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New Britain herald., 1914-11-21
Timid Neutrality.
(New Republic. )

How is it possible to create the be-
 ginnfngs of international order out
 of the nations of this world? Not
 out of world of pacifists, not out
 of world of Quakers, but out of
 this world, which contains only a
 small minority of pacifists and Qua
 kers. For it is peace on earth that
 men need, not peace in heaven, and
 unless you build from the brutalities
 of earth, you step out into empty space. The first question that arises
 is the maintenance of treaties. We
 have seen them violated not only in
 Belgium but in Manchuria and China.
 We have seen The Hague conventions,
 to which our signature is attached, torn up and thrown to the winds Un-
 defended towns have been bombarded,
 exorbitant levies made, hostages taken. We have not even protested.
 We have watched the paper structure
 of good will collapse. And yet when a man like Roosevelt insists that we must create no more valueless paper,
 he is denounced as an American Bern hardi and the twin of the kaiser. On this same score the New Republic will, no doubt, be accused as a mili- tarist organ, hostile to the good faith of the world. If we range ourselves with Roosevelt on this question, it is because we believe that treaties will never acquire sanctity until nations are ready to seal them with their blood. England may not have been too scrup- ulous about treaties in the past but today she stands irrevocably commit ted. If she makes treaties now they may mean something, and that is sn incalculable advance for the human race. So with us. It is our bus mess to make no treaties which we are not ready to maintain with all our resources, for every scrap of paper is like forged check an assault on our credit in the world. We must not permit ourselves to fall into the plight of Germany, where our word is distrusted by the nations. For there can be no morality of nations so long as promises are idly given and idly broken. So long as that condition prevails, distrust and sus- picion will rack the world, and be- hind facade of delusive promises the nations will continue to arm
 So when Colonel Roosevelt says that our neutrality does not carry with it the obligation to be silent when our own Hague conventions are destroyed, he is taking an active step towards ultimate peace Had we protested against the assault on international when Belgium was invaded, our faith in public law would have been made somewhat real. For un- less some one some time is ready to take some chance for the sake of in it will remain what it | is today, an object of derision to ag- yressive nations.
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21

Philadelphia is waking up to the fact that rats are an expensive luxury, besides being spreaders of Vermin and disease germs According to a bulletin of semi official character, the des- truction of merchandise in that city alone by rats mounts to at least $10,- 0On day. A rat station has therefore been established by the city at which bounties are paid for the animale whether brought in dead or alive and the Department of Health has installed special patrol to carry away the rats brought in. It probably will not be a great while before the presence of rats and of certain other animal and insect pests in any up-to-date city will be considered serious reflection upon municipal housekeeping Bridgeport Standard.
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21
CRITTCISING CORONERs.

The New York coroners are now being made the subject of much criti- cism because of the laxity of their methods when they are called upon to pass upon sudden deaths. It is claimed that their inquiry is only of been the means of concealing many murders. This is serious accusa- tion and what is especially bad about 1t Is that there does not seem to be any denials of it. Physicians simply report cases as they find them and the coroner appears to take no fur ther pains but gives a certificate of death and that ends it.
 There is no doubt but that there is a great deal of similar efficiency in other places as well as in New York, person takes it for granted that the laxity will continue and they too be- come lax and the system becomes ab- solutely dangerous This laxity can Ouly U0 CdTTlou on through the carc- lessness of the authorities, who should make it their business to look into such matters and see that the full duty of the coroners is performed.
 It Is surprising such ineff1ciency is allowed to continue under Mayor Mitchell. who is making an honest eff fort to give New York a business administration and who has some very competent lieutenanrs in the city service They ali need surveillance or some scheme of reporting by which it may be determined at a glance whether the work is being done prop erly and according to law or not When there are no checks and ball. ances, inefficiency is bound to creep in and once it gains footholu it Is difficult to root it out without retiring an official, who, if he had been punched up once in a while, might have given better service.
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21
City Items

The I. O. o. D. was entertained 1 last evening at the home of Mrs. Will liam Pfieffer, 357 Arch street. The followers of Miriam will have a private dance December 26 at Le Wits hall. Lynch's orchestra will furnish the music.
 A special meeting of the Y. M. T.. & B. society will be held at 2:30 to- morrow afternoon to consider the purchase of property adjoining the societys building on Lafayette street.
 Thinking Black in Am merica," was the subject of the meeting of the Women's Missionary society of the Baptist church in the church parlors yesterday afternoon. Mrs. E. G. Litch was in charge and Mrs. ]. R. wightman led the devotional ser vice.
 !. Miss Ellen Johnson of Curtiss street and Miss Agnes Johnson of Vine street, have sailed for Sweden on the steamer United States"
 Mr. and Mrs. William L. Banner of 225 Curtiss street quietly celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary at their home on Monday evening, November 16, 1914.
 Sunday, Rev. G. c. Hill will preach, at the South Congregational church. His topic will be Science of the Times" being the development of the address given on the evening of Peace Sunday.
 The third regular monthly meeting of the Membership club will be held November A at the Y. M. C. A., be- ginning with supper at 6:3O. Mr. Jennings, the instructor Tn the salesma nship course, will give a short talk on Selling Membership.
 The annual mission at the Swedish | Bethany church opened last night | Rev. Gerhard Palmgren of Hartford | delivered the address. Tonight Rev. | c. E. Carlson of Bristol will speak and | Professor J. A. Huffman of Worcester, | Mass, the popular singer. will render | solos, Sunday afternoon both Rev. ! MT. Palmgren and Rev. Mir. Carlson 1 will speak. An additional speaker
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21
We Must Have Water.
(Hartford Post

The water board is unquestionably wise in it's decision to go ahead with plans to take water from Farming ton river if it is necessary. The board hopes it will not be necessary to use this source of supply, just IS every citizen hopes so, but it might as we'll be recognized that it is far from inn possible that an emergency may arise which will make it imperative.
 It is all very well for any mem- Der of the water board to say he
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21
SPECULATOR FINED.

New Haven, Nov. 21.-Carlos Cree lev. who claimed he was from Brook- lyn. N. Y.. was fined $10 and costs in the city court today, charged with offering football tickets for sale, com trary to city ordinance. A city de- tectiye said that Greeley offered him two tickets for s25 and he had one other ticket to sell
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21

The hunters in Massa chusetts are not getting as many deer as they ex- pected Either the animals are not as plentiful as was supposed or they have been driven into the deep wood, or the cold weather is effecting the hunters One frightened deer fled across the state line into Connecticut and was followed by the hunter and killed who was arrested and fined for violating the sanctuary.-Wa Waterbury Am erican.
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21
FACTS AND RANCHES.

ia ever see married woman who didn't cry at wedding, and then wish the couple joy while she was blowing her nose ?-Bridgeport Telegram.
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21
CHESS MATCH DRAW.

New Haven, Nov. 21.-The Yale and Harvard chess teams played to a draw of five boards won by each, in their annual chess match begun last night and concluded today.
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21

Coal and wood cost enough so that it is not unreasonable for customers to complain if 1t is delivered in rainy or snowy weather in open carts. Wood particularly, should be protected, since it Is seldom dry enough for immediate use when it leaves the dealers yard- Waterbury Republican.
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21
been the man.


 HEton Buckingham
 hermit of New York,
 certainly was demo-
 came to make his will,
 was read in the probate
 &erday it was found to con
 provision: Mary Mack, a
 lEic, is bequeathed the right to
 In her present quarters as long ehe can agree with the widow, have Ae use of the kitchen furniture, the Flight to go out the front or back door, athe use of twenty-five feet of garden, the right to have company and the right to take a bath in the family bathtub whenever she likes.
 The only provision which may perity is whether she can live with the widow, and not knowing the good lady it is impossible to estimate the size of the task she has on hand. Some have found it a very difficult problem and, judging from the terms of the will. it is a fair assumption that the privileges mentioned in the will were denied previous to the rev. erened gentleman's demise, and when he was abonut to depart from this world he attempted to do something which perhaps he was unable to ac- comp1ish during his life. But we may be judging him and the widow harsh ly, as has sometimes been done in other cases, but it can be said with truth that Mary Mack will have some authority in the house in question if she can live with the widow. It will be up to her to keep on the right side of that good soul. To be able to go in and out the front door and to use the family bathtub at will are rights not to be sneezed at. not to speak of the little garden in the rear where she can raise vegetables and reduce the high cost of living If she can get along with the widow, Mary, may be- come autocratic herself and then may want to make a few rules for the government of the household her. self. Such things have happened
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21
58her opportunity For d perhaps, unless ambi- 4dampshire rises to the oc- Brockton Times.

MThe war has brought the knitting sneedle out of the attic and bids fair to occasion the restoration of what was, in this country. alm forgot ten art. All over the land women are beginning to ply the needles in be- half of the soldiers in winter trench es of Europe. In few weeks, no doubt, the sight of knitting women will be quite as common as it has been rare for many years.-New London IjaN.
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21

at the Sunday services will be Rev A. M Gidart of Yale. There will be three meetings Sunday.
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21
HILLC..EST CHURCH
UNIVERSALTST
427 WEST MAIN STREET

APT WEST MAIN STREET Services Sunday evening. 7:30. Rev. Hiram w. Smith will preach.
 ALL WELCOME. REV. F. A. DILLINGHAM;, Supt.
 Bridgeport, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21

When it is disclosed that 13.000 lives have been lost on grade crossings in the past three years, 1t is no wonder that determined efforts are being made for their abolition.-Norwich Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21

For generation or more Rhode Island has had the honor of furnish ing Thanksgiving turkeys for the White House, but this year the raiser of presidential turkeys Is dead, and
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21

ot want to see
 y t1ne and es-
 people are en-
 6 that it is rea-
 that William C.
 in behalf of the will be heard and
 the appeal from Bet with a generous nay be people who e another may not be harity organization ep an eye out lest generous hand of ould be no one for any deserving case fe day after would
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21

Suffrage is doomed, and it Is
 1t that the backbone of the
 lent is broken when six-at this
 g-of the states in which the
 Ion was submitted turned it
 h by big majorities. And, it Is
 Ed, Ohio, Missouri. North Dakota,
 ath Dakota, and Nebraska, which
 Ee decided to remain content with
 made government, are larger Id more important commonwealths han Montana and Nevada. Yet the finning of Nevada with it's SO,00o <opulaton gives especial satisfaction "a the woman's Journal because Ne kada is wholly surrounded by suffrage Etates. It was the one black spot in the solid block of white on the suffrage map. And as for the states not carried, the suffrage editor notes that in Ohio, Nebraska, and south Dakota, the affirmative vote showed a marked gain over the last time the question was submitted, while the women ought to be encour- aged by the large vote in the states where the question was submitted for the first time. The vote in Nebraska, the Lincoln Star admits, was suffic- iently close to justify the friends of suffrage in the hope that another trial may bring different results. The in South Dakota, thinks the Aberdeen American, has. estab- lished a broader foundation upon which future efforts toward the pos- session of the ballot will be founded. Tn North Dakota, the Bismarck Tri- bune opines that the issue has been of decisively and should not be resurrected again for several years while the editor of the Fargo Courier News writes that the suffrage nlana gers did not expect the amend
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21
TOWN TALK.

HE question of abolish ing the two tax ing districts which formed a part of the consolidation scheme eight years ago is to
 be taken up by the committee on re-
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21

The council acted wisely at Wednes- day evenings meeting in refusing to permit a four foot sidewalk to be substituted for a five foot one which had been recommended by the board of public works. Some of the mem- bers showed a disposition to be leni- ent about the matter, which was com mendable from the standpoint of the property owners, but hardly so from the standpoint of the city when con sidered in all it's notifications In the early days of the city four foot walks were permissible and they were wide enough at the time. The coun- cil, however, never dreamed of the New Britain of today and as a result wherever there are any narrow walks still remaining they are wholly made quate for the traffic, and in some cases at least five foot walks have been ordered laid in their places Tn city like New Britain, where so many people work in the factories, the walks need to be wide so as to ex- pedite travel during those hours when people are going to and from the shops and their homes. Some will Der the agitation in favor of the flag walk on the south side of
New Britain herald., 1914-11-21
RAGE STATES.

Wo states won, mak- ta1 of twelve equal
 with ninety-one cleo
 a clear and perman- Fin the states lost the e only begun to fight.
 en.who are now working em the rising suffrage the returns tell a diff To quote Mrs. Arthcr
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-05-21
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER $40.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article II
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary
land, title Garrett County," subtitle
sheriff to be known as Section 2l5-AA of
said Article II, directing and authorizing
the sheriff of Garrett County to require all
persons of sufficient ability sentenced to
imprisonment in the county Jail of said
Garrett County, in punishment of any crime
or miSdemeanOr committed in said county,
by the Circuit Court or Justice of the Peace
of said county, to work on the public roads
and highways of said county. or public
streets of any Incorporated town in said
county, or to do some work in connection
with the improvement thereof, as part
of the prison discipline and management
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That new section
be and the same is hereby added to the Code
Of Public Laws of Maryland, title Garrett
County" subtitle sheriff to be known as
Section 2l5-AA of Article T. of said Code and
to read as follows
Section 2l5-AA. The sheriff of Garrett
County is hereby authorized and directed to
require all persons of sufficient ability who
shall be sentenced to imprisonment in the
county jail of said Garrett Comfy by the
circuit court of Garrett county or any Jus
tice of the Peace of said county as a punish
ment for any crime or misdemeanOr, COmit-
ted therein, to work upon the public roads
aud highways of said county, or upon public
streets of any incorporated town of said
county, or to DO some work in connection
with the Improvement thereO', as part OF
the prison diciplne and management, pro
vided. nothing herein shall apply to persons
convicted and sentenced for crimes or mis-
demeanOrs committed prior to the passage
OF this Act, or to prisoners sentenced to per
form such work on said roads or SteeetS.
sec. ,. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved: April TO- 1919
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-05-21
CHAPTER NO. go.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 228 of Article II
of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title Garrett County"
subtitle "'Wild Animals"
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
errl Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ton 22S of Article II of the Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title Garrett
County," subtitle, wild Animals. "
be and the same is hereby rep called and
re-enacted with amendments so as to
read as follows:
SEC. 228. Any citizen of this State
who shall kill or destroy any wolf, pan
Their, wildcat or weasel, within the
limits of Garrett county, shall be enti-
tied to the following allowance, viz: for
every wolf scalp the sum of 500 90; for
every panther scalp the sum of $40. 90;
for every wildcat scalp the sum of 81. 0C
and for every weasel scalp the sum of
fifty cents.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date OF
its passage.
Approved: April 10, 1914.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-05-21
Containing 1880 Square Feet.

Second: All that lot of ground which was
conveyed to the said Robert G. McCandlish
by George W. Durham ana wife, by deed
dated March 18th. lgOS, and recorded in LiDer
Z Il 7. No 5G, folio 45l, etc. one Of the Land
Records of Garrett county. Maryland: Be
ginning for the same at stake standing in
the line dividing the properties known as the
Steele and FOrSythe Farms, il also being the
southeast corner OF Maple street. and run
ming thence at point OF needle South g.
corner Of the Mctaudlish lot, ana with his
third line reversed, and extending same.
Suuth a. East. ~ ieet to McCuIloughs
fence, North f9I East. 30 feet to LyteS
fence. and with it. North i~g West. 2Gl
feet to Philluie'S fence. ana with it, South
COZ West l204 feet to corner post, then
North 44L West lO7 feet to division fence of
steele and Fursythe properties. ana with
said fence, South 2a4 West, oU feet to the
place of beginning,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-05-21
10th Day of June, 1914,

in front OF the First National Bank of
Friendsville. in the town OF Friendsvie
Garrett county, Maryland, at the hour OF II
O'Clock y. NJ. OF said day, offer for sale to
the highest bidder, for cash, all those lots
pieces or parcels of ground situate in the
Town of Friendsville. Garrett county, MARY
land, which are described as follows:
First: An that lot OF ground which was
conveyed TO the said Robert &. McCandlish
10y John W. Mccullough and wife. by deed
dated March 9Th, 1907, and recorded in Liber
f Il I, No. -, folio 375, one of the Land Rec
ords of Garrett county, Maryland: Begin
ming for the same at a stone standing at the
end or a line drawn North IS East 50 feet
from the Northeast corner of George W,
Dunham's stable. and running thence South
&c East 100 feet to stake: North "a East,
$50 feet to a stake; North dG West 125 feet to
a stake, thence South "a West, $50 feet to
stake. then South GG East, - feet TO the place
OF beginning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-05-21
CHAPTER -
AN ACT to prohibit hogs from running at
large in Garrett County.

AN ACT to prohibit hogs from running at
large in Garrett County.
SECTION ]. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That it shall not be
lawful for any hog to run al large in Garrett
County; any hog found upon the public high
way. or unenclOsed lands, or treSpassing
upon enclosed lands, may he taken up ana
impounded by the owner or occupant or Oc-
Cupants of any enclosure in Garrett county:
the said owner or occupant may impOund
any hog so found, and if the owner is known
shall Immediately notify the owner of the
hog so impOunded. who may claim and re-
move said hog by paving one dollar u. OOfOr
each hog so impOunded, and in addition,
shah pay for feeding Of the hog so impound-
ed.
SEC. BE it further enacted, That if the
owner of the hog. so impOun0ed. is not
known to the person who has impOunded
said hog, he shall cause notice to be insert
ed in some newspaper published i'll tile cOun
tY containing description of the hog so i'm
pounded, and If, at the end of one week from
the time the notice was so published, the
owner has not claimed and removed said
hog, the person who has impOuuded the hog
shall cause second notice to be inserted in
some newspaper published in the county,
giving ten days notice. and state the time
and place where the hog or hogs are to be
sold. at which time If the hogs are not claim
ed and removed by the owner. ana all
charges paid including penalty, advertising
and feeding, said hog or hogs so impounded
shall be sold at public sale to the highest bid
der. and if the hogs are sold at public sale, a
full account Of all expenses and money paid
out, as " ell as all moneys received Tor the
hogs so sold, shall be filed with the county
commissioners and any money remaining
over and above the amount required to pay
all expenses as above mentioned shall he
turned over to the county commissioners
who may return it to the owner OF said hogs
provided, he makes claim and produces sat
isfactOry proof that he is the owner of the
hog or hogs so sold.
SEC. 3 And be it further enacted, That
nothing in this Act shah he construed 50
as to interfere with hogs turned out and
herded SO long as they do not come without
twenty rods of any enclosure
SEC. /. And be it further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date Of its
passage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-05-21
CHAPTER NO. 387.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section "a of Chapter
$50 of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland at its session of 1896,
title Garrett County,, subtitle
''Loch Lynn Heights"
Sectional. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of Maryland, That Section
"a of Chapter $50 of the Acts of said
General Assembly at its session of 1896
be and the same is hereby repealed an
re-enacted so as to read as follows:
Sec. 81. That the said Council shall
have the power to license and regulate
all coaches, carriages, carts, drays, ON
nibuses, wagons, automobiles and other
vehicles kept for hire or hired in said
town, and shall have the further power