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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-05-11
JUST WHAT BECAME OF POND
Foolish Questioner, II 10 to Be Sup
posed, Was Satisfied With Ex.
PLANTATION Offered Him.

Speaking at a dinner, Senator ].
Hamilton Lewis of Illinois referred to
the propensity Of some people for ask
ing foolish questions, and told the fol-
lowing story:
One day a city man happened in q
country community, and while ram
bling around he ran across a depres-
sion in the earth covering several
acres. Some perplexed, he questioned
a native close by, and was told that
1t was the bed of lost lake.
"You don't really mean it?" returned
the city man. whatever became of
all the water?"
ut was this way" readily explained
the native. '"There was picnic out
here last August, and when night came
on they had nearly barrel of pretzels
left which they didn't want to cart
back home. so they threw them in the
lake."
Eyes, see," interjected the other as
the native paused, "but what had that
to do with it?"
Everything" answered the native.
'aThe fish ate them, and the salty diet
made them SO thirsty that they drank
all the water"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-05-11
Hot Stuff,

Arthur Feust, consulting engineer
from Utah, breezed into New York and
attended banquet at the Engineers
club. Several of the guests were the
Mclean kilties of Canada.
A feature Of the menu was squad on
toast, and one of the Scotch veterans,
after asking what It was, proceeded to
cover it we'll with tabasco sauce. He
ate a couple of bites Of the burning
liquid, and then, with low cry, put
down his knife and fork.
"Lay thaur an bur-r-n." he said.
Then turning to the waiter called :
aye, mon, I've had eneuch O. this.
Gie's a shellin's worth o. ham, vie We?
An say, laddie, bring bucket Of ice
water"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-05-11
LIBERTY DAY At VILLA MARIA.

Frontenac, Minn.-Patriotic Day and
Liberty Day were observed at Villa
Maria in the true spirit of '76. A new
"Old Glory" ten feet in length, and
Red Cross banners, as well as the flags
of the Allies were carried in patrio-
tic parade to the Frontenac Postofice,
where our young patriots exhausted
the supply of Thrift Stamps. They are
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-05-11
Man Dumb From War Now Talks.

Parents of Walter Jones, soldier
Of Glen Cove L. l., who has just re-
turned from France, answering a tele-
phone call from New York, heard the
voice of their son, whom they sup
posed was dumb as the result of shell
shock. In the trenches in France a
shell exploded within few feet of
Jones and he became unconscious.
Several of his comrades were killed
by the explosion. When Jones re-
gained consciousness he was deaf and
dumb. He was sent back to America
for treatment and on the ocean trip
homeward the vessel was attacked by
q submarine. The excitement OF this
shock is said to have restored b ,th
his speech and hearing.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-05-11
MINNESOTA LANDS.

think Of the opportunities ofrsrel b.
NORTHERN MINNESOTA. A health
ful climate: trees, lakes and streams:
good markets nea1-high prices for
your produce: low freight; abundant
rainfall; good soil and sure cre1s. Yoa
can succeed there Il you can any.
wheaA Cheapest place 70 buy lana
easy teEma. We make no e1asgo epe
oomm1gsaoo Or expenses. Wyfto eoe
le1taeutars. ]. @. MURPHY, hznana,
I'm 49, eno En- nanvaE -
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-05-11

now the pround possessors of one hun.
dred and sixty dollars ($16O.0O) worth
of War Savings Stamps, as we'll as
several hundred dollar bonds. Villa
Maria has been affiliated with the Ma
tional War Saving Society.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
THOUSANDS IN SAFE BIRTHS.
Men of Draft Age Enjoy Immunity
 in Washington.

Washington, May 22.-Congress- linen who have been investigatin the gsubject charge that thousands of amen of draft age are enjoying free 8dom from military duty through ex- 1emptions obtained for them by ex- 5ecutives of federal departments. This 5situation was uncovered during the discussion on the food production abill, when it was shown that the sec- acretary of agriculture had 2,0OO men exempted from military service. It jwas asserted that if the same pro- iportion of exemptions prevailed in 1otler government departments more Hhan 10, 900 so-called government 3sIackers" would be found in Wash tngton.
 To prevent further abuse of execu- tive exemptions from military serv- bee the house amended the food pro-
 Function bill so as to prohibit the sec aretary of agriculture employing any 8ot the 11,000 men authorized by the sbill for field service who are within the draft age. There was some op- 4po sition to the amendment, especial Ny by Representative Candler of Mis-
 8sissippi, in charge of the measure,
 4ntil Representative Claude Kitchin, Header of the house. insisted that he
 should agree to it as a patriotic duty
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
TEXAS AGAIN LOOKS
 UP AT AV|A7ORS
Formation Flying Interests Folks
 in Lone Star State

Dallas, Texas, May 22.-The aVla- [ tors have given Texas another spec tacle. Formation flying which now Is being practiced in all the aVlatlon camps is so "different", so impressive and so thrilling to witness that it has overcome the ennui with which the average citizen has viewed a SKY f1ecked with individual aviators, and the epidemic of "arched neck, which was common when the aviators hrst came south to practice, agaln threatens.
 There is something about the ap- pearance of airplanes in formation, each flyer rigidly keeping an exact distance from the others, that inn presses one with the feeling that these men actually have control of the air.
 The single airplane may respond to
 conditions in the air, rising and fall-
 ing to take advantage of the atmos-
 pheric situation, but in formation fly
 ing eash must maintain his proper
 place. and the sight of fleet of
 machines, flying in a triangle Or in square, causes the realization that conquest of the air had advanced to point heretofore unrealized.
 The formation flying usually starts in the evening, at about the civilian dinner hour, when the air is general ly quiet This adds to the worries of the housewife because when there is a fleet of war planes just over the house, dipping, turning, rising and soaring in perfect unison, no normal son. daughter nor husband or father is going to "come in to dinner. The total number of cold meals eaten in Dallas alone since this new develop ment in the process of developing American aviators, would startle statisticians, housewives say.
 Most of those who are now per feeting their skill in formation flying are "bombers." Aviators on this duty must travel in groups, guards flying at the side, before, behind and above the planes which carry explosives to be dropped upon the enemy. The leader usually flies much higher than the others in the party, not only for the advantage of the additional vision his height will give, but also so as to be able to dart down upon any enemy plane which undertakes to break up the party.
 The scout planes travel alone and the aviators who will adhere to this l branch of the service are not so much < an need of skill at formation flying, neither is the artillery control branch < nor the contract patrol, which latter branch must perfect itself in flying < low to report the position of it's own and enemy troops during the progress A of a battle.
 3 Training in all branches of the \ flying service is highly specialized now and the concentration school at 3 Camp Dick is filled with men who 8 have completed their ground school 8training and are awaiting to be as- a signed to a flying school as soon as there is room for them.
 The student aviators have become a \ part of the community life in many Texas cities and are much liked
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
RAINED TWIN CARRIAGES.
Quick Response to Appeal in Herald
 Last Night

In last evenings edition the Herald made an appeal on behalf of worthy mother for twin baby carriage. Be- fore the paper was on the street an hour, the office telephone began to jingle and offers of carriages poured in continuously. The first one came from Mrs. GustaNe Litl1e, wife of Off, ficer Litke of 133 Smalley street. The second was from Mrs. Fred Swanson, 19 Judd avenue And still they came. Ot course all the offers cannot be ac- cepted, but the Herald desires to ex- press it's thanks to those who so gen. erously and promptly expressed a de- sire to assist a good cause
 The women who were instrumental in bringing the case to the attention of The Herald have been informed of the splendid response to its appeal. and they are also deeply grateful to the generous donators. Tn a day or two the twin kiddies will be able to take ride out to the park in their new carriage just like other babies.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
FOOD LICENSE RESTORED.
AnSOnia Fruit and Commission Com
 pany to Resume Business.

Hartford, May 22.-According to information received today in a tele- gram from Washington, the federal food administrator for Connecticut is empowered to restore to its list of licensees the Connecticut Fruit and Commission company of 137 Water street, Ansonia, which was suspended April 10, because the company was found guilty by Administrator Robert Scoville of wasteful practice in re- fusing carload of potatoes which were in danger of spelling.
 Philip s. Lavietes, the treasurer of the company, blamed a mail delay for his failure to handle promptly the shipment when it arrived from Au- burn, Maine, but it was suspected a sudden decline in the market was the chief factor. Mayor David E. Fitz- gerald of New Haven represented Lavietes, who has promised hereafter to observe faithfully all the rules and regulations issued by the United States food administration.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
ENGINE HUNS FUNERAL DIRGE.
Airplane Escorts Resnati's Body to
 Church Services.

New York, May 22.-To the hum propellers of a Caproni airp1ane that he so often piloted the body of Cap tain Antonio Silvia Resnati of the Italian Flying Corps, who was killed in an airplane accident at Mineola on Friday, was carried up Fifth avenue yesterday afternoon to St. Patrick's S Cathedral where the funeral services were held. As the procession moved slowly along the biplane, clear cut against the leaden sky, dropping flow CTS in it's journey, flew so low that it seemed to skim the housetops. Along the route also thousands paused in the wet to watch the coffin carried past, and about the Cathedral many more thousands stood in the rain as the flag covered coffin was carried in to the church.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
MAIL PILOTS FIGHT STORM.
Lieut.. Edgcrton Comes Through With
 Damaged Propeller.

Washington, May 22.--Airplane mali pilots yesterday had their first battles against storms Soon after leaving Belmont field, Long Island Lieut.. Bonsal ran into an electrical disturbance, accompanied by wind and rain. and was forced to return, the mail being forwarded by train.
 Lieut.. Edgerton left Philadelphia for Washington in heavy clouds, and encountered an electrical, wind, hail, and rainstorm near Baltimore at an altitude of 10000 feet. He fought through, and arrived here in two hours and thirty-four minutes, with the propeller of his plane slightly damaged.
 Lieut.. Miller missed the storm, completing the trip from Washington to Philadelphia in one hour and ffty-tWO minutes.
 The post office department an- nounced that two of the powerful Liberty motors probably would be in stalled in mail planes before the end Of the week, enabling them better to fight through bad weather.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
NEAR-BEER MAKERS
 UNDER FOOD LAW'
Only One Plant in State AHecte|
 by New Ruling i

Hartford, May 22.-A1I manufac ed beverages, containing less thai one-half of one per cent of alcohtX are now brought under United Stat. food administration licenses undo the terms of the proclamation by the president. It was said today a< the office of the food administrator in this city that there are very feJ of these near-beer plants in Connec2 tcut; in fact, the food administra tion officials knew of but one. tha being located near Bridgeport. Som time ago. brewers of beer wer& placed under license restrictions and now, in addition to the makers near-beer, the license regulations will include packers of canned tuna fshM packers of mild and hard cured salAy ed, dried, smoked or otherwise pre- served salmon, operators of poultry and egg packing plants not alread} licensed; ginners, buyers, agents dealers or other handlers of cotton} seed not already licensed who handld more than 20 tons of cottonseed ped year; importers, manufacturers oI distributors of cottonseed hull, and owners of elevators, warehouses o1I other places in which they ard stored.
 The proclamation does not covet retailers doing a business of less thaiI $100,000 per year; common carriers a to operation necessary to carriage farmers, gardeners associations o} others with respect to the products oa any farm. garden or land owned leased or cultivated by them. All apy plications for licenses required undet the License Division of the Food Adj ministration by June 1, 1918.
 Both tuna and salmon are broughj under license in order to stabilize th4 industry and to put it on the sand basis with the canners who are all ready operating under license.
 Poultry and egg packing plants dol ing an annual business of $50,000 o} more are already licensed. The new proclamation brings all others into thd same class.
 At present only handlers of cotton seed whose annual business exceed i 150 tons are under license. This i@ now changed to bring in all who ham, dle more than 20 tons per year. ThosA who handle cottonseed hulls ara brought under license in order to stal advantage they might have had ove1 those who handled licensed cottonseeq by-products.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
GOES TO FUNERAL
 FATALLY INJURED
Joseph D. Norton of Winsted in Coupe That Ovcrturns, Horse Run
 ming Away.

Winsted, May 22.-Joseph D. Nor ton, 56, died at Ltchfeld county hos pital today from injuries received in a runaway accident at Forest View cemetery yesterday. A coupe in which he was riding with Rev. Claude Coile was overturned on the edge of an embanl0ment The clergyman es- capped in safety but Norton had brain concussion. The horse had become unmanageable just as the funeral was leaving the cemetery.
 Mr. Norton was florist here many years and had charge of this funeral.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
PRIEST CENSURED.
Cardinal Farley Objects to Activity of
 Rev. Peter E. Magennis.

New York May 22-Mrs. Francis C.I Barlow of AT East Sixty fourth street1 and the other patriotic women who' sent letter to Cardinal Farley pro-| testing against catholic priests takingl part in Sim Fein meetings in this1 country received a reply from thel Cardinal, through Mgr. Thomas G.1 Carroll, his secretary, yesterday. Thel specific protest was against the activ-l ity of the Rev. Peter E. Magennis,l 1 who presided at Irish meeting in Mad ison Square Garden and in CarnegieI hall. Mrs. Barlow sent her protest1 to the cardinal on May 10. and, fail-I ing to get a reply, she made the letter. public. The letter from Mgr. Carroll follows:
 "The Cardinals Residence,
 "452 Madison Avenue.
 Dear Madame: His Eminence1 Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York, has received the protest signed by a, number of ladies and gentlemenY of this city regarding the meetingy held in Madison Square Garden on1 the evening of May 4. His eminence( desires me to state that this meeting was not held under the auspices ofy the Catholic church and that he did not believe the notices published thatJ the Rev. Peter E. Magennis would1 preside.
 'The fact that Father MagennisA did act as chairman of the meetingt surprised his eminence, who has since informed the father that he will not, be permitted to remain in the Arch diocese of New York if he attemptsf to preside at such meetings.
 Father Magennis is a member of the Carmelite order, and does not be- long to the diocesan clergy of New York. His eminence, however, as the local bishop, has control of his public activities. Very sincerely yours,
 THOMAS c. CARROLL, Secretary
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
CITY SCHOOLS ARE
 GIVEN HIGH PRAISE
H. C. Morrison Declares New
 Britain Is in the Van

The new Elihu Burritt school on North street was officially opened last night for q public inspection and representatives, of the state board of education, city officials, members of the school board and others were present. The principal speakers of the evening were Judge B. F. Gaff- Dcy, chairman of the school board, Superintendent Stanley H. Holmes, Mayor George A. Quigley and H. c. Morrison, assistant secretary of the state board of education. The last named speaker praised New Britain's school system highly, declaring that i' is far in advance of others and adding that it will be by means of such educational systems as this city las that democracy will be saved for the world.
 Following the inspection of the new Elihu Burritt school the official visitors inspected the Vocational High school where the girls in the domes tic classes served a tasty luncheon, prepared by themselves in the cook inS room.
 Praises School System.
 MT. Morrison, in his talk, compli- m ented the city of New Britain on it's progressive school system and lkened it to a place or institution that is far in advance of others of it's kind. The speaker has travelled extensively and is especially familiar With the school system in Arkansas and Vermont and he said New Brit ain eXcels them all. He said that the school system here is a part of the vital life of the community and the particular school which he had over the old time type of school. The new school, he said, becomes a com munity center and it is schools of this type that will save democracy for the world. The trouble with Russia he said was that while there was ample education for the wealthy classes, the poorer people were un- educated with the result that Bol- sheviki, socialism and anarchism ran wild. Touching upon the war, MT. Morrison said that there is not the slightest doubt that America will win the struggle, and he backed up this opinion by telling of a big meeting he attended in Philadelphia last week where prominent speakers set forth their views to this end.
 Superintendent Holmes gave an in tensely interesting talk in which he referred to historical data in con- nection with local schools and par ticularly to Elihu Burritt and the dedication of the old Burritt school ir 1871 which was then considered monument to the learned black smith,
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
SAW BATTLES ON
 DARK CONTINENT
Rev. ". P. Knapp Tells Of Expul-
 sion Of Germans From Africa

Rev. w. P. Knapp, representative missionary in British East Africa of the Gospel Missionary society. which is holding it's semi-annual convention at the Peoples church today, told his auditors with qualification that the work of the German government in that country since the outbreak of the war has resulted in the exclusion of the Teutons from practically every bit of territory held by them before the outbreak of the trouble. Mr. Knapp. during his stay in Africa, saw several battles waged between the British forces and those of the Kaiser, and in speaking of the latter forces he said, ''The Englishmen look upon them at white fighters, there being none of the reputed atrocious methods so prevalent on the contin- ent.'
 MT. Knapp has been in the service 19 years and in that time he has visited the United States three times His first trip home was in 1905 and the second in 1912. On his last trip home accompanied by his wife. he was forced to return by the Pacific route, arriving in San Francisco. two
 
 work of the missionary in British East Africa during the first two terms wa rather arduous owing to the difficulty in handling the natives and learning the native tongue. Rapid progress has been made during his last term. Mrs Knapp, who is in charge of the school cond ucted by the mission, started in at first with only 50 pupils and difficulty was experi- enced in keeping those at times The school now has membership of over 200 pupils. Many of the young men educated ill the schools have enlisted in the service of the British army.
 Speaking of the part-he took in the war work of the country. Mr. Knapp said that it consisted of assisting war sufferers from medical standpoint. He paid a tribute to the wonderful work that the Red Cross is doing there.
 The convention opened this morn ing with devotional service led by Rev. Lyman s. Johnson. It had been intended to have Rev. N H. Harri- man of Boston. Mass. former pastor of the Peoples church, and president
 
 duct the opening session but a te1e- gram was received stating that he had figured in an accident that would make it impossible to arrive here until this afternoon. At the close of the devotional service, lunch con was served by the women of the church.
 The speakers at this afternoon and evening sessions will be Rev. and Mrs. w. P. Knapp, Rev. E. J. Rich ards, superintendent of the Christian Missionary Alliance; Rev. Oliver M. Fletcher of Brooklyn, N. Y, Rev R. c. Steinhoff of Bridgeport and Rev. Charles M. King and Rev. Lyman s. Johnson.
 The delegates will be rendered luncheon this evening at. 63O o'clock by the women of the church.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
ENOUGH SHIPS SOON
 TO SEND MILLIONS
secretary Daniels, in Role of Prophet, Tells of Vast Army Going
 Abroad.

New Brunswick, N. J., May 22.- The United States is ready to draft men from IS to 60 years old, if that is necessary to win the war, declared Secretary of War Daniels in a speech yesterday afternoon at the alumni dinner of Rutgers College in Ballan- tine Gymnasium. His declaratio was loudly cheered. He predicted "before another summer we will have enough ships to carry not only a million, but millions, to France, and enough destroyers to carry them there in safety" This brought an- other outburst from the 500 men list ening to him.
 Every reference to increased ship and applauded. There was a demon stration when Secretary Daniels said American soldiers and sailors will own the country when they come back and that Americans would give it to them gladly.
 The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon MT. Daniels by President w. H. $. Demarest At the 152d annual commencement of Rutgers this morning, forty-seven men were graduated. Mrs. Mary Mitchell Moore, of Bryn Mawr col lege, was given the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. This is the first time in the history of the college that a woman has received a degree.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
MAIL SUGAR CERTIFICATES.
Sale For Domestic Canning Must Be
 Reported to Scoville.

Hartford, May 22.-Two rulings governing new conditions in the food and sugar situation have been issued by Federal Food Administratod Rob- ert Scoville as follows:
 To all local food directors: We wish to call attention to the fact that certificates covering the sale of sugar for domestic canning must be mailed to this office promptly Many retailers are not doing this and we wish to give the mater the widest publicity.
 Yours very truly,
 ROBERT SCOVILLE,
 Federal food administrator To all wholesale and retail feed dealers and millers:
 Attention Is called to the rule for bidding the use of wheat fit for hu- man food In any mixture of feeding stuff. Wheat unfit for human food may be used in an amount not to ex- ceed one-tenth of the total mixture by weight. All special permits contrary to the above are hereby revoked.
 Yours very truly
 ROBERT SCOvILLE,
 Federal food administrator.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-22
WILLIAMS STUDENT KILLED.

Newton, Mass, May 22.-Richard Blodgett, an American aviator who1 left his studies at Williams college last year to enter the service, has been killed on a flight in France, ac-f cording to cablegram received by3 his parents here. Only last Friday he cabled his father, Edward B. Blodgett, that he had brought down his first German machine. Blodsetts who was 20 years old, went to Frances as a volunteer ambulance driver, was transferred to the ammunition train,, and recently entered the aviation serv- ice.