New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-15

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and consequently in New Britain, the
American youths were drafted to
about 40 per cent. in excess of their
proper proportion. It is the purpose
OF the 1Brandegee amendment to give
each town and city in the state credit
on the next draft, which many feel is
sure to come, for the number over
drawn on the present draft. The To-
cal exemption boards. should the
Brandegee amendment become effec-
tive as indications point, will have lit
tie difficulty in rounding up the aliens.
These men will be recalled from the
carefully prepared records and re-
examined. These examined would be
given the usual ten days to file claims
for exemption because of dependency
and others would be certified for
service. There is no doubt but what
the manner IN which the draft has
worked out in New Britain has
caused some very bad feelings and
has tended to cause bad blood be-
tween Americans and aliens and the
passage of a law such as is proposed
by Senator Brandegee, who was ap-
pealed to by Mayor G. A. Quigley
when the quotas were first announced,
would go far toward creating a bet
ter feeling.
And while Connecticut's congress-
men are doing their best to remedy
the draft inequalities they might do
we'll to glance over the population
estimates, particularly that of the
city Of New Britain. This place is
furnishing a quota of men based on
a population of $4,000 people, This
is ridiculously high and to cut 10000
off that estimate would not be under
estimating the population one bit
Should this be done 1T would mean
that New Britain would have to
furnish approximately 100 less men
on a second draft of similar propor-
lions.
The Berlin Fair society always
seems to have big pull with the
weather man and 1t has been several
years now since stormy weather has
greatly hampered their efforts 1t is
doubtful, however, if the weather
has ever been any better than during
the past week for although the nights
early in the week were little chilly,
the balmy air Of the afternoons, not
too hot for comfort to those trudging
along the midway more than made
up~for the difficulty.
Now IS the season Of the Indian
summer, famed and tabled In press
and verse. That most beautiful sea-
son of the year when the blue, smoke
like haze hangs low over the hills, then
the morning and evening atmosphere
Is touched with the first tang of au-
tumn, when the pumpkins lay beside
the withered cornstalks in the fields
like great golden globes, when the
apples in the orchards obtain their
first red tint of fall and when at mid
day, the sun, sweeping in it's daily
arc through the heavens, beams its
warm rays over the countryside, CIV
ing to all last pleasant warmth, a
hint of the summer just passed-such
is the New England Indian summer
Then comes the autumnal season,
considered by many as even prefer
able to the beautiful springtime. The
wonderful tints to the leaves, the gold
en- harvests days and lastly but by no
means least, the delightful October
moon, known as the Harvest moon.
On such nights when the moon pokes
its big red surface over the eastern
horizon, lighting up forest and field
with its mellow rays is the time for
the husking bees. Although there
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who do not know the pleasures of
these old time husking bees, and the
JOY of the one and the embarrass-
ment Of the other when the elusive
red ear is found, those of an older
generation can appreciate all the de-
lights Of such a season.
Although the fakirs at the fair
objected because, they said, all the
crowd spent was their time, the lin
teurs did land office business One
man with a little car Of we'll known
variety, claims to have cleaned up an
average of $40 a day, working from
2 until 6. Not such a bad invest
ment. is his idea
The desk officer at the police sta
ton was busily scratching an entry
on the blotter yesterday when the
outer door opened wide and slammed
shut. After a moment he looked up
and saw no one. He thought it odd
but continued to write. Presently the
door opened again and slammed shut.
Again the officer looked up and saw
| no one. 1t was getting on his nerves
and he got UP to investigate.
AS he started toward the door he
found in front of the desk, their
| towsled heads barely touching the
brass railing, two very young boys.
They were barefooted, considerably
soiled and much frightened.
"Well boys what can I do for YOU"
| doomed the deck officer
! Both gulped once or twice, swal-
lowed rather noisily and then the
| smaller one spoke.
Kin a, guy keep a turtle?" he
| asked, alto voice.
''Some guys do" responded the
| bluecoat," Is 1T your turtle?"
The boys eyes bulged as he looked
| at his shivvering companion, then