Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 30, 1915, Page 4

NORWICH BULLETIN, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1915 Gorwich Bulletin and gnui’igi‘ 119 YEARS OLD ubscr) moutk; $3.60 & zear. Entered at the Fostofice at Norwieh, Conn., as seco; lass matter. Telegroae Callst Bulletta Business Office 438, Bulietin Baltorlal Rooms S5-3. Bulletin Job Office 85.3. Wilimantic Office, Room % Murray Muoilding. Telephone 310. e e e Norwich, Fr day, April 30, 1915. SRR | The Circulation of 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 ninety- three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is delivered to over in Putnam and H 1905, average ...........5 920 l April 24........ I 0 23“ ' i FARM FOR INEBRIATES. The house in concurrence with the senate has rejected, upon unfavorable report, the bill for a farm for inebri- ates. The unfavorable report comes from the disposition to pay due regard to the condition of the state’s finances, and in that respect there is not much cause for surprise except when there is revealed the dispositionu to push through the bill for a revision of the statutes at a recognized cost of $42,- 000 without considering how much more it is likely to cost or that it can be accomplished by competent men at a much lower expenditure. The state s considered in one instance, but not in the other. The question of expense has been the one big objection to the bill es- tablishing an inebriate farm and it has been realized that if it failed it would be on that ground as was the case two years ago. The suggestion has been made to the legislators, in view of just such a contingency, that it is possible to put this plan of a state farm to a prac- tical test without requiring any such outlay as the bill called for. This is the proposal that $5,000 be appropri- ated for the necessary expense of fit- ting up a building which is already available on the property of the Nor- wich state hospital for the carrying out of the objects of the inebriate bill, under the direction of the bospital authorities. Such would rermit of a start being made in the matter and it would also furnish a practical demon- stration of the value of such an un- dertaking at the minimum of expense. It is a matter which ought not to be cast aside without serious consider- ation since it will mean the carrying out of the ideas, which the committee admits it favors, and it at the same time eliminates the expense and no more favorable proposition for deter- mining the success or failure of such an institution in Connecticut could be asked. 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, average ...... PRESIDENT’S PHILIPPINE STAND. . A cabled message which was sent to Governor General Harrison of the Philippines by President Wilson fol- lowing the adjournment of congress has just been made public. It deals with the Philippine question and the efforts which were made for and against new legislation at the recent session and though it attributes the defeat of the Jones bill to the assur- ance of ultimate independence as con- tained in the preamble, the president expresses his confidence that it will pass at the next session and declares that “the bill will have my support until it passes.” From the very taking over of the Philippines there has been no other thought on the part of this country than that they would ultimately become independent, but it has been resolved with equal positiveness that they should be thoroughly prepared for the self administration of their own af- fairs before they are left to their own guijdance. It is a policy which takes into consideration not only our obli- gations to them, but their own wel- fare, and with a knowledge on the part of the Filipinos that our inten- tions have not changed there is little to be obtained by stirring up the cry of independence when they are not in a position to receive it. There are too many examples show- ing the folly of any such action- for while the Philippines are growing and developing and are going to be in time able to take care of themselves, it is impossible to overlook the situation which prevails in a number of repub- licsmon this continent and adjacent islands where self government exists. The Philippines will make greater permanent progress continuing as they are than being thrown over to them- selves and allowed to slump back into the conditions which prevail today in Mexico. EXCLUDING ALIENS. With the killing off of some of the best manhood ‘of Europe it is but nat- ural to wonder what effect it is going to have upon immigration, both as to numbers and to the character of the people. There are many who will be anxious to get away from the condi- tions which must follow the war if they can, even though much will re- main for the reconstructionists there- after, and the effect upon the class and Jype of mmlcl.nt in oomp-rlnn with the past can be expected to be notice- able, During the past year, even though immigration showed a falling off there were many allens excluded, the total number being 83,041, or 3.8 per cent. of the total number of immigrants and non-immigrants applying for admis- sion. There were 15,745 or nearly half Wwho were denied entry because they were likely to become a public charge, 6,537 because they were afflicted with physical or mental defects affecting ability to earn a living, 3,257 because of tuberculosis or contagious diseases, 1,274 because they were afflicted with serious mental defects and 2,793 be- cause they were contract laborers. That there will be an Increased number in most of these classes who will be anxious to come to this coun- try is to be expected but when it is stated by Commissioner General Cam- inetti that the existing law can and should exclude more of such allens than it does it can be readily under- stood that extraordinary vigilance must be exerted from now on. This in particular shoyld apply to the defec- tives, mental and physical, of whom thore are already too many in this country who never should have been admitted. UNLICENSED DRIVERS. It is required by the laws of Con- necticut that every operator of an au- tomobile must have a license. It was revealed this week at a hearing be- fore the state secretary that there are some at least who are participating in the habit of loaning or renting their autos to drivers who have not been given the right to operate cars. This not only reveals a circumven- tion af the law. but it discloses a dan- gerous practice which ought not to prevail and it is a proper view ‘of the sitnation which Secretary Burnes takes when he announces that the renting of an auto to those not having an operator’s license in this state must stop. It ean be readily understood that there is an evasion of responsibility when unlicensed drivers are permit- ted to operate cars and if it is going to be permitted in one case, or in one section, it is simply making a farce out of the requirement and overcom- ing the whole purpose of the law. How general the practice has become is not disclosed, but it was brought to light as the result of an accident occurring under just such circum- stances. It is not sufficlent for the owner of the car to think that the person to whom he rents or loans his car is a careful or skilful driver. There is a statute provision covering just that point and if it is worth anything it should be observed and enforced. There are accidents enough in which licensed drivers figure without inviting more by disrespecting the law. WAR PRISONERS, The treatment of prisoners of war varies as greatly as the interpretations which are made of the rules of war. The disposition to retaliate for acts of a belligerent by taking it out on the prisoners is one that has long been in vogue regardless of the improved and constantly improving conditions of civ- ilization, ‘Whatever his treatment the position of a prisoner of war cannot be looked upon as an enviable one. He stands in ‘the way of recélving all the out- bursts of enmity that results from the acts or the operations of his country- men, even though it is but right that he should expect and receive humane treatment. ¥ Those were ugly charges which Lord Kitchener made when he declared he was forced to accept as indisputably true the report that “our prisoners have been stripped and maltreated in various ways and in some cases the evidence goes to prove that they have been shot in cold blood. Our officers have been wantonly Insulted and fre- quently struck.” And such being the case, it is not surprising that he should add that in view of the posi- tion of Germany as a great military nation, a better standard of military honor and conduct should have been displayed. ‘Whether the determination of the British to segregate the German sub- marine prisoners for special treatment as an expression of highest moral dis- approval of German methods though in conformance with the Hague rules, actuated Germany to put into opera- tion such treatment of prisoners as complained of can only be surmised, but it is apparently the old story of retaliation and regrettable as it is it has to be looked upon as one of the aecompaniments of war. General Sher- man certainly knew what he was talk- ing about. EDITORIAL NOTES. It will take some time to get used to riding in & jitney and not feeling conspicuous, ‘The man on the corner says: Ad- vice is cheap because there is so little demand for it. Austria is sald to be playing for time. Possibly it thinks that Ttaly’s army will get rusty. One never experiences the same dif- ficulty in trying to hear a rumor that he does halting a runaway. Turkey had apparently decided that it can never allow Europe to outdo it when it comes to atrocities, Colonel Roosevelt continues to main- tain that as long as the bosses were with him they were all right. Just how seriously the fight for su- premacy is in New York is disclosed by the killing of a horse dealer by a motor car. If there is any effect from sun spots the discovery of twenty-five ought to mean as many kinds of atmospheric disturbances If they really possessed any control those who are continually postponing the end of the war might use their ef- forts to hasten peace. Turkey has proved before and it will be admitted without further demon- stration that it knows how to start an unprovoked massacre, ‘Chairman Walsh announces that he will say no more until his next pub- lic utterance. If the administration is wise there will be no such affair. ‘Winter is snooping around just long enough to discourage any inclination of the legislature to make a change in the opening of ‘the straw hat season. The reported appearance of a Ger- man fleet in the North sea may be evi- dence that it is only waiting a favor- able opportunity to get into Newport News, P TSR rvard _!‘fle sguad i BULLETIN'S SPECIAL YALE LETTER™ University Representatives to Address Free Academy Seniors Today—Discussion of Athletic Association Changes— Work at Yale—Dickson Fell. New Haven, April 29.—The date for the meeting of the Yale representa- tives with the seniors of the Norwich Free Academy has been definitely set for Friday, April 30. As stated pre- viously, this meeting has been made possible through the efforts of, and will be held under the direction of the Nor- wich club of Yale unijversity. E. ‘Embree, secretary of the Bureau of Appointments at the university, has consenteqd to explain to the senior boys who are contemplating entering col- lege next fall, the examination system and the self help opportunities which exist at Yale. Mr. Embree’s class- mate, Grosvenor Ely of Norwieh, has also been asked to speak upon the subject, Yale from the _Graduate's View Point. Charles W. Willey, will accompany Mr. Embree, and wiil pre- sent the undergraduate side of Yale activities. Principal H. A. Tirrell has made arrangements for the meeting to come at the last period of school on Friday at which time all boys of the two upper classes will be excused from recitations. What threatened to result in a poli- tical issus between the undergraduates of the college and Sheff, was success- fully brought to a climax Wednesday evening in a university mass meeting held in Woolsey hall to definitely de- cide what action should be taken as regardg the recent changes in the con- stitution of the athletic asociation. For the last week or two there has been considerable agitation relative to the possible issue of the adoption of the new constitution as revised by the members of the association. ‘The matter of controversy rested in the matter of the management of the four major sports. Under the old system the college sophomores would elect four of the classmates to compete agalnst four Sheff freshmen for the election to the assistant managership of the four respective sports. The old system stipulated that two of the competitors should be college repre- sentatives and the other two should be from Sheff. Recent complication in this system led the association to amend the constitution to the effect that there should be no required num ber of either college or Sheff. under- graduates who should be elected, after sufficient competition, to the assistant managership of the teams. There were present at the meeting in the neigh- borhood of 2000 students. Both sides presented their arguments for and against the amendment before the matter was left for the vote of the student body. N. S. Talbot led the opposition, stating that the old system when adopted should remain for sev- en years, and inasmuch as but three of the seven years has elapsed in which the system should be tried out, he advocated retaining the old sys- tem. Captain Middlebrook of the baseball team led the affirmative with the argument that under the present System many capable men Were forced out o the positions be- cause of the restrictions laid down in the sonstitution. Professor Cor- win in speaking for the asso- ciation explained that the amend- ment was thought expedient by the assocjation but that the students were to decide the advisability of the new scheme. However, when the matter was put to a vote the amendment was defeated by a vote of 828 for the is- sue and 650 against, two thirds being necessary to carry the project. The Sheff representation was unusually large and the comparative ballots are evidence that many Sheff men were in favor of the change which was of vital importance to the fu- ture managerships from Sheff, The annual spring regatta will be rowed on May 8 this year. The re- gatta this year will be rowed on Lake Whitney instead of the harbor, where it has been held for the past few years. Through the generosity of Eli ‘Whitney, president of the New Haven ‘water works and of the New Haven Country club, permission to hold the regatta on the lake has been secured. The regatta this year will undoubted- ly arouse more than usualinterest in that ideal water conditions will be as- sured, and several outside crews will compete. The other crews will be the Rock Rimmon Boat club, Springfield High School, and Central High School of Philadelphia. The Rock Rimmon Boat club will row one of the class crews while the Central High School will compete with the first freshman eight, and Springfield Higs School with the second freshman crew. In addi- dion to these races, the class and single scull championships will be de- cided and an exhibition race will be rowed between the first and second university crews. In "J”” to an invitation recently extend by President Hadley, the choir of the United States Military Academy was entertained on last Sat- urday and Sunday by the members of the Yale choir. 1In all 83 men arrived in New Haven Saturday evening. The university choir met the visitors at the station and escorted them to Dwight hall where they were assign- ed rooms throughout the college dor- mitories. The cadets were accom- panied by Captain 8. C. Godfrey of the engineers’ corps and F. C. Mayer, the orfanist of the military academy. The two_choirs dined together in the university dining hall where they were entertained by the Yale University Glee clubs. The 'West Pointers at- tended Sunday services in Battell chapel, where they occupied the senior aisle. The university choir had pre- pared a special programme of three anthems for the cadets. Professor J. C. Adams, of the university, who for several years was instructor of English at West Point was instrumental in bringing about the trip. The visit was the result of a formal invitation from President Hadley to the super- intendent of the Military Acade: to come to hear the Yale choir. It was necessary to get the approval of the War department for the plan in that it is an unprecedented occurrence for a body of cadets to be allowed a leave of absence for any such unofficial trip. It was the first time that such a thing has ever happened. It was a compli~ ment to the Yale choir, which has the reputation of being the best college <choir in the cotntry, that the organist | Egypt. was desirous of having the West Pointers come. It was especially ap- gmpriuto that the two anthems sung y the choir were composed by mem- bers of the Yale faculty. The lacrosse team, which has been practicing steadily eince Easter, is showing marked improvement, and the prospects for the success of the new sport seem bright. In defensive work the men are showing ability, while the attack has not learned many of the fine ))Oln!l of the game yet, they are “f remarkable well consider- lng thelr ack of experience, and the short time in which they have had to pragtice. Games with Harvard, the Crescent club of Boston, and the Bos- ton Lacrosse club have already been .ethu.fla'\ Coach Warwick of the Lacrosse team has hnd the in charge ‘for un Leavens to Return There in weeks, and states that the Yale men are fast developing into a team that will rival Harvard's team of veterans. Amos P. Wilder, secretary of the Yale in China movement, has, of late, written several articies in the univer- sity publications in order to interest the members of the senfor in the mis- sion work of thé East. The appoint- ments in which he is endeavoring to interest the graduating cless are of one, two and three year duration. Yall, the Yale college of China, was estab- lished for the highest education of the youths of Hunan, and the adjoining provinces, one of the most densely populated districts in the world. The institution is a school and college, ¢o- ordinated wijth an important medical work. The men who go out on the educational side, as teachers, give in- struction to the student body of 141, in everything except the Chinese lan- guage and literature, which is in the hands of a native faculty. Most of those who have gone out on tempor- ary appointments have concluded to remain in the service. They bave re- turned to the United States at the end of their novitiates, and have en- gaged in advanced study in prepara- tion for some one of the chairs of the permanent faculty. There are four or five such men at work In the univer- sity at the present time. The need at this time is for teachers of science. Up to date 16 Yale men have gone to Yali. Among the men who Mr. ‘Wilder has named as those who will take up teaching in China is Mr. Dickson Leavens, 1809, of Norwich, Who is at present studying mathema. tics at Columbia. Mr. Leavens in- tends to return to Changsha this fall. Stories of the War Desperate Fighting in Carpathians. Long trains of Austrian prisoners are arriving daily at Kiev with stories of the desperate fighting in the snow- clad forests of the Carpathian passes. The appearance of the prisoners Is by no means as bad as had been paint- ed. Most of them look healthy and strong and with the exception of their foot-gear their clothing is in fair con- dition. The Austrian boot reaches only above the ankie and is less effective against dirt and the wear and tear of campaigning than the Russian high boot. The Russiansg have assisted the captives by giving them high boots free. Few of these Austrian prisoners appear to have suffered from hunger. According to their own accounts to an Associated Press correspondent, they received three meals daily even when fighting in the Carpathian passes far from the base of supplies. The best of relations exist between the Austrian prisoners and their Rus- sian captors. During a halt in the procession, the friendly Russian sen- tries may be seen trying to converse by signs with their captives, who try to reply in a feeble mixture of Ger- man and Russian. Whenever there is an opportunity sentries and prisoners gather together and exchange clga- rettes and stories of their experience in the trenches. Among the Hungarians there is a large percentuge of very young men, from which the inference is drawn that the Hungarian male population is be- ing heavily drawn upon. Out of every thousand prisoners taken in the Car- pathians, about fifty are Germans, which bears out the previous stories that there is a sprinkling of German regiments along the entire fighting line in_the Carpathians. In addition to the prisoners taken at Przemysl, the Russians appear to have taken some 30,000 Hungarians and Germans in the Carpathian battles during the third week of March. Campaign Against Egypt. The Frankfurter Zeitung's cotfre- spondent in Jerusalem sends a long account of the Turkish campaign against Egypt, as obtained from an in- terview with General von Kressenstein, the German offler in commarnd. The account says in part: “The object of the expedition was a forceful reconnaissnce of the stats of affairs in the Canal district. That was all that was intended, although it was agreed that if the opportunity - sented itself to injure the cumfmit would not be neglected. The net re- sult has been to show that an expedi- tion across the desert can be carried out successfully, “The Turkish plans were gone through without a flaw. Neither man nor beast suffered hunger or thirst; the sick list was one in a thousand, although no tents were employed. “A sand storm enabled the expedi- tion to apprcach the canal unobserved, and the forces were preparing to lay their pontoons across the canal before they were attacked by infantry scouts. After remaining for thirty hours in contact with the enemy the expedition voluntarily relinquished its positions and retired to the desert in perfect order. Two machine guns, rendered useless by the sand, were left behind in the enemy’s hands. “The expedition thought it better not to renew their attack, as the num- ber of the enemy’'s ships had greatly increased. On the return across the desert nothing was seen of the enemy except an aeroplane which hovered over the moving troops during the first two days’ march. The return was made slowly in order to avold fatigu- ing the troops. “The expedition suffered only slight loss, and the fire of the British war- ships did it no material damage. The British, however, lost a cruiser in the canal owing to a fortunate shot from the Turkish heavy battery. Another cruiser was put out of the firing line and there was a severe explosion on a third. What further damage was done could not be judged owing to the great distance, “The British officers had great dim- culty in handling their men.” Djemal Pasha has issued another proclamation to the population of Sy- ria, in which he says: “Everyone must be convinced that I shall proceed with the conguest of The army under my command is being prepared for a decisive stroke, Everything is being conducted with the greatest energy, and the livelesti ac- tivity reigns among the troeps. I ex- pect Syrians to wait calmly and con- fidently for victory, which certainly in store. If, however, any persons spread false news, culated to dis- turb the population, they must ex- pect the severest punishment for me." Diary of Wounded Frenchman. The following narrative of the suf- fering of a wounded soldier is sent by Dr, es Poyot, noted laryn- gologist to the Liberte, whleh described it as “more beautiful Tolstoy.” The author is a prlvm soldier, Louis ‘Vanderbergh, French Flanders, illiterate, but eloquent. Fighting in Belgium alo: de his friend uuon of a fortnight, and that is where is narrative begins: “Here's where Planque died; I find him about 10 days after. I'm wounded too, ltke him have to creep along on my hands and knees to get away from the bullets. I take Planque’s note- book to give with news of him to his family. I keep the book to mark my address. Louls Vanderbergh, 7 rue Mirabeau, Fives-Lille, and I engago on my honor that if I'm living after the war, to carry it to his family with news of him. “I'm wounded in the neck; I bave three bullets in my right leg that make me suffer altogether too much; but it's the left leg that's the worst hit; the ankle's crushed too much. It takes al- most superhuman courage to find something to eat in the gardens where I've been since the 15th of October, when I was wounded; it's at least 15 days since, and not yet & stretcher bearer or a nurse. I rather think they’ll find me alongside Planque, Just the same, they might search Detter for the wounded. “If I die from my sufferings, la France. “I have searched Planque’s pockets to find me a knife to cut my boot and look after my leg, but I didn’t find any- thing but the notebook and a watch that I keep to know about what time it is. If I get out of this, I'll give back his things. One of my hands is paralyzed, apd that hinders me a good deal to get away; the war ought to finish now in two or three days, and then they get to searching for the ‘wounded, “I pray every day for Planque and for me; let the good Lo hear me and let Him save me for my mother “Vive Fri. and Sat. 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The first days I found biscuits to eat in haversacks left by the boys that fell, but now I'm living with the mice: I haven’t got the force to drag myself along as durtng the first days, my ankle hurts me too much. TUntil tomorrow. “Yesterday I couldn’'t write, I was too sick. Today I found a little knife and I've just cut my boot. I've looked over the wound in my ankle; it's frightful, but I've managed to fix it with a handkerchief; I'm going to fix up the other leg, too, and tonight, if I can, I'll try to fly the camp. If I only had a bite to eat I'm pretty well fixed on the straw under shelter; the worst of it is that I don’t know which way to turn; I don’t know where the French are and I may run into the Germans; as for me, I rather think I must pass for dead; it I only had the good luck to get out, “Now it's rheumatism. I hear all the time the German flying machines salling overhead: I wonder why they can’t bring them down; they do lots of harm. It's half-past 11 by Plan- que’s watch. Poor Planque! I'm go- ing to eat a cabbage that I've left and another for tonight before breaking camp. If I only had some bread, what a feast! A prayer for me ane one for Planque and I break my fast. Until tomorrow. “Yesterday I couldn’t write neither; I crept several hours duriag the night looking for the French, but I had to hide; they fired on me every minute. I took to an old trench—German I think—and they must have seen me for they did nothing but fire at me all day: they even spent a few big shells on me, but these must have come from the French firing without know- ing who I was; I couldn’t let them know. I found a knapsack dropped by some poor French soldier; there were some biscuits in it: he’ll never want them again so it's so much gained for me: I found two boxes of preserves, too. What's more I found a change of linen; not at all a bad find, I was far from clean. Very little hope of es- capdlns', but I don’t despair by grace of o “Today bullets and shells are fall- ing thick and fast around me, but I'm well hid. Oh, that this war might end quickly. Vive la France! and an early meeting—perhaps. Louis Vander- bergh. Until tomorrow, in case the worst don’t happen, ‘“The tomorrow has arrived, and what a happy day for me: I had a bad night, but this morning I hear voices: 1 decide to take a look—to die or to escape—a compatriot sees me and comes to get me across the canal. “Here's the name of my saviour! It mustn’t be forgot: it is Guyot Ray- mond, postman at Fleury-gsur-Andelles (Eure). “Here I am again in the trenches until tonight, but I'm well looked after by my comrades; tonight they’ll take me back of the lines to a hospital; I'm still frightfully shaky. Some of the boys have fixed up my wounds while ‘walting something better; now I've had a drink of milk—pure milk—and a lit- tle chocolate, and I hope to get a piece of bread this afternoon. It'll go bet- ter soon, and the stomach’ll stop cry- ing famine, “I just haven't got much luck, that's all: I thought I would get away in the night to be looked after; but here I'm held up again; the Germans just come to make a terrible night attack, and I'm still in the trenches. “Still in the trenches today, alone, but reinforcements are coming; the struggle goes on again, fiercer than ever: those that saved me have had to abandon me again; they are going away without me, but the nurses of the One Hundred and Forty-eighth come along and deliver me from my sufferings. “At the time I'm writing, my wounds have been dressed, I've eaten a sand- wich, smoked a good cigarette from the "l\;rx'aon'- box, and I'm coming back to fe.” OTHER VIEW POINTS | ‘The Boy Scouts of Bridgeport, their advieers and leaders, deserve to be congratulated upon the excellent work which they are accomplishing each spring in connection with the cleaning up of the city. Their voluntary ef- forts have accomplished 2 benefit which thousands of dollars could not buy. The efforts of the Scouts in causing the removal of unsightly rub- bish hetpn in back yards and open lots form the most intelligent possible method of fighting the advent of the fiy, and incidentally, fighting the dis- eages spread by flies. Then again, the appearance of the city is materially improved. Bridgeport is fortumate in having Ecoutu well organized and well led, who know how to render an im- rtant service to the community.— geport Telegram. New Britain does not show as great an interest in the Boys’ club garden work as it should and as it deserves, and yet it continues to grow and im- prove. Many will remember that the estimated value of the crop last year was $2,000. This year the yield is expected to be larger and the value larger, Superintendent Crawford has made wonderful progress with the boy-, both in the club management e garden work, It is the lat- uf which comes in for the greatest praise now, because as a general thing e ————— BREAK UP COUGHS, CROUP AND COLDS PROMPTLY with Schiffmann’s Concentrated Ex- pectorant. Guaranteed to give instant relief, and if not found the very best money will be returned by Theatre om” 3 Reels. Arthur Johnson, Lottie Briscce “H1S DESPERATE DEED,” Biog. .. . With Harry Carey With Nicholas Dunaew 10 Library Contest Votes, With Matinee Tickets, Five in the Evening gardening is not dues to the natural development of the city boy; he will play ball or participate in the games which boyhood admires without any urging, but there have been numer- ous cases in which persuasion mixed with a little physical force has had to be exerted in order to induce the youngster to depart from following his natural inclinations.—New Britain Herald. Fire prevention should be with the clean-up week. The more that children are warned about fire dangers and the fact that most fires are caused by carelessness and are preventable, the better it will be for the rising generation.—Meriden Jour- nal, taught Instead of running in direct compe- tition with the trolley roads the jit- neys could better serve the public by establishing routes where there are no trolley lines. Some enterprising young fellow with an automobile should hand out his sign: “Any- where In town by auto for ten cents.” —Manchester Herald. The report of the port warden of Hartford shows that the freight be- tween Hartford and Springfield by canal is equivalent to what would re- quire forty-five cars daily. It shows that water transportation is by no means insignificant even where con- ditions are not of the best. There may be enough business up and down the Naugatuck Valley, to pay for blasting out a canal to connect us with the water yet, and imaginary development of commerce that may not be altogether chimerical among the things which the great hidden fu- ture has in store for us.—Waterbury American. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA STOMACH SOUR? STOP INDIGESTION, DON'T SUFFER! REGULATE YOUR UPSET STOMACH IN FIVE MINUTES. Do some foods you eat hit back— taste good, but work badly; ferment in- to stubborn lumps and cause a sick, sour, gassy stomach? 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