Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 4, 1913, Page 4

dlorwich uliletin and @aoufied. 117 YEARS OLD. Subscription price, 12c a week; 500 a month; $6.00 a y-~-- Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn, as second-class matter. Telephone Calls: Bulletin Business Office. 480. Eulletin Xdiiorial Reoms, 35-3. Bulletin Job Office, 85-6. Willimantie Office, Reom 2, Murray Building. Telephone 210. chh. Wodnudny. June 4, 1913, The Circulation of The Balletin The Bullctin has the largest elr- culation of amy paper im Bastern Commecticut, and from three to four ‘ames larger tham that of suy is Norwdeh, It i livered 1o over 3,000 of the 4.053 bhouses im Nor- wich, . and read oy ninety-tkree per ccnt.. of the people. Ia Windham i s delivered te over 900 houses, fn Puta and Danislsen te ever 1,106, and in all of these places il in comsidered the local daily. Eastern Cemmeeiicat has forty- nine tewms, ome humdred amd sixty- five pesteffice districts, sud sixiy raral free delivery routes. The Buiictn i sold In cvery town amnd em all of the R. ¥, N, .rource in Eastern Coamecticut. CIRCULATION e G412 1905, average.... _"5'92[] Week of May 31..... 8 266 [ 1901, averag BALLOTS VS. MACHINES. With the experiences of the return to the ballot now used in this state, instead of voting machines, at the city election Monday, no better demonst tion eeuld have been made of the su- periority of the machines in every particular. When it is realized that 57 ballots were thrown out and the voters lost their right to participate in the election and many more had portions of their ballot counted through an interpretation of the counters, it discloses a situation which needs to be overcome and which can be over- come by voting machines. There is nothing which can prevent a man throwing away his vote if he so de- sires, and many of those discarded ballots may ve been in that class Monday but such instances as getting the check ma in the wrong ¥ voting for more candidates than a lowable and ma g the ballot are all prevented by the machine. Particularly tedious was the waiting for the result of the tion in com- parison with the natienal election re- sults last November. Though it was a light vote and a short ballot, it re- quired three and three-quarter hours hefore the counters had completed thelr task. If there was any one thing needed to point out the supremacy of e machine over the ballot the Monds id it and c- hould the time when v will take action which will prevent a repetition. Acct ance of the ote being counted as t, tabulation »f split as rapidly as s ht voting and early knowledge of the result are what the voting machine insures and what should be desired. TEACHERS' PENSIONS What is going to be t} . of the teachers’ pension bill must be revealed today. It has made a regular appear- ance for censideration before the gen- eral assembly for a number of ses- sions and it has been as regularly turned down. With the need of econ- omy standing out so prominently there is the loophole for simi >tion at this session though the senate has given it favorable action and it now remains with the house to make or break it, in advance of the governor’'s consideration thereof. While the amount which would be received by those who would be eli- gible under the pensien would be small and the mber getting the pension would be likewise, as there com- paratively but few teachers who re- main in the service long enough to be entitled to such a state benefit, it of- fers an attraction to parti ation in the work of education which is in the interest of securing the best schools. Surrounding states are able to get many of the Connecticut teachers be- cause of much more attractive oppor- tunitles which are offered, and while Connecticut stands high in the rank of its schools it must ever be alert to keep its schools, and therefore its teaching force, up to the proper stan- dard. It is the fact that many other occupations offer so much better op- portunities than teaching that the wis- dom of holding out more encourage- ment is being so strongly advocated. Tt is a matter of statewide interest and value. AGAINST GRATUITIES. When the state senate votes down the granting of gratuities to the door- keepers and the barber in the capitol, it not only does a courageous and com- mendable thing but it is to be hoped that it will continue to be their atti- tude to all gratuities until the tife of adjournment. The voting of such money out of the state treasury would not have been without precedent, but it would have been devoting state momey to an unjustifiable purpose, That those who are employved at the capitol during the session of the gen- eral assembly, at good pay, so satis- factory in fact that there are many looking for each appoiniment, should derive further benefit from the long suffering till of the state has been the cause for much criticism and it is to the credit of the senate that it has realized the demand for reform in this direction and indicated that it intends to heed it. There are too many ways in which the state money “should be devoted, if it is to be spent recklessly, without putting it out for gratuities. The prac- tice is founded upon wrong principle, It is a form of graft which deserves to be legislatured against if it cannot be checked otherwise though the re- sponsibility of each member of the general assembly to his constituents and to his stete should be sufficfent to overcome the influences which are siways at work in the endsaven 3o et somethins 168 Dothing. CANNOT HIDE ACCOMPLISH- MENTS. ‘When the committee which has been investigating the postoffice department of the government attacked the ad- ministration of ex-Postmaster General Hitcheock, it showed that it had been dealing with a means for explaining the past, instead of an effort for tak- ing care of the present and the fu- ture of the department. It looks like a waste of effort which could better have been laid out in behalf of the needs of that branch of the govern- ment. The New York Tribune well declares that “The country isn’'t muech inter- ested in the question whether there was, according to one way of figuring a surplus of $219,000 in 1910-'11 or ac- cording to another way a deficit of $750,000. It is greatly interested in the much larger fact that when Mr. Hitcheock took hold of the department it was running behind more than $17,- 000,000 a year and that under his man- agement it soon became self support- ing, or nearly so. If that was ‘sham economy’ a good deal more of the same sort of economy will be welcome. If Mr. Burleson and his subordinates will turn to and in a year or so will show a postal surplus of $15,000,000 or $16,- 000,000 nobody will complain abeut bookkeeping inaccuracies which may be subsequently discovered amounting to less than $1,000,000, In spite of the committee report, however, Mr. Hitehcock cannot be robbed of the credit of his achiéve- ment, and whether it is partially due to bookkeeping or not does not relieve the present administration of the op- portunity or the necessity of accom- plishing as good results, LEARNING TO sSwWim, One of the requirements at Colum- bia university is that every student, barring physical defects, must be able to swim at least the length of the gymnasium pool before he can receive his diplema. As a part of the gym- nasium course this is an important consideration and as much stress is laid upon it as upen other essentials of the course. The great lack of abil- ity teo swim among young people is as- tonishing and particularly regrettable when the emergency arises which gives them the opportunity to use such knowledge and it is found they are deficient even for their own protection. Columbia has taken a stand in this matter which is highly commendable, and it could well be made a require- ment in every institution of learning which Has the facilities for teaching it. Though swimming can best be learned before reaching the college age and outside the tank of the gym- nasium, it is but a just recognition which the university places upon the value of such knowledge. It is some- thing which everyone should be able to do and should accomplish as a mat- ter of necess: education whether they ever aspire to a higher educa- tion in college. Such knowledge may never be used except for pleasure, and it is a remarkably enjovable and healthful exerc but the importance of being prepared against danger can- not be too fully recognized. drownings be The many which oceur every season ause of the inability to swim em- the need in an all too trage- EDITORIAL NOTES. The Spanish cabinet which resigned and then resumed their duties evident- ly wanted to be teased. Even the raflway corporations can eciate the demand for the aban- donment of the narrow skirts. The sorest men are th e who now realiz ‘.'\hd[ their help would have done for their friends at the polls, The statement from Rome that no genuine olive oil is exported to this country tells the great value of faith. ith the approach of the weekly holiday season a new interest and enthusiasm in work is automatically created. Happy thought for today: Hueria has secured his new loan in time to conduct a rattling good presidential campaign. Germany has endured twenty-five 3 of peace but it will be time before Mexico can mal such boast, a long any Good roads pay dividends, but such dividends are net warranted until the mecessity of state taxes and increas- ing debts is overcome. nator Dillingham an enthusias- tic advocate of restricted immigration. Having been foiled in his last effort he now plans to get it another way. With several sections of the British empire asking for home rule that in- teresting topic promises to keep par- liament busy for some time to come. While the badge of temperance is heing pinned upon Col. Roosevelt, Col. Bryan is avoiding trouble by refus- ing to endorse any hrand of grape juice. man who consigns /(Governor of South Carolina to oblivien reckon the difficulties of such Governor Blease defies even The Blease doesn’t a task. the law. The most New England appears to be getting from the present adminis- tration and congress is a place upon some of the committees for its con- gressmen. While inspecting his department Secretary Daniels was recently up in the air, and it would seem as though Secretary Burleson had done the same ihing in the postoffice department. Bishop Brent by his trip across the Atlantic in the steerage with the poor people put forth a stronger sermon on the brotherhood of man than could have been delivered from the pulpit. After Carnegie's visit to the Kaiser is concluded Germany may be added to the list of countries endorsing Col. Bryan's peace plans. Something is needed to counteract the Krupp in- fluence. The general assembly had enough business before it according to the former speed adjustment to break an- other record, but the limited session gaves them from thelr self inflicted procrastination. 1t it doeg no other good the "lebby” investigation lg going to show up the difference between lobhyists and those who are vitally concerned in measures before congress, tor there is a differ- ence and it ought to be made plain, The wisdem eof these veterans who have cencluded ts forege the pleas- uree end experiences of the jubilee at Gettysburg, is strongly indicated by the inereased toll exacted for the less- o sxontions of Memorial day &t homs, | club, | gatuck department? NGRWIGFI‘ !Ul-tfl'flfl Into the walting room of the rail- way station at Bustis strode a portly, grayhalred gentleman whese very personality seemed to radiate pros- perity. His well-groomed ap ance and dignified bearing showed to the most casual observer that he had made a success of life as men meas- ure success. He looked at the station clock, com- pared it with his watch and, after a cursory glancy at the few oceupants of the room, fell to pacing the floor, lost to evu)\hln‘ but his thoughts; and, from the frown that puckered his brow one might gather that those tht:ushtn were not altogether pleas- ant., Richard Hardiman had lived prac- tically alone, save for servants, in his fine house for over four years and had fallen into .he unconsclous habit of holding concourse with himself aloud. As he paced up and down a word now and then escaped his lips “Beastly wait! Wonder if Holden is as forsaken as this place. Poor Bess! Well, here I am, going to give in_after all.” He looked at his watch for the fifth time in as many minutes, stopping his march to note the entrance of an old lady and a boy, completely loaded with bundles, bags and a huge band- box. One iarge hive-shaped package was carefully deposited on the floor. With the muttered comment, “Bundles enough,” the elderly man re- sumed his pacing and his self-com- muning. Up to about four years previous to this time Richard Hardiman and his motherless daughter, Bess had been the best of chums. Then Bess, had | met Willis Damon and it had been a | case of mutual attraction. Damon | was only a drug clerk and Richard | Hardiman had other plans for his or,tly child. Love had triumphed; Bess had left and married Damon. In reply to their plea for forgiveness Hardiman had written that he wished no further eommunication with them. Hardiman knew they lived in Hol- den, humbly but happily, but he heard nothing directly, for Bess, too, was proud. Although the great house seemed very silent and the evenings were long nd lonely, still Richard Hardiman would not’ “give in,” as he mentally | styled it: although, when nearly three vears ago, he had heard there was a tiny daughter in the little cottage at Holden, he had found himself wonder- how it would seem to hear a little child’s laugh in that great house. It did not seem so very long since Bess had romped and plaved about the place, and Richard Hardiman fell to pacing the floor and muttering to him- self: “Well, she went of her She left me. No, won't.” Now three days ago, a brief letter had come from Bess—Bess, whose eves were so like those of the young | own will. wife he had loved. Willis was ill with Fynhold and Baby Ph llll was ;ma herself Bess would not ask al but for her dear ones, Locked in his library, Richard Hardiman had fought it all out, had tried to steel his. heart against her, for he was called a hard man. He thought he had succeeded, but that night, across his well- appointed tab] he seemed to see those mucln{ eyel lomothin‘- seemed amiss with the din- ner; he had no appetite, and when he rnmd his aloap was troubled. Now he was in Eustis, waiting for a train to take him te Helden—to Bess. He thought how he had ad- vised Bess, how “stubborn” she had been, and he muttered: “Serves her right! I won't go; T'll go back heme. She made her bed; let her lie in it. I don’t care if Dr. Moors did say I had a heart trouble. I may live many years yet. If any- thing should happen—well, let it go to charity. I'll not change that will; I'll go_home; I'll not do it now,” Just then a strange voice smote on his ear, “Do it now! Do it now!” Hardiman swung round. No one was near, the old lady and the boy were at the ticket window at the far end of the station, “Must have been hearing things,” he muttered and resumed his walk few more turns, another glance at his watch, then again that voice, “De it now! Dg it now!” A look of terror swept over the man’s face. At that moment the station master looked in and bawled, “Train fer Hol- den, mi " and with a muttered, “T'll do it Richard Hardiman dashed for the train. The old lady and the boy came back to their piled-up luggage and the old lady said, “Jim, what was it that bird was a sayin'? Seemed to scare that man.” “Guess she only said, ‘Pretty Pol,” said the boy, as he adjusted the news- paper wrapping on the hive-shaped package on the floor. Two hours later, as Richard Hardi- man gathered Bess and her little daughter in his arms and clasped the hand of his pale-faced son-in-law, he failed to mention the mysterious, warning voice that had altered his decision to return home from Rustis, A few weeks later, as he sat in his richly furnished library with Bess and Willis, now convalescent, as the rold- en haired little Phyllis patted his cheek and sleepily murmured, “My bran’ new g'an’pa,” his eves toook a far away look and he said, “Strange, that voice! Strange!” “What is strange, Bess. Then he told of the voice—the voice from nowhere—the voice that kept saying, “Do it now! Do it now!" They never knew it was Polly and father?” asked Polly never knew what far-reaching power her words had had.—Boston Post. . OTHER VIEW POINTS e TR RS A S SIS is the foe to intelli- It is the hope of TPhe L. W. W. gence and reason. the ignorant and the lawless. Thank Heaven the chances of its ever ob- taining a foothold in this city are very remote.—Meriden Journal. Sunday raids on shore resort “inns” are being made earlier in the season than usual and should do much to- wards securing observance of the law | during the crowded months which are still ahead.—Ansonia Sentinel. Keep the mind free of needless r wor- | riment and don’t talk about or listen to conversation on hot weather. Now is the time to cultivate summer com- mon sense, Keep cool in mind and | body and the rest is easy.—New Ha- ven Union. The mayor unfolds a new project by advocating “an adequate and sani- tary municipal lodging house.” This is a novel idea around these parts, though successfully carried out abroad, and in many American cities. —Bridgeport Telegram. An apt illustration of the national character of Yale university is found in the award of the Wayland prizes | to three members of the Yale Kent; the winner coming from Wal- lingford, the second contestant from South Dakota and the third from Ala- bama.—Waterbury American, | What is the matter with the Nau- If its officers do their duty there will be no reason for seeking outside assistance. It is such acts that keeps the state department in existence and those who complain against it can again see why it is continued and why it must continue. The state police grows in popularity by reason of the action of the alleged do nothing pelicy of the Naugatuck department.—New Britain Herald. It seems that the patent laws are subject to the rule of reason, too, the supreme court having decided that the patent merely protects the patent- or from an infringement on his ar- ticle and does not enable him to con- trol the selling price of that article after it has passed out of his hands. Common sense its, after all, the un- derlying principle of ali law, although in gome cases it takes a long time to have this fact definitely established. —Springfield Union. Edward Payton Weston, the fa- mous septugenarian walker, will soon start out on another long “hike” this time from New York to Minneapolis, a distance of 999 miles. The vigor and vitality of Weston can hardly need further demonstration, and at his age, such drains upon his strength as this long march must necessitate, seem risked very foolishly. It is singular how many people ,after having reached the top of the ladder insist upon falling off.—New London Telegraph. The imagination can easily picture what the condition of things would have been in the state of Cennecticut had all previous governors exercised the judgment and courage Governor Baldwin exercised yesterday when he flatly told the general assembly that stock watering enterprises must look elsewhere than in the executive cham- ber for aid and comfort. His veto message was in fact a declaration of principle, a warning that the public is no longer to be exploited by public service promoters if he can stop it.— CONNECTICUT 18 WATCHING NORWICH, city of Norwich today indulges annual election. Today the will largely determine the course of ciyic affairs for the coming year. The Norwich Bulletin nrges a businesslike, energetic, fearless and economical administration. That is asking a good deal in these days of political scheming and shortsighted views of duty, but it i8 actually only voleing what every voter should de- mand. There 18 no adequate reason why Norwich and other cities should not get such results from the men In whose care they place a great trust and confidence. Probably the failure | to gel the results expected and pos- sible is largely due to the fallure of officeholders tu realize their responst - bility to the people of the ciay and the obligation that rests upon them to | show apprecintion by the best possi- ble service, The common view, the narrow v!ew, is the old, old ene of pr;r;. nstbility thi t ¥ at rests upen --J: Norwich 18 even The in its voters greater than the most conscientious of them understands, prebably. It is reater for Lhe reason that the splen- id city of Norwich has undertaken a number of things along the line of ex periments, along the line of enlightened and progressive municipal government that concern a very much larger num- ber of people than the census credits to that ecit Those experiments are being closely watched by many an- other community and their success will have a widespread influence. Norwich is the proving fleld for municipal own- ership of water, of gas, of electric light and power, large and important under- takings. If Norwich with her really superior intelligence cannot successful- ly solve the problems she has under- taken, the people of many municipali- ties will be discouraged. We are con- fident that Norwich will score a suc- cess in these departures. Success, however, means more than making a favorable financial statement annually in those departments. What it means is suggested very pointedly by The Bulletin, which says: “Norwich is In need of the best administration possible, and it is en- titled to receive it. 7t is only what the united cltizenehip should insist upen above everything. Despite increased | tax lists, the recommendations for the | annual tax upon the property owners | continues to move upward, until the | patience of the taxpayer is reaching the point of exnaustion.” All Connecticut is especially inter- ested in Norwich today because her difficulties, her aspirations, her strug- | gles, her possibilities are common to us all—Monday’s Bristol Press, EVERY DAY REFLECTIONS | T A P S AT D 4 ST -7 TR Modern Poetry, You are never going to grasp mod- ern poetry, particularly French poe- try, until you give up the purpose of seeking any sense in it It is purely decorative, like wall paper. It has but two dimensions, length and breadth. It has no thickness, that is to say it is devoid of ideas. Ideas seem to be out of date. They are crude. What we want apparently is moods, impressions, shades of feel- | ng. To be definite, clear and undersand- able is a sign of medioerity. Some time ago the poets of Paris CHILD'S BODY BROKE OUTIN TOOTH RASH From Waist to Feet Covered with Large Blisters, Suffered Dread- fully, Could Not Sleep. in Two “MARVELOUS PATHE WEEKLY,” No. 23 ., “AN ACCIDENTAL ALIBI,” '.,..............MM Picture Drama “IN THE DAYS OF WITCHCRAFT,” +v+e..Big Salem Story “THE GOLDEN WEDDING,” Beautiful Edison Reverle “THE KING_ AND THE COPPER faiggiacat ....Burlesque Comedy lf‘A RAINY DAY,” veesvBiograph Farce Comedy TODAY The Girlie Girls A Tabloid Musical Comedy Pretty Girls, Natty Costumes, Funny Comedians 3 SHOWS | ‘ y FEATURE Photo~ Plays DAVIS TH 7——HARMONIZING KIDS—1 The Greatest Kid Act ever seen here, lots of Music, Fun and Danecing, Pretty Girls and Clever Comedi; .'l., Comedy Entertainers lected a “prince.” His name young girl, ai thy windew. ;Aul X“o\'l. ”DHere is one of his “little | Thy peas are shelled, They swell thy things { white apron whiech thy pink finger I pass clothed in biack. was | Dream, “'l‘here is a hum of the tempestuous | have knotted. silence. 18 no one passing? 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NORWICH, CONN, Retail Department Weeks Completely Cured by Cu- , ticura Soap and Ointment, R. F. D,; Box 92, Thornton, R. L.—*“When my little girl was two months old she had erythema or tooth rash, The lower part of her body broke out in a rash which started in the form of small pimples. In a day or 80 the pimples formed a white head which broke causing a watery discharge to run from it. In a week the baby’'s body from her waist to her feet looked as if it had been burned, being eovered with large blisters which broke open leaving the flesh exposed and causing the child intense suffering. T had an ointment to use on her every two hours. It did not do her any good, in fact she seemed to get worse and she suffered dreadfully, Someone told me they had never seen such 8 bad case on any child. She could not sleep and cried continually. She con- tinued to suffer for five weeks the blisters spreading all the time. Then I tried Cuti- cura Soap and Cuticura Ofntment. 1 bathed her in warm water with plenty of Cuticura Soap and covered the affected parts with Cuticure Ointment. The next morning we were surprised et the improvement in her and in two weeks she was completely cured, I have used nothing but Outicura Boap on my youngest child since ite birth.”” (Bigned) DMrs. Bare Richmond, Jan, 11, 1912, Cuticura Soap and Outicura Olntment are | sold throughout the world. A single sot is | ofien suffictent, Liberal sampie of each nluadfree with 32-p. 8kin Book. Address “SAIL FROM BOSTON” PLYMOUTH (London) BOULOGNE (Perisy HAMBURG ON PALATIAL STEAMSHIPS Assuring Arrival in Paris by Day CINCINNATI - June 7 CINCINNATI - July 12 BLUECHER - June24 CLEVELAND - July 29 HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE m Mase. or Local Agent