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New Britain herald., 1915-06-03
The Appeal for Frank.
(New York Times.)

The climax in the case of Leo NJ
Frank, condemned to death for the
murder in April, 1918, of Mary Pha-
gan, was reached in the hearing on
his petition for a communication of his
sentence to Imprisonment for life be-
fore the State Prison Commission in
Atlanta last Monday. The hearing
occupied seven hours. and is without
precedent in legal annals. There was
no opposition to the petition, which
was supported by a letter written be-
fore his death by the Judge who had
presided at Franks trial; by the
brother of the judge, who set forth
the facts which Influenced his doubt
of Franks guilt; by large number
or residents of the State of Georgia, in
which, we had been led to suppose,
belief in Franks guilt was still un-
shakable; by Ex-Governor Foss of
Massachusetts, as head of committee
who had gone to Atlanta to testify
to the excellent character of Frank
while he was a resident of their
state: by a delegation from Chicago;
by petitions from responsible citizens
of many states Atlanta clergymen
urged the Communication of the sem
tence on the ground that the guilt of
the accused had never been clearly
proved. Other clergymen from other
parts of the state supported the pc
tition. A number Of the foremost
physicians at Atlanta testified, by
affidavit, that Frank had no faint OF
physical or mental degeneracy Be-
lief to the contrary, founded on false
hood and misunderstanding had been
largely instrumental in fastening the
presumption of crime upon him.
The statement of Franks patient.
affectionate wife, whose testimony
had been excluded at his trial, of their
mutual relations, of her unbroken
faith in him, conclusively denying the
assertion that there had been an es-
arrangement after the arrest Of Frank,
was straightforward, and its unaffect-
ed pathos must have had it's due eff
feet on the prison commission. If a
second trial had been granted to
Frank, after the subsistence of the In
tense public excitement which
prevailed when he was tried, when,
in the words of the late Judge Roan's
brother, "a spirit of mob violence
permeated the whole atmosphere at
Atlanta, and even entered the court,
ROOM" all the testimony favorable to
him now in the possession Of the pri-
son commission would have been
heard, and there is good reason to
believe that he would have been ac-
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03
Sidewalk Skating.
Dorchester Post Express.)

49,. (hOcneSter fOSt hApTesS.D
Inquiry into the attitude of cities
toward roller skating on streets and
sidewalks shows that there is no uni
formity in treatment. Regulation liz
not general and where attempted II
has been from various angles and with
different objects in view. In Atlanta
both street and sidewalk roller skat-
ing are prohibited and SO they are in
Cleveland, but in the latter city the
prohibition is not enforced. In Kan
sas City both are prohibited outside
the parks and the park authorities
have authority to permit one or both
if they desire. In Portland Ore,
both are prohibited in the inner fire
limits and in Spokane they are pro-
hibited in certain districts. In Louis
vile skating is permitted on streets
and prohibited on sidewalks. In Chi
cago and Hartford the situation is
reversed and skating is prohibited on
streets and permitted on sidewalks
In Milwaukee both are permitted up
to o'clock p. m. In Baltimore as
well as in Pittsburg there is not law
on the subject and both are regulated
by the police. A proposed ordinance
prohibiting skating in streets was not
passed in New York and it lis per-
mitted to some degree by the police
on both pavements and sidewalks.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides OF timely
questions as discussed In ex-
changes that come to Herald
otf1CO.
The President Is Leader.
(New York Herald.)

When the president speaks it will
he with the voice of the nation. He is
leader. His following embraces the
whole of the American people. No
president of the United States facing a
crisis in international affairs has ever
enjoyed the confidence of Americans
more fully than does Woodrow Wilson.
1t Is confidence built upon the firm
foundation of knowledge that the
president sees clear that he thinks as
the people think, that when he speaks
it will be from their hearts as we'll as
from his own.
There can be no question concerning
the temper of the American people.
They want no friendship with Ger
many if this is to be purchased by
permission to slaughter Americans on
the high seas, or anywhere. They
want no friendship with Germany If
this is to come at the cost of Amei-
can Endorsement of that country's con-
1t ention that it has a right to sink ves-
sells of commerce and do non-com-
tatants to death, no matter what flags
those vessels, fly. They want no
friendship with Germany so long as
German torpedoes threaten vessels of
the United States. Unless these things
cease, the United States can no longer
admit Germany to it's friendship, for
Germany will be beyond the pale.
Efforts to scomplicate the Issue do
not fool the American people and will
not fool President Wilson. The case
for civilization. which the United
States has been called upon to cham
pion--a case vital to the welfare of
humanity now and SO long as man
sllall inhabit this earth-ls too large
to be befogged by quibbling CIR en-
meshed in the red tape of diplomacy
that would kill by delay.
Precisely because they know the
president will permit neither of these
things to happen, precisely because
they know his heart beats right on
the <one issue of the controversy with
Germany and his mind is bent upon
it's right settlement, the American
people place their trust in him. And
so will they to the end.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

for some time been causing very real
apprehension in England. ON May
1S the Daily Chronicles Office Win
dow said
It is fairly obvious that the Zeppe-
Inns, at whose somewhat futile visits
we have laughed, are but single spies.
Morris there much doubt that before
long the battalions will come, armed
not with the simple bomb that merely
makes hole in the garden, but with
the incendiary bomb. Twenty Yep
pelins each carrying a ton of these
fire-raisers IL they all arrived together
could start some most inconvenient
fires in various parts of London SIM
ultaneously. If you have watched
the German papers you will know that
Berlin's burning desire is to burn
down London.
What do you think would be the
task of the fire brigade (already
somewhat thinned by enlistment) IL
called out to cope with the results of
20 tons of highly incendiary bombs
sprinkled about London? 1 do net
wish to make your flesh creep un-
duly. But as it is quite possible that
| successful raid may raise fires all
over London--who is going to extin-
guish them? Not, l imagine, the
thousands of quiet London Germans
who are watching the signs of the
sky from their happy freedom of the
streets. AS matter of precaution
! 1t might be well to call up many of III;
VINO, If not already special constables
| ought to be, and train US eve are
| fairly intelligent) to the auxiliary
tasks of the fire brigade. Many men
united to shoulder a rife are ready
and able to deal with hose-pipe.
London is by no means SO inf1am
| mable as in the days of the great
! fire, but neither is it to be described
as fireproof or even slow-burning, and
| under the right conditions if even
| half of 80 bombs took effect the re-
suit might be troublesome. But the
right condition for a conf1agrstion are
just the wrong conditions for Yep
| pelin, which needs calm weather and
! depends upon the weather bureau for
advice before risking a voyage. This
| consideration seriously limits the eff
| ficacy of the incendiary bomb. which
| does relatively little damage unless il
| starts serious fire. Its employment
| is probably to be ascribed not SC
| much to motives of humanity as tu
the fact that the radius of a high
explosive bomb is short and that the
stock which can be carried Is linn
tied.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

as the grandest OF abode castles. The
devils were driven to the foothills.
In the center Of the town the real
carnival was going on. Roulette
wheels, odd and even tables and
every game known did land office
business. Most of those who ran the
games we're Americans. Also most Of
the gamblers were Americans. Men,
women and children, Americans all.
We're admitted to the rligious carni-
val and their money taken by the
American gamblers who, probaly' re-
51inquished most of it to the town Of
flcials. However, 1T was alright.
Americans were spending and MeNi-
cans were getting it.
But the element of mischance en-
tered. A Mexican nearly white,
from Chihuahua, therefore unknown,
happened to stake, his all He did not
happen to win. No he lost his all.
The Americans did not know who he
was or he would have at least broke
even. Our chihuahua friend was
poor loser and the police soon learned
his name and the fact that he was a
! Mexican. Right away the carnival
was over. The fires to guide the god.
dess were allowed to burn down, the
devils returned from their hiding
places and the drums and tin pans
were laid by for another year The
only thing remaining to remind one
of the festivities were the American
gamblers. They remained for quite
period. Spectators at the Sunday
bullfights for many weeks were treat
ed to the edifying spectacle Of thin
gamblers, fat gamblers, come -ons and
ballyhoos, diamond ringed and stiff
shirted all. sadly scraping from the
bull ring the blood of q vanquished
toro and perspiringly preparing for
the next battle royal.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03
Naughty Mr.. Walsh.
(Bridgeport Farmer. }

Young Mr.. Rockefeller appears to
have blinded most of the members
of the Industrial Commission with the
consciousness of his pomp and
wealth. Current newspaper report
is prolific in such headings as,
walsh only member who examines
Rockefeller" A singular bashful-
ness on the part of other commission
ers, or a singular failure on Rookie
feller's part to know anything the
commission ought to know. The coun-
try even is Informed that the other
commissioners are disturbed be-
cause of the drastic quality of Com
missioner Walsh's questions. 1t seems
these have not been couched in the
proper tone of respectful servility.
What SHOULD be done to a Federal
commissioner who does not know his
proper place, and who presumes to
cross examine a leading millionaire
as ordinary lawyers question ordinarw
defendants? Oh, for the good old days
of the Bastile, and the chopping
block!
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03
Police and Politics.
(Springfield Republican. }


The committee on legislation at the
convention of the police chiefs meet
ing in Cincinnati, submitted a report
in which was the following:
NO police department will honestly
CT intelligently perform it's several
cuties unless it has tenure of office,
proper pension laws, and the govern
visions that will enable every man in
the department to rise on his own
merits and without the interference of
pernicious political activity on the
Fart of those who desire advancement,
not for merit but for political pull
To that conclusion those best know
ing to the facts long ago came. There
can be no efficiency under the pull
system, and proper results will not be
oEtained where the head of a police
department is subject to removal with
a change of administrations. Spring
field was too long in finding out that
fact. 1t used to be argued that the
head of the police department must
be in sympathy. with the mayor. In
IL ose days mayors rose and fell ac-
cCrding as the public deemed the
police department well or poorly con-
Quoted. Now mayors come and go
and Chief Guilty can give rull time to
engineering our. police work Where
politics controls, the discipline of
police departments goes by the board
and efficiency wanes, if gross dis
honesty does not come in
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03
Prussian Victories I'm England.
New York WORLDLY

(NeW York World.)
1t must be a day of small men in
Britain as well as in Germany, or
government would not find time to
make war upon newspaper. me
suit against the Times of London
for Understanding the military
strength of France seems to be potn
frivolous and despotic. II harm was
done by the publication, it is past
repair. If the prosecution Is to be
open, the chances are that the mis-
chief will be increased -
This has been the role that the
English Press Bureau has played
from the first. 1t is just now en-
gagged in an attempt to suppress news
of the latest Zeppelin visitation, there
by of course increasing the terror
which is the principal object of the
raiders. In everything that 1t has
undertaken il the way of secrecy,
MISREPRESENTATION and denial 1t has
disheartened friends and encouraged
foes.
A nation accustomed to free speech
and a free press will not in war exert
its full power. under such censorship.
On the continent in wartime every
man is automatically soldier. In
Great Britain armies and their sup
plies depend upon public opinion, and
public opinion that is not intelligent
serves only to darken counsel. .
Every concealment of fact, every
mutiliated report, every rif1ed letter
every official falsehood and every
newspaper intimidated or silenced is
a victory for Prussianism that costs
it neither lives nor money. These
things are usually attributed to ar
abuse of power. In London they
look like evidence of conscious weak.
ness.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

Denver. June Sin q recent lette1
to friend In this city Captain J. s
Greene of the Nebraskan declared
that he fully appreciated hte cOnstarl
hazard attending the voyages OF IN
ship which he commanded. For se1
eral years Captain Greene sailed cd
of San Francisco around Cape Hor1
to Mediterranean ports. Later N
visited far eastern ports and duriff
the last few Years was a captain q
the Honoluluan. a passenger steamd
which piled between San FranciscI
and Honolulu. In November all III
steamers of the company wed
pressed into service to carry fEeig
to European ports and CAPITA
Greene was given command of "a
newest, largest and fastest vessel, III
last was his fifth voyage TO LondoI
since his transfer and his first accl
dent, although he has told friends
Denver of narrow escapes from mind
on previous trips.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

Quilted. There is ample evidence
that many Of the people Of Georgia
are now convinced of his Innocence.
Throughout the, country the conyic-
ton is strong that he is the victim
Of legal error. In his unfortunate
position he asks only the poor favor
of life imprisonment but he has never
wavered in his assAtion of his COM
plete innocence. AS we have said, the
climax of this case is practically. with
out a precedent. innocent men may
have been convicted OF crime, but
never has the case of a prisoner con-
demned to death as Frank was for
cruel and shameful murder so
strongly stirred up the sympathies
of whole nation,
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03
SANCTION NEW RAILROAD.
Russia TO Build Line From kandaIas-
ka TO Port of Kola.

Petrograd, June via London 1917
p rn.-The council of ministers has
sanctioned the contraction of a rail.
road to cost 100000 roubles tsS,-
100000 from Kandalaska in Prov
ince of Archangel across the Kola Pc
ninsula to the port of Kola on the Ar
tic ocean. This new line will connect
the Attic with the railroad system of
Russia and give another outlet to q
Russian seaport on the north.
The port of Archangel Is over 800
miles further south than Kola
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03
Canal Builders Unsmirched.

The charge that government en-
ploye has prof1ted from the purchase
Of tobacco for the Panama canal
workers is of interest chiefly be-
cause it involves the first hint of
corruption in our management of
that vast public enterprise. Even II
he is proved guilty, the clean rec
ord Of the actual canal builders will
not be smirched. for it seems evident
that nobody in the working organiza-
ton knew anything about the matter,
or could have profited by 1t.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03
Iierod Out Hcroded.
Estate Prison Record.)

Think of IL. One hundred and 4
ty babies and small children sacrififj
to the Moloch OF war in the sinkil
of the Lusitania. In Ramah the
was voice heard. lamentations a
weeping, and great mourning. RQch
weeping for her children, and wo3
not be comforted, because thof \
not Alas in this great oalan
weeping mothers persisted with {
helpless little ones. Herod was q.
Hcroded.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03
Something Canadians Should Under
stand.
New London Day.

(New London Day.
The Canadian government. has done
we'll indeed if, as is reported, 1t has
put gag upon those newspapers on
the other side of the border which
have been criticising the United States
for not selling upon the first occa-
sion to deliberately pick quarrel with
Germany and fly heels over head into
the European conflict. Our Canadian
neighbors might as well understood
that our controversy with Germany
is none of their business and none Of
the business of their mother coun-
| try. We are not to be dragooned into
q quarrel with Germany beuace it
would please Canada or England or
France or anybody else. Our atti-
tude toward Germany is founded on
our intention to defend ourselves
against outrage on the high seas
and 1t is worth while for Britain and
Britains territorials to bear in mind
| that the difference between what Ger
many has done to us and what Eng
! land has done to us lies in the fact
that England has been circumspect
enough to stop little short of the
point Of unbearableness while Germany
| has not.
i The fact that we are calling Ger
/ many to account for maritime out
i lawry is so far from indicating that we
/ approve Of England's own maritime
outlawry that 1t would be very we'll in
deed for Britain to see in the United
/ States present. action a plain warn
ing Of what she may expect herself
II she should be foolish enough to
/ imagine that we are to make flesh of
one and Ash of another.
i This country and the people Of this
Il country are not engaged In any pro-
ceedings looking to the giving of VIC
tory to England at the expense OF
/ Germany. We are still as neutral in
relation to their quarrels as we ever
4 were What we are doing Is at
4 tempting to secure the rights Of our
ships and our people upon the high
i seas In such attempts we shall play
no favorites.
If our Canadian neighbors will but
4 realize that this is our attitude there
Il will be less reason why their press
lshall need censorship; because there
i vii be no expectation that we shall
lump into tho melee as champion
3 Of England and consequently no dis
1 appointment.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

Bernstein had that little talk yester-
day. Wonder what they said. If
another president had been in office
bet there would have been couple
Of black eyes in Washington.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

Don't boiler because the reporters
aren't giving you enough local news.
mess and we'll give it to you. Every
body's so busy arguing with our hy-
phenated citizens that there isn't much
chance for anything else doing.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03
PROF. TAFT ORATOR.
At commencement Exercises at Bryn
Mawr College.

Philadelphia. June 3.-Former
President w. II. Taft was the orator
today at the commencement exercises
at Byrn Mawr college. The occc sion
was of especial interest to him, as his
daughter Helen was ono of the grad
yates. she received the degree OF
bachelor of arts.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

Germany has recognized the Greek
flag and refused to sink, or omitted
to sink, boat under it. The sub
marine turned and left her intended
prey when she saw the bunting. Gives
as one Hooray for Germany. any
how.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03
FACTS AND FANCIES.

To be on the safe side, China and
Japan had better have that peace
treaty engraved on a silver plate
Rochester Herald
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

Vienna announces that Przyemsl has
again fallen. Chief occupation Of
that place anyhow. What wouldn't
fall with a name like that
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

The Austrians. now have it. The
fortress, I mean. Let EN- keep it.
They named 1t.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03
cNVTLEMAN's POLICY.

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ENVTLEMAN'S POLICY.
Ire one reads the "Courant"
the stronger the impression
that the president and his
ould heve been selected from
0f that paper and not by 1.-the
1e United Estates. Under the
Father Knows, in this
paper we find an attempt
Hill taking a full column to
Ison ID q sch olastic dunder-
knows, nothing Of Mexico
beople.' It criticises the too
nly tone of the note to that
Sorry Mr.. Courant, but the
of the United States Is apt
i the. rules Of etiquette be he
"a or democrat.
kntion in Mexico is probably
many conversant with the
there claim It has to come.
ntlen1anly warning Is not
hen d poke in the jaw" will
sary. That poke in the jaw
oweyer. be averred. Let us
wiil.
Whatever the political tone
administration In this country,
III been friendly with the
Mates. That is she has never
endly underneath. Openly she
have seemed so. The writer
EAto know this is true. The
br,of the Mexican people is de-
h analysis for the simple
That the Mexican is not an
|hter. He is q sneak Of sneaks.
'er know where he is and what
ling to do. Any American, at
5 during the lasr f1fteen years,
tive of whether the halo Of
amisn or the snudge Of demo-
Iveaoped the presidential chair,
t into the least trouble in
was in for the worst treat
,ssibler to accord a prisoner.
!, to americans has always
there. This however, will
] obliterated until the United
eliminates any Mexican au-.
from the, face OF that country
question sis: Is 1t not worth
try before.doing what it looks
!, must do? President Wilson,
IRE to assert, knows what war
at country woufd be. He
that Titles organized opposition
meet our armies. He knows
ter a long series Of anbushes..
rous losses, and ravaging cpl
our men would be able to es-
some sort Of discipline which
have to be enforced at the
expense for as many years as 1t
d utterly change the character
ice Of people. He hopes, only
that straigh tfurward measures
ange things. If the Courant
ying to say that his note will
tile effect it was probably right.
however, is not the fault OF the
mt or Of the American people.
he fault of the Mexican. The
ition of Huerta would have ac-
shed nothing. Huerta himself
have been a wonderful leader
good man. There is no such
as a leader for Mexico. One
night rise to prominence and
rary power. HeSwouid not keer
ak ali you please about the Diaz
i. Injustice to Americans OBJ.
then, possibl not as openly
; other hand the state depart.
might have heard of as many
as the present one has but
ng that 1t was coping with I
SIS proposition, kept still and al
even the satisfaction of "a gen
lily request go by the boards.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

Non-partisan municipal elections
would be all right as suggested by Seta
Low, but there was an ungrammati-
cal person once who said there ain,
no such hing."-Buffalo Commercial
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

Sometimes a mans reputation fol
keen wits rests on his memory for an.
Gent gags which others may have
Observation-Disclosures Journal
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

The crop of straw hats is again in
the discard. Cheer up, Christmas is
coming.
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

Got a hat I will trade for an over
coat?
New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

Dernburg is still leaving the United
States. Latest bulletins report prog
ress.