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New Britain herald., 1915-07-07

With freight rates and insurance ad- vaneed to top prices. ships have con tinned to sail for English ports. Nor has the frightfulness of submarine warfare stopped ship owners from carrying contraband of war. If this Is the purpose of the submarine, then the warfare it has waged must be pu. down as disappointing Ship owners Who formerly refused to have any thing to do with carrying contra band now readily do so. They know their ships if caught by submarines will be destroyed any way whether they carry contraband, or are not so laden.
 One of the highest German author tics is doubtful if Germany can force Great Britain to her knees by subma- r1ne warfare against commerce. That German is Admiral von Truppel. And the Admiral is not the only German who is beginning to see that subma- rine warfare is mot what it is cracked up to be- There are those who doubt that the submarines, used as they have been in the past, can have any material effect in determining the war.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
West virginia's Debt.
Providence Journal.

The people of few States could ac- cept more philosophically than the West Virginians the sudden burden of a debt of twelve million dollars; roundly the amount that State must assume as her share of the obligations of old Virginia before the dissolu- ton.
 The burden the final decision, after years of negotiating and litigation puts on this State is not an unexpect- ed one of course, except that the sum is larger than she would have been willing to acknowledge as equitable without going to law about it. 9Pend- ing the settlement of this matter, it appears that West Virginia had nei- ther an indebtedness nor evidences of one-that. is to say, she had no float ing debts and no bonds. No other States makes this remarkable showing. Several have no bonds outstanding, but they are not free from debt. As unique example, Pennsylvania has bonded debt second in size to New York's. but she has sinking funds. in excess of it.
 West Virginia is thus very we'll off. The twelve million dollar obligation she must now assume will not stagger her.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
{ Staying Tn America.
Cleveland Leader).


 Reports from the railroads show an amount of passenger business un- precedented for this time of the year. The indications are that all past rec ords of interstate travel will be brok- en during the coming summer and fall
 The. reason, of course, is that this is Americas stay-at- home year. Hun dreds of those who have made it a practice to go abroad each spring are seeing more of their own country than they ever have before, or are making plans to do so. aAnd tnousands of others who seldom travel far from their homes. will visit the Panama Pacific Exposition and see California and the great West.
 The year 1915 is going to afford many more lessons in patriotism and appreciation of country to the people of the United States than those which will present themselves in Washing ton.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
An Ilcufable Disease.

(Knoxville Journal and Tribune.)
 When once contracted, and thor sougly esta blished in the human system, it has never been cured. we
 mean the merican ambition to pc come president.
 Henry Clay had it. He cultivated his aspiration to become president as
 early as the year 1Sl6 lie was . candidate in 1924, against Jachsoh. John Quincy Adams ana o'neIs'
 There was no election ana 1onn
 Quincy Adams was elected py tie house of representatives who made Clay secretary of state in ms caplnet. \ He was not a candidate III ls1e TOT the reason that he would not run
 against Adams, who was ask1ng TOT
 a second term, and was defeated py Andrew Jackson. Clay was candl- date in 1882 against Jackson, and
 received 4s electoral votes. He was
 not voted for in 1886, but in 1840
 stood for the nomination of the whig marty. but was beaten for the nom
 nation by William Henry Harrison. who was elected and died within a month from the date of inauguration
 Clay was nominated in 1S44, as tho #WnIg% elAid @WdS pCaLO9l bv Polk. Tn 1S48, the whigs nom- mated General Zachary Taylor. but Clay believed he should have been nominated. Thus it will be seen that MT. Clay had nursed for 32 years an "a ambition to be president; he got over it only when death came.
 ' About the same thing might be said of Daniel Webster, of whom it has been said he was too great a man for his election to become possibil- ity. He expected the whig non1ina- tion in 1852, and after the party had: nominated General Scott. of Mexi- can war fame. it was bitterly resent ed by Webster. He was being supp ported by a faction of the party but he died short time before he was given number of votes on election day.
 ' James G. Blaine went to his grave a disappointed man because he failed to become president.
 t It is nineteen years since William Jennings Bryan was first nominated for president. No other so young a man ha,s been nominated for presi- det. as Bryan was when the first nomination He has been nonin ed twice since then and each time given large share of the popular vote. Tn 1908 he was defeated but the popular vote given him was over a million more than the vote given Woodrow Wilson in 1912.
 Bryan is now but fifty-five years old and doubtless he still has the. hope that he will yet be elected president. If given encoura cement it will surprise no one if he should stry, try again"
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
Drop the Hyphen
(Louisville Post.)

Let us drop the hyphen so we may understand each other better; there are no longer any German-Americans among us, only Germans on one side of the line: Americans on the other.
 There is no German-American al- liance: 1t is only a German alliance an alliance of certain sojourners in America with Germany, from which their ancestors fled to find liberty in America.
 Sunday at memorial services for federal soldiers who lost their lives in the Civil war, the orator. the Rev. George H. Froh, the departmental chaplain of the G. A. R., began by saying he was born in Germany so years ago: there is not drop of blood in my veins that is not Ameri- can" Dr. Froh drew striking con- trast between the volunteer soldiers fighting for principle and serfs driven to battle, making the prophecy that at the end of the war royalty will be rejected and the people of Europe will take charge of their governments.
 At the graves of the soldiers who died in our war with Spain the ad- dress was delivered by the mayor of Louisville, himself native American born of German parents, loyal to the best traditions of his ancestors. buy loyal above all things, loyal over all to the traditions and the institutions of America his own fatherland.
 These are the Americans all Amer tea can delight to honor.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
Is Ministry Neglected ? fWesterlv Sun

M Early college statistics, show that there was a time when fully half the students studied for the ministry. while now only five per cent enter college for such a training.
 These figures are liable to give an erroneous impression, for in the early times the number who sought a col lcge training was comparatively small, and a college course for other pursuits was not considered so essential. To- day it is far different as 1t has been generally conceded that a college edu- cation can be used to advantage in almost every profession as we'll as business pursuit. It doesn't necessar- fly mean that less interest is shown in the ministry; 1t merely points to the fact that colleges are being more widely patronized to fit men for all walks of life.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
Trial By Lawyers. (Philadelphia Press. )

A little light was let into the so- called trial by newspaper at the opening of court in the Thaw case fast week. Since the proceed ings began before the jury that IS to determine whether the slayer of Stan ford White is insane or sane, the New : York newspapers have contained some !, lively reading regarding 1ffe plans Of 1. the two sides to the controversy. Y. Mr. Cook, a deputy attorney gen. eral, has been quoted freely in outr lining the somewhat sensational plans of the state in resisting the claim that Thaw has recovered his sanity He has even gone so far as to declare his intention to. clear the name of Stamford White by proving the Eve lyn Nesbit Thaw's story was fabri- cation, in spite. of any admissions Will liam Travis Jerome may have made to the contary. Thaw's chief counsel, John B. StanchfieId, has been equally free-spoken. &a@l
 After the adjournment of court each day the lawyers on both sides nave commented on the evidence and made predictions, which the reporters have published. On Monday, however, Jus- tice Hendrick issued a warning rom the bench that "the trial of this case il. the newspapers has to stop, or he would "cite the editors for contempt Hut before saying so he called the law yers before him and told them that they must cease making known their plans in advance or commenting on the evidence for publication.
 Here Justice Hendrick struck the i nail on head Not the newspapers Eut the lawyers were primarily re- sponsib1e for any indiscretions that were printed. On both sides there was Q disposition to furnish the news papers with "hot stuff and the bright | young men were there to get 1t. This affair is one more shining example or the truth that the newspaper, Is made | the scapegoat in charges of trial by 1 newspaper where il does nothing more than to record the pronounce raents of eminent counsel. who are supposed to know what they, may say | with propriety.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
Saving Army Horses.
Waterbury Democrat. )

VdI6IDuIy DSInOCEdL.)
 The British Society for the Pre- Vention of Cruelty to Animals an- nounces that it has treated s1,O0" wounded and sick horses in the hos pltals in France. and has returned
 t'ooo of them to the army as cured.
 interesting to learn that .he oeaIn rate of army horses is peihs cut down by third through such iiiedlcal attention. It does seem iihe an odd business however, TOT
 society for the Prevention of Cruei- " 10 Annals to be busted wttn-- saVlng horses lives to send tneni pack to the firing line. The averass term or horses army service IS soi. 70 De aNlitJle more than week. Anu most of them don't die from Wouiias' unless gall-marks and lash-welts niey ne called wounds. Let any loVe. v, horses try to ina zine the equine ne.i poor beast must pass through When, starting in full strengtn aha health, it is worked so nara anu necessarily. under the sung ol pitiless whip and in hideous uproar of bursting shells, dragging cah,ion about and hauling military suppiss III q sea OI bIlaI Ae - worked to death in few days. A genuine preventer of cruelty to ani- mals would put a bullet througn every army's horses head, instead of curing it and sending it back 70 .tortuous death. Incidentally, II may be remarked that any American Who loves horses won't sell them to for eign military agents. Our recent eN- portation of horses has been ten times as great as usual. PreVene'oh of cruelty to animals should oesiH at home. If the poor beasts must be sold, it's better for them to drown en route as the cargo of mu'Es did in the English channel when ser man submarine sank the steamsnli Armenian. Horses and mules are not really needed in the war any how. Almost every use they can De put to is performed far better oy. motor car that has no capacity Tor suffering.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
The Case of Becker.

(New Haven Journal-Courier)
 Whether the New York policeman should go to the electric chair as a consequence of the Rosenthal murder we do not know. No such confusion of thought, however, blinds us to the remarkable attitude of Governor Whitman. He should from the first have declined to have anything to do with the ease, on the ground that he is a preJudiced party. He was the man who tried and convicted Becker It would have been possible for him to refer the case to the lieutenant governor while he was absent from the state, without suggestion of any kind. This he should have done, and been silent as to the outcome. man who lacks that delicate sense of duty such as has been manifested in this case, is not the kind of man the coun- try needs in the presidential off1ce, or could view there with conplacency
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
WHY NOT?

After fitful, feverish escapade of frenzy, Frank Holt, the poor wretch who planned and executed so many fearful outrages on society, at last turned the hand of destruction upon himself. It was the best act ever accomplished by the man who made ! bombs by the hundred With this arch demon out of the way the nation even in jail.
 There will be little grief over the going away of Holt. Many. of course. will deplore the means he took, be- cause the ends of justice have not been satisfied in the proper way He should have been stretched on the procrustean bed of torture, to be sure.
 If all criminals of Holt,s ilk were allowed the chances in jail to do what he did, what safety would there be in confining them? The door of his cell was left open. His jaiIor is guilty of a grievous fault in allowing such conditions to prevail Holt had pre- viously made an attempt at suicide, and a blind man could have seen he was going 10 carry out his designs. if possible. His spectacular leap to death cheated the gallows of a real prize, at the same time ridding the country of it's most undesirable de- generate.
 Society would be greatly benefited if some more of it's criminals who make a stir for q while and set the nation in state of fear would go the same route as Holt. This class of criminals detests the present order of things on our mundane sphere. They should seek another world where the going is perhaps not so strenuous and where the soothing tones of the heavenly harps will be balm to their shattered nerves.
 Were it not against all tradition and custom 1t might be a good tnins for jaiIors to have handy goodly po- tion of some soothing concoction to hand over to, frenzied criminals and let those cu1prits make away with themselves. In the oIden days in the navy, when a man went wild. lie was locked in his bunk room and given vial Of poison and . revolver.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07

time there is little enough. reaIiza- ton of the sacredness of bird life to admit of its ruthless destruction Ia spite of the prohibitory law, a wood thrush's nest containing four eggs was carried away from the Tuckeg. Road country the other day by conscienceless marauder. An eager student who had discovered it re- turned to see if the birds were matched to discover only a fresh break in the branch where it had been. The multiplicati ton possibility of those four eggs of the beautiful bird and wonderful singer dis counts any degree of zeal to own nest ollection-which, moreover. the law forbids except on the part of authorized persons.
 keener community interest here is necessary to forward the good cause of bird protection.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
Italians and the War.
 ( Ansonia Sentinel l

There Is probably no more ar- gently patroitic people in all the world than the Italians. The thousands in tnls country who quickly offered oneir services to the far-off mother iand upon her entry into the war tn- cluding 200 from Ansonia. afford :, striking proof of this. Hence, just what the developments will be and now many will actually go home to nght is an interesting matter to watch.
 In the United States there arc more than 100000 men of Italian birth Io IS estimated that at least thirty-flve per cent, of these are Italian rcs- erviss who are honor bound to join the colors. The names of this legion are contained in the flies of the Itni- lan embassy and various consulates tnroughout the country. General Ric- clotti Garibaldi is reported to have recently said to a correspondent at Rome: We shall not call Italia ns from the United States You can saw to them that if they desire to fight Tor liberty they must come of their own free will"
 But if the reservists are called. and It Is presumed they will be. all who should refuse to honor the .ca u. to the colors vii thereafter be unabe to return to Italy. This stipulation is expected to have great weight in de- termining their course,
 It is generally conceded that most of the Italian immigrants who come to the United States do so in the ex- pectation that a few years of hard work will enable them to put aside enough to return home and live in vir- tual independence. Statistics gather ed by experts in the department of commerce show that many Italians who come to the United States do so : for the purpose of saving s1,000 or s1,500, so that they may go home and live in comfort.
 s The census of 1910 enumerated 1,343,125 Italian born people in this country, and since that time about 700,000 have come over and are now residing here. In 1910 there were 340.770 Italians in New York. It is estimated now. that there are about 450,000 in New York city and more than 500, 900 in New York state, 40.- 900 in Newark and 4,000 in Jersey city.
 With this the case 1t does not take prophet to see that if Italy calls her sons home it will have a con- siderable effect on the labor market in this country among certain lines of work, especially along the Atlantic coast, The labor ".liquidaation'' which has been progressing in. the United States for several years as 9 result of the depression may end imrlediate- ly and be followed by a serious short age.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
IN OLD VIRGINIA.

I An almost constant avalanche ot war news with the exception of a l few bomb throwing events on this side 1 of the Atlantic, has tended to take the American mind away from things happening at home. Wrapt Up in the quite forgotten some of the, accom- plishments being done in a more peaceful way on our own soil.
 Down in Richmond, Va, the former capitol of the Confederacy. there Is being staged at the present moment one of the most interesting undertak- ings of the past decade,a display in which the people of the North should
 manifest particular interest. It is an
 exposition indicating the achieve. ments of the negro race during its IT.
 ty years of freedom.
 President Wilson formally opened the exposition by pushing button at the Summer White House in Cornish, N. H., on July 5 It will remain open until the twenty-fifth of this month
 The National Negro Exposition at Richmond is under the auspices of the Negro Historical and Industrial As sociation and, from all tidings, it is an elaborate attempt to show the de- velopment of the colored people since the North secured for them their freedom. Congress voted s55,000 to aid in the. promotion and consumma- ton of the enterprise By such ac- tion Congress has shown the desire of the nation to hhsip the i hssro solve his industrial problem. sa
 The great old state of Virginia de- serves credit flor thssa encourag it has extended to the negro. The exposition will have done great work if by showing the advance made by the negro it also points out to him his proper sphere and empha- sizes his opportunity in any particu- lar industrial activity. To this end 1t should have the sympathy and CO., operation of the entire nation.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
Good Housing.
Bridgeport Farmer.)

The good housing movement is laudable. Everybody would like to live in mansion, in the middle of twenty acres of grass land. dotted with shrubbery and green with broad expanses of velvety lawn,
 Obstacles are in the way Only 8 few can afford to do it.
 And the whole question of wages, of the cost of living of what one can and cannot afford.
 The three decker Is not present a beautiful construction. But when it is open to light and air on four sides, it is as beautiful and wholesome tc, live in as any other type of build ing. It is not as convenient, however, especially to the occupant of the top floor.
 The cottage house is an ideal, but it is an expensive ideal, in city. Such construction is not practicable for a great city. Mark the tendency in con- struction in New York, Chicago, or Boston The apartments along River side drive are scarcely cottages, but one would hesitate a long time before tcrming them insanitary or unwhole- SC me. M
 The man who would build to rent must carefully count his costs, and the sums his tenants can afford to pay.
 The three decker makes economical use of space, gives the maximum of light and air, and permits the gar ment to be cut according to the cloth.
 Any program that makes housing nlcre expensive, will not promote good housing. except by driving more and more families into the country. But the effect upon the urgan popu- lation will be an ever increasing con- Eestion.
 Is the three decker necessarily a thing of naked ugliness? Could not architects design three deckers, that would be pleasant to the eye. and not much costlier ito build
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
Rash Suggestions.
Waterbury Republican.

(Wnterbury Hepublican.)
 Commenting on the fact that the people of Kansas. that great prohibi- ton state and the fountain head of prohibition propaganda, are still pur- chasing $2,500.o00 worth of liquor from other states every year, and that the governor of Kansas has felt com- pelled to keep every man or woman who drinks any prohibited liquor out of the civil service ranks of the state. the Washington Herald concludes: "The next and ultimate logical step for Kansas is to make law prohibit- ing any resident of Kansas from talk ing drink and to fix severe penal to be practical it should be applied to the individualv
 This prompts the Newport News Times-Herald. which must be aware of the effect on the treasury of West Virginia of the prohibition law. to add:
 That is the drift. and the question is how long will 1t be before pro- hibition law is made to apply to the individual? That is the logical con clusion. The direct, effectual way to abolish the liquor evil Is to make it a misdemeanor for man of woman to drink it.
 Prohibition is one thing, but rnsk- ing laws to prevent men from taking a drink is another thing, and it's not prohibition so much as an effort .to deprive men of some of the "unalien able" rights which are held. in the Declaration of Independence, to be the heritage of every man---s.that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" It might be better from every viewpoint if every individual in the nation were prevent ed from indulEing at all in ihtoxica- ting beverages, or liquors or tobacco. or tea, or coffee. IL is possible, also. that any attempt. even in the strong est prohibition states to make it misdemeanor for 8 person to drink liquor would result in upsettinK the prohibition balance 60 completely ah to bring about repeal of the present state prohibition laws.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07

week or so, and it is q good time for them to talk about peace. Some of them are, happily enough, and g few in the British parliament are even daring to do similar discourse. The sane thing for Germany and the sane thing for Europe is toS drop this war foolishness as quickly as they LOOK it up. Perhaps the Berlin note VIII be found to have something of thls sentiment between the : lines. Nothing in it, could be more welcome or wise.-New London Telegraph.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07

He had his cnoice. If he came out
 alive he was made walk the plank. We should give q lot of the poor swretches in our prisons 3 chance of
 doing at least one good act in their entire career.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
CREx AND DErrox RUGS.

Cool summer floor covering. sizee SlsxS6-inch to S6x72-inch, special this week, 25c to Sf.tO each.
 Room sizes; s it. by g it; 1t. by 10 it.; g it. 12 it
 Special this week. ssgs to s7.es ca.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
CURTAIN sCRIMs.

Hcmstitched and drawn work de- signs, beautiful styles in white, cream and Ecru, special this week. yard 10c, 15c. f1c, cac, 25c, 29c.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07
Gone-A Wood Thrush,s Nest.
(New Bedford stansiard.

(New Bedford Standard)
 Knowledge is growing on the sub ject of the economic value of, the birds as insect destroyers and ap- preciation developing of them as an aesthetic asset. But In the mean
New Britain herald., 1915-07-07

In the opinion of the federal ad- ministration this is not good time for naval officers to retire from the service.-NeW Haven Journal-Courier