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New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
MERIT SYSTEM URGED
 ]. BY PRESIDENT FARNAN
St&s Offices Should Be Filled After Competitive Test, He Says.

The following letter has been sent to members of the general assembl by President Henry w. Farnam of the Connecticut Civil Service Reform association
 Dear Sir
 The time given by the judiciary committee to the consideration of the civil service bill indicates a gratify- ing sense of the importance of the subject. This is also my justifica- K t1on for addressing you. The gen erA2 interest in the law is shown by the large amount of space which has
 been given to it, not only by the } newspapers of the state. but by those ! in neighboring states, during the past Tour weeks. The trend of opinion
 Is evident. have compared the . editorials of a large number of Con- necticut papers, and of these fully three-quarters are strongly opposed Ito weakening the present law. Even Nthose which are most extreme in ftAeir desire for amendment. acknowl edge the principle of the merit sys- tenn as being right, and only com plain of the details of the Connecticut law or of it's administration. A careful study of what has been said on their side shows very clearly that E mere gossip has received dignity by being put into print, and gained em- phasis by repetition. The method of tho critics is evidently that of the hellman in the famous Hunting of the Shark: What tell you three tim es is true" Out of the many arguments advanced permit me to single out few and ask you to care fully compare them with the facts.
 Law Is Needed
 1. It is claimed by many that service law. It's government, we are told. has always been conducted on Asuch exemplary principles, that we an get along without the machin-
 ry which less virtuous common
 Fealths require. Yet the very per sons who put forth this argument claim that the democrats, when in power two years ago, filled up the state house with their own parti- safs. The purpose of the law is to prevent this very thing, and though the facts in the enclosed table show that only about one-third of the em- ployes concerned were appointed during democratic control, the mere possibility of such clean sweep shows that the law is needed.
 2. A common statement is that, if the governor can appoint a commits ssOh competent to decide the qualifi- cations of appointees under the vari- ous departments, why cannot he ap- point commissioners equally qualified to perform these duties without the
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
BAD COLD? TAKE
 CASCARETS FOR
 BOWELS TONIGHT
No Headache, Constipation, Bad Cold or Sour Stomach by
 Morning.
Get a 10-cent box.

Get 10-cent box.
 Sick headache, biliousness, coated tongue, head and nose clogged up with a cold-always trace this to torpid liver; delayed, fermenting food in the bowels or sour, gassy sto- mach.
 Poisonous matter clogged in the intestines, instead of being cast out of the system is re-absorbed into the blood. When this poison reaches the delicate brain tissue it causes con- gestion and that dull, throbbing, sickening headache.
 Cascarets immediately cleanse the stoma ch, remove the sour, undigested food and foul gases, take the excess bile from the liver and carry out all the constipated waste matter and poisons in the bowels.
 A Cascaret tonight will surely straighten you out by morning. Thoy work while you sleep-a 10-cent hux from your druggist means your head clear, stomach sweet and your liver and bowels regular for months.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
GIRLS! BEAUTIFUL, CHARMING HAIR
 NO DANDRUFF-25 CENT DANDERINE

few moments you have doubled the beauty of your hair
 Besiues beautfyinG the hair at once, Danderine dissolves every particle of dandruff; cleanses, puri- and inxigorates the scalp, forever stopping itching and falling hair
 But what will please you most will be after few weeks use when you Will actually see new hair-fne and doWny at frst-yes-but really new hair growing all over the scalp. If you care for pretty, soft hair and lots of it surely get 25 cent bottle of knowlton s Danderine from any drug slst or toilet counter, and just try it.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

The announcement by the Russian general staff that a new Russian reached Pogegen, a few miles north of the important city of Tilsit, is a surprising development of the oper- ations in eastern Europe. Russian armies are now converging on Inster- burg, which commands the main railway lines to Koenigsberg and Dantzig, in fan shaped formation. From the north the new army is ad
 vancing north of Tilst. From the
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
COLD GONE! HEAD CLEAR AND NOSE
 OPEN-IT'S FINE!
~.Papc's Cold Compound' Ends Colds and Grippe in Few
 

Take Tapes Cold Compouni' sSery two hours until you have taken three doses, then all grippe misery goes and your cold will be broken. It promptly opens your clogged-up nos tri1s and the air passag ges of the head; stops nasty discharge or nose running; relieves the headache, dullness, fever ishness, sore throat, sneezing, sore ness and stiffness.
 fDon't stay stuffedup! Quit blow ling and snuffing. Ease your throb- ping head-nothing eIse in the world gives such prompt relief as Tapes Cold Compound which costs only "5 cents at any drug store. It acts with out assistance, tastes nice, and causes no incoovenience. Accept no sub- stitute.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
MUST SEND SUPPLIES
 THROUGH RUSSIANS
J. s. Relief txp3GItIln NOt AIlsWsd
 10 Co 10 Sib6Tla.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Russia yester- day informed the United States that distribution of food and clothing to German and Austrian prisoners in Si- beria would be permitted only by the Russian military authorities. declining to give foreign relief expeditions that privilege. An American expedition had started from Picking.
 Yesterdays cable was brief and made it clear that food and clothing could be sent to soldiers, but no money. All relief supplies, however, must be addressed to the command ments of the various military dis tricts list of which was sent to the state department. No mention was made in the Russian reply of the re- quests for permission to neutral diplo- maic officers to make an inspection of the prison camps, nor was any report made on the condition of the prison- CTS. The Russian answer has been transmitted to Austria- embassy here
 Russia's First Response.
 Russias answer cabled to the state department by Ambassador Marye at Petrograd, was the first re- sponse the American government has had to it's repeated representation of November 19, January 5 and January on behalf of Austria and Germany. whose diplomatic interests are being cared for by the American em bassy at the Russian capital. Two other ur- gent tele Cams sent by the state de- partment within the last three days probably had not reached Petrograd when the Russian answer was made
 The idea of a foreign relief expedi- tion developed in Picking and Tien- Tsin, China, among foreign missionar- ies who heard of the plight of Aus trian and German prisoners in Siberia l Many Americans were interested in | the project, which was understood to | have had the sanction of the Russian | minister at Picking after a conference | with American Minister Reinsch | When a relief commission left Tien- | Tsin with, $2,50 from the American Red Cross and other supplies the ex- pedition was halted and the United | States, pressed particularly by Dr. | Dumba, Austrian ambassador here, asked for the Russian governments position.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
RUMANIA ORDERS AMMUNITION.
Large Quantity of War Material to Be
 Secured From Italy.

Rome, Feb. 4, 9:20 a. m.-The Ru- in Italy for a large quantity of am- nunition, delivery to be made during the month of April This war mater ial is ordered with the consent of the Italian government.
 Captain Michel, the Rumanian mil itary attache at Rome, was instantly killed yesterday by an explosion which took place while he was con- ducting certain experiments with a bomb.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
EANORS SMALL COLLEGE

Boston, Feb. 4-The hope that Wes- leyan university would never grow larger was expressed by President William A. Shinklin at the annual meeting of the New England Alumni association last night. He said that he would have its courses always carefully selected. administered by a select body of instructors, only to se- lect bodies of men. The alumni ap- plauded his remark. The association elected John w. Sake as it president.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
URGES COOPERATION IN FRAMING LAWS
Wilson Declares Business Men Should Work Wlth Government.

Washington, Feb. '.-Co-operation between business and the government in framing laws for the benefit of all the people was urged by President Wilson last night in an address be- fore several hundred representative business men here, attending the an- nual convention of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. He declared that i've must all pool our interests" in order to discover the best means for handling public prob lems.
 The advantage about a chamber of commerce of the United States" said he, lis that there is only one way to boost the United States, and that is by seeing to it that the con- ditions under which business is done throughout the country are the best possible conditions. The task of this body is to match all the facts of busi ness throughout the country, and see the vast and consistent pattern of them. That is the reason-and I think you are to be congratulated up on the fact-that you cannot do this thing without common counsel
 Urges United Spirit.
 The creation in the United States in time of peace of the same kind of united spirit which moves nations during wars was advocated by the president, who remarked that when peace is as handsome as war there will be no wars and when men engage in the pursuits of peace in the same spirit of self-sacritlce as they engage in war, wars will dis appear"
 The president predicted that while there is a shortage of food in the world now, the shortage will be much greater. He pointed out that, under the guidance of the department of agriculture, efforts must be made by farmers in the United States to grow more and more grain in order that the world may be fed.
 "One thing we are just beginning to do that we ought to have done long ago." he said. We ought long ago to have had our bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. We ought long ago to have set the best eyes of the government out in the world where the opportunities and openings of American commerce and American genius were to be found. Men who were not sent out as the particu- lar agents or any set or commercial industries in the United States, but who were eyes for the whole com munity''
 Discusses Foreign Trade.
 Speaking of the foreign trade of the United States, the president asked that business men devise some way of allowing exporters in the United States to combine to secure 4o oi, long time credits in such a way that
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

northwest the right wing of the orig inal army of invasion has reached the 1nster river and is reported to have passed it in one place. This force is reported to have captured Pilkal- len. From the east the Russians are moving In the Gumbinnen region. From the southeast they are advanc- ing near Darkehmen. Still farther south their left wing is guarded by troops operating among the Mazurian lakes at Lotzen. The arrows indi- cate the location and direction of these invading forces
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

tendent of the capitol. I call this illegal. because it was so held by the attorney general. The present law offered him two methods of getting rid of the men who now fill these offices. He might have applied to the civil service commission to have them put in the exempt class. Inasmuch as all Of the rules made by the com mission are subject to the approval of the governor, and inasmuch as the exemptions form a part of the rules, I believe that a refusal to make an exemption would also be subject to the approval of the governor, though on this point I can not quote legal authority At any rate the request would have involved a hearing on the merits of the case. The comptroller evidently did not care to bring this question to a public issue. But even without putting these offices in the exempt class, the comptroller might have removed the present incumbents for cause. if the charge of incompe- tence, hinted at by some of the news papers were true. When the comp troller has not even tried to make use of the facilities which the law gives him, it hardly seems fair to condemn the law
 Not New or Untried.
 6. I need hardly refer to the fact that the merit system is not new or untried. For nearly thirty-tWo years it has been in successful operation un- der the Federal government. Our sister state Massachusetts, has had it for thirty-one years. Ohio and New York having incorporated it into their constitutions, and there are eight state, some 200 cities out side of Connecticut which have adopt ed it. In the city of New Haven it has been in successful operation for municipal offices for fourteen years. Most of the arguments brought up against the present law have been brought up against all civil service laws fin the beginning. They had a theoretical value, when they had not Brought out now, they simply show that those who advance them are thirty years behind the times. While the state law is similar in it's general scheme to other state laws, some of it's clauses might pernaps be advan- tageously amended. But those amend- mentS should leave intact the general principle that the bulk of the minor offices of the state should be filled af- ter a competitive test, open to all properly qualified persons, without re- gard to personal or political affilia- tions. This is the only system that IS fair both to the office holder and to the taxpayer.
 May I respectfully urge you not to take cold storage opinions as. your guide, but to look into the matter for yourself. and especially not to. cast your vote until you have visited the office of the civil service commission, and found just what the merit system is. Believe me.
 Yours very respectfully,
 HENRY w. FARNAM
 Native eggs, 33c dog. Russell Bros. -advt.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
Try this. Doubles beauty of your hair and stops it falling
 out.

Your hair becomes light, wavy, fluffy, abundant and appears as soft, lustrous and beautiful as a young girls after "Danderine hair cleanse" Just try tnis-moisten a cloth with little Danderine and carefully draw 1t through your hair, taking one small strand at a time. This will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt and excessive oil and in just a
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

Good bye sore ! swollen feet, sw( feet, tired feet.
 Good bye corn( and raw spots.
 ness, no more li( drawing up you| TIE" is magics( TIE" dra WIS out | exudations which the only rem edl ""TIZ"' and wear | how comfortable | "T1Z" is a delight less.
 Get a 25 cent
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New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

Senator StOae'
 RGgub iCsns

Washington. Ted the senate major cloture rule to SUI structive tactics c government ship given the republh Senator Stone. cl1l eign relations cod threat the senator defense of Presid1 particularly to crf den's Jackson Day apolis.
 We must pass bill without much l said as he conclud interest and weifa our hands. l hsv( yond endurance o( nonsense with whid rassed-the nonser( voking the technic1 justify the most rd ton of tn cir spirit.
 Opposed
 "I have been alw ture in the senate, cloture would be worse. The unn tion of tho majort minority, cohesive. termined to stop th ton, might endanG nation. l close vi that if the necessi is forced it may b< Is reported 1t will
 Declaring "that ty has been intrua with the power d and executing law and administcrin Senator Stone add
 ITO do that sut crats must mainta ization and, as far gether in con ncert must do team wor the choice of the Of the team. Int thas one head unl< confusion. Leadei dictation for diets
 To Work
 Believing, as heart, that Presidl ing unselfishly an plish a great work of his country and pie l shall do VI strengthen his ha not because Of m in my tent and vi him by any act ( words, l mean to the president an cratis colleagues house of represe qualification ] avo leadership of Woo of Elihu Root. F Jacob Gallinger, William Edgar Bs
 The senator dec pie would be fod pose which the Y ance" of the repu the shipping bin
 R,lps Big
 What people speak for ?" aske, for the planters their fields: not feeders, and millel supplies: not for duce metals and manufa cturers wi sand things that dustrial and indi any people who hi to the waiting m and who are sun< es for the want portation facilitiei tant exactions. for those who cd committee of thd Der of Commerce ganizations.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

First lot of the season, new laid Connecticut eggs, 33c dog. Russell Bros.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-04

Speaking of the foreign trade of the United States, the president asked that business men devise some way of allowing exporters in the United States to combine to secure common selling agencies and to give long time credits in such a way that
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-11-12
The Clemenceau Case

Theda Bara, the beautiful and bril-
liantly talented woman OF the Play
house of Thrills, the Theatre Antoine,
Paris, has never been seen, not even in
her famous role OF The Vampire Wom-
an in the celebrated William Fox pro-
duction, "A Fool There Was" to bet
ter advantage than in the picture-play
based on Alexandra Dumas novel, THE
Clemenceau Case" "The Clemenceau
Case" is, in fact, a film drama peculiarly
suited to the display OF Miss Bara s
great genius at its superb best. The
character of liza, the beautiful woman
with the baselisk soul, whose diversion
is Turing men on to love and to ruin,
affords her an opportunity to give a
rendition OF this most remark able part
ever written that will scorch the mem
cries of her spectators like living
flame. Mile. Bara studied the role oil
liza in Paris and when selected to play
it for the William Fox production oil
The Clemenceau Case" once more
delved deep into the psychological as
poets of the seductive siren, who is
beautiful with the sinister beauty OF the
serpent that liza has made her pet.
"The Clemenceau Case" with Theda
Bara as lisa, supported by William E.
Shay and Broadway cast, will be shown
at Reynolds Theatre next Wednesday
night, Nov. II. Admission 5 and &c
cents.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-11-12
Missions.

The Christian Woman Board OF
Missions held an interesting meet
ing Thursday afternoon of last week
with Mrs. Knox Everett at her at
tractive country home. Mrs. Quinn
was the capable leader of the pro-
gram for the afternoon and read for
text John l. Mrs. Wright Phebus
made an impressive talk on "The
Efficiency of G. w. B. M" and re-
lated the purposes of the Layman
Movement and Men and Millions
Movement which are interesting to
all members.
The Bible story of "The Home Life
of Rebecca and Isaac" was given by
Mrs. Roger Clark. Mrs. Alex Glover
read an article, "True Life" which
was appreciated. Several songs and
prayers were offered and a general
study of Foreign and Home Missions
was discussed. After the benedic-
tion was pronounced and a social
hour passed a delicious two-course
menu was served
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-11-12
Entertain at Breakfast.

Mrs. Herman Cross and Mrs
George Pyles entertained at break
| fast in the Hotel Glencoe breakfast
room, Thursday morning from $3.50
to 1880, some sixty ladies of the
city being their guests for the morn
ing.
A color scheme of pink was car
ried out with beautiful pink carna-
tions with place cards as favors.
Mrs. Harry Hapel rendered most
exquisite music during the social
hours, in a most excellent and ac-
complished manner.
Between the first and second
courses of the breakfast, Mrs. Err
win Bransford sang in her usual in
imitable and plasing manner, You're
the Dawn of Perfect Day." Be-
tween the second and third courses
the guests were favored with beau
tiful solo, Tomorrow. by Mrs. ].
l.. Russell, and between the third
and fourth courses Mrs. Bransford
and Mrs. Russell sang 20 Merry
Birds of Spring."
The breakfast was served in the
distinctive and charming style in
keeping with the Hotel Glencoe and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fairfield. whose repu-
tation for such functions Is known
to the society people of this section.
(Ark) Herald-News
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-11-12
Can You Answer These Questions?

341. Who worked so hard and Sc
fast that they slept in their clothes
until the work was done?
342. What father mourned for his
child while it was sick, but stopped
mourning when the child died?
343. What king and what queen
went in disguise to consult prophets,
and received each a dreadful mes
sage?
344. What captured crown of gold
and jewels which weighed over a
hundred pounds was set on the head
of king?
345. What two peoples, kindred to
the Jews, were never allowed to en-
ter their congregation, and why?
They will be answered at the
Christian Bible School Sunday. We
had 268 at Sunday school. Come
help us learn the Bible. Something
extra every Sunday Join the
boosters.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-11-12
1--WE TRIED TO STEAL HER
Writes Advertising Manager Of Lead
ing Southern Business House.

"But," the letter continues, "you
pay her so much more than we could
afford, and she SO enjoys her work
for you that we could not shake her
allegiance to The Saturday Evening
Post, The Ladies' Home Journal and
The Country Gentleman"
The girl he could not steal is Miss
Stella Williams, of Tennessee. The
reason he. could not steal her is that
we pay her over $4,000 a year for
pleasant, outdoor work that occupies
only her spare time. Her profits have
paid for extensive travel and are
now defraying the expenses of a
course at Columbia University, New
York City.--Thet Curtis Publishing
Co, Philadelphia, Pa.
The above is a concise and COM
plete story of the success of Union
City girl, graduate of the Union
City Training School, and some years
ago an occasional contributor to this
paper in her spare time. She has
taken care of her opportunities and
the results show for themselves.
Union City people are proud of Miss
Stella.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-11-12
A Pleasing Entertainment.

In addition to the regular picture pro-
gram, the Anderson & Gum Comedy
Company has been the attraction at the
Reynolds Theatre this week. The COM
pany is a good one, far and away above
the average. They have drawn crowd
ed houses nightly and their work has
pleased their audiences. The dancing,
particularly, and the singing is pleas
ing feature OF the program-and their
comedy work is good, too. The entire
company are artists who know how to
deliver the goods" Tonight, in ad-
dition to the vaudeville program, The
Diamond From the Sky" that popular
serial, and which grows in favor with
each succeeding chapter, will be among
the pictures shown. The Anderson &
Gum Comedy Co. close their engage
ment tomorrow night.