Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 29, 1916, Page 4

lorwich Bulletin and Qoufied 120 YEARS OLD i C: s second-class matter. st o TelePhome Callar Bulletin Business Office 480. [ ‘Bulletin i itorial Rooms $5-3. ‘Bullding. Telephone 210, aturday, April 29, 1916 The Circulation of The Bulletin The Bulletin has the largest eirculation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut and from three to four: times larger than that of any in Norwich. It is delivered to over, 000 of the 4,058 houses in Nor- wich and read by ninety-three per cent. of the people. In Windham it is 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 sixty tural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold in every town and on all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION average. 1901, THE BORDER CONFERENCE. 1t is with much confidence and Funston regarding the withdrawal of the United States troops from Mex- He relies for success upon facto govern- ke care of the exist- ing groups of Villa men, and for that need for ing’s expedition to remain across the border inasmuch as Carranza can handle the bandits and do it with less fean =oil. the claim that ~ment is able to the de n there is no longer friction than the soldiers from this eountry. Such a plea bears a strong re- #emblance to the claim which was put forward by Carranza at the time ©f his recognition by this government. the d make it possible for him to sive protection | 0 the subjects of other countries and from creating He insisted that he not only h men but the control which wor a to prevent the outlaw trouble along the border. It was soon found out from experl #mce that while Carranza may when the test ac trol the Villistas. allow them to go unpunished. ~_ Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, ulletin Job Office 35-2. - Willimantie Office, Room 2, Murray that General Obregon comes to the border for his conference with Generals Scott have been willing in spirit he was unable lly came to con- They wers a men- @aoe to both republics and this gov- emment could no longer sit still and Re- @ardiess of this ndded assistance Car- “ existing condjtions there is shared by the people in general. Conditions in Ireland are ilerent than they were when this organization started and they are bound to con- tinue to grow better as they should, but in the right way. BALKING ON SCUTTLE POLICY. As 1f in recognition of other serlous mistakes which have been made by the present administration, there ap- pears to be some democrats in con- gress who are anxious to give con- sideration to the Welfare of the coun- try before going any further on an unwise program. This is stronsly in- dicated by the action which the 28 democrats took in their caucus this week upon the Philippine bl While the large majority of the party mem- bers are favorable to the bill there are enough who refuse to be driven to make It evident if they continue in their present course and the minority stands firm against the bill that it will be impossible to pass it. The reason for the opposition to the bill, which with the passage of the Clarke amendment would grant inde- pendence to the islands within four years at the utmost, is that it is be- lieved that the Filipinos are not ready for self government and will not be in the time designated, and it would be an injustice for this government to cast them aside for no other rea- son than that it is anxious to get rid of the responsibility. This country obligated itself when it took over the islands to srant them freedom when they were ready to receive it. It has Dbeen constantly working to that end and it still intends to keep its word but to set them adrift now would sim- ply mean the extension of an in- vitation to revolutionists to get busy and it would be but a short time be- fore conditions there would be worse than they are in other island repub- lics or Mexico. The balking democrats are therefore placing country before party in the stand which they have taken and it is an attitude which they deserve much credit for showing regardless of the snapping of the party whip. ‘| With this thought In mind we ought PASS THE CHILD LABOR BILL. While there are many matters of vital importance to this government waiting to be acted upon by congress, upon which there has been tqo great a delay already, there ought not to be are also of deep concern to the nation. They should not suffer because of a dawdling policy but that is what they are bound to do unless they get the attention which they deserve. Amons this number is the federal child labor bill which has secured vorable action in one house and now awaiting consideration other. Some sections are fected by it than others but this simply because they have not seen fit to toke such action in their state legisiature as would make federal les- islation unnecessar: In its report the senate committes on interstate commerce “feels not only that the constitutionality of the bill is justified 1{by the decisions cited, but that i enactment Is demanded by the prac- tical mability on the part of the states =0 to legislate as to completely and effectually stamp out what is rightly considered to be a national evil. So long as there Is a single state, which for selfish or other reasons fails to enact effective child labor legislation, it is beyond the power of every other state to protect cffectually its own producers and manufacturers against hat may be considered unfair com- petition of the producers and manu- facturers of that state, or to protect its consumers against unwittingly pa- tronizing those who exploit the child- hood of the country. The evidence is overwhelming that unregulated child labor does mot promote a healthy cit- izenship, that it tends to the deterio- ration of the race physically. The bill seeking relief from such distressing conditions as are fo be found in states labor has suffered delayed actfon. It died in committee at the last session but no such fate ousht to be permittad at the present time. It should got careful considera- tion and it should be passed. in lonz enough from Fanza had failed to do his part. There - are evidences that he has given aid EDITORIAL NOTES. 1o the revolution leader in getting May certainly has a hard task be- away instend of doing his utmost to|fore it to overcome the influence of a found him up and crush him. How |cold, wet, dubious almanac day. it is going to be explained by Obre- gon that he is now able to mect the any better than he did be- Tt is the end should is Carranza was alive re he would take ad- vantaze of it and furnish the coopera- sitnation fore is difficult to see. of Villa which is sought and it be secured before the expedition withdrawn, and to his own wel Wolfe von Tgel may vet come to the conclusion that he was operating against the German embassy instead of the Welland canal. The revolutionists in the Emerald Isle haven't as yet broke forth with that famous old war song, It's a Long, #lon with the United States troops|long Way to Tipperary. which would hasten that end. In : Vew of the past experiences Obregon | Hiram Johnson s quoted as saying Bas a big task ahead of him in nig|that Wilson will be defeated. That endeavor to convincs the United State Eenersls that Mexico can and ontrol its bandit THE DUBLIN REVOLT. received it s plainly ‘Working for reforms there. was considered that it w: rs. hgiana but from - Fein uprising has revealed | D N O N By P4 — will It is to be appreciated that the re- ®olt which has created such a dis- ce in Dublin and resulted in all nd being placed under martial is the result of the oppression Which has taken place in the island in the past, but from the support it evident ‘that it is not backed by any of the ‘sreat parties which have been o long It has been launched at this time because it opportune strike while the empire was in- yolved in greater trouble, and that engaged elsewhere it would not in a position to take care of the Not only has the error of such rea- been shown but the movement failed to get the support that was . The leaders aro those who not be reconciled to any other but the manner in which their ‘has been frowned upon espec- by the heads of the nationalist indicates that they do not rep- the attitude of the people at has been called to ac- for permitting the revolt to the stage which it did before ing was done to check it, and must be viewed as being fully the manner in the Irish people are denounc- uprising, and from the expres- of Redmond and Carson and unity of opinion that it was a thing at this time to bring dissension of a political char- 4n relation to the Irish question, ean be little question of the of the people of the Emerald may be why Chairman McCombs doesn’t want his job any longer. From the way in which some paci- fists tall, it might be supposed that they are the only ones who would be affected by adequate preparation. _ It begins to look as if the people of Nebraska considered that Bryan's ser- vices were needed more on his onion farm than at the St. Louis convention, When you hit, hit hard, saild Roose- velt to the Methodist ministers. He had apparently heard from the pri- maries in Massachusetts and New Jersey. The man on the corner says: The fellow whose liver isn’t working right cannot help feeling that the weather bureau is a plumb idiot for predicting sunshine. With the revolt in Ireland, the alr- ship raids and the attack by the Ger- man naval vessels, there appear to ve plenty of influences at work to lnro:n the recruiting spirit in Eng- land. It is claimed that Col. ~Roosevelt doesn’t llke the United States notes because he Qidn’t write it. At the same time he must be displeased with the Massachusetts verdict because he adn’t order it. Those who are sending telegrams to congress urging them to prevent a break with Germany are indirectly telling the kaiser to keep up his sub- marine practices and turn down the demands of the United States. Carranza copsiders that he is able to handle the Villa bands in Chihua- hua, but that is the same kind of confidence that he displayed in his abllity to put down the whole Villa army and which has since been found to be lacking. LA U S -| heavy pressure on the spir: 2 disregard for other measures which| which permit child | A mear philosopher says: ‘It is as easy for you to please everybody as it is for everybody to please you!" t0 be able to keep our expectations within bounds, and to whimper less about the ways of others. We have to confess it is quite a task to please everybody—one no sane person under- takes. There are persons who can see no semse in ‘“the sermon on the Mount,” or anything that trends to- ward amiabllity. The best way 1o please a grouchy person is to let him alone, and the sure way to please a pick-pocket or buncosteerer is to be an easy victim. The way to please a sitivist is not to contradict anything e may say, and an egotist may be charmed by fanning his concelts. Quite likely there are a million ways to please people if ons could only con- ceive of them as needed and cater, cater, cater. The price to keep every- body pleased is altogether too great. It is up to us to please ourselves as often as we can; and others when we can do so without displeasing our- selves. What is tact? Well, if a person comes to you for advice and you have sense enough to make it harmonize with_his views you are very tactful, and have raised yourself in that per- son's estimation. Tact consists of holding your own sentiments or opin- ions in abeyance and endorsing the other fellow's. Tact is finely mani- festea when you plead your own in- competence to give advice to the secker because of his recognized taste and wisdom. Do not for a moment think people who are asking for your advice really want it. Advice is often nettling and usually irksome, ~ while commendation is inspiring and com- forting. Tact is studying the line of least friction and adhering _strictly thereto. Tact is frank with the frank, and a dreamer with the dreamers. Tact is the lLttle dodger who_keeps honest opinion_ out of sight. You can- not miss tact if you are looking sharp for it, and strange to say It pays. When your dearest friend comes to tell you things you do not care to hear it is well to ask to be excused. If a sense of duty makes that friend persistent be tolerant and keep a of retalia- tion. Be calm and he may think he is mistaken, although you know all he has said is true. If he has been moved for your good to perform a dis agreeable task just think of the good will which prompted him and let it sink to the depths of your soul. When our friends are worried about us it Is a good idea to take a census of our loose ends—to picture our perils to see how they look. They may look worse to us than they do to them: and the friendship which hazards insult for our good is too precious to be held in low csteem. None of us like to see our- sclves as others see us, or like to im- | prove ourselves as others would have | Us. There is more of the mule in all | of us than we are willing to acknowl- and less of the angel than we e are not honest with | is not valuable knowledge to | know too much about your nerves. It| lis not only a waste of time, but per- |ilous to think too much about them. It is nervous people who make a run on the bank, hide their savings in mat- tresses and have them burned up, call out the fire department if a table cloth | catches on fire, or call the doctor be- | cause they do not know what to do {next. Perhaps you do not realize that people who are nerv-ous are never| ner Audacity Is the pal of the| nerv-y person and fear the constant ttendant upon the nerv-ou: What annot we charge up to nerves: frei- | fulness, impatience, fussiness and| finnickiness and all the wild imagery the mind in capable of. Nervousne needs no thought or nursing, but strong discipline. It is a foe to wrestle with not a friend to entertain. To think| you are nervous is to have slipped a | cog in your well-being and to have a bug-house trend. Look out for your I-ams; I am health; I am p 1 am free: ‘these are your salvation. Some people get so in the habit of looking for motives that they Bocome suspicious that every kind act has hidden beneath it some selfish hope or consideration. It seems to be be- yond their comprehension that it is possible for any one to do good for Good's sake. Do not think it is the fault in other people which makes us| rust them, for it is the blemish in | The innocent do not sus- v one; and the good are eas: for villians because they are expecting honesty where it does not | exist. Dishonesty is_always alive to| the lure of the Siren’s song, and if it fits our selfishness we form strange copartnerships, and get into bad com- pany. Suspicion has always been a| great motive-hunter and a pronounced | disbeliever in disinterestedness. There ! is no doubt there are people who pray sojely for what there is in their con- ception of prayer for them. Self is the tyrant that knocks us around and tries to hide our false pretences. In the light of truth we have all we can do to keep ourselves above suspicion. How do you suppose you would feel if you could truthfully say: “I have all ‘the money I want!” Perhaps you never would be able to say it. It is not a natural feeling, for man natur- ally wants all the money he can get. I recall a successful man who made his limit $75,000. That seemed to be a great amount to him when he set it as the height of his ambition. When he ad acquired it he said: “T've got to make that $150,000” and he did. Man doesn't keep his promises to himself any better than he keeps his promises to the Lord. No one has heard John D. Rockefeller say he has all the money he wants; nor Carnegie either. Anérew Carnegie's most famous ut- is: “It's a disgrace to die but he is very likely to be dis- graced by keeping a few millions for hig heirs. There are a few men we know who say they have all they want and they are living up to the senti- ment. But the habit of saving money is not so easily broken up. When habit has us in chains ii is not easy to gain our freedom. A man’s talk should never be taken as evidence of his persistence or his courage. If it could be so taken there would never have been a proverb that “actions speak louder than words.” Mr. ‘What-T'd-do has been a blusterer from birth, and there is no doubt he is over five thousand years old, and he is likely to be blustering five thousand years hence. Man does things because of deep seated principles, or because his motives compel him to. The ex- igency which requires his services re- quires a prompt response. Mr. What- T'd-do seldom does what he thinks he would. His impulses are all wooly, and his voiced resolution is usually hot air. The art of doing things has never been advanced by talk. It takes perception to progress, and progress needs no heralds with trumpets. If our irrepressible Colonels, Rooseveit and Bryan, talked less they would measure up better as Americans. Free speech is a desirable privilege, but to e too free with speech is to incremse our perils. The wholesale liquor-dealer thrives, but the wholesale liquor drinker has taken the road to ruin. The parody o8 _"The Rridge at. Midalght” is o { One w] cut, in ships of 366 by T. W. Williams of New London. From 1832 and a-sealing schooner were fitted out from Norwich. The ships were the Boston, 291, After one or two voyages they were transfe the former to New Lon- e latter to Mystic. don and Interestin that in 188; made a voyage all the way to Bremen in the brig Ospray. chartered the ship Boston for the same port, and went himself in her as pas- senger, taking a part of his with him. of the day: 23 Aug. 1838. Levi Cone, 50 days from Bremen, with iron to Lester & Co._ Norwich: pas- sengers, Capt. Walter Lester, lady and daughter; Mr. Louis Mangler, of Ger- many, and 112 in the steerage. The Boston, a lhig of 291 tons, as- cended the river witho: with the tide in her favor came ma- jestically with her lading to the whart. It was the first instance of direct in- tercourse with Europe after thé war of 1812. No other merchant ship appeared in the port for the next twenty-six years. During June, 1859, the barque Sam- uel Moxey, from Mobile, Capt. Joseph Holm master, having discharged a por- tion of her cargo in New York, came up the Thames, and drawing but five and a half feet of water, ascended eas- ily to the wharfage. Capt. Holm Capt. Lester; incident that, whereas in 1833 he had arrived at Norwich as an emigrant in the ship Boston, having just come to America, his in the Samuel Moxley, mander and principal owner. Up to_this with sailing from Norwich. But the enterprising city of the past (Written Specially for The Bullletin.) Early in 1800 Norwich shipbuilders built several big craft designed for haling, among others the Connecti- 1821, and the Cheisea, in 1937, He salled March 30th. return is thus noted in the marine lists from 1817. tons burder, and owned to 1835 two whale ships | % TOF and the Atlas, 261 tons. records of that time show Captain Walter _Lester The next year he family His Arrived ship Boston, tation com the Gene ut difficulty and of Norwich. company, was the son-in-law of and it is an interesting | 1860 to 18%, office. second visit was in 1859 as its com- |I¥ for its line point we have had to do craft built or running|oR the Fourth Joke. Joke. drinker best as future uor flend respect in the drinking piaces or out Self control is a virtue, and it easi is a sisn of good sense to retreat the moment we become self- of them. lack of vice. It conscious we direction. The physical never fails to|T0 Nov. 30, 1862, 16 months. ...$466,227 protest when we have exceeded the|T0 Nov. 30, 1863, one year... limit, and right about face then means|T0 Nov. 30, 1864, one year.. a return to manhood and self-respect. Tc Nov. 30, 1885, one year.. One who quarrels taste gen pai; being ad which they meney. lin's salary, be met with a refere is reminded th: has an audi tic and the pay the Dill. Yet we n remark Mr. Chaplin, is, must fecl pensated for As a matter of fact, more than ¢ lously overpaid. society, under an is he receiv e of which those who the matter, money a s have a right No one c taking all only approps lic taste di; world’s summit of financia merely comedian such | tics as wil Amusement is a should not hold the fi man regard. ing all his day: g0 grinninz. We set too “T stood on the bridge at mid- night feeling pretty bum, and 1 saw two moons in the water where there was only one The double-sight s no myth, and although it is a warn- ing, too many inebriates treat it as a The dealer, permanent Sunday Morning Talk FALSE VALUES. Most people are not keen about sed as An objection to Charlie Chap- Pa that performing an the July 19th, wrote the parodist. | 1563 the morning after thy scrap heap, coal barge, the likes the moderate because he is classifiable business. The is not looked upon with |yt e85 PEUD e glid resolyes itself into | {1, davs of the from July, - lows: have gone too far in any At that til with the public v has his trouble for his ion r to things for | hall spend time and for instance, is likely to 1o sour grapes, t the movie man nce between the Atlan- c that is content to the New on the we: arrangement Oct. 1st, 1861. perhaps, be allowed to 000 per annum s, at liberal reward for sh about _before a. clownish _tricks. ung man as he he is decently com- iabor. navigation of t clever that h! venue to the During when the with ice, the lively with schooners are treight cotton, he is much ch He is ridicu- Nothing he does for wholesome view of worth a tithe of the That salary is of b pay it to be ashame wich, and a st critic Chaplin _for managers offer. The e criticism is of a pub- | & posed to elevate to the reward a able to accomplish and often vulgar an- tributed on ticle the of coal treasurer and P. S retary from the bgeinning. This company was formed for the purpose of facilitating the operations of the Norwich & Worcester Railroad company, by furnishing an advantag- eous connection with New York. was indebted for its origin, organiza- tion and subsequent success chiefly to the president of the railroad, Augus- tus Brewster, who, as treasurer of the was the general agent and efficient manager of the business from the these, at that period, Hoston and Ne 1861, using the boats of company York, and the interests of the manufacturer: | portance, an immense a up the river, to be transported to Wor- cester and other points in the interior. WORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1015 WHALING AND STEAMBOAT DAYS century was not asleep to the advant- ages of steam navigation, also; and in communication with New York a line of steamboats was maintained The merchants of Norwich and New London were mutually inter- ested ir the earlier boats, and united in forming the first incorporated com- The Norwich & New London Steam- boat company was organized in 184S, with a capital of $200,000—something of a starter, we would think, even in our own enterprising times! ” Henry B. Norton, a name long asso- clated with honorable business enter- prises in anclent Norwich, was presi- dent of the company. boats in connection with the Norwich & Worcester railroad, the terminus be- ing Allyn's Point. ‘Among the boats employed were the Cleopatra, Norwich, Connecticut. The Commonwealth was built for the company in 1855 and sold in 1860, about which time the company discontinued operations, wound up its affairs and was dissolved. Worcester, The Norwich & New Yorg Transpor. any was organized under Act in 1860. ‘was $350,000. Capt. Joseph J. Com- stock of New York was the first presi- dent, succeeded in 1863 by David Smith Augustus Brewster was M. Andrews sec- when he resigned The Transportation company started with four fine steamers, built express- the points of communication to which its business extended. ton made her first trip from New York and named after of July, 1861, an even: we can well believe, which was hailed with enthusiasm in Norwich teen days later the City of New York came up on her maiden trip. The first trip of the City of Norwich was on 1862, and the City of New London went into commission May knowing the fate o(‘ perb steamers, v York gone to the the Norwich sunk as burned, i there is pathos as we consider the for- teamers won their own- in New London ing over the Sound, prosperity of the line. The gross earnings of the company are recorded as fol- e the system of transpor- tation established by the company in connection with the railroads was con- sidered the best ever this route through the Sound. By con- tract with the New London Northern raiiroad an interchange of accommo- dation was effected, the railroad com- pany At the same time the Norwich & Worcester railroad, by contract with London Northern _Railroad company, ran its express and passen- ger trains over the track of the latter bank of the Thames, which went into At that period the historian wrote: car is addinz importance to the not only in as an Qistricts he Thame Norwich, manufacturi but beyond Norwich. a large part of the nnel is unen er and the whary usiness. Sloops continy di. yea: etc,, are requ in and around Il greater quantity conveved through the place to be dis- e nort alone is of great im mount pa THE DICTAGRAPH. This line ran its and Its capital 1t The City of Bos- Eigh- 24, arranged upon the Trans- for conveyance to the company making use of the advantages afforded by the flroad’s big wharf and freight station New London. an effect tmbered s are and arging of iron, coal, red by - sing in Black, t, a incurs the dangers inseparable from boating, swimming and such exercises, and that fact may be responsible for the continued fatalities. The only complete immunity is secured by let- ting somebody else take the risk.— Bridgeport Standard. The primary returns from Massachu- setts, where the Roosevelt followers have been well organized and well financed, indicates that there is very littlo hope for the capture of the re- publican nomination by the doughty colonel. He shows no. idable ac- cessions to his strengtl ver that of four years ago, and that is not enough to enable him to win in the republi- can convention Other straws indicate that he is losing the strength he had in the west, and that, it he should force the issue, there is nothing be- fore him but a humiliating Jefeat. The republicans this year want a man on whom all factions can unite, one who can deliver the full vote of the party. It is_becoming increasingly obvious that Roosevelt is not that man. If he runs at all it must be as a progressive. —Ansonia Sentinel. The modern method of selling char- coal in paper bags has greatly in- creased its price, as it gas its popular- ity, and it is likely tuat more of the dwellers in the small towns will be- come producers of charcoal. Any kind of wood can be used, whether it be hard or soft, straight or crooked, or knotty, for, once turned to charcoal, it can readily be broken into lumps and one burns as well as another. The production of charcoal is probably one of the oldest occupations in the world, and the method of production has suf- fered little change through the cen- turies. As the price of fuel is increas. ing rapidly the production of charcoal is likely to grow. It seems probable that Connecticut will have wood and it for a long time and wood and turf T, is | are the only raw materials used in the production of charcoal. — Hartford Courant. Policemen cannot be removed save for cause; Mence the local machine is mov slowly in the matter of ap- pointments to the force. About the only spot that the politics- can touch and lezitimate musement is preme concern of and the purveyors of it OTHER VIEW POINTS fter the appointments are once made |is among the list of those eligible for | retirement. Here the hand of favorit- ism may be shown. Those who are still t place in hu- Man is not to go mourn- but neither is he to “It is to laugh” is no motto for a worthy life. playing in the high a value on _that|With vehicular touches but the surface of life | drivers are ca which and a value the centyr of Mr. Fostel York Giants, recently when his club was consider- ing the purchase of a nmew star per- former. He that who are neither prudes nor tightwads will_agree with him. That much money to pay to any man for playing a scale of values that sets that price on a runner of bases, when a faithful and enormously teacher gets There are some of us whose admira- ticn for the Mr. Sunday approval of the unduly large sums he is willing to take for it. we begrudge lections, but trast of the main on the ground for the hard work of conserving results after the revival has moved on. Thero are college presidents over institutions needy parts of the United States who are veritable builders of the Repub- On the plains of the West and in tho mountains of the South they live and work as real Christlan statesmen, They are makers of the They are doin, struggling lic. tomorrow. that need to for which Jess Willard coul not be induced to stretch out his right hand. There are uncounted teachers and nurses and doctors and social work- ers and clergymen, not to mention farmers and factory hands, who are doing some of the biggest things in tlife, and with the emallest recogni- tion. It is time showy performers who dance on the crust of civilization, and pay Mlving ‘wages to those who support its whole structure. A revision light. no single ball world is worth $25,000 per annum to any ball club. “Many that are first shall be last, and the last first’ gin the revision now? ones cannot v what goes to t00 low on what goes e annat it. . secretary of the made a true observation ! chances. is reported to have said player in the Multitudes of people | cidents here is too pECT d game. It is a distorted Secretary of useful public school $500 a year. ceed. great work of the Rev. is only qualified by dis- | Notid undoubt sweets of It is not that him_his stupendous col- we do object to the con- faithful pastors who re- in _ various | Worshipped by called for.—] America. of the things be done—and on salaries dents there is ery year there wo docked some of the | 1oc have rum is coming in the world of ‘Why not be- ‘THE PARSON. halted by the police. learned his identity he was profuse in his apologies, the news despaches say, and the autoist was allowed to pro- Had it been plain “Jim" Jones who did what the secretary did, he the Danbury Burnes any better in the eyes of the law than “Jones?” Traffic rules laid down to protect the public, and it is up to the secretary of state to ob- serve the law just as much as the ordinary individual. fice by the desire of the majority of the people, but he is no tin idol to be We do not belleve that Mr. Burnes knowing- ly violated the law, but we do know that the apologies of the officer who was simply doing his duty were un- Norwalk Hour. Children should be cautfoned about running in front of machines in the full vigor of life may be retired. while a man who has a pull may be ept on at full pay, even though de- 1d aiso | crepit and unfit as a second-hand iron streets that are busy |Watch dog on the front lawn—Bridge- traffic, for while most | port Telegram. reful, even the careful revent accidents there is to the vi Secretary of State Burnes violated s in Danbury and wi edly have tasted Justice. Is M a_traffic cop. As we are approaching the season of boating, bathing and swimi a call for are strong the risks that Probably a larger number when are running wild about the streets, dodging in and out between the cars and otherwie taking foolish Of course reckless driving, and an example will have to be made of these chaps who speed about the principal streets of the city, but most of the cause of ac- belongs rather than to the automobile driver.— Meriden Journal. some ctim When the officer are He is in his of- repared- ness” in what makes for fewer fatali- ties in these lines. The first thing of course is to learn to swim, and that may be taken as the foundation course in the preparatory school. And yet ev- swimmers drowned who, had they not relied too much on their ability to take care of themselves on or in the water, would proved thelr undoing. No amount of skill and strength will always serve a map Who incurs danger recklessly, and need of care, the application of the rule of “safety first,” is always advisable. Bv- ery season brings its record of deaths, and they do not seem to decrease, al- though the warnings are continuous. annoally A plaintiff in a recent sult before a New York supreme court admitted he was an ex-convict. He wanted to prove by his witnesses that since his release from prison, fifteen years before, his conduct had been such that he might justly be regarded as of good charac- ter. “The prosecution objected on the ground that such testimeny was in- competent and the objection was sus- tained. The appellate divsion concur- red. but the highest court rejects the claim. The man who slipped once. with prison as his punishmeat, has found 0o often that his crime was not ex- piated behind prison walls or cell The War A Year Ago Today April 29, 1915. 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