Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 5, 1910, Page 4

-rwit#: 3 Mefin and Gousied —— s ok 174 YEARS OLD. tion price. 1Zc m week; S0c & 00 a year. - Sub, months Entered a: the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn., as sece! class matter. Telephoue Calls: Fulletin Business Ofdce. 430, Bullatin Editorial Rooms, 35-3. Bulletin Job ‘Office, 35-6. Willlmantie Office,. Recom 2. Murray Building. Telephone. 210. Norwich, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1910. Ik e B Pl oA Bk B 1S HE A SCAPEGOAT? Charles W. Morse has started for Atlanta, Ga., to serve there the fifteen Year sentence for financial crookedness imposed upon him in New York. He is still hopeful of release and declares that his sentence is the “most brutal ever imposed on a man in a civilized country.” A victim was called for, he savs, and he was made the scapegoat. There is no question that a lot of men more criminal than he have escaped witheut punishment of any kind, but that does not lessen the weight of his misdeeds.—Bridgeport Standard. Mr. Morse is not In a position to pass a valid opinion upon the action of the courts in his case. His affirma- tion that other men even guiltier than he have escaped may be true, but it is also true that one financier has got what he richly merits. It is a pity that the law Is not more effective; that in all high crimes against the people as many escape identification and indict- ment as are convicted, is un- questionably true; but the failure of the law in one respect should not be made the ground for its leniency in other authenticated cases. Convict Moree is a victim of his own greed and brutality, not of the brutality of others, SIGNS OF EXTORTION. When one reads the annual reports of the combinations there appears to be no guestion as to the cause of high es in some directlons, for it is plain that a greed amounting to crim- inal extortion is at the bottom of a great deal of the trouble. Here are a few items gleaned from our exchang- The Sheffield Farms company has a capitalization of $500.000, more than $300,000 of which ‘good will, et Tt paid 15 per cent. dividends last year snd so far this year it has made 22 per cent, besides bringing the sur- plus up to $982,672, or nearly twice the capital stock. The Borden Condensed Milk compa- ny, with a capital of $20,000,000, three- fourths of which is represented by ‘good will and -trademarks,” has ac- quired 2 surplus of $8,524230 in ten vears. It made a clear profit of $1.- 076,772 on the sales of fluld milk and cream alone {n Chicago and New York in the nine months of 1909, ending with September 30. The Alexander Campbell Milk com- peny made 25 per cent. profit in the six months ending June 1. These companies are members of the go-called milk irust. Recently they raised the price of milk from eight cents a quart to nine, saying that they were losing money at the old figure Cutting “melons” for its ° lucky eholders “is' quite’a habit of the Wells-Fargo Express company. In November the company paid a Stock d of 300 per cent.,, or two addi- at par and $100 in cash. announces an extra-dividend of is very s stock- o wild enthusiasm over prosperity will be man- : common people, who held at the merey of the express e lled to pay exorbitant [ that such ons are for: rices and old rela- ranting the that the advance i v prices but of proportion to the dvance in wages made to the workers; and ftist this that President Taft wil the aid of congress to mzk er the Sherman anti-trust mw. e old countri here. say that nd Those in i begzing ncreasing in all parts of the coun- hes, secretary on for of the Na- sventi compiled £ of beggars in- New eem to show that men- 1 of such it measures must be taken to stamp it out, or, at least, check it. Mr. Forbes aseerts there are more than 8,000 beggars in New York and hat they zather no less than $11,000,- 000 & year on the streets. He estimates that each one the day before hegged $25 to $30 And he points out that rown to the beggar in nickeis, dimes and quarters first cost of mendicancy, must be added many e, for to the beggar must part of the cost of the olice establishment, of the charitable a institutions, of the potter's field, this mba: the amot pennies, r e hoepital and of the being where the average beggar winds up his career, He dees not doubt that any Indus- trious beggar can collect more money m a year than the average working- man can earn; but they are improvi- dent because the money comes easy and end life as poor as they began it. Beating one’s way through life is becoming too common and it is the duty of live citizens to as far as possi- chieck the habit. a road is about to up seven hundred and twenty nodel tenements for its workmen at Long Island City. This is the largest erprise of the kind ever undertaken a railro; & of the census out of pol- itics appears to be a bully way of get- ting the census into politics, for who knows the people better or gets closer m than the politicians? Who is doing the business? It is alleged now that the war de- partment need not have denied that $10.000 was put upon the head of Col- ooel Gorden, the new Senator from Mississippi, since he is himseif show- ing that it was never worth it. ‘The Boosting club of the Norwalks dumw»mimwi- cut’s good roads are not the ones who complain, but those who speed over them. 3 ‘While Commissioner MacDonald has been confined to the house by an at- tack of grip, he has had the pleasure of seeing come to his defense not only his newspaper friends but'some of his newspaper cpponents. Now this is what a writer in the New Milford Journal has to say of the good roads the commissioner has built in Roxbury, this state: “A stranger or non-resident of our state, reading our Connecticut papers, would come to the conclusion that our highway commissioner was a grafter and that the entire office force was a den of thieves. “In the first place, the writer holds no brief for Commissioner MacDonald. Does not attend the same church, dif- fers, and differs hard, in politics, and has never recéived and never expects to receive any favors from him of any kind or nature, “With this explanation, I wish to tell you about one piece of the state highway, where there was no graft of any kind, and where the Work was rigidly inspected, from start to finish, and when it was completed and ac- cepted the contractors were paid in full. “It was work, and hard work, on the part of a few to convince our people (owing to our financial condition) to vote to appropriate for good roads. “Today we are all state road people, as evidenced at our last town meeting, when we voted the limit for another stretch of state road. “Qur city friends, who have pur- chased property here and are living with us, are bragging to their friends about our road. “Teams that hauled 2,000 pounds for a load. station to village, now take 3,000 to 4,000 pounds. “It has had the hardest kind of usage and as yet shows no defects. We expect it will need some patching after the frost comes out in the spring, and it is going to get it (if needed). “We hope in time, in comnection with Litchfield, Washington and Bridgewater, to have a through road. through this section, that we will all be proud of. Bridgewater so voted at their last town meeting. “Notwithstanding disparaging re- marks, and the general tone of our state press, the towns in this vicinity are confident, in leaving this road matter in the hands of Commissioner MacDonald, there will be no graft or scandal of any kind and that eventual- Iy we will have good roads. It takes more than slander to ruin a worthy public servant. It will take more than selfish interests and graft- ers to throw him down. Commission- er MacDonald knows his Connecticut and his friends and he has no reason to be worried by the criticisms of his enemies. EDITORIAL NOTES. The New York custom house officials are having a hard time to find honest scales and plenty of them. The snow has covered up the gar- bage piles, but when it goes they will be a greater menace to health thar ever. The men who loved Gaynor during| the campaign and shouted for him now thumping him as an ingrate. Such is succe: Happy thought for today izens who are renewing their subscriptions do not forget to say e words of n The Bulletir z 1s of this country are worth billions, and there is no danger r being gobbled up by one great right away The small boy cannot withhold his admiration from a man who can pick a snowball from his ear without get- ting mad about it. The man who has a subconscious self has two to manage now where he before had one. Perhaps the resolu- tions do not suit both. Tt took fifty million barrels of Port- land ce: to meet the demand last vear, which is fifty times the amount required ten years ago. Many a woman thinks that thé man who has no use for a nightkey and always able to find the kevhole when necess: is a model husband. Vermont has enough mountain whites to set up a Christmas tree and a banquet for. Are these descendants the “Green Mountain bo: The unfinished strikes that came over from 1909 must surprise the k vho is compelled to take charge of affairs, if the artists picture him cor- rectly The man who draws a salary for bossing others ofien cannot boss him- self well enough to command the re- spect of the humblest workman under his charge. A western man who was negligent of his sidewalk received for a New Year's present from some unknown friend a snow shovel tagged: Good resolution No. 1. reporters have been guilty of more about Dr. Cook that was than they ever said about Dr. and they are still fabricating about him. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. John Donovan Explains. The saying not so Osler, stories ir. Editor: In regard to the Di- vision street ledge if you will turn to page 429. Journal Court of Com- mon Counctl, 1905 and 1906, you fill find the committee on finance submit- ted to the citizens of Norwich in ad- dition to their recommendations of the estimated expenditures. the sum of 00 for blasting out a ledge on Di- vision street; also the sum of $300 for a new street from Cliff to North CIliff street, and the sum of $6,387.30 to macadamize Laurel Hill avenue. All three appropriations were author- ized by the city meeting. The street commissioner’s “report shows he had expended the sum of $491.79 for blast- ing out the Jedge on Division street— said repert can be found on page 13 of the fourth annual report of the committee of public works for the year 1907, signed Joseph H. Hender- son, street commissioner. On page 5, same journal you find report of street committee,. signed Frank A. Robinson, Elias H. Chapman and Charles S. Twist, which report shows the amount appropriated for Laurel Hill macadam was grossly in- sufficient to lay maecadam on Laurel Hill avenue, and the work was not done that year. < On page 6. same journal, same com- mittee reported the sum of 3500 a propriated to cut new street from CIiff strest through land of the Polish ehurch, was insufficient to do mmmmmvxm- “Getting réady for the annual stunt, | I suppose?” asked the druggist when ihe occasional customer pointed out his favorite cigar and droppped a dime on the showcase. How is that?” countered the spend- er, nipping off the ‘end and reaching for the gas torch. The druggist grinned amiably. “Oh, you know—the big swear-oft thing,” 'he explained, “right hand up and never again on the booze and the smokes and all that. All fixed, eh?” The occasional customer regarded him rather coldly. @Do you think I look as though I needed something of that sort?” he de- manded. “Is my face red and bloated? Are my eyes puffy and have you no- ticed my ds frembling from the effects of debauches?2” The druggist gasped hastily. “Sure not — nothing _like that” he dectared, warmly, “but I didn’t know but you were one of these regular res- olution fellows on Jan. 1. I didn't mean to insinuate anything—I should say not.” “Then why did vou suggest such a thing?” pursued the customer, follow- ing up his advantage relentlessly. “There must have been some reason for it, you know. Mavbe you've seen me coming home on the owl trains of the elevated with my chin in my lap ‘The occasional customer looked at the chemist sternly. 4 ““I don't blame you,” he said. man in your business—running a d‘.n;:' store in a prohibition district—can’s 100 careful of his health, his reputation or his stock. Y¥ou know your Oown business best, of course, but if you ‘have inclination to turn over a new 1 on New Year's 1 would be. the last one in the world to dis- suade you. But what I cannot grasp is why you turned on me the moment I came in and suggested that it is time for me to reform,” “Say, don’t get huffy,” interjected the st. “I told you I was only kidding. Can’t you take a joke?’ “Youp ideas of humer,” went on the man with the cigar, “are so vague and unusual and scattered that you ought to make a blg success writing musical comedies. You consider it a joke to harge a comparative stranger with a&ing a common drunkard, a might brawier who neglects his family for barrooms companions—a slave to to- bacco who should in all decency pull up and endeavor to reform with the beginning of the new year. That’s the idea I gather from vour suggestion about swearing off, and now you tell me that it's meant as a joke. I haven't come to the laugh yet” he added. The embarrassed druggist was great- they wholesalers prodding with respect what St. Patrick’s pas- tor has to say on this subject, for we know that he lives what he talks, and bhas the reputation for the past ten years of mever letting a bill go unpaid over 24 hours when a settlement is ossible. 2 Come on, brother storekeepers, gro- cers, butchers, furniture men, icemen, druggists, stationers, shoemen, cloth, ing dealers, yes, undertakers, let us get up a revival, to see if we can't convert some of the town's unregener- Beats! s Dina “OFTEN STUNG. Norwich, Jan. 4, 1910. Meriden.—Elbert Hubbard will lec- ture Jan. 12 under the auspices of the Humane society. No Building in Norwich will ever be too large for us to bulld All we ask is an opportunity to bld for the job. Competition is keen and compels close figuring, but years of experience has taught us the way to figure close and do first-class work three or four nights a week. That might be it. Or possibly you have heard gossip around thesé corners about my wife complaining to the neighbors that I beat her up when I go on my prolonged sprees. Those things do get around about some peo- ple, you know.” “Oh, come off,” protested the drus- gist, rather red-faced and uncomfort- ablé; “vou're striking:me, all right, but a man doesn’t have to be a regu- lar soak just because he makes up his mind to cut it out for a while. T think myself it's a good thing to do—once a year or so.” 1y relieved when the telephone bell called him away from the indignant customer and the latter continued to scatter ashes over the tesselated floor until his return. $ “I don’t suppose you really meant any offense,” said the customer, when the druggist began nervously rear- ranging his cigar stock, “but you can see how a crack of that kind sounds. At the same time,” he went on, walk- ing slowly to the door and seizing the latch, “T believe I will swear off on that drinking business after New Year’s, at that.”—Chicago News. C. M. WILLIAMS, General Contractor and Builder, 218-MAIN STREET. "Phone 370. FUNERAL ORDERS Artistically Arranged by may274 — $6.387.30 was insufficient In the opin- ion of the committee of public works to build a macadam road on Laurel Hill avenue, and the sum of $300 was insufficlent to build the road through the Polish church property, Robinson, who was a member of the finance committee, recommended that the sum of $6,361.45 be appropriated to build the road through Polish church these appropriations were city meeting. and can be found on page 437, journal 1806 and 1907. On page 5, Journal Court of Common Council, 1908, you will find the report of the street commissioner, which shows that the cost of cutting a road through the Polish church property was $850.44, or in other words it cost $50.40 more than the appropri- ation, which was so grossly ipsufficient to do the work the vear before. On same page you will find that ‘it cost $6.475.88 to build the Laurel Hill macadam, or $68.53 more than the ap- propriation which was so grossly in- sufficient_to build the toad the year before. Said report was signed. JOHN DONOVAN, Ex-Street Commissioner. Norwich, Jan. 3, 1910. An Effective and Pleasing Sermon. I was so Interested in report of Rev. Hugh on living “soberly, godly,” that I inguired of one of my Catholic clerks exactly what the pastor of St. Patrick’s said on the point of the duty of people to pay their just debts. As far as my clerk re- members the preacher spoke as fol- lows stians would not ac- tuall no better to delay p is able to pay. to run e is no pres- ent or future prospect of paving them., to take for the theater and other pleasures money which by right be- longs to the butcher or grocer. who yet Mr.] HUNT .. * * The Florist, Tel. 139. Lafayette Street. Juniéa must perliaps wait years before get- ting what is due him. Now, T only wish that some of my good Catholic acquaintances had in- ween before and every Monday AUDITORIU Keith Proctor’s Vaudeville VAUDEVILLE'S CLASSIEST DUO NOVELTY SINGER BCCENTRIO COMEDY 3 SHOWS DAILY WELK OF 230, 7 and 8.45 JANUARY SPECIAL FEATURE SABINE, MILLE, VERA & BURKE in “THE ARRIVAL OF KITTY McCARTHY.” MARIUN & DEAN —GUY LESTER—RATERT xa —K MBLE & LEWIS—ACRoBATIO rd TN A TRIAL MARRIA MORRBLLE SISTIERS IN HIGH CLASS SONGS. ADMISSION 10c Evenings Reserved Seats 20c | Picturss chenged Monday, Wednesday and Friday Zero Weather Calls for Fur Robes and Blankets. We have a fine stock of Montana Robes, also Horse Blankets for street and stable, and Sleigh Bells. Right quality at right prices. The Shetucket Harmess Co 283 Main Streel. WM. C. BODE. Telephone 865-4. ¢ Jand4d vited me to attend church at St. Pat- rick's and hear the pastor say these very words! Iam afraid I might have forgotten where I was, and in my sat- isfaction might have jumped up and yelled: “That's the line of talk, par- son! Sock it to ‘em! Come down to the armory and preach like that, and vowll have most of the merchants in town for ean audiencd. singing that grand old hymn, ‘This is the Way We Long Have Sought!’” How many times have I sat in a fifty-cent seat up under the roof in the theater, “rubbering” at the swells in dress suits, down in the $1.50 or $2 orchestra seats, or even the boxes, their wives in silks and diamonds, who have owed me for years! When they have money loose in their clothes, they %o to New York or Boston or Provi- dence to spend it, because Norwich stores don’t offer the “variety” or “as- sortment” which they, with their swell tastes, demand; principally be- cause Norwich merchants can't afford all the variety they crave, since bills a let run year after year, or are never paid! “IWhatever you do, keep sweet!” is a good motto: but we poor devils who have to carry the deadbeats most of our and their lives, can’t help getting a little curdled. as they skid past our doors in their autos, their wives and children comfortable in fur coats: or when they summer at the shore while we and ours sweat in town. Us poor feilows never get our names in your paper s “Incidents in Society,” along- side theirs, and we don't always cut so much ice in the church socials and at whist or chafing dish parties:; but AND We might. if they would square with L us. this biessed New Year! e 57500 Now.. . 456,00 heard that Catholics went to church, not to be entertained or amused. or to have their ears Velour Tapestry Parlor Sets, value $65.00, Now.. $45.00 tickled with poetry; and I'm thankful One Set, five pleces, value $30.00, Now .. ..$25.00 sraph, Chamber attr Morris Chairs, were $6.50, now Rockers, were $2.50, now Dining Tables, were $15, now Kitchen Tables, were $2.00, no Sideboards, were $15, now Buffets, were $15, now China Closets, were $12.50, no Al Rugs, Carpets, SCHWARTZ BROS,, Inventory Sale s AR s HOUSEFURNISHINGS At Prices Way Below Cost At SCHWARTZ BROS., 9-11 Water Street. As a soecial inducement to buy now we will give each purchaser of goods to the amount of $35 or o ver, valued at $22.50, absolutely FREE OF CHARGE. During this Sale our prices are 3313 per cent. Lower Than Ordinary. is with brass trimmings, were $4.50, now is, substantially made, were $iS. now Suites, in desired materials, were $25, now ses, sanitary, cotton top, were $3.00, now . Linoleums and Oil Cloths proportionately reduced in prices. Divan, value $19.00, Now $13.00 Divan, value $13.00, Now $10.00 Large Fasy Chairs, value $25.00, Now ... $17.00 0dd Chairs, very low prices, DINING CHAIRS. Single and pairs, dropped pat- terns, 25c per cent. discount. FOLDING BEDS. White Enamel, with springs, value $15.00, Now........ $12.00 White Enamel, with springs, value $12.00, Now..... --$10.00 Oak Cabinet Folding Beds, with mirrors, value $35.00, Now ............ <3 .$25.00 Oak Cabinet Folding Beds, value $25.00, Now ..$15.00 MUSLIN CURTAINS. Special prices to close quantities 75¢ Quality, Now 50c $1.00 Quality, Now 750 $1.50 Quality, Now $1.00 NOVELTY CURTAINS. $3.50 Quality, Now $2.50 PORTIERCS. $15.00 Quality, Now $12.00 $7.50 Quality, Now $6.50 $5.00 Quality, Now $4.25 $4.00 Quality, Now $3.50 One Model A Standard Phono- 9-11 Water Street N. S. Gilbert Special 10 Days’ Cash Sale vss OF ... Furniture, Carpets, Ete. 137-141 Main Street SONS | | i CARPETS, Etc. Body Brussels, $1.40 and $1.50 a yara, sewed and laid @ $1.25 A few patterns Body Brussels, sewed and laid @... $1.00 1 Short Lengths, Body Brussels @ .85¢ Heavy Tapestry sewed and laid, @ and Velvet, yards 45¢ 15 yards to 20 yards ,pieces, 55¢ Mattings, ..20c 25¢c grade, 20c Ingrains, best all wool, & to 15 yards, pieces 25c grade Granite Carpets, RUGS. Good Tapestry, 9x12, only $12.00 ! Heavy Velvet, 9x12, only $19.00 Axminster, 8.3x9.6, only $12.00 LINOLEUMS. Heavy Inlaid, value $1.25, Now .95¢ Wild's Printed Linoleum, 40c CABINET WORK, UPHOLSTERING. This is a favorable time for repairing furniture, Furniture Covers are at re- duced pric Wednesday Thursday EXTRA FINE Fores Lamb £k~ Pot Roast Liver - Round Steak - Sirloin Steak - . - Lamb or Pork Meat Department Corned Beef - Ih, 7c-12¢ Sweet Oranges ONE HOUR SALE. 410 5 CHOPS »-15¢ THE MoHICAN COMPANY Fruit Department BEST BEREAD dozen 15¢ MOHICAN or NONE SUCH ‘Ib. 6¢c|0at Flakes 4 1o 5 o’clock 1 Best Yellovq clock WEDNESDAY Vs 1b. Cocoanut 1 !b. Conlect’y Sugar Wednesday Thursday REED CHARLES McNULTY,LESSEE . VEATURE PICTURE; “THE GEISHA WHD SAVED JAPAR™ - MISS FLORENCE WOLCOTT IN SELECTED SONG PROGIAMME. Matinee, Ladies and Children, jan3a wmusic. NELLIE S. HOWIE, Teacher of Plano. Central Buflding. Room 48, CAROLINE H, THOMPSON Teacher of Music 46 VWashington Strest. L. H. BALCOM, Teacher of Piamo. 29 Thames St, Lessons given at my residence op at the home of the as pupll Same meth a Conservatory, Ber= octlld used at Schawen lin. F. C. GEER TUNER 122 Prospect St, Tel. 611. Norwich, Ct A. W. JARVIS Is the Leading Tuner in Eastern Connecticul. 'Phone 518-5. 15 Clairmount Awe. sept22 JAMES F. DREW Piano Tuning and Repariny Best V'ork Onl: ‘Phune 432-3. 18 Perkine Awve sept23a FALL STYLES including the latest pattorme, ready for inspection. Quality, minus the high pries sting, tells the story of our suwe- cess. Whether you wish to order er not, we want to show you the new line and fashions for FALL. THE JOHNSON CO., Merchant Tailors, Chapman Bldg. 65 Eroadway. HOLIDA]_’ Wines and Liquors For the Holiday Trade we ‘. | complete assortment of Pure m.z and Liquors. FREZ! FREE! A bottle of fine Califofnia Wine wit} be given to each purchaser of 78c and over until Jan. 3d, 1910 Handsome Calendars to our pateens, JACOB STEIN, Telephone 26-3. 93 West Maln 8t Flour bag 79c bil. $6.25 ONE HOUR SALE 10 hars 25¢ Mince Meat 3 pkgs. 25¢ 6 Ibs. 25¢ Onions:«:I0c decl8d FRESH STOCK THIS WEEK Grocery Department Cao,.. Pellock, Fipasack,” Mk, Weakfish, Smelts, Salmon, Maslers, Shell Fish of all kinds. Ladd’s Fish Market, Tel: 523 32 Water Streek novsd FRISWELL, ™. wishes you a HAPPY NEW YEAR dee2idaw A Fine Assertment ol ... MILLINERY at ifttle prices. MRS. G. P. STANTON, ERE i5 no adverdeing med storn Conmecticut e ha Jatia 2 Dliinss