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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
,oar indictments VIII Be
returned Against Sew
cral Dealers
op ALLEN PUSHES
TERMINAL MARKETS
board of Estimate Is Told
Civ Would Save SAB
100000 a Year


s.- Ncw York coal dealers were "or-
''e ,.- Dad. rcre,stent reports
\ ed fe>'.l".- :..-.. .r,oe,i-
q, Che tedeIs. t'"'' '''' -
..,g charges O. conspiracy IN nN'hE
4 80, ,,,e, would return several in
,,ments
Frank S. S~acsor. speo'Nl prose
..-.. attorney. Who is handlings the
-,,,~c1 his work with re
Fq-'-' 49, .s.o- lon~
fspcl ac't'.lf
|,rfercr-o with Driicd states 'N'i'
$500. A-lorso.. OF BOSTON. who Is
....-,.-,.-.i5o can. .
! charge .- '.'
liz sca.ref r'ch prices.
49,. rtr az the Thcdford Eltz
r...,. T. o,Rovle
|oSi company anu
/ 'hc f.ft-'on coal 'o'N p7'!' OF us
H. Penn. were thc CHIEF witness heard
I,..erear. Dr. believed that thoir
,.-r-t concluded thc quest Tor Facts
l New Yor. territory.
Tells OF DELAY
..L...- ,-.. ,rscc5
OF, ...--.o.. - NV Anderson
',,,e~r.r. Clio quantity Of evidence
- cars had been rehnqa.shed BY re-
f. dealers that they might delay
1 ,-.erfs and cause panic and held
|. siding by railroads for the same
'-rposc.
p,rsrse practically al witnesses
I.,rd tv trc grand jury bad previously
'Ss Similar statements ~ public, 't
:, -e-,ra'.. agreed that representa-
80 ~ least ono railroad and one
~ Yort retail coal f-m would be
''-es IN indictments.
he Board Of Estimate was called
non % formulate plans for the estso-
b-ert or terminal markets IN a com
fgncsuo7 addressed 10 that body nny
B. William u. Allen. director OF the
Eri'utc for Public Service. pr. Alleh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23
RAN HER AUTO INTO CAR
WHEN DRUNK, POLICE SAY
BROOKLYN Woman Arraigned After Ac-
cident Threatens Suit for False Arrest


Mrs. Carley St. John, living at 81
Lincoln Road, Brooklyn. was srraigned
in Flatbush police court yesterday
charged with operating her automobile
when intoxicated. She obtained an ad-
journment. II is alleged that she ran
her car into Church Avenue trolley
car Thursday night. An ambulance
surgeon pronounced her to be suffering
from hysteria ard alcoholism.
Mrs. St John denied that she was
intoxicated, and said that she intended
to bring suit against the city for false
arrest. She had been doing some set
Element work in connection with
Christmas. she said, end her skid
chains catching in the trolley tracks
prevented her from avoiding the car.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-23

Tut back lnto service tho country may
expect that some grand jury will 90
something unpleasant 20 somebody
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
"STICK TO THE LAST

Thomas Cochran, once a penniless
boy, has been made member of the
banking firm of j. P. Morgan e Co.,
at a salary of something like $1,000,-
900 per annum, --another instance of
what fields Of opportunity lie open to
all American boys. Coming as it does
at this time of the year there is much
food for thought in all the discussion
of Mr.. Cochran's rise from a 1owly boy
to man Of such prominence in the
world of finance. He Is successful be-
cause of his own efforts. What he has
secured from the world he got on his
own initiative. ELe worked.
AS there is no royal road to learn
ing so there is no path to success in
| any of the arts or sciences that can be
! social position, what though these
two adjuncts may be great slim la
tors. The world of business is made
up for the most part Of men who have
started life at the very bottom of the
| ladder and who by dint of perserver-
ance and application have worked UP,
up, up to the top. While others were
| sitting around bemoaning their fate,
these men went out and battled with
the world. They fought it tooth and
| nail. The consequence is, success.
1t might be a good thing for the
country if every man who has
achieved success on his own individ-
| ua1 efforts,-and this is the only sue
cess that can be called such,-would
write book and set forth the meth
| DDS used in overcoming obstacles
Each man who has risen from the
ranks has a story to tell. If present
ed in short, crisp, snappy style, it
would appeal to those young boys who
| have reached the age where they need
counsel and advice and who are loath
to hear the spoken word. A silent
! reading, a little deliberation, a lone
mediation, would be good for the
| souls of these youngsters
And vet the secret of success is a
| most the same in all these cases
John D. Rockefeller and Thomas
Cochran could tell practically the
same story. Andrew Carnegie. or
any of the numerous men of America
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
Manure and the Turk
Keep Arabia Locked Up

ers a few months ago, but who never
held sway far inland. Travellers land
ing on the coast with the intention of
proceeding to the interior were met
by smiling officials who politely re-
Quested their permit from Constan-
tinople, and on failing to produce that
were recommended to procure the
same by telegraphing to their diplo-
matte representative in the Turkish
metropolis costly and usually
hopeless procedure.
If, however, an entrance was
gained, as has been done, troubles Of
other kinds had to be overcome, such
as the difficulties Of transportation,
the superstition Of the natives and
their dislike Of the Christian, the last
perhaps the most dangerous If not the
most formidable.
Arabia is probably one Of the old
est Of the Oriental countries and at
different times has played important
roles in the making of the worlds
history and the probability is that in
the revival Of the Orient it will yet
figure prominently once more.
The northwest part Of Arabia 10
famous for it's many-hued mountains.
rocks and orags, into and out Of
which has been hewn many a fine
tomb, temple, dwelling and theater
by the Nabathean, Roman. Greek, Or
Egyptian. all of whom have left their
mark behind them.
THE great need of the Arabian
peninsula is water, for without that
all-important factor Of everyday life
little can be accomplished, and the
entire absence Of running water in
any shape or form accounts largely
for the lack Of any forward move
ment or attempt at industrial or man
ufacturing achievements.
Where water is obtaina BILE it is
generally from wells Of great depth,
causing a large amount Of labor to
get it to the surface. Some of these
wells are evidently ancient, as indi-
Gated by the stones of many courses
near the mouth and the deep grooves
worn by the ropes of the drawers dur
ing many centuries. Some of these
grooves are as much as nine inches
deep in stones as hard as MARBLE
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
Wards of the State.
(New Bedford Standard }


About 700 men and women depend
emit upon public aid have been trans
ferred from the cities and towns to
the state under the operation of the
new settlement law. Formerly wards
of the comm unities in which they
had a legal settlement, although they
had not lived in those communities
for years, they now become wards of
the commonwealth, which must as
sumo the burden of their mainten-
ance. To quote from statement of
the situation created by the new law:
Many a shiftless boN has roamed
the state for years, stopping nowhere
as self supporting individual for five
successive years, which would have
entitled him to a settlement, and the
town where his parents or grandpar-
ents lived last for five years and paid
three poll taxes has been responsible
for his support ever since. There are
instances where such men have not
for fifteen or twenty years visited the
town that has been supporting them,
but it has never been known before
that there were as many as 700 of
that type supported outside of the
state institutions.
To that extent the cities and towns
are relieved by the new settlement law
and according to Frank w. Goodhue
who, as superintendent Of, the state
adult poor assumes the cost of talk
ing care Of them, the towns appear to
be helped more than the cities by this
relief.
To care for these 700 additional de-
pendents the state board of charity,
which is now dispensing Of 100000 a
ment, will need more money next
year. 1T will also need more for moth
ers' pensions. There are 5000 moth
ers on the pension list and the aid
given varies from 81 to SIS q week.
It Is believed, however, that the limit
Of this class has about been reached,
and that additions to the list each
year will be offset by the cases in !
which aid will be discontinued be-
cause the children have grown up and
are able to support their moth ers.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
GA Glance at the Map"
(London ChrOnicle)

We have not had so much of the
stereotyped phrase, "When the his
tory of the war comes to Re written'
just lately, but "a glance at the map
will show still crops UP constantly
AS q matter Of fact anybody with
the smallest experience on maps is
aware that "glance'' at them is gen
orally worse than useless. To get the
hang of even a small section Of coun-
try the map must be studied pretty
carefully. Men in officers training
corps soon discover that the trick of
map-reading cannot be acquired by
the glancing method, and some never
acquire it at all. On the other hand,
there are men with the map instinct;
with a large-scale map before them
they can visualize country that they
have never actually set eyes on.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
Austrin's Double-Headed Eagle.
(LOndOn ChrOniCle)

That two-headed eagle by which we
now recognize Austria is one Of the
frauds on heraldry. It has been point
ad out by old-fashioned historians
with a passion for truth that when
Francis of Austria gave up pretend
ing to be the heir of the Caesars and
laid aside his claim to the Holy Ro-
man Empire and his German king
dom, he ought to have rendered back
to Caesar that which was Caesars.
But he stuck to the two eaded eagle,
instead of contending himself with
the lion Of his archduchy. From the
point Of view of the Heralds' college,
this conduct was as indefensible as if
a private British citizen had used the
arms Of an English see because he
claimed to be the descendant of a
bishop. There was method, however,
in the usurpation. For an emperor"
with an eagle became a more distin-
guished parsonage than an archduke
with lion.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27

who have come up from the ranks,
could hit off happy sentence that
might tell a world of information to
those who are DESTROYS to know. In
any one of our factories in New Brit
ain there are superintendent and di-
rectOrs, and others who help make the
wheels go round who could map out
a plan of action for diligent youths.
And the first bit of observation would
be that of the old shoemaker who
said, Stick to the last" Once hav-
ing chosen a life work it would seem
that anyone with the average amount
Of ability and resourcefulness and
staying qualities can be successful 1t
can never be done, however, by a sys-
tematic Sinking of duty, by watching
the clock, by doing just so much for
so much, or any of the other time
Staying devices known to the profess
sional shirkers. The thing to do is
know what should be done and then
do 1t. Stick to the last
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
Rising From the Ranks,
(BrOOklVr Fla g1e1

In view of the many aspersions con-
stantly cast upon the quality of the
enlisted personnel of the United States
army, 1T is vastly reassuring to hear
that 112 regulars have passed the
difficult examinations for I'd lieuten-
ancies. More than half of the enlist
ed candidates for commissions man
aged to qualify for advancement. If
our army were composed of "adven-
turers, riff-raff and the unemployed"
as some persons are inclined to be-
lieve, the result of the tests would
have been vastly different. Such an
army does not produce SO great a
number Of ambitious men, nor does it
send to the examining board so many
highly trained and Intelligent soldiers
The examinations included a study of
the infantry drill and etaoi shrdl emf
ulations, trigonometry, map drawing,
map reading, American history, gen.
eral history and English. In Short, a,
test at which many a college graduate
would have baked. But some 200
United States regulars, in actual ser
vice in the Philippines or along the
border refused to shy at such an OBJ
stacle, though given but little time to
brush up on their military knowledge.
The American PUBLIC as a whole
does not appreciate the admirable
qualities Of the American regular. 1t
does not realize his devotion to the
service, his stern code Of honor, or his
high standard Of intelligence. Every
American soldier today carries ''a field
marshars baton in his knapsack," to
use a Napoleonic phrase. He has
only himself to blame if he does not
win all the honors promised him at
the recruiting station at. which he
enlists.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
WHERE THE FIGHT is NOW.

There is much debate now over the
question as to which of the two great
political parties will dominate the
next House Of Representatives. The
Republicans, divided in 1912, lost out.
In the past elections they did the
enough to the mark to win a majority
In the next House if they can garner
a few Of those members who are not
aligned with either of the two great
parties. There are some five Or six
of these men who can throw the bal
ance Of power to One side or the
other.
Because of the closeness of the
strength of the two parties in the
House the battle will be one worth
watching. The Democrats are enter
ing the lists entirely in accord. They
are united on the speakershtp. For
them there is only one name to con-
sider,-Champ Clark. A victory by
the Democrats means a third term in
the speakers chair for the gentleman
from Missouri The Republicans are
divided. Therefore, there is a, chance
that they will not elect their man,
and that means James r. Mann, the
wiry leader OF the minority party in
the past session. In that capacity Mr..
Mann proved his mettle. He is a
fighter of the first water. He stands
until the last gun is fired. His record
shows that he never missed a day,
nor an hour when his services were
needed. Yet he is under severe crit
icism in. some Republican quarters.
With the situation in this status,
with the Dem ocrats sOlidly in back Of
Champ Clark and the Republicans di-
vided between Mann and a few others
in the party whom they believe every
Mann, it would seem that there might
possibly be a repetition of the Novem-
Der elections,-the Demo stand
a good chance Of winning out again
over a party that will not stand sto-
ically behind It's leaders. In this
event another crushing blow will be
dealt a party that is destined to go
into oblivion unless some of it's dead
wood is thrown overheard, and there
Is plenty Of available material for
such action.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27

Washington, D. c., Dec. 27.-The
Mecca announcing the formation of
the new kingdom Of Arabia gives es-
pecial timeliness to a communication
to the National Geographic Society
at its headquarters at Washington
from Archibald Forder, Of Jerusalem,
a part of which is issued as one of
the society's series of war geography
bulletins. Mr.. Forder describes Ara
bia as one Of the oldest known parts
of the earth. He says:
Long before the sons of Jacob
went down into Egypt, the sons Of
Ishmael had settled in the land Provi-
dence had assigned them. The
boundaries of Arabia are outlined in
the Bible as early as Genesis XIV, IS.
Probably many centuries ago Pales-
tine, Syria and the Sinaitic Peninsula
were important parts of Arabia.
Isaiah speaks of it as the desert Of
the sea- xxi, y, and when one
considers it a land largely desert, al
most entirely surrounded by water, we
conclude that the ancient seer was
not far wrong in his designation Of
the land. Arabia is between Egypt
and Persia. to put it widely, and be-
tween India and Europe. 1t has a
seacoast of about 1000 miles. y
mo land so little attracts the at
tention of the Spectator. hunter. ad-
venturer, Or traveller as Arabia, and
yet no country presents so large or
new field. Many are the obstacles
to be faced and overcome ere one
can see and learn for oneself what is
beyond the mysteries and almost wa
terless belt Of uninviting desert that
almost encircles this little known
land, but q few have penetrated the
country from different points and
each has shed some light on the in
terror.
The first and perhaps the most
difficult obstacle with which the trav-
eler had to contend prior to the out
break Of the European war was the
rigid persistence of the Turk, who
practically controlled the entire coast
line of Arabia up to the time Of the
revolt of the Grand Shereefs follow
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
Hollands Burden.
philadelphia Record. }

Poor Holland is loading up with ad
ditional refugees, and the number al
ready there was heavy burden on a
small nation. Since the liberation"
of Poland Poles have been fleeing to
Holland because they have been mott
fled to prepare for service in the Ger
man-Polish army. The proclamation
of a Polish kingdom to be carved out
Of Russia, had no purpose but to turn
the Russian Poles against Russia, or,
if they were reluctant to fight for
their paper nationality, to conscript
them into the German army, and
German army 1t will be, even though
the Germans may call it Polish ar
my. The Poles show no sort of en-
thusiasm over the kind Of independ-
ence promised to them by the two
kaiSerS.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
D. MCMILLAN
1eo-1Ol-40S MAIN STREET.
DEPORTING A NATION.
An Ancient Example of a Modern
Policy.
$500 EACH
Value $22.5O to $4,000.
Newark NeWs).

Only a few years ago, comparative
ly, the great King Sargon was held
by critics to be a Biblical myth a
monarch who never ruled Assyria,
but excavations in that ancient land
COMPOUNDED the alleged historical ex-
,perts And now comes along no less
an authority than John Dyneley
Prince, former statesman of New Jer-
sey, master of some 20 ancient and
modern tongues, and head of a de-
partment In Columbia university, call
ing attention to the fact that Sargon
first set the style of deporting a whole
nation that Is being partly followed
by the kaiser in Belgium.
1t was some $500 years ago, that
Sargon carried the Ten tribes OF
Israel out of the promised land and
filled up their country with Arabs
and tribes from northern Asia Minor,
and he did such a good job that the
Jews never came back. History, how
ever, does not always repeat itself, as
witness the return from captivity of
the Jews released from Babylonia
through Cyrus the Persian. DIR. Prince
refers to the emperor of Germany as
a modern Sargon, but it may be that
developments in Belgium will prove
that the deportation is only for a sea-
son and that the kaiser will be pre-
vented from going to the Assyrian's
limit
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
joint pledge to that effect. He got

joint pledge to that effect. He got
his money.
Moreover, he made good--or he and
his wife made good. They lived on
their income and they paid off their
debts. Not very long after that they
had not only cleared themselves Of
debt, but they had saved close to two
thousand dollars toward a home. They
are rated good pay" by the credit
agencies. And they are having just
as good a time, and a far more sat
isfying good time, in their new way of
living.
They thought. the Joneses, that
they could not save. When they had
to they found they could. Maybe there
are others who could learn some
thing-if they would-from the en-
periences of the Joneses,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-12-27
MAN FROM NEW BRITAIN?

high poIitrc7,l circles it is ex-
I'D that the President will soon
lint the members of the new
&c Commission. ~. This belief Is
alent despite the fact that there
been no apparent move recently
tat direction, nor have any names
1 divuIged With the exception of
essor Tausig of Harvard who is
Irstood to have declined the offer
|e chairman of the commission.
b is regret that the learned eco
LIST from Cam bridge is in the po-
of not wanting the appointment
|nuch as this is one. of the causes
clay in the selection of other
bers.
hong the Democrats in Washing
- he Tariff Commission is the big
topic for private discussion.
of the younger element are not
to say that the future Of the
depends upon the manner in
this commission attends to its
bss once the President starts 1t
way. There is also a belief
the more radical that the
cratic party of the future will
reality the protectionist party,
the old doctrine of free trade
be entirely discarded once the
Congress sets out to work, and
he Republican party may die
bl death. BECAUSE of this posi-
The viewpoint now is taking
cessation of hostilities abroad,
poking forward to any remedial
ton that may be needed to pro-
m erican industry. To this end
teely limited that a ten per cent.
valorem may be added to those
that are not on the free list
five per cent. tax to those that
ready effected by the Under
tariff. Such action would in
bIace the Democratic party in a
ght and would win it friends
many quarters that have. hith-
ED nothing but enemies.
certain that the President will
be the greatest care in selecting
Pmbers of the new Tariff Com
d. The fact that it Is to be a
Lrtisan board, not more than
members of which can be of
d the same political party, will
aid the Chief Executive in his
bns. 1t is understood by those
know somewhat Of the inside
ations that move will be
to evenly balance the board,
t there will not be- too much
nor too much practicability.
ufents Of the principles and
of tariff taxation, who will be
d by men who have had prac-
experience with the operation
IF laws,-such men as those
bera1e here in New Britain and
rect the leading manufactures
city. Intact, it would not be
ing stEaHsssto learn that the
Rnt-is. nau-consid ering a prom -
man in this city for a place
new commission. He could go
way and not find better ma