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New Britain herald., 1916-04-19

ain Lumber and Coal company, $1.95; 1 City Coal and Wood company, $1.91 ; l The Damon company was awarded ] the contract.
 ! H. T. Sherman was awarded the contract for Plainville sand at $1.25 i arcubic yard and the contract for red cubic yard.
 j Going Up. ! The bid of the H. R. Walker com- l pany for street sprinkling showed an i increase of at least 15 per cent. over that of last year in the following fig ures: time day, F a lineal foot; twice a day, 1 cent: once a day, F cent; once @ day except Sunday, IA cent Fred Parsons, representing the company, explained the increase after the city engineer had stated that he thought the price high, by saying that cost of labor, feed and other matters makes it imperative to increase the bid. As there was only one bidder. it was @ case of take it or leave it, and the board took it.
 X 5O-50 Basis. !. Two sets of prices were received for the re-setting of the bluestone curbs about the city. John P. Mcguire pre- senting bids of 13 and IT cents per lineal foot and Baker & Lasher 13 and 5 cents. If was explained by the engineer that the two prices were caused by the fact that some curbs call for setting within ten inches of the present line while the other cov- cred the setting over ten inches and not over two feet. The Baker & Lasher company was the successful bidders.
 J. P. Mcguire was awarded the con- tract for laying concrete sidewalks at ] 3 34 cents and also for concrete Eutters at eighteen cents per square foot.
 The Baker & Lasher companv's bid or thlrty-four cents for laying con- crete gutters was the lowest and the hrm received the contract.
 Iron Is Expensive.
 The Sessions Foundry comnanv of Bristol presented bids of so4o per set for man hole covers. an incraase of s2.20 over last year, also a bid of S14.9O a set for catch basin covers an increase of $50 over last ve.r High cost of materials and labor was given as the cause. The contract was let
 K. O. For Two.
 Two bids were rejected during the meeting, one from the Fisk Brick company for pipe and another from Tony Naples for concrete work which was presented after closing time for acceptance.
 Minimum But No Maximum
 That the board members anticipate some demands from the city employees this spring, was indicated when Chair man Humphrey in a statement to the mem bers, suggested that recOmmen- datlon be presented to the comm on council asking that a minimum wage rate of $2 for a nine hour day be passed by the ordinance committee. and that no maximum rate be men, toned. He brought out the fact that at present there are some men in the employ of departments that are worth more than they are receiving and with the adoption of the proposed ordinance, foremen could bring the matter before the board recomm end- ing in cases of this kind. The maxi mum rate at present is S2.25 a day.
 Commissioner Donlon asked if the members of the board were ac- quainted with the fact that at the meeting of the common council this evening a petition was to be presented asking for an eight hour day at an in- creased wage rate. He said that the men in the sewers feel that the people in offices, etc, are not asked to work
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
DEFECTIVE CHIMNEY FIRE.

Shortly after ' o'clock this morn ing Engine company No. was called bv a still alarm to N. E. Mag's house at 139 Glen street where a defective chimney had caused a small blaze. There was little damage. Last eve ming Engine company No. l was called to M. Cohns house at the corner of Film and SmaIlcy streets where a chimney fire was extinguishcd wi'h little damage.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
BOYS STONE TRAINS.

eral protests have been made to glice of late about a gang of small who lay in ambush near the Rock bridge and throw stones |sing train windows. Last night pys were again out in force.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
B B=k,-,Ll..-AN = k,-,Ll Ll.. g Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 25c at all druggists,

SPECIAL SERVICES AT HILL CREST CHURCH, 427 West Main St.
 Dr. Dillingham; will preach on the Tniversalist Belief from Sunday, April Is to Easter, April 23, inclusive. Ser vices at 7:30 o'clock.
 Everybody invited to hear the mes- sage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
Marvellous Growth in Road Building.
,pro,, Tn, pbilqderph.a rnq.irsrJ

(Fro, The Philadelphia InqtTe''
Il ;s no mere figure of speech to say that
the Growth of road building marks advances
in civilization, and for that reason there
should be general qualification over the ny
ures which have been made known py inc
bureau of Public Roads in Washington Ac-
oordinp TO the statistics, the expenditures
for road and bridge building in the United
States have increased from about soo'Voo'Voo
n wear in 1904 TO s2S2 100000 in 1870 or more
than $50 per cent. In the same period tne
exnenditures under state supervision have
increased from few million year TO some
thing like S8O,OOO,O00 a year.
These figures are amazingly Impressive ana
thew mark the transition from an era when
we were credited with the worst roads IN
the world to one where we can look forward
to favorable comparison with the oldest ma
tions Of Europe. The pioneers OF this country
had to fight nature and many hardshlps, but
we long ago reached the stage where the I'M
portance Of good roads became recognized,
and now all who are concerned in the move
ment seem to be mbued with the idea oil
making up for lost time.
1t will be noticed that the great advance
in improved roads has been coincident with
the coming and the development of the auto
mobile. Every new automobile that is manu-
featured means at least one new and enthu-
siastic advocate of better roads. The local,
state and Federal authorities have joined in
the movement, and as consequence we are
able to record figures which tell most i'm
pressive story And while the Automobiles
have been the chief factor in stimulating this
desire for modern and first-class roads. they
have not been the only beneflciaries of the
movement. All of the people have proited,
and most of all the farmers, who have thus
been enabled to find an easy and convenient
method Of marketing their products. The
good roads have also aided in the extension
of the rural free delivery service of the Post
Office Department, and this has been of ines
Unable benefit to those far removed from
the large centres of population.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
As to New York.
urom The cicreiand Lcod

ErOHt The Cicucinud Lcddcr.l
President Wilson, it is announced by the
managers Of his campaign, will make at least
two speeches in New York State. One will
be in the metropolis. The other is TO be de-
livercd in Buffalo. There may be more.
This is the natural fruit of Democratic
consultations and calculations over cam
paign and election prospects snd possibil-
ties. If Mr. Wilson cannot carry New York
he cannot win. Practically all political au-
thorities agree as TO that point Hughes
might be elected without the most populous
Of the states. IL is not within reason to ar
quo that Wilson can get majority of the
electoral votes Of the country without New
York.
And as for that great commonwealth, it
needs only to be stated that in the recent
primary election, which might have been er-
pected to draw out about the same proper
ton OF voters In all parties, the total Re-
publican vote was double the Democratic
vote. The Administration has about as
much chance Of carrying New York as Of
winning Vermont or Pennsylvsnia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
Where Is the Seal Of Fairfax County!

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t has been suggested by my trends
that readers of your paper more than any
other in this United States would be in posi-
ton to settle ong-standing Civil War mys-
terry Of great importance TO the people OF the
State of Virginia and more particularly,
Fairfax County.
II will be recalled that on July II, 1861,
Fairfax Court House was raided by New York
troop. under General Mcdowell. The lost
will Of Martha Washington, taken at that
time was, you will remember returned to the
state by the late ]. r. Morgan, who had pur-
chased il from a collector and had it among
the priceless treasures of his private museum
near his home in New York City.
More important still than this recovered
testament was the Great Seal of Fairfax
County, taken by the raiders at that time
and as yet never heard of, although many
attempts have been made to locate it if it is
still possible This seal, if it fell into the
hands of INSCRIPTIONS parties, might have
been the means of many false registrations
Of documents, outside of the greater hstor-
cal value and the pride of Virgnians to have
il restored.
VIII some reader Of your paper who may
know of its capture, or who has heard any
thing of its whereabouts that might help in
its location, kindly inform us through the
columns of your publication? w. l.. c.
Richmond, Va, Oct. 1, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
Some Light on Milk.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF ne lrlouhe'
Sir: have sold milk to Borden for the
last five years The average annual price
paid me for a quart follows: l9ll-12, 3A4
cents; 19l2-13, 1867 cents; 1914, 3.o9
cents; l9l4-'l5, 3.77 cents; 1915-16, 3.64
cents; average for five years, 1868 cents.
During this time the farmer has seen labor,
feed. cows-in short, everything he buys
steadily mounting in price. With very great
care make about per cent on the business.
Poor's Manual gives the Borden company
ST 800. 900 of per cent preferred stock and
s21,312 500 Of common, paying per cent since
1902. with extras 1904-'07, inclusive, Of
per cent.
In spite of this showing its vicepresident
said August II: THE profit to this company
on all the different grades of milk and milk
PRODUCTS, excensing certified milk, during the
fiscal year ending June 80 was SCOOPS per
quart" As the company paid its dividends
in this year. it must have handled for this
purpose S29,9S3,O 900 quarts.
Poor gives the Sheffield Farms Slswson-
Decker Company S1,500,000 6 per cent pre-
ferred stock and sl20O,OOO common, paying
since 1906 an average annual return Of
l1.1444 per cent, yet this company recently
raised the price of Grades A and in pints
one cent.
Its president said October .: ave will not
give in to the Dairymen's League and undo
the work we have been doing for the past
ten years"
In that time the company seems to have
worked" the producer and consumer very
successfully. FARMER.
New York, Oct 3, 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
MIR. Carmody's Red Herring.

Mr.. Thomas Carmody, once Democratic
Attorney General of this state, seeks TO
Justify President Wilson's attitude in the
"eight-hour" controversy by declaring that
both President Roosevelt and Governor
Hughes signed laws reducing the hours OF
work of certain classes of railroad en-
ployes. These bills, he declares, were ap-
proved by organized labor, were opposed
by the railroads and were signed without
being made the subject of arbitration.
All of that is precisely true-but not in
the least pertinent. There was no resem-
blance between the Federal law granting
nine-hour day for telephone and telegraph
operators and signalmen signed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, the eight-hour day law for
the same employees signed by Governor
Hughes and the so-called eight-hour law
for the railway brotherhoods signed by
President Wilson. The Roosevelt law and
the Hughes law were actual, bona tde laws
reducing the number Of hours to be worked
by certain classes of railway employees,
save in emergency.
They did not provide that the short new
dav was to cost the railroads as much as
the old longer day. They were intended to
relieve men in important posts of the strain
of too long hours, and so help them and
safeguard the public. They were backed
by the unions and were opposed by the
railroads. But neither was put forward as
the alternative to a general railroad strike
so. neither could in any way become the
subject Of arbitration.
The bill President Wilson accepted and
made law is a fake. 1t is pay-raising
measure masquerading as shortener OF
the working hours in a day. 1t does no
such thing. 1t is as unlike the laws OF
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Hughes cited by
Mr.. Carmody as President Wilson's say
ings about arbitration and his attitude
toward it when it is needed.
Mr.. Carmody's endeavor to defend the
Presidents course by putting it on plane
with that of Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Hughes
in these instances is worse than silly-it
is thoroughly disingenuous, and Mr.. Car
n,ody is too good lawyer not to know it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
The World Series.

The baseball season is closing, as usual,
in an outburst of enthusiasm. Interest IN
Ire World Series is kept up to the highest
pitch Of intensity to the very last, Base
ball is something toward which the public
never grows apathetc. In this great de-
nccracy of sport everybody from general
manager to Office boy has an equal share.
From all over the United States thou
sands will come and throng the ball parks
where the annual championship is to be
decided. Other thousands will eagerly fol-
low the reports Of the games in the papers
0, steal a few moments from their daily
routine to cast passing glance at the bull
ietin boards. The contest waged at Bos-
ton and Brooklyn will for the time attract
more public attention than the conflict on
the Somme or the battles on the Balkan
front. Neither war, politics nor an cpl
demic of strikes has power to crowd the
great American game into the background.
This perpetual interest in baseball is an
indication of the place which play normally
occupies in human life. Man lives neither
by bread alone, nor by work alone. The in
tcntive for work is furnished us from with
out; it is necessity. The incentive to play
comes from within. For all except the
fortunate few who are able to transform
congenia tasks into art, work is a grind.
1t is activity consciously directed toward
some Interior end.
Play is activity which is an end IN itself.
In play one experiences life Immediately.
Play demands freedom, it arouses sur
plus of vital energy, it calls the magma
ion into activity. Play does not have to
apologize for its right to be. 1t is as i'm
portant as work. Without play one be-
comes a mere calculating machine, frag-
ment Of man, with the best part of him
atrophied.
The great misfortune is that in our
highly specialized industrial system so
many people have TO turn their play over
10 a small number of professionals and
must content themselves with "A vicarious
enjoyment Of it. Most mature persons
have, TO greater or less extent, forgotten
the secret of play. Consequently, they
rave TO be amused by watching the play
If others.
Professional baseball, with all its skill, is
no longer sport for the great majority; it
is only a passive entertainment. A dozen
Jumping, screaming youngsters out in a
vacant lot, with an old string ball and a
lO-cent bat, have more actual experience
Of baseball than ten thousand fat, middle
aged men sitting on benches watching a
World Series.
kThe great value Of professionalism sport
is the impulse which 1t gives to amateur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07

rightly wants the United States to DO
something TO relieve anarchy and prevent
confscation. Otherwise, she will have 10
take action eventually TO protect herself
France" says the "Temps," still re-
fuses to admit that her demands Will re-
main without result, but if that should be
the case she will take such action as the
situation requires, nor forget this disap-
pointnrent.'
Here is an obligation laid on the United
States much graver and more binding than
anv phantom dedication to the service OF
humanity. When we have clear national
duty to perform it is futile and hypo-
critical to talk about not being willing to
fight in defence of national interests, OF
lodging an appeal to force until the rights
of mankind"-whatever they may be-are
involved.
Mr.. Wilson is not the president OF
University of Humanity. He is the Presi-
dent of the United States-a country
which has a reputation for honor and re-
sponsibility in international dealings to
live up to, and which must live up to them,
cost what it may.
What America needs most at this time
is a return to sanity in its international
policies-a revival of that spirit of clear
cut nationalism which Mr.. Wilson lacks,
and which it is idle to think can ever be
revived so long as he remains President.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
Chaotic Censorship.
r IF The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir; In your editorial article "Chaotic Lit
erary Censorship" printed October A. you
sneak Of novel (which has been banned by
Tho authorities Of the New York Public
Library"
In its phraseology this remark is similar 70
scores of others which have seen. 1t brings
a vision OF that legendary character, the be-
spectaced librarian usually with corkscre"
curls). Mortified at a naughty novel and de-
termined to protect the rest of humanity
against it, Alas, that there should be about
as much truth in this picture as IN that OF
the fcrocious editor and the trembling spring
poeti have known many of the weary men
and women who have to look over the current
novels with a view to selecting some for pur-
chase for a library. Probably they would be
glad to get any kind of a shock out Of modern
fc.ion. It would be a relief from boredom
Instead. they have to pass by many books be-
cause their library is too poor TO purchase
everything and to neglect great many
others because the books are mere twaddle
But. as you correctly observe, the author
of some volume of sensational or seml-erotIc
fiction whose work is not included in the pub
lie library instantly begins to suspect that
he is a prosecuted genius-a second flauber'
or Hardy. Frequently he does no. wait for
any one to put him "under the ban" lie
tries TO make out that some one has already
done il. As a matter of fact, nothing would
annov him more than to have it become known
that the library considers his work perfectly
harmless and has ordered several copies.
EDMUND LESTER PEARSON.
New York, Oct. 4, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
CRIMES AGAINST MEXICO
The Wilson Policy and What 1t Has Cost
in Suffering and Disaster.
To N. Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The persecution Of Huerta, the dc
facto President of Mexico, has no parallel IN
disastrous results, and was matched in cru
city only by the persecution of Dreyfus IN
France. But Dreyfus was permitted to live
until Il was discovered that he had always
been loyal to his country, whereas wilson, as
soon as seated in the Presidential chair, an
nounced that Huerta had got to 60" ana ne
used the army and navy to carry out MS
threat and never ceased his cruel persecu-
ton until Huerta's eyes were closed IN deaIh.
This old man, who loved his country anu
never wronged the United States by word OF
deed. was refused the privilege Of dying IN
bis own country. What has been the result
70 this country and to Mexico from the bonn
harding of Vera Cruz, killing few hundred
Mexicans, robbing the custom house OF
money pledged to pay the interest on foreign
bonds, the insult to our experienced am
bsssador, Henry l.. Wilson, by sending a
novice, John Lind, to keep our president
nosted on Mexican affairs? Some Of the re-
suits were the killing of score of our blue
Jacket BOYS and the sailing away of our army
and navy minus le" ihhiloh u'i"
penses, who, like the king, with forty thou
sand men marched up the hill and then
marched down again.
II this were all. Mr. Wilson might plead IN
experience and hopefully pray for forgive
ness. but, unfortunately, this was only tne
beginning of our trouble with Mexico. by
his raising the embargo on arms and flirting
with Villa and other bandits and driving
Huerta out of Mexico he destroyed every
semblance of government in Mexico, and the
loss of life and the suffering since then are not
surpassed by the calamity that came to Bel
GUM. and the end is far from being in sight
1t is not supposable that our president ex
pected such disaster from his watchful wait
ing Mexican policy, but wise men when they
find they are on the wrong road turn back
Not so with President Wilson. Pride goes be-
10 foII IRA DlMOCK.
Hartford, Conn, Oct. 3, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
Danish Islanders for Annexation.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: On behalf of the four thousand or
more Danish West Indian cxpatriates in this
city, beg through you TO file protest at the
statements which appeared in your columns
OF this days date, under the caption "Danish
Islands Sale Opposed by Natives"
We Danish West Indians are n law-abiding
people. We will respect the United States
government and show ourselves good citizens
just as sincerely and devotcdly as we have
been TO Denmark. Believe me when ! tel!
you that forty thousand fond hearts, bascly
deceived by a disgraceful nation, now await
with eager eyes the coming of the Star Span
glcd Banner. ASHLEY l.. TOTEM.
New York. Oct. o. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
CIergymen and Politics.

% the Editor or he Tribune.
Sir: In The Tribune Of this date c. Davis
English objects to clergymen taking part in
political questions. Fortunately, many of the
clergymen of the past have not been TOO
proud to fight" or to express their views
John Wesley and John W. de la Fletcher, emil
nent ministers of the past, were outspoken
along political lines. Henry Ward Beecher
took an active part in the anti-slavery ques-
tion prior to the Civil War. Many of the
best laws in civilized countries are due TO
Christian influence.
The thought that ministers should not
marry, take part in government or war is
very unfortunate. No, Mr.. F.. We do not
expect to let you have all the say as to who
shall govern America. We arc II part of the
people, and will be heard from Election Days
and on such other occasions as we may see fit
to speak. D. &. STANTON.
Brooklyn, Oct. 4, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07

20 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Is not your correspondent, Mr.. James
A. Robinson, mistaken when he says that
Booth and Salvini alternatcd the character of
Othello?
Edwin Booth several occasions in Amer
lea played lago to Snlvin's othclo. but not
vice versa. Othelo was not one of Booth s
best parts. and comparison between him
and the great Italian actor would have been
to his disadvantage.
Booth and Irving, however, altcrnated the
characters OF Othello and Iago 10 Ellen
Terry's Desdemona, but that was in London,
not in New York. A. +. G.
Now York. Oct. 4, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
Not Too Proud to Fight.

In these days of combination, coopera-
ton and coercion it is refreshing to learn
that here and there exists some remnant
Of the old American spirit of individualism
and independence. Such is the burden OF
the tale from Moravia which the milk
strike brings forth. An unnamed veteran
of the Civil War, driving in to the weigh
ing station to sell his milk, as he had been
accustomed to do, was stopped by pickets
of the Dairymen's Union, who told him to
take his milk back home or it would De
dumped on the road.
"Take another look at those cans d.
rected the veteran, reaching under the seat
of his wagon. The pickets looked, to dis
cover an American flag tied to each milk
can: then looked at him. to find themselves
staring into the muzzle of businessllke
shotgun.
81 fought for the flag in '6l and I'm
ready to fight now" declared the fiery old
farmer. The argument ended then and
there. Cooperation and combination, at
tempting coercion, faded away before
Americanism not too proud to fight. That
milk is now on its way to this city to nour-
ish babies
What a pity that some of this same
shirt of independence was not III WASH
jngton when President Wilson and a
Democratic Congress surrendered to d
combination of railroad employees, prac-
t,sinq as high-handed coercion as ever dis
oraced capital or labor