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New Britain herald., 1916-03-07

Colonel Edward Mandell House, President Wilson's envoy to belliger- ent capitals of Europe, who sailed from America on Dec. 2S on a mis- sion the nature of which neither he nor the president has given an inkling, returned on the steamship Rotter dam. Beyond saying he was satis- ned with his trip, but that he did not Know whether anybody else would be, he was the next thing to a sphinx He made 1t very clear that the only man who will learn from him the results
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
MAKES GOOD HIS ESCAPE.
Bold Highwayman Thought to Have
 Boarded Freight.

Devon, March 7-No clue to the whereabouts of the man who held dp with a revolver, shot and robbed J. r. Orr, trolley car conductor here last night, had been found today. Orr is in the hospital at Bridgeport with a bullet wound in the hip, but his condition is not regarded as serious.
 The robber got from him small amount of cash and his watch. He then disappeared in the direction of the New Haven tracks, and it was thought he may have boarded pass ing freight It is believed he is the same man who yesterday held up clerk in a store at New Haven and got away with about $14 in cash and the clerks watch.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
MARITIME OUT OF TT.

Washington, March In state ment today, Senator Maritime, demo- crat, of New Jersey announced his de- termination not to be a candidate for delegate-at-large to the democratic national convntion, because of his de- cision to be candidate for the senate to succeed himself and urge the re- nomination of President Wilson
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07

Joseph IT. Shea. the new ambassa- = dor to Chile, in succession to Henry r. Fletcher. who has been sent to Mexico, is an Indiana judge. He has been d member of the appellate bHr of the state since 1913. His home iS in Seymour, Ind. Judge Shea is q democrat in politics and has been |; prosecuting attorney and member of the state senate.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
YE EDS TO MEET MONDAY.

New Haven, March 7.-Announce- ment was made today that the annual meeting of tiIe Connecticut Editorial association will be held in this city next Monday. In addition to the bus mess there will be a discussion of the question of subscription rates for weekly papers.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07
MORE RHEUMATISM , THAN EVER BEFORE
C1ergymen, Lawyers, Brokers, Me
 chanicS and Merchants Stricken.


 chanics and Merchants Stricken. Our old friend Rheumatiz is having his inning this year. and a few words of caution from one who knows all about it may not be amiss.
 Wear rubbers in damp weather; keep your feet dry; drink plenty of lemonade, and avoid strong alcoholic drinks. If rheumatism gets you, or sciatica, and you have sharp twinges, gnawing pain or swollen joints or muscles, you can get rid of all agony in just few days by taking one-half teaspoonful of Rheuma once day.
 ' All druggists know about Rheuma it's harmless, yet powerful; cheap, yet sure, and a 50-cent bottle will last a long time. Ask The Clark & Brainerd Co.,, or any druggist
New Britain herald., 1916-03-07

of his mission will be the presldeht' Colonel House did say that the IeelAlls in Europe against this country H. not as bad as it has been reported. AS he landed in New York he posed TOT several photographers. one of. them said, after thanking him, TT hope shall have the pleasure Of pho- tographing you, colonel, when you are president To which the colonel re- piled: "Don't wish me that luck The presidency is not an enviable posi- tiOn." t...-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-13
IN WYOMING.

People who complain of high taxes
should move to Wyoming. That state,
according to the Anaconda Standard,
instead Of being threatened with ex-
cessive taxation, is threatened with
no taxation at all and is likely to be
the first state in the union where taxes
are not levied for the support of the
state government. The income of the
state, derived from fees, lands, leases,
royalties and interest on investment
last year amounted to $S0S,241, while
the amount received from direct tax
alton was S56S,497. There was q cash
balance on hand at the beginning of
this year of more than 100000 With
this balance and the income which will
be derived from oil and mining devel-
opments, royalties on state lands,
leases and fees, the state will be able
to get along easily year at least with
out any direct taxation. For some rea-
son the politicians appear to have
overlooked Wyoming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-13
THE SORELY TRIED PRESI-
DENT.

New outbreaks in the Mexican stu
alton impress the American people
afresh that no chief executive has been
so beset with complex situations in
the conduct of foreign affairs as has
President Wilson. Striving to main
tain peace, patiently submitting to all
manner Of abuse and SANDER from the
iingoes among his own countrymen,
misrepresented and misunderstood, it
seems as II the cruel fates had con-
spired to put every obstacle in the
way of the attainment of his purpose.
Unheard of incidents are arising
daily to provoke the nations wrath
and try the soul of the president, and
yet he has stood steadfastly by his
convictions. He has faced complica-
tons that only master mind could
solve.
~ Possessed Of information that he is
not permitted to divulge. realizing, as
the people do not, and can not under
stand, the difficulties and dangers Turk
ing in any move he may make, that
the condition in Mexico is fraught
with hazard far outreaching the mere
question Of the neighboring country's
relations with this country, he has,
for the sake Of his country, borne the
blunt of all that has happened there.
He has been quick to resent any re-
Elections upon the nations honor and
has consistently upheld its prestige. In
the face Of 1t all, he has SO far main
tanned peace, knowing that war, with
its periIs and disasters, means out
lawry and has prayerfully endeavored
to keep the United States out of any
quarrel with another people.
II the United States goes to war 1t
will be because every resource Of hui
man nature has been employed to pre-
vent 1t, and that no human being has
the power to prevent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-13
PORTUGAL IN 1T NOW.

Portugal has taken a hand in the
European war. 1t is the 18th country
to get in the game, and If Germany
gets one good swipe at 1t there is grave
danger than Portugal will be wiped
off the map. Germany has one hundred
times the standing army of Portugal
now operating in front Of Verdun. A
battalion or two Of troops, If there is
any way TO transport them to Portu-
gal, and cruiser or two would be all
necessary TO clean up the Portuguese.
The peace establishment of active
army is about thirty thousand. All
available, including active army re-
serves and territorials, estimted from
100000 TO 100000. The navy consists
of one old battleship. five protected
cruisers and about thirty smaller ves-
sells. So not much attention Will be
paid to Portugal's participation In the
war. They have. no doubt, been prom
ised rich rewards by the allies for
their part IN tins conflict.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-13
THE KANSAS WAY.

This from Golfers Weekly:
III Thomas Jefferson were alive to-
day, the apple city of his eye might be
Topeka, Hans. This, not because the
Kansas capital has a greater stock of
his democracy, but because 1t has
newspaper government. You may re-
call that Jefferson said he would rath-
er live in a country that had newspa-
pers and no laws than in a country
that had laws and no newspapers. To-
peka is thrice blessed: It has laws and
newspapers, and newspaper men adj
minister laws. To begin at the top, it
is the capital city of state which has
Arthur Capper, newspaper publisher,
for governor. Jay E. House, para
grapher, dramatic critic and sport
writer for Mr.. Capper's paper, is To-
peka's mayor. An ex-newspaper man
is chief of police. When he announced
himself as candidate, Mr.. House lib
Grated this Enthusiastically Kansan
statement:
my purpose in running for mayor
is not eleemosynary in its nature.
do not offer myself as sacrifice to
civic benefit. l am running for mayor
primarily because 1 believe, in the
event that I can be elected and make
good, that it will help me- 1t will.
believe, give me some recognition
some prestige, that cannot achieve In
the editorial rooms of newspaper of
| fee
"An odd feature of the situation Is
that the colyumist mayor does not al
ways approve of the measures advo,
Gated by his newspaper Office chief
the governor. He often quarrels il
print with the leader writer's of the
editorial page of the paper. It's good
deal the same way on another Kansas
daily. In William Allen Whites En-.
poria Gazette, Walt Mason rears up or
| his hind legs whenever he feels like
so doing and attacks the principles o.
his boss in Mr.. Whites own newspa
per. We like some Kansas ways"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-13
A PUNITIVE EXPEDITION

Unless the Carranza government is in
sane it certainly will approve. This
is no time for anything calling itself
government in Mexico to oppose
technical objections to damning facts
1t is the time for it to cooperate wholly
and zealously in whatever measures
may be devised to solve the principal
part of the problem in large part Of
northern MeXico-the existence of
Francisco Villa.
The motives inspiring Villas contin-
ued crimes against Americans are no
doubt mixed. There is the savage de-
sire for revenge-and revenge is a re-
ligion with men of Villas type. There
is the desire to embroil this country
with the CarranZa government and so
cause intervention, in the hope that he
might come forward as a popular and
anti-American leader. Again, foreign
intrigues may have supplied him with
additional consideration for his course.
But motives are immaterial. 1t is
the fruit of them that must be dealt
with. Villa the savage, the outlaw, the
murderer, the border raider, must be
stopped dead or alive, and his gang
captured or dispersed. The problem
of the moment-the most pressing de-
mand of the OCcasion-is to get
Villa. That done, it may be found that
big step has been taken toward the
solution of the wider problem Of COM
plete Mexican pacification.
The country will approve Of the limi-
tation of the military movement. We
do not want war with Mexico. The
administration is confronted with a
vast world-problem, of which Mexico
is but a part. Some newspapers and
citizens are urging the widest inter
vention. But the country wants war
with no nation-except as last resort
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-13
THOSE WATER POWER BILLS

Clifford Pinchot, deposed as chief
forester because of his fight for con-
servaticn made against Ballinger Of
the Taft cabinet, has addressed an
open letter to the newspapers Of the
country on the Shields and Ferris wa
terpower bills, now pending in con-
gress. His opposition TO these bills is
quite as strenuous as any in his Alas
kan resource fight and the reasons he
sets forth are excellent.
Says Mr. Pinchot OF the Shields bill:
The Shields bill. now before the SEN
ate, gives to the power interests with
out compensation the use of power
on navigable streams. The amount
OF water power these streams
will supply is larger by far than all
the power OF every kind now in use in
the United States. II pretends to. but
does not, enable the people to take
back their own property at the end Of
so years, for in order TO do so under
the bill the government would have to
pay the unearned Increment, and 10
take over whole lighting systems OF
cities and whole manufacturing plants.
Private corporations are authorized 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-13
EXTRACTS FROM THE GREAT
SPEECH OF MARTIN DIES.

Congressman Martin Dies of Texas
on Jan. 20, 1915, delivered one Of the
greatest speeches that had been heard
in congress for good many years.
The great newspapers OF the country
completely ignored it. The people, as
a rule, are getting but one side Of the
issue Of militarism, and that is the
viewpoint that Wall street wishes the
people to have-C. H. To
Mr.. Dies. Mr.. Chairman, this is a
time for plain speech, for truthful and
candid statement. The question we
are called upon to determine is vastly
more vital to the American people
than the political fortunes of any
man or political party. This question
rises high above the riot for party ad-
vantage and the noisy clamor of men
for place and power. 1t goes to the
very foundation of our institutions and
affects every man woman, and child
in the government The question,
briefly stated, is this: Shall the gov
eminent of the United States reverse
its policy with regard to militarism
Is the danger from without sufficient
ly great and apparent to justify us in
creating danger within in the form of
a large standing army and a ponder
Gus American navy? President Will
son told US that it was a non-partisan
question, and l shall treat it as such
This great republic was established
by the victory Of the citizen soldiery
Of the IS colonies against the stand
ing army Of England. In all the
hundred and forty years since our
independence We have relied upon the
citizens to come forward and defend
his country in time of peril. He has
always responded, and has always
borne the flag Of victory. Our fathers
who founded this free government and
maintained it against every foe were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-13

seize upon any land. private or public,
they choose to condemn. Bills which
gave away public water power with
out due compensation were vetoed by
President Roosevelt and President
Taft, the Shields bill would do pre-
cisely the same thing today"
This is an indictment which, II true,
should be sufficient to condemn the
measure. Unfortunately such an In
dictment, unsupported by the protest
Of the people, is not sufficient to per-
suade the scratching back politicians
of congress to refuse Senator Shields
their aid.
In the house the same attack Is being
made under the provisions Of the Fer
ris bill, of which Mr.. Pinchot says:
Another water power bill, the Fer
ris bill, relating to the public lands and
national forests, was in the main
good bill as it passed the house, AS
reported to the senate it encourages
monopoly by permitting a corporation
to take as many public water power
sites as It may please. Under it the
corporations could not even be kept
from fastening upon the Grand canon,
the greatest natural wonder on this
continent This bill takes the care Of
water powers on national forests from
the experienced and competent forest
service and gives it to the interior de-
partment. thus entailing duplication
and needless expense"
Mr.. Pinchot's record as a conserva-
ZIONIST Is sufficient assurance Of his in
tegrity to persuade the people to ac-
cept, without question, his reasons for
condemning such water power grabs
as the Shields and Ferris bills seem
to be. There Is evidently on foot a
concerted movement to break down the
conservation policy for which the peo-
pie so strongly declared in their pro-
tests against the Alaska coal and tim
Der grabs, with little apparent effort
being made in Washington to oppose it
/ The matter is not partisan but wholly
national, affecting the interests Of all
! the people, and the fight against the
! looting, of which the Pinchot letter is
the opening gun, should be the fight
Of the whole people. Unless aid is Of
fered the conseryationists, in protests
to representatives and senators, the
Shields and Ferris bills are likely Of
success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-13
One of the most effective remedies

One of the most effective remedies
for Group is unfortunately unavailable
in households where the eighteenth
century view of Catching cold" pre-
vails-and catarrhal or "spasmodic'
Group is usually prevalent in these
very households. A mother who i'm
AGNES her child gets Group because he
has had his feet wet, or because he
went out without his coat or muffler
on, will hardly be willing to apply
cold damp cloth to the child's throat
as a prophylactic or remedial measure.
When the child retires with the
symptoms of a cold" and begins to
cough in the night with that peculiar
brassy, croupy cough, then is the time
to apply the cold moist compress. 1t
will often prevent the attack, or even
relieve the Group after it has develop
ed. Here is the way to apply it:
Wiring out small towel, a napkin
or yard square Of cloth, in the coolest
water you have at hand-top water
is never too cold. Wiring it thor
oughly so that it will not drip. Fold
it quickly in a pad about the size of
your hand, and apply it to the front
Of the throat from ear to ear. Cover
1t with a piece Of oiled silk or some
waxed paper, and retain it in place by
a few turns Of bandage about the
neck. II relief Is not immediate, ap-
ply fresh compress every five to ten
minutes for half an hour or more If
relief follows the first application, as
1t usually does, leave the compress on
for few hours.
The same measure is useful in the
relief Of acute sore throat, acute
laryngitis, and annoying cough due
TO irritation or tickling in the throat
A cold moist compress is grateful
In the treatment OF headache. es-
pecially the headache ACCOMMODATING
any feverish state Here 1t should he
changed every five minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-13
Chicago Herald.


Soon after the murderous raid of
Villa and his bandits on Columbus, n.
NJ, last Thursday the American cav
airy crossed the border. Yesterday
the administration at Washington de-
cided to follow the cavalry.
The decision to send a punitive ex-
petition to pursue Villa and his gang
to their lair and end for all time his
murderous depredations on American
lives and property will be approved
by the entire country. The time is
ripe for action. And the action which
the administration proposes is I'M
doubtedly the wisest under the circum-
stances.
To fail to take drastic measures after
the raid at Columbus-to continue to
recognize the border as an impossible
barrier affording protection to this
desperate bent on revenge and pos
sibly instigated by foreign intrigue to
make an effort to embroil the United
States in war with Mexico-to decline
to accept the outrageous challenge
which this ernbittered semi-savage
threw into the nations face, would
simply invite a continuation of such
outrages.
1t will be a punitive expedition
not Intervention. It will be directed
against the main obstacle to the pacif-
cation Of a large section of northern
Mexico-Villa himself-not against all
of Mexico. 1t will be made under an
express assurance to the de facto gov
eminent that this country does not
contemplate the occupation or reten-
ton of single foot of Mexican soil
And it will be made in sufficient force
to accomplish its purpose.
All of which the Carranza de facto
government is expected to approve
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-13
The Daily Story
The Pawned Watch - BY Eunice Blake.

the flimsiest foundation. It was erors,
to set tongues wagging. and whom ~
structure seemed to the state s+,o-.
to be complete the young man was -
rested. az
wentworth was taken all abacy :.
the accusation. lie was incanabln -
doing anything to work IN casa
his favor, but he had a sweetbsoa
who, after the first shock. being ss,,.
fed Of his innocence. went to work an
igently for evidence to prove his inv
cence. Tom told her what his nm
ployer had said to him when q, ~.
time he informed him that he had mod.
him his heir and his fears TIM, ~
man who had asserted he wor,d -.
even with him some day wonIs ,aS'
his words good. She began frat -
learn something about Perkins from
the time be and his partner had SOM
rated. She finally located him ono vas,
after his threat and by dint Of foIIow
ing up different leads kept On his tract
to a short time after the murder
When the case came to trial the n-o.
ecution brought forth the evidence ,b..
had been adduced by the energetic M.
lice-he was relying on the polIt,ca, IN.
fuences Of the force in COMING e,oo.
tion-bringing forth testimony Of neigh
bors to prove that no one entered q,
came out of the store between ION m
and Z a. m, that voice believed IN h.
jerks had been heard to CRY, "You nm.
grateful villain" and that Wentwortb
had been seen few days before ,ha
murder to steal into the house with a
bludgeon.
The defense took no trouble TO rpfu,a
any Of these charges. The sweetheart
Of the accused, Miss Marian Thorn.
dyke, was the only important witness
on the other side, and her testimony
was elected, as usual, by questions Of
counsel. He led her to state how she
had hunted for Perkins. how she had
finally got on his track and how she
iitlu AoNdtCu iilih NV q "cth UtlOre Una
trial. Then he produced a gold watch
bearing the initials n. T. j." and
he proved by those who had seen It IN
jerks possession that it had belonged
to him.
This evidence having been introduced,
counsel proceeded to show how Miss
Thorndyke had located Perkins and was.
watching him when he tried to pawn
the watch. The notification to the Do
lice by the pawnbroker had been com
municated to her, and Perkins had
been arrested. At this point the attor-
ney rested his case, and the jury &C.
quilted the prisoner without leaving
their seats.
AT the trial of Perkins for the muir
der Of jerks, Wentworth, being now
free, was competent witness and told
the story jerks had told him Of the
quarrel between the partners and Per-
kins' threat. This, taken with his try
ing to pawn the watch, was sufficient
evidence to convict him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-13

One morning man entered a pawn
shop in the town OF Huntsville and
offered a good watch as security for a
loan. The broker examined the watch,
then looked up at the man who had
brought 1t in. The latter, though fair
ly well dressed, had troubled look in
his eye.
Whose initials are these" asked
the broker, referring to some letters
engraved on the case.
ooh, if you're going to hunt up my
ancestors it'll take too much time"
replied the man, and he reached for
the watch The broker surrendered 1t.
and the man departed.
Now, it happened that the broker
was In touch with the police and was
giving them information as to suspect
ed stolen goods offered at his shop.
He telephoned the incident, describing
the man, and a detective was put on
his track.
Let US go back three years.
al
relatives, one day called his clerk,
Thomas Wentworth, into his private
office and said:
TON, / have something important
to say to you. When / first went into
business l associated with me a man
named Perkins. He specialized with
funds belonging to the firm and sank
money for me as well as himself. Aft
er quarrel put him out Of the firm,
and when we parted, giving me the
ugliest look / ever received from a
man, he said that he would get even
with me some day. Since that day l
have at times been fearful that be
would keep his word. 1 suppose it is
weak and foolish in me to brood over
it. but can't help 1t. At any rate, I
wish to make provision In case any
thing happens. You will find will in
the safe leaving what little l have to
you, and you can run this business
just as I am running it now"
jerks and Wentworth lived In rooms
over the store. One morning the latter
arose to find his employer murdered III
his bed Whatever valuables were in
the room had been taken, leaving the
impression that the murder had been
committed for plumber. No clew to the
murderer could be found, and when
Wentworth presented will in his ia
vor for probate suspicion was arous-
ed that he had murdered the testator,
who was still a young and healthy
man. that he might enjoy the bequest
in reality instead Of in prospect. Up to
| this time no evidence whatever pointed
| TO Wentworth, but now the police, who
| had been blamed for not hunting up
| the murderer, began to pick up threads
! and in time concocted a scheme to fix
| the murder upon him. 1t is astonishing
| how by constant digging and putting
this and that together an apparently
good case may be made against any
/ accused person. Although this evil
| dence against Wentworth rested on