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New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
rEws JEWISH ACTIVITIES.
Ffedberg Also Makes Reconmenda-
 tio1ls to Convention,

llOlLS UO COlVenI1OU.
 Baltimore, Jan. 16.-An exhaustive review of the work of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations dur ing the last two years was made by J. Walter Freiberg of Cincinnati president of the organization at the twenty fifth biennial council of the union here today. He recommended the raising of $3,000,ooo for home mission work and for education. In this connection he dwelt upon "the remarkable growth of the Hebrew union college, the ,Rabbinical college at Cincinnati.
 He spoke of the unusual success which he said attended the depart ment of synagogue and school exten- sion, new departure in Jewish church circles.
 This body deals with home mission, education of scattered groups of Jews by correspondence and other kindred activity.
 Mir. F'reiberg bespoke the contin- ued interest of the union in the work of the Tract commission the board of editors of Jewish literature, the su- perannuated ministers fund, the Ma tional Federation of Temple Sister hoods and recommended several changes in the constitution.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
Where Congress is Supreme.

The act of congress forbidding the shipment of intoxicants into prohibi- ton states, now upheld by the Su- preme Court of the United States, was passed early in 1918 over the veto of President Taft, who pronounced it unconstitutional. In this opinion he had the support of George w. Wick ersham, Attorney general, and of Philander c. Knox, secretary of state.
 How lawyers so eminent could reach conclusion which seven of the nine members of tho court of last re- sort have rejected can hardly be ex- plained except on the theory that they failed to grasp the issue in all its aspects. They held that, as liquor is legitimate subject of interstate commerce which Is exclusively under the control of congress, to give. the states any authority in the matter was to nullify the Constitution.
 In this they evidently overlooked the fact that they were considering an act of congress and not state law. The act of congress was passed to support state laws. By that act the power over interstate Acommerce which the Constitution recognizes as sovereign was exerted. Interstate commerce in itself has no sovereign rights. The sovereignty is lodged in congress. and when congress exercised 1t in behalf of local legislation 1t was the will of congress and not that of the states which became binding.
 As the power of congress over in- terstate commerce has no constitu- tional limitations, 1t is obvious that 1t may be- used to prohibit as we'll as to regulate. If congress has not acted in this case. no state could have in terfered with interstate shipments of liquor before they reached their con- signee. Congress having acted, the final authority in such matters has spoken, and 1t is difficult to sec how great lawyers can have any confu- sion of mind on the subject.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
UN-lNMERICANISM.

Rir play Is the basis on which bfica is founded.
 Thy do the safety board and the of the police department refuse How the supernumeraries to state t side of the case in their petition Increased wages? le supernumeraries are public xnts and the public demands that K be given the opportunity to file { brief with the board of public R
 American court ever sentences hn until he, is proven guilty, But lsupernumerary policemen are nced to silence under penalty of
 disrnissed for characterization. lt us have justice! Let the super IAraries be heard!
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
MEETING NIGHT CHANGED.
Charter Revision Committee to Me
 Thursday Nights Hereafter.

The charter revision committee wiV meet on Thursday evening instead of of Friday evening. The change in th8 meeting night will be continued eaclS week until the committees business i$ completed. F. l.. Teich, one of th4 committee members, has found it i'm md possible to attend meetings on Friday night owing to pressing buslnessi hence the change.
 At this weeks meeting various char < ter changes will be read for approvaI and 1t will also be the last opportunity for receiving new business.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
MILITARY sYsg(s !Al,Rc AD.
senate ConDnittee eaFs sf Swiss af,'
 Australinn NfrtIs<nla.

Washington, Jan. 16.--Foreign born citizens and former United States sol- sdiers testified today before the senate military ub-committee In opposition to the proposed compulsory military 0ralning legislation. Among these ca4led to the stand were Philip scldaeffer of Chicago and ". B. Har- ris of. Weston, Pa, to discuss. respec- lively the Swiss and the Australian n military systems and F'rsink Bohn of Orange, N. J., to speak from the standpoint of former enlisted man.
 This was the final of the series of hearings under tho auspices of the American Union Against Militarism.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
DEPLORABIE ACCIDENT.

Eom facts disclosed at the Town E lit would seem that the Charity tA has just cause for an imme- k investigation. Until all the de- [ connected with the death ot lies seaberg have been learned
 should be no disposition on the
 TT New Britain people to be hy- akioAl. The Mayor has evinced nositfon to institute a searching NkTown Farm Is 8 charitable i'm Ion In which the good people of cfty are intensely interested. It u4ver, at least in recent years, Hlsft dependent upon the efforts n Charity Board. Tn many ways xAlpst the complexion of a public ntAon. Various churches have fa lively part in administering H wants. spiritual and material.
 innnates there. Ministers of the h Of Ill denominations. have
 ceedingly kind to the poor un- Ee6anIaes harbored at the Town M The snnsh inc society and oth-
 .nisations of kindred spirit bver AlloWed a Christmas or a
 iyine to go by without offer
 ne sort of entertainment to kWithin the confines of this k Becanse of these things, be- Hof the many men and women 4Ave devoted their time and en- iS9nd money in the interest of A fellows, the Town Farm oc-, unique place in the hearts " Brfaan folk.
 oao who have visited the Town " and watched the charitable going on there have not been Ieto express keen admiration for EMmane interest displayed by Su- tondent. George F. Kibbe and his
 It will not be readily believed Ecarelessness or inefficiency on
 part had anything to do with ,neplorable scalding to death of nnate. There has ever been a !. of cooperation between the Su- tendent of the Town Farm and
 who display an interest prompt by purely charitable motives. Fary to the attitude of some su- ktendents of like institutions, MT.
 6rs. Ktbbe have never expressed sspIuyed displeasure at outside in lE Instead, the doors of the in- lion have been open to visitors for sction at all seasonable hours. It sasonable to suppose that their sations will not suffer from any figation, no matter how rigid.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
E. q Q. WOULD RAISE RATES.

Charleston, Jon. 16.-The Baltimore and Ohio rai1road~has filed a petition with the public service commission of West Virginia for permission to ad- vance its interstate passenger rates from two cents a mile as prescribed by the laws of West Virginia to at least 2N cents a mile. hearing will sbc heard on tho petition February 27. About one-fourth of the Balti- more and Ohio's mileage is in West Virginia.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
BRAID RAISES TARIFFS.
Hopes to Meet It's Expenses By New
 Duties.

Washington, Jan. 16.-New import duties and consumption taxes just sput into effect in Brazil are expected to aid the government in meeting It's 1917 expenses. Reports to the depart ment of commerce today gave a list of the import duties. which in many instances are increased as much as Twelve per cent. Consump pt.on taxes on cigars and cigarettes, shoes, per- fumery canned goods and hats have been raised and to the list of taxable products have been added butter and roasted coffee.
 The new law provides that nfty-fi five per cent. of import duties must be paid on gold basis.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
CHICAGO JANr1oRs TO STRIKE.

Chicago, Jan. 16,-About i, 100 local tanitors are under order today to put out the fires in their furnaces tonight until their employers meet demands for an increase in wages. on a graded scale, approximately fifteen per cent. The janitors are members of the Jan itOrs' union.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
ITALIAN COMMERCE COMBINE.

Washington, Jan. 16--Formation of 8 corporation by four of Italy's big gest shipping concerns to develop trade between Italy and South Amer lea is described in despatches reach ing the department of comm cree to-
 day. The commisson has behind 1t the Italian shipping interests with joint securities of about $20, ,OO0, 900.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
REALTY Co, ANNUAL.

M. T. White was chosen president of the Realty and Development com pany at the annual meeting yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. A. N. Ruther- ford is vice president and secretary and George A. Quig1ey is treasurer. The company has secured an option on property owned by Hugo Doerr at the corner of Lyon street and Shuttle M Meadow avenue.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
BOELERER THREATENED.

Valentine Bollerer. Commercial street saloon proprietor, called at police headquarters to complain that a patron had threatened him be- cause he would not serve him with another drink. The threat. he said, was that there would be some shoot ing. Bollerer was soothed with in- formation that the police will pro- tect him from would-be gunmen.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

When man with only few dol- lars to his name can read unmoved of the hundreds of millions in gold imports, of the billions in national bank resources, Of the unprecedented railway earnings he Is a true philoso- pher Baltimore News.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

We don't know how effective Eng lands new commerce protectors are until the Deutschland tries the come back.-Burlington News.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
PERMITS FREIGHT INCREASE.
|. c. c. Revcfse4 Decision on Train
 From Middle West.

From Middle West.
 Washington, Jan. 16--The Inter state commerce commissions today reversed previous lewiston and per- 1nitted an increase of approximately one cent per hundred pounds in freight rates on grain and grain pro- ducts from points in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan. Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri and Kentucky to Atlantic ports for export.
 The increase was granted after ad-, dftionaI evidence had been submitted at re-hearing, to the effect that the proposed increases would main tain the present relationship betwsen rates to Atlantic ports and those to gulf ports. .ss >>-~A> Z
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

Down in Mississippi when a repub- lican candidate polls two votes they indict him for repeating.-Seattl Post-Intelligencer. s
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

The report that Villa has shot his secretary for doing too much writ ing may start rush of overworked stenographers to Mexico.-NeW York Evening Sun.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

lverNd by carrier to any part of the city Tor 16 cents q week, 65c . month. scriptions for paper to be sent by mall. payable in advance. 60 cents month.
 tsec a year.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

The Colonel makes desperate ef- forts from time to time to break Into the front page again, but MT. Hughes is still sitting tight. New York World.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

only profitable advertising medium Tn the city: Circulation books and rress room elways open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

If the potato could open its eyes and observe the prioe 1t costs us, would it shrink from shame or swell with pride ?-Atlanta Constitution.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

Farmer sold milk to 8 New BrR- ain dealer. Milk watered. Has be$n stopped sending milk to New Britain.
 T. E. REEKs,
 Superintendent.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

ered at the Post once at New Britain
 as Second Glass Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

led daily Sunday excepted at4:16 p. m. IAt Herald Building. 67 Church St.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
FACTS AND RANCHES.
As might be expected, Georgia led
 in 1916 lynchings.-Brockt Times.

Some statesmen have feet of clay and some have tongues of mud Philadelphia Ledger.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
PRISONERS IN U-BoAT


 \ German Submarine Arriving in Port-Captain Boasts Fifty Victims
 London, Jan. Is, 4:5 5a- m.-A Ger man submarine has just returned from a cruise with four companies of merchantmen on board as prisoners, according to an Amsterdam despatch to Reuters quoting German newspa- pers. One of the prisoners is an Englishman The submarine is ir charge of Commander Arnauld.
 Commander Arnauld visited Carte gena last June on the submarine U-35 and delivered a letter from En- peror William to King Alfonso. On this occasion he was quoted as saying that he had destroyed fifty ships, in- ciuding the French liner Provenio.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

E A New Jersey man lost his mind
 attempting to invent a sanitary top for milk bottles How about consti-
 tutional prohibition of milk ?-Louis- vile Courier-Journal.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
Britain Herald.

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. ProprietorA
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

It is an old ld-fashioned winter. all right, but where are the old-fashioned boys with tippets and ear-laps and high leather boots 7 Concord Moni- tor.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

Herald will be found on salc at Hota- Nng'F News Stand. 42nd St. and Broad way. New York City; Board Walk. At- RAntlc Citt and Hartford Depot. r-
New Britain herald., 1917-01-16

TELEPHONE CALLS ness once .o3 0rfal Rooms 1z
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-07

such a notion. The man who after ser
wing his term in prison for outrageous de-
bauchery Of the franchise was the re-
cipient Of various honors from his former
political colleagues and business associates
cannot help having the most sordid and
cynical views of humankind. Cassidy's
political associates and past political per-
formances do not qualify him to view any
reform administration dispassionately and
without prejudice. Reform and he are
naturally antipathetic.
Much as they would like to believe that
the people are 'tired of this so-called re-
FORM" Murphy and his fellows are not
likely to think that Cassidy's statement
proves it. More than this will be required
to make them stop their search for the
"unheard-of man" who can be successfully
paraded forth as "highbrow" in order to
delude some portion Of the populace which
really believes in reform-even that Tam
many is capable of it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-07
For an Improved News Page
a tho Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: should like to step between MI
Bcerbower and Mr.. Shaw on the question Of
the form of the newspaper
The fact that Mr. Shaw's impression re-
ceived some years ago" was so lasting
evidence that it was an extraordinary iesS
even though accomplished by great nnah'
cier," to turn the leaves of a paper WIZ
lease and comfort
II is true that 1t is possible TO turn We
leaves of a newspaper even for ordinary PEG,
pie. For more than a century the pages o.
the paper were not cut at the top and peeps
read them, but who would buy paper "
uncut now? 1t certainly is great annoysn"
for a busy person who has only few minutes
on the train TO read, to hang on 70 strap
with one hand, fan overhead and CROWDED
on all sides, to read few lines Of every
important news item on the front page aho
then have to turn somewhere in the intero,
for the remainder, with the present size Of
pages. -.
Once newspapers were printed with "'
pages Of the size in which they are always
folded, I believe that men like Mr.. sh"
even would be glad Of the improvement.
New York, Aug. !, 1917. PROGkEso'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-07
'Twixt Devil and Deep Sea
Housewives Are Patriotic. but Object
to Enriching Food Dealers.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial in this mornings
Tribune has tempted me to write to you to
urge you to keep up the fight for the con-
sumner, who is between the devil and the deep
sea.
OF what use are the economies of the hotel
keeper or the restaurant manager except to
enrich himself at the expense of the public.
! The instructions that are given so glibly
would be gladly followed if it were not so APP
parent that some one was reapng a rich har-
vest by the result.
We eschew wheat bread and are forced to
pay three cents more loaf for graham or
whole wheat bread, which does not ego"
nearly so far. We buy fish several times a
week. only to find that the price Immediately
rises. Even the formerly much despsed cod
fish sells at twenty cents pound. Sea bass,
weakfsh, bluefish, etc, vary between that and
thirty-fve cents. We are told that poultry is
PLENTIFUL; In great glee we HE ourselves to
the market, only to find that fowl, which
takes hours to cook, costs thirty-two cents
and other fresh killed poultry is quite beyond
the ordinary purse. Ducks, which are recon-
meHueu rs pdlIlOLIC edNlHgy are only TOT the
non-thrifty at present prices, as nothing is
ever cleft over" Most New Workers, espe-
cially those who are compelled for one reason
or another to remain in town during the hot
weather, are anxious to buy fresh vegetables.
The surrounding country is covered with in
viting looking crops which are sold to passing
Automobiles at attractive prices, but the
housekeeper who is dependent upon the city
markets meets with disappointment, both as
to price and freshness, when she wends her
way to market, no matter how early she
starts.
Is there any remedy for this condition! II
so, is there no one who can take the matter
in hand and give US relief at once?
The women of the city are working hard to
do their share In these trying times. They
are willing to follow all directions for con-
serving the food supply, but they object to
doing SO for the enrichment of fewl
AN INDIGNANT HOUSEWIFE.
New York, Aug. 1, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-07
Air Raid Psychology
(From The lancet

1t may be remembered that after the raid
Of September 2, 1916, when an enemy airship
was brought down in flames, a daily paper
next day described the sighttas beyond
doubt the greatest free show that London
has ever enjoyed" No doubt thousands, who
had satisfied themselves that they at least
were safe, positively enjoyed" the whole
thing, and forgot the acute mental distress
and anguish of the actual sufferers of the
raid. Sometimes anger is uppermost, as when
a well-known writer declares the mothers of
England will not long consent to sit silent
with their arms tied behind their backs"
Another publicist. irritated at the frequency
with which the calm" Of the public is in
sisted on, candidly protests, ut is only oys-
tiers who are not rather frightened when
bombs are dropping round" There is no in
consistency in those varying comments, all
Of which are fair. A large out-patient de-
trict is an excellent place in which to learn
what the effects on the attacked population
really are. From this experience, more than
once repeated, we believe in the traditional
British phlegm, and we think it no exagger-
alton to assert that our public, as a whole, Is
calm and its conduct exemplary. He would
be rather less than human whose heart does
not beat more quickly when the guns indicate
the proximity Of the invader, and in the
bombed areas there are many whose state of
nervous fear is not far removed from the
shell shock" of the firing line. Between
these, whose temperaments are Of the ner
vous type, and others who, even In the danger
area, may pride themselves on their sang
frod and nonchslance, there remain the
crowd of our fellow human beings animated
by diversity of instincts and motives, and
pursuing a course determined by that stimu-
lus which may attain the final common path
and blossom into action. How different
these psychcal stimuli are We have suffi-
GENTLY indicated, and how WELL on the whole,
reason has prevailed We are proud to record
We made brief investigation into the de-
meanor of the inmates of the metropolitan
hospitals during the last and severest air raid
on London. A summary of this shows that
the hospital patients, obviously susceptible
material to sudden shock, under good super
vision remained calm. Nor do medical men
hear much Of subsequent apprehsnsiveness,
sleeplessness, reaction in the form Of fati que,
collapse, or breakdowns. Some Of us know Of
the fits, hysterical and epileptic, that take on
a fresh development the strokes of paralysis
from excitement, the heart failures, the &C
celebration of latent pathological processes,
but these have not been common occurrences
And in the great majority of our fellows We
believe the evidence before US shows their
demeanor under stress to have been unim-
peachable, and to augur we'll for whatever
days Of trial may yet be In store.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-07
Justice for the Germans
= of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In most countries, civilized and un-
civilized, murder is punishable by death. This
is justice. In most countries assault and bat
tery are punishable by imprisonment This
is justice. In most countries arson, trespass
and other crimes are punishable by death or
Imprisonment. This is justice. In most coun-
tries the offenders are also subjected to civil
penalties and the forced deprivation of their
property for the wrongs inflicted. This Is
Justice. Such penalties are inflicted upon in
diyiduals acting alone or in concert with
others.
The German people for three years, willing
ly and through their approved agents, have
committed every crime on the calendar, and
have inflicted wsntonly, and without provo
cation, untold misery and damage. not only
to their protested enemies, but to their pro-
fessed friends.
The institution of justice demands that
they should be punished in accordance with
the code of civilization. This includes their
subjugation and the inficting of proper pen
alties. The reason for this is that such acts
may not occur again from the same source,
and to discourage others from seeing profit
in crime.
To grant to the German conspirators a
pardon, as a br.be for temporary abatement
of their crimes, would be death blow to
morality and justice. The insidious German
propaganda is working for such result.
Let US not forget the demands of justice
in the cowardly call for the disintegration OF
the forces that now strive to arrest and pun
ish the gigantic Teutonic conspiracy.
New York, Aug. 2, 1917. J. R.. d.