New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1914, Page 6

EERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, ; Proprietors. v ued daily (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. at Herald Building, 87 Church St. d ‘at the Post Office at New Britain as Second Class Mall Matter. ltvered by carrier to any part of the city for 15 Cents a Week, 65 Cents a Month. bscriptions for paper to be sent Ly mafl payable in advance. 60 Cents a Month $7.00 a year. he only profitabble advertising medium in the city. Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers. ‘he Herald will be found on sale at Hota- ling's News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York City; Board Walk, Atlantic City, and Hartford depot. TELEPHONE CALLS Business Office Eaitorial Room R — DRUG HABIT It is astonishing to learn that drug fends in Sing Sing prison do not ex- berience any difficulty in purchasing e drug from some of the keepers Wwho make money on the transaction nd that first term prisoners are aught in the prison to use drugs. Outside of the members of the po- lice departments in various cities no one realizes how serious has become he d habit. It is really becom- g wo¥se than the drink habit for he reason that those addicted to the latter have their periods of sobriety vhen they will work and rid their system of some at least of the effects lof drink, but the drus'flend is never satisfied unless he is under the ind [Auence of the drug and while he is lunder its effects he cares for nothing lse. The law has endeavored to put a stop to the surreptitious sale of drugs; but very little if any progress is being imade but what can be expected when the keepers of a state prison sell it to prisoners and if they are not physi- cal wrecks when they enter the insti- ution they are well on towards it hen they leave? Those who sell drugs without permission are being severely punished by the courts when t but those who use the drugs do mnot experience any great difficulty in supplying themselves with it. Here in New Britain there are’ young people as well as some old ones who are so completely under its influence that they are gradually becoming stupid. They are to be seen on the street at ‘all hours and their appearance easily betrays their.physical condition. The Police know them and try as they will they find it difficult to ascertain where they get their pills. BLAKESLHEE' SPOKEN OF, The most recent candidate for the Tepublican nomination for governor is _ex-Lieutenant Governor 'Blakeslee of New Haven. This is not the first time | for him to aspire to this high of- fice, he having been a candidate in e republican convention two years ago when he was defeated by Judge | Studley, who, in turn was beaten by Governor Baldwin. ; The mention of Mr. Blakeslee's ‘name has not awakened any enthus- . fasm and the belief prevails in New ‘Haven that he would nof be a strong man at the polls. He was never a “gpod vote getter, and though he made | & most thorough campaign in 1913, ‘he did not make any great stir in the ‘convention. His business has been that of a contractor, in which he bas had large dealings with the rafl- 10ad company, and many thought two Yyears ago that his work would natur- ally bring him into too close relation- ship with the New Haven road to be of any real service to the state. It was the fact that Judge Robertson was director of the railroad that helped to bring about his defeat as the democratic candidate for gover- nor. His opponent was George Lil- ley, who was opposed by a number of his own party, and yet he carried the state by several thousand votes. Judge Robertson was told during the campaign that if he tesigned his di- rectorate in the railroad that he would te elected, but he declined to do so. Mr. Blakeslee did not get as far as the polls with his ambition, but the prediction was freely made that if nominated he would be beaten. He has been a rather quiet figure in state politics ever since. ONE POSTMASTER QUITS Candidates for Connecticut post- masterships might have a talk with Postmaster Driscoll of Cheshire before going any farther with their boom. ‘When George A. Steele was in the latter office D. W. Driscoll was a sec- tion boss for the Connecticut company and he thought that he would lke the job. Steele drew $1,300 a year from the government, performing his own clerical work, and was happy. When Mr. Driscoll was selected he ted an -m; the munifi- sum of $300, and had it taken out the salary of the office only to find 'g;nf that he had to work twelve hours " & day and even then he did not have . all’ the mail sorted and the postal cards placed in the proper receptacles. ! Ms kept going, however, until he got ‘ NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1914, tired and sent word to Congressman Reilly to get him another clerk or find a new postmaster for the town. It is reported that as the government has been a bit tardy in attending to the matter Mr. Driscoll has sent in his resignation. Should a postmaster be obliged to work twelve hours a day and if not why are not some means adopted by which a candidate shall know before appointment just what is a govern- ment day in Cheshire or in any other part of Connecticut?It is very evi- dent that Mr. Driscoll did not under- stand the situation when he left the employ of the Connecticut company. With that concern the hours are un- certain. There may be heavy snow- drifts impeding the progress of the cars or there may be a washout there- by necessitating the presence of the section gang at the most unseemly of hours, but there are no such troubles in the postoffice and it was the most natural thing in the world for a man to look with complacence upon a transfer from one berth to another. Somehow things are not 'what they seem in the government and Mr. Dris- coll has been dissatisfied, and as Con- gressman Reilly has not obtained more clerks Mr. Driscoll has left the service. It might be well for other candidates for postmasterships to con- sult’ Mr. Driscoll or obtain a working schedule from Washington. & JAPANESE “RIGHTS” ICA. The possibilities wrapped up in vur dispute with Japan give uncom:aon earnestness to the comment of our press on the published correspond- ence between the two governments un the Californian Anti-alilen land law. The Literary Digest says that some ob- servers see in the Japanese situation difficulties more serious than those we are confronting in Mexico, while others express the hope that the dis- agreement will be calmly adjusted be- fore The Hague Tribunal of arbitra- tion. Many disclose a tone of resent- ment toward Japan, as for instance, the Baltimore Sun, which calls this matter of Asiatic immigration tick- lish question and not 6ne concerning this country alone. It cites the re- fusal of the Canadian government to permit the landing of a shipload of Sikhs from India, although they are British subjects, and suggests that when Japan gets through quarreling with us about the problem, it may continue with Canada, Australia, ard New Zealand, and wind up with Great Britain, its ally, which must be held more or less responsible for the con- duct of its colonies. No less down- right in its attitude is the New York ‘World, which professes to discover in the correspondence some Japanese subtlety and a great deal of Japanese aggressiveness and error, while it maintains ‘that Japan is contending not against the California Anti-alien land law of 1913, but against its own treaty with the United States of i911. Still, remarks this newspaper, as it commands the administration’s con- ciliatory tone, if Japan means’ citizen- ship when it says land laws, it should be compelled to say 80, and it declares that all Viscount Chinda says about treaty rights, the rights of property, and good neighborhood may be re- duced ultimately to the real griev- ance that the Japanese are denled American citizenship. The California press pointed out when the land law was passed that the treaty gave the Japanese no right to own or lease land for agriculture, but only for commercial purposes. This part of the treaty says that: The citizens or subjects of each of the high contracting parties shall have liberty to enter, travel, and reside In the territories of the other, to carry on trade, wholesale and retail, to own, lease and oocupy houses, manu- factories, warehouses, and shops, to employ agénts of their choice, to lease land for residential)and com- mercial purposes, and generally to do anything incident to or necessary for trade upon the same terms as native citizens or subjects, submitting them- selves to the laws and regulations there established. The rumor that Secretary Bryanm hopes to settle the dispute by submit- ting it to arbitration at The Hague moves the Philadelphia Inquirer to observe that it could not be done without the assent of the senate, ana “neyer will that assent be given" he- cause “the real question is one of domestic policy, which the American people must and will reserve for their own exclusive determination.” IN AMER- The opening of the playgrounds season, like the opening of a school term, provided advantages which can- not help being recognized in every section of the city. They have been beneficial institutions from their very start and there is good reason to be- lieve that they will render a stiil greater service this summer. 1t is a provision for the children which is not only popular, but which is profit- able. Of thig there is no better evi- dence than the nation-wide hold whioh - the movement has gained.— Norwich Bulletin. b FACTS AND FANCIES. If the decision of a New York state judge is accepted, it is more wicked to steal strawberries than cherries. Boys who had stolen berries were fined, while the cherty thieves were freed unpunished. What's the re- ward in case a boy steals apricots? —Brockton Times. Senator McLean announces that his appointments in West Point and to the Naval academy will hereafter be made through competitive examina- tion. The West Point examination will be held this fall in Hartford, New Haven and Middletown in April, and the appointment made under this system will be in June following.— Hartford Times. What have the suffragettes got against poor Bobby Burns that they tried to destroy his birthplace? Their luck failed them this time as it ought to. One of them was captured and we hope she will be punished as she deserves. The wonder has been that 80 many of these female incendiaries do so thorough a job and yet get away.—Waterbury American. The Derby police could not do bet- ter than to turn their attention to some of the foul mouthed gangs, which make a specialty of hanging round street corners and insulting passers by especially if they are ac- companied by women. Prompt and drastic action by the police in some exceptionally offensive case of insult would have a most beneficial effect upon the rest of the thugs, who an- noy men and women on the public !tl'eets.fiAnsur}la Sentinel. Judge O’'Meara, of the New Haven city court, plans to hold court next Sunday unless lock-up conditions in that city are remedied. The plan is an excellent one and should be carried out in every place where minor courts are In existence. Keeping prisoners looked up in stuffy quarters, especially in the summer season, is other than humane to say the least. As a rule the cases are not important and can be disposed of in a few minutes.— -Middletown Penny Press, New' Haven rumors have it that Governor Baldwin intimated to Con- gressman Rellly that an alliance would not be unacceptable, with Baldwin to be named for senator and Reilly for governor. But the astute congressman from the third district was not in the chestnut pulling bus- iness in that way. He has no hank- ering at this time to run for gover- nor. He will seek a renomination for congress in his district and is pretty sure to get it—Bridgeport Post. Just notice the persons you meet on the streets of Meriden who wear glasses., A great many more people you know ought to wear them. Meas- urements of human eyes demonstrate that there is probably no such thing in the world as an absolutely perfect eye. That would be a miracle which nature with all her infinite ingenuity has never performed. No human face among all the world’s sixteen hun- dred million may be held perfect, either artistically or physiologically. —Meriden Journal. A Chicago Jjury, having accepted the evidence that James B. Wilson, a conductor on the Baltimore and Ohio, had been forced to work sixty- three out of seventy-two hours and received a disabling spinal injury from a switching engine because he was all worn out, gave Mr. Wilson $75,000 for his injuries. If the jury is right in its finding of fact, most peo- ple will say that it is right in the amount of damages. To overwork railroad employes is as much a crime against the public as it is against the men.—Waterbury American. The voters of Uncle Joe Cannon's Danville district can be relied upon to administer the proper rebuke to the mistaken politician, who proposes to retire the veteran statesman from public life because he is “no longer in touch with the young.” They know better. It is admitted that Uncle Joe is not acquainted with the virtues of the uplift, the recall and the initiative and referendum. He is neither socialist nor radical, but when anyone insinuates that Uncle Joe's spirit is bent and battered by the as- sault of years he knows not whereof he speaks.—Ansonia Sentinel. There is always a tendency to haste in arriving at the totals of Fourth of July casualties. The best figures now obtainable, namely, thirteen deadq and 243 injured, are by no means final, The number of injured may be ap- proximately correct, though we may expect even that, and surely the num- ber of deaths, to be increased in the more complete figures annually com- piled by the Journal of the American Medical association. But even allow- ing for an increase of ten per cent. in both the dead and injured, we ap- parently have a very encouraging re- duction from even the low figures of last year.——New Haven Register. Facts are numerous enough to warrant the positive statement that the present lull in business is merely temporary and will soon give way to rush and activity. It is not neces- sary to go far to find plenty of evi- dence of faith in the immediate fu. ture. In New Britain alone big plans are made for handling the bus- iness that is anticipated. The Stan- ley Works has just let the contract to a Boston firm for a factory build- ing to cost $100,000. Tt will be en- tirely of concrete, two hundred feet long and sixty feet wide. This con- cern is also erecting a large plant in Chicago and getting ready one for Canada. Other concerns in New Britain have architects at work on plans for new factory buildings. And, New Britain is not an exception. The newspapers report building for man- ufacturing concerns in all the lead- ing centers of the state. This has not the appearance of “hard times.” —Brockton Times. TOWN T4LK o HE mayor has stirred up the city this week with his story of the filter beds and the re- port of a New York engineer who says that it will cost New Britain approximate- ly $400,000 to place them in satisfactory condition. It was not the condition of the filter beds that caused the excitement but the cost of the repairs, the amount being largely in excess of the cost of the beds in the first place. A committee has been appointed to make an investigation of the whole mat- ter, and while it is generally stood that something must be done there is no one willing to say that any such sum as the New York en- gineer reported will be expended. It is probable that this whole matter will go before the board of finance and taxation, the legislature and a city meeting, all depending on the na- ture of the report of the special com- mittee. Treasurer Chamberlain says that the city has authority to issue $100,000 more in sewer bonds under a legislative act, and when the char- ter was revised two years ago pro- vision was made by which the ci can issue another hundred thousand dollars in sewer bonds without the for- mality of again going to the legisla- ture, so unless the repairs at the sewer beds are unexpectedly high the city has the power to go ahead and raise the necessary money. The suin of a thousand dollars has been al- lowed the special committee for ex- penses and contrary to what might have been expected the money is to be taken from the incidental fund. The work to be done is for the sewer department and the cxpense of look- ing up the matter of repairing the sewer beds should be taken from the funds in that department. The in- cidental fund was never intended to supply money for such a purpose and is not able to stand the demands that are being made upon it. This mat- ter seems to have been understood at the council meeting for the reason that it was said that if the funds dwindled too low that the department could be replenished after February of next year through the instrumentality of transfers, though there i{s no assur- ance that it will last that long. When the estimates were being made up last spring ‘an extra sum was allowed the incidental fund above what it was thought would be actually needed, but a thousand dollars i§ a great deal to take at once. It is difficult to un- derstand just why the council did this when it could just as well have taken the money from the department which should bear the expense. There is no desire to restrict the committee because its work is of the greatest importance and needs to be thorough. It may be that the expense of work already performed may have to come out of this appropriation and there has been no report as to how much has thus far been expended or whether the work has been legally contracted for. The matter should have come before the right department in the proper way in the first place and then there would not have been any question about it. The dispute over the ice question has produced some unhappy results, the committee taking exception to re- marks by the mayor and some resent- ing his iInterference and saying that he is exceeding his authority. Of course, the mayor is not a mgmber of the committee and has no more au- thority to dismiss any of its members than if he were only plain George Quigley. The charter gives him cer- tain powers, but beyond that he is a member of the common council, sub- Ject to its rules the same as any one else. He has no power to appoint a committee for any purpose unless he is so authorized by a vote of the coun- cil and he cannot remove a member of a committee unless the council em- pPowers him to do so, so that the dis- pute between him and‘the ice com- mittee is not as serious as might be suppgsed and there isn’t the slightest danger of any one losing his position. Mayor Quigley would be derelict in his duty, however, if he did not in- terest himself in the work of the city in general and the ice committee in particular, becaiise the latter repre- sents the city in a new branch of busi- ness and if it is not working out to satisfaction then he may reasonably make inquiries as to the weak spots, if there are any. It is very evident that the returns are not what were expected, and how the undertaking can be made to pay Is a problem that interests the entire community. It was figured out in the beginning that the present plan would not be a good one, but those who thought differently had the votes and it was the votes that counted. The season i{s now al- most half over and according to the estimate of the amount of ice har- vested the city's supply must be get- ting low if the sales have been any way heavy, so that there isn't much use of adopting any new plans con- cerning the method of sale. The mu- nicipality has been in competition with the private dealers ever since the first pound of ice was sold and it would seem as if it were a bit late to purchase teams for delivery pur-! poses, because if the city proposes to do that it should deliver ice to every house and it hasn't sufficient ice to do that for any great length of time. It would take several teams to deliver ice to every one, and it will require some time to properly consider that part of the work. In a municipality every one has or ought to have equal privileges; if a family is to be sup- plied with ice on one street then every family on that street should be sup- plied, and if one street is to be sup- plied then every street should be sup- plied and if New Britain is to go into the delivery business, and that is the natural outgrowth of the present sit- uation, it should be with the under- standing that all would have the bene- fits which the city was assured would prevail If it went into the business. Then if it undersells the private deal- ers the latter will be driven out of the business and if on the other hand under- | | they undersell the city there will be nothing left for the city to do but to dispose of its outfit and stop talking about municipal ownership. Willlam P. Delaney, chairman of the democratic town committee says | that the committee has authorized him to appoint a special committee to report a primary plan and he pro- poses to carry out the instructions just as soon as the republican plan is out from the printer. Chairman Klett has a strong belief that his primary | arrangement is just what the New Britain republicans want, that it will meet every contingency and will work out satisfactorily. Mr. De- laney is a believer in the prifmary and being the official head of the party in New Britain his influence will go a great way toword estab- | lishing the system in this city. It is proposed to have 'both parties nominate their candidates on the | same day, the polls to be open at the same hours and thus avoid any in- terlopers at either meeting. The democrats have not had the samé difficulties in selecting candidates as have the republicans. There have been some caucuses held when New Britain had the dual system of government which required several ballots and which kept the democrats in the ast Main street armory until almost mid- night. Contests were never produc- tive of democratic victories. Defeatea candidates have sometimes left the hall with their followers immediately after the decisive ballot was an- nounced and proceeded to make ar- rangements to oppose the choice of the meeting. There hasn't been so much of that sort of thing during recent years and a primary will serve to remove it for all time. Every one will then have an opportunity to .ote for his choice, there will be no cle- ment of unfairness about it and there will be no dispute as to the candidates having been honestly nom- inated. New Britain has outlived the old caucus method for both parties, the convention plan is only a make- shift at best and only acts as a sort of ah agency for the voters. Men have grown tired of attending cau- cuses, they would prefer to stop into a polling place on their way home from work, vote for whom they please as candidates and then con- tinue on their way to supper. There is a strong sentiment in favor of primaries throughout the state and it is likely that this question will be one to occupy the attention of the legislature at its next session. It has been under consideration for a long time and the point has been reached when public sentiment is strongly in favor of the reform. With primaries for the nomination of can- didates and a secret ballot on clec- tion day there is no good reason why Connecticut politics should not ve thoroughly purified. There is na-dly any doubt that it needs purifying. According to the report of the building inspector for the last montn provision was made for forty-six ten- ements and seven stores in the new buildings for the erection of which permits were granted. This 1s a fairly good showing and suggests that if the same rate is continued for the bullding season that the problem of overcrowding will be well on towards solution before the beginning of an- other year. This is the only way out of the difficulty and when suf- ficlent tenements are provided New Britain will be a much improved city. The conditions will also have a ten- dency to cause those people who live out of town but who work here to take up their residence in New Brit- ain where they will be near their em- ployment. This will naturally make business better for the merchants and there will be increased prosper- ity all around. People seem to un- derstand the need of new bulldings and those with money and some en- terprise have apparently begun to re- alize that dwelling houses offer a good opportunity for a safe financial investment. Tenements will rent quickly at reasonable prices, so that the owner takes scarcely any risk. The estimated cost of all the new buildings contracted for last month was $145,663, which is not in accordance with the story of hard times which is being circulated here and elsewhere. No one claims that business is what is desired, but New Britain and all other communities are far from experiencing the hard times of a few years ago. The indications all point to a business revival and investors are being prompt to take advantage of it More bulldings means more tenements, these mean an enlarged grand list and that means an increased revenue for the city, No one can mistake the meaning of' that. How He Did It. (Billy Evans in St. Nicholas.) A number of years ago an enter- prising young reportel was delegated to get an interview with the late Ed. Delehanty on the art of batting. At that time Delehanty was regarded ns the premier hitter in the big league, the American league not being in ex- istence, It was the purpose of the young man to find out from Mr. Dele- hanty just how he managed to hit all the various shoots and curves served up by the opposing pitchers, The managing editor of the paper on which the reporter worked believed such a story would greatly help am- bitious players in their efforts to be- come crack hitters. After camping on Delehanty's trail for some time, the reporter managed to hold the star player's attention long enough to make known his desire. Delehanty was never much of a talker, and immediately became about as nolsy as a Sphinx. To the volley of questions fired at him, he invariably replied: really don't know how I hit “They meet the bat and bound “It just ‘comes natural’ T Failing to get anything worth while, the cub reporter requested Delehanty to think it over, the story goes, and leave a note in his box telling how best to hit the ball and put it In safe territory. The following morning the reporter lost no time in opening the letter which Delehanty left. Delehanty McMILLAN’S. m BIG DE- MARK DOWN PARTMENTS. IN ALL )\‘.‘\ " ATTRACTIVE SPECIAL VALUES FOR SATURDAY. JULY SALE OF Men's Shirts $1.00 Shirts Saturday at 69c each This is your opportunity to lay in a summer’s supply of Shirts at a big saving. SEE OUR BIG WINDOW DISPLAY OF THESE SPECIAL SHIRTS. All Sizes, 14 to 17 inch Neck Band. EVERY SHIRT GUARANTEED. 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Underskirts and Petti- ‘ events of our July I Underskirts af 98¢ each Dainty Muslin and Crepe Under« skirts, lace and Hamburg trimmed, only finest quality materials used. | July Sale price 98c each, Values to $1.50. $1.50 White Opague Petticoats at 98¢ each Made with tucked and ruffled flounce { \ which makes this the ideal petti- terial that has the necessary weight of white satin finished washable ma- ccat to be worn under the thin dresses in vogue this season. D. McMillan, 199.201-203 Main could advance no particular reason for his batting ability other than that it was “just natural.” However, such a theory did not appeal to the re- porter, as it offered no possibilities for a story, So, not caring to dis- appoint the young man, who was likable chap, he decided\ he must try to answer the very perplexing ques- tion. But it was evident that he did not ponder long, and he afterward in- sisted that he believed his reply would be a good joke on the reporter, for his brief note read: “Just hit ‘em where they ain't.”” Governor Baldwin, Post.) Appointed B (Bridgeport To those who criticize the personnel and doings of the public | utilities commission we would point out that the commission was named | by Governor Baldwin and he must be held responsible for the failure of | the commission to exercise its full powers in the cause of the people, if such has not been exercised. We know for a fact that many things have been done by the com- mission that are praiseworthy. The commission is the buffer hetween the corporations and the people and there are always two sides to a story. The commission was not expected to decide matters in favor of the people when the evidence did not support the people’'s cause. It is expected 1o be perfectly fair and impartial, and that, we believe, is the line it fol- lows. would Wednesday of The ture to submit to the voters in 1916 a further, not only pledging their votes promising, legislature, statute, cannot three tion the parties the legislature must sube mit a matter may be. vote upon it, but it ix reasonable to | assume that they are likely to do so, since nothing sentiment did There is no doubt that if the com- mission’s powers were extended, more benefit would accrue to the state. The Street. commission is hampered in many ways, The principle on which the public utilities commission was es- g ® tablished is sound and beneficial, Prohibition in Idaho. (New York Times.) -" Virginia becomes this month the ninth state to put into force a prohibition law ldaho seems likely to be the tenth. All three parties held their conventions in that state on last week, and each of them adopted a prohibition platform. democratic plutform pledged the tic members of the legisla- West democr constitutional amendment prohibiting the liquor traffic publicang and the forever The re- progressives went e to a constitutional amendment, but 5 in case that failed in they” ! to pass a prohibition # The amendment, of course fail in the legislature if |he; parties keep faith, » This looks very much like prohibi- After such a declaration by all no complexion constitutional amendment, what its political The people will still have to » but a general demand have produced such upion of in the three parties. Nor proposition go could the by default, either, for in the democratic conven- tion, at least, there was a sharp fight, .y though the plank finally won by & vote of 122 to b, e e e T