New Britain herald., 1915-05-01


again and never command another
regiment of irresistibles. but Syracuse
indicates that he will hold In per-
petuity his proud post as chairman Of
the national entertainment commit
tee.--Hartford Times.
The house in concurrence with the
senate has rejected. upon anfavorable
,enort, the bill for I'll farm for
inebriates The unfavorable re-
port comes from the disposition to
pay due regard to the condition of the
states finances, and in that respect
there is not muchc cause for surprise
except when there Is revealed the dis
position to push through the bill for a
revision Of the statutes ct a recog-
nized cost of $4,000 without consider
ing how much more it Is likely to
cost or that it can be accomplished
ty competent men at a much lower
expenditure. The state is considered
in one instance. but not In the other.
Norwich Bulletin.
One result of the passage by the
senate of the bill making the license
fee for saloons $3.50 a year will be
considerable revenue for the state
from this source as we'll as for towns
and cities. Another will De the prob
able elimination of a number of the
smaller, saloons because they cannot
do business on profit with such an
increase In their fixed expenses. Here
in the associated communities 1t Will
proba bly, force some men out of bust
ness and cut down the number of
places where liquor can be obtained
considerably. It is hard on the men
who must 60 to the wall, but there is
no reason to believe that 1t will be
anything but a benefit to this section,
which Is and has been for some time
largely oversa looned to its resultant
disadvantage. --Ansonsa Sentinel.
IT lis expected that the judiciary
committee will report back within q
few days the bill to consolidate the
offices OF factory Inspector and labor
commissioner. In all probability this
will be. the only consideration re-
ported. The Office Of factory in
spector is now held, by John j. Nc
Partland of New Haven, a democrat
who was appointed by Governor Bald
win in place of a republican who had
held the office for many years. The
salary Is $500 a year. The Job of
Patrick III. Connolly of Danbury, also
an appointee of Gov. Ealdwin and
a democrat. He receives $4,000 "a
year. It Is, expected that If the offices
are consolidated, ais foreshadowed in
Hartford dispatches ten days ago. the
!! salary, for the single position. likely
| to be entitled industrial commissioner,
will be about $3ss00 a year, which will
7 mean a. saving to, the state of $500 a
/ Bridgeport Post. -
When man who Is the head of "a
| family goes to jail Tor. Drinking to en-
| cess, fcrs idlehess 'ofS any one. of. the
| many crimes that follow In the wake
Of these habits those dependent upon
| him are punished by the deprivation
4 vi whatever, support he might have
| been giving, them. This is an injustice
! hardship, ndyoften a cruelty but ii
| Is nothing recently discovered Mer
have seen the evil and have discussed
! 1t for years and years. At last New
| Jersey has. passed, statute which pro.
| poses to deeal," with this situation
Under the new law. committing
! magistrate can seize a man convicted
i OF one of these minor breaches Of the
slaw and after Summary trial ordel
the fneeholders. of the county to pu
him to work on roads, cutting woot
or breaking stone. six days week
Fills wife or those dependent upon hin
then get fifty cents a day from tn
county for the mans labor. If h
seems to BE a hopeless case the magis
New Haven Union.
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