Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-24
HEARD IN PASSING.

France has sixty war balloons on the German fronties. She proposes to see the foe the next time at the earl fest possible moment-Norwich Bul- letin. .'r .-v--.
 Another searching Investigation of death conditions at Long Island grade crossings is to be made as the result of the killing of Dr Edward J. Gallagher and his iancee at Locust 1 avenue. What is the number of this investigation in the long series .lnI what is the net profit for public safety to date?-New York World. '-
 Already the people of Texas are clamoring for special session of the legislature to repeal some of the crazy laws that were recently enacted. If the laws are carried out they will bring great hardship to the people and the rabid trust busters seem to have used even less judgment in their efforts than is usually displayed by l those who compose state legislatures New London Day.
 Statistics taken in France show that { 'ANAN "AC oNCI p,opo pCtSOiiS United States living in France, and that 10 per cent. of them have be- come naturalized citizens of that coun- try. In all, it is said, about 100000 foreigners live on French soil Prob ably nearly all of the Americans in France live in Paris. which from one cause and another seems to attract Americans-Springfield Union.
 The Carnegie company of Pitttsburg will rehabilitate the Edgar Thompson steel plant in Braddock at an expense of $2,000 ,0O0 for the purpose of making steel rails which will overcome the ob- jectionS made lately by railroad com panies. That this company is willing to put S2,000000 into such an effort de- monstrateS that its manager do not believe that the railroad business has been ruined yet but will take the chances.-Bridgeport Standard.
 The people have always inevitably, although unwillingly, paid the freight for all sorts and conditions of monop- olies and there is reason to believe that they will be able to dodge the burden of putting up for the fine which will be assessed against the Standard Oil company. no matter what its size. It is so convenient 10 be able to pass the penalty of trans gression of the law along to the in- nocent consumer-New Britain Her aid.
 Three predecessors of Governor HnUbneJ araatoH icsnas onH vainaI dis tinction as governos which brought 10 them presidential nominations: Tilden, Cleveland and Roosevelt. Whoever has read Governor Hughes's speeches carefully. are incluned to accept as accurate the statement of some of his personal friends that he has been for some years a diligent student of the biography of Tflden and of the careers and personalities of Grover Cleveland and President Rooseyelt.-Ansonia Sentinel. .s .t.r.
 There are two ways of ,stavins off tariff reform in the United States. One is Senator Foraker's way, which is to declare frankly that he does not believe the tariff ought to be touched, and that people who support nirn must do so with the understanding that he will oppose any tariff legisla- tion. The other way is that of those republicans who say that they are in favor of tariff revision after the next presidential election, or at some other ! time which they generally fail to | specify. On the whole. we think the | Ohio senator's way the better one. It !. has. at least. the merit of honesty.- Hartford Times.