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New Britain herald., 1917-01-08

with their boys and seem perfectly happy in the comra deship of their sons, and I. perish here with heart hunger? I will arise and go to my son and say unto him, Son, I have sinned against Heaven and in thy sight and am no more worthy to be called thy father. Make me as one of thy acquaintances! And he arose and came to his son. But while he was yet afar off his son saw him and was moved with astonishment, and Instead of running and falling on his neck, he drew back and was i'll at ease. And the father said unto him: Son, I have sinned against Heaven and in thy sight. I have not done my duty by you, and am not worthy to be called thy father. Forgive me now and let me be your chum.'
 "But the son said: Not so. I wish it were possible, but 1t is too late. There was time when I wanted to know things, when I wanted com panionship and advice and counsel. but you were too busy. I got the in- formation, and I got the companion ship, but I got the wrong kind, and now, alas! I am wrecked in soul and body, and there is nothing you can do for me. It Is too late, too late, too 1ate.'"
 Mothers Influence Greatest.
 Tn concluding his remarks, Dr. Cross expounded somewhat upon the modern parable he had just read. He expressed wonder at the undeniable fact that the mother always exercises the most influence over a son. He said that in countless instances he had heard of some man who, through some coincidence was made to turn from the crooked path, gave the credit for his reformation to some thing that his mother had said in the days of his youth. He declared that in the ma jority of cases where man makes 8 success of himself in life, in looking back over the years he always says that 1t was due to ideals presented to hi youthful mind by his mother that shaped his career. Thus, it Is almost invariably shown that the mothers influence Is the greatest, said the minister, and he expressed regret that the fathers influence is not more pro- nounced.
 Something is radically wrong and it should be rlghted,' he finished.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-08

suited in the formation of \ branches all over the couutrS|
 It is also hoped that Now people will take up the matterl sisting in providing meals foI school children of Belgium. T1| is under the supervision of q ternational Reconstruction
 which hopes to provide one m( day for the thousands of s( children in Belgium. It Is sal $1 will provide food for 8 oh| a month. Other lands than B| would be aided by the league.I
New Britain herald., 1917-01-08
BALL NETS ABOUT S3sd

About $350 will be added { treasury of the Firemen's Pcnsi Relief association as a result ninth annual ball and receptionl tically all of the reports are in Eugene F. Barnes of Hook x
 company, chairman of the conj in charge of the occasion, ea( that the proceeds will be abcq same as in former years.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-08
FOR WAR SUFFERERS.
Branch of National Surgical Dressings
 Committee May Start Here.

Mrs. w. r. Brooks of il High street will hold a meeting at her home on Thursday afternoon at s:3o o'clock at which time an atten pt will be made to organize local branch of the National Surgical Dressings committee. Appeals from Europe for surgical dressings has re-
New Britain herald., 1917-01-08
BOX FAILS DOWN STAT

John Vonola, aged nine sea} of MT. and Mrs. EmeH EOnOla fered a fractured leg yestcv day noon by a fall down a flight c! at his home at 39 East Main He was. transferred to New General hospital in the police lance.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-08
Boston Store

Bost0n Store "A FEW SPECIAL VALUES FOR THIS WEEK
 15 Pieces Bleached OUTING FLANNEL
 36 Inches Wide
 15c a Yard. This is a low price on today's
 Market. BUNGALOW CRETONNE Very desirable for Com fOrtable Covering. It is heav- fer than Silkoline.
 36 Inches Wide
 15c a Yard. WHITE LAWN APRONS Plain and Trimmed, at ,25c and 38c each. A new lot just received. Something New Is the HANDKERCHIEF
 OF EYE" Quite a Novelty in Design At 25c each. See Them.
 NOTTINGHAM x
 CURTAINS 20 Odd Pairs (only one pair of a patterns) in white, will be sold for half regular prices. Also IA pairs of Ecru in three different patterns. 6 Pairs of One Design. , Pairs of Another 3 Pairs of Another
 Were $4.5O, to go at
 $2.OO a Pair. PUIIAR. & MVEN.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
GROWS HAIR FOR GIRLS WIG
Man Arrested in California Tells story
About Accident of Daugh-
ter.

Sacramento, Cal.-Because his little
daughter, two years ago, when she was
but three years of age, fell into the
fire and burned her scalp to crisp
so that hair never again will grow
thereon, Henry Hamilton of Idaho, now
working on a nearby ranch, is growing
a luxuriant head of hair, it being his
idea when he returns home to have
the hair cut and made into a wig for
his little girl.
The story came out the other day
when Hamilton, who had been arrested
the night before while on visit to
this city, was questioned by Max +.
Fisher, who had inquired as to the
cause of the flowing locks.
Hamilton said he had come to Cali
fornia to work during the winter be-
cause he could not get steady employ
ment in Idaho during the cold wealth
er. He added he expected to return
home in a few weeks and prepare the
wig for which he has been undergoing
ridicule because of his long hair.
After his story had been verified he
was released.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18

The inheritance tax starts with
one-half Of ! per cent as the basic
tax on all estates of $4,000 or less.
The remainder of the schedule is APP
piled to the various excesses in grad
uation as follows:
Inheritance Tax Scale.
On excess of more than $4,000, but
not exceeding $150000, per cent.
On excess Of more than $150,000
but not exceeding $25O,OOO, 1h per
cent.
On excess Of more than $250,00O,
but not exceeding $450,00O, per cent.
On excess Of more than $450,00O, but
not exceeding $1,00O00O, 21a per cent.
On excess of more than $1O00,0OO,
but not exceeding $2y000,000, 3 per
cent.
On excess of more than 100000,
but not exceeding $3,O00,00O 31s per
cent.
On excess Of more than $3,000,00O,
but not exceeding $4,000,000, 4 per
cent.
On excess of more than $4,OOOOOO,
but not exceeding $5,000,00O, Az per
cent.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18

suing OF the proclamation. lie clerA
will give instructions for registration
Colleges, Universities, Homes and 9th
er Institutions.
Officials OF educational, charitable
and other institutions should apply for
instructions to the county or city clerk
on the sixth day after the date OF the
proclamation for instructions as TO {
convenient method of registration.
The wardens Of jails, penitentiaries'
and reformatories should apply to the
county or city clerk for instructions on
the sixth day.
Five days after the date OF the pres
idents proclamation complete regula'
tlOns will be In the hands OF all sherifrs
and of the officials of cities Of over
10000 population.
The president is authorized TO call
upon all public officers TO assist in the
execution Of the law. The plan is,
however, to rely on the people for the
proper execution of the law. IL is ex-
pected that patriotic citizens will offer
their services free as registrars. Such
edged. Volunteers for this service
should communicate Immediately with
the proper official
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
INTERESTING ITEMS

A Spanish merchant has made inqui-
ries about American petroleum and
machine oils.
Ten thousand pounds Of oiled worst
ed yarn is needed by dealer in the
Netherlands.
The autumn crop OF cocoons in ia
pan was a large one, 9,472,6O0 bushels
being gathered.
The Oldest fan in existence is in the
museum at Cairo. 1t dates from the
seventeenth century B. G.
A company of Japanese capitalists
has started plant to manufacture
egg products in Tsingtau, China. Sales
will be made almost exclusively to the
American market.
Swiss dairy cattle breeders have dis
continued the feeding Of oil cake to
their stock because Of the difficulty
Of obtaining this food, which was for
msrly imported from France.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis railway has completed plans to
extend it's road to Mill Creek, Tenn,
where It is asserted there are 25,000
acres OF coal lands awaiting develop
nent.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18

There is a demand in Hawaii for
American shoes. Footwear is coming
into use among the japanese. Chinese
and Korean inhabitants.
A school of aviation will be estab-
lished in Lima, Peru. The government
has passed law providing for an an
nual appropriation of $24,332, for it's
maintenance.
When the stack Of a 14-ton shove;
pulled by IL horses struck a trolley
wire in Cleveland, two horses which
had their feet on a manhole were
killed. Their chains became red hot.
Oil pressed from copra, the dried
meat of coconuts is rapidly replac-
ing animal fats in the manufacture of
artificial butter in Europe.
In Switzerland there has been in
vented an electrically operated coin-in-
the-slot machine for cleaning the sides
ard soles Of PERSONS shoes.
Both for acreage and production
sugar beets broke records in the Unit
ed States this year. about 91S,OOC tons
being grown on 6S0,000 acres of land.
Consul u. A. Wakefield, at Port Eliz-
Abeth, South Africa, asserts that Office
appliances from this country are ap-
idly gaining favor In that district.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
MAY CENTER IN WASHINGTON
Probability That One Committee VIII
Purchase All Supplies Needed by
the Allied Countries.

Standardization of a central
purchasing committee in Washington
for all supplies bought in the United
States for the allied governments was
forecast here by Sir Hardman Lever,
financial expert of the British war
mission. The committee will supplant
j. P. Morgan & Co.
Discussing the world financial situa-
tion, the British expert expressed the
opinion that Germany will be practical
ly bankrupt in the credit markets
after the war.
"Our enemies" he said, "for all their
boasted efficiency, have never had the
courage to face their financial prob
lens, with the result that when the
war is over they will be hard put to
It,"
The Teutonic governments having
pyramided one internal loan upon an
other. he explained, their interest
charges would be so great that he be-
lieved they would either have to repu-
diate large part of their debt or face
inability to buy the enormous quanti-
ties Of material they would need for
reconstruction.
The allies, he added, had paid their
way in the war "by the straightfOr-
ward and natural means, by pouring
out their gold, by selling enormous
masses of American securities, by rails
ing loans" AS result, he predicted
that the end Of the war would find the
allies in good shape financially, despite
their enormous permanent debts.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
BANKS ASKED TO CO. OPERATE
Secretary Authorizes Financial lnsti-
tutlons to Receive Subscriptions
for the Bond Offerings.

Washlngton.-Secretar McAdoo tele-
graphed the entire list of 27,513 nation
nj and state banks and trust companies
in the United States. authorizing them
to receive subscriptions for the $2,OOO,-
100000 bond offering, enlisting their
cooperation, and requesting them to
telegraph rough estimate OF the
amount Of bonds each would take for
itself and its patrons.
"You can render an Invaluable serv-
ice to your country" Mr.. McAdoo told
the banks, "by receiving subscriptions
and cooperating with the federal re-
serve bank in your district"
Loan Subscriptions Pour In.
To all clearing house associations In
the country Mr.. McAdoO sent tele-
gram In which he said:
"The amount of the initial loan has
been determined by the needs Of the
government and not arbitrarily. The
enthusiastic and patriotic cooperation
of the banks and bankers of the coun-
try will guarantee the success OF the
undertaking"
The result of the first announcement
of the loan has been a deluge OF sub
scrlptions. aggregating many millions.
Most of these came in by wire to the
treasury. Virtually every large city
and every state in the Union was rep
resented.
Lend $1oo,ooo,0oo to Italy.
Negotiations continued today with
representatives of the nations TO
which the United States is extending
credit. Count di Cellere, the italian
ambassador received the full amount
of the first S1OO,OOO,OO0 loan made by
this government to Italy.
Subscriptions to the second offering
of treasury certificates were received
during the day by the federal reserve
banks. Indications are that the secre-
tary will call for the proceeds within
a week, possibly few days.
The $1OO,OO0,O0O loan to France will
be turned over to Ambassador Jusser-
and, in whole or part, within day or
so.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18

Washington. - The administration
war revenue bill as unanimously
agreed upon by the house committee
on ways and means and reported TO
the house Wednesday, is estimated TO
produce 81, ,SO0,0O0,000 a year.
If the trainers overlooked any tan
gible article upon which it is possible
to levy a tax, 1t was not because OF
any desire to do so.
Incomes. inheritances, business prof
its, amusements, liquors, tobacco, auto
mobiles, moving pictures, baseDal
games, medicines, letter postage, trans
portatiOn and jewelry are among some
of the things which will feel the bur-
den of taxation.
Tariff Will Yield $2oo,ooo,ooo.
The committee found it necessary TO
go to the tariff to make up deficit OF
something like $200,O00000. This was
done by an agreement to tax of lO
per cent upon all articles now on the
free list and 10 per cent additional
upon all articles now upon the dutiable
list.
IncOme-tax increases as made public
by Chairman Kitchin follow:
Taxes for the year ending December
81, 1916, have been Increased exactly
one-third. These taxes are due in
June.
Exemption limits have been reduced
to $1,000 for single men and $4,000 for
married men.
The normal tax on new classes Of
incomes to be taxed, those between
81 900 and $4,000 for single men and
between $4,000 and $4,000 for married
men, has been fixed at per cent.
Normal taxes on all incomes former
Iy taxed, those above $4,000 for single
men and $4,000 for married men, have
been increased from 2 to a per cent.
increases in All Surtaxes.
The increased surtaxes are as fol-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
WAR REVENUE BILL PLANNED TO
RAISE S1,8OO,OOO,OOO in YEAR
Ten Per Cent Increase Added to All Existing Duties and Articles
Now on Free List Are Taxed 10 Per Cent-InCones Are
Hit Hard-An Extra Tax of One Third Added to
All Individual Incomes for 1916.

Following daily win be taxed under
bin
Exchange Tansactnson each delivery for each
, .
Capital each original issue Of $780, transfers on
Indemnity premium $780,
premium charge
Drafts checks notes nd renewals exnsons for each cents
the first 500 $780, 80 cents
fraction so cents
policies 500
Casualty policy per cent
Passenger
Steamship foreign $40 to $780, 81; $50 $eo ST.
eeeding $50, S.
berths rail or water per cent
cent wholesale price
telephone
Telephone dtan cents on each toll message over loo
costing $40
JeNeIry ..... ~ -. ., 4.
medicines wholesale
excepted) II cents for each 10 cents of ad
mission price, maximum cents
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
Lodalna.House Geometry.

Learning Is one thing and wit is an
other, but that does not prevent them
from meeting at times in the same
brain. One Of the most amusing of
those jests, which it takes a certain
amount of scholarship to make or en-
Joy, was the collection of Euclidean
Axioms that Prof. Stephen Leacock Of
McGill university wrote some years
ago for Truth. Here is one of the
ceverest OF them: If there be two
boarders on the same fiat and the
olnoum Of side nf the one he equal to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18

On excess of more than $5,00O 1000,
but not exceeding $S,00O,000, per
cent.
but not exceeding $11,000,000 per
cent.
On excess of more than $11 100000,
but not exceeding $15OO0,OOO, 10 per
cent.
On excess of more than $15,000000,
Is per cent.
The income tax schedules were not
changed except for the determination
to place an added tax of One-third on
individual income taxes which are due
vision those who already have paid
their income taxes for the year ending
December 81, 1916, will have to pay
another One-third of their taxes again,
and those who have not paid will have
to pay one-third more when they do
pay.
The tax on excess profits was not
changed and stands as printed previ-
Ously at 16 per cent on profits over s
per cent and $4,000.
Liquor Touched Up.
The tax on spirits, whisky and sim
liar beverages has been increased to
$2.20 per gallon.
The tax on beer is $2.75 per barrel.
The tax on rectifiers is 10 cents per
gallon.
The tax on tobacco has been dOu-
bled.
The taxes on cigars have been ad-
vanced to a new schedule ranging
from 80 cents to $40 per thousand,
retail value.
The bill specifies that purchasers
shall pay the 10 per cent tax on
amusement, theater, and baseball tick.
cts.
A new tax of 5 per cent on heat,
light, and telephone bills was inserted
in the bill. Under this section when
the householder goes to pay his month
ly bills for these articles he will have
to pay an additional per cent of the
amount of the bills for the support Of
the government.
The stamp tax on telephone and
telegraph messages was fixed at 8
cents on each message the toll Of which
is more than Is cents.
Commuters tickets were exempt
from the passenger ticket tax of 10 per
cent tax where the one way fare is
Jess than 25 cents.
Mail Rate Increases.
The second-class mail rate increase
was decided on according to the zone
system. On motion of Representative
Dixon of Indiana, this was reduced to
the following:
Two cents q pound on second-class
mail in first and second zones.
Three cents pound on second-class
mail in the third and fourth zones.
Five cents a pound on secOnd-class
mail in the fifth and sixth zones.
Six cents pound on second-class
mail in the seventh and eighth zones.
Religious, fratenal, labor and agri-
cultural papers not operated for profit
were put on straight one and one
half-cent-a-pound basis.
The old regulations concerning the
free distribution of small papers with
in the county were unchanged.
A tax of per cent was inserted in
the bill on pleasure boats.
Musical instruments costing less
than $40 each, were exempted from
the provisions of the per cent tax on
these articles.
A motion was made in committee to
reduce the automobile tax to 3 per
cent but failed by large margin.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18

The official title of the new move
ment is the national house-to-house
rag collection. A woman organizer is
being appointed for every district of
every important town, and she will en-.
list the services of Boy Scouts and
other volunteers as collectors. A corps
of women workers will make house-to-
house calls to explain the campaign to
housewives and enlist their help.
every woman who throws away
rags is helping the enemy" says the
committees appeal. Every square
inch Of rag which contains cotton Gun
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
GERMAN OFFICERS SON
ENLISTS IN u. S. ARMY

Chicago.-Albert Werner is
private in the United States
army.
Back of his simple statement
is story of heart-breaking
struggle of a young man who
wrestled alone with his conflict
ing emotions and who sacrificed
everything for principle.
Werner is German born. He
was brought to this country by
his mother after his father had
Joined the German army. Today
the father is high officer in
the kaiser's forces. Uncles and
cousins of Albert Werner hold
other high military posts.
In Chicago Werner has been
holding down a mail-order house
lob at $40 a week. When war
was declared fellow workmen
asked him what he intended to
do.
The answer came In the
words with which this story was
started.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
SCOURGE HITS BRITISH BEES
Ravages Have Caused Honey output
in the United Kingdom to Be
Cut in Half.

London.-The output Of honey IN
Great Britain has been cut in half
since 1910 by the ravages of scourge
known to bee keepers as the Isle Of
Wight disease. 1t has been known to
kill millions of bees within few days.
The board of agriculture declares
itself helpless until it can obtain pow
er to order the prompt destruction of
infected hives.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
BRITAIN IS NOW RAG MAN
Hcuse-to- House Collection Of Waste
Cloth Conducted Through
Special Department.

London.--Rag collecting on ma
tion-wide house-to-house basis is be-
ing organized by the British govern
nent through the national service de-
partment. London alone Is expected
10 furnish 100000 pounds Of rags be-
tore the spring house-cleaning season
IA over
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18

be made into paper. Every scrap of
rag which is made of wool can be
turned into new clothes"
Lady Amherst and Mrs. Tenant
have given the committee houses
which will be used as the central col
lecting stations for the London dis
trict.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18

the amount of side of the other, each
to each, and the wrangle between one
boarder and the landlady be equal to
the wrangle between the landlady and
the other boarder then shall the week
ly bills of the two bOarders be equal,
each to each. For, if not, let one bill
be the greater. Then the other bill is
less than 1t might have been, which is
absurd.-Youth's Companion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
Decorative Wells.

Over hats that show little or no
trimming, decorative wells are draped.
Circular wells are much used for this
purpose. The braided portion Of each
veil is worn around the crown of a
hat so that the face has fine, dainty
mesh falling over it.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
rhe zouave Jaeket Returns.

zouave jacket effects in tricot are on
chemise frocks Of satin, and narrow
natural pongee embroidered sashes are
used on the navy blue frock with
Chinese fiat fringed ornament at the
ends.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
The nlharennn

"The lovers Of old were always anx-
ious to get their ladies' glove"
"And the lovers Of today are des-
pentely afraid Of getting the mItten."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18

plateau Of sea blue hair lace that
puffs prettily over the flower crown
and is caught in at the crown base
by band Of blue cartridge ribbon
with bow at the front
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18

caused us to urge the formation of
clubs of boys and girls and men and
women who will raise potatoes" the
league says in its pamphlet called
"The Hoe Behind the Flag" A mini
mum number of hills is to be raised
by each member, but it is hoped that
this will be only a starting point.
Clubs are to be formed in every
state and prizes will be offered for the
best crops.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
An over Crown Of Hair Lace

Hair lace is used on large leghorn
fioppy shape that has the crown en-
tlrely covered In bright-colored field
flowers. Over the entire hat is a
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-05-18
Another u. s. Ship Sunk.

Washington, May 4--The American
sailing vessel Willard Abrahams was
sunk off the Irish coast, the crew of
six being rescued, according to mes.
sage received by the state department.