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New Britain herald., 1915-01-18
Story of a GOndOla Dinner.
(Ncw York Times.

What is said to have been the most elaborate and expensive dinner given in New York in many years, tho num- bor of diners considered, took place recently at the knicllerbocl<er CT, The host was a downtown bank president, and the guests were his wife and four children. The feast cost more than $500 cover.
 The banker told James B. Reean. proprietor of the Knickerbockor. about his intention to give a dinner on his twentieth wedding anniver- sary.
 "My wife has been accusing mo for some time of having no sentiment left" he said. "I want to show her she's WrOng Now I'll give you tho idea, and you needn't stop at expense. Think you can get up something un- usual? ?"
 with money you can do almost anything in New York;" MT Rcgan assurcd him.
 "All right, go ahead. I'll give you the thought. I met my wife twenty years ago in q. gondola on tho Grund Canal in Venice. The namc of her gondola, as l recall it, was Thea. New I"ll leave 1t to you"
 r. his maitrc d'hotel, and slIctChed tho idea When tho guests appeared on the evening of the anniversary, they were shown into a big room winch was in semi darkness. In the back ground was painted a night scene on the Grand Canal. with the windows of the palaces and houses showing lights Below was real water for OF bo hcrn nInrHB tank, and into II had been pumped hundreds of gallons of Wal ter. A gangplanl whose end was near the entrance led to a large gon- dola, with q hood, or logEia, with draped curtains, through which ap- pearcd the glcam from green lan- tern. lighting up d table underneath. At the bow of tho gOndOla the figure of a gondolicr, a dummy, however, bent over an oar. On the near side of the craft was painted its name,
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18
Cassidy.
tNew York TimcS.)


 Of the two political culprits sent to Sing Sing Wednesday to serve terms of imprisonment Joseph Cassidy is by far the moro distinguished, and it is not to be denied that he gained his distinction by the exercise of lurge natural gifts. He lacks the breeding and education of his companion, VII liam Willctt. member of a long honored family and stppo+cdly fitted by training to fill a supreme court judgcship. When Willctt wanted to he judge he applied to Cassidy for permission to appeal to the Queens county voters for election. Cassidy's permission was all that was then re- quircd in that county. It. was boss ruled, and Cassidy was boss. He was also boss of eNtraordinary power and audacity. To his rule many oth- erwisc decent people felt it needful to submit. Willett paid Cassidy's price and obtained his nomination For the exposure of the "dcal' credit is due to William Bcrri. who pub lished the facts in his newspaper, tho Standard Union of Brooklyn. and kept at the matter consistently, iu spite of all tho obstacles placed in his way, until he had forced an investi- gation. It is common report that many judgcships are bought and such scandalous rumors will persist as long as judges are elected instead oi being appointed hy an executive personally responsible to tho people. But tho buyers and sellers of judge ships are so rarely punished as to make the Cassidy-Willett incident memorable.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18

Chicago had a riot yesterday when about 1,500 persons made an effort to hold a parade and carry black banners on which were the words: Hunger" ."We don't want charity" "We want jobs,' and Give us this day our daily bread," and among the twenty-one persons arrested was Mrs. Lucy Parsons, widow of the anar- chist hanged in Chicago a number of years ago following the Haymarket riot. The women marchers yesterday sjezed policemen by the legs and threw them down, they also bit those who interfered with them and the lluecoats had to use their clubs freely. Chicago is a wicked place for that kind of business and the police have found that 1t is necessary to use force when dealing with that kind of men and women.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18
FTKIC LIGHT.

Fro settle an argu- B, through the col Der, when the first
 installed in this the Stanley Work s he lights here Tn
 obtain any docu- bf when the inter-
 ferred to actually
 however, be stated at the first electric
 in New Britain i'll
 1879 by the late no had invited two
 electricians to see exhibition taking
 as since been d Arch street. The
 complete success } churchill's idea in [delphia men here
 new light was the
 An effort was bcal capital in the
 approached shook |used to invest. The wever, the Ameri- bny was organized he a part of the |Electric company } in the old Tack
 home of the hting on High and when New Britain he concern any in lin here, it moved Employs thousands s a number of it's bm this city. It generally under -itain made d ser the com B, but the same ed local capitalists Et in the original Mr. Churchill had [bility was still at authorities declined ] retain what has B a wonderful in Ike has often been | it was too late l
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18

As one glanceS over the new buSi- ness already introduced in the Gen eral Assembly. you can almost imagine what the finish will result in. Hun Greds of bills come up every two years which should be assigned to the legislative scrap heap from the fact they are purely personal and for the benefit of individuals as against all of the people of the state.-MiddletoW Penny Press.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18

The impression still prevails among scme of our politicians that the re- sources of the state are ineXhaustible That is the only way in which we can account for the continual intro duction of bills at this session dealing with the creation of new commissions and the constructions of new schools and armores that, if granted, would do their part toward hastcning the bankruptcy of the commonwealth.- AnsOnia Sentinel
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18
DAIRY COWS.

B mum Der of dairy
 land is decreasing
 DO d year, accord .y's report to the
 Producers aSSO-
 be the use of
 lk to the producer. ested that the bus
 ked and the basis ko dealers be made
 III another practical
 lem that seems to |the fact that New
 ed instead of one. lure adequate milk
 achusetts, in view
 ich milk producers adjoining sta tes, AWS are different, Massachusetts mar ke that if there
 Legislation on the
 of milk through
 this important Ia be developed as Rnd the steady an e number of COWS
 ?-Spring gield Re-
 a time when Con-
 as much for the s being done now,
 strict in the var affecting the towns E a large part of Ted and the cities |pure as care and ] Sion can make it. b fin ding it more
 De milk, the mar hd willing to take It is strange, how hould be such an in the mum Der of E England for the lk market is better Lo be and the price to be better. There cases noted where ctically given up the farm except the [k for which they the payments be- [here does not ap- |ueSt1On as to the Tt has been made increase the mum - the New England d pf it has been ex- once and it is news len a decrease in-
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18

It may be a proper distribution when New Haven and Fairfield counties each get the chairmanships of ten house committees and New London county one, but it is hard to prove.- Norwich Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18

amending the criminal statutes to deal with these people. The Lord knows they need to be dealt with.-Rock- vile Leader.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18
FACTS AND FANCIFS.

The Lake submarine company of Bridgeport has received it's most inn portant contract, four boats to cost $427.OOO each, If it had not been for the small capacity of the yard, it could have had more work. George L. Lil- ley's work counted for som hing. after all. The Lake company gets a lCok-in now -adays.-Watcrbury Re- publican.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18

Senator klctt of New Britain de- serves a long credit mark. He has in troduced a much needed bill that should receive hearty and united sup port and become law. It hits the "loan sharks and "drug' fiends"
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18

THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS SALE MERITS \ LARGE AMOUNT OF SPACE-HENCE EN- TIRE CENTER AISLE BARGAIN TABLES AS WELL AS LACE DEPARTMENT PROPER WILL BE DEVOTED TO SAME.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18

THE QUA NrITIES ARE SO LARGE THAT WE SHNLL CONTINUE THE SALE FOR THREE DAYS TUESDAY, WEDNEsDAYaAND THURS DAY, COMMENCING EACH MORNING AT O'CLOCK.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18
New Transparent Emb. FlOunCingS

AdVancC spring styles NOW Selling .\t
 January Sale Prices
 1S-inCh Transparent Flouncings, 59c values sale price 39c yard.
 27-inch width to match, values up to $1.0O, sale plice 59c yard.
 27-inch Embroidery Baby Flounc- ing, with rufflcd edges, 69c values, sale price l9c yard.
 36-inch Transparent F'louncings, value $1.25 to $1.49, sale price soc yard.
 All exceptionally fine grades of em- brOidery work.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18

not reported whether his wife has since accused him of being unaenti. mental.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18

For these long winter evenings at home a
New Britain herald., 1915-01-18
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New Britain herald., 1915-01-18

Fro settle an argu- B, through the col Der, when the first
 installed in this khe Stanley Work s he lights here in
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-10-21
Big Company
Starts Work.

The deal between the Pearsite
Company and the Day Lumber
and coal Co., which has been
pending for some time, has been
finally closed, and the Pearsite
company started work Tuesday
preparing their ground for the
erection OF buildings. 1t is not
known yet how many men the
new concern will employ, but
it will be in the neighborhood of
of 100 at the start, aud officials
say that they expect to run their
plant day and night, as soon as
they can commence operations.
Preparations are also being
made to start the planning mill of
the Day company, and work will
likely start there within a few
days.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-10-21
Moonlight School
To Open Monday.

Mrs. Scale will stprt n class in
the moonlight school Monday
night, and those desiring to take
advantage of this should notify
her at once. The supplies were
received some time ago, but the
opening was postponed owing to
the revival NEE ing. All adults
who cannot read and write or
who want to improve their edu.
cation, are eligible TO enter these
classes, and there Is no charge
what ever, the state furnishing
the materials aud the teachers
giving their time. No children
of school age will be allowed 10
the classes.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-10-21
David NJ. Reed.

David NJ. Reed, who has been
| i'll for some time, passed away
| Sunday morning at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. Il. q. Volmer
Mr.. Reed was 80 years of age,
and was a native of Indiana,
having lived at Lawrencebngr un.
til the death of his wife come
syears ago. For the past seven
years he has made his homo here
with Mr.. and Mrs. Vollmer, and
his kindly nature made him q ia
vorite with the entire neighbor.
hooh. Besides his daughter, Mrs.
E. @. Vollmer, and two grand
daughters, Mrs. Joseph Muuntz
and Helen Vollmer, he is
survived by eight other child
rem, all Of who m are living in
Indiana. The funeral took place
Monday morning, services being
held at the house by Rev. L. F
Mann, The burial was at the
Eaton graveyard.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-10-21
To Organize For
Game Protection.

A movemnt is on foot to estab-
hsh a fish and game protective
association for Powell county,
with the object of having the
laws protecting our game and
fish better enforced. Petitions
have been sent out by the State
Game and Fish Commission, one
being in the hands of John
Greed, county game warden, and
the other in The Times office.
Such an organization is needed
in this county, and it is hoped
that enough citizens will sign the
petition to ensure that Powell
county will not be over looked in
the distribution of fish and game
1t is expected that large num-
bers of pheasants and quail will
be sent. out, and preference will,
of course, be given to those coun-
ties where assurance Is given that
they will be protected. In
few years it will be possible to
have good limiting and fishing
in the county provided that the
game and fish are protected.
Let everyone interested in Ell
Their fishing or hunting sign these
petitions and become a member
of the association. There are no
dues and no membership charges
whatever, the obligation being
merely 70 protect the game and
fish ii :hc ecunty saad aphola
the laws.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-10-21
STANTON.
(By P. o. Derthick.)

Among those who attended court AT
Mt. Sterling Monday were Ross Hall
DR.. Lemming. A. J. Martin, Fred X.
Blackburn and Geo. Derickson.
Mrs. Helen Jackson arrived Monday
for visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James WEIGH.
Mrs. John Napier, Of Cane Creek,
died Friday and was buried Saturday.
She was sister of Miss Nan Kelly.
Mrs. Carrie Knox, Of South Fork
died Saturday and was buried Sunday.
A very sad death took place on Hat
cher's Greek last week when little Luz
ellie Barnes, 8-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler Barnes, was taken
down very suddenly and died within a
few minutes. She had eaten her break
fast and was out gathering chestnuts
when seized with severe pains in her
head, and died before she could be car :
ried to the house. Lucille was very
sweet little girl, beloved by her par
-ents and host of friends. TITS hard
to give up our little ones, but it is a
tie that dra.-s our thoughts heaven
ward and makes heaven seem nearer
aud dearer to us because of the loved
one who has gone before. Since Luz
ellie was taken away her father has
confessed his Lord at meeting held
by Rey. Alonzo Willoughby at the N.
Bend .schoolhouse. Others who con-
fessed were William Barnes. Herbert
johnson. Lizzie Arthur. Maggie Pow
ell and Mary Martin,
: t9icnard Grove was called to VIM
chester To hIlthe appointmentof Rev
Ebert Winkier, who was conducting a
protracted meeting at Clay City. Rev
>. l. Adams hiied Richards place at
stanton sunday night.
Rev T. @. HanIav was takap down
suddenly with severe pains in his arms
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-10-21
barn for Alb Hall in Montgomery.

Stanton was almost deserted Sunday
as nearly everybody went to Clay
City to attend the meetings. A wagon
driven by Romulus Jackson was over
turned in deep rut and all the occu-
pants were thrown out. Mrs. ID. L.
Clark was quite seriously injured and
is still confired TO her bed and suffer
ing considerable pain. 1t is thought
som. Of her ribs are broken.
DR.. I. w. johnson is attending tie
Medical Association meeting at Lex
ington this week.
Miss Nancy Even and Master Ma
ion Atkinson visited in Winchestt r
this week.
Miss Alice Greed and her mother
have returned from Lexington, where
they have been keeping house for Mrs.
Creed's daughter, while she and her
husband went to the Panama EXPOSE
ton at San Francisco.
R. J. Stone left Tuesday TO do some
work for DR.. Driver, near Gordentowu.
Bob has just painted the house of the
writer and many remarks are heard OF
the splendid job he did.
Mrs. VIM. Stephens and baby left
Friday to visit in Mt Sterling for few
days.
+ ii. Fuller took his little son, Tho
mas c., to Lexington to see the circus,
and the boy had the time of his life.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Even, Of jackson,
arrived Friday for visit with James
Even and family. Mrs. Nell Even
and little son are also visiting her par
ents this week.
Jailer Martin bought fine piano
fsNfa lexington firm.
Miss Nina Upton visited her little
cousins at NADIA over Sunday.
Mrs Ida Daniels was in Lexington
Monday, having her eyes tresved by n
specialist.
Miss Derickson has received several
new lock boxes for the post Office.
The bows are working hard in the
gymnasium and will give an exhibition
of their proves shortly.
Clifton CLANCY left Monday for a
business trip to Breathitt.
Miss Emma Hatton and Crit Congle-
ton, both of Hatton Greek, were mar
ried last Thursnay by Justice Gaudill.
Chris Abner brought his little girl,
Charity, home from the hospital last
week. 1t is still very doubtful if he's
eye can be saved, owing u
the treatment being delayed so long,
Her other eye was removed some time
ago.
A very distressing accident occurred
at Burke's mill at Rosslyn last Satur-
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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-10-21
Goes To Florida.

MIR, and Mrs f. q. Conlee left
Wednesday morning for Arcadia,
Fla. where they will make their
future home. We regret to see
these people leave Clay City, but
h9ve little doubt, but what they
will be back ere long.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-10-21
Card Of Thanks

We desire to express our
thanks and appreciation to our
friends and neighbors for the
kindness aud sympathy shown us
during the illness and death of
our beloved father and grand
father, who departed this life
Oct. II, 1915. May Gods rich
est blessings rest upon them
Mr.. Mrs. K. %. Vollmer
and children.
l. W. Searles, superintendent
of the Pearsite Co., made bust
uess trip TO Caney, Monday.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1915-10-21

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The Washington times., 1915-11-17

judgment may be based on the some
what dubious information at hand,
there was not only failure to per-
nit this inadequate provision for the
safety Of the ships company, but
there was actual and utterly un-
necessary cruelty in that the ship
was kept under fire and even the
lifeboats were attacked while they
were being lowered and loaded. II
the full reports, shall bear out this
charge, the Austrian government
will be convicted, through its naval
agents, Of the worst piece of saw
agery that even submarine warfare
has thus far produced. But after all,
this is not the real question to be
answered, and that must ultimately
be settled rightly in the interest of
humanity.
The Washington times., 1915-11-17
Says Police and Firemen Work
Many Hours For Small Pay.

To tho Editor of THE TIMES
What Government employees do the
most for small salaries?''
I believe tho policemen and fremen DO.
Many of the policemen do duty all night.
and after having breakfast must 20 to
court often for trials which keep them
until as late as y. IN.
They then return to their homes; have
something TO eat. get few hours
sleep. and return to duty at midnight.
found a case where one man was In
court from to I or after. returned to
his homo for dinner and then went to
work until midnight. These men are
mentally as well as physically worn
out. We know eight to ten hours work
Is sufficient for anyone. Would The
Washington Times please take this up
for the Justice Of these men. who give
their lifo at all times TO the good OF
all people? Also the subject OF Sundaya
OF for these men. without having u
taken out Of their leave? Major Pull
man. know. will do something foi
'" AN OBSERVER FOR JUSTICE.
Washingtou Nov, l6.
The Washington times., 1915-11-17
ITO A PLACE OF SAFETY"

Underneath a lot Of other detail
that concerns the use of submarines
in making war against merchant
shipping, is the question whether
Jumping passengers and crew hur-
'iedly into lifeboats in mid-ocean is
30 be considered as removing them
. "a place of safety" President
Wilson has indicated that it is not
be so regarded; and people with
my knowledge of seafaring know
quite Independently that it is not.
Only less than the horror of being
2arried down into the dark waters
IN the maelstrom of a sinking ship,
is that of being hurried into frail
craft intended only for the utmost
emergency. to be tossed on an un-
charted sea, without supplies, with
only oars for power, with women,
children, babes, and unframed men
TO manage the boats, with the chance
Of rescue vague and uncertain.
Washington has been far from
satisfied with the statements of fact
concerning the Ancona tragedy that
have come from either Rome or vi
2nna. Rome has been vague and has
lealt more in rhetoric than in de
tails Of fact; Vienna has assumed re
possibility for the tragedy. insist
,ng that ample time was given 70,
rev and passengers to escape. Th'
fact that there was a great loss o
ife is the proof that the latter CLAIM
is not justified. When near hal
he company on a ship lose thei
lives. ut Is senseless to claim tina
proper provision has been made t.
are for them. People do not de
iberately commit suicide in order t.
embarrass a belligerent government
, IN its international relations.
IN the case of the Ancona,
The Washington times., 1915-11-17
PRACTICAL VOCATIONAL TRAIN.

In outlining his hopes for broad
ming the curriculum of Washington
schools, Superintendent e. l.. Thurs
ton, in a recent address, made the
same suggestion that has been ad-
vanced in The Times on several oc-
casions. It is that the school relate
itself to actual life, and especially
to home life, by teaching the essen
tisls of wise expenditure Of in
comes. of household accounting, and
of the proper investment Of money.
Mr.. Thurston pointed to the night
schools as examples of the relation
Of school to home activities. In the
evening classes at Mckinley Manual
Training School housewives are en-
rolled for cooking, sewing, and mil
linery. One result is that these
young women have learned to ad-
minister their home affairs with
greater economy.
Perhaps there lies in this fact a
hint of a neglected phase of voca.
tional education. Hitherto advocates
Of such training have, placed stress
on its possibility for swelling the in.
come Of the pupil. In the case Of
girls and women many Of the bene.
fits Of genuine vocational education
that which trains them for home
duties, lies in teaching them to save
money and understand it's proper ex
penditure.
The Washington times., 1915-11-17

Of their country, has in fact given
less per capita than the British colo
nies and several neutral nations.
There is always danger that a
continuing need may arouse de-
creasing response. The first horror
Of Belgium aroused the world. The
horror is still there. The need per-
sists. Reserves of money and sup
plies which even the well-to-do pos
sessed when the war broke upon
them, are exhausted or fast being
depleted. Four millions of dollars
ought not to be an impossible
amount for properly organized ef-
fort to raise in this country alone.
Chairman Hoover explains that
owing to the rigid sanitary regula-
tions imposed by the military au-
thorities of the different countries.
it is practically impossible to use
secondhand clothing. The real need
is for materials from which the
distressed people may themselves
make up the clothes they need. They
have shops and workers and per-
fected systems for distribution and
for ascertaining the merits Of every
case. Contributions of either goods
or money, it is stated, will reach
the sufferers without any deduction
whatever for expenses, because
these are already provided for. The
commission for relief in Belgium
has its headquarters at II Broad
way, New York, to which contribu-
tions of either money or appropri-
ate supplies may be sent.