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New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
TOWER-HOUSES.

Nine months ago the gatemen Tn |eharge of grade crossings in this city |petitioned the New York, New Haven land Hartford Railroad for better lworking facilities, calling attention at lthat time to the urgent need of tower ahouses instead of the ground level Structures. The reasons set forth were Excellent ones and pointed out the fact that unless the gatekeepers were placed in such positions so they could kee over the tops of shifting freight Ears serious accidents were liable to happen. The deplorable tragedy at khe corner of Washington and Lake Etreets last Saturday when Michael J. tslaughsey was killed and three mem- 5bers of his family seriously injured Eindicated the views of the gatemen.
 At such cost the railroad might learn even more lessons
 At the time the gatcmen petitioned the railroad, the attention of the city 6overnment and the Chamber of Com blerce was also called to existing con- 8Iltions. Mayor Quigley and Presi- ne weight of their influence to the petitions of the men; but to no avail
 Thus, the records show that the men 3n charge of the city government and ] he business interests of the city fealized the importance of the sug- kestion advanced by the gatemen. The tower houses should then, or shortly after, have been established n that event there might have been &o need for the railroad to send it's
 hspectors to this city on Saturday |hst to inquire into the causes of the 4ccident at Lake and Washington &treets. When railroad officials learn hat foresight is infinitely better than 3indsight then may the public feel Eafeguarded It is time again for the over houses to be placed at the prin- ipal grade crossings of the city,-at
 Washington, Main and High streets.
 is the duty of the city government
 see that the railroad steps to the #hark Give the gatekeepers the Proper facilities to enable them to at &end to their duties The tower ouses first, other improvements aft &rward. ..t
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
The Dog of Fort Vaux.
(New York Sum-

The only tenant of ruined Fort Vaux when the French troops marched in was a dog He was not willing to surrender: his bark rang out like a challenge. There was no guardian of the cases of cartridges and boxes of rations the Germans had abandoned but this mongrel with neither food nor water To him, bristling in the breach, may be adapted the lines: "Such a meagre troop, such thin
 chapped starvelings.
 Their barking stomachs hardly could
 refrain
 From swallowing up the foe ere they
 had slain him.
 But the defender of Fourt VauX was not dangerous. Surrounded by meat rations he was hollow as drum. With 5000 bottles of mineral water piled about him like cordwood, there was not a drop to drink. It was no "deep mouthed welcome that he sounded, but a hoarse falsetto of mingled defiance and distress. The one mongrel was neither of form nor color to attract notice. He had the pedigree of the gutter. which IS none. No doubt he was half deaf from the din of bombardments. Lacklustre of eye, unkempt and soiled of coat, the dog of Fort Vaux was a true soldier of the trenches.
 To the "poilus" all dogs look alike: none is too low in degree to be taken to their hearts. Common perils and privations make all dogs comrades Besides, this one was the only Ger man holding the fort. He deserved decoration And he had been left to perish too! So the dog of Fort Vaux was greeted with a clamOr of delight and then and there, as the triColor went up, he was enlisted to serve for France until the end of the war His captors waited upon him as if he were a distinguished ally Food was set before him, and he Tapped his fill of water. He joined the mess with a tail wagging joyously.
 Henceforth this deserted dog will bury his bones in soil never to pass to the Germans again; he will fetch and carry for Verduns heroes; the wounded whom he suceorsN will be "poilus'; all his company tricks will be French, and he will be called by a French diminutive: and he will wear a collar with brass plate in- scrlbed "The Dog of Fort Vaux.' Of course he will always march at the head of the battalion as it's mascot
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
THE BOYCOTT.
How It Originated In County Mayo,
 Ireland, 8 Generation Ago.
Providence JournaD.

(Providence Journal). Food boycotts are reported from all parts of the country. How many of those who engage in them recall the origin of the word?
 Captain Charles Cunningham Boy colt was agent for the Earl of Erne's estates in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1880. He refused to receive rent from tenants at prices fixed by themselves and was subjected to severe treat ment in consequence. His life was threatened, his servants were forced to abandon his employment, his fences were torn down. his mail was inter- cepted and his food supplies were tempered with The verb tto boy cott," thus originating, came into common use in Great Britain and has been utilized even in Germany, the Netherlands. France and Russia. In this country 1t has taken a firm hold. though it does not imply the harsh methods of County Mayo a generation ago.
 If Captain Boycott were alive to- day he would find himself strangely famous. Who could have foreseen at the time of the disturbances of which he was the center that he would be so consistently commence rated in this extraordinary way!
 If he had chosen a mode of 1m- mortality for his name, 1t would no doubt have been quite different. But history is full of instances of thwarted am bitions. Men are not al- ways remem bered in connection with the things they would like to be re- membered for. One of the most emil nent of British surgeons Is ommonly known, not so much on account of his sclent1nc achievement, as because of whimsical remark he once made about chloroforming men when they got to be sixty. A young man who was earning hundred dollars a week as carto onist in New York took his own life because he could obtain no recognition as a serious artist All that most people know about an an- cient Asiatic king, who no doubt hoped to be recalled as wise and grass like an OK.
 Fame is f1ckle and nvsterious There seems to be no rhyme or req son about her choices. She ignores solid endeavor and proclainas to every corner of the earth a mans chance and unvalued accomplishment. It might be worth while for some stu dious essayist to collect the more striking examples of her eccentric largess and inquire into the appar- ently illogical processes by which her favorites-or should we say her vic tims?-have been raised upon their capricious pedestals.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
SASSAF'RASS.
Tea Made From Roots of Tree Be- tcved by Old 'Manmies" to Be
 Panacea for All Ills.
(HartfOrd COurant.)


 A vandal who invaded the grounds of Colonel Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill and cut down one of the Colonel's sassafrass trees has moved the Char lotte, N. C.. Observer to deliver a sermon to it's readers on the value and greatness of this tree, and to in dulge in 8 discussion of the merits of sassafrass in general. While most New England boys know sassafrass and pass it lightly by this newspaper says that NOrtherners do not know much about it, and that only a Southerner, especially a Tar Heel, appreciates it's virtues and it's extensive benefactions to mankind. The people of the North think of the value of the twigs, the bark and the leaf of the sassafrass, but they are all wrong.
 The greatness of the sassafrass tree is concealed in it's roots, and those roots are without doubt the panacea for all the various ills that the South ern negro-and white man for that matter-is heir to. The tree grows in the Carolinas almost entirely on aban- doned red clay fields and when the first breath of spring approaches the negro maInmies send forth their offspring to the fields with their hoes and tow sacks, in quest of these roots. When the youngsters return with their burden of sassafrass roots the women make up the annual family supply of sassafrass tea, and then send the boys about among the white people selling what is left of the roots after the medicinal qualities have been ex- tracted.
 During the early spring months this tea is the universal medicinal bever- age of the Carolinas and aside from its medicinal qualities the drink is considered a nectar fit for the most elect The Observer thinks that the tree ought to have been spared for the Colonel for it thinks a few draughts of the old fashioned sassafrass tea would do more than most other things to revive his spirits after his return from his trip to the South Sea Islands The editor suggests that a few bundles of the Mecklenburg variety be sent to him to take the place of that which he has lost.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
], MCMILLAN 1a9-2Ot- MAIN STR REEF.
.A Man With a Message,
(New York World).


 The president is criticised because. in his address to congress he failed to refer to problems supposed to bo vital He had nothing to say of tho war, of peace or of our relations herewith He did not discuss food prices, and he ignored Mexico, na- tional defense and woman suffrage.
 For many years presidential mes sages touching lightly upon import ant problems, covered everything from Arctic exploration and coast surveys to the boll-weevil and the grasshopper. They contained almost as many words as a best-seller. They were sent to congress and country in book form to be laid away for future reference, which rarely took place. They were not in fact, presidential messages. They were 9 conglomeration of de- partmental reports. MT. Wilson's practice of discussing one subject of urgent importance at time has produced legislative results heretofore unknown. He has fixed the attention of the people as well as of congress on the issue of the hour As he always speaks to the point and briefly, he may easily be heard again before adjournment, but not, we venture to say, in tiresome generaizations upon encyclopaedia fnpics
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
NO PEACE YET.

I All the world would rejoice if a .hsting peace were declared between She belligerent nations of Europe. But &he peace proposals advanced by Ger &nany do not include such possibility
 he war is on, and the war will go on I ntil both parties to the struggle reach Home definite agreement. A truce is But of place, inasmuch as such thing Would be but a breathing spell. Once 4ne or the other side were recuperated I he fight would be taken up again ntiI-some gigantic victory was scored. ! n all the wars of the world there has been one supreme battle. In this war here has been no decisive struggle, not 2ven a turning point such as the battle &f Gettysburg Ostensibly, there has been no Waterloo. Otherwise Ger
 many would need to make no peace Proposals. The victor in such event would dictate the terms, whether Ger &nany or the Allies.
 Inventions of man seem to have
 made 1t possible to conduct war on &uch a scale that it is almost impos-
 ible for one side or the other to |core an overwhelming victory, men Ind measures being approximately Equal, as in the present case. For
 Two and a half years the world has Witnessed the most terrific struggle
 ver waged on the face of the globe
 Tet at this very moment the parties
 To the collosa1 effort are practically
 ead-loeked. So long as men and 70 on indefinitely, or until both sides Fealize the futility of it all. A balanc- Ing of the books even to this day shows
 0 gain for either of the contestants Iii anything, both are the losers. Nc 8ne knows what has prompted Ger
 nany to this action. the proposal o1 fo misjudge her motives. It may be From necessity, it may be from spirit #Df responsibility as the Chancellor
 puts it, a responsibility before God 8hfore humanity" or it may be poli-
 Eicss It may be, too, that the German people are tired of waging relent-
 ess- war. Whatever. the motives, the
 peace proposals have been made They
 will in all probability be rejected by he A T1ieS The French and Icpo,i r
 aswsnapers have already set in ts
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
Staying Off Old Age.
(Tne Worlds WOrk) ).


 An advocate of play as a preven- tion of old age is pr. Louis R. Welz- miller, physical director of New York's West Side Young Mems Chris tian Association.
 "A man was in here just this morn ing he said in answer to my ques- ton as to what he did to keep men young, who is in the old man class, and in years he is young. Let me see' and he looked at a card coV- cred with data concerning the man in question. "He was born in '84. That makes him thirty-two, but he is as old as most men of fifty. With him it is overwork, resulting in 'nerves' He finds it almost impossi- ble to concentrate When he starts along a certain line-when he wants to run along a single track, so to speak, he finds that his mind is con- tinually turning switches that put him on to the sidetracks. I am going to make him play. I am going to make him play until he stays on the main line. I'll give him a medicine ball, and teach him to become so interest ed in that ball that everything else is out of his head.'
 He stopped for moment, and looked out on to the busy gymnasium floor
 Then some other men, he con- tinued, "get into rut, and cant get out Instead of being switched on to every side track by thelr minds they are kept diligently at work on the main line.
 q get them interested i'll something
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
No Hackers for the New City.
 Cambridge Chronicle

It is perhaps natural that the great more attention outside the city than within. The chimerical side of the proposition is so apparent at home that little serious attention is given it. while distance seems to lend en- chantment, o" at least attention, to the scheme. yet practically all com ment emanating from beyond our borders deals with the subject as dream and ilnpossi bility, at least for a great many years to come. Not one paper that I have seen admits it's feasibility or probability An idea that can't win at least one friend ver- fly isn't much of an idea at all
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13

If the congressw oman elected as Jeanette Rankin become by marriage Jeannette Jones. does she lose her title to her seat?-Concord (N. H.) Monitor.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13

One of the latest surgical theories Is that cancer is caused by high liv- ing. Then at least the great majority of us can be grateful that the econ omic conditions of the present give us immunity from one malady.-Provi- dence Journal
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13

Rush money to the banks is so great these days officials hardly know what to, do with it. Sort of a free silver political argument in reality in tho midst of a harvest of gold. Somehow or other MT. Bryan is not alluding to the fact these days.-Middletown prosa
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13

Paris and London editors who are war are safe. The pen, besides being mightier than the sword, is much less dangerous
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13

Tyranny and graft go hand in hand. As for the janitor, it's only the graft that is now coming out, the tyranny Is an old story. High prices of milk and ice are partly accounted for.- Brooklyn Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13

Airships are about the only things now going up that the poor dear pulp lie doesn't have to stand for.-Bal timore American
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13

The crime of seducing Rumania into the war and then abandoning her to her fate is something the al- lies must answer for. The war has developed no greater sin-Passaic News
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13

Those who are obliged to buy meat at existing prices can readily under stand what Shylock was quarreling Post-Intelligencer
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
FACTS AND FANCIES.

Now 'tis said Villa had a Ford in the tool box and escaped in it after his car was rpedoed-Kennebec (Mex.) Journal
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13

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New Britain herald., 1916-12-13

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New Britain herald., 1916-12-13

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New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
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New Britain herald., 1916-12-13

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New Britain herald., 1916-12-13

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New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
HUNDREDS OF PIECES
 RICH CUT GLASS

See our window display. E at these moderate prices for rich cut glass you can afford to purchase free ly for your home. Choice gift pieces of cut glass that are always accept able as Xmas gifts, priced ~e
New Britain herald., 1916-12-13
Women's and ChiIdren's
 Furs

in Sets or separate Muffs and Scarfs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-06

lower English farmers are inclined
to dispose of their surplus wheat
around present prices. and the pressure
of this grain caused further on"
shilling decline, with offers large and
continued free arrivals in large guam
titles all of which served 10 keep the
trade bearish.
8 The cutting of wheat in the far
Southwest will be commenced tomor-
row or next day. and II the quality is
good the grain will be marketed as
rapidly as II lis threshed, There is no
export demand for the wheat grown In
the United States. az importing coun-
tries are giving their attention wholly
to the Canadian grain for the small
amounts wanted. Until there Is a
change In these conditions or crop pros
poets are made TO. look worse than at
present there is no likelihood OF the
bulls reRalning control OF the situa-
ton Course grains may be called az
bearish as wheat. While there has
been some sales OF corn for eastern
shipment, there has been little done
In the way OF export trade. Canadian
oats have been sold In fairly large
quantities to foreigners. but otherwise
takings have been rather small, While
there is considerable talk Of great
deal of corn being replanted, the acre
age la larger than generally looked
for because Of a great deal of the wheat
lands being ploushed up and seeded 20
corn Reports received from the grow -
ing oat crop may be called bearish as
conditions are better than in some IN
stances this season.
The falling off In the export business
on meats and lard has caused "A bear
fsh feeling to creep over the market
for all products, Considerable selllhS
has been done by longs and shorts have
continued to back away from the Of
ferings Many Of the larger packers
have sold provisions. freely, possibly ia
influence the price of hogs TO a lower
level.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-06

M. Linkous. deceased. defendant IN
error: error TO the District Court II
Roanoke, Va. On rehearing. Argued
by Mr. H. T. Hall, Of Roanoke, Va.
and Mr.. q. A. wingfield. Of Norfolk.
Va. for the plaintiff in error. and by
Mr.. w. l. Weiborn and Mr.. 8. n.
Hoge, OF Roanoke, Va. for the defen.
dant In error. and submitted.
Case in call today: No. 1852. :.
Hamilton Grimes. plaiatin in error.
VS.. James Clark. trustee in bankrupt-
cy Of Thomas Baker. defendant IN
error: error to the Distract Court a
Baltimore. Md. In bankruptcy. To
be argued by Mr.. Richard 8. Cul-
breth, of Baltimore, Nd, for the plain.
tin in error, and by Mr.. Edward M.
Hammond and Mr.. Charles G. wal.
lace. of Baltimore. Md, for the de-
PENDANT In error.
The court entered an order direct.
ing the issuance of writ OF certiorari
for diminution OF the record adj
dressed to the District Court AZ
Charleston. 8. c.. in case No. 144S.
]. G. Long ct al. plaintiffs In error.
VS.. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com.
pany. defendant in error: error to thu
District Court at Columbia, 8. C. The
writ was granted on motion OF Mr..
Douglas Mckay, of Columbia, 8. C..
made on behalf of the defendant In
error.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-06
SURPRISING STRENGTH
IN MARKET YESTERDAY
Wall Street Accepts British Version
Of Battle In North
Sea.
LOOK FOR EXTENDED WAR
Expects Return OF Roosevelt to Re-
publican Party Whether At Its Head
or In Ranks--Motors Strong.
RI RROADAN WALL

New York June Stocks enjoyed
a market IN Wall Street today OF sur-
prfSIng breadth and strength consid-
sring what was done in the motors.
The street accepted the British &C
count OF the naval battle and that
means an extended war. II also went
or the theory that a united Republ-
ran party will name a ticket at Chi
saso.
Wall Street is Republican this year
and will hail with Joy return of
Roosevelt 10 the ranks whether as
commander !n-chief or as private.
Motors displayed phenomenal strength
3 number of new high records
e} r a. several of them. This
r~',' rfs that another the
largest motor company in the world,
... IA few days
a'-,& as have been the move
si-= IN motor stocks they have not
l.~rt The market apparently. The
a..Son is that ordinary traders have
let them alone. having cashed in much
lower down. The motor market now
is in the hands of few very rich
fnen who have the personal means
or the banking connection necessary
TO handle stocks at current figures.
\. & W. New High Record.
After the first hour railroad stocks
and general industrials received some
attention. Strength was displayed In
nearly every quarter, Norfolk and
Westerns new high record caused a
recall Of the old talk OF the company
ies"s taken over by the Pennsylvania
with guaranteed dividend. That
would make ii the equivalent of a
bond and worth more materially than
III present high price
ietter news is coming from Okla
ho.aa on oil, some very successful
wells having been brought in The
large percentage of these wells in the
Gushing feld means an increase in
the output Of gasoline under old
methods
Wa stofks responded to the Brit
tsn version Of the naval battle under
leadership Of Mercantile Marine The
preferred stock OF this company
crossed par for the hrst time. The
advance was largely due TO hopes Of
settlement of the dispute between
IN" preferred and common stock
holders.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-06
GRAIN AND Provision MARKET.
by Miller 4 Co.. Members
Chicago Board of Trade.b

Chicago. June Supporting nations
have iiquidated their long lines In the
Chicago wheat market. and some Of
them are NOW On the short nide--GreAt
Britain held enormous quantities OF
May wheat 1T ono time and Of July and
September delivery. The German en-
pfre WAS a holder Of line of the de-
ferred future, and that wheat was also
sold out with losses for all the foreign
countries. Great Britain has been In
this market during the past few weeks
on fairly liberal scale. but has suf-
Tered losses. They have now decided
To dispose Of their big holdings OF cash
wheat on the British empire. and this
will be doubtless accomplished next il
buyers can be found NJ fairly sattsfac-
tory prices, The Liverpool wheat mar
net was dull and unchanged for spot
shts morning and values were inclined
lewer. with arrivals Illegal and con-
ssrned pressure on tbs obas-
CarSses q uinses wsss n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-06
News York Money Market.

New York. june 5.--Money on call to-
Gay opened nj ga per cent; high :
~@r cent; low. 2is per cent; closed ::
a"c cent. Most OF the loans were ut
~
'1:'c money opened the week armer.
r"'fccti1T the bank statement. Indus
trial money was the chief favorite with
ho~rc Fve:%. 3is per cent being the bid
prlca Rates on mixed collateral wer4
per cent for sixty and ninety days.
8 :" . = per cent for four. I'VE and siS
sroNihm.
I"rcan.l}e paper firm. Some attrac-
1883 ERer was issued, Rates: 5m3ta
't"r cont for choice four TO six months
s.nEl" names, sA IAN per cent for
sa.r 20 SIX moaths choice single manner.