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New Britain herald., 1915-03-20
Alcoholism and Life Expectancy.
New York Sum-

No subject of general discussion Is
more replete with interest to the man
iii the street than the use of alcohol
in everyday life. Reliable authori-
ties tell us that alcho1 is poison,
others say it is q food. Both appear
to be wrong if taken literally The
Sun has fallen into the habit of judg-
ing questions of it's kind by their
influence upon the pocket nerve,
which it has discovered to be a most
sensitive guide. Accordingly, the life
insurance company's pocket nerve is
reliable in the decision or this all i'm
portant question.
1t may be comforting to 1.-The mod
crate drinker, to learn from an
address by Dr. Patton of the Pruden-
tial Life Insurance Company that IAN
1nmoderate drnker is one who drinks
regularly in excess OF AnstIe's limit
CT who may because or individual
snsceptibilities be unduly affected by
that amount or less
Curiosity regarding this limit led us
to obtain from the life insurance
expert the information that Anstites
limit means 1.-The daily use Of alcohol
not to exceed one and a nalf ounces,
corresponding with four ounces of the
of beer" Eight tablespoonfuls of
whiskey or brandy or quart of beer
would satisfy the thirst of the aver
age moderate drinker, VINO leaves out
of consideration the face stated by
Patton that leach individual presents
q physiological resistance different
from that of others: it is especially
influenced by age, occupation, state of
health, time of day, relative time since
food was taken, also amount and char
acter of the food used and of exercise
sleep and many other conditions"
These considerations render a deci-
sion more difficult with regard to
Anstie's limit, which designates the
Earmlessnes of definite amount of
alcohol that may be consumed within
the body with little or no danger The
Prudential does not divide the friends
of alcohol into abstainers and non
abstainers, but accepts those who do
not exceed the Anstie limit as average
risks, provided always that their mode
of life and other conditions aersatis-
factory to the medical examiner It
must be borne in mind, however that
an insurance company must venture
upon some risk in order to obtain
large business. 1t would therefore not
De sale to ADOPT eight tablespoonful
of brandy or quart of beer as a safe
average daily quantity for consump-
ton of an average man. This limit
may, however, serve guide to
vigorous and properly living mans
capacity for disposng of a definite
quantity of alcohol without immediate
damage.
We may add that Professor Kraep-
lein of Munich has published some
interesting observations to test the
working capacity of students. He
demonstrates that under the influence
Of forty to sixty grams of alcohol
tabout three to six tablespoonfuls Of
brandy) their ability to add and
niemorize declined, also their judy
ment and memory, so that the bra In
failed, as il were, to make connection
with the switchboard In the telephone
exchange
The chief menace to moderate
drinkers from these apparently in
nocuous doses is the certainty of it's
producing the habit. In the fascina-
ton Of the cup that cheers turks the
danger.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-20

Whether buzzards are really needed
sss scavengers in the South and all
warm regions is under discussion with
the question of destroying them as
nuisance There is probably no rea-
son why these sections o. the country
should not destroy their garbage, offal
and bodies of dead animals as they
are taken care Of where there are no
Euzzards to- do it. But contention is
made that they are needed for just
this purpose, of destroying decay1ng
matter which breeds disease, and that
their destruction would expose people
to pestilential disease. We seem. TO
remember a. time when flies were sup
posed to be useful for just this pur-
pose, Of consuming the food refuse
about a house. It didn' take science
and common sence long to correct that
false idea when once it got started
Waterbury American.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-20

Keep UP the boys interest IN out-of
door sports and, as he grows to
young manhood, he is going to contin-
ue it, It is going to leac MIN away
from serious temptations and low re-
sorts and nmpanionship. 1t is wrong
to send him to bed nights with T.
healthy, "tired feeling" different from.
the "big head Of his more Social
but less energetic friend who sticks to
so-called Indoor sports" and make
him wake up in the morning re-
freshed and ready for fight or
frolic.-Norwich Record
New Britain herald., 1915-03-20
itiDnaI. It refused

itiUnaI. It refused
yItention that the rail-
posed to compensate it
&ascd frcieht rates for it's
(senger-rates, and it held
alidity Of the passenger
ED be determined by the eff
the passenger business Of
aany, separately considered.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-20
FACTS AND FANC1Es.

The governor of Pennsylvania pro-
poses that a law be passed to tax the
non-voter in a peculiar way, as a
penalty for not doing his duty at
elections. He would tax all voters
two dollars each and return the money
one half when the voter registers and
the other half when he votes. II he
registers but does not vote he loses
O. dollar, but if he neither registers
ror votes he loses two dollars, and
the state gets Bridgeport Stand
ard
New Britain herald., 1915-03-20

Month of mystery, threshold of the
spring, March has this year followed
no presidents, even of It's own vague
setting. Sometimes March advances
with a roar only to be tanned, as it's
days pass, by the growing might of
the heightening sun, and grow lamb
like in its age. Again it enters tame
ly, and deceives the very elect as to it's
purpose. only to open it's cave and
drive it's bitter winds upon their un-
protected heads and have its roar in
it's closing days. Here have March
&c the dry and stormless closing chap
ter of an eventful winter.-New Ha-
ven Register.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-20

1t looks as if those who went to
Hartford yesterday in the interest of
the charter amendments did not have
any organization as there did not ap-
pear to be any unanimity of sentl-
1nent in favor of anything. About the
only matters, however, that were
given any particular attention were
the question of the number of as
SCISSORS and whether the board or
public safety should be split up into
two boards Another matter referred
to was whether there should be a
referendum attachment to the report
of the committee. When the first
charter was adopted declaring New
Britain to be a city it was by popular
vote. the ma jority being one. Then
again when consolidation was acted
upon it was submitted to the voters
twice, the first time resulting in a de-
feat for the measure and the second
time it Won The legislative leaders
at the session when the consolidated
charter was first approved were very
much displeased when their work was
rejected at the polls and there was a
disposition to have the vote of the
legislature at the next session be ac-
cepted as final, but it was pointed out
that the objections in the nrst report
were eliminated and that there was
nc likelihood of defeat again. This
won and the charter went through.
The referendum is more popular now,
some cities having provisions for 1t In
their charter. What New Britain
would do with the amendments now
under discussion if it got it's hands on
them is a question. The fact that
there is so much difference of opinion
about them, the common council even
Offering with the charter committee,
that it may be that the voters If given
a chance would reject them all. II
action was to be taken at a special
election it would cost some money and
the city is not very flush just now.
There isn't time to submit them to the
voters next month at the regular
election and if they were to be put
over until the election next year they
might as we'll be abandoned. There
is no good reason why there should be
such a long delay. 1t has been ap-
parent from the first that there would
he opposition on the matter of as
SCISSORS and also to splitting up the
board of public safety because the
reasons given are not sufficient, poll
tics or personal feelings being the real
cause and these are never a good
reason for anything in city life. From
the arguments made before the legis-
iative committee yesterday it would
seem as if the number of assessors
Will have to be determined by the
committee with a probability of some
gentle suggestion being made on the
part of the local delegation for
guidance.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-20

in Connecticut on the question were
there to lead In the argument. SEN
a tor Klett and Representatives Good
win and Schultz were also present
and told about legislative work, while
there were several speakers to dis
cuss the labor question. If such meet
ings were held oftener and candidates
for public office asked to explain their
platforms there would be u
better understanding concerning
public affairs and there would be
stronger demand for better men.
There to used to be an organization
the name of which has slipped from
memory, that was accustomed to meet
Sunday afternoon in hall and discuss
public matters. The attendance was
fairly large and there were some i'm
portant and interesting discussions
there. Whether the influence of these
IN meetings was felt in the caucuses and
elections is difficult to say just now,
but they caused much talk about the
streets and in the factories and if
they did not produce good results, it
was because they were not continued
long enough to give formal impetus
to the movement which plainly sought
i
soon passed out Of existence, not that
there wasn't demand for it in New
Britain, but because those who were
instrumental in bringing it into life
lost interest in 1t and it really died of
inanition. There is no likelihood OF
the forces back Of the organization
under the auspices of which the dis
cussion on woman suffrage and legis
lative matters took place this week
losing heart in their work and for
that reason more may be expected
from it, There are not many people
who understand public business and
it is to be regretted that it is so be-
cause there would be greater effcien-
cy in the public service if there was
greater demand for it. If city or
state matters were discussed in open
meetings deeper interest would natur-
ally be taken in them, as to who
would be the best posted and in the
end there would be a dissemination of
information on public questions which
would result in better informed per-
sons and an insistence that public Of
ficials thoroughly understanding their
business.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-20

3: J :: !: q.
~ extending out Hun
gerford court to meet
West Pearl street.
The board of public
works has taken it up
as a matter to be in
---- quired about and as
\ soon as all the facts
are gathered it will be formally acted
upon. There is quite a stretch of
land between the South church and
the Rockwell school without a cross
street and this condition has caused
more discussion than any other SINH
lar strip of land in the city. Hun
gerford court is pretty well built up,
in fact there are some valuabl build
ings there now and about the only
property that could be affected by
the extension would be that Of the
Turner society and it is reported that
it will not oppose the extension, pro-
vided, Of course, that it is paid for
the land taken. There was prop
osition before the old street COM
n1ittee to extend Pearl street out to
Arch street, but it was so strongly
opposed that the project was aban-
doned It would undoubtedly have
been an expensive proposition had it
been
property owners would have de-
manded heavy damages and in addi-
ton to that some of the property
owners did not want the street opened
up. The plan called for lines that
would leave one piece Of property
with about two or three feet OF land
only and some of the real estate men
who were called in to give expert
@l,;e cf 10, II
would be subjected to sewer and side
walk assessm ents and that in the end
it would not be worth anything I'M
less the city chose to purchase it and
turn it into a street. The hearing
was one of the most interesting ever
heard on the matter of extending a
street, there having been so much
valuable testimony given on the mat
ter of values of land and buildings.
If the street was extended it was
proposed to assess property almost
down to the High school on the ground
that it would be benefited. The
extension of Lasalle street is another
matter that used to occupy public at
tention A number Of years ago
town meeting voted to extend out that
street to meet High street, which was
to be also extended northerly, but
it hasn't been done yet, and prob
ably will not be for some time. 1t
was for long time thought to be ad-
visable to extend Lasalle street out to
meet Burritt street, but no one was
willing to take the responsibility for
the expense which on account of the
hills would be very heavy. Now,
however, that Burritt street is being
built up and new streets are being
run through the old Burritt property
IT. may be that the. matter will be
taken up again and pushed through
1t would open up a great deal of farm
land and the city would probably get
an increased grand list out of it,
while the. cost would in all proba bil-
ity be assessed largely on the prop
erty through which the street would
run.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-20

It would be q good thing for pub
lie business if there were other gath
erings such as the Union Labor mass
meeting held in Carpenters hall this
week Woman suffrage was discussed
and some of the best posted women
New Britain herald., 1915-03-20

Mayor Quigley was quoted this
week as saying that unless the grand
list is increased the tax rate within
two years will reach twenty mills. His
statement recalls a prediction made
in this column when the basis of as
sessnent was increased to a full valu-
alton 1t was said then that notwith-
standing the fact that the doubling Of
the basis of assessment would lower
the tax rate one-half, that the people
would be apt to forget that after a
while, would be increasing the rate
by being misled on the figures and
that it would not be long before they
would be paying just as many mills
and on account of the basis
of assessment being doubled they
would in reality be paying twice as
much taxes as they were before. In
this way the increasing of the grand
list would prove an expensive propo-
sition. This prediction is being veri-
fled and the statement of the mayor
shows that his thoughts are running
in the same direction. There is, how
ever. another side to the matter now.
New Britain is providing greater BEN
efits at present, it has better streets,
it has larger police and fire depart
ments and the population has also
increased. People do not seem to give
much attention to these things when
they make their annual call on the tax
collector to pay their contribution
towards supporting the government.
They only think of the size of the
bills and give little thought to the
reasons which might be advanced for
their size. To overcome this the
mayor proposes to increase the grand
list by increasing the value of proper
ty which he thinks should be In
creased but that will never meet the
emergency because there will be in
equalities then as there are now and
complaints might also creep in for
which there may be some Justification.
The mayor is right, however, in his
claim that the city should have more
revenue, but it would seem as if the
present property has been hit as hard
as it can stand and that appears to be
the general belief of the owners.
There needs to be more new buildings
and people need to be encouraged to
construct them. There must be some
one or some body of men to do this
and it will always be up to the city or
some department to take q hand in
1t, 1t may be a thankless task as all
such work is, but it is one of the pen
alties that goes with the honor of
pubic office. Officials must do some
thing besides that for which they are
paid, not that 1t is compulsory but
because they need to take the tnitia-
tive in such matters and point the
way for others who look to public Of
ficials for guidance in such matters
The men who have done anything to
speak of towards building up the city
could be counted on the fingers of
one hand. The city needs more of
them and needs them badly now
more than ever.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-20
Arr RATE

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b thought the
! our states,
ago, accord
igest. when
pg passenger
and told the
ais that they
hint. as they
out Of their
like manner
were given
ng the rail-
low rates to
ing the roads
by sufficient
commodities.
Hughes read
pre1ne court
which the
put an end to
which the
tues as a re-
at the era of
Dads is over.
al of Com
the princi-
decisions is
an not De re-
or goods gra-
uate compen-
at the public
aough it may
fHcient return
\. Or, as the
Ia a different
ore require a.
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lit can require
business with
rate case, the
road sought
he state law
am passeng GER
ed, did not
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ger business a
e state held
er-earnings
ted and con-
glasses Of rail-
be equally re-
) the compa ny
TX and eight
Investment, if
remuneTatlVe
more thar
But the court
senting. held
New Britain herald., 1915-03-20
MCMILLAN'S
The New
Spring Suits
Reasonably
Priced
S 10 to SIS


Fashionable tailored models for
women and misses arc being shown I'm
the new weaves and coIorings for early
spring wear.
WOMEN'S AND MISSES NEW
SPRING COATS
Priced $7.9S to $500
CHARMING NEW BLOUSEs
Csc to $49s Each
LINGERIE HOUSES
97c to $1.9s
TUB SILK BLOUSES
Special at S1.9S Zach
White and colors
CREPE DE CHINE BLOUSES
$2.9s, $3.9s, S4.s8 Each
AT OUR INFANTS DEPT.
All kinds of dainty things to wear
for the little tots.
INFANTS AND CHILDREN'S
BONNETS
csc TO SOS Each
INFANTS SHORT COATS
$2.4s to s3.ss Each
INFANTS long COATS
$2.9s to- $3.50 Each
INFANTS CAPEs WITH HOOD
SPECIaI-S2.98 Each
SPECIAL VALUES
NEW SPRING UNDERMUsLINS
AT 4gc. CSC, S1.4g Each
SILK HOSIERY
New Spring shades. Csc and soc
McCAILUM SILK HOSE
Always reliable. 500, $3.50 and
$500 pair.
MEMS ONYX SILK soX
Our special at 25c pair.
Others at 50c pair
SPRING WEIGHTS KNIT UNDER
WEAR
For Men, Women and Children
WASHABLE SPRING GLOVES
Chamoisettes, 25c and soc pair.
Palm Beach Washable Capes at
$3.50 pair.
kAYsER'S SILK GLOVES
soc. 75c, $1.OO Pair
White, black and colors, in short.
elbow and full lengths.
SATURDAY SPECIAL
Women's Pique Gloves S1.25 pair,
value $50. White and black vita -
three rows embroidery.
CREPE DE CHINE HANDKER-
CHIEFS
New novelties at use each
WOMEN'S FINE LINEN HAND
kERCHIEFS
"a inch hem, special Zoe each, reg
uar / Q 1-2c grade.
EXTRA WIDE FAILLz RIBBONS
At 3gc Ward
All the new shades
SALE OF SAMPLE LEATHER
GOODS
200 Sample Handbags from ono OF
the leading leather goods manufactus
ers on Sale Saturday. Csc To siD5
each. Wo We're fortunate in receiv- =.
ing these sample Bags before Easter
New Britain herald., 1915-03-20


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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-19
TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Grand Forks, Aug 1.-THE North
Dakota Tennis Tournament will be
held at Grand Forks this year begin
ming Aug. 16. These tournaments
have aroused great interest in past
years, and this year players will enter
from all parts of the state. Local
contests are now being held in many
towns to decide on the players to rep
resent the various clubs. The Grand
Forks Tennis club will have charge
of the tournament, and program of
for the visiting play
ers will be arranged.
On Aug. 26 the Missouri Slope ten
mis- tournament will be held at Bis
marck, and players and teams from
many of the towns of the Slope coun-
try will attend to compete for the ten
mis- honors of that district. The Bis
marck club is making very complete
for the tourney.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-19
BIG CROP SAVES A
FARM FROM RECEIVER

Fargo, Aug. lin United States
court Judge Charles F. Amidon de-
MED the application for a receiver in
the matter of Alvan Martin of Rolette
county. Attorney Kehoe, of Cando,
and Atty. Tracy Bangs, Of Grand
Forks, represented Martin, while Atty.
F. J. Traynor, of Devils Lake repre-.
scented Iowa mortgage holders. 1t was
shown that there was an excellent
crop in the fields and personal prop
erty worth 100000.
The application for receiver was dis
missed without prejudice to the credi'
tors in starting another like action if
it is shown that the crops are not be-
ing handled in a business manner and
the proceeds applied upon the in
debtedness.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-19
Windsor Hotel
S. TH0RESEN, Prop.
SHORT ORDERS, ALL HOURS
L LAWYERS NOT ATTENDING
STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

There will not be many Valley City
attorneys in attendance at the state
bar association meeting in Fargo to-
day and tomorrow Attorney Englert
is en- route west to attend the nation
al meeting of barristers, L. B. S. Rit-
chic and Herman Winterer are doing
time at the lakes in Minnesota and
some of the others are unable to
leave the city at this time. Lee
Combs will leave on No. 4 this after
noon, and Judge Lindland will prob
ably go to Fargo tonight. There may
be some of the legal lights that will
attend we have not got in touch with,
but as far as we can learn the above
is the list.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-19

There are % of the Pogue houses in
cluded in the deal and the trading of
the splendid land by Mr.. Garfield for
them, which is only portion of the
transaction, shows in what demand
Fargo property is held. Mr.. Garfield
is a Sanborn banker and he is taking
the property as an investment. That
he is sure of the rapid growth Of the
city is assured by this transaction.
The land entering into the transaction
includes three finely improved farms,
the entire 1000 acres being valued at
$4,000.
The transaction was made through
C. c. Schuyler and F. A. Thomas for
Mr.. Pogue and w. W. Hubbard for
Mr.. Garfield.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-19
MINOT MARE STILL
PAGES GREAT RACES

Minot, Aug. 12.-Sadie Densmore,
the marvellous mare owned by D. A..
Dinnie, of Minot, who is racing her
first season on the Great Western cir
cult, took the 2:20 pace at Burlington,
Iowa, yesterday in two straight heats,
the first in 2:O9 IA and the second in
2:08 IL. The purse was $1,000.
This is three weeks in succession
that Sadie Densmore has captured the
race in this class. She is no longer
looked upon as a freak whose wonder
full performance in winning her maid
en- race and tying the worlds record
for mares four years old, was an acct
dent, but is considered the queen of
her class. Racing men are unable
to comprehend her wonderful gait and
the ease with which she negotiates
the mile.
The track at Burlington yesterday
was heavy and this is not the kind
upon which she seems to do her best
work.
Her performance in winning three
weeks in succession in her first year
on the track is something that has
never occurred in the history of rae
ing. The entries on the Great West
ern circuit include the best horses in
the whole country.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-19
BLACk-HANDER DEMANDS
BANK PRESIDENTS mon"

Devils Lake, Aug. ia black-hand
letter, demanding $500 of C. M. Fish
er, president of the Ramsey County
National bank, and .one of the extern
sive farmers of this section of the
state, failed to worry the financier in
the least. The letter was received last
evening and bears the signature of
bad Man," leaving further identifi-
cation to the imagination of the public.
The letter directs that the money be
left at the cornerstone of the Fisher
farm near the city of Devils Lake Sat-
urday, Aug. IA, is the particular date
selected for the bundle of kale to be
left to satisfy the pressing demand for
cash which is being suffered by Mr..
Bad Man.
The bank president was further in
formed that failure to leave the money
at the desired place would result in
the big barn on the Fisher farm being
destroyed by fire. Giving the letter to
the public will result in more hard
luck overtaking him. Mr.. Fisher
looks upon the communication as the
product of an overbalanced mind. So
far as can be learned he hasn't the
least idea of meeting the request in
any respect.