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New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
Opium Act Sustained. lBOston Herad.l

Charles Warren, assistant attorney general of the United States, is now making frequent appearances before the great court to whose tendencies he gave several months of minute study few years ago. Because Of the general belief that the supreme tribunal took delight in inva1idating liberal and progressive state legisla- tion MT. Warren made an exhaustive study of the quarter-century from 1887 to 1911, wherein most of the radical legislation along social and economic lines as enacted. His con- clusion was that the court was keep ing step with the times.
 He has lately been gratified by a decision of the supreme court which, in sustaining one of his own argu- ments maintains the constitutionality of the opium act of 1909. Incidentally portant statutes which have been fre- quently called in question, as those prohibiting the importation of articles bearing fraudulent trade marks, goods that are cOnvict-made, aigrets. prize fight films, and many other comm O. dities which the laws have aimed to exclude. This decision apparently places at rest forever any question as to the power of the governmen not only to forbid absolutely the importa ton of any article, but also to enforce the prohibition by making penal the bringing in of such goods.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
ANOTHER MILL, PROBABLY.

me board Of finance and taxation ss9ar, It is now at work pruning the
 eHands of the different depart 23tents and has succeeded in shaving sDm almost S9O,OOO and yet it looks as in the tax rate, which will be un- pleasant news for property owners or those who must in any way contri- bute toward the support of the gov ernment. A great many people have been heard to say that New Britain is spending too much money. It is spending great deal, but how can it be avoided and keep the city up- to-date as it should be? The tax rate in some other cities, principally in neighboring Hartford, is higher than it is here and so is it in some other Connecticut municipalities. That, however, will hardly give any consolation to New Britain but it will serve to prove that people here are
 
 in some other places.
 New Britain has been town since 1850 and a city since 1870, but it's de- velopment did not begin until 1906, and it has been necessary to spend a large sum of money for improvements that should have been started earlier. A great many new things have been provided during the past few years in order to make the city what it ought to be and to give the people some of the things they should have had before. Then there has been the changes in the sewer system and the expense of maintaining it, to- gether with street improvements and other departmental expenses that have kept the city financiers on the jump as to how all the bills can be met without making the burden too heavy for the people. It has been an unpleasant task for those who had to d . the pruning and a bit disa agreeable for those who have had to pay the bills. What has been cut out of this years estimates would help to make the city better equipped for it's work but we cannot have the cake and eat it, too
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
For Roosevelt in 1916.
{ Washington Star.)

Former Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw makes a most interest ing suggestion. This is that the re- publican party request MT. Roosevelt to resume it's leadership and that Mr. Roosevelt accept. In which case good bye to MT. Wilson and the democracy
 But there are difficulties in the way Before taking such step, the repub- ncan party would have to abandon it's self-respect MT. Rsooevelt has de- nounced it as rotten and unworthy of confidence longer. In his opinion if IS as much the tool of the interests today as the democracy Hence his organization of the bull moose party.
 For his part MT. Roosevelt would have to abandon his principles This MT. Shaw naively proposes. These are the words in which Mr. Roosevelt is to be addressed by the supplicatin. republicans: Lay aside some of tho theories of progressivism that have become unpopular, and come back os president of the United States to con duct the country safely through Inc mass Of problems that will ccnfront it.
 Ihat Is to say, party which had abandoned it's self-respect led bv a man Who mad abandoned his Driuci- pies could sweep the country. Great9 Truly great. One is tempted to OK claim. o Shaw
 But another point. One of the com paints against the democracy is that Il has become one-man party. Mir. Wilson dominates it as no man has done since Jackson. For two years he has been both executive and legisIa- ture. His friends in congress have gone to him for. and taken. his or ders. The new leadership has led.
 n that is an objection in the demo- cratic party, why not as well to the republican party as changed by MT. Shaw? Called back as MT. Shaw would have him, MT. Roosevelt would dominate things thoroughly-even more thoroughly than between 1901 and 1909. He would be justified in considering himself the sole hope of the country and in imposing his views on everTi ody under him. He has the dominating spirit. and knows how to exercise it.
 No, to the extent that Mir Wilson is objectionable because of his dispo- sition and course, Mir. Roosevelt is all so. There would be nothing of per
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
Decreasing Town Income.
(AnSOnia Sentinel )

It is, perhaps, needless to observe that most of the people of the state fail to see any permanent advantage to be secured by diverting part of the present revenue of towns and cities to the state for the purpose of increasing state income and making possibly a larger plan of state expen-
 allure. Most of the towns and cities of Connecticut have urgent need of every
 cent of revenue that they are at pres
 ent able to raise and they would re-
 sent vigorously and we believe justly
 the passage of bills that propose to
 cure the financial ills of the state in
 this way. This new scheme is on
 par with the plan, which purposes to
 transfer part of the state expense in
 regard to hospitals and the insane to
 the counties, which in effect means
 the taxpayers of the towns and cities
 Reducing the income of the towns and
 increasing their burdens in order to
 relieve some part of the pressure. on
 the state does not seem likely to prove
 a dura ble method of reform Opposi-
 tion to it seems to be quite general
 and to have back of 1t considerable
 logic.
 As we conceive 1t the problem that confronts the state is not how to shift
 the burden from the state taxpayer to the town taxpayer or to shift the in- come derived from the town taxpav- CT to the state. There is mighty little use in robbing Peter to pay Paul. What is desired is to find a way to greatly curtail the state expenditure
 so that it may be possible to meet the state expenses from the state income. Extrava gance must be summarily SUD- l pressed and everything but the ab- l solute necessities Topped off from the state budget. A good beginning has l been made in the way of consolidat- l ing commission and it is presumed 1 that this plan of economy will be car r1ed considerably, further The tax 1 payer demands and has a right to de- l mand that new armories, new norma I l schools and new appropriations for state institutions shall be ruth lesslv ] sacrificed m these times of financial 1 stress. 1t may be necessary for the | state to find way to increase it's in 1 come through methods of taxation which will deal equitably with inc ] great body of taxpayers But to trv 1 to make up state deficit by creafin Q ] one in municipal and town treas,1rics docs not strike the impartial onloolxor 1 as the best way to solve the prob- l lem We might as we'll take our med as to take it in this roundabout u.,, with the same result exactly upon the pocketbook of the taxpayer.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
Editor Herald:-

Editor Herald
 Permit me to thank you for your editorial in Mondays paper on Spring Cleanup It is a timely word and never more needed than now
 It is pleasant to feel that the stim- ulus MT. Jump gave to such civic in- terests is remembered. He was ably seconded by MT. Lewis, then of the Herald staff Surely if New Britain is to progress in matters of pubhc sanitation and cleanliness it can only be by the steady and enthusiastic CO., operation of every citizen. The board of health and the Chamber of Commerce cannot do this work alone. Every boy and girl, as well as parents and property owners, can help in this work for the common good of our city.
 What we need is not merely or principally a "clean up week"-but clean up day 365 times in a clean up year.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
Great Fire in Kansas
( N CIV York Sun)

For twelve long years the Hon. victor Murdock faced every shape Of react1onary and octopus the broad arena of the United States could pro- duce and never lowered his voice. or twelve years that bright bronze poll named in the forehead of the Washington sky, and smote the Kan sas Grasshoppers with fiery ruin. Now uncle Joe Cannon, that Emissary BUCK, hooted into the wilderness by this chief of the Short Grass league or Red Heads, is a member of the slxty-fourth congress, and Victor isn't In 1t. The flame is to be famed now by Kansas zephyrs. It returns to Wichita and singes once more the Eagle of that capital
 The Hon Victor Murdock became T reporter at Is. He has never grown any older. He says he is going to reform the society page" of that pal ladium of our liberties, excise the decorative adjective and print the facts. We wish him well in that emprise. The newspaper record of society" is crowded usually or foo often with multitude of sIoppinesses But he has always been a rutilant wheel of adjectives. Can he stop himself?
 Some years ago Mir Murdock ex- pressed his desire to Tive in New ork, for 1t is the place which comes nearest to doing big things" But lt'ls prof11gate of it's wealth and re- sources and unashamed of it's wicked ness; 1t is "a conscienceless city :,
 some day New York will be detroyed as an example to tn enation" How IS Babylon become desolation among, nations,
 The Sun has hoped against hope that the Firewheel of Wichita would settle in Manhattan and make if ashamed of it's wickedness. Evident ly the insurance folks could give him no guarantees, and so New York,s loss IS Wlchita's gain. The Hon. William, Allen White has spoken in his un surpassed style the thoughts that rise in good mems cerebral chambers as the generalissimo of the Short Grass league returns to the site he has made immortal:
 The drops that bleeding Kansas bled on thy bright insurrected head.
 Sull glow, a hallowed sign. where Peffer and Leweling led. And Jerry the unstockinged.
 You guide the dauntless line.
 Sons of the kaw. ope wide the jaw And whoop him with a wild hurraw,
 0, beacon of thy native state,
 Q Beltan of the heart and pate. We hail thee (subject to the fire law,
 To Truth and Freedom consecrate,"
 Now is the time to subscribe,
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
BURIED UNDER SNOW.
Body of Mrs. DaIquist Lost in Bliz-
 gard Sunday Found

Nome, Alaska, March 10.-TThe body of Mrs. Emma Dalquist who became lest in blizzard Sunday night, while driving a dog team from Safety to Nome, a distance of twenty-two miles, was found yester- day buried under a snow drift. She had been frozen to death. 1t was be- lieved the woInar's mind gave way in the bitter cold, for sine had thrown away her n1ittcns and furshoes.
 The body was found by A. A r'Scotty') Allen. racing dog driver, who had been or q search since Monday.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
CAUGHT IN ICE.
Steamer Erik Has About t20
 Men on Board

St. Johns. N. F., March t9-Thc wireless operator and ten men of the crew of tite sealing steamer Erik caught in the ice off Baybulls, 15 miles south of here. came ashore over the ice today having left their ship last night.
 No later word has been received from the Erik which has about 120 men on board.
 Earlier reports were that the Erik had escaped from tha ice with three other sealcrs.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
Marriage and Breadwinning.
(New York Tim eS.) )


 The social refor1ner who argued in his lecture at the West Side Young Mems Christian Association last Sun day in favor of married women prac- ticing the same profession as their husbands might have told more about that wife and another who, when her husband was threatened with bankruptcy, took her baby in her arms and went to his factory, where, taphorically speaking, she soon set him on his feet, while giV- ing his heir all the attention 1t re- quired. That was an exceptional achievement in real life, although the Sister Soulsbys and the innumerable business women of fiction have many living counterparts. To Wrest a busl- ness concern from threatened bank ruptcy, however, generally requires more than an innate business sense. Feminine persuasiveness and the ap- peal of sex might accomplish much in the circumstances, but the talr in- ference in this case would be that the husbands difficulties were largely psychological" that technical rather than mercantile ability had made him the owner of a factory, and that the wife possessed inherent mmercial understanding which had been devel- opcd and strengthened by domestic mana cement. As for the baby, there are preternaturally good babies, and there are mothers who hold to the theory that the best way to cure child of the habit of crying is to let it cry until it gets tired.
 In such a case the union of com mercial ability and mechanical abil- f., 1I doubtedly result in good team work and tend to keep the business in the family. But the argument that hus- bands and wives should generally adopt the same profession. or follow the same trade, if the wife does not prefer the domestic routine, is not measurably strengthened by this one example. Lawyers have welded law yers and physicians physicians, but such instances are exceptional As general thing the professional man desires to free his intimate home life as far as possible from professional associations, and we fancy that the professional woman must have the same feeling. In the art world and in letters the domestic disaster re- sulting from marriages of artists with artists, writers with writers, is too familiar to be dwelt upon. Mar rageS of actors with actresses have been common since the modern thea ter came into being, but if the two are of equal artistic rank discord soon flows. The Kendals were rare ex- captions The art world, however, is apart from the everyday life of the multitude. We need not consider it's precedents closely. Sallings which tax the emotional side of human nature less heavily will fit this argu- ment better.
 Husbands and wives often keep small shops together for instance, but if the business thrives the woman soon forsakes the counter Small shopkeepers have not yet been af- fected by advanced ideas. They find life's problems hard enough without sociological complexities. Presumably when a woman seriously takes up the 1 study of law it is with a desire to ex- | eel in a profession, and not with the l intention of marrying a lawyer. If she | makes up her mind to marry law l
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
D. MCMILLAN 199-2O1 -2O3 Main Street

manent benefit to the country Tn swapping one boss for another. If the republican party can win only under one man and that the third-term can didate who upon leaving It for selfish motives reviled it, it does not deserve to win. But is it reduced to that strait? Ii is in good condition as to leaders who as republicans of progress sive principles and temperament have the confidence of both wings of the party. And one of them will doubt less carry its standard next year.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
READY TO AID AMERICA

Honolulu. March 10.-President Shai.cr Matthews of the federal council of the Churches of Christ in America, and Rev. Sidney Gulick, who have been promoting better understanding between Japan and the United States, arrived here yesterday from Japan They said they had found the Japanese ready to co-oper- ate with America toward amicable relations in working out the immigra- tion question.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
BOWLING TOURNAMENT.

Peoria. H., March 10.-The 6f- teenth annual tournament of the American bowling congress will open here tonight. Entries have been re- ceived from SIS teams. Fiye-men teams of Peoria will hold the alleys during the opening session.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10

The fact that the gross business done for the month was less than for the correspondent period of 1914 reflects the general business in New England SIX weeks go.-Bridgeport Standard.
 Why is it that in order to get a good church singer or organist in Manchester it is necessary to go out Of town? That is the rule here notwithstanding few exceptions
 We go to Rockville, Or Hartford, or East Hartford or some other neigh boring place for our best singers. Yet here in Manchester. with a popu- laton of upwards of 1000, we have plenty of material from which to produce our own singers. The trou- ble is the lack of interest in music.- Manchester Herald
 Leslie M. Shaws prediction to the effect that Theodore Roosevelt again will be elected president comes from one who, as secretary of the treasury in the Roosevelt ad- minlstration, may still feel in debt to the colonel. The colonel did much for MT. Straw, but the latter should remember that to quite an S~AISAAC IAAC ocllSdClOIS were 1IluI udl and just how far man should place himself on record as a presidential prophet for the sake of old scores IS a matter of disagreement between ollticians.-Hartford Times.
 The question of stream pollution and the necessity of checking it is by no means a new one. It has been rec ogn1zed for long time that with the growth of cities the problem of talk ing care of the sewage is increasing and this is equally true of those cities which depend upon rivers for the car rvlng off of the refuse as of those communities which have to provide other methods of disposal The pol lut1on of streams is a matter which has been given consideration by the state board of health and while it finds that the conditions in the larger streams are not so bad as those in the smaller ones since the former are able to keep down unhealthy condi tlons because of the volume of water, the situation is such that, steps should be taken to bring about an mprovement.-Norw Bull letin.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10

The proposition to double the license fee for automobiles, while releasing the owners from all other taxation upon their machines has stirred up more discussion of taxation questions in this state than any other thing If the proposal does nothing else this will be an mplishment.-B port Post. .E
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
Watch Your Stem

See that if leads to "The Busy Lit tie Store" where you can buy strictly fresh Connecticut eggs for ETC a doz- en. Russell Bros, 301 Main street. advt.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10

March winds are active enough, but it is made more and more plain daily that spring and summer are fast ap- preaching. It should be borne in mind also that spring and summer bring the fly and the mosquito and other pest; and that the time to do the best work towards the elimination of these pests, most easily, is in the first few weeks Of spring. Waterbury Republican
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Ther are two ingredients in divorce suits One is acrimony, and the oth- CT is alimony. When there wasn't so much money in this country there were fewer divorce suits.-Norwich Record.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
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New Britain herald., 1915-03-10

The improvement shown by the re- port of the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad for January
 as compared with the same month of last year is confined to the net figures and simply reflects President ElIiotts ability as a. practical railroad man
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
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New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
"DoLLY-DEAR, DRAPE WELLS.

All the new meshes with Chenille figured borders.
 Keep in touch with this store for wear.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10

The fact that the gross business done
 for the month was less than for the correspondent period of 1914 reflects the general business in New England SIX weeks ago.-Bridgeport Standard.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10

The new colors with ribbon and velvet edges. 25c and 49c each.
Douglas Island news., 1915-12-22

dorsed thereon; whereupon the clerk of
 said board shall draw 0nd sign warrant on
 the treasurer of said board for the payment thereof, which warrant shall be signed by the director of said board and the said war
 rant shall specify for what purpose the same
 is drawn.
 SECTION 6. At the first meeting of the common council after the commencement Of the school term each year, the school board shall file with the said common council on estimate of the amount or funds which Will be required for the maintenance of the schools for the current year or school term which said estimate shall show the number of teachers engaged for the said year, the amount of monthly salary tO be paid 60 each and the approximate sums which will be needed for fuel, lights, repairs and all other expenses.
 SECTION 2. IT at any time said board of ! school directors shall deem it proper or necessary for the maintenance of the said | public schools Go eNpeud Q greater amount of money than contained In the estimate mentioned in section six of this ordinance, or whenever it becomes apparent Go said directors that the amount or said estimate will be insufficient for the maintenonce or said schools for the current year, they shall immediately Ale a supplemental estimate Of such expenses with the said Common COun- ell. which said estimate shall set forth in de- tail the nature and amount of such proposed additional expenses; and no tndebtedness shall be incurred by the said school board without the consent of the Common Council,
 expressed by ordinance or resolution.
 SECTION 8. All ordinances and parts of or- dinauces in conflict herewith are hereby rec pealed.
 SECTION g. This ordinance shall be pub- fish sd i'm the Douglas Island News, a weekly newspaper published in the Town of Doug las, Alaska, on the 22nd day of December, 1915, and the 29th of December, 1915, and shall be i'm full force and effect from and after
 the date of it's passage and approval
 Passed and approved this 2Oth day of De- cember. 1915. PETER JOHNSON, President of Common Council and EX Oticio Mayor.
 ATTEST: R. R. HUBBARD. City Clerk