New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 23, 1919, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY , 1918 ew Britain Herald. HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANT Proprietors. d dally (Sunday ewcentad) at 4:15 P. T &% Herald Building., 67 Cnurch St tered at the Post Office at New Britaln &s Becond Class Mail Matter. TELEPHONE “ALLS Business Omce ditorial Itooms he only profitable advertising medium in the city. Circulation books and preas voom always open to aavertisers. Be Heraid will be found on sale at Hota- ling's News Stand. 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York City; Board Walk. At- lantic City, sad Hartford Depot Member oX the Assoclated Press. frhe Associated Press {s exclusively entitled to the nse for republication of all news credited to It <r not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local pubiished herein 11 A. In a (o} ON NOVEMBER M. 11. report filed Chief with General on of Staff, ershing malkes clear the reasons why Pey- March, General tactics against the 11 a which flashed hggressive German until at order W iine were necessary INovember 11 firing"" m. on the hour the ““cease hrough [been soldi that Imade at the request of Scnator George [E. of the Senate Military Committee of the Sixty-Fifth A berlain the reasons sive until moment that the German emitsaries had signed the ar- The explanation will be accepted as sufficient by the aver- tisfied leave military decisions in the hands of men most capable of making them. Refer- ing particularly to the continuance of the attack until the last minute, Gen- the trenches. There had that American 11 a. investigation some criticism rs were killed after m. on day and an was Chamberlain, Chairman Affairs Congress. letter written Senator to Cham- by General March explains for continuing the offen- the very mistice ierms. age person who is to eral Pershing reported: There were military reasons for continuing the firing up to the very hour the armistice went into effect and orders were issued from these headquarters to insure such action These orders were dictated by the necessity for ta ing every opportunity to render certain complete acceptance by the enemy of the armistice and were, undoubtedly, concurred in by the Allicd Commander-in- Chief, who himself issued orders to the same effect. Marshal Foch and General Pershing tried -and true fighting men. If decided that the should 11 a. m. Novem- are they be pushed until ber 11, good thinking that it should 10:59 a. attack on there is reason for not have been stopped at m. NINE NEW BROOY Diligent scrutiny is not necessary for the discovery of excellent material in the new State Board of Education by Holcomb in appointed Governor conformance with the re-organization law passed by the last General Assem- bly. It board is is quite obvious that the new composed of men seriously 1t widely devoted to problems of education. includes some of the most known school heads in the state, those who have spent their lives in an at- mosphere conducive to the promotion of ambitious aims along educational lines. In the probahly He brooms dropping members of old board, Governor Holcom®b slight. new intended no personal ap- parently wanted nine who would inherit none of the preju- dices of the commission that has ceased to For the sake of Connecticut, it is hoped that the down to business early at its tasks late, done. be. new board gets and remains There is much to be Self control®is a virtue sadly lack- Its absence is noticeable among adults and children but is particularly Q(!‘Vl\'— Ing among the zeneration. In adult of generation mental fiber, a weakening or letting down character it sign of inherited infirmity, as a bodily Ing in this day of self assertion. is wing an it is indicative de- of the moral and of In a child may be a e the practice and determina- along it disease may In by passed a latter by parent case it may overcome tion. Two desirability incidents which illustrate the of self the In was control were de- ribed in press within the past few days Bridgeport the owner of property annoyed by nea of In a his home. Because playing attitude, moment of of his reasoning hint the faculties nis they teased anger when had ost he seized a gun and fired at the oungsters. One was shot and died. Fhe man he Jad has been sentenced to spend of life resisted temptation remainder his in prison he the to he life and summary vengeance would 10w be at liberty, a human would 10t have heen destroyed society n general would have been spared a shock to its nervous system nd sort. nent One The sec- Bridge- an case also occurred in Two men engaged in price of a a wecpital skull and detained argu- over the at rom a fractured Che other wuthorities. It is the trivial affa sandwich. is now suffering may die is being by the ‘rs in life that . news | be | boys | | control heen Self control and at- and a men test a man's character. huilt block hs is block upon self firm tained only ip high poise because until a man of restricting the field of his own ac- to direct by denial on Few rise the emotions. not practice is capable to estate who do tions he is not suited work of others. $200 OR SIX MONTHS. “Scalping” in War Savings Stamps comes to an end in Connecticut through | of a measure imposing a by Governor Holcomb the signing penalty n severe this firms detected purchasing the future persons or stamps week. at their guaranteed value will arrested. The fine of §200 jail or hoth. less than penalty decided on term of is a or a six months in Abuses by unscrupulous persons and firms have been reported to the Con- War Savings Committee since 1918. forecigners persuaded to sell their stamps for two- thirds of their consequence the Get-Rich-Quick Wal- lingfords richer. dence of these practices has been re- ceived necticut late in Many were real value and as a became even Evi- from New Britain, Ansonia, Waterbury, Bridgeport and New Hav- en and as education the state committee fostered the law which the campaign of was found to be ineffectual, Governor has signed to protect those that stamps may any post office after ten days' notice has heen given. The stat> and local town who were not awar be redeemed at police in every will co-operate to rid the wealth of the swindlers. common- TTUATION. Mayor Quigley discussed a subject he This hrought timel in his annual message when referred to housing conditions. has been attention in matter frequently The Herald and it is pleasing to learn that official cognizance of the situation at last taken. 1t New Britain will expand rapidly within the next few years but if more dwellings not to is is anticipated that are constructed this expansion will be impossible. Building for girable; de- is the future will be building for present No apartments or vacant long the necessary. tene- under condi- The fact is that not sufficient tene- accommodate © those would like to move to this city ments are tions existing today. New Britain ments to has who and share in the prosperity boom about to strike. Mayor Quigley ment shortage at approximately estimates the tene- 1,000. His suggestion for the appointment of a commission to study the situation is deserving of consideration. It is un- fortunate that the city must wait un- is til August for its report. LABOR UNIONS VS, I. W, W, The New York Times ending of the sees in the Lawrence strike the vindication of industrial justice, the victory of right over threat, and, most important of all, the the safe and sane labor fortifying of unions and the decline of the dangerous I. W. W. The strike the str Their have has been cancelled and nothing. funds have treasurer reports kers gained that overdrawn. That the net result of an attempt to intimidate capital appeal through legitimate channels and by legitimate methods. Commenting on the labor trouble, been is rather than for in- creased wages the Times says: A strike of that to fail, for it is rather a political than a labor strike. The failure is worth ing upon, for two reason ¥, the lesson is that when sirikes are of that sort they should be met with firmness rath- er than sympathy, for the general interest suffers more than lahor can profit. And, secondly, the re- sult of this strike should teach labor that it can gain more by peaceful than by forceful meth- ods. What it was not possible to concede to threats in Lawrence, under the condition of that time, now possible, under better business conditions, to give freely to- Dover, .l.owell, Fall River, New 3edford, and, in fact, the whole fndustry of New England. The I W. W. will be weakened.and the American Federation of Labor will' he strengthened by the fail- ure.of the attemupt to set unionists against both other unionists and capital. sort deserves NATI IN' 1ANE. \Wonran stffrage advorates hail with the S FALLS jubilation news from \Washington that the federal amendment is certain to pass the Senate. doubt hawe is dispelled. and although no The dark days of It is a triumph its for the sex, ratification by the states is by by will signalize a victory of no little im- means assured its adoption both houses of Congress portance. Suffrage count advocates say (hey can members twenty-eight are on sixty-six There and if against of the Senate. are op- posed two non-commital. Iven these two cast their votes the measure, a margin of one would carry it through. Of the sixty- six, forty are Republicans and twenty- six ,Democrats. Those against the amendment are nine Republicans andl the | heen lightened and gloom | nineteen Democrats. The doubtful are Democrats, listed Rrandegee Prominent opposition among those in are Senators and Mclean, both of whom hail from Connecticut. FACTS AND FANCIES. Turkey's Sultan says dustice for his people. That is what the peace conference is dealing in. No trouble to show the goods.—Tole- do Blade. that he wants remark that the league of nations pact will not he satisfactorily eluci- dated until the graduating exerc next month.— Rochester We wish to inwardness of the true Some folks' solar plexus resides in their pocketbook.—Low Mo., City Independent. The raise-the-rent ndlord can cotnt on the dollar-an-hour carpenter to keep his tenant from terminating ! the lease and building a home of his own.—Boston Evening Transcript. In this country there is coming to too much freedom for those who abuse 1t and t{oo much restraint upon those who deserve to be free.—Albany Journal, i be in the proposed position of president emeritus of the American Federation of Labor, would probably perish of biting his nails.— New York Evening Sun. muel Gompers, an idiot would sign such a, snorts Herr Graf in the Prus- sion assembly. Well? Line forms on he right, gentlemen; William Hohen- zollern first. No crowding, please.— | New York Herald. “Only peace,” National campaigns may Dbe won ' by attacking a failure. The republi- cans seem to be planning to win by attacking a success. That policy has never won a campaign yet.—Buffalo | Enquirer. Beer drinkers now think they know what Mr. Wilson meant when he said recently that “a great tide is running! in the hearts of men.”—New York| Sun. After the trial of the ex-Kaiser concluded Trotzky and Leninec may as' well be prepared to step up to the! dock.—Washington Star. A speaker at the convention hooksellers in Boston held out cheering prospect to the trade prohibition after July 1 would com-! pel many people to seek solacc in reading, which is all right in its way, provided the publishers quit manu- facturinz novels warranted to drive people to drink.—New York World. of | the that ! HUT-IN BAY. gl Come this way to Shut-in Bay-— Shut-in Bay where the soldiers stay, The soldiers wounded in France. | | the fields with flowers in; bloom, | (There are no flow'rs in the narrow room) And the birds (There is no sigh) The skies are red glow— | (Inside, the night means a dream of | woe To those in the white cots row on row, | For pain is raging and time is slow| With the dwellers of Shut-in Bay.) | are are singing a lullaby; | music where sick men with the sunset is Come this way to Shut-in Bay- Shut-in Bay where the wounded pay The cost of the war in TFrance. —JOHN J. DALY. Memorial Day School Program. (Suggested by State Board of Educa- tion.) Song—Star-spangled Banner. lecitation—The Flag Goes By or Sa- lute the Flag Reading—The proclamation. Fssay—What Memorial mean in 1919, Song—Last four stanzas of America. Recitation—In memory of the sol- diers of the Revolution. Warren's address or The Old Continentals. Recitation—In memory of the soldiers in the war of 1812, Old Jronsides (prefaced by the story of the inci- dents which led to the writing of the poem.) Recitation—In memory of the soldiers of the Mexican war, Defense of the Alamo. Song—Hail Columbia Recitation—Tn memar: of the Civil war. Jowing: Farragut, Sheridan’s Ride, Kearney at Seven Pines. Recitation—In memory of the sol- diers of the war with Spain, Deeds of Valor at Santiago. Recitation—In memory of the =oldiers in the World war, 1914-1918: In Flanders Fields, The Anxious Dead. Song——C'hosen by the school Recitation—One of the following: For Decoration Day. sail on, O Ship of State, The Present Crisis, | Our Honored Dead. Quotations—RBy several pupils. Song-—America first Memorial Day Day should of the soldiers | One of the fol- A Serious Mistake, Mahon, the village during the last influenza used to be called at all hours night to make up prescriptions. to state, he never made a to make them up. So one nizht of the villagers who was geiting a mixture made up hy Pat remarked: “Do you never make a mistake, Pat “Oh, begorra. 1 do.” said Pat. took in a bad half-dollar last night. Pittsburgh Chronicie-Telegraph. Connecticut in Congress. (Bridgeport Post.) With the return of the republicans to power in congress, Connecticut once mare takes an important posi-i | tion in the matter of legislation, somewhat akin to what was in evi- druggist, epidemic, of the Curi- light one Pat ous ai | citizens WISE, SMITH & CO. HARTFORD The McMillan Store, Inc “ALWAYS RELIABLE” 22.50 ALL LINED CAPES OF FIN)S WOOL SERGI:. 15 SATURDAY ... $ -00 Swagger capes lined with striped peau de cygne and bound with oraid. The vestee front has large novel pockets and helt. Shown in Navy blue. SWAGGER $27 27.50 RAL NEW MOD- CAPES IN SE LS SATURDAY .. $19-99 These smart capes are fully lined and are trimmed wih braid and have a row of braid covercd buttons on either shoulder. 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France, The | Senator tall to only most impartant honors impatience Brandegee, up who is not on will of the new body committees but he relations, judiciary and committee which and is com- name gen 1y on the inter- committees, to v nothing of others lesser import- ance. The opportunities on foreign relations and judiciary are unlimited Senator McLean is but little favored. He will be chairman banking and currency and in addition | is a member of education and labor, sensus, a important committee this session: commerce, Philippines and postoffice and post roads. It happens that all these committees are likely to be associated with much of the new legislation needed in the readjustment from war to peace. Opportunity will loom large. Turning to the house, it will be that here again the state will find it- | self well to the fore in possible com- mittee work, although it may not be passible just yet to judge what will be the final assignments. Congressman Merritt, chairman mittees, a the other shape policy, foreign oceanic als some of also “Northwest of Toul” Thierry Unecle Sam miles of standard miles of - ler iy ess {5 aa2 and had gauge zauge In addition to t were shipped 18,013 cars ship The hub of and the ca built and roads, a of narrow miles. > locomotives Ot land 1.055 erected; and 14,302 erected. wheel was at Toul, branched in the direction of Ver St. Mihiel and Metz. What was complished was another railroad tem for France, and the means two American armies being able operate speedily and cfficiently These American roads, moving troops, handled from 1ses to inland 42,874.797 pounds of 594 of sugar, thousands On seen flour, 572.1 vegetables, 106,199,345 149,645 of tobacco of tons of other the day the armistice was sig as befitting American divisions were to his wide business cxperience 10 tack toward Metz, and concentra receive an assignment to (he inter- iy ien to thess state and foreign commerce commit- | Pyping the whole period tee, which is sure to have a tremen- | operations, our railrond dous amount of important business building roads right to consider in the next two years. The Al e el fact that Congressman Merritt is prac- tically a new member, makes (his hanor all the more notable. Put he is one of Connecticut's representative and deserves this recogni- is as due of the I engin were up to gates Pid Touis TLea Something. Globe-Democrat.) The stubborn optimist had there was one from whom could not learn something. We had disputed him, plotted to neap confusion head by shutting n lage hore who neven for use. After two hour O. emerged pale. “Arrh-harrh!” we “and di him?" replied (St tion. no Next in the matter of holding high and upon with the knew anytl committee position is Congressman Tilson of New Haven He is get ine old Connecticut place on the ways and means, the leading house com- mittee. As manufacturing state. one of the leaders, Clonnecticut is entitled to such recognition. (‘ongressman | Tilson has been a member of the mil- | itary affaris committee and his ice has becn great value to countr He is now in fifth at Washington. Less opportunity comes to the other members. Glynn of Winsted is likely to remain upon insular affairs, a niittee sure to have cansiderable bus ness. He mayv alzo get some minor committee chairmanship. Freeman of New London was one the important rivers and harbors committee and there he will to him with the V. R but smiling snarlingly gl learn anytl s ed from it {1v 1 it to one can you sorv of the term the optimist by learned an awful ti he a person from whom learn anything.” his what is com- = Diplomacy. (Washington Star.) “That young know when to the grouchy father. STt was my carelessness,” clared Gwendolyn “x ked hin explain the of nations.” “What with You man doesn’t go home,” exclair no doubt remain Lanergan, the sole mocratic member of the delegation was on four committees in the | congress, including banking an rency, coinage, weights and measu and-invalid pensions; all wle importance. Tt is doubtful will remain on all af them, now he is of the minority. It will he ohserved that large opportunity for all the Connec- ticut members to take an active part in the vital legisiation which is to come before this ncw congre Congressman league has (hat to do know it or four hours to of nations, and even probably be a great deal said future oc takes 11 the lea there that “asions. always cxplain then of consider- if he that | to be on have another Versailles 1f e cannot real till after the ishes its work, it for an almost interminable peace.—Boston Transcript. congress era $39.00 navy $25.00 in troops criticism get te a blank. 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