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New Britain herald., 1917-11-06

This Is the man,-Hylan. Of un- known origin, the humble Brooklyn judge was trotted before the elec- torate and told by Murphy, and his packer William Randolph Hearst, to
 Ego to it." Hylan has done so Hylan Is the man whom the gods know wilL~obe Tn the event he is elected, as he might be, it will not be
 Hylan who will be Mayor of New York. It will be the power behind the throne" And the power behind
 the throwing" will be none other than
 our old friend Murphy ably assisted by Hearst,
 Bennett: He is the Republican can- didate. When he was nominated
 there were few, if any, who could say anything against him. Now, all is different. He has proven himself of small calibre. From the way the race stands at the present moment, with all the oratory cut of, and the underwriters stilled, he has not ono chance. It Is conceded, even by his ardent friends, that he will run fourth.-last. Yet he insists upon taking votes from, we will say, either one of the other three candidates,- and no good sport would ever do that. The Republican party Is not behind Bennett. There is. of course, a dissatisfied element willing to rush him through, in order that Tammany might go lover the top" This he has. and nothing more. Any man who votes for Bennett must know that he cannot be elected, must know that 1t is as bread cast upon the waters.
 Such is the situation in New York. Tomorrow morning we shall know which way the tide runs. Tomorrow shall we see where New York, tie greatest city in the nation, stands. Yet, If the odds are against Amel- icanism then 1t shall not stand that the entire country will follow suit. For New York, big as 1t is has no more loyalty. or. disloyalty. in pro- American city. We can all make our mistakes, as well as follow the right path. And we need not always emu- late the example of New York.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
WHAT DOTH IT.?

Automobile accidents, we will have
 - long as we have automobiles. The
 Onder is we do not have more. The EKe which occurred near Berlin last Naght and which resulted in the death
 four people. with an, additional vic-
 In near death, Is horrible example R tho needless waste of life. /
 Just at this moment the entire na- it1on is engaged In solving various bhkoblems all of which have to do N4ore or less with the conservation of vrious commodities, .necessaries of +1ikA. There has been little said OF &6no anent the value of preserving Ilake itself. Especially is this SO, in t3Ae accident mart. Pedestrians and 1l{ose who enjoy the wherewithal to |14e, are alike careless.
 Asome day the American nation will
 Taken to the folly of its ways, espe- DSlly in the matter of wasting life. In
 great effort to save time lives are
 t. It might well be asked, What
 kh 1t profit g. man to lose his life
 He question is just as sensible IS
 e mad rush which is ever attendent
 Don American activities. Further. 1t Vntains it's own answer.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
SOME STORY THIS.
Seven Column Double- Ribbon Scream. CT Would Not Be Bdg Enough
 To Flash This News.
(The Atlantic)

1 (The Atlantic) l Suppose you were managing editor
 and the biggest story you can think l of broke upon you'-Mann1ng stopp- l ed aud searched. "What is tho big
 gest piece of news you can imagine. 1 pr. Lambert ?"
 The other man examined the ceil- ing.
 Well, say an authenticated case of the persistence of life after death" '" he ventured.
 Bully" cried Manning. His eyes sparkled. the color mounted to his forehead and his fingers twitched- was 1t for the missing pencil and copy-paper. Then he found himself Suppose you were in charge and that flash came over from the Associated Press. What would you do?"
 T should probably develop vio- lent headache" said Latimer.
 Here's what you'd do, Dr. Latimer You'd yell up the tube to the make up man to tear open the first page for a seven- column double-ribbon head. You'd then get the telegraph editory to write that head: Life Holds Beyond Grave Says French ,Savant. You would then turn loose several men on the Encyclopaedia Britain nica looking np oninions on immortal tty by Plato, Solomon, Lucreti Thomas a Memphis, Mime. Blavatsky. Huxley. You'd have the city room get all the local clergymen on the wire. You'd telegraph to President Wilson. Billy Sunday. President Eliot. Anna Howard Shaw, Henry Ford. Mary Pickford, the Pope, the Sultan. and the Chief Rabbi of Petrograd. You'd have your Wall Street men in- terview MT. Morgan as to the prob able effect of immortality on the Stock Exchange. You'd ask the pres idents of the insurance companies how imm ortaEty would affect their special business. Next day there would be follow-up stories. with reproduc- tions of the most famous paintings of the Resurrection. By the end of the week your hair would>~-be slightly grayer, and if anybody mentioned inn mortality to you, you'd bite him. Next week something would break loose in Mexico"
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
Principles in Practice.
(Tconomic Worldly

It may be said that there is virtual ly universal agreement in the principle that war prot1teering Is abominable and ought to be held in rigorous restraint-the only disagreeing parties being those who are engaged in the proflteering. It is, of course, the primary object of governmental price, fixing to prevent war proflteering in as large degree as may be possible. Yet 1t must be confessed that the ob- servable actual effects Of govern mental price fixing are very far in deed from corresponding with the re- suits actually desired. When noting these effects, indeed, one finds it difri- cult to avoid wondering whether tho entire theory and practice of price- fixing are not unsound and therefore really harmful, rather than beneficial to the public welfare. The economic experts seem to think that this Is the case. and it is certainly hard to find convincing arguments wherewith to controvert their opinion.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
DraftccS.

Dr0ftcCS. We've bidden goodbye to life In O
 cage, we've finished pushing a
 pen: They're pumping us full of bellicose
 rage, they're showing us how
 to be men,, We're only beginning to find our
 selves: we're wonders of brawn
 and thew: But when we go back to our sissy
 job, oh, what arc we going to
 do? For shoulders curved with the count CT stpop will be carried erect
 and square, And faces white from the office light
 will be bronzed by the open
 air: And we'll walk with the stride of
 new born pride, with a new found joy in our eyes, Scornfuf men, who have diced with
 death under the naked skies. We'll breathe free air and we'll biv- ouac under starry sky; We'll march with men and we'll fight
 with men and we'll see men
 laugh and die; We'll know such joy as we never dreamed; we'll fathom the ... depth of pain; But the hardest bit of all will be- when we come back homo
 again.
 GEORGE R. UNDERWOOD.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
CUBAN CONGRESS-
 ON C0NSCRIPTION
Will Be Urged to Pass SeleciYe
 Draft Law Tomorrow

Havana. Nov. 6.-The Cuban con- gress which convenes tomorrow will be urged to authorize either conscrip- l ton or selective draft. The rais- ing and equipment in the near future of strong military force, in limo with President Menocaps> recommen- dations in his last message, and with 1 the plan of Cuba's Council of National Defense. await on.y the determine tion of the method to be followed. rather than the wisdom of the policy of General Menocal and his advisers who are determined that Cuba's al- l1ance in the war against Germany shall take on a most active character Leaders of both political parties are m accord concerning the raising of large military force-possibly doubling the present strength of the regular army and militia of more than 25,OO men, and similar strengthening of naval units and per- sonnel. Whatever differences exist on the eve of the session are as to con- scription or its alternative. A public demonstration of loyalty to Cubas allies Is expected when the members of congress take their seats.
 Whatever the character of the mill 1CaTN IucdSuIC JO JIG enacted, all ln- dications are for speedy action The attitude of the conservatives, the party in power, which at first was luke warm toward universal service, has become more and more pronounced in its favor. and statements Of the lead CTS indicate no opposition to the in- crease of Cuba's war strength. The liberals. on the other hand, have no program of opposition and the ad- ministration press halls conscription or the selectiVe draft as an omen of Cuba's loyalty and of her national integrity.
 After reviewing the various organic laws of Cuba relating to military measures, President MenocaI's rec concentrations are:-
 "The task of enlisting and mobiliz- ing the militia Of 17,0 900 men last Fcb- ruary permits the hope that the rais- ing of a larger army necessary for the carrying on the war against the Imperial German government will give results no less favora ble" Re- ferring to the increased responsibili- ties of Cuba as an ally in the war. President Menocals message adds:
 For all these things voluntary en- listment was insufficient. As had l happened III all pdFCS or the world when it was necessary to enlarge the service. so in England and the United States. 8 complete change in the tra- dition and the custom was obligated Tn our republic voluntary enlistment always encountered more obstacles than in these great nations and I consider 1t my duty to recommend to the congress the immediate adoption of the only means by which we will be able to overcome the difficulties qnickly-tl1e, imposition of obligatory military service, based on system of selection, as was recently instituted in the United States"
 In addition to increasing the Cuban army and navy. the congress is ex- pected to discuss the wisdom of an amnesty measure and a parliamentary form of government.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
A LESSON FROM BALTIMORE.

In the good old town of Baltimore which stood nearby when Francis Scott Key wrote ;''The Star-spangled Banner" the people are preparing for patriotic demonstration -tomor- row. night against the Boston Sym phony Orchestra whose leader, Dr. Karl Muck. last week refused to play the national anthem.
 As in Spanish war days, there will be hot time in the old town" to- morrow night,-unless all plans fail. Former Governor Warf1eld, the grand old man of Maryland politics, stands ready to lead the onslaught against the organization that is in bad re- pute because of fts ,Prussian leader.
 What Is about to happen in Balti- more may not be just the right thing insofar as physical violence is con- sidered. and it is hoped there will be no harm done to the individual mem bers of this great musical organiza- ton; but the proposed demonstration should be a lesson to other. Ameri- can cities wherein the Boston Sym phony will play during this season. Americans have every right in the world to be wrought up over disre- spect to tho national anthem. At the same time they should learn them selves the value of paying more re- spect to tho old flag itself.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
THE RED STAR.
Name of National Organization Which Has for Its Object Care of Army
 Horses and Mules. FIX

(New Haven Journal-Courier.)
 This is the title of q national or
 ganization which will soon ask the
 people of the country to fill its treas ury with the desired cash with which to carry on it's most Important work. There should be a prompt response, The Red Star is an organization created for the care of army horses end mules. It is not generally known
 that the introduction of motor trucks
 has not eliminated the importance of
 the horses and mules. They are ao
 essential today to the successful prosecution of the war as they ever were. While the motor trucks haul up the ammunition to within five miles of the firing line, the horses and mules complete the service. Through lack of efficient organiza- tioA md congressional appropriation the losses among tho horses and mules at the Mexican border last year mounted up to nearly 90, per cent. ,.-
 It is, to equip the army with the neccssary instrumentalities for the care of the animals. to save them from disease and to restore them to health when sick, that tho Red Star has boen created The point is we'll taken that this is properly phase of departmental service which should be paid for out of the common fund, but the fact remains that the war de- partment has no. funds with which to act and has been forced to appeal to the country. A sufficient number of horses in good condition is just as necessary for the support of the sol- diers as the rifles in their hands. When their health becomes impaired to any degree whatsoever, the man power of the fighting army becomes impaired to the same extent. So that support given the Red Star organization Is support given the soldiers.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
NEED NOT FOLLOW NEW YORK.

Today the voters of New York city go to the polls in grand attempt ito elect mayor of their city for the term. They have seven teudtdates upon which to decide. seven men either of whom may run the having a say in the matter, the en- .tire nation outside of New York Is Interested. The country cousins" Are today wondering what the wise '|enes" are going to do.-every one in $he Big City is supposed to be wise nAn" whether he Is or not. Today |ssill be the final" show down."
 John PurroYt Mitchell was elected mayor of New York at the last elec- aon. Since then he Is supposed to have given the city a gooA adminis- kration. In fact, there has been no
 Inc yet who has come forth to, truth kally impupe his motives, although much mud has been slung during the sam Batgn. Mayor Mitchell has trodden on the toes of many. He has hit them alL from the religious walks of life to the profane; and he has hit them hard.-as becomes a good fighter. Young as he is, MT. Mitchell must De Recognized as aggr esslve. "A ous interests have arrayed three can- dldates. They arc: a certain Judge E1ylan of questionable fame; Morris F1illquit, a socialist of radical ten- dencies, and the Republican, Bennett. of whom very little Is known other than he Is out to beat Mitchell at any cost. The three other candidates are of little importance. They are David u. Colvin, Prohibitionist, Edmund Seidel, socialist la borite, and George Wallace, single-taXer.
 Ordinarily, it might not matter who won out in the New York campaign for mayoralty. This year. however
 here is a great difference. Hillquit he Socialist, has gone into the fight with a program that is more Ger man than American. He has, openly let 1t be understood that he does not uare one iota more for America thar he does for Germany. He is. indeed running on the ticket of those who would see Germany defeat America In this war.-the malcontents, the pa. cinsts, and the pro-Germans.
 AS for Hylan, he has all the Tam many men with him; that Is, the Tammany men who stand behind the redoubtable Charles A. Murphy, and Who want man they can manage
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06

snokepipe, bridge. deck, or even sails and yards to deceive the enemy. Germany's well-known ruse of mak- ing fishing craft out of Uboats is tho most successful illustration of this piratical scull-duggery.
 Yet the law won't let us put . lead slug in telephone-though I know a place on a Chicago side street where they can be bought for BOG dozen. Which seems to prove it's whether we are caught or not that counts in peace as well as in war.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
It Doesn't Always Work.
(Washinpton Star>

Do you ever stop to think about how much you might save if you were to stop smoking?"
 Look here. friend, I'm one of those chaps who never touched tobacco, and I am $11,O00 in debt How do you account for it?"
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06

A captured German officer has !ex- pressed the belief that America will put 100000 airplanes into the war. Don't let's disappoint him.-Norwich Bulletin. -.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
Dull Times.
(Yonkers Statesman.)

' OHkCTS 0CVLeSInHn.J
 Mrs, RacOn-"Isn't this war aw- ful?"
 Mrs. Egbert-"It certainly is." Where's your husband?"
 Somewhere in New York state Where's yours?"
 Somewhere in New Jersey" My husband says it's awfully dull. He hasn't seen any fighting since he left >home.''
 Really? We'll, I'm glad to say mine hasn't been blown up since he left me-"
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06

Now If The Sun would go further in the work of reform-but we should not undertake to advise Mir Munsey. We have tried before now to shovel coal into the furnace while the door was shut and there isn't much profit in it.-New London Day.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06

If the Germans can claim the cap- ture of 1900 guns from the Italians in the past two weeks, the French can show over HOO guns captured from the Germans in that time.- Springfield Republican.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06

The fact that out of every 11,000 American soldiers who will fight the fight of democracy in Europe 1000 will be negroes is one of the numer- ous big truths in connection with this war which most folks have failed to realize.-New London Telegraph.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
One Common Fate.

One Common Fate.
 The States can never lose their powers till the whole people of America are robbed of their H. braries. Those must so together; they must support each other. or meet one common fate.
 ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06

They have made the interesting discovery at Albany that the motor car is more deadly. in the state of New York. at least, than typhoid and scarlet fever combined. And so far they haven't found how to vaccinate against it-Hartford Times.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
A Reminder of Home.
(Kansas Citv Journan

"I suppose" remarked the traveller on a road out of Picking, 'that brake man Is calling the station in Chinese, of course.' .,..t
 "Of course" '..% .-.r -s
 Makes me holpesick I don't un- derstand what he says, but 1t soAhnas very familiar"
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06

The horrors or war are brought home to the average man by the ap- palling cost of taking over a quiet sector of squash pie.-Boston Tran script.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06

You can't make the Connection, company mad by giving the conduc- tors pennies for they can use all they Telegram.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
,FACTs AND RANCHES.

Even the fellows who never pay their club dues will have to pay the tax on 'em.--New York Sun. A-~> ...
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06
V Britain Herald.

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
 lRToprietors. . -r
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06

'oued daily (eunday excepted> at 4:15 p. n..
 at Herald BuldinG q Church St .g.. 4
New Britain herald., 1917-11-06

'ntered at the Post OmcA%at NewIBritain
 as Second Clnas Mail Matter. s!s
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01

mails under the new seven day devisor
plan, the government commended that
the railroads were not entitled to re-
cover additional compensation in the
courts The railroads were not then
required. as prescribed in compulsory
legislation last year, to carry mail Of
fered by the government. During the
four-year period in question, the gov
eminent contended, the railroads could
have refused to transport the mails
if dissatisfied with the everyday de-
visor computation. Although they
might have so refused, the railroads
replied that refusal would have dis
rupted business and social conditions
in the country and that the reduction
in mail pay resulting from the seven
day devisor was, in effect, forced upon
them by the government.
The test cases were twice argued be-
fore the court, in April, 1915, and again
in December, 1916, former Secretary
of War Dickinson, who represented
the government in the "Steel Trust"
prosecution, being among the. rail-
roads counsel
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01
RAILROADS SEEK PAY
FOR MAIL ANSPCRTATION
Make Claims of Between $4,000, 600
and $35,0Oo,o00,

Washington, Dec. Sion the So
called railway mail pay divisor cases.
the Chicago and Alton and Yazoo. and
Mississippi Valley railroads institut-
ed proceedings in the court of claims on
which SEQ other railroads relied to de-
termine claims of between $4,000 900
and $35, 600, 900 for additional compen :
sation for mail transportation between
1907 and 1911. The Chicago and All
and Mississippi Valley $26.S00. Both
suits were dismissed by the court of
claims
Since the litigation arose, following
years of dispute between congress and
the post office department with the
railroads over the basis of railway
mail congress reorganized the system
by recently substituting the car
space" system for the weight compu
tation plan.
The claim for extra mail pay from
1907 to 1911 were based on the ground
that the postmaster general exceeded
Is authority in 1907 in changing the
"devisor," by which the average daily
weight of mail carried was ascer-
tanned, so as to include Sundays.
which previously had been excluded
from the computations because little
mail was formerly carried on Sundays.
was adopted in 1873, mail transporta-
ton was confined almost entirely to
week days and the railroads contend
ed that congress, in 1907. refused to
change the "devisor" to include Sun
days as working, days in averaging
the weight of mail to be the basis for
payment of mail carriage.
Having accepted contracts, although
under protest. and having carried the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01
Geology of Boulder, Colo, Mining
District

A region of especial geologic as well
as economic interest is that described
in Bulletin 265 OF the United States
Geological Survey, Department of the
Interior-Geology of the Boulder Dis
trict, Colo.-copies of which the
Geological Survey has on hand for
free distribution. The area. shown on
the maps accompanying this report is
a quadrangle measuring 16 miles from
north to south by 8 miles from east to
west. of which the city of Boulder is
practically the center. The discovery
of coal, oil, and gas in the region first
called attention to it, and was the inn
mediate occasion fo- the survey which,
resulted in the publication of this bull
letin. The structural end other geo.
logic features of the area, including
the folds. faults, landslips, and mesas,
afford attractive subjects for study
and comparison.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01
WHY SHE SAVED THE FLOWERS

Come, Ben,'' said Miss Belinda, it's
time for US to cover the flowers
Hang it, Belinda" replied her
brother, why don't you let the frost
take vo11r fIowers3 Won ce:.taiY7Iv
can't expect to save them mucn longer,
and this putting of petunias, snap
dragons, stock and all the rest of
them to bed every night is getting a
trifie fatiguing. L believe I've given
up my after dinner cigar to them for
ten evenings straight
What a martyr you are, Bent"
laughed Miss Belinda, leading the way
to the garden. 81 put lot OF extra
burlaps and old quilts in the sned."
But why are you SO bent on saving
your flowers this year, Belinda ~ in
CURED Ben, meekly following his sis
ter. Usually at this season we are
enjoyed a blessed freedom from gar
den cares"
much you know about it, Ben. U.s.
ually at this season I'm doing a lot of
fall planting, which unfortunately
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-01

vail among certain tribes of the Sa-
hara. Before starting on a razzia or
war-path, old .camels of not much val
ue were kept from drinking as long as
possible, and just before starting out
were allowed to drink their fill; then,
according to the Arabs, their tongues
were cut or torn out, or else certain
tendons and nerves were severed
without the use of which it was inn
possible Tor the camels to use the
water in their stomachs, but they
could live for long time. When
drink and meat were needed, one or
two of these eamels were killed, the
the flesh eaten, and the water and
blood drunk. When the camels were
killed, the horses are said to have
paved the ground in their eagerness
to eat some of the fresh meat
when at full speed mehari has a
most remarkable single-f foot or pac-
ing step, the motion of which is not at
all disagreeable; and it can cover
quite easily 10 miles in a day without
undue fatigue"