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New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
Where the Censors Stay Home.
 (Meriden Record.)

Of a recent theatrical production put on in New York, a critic in the course of long article says: Tt goes to extremes of undress-almost to actual nudity-that would have astounded the unsophisicated au- diences of five years ago. Unless a girdle of beads be considered a cos- tune, there are scenes in which the chorus may truthfully be described as wearing no clothes at all Stock ings are as obsolete as the steel armor of a medieval soldier. A dress not cut to the waist line at the back is 9 curiosity-an impudent attempt at rnWelcome modesty.
 AS for the spoken lines that pass for the libretto of the new show, there is not a speech or a song that does not affront the most mediocre intelligence"
 Despite the fact that all the criticisms of this performance were invariably off the same piece as the above, we have not heard even a peep as to the possibility of anybody mak- edition of the show.
 All of which illustrates the peculiar psychological streaks which lead to spells of righteousness which are only exceeded by the swinging of the pen dulum in the opposite direction.
 Those who keep tabs on the trend of events know how, semi-occasionally the ':censors'' in New York and other large cities get busy over something and succeed in either elbowing it off the stage or else directing to it the scrt of publicity calculated to defeat the very ends for which they are SUD- posed to work.
 Frequently the play with big pur- pose, intended to illustrate ideas cal culated to make a deep impression upon the public, is the one to feel the weight of the censor's authority while the sort of thing outlined above en- joys freedom from all censure and goes on it's way rejoicing with full coffers and light hearts.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
Don't Be a Jay Driver.
(Kansas City Star.)

An unusual number of motor car accidents have been reported in the last few days There have been sev- eral collisions. Tn at least one in stance a car skidded on a sharp curve and turned over.
 AS cars multiply in numbers it is evident that increasingly careful driv- ing is called for. The driver who hits her up" endangers not only his own safety, but the safety of other motorists. There are drivers who fail to slacken speed when they come to cross streets. There are drivers who dash around corners or across a boulevard at high speed.
 It cannot be too strongly empha- sized that the really competent driv- CT always has his car under control; that he always drives on the theory that every other driver may be care less or may lose his head.
 Caution marks the competent driv- CT. Recklessness belongs to the jay.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
A Truckdriver's Tenor.
(NeW York World.O

From singing "just for jolly" as he expresses it, on a truck to real vocal exercises in a real studio under a real instructor and with the picture of a fine musical future held before him, and all within a weak, is the expcri- ence that has befallen Morris Horn, a Roumanian Jew of thirty years.
 A week ago Satui day Horn lost his job as a driver. The following Mon- day morning he started from Nine teenth street and Seventh avenue afoot to look for another. His wan derings led him to Seventy-second and Broadway, where he decided to have a look at the river. In Seventy second street through window he heard some one singing, and noted that the brass plate on the door bore the inscription 'Aborn Classes for Operatic Training"
 Seated on a bench on Riverside drive, Horn recalled that he had often been complimented for his singing, ai- though he didn't know a note of music nor had he ever seen the interior of studio.
 He is m Odd Fellow, and members of his lodge had told him he shoGld do something with his voice. On his lTuCh SSdI anu In0 dCCOmDanlmenI of the thud of the big packing cases that his 1S0 pounds let him toss about, he was accustomed to give his reper- toire of Roumanian folk songs. "Donia" he sang often. the most popular song in all Europe, he says, and always the favorite with those for whom he worked. But 1t was in a language few understood and it would not do for exhibition purposes.
 Then, in his pocket, his hand came upon a crumpled piece of paper upon which were the words of My Song," by Harry Rowe Shelley. The music had been taught to him three weeks before by a friend of his lodge and he had committed the words to mem ory.
 With this vocal asset Horn made his way to the Aborn studio, hesitatingly rang the bell and inquired if there was anybody in who wished to try his voice.
 Mime. A. A. Parker, who has a studio in the building, volunteered, and, as she happened to have the manuscript of the Shelley song. Horn got out his words. One verse re- vealed the story to Mme. Parker, and Horn was told to return the following day and sing for Milton Aborn.
 Mrs. Parker said my voice had the wallop," said Horn yesterday "so I was on hand. If MT. Aborn can make a singer out of me I will do my part"
 As a consequence Horn, at the end of this week. will give up a job he landed last Wednesday as driver for a furnNIre dealer in Seventh avenue and next Monday will place himself under the instruction of Mir Aborn.
 The opera impressario has made this proposition, which Horn sub-
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
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scribes to. For two months MT. Aborn will pay Horn the wages he earns as truckman, besides providing for his keep and supplying his vocal instruc- don. If Horn shows progress the arr rangement will continue until sucn time as Horn will be in a position to turn his notes into money.
 He has a remarkable baritone voice." ayers Mir. Aborn. that may possibly develop into a dramatic tenor. I trust so. for good tenors are scarce. His knowledge of music is nil. but he has a correct ear and considerable talent and feeling. I think I have find.- At any rate have enough faith in him to make the proposition T have"
 Horn in singing for the gathering of newspaper men yesterday made an ex- cellent impression not only by the natural beauty of his big voice, still. uneven and uncontrolled, of course. but also by his sincerity and show of gratitude for what is to bo done for him. VI
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21

 School kitchen textbook, by Mrs. N.
 J. Lincoln. Elementary, yet inclusive, d1s cussing every phase of household science from viewpoint of school girl. "A. L. A. Booklist.
 
 Klapper.
 Fiction. Duke Jones, by Ethel Sidgwick. "A clever, leisurely English novel, by. the author of "A lady of leisure" Promise" "Succession," etc. It will be much enjoyed by few, although it Is probably tnot destined to be a best seller."-Publisher' note. Free lance in Kashmire, by c. r.
 MacMunn.
 "A romance that will quicken your blood. and incidentally convey very living conception of mans life and farings in a most picturesque land at most stirring time. Dial.
 
 Harding of Allenwood, by H. Bind
 loss.
 An enterprising American con- verts his Canadian neigh bors to mod ern methods of farming. A tale of pioneering of today full of incident and color"-Publisher's Note. MT. Bingle, by G. B. McCutcheon. MT Bingle, is a poor clerk with a cheery, lovable disposition, who sud- denly falls heir to great wealth. The story of how he proceeded to acquire family of twelve children and to help along the love affair of a charm ing girl is full of interest and sur prises. s."-Publisher's Note. Research magnificent, by H. G. Wells. ''The pursuit of an ideal of nobil- ity; a dream of making the indt- vidual life a flame or a splendor is the keynote of the book.'-Bookman Song of the lark, by W. S. Gather. Tn this book Miss Gather has at- tempted that most dangerous of feats-to trace the genius of genius. The people are all actual persons. I, is a story of something better than charm-a thing finished, sound and noble. ."-Nation. ..
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
Eugenics for Royalty.
Waterbury Democrat.)

The New York Evening Post sug- gests that the eugenists, instead of trying to accomplish the apparent ly hopeless task of improving the breed of 1,500,000,000 human be- ings-that being the estimated pop ulation of the earth-might accom- plish more by concentrating on few royal families. Monarchy, according to the ancient view still held by most nations, is the most rational and eff ficient form of government. The Evening Post admits that this is true. in theory. But to make monarchy effective, it's necessary to have the ideal philosopher king that Plato recommended, a man who will govern with absolute wisdom and absolute unselfshness. Now suppose you get such a king. What assurances have you that the wisdom and unselfish- ness will last for more than one gen. eration? Heirs-apparent are seldom of the same caliber as their royal sires. It is the great exception to find two really great kings reigning successively, and almost miracle if three come in a row. The reign ing houses of Europe are, in gen. eral, pretty poor lot Their strains, if they ever amounted to much, seem to have run out, particularly in Rus sia, England and Austria Even Kaiser Wilhelm, the nearest approach to a royal genius in Europe, will pass on the crown to a prince who seems to be violent. shallow and in competent Mediocre royalty has intermarried generally until the mediocrity is more apparent with every generation. Now, instead of this decadence, why not apply eugen- ics deliberately to the purpose of creating kings of such caliber that royalty may claim again to rule by some sort of divine right? If na- tions are to have monarchs, let them rear super-men to rule. In the ab- sence of such scientific king-breeding there seems nothing left for the world but democracy. But maybe that's just as we'll.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
What Bryan Thinks.
Speech at Providence.)

Of all the disreputable papers in the United States, edited without conscience, patriotism or sense, of de- cency, The Providence Journal has the reputation of being the worst.
 My only chance to get anything to the minds of Rhode Islanders Is di- rectly. There is no chance to get anything to you through the newspa- pers. They say that newspapers re- place public speaking. The news paper makes public speaking all the more necessary because you have to offset the subsidized press. Every man who has purpose in life Is siandered by the newspapers.
 Out west where we are free and not subsidized as you are here in the east, We develop these reforms. That is where they start, and it is through our power that they are car ried through.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
What The Press Thinks.
Providence Journal) William Jennings Bryan.

On another page this morning will be found some of the germs of ora- tory thrown to tho people of Provi- dence yesterday by the late William Jennings Bryan. The Journal is without conscience or sense of de- cy,"-"the most disreputablc ncws- paper in tho United States" It is part of the subsidized press"
 How glibly the word ''subsid,zed~ falls from his lips. We seem to hear in it the echo of the German propa- ganda with which Mir. Bryan Is go closely in sympathy. The journal ex- posed his secret and unbcllevably treacherous dealings with Dumba while he was still disgracing the oflics of Secretary of State,-and therefore the Journal Is disreputablc and with out patriotism.
 Ho charges that tho newspapers of the country have never given him q chance to be rd;-this from tke lips of the individual who. next to Theodore Roosevelt, has filled moro columns of tho newspapers than any living man.
 The people know Mir. Bryan pretty thoroughly. They know him for | cowardly trickster whi withdrew from the Cabinet of the United States at the most critical moment in its hi&- tory and put forth a trumpeo-up lie as the reason for his action. They know him for a braggart and a fool who, in the ill-fitting robe of spiritual teacher. has really one object in life the accumulation of dollars. They know him for a mountebank and hypocrite, from whose lips on the pub lie platform roll the high precepts CT the Prince of Peace while he haggles like a fishwife over the price to be paid for his performances. travelling expenses additional"
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
An Old Time Newspaper Man.
Brooklyn Standard-Uni

Sixty-four years with one newspa- per or, to be more accurate, with one newspaper institution, as was Daniel M. Houser of the St. Louis Globe Democrat, who died a few days ago, must be close to the record for con- tinuous service. If not the record, it was certainly long enough to att tract attention in other newspaper offices At the age of IT Houser en- tered the employ of the Union of St. Louis. Later it was merged with the Dem ocrat and years after that paper was merged with into the Globe-Demo MT. Houser contin- ued through these changes and for 40 years had directed the affairs of the last paper mentioned. He had a strong personality and was regard ed as one of the big newspaper men of the middle West.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
Committee Assignments.

Committee Assignments.
 (San Francisco Argonaut)
 Speaking of Kitchin recalls the fact that upon his initiative some of the more important democrats in the House of Representatives are book ed for a conference early this month to consider the matter of committeP assignments in the coming congress. When the rules of the House were reformed" <.e power of appc>>ng committees was taken from the speaker. Then the democratic House turned 1t over to the ways and means committee, and gradually the ways and means committee turned it over to the chairman, at that time Repre- sentative Underwood. Thus the game was put back to the point from which 1t started-one-man control. MT. Underwood's task was delicate and difficult. The presence of huge democratic majority, with every mothers son of them clamoring for f1rst-class committee places, gave him many unhappy hours. In party caucus and in the cloakroom it caused him to be stigmatized as a despot. Adroit man that he is, he was not adroit enough to save himself against many resentments
 Kitchin's task is less difficult. The party majority is reduced in numbers. There are just as many places as ever. for the majority always takes about two-thirds of the committee member ships, no matter how small propor- tionately it may bo. The coming con ference is to determine the manner of selection. Kitchin wants to ap- pear in the position of being guided by the committee. He is personally popular and he wants to make the least possible sacrifice. Profiting by the experience of MT. Underwood and avoiding certain difficulties under the expedient of party conference he stands to pull through in good shape. On the other hand. the case of Representative Mann, the republican leader, is one of very serious diffl- culty. He is today where Under wood was some years ago. He has the same number of committee places to fill, and a great many more men to fill them with-many of them very insistent. Moreover, being a re- ceptive candidate for the presidential nomination, he does not want to create any more resentments than he is compelled to. During the years | VI COnITOl OnueTWOIu and Mann have had a working agree ment by which the latter assigned IT. publicans to committees and passed the list over to the former, who had the committee indorse them and he House ratify them along with the democratic selections. The republicans conceded to Mann the responsibility of making his own selections. Prac- ! tically it is up to Mann to assign the republican committee memberships. probably he is having a busy time Without doubt he Is in receipt of a great many letters from republican members of the new congress asking | committee assignments He is in a position where much is being asked | of him, while at the same time his powers of giving are strictly limited Truly a painful position for a man who has his eye on the presidential nomination and who would like ito make friends.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
The Discredited Dissenter.
(New York World.)


 MT. Bryan resigned from the office of secretary of state because he be- lieved that the presidents foreign policy would lead to war with Ger many. Instead of leading to war, the presidents policy led straight to peace and to one of the most brilliant diplo- matic victories ever gained by the United Statts. -...
 MT. Bryan is now out against the presidents policy of national defense, and his reasons are just as convincing as were his reasons for resigning from the cabinet.
 The World relieves that in this matter the American people will fol- low President Wilson's leadership in preference to MT. Bryan's leadership. just as they followed the president rather than MT. Bryan in the nego- tiations with Germany.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21

A very moderate aid given to our merchant marine would revive it and provide more auxiliary tonnage than the Navy asks for. But to revert to that practical matter -of-fact plan would be to admit that the administration griev- ously deceived itself when 1t plunged last winter on the ship purchase bill. Pride of opinion is a costly luxury.
 Rather than confess a blunder the administration will go on trying to persuade the country to sink fifty million good dollars in a perfectly superfiuous and prof1tless enterprise. New York Tribune.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21

Twenty six vessels leaving Amer ican ports during the fiscal year 1915 were forced to resort to wireless to save the lives of their passengers. In only one case, that of the Lusitania, was there any considerable loss of life. The value of wireless as pro- lection of life at sea has been demon strated for several years. It Is now accepted as essential on all vessels carrying passengers or with fifty or more in the crew.-Syracuse Post Standard.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21

Four American submarines, under their own power, have made the pas sage of 2,100 miles from San Fran cisco to Honolulu. A few years ago the practicability of such a perform ance would have been generally scouted.-Buffalo Courier.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21

If the United States is to have a large reserve army it will be up to the business men of the country to see that employees who enlist are not subjected to serious financial loss when attending maneuvers, reviews, and camps of Boston Globe.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21

How a girl is going to keep up with the various styles in shoes would seem to be quite problem. Yet most of the shoes appear to have never been worn before. What do they do with their old shoes anyway ?-Milwaukee News.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21

A man sort of loses his enthusiasm about bending his efforts to get into the Hall of Fame when he sees that one of the conditions of memberships is that you must have been dead at least ten years.-Ohio State Journal.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
AMERICAN DRUGS.


 &he days drag on and the war in Ne continues to occupy mems hts the United States of America NJ and surely steps it's way the great stairway of success brges to the front in all things. three more years this country
 e virtually independent in more I than one. It's greatest stride Seen measured in the field of 3mics. An economic freedom is < we are ultimately coming to if Sarring nations hew to the line lies before them now. Not so Sago merchants of the United depended upon Europe for scally everything that was con- ] here. Everything had to be ted from Europe before the \ of the American customers Satisfied. Tn every walk of life I can men and women leaned upon the, shoulders of for kountries for their luxuries and 8aries of life. But now all is Sy assuming a different aspect. ke getting acquainted with our are learning of things alto
 new to us, of products pro- in this country which compare ] .bly with any ever brought from h. Our chemists have been sng night and day with experi-
 which, if successful, will up- n the groundwork of foreign ktitors in our industrial mart,
 will give new life to hitherto gted American concerns and add |zest to domestic activities. The lplishment in making dye-stuffs khe supply was cut off from Ger
 is alone evidence of what can he when necessity demands. N comes news from the Univer- |f Winconsin that a movement Reen started there which will hally end in making the United independent of Europe in the |r of making drugs for many Imported from England, France other countries. Because we never made experiments for the Iction of these drugs we have Is depended upon Europe for our Y of medicinal herbs and plants. kould probably be pursuing the policy had not the supply been If at the beginning of the war. resulted in an enormous in in the prices of some of the
 common drugs. Forthwith. ican scientists and pharmaceutists investigations and found that ISof the drugs which came from d could be made easily from of our, most common native }, The medical profession read
 4 sag-
 anzing the truth and wisdom of |is rallied admirably to the sup pf their co-worksTs and are now hg operation from the com |al interests of the nation in an |vor to promote economic inde- fnce in this particular field. The Hrsity of Wisconsin is to be con- lated upon its accomplishment he promotion of such work. l. universities should take an ac- part in the program. Medical 'ls should have no difficulty in. Ig up pharmaceutical experiment ms in connection with their de- nents of pharmacy and giving nts some incentive to work for iscovery of medicinal plants that grow and thrive8 in the various 1unities of the country, thus paw he way for complete success.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21

These gains and losses of so many yards are apt to muddle the reader so he will not know whether he is read ing the fooball news or the war re- ports.-Pittsburg Despatch.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21

England has declared war upon Bulgaria because that nation is at war with Serbia and is an ally of the central powers. Similar logic should have caused Germany to declare war upon Italy, but Germany has done nothing of the kind. No adequate explanation of Germany's course has ever been given.-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
Clarke as a slide Expert.
Brooklyn Eagle.)

The author of Kelly and Burke and Shea,": J. I. C. Clarke, IS good poet and a fine newspaper man When he essays to tell Goethals hoy to deal with the Culebra slides. how ever, he has chosen his terrain" verT badly
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21

If they would just close the Panama canal until next spring it would give a whole lot of people a chance to explain what they intended to do Tn the way of a winter trip-Indianapols News.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
FACTS AND RANCHES.

The Allies have organized one of those leagues to enforce peace and we must say that it works fairly well.- Boston Evening Transcript
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21

If the word of interned German officers cannot be trusted, the govern ment should consider the propriety or restricting the liberty which they now enjoy.-Philadelphi Ledger. s
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21

It is not too much to say, in con- nection with the activities and ut terances of several administration officials in connection with shipping legislation, that Washington is actual 1y engaged in a campaign of vilif1- cation of certain of our important men of affairs whose position, so far as the majority of the great business public can see, is far above that of these administration officials in it's sincerity of purpose and of expression. Financial America.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
Fur Trimmings

Fashionable but scarce. See our se- lection, 35c to S3.5O yard. AT OUR LACE AND TRIMMING
 DEPARTMENT See the new metal, Spangled. Silk Brand and Flower trimmings. Coat and Dress Frogs and Loops 40-inch Georgette Crepes s1.35 yard. 40-inch Striped Silk Nets Sf.19 yard. 40-inch Chiffon Cloth 9sc yard. COTTON NETS FOR HOUSES Plain and Figured. 25c to Sf.es yard.
 Gold and Silver Allovers, Edgings and Bandings.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-21
WHAT OTHERS SAY

Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office.