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New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
CONNECTICUT POLITICS.

{ Our esteemed friend, A. E. Howe, did not launch any new booms in yes- terday's New York Sunday Herald, but he straightened out the position of Senator Landers in reference to the democratic nomination for the governorship which was misrep- resented a week ago. MT. La.nders' position is just as this paper has re- ueatedly stated. He is not an avowed candidate for governor and has never said he was, but conditions might arise by which his name would be presented to the convention. If the delegates want him to run he will probably accept the nomination, but he isn't seeking the place and has not made any alliance with any one. His position is practically the same in reference to the chairmanship of the state committee, he saying that only
 on the ground of party policy would
 be accept that place. He makes 1t pretty plain that hN Is very much in
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
Soup and Other Things. (Cleveland Plain Dealer. ]

Mack A. Roney tells us that he has discovered Cleveland restaura mt that is enterprising, to say the least. They give prizes away with every dish of soup," he says, "and whatever ycu get is yours Good, sensible prlzes they are, too. A few blanks, but in case you do draw a blank, the management will refund your money, p1 ovided you haven't mussed up your soup. Or, they will give you a re-
 deemable check, and when you re- saved two of these, you are entitled to your choice of any article on the first shelf. And so on. They do a business. When you go in, you will see some fellow splashing around in his soup, and directly he will haul out something, and crowd will gather around him, with chorus of 'Whadja get this time?' I knew one fellow who got a complete set of shirt studs, and enough buttons to start a haberdashery. My friend with the cerise whiskers drew a hose SUD- porter, Saturday. and ever since he has been eating soup three times a day. helping to get its mate When he draws that he's going to try for a pair of socks to go with them.''
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
Break in Louisiana. CDetroit Free Press.) )

The movement toward the Bull Moose party by democratic leaders in Louisiana, and particularly in the third congressional district of that state where disintegration of the party organization seems to be under headway, is an intensely significant phenomenon which the Wilson ad- ministration cannot afford to ignore. It is a direct rebuke for the president and particularly for his action in forcing through the sugar schedule of the tariff bill.
 There is very good reason to SUD- pose also that this movement away from the administration is confined to no one southern state, though naturally it is strongest in Louisiana, which has suffered the destruction of its cane sugar industry. The same dissatisfaction is known to exist in other commonwealths below the Mas on and Dixon line and it is impossible to conjecture how far active disaffec- tion may spread once break is made.
 Naturally the Bull Moosers will rejoice in the turn of events, but it Is by no means clear that they really StdHu tO SdlH uluCn Ilt on the other hand, are likely to lose nothing, and they may profit consider ably The assertions from the dem- ocratic party in the south are in no wise caused by love for MT. Roose- welt and his ideas. The new corners into the ranks of the Bull Moose party are joining merely because they cannot bring themselves to bear the Y,a n, Ia c only other name that seems available.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
DENIS RIORDAN.

There are many people who re- member when Denis Riordan came to New Britain; it had been city only short time and there were not as many dry goods stores here then as there are now. He engaged in business in the Strickland house. now the Bronson, and laid the foun- dation for the successful career, which enabled him to acquire a com potency, to provide beautiful home for his family and to educate his children. He was one of New Brit aims sound business men, a careful buyer and sagacious in all his deal ings. No one doubted his word and his credit was good everywhere. It was a fine record after so many years and now that he Is dead it Is pleas ant to recall his honesty, the earnest ness of his friendship, the benevo- fences which marked his long day upon earth. Those who knew him intimately were those who admired him most and the news of his passing, though for a long time expected, was received with profound sorrow. He was interested in public life, es- pecially in the school. board, of which he had been a member for a great many years, but he never forgot the land of his birth, Ireland, where his boyhood days were spent. tho place which was ever uppermost in his thoughts and held an abiding place in his heart.
 Denis R1ordan was American through and through, but his attach ment to his adopted country did not deter him from venerating the place where he was born or holding in grateful remembrance the men who by self sacrifice and a life time of de- votion brought distinction to that dis tant land. He has had a long life and a good life; New Britain is the bet ter for his coming and in bidding him farewell its people may we'll say that he was a good citizen and a staunch and true friend.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13

terested in the success of the democ- racy this fall.
 MT. Howe speaks enthusiastically of Senator Brandegee, against whose pected to speak when he comes to Hartford next month, and what he says is in a large measure correct. The senator is popular in Washing ton and he is also popular with the people. He has a pleasing personal ity, has learned much since he suc- ceeded the late Orville H. Platt ot Meriden and is said to have become one of the skillful debaters in the upper house of congress. There still continues to be feeling that Con- gressman Mahan will be candidate against MT. Brandegee, but the gen. eral opinion is that Governor Bald win, who has practically suggested his own nomination, will be the choice of the convention. Senator Brandegee's heaviest handicap will be the opposition of Theodore Rose welt. It will be difficult for him to overcome that, but there are some enthusiastic republicans who think he will win anyway. It is too early, however, for the making of any statement with any foundation for correctness to rest upon.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
ShrineS of Whittier.
(Malden NeWs.)

We have often wondered why there are not more pilgrimages made to the shrines of Whittier by school children, club women, touring motor ists and by all interested in history and literature. Whittier was essen tially the poet of New England, and his descriptive poems of the wood- lands and shores of Essex county and the coast from the. Merrimac to the Piscataqua are unequaled. His poliii- cal and antislavery poems are an inn portant part of the history of one of the great epochs of our nation, and his poems that bear on theology and philosophy have made his fame en- during. Yet We find that the number visiting his birthplace at Havernill the scene of Snow Bound" the most sought of the Whittier shrines, IS but 5000 annually. In contrast to those figures 150,00O, over one-half of whom are Americans, pass through the turnstile at the entrance to the Burns birthplace at Ayr. Then there is the house at Amesbury, where Whittier lived for years with his mother and wrote Snow Bound "The Eternal Goodness" and his best known poems; the house of his cousin at Oak Knoll, Danvers, where he spent his summers and where he was so often visited by Holmes, Longfel- low, Lowell and his other great con- temporaries; and lastly the old white house on the road from Newburyport to Portsmouth in Hampton Falls. where he died. All of the places are easily accessible and in perfect stat of preservation. Whittier is closer to the people of New England than any other poet and pilgrimages to these places will repay the time. The houses at Haverhill and Amesbury are always open to visitors and con- tain much of interest to the lover of Whittier.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13

But if these Dixie progressives elect men to congress their represen- tatives will go primarily as anti-Wil- son men prepared to make confed- eration with any party or faction which is likely to down the admins tration, and their logical affiliation should be with the republicans
 Clearly the situation is parlous for the president. Possibly Mir. Wilson. has confronted no more serious polit- ical problem since he went into the White House. Certainly he has been threatened with no more serious blow to his prestige.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
Only the Ball Players Happy

President Swain of the national educational association proceeds to the annual meeting at St. Paul crying aloud for better pay for teachers. Everybody knows that teachers are underpaid. If the teachers find a way at this meeting to. raise their pay. we shall all be pleased.
 The engineers on western railroad trains have decided that they are un- derpaid. They are now taking a strike vote, the railroads having re- fused to increase their pay. Mean while the railroads of the east are striking the interstate commerce commission for a raise" About five per cent. on the freight rates would enable them to live decently, they fig ure. It would be pleasant, if the en- gineers and railroads could both have more money.
 The farmers of the United States are dissatisfied with their wages. They are organizing unions and associa- tions, and it Is rumored that they are politically dissatisfied with their lack of tariffs to protect them in in creased wages. If way can be found to increase the wages of farm CTS, especially if 1t can be done with out reducing the wages of all the rest of Us by means of higher food prices, how happy we all should be!
 Of all the underpaid people of the world, however, we suppose the cap- tains of industry are in the deepest dumps. See the market reports for this. The editors are underpaid, of course, and the preachers notoriously so. College professors are starving and lawyers average less than plumb CTS in income. The sad fact Is that except for ball players in the major leagues the whole world is under- paid.
 Such is the problem the teachers face when they get to St. Paul. They must see at glance that the question is bigger than their profession. Also they must recognize that it is a case for hard thinking, for with all this demand for higher pay, goes on an equal demand for lower taxes. Our ability for hard thinking depends, of course, on the skill with which we are trained by the teachers. It is up to them, therefore, to enable us to raise the wages of everybody in the world who works. We believe the thing can be done and that the teach CTS can show us how At it, teachers
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
COMMUNICATED.
T. w. Wilbor Suggests State Pay Portion of Cost of Sewage Experiment


 The report of Expert Engineer MT. Fuller brings to my attention very forcfbly the fact that New Britain is receiving very unfair treatment at the hands of the state. In the early days New Britain purchased the right of empty it's sewage into Piper brook. thence to the Connecticut river.
 This was in accordance with the easy and natural method of sewage disposition then prevalent and still al most generally used by Connection, cities. Later objection was raised bv Hartford and finally bill was passed through the legislature ordering New Britain to stop using Piper brook as a sewer and to provide other disposa, of it's sewage.
 After consulting with an expert sanitary engineer and obtaining best information the city went to large expense in building a new sewer, pro- viding storm water and a separate sanitary sewer, purchased land for sewer beds in the town of Berlin and entered upon the experiment of sew- age disposal by filtration, the success of which was for the benefit of all of the cities of the state, at cost of about $6OO,0OO. It Is now question whether our present system is ade- quate or satisfactory.
 Another expert, MT. Fuller, after examination of our problem reports that for a further expenditure of $4OO, 900, say half a million dollars, the purchase of additional tracts for sewer beds, erection of pumping station and the maintenance of a costly plant our sewage may be sat- isfactorfly disposed of.
 Ultimately all the cities discharg- ing their sewage into streams or tide water will be obliged to seek other methods of sewage disposal than those they now have. They will then avail themselves of the results of our experiments.
 It seems that it would be only just and equitable that the state should share with New Britain a generous portion of the cost of this experi- ment, say half to be paid by New Britain and half to be paid by the state for the benefit that will be re- ceived by all the cities of the state as result of our experiments, made at the demand of the state.
 1T. w. WILBOR.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
HUERTA TO RESIGN.

1,he latest news from Mexico Is
 nat Huerta is going to resign, per-
 aps before the day is over, but nc
 fishes to name his successor and the
 onstitutionalists say that they have
 ever recognized Huerta and will not
 ecognize any of his supporters, so
 hat so far as the present government
 concerned there can be no recon
 ;1iatton between the warning forces
 h that troublesome country. There
 sn,t anything, however, which would
 o tend to bring peace to Mexico as
 he resignation of Huerta. He Is the
 main cause of the present difficulties
 a result of which there Is much bloodshed, business has been des- roved and there is much fear and trepidation among the people. Tho Efforts toward peace have not been kuccessful and as the constitutional- st army is continuing on it's v1ctori- bus way to Mexico City one can read |ly understand the conditions that |viu follow if 1t ever reaches there. rhe slaughter will be awful and the ruin that will come to- that city Is not pleasant to contemplate. Huerta's resignation would obviate all that hnd his disappearance from Mexico would complete all that IS necessary to bring peace to the country. It must be apparent to Huerta that his complete downfall is near at hand and that his remaining at the head of the government is simply adding fuel to the flames of hatred with which the hearts of so many Mexicans are filled and which Is causing such a heavy loss to people of other na- tionalities who have been making their homes in Mexico and doing bus mess under the most distressing or difficulties
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
fERIDEN WANTS CURFEW.

The Meriden Journal is calling for curfew law in that city because it says no thoughtful person can go upon the streets these warm nights without seeing boys and girls of tender years placing themselves in the path ne temptation and if their parents do not realize how serious the situation is there should be a city ordinance enacted making it a misdemeanor for children under certain age to be on the streets after nightfall.
 If there Is anything the matter with this suggestion 1t Is that the parents of these children are per mitted to go unpunished when in reality they should be the first to feel the effects of the law.
 Fathers and mothers are too neg lectful of their children's welfare; they do not mean to be, perhaps, but that is not helping the little ones. They are on the streets not only after nightfall but at late hours and a de- pIorabfe feature of the conduct of many of the girls Is that they are be- coming forward and are gradually having the edge rubbed off their re- finement. They have the slang of the day, they make acquaintances of old CT people, oftentimes of questionable character and there does not seem to be dangers of street and chance ac- uuafntanceships. The point raised by the Meriden Journal needs to be con- sidered in other cities besides Meri- den and care should be taken not to allow the neglectful parents to escape criticism. They deserve 1t more than the children.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
game, according to enemies of Tam many Hall.-Bridgepor Standard.

Paterson is a city of about 130,0O0 people. If at present. it has between 1,5OO and 2,000 stray, homeless, un- cared for dogs, that is too many. For it must mean that there are three or four times as many more or less eff fectively sponsored dogs. The ques- tion of the economic limit of dog pop ulation is one that has never been satisfactorily settled, and probably never will be so long as we have plen- ty of room and plenty of food for the people, But even a few uncared-for, irresponsible dogs is too many. Pat erson has more than few.-New Haven Register.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
Ireland in Time For Dinner,


 We don't know why anyone should care to eat breakfast in America and sit down to dinner the night of the same day in Ireland. But that is possibility which Alex ander Graham Bell, the inventor or the telephone, held up for the en- couragement of aviators in a com munication to the National Geograpn- ic society He shows how easy it is in the following, line of reasoning. The distance from Newfoundland to Ireland Is less than 2,O0O miles. At the rate of 100 miles an hour the dis tance may be covered in twenty hours. But flying machines can go much faster than that and the high CT they fly the thinner the air and the less the resistance. while the pro- peller gets the same push as against a heavier medium. At the height of two miles there is steady current of air flying in the general direction of Europe with velocity of from 25 to 50 miles hour. A good machine capable of sustaining itself at a height of two miles, taking advantage of this current, ought, Dr. Bell thinks, to make the distance in thirteen hours.
 It Is by no means impossible to make a machine which can sustain itself for that length of time at that rate of speed if everything goes ex- actly as planned. But it involves ter rible risks yet awhile. Yet the achievement seems not only possible but very probable within very linn ited time There are stimulating re- wards offered for the man who does it first and it looks like by no means the hopeless proposition that Andree's was of drifting in balloon across the pole.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
D. MCMILLAN l99-2Ol-2O3 MAIN STREET.

cord of last Monday, when division showed sixty-seven members present and voting Then the absentees were sent for but when they were rounded up only 1S4 could be found, or thirty four short of a quorum, and the house had to adjourn. Of the 1S4 thus shown 10 be in Washington, TIT were somewhere else than in the house until they were sent for. Yet they complain of their hard work. Some of them are working hard, cer- tainly--in this case the sixty-seven who were doing their duty while all the rest in the city loafed, and when more than half the house was not even in the city.
 The skulkers from their duty have been treated as martyrs long enough. If each of them did the work he is paid for doing and did it conscien- tiously. he still would not De n mar tyr: he would be a man doing 2 days work of from five to eight hours a day six days week. with a day off on Sunday. Men who do just that are too common in this country to excite sympathy Everybody knows where the ahsentees are. They are drawing their salar ries for work which is put on the shoulders of more hon. est congressman. and are at home appealing to their constituents for re- election Their constituents should respond to that appeal by marking every congressman who thus neglects his duty. asking him what he is do- ing away from the firing line and. if he fails to make q satisfa ctorv answer retiring him from the office he has misused.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
WashingtOn's Desertcrs.
(New York Times. )

There will not be much worry about those 'overworked" congress- men, toiling in the hot city of Wash ington. tired out with their many months of hard work, while this country is full of business men and workingmen who are also working hard six days week in equally hot cities, and making no complaint about it. If these men shirked their work, as most of the congressman do. the business of the country would come to a standstill. Look at the re-
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13

They all seem to fear Lieutenant Governor Tingier, who is sitting tight and not doing a bit of worrying. If the gubernatorial nomination should come to him probably he would take it, but he isn't lifting his finger to se- cure 1t, and if it should happen to go elsewhere 1t isn't likely he would shed many tears. Not only is Mr. Tingier a good fellow, but he's a good democrat 365 days in the year, Rockville Leader.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13

It begins td look as if we can't dodge prosperity. Nature is rising up superior to legislation and busi- ness pessimism and deluging the land with wealth. The bears" may prevail for little while yet in Wall street, but with Providence pulling the market the outcome is certain.- Waterbury Dem ocrat.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13

No one will envy John D. Rocke- feller reaching the age of seventy five years, with the prospect of living many more years, but to be confined to ones estate of few hundred acres and surrounded by guards is the kind of longevity the average free born American does not banker after. -Middletown Penny Press.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13

Prisoners aren't hopeless after all. Those in Charlestown prison sent $2S8 to Salem's relief and the life squad at Sing Sing, it will be remem- bered, wanted to enlist in the Mexi can war.-Norwich Bulletin
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13

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New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
FACTS AND RANCHES.

A woman's page says that the new Paris fashions are notable for their costly simplicity. Sometimes they are simple and sometimes they are com- plex, but they are always costly Waterbury Republican.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13

Democrats of Bibb county, Georgia
 recently elected to place on the county executive committee a man who had been dead ten years More than 2,000 voters registered in favor of the dead man at the primary, and the error was not discovered until a relative of the nominee informed the party officers. Electing dead men to office is something new in politics, though voting dead men is an old
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13

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 as Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
WHAT OTHERS SAY

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New Britain herald., 1914-07-13

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