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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-23
Appeal Made to Churches.

The following appeal to the churches
OF the United States has been issued
by the executive committee of the
American Red Cross:
Our President has, by proclamation,
designated Sunday, October 4, as a day
of prayer for peace. it has been sug-
aested in many quarters that-on this
Sunday a collection be taken up in
every church to relieve suffering in
the war-ravaged countries of Europe.
The Red Cross, which is charged with
the special duty of aiding the sick and
wounded in time of war, respectfully
urges that opportunity be given in
each church to every person who so
desires to make a contribution, to be
given to the American Red Cross.
which is impartially aiding every
country in spirit of common human
ity, and which recognizes no distinc-
ton OF race or nationality. However,
every contributor who desires to
designate any particular fund or coun-
try to which his or her contributions
shall be applied may do SO and such
request will be respected
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02

hernia. while the feudal, aristocraA:c. joined the group to which the arch duke found himself attracted after his marriage with a daughter of Bohemian aristocrat. marri.ge which by its very morgan atic character detached him still more from that circle surrounding the emperor which he had aban- doned. Then there were formed in Austria two parties in the political Olympus of the monarchy. On one side was the old German bureau- cracy, strongly supported by the Hungarian government; on the other circle of reactionaries and those mem Eers of the bureaucracy who saw in the Archduke the future, and in the reigning emperor the past, of the country.
 The Archduke desired to include in the Austrian empire the group of nationalities known as Jugo-Slavs, or Southern Slavs, including Bulgarians, Servians, Croats, and the Slovenes who inhabit Carinthia, Carniola, Styria, and Austria. But all these sections of the peninsula were na- tionalists and labored for their own emancipation from the yoke of the Hapsburgs. In describing how Fer dinand matured his plans we read that the influence of the hereditary archduke was especially extended af- ter his nomination to the post of commander-in-chie of the Austro- Hungarian troops and of Inspector general of all the armed forces of the monarchy, on sea and land. To this work he devoted every energy. In the army and navy, according to the Hapsburgian tradition. he saw the most powerful weapon, offensive and defensive, against the enemies of the dynasty.
 MT. Dudan thinks the consequences of the tragedy will be that in Austria severer police discipline will be exer- cised over the Servians, and the Slovene and Croat Liberals, whose program is the nationalist union of all the Jugo-Slavs, generally to be described as the Slavs who are not Russians.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02
JUNGLE JOE, A CANDIDATE.

Among those who are pluming themselves for nomination and who oeheve they can be elected to the next mouse Is our esteemed fellow citi- gen. Joseph G. Cannon, for 3S years member of that body, speaker of that body and incidentally a lame duck. He Is seventy-eight now and yet he proposes to enter the campaign fight for the nomination, and if would
 not excite any great surprise if ha got it. There is scarcely any doub+ but that the democrats will have Ices representation in the next house tb,,
 they now have, at least it looks that
 way at present, and as many progress sives will return to the old party. tha republicans are apt to regain some of the ground lost in the last two campaigns. The democracy, however. has such a large majority in the house at present that unless the loss is very heavy it will not suffer except it be in t',e Aujurious effect it may have or,
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02
UNANIMOUSLY AND "HINKY' IN
 STRUCTED.


 Have Mayor Harrison of Chicago and Alderman Penthouse" John Coughlin of the same city come to the parting of the ways? They have unless "Bathhouse' agrees to support the mayors county ticket to which he has so far objected. But when Mayor Harrison has anything to say he says it, and when he has any or ders to give John Coughlin he goes out, hunts him up and gives them. He had some information to con vey to him this week ana when he found him he told him he could either support the ticket or "git."
 There is nothing personal in this, John," the mayor is quoted as say ing, T am sorry that we have come to the parting of the ways. I am also sorry that MT. Kenna is not here. I would like to tell him just what I have said to you. I will tell him when see him and I want everyone IO unueTSLdHO that l mean Just exact ly what I say"
 It will be observed that "Hinky Dfnk" was not present, and his con- stituents are asking where he was, but "Bathhouse'' will communicate to him the information he obtained from the mayor without asking for it. and "Hinky'' will do just as Penthouse" did, sit down and say nothing. It is a bit interesting to hear of those twb aldermanic officials being in- structed, it having been understood at this distance that they were the teachers and that any advice to be given was given by them.
 The fight that the suffragettes gave the Chicago democracy last spring has not had very salutary effect upon the two aldermen, who still play the boss, except when Mayor Harri- son is within hearing. They will SUD- port his ticket, however, as long as they have the choice of doing so or leaving the organization, and there is no danger of their leaving such a good thing for the present. In the mean time, however, the mayor will insist upon discipline in the party.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02

the presidential campaign two years s hence.
 To re-elect Uncle Joe" Cannon would be to return to the old condi- tions which have proven such a han dicap to the republican party during recent years. The eX-speaker is out of touch with present day affairs, he is an old man and were he elected and he arose to discuss question it would be from the same standpoint from which he saw things when he was in congress before, which has been repudiated by the people at the polls. The people in his district un- derstand this and they may not care to make him their representative because of this and again because of his advanced age. He has, however, been a great old war horse in his day, uncompromising and a partisan of the most pronounced type. He is still in good health and he says that he is as vigorous as ever but he isn't and if he were put to the test, as is sometimes required by service in the house, he would soon realize it. Tine democrats could make strong fight and possibly a successful fight against him.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02
ID. McMillan
 199.2O1-2O3 Main Street.

ready to run for all the offices. with
 MT. Hennessy his close rival in wil-
 rngness bringing up either e Tor.
 r,.daple front or an aboundine ana triumphant rear! In these conflict
 inc conditions the union of democrats ard independents on Governor Giynn suooests itself as a way out or, better I.t as a way. in. which. on the whole
 wouId be more filling and satisfactory.
 Far be ii from the Eagle to inter- veue in or to aggravate this republi- ga family feud. 1t was none of our r,aking It can be none of our uri- making We have more respect for. Messrs Hinman and whitman than they have for one another. Our feel ing for MT. Hedges as an epigrsm- matist is kinder than is that, of those whom his epigrams pierce or sting. We have even for Mir. Roosevelt higher opinion than MT. Whitman evinces. And as to William Barnes, we hope he will feed MT. Rooseveh's talent for publicity to the full, what time Governor Glynn and C. F. Mur- phy, respectively. contribute eloquent expression and philosophical silence Tn which each is an expert
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02
Tho New York State Mix-tip.
 Brooklyn EagleO

MT. Whitman unlimbers remarks against MT. Roosevelt who developed Mir. Hinman. MT. Hinmar1 says not word about or against MT. Roosevelt, who brought him into the field. That is not ingratitude. That is only rolicy. It was Artemus Ward, who, in a waggish moment, said: Policy was the best honesty" of which he was capable, but he was but satiriz- ing Ben Franklin's "Honesty's the best policy which had quite wide vogue in an earlier day.
 MT. Hinman's omission to disclose Mr. Roosevelt is perhaps strategic' Mir. Whitman, however. does not thlnk so, for he discloses him as latey an enemy of republicanism, as now " suitor of republicanisr1i on conoitioh that it swallow him, and as a "noie- sale political gambler who fhsises o, holding all the stakes and on hiinseh being alike the stake and the s.ak holder! If MT. Hinman's RooseVei,iah silence is strategic. MT. "h,'ihoh nti-Rooseveltian fiuency IS ooJursa- tory. And thus these former repup- Hcan allies are no" iepuoh arer,es for the time-honored reason 1Trs,kIir, evolved when he said: "where two will ride, one must ride be hind"
 The only solution of this trouble may be to run Hinman for governor and Whitman for lieutenant governor, or vice versa, but to baIk that Job E. Hedges wants to be governor, James w. wadsworth and Congressman Cal der want to be United States senator. and William Sulzer is apparently
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02
FRENCH DEPUTY AssAss1NATED

A member of the French chamber of deputies was shot to death last night in a restaurant in Paris by a young man who has been described as a son of a civil court clerk and who probably Is a fanatic. The for nner was a socialist leader and it is believed that his life was taken be- cause he opposed the war spirit which Appears to be gaining strength in France. His plan of opposition, ac- cording to MT. Beardsley, socialist candidate fo- governor of Connecti- cut two years ago, was to organize strikes on railroads and other branches of service which would pre- vent the shipment of supplies and other classes of goods without which war could not be very we'll oar ried on. whether MT. Beardsley knew of his plans is a question which cannot be settled here. but there is no doubt Of his death being due to his anti-military attitude.
 It would not take much provoca- ton to arouse the French people to a war feeling because the military spirit is almost as strong there as in the days of Napoleon. Soldiers are to be seen on the streets everywhere, they are performing military duty in front of various buildings on many of the thoroughfares, carrying rifles on the street as the people pass. There does not appear to be any reason for 1t except a fear that there may be an uprising among the people. M. Juares, who was murdered last night, was opposed to the war spirit and it Is dangerous for people with those ideas to give expression to them in certain countries of Europe at present. The latter are very cautious and this can be gleaned in this country by the can- cellation of the trips of steamers on certain lines lest they be interfered with at sea and sunk or captured. There is fear now that there will be demonstrations in Paris as a result of the killing of the great socialist lead- CT. The conditions are favorable for almost any kind of outbreak there now.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02
A Superstitious Age.
(New York Sum-

There is reason for holding that this age, which brides itself on its freedom from "superstition,'' is one of the most superstitious and cred ulous of eras. Witchcraft is con- tinually bobbing up; palmists, clair voyants and other readers of the fu- ture prosper; new religions" cults, prophets and prophetesses and heal CTS abound. Darkest Africa and darkest America are more alike than they seem.
 What a boom for seers and other lockers into the seeds of time is the story in yesterdays papers of the death by falling out of a window of a woman to whom some months ago a fortune teller foretold that she would meet a violent end within six months. If the guess was made and the race of modern diviners must have changed nightly if it ever pre- diets other than final good fortune: there's no money in forecasting evil it merely illustrates Bacon's wise saving that men count the hits and not the misses Out of million foretellings some may or must strike the mark. And unless the art has greatly improved since the times Of official oracles, the guess is wrapped in such a cloud of equivocation as to save the Delphian face, whatever hap pens.
 That fortune tellers are still con- suited shows that no amount of sci ence or experience changes human nature, even if Anthony Trollopes s Harold Smith believed 1t had "come to an end' when he lost his place as Lord Petty Bag. How many of us, albeit we be the most superior az nostic persons, are not subject to the thirteen" superstition, distinctly hon. pred and advanced by the com bat against it Of the Thirteen club? How many of us fail to throw a pinch of salt over the shoulder when this sacred substance is spilled, or don't feel a sinking of the heart when we see the new moon over our left shoul- der? Look at the horseshoes on million barns, amulets against the Evil Eye and witches and the powers of darkness and almost invariably hung the wrong way.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02
WHY FRANCIS FERDINAND DIED


 The conspirators who perpetrated the crime at Serajevo were not blind anarchis who slew the Prince mere ly because he was a prominent figure in settled government, according to the Literary Digest. The assassins were men of deep if diabolical pur- pose, who thought their country was suffering grievance. They acted in the spirit of Charlotte Corday, and rem loved the person they considered a ringleader in plans for their na- tional obliteration. So, at least, the Italian and German papers account for the murder of hereditary Grand Duke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his consort. the Duchess of Eo-
 henburg. which had much to do with precipitating present war. In an article
 by Alessandro Dudan in government
 organ, Tribuna (Rome), the blame
 is laid on the reactionary policy of
 the prince himself. It appears that he tried to propagate an Austrian
 policy of his own by secret means, in . opposition to the plans of the ref ,n- ing emperor, and relied on the SUD- port of the clerical and aristocratic x,a rty in enrolling all the Slavs of the
 neighboring territories under the standard of the Black Eagle. His
 policy was particularly hateful to the
 Serbs, who had already seen Bos-
 nia.-Herzegovina swallowed up by l MT. Dudan says that for some time l Belyedere, the palace of the Arch l duke at Vienna, has been universally reparded as the headquarters from
 which stretched out all the manifold controlling influences which Italian l historians have styled the Neben- | regierung, side or secret govern
 n,ent. a replica of the Spanish cam arilla which represented at the ! court and throughout the provinces the closely allied and potent forces of the old feudal and re- dictionary aristocracy and ot .he old clergy and military, as against Inc constitutional authorities, the narliament, the ministers ot in league with the camarilla, and even srainst the emperor himself, when sver the ruler preferred to follow the sdvice of his ministers rather than of he military authorities. In this .oterie were eventually included .hc archdukes connections in Bo-
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02

According to reports from New Bri- tain if State Senator George M. Lan- ders of New Britain gets the place upon the democratic State ticket for which he now hopes, then an effort will be made to induce former State Senator Joseph Nj. Halloran to accept a nomination for the Senate. There is a question, however. whether Mir. Hauoran would accept any noruin- ation at this time. When in the Sem ate before he was one of It's very best members.-Bridgepo Post
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Governor Baldwins nomination for United States senate on the democratic ticket now amounts to a certainty. On the other side, John King and com rany are polishing up the machinery for Frank e.-Bridgeport Telegram.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02

Even with fourteen deaths by vio- lence during the month, Bridgeport's death rate in June was the lowest in years. But think how much better the showing would have been had these preyentable deaths actually been prevented and had the fourteen deaths from tuberculosis been eliminated from the list.-Bridgeport Standard.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02

According to the published esti- mates the cost of the new city halA will be about $75o,ooo, maybe more. Of course, if the land on which the old city hall stands is sold for $2O0,oO0 or more. the price will be cut to $55O, 900 at least. But let no one forget to tell his summer visitors that Waterburys new city hall is going to cost $780, 900, three-quarters of a million, and possibly a million before all is done
 We must have some satisfaction out of the efact.-Waterbury Republican.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02

Secretary Phillips has rendered his oecison in the case of himself against Carlson. While pointing out that the other man was to blame for the &C., cident he gives him the benefit of the doubt and does not revoke his license, Some such verdict as this might have been expected. The secretary of state was placed in the rather embarrassing position of acting as judge in his own case and it was quite natural that he should give himself @ clean bill of health and under the abnormal cir cumstances should also show lenient spirit to the man he said was in the wrong-Ansonia Sentinel.
 Public sentiment against the man who drives an automobile while un- der the influence of liquor is grow ing stronger and it will not be sur prising if the legislatures through out the country soon adopt more stringent laws for the protection of the public from tht reckless driving of intoxicated motorists The opera tion of 8 motor vehicle by person while under the influence of liquor ought to be made statutory offense, punishable by Imprisonment, for a person who operates a motor vehicle while intoxicated is real menace to the public safety.-Naugtuck News.
 A complaint Is being made that the penny in the-slot weighing machines dc not weigh correctly. It is strange that anyone should ever have thought they would. There is a great variety of them and some of them do great deal for a cent They all fatter lean persons by making them think they are gaining in weight; and some of these machines play popular air for the diversion of the party with the penny and others drop printed card with your alleged true weight upon it. and kind expression for your future welfare. There is no denying they are very amusing and give d good deal for cent.-Norwich Bulle- tin.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02

Hartford residents requesting the board of health to take action to stop the wild birds singing in the early hours of the morning, possibly com prise the class seeking some tropical cline in mid-winter owing to the in- clemency of the weather. When it gets down to legislating against the birds municipal management has come to fine pass.-Middletown Penny Press,
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02

where Sunday games are permitted, but the difference lies in the attitude of the authorities and the people themselves. When they object there can be no games. The Congregational clergymen are the strongest in opposi- tion to Sunday sports and everythin., else which pertains to the violation If law. New Britain knows that as well as any city in the state. It was the opposition of the late pr. Hall, pastor of the First church, that really pro- hibited boxing in this city. He ad- mitted to the about town man. on one occasion that J. r. Willis con- ducted boxing exhibitions as orderly as they could be conducted, but he said it had been determined after the negro, "Black'' Fitzsimmons, was beaten in the Casino that there would be no more such contests in New Britain, and he was correct in his prediction. He was interested in the movement to confine the saloons to the central part of the city and was instrumental in having several places closed on the outskirts, conducting the proceedings himself in a manner to earn the approval of the county commissioners. The opposition to Sunday ball is not by any means as strong as it used to be, and it may be that the legislature. which meets next January, may so amend the Ia" that Sunday ball may be played. Amateur games are permitted now under certain conditions and there is no telling what the next move will be. but until the law is changed pr the Rev. MT. Grant changes his resi- dence there will be opposition Ill PlainvilIe. There need never be any doubt on that point.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02

That was a nice point raised by the board of public works when it took up the matter of objecting to the passing of a heavy truck laie'1 with stone through the streets, par ticularIy over the permanent pave n1ent which suffered as result. The matter has been amicably adjusted without resorting to any legal pro- ceeqings and the truck will cease It's trips through the city but the great question as to it's rights remains hn- settled The fact that the truck will not he run over New Britain's streets Is all that Engineer Hall desired done, but whether the city had the legal right to stop it is what interests the public. It was Chairman Hum- phrey who raised the point at the meeting of the board of public works and the engineer was directed to take the matter up with the cor poration counsel. The question of the damage done to pavement by heavy trucks has always occasioned much discussion in city governments and it has also been considered in reference to dirt roads to the extent that there has been more or less de- mand for wide tires on trucks so that the wheels might not cut into the highway. All know what a dis pute there has been over automobile traffic and the damage it does to ma
 cadam. It will be recalled that when the city macadamized North Stanley street it was considered good piece of work and yet in a short time the bed stone near the corner of Allen street and along by the cemetery be- came visible from the wear and tear of automobiles and the road was practically ruined. Of course motor ists pay license and are as much entitled to the privileges of the streets as any one else and the main ques- tion has been to obtain a pavem ent that will stand up under this traffic. Only the real permanent pavement, however, will do it and now comes a truck weighing over sixteen tons which damages even that. It can easily be seen that the point raised by the board of public work is i'm portant; if it can be sustained by law a most important right can be enforced by city and it may mean that trucks above certain weight may be prohibited the use of paved streets without a license or without some special right from the city. In the case in question the truck will not be run through the city again and so far as the dispute is concerned the matter has been settled. The city has therefore won a victory such as 1t is.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-02

Senator Brandegee will be fifty years old this month. He got into the sen- ate at a tender age, as senators go and he got into Connecticut politics at an even tenderer age. He was a sort of infant prodigy when he served as speaker of the Connecticut house The Waterbury American inclines to the opinion that he may go along in the senate until he is 80 or S5 and per haps break record for length of service. Still this may be- upset by the popular opinion that it would be beneficial to send to Washington an- other youngster-named Baldwin, Hartford Times.