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~ od, - Tt bblem and tha Fashn f the ents for depormno:‘hs:‘w en it is viewed from the oold angle dollars and cents. According to census of 1910, there were t in the United States more P00,000 foreign born men, children. A large number e have become naturalized have been partly offset by rants arriving since then, before In addition to those many resi- than women of but im- war period. p have became naturalized, not claim exemption from lunder the flag. But even deduct- all these, millions 1d be'affected by a deportation Can the United States pros. if these millions are A bill to forbid years serv- remain who sure. industrially out of the pending igration country ? Congress is in for four two or further weaken power. Early in Gary told the steel that their output within the com- vears would surpass all past are to forbid ons of others to enter our gates will the steel mills obtain their r , if will fndustrial passed, man year Judge five fuction figures. If we de- millions of aliens and re s believed that few manufactur- will concur in the view that aliens declined to take up arms should It is true that such a se has won some popular support the support comes from people do not approach the subject judi- y Altruism and philanthropy not be called upon in the final lement of the question. We can- afford to adopt such a are although aliens who y of a hostile attitude [United States should be to their homelands because they are aliens but e they showed, by their acts or s, that they have failed to grasp meaning of Americanism. here is another side to the propo- n. Would it not be more advan- jous to keep the friendly them to them how and thus enrich our icked out radical were toward shipp. d forthwith, be- aliens become assimi- to be Ameri- manhood b, allow teach new blood? THE CONSTITUTION STAND. ould the General Assembly bill to $2,000,000 ecticut company, it adopt the vio- lend to would in spirit at least, an mend t to the State 1877, Constitution ap ed in which reads No county, city, town or bor- 1gh or any other municipality hall ever subscribe to the capital ock of any railroad corpora- n, or become a purchaser of he bonds, or make donation to, loan its credit, directly or in- rectly, in aid of any such cor- bration * * x = his amendment was adopted at investing doubtful necessary public today a states were their s in wildcat It or railroad the is ects was for It agents work in the dark are planning a on the treasury ection of finances as necessary when should lic be understood by the lobby is actively en- trying that the Hart secure enactment of legislation favorable ed at ford to he trolley companies operating in state Recently a measure was to trolley of foduced to abate com ies in the hanc receivers all ssments charged against them by state. Efforts are also being e to secure the passage of a law t will companies of for their share of public highways, relieve trolley ire assessments ing on irm expense stand should be taken against proposal. If pany or any other h a the Connecticut transportation racy in this country. Gensral Bd- sboke at Bridgeport Wednesday night.and gave the agitators food for thought, saying: God help those who preach de- struction of this nation. Those men coming back have reached man's estate. They will not tol- erate the methods of the radical, nor allow themselves to be used as tools by crafty politicians D) are the finest material phy- mentally and morally landed on the shores of our land. God help the man who stands on a soap box and preaches the destruction of this land of Americanism. They gave everything they possessed to save it. I would rather trust these lads to help you in the reconstruction than any other group of individ- uals on earth.” They are fine. It has hey sically, that ever a bad for auto- If General be relied upon— him?—it promises to autocrats in been vear crats in sable, Edwards' predictions can and who will doubt be equally as bad for rags. MR. TAFT AND MR. BORAH. National politics is beginning to siz- zle and already the boom to extend to Willlam H. Taft the nomination for president with disapproval in party Borah has taken the lead seizing as a Taft's la- In a Republican is meeting circles. Senator inf the drive against Taft, his opposition league debate pretext for of nations. the Senate, attacking Presi- league of are at- bors for a recent in Borah denied that dent Wilson explainin he was in opposing a “But which a nations, we tacking a proposition most member of our party The “most distinguished other distinguished stands for.” member of our par ex-President Taft to be silenced, Mr. Borah in is none than Not Taft took a New York evening and, ac- to the N:w York Herald, “He recent utierances of his party nd aroused fling at Senator City Wednesday cording riddled colleague, Senator Borah, a when renewed applause and laughter he dismissed with humorous scorn what the United States Senate’.” Incidentally, Mr. Taft President Wilson's course in going to in defended Europe, declaring: . you have heard a great the violation of the Well, 1 yield to no worship of that fund- ument, and I wou ship it the more because there are a good many gentlemen whom I would not trust with that instrument over night. (Laugh- ter.) But you cannot find any line in that constitution which forbids the President going the place where his highest con- stitutional duty is when occasion calls for it. (Applause.) And it has done him good! (Applaus And it would do some gentlemen in Washington good too! (Ap- plause.) I know deal about coustitution man in my amental ins to 2.) QUICK WORK BY STATE POLICE. Congratulations are due Captain Hurley and his associates on the State the run down Madden at Manchester. turned they correspond- their mongers which it Police for celerity with which they have killed Captain Whichever way they a galaxy detectives the gunmen who found of ence school under sensational rumor feet and evidence sift where in particular. al geatlemen of the silent successful in guiding their own craft, did what they and with was turning up Al and which led no- The profession- sole w were ex- speed that must have caused the gunmien to gasp however, and pected to do for breath. Schedule at Peace Conference a. m.—Conference hits snag 10:31 a. m.—No snag. he called ‘Websterian eloquence | El -of the mountains and B the west some- ding of B to have ¥ assuming the world —Spring- fd that the fshington, in \for soldicrs’ not in mind ; “Hkre's to our eethearts; may they Portland Express. state ruling wives that wives never Damage to the imperial palace in Berlin by theft or vandalism amounts to $1,500,000. Looting is so much a part of the Hun's creed that he does it at home when he can no longer do it abroad.~—Cleveland Plain Dealer will be hard to ky stills still inherently Boston why it illicit whis whisky is so to be One reason keep the because posed seript. is dis- noisy the British authori- Dublin Fein The refusal of ties to zag the is another Sinn onto Globe. grievance.—Tor- beer new Blade. signs the Spring without boc will give something way of thrills.—Toledo us in MAN'S FANCY, o dainty form at every turn some swift dryad (it from tree to tree, my flesh quive burn When her to me her song streams, naiad A YOUNG I see her Like And and my senses quick glances turn at last I hear in breezes and in She is a les from pool, Shaking her cool, shoulders glistening in the warm sinbeams flitter through the my way A new-blown flower its dew-drops sips, look! its rosy lips for day In the sweet sunshine of her smiles bask, when the evening wondering ask:-— “How can it be that she WILLIAM D Money: Kearns in all ng tresses o'er the waters Her That leaves. Along morning And petals her aro Lifted me to kiss! Thus all And comes is far away?” FOULKE (Ben S Life) If you vou're miser. 1f you fool. 1f If It you. If you them. It’s the c +it's the cause It’s the cause of happiness It’s the (ause of sorrow. If the Government malkes it, right. 1f°yon make it, it As a rule, it’s hard But it's pretty soft It talks! To some it stay.” To others it whispers, Some people get it al a to jail for it. malkes it save you eara, spend all you carn, vou're lose it find it, you'rc owe it, they're you you're vou you out in always after lend it, you're always after of of ause evil ood it's all s all w to when you ‘get’ it ong get says, “I've come to “Good-bye.” bank Others go The mint IU's up to ycu to muke i first last A\ Rumble Igpard. Paul Pioneecr- Press) The is the basis that indivic of it solshey aost authorities ood the sm wha surplus at law national anc he narch why md contentmen ntive to This being ever may heat price created by the and demand and Jet the benefit of the We might hold up the agreement with the Alles. For uch n agreement is duration th have never he fact agreement as truc not sell be onr w e of supply our people talke lowest price price by all we now war. know, s in effec Official vhether such make such an the Government mus in cither having if it will operate read cost? There is a rulabe of coming falling prices. There is no certainty of such \n event. Lower bread cost might be the enter wedge to a g downward ment of the el, if we that is want. for th of circles disclosed But why long as eventually guaranteed to keep pay case, ihe up ng neral move price lev are sure wi and Mai once small Spirited. and Empire) said of Justin the famous trot ting strain: *He nall ho but he don’t know it Which be the trouble wilh some of the nations. (Toronto An Morgan admirer founder of eems to small Tran- | ‘parliament” | the FEBRUAK: ICATED. E THEATERS. Metures Vaudeville EP. O0.” if New Br B Britain is to ability in ent Good, Writes to Herald. Herald atulated public the whether motion events life, commercial bu n, or travel; whcther ficting of the Ffun of the picture: vering of 1l phases iness 5 emc ter ional and an- drama, or laug whether g forests of own city <hould he comedies cenes in Why then 1t numbers tanda of below When the to the singer and even to vaude of th voung tones ¥ v ville so pi man tures avers listenir nasal pres dancey jolkes. vulgarit his Rt & briek, !t ¢ getting a vaudeville Other New Br gradc 1eap monolc offers such ind irst in “Rotten,’ W : “Get rate demand ille even at of the admission fee and get pack itain 1ie and thei higher rates. wheic is worth th New houses, numbers Why « any one annot Brit- ain do as well? Youth ihan voung spirit quick chang tion which entertainment days? Very enjoys quic Wh action rath offer to Eritain with ind dash of every emo- be the of needed these New vaudeville speocch the peovle o of 1est the the its seems to style most truly yours W Way. Journal.) P. O. The Platt (Meriden M ate Senator O riden's famous statesman, H. Plat measure under United came a law and it der which Cuba is Tiplomats of the prepared for congress a about auton- omy : for ( the protector- States That he- the plan un prospering today now sug that an ptation the Platt amend- ment is what needed to settle af- fairs in the I ns. The particular problem that | ing at the present the States has partly The nations can no more e and then have ate of the Leading rest ad is fac- urope moment United allied new sovereignties them adrift than could lowed such a policy in Cuba. Tt inevitable fruits of victory and Europe state worse the wdopt solved cre- set fol- of the lost, to a much that villes the create for to is we the unless to be reduced will be despotism, at Ver plan of preserving they propase to one great argument league of nations that appeals practical men As already said, it no longer a matter of choice: it niatter of necessity Possibly | plan will not work but, unless it freedom to central Europe will early death, wars will succeed other in continuous vltimately the sz system, or one same ideals, wiil in the | ment” this are is anarchy P ass be that ussian than rs some thing which Here is the pow mbled la is a this does die an one an- procession. and me 1 oporessive 1t will represent the reti Something of 1t amend- Bullkans and central Jiurope is at least worth a trial. The Balkan nations may adminis- their own interaal affairs with- interference, but when they be- to encroach upon others and be- 812 to quarrel they must be policed The Balkans have been the hotbed of intrigue and political trouble far a { century and future disturbances there { must be prevented. ter zin | Country and City Wages, | a (Toronto Telegram.) Every decrease in the hours and in- e in the w industrial labor 1se the attractiveness of cres ages of tends to incrs and city lif very inc i town and city crease in the cultural lahor A six-honv town case in lifc attractive the attr may me ness otiveness in a de- of agri- the day factories ctive in vouth on nmore attr 1o than a the twelve-nour day farm does compel twelve round up of busy seasons labors are added to the and off seasons when the cannot neglected or our th Frrm when special usual chores Short will add ial labor. will financial workers will give of king shorter wages. But city ing and of b er hours and increased wages indus- The onl ittraction boys on the farm is action of high prices. new aftractiveness to that 1h City dreams hig keep att 0 up their wo hours for er workers need drean h price of s labor a own ving umier’s labor Con-crvative Connecticit (Springficld Republican.) Conmecticii’s phenominal fusing to ratify cord in amendnments to the stitution of the United States lity rallcled, in all proba for out hera md, if a amendment iy C e 18 of Connecticut has woman's suflrage is ever sent the record wiil 19. It quite as hard tie deral the say e rtate mgress, doubtless rise to 15 out of must that it Connecticut to be said, too. is in amend state ion as it is Ou constitut stitution will not he adjoinit most conservative but how wiched con- border the f * friends over ed if we that probably the in the Union, does it sand- in New York and Massachusetts, is not an easy prob- em fo solve. he disples one Connecticut helween \ Rhode Island Red. (Lowell Courier-Citizen) Guessing the number of fe a fine Rhode Island Red nated to a cliaritable cause by a Maecenas hugely a down-river town of Grove entertaining game have noticed that all the quantity and value of covering chickens sce: office window are {he work. athers on ooster do- loc is 1using th nd. seem It's an we to estimations o the outer of from th merest z THE McMILLAN STORE, Inc. “ALWAYS RELIABLE"” A Final Clean-Up on Our Entire Stock of Women’s, Misses’ and Children’s Winter Apparel 9 COATS Our COATS! into two price groups: $12.98 FORMERLY COATS Entire Stock Misses’ $7.9 RLY of Women’s and Coats divided and FORM PRICED TO $20.00 PRICED TO E 3 = each Odds and Ends e $5.98 Each $3 -98 e $3.98 Each Your Unrestricted Cholce of Any $ “ilk or Serge Dress in Gur Stock FORMERLY TO — Serge, Taffeta and Satin Colors Are — Navy, Tan, Black, White Skirts ! | Skirts ! $3.98 and $5.98 Our entire stock of Women's Skirts divided into two price groups $3.98 " $5.98 Formerly priced $6.98 to $10.98 Women’s Bath Robes Formerly Priced to 3»3 98 Chaldten s W 00! ers 26 to 34. and Grey. 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