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New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
RTIS IN FIELD QUIGLEY ! FOR NOMINATION
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eable. All of which are harbing-
 election day.
 the other wing of the republican
 there is determination to defeat Hey for a renomination and the
 1.-two centimetres are being unlim-.
 d and rushed to the front. Since
 vas elected Mayor Quigley has
 lfastly ignored many of the
 ers of the party, turning a deaf
 Q heavy tax payers and preferring pady to the element that will run
 eFrands and be nice little boys on
 ipn day.
 Trouble in Second Ward.
 fght in the mayors bailiwick, the
 nd ward, there is dissention in the ks. A spirit of hostility to Alder M. Irving Jester is becoming fe pronounced. It is felt that he is of sufficient caliber to represent fward and while the Quigley steam er, that time honored and justly |r lar vehicle, may be able to crush EaI opposition to his Man Friday, |sfeeling is there just the same. |he republican town committee is hang in for it's share of criticism as one prominent G. O. P. com seioner expressed it "You might Ilx they were running a secret so- y.' The committee, so far as is nvn, has yet to elect 8 chairman to Deed Raymond R. Healey. It is ru- ked that the chairman is already ted but that his name is being kept eep secret. The fourth warders mot pleased with the way the com. tee is acting. William N. McKirdy, member of the committee from the rth ward, is being spoken of for arnan of the committee but there rnmor that he may be opposed for Election by no less than Ernest N. mphey, president of the board of ,Ifc works and a. member of the ter commission.
 Don't Fogct tho Fifth.
 yoters and tax payers in the fifth -d are disgusted with the chair -mers the republicans elected to the arnon council when they captured < ward from the democrats. AL man McCabe alone of the three, resenting the ward has risen to his : to say a word or two, the other resentatives sticking like glue to
 mahogany chairs. And there are 1e who complain that Alderman Cabe has spoken too frequently
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
SMITH PASSES EXAMS.

Frank Smith, son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas c. Smith of Stanley street, has been notified by the state comp troller of passing the examinations for a position in the state highway commissioners office. He will leave Thursday for Bridgeport to commence lis new duties. He is a graduate of New Britain High school in the class of 1914, where he distinguished him self as a football player.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
DEAD ENGINEER IS BLAMEDFOR WRECK
 IN MIX'S FINDING
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II train should not enter\a block occu- pied by 8 preceding trairA without first stopping before passing a\danger sig nal located at the entranc& of said block, and having so stopped. said fol- lowing train should only proceed with caution and under perfect control as the way is seen and known to be clear
 Engineer Was Not Cautio1gs.
 ''I luther find an engineer passing a signal set in a cautionary position should under the rules proceed with caution and be prepared to stop be- fore passing the next succeeding sig nal. Had these rules beerl observed train No. would have been running at a rate of speed making it entirely possible not only to have prevented the rear end collision with train No. 79 but also to have obviated the killing of F1agman Tourfelotte. The sending out of a flagn1an is simply an added nrecaution to insure more complete nrotection. commend however, the subject Of the spacing and the bunch ing of trains to the public utilities comm, ission of the state of Connecti- cut. and to the proper railroad officials of said company to take such action as they shall deem conducive to the safe ty and the lives of the travelling pub lie.
 ,, From the testimony taken at tbe inquest I am forced to the conclusion and I so find that said death was caused by the neglect, omission and carelessness of the engineer of said engine of said train No. in failing to properly observe said signals and to obey the indications thereof and the rules governing the same"
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
DIAZ SAILED FEB. IS.

Washington, Feb. 29-Reports to the department of justice said Gen. Felix Diaz, who hopes to start a new revolution in Mexico, left the United States on Feb IS on q ship bound from Tampa, Fla, to Tierra in the state of Vera Cruz, Mex
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
Events Tonight

An Outsider" Lyceum theater High class photo plays, FoX's thea- ter.
 Vaudeville and motion pictures, Keeneys theater.
 I. Q. R. M. bazaar, Turner hall. w. l.. Morgan lodge, K. of i., meets in Vega hall.
 South church chorus rehearsal, South church.
 Masonic ball committee meets in Masonic hall.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
TWINKLE Is TRUSTEE.

A hearing was given the referee in bankruptcy court yesterday afternoon on the bankrupt estate of Frank Ke1- stable Wrinkle was appointed trustee and Gebano Palmieri, A. Pouzzner and J. A. Duffy were appointed ap- praisers.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29

rndyke, R. D. Weston ana Fred- 9ggick P. Fish. Asked what he meant by "straightforward," the witness said some of those to whom he had talked would describe MT. Brandeis as un- tr1thworthy.
 q would not say he is untrustwor- thy" said MT. Hutchins. That would mean one could not take his word or take his agreement; that he would be dishonest. What ] mean as not being straightfOrwar is illustrat- ed by his appearing to be retained and representing l.. R. Glavis at the Balling ger-Pinchot investigation, while as a matter of fact he was paid by and really represented Golfers Week. "
 r The witness said the men to whom @ he had talked based their conclusions as far as he knew, on subjects already presented to the committee. MT. Brandeis' standing, he said, was large sly affected by the New England Rail- road accident.
 Mr. Anderson asked if MT. Curtis had not represented the New Haven many years. Hutchins testified that was so. Anderson also read letter from Hill saying it would be difficult for any radical to be popular at Bos- ton.
 Considering the campaign of pub licity carried on against him by c. W. Barron on his papers, the enmity
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29

The Holy Name society of St. Mary's church will leave this even. ing on the 7:30 trolley for Kensing- ton where the members are to play "45" with a team representing St. PaulS parish
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
FTFTFLD HITS JEyrTtY.

Marshfield, Ore, Feb. 29--The steamer Fifield, from San Francisco to Bandon, today struck the rocks of the South Jetty on Bandon Bar Coast guards began taking off the passengers.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
OFF TO MARDI GRAS.

President James M. Curtin of the Commercial Trust company and wife, ard MT and Mrs Michael T. White left this morning for New Orleans where thev will attend the Mardi Gras celebration next week. The party expect to be gone about three weeks
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29

of the New Haven and adding to that
 he is an outsider, successful. and a Jew, and you have explained the} rea- sons for his unpopularity, mrote Hill, expressing the hope Bra would be confirmed.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29

AL.o,;an coast. On each occasion tl ,I uen7 compelled by our coast bat co withdraw without having Bf med any results
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29
LAWYERS l OPPOSE BRANDEIS
'dgard ". HutChinS Says He Is
 Considered UntruStWorthy

Washington, Feb. 29.-The senate Judiciary subcommittee which is in- H1a6A gating the fitness of Louis D. NeHs. of Boston, to be a member Yhe supreme court, resumed it's Yring today with the expectation kt the taking of testimony will be bncluded tomorrow.
 Witnesses caNled to testify today Kn. opposition oSAconfirmation of MT. 1Brandeis were Chakles F. Choate Jr., Albert E. Pillsbury land Edward w (IIutchins, all of Boston:
 MT Hutchins. asked flor his opinlCr Iof the nominee, said: Edls genera Reputation at the bar in Boston is tha' he is a lawyer of great ability, bu lnot straightforward" .l United States District Attorney An 5derson of Boston, presenting testi nony for MT. Brandeis, asked MT Hutchins if his firm did not represen the vested interests of the Bosfor community MT. Hutchins replied that he would not say his firm repre sented "an vested interests" nor rep resented such interests exclusively. MT. Anderson asked if MT. Brandei: had not incurred much enmity hxough his fight against the New Ha Railroad legislation for saving
 insurance and his attack
 gas companies and the Ole
 >Cn Copper Company. MT
 1said that was so.
 n1Lntrustworthy.
 what laSl9esh
 aeraf reputatiol
 &IutchinS named Jo
 liner, Charles F. Choate
 Td Olney, Jeremiah M
New Britain herald., 1916-02-29

Robert Nuss. At the next meetlhg ac- tion will be taken on changes Tn py- laws.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25
warning powers. There will be no change until
this government challenges this wanton abuse
of its rights.
cLosING THE ooPEN DooR. :

1 Disturbing reports Of Japan s new demands
upon China are largely corroborated by mes
| sage received at Washington from the Amerl-
can embassy in Toxic. The japanese foreign
office, explaining to the American ambassador
h uses the Cheng Chiatun fight as the excuse Tor
drastic Japanese police policy IN emma
| Japanese troops having been attacked by
Chinese troops, Japan now proposes TO ponce
the Chinese towns where there are Japanese
settlements, and to place japanese military adj
lvisers in Chinese garrisons, as well as Japanese
instructors in the Chinese cadet school. Japan,
in other words, intends to control the Chinese
army, and thus end with one sweep the danger
of further armed opposition to the Japanese
advance in south Manchuria and eastern Mon
golia.
The most offensive of the demands is the
matter of policing Chinese towns. There are
Japanese settlements in every important town
in that part of China most inviting to Japanese
influence The policing would amount almost
to military occupation; its effect would be
similar
The row at Cheng Chiatun, which is at the
bottom of the japanese demands, was prec1pi-
tated by the Japanese troops. And there
never has been sufficient explanation OF the
presence of an armed force of japanese at that
point The affair has all the appearance OF a
forced quarrel, and Japan's subsequent con-
duct makes it the more suspicious
AS for the assurance of the japanese foreign
office that the Root-Takahira agreement. the
'sopen door, policy, is not violated by the
latest instance of japanese penetration, we
had almost forgotten that there was such an
agreement Japan has not respected 1T;
America has not defended it. Chinese SOW
reignty, as guaranteed by the open door, has
been Jared many times in the last two years
without more than a perfunctory protest from
the United States government. system OF
Japanese policing would end the sham.
The time is near when the United States
either must withdraw from its traditional pro-
teetive attitude toward China or take a stand
against Japan's insidious extension of extra
territorial influence.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25
Mule Values.

New York Times: Here is the case
of the mule. At first it seems only
interesting; i. may be very serious.
According to the statistics of the de-
par.nsnf Of agriculture. published in
the monthly crop report, mule prices
have been falling steadily. Everyone
would suppose it had been just the
other way. The wars demand for
mules has been enormous. and what
war requires Las way Of going up
RAPIDLY in price. But the average
farm value of an American mule on
January 1, 1915, was only $113.S7, as
against s124.31 on January 1, 1913,
before there was any thought OF war.
There are several trial explanations
One is that the extraordinary demand
for mules arising from the war does
not offs IT the much more extraordi-
nary displat ement of mules from civil
employment by farm tractors, motor
trucks. and used automobiles gener-
al,y. That is not very convincing.
the eccu5-,Iic decline of the mule
ought to have been taking place very
gradually for a number of years, and
the war might have been expected at
least to interrupt it. Another expla-
nation is that az the human race rises
in pride and self-consciousness mule
driving is more and moro left to a
class of beings that does not exist;
but this. like the effect lima gined In
the other explanation, would have
been a slow moving calamity, very
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25
4pt to be retarded perceptibly by the

war. -,
Still a third explanation is that .ne
mule buyers from Europe pickeo ou'
the very cream of the mule cfop;
leaving the scrub stock, when, ~.
course, the agents Of the departures ~
of agriculture would have had 10 ~
Yentory at lower farm value ina.'
IL true, would be a very serious n,a.,
ter; it is probably only somesn .sa
true. There is still the hope that ~.
decline in the value of the NIUE "a =
only a statistical phenomenon an
not to be taken too much to hea.s
If, as even the economists may NV
agree, there is no such thing as an
average" person outside OF statisu.. 20
it must be obvious that there Is -.
such thing as the governments a &c
age" mule of "all ages" on which eno
statistical calculation rests; II tho.o
is no average mule there Is ~
average price for an averae 70
mule, and the rest need cause US Nv
anxiety, because statistics are terIio,o
only SO long as you believe they az
true
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25
Pearl Buttons.

New York Sun: The pearl buttons
which have doubled in price because
of high water in the Mississippi river
come from the shores of Iowa and
Illinois. 1t is only about thirty years
ago that It was discovered that there
was a fortune in certain OF the 400
varieties of moIlusks that live in the
biggest of our rivers Then began an
industry which now stretches along
200 miles. The niggerhead is most
priced of the biyalves, for it has a
thick shell and glistening white In
terror.
The fishermen work all the year,
even through the ice. Most of the
shells are taken from shallow water
and this explains why floods have
affected the button market. When
the shells are brought to the factory
they are soaked in fresh water for
four or five days and then cut in cir.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25
Raise. SUBSCRIPTION Price.

Waterloo Courier: The Sioux City
Tribune. in line with the step re-
Gently taken by the Des Moines
Capital and others OF the dailies,
has raised it's price OF subscription
to mail subscribers. This action has
been forced by the increased price OF
print paper and is a policy which has
become weli-nigh universal Of not tax
ing the advertiser with the entire adj
ditional cost but asking the reader
to bear his share OF the added ex-
pense This seems to be no more
than fair and the reader has no
cause for complaint SO long as he
is called upon to pay but little more
than the cost of the white paper on
which his newspaper is printed. This
item. though now considerable one.
is only a small percentage Of the to-
tai expense Of getting out a paper.
Unless the present stringency is re-
lieved it is only question Of time un-
til the Capital AMI Tribune will have
.be followed by a good many other
Iowa newspapers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25
The Latest in Banking.

Duluth News-Tribune: Most men
are satisfied 20 let their banks keep at
least their household accounts for
them. For very many. those of mod
crate salaries, the banks keep the
total accounts Few men not in
business for themselves keep any
books, or even expense accounts.
They merely keep their bank checks.
paying out little save through the
bank.
Their largest ond most strenuous
book keeping job is making out checks
for their monthly bills and in bal
ancing their bank accounts. There
is seldom much left to fatten the
bank deposits As a rule they are
grateful to the banks for saving them
more than this hour or so of monthly
labor, and even wonder why the
banks seem to want their accounts
to increase their bookkeeping bulk
But now comes d Boston trust
company with what it calls the"multi-
ple" check. IT is like the ordinary
check. save that it Is larger. Is made
payable to the bank. and there Is room
left to specify the distribution Of the
total sum of several accounts accord
ing to the names and amounts given.
It permits the individual to pay all
his bills with the one check.
The depositor merely lists all the
persons he owes. with the amount due
each one and in the check form
makes the total payable to the bank.
which does the rest. If the creditors
are it's depositors the several amounts
due them are credited to their ac-
counts. And the others get remit
tances. II any banks can see an ad-
vantage in this their depositors GER
tainIy will not complain.
II seems to show that for some
reason the banks want the accounts
az the smaller jeDositors who carry
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25
Censure is the tax a man pays to the pub
lie for being eminent.-Jonathan Swift
BLACKMAII, WITH SECURITY.

1t is possible that prosecution may have to
be abandoned in several of the Mann law black
mail cases because the victims refuse to testify,
dreading the shameful exposure necessarily in
voved. The same motive which compelled the
payment for silence in the first place still
operates.
Thus it appears that the crime created by
statute by the distinguished Illinois moralist
and the flock of yellow newspapers and agi-
tators who egged him on is not only one of the
most profitable, but one Of the safest on the
calendar. 1t is dollars to doughnuts that ma
jority if not all of the miscreants in the
tolls will escape conviction, and after brief
Inconvenience will go off to enjoy the million
or so that they have extorted and incidentally
to fleece other weak men and women.
1t is one of the worst offenses of the present
congress that, in full knowledge Of the facts, it
has failed to amend the foolish law SO as to
make it at least harmless.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25
Future Of Paper Market.

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The future
of the paper market of the United
States should have the attention OF
officials while printers and publish
ers are considering the aspects OF
the trade at present. But for the
supply of pulp wood from Canada the
industry in the United States would
be paralyzed; and but for the fact
that Great Britain and France are
forced to depend on American mills
for their supply of paper it is prob
able that Canada would impose an
export duty on pulp wood and pulp
that would further embarrass the
American trade. The only counter
argument for this is found in the
fact that the British and French are
taking every pound of paper they can
buy in the United States, would take
more IL they could get it, are over
bidding the market at all times and
are really controlling domestic quo
tations, to the advantage of the
manufacturers, but to the distress Of
consumers.
The great question concerns the fu-
ture. Neither the Canadians nor the
Americans are adopting precaution-
ary measures to insure supply
hereafter. The process of reforestra-
ton is not being carried out on a
scale comparable with the destruc-
ton. Spruce is the wood most in de-
mand. Spruce does not require fer
tile soil. The fact that it grows chief
Iy in high ATTITUDES may be attribut-
able to the circumstance that other
timber will not grow there and na-
ture produces spruce to .clothe her
self to best advantage.
II spruce can be grown on com
mercial scale in the United States.
outside of New England. the fact
should be known. There Is great
area of waste land in the Allegheny
foothills and in other parts of the
country-land once in forest but now
denuded and of little value. If paper
stock can be produced in such reg
ions the federal and states govern
ments should manifest interest in the
business of replanting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

IOWA PRESS COMMENT
Boone News-Republican: Printing
a list Of republican newspapers which
are supposed to be luke-warm in the
Harding cause has resulted satisfac-
torily in bringing number OF them
out strongly in favor of the Sioux
City candidate.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Attor-
ney General Cosson is trying to make
the automobile men pay what they
owe the state. He has detectives on
their trails. There are hundreds or
cars running without licenses, de-
frauding the counties, it is estimated.
of $4,000 this year. Some men have
been mean enough to get their cars
registered in other states, where the
license fees are lower. but they are
Iowans and operating in Iowa. A IL
cense obtained in another state for
such purposes would not be valid IN
this state.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
If the Adamson law were an eight
hour law it would be pretty generally
accepted. We are moving toward the
eight hour day. However it isn't q
limitation of hours but an increase OF
wages where increase was least need
ed and 1t may not be law anyhow aft
er the courts finish with it. The
trouble with it is mainly that it was
used as riprapping for second term
for a president who was nominated
on one term platform.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Newspapers
of the west have engaged in an eff
fort to locate Bert Keltz. The Ga
zette has no idea who Bert Keltz is.
what he has done or why he is want
ed. but the search for him is nobler
occupation than the style of politics
prevailing in Iowa. Let's all lay off
and hunt for Bert.
Ottumwa Courier: Suppose ten
years ago, three men had spent. in
trying to get nominated for Office.
one-third the amount that LOwden,
Hull and Smith spent in Illinois
seeking the gubernatorial nomination
The whole nation would have held
up it's hands in horror. However,
now, under the direct primary law,
such wholesale use OF money for
election purposes, attracts no un-
usual comment. Familiarity breeds
contempt" BY reason of and through
the working of the primary law, we
have become Indifferent to a condi-
ton that, few years ago. would
have severely jolted our ideas of hon
esty in elections. And, mind you.
the primary was adopted to give 1.-The
poor man a chance to be candidate.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: The aver
age democrat is a sanguine chap. He
is always long on hope. He manages
to make himself believe anything is
going to happen that he wants to
happen. Thus he believed that he
would win in Maine, and now he Is
almost confident of the fact that he
is going to win in Iowa. The mere
fact that his dreams never come true,
does not worry him in the least. He
just keeps on dreaming.
Sioux City Journal: Robert Bacon.
who was defeated for the republican
nomination for United States senator
in New. York. had the active support
OF William Barnes and Theodore
Roosevelt How could that combina-
ton lose? Echo answers Howl"
Burlington Gazette: Let lis give
the movies credit for one thing. No
longer can fellow sigh that he's all
dressed up and has no place to go.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25

Chicago Evening Post: dispa'I,t
dated Oyster Bay, N. Y, says fha' :.
can be stated upon the highest po,.
sible authority that Mr.. Rooseven
and Mr.. Taft will not speak from
the same platform. One guess ~;b.
be permitted all our regular suos.t
ers as to the identity of "the hisn''
possible authority
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25

but small balances. Or else, as phi
lanthropists they are as anxious to
give as much employment as possf-
BILE to accountants and help out the
average man. whose strenuous job Is
not having his expense overrun his
income.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25
TODAY's BIT OF VERSE
MISTRESS AUTUMN.

MISTRESS AUTUMN.
Hasten, Mistress Autumn,
In gold and silver gown,
Queen of all the movies
hat ever came to town!
From the glory vested trees
Shake the spangles down!
Hasten Mistress Autumn,
To your kingdom fair,
With host of lovers
From the Everywhere.
Wen catch the stars at hide-and-seek
In tangles of your hair.
Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.