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New Britain herald., 1917-03-19
A Good Sort O. Man t knO,

Good Sort O. Man t Know. I reckin of all of the folks that I've
 knowed The one that I allus have cottoned
 the most Was the commonest sort of a man
 as horn, And heart in his vest that would
 swell With thankfulness when you would
 ask how he was: II thanky, I'm torable well.' You'll find him, reckin, wherever
 v go, Wherever v happon t stray Wherever there's room for the blos-
 soms t blow An space for his feelin's t. play; An allus. no odds what the weather
 may be. He has the same story t tell--- The same hullsome grasp of your
 hand when he says "I thanky, I'm torable wcll.' There's times when I've knowed that
 his asthnly was worse, An roomatiz bothered him, too When trouble was taggin' unreason-
 'bly clost Am mebbe his interest was due; But law, when you'd ask him how
 things got along, There was nothin' t hint it or tell That things wasn't right, in the grasp
 of his hand An his "Thanky, I'm torable well.' In the cheer of his words an the
 warmth of his hand There's sumthin' that allus was
 meant A sermon, I thought-a sermon that
 preached The Gospel of pure content: No blues was so blue nor sorrows so
 deep But somehow he seemed to dispel An here's my respecks an my love to
 the men Who allus are stol'able well.'
 -John D. Wells In Womans World.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19
ADMITS THEFTS TO
 SUPPORT CHILDREN
Women Stole S5 Sweaters from
 American Hosiery Co.

Pathetically, with tear-dimmed eyes and a voice that broke down un- der the pressure of strong emotion, Mrs. Hilda Bowles of fl Lilac street pleaded guilty before Judge James T. Meskill in police court today, to the theft of many valuable sweaters from the American Hosiery company, where she has been employed, and related how difficult she has found it to pro- vide for herself and two children on her meagre wages. Admitting that she knew the thefts were wrong, she contended that she never would have adopted this course but for <cncour- agement from one who is charged with receiving the stolen. goods and the thought that her children would suffer want, unless she could get some financial aid other than that of her wages. Charged with the theft of the sweaters, estimated at about thirty two in number and valued at s each. probable cause was found and she was held for the June term of superior court under bonds of $7o0.
 Charged with receiving stolen goods and alleged to have been the fence" through which Mrs. Bowles disposed of her loot, Michael Garfinkle, ped- dler, of 50 Whiting street, was ar raigned and held for a hearing We'd nesday under bonds of $200. Judge B. F. Gaffney was his counsel.
 The arrest of Garf1nkle and Mrs. Bowles is due to the clever work of Policeman Dennis Nealon. Early yesterday morning Miss Elsie c. Os- born. superintendent of the Charities Organization society. received notifi- cation to the effect that two children were suffering at the Lilac street ad- dress from want of the necessities or life. Policeman Nealon was detailed to accompany her in the investiga- tion.
 John Bascom, aged eight. and Vera
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19
WILL HEAR DIR. PARKER.
Women of Maple Hill to Hold Mect- inr-Mrs. Potect Gives Paper.

Women of Maple Hill to Hold Meet-
 ing-Mrs. Potect Gives Paper.
 The members of the Woman's Literary club of Maple Hill are to hold their next meeting Wednesday after noon when Mrs. J. c. Loomis of Frederick street will act. as hostess. A large attendance is expected as a good speaker i'll the person of Dr. Valeria Parker has been obtained. The subject will be the "Woman's Reformatory Bill.''
 Last Wednesday afternoon the club met at the home of Mrs. Charles A. Blair of Robbins avenue Mrs. Poteet gave splendid paper on Heroic Wo- men of America" Miss Nina Blair. entertained with musical selections. Refreshments were served and food sale held. the proceeds of which were very satisfactory.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19

or race or creed or politics or color.
 That, boyI is loyalty" %4s
 In the second inaugural of Wood
 row Wilson the negro. troopers who
 behaved so braye1y at Carrizal led the
 procession along historic Pennsyl-
 vania avenue. Throughout the line of
 march they were rendered an ovation
 almost equal to that given the Presi-
 dent. Black their skin. but the
 hearts that beat quick within their
 breasts throbbed with the pure
 motives of Americanism. These are ten, .Yi1hot be forgotten. The boys in the Ninth and Tenth troops of
 United States cavalry have always
 given good account of themselves, whether in Cuba or Mexico. That the spokesman of. their race in Louisville
 has presented the case in sublime oratory is worthy of attention at this time. The negro undoubtedly was
 wronged in the past, and probably is. somewhat wronged today. but time will better his condition and there are. ever willing hands to give him aid. It. requires but a few demonstrations of loyalty on his part to bring the white people of the country to his side. So far as negro loyalty to the nation goes the record is clean. Would to God that the records of other races were equal. They speak but one tongue, these negroes of America. They know but one country. Among them there is no prating of other lands, of other homes. They know when they are we'll off, even though their lot is not as rosy as befalfs others who come here seeking sur- cease from sorrow, oppression from the slavery of monarchies. We do not hesitate to uphold the negro as an example worthy of emulation by other peoples who occupy this glori- ous land whose boundaries shut out all forms of oppression. One of their has expressed the: loyalty of his people in words that deserve to live for all time. And, boys, that is oyalty.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19
CAMERA CLUB BANQUET.
Annual Event Will Take Place
 Murray's Studio.

The annual banquet of the New Britain Camera club will take place tomorrow evening at o'clock in Murray's studio on Main street. An unusually fine collection of photo- graphs have been secured for exhlbl- ;tion purposes and thoroughly en- jcyable evening is promised these followers of the rapid lens.
 Henry G. Voight. former president of the club. will act as toastmaster and the speakers will be Vice Presi- dent H. G. Start of Hartford. Rev. F. l.. Grant, formerly of Plainville. but now of East Hampton, F. G. Patience os Hartford, and President U. G.. Dillon.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19

people. They were styled the Ma
 tional Assembly. The very first act of this organization was to deprive Louis of his authority. While these things were going on at Versailles an insurrection broke out in Paris which formed the opening wedge of further
 ungovernable violence. The Hotel des
 1nvalides was taken by, surprise. and thirty thousand muskets were seized.
 The prison of the Bastile was de-
 molished, the goveror was put to
 death. and his head fixed upon pike and carried throughout the streets. The whole city of Paris was swamped
 in blood. The kings life was saved
 at this point by the Marquis de
 Lafayette who commanded the nation
 al guard. The States-Assembly un-
 derwent change and was called the
 National Assembly, then again tho
 Legislative Assent bly. Royal author
 ity was annihilated. Political clubs
 formed, the Legislative Assembly abolished, the National Convention was
 set up,s and France did away with
 royal government to become a repub-
 lie. This was September s21. 17s2.
 After that the king. was arEafgned at
 the bar to answer trumped up charges. Four months later he was led to execution. Less than year later his amiable and virtuous consort, Marie Antoinette, followed him to the scaffold and was beheaded. Then the beautiful Princess Elizabeth. the sis ter of Louis. There was only one member of the royal family spared, the daughter of Louis, afterwards Duchess of. .Angouleme.
 And so went "the Reign of Terror" The guillotine was worked overtime Men. who ordered executions on one day were themselves led to the block on the morrow. Blood ran as free as wine flows at a carnival. It was the young Napoleon Bonaparte, placed in command of the French army at who finally brought order out of chaos.
 From a nasty review of the French it is easily seen that the | one now going on in Russia is not l In the same class. Conditions, are diff eerent. Circumstances are different. l The Russians have real reason to ! revolt against the old bureaucracy. l There have been executions of royal personages in Petrograd. There will | be executions. But they are in a measure justified. Some, and most; of those in the French Revolution were not. Notable among the excep- lions was the death of the Duke of Orleans. He deserved what he got. There are some intriguers in Russia today who must perforce take the same medicine. Therein is the only similarity between the French and | Russian Revolutions to date.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19
THAT, BOYS, IS LOYALTY.

There may be doubt about what action some of the white people in this country would take in the event of war with any foreign power. There is no doubt, there never has been any as to what the negroes will do. They will fight for the one and only flag they know. They have done so before. They will do 50 again. There is hardly any need for the colored men of the South, or the East, or the West, or the North, to pledge their loyalty. Whatever personal an- tipathy there may be held against them their bttterest enemies will readily grant that they are first, last and all the time ready and willing to do their bit in the upholding of Old Glory. And yet. there is no man in the South. about which many appre- hensions are harbored, who will not readily come to the defense of the in- dividual negro, what though he might condemn certain classes of the race Without calling upon white men tc state the true motives that promp D, the hearts of negroes at this time, one of their own has stepped to the plat. form and pronounced the keynote o1 loyalty as 1t is known among the nephew of the late Booker Washing ton, is hailed by "Marse" Henry Wat terson, the dean of American jour nalism, as the true orator of tn, colored people. Roscoe Conklin Sim mons is the name of this youn, negro. At recent gathering of hi. people in Louisville he delivered him self as follows:
 I've have a record to defend, but no treason. thank God, to atone o explain. While in chains we tough to free white men-from Lexington to Carrizal-and returned again tt our chains. No negro has ever in suited the flag. No negro ever strucl down a president of these United States. No negro ever sold a mili tary map or secret to a foreign gov ernment. No negro ever ran under fire or lost an opportunity to serve, te fight, to bleed and to die in the re- public's cause. Accuse of what yo, will-justly or wrongly-no man car point to a single instance of our dis loyalty.
 We have. but one country and one flag, the flag that set us free Its language is our only tongue, and nc hyphen bridges or qualities our loy. alty. Today the nation faces danger from a foreign foe, treason stalks and skulks up and down our land, in dark councils intrigue is beina hatched. Grievances I have aeainst the people, against this government Injustice to me there is, bad laws there are upon the statute books, bu, in this hour of peril forget-and you must forget-all thoughts of sel1
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19
SINK 'EM ALL.

lesident Wilson, above all men, faith in Germany. Even after lbreaking off of diplomatic rela-
 the President reaff1rmed his
 in Germany's ancient friendship kmerica. He could not then
 himself to believe that it was
 Dntention of German authorities 5 what they said they would do, E on Sight Expressing further
 the President said he could not lke that the German authorities
 b pay no regard to their solemn h&ions. '.and destroy American
 s<and take the lives of American kns in the wilful prosecution If kuthless naval program they have unced their intention to adopt. 'nly actual overt acts on their
 can make me believe it even
 ,. said the President.
 te President has evidently lost his
 in the virtue of Germany. Yes ly. brought the newsso of the sink Ibf three American vessels by ban submarines. None of these received warning EWoa were on k way to this country in ballast. Iuld not even be T claimed they
 carrying contraband. e', Several were lost, among the, snissing i Americans. The ssinhings of eteamships Illinois. the City of |pais, and the Vigilancia, con ke actual overt acts" Ameri- lights on the high seas have been pack to where they were when |and ran rough shod over inter hal law in 1872. just as Germany ling today. Germany is waging lon our merchant marine. It is |thless warfare. devoid of any 6g features. Humanity itself has Eted the German program. It is |Ins short of barbarian. And bust be tolerated until Congress |s and declares war on an outlaw hg nations. Then should the, navy every German submarine in
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19
-7.aS TIS 11aTRAsE IN REVOLUTIONS.

has been one hundred and twen- k years since the. French revo- ln. Newspaper readers of the lent day. when they read on Friday Inc uprising in Russia naturally thsir minds turn back to those lble events that took place in the h of the youthful Louis XVI, the alittes that led to his execution he hands of . mad populace. Yet e is no line of parallel can be vn between what happened on the ets of Paris in 1791 and what
 place around the Neysky Pros
 in Russia m March. 1917. nre events. of eohrseb have yet to Fe themselves. 2! he prodigahty of Louis XIV. hdfather of Louis XVI. left an overished nation on the hands of
 youthful monarch when he lnded the throne. Those who oc- led important places in the coun- of state were generally corrupt.
 worthy men set to work by Louis l. to remedy existing evils were led to give up their tasks in des- These conditions together with return of the French officers and Hers after the successful termina- ] of the American Revolution dis |inated throughout France a long, for a new order of things. Liberty Republican principles were the Echwords of the hour. After in- |ctual efforts on the part of Louis |replenish the exchequer by vari- means of taxation the storm |ke. The States-General. body |sisting of the three orders, nobility, Fgy, and commons. which was brrected and hurriedly assembled in (9 brought about the first step to- I'd the revolution. Disagreeing |ong themselves, thesco.nmons, with b of the nobility and clergy as were posed to join them, seized the leg Hive authority. They declared
 .sslyss the representatives of the
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19
MUST MUzzLE FEM AID.

Dog Warden John Coffey is busy in- vestigating complaints relative to noncompliance with the edict mak- ing the muzzling of dogs mandatory. Telephone calls received at police headquarters are numerous Persons who have bought muzzles for their dogs are indignant that some of their reighbors have not done so They feel that any partiality is injustice to those complying with the law.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19

Bowles, aged fourteen, were found at the address. According to their story, Mrs. Bowles, their mother, left them Saturday afternoon and was away all night. They did not know her where abouts or as to, when she would re- turn. Investigation showed that there was no food in the house. There was fire so that the children were not suffering from cold. They were taken to the town farm for temporary keeping. In court today it was stated that the children would be looked af- ter by the authorities.
 I In looking about the rooms, Police man Nealon came on a bundle of the sweaters on the bed, apparently done tlp with the intention. of being taken away. He was suspicious and, accord mg to the story of the authorities. was informed that a man had been seen at the house previously ard that he had bundle when he left. Police headuuarters was informed of the sus- picions and Policeman Nealon direct ed to keep close watch of the house.
 Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Bowles returned to the house, saying that she had been in Hartford over night. She testified in court today that when she lefC the house, SuItlClSAt PIosAoAoAS were made so that tho children would not suffer while she was away.
 About o'clock yesterday afternoon Garfnkle visited the house and was arrested by Policeman Neaion.
 / Under oss-examination by Prose- cutting Attorney, Mrs. Bowles testified that she knew her conduct was wrong, that she never would have done 1t, had she not been encouraged. and tes- tif1ed that she disposed of the stolen articles to Garf1ngle.
 Assault on Young Girl.
 Under a finding of probable cause. Wladyslaw Kopcycinski aged thirty. of 54 Broad street, was held for the June term of superior court under bonds of $1,000 by Judge James T. Meskill in police court today charged with indecent assault upon twelve yesr-old Rose Cremiewski of the same address, daughter of his landlady. The testimony was of an unprintable type. The accused was arrested by Sergeant W. c. Hart ana Policeman George Moff1tt He entered plea of guilty and it was testified, confessed to the charge when arrested. It was testified that he took undue liberties with the girl while her mother was absent at a nearby store. The mother entered the complaint upon returning to find her daughter in tears and greatly agi- tated. Kopcycinski has a wife and
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19

, After all the affronts to the Su- preme Court of the United States by
 the four railroad brotherhoods who
 refused to await the decision before striking, the Adamson Eight-Hour Law has been held to be- constitution al. ''Stop, Look and Listen,' a sign the railroad men see every day. went un- needed in this case.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19
POLICEMAN DELIVERS MAIL.

Loaded exteriorly with mail for tho Hotel Bronson but making little satis- factory progress in reaching his des- tination, Michael Clynes was arrested this morning by Traffic Policeman Charles Johnson on charge of sinS toxtcation and taken to cell. Kaie mail was salvaged by Policeman Jo1 son and delivered after Clynes h16 been delivered ~at neadQuarters M
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19

Orange day, Apple day, Lemon day, Raisin day. Fathers Day, Mothers day. etc. have all been celebrated but it will take Spud day to arouse the American people this year to full en- thusiasm.-Bridgep Farmer.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19

"A contemporary says the chief needs of mankind now are peace and potatoes. And the indications. are there will be none of the former until the latter was exhausted.-Savanna News.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19

Now 1t is Miss Margaret Wilson who is reported engaged. That might be called a very much married family Bridgeport Post.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

Appetite selects means to satisfy it. self; hunger takes anything within reach.-Albany Journal.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19

News proportion-eleven lines on a dinner attended by the city's repre- sentative business men and an ad- dress by one of the most prominent men in the state and twenty-four lines Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19

A band of gypsies have invaded New York. riding in automobiles in- stead of prairie schooners. You have to cross the fortune tellels' palms now with 8 little gasoline.-Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-19

Swim or sfnk,. live or, die, sur Fe or perish with, my country is F unalterable determination. JOHN ADAMS.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-17
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS BUOYANT But the Undertone of the List Was
 Nervous and Hesitant.

New York, Oct. 16.-Stocks made material recoveries today from recen minimums. but the undertone of thu list was often nervous and hesitant Definite denial of various adverse ru mors, including one which hlnted a the closing of the exchange, and tfE bopes based upon tomorrow's hearing or the eastern railroads before the in. terstate commerce commission, serVtt
 tc sustain prices after the first hour
 President Wilson's appeal for the mobilization of the country's banking resources and the large additional sub- scriptions to the Liberty loan were factors of more than sentimental value Shorts covered extensively in all the more active issues, their operations contributing largely toi the general re- bound.
 United States Steel was prominent throughout the session for it's relative strength. From an early decline to 99 3-4 the stock rose easily to 10s 5-S. closing at 103 1-4. net gain of 1-4. Steel again supplied vdrtuOl, one third of the days total of 100000 shares.
 Gains in other leaders were no less substantial, ranging from one to three points among the high grade rails, one to four in representative indus trials, one to three in coppers, ship pings and utilities. and two to five in the varied assortment of specialties. some of which figure in the war group.
 Even the tobaccoS. motors and other speculative issues in recent disfavor rallied briskly and minor rails also improved perceptibly. Final quotations ir the main were near the days high est levels.
 Call money ruled at 1-2 to 4 per cent. and time loans were in greater but in light supply, except for the shorter periods.
 Bonds were irregular. the trend in investments being slightly lower. Lib erty 3 1-2s moved in the narrow range of 99.70 to 99.76. Total sales (par value) aggregated s6,450 900.
 U. $. bonds Gold issues) were un- on call
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-17

New York, Oct. 16.-Protesting against the action of the National Baseball Commission in holding out $1, ,000 of the individual shares of mon- ey each worlds series player until De- cember 1 as a guarantee that they will not participate in exhibition games. members of the Chicago Amer ican and New York National League teams addressed a petition to the com mission today in which they said:
 "We, the undersigned. hereby de- clare and agree not to participate as individuals or as q team in any game after this day at Camp Mills, Long Island"
 The petition was signed by each of the Chicago and New York players eligible to participate in the recent worlds, series, and was handed to the commission at this afternoons game at Garden City, N. Y., by Edward Collins and Charles Herzog. captains of the rival teams.
 The commission promised to take the matter under immediate advise ment. President Tener of the Ma tional League, a member of the com mission, said the request of the play CTS will be granted and that they will receive their full shares.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-17
NEW LONDON PUG
 POPULAR ON THE ISTHMUS.
Clipping from Panama Paper Tells of
 His Popularity.

You got 60 hand it to Abe, the Newsboy. the well known soldier os fortune, who when not wandering makes New London his home. Abe has roamed this continent far and wide, but the Panama zone IS the nearest thing to home. And why shouldn't it be? Abe is pupolar down there And to prove 1t we append the following, which was clipped. frem the Panama Star-Herald. one of the leading papers of the isthmus:
 We certainly miss the little fellow on the fsthmus. as he was a popular favorite with the canal employees. the civilian element, as well as the 10 900 soldier lads who are now here Box ing is at it's height here at the press1it time, and it is mainly through the ef- forts of the little fellow that it enjoys the popularity that it does He always fought honestly and gamely, and it was with the regrets of all the fans that he left us. He has fought some fine battles both in Panama and Colon and the great 25 round battle that he gave Kid Norfolk Is now boxing here.