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The weekly soliphone., 1915-01-22
publication of the notice. At Lafe

publication of the notice. At Lafe certain territory was mapped out for special district, the petition and map were duly filed and the court ordered an election to be held on a day fixed by the court. The voters residing in the common district en- bracing Hooker, part of which ter ritory was embraced in the proposed special district, and a portion left out, seeing they would be deprived of adequate school facilities, hurriedly mapped out another special district, including the portion left out of the original district, as we'll as some of the territory included in the origi- nal, filed the petition and map with the county court and asked for an election within seven days, or just one day ahead of the time fixed for the election on the original petition, By this means the second district was created before the election was held on the first district. A muddle, of course, ensued and is now in the courts.
 On the other hand, it is contended it would be a serious blow to the educational interests of Greene county if the Johns bill should pass exempting this county from the pro visions of the bill. It is admitted the objections urged against the present law are sound and an amendment ought to be passed to cure these de- fects. Tn a statement made this morning, Judge Light said:
 "The bill ought to be so amended that the school patrons residing jn the territory left out of the proposed special district may be given hear ing in county court to present their remonstrance before the court acts upon the petition. If it can be shown that any considerable number of school children will be denied ade- quate educational advantages by req son of the formation of special dis trict, the court should have the power to deny the petition. The law should also be amended to permit the transfer of pupils from the com mon to the special district Still transfer of pupils from the common to the special districts. Another change should be made to prohibit the holding of two elections in which the same territory is involved, so the confusion incident to a race to see which side can get an election first will be eliminated With these de- fects cured, the law, in my judgment, is the greatest boon ever given to the free school system in Arkansas. It is the first important step from the weak and inefficient common dis trict to the higher and far better spe- cial district. It enables the people residing in the country to give to their children at home the education al advantages that will equip them for citizenship and operates to keep the boys and girls on the farm. It would be a great calamity to the school interests of Greene county f the law should be repealed so far as this county is concerned. Without it, or law that embodies the same
The weekly soliphone., 1915-01-22
Today is the Day; Tomorrow
 May be Too Late
CHRONIC STOMACH TROUBLE

The Beching matter ire Papaon the Heart Cons nation or Changeabe Appetite deranged o have time Chopracc AdusmeI
The weekly soliphone., 1915-01-22
Missed Annual Bath.

A rich New Yorker had been giy- ing some East Side street urchins q day at the beach once year. the feature of the trip being an ocean bath.
 As the patron stood by the car watching the happy little fellows get on, he noticed one especially dirty little boy, and said:
 How is it you are so dirty, son?'
 Please sir" answered the boy ''I missed the car for the beach last year "-Milwaukee Journal.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-01-22
Fire at Tyronza.

Marked Tree, Jan. 1S.-A fire that swept the Tyronza business sec tion and caused a loss of approxi- mately $1O,000, was reported here Saturday. The fire is reported have originated in the Stewart Bros store.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-01-22

idea, we will go back at least a dec
 ade ill educational matters. Laws
 similar to this are in operation in all
 the advanced states and they have
 patrons in the rural districts. The
 school authorities of Arkansas who are striving with might and main to
 lift this state out of the mire and who have devoted years of study 10 the school systems in other states are lined up almost solidly behind this law The people of Greene county, awakened to a keen sense of their duty to their children. have been using the provisions of this measure to provide better education al facilities for their communities. True, it has it's defects in it's present form, but these can be cured and should be cured The idea is correct, but in it's application some mistakes have been made. If the law is a bad one for Greene county it is also a bad one for other seventy-four coun- ties in the state, and if Greene coun- ty is to be exempted, the exemption ought to be made to apply to all. On the other hand if it is good law for the other counties it is good for Greene county and ought to be per- mitted to stand, with the amend ments suggested. In educational matters we should look forward, not backward Our efforts should be exerted to improve our system, stop the leaks, and correct the defects as they appear.
 "The legislature of 1911 passed q law providing for the consolidation of special or common districts into one large district with powers great ly enlarged over those now granted to special districts. That law repre- sents the second great step in our progress in educational matters. When the special districts no longer meet the growing demands of pa irons, they may be consolidated into one large district in which the direc- tors may erect central building and if necessary erect and maintain smaller schools in other sections of the consolidated district, and pro- vide means for transporting the chill dren to and from school. Of course. the law provides that even common districts may be consolidated, but in Greene as in many other counties t is impractieable to consolidate com mon districts because the territory g too thinly populated and the dis tances from the extreme boundaries too far from the central point. So we are forced to use the law provid- Ing lOI tue CItdlIOn LII SptCldi ulS- tricts out of all or parts of common districts for the present. Later on these special districts may be consol- dated and larger buildings erected and the school facilities in all it's branches increased to meet the great CT demands.
 "I certainly hope MT. Johns will not press his bill through the house. I believe if the matter is properly in yestigated and due consideration is given to the serious consequences that would follow this blow to the interests of the county, MT. Johns will decide it is better to introduce a bill amending the act than to repeal it so far as Greene county is concerned"
The weekly soliphone., 1915-01-22
After Four Years of DiscouraSing Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave Upin Despair. Husband
 Came to Rescue.

Catron, Ky.-ln an interesting letter from this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock writes as follows: "I suffered for four years, with wonianly troubles, and during this time, could only sit up for little while, and could not walk anywhere at all. At times, would have severe pains in my left side.
 The doctor was called in, and his treat ment relieved me for a while, but was soon confined 10 my bed again. After that, nothing seemed to do me any good.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-01-22

turn to the site of her burned home She was taken to the home of rela- tiyes at Greenway and still is there. She frantically declares that she nev- CT will gaze upon the place where her children lost their lives.
The weekly soliphone., 1915-01-22

A man doesn't really know his wife until the honeymoon has slumped the slumps and she begins to remove her complexion before going to bed.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. Ida Andrews.

Mrs. Ida Andrews. one of the old est members of Trinity Methodist church, passed away at her home on Whiting street last night after a lin- gering illness extending back over a period of seven years. She was sixty two years old Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late residence. Rev. pr. J. F.. Adams officiating, and in termcnt Will be in Fairview cemetery.
 The deceased was the widow of the late Edwin II. Andrews and the daughter of Ralph Kent, A daughter, Mrs. Harry G. Hancock, survives her. She also leaves q granddaughter, Mrs. Jacob Boweit, two brothers, Frank and Ralph Kent, Jr., and d sister, Mrs. Jane Roberts.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
COMMISSION SERVES
 WITHOUT SALARY
Duties of Board and How They Are Accomplished Explained for
 Benefit of Public.

Hartford, Jan. 12.-Apropos of the dency, the civil service commission, this afternoon, issued a statement concerning it's duties and how they are accomplished. The statement calls particular attention to the fact that the members of the commission serve without salary, It says: Their political faith or leaning, of course, does not affect the impartiality of their decisions and rulings, but it may be noted that one is a democrat, one !. republican and one q progressive. The secretary. who receives salary, is q republican,
 As regards regulation of appoint Hnents, it has been repeatedly OK plained that the commission consults heads of departments regarding the establishment of eligible lists apply ing particularly to their employees and in cooperation with appointing Otf- cfrs prepares preliminary conditions that debar, evidently, Lnavaila ble can didates.
 "The very persons the appointing officer would consider best qualified are urged to enter the test and prove thelr ability, in open competition along the lines agreed upon.
 It certifics the three highest per- sons on the eligible list and the ap- pointing officer selects from these three. He may now make a new slftng of those certified. and is not obliged to appoint the person who stands one Or two, but may take number if he prefers
 Nhy should such svstem--a heXlDle syStem-not produce the best In any line of work? It has done 1t and is doing 1t here in Connecticut.
 Appointments are made on Droba- ton and the right of dismissal re- mains with the department. Jrnde sirable appointees may be discharrcu at the end of the probation period without stating any cause, or at any lime for good and sufficient reason reported to the commission
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
Western College Students.
tNew York Evening Post.

New OIh l-NtilIlB bHls Few western students, as President Jordan once remarked, arc "reared on MeIlcn's food and finished on cham pagne. The Harvard man who keeps d groom for his horse, a groom for himself and |. groom for each of his studies, has few imitators." Has the rugged west really anything to fear from the invasion of tho perfect aris- tocrat? The report of the survey Of the university of Wisconsin states that the lavish habits of 2,000 students from outside the state have bred ex- travagance among others, and in creased the cost of living; and rec oinmends that no student be permit ted to spend more than $500 yearly, while nonresidents are tC be discour aged until such a regulation can be enforced
 To trace the increase in cXpendi- lures at Madison to the influence Of youth from Chicago and the east is suspiciously facile; not one Of the state universities, from Minnesota lo Illinois, with clientele national, sec tional or local. but has witnessed such an increase. But whether the survey
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
ROME PAYS TRIBUTE
 TO HERDS GRANDSON
Patriotic Demonstration of Remark able Ecryor Held Upon Arrival of
 Constantine GaribaIdi's Body.

Rome. Jan. 12, 10:35 a. m.-A great crowd assembled in a severe storm here today to meet the body of Con- stantino Garibaldi, grandson of the famous Italian soldier, who was killed while serving in tho French army. In the crowd were veterans of the Gariba ldian campaigns, wearing their red shirts, and representatives of various political parties.
 The arrival of the body was made the occasion of patriotic demon- stratiOn of remarkable ferVOr, in which the whole city participated. Flags everywhere were at half mast. The emotions of the crowd were most tense wnen Gen. Riccioti Garbaldi. the father, and the latter's wife and chil- dren, including the sons who a few days ago brought back from France the body of Bruno Garibaldi, threw themselves. weeping, upon the coffin. Italian and French flags were then wrapped about the coffin.
 The Branch amba ssador, Camille Bsrrore, was present in his official capacity, and the French army was represented by two colonels sent by Alexandre Millcrand. minister of war.
 General Riccioti Garibald. the father, expressed the desire that the body of his son be removed private lY, WhereupOn the crowd broke out into another patriotic demonstration. There were cries of 'NiVa Italy!" "Niva France!' Viva Trent and Triest!" Down with Austria!" War! r',
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
City Hens

Harry Martin of S3 Washington street complained to the police last night that he had fight in front of Corbin's factory and his brother John and man named Alex Zeberian had trimmed him. He wanted them arrested, particularly his brother. He was referred to the prosecuting at tOrney.
 Mrs. Rundel ScofieId has returned homo from the St. Francis hospital much improved in health.
 The Ladies' Auxiliary of the A. o. H. will met this evening. The three degrees will be conferred. A doll will be awarded.
 Winter Shapes soc each. NJ. Seibert --advt.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
The QuecrcSt Alien Law.
(thiCa go Tribune

It is impossible to watch and fol- low all our legislative mills as thov grlnd out statutes and ordinances. The strangcSt performances of state and municipal legislatures, or of 'di- rect legislation by means of the in lhatiVe and referendum, often escape general notice-at least until they md their way into the courts. Then everybody stares With amazement at freakish connection and asks if such things can be.
 A special court of three federal judges has just declared an Arizona anti-alicn law invalid and repugnant to those provisions Of the national constitution that guarantee to all citi- HenS and residents life, liberty and property rights, and tho equal pro- tcct1on of the jaws, or the protection of equal laws Gas the courts have
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12

saidD. The law in question, we learn, was adopted by the people last fall as an initiative measure; what part, if any, the authorities of the state had in the campaign that led to the adop- ton of the proposal. the dispatches do not indicate.
 The law prohibited private om- ployers from hiring more than one fifth of alien workmcn for their es- tablishmcnts It demanded that eighty per cent of any pay roll be composed of duly qualified electors, Naturally, the court points out that if this were legal, a law limiting aliens to one per cent. or excluding them entirely from American establish ments. private or public, would be just as legal This rcduCtio ad aD- surdum is quite convincing. except, perhaps, to those Arizona officials who are threatening an appeal to the fed eral supreme court.
 The other day western goeNrnor told the Legislature in his message that one of the duties facing them was the prevention of the abuse of the initiative and referendum. Such abuse assumes many forms. It is plain that some steps should be taken to restrict the output of freak and crank measures and to safeguard the valuable method of direct legislation against folly and rocElcssncss. The Arizona law. for example, meant dis satisfaction and protests from every
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
HENlIEIT DANCE.
Employcs at NcNli!lan'S Store Will
 Hold Affair in Fcbruary

The clerks of the D. McMillan de- partmcnt store are making prepa ra- tionS for dance, to be given for the benefit of local charities which will be given Friday evening. February ,, in Booths hail An orchestra of five pieces will furnish music for a pro- gram of fourteen dances. A good time is anticipated.
 The general committee in charge Of arrangements are. The Messrs ]. J. Barry chai1man; Q, r. Richter. treasurer: A. Jesserman, r. C. Me Kay, Neil Fogerty, Geo. Graves and the Misscs A. l.. Gross. secretary; Hubby Rehm. Helen Rieby and Bossr Shipman. Tickets can be bought at the store office or from the employees.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
CERNANY'S POLICY
 WORLD CONQUEST
ChriSteb| Po1khurSt Says German
 VCtlIy Means Disaster.

New York, Jan. 12.-Chrstabel pankhurst is for war. She doesn't t put it just that way. of course be- cause it is not war for it's own sake that she favors. On the contrary, She loves peace. But talking of peace just now is not only foolish, she says. but-and this is what interests Christa hel-it will operate directly against the interests and ultimate in- dependence of women.
 Miss Pankhurst's remarks were prompted by yesterdays dispatch from Washington regarding the formation of a great peace league by women. She Is much stirred by tho fact that suffrage leaders are among those who are agitatinG for peace, and she wants to warn them what they are going up against. They will be putting their several necks right into the moose, says Christabel.
 Talk of Peace Ridiculous.
 "Peace?" scoffed Miss Pankhurst last night "Why, certainly Every body believes In peace, except Ger many. That Is just the point For persons In neutral countries and the countries of the Allies to talk of peace is ridiC ulOus. 1t produces d false impression In Germany. It pre- vents Germany from realizing that the world Is determined to conquer mili- tagism.
 'Germany Is military autocracy. Her policy Is world conquest. Demo- cratic countries must defend them selves against such a policy; they must fight autocracy. And they are 1'3 it countries to dtsarm. Germany would like nothing better; she favored the peace propaganda long before the war and she favors it now.
 Freedom or Tyranny
 The Issue is not peace or war, but freedom or tyranny The demo- cratic countries will not gain peace and freedom by disarming; they will gain 1t by winning. We all hate war; but the enemy does not. We must not let wars horrors deter us from winning this fight.
 Those who love freedom must not be neutral, and must not work for peace. That Is helping the Kaiser. And women, above all, have no business clamoring for peace. Women's salva- ton Hes in the democratic countries: her freedom depends on the spread of dem ocracy. Germany must be crushed if women are to have their rights. Bound Up Together.
 The interests of women and of Belgium are bound up together. Tho antis would deny women their rights as human beings: Germany would de- ny Belgium its rights as q country. If the allies win 1t will be the greatest move toward peace that the world has ever made. But if Germany wins 1t will be the greatest blow to the inter ests of women that l can conceive of. It will set women back hundreds of years"
 Not, however, that Miss Pankhurst is willing to let the matter drop there. She is going after the peace seekers hammer and tonEs. she says, at the meeting in Carnegie hall tomorrow evening" And anybody who wants peace Is welcome to ask many questions as he or she desires, and, says Christabel, she'll answer every one of them.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
PERFECT PLANS FOR
 26th, ANNIVERSARY
Swedish Bethany Y. P. $. Holds Monthly Session.-SiX Applications
 For Membership.

Plans for the tWonty-sixth anniver- sary cele bra ton were perfected at the monthly meeting of the Young Peo- ples society of the Swedish Bethany church held last evening" Commit tees were appointed to look after va riOuS arrangements.
 The names of six applicants for mcm mbership were received and ac- ccptcd, they being Fdith Johnson, Ebba Peterson. Ruth Bilstrom, Oscar Norman, Henry Norman and Ernest Nilsson.
 Since the annual meeting, President Edward Peterson has been prevailed upon to retain the chair of chief ex- ecutlVe of the society, so he did not present his resignation last evening.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
DlANfS PROSECUTOR
 FOR CLEARY VERDICT
Father of V.Ctim Says Cagan Failed
 to Do His Duty.

New York, Jan. 12.-Dry-eyed. pale ther of Eugene Newman, victim of the bullets fired by Big Biu' Cleary democratic boss and town clerk of Haverstraw, recited yesterday the main incidents of the story upon which he plans to base his accusa- tions against Thomas Gagan, the dis triCt attorney of Rockland county.
 II do not accuse tho jurors in the Cleary case so much as l blame the district attorney.' said MT. Newman, Had Thomas Gagan done his duty; had he presented to the jury the evil dence which it was in his power to present, then conviction for murder in the first degree would have been returned aga inst Bill Cleary.
 To Relate Incidents.
 "1 am going to tell something which has not yet been published. I am going to tell the story of the in cidents which followed the shooting of my son, and certain incidents which are significant in the trial of his slayer. There are certain facts which l am not as yet ready to dis
 
 prepared denials. All that I ask and all that l expect from Governor Whit man who is himself an authority up- on criminal law, is an opinion as to whether or not the present district attorney of Rockland county has prop erly conducted the trial of the mur- dorer of my boy"
 Newman talked while working over a printers case in the dingy back room in which he edits the little country newspaper, of which he is both editor and proprietor. The .Eockland County Messenger.
 After my boy had been shot by 'Eilr Cleary," he said. "he went forth from the room in the Town hall where the crime was committed free man. and the local officials acquiesced in his freedom.
 Facts in Case.
 "Now. tho facts in tho case are simply as follows: Cleary has the Indian sign on all democratic office holders in this county. Then even ! started a Cleary defense fund sub scription in TIaverstraN. to which l practically eVerq otficeholder sub l sCribcd. It was called subscription, 1 but it was, to all intents and pur- | poses. an assessment. One poicc 1 officer paid his subscription by giv- i ing his note, and the man who in dorsed it was finally compelled to ! make good for the amount
 "POlitiCs have been the deciding factor in the entire case Frank Com iskey, who defended Clcary, is tho democratic state committeeman from RoCkland county. George Wire, who assisted him in the trial. comes from | Nyack, and was the republican nom- nee for county judge. The 'Cleary ring supported him, although all de- cent republicans and democrats voted for his opponent. William McCauley, who was elected by 1.S0O majority. Gagan himself won out as district attorney by less than hfty plurality, although Martin A. DrisColl, Jr. Ga sans republican opponent. was Il candidate for public office for the first time in his career
 Gug;,n Had .ividcnrc.
 "Not only does District Attorney Thomas Gagan como from Havcr-
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
COST OVER S9.OOO.

Hartford, Jan. l2.-In reply 10 a telegram from the secretary of the stewards of the Grand Circuit in ses- slon at Detroit, concerning dates at Charter Oak park. President John l.. bower Of the Connecticut Fair as Sociatlon today sent dispatch in which he said that the work of Cer- tam Detroit men Hast September cost the Connecticut Fair association more than $9,0OO"
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12
Is It Worth It?

is right or not, its into the budget
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 nor scholarship Il ownership of aut student should stl expensive books for excluding not gestion will seq those who have at statement that \ offer virtually all except a certain who have rejoice wider range Of SC
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New Britain herald., 1915-01-12

straw but his brother, William Ga gan, is the highway missioner of this town through the Cleary inf1u- ence. Gagan had evidence in his possession which was sufficient to convict Cleary, but this evidence and it's nature is something which I de- sire to present to Governor Whitman himself"
New Britain herald., 1915-01-12

friendly foreign nation, as well as unwarrantable interference with tho rights of employers to engage fit men regardless of their birth. status, na- tionality or previous condition.