Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 21, 1916, Page 4

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CIRCULATICN 1901; average R e L RS b A R 4412 9082; 1905, average. i i H H : H H i i i H H i H 5 H March 18. NATICNAL GEFENSE FIGURES. While question it is recognized that the of nndenal defense 1s one of the hig qucstins before congress. if not the cne of most importance at the preseat time, it is nevertheless evidert tkat there is none too much certainty among the members of the national legislators as to what the conditions are now, if one stops to consider the discrepancy which shown between the estimated strength by Chairman Hay of th committee on military affairs and that furnished by the secretary of war at the request of Congressman Gard- ner. In his estimate, which shows almost a million and a third, Chairman Hay includes 995790 men trained in the country besides 60,000 as the regular army reserve, but this fails to jibe with the rigures given by Secretary Baker who estimates the war strength at less than a balf million in which are included those who have had some training to the number of 241,700 ana the regular army reserve of 2,900. The claim is of course made in con- nection with this big difference tha‘ Secretary Baker being new on the job was forced to take the figures of the war_college, but even so that ought to be considered pretty good author- ity in a situation of that kind aud the discrepancy between the two sets of figures is one that deserves more than passing thought. If that strensth claimed by Chairman Hay is there the war college ought to know about it, while if it was there there is good reason for believing that it would have been included. The difference leads to the impression that the fig- ures in cne case are based on the nation and in the other on facts it is the facts which ought to govern. Congressman Gardner has apparently rendered a valuable bit of service to congress when it comes to the consideration of this important subject. is r BRAZIL AND GERMAN SHIPS. The possibility of Germany declar- war, for the present at least, np- on Brazil appears to be overcome by the statement which comes from f§he latter country to the effect that the reported seizure of the German ve: sels Iying in Brazilian ports is un- true, and the assurance which is con- tained therein that no such action would be considered without an ami- cable agreement with all interests '-nn(‘l‘rned This ends the possibility of Brazil following the course of Portugal for while has need of just such an in- crease In tonnage as the idle ships would afford it is not being guided by the dictation of Great Britain. Brazil has grievances of its own against Germany because of the ef- forts which have been made to regard the neutrality of Erazm’\n ports by Germany and because coffee to the value of $7,000,000, the property of the state of San Paulo, is being held without payment by that coun- try. Yet these are not good an% sufii- cient grounds for Brazil taking any steps which would throw it into th war, for while it could make good use of the 42 German vessels lying in its harbors It is possible to secure their services without paving any such price for them as that of becoming a belligerent. This would require negotiations with the owners of the vessels whereby they could be leased under an asree- ment satisfactory to all concerned, without affecting the ownership, and it is such a course which Brazil will probably pursue if it considers it ad- visable to make use of more ships than-it can at the present time com- mand for its trade. ROOSEVELT AND THE PRIMARY. That Colonel Roosevelt rather took the wind out of the sails of the four Massachusetts men, who are boost- ing themselves as candidates for dele~ zates to the republican national con- vention pledged to his nomination, when he emphatically refused to be 1 candidate in the Massachusetts pri- mary is plainly evident. He miade it nore difficult for them to obtain ihelr own selection, if as a matter of lact+he did not destroy the very foun- lation on which they were building heéir appeal for support. To all intents and purposes the ex- sresident made it plain that if he se- ures the nomination he wants it to iome from the convention in Chicago, n which the delegates will be swayed o him by some method not yet dis- losed. Yet this is entirely contrary what he has persistently main-. ed should"be-the case. It Was not giving day. s made " so long ago that he was demanding that the nominee should be the choice of the people. That those who cast the ballots should have a voice in saying who would be their candidato was one of the big features of his last campaign. He would limit the power of the convention and turn the impor- tant work over to the voters through presidential primaries, and yet on the wvery first opportunity that is pre- sented for such action to be taken he has taken a stand against the Dri- mary and is anxious that the work should be done in the convention. Such being the case Mr. Roosevelt's position becomes a straddle. He is apparently trying to attain the end which will serve his purpose best, and instead of supporting the primary which he so enthusiastically advo- cated, he is trying to hide behind the hollow claim that he is not a candi- date and obtain at the same time the influence which he can get in the con- vention as a dark horse. MASSACHUSETTS AND OPTION. Up in Massachusetts the effort has been made to abolish the annual vote upon license and have the law so changed that the vote on that ques- tion will be taken only when it has been petitioned for by ten per cent. of the voters. The Bay state has an- nual elections and realizing that this was an effort to impose an obstruc- tion against the vote on that ques- tion because of the work which it would require in connection with it, the bill has been killed, and it must be appreciated that it was a wise move for all concerned. In a state where local option pre- vails there should be nothing placed in the way of every town giving ex- LOCAL you., train. “Well, a message. this time of day. “He says he is dreadfully sorry to mis¢ you and he is counting on seeing I know you will love He is always thinking of some- Just now, when hé knew how disappointed 1 was because you can't stay to dinner, suggested that I dine downtown with him. We have such larks when we eat It's one of our pet ex- travangances. Billy invites me down two or three times a week, the reck- less youth! “No, to dress, night. then I remembered that I have a lot of roast lamb seemed to bad to go downtown and might not be So 1 just told Billy you in_June. Billy. thing for downtown! buy nearly so good. HEARING ABOUT COUSIN ALICE NORWICH BULLETIN, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1916 “Oh, Cousin Alice, how perfectly de- lightful of you to drop in way!"” Of couree I my_ pleasure. no, Cousin At first 1 said I would, an ieft from Sunday, something that in this exclaimed the young matron. “You don’t know how glad I am to see Indeed, I've been talking about going out to see you for months. Billy said just the other day that I'd better bire an automobile and go out com- fortably instead of on the suburban He's such an extravagant old dear, you know! charmed with the plan, but on think- ing it over I realized how much jol- lier it would be in the summer when we could go in an open motor car, so we are planning to run out some love- ty June Sunday. “I do want you to know my Billy. Won't you stay to dinner? just love to have you. I wish you could. Anyway, I'll call him up and he will send you 1 always phone him at was 1 should he Alice, I don't have for I decided not to go to- and it that he would have to give up his lit- tle treat and let me give him lamb en casserole. That's one of his favorite dishes. “Yes, indeed! It's jus® a postponed pleasure. We don't believe in getting humdrum. We are always thinking of gay_little outings. en the opera was here Billy in- vited me to it every week. We're both devoted to music and we like the best. “Well, no, we didn’t go every week. In fact, we didn’t go at all. You see, I thought it would be better to familiar- ize ourselves with the operas more be- fore hearing them. So I borrowed a splendid book that told all about them and we read that aloud and I played over some of the scores of the old operas I happened to have, and we feel nowythat we are really prepared to enjoy and appreciate almost every- thing that is likely to be sung here next year. We expect to get season tickets, and I_think I shall have an opera cloak. I may as well use my for some elegant clothes as for any- thing else. “No, I don't own the stock myself, but Billy does, and the dear old gen- erous boy gives me the dividend ev- ery quarter. ‘Well, you see, ther's only been one dividend yet, for he has owned the stock only a little while. “No, 1 didn't buy a rug. You see the dividend came just before Billy's birthday, so I gave it back to him for a birthday present. I told him he must buy a new overcoat, but when he went to his tallor he discovered that his old coat could be made to look like a this year's model, as the tailor said, with a fresh collar and the but- a pression to its likes or dislikes. The yearly vote as now taken is fair to both sides. There is no burden placed upon either side in connection with it and there ought not to be. It would have been as fair 'to have sought for a change in connection with the election of certain of the offi- cials who are chosen each vear as to seek to have a change made concern- ing the expression of the voters on license. The strength of local option lies in the fact that it represents the wish of the people. If they favor license they have a right to say so, and it they favor no license the privilege of supporting it Is theirs and it would be unfair to require either side to make those who are seeking a chance, or the continuance of existing condi- tions, spend a number of days ev- ery yvear getting signatures to a pe- tition. It would fall upon each side alike because if license prevailed it would be necessary for the oppo- nents to petition for the election and if the town was dry the duty would rest with the advocates of license. Massachusetts has done the wise thing in adding no more encum- brances to the election machinery. KEEPING SIDEWALKS CLEARED. When it comes to depending upon public spirit .to respond to ail the de- mands which are made upon it, it is repeatedly found that there are many occasions when it turns a deaf ear. This may not be so surprising when the large number of appeals are con- sidered, but there appears to be slight reason for it when it comes to the matter of ewalk cleaning. If there is no disposition to build and main- tain good sidewalks it mignt be ex- pected that there would be no greater effort made to keep them clean, pass- able ana safe, but the duty to one’s self as well as one’s neighbors ought to be sufficient to solve this matter which concerns the large proportion of the population. Yet the New Haven Register finds occasion to say that “We have good sidewalks in New Haven, or had when we lost sight of them beneath the snow in the early part of February. ‘We might have the use of them again if those whose premises front on them would make a little extra exertion to get their walks cleared at the time of day when the sun is more effec- tive. The matter is not a joking one. There are, in a city like this, a great many persons who walk, for one rea- son or another. They have a right to insist on decently cleared sidewalks. The police and other city authorities have all winter made an ineffectual bluff at enforcement of the ordinance which requires the removal of snow and ice from sidewalks. Bvidently permanent warm weather is not yet so near that it is needless to make the bluff good. The question of keeping the side- walks cleared is one which bothers most communities but it is evident that unless ordinances relating there- to are properly enforced, and those who are unwilling to do what others are continually doing the unsatisfac- tory condition of walks is bound to rem and the number of uncleaned ones increase. EDITORIAL NOTES. The talk about peace will be wel- come news to the managers of the baseball teams. d Villa may burn his bridges after him but he cannot separate himself from his reputation. Thus far Villa has not agreed to carry a special corps of press corres- pondents around with him. It will appear like turning a favorite weapon on an old friend if it is found that von Tirpitz was torpedoed. et tmd bl sy Bven thougsh the Russians are crowding the Turks, they show no dis- position to let up on the British. Even though the sun was crossing the line there appears to have been no good reason for interrupting our daily snow storm. There is always something about the spring styles in millinery that makes one wonder they were never thought of before. That western woman who escaped from a state hospital by outrunning her guard must have been afflicted with the speed mania. The man on the corner says: An honest confession may be good for the soul, but a lot of people apparently believe in other remedies, ‘When Villa’s wife says she does not believe that her husband would harm a single American, she is right. He does such things by the wholesale. An English clergyman feels confi- dent that peace will be declared be- fore Christmas. Let us hope it will prove true even if econd Thanks- amount of with a heav. reason that this is seldom if ever the case, is the cause of our not having any more great floods. Conditions have been ripe for a big freshet but the vernal equinoxal peri- od has arrived with all this reversed. 1 expect high some overflows and washouts, but, the general break up now due is coming gradually and when the snow is gone and the ice melted the frost will be gone also and our agricultural people may be happy going to have and early and fruitful spring. All signs point to winter being about at an end. There may be an odd cold day but it will be quickly followed by a long warm period. April will be one of the best Aprils Unless all signs fail, there will be less rain fall in April this year than for some time. The frosts late in the month will be Grass, clover and in many years. howev: frequent but light. rye will have a most splendid start very early, and_the man who gets his onions, peas and other early vegetables in early will be very thankful Jater on that he did so. Get a good start this spring for dry weather in May and June is surely to be expected. A storm of great fierceness is due from April storm will extend most of from April 16 to 20 accompanied by some_ rain. may be looked for the last of April and another pest of cutworms is sure to follow a warm opening of April Prospects are bright for the agricult- very bright and we should all be thankful that our winter has March instead of May and June. ural se: Hook & Ladder Washington's Mayor Murphy in his the condition of the entrance to our city both from North Main and Thames street. Some two or three some of our public spirited citiz for the good appearance and thrift of our city spent their time and means to overcome the rotten Thames street not only on the care of the street neglected by the city thoriti pride barn? been improved? reduction through his efforts of tax rate or city debt? It is a littie late Mr Mayor. been broken by too much use hammer- ing the efforts of real citizens to over- come rotten conditions that the mayor at the eleventh hour is trying to use as a means of glory to cap the climax of four years at the head of city af- fairs. get our tenement houses on Washington street and the Slater property with the rotten condition of Thames and Norih Main street there will be nothing left to clinch our perpetual right to th- title the Rose of New England. motto hook and ladder truck of long ago is just as applicable today as it wus €0 years ago when Norwich was not in the throes of civic bodies for the ben- efit to the favored few and it is pain- ful to look around and see the public spirited men who are willing to sac- rifice their all to build up Norwich for the exclusive benefit of their individ- ual pockets and if they don't suffer a nervous breakdown after their strenu- ous efforts to prevent the combination of steamboats and railroads being rent asunder, they may be able to givesome attention to the copper zone. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Signs Say an Early Spring. Mr. Editor:—Once more I have the satisfaction of knowing that the old tried and true weather rules 1 have been following for nearly quarter of a century have not failed me. The con- tinued unsettled stormy prtdicted for March ending up in a cold wave about the 17th, arrived just as predicted. flood predictions for March 17 didn't stop to consider a cold wavg that certain paver failing—forecasted. ace may tell us later on about the big flood; but I do not see now where it is coming from. now previling are that snow weather Uncle Horace in hi: planetary Uncle Hor My idea from condition: the piles now covering the of warm rain snow rain storm. The simpl water, I also to know that we ar 8 to 11. another the Thunder and son of 1916—ve! been in February THE CLOUD DIGGER March 20, 1916. The Entrances to the City. Editor:—At a banquet of th Co. in Birthday His Hono ears ag n: au but to make it What was the attitud Murphy at that time? interest in impro ing th; Did he usy idey of in his letter under date of ch 4, on or did he use it to knock the ef- forts of the that w tions that he so strenuously at the present time? silly for the mayor to make any talk at this eleventh hour of a that has existed the entire four years that he has been at the head of city affairs and which he has in no way tried to overcome. Mr. Editor what has Mayor Murphy accompished in the four vears of his administration of city affairs outside of the Boswell avenue trolley and his gas commission of flve? same conditions remained at the city Has the general condition of street lights and other public affairs Has there been any to overcome the rotten con public-spirited citizen trying to improve the condi It seems a littl Has not th the The hammer handle ha: And now Mr. Editor after w “Deeds Not Words” on th ol OLD TIMER Conn.,_March 20, 1916, to 19, conditions— of earth will gradually melt away and while a very smail storm bring about a big flood, past experi- ence—notably the big March blizzard of 1888—proves that an extraordinary is seldom carried off might expect wind time lightning and Greeneville talk deplored condition on a source of ther than a disgrace to the good name of our city, New England. of Mayor he take any rotten condition that time the same as now? his little hammer, that Mr. F spea the Rose of Did xisted at that deplores condition ‘The tonholes worked over. So what was the use of spending all ‘hat dividend for a new coat that he didn’t really need? He said he could get lots more real fun out of it by paying for his life insurance. “Sometimes, Cousin Alice, I detest that old life insurance, because I know I couldn't live a single day if Billy were gone, so what's the use of 1|spending so much money on some- thing_we'll neither of us ever need? But Billy's actually stern sometime: “Yes, this is a sweet little flat. 1 think it's about the cozlest nest in the world! Billy eays we must have a grander one soon, but I tell you, _| Cousin Alice, I'm in no hurry to move. It's child play to do the work here, and if we had a large apartment we s should have to have so many elegant things, which I should hav care of. for, of course, me mahogany and fine china I should not think of leaving them to a maid. No, indeed! And, if 1 were keeping house every minute I wouldn't have time for music and my dressmaking. e “Yes, I make everything I wear. Billy ‘hed me to have a tailored sult this spring, but I said to him that I couldn’t see, when he always says I'm the most tastefully dressed little wo- man he knows, why I should employ a tailor, who might not understand my own particular style at all perhaps. So I'm going to make my spring suit myself, and when we drive out to see you in June you'll agree that I'm a pretty clever modiste. Come to think of it, however, if I have on my best e |suit we may not motor out to your place after all, because T shouldn't wish to get it all dust. We can go on the train just as well, and then we'll be perfectly independent. 1 hate to feel that anybody, even a pald chauf- feur is waiting for me. ““Oh, dear! Must you really go? I @id wish to tell you a lot about Billy. It seems so queer to think that you never saw him except at the wedding. Doesn’t it seem as if I had been mar- ried longer than six months? I don’t see how I ever existed without Billy. If I shoud get started to talking about him I'd go on for hours. He's really quite a complex character. Now you know ordinary men don't— “We'll, if you really must go, good- by! It's been perfectly lovely to see you! Shall T give your love to Billy? He'll be so glad to hear all about you, dear Cousin Allce."—Chicago News. Stories of the War In Austria’s Military Prison The prisoners in the Austrian mili- tary prison camp work eight hours a day, rise at 6 in the morning and go to bed at 9 in the evening. Spare hours are many, therefore, and since but few of the men can read, the pro lem of passing time more agreeabl than thinking of the family at hom r|has been a great once. The “intelli- gents” have a library at their dis- posal. Efforts made by the Austrian offi- 0|cers to get the “intellizents” to read s |to their fellow prisoners, or entertain them with talks on this or that, have failed. Instead the Austrian officers have now established a German school in each group. Conversation with them - | established that the Russian peasant is eager to learn, and nothing seems to delight him so much than to hear Ger. man fairy tales. Many of the bearded pupils memorize these little stories. One of them was asked to repeat one. c|He did it with all the embarrassment of the school bo; Enlarzement of the camp and constant improvement of its w streets and many gardens keep many - |of the prisoners employed. Several hundred men work in the shoe fac- s [tory and repair shop. A large over- - |shoe, made of straw-rope, held in shape by ordinary wire, is made in one of the shops. The shoe Is said to have proven its value in the trenches. In addition to proteting the shoe of the soldiers it keeps the snow away from the leather, and in so doing prevents many cases of frozen feet. There is a carpenter shop. The crude furniture needed by the prisoners is made in this. A wood turning and cutting shop produces such articles as inlaid wooden cigar and cigarette e | cases, jewelry boxes hand mirror backs and frames, and toys. Much of this is well done. It is sold in the open market. One-third of the mon- ey realized goes to a fund with which e | the prisoners buy the expensive woods needed for this sort of work, new tools and other accessories. Another third the prisoners may spend as they think fit while the remainder goes to the Austro-Hungarian “War Providence” fund, and is then devoted to any of the various charitable purposes this organization has. e Much labor is needed to manage the e e e the e War A Year Ago Today March 21, 1916, Germans captured a hill in the Vosges. ‘Austrians a renewed operations mgainst Serbia but were defeated in_artillery duel near B nds ussians advanced on otha announced capture el Ger- mans at Ae,wllk..mund. German west Africa, German submarine sank British s Saered boreie. om ins rop) om o Paris and Calai Italy national defense mulgated, law pro- Consolidated Investments dlvidends for if Billy bought} ASTHMA Simple, Harmless Remedy Brings Quick Relief. Many cases of immediate rellef and rapld recovery from, bronchial ssthma of long stand ses of TRrouttand Jungs Sre behgl a discovery made by Dr. gene Hfl'~ ard of Worcester, Mass. Dr. Howard's prescription, which is totally different from all usual methods of treatment for these affiictions, is called Oxidaze and comes in the form of a tablet which the patient allows to dissolve slowly in the mouth. Its curative, he.lln% thus mingle with the saliva and e every trevice of the frritated bronchial membranes, relenss the muscular con- siriction of the bronchial tubes up e ir passages and regul spasmoaic lung action. These tablets, though pleasant to 1 powerful and rapid in t man; £9nz to bed and can then Dreathe easily o g0od n slee iel)ssood and man local & ux ists who _handle tablets seil it on the positive guarantes of money back if it does not give im- mediate relief. lie down an Urally and camp. Several hundred Russians attend to the wounded and sick in the ho: pitals and convalescent barracks. Among them are dr ts and such intelligents as were willing to become nurses. The orderlies also are Rus- sians. Efforts on the part of the Austrian officers to find something to do for the men leads often to ludicrous situations. One of the officers said that at anoth- er prison camp such a dearth of labor had resulted at one time that it became necessary to move a large quantity of brick several thousand yards plece by piece, each prisoner carrying one brick at a time. It seems that the men could not be induced to take exercise. It was procured for them in this man. ner. Many of the prisoners of war were asked how they fared in the camp. All of them complained. Some said the food was always the same. Others in. sted that thee' was not enough of it. Nothing definite could be learned of this highly debatable question. Aus- trian officers said that the Russians ate as well as did the Austrian soldier when in garrison. General Nottes pointed out that a military prison camp was not the place in which members of various strats could have their wishes met to satis- faction. He said to The Associated Press correspondent that his troops in | Galicia would have thought themselves in heaven had they at any time last year been as well fed and housed as were the Russian prisoners. The En- tente wanted to starve the Central Powers, he remarked, and if in carry- | ing out such a policy its prisoners of war were getting a smaller loaf of bread than they had been accustomed to, was a condition for which the Aus- tro-Hungarian government could not be blamed. It may be stated that while the dai- ly bread ration of a Russian prisoner of war si 500 grammes, that of the Austrian civilian is only 210 grammes, and that of the Austro-Hungarian soldler at the front 400 grammes. Both, however, are able to get more meat than the Russian prisoner gets. The appearance of the Russian pris- oners of war did not indicate that they did not get enough to eat. Many attempts have been made by officers to escape. The last one under- taken was by two roommates, Wwho dug a tunnel from the floor of their room and might have gotten out of the camp had they been more careful. What puzzied the Austrian officers a great deal was how the earth of the excavation had been disposed of. It was found that a hole had been cut in the wall and that the earth had been poured between the two sheathings During the day the hole was covered by a large picture which had hung there a long time. None of the officers belleve that In this manner he might be able to reach any of the Entente countries. But the officer trying to escape is punished with confinement to his room, and this punishment is entered against his con. duct report. Later this report will reach the Russian government, and the man can so show that he did his best to regain liberty. Boy of 14 Gets War Cross. A fourteen year old boy proudly wearing the war cross, has just ar- rived in Paris_with a group of sol- diers coming home on leave. His name is Emile Martin. He had just entered his fourteenth year when the war broke out. His widowed father being mobilized, he refused to be sep- arated from him, and finally persuad- ed him to consent to his enlistment. He was at first refused by the mili- tary authoritles, but finally impressed the colonel of the 217th infantry by his energy and bravery, and he has been one of the regiment since August, 1914, sharing all the perils and fatigues of companions in arms. This is the ion in the orders of the day which arned for him the war cross with m: For ha ing, in spite of his young age and the exhortations of his of- ficer, insisted at any price taking part in the patrol sent at night on a recon- noitering expedition, and having brought back precious information concerning the position of the battery of three-inch German field guns.” QTHER VIEW POINTS ] s in Bayonne, New Jersey, who hooky” from school, and are nght, will be fined ten cents. A good many grown-ups would be inclined to play hooky from their regular jobs every day if they could escape with a fine as small as that, and perhaps the bayonne boys will cheerfully pay in a dime now and then—Providence Bulletin. These are busy days, but it is not excusable that the creator of the Teddy Bear and the founder of such an institution as the Booklovers and the Tabard Inn Library of the Uni- ted States should be claimed for the great beyond without comment in the newspapers. He was Seymour Eaton, an author and a journalist. and a pro- moter of newspapers and magazines, COUGHS \&COLDS, HALE’S HONEY of Horshound & Yar and Vanity Fair. throughout the land should go mouning for a week, what an impres- sion pany’s rules require them to use, and no matter what the person who is call- inz or being called says, tors must remarks. not know that these answer: ten in the rules, and this probably ac- counts for the fact that man: phone patrons get excited and slightly peeved over the operator’s questions | which sometimes seem entirely out of place falling rank in population. every F of Commerce of that city has just is- sued Hartford with a population of 163,600, How do they do it? in that and include towns. Bridgeport might do something in the same line. er cities. honest ven, mw-uoawn..l. Don’t Miss This Act ‘HIS AUTO RUINATION" . Two Reel Keystone Comedy COMING THURS., FRI, SAT—THE BIG SHOW—EXTRA LUKEN’S WINTER CGIRCUS The Wonderful Trained Wild Anmals sea The Peur Lukine, Worids Grestest Casting Act The Ponies, Dogs Performing Monkeys and a Real Clrcus Wit Trewt Gireus Clowns.. The Blggest Event of the Season. Shows 2:30, 7 and 8:45 Tuesday AUDITORIU G S i H60-00 Ny e oy Mary Pickford &oaes. ONLY Cho Cho San In soun LUTHER MADAME BUTTERFLY LONG’S CLASSIC The Pearls of Pekin A HIGH CLASS MUSICAL COMEDY “LAUGHING GAS” WITH WM. BENCE AND AND ADELYN ESTEE 10—PEOPLE—10 Funny Pathe Comedy Today =-COL ONIAL. - Today Wik LILLIAN’S HUSBANDS TARTS WALKER PARTS Broadway Star Feat e AL sTAR THE PRINTOF T HE NAILS 7355 “JEALOUSY'S TOOLS" . Comedy —————————————————— ————————— -_— including such as the New York Times If the Teddy Bears into and Woodbridge. With these places, and an imagination equal to Hartford's the city would total up 203,000 and what becomes of Hartford's cliam? As for Bridgeport, if we start off guessing with Hartford we would have they would make.—Waterbury Republican. 150.000, and with more resson. Then . w ld add Startford, Fairficld, Telephone operators, especially those | 1= <O (o8 BEErs, o nd :8'"’ handle the long ‘""“‘"“f’ calls, | ;oain be just as much ahead of Hart- ve a number of stereotyped ques- |5 oo tions and answers which the com.|ford a8 at present 9he sorrows of the Capital city over loss of pre are manifest in_the constant talk over the situation. Unless all signs are wrong the next census count will add deeper pangs.—Bridgeport Post. the opera- adhere to their “formal The general public does questions and of the 'phone girls are writ- Washington army experts can tell the herd-working, faithful militia of- ficers little in regard to the exact trength and standing of _the National Guard. These citizen |diers know better than anvome what a hard task it has been to main- tain their regiments with the poor facilities offered them, and the little encouragement received. But there has been an awakening to the need of this reserve army and to the real- ization that it should be a real de- fensive force. There will be a fr hand in the future in providing ne- cessities that In the past have been denfed, and to this satisfaction no Tien are more entitled than the of- ficers who have worked so long for the best interests of the militia. — Meriden Journal. tele- and unnecessary. — Hartford Post. Hartford eternally worries over its 1t preys on artford mind. The Chamber a4 maga In it they figure Why “Greater Hartford" a haif dozen Of course New they work busines: near by Haven and They are centers of “great- New Haven might with reason appropriate East Ha- North Haven, Orange, Hamden The catgut used for vio is not obtained from c sheep or goats. THIS IS CLUB WEEK FOR The “Free” Sewing Machines All this week we are making a special demonstration of “THE FREE” Sewing Machines, under the direction of E.E.Curtn,nreprueuhhveoftheCompmywbonhm to explain the merits of this . machine. In order to intro- duce this dependable sewing machine, we are able, [ through the co-operation of 7/ the makers, to make this liberal offer: With every = purchase of a 1916 model of “THE FREE” Cabinet Sewing Machine, made dur- ing Club Week, we will give ABSOLUTELY an $8.50AcmeAd)ushH:DmsForm,anduumflfwthu inducement we will give you $12.00 for your old machine. WILL BE SOLD ON EASY PAYMENT PLAN Free Sewing Machines are sold on the easy payment plan. Pay $1.00 down and the machine is immediately delivered to your home—the balance in easy payments, in accord- ance with our club plan. AN ALLOWANCE OF $12.00 FOR OLD MACHINES Consider well this proposition: If you have a Sewing Machme that is not doing satisfactory work we will take it our hands in exchange for a 1916 model of “THE ”” Cabinet Sewing Machine and allow you $12.00 for it, regardless of make, age or condition and in addition to this liberal offer we will give absolutely free an $8.50 Acme Adjustable Dress Form—provided the purchase or udnn.e is made during this week. VISIT OUR SEWING MACHINE DEPARTMENT We invite every woman who does home sewing to visit our Sewing Machine Department on Third Floor, during this week and learn all about “THE FREE” Sewmg Ma- chines and this liberal offer. If it is not convenient for you to come in person, then a post card or a telephone message will bring Mr. Curtis, a representative of the Com- pany, to your home. orteous &