New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 5, 1914, Page 6

D PUBLISHING COMPANTY. Proprietors. (Bunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. Bullding. 7 Shucch Mt t ‘the Post Office ar New Mritain L Class Mail Matter. 4 earrier to part of ‘the oty 3 Conta ' Wook, 85 Conta & Moath. ons tor paper ‘sent by mall, lo in advance. 60 Cents & * Month, §7.00 a year. y fitable dvertieing medium 1o T Mhe By, Ciccalation books and press 3 o )n slways epen to advertisers. e Herald will be found on sate at Hota- | Jipg's News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- . way, New York City; Board Walk, Atlantic City, and Hartford depot ness OfMmce "sdrial Wooms . f BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. " The board of public works is; jehieduled to meet this evening and tha plan is to elect Commissioner umphrey president and Willlam Hall ity engineer. This is in accordance fyith the desires of Mayor Quigley. | Mr. Oldershaw was elected city en- gineer in 1906 to serve during the pleasure of the board, which is in ac- pordance with the charter. It would eem as _if it would be necessary to femove him from office before Mr. Hall can be elected. This, of course, an be done with the consent of the ayor, but the story on the street day is that the proposition is to t Mr. Hall and let it go at that. _may be a false report, like a t many others, but\it will be a pe- iliar situation if the meeting passes @ vote electing Mr. Hall without first femoving Mr. Oldershaw. It is said lhat there is a movement on foot to make Mr. Oldershaw an assistant to ir. Hall, which, of course, can be one, provided it is done in the proper W ay. | Might does not make right, no matter how desirable it may be on the t of the authorities to look at it that -way. -. It has. been predicted jthat it would be necessary - to: make ome further changes ifi- the law be- gore some, at least, of the mayor's ns can be legally carried out, itherwise the plans must be changed. by the present ideas are carried out long the lines proposed the action may ome home to plague the participants t some future day. The right way is 8lways the best way to transtct busi- Iness of every kind. WANTS CONGRESS TO ADJOURN. ., Président Wilson is anxious that ongress adjourn by July, and the country will be glad ‘to see his wishes ried out. Business is not as good s it should be and as there is always some uncertainty as to what legisla~ tion may be enacted when congress is in -session it would be better for the members to shut up shop and go home for the summer. There are fsome bills yet to be acted upon, prin- [ cipally the tolls bill ‘and the trust easure, the former being tied up in the senate as a result of the attitude fof Senator O’Gorman. The president | has communicated his anxiety on the | matter of adjournment to Leader Un- lerwood and the latter has decided to 1l a caucus of thg democratic mem- s of the house and place them on ¥ecord so far as the president’s ideas lare concerned and force them to hurry things along. . President Wilson says that the DMexican trouble is In a fair way towards settlement through mediation | and that congress need have no fear the resulf. Thd president must i have some inside information on this ‘matter to account for his optimism as e news reports from the disturbed _country are not so reassuring. The ‘war spirit still seems to be strong in Mexico. The mediators have elimi- nated Carranza from their considera- ition ‘because of his refusal to agree P any terms with Huerta. Still all e necessary work as regards Mexico be considered without the aid of ‘cngress and the business conditions ‘the country would-be vastly” im- ed if our national «Iégislature srould ‘pass the ‘necessary bills and | djourn. until December. The presi- dent will do well to urge the leaders o-adopt 'his suggestion. ! ding to the Hartford letter in y's New Haven Union, Comstock 'is reasonably t 'he’ Will be the democratic for governor this year. Just ‘he builds his expectations upon nowg, but he seems to be very tic \ahout it. in éandidates for public office ng discussed it would seem as r strength With the Deople ight be considered. There is no dis- on to enter into any dispute . ye he does not ¥0 would awak- n to believe that the election b ratic ticket is not going to : mplished . this = year unless ‘care 15 W sed in the selec- is reasonably: .the improvement of corn growing. * NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1014. certain that Mr. Comstock will not have a’ walkover in the convention. There will be other candidates in the fleld and while they may not be as active or as hopeful just at present as is Mr. Comstock, they are never- theless keeping an eye on what is go- ing on. What in the world was it that led Mr. Comstock to make the statement that he thought he would get the nominatjon for governor, or what is it that makes him think that if nom- inated he will be elected? Has he been consulting a clairvoyant? TROLLEY SERVICE, There have always been more or less complaints about the insufficiency of the trolley service at certain hours of the day, principally when people are going to and from their work. Complaints have been so numerous | from time to time that patrons of the line have become tired of it. The company has made many promises that it would put on more cars at such times as they were needed, but scmehow promise and fulfillment are two things which do not travel very close together on the New Britain trolley lines. ; The cars at the noon hour and in the neighborhood of 6 o’clock in the evening are so crowded as to destroy all comfort and it is a herculean task to get on or off the cars at such times. Those conditions must be ap- parent to the local officials of the company and vet nothing is done to impro¥e them. It is a situation which is rapidly becoming intolerable and unless the company does something to better it there is some likelihood of the majter being taken before the public service commission. If it should go there the whole matter of trolley service in New Britain will be given a pretty thorough airing. MILLIONAIRE MURDERED. Hiram Duryea, a millionaire, was shot several times and killed , this morning in New York by his son and already there are stories afloat that he was of unsound mind. He appears to have led an unhappy sort of a life, being divorced, and the fact that’ the man’s father took sides with his daughter-in-law suggests very strongly that the son was to blame and there is other evidence to sug- gest that he was not a very desirable sort of a citizen anyway. He had been suspected of being mentally un- balanced some time ago but he ‘was denied admittance to a hospital for observation and now that he has com- mitted murder his. diseased brain, if he has one, will be used to save him from the punishment prescribed by law for wilful murder. There are & number of such cases from time to time in this country and they are generally caused by some worthless person who has had every advantage and who never did any one any good. Money is a curse to some people, it bringing ruin to many families. Duryea will now take hig place with Harry Thaw and if locked up long ago society would have been rid of & good for nothing person and there would have been one less murder in the country. Kentucky Boys’ Pig Clubs. (Louisville Journal.) A movement for the organization of boys’ pig clubs in the rural districts has been started in_Kentucky. The pig clubs are designéd to accomplish ifor the hog-raising industry. what the boys’ corn clubs have been doing for The Dig clubs. have been very suc- cessful in some of the southern states. A resume of their work in Louisiana recently has been published as a bul- letin of the Louisiana state university. The progress of the organization in that state has been rapid. The first club was organized in Caddo parish by & superintendent of rural schools in the fall of 1910. During the winter clubs were formed in two other parishes and in 1911 the campaign re- sulted in elevenn additional parishes becoming interested. The Caddo club had fifty members when it was first irstituted. In 1913 the membership,| of the clubs had increased to 1,669, At the 1913 state fair 120 pigs were exhibited by club members, = several winning blue Tibbons in competition with leading growers and breeders throughout the south. Of the 1,669 members enrolled, 367 kept s the records prescribed by the university directors and submitted formal reports of their work, while 148 otheérs re- perted informally. Forty parishes had organized clubs 1ast year and it is hopéd that the work is only fairly begun. The university and the federal bureau of -animal in- Qustry are co-operating for the en- couragement of the movement. The boys are taught the best methods of selecting, feeding and caring for their. pigs. It is a work in which most farm boys manifest a lively concern, and the good-natured rivalry in hog production is’bound to have a good effect. The farmers of Kentucky are not doing as well in the pig-raising busi- nees as they ought to do, but in this respect they are doing better, perhaps, than most of the states in the south. Tut the whole coustry needs to in- crease its production, of hogs and Ken- tucky needs to contribute its full share to the increase. The boys’ pig clubs ghould be a. tremendous factor for oving the porcine status, and it is “be hoped they will become as numerous and as successful FACTS AND FANCIES. Another reason why automobiles should dispense with giaring head- lights in the city is that some couples who can’t afford to court in the se- clusion of an automobile like to go walking Sunday evenings.—Water- bury Republican. It would be an excellent thing for thesdecent people of Ansonia, if steps could be taken to secure the arrest and severe punishment of the hood- lums, who cast discredit on ‘the city every year by making trouble for the small circus proprietors who visjt the city. It is no credit to any comhun- ity, when such Gltrages as occurred last year and were again attempted this year are allowed to take place and th& perpetrptors escape deserved punishment.—Ansonia. Sentinel. ‘When the stranger comes into a town he would like to find out how long physicians have been practicing, in what disease they make special- ties or have had special experience, what medical education and hospital or other professional training they | have had. It would well ‘'seem that ! some enlargement of the typical phy- sician’s advertising might be possible, without descending to the evils of so- calted medical advertising. A little well written publicity might tend to| check the tendency to waste money on untrained men and useless or harmful drugs.—Norwich Record. The best time to swat the fly is early in the season befere the warm weather has limbered up his legs. | He isn’t so able to escape the swat then and the female hasn’t laid all the eggs that will be deposited” later, producing the millions that will suc- ceed her. ~So begin swatting in the spring, continue it in the summer when the pest is sreatest and most numerous as well as most dangerous and wind it up in the fall when she begins to get sluggish again and set- tles down to sleep and to lay more €8gs. Swat, swat, swat and Kkeep everlastingly at it.—Hartford Post. The very material response to the appeals to “clean up” indicates that what the public needs is prodding. Evidently the average individual is willihg to do his part in “slicking up,” but requires a little impetus in the Sl thews, | cents, nature of discussion, to keep him go- ing. * The force of example is strong : and when “everybody is doing it,” the | needed thing is accomplished. It was | a happy thought on the part of the ‘committee to interest the school chil- dren and it is to be hoped that the precepts of the cleanup campaign will be extended throughout the year instead of being confined to a fort- night.—Meriden Record, ‘With the beginning of the fiscal year it is just as well to call atten- tion to the financial condition of the city. It is expected that none of the appropriations voted by the people at the city election will necessitate an | increase in the bonded debt except that for $500,000 for the tak- ing oyer of the property bought by the - Connecticut river bridge and highway district commis- sion. With this addition the bond- | ed debt of the city will be $8,223,881. | From this is to be deducted the amount of the sinking fund, $873,232, and the water debt, $1,075,000. These deductions will leave the bond- ed obligations of the city at $6,- 275,249.—Hartford Times. ‘A Burst of Sympathy. (Brooklyn Eagle.) Job must be thought of ds the protagonist of yirtye in his time, which the ril,bbi} 8 was the time of Pharaoh and Moses, He was at least the prize specimen of virtuous man- hood—*“There is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and escheweth evil”” Yet in answer to the taunts of Satan, to the insinuation that Job had a mighty good reason for being good, that he had always been lapped in luxury, that though Harvard. college hadn’t been founded he had enjoyed the best of current educational ad- vantages; that he had had no tempta- tions—Satan was offered carte blanche to hit him hard. The Sabeans car- ried off his oxen, the Chaldeans | awiped his camels and killed his ser- vants, a wind blew his house down, but he was still defiantly righteous. “Touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face,” Satan in- sisted; and then he was permitted to send boils upon Job “from the sole of his foot unto the erown of his head.” Job’s patience was exhaust- ed. His comforters, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, Zophar the Naamathite argued with him in vain. Even the plea of the great Elihu had preclous little effect. b Our own nhtional protagonist of virtue, Col. Roosevelt; has been tempted in many ways. He has seen his loved Gifford Pinchot flung out of public office. He has had his well- trained oxen in the patronage fleld gobbled up by the Sabean conserva- tives. At Chicago the Chaldeans swept down on his camels, and in a presi- dential election his house was blown down, although others fell with it. His policies have been taken over in large measure by his party foes. Last of all comes the final trial of his scriptural prototype. The news comes from Manaos: Col. Roosevelt was suffering from boils, but was not seriously affected, although they caused him much in- convenience and made it impossible for him to stand up. He was in ex- cellent spirits. All the other mem- bers of the party were in excellent health, This is reassuring, information. Our Job is not going to go under. Eliphas Perkins, and Bildad Munsey, and Zophar Pinchot will find him amen- able to reason, FEven the great | Elihu, once prominent in the camp of the enemy, may argue with him calmly and find listening ears. More then - the patience of Job is Roose- velt's, ‘And this may be regarded as the greatest triumph that the twen- tieth century has scored over the cen- turfes of the past, the *“perfect and as the) upright man” being the flower of all the conquests of civilization. s WHAT OTHERS SAY | Views on all sides of timely Questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to Herald office. Iligh Price for Goats. In Farm and Fireside Irma B. Mat- who lives in Pasadena, Cal, says:that many familiies there supply themselves with milk by keeping one or more goats. She herself was in- duced to try it, and following is part of her account of what she' has learned about goats; “First, goat’s milk is sweeter than cow’s milk and therefore more pala- table. It contains a greater amount of butter-fat, and yet is more easily digested. The fat does not separate as quickly as it does in cow’s milk, taking nearly twice the time for cream to rise. “Physicians recommend it for inva- lids and for infants, many babies being | | successfully raised on it after every- | thing else has been tried and proved | : a failure. For a tubercular_patient it is far superior.. People begun to find out the part played by cow’s milk in the spread of the tu-| bercular germ, and the milk of the | goat seems to be immune from this terrible disease. “Our milch goats are as as clean. Some of them are also | nearly as pretty. Those kept here are | | mostly Toggenburgs or Spanish. if obtained at twenty-five The woman who owns the goat dairy is at present supplying the milk for twenty-five babies. “It costs by actual test about five cents a day to keep a goat. Ours are fed on alfalfa, from the goat dairy, and nforning at milking time. “A good goat gives from two to three quarts of milk a day. Prices on goats range from fifteen dollars up, according to breed and the amount of | milk they give.” Lincoln’s “Lost Sentence.” (New York Mail) An old soldier has turned up (the story comes from Pittshurg) who says that he was present when Lincoln de- | livered his Gettysburg address, and that the martyr president introduced his speech on that occasion with a phrase which the reporters missed. +And this, according to the old soldier, was the lost phrase: ‘We have reached the time when the dove of peace should build her nest in the helmet of Mars. If Lincoln really spoke that sen- tence at Gettysburg, and the report- ers omitted it, they must have omit- | ted it 4t Lincoln's own request. The phrase would have been unworthy of Lincoln and unworthy of the occasion, because jt is pedantic and unoriginal. It is a familiar idga. But in the classic form of the. figure, it is the bee, not the déve, which establishes its residence in the warrior's discard- ed helmet. George Peele, the six- teenth century dramatist, exploited the idea in his sonnet on the retire- ment into private life of some old queen’s champion, as long as 1580 or 1590: B His helmet now shall make a hive for bees And lovers’ sonnets turned to holy psalms. Lincoln, by the way, wrote out his famous little address on the train go- | ing from shington to Gettysburg, and his own copy, not a reporter's notes, served as the basis of the press record of the speech. It is not at all likely that this “lost passage” will ever establish its claim to a place in the accepted version. Litchfield)s Age Record. (New: Haven Union.) From all accounts there is no healthier place in Connecticut than Litchfield, that historic old town of which its inhabitants are extremely and justifiably proud. Situated in almost the highest place in the state, the air there is dry and bracing and from accounts of the longevity of its inhabitants no place in the state can rival it for those who are on the lookout for good health and long life. The residents of this little town sit- uated among the hills of Connecticut | have every reason to feel elated over the fact that no place of its size with- in the state borders has contributed more distinguished citizens, more ca- pable men than has the town of Litch- field. In the early days of the history of Connecticut one finds on looking over the records that the residents of Litchfleld. were in the foreground in all affairs both during the Colonial days and later when the state gov- ernment was organized. And Litchfield has lately empha- sized jthe fact that nowhere in the state can the records for long life surpass those of that town. This condition has recently been brought to attention by a census of the town which shows that forty-five of the residents of that community are oVer 80 years of age. Twenty-two of these forty-five are over 85 and there are several over 90, in fact two being 94 years of age. According to reports the older gen- eration in Litchfield have not lost their grip on political affairs for the town of Litchfield was represented in the jast legislature by E. D. Weeks who lays claim to 83 years of life, Litchfleld is proud of its longevity record and Connecticut thinks well of Litchfield. The thing which augurs well for the clean up endeavor here this spring and which points the way for greater work to be done in the years to fol- low is the spirit with which the plan has been followed by everybody. There is a general desire to clean up the yards, to spruce up the lawns and get rid of the accumulation of refuse that has been gathered through the winter.—Meriden Journal. Ed have just | dainty | about their eating as a deer, and just getly ! politicia i ¢ by Cow's. inilkc sells here for ten cents | homo oy ied away before ! a quart, and goat’s milk, with half a pint of | rolled barley and a pint of bran night ; | hand? T . (Harper's «~Magazine:) In ‘writing of. the curious little community ‘on Tangier island in Chesapeake bay, J. W. Church tells of the one time when the-islanders became intergested in politics and how the minister controlled the vote. “The Tangiermen seem neyer to have taken any interest in either state or national politics until after the Civil war. There have never been more than one or two negroes there— the one we saw was preparing to leave for a (to him) less lonely abode, and as the island has never had any local government of any sort, and had been all but forgotten by Virginia, politics meant nothing to them. When at last the Tangiermen did take to the ballot, they voted solidly republican in an overwhelm- ingly democratic state. The reason, we discovered, was that their minis- ters had been almost all northern men of republican persuasion. “There came a time in later years when a close state election made the democratic state committee turn with concern to consideration of the 300 odd votes to be contributed against them on the island. So, selecting with what must have been rare skill two fluent speakers, they dispatched them at the last minute toyTangier. The two arrived on the eve of the election, and their oratory—doubtless the first of its kind ever heard there—so impressed the simple Tan- giermen that they went to the polls a unanimous democracy. Secure in the belief of their victory, the two sun- { down, intent upon gaining the main- land that night. “The minister, visiting a neighbor- | { ing island, returned later in the day and learned what had transpired. In high wrath, his good .republican soul utterly shocked at the backsliding of his flock, he seized the first available banner (his wife's red-flannel petti- coat) and, climbing the steeple of the church, nailed it to the spire. Then grasping the bell rope, he sent peal after peal of quick alarms ringing across the still (narshlands, bringing the entire population to him on a run. From the church steps he vpoured denunciation upon_ the re- creants, then led the way to the poll- ing place. The ballot box was opened, the debasing democratic votes strewn i to the four winds, and replaced with perfectly good republican ones. These went to the mainland for the official count, and they were counted, too. “As one of the Tangiermen, who would really like to-be a democrat, told me rather mournfully, ‘Tangier has gone republican ever since.’” Visions By Telephone. (London Daily Mail.) Before the eyes of a leading Lon- don stock broker there appeared for a few moments one day this week vi- sions of fortune, fame and honor. He was sitting in his office when the tel- ephone bell rang. “Hullo,” he answered. “Oh, that is Mr. Blank, is it Why do you smoKe your through a holder?” In some astonishment the put his cigar down. not? cigar broker “No, no, do not put it down, and if you do, find an ash tray for it.” This was so uncanny that he shift- ed his chair slightly from the instru- ment. “Do not move away,” continued the voice, “and dowpiot tug so impatiently at your mustache.” Down went his hand. “Who on earth are you!" shouted the broker, “and how do you know what I am doing with my cigar and You talk as if you could see me.” An amazing reply came: “I can see you. There you are, twitching your tie straight. As a matter of fact, I have inverted am instrument which enables you to see over a telephone wire, and I am talk- ing to you because I cannot finance the idea myself and want you to float it on half shares.” & The possibilities of the scheme were immense. The broker, for an in- stant, saw himself, dealing in vast or- ders for government departments. He saw big orders for foreign rights, It was one of the miracles of modern science.' The capitalist would make a fortune, and—then he glanced out of the window across the street. Beaming down at him from a win- dow, overlooking his office, was a row of grinning faces, among. which he recognized two or three fellow mem- bers of the house. Hastily he slammed down the re- ceiver. The rosy visions faded away, and, which, tells the story, he sadly drew back out of sight. Didnw’t Want to Miss Anything. (Atlanta Journal.) An old Scotchman who had been something of a reprobate was lying on his deathbed while the village “meenister” sat by his side praying for him. The ‘“meenister,” after tell- ing him he had but a few hours to live, asked him if he had any special wish he wanted carried out before he went aloft—or otherwise. “Yes,” answered the old man. by have one wish to make. The day of the funeral ye ken a’ the mourners have to git a glass of guid whisky before they tak’ me to the graveyard, and after they bury me tak’ them back again to the house and gie them anither glass. But, seein’ I'll not be back myself, ye can gie me mine the noo.” Hens Help Support the Church. (Columbus, Ohio, State Journal.) A church in Missouri took up an egg collection last Sunday. The eggs gathered on the Saturday before were brought to church by the various par- ishioners and put in a collection bas- ket. Sixty-eight dozen eggs were thus collected, which amounted in value to $26 at sixteen cents a dozen, the price paid for eggs in that locality. This was only one day’s collection and the church is making provision to keep up the practice and make the hens pay the preacher and the church ex- penses. McMillan’s McMillan’s NCE, for the sake of a fashionable figure, (4 a woman had to endureall sorts of corset-pains and discomfort. To-day, wise women know that Nemo Corsets give the very ultimate of style, and are so healthful and comfortable that it’s a pleasure to wear them. Qur Corset Department is celebrating Nemo Week now. We are showing, and selling, all the latest Nemo models— and they’re wonders.’. We're almost afraid you'd be incredutous, if we said he¥e corsets give. what remarkable service these But see them, let us per- sonally demonstrate their exclusive merits, and then you’ll understand. These latest Nemo models, like all Nemo Corsetss are most extraordinary values at the price— $3.00 and Upward M T A Bureau Scarfs, Shams, Centerpieces and Doylies at Special Sale Prices More than eight hundred pleces to choose from at a saving of 1-3 to 1-2. ent importer who was Easter clearance, This special purchase representing the entire stock of a promin- willing to sacrifice his stock for a quick after Fortunately this opportunity presents itself just when you most re- quire the goods at spring house cleaning time. Plenty to choose from, but nevertheless come early to this sale and get your pick of the bar. sains. BATTENBERG DOYLIES, for this sale 12 1-2¢c and 25¢. Values to 50c. BATTENBERG: CENTERPIECES, for this sale 49c, 98c, $1.25, $1.50, $1.69 to $2.50, values to $3.98. BATTENBERG SCARFS, for this sale 49c, 75c, 98c to $1.50, values to . $2.50. LOT 1. SCARFS ‘AND SHAMS, Choose - from thi: for This Sale 25c¢ each. Values to 49c elght "dozen,scarfs and shams, some embroidered, others trimmed wi lace edgings and insertions, every one a real bar- gain at the price, LOY 2.—SCARFS, SHAMS AND TABLE RUNNERS, for this sale 49c ea. Values to 98c. ‘White and colored embroidered effects, others embroidered and la trimmed, some in sets with scarfs and shams to match, others odd pieces, all big values at the price. LOT 3. RUNNERS, for This Sale 98c each. BUREAU SCARFS AND PIN CUSHION TOPS, MEXICAN DRAWN WORK SCARFS, SHAMS AND TABLE Value $1.50 to $1.95. all to match, embroidered in ‘colors, all ready for use, for this sale, 98¢ set. Value $1.50. OUR NEW SUMMER RUGS. that make the home cool and. comfortablé priced at a very small cost, yet durable and attractive. Room Size Crex Rugs, sizes 6x9 ft., 8x10 ft., 6x12 ft., 9x12 ft., priced from $4.2% to $8.50. In stenciled borders. Crex Rugs of the smaller “sizes priced from 75¢c to $1.25. See our Special Size, 18x8§ inch, st 25c each. RAG RUGS AT SPECIAL PRICES. Sizes 18x36 inches to 45x66 inches, priced from 45¢c to $2.25. - IMPORTED CURTAIN MADRAS. New designs at 25c yard. White and cream, SEE OUR CURTAIN MATERIALS AT 25¢ YARD. : Largest selection in the city to choose from. We have pleased the most particular customers, let us help you to make your selections, ‘NOVELTY DRAPERY MATERIALS AT 35¢ YARD. Always something new at our Drapery Department, WINDOW SHADES OF ALL KINDS. Our ready made Shades priced 25¢, 29¢, 50c, 69¢ and 79c each. ‘We make and hang any size Window Shade. Call -if° éonvenient, or ring up ’phone No. 21 and our shade man will call on you. & whiy D. McMillan 199-201-203 Main Street. A Murderer Chief of Police. (World’s Work.) ‘When Jacob M. DicKinson, secre- tary of war, visited the Iwahig penal colony in the Philippines with Gov= ernor General Forbes they were met and escorted to the superintendent's quarters by the whole police force of the colony in_their neat uniforms, armed with bolos. The chief of po- lice was serving a term of life im- prisonment for murder. He came from the town of Balayan in the province of Batangas. This man had got mixed up in a dispute with a neighbor over the boundary or title to some land, and the upshot had been that he was arrested for the murder of his neighbor, convicted and con- demned to death. The supreme court commuted this sentence to life im- prisonment in Bilibid. By exemplary conduct he earned the right to be. transferred to the penal colony at Iwahig and there, by reason of his force of character and good conduct, he finally won the place of chief of police. He performed this duty so faithfully and so efliciently that he was presently recommended for a par- don that was conditional upon his liv- ing in the colony. A local magnate of great prominence among the Fili- pinos interested himself in the man, and shortly after Mr. Dickinson's visit a full pardon was granted him and he returned to take up his residence in his native town of Balayan. There he found the police disorganized and their discipline in a gtate offensive to hig trained eye. Presently he volun- teered his services to reorganize the police department and was allowed to do so. Roller Chair War. (Philadelphia Press.) L] There is war all arougd. In Atlan- tic City it is a roller chal¥ war, and quite lively it is. A few years ago it cost ‘a dollar an hour to indulge in the pleasures of a roller chair, but competition brought the price down to fifty cents, and this season further rivalry has reduced the hourly chargé to thirty cents; but, of course, tips to the chair pushers are additional. This is so cheap a rate in comparison with previous charges that probably it is too much to expect that it will Jast very long. But while it dpes continue it will be cheaper riding jn the roller chairs than patronizing the' cafes, and for most persons wery lke- Iy healthier. \ EX-JUSTICE SUCCUMBS,” New York, May §5.—John Forrest Dillon, formerly judge of the supreme court of lowa, and more recently general counsel for the Missouri Pa. cific rallway apd the Western Unil Telegraph company, died at his home here today, after a protracted illn He was eighty-three years old.