Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 8, 1909, Page 4

Berwich Zulletin o wnd Goufied, , 113 YEARS OLD. ' B e P lflwm.lfil"klml th; a year. ——— Entered at the Po: Conn., as secend-cl: Telephone Callst Bulletin Business A Bulletin Editorial Fooms, 35-3. Bulletin Job Office, 35-8. Willimantie Office, Reom 3. Murray Bullding. Telephone, 210. Norwich, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1909. THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. To those who enjoyed the thrill of & Rooseveltian message the message of President Taft is a disappointment. It does net ring loud, but it does ring true, It is in keeping with his quiet and persistent manner; and it leaves no doubt as to what he stands for, but carries full assurance of his resolute purpose. The most important issue, he says, 18 a more econemical administration of the government, and he calls at- tention to the fact that the adoption of new metheds will make saving vf over fifty millions, and that a sur- plus is assured for the fiscal yeas ending In June, 1511, He shows that the postoffice depart- ment's embarrassment is caused by the carrying of second class mail mat- ter at & loss of eight cents a pound, which annually totals a Joss of $63,- 000,000; and he very properly advo- cates an increase of rates there. He also calls upon cengress to hon- or the platform promise of the re- publican party by enacting a law to prevent the issuance of injunctions without notice unless it must be done te prevent immediate and irreparable injury, and that such injunctions shall not remain in force more than a week, unlees an order for extension has been obtained fsom the court. Tn behalt of the public he also asks for reform fn court methods to pre- vent the delays and heavy costs upon litigants amd to remove what he re- gards as a primary cause for lynch- ings and mob violence in different parts of the gountry; and he favors postal savings banks with a rate of in- terest so low that they will not at- tract deposits from other banks, de- moralizing comservative banking and producing finan:ial disaster. The meesage is short, and worthy the attention of every inmtelligent read- er. The Bulletin prints it in full; and it s se divided and attractively head- od up that it may be read in sections ure. THE MACADAM ROAD. The roads which first bore the name of Macadam were simply built so deep with heavy and light stone, and so sol- idly that they would stand the wear and tear of travel fer a century—no heavy trucking or automobile speed- ing oould kmock them out. The macadam of today is a goat of another color. It is just as near like the original macadam as the artificial alligator skin boots and valises, etc., are like the real thing. The alliga- tor would not be able to recognize them as the hides of his departed trl- bal comrades. And these near—not very near—macadam roads are not heavy emough for 1909 touring cars, which are simply heavy road locomo- tives bullt to beat the cars, and the road commigsioners of the states at the fromt in good road building are now leoking for new road binders— for metal which with a light founda- tion and good drainage will meet the requirements of this high epeeding, something no roads were ever subject- ed to until this age; and the New- ark News says that “Commissioner Gilkyson of New Jersey believes he has found a new road surface which 18 destmed to completely supplant crushed stone. He has been experi- menting ever since he has been in of- fice, and he now has eighty-five miles of road built of the new material, with spacifications drawn for thirteen more. Some of these roads have been down for than a year; have been subjected to summer’s heat, to winter’s cold and to all kinds of heavy carting, light riding and automobile speeding. They have stood all these tests well and are net ilkely to meed repairs for several years to come. “The new material is crushed stone, with an asphalt binder, the best pro- portion of asphalt being the subject of many experiments and tests of en- durance. The state road law was changed last winter to allow counties to build roads of the new combination with state ald. The cost of such roads is from $1.15 to $1.50 a square yard, as against $1.90 to $2.50 for the ‘best macadam, and it is not only dust- less, but durable.” Commissioner MacDonald state says: “The 1d#ge ingrease in automobile trafiic which 1s so trying on the roads has compelled the adoption of more soli@ roadways, that is, the foundation must be deeper and the surface laid with better material and so construct- ed as to stand the traffic of this new element, the automobile. But as a general principle, I have adhered to the macadam system, which, when properly constructed, is, in my opin- fon, the best yet devised for rural highways. ‘The civilized world has come to recognize this fact. As ‘to the possibility of changing this meth- od, I have been thinking that it might be beneficial, and on this point I am not quite convinced, to dress the whols material golng into a mew road, from the bottom up, with tar. It might have the tffect of a better knit- ting together of the stone and tep dressing. But the idea that ofling the surface would improve the situa- tion is illusory. I tried oll on roads in ¢his state before its present advo- cates kmew anything about it, and 1 found it a poor palliative, with no permanent worth. I tried it on the Wallingford road, for instance, and my experience there and in other see- tions 6f the state did not justify me in spending more of the state’s money“in the experiment.” ‘The press is not inclined to hound ihe commissioner for the ruin wrought by automebilists. The Bridgeport Standard, commenting upon Mr, Mac- Donald's recent replies to his ques- tioners, says: “Commissiener MacDonald meets all the issues squarely and dodges nome. While thers may be an honest diftererice of opinlen as to the facts stated, particularly those with refer- ence to the comparative value of Con- nectiout state roads and those of other stats certainly the commissioner should be In position to knew best what s right and his categorfeal an- swers ave before the citizens of the state for ination, further criti- cism er r fon if any critic feels inclined and able te cemtinue the dis- i cussfen. The cemmissioner makes a of this S i R NO LOAFING ON THE JOB. " Those who are crying loudest about the inefficiency of the state highway commissioner are the expectants who were anticipating immediate appoint- ment as assistants under him because the legislature empowered him to in- crease his force of assistants and en- connected with the state treasury; and heé does not mean that they shall con- nect until such time as their services will be equal to the amount of money they draw from the state. Mr. Mac- Donald explains this most satisfactor- ily for the taxpayers, if it is not con- sidered satisfactory by those in inter- est. He says, with reference to these authoriged and legalized appoint- ments: “I have mnot made those appoint- ments, simply because my first con- cern the interest and duty.I owe the state. Like the repairs feature, the money for the payment of those men did not come to me until Octo- ger, and they would be of no use to the state uatil spring opens. All they would have to do during the winter months is to draw their salaries. Oh, I realize that I require help as well as my critics do, but I contend that no dishonesty, no inefficiency, even, and, this I say with due modesty, no neg- lect of duty, no loafing on the job can be laid at my door and sustained by proof.” The commissioner realizes his own responsibility and as the master of the situation he regards the interests of the state and his own standing of more importance to him than the de- sires or demands of persons whose self-interest is often their only rec- ommendation. HOW IT AFFECTS THE MESSAGE President Taft's message has been in the newspaper offices and the hands of correspondents two or three days. This forehandedness enables newspapers to put the message in type comfortably and gives the edi- tors opportunity to read it carefully and prepare intelligent summary and comment. We think we notice a dis- position here and there to betray the confidence. No one tells right out what the president Is going to say, or reveals the recommendations he is go- ing to make. But there is a good deal of indirect discussion of the matters involved, so that when the message appears some of the points will have been threshed out in advance, and the president will seem to be dealing in second-hand goods. The information can be found elsewhere, as in some of the department reports, so that it can- not certainly be charged that actual violation of the president’'s confidence has taken place. But the suggestion of speclal interest in the subjects dis- cussed probably comes from a read- ing of the message, which contains several matters of great interest.— Waterbury American, It is surprising how close some newspapermen can come to violating the confldence reposed in them and still stand technically free of the charge. It is akin to genius for a man to truthfully foreshadow the con- tents of a presidential message with- out quoting it or making use of lan- guage which may be traced directly to its pages. It has been noticeable that the discussion of the leading ques- tions for several days past must have given the readers of some papers the impression that “great minds run in the same channel.” EDITORIAL NOTES. Out west they are of the opinion that the Lord loves a cheerful liver as.well as a cheerful giver. It is now put forth that in order to see the brightest people of a town Christmas shopping should be done early. Happy thought for today: man who can laugh heartily several times every day is pretty free from megrims. The only way to properly hunt deer is to stalk them. To go after them in an auto is not much better than trap- ping them. At Chicago balls, nothing stronger than ginger pop is allowed to be sold on the premises after one o'clock in the morning. In a Wisconsin town buttermilk was used to put out a fire that threatened the whole town. . This is a new use for lactic fluld bacteria. There is little danger of a war be- tween the United States and Nica- ragua, for it is not large enough to make a respectable target. The conclusion has been reached that the patience of this country with been worn about threadbare. President Taft admits that he can- not do it all in one message, and that special messages will be convenient in the future as in the past. New Jersey has decided that it will build no more macadam or teiford roads. The high-speed automobile traffic has made them no good. Prices of goeds are going up in this country and in all countries, so there we are. Every man's wallet is the focal point in all languages. Two pages and a third of The Bul- letin today contain a short presiden- tial message. Abraham Lincoln's models would fit in five to the column. The young Chicago girls who were willing to have the church debt kissed away at fifty cents a kiss will not be permitted to humor the church pat- rons, A Boston man expresses the hope that the strike of the New York shirt- waist makers will continue till the blamed things cease to butten on the ‘back. The United States fish commission last year distributed over three bil- lien fish and eggs, which ought to tell for the good luck of the fishermen later on. ‘The Nicaraguans may not like Uncl® Sam, and may find pleasure in spit- ting upon his dead subjects; but when he makes them dance they will feel different, The Bostom Transcript says: The Methodist clergyman In Vermont who celebrated his hundredth birthday yes™ terday by preaching a sermon seems ‘ound to have the last werd. Still, The the muss-making Latin republics has | “What's the dope you queried Miss ::(lmy. companion’s e. Miss M urne smacked her lips g;:‘nuu. rkey hash,” she replied. s t, believe me.” Miss chair with an y leaned back in her air of mingled annoy- ance and resignation. “I might have known it,” she said. ‘T've just about made up my mind that they ain’t ev- er goin’ to be anything but turkey in one shape or another for me in this_world.” ““What ails bourne, in considerable surprise. “Well,” sald Miss Maloney, “I was out in the country over Thanksgivin’, One of ma's cousins asked me to come out and eat dinner with her. She said in the afternoon we'd ride around and visit with the other relatives that live in the neighborhood and then 1 could come back and sleep at her house. 4 “When I told Ma Jones, the lady that keeps the boardin’ house, that I wasn't goin’ to be there Th givin® day she was awful kind of provoked. She said she’d been countin’ on me to keep things goin’ at her table on Thanksgivin' day. There's an awful Jjolly crowd at the boardin® house, and Ma Jones just loves to see the boarders have a good time. She says 7 asked Miss Mei- | you ed S8 ot E “T had a funny feelin’ when I at that turkey—kind of lonesome disappointed and like him and me: met somewhere before, but anyway pitched in and done fairly well con- siderin’ the way I'd stuffed the day before, about my appetite, tho urgin’ me to eat, more. of hurtin’ her feelin's, so I et till I began to feel as if I'd swallowd a cannonball by mistake. “After dinner we washed up the dishes and then Cousin Julia said, ‘Pa’s got the team hitched up, so we better be startin’ for Uncle Jake's.” “When we got to Uncle Jake's the first thing we heard was one of the M1 Cousin Julia was worried | cam you believe it, this idea is in to the “money question.” He seems to have ten into “the right " but “the wrong pew.” But let that pass, as long as he is in the |, church, he will be under cover. No doubt he will find the right pew, only give him time. He .appears to have heard of an “elastic currency,” ‘which he enthusiastically believes In, or thinks he dces..”And of what ma- terial do you think he proposes to make, this “elastic currency?’ Why, “rubber,” of course. He calls this. a “new variety.” He doesn’t even insinuate which is “new,” the “elasticity” or the material. One thing about it is, it is young, for d-, many people, no are done up In small packages, some- times, and sometimes not. For illus- tration, take our silver dollar. A great doubt, think that when they get one of these dollars they have got a dollar of value, but when dissected, lo. and behold, it «contains but about 40 cents of value, ent dol of an elastic currency. For fyrther infor- mation I would refer the gentleman to the Rhode Island senior senator, who, no doubt, can give him the details and intricacies of an elastic_currency sys- tem. J. C. VALLETTE. North Franklin, Conn. Geraldine—Who is the hero of your new story? Gerald—The man who ac- cepted it.—Judge. to me, ‘Now, Miss Maloney, you bein® the cut-up of the house and all, it's goin’ to queer the whole thing if you go and ditch us.’ “Well, I was real sorry, so I say “Why can’t you have your Thanksgl in’ day dinner the night before? I ain’t goin’ till Thanksgivin’ day morn- in’ and we could have our turkey din- ner here the night before and dance in the parlor and have a pile of fun.' “Ma Jones was game. She put it up to the other boarders and they was all tickled to death. So that was the way she fixed it for us. ‘ell, the noon before Thanksgivin® I went over to the club to lunch and they was havin’ the dandiest bunch of eats you ever saw—turkey and cram b'ries and everything—so I took a big plateful and ate so much I went to sleep three times in the afternoon, but by night I was all ready for another feed. ure enough, Ma Jones had a swell dinner and we all et plenty, but s wound up with some good strong co! fee, S0 by midnight we was all wide awake and havin’ the time of our lives. “My chum, who rooms with me, had to throw me out of bed next mornin’ kids hollerin’: ‘We ben waitin’ for you folks to come and. eat Thanksgiving dinner with us. We're goin’ to have Thanksgivin’ dinner for supper here. Gee, but we're a hungry bunch!’ “Well, I'm livin’ to tell about it, and that’s about all I can say. After din- ner they took us out to see the tur- keys that hadn’t been killed, and, hon- est to goodness, I felt like a canni- ball.” Miss Maloney sighed deeply. “I bet you won't believe me,” she said, after a moment, “but Ma Jones had saved me the turkey that we left the night before Thanksgivin’, and I had to sit right down and eat that when I got ‘home the next night.” Miss Melbourne took the last bite of her hash and then breathed a sigh of content. “It was a pity you couldn’t have spread them dinners out a little,” she sald. Miss Maloney laid her hand convuls- ively on her friend’s arm. “Say, come out of this” she hissed. “There’s a feller comin’ that's got two helpin's of turkey hash on his plate. He's aimin® for this table nd I'll dle if T have to sit here and watch him eat it.”—Chicago News. 1 e G S S SR SSRGS PR T SRS his record has been beaten. The late Colonel Perkins of Norwich, Conn., when a hundred and one climbed three flights of stairs and delivered a spirit- ed extempore address before a conven® tion in that city. The fact that another date has been set for the end of the world should not interfere with business. ‘When we view President Taft's message 1t looks as if his predeces- sor used so many epigrammatic sen- tences that it is difficult to make any new ones. —d King Manuel of Portugal is good- looking enough to make a mash of English princesses. It is not at all likely that the Sugar trust has been trying to help the gov- ernment to prosecute the cases against it successfully. It relies on money still for hindering things. £ B Dealer Everywhere. riptive STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Incorporated) right and- Steady Lamp ~ A bright and steady light depends upon the construction of ‘the lamp. . 3 The best skill has put forth its best effort in perfecting the Rayo Lamp. As the air is fed to the flame—so does the light burn. The easy-flowing current of air thfcu'h the air-tube of the Rayo Lamp secures & uniform light, with never a flicker or flare. The ideal family lamp, Made of brass through- out and beautifully nickeled. < ‘The Rayo is a low-priced lamp, but you cannot get a better lamp at any price. Once a Rayo user, always one AAAAA >y 1f_Not at Yours, Write for Circalar to the Nearest Agency of the — T R 2 T A O L P, e Some Appropriate s Christmas Gifts At this season of the year the subject of gift giving concerns prac- tically everybody. We have the: requirements in an excelled variety, and each article has a guarantee to wear. Diamonds, Rings, Brooches and Lockets, Scarf Pins, Cuff Links. WATCHES ‘We guarantee our prices are lowest of the best American makes in Gold and Gold Filled Cases. Bracelets, Chains, Rings, Lockets, Fobs, Collar Pins, Sterling Silver and Plated Ware, and numerous other' articles. FERGUSON & CHARBONNEA COLD FEET. 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FERRY, Tel. 703 336 Fraunklin St. Free delivery to all parts of the city BR. JONES, Denist, $5 SHETUCKET ST. Room 10 maylia he says it is now in an “embryonic” state, and he fears it has enemies. This gentleman seems to be ecstat- ically soaring up to dizzy heights over his new discovery, but I piyy the poor felly for when the gas oozes out of the “rubber” balloon, he may “light” hard. T want to say kindly and sym- pathetically to the gentleman, that his “confidence” was miscplaced, when he asks me to “join issues” with him. His fatal mistake was in not asking the Rhode Island senator, instead of an old-time dealer In *“charcoal,” for the senator is well versed in the “outs and ins” of an “elastic currency,” hav- ing been in the “house of lords” (or perhaps more proper to say senate), for 28 years. That is, he has been there long enough to know most of the outs and ins. But I want to say to this enthusiastlc gentleman, that I fear he is counting his chickens be- fore they are hatched. He should have been cautioned to look before he leaps. Someone of his friends should have whispered in his ear that the Rubber trust owns and controls all the rub- ber after it leaves the one-handed rubber pickers down in the Congo State, where King Leopold is monarch of all he surveys, But perhaps the gentleman does not mean, literally. to have a “rubber cur- rency,” in fact, but simply to use it as a base, a security for note issues, owing to its great intrinsic value. No one will dispute its value(?) or rather its cost, that ever had occasion to pur- chase a pair of what is called rub- ber(?) boots, as I am informed that a pair of such boots contains only about A teaspoonful of the Congo State fluld. The remainder is composed of—well, say, shoddy. But then, one should not complain, for when we part with one of the five-dollar note issues for a pair of these boots, if we have enough confidence aboard, we know we have our money's worth. Valuable goods The Vaughn Foundry Co. IRON CASTING ¢ promptly. Large stock ot patterns, No. 11 to 25 Ferry Street lanz2d T. F. BURNS, Heating and Plumbing, _:“!'!2 Franklin Strest. S. F. GIBSON Tin and Sheet Metal Worker. Agent for Richardson and Boyntoo Furnaces. 85 West Main Street, Norwich, Conn dec7d Floral Designs and Cut Flowers For All Occasions. GEDULDIG’S, Telephone 868. 77 Cedar Street. iy26a TODAY IS FREE STAMP DAY! $1.00 worth of Green Stamps Free with pur- chases of 1oc or over. Double Stamps with purchase of $5.00 or over. HOLIDAY FURS MUFFS from - % NECKPIECES trom - - FONYSKIN COATS from - BROWN CONEY COATS from HUDSON SEAL COATS from IN THE WHOLE CATEGORY OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS THERE IS NONE WHICH FINDS KEENER APPRECIATION IN THE FEMININE HEART THAN FURS, AND THERE ARE NO FURS MORE A#PROPRIATE THAN OURS OUR STOCK 1S NOW AT ITS BEST. EVERY RELIABLE AND BEAUTIFUL FUR IS HERE, MADE IN THE MOST APPROVED STYLE IDEAS. 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