New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1918, Page 8

(.4 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1918, REDFIELD ANXIOUS TO HAVE MANUFACTURING DEVELOPED Advocates Government Owned Intercoastal Waterway to Link Great Cities of the East From the Lakes to the Coast and Down Seaboard. Washington, Dec. 11— the Bureau of Forelgn and Domestic Commerce to enable it to give effective to American manufacturers and merchan after-the-war world trade opportuni- ties is the chief recommendation of Becretray Redfield in his annual report iG de public yesterday. The secretary also reiterates his ap- proval of the proposed development a government owned intercoastal waterway to link up the great cities of the from the lakes to the coast and down the Atlantic seaboard. Dealing with the post-war trade and the part the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce can play, the re- port emphasizes especially the need for additional commercial attaches and trade commissioners. The bal- ance of trade in favor of the United tes for the fiscal year 1918 was ] 6,238; the total of the mer- 1andise export trade was $5,928,285 and of the import trade $2,946,- ,408. “Measured by the economic needs the country and by the grave re- of post-war competi- the report says, ‘‘the bureau should be expanded substantially in every branch of service. More Funds Will Be Needed. “The field for European investiga- Yons by special agents immediately upon the conclusion of the war will be so extensive that the bureau will require greatly increased funds. American concerns have a tremen- for service to our allies in and for future sponsibilities tion,” dous fieid helping them rebuild business. Of the inland waterways, Redfield says: “An important step forward, which will be of great advantage to our commerce, was taken when the di- rector general of railroads assumed, on behalf of the government for the period of the war, the operation of the Cape Cod and the Delaware and Raritan canals, the latter being oper- ated in connection wtih the New York ate barge canals. Every economic, military and naval argument poin Secretary to the importance of the earliest po: sible of a government- onding with develapment waterway Ccorr in taking full advantage of | set o the nation if it were available today. The development of the use of our international waterws hav- ing been ken over by the railroad administration, this department re- tains an interest in them only be- | couse of their cffect in promotiag | our commerce."” Wants Industry Standardized. Legisiation to provide for the es- | tablishment of standards for all lines of industry with the bureau as the determining and classifying agent is ested by Secretary Redfleld He The functions of the bureau of txpansion of | what is commonly known as the At- lantic intracoastal waterway, connect- ing all the great cities of our Atlantic seaboard with one another, with the New York state waterways, reaching to the Great Lakes and Lake Cham- plain, and with all the railroad termi- nals along our tern coast. “Such a waterway, safe alike from the effects of storms and from the cts of enemies, would be a great as- standards should be so enlarged as to permit the maker of aay standard commodity to submit a specimen of his product for cxamination and to provide that the bureau, after such an examination, should certify to the facts that a buyer, domestic or for- cign, ought to know rvespecting the nature of the article. The manufac- turer should be permitted to attach a copy of the certificate ta all of his production of the particular kind and quality so certified. “Severe criminal penalties should be provided for wilful violation of the agreement to attach the certificate of the bureau of stand- ards only ta goods coming fully up to the certified sampie.” “The applications of science to military uses,” the report says, “‘are illustrated by several examples of the Bureaw's work directly affecting the comfort and efficiency of the sol- dier. The soldier's shoes are investi- gated in the laboratory and in the field to determine the most suitable leather. A sole-leather-testing ma- chine is used, and the leather is chemically investigated while con- trolled service tests are in progress v th oldiers in cam The serv- iceability of shoe strings has also been under test. Uniform & 3th has been under careful investigation for somo time in the textile laboratories of the Bureau. “The heat conductivity of the dier’s blanket has been studied. ton blankets may equal wool blankets in this respect. The Bureau has in- vestigated shelter tents, the soldier's canteen, and other kit equipment, washing and shaving soaps, combs, inks, and other supplies for its Sol- dier's use. “The Bureau also determined by careful tests the most suitable trench oil stove, taking account not only to its heating efficiency, but the danger of observation from the light radiated on the ground. It has standardized the gauges for making the s o rifle, has studied the problem of gun erosion, and the failure of the gun | parts and material in service. In | short, there is scarcely a phase of the soldier's needs and activities in which the Bureau has not cooperated with the military departments to secura | the most effective provision for his comfort, convenience, and fighting power."” Other Salient Parts of Report. In addition to aiding the navy in | coast patrol work, working with the Food Administration to bring about a greator consumption of fish in tha United States, and developing aquatio sources of leather, the Bureau ot sheries cstablished a new high record in a phase of its own work-— rescuing stranded food fish left in shallow pools or high waters along tha Mississippi and Ohio rive During the year 46,618,810 of various specied were restored to the rivers or used to stock sutable ponds. The Bureau of Lighthouses and tho Coast and Geodetic Survey also are mention as having rendered valuablo aid to other branches of the govern- ment in work nece s to the proso- cution of the war. Urgent needs of the Department for the future enumerated by Secretary Redfield are: Two sea-going vessels and wire drag launches for the Coast and Geodetia Survey, and officers and crews for them Large clerical force in the field serv- ice of the Steamboat Inspection Serv- ice and in the office of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. together with mora draughtsmen and computers at more adequate salaries in the latter service. Provision for housing the army of clerks needed during the threc year period of handling the census of 1920, which will be in full swing by next July. A laboratory aquarium Bureau of Fisheries. A government owned commerco building to house all services except a for the 1 i) STAMP BOLSHEVISM OUT, SAYS TAFT Russia is in the control o ten times those killed in the French Revolution. for in this world Why should Do you believe Can a League of Nations As a result of the war ten or twelve tion among these nations be If you have been thinking along these lines you will want to hear Ex-President Taft at Fox’s Theater next Monday night. “Clinching the Results of the War” is the subject of his address. Last week we informed the public that we had 1 orchestra seats at one dollar each and a few box seats at two dollars each, If you are planning to hear Mr. Taft, get your ticket at once before some one else gets ahead of you. the Red Cross. These tickets are NO LONGER for sale at any drug below have them. f a Dody of murderers and cut throats. ¢ nation want control of the seas? n conscription? Ought the Peace Commissioner: Does an international police forc s to turn back to Germany the col out the terms of the treaty of pes new nations without ca prevented ? Crowell’s Drug Store, Main and W. Main Street. Noveck’s Drug Store, Arch Street. The Eagle Pharmacy, Main Street. Remember: They have been murdering innocent people to the number of eight and Bolshevism must be stamped out if intellectual development and progress is to be looked e mean a standing army? onies which she has lost? rce: ,530 seats for sale. tore. Dickinson Drug Co., Main Street. Clark & Brainerd, Main Street. Riker-Hegeman Drug Co., Main Street. Only about 300 orchestra seats and a few box seats left. Which nations should be included in the league's personnel? experience in self government have been formed. Thoday we still And remember, the net proceeds go to Beginning today, only the druggists listed Have you secured your ticket? THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLICITY, e New Britain Teachers Club. How can international fric- have about 300 the Bureau of Standards laboratory aquarium An tant fo the Secretary of Commerce to aid in the greatly in- creased volume of work. timates for the fiscal year of 0 eggresate $39,727,740. A large part of the increase over the current vear of § 1,676 is for the Bureau of the census to provide for taking the fourteenth decennial census. and the TUBERCULOSIS NOT DISEASE OF CITY | A [ Medical Records Show That White Plaguc Is Also Prevalent In Country. Chicago. Dec. 11.—Doubt that tu- berculosis is a *city disease” was pre- sented to the American Public Health Association convention here today by Dr. Burton R. Rogers of New York. He said the secretary of the Indiana State board of health had written him that out of a total population of 13,- 000 in Crawford county Indiana, 2,000 had died of tuberculosis within GERMANY IS AGAIN SETTING UP HOWLS Whining That Naval Terms oi: | Armistice Are Being Exceeded London, Dec. 11.— contained A new and false in still charge is another German protest—that terms which go beyond tions of the armis posed by the Allies. A Berlin telegram ve the sub- stance of the demands of the Admi- | | ralty comm ion at Wilhelmshaven | for the carrying out of the naval con- { ditions of the armistice and states i that protest has been lodged against | some of these demands. | The Allies demand the return of all | interned vessels and also those con- demned hy prize courts. The surren- der of British and Belgian vessels is fresh naval the stipula- ce have been im- What is described by as a completel; “surrender” of the message new demand is the all German war ves- sels, including submarines and river steamers, both finished and under construction, at present lying in Ger- 1 naval ports. The British Ac ma this subject, that mno fresh terms with to the navy have been made by the Allies. The details now published by the Germans are only those which were decided on by the Allied council at the time of the armistice. It is considered probable that the local authorities in Germany ave not | acquainted with the exact terms. The fact is, the Admiralty declares, Ad- miral Browning is only carrying out the details of his old instructions, which are based on the terms of the armistice. The British Foreign Office states that the German effort should be re- garded as some form of German pro- pagands, adding that ever since the , armistice was signed Germany has clamored against its term without regard both to her own dignity and to truthfulness. AWARD OF NOBEL PRIZE ALLIES NOW CONTROL SHIPPING ON RHL Amsterdam, Dec. 11.—Discuss! over the prolongation of the armisti between the Allies and Germany W) begin at Treves on December 12, cording to the North German Gazety] All shipping on the Rhine now is u of an inter-Allif \ . BATTALION SENT FROM ITALY TO CATTAR{ shington, Dec. 11.—At Gene Mareh's office last night the name 4 the American commander at Cattal could not be learned, as the recor were locked up. It is understood t ane Amcrican battalion went fro Italy to Cattar > TRANSPORTS SEVE F, SAILING FOR ,\MERI Washington, Dec. 11.—The sailifj] of en additional transports f] Am an ports with officers a 3,000 men has been announced by War department. Six sailed on cember 6 and the other a day latery ATTACK OF INFLUENZA DRIVES WOMAN CRA! Mrs. Amnie Vita is being held for )} ten years. the police station examinatio FOR 1918 IS WITHHELD. to take place in the Tyne and of “Can siich a record be even parai- | 0 i : £ Mrs. Vita is violently insane as a leled in the worst ‘lung block’ In the | ITeNCh vessels at Dunkirk. All these | Christiania, Norway, Dec. 11—The | cuit of a severe attack of influem worst city In America?’ asked the | YSSSCIS are to be sent in by December | Nobel Committee has resolved not o | and it is probable that she will [ nvestican ol hioties award a Nobel peace prize in 1918 committed to the insane asylum. | states might reveal even worse condi- . | tions.” Dr. Rogers explained that Crawford ' county has 304 square miles and that the 13,000 residence are scattered N | 1,861 farms and in 21 towns and vil- lages; the largest urban center con- {a2ining less that 1,200 inhabitants. » added: t is doubtful if there is a three story tenement in the county, and if every house is not at least ten feet from every other house and if every living and sleeping room has not one or more outside windows. These are certainly not city conditions.” Facts For the SETTLE THE XMAS PROBLEM In Our Gonvenient Way public to consider About 90 per cent. of the adult population of this community TIFORM MAY KEEP U i work or —— depends on the street cars for transportation to and from o i e R You Take Our Clothes business, tion for Soldiers to War Secretary. (Special to the Herald) Washington, Dec. 11.—Congressman Augustine Lonergan conferred last week with Secretary of War Baker and with officers of the meneral staff and suggested that the enlisted men of the army be permitted to retain their uniforms after they were honor- ably discharged from the service. Mr. Lonergan pointed out that men in the | Navy, provided their discharge was an | honorable one, were permitted to re- | tain their uniforms, and added that | such a privilege should be extended | | i GHT We Take Your Werd The public expects cars to be on time, equipment to be kept up, service to be rapid and dependable, employees to be courteous and | officials to be approached and open to suggestions. The public also wants the greatest possible service at the lowest possible cost, Gift the ights is the Useful that Pleases Giver and Del the Recipient Make Yoursef a Xmas Gift to the Army. Secretary Baker statea he would | confer with other Army officials as to the advisability of acting favorably on | the suggestion. The continued growth and prosperity of this community are de- perident on the ability of The Connecticut Company to maintain its property and increase its facilities proportionately to the increase in population. THAW CASE UP. Attempt Will Be Made tto Return Him to New York for Trial. York, Dec. 11.—After an in- vesthization of reports that Harry | Thaw has been enjoving periods of freedom from the Pennsylvania Hos- i pital for the Insane, Philadelphia, District Attorney Swann announces that Thaw's case would be placed be- | fore the new governor of Pennsylvania New It cannot maintain its property and increase its facilities unless its lines produce sufficient revenue to pay the bills. In 1916 the increase in cost to The Connecticut Company of serv- wiil ! ing the public was $72,000 greater than the increase in revenue, In St e Rt unnlen Y j | & 3 that the new state administration | * t i seg 1917 the increase in cost exceeded the increase in revenue by $810,- would aid’in having Thasy returned | apprectate | fiKe ] fo New York to answer indictments. These indictments accuse Thaw of | Kkidnapping and assaulting Frederick | Gump, Jr., a Kansas City, Mo., boy, In | Thaw's former apartment in a hotel here. 000. a COAT | SUIT | DRESS or FURS | The ten months ending October 31, 1918, during which the six cent far has been in effect, show a net loss from operating of $506,000. SUIT Overcoat or Mackinaw CLOTHING STORE CHURCH STREET KIN MAY CABLE MEN OVERSEAS, SENATE VOTES. ; Washington, Dec. 11.—The Senate | has adopted a resolution by Senator Spencer of Missouri requesting the | Postmaster General to inform the Senate whether, if not inconsistent with ‘the pullic service, information could be promptly asked by relatives and received by cable as to the wel- fare of officers and enlisted men overseas from whom no word has been recelved in more than six montha. Please think it over, you business men whose prosperity keeps pace with the development of your community, and you workers and shoppers who depend on the trolley cars for transportation. SR THE CONNECTICUT COMPAN FAMOUS ATHLETE DEAD. Concord, N. H., Dee, 11.—Lester C. Dole, for 40 years athletie instructor at Bt, Paul's school, died last night at his rvesidence hers, FTis pupils had inciuded many famous nthletes.