New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 25, 1914, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1914. e W BRITAIN HERALD e EERALD- PUBLISHING COMPANY, Proprietors. d dafly (Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m. st Herald Building, 67 Church St Office at New Britain Mail Matter. tered at the Post as Second Class livered by carrier to any part of the city for 15 Cents a Week, 65 Cents a Month. criptions for paper to be sent Ly matl vayable in advance. 60 Cenis & Month $7.00 a year. in, oniy profitabble advertising medium in Circulation books and press alweys open to advertisers. e Herald wil be found on sale at Hota- Ping’s News Stand, 42nd St. and Broad- way, New York City; Board Walk, Atiantie City, and Hartford depot. TELEPHONE CALLS. iness Office. . torial Rooms 4eeel928 ee.928 DWIN ANNOUNCES HIS CAN- DIDACY. Governor Baldwin has formally an- unced his candidacy for the United wsenate in a lgtter to the editor the \New Haven Journal-Courier in hich he sets forth his qualifications the place he seeks and those who ow the governor will agree as to summing up. Qualification and fon are two different things and is not always the most competent ns who is elected to office. In this e, however, the candidate is a man sound judgment, learned in the law hd history of his state and country four years' experience as gov- nor of the state and if such a man not qualified to sefve as United fates senator then no one is. There is no doubt:but that there is me feeling against the governor and rumor can he- credited as being de & good deal(of it is in New Ha- m where sometthink that the gov- nor is a bit domineering, but ieh if not all:of that will pass away the event of his nomination. ‘Whether the:governor would run as Il against Frank Brandegee for nator as he did against John P. judley for the head of the state gov- iment or his:republican predecessor a question. It may be noticed that pme political mathematicians in bmputing the vote two years ago as- me that only republicans voted the gressive ticket and that it was hly the straight party men voted for t. But these conclusions are all jrong and any prediction as to what vote may be this year based on manner of distribution two years is 'manifestly incorrect. There jill be no doubt a large number of gressives who will vote the republi- in ticket \this fall and some of them fIF support ‘the démocratic nominees hils the defnocrats may not be able hold all their own votes. No one in. tell-how this will work out and is" useless to suppose that it can o settled'by men operating with a ce of paper and a lead pencil. This, er, is beingidone, but with what u . no one can tell now. The p of the people is evidently dif- went now from what it was two ago, a war'is on in other coun- its effect is being felt here and ople have begun to realize that new tions have come into existence 3 all these things are bound p effect the vote, one way or anoth- jr. If a mathematiclan could tell here all the progressive vote' wiil how much of it will stick fo its party and how much’ adhesion here will be in the other parties he ht come near the mark, but that impossible. It should always be embered that no one can tell hat the man will do when he s shered in behind the curtain of he voting machine or behind the loor of the voting booth and so long these inventions remain just so bng will there be uncertainty as to lections until the vote is counted. OUTH CAROLINA'S PRIMARIES This is primary day in South Car- lina when it will be determined hether Cole Blease will be the next nited States senator from that state r whether he shall be defeated as e deserves to he. Blease is govern- and one of his pet ideas is to liber- te inmates of the state prison. He ha been doing this for a long time aking no distinction as to wha they fe or what their offenses may have en. He has released murderers and hwaymen as well. as the sneak Lieves and second story workers, not vithout bad results either. He - has roused a great deal of ill feeling in he state and the prediction has been repeatedly and vociferously ade that he would be defeated for enator. This is the day to decide that question. | There is another feature about the lgoverno candidacy, which is at- i woting attention, and it is that he is an anti-Wilson man. There are some who are inclined to think that ( a victory for Blease today will be in a measure evidence of a lack of con- fidence in the president. South Caro- | lina is a strong democratic state and if there should be any opposition to President Wilson it might have a bad effect on coming elections. The anti- Blease crowd say that the governor will be defeated and the only thing in doubt is the extent of the defeat. | N.thing short of a decisive beating | will answer the purpose, but the gov- has quite an organization and its leaders' profess confidence in being able to pull through. If they are suc- cessful it will be a crushing defeat for all those things which are regard- ed as good for every state. We will all know soon how the people voted and what kind of men they prefer for public office. ernor OCHAMBER OF COMMERCE | ‘W. B. Moore who is to organize the chamber of commerce is. in town ready to begin his work and its suc- cess will depend on how much inter- est the business men of New Britain take in the movement. This matter has been discussed in the press, on the street, in public meetings and at the clubs, and the general sentiment is that a chamber of commerce is a good thing for the city, that there is room for such an organization here and that it ought to be formed. It does not need any argument to prove that New Britain should have some place where its important public and busi- ness problems can be thoroughly in- vestigated and discussed so that the best plan shall be put into operation and the poorest and other nonsensical schemes eliminated. The average business man of today has no time to waste on useless propositions, he wants to know in a nut shell what is wanted, how it can be obtained and what are the bene- fits. A chamber of commerce will supply this need; its object wil be to keep. posted on all such matters, to look up certain information which will ‘act as a basis for all inquiries so that the city will be able to tell what its advantages are, what it can do for a /new business, and when something new is brought up how to go about taking it up, considering it and disposing of it in the best manner or adopt it if it is worth anything. Such an organization has in it the means to be of great ser- vice, to do a great deal of good and to make New Britain a better and more prosperous city. APPLEJACK. The New York Sun says that this question has been asked: ‘“Does ap- plejack add to the welfare of the country?” The query is indeed a deep one. Applejack has its There are many men of eminent re- spectability, who attend church, pro- vide for their families and vote the straight ticket, who never consult a physiclan when their pipes become clogged or their liver refuses to work, all having a domestic remedy of their own, one of which is applejack and molasses in case of a cold, very pre- valent at this season. Gentlemen who have been afflicted with hoarseness have gained vocal power by a few. doses of this well known family rem- edy taken every few hours, Once the patient begins to feel his larnyx im- proving, his speech gaining, his utter- ances more clear, the doses may be lessened in number and quantity, and when he has become sufficiently con- sclous of recovery and shows an in- clination to move around, he should be gently but firmly induced to retire to his room and if possible to bed. This medicinal combination has a double effect. It brings cheer to the patient. . The man who has felt that the world will never have any further charm for him, that he will never again be able to enjoy himself, has shown marvelous recuperative powers after the first dose; his spirits become buoyant and he will laugh, sometimes be moved to song and the world, his prospects for unbounded pleasure and financial prosperity will at once as- sume gigantic proportions, The phy- sical effects are also very noticeable, the patient gaining strength from the first use of the remedy. This medi- cine should only be taken internally. The applejack can be purchased at any drug store, the molasses at the corner grocery and the mixing may be done anywhere. The question as to whether the principal ingredient in this combination adds to the welfaro of the country must therefore be an- swered in the afirmative. Anything which improves the physical and mental condition of man in his day uses. of depression must add to the wel- fare of the cOUNtTY. The Sun says that all depends on Whether the ap- plejack is genuine and mellow. Thege necessities .are always present, Some trying to force Judge Henney to run for gover- nor, but rumor has it that he will not agree to it. It looks like a nomina- republicans are tion' for Mr, Webster. The air was cool enough this morn- ing to suggest state fairs and autumn. August is almost gone and September will soon be here. That means the beginning of the passing of the sum- mer and the coming of the season of beautiful colors. Ex-Senator E. Hart Fenn, who was mentioned as a possible candidate for congress in this district, says that he will P. Davis Oakey of Hartford will now have clear sailing. Mayor Quigley is for him. not run, It will be very difficult to make baseball men believe in-future that the New Britain franchise is worth over $1.50. All the republican slates include Fred Chamberlain for state treasurer. Yésterday appears to have, been German day on the Belgian battle- fleld. FACTS AND FANCTES. What next? We are no sooner plunged into the horrors of a gigantic European war, than out of New York state comes the report that Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany hall is thinking of running Willlam Ran- dolph Hearst for the United States senate to succeed Elihu Root.—An- sonia Sentinel. The determination of President Wil- .son and the democratic leaders to keep congress in session during the present critical situation in Ewurope, is in ac- cordance with that firmness and judg- ment which the administration has brought to other problems. For the great purpose of national business ‘Wasghington is the skull of the nation, and congress is the brain center of the nervous system by which the country’s affairs are co-ordinated.—Bridgeport Farmer. Like other Rhode Island cities Woon- socket has its full share of wooden buildings, and this is sufficient reason for the general cleaning of cellars and back yards ordered by the chief of the fire department. More than one costly fire has originated in a heap of rubbish. The practice of al- lowing old boxes and papers to ac- cumulate is a dangerous one, and when people become accustomed to removing waste materials promptly there will be no complaint about the activity of the officials whose duties irclude the prevention as well as the extinguishing of fires—Providence Journal. Let a poor little house dog unac- customed to roughing it for himself become nervously excited by the din of the streets or overheated on a hot summer day, and some fool raises the cry of mad dog and shies a brick. The dog runs and that is enough. Men are but savages under restraint, and everything that runs must neces- sarily. be guilty, and soon a howling mob is in pursuit and the dog is lucky, indeed, that escapes. Every large city has a dog pound. Hundreds of men are employed as dog catchers. They are frequently bitten. Did any one of them ever have hydrophobia?—Wa- terbury Republican, If nature, in a generous mood, were to offer to America a land of 264,000,- 000 acres in which cattle could be pastured from early March to late November, Uncle Sam would probably throw his hat with joy, finding the beef problem solved. Yet America has such a region, with less than a third of its area in improved farm land with a population varying from fourteen to fifty-seven to the square mile, with room to raise enough beef tc supply the entire TUnited States. This is the gist of an informing dis- ratch from Baltimore setting forth the possibility of the nine southeastern states offsetting the decrease in beef production in the west. Cattle breed- ing has proven successful in these states, with their climate highly fav- orable. Room there is without crowd- ing industry or population.—Norwich Record. Baldwin vs.' Mahan. (Bridgeport Post.) At last there are some signs of ac- tivity upon the part of supporters of Governor Baldwin for the nomination of United States senator, and with reason. When Governor Baldwin first announced that he would like to get the nomination for senator those who wait for him to breathe before they act assumed that he had merely to express his desire to have it gratified. But happenings of late have indicated that some activity was necessary or the opportunity to run might be de- nied. Now one of the most practical politicians in the state, the Hon. Duvid E. Fitzgerald of New Haven, lawyer of frequent alliance with the republican element in opposing much useful legislation, is placed in charge and things are stirring. As the situation now presents itself the democrats have two candidates for senator in view, Congressman Bryan F. Mahan and Governor Baldwin. It is of striking significance that neither man represents even the moderately progressive element in the party. Congressman Mahan has no sympathy with the desire to regulate corpora- tions. He never hesitated to say so. He is absolutely honest in his convic- tions in this respect. Governor Baldwin holds practically the same views as Congressman Mahan, but he lacks the courage of the New London man. He prefers rather to run upon a platform with which he has little sympathy and with the determination to oppose anything rot to his individual liking or to the liking of the corporation support he has so far received if opportunity offers. These are the two men presented to the democratic voters. Both have elements of strength. Congressman Mahan’s fearlessn and ability to do things attracts a wide support. Governor Baldwin's attitude of promising, indirectly through plat- I Paldwin j ever, at last gave way, under the strain ot feny | nat pestormine when oo | porations are concerned, invites the admiration of that element in the re- publican party of the Robbins brand which brought the party to disaster. The Baldwin supporters rely on the blind adherence of the democratic rank and file and the votes of the Robbins brand of republicans to elect him. This combination won in 1910 and was saved from defeat in 1912 by the progressive revolt. One has but to compare the vote of 1912 with that of 1910 to discover how fortunate Governor Baldwas was in his re-election. In 1910 about 162,000 votes were cast and Governor | was in a minority of about 8,000. In 1912 the state polled 195,- 000 votes and he was in a minority of 35,000, more than four times as large. It will thus be, observed that after two vears in office and with a ‘much fuller vote polled he had lost ground tremendously. [ortunate for him the progressives ran a ticket and he was saved from the rebuke these figufes imply. Now his supporters would try him again. They hope that party blind- ness upon the one hand and corpora- tion influence upon the other, with help from the progressives, will send to the senate for six years a man who can veto an honest bread weight bill while he signs a measure to still further relieve public service corpora- tion, while not a word goes in to help the vital issues of the hour; who could halt $4,000 for a legisla- tive souvenir and allow millions for special purposes. If the democrats want a candidate of this description let them take him with their eyes open and let them be honest enough to say to the voter: ‘“Here is our man. He does not be- lieve in two-thirds of what we promise in our platform, but he is the only man we can elect because he will draw off republican corporation votes.” A Printer of War Headlines. (New York Evening Post.) Morris Van Vliet, the veteran fore- man of the Evening Post composing- room, who has seen fifty vears of newspaper making, among other mechanical developments, has wit- nessed what might be termed the evolution of the headline. Mr. Van Vliet can remember the headlines that were used on the big war stories of 1861-65, which nowadays would ‘hardly suffice for printing the special dispatches of the war correspondents who describe the gore and carnage on the firing line. And like -most printers, who have an eve to the artis- tic side of their trade, the modern tendency, introduced by “vellow jour- nalism,” toward screaming headlines that flare half the height of a page, deeply offends him. “No printer would use headlines like that if he was left to himself,” said Mr. Van Vliet. “Of course there are printers who are cranks, just as there are cranks in all other trades and professions, but the great ma- jority of printers would never use such type for headlines, without or- ders from the editorial rooms. T don’t think type of that size is artis- tic. It takes up too much room, and it jars the reader. 1 never hear newspaper readers express approval of such type. They laugh at the newspapers that use it. “Now, the largest type that the Evening Post uses for headlines s plenty large enough for the average story of unusual importance. It is the kind of type we have used for our principal war heads, and it is about seven-eighths of an inch hign. Most of the other papers use type two or two and a half inches high. T don’t see why. Our type is plenty large enough to be read as far off as . the eye will carry, and it em- phasizes the importance of the story under it. “In the old days, when I was a boy, it would have been thought a very big head, but nowadays it isn't anything compared with what some of the other papers use. The first two years of the civil war I was in the army, and I didn’t know as much about the printing business, or take as much interest in it then as I did afterward, but still we used to get newspapers at the front, and T re- member—although it was fifty vears| ago—how much smaller those heads were, even on the stories about bis battles. For some years after the war, the same condition of affairs prevailed, and then came the intro- duction of the new kind of journal- ism that went in for big headlines. “As T have said, almost no printer cares for that kind of work. It's true, perhaps, that we had too small headlines in the civil war days, but that is no reason why we should have too large headlines now. ‘Headlines an inch high are plenty big enough over any story—unless, maybe, it 1s the story of the assassination of a president. That is different. “I don’t think headlines will much bigger. They seem to have reached about the limit of size. You can’'t have them much more than fill half the page; there has to be a lit- tle room left for something else. T should like to see a more artistic make of type for headlines. That is the way to make a newspaper at- tractive to the reader's eye.” get ‘Wellington’s Correspondent. (London Daily Mail.) “No woman has ever loved me! Nev- er, in my whole life.” It was the duke of Wellington who said that. He said jt when he was a widower. But the con- fession appears to furnish an inad- equate excuse for the suffraget attack upon his picture in the academy. In- deed, the duke merited kind thoughts from women, for it became known long after his death, that the busy warrior and statesman had maintained a cour- teous but unnecessary correspondence for nearly twenty vears with a female bore who desired his conversion. Chiv- alry could hardly have gone further. Even the duke's forebearance, how- Jo's" pertinacity and asser- and the long exchange of letters ceased. Miss J. appears to have | been an early Victorian church mili- tant. Quilp’s House Gone. (Indianapolis New Anbther Dickens landmark has dis- appeared from London, the house of Daniel Quilp—who is by no means the least interesting character in “Old Curiosity Shop.” This house, a narrow building of three stories and a base- ment, stood at 2 Tower Hill, and was probably more than 200 years old, The proprietress believes she possesses the criginal cupboard wherein this hard- featured, satanic dwarf stored his Ja- maica rum, and also some other fine pleces of old furniture, for she doubt- less believes that Quilp was not alto- gether a creature of fiction. It was to this house that Quilp returned after it was supposed, because of an unusual | absence, that he was dead. He slipped behind a hedroom door and listened to the conversation that ensued among his wife, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Jini- win, and Sampson Brass, the lawyer. This is, perhaps the most grotesquely humorous incident in all of Dickens’ rnovels. Brass is writing aided by the suggestions of the women, an adver- | tisement of the missing Quilp. “This is an occupation,” said lawyer, laying down his pen emptying his glass, “which seems to bring him before my eyes like the ghost of Hamlet's father, in the very clothes he wore on work-a-days. His coat, his waistcoat, his shoes and stockings, his trousers, his hat, his wit and humor, his pathos and his um- brella—all come before me like visions of my youth—" *“You had better go on, said Mr. Brass. “Our faculties must not freeze with grief. I'll trouble you for a little more of that, ma’'am. A ques- tion now arises with relation to his nose.” “Flat,”” said Mrs. Jiniwin. “Aquiline,” cried Quilp, thrusting in his head and striking the feature with his fist. ‘““Aquiline, you hag. Do you see it? Do you call this Hat? Do you, eh?” “Oh, capital, capital,” shouted Brass, from the mere force of habit. “Excellent! How very good he is! He’s a most remarkable man, so ex- tremely whimsical! Such an amazing power of taking people by surprise.” Quilip, in ushering out the men who had brought the news of their unavailing search for him, said, hold- ing the door open with great polite- ness: ‘“Have you been dragging the river all day, gentlemen?’” “And yesterday, too, master.” “Dear me! You've had a deal of trouble. Pray consider everything yours that you find upon the—upon the body., Good night!"” Perhaps no finer example of grim, sarcastic humor can be found in the language. the and sir,"”" THE PHOTO PEST. (Communicated.) The photo pest once more is here— He's back from lakes and shore; He's had. his fill of fun and beer, And snap-shots by the score. In office, shop. or on the street— No matter where you go, You're bound to hear about and meet The guy with “prints” to show. He'll pour this junk into your ear As soon as you he sees: “1 met some ‘pippins’ at the Pier,— Just take a slant at these.” And then he'll grin beneath his hat, And from his pocket reach A bunch of snap-shot photos that Were “‘taken” on the beach. You haven't time—you plead in vain To make examination, You're rushing now to catch a train That's waiting at the station. He'll shove those ‘“prints” beneath your nose, His sun-burned features beaming; And then remarks on each he throws, With information teeming. “Yoy see that girl upon the dock? Some class to her, my boy! Her father owns a brownstone block In Albany or Troy. And here she Is again with me Half buried in the sand; She’s got some shape as you can see, And swims to beat the band!" ““This X-ray picture next in line, Believe me is some sight! I snapped it just about the time The sun was shining right. Too bad I didn’t learn her name— (She didn’t make a ‘stay’) She was a classy little dame And blossomed for a day.” “You see that girl with a cigarette? Of course it's just a joke; She posed for that to win a bet— She wouldn't dare to smoke, At least, not when the boys ‘round, But when she left—they say, Up in her room a servant found Some ashes in a tray.” were “Right off those rocks, a fish I caught A whopping great big ‘blue’; He pulled so hard 1 surely thought He'd break the line in two. Just lamp that guy with massive chest He stopped at my hotel; The dame in front, 8o nicely dressed Can tango something swell!” “This one of Bibble is—I think— The best that's in the pack: 1 found him ‘splashing ‘round in ink’ And floating on his back Of course he ‘came out’ rather dark, Because the day was damp: T left him—swimming like a shark In spite of writer's cramp. And so he gocs down through the pile— Explaining each with care: He makes you stay and listen while He chucks out his hot air. You never get a moment's rest— He's ever on the “go’: This is the season of the pest With snap-shot “prints’ to show. —BISH K. IBBLE, EXPLAINS WAY 10 CONQUER AMERICA Memb:r of I_;russian General Staff Outiines Pian of Attack. ~The London prints a transla- entitled New York, Aug. obe of August 1 tion of a memorandum “Operationen uber See,” written by General von Edelsheim, of the Prus- sian general staff. Some paragraphs of the article are as follows: “Operations against the United States of North America would have to be conducted in a different man- ner from those against England. Dur- ing the last years political fric- tion with that state, especially friction | arising from commercial causes. has | not been lacking, and the difficulties that have arisen have mostly been scttled by our giving way. As this cbliging attitude has its limits, we have to ask ourselves what force we can possibly bring to bear in order to meet the attacks of the United States nst our interests and to impose our will. Our fleet will probably be able 10 defeat the naval forces of the United States, which are distributed over two oceans and over long dis- tances. But it would be a mistake to | tuppose that the defeat of their fleet will force the United States with its immense resources to concluding peace. Conquest Not Possible, “The possibility must be taken into account that the fleet of the United States will at first not venture into battle, but that it will withdraw into fortified harbors, in order to wait for a favorable opportunity of achieving minor successes. Therefore it is clear that naval action alome will not be decisive against the United States, but that the combined action of navy and army will be required. Considering the great extent of the United States, the conquest of the country by an army of invasion is not possible. But there is every reason to’believe that victorious enterprises on the Atlantic coast and the conquest of the most important arteries through which im- r-orts and exports pass, will create such an unbearable state of affairs in i the whole country that the govern- ment will readily offer acceptable con- ditions in order to obtain peace. It Germany begins preparing - a fleet of transports and troops for land- ing purposes at the moment when the battle fleet steams out of our har- hors we may conclude that operations cn American soil can begin after sbout four weeks, and it cannot be doubted that the United States will not be able to oppose to us within that time an army equivalent to our own. ‘At present the regular army of the United States amounts to 65,00 men, of whom about 30,000 could be disposed of. Of these at least 10,- 000 are required for watching the In- dian territories and for guarding the fortifications on the sea coast. There- fore only about 20,000 men of the regular army are ready for war. Be- sides, about 100,000 militia are in ex- istence,'of whom the larger part did not come up when they were called out during the last war. Lastly, the militia is not efficient; it is partly armed with muzzle loaders and its training is worse than its armament. Regular Army Weak, “As an operation by surprise against America is impossible, on ac: count of the length of time during which the transports are on the way, only the landing can be effected by surprise. Nevertheless, stress must be laid on the fact that the rapidity of the invasion will considerably facili- tate victory against the United States, owing to the absence of methodical preparation for mobilization, owing to the inexperience of the personnel, and owing to the weakness of the reg- ular army. “In order to occupy permanently a considerable part of the United States and to protect our lines of operation 50 as to enable us to fight successfully sgainst all forces which that country, in the course of time, can oppose to us, considerable forces would be re- quired. The Americans will not feel inclined to conclude peace because one o1 two provinces are occupied by an army of invasion, but®because of the enormous material losses which the whole country will suffer if the Atlan- tic harbor towns, in which the threads of the whole prosperity of the United States are cgncentrated, are torn away from them ‘one after the other. Invading the United States. “Therefore the task of the fleet would be to undertake a series of large landing operatiohs, through which we are able to take several of these important and wealthy towns within a brief space of time. By in- | terrupting their communications, by | destroying all buildings serving the state, commerce and the defense, by taking away all material for war and transport, and, lastly, by levying heavy contributfons, we should be able tc inflict damage on the United States. “It should be said that Germany is the only great power which is able to tackle the United States single hand- ed. England could be victorious on sea, but would not be able to protect Canada, where the Americans could find consolation for their defeats at sea, Of the other great powers none possess a fleet of transports required for such an operation.” SEES MIDNIGHT PROWLER. John Sheehan Scares Marauder Away From Lee Residence. What is attempt dénce on believed to have been an to bhreak into the Lee resi- Bassett street at 12 o'clock lest night was frustiated by John Sheehan, the well known cafe pro- Frietor, who saw a marauder sneaking up the hack steps of the house. Mr. Sheehan’scared the intruder away. Police headquarters was notified and Ofticers Hellberg and (. Johnson were dispatched to the scene. They McMILLAN'S WEDNESDAY MORNING THIS WEEK BEGINNING AT HALF PAST 8 O'CLOCK, Another Sensational Sale - Three Hundred Summer Dresses £ at $1.00 ea, Not one dress in this lot worth less than two dollars. Many of them worth up to five dol- lars. All of them go on sale Wednesday morning for $1.00 each. See display in our south window, and be on hand Wednesday morning. Children's Gingham Dresses, 2 fo 6 Year Sizes, Wednesday at 25¢ Each Why do any sewing for the little ones when you get such dresses for 26c each? v See these dresses displayed in our north window. D. McMILLAN 199-201-203 MAIN STREET. scarched the neighborhood thorough- ly but th midnight visitor could not be found. Government Telegraphs. (London Daily Mail.) Mr. Hobhouse, the postmaster gen- eral, confessed to a loss of 22,000,000 pounds sterling as the result of more than forty years’' working of the tele- graphs by the state, But that repre- sents nothing more than the excess of expenditure over receipts. The ac- tual loss is very much greater. The 22,000,000 pounds does mnot include the original purchase money or the interest on it, or any provision for its amortisation, or the payment of pensions to the telegrauph employes. If these and similar items were in- cluded, it would be found that state ownership of the telegraphs has re- sulted in a loss of nearer 40,000,000 pounds ($200,000,000) than 20,- 000,000 pounds. And even that would not be telling the whole story. Sup= posing the post office had left the telegraphs in private hands, exacting moderhte royalty on the gross profits or receipts; it is probable that in such a case the state today would be in receipt .of royalties of at least 260,000 pouuds a year and that since 1870 it would have received between 5,000,000 and 6,000,000 pounds. In- stead of that, the state has lost near- 1y 40,000,000 pounds and now finds iteelf saddled with a system that s destined to be hard pressed, and possibly altogether superseded, by the telephone and Wwirelese tele- graphy. Smith and M. Halloran For Sheriff, (Hastford Cor. New Haven The democrats cxpect to elect their candidate for sheriff this year. To realize this expectation they should nominate their strongest man. There is considerable talk to the effect that former Mayor Joseph M. Halloran of New Britain may be nominated for sheriff. Mr. Halloran is a young business man of splendid executive ability and of high versonal charac- T Union.) ter, 1t may be of interest to note that one of the best sheriffs that Hartford county has ever had was & resident of New Britain. He was Al- van W. Spaulding, who, when he was nominated by the republicans, was the chief of police of the city of New Britain. The people of New Britain have felt for a long time that thefr city’s elaim to political recognition has been overlooked. With them it i8 & local grievance and while they do not resent they claim the grieve ance. 1f the democrats are wise they will nominate a New Britain man for the office of sheriff. Another New Britain man who has been mentioned is Thomas J. Smith, who was one of the messengers of the =enate at the last session, and who i= now the democratic registrar of voters of that city. He is a thoroughly reliable man, of splendid character and busi- ness sbility. ) v