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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-20

PIainViIIe Red Cross Is Practical
Iy Assured Of lis $500 Members
BENJAMIN IS EXCITED


OllN 400 more members are mood
cd to fill out pIanViIl"'S quota for the
Red Cross drive. The committee APP
pcaIs to the rcopl> to >saJ the ncccs,-
>@ry amount iii order tnut the town
may again 90 NV"r the top. Ii Is
hoped that when ne drive closes to-
morrow evening tho 'fu}l number of
1000 members VIII h~vn been obtain
ed.
Yesterday Rcd Cross booths wore
placed in ColiiDN's lunch room and
in the p0stotlico Consjdering the time
that they Wcro there, the work WuS
very successful. Mrs :. $. CfWilIin
is in charge Of til" booths and today
another one Will be placed in Neri'
COnfcctioncry store on East Mail
street. Plainvillcs population is APP
proNimatelN 1000 and the quota Of
1000 means that half of the town
should subscribe. This is consider
ably more than was allotted TO Plain
Vile in former drives and if the town
goes over the top this time it will be
added glory. Tomorrow is pay day
in most of the local factories and
there is no excuse WAY those who
have not yet joinc2 ::r~"l1 not do so
Accepts Challenge.
The war between Al Ventres, Of
Berlin, and F. Iven (Kid) Benjamin.
the local wrestler, is on a,gain-in
words if not in action. Recently
challenge by Ventres was printed in
the paper concerning a match with
''Hercules CasselingO," of Kensington.
The local boy has answered the chal-
lenge with the following letter:
Dear Sir: Having noticed the
challenge in your paper for me to
wrestle Hercules Casselingo,' one of
the Berlin blacksmith's proteges,
would say I have in progress a match
with the we1l-knOwn Greek middle
weight George Sturgess, in Vermont,
after which L am perfectly willing to
wrestle any of these WOuld-be Wres-
tiers Of Berlin or any other town, in
Guiding the wonderful Al Ventres
with the proper notice.
CAS- for me not showing up at the
Y NJ. G.. A, l did not know with whom
I was going to wrestle. which made
no difference, but T understood it was
to be an exhibition and free gratis
and, Of course, 1 did not consider it
very important.
'fNow if Hercules CassclineO' is so
anxious to take me on, he will surely
get the satisfaction. Thanking you in
advance for publishing this at your
earliest r Ossibe convenience, | am,
Very sincerely yours,
"F. WEN RENJA
'Hp. S.-The man T, have a match
with is George Sturgess, the we'll
known middleweght wrestler and it
will be held in Vermont about the last
of January. 1919"
PlainviiIc Items.
Charles Ellsworth, Of North WASH
ington street, is entertaining his
daughter, Mrs. Van Alstyne, of Maple
Valley. n. Y.
Roger Castle. who is stationed in
the Naval unit at the ."rsjtN of
Maine, is homo to spojH > christ
mas holidays with his IA: 81.
School closed this afternoon for the
holidays and Will reopen December 80.
Get your Nmas gifts at Prior's
store. Knit wear. ties, mems shirts
end hosiery. Also hot drinks and ice
cream.-AdVt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-20
People Must Show More GenerOS-
ity or Campaign Will Fail
TOMORROW IS LAST DAY


e w Stevens Chairman Of 4ho
Christmas ron call IN Enngi,e4no Wv
lioi.ts 5rat In....j...1,., ha,' nnf a,i,;,,-
= Ire o,,uta rc-. +I,r t,1,,;e+,r,,. 49,.
all -y.h. .o+a1 ,,,c,,9r, =, -.:,,, ,I,t,.i,,,,:
'tn tl,;, ,,or+ of fhe Tow ,,o,,. ,,on,.r
fa,pnv Govt. and as thcrc is only OF
Ca m<r" left TO- reach the quota
N*l irh ha" been fNcI ut $500, til,
|So!'citors Of ti,iH district VIII have to
|oo-lu-A.'& %yo.h. Many families re-
p =. that try VIII give al the fac
l.. rs. but =" thor" is no factory can
\ |+s i j" UTgHd tNNt all persons who
ll<r@ 1'ot h"c0 enrolled do SO before
H. ja@""nW evening when the solicitor
mai " Hrsu cali.
Rev. %JulJ"j 4. I'isiic, chairman OF.
T.. = i ID d." East Berlin districts,
lr2rort# '.:t the total Yesterday
rtHrhFd F-.'' and II Is expected that
y ore l""@ IT $500 may he raised.
rs Wou.:' i half Of the uuota fixed
10. Hcrtin "2" hast R"riin.
An important meeting Of the gen
~ ror'h' To- "'9 7'it'itor" VIII he
l J" ih1S 'NeE|'R III t2e AenSmGton
n1nn" '''"o' a. "'r."cf. All
~ I'''ES '-'@ ''NH'''I" 1" h"nd IN
s|lI '''i'i = " sIp"I'S "P 20 ""'@ SO
NJ, ,..,,,,v,I-,( L-,,,.,4,o,r1o,,.., l,,,r+o A',
lhc committee and solicitors Of tho
Berlin and F.a st Berlin districts will
Band thetr complete reports in to
Ny F'isIlo tonight
Sell Business.
Nu~zi & White FOR the last eioht
,.,.ors ,.otaiI li,,,,,,. daa1ars In Kor-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-20
SENATE RATIFTES TREATY.

Washington. Dec. 2O.-The senate
today ratified a trade treaty between
this country and Guatemala, designed
to aid in the development of COM
MERGE.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-20

eral JO..n ii. rrraulnE on April 80,
1904, when the general was but Il
captain. General Pershing is wearing
the dress uniform of his rank. This
was during a visit to Chicago.
Copyright w. L. Koehne.
From Underwood & Underwood
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-20
FROM EVENINGS
GIFT SUGGESTIONS FROM SHOE DEPT.
Best OF All, the Useful Kind


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made O. n
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09
sDOES 1T PLEASE YOU. SANDRA.
THEN AM SATISFIED"
CHAPTER CXyI

50
could scarcely restrain my i'm
patience. But I knew teasing would
do no good. so I tried to chat of my
visit while simply burning up with
curiosity.
Mrs Gray and the servants seemed
glad to see us, and after 1 had greeted
them, Everett said:
II will take Mrs. Graham to her
room, Mrs Gray" so I, wondering at
the unusual attention, followed my
husband up stairs.
.Oh. Everett, how lovelyl" While
had been away he had done my
room all over, and had had door
made between it and another room
winch, he explained, was for Junior.
When he gets a little older we will
want him near US, so as 1 had the
workmen here ! thought I might as
well have it done now" Then he took
my arm and escorted me downstairs.
In the drawing room, which also had
been redecorated, was perfectly
lovely new baby grand piano, and
some other articles of furniture.
Wait he said as I was about to
try the piano, Il have something else
to show YOU
my arm in his. "a fairy has been at
work
He led me into the library without
replying. The room had been entirely
renovated. New bookcases, which he
had long said he needed, lined the
sides OF the room, while above them
were few good etchings. nothing else
All the pictures had been replaced by
the etchings. For a moment 1 looked
around scarcely realizing what made
the room so strange. Then it dawned
upon me. Leola's picture was gone!
Tears rushed to my eyes as 1 saw.
Then I turned to Everett. THANK
you, dear-it is all lovely"
/ think he understood, for he bent
and kissed me and said:
If it makes you happy, I am con-
tent"
Then We went into dinner. Everett
was very gay. for him, but 1 could
scarcely follow his sallies, so intent
was my mind upon what he had done.
AL the rest was as nothing to the BAN
ishment of that hated picture. How
thankful I was I hadn't asked him
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for a time. Its exultation is for him
who has won completely. But the de-
feated one, in his loneliness of deser-
ton, feels the sting-and leaps ahead
till the crowd may find him strong
and follow him-as the conqueror.
A person is never defeated. eseent-
ing in his heart.
We fight from the inner feeling OF
what We are And our. defeat is never
greater than our attitude toward de-
feat AS a man does. so he is. per-
Torrance must always be the measure
of desert. 5
Defeat is never pleasant. Our bodies
sometimes trembie from its bitter
tinge. But in its school, we learn fhe
| first lessons of victory
Ah-to him who does not THINK
he is defeated, defeat can never come
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Questions-Answer

Q. Is it likely that Professor Porta',
predictions Of weather disturbances during
December, will come true "a. NJ.
A. The United States Naval Observatory
says that 1t knows nothing of Professor
Porta. or of any reasonable theory thai
conditions will be disturbed in December
The Observatory says that we have had
before, in lesser degree, similar groupings
and there was no serious weather disturb.
ance-
A During the Civil war. deserters were
branded with ID" The letter was put
on the hip with a hot iron and on the
prohibit this practice.
Q. What Is the legend conhected with
kissing under the mistletoe w. Q.
OF mistIetoe is believed to have originated
with the ancient Druids. who believed
insuriDg fertility and the power of render
ing one immune from poison. From this
belief. the practice of kissing under the
mistletoe is thought to have originated.
Q. VIII you suggest a good menu. that
Is not too elaborate, for dinner party:-
A. A dinner for party Of friends can
be made quite attractive and satisfactory
without great display or cost II might
consist first OF senp, then fish garnished
roast; then vegetables and some made
dishes. salad. crackers, cheese and finally,
desert.
O, Are all white sAngora cats deas,-
A The Biological Survey says that 1t is
with blue eyes are deaf. This specie OF
Angora cat is very rnre and valuable.
Q. What is the meaning OF the Hawaiian
word .'ukuiele;- -. T.
A. In Hawaiian. 'ulxu" means flea,
and "lele" means to jump. SO that the two
words together mean a jumping nea-this
being suggested by the way the player
fingers the instrument.
O. Have the Everglades OF Florida been
reclaimed ?-H. X
: A. Parts Of the Everglades hare been
cane and vegetables.
Q. Is there any government source from
which I can obtain plans for bulldog o
granary en- my farm rs. V.
A The Department Of Agriculture has
published plans for "knock-do or port
nbi< granaries to be used TO care for wheat
ON the farms. The use Of these storehouses
often enables the grower to market his
produce with better profit The plans can
be obtained free by writing to the depart
mcnt of agriculture
(Any reader can get the answer to any
question by writing The Topeka State
Journal Information Bureau. Frederic ].
Haskin. Director. Washington. d. c. This
offer applies strictly to Information The
Bureau cannot give advice legal. medi-
cal. and financial matters 1t does not at
tempt TO settle domestic troubles. nor to
undertake exhaustive research on any sub
ject Write your question plainly and
briefly. Give full name and address and
All replies are sent direct to the inquirer.D
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09

Satdday mite after suppir was in
Sam Crosses house, and me and him
was playing dominoes and after a vile
his mother called up stairs, Sam, I'm
afraid Benny will half to so home
now, its your bed time.
Aw wy, aw no, aw G. don't wunt
to go to bed, aw heck, aw no, wy do
always half to go to bed, aw no. sed
Sam. Sounding as If he was going TO
cry eIly second. and his mother called
up. All rite, all rite, don't carry on
like that. you can stay up a little
longer, for mersey sake
And she called up more times, and
each time Sam aekted as if he was
almost going to cry. and she left HIM
stay up longer each time and last mite
I was up in our setting room reeding
Fred Feernawt in Africa in a Aireo-
plane, being ixciting as enything, and
pop was smoaking and reading the
sporting page, and ma was hitting with
no IMPRESSION. and my sister Gladdis
was writing a letter to sumbody, and
pop sed. Benny.
Sir? I sed.
Bed ,Ssed pop, and tfawt, wonder
if 1t will werlS with pop like it worked
with Sam Crosses mother? And I
started to tawk as If I was going to
cry. saying Aw pop, aw G, pop, do 1
haff to go to bed, don't wunt to go
to bed. pop, aw heck, pop. aw G, wy?
Well. for the love OF Peet, sed pop.
And he dropped the paper on the
floor and. looked at me. and ma sed,
Well never. Benny Potts, wat on
erth has got into you?
This must be sumthing new. this
must. sed my sister Gladdis stopping
writing and staring at me. And I
quick jumped up. saying I'm going I'm
going, I was jest giving a imitation of
Sam Cross.
Well Ill jest give little imitation
of Nero, Kaiser Willheliem of Ger
minny, the former Zarr of Russia and
Simon Leggree, sed pop. And he gave
me fearse kracks some place while
was going past.
Proving wat mite werk in one family
mite not in another.
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SANDRA THE JEALOUS
BY JANE PHELPS

again to remove it after baby came
as 1 had been tempted to. He had
done it now OF his own free will, and
because he thought it would make me
happier.
1 had never loved my husband as I
did at that Thought. For was sure
he still loved Leola, better than he had
her picture SO that might be happy.
After dinner 1 tried the piano while
he smoked. 1t had a lovely tone and
when he expressed the hope that !
would now practice more. I readily
promised to do so.
It seemed there was no end to my
surprises After bit he said:
-Sandra. think we should do some-
thing with those clothes of Leola,s in
the attic" He spoke he- name natur-
ally, something he had never done be-
fore. 1T seems a shame TO have them
up there when they might do some
one good.'' N
What would you like done with
them?" I asked. scarcely believing l
had heard Alright.
"Of course you couldn't wear them,
and just as of course they aren't suit
able for the servants. Haven't you
some young friends who could take
some good from them Or would you
rather give them to some charitable
organization and let them sell them ?''
mo, that would be too cruel, to
sell those lovely things. But I know
two girls out home. the -Norcross
twins. they used to have money and
still go in the very best society, and
are lovely girls. But they are poor as
church mice. They both sew beauti-
fully SO If you don't mind I will send
the things to them"
do SO. Here are the keys Look
everything over carefully to see il there
are any papers or letters among them.
If there are destroy them" then he
changed the subject.
AS I laid the keys away until morn
ing, wondered what could have hap
pened while I was away to make
Everett do all he had done. But II
wasn't the new piano, nor my lovely
room I had in my thoughts; 1t was
the disappearance of Leola's picture
and his request that dispose Of her
clothes.
(Tomorrow-Everett explains his
action.)
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Dinner Stories

The young man rolled his eyes as
he entered the editorial sanctum.
Here is a poem which you may
publish in your paper. I dashed it
off in an idle moment and you will
perhaps find it a little rough. You
can make any correction you please"
Thank you!" said the editor. II
will give you a check for it at once"
You are<very kind. I shall be de-
lighted
The editor handed him a check.
Many thanks said the poet. II
will bring you some more poems
He had reached the door when sud
denly he turned.
Excuse me, but you've forgotten
to fill up this check"
OH that's all, right said the edt-
tor II have given you a check in its
rough state, as it were. You can make
any corrections you please"
'.Now, If there is anything you want
explained, just ask me-" said he at
the race meeting. Il suppose some
things are meaningless to your"
Everything I've seen and heard so
far is meaningless" said the girl.
Some of the things are positively
silly
For instance?"
why do they call the seats the
stands2'
Wife-Richard, I wish you would
t1l5o care of baby for an hour or two
I am going to have a tooth pulled
Husband-See here. dearie. you
mind the bahy. and I'll go and get a
couple Of teeth pulled.
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reprove her. but he would occasionally
tease her about it.
Then storm clouds began to gather.
Bobby was away from home two
nights one week and three the next
He was preoccupied and seemed to be
distraught- Rather reluctantly, when
Lucille asked him where he went. he
told her that he was at the club. Then
Lucille recalled the little tilt they had
had concerning the H. c. L.. and she
was troubled indeed. Women had lost
their husbands affections before, She
told herself, because they had been
bad housekeepers. She had decided to
take her troubles to John-John who
always stood up so loyalty for Bobby.
Then one night when Bobby did
come home the conversation went like
this:
Lucille, how much are you paying
for butter?"
"Sixty-five cents" said Lucille.
ct thought so; and you can't get de-
cent coffee for less than forty cents,
can your
why. no."
That's what I'm telling them. But
those old fogies-I guess they haven't
been in Q market or provision store
for years. They don't know-how can
they know? Why, food prices have
doubled in two year" Bobby was wax
ing eloquent Doubled, I tell you.
And tomorrow snight at the meeting of
the club I'm going to sail into that
house committee and give them what's
coming to them. 1t can't be done,
gentlemen. IL can't be done" Bobby
had risen from his place at the table
and was addressing the imaginary club
in meeting assembled
Lucille didn't know exactly what
had come over her beloved Bobby,
but she felt as if suddenly milestone
had dropped from her shoulders. But
Bobby explained.
you see your brother John-well,
I suppose he realized that I had bit
more business ability that the other
fellows in the club. Anyway, he APP
pointed me a committee of one to act
to the buying-sort of jack up the
chef who has usually had full charge.
Some of the members had been com
planning that for a dollar he ought to
be able to give US a better dinner.
But / went into the matter systemati-
calIy. as 1 always do and. believe me.
it can't be done. If those old fossils
think it can. they'd better try. Why,
one of the members of the house COM
mittee had the audacity to tell me
that / didn't know how to buy"
you dear Bobby" sympathized Lu-
ciIle Wasn't that hateful?" And
then as a look of happiness settled
did brother John ask you to take
charger" she asked.
ut was the day after our little din
ner partyand say, Lucille. since I've
been looking into this matter I'll have
to confess I don't see how you got
that dinner up on that measly ten dol
lars. It's been a revelation to me, I'll
(Copyright, 1919 by the Mcclure News
pepper. Syndieate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09
kEEP THE FACTS STRAIGHT.

The secretary of the Federal Trade
commission, ]. p. Yoder, writes in to
say:
The Fede. II Trade commission has
never recon mended that the meat
packing business be taken away from
meat packers. It only believes that
meat packers be permitted to be meat
packers. that coffee roasters be per-
mitted to be coffee roasters, and that
railroad men be permitted to handle
railroads, not that meat packers be
permitted to control sporting goods
establishments. fruit canning eStab-
lishments. railroads. nor any other
business not in any way related to
meat packing.
I This is merely bubble. a play with
words designed to obscure the facts.
has not taken the railroads from their
owners, since it sets up no claim to
ownership, but the results as regards
the public to be served are the same
as tho the government actually owned
them.
The plan OF the Federal Trade com
mission as set forth by Mr.. Yoder, if
desirable, might be applied with equal
Justice to the department stores in this
city. All of our big stores started
merely as dry goods stores. In fol-
lowing out the commissions plan for
dealing with the packers, some branch
of the government would be empow-
cred to say to the preprietors of these
establishments: Your business is to
sell dry goods. You must not handle
furniture, toilet articles, candies and
fruits
While the men. who have spent
years in building up successful bust
ness would be seriously damaged, no.
body would be benefited; not even
those who deal exclusively in the pro-
hIbited goods.
The fact is that the fight that is
being put up against the packers is
in the interest of the wholesale grocers
and nobody else. But there is moth
ing to indicate that the wholesalers
are not doing a fair share of the bust
ness in their lines. They all seem to
be prospecting in this part of the coun-
try and there are no reports of failures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-09
A PEACE. TIME PROGRAM.

The thing for this government to
do, says the Des Moines Capital. is to
try and have plans and specifications
drawn to take care of the American
part of the human race when we are
not at war.
1t points out that we have the
greatest country in the world. We
have the greatest government in the
world in time of war. We can skate
over rough ice but our skates do not
seem to work when it comes to smooth
ice. We can fight and kill and win.
But we haven't sense enough to make
laws which ir~ure Justice. In the
name OF human liberty we enable
three or four men to starve women
and babies and freeze them and we do
not seem to know any better.
We can draft men from the farms
to shoot at the enemies of the gov
eminent We can go out into the
field and Junhitch the horses and take
the young man away from the pillow.
We can put a uniform on him and
But we cannot put one man in the coal
mines.
In regard to fighting, we do not per-
nit the man to do any thinking for
! himself but when it comes to digging
coal he is the arbiter. We do not per-
nit the farmer to withhold his wheat
, from the mill. In fact, we go with
him to the mill. Wesee that his -FOUR
is ground. We then go with him to
the bakery and see that Dur is ked
into bread. If he cheat IN the weight
we put him in Jail.
But when we al tears in our eyes
and tell the miner that babies are sick
and 1t is cold In the house and that
| there is no coal. r ill say. II cannot
help you. We are out on strike.
we belong to the union. We dare not
scabs. And the babies will have to
starye and e women must go cold,
/ Our patriotism is burning up in time
of war. We can send four million men
to the training camps. We can send
han of them over the sea. We can
bring them home again and they are
at once in the minority. The man
who digs coal can freeze them to
death
We did not allow Germany to freeze
our soldiers and we would not do so.
But in our own beloved land the coal
miner can tell the soldier to go way
back and sit down and freeze. The
soldier saved the coal mine while he
was saving the country but he can
have no word with the coal miner.
The coal miner could have been ex-
empted from the draft and thousands
of them were so exempt.
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while the print paper shortage is
so acute and the coal crisis is on"
says the Grand Rapids Press, nothing
is more cheering than to receive the
large weekly bulletin of the agricui
turaI department advising US at great
length that we must use care in buy
ing poison for the boil weevil.' There
is more in this sarcastic utterance of
the Press than may appear to the
average newspaper reader at first
glance. The fact is that the govern
ment is largely responsible for the pa
per shortage. Almost every depart
ment of the federal government has
been pouring out flood of useless
printed matter ever since our entry
into the war and there are no signs
of a let UP. For instance. what pur-
pose can be served by sending boil
weeviI literature to anybody in
northern state in December? The
waste of white paper in Washington
is appalling.
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An efforts by government officials
to convince the public that prices are
being forced down, must fail in the
face of the facts as set forth by Brad
streets, which says: This weeks in
dex number, based on the prices per
pound of thirty-one articles used for
food. is 1913, compared with $40
last week and $5.O4 for the week end
ing December 8, 1918. This weeks
number reflects gain of Is per cent
over last week and of 2.7 per cent
over the like week of last year.