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The Socialist press., 1915-04-10
Q. ?. GauStad.

Senator 0. P. Gaustad, the Chataniha sniper, believes in us. ing his official position while in otiic to secure special privileges when out. He wants an excep- .ion clause inserted i'll the Alas ka eight hour labor law, exempt ing placer mine employers from the provisions of the law, to ena- lhIe them to work their slaves ten hours a day as heretofore. Of course placer mining in the esti- mation of o. P. is les; laborious than other kinds, although the graveyard of F airbanks bears si7. lent witness to the contrary, be- ing filled with working men ot the age of from % to 40 yearS. This may be seen by reading the inscriptions on the :headboards that mark the last resting place of many worn out young miners. o. P. always professes to believe in the square deal between man and man. but with him, it is al ways protect the dollar before the man.
The Socialist press., 1915-04-10
The Slaves.
By Margurite Head.

A vast O. rvading multitude, they walk Throughout the earth with weary solemn tre23 They live, but To! befora my ken there flock I: The greater legons of the ages dead. Who passing by in vision seem to mock Our lines of battle and our lines Of bread. The slaves of centuries despsed, revied- These spectre millions male their ang'ished moan In pleading accents: We were. once beguled Like you who ive alas! had we but known Our latent power, we had lived and smiled Through virjle years to reap where we had sown.
 -'"' t-'.' --ooo- Because of ignorance were oppressed; sy We did not; reckt the heart destroying price Our babes must pay for accursed bequest <. Of bondage, poverty. disease and vice. Or we had risen with copquering zest To build for them instead, paradise. '
 -ooQ- .*... Shall ye, too, leave heritage of blight 10 curse your sons and aaughtens with your woe? Nay, seek to learn that ye may give them light To set their souls with love and truth aglow And dissipate forever this dark night
 That they its horrors nevermore may khow.'
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
Eighty Local Young Pe)pe Educated
 During Fall Term.
lYCfUN WOULD IEI WOVEN VOTE
Debate >F'avoring Suffrage -sMovemcnt Won by Af1irmatiye-HartfO Boys .At.
 "Play Hockey" and Come to Grief in Auto-Big Egg Laid.

Two bills, totalling os2,s64, which were for the tuition of ninety-six lecal young people in the High schools It New Britain and Middletown dur Ing the fall term, were ordered paid at the January session of the town school committee held last evening in the court room. Of this amount, Ihe Consolidated School District of New Britain claims $2,354 as the charge for instructing eighty pupils. aud the Middletown City School dis srict $51O for educating sixteen stu dents. Due to the fact that this E own sends a larger number of it's young people to the higher institution If learning this year than henceforth. she amount charged the school com mittee on this item is larger than ever before.
 The Middletown and New Britain ,chool districts charge for the tuition dpon d basis of two dollars a week tor each of the scholars. This, as may be seen, makes a big expense .or the Berlin taxpayers and, in req jzation of this fact, the school com ,1ittee recently passed Q resolution to he effect that it will no longer he responsible for pupils who, for any reason, require more than four years 70 complete the ordinary High school course. The same rule applies to Those who take post graduate courses. [Other bills ordered paid were the following: Peckham Little company, s20; Mellen Hewes Co.,, S1.S1; H. G. Phillips Supply company, $5; G. B. Jones' $3.5O; l.. s. Mills, $1.25; G. Vpn Schantz, $4; Hobart l.. Honiss, H; Pauline Scheer, S4OO: A. Lyons, S6.5O, the total of which @Was $47.06.
 School Superintendent T. W. Dows .eported that the school :r1r~r hcrship had increased over that of l"et year 3y nearly ten per cent. There arc J names enrolled upon the regis sries of the local schools a the pres spt time as against 565 at the same lime last year. The increases in ; he different schools have been as fol- ows Hubbard 12: Beckley, none: Warrington, 9; South, 6; Blue Hills, j. Percival, 5; kensington. Il.
 Various matters of routine business were transacted, during the course of which heated discussions took place
 Would Give Women tho Vote
 If the sentiment prevalent at a meeting of the Mems Lyceum held last evening at the Kensington Methodist church was representative of the views of the organization as body, the Mems Lyceum is sympathetic with the Woman Suffrage Movement which Is gaining so much prominence at the
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
SICK CHILDH
 LOVE CA
 FOR|
Give Candy Cat
 Gold. Sos
 Gonst
Get a 10-cent M

Get a 10-cent b
 Most Of the flls caused by a sont ach, sluggish liv bowels. They cat come cross, listles restless, tongue or sleep well. d cleansing of the try to force a nal into the little o stomach-it is cr old fashioned.
 Any child will q Candy Cathartic never gripe or pr tneasiness thoug ones system. swce( put the liver and healthy condition
 Full directions grownups in each
 Mothers can rest this gentle thorou costs only 10 cents store.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12

present time a resolution in favor of which was acted upon in the House of Representative at Washington to- day.
 Strong arguments in favor of the cause were brought out by F.. o. Dean and C. Fred Johnson. affirmative disputants in debate on the follow ing subject: Resolved, That Women Should Be Permitted to Vote on An Equality With Men," and the affirma- tive side was awarded decision upon the weight of argument and evident preparation. The negative debators, Arthur l.. Moffatt and Ora Eagerly, were given the decision as to the manner of delivery, and the opinion of the house upon the merits of the question was in favor of this team, tho vote being 16-15. Representa- tive E. W. Shutz and Lawyer A. w. UpsOn of New Britain and Rev. Sam uel A. Fisl>e of Berlin were the judges. The attendance at the meeting was unusually large and interest was at the highest pitch, the subject being live one.
 During the evening. the Literary committee made the following report: "Of the programs already reported
 
 the next meeting, January 25, in the chapel at Upson's corner, when Rev. George l.. Clark of Weth ersfield is to speak on Early Life in Connecti- cut We bespeak a generous interest in that meeting.
 "The committee reports other flu ture meetings as follows:
 Monday evening, February 8. the meeting will be at the Congregational Ch hurCh. The subject for debate is: 1 Resolved: That the Annexation of a Portlon Of kensington to New Britain is Deslra ble.' The disputants upon the affirmative are to be F. P. Day and A. w. Scholl, upon the negative, George Green and William Emerson. Monday evening, February 22, the meeting will be at the NI EI. church. This falls on WashinCton's birthday. A stere"pticOn lecture has been en- gagged from the state board of educa- ton, to ')e presented by our own mem beTs The subject is The Revolu- tionary War Period of American His tory.
 Monday evening. March &, the meeting will be in the chapel at Up- sons CorEer. The subject for de- bate is Resolved, that the rate of postage for letters in the United States should be reduced to one cent The dsputants upon the af- frmativc are Claude W. Stevens and F. H. Crane: upon the negative. Clar- ence B. Baldwin and William A. Hyde.
 Monday evening, March p, the meeting will be at the Congrega ationa1 church. The subject for debate is: Resolved, that q system of compul- sorN arbitration should he established in the United States The disputants upon tNc affirmative are E. R. Dunn and Morgan Pickop; upon the nega- tive, Thomas Emerson and l.. c. Sheldon.
 IlT1ERARY COM NITTEE,
 'E. @. Dean
 E. M. Picl1op,
 "C, Hazen.'
 \ Square sEnal An cAg of such large pr0pOrtiOns that it is causing conSiCiera hle inter- e,,t about the vicinity has been laid by a Rhode Island Rcd bullet owned by Clarence Burr of l<ensington. This specimen of hen fruit measures 8 7-S inches from end to end, and at it's widest I,oint has q circumference of ' 3-4 inches.
 Mr. Burr is considering the matter of inviting in ms friends and giving them fed" on the egg.
 Suffers Stroke.
 Thomas Ensign of Worthington ridge returned last evening from Win
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12

sted, where he went Sunday after re- ceiving telephone message inform ing him of stroke of apoplexy which his mother, Mrs. Emma En- sign, lad just suffered. The elderly woman was resting more comfortably yesterday afterr OOn when her son left for Berlin, but her recovery is re- garded by her physician as extremely doubtful.
 Mrs. Ensign IS seventy-nine years of age and is known in Berlin, where she has visited her son frequently. She makes her home with her son Robert, in Winsted.
 "Hookcy'' Players Come to Grief.
 Three Hartford boys, who "played hockey" from school yesterday for the purpose of taking d spin in an auto mobile bclOnging to the father of one of them, came to grief near William H. Wehster's place on the Turnpike yesterday morning when the youth 1ul driver, while fooling, lost control of the machine, with the result that considers ble force
 
 up bit but were not injured Their greatest concern was to get the ma chine into running order again so that they could get home by the time school was dismissed. Matt Brown chanced along in the carly afternoon and, with his help, they got started toward the Capital City. Both mud guards were bent and the steering apparatus was affected, the damage amounting to about fifty dollars. Two of the lads wore smiles as the ma- chine sped away. but the driver pre- scented a doleful appearance. He had taken out dads Car' without per mission and even without a license and it was he who had to face the music.
 Broken Trolley Rail.
 A trolley rail in front of the town hall broke yesterday under the weight of passing car. This morning the Connecticut company sent down section gang to repair it.
 Berlin Briefs.
 Miss Laura Smith has returned from Eden. Vermont, where she is doing Home Missionary work and will spend several weeks as the guest of Mrs. John B. Smith, of Norton road.
 James Woodruff was unable, be- cause of a slight illness. to attend to his duties at his grocery store today. George Jones' substituted for him.
 MT. and Mrs. James Bowling of Cromwell were the weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Cashman, formerly of this place but now of New Britain.
 MT. Davis, who has lived on Main street, has moved his family to New Britain.
 Miss Margaret Vance of East Der lin reports that she found dande- lion blossom in full bloom in her yard Sunday
 Parties have been looking over the a abandoned factory buildings of the Peck. Stow and Wilcox company in East Berlin, it is said, With a view toward locating a new manufacturing firm here.
 The Senior Camp Fire Girls will hold business meeting this evening at the home of Miss Sarah Morgan of East Berlin.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Woods of New Britain are receiving congra tulations ! on the birth of daughter. Mrs. 1 Woods was Miss Alice Colby of Ken 1 sington
 Mrs. Henry Ostman is recovering l from an attack of grip.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
Card of Thanks.

We desire to return our heartfelt thanks to kind neighbors and friends for the many expressions of sympathy extended to us at the death Of our beloved husband and father. Albert Hultenus. We are particularly grate- full to the donors for floral tributes and take this means of thanking them.
 MRS. ALBERT HULTENUS,
 AND FAMILY.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
PALESTINE
 AN ACT
Wolf GluSlNin Sny Egyptian Tow
 Worse

New York. Jal sional executive eral Zionist affa1 night a letter red Wolf Gluskin, vi andria, dated De( he says;
 conditions in coming worse eI is facing a famid the fullest sense possible that the | tire country will
 Permission to| here to Palestine tained, but thank Ambassador Mor authorities are ia
 The American mittee has under for sending foods was announced
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12

tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. An tionette Warner of Queen street.
 Local members of the Past Grands' association attended the meeting held yesterday with Unity Rebekah lodge in New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
ently became mo ing progressed.
Not Suflicie

- ' ht e LII V ttAR ing progressed.
 Not Sufiicic
 Apart from a democratic party plate matter in with that of the the editors comr not receive s either in the dis age, in which should be consu occasionally visit and called upon their party. I'll say that GoVern of State Crater. cup, State Comp other officials we there was just a the general trea cratic editors wi valiantly for par
 Following the unveiled a portra son in the execl state house. Th our Thomas o{ a replica of that lery at Washing4
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
REINSTATEMENT AIR
 WOES TO HUMILITY
SIIghIs of Dtm]CTaliG Party Told
 al Trenton Feast.

Trenton, N. J., Jan 12.-"Joe" Tu- multy, President Wilson's private sec retary, who will never be anything more than Joe" to his many friends in Trenton, brought a message of hope direct from the White House yesterday to a gathering of demo- cratic editors and newspaper writers who were the guests of the democratic state committee at dinner.
 The purpose of the gathering was to organize d publicity bureau throughout the state for the dissem- ination of democratic propaganda which might prove hopeful to the party in the state and national cam paigns next year. 1t developed also a protest from the country editors present because the metropolitan newspapers beat them out on poliu- cal happenings. state reports and other news which the editors thought a real live democratic administration ought to give them first hand and l gratuitously.
 Democratic Literature.
 The tangible outcome of the dinner ] was the selection of Lucius T. Rus 1
  a member of the State Board of Equa- ] iization of Taxes, to supervise the or ganization of a service which will pro- l vide democratic literature Tor such 1 newspapers as will use it. 1t was also decided to organize publishers | association along the same lines.
 When MT. Tumulty was introduced 1 if was announced by State Treasurer | M O tn Cft ef that there were supposedly no re- porters present, since to give pub Iicitv to his remarks that cause em- barrassment if he were to talk as free lv as he would like to do among his friends in New Jersey. What MT. said. therefore. is not to be- come a matter of public record but it is no breach of ethics to say that MT. Tumulty believes fully in the fu- ture of the party and the president
 Addresses Arc Made.
 Before the meeting was, thrown open for general discussion addresses were made by Governor Fielder, John P. Dwyer of the Philadelphia Record and by MT. Tumulty.
 The protests of the country editors all followed a speech by Assembly, man Thomas P. Maritime of Hudson, who asserted that he was speaking not as a politician, but as a news paper man. He then proceeded to attack the democrats generally for not giving proper consideration to the friendly press With this as a cue the editors one after another began to air their grievances which appar-
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12

The eSta bliShment Of an evening school for young people who have been deprived of a common school education, and have to earn their liV- ing in the factories during tho day
 will be discussed a a special town meeting to be held in connection with the adjourned annual session next Monday evening. A clause making 1t
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
Dotter Buy Linens and Cottons Now While Annual Sale Prices Prevail

 in allH Fortunately linens before
  values this great annual Linens price all the andt to look dFapery other Will sale in. A yard !d 72 s15O 1d n for yd. in 6 S ain 
  6c 4c J. S. In a. ant sa is time to the ard at ed price
 
 
 
  be cheapa gan Make most of
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12

A long sleeve fl close at the should
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
Bank StOckhoIdcrs' Meeting.

Stockholders in the First National bank will hold their annual meeting for the election of a board of direc- tors this evening. Reports showing that the bank has had a most sue cessful year will be presented by the officers.
 The expectations are that the pres ent board of directors will be re-elect- ed and that at a subsequent session the members will re-elect President J. H. Trumbull and the other officers
Evening star., 1915-01-17
HARRY TAILOR

was rendered a silver medal for res
cue effected the February before. Two
little boys, whose combined ages
amounted to fifteen years. fell through
the ice at the. foot of Holland pier.
not far off talking with two or three
of his fellows. Suddenly some one
rushed to them crying that two boys
were drowning within sight and
O'Connor wheeled and ran to the pier.
throwing his coat off he went. and
tossing his cap and mace alongside.
He tore off his shoes and threw them
back toward his cap, as he dropped
himself amid the cracked and broken
The other officers soon reached the
spot and were climbing down to help
O'Connor, when they perceived there
was something the matter with him.
He looked queer They got to the edge
of the water just he was able to
lift up the children and let the men
take them. Then he became uncon-
scious. and had to be lifted out him.
self.
He had struck an iron pipe as he
leaped from the pier to the rescue, and
was badly injured. A physician was
summoned at once. and O'Connor and
the lads were treated, but II was some
time before he was considered out OF
danger.
Perhaps the most thrilling rescue of
walton of this particular department
of the Treasury was performed by
Anna Olsen, a nurse at Ellis Island I'M
migration station. when an insane Rus-
sian girl hurled herself into the ocean.
Yet it is little less SO, if any, than the
work of Patrick S. Hayes, who was
rendered a medal April %. 1914. HAYES
is :, member of engine company 81, fire
department, New York city. few
months before this, about o'clock one
Evening star., 1915-01-17

evening, while Hayes was on watch
duty on the fireboat New Yorker there
came the cry concerning which his DIS
cirline never allowed a voluntary de-
cision. Man oVerboard." meant invoi-
untary response.
lie had swan only thirty feet or SO
when he got his man. but that was the
least of the trouble. for the wretched
unfortunate, supposed to be in an
agony of fear that he would drown.
seemed maddened to think that he
would be rescued at all. much less with
such alacritv as Hayes had shown.
Let me die!" repeatedly moaned the
man who was more unfortunate than
Hayes had dreamed.
1t was repellent to have to do, but
Hayes had become used to doing
things he had to do. so he struck the
wailing creature fair in the face.
Once was not sufficient. and the second
line the big fists were doubled little
harder The third time Hayes grit
ted his teeth as he determined to stun
the man. Then as he went forward
with his burden. still hardly quieted
enough not to struggle. another nre-
man swan to them with a life pre-
server.
The rescuers now tried to get the
would-be suicide to hold to the life
preserver but there was not in him
that quick reverting of decision that
comes to mary person who plans
self-destruction. only to have change
of mind as the ledge between two
worlds becomes a certainty. This man
was going to die. and he fousht the
two men as tiercely as mcst drown
ing ren fight death be tried escap-
ing them and getting under the water.
When the three finally approached
Evening star., 1915-01-17
Odd Historical Coincidence.

~EW. even among the old residents OF
u Washington, know that there flows
along the western base Of Capitol Hill in
this city, about a furlong from where
stands the national Capitol. consider
able stream OF water known as the lioer
river It has not been visible for nearly
a hundred years. having been conflned
and put underground to do duty as a
sewer when Washington was an infant
town.
Yet even the few who were aware OF
this Tiber river have always presumed II
was named thus by President Washing
ton and Maj. LEnfant. who planned the
new city, because it was supposed they
had named the adjacent eminence, which
they selected as the site of the proposed
Capitol building; Capitol Hill ,nd AMI ne ne
stream flowing by its base the Tiber.
after the historic river that washes the
foot of the hill whereon stood Rome's
ancient capital
But now it appears that neither Presi-
dent Washington nor LEnfant had any
thing to do with naming either hill or
stream. A map recently discovered in an
old garret in Maryland. which was made
in 1880. when what is now the District
county. in the colony Of Malyla' 4. ho ~
that hill and stream posse. ee
classic names some generations i'yf re tn:
Capitol at Washington. or W. Sion
itSelf, was dreamed o. some i--f-..i
of the old Blair family. whic ,~t'd
countless acres in that locality. had. .ic-
cording to this map. selected the hill as
a site for his residence. naming his home
"The Capitol" its site Capitol II Il" ard.
following out the analogy. calling the
stream at the foot the ''Tiber.' uns- ware.
of course. Of what the future had in store
for it all.
These names were officially adopted on
the maps of that day, and so. by strange
coincidence, Washington and LEniant
round hill and stream most appropriately
named when they selected the present
site of the national Capitol.
Evening star., 1915-01-17

glancing shoreward, WAS just in time
to see her throw up her hands.
She was caught in the undert"w. that
dread force which gives no sign and
takes so many swimmers unaware.
Ray flashed round now and went to-
ward her as fast as possible. This was
against the current. and by the time
be did get to her he was not very fit
for the role of rescuer.
She had given up hope of beng
saved and she found Ray at her side
now she grasped him SO tightly that
both went under, and it was some time
before he could break her clutch and
still keep hold of her and swim. 11av-
ing done this and reaching shore.
finally. he was later rewarded with
both the title Of meddlist and husband
of the lady rescued.
William Smith of New York city, at
least one of the William smiths of
that city, is an employe of the de-
partment of docks and ferries there.
James Merhern, Thomas +. Killarney
and Joseph Arnot are three small boys
who, until certain September after
noon, when they became too daring.
held that the most fun in the world
lay upon skipping about on raft in
a really and truly river North river
is such river. 1t has record for
being sufficiently real to serve as the
place of many tragedies.
This particular occasion. which W:l-
liam Smith kept from becoming a
three Youngsters fell into the water
and another went after him. and the
third tried to do what he thought his
duty by also jumping in. He oidn I
know whether he was going to help
the first or second of his companions,
or both; but attempting to do the one
thing or the other, soon the whole trio
were locked in tight grasp OF eacn
others arms and Smith, on duty at
the docks not far away. heard cries OF
fear and a sharp shouting for help.
One glance at the river showed him the
boys, and he ran down shore ana
plunged in.
Smith is Il strong man. else he never
could have managed three small boys
who were drowning in deep water. For.
not unnaturally, they held to him like
grim death. 1t is quite impossible TO
relate how he really managed to SWIM