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New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
CITY PLAN COMMISSION.

Where, oh where, has Mayor Quig- ley's city plan commission gone? Has it fallen victim to the U-3? Or has it withered and blown away like a dandelion in the fall?
 The commission has been appoint ed but so far it has failed to meet. Not a single street has been straight ened. The city has been beautified not at all. The commission has failed to organize and it has been forgotten by the average citizen. It exists in the charter only.
 It might be pertinent to ask wheth- CT the commission intends to meet and if it intends to make New Britain the city beautiful. Some explanation is due the tax payers.
 Maybe it is like Longfellow's S Waterfowl Hone wandering but not lost" as it wends it's way mid falling dew while glow the political heavens with the last steps of Day. And when Spring comes, may we expect it back from it's hibernating place? Truly this is no light affair, city planning Every city in the nation is vitally in- terested and New Britain should not be in the list of the lost.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
A Refined Cannibal.
(BostOn Transcript )

To the parti-colored British forces at Gallipoli now has been added contingent of Maoris from Polynesla
 From their trenches, hundred yards away the perplexed Turkish Moslems saw these troops line up, stick out their tongues, and to rhythmlcal skipping of thighs and breasts and throaty, corcerted 'a-a -ah' begin the terrible Maori haka-the war dance of the eaters of Hong pig, the ap- petizer carouse of the cannibals! But and here is another explanation Of why people governed by Britain fight for her--the dance was in jest, merely a reminiscent folkfest; for the cannibal Maoris have been corrected or their weird habits, speak English, use breakfast foods and timed bis cults, snake capstan, drink tea Eand barley water, play cricket, and the full-blooded native leader of the dance was an Oxonian. M. A., l.. l.. D.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
The Unchangfng.
(New Haven Regfster.)


 One pauses in the midst of Dr. Charles P. Steinmetz's fascinating dream of the electrical age that is to be, as he tells it in the Ladies' Home Journal, to wonder. The won der is not whether the chief things he dreams can ever come true, So much as it is a doubt as to the fulfllment of a comparatively minor prediction.
 In the electrical age, says the mas ter or electricity, We shall not trouble to congregate in grand opera houses and concert halls to hear the highest music the art of the world can give Still less shall we need to travel to foreign lands for it. With the devel- opment of the telephone we shall have it radiated to our homes from central points, over the land and across the ocean. AS for popular en- tertainment, that also will be fur- ntshed in the home, the motion pie ture and the talking machine being perfectly synchronized
 Is the age of electricity, then, to restore the home to it's ideal posi- tion? It may indeed help in that di- rection. It may, we may well be- lieve, greatly facilitate the hearing of high class music at greater con- venience and Tt reduced cost. But is it to dissolve the public amuse- ment assembly. as the prediction would seem to be If Dr. Steinmetz really thinks that, he has failed to take into the reckoning as unchang- ing characteristic of human nature
 For it is not true that men and women attend the opera merely for the artistic enjoyment of the music 1t is not true that they attend the theater solely to study the drama. Still less do they throng movies just Tor the sensation of the pictures. There's magnetism, physical electricity in the assembling of hu- man beingsc together which the me- chanical electrician often fails to take into account. We get enough of our supplies canned and served in individual portions as it is There is limit beyond which imagination may not safely go.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
). MCMILLAN Igs-2O1 -2O3 MAIN STREET

istics. The winters are long and severe, but the summers are extremely warm, and their productiveness is greatly increased by the long hours of daylight. The Pacific currents more- over tend to make Alaska a temper ate land.
 Grain, hay and vegetables may be produced in quantities of untold vast ness in this great territory. All that is needed is easy and cheap communi- cation with the rest of the United States and the building of railroads and highways in the territory itself.
 It is evident from the work of the government experts that we have not dreamed of the real possibilities of Alaska yet and future generations may look to it as the greatest source of American food supply.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
Waking Up.
Bridgeport Standard )


 We do not know what awakening influence has been brought to bear upon those in authority in these United Statps that they at last seem to be conscious that there is a press ing need of doing something in the way of putting this country in a state of proper defense. We do not ex- pect to carry on war in Europe or i'll Africa or even in the Philippine Islands, but We would like to feel that if the nation with the biggest powerful ships started out to make an attack upon us, we could say, "come on" and feel fairly sure that the outcome would be to their dis comf1ture.
 We are to have a new style of coast defense guns, 16 inches bore and throwing a projectile weighing 2,200 pounds or 600 pounds more than the 14-inch guns at present in use. There will be no battleships of foreign nations crossing the ocean to invest our shores that will be more heavily armed and if our gunners are trained to hit battleship ten miles off with one of these tremendous mis- miles, two or three shots would set tie anything ahoat. Gunnery with big guns is now fairly exact science and what the big guns cannot cover in defending a stretch of coast, the submarines ought easMily to accom- plish With both there would be the possibility" of a powerful defense.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04

patriotic observance of Lafayette's
 birthday. No good American, no man who reveres the traditions of Ameri- can history, who glories in the land of the free and the home of the brave can but rejoice in such an oo- servance. It is true that the idea mas been advanced at somewhat Late hour. The call should nave gone forth long ago. The best thing to De hoped now is that the thought Of Gel eral Lafayette and his wonderful sacrifices for American liberty will be alive on Labor Day. There is prob ably no grander character Ill history than this same Lafayette who, with out hope of reward, financed an expe- dition to America to aid the Colonials in their struggle against England. He was convinced of the worthiness of the cause and willing to sacrifice his all for the outcome. France would never have rallied to the aid had it not been for the example set by her valiant son. It is therefore fitting that the lovers of liberty androf gener- ous souls should let their thoughts dwell on the career of General La fayette, statesman, patriot, hero, phil anthropist. His first thought was for struggling humanity. He loved lib- erty. above all things. He manifested that when he came to the aid of Am erica. It is but just we should pay him this small tribute to remember him on September 6, his birthday.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04

announcement of the convention that we take exception He says: Leaders of the (peace) movement assert that same subtle influences which drag ged the Italian nation into war against the peoples will are at work in America and along identical lines"
 Nothing more ridiculous could have been written. Italy did not engage in the war against the peoples will, but absolutely by command of the people. There was no subtle in f1uence" at work at all, any more than there is in this country. Italy went into the fight to secure a piece of Austrian territory and because of centur1es-long hatred of Austria. No one who possesses ordinary common sense will say that the United States hates Austria, or cares a rap about Austria one way or the other, anN no one can imagine that the United States could by any possibility wish to seize an Austrian province.
 MT. Rutherford says: With sor- row we have noticed in a certain class of metropolitan newspapers in this country disposition to malign and vilify every person whose voice is raised in the cause of peace.' Take A''h' Aol u Illl1lSS1ls I1lS NolCc Io is raised in the cause of peace" Who ever heard of him or saw his name in print? What does he do? As far as we are concerned, this gentle man is entirely unknown. Until his remarkable letter came to this office he never had been heard of On the stationery used by MT. Rutherford appear the names of persons who are designated as 'Honora ble vice-chair- men of the peace convention com- mittee." Among these names are Patrick O'Donnell, Hugh O'Neill, Daniel O'Connell, Thomas O'Brien. Mary McWhorter, Frank Ryan and J, F. O'Mahoney. Has anybody been maligning or vilifying these Ameri- cans? We do not recall having seen their names in print. They are good citizens and engaged in worthy cause, and MT Rutherford errs great ly when he says harsh things have been said about them. Nobody has mentioned them.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
Hard to Reconcile.
(Ansonia Sentinel.)

We are officially informed by Ger many. that of the Russian army of 100000 men which was opposing the German and Austrian armies in the east 1,1OO,OO are prisoners and 300,- coo killed or wounded. The annihila- ton of the Slav being complete it is hard to see whom the Teutons are fighting now. They seem to be meet ing with stubborn resistance from an army that has been entirely captured or wiped out Somewhere or other the figures are wrong. Either the Russians had more men than the Ger mans figure or their losses are less than the official statistics allow. Pre- sumably the truth lies between the two extremes. An interesting addenda might be afforded of the German officials would give the Austrian and German losses for the same period
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
Famous Singer Tells About Famous . Song. ....

song.
 In the September woman's Home Companion Madame Melba, the cele- brated opera singer, writes an article entitled Two Favorite Songs and How I Sing Them" These two songs which she has sung all over the world are: Tostis Goodbye" and Landon Ronalds Down in the For est" Following is an extract from what she writes about Tostis Good bye:"
 Everywhere in English-spealsing countries l have sung it, and audi ences have understood and loved it. King Edward asked me to sing 1t: I have sung it to Queen Alexandra, and the Empress Mother of Russia, and to many other exalted ones.
 Tn Tosti's Goodbye there is noth- ing of the melodramatic or .theatri- cal, no straining for great and over whelming effects. It's charm lies, in- stead, in quite another direction-a strain of genuine feeling laying bare the heart, a song of goodbye to love and happiness, a facing of all the hopeless tomorrows.
 Tn anything sung nothing is more important than the words and this be- comes truer than ever in songs of the type of Tosti's Good bye No matter how familiar the words may be to the listener it is imperative that they be uttered as clearly with every rendition as if they had never been heard before. As a fact, only in that way can any song be given vitaI- ity and pulsing life"
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
A Victory of Peace.
(New York Evening Post. )


 Were the public and our city off1. cials truly alive to the significance of the tremendous moral victory won by the president of the United States yes- terday. flags would be flying from every building and bells would be peal1ne, from every church tower in this city today. Because it is a vc- tory of peace, and for peace, and not one rurchased at the cost of thousands Of human lives on a bloody battle field, these external signs of thank fuiness and of qualification are lack ing. Within the hearts of all Ameri- cans who have understood the mean ing of what has been going on and the grslHty of the crisis through which the republic has passed, there is, however, a devout thankfulness and a profound gratitude to President Wilson which needs no outward eX- prcss;on to render it complete. They know that it has been given to the president to achieve a moral victory for his country and for all humanity which forever insures him a foremost place in the pages of American his tory, and has nightly enhanced the power and prestige of the United States Without mobilizing a regi- mcnt or assembling a fleet, by sheer dogged answering persistence in ad- vocating the right, he has compelled the surrender of the proudest, the most arrogant the best armed of na- tions, and he has done it in completest self -abnegation but in fullest, most patriotic devotion to American ideals.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
Age and Athletics.
(New Haven Union. ]

There is considerable element If truth in the saying that man is as young as he feels. Recently Silas Lottridge, whose age is given as 60 captured the tennis championship of the Rutgers summer school. He was pitted against several good players who had youth in their favor and in the finals defeated the Rutgers coll lege champion in three straight sets. Not long ago John Scott age 55 hung up new record for the New York to Philadelphia walk, bettering the rec- ord of Weston, made in the latter's youthful days.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
The Assassin a Suicide. Waterbury American.)

From the report just made public in Washington, as to the defects Of the F type of submarine, No. A. one of which, has just been raised from the bottom of Honolulu harbor, it is wonder that the machine had to wait until it was on the bottom oe- fore if could kill it's crew. The evil dence showed that they were lia ble to die inside of her at any time, yet the report concludes with the statement: 'The officers and men were diligent and alert and no reluctance was shown by them in operating the F-4, even though they were well aware of the existing defects.
 This deadly evidence comes along just at the time when MT. Edison Is said to have invented an engine which will obviate some of the worst of the perils of undersea navigation, especi- ally the peril of being asphyXiated by chlorine gas. The report is coinci- dent. too with the frank statement of Captain Persius, the German naval expert as to the relative failure Of the submar warfare. He com plains that the exa xaggeration of the rewspapers was responsible for the false hopes and final disappointment of the German people when they realize that the result of the activi- ties of our submarines in warfare on commerce is regarded in wide circles let us say-as very modest
 Evidently this grim instrument of assassin warfare is still as great a danger to those who are operating it as to those against whom it is being operated.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
The Friends Of-What?

There is in New York a society called the Friends of Peace, which bonn bards newspa pers from day to day with resolutions of various kinds. This society, despite it's pacific name, seems more concerned in uphOlding what Germany does than in working for peace. For instance, it has all along maintained, both by direct say so and by implication that our gov ernment was wrong in asking Ger many to stop killing innocent neutrals and helpless noncombatants on the seas and what our government should have done, was to tell innocent neutrals and helpless noncombatants to keep off the high seas.
 The Friends of Peace are supposed ly Americans. While the government of this country was engaged in it's difficult and delicate negotiations with Germany, the society was engaged in q propaganda opposed to the govern ment's claims. The climax was most interesting. Too late to be recalled, the Friends put into the mail a set of resolutions concerning the submarine question, and at the same time, un- known to the dear Friends, the Ger man government was speaking in it's own behalf. Let the following tell the story:
 By the Friends of Peace.
 (American?)
 "English munitions vessels en- gagged in the traffic of war materials, have been frequently sunk by German submarines.
 Whereas, a war zone has been de- clared and it has been declared dan- gerous to travel on vessels especially English vessels carrying contraband in the war zone.
 "Resolved-That this committee of the Friends of Peace do hereby de- rlore the conduct of wealthy Ameri- cans who so wilfully jeopardize the safety of the nation by travelling on British munitions ships.'
 By Count Won Rernstorf, German
 Am mbassador.
 Gro Secretary Lansing.)
 With reference to our conversa- ton, I beg to inform you that my in structions concerning our answer to your last Lusitania note contain the following passage:
 Liners will not be sunk by our submarines without warning and without safety of the lives of non-
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
Alaska For Farming.
(New Haven Union.)

In the popular imagination Alaska is not regarded as a farming area and yet the government has ascertained that there is enough fertile land there for the laying out of more than O,0Oo farms of 160 acres each. All this land has been thoroughly tested and explored. This astonishes those who have thought of Alaska only as an Arctic waste.
 The unexplored and untested' land will doubtless provide for many thou sand more farms of high productive possibilities.
 As a matter of fact, a great part of Alaska possesses no arctic character
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
The Friends of Peace"
(New York Morning Telegraph.

(NeW Y Ork Morning TeIegraph.J
 It would not hurt the cause they advocate if the organization known as the Friends of Peace would speak only what they know to be the truth and nothing but the truth. The Morn ing Telegraph has received a com munica ton from one Rutledge Ruth erford, announcing that national peace convention will be held in Chi cago on September and 6.
 A peace convention is all very well and can do no harm and may result in good. It is to MT. Rutherford s statments made in addition to the
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
AN APPEAL.
To the Editor of the Herald.

Sir:-I saw by the newspapers of the 27th, that Prince, one of the fire department horses, had been sold to a junk dealer. Have those in authority no mercy, to condemn a faithful ser want of the city of New Britain to such fate, doubly hard after having the betting and care the firemen give their horses? Much more merciful to have killed at once than to be slowly starved, and abused, until death re- lieves their sufferings.
 FROM A LOVER OF HORSES.
 Oak Bluffs, Sept. 8.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
DUAL GRIEVANCE.

F is Labor Day. It is also
 |ersary of the birth of Gen. Yette that great soldier who |such gallant aid in securing
 United States the liberty we
 Eing today. The suggestion forth that in conjunction celebration of the liberty of day be made also one of
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04

"Cholera in Germany reported by spain.' Confirmation will probably come from the Fiji Tslands-N Y. Evening Post.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04

The New York World calls upon Senator Root to write the new consti- tution of New York, as one man qualified to deliver the convention iron, the hands of pickering and bar gaining politicians. Next the World will be asking Senator Penrose to re- yisc the tariff ff.-Wilkesbarre Record.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
Tn making provision for a st

Tn making provision for a state budget the Constitutional Convention took a step in the direction of inn proved state finances that ought to commend itself to all citizens in any degree familiar with present legisla- tive methods of putting together the states big financial measures.-Buf- falO News.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04

Germany is said to be offering to pay 15 cents a pound for bale cotton "de livcred in a German port The offer is safe. Our dealers would like the money, but such a delivery is a nearly impossible condition, as any man with half an eye can see-Brook- 1yn Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04

combatants, provided that the liners dc not try to escape or offer resistance.
 "I have no objection to your mak- ing any use you please of the above information.
 "J. BERNsTORFF.'
 In what an interesting light this parallel places the Friends of Peace! Whlle Germany was preparing to recognlze the justice of our demands. While Germany was acceding to the American position as expressed by President Wilson, the Friends ot peace were attempting to undermine the American position. And while these self-styled Americans were trying to build up a case for Ger many at the expense of their own government, the Imperial German embassy was notifying our govern ment that Germany herself recog- n1zed the right and justice Of tthe American demands.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04

"Eat a lemon a day. is the latest modification of the Buy bale loea. lf you hand a lemon a day to Sollle- body, the growers will be almost as we'll atisfied.-BroOklyn Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04
<NoT YET.


 nination of the European
 all the peace movements
 kfth all the wild rantings
 of pacifists it is a safe
 3othing will come of the
 Examination of hostilities.
 F price, while a fair slogan
 groups in America has Fed into the minds of those actions of Europe. With E Cardinal Gibbons to the 1se the peace propaganda Received an added impetus as the dignity of the church
 to the uppermost desire of the laity. But withal lent Wilson has wisely and Thought declined to make Fl Advances to the foreign \ t his subject. It was but That the Pope. through Eibbons, should turn to ent;; but impossible for the lo act. In his message to 5 decrying the methods of her submarine warfare Wilson aptly inserted a offering the good offices of
 in bringing about peace e warning nations. He fol- khe same offer to Great ef1 complaining about the lnerchantmen carrying in- pes to neutral nations. To tfoilal advances would be 1much as only one nation 50 much as entertained a 8 peace and that nation is
 The President when he
 both sides will be in a tion to do something. To IEt a plan of mediation now 1riginal advances would be 5 the warning diplomats of Sr another, and would do
 than good. It would be
 command rather than a and scorned.
 !, the head of the church war, brought to a speedy highest humane impulses 3n in his endeavor to bring
 He is in close touch with 4ngary, closer than with
 other belligerents, and he br have made the move he not with some insight to
 of that country and her orter. There can be no
 Austria Hungary would kertures of peace; so would
 All along we have heard
 of this coming from the
 Berlin. But the reason Fants peace is because Ger e victor at the present time, Einner is always willing to lame. Not so with the it in athletics, gambling, lomacy. While there is life ope, and the man on the is willing to stake his all Le that he will come out Einner in the end. This is e of Great Britain and her ey are willing to hang on Bt straw is gone. And they
 ahead, if they are given |complish their ends. Their have voiced this sentiment. flight to the last ditch" has out time and time again by |rds of England, France and tth this attitude the talk of have no real value. The rmany realize that the Teu- es are now at the. zenith of er. They have never been llan they are today. The in the eastern theater has Is. But at the same time are of the belief that Ger
 not be so strong around time, or later in the winter. of her triumphs has been men and money and the ching up their fighting arms bne, are willing to let the
 wearing down go on and Germany and they can get Ion terms somewhere near There will be an equal dis bf the spells or there will be ution at all.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04

Dr. Bobo has left Hayti for Cuoa 1t is easy names like Bobo and hoV- no that disappear soonest from the news.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04

Telephone girls in Chicago have formed a sharpshoooters' club. If it will improve their eyesight in giving the right numbers the movement should become general-Buffalo Com- mercial.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-04

According to John Sharp Wllhams it costs $6 every time senator IS batned in the palatial senate path- room. But it must be done at tlnes' no matter what it costs.-St. Lotus C1lObe-DemOcrat.