New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 18, 1914, Page 6

;g EERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY. : Proprietors. .ud delly (Sunday excepted) ¢ Herald Buildias, 8 cn’mn g Hntered st the Post Office at New Britain @8 Bocond Class Mali Matter. « ! —_— ihliv-r-fl by carrier to any part of the oity for 15 Conts & Week, 65 Cents a Month. | @ubscriptions tor paper to .be sent by matl, Dayable in advance. 60 Cents & Wonth, $7.00 & year. The %o, profizsble adveruring meatum 1n fty. Circulation books and press I\ ¥n always vpen to sdvertisers. The Herald will be found on aate at Fota fing’s News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York City; Board Walk, Atlsntic City, and Hartford depot. TRWLEPHONE CALLS. ness Oce al Rooms ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF NEW YORK’S MAYOR. It was four years ago this coming August that a crazy man shot Mayor Gaynor of New York and while he did not kill him it undoubtedly had something to do with his sudden death afterwards. Yesterday another irresponsible individual shot at Mayor Mitchel, the bullet going wide of its mark and striking the city corpora- tion counsel, who was with the mayor, in the face. The wound will not prove fatal but that is not the fault of the man who fired the shot. The police say he is mentally unbalanced with an imaginary grievance against the mayor and he is quoted in the morning’s newspapers as saying that he is sorry for what he did. It is unfortunate that the lives of public men should be endangered by cranks and those with fancied griev- ances. Three presidents of the United States have been killed by such hands, another president has been shot and still carries the bullet and an attempt has been made on the lives of two mayors of New York city. It is hard to say that such acts are the result ©of the teachings of any individual or fbody of men, although it will be re- <alled that Senator Root in a speech a few years ago in favor of Governor Hughes, attributed the assassination of President McKinley to the inflamma- tory articles which appeared in a eertain New York newspaper. Whether such things are true or not the fact remains that those assaults continue at irregular intervals and when the act is committed the same old ques- tion arises as to the reason, the in- jured person rarely knowing his as- sailant. Assassinations are more or less common in European countries, but the alleged reasons for such crlmes there are groundless here. It is a sad commentary on our' free country, whére every man has a chance for success that our public officials need a body guard to save them from as- sassination. SCHOLAR IN POLITICS. Under the head of ‘The Scholar in Politics,” Secretary of the Navy Daniels made an address today before the student body of Western Reserve university, and sald that the leader of the future would be the scholar, the man who stood rearless of the sneer of the “boss.” He referred to President Wilson and Thomas Jeffer- son as conspicuous examples of those who posgessed the necessary qualifica- tions and who had veen successful because of their scholarly training. The speaker then added that the country has suffered because of the lack of the scholar in politics. Secretary Daniels undoubtedly had in mind men who held high positions, such for instance as in the presidency or congress, but even in those places his statement is open to argument, as two of the most noted 'prealdentg the country has had during the past half century were Lincoln and Cleveland, and neither was a schqlar in the sense that the "secretary used that term. Education is desirable and it is a valuable asset for a public man, but a college training is not by any means necessary for the proper tran- saction of public business; on the con- trary unless such a man has char- acter and the aptitude for the work tc be done he will be a failure. Scholars will fit into many places, but there are many more where the man with a common school educa- tion will accomplish more and do better work. A man may be able to work out an intricate problem in mathematics, for instance, and still not be able to drive as good a bar- gain for a city in purchasing a pair of horses, a carload of hay or the supplies for the town poor as the man whose education was obtained in the district school and who fol- lowed it up Wwith active experience In certain flelds of hard labor. Our schools and. colleges are do- ing a wonderful work in this country, but the former are doing more than the latter, because in the first place they turn out the best product, and more of it. When weakness s found In publlc places and there is corrup- Hon in govermment it is usually the big fellows ‘Who are at the bottom SOCIALISTS IN LAST ELE(‘TIO\., The Bridgeport Post says that New Britain is one of the few the state where the socialists have | no hold and that the best they could | do at the last election was to get 158 votes. A socialist leader says that the socialists have about 300 voters in New Britain and that they al- ways vote at an election of any con- about 150 socialists Quigley. It is a well known fact that so- cialists who belong to a section, so- called, which means in effect that they are organized and pledged to support the socialist platform, will not vote for the candidates of another party. It is impossible, however, to hold men to this pledge and there has been ample evidence of it shown in New Britain. ‘When the soclalists had five mem- bers in the council some years ago they had written out their regisna- tions and left them witn the officers of their section, so that if they de- parted from the socialist platform or voted for candidates or measures con- trary to the socialist doctrine, the resjgnations would be sent to the council by the section and the so- cialists elected by the people would be obliged to vacate their places. The first to break away from the plat- form was Mr. Tourtellotte, who seemed to feel that nothing could be accomplished by forcing the socialist idea with only five votes out of twenty-one to back it up and sought the help of other forces and was willing to give his own help ‘in re- | turn, which was a wise course to fol- low. This led to trouble in the sec- | tion, however, and it was hinted that if the section sent in Mr. Tourtel- lotte’s resignation no attention would be paid to it. ‘When the terms of the flve socialists ended the influence of the party also ended and it was announced soon after that the sec- tion had disbanded. The party has had some growth since, but it has never succeeded in electing any one to office and so far as the Herald | knows Mr. Quigley is the first nom- inee of the old parties they ever helped to elect. supported Mr. COXEY’'S ARMY HALTS. Trouble has come to the great) friend of the people, General Coxey, his heart is sorrowful and the faithful mule drawing the state coach no longer carries his ears in the air. The army has been drinking and, the fife and drum corps, the 'music of which kept the soldiers in step, has | swapped its instruments for beer, the battled scarred warriors drank until | they became noisy and fell into the hands of a village constable, who doesn’t know a government bond from a piece of cheese, and were locked up. The general was indig- nant and it was feared that he would | impose severe discipline on the men who had broken ranks at the sight of a beer emporium. “We are trying to teach the people a great moral lesson,” said the gen- cral between gasps as he surveyed the constable marching a batch of the army to the lockup, all singing that tcuching martial hymn: “There’'s a | Hole in the Bottom of the Sea,” “and you’ll destroy it all if you persist in getting drunk.” “Hurrah for the general,” yelled one fellow as he threw his arms around the constable for support, and the army joined in the ovation. The army has a bad attack of spring fever, it is feared that the re- mainder of the march will be slow and that it will be late when it hits ‘Washington. The last despatch said that the army was resting and the mule was munching the grass while the general and his courier on the donkey were nibbling at the contents of a paper bag supposed to contain refreshments not generally given to soldiers. FACTS AND FANCIES. March was the worst month yet in regard to fires, according to the sta- tistics just made public by the New York Journal of Commerce. The total value of property that was burned is given as $25,612,750, as compared with $17,511,000 a year ago and $16,- 650,850 in 1910. The fire flend seems to prosper no matter who's elected.— ‘Waterbury Republican, “I gee the Baldwin backers in the press continue to try and stir up trou- ble for the republicans. But take it from me, the old man has got to fight this time without secret as- sistance from the republican ma- chine. There is fun in the air and I will tell more about it later on,” said one of Connecticut’s best known politicians in talking over possibili- ties.—Bridgeport Post. One can hardly find appropriate words with which to characterize the fatheadedness of Senator Borah, his ridiculous declaration that this nation “has started on a march to the Pan- ama canal and will not stop until it gets there” and his equally fatuous declaration that, “once our flag goes up in Mexico it never comes down.” ‘What rot. And what dangerous and malignant distortion of the intentions of the United States!—Ansonia Senti- cities of | sequence. This same gentleman added | The democratic v that he was inclined to think that | IWEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, +1914. 10WN TALK. politician delights in ex- amining the figures after an election is giving some atten- tion to the returns from the fifth and sixth wards from last HE average l who since 1910 and has now dwindled in local elections, at least, £o as to cause democratic leaders to- think it over and look for the cause. When Mr. Halloran ran against O. F. Curtis four vears ago he polled 2,807 votes as against 2,- 205 for Mr. Curtis and of this total Mr. Halloran received 883 in the sixth ward as against 188 for his op- ponent and in the fifth ward his vote was 590 as against 182 for Mr. Cur- tis. In 1912 Mr. l"lallnran's vote in the fifth ward dropped to 569 and that of Colonel Thompson, the republican nominee for mayor, went up to 197, while in the sixth ward the former’s vote was but 763 and that of the col- onel's went to 231. The total vote for Mayor Halloran that year was 2,516 and that of Colonel Thomp- son 2,441. This week produced the on the decrease greatest surprise of ‘all, for while the | total vote cast had been increasing all the time it went to 6,378 this time without counting the vote that had been cast for other mayoralty can- didates and the vote for Mr. Halloran in the fifth ward came down to 473 and that of Mr. Quigley went up to 398 and in the sixth ward the latter polled 635 votes to 726 for Mr. Hal- loran. Here is a situation that calls for some sort of an explanation, for although the vote had been increas- ing the democratic pluralities had been decreasing. Mayor Halloran ran well in the other wards, the total figures showing that he ran 191 ahead of the registrar, which is a fair basis for comparison, in the city. Had he won by that many votes it would have been more in accordance with the general expectation on the eve of election. The great run made by Mr. Quigley cannot be accounted for in republican votes alone. He ran over two hundred behind his ticket, but there were republicans who undoubtedly cut him and who did not vote for any one for mayor so that he must have received the votes of socialists as well as of dem- ocrats. The tendency in the north- ern wards has evidently been towards republicanism, although Senator Lan- ders made a good showing in the fifth in the last state and nafional election. The votes in the northern wards this week are as much of a surprise to the republicans as to the democrats. The latter were allowed a thousand majority in the fifth and sixth wards in the republican pre- | election estimate so that the count almost took their breath away. There hasn’t been much talk of the defect in the machine in the fourth ward at the last election for the rea- son, perhaps, that it did not fail to work .until. the .polls were closed and an effort was made to open it up for the count. It was found necessary, however, to obtain the services of an expert in order to open the ma- chine. The question has been asked what the result would have been if the machine failed to operate during the day. ‘If it did another machine would be pressed into use, an extra one having been provided in each ward. The objection raised to the use of machines in Hartford be- cause of the lefect in the recording of the vote there for mayor in the last election, does not seem to have raised any objection in New Britain, but there would probably have been a kick had the fourth ward machine caused any inconvenience in this city. New Britain now owns twelve ma- chines and they are all paid for, the last two having been purchased about three or four years ago, the city pay- ing cash for them, so that there is no likelihood of their being discarded, j not at least for some time to come. They have never caused any trouble here but the same cannot be said of the old ballot. There have been sev- eral recounts in the wards and the exact count has been Just that many times de- layed. In omne instance an effort was made to have the legislature order all | the boxes opened but it refused to do | s0. That was when O, F. Curtis was beaten by T H. Brady for represen- tative by a few votes. The Vote, how- ever, was recounted at the end of six months when the boxes were opened for the purpose of destroying the bal- lots, but while the count was not exactly the same as that made originally the error increased the ma- jority of Mr. Brady to a small extent. It was the constant delay in the count that caused New Britain to abandon the ballot for the machine and there has never been any reason to regret it. The vote and the winners are known within about half an hour of the time when the polls close. The expenses incident to election are less with the machines than with the bal- lot, besides there are no peddlers and there is more order around the polls. This is something to rejoice over, An- other argument in their favor is that they provide absolute secrecy for the voter. While mayor some vyears ago, Judge Walsh in his annual message called attention to the wise provision of the charter which permits the terms of only one-half the member- ship of the council to expire in the same year, so that the city always has the benefit of at least a certain number of experienced members at all times. A number of changes have been made in the personnel of the council this year, but the old leaders all remain. Aldermen Christ, Taw- ver and Kerwin and Councilmen Lan- ders and Marwick are still in the cewneil and presumably will continue to influence legislation. The mayor- elect is believed to have more sup- porters in the council this year than he had last year, in fact, he has pretty close to an even break, and if there were any appointments to make he might be in a position to name the men to be appointed. About the only ’possuons to be filled are a water commissioner for the democrats and a president pro tem, and there is no apparent likellhood of there being any. change, Mr. Egan being likely to be returned to the water board and Alderman Christ as president pro tem. He is a very capable official and makes an excellent choice for the re- publicans. He understands the city business thoroughly, is a splendid parliamentarian and a good floor leader. It would be difficult, if not impossible, for the republieans to ob- tain as good a man out of the present membership of the council. If the terms of other city officlals ended this year there might be some changes, so that Mr. Quigley will be a year in office before he can reach any of those officers should he be so inclined. Ever since the election there has been more or less talk of Judge F. B. Hungerford for corporation counsel in place of the present occupant of the cffice, James E. Cooper, but the latter has another year to serve and in the meantime many things may happen. A new administration usually makes many changes, but the council has not always been in sympathy with Mr. Quigley, and while all are ready and probably willing to work to- gether for the general good, there may not be the same unanimous dis- position to change officials. Mr. Quig- ley may not be the same aggressive member under the new conditions as he was before. As mayor he will be held responsible for the govern- ment of the city and he will need good, efficient help if he is to hold up his end. The democracy has been so badly defeated this week that there is con- siderable curiosity as to what kind of a showlng it will make in Novem- ber. It is absolutely impossible to make any estimate using last Tues- day’'s figures as a basis. The pro- gressives will have a ticket in the field in the fall and they expect to poll a large vote. They do not ex- pect to run but they do ex- pect to prove such a strong force that they believe the republicans will be glad to come over and join with them for the big battle two years later. The democrats have never been beaten quite so badly as they have this week, but they have come pretty near it. Back in 1896 McKinley car- rled New, Britain as against Bry&n by 1,700 and C. J. Parker and M. C. Webster were elected representa- tives by about 1,900. Two years later T. H. Brady, a democrat, was elected as one of the representatives and he was re-elected at the following state election, while A. J. Sloper carried the town for senator by approximate- ly 2,000 votes, New Britain has had three democratic senators since, al- though it has not been so fortunate with its candidates for the house. The pluralities, however, of the winners in several instances have been so small as to be a narrow escape from defeat. It is, therefore, impossible for any party to successfully claim a majority for a local ticket from one year to another. The evidence is against it. Conditions change rap- idly and when they do there is no telling what may happen. This is a workingman’s community and -the voters are not a class to be easily imposed upon. In the last cam- paign there was no one on the dem- ocratic stump who showed an incli- nation to buckle into Mr. Quigley and take issue with him on certain things, except Mr. McDonough and he could not be expected to make the. cam- paign alone. It is not likely that any one, however, could have beaten Mr. Quigley at the last election. The cards were apparently stacked for him and. there is no longer any use of talking about the figures. They do not leave much room for encour- agement, but, nevertheless, -the de- mocracy does not. need to be dis- heartened. No one can tell what may happen in a local election. It may be a republican today and a democrat tomorrow. The republi- cans, however, were never so com- pletely in power locally as they are today. The question of who will be the next mayor will depend on how Mr. Quigley fills the office. The key to the situation rests almost en- tirely with him. A Bean to Rival the Cow? (New York Mail.) It has been discovered that milk, butter and cheese can actually be made of the soya bean without the intervention of the cow, because this bean contains and gives up casein, which is the principal ingredient of milk. It is the coagulation ot casein by acids or rennet which makes cheese. To the casein of the soya bean we have only to add veg- etable fats, a little sugar and mineral salts and eighty per cent. of water, with possibly something to make the compound white, and we have cow's milk—or something like it. The economic importance of this discovery—supposing it to be a real discovery—Iies in the fact that an acre of land devoted to the raising of the soya bean will furnish in a vear more milk than a cow can yiell in that time; and no practicable way has yet been discovered to make an acre of ground keep a cow, taking agriculture by and large. And the soya bean has the surprising property of not exhausting the soil; it gathers nitrogen from the atmosphere. In cultivating the ground for the soya bean therefore, the farmer is practi- cally milking the atmosphere. But vou cannot tan the hide of the soya bean and make boots of it, nor work up its shell into' combs, nor usce its bones for making a thousand ar- ticles. The cow, standing in the cool margin of the river in summer, or rattling her horns in the stanchions in winter, has been the ally, compan- ion, solace and delight of man ever since the davs of Abraham. The soya bean may be able to enrich the field, as the cow does, but its son will not also plow the field, which the cow’s son will. Nor will the bean comfort the eye and the heart and soul of the farmer with its liv- ing and breathing presence as the cow does. There is no sort of use in expecting the immemorial “beef critter” and “milk critter” to be re- pla,ced by a mere bean. Saw Themselves in New York. (New York Press.) “Wa’ll, where'll we go first off, now we're here in Noo York?” Bill asked the question as he stepped out of the Grand Central terminal, removed his brand new sombrero and mopped his perspiring brow. Jake suggested a drink. Ike thought they had better “try and git put up at some boarding house.” Bill and Jake and lke were all the way from New Mexico. They had real money in their pockets, real thirst where it belonged and a real desire to see city life as they had so long read about it. “Some different from Albuquerque,” commented Bill. “It shore is,” responded Ike. Jake said he couldn’t talk much more without liquidating. That was their introduction into New York. They wandered to Long Acre square, looked over the Knicker- bocker and, being solemnly assured by one of the men in uniform that it was a ‘“first-class boarding-house,” they “put up” there. Now, Bill and Jake and Ike were neither rubes nor desperadoes. With their sombreros off and their hair well spat down they were quite pre- sentable and a far healthier type of manhood than usually flutters about the White Lights. After dinner they went out to look about a bit. Almost every block one of them would ex- claim, “By cracky, this is some burg!” “It shore is!” was the invariable reply that was made by the other members of the trio. They wandered into the vestibules of many of the theaters and studied the photographs there displayed with considerable interest. Where some of the musical comedies were playing and photographs of long rows of more or less dainty damsels in more or less raiment were to be seen, they would take a fleeting glimpse, look about rather bashfully, solemnly wink at each other and saunter away with an attempt at nonchalance,, again whispering to each other, ‘“Some burg, this.” “We're here to see the sights,” sald Bill, “and we might as well do it. This looks like a pretty good theater with all these lights; let's go in and see them pictures of city life.”” They agreed to this, and soon the three were spated together in one of the big Broadway moving picture houses, They got in too late to see the an- nouncement of just what that particu- lar reel was to be, but as they looked there was flashed upon the screen a picture of a rather dreary set of buildings amid dreary level surround- ings. 1In the background were some giant cacti, while one or two lazy greasers sauntered out of one of the buildings and.sat down in the shade, where they proceeded to roll cigar- ettes with one hand. “I'm a son-of-a-gun if that that greaser, Lorno!” in great surprise. “It shore is. Wa'll I'll be Y Fortunately something else was thrown on the Screen at that moment that prevented Jake from finishing his breezy observation. Ike, Bill ana Jake stepped out of one of the build- ings in this picture, gave' some com- mand to the three greasers and stood chatting a moment until their horses were brought. Then they leaped into the saddles and dashed away! The real Ike, Bill and Jake, sitting in the audience and watching them- selves mounting their own horses on their own ranch near La Joya, in New Mexico, were too much overcome with surprise to make any remarks. They watched the picture through and then went out. “That pho-to-grapher chap who was out to La Joya last summer must have been makin’ movin' pictures,” said Bill, huskily. ‘““He shore must,” said Ike. “And to think we come all the way to Noo York just to see ourselves in a movin’ picture show!” sald Jake, disgustedly. “You bet it couldn’t hap- pen anywhere but in New York.” ain't exclaimed Ike Do and Don’t. (Milwaukee Journal.) It is better to say “do” to chil- dren than *don’t.”” There is a cer- taln perverseness in human nature that makes one desire to do or obtain what is forbidden. To forbid is, of course, necessary at times, but there are parents whose vocabulary appears to be largely made up of don’ts. It is better to keep children interested in things to do. It may not be as easy to think of things which a child may do as to say “don’t” about something he ought not to do, but it has a much better effec in the forming of the character. One develops by the things he does. So a child should be often left to exercise his own in- genuity, to amuse himself and de- termine his own play. When his ideas carry him into mischief, a sug- gestion of other plans means more than to condemn those he has fol- lowed. A scolding will do less good than pointing out the foolishness and wrong of his mischief and suggesting a better way. When too many things are forbidden, there is a tendency to pay little attention to commands. The “forbiddings” should wait until they are necessary. In the school-room a few rules the reasons for which are evident, lesd to better discipline than many rules. The successful teacher is one who has the faculty of keeping pupils interested in things to do, rath- er than pointing out constantly things forbidden. Older people know well the temptation to the forbidden thing. It is not reasonable to expect chil- dren to be better than their elders. The burning to death of eight per- sons in a Boston apartment house fire a few days ago proves to have been entirely within the law. Every re- quirement of the present building laws for houses of second class con- struction had been complied with, the building being a model of second class construction. But—the eight lives would have been saved if the fire haz- ard bill which has been before the Massachusetts legislature since last year had been enacted into a law and had hasw amfasged.—Meriden Record. Mchllan S McMillan’s BILL OF SALE Know all men by these presents, that I, Reubin of Newx Dritain, in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut, for the con- sideration of § . received to my full satisfaction of D. McMillan: of sald New Britain, do hereby bargain, sell, Berman transfer and convey unt@ss D. McMillan the following articles of personal property: Coats, Suits; Dresses, Waists, Skirts and all other property of said Berman which sald Berman agreed to sell to said D. McMillan by agreement, dated March 27, 1914, and at date of this instrument at the store of D. McMillan. To have and to hold the same to him, the said D. McMillian, Nl_‘y. And I, executors and adminis- executors and assigns forever to and their proper use and behoof. .- the sald Reubin Berman, for myselt, my heirs, trators, covenants and agrees with the said D. McMillan to warrant and, defend the said goods to him, the said D. McMillan, against all persons what so ever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Sixth Day of April in the Year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen. (Signed) REUBIN BERMAN \ The above copy of Bill of Sale explains why REUBIN BERMAN'S STOCK AT 50 ON THE DOLLAR . Will Go on Sale Here Beginning Saturday, April 18th, at 8:30 A, M. Reubin Berman's stock consisted mostly of Coats, Suits, Dresses, Waists and Coatings and Suitings by the yard . The Purchase 'of His Stock Gives us the best opportunity we have ever had to give the people of luy' Britain and vicinity High Grade Customsmade Sults and Coats at great’ 'y | bargain prices. One Hundred Tailor-Made- Suits Berman's price $15 to $25.00. In this sale your choice for $10.00. About 50 One-Piece Dresses Berman's price $6.98 to $9.95. In this In Silk, Crepe, Voile, Serge, etc. sale for $2.98 each. Several Dozen Shirt Waists Berman's price $1.00. . In this sale for 20c each. Latest Style Spring Coats Berman'’s price $10 to $20. In this sale for $5.98, $7. Dress Goods and Suitings Such goods as Berman used to make up Coats and Suits from in this, sale on our dress goods counter at prices averaging less than half their value. a Three Hundred Separate Skirts In a great variety materials, Berman's price $4.98 to $7.98. for $2.98 and $3.98. In this sale Come to this 50c-on-the-dollar sale for great vajues and you'll not so away disappointed. Three “Onyx” Days MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, APRID 20th, 2ist, 22nd. The Onyx Day offerings will consist of the best Onyx numbers adver- tised for years. We are surely going to celebrate; it will be a memorable occasion. Onyx Hose for Women The regular 35c, 3 for $1.00 quality, price for the Three Onyx Days 25c. patr. Onyx Hose for Women The regular 50c quality priced for the Three Onyx Days 3 pair for § Onyx Silk Hose for Men Special for the Three Onyx Days (- In Navy, Black, White, Tan and Grey. at 25¢ a pair. Come to this Special Sale of Onyx Hosiery and get a supply for every member of the familyl and remember If you please these reduced prices hold good for Three Days only. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday next week., 4, w ! D. McMILLAN 199-201-203 Main Street. New Britain.