Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-08
HEARD IN PASSING.

The automobiles sold in this coun- try in 1907 cost $1O1, 100000. It would ] be interesting to learn what it cost to run and repair them.-New Haven Union.
 So Ex-Governor Douglas wants to be taken out of the list of possible candidates for vice president or any other public office-and hopes that the | talk about him will cease. He should get after those friends of his who have been keeping up the talk, and having literary bureau in tow as well.- Springfield Republican.
 In these times churches are becOm- ing more attractive than otherwise, and robbers of poor boxes are multi pyling by the score. Church robbers down in Kentucky finding the poor boxes empty, took out the corner stone of church erected ill 1902 and took out the coin deposited therein. It is the most unique robbery on record MiddletOwn Press.
 Mayor Thomas Reilly. of Meriden, is favorably regarded as candidate lol NohSlCoo III llC oVtolu MT Reilly is successful newspaper man. He also belongs in the front rank of Connecticut mayors. There fore he is well qualified by experience training and ability to represent his district in Congress. Congressman Reilly sounds good.-Bristol Press.
 FlOretta Whaley, who ran away to Frisco with the Rev" Cooke now regards the wife of the latter as her only obstacle to supreme happiness and wishes Mrs Cooke would obtain a divorce. Nothing new about your idea. Floretta. Women who run away with other women's husbands quite com monly take your view of the natter even if the law dOesnt.-New Haven Palladium.
 The Newark, N. J., board of educa- ton has asked for an appropriation of S2.36G,OO0 this year for new school houses and school house sites IL costs something to look after the school in- tcrests of a thriving town of 2JO.OO0 population. Newark is less thar three times the size of Bridgeport. but what would our people say to a demand for SS00.OO0 in n single year for new school houses Bridgeport Standard.
 The President could hardly select better man than John Mitchell to act as labor commissioner and regulator of labor conditions in the Panama belt. The ability and fairness of the man, established from his long dealing | with the American public. are suffi- ! cient to allay any prejudice against him which might exist among those who love not organized labor for it. self alone.-New Haven Register. Chairman Kenealy made n wise choice when he selected Senator Luther of Hartford. for the chairman ship of the Republican state conven- i tiOn. The convention is certain to receive a treat in the form of a scholarly and eloquent address and to have it's deliberations presided over with tact. impartiality m dignity
 \ better or more popular chiOce could
 lot have been made-Nsw Haven 1 Leader.
 Congressman I.ittlefield was the only member Ot tine lower house of Congress who voted against the em- | piOyer's liability bill yesterday. The
 measure is one which has been fav- Ore,l by organized labor and con stituted one of the recommendations Of President Roosevelt. Mr Little 1 field experienced some difficulty in securing an election for his present term owing tO the opposition of labor l leaders. and although hc claims that : l. is because of a desire to resume his ! law practice that he resigned 2 short time ago it is believed that his real reason was his fear of defeat when hs came up for reelection. His vote t yesterday showed tlIst he hasn't even cooled of since he resigned The employers liability bill will now go to the Senate with practically the
 unanimous endorsement of the house | New Britain Herald.