New Britain herald., 1916-04-13
NEW HAVEN YOUTH
 FOR NAVAL ACADEMY
Walter I. Hart, Jry May Be
 Named By TilSon
Special to the IIcrald.)

A be filled from the following nomina
 lions made by Representative Tilson O
 Connecticut:
 Principal-Walter T, Hart. Jr, Nev
 Haven.
 First alternate-Robert w. Bocki
 us, Meriden.
 win, West Haven.
 Third alternate-Allan F. Julien New Haven
 ROck1us was nominated recently by Senator Mclean for first alternate Hart is grandson of Donald C.
 Mitchell, known in the literary world as Tx Marvel, whose "Reveries of a Bachelor" and other works have de- lighted thousands. Hart is said to live at the old Mitchell homestead, near New Haven.
 These nominations by Tiison were / made after competitive examination conducted not long ago at his sugges- lion. The nominees must stand se- were mental and physical examinations before any one of them can enter An napolis. The entrance examinatios will be held April 18
 X number of Connecticut men are here for the Navy league convention. They include Frank $. Cornwell of New Haven, former commander of the Connecticut naval militia w. F. Mer- riman, of Watertown, who is here with his family, and others. Hartford has large delegation here for the con- yention.
 Other Connecticut visitors include members of the senior class of the SOnfh Manah ioI Representative Oakley took to meet President Wilson yesterday. They arc siXty-five in number and are head ed by Principal Tucker. The party has been seeing all the sights of the capital.
 New London HarbOr.
 Senator Brandegee says he will of fer an amendment to the river and harbor bill, to provide for improve fnent of New London harbor This amendment was offered in the house by Representative Freeman, but it was defeatd.
 The river and harbor bill carried when passed by the house several To- cal Connecticut items, heretofore an- nounced and also an amendment of fered by Representative Burgess of Texas at the suggestion of Represen- tative Tilson of Connecticut to provide for a survey of Quinnipiac river from New Haven to Meriden, with a view to providing a waterway for transporta- ton purposes. MT. Burgess is chair man of the subcommittee of the riv- CT and harbor committee which has charge of New England projects.
 An official report from the secretary of war to congress states that the to- tal money appropriated by the federal government for river and >harbor inn pavement work in Connecticut during the period from 1902 to 1915 was s6,- 7Sa,123.s1.
 Senator Brandegee of Connecticut today lunched at the capitol with Senators Lodge and Weeks of Massa- chusetts and former Senator Root of New York. The affair gave rise to runnors of an important political con- ference, as two candidates for the re- publican presidential nomination and Lodge a friend of Roosevelt, partici- pated, but these rumors could not be confirmed.
 Brandegee on Dyestuffs.
 Senator Brandegee, who voted for lIG 1<OoSS IOI pIoISCllOI on dyestuffs to be attached to the su- gar bill, spoke briefly upon the pro- position, which was similar to the Hill dyestuffs bill in the house. MT. Brandegee said in part:
 "I understand. I had no idea this amendment was to be offered by the Senator from Massachusetts, and I am free to say I am not prepared II, when the Senator from Massachusetts stated that his amendment was the bill introduced by Mr. Hill, of Con- necticut, 1 turned to the Record to see what he had said about that question in'the house. l find here in the Rec ord under date of February 14, 1916, on page 2897 of the Record, the re- marks of MT. Hill upon this industry upon its history. upon the various rates of duty which have been inn posed upon these articles in the past, and there are certainly some most as- founding statements in his speech, as- founding in that they show the abso- lute dependence uron-not to say ab- iect ssubjection of this country to- Germany in this whole question of dyestuffs and acids and chemical products.
 "I will read just one extract, which is the testimony of pr. Pratt, who is the chief of the Bureau of Foreign .Commerce, and it is said to appear lon page POP of the hearings. He | kays:
 Y The European artificial dyestuff industry is more than a large and .rrosperOus industry. It is a highly organized combination of manufac- turers seeking not only to enlarge Ftheir output and to compete with sim liar manufacturers in other parts of .the world, but carrying on a definite J,,ctria1 nroUra n, Ionxinc to tho cor-