Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 13, 1915, Page 4

NORWICH BULLETIN, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1915 Glorwich Bulletin and Goufied 119 YEARS OLD Bubscription price 1Ze a week; 60c montb; §6.00 a year. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn., as second-class matter. Telepmone Callet Bulistin Business Office fforial Rooms $8-3. Bulletin Ea o letin Job Omce 85-2. \Willimantie Office, Room 2 Murray Roflding. Telephone 316 Nomioh."ru;déy‘, "Aprfl 13, 1915 {-Tie Circulation of 3 The Builetin 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 cent. of the people. In Windham it is delivered to over 900 houses, in Putnam and Danielson to over 1,100 and in all of these places it is consid- ered the lecal daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, ome 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 1801, average ............ 4412 -5,920 Seosssossuesssescessessscessessessaseecsassoces 1905, average . FACTS ARE AGAINST DIVISION. Even though it would appear that sufficient evidence has been presented to the committee on new towns and probate dlstricts concerning the mat- ter of dividing the town of Norwich to warrant a dismissal of the petition, basing such opinion as the commit- tee must its action upon the merits of the case and the weight of the tes- timony introduced, Norwich will nev- eriheless send another good sized del- egation to Hartford today to protest against the unjustified and menacing proposition. Norwich has shown, not by general and unsupported statements, but by eold facts, that there is strang oppo- eition throughout the section which it is proposed to set off to the extent that many have even appeared and testified ageinst their indicatea desire for sep- sration. It reguired but little thought to have them realize the harm that would result from such a change. Norwich has much more evidence to show wny it should not be divided and facts which will reveal the ini- quity of any such action, and & must g0 befors the comitire today deter- mired thet no stone shail be left un- turned in the full presentation of its side and the placinz before the com- mittes of the many ressens why jus- tice demands that the petition be de- nied. Even thongh the committes has not § as yet taken action upon the invita- tion to visit Norwich and view the premises it is to be sincerely hoped, if thers is any question in their minds after the testimony is in, that they will come here in a body and see for thema=lves why Norwich should not Ye divided. STOCK LIFE AND FIRE INS., TAX. In the readjustment of its taxation problems this state has only just be- gun and it cannot be expected that it will solve them all by the time the present session of the legislature ad- journs. ‘What appears to be a sensible rec- ommendation is that made by John Alllng of New Haven when he calls attention to the manner in which the stock life and fire insurance company taxes are collected and distributed, though it is in the distribution that he points out the need for reform. Mr. Alling calls attention to the fact that the state last year received from such taxes the sum of $760,000 and that over one-half of that sum is paid to the town of Hartford and the rest dis- tributed through certain towns in small amounts though there are 47 which receive nothing therefrom. Under his contention this total sum should be turned into the state treasury and be used for the meeting of the state’s ob- ligations that the entire state might benefit therefrom instead of a few get- ting as they do now the cream of this tax, because the companies are lo- cated therein, although they do a bus- iness throughout the entire state wherever they can. It is a matter at least to ’Wh'ch those who are wrestling with the ques- tion of making the income meet the justified expenditures must glve con- sideration. Those which are now get- ting the real benefit from this tax will hate to part with it, but it is the fair treatment of all which must be worked for instead of permitting such a tax to more than offset a state tax on only & few of the towns of the state. THE NAVY AND THE F-4, Congressman Gardner loses no time In calling attention to the loss of the submarine F-4 in the spirit of “T told you so.” He looks for justification to the statement of the commander of that vessel made in the letter which has been recently published to the ef- fect that the F-4 was in a leaky con- dition and that it was expected that it wiould go up in smoke, This furnishes an additional reason for the location of this submersible and the bringing of it to the surface if such a thing is possible. Thereby and thereby alone can it be determined definitely what the cause was for its loss and whether it was actually unfit for use, for its commander’s statement s now offset by the ‘of the naval sficial higher up that if there was any- thing the matter with the F-4 it was known only to the officers of the un- Gersea o There is a conflict of Matements here _Which needs to bels overcome, both for the bearing which it will have upon the vessel in ques- tion and upbn all other submarines in the navy. Congressman Gardner sought an in- vestigation to determine the exact state of preparedness of this country's defense. Without such being permit- ted, under the claims that it was un- called for, the loss of the F-4 at this time gives certain support to his claims. Certainly it-could have fur- nished little opposition had it been actually engaged in defending Hono- lulu when ft went down. It would have been far preferable to have had its condition discovered through an investigation, however, than to have had it revealed as it has been. It is of vital importance to the navy to know the exact facts. DETAINING THE TUBERCULOUS. Following a verdict of guilty brought in by a jury in the criminal superior court against the inmate of the Under- cliff tuberculosis sanatorium who shot 2 nurse and was charged with assault with intent to Ikill, the sentence of three to five years in state prison was imposed. It was a sentence based upon the crime committed, though from the very fact that the accused was a patlent in a state tuberculosis institution indicates that prison is no place for him because of the condition of his health and because of the dan- ger to the other prisoners. This situation gives support to the plea of the state tuberculosis com- missioners in their report where rec- ommendation is made that there be provision made for the detention of patients who are unruly and who be- cause of their actions are a menace to the rest of a community. Even though such might be committed by health officers to a sanatorium there is no provision for restraining them there. ‘Accommodations for those who are a danger to the public are not provided it they are unwilling to remain in such an institution, Should such an addition be provided at one of the sanatoria and the au- thority be given to the commission to detain such patients, just such a place as is needed for the care of the Undercliff patient would be available without endangering the lives of healthy prisoners. The commissioners in thelr report appear to have antici- pated just such a situation as has now developed. KRONPRINZ WILHELM. The arrival of the Kronprinz Wil- helm at Newport News in search of “fuel and provisions” definitely locates the last of the commerce raiders which Germany has been maintaining on the high seas. This, like the others, has a long list of victims to its credit and having been on the ocean for months it much be well barnacled and in need of repairs, as was the Prinz Eitel. That it will follow the course of this latter ship and intern during the war is probable under the circumstances, but untll definite action is taken there is nothing else to do but to repeat the precautions which were taken rel- ative to the Kitel. This will mean the reestablishment of the vigil upon the part of this country as well as of the allies and the ships of those coun- tries may as well settle down for an- other three weeks' watch. That there is any better opportunity for this vessel to get away than there was for the Eitel to is seriously doubted, and should it get away there is no prospect that it would be able to survive on its prizes else it would not mow have put into port. Daring as its officers have been and doubt- .less are, there is no possible aid which 'can come to its rescue and discre- tion can be expected to be duly exer- cised, evep as it was.by Commander Thiericherts, although the promise is ‘made that “it will go out as it came in.” This surprise visit of the Kron- kprinz Wilhelm was a far different ac- .coraplishment that a sortie would be vhich is bound to be watched, EDITORIAL NOTES. ‘When they have to prohibit the tan- go in Paris it is quite evident that all have not gone crazy over the war in France's capital, The lover who committed the triple tragedy on the island of St. Andres fired his best and what should ha.ve been his only shot last. ‘Wiilard fooled the crowd on his ar- rival in New York, but according to reports it was omly what he @aid soon after his arrival in Havana. The opening of the baseball season serves as another means of drawing attention from the war theaters, but the play will £0 on just the same. If that anarchists' farm is going to prove a success in New Jersey they should carry on thelr farming with dynamite and put it to some good use. The good example set by the com- mander of the Prinz Witel apparently made a lasting tmpression upon those in charge of the Kronprinz Wilhem. i o i When the industrial commission seeks to get at the bottom of the tip problem it should not be satisfied with the porters’ side, but call the public in. Perhaps CGermany will send us a note for not having kept the last of the ralders so provisioned that it wouldn't have to come in and intern also. The decision of Austria to attempt no fresh campalgn against Servia is open to the interpretation that it has enough trouble on its hands al- ready. The man on the corner says: About the time a man makes up his mind that the season for long walks has arrived his feet acquire the draggy feeling. Those New York girls getting $6 to $8 a week could evidently give some valuable information to that New York matron who says she cannot live on $6,000 a year. From the way in which the. French are knocking the edge out of that St. Mihiel wedge they don’t intend that there’ll be much of anything left when they get through, That trip into Newport News ap- pears to be a pretty safe course for belligerent warships, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it would be just as easy to get out, “To the paint-up and cleap-up cam- paigns which are so assiduously push- ed at this season of the year there might be added with excelleat results & general movement for better side- walks. i THE OLD BLUE It was a bright windy day in early May. Caroline Osgood had been clean- ing the attic, breathless from climbing the two flights of stairs with her arms full of quilts, she paused on the top stair to rest. Four generations of the Osgood family had lived in the house, each one had contributed its share to the attic; bunches of herbs hung from the rafters, giving it a delightful odor, e spinning wheel, swifts, quilting frames and loom long silent that had belonged to grandmother Osgood, stood side by side. We may be poor in some things, but of patchwork quilts we have enough for a multitude. I wonder how many there are—as she counted them—sev- enty-five; and mother is still making more! They are pretty In their way, she thought, as she folded them to put away in the bedding closet. What a story those bits of cloth could tell, the record of the thrift and industry of the women of long ago, they were certainly ingenious to_think of so_many different patterns—Rising Sun, Log Cabin, Sunshine and Shadow. Star and Crescent—what queer names. One more trip to the back vard for the blue counterpane, then they will all_be back in their places. On reaching the back yard she found that the wind had blown the counter- pane off the line and into the front yard. Stooping to pick it up she heard a volce say, “Pardon me, where is the nearest telephone? There has been an automobile accident and I must get a doctor at once.” “We have a telephone! in}” While waiting for the call he told them about the accident. “We were coming down the last hill beyond the church when the brakes refused to work and the car skidded, ran into a telephone pole and over a stone wall, throwing Mrs. De Forest and her daughter out. “I managed to jump clear of the car. Mrs. De Forest is badly hurt and Miss Gertrude is brulsed and cut by the glass from the wind shield. “Where shall I tell the doctor to come?” “Three miles out on the Sandy River road near the Osgood place; he will know where it 18 Caroline had been busy while he was talking, getting stimuiants and her first aid kit. “I will go back with you. I can help until the doctor arrives. I trained for a nurse, 8o this will seem like getting back to my old work.” Hurrying up the road they scon came to the scene of the accident. Caroline's practiced eyve took in the situation, as she loosened the injured woman's clothing and applied the simple rem- cdles that she had brought. Mrs. De Forest soon showed signs of returning consciousness. “We must take them up to the house. If you will 50 up and tell mother to give you the Cot, we can carry her on that. I will stay with them.” Gertrude De Forest, shock, tried to move but sank back wilh a groan, Caroline removed one of the boots »nd found one of her ankles badly sorainet Carefully they laid the infured wo- man on the cot ana carried her to the house where Caroline and her mother made her as comfortable as possible while the young man returned for Gertrude. The doctor arrived and examined the patient. He found that Mrs. De For- est had broken her hip and shoulder, besides many bruises. Caroline helped the doctor to set the broken limbs. “You could not be in better han he sald, as he was leaving. “I think we shall have to Introduce ourselves, as in the excitement of the afternoon no one thought of names,” said Caroline, as she went to call the man in the case to supper. “My name is Caroline Osgood.” “And mine 1is Bert McLaughlin, chauffeur at present, a doctor in the future, I hope.’ “I hope you are hungry, for mother has enough supper for a dozen, and our other two guests canot eat any- thing.” “I am a host in myself when it comes to the food question,” laughed Bert; “don’t think your mother's sup- per will be wasted while T am around!” Days lengthened into weeks as Mrs. DeForest gained slowly. The others of the party seemed contented. Ger- trude could walk a little, but was able to take long rides raily in the machine with Caroline as a companion, her patient saying that her nurse needed the fresh air. One day Caroline had placed as_an extra_covering on Mrs. DeForest's bed the blue counterpane. “Where did you get that, my dear?” she asked as Caroline entered the room. “Oh, that is one that Grandmother Osgood made. We have several, end quilts by the dozen.” 2t 1s ‘valusble. DIa you know 1t2 *“Would you mind bringing the quilts Come right weak from the LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Big Snow of 1854, Mr. Editor: I note this request in The Bulletin: “Charles Thresher of Mansfield Cen- ter has been keeping record of the weather every day for about 50 years, having commenced it when a boy. He remembers that there was a big snow in April, 1854. but cannot tell the date and would, be glad to have anyone supply this missing information for him.” The “Big Snow” in April, 1854, be- gam during the night ending the 15, and continued till near noon of the next day following. There was then over one foot of snow covering the ground on the level. Snow, hail and sleet also fell on the 17th. Gales Ferry, April 12, 1915. NEW BOOKS An Ethical Probl.m—By Albert Lef- fingwell, M. D, Aurora, N. Y. Cloth. 369 pages with appendix 13;1 index. Published by C. P. Far- 117 East 21st, New York. G. Bell & Sons, Ltd, London. Price $2.50. In this setting forth of sidelights upon scientific expermentation on man and animals the author who was the late president of the American Humane association and the author of several velumes on vivisection and other sub- Jects does not present the view known as anti-vivisection, so“far as that means the condemnation without ex- ception, of all phases of biological in- vestigation. With the present ideas of the modern physiol cal labratory so far as they favor e practice of vivisection.in secrecy and without legal regulation he has no sympathy what- ever. The ethical problem concerns not the prevention of all experimenta- tion upon animals but rather the aboli- tion of its cruelty, its secrecy, fits abuse, The volume deals with vivisection and the author holds that it is to pre- ventive medicine that the world must learn to look, not to the conquest of disease by new drugs or new serums, and he does not believe that fifty years years hence scourges of humanity which are responsible for thousands of preventable deaths will be curable by the administration of any remedy to be hereafter discovered by experimen- tation on animals. He enters deeply into the question and shows the re- sult.of-long and careful Tesearch worlk, COUNTERPANE in here so I could see them? Get Bert to_help you.” Together they stairs. 4l never thought any one would care to look at these,” as they took armful after armful down stairs. ‘They are beautiful, and the hand work is perfect; there is a small lor- tune in them if you care to sell them.” “Do you think any one would care to buy patchwork quilts ’ ‘Indeed I do. I belong to a soclety for the encouragement of colomial handwork. - They would be wild over these. Do you know how to meake these wonderful quilts?” “Yes. I have helped, and mother is an artist in that line.” “I can well believe that. “How would you like to establish a home industry that would employ you and your friends here at your house?” “I 'would Mke it very much; but I have not the necessary capital.” “I would like to do something for you beside just paying for my board and care. If you will take these quilts to New York and exhibit them at our annual colonial fair, I know that you can get ail the orders that you can fill. I will'pay all your expenses, and you will be my guest while there. Caroline and her mother decided to accept the offer. When Mrs. De For- est and Gertrude returned to the city, Caroline and the quilts went with her. In a booth, the sides made of qullts, and the old spinning wheel, swifts and loom, Caroline dressed in a quaint hoespun dress, took orders for the quilts. At the close of the fair, she had orders.for 100 quilts. The cheap- est were $10, and many were much more. Caroline returned home delighted with the prospect of work for herself and friends. A big room on the second floor was used as a work room. The floor was painted. A big stove, cutting table, quilting frames and some comfortable chairs completed the furnishings. Caroline often says, ‘I owe all my success to the blue counterpane.’— Boston Po: climbed the attic Stories of the War How It Feels to be Blown Up. A member of the crew of the steam- er Linari, which was sunk by a mine in the North Sea, sends to relatives in London an account of “how it feels to blown up by a mine.” He says: “It seemed exactly like a cart go- ing over a big brick. Everyone was shot off his feet, the forepart of the ship was thrown up into the air, the iron bulkheads flew to pieces and the windlass went over the bows. ‘The instruments on the bridge were shat- tered, lamps fell, tables were blown out of their sockets and dishes went saling in all drections. All this at exactly the same instant! The cap- tain and first officer were lifted off the bridge and landed on their faces on the deck below. Only two men were badly hurt, however; they were both in their bunks at the time! Kurds Carry Off Girls. “A fearful rate of mortality” among the 10,000 refugees crowded into the yards of the American mission at Urumiah, where it is said, 5,000 per- sons could scarcely find accommoda- tlon, 1s reported in a communication recelved through the State Depart- ment at Washington by the Presbyte- ian Board of Foreign Missions. So great was the menace, it is said in the communication, that for a while it was unsafe for any one to leave and consequently the bpdies of the dead could not be bduried. Later when the way was opened, the communication declares, one mission- ary was kept busy attending to the burial of the dead. At times on an :Vemge of 40 refugees died every ay. The communication, which is a copy of one sent to F. W. Smith, American consul at Tifils, Persia, by Rev. Rob- ert M. Lebaree, of Urumiah, described in detail the fight of Christlans not only from Urumiah, but from all Azerbajan provinces after the with- drawal of the Russian troops, and then continued: “Of the thousands who were forced to remain behind, their villages be- /g so situated that flight was impos- sible, only the future can give us a correct roll of those murdered in cold blood and with cruel tortures by the Kurds; of the women and girls car- ried off and of the children lost and the familles separated in the time of this terrible catastrophe. All who could fled to the city and found the one shelter that gave them the best hope of safety. ‘That ‘was our American mission property, guarded by the American flag, and, what was even more potent <han the flag the position of influ- ence and confidence earned by long years of service by our mission- aries. “It is estimated that in all 12,000 took refuge in our mission com- pounds of Urumiah, while 3,000 more were given shelter at the French mis- sion. Those who took refuge with us were unharmed, while villages were being plundered and burned and hun- dreds of lives were being lost.” The communication then described how Dr. Packard, missionary physi- cla-n, at the risk of his life, con- ferred with the Kurdish chiefs and begged that the lives of the persons in a nearby village, which was being besieged, might be given to him. He agreed that all property in the vil- lage be turned over to the Kurds. “He prevailed,” the communication says, “and in the middle of the night brought into the city with ‘him more than 1,000 men, ‘women and children who had by his inter- cession been saved from massacre in its most horrible forms.’ The communication points that all these refugees have to fed, three tons of bread daily being ;l(&ded’to keep them from starva- on. “We cannot turn these people out to starve later, as we could not turn them out to be slaughtered,” the com- munication continues. Mr. Labaree asks that the Red Cross Society be informed of the plight of the Christians in Urumiah. He has asked the Board of Foreign Missions to furnish the mission with $50,000 for its immediate needs. England’s Duty. Dr. Lyttleton, headmaster of Eton, Malt Whiskey s U flllllllllllllllllllflllllflllllllllllllllllllllllll Cottolene—Unegualled for purity and wholesomeness ‘The shortening you use in cook- ing and baking should be as pure and wholesome as the food that is prepared with it. Coticlene is iteelf 2 pure, wholesome food, con- sisting of ultra-refined cottonseed oil— s fine as the choicest salad oil—and beef stearine from selected leaf beef suet. Cottolens is not “just as good” as other cooking and frying fats—it is better than any other—more nutritious, wholesome, digestible—better in every way. Cottolene does not absorb tastes or odors. Heat it elowly and use it over and over for all kinds of frying. Always use a third less of Cottolene than of any other shortening or frying fat. Arrange with your grocer for a regular supply. ‘Write our General Offices, Chicago, for a free copy of our real cook cook, “HOME HELPS.” OEEEXFAIRBAN ““Cottolene makes good cooking better’” { HIE A AR EOEL tn an address in St. Margaret’s church on the grounds of Westminster Abbey, has declared it to be England’s duty to extend the principles of Christian charity to Germany, and as the result he is being assalled on all sides as an unpatriotic and a foolish visionary. “Such dangerous and pernicious stuff as was put forward by the Head- master of Eton,” comments the Globe, “almost induces o desire for a muzzling order. While the newspapers are bidden by the censor to walk with the utmost circumspection, we have Dr. Lyttleton airing his views un- checked both in articles ahd speeches.” The parts of the doctor's address that in particular offened the press were these: “If we are going to act as a Chris- tlan nation we are bound to apply to Germany the principle of Christian charity on a scale to which we have never risen before. Our obligation is so to act that the German hatred of us shall be removed; that sixty million fellow creatures should be saved from the ruin of a poisoned mind. If, at the end of the war we say we are not going to part with a single inch of territory or a single privilege, all I can say is we are abandcning the prin- ciple of Christianity At the end of the war, Dr. Lyttleton explained, ermany will be filled with vindicating wrath against England. To avert this, England must prove kind and zenerous. Germans believe that the English preach morals and never act on them, so England must prove her loftiness of view to the Germans. “It may be,” he continued, “that we are fighting for our existence as an empire, but from whatever point you may view the objective of the war, surely we must, as Christian peoble, acknowledge that if the effect of it is to make sixty million people hate us, the war will have been an entire failure.” He then said that unless England offers to give up some possession for 2 reason that she is trving to enforce on others, she would be charged with “consummate hypocrisy.” He believes that the Kiel canal should be inter- nationalized, but in making that pro- posal England should couple it with a promise to internationalize Gibraltar. Expanding this thought, he added: “If we intend to hold fast to every- thing we have gained In the past— and some of them possessions gained by very questionable means—and we say we &re not going to part with a single inch of territory or a single pricilege, 21l T can _say is we are abandoning the principle of competi- tion.’ The Evening Standard comments on the address: “It is an idyllic, arcadian_picture, suggestive of little Mary and her lamb and piping shepherds, and suggestive perhaps also of the old fable of the wolf and the lamb that refused to trust it.” The paper then recounts the times at various crises Great Britain has in- tervened in the interasts of peace, and praises the benefits her rule has brought to the people of India and other colonies. ] OTHER VIEW POINTS Bristol as the boy city of the state, so to speak, seems to be wearing man’'s clothes, to say the least, from the fact that all electric wires under- ground have been ordered. This should be a pointer to many older places permitting public service cor- porations to do as they please and as long as they please. —Middletown Penny Press. In some parts of the West the jit- ney bus has become so fixed and pop- ular that its perils are coming in for HoTEL LENOX LUXURY ECONOMY BOYLSTON ano EXETER STREETS BOSTON One block from Copley Sq. and Public_ Library, Convenient to Sh and Theatre District. All Outside Rooms. Excellent Cuisine. le R $2, with Bath 82.50 %‘::ble q;’m:“.' e sadvp . (Good Garages — 2 minutes’ walk) L. C. PRIOR, Manacer ‘Two minutes from Back Bay Station ‘Ten minutes from North Station RETURN OF THE FAVORITES 2-REEL K. B. FEATURE MUTUAL WAR WEEKLY KEYSTONE COMEDY day Eve Contest—$10.00 in Prizes BIG BANNER WEEK Matinee, 2:30, 10c—Children 5c Evening, 7 and 8:45—10c, 15¢, 200 MUSICAL FOLLIES OF 1915 With EDDIE DOWLING and FINDLAY & BURKE And a Company of Artists of the Highest Standard, with Girls Who Can Sing, Dance and Wear Pretty Costumes Entire New Show Monday, Wednesday and Friday a Bevy of SPECIAL!—Wednesday and Fri- gs — Society Dancing ALL WEEK Coupons Given at Every Show. AUDITORIUM THE MARCUS MUSICAL COMEDY CO., Presents Mike Sacks IN A MERRY MELANGE OF FUN, SHOWS, 230, 7, 845 Mat. 10c, Eve. 10c and 200 and a Company of Fourteen Musical Comedy Stars MUSIC, MELODY AND MIRTH Wed. and Fri,, COUNTRY STORE NIGHTS $50 WORTH OF PRESENTS Good for Drawing on Either Night Colonial “The Fast Mail's Danger,” . “Hearst-Selig Weekly” Theatre CHARLIE CHAPLIN, The Great and Only, 2 ReBs“A Jitney Elopement” Truly His Most Uproarious Absurdity. The Climax of Mischievous Pranks and Screaming Situations 2 REELS . .Hazards of Helen Series “Joey and His Trombone” consideration. Some are irresponsible ownership, reckless driving, over- speeding, overcrowding, second-hand machines, etc. Where they are liked the public crowds them without re- gard to comfort or safety and have got to be protected agalnst themselves. —Waterbury American. It may be hoped that in preparing its restaurant and lunch room stores to be made public next month the health department will base their per- centages on conditions behind the scenes rather than upon external signs of cleanliness and neatness. So far as what is in plain sight is concerned the averaged buyer of a meal ought to be able to look out for himself.—Bridge- port Standard. It has been difficult to obtain any information as to who will appear for the consolidation of the offices or who will appear against the project. It is possible that the attitude of the governor may find its way into the committee room, but there is no ex- pectation of any opposition there, al- though there is some expectation of opposition to the matter as it journeys through the house apd senate. Wip- ing out public offices has never been accomplished without opposition and i it is done this time it will be some- thing new in staid old Connecticut. New Britain Herald. Within the last two weeks an epi- demic of jitneys has struck Hartford and the Hartfordites are not yet cer- tain whether to be glad or sorry. A number of citizens of that city are finding the new means of transporta- tion a convenience. The trolley com- pany is losing much of its profitable short-ride traffic. A few operators are reaping an apparent harvest be- fore their machines have begun to feel the effects of the wear and tear of jitney service. The traffic police are having troubles of thelr own and In two out of Hartford’s six automobile accidents_yesterday Jjitneys were in- volved.—Bridgeport Standard. One good thing about these mov- ing pictures is that they enable the actor to spread himself out over any number of theatres. Through the aid’ of the film spectators in theatres from one coast to another may see the same actor in the same play at the same time. And the big actors are overcoming their aversion to playing for the movies. Every day new names prominent in the dra- matic world are being attached to the screen productions. Some time pronographic records will be so per- fected that spectators can hear as well as see their favorite actors in the film drama.—Manchester Herald. According to expert opinion many of the cases of pneumonia in Hart- ford in recent weeks are directly due to the rm and dust-laden atmos- phere. Summer street-cleaning op- erations have not been started and every gust of wind raises a cloud of duwst which enters the throats and nostrils of all who happen to be in the vicinity. This is not alone up- pleasant, but a positive menace to life and health. It is the cause of many so-called colds and more serious affec- tions. Numerous fatal cases of pneu- monia are directly traceable to it. The city can remedy this condition by the simple expedient of cleaning the streets and keeping them clean. If there is no dirt and dust to blow about it cannot get into our throats and cause dis- ease. If clean streets mean good health and a lower death rate by all means let's have clean Streets now as well as in the mid-summer.—Hartford Post. Diseases Carried by Insects. Sir Donald Ross, who discovered how the anopheles or mottled winged mosquito carries malaria, gave in a lecture at Charing Cross hospital an account of other diseases that are carried by insects or bugs. Mosquitoes carry not only malaria, but yellow fover, dengue fever and elephantiasis. Glossina_ morsitans is the carrying agent of the tropical disease known as magena, while tsetse files are the cause of sleeping sickness, The spirachaetes of tick fever are borne by ticks and a mild fever is conveved by sand flies. Plague is due to the rat flet, which carries the par- asites in the salivary glands and leaves them in the flesh of whomsoever it Mediterranean fever is carried aily by the milk of Infected . Leprosy has been attributed to bedbuws, and some are even beginning to think that measles is due to fleas. One That Couldnt The idea that any American boy can grow up to be president is, Champ Clark informs his eager countrymen an error. Champ evidently has been reading the life of Willlam Jennings Bryan—Springfield Union. The prevailing religion in Rumania is that of the Greek church. Fuotect Yowriolf! . 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