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New Britain herald., 1916-03-03
Baby Week. (Hartford Post.)

His-or her-majesty, the Baby, is
 to have week devoted entirely to his-or her-welfare in more than 1,700 communities. A period of seven
 days has been set aside by the Child
 Welfare Bureau of the Federal Da- : partment of Labor as Baby Week and
 will be devoted to the dissemination of information and instruction that will make for better and healthier even if not for more-babies.
 Infant mortality is shockingIy high particularly in the poorer and more congested quarters of the cities. That. this is true is due more largely to ignorance than to any other single factor. Infant mortality among the well to do has been reduced to small figure because the we'll to do have learned how to take care or their children in sensible fashion. Tina same result can be secured in the slums as soon as mothers can be ed- ucated in the proper way to feed and care for the ingants. Ma1nu+rik t1on and improper care cause more deaths among children than all sneci- fic diseases combined. Education more than medicine is needed to reduce the infant mortality rate. and the establishment of a period to be devoted to an educational campaign is a recognition of that fact. It is ak good thing that Hartford is in thos movement and there should be no trouble in raising the small amount of money that is required to carry on the campaign here.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03
Bucharest, the Gnyest
 City East of Vienna

i, teenth century, and marked the be- ginning of the real, intense struggle. A Russian army corps swept over it in 1910, left the fields around it sewn with their dead and the river bobbing full with hundreds of victims, and passing in pursuit of the Turks, de- stroyed all of the Notifications Rus- sian troops retook the town in the campaigns against Turkey of 1S28-29, 1853-54 and 1S77-7S. Each time the place suffered heavily, especially in 1877, when if was almost oblitelated by the Russian artillery stationed across the Danube in the Roumanian town of Giurgevo.
 "Rustchuk is headquarters for Bulgaria S river commerce. It is, also an important railway center, and point of departure for alnI Ost any where in the Balkan peninsula. It is the terminus for the railways from the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. and the sea, port Varna and 1t is connected with the Roumanian railroad system. Bull garia's naval flotilla on the Danube and one of the country's military di- visions are administered from this city. Some thriving industries have grown up here, cigar and cigarette factories, soap works, dye works, tan- neries saw-mills breweries brick and tile works. There is a pottery there that has earned itself an international reputation. TIsta blisAed as a strong hold on the Roman frontier along the line of the Danube, Rustchuk has been to each succeeding possessor
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03
COMMUNICATED.
Denies He Made Criticism of the Po- Hce-Minister Was In Police
 Court to HeIn E0reionerS


 To the Editor of the Herald:
 I trust you will kindly allow me brief space in which to make correc- ton of a mistake in part of a refer ehce to me in your issue of March ?, Of Which, however, the rest was sub stantially correct It was reported that Tn a certain case before the Po- nee court 1 appeared as a witness for the deIense. l did not appear in this capacity but was present for quite another reason. I know nothing whatsoever of the merits of the case. Furthermore l made no criticism of the police as such. l did speak pri- Vately-not for publication-to the prosecuting officer, rema rking on what seemed to me somewhat of an injustice that the agencv-whether the police or some other I do not noW-respOnsible for the attendance or witnesses should not have had the principal witness present. and so have made 1t necessary that the defendant remain In practical custody for two days longer Nv interest was largely, not from the standpoint of the minister of any church or mis- slon, but from that of citizen hop Ing that our foreigners may have as clear as possible an understanding of the fairness inherent in our laws and law procedure and which. I fear, is not always clear even to Americans.
 Very sincerely yOurs
 GEORGE w. c. HILL. March 3, 1916.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03
A BABY WEEK" HERE.

New Britain has, as yet, failed to Fin that vast assemblage of mu- Acipalities throughout the country bssessing organizations that are flaming to hold ''baby week" begin Ing on the first day of April This not as it should be. Some of our &ighboring cities in Connecticut have fasped the opportunity and will dis lay their line of infant prodigies for Ne deIectation of the bachelor colony Bd the joy and pride of fond mothers Rd the utter delight of each and sery paterfamilias. We should get line. This idea. of holding "baby Seek" is all right. It is based on a 8Od principle.-to lessen infant mor- Rlity. The United States government $ started the ball a-rolling and a snber of States in the Union have Ben it up. The ultimate end is to i've the health departments of the srious communities send out their T T57sicians and nurses to instruct the aothers of young babies in the latest Hld best way to take care of their off bring. z a-@". -.----.
 God bless the babies! Without tenn life would be unbearable. They snbody the hopes and aspirations of Be nation. Every mother, every ther, wants his or her baby to be the |est in the world, firmly believes it is be top notch of perfection. It will |t be difficult then to get them all aterested in this campaign which lould remedy prevalent conditions nd put stop to certain forms of dis hse. There are lots of things the llrents can learn in the matter of Administering food to the babies, in roper sanitation, in what to do and 1hat to avoid in caring for the little hes. It might be the height of pre- Ilmption on our part; but we firmly Elievc that New Britain possesses he of the finest health departments l seven states, and that it's guiding sirit, pr. T. E. Reeks, could do a keat work in lending a helping hand 8~fhe preparations for a "baby week. Aere, could greatly aid in bringing sbout an added improvement in New |ritain's juvenile population. And SC |e trust that he and his co-workers |ill become interested and do some ping in this direction. Then, ir bose balny, sunshiny, glorious lays
 f late May we might be able to stage
 real 'baby parade" a line of gayll
 edecked baby-carriag ges wheeled |own Main street past a reviewing |and at the green, handsome prize D be awarded to the finest and |ealthiest baby in New Britain. Al |ny rate, let us have a "baby week"
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03
Some Interesting Reasons for a Municipal Slaughter House Given
 by Reputable Butcher.

New Britain. Conn.,,
 March 3, 1916 Editor of the Herald:
 Since the beginning of the con- troversy over the building of a municipal slaughter house. I have read the various comments for and against the proposed project and as l am interested in the matter, would like to use the columns of your paper to voice my opinion on the subject
 First. The law passed by the state legislature is very lax. Veal is all lowed to pass if it weighs 60 pounds regardless of the age, (this is not good). Whereas veal at the age of SIX weeks will not weigh sixty pounds (therefore it will not pass) al- though it is good wholesome veal. The great fault in the state law is that weight is the only requirement. needed to pass. Age and quality should be considered.
 If a competent man who is a good judge was given the managership of the Municipal Slaughter house. it would eliminate the selling of this veal. AS long as dealers are per nitted to buy calves butchered under the present law at from $1 to s2 a head and receive 14c a pound for it. there is no way to stop the traffic but nuild municipal slaughter house.
 Second The slaughtering of old COWS that are useless for milk and other purposes is practiced daily and the beef is passed off on the public. (This ought to be stOpped.)
 It seems to me that the taxpayers of New Britain ought to be willing to sacrifice 15 to <25 cents a year per person to know they are eating pure m eats.
 From one that knows and has cut and butchered meats for fifty years.
 w. T.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

Washington, D. C., March 3.-"The three surest signs of the rejuvenation of the Balkans were the cities Blu Bucharest. the Roumanian capital, the gayest city east of Vienna and one of the most expensive cities outside of New York, is the brightest bit of the comfort loving west in southeastern Europe. Rustchuk, while the least of these three cities, is just as modern, just as filled with the spirit of the times and it deserves the additional credit of having renewed itself from foundation to gable in a shorter peri cd than either of the other two. Twen ty years ago, it was a collection of novels, set off by muddy lanes, and approached by highways that were hardly more than sheaves of foot paths Today, it is a fine city of 30,- GOO inhabitants, a railway ceter, bustling river port, and a Balkan market full of western push
 Thus begins a description just pre- pared by the National Geographic so- ciety at Washington of the Balkan frontier city, which has been men toned frequently in recent despatches from the war-zone as the obejctive of an invading Russian army.
 "Rustchuk has been captured in every war that the Russians have vaoed against the Ottoman during the past century. The fall of this city be- fore Russian arms, as a matter of fact, regularly closed the first act of the Russo-Turllish wars of the nine
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03
Character Food.
{ New York Times. )

According to The San Francisco Bulletin, Professor Jaffa. the nutri- tion expert of the University of Cal ifornia, has declared that different sorts of food have distinct but vary ing, effects upon the moral charac- ter.' If one eats chicken exclusive ly, it brings out the finest qualities of the persons higher nature.' Beef makes savage "The lighter foods. such as vegeta bes. tend to make a0 acsthetic' "Character," said Dis raeli, somewhat of an eDicure in his youth, lis destiny. But character, as Professor Jaffa tells us, is diet. Therefore, diet is destiny.
 To education this truth Is of
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03
HOW STYLES DO CHANGE.

After all we have seen of the styles, |f the styles, styles, styles, styles, |tyles, of the Standardization of the |tyfes, of the short skirts, low necks LId high boots, of the flowing hat and
 he skimpy hat, of the diaphonous town and the opaque creation, we rave wondered where it was all going
 os end And here is the answer skirts will be long this Spring, and ,ustIes will be back again; but in ,airs worn over the hips. Thus the women of late 1916 are to be longer md wider. To be fashionable they will have to wedge through doors ideways, and three seats on troll ey ear will be just about capacity.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03
When the Band Played I'pperary'

When the Band Played ''l1pperary.'
 (At Vitry-sur-M -Marne) o little Red Cross Lady, my head upon knee, I dreamed I saw you coming, through smoke and fire, to me! The nirht was dark and dreary, and death was in the air, R,,t the band played 'Tipperary," and I knew my friends were near.  It's a long, long way to Tipperary, but long way to go; Jt,s a long way to Tipperary, to the sweetest girl l know. So eoodby- Picca adilly, and farewell, Leicester Square; It's long, long way to T1pperary, but my heart is there.' There's an Irish girl named Mary, at home beyond the sea, I saw her in the battle-she seemed to smile at me. I stole kiss from Mary the day we marched away The band played "Tipperary" and all was grand and gay We went with colors flying; I had but time to say, "It's a long way from Tipperary,
 where we are called away; So, goodbye little Mary, till we come home again To the tune of 'Tipperary, King
 Georges fighting men!' How black the skies are growing! The night is very cold. My little Red Cross Lady, I want your
 hand to hold. The muster roll is calling-the next name is my own. It's a long way. and a dark one for man to go alone! It's a long way to Tipperary but the call has come for me; No matter where the trail leads, or what the end may be. So, good-by, Red Cross Lady-good- by, Mary fair! It's a long, long way to TIpperary- but-my-heart-is
 N. W. Jenkins in N. Y. Times.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03
What kind of politician is James

What kind of a politician is James R. Mann, of Illinois, leader of the Republican party on the floor of the House? He stands up for American rights with President who is of diff ferent political timber, with Demo- crat. For shame MT. Mann should be taken out and shot at sunrise. What is this nation coming to if Democrats and Republicans cannot
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03
INCOMPETENTs.
How styles do change!


 should have men of ability in our na- l tiona1 House of Representatives there 1 appears on the scene a galaxy of scat ] ter-brains, little men, incompetents, own noses, unworthy of the sacred trust that has been placed upon them, a pain and a discredit to their con- l stituents, disgrace to their nation 1 And because of their own limita- 1 tions,-they are sighted since the President Of the United States did not call them to the executive offices and confer with them upon every question taken up with foreign nations,-these poor benighted legislators have be- come peeved And being peeved they are willing to wreak their vengeance upon the Chief Executive even at the sa acrifice of the nations honor. at the surrender of principles esta blished with the birth of this republic. Those are the kind of men holding forth in our House of Representatives Rather
 
 Representatives.
 Tn the Senate things are slightly different. There are some truly big men there, as bef1ts such an august who does not belong there, who has no right to be in the cherished circle of those successors to the famous old statesmen of yore,-the men who had real red American blood in their veins,-and that is Gore, of Okla homa, the blind Senator. By his ut terances on the floor of the Senate yesterday he proves that he is not only blind, but deaf; touch of dumb ness would complete a poor job. The cloak-room gossip he purports to have heard and which he admits was based on a report" to the effect that the President was courting war with Germany, really had it's origin at the lips of drunken subordinate of the White House who, the Washing ton correspondent of the Springfield Republican says, "ambled around the city night before last and blubbered an alleged conversation President 1 Wilson had had with Senator Stone of Missouri and Senator Kern of In- l diana" Small town gossip is HOW vindicated.
 The two Senators mentioned by the Oklahoman lost no time in denying the insinuation and the White House in one sentence branded the utter ance of the blind senator as a lie if the blind man really thought these statements were true, why did he not call upon the President and get first 1 hand information, instead of uttering l in public debate unsubstantiated l rumor? Oh, the blindness of some l mentalities! And this foolish remark ] from this irresponsible, who would re- verse the foreign policy of the Unite'l States, would be liable to cause more i consternation at home and abroad if 1 there were not sixty eight patriots in I the Senate for every fourteen deaf, 4 dumb and blind men like Gore. If . there was ever a chance of getting in ] the war it is staring us in the face with such wild eyed fanatics a pres ent infesting the lower house. The ! Senate has shown the way now, and l if there is an ounce of brains in ] Congress the McLemore resolution will meet the same fate as the absurd banterings of Gore. Everything these ! men and their followers advocate i seems to be diametrically opposed to ! law, patriotism, reason, and common sense Happily, their time is short.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

disagree always, even when the honor of the nation is at stake? MT. Mann Is setting terrible precedent And, by the way, Senator Lodge is follow ing suit.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

That Toledo architect who wants to build a glass prison evidently be- lieves that people who live in such houses should not break stones.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

merely a strategic point and 8 war city; it is only in most recent times that 1t has been able to acquire some position as city of industry and peaceR
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

Oh, yes, money still talks, even though it doesn't always say any thing. There's G. W. Perkins, for nstance.-Albany Journal.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

Occasionally we catch the refresh smell of the upturned earth. And in anticipation, we can almost catch the aroma of bruised tomato vines.- Sparta Ishmaelte.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

Under the proposed preparedness bill, these regimental quartermaster- ships may mean som omething-Rutland Herald.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

MT. Bryan may be submerged a few days, but depend upon it he's busy at the erlscope-Anaconda Standard.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

A submarine may be out of sight and yet not out of mind.-Washing ton Post.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03
FACTS AND RANCHES.

The paths of glory lead but to The Hague.-BOstOn Transcript
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

eHVered by carrier 10 any part of the city Tor 15 Cents Week. 65 Cents Month. ApScFlptlons Tor paper to be sent by mall payable in advance. so Cents a
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New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

Like the much-besought young wo- man who married a suitor to get rid of him Justice Hughes may finally de- eide to accept that nomination for President.-Chicago News
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

ltered at the Post Office, at New Britain
 as Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

ne only profitable advertising medium in
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New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

The public schools of Mexico City have been closed for five years. That is what appears to be principally the matter with MeXicO.-Newburg Jour nal
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

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New Britain herald., 1916-03-03

le Herald will be found on sale at Hota- ting's News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad
 way, New Fork City; Board Walk.
 Atlantic City, and Hartford depot.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-03
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-26

lest in their patriotic wrath they forced the feeble hand of the government to dread action.
 Here was the case of an American vessel being fired upon as it entered friendly harbor in response to an appeal for assistance from the Amerl- can consul. MT. Daniels even carried pitiless publicity to such an extreme as to claim that Captain Decker might have mistaken a friendly warning for a hostile salute, an explanation carry. ing with it the implication that one Of the most efficient officers in the navy was a fool.
 Truth Is Revealed.
 "One week after this amazing con- lecture had issued from the sanctum of the sporting editor of the Navy Department the White House gave out statement containing the truth about the Tennessee as reported to the de- partment by the commanding officer, Captain Decker, and it was then dis covered that in his official statement, issued a week previously. Secretary Daniels had deliberately suppressed from that report an entire sentence in which Captain Decker explained that the action of the Turkish forts in fir- ing upon his launch constituted an action that was not hostile, but un- friendly
 "As Colonel George Harvey has bluntly but accurately stated it, in the navy "a Daniels has come to be popular slang for the shorter, and if conceivable, the uglier word
 And, as Colonel Harvey repeatedly reminds us:
 | "A vote for Wilson is vote for Daniels-'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-26
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Republicans Say Daniels Fools No One but Himself
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the White House doors to newspaper correspondents and thus control and hamper the circulation of information from Washington to the country he was prompt to avail himself of so ad- mirablei a means of covering up and hiding incompetency.
 Mexico Afforded Opportunity.
 Mexico afforded the initiative Dan- iels chance to work pitiless publicity overtime. Official statements were is- sued in fiat contradiction of official re- ports, and the country has never for gotten how, in connection with the fampico incident, an official cable gram was so tempered with that a distinguished admiral, who had long faithfully served his country, was made to appear a coward until his brother officer forced MT. Daniels to right the wrong he had done
 Docs MT. Daniels imagine that the American. people have forgotten the humiliating Smyrna incident that oc- cured in November, 1914? For a week the administration resorted to delib- crate misrepresentation and suppress sion, while the people were being denied the truth about the attack on the launch of the United States steamer Tennessee by Turkish forts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-26
The FrateynaI Orders

Freundschaft lodge, I. O. O. F., 154 State street.
 Mithra lodge. K. of F., 1925 Main street.
 Calanthe temple, Pythian Sisters, 1925 Main street.
 Shenandoah lodge, Colored Pyth- 1ans, 1119 Broad street.
 Aragon council, K. of C., K. of c. dub.
 Farren lodge, A. o. U. w., 176 Fairfield avenue. f
 Catalpa circle, c. of F., 62 Cannon street.
 Harmony council, Junior o. U. A. M., 1S1 State street.
 Johns C. Tuthill camp, w. O. w., 164 State street.
 Live Oak Grove; Woodmen circle, 164 State street.
 Major c. H. Bonesteel camp U. S. W. V., State armory.
 Court Nelson, A. O. F., 176 Fair field avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-26
ne Dn0Read Co;
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Ese4Nis1ia6 s1o


 Bridgeport Druggists association, Board of Trade hall. Bridgeport lodge, L. o. O.. M, Moose hall, Main street. aa Liberty council. F. O. C., 50 Beach street.
 Konckapotanauh tribe, l. O. R. M., 1889 Broad street. Harmony lodge: I. o. B. B., IS Fairfield avenue.
 Court Liberty Bell, o. G. S., 1s1 State street.
 Pattern Makers association of Bridgeport, 9s7 Main street. Svea Sick Benefit association, 11S3 Main street.
 United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, 1119 Broad street Corinthian lodge, F. and A. M., Masonic temple.
 PeQuonnock lodge, I. O. o. F., 10S9 Broad street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-26
Charge That Navy Secretary Con ] cealed Facts in Tampico and
 Smyrna Incidents.

WASHINGTON, Sept 26.-Under the healine Nobody Relieves Daniels" 1" the Republican National committee eave out today . commentary on the secretary of the navy which says. in
 rRscent efforts of the wilson-Dan- iek administration to circulate ficti- tious reports lconcerning marksman- ship By naval gunf1ers are not likely to be moro successful than those of the past. The time when thej American people could be fooled has passed, and pitiless publicity, announced with euch unctuous solemnity by President wilson, at the very beginning of his term. has become . street corner 1eet gs4i
 'ssecretafy Daniels took to pitilesz publicity like q duck to a mtll pond. When he perceived that Mir. Wilson's edee of pitiless publicity was to close
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-26
Laces For Evening Wear.

q Will . the Wisp, material quite as fascinating firm weave for waists and evening gowns decidedly and while not similar to any other material might be classed among the chiffons. It is here in black, white, flesh and navy, and most fascinating onbre ef- fleets such as green and magenta, flame and yellow, navy and green, blue and gold rose and blue orchid and gold blue and flesh, and rose and gray. Double widths, $25O yard.
 Silk Brussels Nets make beautiful evening and party gowns. In black, white and evening shades 72 inches wide, $2OO to $500 a ward. The new Point d Esprit Net for over-dresses, in pastel shades, fd $500 yard.
 Lace Flouncings in black and white chantilly, IS to 45 inches wide, $2.OO to $500 yard.
 Net-top Laces, white and ecru, 25 cts to $2.5O yard.
 Aencon and Brussels Laces, S9 cts to $50 yd.
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