New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 22, 1915, Page 6

ertisers. #ale at Hota- and/; Broad- ard - Walk, ford depot. sh ambitions for omination, ponider latest turn of af- d. Colonel own his hat ;‘announcement “63 where it m,the Chicago ations will be from today e of prepared- flenchmen. whiie nada, have be- ‘Minnesota, Indi- ire, the first esidential pre- ar for the #he national 0 a' particuiar ulated about ear-marks ifor the Col- thon of the sible in those ted' delegates the ~primaries wili & ‘majority of vast number of -instructions be- ws: of the states While the Colonel ist the entire pla- er, he will, by on his opponents, | ~to. worry -.those, m and who see in. .. Republican party the can sequre mor: ther candidate from clect their delegates gct’ will have "ra“ Biros o . the: primary: }Cjélonel may be the | {.when ,the con- Then, should he even (himself the nom: sflve the . controll fng on lace :the' toga presents can only be ‘ajarm by! the Repub- g,u vémocmm can sit %' the Colonel's the ring, the Republicans ‘r of xwminatlng and eqentative of safe and ent,—they may well unring victorigusly over sor, “in fact, the Dem- rtain that' if' Colonel listipts the = Republican ¥ arc.sure he will, Woord- ‘will have another, easy did the laét time out. : lqdicatlons on . the friends of Wil- iit if the Roosevelt serious proportions, st&rt a movement for ’har Mr. Taft would popular in the Re- / thafi is: the Colonel. mlistem upon getting iaation, or of placing ¢ himself, the regu- jbers of the pParty s the maregby theibri- y'and go out after him ry states rather than fie in. convention 13- ® ngw hesmay L it he “takes "the cournt when’ he is ‘backed by flo nothing ovimment in intagonists the re eventful times [N, IMMIGRATION. are intensely satis-‘ resent status of the more s becnuse ‘Seen such a drop-- ration. . If the next ire so barren of new untry as were those onths which ended’ re is no danger of glutting the Amer- arkets ' ‘In order to ‘ot just how immigra- in the time referred ruse these 'figures: 800,000 thdt came in through!the yari- ous pom of the nation from . loreign birthplaees. Because of. the ‘great nimber of reservists who returned to their respective countries to fight in the present war, the net increase in our immigrant population was scarce- 1y more than 50,000 for the past fis- cal year. That is as low as it has been * sinte before’ the discovery ' of gold in California. This fall in im- migration may mean a good thing for the laborers who are already' in the country, and it may also mean a bad thing for the employers of labor. It was always the immigrant who was welcomed into this country, primar- ily because he was needed to work on the railroads or on other substantial work of construction. And because the immigrants came in such great droves they always kept the price of labor at a low level. With this great influx illiminated even if only tem- porarily, the American laborer will undoubtedly get more for his ggivices. It is nothing more nor less than the old law of supply and demand. When there are too many to get jobs, the wage scale suffers. When there aré more jobs than men, the work goes begging and the men reap their har- vest. This problem if immigration just at the present writing has become a serious part of current thought. There are all kinds of speculation being spent on what is going to happen after the European war is brought to an end: No -one dare forecast. Naturally there will be plenty of work on the other shore. Men will be needed at home to help rebuild what has been torn down, to turn the devastated fields into prosperous farms, to start the wheels of ma- chinery running again. The' thou- sands of men now employed as sol- diers will be turned loose upon the labor market, but they will be needed, and wages will probably not receive & serious set-back. On the other hand, it \is pointed out that the taxation in the ¢ld countriés will creep up to high water mark and in an attempt to get out from under this yoke, men will leave whatever employment may. be offered them and make a grand rush to America. The -aftermath of- the war is going to cast -its shadow on this country, one way or another.’ There may be great need of remedial’ laws to take care of the prosperity! of the United States and, if this is so,, the democratic party, should start in -50011 t.o consider the proper ‘medicine. WHEN IWIJV LAUGH, “', Thete is somethlng wonderful in a laugh. El; doés. the old heart good to! ibeat wildly against the ribs while the head Is, thrown back in merry, vocif- erous, happlnebs Jtis the return to: nature, the whole hearted laugh. For, no man ever laughed who ~did not mean it. He might have sneered, or feigned a smile, or spread his lips in mock imitation -of the laugh, but he did not laugh. For to laugh, one has 'to forget all about the worrles and cares of the world, about the {housand and one. little, cares that crop up in the night, the surdld things that dampen the spirits and take away all the joy of life. That is why it is good for man to laugh. And knowing all this the scientists nave returned to their time honored task of trying to .discover just why men, laugh. their blind groping they: have discov-: ‘ered this. The farther man is re- moved from the ape, the more he laughs. . The lower he is in the ani- mal kingdom the less he laughs. A stunning discovery this one that will | not beé welcomed in certain quarters. But there are many who-will readily acquiesce to the doctrine set forth hy those who have dug back into the past and unearthed the first laugh. This is supposed to have occurrad when the apple was stuck fh the throat of Adam. It was such a ludic- ‘rous S;Sht to see.the old man strut- ting around the Garden of Eden with an apple core in his larynx that one of the highest types. of . monkeys burst out in laughter. It was a great joke to the monkey, although Adam is reported not to have seen any hu- mor:in the situation. ‘So that was the first laugh. Ever since then the laugh has been on the human race. To wit, the snake did not laugh, who saw a reptile laugh? A snake never laughs, he merely stings- All of which merely goes to show ‘that you never laugh until you are a real human being: No matter how grave. or how dignified, or $olemn, or respectable you are, or think you are, there is always a laugh coming to In i ever ~you..--You might try te.suppress this attack of laughter, but your sides will ache for the trouble, and your spirit will rebel at the unnatural = fetters you are riveting on your soul. ‘You are guilty, of a crime, against nature ‘when you stop;a good hearty laugh. 1f you want to live like a real live hu- lman being you must laugh. There are times, it is true, when laughter is out of place. But when the highway of joy is unobstructed and there is no fear of the vulgarians being abroad then th\e laugh should be permitted to come out and liven things up, just as the moon must come out and grace the night, as the sunshine brightens the day. To kneel in fervent attitude while in prayer is all well and good. It is a posture that is assumed for piety’s sake. But to throw back the head, close the eyes and laugh, while your sides shake, is so natural that it takes no studied effort, and makes you feel all the better for the relaxa- tion, eyen if you have to cry after- wards. And laughter is contageous. It is one of the few things in life out- side of disease that is contagious that can be caught by others. Former President Taft is perhaps the greatest champion of laughter in America. He revels in it. It is his gospel. He be- lieves in the laugh like some men pin | their faith to the tail of a star. Many a tense situation has Prof. Taft spoiled by a good hearty laugh- To that end he is a veritable storehouse of hu- morous anecdotes and funny stories, and he always delights in telling them to provoke laughter in others- If old King Cole was a merry old soul he had no monopoly on the laugh market. A goodly share was left over and for- mer President Taft was around when the distribution -took place. It were wdfl that others tried to emulate Mr. Taft’s jolly sense of humor, if they cultivated the. appreciation of the witty and clever things in life. ize the great joy there is in a good. hearty laugh. Would there were more laughter in this sometimes tear- ful old world, with its triumph and tragedy. Too Many Peaches. (Waterbury American.) There are a great many more than it would pay to bring to'‘market. Peo; ple could eat only so many if they, got them for nothing, and the price this year is so low that in compari- son with the usual prices it seems to the raiser as if he were giving them away. Just see how things work by in- ter-relation. The '.great abundance of peaches affords of opportunity for the canner. He can get his material s0 cheaply now and can sell it for the usual price next winter that his prof- it will be unusually large. He 1s tempted, therefore, to can much more than the usual amount. That makes a demand for cans, so the can. maker comes in for hig share of 'the bene- fit' of the great crop. The demand for cans, both for peaches and to- matoes, has been so great that supply has been greatly depleted and the price has naturally gone up. The can makers have made a great many more cans than ever and on this ac- count they are reaping a harvest. Millions of bushels of peaches are rotting but the abundance has brought to the farmers even at low prices an usually large return. of this the handlers have got a fair share, ther smaller profit on each basket being made up by the unusual amount of peaches sold. Then the canners- have piled up more than usual for next winter and the makers have had their part in this boom. The public, too, has profited by the abundance of cheap peaches. Nobody suffers except those wao hate to see so much gooq fruit wasted with the assurance that next year the tired trees - will not bear much of any fruit. Anti-Treating. (New York Tribune.) Of all the laws devised by man to curb the consun'ption of liquor that of the United Kingdom against treat- ing would appear to be the most read- ily enforceable ‘When one's rever- ence for authority clashes with one's rphilanthropic impulses the issue can never be long in doubt. We predict such a friumph of respect for the degree of king and country as will transform every potential philanthro- can | Then , they would all the more readily real-' the : pist into his own excise officer, watci- ! ing himself with lynx-like lest by subterfuse or even in spirit he fractures the law. To bring the law into disrepcte—that is the part of probihition, I'he “Dutch treat” de- cree should clothe it with majesty. But how ecacious this new law will prove remains to be seen inas- much as never hefore in the history of mankind has the demon rum io depend for popuiarity wholly on the “Dutch treat.” The cry, “I'll buy!" when uttered in the dulcet, howevar, Stentorian, tones of another has been the undoing of ;he bibulous since the first grape fermented- It or its equi- valent has become part of the chsr- ished atmospher: of the saloon or “pub,” the siren song to lufe one upon the rocks cf inebriation. heard no more what percentage alcohol’s customers will curtail or stop their drinking? One wonder:. The experiment promises to .be one of absorbing (or 1s it non absorbing?) interest- intensity of There was never the least reason to doubt what thé result of the La Follette act would be. It was point- ed out and insisted upon repeatedly by all whose judgment was at all worthy of consideration. It was shown that nothing .could be more prejudicial. to, the very:-class it was supposed to benefit. - The folly and stupidityof the provisions were-care- fully explained but the legislators refused to listen.to the only opinions worth having and with incredible lack of foresight obeved the bidding - of irresponsible mischief-makers profes- sing to be the friends of labor.~—New York Tribune. When | FACTS AND FANCIES, ' Of course the Haitians object to our interruption of the summer revo- lution season. A great national out- door sport cannot be suppressed with- out arousing ill feeling on the part of the fans.—Philadelphia Ledger. Frank P. Walsh has bobbed up once more to prediet that in a short time all men will be “absolutely free.” But he’s wrong. Obedience to law will remain the. rule. Anarchism | Will not take the place of orderly gov- ernment.—Albany Journal. Russia had just one factory. A German ship blew it up. Hence, according to the story, the failure to withstand Mackensen. Fewer political prisons and more fac- tories would have been a wise in- vestment.—Syracuse Post-Standard. ammunigion Now that all the custom-houses in Halfiti are taken by the American ma- rines without bloodshed, the worst of that difficulty would seem to be over. The core of Haitien revolutions is a custom-house.—Springfield Republi- can. The Belgian government has pro- tested to the neutral nations because Germany is tearing up the tracks of Belgian railways to use them in Poland. This is said to be contrary to a clause in one of The Hague con- ventions. What is most interesting about it, however, is the disclosure that Germany is so short of steel raijls.—Buffalo Express. It is good news that Vilhjalmur Stefansson has been heard from at last. He is not only an Arctfc ex- plorer with ideas and ideals, but he is thoroughly competent and master of a fine narrative style. The world would like to know more about the ill-starred Karluck expedition than it does, and Stefansson’s adventures aft- er he parted company with Captain Bartlett , must be worth recording.— New York Sun. One of the brightest chapters in the history of organized labor in the United States is the sturdiness with which labor leaders have resisted A little of the same spirit among English workingmen would make the task before Lloyd-George very much easter—Rochester Democrat | Chronicle. people in the United States who know much better than Woodrow Wilson what our government should do at each stage of the epochal and cata- clysmic tragedy that is now afflicting the nations of the earth. But s happens that none of these sapient critics can take® his place. He must serve -out his term' and do the best he can.—Syracuse Herald. Ts it net possible that the terrible cost and the disappointing consequen- ces of this war mray teach the nations a lesson by proving that this kind of thing does not pay any more between {nations than between individuals or tribes or local communities? May the result not indeed be the ushering in of a new era, with a league of powerful nations to put an end to this colossal barbarity and maintain a peace that, will be a benefit to all mankind ?—New York Journal of Commerce. Chief Carranza may hold the ma- Jority of Mexican territory; he may govern that part of it won by his armies. And still his claim of a law- ful, responsible government is far from reasonable. That claim will be ridiculous as long as American-citi- zens living in American territory are | obliged to protect themselves against Mexican violence. And ridiculous, also, will be the position of the United States government as lonz as it permits this riot of Mexican dare- deviltry.—Boston Journal. The moment any question concern- ing the belligerents comes up Mr. Bryan immediately sprints to the pro- German platform and proposes to overturn international law and com- ity for the benefit of that side. When it is remembered ~Wwhat a large amount of money the Teutonic allies have spent in creating a public senti- ment in this country, how large their payroll has been, it almost seems as if they had been wasting their riches. Mr. Bryan, who is not on their payroll, whom they have got . for nothing, is the most voluble and noticeable asset they have got.— New York Times. Herr Hearst to the Rescue. {New York World-) It looks bad fci the Anglo-French lcan. Herr Vierzek, Herr Weismann and Herr Koeible are already on rec- ord against it, and Herr Hearst tele- graphs from New Orleans to his prir. cipal morning acwspaper, the Deout- ches Journal, ti:at, “Ich bin im Be- griffe nach New York zu gchen um gegen die Kriegsanleihe fur die kricg- sufuhrenden Natcenen Europas zu oo- penieren und z“ar zu oppenieren so slark ich es nur 7u tun vermasg.” In other words Gott strafe the loan. Herr Hearts is on his way here it to oppose and 1ndeed it to opposed so strongly «s it to do he can. And back of Herr Hearst stands the Hon. Jere- miah O'Leary, who first thought it out in his own :ind that if every American would hide nis money and bring on a panic and bankrupt the country and close all the banks and fictories and put the railroads and all the ipdustries out of business, it would be impossible to sell anything to. England and Ireland would be free. Like Herr Hearst, Mr. O'Leary presumbably ‘“‘glaubt nicht daran da: solch’ eine Anleihe im Interesse Jes Lande liegt,”” but O'Leary cannot write abcut it in the language of Kultur, so it is difficu't for him tu grab the center of the stage whoan Herr Hearst starts from New Orleans the loan zu opponieren. temptation when urged by agents of | | G ikes ice. What to do with all the peaches. | Germany to order strikes for a price and | Of course, there are a grgat many | WHAT OTHERS SAY Views o..' all sides /of..timely questions as discussed. in- ex- changes that come to , the H«:ud Ofrice. . Senator Lippitt’s Bad Start. (Providence Journal.) At the annual outing of the Repub- lican City Committee of Pawtucket last Friday, United States Senator Henry F. Lippitt was the guest of honor and the principal speaker. The cccasion wag the “first gun’ in Sena- tor Lippitt's campaign for reelection. There was no doubt about this.’ The cards issued for the affair proclaimed the fact with the legend:— “The First Gun 1916. Pawtucket's choice for senator. Senator Henry F. Lippitt, who stands for the protec- tion of American industries.” Senator Lippitt, in opening his speech, facing Ike Gill, the treasurer of the affair, and a large crowd of Gill's followers, made the following statement, addressing his hearers as ‘'the active workers of the party in Fawtucket:— “The Pawtucket organization has my admiration. It is the best cap- tained and the best manned politi- cal body in New England. It ac- complishes things.” These words were spoken of a body of politicans who constitute the most unscrupulous and corrupt gang that has ever disgraced the State of Rhode Island, Many times since Mr. Lippitt took his seat in the senate his constituents kave heartly commended his work there. He has distinctly grown in influence and in value to his State, and, in spite of his tariff obsession, he hds been a loyal worker for good. But has Mr. Lippitt failed, after all, to heed the political lessons of the past few years? Does he think he will gain by the support of his disgraceful Pawtucket gang more than he loses in the re- spect ‘'of decent voters? Moral courage 1is statemanship. Fishing for votes in a muck heap is moral cowardice. A Persecuted Pioneer. (New Haven Register.) Last week was a trying one for small boys who, used in the moder- ately hot weather of the ‘summer” to wear shirts with no collars and ! sleeves, or.with coljars turnéd in and sleeves rolled up, were compelled to return to the ways of convention in the hottest weather of many seasons. Their sisters were fortunate. They, whether pupils or teachers, could wear collarléss and low cut waists without exciting a ripple. But alas for the boys came to school in.simi- lar negligee. They were sent home and told to get dressed. At least that was the treatment they got in a certain New Jersey | school. The two young sons of a citizen with positive views as to male as well as female rights went to school collarless with the bands of their shirts turned in. They were sent home. The next day they went in the same way, and were again sent hceme. This was repeated three days, and now their father is appealing to the state commissioner of education for a decision on the question whether boys haven’t as much right to dress comfortably in hot weather as have girls. It may look like a small question, but more is involved in it than ap- pears. A woman turns as the weather-cock of fashion points, but a man has to struggle to get away from convention. This protesting parent, is in the position of a pioneer In a measure he is a persecuted pioneer. Most of his fellows will #it still as mice and watch to see how he comes out, however much they may sympathize. A few of them will conservatively express their approval. But a lot of them will rejoice, if he wins his point. Innocent Mr. Archibald. (Bridgeport Telegram.) Capt. F. J. Archibald, the Ameri- car war correspondent, interception of whose messages from Ambassador Dumba to the Austrian government has resulted in a request for the am- bassador’s recall, is one of the most innocent persons walking the 'sur- face of the earth. For a war corres- pondent, a lecturer, newspaper re- porter and veteran of many campaign (including the German American press campaign) he has retained a state of verdant simplicity truly as- tenishing. Mr. Archibald, now happily re- turned to America following the in- terruption of his travels abroad, de- clares that he took Ambassador Dumba’s message ‘‘unwittingly” and “in entire ignorance. of its contents.” | He leaves us to assume by the con- text of his statement that he took the message also in entire ignorance of the consequence of his action. It is too bad that a man of Capt. Archibald’s innocence should have been so imposed upon by a tough dip- lomat like Dr. Dumba. If the United States takes no other cognizance of Capt. Archibald's treasonable abuse of his U. S. passport, it might at last appoint a guardian for him, to preserve his innocence from further pitfalls. Modern Discoveries. (Washington Post.) A message rececived at Ottawa from Baille Island via Nome, Alaska, re- porting the safety of Stefassen the ar- tic explorer and his intention to con- tinue journeying to the northward is the first word from him for a year and a half. ‘While there has been enough else to occupy the public mind nothing | will ever exceed the fascination of a word out-of the unknown. In this in- stance the interest is heightened by the. statement -that the explorer has discovered new land. Whether it will go to join the realms of mirage, together with the shifting mountains of Crockerland, remains to be deter- mined. The cry of “Land, ho!” even lby telegraph and from a safe vantage | continue { the drums and tramplings of a thou- ! point on terra firma, has yet to lose its thrill. Colncident with the gratifying news of Stefanssen's safety comes an an- nouncement from the wilds of Colo rado, what It classes as one of archaeological finds of the century, consisting of an enor- mous stone citade} built by the cliff dwellers thousands of years ago. At | ‘about the same time another venture- some scientist, in search of the un- known, disappeared in one of the immense “parks” of the same state, and it is feared that he is lost. Thesc very recent discoveries alone would seem to dissipate the conten- | tions that modern progress has re- duced the earth to insignifcant pro- portions. Out of the beaten highways of travel there are still and will long to be, much that is little known to the world at large. War it- self has lifted the veil over immense areas, disclosing mames and customs with which the outlying sections had but the scantest acquaintances. And in addition to these are the ruins of unknown empires, such as are dis- closed in the remains of once popu- lous cities now being dug over Peru and other parts of South Am- erica. With few exceptions, these remark- able discoveries merely bring to light the evidences of past habitation by man, althought giving mute testimony to the possession of no small degree of development on his part. Why they should have disappeared and how will in many instanees continue the insoluble mystery. The region once oc- cupied by the clift dwellers probably bordered the open sea in the far-off age whén the Gulf of California cov- ered what are new the semiarid re- glons of the great Southwest. Barth- quakes have done their part as well. The hand of man against his fellow man may account for much of the rest. The last perhaps has been chief among the instrumentalities that have led to disappearing and rediscovered civilizations, as it may again come to pass in the record of mankind’s tu- multuous history on earth. A Bohemian Protest. (Springfield Republican.) An open letter has been addressed to Miss Jane Addams and other ad- vocates of peace by the Bohemian al- liance of America, with headquarters in New York. In an accompanying explanation it is said: “There seems to be on foot in this country a move- ment for the ending of the war with- out much regard to the terms upan which peace can be had at the pres- ent time, In our judgment such peace would be only detrimental to the real cause of humanity and therefore also to this country.” What is meant is further indicated in the question: *““Are you aware of the fact that Germany and Austria are the vorst oppressors of small nationali- tHes?” To, what extent the Czechs or Bo- hemians as they are better known here - are united on this question {s perhaps uncertain, but early in the war a strong stand was taken by their organizations in Chicago, and their press seems to be strongly anti- Bfrman It does not follow that the fohemians here fully reflect the feel- ing of Bohemia, which of course is much divided. A large part of the population is German, and the Bohe- mian nobility is partly German in blood and ultra-Austrian in feeling. Also Bohemia is the home of Pilsner beer. Yet the nationalist reawaken- ing which has been strong in Eu- rope for a century has affected Bo- hemia as potently as any other coun- tiy, and Austrian tyranny has been felt in proportion as Czechish aspira- tions have grown. where an exploring party l’lfl.ll I: discovered “the greatest McMILLA NEW BRITAIN’S BUSIEST BIG STORE “ALWAYS RELIABLE” SWEATERS FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN Our showing of Sweaters was never S0 strong, new styles, new colors, excellent« values. Priced from 98c up to $10.00 each. INFANTS’ SWEATERS 98c, $1.49 to $1.98 each CHILDREN’S SWEATERS 98¢, $1.69, $1.98 to $2.98 each~ WOMEN’S AND MISSES SWEATERS 98¢, $1.49, $1.98, $2.98 to $10 each MEN’S SWEATERS 98¢ to $5.00 each. FIBRE SILK SWEATERS $5.00 and $6.00 each. ! SILK AND WOOL SWEATERS Belted Models, $7.98 to $9.98 each. - OUTING FLANNELS f at 10c yard. H DOUBLE FACED BATH, ROBE FLANNELS' At 25¢ Yard. KIMONO FLANNELS At 15¢ Yard. D. McMILLAN STREEY 109-201-20% MAIN present time. The one thing that ¢ could justify the war would be an ending .that would bring freedom to oppressed nationalities, and give the basis on which to work for a free fed- eration of free peoples. It is hard to imagine a peace now which could accomplish more than a change of masters and a forging of new chains. WINCHESTER’S TO BUILD, New Haven (‘onfl-m to Erect Two This national feeling must be al- lowed for in the assertion that “Ger- many and Austria are the worst op- pressors of small nationalities.” The heart knows its own bitterness. The truth is that such a bad pre-emin- ence cannot be settled absolutely, for the same empire may show a very dif- ferent face under different conditions. Russia, Germany and Austria, props of the old ‘“holy alliance” against popular rights, have all given subject nationalities sufficlent cause for de- testation; which is worst depends on the particular case. Austria, for example, has treated the Poles far better than Germany or Russia while toward its Italian subjects it has shown a hateful op- pression. Russia has tr-ated its backward tribes, as American trav- elers have testified. better than the Indian has been treated in America, whilé toward high-spirited and long- civilized peoples like the Poles it has resorted to cruel oppression. Ger- | many has shown a conscientious re- gard for the health, schooling and material well-being of its subject races. but has been most ruthless of all in trying to stamp out their na- tionality. Hence it is that so many of the little peoples that do not love Russia would regard a German victory as a disaster. Tf Bohemian patriotd, have for years been intriguing with Russia, it is not with any desire of being brought under the rule of the czar, but with the hope that Russia would extend a protecting hand to the Slav nationalities. Their desire is to have Austria broken up, and their greatest fear the domination of Austria by a triumphant Germany. Eloquently as the Germans amongst up plead the vital necessity of the fatherland to expand, Americans must be reminded by the counter-pleas of Bohemians, Poles, Slovaks, Italians and other groups strongly represented here, that such expansion can only be at the cost of other fatherlands. For such a ruthlessly efficient organ- izing nation as Germany has become, conquest means what conquest has never meant before:; it is no longer merely a matter of tribute and ad- ministration, but a deliberate scienti- fic and relentless program of stamp- | ing out un-German nationalities and un-German culture. It would mean the end of nations that have survived sand conquests. And this is one of | the things which the Bohemian na- tional alliance brings to the attention of those in this country who call for peace without regard to the terms upon which peace can be had at the i New Factory Bulldings. New ' Haven, Sept. 22.—Bullding permits were granted to the Win- chester Repeating Arms company y»s- * terday for the erection of two new fireproof factory buildings to be con- structed at a cost of $750,000, thus bringing the amount of construction work under way for this company in this city close to the $2,000,000 mark. One of the bulldings will be used for a factory and warehouse. It will be‘located on Munson street with wings on Winchester avenue and the raflroad tracks. It will have a front- age of 152 feet and will be sixty feet deep, six stories in height with a base~ ment. This bullding will cost $450,- 000. The other big structure will be used for factory purposes only. It will be on Mansficld strect, hetween Munson and Mason streets, and will be five stories high. It will cost $300,000. W. ALEXANDER DEAD, Former President Equitable Life Assurance Society Passes Away. Tuxedo, N. Y., Sept. 22.—James W. Alexander, former pregident of the Fquitable Life Assurance socicty, died last night at the home of his son here after an illness of several months. Mr. Alexander succceded Henry B. Hyde as president of the Equitable in 1899. The Ifughes investigation of life insurance companies in 19080 was provoked by Mr. Alexander, aftey a controversy with James Hazen Hydo, son of Henry B. Hyde, and a vice- president of the Equitable. Mr, Alexs ander and James H. Hyde resigned from the Equitable the epring of 19046 / Mr. Alexander was born in Prince- ton, N. J., July 16, 1820. 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