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New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

could find for commissioner of chari- ties, superintendent of water, track inspector and secretary to the mayor, irrespective of their party affiliations and it happened they were not mem- ssbers of the Socialist organization. The state executive committee of tho Socialist party, therefore, scores him in @ formal attack, making a great point of he fact that he did not stIb- init his tentative selections to the Organization" before making the ap- poiotments The party does not charge that the men are unfit for the places, simply that Mayor Lunn was not a regular organization man.
 This sounds like a Tammany com plaint, or like a wall from some old Guard bailiwick. After all, Socialists are just humsns and in the politicat game they are just as human as Re publicans, Democrats or Progressives. When it comes to plums they hate to see them fall outside the "organiza- ton" fence.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

Washington, D. C., Jan. 2S-"M Muel- hansen situated near the southern
 fin of Alsace, the city through whose streets the French and Germans fourht two battles, one when the French line swept lmpetEously northward and the other .Then the French retreat, was a French-speak- ing German city and an important textile center before the outbreak of the war" begins a statement just 1s- sued by the National Geogra phic So- ciety "The people of the city were closely related to their neighbors across the border by blood, speech and ideals. French capital was in terested in it's many mills, and the cotton goods turned out here offered keen competition to those produced in Saxony and other parts of the Empire. According to reports, this prosperous industrial city has suffered terribly from it's experience as battlefield.
 "The city lies just behind the pres ent German front, 56 miles south of Strassburg and about 20 miles north west of Swiss Basic. The French frontier is less than 20 miles away. Factories dot the city, and a great part of the people of the place were engaged in the manufacture of the cotton and woolen textiles, which Muelhausen sent to all parts of the world. The fabric industries of the town are concentrated in the hands of few very wealthy families, who work together scrupulously as against outside competition. The heads of these factories lend money in times
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

Villa is now a prescribed outlaw That he can long escape capture is not probable. But we should be sorry to have him caught like a rat ill a trap. With his military record he ought to die fighting. Whatever hap pens to him, his fellow countrymen will sooner or later erect a monume ent to his memory. He surely deserves as much post-mortem glory as Santa Ap- ma, the murderer of the Alamo, and a dozen other Mexican heroes whose memory is preserved.-New York Times.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28
HI. FOR A GOLDEN MEDIUM.


 N Even a nonpartisan tariff commits Non would have a huge job on it's # nds attempting to reconcile the #-osperity of the steel trust, during x wind-up in 1915. with the policy & "wreck and ruin" attributed to a Son- protective tariff. During the last #sarter of the year just gone into the Sscard, the steel trust enjoyed one szA it's biggest and busiest business Has, and there was no high protec- Eve tariff. Advocates of the high %nd the low tariff will now have #uch chance to get out all the old &guments and sally forth on some #sal debates. It begins to look, However, as if the bugaboo of Smerican politics Is destined eventu- From all sides can be heard the call EDr nonpartisan commission to 1eai with this enignatical problem. Eeorge w. Perkins has been hollering 3ll along for a nonpartisan tariff Commission, and now comes Presi- 8ent Wilson ready to take the wind Tut of the steel magnates sails and gteer for the same landing. It would #eem that a just proportion of both Nigh and low tariff would be about fhe proper medicine, with not too much of the one nor the other; a Iafe and sane adjustment to meet Inc needs of the various economic conditions that may arise. It will be Eifiicult to satisfy everybody; but the Approach can be made very con- |eniently If men enter upon the prob lem with broad and open minds,- that will never happen so ong as they are drawn up before sacll other in battle array and abeIed the high" and the low"
 If President Wilson succeeds in the ask of taking the ominous tariff out if politics by the expedient method # getting Congress to create non- partisan tariff commission he will nave accomplished one of the great sss strokes of his administration. 1t Aill be triumph of statesmanship hat will finger in the memory of the people for ages to come. The eyes of the nation have been opened. Every pne capable of thinking now knows that our tariff making system has been the catspaw of cunning poli- ucians for generations and that for the most part the men who help mold it's revision are in complete ignorance of it's economic require ments. How many men in the na- tiona1 congress, particularly in the House of Representatives, can pass 8 sa tisfactory examination in the study of economies? The answer is obvious. Look back over any ole lumber of the Congi essional record wherein is contained part of the tariff aebates,--the arguments will astonish cnd amaze Even so staunch an ad- vocate of high protective tariff as Jacob Schiff knows that the end o1 . rope has been reached. He
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

Sir Edward Grey made a. very poor reply to the protest from Berlin in the Baralong case when he named three instances of inhumanity on the part of the German navy and offered to sub- init the whole controversy to a board of American naval officers, It was an evasion unworthy both of the serious nature of the charges and of the jeal- ously guarded reputation of the Brit ish navy for a high standar rd of honor and humanity.-Philadelp Ledger.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28
Socialists Very Human.
(New Haven Union.)

Socialists are just like the rest of us, only more so They elected Mayor Lunn at Schenectady recently and now are denouncing him as a traitor and turncoat. Having been sworn in to give efficient government, he continued his efficiency first" principle, which won him the office He appointed the most able men he
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

Uncle Sam protests against the seizure of our mails by the British But nothing is said when English men of title come over in times of peace and seize our females.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

New Britain will be pardoned, it is hoped, if it throws out it's chest a. few inches over that wonderful crop of ice being harvested at the munich pal plant for the poor people next summer.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

The report of the general board of the navy was in such demand that the supply was exhausted within ten days. That is the report Secretary Daniels tried to suppress If MT. Daniels could write a report that would be in such great demand he would be in better standing before the country than he is today-Amsterdam Record CT
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

Gustav V. of Sweden is neither a Charles XII. nor a GustaVus AdOlphus His plea for preparedness is made in the same spirit as President Wilson s. Neutrality means complications for both Sweden and the United States.- Brooklyn Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

A dispatch says that Germany is to take 100000 hogs from Serbia, and of course that means another country the United States will have to save from starvation Times
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

If one were to judge by the vote- catching speeches made in the United States Senate yesterday, all the enemies of America are not residing on the other side of the Atlantic.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

The revival in business will not halt so often when congress displays some slight disposition to treat business men a respectable members of the com munity-Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

Last week a couple of banks, this week a trust company, elects as pres- dent a man who began working in the institution as office boy. Really, 1t be- gins to look as If a poor boy has small chance of escaping a long term at hard labor unless he's pretty spry dodging promotions.-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28
FOR SALE OR TO RENT.

New 7-Room Cottage at Barnes dale; 12-Room House and Large Barn on West Main Street. Also fine Chicken Farm of 100 acres with trout brook. Sf
 c. U. BARNES,
 Telephone 451-2. 182 Chestnut ek.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

A New York newspaper announces that society women at Palm Beach pass the day by slipping tea in the Cocoanut Grove. The most popular
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

Whatever else may be meant by the Berlin disavoWal of German plotters in this country, it is plain that Ger many has no use for any that get caught.-NeW York Evening Post
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28
FACTS AND RANCHES

Greece is getting the third de- gree-Boston Globe.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28
199-20 1-203 MAIN STREET

to make in any circumstances, but 1t is reasonably safe to predict that the St. Louis platform of the democratic party will not contain One-term plank.-Springficld Union.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28
D. n1cuIillan

beverage among New Britain tax payers these days is gall and worm wood.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

Political prophecies are risky things
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28
200 Hemp Rugs at 29c Each

Many more e
 at 25c
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
 Proprletors.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

zed daily Sunday exceptedt at 4:1e D. "'
 at Herald Building. s! Church st'
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

only profitable advertising medium 'n tne city. Circulation books and presA
 room always open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28

cred at the Post Office at New brlt"I
 as Second Glass Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-28
Saturday at the Big Sale of Em-
 broideries-New Styles That Will Be in Vogue This Spring, on Sale at tAmazinglyLowPrices Saturday

EMBROIDERIES AT 1Oc YARD
 Edges and Insertions in Swiss, cambric and nain- sook great variety of designs and various widths 75c FLOUNCINGS AND ALLOVERS AT 38c YARD Most desirable kind 27-inch Flouncings and 22 Inch Allovers, in unusually rich designs. FLOUNCINGS WORTH UP TO $1O0 AT soc YARD 36 and 27-inch Swiss and organdie Flouncngs. 45-1nch Swiss Flouncings in exquisite patterns for dancing frocks well street and evening dresses all at average of half price.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
lcCo Slated Against TodayCod Prevented

gives the locals four postponed
games. They missed one at Terre
Haute and two az Evansville. Under
the rules the postponed games are
Played on the second and third trips
Must Take a Couple.
The Blenders must take two out or
three from Terre Haute in order
to get an even break on their pres
ent home stand. They have won
fve and lost six. but in only one Of
the six games have they Leen out
played. The other defeats can be
traced 10 either breaks or costly
boots. The team seems to have
reached its stride The pitchers are
getting down 10 form and all four
OF them during the past week dem
onstrated that they are there with
the ability.
McC0ll was slated 10 90 against
the Highlanders yesterday and is
expected 20 get the assignment
today In his previous attempt
AGAINST Terre Haute he had Gill
merits clan helpless. and would sur
prise no one IL he repeated today.
Hill will be next. with Bowman, TO
oppose the Highlanders on Thurs
day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
THIRTEENTH DAY
Of HOME STAND.
Gilbert Appreciates Chance to
Get Acquainted With Play
erS-Gray Released.
BY I'd. J. Murray.

Since this IS no mystery story the
gentle public is going To be let in
On the secret right az the start The
secret has 20 do with the reason
that the South Bend-Terre Haute
game set for yesterday was called
or Ed Smith said It was called
OF because il = as too cold but Ed
never said why it was too cold.
But listen and you shall hear why
r. vas too cold. 10 was too cold
because IL happened 10 be the 18th
day the team was at home OF
course it wasn't Friday the 18th. for
Il il had been Friday the 18th il
would have showed, and il didn't
snow yesterday Yesterday was one
OF those days when the weather man
says it was unsettled. meaning the
day don't know whether TO rain or
snow.
Ball players. for some unknown
reason. don't like to play on cold
days although "a cold day is one Of
the incest alibis 70 mankind. es-
peeially ball players It's better than
too much heat. because cold will
DO more things To player than
neat But even if ii is a good alibi,
ball players don's care about get
ting out and performing.
-. Not That Kind.
Course you hear OF ball players
who would be going good at Christ
mas If the league lasted that long.
hut Ed Smith hasn't that kind Of
bali players. Ed has a gang that
likes hot weather and he expects the
boys 10 be able 20 play good ball
even in Eve nsville this summer.
These lads do fairly well in chilly
" Gather. but even they couldn't per
form on a cold day.
But trotting back TO the 18th day
dope. Smith had u days that per
mitte1 of ball playing one of these
days the two teams staged a tie
tied. So. since it's only the unlucky
man that's lucky on the 13th-he's
hit L days and they naturally have
- lay off him one day 10 let him
recuPerate a hit-Smith about had
one cold or rainy day coming.
Was Not Real Cold.
The local and Terre Haute attn
ietes journeyed out 20 the park and
the fans were headed i'm that direc-
tion when Smith and Gilbert de-
Cided that there would be no contest.
10 wasn't really so cold. although
the scorers teeth were playing a
chattering Home. Sweet Home"
But 81 never is real cold uatil they
lit up some Of this $, ncopated
ragsy stuff
10 was just as Wei that il did
turn ont cold yesterday Mgr. Gill
bert recently received another car
load of BAN players and Lefty"
hadn't them an numbered yet He
didn't know the name of his pitcher
and the umpire wouid have been i'm
q fearful predicament as he would
have had 20 speak - ball player
and ask him his name before he
could make his announcement
Lefty" as a result. spent yesterday
getting acquainted with his ball
players and hopes 10 be able TO an
nounce not only his pitcher and his
catcher. bat the entire lineup five
minutes before the game this af-
ternoon. This announcement though.
is expected 10 be subject 90 change
Yesterday game viii be played on
June IS. when the Highlanders
come back for "A return series. This
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
INTERHALL MEET FOR
STUDEBAKER CUP TODAY
Advance Dope Points to Struggle
Between COrby and Brownson
for First HOnOrs.

Notre Dame inter-hall athletes
will compete on Cartier field this af-
ternoon in the annual outdoor meet
for the Studebaker cup.
Advance dope seems 10 point TO
struggle between Brownson and
Corby for first honOrs, with chances
favoring the main building lads be-
cause of their victory in the indoor
meet. The other halls will put up
a hard battle for third place.
Competition in the majority of the
events should be exceptionally keen.
and authorities are hoping for good
weather. in order that the meet may
be run of under favorable condi-
tons.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
MEET is CALLED OFF
Swedish Track Stars Will Not Visit
This Country.

International News Service:
CHICAGO, Nay 17-Plans for "a
set Of international games this year
between Chicago A. c. stars and
Swedish athletes were definitely
called eff today \ cable was re-
Ceived from the Swedish crown
prince saying that the tour is i'm
possible this year. No reason was
assigned, but il is presumed that the
military situation is such that il is
not advisable for the young men 10
leave the country at this time
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
n. D. 8 |PES z
BAGS--W I TO |
Lake Forest Is SmOthered by
Gold and Blue in Game of
Wild Base Running.

Running wild on the bases. and
profting By the ineffectiveness Of the
visiting pitchers and the errors OF
their teammates behind them. Notre
Dame smothered Lake Forest col
lege, II to l. in a frigid game on
Cartier field yesterday afternoon.
Catcher Kruger OF the visitors
was either so badly affected by the
cold that he couldn't hold himself
down, or he was bothered by stage
fright. for no less than % stolen
bases were recorded off him, and he
further contributed 10 his team
downfall with six passed balls and
five errors.
Hits Not Needed.
Notre Dame didn't have 10 hit in
order to win yesterdays game. al
though the Hoosiers did nail IL
bingles TO the mast. for the visitors
were heavy contributors to the local
store OF runs. After Pitcher BartO
had been hammered from the box in
three innings. southpaw. Markley,
by name. assayed the task of stop
ping Harper's men, but he was wild
and unsteady, and Notre Dame got
TO him for six swats, one a home run
by Tom Spalding in the sixth, by
which hit the Kentuckian scored two
men ahead of him. Markley handed
out eight free passes and hit one
man. in addition TO letting loose with
a wild pitch. Barto gave three
walks. hit one man and made one
wild pitch.
Despite the intense cold, which
drove the majority of the spectators
from the stands before the contest
was over, both Of the NO-re Dame
pitchers got along nicely Capt.
Sheehan worked the first sil innings.
For four innings he held the visitors
hitless but in the fifth Franzen's
single and Barto's double. coming
one shortly after the other, scored
the only counter for Lake Forest.
Charley's control was good he fan
ned six men, and did not allow a
walk Murphy hurled the last two
innings for Notre Dame. One man
got on base in the seventh by means
of a walk. but the visitors didn't
advance past the second station.
Steal Bases Galore.
Jake Kline led in the run getting
and base rOmping, the third base
man scoring four times and stealing
as many bases. Spalding scored three
runs, and Jones. Mooney and Keen
an stole three bases apiece. keenan,,
by the way, was the leading hitter
of the day, with four swats in four
trips TO the plate. Spalding and
Mooney ranked second with two hits
apiece.
Toward the end Of the game.
Coach Harper took mercy on his reg
ulars and sent in several substitutes
to endure the cold. The contest was
called at the end OF the eighth in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
MORAN is AF TER
A KING RANSOM
Wants Big Purse For Boxing
Jack Dillon - Anderson
Fights Lewis Tonight.
.nternational NeMs Serri.e

international News Service,
NEW YORK. May Il. - Local
boxing enthusiasts win get another
chance to view Jimmy Anderson. the
Indianapolis bear in action this
evening when he viii oppose Banty
Lewis Of Newark, in the feature To-
round bout at the stadium 4. &.
Frank Moran is still holding ont
for q kings ransom to engage in
bout in New York. Jack
Dillon has signed q contract with
the Washington Park sporting club
TO meet Moran, but the latter IS
holding alcof
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
SYRACUSE WINS AGAIN

SYRACUSE, y. Y. May 17.-Tur-
ner pitched good ball against Mich
igan Tuesday afternoon. with the
exception Of the eighth inning, and
Syracuse won the second came OF
the series. . to T. Andrus. the Mich
igan pitcher, yielded hits when they
meant runs and Syracuse took ad-
vantage of the visitors costly errors.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
ILLINI TIGHTENS HOLD

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. May 1.-THE
University of Illinois strengthened its
hold on the leadership in the race for
the conference title by defeating
Northwestern Tuesday 5 to /. A
two Dagger in the second inning and
home run by Thomas in the
fourth, coupled with three errors by
Northwestern. accounted for the IlH-
nOis runs.
Northwestern 100 600 OOO-1 3 3
Illinois ..... 010 800 O1O-5 . 3
Smith and Fisher; Klein and
Bradley.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
FIGHT RESULTS.

International News Service:
NEW YORK. May II. - jimmy
Reagan of California. defeated
Johnny Lore of the West side 4. G..
is 4 l0-rOund bout
Joe Azevedo o. California, knocked
out Joe White of Jersey City. N
the second round.
BOSTON, May 17.-JNhnny Dun
Gee. master of the British fighter NJ
all times, was given the decision
over Matt Wells. the English light
weight 1T the end of their 12-round
bout last night
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
EICHENLAUB IN ADDRESS.
nois runs

Raymond Eichenlaub. a former
Notre Dame football star. who is
visiting here spoke 10 the candidates
for the 1916 varsity team during the
daily noon hour lecture at the uni
versity yesterday. Eichenlaub spoke
on the fuuback position. and his talk
g---.-sA~ai--- 49, --.s@--falnfup
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
GIANTS CALL OFF GAME

The exhibition game with the New
York Giants. booked here for Aug.
II, has been called off by the Giants
as a result Of a postponed game at
Chicago the other day. The Giants
will play there instead of coming to
this city. An effort will be made TO
bring another big league club here
some time during the season, the
White SoX preferred.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
BEAT STUDEBAKERS II

Sorin hail defeated the Stude-
bakers of the Factory league on
Brownson held at Notre Dame yes
terday afternoon by a score of 10
1. Dorwin and Keifer were on the
points for Sorin. and Dorw had the
South Blenders we'll in hand all the
way.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
BLACK S0X HAVE LITTLE
TROUBLE WITH ST0GIES
Grand Rapids With Macarthur i'm
Good Form Beats Wheeling >
to 2-McGraw Released.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. May
1T.-Grand Rapids had little diff
Guilty taking the opening game Of
the series from Wheeling Tuesday
. 20 p Macarthur was in good form
and was given good support. To
get down 10 the salary and player
limit. the Grand Rapids club man
agement Tuesday released Catcher
Matty McGraw.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17

StoIen bases -tullahan. carey. Duncan.
TWO-base hits Cleveland. AlcOck Sacri-
flee hits Blackwell Carey, Shovlin. Ne
Arthur Sacrifice fly Lear Struck out
BY Bravencr. >. 10y Macarthur. g. Bases
ON halls-Oh Braveuer. ! +. OF Steinberg
I: of Macarthur. I. HIT batSmen King
thy McArthuri DevOrmer Thy Rravenerl.
Hits OF Bravener. In innings. Double
plays Macarthur 10 Brant 10 Weinberg .
Ellington 10 Weinberg. Left on bases
Wheeling. : Grand Rapids. ;. Time
1 46 Utnpire-Fyfe.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
MURPHY WINS.

International News Service:
ST. LOUIS Mo. May Jimmy
Murphy Outpointed Young Benny in
an eight-round bout here last night.
Jimmy Taylor knocked out Young
Leders in the fifth round.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
FR0MH0LZ FANS TEN;
BEATS REAPERS 3 TO 2
Eva Hurler NipS Springfield Rally
i'm Ninth After Three Hits
Come in Row.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, May IL
Through the superb pitching of
Fromholz. who struck out 10 men,
the Evas took the first game of the
series from Springfield 3 10 ?.
Springfield staged a rally in the
ninth and on three successive hits
scored one run, but FrOmholz set
tied down and retired the three next
hatterS ON infield outs
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-17
GAMES TO-DAY.
Central League.

Central League.
Terre Haute at South Bend.
Wheeling at Grand Rapids.
Dayton at NuskegOn.
Sprin gfield at Evansville.
American League.
Detroit at Washington.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
National League.
New York nj st Louis.
brooklyn at Chicag go.
Boston at Cincinnati
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
American Association
Columbus at Minneapolis.
Toledo at st. Paul.
indianapolis at milwaukee,.
Louisville at Kansas City.