Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 19, 1916, Page 4

Glorwich Bulletin and Goufied . 120 YEARS OLD " Sul b-erl tion price 12c a week; 50c a month; $6.00 a year. Entul‘ed at the Postoffice at Norwich, . &s second-class matter. e Telephone Calla: n Business Office 480. ‘Bulletin Bditorial Rooms 35-3. Bulletin Job Office 35-2. N ,Wllllmtntlc Office, Room 2, Murray Building. Telephone 210. Wednesday, April 19, 1916. TEEAIRIIINIEIY LEARATEEIBASNS }g Narwich, The Circulation of The Bulletin . The Bulletin has the largest circulation of any paper in Eastern § Connecticut and from three to four times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to over 28,000 of the 4,053 houses in Nor- '3 h and read by ninety-three per ‘cent. of the people. In Windham it s delivered to over 900 houses, in Putnam and Danielson to over 1 100, and in all of these places it is considered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hundred and sixty- five postoffice districts, and -ley rural free delivery routes.— The Bulletin is sold in eve"y town and on all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION 1901, average........ceeeenes 1905, average....... April 15 .. | 3 | e | i Sessesssscscscecessscsssesssecesnssasesessosses: THE WRECK AT BRADFORD. Another distressing accident has beentadded to the list of those which 1&ve occurred on the New Haven road within the past few years, and there are features about this Bradford wregk which closely resemble those at Milfora on Washington’s birthday, though steel cars in the latter case prevented the fire which added so much to the horror of this last col- lision. From the investigations which are underway it is certain that the re- sponsibility will be fixed where it be- longs if such a thing is possible, but from the statements which have been 2 givem out it is apparent that the fault { lies. between the towerman, the ehgi- neer of the Cilt Edege express and the % signal system. Engzineer Mansfield, I whose record is excellent up to Mon- % day night, maintains that the distance < signal showed clear and that the first warning he had was from the home the flazman and the rear lights train ahead at a distance of % 1.500" feet which made it impossible for.him to bring his train to a stop. In. éantradiction to his claim, which is sengar supported by his fireman, the tower- niifi“Insists that the distance signal was’nt caution and home signal at nger and had this caution signal en. observed the wreck would have In this connection it that those who are fa- the operation of the sig- m that if the red warning was 1 at the home signal the dis- | nal must have been at cau- tidfi.inasmuch as they operate that ¥_“3utomatical Thus the fact th4fifhe red warninz was seen by the engig€er would indicate that the cau- tiogm#ignal had been passed provided the=system was in proper working or- derg~ Vet whatever was the actual cause of The wreck, it is impossible to over- look"the fact that the proper degree of #afety does not exist and the New Tia¥en officials must do even more thd@ they have in the past to elimi- nafg the trouble, whether it proves to be human failure or faulty signals. TEACHING BY MOVIES. The moving pictures haye been put to meny good uses in an educational way.and such a view must be taken of the plan, which has been put into re Commissioner Adamson . of teaching the people through the movies, how to send in a fire alarm. ‘While the operation of sounding the fire alarm is simple encugh once a Person has had it explained or dem- onstrated to him, it can nevertheless be appreciated that during the excite- ment_ which accompanies the discov- €ry or breaking out of a fire the per- son who runs to a fire alarm box, or in search of one, does not always show the coolheadedness and good judgment that he would if he was in his normal eondition and undertook the simple task.of ringing a fire alarm. For that reason, and at the same time appreciating what a handicap is ‘eaused in fighting fires by the failure o properly operate the alarm, for so many consider they have done all that is' mecessary by unlocking the door without pulling down the lever, New York’s fire commissioner has conceived the idea of having a moving picture taken of a person going through the aetual work of sending in a fire alarm and throwing it on the screen in t picture houses. It is of course likely that ‘thousands might never have any ‘ogeasion to make use of such instruc- tions, but it is nevertheless informa- tion. which everyone should have in ocase it should be needed, and it can bé understood that a moving picture demgnstration is bound to make a lasting impression upon a large pro- portion of the people of any commu- nity and become a valuable support to. twhatever other instructions are given. “THAT MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN < No.small amount of anxiety has “been caused Great Britain by the trap into which the forces in Mesopotamia riished and the difficulties which they ‘have..experienced since the unfortu- mate. attack with inadequate troops wiié riade upon Bagdad. That stands out 4s one of the big blunders of the war and up to the present time there has been very little to encourage the belief- that the relief force would be able to give any assistance to the be- seiged: command of General Town- shend at Kut-el-Amara. Much criticlsm has been directed General Townshend for his mistakes in connection with the cam- maign in that sectlon, but responsi- This has been a long time coming but it is only just that the blame should rest where it belongs and not be chalked up to the discredit of an innocent party. Though unable to get out of Kut-el-Amara General Town- shend has been successfully repulsing the attacks of the enemy in the hopes that the relief expedition can break through the enemy’s line but the en- tire campaign showed a lack of prep- aration which has taught one of the big lessons of the war in that respect. An army of invasion must so guard itself that it can go backward as well as forward, and all with some knowl- edge of the strength of the opposition, and this precaution was apparently disregarded when the assault upon Bagdad was attempted. CAMPAIGN ‘AGAINST AUTO MUR- DERS. Observation of the reports which tell of the daily loss of life through- out the country show that the auto- mobile figures extensively therein. The demand for safety first has doubt- less had its good results, but it has not stopped the wiping out of hu- manity either by the railroads or by the motor driven vehicles. There is as great a demand for increased safe- ty in one instance as the other, and when it is realized how fast the auto is increasing and how persistent is the disregard for the regulations which have been made to protect other users of the highways, as well as the occu- pants of cars which are being driven by reckless operators, it can be appri ciated that there needs to be a cor-' responding increase in the vigilance that is maintained both by the au- thorities and the pedestrians to a like end. The reason for much of the viola- tion of laws in this respect lies in the fact as pointed out by the Philadel- phia Ledger that “Like very nearly every other law upon our statute books, the speed law is violated a score of times every day for every time a driver is punished for an in- fraction of it. Running ears at thirty miles an hour in crowded streets— the speed of ordinary railroad trains —is upon its face an open invitation to disaster. Yet that speed is ex- ceeded in Philadelphia hundreds of times every day. The typical Yoy rider’ is more of a menace to men, women and children than almost any disease that afflicts mankind. Pedes- trians should be taught to realize, too, that the auto is here to stay. It hes its rights and they must not careless- Iy jeopardize their own lives. We have campaigns to accomplish almost everything else except a campaign to prevent the murdering of people by automobiles. The hour has come for one to start.” That this is a situation not peculiar to Philadelphia cannot help being rec- ognized by every community in the country. A NEEDED REFORM. In the state of Geors: the move- ment against lynching promises to be- come a political issue in order to get the people of that state properly aroused. It is a question which can- not but interest every southern state and in that connection it is interest- ing to note that the southern so logical congress at its session in New Orleans has come out strongly against such crime. Such activity has begzun none too soon. In fact it has been delayed much longer than it should have been from the manner in which mob rule has been flourishing in that part of the country. Lynching should be abolished and there can be none too great an effort made in arcusing the people who are permitfing by it, either participation, through failure to it or failure to bring those g to the bar of justice, to a re- alization of their responsibility. If laws do not exist which will deal with such acts they should be enacted, and if they do exist they should be rigidly enforced unanimously backed by pub- lic sentiment. Not only do lynchings get a certain amount of sanction but the practics is growing worse. It is getting so that the approval of lynch law for dealing with those who commit un- speakable crimes is being extended so that thosc who commit much lesser offenses are taken out and strungz up to a tree whether they are guilty or innocent. This simply means that conditions are growing worse instead of better and it is high time that a determined effort was made to bring about a dif- ferent state of affairs. It is a sad dis- play for states which call themselves civilized and while there may be a large proportion of the people who do not favor it they stand in the un- favorable light of déing nothing to bring about a change. EDITORIAL NOTES. There are occasional reminders that March did not take all its bluster with it. The spirit of trouble appears to be abroad in China, whether Yuan is president or emperor. That Dorothy Arnold tale has all the earmarks of another attempt to beat the other fellow’s story. Dead or alive, every day that Villa can keep his enemies guessing takes him so much nearer to where he is going. From the way In which the senate continues the sisal inquiry there is no immediate prospect of getting to the end of the rope. The man on the corner says: When the worst happens, as it occasionally does, pessimists always fee] that they have been vindicated. It is time to renew the preliminary efforts in that good work of trying to make two blades of grass grow ‘where one grew before. If Col. Bryan has lost his 30 pounds because of recent silence it is possi- ble that he intends to make it up af- ter he gets to St. Louis. Those free hand sketches by the German submarine commander ‘will never be able to make the art gallery because of their accuracy. The reports from Parral indicates that henceforth all Carranza “co- operation” must be viewed with sus- icion and given the acld test before it 1s acs (The customer is seated on a chair in front of the mirror in a millinery shop. Her husband is poised, as though meditating flight, upon the extreme edge of a chair at her left. A ‘“perfect 36" saleswoman is ad- justing a gayly decorated hat as a coquettish angle on the customer's head. The customer addresses the badgered creature at her left hand as she turns and twists her head in her effort to get different views of her- self in the mirror). “Now, Henry, dear, I want you to tell me just exactly what you think. I don’t want you to take my feelings into consideration at all. All I wdnt is your frank, honest opinion. Do you or do you not think this hat is suit- able and becoming? “Now, Henry, if you speak in that perfunctory way I shall know that you're saying you like it merely be- cause you think I'll buy it if you say you like it, but you're quite mi: if you do that. For you know, Henry, that I know you too well—and besides 1 think it's a very ill judged thing for you to do because if 1 should buy it and then we both hated it— 0, my dear, I dig@’t say that you ever did exactly say you hated any of my hats, but I can always tell from your expression how you feel about things, and it would really be a re- lief to me if you would come right out and say what you think. woman ¢ 1l & way that is un- suitable to her age. Not that I'm nearly as old, but never mind. “Suppose we don't discuss it any further, Henry. Of course, I know you had no intention of hurting my feel- ings, but as I've definitely decided not to take the hat, you won't need to Worry any more about my disgracing you by wearing a hal that you con- sider to youthful “Henry, dear, it" leuled now, and I think the best thing we can do is to drop*the sibject entirely for the pres- ent. I think now T'H go and have a cup of tea, and a little later in the afternoon—or perhaps it would be bet- ter—yes, I'm sure it would be better —to give it up for this afternoon and I can come down with you in the morning when we're both feeling fresh and have lots of time. I've felt hur- ried this afternoom, don't you know, and you've made me so nervous, 0ol ing as though you wanted to get back 1o the office. Yes, I think it would be very much better to wait until the morning and then we won't feel as though we had to decide in such a rush.”—Exchange. Stories of the War Thrilling Adventure at Verdun. One of the thrilling adventures of the Verdun fighting was the escape from capture or death of a young lieu- | tenant “whose captive balloon was set adrift when a shell severed the steel i cable connecting him with the earth. Though already mentioned in the ca ble despatches the complete story from the Paris Journal is interesting: “Yesterday afternoon a report ran through the French lines that a sau- sage balloon was ‘off.” Thousands of anxious eyes were directqd toward the little speck which grew" fainter and fainter in the disance as the southerly “But, Henry, really I don't see how you can be o cold and indifferent. That's what is so hard for me fo bear. If you only seemed to care at all—if | ou would just say. That's ‘wh I wanted you to come with me to-Why. It was only that I wanted you to be| pleased, Henry. I wanted to be sure to get something that you really like Now, Henry, 1 think that's pos tively unkind of you. And, besides/ you look at the matter from a purely selfish point of view, you must real- ize that it makes a'great deal more| . ot 4 sitions. Four aeroplanes at once rou’l 2 3 s s 4 tance, but everyone felt that the L‘:‘d‘fiefiri““fi-&r "I‘f“:“ e f“l?;, | observer was doomed. Minutes pas 1g very little, indeed. All 1 want ‘;grgn'fhfinb‘}'.'x‘g"“":‘e“”;u;;’e‘x; :";gfi is that you should take the most cas- | [or&ot d i inter i bjec. I % G = L T hne e onra Tt “come Was seen to part from the balloon, e o T e o 1o 3 Fo] which shot up a thousand feet, but in- “But, Henry dear, it lovks entirely | 5t8d of falling to earth the speck different from this elde. Pm - quite{ Seemed to be pulied up ebarp in mid- o | t last, wit e aid of glasses, sure If vou would just step around |Gt vl tS ML i ctk “wan & ftwould be the greatest|Buman body suspended from a para- comfort to me if you would stop look- | hute- A mighty cheer rose as the ing so uncomfortable and come aroand | Tuth wa ety oty ot g S g here and give me your real opinion.| U teS Of suspe BSOS au the. Dare O o B I T e onpinion | chute with its human freight siowly ot T o rat e da o cxpents "Syor | descended, and finally landed close to i at g ing. 7 't | the French line: R i i his experience: “The first intimation . : . | that something had gone wrong was “Henry( really, dear, I think ivs| - 1 most pathetic that I have to beg you “hh““ “ ‘;‘“ a s‘l‘fi“‘h’g”“;‘h L "‘°\‘l’l‘7“: almost on my knees like this to take fim‘;;e“";;"]“:n:‘m';fl; e e dthar i st in such a simple thing . s ol e atofiy af| balloons were growing smaller, and I you when you know what an absord- | TASRCC the Tuet, thal T was afufe o e e Y S ook iika™> | pull the cord working the hydrogen Hindu idol T mover gave vow a mor | automatic control, but it had become ment’s peace until you gave it to the l_l.':‘:l:l(:"“: "::‘:’ffl'}l:g work. I tried to janitor. Even you won't attempt to s T famcolt X thas lost deny that T made you utterly wretch- Loar e e thought was to destroy my paper: then I thought of blowing out m brains to avoid falling into the hands | of the Germans. Then, however, came inspiration. Why not try the para- | 8 | My first 7% sould ke ¥t drove me frantic I'm sure by in- sisting that it was the most comfor chute? 1 had to be quick, for I was | able hat you ever had. You didn't|ShY . 3 seem to appreciate in the least how |NOW 11000 feet up. The cord ‘which grotesque you looked and 1 suppose |’ oS 5 Y o lorg, into so I had to jump stance the vold before the box contain- the parachute could open and set it free. For a few seconds I held on to the, vy hands. 'd be wearing it vet if 1 hadn't— enry, I'm quite sure from the way you look that you don’t want me to buy this hat— But, Henry if you won't say wheth- % o { car by m Then I let go. I L take [ ror Sranted that YOu JOn'tidrea feet before the parachute un- ey ehince Uy eatiraas) ait dolnton’ furled, and it was not an _agreeable T e te Tm not so| sensation. But after that 1 did not ot s mind.. 1 was able to look about me, nd felt the sensation of complete se- curity. When I was about 2,500 feet from the ground I bezan to see that the wind was carryving me towards the h Do you think it looks a little, just a very little, perhaps, too youtnful? | SSTUR RS When 1 anally Janded B Ty oy Dice Of 08 ui2| man line. T had been twenty minutes o " s o falling.” u 1 could tell from ession | gt ihougnt. ana 1| The officer refu ¥is d have had sug-|Pame to be pi my feelings not to| " oy pizined “for fancies that 1 have come out, and put it in so many |he explained “for she fancies ths am in a safe bille plain words- * never mind, dear. I would ider buying it for an instant v.. You know perfectly that if|N. there’s anything I loathe utterly it's a |t Out of 18,000 houses in Schnectady, | only 417 are not wired for cloc-l CEImm § e pmm——— ) P O e O EASTER STYLES! STUNNING NEW SUITS A charming and comprehensive assortment presenting an infinite variety of the season’s best models, fabrics and colors. No matter what your preference demands, whether it is a Plain Demi-Tailored Suit in gabardine or serge at $18, $20 or $25 or a Dressy Suit in taffeta or silk faille at $28, $35 or $45, we have the best styles and values already to wear. COATS! COATS! COATS! Dressy Coats, Motor and Travel Coats, Coats for street and general utility wear in smart checks, velours, weolen poplins and gabar- dines. $10.50, $12.50, $15.00, 319.59, $25.00 Prices according to materials and styles Easter Dresses, New Waists and Separate Skirts, all are here in splendid variety of styles and all attractively priced. (V———— () ———— (L) —— () ———1§) Manhaftan I21-125 Main St. «THE FASHION STORE OF NORWICH" () ——— ) —— — () —— ) ———— (- The War A Year Ago Today _April 19, 1915, British took Mlll..-l th-lr line south of Y| m- M-Mb*mmdm Oemu- repulsed French at Combres. Il::i-h-nd!mhfmhfld Garros, famous French aviator, captured by Germans. A THE WAR PRIMER Pulque and Mescal — Although Francisco Villa himself is said to be a total abstainer from Intoxicating liquors, many of the Mexican border outrages perpetrated by his men have followed a too-free indulgence in the Mexican national drinks, pulque and mescal. ‘The Nafional Geographic Soclety of ‘Washington, in a primer issued today on these two beverages peculiar to the Southern republic says: “The colonists who settled the east coast of the United States have been charged with introducing the Ameri- can Indian to ‘fire-water’ in exchange for the tobacco habit, but no similar accusation can rest against the Eu- ropeans who conquered the pulque- drinking Aztecs of Mexico. The in- toxicating properties of this unique beverage were known long before Cor- tez marched his army across the causeways which joined the ancient Venice-like capital of the Montezu- mas to the lakes shores. “Both pulque and mescal are pro- ducts of the agave or ‘century plant’, which was of the same utilitarian im- portance to the aborigines as the date palm to the Arab, the bamboo to the Burmese, and the barana to the Cen- tral American. In addition to the two important beverages, this plant sup- plies from its roots a starchy food: from its fibrous leaves cloth is woven and rope is mads from its pulp the Aztecs obtained a sort of papyrus paper on which bave been preserved some of their most valued writings: its huge leaves when dried furnished a roofing for abode huts; its stems still supply fuel, and rows of the sharp-spined plants afforded an im- penetrable defense against the attacks of wild animals as well as an effective barricade against hostile tribes. Mescal and Pulque are not, as many believe, different names for the same drink. Mescal is distilled from the leaves and roasted roots of the ant, and is a sort of brandy, average . Pulque, on the other hand, the fermented sap of the plant, and is obtained from the heart of the maguey, or agave, when it has at- tained a growth of six or eight years. The pulque harvester taps this heart, which might be compared with the center of the date palm, and with the aid of a long reed or gourd he sucks the sap frem it, using his tonsue as a stopper for the reed. When the reed is full he blows it into a pigskin container strapped to his back. In the course of four or five months the maguey will yield ten gallons of sap. It then withers and dies. When fresh pulque is a sweet, innocuous liquid and is called agua miel (honey water). It soon begins to ferment, however, a process often hastened by the addi- tion_of madre, or old, pulque. either mescal nor pulque is ex- pens One can get a drink of the latter for a cent, while a 14-gallon ask of the famous tequila brand of mescal may be had for 19 pesos $9.50) The Mexicans surround the dis. covery of these maguey beverages ith a lengend of royal romance. Long before the Montezumas held sway over Tenochtitlan, so the story goes, one of the early emperors took as his bride the beautiful daughter of a vanquish- ed foe. The princess brought with her htitlan the secret of a re- drink of which her lord and r grew inordinately fond. After imbiding fregly of it he would become ratifyi docile and torpid, leavirg n free to her own devic wives induced the prin to share with them the secret of strange soporific and thus the | whole race came under the power of pulque. “The Aztec cannot be charged with the invention of the nauseous milk ay 10-15¢, !v‘. 10-15-20c WELL, LOOK 'w’m ! CHARLIE CHAPLIN In the 2 Reel Comedy “A NIGHT IN THE SHOW” HOMAN’S MUSICAL REVUE—18 People—18 Presenting “THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER—New Noveities “DOUBLE CROSSED” . . 4 Part Western Feature Shows 2:30, 7 and 8:45 THE BEI.OVED VACABOND BY WM. J. LOCKE A STRIKING PHOTO-PLAY WHAFFLES AT THE FRONT TOODLE'S TEA PARTY 2-Reel Drama Fu 3 Fine Acts of Vaudeville Coming Thurs., Fri., Sat. Today - COL.ONIAL = Today UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 3 SPY’S FATE”—3 Parts, Lubin Drama “PAYING THE TOLL” ........ Kni Three Part Drama “NO TICKEE NO WASHEE” . .......... Vit. Comedy Concert and Entertainment under the auspices of THE MENS CLUB of St. Andrew’s Church Monday Evening, May 1st, 1916, at 8 o'clock Pulaski Hall, 160-162 North Main Street MR. CHARLES T. GRILLEY of Boston The Great Humorist THE TEMPO QUARTETTE of Hartford A G it Humerl.&—c Great Quartette—a most enjoyable and entertain- ing evening is assured. DON'T MISS IT. & ps el 3 finel; tilated; ill comfortably seat people. g e o and south beund care pass the deor every fow minutes. ADMISSION 50c CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS 25¢ —_— pulque, a compound of pulque and with a ‘dash’ of rennet. The rennet, part of a cow's compound stomach, is partially putrefled and the odor thus imparted is intensified and compli- cated by that of the pigskin in which the liquor is contained. The alibi which defenders of the Aztec can of- fer against the charge of being party to this olfactory crime is that before the Spaniards reached Mexico there were no cattle, horses or donkeys In the country, hence no rennet. “Pulque cannot be shipped out of the country because no method of pre- serving it has been discovered, so the vast output of the extensive planta- tion—it is the most important indus- try of the states of Hidalgo, Mexico, Puebla and Tlaxcala—is consursed at home. Mexico consumes $4,000,000 worth of pulque annually.” | OTHER VIEW POINTS Especially just now, when we need more, not fewer men to accomplish our purpose in Mexico, of course the Carranza proposition that we reduce our force to a thousand cavalry is ri- diculous. It is hard, moreover, to see what difference the size of the force makes in principle. This request looks like a trap to catch a regiment of our good cavalry.—New Haven Register. We are advised to save our old paper and send it to the paper makers to be worked over and to help out the supply of paper stock. That advice has been good for the last 50 years, and perhaps may be a littie more pressing just now. We, as a nation, do use a fabulous amount of paper of all colors, sorts and . sizes and no thcught of economy in connection with the use of it ever seems to trouble anyone.—Bridgeport Standard. Hint to Anti-preparedness. It is estimated that 30,000 citizens will ask for government training in military camps next summer. 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