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New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
Government Bond Lotteries.
(NeW York Sun ]

(NeW York Sun)
 Is the action of France in adding lottery features 10 it's new bond issue destined to affect materially the tinan- cial policy Of other countries? The similar course Of the government Of Omsk is of less consequence than the petition of one hundred members of ParIiame ent for a British issue of prize bearing bonds to give home in vcstors an equal gambling chance and avert the withdrawal of British funds for the purchase of French bonds possessing this added incentive to in Nestment.
 The significance of the English at titude is manifest. Patriotism not withstanding, bonds containing the speculative possibility of a lottery prize will naturally make a strong ap- peal to investors in whatever coun- try. Bonds of the United States are of course remote from these innu- cnces. Yet the legal status of for eign lottery bonds in this country re- mains to be determined
 No doubt the point of chief interest about prize bonds issued under got ernment auspices is as concerns the ethics rather than the financial as pect of the policy. Nice morals yield to public needs in emergencies Time was when public sentim ent was not so scrupulous in this country about lotteries.
 Harvard college twice at least made use of lotteries to obtain funds for the erection of buildings in 1772 and again in 1906. Yet merely to sug- gest the employment of such means to swell the S15,OOO.00O endowment fund which graduates of the college are now seeking to raise would pro- yoke d storm of disapprOVal.
 Europe is not subject to similar moral restrictions. and no doubt there will be further foreign bond issues enabling investors to "play the lot tery'' with all the safeguards of gov ernment credit.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
ELECTION IN FIVE
 STATES ON TODAY
Governors Being Selected There and Lesser Officials Elsewhere
 Prohibition an Issue

New York, Nov. 4.-Elcctors in five states went to the polls today to ballot for governors, while election of lesser officials and decisions on con- stitutional questions faced the voters of several other states. Governors are being elected in Kentucky, AIaryla nd massachusetts,, Mississippi and New Jersey.
 The elections in Ohio arc being watched with interest by wet" and dry advocates, as there, for the first time in any state, a popular vote is being taken on the 18th amendment to the constitution. This is being accomplished by a referen- dunn on the legislatures action in ratifying the amendment. Ohio also is taking q referendum vote on the prohibition enforcement act adopted by the legislature and is voting on two proposed constitutional amend ments touching on prohibition.
 Kentucky, Massa chusetts, Mary land, New Jersey, Virginia and New York are sclec: ng legislators. Con stitutional questions confront the voters in Illinois, Nebraska and Texas. Illinoir and Nebraska are electing delegates to constitutional conven- tions while Texas is passing on a call for q constitutional convention and on six proposed constitutional amendments There are no elections in the far west.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

paired for some time, it is certa in that the crisis in the strike has been passed. Possibly the curtailmcnt of output has not been felt as much as it will be, but by tho time we com- mcnce to feel il at all, the strike will time for the lack of production to be made up, for the miners to increase their hourly output. A burden has strike ends today or tomorrow; the time passed increases it, but we will be able 10 get along somehow, which is the main object after ali.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

to kill the ratifica ton if reservations arc adopted and the Republicans will not pass the document unless they arc agreed to. The fact that it takes q, tWo-thirds vote to ratify is thc> point that is giving opportunity for this jockcying.
 The attitude of neither side in the controversy is particularly deserving of credit. It is quite natural that the Dem ocrats should exhaust every effort to obtain unreserveet~ ratification and that the Republicans should oppose This would be done from q purely political standpoint. However, SenH- tor l1itchCock's efforts 10 balll vote upon ratification will scarcely be ap proved. If 1t is tho honest intention of the Lodge forces to make the de- ciSion the time has come for doing so. Let the Democrats then kill the document if reservations arc insisted upon Something must be done, as there are many important matters 10 be voted upon in the Senate. Why not q fight to the finish upon the uucstion ;I once? We are all ready to abide by the decision.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
Germany At Work.
Providence Journal

(PrOVidence JOurnaD
 Here is an interesting industrial item from Germany:
 Sixty thousand lahorers in the Ruhr district of Germany have declared that they are willing to work overtime to produce suf1l- cient coal to enable them to com pensatc Denmark for butter. A part of the butter is to be divided among the laborcrs who do oVer- time work. In some Of these mines the so-called butter divi- sions already work 12 hours out of the 24, instead of s as for merly.
 This accords with many other re- ports that come from Na11Ous parts of the country. The people are bus ily engaged in the heavy task of re- cuDeration that has been imposed upon them. They are producing at a noaximum-and if other countries do not wish to lag behind in the indus trial. commercial and financial race, they will do well to speed up, too.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
THE END OF THE PITLIs STRIKE,

After tho sensa tional efforts of the radicals to control the longshorcmcn of New York over the heads of their union officers, tho fight is now being brought to a, close and tho freight handlers are said to be returning 10 work in large numbers The radicals were nearly successful too much so for comfort, but the refusal to treat with sthem has had it's effect and mat tcrs are on the mend.
 President O'COnnor of the I. l., A. is responsible for the statement that about 15,00O men have returned and the L. s. authorities figure that about 13.O00 are back at work TVentv- carriers, applied for permits to sail yesterday from the port of New York
 The authorized leaders of the union must view with {, great deal of Satis- faction this Nindication Of their carly demands. President O'Connor, for ono, was the first to characterize the strike as unWarranted He was hoot cd from tho hall upon one occasion upon another it appeared as if he Was to receive the support of the men. which Was quickly reversed in a very short time. The spirit of unrest. fos- tered by agitators, gained the upper hand despite what he had to say. However, lack of work for a period mad the desired effect and another set ot malcontents have learned their les son.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
COMMUNICATED
Closing Hours.

The communication signed "Clerk" " consider the fact which is statistcally proven, that 93 per cent. of all the mercantile buying of this country is done by women.
 There arc of course less factory workers in New Britain than in either Hartford, Bridgeport or Waterbury, where the stores close every night in the week at o'clock. and with the shops closing Saturday at noon there is ample time for the men to do their purchasing.
 One of the slogans of our Cham ber, of Commerce is "Trade in New Brit ain Why should we close our stores on Wednesday afternoons, thus en- cOuraging out of town buying on that day?
 Furthermore it is a safe hazard that if ballot were taken a large majority of the clerks would care nothing about having Wednesday afternoons and would prefer to have Monday nights tC themselves.
 l have in my possession an agree n1ent dated January 20, 1893, drawn up by one of our most prominent mer- chants and signed by six others, whereby these men agreed to "close their places of business on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 6:3O p. m. v At that time when stores kept open. eV- cry night this was a great step tor ward and many objections were raised, but the buying public soon adjusted themselves to the new hours and seem to have survived thus far without great inconvenience
 This same progressive merchant is now one of the leaders in the Monday night closing. Let us all be progress siNe with the other cities of the state and close not only Monday evenings at o'clock, but Saturday evenings as well.
 ANOTHER CLERK.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
THE TREATY FIGHT.

The smoldcring fire of the fight lon the League of Nations has again bken into flame for what may be
 E last time. Defeat for the Treaty it's entirety is freely .prophesied by ti-Administration newspapers, anI |mocratiC publications have adopted lone of despair. With tho deadlock lon the question only too apparent,
 len threats have been made in Con sss to dispose of the covenant by
 king LID other matters of import |ce and proceeding with the busi- |ss Of the Senate as if there were no I,h thing as war with Germany or |settlement to be made.
 II an attempt to set q definite date action upon the Treaty, the Re- 7blican forces claim that the Demo- It's are opposing them and plan to &p the question ctcrnally before the $latc until it takes some definite lion. That is, there will he no vot- upon anything else until the hguo matter is scttlcd-and there tl be no voting upon that. so it is ; q, unless the wishes of the Admin 3,ation are compiled ~with and it is zppted without even a reservation. I Q Democrats have enough strength
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
NILE COAL STRIKE.

The coal strike is breaking,
 according to reports issued by the
 United States government, which is
 depending upon a set of federal throughout the coal area for it's in formation. Notwithstanding, miners and operators alike agree that there are about 425,000 men out of the
 mines and that many places which
 have been the scenes of thorough
 union organization are without any production whatsoever
 There is no particular attempt to
 justify the statements Of the govern-
 mcnt by any positive figures, but
 there is no reason why the public should be inclined to disbeleve what
 it has to say. Secret Service oper- ators would be able to see and report any tendency 10 return to work on the part Of the union men before they had actually done so. Their attitude l might be easily summed up and if their ideas are unfavorable to a
 strike, which is claimed, it will be but short time before they reappear at the mines in search of their old jobs There will be no attempt at q lockout, no discrimination against
 union men, we are assured by the operators, and they will be gladly ac- cepted. There has been no effort to mlhlmlze the possible effect of the strike or the desire to have the mon return at the earliest possible mo- ment The public interests in the strike are too great for either of these. Samuel Gompers, and Warren $.
 stone, of the Railway Engineers, arc ! reported to have been in touch with ! NctIm5-Prcsidcnt Lewis, of the Miners, : urging that the strike be called off. i The significance of this is apparent
 It may mean but ono thing-thc , public has won. The union heads i realize that the miners have been act : ing directly contrary to public senti- ! ment and arc attempting to conciliafe ] for the general welfare of organized 1 labor. They must know that thn strike has been virtually lost while it
 is even yet in effect.
 The government has rushed to thn 1 protection of the people in q manner
 that is liable to prove most adeuuata , It has troops at the mines for thn
 protection of those who might nrerc,
 to remain at work insuring no i'm ! inhalation, and has adopted strict ! regulations as to priority of coal issue
 and the price to be collected by tbe
 retailers from the individual. It ha S done all that may be expected, has
 taken every logical step to get us al. 1 our share of coal at a fair price.
 While we may see production inn
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
OHIO PEOPLE ARE
 VOTING ON LIQUOR
-Four Phases of Prohibition Cues lions Arc Before NOterS-ltcSult
 Has Important Barring.

Columbus. O., Nov. 4.---Ohio today is voting on four phases of the pro hibition question the results Of which, opposing leaders say, will have decided bearing upon the prohibition question throughout the nation.
 On one question. voters will cx- press their sentiment on national prohibition. This will be done in the state legislature in ratifying the federal prohibition amendment
 Ohio is the first state in the union where the federal prohibition has been placed directly before the voters.
 State wide prohibition also is again before the voters, on questions of repeating the prohibition amend ment adopted year ago hy a ma jority of moro than 25,oOo and legalizing the manufacture and sale of liquors containing less than two and three-fourths per cent. alcohol Such liquors would be cIasscd as notwithstanding.
 The fourth prohibition is referen- dunn on the Crabbe prohibition en- forcement measure passed by the state legislature.
 Spirited mayoralty contests in most of the large cities are ex- pectcd to bring out a large vote.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
ELECTION DAY.

Though five states arc holding Clcc- lions to decide upon their respective governments today there is little in |erest in any of the contests among Connecticut people with the possible Exception of the Massachusetts cam Raign. The other states arc moro or less remote and have no startling is ues to decide for the people at large. In the Bay State, however, the labor Ruestion, created by the strike of the Boston police a short time ago, looms Iargc and will have no little effect ] spon the vote. The state has usually seen able to return d Republican ma lority and it is the Republicans who ] ave been represented as opponents ! f labor by their political enemies he Democrats.
 Even though Governor Calvin &oolidge made a decided stand aga1nst rganized labor, in the shape of po- cemen, recently it may hardly be z hid that he Is running upon plat
 
 brm of persecution of labor as his 3pponents would represent. His att Etude is well known, after the hand- &ng of the police strike, and it prob his character of workman alone. He pes not believe in the affiliation with he American Federation of Labor of ny men connected with Inc city or late government and he is ln- pubtedly right in the stand. We be- eve that many a union man will lpport him for this reason. If he
 beaten, however, there will be noth- g to which to attribute the defeat lt this attitude. It will be d sur ,ise to us if the advocates of nion for all irrespective of their bligations are able to sway enough btes to elect the Dem ocrat If they e, our construction of the public : binion of the Massachusetts citizen
 decidedly wrong. It is a big issue,
 is police business, particularly if e man who fought it is refused edit at the polls, Rut, if he is en- brsed, and we believe he will be, we
 Il have tho American decision on
 vital question:
 In New York city there will be any local officers chosen and the bht is again ccntCrinS about William endolph Hearst, though he is not lblishcr usually has his fingers in political pot in that city and in 9w York state, usually with con- lerablc success. The inner workings
 the situation arc not apparent to
 we merely know that there has
 en great display of ill feeling be-
 cen the editor and Governor smith
 New York state throughout the
 mpaign. The betting odds are
 oted as high as two to one on
 me of the Tammany candidates. In
 1t, lieutenant colonel during the
 eat war, is running against another
 teran, Private RafC, the son of q
 Tor. It is pretty certain which way
 vote of the enlisted man in the
 r will go but this may not oVCr-
 row the ballots of other citizens.
 Tn Ohio they arc voting on the
 ohibition question. The voters there
 to decide whether statewide pro-
 oition will be in effect hereafter
 q will act upon the ratification of
 state legislature of the Prohibit
 n amendment.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
National HappeninpS

expressions of grief-me essages of condPlence sent to the czarina-Oueen victoria deeply moved-great sorrow m France-Daily papers issued with black borders.
 Muroered his m other and seriously Nou'iued ms father-no known motive ,cr the deed-mother was instantly hilled ana father has two bullets in his body-murderer is only 20 years or age and managed to escape
 Emperor Nicholas IT. the ruler of all Russians aims for peace-Alexan- uer death and the new czar's access sloh acclaimed to the people by heralds
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
STARTLING WASTE
 AT CAMP CHARGED
Sick Soldiers ShiyeT as Steam
 filters Gamble l.

Camp Sherman. Ohio, Nov. 4.-- Charges that Wi!rul negligence on the part of steam filters employed in the construction of the base hospital at Camp Sherman resulted in exposure for weeks to the zero weather pre- Valent in late October and all of No Vember, 1917 of sick soldiers confined there, were among the startling disS closures made before the cOngression- al sub committee by Joseph Poole, Chillicothc contra ctor, late yesterday.
 While sick soldiers were pinched and actually blue to their finger tips with the bitter cold, steam filters sup posedly equipping the hospital wards with steam heat were gambling and warming themselves over their gaso- line torches Poole told tho commits tee.
 Other witnesses Corroborated Pooles testimony as to the idling of the men and the wastagc of material aud money.
 Contractors were paid actual costs Of construction plus percentage of their profit.
 H-Ic in Corn Field. Taylor Thornburg. Chillicothe las horer, told the Investigating com-
 
 to hide in the corn field and that from IS to 20 of them spent from j. week to ten days in the corn. He said he drew pay from the Y. M. C. 4. and from the government for the same week and that he did not dare say anything about it "because they weren't allowed to-"
 You might as we'll have some of 4 the extra time the other men are CettinS,' was the statement Jesse Brandon testified a foreman made to
 Linn. On the following pay day he said his pay envelope contained SIS extra. When he spoke of it to the paymastcr he declared the latter told him hc "couldn't count" On another l occasion he said there was s6 extra m his pay. He said he was hired ts watch gravel wagons" and that as rule not moro than three wagons appeared where he was on a given l day and sometimes he said there was only one. For this he said he was 1 paid s51.6O weekly
 Spoil New Floors.
 When the men could not get any 1 thing else to do, they chiseled pieces i out of the floor so that they would have to cut and fit new pieces. was l the assertion made~b2\ R. D. F'ergu- son, Chillicothc carpenter. He told Of q man spending three days at the pay window to collect 30 cents he was : hort in his pay. all the while draw ing his regular, pay of 60 cents all hour as carpenter.
 That a collection was made to buy H mantclpiece for Mai. Gen. F. FE Glenn's Chillicothe home. was the statement made by Poole. He said he knew of about $1,3OO that had been collected and that if the rest of the workmen had contributed prOpor- t:onately a fund of from $5000 to $6,000 must have been available. t4H declared that the men never heard anything more of the mantcl.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
ZERO.

If I, in my bed alone, Eeave q sigh, or make a. mo oan IT; not that a prayer to Thee? Hmm "a Surablc' compass mel" Underneath Thy WinnoWing hand How can false dcfenses stand? All my shelters swept away, Nakcd as on natal day. Who shall clothe this shivering me, Prayed fringe Of Thy divinity? Wrap me, on Thy sweeping pall Out Of nothing into all; Then this awful, empty space Grows this dwelling of Thy grace, Then I know that here is found Fulfilling of tho perfect round, Certainly supernal sight, Trimming of the infinite. Giving strenSth-nOw Strtn Gth's de.
 stroyed- From the very vacant toid.
 H. r. E.
 in the London Spectato or
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
FACTS AND RANCHES.

"Etunning Expenses in 147 Cities Exceeded Income During 1918. - Headline. The average city. it ap- pears, is sharing this unpleasant ex- perlence with the average family New Orleans Picayune
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

The utter wort hlcssness of H. C. l.. statistics is again demonstrated to every housewife by d federal bureau claim that food prices dropped last mOnth.-PittSburgh Dispatch
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

One of the strangcst things in the world IS why woman will tell the nelghbors her daughter can sing when their cars are perfectly obvious. Dallas News.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

Taking a desperate look at market prices the Orcgonian cannot refrain from suggesting that the old farm practice of bringing the editor a piece or fresh pork at "hog 1ilin' time' ought to be continued.-Seattlc Post telligenCer.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

Now if the British government only had had the foresight to adopt the Am erican system a little thing like d lack of confidence in Parliam cnt couldn't disturb it in the lcast.- Kansas City Star.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

Isn't it about time the government put a little backbone in it's Mexican policy? This lidnappings of a con- sular agent and holding him for ran som is like pulling Uncle Sams whs- kers. How long has the old gentle man got to stand for it? You may be assured that the longer we put off action the more easy money the Mex ican bandits will be after Is it that it no longer means anything to be an American citizen? - Schenectady Union Star.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

What has become of the old-fash- toned immigrant who didn't come to America with his head full of wheels ? Dallas News.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

Though peace be with us d little wartime production would do no harm.-Wall Street Journal
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

The flying parson has demonstrated what a great many people have cVi- dentIy believed, namely. that the minister could be supported on air. Oregon Journal
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04
v Britain Herald.

tered at the Post Otfice ar New Britain
 as Second Glass Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

If the publishers quit New York we may have fewer novels with New York ngs.-WN crtown Times
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

Federal department of labor reports show that the average pay in all de- partm of the steel industry in creased 121 per cent. from June 1913, to June, 1919. while the cost of living increased seventy five per cent That seems to indicate that on tho whole the steel workers have had a square deal in the matter of wages S;tratOgian.
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

The Cuban sugar supply is greater than ever. That ought to make su- gar plentiful and cheap. As a matter of fact, it is higher in price and not to be had. Why? The government not only ought to answer but it ought 10 take steps to obviate such an an moving condition.-Philadcl dclphia Star
New Britain herald., 1919-11-04

The Mexican bandits find it highly blc acting as mandatories for careless Americans.--Syracuse Post Standard.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-01-02
Crops Raised During
Past Year Shown in Detail

Washington. D. c. (Special)-Ameri-
can farmers raised e combined wheat
and corn crop this year worth $5,402,-
8 5000 in their efforts to feed the world,
government crop experts estimated to-
day.
Under a guaranteed price. wheat
acreage Increased 14,021, 900. while the
corn acreage and yield decreased. The
wheat crop alone, at war prices, showed
an increase in value over the flve-year
average Of s1,073, $4,000.
Forecasts Of production OF the prin-
cipal crops have been made from
month to month throughout the season
and preliminary estimates already have
been announced for. most, crops, To-
days report, however, makes final esti-
mates Of production. They follow:
Winter wheat, 5SS,449 900 bushels.
Spring wheat, 35S,651,ooo bushels.
Oats, 1888, 35s, 600 bushels.
Barley, 256. 375,0 600 bushels.
Rye, S9.103,0 900 bushels.
Buckwheat, 1872, 900 bushels.
Flaxseed, 1868, 900 bushels.
Rice. 40,424, 900 bushels.