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New Britain herald., 1919-08-25

When the writer speaks of a per- manent memorial he is talking com- mon sense. However, we are under the impression that there will be such a thing for the veterans of the war with Germany, whether the celebra- ton is held or not. We believe that there will be. Public sentiment cer- tally calls for an edif1ce of some de- scription that will permanently place on record the deeds of our troops. We must have a monument or building arkl we will. If it is building, there should be accommodations for a vet erans' club.
 But we digress; the topic we are considering is the Welcome Home. We believe that the public of the city, now that it has undertaken the celebration, wishes to see it go through with a bang that will be heard all over the state. We can make it do so by CO., operation. Our words on the subject may be monotonous. We have been Writing along the same line for sev- eral weeks. But, if We fail to make a success of the thing that we have started, we have cast slur at our our city.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-25
25 YEARS AGO (From the Herald of that Date)
August 25, tS9 i.

August 25, 1891. c. M. I4anders has gone to New Hampshire for s few days. pr. Durham, J. A. Traut and son are away on a fishing trip to New London.
 Frank Porter and family will leave town Monday for a months stay in the mountains.
 c. E. Hart and family are enjoying an outing at Block Island.
 r. J. Porter and family have re- turned from Black Point
 E. E. Eddy and family have re- turned from their outing at SaChem' S Head
 Harold Damon will start for Sutfieid within a few weeks where he will at tend school.
 George Parsons is spending a few days at Block Island.
 National Happenings. Strikers are orderly-Owners said
New Britain herald., 1919-08-25

to be anxious to resume-Fall River owners will suffer while other sec tions of New England will benefit Supposed unity among manufacturers does not exist.
 Forty miners perish-Suffocated in a burning cOlliery near Seattle Seventy men in mine at time of cx- plosion and only thirty come out alive.
 Encouraged ViOence-Sensation testimony at the national labor in uuiry commission-W1l find methods behind the recent Pullman strike.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-25
THE COST OF BUILDING.

With the building promotion |fheme, as originated by local manu- lhcturers, in mind The Herald has |Andeavore1 to sum up the cost of Building operations for it's req ders and Mas reached the conclusion that prices, #nough high now, are not coming I#oNn, at least for several years before Hhich time the higher rents now Prevalent will have eaten up any Taper profits that might result from #aiting to build.
 H. l.. Platt, of the New Britain Lumber and Coal Co.,, summarized the MtuatiOn very aptly in an interview 8ecently. It was as follows: "As a result of the acute hous- ing situation, the dearth of rents from dwelling to factory and apartment-due to practical sus- pension of building operations during var years-a period of building activity is imm ediately ahead.
 There is lot of prospective building work in the air, and M these projects are not dreams. q They will go ahead as soon as people become reConciled to the idea that they have got to absorb M these high prices.
 There is, already in progress, X good deal of alteration work. @ Many additions to the factories are being made and there is much activity in garage construction. do not look for any decline in prices of materials for some time to come. In fact our company is # advising people who consult us to build now. Labor costs will not be lower that is a foregone con- clusion.
 The Herald is not benefting from sromoting building in the city except hg through the indirect return of 8etter, bigger buster New Britain, nd this return may be shared by all Hs well as the newspaper. Factory 8nd individual have every reason to fish for an alleviation of the rent AtuatiOn, and the only answer to it is
 
 hey are not expected to. We have searly four years of ceased produc- lon in the supply of rents to catch up Hith, in as short time as possible It R bound to take us several years to do @1 and the increased yearly demand is x ill to be figured in. We have to sup Ely for the families that are springing #l to existence every day as well as to @ake up for the homeless ones who #ppeared during the war
 @ Therefore anything which will tend pWard the increase of local facilities most pleasing to us, and most de- @rving of our support. The factories Meel the same way, some of their funds wave been put into the Loan associa- a&n and the scheme smacks of actual philanthropy. Of course the money gill not be lost, but the loss throue.h #1e diVerting of the sum from some Investment that would yield seven or #erhaps ten per cent. to one of five or #x is the gift to the people, The fac &pries are not pretending to disguise Mneir motives. When New Britain pro- Presses they do, as we do. That is all, KS not the scheme worthy of consid- @atlon from one who needs a home?
New Britain herald., 1919-08-25
Too Many "LittlC" Men.
{ Meriden ReCOrd)

With d capital of s1,O0O,O00, of been subscribed, a strong organization of the leading men of New Britain has been formed under the title of ''The Hardware City Loan Corpora tiOn.'
 The object primarily, is 10 make loans to give an impetus to home building.
 It is difficult in New Britain to se- cure rents and modestly priced homes and it is believed the new plan will enable many people to build and own their own homes, who would other wise be compelled to accept makeshift arrangements.
 In the opinion of the Record this is> one of the most admira ble ways of increasing the assets of d city that can be imagined
 The man who owns his own home, who has put into it's building his own ideas and literally made 1t a part of himself, IS bound to be more interest ed in the well being of the city, than the individual who merely rents his home.
 The men of New Britain must be public spirited and they must realize what real benefit will accrue from their new organization.
 Every city has it's "littlc' men men who cannot see beyond their noses and therefore believe every body else economically blind.
 Bridgeport must have it's quota of such individuals according to the Standard-Telegram which says:
 Little Bridgeporters'' ought 10 be happy in the news that the port of New London may soon be declared an official Atlantic Port capable of receiving transatlantic ships.
 A commission is now at work Investigating the claims of our sister city that their harbor fla cilitieS and the tonnage docking therein is equal to the govern ment requisite.
 Bridgeport might have been already on the way toward this cnviable position among the less than half dozen Atlantic Coast cities which have this distinction But the little Brdgeportcrs have held up the plans of our port, and New London, which some time ago developed plans is beginning to reap the rewards.
 There are inland cities which have spent millions to secure wa ter routes 10 the sea, while Bridgeport directly on the sea and almost at the gates of New York boasts of a few oyster boats and ;l shore line pre-cmpted by a railroad.
 Little Bridseportcrs have been dccrying the passing of the day when we had a small town and everybody knew everybody else. Well they might begin to rejoice that the good old days are com ing back if the Graphophone company sticks to it's resolve and other concerns follow suit.
 It may not be only labor trou- bles that cause industrial dissatis- faction. Transportation facilities are of g'eat importance in keep ing up production and wages by keeping down cost.
 Maybe the present situation and crisis will wake up the people of this city. Some of the OrGani- cations of the city which have been marking time in endless committees have job before them.
 We can sym mpathize with Bridge port for Meriden, too, has it's little men-mcn who can't see the big op- portunities for the city because of their naturally cramped way of view ing things.
 We know of men who have Jumped at the chance to invest in some wild
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New Britain herald., 1919-08-25

A few hundred dollars would enable him to make the start.
 If he could pay on the principal as if he were paying rent, he would have a psychological impetus which would seem to make his money do double duty. |
 As il is he must go on paying rent, with the vision of a home always ranking in his mind.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-25

Why not assign Colonel Whittlesey, Mexican protest in much the sa1ne way he answered the Germans in the ArgOnne?
New Britain herald., 1919-08-25

English scientists have decided that passing electricity through fresh ly cut timber makes it more resistant against decay and fungus growths.
 Norwegian government experiment. CTS have succeeded in producing aN bread containing 20 per cent of fish.
 The first known of asbestos was in the manufacture of cremation robeg for the ancient Romans.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-25

The last week of vacation times started today. It entered suspicious ly, indeed. Wonder what the rest of the week will bring forth in the Way of weather
New Britain herald., 1919-08-25

lot of El Paso McXicans have or GaniZcd themselves into an alliance the purpose of which is 10 bring about peace in their homeland by seeking to unite all factions opposed to Car- ranZa. The shorter cut to the desired aim would be to induce the various factions to forget their petty griev- anccs and go to work for national betterment rather than private gain. MeXicans arc McXico's greatest draw baCI.-GalVeStOn Tribune.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-25
FACTS AND RANCHES.

If it is true that Kronstadt is being destroyed by a British fleet it will be still more difficult to keep up the pretence that the Allies, or some of them, are not at war with Russia- Springfield Republican.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-25

The cost of living for American wage earners is 71 per cent higher than at the beginning of the war Wages have increased a bit, too-it's only the unfortunate salary earncr that gets it completely in the neck.- Cleveland Plain Dealer
New Britain herald., 1919-08-25

Finland, which suffered equally with Russia in the war; is now about the Quietest country in Europe. This is because the Films have sense enough to devote themselves to con- struction rather than destruction. "A little child shall lead them. ."-DaIlas News.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-25
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New Britain herald., 1919-08-25

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New Britain herald., 1919-08-25

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New Britain herald., 1919-08-25

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New Britain herald., 1919-08-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
DETA|[S0F NAVY'S TRANS0CEAN TRIAL
 OFFICIALLY GIVEN
By Associated Press

New York. May 1.-Three giant
 hydrOairpIanes of the American
 navy will start on a date yet to be
 announced, probably early next
 week, on 3125-miie flight, in four
 stages, to the British Isles.
 The actual Atlantic venture, details of which were announced to- charge of the expedition, is contem- plated cruise, in two stages aggregat- ing 2150 miles from Trepassey bay, Newfoundland, to Lisbon, Portugal, while the projected American and Eu- ropean coastal legs" extend from Rockaway Point, Long Island, home station of the planes, to Trepassey, and from Lisbon to Plymouth. Eng land.
 Flying at an estimated average speed of 75 miles an hour (65 nautical miles) the squadron, driven by Liberty motors, expected to cruise from Rockaway to Halifax without stop, Commander Towers said. The plan then is to pro- ceed to Trepassey, on the southeastern up or NeWIOunulanQ where the planeS would be moored at the base already established and given a weeks tuning up" before undertaking the trans-At- lantic flight.
 Second and longest jump. the com mander stated. would be from Trepas- sey to Horta, on the Island of Fayal in the Azores, 120O miles, or if the conditions were favorable, to Punte Del Gado, on the Island of San Miguel also in the Azores. 1850 miles from The cruise to Portugal would cover 800 miles, completing the ocean trip and leaving only the fligh. to Plymouth to round out the proposed flight of heavier than air machines from America to England.
 In his official announcement Com mander Towers gave distances in nau- tical miles, which are equal to 115 statute or land miles.
 In the latter measurement the pro- jected cruise extends over $500 miles 2472 of which lie in the route mapped out from Newfoundland to Portugal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
SECRETARY GLASS SPEAKER
 Ry Assocjateo Press

Atlanta, Ga. May 1.-America must put the same impetus behind the Vic- tory Liberty Loan that made the first four loans a success and must go al the task of raising the $4,50o,00 1000 in the same spirit that American soldiers in France today are completing their work. Secretary Glass declared in two addresses here today.
 The secretary of the treasury ad- dressed a gathering of more than 800 bankers and newspaper editors of the sixth district at a meeting during the morning and in the afternoon spoke again on the loan at.a meeting to which the public generally was invited.s
 His apearance here was marked by announcement from loan headquarters that approximately s75.000, 900. or more than half of the $144,000.010 quota of the sixth district. already had been subscribed. Fifty-two of the i50 coun- ties in the district, it was announced. have reached their quotas.
 MT. Glass told in his second address what the raising of the final loan meant to the country of the necessity that it should be taken largely by pop ular subscription and appealed to the patriotism of the people.
 Let the people of the south contrib
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
ITALIAN DELEGATES MEET

Rome, Wednesday, April 30.-(S:30 D. m.)--The Italian delegation to the peace conference met late today un- der the chairmanship of Premier Or lando to consider the situation. The meeting came after conferences the Premier had had with the King and American Ambassador Page. The Gior- nale D'Italia says that in political cir cles the meeting was considered very important.
 Although the Italian delegates main- tain strict reserve, it seems conclusive Italy will not make an further move unless the allied and associated govern ments first agree among themselves on united proposal which likely will be acceptable to this country, har- monizing with the verdict of the Itdl- ian people made through Parliament.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
NEED CEMETERIES,
 NOT CONFERENCE, SAYS OLE HANSON
Seattle Mayor Declares He Is Ready to Hang 1. w. W. to First Convenient
 Light Pole
By Associated Press

Kansas City, Mo-, May 1.-Mayor
 ole Hanson of Seattle. opponent of
 the I. w. w. and bolshevists, to-
 night addressed an appeal to may
 CTS of all cities in the United
 States urging the closing of all
 |. W. W. halls, Imprisonment of
 the leaders and the suppression of
 the red flag.
 l. w Wi-sm in America today is the same as bolshevism in Russia, Mayor Hanson declared.
 You may be willing to take the trouble to deport these traitors he as- serted, but I am ready to hang them to the first convenient light pole.
 "The cry for food is the first de- mand of mankind,' said Mayor Han son. "Bolshevism is an alluring dog Urine and it is not surprising that 1t appealed to hungry Russians. But 1t vii, gain no footing in America unless the injustices under which labor mas suffered in the past continue and period of unemployment and conse- quent hungar follows"
 In Victory Loan address today be- fore the Topeka Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Hanson denounced the policy pursued by the government towards anarchiSm and the l. w. w. as a skim milk, weak vacillating and changea- ble" one, and pronounced a warning of a widespread, national effort to overthrow the government and society by violence"
 He declared the government was "on the wrong track in starting conf~> ences instead of cemeteris in daling with the l. W. w. and in singing of brotherly love and turning loose these enemies. of society,".
 As to the lately revealed bomb plot in which he himself was one of the intended victims, the mayor said:
 q trust Washington will buck up and clean up, and either hang or in- earcerate for life all the anarchists in the country" Revealing great emotion in his subject he added, If the gov ernment doesn't clean them up I will. I'll give up my mayorship and start through the country. We will hold meetings and have hanging places.' He declared he believed the I. w. w. was at the bottom of the late bomb plot.
 'The conspiracy to overthrow the government is widespread It per meates every state in the union. The T. w.! w. have followers everywhere" he continued These men must be ruled by a rod of iron; kindness means weakness to them." Concerning the pending l. w. w. convention, Mayor Hanson said:
 Any n'ayor that will permit an l. W. W. meeting in his city should be recalled and banished sfFom America. He is not an American"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
GOmpers' Condition
 Still Satisfactory
By Associated Press

New York; May L-Tonight's bulletin from the. bedside of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, who was seriously injured Sun day when surface car collided with a taxicab in which he was riding, an- neunced his condition was satisfactory.
 ''He is improving and doing very well," the doctors said. There is no fever and the temperature continues normal.
 Messages poured in all day from prom trent men in this country and abroad, expressing regret for the accident. A cablegram from Secretary of State Lam sink in Paris and telegram from John D. Rockefeller at Hot Springs, Va, were among them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
WEATHER AGAIN PREVENTS START
 OCEAN ATTEMPT
Rx As,ec,ated Pres.

St. Johns, May 1.-Weather con- diti0ns late today again prevented the start of the transatlantic air plane flight.
 Conditions at sea were favorable during most of the day and both Harry Hawker, Australian, and Capt. Frederick P. Raynham, his British rival. lowered over their machines, constantly watching for the first signs of n fair breeze for . ssh0p-On." A cross wind finally swept down late in the afternoon and killed all hope for a start.
 Late reports by wireless from ships in midOcean left open the pOs- ability for departure tomorrow. however. and orders to keep both Hawker's SOpwith and Raynham's Martinsyde planes in constant readidness, were renewed tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
End Of Bolsheuik Pouer
 m Russia Is Indicated
 By Latest Developments

territory involved, are expected by off, fcials here to have material influence, especially when taken in conjunction with the forward movements of Czechs, Esthcnian and loyal Russian forces on widely separated sectors
 Analysis of the military map of Rus sia. maintained here for the infor,na- tion of the general staff shows that a gradual encircling of the center of bolsevism has been under way for months.
 Although there is nothing to indicate common plan of action between the various elements opposed to the red government, the effect has been to throw a wall of anti-bolshevik forces around central Russia. narrowing the territotry held by the soviet to conl- paratively small proportion of the area they had occupied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
Erzberger-Rantzau Conflict Has Reached Breaking Point
 Change In Government Likely

In addition there are serious politica. problems of internal policy. Many mem- bers of the mapority socialists, the ad- vices say, appear inclined to cooperate with the conservative independent sociai- ists to save Germany from a government on the bolshevik order. These leaders said to favor creation of new gov ernment based on the principle of coun- cils of workers and attempts will be made to get Hugo Haase and Herr Breitcheid. socialists, to enter a coalition cabinet. A national body of councils. IL is said, might supplant the national as- sembly and adopt policy of socialization on wide soNle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
Summary of the News

1-Germans to get peace terms Mon-
 day.
 Radicals run riot in many sections
 of country.
 Progress of loan disappointins. Cemeteries needed for I. w. w.,
 says ole Hanson. c+Aldrich governor Alabama chapter
 mining c0nEress. 3Carse reviews industrial work of
 past year. 4-E.ditOrial comment. 5-TO complete arch for heroic dead
 before 107th arrives. Offense of government more seri-
 0us than that of Debs, declares
 Barber. LBoys want chicken. states Dr.
 Forbes. 7-SpOrta. -SOcial s-1e of crew of naval tug lost.  l.-snith to speak at Ctvitan lsncheen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
PROGRESS OF LOAN IS DISAPPOINTING;
 WORKERS URGED ID
 GREATER EFFORTS
Sixth District Again at Bot tom in Percentage of Sub scription Officially An nOunced-St. Louis Is
 Leading District
By Associated Fress

Washington, May 1.-Only $166, ,302,000 additional sub scriptions to the Victory Lib erty Loan were reported today to the treasury and total sub scriptions tonight stood at $1,- 296,9 6,999,000. This was 2S.S2 per cent of the entire loan.
 Subscriptions and percentages of quotas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
PEACE TERMS WILL. LIKELY BE HANDED GERMAN DELEGATES MONDAY FTERNOON
Decided Improvement in the Italian Situation Indicated by Dispatches From a Rome to the State
 Department
By Associated Press

Paris, May 1.-Informatlon coming from French sources tonight is that a secret plenary session of the peace conference probably will be held Saturday and the meeting with the Ger mans for the handing over of the peace treaty will be held Monday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
ex A,seeiatea Pres.

!. Washington, May 1.-Evacuation Of Petrcgrad by the bolsheviki, reported today in dispatches from Helsingfors. in the opinion of observers here, may prove to be the initial break in the structure erected by the radical lead CTS which. if recent developments con tipue their normal course. would lead bolshevik government in Russia.
 This belief was streng sAened by otii- CT dispatches telling of the indicated collapse of the Hungarian soviety who, it was said, have sued for peace with Rumania.
 Allied successes in the Archangel. and Murman4k sectors. although minor in AouSpari5on with the great extent of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
By. Associated Press

Berne. Switzerland. Wednesday. Apri, 30.-French Wireless Service.)-Serious differences have arisen between the mem bers of the national German government and change may be expected shortly, according to telegrams from Berlin.
 The conflict between Matthias Erzber- ger, head of the armistice commission and Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau, foreign minister and head of the peace delegation is said to have reached the breaking point. Erzberger. it Is declared. will dc his utmost to make difficult the work of tae foreign minister. whatever attitude - adaoD, at ths Versailles conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
ASK OFFICIAL STATEMENT
 Rx Associated Press

Paris, May 1.-The Chinese delegates to the peace conference have requested the council of three to give an official statement on the Kiao-Chau agree ment.
 While not concealing their disap- pointment over the published unofficial version of the agreement, the Chinese withhold comment pending an official explanation of the terms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-02
CECIL BRITISH MEMBER
Rx Associated Press

London, May 1.-The Reuter- Corre- spondent at Paris says it is explained that Lord Robert Cecil'will be appointed British member of the organizing com mittee of the league of nations, and that Germany will be admitted to the league after period of probation, probably one year.