New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1919, Page 6

‘Q&muy excente ) at 4: 5 p. my uflding. €7 Cnurch St set the Pos. OMice at New Britaln Class Mail Matter. ORPLEPHONE cALLS B 928 only profitable agq e city. som alwa. verifsing medium in Clrculation books and press Y& open to aavertisers. Wil Be found on sale at Hota- i lng’s News Stand, 42nd St. Broad- h:r, New York City: Board Walk. At- Hic City. am) Hartford Depot. Member o the Assoclated Press. ':!:;;rl'ffed Prees fs exclusively entitled red]ierSe for Tepublication of all news £ to 1t ir not otherwise credited In this parer and Dubiines “hoT A0 also the local news WE WaNT pinion Berlu. GOOD TEACHERS. be conceriing should no difference of the Dbill cducators csent to the Genernl As- asking for oposc e by to 1 u4n appropriation ensure the employment o Nt teachers. A public the measure will be it 0 M f compe- discussion of held this cvening Grammar hall and ¥ other a and father whose children at- lend the public b fPresent. school G schools c should New Britain, in common with man, pther Connecticut cities, is threatened With a shortage of efiicient teachers cause of the larger salaries offered other states, TUnder thc present fage schedule we cannot hope to re- ain the best instructors remedial legislation is cnacted Pecticut citics must fall below Prosent standard. The bill which will be discussed tonight asks the Leg Hature to grant to cach town, in nddi- tion to regular sum equal to and unless Con- their appropriations, four dollars for cach ichild in av erage attendance, as dete nined by the attested registers of the | Schools” during the present year “to be expended only in payment of ges of teachers.” An effort has been made to ascribe political mane the ver to the here is no politics in meeiir the que hich will come before the hous jits ratification depends whether necticut will continue to give 1 dren the best lied other instructors or be to see these instructors gzo ficlds is more attractive. where the remuncrs: WEEKS MAY YET PASS, By takir he much for has the too granted, American publ - allowed i kelr to be misled into belief that be signing of the peace tre wiil be of Ly b miattcr of minutes after the arrivai pf the he ermitted man delegates at Versaiiles, delegates wiil with the where the fact is that the to return to Weimar, text he treaty Ger- aun the even happen that time will be con- the t chauvinistic government will is sitting and where terms be discussed. sumcd a discussion of [(Weimar will Dby rms at and spceches be to the ecffcct thit the German people can never will no douist made and never conscht to such an oppres- sive In the the peace deles: to siz document because those in authorily at Weimar that dis valor peace. cnd, of coues ates will be autho n the will recosnize retion All is the better this may require Iweeks. Hopelul mnd long, the Peace Conferciice drawing to a clo fley sends a wircless dispatch ¢ [New York Herald saying that * [Peace Conference today entercd fhomestretch with a hurst dented speed. What amo to recmient news comes from the labor beli; Truman H. nerve-racking arc of unprece- eally heen practi nts an ag has rcached on every issue, save, possibly the Italian claim on Fiume, which has ot yet been cstablished. ishing cpidemic of ag the American, plenipotentiaric This astoi- British ¥r electrified and neh has i The day world will know is not far off when the that the peace terms fare ready for the Germans to ign, and their dream of world conquest avill be shattered beyond reclaim, NO POLITICS AND NO GRIEVANC) descrving It is tics hing rganization f the Var that was any hh branch World ol noti Doii- was not discussed, nor gaid about “‘our righis” Waterbury Legion tine of a American of Veterans of Jast Saturday both major have that political fPoliticians part cen feyerish with apprehension would become Whether cannot. be froe .from he logio a Imachine, this eventually but it breath ceurs foreseen, is arting the off suspicion. In many respects the legion differ organizatioas . The other militar the [Revolution gave from formed at close of the past war country the Cin- whose membership was to the officers who fought in lthe rebellion againsi King George of lEngland. At the close of the Civil ar, the Grand Army of the Republic lwas formed, but it was not universal- y American as it did not include the so}diers who fought under the Stars nd Bars of the Confederacy. The cinnati re- Rstricte Le | jonger of | ed | recments among | of | | | | { i I'ment, | our manufacturers | have | desirable American: Legion of World War \et- erans will be what its name indicatcs. It will include officers and pri the army and officers men of vtes of and enlistel the navy and its membership Tist will stretch from Eastport, Maine, to the most southern Cali- Belliy West, democ point in fornia, Wasn- and to Isey be thoroughly itary from Tam, ington, IFlorida. wall atlic as all mil. titles of war time will disappei in the crucible of good fellowship and everyono will he “Mister.” TRADI WITH ARGE B Argentine INTIN A, stationed Republic, Robert 8. rrett. at Bucnos Aires, United States os that A Arg imported zoods The South sabsorbed N Commereial will continue to its helie nerica with most of the American provide entina for nest republi orth Amecrican goods on scale since the beginning of tho World War country and her imports from this during 1917 were 'valucd at 1,949 United States Our nearest competitor Britain, in was G th imposing which ship $80,080,322 a ive ed goods to value of impr n and amount when 1914 IZng- lJand’s condition since is consid- ered. Optimistic reports M. Barrett through the commierce report April 9 Bureal of Jorcign and Domestic Commer: of Commer of the t says come from for issued by the partment Writing Mr. A study of markct conditions and methods in Argentina hus convinced me that so far as this particular country is concerned American trade will continue for many years to hold its own; and that while perhaps its percentago of the total imports into Arg tina may not be so large as it been in the past four years, ing which the competition from liuropean gountries was greaily affected by the war, the value of its cxports to Argentina will i Jarger in the nest few years fhan ever before. Among the States will be Mr. Barrctl cnumerates ivon and stecl, Jumber, petroleum products, furniture, . at Washing- ton. immediate fu- ture, 3arre has dur- United supply, articles the called upon to machin- ery, boots and shoes, ce- automobiles, oflice supplies and specialties. It wi once said the the manu- Attueie, | few | De- I facturers in the United States did not | hare of trade in Central: made no get their South America because they offort tomers. please their That duy ha Lo potential cus- passed. at izing the gélden opportunity have studied the south of us, arc willing to citend credits, houses and arc showing more cox ity to representatives of offices tastes and desires of millios:s ing arc establishing branch buyérs who this Argentina is a rich nation. in and ness, are more like us than any opened in count 63 ety business acite- temperament others in the western hemisphere. We be the best of friends with Yanlkces of South thou Americ INEMENT SCARCITY, the Burcau Hartford Lring the tenement in IFor o, Official records in Labor Statistics at spotlizht on the situation New Britain. ing November New rate, the two years end- 1918, the bui Britain fell oft to an 57 that period. nz business in alarming only he- ures do not include one and two fam- houses. It is true that all over the state were along line, this being due to the order of government forbidding the structures that were not to be u the tenements ing added in These iy is condition s the same the creciion of sed to speed production of munitions and other neces: In the news ary war material. olumns yesterday, The ilerald reported the information that Britain manufacturers wer, ng an arrangement for the e of morc homes for factory 1t ce- cm- 510 be hoped that they ar- at a favorable decision quickly buiiding who arc own ccution because until & wholesale progr launched those not fortunate enough homes must Jandlords. ram s to submit to per by grasping 1hi persist ing their rents to prohibitive certain Jandlords in method their must be found wealth, for getling Tt the SHE Eu at ill-gained migit be to amend £o that the the income assess iations know assessor from might tenement property and it accordingly JON iS DO IT. Lo 1. TING the telephone op because of they s wish to strike working conditions or becausc believe their be privilege of doing s wages should increased they have the It would be the however, part of wisdom, sufficient ope to assign ators to branch siations cmergency duty. Citics should not of communication with police and fire Wire o h physicians shoutd also be maintained. It cssential that property be proiected from destruction by fire, that life be protected a; breakers and that the sick have modern facilities for keeping in touch with physicians. Postmaster fo in which strilies headquarte serviee hos- pitals and w is ainst law Burleson appuarently be deprived | should i Jeffersons and D of the thaie | I | | | | the | have entertained the public for intends to take no purt in the enctl situation. Hc P. Jones, President land Telephone and threat has wir the of New Bng folegraph com pany, as followst The telephone sySlemis ire j10W operated the government you are its representative. [n he threatencd strike occurs tuke all action possible-to protevt public service and soo that it 1= 1 litlle inconvenienced as possiblo from any action taken by the operator. 1t Lurleson, responsibility for “protecting the pub- to Mr. Jonces. New Ing- him neartily for seonven- nd case is comparatively easy for v in Washington, lic serviee™ and thanks most 50 solicitous It P interrupt his schedule to e to Mr. But cvade or escape from the knowleds that he, as the head of the tele the Unite bein for our is “norous of send i 10C mot ience.” 50 Jones. he and telegraph systems State: in mey oceur. FACTS AND FANCIES. Isn't Lynch ci time that from the Fublic it about was banned cuit?—Philadelphia what New Yo would do if it had self-determin: is an sy onc. It would go W Springficld Republican. Le The question time Japan. blatherskite Journal. Californ But when cver This is not the for to legislate against was the sund-lot patriot 7—Wall Street accumulates to the soldierly requirements cvery member of kvidence that in all tie firing line, on all wool and YD. wide. - Transeripi. a thinlk but the he would less than News, Debs way he an uld Dobs sautis- apol- Some sh have a people pardon, talks we imagine fied with nothing oy — Springfield APRIL IN CHURCH. All the while the parson is pelting with words I am in a trec-top, birds; am on the around White and purple from the e building with the 1 ceensward, spying crocuses ground. peoping s I join the choir, hymn, L am digging whim; I am sucking ple tree, the very me. chanting cyt « sassafras for a sudden sWeetness from o ai- il sup of 1ife rises up in With the congregation in prayer, [ am on a hillside, hair, ng to knows and 17 knecling down flinging out my the river the cry arc together, the river —und sister, When 1 come away “from chu has done me good. my thoughts are harmonized happy mood. To waste a working hour 1y be a sin, But God's time is wander in. Al oty would surc- ziven for me ‘o —Mary,” New in York the Eve “sSun Dial” ing Sun. of Acting Blood. (New York Ierald.) 1t has been raid by servant and truthful philosophe that family traits do not perpetuate themsclves in Amcrica as in old countri ly speuking. the desccndants m distinguished citizens sorry crew when compa illustrious forcbe This is especial- Iy true of our plutocracy. Those who have created great wealth usually fail to leave behind them children wise and thrifty cnough to retain p session of it. The theatrical profession, however I produced families in which the acting blood ran strong through mor: than one generation. The Booths, venports were not- able cxamples of talent, and till more distingu in the ey present generaiion of arc the Drews, now ously in the public eyc. The founder of the family was Joim Drew, one of the best Irish comedians our stage has known. who flourished during the fifties and who ife. Louisa Lane, famous Malaprop. All ndants this remar able couple arc born actors. The young John Drew playing “leads” in Augustin Daly's splendid company when he was stll in i twentics, and is foday the most fin- ished light comedian on the American tage. 1is sister was Georgie Drcw, the wife of Maurice Barrymore and an of such originality and charm 10 guole the words of a more player, “she has neve Leen veplaced and never will he.” It is froru her. rather than from their father, that her children inherit their mimetic gifts. I3thel Parrymore’s rise in the profession was of meteoric swiftness. John was for a time an ar- thst. but he abandoned pencil for rcer which he was born. Ie and his brother Lionci, also a pluy- er by inheritance, are now: playing to- zether with sreat success in a New York theater. John Drew's daughter, whose mother d was of acting hlood, also an inheritor of the family gifts, Good theatrical blood is sadly need- cd on our stage. The older countrie: san boast of familles of actors who many have ol Large- of our rc * a goers, v of was that, famo he talents have too many generations and whose not vet run out. We actors who have taken to the foot- lights after failing in other occupa- tions instead of learning the rudi- ments of the magic art in childhood as do the offepring of a long line ot playe I to Matt to =hift the him o yhone s, is entirely responsible for what Judge rederal | a | a cltect the Yankee division showed himseliito bel Boston | 1 ed with their | play- | conspicu- | REPARATIONS NOT YETFULLY DECIDED | Smaller Powers May Object to; Amount Allotted Them | Paris, April (By Press.) —The problem of reparations scttlements still trouble; | times before connection with the tribution of indemnity to be paid Smaller powers which su 15 the Associated ha OLLE dis crma l‘U'ud under German invasion @nd devastation, are still to be heard rela tve 1o ther shares of the reparation und, - particularly Belgium and ‘?l\,lvrlh'wn France, who arc entitled to L consideration under various pro- conference pledges, “m"‘h:; tentative scheme of disteibu- s '-:nh Great Britain and France advanced apportions between § .\l'?liln?n per cent., probably 85, of joual sum realized o these bis nowe aving, perbaps, 15 per cent. to ISy the demands of Belgium, ‘?%‘ll':n toumania, Russia and others, is & smaller proportion than the =econdary powers cxpected and ey are almost sure to he dissatisficd Vth it It has been suggested among the | €XpPerls on the reparations commiitee that Roumania, Serbia and other - tions have received reparations through the acquisition of territory. but this reasoning will scarcely appeal to Belgium, { A sharc of the reparations fund will, according (o the present unticr- standing, be assigned to Russin lor damage (o invaded Russian tervitor- | ies, byt will probably be turned over | to Great Britain and Trance to apuiy | on adyvances made to the old Iussian sovernment during the war Although the combinations by Germany are characteristic, considerable part of the first 000,000 will not be available paration purposes, since it has assigned to the payment of the penses of the armics of occuvadion and such food supplics must e furnisired Germany. Since the occu- | pation of the left bank of the Rhine will continue during the entire (wo years covered by this first payent. the cxpenges, particularly of thel Treneh occupational army., will cat | decply into the $3,000,000,000. No announcement has yet been niade regarding the precisc definition of the various “calcgories” of repi- | rations. I other words, there is no definition of the classes of damages for which Germany is required to pay. It can be stated however, that the five ‘“categori adopted com- prisc reparation for-actual dam life and proper pensions cripples and the familics of slain sol- dier compensation for enforced labor cxacted inhabitants of occu- picd regions. including work done by deported Belgians; remuncration for labor by prisoncrs of war;: and pay- ments for German requisitions in occupied territories. It is understood that no offset has been allowed Ger- mAny for the maintenance of pris- oners of war fo Germany during the wasr, holding that the prisoners werc chiefly supported at their own expense through food parcels, by which alone the prisoners werc able to maintain oxistence during captivity, and that the syrplus has been covered by work the wrisoncrs performed for Germany. Although hy. yuble | pa | very | | | | a. 060, for i Te- o €x- as of members of the regard the reparations tiled, in the main, rious details to he worked out, in- cluding a scheme for German con- tributiong of labor, raw materials and com- aues- | there are | THE McMILLAN STORE, Inc. “ALWAYS RELIABLE” AT EXCEPTIONAL OFFERINGS THIS WEEK PLEASE NOTE We are in position to complete all garments that require alterations in time for Easter EASTER SUITS EASTER CAPES VERY MODERATELY PRICED VERY MODERATELY $25.00 and $35.00 Box Coat. Models. PRICED $19.95 and $25.00 Coatee Models, Developed — of New wilored abrics. 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Silk Gloves 79¢ to $1.25 Grey, Brown and Beaver, SjE= =N GoTorEEpGoIaT Y pric el = 55T and, Tan ey Eooa 05 e oo French Kid White $1.85 to § Washable Capes Chamoisettes, new 5 pa shades of ¢ to $1.00 pair. Beautiful Ribbons Hair (hrhll Easter Hosiery Sillk Hose in all the match shoe tops: Splendid values $1.25. $1 to Silk Clocked Hose $1.75 to $5.00 wanted shades to Bows and Sash 39¢ 1o yard. t and Dark Flowered Ribbons for .|nn\u|(~ and Bags, 39¢ (0 $1 Yard, Novelties for 5e Georzette Crepes in a large range of priced S Fancy figured $2. | manufactured articles for the resto- vation of devasted districts. Discus- ons wt mecetings of the commission have been marked by a shifting tend- ency from the principle initially ad- | vocated by the Trench of leaving the | exact ms to be paid indefinite for futurc determination by an iInter- Allicd commission, to definite fixa- | tion ail initial contributions. The i'reneh change of attitude was nn- doubtcdly ingpired by pressure from parliamont, which demanded definite knowledge of what was to be received from many. i Another financial question requir- |t ing settlement between the Allies is | of advances made | ¢ nd America to the A sub-commi @ ot that of by G repayment at Britain Asiociated Towers sion was appointed to consider this question. but the British and Amer- ican rej ntatives have thus not participated in deliberations. has heen apvarenty in anticipati of discussions which might deal mor with the negotiative spect of delay- ing or mit payment than ac- con of repayments, sating tual ration \ PLEACLL ) Be wed. PLIAS FOR to 1 Urged (e 14.— issuc Lz plisus Calm—An- | archy April The of ! ministers today Cairo, council @ proclamation | tha population ta be calm and wsking oflic their work | urging | Ws and strikers to resume | “now' that Kgyptians have | ( |heen allowed to proceed about and a | | ministry constructed which will di- { | vert itself entircly to the scrvices of the country.’ (« The proclamation warns the strik- {ers thut dizorders might lcad to |archy and urges themt not to incur | “this terriblc responsibility.” It de clares the sultan’s aim in forming the cabinet was ‘‘to take the first towards confiding the mainte- > of order and tranquility to t Eeyptian authority an- | new step g I FARMERS' STRIKE SPREADS. Buenos Aires, April 13.—The farm- | strike, which has been more or less scrious for many weeks in Santa | "'e province, has spread to the prov- ince of Bucnos Aires. It has been n in general. a passive movement, but!! fighting has been reported at several points where strikers are attempting lo prevent all farmers from planting | ¢ cropi, M. E. CONFE New I This | 1 1 Middlefield First Sehnert; South West McCloskey: lo: wards; Nichols, Tey; Stamford ford, April 18, 4: discussion W nurses Home | crs, public ASSIGNS PASTORS (7000 ted with Service health from all are work- Coffce Will Not a While, Aprit 1 o5 churehes are of o Towpecd For MAR [‘I\ (‘RITILI/E!) BY DR. E. T. FROMEN {1, can i dent Cleveland, 0., York liast Conference of coffe: not zoing to or While W th tion meeting wccording to o Methodist Church s Held at Brand of Cleveland Itoa sided at a s New Haven ¢ soci who pre here from ind frost decreased Brand tior coffee n Y Droasters 9 follow - ' deeided confer- April 15.—The appointments New York Methodist New York, of 75 toral the of the hurch meeting today: New IHaven School Commissioner Iesents 1 Ohio, Pennsylvan On ac that fot a would t ng 5 ! Michigan in T crops s Physician {¢Hna severd | P Tsast and Says Other lipiscopai | wzil will rest pub- e Had “Lapsc of Memor e long tim made & said he not Dr. Irnst this Martin I'romen, school ¢ prot T rintens Cheshire Durham, A, L. B South I’ Trinity, (Nev Middlahury 15. L. Martin; (New Haven) W. (New Haven), rch (New H (Nov nd ih Pent, * diztrict i oner, iticized John E. morning ¢ cents a pound and future He added that aving supplies wnd, which t latcr vances S who recentiy came |the Many wk, I into the limelight by attacking the Haven ) oL 0 school board for the mecthod Voorhe Watkins cmplo SEET SR I'ro in cd in sclecting committees. Dy high priced purcha tail t yet 1 men indignantly declared that 1o 1 dealers and consum.- e Spwortin higher rtin reatiy mistaden the S that Vhich will couse coffec 1o lic stuted sanitation committec ny). O South G iromen) but twice wrs and then on the strect emphatically declared sanitation committee had convencd on various occasions and has important work. That Dr. Martin was unaw of the ms of mittee, was his fault Fromen. “As a Iromen he (Dr met of is chaie- | o e A BUELL—CANFIELD, i ix minutes men Voods Ky 1, 1 Meriden Anderson: 7T W. C. Judd Chureh ! nith; Watertown Suflicld n during only ten | Former Ambulance Miss Canficld o Wed Church, Driver Newington corner in Cards lieen issued the Lching Lillian Canfield {Mrs. Walter J. ¢ William Harte ceremony will afternoon Newinz have mnouncing and performed Wether marri anfielc Bucll D April ghter appre of Mr. and Newingtor this cit performed the said com D1 i Windsor: C. Gray; Ya In the New York M. McCormick uperintendent, pasiorates icut were filled as follow Bothel, K. J. Newman; hurch (Bridgeport), Paul IS own to of The | jurday of which appointed in Connc distriet, continued D committee mater of “the fact sanitation had to meet more than twice during izt the past six years ~ The appointment | Jsa- Of the two medical oflicers, which has |, Gaviosdmille, Tenry MeCul- been donc during this time, required | Chureh (Greenwich), W, More than two scssions. A report of Litehfield, W, I, Pruncr; D¢ Work done by the sanits 10} Carpenter; Mittee been rendered Marvin; North Wilton, LN¢ reasen 1 can a Avente (Norwalk), M, Such @ stautement on the . : Martin is a lapse of menior Saugatuck, 35, A. CoPe- o mmen( was cxpressed at .\‘””y-:(-”‘f . 1 & cial meeting of the school (':fi}‘,’,:";”‘;“‘\m vesterday afternoon over the failure |\ork. i s Dr. Martin to be present. When | payiford N asked by a reporter whether not had received® notice that a specizl meeting was ta be held, Dr. Martin replied in the affirmative, but that he not intend to he present. The rea son, he added, was because thé school committee failed to make out the tice When a special meet- ing Dr. Martin said, the rea- asgion sheuld be stated in Church the church ser wide The city month had twae amb Apes Congregationa ill honi reception at follo ice: the of the are Buell from for couplc M well known in returned th verul hie vears wit During th had driven an many many tion com- regularly for Dr. Al o Irance where naan, B J Y. Rhoe; Kast 3. Marseland; S: has only served about ican two © count part Amer Ited vears of service lance and had receiving allied government is employed in insurance of he narrow ¢ decoration for hi of the the spe- U dan hoard held Pead; Strat- | fiom N onc A or D offices or e SOCIAL WORF A ‘onfe MEETING. Workers Wednesday, CONVALESCENTS ARRIVE. New York, 15 nurses, onc and man, all convalescing from no- | wounds, arrived steamship Also aboa altog meeting of the Sodial April officer -six ted ence will be | 30 p New ner W on, held dia enli iline m.. at the new o Britain Center st of the aterbu What quar- Charity Or- ot A Associated ers of the anization, ugene K ties th aux here today Carrillo Bordc d were a ether 53 wom correctly from is caled few casuals making will lead nd be ‘hat v a son the army a navy imen shall donce letter, and 1 aboard.