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New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
Conditions of Communion.

<Tennyson: "In Memoriam") How pure in heart and sound in
 head,
 With what divine affections bold "hould be the man whose thought
 would hold An hours communion with the dead. In vain shall thou, or any call The spirits from their golden hay Except, like them, thou too canst
 say.
 My Cpirit Is at peace with all. They haunt the silence of the breast, Imaginations calm and fair, The memory like a cloudless air, The conscience -s sea at rest, But when he heart is full of sin, And doubt beside the portal waits, They can but listen at the gates And hear the household jar within.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
Taxable Liberty Bonds.

l (New York Journal of Commerce. The suggestion that the new issue of
 1 Liberty Loan bonds just announced shall bear a higher rate of interest
 I than the last and be subject to Federal l income tax raises an extremely inter-
 esting and, at the Same time, technical ] question in bond values. It will be 1 recalled that the first Liberty Loan was issued at 8 1-2 per cent. and was quite general among financial authori- 1 ties that such a principle of issue l affords for the future too great an op- portunity for those who wish by legi- l timate means to avoid the high income 1 taxes of the present day, and hence l the suggestion of change in policy. 1 Some experts would subject the new 1 issue to the SO called super-taxes only, while leaving it free of normal taxes. Others would make the new bonds and l their income taxable in the same way as other wealth. In either event there would be a sharp breach with past practice.
 The new plan, if adopted, will throw light on the question how much gov ernment credit is actually worth as compared with private. The really decisive element in the problem is found in the question how many men with incomes continuously subject to the higher rates of the super-normal l | incoWe tax there really are, and how 1 far these men will be disposed to seek | a non-taxable security. If the mum Der with very large incomes who annually reinvest considerable proportion of their incomes continues on its present level throughout the war, there may be very substantial demand from hot fov. l any non taxable securities, provided the owners of such incomes feel it necessary to resort to non-taXable in- vestments in order to keep their tax payments down. On the other hand it is to be borne in mind that com 1 mercial rates are rising. and that prob ably only those with very large in comes will find a genuine and appre- ciable profit in purchasing bonds that bear a premium, because of their non- taxable character. Only experience, therefore, will show the actual effect of the proposed plan upon the relative values of the new and old securities In this, as in many other like cases forecasts may prove erroneous. An element of special uncertainty grows out of the doubt that must and will always exist regarding the duration of 1 high income tax levies. If this dura- ton Is believed likely to be short, the value of freedom from the super taxes on large incomes will be cor respondingly diminished. The whole situation offers a complex and puzzline problem in bond values and public finance No doubt the wise course of l action is to issue government securi- ties at rates corresponding to their
 commercial value and to tax them in the same way as other issues. The problems that grow out of that course
 must be met as they develop There is no safe and sure precedent for opera tions of a size than are themselves unprecedented. The decision reached by congress will be of great interest.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
Smoking on the Judge.
(Bench and ,Bar).

Judge Jackson has had under ad- visement for the past three days a protest presented to him by the mem- bers of the bar of the Cristobal Divi- sion at the last session of court in that division relative to a privilege in dulged in by the members of that bar at the expense of the judge. The pro- test, as signed by the attorneys, ex- plains itself, and reads as follows: ITO His Honor William H. Jackson, Judge of the District Court: May it please your honor:
 We, the undersigned practicing mem bers of the bar of thf Canal Zone practicing before the CristobaI Divi- sion of said court, do hereby respect fully protest unto your honor against your honor's action in discontinuing to leave a box of Three Castle Gig arettes upon your honor's desk while engaged in holding court at Cristobal. We wish to represent unto your honor that the said brand of cig- arettes Is greatly appreciated by your petitioners. who are all poor persons and unable to obtain such luxuries for themselves. and we have had no other recourse in the past when in need of
  selves from the box formerly left by your honor upon the said desk.
 "Reposing confidence In your honor's sense of equity and justice, we therefore pray that this our hum ble protest be considered by your honor and that in the future, while holding court in the division afore- said. your honor will ever leave upon the aforesaid desk a full package of the aforesaid Three Castle cigarettes. and your petitioners will ever pray" etc, etc.
 Yesterday at a session of court In Ancon Judge Jackson handed down an oral opinion. stating in substance that he had carefully considered the protest. found the complaint of the attorneys to be justified. and therefore granted their petition as contained in the last paragraph of the protest.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
The Slave.

(Seattle t-Intelligencer) They say there are no slaves today. That man is free to come and go, To choose the part that we shall play In what concerns him here below. That this is false I plainly see;
 I cannot say what I shall do, Unless perchance my plans agree With those of my dear little Sue She wants to romp when I would read, So on the floor I must get down. Perforce become her docile steed
 And carry her in haste to town Sometimes a game of ball she wants, Again a round of hide and seek Appeals to her in hidden haunts
 And brings the roses to her cheek But best of all she likes to hear
 The tales of giant. elf and gnome. Who, when her bedtime hovers near, Lurl1 in dark corners of our home Yes, a helpless slave am I,
 And yet what lavish wages mine; Love that beams from brightest eye, Lips that caress and arms that twine
 PAUL GOODING.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
Soldiers of the Soil.

No bugle blows, no drum Is peat To stir us to our toll, There Is no sound of marching feet That tread the quiet soil;
 No captain have we but the sun, Nor ever yet have trod
 A path of blood to battles won
 Whose general is God.
 A million miles of trenches mark
 The ancient war we wage. From dusk of dawn to early dark
 All nature we engage.
 We scatter powder seed like rain.
 We charge with horse and blade Until the ranks of ripened grain
 Stand sturdy at parade!
 Then all our acres rise to meet The call for volunteers, And countless regiments of wheat : Uphold their golden spears. And through a sea of banners green That glisten in the morn
 Shine out in endless sweep of sheen
 The bayonets of corn!
 They stand and sway and swiftly fall
 That men may eat and live,
 And we go back to wait the call Another spring shall give And now 1t thrills and now it stirs Our souls amid new scenes Where hoes are more than howitzers :, And bullets bow to beans! And now we challenge soil and sky For Freedom to provide That richer fields for man may die Than ever yet have died;
 That endless hosts of food may sweep Across the bristling sea l TO where the brave their virgil keep For God and Liberty! LEIGH MITCHELL HODGES
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
NOW IS THE TIME.

Although a steady stream of names comes into this office each and every day, names of those who have gone to the colors, the entire list is not yet completed. The work of compiling New Britan's honor roll is going along at a smooth rate; but not fast enough. There is no reason why the books should not be closed before the any parent who has sent a boy to the front should be sufficiently interested in his record to send the required any kinsman or friend who knows of a young man in the khaki would take
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
MURDER WILL OUT.

|rder will out. That is an ac- d truth. History has proven it There have been few, if any, in- es in the annals of crime where ually the truth was not discov-
 So 1t is with the nefarious 3ngs of the German diplomat planned to have his Government U- boats against Argentine mer- 1 vessels, to destroy and leave no any German submarine suc- d in sinking a merchant vessel fgentine without leaving a trace } ship, it's cargo, or it's crew, that hrine commander was far more mt in his efforts than the Ger
 diplomat who devised the he. It is doubtful, however, even su uhmarine could commit such bn murder and cover up the B. There are records of all world Ing. There are ways and means Hing when ship has been
 eyes of German statesmen d be opened by this time. The of those who believe German men possessors of such master
 should also be opened At the ming of the world war the peo- f America and other countries willing to admit that the Ger Bpy system was the cleverest on
 They were also ready to stand r the wonderful development of Herman diplomatic corps Time Upset all calculations.
 Germans, instead of being a
 lot, are exceedingly clumsy.
 have bungled more jobs, in macy and other fields, than any people on the face of the green
 In almost every instance they
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
Stripping a Man for War.
(NeW York World

(NeW OfK WOrlQ.)
 The national army men at Yaphank and many other camps was sum- moned by his government to make a tour of France, perhaps of Europe. In most cases he was without military experience. If he had ever been 8 member even of camping party any where, he was one of many less fla vored.
 When he loft home, possibly a place where all or many of the lux uries of life were at his command, he was under orders to take nothing for his long journey but few toilet articles and change of undercloth- ing, easily to be carried In a small bag, which he would soon be com- pelled to throw away. If he wore a good suit of civilian clothing he could send it home by express. If the rai- ment which had distinguished him in civil life was worn and shabby, 8 ben- evolent government had provided at the camp dealers in secondhand wear who would relieve him of articles to him useless after he had donned the uniform.
 The national army man en route to Europe thus experiences the most radical change in habits of life that can come to an American. He drops a wardrobe for khaki, foregoes dinners for mess. takes leave of trunks and suit-cases as he packs his small belongings in a military kit and stands ready for service in new field which opens to him new career.
 But in his hands he finds a weapon and in place of the individuality that he has lost he gains sense of com radeship. He goes forth stripped of practically everything with which he was acquainted in peace. Let us hope that he will return clothed with everything desirable in peace.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
Our Ninth Industry.
Cleveland Plain Dealer. )

1 (CleVeiand Plain Dealer.) | This is a time of food and drink
 substitutes. Mans ingenuity is put
 to the test to provide something just l as good, and natures resources are l mobtlized behind him. Some of these
 substitutes seem decidedly novel. There was a gathering at Atlantic City last week of men interested in the confectionery. business, and be- cause of present food conditions the proceedings assumed a special inter- est It was stated that the candy business now ranks ninth among the industries of America, and that it is rapidly gaining. The fact was brought
 out that dry territories are a par ticularly rich field for confectionery sellers, because the average man nat urally turns to candy when he stops drinking liquor, the stimulating quail ities in sugar making special ap- peal to his arrested appetite. Sales of confectionery in dry districts show 8 large increase. The great government contracts, both foreign and domestic, also help to boost the trade. Many tons of candy and chewing gum are being sent to the men in the trenches Early in the war the English com missary departments found that the 11lCA dC C14C 1IO1I SLIOA6ly u0lIlhuuco sweets. They were furnished candy and marnalade in enormous quanti- ties. More recently American chew ing gum was added to the trench menu.
 This may seem peculiar pabulum for fighting men. Yet there Is noth- ing to indicate that it weakens their courage. Gumdrops and marmalade appear to quicken the fighting spirit quite as we'll as rare beef and strong brews. The modern Cassius might say of the modern hero, Upon what sweet doth this our Ceasar feed?"
 All this Is suggested by the coun- ell of the candy men. An industry that perhaps has been looked upon as among tho least practical, now appears to have been lifted to a new dignity and an unexpected impor- tance.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
COMMUNICATED
SDPTENIBER MORN.

To the Editor of the Herald:
 Can any one say why the State police waited until about the last day of the Fair before arresting the Vam- pire crowd, and was it very much worse than an act shown in Keeney's s last week where September Morn was clothed in a veil, how much longer will the public stand for such things, what is law, who is there to enforce any thing.
 MRS. MARTHA SANFORD.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

When Columbia called, Henry w. Rice was one of those to respond, He enlisted in May, 1917, as a member of the Naval Reserves, New York di vision. At present he is stationed at Brooklyn and will probably see active service soon.
 Rice is the son of Mrs. Henry Kuper of 214 Maple street and one of the most popular young men in the town, He received his education at local schools and at the time of enlistment was connected with the New Britain Gas Light company. F'raternally he is a member of New Brilin lodge. B. P, O. E.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
SIMPLE BUT SINCERE.

Thursday of this week more two hundred men from New In will leave for Camp Devens at
 Mass, there to be trained for ew National Army.
 Hor Quisley after consultation Heading men of the city has is- a call for farewell celebration at day. a~-erd-off that will be Ple but sincere. What though Eve sent other young men with ven official recognition of their !: what though this celebration is ed in that it will not include the } quota and was not given on the when every city throughout the h Joined in doing honor to the kd men; what though these things rue, the city of New Britain shall theless make amends for past kence. We shall give these boys bectful farewell, simple but sim for those already in training mp Devens, they can be remem-
 very appropriately by sending
 cartons of tobacco. Cigars and ettes, pipe tobacco, and all the trements that go with the smok- utf1t should find the way to Aver,
 chusetts. On Thursday then let bought be a double one. Let us
 we are waving farewell to this detachment not forget the small bits that have gone before. How simple both these acts, let them cere.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
Traitors at Heart.

PThe men who are speaking and fiting and printing arguments (a1nst the war now, and against that Is being done to Try on the war, are rendering bre effective service to Ger kny than they could render in s field. The purpose and effect what they are doing is'so plain ht 1t is impossible to resist the |hclusion that the greater part of em are at heart traitors to the Aited States, and wilfully seek ! to bring about the triumph of Srmany and the humiliation and Feat of their own country.
 -ELIHU ROOT.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

enough time and trouble to find out if the soldiers name Is in the list. There is only one way to complete this task, and that is by the cooperation and help of every man and woman in the city who knows of young man with the colors. Now is the time to be up and doing.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
Useless Precau0IOM.
Chicago Journal)

Chicago JOurnaN
 This seems to be very dangerous precipice,' remarked the tourist "I wonder that they have not put up 2 warning board"
 Yes" answered the guide, "it Is dangerous They kept a warning board up for two years, but no ono fefl over, 70 it was taken down."
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
The Peril of Success.
{ Arkansas GaZette)

When you get to those Germans, Jim, bust 'em! DO it even though you may be in danger of being sent to the Legislature by your county when you return because you did it.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
Gentle SarCam.
(waahinrton Star

\WAOdAuSVOu SCA5I'
 Do you regard the price of coal as high ?" asked the dealer. "No," replied the patient citizen. You seem to regard the stuff as so precious I am surprised that you let go of 1t at any price,"
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

You never can tell. Many a fellow asks a girl to share his lot that is pretty heavily tgaged.-Patersor Evening News.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
The Drama

Maud-Do you think ;rand ga ought to sec that play?
 Dorothy-Why not? He wouldn' t understand the worst parts.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

Italy seems to have a decided aver. sion to waging war in it's own terri tory.--New Haven Register.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

It is easy enough to see what the first and last digits of the 102d regi- ment stand for, but what about the one in the middle e?-Hartford Times.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

Somewhere is even better llnowl than Paris or Nancy.-Berkshir Eagle
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

It seems as though there might be some relation between the recrude- scence of MT. Bryan and the rise In the price of silver. but it is too much trouble to think it out.-New York Evening Sun.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

hber of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclu- nely entitled to the use for re- hblication of all news credited
 1t or not otherwise credited in Iis paper and also the local news kblished herein.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Tammany has nothing in it's bunk CTS but bunk.-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

ee tAe Post Office at New Britain 0Scond Glass Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

The mistake of the Germans who conspired to spread tetanus is thai they did not scatter the bacilli o1 lockjaw in the United States senate.-- New York Evening Post.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

Eggs will not go to a dollar a dozen next winter, Chicago dealers promise, because the public won't stand for it. So that's what regulates egg, and but ter prices, is it ?-Norwich Record.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

y&1iy tsunday excepted) at @:16 p. n.. }, ,Aerald Building. CT Church St.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

1T am in favor of a 95 per cent. taz on all excess war profits says Henry Ford. If Uncle Sam would let Henry Ford run this war he'd make money on it.-New York World.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18
Britain Herald.

BID PUBLISHING COMPANY.
 Proprtstors.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-18

The Romanoffs have suddenly come to appreciate the advantage of the ballot, and we shall next hear that this progressive family is in favor, of the initiative. the referendum-and the recall.-Roston Transcript.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06

needed Considerable OF this data al
ready has been published in bulletin
s. Of the University OF Texas. which
is also distributed free to those re-
questing it This bulletin gives a
brief resume OF the methods used IN
testing road materials. and the re-
suits OF several hundred tests from all
over the state. II IS only in pursuance
OF such scientific methods that road
building can be placed upon an econom-
zeal basis in this country. Besides the
actual testing OF road materials. the
laboratory from time TO time investi-
gates the properties Of various ma
terlals At present the laboratory IS
investigating concrete aggregates for
road construction with the view OF as
certainlng what the best aggregate
might be.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06
MAKE FREQUENT
BATTERY TESTS
Underc harged Battery
Wears Out Plates and Re
newal Is Very Difficult.

The only way to get the most out OF
a storage battery IN service and in
length of life is to keep 1t fully
charged. according TO H. II. Hays. Of
the Western Battery and Magnetic COM
pany.
BY far the greater number OF re-
pairs that we do on batteries" says Mr..
Havs. ARE necessary because the own
ers do not seem to have realized the ne
cessity OF keeping their batteries fully
charged. It stands to reason that a
haIf-charged battery cannot do work
that requires the power OF a fully
charged battery and do II without do
ing some injury. any more than one
man can do two mems work and do l.
regularly without hurting himself
"A battery that Is constantly half
charged loses part OF It's capacity for
renewal The plates become hardened
and no treatment VIII bring them back
again to their first satisfactory condi-
ton.
Keeping the battery undercharged.
then. affects the owner in two ways.
First, he does not get the satisfactory
service from his battery that he would
II II were fully charged. ana second.
the battery lasts much less than half
as long as a fully charged one would
In other words. the owner is out IN SER
vice and in money
The remedy is right IN the car own
er's own hands. He must have definite
means OF knowing whether his battery
is being kept fully charged or not This
means that as regularly as he fills the
battery with distilled water. he must
test Il with a hydrOmeter syringe. II
he does this every two weeks at the
outside. he knows enough about the
condition OF his battery 10 be able to
have any trouble corrected in good
season
For instance. - he is running his
car under conditions that call for many
stops. 4 great deal OF energy for light
and short runs. the battery is immedi-
ately affected for II must supply pow
er for the cranking of the engine and
for the lights. but the generator does
not get n chance 10 return sufficient
power to the battery TO offset this
drain
IF the car owner does not make fire.
ouent tests OF his battery he does not
know this. and in a short time his bat
terry Is dead. or so exhausted that IL is
no longer able TO perform its duties"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06
should OIL Roads.

There are 5000 miles Of gravel road
in the state. and We're they oiled to
lay the dust. they would prove very
satisfactory. and ideal for the tourist.
II is important TO know that this 5000
miles is practically all through roads.
and the tourist receives the full bene-
fit OF the total mileage. The new
Aust!n-San Antonio post road. which
has the distinction Of being the long
est post road in the state is built of
gravel The counties of BeNar. Bel,
Dallas, Harris. McLennan. Tarrant and
Travis all have the greater part Of
their roads made OF this material.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-06
Truck FACT0R|ESAFT market
IN SOUTHWEST THROUGH E PASD
Garford and Vim Representatives Here; Two Others
Are Coming; Local Auto Business Starts Well For
1917; Maxwell Dealers VIII Gather Here; New
Haynes Models Arrive; Two Managers Sick
"RUCK manufacturers have an ey'

"RUCK manufacturers have an eye
on the possibilities of the south
- west as a truck market this year
c r Jones, representing the Vim line
Of trucks. and c. z. Stromberg, Of the
Garford trucks. are IN the city now
and are looking over the local field
Nj Stromberg is no stranger to ii
PasO and states that the Pass City
looks better TO him every time he comes
here. Letters from the Service and
Commerce factories indicate that those
two factories will also have represen-
tatives here to look over the field in
the very near future.
Selling used cars by auction is prov
Ing very successful with the Auto
Auction Barns, according 10 manager
J c. Byars. Mr.. Byars states that
the auctions give the used car owner
a chance TO sell his car at the best
possible cash price and also enables the
buyer to get a car at fair valuation.