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may seek the distingui shed honor of serving as our states chief exec Kutive, may we hope their ambition be denied them at this critical time, when the call of distressed peo- pie is asking that a seasoned states man be permitted to untangle the unfortunate state of affairs exist ing in our beloved commonwealth.
 Arkansas needs no further "expe- rimenting" in the matter of elect 1 ing governors.
 Our good ship of state has drift ed out into the troubled waters of reckless extravaganza, whose wild waves threaten to engulf her in a whirlpool of accommodating debt, out of which she may not be able to em- erge for half century.
 The greatest menace to the peace and prosperity of the people of this state are the professional pof1tl- clans" who play the game for per sonal gain, and who are now tam pering" with the deck in a desper- ate effort to draw the "high card' at the August primary.
 God grant that they do not sue ceed.
 But unless the people arouse them- selves to sense of supreme duty, unless the "bread winners" of the land assert their power at the polls, then we cannot expect to hope for anything more than continuation of misglideiA A5 justice ,is as the "par- i don attorneys" and useless army of statehouse employees settle down once more to their lucrative labors at the growing expense of the over burdened> taxpayer, and in utter dis regard of the welfare of the state. There is ray of light, an unbroken word of promise to which we would direct your earnest attention. It ap- pears in the person of Hon. Thomas c. McRae, the veteran statesman of Nevada county.
 He has been tried and found as true as steel. He is growing old, and ! for that reason and that alone,. the opposition declares he should not be elected governor of his native state. charge against him; growing old in the honest, faithful service of the state whose every citizen he loves, whose every interest appeals to his tenderest thought, whose past he | helped to make glorlouS, WnoSe Iu- ture he hopes to help guide. Grow ing old, but looking back over his life's busy trail and searching each day of the departed years, there is not found single "blot or blemish" against the lovable' character of T. | c. McRae. We need such man for governor; his experience in af- fairs of state, his rugged honesty, his loyalty to the principles of de- mocracy, all serve to make him the logical man to place in the gover- nor's office at this particular time. He has no friends to reward; other than to give them the benefits of
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an honest, just and economic admin istration, for which the masses are clamoring g; no foes to punish, except those who would undertake to furth- CT mismanage the business of his be- loved state. With no ambition to serve other than to round out his public career solely in the interest of the whole people, and with the knowledge that Arkansas must halt the mad stampede of extravaganza if she would longer hope to enjoy pros perity which is rightfully here. MT. McRae offers to you his candidacy and respectfully invites the support of this state.-Randolph County Democrat.
 Adv THOMAS C. M RAE.
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Cairo Explosion
 Injured 150 People

Cairo, H., April s.-The explosion which yesterday wrecked outbuild- ings at the Aetna Explosives com pany plant at Fayville, near here killed four persons, injured more than '150 and caused an estimated property loss of approximately $300,- 00o Three persons were injured se- riously.
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May Hold Democratic
 Meet at Oakland

Chicago. April B.. Fred Lynch, na- tional committeeman from Minne- sota, said here today that dissatis faction of democratic party leaders with the accommodation at Sa,l Francisco will be aired at the na. tional committee meeting here April 20. when poll to move the conven- ton across the bay to Oakland will be presented.
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PEACE THROUGH JUDICIAL
 FINDING.

The resolution in Congress to de- clare state of peace with Germany will only make more complex an al s ready complicated situation, says the Commercial-Appeal. In the first place it will delay rather than has ten the establishment of officia peace relations and it will do nottl. ing towards settlement of tn, state of hostilities prevailing in a great part of the world. We need hardly mention that on the day the resolution is introduced French troops march into Germany. Japan seizes the Russian port of Vladivos- tok, Russian radicals are in state of war with Poland as well as a part of their own country, Italy is near to war with Jugo-Slavia, Turkey is sul- len and rcbellious and the former empire of Austria is in a state of collapse. Individual judgment will dictate the conclusion as to how far our rejection of the peace treaty has influenced this rekindling of racial animosities and conflicts.
 There can be no doubt, however, about the delay that will be caused by the new plan to set up the shadow in place of the substance of peace It will reopen the flood gates of discussion in the Senate by furnish ing new matter for interminable oratory. Unless something like q miracle happens the resolution will be the subject of debate when the electorate of the nation next Novcm- ber passes upon the treaty of Yer sailles. The proposed action will be futile, too, because neither house will be able to muster up the neces- sary two-thirds vote to pass the resolution over the veto of the pres- ident,
 All of us know full we'll that 8 congressional resolution can not su- persede international arrangements by which the prizes of war are se- cured to their winners. By so doing we will forfeit all legal claims to en- emy property and ships seized by us and we cannot compel Germany to pay for American property seized by her. All other rights and privileges guaranteed to us in the treaty of Versailles will be at the mercy of German consent with the possibility that even this might not be recog- nized by the other allied powers. To all this must be added the i'll will of all the nations that have been our friends and comrades.
 But above and beyond all these considerations is the clash that the resolution provokes between two of our three equal and coordinate branches of government with the possibility that the third may also be brought into the case. The legis- lative authority seeks in the resolu- tion introduced to deprive the exe- cutive authority of its constitutional right to make peace. Should Con- gross succeed in overriding the pres idantial veto the only result would be that the validity of the action would be submitted to decision by the judicial authority of the United States supreme court. This third branch of government would then become the final treaty making auth ority of the nation. However, the people will have acted long before the supreme court is permitted to act.
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THE STATION FIRE.

In these times of labor and mate rial shortages and high prices, the loss by fire of the Union Station at Little Rock is severe blow to that city. It is hard blow to the al- ready distraught railroads. The Lit tie Rocks fire loss is frightful. The whole situation there demands a drastic remedy and immediate.
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UNSEAT NEGROES.

Jacksonville, Fla, April s.-With- drawal of two negro delegates from Jacksonville restored harmony in the annual convention of the state feder
 ation of labor after three days of wrangling which resulted in the walkout yesterday of the Miami, St. Augustine, St. Petersburg and other
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delegations and today the conven- ton for the first time since 1t pe- gan last Monday is occupied in the deliberation of matters which have not been brought up because of the difference over seating of the ne- prOeS
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Will Not Welcome
 Irish President

Jackson, Miss, April 8.-Officers of the board of trade, Rotary Club of Kiawana's clubs have declined to take any part in the program being planned for the visit of President DeValera of the "Irish Republic" scheduled to speak here April 19.
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MARINE STRIKE ORDERED.

Paris, April S.-A strike of mari time workers has been ordered by the Marine Union in all parts of France. The strike is already in ef- feet at Marseilles and Dunkirk.
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France or else renounce the action of France. There is every possibility of trou
 ble for everyone on the other side of the Atlantic in the present situation.
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There's one thing about the west they've retained more lawyers than any other organization in the United States, and in most cases they have better ones. They need them.
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THE KIND OF GOv-
 ERK0R ARKANSAS
 NEEDS JUST NOW

(Reprinted from Randolph County Democrat.)
 A much appreciated editorial, and entirely unsolicited
 With the kindest of feelings to- wards the several young gentlemen who may aspire to the governor ship of Arkansas at the August pri- mary, and without any apology to the "professional politicians' who
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
COBBLER FINED FOR
 SELLING RED WINE
Arch Street Man Pays $25 -Greenberg Opens Drive
 to End SrhI h Stores.

Tn the interests of the ponce Ae- partment, Thomas Dyson, sfrd IS, procured a bottle of Italian wtnJ for which he rendered a marked sf bill to Salvador Longo last night. Sergeant William c. Hart and Patrolman Peter McEvoy entered Longo's place of business. which is an Arch street shoemaker shop, and seized a jug of the same fluid, placing the proprietor under arrest on a charge of selling liquor without having a license. Judge John H. 'Kirkham imposed a fine of s25 and costs. Lawyer David l.. Nair represented the accused.
 Patrolman McEvoy. the policeman on the Arch street beat, had received numerous reports concerning the sale of wine in Longo's shop. Last night he reported the matter to Sergeant Hart. The policeman marked a bill and recorded It's number after which the boy entered the place. He returned in a few mnutes with the bottle. Lon 20 admitted having made the sale, the policemen testified. and they re- covered the marked bill in his pocket.
 Longo offered in explanation of the that the boy complained of illness and asked for a drink. He gave the bottle as gift, refusing to accept money, whereupon Dyson threw the bill on the counter and ran out of the store. Longo then placed the bill in his pocket, according to his story, and the policemen entered. -..
 Tn asking for the imposition of nne. Prosecutor Greenberb announced the opening of drive against stores and shoemaking establishments where. in his opinion. a thriving H. legitimate liquor business is being carried on. Lawyer Nair argued that his client had rendered gift in good faith and had pocketed the money only after the boy had run away. The wine. he explained. was for domestic uses
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
STAGG IN CUSTODY ON
 ENTERTAINMENT COUNT
Former Secretary at Soldiers Home at Noroton Said to
 Be Short in Accounts.

k Stamford. Conn. Dec. f5.-Thomas IT. staag. formerly accountant and secretary at the Fitch's Home for Soldiers at Noroton. was arrested at tho Grand Central station in New Yort today. on n warrant held here char xinR him with stealing $S,000 of the states funds entrusted to him.
 StagR disappeared in October. 1919, and circulars asking for his arrest e.ere sent all over the country He Vas seen in the station by Fred Baur. a grocer of Noroton. who noti- ned a detective. Stasg was in a telephone booth at the time. After he had been arrested and identified m officer brought him to this city.
 StagR was employed as an ac- countant at the Home and became its aecretary and in that capacity re- fc1Vsd from tho state comptroller moneys for the Homo. It ls charged that he manipulated the books SO that for time he concealed the mis- use of ss,000 which the comptroller had given him. He fled when an error was found.
 Since his disappearance his wife n a brought an action for divorce nnd custody of two minor children and this is pending.
 George Stagg. a son, is being looked Tor by police of New York, Connec- lieut. and Washington state, on q charge of kidnapping his (George's) son from his former home dn Seattle
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
WOMEN OUT OF LUCK
Massachusetts Electors Have Little Desire to Put Fair Sex in onfce, Other Than School Committees.

Boston, Dec. 15.-Women candi- dates, except those for school commit tee places, fared poorly in the munich pal elections held in 16 Massachusetts cities according to delayed returns which were completed early today. This is attributed in part to stormy weather which kept many voters at home. In Attleboro, Mrs Eliza Dag gett, candidate for mayor received only S4 votes out of total exceeding 5000. There were three other candi- dates and MayerfRRkni E. Brady was reelected. SarsEGasark Mendum, re- publican candidate for alderman in Woburn, Mrs. William H. Kirby, can- didate for alderman large in Rev. erly and Mrs. Arabella w. Wilson, who was on the common council ticket in Maiden were all defeated.
 Thirteen of the cities voted to ac- cept the state act placing boxing under control of a state commission and to permit amateur sports on Sunday afternoons. Six voted yes on the state act for licensing beverages containing not more than 2.75 per cent of alcohol.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
NO DIVIDEND DECLARED
Keystone Tire Company Passes Per Gent Quarterly Explaining That It is Desirable to Conserve Cash.

New York, Dec. 15.-Directors of the Keystone Tire Co! today decided to pass the quarterly dividend of 3 per cent due at this time
 In explanation of the omission of the dividend the directors issued a statement explaining that while the preferred stock dividend for the en- tire year has been earned by wide margin, directors consider it to the ultimate advantage of the company to conserve cash resources until nor mal conditions again prevail in the industrial and financial world"
 The statement added that "a con- servative manufacturing program looking toward reduction of inven- tories and establishment of the ut- most manufacturing and merchandis- ing efficiency" had been adopted and declared that this had considerably strengthened the financial position of the company.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
MORGANTHAU SELECTED
Wilson Has Decided Upon Former Ambassador To Turkey as Mediator Tn Armenian-Turkish Problem.

Washington, Dec. 15.-(By Associ- ated Press)-Henry Morgenthau. of New York, former ambassador to Turkey has been selected by President Wilson to act as the presidents per- sonal representative in mediating be- tween the Armenians and the Turkish Nationalists.
 Mir. Morgenthau conferred with Act ing Secretary Davis at the state de- partment. today. receiving final i'm structions as to his mission. The de- partment however. has not yet heard from the league of nations in response to the presidents request for further information as to. procedure.
 Mir. Morgenthau's appointment will not be officially announced until late today. He is expected to begin his work as soon as the president has heard from the league of nations.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
ONE MAN CARS HERE
To Be Operated on the Arch Street IAno Next weck-Cars VIII Not Go to Plainville.

Radical changes will be made on the Arch and West Main street lines
 of the Connecticut company some
 time next week. One man cars will be operated on the Arch street line
 on a twenty minute schedule. This
 will give the cars ten minutes to go
 down Arch and ten to return The
 cars will hereafter go around the
 triangle at the center as the Berlin cars do at present.
 Superintendent Beardsley said this morning that the trolleys will be operated on this twenty minute schedule and will leave the triangle
 at IS. 35. and 55 minutes past the hour.
 The West Main street cars will run | on the usual fifteen minute schedule
 hut instead of going down Arch street I or turning the corner at the triangle they will. when coming in from Plainvilie. go as far as the Methodist ] church, make the switch and then re- turn on the right side of the triangle. | This will avoid the delay in trolley traffic at the south of the park.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
SEVEN SAILORS SAVED,
 OTHERS THOUGHT LOST
Sharp Watch Kept Along Conn. Shore For Survi-
 vors of Lighter.

Bridgeport, Dec. 15.-A sharp watch was being kept along the harbor front and the Fairfield and Stratford shores today for traces of the missing boat from the steam lighter Calvin Tomp- kins of New York, which is missing. The lighter went down off this harbor yesterday after having sprung leak. Two boats with seven men were pick ed up. Water front men inclined to the opinion that the missing boat would make shore or had been picked up.
 The seven men who were rescued from the steam lighter Calvin Tomp- kins'' were:
 H. Broadhurst of Elizabeth, N. J., chief engineer; John Hagget, New York; Albert Steckles, Elizabeth, N. J.; Harry Forrest, Brooklyn; E. l.. Fleanye, Elizabeth, N. J.; Joseph Tremanas, New York, and Alex Was ilwaski, Elizabeth, N. J.
 According to the story told by the survivors today, these seven men put off in a small rowboat, while Captain Wm. Laconte master of the lighter, with four other members of the crew, left in another boat. The boat manned by Broadhurst and his six companions had gone about 100 yards from the sinking vessel when the other boat appeared to capsize. After row. ing about where the captains boat dis appeared for some time, Engineer Broadhurst finally gave up the search and headed for land. They landed at the Bridgeport lighthouse and their boat was smashed in making it.
 The lost steamer was loaded with 133 tons of castings from Elizabeth. port, N. J., for Bridgeport.
 This morning the tug Robert Nc. Allister is engaged in a search fol trails of the missing boat along tht shore front. The cabin and part o ' the deck of the Calvin Tompkins' was washed ashore at Seaside Parl this morning.
 Those believed to be lost are:
 Captain Wm. Lacompte of New . York: John Kane, mate, Brooklyn; George Blythe, Elizabeth, N J.; Harry Arkenan, Jersey City and Michael Kaplesky, Jersey City.
 Later statements by the survivors say that only three men of the five missing had succeeded in getting into the small boat and that two were or the Calvin Tompkins' when both craft went down.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
CARPENTERS STATEMENT
French "Pug" Denies He Will Fight Anyone Before His Big Match With Jack Dempsey.

London, Dec. 15.-Georges Car pentier, today declared f1atly that he would not fight any one, prior to his match with Jack Dempsey. This statement was made in answer to widely published reports that he was about to sign for a match with Moran and that he also would fight Tommy Burns, the former worlds champion.
 Carpenter said it did not make the slightest difference to him where he tried for the championship. Any place in the world suits me" he de- clared.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
Rec. John L. Davis Discloses His Method of Getting Closer to the People-Win Preach On It Sunday Eve ming.

In order to get closer to the people to whom he breaches, Rev. John l.. Davis of the Methodist church has adopted a plan often read in stories and seen in the movies, but hardly ever noted in real life. and certainly never before in this city-that of go- ing in disguise and taking employment fin a factory in order to obtain the workingman's point of view and to observe conditions for himself. Today Rev Mir. Davis gave the first intima- tion that any one, with the exception of one man, has had of his temporary double life''.
 Gets Job in Factory.
 Last summer. the clergyman ex- plained, he donned some old and shabby garments and went to a local employment agency where he got a job in a local factory. He worked for about a week or so, without anyone discovering his identity except the superintendent, who happened to be a member of his own parish. but he kept the secret. Recently, Rev. Mir. Davis said, he recognized his former foreman in his congregation but the latter did not recognize him.
 Taking his experience of last sum- IneT aS DaSlS, heN. MT. LAWS VIII preach a special sermon on this coming Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock on the topic: What I Saw and Heard While Working in a Local Factory" He will include in his talk conditions as he observed them, expounding on various and will attempt to bring in a vein of optimism at this time when business seems so dull.
 Quotes old Professor.
 In speaking of this experience, Rev. Mir. Davis explained that he did not adopt this plan in order to spy on the or to spy on the em- ployers, rather to get first hand infor- nation. Quite aptly telling \ his the pastor says: When l was in college one of my old profess sors said to me: Now Davis, when you get out into the world and get to preaching, don't use a whole lot of and Biblical language. io to the shops of the people among whom you work and learn to talk heir talk. Get close to the people if ,ou would be successful ar
 Rev. MT. Davis will embody many hings in this sermon. He will tell of he attitude of some workers, ex- oiaining how he himself had occasion 10 awaken several from their slum- berrs. He will also tell in detail of real conditions and believes that he has a of vital interest to every body. employees and employers.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
NEW FUEL IS DEVELOPED
Pittsburgh Scientist Claims Excellent Results From Coke Dust and Parti- clcs of Soft Coal Combined.

Pittsburgh. Dec. 15.-The gas con- servation and smoke -~adu~.ion cam paign of the Pittsburgh station of the U. S. Bureau of Mines and civic organ nations, has developed a new fuel, composed of coke dust and particles of soft coal, offic a'e of the bureau announced here today.
 The new fuel has boon tested and the bureau of mines officials urge that residents of Pittsburgh district use it. not only as a gas conservation and smoke reduction measure but as a more efficient heat producer.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-15
MARRIED 25 YEARS
Mir. and Mrs. John J. Mulvihin Ob- served Happy Event Last Evening Friends Contribute Gifts.

MT. and Mrs. John Mulvihill of 54 South High street, observed the 18th anniversary of their wedding at their home last evening. They entertained members of a whist club of which Mrs. Mulvihll is a mem Der, and immediate members of the family. The couple were married at St. Mary's church on December IA, 1895, by Rev. M. A. Bailey. Mrs. Mulvfhill was Miss Fannie Allen. Seven children blessed the union, five of whom are living. They are, Fran cis Mulvihill, president of the Mulvihill Electric company; Miss Florence Mulvihin, Miss Mildred Mul- vihill and John J. Mulvihill, Jr.
 The couple were remembered with tokens from the whist club and their children in the nature of silverware. MT. Mulv;hill Is employed as a su- perintendent at the Hart and Cooley company. He is one of the most prominent members of New Britain lodge, Loyal Order of Moose.