Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 25, 1911, Page 4

pmved—Sdane Largely . Increased—Not Clear on the Matter of Financial Improvement—Public Offi- cials What the People Make Them—Are Not Ex. perts or Experienced. ; !WY:C;?.Sfifl. four commissioners $3,- Lowell—Mayor $3,000, now $2,000; THE COST OF LITIGATION. The St, Albans Messenger furnishes _ AND PRACTICAL SUG GESTION. is spparent that the Canadian years, with a view of ‘either obtain- s mot anything the Montreal Star ing or defeating the ends of justice. The history of the case as furnished by the plaintiff, who- at last recevered 341,000 of $168,000 which he cluimed 44,165 Prs, O i 34,250 aldermen no salaries, now $1,800. officers are to m selected o of than mmu"' of trial . | b. Has there hun”grnter’ resulting parsonnel of our Atlantic and n 32452 | economy in the administration of the fleets, of whom two offiders Lynn, 89,336 several -departments? 7 thirty-three petty officers and ca- Lowell, 110,000 Haverhill—Two answered—Yes, (Y ars the real native product. The a Is any political designation | Taunton—We never had reason to allowed after the names of candidates | Pop. BY AUBUSTUS 'ruqsus. ' Haverhill, A drama of charactérs depicting rural Iife i ber of justices, 40; number of wit- nesses, 249; number of justices who have died, 16; number of Jawyers who| I. have died, 13; number of witnesses o Pl i Lgronge e complain “upon this score. We think your real sea-dog is notoriously | who have died, 42; Dimintiff counsel|om the hallet? e Sy manity to scanomise) B (et B animel W hen O e O e aaar AT IroRRted | dauvethili-One answered Tes. One answered—Yes. sinee, because of lack of prepa- | expense, $200,000; estimated cost-to| One. answered N | Gloucester—One answered-—Yes. ration, we are unable to demonstrate ‘amaunt| - - TeuRton. Yes; any that the candi- | Chelsea—One answered— Yes. c ““E CA‘“‘[E RUSTLERS” Lynn—No repl; Lowell—One answered—Yes. c. Does each member of the muni |'cipal council give his full time to the | work of administration? % eficiency of eur navy in ether re- ‘we must look to the contingent up for it along lines with they are thoreughly famillar. date may choose. We have, however, | the desigmation ‘caucis nominee”. for | those who’twin at the primaries; and fione other can use that designation. Esch may select his own. Miss Ethel Laws, Soprano. intiff will not accept the reforee's roport, and the merry war MMMW—M Send Name and Address. ‘e other hand, it will give the| for justicé is to go on. Viewed from| Gioucestor—.One answered No- 8 ity has been improved and the clim- | maneit form of government. One form h‘l- of the contingent a knowl-|a taxpayers' place justice is quite &| Chelsea—We are in transitorystages. | Haverhill-Practically all of thefr aetion of poiltyor bickerings in the | provides for @ commission of five sdge of, and, we hope, a liking for| burden. e s " nOvAL BAXING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. board hns helped tha eltys rbepm:g%x shetnbars, oleel st Targe, 4nd iks otli- manceuvres which, once it per- e Taunton—None of them is luch money is loaned. oY o o 4 & — required b 5, | er provides for & board om nine com- the service, ought to tend te-| RAILROAD ACCIDENTS REDUCED. to. The wofk takes an average of two 1300000 ot p""&‘%m‘v’zflgfi; Nost n | berss one elected. trom each of the five safeguarding our warships and| Rallroad accidents rave been re-| . Lo eno gotivity of to throe evenirgs per week of each e e o e iy restored by new | wards and four at . It is expect- would be thoroughly in accord | duced 40 per cent, by the “commuittees | saifisht e man's time, ' The work 15 almost“all | ence alonig this itae; expenses. Every depattment makes & | and better butldings, Two members of | ed that if the 1S iiatore panscs both the wise scheme of winter ma-| of safety” organized along the Chicago ¥, ey ":” s e e\(e)rgen't wc::k A No recail, monthly report ,hom how much of | tho present board have beem eleoted, | charters they- will be submitted to the which the Niobe carried out| & Northwestern railroad system, and "‘;’l‘ ""'h"“"m e DimweeX Tes: IR o Ha 1o supBossd tor ufihmcutthe do not. 1_x?!mv’e the re- | its anmual appropriation has been ex- |as the terms for which they were ap- ::g&l:i for their approval or disap- i 53 averhill— e 1 last year and one 3 R. C. Richards, chairman of the cen-| iW0L "Ty TG tivity of parties was | Chelsea—One answered—Yes. "Lyt jor cent.: HeposY p B o Tatorh it hillvsty - comtest during the cold and storewy | tral committee, is authority “for ' the in, Taunton. We | Lynn—One answered—Yes. Chela city now has better - public| t! before— WK tuck Wo do ot ek g never strong, as such, in Taunto Lo —Yes. a5 Yo buildings and better civic conditions|was necessary to accomplish the. re- ohjection to tying the NIOBS| toic e s sork and sxpendl | deasifar. that such l’,"’“"“{.”‘,“"‘f’ T g e LIS Do Gat than -existed before the fire. The|sult. The politicians and their friends music. % = tures of the claim department wi along strict party lines, s been al- . Has the financial standing of the . public utili board has been scverely criticised for | who have been out tried to defeat the m.nn;lm w! -:{::7 -n:; vu‘: in two \\'lthlnm(he ;;;ar. ‘;l.“ha llree- mest. d:-;’- J;:Km ';nh in the city cau- | city been improved ? & gas and electric lighting plants—own- | 2ome 31 n; expediltu.ras, but the claim sleé:tm‘n of %‘m m;,mberu &t the ‘l:‘uard! _ - F. c az=m ~ weading e officers, petty offic ord for nine months ending March 31, | cuses a ‘Haverhill—Not -appreciably. ed by the city, and are they inventor s made that waile the first cost ot)and there have beer ofher cltizen : to the coronation and put-| 1911, follows: One enswered Yes. il R R Lo i o some improvements may_ seem large, r who did not support the board, but the TUNER the able seamen, the stokers and Gloucester—One answered Yes. Pannton-— Y+ R Yy, SO e t Pub- it will be ecomomy in the fong runm.|majority endorsed them at each elec- o e oftag Al o, This Year. Last Year. Decrease| Chelsea—Yes; in a general way. to the Shange T Ares arectly, due |lished, as'is the custom of corpora- | The board made but few changes In | tion. As the speelal work for which 122 Preapect 21, at Halifax and Vancouver Lynn—Not as yet. We have had the | \o o cine capacity increased this year | tions ewning such plants? the heads of departments, and its bus- | the board was appointed is practically i < 3 |woyemment but o month, BY Teduction” of debt; bonds fallimg | HaverhiliWater board is 'wholly | imess s conducted and ‘appointments | completed, new torm';afvlr nhfir:fi;sha‘v‘e! ol. Bit. Norwich, O § £| Lowell—One answere St0. aba etz pHA. outside of oity government. Other wtil. | made without regard to political influ- | been presented to egislature z 2 g e e 5 Remains the same. ities are under private ownership, | e The financial standing of the |vear seeking fo give the clty a per-| = yo waANT A en Teult - fo many # E| e In general, are the elections | Gioucester—One answered—Yes. Taunton—Water- and electric light- FIRST CLASS PIANO, Josrs, It would be| cmpioses, 90 6706 15 905 | cleaner? Git joonslees, — Approximately 35,000,000 |ing are owned by the_city, They are Fode Ll Mg Doty P 3 5 787 *9 2 Havyerhill—Two answered Yes. . 5 e. regained | economically run, an: eotric a NGE: be 1o less worthy &| Ginars, 180 7o 41 ‘23| Taumton—_We never had any scandal. | in the three years of board of control, | lighting plant is Kelf supporting, prac- WHITE, THE TUNER, navy because of a| rTotal 275 7918 47 1177 | The effort for license control continues with a siight increase in assessed val- tically. ALl city departments maloan- 48 South A St, Tafeville. nowiledge of farming. The| sincrease. under the commission form, but we i nual reports and are aus Y experts —_— should ; think in less degree; perhaps because | Lynu—No -reply. | from outside the- city.. m_‘-‘:,."’ band in Band| .y yy the little accidents that count,” | election of mayor is blennial now- Lowell—Yes; _greatly. pSloucester—Water only is. owned 2 PLUMBING AND GASFITTING. i i “ y- O red Yes. is is in the hant of a commission i b xfi;l:.::nfizyne‘:;;:ts are ;n‘?:gfl Gloucester—Very much. V. In general, is the new form of [2PATt from the clty couneil =~ =~ Nn HIGH PBIBES IR S FENSON INHUMAN DELIBERATYON. in little accidents that can be prevent- Ehem-—n;“::r; :;-:m” was mot | 8overnment cleaner from political st poblehar LT (o v 20 Central Avenue. | _The Istest mebbing of & negro infcd in less time than it takes to make| o LYDS—Freiminary election as M0l fusnce, mere business-like in admini Chelsea—No. SLATE ROOFING HKentucky was net made any more en-| o report of the injury, and only one candidates—73. Eléction itself | tration, more effectually organize ZLowell—No. PAINLESS EXTRACTION ¥ by the method empley. e Metal Cornices, and Gutters Y new employ- | out of forty injured in collisions or lean and easy. i dl % = R 1 Bilins e vicwm A Seapetil| corattmaen M owell—One answered Yes. s e e ALEITER | M CHERSER for ihe saedts mmvons and detieate || S A W T #ays “the mob took a negro from jail, The committee of safety plan is one =y s o R : 11— —Yes. = people. Dr, King's method is the only TeL 119, @ragged him to a theater, tied him | of the remedies which has been urged her character | Saverhill—Iwo answered—Yes = |The Board of Control—A Commission absolutely SAFE treatment known to %0 .8 post and them took comfortable s in the orchestra pit. At a #ignal everyone fired to his liking and . the bedy wae riddled with bullets.” . It lsn't strang that the people in . other countries get an idea that we fare met more than half-civilised here in America, where such fiendish prac- can be carried out in communi- tiew -p—el 10 be law-respecting and by the League for Public Safety, with headquarters in Chicago, for reducing the calamitous loss of life and limb in railroad operations and the enor- mous money waste involved; a waste which is estimated to be over-$250,000,- 000 a year. The general adoption by railroads and industrial corporations of the “committee of safety” plan for enlisting cmployes in the prevention of accidents would, it has been proved, effect & saving so great that from one to two per cent, additional would be earned by the steam railroads and an even greater sum by the electric roads of .the United States. ty induced to become candidates for office? Haverhill_Two answered Yes. Taunton—Fewer of _the opposite stand-ss candidates. We ascribe this | 1stration, however. to the fact that all members of the| OB snswered -¥es. s i couneil are elected at large. Formerly e R e gl e A i council members were elected in their | Chelsea—In general, ves, course own war the board of control was appointed by | hoard of 15 aldermen. The legislature One answered Yes. governor, and as oure is an exceptional | being in session at that time, & bill quentar—o:u auswered Yes. case | e e Sl T | was introduced providing that'such a Chelsea—Cannot answer under pres- | comPrehensively answored, Tn general | board be created, it being given all ent board of control four appointed at | the svstem adopted for government, | of the administrative and - executive time of fire, 1908; two members. since | §IIOUSh unpopular and verhaps uwn-| powers of .the old ‘mayor and ;we s re-elected. [ American In @ estenCe 28 Sortatnly | men, and certain extraordina Lynn—Commissioner public safety, | Prover Suberlol to he o e for| c1S made necessary in the reb bilita- coal dealer; = commissioner finance, | (ro0t % PUSKLSES SIARIROIG. and for] tion of the city. pressmen; commissioner of _streets, | Shforcing bullding laws, health rules.!| Tho chairman s an expérienced civ- Hassdm Paving company foreman; | oo SGT 1 Ay ave e, e “he | il ensineer, and:was formerly chair- commissioner ‘water, a contractor; o Who are an exeeptiona | Tan of the state highway commission. commissioner public property, superin- g P He receives $5,000 per annum. A for- Form of Government in Prospect. dental science. ' Full set teeth $8. and up, with the Natural Gums; Gold Crown and Bridge Work $5.; Gold Fillings $1. up. Kinu Dental Parlors, FRANKLIN SQUARE still chance for improvement. We have had only one year of the new charter. ‘We doubt if the city would gain by #oing back to the old form of admin- | The commission, or board of control, as it is called, was appoimted by the governor soon after the great fire here on April 12, 1908. ‘It was thought by our citizens that a hoard of five mem- bers could handle the problems more satisfactorily ~than a. mayor and a Sa’nitar_y_l’lnmbing A peep into an up to date bathroom is only less refreshing than the bath itself. A During the summer you will the more look to the bath for bodily comfort. T will show you samples and plans of the porcelaln and tubs and give vou estimates for #he work of putting them in in the from 3 savitary standpo! satee the entire job JLE TOMPKINS - 67 West Mgil -Street DR. THOMAS JEFFERSON KING Premier Painiess Dentist, origi- nator of the King Safe System of Painless Dentistry, which makes i all dental operations painless. H DR. JACKSON, Manager. The whoie nation suffers by such & display of barbarism as this; and it the suthorities there would wake up 10 the necessity for breaking these demonstrations up, and proceed vig- orously about a sane and humane bus- iness, that state or the nation would not again be disgraced by the repeti- EDITORIAL NOTES. com Happy thought for today: The man body of men. ) tion ef such disorder and brutalit st : mer high school principal, a business v 2 T ey Wi o thwery fms not hesituiy. op} ISRUHE S BRI DRty ARGRRES S R man, and a bank presMent are the The Vaughn 0 fl’, 0. overworl imagination. Lowell—One answered Yes: Towe! S SNt 3 other members. . They receive $3,000 eueh, except the financial man, draws no salary. — k> ‘who THE UNDERWRITERS ON FIRE| i president doesn't'tske kindly to VI. “a. What per cent. of voters is Three are residents IRON CASTINGS b. Are your aldermen chosen as 3 second-térm talk. He 18 engaged in . rt i in a recall, and ef. | and two are non-residents. The four 3 'lfllcflo'f , making thp 1ost of hie first pyi specialists—that is, for especial know- ;::;:,':; 10 iy & e, an | members give their entire time to the We h advertisi sarnishea , stock ot t was apparent to every taxpayer isdge of finance, of highways, of service of the city. The board has ex- ope, by s to patterns. §',_°"fl“’_,, ,,"'f‘.,,, Street. ®f Norwich that the regort of the| o, Meyicans o hot love us: but|building, or departmental ‘work in| Haverhill—25 per cent of voters re-|ponded a miilion dollars in the recon- induce thousands of women, who have never used Lenox Soap, to give it a trial. If we can do that, the adver- tising will pay; for a woman who buys one cake of Lenox Soap and gives it a fair trial, is almost.cer- tain to keep on buying it. Lenox Soap— “Just fits national board of fire underwriters’ committes on better fire protection for Norwich was in its recommendations | of expense far beyond the immediate abjlity of the city te carry out. Now the same committee has re- ported 1pon the needs of Boston for better protection, and the report there 48 far beyond what the city feels able to undertake in its recommendations. ‘The Boston Transcript says of the re- quired for recall. No. effort has been made to utilize this feature of the charter. 20 per cent. Never usad as yet. Taunton—We have had no.experi- struction of public ‘bulldings. it is the policy of the board .to keep all expenditures within the avpropria- tions, and no money is borrowed and no indebtedness incurred -for- current why should they? to give two doll plunk? Do they not have 5 for one American charities, fire department, water works, eto.? - Haverhill 0. This is the weak féature of our charter, and an amend- ment is ‘being. considered embodying this feature. One ‘answered N Taunfon—There is no such require- ment in the charter. It is up to the voters. One answered No. Gloucester—Not particularly, though it is evident this element enters into the vatins. Chelsea—One answered No. Lynn—No. Average men—as &bov stated: Lowell—One answered Yes. S.F. GIBSON Tin and Sheet- Metal Worker Agent for Richardsom and Boyotom Furnaces. 55 West Main Street, Norw! Conn. T. F. BURNS, Heating ‘and Plumbing, .92 Franklin Streer. WM. F. BAILEY XSucceasor tp A. T. Gerdner Hack, Livery The Ohio man who tried to smoke gun-cotton, thinking it was tobacco, was too surprised for utterance when it exploded. 1f the Boy Scouts wage a persist- ent war on mosquitoes the coming: summer, they may do more good than they realize. CONCENTRATED NOURISHMENT READILY ASSIMILATED By Those with Impaired Digestion - BORDENS Malted Milk For Sale at Your Druggists port: h “They have only one side of the question to contemplate, Every dollar that a city spends to improve condi- tions, provided it is judiciously ap- plied, improves the chances of Insur- B ance dividends. " “Were Boston to respond in every particular to the suggestions made in £ report for its better protection against fire, it would call for a number of millions, and while almost every oue is practical, they are not all ex- ot this time. Yet in a num " of respects the findings of the | board's committee tallies closely with these of the fire hazard commission The republi¢ans of Vermont favored reciprocity with Canada in their plat- form last year; and some of them have forgotten it. 1, a. s there greater and more dirgct responsibility upon members of the municipal council? Haverhill—Two answered'Yes. Taunton—The responsibility is more Jocaliged. We used to have 32. mem- ‘ers, answerable totheir own wards. We now have nine, answerable to the whole city. One answered Y Gloucester—Much greater. The worst thiig a preacher can say of you, when you are.in_your coffin, says the Rev. Billy Sunday, is that you have no enemies. The Illinois legislators who now get $2,000 a year are modestly asking to have an increase to $3,500. Are they worth it to the state? A which has recently been investigating conditions with reference to the gener- al betterment, not only of the fire serv- _ dee, but of the bullding situation as well” The underwriters have due regard for & good defense for not reducing fums where conditions are excel- Jent and the average fire losses small. GETTING THE FARMERS TO- GETHER. The clearing house plan for farm- ers, #s a practical crop lmprovement on in every county which the geain ' jon of thre eountry 4re encworaging, has been taken up by the committee in Chicago as prom- ising resuits more eftective, than coun ty associations which are without a plan. ! A bulletin of the crop improvement says: “You know from owm experience that. the scien- tific farming methods which you have been presching, too often fall upon ground. The railroads have had the same experience. so have the manufacturers, the millers the grain dealers, the agricultural col. many other lines of en- deaver which conscientiously, earnests ‘are attempting the these many beneficant ef- forta and bring them home to each ~eomun . Fow can we make every that better methods are to it ? We&lllfi expect very long tnless he, Wonder if the Saviour born in a manger thinks ten millions. expended in & temple of worship is the best use the money could be put to. A western widow whipped two bur- glars who entered her home and tried to get away with what money and trinkets she had on hand. Senator Lorimer is acting just as Hallinger used to. and may to- the end, Who will hand him a certificate of character? It will not_be_ the presi- dent. The New York legislature has pass- ed a law prohibiting the wearing of feathers on hats the coming year. This ought to increase the ranks of the suffragettes. The Chicago News says: . “When Senator Lorimer was Mr. Hinés, with telegrams ‘pursuing his right hand, reading well the signs, knew what his left was doing. Congress appears disposed to stop putting the government to the expense of printing speeches which were never delivered, as a matter of = eourtesy. ‘They won't be missed The fact that Colonel Bryan is in ‘Washington dixposed to act as a steer- ing committee does not please Serator Bailey. whno wonders why Bryan doesn’t take Kentueky's offer. The Rutland News say: “The New Haven system has made no mistake Chelse: ne answered Yes. Tynn—One answered Yes. Lowell—One answered Yes. b. Are appointments made by them (more than before) on the grounds of fitness rather than political strength? - Haverhill—Doubtful. One_answered Yes. Taunton—In this respect there sesms 2 markad change for the better. Qne answered Yes. Gloucester—One answered Yes. Chaleeg_—Azmurediy. Lynn—Only one appointment has been made, and that without political bias. Lowell—One answered Yes. c. Does the administration in its methods resemble more than the old form . the - business, some large industry? Haverhill—Two shswered Yes. ‘Teunton—Tn. h.\'fiflx n more compact V. a Are the sala or and aldermen larger . form than before? Haverhill—Two answered Yes. Taunton—The mayor's remains the same. - The councilmen reczive $500 per. anoum, with at least one board meeting per week required. The old cquNall 4Fwm 0o ssinries, e mat bwice under this & mont No u!l.f‘!~ ‘befors. \t@yor‘l same now. Councll get 5500 each. ‘Make Cboking Easy” Up-‘l‘o-mte Elevated or End Gas Range Attachments With All The Latest and most improved ideas for baking, cooking and broiling can be had on ‘wood Coal Range. ? “B&w:&nn ggyle” Gelgnwood. refined an ntng:gv upon. all the dust and Call and see the new, Plain Cabinet Glenwood the range thhout‘. nhgree or faney nickel, the' any Modern Glen- Ever essenhal It em?e had with) ‘right or left of oven. "l‘he .Glenrwood Ash Chute is another nplendld convemenee It bottles up' ashes and conyeys them, the hand” ‘Boarding Stable 12-14 Bath Street. HORSE JIPPING A SPECIALTY. . Al ILE TO RENT. Tdanh o Exhibition A nne ubnrxment of the Latest Stylen tn mnubry ~for- ng and Summer wear, at) g BREED.TO. THE BEST okl 3%, FH e o shote season make @ short season in the stud at my stable, Lebamon, Conn. . ¥or terms and pedigrez call or ad- ‘dress E. MAYNARD, febanon, Conn. pipe, w a Tic t. Alh Racexver in basement. i1 the election to its directorate of Theodore N. Vail'of Lyndonviile: pres. ident of the Western Union-American and . Telegraph —&v one of the ablest’ business ‘men of New England, and of my- - &I nnnnn for that matter.” it i- to his own advan- heuse plan. 'as present- orth te the com- in. the. throes -of a ew~charfar s to :flth “or-net lM present, form will —fiel. Dld !u—m Mavor 32.5“. Ere S50 each. Now _tormy tleasin