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New Britain herald., 1916-04-11
City Advertisement
ANNUAL CITY MEETING REGARD
 ING TAXES.

The Voters of the City of New Brit ain are hereby warned and notified that the Annual City meeting of said City regarding taxes will be held on Tuesday the 18th day of April 1916, at Turner Hall, Arch Street in said City at o'clock D. m., for the pur- pose if it shall deem proper to change and revise the estimates made by the Common Council of said City in the month of March, 1916, which formed the basis of tax of fifteen G5) mills upon a dollar laid upon the grand list last made and completed embrac- ing all the inhabitants and property within the first taxing district of said City liable to taxation, said tax to be colIectable on the first day of July 1915, and further tax of four (4) mills upon Dollar upon said Grand list embracing all the inhabitants and property within the limits of the sec- ond taxing district of said City, said, tax to be collectable also on the first dav of July 1916, which said taxes were laid by said Common Council at it's meeting held on the 22nd day of March 1916, and for the purpose of confirming or disappearing the action of said Common Council in laying sa16 taxes and if deemed proper to lay such other or different taxes on the inhab- itants and ratable estate of said City in said Taxing Districts as said meet ing shall order: and for the purpose of doing any other business proper to come before said meeting.
 Dated at New Britain, this 10th day of April 1916.
 GEO. A. QUIGLEY,
 Mayor of the City of New Britain. Published April II, 1916, N. B.
 Herald.)
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11
LIQUOR MEN ASK
 TWO MONTHS GRACE
Want to Dispose of Stock Now
 Held in Manitoba

Winnipeg, Can, April 11.-A move
 l:lent is under way among liquor deal CTS in Manitoba, which voted out its saloons at an election last month, to petition the government for two months of grace in order to dispose of stock on hand. Should the petition meet with favor, the province will not go dry until August 1.
 We nave been with you for two- score years, and another sixty days will matter 1ittle,'' is the plea of the liquor dealers.
 On the other hand, the prohibition leaders hotly protest against any cS- tension of time. They point to the fact that more than three fourths of Cana dian territory already has voted out saloons and confidently predict that before the new year Quebec alone among the provinces will re- tam the liquor licensing system and that even here licensing will be re- strtcted to Montreal, Quebec and a number of large urban centers.
 The possibility of the Dominion gov ernment passing rigid prohibition measures has made large liquor deal CTS ir Quebec as well as in other sec tions uneasy, it is said. Several meas ures pertaining principally to the ship nent of spirits from wet to dry ter ri."ry now are before parliamnt.
 Ontario Going Dry.
 On September IS. Ontario, for years considered the stronghold of the Can adian liquor interests, will go dry by direct legislation, which will continue ctfe ctive until after the war. Licenses vii, be extended from May 1 until September upon payment of a nom1- nal fee. After the war, and a consld- erable time after the return of the soldiers a referendum will be taken. In the meantime, the law will not ln- terfere with importation of liquor for private consumption, but will provide extre mely heavy fines for violations of the regulations stipulated.
 The 32O licenses in Alberta province will be cancelled July l, next ana the sale of liquor henceforth prohibited
 Sakatchewan province now has one of the most stringent curta1lment laws. all liquor traffic being controlled by the provincial government. No person may use liquor except in ais own home.
 Nova Scotia entered the prohibition ranks March 15, 1916, by a legislative vote.
 In New Brunswick, nine of the tour teen counties are dry.
 A local option law in Quebec, passed before confederation aE< which now covers about 900 parishes or approSi- mately two-thirds of the province, is in effect. Except in large cities there are practically no licensed bars.
 Total prohibition has been adopt ,d by Newfoundland, the island colony ebolishing sale, manufacture, lmpoT- ation and transportation of liquor.
 Jn the northwest territories the sale ,f liouor is regulated by the domln- on license law.
 Early in the summer railroads are to discontinue sale of liquor ,n dining cars because of the great tre1ch of dry territory in the west.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11

of the usefulness of the books By periodical interchange of books the same list may be made useful m more than one school. during the year; ,601 mounted pictures have been circulated for the use of schools. The branch of East street has outgroWn the premises occupied and provision is making for enlarge ment. Additions have been made to the equipment of the main library, to meet the requirem of the con- stant growth.
 The library has now occupied it's own building for fifteen years, and experience has demonstrated the wisdom of the architects and com mittees in providing a home for the library. Some necessary repairs should be made the coming year The last year has been one of more than usual changes in the group oi librarians.
 Mentions One Resignation.
 Miss Harriet $. Wright, who be- came a member of the library staff in 1901, and who, for many years had charge of the childrens room, left the city in the summer on ac- count of the removal of her father to New York. Miss Wright had been very successful in managing tle children's department and had helped many children of foreign par ents to the correct use of the Eng fish language and the habit of read ing books in that language.
 Temporary illness has caused the absence of other librarians for linn ited time, and their places were SUD- piled by extra help. If funds are provided for attendance. the art room and science room can be opened to the public, at least for few hours each week.
 Professor Camp Reelected.
 Professor Camp was reelected president of the New Britain Insti- 1 ute library and other officers were chosen as follows:
 Vice president-William H. Hart.
 Secretary-Marcus White.
 Treasurer-Frederick s. Chamber lain.
 Directors-Edward H. Davison Andrew J. Sloper and George $. Tal- colt for three years.
 Standing committees finance-Wil- liam H. Hart, E. N. Stanley taking the place of D. N. Camp, resigned, H. Davison.
 Library ommittee-David N. Camp, chairman, Marcus White, John H. Kirkham, Charles F. Smith and William F. Brooks.
 Membership mmittee-AndreW J. Sloper F. N. Stanley and Frederick G. Platt.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11

dN over three score years ago when, aS young man of about 33 years ehe- made his first report after his Tinitial election. His report was pre- tsented as follows:
 A During the last year, there has been an increase in the number cf rsaders of books, magazines and
 newspapers at the library and a de- cvease of books taken out for home reading. The number of new card holders, authorizing the individual to take books from the library, for home reading, for the year ending March 31, 1916, was in the adult de- partment LIS, in the juvenile de- partment 1868, or a total of 2,4S6.
 On account of removals from the city, or from other causes a few names drop out every year, but as hear as can be ascertained, the number of card holders March 31 1916,. was 1882. The number of volumes added to the library the past year was, by purchase 7,044, by gift. 16o, by the Book club 4SO, and by binding periodicals and pamphlets 199, a total of 7,8S3.
 About 100000 Books Loaned
 The circulation of books the last year was IT0m "Une 1na1n = library, adult department :1O3,391 volumes, from the chidref1's room 69,431, at school rooms 26,364, East street Branch 7,241, miscellaneous 255, to- tai 206,682. A number of persons prefer to come to the library to read the books, as well as to read the newspapers and other periodicals Here they find pleasant reading rooms well lighted and warm at all seasons, with interesting books and a variety of magazines. No record is kept of persons reading at the .i- brary, or of the books read, but the total, for the year was large. Books sent to the schools, are to some ex- tent taken out for reading at homes by parents and friends
 The loan of library books to the schools has been continued with gratifying reports from the teachers
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11
DERBY RECRUITS ARE
 FINE BODY OFMEN
Willing to Stand Without Protest In- convenience of Going Through
 Military Training.

(Correspondence of The Associated Press)
 London, April 1.-"The Derbyites are excellent material for soldiers" was the verdict of a prominent gen. eral after an inspection of a large body of the recruits who recently joined the army under the group sys- tenn named after Lord Derby
 The Associated Press correspondent spoke to many of the men, the ma jority of whom showed keen interest in their training and willingly suffered the inconveniences of their new pro- fessiOn.
 The groups first called up were still going through their period of setting up drill and the men were stiff and sore from the almost continuous
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11
A REMARKABLE LETTER
Received Regarding Peterson's Oint- ment-Please Publish This Letter.
 March 22 l915

Peterson BrOs-
 Dear Sirs:-I was afflicted with a very severe sore on my leg for seven years. l am a teamster al the hmeri- can Agricultural Chemical Co. at West Park. I tried all medicines and salves, but without success. I tried doctors and all others, but they all failed to cure me. 1 couldn't sleep for many nights from pain. Doctors after treating me for some time said I could not live for any more than two years. Finally Peterson Oint- ment was recommended to me and y it's use the sore was entirely healed. I gladly recommend Peterson's Oint- ment as a wonderful healing agent and sincerely urge everyone afflicted as l was to begin using it at once.
 Thankfully yours,
 WILLIAM HA.ASE,
 West Park, Ohio. Care P. c. Reitz, Box 199.
 Peterson says: T am proud Of the above letter and have hundreds of others that tell of wonderful cures of Eczema, Piles and Skin Diseases" Peterson's Ointment is 25 cents at all druggists.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11

X laxative today saves a sick child
 tomorrow. Children simply will rot
 take the time from play to empty their bowels, which become clogged up with waste, liver gets sluggish: Aomach sour.
 Look at the tongue, mother If coated, or your child is listless, cross, feverish, breath bad, restless. doesn't eat heartily. full of cold or has sore ? throat or any other children's ail- ment, give a teaspoonful of Cali fornia Syrup of Figs" then don't worry, because it Is perfectly harm- less, and in few hours all this con- stipation poison. sour bile and fer
 nenting waste will gently move out of the bowels. and you have a well, playful child again. A thorough "in- side cleansing is oftimes all that is necessary. It should be the first treat
 nent given in any sickness.
 Beware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a 5O-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs which has full directions for babies. chil- dren of all ages and for grown-ups plainly printed on the bottle Look carefully and see that it is made by the California Fig Syrup company"
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11

Swedish exercises and route marches, Which they start daily before break fast and carry on until dusk It could be seen, however, that even the short spell of strict military discipline and physical training had made wonderful difference in the bearing of the men most of whom had pre- of the me most of whom had pre- Vlously led sedentary lives in city of-
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11
Will Endorse Du POnt.

Dover. Del, April 1.-The repub- lican state convention which met here today, is expected to endorse General T. Coleman Du Pont as DelaWare's s choice for the republican presidential nomination.
 The convention will name six dele gates and a like number of alternates to the republican national convention.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11
Oklahoma Democrats to Meet.

Oklahoma City, Okla, April H. The democratic state convention met here today to name delegates to the national convention and elect nation al committeeman.
 Thomas Wade of Marlow, and Ben jamin Lafayette of Checotah, are the leading candidates for committeeman
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11

fees and factories and seemed visibly to fill out under the influence of the open air and constant movement.
 The course of a soldiers preliminary training, which in peace times is spread over about twelve months, is now condensed into four months and at the expiration of that period an infantryman is regarded as fit to take the field.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11
Worth Knowing

Women are liable to ailments which cause constant ill-health and on which they may consult doctors with out much relief. It is we'll worth knowing that they can get at the nearest drugstore a simple medicine, made of roots and herbs, which is just what they need to recover health That medicine is Lydia F. Pinkham's S Vegetable Compound.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11
GIVE LAND FOR PARKS.
Manchester Citizens Show Pubhc
 Spirit by Their Offers.

Manchester, April Ill.,. T. Rob- ertson, a prominent manufacturer ot the town has offered to give a tract of land in the north end center or Manchester for park purposes, it was announced today. The tract would include about thirty acres and would tc supplied with various recreation devices including a swimming pool.
 Announcement is also made that Cheney Brothers, manufacturers of Manchester, have offered 100 acres in the geographical center of the town to be devoted to park purposes.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11
MANCHESTER BOOSTS WAC

Manchester, April 11.-All lah CTS employed by the town have b given an increase in wages of proximately ten per cent, it announced today. This action, il said, was taken by the town thorities to avert a threate strike as help is not plentiful. Alb 100 persons are affected.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11
COST OF GLASS ADVANCES.

Plttsburg, April 1.-The principal glass tableware manufa cturers today announced new prices, some factories advancing certain lines ten and fifteen per cent
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11
PROF. CAMP GIVES
 HIS 62ND REPORT
As Head Of New Britain Library
 -IS Reelected

For the sixty consecutive time the Hon. David N. Camp pre- sented his annual report as chairman Of the library committee last even ing. Professor Camp is now 95 years of age, yet he delivered just as con- NSe and interesting a report as he
New Britain herald., 1916-04-11
HUNGARIAN WAR LOAN.

London, April Il, $50 a. mt is expected that the Hungarian govern rnent will issue a fourth war loan be- fore the end of the present month, according to advices from Budapest.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-09-07
THE MEXICAN SITUATION
By K. G.. HUNTON

How the patriots" do spout; how
the preachers sing and shout and the
boodlers and the grafters kneal in
prayer! With the Generals and their
thugs they try to drive the workers
bugs by pumping them with bumcomb
and hot air. They would have the toll
ers go far away to Mexico, there to
save their dear old country from dis
grace" But the workers now are
wise; they can see without their eyes
that the thing is but humbug on its
face. There is William Randolph
Hearst who has done his very worst
gobble everything there was in sight
but the "greasers" got gun and soon
had William on the run. That makes
William want the rest of US to fight.
Then there's Mr.. Johnnie Dee who is
sadly up tree, and it makes him fret
and fume and launch and boil. He
would have the working class play the
stupid long-eared ass and whoop and
fight and die for Standard Oil. They
have gobbled all the soil, all the timber
and the oil;they have gobbled all the
minerals and the sand. And now they
fam would take every "greaser" at
the stake for fighting cause they've
gobbled all the land.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-09-07
PULLMAN COMPANY
GRATEFUL TO STRIKE
BREAKING CAPTAIN

CHICAGO, Ill.-The Pullman Comp
any is still grateful to the men who
aided in the smuggling of the employees
in the great pullman strike here in
1894, and who, by their head-clubbing
tactics, helped the company to break
that strike. 1t showed it's apprecia-
ton here the other day when it put at
the disposal of Police Captain Cronin,
who is accused in connection with the
vice investigation, it's own lawyer, F.
l.. Flake, formerly municipal Judge.
In doing this the Pullman Company
expressed to Captain Cronin it's graft
tude for the cable work" that the lat
ter did in the big strike. This cable
work." of course, cosisted in terror
izing and shooting the hapless strikers
Cronin has come to grief just now,
however, despite his mobile" strike
breaking record. 1t is alleged that
in the Kensington district he accepted
protection money from owners of
gambling houses who had "slot ma
chimes in operation at their establish
ments.
In order to help Cronin bolster up
his defense on this charge, the Pull
man company offered him the serv-
ices of it's own attorney.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-09-07
THREE INNOCENT
FRESHMEN KILLED
WITHOUT TRIALS
Nearing on Executions Reveals Men
Were Not Aware of Approaching
Death.

With no blindfold and unpinioned
and without being given time to pray,
three innocent men were shot to death
without trial during the last rebellion
in Ireland it developed at an official
inquiry.
The men were not even aware they
were going to their death.
The cases are those of F. Sheehy
Skeffington, Fred Mcintyre, and
Thomas Dickson. The men were put
to death on orders of Capt. Bowen
Colthurst, who was court-martialed
and found guilty, but insane.
Sergt. Aldridge, who was present at
the shooting, detailed the executions
at the hearing.
The attorney general for Ireland re-
lated incidents of the revolution and
of the arrest of Skeffington.
After his arrest Skeffington, the at
torney-general stated, said he was not
a Sim Feiner, but was in sympathy
with the organization.
The next morning continued the
witness, Skeffington and his compan-
ions were taken from the guard room
and executed.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-09-07
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
FLOODED WITH SPEECHES
THAT WERE NEVER MADE

Although leaders knew that quor-
UNI of members was not in Washing
ton, the point of mo quorum" was not
raised in the house when consent was
asked to devote an hour to requests for
'leave to print" which means permis-
sion to congressman to insert in The
Congressional Record prepared speech
es that were never delivered.
In that half hour requests came in a
steady flow. The "leave-t to- print" ar
rangement has the great advantage of
enabling congressman to have his
fake speeches. sent free through the
mails. Owing to the rise in the price
of paper, however, he will pay about
161s cents more for printing this year
than previously.
Some members of the house insisted
on actually delivering their speeches.
They spoke to benches almost empty.
There were 8 of the 435 representa-
tives on the floor when the last speech
was delivered.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-09-07

Having whipped the railroad mag
mates to standstill, the 100000 train
men of the United States have, thro-
ugh the force of their solid organic
alton, wrested the eight-hour day from
the barons without submitting the
principle to the sham "arbitration"
proceedings suggested by the heads of
the roads in an effort to job the work
ers.
Not only does this mark the biggest
single victory ever won by organized
labor from organized capital, but it
also has far reaching significance for
the entire industrial world Those that
can foresee the hand writing on the
wall declare that the eight-hour day
will soon become the universal stand
ard for the work day in all trades.
The surrender of the railroads came
reluctantly, and only after the Presi-
dent of the United States had Wig
orously informed them that the mems
eight-hour day demand was not only
reasonable, but their just due, that
the public was behind the move, and
that it simply would have to be grant
ed. The sixty railroad presidents who
had been comforting with President
Wilson after their managers had vir-
tually to admit they had no power to
settle the matter finally, did submit
some qualifications to the concessions
which will be referred to commits
sion for adjustment. i But the vital
fact that the eight-hour day with
ten hours pay has been granted the
men.
Leaders of the big Four" brother
hoods of the trainmen who also con-
ferred with the President at his re-
quest, and who stuck to their ulti-
matum of EIGHT hours with ten hours
pay without arbitration, or we strike"
have shown marvellous restraint thro-
ughout the proceedings. With the
strike vote of 100000 union and non
union workers on the railroads author
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-09-07
TRAINMEN REFUSE TO
MOVE STRIKEBREAKERS

WORCESTER, Mass.-A splendid
example of working class solidarity
was evinced by trainmen of the Bos-
ton and Albany road here when they
absolutely refused to handle carload
of imported strikebreakers who were
on their way from Boston to New York
where they were to be held in readi-
ness for the impending second street
car strike, which has just been averted.
The local railroad men categorically
refused to switch the car onto another
track, or have anything at all to do
with forwarding the cargo of finks.
The car reached here shackled to a
regular passenger train, and it was
intended to send it over the New Hav-
en- road on to New York.
The yardmaster's force ordered the
car tied onto another train to take it
over to the New Haven tracks. To a
man, switchmen, brakemen and others
on train duty baked at aiding in the
OuoiIlOoo VI pIONtIllllS
breakers for their fellow workers in
New York City.
Just at present railroad managers
are chary of antagonizing the railroad
men. Word was wired to Boston that
the road crew refused to handle the
car. Back came telegram ordering
the return of the car filled with strike
breakers to Boston.
The car went back. If it ever reach
ed New York with the finks at all, il
certainly did not do so with the aid OF
the loyal Worcester railroad workers
who imperiled their jobs rather than
aid in an attempt to break a strike OF
the street car men in New York.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1916-09-07
SINGLE WEAVERS
HAVE NEW MARKET
PLAN FOR PRODUCT

An entirely new plan of pushing
union label goods and at the same time
proving to the employer that by hand
ling such products he can make more
money than otherwise, has just been
started by the International Single
Weavers' Union, with headquarters in
Seattle, throughout the Pacific North
west.
Union officials have just signed a
contract with one of the largest shin
gle companies under which a nation
wide campaign will be started to ad-
vertise and sell Washington shingles
produced by union labor. The firm is
the Lester w. David Lumbed Com
pany.
The concern agrees to become the
selling agent for all mills that will
use the union single weavers' union
label. 1t will conduct a systematic
selling campaign, while the union on
the other hand will conduct a similar
campaign among the quarter of a mil
lionunion carpenters in the country
urging them to buy only these union
label shingles.
Officials of the union regard this
new feature as epoch-making in the
industry, for never before has any
broad effort been made to appeal tc
the purchasing power of union labor
through the use of the label in this
trade.
Heretofore there were no means OF
Identification on the single, as ]. G
Brown, president of the Internationa,
Union, pointed out. Brown has al
ready begun his part of the work by
writing to international officers of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters tC
secure their cooperation. Anton
Johannsen, of the brotherhood, anC
widely known Western labor leader
has promised to bring the matter VI
at the national convention of his or
ganization, which will meet in Fort
Worth, Tex, in September.