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New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

Washington, D. C., Sept. 29.-The searching pathos of conditions in a small corner of what might be termed Unknown Africa is mirrored in a com munication received by the National Geographic magazines from Miss Ethel De Long, of the executive com mittee of the Pine Mountain Settle ment school, Pine Mountain, Harlan Co.,, Kentucky. Striking indeed is this picture given by the correspondent in her simple supremely sympathetic re- cital of the paterna1 yearning of a White Kentucky mountaineer to obtain educational advantages for his moth erless brood of seven:
 A man has just walked in from Big Creek, thirty miles away, to try to en- ter all of his seven children in our school. He would not leave only the older ones because as he said, "If I part 'em while they're 1ettle fellers, they won't have no feelin's fer each other when they're raised. I want ye to take 'em all or none. Hit was their mamy's last wish that I keep 'em to- gether. I'll jest do fer 'em myself the best I kin, if you cain't take 'em all.'
 He brought with him ar irresistible
 
 en, and his tale of how he has keered' for them. Thirty-four years old, worn, stopped, toothless, he has made a gal lant fight to raise his children right. He mentioned the children's clothes. i've made 'em all," he said. 1T couldn't hire nobody to sew fer 'em, so I jest made 'em everything they wear, myself. I've washed for 'em, I've tend ed 'em, an then I've gone out in the cornfield to work fer 'em. I've raised 'em as right as I know, but I cain't do fer 'em lak I ought.
 EI get right sick with the phthisic, an I've studied about what would happen to 'em if I was to be tux off from 'em. When I have to go away from 'em to earn a lettle money, hits sech a dread on me, les they git burned up at night, s'posin' the house should ketch fire, an lettle fellers al- Jus so sleepy-headed at layin'-d down time. ( Sometimes I'fn afraid to go home"
 ''Why didn't you marry again. I asked ''so as to get help in raising your children?"
 Tears came into his eyes. Hits best fer lettle younguns to hev jest one mamny, an s'posin' I'd thought to help 'em a-marryin' again, l might get 'em in mighty bad state.''
 eff we take the children, are you going to mary again?" said I
 "Nom, I'm done with marvin. I jest want my younguns raised right, whilst I'm tryin' to make the money fer 'em'.
 You see, we don't want children whose parents want to get rid of them,'' said I, "but ones whose par ents want them to have good chance''
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
Pershing's< Promotion.

Seniority, as well as distinguished service, warranted the promotion of John Joseph Pershing to major gen eral. He had been brigadier ten years, or three years less than Fred erick Funston when President Will son moved him up. Both officers were skyrocketed to the grade of general; Funston, a volunteer, by President Mckinley an Pershing, a regular and a West Pointer, by Pres ident Roosevelt
 There may still be heartburning in the army because the Kansas vol unteer Colonel was passed over the$ heads of veteran officers in 1901, but the resentment in the case of Persh- ing was brief and never deep. He had begun to make his mark before he left West Point. He was fine figure of a man. born to command. He showed his quality in several Indian campaigns, yet he was only a first lieutenant of cavalry at San Juan, being then 38 years of age. He attained his captaincy at Al, and about year later he was doing the work of a general officer in Minda- mao in 8 brilliant campaign against, the Moros. His promotion was de- served. Under the law the president could not have made Pershing a Colonel MT. Roosevelt did not he's itate, and we think that he was right. A commission of brigadier- general was made out for the Missourian when there was a vacancy on the army list.
 And now at the age of 56 this able and indefatigable officer finds himself a major general while in command of the expedition in Mex ico two years after the promotton- of Funston. his junior by five years If there is any other officer in the army who deserves the honor as much as Pershing we don't know who he is.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
Wilson's Scotch Socks.
(Newark News.

He (Wilson) openly advocated the purchase of foreign goods rather than to further the protection of such ar ticles at home under protective tar if, boasting that he bought his socks in Scotland because he could there fore save 50 per cent. on them-the while he was drawing $1O.0O0 sal arv from the State of New Jersey. This is an extract from a speech made quite recently in the United States senate by Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire. Stand-pat editors are quoting it with unction. Other than to keep the record straight. it is not uninteresting to glance back to the time and the occasion when Wilson humorously discussed his Scotch socks. Tn the first place. Will son was not governor then. Those socks were flashed before an audience of farmers at Red Bank at the 3rd district convention of 1910. He was then just a candidate for governor. Schedule K, and some other sched- ules of the Payne -Aldrich tariff which GaIlinger helped to tailor, were much in the public eye at that time. MT. Wilson referred to his Scotch socks just by way of illustration, and this is what he said:
 One summer when I was abroad for example, I bought some socks in the town of Aberdeen, Scot, and these miserable things never yet have worn out. I am tired of them;. the color
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
More Wild Talk.

(NeW Haven JOurnal-COurler.)
 Congressman Oakley of the First dis trict has imbibed the spirit of partisan criticism which marred the appear ance of Congressman Hill of the Fourth district D. and Congressman Glynn of the Second at Waterbury the other day. It will be remyembere that Mr.. Hill "fashed with indigna- tion" as he discussed the democratic record. While Mr. Glynn "f1ayed" his political opponents.
 In accepting the renomination Of fered him on Monday, Mr. Oakley passed this out as the reflections of 8 twentieth century statesman: Not withstanding the democratic claim of Constructive legislation,' which moved the democratic state convention to laughter and mirth, I do not person. ally believe (sic) that it will be diff cult to convince theS thoughtful and intelligent American voter, no matter what his status or condition of life that democracy as it is constituted in this republic today, in either legis- lative or executive capacity. is a fail- ure."
 We wonder if this sort of reason ing Is a pure food product in the First congressional district of the his toric old state of Connecticut Not a word about the issues of the cam paign. No thought of whether we are drifting, and why. Just flashing indig- nation in the Fourth district, f1aying | in the Second and failure in the First | And yet there are real things to talk about
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
|THEYtMUsT BE WRONG.

Id now they are trying to tell us |"He Kapt Us Out of the War; is sgan intended to pull the wool the eyes of the people in this try, that there never was any
 be of the United States going into athat the hardest thing the Presi- could have done was to over-
 instead of preserve peace. From who set up this latest version pms that every man, woman and in this country has been working
 ad for these many months, or the European was started, that Hwere afraid to get close to either for fear foreign battleship
 t fire on them and the nation be ged into war.
 us examine and see if this is When on that memorable day news flashed over the country Hg of the Lusitania incident did E1e hear talk? Was there anention of going to war with kany? Were the people stirred up Knitting mood? Mo- Everything EIovely. All nature was serene. Sl, after the numerous attacks Zbeen made on merchant vessels brnan submarines and the Presi- of the United States was trying lake Germany conform to the in- %tional law applicable in the case, Tight of visit and search, was any talk of war? No. Not a E Every pro-Ally in this country Back and condoned all those prac- every American citizen merely Fed and passed on. There was no &ce of getting in the war then. #was there talk of war when the
 Bh government instituted it's prac-
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

does not suit me to begin with, but the American socks have bought within the time have worn out so fast that the household is constant ly employed in darning them.
 MT. Wilson's point was that the Payne-Aldrich tariff was so high that American manufacturers did not have to make socks that could be ultimate ly consumed only with diff1culty-the tariff shut out competition. But even if Gallinger were telling the truth about those socks, which the record shows he was not doing. why should a nation that imports so much Scotch whisky become grieved about the pur- chase of a few pairs of Scotch socks by traveller in Aberdeen?
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
"The Little Giant"
Springfield Republican, )

Ex-GoV. Thomas M. Waller of Con- necticut, who has been over 30 years out of the executive office. is to take part in the national campaign. In the old days of his supremacy in the democratic party of his state the New London man was known as "the little giant" No speaker on the stump across the border will be heard with greater interest than Tom Waller. The fact that he has just bested the New London postmaster testifies that the old Vigor has not been lost.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

According to the comp posing room of the New York Times a propaganda is being spread in Germany for the adoption of the slogan "Eugland is the real enemq." Which, everyone will admit, is some slogan.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

(From the Christian Science Mon
 itor.)
 It must have been a surprise, on that recent day at the fair in New Bedford to see Senator Henry Cabot Lodge ride into the fairgrounds on an elaborate oxcart. Senator Lodge is, of course, distinctly the type of man described as "a gentleman and a scholar" He is both dignified and reserved. Moreover, he is regarded as an aristocrat, as much as any man is so regarded in the United States. Citizens were, no doubt, reminded that this year the senior senator from Massachusetts must win his election if he is to have another term, not from the legislature, but directly from the people. Were it other wise, perhaps, he would not so read fly have taken to the rural style of triumphal entry.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
GLYNN, AT TT AGIN.

Then it has really come to this, has #thern party, and the Democratic 3ty is the Southern party. The Re- $licans are Northerners, and the 3nocrats are Southerners. There is krict line of demarkation between a two. This, according to the ratio Ation of Congressman Glynn, of the Nh District, who last night ad- |Bsed the Fifth Ward Republican lp of this city. From what premises Glynn deduces his conclusions |hot known; presumably one of 8saHent ones is that because Pres |4t Wilson and family are Southern Ih" every man who has anything (ao with an attempt to further the Eeon cause is a Southerner.
 EEou men take care of your jobs 8 your wages and pay no attention flae wild claims of the Southerners" Esne of the striking sentences from S Giynn's speech last night in Eth he warned against the re-elec- < of Woodrow Wilson and party. 8Judge Morris B. Beardsley, of Ageports who is the Democratic Hinee for Governor, is a Southern 8 He Is 8 Democrat, and, it must Esw as the night the day, he is \ therner. Mir. Glynn's logic les it so. Every man on the Dem Eatic ticket in this state is a South &r, according to the same way of Fling the thing. And yet we had @ys been taught that the grand old
 of Connecticut belonged to what khown as the New England group, # that it's inhabitants, its citizens,
 commonly called Northerners, that was more in force
 Ere and shortly after the war of Khan it Is today. But those teach
 must have been all wrong, or lMason and Dixon line has been ed since.
 \, Congressman Glynn Is all ex-
 over a phantom. The Demo- \ are not all Southerners nor are Republicans all Northerners. The
 bd States is not built on those
 The old bloody shirt issue
 ah Mr. GIynn hopes to revive died Atural death many, many years
 Its epitaph is completely ob-
 Rted by fluttering Red, White XIBlue that waves over all sections
 le country and stands for all the
 De and not for a few of the
 Ee. The attempt to ressurrect
 an ignominious issue Is at once Hrdly and reasonable. If that is
 pnly issue that will command a
 Sb1ican victory at the polls in
 amber, then 1t IS better that the
 blican party withdraw it's candi- # from the race and remain loyal
 be country. There should be
 ways of attacking the Demo-
 b party without resorting to the
 |mpsuous and false cry of "Sec-,
 fisrn."
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
Where a Shreyd Editor Loafs.

(From the Bland (Mo.) Courier)
 August R.oesner was passenger on No. 24 the other day going east and handed us $1 through the win dow and told us to be sure and keep the Courier coming his way. It pays for an editor to loaf around the depot, for there is no telling who is going to hand him a piece of money.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

If the public had the fixing of the verdict what would become of the short-weight coal dealers and the lightweight bread makers ?-Pater' son Press Guardian.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

The imminence of six-cent bread has no terrors for us toast consum- CTS; just as the advance in the price of coal failed to bother the lady whose house was heated by steam.-New York Tribune.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
FACTS AND RANCHES.

In Kashgar, Chinese Turkestan, anybody can be divorced for eight cents. What a bonanza the divorce lawyers must have in Kashgar.-Buf- falo Times.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

Gov. Whitman of New York not only has the nominations of the re- publican and progressive parties, but of the independence and American parties. Yet his democratic rival stands fair chance of beating him. Springfield Republican.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

Mrs. Swann of Indian Head, Md, whose kitchen walls failed to stop a sixteen-inch shell that has already pierced an armor-plate target, Is not one of those disposed to declare that the United States has no heavy ar tillery-New York World.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

Less than fourteen per cent. of the registered women voters in Chicago voted at the primary election on Wednesday. A fact that speaks more convincingly than nights of oratory and tongues of literature.-Philadel- phia Telegraph.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

They are having a potato strike in Missouri. The strikers refuse, to eat any potatoes until the price comes down. But why stop at potatoes Let Missouri make it general and then the prices will come down. Ohio State Journal.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

Billy Sunday is sore about the whisky billboards in the vicinity of his Boston tabernacle. But why these protests After MT. Sunday gets through with Boston whisky drink ing will be so far down and out that a few signs will only be sort of tomb stones of another day.-Berkshire Eagle
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
LINGERIE BLOUSES

of sheer washable ia brics, neat 'em- broidery, trimmed with dainty faces. Price 97c to $2.9S each.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

in all the leading shades, distinction and snap to the new Fall models shown here. Prices reasonable,
 $1298, $14.9S, $16.98 up to $3O.OO.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
THE FALL COATS

At $5.9s, $7.9s, $10.9s up to $25.oo.
 Women's and Misses Coats that are different. Garments that are right in every respect as to fabrics, workman ship and style.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
FLA CAMILLE"

Lace front cOrsets with VentilO back and Ventilo front shield. Priced $2.OO, $2.5O, $3.5O and $500.
 Other makes that we can highly recommend in models to fit and at the same time assure comfort.
 MEMO, WARMERS R. N. G., AMERICAN LADY, ROYAL WOR- CESTER, BON TON, w. B., THOMPSON'S GLOVE FITTING, c. B. and LA RESISTA.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
THE LEADING CORSETS

New Fall models now ready at our Corset Dept, End floor.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

2ed d6ffy SSpnday excepted) at 4:ls ?. m-.
 as Herald Building s7 Church St.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
ICELAND FOX SCARFS

Snow white, soft and fluffy. On sale Saturday $3.9S, $4.9S, S5.9S to $s.95 each.
 You'll want one to wear with your new suit. Saturday you can save two to three dollars on your purchase.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29

cred at the Post Ofnce at New Britain
 ss Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
w BRITAIN HERALD

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
 Proprietors.
New Britain herald., 1916-09-29
}. MCMILLAN 199-2O1-2O3 MAIN STREET.
Senator Lodges Chariot.

(From the Christian Science Mon
 itor.)
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05
OSTEOPATH OCCUPIED
OLD GAMBLING HOUSE
Hence Patients Never Kept
Appointments. Being stopped
by Policeman.

Ever since December l when DR..
Joseph Daley, osteopath. opened his Of
nee at 156 West Forty-fourth street. ne
has been wondering why patients failed
10 keep their appointments. Al the
same time men oil their way to see the
doctor nave been resenting the inter-
ference of one Florence J. sullivan. VINO
stopped them at the steps of the Doctors
house and showed interest in the pur-
poses Of their visits.
When the osteopath discovered the
season for broker appointments he had
his lawyer, Emil Fuchs OF ! Liberty
street, obtain a m for sullivan
on the grounds that that man. who hap
pens to be a member OF Inspector Days
0taff. was guilty Of police oppression"
Sullivan was as much surprised when
he was served with a summons accusing
him of stopping well known and repu-
table New Workers without cause" AZ
was DR.. Daley over the failure of his
expected patients to appear,
Light dawned for both osteopath and
detective in the West Side court yes
terday when sullivan told Ma gistrate
Ten Eyck hat he had been keeping
careful watch on every one who went
20 the house because 1t had once been
Honest John Kelly's establishment and
that he suspected its reopening.
'Give n house "A bad name" he told
the Magistrate. "and-In question any
one who tries to enter it. I've stopped
nearly twenty men from going in there
late at night during the past month"
Magistrate Ten Eyck advised the os-
~teopath's lawyer to take the matter up
with Commissioner Woods. which ac-
ton, he said yesterday. he was going
20 pursue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05
SEEK IN VAIN FOR MAN
GONE FROMSOUND BOAT
Line Officials Still Holding
Bag Bearing Name Of
W. r. w. Griffin.

Officials OF the New England Steam
ship Company were still waiting yester-
day to hear from ". r. W. Griffin. q
railroad man Of East Liverpool, Ohio.
who booked passage on the steame
Providence of the Fall River Line last
Friday and could not be found when the
boat reached Fall River. His bag.
found In a stateroom and containing 1919
shares OF stock In the Atlas Oil Com
pany and other certificates. Is being held
by the line.
Il. Il. Marchant OF J. G.. White 4 Co,
43 Exchange place. said yesterday that
he knew nothing about Mr.. GrifYin's re-
cent trip to New York. Mr.. Grifftn's
indirect connection with J. q. White &
Co. a. receiver for the Tri-State Rail
way and Electric Company. ceased more
than a year ago. he said.
1t was learned at the Wal street office
Of e. I. Hudson 4 Co. brokers. that
Mr.. Griffin had been carrying on opera
tons with them. but hat his account,
never a large one. had been closed a
week ago. when the Arm gave him q
check for n small balance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

the resignation. Mr.. Hodge Ia an old
personal friend Of mine, and his APP
pointment to succeed Mr.. Wood Is q
purely personal one.
The Governor then denied that Quigg
had anything to do with the matter. AZ
Ia quoted elsewhere.
The Wood charges were brought to
Albany at midnight Tonight by Senator
lawson OF Brooklyn. who announced
that he would hand the charges to the
Governor In the morning at the execu-
tive When asked why the
charges were being filed after Commits
sioner Wood had left tho commission
Senator Lawson said:
w have received no official notif-
cation OF MIR. Woods withdrawal"
Senator Thompson will come to Albany
on the first train in the morning.
Senator Lawson said he had a letter
from the commlttee to deliver to the
Governor. recommending that Gov.
Whitman hand the charges over to Dis.
trict Attorney var Of New York. He
said the committee believes the charges
warrant such action and that the COM
mittee already has sent a copy to the
District Attorney.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05
HARD TO GET HODGE.
u. Ordway Finally Induced
Him to Accept.

ALBANY. Jan. 4-Gov. Whitman Sc
cured Henry w Hodge for the New
York city Public Service Commission
only after the greatest difficulty and
through the intercession OF Samuel II,
Ordway, president OF the state Civil
Service Commission a close friend OF
the Governors declared tonight.
The story that Lemuel Ely Qulgg took
Commissioner Robert c. Woods
resignation to the Governor and
dictated the appointment OF Mr..
Hodge was secuted by the Governors
friends. II was said tonight that Mr..
Hodge had the backing of many scien-
tihc and engineering societies for the
place. and that these had urged HE APP
pointment as the type OF man needed on
the commission.
Thu Governor himself gave out this
statement:
"Mr. Archibald. Mr.. Woods secre-
tary. brought Commissioner Woods
resignation to me at the mansion last
evening, ! gave him my letter accepting
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05
WANTS MORE BROOKLYN CARS.
Health Commissioner Emerson
Seeks b. Il. r. Change.

Health Commissioned Haven Emerson
said yesterday that he would ask the
Public Service Commission within the
next few days to compel the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company To increase the
number of cars on tue lines affected by
the Board Of Health's fun car ordi-
nance.
1.-THE y. r, T." said the Commissioner,
els strictly complying with the terms
Of the regulation under which no car
can carry more than $50 per cent. Of
It's seating capacity, Sui on some Of
the divisions the company is operating
the service on a three minute Roadway,
which keeps waiting passengers stand
in1 on the corners in the rain or the
cold for some time.
sOther lines throughout the city are
Nqndng their schedules on 4 much
GhHe1sr headway."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-05

The Thompson committee charges for
mer Public Service Commissioner Wood
with misconduct In office and neglect
OF duty, and recommends that he be
removed. There are six CHARGES OF
misconduct in Office and three Of neglect
Of duty.
In the first charge It Is alleged that
COMMISSIONS Wood solicited from Sid
ney G Johnson. vice-president of the
Union Switch and Signal Company. S.
600 for his services In influencing the
action OF the Public Service Commission
In awarding the contract for signal SER
vice in the Centre street loop.
The second charge alleges that the
COMMISSIONS solicited IAN offer and
tender of payment" to himself from John
7. Cade. an officer of the Federal signal
Company. Cade swore that the Com
missioner merely gave the impression OF
wanting to be approached. lie stated
specifically that no mention Of money
was made.
The third charge alleges that Com
missioner Wood committed u misde-
meaHor In falling to affix transfer tar
stamps to certain shares of stock.
The fourth charge is that he testified