New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 28, 1919, Page 6

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Associated Press is exclusively entitled | VINDICATING The American Nav ng from Atlantic [dreadnoughts THE CANAL. feat Pacific of pa to with six in an average of en hours per ship is a triumph jfor the long scheming whi ible the proposition as it stands ade canal pos: and a vindi- cation of ftoday. .Approximately &nd eizhty thousand tons of steel bat- | put one hundred tleships were through the ditch much for the future war-time use of should it be needed in brg with a celerity that promises the waterway Its, usage and value mercantile ping operations demonstrated ship- | has already been and it remained for the igh might be- the millions big men-of-war to give thoro tryout before the lcome well satistied spent in building the canal were jus- tified. The Pacific Fleet Rodman has today become a [We have recognized guardians of our west coast as well as the Atlantic sea- board in the 200 destroyers, six dread- a public that under Admiral reality. noughts and the cruiser and ships of the train which are northward bound from the camal. In addition we haye the satisfaction of knowing that the east and west fleets may within should Division of power has not been ad- be combined a few hours into one big fleet the emergency arise. vocated by naval experts in the past. There was a demand for the whole weight of a country behind any naval stroke which it might attempt. ship in the fleet should be used in ac- tion, said tacticians, Every making victory sure should fortvne favor. However, it ‘also payvs to have squadrons ready to Mmeet from in a preliminary skirmish while wait- ing for the remainder of the ships of the line. The canal has made it pos- sible to bring our Atlantic fleet to the Pacific and vice versa in time for such an unless the advent of an op- posiz fleet was a complete surprise an enemy any quarter action and the before enemy ships were upon us we had any premonition of their plans. While we have two fleets then, we bmay readily assemble one at a crucial [point. The west will be at sea by @ force which is large enough Lo cope' with ordinary events and we may assemble its squadron withy the ships of the east if necessary. This the canal maked possible and there- fore we'have not spent our money in vain, whether it is ever used for mer- cantile marine trade or not. protected UP IN The prospects of a trip through the 2ir to one of our favorite resorts dur- ing these hot days are so promising as to comfort that even the most timid person might be attracted to such The upper stretches of ether “are cooler the great speed at _Swhich a plane travels would do much | o lower the temperature of the pas- enger. One would sacrifice a great | F deal of nervous anticipation of such a | ¥ flight for the freshness of altitude and | i speed. | Saturday two ladies entered a pmne: | | THE AIR. al cruise. and at New York for trip to Atlantic City, the first flight in between later a a regular pas- these they seated in their hatel at| It money passage, paying senger service two points. comfortably | Two hours were | is now possible for and ambition the seaside. anyone with to make the same it as one would for a railroad ticket. The route is vet for the to “he It for use. papularity of demonstrated is there, however, and ready There is a similar | service on the west coast where a con- cern is operating passenger planes be- tween Los Angeles and San Fresno and meeting with a great deal of suc- The Trans-Continental Aerial Transportation Co. is buying machines for a route across the continent, east and This venture should be an fact cess. west. accomplished before another summe; The ton are already organizing three trans- continental for planes. The; to go opera- tion within a year, and will carry mail between eaboard and the west thirty-six hours, clipping three days and a half from the present schedule. Third Assistant Postmaster General Otto Praeger pre- dicts that in ten vears “airplane-iza- tion” of the mail service will be com- is past Postal authorities at Washing- routes mail are promised into points on our coast in plete and trains will only carry matter on short runs of a hundred miles or smuch for the “flu” bug, who will turn s0. Thirty-two cities in the United States have asked the War Depart- ment to co-operate with them in the of suitable aerodrome: ! will be many Al to be placed upon air mail routes very soon and will tender every landing and erection there next more within the year. of these places hope facility for repairing machines. The sport, as it was before the war and the air fighter is with us to stay in the form of commercial enterprise, and under private time government sanc- It of searching the “the most r tion. will be some before many of us, unless we are merels look but for new sensation, will upon machines anything ky proposition. Our mail, hastened and befor adopt 1me methods hawever, will be long we will the as are used in carrying our letters, to get our bodies somewhere elsd in a hur, TO FIGHT Alarmed at the the the so- THE “FLU. damage done United States the alled great all bread of enza” and over by panish Influ- lette planning to the of that disease should it appear again in this country likely. Harding urged on by from constituents, take Congress will is action which result in control and possible elimination which physicians tell the Senate Warren introduced bill, in the House by to set us is very In G which has al was presented Simeon D. Fess, aside the sum of five million investi- gation of the epidemic, the cause of influenza, its cure and methods of pre- dallars for an vention he money will be spent un- der the direction of United States Public Health Service and the ure is endorsed by the American Med- the meas- ical Association. During the last faur months of 1918 470,000 human beings were cld victims of the *flu imed as and during the recurring epidemic of this spring, 50,- 000 died. During the lwst 12 months, figures the London Times, there were six million deaths from the disease in the & orld. were six deaths from the influenza In the United States there to every one due to the war. to the results of the epidemic there were probably a million children and women affected In addition direct by the loss of In Britain, in Connecticut and all over the United their bread-winners. New States charity organizations are harder pressed than ever before to take care of the widows and orphans, who owe their destitute condition largely to the “flu.”” This city now has many chil- dren dependent upon it for whom no home can be found. the care of orphans are so that it is impossible to youngsters in any of them. ent of many of our needy little ones in cases where they should be in a home. ¥ Institutions for crowded place any One par- is taking care Lack of labor, and even high prices of essentials is partially due to lack of produclion, the epidemic which removed so many of our worke: The expenditure of five millions to combat the dis will by all of us se be welcomed Of course this does not i give sure promise of stamping out the trouble, but it does show that efforts wili be made to do so. The origin of the disease and its treatment are still matters of more or less doubt but the methods of better known since our recent experiences. It has been found that the germ is one prevention are a very delicate in some It long away from heat, that of the human body, for in- stance. It is claimed by authoritics that five minutes in the open air is too respects. will not survive 1 up his toes in the cold air and become dead. But he is very aggressive in his desire for pastures mew and may be very readily transferred from one per- son to another through the agency of a sneeze or cough. The inhalation of air which has been saturated with the recent cough of an infected person is sure of inoculating the breather with influenza. uable in “Flu” masks are very val- fighting this inhalation, as the mesh will stop the germ and he will die before he has entered the nose or throat. One who will cough or which will kil it. method cheapest. disease into the mask, imprison the germ The “flu” mask the of prevention the The sight of a whole city progressing about its tasks with “'flu” has the sneeze again and is best hna masks over its nose and throat might not he one this fall. Its inconvenience would soon he compen- sated. an unusual FACTS AND FANCIES. Courts may rule that beer is intoxicating liquor, but men who have tried the stuff and failed to get action know better.—New York World. Bet a cookie that a few zallons stored that not a drop of this sin is visited upon his chidren to even the first generation.—Manchester Union. the feller who has up will see to it “Delirium tremens vanishes as a re- sult of prohibition,” but it is no con- solation to know when yvou see a snake that it actually is a snake and that if it bites there's nothing to do but die.—Louisville Courfer-Journal Washington having quleted down its own race war, it will now preceed with its work of telling races of the l$ the UNLAWFUL To KEEP BoozE- STORED IN YOUR CELLAR SAFETY FIRST thil Wl iy UNDERNEATH THE ot SYCAMORE Ett, WOT? four corners of the carth how to dwell in peace and harmony. script. The should datory Y ork While Nord Northcliffe has given his editors ably th about th Springfield Wo! interfere with the ancient and honor- able sport of lynching.—Wall Journal It Wilsor the United gan would be able to pass the Prince- ton Journal. An recent genius, ind gave Milwaukee Sentinel. Uncle to congratuiate Clemenc world’s energetic men.—Washingten Star. If t dict as willing Public will From Behold “Neither slumber nor sleep.” There Sad Where Wa Unceasingly bemoaning the Aught To To the hills our eyes are Great God we wait a Thy stars so bright we watch at night Along the heavenward line. Is this the peace we I's While the sins of alien fathers Go Over these lands of warf: Wi Till by the sign of Calvary There'comes a Day When all the nations purfied By Through the Wa Then Wi And Th —aA. C A threat price of shoes peared in the Journ 300,000 pairs of me 000 pairs of men Ship Factories” for expart, excite curiosits }‘ There we! cto pairs “made insoles and coujiter, solid lift hee Other work shoés are offered at $2 2.35, —~Boston Tran- States government to become the man- ington, United be asked for Was Sun. a five-day week, presum- are not forbidden to think eir work on their days off.— Republican. man suffrage in the south might Street appears unlikely s hand-picked Slates senate that President candidate for from Michi- entrance exams. — Providence iceless icebox is reported as a invention of some heaven-sent but a lot of us have had that home ever since the ice man goods their latest boost.— at his Joe Cannon should not fail au as one of young states. he ex-kaiser can select the ver- well as the jury, he is evidenty to Fe tried.—Philadelphia Ledrer. "HENCE COMETH PEACE. s 1ift up mine eyes unto the hills, whence cometh my keep, He that keepth Israel shall is mourning in the lowlands eves are filled with tears, broken-hearted Rachel lk on through darkened y lo loved ones slain, s there “Man so mighty wipe away this stain? lifted. an, long for this the peace we crave, with us to the grave? are 11 discords ever cease of Grace. sacrifice untold furnace of affiction dross is changed to gold. and not until then 11 our overtures e'er ceasec Jehovah leads the nations rough the gateway of His Peace. S c New Haven i lourier. Journal- Cheap Shoes—For Export. (New York Wonld.) day or two after the published of still another jump in tho an certisement ap- i of Commerce of s artics and 170, | shoes, “Ready lo From Our Own at prices that at Once 1)|n{(’t f. 59,600 at - 83, | leather instance, shoes solid mwork soles, of men’s two fyll, $1.80 andl $2.50, The higheui | forced 75 a pair for high-grade s&hoes.” is not forgotten; two of the twelve items provide it with kid shoes at $3.25 and “welt oxford and high shoes” at $1.75 a pair. After all possible allowances made for retail risk and profit remains between these export and those the American public is to pay a gap wide to he filled by any excuse of trade necessity. Taken in connection with increased profits reported by shoemaking firms to investors, the export figures suggest inescapable alternatives. Either these shoes are of a quality that will do American trade no good abroad, or people at home are paving too much price quoted is ‘men’s gun-metal calf The fair sex are there prices too 25 YEARS AGO the Herald of that Date) (From \ | i Saturday, July 28, 1891, Early last evening, officers John- son, Coffey, Nelson and Bamforth drove up in a hack to P. S. McMa- hon’s saloon at the corner of Broad and High streets and raided it. No intoxicating liquors were found and Mr. McMahon treated the officers to cigars. F. G. Platt has gone to Madison. J. BE. Murphy’s horse ran away on Main street this afterncon, collided with another team and knocked the horse down. Mr. Murphy's horse then ran into the alleyway just north of Ward's block, and broke the wag- on attached to him . Thomas Naughton said today that he had obtained evidence that Ilugene Sullivan had been seen in the huckle- berry lot at 10:30 o’clock the night Naughton claims he tried to set fire to his barn. M:. and Mrs. Jacoh Baumgaertier( who have been spending their honey- moon in Germany, will sail for this country on August 2 J. 8. North has tosvisit relatives. gone to Wisconsin ypenings. men attacked by ers—Railroad men return the Police come to rescue. Declaration of and Japan over ported. Several towns fires—Women and woods without bridges burned and Trains unable to move. Cable interruption prevents receiv- ing news from Corea—Great excite- ment in Shanghai—The present con- test is practically wa Pullman given until gin operations or troops will be away—Belicved that company is ing to freeze out strikers An illicit still in the state of Con- necticut being searched for by ernment officers Today for ‘the first time trolleys are running between Water- bury and Naugatuck ANl iron and steel indusiries pered for lack of coul. INJURED AT “ROCH I, G. McWilliams, agent for the Metropolitan, attended an outing giv- Savin Rock Saturday, and while riding on one of the amusement de- vices was compelled to jump to the ground when the machinery broke. He suffered a sprained ankle strik- fire Non-union between China trouble re- war Corean destroyed by forestry children in the sheltei—Railroad cars ditched— Monday to be- alled try- ov- electric ham- en at RUMANIANS CONC July NTRATE. Copenhagen, ~Rumanian | forces have been concentrated on the east side of the Thiesé river and the Hungarian Soviet troops have with- drawn to the western side of the river, according to an official statement giv- en out in Budapest Thursday. The Hungarian report asserted the Soviet army effected its withdrawal “without the slightest loss of men or material.” i | | | | | | i | | with NEW BRITAIN BOYS RETURN FROM CAMP Three Weeks Spent at Terramuggus Was Bencficial to 25 Members of Y. M. C. A, An weeks rell of Y. M. three Far- enjoyable and beneficial reported by the department of the ©; the local boys whom he has been encamped at is Secretary Boys' A, and 25 Camp Terramuggus for the past three weeks. The local boys were stationed with other members of the “Y” from the counties of Hartford, Middlesex, and New London, and were in charg of Camp Secretary C. F. Savage. The principal pastimes engaged in at Terramuggus were boating, fishing, swimming and track events during the day and campfires with sto telling at night. Tocal boys were members of the camp baseball team and had the honor of having a New Britain boy captain of the outfit. Ray- mond Behnke was chosen leader of the team and he 0 pitched for the nine with Patters another local boy, on the receiving end. Conley and Heinz were members of the squad. The team defeated the fast Marlborough Juniors in a close game due to the efforts of the New Britain battery. Other New Britain boys who led in the sports and fun of the camp were John Gorlewski, winner of the treas ure hunt prize, Conley, Wilson, and Olson who were chosen camp leaders, Judd, who was dubbed the sleepiest boy in camp in “Camp Personal George Murtha won the title of camp clown by his antics after he had been found guilty of “going through the mill” in stump-the-leader with a board in his trousers. The boys who went to camp were Clarence Olson, Cyril Conley, Harry Ahlberg, Alfred Wilson. H. Heinz, Raymond Behnke, S. Albanese, Geo| and Henry Marlow, George Murtha, John Gorlewski, Harold Eisenberg, Stanley Judd, T. Wessells, Clifton Weed, Robert Patterson and Serbert Sengle. GENERAL STUDYING Major General Hale Taking Course in Motor Mechanics at Camp Dix Sol- diers’ School. New York, 2 pupils July at opens Hale, —Among the Dix today soldiers Camp army Major commander of the cantonment, will take the course in motor mechanics, one of the most popular subjects in the cur- viculum. A large number of enlist- ed men and officers have registered in the new school. They will be given off every afternoon for school work. The subjects range from man- val training and technical studies fit- ting men for trades and professions to cultural subjects. A1l of the equipment, including text hooks ‘or the two buildings set aside as the college has been donated by the Knights of Columbus. which il (e college is General who TTALIAN MINISTER WANTS COAL SHARED BY NATIONS supreme Al- considered today the proposition advanced by Foreign Minister Tittoni of Italy to re-estab- ish the system sharing coal and food- stuffs among the Allied peoples. The council also named today members of a mlilitary mission to fix the boundary between Germany and Poland. Paris, July 28.—The lied council The McMillan, Store inc. | “ALWAYS RELMBLE"” Our Month-End Sale RUGS SPECIALLY PRICED FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS DELTOX GRASS RUGS. 6x9 Sx10 9x12 P RI( FIBRE x10-6 heavy 9x12 Seamed Rugs, WOOL AND FIBRE JULY SALE PRIC JUL ES srade July £10.99 $14.98 $16.98 Y RUGS Rugs, Sale Price July Sale Pr RUGS. $6.50 to $10.98 to $12.50 to ice 1S TRY BRUSSELLS RUG Good assortment JULY PRICES of patterns. SALE 27.00 to $29.00 to AXMINSTER RUC Size Size Size 9 6x9 9x9 9x10.6 9x12 Size Size Size Size Size RUG July Sale 36-inch wide, JULY SALE PRICES CONGOLEUM JULY $12.00 and $19.00 and RUGS SALE PRICES BORDER Price STAIR CARPET Tapestry $1.50 grade, Size 3 Size 4% ft.x3 ft. SALE ft.x41% ft. SALE July Sale Price LINO Brussells $1.25 yard RUGS PRICE PRICE 79¢ h $1.89 cach LINOLEUM REMNANTS yards. Specially priced TO GIVE CHANCE TO HOPEFUL ACTOR Community Playhouse Is Being Is- tablished at Amsterdam Opera House in New York City. New York, July playhouse where 28.—A community n aspiring actor, vocal artist, or playwright will have an opportuni to show his skill be- fore an audience will be opened at the Amsterdam Opera House by the New York camp community service A rehearsal of “Pinafor will be the offering at the first performance. A volunteer organization of enter- tainers numbering more than 750 per- sons who furnished service with amusement will form the of the project. The audience be made up of soldiers, sailors their friends. ‘““Every one on the staff in some department of work,” the announcem t any playwright has by the big manage it to us and in a few can ascertain its weak men nucleus will and is trained theatrical says. “If a show refused he can submit rehearsals he points.” PLATFORM ADOPTED Radical Party in France Wants Con- stitution Revised and Changes in Administrative Systems, Paris, July 28.—The convention at its session last night adopted a manifesto containing its platform for the coming elections, in which a revision of the constitution and drastic decentrslization of the ad- ministrative system are urged, in- cluding the remodelling of the senate. radical party Other planks In the platform de- mand free education in the universities and the high schools as well as in the primary schools, and the complete re- modelling of the army. In dealing with this latter subject the platform says: “The new order c tory of the democr: consolidated, and the league tions must be completed and organized. It is an affair of tim the three years' period of must be abolished and the period duced within limits which the league will fix."” The the vic- to be of na- solidly but e re- eated by necds servi manifesto declares for war to the knife on profiteers and cornerers of commodities, and announces that the first care of the party will be the cconomic development of France 200,000 MINERS OUT. All Others in England Have Returned to Their Work. London, July All of the miners in Derbyshire who went on strike ldst week returned to work today & result of the settlement of the min- ing dispute by the Miners’ faderation and the government in Yorkshire, however, 200,000 miners are still on strike. Herbert Smith, - leader of the Yorkshire miners, who remained aloof from the last Friday in London at settlement was reached, malntains that the employers must make the next move toward effecting the readjustments arranged between (he federation and the government 28 reached conference which the HUNGARIANS DEFEATED. Vienna, July (By Assoclated Press).—The Hungarian soviet troops have been thrown back in gisorder across the Thiess river by the Ru- manians at Szolnok and other points according to reperts received here today. 27 PACIFIC FLEET NOW IN PACIFIC Entire Squadron Passes Througli P ama Canal and Heads Fof san Diecgo. On Board July 27, (By the U. S. S. New Mexice, Wireless via Colon te the Associated Press.) —The Pacific fleét which passed siiccessfully through thy, Panama canal yesterday on its voyage from Hampton Roads the wasl coast of the United sailed to- night from Panama San Diego, Calif. Presldent Belizaro Porras of the republic of Panama with membérs of his family and his staff, made af offi-® cial call on Admiral Hugh Rodman commanding the fleet today. Presi- dent Porras was given full presidén- tial honors including a salute of 21 gune. Thousands of sailors took peaceful posses: today. They enjoye and no disorder occurred. Until re- cently American sailors and soldiere were not allowed to visit Panama. to States for from thé fiset ion of Panatha the visit ashere HAD ONLY PAPER MONF Paris, July 28, of the Hungarian soviet governmeni at Budapest were said to about to abandon support of Bela Kun, head of the communist government there cording to advices received here to- day from Vienna. Bela Kun's finan- clal embarrasment was reported to be very serious. It was said the Soviet leader had nothing but paper money that had ceased to (Havas).—Troops ac- have value C. OF C, NOTES. The athletic committee of the come Home Week celebration meet at the chamber of this afternoon at 5 o'clock A meeting of the newly formed Bakers' association will be held Wed- nesday evening and the Bristol bakers will be present be accepted members of the organization CITY ITEMS. Wel- wigl commerce to as { the on Jot vacation John Tarrant, of drews company, Mr. and Mrs Mildred Harris) Charles, Jr., Hollywood, (‘al The athletic committee Home Week and turned service men will hold ing this afternoon at 5 o'clock Chamber of Commerce The annual outing of club of East Main vesterday at Northampton 30 motorcyclists attended the affair, leaving New Britain at 7 a. m. and returning at 10 o’clock in the cvening« A baseball game the feature of the afternoon’s events, followed by a dinner, Star of Good will hold a meeting 8 o'clock at Jr. O. U Arthur Gaynor and Joseph ¥ Gaynor, of Bridgeport a¥- the of Ludwig Sczern. of th , at $450, which valuation property in Strat. An- is a Charles are the born Chaplin parents July (ne¢ of : s0 on Ll of the the old reception to re- a meef; in th rooms. the Petro held About street was was lodge, O. S. of this evening A. M. hall will B at have praised estate powicz, cit is he ford Henry E. of T4 City aVe- nue, reported to the police that some- oné entered the Machinists’ hall on Church street Saturday night and did some damage. The manager of the Shoo Repairing company complaifed to the police today that a large num- ber of egas had been deposited near his rear door. The eg3s were not en. tirely in their shells, howevar. rdner Britain A