New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 8, 1922, Page 6

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This fusures pro- teccion ageinst fraud in newspaper dis- tribution figures to both natlonal and lo- t | feeling of LOCAL AID IN STRIKE Chiet of Police Rawlings has been asked by the Sheriff of Hartford County, to detail New Britain super- numerary policeman to at Hartford during the present railroad trouble, The proper course has been taken in consulting the Corporation Counsel of the aty this matter. But quite aside the legal aspect of the case the requested aid should not be given. Theoretically, although there seems to be no danger practically, all might be needed in this city at such a time The situation justifies refusal of the request without running the risk o deserving criticism by the people o other comnfunities. serve East liberation on needed; on from z our policemen State of Conn | to sit eously | comes e exclusivaly entitled |\ = | the realm overcame cut and dried legisiative program present ta upon opinions of experts is worth anything. force the ears of of i a body chosen carefully and judiclally | was copsulted—and it reversed the the hands of the Allen Property Cus-| of the Butter collect first Comptroller opinion lower distribution injunction Bissell, court, worth could ex- the was the pense—since allowed, of | state, who had opposed the payment was over-ruled, to be is The aken next remains it it It it hey are sitting up with the corpse of step is taken, not he fund will be administered, right- Whereupon it before he- that as evident the power it a' thing or two when he first flush of patriotism and grat- tude to the defenders of the coin of them NO HURRY. The Republican move in the Senate o enforce cloture was defeated by the Democrats aided by five Republicans. sentiment, and the five Republicans, is The democratic those that there is no hurry if the Repub licans are going to rush through the of xtravagance recently in evidence, Anvone who says that further de- the tarift bill not anyone who claims that the riff measure is satisfactory and that the fullest light is not needed it if the popular is is in error, The debate on the motion to en- brought fiery words to the Senators. If those the Republican party were not cloture politically, and | a German citl upon | hus some three quarters of a million | lall matters of divergence of opinion, |dollars' worth of property of his, in| |todiun, The gare of that is thinking government government will take money; the government about t But let the take care of Bergdoll; the people and, above all, the former and marines—they are thinking about that in connection | with “Herr" Bergdoll, IPorglveness splendid virtue; leniency toward those .who have erred repented commendable, But | neither forgiveness nor leniency s a virtue when it comes from | torgetfulness, We might well called a nation of money worshippers, lacking in patriotism and ideals were we to sit complaisant while the gov- ernment took good care that Berg- doll's property was taken by the gov- |ernment and himself allowed to re- !main free from punishment due him |for the disloyalty he showed in evad- }mg the draft and then escaping to Germany. Constant reminder of his actions is one way to keep the mat- | ter before the people—one way inflicting mental distress on him, for it believed distress will come to men of his type through fear. ‘Get Bergdoll! soldiers, sallors is a | and is merely be of is mental STRIKE SOUP KITCHENS. | There is no prouder class of men | than the workers who do things with ! their hands. This pride is makes the American workman the best on earth. He asks favors from |po one; he does his work well and | he is proud of it. Today the women, wives of striking what ¢|aware of the general dissatisfaction| throughout the country over the ac- | railroad shopmen in the Bronx, New tions of the country’s solons before YOrK, are making plans to open com- | this time, they had that dissatisfac- Missaries to feed strikers and their f Legally there can be littie question s but that the city might be responsible | :w?l PEESSIIR ; prtemiindadBtartinglyy Tol the tmen detailed for any|Prilliant and forceful manner. damages they: sustained because of| * tariff bill i’ wanted; but the this “‘extra hazardous' labor !!1\'0‘\'P1.}pflcdr“] act must be more satisfactory fo be performed outside the territory|®Nd OPen discussion of it s to be de-| contemplated when those officers en- | :Tlis DEmporals 404, 106 098 e ALl \nerita iofi sl iity, ‘mBe Republicans ar‘e to be thanked for| legal theory of ‘“assumption of risk" InSlsiigupon dty | would not apply, for no officer may | be, said to have expected to perform strike duty in East Hartford when he | took office. Of course the railroad | might give a bond to save the city| harmless in case of damage to its employes, but the possibilities of litigation that might militate against the relying upon any such arrangement. There is a human aspect to the| matter. to| subject its men to this danger. The| men, if injured, might recover money damages, from the city or from the railroads if they gave the bond ferred to. But there are injuries for which no money payments can make up. No amount of cash would com- | pensate a man's family for his loss—| and the possib of fatalities thus sired “ROOM AT THE TOP." There was a fist fight between a| floor of the Louisiana house of rep-; resentatives the other day. ® There| have been no fist fights, as far as has been ascertained, on the floor of the| local common council chamber, but the incident in the southern state is sufficient to emphasize the point to be made. ,Pass the comment that possibly a| little more fighting spirit—the spirt of standing up for a cause—would be in Washington, for stance; and pass the comment, which is obvious, namely that engaging in fist is pretty small busi- ness for intelligent men to engage in, | i and consider the fight as an illustra- present in this situation. tion of the sad lack of appreciation of Irrespective of the law in the m“_‘lhp responsibility and importance and | ter, which alone should thel‘hfl possibilities in their positions pos- necessity for refusing the request, theisess@d by many, if not most, public city is justified in refusing to lend its employes for this purpose outside the city of New Britain unless an emer- gency arises which would call for aid | from sources other than the police, | as well as from the police. any ensue advisability of The city does not care re. | acceptable in- | | | | | 1 fights are suggest men. “Hitch your wagon to a star” is a good slogan in all walks of life. The ordinary man is too willing to admit his mediocrity. He knows that his op- | portunities have not been the best sl !r‘*‘rhaps‘ and he does not aim higher WHAT IS BUTTERWORTH? \than the standard set by the other Came there once a war in which | ordinary men about him. If he does many young men of Connecticut took as Wwell, is as honest, as studious, as part, resulted then of efficient *&s the next man" he is apt| need because of the war on the part to be possessed of that self satisfac- of the young men who went across| tion which of | and chased the Hun while their elders achievement. He is not conscious of | chased the it but, having reached position | Both generations where he bears the title of Came there time for a meeting of the “800d citizen” he is apt to be satisfied | State Legislature, of (and to believe himself limited by the| the stern and hidebound state.|limitations that hold his Eventually some individual being a down. part and parcel of the same body of The big of have | law-givers proposed that a be acknowledge limitations. They | established from the resources of the have not boasted of their powers, but| state in order to aid the sol- they have possessed that confidence diers. It was done mid small expres- which is the prerequisite of power. sions of -enthusiasm and large reflec- They have followed the theory that tion upon the political effect of the What & man has done another may many cases is the deadly enemy the homeland. a were dollar in successful. proud the law-givers neighbor men history fund no needy dependents One wonders how this news will impress striking shopmen all over the country. The women, the women whom men are supposed to support, are stirring themselves to help keep the strikers alive. No reflection is cast upon the wom- en who are doing this thing. They are loyal to their husbands, though perhaps their advice to them is un- tend to encourage the men in the stand they are taking which is an un- | | wise stand under the present condi- tions. But the motives of the women are the motives which have inspired noble women always—to their own. stand Dby For the men, however, the situation different. What will the great, strong, efficient American working= man think about their action which has resulted in their women coming forward and trying to see to it that they, the great, strong American workingmen are fed? is State's Attorney according the Hartford Courant some time ago, refused to support Butterworth's Alcorn, to case in the injunction proceeding be- “he wasn't in sympathy with the case.” cause Which meant, that he was not in sympathy Butter- worth or he judged that the defend- ant did not have a case. of course, with The Supreme Court has disposed of the last hypothesis. Also, the Courant states editorially this morning in regard to Mr as follows: “Conscientiously believing that the proceeds of the fund misdirected, it to the credit Comptroller Bissell that he took the matter to court.” Bissell were is of We thought that it viduals that took the matter to court. was two indi- But then, the Courant knows more about that than we do. Anyhow, it ha turned out all right. Thanks to the court. move. do. They have been persistent in QOne Butterworth, a man of political | their fight along the lines in Wmch‘; independence, was nominated with they find themselves, and they have| the connivance of the powers that be Mmade the most of every opportunity. | to administer the fund They have carried that mental whip | tribute it among the needy. e used it, not settling where the powers that be overlooked when they have “done all they a little something which became ap- can,” but determining to do a little parent later, at least so it appears MOre than they can—and they have from the history of the case, Mr. done it. Butterworth agministered and admin-| ¥Very man has potentialities which istered well—bWit not with the atti-|he does wot appreciate tude of granting a boon from the| powers that be to the needy soldier. Rather he gave when the case seemed to so merit. Casting about for a bit of the prestige that had been lost the the men who sit in it powers that be noted that he was those men, if they but realized the removing from the fund sufficient of POWer that is in them, could moneys to defray distribution ex-| COMPlish great things. High goals, pense. The situation was solved— |l0fty ideals should occasionally be this should not be done, not by a darn | held up to men and women as well as sight. To the court certain indi- t0 boys and girls—children viduals went and demanded that no| And especially today is there room expense money should be taken (rmn:l’nr big men and women modelled on the fund—there were others (more | the patterns of the great men and closely connected with powers Women of history. that be) who would distribute the | fund for nothing (but the pommlli BERGDOLL, prestige to be gained) and they came | Forgetting is one of the best things forward nobly and with chests out!people do. It is one of the last things (obtaining by the way the ! amount of publicity). [Upon and to dis- That is|and they ha ba The floor of our common council chamber sometimes the scene action as emphatically but is not primitive as fighting, just as unworthy of ac- the their | criminals who have offended against 'Meads sat the halo of the righteous|its laws. News comes that the gov- and in their minds, we suspect, the|ernment has not forgotten Grover wotes were being counted. An 1n.|Clr\'eland Bergdoll. Neither have Jumetion was sought and obtained | the people forgotten him-—now that 3 inst Butterworth and his receipt|they are reminded by the informa- 8¢ money for expenses. tion that the government is ready to the Bupreme Court of the|prove he has taken steps to become of | And many of proper | the United States does in regard to| | Facts and Fancies (BY mOBERT QUILLEN) Oddly enough, the advocates of phonetic spelling never spell it “fo- | netik”. Keeping up appearance very difficult if you have a account. isn't so charge | After a man reaches middle age, about the only vice he is addicted to |is advice. | 0Old Job stood the gaff, of course, but he never had a blowout a mile from a shade tree, No girl should until she knows how much he can afford to |spend for a radio set. ; ves 1 | Love is the quality that keeps a |wife loyal to a husband even after she learns to despise him, . ‘RaAy humonsts A" One should study the radiophone carefully, or in a little while one |won't understand any of the jokes in the funny papers. Those who hoped prohibition would pour oil in the troubled waters weren't thinking of fusel oil. “They shall not pass’ was an ex- | On the City Fenn from that he has and 18 Congressman E. Hart this district is satisfied represented the people well for from gave renomination, U'pon his return Washington, the congressman a long statement to the Hart- ford press in which he enumerated the achievements of the republican congress and expressed the convietion that a republican majority would be returned at the fall election. Among the accomplishments for which Mr. Fenn claims credit for his party is the improvement in the market price of Liberty Bonds, He points to the fact that when the democrats walked out and the repub- lleans walked in the price was around 85 while it has now climbed to par. This is the first time the writer has ever heard the claim made by either party that it is responsible for boost- ing the market price of bonds al- though nearly everything else under the sun has been claimed by both democrats and republicans since they took their first stand against each other, It is unique in the annals of politics and deserves to be written in the books in red ink. Congressman Fenn apparently ex- pects to be renominated without op- position. Only the future can tell whether his hopes will be fulfilled. But for his own information, it can be said that there is a feeling in re- publican circles in New Britain that he should step aside for a stronger man. It is said even by republicans that his service has not been remark- able and a few months ago it was whispered that someone else would be named by the convention will nomjnate the candidate. It is pointed out that his term in Washing- ton has been of the passive type and fhat as a worker he did not measure up to ex-Congressman Lonergan of Hartford, who was acknowledged to | have been one of the most active rep- resentatives this district ever had. In defense of Mr. Fenn, it must be said that few congressmen succeeded in making their mark during their 1irst term of service. Their activity is usually confined to getting acquainted with their fellow members of con- gress and to learning the “lay of the land” from a political standpoint. Neverthele: rumor has it that sev- which Senator and a Representative on the | Wise and although their action may |eral prominent members of the G. O. P. in New Britainfavor replacing Mr. Fenn because they realize that the campaign in the fall is going to be waged with vigor by the democrats, many of whom expect to see the popular “Joe” Halloran contesting for a seat at the National Capitol. P Speaking of the Halloran dacy, the Paonessa boom for a place on the state ticket—that of lieuten- ant-governor—does not seem to wane and does seem to be growing stronger. |cellent slogan for Verdun, but it is |very annoying on the highway. Still, if there were no silver-plated gravy ladle what would distant rela- tives send the b. Every time gasoline goes up an- other cent, the pedestrian saves enough money to buy a new walking stick. If you think we are not making progress, observe how conservative an old<fashioned progressive seems now, Perhaps you have noticed that al- most everything you never have oc- |casion to buy is now considerably | cheaper. | We judge from the magazine ad- vertisements that all ladies who use [the advertised articles have pretty silk-clad legs. There is one consolation. The Irish situation can't get much worse |unless somebody discovers oil over there. We expect any day to hear some re- | former charge that the wave of crime 1|s occasioned by popular approval of base stealing. A magazine writer notes that men |are wearing fewer silk shirts. Pos- |sibly. But they wear about as many | cotton ones called silk. Still, it wouldn't be fair to honer Ford with the presidency and do | nothing at all for the man who in- {vented the pencil sharpener. Courtesy in these days is the qual- ity that keeps a merchant from show- ing signs of suspicion when his cus- | tomer asks for a blank check. [ --. 25 Years Ago Today (Taken from Herald of that date) Many local fans will go to Han- over park on July 26, when James Corbett, the fighter, will play third e for the Meriden team. John L. n was also in town this morn- ling and spent some time with old |friends here. He was on his way to | Waterbur The local confectioners are interest- led to know if they will be forced to their stores on Sundays as the |places in Hartford must hereafter. James McCarthy of Austin street, was visited by fire last night for the fourth time in four years. this time was in the barn and |loss amounted to $500. Mrs. H chem's Head for the “summer vaca- tion. | A party of clerks from the Brown- | Thomson company at Hartford, came [to White Oak yesterday afternoon for |a picnic. close J‘for him."” The blaze | the | C. Noble has gone to Sa-| — THE OBSERVER - | Makes Random Observations and Its People | 1f it is true, as Mayor Paonest friends claim, that he can turn 65,000 votes from republican to democratic, quoted as being in a receptive moodgno practical politiclan will allow sen- timent to interfere with judgment. However, that is a strong assertion; one that will require further proof than mere words. There is no ques- tion that Paonessa has a large follow- Ing among naturalized Americans and as they are a factor to be reckoned with in Connecticut his aspirations will be given attention regardless of whose ox is gored. The incident in the mayor's offce Thursday night when' discourtesy was alleged to have been shown friends of ex-Mayor Halloran will not tend to heal the ever-widening breach in the {democratic party. According to ac- counts In the newspapers, admirers of Halloran visited the mayor to |learn whether he was a candidate for lieutenant governor and were virtu- ally asked to leave when the lights were turned out. The men compris- ing the delegation were on a legit- imate errand and expected to be treated courteously. Such incidents do not make for harmony and vic- tory. The first positive knowledge of a schism in the democratic ranks be- came public with the statement by State Central Committeeman Gor- bach that he would oppose the Pao- nessa candidacy at the next meeting of the committee, Gorbach claims that Halloran was in the field first and is entitled to first consideration for political honors. Until he issued his statement, all discussion as to the extent of a breach between the Pao- |nessa and the Halloran factions was based on conjecture. Now it is known definitely that there is a fight on among the democrats, all of which is |interesting and pleasing to the re- publicans, as it well might be. * e According to the New Haven “Journal Courier’ the dove of peace |is ready to flit from the republican cote, as well. War clouds are rolling |up on the horizon, it is said, and al- ready the faint popping of recon- noitring parties under the guidance of Colonel Ullman, John T. King and Attorney General Healy is heard. The New Haven newspaper says it has in- formation which leads it to believe that the triumvirate named above are out to dethrone J. Henry Roraback, chairman of the republican state cen- tral committee and as smooth a poli- tican as ever stepped out in shoe leather. | Getting Roraback's scalp is a fav- orite pre-election sport among certain elements in the republican party. candi- Sometimes they give the gentlemartistill among us men who would from Caanan and his adherents a scare but thus far he has been able to keep his crown. i There is optimism in the Ullman- |King-Healy camp, so the story goes. For example: “The new political or anti-machine alliance is going to the front with a |very comfortable feeling of victory. {Adherents point to certain districts |which they can count upon which | will give them an even break for con- /trol of the state committee and do not count other districts they are al- most sure to win. If they can win this control they are certain to con- trol the nominees for the state ticket and thereby become a new power in the state.” | The trio are painted as being un |selfish. They have no ambitions to |take office, with the exception of Mr. |Healy who naturally wants to con- |tinue his present title before his name. IThe Old Guard—the Roraback fac- tion—is so perturbed, the “Journal- Courier’ learns, that it is already or- |ganizing a machine to combat the | nting element. Signs point to the elimination of |Governor Lake as a candidate to head [the ticket. ‘‘Strange as it may seem,” |the newspaper says, ‘Governor Lake |is Being hardly mentioned. All seem to agree that one term will be enough Lieutenant Governor Tem- pleton of Waterbury is said to be un- acceptable to the Roraback forces who are said to favor Judge Samuel O. |Prentice of Hartford. Others being |considered by the Caananites are State |Comptroller Harvey P. Bissell and Motor Vehicle Commissioner R. B. Stoeckel. In view of the fact that Comptroller Bissell figured prominent- [ly in the dispute over soldiers’ aid funds, it is doubtful if he could be Out of the long list of political ru- thought of as a strong man to run. — re being heard around the state is one to the effect that Sen- ator George P, Mclean will be asked not to seek a renomination, The triumvirate inclines to the opinion that If nominated, he might be de- feated, us this is a bad year for senate veterans, and they suggest that Congressman Schuyler P. Merritt of Btamford be nominated, New Britain republicans are usual. ly found enrolled in support of Roras back, It is doubtful whether they could be persuaded to abandon hid during the coming fight, A e Hindsight is always better than foresight. Therefore the writer does not claim any credit for suggesting that in the future a standard and pre- arranged signal be agreed upon to inform the peoplé on Fourth of July night whether a fireworks display is to be held at Walnut Hill park, This year the weather man treated the populace rough. He withheld his de- cision until the last moment when he turned loose just enough rain to spoil the fireworks' program. Consequently, many men, women and children went to the park early believing that the pyrotchnics would be shot off as scheduled. Disappointment could be avoided if those in charge would let it be known that a certain number of strokes on the fire alarm would an- nounce a postponement of festivities until the next clear day. e The critics of mankind who groan because church pews have fewer oc-! cupants with every succeeding Sunday! may find the situation partly explained by observing the acts of the men who are supposed to fill the pulpits. One of the reasons why the church is los- ing its influence is because some of the clergymen apparently hold the whole- | some desires of their parishioners in contempt and the-church suffers in proportion. This is not an impeachment of clergymen in general; simply comment on the activity of a small group of ministers in Hartford who appeared before the mayor of that fair city a few days ago and asked him to for- bid a public display of fireworks at Colt's park on Sunday on the ground Ithat it would be desecration of the |Lord’s Day. The mayor promptly in- |formed the reverend gentlemen that he did not consider the fireworks a |greater evil than golf playing or other |amusements in which a large share |of the public partakes on the Sabbath ‘and he therefore declined to use his |official authority to interfere with the program. Obviously, we are still living in New ‘England, its granite hills barren of |soil and its granite hearts just as bar- ren of human understanding and hu- man warmth. True the old ducking stool has disappeared along with the stocks in which law-breaking citizens were permitted to reflect upon their transgressions; this is supposed to be an age of liberality, which should not | be confused with license, yet there are | in- | terfere with innocent amusements just | because they happen to be scheduled for a certain day of the week. The reverend gentlemen had better tend to thefr knittin. If the Hartford people prefer fireworks to sermons on ! Sunday evening there must be some-} thing the matter with the sermons. . A quarter of a century ago when | Mother sent you to the store to get | washing powder she used to caution | vou to bring back nothing but Pyle's Pearline. And if your little bahy| brother had a cough you were told to get Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Among| other family remedies which were in| demand for various ailments were Hostetter's Bitters and St. Jacob’s Oil. Step into a drug store today and | ask the sophisticated clerk for some | St. Jacob's Oil and he's apt to wink and say, behind his hand, “Where's your prescription?”” Hostetter's Bit- ters and Ayer's Cherry Pectoral are | likewise strangers to the blase clerk. | Pyle’s Pearline also has gone where | all good washing powders go when | they die, or when their owners stop | advertising, which is all the same in| dollars. Which, boiled down, means that the business man who wants to | remain In business must continue to | advertise his wares. There is no such ‘ thing as being *‘well enough known so | that we don’t need to advertise.”” Oth- | ers have tried it to their sorrow. | A prominent manufacturer, being told by an outsider that he didn't need to advertise because every man, wom- an and child in the country was ac- quainted with his goods, replied to his | critic: *What would happen if I shut | off the flow of gas in my automobile?” | The other replied: “Why, you'd go a | little way and then stop.” ‘“Exactly,” | replied the manufacturer. “The ma-‘ chine would go ahead a little way and then come to a standstill. And that is | | i ADAMSON'S ADVENTURES ; Nothing Like Finding Out For Yourself | { THAT “SIGN SAYS? what would happen to my if I stopped advertising. Ior a while 1t would continus to coast on its own momentum but eventually it would come to a dead halt and people would forget 1 had ever lived or made something that everyone wanted, Ad- vertising is the gas that put power in my business, If I shut off the good-bye business, Manutacturers and dealers should continue to advertise consistently to insure their business, 1f, through a weak policy of so-called retrenchment, they fail to keep their name, their merchandise, their service before the public, someone else with more ev ergy and initlative will slip in and ueurp their seat in the front row of popularity, s Husbands who are planning to buy real ivory toilet sets for friend wife's dressing table should step on the g: According to reports from Congo di trict, from which the world's prin- cipal supply comes, genuine ivory will be exhausted within the next twenty or thirty years. So you see, men, you haven't much time left. The American consulate at Ant. werp, the {vory market, has reported that there is a steadily diminishing reserve which has almost reached the zero point. A humorist might sug- gest that while the Senate is in exist- ence there will always be plenty of fvory to be had for the taking. Never- theless, the fact remains that the only real ivory to be secured in AntWerp at prasent is what is brought in on the bi-monthly steamer from the Con- go. In pre-war days the steamer brought in from fifteen to twenty tons every two weeks and there wers usually stoeks on hand amounting to 100 or 150 tons. This surplus has practizally disappeared. It used to be the custom for ivery scouts to buy their supplies from Congo chiefs or dig them up in an elephant cemetery. Now the ceme- teries have become exhausted and the chiefs have little to sell. The only alternative is to hunt for live ele- phants, but the high cost of licenses and the fact that a portion of all ivory ysecured must be turned over to the government takes the zest out of this kind of sport. At the last sale in Antwerp about 65,000 tons were sold. It {s expected that in view of diminishing supplies, the price of {vory will increase, DE VALERA MAY BE SOUTH OF DUBLIN 'Sinn Fein Leader Said to Be With Irregulars London, July 8. (By Associated Press)—Chief interest in the Irish situation centers in the operations in the Blessington district 15 miles south of Dublin in County Wicklow owing to the supposition that Eamon De Valera is with the irregular forces there. The republicans are tightly enclos- ed within a ring of national troops and announcement of the final suc- cess of the government forces is awaited with confidence, Erskine Childers is said by the cor- respondent of the Daily Mirror to have been badly wounded. The Dublin correspondent of the Daily Express declares several hun- dred prisoners already have been tak- en and that several lorry l6ads or wounded were sent to the capitat. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent claims the nationals can carry the ebel position at Blessington at any time but may delay the final opera- tions to minimize bloodshed. The question of what the provi- sional government will do with De Valera if he is captured is raised by the Daily Mail's Dublin correspond- ent who expresses the personal opin- ion that it will merely detain him for a while, releasing him for the first meeting of the new parliament. The writer adds that it is scarcely necessary for the republican leader to hide as the government does not plan severe punishment for any of the chiefs of the irregular movement, He points out that Art O'Brien and Sean O'Kelly before being freed were fined only five shilling each to pay for their night's keep. Among the reports from the prov- inces is an account of a skirmish at Keadewa County Roscommon in which six irregulars were killed. An- other fight was reported in progress around Skeogh house on the Donegal border where two hundred free stat- ers were said to be besieging a party of irregulars. BY 0. JACOBSON