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New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
UP TO THE PEOPLE.

Published in another part of the fald today is letter written by [odrow Wilson in February, 1913, IA. Mitchell Palmer, at that time Representative from Pennsylvania, which the President sets forth his |sonal attitude toward the one-term lie and discusses the matter and 4n of electing a President of the {ted States. The letter is well l Eth reading because it contains ! &ch food for thought. It discusses relations of the President to the $pIc, the limitations that naturally $round the man in the White House,
 responsibilities that belong to the lee, the powers that are liable to
 abused, and the manner in which bile opinion must in the final out he play a large part in determining fether a President shall be renom
 ted.
 
 Hwo terms for the Presidency. This eause a President who is a good lsident and who has started out o1l Eood policy has not really time to Fry out all his measures in one m of four years. If he measures to the standard he is promptly ht back to complete his work in other term of four years. There E been in the past much hubbub E1 clamor for a single term of six brs, but it has never amounted to [ything, never taken definite shape form. The third term issue has en decried and when Roosevelt knaced with his idea, the American topIe stood up en masse and shouted Eainst it. Reasonable assurance has len given that the third term will |ver become a reality. It approach too much to czar rule. In a |mocracy the people fear giving too E1ch power to one man for too great length of time.
 FWhen the Baltimore convention Eopted the one-term plank no one i've much thought to the matter |ide from attributing it to the work |gs of William Jennings Bryan who at it in the platform as safety rst', clause. The willy politician .om the banks of the Platte had vii ons of 1916 clearly fixed in his mind
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
The Supreme Court.
(New Haven Union. ]

Although President Wilson has been in office nearly three years, he has made but one appointment to the United States supreme court, that of Associate Justice James c. McRey- holds of Tennessee. There now is a second vacancy. Judging from the precedents established, one might ex- pect the president to appoint some southern democrat, but there is plenty of precedent for ignoring precedent too.
 As the court now stands, six re- publicans and two democrats com prise its membership. The only real southern man among the eight is Chief Justice White of Louisiana Justice McReynolds comes from q border state.
 Though Georgia was one of the original thirteen states, it has had but three men on the supreme bench R the century and a quarter of the courts existence. Justice Lamar Georgia's latest representative on the bench, served but five years.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
}. MCMILLAN Is9-o0I-c03 Ml:N STisTE~r
in the wee small hours as in the old

in the wee small hours as in the old days.
 But for all the Federal Express fa ults we loved her still, because she was useful to Us in the time when we took our best girl to the big shows in the great city. It is not so certain that we were angry over the long waits, at that.
 The train was a useful one in it's time until they stopped the ferry busj- ness and sent it around the wilds of New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl- vania. Then it began to lose popular ity an no doubt the company is justi- fled in taking it off. There will prob ably be substitute trains to accom- modate the way service in the theatre line, for that is just as important to- day as in other times
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
COMMUNICATED.
About "Thc Good Old Family Doctor, Who Went Out of, Existence 25
 Years Ago, and His Successor.

New Britain, Conn.,,
 Jan. 10, 1916. To the Editor of the New Britain Dear sir:-Your editorial in last Thursdays Herald on "The' High Cost of Living-and Dying was probably written by some one who is blessed with good health More power to him! He surely could not write those nice things about the doctor if he had had occasion to consult many of them professionally. He gives us a pen picture of 'the good old family doctor' who went out Of existence some 25 years ago. I doubt if he really ever existed
 Far from kindly, sympathetic good, gracious, etc., I have found them. From my experience I gather that they are gruff. rough, avaricious, decidedly ympathetic and graps- ing to the last degree. I have paid $500 each for visits to a specialist" and received in return actually eleven minutes of his valuable time About night calls; just try to dig one of these gentlemen out of a warm bed some cold morning about two or three o'clock. Unless he is your family doctor'' or the case is one
 
 you will have to wait until the break of day at least. Probably he couldn't crank his Ford!
 Your writer says in effect: "Why pay the doctor when we need the 1 money for theaters, rent and grocer 1 ies?" Of course the doctors lose some of their accounts Why shouldn't they? So do the landlords, grocery men and coal dealers. And I claim l that to "beat' q grOceryman or coal l dealer is even worse than ''stickins' 1 the doctor The grocer and coal man | have delivered to your home goods to the value of the bills they have | rendered. Is it always so with the | doctor? If the doctor saves your life or assists your case toward a recov- l cry, his claim is certainly a just one 1 and should be paid. Probably the | doctors do not lose many accounts | of this nature But how about the i bills rendered by physicians to pa. l tients who have derived absolutely no benefit from their guesswork? |? l Should these be paid?
 It is stated on good authority that ] in many of the best hospitals in the country, not over 40 or 45 per cent. of the diagnoses of the staff phv l sicians is correct. Give the average doctor in New Britain,-or anywhere else, for that matter.-a chronic case of stomach. liver or kidney ailmenr and you've got him guessing right off the bat. For the past 8 1-2 years the writer has suffered from a chronic stomach and intestinal disorder. Dur ing this time he has let eleven doc tors in this. and other cities of this state, guess about his case. Special ists at $500 per throw down to the "dollar-pe office-ca call" New Britain doctors have all taken a shot.
 How helpless they all are: And now they want to raise the price of fees! No matter how punk they are, one must pay them. and as "A Reader' states in Saturdays Herald, they never forget to charge.
 Very truly your,
 l "SUFFER ER.''
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office.
Death of Hanging Judge" (New York Sum-

Big Pete Mccullough, 76 years old, 'the hanging judge" of Andersonville prison during the civil war, has just died at his home in Mexico, Mo-, aft CT a short illness with pneumon Mccullough sentenced six of his fel- low prisoners to death in the Ander- sonville stockade and personally as- sisted in carrying out the sentence.
 The Union soldiers were charged with being ringleaders in raids when they stole the scanty rations of other prisoners their valuables, and as Me Cullough expressed it, They took our lives when they took our grub"
 Mccullough recently related to friends the story of the hanging as follows:
 ''The gang was known as the raid ers,' and they had everything their own way nearly three months. We sent petition to the prison authori- ties and requested relief They grant ed our request and sent in a body of armed men, to whom we pointed out the raiders. In three hours we had rounded up 200 men, who were identified with all kinds of villainy. They were marched outside the stockade that they might receive fair trial. Tn fact, the soldiers beg ged to be taken out for fear of vio- lence, as there were 35,000 prisoners in the stockade.
 "The stockade was in command of Capt. Henry Wirz, a Swiss, who per mitted us to organize a court, elect a judge and impanel a jury to try our prisoners.
 "I was elected judge of that court and the first day I tried fully 100 men for petty misdemeanors. The raiders soon saw we meant business and like men of today they wanted immunity Tn a short time We had the ringleaders spotted and their trial was last.
 '"The trial lasted two days and final ly the si.- raiders were found guilty of murder; of such crimes that made their presence among us intolerable. They were sentenced to death. "we informed Gen. Winder of our Intentions to carry out the death sen tence and like Pilate. he washed his 1 hands of the affair and declined to | take official notice of it. Father Hamilton, priest who wis., | ited us often, was called to administer | the last rites to the dying. The con- demned men even then thought the whole thing was a hoax concocted to l frighten them, and they refused to 1 believe we were in earnest until they
 were brought within sight of the scaf- 1 fold.
 we had everything ready and the | nooses were quickly adjusted. We had no trapdoors, but a man was sta | toned behind each prisoner, and at ! the word we gave each man shove. | The drop was six feet.
 "The hanging broke up rafding. We | formed a league among the better
 class of prisoners and were allowed to punish all offenders in the stock i ade."
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

And our old friend Butch McDevitt: put his statute in the capitol building at Washington, is down in Atlantic City today looking for a wife. Evi dently he forgets this is leap year. lie should not get so near to the water; he might leap overheard.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

Col. E. M House, who is abroad to carry the "atmOsphere of Washing ton" to American diplomatlstS Tn European capitals, has arrived in Lon don. The latest word from there IS that the fog continues as usual and that Am bassador Page is experiencing difficulty in breathing.-New York Herald.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

We rejoice that the American re- publics have arrived at the point where they see that their interests and ours are mutual and that pros perity and progress are to be served by fostering this spirit of Pan-Amer- icaniSm Buffalo News
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

Vladimir Bourtzeff the nihilist, is reported to be an aviator in the Czar's service. He evidently prefers drop ping bombs to planting them-New York Tribune.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

for Serbia begins to take tangible form. It is reported that she is giv- ing King Peter, driven from his own land, a, palace to live in.-Lynn Item.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

The French liner La Fayette. threatened with destruction by sub marines, reached New York harbor today. Who's Laughing yet?"
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Will the President get Congress on his hands or in the neck ?-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

Was it a 16-1 or merely a one-term plank that Bryan advocated?
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

There is no greater evidence of prosperity than the automobile, apart from it's utilitarian purposes. The com mercial prosperity of today and the bounteOu. crops on which so much of our material advancement rests have largely contributed to raising the autom obile industry to the biggest in the world-New York Telegram.
 It seems scarcely conceivable that this government can so demean itself as any longer to hold any diplomatic relations with the outlaw nations of the world who have murdered it's cit izens upon the high seas outraged every principle of international law and made themselves the blackest pi- rates who ever scuttled a ship and murdered it's passengers and crew Has not the time come for this nation to assert it's manhood and be done With diplomatic correspondence?- ?- Baltimore Manufa cturers' Record.
 The importance of cultivating close business relations with Latin-Amer- 1can republics cannot be exaggerated
 We buy enormous quantities of coffee and rubber in Brazil, but We do not take enough from most of the others II we could buy tin worth S25,OOO,OOO year from Bolivia we would be able to increase our sales and perhaps dominate the import trade of that country. We are getting copper from Peru and nitrate from Chile. A strong syndicate is about to engage in petroleum production at several points on the west coast of South America, ana now the tin of Bolivia is coming our way. With, the capital now at our command we can help to de- Nelop the whole of that continent and create true Pan-Americanism of common interest in trade as we'll as Tor defense.-New York Commercial.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

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New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

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New Britain herald., 1916-01-11

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-12
BITS OF NEWS

Nelson Hackett, Chicago Heights,
shot wife, Pearl, three times, then
killed self. Wife dying.
Jos. lie DUO, 5OO3 Sheridan 3D., who
has been at bedside of wife who was
shot in Philadelphia hotel two weeks
ago, returned today. Mrs. LIE Due
recovering.
Stuart KeeIin, 8, 4317 Vista ter,
dead, result of swallowing steam
from tea kettle spout. Scalded lungs.
PatroIman Andrew Hanreddy, Irv-
ing Park station, suspended and
faces trial board hearing on. charge
of drinking in uniform, according to
Capt. J. D. Mccarthy.
Mrs. J. L. Needham, 4311 Kenmore
av., bought auto yesterday. Was
stolen last night
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-12

din conference, said he was planning
action against Hoyne and his assist
ants for their action in raiding the
City Hall He said such action was
violation of the stateEiot law.
Asst States Atty Berger dropped
the hint yesterday that William Lut-
hardt, sec'y to Chief Healey, was in
Volved in the present trouble.
The City Hall crowd got severe
chills yesterday when the grand jury
voted unanimously not to allow Chief
Healey to appear before that body in
a game to secure immunity. This is
taken to mean that the grand jury is
giving serious attention to conditions
in the City Hall.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-12

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN WARNS
UP-cHARGES FLY
New York, Oct 12-For the first
time during the present campaign
there was chop" put on the political
ball today at both Republican and
Democratic headquarters.
'DriVVel," Statements absolutely
untrue" and other personalities were
hurledtba and forth across 42d st.,
which is all that materially divides
the offices Of Republican Chairman
Wilcox from those of Democratic
Chairman Mccormick. -
The first 'stuff' was put on the
ball by Chairman Mccormick when
he was asked about the widely-pub-
Hshed statement of Victor Ridder to-
day.
1--WE have no professional propa-
gandists sitting at the desk of the
national chairman over here issuing
statements against the United States
government" said Mccormick.
''As for the Hughes attitude, ex-
pressed in United Press dispatches
that he regards himself potential
president and can therefore not an
swer charges, would casually re-
mark that Mr.. Hughes potentiality
still consists Of 100 per cent candi-
dacy."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-12

BUCK SAYS PAST ATTEMPTS TO
GET RECORDS FAILED ,
Three times the past year orders
were passed by the city council de-
manding from the police department
the records now in possession Of
States Atty Hoyne," said Aid. Buck
of council police committee. Maj
Funkhouser, under instructions from
2 Chief Healey, refused to let us see
the records.
Francis A. Hanna, an aid of
Funkhouser, was ready to let the
council police committee see the rec
ords in the Hotel Morrison case. Mr..
Hana's readiness was punished by
charges, trial and dismissal from the
department.
Secretary of police records has
gone so far now that the aldermen
who vote the money appropriations
for maintenance of the police depart
ment are unable to get at the records.
Aldermen therefore. await eXpectant-
ly the disclosures there may be in the
documents seiezed by the states at
tOrney."
Galveston, Tex.-5ritish govt has
warnd all British shipping to. remain
in Atlantic ports, advising shipmas-
tiers and owners they will sail at own
risk.
London.-DaiIy Mail came out this
morning in favor Of woman Suffrage.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-11

1.-THE FATAL SECRET" by Mrs.
Southworth, and IA other good stories,
post paid for only 10 cents. Address
q. ELSEA, Owosso, Mich. Adv
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-11
Notice for Appearance

State of Michigan, the Circuit Court ass tSsE
County Of Shiawassee, in ChancerF.
Patrick Milett, Complainant
Ambrose S. Townsend. Ambrose
T Townsend Isaiah Townsend.
Robert Townsend, or their or
any of their unknown heirs,
devisees, legatees and assigns.
Suit pending In the Circuit Court fos us ss6
County of Shta wassee In Chancery, ep siSss Jsf
day of December A. ID. 1915.
l. In this cause IL appearing FROM xse x~x q
bill Of Complaint on file In said cause sae emE
complainant, on file, that the residences 81 os<
defendants ABOVE named are unkzzugn suc
that IL Is not known whether such peresrN sxs.
living, or whether the title, interesz, sxss-
lien, or possible right has been by uhes o.
either OF them assigned 20 any person uer 90
sons, or IL dead, whether they or either &tS1sr
has personai representatives or heirs isstnr
where they or some OF them may rsssxs- On
whether such title. interest claim. leo ~ yvxH
sible right has Gee }" disposed Of by via assAge1.
also appearing that alter diigent seardt szE
inquiry, the names of the persons, ~tns GO
included as defendants I'm said cause ~tcsn4-
being named cannot be aseertaine1.
2. Therefore. on motion of Leon r U.ur
solicitor for said complainant, IL is acsssrx
that the appearance OF said defendanoe af tn
,cluded In said cause on or before the kEa 1xe-
OF April A. ID 1919. aud that In case ~ sfs-1r
appearance that hey cause their answer<s an
bill OF complaint 10 said cause TO be g ted ozzf
CODY thereof to be served on said compfetrznacg
solicitor within tftcen days after seryase Srr
them OF q copy az sstd bill Of compiaaas. asr
that in default thereof that the said F5aSsc'
Complaint be taken IS confessed by szAfssts
fendants-
q 1t Is further ordered tina. withBu owsstr
days from the date hereof ths said ccc-ussk
ant cause q COPY OF this order TO be puApsetre
in The Owoeso Times . new spaper p1Mx1Hx
and circulated In said county, that sonh GA
LEGATION be continued therein opcs h sast-
week for six successive weeks.
1, That this suit IN brought 70 quiet sns 49,
70 the X Y OF the NE y Of section In oswu
ship north range essk all being IN ShxnwAs
see County. State OF mlchteaAl
Dated this IN day Of December A. n IN.
SELDEN 3. MyNEN
Cirnfa2s4RSs
LEON r. MINER,
Solicitor for Co1vaatsAns.
BnsiDen aA4rcnn. Oveano. wkAz8
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-11

dance at any institution OF learning and by
commercial travellers absent from their place
OF residence upon the day OF any general,
special or primary election, and to provide for
the time OF holding primary elections caucuses,
or conventions for the nominations OF candi-
dates, TO provide the time for printing Official
ballots and TO repeal all acts or parts Of acts
act II is provided: "All caucuses, conventions
or primary elections held for the purpose of
nominating candidates for any election shall be
held at least twenty 1907 days before such
election, and In sufficient time SO that the
ballots may be printed and in the hands OF the
various county, township, village or city clerks,
as the case may be- the number OF days before
election as herein provided, Notwithstanding
any provisions OF any law or statutes In con-
prevention thereof that all acts or parts OF
acts contrayening any OF the provisions OF this
act are hereby repealed"
The general rule is that the legislature has
general control OF all municipalities, and the
further general rule is that political powers
comforting upon public corporations for the
local government OF place are not vested
rights as against the state, and where there is
no constitutional restriction, either express or
implied on the action Of the legislature 1t has
absolute power TO create, change, modify, or
destroy them at pleasure"
lone McQuillan on Municipal corporations
Section 1861" After q thorough examination OF
oil the authorities which / have been able TO
IND upon this subject am convinced that the
act OF 1915 supersedes the provision in the city
charter, and that all primary elections must be
held at least twenty COO days prior to the time
OF the election. All OF which is most respect
fully submitted.
LEON F. MINER,
City Attorney.
The following report was presented and
ordered printed:
To the Honorable Mayor and Commission of
the City Of Owosso Michigan:
Gentlemen:
Below is a statement Of the receipts and dis.
bursements of the City Treasurer's Once for
the month Of November 1915, with o detailed
statement of balances in various funds Deem.
Der LIST, 1915:
Balance on hand Nov ist 1915 4 6sll2 al
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-11
Order OF Publication.

State OF Michigan, the Probate Court ssr On
County of Sniawassee.
At q session OF the Probate Court rDr sszzI
County held at the Probate ONCE in af41 Ikky
of Corunna, on saturday the 5th day of gsotrre
TENDER In the year one Thousand nine auraSkxf
and sixteen.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge OF PvsGsx--
In the matter OF the estate of AMAsssx IL
Barry. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition &C AxHSr
Barry praying that administration az sssss
estate may be granted to Emma A. aidR asix
or some other suitable person.
1t is ordered that the 9Th day OF MsxxkocxT'
at ten O'Clock In the forenoon, At set0 HcuRE&
ONCE. oe assigned for hearing said Peanna
And II is further ordered, that q copDaf tts1z
order be published three successive ssys&r1
previous to said day Of hearing, in tine &1SscJ
TIMES newspaper printed and circuaecsssU e.
SAID County Of Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BTxE
Judge Of Rhss3ss
BY CLARIBEL GALLOWAY.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-11

7. IdIO.
Resolved by the Commission Of the City Of
Owosso that the claims and accounts hereto
attached be approved and the Mayor and Clerk
are hereby instructed to issue warrants on the
City Treasurer against the various funds for
amounts shown:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-11
Commissioners Notice

In the matter of the estate of LuciRGx @uIa
deceased.
We. the undersigned, having been aSranz sas
by the Hon. Matthew Bush, Judge OF ru,egze
In and for the County OF Sbiawassee, SEwss &c
Michigan commissioners to receive, euux irass
and adjust all claims and demands 81 All pr
sons against said estate do hereby give tnFt.cC
that we will meet at the ONCE OF E H. HrGsk
In the City OF Owosso In said County an r. o.
day the oath day OF March A. ID. i8Ef s0T or
Wednesday the 24th day Of May A. H. elfd ~
ten O'Clock In the forenoon of each OF Sssf &EqU
for the purpose OF receiving and sdirsrnE al
claims against said estate and that four rI1xLtix
from the oath day OF January A. u. eSN &K
allowed to creditors to present their olxuxs G.
said Commissioners for adjustment Aad nj nw
ance.
Dated the 24th day of January A d Am-
A. ID. CHASE,
III. Il. SLACK.
ComnefsfGaerL
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-11
COMMUNICATIONS

The following communication was presented
and on motion OF Mr.. Hanscom same was
received and referred to the city attorney: