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PLACING RESPONSIBILITY. Failure to respect signals according to the investigation was the cause o: the roller coaster crash in the New Jersey park. There was negligence on the part of the switchman, a reckless handling of human life and a sacti- | fice thereof for nothing at all. Tuo | long assoclation with the device had dulled the sense of respousibility whicu should bave existcd therein and the willingness to take the:chance of ev- erything being all right, even when the signals indicated otherwise, showcl the utter geficlency of the man at the lever. 3 Such attractions are’ devised. main- tained and succeed'because the pubhic clamors for them. Little consideration s given to the danger which sur- rounds the thrillers through a piece of defective construction or becausc of the poor judgment of the aperato: Yet the more thriRing the experience and sensation the greater is the dcs sire to participate. and go the lmit. The dangers which' exist have caused the f not a few death in- viting devices from many;of the larger am centers, but:such loss of popuiar s'followed some such cal - as that in.New. Jersey rather than as the result of a recognition of | the danzers before something hap. | pened. raisig stunts can be | performed by those who are willing | lives, ‘but the confidence | showld not be inxit " iletin > ‘B-i gaufitgi‘. 117 YEARS OLD. | riem price, 12c & week; 50c @ $9a - Pestoffice at Norwica, = acoid-class matter. Te'ephone Calls: T8 Lusiess Ofice. 480. «ral Reoms, 35-3. Job Office, 35-2 ice. Hoom 2, “Telephone 210. Murray s Cnrcllamn of public ticipate in dansers under - ihe e of safety, and vet it is abuut time the great American public be- gan to think for themselves and Tec- ognize danger before.they get heels SAVE THE'BIRDS. & which the pro Aware of odt tection of the birds whll cause in th country through the inew regulatio prepared as the resullt of the action 0f congress, Semator McLean seel to make it a worldwikse thenefit ang is eliciting wide support in behalf of the posed. When the Massachusetts orn:- thologist estimates that ‘the toll levied pon this country each vear hy in- sects amounts to eight! hundred mil- lion dollars, exclusive of the large amount spent in labor and insecti- | cides to rid the nation of its insect incubus, it is apparent that there is need of giving protection t birds which prey upon those It thus not only serves the purpose of preventing fhe extermination of many classes of birds, but it means a savine in dollars and cents to the rajsers of crops. ‘Wanton slaughter of wild not be upheld, but still deplordble is such desiruction when also remnves one of the greatest fos according plans of natire the reduction of the insects. Protec- tion is the object of the efforts which have been successful in this country and it is tha purpese of the movement which is badic of the international ef- > thosa pests Haye The Bulletin Follow You Readers of the Bulletin leaving the city for the seashere, mountains, rural resorts or Europe can have the Bulletin follow them daily and keep in touch with heme affairs. Orders should be placed with The Bulletin Business Office. bird 1ife more GRADE CROSSINGS. Recoguition of the meed of abelish- o e of hiene B | fort. Failure: to recogmize the value “~ B et o e whan e | of our feathered songsters and friends Mat of fatalities from that cause cop- | SBOUld mo lonmer exist. 1If we would Haues to show steady growth. Many | reduce wasts through insects we must conserve the birds. daggercus crossings which been eliminated but it is often the appatently unimportant poicts {i DEPEND ON FOREIGN SUPPLY. that the nex: fatalty cccurs. Long Is.| What effect the decrease in cattle 208 Dag had two deaths of that kind | T21%IRZ in this country has upon bus- within as meny days and so vent Iness other than the suppiving of meat Bavethey become thers thatadditional | 2N its verlous products, is indicated Peotection is urgently demaoded, [ DY the large increase which has fol- Regardless of the effort to warn lhfl-‘e‘ lowed in the imvortation of hides and the tracks of a raiiroad, l;\& e ARp et TR e dE ang 'fi e g A b the | heep in this:country at the beginning S o witioh they o poior seuds & dscads aso whle e e \\'. AT, Y at the semegtime. Not only has B axcease le affected the @iving every fime the ruileocds or the | 08¢ SUFFIT. Balin the sime degree fowns make dn eifert for the anolish- | P73 !0 e e o e L) g of the deathtzuve. Tt is obliga- | SUFC 3 Nl I fery upon the roads or the uti i reohdgba i commission 1o see that & certsin num ‘ln . * Rlge, cuerya Soead Ber of such crossings are removed each | €0 i ke DR JWar, without finsncially embarrassing | It !5 2 hesthy development Wkich the roads and gradually the evii fs |29 fakep vl eyt Being disposeq of in this state. It js | ANV et & reform in railroading which is rec- | ! Ty havE st egnized by the roncs as well as b : e 5 S pustic and it in Mkewise fo e | EeAChing 15 e L such dangers. it require time for | . = g g fheir eilminztion even in (his sta { ‘ T iuindsier ol s rezoadless of the supply and draws upon the various kinds. up over a third But their removal is safety in the highway. demanded d PITTSEURG BANK 'rflm‘s' g e unply and 1t Is ques hat of W her the cattle raising in- e bix mational bank in Pittshurs n th ry will ever hs #hould occasion much unrest and anx- ed to a p where it wiii be foty throughout ihat section of the|Lpin fo anv reduction in the eountry when so many interes importeq skins. At the present time wolved and =o uncertain are the c acter of the assets. It wag the isfactory character of these which is h difieulty in holding its wn and manufacturers are dependent upon the foreign supply. ted e the action of the government ann Plainly points out a bank's dnry. EDITORIAL NOTES, Pa are killing - off each never were friends. | es In the belie? that t tlon bad falled to recognize ts fi-at @uty as a bank, the New York T!m #ays: “It should never be forgotten that essence of banking is par ment 6n demand in whatever mode of payment the customer asks It ought o be all one to the bank whether the demand is for cash or for credit. The business of the commers bank s to mest the demand, and to con The other a The demuands of the little boy and auto for shoes are constant and Secretary Wilson and Governor Sul- | zer are undergoing the tortures of the muckraked t its Business in a manner to enable i¢ to There no question but what the @0 so. It is costly for the customer|fgh: of the Balkans is for blood as A2 the laws are of & nature to make it | wel!l as for Macedoni: gostly for the bank to conduct its i Dusiness. If the law lays a tax on| Mercury has been taking some long Bank currency it is reaily « tax on the [ and sudden falls of late, but each is “dank customer, and through him a|followed by a full and quick recov- tax on dusiness, the worst sort of tax. | ery If the law Mmits the bank's functions #0 that the bank canmot live cn com Washington, which is having D. mercial banking then the bank som, sle determining when a per- driven into investments for profit” | son is drunk mizht apply the “truly It §s In such investments for profit | rural” test Bowever where the greatest care Seiaal. should be exerted for safe There is nothing which pleases the the poor character of su which threw the Plttsburg institution fnto trouble. They were of a cuar- mcter which showed a disrezard for the right given it by the government and the faith imposed in it by the de- m- despite the occasional repors tel kee pers and the excur- prolonged spell of with balloon » who see the start 1pon others for the d. condition as demanded. Troble finish, can be expected to lurk where the laci: | —— of umbiased valuation of sccuritoa o Sone of Veterans make as I_-.g; ce at the centennial their- elders did at 2 is well that the common council century anniversary? * Bas recogaized the need for better . : M* in the city. It is to be hobed | though' for today: The right that it will show results through the Proper cooperation on the part of ihe; fe should always be but_ the. “populgr” Property owners. { thing is not aiways the right thing. o interpreted the £. 8. I | porenie gre veginning to realize the shipping news as safe and same. )y, no inore semse In per- Bad learned his lesson and at me} Rtice gl (i —- time offered am lmportant sus- | oo Ch rti than on any other r for the steamship compantes’ | o0 G0 (0% T of luxuries. ? b % < #:at the extra session The Massachusetts pro! &.fl-w get C. 8. Bird to ac thelr nomination dscided upon | Wremn and it remains k—,. chance to crow. in into October and the December & warm time ahead in to o bull moose chased mooser to a place have been what i like doing te “‘Tos" s for his caring attack, | than that of his riv | Popper BESSIE LAUGHS LAST | Adolph Binkman had had one love affair. The love affair had ended Gis- astrously for ‘him, another fellow alienating the aficetions of the young lady. Since that time a smile on the lips of a preity young lady was as SO much sadness to his already oversad soul. The honeyed smiles of beauty were ever levelled at young men walk- ing behind Adolph 'on the street, at buicher boy¢ and grocers, and at the cartoons on the back of the news- paper Adolph read in the street car never by the slightest chance & Adolph himself The glances that were wont of yore to arrest the motion of his heart now caused no fiutter of in- terest In his bosom., The glances passed him by, to resi upon objects far less worthy than he Becky Michaelson lived of the two mosi famous tenements on Rivington st. They were famous be- cause the landlord of each lived | his own tenement and was the r of the other in all things. At present Noah Rudofsky had (he advantage; bis tenement. was two stories taller , Ephraim Mor- in_one owitz. To return to lived in the Ri Her thoughts still ject of her broken Benny Morowliz, the son of the land- lord of the rival apartment house. Not that she regretted it! For it wai she who had _brokem it and given Benny her opinion of him into the bargain. Just beca the father own- ement and son e white rousers w 1k, tould she Michaelson, whe tenement. ran on the sub- engagement with n. He had taken hel A hot day, during even thought cream soda, parched and times. if the came looked up knew each Adolph bsi_won- She smiled at behind him. ere. Adolph's all its was broad st00D. Becky was iirs on had not n roz reer, it several almost as inged i I thing doiph once re Iooked one th: what do vyou got_something to get so mad ¢ such in our in | 1| she started as she saw on Roof Moro- think?” | And_as Becky approached Tene- mént Rudotaky i the evening she magined that all old women sitting o the stoop and . gossiping _coul | plainly see the painful blush beneath her Coney Island sunburn. Becicy sat in the parlor of the Mich- aelson’s flat_deep in a revery she did not enjoy. Suddenly the sound of fire engines in the street below broke in upon her thoughts. The engines going to a fire_were always an interesting sight to Becky. But she lived in the rear, and none of the windows of the flat 'looked out on the. street. The ! roof was, one floor above. Becky | quickly climbed the stairs to it. |~ Becky looked over the edge of the jroof. The engines had stopped up the | street just a short distance from Ten- I ement Morowitz. Becky walked over tto the other sidé of the roof the bet- | ter to see the fire. This gave her a good low roof of Tenement Morowitz. ew of the ! Ana| { witz Rudoefsky and a )'oungy man ers. Becky with- | | drew her head quickly. So Landlord Rudofsky's darling | hild Bessie was very much interested | in Landlord Morowitzs liberal son | | Benn eh Well, vy were a well matched pair, thought ~Becky. She wished them 4l the luck in the world, but—she would not dance at their| wedding. i Becky interest in the fire. e—had she? | No, on second thought it seemed not. | Though she Went down stairs in a} hurry she likewise came back in a hurry. And that pail of water in her hand—is she not going to help put out the it? ked to the P roof, ce more gaz- suddenly lost all Bathing S fir e of the ing down at the spectatora on Roof \ Morowiiz poured the ice cold water over the side. the seashore. was so funny,” AR it pald buy a Boston Stors Suit Case What w nny ofsky wished to know. ‘A funny story 1 heard the other day Becky answered. “A feller and 1 was on a low roof saying sweet one to the other. Just then a ! re starts near by, und some one in house who wants to help put it out| a pail of water from their win- | 1l the water falls on the feller Aln't that funny, Bessie?” He!" laughted Bessie. It's very funny But 1 would tell you one than that. Wanna hear it?” said Becky. { in love with a girl nd the girl with him, he wants to cut it big figure. e goss to another feller wot's got a pair of white pants he wants to and he buys them. {He's in the f house trying the ants on. Just then a fire breaka out. | t Be ie Rud- THE BOSTON and girl. Women’s Bathing Suits. . “Ha, ha, Bathing Caps . Bathing Shoes ........... These torrid days your imagination brings to mind the cool water, the glowing sand and the fresh breezes of Centerof Horwich uit Time Salt water isn’t many miles away, so , pack one of the fine Bos- ton Store Bathing Suits and make yourself comfortable. STCRE IS FILLED WITH THINGS FOR SUMMER COMFORT | ... $1.98, $2.98, $4.50 <+eo... from 25c upward 25c and 50c BATHING SUITS FOR CHILDREN BATHING SUITS FOR MEN “BROUGHT TO BAV. “THE GREAT PEARL,” “THE REWARD OF SERVICE,” . “JENKS BECOMES A DESPERATE CHARACTER,” RED ‘HICKS DEFIES THE WORLD,” B LAY THE GREATEST TABLOID MUSSCA.. with BILLY CARLTON and 15 PEOPLE 5 REELS—FPHOTO-PLAYS—5 AND H EATRE "COMEDY A 5ROADWA TODAY COMEflV OF THE SEASON THE PURPLE WIDOW Comedians. Pretty Girls, Cat TuT Gowns, “A Riok of Clean, Srarkling Fansi T Coichy Musis, 10 PEOPLE ICES USUAL TIM DANCING Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Evenings CADILLAC ORCHESTRA OTHER EVENINGS RESERVED FOR PRIVATE PARTIES Cars Leave Franklin { AN AWM. AM. AM |} Norwich .. ..Lv. *9:00 **3:15 { Block Island *2:30 #43:15 New: London .. 10:40 10:40 § Watch Hill 100 1§ Wateh Hiil 12 1 New London . 20 6:00 Block Island .....Due 1 Nerwich 100 7:30 i P. P.M. * Daily, except Sundays. ** Sundays only WATCH HILL and BLOGK ISLAND Watch Hill Aduits, 50; Children, 25c. going up | Tnd what do irl giggling, He it was a young man trying to kiss a girl. he was tall und the girl she had a terrible big, big hat on, und the feller hod it a hard time trying to kiss her mitt the hat. If m in such a ht and tea, w past ten e told thes fellers tr. “Ain't Besgle, you shc vou? '1 must way.” his sponge cake | ts at half he would have | The idea of in our hal!” “Well, dear own to work Next month,” and gaz n at her nt ring, i ‘Oh, wouldn’t that be fine?” Then | after a moment's silence, “Would you | let me be vour best girl TI'm your best friend, you know “It ain’t been decided yet,” sald B As soon as Bessie said goodby and departed, Becky hurried onward and aid not stop until she reached the window of a confectionery Have B for her best girl, Not If Becky knew about it. She would not even invite her to the wed- ding. The idea of her saying it was a shame—Becky looked at the mirror in_the confectionery window. “The idea of her saying my tiful hat was so big that it looked terrible!” And all day as saleslady Store the sal her though the thought w ile busy at her work in Godosky's Department ject of Bessie occupied indeed excluding even | of Godosky's wel looked | The _feller | father wasn't | ed | en? | beau- | | So he rushes up to the roof to see tne fire. There he mets a young lad: They sit down to watch . The feller looks up in the air. What does he see? His sweetheart is on the roof with a pail of water in her hand. Und de next minute all dat water comes right | on his head. Could yer blame the fel- |ler for getting mad? Now, ain’t that {a funny story?” | “Yen! he, ha, ha!” said Becky, but her laugh was strangely lacking in | mirth. “Maybe you want to know the fel- ler's neme?” queried Bessie, and hers he last laugh. necessary,” said Becky. g Sun. ETTERS TOTHEEEH"OR. Would Be Reflection on City. i OTHER VIEW POENTSI . al . Evenin o in na- All will please take notice Mr. Editor: A copy of the issue of | tor John Hurley, of Waterbury, is out the Norwich Bulletin of July 9ad hes | Of politics, “barring change of mind. reached our office and we congratulate | That probably means that his friends wouldn’t have to crook more than three S| fingers to beckon him back.—Ansonia | o Sentinal. I p you upon your leading editorfal on the subject of Chief Howard L. Stanton of your fire department. It would cer- tainly be a reflection upon your in- teresting little city should any polit- ‘While a Sunday school picpic is not }ical complications rob you of the -ser- | thoroughly satisfactory to the young- |United States.—New Haven Union. { vices of a chief of the fire department | Sters unless there are deep water and | who Is so well and favorably known |high cliffs, the chance o get hurt on| There is battle, murder and sudder beyond the confines of Norwich trolley cars or automobiles may be|deatir all over the front page of the pa- | Very truly vours, considered a partly satisfactory sub- [per on any Monday morning or the FRANKLIN H., WENTWORTH, stitute—Meriden Journal. { morning after a holiday. It seems as Secretary tional Fire Protection - though those of us who dor’t fall out Association. Young people should be tausht to |of boats or get drowned while b ston, July 7, realize _the criminal foolishness of |4r- hered in by autos. 1 e e courting danger unnecessarily for the |Jangerous vocation, anyway, and few Another Candidate Suggested. sake of pastime. Sensible péople un- |Of US escape alive—Waterbury Re- It President Wilson insists upon an |derstand that there s just as much |Dublican {Indiana best seller for the Portugal|fun in being safe as there is in tak- | post, what's the matter with Mr. Tom | ing risks—New London Telegraph lliinois women in three minor town | Taggart, of Fremch Lick Springs? s | elections on Saturday' had their first | Washington Post. Mr. Mellen's attitude on the stand |opportunity to exercise the recently Germany’s unwillingne: in building a very cne, and though Cor- ner Phelan failed to secure any very t erice bearing on the ord wreck, he can h; com It was tco much to expect that d case 2 Wi 0 any New Haven Kegister. One of the reasons suggested for battleships is that German | hipyards need the work. Pos: n the other hand, German taxp: ced their own money. But the ta ayer and consumer does not count bl for much more in Germany than in the €C¢, ¢ IGARETTES " — always quality! That’s the MECCA success — the key of rival manufacturers. Judge _MECCA on Quality '— not price. “Tae Envy of All Cigarette Manufzciiic:s’ guahty—-more quality—mest guaiiiy increasing MECCA sales — the de story of to ever- spair bear | same (o) i () e (1) — (T e () ——— (\] ——— (] Shore Dinner Houses and Bathing na Block Island of compa {granted suftrage. out ember, the women divide on lines as Iy marked change due to ufirage will llots’ to count There are some “outs” about our yo 90 PO @ bet New England | climate. The swift | Gon o use it for a bath ‘tub—Mid- < es are objects of criticism. Bul Y what in the monotomy of constant | T et say in California Objections to the Budget. can equal the keen Zest in life w Rotlier Ehriois’ phiant] |which this change. from burning ho Votem (hat 1o recopnised by {to refreshing cool biesses every inha- the hard-working patriots at to slow down |bitant of this region today? God pity cn is that it is likely to in- |the people who do not know the jc S iCh £iha GHateibntiong e e |of ‘a change of weather—Waterbury ) e American. A youth of 17 was drowned a [ejseectel $ $ [ DAILY SERVICE Until Sept. 2, to Steamer Block Island SPECIAL EXCURSICON TICKETS Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, July 7 to August 29, AND 93 RETURN filock Is‘lufld R Adults, 75¢; Ch AND ETURN ren, 40c. o x each near landinss at Watch Hill For furth on, pariy rates, apply at office on New'London (Nor ine Wharf, New London. NEW ENGLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, E. Iy DOIL, Agent. The returns seem to the indications of last Nov- about the that o while swimming or bathing Chestnut Hill reservoir in Water— For th e of the drinking r ¢f Waterbury and to save the nachs of its inhobitants we hope it is nct the custom for boys to bathe in the reservoir. The water in our Higby reservoir is bad enough, but we do not permit the foreign popula- the men and be a grcater pumber —Bridgeport Standard. News. among the farm- mall power-propelled plow. St 4 BEGIHN! 2.50 and $3.0 1.50 and $2.06 ALL PA Our entire Straw and Fancin: in this yearly clearance. The assort Made Hats of iz the season’s bect <& les. mas are gen <st Coast South American Hais of cuperior weave and texture. (] Get yours today-—all sizes are here and there is a big stock to choose from. The 3L 121-125 A Strezt “Norwich's Mest Progressive Betail Store” ) e (e e ) o (& ,-'ain