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New Britain herald., 1919-01-17
COMMUNICATED.
COOPERATIVE STORES.
Merchant Wonders Whether They
Will Promote City's Interests.

Editor New Britain Herald:
Apropos of the general discussion
regarding the new effort of our man
ufacturers to a philanthropic spirit of
the working public: AS practically
everybody works now, we are all in
terested. If so, are there any real
benefits on a broad scale to be gained
or is it mere camOuf1age? Is it sim
ply transfer of merchandising from
the many hands into a group of a few
strong interests well planned in its
final analysis by corporation funds,
and if so will the working people
benefit or suffer in the long run? If
consolidation of merchandising is to
be the rule now in New Britain, with
the inevita BILE result of closing. out
many of the smaller Nero hants, will
this affect our taxes and will it tend
to restrict building and expansion Of
the city? AS a industrial center,
does all of the attraction for labor lie
in the manufacturing alone or does
the merchandising of a city help
make it more liveable and better to
live in? Has this city gotten it's won-
derful development through indiVid-
ual initiative of is citizens and if so
are we quite ready to narrow into the
control of a few interests who, after
all are not and will not be mer-
chants? Is the present supposed dis
satisfa ction Of the public as to the
cost of living in New Britain justified
or has this condition been brought
about to a large extent by the selfish
ness of the public themselves?
The great world war has brought
us up with a wonderful snap, COM
pelling us to realize how much we
ware Roasting through shOrtsig hted =
ness and extravagant methods.
Can 1ot the public realize that the
great expense of merchandising to-
dav has been brought about by the
selfish demand Of all of us?
/ We want and demand TWO things
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17
New Assessment.
Grid gepOrt Post }

If Mayor Kinsella of Hartford goes
about the work of providing a new
method of assessment for Hartford he
will get himself as much disliked as
did the general assembly of 1915.
Everybody who knows Hartford
long ago realized that its grand list
was a joke. its method of taxation the
finest arrangement for tax-dodging
that the country knew of, with the
possible exception of Greenwich, down
New York way. q dozen years ago
Since that time Greenwich has re-
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

5hlgh because after get
III have to pay the fiddler.
ID, first, service, the quick
8cf all kinds of goods from 10
forth up and secondly, we de-
credit for them, which involves
~ expense which we do not want
pay for The company store in
9sts upon your carrying home your
@0Wn goods and paying cash for them.
ut is a good thing. If you gave your
merchant in your section the same
SshoW-paying cash and carrying
. nome your own goOds-wouldn't he
sell to you at the same prices? Don't
strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
l am one who believes in every plauS-
IDLE effort to bring employe and en-
ployer to the same footing and [ am
optimistic in believing that we are
getting rapidly to a better under
standing of each other but makeshifts
are never permanent and sonetim es
create dissatisfa ction.
If our leading men are honestly
trying to build up the city as a whole
why not consider the hundreds now
depending on their every dollar which
is tied up in their stores and mer-
chandise and who are serving the
public in supplying the necessary
things Of life? In closing let me ask,
Which plan will help US to a bigger
and better New Britain?
A MERCHANT.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

#@1*Y|O With gain W lhO IVY -
Il to himself for the. past thir-
years. 1t is time to call, the bluff
ne critics and ask them to lay
r case before the public if they
confident that they have the
ncea for our governmental ills.
mite recently the Common Coun-
Adopted an ordinance forbidding
shbers of commissions who are in
hess selling goods to their own
missions. On the surface, this
Jared to be wholesome and sound
lation. While it prevents certain
les, which have never been fla
It in this city, it also has the UNI
able effect of driving from pub
Aoards merchants whose opinions
lid be sought. and bars them
holding office Retail business
mot been so heavy that store
#ers can afford to ignore any
Nce to make legitimate profits and
merchant is invited to serve on
mission and, by accepting, risks
e a certain amount Of business
iii decline to accept the post.
NAV sound selfish, but it is the
Spoint Of the practical business
forced on him by experience.
the sponsors of the measure in
hat it be lived up to, it will re-
lin the disintegration of the
a of Finance and Taxation. On
board are a number of bankers,
~ officials or directors of local
,utions. Enforcement of the or
hce would mean that they must
from the board or the city
transfer its funds to banks in
communities.
e cause of Judge Gaffney's re-
hent is not known but it is be-
81 to be the objurgation to which
Board of Education, of which he
Resident, was subjected at the last
ling of the committee revising the
@er, and the propaganda launched
hat meeting to prevent members
her boards from serving on the
d Of Finance and Taxation. The
propa gandist was Alderman O..
Murtis, who has of late assumed
role of lord high adjudicator of
bubble veal. His utterances were
ect slap at Judge Gaffney.
ncerning the alleged profiigacy
be Board of Education, many
sments were made, some Of
h were too silly for considera-
But it is a noticeable fact that
single suggestion was made
IN could be interpreted as disin-
sted. helpful, or constructive; the
q OILS do eat up a large part of the
5 income, but there was not a
present who offered an idea how
brrect the situation or how to inn
e on the methods of the Board
Education. All were satisfied with
ing and scratching; no remedy
forthcoming. When the meeting
urned the schools had not been
roved a jot but the morale Of
who have charge of the schools
o the teaching force was weakened
is predicted that Judge Gaffney' s
knation is the forerunner OF
RS, Public spirited, efficient men
ly serve the city without remun-
ion but their self respect will not
u nit them to accept aspersions and
ructive innuendo from politicians
bin-point vision
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

It is odd to hear from Paris that
Brazil owes the large representation
allowed at the peace congress ito
her historical position as a former
empire Would it have been en-
titled to still more delegates If it had
not become a republic gfeld
Republican.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

Prohibitionists are intoxicated with
JOY, which leaves no dark brown taste
or furry tongue in the warm, rosy
dawn of the morning, after.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

in proportion to its population, the
very richest town in the land, with
the possible exception of Greenwich,
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

The frequency with which Colonel
House goes into conferences leads to
the impression that the colonel is no
sphinx when he has the right audi
ence.-Washing ton Star.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

whoever supplies the names for
#the Pullman cars has a cinch COM
pared with the artist who creates the
camouf1age schemes for the navy
South Norwalk Sentinel
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17
Avoid
Influenza

BY having your system in
good condition. Take Lino4
nine as a preventive. This
Weu~known remedy restores
vitality and builds up tho
system to fuI' health
standard.
New Britain herald., 1919-01-17

Linonine Should always be taken
at the first sign of a cough or cold,
as It cvc~corr"s tho cause and re.
moves H. t'c"~~". E2c@t "eznedJ
Washington Journal., 1919-08-15
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0es 0ominifaner-aIoiter Der erIte
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@rooflpn q. -, cine Meiie 5ele-
hrierte, feierte I'M 8ontinifoner-&l
1ter in AmitDbiac, 8. g., fem so.
TrieItcriubiIGltm.
Washington Journal., 1919-08-15
Hunt JulanHR.
Scr aruisc SnrIdlt.

GoB Die gbciIiomcn 6ol9cn" Ser
8robibition nidlt mcit Der limo, gebt
ais 0cn &oliiei6cridt BON Gincin.
natl, @, 6crpor mcld]cr %fonltatiert,
SoB Somstog mo Sonntog ni9t
peni9cy ols cinunOGpan5ig &er.
ionelL 0arrntcr mebrcre 6rouen,
pegcn Sriulfcn6eit cingciperrt mcrs
Den mubteu.
Washington Journal., 1919-08-15
3igarren ucrSen tcnrer.

@uitaO y. Not6fuB, Sefretdr 0es
@erbonOs ser Observation-Disclosures
in Bolton, Maiiy itelte cine 8rcis.
%er6o6ung Der 10 Geut3igorren aui
10 Sent in Ausiidt, Dor alien DIM
gen, penm sic 6oroerunger Ser ge.
genpdrtig itreifenOen 8igarrenma.
der 6emiaigt merOett, sic, tpie er err
fldrte, augenbIidlid $40 pro @ofe
herHiennn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
SENATE INSISTS UPON
HALF-AND-HALF PLAN

The Senate adopted the conference
report on the District appropriation
bill late yesterday afternoon, voted
to insist further upon its two amend
ments still in dispute-the half-and-
half plan and the Keller amendment
and agreed to the conference asked
by the House.
The action of the Senate puts the
final legislative touch upon all the
items in the District bill except the two
still in dispute between the two
houses. The House Thursday adopted
the conference report and voted to
insist further upon the rejection of
the half-and half plan and the Keller
amendment This issue is squarely
joined, therefore, upon these two
items, as it has been in past sessions
of Congress.
The conferees on the District bill will
meet this afternoon to consider further
the two items remaining in dispute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
TEACHERS TO GETPAY
FOR JUNE ON MONDAY

The public school teachers will get
their pay checks for June on Monday.
but without the longevity allowance.
This was announced at the District
building today after the auditor,
Alonzo Tweedale, had spent several
hours at the Capitol endeavoring to
make some arrangement whereby the
teachers could be given their full
salaries for June.
Hoping they could make some ar
rangement before the end of the
month to get the appropriation need
ed to give the teachers their longevity
as we'll as their basic pay. the Dis
trict officials had drawn up the 2,400
checks for the full amount.
They had expected to be able to is
sue these checks yesterday. but fail
ing at the last minute to get the
fund necessary to make UP the lon
gevity shortage. Mr.. Tweedale an
nounced today that he would keep
his force at work this afternoon and
rewrite the checks without the lon
gevity.
This will be the second month in
succession in which the teachers have
had their pay checks cut. The first
cut was made at the end of May.
when it was discovered on pay day
that the appropriation for longevity
allowances had run short. There was
enough left to pay each teacher
part of his or her allowance.
The payment of the May checks
left the longevity fund exhausted.
When the school officials prepared the
pay roll for June they included the
loppeyity because of the hone which
authorities at the District building
had held out that the deficiency
probably would be forthcoming from
Congress before pay day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28

The State Department issued this
official statement on the special ar
rangements made for sending the
news of the signing of the peace
treaty to Washington:
1.-THE first news of the signing Of the
greatest of all peace pacts was flashed
to the United States today over spe-
cial government circuit between Yer
sailles and Washington. over TINS
wire of approximately 1000 miles OF
ocean cable and land telegraph, set
up for almost instantaneous transmits
sion, came to the department this first
outline of the proceedings of the day.
with London, Newfoundland and New
York the only relay points on the long
stretch of line.
This special service direct to the
department from the chateau at Yer
sailles was arranged at the instance
of the American mission to the peace
conference and carried out under the
direction of the acting Secretary OF
State, Mr.. Frank l.. Polk. who has
just been confirmed as the under sec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
Plan to Be Announced.

Mr.. McGath is interviewing War De-
partment officials as to the character,
quantity and prices of foods available.
He will hold another conference with
Commissioner Gardiner next week, fol-
lowing which a plan is expected to be
announced looking toward the imme-
diate acquisition and distribution locally
of large quantities of canned and other
food supplies.
Although his time is required at the
Treasury Department. where he is
employed, Mr.. McGrath has offered to
take a months leave and donate his
services to organizing a schea5
whereby citizens in every section u
the city will be enabled to acquire
the Army-owned products at big
saving in cost. He believes the I'M
dertaking can be financed through
citizens donations to purchasing
fund. which was the principle follow
ed in the Park View community buy
ing enterprise. The fund will be re-
turned after the transaction is COM
pleted. Mr.. McGrath contemplates
using school houses as distribution
centers. the school building at Newton
and Warder streets northwest having
been used as the Park View COM
munity store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
SIGNING OF TREATY WITH HUNS
ENDS WORLDS GREATEST WAR
Allies Chief Foe Having Surrendered,
There Remain Only the Negotiations
With Minor Enemy Powers

contest in the Senate is expected to
be long and bitter.
Interest in Presidents Tour.
Interest also after today will be
more decidedly centered on the tour
Of the country by the President soon
after he has laid the treaty before
the Senate. While the itinerary and
other details have not been made
known. 1t is understood the President
will go west as far as the Pacific
coast making addresses in support of
the treaty and league of nations
covenant.
AS the signing Of the treaty must
be followed by formal ratification be-
fore commercial relations with Ger
many may be resumed a spirit of ri
valry among the entente allies to file
notice of ratification with the French
secretariat in Paris may be expected
to develop. The first nation to re-
sumo relations with Germany there
fore probably will be among those
whose forms of government admit OF
speedy action, such as Great Britain
which may ratify the treaty through
mere order of the privy council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28

Signing at Vervailles Of the peace
treaty. with Germany today. formally
brings to a close the W ,rlds greatest
war.
Although technical terminal ton OF
the war will come to each nation only
when the treaty is approved by the
ratifying power of that nation. to all
intents and purposes the conflict that
began in August. 1914. ends in the
historical hall Of mirrors when the &C
credited peace commissioners of the
allied and associated powers and of
Germany affixed their signatures to
the treaty. Likewise is brought to an
end the armistice granted Germany
last November and also the period of
uncertainty and doubt as to the final
outcome of the peace negotiations.
Chief Of Foes Agrees to Terms.
With the signing of the treaty work
of the peace conference proper. in so
far as concerns negotiations with
Germany, is brought to conclusion
after more than Ave months of con-
ferences. Portions of the treaty with
Austria yet remain to be completed
and negotiations with Turkey and
Bulgaria still must be conducted, but
as to Germany, chief of the enemy
powers, only the carrying out through
the long series of years of the provi-
sions of the treaty remains.
The ceremony today at Versailles.
which, though simple. was one of the
most impressive of its kind in history,
also brings to an end the work of
President Wilson in Paris as head of
the Anne Secan peace mission and in
signing the treaty as such he becomes
, the first President of the United
States to sign treaty as a nego-
tiator.
| With the departure from Paris to-
| night of President Wilson prepare
| tory to sailing tomorrow from Brest
on the George Washington. the center
= of interest as regards the treaty
/ shifts 10 the Senate. ratification by
which is necessary for actual termi =
| nation of the war between this coun-
! try and Germany. Due to opposition
! 10 the league of nations covenant
! a part of the treaty-and to certain
] provisions of the treaty itself. the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
STATE DEPARTMENT FLASHED
NEWS OVER CLEARED WIRE

rotary of state. the assistant secretary
of state. MIR. William Phillips. as act
ing Secretary of State today in the
absence of Mr.. Polk. personally
watched the opening of the circuit
and the transmission of the first mes
sages.
THE American mission at the peace
conference had advised the Depart
nent of State several days in advance
that on the day of the signing the
circuit would be arranged and mes
sages sent over it from the mission
at Versailles to be given Immediately
to the press to facilitate the news to
the American public"
1t was planned in advance to have
this circuit ready at 10 o'clock, Wash
ington time. today, which is o'clock
in the afternoon. Paris time. 1t was
planned to file an outline of the pro-
gram of the day. a series of bulletins
on the progress of events. All time
given in these messages was to be
Paris time, which is five hours ahead
of Washington time. Two messages
to this effect were the first to arrive
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
WEAVER MAY Be NAMED
D. c. Man Is Likely to Be Elected
Head of the National Realty
Association.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.. June IS
John l.. Weaver of Washington. vice
president of the National Association
of Real Estate Boards, is expected to
be elected president of the organiza-
ton at the closing session here today
of the annual convention. His was the
only name that was announced yester-
day by the nominating committee
Mr.. Weaver. who is a member of the
realty firm of Weaver Brothers of
Washington, is one of the leading real
estate men of the National Capital.
He has taken an active interest in the
affairs of Washington and was fuel
administrator for the District of Co
lumbia during the war.
About twenty-five realtors from
Washington are in attendance a the
convention. An effort is to be made
to have the convention held in Wash
ington next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
ACTING SECRETARY POLK
SENDS CONGRATULATIONS

Immediately after receiving the
news of the signing Of the treaty Act
let Secretary Polk sent this message
to the President. over the special di-
rect wire from the State Department
to Versailles:
Permit me to offer my heartfelt
congratulations on the completion of
your great work. The American peo-
pie will be ever proud of what you
did as their representative for the
peace Of the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
PRESIDENT LEAVES CHEERING
WORDS TO FRENCH PEOPLE
Has ABIDING Interest and Entire Confidence in
Republics Future-Expresses Sympathy
for People-Grateful for Hospitality.

PARIS. June 2S.-President Wilson
today, on the eve of his departure
from France, made the following
statement:
LAS 1 look back over the eventful
months l have spent in France my
memory is not of conferences and
hard work alone. but also of innumer-
able acts of generosity and friend
ship, which have made me feel how
genuine the sentiments of France are
toward the people of America and
how fortunate / have been to be the
representative of our people in the
midst of nation which knows how
to show us kindness with so much
charm and so much open manifesto
ton of what is in its heart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
U. S. AMBASSADOR DAVIS
AT ROYAL GARDEN PARTY

LONDON June Fixing George
and Queen Mary gave garden party
this afternoon at Buckingham Pa lace
which took the place of the presenta-
ton court function held before the
war The party was attended by John
w. Davis. American ambassador to
Great Britain: Mrs. Davis. members
of the embassy staff and their wives
Mrs. Davis presented Mrs. Frances
VI. Wolcott of Buffalo Mrs Felix u.
Doubleday of New York. Miss Mabel
Gerry of New York. Miss Catherine
wendell and Miss Dorothy Hibbard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
NORTH DAKOTA LEAGUE
LAWS RUNNING AHEAD

GRAND FORKS. n. D.. June IS
With less than 400 precincts to hear
from of the 1888 in the state. the seven
Non Partisan League laws voted on last
Thursday have been ratified by the
voters by majority from 5000 to 10,
600. according to returns SO far COM
piled.
With 1,54S precincts reporting and
the remainder mostly in rural districts
many of which are league strongholds
the vote stood early today as follows:
For the laws, 41.329: against. 40.939
These ballots represent more than two
thirds of the estimated vote of 10, 00O
cast Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28

Secretary Daniels today sent this
message to all naval ships and sta
tions:
1.-THE signing of the treaty OF peace
at Versailles ushers in the best day
in the history of the world since
the angels sang in Bethlehem. Glory
to God in the highest, on earth peace,
good will towaYd men.
I've are living the fulfillment of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28

Deeply happy as l am at the pros
poets of joining my own countTymen
again. leave France with genuine
regret, my deep sympathy for hel
people and belief in her future con
firmed: my thought enlarged by the
privilege of association with her pub
lie men. conscious of more than one
affectionate friendship formed. and
profoundly grateful for unstinted
hosnitalitv and for countless kindness
es which have made me feel welcome
and at home.
II take the liberty of bidding France
Godspeed as well as goodbye, and OF
expressing once more my abiding IN
terest and entire confidence IN hef
1signed) WOODROW WILSON"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
SAYS HE WILL NOT RESIGN.
New Vice President of Argentina
Leader of Opposition.

BUENOS AIRES, Thursday, June
26-Much speculation has been
aroused as to the future attitude of
Benito Nillanueva, president pro TEN.
of the Argentine senate. who auto
ma tically becomes vice president of
the republic through the death We'd
nesday of Vice President Pelagia Is.
Luna. Senior Villaneuva. a prominent
leader of the conservative party. has
been leading the opposition to Presi-
dent Irigoyen in the senate.
Senior Villaneuva emphatically de-
MED today a rumor that he intended
resigning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
No Immediate Change in Rates.
Mr.. Zihlman's Letter.

In his letter to Chairman Towers of
the Maryland commission today. Rep
resentative Zihlman charges that tele-
phone rates in western Maryland have
been increased from 500 to 1000 per
cent.
i feel that no greater service could
be performed by your commission at
this time stated Mr.. Zihlman. than
to revise these rates at the earliest
possible moment, in order that the peo-
pie of our state may be relieved of the
burdensome and eXorbitant charges
now prevailing. and which have only
been made possible by government
control and regulation. and would
thank you to let me know the views
of yourself and the other commission
ers as to the possibilities of an early
adjustment of existing rates"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-28
$4,000 STRIKERS MEET.
Rio Janeiro Employees Hold Mass
Meeting to Show Trouble Not Over.

RIO JANEIRO. June Fifteen
thousand man and woman employees
of manufacturing industries who are
on strike held a mass meeting today
TO show the public that statements
published in some newspapers that
the strike had terminated were un-
true.
After the meeting several thousand
of the strikers paraded through the
streets. The parade was orderly.