Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 17, 1916, Page 4

Jlorwich Bulletin and Goufied 120 YEARS OLD . Subseription price 12¢ a week; S0c a month; $6.00 a year. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Coam., as second-class matter. Telgphone Calls: Bujitetin Business Office 480. Bulletin Editorlal Rooms 85-3. 4 \ Balletin Job Office 35-2. “illimantic Office, Room 2, Murray Bufjding. Telephone 210. sewich, Monday, April 17, 1916. %The Circulation of %The Bulletin The Maulletin has the' largest circulatior of any paper in Eastern Connecticat and from three to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to over 3,000 of the 4,053 houses in Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per of the people. In Windham red to_over 900 houses, in Puinam and Danielson to over 1833202300600004800900¢ 00 300630080008 1,100, in all of these places .t is comsidered local daily. Bastern Connectj bas forty- nine towns, on 4tred 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. H CIRCULATION i 1801, mverage...... < aa12i 1805, averag ApRab o 9,116 H H H H evesessecescecsassssssnes. 900000E0300€0000000083600 06000 000300000000004800000000900040000800000 RIAILROAD PREPAREDNESS. When General Leonard Wood de- clares that the rajlroads of the United States should be maintained that o they will be in 2 high state of efficien- | cy im case of , it must be recog- nizedt that he made a statement which is bassed on sound 3t roads in eve portance when equipmont, is a serwus I izment. The rail- are of vital im- to moving troops and it p unless they are in a condition to render the service upon whith so much dependence must be placed. In Eurojwan countries raiiroad lines are built for ose. Lines are laid out lor n advance of opera- tions that th mediate service be rcady for im- n trouble comes, and it has been demonstrated time and | nt such preparation The netwink of r: in Gi many has beer of inestimable value in increasing the efficiency of the army. They permit of the shifting of troops from one sectian to another in the kest possible manner, while the which they furnish through the z of big guns and other muni- ble. The same is true where the railroads have tions is inval in nce bullding precautions are lacking and it offers a menace which demands im- mediate change. Ordinarily it might be expected that this would stir up the authorities but to them the situation is not new. They have been acquainted with it for some time and have apparently done their utmost to have the conditions changed but without result. Notices from the fire marshal and business organiza- tions have made no impression upon the owners, who apparently rely upon the fact that inasmuch as there has been no fire in the past there wiil be none in the future, but there exists if dependence can be placed upon the report a colossal fire trap. What this report will amount to in view of other efforts is hard to tell but if anything is going to be done such publicity must be recognized as hastening the day. NOT A MISTAKE. It is impossible for those countries whose vessels have been sent to the bottom without cause, without warn- ing and without regard for the lives of the passengers and crews aboard to get much satisfaction out of the claim by certaln German apologists that it is not surprising that there is a mistake made once in a while. When such an excuse is offered it is but an- other way of saying that none too much care is used in-observing the re- quirements of international law, or in looking out for the safety’ and rights of humanity. It indicates as has been evident from the very start that the submarine policy requires the putting under water of just as many vessels as possible without endangering the submersibles any more than is actual- ly necessary. When it comes to torpedoing war- ships it can be expected that the sub- | marines will strike without warning. There is even a certain amount of danger when they attempt to overhaul an armed liner, but thus far those ships have been confined to a certain locality, and those which have been | attaclked have been unarmed, in which case there is very little danger to the underwater boat, yet the unprotected | vessels continue to be torpedoed with- out regard to their nationality, with- out any attempt beinz made to halt and search them, and without in many cases seeing that protection is af- forded the non combatants aboard. These instances are too frequent to accept the excuse that mistakes have | been made. They cannot be looked | upon as anything else than the delib- | erate carrying out of a well fixed pol- | iey. BIGGER IMPORTS, LESS REVENUE In the report of the department of | commerce for the month of February it is shown that the imports establish- ed a new record, being valued at $193,- 935,117 which is about ten million more than in January and much above the total for any earlier February. Over vo-thirds of the mouth’s imports en- tered free of duty. Such a statement mizht be of greater interest to the public at large if it { meant a corresponding benefit to the | peaple, but instead of the country ben- efiting thereby it was the loser by many millions. It is the action of the democratic administration in slashing the tariff which permits this large amount of zoods to come into the coun- try duty free at a time when there is a large deficit in the treasury and fed- cral taxes are being collected. B While the imports for February are | showinz an increase over February of made it possible fhr the d | 1912 by 49,000,000 there is also shown Verdun to up- the e3 T2 del e in revenue of $8,000,000 and have been making. Russia sul therw has—been no reduction in the from the few lines of railroad | cost of living. n‘x““ The same situation was revealed he 2 full use of such roads as it h the roads of become » that there has been a recent K en the governmen d railroad heads con- very matter. It is a vi- tal part of the work of paredne TREE BLIGHT. that i ts is ob- end of the well known of the coun- the fore: in speaking cut at once the head of prevent the large which is bound to et their che: ch as one a chest- it is a t serious con- the timbe it can he s stter which n tion. or so the chestnut tree blight has been making serious inroads into the eastern fore It has not affected each and one of the trees but it has alread number ana it h many others which will gradusl cumb to the infection which science has not been able to check in spite of all the work that has been done upon s stamps upon ousht of the disappearance tnut tree is not a pleasant It has its place in New England life and the people of this section will hate to see it 2o, but if it is inevitable the advice which means the preven- tion of waste ought at least to get proper consideration and the chestnuts watched so that when the first evi- dence of the blisht appears ‘they can be marketed before they are rendered one. useless by further ravages of the dis- | ease. PUBLICITY WILL HELP. In view of all the efforts that have been made to safeguard life and prop- erty from fire, it is an interesting sit- uation which has been brought to at- tention in Philadelphia by the study of fire risks which have been made in Pennsylvania by certdin Bryn Mawr sraduates for presentation to the state on the 25th anniversary of their grad- uatign, but which, in view of the con- ditiops revealed, it has been decided to present now, rather than to wait and take the chance of what they are going to call attention to in one in- stance taling place before the report woyld, in the slinary course of events, come to light. - | methods of r hy the| killed a large | y suc- | -{ terned merchant | during January when imports amount- ed to $184,000,000 asainst $163,000,000 in January, 1913, the last year of the republican tariff, but three years ago | there was collected in revenue by the {'zovernment the sum of $27,000,000, | while in the first month of this vear with an increase of $21,000,000 in im- ports there was a drop of $12,000.000 |in the duty derived under the existing tarifr, or a loss for the first two months of the year of $20,000,000, and yet this government is casting about for new lenishing the treasury. | The democrats lay it to the war, but | the figures nevertheless tell thelr own | story. EDITORIAL NOTES. A nice warm spring day may not a summer, but it brings out the omobilists in full force. It is time for some of the presiden- tial candidates to include cheaper gas- oline in their list of promisés. Tt would be interesting to see the sketch that was drawn of the Lusi- a by the commander of the subma- rine who ordered its destruction, The man on the corner says: If the war continued much longer the follow- will insist upon the reports being worlked out like a tabulated box scere. Villa's death would be sufficient to start the United States troops back to the border, but there must be proof. Hearsay evidence cannot be accepted. If rumors are true, those who have | been doing a lot of worrying about what ought to be done with Villa when | caught ought to reach a unanimous de- cision. Now that the lighthouse department is glvins the buoys their spring coat of paint, it is time that the clean-up | and paint up movement was under full swing on land. With Germany supplving large guns to Switzerland it doesn't look as if the kaiser expected that little country would break its neutrality, or at least not in favor of the allies. The chances are that Carranza has been delaying his order “Get out” to the United States troops until he stocked up on his ammunition supply from this side of the border. The plea that is being made for the ending of the practice of selling live chicks for Easter gifts ought to ac- complish its purpose. It is a cruelty that no one ought to want to be con- nected with. A Long Island man now claims that he has a powder which when mixed with water provides a fuel for autos at a cent and a half a gallon. Prices .can go ‘as far as they like in that di- irection ‘and there will be no kick. Even if Great Britain is willing to permit the Gérman and Austrian in- in oceanic trade, son disclosed why this government 'should go intq .the. business. Capital -] is _plentiful . and " willing - if *given the SUGGESTIONS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. Nothing -is so good for a sprain as bathing with very hot water, to which turpentine has been added, an ounce to a quart. Apple jelly can be made at any time through the winter and is - ticularly good in the children’s school sandwiches. Stuffed figs are made by soeking the figs in grape juice, then split them and insert a marshmallow or some nuts. Cast-off ‘silk garments, silk stocking tops, etc., can all be utilized by any- body silg rag carpets or cur- tains. < Put a living room in order before leaving it at night and you will save a lot of trouble next morning. Save o0ld calendars with pretty quo- tatlons; they may be cut up to serve for ptace cards for guests. Kitchen scissors for cutting raisins and figs, lettuce, parsley and so on, are exceedingly handy. Sliced oranges and shredded cocoa- nut put into a dish in alternate layers is a delicious dessert. Greasy and browned cooking dishes should be boiled with washing soda in a kettle or boiler. To place ferns upon the window sill means their death, as they cannot stand a cold draught. No better little present can be than a glass of home-made jelly tied up with a sprig of holly. ‘When you wish a foundation for an embroidered linen napkin ring, cut up a mailing tube. A green goose—three or four months old—can be cooked llke a game bird without stuffing. It is better to clean meat by wiping it off with a wet cloth than to lot water run over it. \ ‘When paring potatoes, do not waste a clean pan! a newspaper will hold all the parings. In cold winter weather salted snow will serve instead of ice in the Ice cream freezer. After the dust is wiped off a mirror a little camphor on a cloth will bright- en it. FOR THE WINDOW BOX. Begonias are admirable plants for growing in window boxes. The foliage is attractive, but especially so are the beautifully marked leaves of the Rex variety. The beefsteak, gloire de lor- raine and other varieties may be ex- pected to grow well and to flower. Ferns in variety are available for the window box and may be selected at any florist's to suit the taste of the grower, but dwarf varieties are bet- ter suifeq for the room available. Ferns may be grown with begonias satisfac- torily. Both require a temporature lower than that of the average living room. Coleus is another group of plants that may be grown in a window box, but they must have sun. The leaves of these plants have a wide range of color and marking as well as of size and shape. They must have a warmer atmosphere than the plants already mentioned, a temperature of 55 de- grees to 60 desrees at night being de- sirable. ‘The mealy bug is often quite troublesome on coleus. For an upright plant growing a foot or eighteen Inches high aspidistra is satisfactory. The leaves of this plant { grow in somewhat the same manner as garden flags, but there are varieties with varigated leaves, as well as those with green leaves. TO TURN THE HOOKS. When putting brass hooks in hard wood use a clothespin to turn them. This will save your fingers from ach- ing. HEALTH AND BEAUTY. It possible, wear a thinner pair of shoes in the house than out of doors and avoid patent leather if your feet are tender. When the eyelids are inflammed and red they should be bathed several times a day with a solution of weak boracic acid and water. If the stockings are damp when the shoes are removed, dry stockings should be put on at once, first powder- ing the soles of the feet with a good talcum powder or a reliable foot pow- der. During the windy spring months veils are a blessing in disguise to the woman who likes to look neatly dress- ed. They keep her hair in place as nothing else in the world can. They give her a smart, trim appearance al- most impossible to attain without the aid of a veil For all sores and blisters whose character is not serious there is no better dressing than the spermaceti ointment sold by druggists. It con- tains spermaceti, white beeswax, al- mond oil and benzoin. It is just the simple, harmless thing to be put in a corner of one's bag when going on a walking tour, ‘Warts on the thumb can be removed by tieing a piece of rather heavy white sewing silk firmly around the base of the wart. This cuts off the nourish- ment or blood supply and the wart will dle and drop off. Be very careful to keep it clean and dip the silk in pure grain alcohol before using. If your hair is dull, thin end unsat- isfactory in appearance do not fmag- ine that any hAir @eatment will mend matters unless you first attend to the state of your general health, which springs the root of the evil. The hair is sure to give the first telltale sign that the health is out of order, and a good tonic, plenty of exercise and wholesome dlet A course of cod liver oil will be found quickly and directly to benefit the hair. BREATHING BAD AIR. Second hand air is far worse than a The importance v :‘hu: people are sitting cannot ove In o7 air remember that it two gas are burning are con- suming as much good air as four per- sons, and one kerosene lamp consumes the same amount. A lamp left with the flame turned down very much to the impurity I use a droplight and will rn-m whl'hflm'fll Lol R lessened by shutting off the drafts lttle or opening a cold continue to bake the cake pointed skewer or broom straw stuck into the middle and withdra without uncooked paste sticking to it DICTATES OF FASHION. Paris is using a great many con- trasting pipings. Patent side laced boots are more popular than ever. g2 Pfiz.g.z ‘The coat of knee length is smart- est for sport wear. Many new evening dresses have short puff sleeves. v look charming when mingled with sfl- Sleeves of chiffon are found in the ver or guld th: newest gowns. Most utility coats are long enough almost to cover the dress. pots mad made of china to simulate hives, but Entire dresses arc being e of o s china bees, with wings l'llD‘Gd for flight, Good embroidery is more and more | Scattered over it. silk jersey for outing wear. used for underwear. With the high crowned Directoire hat a veil of jetted net is sometimes worn. A cape of tulle that envelops chin and ears and drops over the ghoulders is a feature of some afternoon models. Oyster white is again a fashionable color. It is especially fashionable in b‘l;nndcloth and some of the heavier silks. There is no doubt about the vagaries of millinery. Some hats are extremely simple, being trimed only on ehe brim, while equally severe hats are trim- med only on the top of the crown. It is asy to enlarge a child’s dress all over by setting a panel in the front, from top to bottom, and setting a band of the same material around the bot- tom of the skirt, underneath. A wide white collar, so deep that it reaches the tops of the sleeve, completes the frock. COLORED TAFFETA THE MA- TERIAL. The mapority of petticoats are made of colored taffeta. Tan, biscuit and cafe au lait are tones that are as widely used in petticoats as in suits and frocks, but there are dashing ones of Algerian blue, military scarlet, Vat- ican purple and also of the sober tones of black, dark blue and dark green. The sketch given today is a model that came over from France and was displayed at one of the big Fifth Ave- nue houses as its choice of petticoat. It is of blue taffeta, flat in front and back-—they are all like that you know, both skirts and petticoats—and the hips and held out with ruffles with a reed beneath. All the flounces in this petticoat are scalloped and polka dotted. If you can’t afford a French importation why not make one at home in your spare hours? But however you get it don’t neglect it. The petticoat is an impor- tant adjunct to the spring costumes. EAT RIPE OLIVES, East ripe olives and take four table- spoonfuls of olive oill every day, says one who knows. 'Why ripe olives? Be- cause they are picked and packed just at that stage of their development when they are richly nutritious and edible. Each olive contains a large percentage of olive oil. Do try them if you have not as yet. Purplish black in color—the more cne eats of them the better one llkes them. CARE OF WHITE COATS. ‘Where white coats are concerned, to save a frequent bill at the cleaner's purchase a stiff white hand brush at the 10 cent store. Brush the coat thoroughly the way the nap lies. This removes the little balls of lint which have gathered the dirt at the same time giving the coat a finish and mak- ing it look like new. NEEDLEWORK NOTES. Fascinating work bags, made of Austrian handkerchiefs such as the peasants wear for headdresses, are be- ing shown. The handkerchief is of a large size in cream white and has a border of purple plums and green leaves. The bags are half-moon in shape, sixteen inches deep and are shirreq_on oblong wooden frames, which form the handles. Embroidery hoops play quite an im- portant part in mending nowadays. a blouse has worn, place a patch un- derneath and place the part to be mended in a pair of small embroidery hoops. Then neatly darn the blouse to the patch. The hoop will hold work taut and it will present a much neater apearance when finished than if the work were stretched over the fingers. “Handsome is as handsome does,” so for the homely, though much used, whiskbroom, a fitting resting place should surely be found. A lovely case for one is made of cretonne with scal- loped euges, initialed and finished in style. The stiff back is medely of pasteboard whose cretonne covering is fastened with small gold headed tacks. The whole is topped with a dainty rib- bon hanger which prepares it in all elegance for its convenient place in milady’s boudoir. CAPE AND TIPPET. ‘There is a real triump awaiting the cape and it small relative, the tippet, this spring, and we may look for a useful mixture of two materials and colors in one toilet and to an ample use of ribbon. The pelerine with cape sleeves is to be another revival'and all these pretty fancles will be diversified in_various ways. For example, a pelerine that ends at the waist and is buttoned up to the chin will please the woman who is tall and slender. It wouid look admirable made of faille of that shade of old red subdued by a velvet rib- ‘bon border and buttons and worn with a dress to match. Bands of satin set at the hem of a of the skirt upon an afternoon frock made after the princess manner of old. A SIMPLE MATTER. the| HONEY POTS. There have been many honey the latest has a numl CONCERNING WOMEN. Queen Maud of Norway Is quite adept at wood carving. alry. wearing recently with Women navvies are now employed on the Prussian state railways. Mme, Hitaoka, a Japanese woman, owns several banks in that country. Pennsylvania has 67,166 women em- ployed in the manufacture of clothing. Of the total population of 60,028 in Panama City, 28,198 are females. Spain was the first country to honor the feminine sex with orders of chiv- Miss Funk Hin Liu, a graduate of Wellesley college, is head of the only !wf\'man's college !n China. Miss Martha Suddath of Columbia, Mo., was married ring which had been used by eight of her maternal ancestors, beginning with her greatgrandmoth: Miss Louise L. Thomas of St. Louls turned her back on society to become a volunteer kindergarten teacher in a | settlement in the foothills of the Cum- berland mountains. Demanding that they be sent to the battle front, a group of French women, | uniforms, recently attempted | to enter the chamber of deputies Paris, but were turned back. ciety. Gilmour, for box. jons mash White Mo Bake one- arsenals. chine guns, tions. the other. blockhouse, Flire; Ru: with the burning steamship Sardinia, in 1908. FOR THE WORKEAG. Tarnished silver with powdered paste with ammonia and water. the paste or. with one leather and have another leather to polish it off again. again on the “Horchposten"—Listenigg sentry posi- heroism of t in For the first time in the history of the four medical and dental associa- tions of that city, a woman, Dr. Clara Shetter-Keiser, has been elected pres- ident of the Reading (Pa.) Medical so- The rarely awarded Lloyd's medal for saving life at sea has been confer- Fred upon but one woman, Miss Kate connection passenger he A small emery bag, silk covered, to resemble a flower, to which appropri- ate leaves and stem ma: will be found an exquisite, though ex- tremely useful, rosebud for the work- TARNISHED SILVER. RECIPES. fill with untain tagings, So near together are houses that care has to be exercised no to sweep one with the artillery of To prevent such an occur- rence great painted signs,have erected in the swamp in front of each indicating how far to right or left the machine guns of any one fort may swing without bringing a neighboring fort under German fire. Almost due south of such blockhouse, which is said to be the most easterly position which the Germans now hold, are the Russian The War A Year Ago Today April 17, 1915, French made Cham de Germans defeated French swamp Deviled Onions—Mince six cold on- e, make a thick sauce of one teaspoon’ flour, one tablespoon butter, and two-thirds of a cup of milk. this add the minced onion and finely ed yolks of two hard boiled eggs, one tablespoon chopped parsley and a seasoning of salt and paprika. Butter scallop shells, sprinkle with bread crumbs and brown. Cake—One powdered sugar, two coffee cups of flour, one coffee cup of sweet milk, one eg, plece of butter the size of an egx, the mixture, of soda disolved in a little hot water. alf hour. = Stories of the War Around Pinsk. : ‘With the help of wooden stagings that criescross the Pinsk in almost every direction, the Germans have free arnd easy access to an important like, and have erected on it a series of blockhouses or sup- porting positions which are veritable Each is equipped with ma- and from each extends, to runways the the in the ne, and at at in_the ), Rl i wa warsh Greek steamer Ellispontis torpe- rl"h" irship bombarded St al il - German u::- hu:z “:mhu. “meroplanes the in be added, Rub To cup around block- been farthest and Electrical Novelties BEASON. Galore. HOMAN’S With Everything New and Up-to-Date, New Songs, New Dances, New Vaudeville Sketches, Pretty Girls, Funny Comedians, Scenic BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER. / MUSICAL REVUE 18—People—18 THE SHOW OF THE How = e MORAL FABRICS A0 L FCE TEATone TRIANGLE FRANK MILLS FRED MACE in “THE VILLAGE VAMPIRE"—Two Reel Keystone. Coming Wed. & Thurs—CHAS. CHAPLIN In a New Double Feature Bill EDWIN ARDIN, BLISS CHAS. FROHMAN'S 3 SHOWS, 2:30, 7, 8:45 H%?.NHVLPIM'IM 30; Revue 8:30 to 10; Mictures 10 UDITORIU Secured at Great Expense for Mon., Tues. and Wed. THE BELOVED VAGABOND Taken from the Novel by Wm. J. Cooks. Produced by Edward Jose Featuring the Three Well Known Artists BROWN DECKER GREAT STAGE COMEDY JANE Paramount and MILFORD, KATHERINE A Corking 5 Reel Paramount Featuring Sidney Grant MAT. 10c; EVE, 10c and 20c Today = COL ONIAL = Today UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 3 Parts—“WEST WIND”—3 Parts. Vitagraph Drama “THE WAY BACK”......... Four Part Edison Drama positions, at a distance of about $00 meters. Between the two lie a series of hay piles or stacks, piled up long before the war. Because the swamp effectually pre- vents any attack of a major nature, and because the men on both sldes grow restless from inactivity, these hay piies have come to play an inter- esting if unimportant position in the warfare at Pinsk. Each time that a frosty night stiff- ens up the swamp a bl and German sentries make for plles in an effort to carry off a little shots at hand. best of it so far as the hay is con- cerned, for the piles are nearer them, but the Germans claim the record for patrols wiped out or dispersed. One of the lines of defense lies In Pinek itself. One street is one low trench ready for instant occupancy, each other on the other barricaded with sand bags and earth work. The street, as well as the en- tire town, is constantly patrolled, and it would be only a matter of minutes in case of an attack before the whole section would swarm with men. Though the methods of dcfense to the south and north of Pinsk, and the city itself, vary considerably, the ma- chine gun plays an Iimportant part everywhere. Every supporting point in the long chain, both In the dune: and in the swamps, has at least one of these deadly wean: And so close together are the supporting points tha the whole saction may be sald to con: sist of a ‘machine gun front.™ Artillery plays probably a less im- portant part in the Pinsk section than anywhere along any other front. The is easily cleaned| Russian [guns thus far have never whiting mixed to a|been able to reach Pinsk to do_any damage. All shells fired thus far have falien short. The Germans on the oth- er hand® need their artillery only for defensive purposes since it is only a waste of ammunition to try to destroy Russian positions across the swamp when no follow-up attack with infan- try is possible. It is only once in a while, therefore, that the roar of guns is heard. Oftener it is the nervous clatter of machine guns firing at Rus- sian scouting patrol. The German defence incorporates one feature that is as beautiful and spectacular as it is useful—the flam- ing rockets and searchlights that are used an dark nights to illuminate the swamps in search of aproaching forces. It is worth the trip from Ber- lin to see the vast, dark area sudden- ly transformed Into a biaze of lights one teaspoon of cream of tartar. Put|as rockets mount from all of the all together and beat quickly. Just|blockhouses in the rough semi-circle, before baking add one small teaspoon | while powerful lights sweep every inch of ground for miles around. Pinsk itself is squalid to a degree absolutely unknown in America, or in any of the western European states. With the exception of a few bufldings along the Pina waterfront, its stroc- tures are all one story in height and of old, tumbledown wooden construc- tion. Its business has from time im- memorial been confined practically to the timber which floats down to it on the Pina, the Strumen and the Jass- Jolda rivers. In spring and early summer the town. Just how serious the and summer of 1918 is going to be for the German troops is a question that is giving those in command some worry. Towering above the dirty, one story shacks, stand three enormous and im- posing churches—a Russian cathe- dral, a Catholic edifice, and a syna- gogue. Of the sixty thousand human beings found in Pinsk when the German: moved in, fifteen thousand were mi: erable refugees from farther west— Poles and Jews, who had been driven from their homes ahead of the re- treating Russian armies and them abandoned to the care of the Germans when food became scarce. This horde presented a problem that has only partially been solved by sending back westward some thous- Mersick Water Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA THE C. NEW HAVEN, - - hay on the cne hand, and to take pot| The Russians thus far have the: and the houses that line the streets are | S. MERSI ands of refugees, part to their homes and part to abandoned fa which they can cuitivate and utilize for the time being, and by doing so help to solve the food probiem in Po- land and Russia. | OTHER VIEW POINTS Henry Morgenthau has done good work at his post in Constantinople, and earned reicase if he desires it But it does not seem an emiently fitting climax for him to resign to aid the campaisn of President Wilson, if that is his intention.—New Haven Reg- ister. Congressman Ebenezer HIN is at least consistent in hs record for stu- pidity. He voted for the literacy tost in the foolish immigration bill, while the four other Conmnecticut Congress- men gave evidence of superior judg- ment by opposing it. Hill is hopeless. —Bristol Press. The republicans of this state can look forward with the utmost confl- dence to a sane and clear visioned d play of statesmanship by the delega tion. Jt will work in the interest of harmoney and real union and will seek a candidate on whom all sections of the party can unite. It will fight to the end any counsel of division, which rould put victory within the grasp of the democratic party, and it will do this not in the interest of partisanship but because the members feel, as do many other people, that another four years of the domocracy means national disaster. The delegates of Connect cut are quite as representative Amer cans as they are representative repubd- licans.—Ansonia Sentinel. Connecticut has been represented in the United States senate by some big men, but none bigger or more patri- otic than the junior senator now rep- resenting this state in that body. Hon. George f’ McLean is not only one of the big men of the state but of the Nation. He is a national figure, and of real Presidential size. He has & wonderful grasp of national affairs and sizes up the needs of the country in a most comprehensive and lucid way in his keynote speech made at the open- ing of the Republican state convention in Hartford. It is a review of the pres- ent situation In this country, present- ing facts that are an arraignment of the present administration which no one can e.—Rockville Journal. A contemporary notes that the New Haven railroad received nearly $1,000,- 000 In 1915 from the sale of scrap metal, brass, waste paper, cinders, ce- ment hags, oll barreis and other waste. ‘Everything that has a value is turned into money except the oid railroad ties, which are burned up on the theory that the cost of collecting and trasporting them would be mare than they would bring. We have often wondered at the sight of heaps of these railroad ties being burned up when & great many poor famiMes would be giad indeed to have the fuel. While the rallroad isn’t water rises and inundates part of the|in the charity business, would it be so SPring | far out of its way, when these ties are gathered in piles, to invite poor per- sons to come and lug them away? We suspect that the ties would vanish after such an invitation and the rafl- road would be spared the trouble and danger of burning them.—Bridgeport Telegram. Betting on a Sure Thing. A political expert declares that Mr. Bryan will make trouble at the St. Louis convention. It doesn’t require an expert to predict that. — Detroft A railroad and wagon bridge in Ar- kansas has been so bullt that span can be utilized as the lift span should the channel of the river that it crceses shift. Supply System §