Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 10, 1911, Page 4

dlorwich Bulletin amnnd gaai’ig?. 115 YEARS OLD. e e R Subnerfption price, 120 & weeky 50e a monthe; $6.00 m year. ———e—— Entered at tiie Postoffl t Norwich, Conn., as seccmd-class matter. Teiephone Calls: Buijetin Business Office, 430. Bl‘l‘l‘) in Edijorial Rooms, $6-8. Bullétin Jeb Office, 35-6. Willmintie Oiffice, Hoom 3 Wurray Buil.Wimg. I'elephone 310. " Norwr'ch, Tisesday, Jan. 10, 1911. e Ihe Cireculation of The Bulletin. The Bull'eiin has the largest efr- culstion of amy paper in Eastern Coumectient;, and frem three to four tmes largey tham that of any in Norwick. it fs delivered to over 3,000 of thre 4,053 houses Iz Nor- wich, and read by simety-three per cent. of th«) peeple. In Windham it is deliveiled teo over 500 houses, in Putnam nad Damfclson to over 1,100, and in all of these places it in considered the loecal dafly. Esstern Clommecticut has forty- nlme towuw, om¢: bundred uad stxty- five postoffice districts, amd forty- ome yural froe defivery routes. ‘Fhe Bulletim 1z sold im every tows and om all of the R. F. D. routes in Easfern Comnceticut. CIRCIULATION 1901, AVEOTREE .c..cccesesseess 4,412 20 T’HE REVE LATiON TODAY. If the senatorial claims of the Mc- Lean »n are correct the election Wesk ending January 7 »f a United States senator will be settled today without mueh contro- ersy. g .\.s' they make their camvass the matter stands as follows: For McLean For Bulkeley . Doubtful . . Probably for Bulkeley Probably for McLean...... Totals as estimated: McLean [ Bulkeley 62 Senator Bulke- clean majority upon an henest canvass made by him- McLean's majority On the other hand, ley claims to have a ‘| CITIES THAT HAVE DOUBLED THEIR POPULATION. There are 22 towns and cities in the country that have more than doubled their population since 1900. These as returned by the cemsus bureau are as follows: Population, Rate of 1910. Increase. Oklahoma City, Okla. 64,205 539.7 Muskogee, Okla. 494.2 Birmingham, Ala. . 245.4 Pasadena, Cal. .. 232.2 Los Angeles, Cal. 211.5 Berkeley, Cal. 206.0 Flint, Mich. 194.2 Seattle, Wash. 194.2 Spokane, Wash. 183.3 Fort Worth, Tex. 1747 Huntington, W. V. 161.4 El Paso, Tex. 146.9 Tampa, Fla. . 138.5 Schenectady, 129.9 Portland, Ore. 129.2 Oakland, Cal. 124.3 San Diego, Cal. . 123.6 Tacoma, Wash. 1228 Dallas, Tex. 116.0 Wichita, Kan. . 112.6 ‘Waterloo. Iowa 26,693 112.2 Jacksonville, Fla. 57,698 103.0 New England and the Middle states are not represented to any extent. The Toledo Blade, commenting upon this list, says: “Ten of these cities are in the west, eight in the south and four in the north. Oklahoma City and Muskogee owe their increases to the settling ot a new country; Spokane, El Paso, Fort Worth, Dallas, Wichita, Tampa and Jacksonville to expansions and devel- opments following pertods of more or less length of pause and an apparently fixed type of industry and commerce. In the case of two, at least, of the cities, the increase came upon the heels of a civic campaign. The south- ern California cities have been prov- ing more and more attractive for res- idence purposes. Those upon San Franeisco bay which have gained so much, doubtless profited by San Fran- cisco’s ills. Seattle has been distin- guished by high energy and enthusi- asm and it had good sense and fore- thought to seize the Alaskan trade when the opportunity was open to oth- ers beside Seattle. Birmingham has become a great steel manufacturing community in ten years and in less than five Flint has become a center for automobile making. Waterloo is the one truly industrial town of Iowa. “The influences in ecity-making are fortunately many. The community which is determined to obtain resi- dents, to work for the purpose, has a very fair chance of getting them and has a choice of methods.” GROWING CHRISTMAS TREES FOR THE MARKET. While there is a general sentiment prevailing in New England against the cutting of Christmas trees, the state forester of Massachusetts sees in it a chance for profitable employment for those who have the enterprise to enter upon if. Forester Rane believes that every tree that grows in the soil of New ..319,198 . 40,434 . 38,550 237,194 104,402 .. 73312 .. 31,161 .. 39,279 . 37,782 Y.. 72,326 207,214 ..150,174 .. 39578 83,743 92,104 52,450 self. ‘What happened at the state conven- tion is a matter of history and it is to be hoped that such scandalous methods to win are not going to be employed today. Let us have an open vote with every member’'s aye and nay right where his constituents can see it THE CULEBRA CUT LANDSLIDES. The Culebra cut landslides are still a problem. Another has occurred which will cail for considerable extra work to remove it, and the govern- ment engineers are hoping that this menacing condition of the banks may be completely and permanently over- come before the waters are allowed to tlow in. Comsidering this latest obstruction the Providence Journal says: “Every time a landslip occurs in Culebra cut it is well to ask ourselves what would have happened if a sea- level canal had been determined upon instead of a 11 with locks. If the decision had less waterway | diggers would have been compelled to go e five feet tled upon at the downpour would have below the depth now Culebra, and of cour of loosened rock and e soil been proportionately greater. The oc- casional landslips, ome of which has just heen reported, are bad enough, but the engineers are confident that these will stop in time—long before | the day arrives for the introduction of the waters of the Chagres river and Culebra lake into the deep pas- sage. To cart the falien earth away | adds to the expense and annoyance of the well-nigh superhuman task, but it presents no novel or difficult prob- iems.” WHERE ALLIGATORS ABOUND, Hunting alligators in South America cannot be very profitable, since the | skins are sold at the rate of about | seven for a dollar. The government | has been making inquiries as to alli- | gator hides through the state depart- | ment of its representativ in South | America, and they have replied as| follows: { | Consul Herman R. Dietrich of Guay- | quil reports that 60,062, valued at| $8,188, were shipped from Ecuador to | the United States in %09, i Comsul Marion Letcher of Acapulco | reports that the lagoons east and west | of that Mexican port, running parallel with the ocean throughout the entire length of the state of Guerrero, | abound in alligators, which are hunted by the natives, but the bunting is not conducted as a regular pursuit. A | large portion of the catch comes to Acapulco. Congul Cornelius Ferris, Jr., of Asuneion reports that alligators abound in large numbers in Para guay, but their skins are not of any :ommercial jmportance. for ek of demarnd, Wut one of the leading export houses of Asuncion E cady to | quote prices c. i. f. New York should a demand for the skins warrant. Consul Charles L. Latham of Car- tagena makes a similar statement as | tugal would not discover that a king ¢l to the abundance of alligators in Co- lombia, which country now has no ex- port duty on alligator hides. Notice is given that the addresses of exporters of alligator hides are on tile in the bureau of manufactures, An open winter is made the more pleasant because there are so many itizens in every place who act as If they shovei snow off the walks. There is no class more generally vreved vpon than the permanently in- valided. The fakers who can cure them are thicker than fleas upon a stray dos. Colorado is a much boomed state; but the thermometer marking 34 de- arees below zero does not make it in- viting to Connecticut people this time | ot year England, as elsewhere, helps retain in the soil the moisture from the heav- ens. In a forested country this is giv- en out gradually to the streams in dry time, and a more constant flow is ob- tained. In such a country as New England, business life depends largely on the flow of the streams. “It may seem a far cry from the Christmas tree to the drying up of streams, but the principle is there, and if everybody treated our growing forests as the Christmas tree cutters do, we wowld be doing irreparable damage to New England.” Mr. Rane believes that it is feasible to raise Christmas trees for the mar- kets and says that recenty’ a man who was thinking of starting a large Christmas tree nursery in southern Vermont came to him for advice. Mr. Rane suggested Norway spruce, as a variety that would grcew rapidly, re- quire practically no attention and would be ready for market in about ten years, yielding a good profit on the Investment. Here is a suggestion for Connecticut farmers worthy of se- rious attention. EDITORIAL NOTES. Happy thought for today: The day of revelation is not a sad day for ev- erybody. Tt has not occurred to-the world that the solemnest appearing man may just be a smile suppresser. It is a wise plan not to expect too much of the legislature if you would escape being sorely dieappointed. The legislative mileage of the Ver- mont legislature is regarded as some- thing worth calling attention to. o Government by Commission G-Holaton of the Mayor and Aidesien as Beats of Departments : BY A CITIZEN had no previous service in municipal office. His experience as a builder seemed to fit him for the department of which he is the head. He holds the presidency of oue eof the co-operative ‘banks of the city, and bhas a sound reputation for honesty and frankness. Under his direct responsibility are the public buidings, their repairs, their in- surance, the janitors amd custodians except of school buildings, the charge and care of polling places, and-the in- vestigation of all claims made against the city except such as arise from the laying out, widening or altering of streets. In the previous papers of this se- ries 1 have stated historically the sev- eral steps of the movement for gov- ernment by commission in Haverhill until such a commission had actually been elected. This election, although it resulted in the choice of an excel- lent board, was not free from the evils that had attended previous clections. There was a large expenditure of money by some of the candidates, the corruptor of voters known as the ‘ward-heeler was active, and under va- rious names, such as canvassers, dis- tributors, and se forth, political hire- lings used the means by which such agents always seek the election or those whose hirelings they are. The one agency lacking that previous elections had known was the open act- ivity of designated political parties. In a city that normally is republican, in this election parties were disregard- ed as shown by the result. for the| mayor cheosen belonged to-the demo- critic party, two of the aldermen were of the republican party, one of the democratic party, and one had been @ vear or two before the candidate for mayor of the socialist party The hopeful sign in the election was the independence of the voters of any in- fluence save that that sought good men for the commission. | By the Lynn charter aldermen are elected each for some definite diviston of city work. While the Haverhill charter did not require this, it fortu- nately happened in the first election that each of the aldermen was es- pecially fitted for the department over which he was placed. In this respe-~t, however., I think the Lynn charter safer. For instance it would be idle to expect valuable direction in the department of accounts finance from one wholly inexperienced in such matters, however excellent might be his qualifications in other respects. The attention of the voters, therefore, should be called to this qualification as desirable in the candidate. They then may measure the man for his es- pecial department in the administra- tion as weH as for his value in the broad work of the municipal council as a deliberative body. Again, tha power of the mayor as an overseer of the whole should be very carefully de- fined. He has not the power of veto over any vote passed by the municipal counetl, nor should he have power, ex- cept under very carefully drawn defi- nition, to annul an erder given within a department by the aldermanic head of that department. The mayor elected had once served | as mayor of Haverhill for a single term. He was, and is, the head of a large wholesale industry, and his ability is conspicuously business abili- ty. He is a member of the largest so- cial club—the Pentucket club—of this ity and received its powerful support. In the municipal ccuncil he acts as the directing head of the whole. the official representative of the city ‘on all occasions of dignity or importance, the chairman of the school board, having in both bodies, the council and the school board, the vote of a mem- ber but no power of veto. The alderman placed at the head of the department of accounts and finances had been for many cashier of one of the large the city Y anization of the counci ble for the At least once in the administration in Haverhill the mayor has done this under the very general power granted him by the words “general super- vision,” with the result not only that th> alderman whose order was thus overrruled was humiliated and his - | fluence in his department weakened | but also his confidence, loyalty and zeal received a rebuff. The intent of | the charter was absolutely plain,—its provisions, by-laws, regulations should be so clearly drawn that there could be no question on the matter,—as here stated: The general supervision of the mayor makes him acquainted with the working of every department; gives him authority to remedy any neglect in any department; endows him with power to consult with, and to snmmon | for consultation er advice, any official or any head of any department; and places him in a dignified relation to every department or branch of muni- cipal service. Bach alderman, holding responsibility for the efficiency of his department, but making full report or | all his doings to the munigipal council The alderman placed at the head of | as a whole, should have no interfer- the department of public safeily and | ence in his conduct of his department charities had previously served as an | except by the refusal of the council to alderman of the city and had been | approve such conduect. Personal aif- the candidate of the socialist party | fertnce of opinion between the mayor for mayor. He is a shoe worker, and | and any alderman in regard to a y of all the council the only reac matter within the province of the | platform speaker. Upon him is place alderman should not be decided by the direct responsibility of the fire de- | any autocratic decision of the mayor organization, equipment | but by the judgment of the municipal the police department; | council a deliberative body. It the poor department; and the sub-de- | wonld surely be inconsistent to with- partment of electrical aff: The | hold the power of veto from the mayor city hospital and the inspection of|and yet allow him the privilege of ab- | milk and of animals lie within his de- | rogating or reversing the action of an; partment. alderman within the department over The alderman placed at the head of | which he is head. the department of public property had Haverhill, Jan. 7, 1911. ject to munic the con- H sideration of es < the pur- chase of supplies, and all matters of accounting and bookkeeping. The alderman placed at the head of the department of streets and high- wa had served the city for some vears as a member of the school com- mittee, a position in which he had shown great fairness and excellent| judgment, and hed been for several terms the c engineer. He is a civil engineer of long experience and of recognized ability. On him is placed | the responsibility of all matters re- lating to the sire sidewalks and | sewers, with supervision over the de- partment of the ¢i engineer. | “Jimswingers.” Another statesman has made the great sartorial refusal. The governor Oklahoma declines to wear a dress suit at his inauguration ball. In the language of the reperts from the new- er southwest he balks at the claw- hammer and will sport a “jimswinger.” What is a jimswinger? Records of Little Value. American aviators appear to 8one somewhat mad over altitude r ords. A world mark in sky climbing has been held no longer than three months by any of the daring flyers. But the question who is to be the next king of the air, now that Arch Ho: has ascended 11,474 feet in a 40-mile an hour gale, is really of little im- Is it a frock coat of the lofty Bev- portance in the practicable solution | eridge order? Is it the nifty cutaway of the problems of successful com- | which went out some years ago, butt i has lately been trying to get back? Is it the ordinary sack coat of busines: —the “roundabout” of Hoosier poes; Is it a pair of high-cut overalls? Or it a flannel shirt set off by a ban- nna and a cartridge belt? he Oklahoma constitution, that vel- minous and radical docament, gave treatment to lots of new ques- tions and provided plenteously for probablé emergencies. But it seems to have forgotten about prescribing suit- able garb for the head of the state on ceremonial occasions. The govern- mercial aeroplaning. The next cable despatch from France 1r Hoxsey's record from b The mos¢ interestin, flight was that Hoxse was only exceeded by stone, left the ground fo: climb in a gale for fierce erous that it wrecked ti Antoi monoplane of Hubert Latham. In this fact one sees the great advance that | has been made in the reliability of the aeroplane in the last two yea quite safe to assume that when v cross Arch book: | his upward and treach- i | e of the 1 ‘nally dawns, | or, therefore, has issued, as it were, altitudes of more th: 000 feet will | his ukase, pronunciamento and decree ought by the eful air pi- | to the effect that nobody at all need lots. A hundred avis who have | wear a clawhammer at his ball. Jim- swingers for every man jack—that is his simple rule. If jimswinger is Oklnhoman for sack reached astounding heights bear testi- mony that above 8,000 feet, even un- der ordinary circumstances, the at- SPECIAL ECCENTRIC COME HAMILTON & MASSY Dancing Comedians MR. & MRS. Presenting. a Comedy Crimmens & Gore i DY NOVELTY DUO . JACK VAN The “Some Class” JACK McGEE ° Novelty Duo entitled EPPS ian A VISIT TO A DEPARTMENT STORE DMISSION, 10e. EVENINGS, RESER VED SEATS, 20c. Feature CHAS. McRULTY, Lessas “THE ADOPTION"—WESTERN. MISS MABEL GILMAN, Soprano. Picture, of years, will bring te trial in the New Haven superior court this term prisoners, some of whom it is claimed are wanted on charges in other parts of the country. NEW INDUSTRIES OF HAWALL The honey industry, which is com- paratively new_ is steadily growing. It now represents an investment of $200,- 000, and yields annually about $70,000 worth of honey. The area in pineapples is now about 5,500 acres and the sales of canned fruit in the United States have been extended, the pack being now nearly 500,000 cases annually. ‘There are now six principal rubber plantations—four at Nahiki on Maul one at Punat (Hawaii), and one at Kailua (Qahu), with a total of 1,600 acres, containing 506 Castilloa, 66,700 Hevea, and 44,450 Ceara trees. Two tobacco companies have been incorporated, with ecapital of $50,000 and $100,000, respectively, and have begun operations at Keokea, North Kona, South Kona and Keauhou, re- spectively, on the island of Hawaii. Attention has been devoted thus far to development and organization more than to production; but the company at Keokea has already shipped 65 bales (about 6.000 pounds), valued at $4,600, and it is expected that during the present year the two companies will erop 750 bales, The sisal industry has lately re- ceived new impetus The crop requires little cultivation, little capital and lit- tle water. The cost of milling small. The yield of fiber averages about 500 pounds per acre per annum, and the fiber is of the best quality. Five companies are working and about 3,000 acres are under cultivation. The output last year was 100 tons, which sold at 7 1-2 cents per pound. In the coming year the output is expected to be 300 tons; at present the price has fallen to 6 cents. The price obtained last year was 310 a ton over the price for Yucatan fiber. The United States requires about $13,000,000 worth an- nually of raw fiber at 6 cents per pound, and it is estimated that at that price there is available land in Hawaii for about $15,000,000 worth.— From report of the British consul at Homnolulu. Dreary Waiting. The chap who lives on the strength of what he used to he has to wait a long time for the second table!—Chi- cago Journal A Pleasing Sense of Health and Strength Renewed and of Ease and Comfort follows the use of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as it acts gently on the kidneys, liver and bowels, cleans- ing the system effectually, when con- stipated, or bilious, and dispels colds | and headaches. To get its beneficial effects, always buy the genuine, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. mosphere becomes so attenuated as to You may perhaps have noticed that! be really unsafe for sustained flight. | the expected dark horse is the one| There might be great scientific value in these altitude soarings were the | that shows up rather infrequently. In New York even the nursing bot- tles are discovered to be below stand- ard measure. A cheat knows no limit. The legislature that knows what not to do makes repute for a little wis- dom if it does not know anything else. airmen to circle about at their maxi- | mum height to test out the effect of airslants, wind vortices and other phe- nomena of the upper reaches.—Buffalo Ixpress, Taft Says So Again. For the third time within two weeks Presgident Taft has declared that he does not intend to and that he will not | be one to part the bulirushes and seek | coat (or possibly frock coat), as seems likely, what is Oklahoman for derby hat, tan shoes, four in hand and dog- skin gloves? What, even, is Oklaho- man for pants? It feels as if we were on the edge of a notable enrichment Spring Season will soon be here. Time to think of your WALL: PAPERS and DECORA- TION; We have them in all grades and prices. | I r | of the language—Chicago Record- ‘We are now taking advance orders Herald, for Painting, Paperhanging and Dec- e ting. Criminal Docket at New Haven. | oT" Involving charges which range from murder, the most serious charge on the criminal calendar,.to breach of the peace, the heaviest criminal superior docket coming before. New P. F. MURTAGH, 92 and 94 West Main Street. thought it was against the law | If we all hope that the legislature | will do its best we may psychologi- cally assist in procuring the best re- sults The aviators have decided that it does not pay to skylark with the zephyrs; and this looks like sound sense. Tt is surprising how many men know the coldest cormer in the town, and at last how many cold corners there are good a chance to make a ting name for himself as Governor Baldwin has. | | It looks as if King Manuel of Por- | 18 happier off his throne than onm it, }umil he gets back. ! The fact that the two-dollar bill is not popular with women leads to the statement that politicians have always | found it to be most useful. | i | There were 104 legal executions in | this country last year; and 74 lynch- ings showed that the people favor des- | patch in the punishment of crime. ¢ who has re- The Chicago mill mn fused to buy a foreign title for his | daughter would doubtless prefer to | pass her the same amounl te buy a dog. If we do not need any more law in Connecticut, there is no one who will deny that a stricter observance of many good laws eodald possibly do no harp a Moses to lead the republican party | Haven county jurymen in a number to a new and promised land. Telephone. janéd He made the third decdaration to- day when he was asked what he was going to do towards rehabilitating the republican paty. The president said : republican speaker of the house | he had enough fish of his own to fry without trying to cook someone else’s. He said he had nothing to do with the republican nation- al committee, the selection of its officers, and that he did not know who would be Postmaster Gen- eral Hitchcock’s successor as chair- ) | man. ! President Taft said he was no poli- { tician and therefore was not compe t to play the zame at this late day ife. He said he fully intended | aving it to others. Who the others | might be. he said, he had not the slightest idea.-—Washington Special. Is No Piker. John D. is about to have a $1.500.001 hapel erected to himself. Wh our notion of extreme modesty. waukee Sentinel. Old Soldier Tortured. soap and water. “For years I suffered unspeakable torture from indigestion, constipation and liver trouble,” wrote A. K. Smith, a war veteran at Erie, Pa., “but Dr. King's New Life Pills fixed me all right. They're simply great.” Try them for an) stomach, liver or kidney gouble. Only 25c at Lee & Osgood 0. s Kidney Remedy—An Appreci- ation. L. McConnell, Catherine St., Elmira, N. Y., writes “I wish to express my appreciation of the great good I deriv- ed from Foley's Kidney Remedy,which T used for a bad case of kidney trou- ble. Tive bottles did the work most effectively and proved to me beyond doubt it is the most reliable Kkidney medicine I have ever taken.” ILee & Osgood Co ! Fol Lenox Soap will do anything that laundry soap will do. Please put that statement to the test. Use Lenox Soap in the laundry, or for washing dishes, woodwork, pots, pans, floors—anything that can be cleaned with any Lenox Soap will do better work than most soaps, and as good work as any. Lenox Soap— “Just fits Afternoofis at 2. Evenings at 8. e A LAUGHTER FEST ALL WEEK. Ghe POLI PLAYERS for their Fifth Week offer Clyde Fitch’s Greatest Comedy, GIRLS Nothing but fun from begin- ning to end. Souvenirs of Mr. Cairns Wed- nesday afternoon, Stage Reception Friday after- .noon. l Matinee every day. Ladies 10c Next week, “SHERLOCK HOLMES.” MusIC. WILLIAM L. WHITE, Piano Tuner, decld 48 South A St., Taftville F. c. GEER TUNER 122 Prospect €t Tel. B11. Norwish, Cu Individuality Is What Counts In Photography. Bringing out ihe real personality, the fine Loints in character, the little traits that make us what we are Tonsd down by thke natural spirit of an artist Into perfect accord. Not & thing of paper and pasteboard with a ready-made look. If you want a photo of vour read gelf, or what your friends see to love and admire, call on LAIGHTON, The Photographer, Norwich Savings Soctety. opposite augisd WM. F. BAILEY (Successor ta A. T. Gardner) Hack, Livery and Boarding Stable 12-14 Bath Street. HORSE CLIPPING A SPECIALTY. AUTOMOBILE TO RENT. Telephone 883. apr2sd The Thames National Bank Norwich, Conn., Dec. 24, 1910 The annual meeting of the Stock- holders of this Bauk, for the eiection of Directors and the transaction of such other business ws may legally come before them, is hereby called to be held at their Banking House, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1911, at 11 o'clock m. CHARLES W. GALE, Cashier. dec24d Oranges, Grape Fruit, | Tangerines, Malaga Grapes, Apples ALL VERY NICE ALI: VERY CHEAP. PEOPLE’S MARKET, 6 Franklin St. JUSTIN HOLDEN, Prop. janéd A Fine Assortment MILLINERY AT LITTLE PRICES. MRS. G. P. STANTON octldaw GILLE T}:E Oculus Shannon Building Annex JanSd A Good Tfing Col;-ld;rnings A Cup of CARDWELL’S Java and Mocha Colfee. jansd is no advertising medi in Eastern Connecticui equal to The Buls letin for business res: