Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 3, 1915, Page 4

' @lorwich Bulletin and Qoufied 119 YEARS OLD Subscription price 12c a week; Ofe & month; §6.00 a Tear. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn.. as second-class matter. Telepmone Calls: Bulietin Business Offica 480, Bulletin Editerial Rooms s than that at Brownsville and there is svery reason for belleving that he will e able to handle the threatened trou- ble with like skil. In the Philip- pines and at Vera Cruz, even though at the latter place he was working under instructions, he left no doubt that he understands the requirements in taking care of the interests of his country and its people, The task Df maintaining order on the southern boundary is by no means a simple one. It in the first place covers a long distance and it means the dealing with forces which are op- Posing each other rather than one enemy which is operating against this country. It is the task of preventing firing across the border which but for ‘the faot that it was a struggle to con- trol border cities on the other side would not concern this country. From the record of General Fun- ston there is ths best assurance that he will get in touch with those on the other side and set forth the re- quirements of this country in a man- ner which will not be misunderstood. The responsibility of a free hand will be wisely used. EASTERN CONNECTICUT DEVEL. OPMENT. Connecticut has by no means reach- ed its limit of development. There still remain great opportunities in every line of endeavor for the im- provement of conditions, for the elim- ination of waste and for industrial growth through the proper develop- ment of the state’s latent resources. This was well demonstrated et the hearing before the legislative commit- tee on incorporations this week when the proposition for the incorporation of the Cooperative Power company was heard in part. This means much for the future development of eastern Connecticut. It appears from the evi- dence that an assoclation of men well supported by careful investigations by competent engineers of wide ex- perience have under control by con- tract or otherwise the several unde- veloped and some developed water privileges on the Quinebaug river. It 1905, averace March 27 Bolictin Sob Omes ¥s-2. ivilimantie Ofee, Room 2, Murray fulldinge Telephone 216. Nerwich, Saturday, April 3, 1915, semsesesensnoey The Circulation of § The Bulletin has the largest circulation of any paper in East- ern Connecticut and from three to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to over 3,000 of the 4,053 houses in Norwich, and read by minety- three per of the people. In Windham it is delivered to over 900 house Putnam and Danisison to over 1,100 and in all of these places it is consid- ered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty~ nine towns, one hundred and sixty-five postoffice districts, and sixtv rural free delivery routes. $ The Bulletin is sold in every town - on all of the R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connectizut. CIRCULATION 1901, verage .........ca. 4412 .-5,920 e THE NORWICH DIVISION PETI- TION, From the very absurdity of the elaims and the absence of a real griev- ance the petition for the division of the town of Norwich was for a long time considered as a joke. It was started because of an unfounded fear of consolidation of the town with the clty, which by the way fully recog- nized the necessity of proper regard for the outside districts when it came o the matter of taxation. The move for separation has gotten to the point, however, where it is a danger which threatens the future growth of Nor- wich and through the practice of tak- ing to the legisiature for the action of those unacquainted with the facts, what chould be settled in town meet- ing or at a town election, it threat- ens every towh in the state, 1t is, as sald by a taxpaver in the posed town, whb because of hia ition dares not to express himself 2t a hearing, a fact that if the mat- ter of separation was submitted to a vote of the people concerned, the di- vision would be surely voted down. It therefore needs not only the concerted resistance of Norwich, but of every town which could easily be placed in » similar position, From the recorded vote of the town in opposition to the dreaded consoli- dation and from the existing sentiment against it, there is no more reason 10 believe or to fear that the town tax of Norwich will be made unbearable through the extension of city lines or that the town will be made at any time to bear the city's indebtedness than there is to believe that a city with first class credit will suddenly go fnto bankruptey. It is noteworthy in this connection that the city of Meriden is pointing with commendable pride to the fgct that a new industry with a capitali- zation of $6,000,000 is to locate within its midst. Bridgeport, a city of large factories, already is fast having add- ed to it enother with a capital Tun- ming into the millions. One of New Haven's large plants has been making additions and another is to be start- ed soon and all have the confidence that they can do business under the prevailing conditions in those citles. ‘There does not exist in any one of those instances any fear that they will be unreasonably taxed or that an advantage will be taken of the fact that they show signs of prosperity to increase their taxation as time goes on. They are not building with the idea that some day they will ask that their property and such as may ad-| Join be set off as a separate town, but they might be justified in the belief that Connecticut sanctions just suth 2 move whenever they are ready to make it, if the petition which is now before the general assembly ask- ing for the division of the town of Norwich should be granted. In each and every one of those cases they face at the start a tax which is far in excess of the town tax of Norwich. Based upon the lat- st report of the state tax commission- er, though the town tax here is now 2 mill larger and these in the other places have probably changed, Nor- wich's town tax was 12 1-2 mills. In Meriden the town tax iy 14 mills and Its city tax 8 mills. Bridgeport has » 16/1-2 mill tax, while in New Haven the tax rate is 20 1-2 mills. Thus Norwich under its existing town tax furnishes appreciable advantages in the way of lower taxation to the cor- poration or to the individual. Norwich is guarding well the inter- ts of fts constituents and in justice | eto and until there is a real and ot a fancled cause upon which to ppeal to the legislature, the petition- ars should be given leave to with- fraw. FUNSTON IN CHARGE. From first to last ever since trouble »f & serious nature broke out in Mex- leo there has been danger to Amerl- can lives along the border. It is ot therefore surprising that there is ap- ~ prehension over the results which threaten in the impending clash of Mexiean forces along the Rio Grande. There is a general feeling, howsver, that confidence has been well placed in giving General Funston full charge of the situation on the American side O the line. He has demonstrated that ‘has the ability to handle situations 5 have been of larger maguitude is manifestly for the interest of this section of the state and for the state at large that these privileges should be utilized and be made to serve the Rublic demang for light and power. ‘Water power under the modern method of turning it into electricity is of inestimable benefit, but unfortunately too little developed, This part of the state.has been slower to take advan- tage of such resources, which may ac- count In part for not having kept pace with the western section. Such a de- velopment as proposed means much for the future of eastern Connecticut through cheap power for industrial de- velopment where good transportation facilitles already exist. The_incorporators seek no unusual powers or privileges. Their propési- \tion 18 viewed with much favor both in New London and Windham coun- ties, including the support of manu- facturers already on the stream and it is for the interest of this part of Connecticut that such an act which has 60 much merit and promise should be-speedily passed,’ EASTER. It shotld be impossible for the Eas- ter season to pass without Impressing its message—a message of love, falth and hope—upon each and every one. The festival anniversary with its jov and -brightness; at the realization ’ of what the resurrection means to every {mortal cannot ?ail to make its appeal, setting forth as it does the miracle of deathless life. . Baster means much more than the time for special music and sermons, flowers and new clothes. It marks the anniversary of the dawning of a new lite, new promise and new hope for maniking, and its-significance is as im- portant today-as it was centuries ago. With the newness, freshness and hap- piness of Bastertide there should be a new awakening. While nature is Dpreparing to burst forth in the glad spring - time is ‘also time for hu- manity to-cast aside misgivings, buckle on the armor of faith and prepare to maintain throughout the vear the spir- it of Paster, in all things. : Easter's message gives a new mean- ing to life and each succeeding anni- versary should find our faith, love and allegiance stronger and deeper and our lives therefore happier and better. o=l EDITORIAL NOTES. Italy continues its balancing act with all the skill of & professional. [ g It is no time to be neutral on the question of towm division. “ United we stand; divided ‘we fall. The raising of the lost ‘submarine F-4 is a task which is putting the abil- ity of our naval experts to a hard test, : Grefit Britain must use its best judgment In the seléction of the gen- eral to oppose the forces of John Bar- leycorn; The man on the corner says: Tt is never, easy to find a good excuse for not doing something that ought to have been done. No one has as yet attributed the In- érease In the local stedl Gperations to the influence of greater activity in the export steel trade. The beneficial effects of the self denial practiced during Lent should result o . continuance thereof throughout the year. , The promptness with which Tthe widow of MeManus was pald an ine demnity indicates some improvement in Mexico since the Benton case. The latest American note to Great Britain is not to be made public un- til next Wednesday. That will. give time to get the freshmess out of it. The sinking of the French ship Emma without. even orying “Whoa!” shows what kind of & deal merchant- men are up against in the British channel - Time ought not be allowed .to slip along too rapidly without some proper expression of gratitude for thé good influence which Mr. Groundhog ex- erted over winter. From the manner in which Turkey isireported to'be strengthening Adri- anople there appears to be no im- mediate danger of its handing that coveted part of Burope over to Bul- garia. ~ After thelr experiences with cur- tailed supplies of varfous Idnds the nations jat war.ought ¢o have sgme valuable information to give on scien- THE MAN WHO TALKS outhern..clergyman -has risen to : “So long as men hate one atlother there can be no: peace!” . Solorion never never said anything truer or wiser than this. But it is.up to.the followers of the Prince;of Peace to set the example of love which wover- cometh _all jealousy and overcometh hate. High sectarian fences do -not promote love and goodwill—special doctrines affirmed with enthusiasm and denied with zeal never have made for peace. Rowland Hill found the divid- ing walls too high, and. while he rec- ognized they represented the fallibility of man and were not likely to be ob- literated he did wish that they were kept low - enough for Christians to recognize one another and to_shake hands with ease. The spirit of Christ permitted no barriers to be built be- tween the Baviour and His foes. It s because blind prejudice was per- mitted to do its work that Supreme Love could be best demonstrated. The only way to peace is the frowning down of everything which leads to war. The seeds of permanent peace must be sown in the human heart. Do “you have your doubts? Tne Scotchman 18 famous for his "doots”; and so is the Missourian, who always says: “Yowll have to show me"; but there are many others who have to be shown. Some ons has said: “Man was not made to question but to adore;” but I have my doubts about that. It is as natural for men to doubt as to hopé or fear, and they can do elther to advantage or to their own injury. If doubt is an incentive to search or study it serves a good purpose; but if it acts to excite fear, or to check in- quiry or energy, it is a peril. The chronlc doubter makes little advance either in material or spiritual matters. There is a wide difference between doubting afimations made by others and the doubting of one's own ability to do or to endure. Men who. doubt their own abiiity have nearly surrend- ered to sloth—they have through the action of mind created an automatic brake they better rid themselves of. Doubt of self amounts in reality “to combatting one’s own powers, to check~ ing one's own aspirations. You may have your doubts, but see that they are of good character. I like to sit down at intervals and think of those who have gone before—- those who have said: “Goodnight” and may by and by greet us with “Good morning.” I know they have been de- livered as we are to be delivered, and I find pleasure in thinking of them In a better and brighter life with - a greater knowledge of truth and a larger treedom than we have ever known; and that they have not lest their ideptity but are entering con- sciously into all of the states of love and wisdom they made their own here. I do not recall any saints.among them, for they were all human like myself, ard had their failings and their good points, and, how their faults have shrunk and their goodness grown since they went home. They still love us and we still love them, and the sweet hope speeds from our heart heaven- ward that all is well with them. They are just on the-other.side of the vell, and T am not sure they, cannot extend from their soul to ours fine £hreads of influence to bless us, for who can un< the loving kindness -of the derstagd | Lord? *Why should I selfishly.regret cheir loss and - wring ‘my heart with pain when they are the guests of God? There is no joy in bitterness, but there is assurance in thelove which illumines two worlds and denies itself ‘to none. The - house-cleaning 'microbe s doubtless classed ~among- the ' useful small-fry, and as a_kicker up of dust he takes - the -cake. The vatuum tific management after the big strug- gle is over. < 3 sweeper had intertered,’to some extent. with the hilarity of his spring’and fall games; but he still Keeps the married men on nettles for many, days and gives rise to as much profanity as ever. “The microbe that gives'oleomar- gerine ‘the’ taste: of -butter and helps men profit by deceit doesn't” give rise to half as many’ vaths. Simce both are called friendly:microbes and -are capa- ble of réproducing. théir kind-at -the rate of -a million: & week there is no danger that there will ever be a dearth of them. We can swatitise fly, but the microbe is too small to swat. “When he gets the woman of the house good and_strong ‘there is_a strong-odor of ammonia and suds.about.and the anti- septic campaign runs from attic to cel- lar, while the man of the house has to run to the restaurant to find a ‘guiet xpot and .a hot meal. It is a healthy thing for everybody, but theé woman of the house, who .at the finish is likely to have nervous prostration and a doc- tor. The microbe must be endured since he cannot be cured:: | Do you know a white lie was: neve: known to refuseto act asiusher when a black lie was about to call. Where White lies are.common the black lie is no’ unwelcome guest. Deception - is deception whatever color it fay bé ar- rayed 4n; and 1ittle liés often do the greatest amount -of damage:since they 0 far and no attempt. is.made to cor- rect them., °The ‘white Je is the af tractive agent most emploved to ‘de- celve .one’s self, “hence :it. really. lays the foundation. for. every other-kind of deceit. Only a fool tries to décelve & priest, a doctor or a lawyer, and yet these professions keep secret How many fools. they meet in.the walks of life, although they, as no others, are aware what a tangled web these fools make of life, © Ananjas only thought he was_telling e Httle Jie. when he made himself infamous_for all, time. . The white lfes Peter told before the cock had crowed thrice could Tt have been more durable- had ithey - been black. Honesty fiees the -house where White lies are popular; and-what is the house deprived of honesty? It d6es not make A very. good house' of prayer. Never venture o tell auyone what you would do' if. you only had money! It doesn't sound-good. Not having had ‘money ‘you: do mot know what you would. do with it Those WHo inherit _fortunes usually show what unworthy ' custodians of money they be. Money simphy means in- creased ability and responsibility. Money seldom makes men better neighbors or eitizend. If you ‘féel an aspiration to show anybody what. you can do go.to. work at it-now, fof it will take time and energy, and fidelity to accompiish it, whatever it is. Peo- ple who ' Qo things' make* their mdrk While they are making their money. They are mot waiting for-some one-to provide a_fulcrum for their imagined energy. Real energy. never waits for ‘ltbl:nl: one t:} push-or pull zm_tr ’;:p?flds self to attain its purpose. eel- ing of< what you ‘wowl&xo_ M i a delusion and'a snare. You: wouldn't do it! This is patent , because those Who wait. for cpportunity. oftenest get left. What you do_today makes yes terday’s ‘record for”you, and lays the deep foundations for &liccess or fail- “There .are- too“ many.: professing Christlans - who . i .ashked: “Do -you ‘| Enow you ever had .a prayer directly answered. are ; compelled .to saj “No!” and prayers are’ every day, too. -A. .f£0) - b prayer too. oft )*-okp essent Epirit. i er is the feel- Thg '1nthe hedvt that the Baroen dodl \needs the help of tHe Divihe soul that it may be ‘able to recognile truth and deal sustly in the signt Of Mmen. Itisn lesire for an influx of - - ‘strength to Be able to live in accord with-the Golden Rule, and .to aetually. love our do it. enegnlet insteaq of < The gw kl;s.'é!?riygr'omi!';:}“. o ht EVERY.DAY MIRACLES (Written Specially for The Bulletin.) One of the most renowned citizens of Norwich, the late David A. Wells, wrote an interesting and informing little book called “The Science of Com- mon Things”. He also edited a book along slmilar lifes to which he gave the title, “Things Not Generally Known.” Looking through the latter volume, one cannot fall to be impressed by the wonders of the commonest things about about us on this earth. Were we not so famillar with them, we would continually exclaim, as men in all ages have done at anything out of the ordinary, “A miracle!” Taking an .instance at random; Mr. Wells has called our attention to Something of which we rarely think, i. e. the power of the human eye. For example, a grain of gold dust of the fineness of but 1-1125th. of an inch, may be discerned by the naked eye in common daylight. Experiments have proven that an object can be seen when 25 fathoms below the ocean’s. surface;—a fathom is & nautical measure of six feet. During the March gale of last year we were forcibly. impressed- by the power of the wind, as we saw roofs blown from house and similar manifes- tations. This book of Mr. Wells' as- sures us that the force of the waves of the Atlantic is estimated to be fully three tons per square foot! Some of our travelers who have vis- itod Egypt and other anclent lands emphasize the facts demonstrated by the pictures which we stay-at-homes have seen, of the enormous blocks used in the buflding of the pyramids, the ancient temples in Nineveh, and elsewhere. We are assured by this bogk that there is every probability thak; destitute as they were of com- plicated machinery, the ancients were able to raise these enormous stones simply by the system which they had discovered, of placing common wood- en rollers undeér them. Common roll- ers and slips of wood made possible such bullding operations that the world has never since ceased to won- der! Take, too, that never-ceasing source of amazement, the construction of the human body. In the skeleton there are about 208 bones, vet they can be classified in three divisions, each perfectly adapted to_the uses to which it is put. They are the long and round—as the bones of the upper extremities—the broad and flat—as the bones of the skull—and the short and equare—as the separate bones which compose .the vertebral column. The long bones are perfectly adapted for motion, the flat for protection and the square for motion combined with strength. A wonderfully constructed machanism, the body; yet who ever pauses to reflect upon its marvels? So.often during this winter we have looked out in the morning, to find-the ground covered with snow. Or possi- bly we have been detained out late at night and have ehivered as we have entered the snug, steam-heated house and thought of the poor and homeless and unprotected, during the winter's cold. We have read of unfortunates being found by the roadside, frozen to death. 4sAll snow is snow to us, unthinking yet we are told in this little book that, when a thermometer is plunged in srow to the depth of a decimetre (about four inches) sometimes as much-as nine degrees of heat greater than. that at the surface is marked. This sets us_thinking of 'stories we have read, of sheep and -other ani- mals being lost in storms, yet being kept from freezing by the very warmth of the snow which overwhelmed them. This, doubtless, is what the Bible Wwhen it says, “He sendeth snow like wool.” Reforence was made befors to a grain of gold as visible to the naked eye. We are told that such a grain of precious metal may be beaten out ‘nto an extent of several square feet, vet the leaf remains so compact as not to transmit the rays of light. Some of our farmers and others keep bees and fancy they know much about their. habits and ways. Yet is is safe to guess that few of them ever stop ‘to Consider that the bee's cell is not only the strongest but the most con- venient form and figure that can be devised. Eminent’ mathematicians, Reaumur, Konig, Kirby, Spence, Lord Brougham, discused this point, invariably com- ing back to the decision that the bee's method could not be improved upon: the hexaedron or six-angled figure, ig the strongest and most convenient, o wonderful fact. And what is equally remarkable, so do_the little creatures work that the middle of every cell, on one side, is diréctly opposite to the point where the three partitions ‘meet on the opposite side! Yet “the fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God'!” g Not only the Ilfllaer shows us a daily miracle, but sclen¢e has dem- onstrated that the spider is capable.of teaching us an amazing wonder. Teuwenhock has computed that one hundred of. the threads of @ full-grown spider are not equal to the diameter of “the hair from & man's beard. Con- sequently, if the threags and hair be both round, tén thousand such thfeads are not bigger than such a hair! And so it goes! Miracle after mir- acle might be cited. Yet there are still those blind—in their own conceit —who declare they will not believe! Only yesterday, as | was looking over my school ‘Ovid, something di- rented my attention'to the brief sketch of the. life of the poet who has caused anguish to so-many thousands of stidents fitted to clatm, with Shake- speare, that they ‘“knew little Latin and less Greek.” Something caul duce such a vital change in the heart, such a. deepening of one’s spirituality, such a quickening of religious power, that we know that we have become a more worthy son of God than we ever were before. Prayer is always an swered to the soul that feels the pres- ence’ of God _and responds to the promptings of ‘His lave. - Prayer, of | course, may. be a recitation and sound admirable .without in thé least being effective, We have to feel right to pray right. 1t .is_impossible to teach a person what you.do not understand yourself. The servaht girl problem s made worse by the fact that many employ- crs of servants do mot know the limits of service,-or the burden of it. Many shop problems:-are created by conceit- ed’ bosBes Who ‘were never first-class at’ the berich aid who have risen be- cauee Of Sonietlhing else besides ef- ficlency; Any person in any position Gnder the sun who does not Know ex- actly how ‘4 thing shoyld be done, and the ‘best way. of doing it, cannot ap- DrSclare, the_ lmetligs gRLL e persisterice reguired t iplish the Torle,_and are not qualified to Sk fhe ‘words of praise wl nspire wpkmen, to &5 tReir vest. Many fobms ‘organized “busineéss are simply or- systems- of - ssifishness and iy ‘under which wage-earners are taught every phase of dishonedty and subjected to daily or hourly humilia- tion. No sy can run right without me to note a reference to Ovid's friends, Horace, Virgil, Tibullus, and I went on to read some things which he tells of Athens and Rome, and I looked up the cause of his exile to Tomi. It was interesting to read of references to manners and customs of that time—what time? Why, 1 in- vestigated, and to my surprise found, what I had never thought of, that Publius Ovidius Naso was born March 20th, but 43 years before Christ! This set me to looking after his companion in the volume, another old favorite (sic) of the school boy, Vir- gil. Same result—Vergillus Maro first saw, the light at Andes, Oct. 15th, 70 Now here was a revelation! When I had read of Virgil's friendship for Octavianus Caesar, afterwards the Emperor Augustus, who became his patron, I had reflected that ‘“oppor- tunity is as indispensable as the man.” But _even then, I had not noticed that all these things had happened nearly half a century before Christ was born. It seemed quite natural to believe that Virgil had been educated at Cremona, Milan and Naples, and to “take stock” as we moderns say, in what he, too, wrote of the doings of his time, Now then—why is that so many Pereons who take Ovid and Virgil and orace and their friends seriously, who belleve in the pictures which they give of contemporary men and man- ners and deeds, will balk at another history of happenings which have had such tremendous influence on the fate and the fortunes of the world? Why should not men read of the stupendous miracle of which we are hearing this week, the miracle of the Resurrection which is to be re-told in sermon, song and story tomorrow, and accept it gs implicitly as I have been accepting those things told me by my sehool poet Ovid, dr Virgil, who surely come to me with no such strong cre- dentials as Christ? It is a strange condition, that men will doubt the one, yet accept the other. That the man who cannot write hie name will see a miracle in the simplest things about him, yet will not take the testimony of the greatest minde of the ages regarding the su- preme_fact of so many millions' be- lief. For, as St. Paul—who we a pretty sound and good and schelarly authority, way up in the list oi the world”s ‘“best sellers’ for ail tir-e, de- clares, “Unless Christ be rissn ’com the dead, then our faith in in The unbeliever who plants a sed, an acorn, has feith to assure him of what its future will be. Sometimes I think that not nearly so many of those who scoff at miracles disbelieve them as so pretend! If they speak the truth, then they are to be pitied, with this coming of another Bastertide, with its glad blooms and anthems and_spiritual re- joleing! For there is no loss like unto thelr loss!. And with the wayside beggar of Jericho, their Paschal prayer well may take the beseeching form, “Lord, that I may see!” THE DICTAGRAPH. Sunday Ligt on the One-way Trail. He who has any helpful word to speak as to what lies beyond the grave is’siire of a respectful hearing. For the problem represents the one great sub- Ject not only of human speculation but of human yearning. Steadily our friends depart from this earthly scene and the places that knew them Know them no more. The front ranks of the great marching column disappear around the bend in the road and no one in them comes back to tell us how it fares farther on. We know that their status, whatever it may be, is soon to be our own and we ask the age-long question because we cannot help it “If a man die shall he live again?” The old ¢ry of Job becomes that of humanity, The Venerable Bede records that centuries ago the King of Northum- berland and his counselors held a coun- cil to'decide whether missionaries from Etrope should be allowed to present %o, thelr people the Christian faith. A sinigle incident of that council is re- iated as voicing in quite a pathetic way the perennial longing of the human heart. .As the chieftains sat in their warm, bright dining-hall while a wintry storm raged outside a little bird passed the ropm. The moment of its bassage was full of sweetness for the sird; but the interval was brief. The itté creature came .out of darkness, passed again into darkness, and in the twinkling of an eye had vantshed. No one knew whence it came nor whither it went. “Like this,” said the aged king, “is human life. ‘We come, and our wise men cannot tell us whence. We go, and they cannot tell us whither. Therefore, if _there be anyone that can teach us more about it—in God’s name let us hear him!” That desire has not changed in the rolling centuries. Sclence has done much to answer our questions about the material world and is likely to do much more. But the destiny of man is still shrouded in mystery. The cur- tain let down on our career at that point called death is an impenetrable one and 10 human hand is strong enough to push it aside. The in- numerable company of the departed, where are they?. Do they still live, and it so, under what skies and in what spheres? Where lles “The island-valley of Avillon: Where. falls not hail, or rain, or any snow, Nor ever Wind blows loudly ?* Because of the light it throws on the common problem Taster is loved by meny thoughtful people as the great day of the year. It is a day that speaks to all the sons of men of the life eternal. It is a day that faces the fact of death but that summons us to say: “Oh death, where is thy sting? O. grave, where is thy-victory?” 1If we take in the meaning of the day and its sublime teaching the weeping, mid- night skies are ever after hung with glearing lamps of hope. There will always be some who re- quire something more than the Scrip- ture story -to give -them assurance. How can the soul continue after the dles; how. can. thought persist after the brain. has’ mouldered -into dust they say. They tell us that the ordinary evidence of the. senses con- tradicts the doctrine of immortality. It is enough to rtp],y lha.: :hgbl:g(ru, ment a person uses s not to be con- fused with the person himself. One might perish without the slightest herm to the other. A vandal with a hammer might demolish the piano on which Paderewski was about to play, but in o doing he has not destroyed the genius of the artist. Similarly the and ‘the brain might perish with. out destruction of the person who has used them as convenient instruments during this earthly span. The worn garments of the traveler may be cast aside but that does not prevent the traveler ‘himself from continuing un- hampered and free along his endless i . HE pARSON. h Morning Talk I | 194 Main Street, ol ——r=|—o|ol—=|c——|o|——=|——xl efl/,,M oSampleaftig EASTER SUITS Special for Easter Special for Easter SPECIALS! NOW IS THE TIME and HERE IS THE PLACE to select your SUIT, COAT or DRESS, while the assortment is at its height. $16.50 and $19.50 COATS $8.95 and $10.50 DRESSES Special $5.00 and $8.95 A complete stock of Jap and Crepe-de-Chine Waists in all the leading shades and styles. Wauregan Biock ol ——0—|n|e—a|——=]o|——| ———=a] LETTERS TO THE EDITOR On Its_Merits Peti Mr. Bditor: It was my privilege to be present -t the hearing at Hartford on the new town proposition. I have Dbeen asked by many what I thought would be o final result. Unless my Judgment unduly biased, there can be no doubt on the merits of the Muestion as presented but that the petitioners must fail In fact T would believe if the question was on trial before a judge a motion for a nonsuit would be granted by the court. Of course the hearing before a legislative committes is a different proceedure than one before a court and on Should Fail. all sides in rather an informal man- ner and finally make their report. The petitioners have finished thelr direct testimony with General Atwood, the president of the Ponemah company as their principal witness. It must be admitted that he convinced all his opponents of his fairness and honesty in his statement of the case, He is a gentleman and answered falrly every question put to him by opposing counsel. I believe T interpret justly his testimony when I say he admitted that his company had always been treated very fairly by the town; real- Iy his only grievance was the fear of being brought into the city and as such result, their present annual tax would be increased $25,000. If this is the only objection, certain- ly it ought to be possiole to give suf- jent assurance in some way, that the city never will ask or agitate a change of the city laws, to satisfy him and the interests he represents. He must be satisfied there never will be any cause for any fear of a move for annexation. ‘While the great mass of the inhabitants of the city have al- ways miaintained the great injustice of the annexation of Taftville, there have been undoubtedly a few who have agitated in the past this ques- tion to the great annoyance and ex- pense of the Ponemah company. I know the counsel for the town and will make every effort to satis- fy all the petitioners in this matter, that the city is, now and ever will be opposed to any annexation except on request of those desiring to be annex- ed. This old town of Norwich should never be divided. A division would be an injury to the old town and a great disadvantage to the new towr. 1 shave space to suggest only a few things. Let us first consider the Norwich Town district, The city now provides this district with street light service as well as house lighting and they lay only the city rate for the same. The city owns the plant gen- erating -the light and power and has to pay the interest on a $687,000 - in- debtedness on the plant, as well as paying the expense of running and waiitaining the same. The rates $or service are the same for residents of both city and town and notwithstand- ing the tax payers of the city as- sumes wholly these burdens the res- idents on Washington and Town streets from the-city line to the Yan- tic bridge have city water at rates only slightly advanced ever residents of the city, Backus hospital, Johnson Home, Rock Nook Home and Shelter- ing Arms have even lower rates than city residents, The above institutions as well as those lying on other streets have hydrant service and fire protec- tion without cost. The water plant owned by the city cost over a million dollars and the city still owes on the water plant a bonded indebtedness of $687,000, vet there is little difference. in the rates of residents in the city and town. These above named insti- tutions as well as residents on these streets would be absolutely without fire protection except for the city wa- ter supply and city’s fire department. Our fire department costs the city an= nually about $35000, and_they have its use without one cent. What would be the loss of life in case of fire at Backus hospital with_ its large num- ber of invalids, the Johnson Home with its inmates, many of whom are aged and infirm; the Rock Nook Home with its large contingent of small chil- dren; the Sheltering Arms with its helpless inmates in case this city’s fire protection was removed What effect al- #0 would the remioval have for insurance rates on property in this district. Let us not forget that the city of Nor- wich has paid about 75 per cent, of the cost of the fine macadam road be- tween the city line and Bozrah, more than three miles in length. Do the residents of this district consider the feasibility if their petition is granted They will eventually be compelled to pay for car service from Yantic and Norwich Town to Franklin square a ten cent fare. The electric road has contended in the past, that the present fare is too small. I imagine with this new condition the road would not be slow to demand two fares as it passes from one town to another town, and quite probably succeed in getting fa- vorable legislation on this question. A few words as to Taftville sit- ustion. Such men as Moses Plerce, Lorenzo Blackstone, John ~F. Slater, and Edward Chappell put large sums of money into the Ponemah Co. at its inception, and did very much to make it a success. It would seem as if thelr efforts. and sacrifices ought to have some consideration. Stop a moment and ask yourself what would these men say to this proposition of a di- vision of the town, The macadam road in the evidence| We have appreciated the value to the the committee in fairness must hear ' from St. Mary's cemetery to the prague town line, a distance of five miles, was bailt by the town and 3-4 of said expense was paid by the tax- payers of the city of Norwich. When ever any improvement has been asl ed for by Taftville or any other de- mand, whether it was a bridge or rep- resentation ir the legisiature or on {the town board, my recollection is that it has always been gladly grant- Ied. As General Atwood frankly ad- | mitted, they have not been refused. {town and city of their splendid cor- | poration, | _Agaln consider the splendid plant of the 1. B, Martin company; my | recolléction “1s correct, residents of |the city gave the land for this suc- ! cessful plant and were instrumental B < its plant here. Today the city furnishes electricity for its power and lighting. How would that portion of | | the town left in the old town which is | outside of city limits be affected? It seems to me the territory would be so small outside of the city that it | would be argued, that a dual govern- | ment would be expensive and unprof- itable for such a territory, and the | farm rom Bozrah line on the west to the mill as far south as Trading Cove might be all annexed to the city. ! T regret exceedingly that this con- test has arisen, and I am decidedly of the opinton, it would be a great mis- take for all parties, if the prayers of this petition is granted. It would be a mistake which could never be cor- rected. While the matter has many anxious it has had this happy result: It has united all interests of the city Norwich in _opposition to a division of the town, Never has the city been more united: In_this respect 1t can ‘be said to be a blessing in disguise. Such a representative body of men as were present at the hearing on Tues- o+ last seldom apmears before a leg- islative body. We all' might feel proud of that effort. LUCIUS ‘BROWN. Norwich, April 2. 1915, Stories of the War Berlin Night Life. Not only have Berlin cafes been re- quired to close at 1, but late night suburban trains and electric “owl cars” are to be abolished. At one fell swoop therefore the Beriiner has lost his famous night life, as well as the means of getting home should he tarry in town in search of some trace of it. for in addition to reduced train and bus service the use of taxicabs has been ordered curtailed by two thirds so that tires, fuel and oil may be saved. ‘The recently announced order for all private cars to cease running has caused a flood of requests from indi- viduals and firms asking for special permission to operate their cars, 8c- companied by detailed reasons why they should be given these permits. Under the law. however, the requests can be recognized only in case the mo- tor cars are to be used exclusively in tho service of the empire, one of its states, or an official; for protection against firé, for the transportation of the sick, or rescue purposes, or- for general public welfare—by physicians, veterinarians and the like. Though permits mey be issued for the automoblile busses, Berlin antici- pates that these soon will vanish from the streets, Already all but three lines have been abolished, the withdrawn vehicles being used for military pur- poses. Enough For Women To Do In Their Own Lin The places of the tens of thousands of working men in Austria-Hungary, who were suddenly called away to the army, have not been filled by women to anything like the extent that was expected. The war has been going on for some seven months but apart from | fleldwork, in which the peasant women did most’ ekcellent service last fafl in getting in the harvest, women in Aue- tria-Hungary have not taken the place of the male workers. Their occupa- tions_have naturally been largely af- fected by the war, but nevertheless they have continued to engage: almost exclusively in women's work. There are fewer office” employes and sales- women but many more seamstresses. Few women have been called upon to take up any hard physical labor. From the beginning of the war, how- ever, women have done most valuable work. Thousands who were formerly employed in stores or offices, or as household servants, are now earning their living by making soldjers’ uni- forms, shirts, underwear, knapsacks and military tents. So great is the demand for all such equipments that thflt are not enough women to do the worl 7 Getting His Pay. ‘The Pay Department of the British Army now employs nearly 700" officers and about 7,000 clerks. This is nearly ten times as many people as were re- quired for the work in times of peace. The housing of the constantly grow- ing staff of the Pavmaster's cffice was one of the first difficlulties, and the London mein office has moved twice since the war began. Lately it has taken to adding private houses to its office area. Much of the time sinc OTHER VIEW POINTS The appointment of former Con- gressman B. F. Mahan to be potmas- ter of Néw London has made it clear sailing for Homer S. Cummings ® be the candidate for U, S. senator from this etate when the time arrives, is the political gossip going the rounds.— Middletown Press. It is expected that the committee on the consolidation of commissions will make its report to the ge sem- bly this week. The task of the commit- tee has been mo easy ome. It bristles with difficulties. But it is the general fope that in its report it will prune rigerously in the ranks of officialdom rather than deal with the subjects in & superficlal way.—Ansonia Sentinel. The dog catchers of New Haven have rendered the Elm City a valuable ser- vice in ridding it of a number of worth- lese canines. Other cities could be ren- dered similar service. There is no earthly reason for allowing a lot of worthless _curs to roam around the country at will, making a nuisance of themselves and in case of the fqot and mouth disease making it possible to distribute the same in widely separat- ed areas.—Rockville Journal. On the ground that heavy commer- cia] cars wear the roads more than do ordinary passenger automobiles, it might be fair to increase the tax on the former and leave the latter as they are. But it is a fact that, while the heavy truck's travel is largely con- fined to the paved streets of citles, the pleasure car travels widely on all roads. It is well to tax the former more. It is more popular than it is just to exempt the latter, — New Haven Register. Factory owners should not wait for the taxpayers to establish continuation schools and technical schools. They should adopt the German idea of train- ing their employes themselves. They may train a small portion of their hands _for their competitors for a while, but eventually they will be so well supplied with iskilied help for their own particular requirements that their training schools will be looked upon as their most profitable invest- ments.—Waterbury Republican. The existence of the City Plan Com- mission was due to the feeling that Bridgeport has been allowed to de- velop in altogether too taphazard a fashion. Street widths and street lay- outs have been tdo much determined by the convenience of the moment, without regard for the requirements of the future. As a result, much that has be~ done will at some time have to be > all over again, at great ex- pe o the city and after its citi- ze ive been subfected to many qui. *mnecessary inconviences, Therg is now a very general disposition to take a more far-sighted view of mu- nicipal problems and to look beyond the immediate present. As a guide to the application of this -principle to specific improvements the city's plan- ner's report will ‘be most helpful.— Bridgeport Standard.” - - the firgt of August the whole army pay organization has worked day and night. The soldier receives his pay, if he wishes it, not only at the ‘front, but even in the trenches. The cash, in French treasury notes, is issued by. his .| company officer in the field, and is ac- counted for on the so-called “acquit- tance rolls” Every soldier carries his pay-book right through the war, _As far as possible, he is paid weekly. Men in the advanced trenches draw their pay almost as if they were in the barracks at home. Crossing the Channel. New passport regulations put into force by the English and French gov-' ornments should prove a boon to pho tographers. —Any - Americar who ge: sires to get from England Holland or France must be armed v at least nine photographs of himse. It now takes three days to get the crede necessary to. make the trip across English Channel, and at every t the applicant is met with a demand. hig photograph. , - Under’ the changed regulations u\f- tures of travelers are avilable in places ahould any question arise to the ntity of persons suspected of belng nder the three-day limit plan sé- cret agents have an opportunity to make a full investigation of the cre- dentlals’ of all applicants for and can 100k up the records of per- who may be under suspicion. Prison Ships. - "Three of the nine ships utilized by the British government as 4