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Connecticut western news., 1915-02-25
Common Lookina People.

In '"The War Time Diary of John Hay" in Harper's Magazine is this rec ord of a famous saying:
 '"The president Oincolm tonight Oec. g, 1863 had dream. He was in a party of plain people, and as it became known who he was they began to comment on his appearance. One of them said, He is a very common looking man. The president replied: The Lord prefers common looking people That is the reason he makes 80 many of thcm.'"
Connecticut western news., 1915-02-25
CORNWALL

Last Thursday the ladies' night of the Mons Club, had an attendance of 75. After "current events' eXcellently given by F. Johnson, and instrumental music by a quartet from the cOrnet band, MT. R. K. Veryard, from China gave an address about that country and its people that was both instructive ana interesting. Rev. MT. Starr followed with brief talk on two interesting periods of Cornwall history, 1716, when 73 Cornwall men out of a population of 1,021 we e in the army and D were taken prisoners; and 1850 when a change was made in reads, churches, politics, clothing, etc., and the popula- tiOn reached its maximum, 2.O4l. MT. E. B. Starr told admirably of his ex- perience ill tire-tighting ill the cascade forest i'll Oregon. After refreshments and dancing the gathering scattered hDmeward hoping to be present next year.
 Mrs. V. C. Beers died after some weeks of illness on Friday last and was buried on Sunday in the Cornwall ceme- tery. She was the daughter of MyrOn Harrison, a prominent citizen of last century and her mother was daughter of Dr. John Calhoun. She leaves her husband, Hon. Victory c. Beers, an octogenarian, to whom she had been happily married more than half cen tury, and who has been state senator, member of the democratic state central committee, town treasurer, selectman, etc. also two sons, George H., formerly representative, health officer and deputy sheriff and Ralph S., an electrical en- gineer at Schenectady Mrs. Beers was of strong character and blameless life, making warm friends and no enemies, a good mother and an admir- able home maker, who will be exceed ingly missed.
 On Saturday evening Cornwall en- joyed an unusual treat by the courtesy of Mrs. L. R. Sanford in hearing a fine opera singer in a song recital by Miss Suzanne Seymour accompanied by Miss Geneva Godsdon at the Cornwall Lii brary.
 Program-Old English Songs. My Lovely Celia, Monro I've been roaming, Horn
 Modern English Songs. Invictus, Huhm Like the Rose bud, laForge A May Morning, Denza Mother Goose Melodies
 Elizabeth Coolidge ''Little Miss Muffet,"
 "Wee Willie TVink:e,"
 Solomon Grundy,"
 "Little Boy Blue,'
 "Ding, dong, bell,'
 "Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son" Aria, Mozart Elegie, Massenet Blackbird Song, Scott The Years at the Spring, Beach
 Monday evening an illustrated lecture on astronomy was given in Library Hall by Professor Brooks, who had been heard and enjoyed before and proved delightfully."- instructive again.
 Mrs. w. J. Wilcox has been unwell for week or two, and there are still cases of the humps ill the village.
Connecticut western news., 1915-02-25
CHAPlNVlLLE

MT. and Mrs. w. F. Robinon visited friends and relatives the past week in New York.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Cartmill spent few days the past week with relatives ill Springfield, Mass.
 George Shaffer is to move to the Holmes Farm, April 1.
 Mary Judd spent Sunday with her parents.
 Mrs. c. H. Whitbeck visited Mrs. William Weeks in Great Burlington on Friday and Saturday. Master Ward visited his grandparents in Salisbury while she was gone.
Connecticut western news., 1915-02-25
SHARON VALLEY

Mrs F. M. Platt spent few days with her sister in &rw Milford.
 Mir. and Mrs James Morphousr at tended the funeral uf cousin in south port on Monday.
 Master Russell Platt has been quite sick.
 Miss Evelyn D. Scott was called to Poughkeersie on Monday to attend the funeral of cousin.
 Messrs. Everett and Stuart Lounsbury of Passaic, N. J., are spending a few days with their uncle, 0. Wildev.
 John Pulver, of Coleman Station. is seriously sick with pneumonia. Mir. Pulver is an uncle of \. Middlebrooks.
Connecticut western news., 1915-02-25
No Harm Done.

We've been having regular clear ance at home." explained MT. x. at the office, throwing all sorts of old things away. I put one of my wed ding presents on the fire this morning." !"
 Did you really?" asked a mortified colleague. What was it?"
 "A copper kettle" replied X.-Lon- don Mail.
Connecticut western news., 1915-02-25
Her Funny Face.
 O an nntnmnhilp face.

"She has an automobile face"
 "Why, she doesn't own an auto"
 ''I know; but that peculiar expression of hers was caused by her making faces at people who have."-Florida Times Uniou.
Connecticut western news., 1915-02-25
Why She Liked 1t.

Anna-How do you like being en- gagged to Jack?
 Agnes Ca literary girD-Oh, it's won derful. The dear fellow calls me a poem, envclops me in his arms and seals with a kiSs!-Judge.
Connecticut western news., 1915-02-25
Improving OpportunitY.

Henn-Did you have breach of the peace home? Peck-Yes, and i crawl ed out the first opening-Judge.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-23
THEY LIKE FIGHTS, BUT NOT IN
WAR-EUROPE TOO HOT

They like to fight, these three boys,
but not with firearms. That is the
reason they fled Australia and came
to the United States. Since the war
broke out boxing has been dead
game in the Land of the Southern
Cross" Boxers had to join the Eng
fish colors if they wanted to fight
What's more, there is quite differ
ence in the pay checks issued by
boxing promoters and John Bull.
Jack Clune is the class of the trio.
He fought in the four-round game Of
San Francisco with success 10
months ago. Right now he knows
more about boxing on the ropes than
any living boxer, possessing all the
tricks of Australia's greatest little
boxer, Young Critic !
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-23

the hands of the American league,
but Ban Johnson doesn't like to adj
NIT it.
Anyhow, Ban has done enough ad-
hitting in the past few days. Only
short time ago he was giving out in
terviews burning with invective di-
rected at the Federal people, ques-
tioning their honor because they took
men from organized baseball just as
the American league did when it orig
inally bucked the National
And now Ban has done business
amicably with these highbinders and
made terms with them.
And Garry Hermann, chairman of
the national commission, is out with
a statement that he has found the
men of the Federal league absolute
ly fair and honest in all things, willing
to give and take point and deal just
ly in every case. This is particularly
true of Mr.. Gilmore, their president
How does that jibe with some of
the things that have been said about
the Feds by organized magnates in
the past two years?
Sportsmanship as practiced by the
club owners is a spattered, bedrag-
gled flower.
Jess Willard in the future will be
a resident of Chicago. With his wife
and four children he arrived yester-
day and Immediately went to an
apartment which had been leased
for him by his manager.
Jess will do much of his early
training here for his bout with Full
ton in New Orleans, going to the
southern city shortly before the mill
to put on the finishing touches. Jess
is no stranger to our city. Before
he was, champion he made it his
headquarters.
Chicago has suffered from police
shake-ups, strikes, baseball wars and
other ills, but worse is ahead. We
are in danger of having two more
six-daV races within two months.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-23

mons plan to put on six-day grind
in February. Convey says he and
the stockyards fighter have the Coli
scum signed up for the dates between
Jan. 81 and Feb. 9, and have also Sc
cured the services of several star
riders.
1t is now Harmon's turn to have a
whack at the publicity.
George Chip knocked out Frank
Loughrey in the ninth round at Bos-
ton. Loughery was severely pun
ished throughout the mill, going to
the floor twice in the fourth round.
Eddie CIabby shaded Eddie Aust
gen in ten rounds at Indiana Harbor.
Tom CowIer, Jim Corbett's heavy
weight fighter, outpointed Porky
Flynn in ten round at New York.
Cowler displayer little class in gain
ing the victory.
Basketball Scores
l. A. C. IS, Sherman Park 10.
Loyola %, Oak Park Pres. IA.
st. Ignatius Al, Campion Col. IA.
Northwestern 80, Monmouth II.
Hamlin &c, Butler 9.
Meteors SO, Austin 10.
|. Owls So, Armour Mission 80.
Lane SO, Lake View 6.
Hyde Park 5, Oak Park 2.
Marshall 8, Englewood Z.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-25
Glass News

The flint summer, stop has been
scheduled to begin July 8 and last
two consecutive weeks.
President ]. NJ. Neenan, Secretary
Chas. Bryant and Treasurer Thomas
Reynolds we're reelected on the first
ballot by the National Window Glass
workers last Saturday.
The. plants of the Union Stopper Co
and the Athens Glass Co., at Morgan
town, w. Va. are running full time
and the same good news comes from
the Economy Tumbler Co.'s plant
Prospects in general are reported as
bright. Fl:
It is reported that the Aemrican
Window Glass Co. will today close
down the two remaining tanks at
Hartford City and Kane, Pa.
A general disposition to curtail pro
duction Is manifested in hand and
machine plant arrangements eua sew.
eral plants are expected to block fires
before long.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-25
Affairs at the Baker Brothers plant
Okmulgee, Okla, are reported moving
along very smoothly at present

Affairs at the Baker Brothers plant
Okmulgee, Okla, are reported moving
along very smoothly at present.
The closing of the Shreveport La)
window house, February q, after 1:
had been in operation for but two
weeks, came as a great surprise to the
workers, many Of whom were given
railroad transportation to find other
Jobs.
The plant of the Dubois Bottle
Glass Co. Falls Creek, Pa, is expect
ed to be in full blast by the End Of
this month.
The Huntington Tumbler Co., Hunt
ington, w. Va, resumed operations
March 1, after a four weeks close
down, operating day time only.
1t is rumored that the old window
factory at Huntington, w. Va, is to
be started in short time.
The A. H. Kelsey & Co.'S plant At
Newark, o., is running about as usual
with one furnace and the men on half
time.
The Camp: Glass Co.'S plant at Hunt
ington, w. Va, resumed operations
last week. after having been closed for
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-25
Artistic Glass Co.
LOl8 MAIN ) IREET

Artistic Glass Co.
A night shit is to be added to the
green tank Al the Glasstown works of
the Whitall Iatum Co., Millville, N. ].
The MillYil-e bottle works, Interna-
tional Glass CO. and Commercial Glass
Co., vial manufacturers, are said to be
operating stesdily. i
The Fostoria co., speciality plant Of
the General E lectric Co., was sold last
week to a syndicate of Fostria citi-
zens for $4,000.
The Mt Jewett (Pa) tank of the
Consolidated Window Glass Co. will
be put out of blast next Saturday.
The off-hand lamp chimney shop of
the Star Glass Co.'s factory at Star
City, w. Va, are scheduled to go to
work next week.
Subscriptions to the increased
amount of the stock Of the Mound City
Cut Glass Co. are said to be coming
in rapidly. A new and larger build
ing is to be erected.
Plans are said to be under way to
rebuild the burned Tower plant" of
the Salem Glass Works, at Salem. N.
1.-THE Glassworker.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-25
Or. Ethel Hedrick
A Sure Way
To Save Teeth

never pull tooth,~is the slogan Of
the American Dentist, you will And him
n tne courts of Europe, and the by
places Of India, Japan ana China Tia
best authorities affirm the nooilth il +hs
breeding place of disease germs. these
little microbes eat away the outer
white enamel and render the tooth sub.
1ect to swift decay. 1t il 4 wen know
act that many teeth now LOST brokee
or loosened. could have been saved to
the owners had precautions been taken
IN tims, Ay visiting Drs. Hedriek Bros.
When you smile people should see
clean, white pearly teeth You owe. IL
to yourself, socially or in business, to
have. your teeth in perfect condition.
Otherwise people will say it is too bad
her teeth Rre In suck shocking condi-
ter.
Aching, sore and losing teeth, swell
len, bleeding ana liberated gums, can
be positively cured by consulting Drs.
Medrick Bros, and healing Of the gums
begins right away and a rich, red rosy
hue will - shown. We can save your
Dad teeth. put your mouth in a healthy
condition and free from microbes. II
all your teeth are gone and you must
wear plate. NDro. Hedrick can make
. smooth suction plate guaranteed new
er to drop in the mouth Teeth ex-
,racted withOHt pain or NO pay ae-
eepted.
Only ofice in the city having lady
dental graduate
cAHTI0N-Be sure you are in the
right Omes. Leok fer nam. On doss
before entering.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-25

repairs since February rs. The com
pany is getting better glass since set
ting blocks.
Construction work is soon to be
started. it is reported. on the big new
and modern factory building Of the
Point Marion Novelty Glass Co., which
viii be located on the site of the old
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-25
Stationery Firemen
Sign Ka|bitzer's

Local Union No. 81, Stationery Fire
men, have succeeded in signing an
agreement with the Kalbitzer Packing
Co., with an increase in wages
amounting to 331s8o. This plant is
now operated on an 8-hour basis, and
Is the hope of No. 81 to soon place
another large packing plant on the 8
hour Gay. Committees are now at
work lining things up.
The officers of Local Union No. 81
are row very busy working on new
wage scales which will soon be pre-
scented and which they believe viii be
signed without any trouble.
Bro. v. B. (Buck) O'Donnell very
quietly embarked on the sea of matrt.
mony last week, the lucky lady being
Miss Carrie Stollars, of Dallas. Bro.
lODonnell is one of the leading young
men Of Elm Grove. and is employed as
an oiler at the power plant. Congra-
tultaions are in order. p
Bro. Geo. Elmer, the popular boiler
washer at Elm Grovefi has purchased
an automobile and is having his trou-
bic with it It is reported that he tried
to climb the rail on the S bridge Geo.
says he was not scared until he stop
ped, then he could not drive. back
home. Be careful, George, we don't
want to buy flowers for you.
Bro. Lee Slonaker has been on the
sick list for several days. Bro. WIKI
erson has also been OF sick.
We al lextend our sympathy to Bro.
Jas. Stanley, whose wife departed this
life last week Bro. Stanley is the
only remaining charter member Of Lo-
cal Union No. d.
Bro. 1. F. sprouse, international
executive board membegssSis q csndi,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-25

date for reelection and is quietly
working among his friends. Bro.
Sprouse is also a candidate for dele
gate to the A. F. of L. convention, to
be held at San Francisco.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-25

The first jitney bus to be operated
in West Virginia will be placed in
operation about the first of next
month in the out the pike district.
They will be operated by the Jitney
Transportation company. #:
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-03-25

See that YOUR MERCHANT rs A
MAJORITY ADVERTISER
The Washington times., 1915-05-25

Ten minutes later the great man
wrote few direct dictatorial sentences
on a sheet of note paper. and sent
mem by tpecial messenger to Mary
Blackstone father.
Senator Blackstone, a man with a
large mouth. hook-nosed face. and
white side whiskers. frowned heav-
lily after reading Barclays note;
frowed heavily. heavily paced the
noor Of his library, gave vent to de-
fant mutterings. and then suddenly
collapsed into a deep chair, as IL
very tired, and read the note again;
Dear Blackstone:
Don't by any chance allow your
daughter to throw herself away
on my adopted son. She belongs
to the aristocracy of wealth.
That aristocracy may one day be-
come a nobility. Mary is fitted
to wear the purple and to share
est empire. The world in which
we live is pregnant with great
events. And the weak will go
under. Destroy this.
Yours in haste.
BARCLAY.
Mary Blackstone sat for very
long time staring into space. She
didn't want to give up Tommy. She
didn't want to give up all those
wonderful possibilities that her
father had talked about so solemn
ly after exacting from her SOL
emn promise Of secrecy. Could It be
true that the old order of things. a
president catering to this vote and
that. a congress continually throw
Ing obstacles in the way of enter
prise and efficiency. was to change
all of a sudden? Her father said
so. The people would begin to
clamor for efficiency in high places
instead of bunfoonery. for trained
men instead Of demagogues. They
would clamor to be. not hotsam and
jetsam in a sea OF politics and in
competence, but integral parts OF
such a machine as the Standard Oil
or the Steel Trust. with some one
at the head OF It that would see to
the comfort. cleanliness anj eff
cheney Of every one Of those integral
parts. Instead OF taxes to pay, the
people would clamor for dividends
to spend. and they would get them.
Her father said so.
They have ground down the
trusts" he said. "only to find that
they have ground themselves
down at the same time.
Now the pendulum is swinging
the other way. Gradually the trusts
will regain what they have lost.
What is the next step? Greater
trusts? Yes. but beyond that, stag
gering belief. a trust Of trusts A
trust in whose hands will be all OF
the trusts OF business OF whole
continent, and whose stockholders
shall be the inhabitants of that con-
tinent. Poverty and degradation will
cease to exist. The head OF that
trust may be called chairman. a
president. dictator. perhaps he will
be called king. And already the
powers who believe in this coming
change have such a man in their
eye. He will not be the first king
he Is very young, but he will be the
second. After him, who? Why. a
son OF his body. trained from birth
to fll that great position. And you.
my lear. II you wished, might be
that sons mother. and wear a dia-
dem"
(To Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1915-05-25
TRACTION
LEADS ON EXCHANGE
Total of los Shares Are Traded
During Course Of Day on
Washington Market.

Capital Traction stock was the active
feature of todays session of the WASH
ington Stock Exchange and. with the
exception of an odd lot OF two shares
Of Mergenthaler Linotype stock which
sold at lS5. was the only issue dealt in.
total of los shares of Traction was
traded in at 81. the price that has pre-
vailed Or several days, but, there ap-
pearing to be a supply of the stock on
the market at that figure, the buying
broker reduced his bid to 96h. and the
quotation prices were then lowered from
97h bid and IS asked to 9619 and 9Ih. re-
spoCtively.
Though no transactions were recorded
In either of the stocks of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company,
both issues were bid up. The bid on
the common stock was advanced from
from 81 to S4A
a statement Of earnings and ex-
penses Just issued by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad for the month of April
and for the ten months of the fiscal
year shows that, while in both cases
the gross operating revenue has de-
creased considerably. the total operat-
ing expenses have heen reduced to the
point whore the net oprating revenue
returns an increase.
The operating revenue for April was
Sf'hHO. as compared with FIN7123 for
April, 1914. or a decrease OF s447013
The total operating expenses for the
corresponding months, however. were
81 $50. $50. as against g. $50. 20o, making an
increase for the last month of sS3a, ,Sls,
The net operating revenue for the
S,346 9o3 The increase for April. 1915,
was 1892 745
The Washington times., 1915-05-25
THE GODDESS
Dyamatised into a Photo Play by CHdS ". GODDARD

But Tommy was not altogether con-
vinced. and he loved to argue. When
he got arguing he got carried away
and often said things which he didn't
mean. but which troubled Mr.. Barclay
deeply.
Mr.. Barclay was supposed to be the
coolest calculator of possibilities in
America. AS a matter Of fact. he was
a man who owed his greatest success
to impulse. But in the case OF Tom
my Barclay, whom he had adopted,
not after careful deliberation and cal
culation. but upon impulse, 1t looked
as II he was going to be disappointed.
He had planned in complete detail
splendid destiny for Tommy. The boy
was to be one of the worlds greatest
To the millions that he was to inherit
from Barclay. the Blackstone millions
were to be added by marriage. Why. In
case 1t had ever developed that gov
ernment by the people is a failure.
when that government should at last
collapse, as In his heart Barclay
thought and hoped tnat It would.
Tommy Barclay might aspire to be
ANYTHING. a dictator, king.
For a long time Barclay kept on
Tommy's failures and wrong headed
principles to his youth and high
spirits. Then one day there appeared
an interview which Tommy had given
to a reporter. between the chuckers
Of polo game, and Barclay threw up
his hands.
Talking with the wild carelessness Of
youth, Tommy had given It as his
opinion that in the great coal mine
strike In western Pennsylvania, then
at its height. the miners were really
fighting for their existence. and that
the owners were depressing them.
To Barclay such opinions uttered by
his adopted son amounted to treason.
And he had the impulse to abandon
all those hopes which he had enter
tained for the boys future, and he had
abandoned them.
First, he sent for his nephew. Carl
ton Fitch. To this one he made no
elaborate explanation of his changed
see you married and settled down.
You are said to be in love with Mary
Blackstone"
A light seemed to glitter in Fitch's
eyes.
I'm afraid her father doesn't like
me, uncle" he said, "and there Is
more"
Tommy
Fitch nodded. and Barclay smiled
II will take care Of Blackstone and
Tommy, he said. "you take care of
Then he sent for Tommy Tommy"
he said. I'm very fond of you and
you have been bitter dlsappoint-
ment to me-"
II know it," said Tommy. II can't
help It. I'm made that way, but I'm
awfully sorry"
THE bulk OF my property" said Bar.
clay, will have to go to some one
with more respect for property"
Yes, sir l see that"
But you will always have plenty"
Thank you, sir"
That's because I'm fond Of you, and
because II is only Just"
Even II you are disappointed in
me, said Tommy. please don't stop
liking me-"
There was something very wistful
and manly about the boy. and Barclay
was more deeply moved than he cared
to admit.
Il shall always be fond of you. Tom
my he said.