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New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
COMMI7NICATED
To "A Patient Who Believes in the
 Golden RuIe."

To "A Patient Who Believes in the
 Golden Rule." | My dear friend of the Doc" Is it proper to knock A poor devil like me with your bunk ? may be a "grouch,'' But admit I'm no slouch At singing this jingle junk. l know that I ought
 To rejoice OCT the thought 1hae well are my stomach and liver. But friend, can you vouch That it's just chronic erouch,, And not disease of my s'1iyyer?n There are some who might tell You to go straight to.-weu- But this wicked thought I'll forbear: The doctors, my friend Need you down at this end Besides, it is naughty to swear Now just get this straight through your kindly old pate, And let 1t sink into the core That I PAY the bills That result from my ills Have done so for three years or more. Ihat Golden Rule'' stuff That you sling, is a bluff. And l have to laugh a guffaw, You're either 'Doc' or there's one in your block Perhaps he's your brother-in- law! We've had quite enough Of this soft pedal stuff About doctors who sit the night
 through
 By the side of your friend Who is nearing the end- Oh please hand us out something new! l know that in spite Of whatever I write The doctors will rule us like Lords, But as for us two,
 Why this scrap we'll eschew And emulate two henryfords.
 SUFFERER"
 (Al1as "Bish K. Ibble.")
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
SOME SHOOTING.

Bill--was the thinnest man in town. In group of merrymakers he accidentally got a bullet just above the knee. It was quite late at night and the men had quite a time in arousing a doctor. Finally they got old Doc-to the window and yelled, Come on down, Doc, Bill got shot" Who? Bill? Where's he shot '' '1n the leg" Some shooting" said the doctor, some shooting!"
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
eNEY, MONEY, MONEY. WHAT
 MUST HENRY THINK2

Purporting to give the reason why &e Ford Peace Party met with final liure, the story out of Amsterdam is @ @aracteristic of some poor traits in slman nature, traits that the Detroit Sehufacturer overlooked when he as- Nnpled his pilgrims. It seems that NIne. Schwimmer, the nemesis of the rty, cabled from New York to the @Fst Vice President of the Women's Nfernatlonal Committee for Perman- @t Peace saying she would donate to Mat organization $2O0.Ooo of Henry Hrd's money. According to pr. Alet- S Jacobs, of Amsterdam, the leader d the peace organization, the news of # donatiorfsof MT. Ford's money was 8 led with glee. It seems the organ 8tion was just about going to the The $20O,000 of MT. Fords @ney which, remember, was to be &1ated by Mme. Schwimmer, loomed
 large as a bumper" There was Eat rejoicing among the peaceful #nen of Amsterdam. Not losing d Mment and wanting to spread the 3 q news to their sisters in other @ds they went to work sending ca
 grams authorizing members of the
 lee organization in all neutral coun- @ Is to go ahead with their plans, ~aKT h. irrEot h M day was over several thousand 1 Jars had been spent,-just how @ly thousand, the Dr. does not say. #Har this money had been cast away, Z Jacobs wisely decided to send one
 Be cable,-that one to Miss Jane
 ans, the American head of this
 1en's peace party. And 10 and be-
 ga the cat came out of the bag. 8 Jane Addams cabled;-"K Keep & Women's International Committee ? net from the Ford expedition" nu
 bus wireless messages to the Os- Ell, enroute to Europe, failed to
 ken response from Mme. Schwim- ## anu the 1Gud was on. All the | "a 2e advocates in Europe were ad- # Ey telegrams to have nothing to
 yith the Ford Peace Party, and q # gation was appointed to meet the
 r II on it's arrival and get and ex-
 ation from Mme. Schwimmer. 8 is what the delegation learned:-
 ID longer belong to your organiza-
 I have resigned And she had. 2 the peaceful women of Amster- k# are seriously considering going IN court and fight for the several 5 isand dollars they lost in antici-
 n of getting a donation of $200,- | of a mans money from a woman S hom it didn't belong. Money, | Izsey, money It is at the root of all
 ys. Although it succeeded in
 ing the Ford Pilgrims on their Z it also managed to put them on roclzs And there is the whole 2 What must Henry Ford think?
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
Tho Press and Education.
Waterbury Republican. ]

University heads are beginning to reading the daily newspapers that they may keep abreast of the times. It is gratifying to the daily newsoa- pers, of course, that the university brethren have come to appreciate the educational value of the daily press, but it seems to have taken the war in Europe to drive the fact home to them that it is not in the works of the old masters that one finds out how the world is moving.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
THEY DESERVE TT.

When the committee on salaries, the committee on ordinances, and the board of public safety, meet in joint session. or separately to consider a resolution referred to them by the last session of the common council anent an increase in the pay envelopes of the Chief of Police & Co, there are some salient points on the subject we'll worth their consideration. To wit:
 l. A Chief of Police is hu-
 man being. The same holds true
 for, the men under him.
 2. Human beings can do so
 much and no more in the line of
 of physical endeavor. After that,
 they are calling on their reserve
 energy and eating themselves up.
 8. When a human being does
 so much work he is entitled to be
 recompensed in fair proportion.
 A. The public officers of New
 Britain have proven themselves
 human beings of high type,
 thoroughly efficient in the line of
 duty, seldom complaining, ever
 looking to the interests of the
 city.
 All those things being true and, to all intents and purpose, they are true, it were well that when the two com mittees and the board aforementioned, meet, they take in consideration the faithfulness of the men in question. As far as the Chiefs salary goes that is the only one which would show very material raise, matter of s40O. It is but in keeping with the dignity of the office that this sum be attached to his present emolument. Flfteeh hundred dollars a year makes com- fortable salary for captain, and the sergeants will be we'll satisfied with 1 their prom otions. What raise the | patrolmen get will not empty the city's exchequer and will be received as mark of appreciation for services we'll rendered.
 There is no gainsaying the fact that he police of New Britain are worked | ities, also that their rate of pay is lot commensurate with that in even mailer towns. Even Councilman 'urtis is convinced that the police of lew Britain are entitled to better pay nd that should be the last word on he subject. Councilman Landers 'ith naive perception and wit, read y grants this in itself to be just cause pr the advance, adding that eff you atch the councilman from the third ard favoring salary increase, it lust be deserving one'' And we an but add, in the language of the Id scholastics. "The truth it is, in- eed."
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
FACTS AND FAN NCIES.

French recognition of the justice of our protest against the forcible re- moval of German civilians from American ships on the high seas IS an important diplomatic victory for this country. There have been Sev- eral such violations of American sov- ereignty by allied warships cruising off our coast, and the acceptance by France of our point of view should bring these incidents to a close Brooklyn Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21

What fool must be the mortal who introduced in the United States House of Representatives bill providine that if any one starts gasoline off on the market at price as exho-- bitant as fifteen cents gallon a tax of one dollar shall be paid on each gallon sold, and an additional dollar ditional cent of price. By the same law of economics a man who got d corner on the haberdashery market would be taxed a necktie every time he sold a collar.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21

engers. The record is all the more remarkable when this is taken into consideration. Let the good work go on. Every railroad in the United States should join in this .competi- tion. It is healthy and stimulates desire for travel
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
P0yt Said, Modern Babel,
 WILL as the W00Hy Wesf

of the worlds important depots for all manner of maritime supplies. The population of the city is about 5O,O0O, including representatives of every race and individuals representing all races at once.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21

It is morally certain that nowhere near two million Progressives=-exc in buckram-can now be counted Several very active gentlemen, led by MT. Perkins, keep passing on and off the scene with what Lowell called 'the cheap numerosity of stage army" but nobody is deceived by their parading-least of all, we may be sure Colonel Roosevelt. He knows per fectly what has become of the party of social justice. Little is left of it ecept good bargaining material. It is doubtless worth a certain price, and will get it, but it would be folly for the Republicans to sefI all that they have into their hands.-New York Evening Post.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
COMPETITION.

# one would eliminate competi- from the industrial, business, or # the social, world. It is this @ that engenders great accom- nent. The American railroads, N three or four years ago, en. & into competition along new and lal lines,-the Safety First move M Led by the Pennsylvania sy.s- %they decided to strive for one Fred per cent. efficiency in the Sess of carrying passengers, and Beet with minimum number Of Rents. The "Pennsy" recently SI a period of three years during Al time not one passenger was & on it's Eastern division, and Mears during which no passenger @killed by accident on its entire Nn Considering that this rail- 8 Transports almost three times the 8 population of the United States S year, this is a remarkable ac- Inent.
 & the "Pennsy'' is not the only M in the United States, with d # slate. It has a good competitor Mid AZyest, The Illinois Gen. aiI Hh comes forth with r period ending
 not a passenger
 accident on it's
 de of Chicago.
 that service,
 passengers q
 Ysion is not
 ,wever, for last
 consecutive year
 5assenger lost life on the entire sys-
 Ear the Illinois Gen.
 ctly 26,019,S20 pass
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21

Direct nominations are the most preposterous humbug ever foisted hp- on any part of the American people. The most recent authoritative and H. Illuminating opinion on the subject was expressed the other day by states- man of the. extreme reactionary type, an unconquerable standpatter, who declared that no Legislature in the Union would have had the hard1hood to return him to the Senate, but at the direct election in his state it was easy for him to get humping big majority. The people have had time to consider the merits of the devices by which inspired reformers have sought to give them a more direct participation in the affairs of govern
 ment and they perceive that they have been fooled--that the old way was peter, better for them and better for government. So there of MT. Will sons four years have gone by and there is no great probability that within the remaining one year nation wide Presidential primaries will be established by statute.-New York Times .|
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21

Granting that the added defense may never be needed, and that an agreement for disarmament may be reached as a result of the peace gotiations that will follow the war, the administrations preparedness meas ures will not interfere with our dis arming too. At best we shall have expended a few millions by way of insurance, and at wursu we shall be the more ready to protect our own soil and our own institutions.-New York World.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21

An official account of the final evacuation of Gallipoli emphasizes not only the extent of the disaster but the deplorable result of blunderng. Rus sia remains shut in from the open sea, the Bulgarian n-Teutonic alliance has been formed and Great Britain's east ern possessions are menaced; per- haps Germany will secure a sphere of influence in the East. All this might have been averted if the blunders had
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
Special Sale of SILK BLOUSES

Silk Crepe de Chine Blouses in eight shades. New plaid, striped and changeable Silk )Blouses on Sale Satur- day, $2.99 each. Values to s3.9S.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21

not been committed. It has been & most costly experience.-Wilkesb Record.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
January Sale of MEMS SHIRTS

Value to $1.OO. In big range of colors. Sizes IA to IT inch Soft and laundered cuff Shirts, all we'll known makes: Lion Brand, Nonpariel, Elaness and Imperial Shirts in this Sale. Now is the time to stock up
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
Manufacturers Stock of DAINTY GUIMPES
 and COLLARS.

On Sale Saturday 45c and SIC each. Values to $1.5O.
 JANUARY SALE PRICES ON SHEETINGS, COToTONS and LINENS
New Britain herald., 1916-02-02
BULLET CRASHES
 INTO CAR WINDOW
No One Hears Shot, But Missile Bores Through Glass Near
 Woman's Head,

An enigma which ought to cause the police no end of worry is to find the person who fired a .22 caliber bullet through the window of a crowded trolley car on Park street at 5:13 c clock last night.
 The car was passing the P. & F. COrbin coal bins on Park street when the occupants were startled by @ crash of glass and exclamation from 2 startled woman. Investigation showed that a small bullet had bored a hole through the window pane not many inches from the Woman's head. Other than the broken window the bullet did no further damage to the window.
 The car was in charge of Conductor Charles Olson, and Motorman Howard Keeney. Neither the crew nor any of the passengers heard shot. A thorough search Of the interior of the car failed to locate the bullet and it did not pass out of the opposite window. This gives strength to the possibility that it was a spent bullet, fired from some distance, and on puncturing the window had not sufficient force to go through into the car and dropped into the street.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-02
T. S. GRANT DEAD.
State Comptroller in 1899 Passes Away
 At ThOmpSOnyilIc.

Thompsonville, Feb. 2.-Thompson s. Grant, state comptroller in 1899, } died at his home here today after an sfllness extending through the past g two years He was in his 73rd year. 2 MT. Grant was twice married, the death of his first wife in 1894 being followed by the death of two sons. He had no other children.
 MT. Grant was a native of Enfield and had resided here his entire life xsave twelve years during which he was in business in New York. He was born June 21, 1843, the son of the late Dr. H. A. Grant who served as surgeon general on the staff of Gov. w. A. Buckingham in Civil War times. MT Grant was elected 8 to the general assembly in 1897, and his acquaintanceship was a factor in securing for him the republican nom nation for comptroller. MT. Grant was a tobacco raiser and wholesale dealer in the leaf, in early life com bining the raising of blooded cattle with his tobacco business.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-02
WELCOME, ARCTOMYS MONAX.
Ground Hog Is Here and Up to Press
 Time He Has Remained.

Old MT. Groundhog was up against it hard today. He came out accord ing to schedule and at once was con- fronted with a dilemma, which had nothing to do with the state of pre- paredness, the submarine issue or the arrival of German auxiliary cruisers under most inopportune circun- stances. His trouble was entirely due to the prevailing weather. In the first place he couldn't see his shadow and that meant that it was up to him to announce the arrival of the frollc- some maid Spring; but on second sight it wasn't spring at all. Snow was falling heavily and gave every evidence to argue otherwise.
 This meant a continuance of coal orders, maintenance of the high cost of food and other household troubles too numerous to discuss. But then the ground thought of municipal ice crop still unhavested and knew he would have some friends which ever way he decided the issue. By this time he resembled an Artic groundhog and had apparently fallen into a state of coma under his snow blanket. The reporter who went out to get an interview concluded that the decision would have to work itself out during the next six weeks and let the public decide whether spring had ar rived as it usually has to regardless of the antics of the Candlcmas day visitor.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-02
PREPARING FOR WAR
 OF LONG DURATION
Germany Confiscates Greater Part of All Products of Textile
 Industry.

London, Feb. ?, 12:10 D. m.-Ac- cording to Berlin newspapers as quoted by Reuters Amsterdam corre- spondent, new order was put in force on Feb. 1 under which the greater part of all products of the textile industry was confiscated
 The Tageblatt says it is highly sig nificant that on this occasion the gov- ernment does not seize raw material but finished articles Included in the list are all materials for clothing suitable for army, or navy officials all goods for under garments, blan- kets, inclusive or horse cloths; col ored linen goods, Things and sail cloths.
 Berlin newspapers point out that this measure discloses a scarcity of these materials and also indicate that Germany is preparing for war of duration.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-02
NOT REPRISAL FOR ..
 BARALONG AFFAIR
Zeppelin Raid On England Monday Night Did Not Come Under That
 Head Claim German Authorities.

Berlin, Feb. 2, Via. London, 11:1O a. m.-Rum Ors have circulated here that the Zeppelin raid on England on M Monday night was in reprisal for the Baralong affair, but The Associated Press correspondent is assured in au- thoritative quarters that the attack did not come under that head. It is st lated that the midland section of England was selected for the raid be- cause Liverpool is the center of Eng lands commerce and that there was a purpose to bring home to the people Of Great Britain the fact that the boasted defenses of London do not svailq against Germany's aircraft and it was intended also to interfere with the preparations being made in Eng land for the carrying on of the British operations in France and Flanders.
 The admiralty office has no further details to give out regarding the raid in addition to those already published, but it reiterates the positive state ment that not single one of the raiding Zeppelins was injured.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-02
ZEPPELIN OFF THE :.
 COAST OF AMELAND
German Airship Probably Hit by Fire of Coast Guard on Island of Nether-
 lands in North Sea.

London, Feb. 2, 11:30 a. m.-A Zeppelin airship was sighted today off the coast of Aneland, an island of the Netherlands in the North Sea, says a despatch from Amsterdam to the Reuters Telegram Go. A dirigible balloon was flying low and probably had lost her bearings, owing to the fog.
 The coast guard bombarded the Zeppelin, the despatch adds, more than fifty shots being fired, and it is believed that some hit the airship. which finally disappeared to the northWard
 Early Tuesday morning the Zeppe- lin air fleet returning from it's raid on the English provinces was heard in the vicinity of Amsterdam.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-02
DR. TRAVIS BACK IN NISH
New Britain Woman Physician Re- ported Well By American Consul at SaIOnilSi-Has Received Mail.

Word was received here today that pr. Catherine A: Travis, New Britain's woman physician who went to Serbia to help found the Childrens hospital at Nish, is safe and sound. Nothing had been heard from Dr. Travis in several weeks or, in fact since the Austro- German forces took the Serb out of Serbia.
 The American consul at Saloniki reports having received a letter from pr. Travis, thanking him for for warding her mail to her present resi- dence. Nish. She says she is well and is continuing her work at the hospi- tai.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-02
WILSON l1x PARADE
 AT TOPEKA, KAS
President Greeted With Salute of Twenty -onc Guns and Escorted to
 Home of Gov. Capper.

Topeka, Kas., Feb. 2.-President Wilson reached Topeka this afternoon. He was greeted with a salute of twen- ty-one guns and escorted by state troops through the principal streets to the residence of Gov. Capper. The president and Mrs. Wilson rode in zero weather in open automobiles. Most of the city's 50,000 popula ton lined the sidewalks along the way to the govern prs residence.
 For the first time on his present tour the president participated in a long street parade, lasting forty-five minutes. s..
 American flags had been distribut- ed in advance to the crowds along the way Schools held no sessions.
 At Gov Capper's home he stood on the porch for a moment and waved his hat. With Mrs. Wilson he then went in to luncheon.
 Gov. Capper, introducing the pres ident to the audience in the munici- pal auditorium, praised him for keep ing the United States out of war buy added Many of us are not in accord with the program of vast armament" !"
 Gov. Capper declared the president had spoken for peace and we would speak for it." He added:
 "He has steadfastly kept us out of the terrible conflict in Europe. He has sat undismayed on the hottest lid that has seated any president since Lincoln.
 'eWe are not a craven people, We are deeply and intensely patriotic. We are not afraid to fight if we must; but 1rri1 arise and we pray we shall not be led into temptation"
 Suffrage leaders who had planned to see the president here apparently were baked by his going to Gov. Cap per's home from the station
New Britain herald., 1916-02-02
J. s. DISTRICT COURT
 WILL MEET AT NIGHT
To Give Forty New Britain Aliens First NaturaliZa-
 ton Papers.

Due to the efforts of Miss Mary A. Campbell, principal of the Burritt school and an instructor of community civics in the Grammar Evening school and c. E. Pickett, clerk of the United States District court which sits at Hartford, that court is to hold a spe- cial night session tomorrow evening for the purpose of receiving forty or the members of the New Britain night school civic class who are to apply TOT their first citizenship papers.
 This is an important concession for the United States court to make, in- asmuch as the regular sitting is dur ing the day. However, the presiding judge was impressed with the fact that there are forty aliens in this city who have been studying hard all win ter to become citizens and he at once saw the justice in the request that a night session be granted them so
 that they would not have to sacrifice their working time.
 When the Grammar evening school opened last fall the class in commun- ity civics was instituted and there was an enrolment of between seventy-five and 100 aliens Miss Campbell teaches these man city and national govern ment and their obligatio to the gov ernment and concluded the course with final instructions that will en- able them to take out their naturali- zation papers. In September, short time after the opening of the class, ten men who had already taken their first papers went to Hartford and took out their final naturalization American citizens. In the class of forty who are to take out their first papers tomorr night, twenty-seven different nationalities are represented, yet each individual is anxious to be- come a naturalized American citizen and to assume the responsibilities and obligations as such. These men have been in the United States anywhere from two to seven years and by thus stim ulating interest in Americanism and patriotism it is easy to see what an admirable work is being done by the evening school. Two years hence these men who take out their first papers this week will be able to ap pear before the court again and be- come American citizens.
 On Friday evening ex-Judge Will liam F. Mangan will address this class on "Citizenship."