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New Britain herald., 1914-04-22

improve their acquaintance with sights and scenes and persons half a hundred miles from their homes. There are many well-traveled Louis- williams to whom considerable sec tions of Kentucky are less well known than France or England or Italy.
 Private motor vehicles have of- !ered the advantage of an opportun- ity to become as intimately acquaint- cd with the ncishboring counties, or states, as did the travellers of stage coach days, in addition to the great advantage of rapid transportation. Public motor buses should win a ready and regular patronage. They will not be scorned by the discern ing American travelor in England, for inasmuch as the passengers will be largely Ergiishmen, and largely "locaP' passengers, seat in tho motor bus will offer a better view of England and the English than can be had from the tonneau os a private autorn obile.
 The motor bus idea is one that should be developed. Such a service as the English company plans will hardly inaugurate competition that will be destructive to railroads. It will supplement the esta blshed trans portation systems and add charm to travel in England.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
Seeing England By Motor Bus.

The formation of company to link forty towns and cities in Eng land by a motor 'bus route in com petition with railways for passenger patronage will recall to many of the older citizens the pleasures of stage coach days.
 Travel by stage coach took the traveller past the front doors of the homes along the route. It brought him into close touch with the life of the countryside. He knew something of the customs and manners of the section he traversed. He even formed acquaintanceships along the way.
 Modern transportation facilities whisk the traveller from one city to another in a swirl of smoke and cin- ders. Nothing is learned about the people of the. panorama that is seen from the car windows. A traveller upon the railroad from Kentucky to New York knows the states that lie between Kentucky and New York no better than before he made the jour- ney. And how many Louisvillians are there who know a score of the 12O counties that compose the state? There are surprises, many of them delightful, to those whose business or search for diversion chances to
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
SHAKESPEARE IN SCHOOLS

Henry Clews the noted authority on |nancial matters, suggests that it Eould be a good idea to have actors Fcfte Shakespearian pieces in the |ublic schools, and some other authori- les inquire where such actors are to be Pund. It would be almost impossible find them in sufficiently large num- prs to do all the work that would be fquired of them if the above sug- 'estion were generally adopted. There Fe not many great Shakespearian ftors in this country and unless Jose selected were of the best ey would have no place in our lblic schools. It would not be ough for such teachers to be hakespearian students. who knew e lines and could recite them from emory. It would be necessary for em to understand Shakespeare. to derstand elocution and have abil-
 to impart their knowledge to hers. There are not enough of
 
 lose to go around, but what could done and which would help won rful1y would be for the schools to 1e Shakespearian plays and when lines had been committed to ob- n the services of a good Shake earian actor to drill the cast thor pIa1v have the play thep prodrco1 tn all the necessary details be- te the remainder of the student ly and in this way the instruction uld reach all and the Clews idea uld in great measure be carried This expense would not be heavy ! would give sufficient prominence tIie study of the works of the lat dramatist.
 The suggestion of Banker Clews is ely because there is a disposition to init prejudice to creep into the dy of Shakespeare in our schools, re having been one of his greatest ys eliminated from many educa- nal institutions because of a belief It 1t reflects on a certain race. ese people are very strenuous on s point, too, so that it looks as if might be necessary to eliminate he Merchant of Venice" for instance m further study and there is no
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
Most Dangerous Man.
Columbia State. }

Today the south remains the only section, which. in the always some what qualified sense, can be called American
 Today, with all the shift and change from old conditions, it has a prosperity not so dazzling as that achieved by the immigrants to New York and to the great centers of the west in the making of mammoth fortunes, but a prosperity which does not carry armies of unemployed on it's back. Its hereditary millionaires have largely disappeared, but it's propor- tion of elf-supporting and ambitious men of effort is largely greater among Americans-than that of any other section.
 Today, Richmond, great city, has become one of the chief centers of a new financial system, winning the dis tinction by virtues of progress, as we'll as of location.
 Today the president of the United States is a southern man in his every instinct.
 Five members of the cabinet are southern men. ,e.
 The leader of the house is a southern man.
 The leader of the senate is a southerner. s'
 We could continue to expand the list, but it is useless to do so. Bear this in mind, however, that before the war between the sections, when 8 policy was to be announced, when a course of action was to be taken, when debate was to be resolved into it's salts of logic, it was to the south that the nation looked for the expression W l1ich was to voice America.
 It is thing worth pondering that, forty nine years after Appomattox, at time when the prestige of the United States is admitted among the nations, when what we think and what we do become the index of what shall be done and what shall not be done in half of the globe, the men who gre shaping these great policies, who are establishing the gospel of Americanism, are the sons and the grandsons of the remnants, of that army of Lee that fought to the taking of the last gasp at Appomatox.
 The most dangerous thing in the world is the man who is "let up," after he is supposed to be ''licked.''
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
WAR IS ON.

The president of the United States stands as the master of the situation between this country and Mexico. Congress has been slow and while it talked as to the grounds upon which there should be action toward that country, he acted and none too soon. Had he permitted the landing of arms and ammunition for the Mexican army his dilatory policy would be denounced from one end of the coun- try to the other, but instead his po- sition is being commended for the navy is in control of Vera Cruz and the stars and stripes are floating over the custom house. There has been some bloodshed. some of our men have been killed, many more wound ed, but no matter what congress may say or do now the war is on and the United states or AneF1cd III lAe AlSI battle has been victorious.
 This is no time to dispute over the cause which led to the conflict or to talk of the great honor and glory and perhaps the reward that will come to those who may distinguish them |selves in the pending trouble with fact that there will be kind words for Woodrow Wilson for the promptness with which he acted in ordering the Cruz, while congress kept talking about what to do. The war is on now |and there is no turning back until the whole question at issue is settled Rnd at such time there are no dem bcrats or republicans; only Americans, hnd the proper place for congress is / O be with the president. If it isn't hen there may be something else do- ng when the Mexican trouble is at an
 md
 There need be no fear of the out tome so far as actual hostilities are (oncerned, but now that they have
 
 arried out as quickly as possible.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22

A boy of eight was killed in Dan bury by an automobile last night. He was to blame. He was playing after school and didn't get out of the way. A boy of six was killed in New Ha- ven by an automobile last night. He was to blame. He was playing in the street in front of his own home and ran right in front of the car. The drivers were not going slowly and carefully enough to stop in time, and were not held. In New Britain last night two boys, twelve and seven years old, were struck by a trolley car and injured severely, one of them seriously. This was a little more than the average day in Connecticut, even though the list above is not exhaus- tive. But the average Is pretty high. Waterbury contributes a tragedy now and then. The slaughter of the in nocents goes on because they are thoughtless and reckless, like the little fools that they are, and the men who drive the heavy cars cannot creep along slowly enough to save them, if they are going to get any where.-Waterbury American.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
Town Tree Planting.
Worcester Gazette. )

The town of Southbridge is show ing it's public spirit and enterprise by entry into the tree planting con- test. The movement is under the au- spices of the town branch of the Massachusetts forestry association which is offering a prize for the city or town which sets out the greatest number of trees in proportion to it's population.
 The prize may be an incentive to stir towns to this work, but any mere money offering is of slight con- sideration with respect to what fu- ture good will result from the setting out of trees. The trees along the pub lie streets of Worcester are one of the glories of the city. Shade trees are one of the best and cheapest means of city and town beautifica- tion to be had. However, it is not only in towns proper but along the roadsides in suburbs and country that shade trees should be set. Massachu setts roads are peculiarly adapted for such work for when laid out they were made of generous width and wide spaces are found to either side of the travelled ways.
 It is to be hoped that towns gen. erally will catch the spirit of this work. as Southbridge has caught it, and that the plan of setting out at least few trees each year along streets and highways will be adopted.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
TruStful Ma. (DetrOit Free Press. )

Ma has every confidence in Pa, She says she knows he always does
 what's right, He's not at all like some folks hus-
 bands are, .t. Whose conduct very often is a fright. .. She says that she can trust him any,
 where }., An know he'd never think of doing
 wrong, But when he meets a widow, young
 an fair, Ma never leaves them chatting very
 long. Ma never has a single doubt of Pa, An she is very thankful, too, for
 that; She says she knows he'd never go too
 far,
 Besides he's growing old an bald
 an fat. But just the same when We have
 friends for tea, Am Ma has shown 'em where their
 places are, Although she trusts him most implic-
 itly She never puts the pretty girls by
 Pa.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
Formal Mourning Passing.
(Columbus, O., State Journal

(COlumb bus, o., State JOurnaL)
 The notice of the death of an emil nent man in London contained these words: His wife and family will re- spect his urgent desire that no out ward sign of mourning should be worn." In referring to this notice the London Times says: ''The prac- tice of wearing mourning has long been sliding into disuse, and probably the next twenty years will see it abandoned altogether, at any rate, among the wealthier people,
 According to the London paper, all badges of woe are disappearing from funerals. The black rosets on the horses brides and the crepe on the hats and sleeves are seen sell dom. So it is with black-edged writ ing paper and black-edged cards. It is all going, because mourning is not needed, either for memory or re- spsot. Here are two paragraph frol:, the Times article:
 Those whose sympathy we value will give it us, without our adver- Using for 1t; it will seem all but in- decent to go about the world demand ing sympathy of strangers.
 And if we believe that those who observe our doings We must believe that it Is our hearts, not our clothes, that they will read.
 All of which may seem 8 little un- feeling, and yet it is only to give an idea of the changes that are going or fin the world of mourning.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
FACTS AND RANCHES.

When is an arrest not an arrest That's a problem that has been trou- bling people in this town for a long time One man, accused of an of fense against public morals and de- cency, may not be placed under ar rest, nor asked to give even ten cent bond. Another man whose per- sonal tax remains unpaid less than sixty days after the bill may be hauled out of bed and marched to the police station with a great clat- ter, and there made to give a bond for appearance in court. Of course it's only natural for lawyers who leg islate themselves into jobs at great expense to the city to feel that they are the law, but they ought to wake up.-Waterbury Republican.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22

The day of the horse thief having passed, the day of the automobile thief is here with a vengeance. The new desperado is harder to deal with, because there is practically no limit to the distance which he can put be- tween himself and his pursuers, and the problem of Identification is very much more difficult. The appearance Of a horse could be altered but slight ly without serious injury to the beast. but the appearance of an au- tomobile can be changed So complete ly that it's manufacturer could never recognize it.-Bridgeport Telegram.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
Slavery in Rhode Island.

The supreme court of Rhode Islan d is soon to decide, for the first time in the United States, whether a convict is a slave ward of the state, citizen, or what not. .
 William F. Anderson, formerly a convict in the Rhode Island state prison, has sued the contractors. of that institution to recover wages for his labor during Imprisonment. The Rhode Island constitution prohibits slavery as slavery, no matter what the form may be. The limitation, lex cept as punishment for crime" pre- sented in the federal and most state constitutions, is lacking in Rhode Island. It Is upon this that Anderson bases his suit. Behind him is the na- tional committee on prison labor. As the constitutions of Vermont and Maryland are similar to that of Rhode Island and prison contracts are in operation in both states similar cases may be filed.
 To southern members of congress- the suit has brought attention to the fact that slavery is not necessarily negro slavery. It has reminded them that Indian slavery long existed in the Providence plantations; and the oratory of the f1fties and sixties may TOW find echoes in a congressional in vestigation of slavery in a New England state.
 Anderson claims a damage in that his mother and other dependents were left in poverty. Fifty cents a day was paid by the contractor to the state for his labor and the use of the prison buildings light and heat. How much of this was for his labor and how much for the use of the buildings, light and heat, the contracts do not make clear.
 No matter what the decision, 1t is conceivable that there will be a jul dicial statement as to what proper rates of wages really are and that the court will define conditions of employ ment and other interesting questions.
 The proceedings are somewhat com- plicated, by the fact that another case is being brought by Anderson against another contractor in a federal court.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
How Gath" Reported a Race. George F. Rabbit in Boston Herald.

-(GeOrge F. BabD1tt In Boston Herald.)
 In the old days when the Harvard Yale varsity races were rowed on Saratoga lake I reported them. On one occasion rough water on the lake necessitated repeated postponements first from Thursday to Friday, and then to Saturday, when Harvard out rowed Yale. After watching this con- test from a Special launch, I re- turned to my hotel at Saratoga to make my report. While I was thus engaged George Alfred Townsend came to me, saying that he had at that moment received a dispatch from the New York Herald asking him for a full report of the race. The famou Harvard oarsman, William Blaikie, had been engaged to do this work for the Herald. He was a very con- scientious Christian, and he belatedly notified the Herald that he could not report the race for the Sunday edi- tion. The Herald, thus suddenly left in the lurch, sought Townsend's ser vices He accepted the commission, but owing to the latness of the noti- fact that he hadn't seen the race at
  came to me asking for some of the salient features of the event. I gave them to him in a very few words. telling him the relative positions of the rival boats at different points of the course, the varying strokes, and how they finally crossed the line. Dick Dana and Bob Cook were the re- spective stroke oars. That was all the information Townsend wanted. He then sat down and wrote his dis patch. When I bought the Sunday New York Herald next morning I found a two-page double-leaded story of the race, signed by Gath. Using the meager details I had given him, he had managed to make a remark ably graphic report of the contest. It was as picturesque as it was graphic, and it was widely comment ed upon as a wonderful piece of re- porting. It is no reflection on this famous journalist, who has just died at the age of seventy-three and whose pen name was Cath to say that this Saratoga achievement was a fair
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
COUNCIL CAUCUsEs-

The caucuses of the republican and democratic members of the common council have passed off smoothly. Alderman Christ has been nominated Tor president pro tenn and P. J. Egan has been named for another term on the water board. This action was ex- pected. Committee assignments have been made and when the common council meets there is no reason why the session should not be g. harno- n1ous one and the actions of the caucuses ratified without friction of any kind. When that is done there will be absolutely no reason why the question of politics should not be eliminated for the balance of the year.
 Mayor Quigley has pledged himself tc give New Britain a business ad-, ministration and that cannot be done unless politics is cast aside. The per scnnel of the new council suggests in the main a body of intelligent men who may be reasonably expected to dc the right thing for New Britain. There is always much work to be done at this time of the year and the sooner tits taken up the more quickly |. will be accomplished. A new ad- ministration generally has more or less difficulties in getting under way but the eyes of the city are on Mayor Quigley and there is much speculation as to what he will do and how hd Will do it. His unexpected election and his victory by tremendous plu- rality have all served to whet the ap- petite of the city to learn what is to be done and next to the excitement incident to the war, the inauguration of the new mayor and the interest manifested ill the makeup of his cabi- net all tend to make local question in which New Britain is anxious for the details.
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
How He Could Tell
(Ladies' Home Journal.)

Gadies' Home Journal)
 A Georgia "cracker'' tells this story on his own people: He says a north ern man who had settled in Georgia was visited by a friend, who asked him how he liked the place and the people.
 ''Oh, all right" replied the man.
 ''Now tell me- asked the friend. "what is a Georgia cracker?' How can you tell him from another per- son?"
 Well" replied the northern set tier, you see out in that field a black object?''
 Yes" said the friend
 Now said the man, that may be either Georgia cracker or a stump. Watch 1t for half an hour and if it moves, why, it's a stump
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22

Mayor Quigley has started in on making his appointments and he so far has made good selections. It is not qquite clear, however, why Mayor Quigley should have recommended the appointment of the present sealcr of weights and measures for the rea- son that there does not seem to be any vacancy. This appointment used to be made by the board of public safety in accordance with a provision of the charter, but in 1911 the legis- lature passed an act which imposed that duty on the mayor of the city sub- did not specify any term, the under standing being that the appointment would be during good behaviour. In appointing the present sealer Mayor Halloran did not specify any term and, of course, there is no vacancy, the occupant simply continuing in of flee. Possibly Mayor Quigley may see this matter in another light.
 It was also noticed that in appoint ing Dr. Reeks to the health board he recommended him for the office of superintendent which pays salary of $2,5O0 a year, while according to the law that official is appointed by the committee itself. There is no harm in recommending that pr. Reeks be appointed superintendent as the place calls for physician. but some are inclined to interpret the act as a de- sire on the part of the mayor to in- fuence the board in the selection of their officers. This, however, may be far from his thoughts. Mayor Quiz ley has given the impression that he intends to surround himself with good neutenants and if he does he will have taken very important step towards making his administration a success. He has made g. good start
New Britain herald., 1914-04-22
Senator Poindexter's Roosevelt Boom
 (New York Sum-

Senator Miles Poindexter of Wash ington seems to mistake altogether the present drift of public opinion. Tn his speech before the Indiana pro. gressive state convention on Saturday he forecasted a great boom of Colonel Roosevelt on the theory that the peo. pie are dissatisfied with the demo- cratic party's activity at Washington and desire regime of increased fed eral interference in everybody's bust. ness. There is every reason to be- lieve that the people are sick of fed eral interference and desire to be left to their own devices, at least long enough to find out how recent inno vations operate.
 This general and growing attitude is shown in no way more clearly than in the present disinclination to go ahead with the presidents program of trust legislation. There can bs no doubt as to the reluctance oc congress to proceed with these mea- sures. Loaded with possibilities of trouble as they are, the representa- tives and senators whose seats fall vacant are afraid to take them beforu their constituencies as accomplished NSAA bills-now jocosely spoken of as tl1ss -Four Furies"-were regarded as il, extremis. Only a lively pulmotoral effort by the president restored their 1ickering vitality, and his act fell far short of winning the hearty approval of the administration press. The presidents most ardent and uncom promising supporter in this city point ed out at least a hundred reasons why the bills should be laid over to the next session.
 The fact is that if Colonel Roose- welt should find any sort of consider able support for his ambitions upon his return from the jungle, it would probably be based on the mollycod- dle view of him which is taken by many of his admirers that his bark is far worse than his bite. Not a few might prefer an administration of menacing but harmless epigrams to one of plausible but dangerous exper1- ment. This view may be humiliating to tMe progressive sentiment, but there is a trem endous lot of truth in it.
 The country wants a rest