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Connecticut western news., 1913-04-17
WEST CORNWALL

Valley Farm" play given by Corn. wall talent will be presented at West Cornwall on Friday, April IS. The same play will be given in Falls Village on Tuesday, April 22, and will be follow ed by dancing.
 Spring is earlier this year than last and people are rejoicing. Clarence Bailey has peas up.
 Mrs. w. 0. Hart is much better, able to be at home also to attend church and the choral rehearsals
 MT. s. R. Scoville is comfortable, as much as can be expected after the seri- ous throat operation and in hospital His family are now looking forward to 9 complete recovery and his safe returh home.
 Mrs. J. A. Cochrane has been suffer ing from hard cold.
 Mrs. Farwell is visiting her aunt, Mrs. G. W. Cochrane.
 Donald Heddon is at the farm for awhile.
 Miss Jessie Hart has rented Ter house for the summer.
 MT. and Mrs. w. B. Hubbard are out of town for short time.
 "The Valley Farm" will be gwen in Masonic Hall, Friday April IS, the pro- ceeds for the parsonage fund.
 The 500 club met with MT. and Mrs. A. w. Bailey. Monday night and there were enough for seven tables.
 Miss Lillian Hatch and friend have rented house on Cottage Row and are going to do dressmaking.
 Mr. George Fritz has put a new roof on the house occupied by B. D. Bailey.
 The last meeting of the missionary society will be held at the parsonage Friday afternoon.
Connecticut western news., 1913-04-17
STEADFAST WELL DOING

The great highroad of human welfare lies along the old highway of steadfast well doing, and they who are the most persistent and work in the truest spirit will invari- ably be the most successful. Suc- cess treads on the heels of every Fiaht effort. Samuel Smiles.
Connecticut western news., 1913-04-17

tIt is indeed gratifying to know that there is still an actor who is passing on the best traditions of our stage.''-The late Horace Howard Furness, Americas Q Greatest Shakespearean scholar, in letter concerning MT. Mantell, written to friend few months before his death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
IN SUPPORT OF mitchell
Why the Society to Lower Rents
Favors His Election.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In your account in this mornings
issue OF the meeting. of the Society 70
Lower Rents and Reduce Taxes on Homes
held at the City Club last night mention
is not made OF the reason why this So
ciety urges every worker OF the city, re-
CARELESS Of party affiliations, TO vote for
John Purroy Mitchell for Mayor. II IS
not because the society is in politics. but.
as stated in the resolution adopted. be-
cause Commissioner Mccall has failed 20
state. after repeated written requests.
that he will. II elected. accept on behalf
of the city bill providing for a reteren-
dunn on reducing the tax rate on build
ings in New York City 10 half that on
land by five equal changes in Ave con-
secutlve years. II such a bill is submitted
to him, and because Mr.. Mitchell has
stated in writing that he will, II elected,
accept such a referendum bill
THE SOCIETY TO LOWER RENTS
AND REDUCE TAXES ON HOMES.
F. c. LEUBSUCHER, President
No. go Broadway, New York. Oct. 8, 1918
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
"At Philippi."

candidate Mccall was most unfortunate when ne
broke into the dictionary of quotations and told the
stump speakers of the Mccall Coiese Men
League: Now, with these few words will leave
Won and meet you at Philippi.' He must have
forcottan tho fate OF Brutus and Cassus. Those
two statesmen do a good deal of talking in Shake
speares Julius Caesar" about meeting each other
and in force at Philippi But when they got to
that celebrated rendezvous what happened to them
might well have been expressed IN the meiancnoiy
enirram: 1--WE have met the enemy and we are
theirs
History will probably not reverse itself when
Cassius Mccall meets the legonaries Of the College
Mems League next month at Phppi. There is a
Young Octavius on his track in the person Of John
Purroy Mitchell. The voters of this city VIII also
he there In mass to take fall out of the SNUG
and sleek" who have long fattened upon them
There must have been dim vision of fate In the
back of McCall's head when he Numbered upon MS
unhappy Shakespearian allusion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
Bosses Running for Office.

Roger c. Sullivan's announcement that he will be
candidate for United States Senator from Illinois
at the first direct election next year shows that
some of the odtme party bosses getting into
line with he principles Of the New Freedom. A
boss who runs for Office has pretty complete
answer for those who complain hat he is boss.
lie can say that he has cut loose from the fabric
Of invisible government and has submitted his
pretensions directly to the people If they sustain
him he Is ut boss but a leader
The old school bosses rarely AN for elective
Offices Matthew S. Quay was an exception to that
rule since he ran for Treasurer I'm Pennsylvania
and was elected. But he ouclassed most of the
old line bosses both in daring and In intellectual
resources. Mr.. Sullivan has dominated the Demo
cratic party in Illinois for many years, but let
other people run for Office 1t is a welcome sign
of the times that he is about to seek popular
Endorsement Boies Pcnrose is planning to run for
Senator In Pennsylvania What helpful and
hopeful thing it would be here If William Barnes
and Charles F. Murphy should also take 1t into
their heads to be candidates for some state office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
Murphy's Candidates for the Cour
of Appeals.

Murphys candidates for judges of the Court OF
Appeals are better than usual. Judge Willard Bart
lett who is nominated for chief judge has for sew
eral years been useful member of the Court OF
Appeals bench and earlier served acceptaby IN the
Supreme Court. Mr. Abram l. Elkus, who is nom-
mated for associate justice is a lawyer Of ability ana
character His chief public service has been per-
formed as counsel of the Wagner committee which
investigated working conditions In the state and
drafted the recent amendments TO the SAFETY ana
health laws affecting factories.
In nominating Mr. Elkus. however. the boss vio
lated the sound principle which requires the keeping
upon the bench of judges already rich in experience
and of demonstrated capacity for useful service
And In naming two Democrats as candidates Tor
the two vacancies the boss adheres to his determl
nation to make the Court of Appeals sOlidly Demo
cratic as soon as he Among the seven elected
Judges of the court there is now only one Repub-
lican, Judge Werner who will serve until 1918 ana
who has been named by his party for chief judge
The two judges who retire this year Chief Judge
Cullen and Associate Judge John Clinton Gray, are
both Democrats; but Judge Cullen owed his election
10 the Republicans. who when in complete control
of the state were careful that the minority party
should be adequately represented on the Court or
Appeals bench But irrespective Of whether retir-
ing Judges are Republicans or Democrats and with
ont regard for the increasing Democratic majority In
the court the Tammany boss is making partisan
nominations. Those just made are in line with his
policy of treating places in the highest court as
party spells.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
Mr.. Gardner and the Stand-patters. y

Representative A. 2. Gardner, the Republican
candidate for Governor in Massachusetts, is entitled
to sympathy He made fight for the nomination
in the primary and easily but in the state con-
ventlon, chosen for the purpose of framing plat
FORM various proposals which he considered i'm
portant were turned down and he unable TO
make the speech of acceptance which he had pre-
pared
Apparently the convention wished to rebuke MT.
Gardner for his temerity in attacking the inner
"old guard" ring ntrenched in the state committee.
The Congressman has shown progressive tendencies
at Washington most distasteful to the "Old guard,
which. though 1t could not beat him at the polls,
still controls the party machinery. He recently
demanded the resignation of the state chairman.
but the state committee backed up the chairman
in refusing to resign.
Mr.. Gardeners predicament is interesting because
It emphasizes the conflict still raging in the Repub-
lican party in many states between the old order
and the new. There are still Republicans who do
not realize that "stand-patism" is dead There are
still reactionaries in New York as well as in Mas
sachusetts But the conflict between reaction and
progress is unequal and progress is certain to win,
even where stand patsm has its strongest Gluten
on the party organization.
Mr. Gardner should continue his fight. The ele-
ments in the Republican party who have been with
him since the day when he cOurageousy enlisted for
the war against Cannonism will soon be on top.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
Rolling Down to Rio.

The cheerful tempestuous exit of the colonel will
draw smiles from his most hardened enemy. A
singing wind and whitecaps gave the proper SET
ting of Kaiserwetter And ''habitual liar flung over
the taffrai made an effective and typical curtain
We always hate to think of the colonel crlbDed'
cabined and confined on board one poor ship. IL
seems as IT, the third day out ne must take 10
turning handsprings on the bowsprit-or perhaps
tes, ND mast or two and begin to row. How
ever he is nothing If not versatile, and his vast
capacity for silence, for immuring himself IN Jun
giles without a possible audience OF any one save
monkeys and boa constructors Is but part ana par
Gel of that strange and contradictory personality
which makes friends and enemies faster than any
other living institution
Goodspeed TO the colonel on his trip below the
line. And long may he wave!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
THE HOSPITAL BOX
Complaint Is Made That Contribu
tions Are Not Promptly Removed.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The appeal by the Hospital Book
and Newspaper Society for reading mat
ter TO be used in various institutions IL
one to which the public is always ready
TO respond. but why does not the society
give more attention to some OF the recep-
tacles which it has provided in the down.
town district?
Complaints are continually being made
of the congested condition OF the large
red box at the corner OF Broadway and
Vesey street, a whole week being often
allowed to elapse before IL is cleared
This morning the top OF the box and side
walk were Uttered with rain soaked news
papers and magazines. while books are
easily distracted owing to the unnecss-
sarily large apertures. The box should
be emptied at least every alternate day,
so as to provide reasonably fresh reading
matter and there are many city employees
who would be glad to contribute II an
other box were placed somewhere In the
vicinity OF the new Municipal Building.
New York. Oct. 2, 1913. A. Z. q.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
A Question of Meal Tickets.

Representative Sisson, of Mississippi, has come
to the front with important contribution to po-
litcal knowledge Many people hereabouts are still
wondering why Murphy turned Mayor Gaynor
down for denomination. Mr.. Mccall has said that
Murphy really wanted to renomlnate the Mayor,
but was overpowered by the protests of McCooey,
TON" Foley and others Of the faithful. who main
tanned that Mr.. Gaynor had been much too stingy
in relieving distress in Tammany circles.
Mr.. Sisson's testimony rather supports the Nc
Cooey- Foley view that the Mccall nomination was
the only proper means Of heading off Tammany
hunger strike. The poor were famished and Civ
ing them Gaynor was like offering them cake in
stead of bread. The Mississippi statesman says
that after he spoke Mt a recent Tammany indie
pendence Day celebration he attended dinner con-
ssting of barbecued meat and loaves Of bread. The
PERSONS who consumed the holiday fare were 1.-The
most animal-llke assembly have seen; they
ate ravenousy and seemed starved"
There is the real secret Of the situation. Tam
many had become weary of diet Of kind words y
Appetite controlled 1t and not reason. Disdainng
an excellent chance to win with Gaynor, the reI~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
The Last Stand for National Parks.

The open letter to the President which was
printed in our Peoples Column" yesterday was
one of the features of the last stand which Is be
ing made in the defence Of our national parks from
the spoaton of private greed For that is really
the gst of the Hetch-hetchy matter, which is APP
parently about to go to the President for his de-
termination.
In itself the spoliation of that peerless valley
and the exclusion Of the public from the wondrous
canyon of the Tuolumne would he bad enough. 1t
would be to deprive the world Of two of its most
precious and UNIQUE realms of wonderland; com
parable with levelling the Palisades for road metal
or turning the whole stream of Niagara into factory
penstocks But, bad as that would be, 1t would not
be the worst Of it.
For in this act of robbery of the public park
domain for the qualification of corporate greed
there would be set a precedent which would mperil
every other piece Of national park wonderland,
pleasure land or historic site which sordid cupidity
might covet for spoliaion. If the beauties Of the
Hetch-hechy are 10 be destroyed Just to enable San
Francisco to get water supply and power without
payinc for them as it would have to do elsewhere,
why not let anybody who wants free timber cut
down the giant Sequoas and any who wants
cheap stone blast out the terraces of the Yellow
stone?
The Hetch-hetchy grab, conceived in greed and
PROMPTED through misrepresentation, is a deadly
menace not only TO that valley, last loveliest
exquisite, alone" but also to every inch Of the ma
tonal domain 1t has been repulsed before. IT
should this time be defeated so thoroughly as 10
give it no chance ever to appear again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
THE SMALLEST COIN
It Was a Gold Quarter Of California,
Saws a Reader.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: An article In The Tribune this sum
mer. headed Many Kinds Of Coin" speaks
OF the largest coin ever minted being about
foot square. and a contrasting piece OF
coin is that of the California 50-cent piece
Of gold, which was coined In lS4s and for
some years afterward. The coin is In
possession OF Charles Holmes. dated 1885,
and is the smallest piece OF money ever
coined"
The last sentence calls for n contradic-
ton. | came from San Francisco 10 Cats
kill in May. 1856, and brought with me as
curiosities three $50 gold pieces (hexagon
shape), several gold dollars. few 50-cent
gold pieces and half dozen 25-cent gold
pieces. stamped, like the 50-cent pieces.
with the head OF the Goddess Of Liberty
surrounded with stars and on the reverse
wreath of leaves and the inscription:
eel. Dollar" The edge was milled.
have but one of them left. 1t is as bright
as the day It was made.
Having been a page in the House Of
Representatives and had charge OF the
row Of seats at the time Mr. Greeley &C.
cupied one of them. l am happy to con-
tribute this item 10 The Tribune, which
have taken for many years.
WALTON VAN LOAN
No. II Prospect avenue, Catskill. n. Y.
Oct. 2, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
AS One Mayor to Another.

What the Governor Of North Carolina said to the
Governor OF South Carolina has long held atten-
ton. So now what the Mayor Of New York said
TO the Mayor of Philadelphia hits every ear ION
Tuesday next, october T. the Giants are going to
wine I'D the Polo Grounds with the so-called Ath-
letcs Of your city" And so on politely inviting
His Honor the Mayor of Philadelphia to be present
on that festive occasion.
Mayor KliDe's note unquestonaby has the right
stuff on it. His words will be cordially approved
by every "fan" and will require some smart field
ing on the part OF Mayor Blankenburg. We look
for his acceptance with much interest. They play
ball rather well in Philadelphia, despite Mayor
Klne's optimistic tone)
If those two worthless do sit side by side at the
great occasion, it is pleasure to reflect that rank
and office and dignity will be as the dust of the
field. One Of the nobest moments IN Bunker
Bean" was that at the ball game when the great
magnate thumped his young secretary in the ribs
and the two Rugged each other with JOY at the
home teams victory The game levels all ranks.
Whether our two Mayors will thump each other we
do not pretend to guess. But they will surely feel
no obligation TO display whit more dignity than
the youngest hopeful on the bleachers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
GAYNoR SUPPORT FOR MCCALL
It Is Called Inconsistent, Ignorant or
Hypocr.tical.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor or The tribune.
Sir: II is perfectly disgusting 10 see
the way i'm which a number OF politicians
shift about from pillar TO post These are
men of no principle. but who act from
caprice. love OF Office or something worse
A few days ago you Informed your read
ers that several sections OF what was
designated as the "Gaynor League were
now going over to Tammany. such IN.
consistency. ignorance or hypocrisy cou'u
hardly be conceived
Gaynor was ignored by Tammany ah@
refused denomination. He had refused ~
do their dirty work or be catspa~ "
the hands Of a man like Murphy.
This was enough to arouse the ire AM
indignation OF every Tammanyite pos
sessing one grain OF intelligence and com,
mon sense, and lead them TO resent SUCH
dastardly treatment by voting agahs'
the perpetrators of the men who could ~
such things.
Men who can act in this way are ho'
deserving of a vote. and l hope the &c
suit of the election will be such as !"
defeat the party for whom they now PRIV
pose to give their votes.
CONSISTENCY.
New York, Oct 3. 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
Teacher and Pupil in Forestry.

Seldom has there been more notable example
of teacher becoming pupil and pupil teacher than
that which is now presented by China and the
United States in respect of forestry.
1t has long been notorious that China has suf-
fered more than almost any other nation from de-
mutation of the land by destruction Of forests. To
that cause has largely been attributed the devasta
ton wrought by the foods of 1.-THE Woe of China, -
the Yellow River. The example Of China has been
held up to the United States as warming and has
done much-more than the example of any other
land-to induce rational methods of forest preser-
walton and culture here.
And now having thus taught us the need of for
est preservation China turns to us to learn how to
do 1t. 1t is to be hoped that lesson will be as
profitable to her hers TO us: though will
be for emulation, while hers was for avoidance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
THE AIM OF JAPAN
It Is to Open the Pacific Coast to
Swarming immigration.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir The first lines I'm a Tribune edl-
torlaI to-day are these: THE scheme OF
settling the California land controversy
with Japan by means OF new treaty Is
doubtless we'll meant" and the closing
remark is this: "Of course, Japan might
in the new treaty waive all demands for
real estate privileges for her citizens in
this country. but we have heard as yet
OF no lntimaton OF such recession on her
part
No. you have not heard nor are you
likely TO ever hear OF such recession or
any other recession until Japan's far
sighted dlplomatics are publicly fore
stalled Of their clear intention TO defeat
American rights.
This brings US directly 10 the point
which |, as plain. patriotic American
citizen, persist in being publicly heard
about and aim to insist on being Needed
the point that treaties are moot. and al
ready more than tentative, by which
privilege" shall be legallzed to aliens
that directly contravenes the rights" of
Americans born American-Americans
no" HUOSllS dOZlIR WHO Japan, dlOtu
and abetted by an extensively involved
concatenation OF treaty and entente. in
Guiding England and Russia, now pre-
tends to split hairs with our foozling Sec
, rotary OF State, while really II is plain
as a pikestaf that the whole diplomatic
game as played by the Mikados govern
ment is one to gain and establish prece-
dents in alien ownership OF American real
estate which. as international precedents,
shall serve to beat any future treaty
making fiat and open the entire Pacific
Coast to swarming immigration, even
more yoluminous than, and possibly as
bad as. the hideous mess already put
upon the Atlantic seaboard. and which,
by that Grass faulty marking New York
State laws. lets aliens own real estate
here beyond every known legal means Of
dispossessing them. even though they
never become citizens.
ALFRED LAURENS BRENNAN.
New York, oct 2, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
A NEWLY EXPLOITED REMEDY
The Inventor Of Therpezone Denies
Extravagant Claims.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: | wish to appeal 10 the physicians
and people of New York City who may
have noticed the publicity given TO "Ther-
pezone," TO assist in preventing, as tar
as possible. the harm that may result
from such unwise and mercenary OK
ploitation. Scientific research is not fur
thered by the making of exaggerated pub
lie statements.
Therpezone is not specifically a remedy
for tuberculosis, and II IL were the pub
lie should have learned by this time that
miraculous cures are not possible In dis
eases OF this kind. An accurate state
ment was made of my views and OF the
nature OF my research In THE Globe" of
September 80. and although The Globe
was wholly responsible for that article.
owe ii my sincere thanks for the care
it took not to misrepresent me. Since
then the exploiters have had their say.
have beer engaged In this research,
which may be briefly described as a study
of the influence of atmospheric conditions
on bodily health. for a number of years,
but whatever success | may have had
does not warrant the use of my name TO
start another publicity campaign for a
tuberculosis cure. with the attendant evils.
II there is anything of value In my work
II will be recognized by chemist and ply
sicians. and the public. There never has
been a time In the worlds history when
scientific achievement received such In
slant Acknowledgment and welcome. IL
my work is good 1t will receive such rec
ognition; that 1t has been retarded by a
conspiracy Of capital is plainly nonsense.
II Is to be regretted. however. that the
present ill-advised publicity will largely
deprive me OF the helpful assistance and
wholesome criticism of the physicians;
many OF them will rghtfully feel that
their association with the work would lie
taken advantage of again for improper
exploitation.
WILLIAM J. KNOX.
New York. Oct. 3. 1913.