are merely Roman candle {bombs shot from a pistol, red and green to correspond with red and white Ardois. Morse's code is stand- ard. Gung, rockets, colors upside down, | nals. Germans ure nautical doom. Many special signals are in usoe such as the yellow quarantine flag, the blue pilot flag, government storm signals, and the like. Lighthouses usually mive a night signal such as | four interval-—two flash, Svery and man in the navy | taught to sig Out in a small boat, | ashore, or on wreckage, this know- ledge may be imperative. Navy wives have several codes and systems. Compared to them Mr. Morse is a back number both in speed |and method. A broken match used to mean “want a cocktail?” It doesn’t jany more. . . . . to the lights, are shapes, national are distress sig- have used them to Samaritans to their TODAY'S TABLOID TALE By Joe Biast. With a Manicure on the Side. had been very slug sh in Tisso's Tonsorial Parlor. One man had come in for a haircut, it's true, but when he took off his hat before the mir- ror and realized with a start that he had forgotten hc was absolutely bald, he went right out again. So Angelo Comeoffo, head barber, perked up a bit when Sluiceway Cornbred walked in and sat down in Comeoffo's chair. Haircut and shave,” he di- rected. “‘Cut from the left to the right and please take hold of my chin instead of my nose to steady yourself.” Twenty minutes later Sluice- way Cornbred was haircutted and shaved. “Skittieberry oil shampoo, sir?" said Comeoffo. “The odor is guaranteed for ten day sir.” “Sure, slap ‘er on, replied Cornbred. And Comeoffo slapped 'er on and then id, ‘“Boston singe, Or a goldwater rub?” “Both,” said Cornbred im- partially. And Comeoffo gave him both with a contented smile, for Tisso's was run on a percentage bas nd after that he suggested, “Eel's foot tonic prevents the hair from falling either way, sir.” “ch?” said Sluiceway Corn- “Ych,” said the barber. “Crowd some on,” said Corn- bred. And Comeoffo crowded some on. and after that he had a peanut butter massage, an asparagus steam, an electric tickle, an onionseed oil nose rub and a barley sugar eye- brow treatment and the bill, which was §11.47 including the war ta “Oh, don't bother that,” said Cornbred, with a ish smile. “I'm Mr. Tis s0's son-in-law and I've zot this critten order from him entit- ling me to anything in fhe shop Good-bye. I'd like to give you a liftle something for yourself, but I haven't anything less than a dime.” Angelo Comeoffo put his ton- gue between his teeth and bit it with all his might, and then in rapid succession drank two mugfuls of lather, a quart of bay rum and all that was left of the skittieberry oil shampoo. about (Copyright 1818 by George Matthew Adams) noize are those are in their pockeibooks A FACTORY WORKER. making a hear whose PASTOR STATON REPLI to Statement Hartford Takes Exception lished in Pub- Newspaper. On visiting the Courant office in the Bank building on Main street the pas- tor of the Zion church consulted the reporter for the purpose of ascertain- ing the origination of the wording of the article appearing in Monday's Courant, which looked as a reflection on his pastorate here. The scemingly good natured reporter expressed himi- self very refretfully saying that he was lod under the impression that the s submerged in a mire of financial difficulties since the former pastor resigned a months ago, and Jhat it had pastor that time and that it was to be reorganized and that a committee from our church will meet with the business men of the city this week to plan for the purpose of getting it back in its previous standing. Now to my mind the real reporter publis impressions Rev. Gurley resign, but as pastors, to the Meth- wreh had few no sine is 10 did mnot subservient wa an odistic rule, op at the removed by the hish- expiration of his term of | | [ pastorate at this church for the good of the church as the bishop and the presiding elder saw it. And the church has not stood without a pastor, for the present pastor was assigned to | this charge from the very conference | that removed the former pastor. The pastor, Rev. Staton, states that the church has not submerged in a mire of financial difficultics, since the removal of the former pastor for there is an cxpress joy cxisting among the parishioners over the financial pla organized by the present pastor, and for having cancelled several former debts which had been floating for some time of smaller denominations. The appeal that has been made was not for the purpose of raising meney for the current expense of the church, for on the arrival of the pastor last June, he made an investigation of the business status of the church, thereby uncovering the secret which caused the long year after year struggle with the heavy burden it has carried for 10 or 12 years, which is the $6.000 mort- gage indebtedness. The congregation was too small to keep up the interest and current expense both, and, find- ing that nothing had been done to re- duce the principal since the congre- zation had taken hold of the propety; the pastor decided that it was essen- tial to make a payment on the princi- | pal in order to lighten the interest { And it was for this purpose the appeal was made to the public, and not for the current expenses. HBeing promin- | ent both in the New York and New ngland conferences, for bringing churches out of debts, for this cause he was sent here, and further states that the church is at this time finan- cially stronger than it has ever been since it was organized the good people of the city heard our appeals and have pledged to date, on the mortgage indebtedness, between $500 and $900. ( as REV. G. H CITY ITEMS STATON. meeting of Colum No. 27, D. of C., will he held at 8 o'clock tonight in Klectric hall. The officers will be installed and a social will follow. The regular meeting of TIndianola council, D. of P., will be held this eve- nir The newly elected officers will be installed. All members of the de- gree team are requested to be present. The regular John A. Amdrews and Charles Wal- len are attending the New York Fur- niture Kxchange exhibit in New York The Red Cross of the Swedish Luth- eran church will meet this evening. The Haddassah society will meet at 8 o’clock this evening in Talmud Tor- ah hall. Officers of the circles will be | elected. Charles C. Cook was perintendent of the New fice of the John Hancock Insurance Co. vesterday. The local office was formerly a branch and. was in charge of Kugene Brennan, who is the perintendent of the Hartford office. The Elks will hold their third se- ries of 45 tournaments Thursday eve- ning at the Elks’ home. Prizes will be awarded the winners. A large at- tendance and much rivalry antic pated. Isabella Circle, National of Tsabella, will meet | rooms on 166 Main the entertainment for ing will be discussed Donon Sarvicke, a Russian, who was first believed to be under the influence of liquor, was taken with convulsions at his home Jast night and was re- moved to the hospital. MHe was tended by Dr. J. L. Kelly, who stated that he would recover. John I. Ross, the newly member of the board of the oath of office today Jee at the Whigville reservoir measures 30 inches in thickne: cording to a Teport in the water board Brvant of New Haven has A. Walsh of that city for property owned by the de fondant on West Main street, this city, has been attached. Nelson A Ludington of New Haven has sued the same defandant for $50 and local pro- perty has been attached. Deputy Supreme Commander Chap- apointed su- Britain of- su Daughters tonight at the street. Plans for the next meet- at- elected relief, toolk wn R sued Mary $150 and Court | McMillan Store “Always Reliabie.™ (Store Opens at 9 a. m. Daily) Six Days Business in Five Days is What We Are Out fer Wednesday Specials at Our Annual Mid-Winter Sale Remnant Sale Beginning at 9 a. m. Wed- nesday morning one of our great remnant sales. You who have attended remnant sales at this store know what to expect. You who have nét should be on hand promptly at 9 o'clock if you want the best bargains. Drapery Remnants One to Five Yard Lengths at 10c a yard Values in the lot up to 3% ayard. Scrims, Marquisettes, Curtain Nets, etc., in fact a clean-up of all remnants of | Curtain Materials. 4 Sample Pairs of - Curtains A One pair of a kind at® price to clean them out quick, Children’s School Hose On Sale Wednesday morff- ing in sizes 6 to 10, all at one price, regular 25¢ Hose for 19c a pair. Stamped Art Linens For embroidering. Somg pieces slightly soiled but on that account they go at pricesd that will more than pay the cost of washing. Waists Slightly soiled. Colored and white, a good assortment of sizes, regular 98c waists “ i for 69c. Children’s Bonnets Of Velvet Corduroy and Silk, regular $1.25 Caps. To clear: for 49¢ each. 19¢ Large Unbleached™ Towels for 14¢ each on Wednesday $1.50 Bed Sheets for $1.19, Size 72x90. Wednesday Only man of this city will install the officersi of the #tar of Capitol lodge, O. S. of B., in Hartford tomorrow evening. All who expeect ta attend from this city should take the 7:07 o'clock trolley P PERSONAL TAX LIST Registrars Smith and Zeigier, Worke ing Alone, Get Over Thousand Ad- Names. kS Thomas J. Smith and William Zeig ler, registrars of voters and personal tax enrollers, today presented their anngal report to Mayor G. A. Quigley. The report, which shows an addition of 1,405 names over that of last year, was prepared by the registrars without any additional help this year and was completed on January 1 The enrollment for personal wards follows: First ward, 1, ward, 1,924: third ward, 2,001 ward, 2.403; fifth w 1,770: ward 3,608 total, the enroilment was ditional by secon fourth sixth year MORE U. S. ATRMEN AT FRONT. With the American Army in Fr Jan 21. (By the Associated Press.)— More American observers have begun work at the front with French pilows in French airplanes. While their flights are in the nature of instr tion, they are carried out under act battle conditions.