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New Britain herald., 1915-03-06

the conclusion that it would be adVlS-
 able for them to purchase land for
 this purpose, hold it for the city for few years with the hope that in the
 end of that time the city will be
 able and inclined to take it over for playground purposes This is the
 first time that any such matter has been proposed and while the mayor so far as known has not committed
 himself on the matter, he is appar-
 ently very much interested in it. The playground has come to stay, the mayor feels that way about it and so do a great many others in the city.
 The great question is how can the
 necessary land be acquired It has also been represented to Mayor Quig- ley that at least two school buildings will be needed within a few years and the question has been put to him as to whether the school board should not purchase some sites and use them for playgrounds until such time as they can be used for school purposes. This is also a new idea in the playground
 movement There has been more or less discussion of the matter of obtaining land in various parts of the city where playgrounds might be es- abolished and be a great benefit to children more so than if confined to the grounds now in use which neces- sitates children travelling quite a dis tance to reach them. Mayor Quigley has talked this matter over with peo- pie who are especially interested in the work and who appear to be will ing to make personal sacrifice in or der that the city may be equipped with such plots of ground as may be necessary to meet the wants of the playground movement. Many other cities are doing more along this line than is New Britain and as this in formation Is diffused among people interested in the playground move ment local enthusiasm is naturally increased. The children love these places because they get lot of plea sure out Of them, while parents like to have them bcause they know where their children are when they are not at home. There is no mista king the fact that they are, a great help to pa rents in keeping children off the street and free from danger. The highways are dangerous places nowadays for children, parents themselves under stand it and joyfully welcome the in crease in the movement to provide places where the little ones can play right without molestation. The whole matter hinges on whether the board of finance and taxation is ready to give it's sanction to it. The amuse- ment commission would do a great deal II it only had the money, but so would some other departments. Mohev mas been the stumbling block Tn the way of many improvements.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06

years to be retired on pension or one half of the regular salary; twen- ty-five to thirty years forty-fiVe per cent; twenty to twenty-five years forty per cent. and that no employe shall be retained in the service after reach ing the age of seventy years. The bill also contains a provision that person injured in the service and who has served five years may be re- tired on an annuity of thirty per cent. of the regular salary, for a per iod of from five to ten years, forty per cent. for from ten to twenty years of service and fifty per cent. for twen- ty-one years or over. This bill is in common with other plans for the pensioning of employees in various lines of effort Men engaged in cer
 tain lines of work are only able to perform it for certain period and although they may be in perfect health they cannot continue the labor which has been their life work and because of the long service in that particular line are incapacitated TOT service in any other line. This IS the ground that policemen, hremen and others engaged in occupations or a. like character are penSioned ana the reasons are fully as strong Tor post office employees as for any of the others and if anything stronger. Presuma bly the passage of such law would necessitate the expenditure or a large sum of money annually for those pensioned throughout the coun- try. but presumably the expense is large wherever the pension system is put in practice, but that does not prevent the scheme from being adopted. It is gradually coming into existence in manufacturing establish ments and it has long been apparent that it will be generally adopted in the years to come. There are some who think that, there should be pen sions for aged people, but that is a disputed question in this country as yet, though there are many who be- leve in it. It does not need any argument, however, to prove the worth of a pension for length of ser vice. That has been tried so often and in so many different branches of work that it's fairness and it's wisdom is no longer matter of doubt. The post office employees have many con gressmen ready to support their bill whenever it reaches them so that they can vote on it.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
INCREASE IN TAX RATE.

Although the board of finance and taxation has not proceeded very far with it's work, it is very apparent that the tax rate will be increased this year. There does not seem to be any help for 1t and it is the opinion of City Treasurer Chamberlain that it must be done. The rate last year was sixteen and a half mills, but since then another mill has been ex- pended for street work so as to give employment to tb ose out of work, the mill to be added this year, and other departments are seeking so much more money now and are presenting snch strong claims for it that it is going to be pretty difficult to cut off enough to make reduction in the tax rate. Mayor Quigley is being quoted as saying that he proposes to accompany the assessors on their trip of inspection of property next year with view to increasing the grand list if such thing is possible. He says he does not mean that there shall be any unfair increases, but that if he finds that there is any property un- dervalued heNwill endeavor to see that the assessment is increased.
 The Herald has repeatedly ex- plained that as the city grows the expense must increase for the reason that the annual growth of the grand list is not sufficiently large to provide the additional revenue to meet the in creasing expense. There has been much talk of a reassessment about once in so often on the ground that the value of certain real estate in creases and that the assessm ents upon it should also be increased, but some doubt as to whether it can be done without causing some displeas- ure. New Britain as a city needs a larger income and how it can be pro- vided is one of the great questions that puzzles city officials. There ought to be more buildings here, but they will never come until somebody takes hold of the matter as business proposition and pushes it along. More buildings will mean an increased grand list and that means a larger in come for the city. That would be no burden to any one: it would not add to the taxes of any wno already had property and there is scarcely a class of business in New Britain that would not be benefited It is along that line that the salvation of this city lies and the sooner it is generally recognized the sooner will the city problems be made easier of solution
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
TOWN TALK.

[E question of play grounds has been
 brought to the att tention of Mayor Quigley by a number
 of men who have gotten together, dis cussed the matter and have come to
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-29
Supreme Court
FROM RIcHLANp COUNTY,

II. L. Remington, Plalntln n hes
pondent, vs..
John Geizzler, Defendant and Appe
liant. ,e
Syllabus: From a recovery by yer,
dict Of $1,000 damages for alleged
SANDER Of plaintiff ~ defendant, the
latter appeals. 7Si'. ~.
~ The defense was that. the al.
legged slanderous statements we're true
and their utterance war admitted in
six of the eight instances charged.
The court instructed the jury fully as
to the plaintiffs side of the case, but
failed to instruct as to the effect of
the proof of the truth of the alleged
slanderous statements. Held error.
(2) the courts instructions per.
mitted the jury to disregard the testi-
mony of witnesses impeached on i'm
material matters, and constituted a
misconstruction concerning impeach-
ment of witnesses.
(3) Error was committed in the
instructions given on creditbility Of
witnesses, the court %instructing upon
the weight of the testimony.
ca The jury were not given a
plain instruction upon an alleged pri-
vileged communication made by de-
PENDANT to the states attorney in his
attempt to procure issuance of 4 war
rant Of arrest.
90 Error was committed in refus-
ing to permit plaintiffSSto be examined
as 10 whether he made statements to
persons named, at times and places
shown, that the alleged ~slanderous
statements did him no injury.
CO The truth OF falsity Of the al
legged s%landerous statements turned
on whether a promissoryS5 note given
by defendant to one CT, but drawn by
.emington in his Office in the pres
ence of defendant, &c. and the steno-
grapher of plaintiff, Amanda Nelson,
when drawn, contained an interest
bearing clause. Defendant claimed it
was to bear no interest. 1t was ne
gotiated, and, when presented to de-
PENDANT, contained a provision call
ing for interest at+12 percent. The al
legged SANDER consisted of statements
made by defendant accusing Reming-
ton of having changed the note after
it's delivery by insertion of the words
Interest at y percent" The jury by
their verdict found Remington had
not altered it. Amanda Nelson was
called as a witness of plaintiff and tes-
titled to having seen defendant sign
| the note and Remington then hand it
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-29
B REFERENDUM.

Aside from being wrong in prime!
ne, North Dakota's referendum is
without any statutory safeguards. 1t
is a mere statement Of the theory in
the baldest terms. Intelligent voters
should not invoke the law in It's pres
ent form. .
All states who have had experience
with the initiative and referendum
have either sa%feguarded the opera,
ton of the idea by legislative enact.
ments or are agitating such provi'
sions.
1t is popularity supposed that the in
itiative and referendum is a gun be-
hind the door. But in North Dakota
1T is proving to be a sandbag in he
hands of a few political highwaylnen
who seek to destroy.
But what is the situation in North
Dakota? There are no safeguards.
The political itinerants have carte
blanche. They can dictate their own
procedure. Commenting upon the in
itiative and referendum without stat
utory safeguards, Golfers, Weekly re-
Gently said: II
The power of the people is not
less, but more, when the empty heads
are thus prevented from using and
confusing the tools of the state"
Although the Tribune is opposed to
the principle of the initiative and ref
erendum as an instrument of govern
ment, if we must give expression to
such political vagaries let us at least
throw out some safeguards against
fraud and political deceit.
To operate under the initiative and
referendum as it exists in this state
is the worst kind of political gun tot
ing.
For the next thirty days or so avoid
everything that looks like a referend.
UNI petition.
You will be serving best%your state
and yourself in SO doing.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-29
ON STAND SEVEN DAYS.
Continued from Page One.)

witness to show that although $4,000
was the presidents salary, he approx,
ed a bill which gave. him $4,000 for
travelling expenses.
A speech at Hudson Falls by the
Colonel was read. Roosevelt was re-
ported as saying that Barnes was a
menace to the state and that if he
was a menace before the election he
was a menace yet"
Another speech was quoted saying
Mr. E. and Mr.. M" should be in the
same party. He added that one con.
trolls New York and one Albany.
81 said Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Mu;:,
ply" said Roosevelt.
In another speech Roosevelt was
quoted as saying he did not believe
Mdrp5hy' and Barnes principles Were
the same as he vas not sure they had
any principles.
While governor of New York Roosa.
Welt declared he discussed things with
Senator Plat because he found the
Legislature .obeyed his orders. The
witness thought it best when there
was any likelihood Of the law making
body Of the state disagreeing WITH
him, FIRST to 60 to Headquarters and
talk things over. Further, as COVER
nor, Roosevelt said he did not wan
to run any chance Of %disrupting thA
republican party. J ~
AS president, the Colonel readily
admitted, he conferred constant!
with the senator from New York OF
all manner of things. He said hi
valued the senator's advice and want
ed to take advantage of his wide ex.
perience. The Colonel was most az
tive on the stano. He slapped his
hands upon his thighs and moved hts
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-29
State News and Comment

jamestown women, aided by tn,
city council, will establish play
grounds.
Alex. Sweeney of Arvilla, a residen
OF Grand Forks county 81 years, wa.
buried yesterday, the funeral beins
held at Larimore.
Mnot Council, knights of Colum,
bus, will 60 to Williston in a body on
Sunday, May Sth, to install a council
OF the organization at that place.
Nolttimniasfr township, Barnes county
has let the contract for an $1,000
consolidated school building. Theye
will be six rooms and a large gymnG.
SUM in the basement.
The Brinsmade Commercial club is
putting on a wheat and corn contest
which is open to any. of the farmers
IN the following townships of Ben
son county. kiggin, Nornania, Lake
losen, Mcclellan, and Butte Valley.
The death of. Former supt. J. W.
McCabe Of the Standing Rock reser-
walton is reported from Fort Hall,
Idaho. Four years ago McCabe re.
signed Lis position because of attacks
OF rheumatism and moved to Idaho.
G. O. Thompson has sold the Tay.
lor Reporter to j. L. Strang, who for
merly owned two Dunn county papers
the Halliday Reporter. which he sold
to Leroy Evans, and the W<rner Rec.
ord, which he sold TO Alex Mcdonald.
Real Eaby Given Away" is an ad.
vertising slogan which is drawing
hundreds to the store of a Dickinson
clothing company. 1t is not a catch
silne. but a fact. The child's mother
is dead and its father has disappear.
ed, and tthe firm is playing the par.
OF the fairy godmother.
.I&3@' --fHe ..
Hon. John l.. Lent., president of
the board of directors Of the loyal
Order of the Moose, wired the local
order, No. PA, that hi would stop
off in Fargo this week some time, on
his way to the Moose headquarters
a. NAOOoC1ACoAt, III. Liz cAdCL OulC VI
his arrival is not known.
Chautauqua in particular and Dew.
lis Lake residents in general, are in.
terested in the statement that two
Indians, John Littlefoot and William
One Bear were arrested at Mission
Bay for spearing fish from Devils
lake. The Indians are reported to
have had several varieties of fish in
their possession at the time.
The North Dakota Nurses associa.
ton, holding its annual meeting in
Grand Forks today. voted to affiliate
acti ely with the North Dakota Anti.
tuberculosis association. This brings
much new strength to the fight; OH
tuberculosis. Miss Emma Erdman,
president of the association in her
annual address, declared that Nor:h
Dakota's new nurses registration act,
while not perfect, is a big forward
step.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-29

New England will celebrate Fourth
of July with big barbecue and gath
ering of farmers.
John Stellfburg or Towner was al.
rested by Deputy Warden Charles
Kerr last Saturday on the charge Of
setting traps In the Mouse river for
the purpose Of catching fish.
A freak colt was born at the John
Williams farm, near Larimcre, which
had two distinct hoofs or QUE OF its
front legs. The colt, however, did
not live and DR.. H. NJ. E!senlohr has
the hoofs.
Mrs. j. J. MacComb, living near
Littleton, New Hampshire, wishes to
learn the whereabouts OF her Two
sons, Bruce and Forbes Parfrement,
who we're working near Grace City
when last heard from.
" %
The mortgage on the Presbyterian
church and manse at Minot was burn
ed at a jubilee meeting Tuesday night.
An interesting program was render
ed, one of the features being the read
ing of the early history of the church.
Refreshments We're served.
Authorities Of Dunn and Stark
counties, aided by many farmers, are
today seeking Cal Davis, age %, who
is charged with attacking the 12-year-
old daughter Of Jchn Beiser, a. farm.
er near there. Davis was employed
as a farm hand on the Beiser place.
United States Senator Moses E.
'Clapp of Minnesota will deliver the
principal address at the Northmen's
reunion, which will be held in Milton
on June "a. Senator Clapp has; Dust
notified the committee OF his accept
ance of the invitation. The reunion
is in charge Of a committee of Cava-
Elier county Norwegians.
Il Fort Clark has an auto riding bull
Esnake, four feet long. - William Nc!
Donald and Clarence Rickel were auto
riding, when they saw the snake ir
the road and stopped the machine
directly over. it. When they began an.
investigation they could not find it.
On their return to town the snake
was discovered under the hood and
coiled around the frame of the ma
chine. 3,
|. Bill Luck of Minot, while blowing
the ground on Judge L. ]. Palda's pro:
perry near the 500 roundhouse in the
eastern mart of town Saturday after.
noon drove one Of his team Of horses
into a deep will. The harness broke,
10 that only one Of the animals took
the plunge into the well, which was
1artly filled with Water. An alarm
Vas sent in to the ire department and
Chief William O'Leary and several of
His men went to the rescue. After
much strenuous effort they succeeded
ii %extricating the beast from the peri
lous situation. He was more or less
damaged and half drowned, but viii
survive the ordeal.s 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-29

centenary Of the oid ST. Patrick's
Cathedral, in Mott street, New York
city. Other features will comprise a
story entitled woman Behind Sue
cessful Plays" telling q story Of the
moving force in the. famous Herne
11mily, as well as a remarkable story
describing the manner IN which
Naude ANDERSON Lincoln recovered
Hser sight 'like the swapping Of the
fingers. aJGo b ~ ass
n The special fortnightly FASHION
MAGAZINE will also be issued with
this number and no woman who
would be well dressed should fail to
obtain a copy of
THE NEW YORK HERALD
SUNDAY MAY 2.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-29
LIVING in GLASS HOUSES.

AS the Brooklyn Eagle well points
out, our federal government is the
greatest regulator Of business in tho
United. States, but itself, the poorest
example of business efficiency in the
United States. IL i, Sss
No one who is the least familiar
with the methods employed in public
expenditures can dispute this. Fo'
extravaganza and waste, the federal
government is 2 terrible example:
Louis D. ;Brandsis recently madez'a
studyGof railway i'i management and the
resultant was a terrific Indictment Of
waste in the handling Of great rail-
road properties. He should apply
himself to the federal management
of the business affairs Of the United
States and in comparison the rail
roads would shine as %exemplars OF
economy. .,.
The most important branches Of
our federal government are busily en-
gagged in regulating private business
while the nations affairs are handled
without regard to the high and loft!
principles which the various board:
and commissions seek to instill in pri
vate ventures.
Why the federal government doe:
not take a dose 81 its own medicine
is surprising to many who are irritat
ed by constant regulation and govern
mental restriction.
Certainly a government run on any
thing but business principles is poo,
ly equipped to dictate the manage
ment Of private business.
Government is conducted at a cos
which shocks ever the ordinary mai
OF affairs. The federal government
is a great corporation, expendin;
more than a billion a year Of the pee
Pies money. This sun is dispense
by methods SO archaic that they hav'
long since been discarded by privat'
business houses. The government ha
absolutely no knowledge c%oncernin;
the cost OF it's many branches an
services 1t does not know, even ar
proximately, how much money it i
going to. take in. There is an enorn1
GUS duplication of work and waste
money.
Until the federal government put
its own house in order, it cal expec
little respect for it's business juds
ment from the commercial world.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-29
ALLEGED FAKERS ARE
ARRAIGNlD IN COURT

New York, April 2S.-The CASTS Of
twenty-five of the operators and mana
gers of medical Institutes recently
raided by the police were before the
police court today.
1t was expected thatoqa r9 warrant
would be issued for wealthylaNeW
York man who has BACKED financially
many Of the Institutes, The evidence
which involves Inn n the, Operations Of
the institutes is regarded by the pros
ecutors as the most important re-
vealed as a result of the raids. 1t
was obtained from a confession by
one Of the managers who had been
arrested. He is said TO be widely
known in Chicago and St. Louis.
Most Of the managers. and other EN-
ployes of medical Institutes whose
cases were on the calendar today
were charged with maintaining a nuis-
ance.
Victims of the operations of the in
situations were investigated with a
view tao bringing suits for damages
for fraudulent medical treatment.
Y0u have NOT read all the news un.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-29

some other publication issued in
Bismarck, the Tribune will be the
first to come out editorially and en-
dorse the action.
But it cannot be done and Commits
sioner Battey knows it.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-29
MINERS CASE TO JURY.

Trinidad, Colo, April 2S.-Prosecp-
ton rested in the case today in the
trial of John r. Lawson, union leader,
charged with murder in connection
with the death of John Nimmo, dep
uty sheriff, after a number of witness
es testified they saw Larson at Lud.
10. the day Nimmo was killed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-29
New Corporations.

The following new corporations
were chartered by Thomas Hall, sec.
rotary of state: ''# If.
Coulee Farmers Cooperative, E,s.
ivator and Trading Company, Coulce;
capital stock $4,000; directors: e. J..
Russell, president; Olaf RibD, secre.
tary; Ell Thompson, treasurer; &C.
Perry, L. E. Naas,fE. A.. Ganrud, Hor'
ace Quinn. sa a si &4s
Gladys Public! Cemetery, Gladys;
trustees: George W. Marshall, Olaf
Svarc, Albert O. Johnson, Harry F.
Mattern, julius J.. Haugen, Henry
Lewis, Alva G.. Hutton.