New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 7, 1915, Page 6

'g-);'t" or baggage smashing. No one of the city a Month. be sent by mail g8 60 Cents a Year. ising medium in Jon. books and press i to ‘advertisers. found on sale at Hota- 42nd St. and Broad- flk City; Board Walk, ’Il’ld Hartford depot. PHONE CALLS. ' THIS NUISANCE. lago a society sprung up Bving for its object the ot the abolition, of ance in hotels and la the public gather. § organization died Its obituary has although a few @ have been said for pusade. Before pass- eat beyondsthe society thing. It made an in- the hat checking sys- in the lobbies of ho- £ the country. And it _bigger graft has ever 7 NEW ’ERITAIN DAI , HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1915. objects to rewarding services well rendered; but America will soon tire of the hold up game. AN EXPLAN. ATIpN ‘WANTED- Dr. Constantin T. Dumba, the Aus- tro-Hungarian Ambassador, is on his way to Washington ta meet Secretary of State Lansing and explain to that official just why Mr. James E. J. Archibald, an accredited war corre- spondent, happened to be carrying secret dispatches to the Imperial Aus- trian Government. The Ambassador will also explain why he made such a huge attempt to disrupt labor con- ditions ‘in this country. Until the full report of the Ambassador’s visit and conference With Secretary Lans- ing is made public, there will be no one to judge his acts, for the Am- bassador is an honorable man; but there will be much speculation over | the outcome of the whole affair. While Americans’ are ultra fair in all their dealings, they have been im- posed upon to such a great extent within the past year or so that their nature is undergoing complete change. Instead of the wonderful openheart- edness and frank generosity that al- ways characterized the American, in- stead of that implicit trust he:always placed in brothers who came to his land from foreign nations, there is springing up a weariness that par- takes of the canny. And all because | than this self same ne, and works some- very pretty girl is trust that rents the | _#he hotel. This smiles, 'stands guard Jthe dining room, arrive she gently ir hats and cloaks, ully on a numbered in return a check. ‘over, the young lady, test smile, polished _'hands back the me time jingling farters in her apron r another deposit. is. ever been known at would happen to id has never been re- are some who be- g arm” guard is on urtain,- ready to -fell h ‘i bludgeon if he fails | Naturally, the patrons Wk the money they give the hat rack goes to poor widowed mother. It goes to buy gasoline owned by the employ- rl. one phase of the tip- ce and, by no means the f other end is the walter. e his palm greased. And s thizs been done, and so the average waiter at 1 hag come to look upon his birthright. In fact, ‘so far mow as to lay % in’ this matter and ¢ the amount of his tip. 0 his liking, he betakes lordly air, casts a dis- the ‘coin advanced, and, n attitude of wounded b the money on the floor. merican manhood! When some. athletic young step to the front, take heggar by the scruff of polish the dining room miserable carcass. Who i anyway that he exacts In what food have they fed grows so arrogant? ers returning from their " the seashore and other s wre bringing back miserable performances the aristocratic waiters . It has even reached nts at the hotels. One ng a porter ten cents ice was rewarded for seeing the shining ten 1 gragefully into the opelled by the throwing s porter. Such awanton e part of a man seeking wead is at least ill-con- e day this man, if he yled, might be glad, to diying act for that self I In some of the big New E a2 tip of anything under {& liable to be thrown into ‘the donor, or cast care- floor to the mortifica- ncerned. . iters have been spoiled by a generous public, ‘of hotels are as much hese cup bearers of the i he is beginning to distrust anybody and everybody who is dividing allegi- ance with some power far removed from the home' government. It is not the American’s fault if he ostra- cizes those who pat him on the back with one hand and- pick his pocket with the' other. The whole blame can be laid at the door of those who should have known better, who have transgressed all the rules of civiliza- tion, who have gone a little too far in their loyalty to the things upper- most in their minds, No one will condemn a man_for being loyal to any cause he thinks is right. But when'a man goes into another’s home and practices his doctrines in dia- metrical opposition to the welfare of his host he is at best doing some- thing which should not be done. And this is not in anyway casting .any re- flection upon.Dr. Dumba, or any other man who is now on the gridiron of. public disapproval. Time will tell whether the Doctor, and his cohorts are right. If they are right, every- thing will come out as it should. It they are wrong; it .will take many vears to break down the feeling that is being built up by some diplomats in this country. Seemingly, this was not the most propitious time for an expose of this man Archibald, who, if what he is alleged to. have done is true, is a disgrace to American journalism. If he was the confidential messenger of two Ambassadors,’ traveling through an enemy country with American passports, he is a spy. ‘Worse than that he is a.traitor, because by his alleged acts he has enabled foreign political influences to hazard the peace and tranquility of American indus- trial affairs. If Dr. Dumba can wash his hands of the whole affair and place American confidence back on the pedestal from which it is toppling he will be doing a great service to all foreign diplomats within these borders as well as to the American public. From his statement issued at his Summer home in Lenox the Doc- tor seems willing to make a full ex- planation. This should be done promptly, and the people should be allowed to know just what part the Doctor played in . the performance. If he was right, he should be vindi- cated; if he was wrong, he should ask for his passports in Justice to | himself, his government and his countrymen who must remain in this country long after the Doctor has departed. A BAD SITUATION. Until full details have been received setting forth the exact manner in which the Allan line steamer Hesper- ian met her fate, until affidavits are received from passengers on board and a statement issued by the Brit- ish admiralty and the German Am- bassador at Washington, there can be nothing done in this latest situation which has beset the American gov- ernment. There is some doubt as o the cause of the disaster, whether the Hesperian was struck by a German torpedo or a British mine. The Brit- ish Admiralty will issue a statement probably today or tomorrow- the salaries paid are wugh, or the waiters have o a conspiracy to extort . ‘The time will come brietors of hostelries will the men and women wha atronized them have tired Hities heaped upon them. . bé a perceptible falling Pnage and then shall these ers of the public, the fitates -of the culinary themselves their “Pack where they the ‘gentle E}"?W dariv- The .loss of twenty odd lives makes the situation at least precarious. II it is established beyond shadow of a reasonable doubt that the Hesperian was attacked by a German submarine and torpedoed without warning, other crisis may present itself in the relations between this country and Germdny. It will be deplorable it the commander of a submarine com- mitted this deed in the face of the promise made by Ambassador von Bernstorff on September 1, when he assured the United States that no an- | { warning or without making provisions for ‘the lives of non-combatants. In the event that the Hesperian ; was.sunk in this manner. the German government has no alternative but to | make complete disavowal of the act of its submarine commander. This must be done unless a serious breach is again to be opened between the two countries. The German government | has another opening and that is to brovie that the Hesperian was 2n auxiliary cruiser, or a transport car- ryingytroops for the British govern- ment. She had a gun on her rear deck. . But this gun was not large enough to be in violation of United States laws which permit belligerent merchantmen to enter and leave our ports if!bearing a gun no larger than six inchicaliber. A gun of this nature 13 to bejused for defense only- If the 'German government can prove that ithe gun of the Hesperian was used to fire upon the submarine, the bottom is dropped from the whole case. It is doubtful, however, whether such claims would be set up. In the first place, the Hesperian was sunk at twi- light of a foggy day and no one saw the submarine, (if there was a subma- rine. Naturally'then there could have been no attack.by the Hesperian. She was westward bound and carried no organized troops. In all, this latest development - is intricate and fraughu with many possibilities. It is to be hoped that no serious trouble wiil ,8row out of it and that if a subma- rine- did the work the German gov- ernment will be quick to enter a dis- avowal, FACTS AND FANCIES. The grass on Huerta’s lawn in Brooklyn is getting long again, and he’'d better go back and cut it.—Bos- ton Globe. ‘“Preparedness for war can only end in war” says Henry Ford. Uh-huh. And but for life preservers nobody would drown.—Toledo Blade, But don’t forget that the American dollar that is king today isn't the Bryanized silver dollar, but the “hon- est little dollar.”—Boston Transcript. The Mexican situation has a habit of slipping back into the same old rut and taking a siesta. And nobody seems to care much—Torrington Reg- ister. Tire one-term declaration in the last democratic platform is not to be for- . gotten if Mr. Bryan or his friends can help -it. It was Bryan who drew that plank.—Los* Argeles Times. The administration is going to “ig- nore” T. R. There's about as much chance to ignore T. R. as there would be to pretend you didn't know it if a porcupine came and sat on your lap.— New York Evening Sun. President Wilson made a hasty trip to Philadelphia to have 'his eyes treat- ed. At a time like this it is important that the president see his way clearly. —Kansas City Journal, Although modern young women claim to be interested in public af- fairs, they seem to spend more time studying the soda fountain list of flav- ors than they do the newspaper bul- letin boards.—Meriden Journal. ‘What now causes heartfelt satisfac- tion to the New.York ‘World, is the possession by the United States of a president. who thinks with his brains and not with his lungs.—New Haven Union. Texas rangers rather enjoy looking after those invading Mexicans. Just leave it to the rangers and shortly there won't be much left of the men- ace or the menacers.—Tacoma Ledger. The Cause of Loose Teeth. (Bridgeport Farmer.) The cause of loosening of the teeth has been discovered to consist in the invasion of the gums by a small ani- malculae known as the enttameba buccalis. This fact was determined by observations made last summer by Prof. Bass of Tulane university, and Drs. Barrett and Smith of the University of Pennsylvania. Examining the teeth and gums of forty-seven patients in their clinic they found in every instance, that these germs were present in the se- cretions. Remembering the experi- ences of Dr. Vedder, United States army surgeon in the Philippines, who discovered that the use of ipecac was specific in curing tropical dysentery which is caused by an ameba of the same general characteristics as the ameba which Drs. Bass, Barrett and Smith isolated, these gentlemen were led to inject some of the same remedy with the idea of overcoming these germs in the oral cavern. The result was in every instance a distinct and definite cure. | Dr. Wright, United States navy sur- | geon at Portsmouth, N. H., has gone even a step further in the cure of this condition, which is generally known to the public as Riggs disease. Instead of using the active principle | of ipecac (emetine hydrochloride) he uses a more powerful and effacious germicide. This drug is mercury succinamide. | The marvellous fact of the applica- | tion of the latter remedy, is that very | sutbborn cases of other varieties of | germ diseases clear up at the same time that the oral conditions are cor- rected. American medicine can be justly proud of its achievements in respect to these formerly intractable disease, j for so widespread is the condition that it has been conservatively estimated that ninety-five persons of every hun- dred are afflicted to a greater or less liners would be sunk without dus‘dagrea. l WHAT OTHERS SAY Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office. = New England Thrift. (New York Sun.) These mournful words came from the lips of Senator Henry F. Lippitt of Rhode Island, addressing the Providence republican committee aft- er the bake had been opened: There is a great prejudice against New England in many parts of the | vears before they are waged country. The debtor against the creditor; the ingrained distrust of the borrower for the lender; a natural, inevitable fruit of that, canny forehandedness that from time out of mind has been cherished and held in honor down East. Were New England not so prosperous, did her sons and daugh- ters not so thoroughly understand and 80 consistently practice the art of ac- cumulation, the Rhode Island states- man would not have such a com- plaint to utter. Alas! nobody except his Reirs respects the constant self- denials of thrifty man. Moreover, we can see no immediate hope for a revision of the sentiment that menaces New England. Beyond its borders, where is the homely vir- tues of economy held in esteem? The spender, not the saver, commands respect; te lay up: for a rainy day is the most contemptible of offenses. To be in debt constitutes the real dis- tinction; individuals pride themselves on what they owe, communities boast of their obligatians. Yet New Eng- land, impervious to the modern ex- ample, teaches her children to lay aside, to skimp, if need be on the luxuries that they may have money out on bond and mortgage. Their pleasure is still fcund in modest and jnexpensive gecreations; a thundering devil wagon that strains the bank ac- count is not necessary to simple life. Bad habits of an earlier day die hard; the New England pocketbook is tight strapped; reason enough for enlight- ened rage against her. We have deplored New England for years. She lacks utterly the virtues of progressiveness. She continues to bank for us, and with enraging regu- larity te collect her interest. She re- mains ‘“closer'n the bark to a tree’; moderately a ‘“tight wad.” Does Senator Lippitt conceive that she can win the affection of the spendthrift who is not put down for a fat legacy? Murder! The Ankle Watch! (Ansonia Sentinel.) We never fully realized the horror of the world war until notice was given by the French makers of new fashions that the ankle watch had come across the pond to make its home with us. Accompanving and giving it room to tell the time comes the new skirt, which is made as much sharter up and down as it is made wider fore and aft. The tops of the new boots wander considerably high- er than the tops of the old ones used to do, we are confidentially informed, but they do nat by any means close the gap that is established with iron rigor between the top of the new boots and the hem of the new skirt. It is in this reserved seat, so to speak, that the ankle watch nestles. One can confidently anticipate that there will be a wild rush for stand- ing room near the exhibitors of the new fashion in watches with frantic requests to tell the time, when the first sample of what France has done for us wends its way down the main street of any of the associated com- munities. How telling the time is to be accamplished involves a tangled problem in acrobatics that mere man had not yet ventured to untangle. After all it is a puzzle that only the suffragist is fit to solve with due re- spect for the conventions. Perhaps after all it is just as well that Anthony Comstock has been re- lieved from duty. Anthony would surely never have survived the sight of the ankle watch in action on crowded Broadway during the rush hour. Fashions change and so do the ideas of women but it is permissible to believe that it will take some- thing more than a mere decree from Paris to make the just-below-the- knee skirt and the ankle watch fix- tures in this part of the Naugatuck valley . War and Munitions. (Washington Post.) It has been reported by correspon- dents in Russia that there are three Russian soldiers available for every rifie. In other words, two our of every three men are unarmed. As soon as one armed soldier falls one of the two unarmed men steps in to take his gun and his place in the firing line, . If this is true, there is no need to lcok further for the reverses of the Russian army On the western front the British are holding but 30 miles out of a to- | tal of 500. There were 750,000 men | in the British army at the outbreak of war. Nine months ago Lord Kit- chener announced that 1,000,000 re- cruits had been obtained. Subtract- ing the 200,000 who have been re moved from the front by death or in- jury, there must still be more than | 1,600,000 able-bodied, well-trained | Englishmen available for fighting on the western front. . But even with 1,500,000 men avail- able, ‘'many of them regulars and the | others volunteers with nine months’ training, there are few signs of ac- | tivity along the 30 miles of front by the British- The explanation, ac- cording to admissions from London, is the lack of munitions. England, | sensibly enough, refuses to send two, unarmed men into battle for everv | one that is armed. | Nevertheless, with these facts be- | fore them there are members of con- gress who deny the merit of the policy of preparedness. They dwell upon the theory that the United States can always rely upon a citizen | army. The munitions factories of the | miliarity with the machine tends to United States have been busy for the munition for the allies. all these months the allies are unprepared. America must wars are won or And yet after still realize that modern lost two or three The United States may not. be forced to war for years, but victory or defeat of the nation jmay turn upon the action of the congress which is con- vened in December. Hard Starving ‘Germany, (Springfield Republican.) If it is true that Germany has been putting pressure on Rumania by threatening to refuse to buy this year's surplus of maize, it shows that not the least apprehension of a grain shortage is felt by the central powers. At no time have neutral observers taken very seriously the alleged peril of starvation which was made an ex- cuse for the submarine war on com- merce and Germany having round- ed out a year and reaped a toler- ably good crop, that bogy seems more remote than ever. Despite the drastic course of the Russians in lay- mg_ Wwaste the country as they retire, it is certain that the Austro-German armies have found considerable sup- plies, and the area now occupled, with Galicia recovered and large and fertile Russian provinces seized is so ample that the praduction of food for a pro- tracted war would be only a question of labor supply and even at this point considerable help may be’had from the. 2,000,000 or more Russian pris- oners, the majority of whom are farmers or farm laborers. With so little to gain, England could not well afford to exasperate neutrals too far in the matter of foodstuffs, and indeed hope of crippling Germany seems more and more in England to center in cutting off the cotton supply. Solving the Girl Problem. (Meriden Journal) The New Haven school committee has recommended that the position of advisor to the girls in the High school Dbe created as a solution to what is known as the ‘“girl problem” in all schools: This woman would be concerned with the thousand and one problems that perplex the students in a community of 4,000, such as this High school, to give advice, te answer questions and to give inti- mate general and private talks to the pupils, There are so many girls in a High school the size of the one in New Haven, who either have no mother to consult, or else are afficted with mothers who do not understand what their children should know. Some- times the mother is not the daughter’s confident because of illness, some- times for lack of interest and some- times because the daughter is the child of immigrants who cannot grasp the changed condition of life here, Whatever the reason it is not right that the girl whose mind and body are developing rapidly should grow up in ignorance and a kindly, sym- pathetic, understanding advisor would dc incalculable good. In a large complex institution like the New Ha- ven High school, or any High school for that matter it is necessary to have a4 man principal or otherwise the discipline is not good, but there should be a woman to whom girls can go and who should advise thein when advice of the right sort may have a lasting effect for good upcn the young ming. New Haven will take a step in the right direction by adopting this plan. Every Freight Car In Use. (Philadelphia Record.) In keeping with the recent very fa- vorable monthly reports issued by a number of railways comes the state- ment that the Pennsylvania railroad on its systems east and west of Pittsburgh has now every freight car in operation. As its equipment now includes a portion of the large orders for cars placed last winter, this activ- ity is especially significant. With the movement of the enormous grain crops, the greater demand for coal and the heavy export business now be- ing handled, which constantly grows, all signs point to a car famine within a few weeks. This will be rather a novel experience for some of the roads, as it has been several years since all their equipment was called into service. There is a promise of brilliant days ahead in the opinion of that not sel- dom pessimistic observer, James J. Hill, who has come out of the West with tidings af the largest grain crop in the history of the territory coverea by the Great Northern. He esti- mates that the yield in the country served by the road will be between 175,000,000 and 180,000,000 bushels. This compares with 110,000,000 bush- els last year and 155,000,000 bushels in 1912, the previous high record year. This {s typical of Western grain con- ditions. Bankers journeying westward are reported as predicting “almost unbe- | lievable prosperity’ for the United States. All of which must grate harshly upon the ears of Senator Pen- rose and other prophets of woe. Things are not working out as they predicted. With hard times gone, what will be their slogan in 1916? Automobile A Locomotive. (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.) The lamentable automobile accident near Mumford, by which three young persons lost their lives and five oth- ers were injured, is another sharp re- minder that the modern high-powered horseless vehicle is not a child’s toy; | that it has high potential energy for evil as well as for good, when oper- ated by an inexperienced driver. In the first application for a pat- | ent on an automobile energized by an internal combustion engine, made in this city, it was accurately designated | as a road locomotive. In this respect | it has not changed its nature. Fa- dull appreciation of the possibilities of an engine of from 50 to 100 or more horse-power, when operated on an ordinary roadway, without rails. It is stated that the car which was wrecked at the Allen's creek bridge was being driven at a very | consomme to bun. i sob | 1 past year turning out guns and am- | high speed by a 17-years-old boy, the | son of its ewner, and that none of the eight occupants of the big auto- mobile was over 20 years of age. Un- der the guidance of the unfortunate lad who held the wheel, the machine, apparently under full headway, could not take a sharp turn in the road. It followed the law of centrifugal force and left the highway and dashed into a tree. All that re- mained of the youthful joy ride was the summoning of the coroner, the undertaker and the ambulances. It is not a desirable task to deduce ons from such extremely sad oc- currences, nor indeed is it necessar: But there are some plain and stub- born truths which are self-evident and which cannot be too aften pointed out. Every day, in the most traffic- congested sections of this and other cities, large touring cars, built for high speeds and endowed with from 50 to 80 or 100 horse-power, afre driven by girls, some of whom are in their early teens, and boys who are not vet in the high school. From the very nature of things these chil- dren cannot have the technical knowl- edge of motor machinery which is necessary for the safe operation of an automobile. It is unreasonable to expect that they will emulate the caution and poise of an experienced railroad locomotive engineer. Yet more caution, poise and experience of a high-power touring car than in the mere mechanical management of the locomotive of the Empire State expr For the latter tends to remain on its firm steel rails while the natural tendency of the motor car is to go wandering upon the urban side- walks and to rush to the fields and along the countryside highways. le: Better Doctors. (New Haven Union.) Fewer men are being sent forth to practice as physicians and those li- censed are more thoroughly pre- pared. This is as it should be for in times past conditions have been such that hundreds of poorly pre- rared men were turned loose on the public and labelled as doctors. Fifteen years ago this country had 162 medical colleges, which was over half of the world’s supply. Although gome were well equipped and well con- ducted, a large proportion werg owned by individuals or by joint stock corporations, and were con- ‘ducted for profit. In some instances a professorship could be secured by any paysician who bought a certain amount of stock; for a smaller amount he would secure a lecture- ship. Since these institutions were organized for profit, it was import- ant to secure large classes so the income from fees would be corre- spondingly increased. Glowing ad- vertitements, follow-up letters and paid solicitors were freely used; thus enrollments were swelled to mam- moth proportions. No wonder that the actual number of students 15 vears ago reached the amazing total of 28,142 and that there were 5,747 graduates! In the 15 years there has, indeed, been a marked reduction; there are nearly fifty per cent. fewer medical colleges; there are nearly forty per cent. fewer medical students and med- ical graduates. There could be a further reduction in the number of colleges and still allow of a greatly increased student enrollment. And the students would be further benefitted by the change. since a greater proportion would be in the better equipped colleges: There is no danger, says the Jour- nal of the American Medical associa- tion, that there will be a dearth of physicians. The annual number of graduates is still nearly double the loss of physicians by death; and even if it were less than the annual loss, it would be many years before 2 dearth would result because of the seriously overcrowded condition of the profession. There is now one physician to from 600 to 650 people, as compared with one to from 1,500 to 2,500 in the leading nations in Eu- rope. Even with ths amazing con- trast, we have not included in the figures for this country the osteopaths or any of the so-called “drugless practitioners.” Fifteen years ago a noted educator who was thoroughly familiar with the conditions underlying medical educa- tion tersely remarked, ve do not need more doctors, we need more doc- tor.” Statistics show that this is be- ing attained. Oysters. (Newark News.) . August's gone. September’s here, the fields will soon be brown and sere But there is balm to soothe my pain; the oyster’s back with us again. I do not know just how the ‘R’ comes in my blissfulness to mar, but this I know and this I say, I have not had a stew since May. Nor have'I seen a single fry to gladden epicurean eye. I have not had a chance to dwell joy on Blue Points on the Summer brings me mingled its pleasure on me sometimes 3 1 love to swim and fish and boat; ’tis fine in idleness to gloat. The hot spell brings good things to eat, but none of them is joy complete. The ovster is all things in one a banquet It's appetizer, meat, dessert, sometimes a pear] stud for my shirt. The time of joy has come at last; the R’less months are in the past. I care not for the au- tumn'’s chill while I of oysters eat my fill. in Missourian vs. Kansan, (Topeka Journal.) In his palmy days, Capt, J. G. Wa- ters of Topeka was recognized throughout the state as the champion artist of the legal profession. Whenever there was a real hard legal battle and the law and the evidence were not always clear or a trifle in tavor of the opposition, Capt. Waters could be expected to save the day with a few tears. One day Capt. Walters was defend- ing a man in a western Kansas county. Tht prisoner was charged with first degree murder. It was clearly an up- hill case for the defendant. 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In the midst of Water's ar- gument, the Missouri lawyer suddenly attracted attention by removing his shoes. “What are you going to do * whis. pered the visibly astounded county at- torney. “I am getting ready to wade out,” said the Missourian. Long Warm Autumn Needed, (New York Times.) The summer harvests have been gathered with great difficulty in many districts on account of the frequent rains. The stimulation of high prices resulting from the war has caused extra exertions to be put forth by the farmer to obtain his grains The harvest even of wheat and oats is now completed over two-thirds of the area, and the final stages of the ripening period have been passed in the northern part of the country. Only corn remains subject to about a month more of growth and the far- mers would like to see more hot weather than they have had. The cold which developed late in the spring when the planting set in not only delayed operations but dwarfed early growth. In the northern part of the corn belt, especially, the pros- pects are not very bright, and it will take a long and warm autumn o ma- ture the crop. Arkansas a Coal Producer In 1818, The United States census for 1840 showed that a small quantity of coal (220 short tons) was mined in Arkan- sas during that year. ‘With the ex- ception of 9,972 short tons mined in Missouri and 400 tons in Iowa, this was the only coal produced west of the Mississippi river in 1840, and for the next twenty years these three states were the only ones west of the Mississippi from which any coal pros duction was reported. The coal in- dustry of the state did not develop very rapidly during the earlier years; from 1881 to 1902, however, the pro- duction increased pretty regularly, but for the last twelve years it has remained practically stationary. The maximum production of 2,670,438 short tons was attained in 1907 Maine has come to the conclusion that it cannot afford to give boys from outside the state a practically free ed« ucation at its state university, and 8o the barrier of a $100 tuition fee will be raised this fall.—Boston Here dozen witnesses bore strong testimony 1 ald. o