Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 29, 1911, Page 4

Bt e Builetin Job Off “Individual rllpfllllhfllty for thll disaster is not the most pressing quefi tion. - If any individuel is guilty, by negligence or greed; he should be pun- ished. But the community as a whole is responsible for Saturday’'s disaster; it ‘will be doubly responsible if it is repeated, as: Chief Croker says it may spammodlc colic_or writers’ cramp OF |° some disease. You can’t work off any old one-eved plug on me.” “Well, of course, I can’t force you you're_mii: See cow tied behind my W For pure unadull roan | pup takes the cmum' 1 mlfln't agon? e _around: Pll let you have that cow so Y dog following ol-z:; é"«"sfi;"o“; ‘c-y! * What else have you the That's ise @ few rat- for the taxpayer, as it is the |{ will break your heart. be repeated.” The live comnflnity can compel obedience 1o law—it can make fits servants afraid to neglect duties which for the public welfare are the most important. It is because of this in- difference that suth horrors are pos- sible. | It is up te New York now to heed the warnings of the chief engineer of the fire department and to see that the means of escape from a burning building are sufficient te meet every requirement, mot merely sufficient to get by the law. NEW ENGLAND'S MAY FLOWER. “‘The arbutus of New England is the sweetest flower of May; and how much pinker and sweeter are the bunches from the cool hills of north- ern New England and the isolated sections of Cape Cod; but everywhere complaint “is made that these flowers are being exterminated. The Worcester Post has this to say of the disappearance of a great nat- ural.bed of this flower near that city: - “One of the great natural beds of trailing arbutus or mayflower, where in former years the residents of Wor- cester have been able to pick great bunches of the most fragrant of wild flowers of New England, was visited yesterday and not a vestige of hope that there will be bloom there this year was found. This mayflower bed was along the hillsides forming part of the great watershed of the metro- politan water system, just beyond and to the north of the center of Boylston. Much of the heavy chestaut wood on the hilltops has been cut away in the past few years, and the second growth on the lower slopes where the snow o5 late spring used to lay and form a blanket under which the handsome trailing vines used to thrive, has been cut away, and now the hillside is bar- ren of the vine. TUntil four years ago this. was one of the most luxurious mayflower beds in the county and every tint and variety of the flower could be gathered there. In the more open places the flower was found in its pinkest shades and in the shadiest spots near the top of the hills there fifl time in my 64 years’ residence 5 1 s oy oo b sioners took hold they by a floating debt ot uo 40,000 and empty tréasury and no -nlm tund- until January 1. By making the B meney say i 1 el com| 6 expri telephone companies -.nl the !nterclty ‘Viaduct . company p: they have id off vz& debk lnd the city has "5. 0 llerul on band. As a matter of fact, the conduct of the affairs of a munici p-myc‘nfnr about the sam of, business in- telligence and %lmuon as would be to sell? 1 cow in this state. Her mother took a _R-tfl bushel of premiumes at state fairs, and iat she holds a record herself for cream “but production. If you doubt me, write to ex-Gov. Hoard of Wisconsin, or Prof. Haekel of Nebraska, or any celebrated dairyman. It just rips my heart all to pieces to part with that cow, but T must have some money, and so T'll have to sacriffce her.” ‘Y should think a man would de slad to sacrifice such a wall-eyed ‘brute as ithat,” d Mr. Rumbe- Jow. “T'H be jimswingled if I saw such an onery looking She looks more like a rhinoceros thnn a cow. I don’t want a cow—wouldn’t have such a beast on the place—but if 1 was suffering for such an animal you couldn’t give me that cow of yours unless you chloroformed me. She’s all bones, and she looks as though all she wanted was a chance to keel over and die. Take her away, my friend. She Bl s : tt~ but it was new—and our x o { to have It ~They woud cheerfully o At Wichlh ‘lflnkfildfl ‘of trouble fol- o ed installatio: Afternoons: at 2. Evenings at 8. POLI PLAYERS in an elaberate production of The Two Orphans A play that will outlive them all. and_the stock 18 intaia with differen kinds of dods; et “And the. barrel is all bent, so that a man weuld have to aim south when he was trying to shoot east. I'm an easy mark, nger, and the fruit tree ts get ‘me every spring, and the 'e insursnce mien lay for me all the m&.znt you can't’ -dl ms;fl? such junk you tn-rry along. ou ought to bearded lady or a tattooed ; Hindu, ‘and . then you'd be fixed to. ‘TBn' & museum. "—chlcl‘o News. wer A Plea for the Bleachers. As baseball has developed commer- cially the tendency has been tb put the price of admission higher and higher. Twenty-five cent seats are a thing of the past, and the day of the fifty cent fan also seems to be waning rapidly. ‘We hope not. The rooter has hld al- most as much te do in making base- of ball popular as the game itself. A 1 man who sits in the grandstand cannot j:m of government by American cit- | root like the man in the bieachers. 1t gl e ! 16 Loaventortts g;. wu o i not a question of characte; s a required, in & large bus- e industrial world, and the fact that the American peo- ple are too often inglined to put good fellows into municipal offices who are simply good fellows without the Government By comm:s's;qngrs:f What Citizens of Four Kansas Cities Have| to Say About It READABLE EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS|E A Political Change—Past Political Faults not Entirely Eradicated—The Small Kansas Cities Find it to be a Burden—Beaten on a Technicality at Caldwell— Kansas City Makes Receipts Exceed Exzpenses First Time in Half a Century. Your grandparents enjoyed it. It will bs popular when your grandchildren are growing. Next Week, “CHARLEY’S AUNT” question of environment. The grand- stand has even in name the sound of something to be taken seriously. The man who is accustomed when in. the bleachers to shout out advice to the players and abuse to the umpire is inclined to stand and wait upon the judgment of the manager when he finds himself in the seats of the mighty. Possibly the man in the ‘randlta‘nd enjoys the game as much as_ the bl‘lcharlte, ut not as frankly. From d one cannot even throw DOD bottles at the ummpire because of 'l the proti acresn. flr. From the grandstand the players get and discuss the no such useful tips as “Hit it out” affairs the same a8 do directors in any | “Wait for a good one,” or “Over the large business company or corpora-|rence.” If the bleachers away- i commalon Sevay ot soversmat o (o LIby G he e ” Wednesday E: e ow 2y except the manager. vening, to be -u:lwfiuldmut hava tk‘:i -ctlvll ? Nowduvt’h; time for ::me‘;)ene to come ¢ ’ i co-operation and assistan busi- | forward with & poem: for the preserva- | ness element of the community and if | tion of the bleachers. The men of the March 29th, you could count on this co-operation | bleachers are the salt of the ball fleld. —BY— . GO T AT e ¥ s e N e ey adop s form of gov- [ ments of the gran into the pre- (- s nd ent B | #0 e S| Josef Hofmann administration of the city's affairs | Telegram. AN L% upon a practical business basis, which THE GREATEST LIVING PIANIST. Admission, including Reserved Seat, $2.00. . city offices under the old & ‘we have adopted the commission form of government every lidate for er is chosen the men of the Poli c- and party lines have ‘been largely eliminated, and now the mayor, and taur cvmml ners—one commissioner who after the streets, another wlw looks after the — COMMISSION RULE FOR PUBLIC- SERVICE CORPORATIONS. This is & question to which there are two sides, and it is not often that the side of largest pecuniary interest does more than to quietly and skil- fully oppdse, hence it is surprising to find one great corporation arguing clearly and forcefully in favor of state control. The annual report of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. contains a usefgl discussion of the advantages of regulated monopoly opposed to) both unregulated competition and pub- lic ownership, in the telephone an: telegraph business. The kernel of the ment is as follows: bldc control or regulation of pub- lie segvice corporations by permanent eommission has come and come to etay, * * * Experience has demon- strated that this supervision should stop at eontrol and regulation and not manage, operate nor dictate what the management or operation should be CONCERT —IN— su'm MEMORIAL HALL . should be the aim in the government of all American citles, Coffeyville—Cne answered—No, truly, Emporia—There should be; but ours B don’t seem s0. 1t’s No Crime. ; The kaiser says the common or gar- den variety of suicide is not a crime. The political variety of suicide has not vet been passed upon.—Denver Repub- KANSAS COMMISSION CITIES. Coffeyville, Population 12,687. : Caldwell—Yes, of course, there are beyond the requirements of the great-| would be found great mats of the Emporia, Population 9,058. P e mg Lol i J o o A Letter from Kansas City. Tican. - “’fi}:l?lt' are X"‘L Gt LAl . est efficiency and economy. * * ¢ purest white bloom that is so much Caldwell, Population 2,102. responsible for subordinates; conse-| Commission form of government Do Geow AE G i “State control or regulation should| prized by lovers of the flower.” Abilene. quently more care is exercised. went into effect April last, 0 we have | - Editor—But where is the joke in this ors open a 0. oncer be of guch character as to encourage T T Cherryville. . Yes, certainly; but they carry the| not had time to give it a fair trial, | comic? Comic Arti: h, it comes begins at 8. mar21TuThSW burden lightly. : but I am inclined to believe it a good | in if you buy it.—Scribner’s Magazine, the highest possible standard in plant, the utmost extension of facilities, the highest efciency of service, rigld economy in operation, and to that end should allow rates that will allow the highest wages for the. best service, CAN LYNN SETTLE IT? If there is any one place in the world from which information con- cerning the size of women's feet can be obtained, that place is Lynn. Mass., claiming to be the earth’s metropolis of shoe manufacturing. And the Lynn Item contains some interest- ing statements on this matter. Ac- cording to this authority—from which there would seem to be no appeal— whereas'a few years ago the majority of Américan women wore a No. 4 shoe, the popular sizes mow are 5 and 6 And “one manufacturer says that he turng out an astonishing number of 8's, 9's and 10's."—The Torrington Reglster. m!nh’!rflbll, nd such certainty of return en i tment &s will induce investors met only retain their secusi- ties, but to supply at all times all the té meet the demands charges, profite. “If there i8 to be state control and regulation, there should also be state protection. * * * Government conmtrol should protect the investor as well as ould insure to the ce and fair rates. It C of unreasonable -division of Lynn is a beautiful city, but as & shoemaking metropolis it has ceased to lead. The city of Brockton has been the hoot and shoe emporium of New England for several years, with Hav- erhill as a close competitor; but if The Bulletin’s memory serves it well, St. Louis is the great boot llv shoe emporium of the country today. In these times, conclusions drawn from Lynn's output could hardly be accepted as a consensus of opinfon upon the matter, The Boston Globe, in accepting the statement as O.XK. says the reason the feet of women are getting bigger is because “they walk more, stand more, are more athletic than their grandmothers. They are heavier, and their feet bear a greater weight,” for which there is no more proof than for the first statement. Perhaps, if it i true, it iz because they have ten- derer feet, or think more of comfort and yield less to pride. But, what's the use. There isn't any reliable evi- dence that women's feet are getting larger, and if they are, what interest has the general public in the fact? This seems to be a rational presén- tatiom of the case, and the foreshad- ewing of a true equilibrium. THE DRUGGISTS’ REVOLT. The druggists of the country appear te be in a revolt against everyday business 4nd exceptionally long hours 88 a bureau .of information and ac- commodation depot. It has not struck Connecticut hard, yet: but it is Itkely to. The drug clerks are calling for shorter hours, and if they do nof get them are likely to organize for that pufpose. Notice has been flled In several states that the druggist can and does protest. Je savs If a moving picture show is good for vou it is good for him and he proposes to go off and zo te it. Ne more will he sell you stamps amd act’as wélking directory, first-aid expert afd.feeless physician for thir- teen hours.a day seven days in the week. Ten hours will he labor and do all his work. The rest of the time he proposes to play. And He wants a part of Sunday, foo! Already in twelve states the drug stores go into a species of coma be- tween one and six of a Sunday afters noon No cigars, no checolates, no fizzy drinks can be wrung from them during these "somnolent hours; al- though there's one wretched worm told off to man the prescription Counter in 1. EDITORIAL NOTES. If the Roosevelt dam results in the creation of a new state it may be Attention is called to the fact that the Roosevelt dam and the Cannon damn are not synonymous. “Reasonable speed” in the auto law makeg the rates on aecident policies a little higher if one follows the road. So Iong as two trains in the weat| are héld up in one day there is no use in thinking the' bandits are all dead. California chigau, Wisconsin, Ken- tucky and Ohio have beén whipped in- 1o Ime. New York is working for a law limifiig the hours ‘of the drug clerk to 132 in a fortnight, the present Jaw leaving him free to sell soap and #oda ten hours every day in the week. Onfo is still more drastic in her de- mands. She doesn't stop short of the sixty-hour week. And anybody can mee that the sixty-hour drug clerk means Sunday trance for the phar- macy, since green hands are not tol- erated among the drugs. It doesnt seem as if things could get 80 serious All at once; but the druggist thinks the public should pa- tiently suffer annoyance about this lit- tle thing since be has 1,001 annoyances to put up With in the name of busineds courtesy —— Indianapolis has dubbed itself “thée Heart of Trade,” and is holding its banners high. May she beat for the whole country. An inquiry from: the Omaha Bee: “Tufts college has abandoned basket- ball as too rough a game. How would ping-pong do?” The legislatures who disrespect the will of the people find their defence in the fact, that the people choose their members. Colonel Bryan #ays the newspapers have lost their influence. 1t is not right for him io measure them all by The Commoner. — e Connecticut readers ought to appre- clate this from a western exchange: urtugal will have a genéral election Aprfl 30. Minister Houtell will get there just in time to be reminded of whet eceurved in INinois.” Ven years the Pullman com pany has declared dividends amounting to over 430 per cent, an average of over 39 per cent. The maple sugar season in western Massachusetts has been a disappoint- ment. The intensely cold (waves have sadly Intérfered M!h the flow of Sapi A Chicagoe woman has shown that beer ang champagne taken together make a:loaded revelver uiisafe even im a4 weman's hands, b A young Philadelphia maman ‘whe Abilene—No reply. b. Are appointments made by them (more than hefere) on the grounds of fitness rather than political strength? Coffeyville—To a certain extent, friendship still counts more than fit- ness. Is any political designation allowed after the names of candidates on the ballot? All answered b. Has the -envny of parties in selfishly seeking the election of their own mempers been diminished? Coffeyville—In a small way, Emporia—Orne answered—No. Caldwell—Not especially. Different methods only change. One answered—Yes. Abilene—It has been the custom to pick councilmen for the sole reason that 1t was believed that they couid win. It is thoroughly understood that not a member of the present council would be elected a commissioner. They were selected to help a political gang; not the city. c. In general, oleaner? Coffeyville—One answered—Yes, TEmporia—One answered—] Caldwell—One answered—No. Decidedly_so. Abilene—Elections here have always 'been reasonably clean, due to the dili- gence of public spirited citizens. 1l. a.- Are men of higher character and greater ability induced to become candidates for office? . Coffeyville—We do not think so. At least not in Coffeyville as yet, "though we believe the better men will come later. Emporia—One answered—No. Caldwell 'he same sort of men. One answered—Yes. Abilene--Yes; two men will undoubt- edly be elected commissioners who would never consent to be candidates a3 councilmen. They would not, lend their names to gang politics. Emporia—One answered—No. sn.ldwell-«one answered—Yes; Abilene—No reply. - c. Does the administration in its methods rdssmble more than the old form the business administration of seme large industry? Coffeyville—One answered—Yes: Emporia—One answered—No. Caldwell—No; I see no improvement on the old council plan, One answer- ed—VYes. + Abilene—No reply. Yes. one are the elections IV. a. Are the salaries of the may- or and aidermen larger ' under .this form than before? Coffeyville—Yes, néarly twice as much for the mayor and our old coun- ctimen only received $300 per year, while commissioners get $1,600. Emporia—One answered—Yes. Caldwell—Yes. No salaries paid pri- or to adoption of commission govern- ment—Yes, decidedly. Abilene—Under the Kansas law the salaries in cities of this class, 5,00 people, will be: (Mayor $300 pear: two commissioners each $200. Councilmen received nothing, and 'were worth less. b. Has there been greater resulting econamy in the administration of the several departments? Coffeyville—We do no: think so. At least, it is not noticeable thus far. Emporfa—One answered—No. b. Are your aldermen chosen as Calawdl~One answered—. i for especial know-| c. Does each member ef the muni- of highways, of | cipal council give -his full time to the building, or departmental work in)|work of administistion? - ies, fire department, water works, cha ete.? Coffeyville—One answered—Yes. Emporia—One answered—No. Caldwell—That is the intention. Prohibitionists are active here —and directed the contest. Abilene—Ability to play politics has been the only consideration of the fac- tlons that have been in power most ille—He is supposed to, but Hmporia—Seemingly 0. Caldwell—Not here, ' T suppose &6 in ‘| towns large enough'to Gemand it. In fact such is the case. This town is 2,500 population. Abilene—The law does mot contem- plate that they will, but am satisfied that the city's business will be given of. the timg. all the time it requires. = d. Has the. financial standing of the 1. a. Is there greater and more | city been improved? direct responsibility upon members of | - Coffeyville—(?). Emopria—No. \anla'well-—One wnswered—Yes; one— No. Abilene—No reply. has had charge of the deserted wives” department of the public charities, has just resigned to get married. Nothing could deter her, V. In general, is the new form ‘of government cleaner from political in- fluence, mere business-like in adminis- tre n, more offectually organized, more pragressive, more soundly eco- nomijcal?, Coffeyville—We Will state under this heading that it ALL.dépends upon the men selected to fill thé differont of- {fices, and the amount of money paid them. Emporia—One answered—No. Caldwell—Am sotry to say l can see no betterment. In every way. Mrs. Eddy's son appears to have a mortal mind wholly unworthy of his famous mother: He doesn't know what defamation is, and scannot keep a square agreement. Happy thought for today: Some folks do not kmow how to keep busy; but if they would try strictly minding their own business for a few days they might get enlightened. Since Montpelier, V' her monuments “made in Montpeller" the suggestion i8 made that “quarried in Barre” would be just tn one town VI, a. What per cent. of veters is required to gain a recall, and is it ef- factive? ; Ox;rh;: 13' x:: recall in these cltiss, e man writes: Legi monkey - ing with the matter now. , T —— Are the publis utilities—wateF, and slectric Nghting plants—own. od by the city, and aré they inventeried annually, and a balance sheet pub- | It is proclaimed that Illinois does| ligshed, as is the custem of cerpara- not fieed a new libel law half as much | tigns owning such: plants? as it needs an avoused conscieénce and Cafle)‘vflla réports “mo -public utiis % an enlarged penitentiary. This is quite as true of other secti Emporb-—!u. nc abc'.rh light Siace four Amerlcnn soldiers who went over the Lofder to help the in« surractos put down the government have been courtmartialed and shot, the fascination tis not as grea b, It caables you to ook and bake with perfoct confidesce as fo resaits. I asz Cleveland’s Powder in my kitchen and elass werk."” BMUA P. BWING, Frineipal Chautsugna Cooking School. Wil It go to Norwich? This beautiful, now, mahegany UPRIGHT PIAHO fess each day until sold. ure and decided on $300. It is a bargain at $300. Someone is sure to recognize this at a less figure. So don’'t wait too long 80 as to save $10.00 more only to find out tomerrow the plano is gone. You can’t make a mistake on a piano like this. The finest type of art is combined with tonal quality, workmanship, and material in this piano. It is guaranteed by and made in the celebrated Pease Piano Factory. What more can you ask in regard to its desirabiliiy ? Make up your mind that you want this piano at a certain figure. receive the first consideration. B. Marsh 230-232 State St., New Londen, Conn. $10.00 This piano is worth $350 but we desired to start the price at a bargain fig~ Cut out this ad. and with it forward your full nime and address with price offered. If the pianc is not sold before ths 'pfl“.‘e is reduced to your offer, you will 8IC. P. C. GEER TUNER Prospect 8t 122 3 Tak Bi1. 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