Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 14, 1916, Page 4

Bujlaf o Office, i i Hmantl Bullding. Tc)lphon. EEpe————pesieas—— | Nerwloh, Friday, Jan. 14, 1816 ulrcuht(on of any paper Connecticut and from three to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to over 8,000 of the 4,063 houses in Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per In Windham it is delivered ta in Putnam and Dl.nlallon to over 1,100, and in all of these places it is considered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- ning towns, one hurdred and sixty- five postoffice districts, and sixty rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION THE MEXIOAN MURDERS. The whole nation has been shocked by the deliberate murder of sixteen civillans in northern Mexico, most of whom were American citizens, who through the promises held out by Carranza that they would receive pro- tection had set out to resume mining operations in which they were inter- ested. That they took chances under the existing conditions in that part of the republic must be admitted, but it is likewise apparent that Carranza is not in control and that he is not liv- ing up to his assurances that Amer- jcan life would be protected as long as he permits the existence of such bandit gangs as perpetrated this last outrage. It was Carranza’s claim and one of the reasons for extepding recognition to him that he was able to give full protection, and while it is under- stopd that the Chihuahua tragedy was not committed by those under the gov- ernmeént control, it nevertheless re- veals a condition in that part of Mex- ico which needs to be cleaned up im- mediately. This country has given every possible assistance to the pro- visional president by granting permis- sion to Mexican soldiers to cross American territory in order to put down Villa ang those leaders who were under him, but one or two victories does not mean the subjugation of those people. There must be a constant en- deavor to run them down wherever they are known to be, and when this country demands that Mexico must pay for the lives taken this week it is duty bound to bring pressure to bear upon Carranza to see that he lives up to his promises. Otherwise this country is bound to step in and see that there is an end to such out- lawry. ANOTHER CASE OF “TOO LATE” The British press is expressing sur- prise at the fact that no assistance hes been sent to Montenegro to ald it in holding back the Austrian army and-in protecting its capital, and there is little wonder at such expressions for though Montenegro is a small country it possesses advantages con- cerning Adriatic affairs which ought not to have been neglected, but which it appears have been by the loss of Mount Lovcen, the fortified height ‘which not only protected Cettinje, but which was a vantage point from ‘which to strike at the Austrian naval base in Cattaro bay. The sftuation in the little black re- public is much the same as that in Belgium and Servia. They have all been overrun by the Teutonic forces before the allies were alive to the operations and able to send forces ‘to oppase them. That such was like- ly to occur in Montenegro has been indicated ever since the drive into Servia was started and without as- sistance there was reason to sus- pect that the small but rugged moun- tainous country would eventually be crushed by superior forces unless it ‘was given support in the hard fight it Was making. There were advantages In so fortifying Mount Lovcen that it would have been able to repulse Just such an attack as was made upon it and Italy’s interest in the Adri- atic should at least have made it alive to the situatfon. Austria has gained an important point and unless it is now possible to check it, it bids fair to be in a position soon which will seriously threaten Albania and Salon- iki. The realization of the importance of strategic points after they are lost amounts to nothing, though it has characterized the allies’ activities throughout the war. The Montenegro si:mlon.mea.ls another case of “too late.” TREE PLANTING. It is still some time before Arbor day, but it is none too soon for those communities which have given little thought fo the value of establishing a fixed policy relative to that day and the purposes for which it is observed, if anything is to be accomplished this year. Throughout the country there are cities and towns which make & prac- tice each year of putting out a cer- tain number of trees and shrubs for the beautification of those communi- ting it into practice have demon- strated its valde, No two may follow g AR el i o £ H S § £ i I Efl killed by being crushed ana suffocated by the many men who had piled them- selves on top of him, five had been so badly injured as to be sent to-a hospital and twenty others were bad- ly bruised, cut or had fainted from exhaustion, and it is not to be in- ferred that these men were the weak- est, for two of them had been mem- bers of the varsity football team. It is to the credit of the institution that no lives have been lost on pre- vious occasions of this kind, but there is always a first and the fact that the fighting has been shown to be of such a character as to throw the university into mourning for the death of one and to threaten the lives of other participants calls for steps to be taken by the university authorities which will result in the introduction of reforms in the future. Such bru- tality ought not to be longer tolerated. ALWAYS A WORTHY CAUSE. It doesn’t make any difference where it is started, the movemsnt which has for its purpose the extension of aid to boys that they may be given a chance, that they may better under- stand their duty to themselves and to society and that they may become better citizens deserves sympathy and support. For that reason the cam- paign which is now being carried on in the city of New York to raise a fund of a half million dollars by the Boys' Club association ought to sue- ceed. This s not a brand new organ- ization, but one that has been in exist- ence for some time. It has been en- gaged in the work of taking the boys and youths from the streets and by interesting them in worthy subjects remove them from the harmful in- fluences which beset them on every hand. The work that has been done in this respect speaks for itself. The moral and edtcational training that is thus set forth deserves the most enthusiastic encouragement and the record of accomplishment as set forth by the charity organizations speaks louder than words. There are many calls being made in these times for public contributions to worthy causes both ‘at home and abroad. How much it is possible to do in a philanthropic way has been revealed by the conditions which exist across the water, but in dis- tributing charity sight cannot be lost of the great service it is possible to rerder the future citizens of this coun- try. Wherever such work has been seriously undertaken it has invariably produced results and there is no com- munity where there is need of lend- ing the right sort of helpto the young men than in the metropolis with its countless influences steadily pulling in the other direction. EDITORIAL NOTES. The policy of watchful walting ap- Pears to have produced something after all. — The man on the corner says: There are two ways of remaining neutral— yours and the other fellow's. ‘Jammry is always one of the much dreaded months, but there are more reasons than ever for it this year. None of the Austrian warships sank the Persia. When ignorance is bliss ’tis folly to be wise, It is not likely that Mexico will be allowed to complete the bargain by settling for those American lives with more empty promises. The senator who is urging the in- dependence of the Philippines in two years is probably anxious to start another republic like Mexico. The order of the kaiser barring aliens from Germany is bound to make yepresentatives of certain na- tions work the harder to get in. —— If January was inclined to help out the year’s rainfall there might be some excuse for its actions, but even the precipitation has been measly. ‘With the blindfolding of the Ford party while they go through German territory, it might be interesting to know what was done with the squir- rels. The claim that is now being made that London is safe from Zeppelins may be sufficient grounds for Germany to attempt at least to prove that it isn’t. There ought to be little need just now of referring again to the fact that existing conditions in certain parts of Mexico are decidedly unm- healthy, ——— The trouble with Carranza is that he is to let Villa and his kind take their time in leaving Mex~ ico, despite the haven which awaits them in this country. _ With the announcement that of all the soldiers in the trenches the Ger- mans have the best food masticators, evidence is produced that they are armed to the teeth. it g g H i i a ] S H ;! % & £ 5 i g i i o e f ity On the Mp!mwmmofmmmu played. The University team defeat. ed West Point, the Wuumom Ath. letic Club, The University of Roches- ter and the College of the City of New York; losing to the Crescent A. C. of Brooklyn, Pittsburgh Universi- ty and Syracuse. On the return trip the team defeated Springfield Train- ing School in Hartford by a score of 40 to 27. The University Track sche- dule opens on January 26_with the Milrose meet held in New York. i E. R. Embree, secretary of the bu- reau of appointments, reported last week that of the hundred and more centage were forced to remain during the past vacation. One hundred and thirty-five men applied for Christ- mas work this year. Of this number 102 were referred to one or more places; the men who were not assist- ed to any positions were for the most art men who wanted some SDe ind of work. Seventy-four are known to have obtained work for hol- idays, and reports have not yet been made by many others. Twenty men were employed on one day by the Adams Express Company to help on the rush of work brought on by the holiday rush and the congestion caused by the storm of two weeks ago. An- other block of twenty men were em- ployed by a single large department store. Ten men were placed in other stores. This year the bureau began to extend its search for vacation work to places outside New Haven. Openings were found in the large New York stores to which some twenty men were sent. The vacation earnings of stu- dents who obtained work directly through the bureay of appointments will probably be between $%00 and $1000. The above statements, hew- ever, cover only students who received this work directly through the bureau. Many other men obtained work by their own efforis. Probably 200 Yale students altogether worked during the past holidays season in New Haven, New York and other cities. The University Dramatic ' Associa- tion met with great success on its Christmas trip. Oscar Wilde’s “An Ideal Husband” was enthusiastically received in eleven cities. Entertain- ments were given in honor of the club and a cordial welcome was extended them at every stop. The black and white stage settings and _costumes proved to be one of the best features of the performance. A great deal of credit is due BE. M. Wooley, 1911 for his interpretation of the play and training of the actors. The costumes designed by Miss Grace Clark, and ex- ecuted by the New Haven Costuming Company, were very effective. “An Ideal H and” is a clever satire and very well adapted to the members of the Dramatic Association -as was shown by the way in which they act- ed 'it. The entire cast was good and made a most favorable impression. Arrangements have been made for the entertainment of the Pan-Ameri- can Scientific delegates who will yisit New Haven, Friday, January 14. he University has been informed by the | State Department that the party will probably consist of 125 members. The reception committee of the Chamber of Commerce is arranging to provide the necessary automobiles. In each motor, in addition to the individual host, will be some member of the Faculty or of the Student body of Yale who can speak Spanish and act as in- terpreter. The automobiles will pro- ceed from the station to the Green, then north through the residential section, returning by Prospect Street to the University Dining Hall where the student body will welcome them by giving college songs and giving the college cheers. A luncheon will be served by the University in Memorial Hall to all the delegates and the mem- bers of the Chamber of Commerce. Brief speeches will be made by President Hadley and other representatives. Aft- er luncheon the delegates will visit one or two of the engineering laboratories, the University Library, where there will be a special ibit of South American material, and other places, leaving by the late afternoon train for Boston. Professor Bingham will serve as chairman of the committee on arrangements. It was with deep regret that the members of the University learned of the recent death of George Lauder, 1900 S, at his home in Greenwich, Conn. Although never a member of the crew, Mr. Lauder has for eeveral years taken the deepest interest in rowing affairs, both in his personal interest in the men and in his large gifts towards any crew project that was presented to him. The yearly trip in his yacht Endymion, which the crew had the Sunday before the Harvard race, has been the most pleasant sin- gle event at Gales Ferry training sea- son and no member of the crew who knew George Lauder as host will ever forget his enthusiasm, interest and whole-hearted support of everything connected with ale - Rowing. Mr. Lauder took a great interest in the erection of the boathouse at Gales Ferry which was finished last spring, and his financial contributions helped to make the building pcssible. Through his interest in the construction several features were addéd which increased the value of the boat-house for the crews. most recent gift to Yale ‘was the sum of §400,000 to the Medical School, given in conmection with his sisters and father to establish the Chair of Puhlic Health occupied by sor Winslow. This_week tho Orange street and Yale Hall boyl clubs were formally united with the United Workers boys club to form a single centralized or- ganization. This |tep, ‘which has long Deen desired by the leaders of the ‘boys® clubs, has ‘been made possible by the new United Workers Club b g cial | tral attitude. the reception committee of | I L i d Sesmweas e orccme 3 u: wtu!l%mwmg.‘r and . chzmplon-hip games drawn up. were proposed bu.rrlnl’ graduate stu- dents, freshmen players who had represented a college for more than three years., constder- ation of the propol.d changes only the first of these propesitions was adopted. As a result of this new ruling, a stu- dent holding a degree own or another institution will hereafter be ineligible to play in any game in the Soccer League, whether he is eligible by reason of the four year rule or not. It is planned thus to eliminate the participation in league games to bon- a fide undergraduates. to exclude Freshme had played any three years were fav- ored by Princeton,” Cornell and Har- vard, but Columbia wverford stood out in open opvo-mom while Pennsylvania and Yale adopted a neu- ‘When the question was brought to a vote both rules fatled to pass. The proposals to shorten the length of the huve- a.lso requlred a long time to _set! has hitherto followed tho Enllllh cnde, which calls for two playing periods of| 45 minutes each. 3 oflchll after a careful study of the effects of the game on players last season came to the conclusion that the shorter game would be more beneficial to the players, and would not in general pro- duce any change in the relative stand- ing of the teams at the end of the sea- son. In accordance with this report, it was finally decided to change the length of the periods to 35 minutes. The new University bowllng‘-llm on York street opened last londay evening. Seth Low, captain of the crew, Captain Oler of the track team, Captain Milburn of the baseball team and Dr. Anderson bowled the first balls. The new alleys are \mum.n.l)y good and well equipped. There | six alleys with the lonp-t.ho-loop bsll returns and mineralite bowling balls. At the opening of the alleys, the Uni- versity bowling team lost to the Phoe- nix club of West Haven by 24 pins, the final score being 2432 to. 2456; an at- tempt will be made to arrange for a series of matches between the classes. The prime motive of all these match- es wil be to start some intercollegiate contests. As is is the University team has several matches arranged. Stories of the War Deaths by War and by Wounds. The ratio between deaths by disease and deaths by wounds are reversed in the present war as compared with the Boer war. In South Africa disease ‘was responsible for a large percentage of the casualties, whereas in the trenches in France disease has been reduced to a negligible minimum. The wounds in the Stouth African war Were usnally neat bullet holes, which looked as if made with bradawls, while in the present struggle not only have shells and bombs brought new and terrible kinds of wounds, but a highly cultivated soil full of micro-or such as tetanus, have added new dan- gers to the most trivial kinds of flesh ‘wounds. The different between sources of cas- uaities in the two wars was the sub- Ject of a lecture before the Royal Col- lege of Surgeons this week by Sir An- thony Bowlby, who attended the King during the recent accident in France. He laid the destructivness of modern warfare to close range figh and the use of high explosives. Shells have such varied effects that there are no_ typical shell wounds. Even rifle bullets tear the tissues badly, owing to their terrific velocity at short range. n Africa the bullets traveled a half mile or more and lost their force. Bombs and hand grenades throw 3 large quantities of trench dirt, whi enters the wounds and infects them with extreme rapidity. Men when wounded usually fall into mud and wats Flanders, or into the dust, if it is lummel‘. Sir Anthony eaid the building of communicating trenches had, however, considerably lessened the dan apie of in- fection. In the early days of the war, before this means of passing under cover to the rear was tried, wounded men had to be kept in the advanced trenches until night afforded some pro- tection to the stretcher bearers, for any attempt to oolx.et the 'mmdcd in day time drew the enemy’s One man he treated lAy for ten d.nyl be- fore he could be rescued and conse- quently lost both feet as fle resuit of gangrene, Now the men are carried out of the trenches by means of chair stretchers which get around the cor- ners. But men falling in front of the trenches have to be as_formerly. Not only the time elapsing ald ls received but the physical condl. tion of the men due to lack of food, drink, or sleep must also be taken Intd account in estimating their chances of surviving. Sobristy In London. In the area of London known as the “eity,” which was formerly surrounded quormen’s LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Way Down in Alabama. Mr. Editor: Having been a satis- fied subscriber of your paper for thi past 20 years, off and on, I wish to! give the general public a’ few point- | ers and real facts in ard to the south, especially the gulf coast and more especially Alabama. Her re- sources as far as transportation fa- | cilities are concerned are of the best and if you want to get help for me- | thnlfll work, just light in xo’flfl.l where there are hundreds of good . tradesmen looking for work, - 4 ers, $1.50 to $2.50 per day, carpenters ! 75 cents to $2 per day, helpers in ail elllle. of labor 50 cents to $1.25 per day, and they almost fight for a job at that and yet the Mobile papers | ] state that 1915 was one of the most prosperous years the country he-! ever knew. I came here in May, 1914 and have investigawd business nearly every kind to really know flnt- H handed just what the inducements are for any honest man to stay here and =0 far I hgse found nothing but cut- throat contractors and misrepresen ing land agents and cock roaches, they all bélong in the same class, and all get their living the same way. One lot seems to be just about as plenty as the other and need the same kind of treatment. I came here after reading some of the advertisements of the wonderful advantages of this' country represented as the garden spot of the United States 'Ith three | crops a year, 61 inches of rain fal per year, fine grazing the year round, all kinds of fruit in abundance, all; kinds of wild game, hunting unsur- passable. Well, as to being the gar- den spot of the United States there is | not erough soil, good soil, in Mobile county, that has not been made, to fill a hand basin. The raw land plowed and harrowed and plant- ed wili not raise black-eyed beans. Po- tatoes go about 50 to 75 bushels per | acre if they are what these people call good ones. Corn about 10 or 12 Bushel and this is after liberal com--| mercial fertilizing. Three crops a year, yes. Corn eight feet apart in the row, planted between string beans, the middle of May or between mtoel. just before digging in Ma; toes and beans planted in February. Rows eight feet apart with corn in betwe for second crop, left unhoed. The corn is picked off and crab grass and weeds are cut and cured for hay as crop No. 3. This is what I am tledlnilmy ;oltd for hay now at 70 cents per hum- red. And grazing the year around, the only thing that can get a living hon without feed even in the summ: time is pine woods cattle and hogs. m cattle are worth at the present time on an average of $2.50 per head and possums are worth 25 cents for 2ood big fat one, but they go in the game list which includes possum or fiying squirrels. 1f you want to hunt, just drop down this way and put up at the hotel. You don’t meed to bring any gun or dog, as all you will need to do is hunt. If you want wa- ter why we have 61 inches per year. Mobile has just had about five feet of it last week so we won't have to both- er with any more until about next September and then we will get the other inch. Milk is worth ten cents| a quart and very scarce at that. I suppose because cows can't maki much milk from red sand and pine straw, which is very abundant. ell. they say times are picking up but I hope not the kind of times we ara having. As to fruit, some say you will know where to get that when you get here but just stop off at New York and order you a barrel of good mixed apples if you want good ones, becar none grow down here, not even the trees, and oranges, well, we have some of the Sunkists from Callfornia, and a few satsumas on Satsuma day, they are only 30 cents a dozen. And wife's sister sent us two dried peaches from Missquri a short time ago to kind of stunt our fruit appetite until we can *vt to New England where it llnt such & good country for such things. Well. I have been here now nearly two years and have got to su{“um.al some one helps me get away, whiach I see no prospects of now. I will be pleased to answer any one’s inquiries in regard to this section of the country and now wish- The War a Year Ago Today Jan. 14, 1916 G took 14 guns I twe dye Gt o Som Ruul-? invasion of luat Prussia hy(im-n.a"‘mnk several puh‘m 'ru-khh l-vulon of Persia con- Armouhn refugees fled into Rus- by the walls of London and is now the | made at a meeting of the city council by Sir A. Bower in behaif of the 420 Dbars w Friday AUDITORIU Shows 2:30, 7 and 8:145 Saturday 1 Matinee 10c; Eve. 106-20c PARA FEATURE S JOHN BARRYMORE ' “AT8L Screen INCORRIGIBLE THE Novelty Dancers DUKANE Juggler Taken from Gesrge C. Shedd’s Popular Story {LES “ARISTOCRATES | GOLDIEPEMBERTON | ZIMMER Comedienne e e e e Today = COLONIAL. = Matinee 5¢ Gail Kane. “VIA WIRELESS,” 5 Reels. Bruce McRae A GOLD ROOSTER PATHE FEATURE, with Most Spectacular Ship- wreck ever Filmed. This Film is the Talk of the Whole Picture World. Tomorrow, “When It Btrikes Home,” Edwin August, Grace Washburn ing you and the Courier's large family a Happy New Year and the greatest utluoet-,lun Yours truly, ALONZO C. SHAFER, Crichton, Ala, R. F. D. Box 11. ommvmwromrs,| Statistics compiled by the Rallway Age Gazette from official sources show that new railroad construction in the United States for 1915 covered fewer miles than the construction for any year since 1864; in fact since 1848, with the excepuon of three years of the Civil war. They also show that more miles of raflroad were in re- ceivers’ hands during the year than ever before. This is partly due to natural conditions, but to a large de- gree it is to be credited to the artificial conditions created by the interference of the government with natural poli- cles of development. The facts show the effects of what Mr. Morgan spoke of the attempt to unscramble eggs. erbury American. The number of New London people who have succumbed to the insidious and far-reaching epidemic of grip thal has tens of thousands in its grasp all over the country is large and rapidly increasing. There can be no doubting that Connecticut’s in the midst of it. There is no rule, rhyme or reason in its incidence. While New York health authorities are pointing out that the disease is gathered in the trolley cars and packed gatherings and promiscu- ous cro , certain prominent citizens ‘who suffer from it ride always in their own automobiles and occupy large and carefully ventil d offices. Some chil- dren who are not in school and have no brothers or sisters'to catch it from are the only sufferers in the house- hold from it. In some school rooms in the largest cities of the state there is not one child who has the disease.| g, Evidently it is in the air, and every- where in the air. The only defense seems to be preparedness—that pre- paredness, which consists in being In the very best of phy-lnl condition.— New London Telegraph. An _eminently useful life, of which New Haven is justly proud, is brought to its earthly close, prematurely, think, in the pullnl of Dr. Townsend. In a community which has had dlmnzullhed members of his ‘been eonlplcuou lkm, Ml learning, hi siasm for the cause ot healing and public health. To, the private prac- titioner the community owes much in a personal and intimate way—and Dr Towneend had done his share of that sort of service. But he had an lw tion and a capacity for a broader con- GOHEERT of Hartford, at at Trinity M. E. Church, 57 Main Strest Friday, Evening, Jan. 14th at 8 o'clock .. 85c A‘m& Tickeéts for sale at Geo. A. Davis’ Store tribution to the commen goBd and in that he has achieved a notable emin- ence. His work for public health, in the community and in state, will stand as the most abiding mopument of Dr. teacher, still more long remem ‘Many are the cir- cles with which Dr. Townsend had been associated, in his public career of 30 years, and in‘all of them he will be missed and mourned. He was & man of many parts, of broad sympa- this and Catholic friendships, and improved well his advantages ' for serving many men in many ways.' All Connecticut has had the blessing of his life work, and all Connecticut pays tender and earmest tribute to a re- markable life—New Haven Register. One of the best-advised acts of the board of safety that has been recorded in some years was that vote at a re- cent meeting by which the care of ‘water hyramts erected for the use of the fire department was put urder the direction of the fire department. In the past, for some unknown reason, this responsibility seems to have been left to the water department. As the fire hydrants are for the use of the e department and reserved almost exclusively for that use, they .can hardly be regarded as other than fire department apparatus and as such their care belongs to the fire depart- ment. In many cities the members of the fire department hose compan- ies are held directly responsible for the fire hydrants within their districts. They are armed with shovels when ‘we | snow falls and sent out on the streets to clear the snow from about the hy- drants so that in case of fire an en- gine may bave as little difficulty as possible in getting as close as neces- ydrant, Certain men. in trained fire ments, are ex- pected to test hydrants periodically tests and to rec- BUY YOUR FORD CAR NOW Runabout $390 Touring $440 Coupelet $590 F. 0. B. DETROIT mwmmmmmm DITION. Ford Motor Agency 61 North Main Street W. F. BOGUE