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New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office.
A Story of the Code.


 The society woman locks up her dia- monds and the manufacturer protects his trade secrets with not half the mi mute care with which naval officers guard their signal codes and hide them away from the inquisitive eyes of international spies and the repre- sentatives of foreign powers. The wireless, whose message may be picked up by enemy ships hundreds of miles away, makes the secret of the code more precious than ever it has been before. No wonder the navy de- partm ment is concerned over the disap- pearance of the battle signal book from a destroyer connected with the Pacific fleet. The book must be found or a new code must be constructed at once.
 And this recalls what befell a Brit 1sh ship in the harbor of Boston year or more before the close of the Civil war. For some reason, which in his bulky diaries Secretary Welles did not disclose, he is said to have round it desirable to acquire the secret or the deciphering of messages which were coming into his hands Tn what ne assumed to be the British naval code. He mmissioned the man who had served as Farragut's signal officer when the Union fleet ran the batteries below New Orleans to secure thlL code. According to that officers own account. he came to Boston, 1ngratlat- ed himself with some British ofhcers whose vessel was in the harbor' TO- cated the code book, and one nlsht managed to appropriate it, substltC'- ing within it's leaden covers an equal number of pages, cut to the proper size, from a schoolbook; this code ne duly delivered to the secretary III Washington, wisely declining at that time to explain how he obtained the volume 'It will be better for you not to know" he said
 Very likely such stories are told o1 all the navies in the world, and not all of them are false.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
CHRISTIAN WORK
 IN LATIN-AMERICA
pr. Porras Welcomes Delegates to Congress at Panama From II. $.
 and Great Britain.

Panama, Feb. 10-The congress on Christian Work in Latin America was opened here today. Dr. Belisario Por- ras, president of the Republic, de- livered an address of welcome to tha five hundred delegates and visitors representing the principal Protestant. churches in the United States and Great Britain.
 The first session of the congress will be held this evening and will oe presided over by Robert Speer of New York, secretary of the board of for. eign missions of the Presbyterian church in the United States. who will deliver an address on the subject Our attitude and spirit" Among the speakers will be Professor Eduardo Monteverde of the National UniveF- sity of Uruguay. and Bishop Lucien Lee Kinsolving, Missionary Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal church in Southern Brazil.
 The congress is the outgrowth of Q meeting of the Foreign Missions conference held in New York in March, 1913, when it was decided to undertake an interdenominational evangeltzation campaign in Latin America. The congress will remain in session here for ten days. Later sec tional conferences will be held in the various Iatin-Am merican countries.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10

John Howard Payne, the American who gave to the world Home, Sweet Home,' during his writing career made fortunes for all who had any thing to do with his genius, but died practically penniless. Even the United States government owed him some two or three hundred dollars which some of his heirs are now attemp pting to collect They feel, evidently, that be the sum ever so humble there is no place for it like home
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
NO CONFERENCE ARRANGED

New Haven, Feb. 10-In labor cir- cles here today it was stated that n arrangements had been made for a conference of representatives of sev- eral organized trades with officials Of the New York. New Haven and Hart ford railroad in respect of the matter of demands for increased wages. It was reported several days ago that carmen, electricians and machinists on the system had asked for certain increases and that discussions were to be opened on these demands. Thus far, according to railroad officials, no request for the initial conference has been made.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
Contemptible Politics.
Bristol Press. )

Not long ago the Press received from ashington letter stating that bureau had been established there for the express purpose of furnishing to newspapers literature intended to discredit President Wilson and ms administra tion. It went on to say that he was very strong with the peo- pie of the country without regard to party lines and that ne would be re- elected unless something was done to weaken him in the esteem of the NOt- CTS. In order to do this 1t was neces- sary to open a submarine campaign for the aVoWed purpose of bringing him into disrepute by arOusing suspl- ciOn and questioning his m Otives.
 We submit that such a propaganda descends to the depths of political meanness and degredatiOn. Those en- gagged in it confess they cannot openly oppose; that they have no real case to conduct on it's merits in the open, but must resort to that which is cowardly. covert and despicabl A political cause that mas nothing bet ter than that is as much an inf1iction as the grip, which it closely resembles for insidious meanness.
 Yet there are papers here in our own state that are using just these tactics and appear to be getting their inspirations from the source we men tion Ii is not necessary to name them The readers are doing that even more effectively than we can. They are not fooled
 We submit that the president of the United States is entitled to better treatment than this even from his enemies. It is one thing to differ with him and quite another to attack from the brush like a bushwhaCker
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
DefenseS That Jack Built.
(Waterbury Democrat.) )

The problem of perfecting our na- tional defenscs makes one think O. "The House That Jack Built" Jack s task, however, was com mparatlVely simple. He got the house built. Our labors ,as set forth by army and navy experts, seem iterminable. Just now the Panama canal is furnishing a good instance of what Uncle Sam is up against First we strengthened our navy to defend the canal. Then it was decided that the canal must be fortified, so the government is mount ing what General Edwards, military governor of the canal zone pronounces the most effective nd-defense guns in the world. But now it is explained that the guns themselves are defenseless against a land attack from the rear. An army landing elsewhere along tie coast might take them, and turn them against our own navy. So the experts demand an army of ,00O men to be stationed at Panama, to defend the guns. "If the canal must have a strong navy to protect it." says the New York World, "and if the strong navy must have a sizable army to protect the for tifications in protecting the canal, and who are what is to protect the sizabIo army in protecting the Qualifications in protecting the navy in protecting the canal?"
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
Would Complete the Set.
(ChicagO News.)

A lady told me, as a true story of q soldiers wit. that a soldier in a hospi tai on recovering consciousness said: Nurse. what is this on my head?"
 Vinegar cloths,' she replied. You have had fever''
 After pause:
 And what is this on my chest ?' "A mustard plaster You have had Enc1lli iOnia.
 And what is this at my fect?"
 Salt bags. You have had frost bite. A soldier from the next bed looked up and said:
 Hang a pepper box to his nose, nurse, then he will be a cruet.'
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10

making body the people of the coun- try might not be adverse to seeing ness in time of peace by the same right of eminent domain. Some of their transactions with the govern
 ment in the past have been a trif1e shady and the steel barons should not get too coCky The poor old govern
 ment has been f1eeced enough, as it is.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
CLOSER COLLABORATION.
Chief Purpose of French Premier's
 Visit to Italy.

Paris, Feb. 10. 5:25 a. m.-The es- tablishment of a closer and more fruitful colla boration between the ,,i- lies was indicated yesterday by Aris- tide Briand. the French premier. aa the chief purpose of his visit to Italy
 'I undertake this journey with tha greatest confidence" said M. Briand to the Paris correspondent of the Corriere Della' Sera of Milan. before he took the train for Italy. "I feeT certain that I shall gain from your statesmen, who have given support in carrying out the task of establish ing among the allies a closer and more fruitful collaboration"
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
Aeroplanes and dirigib1es of war. by
 F. A. Talbot.

1
 American ideals. by c. s. Cooper "A popular, readably written book, ; hopeful in it's general tone yet nor without it's note of warning. Ameri can idealism as it expresses itself in business. society politics, religion and literature. is discussed. our ideals are compared with those of England and the Orient, and in an interesting symposium, the opinions of one hun dred representative American men are cited.'-A. l., A. Bookiist. Belgian democracy, it's early history, by H. Pirenne.
 Admirable study of the economic and political growth of the medieval towns of the Netherlands from the Norman invasion in the ninth cen tury through the seventeenth. by 2 professor of medieval and Belgian history at the University of Ghent. A. l.. A Book1ist
 Canadian commonW edith, by A. C.. Laut
 "The writer deals in a popular way with the character of the Canadian people, with Canadian conditions, economic, political. social: and with recent and present-day problems. 1n- forming and readable. more so. per haps, because the treatment is ire quently personal: very enthusiastic regarding present and future possi- bilities. "A. l.. A. Booklist.
 Education of a music lover book
 for those who study or teach the
 art of listening, by Edward Dick English folk-song and dance. by
 Frank Kidson and Mary Neal French novelists of today, by w.
 Stephens.
 "An introductory sketch on The French novel on the eve of the war precedes personal studies of Tinayrc Holland, Tharaud. Boylesve, Mile, Ali card. lists of their novels, and analy- ses of those best known."-A. l.. A. Booklist.
 Granville Bantock, by H. o. Ander-
 "Of particular interest on account of pioneer work done by Bantock and Elgar in fostering a style of unac- companied choral music. .'-Nation. Lusitanias last voyage, by c. E. Lau-
 riat, Jr.
 "A clear account written by a sur vivor. Contains also extracts of re" ports taken from the Frankfurter Zci- tung, the report of the official in ouirv made by Lord Mersey, and a
 rayir which arose from d reading of the writer's first account. which is printed practically verbatim as he sent it home to his people."-A. L. A. 1 Booklist. Sixty Irish songs, edited by w. A.
 Fisher. Some musicians of former days. by ]
 Romain Roland.
 "Very readable, very informing; l aside from the light shed by his own ! critical quality, the author has made i research to good purpose and gives 1 the reader delightful results. There l is material; which the average ! student of music has not found him self and which is most useful-infor- ! mation on the place of music in 1 general history, the beginnings of opera, notes on Lully, Gluck. Gretry, Mozart. "A. l.. A Booklist.
 
 Thomas Carlyle; how to know him,
 by Bliss Perry.
 Hike Phelps, this is an elemen- tary study, and is intended for those unacquainted with Carlyle. Begin ming with a sketch of his life and personality the author proceeds to analyze his writings and explain his philosophy and teaching or rather Ito 1 let Carlyle explain himself" as far
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
It Is to Laugh.
{ MiddletOWh Penny Press )


 Frank E. Healy speaker of the last house of representatives and prospec- tive candidate for governor on the re- publican ticket this fall. IS now active in showing up the weak spots in the national democratic administration As for the state democratic adminis- tration MT. Healy smothered that long ago. and though his political ability has given the republicans of the state such an exiler through his speaker ship career, that the president of the United States fades into 1nSlgnin- canoe But the joke is that Healy should have the nerve to criticize any body politically, even democrats When he jumps on President Wilson, however. the people will no doubt shed tears for the president is as nobody compared to Healy. It is doubtful if the president would get a look in should both of their political careers be framed side by side For that reason the people are liable to take Healv serious and if there is any one higher up in the republican party of the state at this particular time, they should whisper something to the ex-speaker There is no necessity to
 
 be sufficient and the advice should contain reminder to make a com parison of careers Here is an echo from an East Hartford gathering: -.
 Frank E. Healy, speaker of the house of representatives, said that in the last presidential campaign he heard Wilson say that he stood squarely on the democratic platform And yet today as he is campaigning again. said the speaker " he is look ing for a second cup of coffee." Will son said that a protective tariff was wrong in principle and was instru- mental in having the Underwood tariff bill passed in congress. Business be- came stagnant imm edia teIy," Mr. Healy said, and if it were not for the war a number of you might not have had enough money to pay for this banquet"
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
THE BULLY" OF THE NATION

Wherever men gather the question public utilities has often come to the surface, and the arguments pro and con have been many and varied. With the present plan for preparedness there has cropped out the advisa bility of establishing a government armor plate manufactory and naturally a storm of protest has arisen This was brought to a climax when the steel barons, through their personal representative on the floor of the Sen ate. Boise Penrose,, of Pennsylvania
 served notice on the United States of America that if such project was carried through the steel industry would jack up prices to such an extent as to make the nation sorry it ever thought of such a plan In all the
 history of America there has been
 never a more insolent threat hurled at
 the men who make our laws than this
 same attempt at intimidation from the
 magnates who control the manufac-
 ture of armor plato. No first class rObber in his palmiest moment ever waXed so brazen. ever attempted
 such a holdup,-this act of the barons calls for the eXtOrtiOn of millions of : Uncle Sans money. In a word. tho barons through their chief lord of the admiralty, Penrose, dare tho United States to even attempt to establish a t government armOr plant. The Senate committee on naval affairs was promptly informed that if such a course is undertaken the steel barons { will advance the price of their armor S200 ton on all future orders. Reckoning it out on this plan. the fol- lowing robbery would take place: The plant that the government proposes would be able to turn out only 20,00O tons of armor during the course of one year, approximately the amount need ! ed on two dreadnoughts of modern construction As the proposed naval program calls for the building of ten readnoughts, sixteen capital ships, and six dreadnought battle-cruiserS. it is easily seen that the government would have to purchase a great deal of armor from the barons and would { be therefore held up to the tune of . something like s5O.OOO. .OOO. All of ! which may be regarded as enormous ! reprisal But as great as this piece of bulldozing may seem it had not the ! desired effect on the Senate naval committee. which failed to be fright : ened and forthwith voted to report back to the Senate the bill appropriat- ing the s11,0O0,0O0 for the building or buying of armor plate factories
 may be that the United States govern ment will rise in it's might and pre- vent any such holdup by the ex- pedient methods of taking the barOns' plants and producing armor plate for itself Tn time of war the govern ment can seize such plants and oper- ale them bv right of eminent domain
 If the steel barons get too "bossy' and try to force their dictates on the United States Senate, our highest law
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10

Bryan's friend, Hannis Taylor, in dignantly denies that he is to get a million dollars of whatever we pay Colombia. He says. "I do not expect to get one-fifth as much" Let it stand at that. Deserving democrats never sheer at $200, ,0Oo-Brooklyn Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
Read these aloud to the family

Read these aloud to the family with ho ldine' the answers, and see how many can guess them.
 What is that which is sometimes es with a head. without a head with a tail. and without a tail? A wig
 Why is a committee of inquiry like a cannon? It makes a report. ' What is more wonderful than a horse that can count? spelling bee
 Why are tallCst people the laziest :? Because they are always longer m bed than others.
 Who was the most successful fin ancier mentioned in the Bible? Noah because he hoated a limited com papy when all the rest of the world was in uidation.-Cappers Weekly
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10

up to a plane where mems souls will not be tried and their lives made miserable. And after such contem- plation the real American citizen throws up his hands in holy horror cannot take the politics out of Ameri can politics."
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10

It is the business of Germany, hav- ing conquered Poland, to see that Poles do not starve. It is the policy of Berlin to do this, since it courts Polish sympathies against Russia. So Sir Edward Grey's refusal to aid neutral Polish relief puts up to Der line a perplexing difficulty. Starvire g Poles who see food shipped out of their country to Germany will not bc strong Germanophiles-New York world.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
"RICHELTEU" KNIT UNION SUITS FOR WOMEN

Richelieu Union Suits are knit to fit. No side seams, knitted at the Waist line of finer yarns no bungling underneath your corsets.
 Made low neck, no sleeves, ankle or knee lengths, round neck, elbow sleeve, knee length; Dutch nesk, el- bow sleeve, ankle length. Made sizes to g., in cotton or wool suits
 Specialization Suits S1.OO each. value $1.25. .-...
 special-Part Wool Suits, S1.5O each value $2.00.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10

Mems fashions this spring are TO be of the color type. The individual with the one suit, however, will con- tinue to be seen and will not fail to go out just because his suit is not in style. That is the difference of the seXes.-Middletown Press.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10

The persistence with which the Germans declare that the war has only just begun and the allies say exactly the same thing eXcites the hope that peace is not rem ote-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10
FACTS AND RANCHES.

It is again intimated from London that Lord Kitchener is to go. ! ct it is to be said that the passing-pell has not been rung so often for Eng lands military chief as for the Ger man Crown Prince-New York World.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10

Henry Ford is soon to show us she difference between personality and a parsonage in his next peace move We pause for the reveIation.-New Haven Journal-Courier.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10

By careful consideration and study of the various details in Corset con- struction we can intelligentIy help our customers to select a corset suitable for her own personal figure.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-10

We fit Corsets if desired from $500 upwards.
Evening journal., 1916-09-06
QUARANTINE LAX
SAYS J.E. sloan
Took Children TO Maryland
and Returned Without Be-
ing Asked for Certificates
HAD TO PAY FEE
TO PHYSICIAN

Several complaints have been made
recently that the infantile paralysis
quarantine as to children coming
from other States TO Wilmington and
leaving the city for other States is
very lax. This charge is substanti-
ted in part by a statement made to-
day by j. E. Sloan, of Ashley who
took two children into Maryland on
Saturday and returned with them to
Wilmington last night without being
required 10 take the certificates
which he had secured from the health
authorities of both States from his
pocket.
Mr.. Sloan. in making his statement,
explained that he has a bungalow
on the Elk River. where he and his
family spend week-ends during the
summer. On Saturday, accompanied
by his wife, h7 daughter, Ethel May
Sloan. and the latter's little frined.
Elizabeth Hess, he went to Elkton by
way OF the p. B. and W. Railroad.
Before leaving Wilmington he secured
from the City Board OF Health the
required certificates for the two
girls, who are each IL years OF age
The party took the PAP O'Clock
train from French street station
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Sloan states
that the certificates we're not exam
ined by inspectors before leaving
Wilmington or at Elkton on arrival
there.
Last night the party returned TO
Wilmington on the train leaving
there at S.37 o'clock Mr.. and Mrs.
Sloan, after considerable trouble,
secured the required health certif-
Gates TO take the children out OF
Maryland and into Delaware. The
first physician. a member of the
Board OF Health. who was approach
ed in Elkton for the certificates re-
fused at first TO issue any certif-
Gates, according to Mr.. Sloan be-
cause II was after his Office hours.
II was necessary TO take the two
children TO another physician who
charged so cents for each eXamina-
ton. They then returned to the other
physician who issued the two GER
tifcates.
Mr. Sloan stated this morning that
these certificates were not examined
by any inspector in Elkton and they
were allowed to leave the train ir
Wilmington and go to their home
without any one asking TO see the GER
tiicates.
In making his statement MIR. sloar
said he believed in the quarantine. Il
conducted right but that he does OBJ
iect to paying out money for certif
Gates and then they be Of no use be
cause inspectors are not on the Job
No charge was made for the certif
Gates that he secured from the cit!
health authorities when he was leav
ing the city o. Saturday.
II has been stated by, many persons
that they have brought children int
the State by railroad and in other way
without once being required 10 show
clean bill Of health for them.
Evening journal., 1916-09-06
SOUTH AFRICAN NEGRO
BLIND. Stranded here

Unable to speak but a few words
Of English and these so garbled that
he could not be understood. Charles
Jim, a genuine Negro from West Side,
Cape Town, South Africa, was taken 10
the police station this morning as a
patient. The colored man. who is
aged and blind in one eye, was found
wandering here and was allowed TO
rest at the police station before 90.
ing further. A note carried by the
man and signed by George T. Thack-
eran said that Jim was a member of
the hospital lines at Cape Town. South
Africa and a deckhand on boats. He
has a mother. brother and sister in
Cape Town and was anxious to sail
from New York for his home, If given
chance to work his passage. The
note contained a route from Philadel.
phia to New York. which the aged
man had not followed.
Evening journal., 1916-09-06
FAMILY TROUBLES OF
THEILMANS aired IN Court

Having his son arrested for alleged
breach Of the peace. Max Theilman OF
No. 6o7 Pine street asked in City
Court this morning to have the case
dismissed. and when this was refused,
Theilman found himself IN a bad sit
uation as a result Of some of the evil
dence.
Mrs. Theilman, wife Of the prosecut-
ing witness, declared her family CT ten
children supported their parents and
kept the home. She said her husband
worked and received good pay but
spent II for drink She added that her
husband had given her very little
money for some time and that about
the only thing he provided for the
home was the meat. This evidence
was corroborated.
The case against the son. joseph.
was dismissed and Probation Oficer
Stout was directed to investigate the
condition OF the family.