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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22
NEW BOOKS AT THE INSTITUTE

Urcollected Letters Now First Brought
Together by G. A. Tracy, of
Abraham Lincoln.
Alexis, a Story of Love and Music, by
Stuart Maclean.
don.
Missing" by Mrs. Humphrey Ward.
Priest of the Ideal, by Stephen Gra-
"Mr. Graham in this book employs !
his vast knowledge of Russian life.
1he present story is q sort of COM
Elementary study to THE way of Mar
tina and the way of Mary."-Publish-
ers note.
Rise OF David Levinsky, by Abraham {.
Cahan.
TT is not pleasant book, nor Is
David himself an especially likeable
Individual. His very soul Is stripped
bare before us; we know him init
mately. Dominant quality in this
novel is the effect 1t gives of being
altogether real Whether the scene
! be laid in the Russian ghetto or the
| big expensive hotel in the Catskills
where rich Jews congregated, whether i,
1t is in the Division street factory or
David's fine place on Fifth avenue,
this sense of reality IS always pres
ont. In this story of The rise
J OF one individual Is pictured the de-
velopment of an entire class, as wei,
a. of the clothing industry."-N. Y.
Times.
Second Fiddle, by Phyllis Bottome.
1T ends happily, it is brilliant with
hash1ng dialogue, there is on every.a
Times.
SINNERS Baby. by H. 1. Dodge.
What Allah Wills, romance of the
purple sunet by I. l.. Gordon
? White Ladies Of Worcester, ro-
nance, of the twelfth century, by
F. l.. Barclay.
Library War Service
We have forwarded to our sorting
station and to several camps 718
books and 635 pounds of periodicals ,
given by the people of New Britain, ~
Everything sent was suitable and in
good condition. The officer who re-
marked on receiving a set Of "Prudy,
books that they were meant for the
: infan-ry didn't get them from New
Britain.
Victrola records are also very ac-
ccptable Look over your collection
!. and send any that you are tired Of
through the library or the Y M. c. A.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22
THOSE FOOD "BARONS."
To the Editor of the Herald:

To the Editor of the Herald:
Will you kindly allow me space in
your valuable paper to vent my feel
ings towards the coal barons and food
barons who are, these days, causing
the poor consumer to suffer at their
hands. Under the excellent d1rec-
ton of the Food and Fuel Admin1stra-
tors, who are using all their power 10
lower the prices on AL commodities
and in fact to a considerable extent
they have, there is still some nope
held out for the man who has TO dig
deep to purchase any of these luXur-
les.
In this particular instance the 1000
baron" happens to be a local retall
dealer. Recently while shopping III
Main street grocery store. [ overheard
remarks by clerk which were any
thing but benef1ting to the public.
woman wished to purchase pound
of the precious sweetening. When
asked If she had signed the food
pledge, she replied that she nao'
whereupon the clerk INFORMED hei
that no sugar would be forthcomlns'
That is not the case. That Is a "rons
Interpretation Of the food laws. we
are asked by the food administration
to economic, to use less sugar III o'i
coffee, and in any other way Try ~ We
as saving with sugar as we can-ou'
not to entirely go without II.
The woman. no doubt, felt a wee bit
humiliated at being told. in the pres
ence of others, how to economlZe--ac-
cordinc to his ways-as she left the
store Immediately, another unfortun-
ate victim of the man who has,
A CONSUMER.
Then She Smiled.
(Kansas City Journal)
Dear me-" she walled. I'm get
ting a double chin!'
Hubby tried to console her. "Your
chin is SO pretty" said he. that you
shouldn't kick because gratif1ed Moth
er Nature is giving you another one"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY
LIEUT.. F1TzHUGH GREEN. IT, s. N. "a
A Knitted Sweater.

of powder and ponderous shell. A
| terrific crash drowned the clamor,'
then another crash and finally two
| or three together each with Ions
! bright flame and heavy yellow foul
| smelling smoke.
After little while the battle ceased
abruptly. A heavy man in uniform
strobe across the bridge. Keep ali
hands at battle stations" he com-
manded. A second officer saluted
with sharp AYE. Aye, Sir" and
turned to carry out the order.
An hour passed. Came another
shout, another pandemonium, much
flame and smoke. Then silence again
Torrance was repeated, the shin
turning and twisting in her course
like a hunted thing. Men beat
their arms and stamped their feet,
They were very cold waiting so long.
Except the one in tn 80. knitted ;
sweater. He also had knitted muf-
fer, and some strangely fitting mit-
tens on his wrists He could stand
still because they kept him warm. Nv
crank he swung his heavy gun.
Without warning he seized q lever
on 1T. The gun flung sidewise, Fol
the fraction Of a second the man
stood taut. Then flame shot out, fol-
lowed instantly by deafeninR ok,
plosfon. Ship trembled with tho
conclusion.
Hit by God! :"
Other sailors leaped to their sta.
lions, then cheered. The one whd
had fired grinned. Sweater, I guess"
said he. Just as If he had not saved
MIS- snip from destruction. Easy
for me, y'see; I'm warm"
It just happened that Mary vawred
again. Anyhow I'll never know
she said sleepily, and rolled over "a
doze off once more.
cit may be necessary for you ia
know that women all over the countrv
are knitting for our Navy. Most OF
the time these gifts go unrewarded-
even unthanked for (if there is such
an expression.)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22
MORE AROTT COAL.

SEVERN JohnsoE, 'Ays':s HERALD to Task
For It's Attitude.
Editor of New Britain Herald:
For the past three or four weeks
the coal business and the coal dealers
have been held up to contempt and
ridicule by some newspapers. Editor
ial after editorial has been written
and new phrases has been invented
to describe how bad and undesira BILE
citizen he is. The contention of the
whole thing Is that he Is a thief and
robber and should be strung up at
once. The writer will say that If the
statements made were true the coal
man ought to be hung.
However, in this land of ours where
we are fighting for Liberty and De-
mocracy the coal man should be given
a chance to be heard from before the
rope is adjusted. We have always
most of them are fair and reasonable:
when they know the facts they may
render a different verdict.
The Government has fixed the price
of Chestnut coal which Is the principal
winter months as follows for white
ash:
Company coal at mines $3.50
Company coal through jobbers >. 500
Independent coal at mines ..... 5.55
Independent coal from jobbers.. SIS
Since we cannot get Company coal
from mines we have to dismiss the
$3.50 price and since we get very lit
tie and some dealers, in fact most Of
them, get no Company coal even
through jobbers, we have got to figure
on the Independent coal from the job
Der.
We have then a ton of coal go. 1918
Freight to New Britain 2.9O
War tax NY
Total ....,............ 30 4
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22

Adventures OF Woman Hobo, by
Ethel Lynn.
The adventures of a young woman
end her husband who rode from Chi
Ego to the Pacific coast on a tandem.
They encounter all kinds Of people.
and find their journey worth while for
the deeper human sympathy it has
engendered. a. L. A. Booklist
Ali In 1t. K 1 Carries on, by Ian Hay.
Americas Case Against Germany. bv
Lindsay Rogers.
Clear and non-technical, 1t ex-
plains many misjudged and misrepre-
scnted points at issue."-A. L. A.
Booklist.
Fest o. Luck. by A. McClintock
The story of Kentuckian in the
british army"
Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsa
whore, by Mrs. ST. Clair stohart
Gcrmany's Commercial Grip on the
World, by Henri Hauser.
"A detailed discussion of Germanv,s
policy, organization and methods
A. L. A. Booklist.
Green Tent in Flanders, by Maud
Mortimer
IAN account Of the everyday life Of
a volunteer nurses assistant in a hos
pital five miles back of the firing line
in Belgium."-A. L. A. Booklist.
Honest Abe, a study in integrity based
on the early life of Abraham Lin
coin, by Alonzo Rothschild.
.
How to Live at the Front, by Hector
MacQuarrie.
"Tells many OF the commonplace
and intimate things Sammy would
like to know about the active mill.
tarv life in F'rance."-A. L. A. Book.
list.
Journal From Our Legation in Bel
GUM, by Hugh Gibson.
Learning to Fly in the U. S. Army, b,
E. N. Fales.
Militarism, by Karl Liebknecht.
nv Home in the Field Of Mercy, b.
Francis Wilson Huard.
Origin and Evolution OF Life, by H
F. Osborn.
Secrets Of the Submarine, by M.
Hay
"The submarine explained in sim
pie terms by an inventor and con
structor. "-Publisher's note.
Toward a Lasting Settlement, by c
r. Buxton.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22
WEST VIRGINIA's DEMAND.

Governor Samuel w. Mccall,
Of Massachusetts, oversteps the
hounds OF practice between the SOW
Areign states Of the Union when he
refuses to allow a fugitive negro &C
Oused Of crime In West Virginia to
be carried back to that state. The
unwrtten intent and purpose Of the
Massachusetts Governor Is evidently
TO prevent a lynching: but the people
OF West Virginia have expressed no
desire for such an affair. In fact,
their Governor has emphatically stat
ed that such an occurrence would not
take place in the event the accused
is returned and presented for trial.
Further, the West Virginia Governor
Goes on to say in his letter to Gov
ernor Mccall that unless this alleged
criminal Is returned the old Bay
State will have troubles Of Its own
on some future date when reQuisition
papers are demanded. In the first
place, it Is wrong to assume, even on
the part of a Governor. that justice
will not be melted out in West Vir-
ginia We have yet failed to hear so
nluch of 1awlessness there as to war;
rant this stand. In the second place,
the Constitution of the United States
guarantees to each Individual state the
full faith and credit of all other states
In matters of public acts, records and
judicial proceedings. Either Gov
ernor Mccall has failed to heed the
provision of the Constitution, or he
has been too busy with war work to
pay special attention to the demands
OF sovereign state. And West Vir-
ginia Is still a sovereign state, unless
we are mistaken.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22
OAMOUFDAGE AND POTATOES.

Certain members of the Common
|Council. barred by their constituents,
Insist upon terming the Municipal
(Gardens in general. and the potato
|crop in particular. failure. Mayor
|Quigley. as foster-father of these
particular gardens, and step father of
the potato crop, is equally insistent
that the word failure is not in the
lexicon as known hereabouts.
I Last night the Common Council un-
Gertook to decide this momentous
Question. It was a battle Of the
gods which finally ended in the Gus
tomary manner. The public today. SO
far as any intelligence the Common
Council shed upon the matter, knows
rs much about the question as 1t
over did. After almost three hours
continuous wrangling. during which
several resolutions were introduced.
the purpose being to fix new price
for potatoes. the controversy ended
In a draw. Alderman O.. +. Curtis
lCeQer or the OQpOSlllOn, reLreateO, al
ter the Mayor, figuratively. had wrap
ped himself in an American flag and
delivered a panegyric on patriotism.
So the situation stands,--at a halt. The
march Of progress will probably be
resumed when Mr.. Curtis reloads his
rifle and makes bold to attack the
first line of
Without branding the Municipal
Farm, and the attendant potato crop
rs success or failure, either one of
which it must be- the subjoined re-
view of facts may serve to set the
public right
When the Municipal Farm was pro
jected, potatoes were selling at ex-
tortionate prices, due partially to a
short crop but more to speculative
boarding. now happily eliminated. No
one knew what the range of prices
was likely to be this Winter, and the
/ plan to raise enough potatoes to
hold in reserve against attempts to
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22

The cost of handling the coal may
differ trif1c with different dealers de-
pending upon location of yard ana
equipment to handle the business. And
we should be pleased to learn from
the fuel committee what the average
cost for New Britain is. They are the
only ones in New Britain who can
tell, because they got figures from all
the dealers.
We have proven to the New Britain
Herald that our coal cost us 1910 per
ton. We have done more than that
we have proven that we got coal in
our yard that cost us $9.O5 and we are
in position to prove that we bought
coal last summer and winter that cost
us $3.50 which we sold at a loss.
We are told that we should have
shown the committee our figures but
that we did not do that, and that some
dealers were reluctant about submit
ting facts Why not publish the name
Of the dealer who is guilty of such
tactics? The writer is sure that he
showed the committee anything they
were asking for.
In regard to the shortage of coal
we are told by the editor of the New
Britain Herald that there will be plen-
ty of coal in New Britain. (And we
are mighty glad to hear it). In other
places of the state, yes, all over the
United States, they complain about
the scarcity Of coal but they probably
have not got such good editors.
The report from the coal hearing
in Hartford, Tuesday night indicates
that they are facing a coal shortage
but let us hope that none in New Brit
ain will have to suffer from want of
coal.
Yours very truly,
SEVERN JOHNSON.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22

Her name was Mary, though II
might have been Jane or Susan. She
was asleep this early moSning; and
her pigtail hung over the edge Of her
| little white bed. The window cur
! tain stirred by breeze, which also
made the frost-dried oak outside
! rustic queerly.
Another sound was 'lounder-the
| surf on the beach below. Great seas
| rolled in. But they were not great
| enough to roll a hugh grim man Of
war which steamed heavily into the
gray horizon of the dawn. Indeed
the sounds outside never penetrated
the dim spaces of lower decks.
To these decks half-naked men
were swinging down from their
hammocks. There were hundreds
and hundreds of men. And they
swung down like so many white
and hairless monkeys. One white
monkey stood before small round
hole in the ships side and looked
shiveringly out.
Mary, Of course, slept on.
A few men brought great copper
pots of steaming coffee. Out Of thick
handleless mugs the sailors drank
the coffee They drank silently.
Having finished, each rolled cigar
cite. Except one who said: Say,
Pogie, how's it for a skag?" The
man addressed gave no sign he heard
save that he passed tobacco and
papers to him who had spoken.
BY this time Mary was waking up.
It was still very early but she spoke
right away. IT wonder if they fit
him. she said out loud to herself.
She yawned, not a great jaw splitter,
"Perhaps they didn't even reach
him." she added.
At that moment-miles and miles
and miles away-one of the sailors
laid down his cigarette and put on
q knitted sweater. 1t was gray and
had no sleeves. 1t was very snug
and warm The sailor looked around.
'.sav b." he inquired Of one nearest
him. what do you think of this?
Some class chi" The answer when
IT finally came was well, who is
the Jane?" The man with the sweater
scratched his head. "Dunno,' said
he; "cept that her name Is Mary.
Found it on piece of paper inside"
Just then Mary dozed Off again.
But the sailors went on deck. They
had to be almost driven on deck. For
a cold penetrating wind swept out
them out Of the ocean and bit into
their hands and faces. Only the gray
sweatered man seemed willing to
work He took a broom and swept
cinders from the deck. Then he I'M
rolled a long canvas hose, attached
a. brass nozzle, and played water
across the tarred seams and white
scrubbed planking.
Work was not easy. Light was
strangely pale and misty. Heavy
clouds rolled down over the place
where the sun was coming. a hud-
died lookout strained his eyes ahead.
Suddenly he stiffened. He gripped
his leg with on hand. Then he spun
about.
"Periscope dead ahead, Sir!" he
cried hoarsely.
Alarms changed. Rugles shrieked
brokenly. Human shouts and other
rasping sounds shredded up through
the matches. Heavy pounding thumps
on deck were followed by steel tanks
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22
KJ7LTt-R.

Destroy!
Ye lost the fight.
But might is might.
And as We give ground to the foe
So make that ground that ne'er shall
grow
Upon 1t flower, nor fruit nor blade
Nor wheat nor grape, nor kindly
shade.
I command ye: Destroy!
Destroy!
The Womans means
The MANNED child's groans
Shall ring adown the halls of time.
Victory theirs. but vengeance mine.
Crush. crush, crush. from Honor hide.
Slaughter and STAY about We wide.
I command ye: Destroy!
Destroy!
The cause is lost
But holocaust
France
Who dared to hinder my advance
To make fair Albion my slave
Slash round about We. Nothing save.
7 command We: Destroy!
Destroy!
And for mate
Take Lust or Hate.
The earth shall shrek in horror while
We outrage God and man, and smile.
Revenge, revenge. revenge, my lot
Destruction is my juggernaut.
+ command we: Destroy!
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22
Sitting Ashes.
(Greenwich News Graphic. }

Greenwich News Graphic.)
Serve your country by sitting your
ashes,' vociferously shouts a more or
less highly esteemed contemporary.
For the edification of the said con.
temporary we rise to remark that
we have completely worn out our
ashes by the sitting process. First
we sifted them through an ordinary
sitter; then through a corn-popper,
next through nutmeg crater, and
lastly, through cheese cloth bag.
If there's e'er a patriot in these parts
who has done his bit more thoroughA
Nv, along the line O. sitting, let him
stand up and be counted.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22
PROMISE OF MORE COAL.

Happily. Massachusetts is not very
far from Connecticut. This for the
reason that conditions which affect
Massachusetts, generally may be found
prevalent in Connecticut, and when
good news comes to the old Bay State
such news should be welcomed in the
home of the Nutmeg. The coal prob
coal problem here We are all in
the great family Of New England
States, and, in this respect, what af-
fects one has more or less to do with
the other For New England SO far
as it's coal problem is concerned is
treated as a whole, just as the states
of the great Northwest must be looked
after before those in this vicinity.
Coal has to be shipped to the North
west before the great lakes are
covered with ice. This under what is
known to the trade as the priority
rule. Since mid Summer the people
of the Northwest have been getting
in their supply of black diamonds.
Yesterday the priority rule was sus-
pended. From now on New England
will be taken care Of by the coal
| producers, their interest stimulated
by the Federal Government.
UP to the present writing the an
| thracite coal situation in New Eng
land has not been as bright as it
', might have been. This owing to the
delay caused us by shipments of
coal to the great Northwest. Now
| that the priority rule has gone by the
! board we of New England are to come
! into our own. We will take the word
| of the New England Fuel Admins
! traitor, James j. Storrow, who, after
visit to Washington where he con-
| ferred with the Federal Administra-
! ton, yesterday gave out a statement
| which utterly contradicts those voci-
ferrous lamentations of our local coal
| dealers, who set up cry of famine:-
| Says Mr. Storrow:-
For the first time L am able to
. offer decided encouragement in re-
gard to the anthracite situation, which
| hitherto has not been any too brign ut.
! AS regards the bituminous situation
! am not in position to give so
| much encouragement as to the out
! look, but the placing of Benjamin
S. Hinckley in the fuel adminstra-
ton at Washington, with the special
| purpose of looking out for New Eng
| lands bituminous needs means that
in case Of dire emergency coal will be
| procured for industries that need it,
"Since midsummer the Northwest
has been receiving coal through a pri-
GRITTY order, as it was necessary to
! move coal to this section before ice
tied up the transportation on the
Great Lakes. Today this priority
rule expires and great proportion of
cars used for transportation in solv-
! ing the NorthWest's difficulties will be
| available now in New England
This fact together with the at
tention Fuel Administrator Garfield
and his department heads are giving
70 our special New England problems,
| and with Mr.. Hinckley on the spot to
| look out for us means that every
emergency question will receive
prompt attention. 1t will be neces-
sary, however, for every householder,
! industrial organization. or those own
ing or operating big buildings, to ex-
ercise rigid economy in the handling
of their fuel. Ashes must be sifted,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22

!. ~ Americans!
Our answer to the great appeal,
Americans, Americans,
Shall prove If we are clay or steel.
Americans, Americans.
Strike manfully for liberty,
Stretch helping hands across the
sea,
And keep your own hearts clean
and free,
Americans, Americans!
5Is>-' AMELIA ]. BURR.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22
Quick Time.

Ada-Men are slow! 1t took him
nearly two hours to propose to ma
last night. Floss-And how long did
1t take you to accept him, dear? Ada
Just two seconds.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22
FACTS AND FANCIES.

DR.. Garf1eld's electric conservation
plans fit in we'll with the aims of
Broadway visitors, whose chief con-
Germ 1t is to keep things dark-Bos-
ton Transcript
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22

Why not make LaFollette a briga-
der general and assign him to lum-
Der camp? Under military discipline
he would be wholly harmless
Brooklyn Eagle.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22
New Britain Herald.

| HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
$50 Proprietors.
tAssued daily (Sunday excepted) at AIS p. M
q At Herald Building, G. Church st.
DAtered A. the Post once at New Britain
# as Second Glass Mail Matter.
Delivered by carrier to any part OF the city
for Is cents a week. IS cents month
Subscription for paper to be sent by mail.
payable in advance. so cents month.
$500 = year.
EhO only profitable advertising medium In
the city. Circulation books and press
room always open to advertisers
: The Herald will be found on sale at Hota-
linE's News Stand, 42nd ST. and Broad
way New York City; Board Walk At
lantic CITY, and Hartford Depot.
$50 TELEPHONE CALLS
Business ONCE q" .
Editorial Rooms ......,............. ..-S2o
Member Of the Associated Press-
The Associated Press 10 exclusively entitled
to the use for republication of all news
credited to it not otherwise credited
In this paper and also the local news
published herein.
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Grco+ Rrtta,n,s Great Seal.

Measuring six inches In diameter
and made of silver, the great seal of
Great Britain is kept in the custody
of the lord high chancellor, and a
rev one is prepared for each reign.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22

sextet of professors from Bos-
ton Tech have been investigating the
trolley question in Massachusetts,.
They set down the six-cent fare as a
failure because it makes people
walk" They say that the fixed fare
is "a relic Of the old horse car days.
and should be superseded by the zone
system in cities as we'll as over sub
urban lincs:-New Haven Register.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-22

The young man who complains be-
cause he only had three helpings of
chicken pie at the Poquonoc church
supper should arise and explain what
in thunder he expects for 40 cents!-
New London Day.