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New Britain herald., 1917-10-05

Is charged. or upon what terms the
coal Is delivered to him.
There are few If any, retail deal
ers who are willing to admit they can
sell coal cheaper than the prevailing
price. Going back over their business
for a period Of twelve months, any
one Of these men can produce figures
with which to strike "a general aver
age and thereby prove that the high
prices of one season merely offset the
low prices of another: that If they can
buy coal cheaper at the mines today
they must sell it higher in order to
make up for loss suffered when they
bought coal at higher prices in June
Or thereabout.
In any accounting of the coal bill.
in any careful study, 1t Is seen that one
of the very fundamental factors in
controlling prices is the cost Of carry
Ing coal from its original starting
point to it's ultimate destination. In
volved in the same procedure Is the
facility of transportation. The freight
rates when they are not to blame have
a sister complaint,-the lack of cars,
That is a point that should be first
remedied by the Fuel Administrator
If the consumer is to get the benefit
Of lower prices. The excuse that there
are no cars should, If possible, be
taken away.
DR.. Garfield's work is cut out for
him. If he can secure lower prices
for coal without stepping on the feet
of the coal dealers he is a wonder.
Even with the great government Of
the United States in back Of him he
Will find more obstacles to overcome
than any other man in the war SER
vice. So VIC shall await with great
anticipation the outcome of -he Fuel
Administrators efforts.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
The Vaterland as a Transport.
(From the Rochester Democrat and
ChroniCle)

The great ocean steamship Water
land which has been taken over by
the United States government for use
in transporting troops to France. sur
prised American engineers when they
proceeded to repair the ships ma
chinery, damaged by her German Of
ficers. Then for the first time 1t be-
came known in this country that the
vessel had been originally designed
for the use for which she Is now en-
ployed. Provision was made for gun
emplacem ents, and the vessel was
made as nearly torpedo proof as pos
sible. The Vaterland Is one Of the
most fleet greyhounds of all that sail
the Seven Seas. and can easily escape
from submarines. There is a bit Of
a romantic justice in the fact that this
really palatial steamship will now
transport American troops to France
with all Of their belongings, in de-
tachments of 10000, and that 900
can be carried across each month.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
AGED SOAP BUBBLES.
Dcwar Makes Monster Ones and Then
Keeps Them For Months.

Keeps Them For Months.
philadelphia Press)
The transient existence of the soap
bubble Is proverbial, but Professor J.
Dewar in a discourse recently deliv-
cred at the Royal institution In Lon
don, explained how soap bubbles
could be made to last for months and
exhibited several specimens. The first
requisite is that the air used in blow
ing the bubble shall be free from
dust.
In Professor Dewar's process the cir
is filtered through cotton wool, and the
bubbles are blown by opening a stop
cock in the air supply tube. For the
soap solution he prefers the purest
oleic acid (tested by the Iodine num-
ber) and ammonium soap (not potas-
SUM or sodium).
To make q bubble durable the sac OF
liquid must be removed from its bot
tom by suction through tubes applied
from outside. The lecturer showed
bubbles that had endured for months
and that were more than half a yard
in diameter, blown in glass vessels
containing pure air at atmospheric
pressure.
A little water is kept at the bottom
of the vessel A uniform tempera-
ture of about so degrees f. is favor
able to longevity. Some Of Professor
Dewar's smaller bubbles were nearly
a year old.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
A Habit of the English.
(Harrison Rhodes in Harper's Maya

\6arrlSOn hNOucS III 1dIPOA A"A~oO
zine).
If we as a nation often seem to see
the worst side of England, 1t Is partly
because England has singular GIT
for putting the worst foot forward.
The way you knew an Englishman. IN
the years before the war, was that
he abused England. Sterne's phrase
that they order this thing better IN
France" grew to be typical of Eng
lish thinking, If for France" you
substitute "anywhere abroad The
typical Englishman often appeared to
be anything but pro-English. And
the habit Is hard to give up. Even
during the third winter Of the war an
English playwright thought it the mo-
ment to bring out In New York a
brilliant satirical comedy which
proved-if it proved anything-that
fashionable wartime London Is 50
hard and so immoral that the Amor
lean members Of 1t have lost every
thing which could recommend them
to their compatriots at home. And
yet the gentleman who so seemed to
throw mud at his England and his
England's new ally had risked his life
for them on the western front!
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
NATURALIZATION LESSONS.
St. Jean de Baptiste Society to In
struct Members.

struct Members.
At last nights session OF st. Jean
de Baptiste society 1t was voted 10
make arrangements for ~ minute
naturalization lessons to any member
who has intentions Of becoming a
citizen. Books and all information
relating to the questions that are put
to an applicant for naturalization
papers are to be answered and taught.
These lessons are to be given at
everv regular meeting Of the society.
The committee on pool and card
tournaments also report that the tour
naments will be ready to start in q
short while. All crib players are
urged to enter the event.
There will be a meeting of the
Dramatic club of the association next
Sunday morning at 1890 o'clock in
the hall. The plans for play have
been in the works for a long time and
at this meeting 1t will be decided
which play Is to be selected and the
cast will also be chosen. The club
has given some very good plays in
the preceding years and hopes to ex-
coed all former records this year. All
members are urged to attend this
meeting.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
The "Honoyed Fabric"

(Binghamton -Herald).
He plucks from the cerulean blue
the shining stars of rhetoric, and,
while thousands exclaim and admire.
arranges them in a spangled, splendid
galaxy of shining marshalled words.
To him old Noah Webster's great
collection Is a fascinating storeroom
from which, like a bee in search for
sweets, he fits from word to word,
selecting an adjective here, culling
there a verb or noun or adverb. and
then combining them into honeyed
fabric which startles even while 1t
charms.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
One Soldiers VIII.
Westminster Gazette)

IT was looking through a mans
dossier the other day." medical
friend in khaki tells me. when an un-
usual paper attracted my attention.
It was inscribed outside In Gothic
characters: My Last VIII and Tesla
ment.' Inside, without preamble, was
the following: 'G) My Will: I be-
queath, in the event of my being
killed, everything I have, and that
amt much, and 1t will be less by the
time it gets back home. to my moth
err, Mrs -; ca My Testament:
which mother gave me, I give to
my sweetheart, Miss Daisy -. She
don't know I'm sweet on her. but
am! That's all. (Signed) -
He did not die" my friend goes
on to say, land discharged him from
the army, when he appeared before
me, and when 1 asked him, very Of
ficially, If he had q sweetheart, he
earnestly assured me that he had not
1 suppose when his life was spared he
weighed the girl against the Testa-
ment and Holy Writ won."
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
Germany's Pyramid of Debt.
Idaho Statesman).

Buyers Of German war bonds have
been urged, almost commanded, to
hypothecate them and to borrow more
with the proceeds OF the loan. The
government has also urged its citizens
to mortgage their homes, properties,
stocks and bonds, and even household
goods, so as to be able to buy more
war bonds. Debt Is being piled upon
debt, and in this way the government
is laying hands upon all of the peo-
pies wealth and property, and squan-
derng it upon the battlefields. Moth
ing can now avert German bank
ruptcy except victory and huge in
IDENTITIES. and, while the pyramid Of
debts grows higher and higher vic
tory becomes more and more impos-
sible.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
PRETTY BAD.

At the end Of three weeks Of mar
ried life Southern darkey returned
to the minister who had performed
the ceremony and asked for q divorce.
After explaining that he could not
grant a divorce, the minister tried to
dissuade his visitor from carrying out
his intentions.
"You must remember, Sam, that you
promised to take Liza for better or
worse"
"Yassir, I know dat, boss,' re-
Joined the darkey, "but-sle's wuss
dan I took her for. '-Everybody'ss
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05

Another local boy who has an
swered the call to the colors is Leon
M. Norton, aged 20. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. D. Norton of 785 West Main
street.
Norton was born and brought UP
In this city, attending the local schools.
During the past winter he was en-
ployed In Maine. enlisting in that state
shortly after the United States declared
war on Germany. He Joined company
H, 20 regiment, u. s. Infantry.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
PICKING UP "DUDS",
Kenny Carried Unexploded Shells
Around and Met Hs End.

Around and Met His End.
Manchester Chronology
This is a true story, the facts &C.
tually happened within a mile Of this
dugout, and have been told me by
name Is wrong.
walking along the road, the normal
Belgian road lined with poplars, and
paved in the center, and two feet
OF mud at the Sides when I heard
the whiz Of an approaching shell. No.
body wants to be killed out here and
the whiz was suspicious, so I dived
to the ditch and awaited the explo-
sion. A dull thud beyond the hedge
and no more; 1T was a "dud'-a shell
that fails to explode.
I thanked my stars and passed on.
AS I returned 1 saw soldier ap-
preaching me along the road, muddy
as usual, and carrying something in
his arm. To my horror, it was the
unexploded shell.
Good Lord, man." said 1, that
might go off,
"It is alroight, sir; Oi'il take ern
to the colonel
An officer Of his battalion came
lively "Blighty" In the leg-I offered
him f1o for itD DO you know a
big villain in your lot who carts 'duds'
about?" I asked.
He laughed, Its Mad Kenny: have
you seen him?"
told him of our meeting, and he
laughed again.
Eyes, he wanders around picking up
'duds': he's famous in the division:
he got blown up three months ago,
and has now developed this taste!
Some TASTE" said I. What does
he do with them?''
Take them to the c. O." he
chuckled.
"What?" IS
Rather the first tineshescame and
asked for the c.. O., walked into his
room and said, 'Orve brought We this
soir.' and deposited a large 80 dud
on the table. Good Lord, = said the
c. O.. take 1t away Since then he
often brings them, but leaves them
regretfully outside
HE must have some pluck"
"Pluck," he said. Lord, he never
gets the wind up. One day a trench
mortar came over. We were all
scooting, but he just bent and pulled
parapet He's about the first chap
I've met who loved the war. When
he heard of peace, he said he'd climb
the parapet on his eyelashes before
he'd give In to Kaiser Bill"
Poor Kenny. his end is pathetic. He
wasn't killed, no such glorious end
for him. He brought in to the colonel
specially large dud, Of which he
had actually polished the nose cap. 1t
was too much and the colonel called
the regimental M. D., and told him to
inquire into Kenny's mental condi-
ton.
And so poor Kenny, the bud King.
afraid of nothing, came through my
dressing station, and so down the line
labelled Mental Deficiency.
His last words to pal were illum-
mating: "They can shoot We for run
ming from the line-can they shoot
We for running baCk?''
Perhaps he may appear again! /
wonder Meanwhile, the German Is
simply littering the country with
duds.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
PRESIDENT APPROVES

10 Place All Appropriations In Hands
OF Single House Committee.
Washington. Dot. 6.-Centralization
OF appropriation power in a single
house committee has been endorsed
by President Wilson. In a letter to
Chairman Fitzgerald of the house
appropriations committee the presi-
dent declares Mr.. Fftsgerald's pend
Ing resolution providing such central
tzation has his hearty approval and
that only by such a plan can mis-
takes be avoided during the war emer-
gency Action on the plan will be
urged at the next session.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
ALAS, VAIN HOPE!

"Girls nowadays take too light a
view Of MARRIAGE said Prof. G. Rock
we'll, the Chicago ornithologist.
"Lecturing before a summer school
Of girls last month, I happened to re-
mark:
The ostrich sees very little; on
the other hand it digests everything
"'Gee. said the girl on a back
bench, what an ideal husband an os-
triah would make!' washington
Stor.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
WE GAVE CONSIDERABLE.
Connecticut Responds LAborally to
New Issue of Liberty Bonds.

Boston, Oct. 5.-New England add
ed $6,425,000 to its total Of subscrip-
tons to the Liberty Loan by reports
received over night at headquarters
here. The tabulation today showed
$1S,so5,000 while about half OF the
banks in the six states have failed
thus far to report.
Subscriptions by states as an
nounced are Massachusetts, $685.
900, Connecticut $2,S91, 900, Rhode
Island $1,096,0OO. Maine SS1SOOO,
Vermont $646o00 and New Hamp-
shire $431,O00.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
Difficult.

With prices going up all over the
country and all sorts Of inconveni-
ences arising from the war, 1t is diff
cult to subscribe to the doctrine that
the king Of government one nation
has, which allows its irresponsible
rulers to precipitate war at their own
pleasure, is nobody's business but
their own.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
Glorious Flag,

Glorious Flag.
% brave fag.. O bright flag, o
flag to lead the free!
The glory of thy silver stars.
Hngrailed in blue above the bars
OF red for courage and white
for truth
Has brought the world q Sec
ond youth
And drawn a hundred million
hearts to follow after thee.
HENRY VAN DYKE.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
FIREN1CN ON VACATION.

Lieutenant Thomas f. Higgins of
Engine company No. and Lieutenant
Thomas Hinchey of Engine company
No. 4 commenced their annual vaca
tons yesterday. Chief r. M. Dame
and Lieutenant George Hoffman have
resumed duty after = vacation.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
To Cultivate a Memory for Faces.
(Hote] Gazette).

John Horgan of the Sinton Hotel,
Cincinnati, Ohio, is noted for his re-
tentive memory and his ability to re-
member faces. His explanation of his
rare gift is: "Attention comes first.
When you meet man, look souarelV
into his face for a second and forget
everything else in tho world +fch
his features into your brain; you can
do 1t if you will keep practlclnS.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
GET ALONG FINE.
Cooperation Complete Between Adj
miral Sims and British

miral Sims and British
Washington, Oct 5.-Co-opera.
ton between the British admiralty
and Vice-Admiral Sims and other
American naval officers, Secretary
Daniels declared today, has been
complete since tho outbreak Of the
war.
The spirit shown at the admtral.
ty,' Secretary Daniels said, has been
one OF perfect openness and frankness
and cooperation. Our officers have
had access to every bit Of Information
admiralty officials have had in rela-
ton to submarine warfare. They
nave opened every door to Admiral
Sims and his associates"
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05

Fember Of, The Associated Press
The Associated Press Is exclu-
slvely entitled to the use for re-
publication offs all news credited
to 1t or not otherwise credited in
this paper and also the local news
published herein.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
The Foe Must Worry.
(Brooklyn EaHle),

Americans do not shudder when
told that we are In danger Of spend
ing $4,000, 100000 this year for the
war. We want to get what we pay
for and we are confident the Hun will
do the worrying.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05

If every man were his own food
controller the price Of remedies for
dyspepsia would drop.-Columbia Is.
c. State.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05

Experience Is like motor car you
boast about it before you pay for it.
-Binghamton Press.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
SENTENCED FOR IiIEn
Strike Agitators In Spain Are Given
Severe Punishment for Thei,. Work,

Madrid, Oct. 5.-Ftve Of the mem
bers of the strike committee which
directed the recent general strike In
Spain have been sentenced to solitary
confinement for life by a court-mar-
tial. Three others were given eight
years In prison and two received SEN
fences of two years and a half. II Z
two women members Of the commit
tee We're acquitted.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
FACTS AND FANCTES.

Dollars to doughnuts' is now an
even money bet.-Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05

You can always flatter man by
asking his advice, and you can some
times curse him by using it.-Phila-
delphia Record.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05

This is difficult for a woman: To
believe the nice little things she tells
other women about her husband
Chicago News.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05

1t is in the automobile business, as
In almost everything else-the small
lest FLYER has the loudest horn-Los
Angeles Times
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05

England uses 10000 tons of stop
pers annually in her bottling estab
lishments. Some corking business
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05

Some men marry partners and
some burdens. 1t is not always pos
sible to tell in advance which she Is
going to be.-Toledo Blade.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05

An exchange thinks that "the way
our boys will talk French will be
perfectly killing Uh, huh, to say
nothing of us.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05

sued daily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m,
1t Herald Building. 81 Church ST.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05

inferred at the Post Office at New Britain
~ Second Glass Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-05
w Britain Herald.

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
&> Proprietors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-27
HIGH SCHOOL TO
. have TRACK TEAM

Richmond High school is to have a
swimming team this year If the plans
that are being laid by the physical de-
partment of the school work out Al.
ready a number of students interested
in swimming have organized and have
elected LIE Roy Harding captain of the
squad.
Under the plan that is being worked
out by the physical department, the
squad will practice in the Y. NJ. C. A
pool and If enough interest is shown
will enter in several meets. including
the Western Ohio meet, for schools OF
eastern Indiana and western Ohio, that
is usually held in Hamilton, o.
AS captain of the squad. Harding
will also assist in the instruction and
coaching of the members of the team
during the season. He has had sew
eral years experience on swimming
teams and is holder of several High
school medals, won while at Woodward
High in Cincinnati. The completion OF
the organization will be made next
week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-27
EARLHAM WILL
PLAY At miami

OXFORD, O.. Sept 27.-Earlham col
lege has accepted the change in the
football schedule offered by Miami
university in view of Earlham's in
ability to meet the opening date, Sept
%, and the game will be played on
Miami field on Saturday, Oct. 20.
Miami's schedule now stands: Oct
6, Ohio Northern university; Oct Is,
Kentucky State university at Leung-
ton; Oct 20, Earlham college; Oct. 81,
Ohio Wesleyan university (home-com-
ing gamel: Nov 8, Dennison univers.
ity at Dayton; Nov. 10, Mt. Union col
lege at Alliance; Nov. II, Wooster
university; Nov. %. University of Gin
cinnati at Cincinnati.
Coach Rider is holding daily field
practice with about thirty men, and
the prospects are brighter for a good
team The return of Ralph Burt, last
years whirlwind quarterback, had the
effect of boosting Miami's football!
stock seveal points.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-27
Old Roman Isn't So Slou When
1t Comes to Grabbing Change

NEW YORK, Sept GA queer and
interesting sidelight on the sale of
Worlds Series tickets is now being
whispered around.
It will be remembered that Presi-
dent Ben Johnson OF the American
League and President Charles Com
isky of the Chicago White Sox have
advertised widely that the scale OF
prices in Chicago would be ave dol.
lars per seat per game for box seats
keep that in mind-and just double
the ordinary prices elsewhere, which
would make a grandstand seat $3.50
a pavilion seat $1.00, and a bleacher
seat so cents
The New York prices were known
to be $1.00, $500, $500 and $6.25. Chi.
cago was making New York look like
a grasping monopolist.
The American League had appar-
emily put over another big popularity
scoop on the National League
Comiskey recently announced that
he would have some extra boxes at
his White Sox park. Still later, he
said he was so convinced that base.
ball was still in its infancy and that
he would build the boxes Of concrete
thus having them permanent instead
of temporary.
Nobody paid much attention to that
until dopester arrived here with
the tip that Comiskey's park will have
in all 1900 box seats as against
1,400 at the Polo Grounds.
If the figures are correct, and they
come from reliable authority, Com
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-27
Brokers Sure They
Will Haze Tickets
for Chicago Games

CHICAGO, Sept 27.-Ticket brok-
ers of Chicago do not view with alarm
efforts of Charles Comiskey, owner
of the 1917 champions of the Ameri-
can league, to keep worlds series
tickets out of their hands.
The largest broker in the city al
ready has signs out announcing he
will have the pasteboards on sale, al
though these, it is said, have not yet
been printed.
Comiskey's plan is not preventive
one, but he hopes it will act as a de,
terrent The tickets will be number
ed. Through the numbers he expects
to trace the original purchaser If
the latter disposes Of his ticket or
tickets to a broker, Comiskey says he
will publish his name, even if he has
to pay full advertising rates to do so.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-27
SPOR rs
Want RIOTERS for
High Tennis Match

Efforts are being made by the High
School Athletic association to have a
crowd of rooters on hand for the Rich
mond-Anderson tennis tournament to
be played at the public Fairgrounds
Friday night. The Richmond racket
wielders have been practictng steadily
since the opening of school and are in
fine condition for the meet.
1t Is understood that a small dele
cation of supporters will accompany
the Anderson team here. The tourna-
ment will start at 4:15 o'clock Friday
afternoon, or sooner if possible