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New Britain herald., 1915-07-29
A HORRIBLE EXAMPLE.

Seemingly, the last vestige of hope has fled, and tomorrow morning Charles Becker, the former police lieu tenant, must suffer an ignominious death in the electric chair at Sing Sing: No topic in recent criminal history has stirred the country as has the Becker case. It was unique in that it brought to light conditions which few believed existed in a supposedly we'll regulated city. Because Charles Becker con- descended to the. low estate of men lit tie higher than animals, he npwkmust pay the penalty. s
 There is moral to be derived from Becker's plight. It is: live today so tomorrow can bring no regrets Swept away for the moment by passions of greed. gluttony, gain and avarice, it is easy to become submerged in the mire. Human nature at best is weak. and man must guard against his baser self. Had Charles Becker led the life which his position called for, he would not now be preparing to meet a fate so sorroWful, so inglorious. ! s
 Tn the ordinary course of events the funeral of Charles Becker would have been marked by tributes from the highest officials of New York city, New York state, and possibly the nation. He was in position to command the re- spect of every lover of the righteous. To him was entrusted the duty of stamping out crime. Had he cherished this trust he might have stepped to .fame,s highest pinnacle, He had the vigor. He was fearless, as all who ever dealt with him will affirm. He knew his power, and let it get the better of him. He was a czar. and it was his undoing.
 Love of money resulted in the kill-a ing of the gambler, Rosentha1, and love Of money is to blame for Becker's position today If Becker goes to. his death as an example of what gavar- iciousness and greed will bring a man to. he has not lived in vain. If, by his terrible agony tomorrow, he, gets young men thinking of the futility of striving for money alone, he will have recomp for all his past acts. Money is not the only thing in the world. It does not always bring hap piness. There are some things which money cannot buy, and Charles Becker knows this today better than any man in the world. If he had the riches of Croesus of old, or of Rockefeller today, he could not buy one man to take his place in the electric chair to- morrow morning at 5:45.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29
AH-The-Year Schools.
(New Haven Union).

x All-the-year schools for children whose vacation otherwise must tend to undo the results of the teaching of the conventional school year are con1ing,'' says the Boston Monitor.
 Educators will not deny this state
 n1ent and our vacation schools in New Haven are an indication of the trend. There is no doubt that the taxpayers vii demand this new fea- ture on the ground of economic usage of the city school property as soon as they see the waste of the present
 method and the" benefit to the chill dren of a continuous training and dis
 cipline.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29
i OF THE HUMAN '
 RAGE.

immemorable scientists living to improve and the human race. Every Is end has been employed patient is suffering. The Etion has nor yet been ob- |o cause for discourage Er because the scientists E the Panama Exposition |sco have hit upon a new |in the next SIX or eight Iae millennium may be Ebank he who has ac-s |ach nderful work in Is king1orn, has been the case and, with a ant in the person of Pr. g. superintendent of the x sanitartum, will en- 5 the finishing touches to nt of the race.
 bed to institute in each Erv for human thorough lective mating an entirely |f man can be produced in as, according to the plan Iy these two eminent F IS really the originator
 Luther Burbank is it's SFo classes or persons tered in the registry. who after an examination 5 personal characteristics oedigree are found to to the eugenics standard; children born of parents rec and physIcal charac- |ornn to the required stan- have the working outline sed registry which will be |the Second National Con- Race Betterment to be Exposition during Race Week early Tn August. d glorified human race
 result of such an institu-
 El1pporters, a race which
 x down in the future, will tered the forces of nature
 and degeneracy will have ' eliminated Further, i prisons Will be no longer
 the golden age will have d as the crowning result rhievement and obedience law.
 hich we contend is senti- |ationalisna and renovated
 Our only regret is that Thought of six generations kir idea of it's working
 now be at hand
 to the Darwinian theory 2 were tadpoles and fishes
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29
FACTS AND RANCHES.

We are bankers for the world. As such we are not yet buying back our own securities in stupendous or even sblg volume We are lending more ana more-len ending in the Old Wold ana in the New, to belligerents and to sneutrals, to those who have got our securities and to those&who have nor.
 we are converting our surplus crops on the farm and our surplus produc.s oI the factory into a wealth prodl- glous and permanent, on which out foreign debtors shall pay us opulene returns for generations-NeW 1orA Press.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29
Burning Up Money,
(New Haven Times-Leader.) }

(New Haven Times-Leader.) m
 Your Uncle sam'l has quite a bunch of heavy smokers. For instance, mil. lions of men and some few women spent s700, 900, 900 for tobacco last year. Many people have been out of work and times in some localities have been hard" yet the tobacco habit has been going right along en-s tirely undisturbed by lsck of work or hard times. it seems.
 For cigars we spent s446.o00, 900,
 Cigarettes cost us $7s,00o,000.
 Smoking and chewing tobacco sot us back s157,000. 00oi
 snuff extracted s24,oOo,0oo. from our pocketbooksl
 Despite the great anti-ciRa rette fight that has been waged in the United States, the production of "coffin nails'' has increased 45O per cent. in the last ten years Cigars and smoking tobacco increased a lit- tie. Plug tobacco has about held It's own. The production of snun has about doubled in the last ten years
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29
WASH GOODS CLEARANCE
D. MCMILLAN
fea. .2oI-2oa MAIN SrREEr

will drink wine. The bottle will be more interesting historical relic with part of its contents gone for the pur- pose of carrying out quaint nd picturesque ceremony.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29
LAST THREE DAYS OF OUR ANNUAL
 JULY CLEARANCE
 SALE

For Thursday, Friday and Saturday the last three days of our big July Clearance Sale. Greater reductions ir all departments now for the final three days clearance, these prices positively for the next three days only.
 soc Bureau Scarfs and Shawls
 at 39c each.
 Turkish Towels, large size,
 At. 17c each, value 25c. Bed Sheets, 2 IA yards wide, At 29c yard. Regular price 32c.
 Bed Quilts, large size, Extra heavy quality. Regular s1.7s
 values. At s1.3g. THESE PRICES FOR THREE DAYS
 Wide Ribbons of all kinds, 25c values at 17c yard.
 $1.00 Chiffon Cloth
 At s9c yard. Double Width Shadow Lace All Overf At 5ec, 6ec, S9c ward Value to SIPS
 All Parasols Marked Down. $1:75 Suit Cases at S1.3b.
 s1.00 Straw Suit Cases at s5c. LONG WHITE SILK GLOVES ' Full 16- button Lengths
 at 69c pair. Value s1.00.  . WASH GOODS CLEARANCE For the Next Three Days. Plain and lowered voiIes, Crepes Striped and Plain New Cloths, Dotted and Figured Silks. Reduced 10 fDc yard. Value 25c and 2sc STAMPED GOODS TO EMBROIDER Those interested in art needle work can now buy pieces at reduction.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

This report that Wilson's studyinr the tsrin in his spare time might carry more weight if 1t were not so well known that he has no spare tme.--Gioersvilie Herald.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29
HERALD

Ns-
 slzINo COMPANY.
 Ay excepteda at 4:15 p. m. Hiding. e7 Church St. rost onics at New Britain Glass Mail Matter. rfer to any part of the city Week 6 Cents a Month. paper to be sent by mall advance. so Gents . h s7.oo q year tble advertising medium in lrculation books and press xs open to advertisers be found on sale at Hota- land. 42nd St.. and Broeu- ork City, Board Walk; tys and Hartford depot. {. FPHoNE CALLS.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29
WHAT OTHERS SAY

Views oo all sides of timely questions as discussed in en- changes that come to Herald of11CC-
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

For goodness sake don't start . long drawn out investigation of the mental balance of any of the Thaw juries. Brooklyn Standard Union.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

The effects on us of the war III Europe have shattered our 1lluslohs Of isolation and immunity We snail have to be more of a military nation than we have been, whether we want to or not. We shall have to create real system of natonaI deIense. and in that system we snail need more institutions to do the work which West Point has so far been doing very adn1ira bly,, but on much stoo limited scale-New York Tri- bune. s
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

S1:75 Suit Cases at sI.S5. s1.0O Straw Suit Cases at s5c. LONG WHITE SILK GLOVES Full 16- button Lengths at 69c pair. Value s1.00.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

When Colonel Roosevelt decided to support Hi Johnson of California for President the Johnson forces were oubled.-NeW York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

The first aim of the Mexican rev. olutionist see,ns to be to get inte Mexico city And the second to ge out of it as soon as 9possi ble. .-Spring field Union
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29
PHONE CALLS.

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New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

Double Width Shadow Lace All overr At 5ec, soc, S9c yard. Value to SIPS.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

Let labor, both in Britain and in this country, bear in mind that pre- sent agitation in its ranks is not all inspired from within. but is being also stimulated by outside sources which have anything but the welfare of the wageearner at heart.-Financial American. w
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

With regard to politics there will be general regret over the bankrupt cy of ex-Governor John A. Dix. He didn't make a very good governor, but he's an honest man and a fine gentleman and he never got square deal from his arty-Hudson Repub- 1ican.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

The other day it was Bryan taking home the Secretary of States desk. and now John R. Mclean buys the Capitol steps. Let us hope the White House and the Washington Monument will be left1-Pittsburg Dispatch.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

Two lawyers passed the lie in ! courtroom in Indiana and the judge considerably declared adjournment so that the belligerents could go out Tn the back alley and knock each others blocks off. This has numer- ous advantages over the more staid Eastern method of requesting the att torneys to apologize to the court Berkshire Eagle
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

All Parasols Marked Down.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

Switzerland $ doubtless missing tn money of American tourists, but Tet has handed it very fragrant bou quet on it's military training system -Gloversville Herald.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

\ If we feed the Mexicans let us work out way of doing it that will offer no aid and comfort to the bandit op- pressors of that fallen people. In Bel gium we are feeding the German army, although we had planned to do no more than succor the persecuted Belgians. The science of neutrality we have not yet ma stered. Brooklyn Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

William J.. Bryan Is finding that ministers of the gospel are virile men not mollycoddles, and with they have small sympathy with a deserter or with his policy of peace-at-any-price
 -Poughl1ee Eagle-News.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

$1.0o Chiffon Cloth At 89c yard.
New Britain herald., 1915-07-29

What is there that is surprising in the decrease Of twenty per cent. in marriages in Wisconsin since the eu- genie marriage law was enacted !: Wasn't a decrease in marriage the aim of the franers of the law? But the people will demand proof that the decrease in marriages is a dis tinct benefit to the. state, and the experimenters with the law of nature will have to furnish it-Rochestcr Union.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-02
LETTERS TO EDITOR
WAR AGAINST WAR


Editor Day Book-That big Bust
ness" may force the United States
into war became a possibility through
the seizure by England of several
ships owned or used by the Beef
Trust.
Just what action England will take
regarding the American protest is diff
ficuIt to say. Naturally, Englnad will
avoid complications, if that is pos
sible. One thing may be taken for
granted. If American shipments are
intended for England's foes, her atti-
tude will be for from conciliatory.
1t can be seen from this that big
Business in Europe is responsible for
the war. Germany, England, France
and Austria are making desperate at
tempts to gain possession of more
territory, thus creating new markets
for their goods.
Expansion on the part of Germany
meant expansion on the part of Eng
land and France. And now, while the
powers of Europe are at each others
threats, America is taking advantage
of Europe's terrible plight to capture
the European markets.
In order to protect it's iIl-gotten
gains, big Business" is calling loud
ly for larger army and increased
navy. An insidious attempt is now
being made to create a wave of
patriotism fostering militarism.
Down in Washington, Hobson is
raving for an increased navy, Gard
ner insists upon an investigation into
military affairs, Roosevelt has discov-
cred plans for the capture of New
York and Boston, and Dupont of the
Dupont powder works smiles glee-
fully in anticipation of more business.
more business" is costing Europe
millions Of the finest specimens of
nhvCiOa1 manhood fbof nUor Iivod
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-02

the working CLASS declare UNIVERSAL
war against William Greene.
THE RIGHT TO HAVE CHILDREN
Editor Day Book-Of course, any
one who uses his head for something
else besides a hat-rack knows that
there is one positive and absolutely
sure way for us to prevent bringing
children into the world, and that way ,
is-remain single.
But anyone, if intelligent enough, ,
can find out how to escape bringing
children into this world if they will
take time enough to do so.
Will some one please tell US why
our better class people are nOtOver-
burdened with children? Why do we,
as rule, find children more numer-
Gus in the poorer class families?
The main reason for this is ignOr-
ance and superstition. A great many
people are taught to believe that it is
wrong and wicked to try to escape
the responsibility of bringing children
into the world. And even if some Of
them are intelligent enough to pre-
vent this, their religious scruples
would not low them to do so.
They do not seem to realize what
child Of poor parents must go
through in this world of today. And
if they do realize and still persist in
bringing more children into the
world, it must be either ignorance or,
superstition.
Another thing is this. Instead of
teaching the children fairy tales and
Santa Claus, and lot Of useless non /
sense, why not teach sex hygiene and
other things that will benefit them in
later years. ..-
Under our present social system
the fewer children working class par
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-02

nomic pressure, unemployment and
starvation wages are to be cOntended
with?
The working class must awaken to
the true condition of affairs. Mill
tarism promotes hatred and antag-
Onism against imaginary enemies, re-
sulting in fratricidal wars and need
less slaughter. MilitaTism is the
greatest foe of the working class. Let
the working class declare universal
war against William Greene.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-05
Jewish New Years Day.

The Jewish New Years Day this year will begin Wednes
evening September with ornate solemn in the
temples and synagogues The Thursday morning
elaborate form Of worship and combines ve
antique ritual with of human experiences and
6eeling true and real for everybody at all times
The Jewish New Years festival is the oldestof all festivals
celebrated in the civilized world But unique its sgn
lcace well for its antiquity secular New Year Con
January is day of Qualifications rejoice what they
have aceved is day for sordid Inventories The Jewish
New Years Day. however time for serious thought the
meaning Of life evoes pious contemplation Of the difficult
and nevasbe problem to right wrong appeal
that should get out of practical life but value
uney truthfu morally the life God has entrusted
Ito him. Fts
Much of the and failure of work depends not upon
equipment but motives The Jewish New Years Day. ac
cordng is placed by tradition at hebegnnng autumn when
esh enter their enterprises and obligations with zest
and zeal just then they feel that they need right nterpreta
I1on OF life and true measure of its values.
The antique features of the ritual of that day express
aspirations all feel equally The trumpet calls constituting the
part the worshpof the day. appeals
which should feel they contemplate their expert
nces and seek for Of their hopes The calls
also appeal to the large of life Week day wishes and
secenteed and not give relations
obligations to the community and felowman and Of
uence men But the Jewish New Years Day offers
to ream respect for and trust in Providence which
organzaton Of al lives into an all justice The
jew coprehends this comfort the of msfortune
monion in the successes he have The function
Jewish New Years Day is to establish moral judgment life
and experiences. ,e7,fet+sa~e b. IT. 4
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-05
community CiDics.

Community cics hepsthe child know the meaning of his
community not merely lot of facts about it, says bue
Just issued by the United States Bureau of Education This
bulletin prepared by members the committees on
ca studies of the National Education Lynn
school of pedagogy Philadelphia F. W. Carrier prin
cpaf Of Wilmington (ass high school, Arthur W. Dunn spec
las IN civic education United States Bureau Education
Clarence d. Kingsley of the Massachusetts
The significance of the Community civcs does not lie
It's geographical Implications says the bulletin but applies
this point OF to the national community as well Emphasis
is laid upon the local community because the which
child citizen intimate relations for
The authors OF the bulletin make clear that the Citizen
ship is used broadly The good ctizen they say person
who habualy conducts himself with proper regard
fare of the community which he is al member and is active
that end." a8 " 10 .Sas99757s a
Community cvcs according the bulletin should be taught
the elementary grades of the public schools and should
ed in comprehensive in the first year Of the
those who do should already have begun acquire habits
thought and action The greater maturity of the high school
pupil makes possible the development of phases Of the subject
that are impractcable in the elementary school"
Many in civcs fall the authors think "because
they fix attention the machinery Of government rather than
upon the elements of community welfare government
exists They faiarize the pupil with manipulation the
social machinery without showing the social
cvcs is not complete unless the pupil asense Of his
responsibility and results in right actions To ends
perhaps the most difficult delicate
uch instruction. declares the bulletin been in
effective because it has left the himself the
application Of general principles principles
into conduct is difficult the Of the pri
cples themselves While that the citizen should engage
these activities opportunity Offers it necessary
cultivate motive sufficiently lead him actually
This motive to be found in the includes
his interest," easunt such time ideal atrs may lead
the placing of the interest of others the community
the interest of sef.' aps4F. s3asa oefsg
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-05
typhoid Negotiation Gaining .FaDor.

increase the persons seeking anti
typhoid reported United States Public Health
ciaries Of that organization and employees but
general public also awakening to the value incubation
Reports from physicians throughout the country indicate that
receiving the preventive treatment laboratory
adjustments have had greatly increased demand for the
So great the call employees Of the that
has been second edition Of the secretary
the treasurs circular stating the localities
be received It estimated that during 1914
persons throughout the country mmunized and be-
eved that in 1916 the number will exceed 100000
ties Of North Carolina where campaigns being
it is estimated that 10000 people will be innunzed.
The public is seldom slow to accept innovation Of worth
The reduction of rate in the from 536 per 100000
before the discovery Of vaccine to three
months of 1898 there typhoid among
10000 soldiers encamped in Florda in 1911 among 10000
similarly encamped there but cases. If such degree
of immunity be harmlessl conferred body of
cepbe the conclusion that protection easily be
forded ordinary persons f ff-,5 s-,t,. ~ -5s
Anyphoid vaccination is quite simple that for small
and children donot complain There local
other than slight reddenng at the econ
arms entirely lacking In small percentage of mild
temperature but the given
persons rest undsurbed and he entirely
symptoms In the majority of instances however there
slightest inconvenience The immunity probably lasts se
eral years. although duration than SMALLPOX
which frequently persists for lifetime. aaR $sr
believed that widespread recognition the bene-
fits conferred by antphod mmunzaton will
effect the morbidity and disease AS
result of sanitary alone the typhoid
has been cut in half during the last fifteen
with incubation 1t is conceivable if attains
general recognition that smallpox prevention has secured and
why such acceptance should not be accordd
typhoid will be rare disease by $780, This that
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-05

ta,g largely
important factor d
various for ave years.
is pertinent point well taken by railroad expert
large decrease in maintenance 0 way Ii accounted for by
the faet that expensesof e year in
sluded earseo Os3 account Of directly aocatable
remaining deease Of $820723 in maintenance considered
little out OF proportion to the decrease traffic
as reflected in decreased revenue.
THAT both passenger trains are running more
promptly than before Isl taken confirmation of the state
nent that equipment and track have effective
condition refltes suggestion that the splendid results
nave been attained ct the expense of impairment property
1T strong testimonial the efficiency Of the manage
nen that increase of $45O00OO in wages
over those paid in 1909 for the nothing of
ntssa s fiscal s surplus after meeting increased
during the last years and paying the five
per cent dividend" 81