Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 21, 1916, Page 4

e t the Postoffice at .28 second-class matter. Telephone Calls: Editortal B Tulietin Job Otfoe B5-3. ’&Bm 2, Murray Monday, Feb, 21, 1016, {The Circulation of The Bulletin The Bulletin has the largest ciroulation of any paper in Eastern 2 Comnecticut and from three to four fmes larger than that of any in 3 Norwich. It s delivered to over 8,000 of the 4,053 houses in Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham it 48 Qelivered to over 900 houses, in and Danielson to over 1,100, and in ell of these places it i85 considered the local dally. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hurdred and sixty- five postofiice districts, and sixty rural free dellvery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of he R. F. D. routes in Fastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION '1901, average... 4412 -002-5,920 GROHOL DESERVES CREDIT. The manner in which order was ‘brought out of chaos in the strike ‘among the brass workers of Ansonia through the timely and sound advice ‘given the strikers by Joseph Grohol, ‘who previous to attending the meeting, for the purpose of protecting the Where the gathering was held and in which he was interested as an _helr, had no interest in the labor trou- "ble, cannot fafl to command attention ‘on_all sides. From all indications he was right person in the right place. understood the danger which was at- tached to speeches which would in- flame the strikers and being sble to tallc In several languages impressed upon his hearers the importance of re- frafning from violence and of deter- mining upon what they sought from their employes and naming a commit- tee to take charge of the negotations. It was quite in contrast to the man- mer in which the strikers left their ‘work and it must have come like a ‘bombshell to the meeting, but it was Just the kind of a leadership that the brass workers, made up of represen- tatives of several forelgn natfons, re- quired. Young Grohol rendered a most valuable service not oply to those working men but also to the city of ‘Ansonia and to the state and he should be given full credit for it. 4 serious situation was threatened in that city until this influence mani- Tested itself and it is to be hoped that it will be suffictent to bring about an ‘amicable adjustment of the whole trouble. If such advice was given in _ more lsbor disputes there would be fewer tales of violence and riots. { CANNOT DISREGARD RIGHTS. - ‘WJust because the practice of arming 7 ant vessels dates back to the time when there were pirates the claim s being made by some that it was & the He * mot to be applied in the present con- Such might be well enough s an argument if it was a fact that the provision of international law was ‘edopted solely for that purpose, but _ Just because it took place in the days of pirates does not mean that it was not intended to apply to 3gll cases ‘where merchantmen were unlawfully interfered with. The arming of the ships for defen- sive purposes applies to all cases ‘where the rights of vessels, as estab- lished under the agreement of nations, _ are violated when they are engaged in ~ iswful commerce. It is folly to sup- that any country is going to cast such rights aside because another na- tion engaged In war Dut with which it Is at peace indicates that it is going | to deliberately assume the privilege ‘ot disregarding its oblisations simply ‘because it is the only way in which it _can make its submarine warfare ef- To subscribe to such a course would place this country in a most humili- sting position. No such weakness that liners will be warned and ity protected. Even though e are no pirates now the proposed tlon of Germany shows the neces- of tho international law which merchantmen the right to de- themselves against illegal acts. country cannot disregard its in that respect and it would be cal to try to force others to do - THE DRUG VICTIMS. Wahen it comes to getting the drug away from the grip of the en- narcotics, it is found by ex- that something more is re than the shutting off of the of dope. To be sure the re~ of the sale of drugs and the nent of the law which makes |- corime to sell them; except under 4 conditions, are demanded the proteotion of those who ha , acquiired the hadit but whe would endamgered if nothing was done to eonditions and put a check up- get.rich quick bustness of those have no scruplés in carrying on law enforcement treatment of dope users should carried on together as both are necessery in reaching the end songht— removal of humanity from drug very. RUMANIA'S POSITION. While it is being intimated that Ru- mania 1s likely to enter the war soon on the side of the allles, it is to ke remembered that such & thing was predicted long ago and that as far back as when Italy broke away from it was again claimed that Rumania would be swayed by the advice of Russia even though it might go no further than to declare a bemevolent neutrality, but in both instances Ru- mania continued to remain on the fence. It has not been convinced ap- parently that the time was ripe for it to enter the arena. Both sides have been deeply inter- ested in It and anxlous to show it how its national ambition could be realized by casting fts lot with them. When the Russians were driven out of Gallcla the appeal of the allies lost ground, and as the Teutons push- ed through Servia with the assistance of Bulgaria that side appeared to gain favor, while the capture of Erzerum is now advanced as the reason for Ru- mania’s reported leaning. BEven though the fall of that strons- hold cannot be belittled, it is a long way from Rumania and that country will naturally be swayed if it 1s going to be by victories nearer home such as the fall of Cernowitz in Bukowina where the Russians are showing in- creased strength or a demonstration upon the part of the allied forces at Saloniki that they are going to make 5004 in the efforts in behalf of Servia. After waiting as long as this it is be- lieved that Rumania will carefs consider the situation before making a leap and not be led into a hasty de- cision. STOPPING FREE SUGAR. When the democrats met in caucus for the purpose of considerinz the re- scinding of the provision in the tariff schedule which puts sugar upon the free list the first of May, it must be realized that they were confronted with the complicated situation of tak- ing care of the financial requirements of the country and taking a backward step in regard to their tariff ideas, and while there were those who were opposed to any change, it must be agreed that the majority in favoring the repeal took the wiser course. By the very fact that the tariff on sugar has been cut there has been a serfous loss of revenue and should the tax upon that commodity be entirely removed as planned under the tarift law it would mean a further loss of | about forty million dollars just at the time when the administration- is hard Put to get enough income to run the government. Thus while such a stand as the democratic majority has de- clared for means a backward step from the free trade fdeas, it must be recognized that in view of the addi- tional taxation which has been urged for the purpose of making up the de- fictencies, it is the sensible though possibly humillating course which has been taken. Instead of wiping out this revenue which the government needs and adding those millions to the sum to be raised by federal taxes, *t was for the party’s, as well as the couzitry’s, Interest that such a con- servation of resources be voted. It will be well if simllar attention is given to further revisions of the tarift and if proper consideration is given to the protection of the dvestuff in- dustry in a manner which will permit its proper development. EDITORIAL NOTES. The senate to all appearances look- ed upon that Nicaraguan treaty as a good business proposition. In spite of all his ficideness it takes but little inquiry to dlscover that the groundhog has many friends. There 18 no better harbinger of spring than the appearance of the packages of seeds sent out by the con- gressmen. It 1s going to be a hard job follow- ing the war to make those who are getting wartime wages satisfied with' peace time pay.- From the amount of snow received the weatherman appears to be doing his best to crowd the delnyed winter 211 into one month. Possibly Germany thinks if it can only send the merchantmen to the bot- tom no one will know whather they were armed or not. Henry Ford might be able to satis- fy the curious by telling them whether he has made any plans for voting at the coming election, Lots of people are getting the chance to understand what it means to be an- kle deep in slush on one day and frozen to the marrow on the next. Germany must realize that when it demands the safety of submarines it 1s making an appeal in behalf of prop- erty and humenity which it has never| felt obliged to respect. The man on the corner says: Con- sidering how much 1s done about ancestors, a fellow doesn't have to do much worrying about what pes- terity will say of him. Not much complaint is being heard this month about the mosquitoss but it 18 Quring the off season that the preparations can be made for attack- ing the pest befors-the breeding sea- son arrives. Perhaps the fall of Erzerum and the) effeot which it may have upon Ru- mania 18 the cause for the departure of a German representative for that country with the offer of a loan of ‘anftion. TR e A a long time to.get-a re- fl‘m conperning the cir- surrounding the sinking. of ‘the Perefa. Can it be that the Sick Man of Furope has enough troubles THE HOUSEWAFE. In making tea the pot should be hot before the boiling water is poured on the tea leaves. A Dbit of cold ohicken will make & E00A sandwich with a leaf of lettuce or Depper grass. ‘Wash green vegetables in warm wa- ter to remove the insects, and finish quickly in cold. (Before meking new sheets always measure the bed for which they are intended. Tubing makes the best pillow slips and it may be had In two widths. Fowl for chicken salad should be cooked the day. before it is to be used. Poultry fat is excellent shortening for ginger cookies and spice cakes. An old, thin quilt should be laid over every mattress below the sheet. Blankets shoulda be put out in the sun and air at least once a week. Grated cheese ower mashed potatoes makes a pleasant change. All boys shculd learn to se: buttons .and darn stockings. on A clean sunny yellow is one of the best colors in a new kitchen. Never mix new milk with old if you wish iz to keep well. A good shampoo kimono can be made of a big bath towel. A feather wing is excellent to dust bed springs with. LONGER STREET SKIRTS. Gathering up all the straws that show the wind, it is probable that the street skirts will grow longer as the season advances. They may not des- cend to the instep, but they will reach the ankle. The extreme shortness of skirts for the five months' has been so overemphasized in a cheap way that many women prefer to go against the majority than be with it. The short girl or woman does not care for the advent of the long skirt, and she is right. It takes youthful- ness away from her and gives to her figure an ungainliness that is not to be sought. She will probably be com- pelled to use her own judgment with every skirt she wears, cutting 4t ac- cording to her figure, which is always better than cutting it according to fashion. A SMART COAT. A smart topcoat of dark blue gabar- dine seen a short while ago was a combination of the Directoire and Louis XIV. period. It was cut away above the waist line in front, while the back and sides of the coat ex- tended to witnm a few inches of the skirt. The coat was fastened far to one side with flat bone buttons, and the troad turned down collar was ined with china biue silk. The sleeves were cut in one with the coat and were, finished with flared cuffs of gabardine. HEALTH AND BEAUTY. Let two or three hours between eating and sleeping. intervene Severe paroxysme of coughing are arrested by placing a teaspoonful of glycerln in a wineglass of hot milk and drinking slowly. For those who have scant eyebrows pure alcohol and almond ofl in equal parts is sald to be a good stimulant. Take a little on the end of the finger and maseage it into the skin. A _temporary cure for toothache is to roll a piece of medicated cotton into a small ball the size of the cavi- ty, dip this into a few drops of cam- phorated choloroform and insert on the end of a toothpick. A safe laxatlve for children is two soaked figs that have remained in a little water over night with some su- gar. These are eaten in the morn- ing before breakfast. The seeds exert a stimulating effect on the alimentary canal end help to produce the desired effect. The continued use of grease will darken the brows and lashes and will not injure as a dye does. Make a mix- ture of a dram of red vaseline and one grain of sulphate of quinine. This is put on night and morning, leaving some of the grease In the skin. Al- ways rub the brows in the direction in which they should grow. WALL COVERING. Fach fashion has its own eventful history, fascinating to those who love to follow out the development of things. Tapestry effects in wall papers and fabric coverings for walls had their origin in the times when castles and cottages were so constructed that it Wwas necessary to hang some protective material against the walls to keep out the drafts. Coarse weaves, like gunny sack, were used in the cottages, but the palaces were distinguished for thelr handsome tapestries. Time changes all things. The tap- estry designs are simulated in papers, inexpensive, but, elas! often inartis- tic, and gunny sack and burlap (both infabric form) today rank superior to ‘tapestry effects in their elegance. And this is as it should be, for true beauty lies in_simplicity. Plain colored walls give ample op- portunity for carrying out of perfect harmony in the color scheme of a dec- orator and also show up pictures and ornaments to best advantage, ;wm-f-an-n-mmofl It one wishes one miay wear gloves With the evening gown; if ono does not wish i, one may go gloveless. Novelty buttons in gold, sfiver, enamel ana jeweled effects are a smart finishing touch on the new gowns. Afternoon frocks may ‘De a combina- tion of Ught and heavy material, but the self-color is followed throughout. The toque altogether of soft plum- age, with upstanding wings at the sides, is one of the prettiest of mil- linery fashions. You may make up grandmothers gay plaid shawl into a fashionable separate skirt with fringe around the bottom. . Such a ekirt is good with an odd sports coak. It is an economical idea to have winter suits of mole colored duvetyn, Wwith the fur, trimmed three-quarters coat cut long enough to wear sepa- rately over their frocks. R AGO TODAY. rmfir =\nl I—.‘unk rine -12 sank ire.. b‘:ln off yfl-flnn British “mirmen_ d i land. gfi.fi‘.’."’...... bombardsd. the office of auditor of St. Chair coun- ty, Tilinois. Fraulein Skolik is the first woman bombs il and in Germany to be decorated with the iron cross, which she received for dis- closing a bomb plot. Miss Frances Thornton of Kansas City, Mo, has become known as_the “speed demon,” because of her daring in driving racing motor cars. Stenographers in Boston are at- tempting for the third time to organ- ize a union like those in Chicago and New York. Thus far they have failed for the lack of support. RL COULD ;pound’ mother bought it and the next mont ‘was so well that I worked all the month GOOD SINGING INSOME INNING INNERS FEATURING THOSE LIVE WIRE COMEDIANS Bob Alexander and Joe T: BEAUTY CHORUS OF FIFTEEN Paramount 5-Reel Feature, Monday and Tuesday MARIE DORO = CLEAN COMEDY The White Pea The pointed overdrapery glves op- portunity to remodel last years eve- ning dress. Make the overskirt of tulle in color to match the body of the Jress and drape theme over white tulle, HALF WORN COSTUMES. Fashions change so rapidly that women of limited means are often sore tried in their attempts to keep up with these periodic and quick move- ments. A French woman, whose hus- band was among the first to respond to his country's call, saw her oppor- tunity and seized it. She made the fact known that she was clever at adapting clothing, and that she was ready to exercise her skill on reason- able terms. Plain materials are eas- ily added to the introduction of con- trast is often permiesible, and the present vogue for trimming bas greatly facilitated her enterprise. The tunic was one of her best resources when she first saarved her business. Now she finds that the contrast hip yoke and the panel serve her very well. Frequently sale bargains come In admirably for her purpose, and she is always ready not only to assist in adapting but to give her ald in choos- ing from the big stocks of rich and beautiful material which are shown. A serge gown done up_recently had the last season’s bodice remodeled into a bolero arranged over an under vest made of a piece of rich silk picked up at a sale and sold off because this winter’s patterns will not be brought out again for another season. ECLUSIVE SCISSORS. A colored ribbon tied to scissors will save many minutes that are otherwise spent in looking for them. A piece of ribbon is pretty nearly sure to show, where the scissors are half hidden un- der papers or sewing. NEEDLEWORK NOTES. French knots are often used to orn- ament a tray cioth. When the knots are of a pretty shade of pink, blue or yellow the monogram shows up very well beneath the glass covering of the serving tray. is growing more papular every day. It is used as a trimming for baby articles, and many women are starting now to edge collars and cuffs with the trimming, so that the sots may be used on summer frocks of nen. Tatting When sewing buttons on a lttle child’s dress run a tape down the wrong side first, then sew on_buttons the desired distance apart. You will find the buttons will never tear awey from the goods, no matter how hard wear it is given. One of the easiest ways too mon- ograms to household linens is to fill each letter with French knots. Buy using this treatment one is saved the work of padding, of course to gain an effective result it is necessary to place the knots close together. A corset bag is easily made. If the ribbon s rather narrow, match _two lengths and seam them together. Dou- ble them and sew them along the sides, to form the bag. A casing at the top may be threaded with narrow ribbon, and the bag is finished. PURITY IN EGGS. The feeling generally prevails that one egg is as wholesome and as clean as another. We may fret and Worry about the possible germs that come to us in the ice. We properly take no end of precautions in favor of a pure milk supply. We insist on wrapped bread and germless oysters and_a dozen other kinds of pure food. But We trust the hen. Few of us ever real- ize that any germ or uncleanliness can penetrate the smooth surface of the egg shells. But that opinion just shows that we do not know it all when it comes to the pure food proposition. The very fact that eggs grow “stale” is proof enough that trouble does penetrate the shell. For this staleness is produced by the presence of micro-organisms, which in growing produce poisonous products productive of ptomaine pois- oning. So, t00, eggs 1aid by hens not hy- glenically careq for may be carriers of uncleanliness. To insure the perfectly clean egg the hen must have clean nests, clean runs and an abundance of clean, pure water. LACE NEAR THE FACE. American women do not like a dark color close against the face, and even the dictum of the French designers cannot force them to accept this unbe- coming fashion. So, inside the high dark collar frequently appears one of The most satisfying and =artistic tones to select for walls, in either gun- ny eack or burlap, are the soft tans, the delicate ambers, leaf browns, iv- ory tints, apple or leaf green, wood gray and'«rood brown, and sometimes delicate shades of blue. WIRED CUFF AT HIP, Everywhere things are flaring—that is, 80 far as fashion is_comcermed. In keeping with its flaring hem one dress has been fitted with a wired cuff at ‘the hip line. The gown itself is of dark blue silk poplin. Encircling hips is o band of black ribbon Which has been stitched on lower edge end wired at the top so that it stands away from the dress. Another fea- ture of the gown was the flare of the cuffs. Lining them were ruffies of Iace which added a bouffant effect. DICTATES OF FASHION. All kinds of feathered fans are in there are even fans of black trimmed with ermine. Velvet 1s en ideal material for three plece novelty costumes, the corsage being mostly of chiffon. Wee tots should have: muffs, and| pretty-ones can be'made at homs,with' white or cream lace or sheer stuff that is infinitely more dainty. THE WEDDING FAVOR. With the revival of the net wedding vell ruched with white satin or looped with pearls comes the wedding favor, a pretty attention to the nearest relatives of the “contracting parties.” All the women relatives of the bride and bridegroom wore at & recent wed- ding rose polsies, which labeled them, according to their special shade of pink, members of his_or hers. Some of the posies were ~fixed on to the muffs of their wearers and others nestled below the neck on the fur, while the old fashloned methods of tucking them into the coat found sev- eral followers. CONCERNING WOME Marie, Helene, Camile and Madelelne Vatel, sisters, ve been decorated with the cross of war by the Fremch government. Mrs. John W. Griggs, wife of one time me-wmmm is the owner of a priceless set of of notable people. i Moser, aged. 21 REMOVING MARKS. To remove marks on the table caused by hot dishes spread a thin paste made of salad ofl and salt on the spots, leave for an hour or so, and then rub off with a soft cloth. EXCELLENT STARCH. Water in which macaron! has been cooked will make excelent starch to use for dainty lingerie garments or fine ginghams. RECIPES. Halibut with Sauce—Halibut with Hollandaise eauce is cheap and aimple enough to make. Clean = slice of hal- ibut brush it over with melted butter, sprinkle with salt, pepper and onion Juice, put it in a baking pan, cover with paper and bake fifteen minutes. So much for the fish itself. To make the sauce, put a half tablespoonful of vinegar and the yolks of two egzs into a saucepan, and set this into a larger pan of poiling water. Stir it quickly with a wire spoon, gradually adding three-quarters of a cupful of butter. When the sauce thickens, remove from the fire and add a few grains of cay- enne ang salt. Stuffed Beef—Take a slice of round steak, not too thick, salt and spread with a good dressing. If the slice is large enough it can be rolled like a jeily roll, otherwise bring the edges together. Sew securely, brown well on all sides in a buttered spider. Lay in kettle and boll or simmer slowly with a little water til tender, turning oc- casionally. Be careful not to break open; there will be a rich brown gravy. Have one meal hot and the rest cold. Cut in slices. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Giving Away Power of Navigable Streams. Mr. Editor:—I write to ask the Bul- letin to help defeat a most serious at- tack on our public resources. Since the fight over the Alaska resources was won there has not been 5o pressing a threat against the conservation policy as the present effort in congress to Zive our public water powers for noth- ing_into monopolistic control. The Shields bill, now before the sen- ate, gives to the power interests with- out compensation the use of water power on navigable streams. The amount of water power these streams will supply is larger by far than all the power of every kind now in use in the United States. It pretends to, but does not, enable the people to take back their own property at the end of fitty years, for in order to do so un- der the bill, the government would have to pay the unearned increment, and to take over whole lighting sys- tems of cities and whole manufactur- ing plants. Privato corporations are authorized to seize upon any land, pri- vate or public, they choose to con- demn, Bills which gave away public water powers without due compensation were vetoed by President Roosevelt and President Taft. The Shields bill would do precisely the same thing today. Another water power bill, the Fer- ris_bill, relating to the public lands and national forests, was in the main a good bill as it passed the house. As reported to the senate, it encourages mionopoly by permitting a corporation to take as many public water power sites as it may please. Under it the corporations could not even bes kept from fastening upon the Grand Can- yon, the greatest natural wonder on this continent. This bill takes the care of water powers on National Forests from the experienced and competent forest service, and gives it to the in- terlor department, thus entailing du- pHcation and needless expense. In my opinion, there is undue care- lessness as to the disposal of public resources at present in Washington. The water power legislation now be- fore the senate is too favorable to the men who, as Secretary Houston's ad- mirable recent report shows, control through 18 corporations more than one-half of the total water power used in public service throughout the Unit- ed States. The water power men charge that conservation hampers de- velopment. The Houston report shows, on the contrary, that the most rapid development is in the national forests, ‘where conservation is best enforced. On the other hand, 120 public service corporations own and are holding un- developed and out of use an amount of water power equal to four-fifths of all there is developed and in use by all the public service corporations in the whole United States. As I said in an open letter of Jan. 29 to the president: “Natural resources lie at the foun- dation of all preparedness, whether for peace or for war. No plan for na- tional defense can be effective unless it _provides for adeguate public con- trol of all the raw materials out of which the defensive strength of a na- tion is made. Of these raw materials water power is the most essential, be- cause without electricity _generated from water power we can not manu- facture nitrates, and nitrates are the basis of gunpowder. There are no great natural deposits of nitrates in the United States as there are in Chill. It would be folly to allow the public water powers, which can sup- ply this indispensable basis of national detense, to pass out of effective public control.” A concerted movement is on foot to break down the conservation policy. Feeble resistance or none at all is be- ing made by official Washington. Un- less the press and the people come to the rescue, the power Interests are likely to, win. This is a public matter wholly removed from political parti- zanship. Your help is needed, and that of your paper. For nearly ten years this fight for the public water powers has gone on. We ought not to lose it now. Sincerely yours, PINCHOT. Miltord Pike Co., Pa., Feb. 15, 1916. No Appetite for Revelutlon. Felix Diaz has taken the pains to explain that he has no appetite for ‘further. revolutigns.—Knoxville without staying at home 1am in good health now and have told lots of | girls about it.”—Miss CLARICE MORIN, | 22 Russell Street, Taunton, Mass. Thousands of girls suffer in silence every month rather than consult a phy- sician. If girls who are troubled with painful or irregular periods, backache, | headache, dragging-down sensations, fainting spells or indigestion would take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound, a safe and pure remedy made from roots and herbs, much suffering might be avoided. ‘Write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. (confidential) for free sdvice which will prove helpful. NEW BOOKS Compensation Digest of Workmen’ Laws in the United States and Territories With _ Annotations. Compiled by F. Robertson Jones. Published by Workmen's Compen- ion Publicity Buheau, New York. Price, §2.00. To all who are interested in work- men’s compensation and its progress throughout the United States. the Workmen's Compensation Publicity Bureau has rendered a valuable ser- vice in publishing for ready reference and comparison an analysis of all the laws on his subject now In force with- in the United States. The Digest of Workmen's Compensation Laws in the United States and Territories (with an- notations) enters upon the fourth year of its publication revised to December, 1815, and now covers the aws of this character in 31 states and two terri- tories. These various enactments while dif- fering widely in-their administrative details and as to the amount and method of compensation provided, are all designed to meet the same end, and therefore have many features in com- mon. In this Digest the law of each state {s analyzed under 45 headings, which cover the essential features of the entire range of compensation laws in this country. The Digest is bound in convenient pocket form, (paper, leatherette and morocco), and the ar- rangement is so devised as to present at once a comprehensive summary of the law in each state and a ready comparison of the provisions in the respective states as to any ome or more particlar items. [ oHER view omvTs | People of Putnam have taken a step which should have been taken some years ago, in the forming of a build- ing and 'loan assoclation. Such an organization is a valuable asset to any community. A building and loan as- sociation stimulates thrift among the people and encourages them to build homes of their own. Rockville con- gratulates Putnam on forming such an organization even at this late date— Rockville Journal. Anyone who knows the genial pres- ident of the New Haven road and re- members the cordial greeting he gave to the reporters in September 1913, fol- lowing the North Haven wreck, which occurred on his first day in office, ca: refute the charge that he is “afrai of newsgatherers. Mr. Elliott wel- comes publicity and as a result he has the co-operation of the newspapers in his task of rebuilding the New Haven system.—Hartford Post. The charitable impulses in this coun- try, and especially in Providence, arcused by the stories of distress from the war zone, have not died, although the work rellef committees is not advertised s prominently as a year or more ago. Sustained rellef is ~ the best kind, and modest but significant news paragraphs almost daily tell of the continuing preparation of cloth- ing, surgical dressings and similar contributions.—Providence ‘Bulletin. Anvone who thinks that the brains of the nation are represented in Con- gress would do well to ponder the case of Representative Connolly df Kansas, who asked this question of Admiral Grant, commander of the submarine flotilla. “Admiral, there has been a good deal of talk about torpedo boat destroyers. Are they vessels to des- troy torpedoes?” Mr. Connolly is that same congressman, who when asked by a constituent to outline his views on preparedness, declared that in the event of war the people of the Atlan- tlc seaboard could retire behind the Alleghenies and the people of the Pa- cific seaboard behind the Rockies, and live their lives in tranquility. Doubt- less Congressman Connoly, who ap- pears to be the Mrs. Partington of his sex, would regard a squirrel as a man- eating tiger.—Bridgeport Telegram. 1 The wisdom is open to doubt of that big automobile concern which has passed a rule requiring all em- ployees to become citizens of the United States or be debarred from advancement. The purpose is laud- able, but the means more _than questionable. The product is bound to be largely of the cash register brand, and of those we now have enough and to spare. 'What sort of & citizen is he who becomes such un- der compulsion or the spur of neces- sity? It is just that sort of pre- tense and sham that made Profes- sor Phelps recently declare that he “was cured of patriotism”. ‘The ma- chine made sentiment and loyalty is irresponsible and naturally breeds traitors and sples. True citizenship is a matter of education, of teaching, of enylightenment. And he of foreign birth cannot be successfully hurried there by automobile.—Bristol Press. There are two ways to have good roads. One is to bufld them properly Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S DAVIS TH ROADW Maids MILO VAGGE Comedy Juggling Bag Puncher TRIANGLE FEATURES MON. & TUES. CHESTER CONKLIN In EEK Big Scenic Diving Offering With a Group of Stunning Girls SPECIAL SCENERY—MAMMOTH TANK—SOME ACT Wm. S. Ha | FOUR SHOWS WA EATRE AY| MON. TUES. AND WED. THE BIG SPLASHING SHOW JIMMIE BUD Singing, Talking, Dan In the 5-Part Production ETWEEN MEN" a 2 Reel Keystone Comedy TNGTON'S BIRTHDAY Colonial “A VENETIAN NIGHT” . Photographed on the Canal Pat Delmonico’s will TUBBS’ FULL Tickets Ad Extra Ladi = of Veni European Actress in a Powerful Role. Two Reels—“THE GREAT OCEAN DISASTER"—Truly Thrilling SECOND GRAND BALL GIVEN BY THE CHELSEA BOAT CLUB AND THE FIFTH CO, COAST ARTILLERY, C. N. STATE ARMORY, MONDAY NIGHT, New York’s Famous Dancer, who has scored Marked Success at e dancing exhibitions at intermission and duping last haif. iting Gentleman and Two Ladies. Tickets and boxes for sale at store of George A. Davis Theatre ce, With Maria Carmi, Famous Staged by Max Reinhardt I FEBRUARY 21st MILITARY BAND and then keep them in repair. American way. macadamizing, then sult and pronounce it good, promptly turn to something else. up. highways of England, France, and then rebuild them every few years, The other is to build them properiy e first method might be described as the ‘We spend big sums in look at the re- and In three or four or five years, we discover to our surprise that the highway is in wretched condition, so we proceed to do the same costly work all over again. And it's much the same with city pav- man’s job will be simply to keep an eye out for chuck holes, and fill them That's the European method. The many, Switzerland, etc., are far better than ours, not because they are 5o much better built, but because along every road, at regular intervals, filling Davis Theatre WEDNESDAY, EVENING, FEB. 28 SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BENEFIT ST. AGNES GUILD MRS. FISKE IN THE 7-PART PHOTO-FEATURE ing. Petaluma, Cal, is planning to change al this. It is a a'n.‘-hll commun- VANITY FAIR ity, but it has the right ‘hunch.” : is going to hire a first class road AND LOCAL VAUDEVILLE mender and put him in charge of the Admission 50 Cents macadamizied ~city streets. That Seats Now Selling i MISS MYRA G. FRINK (BLOCUTIONIST), H Graduate of School of Expressiom, Boston, wishes to announce that she will re. holes and keeping the roadway smooth | cefve puplls in Vocal Expression sad and properly drained—Waterbury lorm Art at e studlo Alice’ Bldg., Main St, each Tuesday, between Democrat. :hol;?ulun- ?t 2 IT"‘ 8 p].‘ Illi ’éou’mcflai' work in_stammering, 'lisping. thromti- But many more points made by Mr. | ness, nasality. Telephons 630-8. ] Elliot are of vital importance. For ex- ample, akcordfng to the official report of the comptroller of the currency, the the United States In railroad securities in- creased last vear only 173 per cent., the smallest increase for any class of excepted. Savings banks added appreciably to their holds of public utility bonds’ and rairoad How is a rail- road to get money for better equip- ment and service when its securities Where does the public get off when by attacking railroads®it prevents coneervative banks from in- securities and causes depreciation in the value of se- curities already held by the banks?— investment of 27,000 banks in securities, national bonds reduced their holdings bonds by $20,000,000. of 80 a-begging? vesting in railroad ‘Waterbury American. dustries that will make the If it is desirable to be prepared Even the rankest free trader should come to see that it is well to foster in- United States independent of such conditions, in time of war it is no less desirable to be prepared in time of peace. There is no reason why ,the United States should be_dependeht upon any other nation. When the condition has touched the pocketbook sufficiently it is probable that the people of this city, in common with those of other communities, will come to a realizing sense that there is need of action to prevent a recurrence. The time for Eridgeport to think of these things is now when it is felling the effects of war pyices, with the United States at peace.—Bridgeport Standard. Argument for Keeping It. What's the use if we keep the peace but cause our Colonel to die of mor- tification and whame? — Charleston News and Courler. : Hawall now has in hand tion works that will cost about $300,- 000. ' need have no fears. crowned or extracted BTRICTLY SANITARY OFFICE STERILIZED INSTRU charge for consultation. DR. F. C. JACKSON / 203 MAIN ST. 9A. M to8P. M Lady Asistant Don’t You Want Good Teeth? 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