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New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
A SOCIETY OF LOGOMANIACS.

This business of tattlinG is a trait that all the preaching from now till doomsday will not break it up. It probably started away back in the Garden of Eden when Eve told Adam that would not sound well in front of that august parsonage, so therefore the whispering. Ever, scandal-monger- ing is conducted by the under-g ground method, the whispering, secretive, snake-like practice @ of smothered sounds. That is why it is so per nicious. The gossips get in, their work like thieves in the night. When con- ducted along innocent lines, if canard can be started in such fashion, it is merely an amusement for old women anything else and, as such, does little harm, if not any good. But there is ever the danger that those who are so eager to perform what they deem a
 
 facts wrong. And so, realizing the utter impossibility of even making dent in this time worn custom of con- fabulation we sincerely recommend to all those who indulge in this al- absorbing habit that they mend their ways to this eXtcnt,-"get the facts And, once having secured these valu- able assets in the suffering of logo mama, do not elaborate upon or dis tort them. At best they should serve as good working material By warr ing or even polishing the initial story as it comes from some other narrator the second purveyor of gossip belit ties his or her art. The fine art of tete-a-tete reaches it's highest point in some ones ear. To further state things that did not happen places the babbler in the terrible category of liars and no gossiper would want to De branded as falsifier, a peddler of mendaciums.
 mere should he passed by the na- ttonal congress in session at Wash ington bill providing that all roe.. sipers, the folk who thrive on peddling sensation about their neighbors ho organized and banded together unao,, one head with a president and re- cording secretary, and a board of di
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
Our Aerial Miracles.
Grid geport Telegram.)

Our aviators in Mexico have done wonders; We have every reason to be proud of them With small made qUate, out of date machines they have been of inestimab ble value to Persh- ing's force, for scouting purposes. In the raritied air of Mexicos mountains they have performed record breaking flights, with low-powered, inefficient machines Two of them, for instance. few from San Antonio in Chihuahua to Columbus N. M., a distance of more than $50 miles, in less than four hours, with only a single stop. Others have made flights almost equally cred itable.
 What they have done is just a taste of what could have been accomplish ed, had we an adequate aerial branch to our army.
 Europe maintains two to three ma. chimes for every aviator in her serv- ice, so that, allowing for accidents, every man will always have a first class machine at his instant disposal
 Americas ratio is more like two aviators to every machine.
 European nations number their aeroplanes by the thousand. The great United States of America, with 100,000,000 population, hasn't passed the dozen mark in flying machines.
 Our aviators. with what they have, have performed miracles; but Ameri- ca has performed a little miracle of its own--a miracle of stupidity and backwardness. Think of the dunder- headedness that has left the nation that invented the aeroplanc in this-- deplorable condition as regards aerial equipment.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18

rectors and such other officers and
 committees that might be deemed
 necessary. A constitution and by
 laws should be adopted and the whole organization incorporated under the wing of the federal government. The society, of course, as behts its mis- sion in life, should be secret. There should also be provisions so that when members of the organization reach old age, or lose their faculties either of speech, or hearing, or sight, they could be pensioned off and put on the retired list. Having rendered such in general and the nation in particular they would at least deserve this treat ment. The society could do great work by disseminating among it's members the doctrine of getting facts straight. True gossip suffers when in the hands of an amateur who does not know the value of his or her main facts and resorts for effect upon the unsportsman-l like practice of telling something that is not so merely to score a point. In the future, then, let all loyal members of the Ma agnifi- cent and Magnanimous Society for the Procuration and Dissemination of Gossip firmly adhere to the first prin- ciple of the order, Gossip Und efiled. Get it straight, or leave it alone:" And when this is done we shall be pleased to hear from all the gossips in the country and some day join them in their grand convention as- sembled to extend the congratulation of a much brittle -prattled about public.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18

positions. There has been honesty of purpose in these various actions. This must be admitted, even though thev fail in the long run.
 At present the difficulties are two fold. The Mexican situation is most threatening and with it comes the re- newal of the submarine dispute with Germany. Brought to a head again more than a month ago by the Sussex tragedy, the dispute with Germany now reaches a stage which will call for some decisive action, or else a re- treat once more. All these things make for the most difficult situations and the administration at Washington is grievously hampered. Patriotic Americans will recognize this and even while they may believe that pre- v1ous errors have aggregated existing conditions they will stand by the president and his associates in their hour of need. At no time since the war started has the situation been more strained. with conditions com- plicated by the Mexican develop- ments. The president will need all the support patriotic citizens can give ill these days of difficulty.
 Germay's reply in the Sussex case is anything but satisfactory. An acute situation may be postponed by allow ing further discussion. This may not help in the ultimate settlement, but it will at least relieve the strain on Washington, now rendered doubly se- were by the Carranza attitude.
 It is at least certain that in the sub- marine matter, as with Mexico, the country will stand behind the presi- dent in any vigorous settled policy that he may decide to take which will convince those who are making trou- ble that we cannot be trif1ed with.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18

mineral springs have been saved" but funds are required for carrying on the work to it's readily attainable end. pr. Simon Baruch writes on the subject as follows:
 To-day Saratoga Springs would be equal to any similar one in Europe if the legislature would appropriate suf- fcient funds to complete it's skilfully devised development. This is the time for the people of this state to urge their representative in the legislature to take advantage of the tide of pros perity that is flowing within their reach. It would indeed be an unwise and fatal policy to permit an invest ment of $1,000,000 to be so badly man. aged that for want of funds to com plete the equipment of Saratoga Springs the present grand opportunity due to the unfortunate war, should be allowed to pass"
 Other mineral springs of similar na- ture to those of Saratoga exist in the far West, but to throw away the easy possibilities at so convenient a point as Saratoga would be inexcusable both from the standpoint of econo- mics and of the medical benefit to be gained by patients in the East The Saratoga Spa should he reestablished to serve the general welfare of the country
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
The Saratoga Springs.
(New York Evening Sun. )

Nearly half q century ago the town of Saratoga was best known through out the eastern states as center of the Fashionable" life of that period interesting if somewhat amusing now adays to the observer and sociologizet in a country grown too fast for best development, highly sophisticated in spots, though sadly ignorant in cer- tain homely basic essentials.
 When "fashion' Outgrew Saratoga politics claimed it's site as convenient and well suited to practical uses Then came the expansion of one of it's less praiseWorthy characteristics, and it became a center of exciting "sport' both of the indoor and out-of- doors varieties The genuine and splendid sport of horse breeding and hOrse-ra cling was ruined by the eX' Cesses of the parasite upon its flour ishing body, and thus tho town of Saratoga was left again, to feed on memory.
 Some memories retained an impress sion of the mineral springs that had been favored by an earlier generation while the Vanderbilts were still Vanderbuilding' Gin the famous phrase of an American exile in France,) and forthwith those springs were exploited commercially till their potency was next to be exhausted. No better illustration than this incl dent could be found of American recl- 1essness and waste of natural re- sources. It depends on what you mean by 'iunintelligent," whether this word be used in relation to the drain ing of natures high endowment Of this natural spa, With it's excellent climate and environment. 1ndiVid- uaIs made money at the expense actually of the whole population.
 Two or three years ago the state of New York began to dcvelope system of reha abilitation of those mineral springs having been fortunate enough, thrnuoh the interest of q distin- 2uiShcd phN NSician. to gain the services of chemist able to make effective the work of the reservation com mission. At present the Saratoga
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
COMMtI tINTC
Suggestion That May Stimulate Inter- est in the Planting and
 Marking of Trees.

Editor Herald:
 It was encouraging to read of the pubic meeting of the tree commission held to stimulate the planting of trees in the city on or before Arbor day. The tree commission has done a good work in offering to plant good trees at nominal cost, and all in scientific manner guaranteed to live The school committee and the Commonwealth club are to be congratulated on their announced plans to plant trees on the school grounds and On the park. This suggests the former days when the civic organizations took a hand in planting some of the first trees set out on Walnut Hill park. It is said that most of the trees set out on the main drive along the northern and western sides were placed by fraternal and civic organizations and high school graduat- ing classes. Only two of these trees, however. seem to be marked namely the G. A. R. Elm tree and N B. H. $. class of SS Maple tree. Would it not be a good plan for the members of those organizations who planted those trees to get together and place permanent marker near them? This would, I think, be a distinct addition to the historic value of the park and be continual incentive to other Organi- cations and school classes to keep on planting trees until the city parks and streets and private grounds are GOV cred to the full measure of city beautiful.
 B. B. BASSETTE.
 April 17 1916
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
Mexico Has Some
 Railroad System

"The peons ae like children in their cagerneSS to ride on the trains and in the mining sections where small lines are used in handling ores it is a diff cult matter to keep the natives off the cars.
 Although Mexico produces large quantity of coal it is of a cheap grade and the railways as a rule either inn port their fuel or else burn oil which is produced in great abundance, eSpe- cially in the Tampico region.
 The lines in the north are Operat- ed on Mexican time, which is twenty four minutes faster than American time at El Paso and thirty-six minutes faster at Laredo.
 The most interesting railway in Mexico is that 192 mile stretch of track which connects the Atlantic and of Tenantepec. It was here that Eads dreamed of a ship railroad which could lift vessels by huge derriCks from the harbor at Salina Cruz and swing them on trains which would transport them across the continent to Coatzacoalcos, where they would be lowered into the rOAdstead.
 "The proposed Pan-AmeriCan rail- way, being built by American capital, is expected some day to establish a di rect rail communication between New York City and Buenos Aires"
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
Paying Her Off.
April 17, 1916.

(Bentztown Bard, in Baltimore Sum- Are you paying her off when her work
 is done, Paying her off with a kiss, | mean Are you paynig her off with a little sun And a tender word, as you would
 a queen? Are you pay her off with a word of With a sweet caress and blessing
 bright As the stars that burn in the sky above When she sits by your side in the
 even-light? Are you paying her off for her years
 of trust, Her patient toll and her wistful
 thought? Arc you making her path through
 the daily dust As bright and sweet as you think
 you ought? Are you making her glad that she has
 you still, Are you making her feel you are
 all she needs? Are you helping her smile when the
 day goes ill And she frets and worries as life
 proceeds? You can never pay her the half you
 owe, You can never give her in this
 green earth All she deserves of life's sun and glow, You can never pay her one- half
 she's worth. Are you paying her all that you can,
 my men, In words and actions that help her
 gleam? Are you helping her smile on her
 way again. Are you helping her dream that
 your loves no dream?
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
STARTING RIGHT.

|r Quigley could start out on Pnd administration in no better than by following his declara- intentions expressed today De occasion of his acceptance of n Of office. The Mayor in d |lt pungcnt and sincere speech |h his ideas of how the citv
 pc governed. Summed up, his hat party lines should be total efated, cast aside, swept away. IS right. Not that anyone would Pe Mayor or any other man
 to office by any party to turn
 and bite the hand that fed prove dlsloyal to his political les. But, in the interest ,of all pie Of New Britain, Mayor
 now that he is firmly en- upon the highest pedestal in m of elective offices hereabout lee to it that no man is favored he IS a Republican,, or downed he is a Democrat or summed he is Prohibitionist. or <Pd because he is a Social list red because he is a Progress
 n choosing the men who are to IFir helping hands in the uD- Of New Britain the Mayor in select those who by peculiar stnd appropriateness offer the |Rter1al. He should not be |t for doing this even by those E of his own party who feel E them a debt of gratitude. II is said and done this is the New Britain, the property of particular person or party, but py the entire social unit, the who happily dwell here. In nse it should be governed by pie and for the people. And Ir Quigley intends to do this. 3mly professes, he should have
 nd cooperation of every loyal within these precincts.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18

Seventy-six out of eighty-seven cases of typhoid fever which occurred in recent outbreak have been traced by the United States public health service to infected milk Had the first cases been reported to a trained health officer the outbreak could have been stamped out promptly. When will we learn that disease prevention is sure and cheap?
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
WILCOX OF TWISTED EFT AL.


 Strangers in this country are wont
 to stand in open-eyed awe at the man.
 their political duties. There are, per
 haps, few countries on the face of the
 globe so rife with politicians as the
 United States of America, where men
 cling with loyal devotion to such fet
 ish as political ideas and doctrines,
 where party is everything. Even in
 matters of religion certain tribes of
 the earth noted for their blind wor-
 ship of petty gods are outclassed by
 some of our citizens who line up with one party or another and cling to it's example of this in our own State is set forth by the New York Sun, which calls attention to the case of F. F.
 Wilcox, of Winsted. who when inter- rogated by d Hartford newspaper re- Sarding his attitude toward the Roosevelt boom, made the astounding reply: Tt is a pity that the tigers didn't get MT. Roosevelt while he was mate him for President I would have to vote for him." Because of this answer the Sun thinks that notorfety has come at bound to the doorstep lows: "As naturalist MT. Wilcox is not to be taken seriously, being ignorant apparently of the fact that there are no tigers in Africa; but as a loyal party man he is above re- proach. Any man who would vote for d candidate he'd rather see dead than President shows a devotion to the creed of political regularity that should endear him to the hearts of all standpatters" As the old grocer at the crossroads says, The truth it is indeed" But MT. Wilcox of Win sted, while he may be the first man in this vicinity who has put himself l on record as holding such blind de- lotion, is not the only clinging vine l in the political arena. We have with | us tonight, as the orators say, men l who would give anything on earth, 1 that would not inconvenience their | own comfort, to see MT. Roosevelt out | If the way. They, perhaps, wish with l MT. Wilcox that the most ferocious animals of Africa had made small l meat out of the weilder of the Big l Stick. They might even go farther and wish he were wrecked on the 1 New Haven. Yet, if the Republican party nominates Roosevelt in Chicago .hese same men will go forth and jump on the band wagon, shout hal elujah and cast their votes for Roose- 7elt. After this we can see no great ,ause for criticism of President Will sons remark, There is such d thing IS being too proud to fight" 1t is indicated by such people as MT. Will COX of Winsted, and others of his ilk who by sticking to party above al! other things prove they are ''too proud to fight" against the courage If their convictions, against the dic- ates of their own consciences. Some imes we begin to wonder if indeed his is the land of liberty and the nome of the free.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
American Auto Not Yet of Legal Age.

Tt is difficult to comprehend that the American automobile is not yet of legal age" says Frederick Upham Adams in the April American Maga- zine Tt was not until Thanksgiving Day. 1895, that the first proof was given to the public that the automo- lille was a practical possibility. It was my privilege to suggest and later to conduct the first autom obile race ever held in the United States. It was in Chicago and the winning car made inc route of 57 miles at tbs then record rate of a little more than eight miles an hour. On October 9th Cr 1915. not quite twenty years after inc winning car in the Astor Gun race ran $50 miles at an average rate of more than 102 miles an hour.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
WAY OR THE OTHER.

|re is to be any protest against fease in taxes proposed by l I'd of finance and taxation is the night for such pro- be registered,-at the an- lty meeting which will be Turner's Hall. Otherwise well be supposed that the fs of this city are resigned fate and are willing to sit hd enjoy the novelty of an are necessary evils. Life 3ecomes a tax in some in- But so long as taxation presentation go hand in hand
 no danger of staging a tea If the people of New Britain proposed taxes to be right It, that they will enjoy the Pta of blessings under the }, there should be no united It is to be presumed that atelligent man in the citv apocketbook is in way of auched has given this subject bought, has weighed well in
 just what it all means and 3ded about how he can bear Den. Then, having made a one way or the other, it is as a citizen of this. city to his convictions by yea or the case of the butcher who he price of meats, the con- pas little or no method of ag the added expense. The .plies to the prices that may 8 on all other commodities a But in the case of taxes the
 as this privilege, to approve 9prove at the annual city J After that, it is his busi- bear the burden, if it is 4
 and make no complaint,
 in all fairness, there should bng drawn out sessions of Aers in the hereafter if at I city meeting the proposed Sanctioned. The time to do Aplaining and to register dis #is before that meeting has gpon the tax, while the ques- Icing considered, and when I is taken. After that, pro- she tax goes through, the ss of New Britain, like those 8 to register protests against #narriages before they take buld be admenished ito hold 1sce forever,
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
SoreIy Tried.
Bridgeport POst.)

Surely President Wilson and his ad- ministratiOn is SOrely tried. One can easily admit this even while recogniz- ing that the troubles have been az gravatcd through lack of resOlute handling This uncertainty has been due. it is true, to a fixed determina- ton to keep out of war even at the risk of retreating from announced
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18

Esiiy Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m.
 Herald Building, 67 Church St.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18

at the Post Office at New Britain Second Glass Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18

profitable advertising medium In
 c1ty' Circulation books and press always open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-18
BRITAIN HERALD

RALD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
 Proprietors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-16

lightship and well within the three mile limit. It was believed he in tended to wait until after nightfall and then, with all lights out, weigh anchor and start anew, proba ply talk ing different route from the one the Adriatic habitually travels.
 All the lifeboats of the upper tier were uncovered, and their ropes were carefully coiled so the boats could be lowered almost instantly.
 The six Americans are MT. and Mrs. William J. Wilson, who travel in the saloon; R. G. Brassington of 319 Can al street and H. A. Emerson a butter and egg merchant, all of New York city, occupying second cabin accom- modations and in the steerage are two Fillipinos, who are American citi- Zens.
 Fifty-five of the other passengers are survivors of the British steamships West Point and Strathdene, sunk off Nantucket by the U-53.
 In the 15,000 tons of freight are 16 tractor tanks the new engiie of war | which the British are using on the western front
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-16
STOCK MARKET
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New York. Oct. 16-opening- Judging from the course of prices at todays active opening of the stock market, the developments over the weekend seemed to favor the con- structive side. Gains of 1 to 3. points were registered by leading shipping issues, rails and industrials, with marked strength in Atlantic Gulf & West Indies, Norfolk 6, Western and Republic Steel. Equipments and munitions were featured by Crucible Steel, Pressed Steel Car and Baldwin Locomotive, U. s. Steel soon advanced x on steady inquiry. Coppers were matrially higher with Mexicans, Cen tral Leather. Columbia Gas and In- dustria1 Alcohol.
 Noon-Trading slackened after the first hour but the market assumed broader scope at high levels. Norfolk and Western made a new record at 147 1-8, also Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies at 95 Ia. Steel extended its advance and Chesapeake and Ohio be- came the conspicuous feature of the rails, rising almost points. Bonds were firm. '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-16
The Flying Type"

The army aviator of today is picked for his quickness of mind and body, and the first thing that strikes you about him is sort of feline, wound up spring alertness. Then you note his reticence, the cool reserve of man whose lot 1t is to express himself in deeds rather than words. And lastly there Is the quiet seriousness verging almost on sadness, of the nan who must hold himself ready to look death between the eyes at any moment, and yet keep his mind detached for other things.-Lewis R. Freeman in Atlantic.