New Britain herald., 1916-05-30

government to do it. The senator thinks otherWise; and he is one of the chief contri butors in foisting the government into the business of build ing rural roads, when, in my opinion, the government has no constitutional authority whatever to do it; but the senator can not bolster up one absurd and unavoidable scheme by referring to a whole lot of unconstitutional ac- tivities or other fool schemes.
 This proposition would absolutely prevent the expenditure of money on any project, except of the very simp- lest kind, that was absolutely limited to one locality, and not of benefit to others. If there is any such tI1ine, as that in the bill, it has no business to be there.
 State Manufactures.
 Recent bulletins issued by the census bureau show that in the recent census of manufactures Connecticut was the second state of the union in the number of wire manufacturing establishments reporting to the gov ernment, there being fourteen fac tories in that state; and that the state held sixth rank in the matter of button factories, there being eighteen such establishments reported
 By an order entered yesterday the Interstate Commerce Commission further suspended from June until December 4, 1916, the operation of certain provisions contained in Sup plement No. l to the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad com pany's tariff I. c. c. No. F1739.
 The suspended provisions would nave the effect of cancelling carload commodity rates on crushed stone. in bags, between various points in New York, Connecticut, Massa chusetts and Rhode Island, making higher class rates applicable. The operation of the tariff was suspended from Febru- ary until June 4, 1916, by an Crder previously entered in the same docket.
 West Point Applicants.
 A big rush of applicants for ap- ro1ntment to West Point Military academy is expected from young men Tn the Natlonal Guard or organized militia Of the several states Not more than lSO of them may secure places in the cadet corps at the academy If they can qualify under the new law increasing the size of the corps as part of the administra- tons preparedness program.
 young men between the ages of 19 and 22 and who have served at least one year Tn the National Guard are englole to appointment to the acaoeny under this law. The ap- polntments are open only to enlisted men of the National Guard. The law also provides in the same paragraph that enlisted men in the regular army Who comply with the conditions aooVe set forth shall be eligible to appointments to West Point. The total number of appointments of en- ils'eu men of the army and militia snail not exceed 1SO, it is provided. at any one time. These appointments like the other increases to the cadet corps that are authorized by the law, are to be made in four annual in- crements, 1t is provided.
 Assuming that half of the 12O H1lght go to enlisted men in the regu- lar army, that would leave 90 avail aDle Tor the National Guardsmen in '"e ranks and of these one-fourth eoulu De appointed next year, one- ooh'il the year after, and so on for ioor years. If the regular army
 AAN' Supply US possible half tha Natlonal Guard might furnish a. iarger proportion, but at the 1east mere are twenty-two appointments to west Point available for enlisted Ma tlonal Guardsmen to fill if thev can meet the requirements within tba next year 'h0
 1hese appointrn nents are to be roado oy the president upon the recommen- oatloh of the adjutants general of the several states. effort will be made. It IS understood, to divide the an- continents as equitably as possible according to the strength of inc Nao tonal guard in the several states
 Enlisted members of the N.tio,.1 Guard in New England are lxeen1,, ahVe to the opportunity afforded hv the law. Plenty of applications fron, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Moa sachusetts are expected. Tbo
 qulrements are not easy for en1,etoa Connecticut guardsmen to meet i+ ~ pears. Of four known asp1ra,,ts t the Connecticut militia to West poi,a. appointments it is understood two .no over 22 years old, one is under 70 years, and the fourth has not servoa year in the guard This makes all Hel1glble. The last two may become eligible by growing older and serving longer in the guard, respectively.