New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1915, Page 4

J 8e0s ier - Claims g Enough. annual sh commis- general as- t deals to a oper revision the oyster laiming that pon the pro- It also flat- eturns made not been in facets when eport says: d we must not without that certain and never loportion to pened in the sof certain pdges ~ upon tions totally ditions that from the but it ascer- expenditure on to the ay of reve- he recom- -on produc- immendation out well. or and the lar, the tax, jill be small hand, the can afford 1ling to pay arges. jhises “that e at only not to be state is en- enue from levenue sys- as fair and r opinion, ‘state and ctivity tax. pwers claim hhquisitorial, plans; but, s.the right it granted the tax is rolley fran- e state and n the basis is no claim jonable in- of returns tax. The ference to of book- lsed where- pt by every | ed by him £ such ac- hey should business | urns based | by simple lieved that jt in effect e and that owners of better or rden ought and it is he existing lans comes who have beneficiar- ate unless xest other admitted 'prise the stry and full credit no reason should be it would | the more | te thatin | eral in its y other— perpetual | has been and ay $1.00 With Pe pe, 35¢, b. Al s fresh flavor, Ppc. and hce you s that re- | | does not content with such an extremely small revenue a§ compared with the value of the product. Changes in Statutes. tinued, however, in our opinion sev- eral of the statutes should amended so as to allow the assess me2t of the f a time of the year when it is reason- ably practicable to do the work. Un- der the present law the lists are sworn in during the month of Ocio- ber and from November first to the first of the succeeding January the | assessor does his work. From thut date until the fourth Tuesday in Feh- ) ruary, the board of relief is required . compelled by law to do work of this it. Manifestly, no one ought to be ( compelled to do the work of f{his | character during these months. It i not possible to go out in a boat and make investigations on many dava during this season and at best it uncomfortable and results in needles exposure. We strongly recommend | changing the date for the swearing in | of the lists to June and, for the board | or relief hearings to September, and { the completion of its duties the fourth iTnesdn_\' of October. Taxes stquld be | due January 1st and payable. without " interest, on or before March 1st, under this plan. it has been thought advisable to make | physical examinations of certain grounds and. this has resulted in a revision of the assessments that has brought increased revenue into state treasury. If the changes sug- gested are made in the taxing stat utes, the making of such examinations will be facilitated; moreover, they can be made at the time of the vear when work on the grounds s at its | height and thus a better idea of thelir | adaptability for culture gained. “We also strongly urge i the phraseology of the section the statutes which describes the ground, making a distinction between ‘cultivated’ and ‘uncultivated.” Such use of terms is misleading and un. fortunate. It is obvious that a tract may be actually uncultivated and at the same time perfectly adapted to | culture. 1f, for any reason, the own- | er sees fit not to cultivate it, or, if, as often happens, it is not being culti- vated at the precise time that the list is required ta be sworn in, he is entitled to list it as uncultivated though as a matter of fact it cul- tivatible and the state is thereby the loser. The statute, in order to meet the plain requirements of the situa- tion and, doubtless, the idea of person who drafted it, should read ‘cultivated within the last year or adapted to shell fish culture, and ‘not adapted to shell fish culture’ instead of ‘cultivated’ and ‘uncultivated.’ Reversion of Franchises. “There is a provision in the gen- eral statutes of 1902, Section 3219 to the effect that if the grantee of a franchise or the holder of grounds use and occupy them in goad faith within flve years after re- ceiving the grant, it shall be the duty of the commissioners to take steps to cause a reversion. In 1907 this provision was repealed but such ac- tion was very evidently not in the interest of the state and, it seems to us, must have been taken by the law making body without thorough knowl- edge of the conditions. It cannot fairly be presumed that the legisla- tors, would deliberately and know- ingly repeal so salutary a provision. In 1913 the committee on shell fish_ eries unanimously recommended that the provision be re-enacted but in the end-of-the-session rush the re- port was not acted upon. There are large areas under franchise that are not under cultivation and it is not a desirable state of affairs. If the holders of these grounds desire to make use of them for the purpose for which they were granted, they should be given reasonable opportun- ity; otherwise, in our opinion, they should be gotten back inta the con. trol of the state to the end that they may be granted to some person who will use them. We moat ecarnest- ly recommend the re-emactment of the provision referred to. According to the statement the re- ceipts were as follows: 1912-1913: Taxes collected $25,- 654.62; new oyster ground franchises, §$298.10; dredging licenses, $676.0 recording grants and transfers, § filing fees, $47; interest on balances, $199.43. Total, $26,927.15. Shell-Fish Commission. -1914: Taxes callected, $29,. new oyster ground franchises, $288.50; dredging licenses, $802.50; recording grants and transfers, $72; filing fees, $12; interest on balances, $164.08. Total, $31,310.13. is 1913 TO RETURN TO ORIENT SERVICE. Liner Minnesota Has Been Laid Up Since Last September. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 5.—The Great Northern liner Minnesota, the largest cargo carrier of the Paclfic and the largest vessel flying the American flag on any ocean, will return to the { Orient service immediately, having been laid up since last September, it was announced today. The Minnesota will sail for Hong Kong February 6. P™=EYE SPOTS | floating specks, blurred vision, | pains in the eyeball, heaviness of | the lids, soreness, yellow tinge to white of eyes, all originate in liver or stomach disorder. afford almost instant relief and fortify the system against recur- rence of these distressing ailments. They tone the liver, purify the stomach, regulate the bowels, cool the blood. Purely vegstable, Plain or Sugar Coated. 80 YEARG’ OONTINUOUS SALE PROVES THEIR MERI' Dr. J. H. Schenck & Son, Philadelphia | If the present system Is to be con- | be ; | anchises to be made at During the past two vears | the | change | of | the | U.S. SUBMARINES ARE Not Kept Up to Date Declarc Navy DXerts. Washington, Jan. That the suh- | marines now in use by the States are generally in disrepair and totally unfit for service in time of war | is disclosed in a communication sub- | mitted to the house committee on | naval irs by authority of Secrc- | tary avy Daniel The data bearing ines were prepared by Captain Al- bert G. Winterhalter, aid for mater- ial in the navy department.” It was sent (0 the hoyse committee as a re- sult of the discussion aroused by the publication of the report of Comman- der Stirling that few if any submar- ines of the Atlantic flotilla are fit for war service. Ver The report Captain ter seems to indicate that ites nav has made very in the development he in contrast with 1 of this type of vessel in European wate the report on submarines | prepared in the bureau tion and repairs This memo out- { lines the difficulties that have been | encountered with submarines, as fol- lows: | 1. Two submarines of the A in 1904 took sudden dives to the bot- tom due to leaky valves or overtrim- ming. They were brought to the surface by the crews after some lit- | tle difficulty. Gas Filled the I-2. In the fall of 1914 the E-2 running submerged filled with salt water reach- This was found « the submar- Liitie by Progress. the United little prog- of the sub- the efficiency now in use Included in is.a memo of construc. ol mar while chlorine gas from ing the batteries. to be due to leaks in the, lgad lin- ing of the storage battery tanks, through which acid trinkled,- causing leaks in the ballast tanks. This ac- cident has involved changes in the battery iining, etc., of other submar- ines ! Submarine C-4 was found to bhe considerably overweight during building due to fault in design. This was remedied by the contrattors be- fore the vessel was brought to trial. 4. FEngine foundations and tank tops of submarines G-1, G-2 and G were found to be structurally weak and had to be re-enforced. Considerable Trouble Expericnced. 5. Periscopes: Considerable trou- ble has been experienced in the de- velopment of periscopes. Such trou- bles probably were to be expected and it is believed that they have been overcome. 6. Battery ventilation: able trouble has been with battery ventilation in the older boats, many battery explosions ha- ing resulted from improper ventila- tion. This has involved making con- siderable changes in the battery ven- tilation arrangements of all the other submarines. As submarines depend for their operation upon so much complicated machinery as compared to surface vessels it is natural that a large amount of attention should have been required by these vessels and their auxiliaries. Such items cannot, how- ever, be classed as troubles of the kind in question, as they are simply questions of development and detai! and not faults of design or construc- tion. Consider- experienced Troublesome to Navy. Secretary Daniels testified before the committes that the navy had ex- perienced more difficulty with sub- marines than with any other class of vessels. He dwelt particularly on the troubles and are occasioned by the present form of storage batter. ies. The naval officials have had great trouble with submarines from the steam engineering standpoint, but in general, according to the report, these have been eliminated by renewals, re- pairs, replacements and alterations, but the necessity of frequent overhauls still exists. AT POINT OF DEATH. Madame Gerville-Reache Suffering from Blood Poisoning. New York, Jan. 5.—Madame Ger- ville-Reache, one-time Jleading con- tralto at the Manhattan opera house and now the wife of Dr. George G. Rambacud, director of the Pasteur Institute, lay at the point of death to- day, it wase said at the Roosevelt hos- i pital, where she has been for a week. A second operation transfusing blood through her veins from those of her husband, seemed to revive her tem- porarily, but she soon suffered an- cther relapse, i Mme. Gerville-Reache is suffering an insidious form of blood poisoning. TEUTONIA MAENNERCHOR. 'The following directors were elected by the Teutonia Maennerchor last evening: Christian Recknagel, Chris- tian Berg, Christian Krech, Theodore 1. Wagner, George Ackerman, August Zehrer, George Schenck, John Cyel- len and August Pily. The directors held a meeting and elected officers as fc1low Christian Recknagel, presi- lent; Theodore L. Wagher, vice-presi- dent; George Schenck, secretar Christlan Berg, treasurer. CUBS VERSUS ATHLETIC! Chicago, Jan. Contracts were closed today for a series of games be- tween the Chicago Nationals and the Philadelphia club of the American league, to be played in Florida during the spring training season. The C(hi- cago club will train at Tampa and the Philadelphia players will condi- tion themselves at Jacksonville. Three games will be played in each city. UNFIT FOR SERVICE United | Winterhal- | class | | 1 | | { | | | | | York, Jan. rection of Mrs. John Jacob Astor. | whose husband., Colonel Astor, lost in the Titanic disaster, debutantes | and matrons started work packin 5.000 camfort kits for the Lafayett fund, which will be sent to France. The articles in the Kkits, as they to” relieve the men in the trenches. | carry with them a flavor New was | | ) i 20 | of good | deeds already done at home, for the making of them gave employment to ted | Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs. J. J. Astor Pack Comfort Kits for French Soldiers WARKED IMPROVEMENT | _MISS ANNE MORGAN ____+o- MRS JOHN JACOB ASTOR -Under the di- tife girls of Miss Anne Morgan's Vaca- factor of aid for American girls tion War deeply interested Astor said at Vanderbilt hotel, not alone on Relief committee. “1 am in the funds' Mrs the committee rooms in ‘hecause it is found- gratitude and hu- manitariani but is s ing a dou- ble purpe a great good. The Lafayette material evidence that Amerjcans not forgotten the debt of gratitude we owe to France, more, in that it is a m, for fund e is have it | that public | who have been thrown out of employment by war conditions. The working ar | rangement between the Lafayette |fund and the Vacation War Relief jcommittee means that hundreds of formerly unemplayed girls will be kept at work indefinitely.” The ac- companying picture shows Miss Mor- |gan, daughter of the late J. Pier- | pond Morgan, and Mrs. Astor pack- ing kit the headquarters, a at Events Tonight _»‘ ‘“The Lyceum. Conspiracy”” at Russwin Vaudeville and moving pictures at Keeney Moving pictures at Fox's. Meeting of charter revision commit- tee. Initiation at regular meeting of New Britain Council, Royal Arcanum, 1‘ followed by a buffet lunch. Christmas entertainment by Young People’s society of St. John's church. of officers S. of B. Installation officers Douglas, O. S. C., in O. U. Installation by Leading Star lodge, O. by Clan A. M. hall. Installation of officers at meeting of Court Beethoven, F. of A, in Bar- deck’s hall. Catholic in St Women's Mary's Meeting of the Benevolent Legion School hall. Meeting of the Star 22 club at the home of Miss Frances Bergeron, of Lawlor street, Installation of officers at meeting of Martha Chapter, 0. E. S. New Britain Commandery, No. 880, T. 0. G. C., will install officers. Meeting of Washington T. Morgan lodge, K. of P., in Vega hall Meeting of New Britain lodge, B0 P int e O U ACEM - hailll N. Meeting of Calumet Church street. club at Meeting of Carmody Council, KX, Meeting of Central Labor Union 298 Main street. First meeting after salesmanship course at Y. of A. holidays M. C. | PRESIDENT TO VISIT i SEN. KERN'S SON Wilson Call Fourteen-year-old to on Iriend When He Makes Trip I to Indianapolis. apolis, Ind., Jan John Worth Kern, Jr, the fourteen-yvear- old son of Senator Kern, is the one person who is expecting to be honored with a personal call fromn the presi- { dent of the United States when the president visits Indianapolis iday. | President Wilson has arranged to call { upon the boy for a brief visit soon af- | ter his arrival here. President Wilson has heen good friend of John's since they mef when Mr. Wilson paid us a v some | time agn,” said Mrs. Kern todav. Young Kern recently underwent u surgical operation. The president hs kept informed of the boy's con- India ver heen dition ! operation between the executive DRIVES AWfiY NATIONAL DEFENSE ISSUE CONFERENCE To Be Held at Home of Secrctary Garrison Tonight.—Col. Goethal's to Explain Panama Estimates. ‘Washington, Jan. 5.—Interest in the national defense today centered in the outcome of a conference on the ques- tion at Secretary Garrison’s home and in the testimony of Colonel Goethals today before the house ap: propriations committee in explana- tion of his estimates for the fortifi- jon of the Panama canal The conference at Secretary Gar- rison’s residence will be held tonight, the purpose being to bring about co- and the govern- for the na- participating Garrison and legislative branches of ment in appropriations tional defense. Those will include Secretaries Daniels, the chairman of the senate and the house military and naval af- fairs committee and other democratic leaders in congress 1t was believed that an effort would be made at the conference to balance the various appropriations to conform with a general policy for the promo- tion of national defense, plans for which are to be submitted to Pres dent Wilson for final approval. pending in congress looking to an in- crease in the regular army were the chief subjects up for discussion 1t was believed that in consequence | bhefore the appro- ol Goethals questioned some length defense He was he has of his priations would bhe as to the national to explain the estimates mitted for the continuation struction work on the canal. includ- ing dry docks, coal wharves and pockets, machine shops, and other es- tabiishments necessary to the opera- tion of the canal. appearance committee, at sub- of con- EADAGHE Rub Musterole on Forehead and Temples A headache remedy without the dan- ers of “headache medicine.” Relieves leadache and that miserable feeling | from cold or congestion. And it acts at once! MUSTEROLE is a clean, white ointment made with oil of mustard. Bet- ter than a mustard plaster and does not | blister. Used only externally, and in no way can affect stomach and heart, as some internal medicines do. S | Best for Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Croup, Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neuralgia, Congestion, Pleurisy, Rheumatism, Lum- bago, all Pains amd Aches of the Back or Joints, Sprains, Sore Muscles, Bruis- es, Chilblains, Frosted Feet, Colds of the Chest (it often prevents Pneumonia). At your druggist’s, in 25¢ and 50c jars, and a special large hospital size for $2.50. Be sure you get the genuine MUS- TEROLE. Refuse imitations—get what you ask for. The Musterole Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Bills | IBIENNIAL SESSION OF R. | LEGISLATURE Gov. Beekman Déiifisi;lnaugural Ad- dress—Repub.icans in Control. R. 1 in full —The re- of convened Providence, Jan, | publicans are control the which in Joint | | general assembly, biennial session today. On ballot they will outnumber the demo- crats by a majority of 109 votes The principal event of the first day of the session the delivery of the inaugural address of Gov. R, Liv- ingston Beeckman, republican, Governor Advocates Suffrage, | The extension to Rhode Island | women of the right to vote for presi- | dent advocated by | Beeckman “In the interest of plain justice and | of sound political principles,” he said, “I recommend the passage of | an act hy the present general sembly granting presidential suffrags | to women Abolish Property Qualifications, a was was Governor as- ! children | improvement The governor urged that the peopi given an opportunity to vote on | constitutional amendment which | | would abolish the property qualifica- | tion for voters. He suggested that the matter be taken up in connection | | with the forthcoming report of « commission created to revise the state constitution, Revision of the criminal was | recommended by the governor, who favored the establishment of a parole syvstem for prisoners, the granting judges of the power to impose inde- terminate sentences and the creation of an improved juvenile court | tem he a laws Appeals for FEconomy. appealed (o possible the ox- in Governor Beeckman the legislature to exercise all pointing out that the state | economy as | expenditures | ceeding its revenues, an | taxes was demanded | Other recommendations that | steps be taken to bring about a re- the state, that animals were the recent foot I and cpidemic i promptly and that amend- ments be made to improve the work- | men's compensation act of were increase were agriculture in whose result of disease | vival of cattle owne ! killed as a mouth reimbursed COURSE IN MOTH -A purpose a RHOOD, Pittsburg n. 5 course motherhood, the which will to make scientific study of ! the problems related to the home care and training of children he opened at the University of Pittsburg, according to an announcement made here today. Periods of infancy and | ehildhood will be considered by means ‘[ of lectures and readings. The courss, fw hich will be open to the mothers | of Pittsburg, will be under the direc- | | tion of Dean Will Grant Chambers, | | and Mrs. Alice Corbin Sies, assistant | | professor in charge of the department | 1“.’ childhood of the school. | in be | can | “I have been thin for CHLD LABOR SHOWS Pubic Gpnion His R:duced Nam - ber of Under-Aged Empioj es. Washington, Jan. 5.-—~Reports of good work done during the past year throughout the country in behalf of working were enthusiastical Iy received here today at the opening «cgmion of the eleventh annual confer on child labor A« a general the reports showed, there marked improvement of conditions under which children #re employed today as compared Wwith those which existed five years ago, , but it was admitted by several speak- ers that much remained to be done. Speaking of the conditions which exist in the southern states, Lewis W. Hine, staff photographer of the National Child Labor committee, said opinion had done much tc the number of under-aged cmployed the mills Marked Tmprovement. a marked situation he maid, children ence proposition had been a reduce in Finds “I found there had been in the general Auring the -last five vears’™ “but very voung children are worked today in the North Carolina mills.” He told of two sisters, six and seven vears of age, he found spinning in one mill and of two boys, under 12 veare, whose hands, he sald, had been mutilated in the machinery “Public opinion is pretty generally against children working in the mils,” said Mr. Hine. “Only ' %one superintendent in North Carolina boasted that he had thirty childfen below the age limit.” He added that in the Alabama mills the conditions were much improved over those of Nerth Carolina. Only 8,000 Persons Contributed. Miss Josephine Eschonbrener retary of the National Child committee declared that only thousand persons in the United States “have cared enough about the working children to contribute to the work of the committee.” Bhe advo- cated the adoption of a policy where- by personal appeals would be sent broadcast urging co-operation be- tween the people and the organization in securing freedom for working chil- dren Owen R. Lovejoy of New York, gen- eral secretary of the Natlonal Child Labor committee, said that one of the most interesting campaigns of the winter promised to be in Illinols where a flat 16 year limit for all ordi- nary kinds of work would be under cénsideration. Plight More Urgent. “We have not hitherto been active- ly promoting this higher standard,” he sald, “simply because we have felt that the plight of the 100,000 chil- dren under 14, in non-agricultural work wak more urgent, and therefore, we are trying to fight this winter a double battle; one for the Palmer- Owen bill designed to eliminate with- out further delay the young chila from factories, mills and canneries and another for improved laws in at least fifteen states. wec- Labor eight MAY NOT FIGHT RETURN Thaw Likely 1o Go Back to New York Without Further Proceedings. Concord, N. 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