New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1919, Page 6

SHING COMPANY. Praprietors. Iy (Sunday evoented) at 4:18 p. m., ld Bullding. 67 Cnurch St it the Pos. Office at New Britain 4 Class Mall Matter TRLEPHONE ~ALLS Moe only profitable ndvertising medium in ity Circulation books and pre: Sam always open to aavertisers. G will be found on sale at Hota- &'s News Stand, 42nd St. aud Broad- . New York City: Board Walk. At- tie City, amd Hartford Depot. Member os the Assoclated Preas. | Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled the wse for republication of all news dited to It r not otherwise credited In this papor and also the local news biished herein " RECEPTION TO SOLDIERS. Vhen the members of the Common fincil assemble this evening they juld be in the mood to Beption to Companies 1 arrange a nd 1 that Il surpass in grandeur, pomp and fod will any function of any nature r held under the auspices of fiblic. A recept the proper le will cost money, but that should only consideration. It pre fun spending money to welcome fie soldicrs home than it would be to By taxes to the the on on min is Kaiser, and that was e altcrnative, E Mothers, ve fathers and sweethearts prepared a warm welcome to and with a community e individual hould do its s fighters the city re vent of great magunitude. and I diad cost when hey left the fiving step of the trench o battle with the enem’y. They per- Companies not count the lormed their task nobly and they ave home on the lomiing hack ictory t devolves with the cagle of Dbattle flags. council, perched their on the as repre- draft keeping with their entatives of that will W people, to a rog: he m in event glad m; let are at re- us prove it LITTLE TO FIGHT ABOUT. Senator polscsman Hitehcock for of Nebraska, the administration, rophesies thatrthe Leaguc of Nations the the naw the lovenant, when submitted nited States Senate as eace treaty, aragraphs written urpose of meeting objections to the riginal constitution which have been He predicts that include: to part of will contain several into it with mised in America. imendments A definite provision reserving to each nation the power: to withdraw from the league on giv- ing reasonable notice. A provision spocifically reserv- ing to each individual nation con- trol over its domestic affairs, in- cluding immigration. ~A clause making the recommendation duction of armaments nade by the Executive Council of the lgague shall not go into effect un- til each nation has, through its constituted authorities, adopted it. A provision that no decision of the Exeeutive Council nor of the league itself, which shall be bind- ing upon any nation, shall be made except unanimous vote. Because the question of safeguard- g the Monroe Doctrine has not heen ttled. rafted on this subject, Senator Hitch- ock says. With the exception of this esirable, but improve- have will that re- it clear for the by no amendment has been not all necessary nent, nearly criticism will een answered As the rovision of the league cove- it protest completion becomes the in ant hore evident nears that any of piping tones in Congress ' will The President battle with pper house he eble, as won trategists another the AN IDMPROVEMENT Although to he proposed methods of revising the at the hear- comniittee NOTED. there, was opposition tate educational system before a legislative fuesday, reason was substituted for itterness and the with atmospherc sur- at in- harged clectricity noticeable Fevious hearings was absent tead, those who w. In- sted ve sufliciently to attend the heaving re- oaled an honest desire to get at the bot of the situation an‘l the stem. improve hool s x‘. y responsiblc om remarks made at the hearing that Educa- is evident Board of requircments. of the , stated the people had lost jonfidence activities. Senator pillon told the committee that “There something wrong in that office. Peo- it. If they would yvou would heur men it e incumbent on owell Cheney, a that State does not mcet member inits le here know about ft the-lid omething he foregoing jhat a tely those who are straining to bring today not very pleasant.” Ifrom testimony it is obvious change is needed. Unfortun- bout this change have not been able satisfy the cri although it is be- eved a great advance has been m s the storm de which assailed the Mor- fison Code has abated to a consider- ble extent. The greatest opposition lo the new board as proposed comes rom the teachers, a force to be reck- ned with, '~ CHANGES AT COITY HALL. Rumors breed faster in City Hall !ll\:xll in other bailding in the ¢Ity but there seems to be substantial &round for belicving the reports that Mayor Quigley a of month. Of story that he willic Mills, of personal any intends to make number Areatest purposes changes next interest is the to appoint I tepublican, to the ofice tax collector, now occupied by Chaxl J. Elliott, a Dewmocrat In 1he that a Democrat this position for near Mayor that of has held * ten vears, the the time has arfived to give the berth to a Repub- lican. sentiment have the endorsement of those under the flag of the G. O. it that other Democrais will lose positions to which There i » but they wrong of view fact can claim which will who march £, several is reported salaries are of to nolitic attached question tneir efficiency, happen e be on -the side al fenee. MAKING § Thrift wealth 00 INTO MILLIONS. as (he stepping stone 1o Was exemplified the Mille extent in life who of his fortune will be until his estate is filed in of Darius The known story dicd last night. not an of the Court of Pro- bate but it is believed to run into mil- lions, from him inventory This was amassed of $700, Was @ young man by Although a a nu- cleus given to when he his father. believer of Franklin's signboards highway, M. firm in many life's the along Miller did not allow advice of sages to obscure his own vision. As aun example, he did not be- for Opportunity He journeyed forth of Opportunity be found by had the ambition to go after it lieve in waiting Lo knock at his door. in search that it and proved could those who intluence the As each individual has an over fellow humans who travel in Miller had an community which this influence he same orbit, so Mr. in- the made his home and the thrift Another lesson fluence over 10 he was lesson of taught which may be gleaned his story was the wisdom of in- Mr. Mil- Britain when it from industri New vesting in home ler had faith was a straggling stre, in town with earth The money he invested in lo- been Brit- cal plunts has returned a hundred-fold as manufacturing ain has grown and prospered. SCHOOL BOARD FOR 1919-20. Renomination the Board of k pleasing have admired making career in this department of public service it is especially gratefully received bccause a number of his fellow-Democrats expressed the opinion before the caucuses that he should be retired. Those who enjoy the pleasure of his acquaintance and who are familiar with his cfforts are happy that this atfempt at retirement was not consummated. John Walsh comes of for iducation information to for as those who him his history- and A glance at the list of will be elected the Board of Fdu- cation Mr. wicz, with Walsh by the Democ enced educator and should prove to be of value to the committec. Her- bert H. Pease and Frank G. Vibberts, nominated the can be counted on to give New Brit- the best that is in them W. Traut, re-nominated by publicans, has demonstrated past that he is well serious-minded and of system. The public is warranted lief that business New Britain’s futurc cit in the custody of a capable and con- scientious body during the those who to is reassuring. Andrule- who was named Judge ats, is an exper by Republican party, ain George Re- the He is to educational the in placed. devoted our the aim improving in its be- the of modeling ns will be coming year. JAPAN A NAUGHTY CHILD. Japan continues to her case by threatening China if the lat- ter country makes public the text of treaties. Tokio may discover high-handed attitude in the Orient is fast causing the defection of those who once admired her. little whose role seems to be chip on have remarkable rise in injure own secret that its Japun is a cocky nation it to carry a her shoulder.. Success her head. Japan's international affmirs. in commerce and in influence in the Far Bast is one of the wonders of the present cra. Un- may turned less she decides to he more compan- jonable her decline may be just as swift. The longer Japan prevents the pub- lication of the treaties, the | tlea will the convietion she fears the disclosures will credit. If there is noth- Japan desire to more set- that re- become not dound to her ing to fear, China’ should acquiesce inform world what the these pacts are and in just what The War Department is working on plans to provide 5,100 aivplanes for the new which seems to dis- pose of that this branch of the ed. army. the report service was to be wie | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, - THURSDAY, APRIL" 3, Y019, * FACTS AND FANCIES. Must the legislative committee ap- pointed to “sample” 250 patent medi- cines to determine ther degree of #l- coholic content conclude ther labors before July 17 Or will exemption after that date cause an cnvious ri- valry 2—New York World are so wicked that they beeause the daylight saving brings July 1 an hour sooner.— New York Sun Some mour law mei acts it it thought itself on to do a little spring trad- ms.——Washington Star. It is announced thal there no way under international law by which the former Kaiser wmay be punished. Still Napoleon died an exile at Helena.——Portland Press. Serlin in a posi ing in as peace teo is o ik e passing men . ity because what they are for is a cinch.—Detroit Free vis of lookin Pres They say that later on the postmas- ter general will visit Irance, too. ¢an not he malke it Thihet, Kamchatka or Madagascav, instead of France Touston Post. Bolshevism is openly preac Western Canada. But Western da has nothing on our own west.—Tochester Herald north- Socializm dream. Bolshevism is o nightmare. To have hell on carth put the two together : voll.— Toledo Blade. wd stir malkes the one man who rea is Probably the the most out of politics who i defeated but achieves enough prominence in the campaign (o be appointed receiver of some good-sized corporation.-—Ohio State Journal It is reported thatin thut Gilbert & Sullivan country, Soviet Russia, pu- pils instead of teachers control the public schools. Russia is making some interesting experiments in gov- crnment which the world would rath- er have Russia make than try itself Buftalo Express. France still demands the punish- ment of the ex-Kaiser—and somehow or other, it is difficult to find anybody who doesn’t sympathize with France's demand.——Cleveland Plain Dealer. The trouble seems to have while Foch mai the Rhine, the peace conference over- been that { looked the weak levees alonz the Dan- ube.— Manchester Union. i THE GREAT DIVIDE, —o “Somecthing for nothin shall not pass!” The high-brow Socialist cried. th the capitalistic class! raw proletariat mass! the great divide!™ hey Down . Up with the Iurrah for “Something for nothing The anar- chist came, I'resh from the other side. Alien in heart and alien in name, Bankrupt in gratitude, sense shame, shricks for the great and He divide. “Something for nothing! No work, high pay The I. W. W. “Welcome the dawn day. 55 you Wi Destroy of our sabotug Unle: are given your sovercign the machine, and set fire to the hay! Hurrah for the great divide!" “Something for nothing the 1 ol- sheviks yell Sweeping all order aside, “Give your lands and your as well, Your all, or we'll hell! Now cometh the great divide! us send your souls fo In Ru a wife of the zreat divide Stands dazedly counting her dead. barren grain-field lie the smokeless factories Before her Beyond her rise Famine ¢ of hread!” ARV T 18T voice of crust Beside her the “Hurrah for i New York city. Submitted to the People. (Springficld Tiepubli The most positive made concerning the origins of {he constitution of the league of nations comes from Hamilton Holt in a speech in New York. He speaks with some authority because of his prominence in the carlier period of the movement for a league and his opportunities to gain information at Paris. the charge that the covenant British document,” “This is not correct. | read in ad- vance the draft brought to Paris by Lord Lobert Cecil. It was the most admirably worked-out document of any presented the delegations. T am familiar with the drast presented by our delogit and I know {hat the covenant an f adopted is overwhel American, The preamble titution word for word it. an) statement yvet he says: by vingly to the con is as Wilson wrote \ New Lithuania. (Roston Herald.) Unity is the zreat 1. With the direction of affairs, a concilin- ¢ disposition toward neizhbors, and sunport of the alied and asso- ciated powers, the people should soon be able to come to their own and put the of Tithuanin once more names of the free nations. In 1950. (Judge) Flubdub puts on a lot of dog.” “His grandfather was very promi- nent in the world war of 1918, I un- derstand.’ “What did he do? “Loaned the government a bino~ula 1 believe.” that name amona the pair of Some Recommend. (Boston Transc1spt). “Have you a recomiaendation from our last place?” “Yes, sir; seven months good hehavior.” oft for i Kindly ditions. [ Gvely that it will arou tained his watch on | goods | Dt Answering | ivst and Lit-vatore, Babcock in “Resources, Prince Rupert, B. C.) Without in any way questioning the | Justice of nation-wide it or dosirability prohibition, we may ask ourselves the enforced restraini put our stomachs will operate 1pon our o such merc upor inds a dogree render the thougnt genial? iious as 10 of conviviality, uncon- Will we gratefully. or rebel- Iy. @ecept a ‘dry’ era in poetry Wil which such Traft and fiction ginations. ou:s roseate ima- formerly kindled as Keats' vintage that to lines Oh has been Cooled a long earth.’ respond as generously of the soda-water font or pellucia flagon all is well then I venture to do well to pause our shelves for perusai, any of jthe Works of Dickens, Thackeray ott, not to speak of innuiacrable earlier iiters. A ziance at random furned upon the pages of th books- -any one of them—may incite a train of thought as wuncomplimentary to. as it is nnavailing against. existing con- We nced not declare posi- a vain thirst, be quite sure if results, it will not be for parilla. nor chocolate sundaes We cnter at a venture Mr. Dicken's “Old Curiosity Shop.” Fehold at once Sam Weller ‘“cheered the speedy | artival of a small pewter pyramid | curiously constructed «f platiers and covers, whereof the hoiled heef plates formed the base, foaming | auart-pot the apex tma- gination fiil that guart-pot root- ? I think not. We find our selves assisting at the al fresco meal whereat Samuel Weiler describes the excellence of “weal-pies” when one “is sure they ain't kiitens”” and we | behold the amiable ahd law-abiding Mr. Pickwick thoroughly enjoying himself. “Well, that cortainiy is cap- ital cold puneh” said Mr. Pickwick looking contentedly af the stone bot- tle, “and the day is extremely warm.” e then took another to see if there Wwits any orange peel in the punch, because orange peel always disagreed with him.” 1ossibly ation will other than Pickwick punch "or zoodness sake lot us hurry past that page in Barnaby Rudge. which deseribes zood Joe Willet declining to taste “more than three glasses of old horey, to the unbourded astonish- ment of the purple-taced vinter. Nor would it perhaps be wise to dwell 05 long on another page of the same novel, which provokingly relates how “Lord George and his secretary, with slippered feet and legs stretched out before the fire. sal over some hot mulled wine together.’ Pui vour i sucavating Dickens the shelf. and take copy Thickeray. It is “The Adventure of of Philip.” and the despicable Ar. Twysden talking. He's a con- temptible person. that's true, hut nevertheless what he saying docs sound a little hit attraetive. namely “A plain, quiet dinner. a clear soup, a hit of fish. a couple of little entries. a nice little roast. and we'll taste that claret of mine—not expensive. but it has bouquet and pureness of its | own.” And here is dear old self speaking (though not to prohibitionists): “You can gest a fa- mous dinner there for shilling. Beef, bread. potatoes. heer and & penny for the waiter.” Of course of age in the ¢ b deived | to suggestions and the more | of ginger pop? | But if not so, | that we would | taking from less it so, say beore but wec thirst may any and a Does our with beer some ne'er-do-w insist on supplying that of orange. which found “capital” in 2l imagin- or | Mr. his hack on down a is Philip him- us as sueh frugality would do for Tom Sargent, in “The comb. who, “‘ringing the bell de | Bofsy hring him up another glass of | rum and water, and one for Mr. Des- | brought to he charged to him.” ; not Doubtless Tom Sergeint and Cheva- lier Strongz. of “PPendennis” history. | who said haughtily, ‘send me up a | cutlet and a bottle of claret to my | room.” could have managed to get ulong with a pitcher of lemonade, but Mr. Thackeray, who wae a mighty good judge of human nature, ! appear fo think so. | We need not, however scrutinize | Thackeray’s characters to discover his ' views in regard to suitable | ment; he sels them down the following vorse didn’t refresh- boldly in “Rut a plain les of mutton, my Lucy, 1 prithee get ready at three. flave it smoking. ond tender juicy, what better meat can there he? when it has feast:d the master, amply suffice for the maid, Meanwhile I will smok.: my canaster, And tipple my ale in the shad Return to vour sh-lf, thou great contemplator of gustatory humanity. and let us peep into oue of the works of a novelist who ceased to be a man in the same vear you obtained your majority. The book chances to be the “Fride of Lammermoor Wil Walter Scott politely hand glass of ice water? Listen. Craigie,” said the Tord of the Man- or, "“do vou pray step down to the cellar and feteh us up a bottle of Burgundy, 1678—it is in the fourth bin from the right hand turn—and. [ say. Craigie. you might fetch up haif a dozen while you ave about it. and And And us a Sunday Schools Advertised. (Asheville Citizen.) The Baptist Sunday the school at ( in the count for am eron may be st v which has advertised new mem- | bers, as the Chavlotte Obscrver aver not the firat Sunday school hy Three but it is advertisement any means. | First Presby-| an, ihe Methodist Episcopal | and Trinity Fplscopal, are carrying | vegular advertisements in the Citizen | calling attention to special features of | the Sunday school program. But Charles C. Jones. superintendent of the Cameron schaol, publicly broke all records when he placed a two-col- umn advertisement in the Moore County News asking for one hundred new members of the Sabbath school. Asheville the ter churches, First | echo | Clevelana | zetting Yidsels of the Air. (New York Sun.) The eXpected best, or worst, as one regards it, has arrived in airplanes; a runabout which can land on almost any MAt roof, in vacant lots, on any old road, and is to be sold at a price within the of all who have the price. L will bring Jjoy rides to those who like that sort of thing, and rage and apprehensian to those who don't, The inventor. Captain D'Annunzio. son of a distinguished father, the fly. ing POCL ASSUres us that the little pet, or pest. as you like, which has a wing spread of only twenty feel. can trayol for two and a haif hours without hay ing ta land for g And cover in that Night miles. This will revclutionize nearly. Commuters’ (- course, he abandoned (o P stock than boreg men: week-enders will selr tomobiles for 2 SONZ. if anybody will sing for a conveyance subject to the Wwhims of trafiic cops: me, *nmrs i ul-fashion- reach s, eve ins vihing, will, of her forms business their au live if all sorts will desert their o ed engineery of 10comotion, and sou e on their wavs through cloudland. golfers will read their Sunday papers up to within or Lwo minutes of ihe scheduled starting time for theiy morning zame on mile away links and land at the first tee ready to off on time On the other hand not will not us the air will suffer much. Jderks who now at lunch hou skyscraper raofs for a session enry James ©. Henry will find their tiled all a-flutter with D'Annunzio’s creation; vacant lots, where Schuoy sons MeGraws! ever been mad be nesting resting places for countless contrap- tions; quiet lanes parks where sweethearts stroil know their soft whisperings but with the whirrings and chuz- gings of flocks of landing and stait- ing aerial runabhouts. Even more and more perplexing he- comes the problem, “What on earth is this world coming to?" drive ihose these who can- Fdseis of Women choose wi or or shts will have and zas of urban will no mor Municipal Ownership. (Detroit News.) Cleyeland is in a race with Detroit for the honor of making the experi- ment of municival ownershin of street railway President Jahn J. Stanley of the Cleveland Street Railway com- pany says some hig ix going to try municipal ownership and Cleve- and js best fitted to make the demon- stration for three reasons: “It has one of the hest systems in the countr it aroused civic cansciousness, and it will take over the lines at a valuation fixed in advance and not loaded With water.” Mr. Stanlex's analysis indicates that has nothing on Detroit in of special qualifications for and managing a street car system. Detroit has an aroused civie consciousness, a plan for iaking over the lines at a fixed valuation supposed io be wrung pretty dry, and it has the worst strect system in the world, which is a much stronger incentive to making the experiment than the “best strect car system in the counthy.” If Detroit had a street car em that was within shouting distance of crfection Detroit wouldn’t do any cxperimenting. We don’t bother our public utilities companies if they have ny sense of fair play and willingness 10 deliver the goods. Rut our “arous- cd civic consciousness” has long been whetting its knife for the D. U. R city street has an car the way car “Lame Bee.) Nothing of novelty 1s to be noted in the provisions made by a beneficent administration for the ho of its party Who failed to secure votes enough 1o hold them in their jobe. New places are always provided. so that the connection between the faith- ful and the payroll may not be en- tirely severed. In the present i stance, the war has been a godsend the democrats, who are enabled line up a very respectable dnck” parade through situations or sinecures growing out of the war. Tn one day last week, eight of these were ziven new jobs, including Senator Shafroth of Coiorado. who has “voted at his party’s call” for lo, these many vea He draws a billet on a com- mission ta have charge of ‘“paving losses sustained by mining men in tne production of chrome, manganese, Dyvites and tungsten for war pur- The Most Recent (Ohama Ducks war es to to “lame | poses Then Ed Keating of Colorado lands job on the cammission to *begin” the reclassification of salaries in the District of Columbia. This job pays $625 a month. Hamlin of Missouri and Cooper of Wisconsin, the latter a republican, who wan democratic favor By his embargo amendment to the armed neutrality bill. will share with Keating the arduous work. Submitted to the People. (New Discussion York World) of the merits and faults of the scheme with a view to amendment is now the rezular order of business it was 1o give an opportunity for such a difcus- sion that the paper was reported to the Paris Conference ' and made public by the committee that prepared if.—Elihu Root. Those more eminent:legal lights— Senators Borah, Reed and Poindex- ter-—should..xebuké Mr. Rootl. 'Have we' not béen itold that the tyrant Wil- son iz jamming the league down our throats without the chance to change so much as a comma? What does the man mean? A Rooscyelt Remembrance, (Community Business, Madigon. Wis.) Colonel Theadore Roossvelt. shortly before his death, arranged to give substantial expression of his grati- tude to the people of the little village in France near which his son Quentin is buried. Through the Red Cross he provided that $6.900 of the Nobel Peace Prize money awarded to him should be used for the benefit of the simple country people who have kept Quentin’s grave covered with flowers. Col. Roosevelt left the decision of the exact form his gift should take to the discretion of the Red Cross, and that organization is now trying Lo ascertain the wishes of the villagers. John- | | by all the belligerent: i Wilson Or Lenine? (New York World.) The war, in its last phase, became & conflict between the political ples represented by Wiison political principles the Kaiser. The president's ples eventually {riumphea Peace has become un issue beiween the political principles represe Wilson and ihe political represented Lenine. Wil 1. president’s principles again triumpi or will the victory, if it is won, come (00 late to save Burope from the un- restrained forces of Bolshevism? The Wilson principles were eagerly accepted the great wmajority of ropean peobles, not because they were defined by the president the United States but bec: expression to tihe aim of an embattled d sues of the war, as he expressed them, were democrafic issues: terms = of peace werc democratic terms. Other- wise and oversophisticated persons who could not realize that the old regime had been shot to shreds often retended that they could not under- stand the meaning of the president’s propositions, but the ordinary man had no such difficulty. They were plain enough to him. When the Paris conference met, there was overwhelming pcpu- lar support for the Wilson term While the conference has been in ses- sion hig has heen weaken- INg. not because the terms were democratic hut hecause of the grow- ing belief of radicals that there was little disposition on the part of governments represented o carry these terms into effect. \While diplo- macy has been playig the ancient game of imperialism and reaction, Bolshevism has swept steadily for- ward. It is stronger in Europe than ever before and and it gains in power with every new measu of obstruc- tion in the Paris conference The vital question whether Furope or democra but be deruoc! shevism, prinei- the by and represented princi- ed by priuciples of they and object ocracy. The save peace support too the now be autocratic whether it is to rtic or Hoishevist. Rol- after all, i merely a new forin of autocracy in wuich the pro- i letariat is substituted for is ot the aristos- It nt form form. from will racy that has gone under zovernment a differ in a still more insidious 1t already cer(ain march of events {hat l.eague of Nations, not Wil- ! son’s league it Will he lenine's league. Lenine's league is making rapid prog ress. It already includes Hungary. It is making us gains in Bohemix, in Roumania and in Poland. Tt has been tempor- ily defeated it Germany by the of machine guns, but issue is not scttled. A peac> in that dis apooints the great : Furopean people by giving them hope of a vorld in which adequiate safeguards have heen taken 1o prevent tragedy of another war will basis of a Bolshevist yond the wildest and Trotzky Every attempt to president plays into their Every attempt disregard the four- teen propositions which were accepted as the S0 much new grist Bolshevist mill. These are vious and unmistakable of the Paris deadlock. While diplomacy halts and haggles. Bolsheviem in he the there T it be a Russi and enor- i use tne Paris of no is the form the propaganda be- d@reams of Tenine three mionths ago discredit the hands. to hasis to of the the oh- peace is facts Why Spartac ¢New York Tribune) Why the German Bolshevikis elected as their patron suint Sparta- cus, the Thracian gladiator, who held the power of the Roman republic bay, has been rather puzzling. tacus is described as an able gener a just leader who did his best check {he ecxcesses of his men and was not unkind to his prisoners. e was not lacking in statesmanship and saw clearly that pillage and tion injured his cause. It may be, however, {hat knecht and his friends were in their selection of the name not the original Spartacus, by Spartacus but by Spartacus IT, as it were— an 18th century philosophic rebel against the existing order of things. 1t was in the year 1776 that the sect of Tlluminati—later called Perfecti- Dbilists—was founded in Germany one Adam Weishaupt, who sometimes affccted the name Spartacus. The fanatics who followed him combined | in their creed a utopian equalitarian- | ism with an exceedingly severe disci- pline and unquestioning submission to authority—a feature ominously sug- gestive ~of TLeninism. Furthermore. one reads in the writings of Weis haupt that he proposed “io destroy, vandalize the universe, in order to es tablish on the ruins of palaces cities the reien of pastoral virtues This doctrine of “creative destruc- | tion,” as preached by Weishaupt, did not lead, directly at least, to actual outbreaks of violence. although his teachings were. at one time. credited | with considerable influence over (he Jacobins of Irance hypothes's since disproved. Rather, the Perfect- ibilists were the parlor Bolsheviki of the 18th century—while the Sparta- clsts of our days arve. in a sense, Il- luminati translated into the terms of the machine, gun. at Spar to destruc- Lieb- | inspired by and a Peace With Houor. (Exchang=). It was late on Saturday the rival London butchers deavoring to cut each cther out. “'Kre you are,’” ‘shouted one, “this' piece of beef any priceryou like. No war prices here.” The other. not to be outdone, re¢ plied: “Coma here, misaus, don't yon ‘ave that ‘piecc at an price, 'ave this ‘plece with honor.” " night. and were en- Nowadays. (Washington Star). you the man who ‘Taxpayer’'?" “Yes.” repiled the citizen with a bunch of notcbooks. ““Now they are | not satisfied with my mere signature | to that effect. The revenue collector requires an affidavit to it.” “Aren't sign yourself used | the | of | people, MORE ARTILLERY IN PERMANENT U. S. AR War Has Developed This Branch _ of Service Washingion April 3.—The Amenris permanenti® organizationg outzrowth of the can Army wall e the tain some of which are an arg these, according reore ganization plans which have been proved, mm. rifles, the weap- ons relied upon largely in the closing days of the war for barrage worl cight-inch and 9.2-inch ficld howitz- crs; heavy railway guns including inch, 14-inch and 16-inch m howitzers and rifles units and anti-aircraft cluding motorized to protect attack In field \mong 0 the aph are 155 ars, ortar batteries in= zun un‘tg march frox trench r machine troop: the from addition artillery visional organizations, t six regiments of with the field army reated. Three of be armed with ting a and o and 9.2 the air to the 61 ded regiments af Prov he to to organizations these fo dia ] sa ta regimenty ifles, ap- long ranga the 8- in here are army artillery in proxim zun 155 mm six-inch the three with inch howitzers for -ineh field on 60 za oberations hauled hy ga regiments with the armed three-inch rifles will horse be mounted on THe artillery to sions will or* soline tractors of divisional 20 infantry with 75 mm. rifles their 4.7-inch division light guns, regiment of light \nd reghment of cavalry division reyiments of hor but with the en- mounted in order ta the tcams an‘l the alent and Each of equi and howitzers. have onc drawn; motorized ' motorized wil) artillery regiment one BUDS one light guns tire personncl reduce the load gun enable them to heep up alry brigades Personncl the 8-inch come from will also man way vith cav- and the ¢ for The mobila batteries, will which guns, artiliery regiment ailw of ra artillery m constituic are to tield if Ome availah circumstances e require from war-time or- abandonment o vith the @i Instead. a single trench will o onganized a3 tillery to be ass the army* com use of trench to stabilized conditions. The @ usefulne ganization ‘iz the trench mortar batteries visions, moriar regiment a part of the signed army a for duty The extensive Frantce mander. 2uns in trench was duc varfare " visional excent allied an the sions in attack t open- strugg! trench mortar lost their special conditions wiven o dvap For that units of 2 vere amongz the first sent Another new clement ment of sectorsta the army units, per- sonnel also to come from the tillery, will the for fire ag provided night raiders and equipment to or concecaled STEEL PRICES UNCERTAIN Matter heme, is the assign- craft These two artille coast larger - guns and will ba searchlights 1o spot flash ranging either include inst with sound Tocatc air raiders suns. Has Been Re-committed to Industrial Board for Further Con- ~idevation. Washington Peek. of the a statement today the question of be re-opened as the of Direcioi-General for the rail approved schedule board’s agre2ment with would remain unchang further conferences be made to ring about tion of the railroad administration Refusal ot eral Hines rail admir tration to fixed prices of steel suggested the industrial of the nt ¢ commerece possibly in entirc steel prices being believed in some Announcement t rejected the was made ference of the industrial and tives of the food and fu tions and war finan:e corporation held in an effort to ~ffect an ment between industrial and the railvoad administration After the conference, which mere than four hou: wus 1ssued in which it metter had been ro-committed board for further consideration the raildbad administration Apri « hairman rd, made isizing prices will the Hines mdustrial bo: at not fail- stecl result of re to ac- cept oad admini e ‘he tration the industry that in would sad d.and an cffor vesterday of the accept by departm result Divector-Gen- board may question it s re-opened, quarters here Mr. Hines price 1t proposed fter an members had schedule unsuccessful of the con- cabinet board representa- 1 administra- agree- board head lasted the statement the the with was stated to nd Wood. (Washington Post) Said Attorney General when asked his opinion didates of the republican 1920 “A( this time there appear two leading candidates—former Prem- jdent Taft Leonard Wood. 1 should Tart at this moment His ad- vocacy of the has helped him She for of Tart Wickersham as Lo can- party in to be and General At M ovite of Nations wonderfully with the people are for nations. They believe out of the war therc should some cnduring good, and they see in the league of nations =n alliance thag will minimize the possibility of futuge war. Tt may that Mr Taft's sup- port of the league of nations plan has noi helped him with some politicians, but the peosle are it, and they the ones who decide matters in this country. There is a lot of favors able considervation of ‘icneryd Wood for president, say tl the f league the that come Teague he for are of