New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1919, Page 10

\ shiv freighst has umemgected Te-| tions which illustrate the difteface tween economic and statutory reg- | ation of in the balance sheet includes | contingencies than it is pe human intelligence to d explains why business 1et be allowed a surplus 3 policy. It may nce only, and yet there i of cause and e nouncement on the same > reduction of freights tt ) tons had been struck pbuilding program. Jve rld certainly need ships less , armistice, and the reduction ights werns us that the lo lion dollars in costly con only a beginning if our ships he run on the world's highest b ost. Pho reduction in freights is ich offers a challenge to the other ged boon of a compulsory increase trade. or of be nce and since in | re ctign of ds ] e | promi see the result of riding horses going The profit and loss | in ping w chip ta | cally with | find _ vived from our | b tho | firmed the Brit | British shipping would he so friendly i that | that | The fre | cantile L boon im\‘l the first les | crease their demand for cash as Eng- freight? enterprise and Teduces the cost of eapness and private 11l the pre would be opposed to dearne gfif' EK‘ or'’s internationale. e [way niatter lower rates were ed and higher wages, and we grams were continued to their logical result. Or will there be an a ment to pool their hoth fleets, in the manner in which it is proposed to al- low our railways to pool their differ- ences and eearnings aftr having for- bidden it? The plainer lesson is that there are so many surprises in business that the less Governmenis meddle with it the better. It is better to allow private profits with risk to investors than to | fasten sure loss upon taxpayers. There its burden to us enough to em- | a8 quarrels cven between partners, s them. Tt may not be af-|and men who might have been friends that the reduction of rates is | risk bitterness if their interests col- h reply to Mr. Hurley's dec- | jide. Our shipbuilding enterprise is that our competition with | had business as it stands, economical- | Iy speakin That calls for no re- proach, for the loss is justified by the conditlons, and is one particularly fit for Government to assume. But our 1eed not be made unnecessarily large, and we should not enter into an uneconomic cutting of rates, with England as our competitor. Perplex- opposite case directions there are 11 as differerces, In the ship- resemblances as one being that the | freight cut is by British private ywner and met. by our govern- menta] agency. It is not ble think of a ‘“‘war” of rates practi- between Governments, for the shipowners would certainly support if our competition su itist laration there would ould be no friction, but be a natural inference dom of the seas hasa mer- well as a military meaning, son is offered for our instruction. Will our subsidi in- flotilla 15 months in the Ir hunting German the above After boats Sea, the of subm League Island 1 most ines returned to the wwy yard, completing hazardous service ever tak- en by left) with (3d from counter: includi a fight cr; The /.- had many desperate er the Hun subs, Government operation if the two pro- | ree- | FEBRUARY 7 1919 PRE OPEN DAY NIGHT fatches 5 7c boxe Rye Flour 4 lbs Rye Meal 5 lbs White Loaf Flour Parsnips 5 lbs Cabbage Ib Large Yellow Onions Beets 3 lbs Yellow Globe Turnips pk 25¢ R T D ST VRSN Potatoes 15 1b pk .. 45¢ ities and costs are large enough all round without taking any unneces- =sarily. The Habit of Saving. (Florida Times-Union.) During the war period we have got- | ten into the habit of saving something. It may not be a great amount or we may not save it every but a week or a month we feel that some money must be put aside to pay for Liberty bonds or War Savings Stamps. A great of us I d a real hard to make the money day, noace many ve 1 time tryi | we receved buy sufficient food for the I family and something in the way of clothing. But in spite of that we have aved a little, somehow, to pay our installments, and oblig ions made to the government and expenses for war worf of various kinds hav Treat ‘em Rough. Boil st ‘em, scramble ‘e ‘em or eat ‘em raw, Strictly fresh. 5ac do 301 Main St.—ady 'em, fry o egg sell Bros. Rus- COREAR below the he sub: surface with one, tly vanquished lerwood & Underwood Native | heen met. | | which | The Great Western Market Usual Big Saturday Sale BIG DROP IN PRICES.—QUALITY AS US FRESH LEAN PORK LOINS (Not Frozen) ...... FRESH LEAN Skinned Fresh Shoulders CHOICEST CUT OF RIB ROAST (Steer Beef) POT ROAST OF HEAVY BEEF SIRLOIN STEAK OF (Steer Beef) ROUND STEAK OF (Steer Beef) SHOULDER STEAK Of (Steer Beef) VEAL CHOPS and VEAL ROAST VEAL STEWS SKINNED BACK HAMs SMOKED SHOULDERS STRIPS OF SUGAR CURED BACON SALT PORK Heavy Cu FRESH BEEF LIVER CORN BEEF AL THE BEST. 1b 34c Ib 49c 1b 30c ) GROCERIES 2 LARGE CANS TOMATOES FERAA 2 CANS CORN AUERKRAUT (Large can) ... CANS EVAPORATED MILK JANS PEAS | President Wilson and interesting photographs | British leader is 56. The premicr ¢f| his 62d birthday. loyd George and Clemenceau. The ! France will be next Sepic opyright Underwood recently celebrate & TUnderwood By Rene Stillman é¢ A BREAKFAST room Is a joy for- 42 ever,” misquoted the Decorator w . “Nonsense,” Housewife, “it's but another room to take care of, but you decorating peo. le aren’t practical enough to cons side of the question.” “What the Decoratl Woman promptly. “But you needn’t answer, my dear. know. You're wrong, all wrong. rn decorator ness can as to be but half the fashioned house reason that we space ment and the general simplicity.” 50 care than the old for believe was, in plenty o superfluous; in short about that the Rec scenting a near-battle “That breakfast room is champlioned the Dec her still smoldering L what room?” broke in eptive One, saver,” srator, turning the direction of th “It's an economy, too, nd tear upon voice. in tha it saves wear and the best ch there kiddies. preakfast room s a boon to them, for i it they can frequent part: unattended by too many ‘don’ts, »y may have there while “Ihen are the have always tl surly, supper snapped the Seasoned der e of the question?” asked The who knows his or furnish a house the simple and a noticeable lack of orna- breakfast work- eyes in last speaker's soft larger silver 2 a The as n is and their the big dining room is being prepared for the older folk “I =aid that the room work. It breakfast saved Always it is does: > furnist ore simply than the dining room, often with light-colored furni- ture that shows little dust, and usually with a rug that is easily kept clean. The furniture, too, is simpler Then in the unpretentious n be kept the flat silver for ticular room, keeping the best hter for the more imposing evening meals. Folks who are so for- tunate as to have a breakfast room ¢ also use it for luncheon and for the informal Sunday supper. 4 “Ot course, not every house has an <tra room that can be used for this purpose, but the newer houses of the stand-alone type ,now going up are taking the breakfast room serlously, or. if they do not so name an entire room, they artistically inclose a cor- ner of the now, prettier kitchens for the t charmi { in buffet ¢ line, purpose, and these corners are Often it is but a sunny ; that is shut off by two high- settles from the kitchen proper, but just as thoroughly, so far concerned, as r there were intervening walls though ¥For the woman who has no servant thig js ideal arrangement. an Between the two . THE PRACTICAL CHARM OF THE BREAKFAST ROOM ‘. . Jjust as prettily ana daintily as would be a more imposing table, and the man of the house, who must neeus take an early train, can slip into one of the settles and be served in a few minutes with a pig hot breakfast from the enchanting, wide casement win- GUW at one end of the room. Tie only ®Xuu plece of furniture besides the well-proportioned round table and the nicely lined chairs and the simple buffet, all painted white, is a long bench used to support a fascinating rustic flowerbox which extends almost the length of the casement. The floor, stamned in dark mahogany, is gged in inexpensive blue flax, whose ructure is pleasingly emphasized 1 a border of darker blue. This bl ed in the blue and c ing pleasing ng the stove ne “Even when settle-break one has servants, the 1st corner is an excellent appreciate it at own mealtime as pite from sight mechanism. idea, for their the Break they wi a re of the kitchen ast cornc 0st comparative e is am of tha wall can easily though I would Interes the Kkitchen be “The large and cheery o little to build, and any onc have not one installed, and paper. advise unless square-panea and re windows are a curtained excellent taste, having little drawn-back ruffieq muslin curtains. Square-paned to my mind, are the only at which drawn-back curtains It is true that the windows in this particular room have side drapes and valances which, while not exactly unpleasing, are a bit su- perfluous. However, the rest of the room is so charming that one can for- give that small mistake.” “Well,” admitted the Seasoned Housewife grudgingly, “a breakfast room might be a saving in some ways. Anyhow, if one had an extra room on the first floor one would have to & something with it, 1 suppose.” The Seasoned Housewife never in “You said,” interrupted the tive One, “that a breakfast room should be more simply furnished than and I Recep- wine win- a dining room ing: “Well, my dear, I'm a great sion of simr in all but I meant in this particular instance that the furnishing of a breakfast room need not proposition as the usugl is. Instead of one of the highe woods, like mahogany or walnut, one may have any painted wood. One of he loveliest breakfast rooms I the simplest was wonder- are permissible. mis- ity rooms, be so expensive a ng room priced have ever seen is Tts charming colonial woodwork is white, and this includes an interesting panel- also sev could come around gracefully, but settles, usually of white-painted wood, can b cd a little oblong table, set One of the loveliest breakfast rooms I've ever seen is also the simplest ing that extends ral feet from the floor, and tiny corner seats which unexpectedly and charmingly balance the Decorator Woman knew she had gained her point, and smiled amiably.