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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
The British Blacklist.
(Indianapolis NeWs).

It is understood that the British
note In answer to the American pro-
test against the British blacklist-or
at least certain features of 1t-takes
the ground that a government has
the right, as, of course, it has, to re-
strict in any way it pleases the trade
activities Of it's own citizens and sub
jects. No law is violated, so it is
insisted, when the British government
forbids its own subjects to deal with
an enemy. The case is not quite SO
simple as all that. If 1t were, there
could be no controversy. The real
question, as far as least as the coun-
try is concerned, is whether Great
Britain can, in order to punish an
enemy, forbid it's subjects to deal with
a friend. Probably it can, under the
law. But the point is that the eff
feet of this action is practically to
put that friend for trading purposes
in the enemy class.
This Is precisely what has been
done in many cases. British firms
have been disciplined, not simply for
dealing with Germans, but for deal
ing with Americans who deal with
Germans. There is a sort of second
airy boycott. On this theory, If it
were pushed to an extreme-as it has
not beehive could have commercial
relations with Great Britain only at
the price Of renouncing those with
Germany, and thus becoming a party
TO the maintenance Of the British
blockade. Moreover, we could not
submit without protest, to such a con-
troll over our relations with a friend
ly power, without, in violation of our
obligations as a neutral, becoming a
participant in the commercial war
against her. Of course, it is nowhere
denied that Great Britain has a per-
feet right to limit or destroy such a
trade by lawful blockade or an en-
forcement of the law against contra
band. But these are difficult ques-
tons.
It is to be said that many conces-
sions have already been made, and
that within the rules laid down by
it the British government has tried
to be reasonable and fair It should
be remembered further that there are
many people in England who at least
doubt the wisdom Of certain of the
measures adopted by their govern
ment in this great crisis of the ma
tons history
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS.
Former Local Couple Celebrate Ami
versary III Home in Bristol.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Frisbie of
Bristol, former residents of this city,
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of
their wedding with a reception to a
large number of their friends in Red
Mems hall in that city last evening.
The couple were married November
6, 1866, in the First Congregational
church, Bristol, by Rev. Leavitt
Griggs. Two children blessed the
union, Charles G. Frisbie and Mrs.
Nellie Bradley, both residents of this
city,
Shortly after their marriage, the
couple moved to this city, where Mr..
Frisbie was employed by the Central
Railway & Electric company as su-
perintendent' Of road building. Later
Mr.. Frisbie was superintendent of
streets. On leaving this city Mr.. FRS
bic went to New York where he en-
gagged in road building, later return
ing to Bristol where he has since re-
sided. Entering politics in Bristol,
Mr.. Frisbie was chosen a member of
the city council in 1915 and is now
serving In that capacity. The recep-
ton rendered the couple was Il pleas.
ant affair in which the attendants,
which included Mayor Dutton, ex-
tended to Mr.. and Mrs. Frisbie many
happy returns of the day, with wishes
for extended happiness.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
WYE LA POLOGNE.

free Poland has been the dream
"a century. Yesterday there was
adlined in all the newspapers of
country the story that the dream
4 come true. 1t might have been
! to some in the press of other
Tvs. it was seen and relished by
Try lover of liberty the world over.
ere was a three-fold alliance that
|tted the destruction of Poland Of
Prussia, Prussia, and Austria.
L dual alliance of Germany and
lstria- Hungar combined to restore
to resurrect the glory that was
be the Ancient Kingdom of Poland,
|m which in the past came such
nous rulers as the Jagellones and
Eh glorious soldiers as the great
bieski. ... l.
Ket with all the welcome the news
Polands liberty receives there is
hinge of sadness mingled with the
Those who have waited long and
10 have expected this action did not
Int it to come in the manner it has.
Re significance they attach to the
defamation of the Central Powers
Prizes a military rather than politi-
motive Poland is not restored
that Poland may live through the
bturies a great nation, as great as
Poland of old. Poland is re-
|red SO that her men may fight the
[ht on the battlefield with the ma
|ns that give her. the right to en-
I liberty. 1t is call for men, this
defamation of the Central Powers.
1re men for the battlefield, more
IN for the slaughter, more men for
graves on the continent.
lat, in a word, is the prime reason
restoring Poland to her former
estige, with all the honor and glory
at goes with a free nation. The
Ike is lifted for more reasons than
Since this war broke out, efforts to
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07

enlist the Polish men as volunteers in
the armies of Germany and Of Aus
Hungary have been failures
There has been no response on the
part of the abled bodied warriors of
Poland, a nation that has the fresh
rope. This being the case, it remained
for the diplomatic brains Of the con-
trolling parties to think out another
way. They have done SO. They will
organize Poland as a nation, proclaim
Warsaw and Lublin the Kingdom of
Poland, re-estab1ish the right of the
Polish nation to control it's own des-
tines, to live an independent national
life, to govern itself by chosen repre-
sentatives of the nation,-and then
compel it's men to enlist in the armies
side of the case has not been neglected
even in the manifesto. This sentiment
is paramount, to wit:-"The glorious
tradition Of the ancient Polish armies
duu l1e HleulOry OIL the brave COM
radeship in the great war of our days
shall revive in a national army. The
organization instruction and command
of this army shall be arranged by
common agreement" The common
agreement being, Of course, that this
army shall align itself with the powers
that gave it the right to fight in the
war now taking place.
Poor Poland. Her freedom, upon
examination, does not look as bright
and brilliant as the proclamation de-
clares. There is nothing but optimism
in the manifesto that announces Po-
lands deliverance. 1t sounds good to
hear that the Poles are free from
Russian oppression, no more to be
trodden under the heels of the Co.'S
sack, and that the liberty which was
destroyed a century ago on Russian
all very rosy as rhetoric AS an
actually it is somewhat different.
The people Of Poland confront ter
rible dilemma. Whether they fight
against Russia or refuse to accept the
liberty offered them, the case is the
same. Solicitation for the welfare Of
Poland did not dictate this action on
the part of Germany and Austria, but
rather a need for fighting men. The
entrance Of Rumania into the war was
a factor that probably decided the
fate of Poland the so-called freedom.
of Poland. The recreation of Poland
is thing that has been looked for
ward to by every descendant of the
land in America It does not seem to
have come about at this hour, much
as there might be the desire to shout
''Vive la Pologne.''
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
TOO LONG,

80 much sentiment has been voiced
favor of shorter presidential cam
gns that 1T is very likely the next
VIII bring a reform. 1t is argued
e the time between June conven-
ns and November elections is en-
by too long, that while the cam
gn is under way business is
elected and people are taken away
m their vital active work. There
hardly a man of voting age in the
Entry who is not familiar at all
ges of any campaign with the rela-
merits of the men running for
Zee. The main point; could be
|ught out in a month of campaign
at the very outside. 3
knother factor in the demand for
horter period of campaigning is the
ksh spending of money. The people
mot see why so much money should
Thrown away in campaigning. The
etion of a President is a very ex-
Esive piece of business, too expen-
b to suit the tastes Of many. The
Ter candidates on state tickets must
|essarily follow the lead. This year
newspapers gained the advantage
selling their advertising space at
N rates. But even the newspapers
bid welcome a diversion that would
htually work for the common veal.
II page advertisements supplanting
b staten ents for reason and logic
[ntua1ly work back against the
blum that carries them, and the
Espaper does not relish the job Of
Eenting false issues, even in it's ad
Hising columns.
10, it has come to the point that
/ American people are growing
Try of this long protracted seige
q visits them every four years in
form of a presidential election
/ because they would shirk the
1E of electing their president, but
tause the men who govern and di-
these campaigns demand too
1ch time and energy from the cleo
BITE. 1t would not be surprising
Eefore to see in 1920 political con-
Stions called in July Or August in
Id of June as in days gone by.
a matter of fact these June con-
stions are but traditions handed
= IN from the days when the country
minus the facilities of news dis
sing it possesses today, before tele-
. ph and telephones and tickers
{ Id tell the people who was nomi-
led. With the latest inventions at
4 nations disposal the nation can do
zhgs faster than ever before, even
! the deciding of presidential
{ice.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
The Partisan Trap.
(SpringieId Republican,

A generous instinct is a safeguard
in politics as in other relations of
life. It's possession would have saved
Senator Lodge from his sorry per-
Torrance in regard to the mythical
postscript. Coupled with his expert
ence and knowledge Of men and con-
ditions, it would have kept his eyes
open to the absurdities Of the garbled
story passed on by a man unfamiliar
with the affairs at issue. Last night
the senior senator made an unhand-
some retraction and labored effort
to obscure the issue. Throughout
the episode Senator Lodge has
harmed no one but himself. Mr..
Wilson might have thanked him for
bringing up the matter and leaving 1T,
with an emphatic advertisement OF
the presidents refusal to weaken the
'Lusitania note. u at is "a pity that in
a year in which he seemed, at one
time at least to view foreign rela-
tons on a higher plane, Mr. Lodge
should have permitted bitter PARTISAN
ship to betray him.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
Princeton University, he always has
recovered his choice on election day.
Mccormick still Confident.

Harrisburg, Nov. 7.-Vanco c. Me-
Cormick, chairman of the democratic
national committee, was oath man
to vote in his precinct here today. He
went to the polls with his brother and
after voting said he lis just as con-
fident as ever of a democratic VIC
tory"
After election" he added, IT be-
lieve we will find United people
supporting the president for the next
four years"
Chairman Mccormick will return
to national headquarters in New York
late today
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
DENTISTS ARE SUED
One Girl Claims Damages For Pain
and Another Says Doctor Attempted
to Kiss Her.

Springfield, Nov. Two suits, each
of an unusual nature, with a dentist
the defendant in each, were entered
in superior court yesterday. In one
case Hattie Julien of this city sues DR..
Thomas J. King of Newton for $1,000
damages for suffering alleged to have
been caused by the breaking during
the drawing out by the defendant of
the top of a tooth of the plaintiff,
December 1, 1914, leaving the roots
imbedded in her jaw, without the de-
PENDANT informing her of that fact.
The plaintiff alleges that she had be-
lieved that the whole of the tooth had
been removed. John Fl. Madden is
the attorney for the plaintiff.
The other suit is by Corrine Bod,
man, aged eighteen years, against DR.,
William H. Armstrong, and is for
$1,000 damages. The plaintiff claims
that on June IL, 1916, she called at
the dental office of the defendant at
525 Main street and that as she was
about to leave after having had her
teeth examined, "the defendant forci-
bly, took hold of her. Rugged her and
attempted to kiss her without her
consent and against her will and pro-
test" The effect, she claims, has been
to make her i'll and nervous. She
brings the suit through her father,
William H. Bodman.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
No Peace? No Prosperity?
New York WOrld).

The sum of the whole matter, SO
far as the republican campaign is
concerned, is this: There is no peace
and there is no prosperity. If these
contentious are accepted by the peo-
pie, the candidacy of Woodrow Will
son must necessarily fail
Being at war, the republican, like
Europe, is a shambles, a graveyard,
a hospital and a house of mourning.
Being in the very shadow of panic,
depression and privatiorr the unex-
ampled industrial and commercial
activity of the country is merely a
delusion. Being in misery and dis
honor as the result of democratic laws
and policies, the theory that by any
possibility good can come from them
is nothing less than a hallucina alton.
1t must be an unworthy cause
whose leaders are willing to go to
judgment on such an issue. For
tunately for mankind, the question is
one upon which the humblest voter
Is as capable of forming an opinion
as the proudest and most powerful
The evidence in the case may be be-
lied but it cannot be hidden. 1t is
in every home, in every dinner pail,
to say nothing Of every idle gun and
sword.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
JILTED TWICE.
Miss Olive Ogden Values Fractures at
$4,000 Per-

New York, Nov. I'm the, breach
of promise suit filed in the Supreme
Court yesterday by Miss Olive ogden
against S. Raleigh Kirkness, an, i'm
porter, at II Broadway, she alleges
that he twice broke her heart. For
each fracture she demands $4,000
damages. as II
Miss Ogden alleges that the first
promise was made by Kirkham on
April Is and the wedding day set for
April %. But the wedding bells did
not ring out for Miss ogden, she says,
because Kirkness did not keep his
pledge.
About a month later Kirkness it is
alleged. made a brand new promise,
the marriage this time being fixed for
June / 5. This second vow was broken
also, is the complaint of Miss Ogden.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
SCARE CAUSED when
HUGHES CASTS VOTE
CONTINUED From First Page)

the heavy smoke hanging behind the
stalled automobile.
Mr., Hughes was handed his ballots
at 1908 o'clock. When he emerged
from the booth he handed the marked
ballot to the Inspector, having taken
exactly two minutes to record his
choice. He walked back to his hotel
accompanied by the crowd and went
at once to his rooms. He expected to
pass the day quietly at the hotel.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
She Follows Me About My House of
life

Life.
She follows me about My House of
Life
(This happy little ghost of my dead
youthD
She has no part in Times relentless
strife,
She keeps her old simplicity vand
truth
And laughs at grim mortality
This deathless child that stays
with me-
This happy little ghost of my dead
youth!
My House of Life is weather stained
with years
GO Child IN Me, I wonder why you
stay.
Of tears,
It's walls have lost their rose-its
thatch is gray:
One after one it's guests denart
SO dull a host is my old heart
O child in Me, I wonder Why You
stay!
For jealous Age whose face I would
forget
Pulls the bright flower you give me
from my hair
And powders it with snow-and yet
and yet
love your dancing feet and jocund
air;
And have no taste for caps of
lace
To tie about my faded face:
I love to wear your flower in my
hair!
O Child in Me, leave not My House
of Clay
Until we pass together through it's
door!
When lights are out and Life has
gone away,
And we depart to come again no
more,
We Comrades who have trav-
elled far,
Will hail the twilight and the
Star
And gladly pass together through
the Door!
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
WATCH FOR THE "NINkS."
Lighting Company to Flash Results
of Election.

The United Electric Light and
Water company will announce the
results of tho election this evening to
it's customers in the residential Sec
lions of the city by the "winking'' of
the lights.
The signals are as follows:
One wink of the lights indicates a
republican victory.
Two winks of the lights indicates
u democratic victory.
The signal hours are:
1880 .. m. city.
900 d. M. state.
1000 D. m. national.
If the national result is in doubt at
10 o'clock the signal will be given at
II o'clock.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
A CASE OF SAFETY FIRST,

In one month the price of coal has
been raised more than four dollars a
ton. In the city of New York the
retail dealers have notified the public
that only conservation Of the supply
and limitation of deliveries to one ton
a customer will avert a famine The
exorbitant prices Of anthracite coal
are attributed by the dealers, whole
enormous demands Of manufacturing
plants, which are working either full
time, overtime, or doubletime; the
lack of skilled labor at the mines; the
freight car shortage; the premature
consumption of the reserve stock, and
the utilization of domestic coal for
manufacturing purposes.
AS a result of all these things, and
particularly because Of the absence Of
a reserve stock, there can be no defin-
ate retail price. This, because the
the current prices must shift the in
crease, whatever 1t be, to the shoulders
Of the ultimate consumer Poor
creature, he is ever the brunt-bearer.
But the ultimate consumer would not
be in the position he finds himself to-
day if he exercised the least bit of pre-
caution. Instead Of rushing into the
market at the first approach Of cold
weather and trying to buy all the coal
he needs for an entire winter, thereby
creating a shortage of immediate sup
ply the consumer would do better to
buy his coal earlier in the summer,
contracting for a supply at a stated
price and having it delivered in in
stallment lots. Dealers are willing
| them to forecast the winters demands
and put in a proper reserve. That is
what the consumer must do eventual
1y, whether he wishes to or not. Those
who failed to order their coal in due
season and who are now increasing
the demand for coal are partly re-
sponsible for the present condition
In years to come dealers must
reach some understanding with their
customers. Instead of attempting to
fill every bin in the immediate
neighborhood during two or three
weeks before the hard winter sets in
they must make arrangements to de-
liver a ton of coal at certain stated
| intervals, even if prices have to be
! contra cted for ahead of time The
| lesson that is being taught now at sc
| high a price is not likely to be for
! gotten by the consuming public when
| another year has gone by and coal de-
| mands attention. Besides the conven-
| ience and safety of purchasing the
winters coal in the early Fall or late
| Summer there is also the added fea.
! ture that it precludes any possibility
! of spectators cornering the market
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07

If modern English as exemplihed by
the phrases Of the day is not elegant
it is expressive. What better medium
could be found to tel, the sentiment
of the hour than this anent the cleo
tons? In a few hours sit will be all
over but the shouting.'
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
Greed and Grab.
(Buffalo Times

Asked why Mr.. Hughes offers moth
ing constructive, Senator Lodge IS
quoted as saying: What business Is
it of the opposition to construct?
Our business is to throw them out of
power" In other words, grab the
Offices The senator has let the cat
out of pretty transparent bag.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07

(From the Chicago News.)
Bald heads don't always generate
bare facts. @..
Everything comes to the waiter who
waits on himself.
No man ever surprised a woman by
telling her he loved her.
Patience isn't necessarily virtue;
more often its a necessity.
Anyway, a spite fence is never too
high for neighbors to think it over.
With the exception of the stage viii
lain every man has some good points.
Every time a man scores a failure
he realizes how little he amounts to-
Some lawyers who fail at their
preach.
Later on one may have an oppor-
tunity to walk on the pavements
made of his goed intentions.
Too many married men who have
family burdens to bear think it's up
TO them to come home loaded every
night.
During the Courtship. when a young
man gazes into a girls soulful eyes
and admires her dimples, he's apt
to overloC k he1 chin.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07


Princeton, Nov. 7.-President Will
son today voted here, casting his bal
lot shortly after 9 o'clock. lie mo-
tored over from Shadow Lawn, which
he left soon after 7 o'clock.
Because of the length of the ballot
it took Mr. Wilson several minutes TO
mark it. In addition to voting IN the
presidential election he marked MS
ballot for the state offices.
The president was accompanied on
the trip from Shadow Lawn py Mrs'
Wilson, and when they arrived they
1vere greeted by a demonstration LED
bv Princeton students and professors.
At the entrance of the Princeton
cap,nue q drummer stood awaiting the
presidents coming and as MS auto
mobile drove up the drummer peat d
tattoo. Almost instantly students ap-
peared from every direction. Ihey
swarmed over the campus and rushed
towards the voting place. AS MT. WILL
son alighted from his automobile, the
Princeton yell went up with re-
sounding "Wilson, Wilson, wilson,
at the end
While the president was inside Vot-
ing the students massed in the street
VA e'A'AAS0S
tinuously while a large corps OF NOV
ing picture operators and photogra-
pliers took up strategic positions. A
small opening in a window enabled
some of the students to peer inside
the engine house, and they pushed
and jostled for glimpse of him. Mrs.
Wilson sat in the automobile ana
laughed at the crowd.
Students Call for Speech
When the president emerged the
students again cheered him and called
speech, Speech but the president
only shook his head and smiled. He
greeted several in the crowd by name.
The president started back for
Long Branch at $50 o'clock He
planned to spend the remainder of the
day playing golf and resting. He will
receive the returns by telephone from
Secretary Tumulty tonight.
The president cast the fiftieth ballot
In his precinct. He voted in the old
1re engine house where, from the
time he became connected with
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
Another Field.

you can't sell me a gold brick
I've bought twenty or more in my
time"
Exactly, and you therefore need a.
container. I'm selling elegant ma
hogany hods with gilt nails You
sign here"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07

Wonder If fame has ever sufficiently
the fellow that invented lima
beans baltimore Sun.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07

Revising the proverb, one might say
that the way of the transgressor is
beset by blackmailers and the high
cost of gasoline.-Chicag Daily News.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07

The bicycle is coming back, even
though the horse appears to be headed
for the geological gardens.-Philadel-
ph1a Ledger.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-07
RoU-RuiIt Chicago.

A skyscraper in Chicago is found
to be leaning sixteen inches. We
were fortunate enough to build Min
neapolis where it is possible to hit
the continent when we dig our base
ments.