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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
Old Josephus stilI Dead.
waterbury Americana

No. the old Josephus is still dead.
That story about his resurrection was
all wrong. The new Josephus rises
to protest. He doesn't say he didn't
say it, but he does say it wasn't what
he meant to say.
My attention" says Mr.. Daniels,
has been drawn to newspaper dis
patch in which l am made to say that
when we have assembled the inven-
tive geniuses of the country we shall
be in a state of defense that no other
nation has ever known. This is, of
course. not what I intended to say, the
point ] was trying to make being that
when this board was organized and the
initial plans for utilizing the native
American talent were also under way,
nd the whole idea was in actual opera
ton we would have taken q very long
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
In Behalf of Purity.
(Noru,;ob p,.Ilo4A

The dairy and pure food commits
sioner is engaged in an important
! work in his endeavor to have the law
respected in regard to the coloring
matter which is being used in soda
water syrups and furnishing the prop
err information to the public for ita
guidance as to the purity of such in
gradients
In the recent report of the Con-
necticut experiment station dealing
with the question of the purity Of
carbonated drinks, fruit Juices and
soda water syrups 1t WAS shown that
instead of there being an improve
ment in these things tilcre has con-
tinued to be an increasing disregard
for the quality of me rrcGuct The
samples of carbonated drinks exam
ined last year show that the percent
age of purity is less than half what
it was when the pure tood law went
into effect. The fruit juices show a
like decrease, while the syrups accord
ing to the last examinations are less
than third as pure. The report holds
that they are perhaps more honestly
labeled but they are still grossly adul-
terated. glucose chemical preserva-
tives, synthetic fiavors, coal tar colors
and saccharin being frequently pres
emit.
This reveals condition which calls
for attention and the aci on taken by
Commissioner Stadtmueller is espe.
cially timely. There is need for inn
provement in that very direction, es-
pecially since the conditions prevail
mostly in small stores where children
are among the largest consumers. IT
reflects no credit uron the state when
these articles continue to grow more
and more impure, and it is time effec-
tive measures were taken to force
them in the opposite direction.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21

materials deemed suitable for the
making Of pipes are constantly APP
pearing and disappearing with the
Changing fashions. Corncob and clay
pipes still hold their own. The corn
cob is the characteristic American
pipe. Whole acres in Ohio Illinois,
Missouri and Nebraska are devoted to
raising corn for the special purpose
of producing cobs suitable for pipe
bowls. The grain itself is marketed,
of course, but the cob on which 1t
grows is the real harvest This is
cut carefully into proper lengths,
smoothed and polished, the soft inner
pulp being gouged out by specially
constructed machinery The corncob
pipe is exported to every country in
tne world where men smoke. 1t is es-
peclally in favor in Australia and New
Zealand where it is regarded as char
acteristically American.
Inc clay pipe also has become a
NOTED national product of our country
ne largest clay pipe factory in the
morid Is situated at Appomatox county,
va. More than fifty years ago it was
known that the clay found in that
vicinity was particularly adapted to
u,,e manufacture of tobacco pipes.
me nrst that were sent north found
Ieady sale, and then a northern CAPT.
'aiise VINO was a confirmed pipe smoker
discovered that the clay pipes from
Virginia We're better than those from
any other section. He traced a. ship
nent and found that it preceded them
from the clay beds of Appomattox
county. He purchased these deposits
ana put up a big factory, which has
peen increasing in size ever since.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21

money as AZ cost toeeput ideas In the
heads Of the youngsters was spent
in alcoholic liquors. IL If less money
We're rolled over the highly polished
nohogany more children could have
been raised to the estate of the edu-
Gated. So the comparison could go
on indefinitely The moving picture
shows received s25o.o0o.o0o in paid
admissions last year which is about
one third of what 1t cost to educate
the nation the year previous.
Three classes of people IN TINS
country have always been held up as
the most poorly paid They are the
newspapermen, the preachers ana the
school teachers. With additional hg-
ures given out by the bureau Of edu-
cation it is easily seen that the school
teachers are rapidly attaining an ex-
elusive position as regards remuner-'
alton for their efforts. The average
salary for this work is SIS month for
men and SCI month for women Re
porters have been known to make as
much as SIS a week and some minis
tiers and preachers, as. for instance,
Billy Sunday have gone over this
mark. IS
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
bridgeport Standard.)

No one formula for the conduct OF
life SO as to insure longevity viii
answer for ALL The great majority
of people have no definite rule OF Nv
ing and if they use the true mean"
do so by good luck more than by good
mana cement.
Cardinal Gibbons, who presents
model of right living. at eighty is
still active and able and in the prime
of his powers. This he has accom-
plished by regular hours, plenty of
sleep, moderation in eating and drink
ing, exercise proper to his age, avoid
ance of worry, ETC., which is certainly
safe and excellent and worthy of
imitation.
Bach, of Newark. n. j., 100 years old,
who eats between meals, smokes and
drinks whiskey and beer occasionally,
but generally buttermilk, prefers cake
to bread, eats candy by wholesale and
takes three hearty meals a day. He
expects to live many years yet and
were he to be a little more regular
and abstemious, after Cardinal Glib
bons example, he might live on in
definitely.
When an old man tells how we'll he
gets along by violating all the gener-
ally accepted rules of right living. the
question arises how much better might
he have done, had he been more tenn.
perate and regular.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
!. A Right 10 dc Proud.
(ogden (UtahI Standard. J

The American people have right
to feel proud of tile work OF tho
American Belgian Relief Commission
What American energy and intellt-
gence can accomplish under the most
discouraging conditions is entertainiy
disclosed in Literary Digest. in que
tations from the report Of the Com
missioner and comments thereon, as
follows:
American business methods have
never achieved a greater triumph than
in Belgium. The American COM
mission for Relief in Belgium in
their report just issued makes this
abundantly clear when they state
that they have accomplished the
seemingly impossible task of supply
ing the Belgians with SIS, 900. 900
worth of food on an sctusl contribu-
ton amounting only TO $4,000, 900.
The secret lies In the fact that the
difference between these two sums has
been supplied by the Belgians them
selves under conditions which called
for the most skilfui financial opera
lions.
BY degrees the Commission has ex-
tended its banking business, until II is
now able TO find money to enable the
cummunes TO pay their officials run
the schools, continue necessary muni-
cipal conditions by thus rendering
civil government possible.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
Beer, a Pure Food.
waterbury Democrat. J

- oSCipuIy democrat. J
Beer has been recognized as pure
food product by the food inspection
DIVISION Of the health department Of
cincinnati, o., and as such will have
place in the pure food exhibition to
be held in that city during August.
Attorney Saul Klein, who originally
objected to having beer classified as
a pure food product, withdrew his
objection and announced that. DR..
Blume the chief food inspector of
cincinnati, was right when he con-
tended that beer should be classified
as pure food. II am satisfied that
Or. Blume is correct; that beer is a
pure food product" said Klein re-
Gently. Il am not antagonistic to the
manufacture and sale of beer. be-
lieve in the temperate use of beer IS
having building qualities, the same . S
meat and vegetables" AS a result,
beer will be among the exhibits at
the forthcoming show
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21

step toward making our navy as ELI
cfent as human Ingenuity could make
it. No one realizes more than ! DO
that this is but beginning. Merely
inventive things will not strengthen
our navy. We must have for the work
that lies before us the loyal and In
telligent cooperation not only Of Con-
gress, but of the whole nation. To
convert dreams into realities much
more must be done than merely to
show these dreams can be made into
practical useful things"
Wise and admirable conversation,
that. We hope the new Josephus
will be able to stand the strain 81
living up to it. We hope he will keep
his coat off and his sleeves rolled up
until he finally becomes rcconciled to
dwelling again in retirement and
Raleigh N. c. or, better yet, that.
he will keep his coat on. sit In a far
far corner and devote his undivided
attention to keeping the Old Josephus
in limbo. meanwhile giving his ex-
perts a free hand to develop the rsvy
as it should be developed
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides Of timely
questions as discussed In ex-
changes that come 70 Herald
oH1cC.
Shoestring Bidders. .
New York Times. J

It is an American trait to admit
ABILITY to accomplish anything. The
uesree of confidence which several
thousands Americans have shown in
their ability to enter fields totally new
TO them, execute contracts and collect
handsome profit has been a source
OF unending amazement to bankers
VINO have had war contracts to let or
VINO have been asked for financial
backing to enable bidders to get con-
tracts. A man who has been en-
Ploying three tinsmiths will cheerfully
oiler to turn out 10000 shrapnel
smells month. If he can but get a
contract usually, however, the APP
pllcant for war business has not even
nad tinshop experience. He goes to
a manufacturer and says:
81 expect to get contract for TO-
oo0 shells at SPA a shell. You can
make them for $14. If I place it
with You, will you dividc?"
The manufacturer, who is an opti-
mist of the same caiibre, agrees, and
the SPECTATOR hastens to the agents
OF the Allies with an offer of 10000
shells. When asked where he expects
70 get them the speculator says:
.Ah, if / told you that you would
place the business direct. That is
my secret
The agents will not place an order
In the dark. and if they finally get the
name Of the manufacturer they find
that he never saw a shell, has no ma
chinery that could be used in its
manufacture, and would need six
months to experiment before he could
turn out one perfect piece of ammu-
milton.
There is timing device at the top
of a shell which Is as delicate as a
fine watch. When the first order for
shrapnel was placed with the Bethle-
hem plant shell after shell was fired
off. After each shot an adjustment
was made and eventually the machin-
lists learned how to make perfect am
munition. Now only one in every $50
shells is fired in testing. If the hum
dreds of speculative bidders who are
after war orders were all given trial
there would be more ammunition
wasted in. experiments than would be
delivered to the belligerents, at least
for half year.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
Fighting the Movies,

(South NorWaIkv Sentinel
The mechanical drama is winning
away not only goodly part of the
audiences Of the older theaters, but
also their favorite actors. The COM
{petition is causing theatrical man.
/ ayers much alarm. Vaudeville man
| ayers have already started a SYSTEM
sof cutting the salaries Of actors under
contract with them who venture to
pose for the films. Some managers
of the Legitimate, = rather than
than share their stars with the movie
houses are sorbidding them to act
with film companies on pain of for
feiting their contracts, and some of
the stars are DESERVING them anyhow,
lured by irresistibly big salaries.
It's hard to tell how far it will CO.
The movie men maintain that theirs
is the drama Of the future, and that
the older drama, with it's limited
scope and great cost will have to
yield. One movie wizard" believes
that play-acting by flesh and blood
actors will survive only as curiosity
providing occasional performances
for the benefiI of literary and tdra-.
matte antiquarians. .s
It will be long, however, before we
come to that, if we ever do. There
may be a sort of compromise, in the
development of the photograph and
film combination, which has not yet
realized its possibilities. But two
things tend to check the tendency
toward y universal canned drama
the human weakness of actors, who
weary OF the mechanical click and
star of the film camera, and long for
eager seas of faces and bursts of
applause, and on the other hand the
instructive, unconquerable preference
OF patrons for the visible, huma
presence CT the actors. They may
each forget such things for a while
but they cannot ignore them per-
manently.
The managers and actors will have
their troubles, but it isn't likely that
either type of drama will destroy the
other. There is plenty Of room for
both, and each will be better because
OF the competition of the other.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
CARLYLE's FIRST LOVE.
Margaret Gordon Original of Blumine
i'm "Sartor Resartus,'' Say Critics.

i'm .'Sartor Resartus," Say Critics
1The New York Evening Telegram).
During the year 1918 Thomas Carl
vie the Scotch philosopher, was liv-
ing at Kirkcaldy, and he seems then
for the first time to have fallen in
love. The lady appears not to have
returned the attachment, although she
with great insight at the age of %
perceived the genius of her sutton of
25
In the letter in which she took leave
of her admirer she used these signifi-
cant expressions: Cultivate the mild
er dispositions of your heart, subdue
the more extravagant visions of the
brain. y - Genius will render you
great May virtue render you below
ed! Let your light shine before men,
and think them not unworthy this
trouble
Many years after, when CARLYLE
wrote his "reminiscences, he described
the episode. He says that Margaret
Gordon continued for perhaps some
thre years a figure hanging more or
less in my fancy. on the usual ro-
mantle and latterly quite elegiac and
silent terms.
The real interest of the story is this,
Was Margaret Gordon the sole org
sartus % One critic would have us
answer that although Jane Welsh
might have inspired some of the de-
tails, it was Margaret Gordon who
was the true original.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
Being UnaI.nled.
New London telegraph.


1t is pretty humiliating position
in which the United States finds it.
self today. If we were poor and
feeble population, and a little country,
the insult and injury heaped upon us
by the belligerents of Europe might be
endured with somewhat better pa
thence. The weak have not the same
duty in such premises as the strong
But our hundred millions of people
have for years been paying taxes for
the maintenance of rational govern
ment which has for one of its first
objects the protection of it's citizens
in their human rights, both at home
and abroad. sf
If the Lusitania outrage had been
committed by Spain, instead of Ger
many, the United States would have
served an ultimaturl for immediate
apology and reparation, in default of
which war would have been promptly
declared and satisfaction soon secur-
ed. Tt would be a long time before
a nation the size of Spain would dare
to commit an outrage like that.
But Germany is big e. powerful
and far off. Germany flouts us and
we are impotent to inflict he punish
ment which Germany richly deserves
Britain has fouted us with her or
ders in council and unjustifiable siez-
ures of American goods. Our gov
eminent has felt powerless to compel
better conduct
Japan has fiouted us in her designs
upon China.
Of course, it costs good deal to
ACQUIRE sufficient military and naval
power to deal strongly with any ma
ton that they may impose upon US
but does it cost as mlcn. IN ene ions
run, as the reputation OF pe1ng heip-
less?
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
The Pipe Industry.
Manchester Herald. !

Briar pipes are of all prices from
the cheapest imitation to the gilt and
gold affairs. Experts aver that the
best briars are imported from London
and Dublin.
There are two considerations that
have gone to discourage the neer-
schaun pipe-it is likely to break
into many pieces, and there is often a
difficulty-xn coloring the pipe properly.
Many sorts Of new woods and other
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
Scanning the News

CHARLES Becker makes final plea
20 clear his name ot murder.
Things again o'ertl4rn in Mexico
FL PasoS still holds Huerta
The German note is firmer than
The one that went before.
Inc battles rage
In cultured age.
The papers keep the score.
The Italian army wins the Jay
Along thedIsonzo river.
Two New York men got into nght'
One called a Ford "f1ivver.
Paris has become accustomed ~
The ever-present yep.
Warsaw forts
Berlin reports
Are losing all their pep.
The weather turns from hot to cool.
The business men are happy.
Com pounce is the gathering place
For every care-free chappy.
The crowds along Main street are nil,
There's nothing to attract them.
Gene Porter's eats
Are hard to beat,
So let us up and at 'en1. @
The Pittsburgh millionaire returns
Home to the SIN oky City.
His wife continues to excite
The good press agents pity.
she hopes that he will be, enjailed
To save her life and health.
Some people bet
The lawyers get
The "paranoiac's wealth.
Leo Frank, whose throat was cut,
Continues to improve.
The Boston Braves by fighting hard,
Make another upward move.
Jerry Donovan resorts to law
To try and trim Eb. Hill.
When he got beat
BY margin neat,
He took bitter pill.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21

Mount Vernon. Illinois, July a.
Frank Elleruaan, a pitcher with the
I.Iount vernon club, was signed today
by the St. Louis Federals. Eilerman
who is rear-sighted wears spectaclea
while pitching He recently struck
out nineteen men in game.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
ITNG THE NATION.

he day Of education. The
have been outstripped by
time. BY the wonderful
public schools built up in
States the enlightenment
need be Neglected. Educa-
that ten years hence will
|n made up of native born
1nen all Of whom can read
There will pc no Hitter
! those who are admitted
& national ports.
sts have taken the young
g procrustean bed of ig-
q placed them upon the
knowledge That is their
il to back up assertions
the Federal Bureau of
has given out some figures
Exceedingly interesting. In
1914 we learn there were
pupils matriculated in the
Institutions of the United
i the instruction and educa-
|ese students the sum Of
q was spent.
E the plain. unadulterated,
compared to other figures
up palmer. For instance.
United States about ST. 900. I
run its government last
y not much more than
ducate the youth of the
~ three times a. much
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
ZAPATA FORCES
IN MEXICO CITY
Washington OficIals Fear That Great
Suffering Among the People
VIII Result.

Washington, July 21-Re-occupa-
ton of Mexico City Sunday BY zapa-
ia army after evacuation by the
Carranza forces under General Con-
zales took officials here by surprise.
The Zapata forces were driven from
there eleven days ago by Gonzales.
who is speeding northward to meet
the advancing Villa troops The
supposition here had been that the
Zapata forces were operating along
the railroad to Vera Cruz in an att
tempt to effect junction with adj
vancing Villa column.
News OF a battle near Pachucas
reached by Villa troops Is momentar-
lily expected.
Oficials fear that great suffering
among the people will result
Elpaso, Texas. July 21--General
Villas expediticnary force under
General Ganuto Reyes and Rodoifo
lFierro has cut communication be-
tween Vera Cruz and Mexico city
and made 1t impossible for General
Pablo Gonzales. who evacuated the
capital to receive supplies from the
coast. This report was received Co
day from Colorado, zacatecas 1t
reached acre by courier from Salinas
in tho state Of San Louis Polos. to
which point General Reyes had tcle-
graphed from Pachuca. Reyes re-
ported that he had delivered to the
Zapatatistas a supply of ammunition
and that the combined forces would
move Immediately on Mexico city.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
|EATMENT FOR BIG
BUSINESS.

z
minent in the legal pro-
Just now busily engaged
against the workings of
d law From Cleveland
~ that it should be taken
tie books. Some of the
histic have argued that
Elipreme Court of the
les reverses the lower
s dismissal of the govern
against the trusts, the
may as well be laid on
Wilson and his Attorney
the targets against which
s. of this kind have been
Boy. have been, and are,
persistently pursuing D
ng 60 destroy Big BUS
fetility Of their mission,
as been pointed out BY
give as eMidence the re-
Is brought against the
P;ntien, the Steamship
h register companies, the
atell, and the United
nery Company. BY lis
Rp these trusts many
herman Act a dead letter.
As rue,the day is past
at monopoly in the Unit
81 fix prices to suit itself.
HI case, the Sherman law
Hive for some time to
ways held over the heads
Offenders. Happily, the
eessing small industry has
The Sherman law makes
Impossible at present. 1T
4 the future.
Wilson has the right idea.
protect the business in
ae United States. But to
mail industries it is not
lat the big corporations
!. Great power over these
has been vest ed in the
Trade Commission. This
will keep its ear to the
If any fragrant violations
are perpetrated. it has a
|apon in the Clayton anti
present Administration is
ping for Big Business, As
I've. Economists realize
Hre all right in their place.
bn Of their efficient meth
hye been means of great
majority while over-rid :
III they are not allowed to
shod over the interests of
j people and are held in
harm can come. They
1rse. never be allowed to
petition.
ID October when the five
Mentioned come before the
RI in the land. A review
courts decisions in these
E the fact that these tri-
ideas which conform to
ap spirit Of fair play.
hat the mere idea Of big
b crime in the eyes Of the
'sss has no cause to COM.
! treatment. LAWYERS have
3 deniur.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21

great city, good city. In fact, there
is none better. We take our hats off
to New Britain.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21

Alaska reports the mercury at 1oo
degrees Fahrenheit. By the same
token It must be 30 at the North Pole
put communications are cut OIL
Brooklyn Eagle.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

II the Sultan of Turkey is dead, as
reports say. he is one of the luckiest
persons in Constantinople -Rochester
Union.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21

Horse racing has been killed ny
leslslatlve enactment in Arkansas
ne only public amusement lelt III
lhat state is lynching negroes
Rochester Herald.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-21

Iney may not talk SO eloquehlis
ABOUT it, but that should not ooscuie
the fact that too many millions Oh the
american people this is the fathei-
land.-New York World