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New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
The Peril of the Meadow Frog.
(New York Sun)

We quote from our esteemed con- temporary and neighbor the Evening Post these beautiful observations up on the general stuation:
 'When the slow creek is putting out to sea, freighted with seed and wan leaf, cardinal flowers watch the wa ters reddened by their image. Ochre ferns beneath move istlessly up and down with the ripple. It seems early to go. Piclierel weed is azure still. Among the gren bogs the ragrant ladies' tresses wear the white timidity of April Fair are the dark red ber- ries of the pricl1ly ash, dreadful to taste, but often they grow among wild cherries, which, juiceless now, are sweet as dried fruits from Persia. And there are the black nanny ber- ries with their watermelon flavor and the first spicy wild grapcs''
 Shall we stop here? Not for ten dollars, though it be dreadful to taste:
 The last humming birds haunt tanned honeysuckles. Clinging to the sun world long after the lucent pal lors of the white water lily have van- ished, her languid yellow sister floats upon pool and weedy stream. Straw berry apples are like embers in the orchard"
 Shall we refrain from further tita- tion? Not for hundred doughnuts!
 Timely dressed visitors have come to the blue berried juniper. and the monstrous pokeweed of the terra cotta stem. The inscrutable heron breaks his profound IT. e0itation to engulf a meadow frog, for he will not leave before the wild geese with mingled sound of horn and bells press south above the watercourses. Star ling and bluejay stay a while to Oblige with their chatter to the dawn. The blind might hear September in the interminable arguments of the crow, the Respondent song of katy did, tree toad and hoot owl. In the air is reluctance, pause. Wood bine ElOwS. Ss'mmer cannot wait"
 Gosh! Candor compels us to admit that for coherent reasoning, invinci- ble logic and forcible dem onst ration nothing that our esteemed cortempor- ary has ben able to advance, editori- ally, concerning the imperative ne- cessity of ratifying the league cove nant exactly in the form which MT. Wilson demands approaches this ar gument in impressive presentation and convincing quality. Summer can not wait upon any reluctance of the air or tolerate the white tmidity of April If Lodge and Borah and Knox and Hiram Johnson and the rest of them don't watch cut the in scrutable heron will have swallowed the frog.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
THE AVERAGE GOLFER.

This stroke is not for the average golfer however"-From an expert disquisition on golf. The average golfer; Some call him a
 dup. He's stiffish and angular swinging a
 club; He's painfully lacking in style debon-
 air, But does under so strokes brush ing
 hls hair. The average golfer has never met
 "par;'' s. A hole under six is staShim caviar, He traces each and trap to And sometimes the RhEaage he uses
 i3 coarse. The average golfer in making a round Sows largely the landscape with
 spheroids unfound. Every tenet of form he is known to infringe: The eyes of his caddie induce him to
 crirge. The average golfer though-here is
 the nub- May break all his clubs but he keeps
 up the club The cracks and the kickers some
 gra titude owe; He digs up the divots, but likewise
 the dough. The average golfer is strong from the That follows the eighteenth in fel-
 loWshlp free; And while one can't class him ton
 hole at the sport, No one can deny that he Is a good
 SOr;. The average golfer with me makes a
 hit Unhailed and unheralded, he does his bit. My vote I'll record to keep him off the shelf You see, I'm ar average golfer my. self.
 MAURICE NORRIS .-4n New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
\ National Happenings.

weosssf oa ,s .sssns5wS ssopd- new 9na son cove a n! na"s en the Waltham bi- Wor1ds vyalT srr rsora % by DHs1ns 5ne ship Lucays -nsEs all others in time of crossing the ocean.
 Loss of the bark Ames-perils and hardships of the unfortunate crew reach Madagascar in small boats and are cared for by natives.
 Ultimatum of Corbett-Fitzsimm onS must first fight ~O'Donnel-No other way for him to get on a match with the heavyweight cham pion--O'Do ready to fight for fun or money-Sul- liVan has a few remarks to make.
 The German emperor is worse-his physicians order his removal to Greece-the Inflammation of the kid neys from which he has been suffering has increased and breathing has be- come exceedingly difficult and pain full.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
No Special Session Needed.
(Waterbury Republican,

J
 Two deputations called upon Gov. Holcomb Tuesday and urged him to call a special session of the general assembly to act upon the federal suf- frage amendment. He has not an- nounced his intention but his attitude in the past does not lead to the belief that he will acCede to the request for an extra session.
 The occasion does not seem to re- puire it. Connecticut, always slow to ratify constitutional amendments, has not shown, as whole, any indication that an exception should be made in the case of the suffrage amendment There is no small body of opinion In this state that considers the suffrage amendment as akin to the prohibition amendment in that 1t is an invasion of the sovereignty of the states. Fur thermore suffrage sentiment Is de- cidedlv weak among women of Con- necticut. There Is no widespread de- mand among them for speedy action on this amendment. Those who ap- peared before the governor said that the majority of the people of tho state desire the extra. session but If this Is true there has been no indication of 1t. Tn view of the expense of an extra session. the existence of conslderable opposition to the amendment on the grounds of It's invasion or state self government, and the lack ol general pressure for the extra sosIlon among either women or men. tho governor will be Justified in refusing to convene the general assembly this year,
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29

British minister embraces economy only at the expense of parting with luxury. A great many of the misun. derstandings in this world arise fror2 the fact that people see only the en- Viable in their neighbours possessions, and none of the losses CT responsibilt ities. The occupant of the Fords of this world gaze in malice at the Rolls -Royces-but then, they don't see the bills.
 In the matter of economies, the British have always been less hidef bound than their American cousins, strange as this may seem. Today in Great Britain it is no uhcommon sight to sec the grave head of a, fam fly bicycling on his way to church with a plug hat on his head and tho prayer-book under his arm. Tn America that would be considered undignified. But the Brltons don't see anything undignified in a bicycle-T- they look on 1t only as a common sense-and economical-means of transportation.
 So perhaps the British war min ister will grow accustomed to his new car in time. It may snake his weight down SO that he will enjoy riding ip it a bit more.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29

tempts to gain recognition as 8 branch of the service.
 We would appreciate it if the writer called upon us to prove that there is clique against the Merchant Marine and why there should be. The editorial in Friday nights issue did not disparage the nature of the serv- ice of the men; neither did it attempt to withhold from them due recogni- tion. It recognized the value of the woKll, as anyone who reads English dangers. It was not misnformed when it stated that the Merchant Marine is not a part of the United States military forces. In addition 10 this, The Herald has given, without question, several columns of it's space for the free use of those who wished sailoss. Had there been any desire to repress their just demands, we would not have bothered to allow the letters that were printed get any fur ther than the wastebasket. We stated that no more would be printed because of the fact that the situation had been thoroughly covered by the communications already published. Surely, we may not be accused of fa- voritism because we refuse to give to reiterate arguments that have already been advanced
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
Daylight Saving for New York.
Waterbury Republican.

N"aleTbuTN ftepuDuCdE.)
 New York city is Investigating the possibility of saving daylight saving for it's five million inhabitants. A resolution to continue the daylight saving law in the city has been in troduced in the board of alderm en by it's president, Robert F. Moran, and has been referred to the com- mittee on general welfare. There seems to be little doubt but that it will be adopted and that the largest city in the world will institute day light saving law will follow the ac- tion of New York city. This may come but 1t does not seem probable for upstate New York farmers have been among the more serious opponents of daylight saving.
 But the action of the metropolis should have consid derable effect on other cities nearby and in New Eng land There is evident a good deal of determination on the part of civic bodies in various larger cities to do all that can be done to keep daylight saving for urban dWellers. If New York establishes local daylight saV- ing it should strongly encourage those who are working to get other cities to do the same. Local daylight SaV- ing will be successful in proportion as it spreads and so ceases to be purely local. The inconvenience that daylight saving might mean to New York for example. would be lessened as other large cities nearby adopted it. It Is to be hoped that the move ment that New York seems likely to start will develop momentum inn mediately. 3
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
A Golfing Miracle.
Providence JournaD


 What a dispatch from New York calls golfing miracle occurred on Wednesday at Forest Hills when two players halved the eighteenth hole in one shot
 stewart teed off first, hitting an Iron shot for the hole 145 feet away. and watched his ball triCkle into the hole Then Sleppmyer drove off His ball dropped upon the green and aft = CT short run fell into the cup.'
 If there was ever a brace of shots like this before, let the witnesses now declare the facts or forever after hold their peace.
 It would have been extra ordinary enough if one of these contestants had made the hole in a single shot. That would have provided him with enough to talk about for a year to com. But what shall we say when the law of chances is strained to it's uttermOst and two consecutive shots sail gracefully through the air, pro pelled by rival players with differing physique, method, skill and expert ence, no doubt, and nevertheless end their breathless journeys at the same identical spot?
 The world is not exactly full of cOlnCldenceS but it is liberally sup lied with them. Strange things as this have happened before and will hap pen again. To the philosopher the only wonder is that they do not hap pen oftener. For nature repeats her self in an infinite variety of ways-in human faces, in human experience, in unexpected contracts and juXtaposi- tions, in unaccountable meetings and relationships, in a host of seemingly fanCiful and bizarre occurrences. It is a familiar saying that history also is repetitive. Repetition in fact may fairly be said to be a law of life. So that instead of laying too much stress on this extraordinary and very probably unique record of the eight eenth hole at Forest Hills halved in one, we might properly, on second thought, remark that it is surprising that such results do not happen Oftener.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
TEIE KING OF THE BELGIANS.

Somewhere out in the Gulf Stream, on it's way to New York, the George Washington, favorite ship of Presi- dent Wilson, and known to many doughboys who made the trip across the ocean in her is pursuing it's course to New York with Albert of Belgium, his wife and the Crown Prince aboard. Royalty from the land which was fed, through several years of occupation, by the United States is spects and to witness American in stitutions
 Yesterday the King and his con- sort were allowed 10 get their first taste of our practices when the sail ors and returning doughboys on the 3shlp arranged. for a party" at which Itbe royal passengers were honored Hguests. We can visualize the scene. +rThe heavy, steady steamship meeting each wave of the blue stream waver- + ing with just enough vibration to show the passengers that they are at Hsea, the crystal clear atmosphere of Gulf Stream waters on bright day, the sense of languor and well being Induced by the warm air and de- creased speed of the ship, and the chering, shouting, mass of uniformed men, boyishly playing their games hnd indulging in prize fights, with inn / nense good will and hearty, sports manlike competition.
 It is sure that, once the sports were under way, there was little at
 ention paid to the passengers, that bach American forgot everything else II his fun and played the game" every minute. There was no appear
 nee of staged formality, We know knowing the bluejacket and dough- boy. It was an affair from start to
 nisn, such as no other nation could
 ave put on through the inevitable
 elf consciousness of peoples who are
 sed to kings. We hope that the loyal pair forgot themselves as much
 Is the ones in the sports ignored
 heir presence. That is an indi-
 Ition that they were enjoying ar
 merican pastime and having an
 merican time.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29

assured that la bor sees that it is los- ing it's cause, that 1t may not bring about a universal strike, and the probability is that the rest of the plants will soon be running at normal again. If the Bethlehem plants are forced to close absolutely we may look for a long, hard fight, with the prospects of win for labor, unless the corporations refuse to do business at all We may still be in the dark through the appearance of activity in the plants when there is not really much production. It may not be evi- dent that the factories have ceased entirely, and, needless to say, we will not have real synopsis of the situa- ton which has been he condition i'll the steel world to date
 The crisis is here, and at the Bet h. < lehem plants, upon their policy, de- bends the whole situation. A deci- sion, to some extent, is promised after tonight. It is time for it, that IS certain, and the United States is ready to take the consequences It may not be ready for the long, hard hght that may come about throueh the absolute refusal of the corpora t1ons to treat with their worl<men under conditions,\ which appears a possibility from the attitude of tha officials at this time But the de- mands of business and the wishes of the people will force this conference providing it is proved that there is enough organization among the work men to show that they should be treated as a body. The question is How thoroughly organized are they?' Then, if the greater per centage is in favor of the strike of the whole, 'What4do they wish?"
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
25 YEARS AGO (F'ron the Herald of That Date)
Sept. 29, 1891.

The motors on the summer cars on the electric road are being installed in the closed winter cars which will soon be in use.
 The police made As arrests during the month of September, of which IS were for drunkenness.
 George w. Andrew declined to run for the school board at the republican caucus held last evening.
 There have been 4.475 children enumerated in the schools of the city.
 The directors of the hospital held a meeting in the Y M. C. A. rooms Saturday afternoon and decided not to take any action while the injunction of Attorney Andrew is pending. The injunction will prevent the immediate establishment of an emergency hospi- tai which the directors intended to do.
 There were six real estate sales in New Britain last week and mortgages to the amount of $41,70O.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
SPREADING PROPAGANDA.

Rome, Sept. 29.-Bolshevik and Spartac cIst propaganda is beirg poured into Italy through the extreme radi- cal socialist Italian organs which have a large circulation. on the eve of the recent general strike special edition of the Avanti,' the most radi- cal of all the revolutionary journals, was published. It praised the work of Lenine and Trotzky and lauded the Spartacist movement in Germany. It had large photographs of all the Bolshevik and Spartacist leaders in all the countries. Bela Kun, then the leader of the Hungarian Soviets. was given especial prominence.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
THE DESIRE TO RIOT.

Mankind is daily giving away to it's hysterical temperament, brought on probably, by the strain of the war and the uncerta ainty of the times The slightest subterfuge, which might scarcely have caused a ripple on the surface of public calm four years ago. IS seized upon by the individuals who must create disorder and bring about violence, and riot of great conse- quence follows. The effect of the war upon us all has been such that we must avoid all tendency to radical ism, lest, in our unsettled condition. We go further than we had intended and lncite others to do likewise.
 The time of horror brought on bv the striking policemen in the city of Boston is a familiar indication of the lengths to which certain classes of the popnlace will go. In Omaha yester day, a comparatively trivial incident brought about a temporary reign of panic out of all proportion to the cir sumstances A negro had been ac- cused or crime against a white woman, with the usual result-there was a mob formed with the idea of lynching him. Ordinarily. the mob would have easily obtained the pris- oner, lynched him, and called it a day, or it would have failed in it's purpose through the vigilance of the police and' after making various threats of no real consequence, would have re- tired. Yesterday it was different, The negro was not obtainable. but the mob could not be quieted, and before the day was over one man who had nothing to do with the crime was dead and others were seriously wounded The jail in which the mol, suspected th heir intended victim was lncarcerated was burned, while the lines of hose to the fire were cut. and there was a race riot of no small pro- portions under way. The police coli fessed themselves helpless in coping with the crowd and United States troops were called out. And it was all about one negro who had committed crime and was receiving such protection as the law allows his kind. One may feel as he likes about the punishment of the guilty man, but there was no occasion for the riot which, probab by. every man in the crowd that ran loose will admit when he allows his reason to again over- come his hysteria.
 The action of a group of Southern negroes who recently approved of the lynching of one of their race who was guilty of crime against white woman is an unexpected but welcome dem onstration of good judgmen on their part. They cannot consistently approve of perverts because they take it as an insult to their race be- cause one of them is made to suffer through violence.
 White men were guilty of the troubles in Omaha, however-guilty because they allowed the riot to reach the proportions it did and allowed them selves to endanger the lives of many through setting fire to get one man.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
country to see the devastation that

country to see the devastation that had been worked there and the effects of the generous relief the American people had contributed. We have no idea but that the American people will rejoice to see this king and queen whose fortunes have been followed through four years of war with such deep sympathy. If Belgium wants to become a republic all right. But if she Is satisfied with her king it is not for us to consign him to perdi- tiOn
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
British Economies.
Bridgeport Post)

A despatch tells us that Winston Churchill, British minister of war. has sold his lls-Royce and pur- chased a Ford as part of the com paign of economy now waging in Great Britain. The British minister Is a large person and the despatch describes In some details the an- guished look which he bestowed upon his cquipage, after riding In it to Downing Street for the first time.
 But 1t is on old and true saying that we can't have everything. The
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
MORE MERCHANT MARINE.

We read with interest a com- munication from one of the "Mer- in another New Britain paper alleging that The Herald Is aligned with certain clique of "outside, interests
 who are attempting to disparage the Merchant Marine and fighting it's at
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
UHE. STRIKE AT BFrTHLEH ECN

Early reports from the headquar- lsrs of the Bethlehem Steel plants hem to indicate that the threatened ] 3rike of workers in those mills will lot reach as serious proportions as tere expected, and predicted by the bor leaders. It was stated in dis Rtch from there this morning that &hly few men had left their work, bose being mechanics, mainly of hat are termed the "drifter'' type
 labor. In other words, the men hsS 20ah is given to moving from
 Be for no apparent reason.
 fitted, howeveE, that the
 the strength of the strike
 Y,ne. this evening when the k7f sSffssis due to go to work.
 st this writing there is no news 5m Hom estead, Braddock, Rankin
 Clairton, the locations of the big fls of the Carnegie Steel Company, ere the officials of the company are Hay making drive to recruit their rces back to normal. They have sumed that a large number of brkers have been kept from their bs by intimidation, and, acting upon Rt assumption, have promised that
 who wish to return today will be Fotected from any chance of vio- Bnee. Should there be anything ap- roximating 8 return to work on a large scale, it is a surety that the backbone of the strike has been broken and that the companies are Bure of their grounds. On the other hand, should there be further Walkout, labor will have scored heavily, with greater prospects of winning than heretofore
 With the conflicting claims of sue bA still very hard to reach a conclu- n for ones self upon the possibility
 a settlement either way. We may .pt be sure that the hand of Poster tRd Fitzgerald does not hold the high Hrds in the game by reading the Placements of the corporations. &either can we be sure of what the 6oor leaders claim. Both sides are living for the psychological effect
 8 claimed victory as an aid to cir cause.
 2rike to materialize, with a nearly Drmal number of workers at their bsts this time tomorrow, we may be
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
FACTS AND FANCIES

s There was once a Sherman, gen. eral, who declared that war is something or other" There Is a modern Senator Sherman who in eff feet says that "peace is that same thing. g."-Savannah News.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29

MT. Hoover observes that "the pop ulations of Europe must be brought to the realization that productivity must be instantly increased." Which is merely high the fact that it Is Europe's business to get on the job and go to Manchester Union.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29
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New Britain herald., 1919-09-29

Doubtless it is a small per cent. of our people who can remember back to those good old times when every body used to be wakened by the cheery sound made by the cook pounding the beefsteak for breakfast Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29

Some day the rest of us may union ize and strike against striking.-Al bany Journal.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-29

With the decisive defeat of James R. Nugent, the wet" candidate for the democratic nomination for gov ernor of New Jersey, the ghost of John Barleycorn becomes less terri flying. g.-Spring gfeld Republican,