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New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
IgoisAsACK WILL NOT RESIGN.

The New Haven Registe. quotes j.. Henry Roraback as saying that he has never thought of resigning as chairn1an of the republican state cen- propose to do any explaining either. As to ex-Governor Woodruff's opinion that he should resign and that the republicans cannot win while he is at the head of the state committee, MT. Roraback says that he is entitled to 1t and that for all he knows his opinion may be the opinion of the majority of the republicans of the state, but his attitude Is g. surprise to him and he remarks with some show of sarcasm that he was 8 mem- Der of the republican organization when MT. Woodruff was candidate for governor, assisted in his election and that his methods then were not objected to by either the candidate or any other republican. This is un- doubtedly true, but times have changed since then and the people have demanded that there be less
 money used in elections and that methods be practiced that will ensure to the people a form of legislation in their interest and not that of in dividual or private corporations. MT. Pnr0 ho 01r al ,,i% the latter are what the people com- plain of and the complaint has be- come so loud and so general that the ex-governor has simply given ex- pression to a feeling that is shared by others as we'll as himself.
 The progressives, the majority of whom have been identified with the republican organization, have been outspoken against MT. Roraback and this is one of the issues that is keep ing the two clements apart. MT. Rorab back is as agreeable a person as one could wish to meet, but it is g. peculiar thing that many of those who have been benefited by his po- litical management are the most anxious to see him out of the chair manship of the republican party. This may, be due to pontical expedi- ency rather than to any objection to him as an individual. There is still evidence, notwithstanding MT. Rora- backs statement to the contrary, that new chairman to conduct the coming campaign.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
WHAT OFFERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex. changes that come to Herald office.
Commission Government. (Springtield Republican,

Commission government in Tren- ton, N. J., is pronounced remark able success by the major director of public affairs, whose report on the first fiscal year has just been pub lished. "The results.'' he writes. have clearly demonstrated beyond the dreams of it's staunchest support CTS the superiority of the new sys- tenn" This is a judgment based on short experience and 1t comes from friend of the commission form of mu- nicipal government, yet there are pre- scented figures of achievement which sustain the contention. In city fi- nances, great improvement is shown over preceding years, for the cost of administration has been cut down, the bonded debt diminished and the tax rate lowered. The old annual revenue deficit was nearly eliminated. Parti- san politics, it is asserted, has been wholly unknown in the commissions transaction of business. Efficiency has been markedly increased. What Is most striking is that ''the standard of public morals in Trenton has been materially raised. All city ordinances and state laws are rigidly enforced and the freedom of policemen and tiremen from the political yoke that formerly encompassed them has un- questionably made Trenton a better city from every viewpoint Trenton was poorly and corruptly governed city in the old days, and the new broom sweeps clean. The future tasR is to maintain the higher standard now introduced, and that is where public opinion will come in. Good government will be spasm unless the people determine to hold fast what has been gained.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
Ship Assembled Noah's Ark. (NeW York Herald.)

The Pennsylvania of the Hamburg American line which arrived here yesterday from Hamburg four days overdue, had the appearance of Noah's ark with it's cargo of animals, rep tiles and fowl of every order and de- scription. Passengers on board de- clared they *were glad to get ashore because of the constant din kept up by the creatures.
 In the list of alien animals here to take up a residence were two hip ropotami, five crates of monkeys, six boxes of snakes, three kangaroos, one cage of wildcats, one lion, one box Of mice, 1,502 cartridges, twenty swans, thirty-two pheasants, forty-one crates of canaries, one zebra, one puma and a collection of water fowl.
 The hippopotami were consigned to the Memphis geological park, which was started three years ago with one bear Phil" Castang. manager of the park, was at the pier to meet the steamship. He will take his consign- ment of animals to Memphis tonight.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
FOR CIGARETTE
 SMOKING OF NO VALUE.

Treatment of the throat with nitrate of silver to break up the cigarette habit has been declared to be of little consequence by Dr. Suther- land, dean of the Boston university school of medicine, who says that there is less nicotine in cigarettes than in either pipes or cigars. The doctor claims that smoking Is in- furious because it has a bad effect upon the nervous system and leads to habits of selfishness in people. This latter accusation is a new objection.
 There has always been more or less opposition to the use of tobacco, but there has been a special drive made against the use of cigarettes, and discovered that he smokes cigarettes the latter are immediately charged with being the cause of his downfall
 Some think that the paper used in the manufacture of cigarettes is the main cause of their deleteriousness, but no one explains why. Physicians use them and now an eminent mem- Der of the profession comes along and says that they are not as danger ous as either the pipe or the cigar, which delight the souls of so many people. Smoking, like drinking, may be dangerous when carried to ex- tremes and 1t may cause all the ail- ments charged against it, but does 1t !? A pipe or cigar after lunch or in the evening has always been regard ed as refreshing, productive of agree ableness, sharpening the wits and aid ing digestion.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
German government of the work the board is doing in Micronesia, but is also a sign of international good fel- lowship which all Americans will ap- preciate. e
Concerning a Salt Cellar. (CleNeland Plain-Dealerl !

The selling of salt cellar Is not a transaction that ordinarily calls for comment. Yet salt cellar was sold at auction in London last week and the echo of the auctioneer's going going-gone appears to have rever- berated over an extremely long dis tance. The cellar of the sonorous echo was a part of the noted Ash burnham collection of works of art, and the dispatches tell us it brought $28,O00. It was silver receptacle of the sixteenth century type of work manship, and there is some doubt about the identity of its designer. There is no doubt, however. of its beauty, it's rarity and its historical in- terest.
 As to the sanity of investing so many dollars in a piece of silver bric- a-brac, that's a question which con- cerns the buyer alone. A leading New York journal ventured to criticize the purchase on the ground that many worthy things in the world need do- ing that this great sum would do. and was promptly rebuked by lover of things of beauty who declared that the new owner did not purchase the cellar because he wished to own an article that no other collector could match but because of its grace, it's charm, it's age, it's unique rarity which is presumably the proper atti- tude Of all conscientious collectors.
 Perhaps the buyer himself, however, would tell us, if occasion offered, that while there are Rembrandts and Rem- brandts, and Millets and Corots, there is but one salt cellar of the peerless sixteenth century type. and he has it. Anyway a writer on the subject de- clares that to criticize this expensive taste for the rare and beautiful Is to ally oneself with the sordid Philis- tines who eat and drink for tom borrow they die.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
Time for a Reign of Reason. Philadelphia Ledger.)

This country Is suffering from too much bad legislation. The serious ob- struction to business was placed there by politicians, confined to no one party, who capitalized hatred of the man who has something into a weapon which has proved savagely destructive.
 Taking form him who has and giv- ing to him who has not through mul- titudinous new laws has been in pro- gross for some time. Each new statute in every state, As well as those enacted in Washington, has tended to restrict business as 1t had previously been conducted.
 In no single instance has any law been enacted for the purpose of in creasing the earnings of any industry. There has been no law with the avowed object of building up or of expanding.
 All laws in recent years that have touched business at all have touched it for the purpose of holding it down in some way. Business has been con- demned and large industries have been split asunder.
 Since Theodore Roosevelt was pres
  revolution in the relations existing be- tween states and nation on the one hand and business on the other than any one can realize who does not go over the long list of enactments which have been written upon the statute books.
 Without comprehending what they did. the people, through their legis- lators, have so shackled and bedev- filed business that 1t is today in po- sition which must grieve every pa- triotic American. We are now hav- ing a silent but powerful protest against all this. It comes in the form of tens of thousands of work men dismissed by the railroads.
 There is no escape from this pro- test, which, although silent is most solemn warning that the time is long overdue for returning to a reign o1 reason.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
My MOney-Getter."

("Girard,' in Philadelphia Ledger)
 Henry Phipps now steps down and out of United States Steel. Before the worlds biggest company was formed thirteen years ago he had been Andrew Carnegie's chief part ner.
 My money-getter," the old steel king once called him.
 He meant that MT. Phipps looked after the finances of the steel mills and borrowed cash when needed.
 HI. c. Prick got his big grip on the Carnegie plants through his coke ovens c. M. Schwab was an all- around steelmaker. James Gayley's part was the chemical end.
 Originally J. D. Rockefeller was the largest owner of United States Steel shares, but he sold out before the great slump started in the autumn of 1902. Afterward he resigned from the board of directors.
 Schwab, the first president ran counter to Morgan's policies and re- signed. Later William E. Corey, the second president, met the same fate and Gayley retired as president
 Clement A. Griscom, a close asso- ciate of P. A. B. Widener and J. P. Morgan, was an original director, but he is dead. And Morgan himself. the father of the trust, is gone.
 Rarely, indeed, have so great changes come so swiftly in the per- sonnel at the head of a mighty cor poration.
 Rockefeller, Morgan. Phipps, Gyis- com, Schwab, Corey and Gayley- truly a coterie of human power
 Nobody ever made $1,O0O,0OO easier than Carnegie did when Prick failed to exercise his option for that sum to buy the Carnegie steel works. The price was $16O.O00,000 but Prick S friends couldn't swing the deal, so Carnegie took the $1,0O0,OO0 and also kept his plant.
 And behold the sequel! Carnegie soon afterward received double what Prick had offered for his properties, so that in addition to the $1,0O0. 900 of forfeit money he got over 100 times that much more from Morgan.
 For some folks, making money is just as easy!
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
Harold There With the Retort.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.)

Comes one and deposes and says that he is acquainted with the per- sons mentioned in this anecdote, that he heard the conversation and that the circumstance is accurately re- ported to the best of his belief and ability.
 The little Bratenahl boy visited his uncle, who lives away out in the country. Uncle is devout man, a pillar of the church and breeder of fine horses. And upon a certain pretty colt did our little friend cast his eye with admiration and covet- ousness.
 Uncle Samuel" he said, twill you please give me that colt?''
 Why, no. Harold" answered the uncle. 1T can't give you that colt. Do you want 8 colt so very badly?"
 'I'd rather have colt than any, thing in the world!''
 Well, if you want colt that much you ought to pray for it. When want thing very badly, I pray for 1t and it comes to me-"
 Honest, Uncle? We'll I'll tell you-you give me this colt and then you pray for another one.''
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
{ FISCAL YEAR.

ne first day of the new year. The city books have not balanced Up and will not be for |l days, the reason being that as checks we're sent out yesterday, easurer must wait for their re- Ind even then he must lwait un- the other departments have up their financial work and |ed of their bills. City Treas Chamberlain has his own books up. but they will be kept open couple of weeks yet and it will until then that the balances e made known.
 city is playing rather close to ind this year in It's estimates. (fference between the receipts jpenses being very small, so chat Dances are of much importance. hcrease in the salaries of the ars has caused the expenses to
 the receipts, but the board of
 and taxation has placed an thousand dollars in the inci-
 fund for that purpose so that will be no deficit to be provided
 conditions are much different pre- satisfactory than under the I'm of government. Then many kere held over until the new ecause of insufficient funds, and
 except those in charge of the (nent knew anything about it, |wadays the inquiry is so thor bs to such matters that there
 Likelihood of unpaid accounts concealed. The public greatly hates the new order of things confidence in the board of
 and taxation has been repeat
 anifested by the acceptance of
 orts without question.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
Germanys Gift to American Board.

A registered and quadruply sealed envelope from Berlin was received by the treasurer of the American board in Boston few days ago. It con- tained three crisp thousand-mark notes gift from the German na- ton to the boards mission work in the Marshall Islands. These islands are a German possession and three of the boards four missionaries there are of German birth and citizenship. The 5000 marks, about $75O in our money, Is part of the million dollar jubilee fund raised by German Chrls- tians, Protestant and Catholic, in honor of the kaisers recent completion of twenty-five years as ruler of the German empire
 That the American society is in- cluded in the dis. ibution of the fund shows not only the approval of the
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
Bore $46,OOO,OOO in Paper Bags.
 (Boston Globe.)

Carrying $46,0O0,000 through the streets of Boston in paper bags sounds like a risky undertaking. William K.
 Beardsley manager of the New Eng
 land fish exchange, however, has per- formed it. The $46,00O,00O was not carried at once, but was transported at various times in five years. More than $12.- 100000 was in cash, and frequently
 as much as $2O,000 was carried at one time. The last of this vast sum was carried through State street in 8 paper bag last Friday afternoon when the New England fish exchange closed its T wharf offices. At the new pier in South Boston it will not be peces-
 sary to transport the funds. for there will be bank near the dock. The New England fish exchange was founded in 1908, as the clearing house for the wholesale fresh fish bus mess of the country. Shippers selling fish on T wharf were paid by the ex- change, which required large sums or cash
 When the exchange was first found- ed Beardsley used to go to the hank each day and draw out from s10,- 900 to $2O,000 This money. in bills.
 was placed in plain paper bag. the
 mouth of which was tied with string. Swinging this in his hands, Beardsley would walk down State street. across Atlantic avenue and so the length of
 T wharf to the offices of the ex- change.
 Many times he was absolutely alone. Several times he has dropped into At lsntic avenue restaurants, handed the bagful of cash to waitress asking her to keep 1t for him, and then eaten his dinner. At other times he has dropped into Atlantic avenue cigar stores and placed the valuable parcel
 or the counter while he bought cigars. He was never held up.
 For the past few years, however. he
 has taken fewer chances, and although
 large sums were still carried in plain
 looking paper packages, he was
 always armed and accompanied by
 four employees of the exchange, also
 we'll armed.
 Beside the daily trip from the bank
 to the pier with cash, the employees
 made a trip to the bank with large
 sums in checks.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
WILSON'S VICTORY.

resident Wilson carried the day |ongress yesterday on his canal repeal bill by majority of fy-six, but great as was his vic- some praise must go to Speaker k for what was a really fine fh, so much so that the house him full round of applause he had finished. The question |sue was whether the treaty with t Britain permitted free tolls for |coastwise ships. Champ Clark hs that the United States built fanal and can make such rules Es government as it pleases, while president says that free tolls are plation of our treaty obligations he made personal appeal for less to sustain him in that view. Democratic party has been split Is issue, not because of any per- feeling against MT. Wilson, but Rse of the difference of opinion he question itself.
 baker Clark was accused of play olitics and with taking a stand he thought would help him in Hort to gain the presidency in ext campaign. That he has no thought was made clear in his h yesterday and there can be ubt but that he presented his side e canal tolls question as we'll as Id possibly be done, and he was gum entative as he was eloquent. e face of his statement 1t does penn as if his opponents can req ly continue to abuse him as an tsof the president and as trying to er his own personal and political sts. He has fought President h and lost, and, as he says, his gal career may soon come to a as a result, but he reminded the
 that there are worse things being defeated for congress.
 s an open question as to who Int on the canal tolls question, he president is satisfied on this
 and made a most earnest ap- or support in his views. If his 7tion is sound, then 1t permits
 dispute. but Speaker Clark, MT. wood and other members of ess. who have also been study he question. cannot reach the
 opinion and consequently voted ling to their lights and for what believed to be the best interests
 country. It seems to be a diff question to decide and the argu-
 presented by Speaker Clark
 very conclusively that his po-
 not wholly untenable. His
 were splendidly grouped and
 Pse who differed with him
 the applause.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
D. MCMILLAN
lss-2Ol-203 MAIN STREET.

ing, Burke (Pa-), Burke (S. D.), But Ter, Calder, Campbell. Cary, Cooper, Champion, Curry, Dillon. Dunn, Dyer (Mo.) Edmonds, Fairchild, Farr. Tess. Frear, French. Graham (Pa-), Green (Mass.), Greene (Vt), Griest, Guern- sey, Hamilton (N. Y.), Hawley, Hayes, Hines, Howell, Humphrey (wash.) {, Johnson CUtah), Johnson (Wash.). !. Kahn, Keister, Kelley (Mich.), Ken- nedy (Ia), Kennedy CIR. Io, Keiss. Kinkeaid (Neb.). Knowland. Krieder, Langham, Langley. Lewis (PaD, Lindquist, Mcclure (Okla.), Manahan. Mann, Mapes. Mondell. Moore, Nor gan (Okla.). Morin, Moss (W. va), Mott, Nelson, Norton, Paige (Mass.), Parker, Patton (Pa.), Payne, Peters (Me.), Platt, Plaumley, Porter, Pow CTS, Roberts (Mass), Rogers, Scott, Sells, Shreve, Sinnott, Slemp. Sloan, Smith Idaho), John M. c. Smith, Samuel w. Smith, Smith (Minn.), Sutherland, Switzer, Treadway, Ware, wallin, Willis. Winslow, Woods and Youngs. Total 93.
 Progressives-Macdo Murdock, Nolan, Rupley. Stephens (Cal.), Tenn pie, Walters, Woodruff, Bryan, Chandler, Falconer, Hinebaugh, Hull ings. Kelly (Pa), Lafferty, LaFollette and Bell (Cal). Total IT.
 Present: Hughes (W. va.)
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01

The mild earthquake that occurred at the meeting of the progressive state committee in New Haven re- gently affords ample evidence that not subscribed to President Wilson's constitution of peace.-Ansonia Sem tinel
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01

We may not have as many highway men in Connecticut, but they are up to all the modern points of the game This one who held up woman in New Britain stopped only temporarily at her purse; he proceeded without delay to make sure she had not the most of. her money in her stocking New Haven Register.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
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New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
FACTS AND RANCHES.

The Willard Fisher boom in Bristol acts like the disappointed small boys favorite firecracker; 1t turns out a "sisser."-Bristol Press.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-01
FOR EASTER

You'll want one to wear with your new Suit or Dress on Easter Sunday. All that is new and up to the minute in style, combined with quality is what you get when you purchase . Petticoat here.
 Many new colors shown for spring.
 Messaline Silk Petticoats at $i.es, $2.9S, $8.5O and $4.8s each.
 Jersey Top Silk Petticoats, special at $3.9s each.
 ''Klosnt" Jersey Top Silk Petticoats with soft plaited ruffle at $4.ss each.
 Extra size Silk Petticoats for stout women at $s.5O and $4.ss each. y
 Boudouir Caps. dainty effects in silks, laces and nets, 49c to $2.0s.
 Lace and Net Camisoles at 4sc, zSc, ssc, 9sc each.
 LONG SILK KnfoNos that will readily appeal to you. Priced &f.es, s2.2s, $2.ss, $3.es to $4.s5 each.
 SPECIAL EASTER OFFERING at our Handkerchief Department. Women's Initial Handkerchiefs made os fine Shamrock Lawn wide hem, with embroidered initial on one cor ner, regular 1Oc value. Special 5c each.
 Women's Venice Lace Edge Hand- kerchiefs, all Pure Linen Centers Special. 17c each, 3 for SOC. Value 25c each.
 Hand Embroidered Novelty Hand- kcrchiefs, shadow one corner and wide hem effects that are really hobby. Priced soc each.
 STRAW SUIT CASES AND BAGS. 13 inch cases, IA, 16, IS. inch bags 75c value at 49c each.