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New Britain herald., 1916-02-17
SHOULD REMAIN WHERE HE IS.

President Wilson enjoyed sail | down the historic Potomac on the
 Mayhower, returned to Washington,
 and as yet there is no mention of what
 may be the outcome of his voyage. It i will be remembered he took the sO- 1 journ over the weekend in order to
 give some time and attention to choos- ! ing a successor to his whilom Secro- tary of War, Garrison. The only hint
 ''at comes out of Washington is that
 ankln Knight Lane, Secretary of
 e Interior, might be moved over ment and cnsconccd on the pedestal
 made vacant in the State, War and
 Navy building. This ill itself may be
 taken more as an appreciation of Sec
 retary Lanes worth than anything
 else. All along he has proven him.
 self one of the big men of the Admin
 istration. In fact it has been agreed
 among those who should know that
 Garrison and Lane made a team
 stronger than any other two in the
 Presidents cabinet. Secretary Lanes
 training and ability account for his
 forte in no small manner. He has the
 singular ability of being able to do
 many things and do them all well.
 Perhaps it was his early training as a
 newspaper man that made him adapt able for various positions. He served in the ranks from reporter to cor respondent and later as editor of a western paper and his name still ranks high in newspaperdom. When he was taken from the Interstate Commerce Commission and given the portfolio of the Interior there was some specula- ton as to how he would manage the job; but he lost no time in proving his fitness for the post and his record O. date stamps him as one of the best nen who ever handled the multi arlous duties of the department. 'etary of War and adapt himself, there ,an be no doubt: but what a waste of ime it would be! Those who are working around him in the Interior would be 1oath to see him l go; the public which has approved of 1 lis work would not want to see the l ,hange; proba bly Secretary Lane him.
 elf would rather remain in a field he 1 las mastered than venture now into | pastures new. A man from the West, ] le thoroughly knows the huge prob
 ems that come through his office rel | ative to the interior while he may not l Dc familiar with the workings of a | system. There are many | ga pablo men outside the present cab 1 met who could add weight and eXperi- 1 ence to the portfolio of war and it ] is to be hoped the President leaves l well enough alone and continues Sec i rotary Lane in a position he has mas i tered. The Interior Department is | rather an important adjunct of the na- tional government just at the present 1 time and will become more so as the days roll on.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-17
AND THEIR CHARGES.

1t takes all kinds of people to make Fin which to realize the validity of this #axiom are hospitals and schools
 Rarely, if ever, are two human hearts #alke after the first chapter of life has Xbeen written. As evidence of this we take the case of the little girl in Hart %ford who after suffering, what she Supposed to be humiliation, at the &hands of her teacher went home and &committed suicide. The incident lead Hing up to this tragedy based itself on Emo less than a note, mere little slip #0f inissive, written by this fourteen &year old girl to a boy in the same Xclass-room. And the teacher, appre- #Iending the letter, did as teachers Hhave done before,-read it aloud to
 he class. That there was no harm # n the epistle is evidenced by the fact #fhat it contained merely an invitation Ito attend church services.
 Mothers of New Britain, pondering
 
 #had awakened latent fears lest their &own children in the schools might be #Eubject to some such sensitiveness and #that the outcome might prove dis |2nstrous. Trivial though some of the &punishments of school-life may be, 1.-the children do not regard them in #such light To the child mind, every #thing is exaggerated. They are sen &sitive souls, these little boys and girls Five see vending their way to school #every morning. They hold hearts $gushing with emotion, and it takes Tout a sharp look or 8 kind word to 1Eend them alternately into the very Xdepths of despair or the seventh &heaven of delight. Teachers, constant |iy beset by the clamor and changing of &childhood's multifarious moods, are Sometimes prone to forget the eccen- #tricities and perhaps idiosyncrasies of #children. Each child seemingly has Xsome particular strain in it's nature not Hound in another. What caused the EEartfOrd g1rl to take her own nfe rnight have been laughed off by an- Bother youngster as a thoroughly good Experience, as something that de-
 erved and demanded marked recog- Xnition from fellow pupils.
 Recognizing all these truisms, Knowing that what is meat for one &child is poison for another, taking into &consideration the tender little hearts #that beat beneath girls gingham
 asking too much of the teachers to go easy with those under their care? Is
 lt encrouching on sacred territory
 fo recall to those in charge of our edu-
 cational institutions the days when they were youngsters, when the pass Hing of notes back and forth between the girls and boys was but an innocent
 pastine, when the worst crime com # #mitted among boys was playing #hoel1ey" and girls drew pictures of the #teacher? The girls really never com n7itted wrong in the old days, and the same, it is presumed, holds true now
 Jt was always the boys who were called to task who were kept after school and who got good, resounding : &whacks over knuckles grimy from #contact with the solid earth of the
New Britain herald., 1916-02-17
RUMANIA AFTER RESERVES

Paris, Feb. 16, 10:15 a. m.--A TTavas dispatch filed at Athens yesterda@ says the Rumanian council at Salonilxf has invited all reservists remaining in that city to return to Rumania imme- diately
New Britain herald., 1916-02-17

If Senator owens plan for an army that would build roads while waiting for war bc adopted. would it strike f"" higher wages now and thcn?-
 TnlO Enquirer.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-17

Sailing announcements of trans-At- 'antr ships might add an element ot accuracy by Including For NirkWa II, England and Scandinavian ports maybe. .'-NeW York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-17

In it's list of heroes the White House might not improperly include the speaker of the house of representa- = t1Nes, who is rOt too proud to fight in defense of a president who displaced him against the presidents rival who made the displacement possible.-- Pittsburgh Dispatch.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-17
FACTS AND RANCHES
or the Continental army not even Garrison remains-Rrooklyn Eagle

At present the only victories that the allies seem to be winning are Tn neu- tral Greece e-Rochester Union.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-17
LEATHER HAND BAGS

In assorted shapes and frames. Manufacturers broken lines All at one price, z9c each. Values to $1.5O.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-17
PLAID WOOL AUTO AND STEAMER RUCS
New Spring Lingerie Blouses

AT SIC, $1.49 AND $1.98 EACH
 smart creations in Embroidered and Lace Trimmed Voiles, Organdies Swiss and Batistes.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-17

These are golden days of labor. No one can say when the upward move ment will stop. There is no limit m sight As long as wages are high, the American demand for foreign labor never will be rejected in Europe. We shall have plenty of immigration after the war. How much more than plenty we shall have, and of what quality are questions that should interest con- gress-1nterest it enough so that there may be regulation ideas beyond the narrow schern of the literacy test Boston Journal
New Britain herald., 1916-02-17

Justice Hughes. in his letter to MT. Stomp, says just what we would expect a justice of the United States supreme court to say but he says nothing that needs discourage those who hope to make him the next republican candi~ date for president of the United -SNrac cuSe Herald.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-17

The United States government may well await further information before taking final action on the German threat to treat armed merchantmen as vessels of war. If such ships are actu- ally vessels of war, we Ire as much in terested in knowing the fact as any body else-New York World
New Britain herald., 1916-02-17

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New Britain herald., 1916-02-17

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New Britain herald., 1916-02-17

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New Britain herald., 1916-02-17

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-25
THURSDAY, MAY %. 1916.
LABOR AND JUDGE ROBINSON

The emphatic and incisive card of Charles :. Higgins president
OF the State Federation of Labor, gives the reasons why a very large
element of the Republican working men Of tho northern section of
West Virginia prefer the candidacy of Ira +. Robinson 10 that of 4
A Lilly. Mr. HugginS Is familiar with the movement ON the part Of
the working men of this State TO secure better working conditions
Two great pieces of legislation have been constantly sought by
che labor interests of West Virginia during the past eight u If ten
years:
lst-The Workmcns Compensation Act. 2nd-lmproyed mine
inspection laws.
As Mr.. Higgins points out, the principal opposition to both those
humane measures came from the very clements that arc now support.
ing the candidacy of y. y Lilly. rs he we'll says, every inch of the
way humane employers and the working men who co-opcrated with
them met the organized opposition of the coal lobby at Charleston
OF A a Lilly. To expect from these men further development of
progressive legislation. or vigorous support of the legislation now OK
Stng, would he TO expect them to belle their records
Additional TO this legislative record, as Mr.. Higgins points out.
The working men of West Virginia have a most kindly remembrance
OF the famous martial law decision rendered by Judge Robinson I'M
der exciting and embarrassing conditions. They remember that he
alone of many strong men retained the balance and poiSc that were
necessary to give thorough and judicial consideration to the ease.
snd that a a practical result of his opinion a large number of men
sentenced to terms in Jail by drum head court martial were released
To Ira E Robinson, judge Of the supreme Court, and to H. ID. Hat
field, governor of West Virginia, who acted upon Judge Robin>on%
dissenting opinion, belong the credit for the fact that these men sum
rarny sentenced by military courts to long terms in prison, were
freed from a punishment which was as unconstitutional as il was
unjust. Had those sentences stood, had they been served out, they
would have been a permanent blot upon the good name of West
Virginia.
The public record of an official is a part of his life. From that
record we may best determine what is likely to be his course of action
in the future, and the public record both of Judge Robinson and
Governor Hatfield in a great crisis, is one that may properly command
the support, not only of the working people of West Virginia, but Of
every lover Of fair play, and of every believer in constitutional
government.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-25
THE WAR TAUGHT US

Tho war has fa1e. la "a 4rraf many
fhIrr. hI' tlo mos. important object
lesson has been % realization of our
u@nro.essarg dependence o1 f1-aien
rolufries Tor those things ve could
have produced oIrss.vcs The war
.r stirred Hs 'l o. reIf help that can
not help but boz productive of Eo1d
H. sa- many drIgs from Europe se
could IIsf OIL veil have provided our
..'ves Both I1 ibis country and boo
FHa md frneH impetus tas been given
.r 'Hr a1ticr' of domestic cultivation
D. those varieties ~ botanical lul-
..r Chief % not fho only source of
lDr.y heretofore having been Genital
Europe Experiments conducted or "a
m.-r or ir.a extensive scale f1r D.
rHnHr. nf .ssr. ts tae United sfs.-
Department of Agriculture have dem.
'r rated t.. Drd qles. or That certain
'r.ss .r%l.r,nol. fo Europe. al. vr.i
"a. many p.an... foo.. aud foeors tsat
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grow Wild IN this country. can under
scientific cultivation be produced mere
in perfection or a close APPROXIMATION
10 r..
\ criticism OF the eoycrnment work
in this direction is that 10 has not pro.
crossed far or fast enough in prac-cal
results 10 demonstrate its value 10 the
drug merchant or.thc manufacturing
pharmacist Again. IL is held hat \
good deal Of time and money has been
devoted TO the cultivation of plants or
their fruits which srov Wild prolific.
ally in many parts OF the country. or
for which the field OF usefulness In
medicine is limited. and cannot be-
materially increased by scientific cul.
~tivation. even though - may cheaper
the cost OF the DRUG TO ne users.
There is no question raised as 10
the great value Of tho work accom-.
plished. from a scientific point OF view,
az the experiment stations established
by the government in Southern Cali.
fornia, the Carolinas and parts Of tho
Middle West In demonstrating the
practicability Of raising botanical
drugs not indigenous 10 this country
T. remains yet 10 bc demonstrated that
this a he done on a practical com
mercial scale
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on maturity. II has been aggrav-
ated by the constant tendency OF
state and federal authorities and
legislatures TO interfere with rail-
road earnings and operations. and
acceutuated by the fact that our
railroads have on occasions Dor
ro~ed money for purposes not
related 10 the efficiency Of their
operations. with the result that
insome instances their credit
was overeNtended. Consequently
the railroads were forced to 20 IN
10 the market and borrow money
on short term notes. paying. in
some Instances. By way Of interest
and commission. as high as hve
and six per cent for the use OF
money for q single year. In some
specihc cases railroad notes We're
hawked about the streets as des.
perately as the notes OF some corn
er grocer. where a few years ago
the railroads could raise money
al three per cent and in some cN-
ceptional instances for even two
per cent.
These conditions are intensified
by the peculiar position occupied
by the railroads in our Industrial
life. II a factory in which there
has been a large investment fails
Tor some reason to return q divi
dend upon its capital stock the
factory may be temporarily closed
ana operations suspended. pend
ing the return OF more promising
days. or the plant may be diverted
10 the manufacture of other prod.
ucts FOR which there is "A profitable
demand. For instance. all kinds
OF manufacturing plants are O
producing munitions of war be
cause OF the exceptional demand
Tor such products owing to the
European War. But once a rail
road always "a railroad. u can
not be diverted 10 any other use
and no matter how Improbable
n may be for a railroad 10 oper-
ate o. must continue at least 10
run some trains. Even in case
OF Insolvency the tracks are not
torn up. the stations are not de
molished and the engines and
cars are not disposed OF.
Under N complicated system
OF government control there per
sistS the constant tendency to linn
II the earnings OF our railroads
bur nowhere do we see any rec.
IGNITION OF a legal or even moral
obligation on the par OF these
legislative agencies TO insure 10
investors a reasonable return or
even any return at all upon their
investment. This is apparent
from even a Cursory examination
OF tho reports OF the Interstate
commerce commission.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-25
A SCoRCHED CANDIDATE

The pressure OF the White House has
fnally prevailed in the case OF Louis
j.. Brandeis. nominated By the Presi.
dent 20 be a justice Of the Supreme
Court. The Senate Committee OF. The
Judiciary. yesterday. after long delay
and the unusual procedure % holding
an investigation OF charges brought
against him. voted 20 report recon.
1mending his confirmation. u vas a
strictly party vote. ten Democrats vot.
Ing in tho affirmative and eight Re.
publicans In the negative.
Back Of the President insi..-nce
o. the confirmation Of Mr.. Brandeis is
the undoubted motive o. securing a
political advantage. This has been
CLOSED over by fine -phrssIng In the
President letter Co the Chairman Of
the Senate Judiciary. consisting large.
u OF reflections on tho truth and hon.
esty Of the witnesses against tho On.
pes % rho nominee for tho 3udiria.
donors. But ma one is deceived by this
verbal masquerade.
Men high In tho legal profession.
among them many conscientious Demo.
crate. have protested strongly against
III confirmation Of BRANDED. because
thcy did not consider him fo Do. ral.r
god with tho proper temperament. FOO
put D. mildly. Tho so.IaIatIc fsrderr.e.
az fhe Boston lawyer aro per.sr.. fh,
snoFf darecroG. element. Boo Hs char
Boo, and fhe Supreme Court of tfs
United States u.s. tho las' place vher,
such an influence mould creep boz s.
candida" fo- t.o h-a tribunal .aoaId
como through tte ordeal u- r-a-d.
h. been subIr..rf .o without 'Ha
smell 0f Orc cIat.re fa Ha es-moa'
NJ H-andos haa been d.r.lrd.
GCDrcucd
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ROBINSON'S PLEDGE

The only charge the opposition
makes against me-the only i'm
putstion u endeaVors TO make, is
that Governor Hatfield is support.
ing me. want TO say to you that
welcome Governor Hatfeld's sup
port Just as would welcome
yours or any other mans. And
don't be deceived. Mr.. Lilly would
appreciate that support Just as
much as do " he could get IL.
But when my adversary says that
am Hattield's candidate he tells
what every man knows to be un-
true. am no mans governor, !
will be the chief executive OF all
the people Of the whole state and
shall make my career IN that es-
allied office square with my whole
life's official record, from proseeut-
ing attorney Of Taylor county TO
Judge OF the supreme court Of the
state. which submit for your ap-
proVsl. and invite the closest
scrutiny. N you can find IN that
record a scientiila OF evidence
a word or act which would indi.
cate that I could be dominated by
any man, I withdraw from the eon-
test."-Judge Ira E. Robinson.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-25
ALL FOR PORK.

pld links is quito delighted a. that
army bin ~ finyses.
lie huds mat lts provisions are entitled
fp his praise
"Its iest fhe kind o. thing" he says. "to
max" The war f7Ik cease.
our army should h. fashioned for the
gentle ways ~ peace.
- r.E appropriation l' a thing that I
can stand
n ~ way Or distribution is inzenioualy
planned
n pe-c going % f.erI our money In
fhc way D fniuk Is right
There ought tu Dor. good pI.Niu 1 from an
army that can't fghf
And uref Hay Haa done Sr- Carson
seems etafeawHrIf 20 mo.
r.nsrlfs'sa einecIfe and Mat 10 ought
fY Dol.
To .o.. ..r ones Constituent in such a
eT.frr"I f.I
shows TIr. ,sn mako a bIIin' though h-
army cann0t EII
"fm Fi4I Two got 8 chance 'r vote -.-
pork boo such H E..an.
To make fam HrW. ff fn Frhf uu..I
rs"lI. been .uNI.r
WNHT se r.H need aUI SHAT Ul.I r.f q.
uu army uifu IHa fleece
To keep Ia ell boz pHrt ana hrnur and
H.I.a keep tho peace
Sow YORK Sum-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-25

In spite OF the general impres-
sion the capitalization OF Ameri-
can railroads averages much less
per mile than that in most Euro
ptdn countries. The capital Sc
curities OF the railroad companies
OF ms country. outstanding in the
hands OF the public on June go.
1913. amounted 10 APPROPRIATENESS
1889. 900 600 including bonds.
capital stock and other forms OF
Indebtedness. Our total railroad
mileage Is roughly 25O.OOO miles
lhis gives In tho United States an
average of about $4,000 a mile.
me average capitalization per mile
OF railroads in Germany Is SiOg.-
Vyv' IN France. Sl37 900: in Bel
gum, IL 900. and in Great Britain
s-o9,VoO. These figures are. OF the
period Just preceding the outbreak
OF the European war.
II is automatic that with the in
CIease population Of this country
We snail have increased railroad
capitalization because of the nee
cssl'y Tor improved standards OF
construction. a larger amount OF
double tracksge. the abolition ~
erade crossings. the enlargement
OF expensive terminal facilities.
ana other improvements equally
ornamental. y railroad once
built Is not completed. Practic-
ally every railroad Fast Of the
Mississippi River has been rebuilt
three or four .times-through the
RELAXING OF rails. the rockballasf-
ing Of roadbeds. the stfaightcning
OF curves. the removal OF grad
rents. building stronger bridges
and culverts and the construction
OF new stations.
In order to meet these constant
and enormous expenses the rail
roads must be able 10 raise money
AZ reasonable rates OF interest.
M~anitcsily. there - no law. natur-
Al or artificial. which can compel
investors 10 purchase railroad So
curltles. Unless the earnings OF
railroads approximate the earn.
lngs OF manufacturing induStric-.
Tor instance. capital will seek in
NtStment in other securities and
IN" railroads viii be- unable %
raise the FUNDS necessary for their
operation and for their improve
ent. For tho past three years 10
mas been impossible for the rail
roads 10 seCurp long term loans
upon any reasonable terms. This
has been due 10 the uncertain in
dustrial conditions which have
prevailed prior 10 the last twelve
months and the resultant fear ND
on the part OF the investing pub.
lie that the railroads would be
unable To raise tho money neces-
sary To meet these obligations up
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abroad, how does II come that We have
not prohted in hat manner with the
South American countries. OF which
We. hear such glowing prospects bat
little in achievement.
There is no war in South America
u Is a section that IS said 10 have been
cut on from intercourse with the ma.
tons now az war. and from which they
largely bought. Has the Underwood
bill been promouve OF trade with them
Yes. bur az our expense. owing 10 the
open door OF the free list. Is there any
balance Of trade in our favor with
these countries Not BIZ OF f.. T. is
the other way. According 20 the figures
published by the Department Of Com.
mcrce the balance Of trade in favor
of the Southern republic for the nine
months period ending boz March
amounted 90 tlI3.0o0.O00 For me
month Of March alone the baIs- OF
trade against Us was $4,000. 600 com.
pared with our total exporf OF SIC
200. 'o0 Here be- the real test Of fue
working Of the Democratic tariff.
which allows The importation 81 South
American products free o. duty in com
petition with our products 70 there
had been mo- var in Europe there
would today have been an immense
accumulated balance OF trade against
1s 1H" Democratic argument fo .re
contrary bel false in every particular
o. is Intentionally misieadIne. but niI
deceive no int'..zcnf observer
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Hon Ava 70 Moore. o. New Mar
finsyille. continues making rapid head
way in 'he contest for the Republican
nomination Cor STATIC auditor BE ia
being received with open arms Iu
ever. county Ir has visited. and This
i. not surprising Tor he hae both n
pleasing personality and the ability %
impress bis real worth upon aIl whom
Do meets
Speaking of Mr. Moore the Urarfnu
Central NJ sutton. SAWS.
Aivn W Moore. candidate Tor tho
nomination fHr auditor Or tho state
Republican ticket. stands we'll iu UraV
Tom counts and Die candidacy BE- being
~frfnrIhIf discussed Ou our streets.
people have had ample time fo