New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1918, Page 6

aNtTTAKking the place’ The dull fading into by. of the past are oblivion. The clouds grumblers are rolling and growlers of a weel and even a few days go, are getting of Union The of the up-lifti patriotisn mus lilting So it happens that Americanism are their vating the and hammers hear strains of willing to lay down stop knocking. that, and it amounted to this abuse od ion. argon levelled at the head Administrz Seeretary of War Baker himself as a wrd succceded in estallishing even pposed therefore 3 the ) 1and War Department has not “fallen down" as Senator Chamberlain had it stopped Instead, bigger man than his nt frienc in and oy The nor had functioning it of speed, at rate ot too slow,—a mome the import- task The out- The nation cannot fail. hing along a goc not too fast, tum commensurate with of the look ‘is bright wnce in hand Therefore, we recall the old slogan, “Cheer up, Cherries will’soon be ripe. THOSE “BOMB-PROOF JOBS.” There will soon be a second draft. dark days | Those | few ; go, | in step with the march | | schiedemann and ener- | all who | | worid. | that mean peace? pose we succeeded in conguering all (. < “almost | pmen be- e and form ay and g swivel If there generals oid offi- pars pre- e on the leven sec- gse are the f easy jobs. physically .( et out of | | What has become of the old fash- | loned weather prophets who not long | aBo were predicting that this was to be a mild winter - —New York Herald. taken to denatur- But he will not York Sun. ve heen a pro-German be denaturcd.—New The leading indoor sport this win- ter is running a home on the average husband's ury.—Bridgeport Tele- gram the government is look- tiest girl in the young fellow with £ In his heart and Buffalo Express Dg questions on the questionnaires is “how long since you stcoped out of bed on a warm ficor in the morning "-—Middle- They s ing for country. a definite he'll produce ay One of the mi town Press. The price of horse meat in Ven- ice is said to be 40 cents a pound. Pretty nearly up to the price of beef in this countiv.—Paterson Call “Dearie, will you put a of coal on the fire?” “And - feel like a traitor country the rest of the guess not. If you don’t fire to go out do it Detroit Free Pres shavelful my day? 1 want the yourself. to After complaining bftterly because woolen clothes cost so hig many people Dproceed to buy a mongrel pup that will grow up towe a sheep killing dog.—New Haven Union. Indiana editor suggests that folks having “conscience money” put it into Tiberty bonds. If that editor has large influence, Indiana ought to be able to swing the nest Liberty eeYound the truth of the entire probdem DOW. hgfoses tive people of Germany. In a nutshell, the president of the-Social Democrats the Kaiser and his cohorts they pursutng a forlorn Lope. Fraught with the highest moral principles, the address of Herr to brass warns that are gets down tacks when it points out the impos- sibility of Germany conqueritg the Admitting that the Allies cannot absolutely conquer Gdrmany, even if they would, the leader¥of the Democrats holds it to be true that of | Germany cannot conquer the Allies. “Suppose,” he says, “that the army conquered Calais and Parls. Would I say mno. Sup- ‘Would that For we Ameri- added, With sane sentiments as these being of France and England. mean peace? 1 say no! would then have to conquer And, he might have America cannot be conquered. such spread before the people of Germany it is not too much to hope~that they will see the light which is already beginning to penetrate. ROOM FOR READING CLUBS. Not only might folk in the small towns derive benefit from the sub- joined suggestions, but the faets here Under the tentative plans now before | set forth by a writer in the Christian Congress, and which have the ap- proval of the military authorities, all youngster wenty-one since June 5 lst, ration day, will be called age of national r for examination. Under the workings of the Selective law the United States came into possession of the greatest it had ever known. The amazing fig- ures given in the testimony of Secre- tary of War Baker before the Semate Military Affairs lday show conclusively Committee Mon- what on has been who have come into the | there is a army | Herald could well serve as guide for groups in larger citi wherever young fol In the autumn of —— a new min- | ister came to our Iittle village. He and his wife were young folks them- | selves, and so were able to under- we told him problem. stand the problem in a conference with the Sunday school su- | perintendent and others. There was actually nothing to en- tertain or uplift our young people, and some of tho element had | started dances which we could not approve of. As there was nothing rougher jdone. In the workings here were mistakes made,—a natural were glar- out of this law trait of humanity. Some ing, others were trivial. In makin the mple ield a ive apportionment of quotas, some cities were compelled to of their na- other proportion born citizens than were ed to give pf New ion Jaimed forc Britain, With a huge popula- of foreign-born, most the of whom exemption native-born in goodly numbers complaints of tho seore, oys went Having heard the this da have ation on any which polo f exact new ruling to the is 2 method of who shall The aliens will will AW Voung men will as its determination hnd who shall not counted out on the start. This will satly in Connecticut where there many foreign-born Holcomb has estimated United from numbers, the 160,000 the Selective Service zh a for inder men PR After cal found that ap- thousand of these the called to the phys xaminations it was roximately sixty 1en were ‘hus, ho 60,000 law. do to exempt under 100,000 men were ortginally apportioned That of vhich ted at the time the ew law goes into effect is one phase the old law will be correc There is an- ther place for improvement, and it is believed the ngton will rovement is ma military men at Wash- to i hat le. T the do- ng away with “bomb proof” jobs. see this 1at s, This was the fato | and mental im- | | clse to do, some of our mcest young | people were being drawn into them. | 'We decided to try getting our young people Mto some of our houses each week and reading a good book | aloud. | We met once a week at the houscs, | | | | | | cities | and generally had two books on hand, | cne of a light, amusing vein, and the other a stronger, better book, Gradually our “rcading cfrele” en- larzed until we had to mse the ehurch to it. ! had a program committee, which fur- meet We elected officers, and ! nished us good music and a recitation the program came of the there was an inter- Sometimes sometimes the reading or two book Between, mission for social enjoyment; a kind of “get together” time. The pastor and his committee were | ever on the alert to make the meetings He insisted prompt opening and closing. The whole town was drawn npon for resting on So it wasn't a “church af- but and good of Before the winter was over Ass stance £z or “clan entertainment’; | was for the mental help | everybods | there was hardiy a person in the town | (a little hamlet of two hundred peo- who did not attend ple) the reading ircle: and there were no more rough dances to draw away our young peo- | | | | ple. included fiction, his- and the programs “original _poems” I would villages, | Our reading tory and biography: often contained which were quite surprising, like to to other country loan all by herself.—Paterson Press- Guardian. rpenters at work in shipbuild- Tlant on the Delaware river are now demanding that they shall be paid 80 cents an hour, an emolu- ment which is sufficient to cause many a father to grieve becanse he did nct raise his bay to be a car- penter.—Norwich Record. The Man Behind the Shovel. Men have written charming lyrics on the man behind the gun And the man behind the ploughshare | and the things that they have done; And even of the man behind the des we've often heard; But of him behind the shovel, I have never read a word: When the skies begin to darken and the wind begins to blow, And in clouds into our fa~- The poet sings of jingling bel= and how the Whits suow fit the man who wields the shovel only shakes his head and sighs New England’s gentle breezes pile the fleecy snow in heaps, packs in every side-walk, while the poet. dreaming, sleep: early in the morning, ere his lids the poet lifts, man Wehind the shovel has at- tacked the glistening drifts. Then, And But. from out the deep-cut path, the heavy lumps on high he throws In blinding clouds into his face the arifting snow now blow. And when he’s reached the end, and tnrns to rest his aching back stuff has drifted in again and covered every track! The So vom who will may sing about the man behind the gun, man behind the plough-share and the things that they have i done. | But here’s to him whose name should stand °til time has passed awav— The man behind the shovel—he's the hero of the day! CLAUDE §. BARROWS. The A Conversation Between Stamp and a Little Boy. “Little boy;,” said a Thrift Stamp to one who had a few pennics in his hand, “what are you going to do with lvour pennies?” “Why, the idea of a plece of paper asking me any question!” said the boy. “Don’t be so disagreeable,” said the | stamp, who wanted the answer. “I just want to know what you are going to do with all those pennies which lie in vour hand.” “I am going to buy candy.” “Well,” said the stamp, “did you hear about saving money and saving lives?" “No,”” satd the boy, | me about it?” ‘“Well,’ the stamp said, ‘“President Wilson wants eighteen billions of dol- lars, and you can help by buving my companions and me instead ‘of buving | camay.” “How many | asked the boy. Thrift a “will you telt do I have to buy?” have five.” “Thank vou” satd the boy and went off to tell his companions to do their ntmost—and then he awoke! Are you going to do vomr utmost, as the boy decided to do in his dream? Are yon going to bny as Thrift Stamps as possible? Are you going to help win the war? | Aren’t you going to try not to dis- | appoint the President? Aren’t vou going to be a of the Smalley Sehool Army? | EVA KRECHEVSKY, Age 11, Grade o | | } many member The Dutch Ships. (Springfield Republican) Holland and the United at last reached an Fecmenr resarding the eighty or more Dutch steamers held in American since the war began, it Is an event to be welcomed. The agreement inevi | abl involves a compromise, but these ships can be used later on our coastwise trade, or in the with Java and Australia. thev eventually be a great help 24 have if in trade will = in reliev- “Go thou and do likewise.” ing the pressure upon shipping. t | “Buy sixteen of us and in five years | instead of having four dollars you will | ports | | not be able to make the | they BACKFIRING. Republican “s tatesmen” Attack Re- publican Railroad Presidents Without Knowing It. How Transportation Landed in the Ditch. con- attack- Distinguished gress im ing McAdoo tion, and making their parts They are eminentty presidenis of systems. repu that railroad poiitical gine capital acking republicans various railroad really at respectable the RepubHcan railroad presidents—t any one of them is not a republi it is largely for advertising purpos re been and are in charge of railroads. McAdoo took charge three weeks ' ago. Naturally he could not dismiss all the employes, from pullman porters to republican road presidents, ¥ach president of a railroad been left in charge of his road and implored to do his best to help the country move freight and sengers quickly. Not a few railroad presidents havi been neglecting the country, ing that they would help themselves, keep their jobs and their salaries if they could make the railroad s: tem even more inefficient than usu discredit government control. It is safe to predict that these gen- has and tlemen playing politics with the rail- | roads, and playing into the hands of | other receive McAdoo, It is certain, regardless of playing politics, regardless of disloyalty heads of railroads, and insincere in in will from republicans attention congress, due time tacks by republicans in congress, that | McAdoo will continue to manage the railroads, improve them, and crease their efliciency—in spite of the distinguished republican gentle- men that have had and still have the railroads under their direction as presidents of the various systems. Every effort is made to bewilder, and confuse the to railroad management. Yon will be ing slowly under zovernment. How fast do you suppose coal cars have moved, on the average, in the past? It would be impossible for you to guess how ridiculously inef- ficient the privately owned railroad system has been. According to statistics which 1iccurate, the average car filled ] moves on American railroads ‘onty-three miles in twenty-Tour urs. Tess In other words, deceive, public as the direction of the are a child four years id could walk a mile as rapidly privately owned railroads have moved the coal cars, including stops, side-tracking, etc. While cars have been moving thus slowly, the consumers have had to pay for the car: locomotives, the time of employes. Watch the stat a year from will have at least doubled the speed at which coal cars move—and that means doubling the delivery of coal 2% | pe false generosity. rdministra- | for other | | the | | republican | rail- | urged | | pas | | think- | by | in- | told that coal is mov- | with | TODAY'S TABLOID TALE By Joe Blast. FRESH FROM THE FROMNT ‘Well, Nell.” wrote Private Sid Gonky to his fiancee, Nell Gatawny, home in Spillbury, Conn.—*Well, Nell, once again I take my pen in hand to try to give you a faint idea of what life at the front means, of the perils and hardships, not to speak of the dangers and priva- tions. “Only last through an few months ably have thrilling. But as the French thing. “Well, Nell, it gencral had heard of some of iy modest achievements, and he picked me out to lead a raid agains: section Ui-9 of the Ger- man first line trench. “‘All right, general,’ 1 says to him, ‘mine to do or dic, not mine to rea- son why, zen,' 1 says. “Well, Nell, it was some raid. We'd barcly started when the Boches sent up a wurstgedumpt (star shell) that lighted us up clear as day for them to shoot at. In the bright light I could twelve kruppgemeinds (German machine guns) point- ing at me. Well, Nell, it took soine dodging on my part. The buliets whisiled in front of me so thick that it was all I could do to where I was going. 1 thought sure I was going 1o be hit any second, and, as a matter of fact, one of them did carry away half of my right eyelashes, but- “Hay, Gonky, you scribblin’ again?” roared Merk Blithers, the officers’ cook. ‘T'm sick an’ tired an’ disgusted with these here goin’s on and not on’y that, but since you've heen detailed as my assistant I don't b'lieve you've undressed a doz- en potatoes! Now if you don’t want me to bean vou with this here coffee kittle—' “Well, Nell, I must close now,” Private Gonky added hasti “they are calling for volunteers to dash across No- Man’s Land and bring back a German captain, and I hope they choose me so I can tell you all about it.” (Copyright 1918 by George Matthew Adams) ht experience ago 1 would considered ni I went that a prob- auite now 1 am blai say, to every ems that the see possibility of cheating the public for its own benefit—yvou may persuade i | the public that full compensation for than one mile per hour. | especially for the worst dishonest of them, would railroads, and most You republicang in and out of the | railroad business may succeed if you used, the tracks, the | and cutting down cost of transporta- | tion. realize been in It is not possible to what conditions would have recent blizzard had not the presi- dent wisely taken control of roads from private hands whose in- competency was not only proved, but confessed The government has power. been using it for the public and ben- spite of republican presidents, and their republican friends in congress, the railroad serv- ice has been the few days of government direction than it would have been had private management continued. The hardships of which the public the | rail- | railroad | complains, without understanding the | cause, would have been one hundred per cent. greater had private manage- ment continued Before long, the public will the difference between government control of railroads and selfish con- trol. Before long McAdoo will compel these republican railroad gentiemen to use their facilities for the public re- gardless of their selfish, conflicting in- terests. let the reader not be republican politicians railroads under gov- Meanwhile, deceived by concerning the ernment control. The republican party is the party of private ownership and private ex- ploitation of the public The republican pa to which railroad presidents, princes of incompetency, belong with few, if any, exceptions. Republican railroad presidents and republican congressmen combined will failure that hope to make of government management of railroads. Those same republican statesmen and republican railroad presidents will not be able to prevent that which is inevitable. Permanent ownership of railroads by the people to whom the railroads naturally belong. whether or Warning to ' republicans, they be railroad presidents gressmen: You want to serve private owner- ship faithfally, Look out that you do not render private ownership an evil service. The inclination of the pu present is to extremely gene to the real railroad owner, the curity holder. The intention iz to much as he has heen past——very generous. But administrations gressmen change, and change. And make railroad nagement di; con- se- him in as the pay getting change, con- presidents that is the if vou it too cle m reg public interest, and thinks only of the | i realize | rty is the party | | assnme responsibility for 14 at | rous | infinitely better during | M°% pursue your present tactics, in giving the public a great bargain in the price that they will pay vou for the roads they are not getting that bargain un- der the present plan of full compen- now—and you will find that McAdoo | 5110 You know the fable about the frogs that had a nice good-natured log for a king. They were not satisfied, and kept on croaking—then Jupiter sent them a stork and the stork swallowed them. Don’t forget that fable. Jupier in this case is the voting public, not any too good-natured with war, and in- come tax and high prices. The rulers put over you for the time being, are conservative, well-balanced, just minded men. It vou are too energetic in your croaking. if youm are too vicious in vour opposition to successful publie management of railroads, the voter Jupiter may hand you a king that will it you so well ‘Government Operation of Industries. (Engineering News-Record) In the earliest war contracts, man- ufacturers and builders were more or less independent agents. Today the inefficient ones are being redueed to the role of government superintend- onts. The movement is significant. In- dustry, as well as the railroads, is coming under complete government control. For the time it is not clear whether efficient contractors—and the word contractor is here taken in a gen- eral conse—will maintain their inde- pendence. The really efficient com-~ panies, though, are so few that the sweeping statement 1s warranted. The first result of federal control will be a new system of letting con- tracts. If the government assume all risks, it will pay only a management and a plant rental fee. Private prof- its will cease. The public, which takes the risks, will take the profits. The argument will here be applied to the “cost pius profit’ form of con- tract, though it holds equally well for the “fixed-sum"” type. In ‘“cost-ptus” contracts, the gov- ernment necessarily has takcn the price risks as to materials and Mbor. Now the assumption of responsibility is more complete. Originally the gov- ernment merely paid the bills. Months ago it began insuring the procurement of materials. Now it is beginning te bor supply. Tn other words, it is taking all labor and material risks. It is also attacking management problems. Progress charts are dis- covering delayed production, and pro- duction specialists are being sent to cure the ills disclosed. Labor, as well as materials and equipment problems and inefficiency, comes within their purview. The government is thus as- suring the management risk. Finally, if a contractor is tn Aiffi- enlty financially, if the banks will not carry him longer, the government ex- tends the necessary credit. Tt is tak- | ing the financial risk. f | | { The Sable Philosopher. (Atlanta Constitution) Don’t worry ‘bout when an’ whar de long lane’ll turn, but des keep zood holt er de hosses so's de wagon'll make de turn without spillin’ yvou in de briarpatch. || still run. S FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY BY LIEUT. FITZHUGH GREEN, U. S. N. Division Officers Imagine a combination of Paul Jones and a Mexican John desperado. Picture the sea-wide life of the pirate, and the looting istence of the Gireaser. Got that’ Well If, musing thusly, vou happen to be sitt In your favorite chair on the deck of your favorite yacht, and if you kmow positively that any min- ute vou may have to fill the boots of a Pirate or the spurs of a Greaser ~—an awfml mentai stretch I know. why then yeuw are feciing all the sen- sations of a Division Officer aboard a modern man-of-war. He has cemfort. The warship is his favorite yacht. He can sit on deck in the evening. Except for cloudy nights and mid-watches he can enjoy moonlight, meditation, mer- maids, and martial music of the ship's band. He is passenger on an ocean greyhound. Perhaps I ought to say gray Bull-dog. Al this and more—when business ‘is doll. At 8 a. m. or 6 a. m. not infre- quently at 2 a. m. business picks up. restle: guerilla ex- [ A shzdow in the night, sharp cry of a look-out, chopped-off command of the deck-watch, and the Passenger becomes a Divisioral Officer, and his yacht a craft of war. He springs from his bunk. He throws on shoes, shirt, trousers. In seconds he cov- ers the 200 yards to his end of the ship. His camouflage for duty is the make-up “John Paul Jones.” A hundred men stand ready; two hundred shell; four hundred tanks of powder—all munitions of a man-of- war. Together they form a unit, a division. Their section of the ship may be cut off m battle. But engines And the single turret or group of guns, manned by the hnn- dred men, is the grim pirate-like command of the Divisional Officer, a Lieutenant U. §. Navy. Action may come on ships everyvwhere land. have had their 'change to do battle on the beach. War- | | Witness Gallipoli and Beigium. Naygl ilanding forces have time and agaid | proved clever and vicions fighters | Bven regular troops prefer their o | kind of combat, ardinary soldiers wha j march and charge by rule. A keent {squad of sailors can become almés{ {Indians m their resourcefulness and | intrepia knavery. A Division Officer is a troop €an- tain in the Ship's Landing Force. He | MaY ride a horse, mule, motoreyclé, cart; or he may walk He may operate in the Regimental trenches, or he might have to lead his littly band on a scouting foray into tha heart of an tmknown country. Sotne« times he luxuriates in the fresh siup- Plies of a daily train. Again he must struggle for just enough flour and Pork to make the morning MUg-uD« Aboard he was in line for the ranK of Admiral. Now may he wake ufg to find himself the Military General of a_continent—or it seems whet the Tines are down. And to see himl there would be like watching tha movies of a Botder Chef. These are only vague generaliti Specific dwties are manifold and vastly more trying. The isolaféd™ commander of men more than & Boss. Most anyone backed by powesx can command. He must be judge: often jury alro, jail warden and eourt, Let him fail once, or even wealken, and his doom is sealed. Indéed ha must not hesitate to execute even hix own orderly when circumstances jus< tify the act. The greatest good fo the greatest namber of his own kind is the Officer’s dtity on detached serv- ice. He may not have a doctor. Yét | his men will sicken and be woundgd. He may not have a Chaplain. Yet | they will die. He may have no mora than the ciothes on His back, deep commonsense, and guts. But if ha has—though Fate be only fifty-fitty —he’ll pull through. And just a little tip from the inside: | there’s going to be a whole bunch of {them pull through! is s0 is HE NEW BRITAIN INSTITUTELIST OF NEW BOOKS AT “Crumps, by Capt. L. Keene. e France Bears the Burden, by C. R. Fortescue. + v Leaves From An Officer’s Notebook, by EMot Crawshay-Williams, PP Life and Letters of John Fiske, by J. S. Clarke, 2 vol. .« Pilgrimage With s Milliners Needle, by Anna Walther. .. Theory of Evolution, With Special Reference to the Evidence Upon Which It Is Founded, by Wil- liam Berryman Seott. “An excellent restatement of the evidence of organic evolution, forci- bly and very readably presented. In addition to the evidences from clas- sification of comparative anatomy, embryology, paleontology, and geo- graphical distribution, the author presents evidence derived from do- mestication, from blood tests, and from experiment. I have seen no better presentation of this body of Jdata for both biologist and general reader.” Open Shelf (adapted from H. H. Newman in the Botanical Ge- zette, 1917) The Richard Westbrook lectures of the Wagner Free Insti- | Philadelpbia. . tate, . . Underlying Principles of Modern Legistation, by W. J. Brown Practical Books, for Beginners, Carpentry D! Adams. “Begins with simple things and works up to quite elaborate furni- ture. Can be used by older boys and men who have had some train- ing and are able to follow a draw- ing."—A. L. A. Booklist. « v o by Dyke’s Automobile and Gasoline En- | zine Encyclop:edia. PR Equipment for the Farm and Farm- stead, by F. C. Ramsower. “Duscusses the layout of farms. lighting, water supply. sewage posal, farm implements, ndmills and other matters relating to the equipment necessary to carry present-day farming operations.’— Publisher’'s Note. PP Gray's Plumbing Design and Instal- lation. ‘Written by a practical plumber for master plumbers. + Health for the Middle-Aged, Taylor. . by P Home Labor Saving Devices, by R. C. Scott “The devices home or in sehools.” FORP Keeping Up With Your by A. F. Collins. “Practical advice on the kind of car to buy, and clear, simple explan- ations on learning to drive, and the various parts of a car."—A. L. A. Booklist. ma be made at Motor Car, . s s Menus, by Meatless and Wheatless Fugene Christian. P Telephone Apparatus, by G. D. Shep- ardson Anthor is engineering professor of electrical University of Minnesota. PR War of Positions, by Paul Azan. “The awthor is one of a group of officers sent over by the French gov- ernment His book is written primarily for soidiers.” PP Fiction. Cabin Fevera by B. M. Bower. — dis- | on | { ment than to influence the | every commonwealth ; and mearly | fore i the amendment l | | * i 1 | C. . Fime Clay, by Isabel Clarke. Fortunes of Richard Mahony, by H. H. Richardson. : “A long story with more charac- | ter delineation than plot. . . Good , descriptions of Australia sixty yearsi ago.”—A. L. A. Booklist. .« w o Sense of the Past, by Henry Jamie PR Seth Way, by Mrs. C. D. O. SnedeXer. “A delightful, leisurely story of the . !st Harmony community which wa# founded n Indiana in the early nine- teenth century by Robert Owen. Some of the characters were mem- bers of the community, some are fic-, titious but all are real in the story as they show their loyalty to the fihe principles on which the community | was founded.”—A. L. A. Booklist. eie s Elderly People and Thejr iends, by S. Macnaugh< Some Young F tan. * . Via Berlin, by Crittenden Marriott, \ “An exciting story of German in- trigue by a war correspondent.” P Idbrary Notes. war has not destroyed thg interest in reading, although both the publishing and reading of' books has diminished. England produced last year twp- thirds as many books as in 1913. In the U. S. the loss was but fourteeh {per cent. Fiction has fallen offf ! notably, History has made a great gain. Books on domestic economy. language and agricnlture have gained in a lesser degree. : Our library gave out eleven hun-, dred and sisty-four books last Satur- day which was more than for any one day during last year { The | puvlic | ! The great demand is. of course, {for war boo Our collection on | the technical side of war is well used, Lut the great demand is for personal narratives. ““Over the Top” easiiy distances all the rest In fiction “Mr. * Eritling” and “Christine’ have been | the mast popular. Afraid of Popular Vote, (Springfield Union.) The Anti-Saloon vigorously proposed league objects to the submission of th prohibition amendment the voters of New York state fore the question of ratification, andi« t natural inference is that the league fears that public sentirment in | New York wil be shown to be ! strongly against prohibition that | legislature will refusc to ratify the amendment. What the leasue evi- | dentty wants Is to have something foisted on the people that a major- ity of the people do not want. Tt seems ta be the belief of the pro- hibition leaders that it would he easier to coerce the members of the legislature into Tatifying the amend- voters of The people of have, however, the Tight to be heard on matters per- taining to local self-government, and it is scarcely to be doubted the de- spite the opposition of the Anti-Sa- loon league there will be referen- dums in New York, M huisetts in all the other rtates he- legislative action is taken on be- so the of the state to accept it Needed in Washington, (Milwaunkee News.) Some souls surely are steeped in charity. It is being whispered by one of the professionals that “people who have a bit of svmpathy to spare can turn it over to thé federal fuel admin- ‘istrator.” “