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New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
Peace UntIlinkcd of Today.
Stamford Advocate.)

(Sta ford AdVOCate.)
 Peace today in Europe" says the Boston Transcripe, would be a crime against civilization because it could only come through the sale of the soul of civilization for the mess of pottage that barbarism would offer. No stout-hearted American of clear conviction and loyal allegiance would have Europe purchase peace on the terms that Germany would today al- low. For such a peace would surely usher in for the world in general an era of frightfulness' wherein all of us would have to arm to the teeth to escape he fate of Belgium, and the United States in particular could count with a certainty on being com pelled within q few years either 70 face punishment for it's present re- fusal 10 prostitute it's own policy Of neutrality to Tcutonic ambitions by cutting off the sale of arms to the Allies, or to abandon the Munroe doc Urine and sec Germany gain a foot hold within striking distance of the Panama Canal, whence it could Tn due time challenge our own primacy in the western world"
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
Danger in Face Powder.

some preparations of face-poWder are the cause of inflammation of the eyes. This form of Inflammation oc- cur ls-1fom obvious rcasO'1S---slln1ost eNcluslVely in women. They will com pialn that the vision is blurred; that they cannot read or sew for any length of time; that r1c hos burn ana itch. sometimes intolerably, ana that rubbing the lids only aggravates the itching. The reason for this is that many of these toilet powders, commonly known as rice powder' or "Pudre de Riz' contain, in addi- ton to rice powder, orner ingred- lents which irritate the delicate mem brances of the eye. Sixteen samples Of so-called rice powders were re- gently analysed, and of this number only two consisted entirely of rice; and only six contained any rice at all. Women who are accustomed to using lace powder should be careful to se- feet only those preparations which gre known to be pure, and free from harmful substitutes. Tn applying pow der to the face. it is much safer to use cloth and rub the powder on the skin, rather than to apply it with a puff, as by the latter method the powder is driven upward and lodges on the moist eye-bal. The tears change it into muctIaginous sub- stance which lodges behind the eye
 lids, and produces the symptoms com plained of. Since toi1es articles do not come under the federal ant state food and drug acts, they can easily be adulterated. Rico flour purchased at grocery would. says The Journal nf he n,.ic a inr, remove this particular danger.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
Tho Boy Scout Idea.
(TorringtOn Register.D

movement which has spread into 27 different countries and which now includes an enrollm ent of over 2,OOO,- 900 enthusiasts, has surely reached stage of development where further development is not reasonably to be looked for. It might reasonably be expected that, the novelty having worn off, the boy scout movement would by this time be showing some signs of decline. But, according to the indications, it is reaching into new territories continuously and has gained a status in the United States that puts it on a basis of permanent &C., ceptance comparable to that of the public school system.
 Several of the leading universities have provided a course of training for scoutmasters. scoutmaster is the captain, the general, the trained man of knowledge, who organizes boy scout companies and spreads the boy scout gospel. Columbia university has introduced such a course and there are fifteen students who are talk ing it., including two from China. If there is any new idea floating around in Occidental regions the new and up-to-date China is out for 1t.
 The professor who is in special charge of the ScOutmaSter course, at COlumb bia, believes in his mission and believes in tho mission of the Scout masters that he is sending out. Of the Boy Scout movement he says ~ consider it to be the greatest and strongest factor in education intro duced within a century" It is not to be overlooked that the applied training theories of the Boy Scout propagandism is educational, above all else. and not the less educational because it takes the boy along a route l. that he loves It develops character and mentality, but above all develops daptability to circumstances l and conditions.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
A Blessing Or n Menace?

(From Philadelphia Public IedgeD
 If the Rockefeller fortune to he a blessing or curse 10 the United States? Mir. Rockefeller intends it to be blessing; and his wise benefac- tions to Belgium and the Rockefel- Ter institute almost reconcile dem ocratic people to seeing one man con- trol tho energies of hundreds of thousands of his fellows. But MT. Rockefeller's treatment of men whose Ia hor enables him to make great gifts blots his philanthropy The re- port of West and Chenerv. the agents of the United States commission on industrial relations, in regard to the Bayonne strike is in no way tainted by the fact that the truculent MT Walsh heads the commission; and tho report illuminates anew the Rocke. fellcr attitude toward the laborer.
 The investigators charge that, in spite of its enormous profitr, the Standard Oil company of New Jer- seT pays wages too low to maintain a family on 9 comfortab ble. healthfui hasis;' that it pays lower wages than the companies which adioin it (S1.75 for nine-hours' work was the wage before the strike:) that it maintains settled policy not only of refusing to deal with any labor organizati ton or professional labor man." but even of refusing to permit those employees who cannot speak or understand Eng fish to engage a lawyer as their spokesman and represents i've; that it has created the impression among it's employees that to protest in person to the superintendent is tn court dis charge, and that it hired to patrol its plant with rifles. men who, in tn e words of an attorney for the com panY. were "a lot of thugs"
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
I've Are Americans." (Syracuse Post-Standard.) )

Germans in America are, for the most part, Americans. That truth was doubted for some time by some observers. It no longer admits of doubt Readers of the Mornings Mail column of the Post Standard must feel it. Men of German paren- tage or birth among our readers are among the first to repudiate the ut terances of those who take the Prus- sian view of international morality.
 The same thing is true in other states. Pennsylvania is a cOnspicu- ous example. Southern and Eastern Pennsylvania was largely settled by Germans The language that is spoken there has strong German traces everywhere, and in many places it is far more German than English Yet correspondent who has travelled several hundred miles in Lehigh, Berks, Northampton, Bucks and Montgomery Counties has found no pro-German war sentiment what ever
 This is true not alone of the "Pensylvania Dutch" of the old CT immigrations, but also of the recent comers It is true, not alone in the rural districts, but in South Bethle- hem itself, the seat of the manufac- tuing plant which has been aptly de- scribed as the Essen of the United States.
 At Allentown the sentiment of the German-speaking population $ ex~ pressed by one who says: We are Americans. My ancestors came from Germany but they would not have come if they had been happy and contented there.'
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
The Role of the United States.
(LOndOn Sta !

IL seems to Us in the interests of all the world that the United States should, if she can with solf-respect, remain neutral and continue to be Tn a position in which she can finan- c1allE accommodate the poorer coun- tries, and also can provide the bel llgerent countries with munitions Of war as we'll, of course, as with food and the raw materials of manu- lecturers. 1t seems to us that it would be injurious to the world if the United States were to depart from the policy she has pursued for whole 12 months. Nay, more, we believe that the United States is performing function which is highly conducive to the material prosperity of all the world.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
Boys at Play.
(Nev London Globe.

The training of the youth these days seems to be carried upon the idea that the boy and girl have no inventive. genius of their own, and even the opportunity to play must be provided or there won't be any playing. Thus self-reliance is being discouraged and dependence upon others is made a part of the outfit in life. The right training of youth must put self-reliancc as the very first consideration. Those boys of former generation, who used to con
 trive all their playthings and orig;
 mated their own devices for having exercise and fun are today the cap tains of industry and the great lcaG- CTS in the worlds trade. Will the boys of today be the leaders of en- terpri1e in the next generation There are some reasons for doubtlng tt. 4 boys play is the best thing in his life, anu nothing should stand in it's way, but where older hands arc supervising and telling him how it i.i t0-~Ee done and providing the "2NS a.-d ,acaas the very soul is taken out of it. 4 few years ago the boys used to do all the stunts that the col leges have appropriated and changed to somber art or classic tricks. In
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
City Items

Mrs Fred Wrinkle of Cherry street. who is in a critical condition, is being attended by Prof Morris Gross, T New York specialist.
 President F. H. Johnston of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce has received an invitation to join the National Association of Conner cial Organization Secretaries at their convention in St Louis from Scpten1- Der 27 through 20.
 Frank Buat of 149 Church street found some papers and documents at the depot last night and turned them over to the police who located the owner and mailed them to him.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
The Santo Domingo Post.
Providence Journa1.)

The selection of William Worth ington Russell of Maryland to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of James M. Sullivan, of New York, as minister to the Dominican Republic, closes an incident which has brought VeXation to tho administration and in a manner which is probably unique in our diplomatic annals, For it was Minister Russell who was supplant- cd when MT. Sullivan was named for the post
 It is not necessary to dwell on the circumstances of the unfortunate in cident Never before, perhaps, did an administration reverse itself with such admirable candor. A mistake has not only been speedily corrected, but the correction is complete.
 It is entirely within the right of an incoming administration to rcorgan- ize the foreign service, and on party lines. Even if the senate, which must advise and consent to appoint ments, is not of the same political faith as the president, it will inquire only into the fitness of the selections raising no objection to the displacing of republican by democrat, or vice versa. The confirming branch of the government lc- frains from encroa ching upon the eN- ecutive prerogative, although both are gradually coming under the in- fluence of a growing public opinion that the diplomatic corps should, like the army and navy, be professional body. supplied by permanent appoint ments, the promotion from the low CT grades to the highest proceeding regardless of changes in tho political complexion of the government.
 It happened that Minister Russell was thoroughly fitted for, and OK perienced in, the duties of the Do- minican post It was, in a peculiar sense, a trust eeship, because of the circumstance that this West Indian republic had confided it's financial affairs to the authority and direction of the government at Washington. It was further in his favor that ne had been twenty years in the diplomatic service at Latin American capitals Though, originally, appointed by democratic president. he had been retained by the following republican administrations. That he will now resume his duties in Santo Domingo is a matter for congratulation all around.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
D. MCMILLAN
 Ia9-2oI- -2Oa MAIN SrREsT

held athletic events Thursday and the following is the result or the con- tests:
 Obstacle race around the baseball diamond, over hurdle, down the chute, over a see-saw to the finish, Class A, won by J. zeItlin; Class B, won by Y. Sablotsky; baseball game, Smalley against the Smalley N. E., won by the former, score IS to II.
 The following is the result of the girls contests: Obstacle race, won by Mary Dixon; basketball throw, 95 pounds and over, won by M. Feigen- baum; Class B, 75 pounds and over, won by Florence Gubern1ck; Class C, under 75 pounds, won by Anna Krall.
 The high point winners for the day were Francis Weston IA, and J. Prem dergast 10.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
Personal

 H. L. Goodrich of 393 West Main street started today on two weeks cruise on Long Island, stopping at Griswoid's island with friends. Miss Mary Wagstaff of West Main street is at Revere Beach on her va- cation.
 r. M. Zimmerman and Philip Bar deck and families left today on an auto trip to Ocean Beach where they will spend Sunday.
 Lieutenant Harry Donnelley, U. E. A., whose home is in Naugatuck, IS the guest of MT. and Mrs. P. J. Egan of Seymour street.
 Mr and Mrs. k. J. Porter have re- turned from sojourn at Atlantic City.
 Miss Ida Leades of Hartford ave- nue is spending her vacation in New York and vicinity.
 Miss Edith Davison of New York m the guest of local relatives.
 Donald Parker is spending his ~~" cation with Kendall Mills at Sebec Lake, Maine.
 Miss Frances Parker has returned from visiting Miss Esther Stanley at Oak Bluffs.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
The Governors Party.
(WaterburN American.)

Keep your eyes on the conference of the Governors of the states of the Union which opens in Boston next week. It is not junketing affair and the social side of the gathering is not going to be the most important part of it. The Governors are going to he "shown"-everythin about New Eng land that they and the rest of the country ought to know and can be in terested enough to see and hear. IT may be made too serious, but prob ably not Our guests have to bc' diverted while they are being in ~ formed. It is a good opportunity to show what W. arc. what we have what we can dc. what we need, ana where the benefit we seek for our selves, in trade, legislation and good will, hinges on to the good others will find in understanding us and doing business with us
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
''Bcst Citizens" Hung Frank. (Springfield Republican,

It is the old story of the best cit izens," serving as the executioners that is now coming from the scene of the lynching of Frank in Georgia. The execution was orderly, solemn and the prisoner was duly asked if he had anything to say before the death sentence was inflicted upon him. The mob contained no "riffraff" everyone was sober There have been many American lynchings which were conducted by the chief representative of local respecta bility and if Marietta, Ga, comes in the same class one can see nothing novel in the fact. In the various Sociological investigations of this particular lynching which will be conducted in the next month much may be said about the high moral tone of the victims executioners and their virtually religious befieb that they merely enforced law after the governor had trampled upon it. Very likely a delusion like this controlled the mob: but the same delusion n effect controls all mobs. They set up themselves as court superior to those authorized by the state and stoutly maintain their alleged right to execute their lawless decrees. More and more, as the Frank case IS studied, one secs the sinister influence of anti-Semitic prejudice among a white people wh ose long contact with
 the Negroes makes them peculiarly
 sensitive to racial reactions. Their theology, moreover, IS enough old fashioned to place them easily under the influence of a fanatical Jew batter such as Tom Watson has come to be-
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
FIELD DAY HELD YESTERDAY.
Playground Athletes Show Fine Form
 at Walnut HilI Park.

An interesting athletic field day was held yesterday afternoon under the supervision of Assistant Supervisor ROurke. The following is the result of the various events.
 10 wards Dash-70 lbs. 1st H Medvic. 2nd, l.. Ladis. 3rd, R. SOkOkhi.
 Standing Broad Jump. 1st H. Medvic. 2nd, F. Sheehan. 3rd, R. Paris.
 Crab Racc-70 lbs. 1st LuCien PoskCo 2nd, R. Sulos- Ri. 3rd. A. Johnson.
 70 Yards Dash-S0 lbs Class. 1st Ed. Sheehan. End, B. Paris. 3rd, L. Sokolski
 Standing Broad Jump. 1st, l.. Ladis. End, R. Sokolski. 3rd. L. BOslco. ft., in.
 Crab Racc-so lbs. 1s+, H. Medvic. 2nd. l.. Sokolski. 3ri. E. Paris.
 Throwing the Baseball. 1st, Ed. Sheehan. 2nd, H. Medvic. 3rd, R. Sokolski
 The smalley' playgrounds children
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
EREET JOY RIDERS.

fety Board can prevail brnmon Council to adopt estions which have been < a new ordinance regu-
 around the Center, |any people in New Brit
 get down on their knees silent prayer for the good N mothers and fathers the hour when regula- Hfted which will put a nd for all to the joy rid
 drivers on Main street. their way to school in
 are constantly in jeop- |tl1e onrushing of these hotors, racing around cor hnad. It is the early that seems to invigorate of these heavy vehicles, |the most part with sand kavy substances. No taxi pn New York's gay white ever give a handicap to W Britain's herd of wild ng the meanderings of s through our streets, ial aptitude for Main it's tributaries.
 heavy commercial trucks o perform, it is true. But, { part, their mission is to from one factory to an om one building contrac-
 
 Ice Of construction, and at Main street the real ave- ic for them. It has been
 these drivers go out of 0 get to the Center and e Main Street. Instead of lelr commercial duties equally becoming the only seing wagons in the city
 Of eneTvaring "bracer" lTiyers take in the morn ne down on Main Street
 tights.
 a1ercial truck should be
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
FARMING AS A PASTIME.

In a neighboring state a large cor poration recently turned over to it's employees some vacant land in the vicinity of the shops for the purpose of truck farming. The men set to work with a will. They cultivated the land, raising vegetables of all sorts. There were some five thousand men interested in the project and by dll1- gent methods they harvested a crop of eatables the value of which, at cur rent market prices, was in the neigh borhood of s175,ooo. By the interest taken in this work the men maoe oi it a sort of contest. Of course they were out in a sparsely settled con-
 nunitv where there was plenty of land and where other diversions olo 'ot make too many inroads on thelr sloe- line occupation as farmers. But what has been accomplished by these work CTS can be done over again ov Work- ingmen in other parts of the country, and particularly in Connecticut where it is not so difficult to obtain a small parcel of land at low rental.
 Because of a mistaken idea of farm ing, many people believe that huge tract of land must be in command be- fore anything can be done. The De- partment of Agriculture in it's bull letins has given some valuable infor- nation on how to take care of small plots of grounds,-how to start kitchen gardens. If fathers of families were to write to Washington to the Secre- tary of Agriculture and ask for these bulletins there might be a revival of intensive farming in this country, such as was in vogue before the Civil War. In the olden days the folk believed that every man should have his little patch of ground and raise few vege- tables for the family table. And those living was a thing unheard of, and every one was getting along without over worry.
 In European countries the people nave QGHOnSlIdleu " 1loI Sc1iA M ~NA-O by intensive farming. Some of the Httle farms over there are no bigger than the average back yard of an American city home. Recently a movement was started among school children for the purpose of interesting them in cu1tivating small parcels of land, After school hours the boys and girls set to planting and they manifested great interest in their work. So marked has this movement i become that in some of the western l cities the municipal authorities have i given the children privilege of work ing on small tracts belonging to the city and for which the city has nc i present use. Private interests have 1 turned over to the children vacant lot
 until such time as building will be il
 order. In this way the cities of thu
 west are doing away with the vacan lot evil and ugly spots are being turned into beautiful vistas. It is a good ant profitable work and, with any sort o sympathy, could well go on in mos
 Connecticut cities.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
MEN ARE BRAVE.

'e real heroes, a thousand Thus did Captain Finch alogy of the twenty men e room of the Ara bic who 1With the liner after futile 8ep her going. They stuck even after the ship had
 fatal b1ow,--and they 3 sailors. They were brave y must have known the z against them. Captain be proud of having mas crew.
 e crew on the Ara abic was $ so were the passengers. hts of the sinking set Witnesses we learn that kre real men. And the brave. Everything was n the torpedo sped from I submarine the look -out . and spread the alarm. ethofs of preparedness cen instituted by Captain fe boats were already their davits. A moment eadly missile struck it's eews. of these boats were Ets; the men passengers women to safety, remain Jes to the last. In this e many lives saved. Un-
 the Arabic just before final plunge careened to etting a number of boats. at fhe entire number of night have been saved.
 ] there was gallantry on kabic, in marked contrast king coWardice displayed mariners who committed crime. There is no e brand of fighter that md stabs the victim in hd this is what the sub-
 When the innocent by 10 speak, Is attacked by bnt the crime is all the
 there is a hell, outside pean war zone, we are lieve that the captains of nes who sent to the bot ips as the Lusitania and and the Arabic, destroy non-combatant lives, will to eternal perdition,
 forever, and forever, lt end. If there is not a Re wonderful bravery of b men who have so ruth sent to their deaths will arrant towards who are an the hunted criminals rse.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
What ROys should Know.
Waterbury Repu olican.)

Those boys who are about to enter Ei2h schools or colleges next month should be reminded that the leaders of the armies of Europe have desig- mated the man. with technical skill ard higher eiuCa-ion us more en- titled to protected posiL.t IS in tho military or naval service than the un- skilled men who merely knows how to fight. Mechanics, chemists, scient- ists, specialists of all kinds, are kept
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

those days the boys jumped bars, skinned cats, threw big bowlers, ran races, turned handsprings just for the fun of it and never thought or getting their names in the papers or displaying their athletic shins.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
Mems Silk S0x
 25c a pair

The ONYX make white, black and colors. The best silk sock for the money ever offered by us. We know of one Hartford store that says they are a bargain at for $1.00. We give four pairs for $1.00. So trade in New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21
THc Naked Truth
(Fron Jack-o'-Lanter

tFrOm Jack-o' -Lanterr
 Robinson Crusoe had just rescued the savage from the Cannibale Whatever they do, they snant touch 8 bit of meat on Friday!" he exclaim- ed, having already thought up a suit able name for his dark complexioned protegC.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

Peasants living on the slopes o Vesuvius wonder why it Is 'h'' I pie will live in a place like Cai>eS''0''' Westerly Sun.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

tie frOnt.. Now the frOut SeehlS '
 be coming to him-Clcveland LeaoVA
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

They're fighting that was olo. yonder for a different reason ' then they assigned about year @'7o Toledo Blade.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-21

Rainmakers in Kansas are now 6 about as popular as Germans in Eng land.-Minneapolis Journal