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New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
OPPORTUNITY.

There are no longer any good chances for young men," was a com plaint of the olden days when oppor- tunities were lying around waiting for someone to come along and take advantage of them. Replying to one disgruntled soul, Daniel Webster once remarked, "There Is always room at the top". What he said then is just as applicable today as 1t ever was.- more so. There is more room at the top now than there ever Was. With millions of young men getting ready to go "Over the Top" on European battlefields there are more chances for boys who remain at home to go "Over the Top in the various peace full pursuits
 As to opportunity, it has not let up its persistent habit of knocking on the door. The trouble is many young tappng, tapping "of some visitor en- treating entrance. Others are blind to see the pointing finger to the sign post of success. Using all their time lamenting their fate and crying, There are no longer any good chances for young mem some fail to hear the footstep of progress. Some look afar for opportunities which lie on their own doorsteps. They are somewhat like the lady in Baltimore of whom they tell the story.
 Ono night this fair young creature
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

At the upper class assembly this morning. Eunice Humphrey spoke in behalf of the Young Women's Ath- letic association, telling of the activi- ties of the club during the last year. Although last year was the first year of the club, interclass basketball, and tennis tournaments were held. Miss Humphrey asked the support of the girls of the school for the coming year, and invited all who wish to be- come members of the association to attend the opening meeting to be held next week.
 Physical Director Moorhead spoke today at the assembly in praise of the calibre of this years football men. He asked that in the home games, at least, the team be given the heartiest support of the student body. He also meet to be held Columbus Day at the Berlin fair grounds. Among the events will be 100, 220 and 440 yard runs, and 12 pound shot-put. Noth- ing much is expected of the men at this meet as none of them has had sufficient training, but MT. Moorhead wishes to find out just what the pros- poets of track team are. If this meet Is successful arrangements will be made for meets with Hartford New Haven, Meriden, and Bristol teams.
 The letter men of the school will meet with MT. Moorhead Monday evening at 7:30.
 Plans are being made for a benefit football dance to be held two weeks from the coming Friday in the gym nasium,
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
WHEN THE FLAG GOES BY.

Almost every public occasion when Old Glory Is carried in the line of march brings added proof that as Americans we are sometimes negli- gent in our respect for the National colors.
 Notably was this shown today when the city bade farewell to its sons called in Selective Service. All along the route of parade there was noticeable lack of patriotic inn pulse as the flag went by. Few, if any, hats were removed. Men stood seemingly in profound ignorance of their duty as the Regimental colors passed.
 This is not right. Every man who professes to be an American should know enough to uncover his head as Old Glory passes in review. One would almost think we were watching the flag of an enemy nation being car ried by, or that a banner of the con- quered were Haunted in our faces. Every man of New Britain must learn to pay this simple respect to the flag of our country: Take off your hat and stand at attention when 1t goes by.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
NEITHER sEA1APHOREs
She Hung Them Out of the Window While Washing the
 Tnai6n
(New York Herald).

\ASSW OTk f1eTdlu).
 To every man there comes a time when he can unequivocally enjoy him. self at some one else's expense, and this Is to let those who live in the vii cinity of Riverside Drive and 157th street know that. If they weren't present yesterday afternoon at the debut of Maggie Skinner as a window washer then they're due a rebate from fate, the curtain puller.
 Maggie, be it said to her credit, is vigorous and willing, but most of her vigor is confined to muscles below her neck So, wien her mistress, Mrs. James Harrison, who lives on the second floor of an apartment at that corner, went down town yesterday morning to shop, she gave implicit directions to Maggie concerning the washing of the front room windows.
 Because Maggie is a near pearl be- yond price in these days of maid slackers, Mrs. Harrison was careful to tell her how to wash the outside of the panes by draping her body over the sill and hanging her feet in side the window to meet the demands of equilibrium. Maggie promised to make the windows so shiny you couldn't see them for the shine, and Mrs. Harrison took her knitting and started for the subway.
 But yesterday afternoon when she returned Maggie hadn't finished and from the crowd that had collected in front of the apartment Mrs. Harrison feared her maid must be in danger Policeman Crowder of the West 152d Street Station, was also there. looking in his little red book for directions of what to do in such an emergency And then Mrs. Harrison caught sight of the emergency.
 From one of the front windows waved obstacles which proved beyond a doubt that Maggie is biped. Clad in white. the two objects seemed even larger because of the aura of red can- ton flannel surrounding them. Even one of Maggie's best friends couldn't have termed her less than plump, judging her from the external evil dances wig-wagging violently, seem- ingly to the Dutch ships lying at anchor in the Hudson.
 It took Mrs. Harrison but a minute to grasp the situation and to explain to Policeman Crowder that all was right-even if it did look like twin semaphores against the sunset Mag gie, she stated, had evidently failed to distinguish that her mistress direc- tions concerning the washing of win dows outside did not apply to the washing of windows inside. To her mind, if it was necessary to allow ones le-er, lower limbs-to hang over the window sill while washing outside, why, of course, it was neces- sary to reverse the procedure for washing them inside. The only flaw in the whole affair at present Is that Maggie now just dares Policeman Crowder to so much as wink at her the next time she goes to the corner for soap.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
FRENCH TRAITOR
 IN WITH GERMANS
Received $1,700,000 Fund From
 Bernstord to Buy Up Press

New York, Oct. 4.-Attorney Gen. eral Morton F. Lewis of New York, acting with the approval of Secretary of State Lansing and Jules J. Jusser- and, the French ambassador, dis closed last night the secret of the traitorous activities in this country of Paul Bolo Pacha, the Levantine fln- ancier of Paris, now under arrest in France as a German spy.
 Evidence in the possession of the attorney general shows that the man who was behind the scheme by which Bolo proposed to .betray France by corrupting its public press in favor of Germany was Count von Bernstorf. then the German ambassador at Washington, who eagerly fell in with the plans of the traitor and advanced him nearly s1,7oo,0oo with which to finance the plot in France.
 The evidence also shows that it was through Hugo Schmidt, prominent be- fore the war in Now York banking circles, as the agent of the Deutches Bank of Berlin, that Bernstorff ad- vanced the money to the Levantine plotter, Adolph Pavenstedt, another former New York banker of German origin, appears as a go-between for the plotting Ambassador and the spy.
 Bolo arrived in New York on Feb. 22. 1916, and left on March IT fol- lowing. He had rooms at the Plaza Hotel, and was careful not to be seen in public with German agents. He saw Bernstorff secretly in Washing ton. According to one of the witnesses in the case ,he attended large dinner at Sherry's. where he met, with others, William Randolph Hearst whom, he told a bank employe. he hoped to "convert."
 The documents In the possession of the Attorney General show the round about way which Bernstorff employed to get the corruption money into the hands of Bolo. Four banks were made use of in the relay.
 As soon as the money reached the Royal Bank of Canada New York branch, in which 1t was deposited to the credit of Bolo, the latter began to check it out. The first check for s17O.OOO was deposited with J. P. Morgan & Co. to the credit of Senator Charles Humbert, owner of Le Jour- nal of Paris. The sum of $624, ,0O0 was { transferred to Mime. Bolo in Paris. and $5,OOo was placed to the credit of Jules Bois, a French lecturer then in the United States. About $1,000,- 900 was transferred to Paris and placed to Bolo's credit in a French bank.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

cent on $50.000 estates. to 10 per cent on estates of s1o.ooo.ooo or more with the provision that those of Amer jeans in military service are exempt Tax on all distilled spirits for bev- craze use, $2.1O per gallon; for in dustrial purposes, s1.10 per gallon. l Additional tax of s1.50 per barrel on beer.
 I Present wine tax doubled 1 Grape juice and other soft drinks taxed one cent per gallon. Tax on prepared syrups and ex- tracts for non-alcoholic drinks grad l uated from five to 20 cents per gal lon.
 Taxes on cigars and cigarettes and snuff.
 Numerous stamp taxes. Five-cent tax on telephone, tele- graph and radio messages costing 15 cents or more. House taxes on gas, electric and telephone service eliminated
 
 or fraction thereof on new life insur- ance policies.
 Tax of one cent per $1 on the premium charged on marine. casualty, fro and inland insurance.
 Tax of one cent on each 10 cents or fraction thereof of admission charged to amusements. This tax ap- plies only to persons entering such places free and children under 12 years. This tax is also effective in cabarets.
 Holders of annual box seats pay 10 per cent tax.
 Nickel theaters and shows, rides and outdoor park amusements and fairs with a maximum admission of 10 cents are exempted from paying a tax.
 Members of all clubs, except cer- tain fraternal orders paying more than SIP annual dues must pay 10 per cent tax.
 Corporations, partnerships and in. dividuals having no capital stock must pay 8 flat rate of 8 per cent on net profits in excess of $3,000 on cor porations and s6.00o on individuals and partnerships.
 Ten per cent tax on corporations surplus, without al- lowance for income taxes paid. This, however, does not apply to undis- tributed income actually invested or employed in business or employed in federal securities after Sept. 1, 1917. A 5 per cent penalty for surplus re- tained. but not employed, is provided.
 Special tax of 10 per cent on muni- tions manufacturers to Jan. 1, 1918.
 These are the outstanding points in the new Revenue Bill from which it will be seen every one in the nation will soon be helping to defray the cost of the war.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
QUICK ACTION.

New BTftain's latest murder sensa- Pon hes furnished an impetus to tho Ehesls of justice. Today the mur- |erers of Rantaele Simonelli were sen- enced to be hanged. They committed heir crime on the twenty-fourth day
 last month. Within six hours of he deed they were captured. Be- veen the time of the killing and the nponng of the sentence only nine ayS have elapsed. Within five weeks Pom now they will have paid the snalty. This. we believe. establishes
 record for the administerinx of bgtico fin Connecticut.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
Why the World Grows Better.
(Cynthiana Log Ca

(Cynthiana Log Cabin).
 Last weeks Log Cabin told of a chicken thief taking 52 hens and spring chickens from the poultry yard of MT. E. M. Kennedy of near Sun rise. Either the thief's conscience got the better of his cupidity or he was afraid to dispose of the stolen property, for on Wednesday night he took thirtytwo of the stolen chickens and turned them loose near the Ken nedy home.
 This is another proof that the world Is getting better, for nobody ever be- fore heard of a chicken thief return ing stolen poultry.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
Cheboygan, Not Chicago.
(Cheboygan County News.

(Cheboygan County News.)
 On Monday afternoon Mayor Boldt dropped into the City Hotel, where some hangers on at the bar were dis cussing the war, and when Fred Schaade, an employe at the tannery, uttered an insult to the United States flag, Mayor Boldt quick as a flash gave him punch on the nose with his fist, spilling quantity of traitor ous blood and demonstrating that he Is not only willing to do his duty as mayor, but as an American citizen as we'll
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
DESERVE PRAISE.
Policcwomen of Chicago More to Be
 Praised Than Censured.

Chicago, Oct An of the 2s policewomen on the Chicago police force are not only efficient. but they are deserving of praise from the citi- zens of Chicago, instead of censure, according to a report made public today by Chief of Police H. F. Schuet- tier. The report of the chief was called forth by criticism made by the September grand jury with re- spect to women doing certain kinds of police work.
 1T consider that they are doing first class york; said the chief in his report
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
SETTLED SUIT.

Because the American Sugar Refining
 Co. Compromised With Planters.
 New Orleans, Oct. 4.--The custer suit instituted several years ago by the state of Louisiana against the American Sugar Refining company has today been withdrawn in the civ il district court here. The reasons, as stated by the attorney general fol- lowing a conference with the gover- nor were "because the company sat- isfactorily compromised cases with the sugar planters, handled last years crop fairly and has shown a disposi- tion to continue to treat the industry fairly in the future.''
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
HGH SPOTS IN NEW TAX LAW.

A~1A oA oAS IN NE" TAX LAW. Under the new War Revenue Bill hich becomes a law today. the 9ov- lament will raise two and a half Aton dollars.
 So far reaching are the taxes i'm. fsed under this measure that every m and woman in the nation will. fectly or indirectly. be affected. It would require seventeen column. Newspaper space to set forth the lure bill. We herewith present |mpend1um which embodies all the |incipal features in terse form. The l provides:
 One cent tax on letters, except drop ters. Such letters are those mailed
 any district for delivery in same postal district. Hence fter mailed in New Britain for any int in New Britain district would IF the usual two cents; mailed to a Int outside this district an extra nt stamp must be added.
 Ordinary letters will hereafter bear rec instead of two cent stamps. here is also a one cent tax on pos-
 and private mailing cards, mak-
 the cost of mailing a postal card b cents.
 Letters written by soldiers and sail
 will 4t
 e.
 One-cent tax on parcel post pack ss costing 25 cents or more. Three per cent tax on all motor hicies, payable by manufacturers. Dducers and importers.
 rhree per cent tax on manufac- Fers' sales of musical instrume ents, velry. sporting goods and cameras. Two per cent tax on gross sales of owing gum manufacturers. Tax of a quarter of a cent on each Pt of motion picture film.
 Two per cent manufacturers tax on cfumes and patent medicines. Eight per cent tax on passenger nsportation and three per cent tax
 freight transportation.
 Cent tax on each 20 cents paid for press transportation and 10 per ht tax on Pullman accommodations Graduate tax of 20 to 60 per cent excess profits to be levied on basis invested capital compared with in- Pted capital of three pre-war years 1911, 1912 and 1913
 Graduated surtaxes of from to
 per cent on incomes between s5,-
 and s1.00O,ooo.
 Two per cent tax on incomes of gle persons in excess of $1,OOO.-
 wo per cent tax on incomes of rried persons in excess of $2,O0O Four per cent income tax on cor ations, joint stock companies and urance companies.
 lone tax, effective July 1, 1918, on 9nd-class publications, with diff ent rates for reading matter and 7ertising matter.
 Additional tax of 1t cent per pound III July 1, 1919, and Y cent there er on religious, fraternal, agricul- n and similar publications. Praduated system of inheritance es, calling for one-haf of ono per
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
LAST WARNING.
Those Who Failed to Answer to the
 Draft Given Opportunity.

Washington, Oct. "A last warm ing was issued today to drafted men who have failed to answer the call to the colors. The government gave notice to those who have failed to report that they will be given an op- portunity to escape punishment If they join the colors now and explain their previous failure to do so. If they show a wilful disposition to evade service they will be charged with desertion and every effort will be made to apprehend and punish them.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
ROYDEN APPOINTED.

Middletown, Oct. 4. - President Shanklin of Wesleyan university to- day received word from the war de- partment of the appointment of Cap tain Herbert N. Royden U S. A. as commandant of the reserve officers training corps at Wesleyan. Captain Royden vas graduated from West Point in 1891 and is now on duty at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. He is expected here next week,
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
SHOOTS NEGRO.
Colored Man, However, Attacked Five
 Women Before Killed.

St. Louis, Oct. 4.-Edward Wilson, negro, who in the last week att tackled five white women in revenge, he said. for the death of relatives killed in the riots in East St. Louis, Ills, July 2, was shot and killed on the street here last night by Joseph Cipoln the escort of a girl he insulted last Sunday night.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
NO HEREINAFTER.

Mantle, Oct. 4.-Government en- gineers have reported unfavorably on a proposal to build breakwater to make a harbor of refuge at Mantle bay. Tows passing in the Sound be- !. tween New Haven and New London often suffer for lack of such a part way refuge. @
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

On the theory that the good die young how are golden weddings to be accounted or?-Toledo Blade.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
Mans Publicity.

(Buffalo Evening News) In course of life the average man Is noticed by the press, to wit: His date of birth, his marriage bann, Divorce proceeding and obit.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
The Peril of Success,
(Arkansas Gazette)

(VATKdHSaS OaZetCe)
 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
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

Those steel helmets hold no terrorf for American wearers of derby" hats New York Herald.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

of The Associated Press.
 The Associated Press Is exclu- sively entitled to the use for re- publication of all news credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in 4s this paper and also the local news published herein.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

The average man thinks he is broad minded because he is willing to forget the wrong endured by others. Chicago News.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

Chancellor Michaelis declares that Germany never will consent ito come crawling to the peace table," That Is all right, but, on the other hand, Ger many scarcely can expect to come swaggering in ready to make rough house of it if her terms are denied. -Oskosh Northwestern.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

Envy in your mind is just as useful as sand in your running gear.-Bing hamtOn Press.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
Tnlau os Thor

To-day as Then. No other terms than uncondi-
 69ouA and immediate surrender
 can bs accepted. { U. s. GRANT.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

The political method of raking off the velvet doesn't work on examining board service.-Norwich Bulletin.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

At any rate nobody has yet learned to collect bills over the telephone Paterson Call.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

A reasonable profit is to the seller all that he can get and to the con- sumer the least that he can be made to pay.-Albany Journal.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

A man tells woman she is the only woman he ever loved. Wise ones listen quietly, and tell him he Is the only man they ever kissed Milwaukee News.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

Venezuela, has what is called divi- divi plant. That must be one of those fty-f1fty grafts.-Philadelp In- quirer.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04
FACTS AND RANCHES.

ly within hailing distance FACTS AND RANCHES. At any rate nobody has yet learned to collect bills over the telephone- Paterson Call Envy in your mind is just as useful as sand in your running gear.-Bing- hamton Press. Those steel helmets hold no terrors for American wearers of derby" hats. New York Herald. On the theory that the good die young how are golden weddings to be accounted for?-Toledo Blade. The political method of raking off the velvet doesn't work on examining
 board service.-Norwich Bulletin.
 The average man thinks he Is broad minded because he is willing to forget the wrong endured by others Chicago News.
 A reasonable profit is to the seller all that he can get and to the con- sumer the least that he can be made to pay.-Albany Journal.
 Venezuela, has what is called a divi- divi plant. That must be one of those fifty fifty fts.-Philadelphia 1n- quirer.
 Who would have dreamed six months ago that the world would be so absorbed just now in the doings of man named Kerensky ?-Kansas City Star.
 Some of our very best editors de- nounced the Civil War as a failure as late as 1864. Grant did not have time to read their proofs.-Philadelph Public Ledger.
 Every girl knows a grandmother, mother or aunt who can knit socks, but 1t took world war to convince her she ough to learn how.-Toledo Blade.
 A man tells woman she is the only woman he ever loved. Wise ones listen quietly, and tell him he Is the only man they ever kissed.- Milwaukee News
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

Every girl knows a grandmother, mother or aunt who can knit socks, but 1t took a world war to convince her she ough to learn how-Toledo Blade.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-04

Who would have dreamed six months ago that the world would be so absorbed just now in the doings of a man named Kerensky ?-Kansas City Star.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-08

from the defendant on the ground of
wflful abandonment and desertion.
An affidavit having been made and
filed that the defendant is, a non-resi-
dent of the state of'Virginia. 1t is or
dered that he appear within fifteen
days after due publication of this or
der. once a week for four successive
weeks in The Richmond Vrginian. a
newspaper published in the city of
Richmond, and do what may be neces-
sary to protect his interest
A copy-Teste:
w. f. DuVAL. Clerk.
L. p Pool. p. q.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-08
FARM LANDS.

Oregon and California Railroad Co.
grant lands. Title to same revested
in United States by act of Congress
date June 9. 1als. Two million. three
hundred thousand acres 10 be opened
for settlement and sale, Power site.
timber and agricultural LANDS, Con-
tanning some of best land left in Unit
ed States. Now is the opportuns
time. Large sectional map and de-
sc-!ption OF soil. climate, rainfall
elevations. etc. Postpaid one doll
lar. GRANT LANDS LOCATING CO.
Box eIo. Portland. Oregon.