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MONDAY, MAY 20 1918
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IVENING SEMINEL TELE-
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ldlto Rooms—92.
Buline Office—93.
Harwell: Branch Office—1388.
lditor’ s Residence—218- 2.
City $111601" 8 Residenco—1492 4.
Business Manager’s Residence—
_ 1113- 12.
PRESlDENTIAL POWERS
The'fin‘ul passaszt- of the Overman
bill 11111111111111 the president enlarged
power? is gum-1111111 that 1oncress has
gilt over 1111111 st1111111alfea1 of e\e11ut1\ 11
tyrann). and is becinnin: to take the
exercise of supreme authority by the
president in war time as :1 math-11 111'
course.
A good many alarmist speeches were
made in the courscoi debate on this
111casure. And to anyone familiar with
tho uovcrnmt'nial historvot‘ the (‘ivil
War they had a t'amilar sound.
Senator Polk of Missotui. attacking
tLincoln ill Is't'l for “his exercise of ar-
'bltran ‘This plea of
necessitt is the tvrant s plea th1 world
arm. and has been in all ages the
tyrant's plea for the prosuation of civil
liberty."
Senatot Wade of Ohio said. in 1802:
“I could never justify it to the people
I represent that I had' sat silent while
powt‘ 11' "said:
I heard it rung in my ears from morn- .
llug till night that the president 01 the
United States was by some mysterious
pchr invested with despotic authority
to tiample upon the rights of the peo-
ple and thc ilghts of congress and
that there was no barrier bewlxt him
and utter despotism the moment you
declare war."
Senator Powell quoted another sens.
say1n1 that' all this is done no
" and commented:
tor as
(101' the. war power
“He rescits again
rants, necessity The mesident has ex-
ercised usurped power and violated
W the constitution."
- Senator Salisbmy said in 1863 re
guiding a bill confe1ring larger powers
on the preside-1m “This measure pro-
poses to legalize the most despotic 11x-
ercise of power that was ever practls
ed in any gov ernment since the consti
lution of human society."
And so it went. month after month
and year after year. The people, how-
I ’ 1
" ever, penijined strangely unimpressed,
And the reason was shrewdly given by
a German observer. who worte to (,‘har—
lcs Summer that Lincoln was exercis
ing the powers of :1 Napoleon. bttt with
“this difference: "The president rests
his authority on the unanimous con
sent of the people of the loyal states,
while Napoleomrests his on his army,"
And that's about the war matters
stand today. War is a business calling
for concentration of .authoritv. Our
constitution takes that same. view. an-
tomatically makinz the president com~
mander-in-chief and it virtual dictator
in war time. The peeple acquiesce.
Congress fortunately shows signs of
1 «coming into harmony with the. people‘s
mood.
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OUR FUTURE
A membei of the British commission
1
,1 111‘ this country says that "the center
of financial gravity has passed to this
side of the Atlantic forever." anti that
after the w‘ar‘ is over we shall contain
‘11 l1av11"th1.- carrying tra‘de’ 1511111-
1111.11.12-
Maybe .40. But it's odd l1ow'" little
‘” deli flattellh'v comments interest the
to that plea of ti} .
.111- we were elated by the 111.111.,
u1duld1‘1make us a great marithne'pow-
process of iealizntidfi‘; we‘re not think
111g much about that phase of the mat-
ter. '1
we're concerned with in our shipbuild-
i111.r is beating Germany. We‘re content
to let the future take care of itself.
not knowing what is in store for us.
but full of faith that whatever Comes
will be natuiai. right and beneficial.
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WHO ELSE'S SON?
A father came to Senator 'l’otiiflene
of Ohio to thank him for helping to
"H his son 11111111111111 to an ofiihers'
training camp.
"There is another favor i want
1111 added.
would have him assigned to some duty
to
ask of ion," “I wish you
where he will not be in danger."
“Ts vislt't'fi' '
the eye and asked: -
“What father’s son would you have
The senator looked in
11111 put in his place?"
The man flushed. and turned and
_ left the 01111111,
to the 111111
the
for special
went
It is
request
That question
heart of 11111 matter. final
answer to every
treatment of any man'of militavv 1.1211.
Whenever anvhodv’s son is given a
'safc berth," it means that somebody
else‘s son must take the post of danger
that he escapes. '
There can he no substitution in this
war. And to tht1 credit of our govern-
11111111 be it said that there is so little
of it that the exceptions 11111» almost
negligible. The draft was adopted fot
the very purpose of correcting inequal-
itles. eliminating special privilege, puf-
tiuu every eligible 1111111 on the same
level. And it is being applied as it
was meant to be.
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WE CAN WIN
Although there are some people who
ask. “Why is a patriotic button‘."
there are others who enjoy wearing
the latest tin disk with its design or
inscription of loyalty and enthusiasm.
A pin of Canadian design ought to
be popular. It is 11111015191111: having
wide circulation in Maine, upper New
York state and northern Vermont. as
well as across the national border.
it's a simple thing. .
Across a background.
States 111111 ‘C‘hnadian flags is printed
this neat statementr ' '
WE
AmeriCANadlans
, WIN
Of course we can. and will. And 111
though his humane! all the rest .of
the allies can’t be1put \on one small
button. they‘re included in spirit.
No wonder the value of the‘German
mark has ‘dropfien'ruinouslv. When
the war beganll'er‘many‘had'iover 70
per cent as much gold as paper money.
Today the propmtion is less than one
to five. \nd the piloting presses keep
right on. "
. __.._. _. . .,......
loves a shining mark, no
‘he doesn’t
Death
doubt:
seem to be attracted by the German-
silvcr glint ot' the l-lohcnzollern fam-
ily.
but unfortunately
_..___,._.__._—-
Don‘t stop saving money
cause the Liberty Loan campaign
Buv T. S
just be-
is
over. ,
01”....
The cost at automohlllng keeps
naming A fine fot
didnt use to be mote than $10
011
Now
it runs as hizh as $100.
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That Dutch agreement allowing Ger
many to ship sand and gravel through
Holland might be characterized as
concrete 1.5111 for the Kaiser.
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Stand Up' For Rights,
Is‘Stoeckels’ Advice
The 1111.1 of State Motor Vehicle
Commissioner R. B; Stoeckcls has
been amused by-lhe crusades being
waged against, motorists by the
_ stuall town Constabulary. In a strong .
statement. just issued he advises a11-
not. to mil‘t'ely pay aués in tow:
cou1ts for offenses of which they are
charged but are not guilty. [7
According to -the ebmmlssion‘er.
too many autoists when arrested
pay their fines 11111111111 a murmur
and frequently aut‘di are arrest
ed unjtte‘tl y. ,
‘ the United States becoming 1111. .
911.3111 now that both dreams are in
All we‘re concerned with now. in our
foreign track: is winning the war. All
in
of United
reckless dr ivini; .
toists to stand up for their rights and ,
\
we r; thought with them. but Mar111l 111
in due counts. of time Rene atown no.
11111111 11111111tlv.
tv 111111111131 of the Sixtv ninth when lit
heard the roll call in Fl‘rllt‘ll 111111 thus
11-1l 'lhcy tutti a reunion at once and
diets in the world.
American Soldier 111111111 1118 Lost Brother
Among “Blue Devil8" Sent to United States
11ml. Mesa: 11111: 18211881111
‘11
'l‘111 years ago when iii no Humbert was 1111111111111 old and his broth-
111 lilaicel lifteeu than parents 1011 France for the lnlted States.
tionul (1111111111 New \ork city He was not taken to France with the 111111
but he remained in the guard.
Rene
111111111111 behind with other relatives.
joined the Sixtvninth Rerimtnt N11
1111 was 111 the New Ymk Ci-
11 "Blue llcvils" new on review. He
haunt the name of his brother .\lai-
now th11111a are 111) two lit/1111141111101
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VIEWS
MUNICIPAL HOSPITALITY.
:ditm- of the Sentlnel:
This Second Taxing Diellltit already
owns two valuable productive plants -~1
water. and light and power. or these
weave justly proud; to no they are a
live 11nd healthy asset. Are these two
the only 111111111 yet known that can
pmfllably‘ and practically set-v.1. om
municipality? Have we exhausted the
list or are there others known 011 to be
discovered?
How would it do to add to those we.
tcau we show and prove that we really
lean be made a success as a public
- house, and a source of additional com-
! ,, _ I
i propose. Mr. Editor. that. this sec
_ond taxing district purchase this prop
,erlymcvcry one knows the low price
of.f “Mimi-1'16 into the ‘buslness of
creating and maintaining a House 01
Good c.1111; 11111.1 1.1 a 11111131111111.1101-
walk is despemtcly in need 01'. Thus
1111c hospitable and what genuine hou-
pttality is like,
And it is my belief that under our
municipal management the Clittord
pensallon which shim accrue to the
financial as Well as the social benefit
of our city. .
SOCIAD.
WAR FUND WEEK
CONTEST STARTS
NEW HAVEN. May 20 ~Much in~
terest is being displayed throughout
the. state in the contest between the],
Connecticut Red Crosa Campaign
and the New Jersey Committee to see"
which state can make the highest per-'
centage over its allotment in the "War
Fund Week" drive for a hundred mil-
lion dollars for the Red Cross
ANNE F. HARDON.
on WILTON. CONN.
(Continued from First Page.)
American women On the staff of one
1916 {not as nurse in a hospital for
French wounded, then as chauffeur in
hospital: inspection service. and now
Red Cross 11011111
Miss Harden wasa amcmber of 11th
letlc team‘s while at Brvn Mav.1 col
lege and was an exceptionally fluent
scholar in the French language
Red Cross service does not
when the soldier’s physital needs 11111
supplied It is highly important to
provide‘ entettainment.
A timely test a syznipithetic word
is a wonderful aid 11: 11 119.1111 111 dis‘
heartened soldier ‘Music is in great
demand 01111 night a train filled with
British troOps arrived at lhi‘ staton.
An extract from one of Miss Hardon‘s
letters gives 'a striking discription of
the incident. "I had a novel experi
ence tonight. A train load of Tom
rules was passing through, bound,
they said, for Palestine. Several
us Went down to the. station laden
with tigatettos and English 11. itiiAmer
ican heirspapus The t1ain pulled in
slowlv at 9: 30 and I took the head 111
stop!
l
01‘
01 than Miss l-Isrdon is seiviug Slit -
. has been in France 5 ace the tall 0
1
1
tho train The men 11111111
French and when i finished the sen
111111111 in English thcv cutlaimed with
pitasurc, 111111 man asked \vb 1111- l cante-
111111. and when i said Ameraic ' ht
hung out oi the door and so 211d my
hand and said "We're 11111.11 us! (live.
thret 1(ht’PlS for the lulled States”
By this time a 1111s oi khaki had
formed ‘arotih‘d 111.11 and they sent
11 deafening cheer
One 1111111 asked ii‘ i 11111“- Boston.‘
and wondered 11 i could 1.1111 :1 mes
sage to a sistet whom he had not seen
for thiet- years
They were a musical crowd
lug “Tipperary." “Keep the Home
Fires Ruining." ‘lt's A bong Longi
Trail,” antl when l sang tenor to this
they (heaved and star-ttd‘ 111. 111.11 lhe
1111.11 that l was standingbeslde sang. 1
luster than the one ahead. 1:11 i best
time for them. and then they whoop.
ed. A 11th 11111 the bandtnaster.‘
and then canto another mighty 11111111.
11111111- stayed twenty minutes and
When the train pulled out they 1111i
wanted to shake hands with 11111 and I
11111 up the platform as lat as tht rool’
11.111111 because it was raining
Among them were two soldiers
blue, and swathy.
sing
in
them while the Englishmen‘
around me in opemnouthed
Poor boys! How one longs‘to
and cheer them.
The Hans, of course have not
erlooked the 11111111111111. On‘theirtflp‘s
to Paris they drop shells to manifest
their Kultur. Sometimes they
lug uccdunt 0'1 11 tecont attack on the
canteen where she is'en‘tployed:
"It 11 warning eoundwthe canteen 11.
immediately hidden in datkness and
the occupants evacuated to the shel-
lets built fot thi purpose Ours is
underground. 8 up 111 1in the form of
1111 S with tw ht cos it is cover-
ed with huge t . a concrete slab
on top. and o op of that. Ex-
perts say that. 111.1 r a direct bit
from an aerial“ torp it is safe
A personage sh p in 111.9 Red
Cross came over t visit the canteens.
being with the head of the’ canteen
service he was further up the line
when the Roche chose tobombard. He
was awakened by the windows being
blown in and saw the house opposite
crumblé'liie ‘a‘pack oreards "Territy.
int" was 1111111101111 and the canteen
runny to buck him up. an-
awed : “This 111' what the ladies at
—a-—~'—-‘ 1111. 81111981: every night!
6
11) speak ;
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1
up]
They were ltttliuns'
anti could not make the Tonnnics un~t
dcrstand them and so [ translated-{1111‘
stood?
circlea;
serve.
ov~
make ‘
special trips to bomb .the canteens.” ‘
Miss Haidon alsngfv‘ca 11111 iollhd11
1
Beautiful Showing ‘of
i Hands-om Dresses
Here is a. smart and comprehensiVe assortment of new
models that should interest every woman and miss who wants a
stylish dress at a title price. Practically all of the wanted col
08 and materials are represented.
Silk Poplin Dresses-
Toilets Silk Poplin and
Sonic Dresses. 189511011250
Crepe Meteor, ‘ Taffeta, Serge,
Wool JerSe‘y, Satin, Georgette
Crepe 8. Crepe- de- Chine Dresses
$15.95 10130.00
$6.50
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We w‘er‘e'the ladies in question "
Miss Hardon's only brothe1.
Knox Hardon, is now ltason officed
on the start or the American com-
mander 111 11 city
01111111. 111111111
her brother
F1 Race.
since his
York.
The cases of Julia and William Ef-
tron have 'bEen Continued nntil‘Wed-
nesday morning.
already carry, on to so good advantage
yet another. a public hospitality 1111-"
partment.
thing for this district. :11 would be a
live advertisement of and invitation to‘
our city, equal, perhaps-to that of our
electric and water plants. Often have
these latter been inspected as models
and featured after by other cities. ,
A public house run by our district.
At a dinner of the1 chapter chair-
men of Connecticut. which was held in
New Haven recently and which was
A Mlmmp‘” How! would be a “"9“” attended by thcchalrman (lithe-New 1
Jersey State Committee. Colonel l 1M.
Ullman. the Connecticut chairman,
offered a challenge to New Jersey for
the largest percentage. of
above the allotment for the state. This
the New Jersey state chairman and a
the traveling and the local citizenship
and why might it not be made‘ a mod-
ple for other cities to pattern after?
One good hotel is insufficient for this
end of tmovvn. Our local people Were
thrown out of house this winter on the
closing of one of our hostelries and
casualv letters have found it necessary
to pass R1111 to the next town for a
night‘s lodging on a dav's stay.
Everybody knows the Clifford is
closed and for sale.‘ Everybody knows
it should be running; that it is a posi-
tive eyesore and common regret that a
place offering such needed conven‘1
icnce. should be dark and'ltteless. It
is very bad advertising for our town.
arefsthronging our streets.
would £ully1appreciate and patronlze.l
to the cguntlless strangers which nowi
wager of a dinner to be given by the
losers for the winners was laid.
The. same challengewas offered to
1New York state by Colonel Ullman. ‘
cl of municipal hospitality, and a 11am-l
but. lthas not.’up to the present time,
‘been accepted.
‘is to be given by
Committee in New
gli en by the New Jersey t‘ommittce
1 111 New Haven.‘
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l Smokers will be interested in a new
1 pipe, illustrated in the Popular Me
‘chanlcs’ Magazine. which is designet
Ithe. bottom tip. The top of the bow
is screened and capped.
tap the wall of the bowl to the top.
‘ Try a sentinel Want a“
a race to see which state could make .
collections “
challenge was promptly accepted by ,
if.New Jersey wins 3,.
this contest 1'01 supremacy the dinner 1
the Connecticut 1
Y01k while. if,
Connecticut wins the dinner will be .
on the principle 01 a furnace or stov‘c :
“that is the tobacco is burned from 1
while the 1
bottom is closed by a pivoted and 111111;}
forated slab The air passage extends ,1;
‘, Solicitors!
,'Don 't neglect to report to your
dapt‘oihst ' 1
Don't oblige‘the Solicitor to cell upon you twi‘ce. ‘
Do‘n't— target to 1111118 deity returns to Helium“. ‘
"M ' 'C-d‘ .
REMEMBER!
Elite body 1 1 .
Captain each day.
1..., .
111111.11 "of it—ydti 61111 “gel that b'o‘oli of more
in a (111111811in songs; all set to mu8ic. at: Icon
than Bone-tentlr' of a cent apiece.
wt-m.
‘
Hundreds of Coats
1 Real Bargains
DESIRABLE STYLES
. DESIRABLE WEIGHTS
DESIRABLEMATERIALS' DESIRABLE PRICES
coats for all occasions in all sizes—41 remarkable varied assort-
mttn‘r of medals in the 1 semn's leadingfsbrics.
$12.95 10335.00
Womentsa and Misses Sutts
A variety of models and fabrics. You can make big savings
fiby btfyiiig your suit here. The proof is here in these big
$11951. $1115, $19.95»
.-:1:s—e-mm 10111.1 mm
in France where Progress Forum Hall,
there is an American Concentration street.me all over the state 200 1b-
Hardon has 1101 899“ legates are expected‘ and the national
“m"‘l “1 officers will be present. The. boat-1111! .
Miss Anne 11‘ and 3““... Knox a1 9 officers will 1.1111111111113111 at the Hotel
daughter and son of "lift and Mrs Mahackemo. The committee will meet
Henry W Hardon of Wilton and N111 the trains from 9 to 10 o c'lock and es—
The state council of the Sons and
Ham Daughters of Liberty will hold their
convention in this city tomorrow, at
Washington
cort the delegates to the hall. Baum
Council .will entertain. and refresh—
ments will“ be served‘at the hall fun
4 tot; o'block.
Copy
of This
. ; Great
7 Rook
{Thou- .
Sands have
obtained it.
, .The offer
‘, must: 0103::
soon, the
number
of bd‘oks‘
allotted
to this
city'yvfl‘l‘
soonbe l
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