Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 4, 1916, Page 4

0”00. ‘Willims ‘Bnlllln‘. ‘Telep! Ifl'-& Bulletin s *sold B e town and on all of he R. F. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION 1901, average. 4412 ..5,920: 1905, average { April 29.. NORWICH PLAYGROUNDS. Gratifying, to the association which has organized and kept alive . the movement for supervised playgrounds in this city, must be the response | which is being made by the people of Norwich in the present campaign for funds to continue the excellent work this year, but even more so should it be to those who are given the oppor- tunity to participate in this good work for the benefit of the coming genera- tions. Nothing emphasizes the desirability of playgrounds more than the man- ner in which the movement has spread throughout the country in the last decade. It was recognized from the start as a beneflt to every_community and today over 430 cities have neigh- borhood playgrounds and play leaders, and the number is constantly grow- ing. Wot only is the list of cities ‘which have adopted the idea steadily increasing, but those where the work is already being carried on -are yearly adding to the number of such recrea- tion centers, of which there are at present somewhere. in the neighbor- hood of 3500 throughout the country, The playground affords the children a place of safety for open air games. ‘With supervisors the children are un- der restraint and get the benefit of good advice and guidance in their play. The playground provides a place for the children to go when otherwise they would be inclined to utilize the streets with their attendant dangers. It like- wise keeps them out of mischief and away from places of bad influence. The playground movement -takes in- to consideration the fact that the children are entitled to such provis- fons in their behalf, and that the peo- ple of every community are responsi- ble for guiding them in the right di- rection. Play is necessary to every child and t opportunity to indulge in wholesome ' recreation should be en- couraged rather than denfed. The Norwich Playground association |, has done most commendable work in this direction ang it deserves a gen- erous response n the part of the people of Norwich that it may not only be continued, but still further de- veloped, which is the aim of the pres- 2nt campaign. The children, the city and the future citizens are going to reap the benefits. - ARMED MERCHANTMEN. New attention is being ‘directed to the armed merchantmen by the ar- rival in Brooklyn of an Italian liner with two guns aboard. This prompt- ed the neutrality squad to immediately acquaint Washington with the facts but in view of the stand which has been previously taken by this gov- ernment, there is no reason to expect that any new course will be followed in this instance. This liner has done no different than others. It is within its rights accord- ing to international law when it places guns aboard for purposes of defense and there are no reasons to believe that any other purpose is intended in this instance. Since this country has taken its stand in regard to armed merchant- men, and insisted that vessels of such character which use its ports must refrain from using their guns for offensive action, there have been no instances where the government. has been foreed to deny further entry.to such ships, or to give additional warn- /ing %o them regarding the use of their guns. * there will be the lyprnpflmon meas- ures, which can be depended upon to books is too pronounced to permit of unjustified haggling over them, and they should not permitted to drag along to clog wheels of progress at a time when othér matters must be acted upon. It is time to prepare now for the early ending of the ses- sion of congress - instead of waiting until the last two weeks and endeavor to crowd through a lot of half baked legislation, or delay until action is prevented through lack of time. THE GASOLINE SITUATION. It makes little difference what the commodity is, when the price come mences to go skyward there is always a_Jarge number concerned therein. Prices have advanced in all lines, but in none has there been much greater increase for the amount used and the apparent amount available than in the trade in gasoline. This has much more than doubled and at present there is no telling where it is going to_stop. Efforts have been made to get the benefit of a cheaper method of obtain- ing the product from the crude oil but it has had no effect upon the retail cost, however much may be expected of it in the future, but when the claim is made, and it has the appearance of being backed up by the facts, that there are millions of gallons of gaso- line being stored up, while the price is steadily mounting it is difficult to understand why, such a heavy drain should be placed upon the consumer. If this was the only way in which the business could be conducted and se- cure a fair profit there could be no complaint, but such does not appear to be the case. The oil companies de- rived large profits under the ‘old price. They paid big dividends and cut large melons out of the business which they did, and without any increase in the cost of manufacture or the expense of handling the higher cost to the user is bound to result in so much greater dividend rates. between a reasonable profit and the gouging of the consumer because there happens to be a monopoly m tnis par- ticular line. Price may also be gov- erned by the supply and the demand but with millions of gallons being stored up the supply appears to be above the requirements regardless of the fact that those who use the com- modity are being forced to pay a handsome price for it. This leads to the conclusion that the monopoly is doing its best to drain the pocket- books of the consumer because it hap- pens to be in a position to do so. EDITORIAL NOTES. Only those who demand the noise of a boller shop are at all disturbed by the silence of Justice Hughes. That town in Oregon which has a jail to rent, must be nearly as good as Mystic which recently offered its jail for sale. The man on the corner says: The esteemed robin, which sleeps in the open air, never has a cold, when ex- pected to sing. The fact that a baseball team is at the top of the list at this season has little significance. It's a long, long day to the pennant. 3 Obregon fears that the United States will imperil peace in Mexico. Rather is he worrying lest it will put an end to rebellious bandits. Between the advance in the price of gasoline and the promised raise in the cost of coal, the fuel huyers are get- ting the gouge both ways. A S s e As a burned child dreads the_fire, Dr. Dernburg is quick to point out to | Germany the wisdom of avolding =z break with the United States, Though one of the most beautiful sections of the state, northeastern Connecticut has turned out some of the most appalling murder cases. There are some reasons for think- ing that the Germans opened their dumping campaign when they con- veyed Sir Roger Casement to the Trish coutlndth\ll!’otfldoflflmm traitor. bt s Rumor has 1t that the United States troops are to stay in’ Mexico until t it gives them -indiges- tion, will be asking for mush- rooms, pate de foi gras and lobster, & la Nesshuae, & T There 1s a difference |, yond my comprehension how grown-, up persons who hag learned that life Is fleeting could persist in squander- thrillers that “When I went to his desk the next day for something I sighed and ob- served that he had another book from the corner library. This fresh, un- sullied_cover showed it to be brand new. I picked it up and read the ti- tle, and then I sighed again, for 1 remembered a recent review had des- cribed the story as a corker. I es- pecially abominate corkers. “With Teddy’'s brilliant mind it did seem a pity—I flipped the leaves and sniffed at the illustrations. They were banal, hurried, designed to catch the eye, with artistic merit shoved in- to the background—what on earth could attract Ted to a bogk of this sort? “‘lmdtheflmmwflu!flfymy scorn, apdit was justified, certainly. The opening was absolutély ordinary, hackneye. I read the second page and fejt that I could tell the rest of the story just as a scientist can describe %o its last eyelash some animal whose left thighbone he has dug out of a rock. “It was very, very sad that Teddy —by this time I had finished the THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Soctety The Tigris River—Along the flood- ed banks of the Tigris River the Eng- lish campaign in Mesopotamia has been waged with exceptional vigor during the last few weeks. It has brought into the limelight this great water-course of Western Asia which has almost as many historical associ- ations as ihe Euphrates, which flowed through the Garden of Eden. A bul- tin issued today by the National Geographic Society, from its head- quarters in Washington, gives an m- teresting count of this highway of ancient civilization, which seems to have assumed once more the role of maker. 'he great Tigris, upon whose there flourished the magnificent c!ty of Lagash and the great Baby- lonian empire more than three thous- and years before the Christian era, today has fallen to such lowly estate that even the Turks and Arabs, whom! it sustains, scorn to do it honor. Al- ‘most contemptuously they have given it the sobriquet, ‘the cheap cameleer,’ because it is used by the natives of its upper reaches te bring down rafts or kelleks from Diarbekr to Bagdad, where the wood is sold while the In- flated rkins, used as floats, .are de- ted and transported back to the country by caravan. ‘On irs turbid coursa through Mes- opotamia the Tigris, ch is trav- ersed by emall boats for a distance n21rly four times as great as ‘he igable reaches of the Hudson River, flows rust many. ruins Which aave preved tn alu.ost inexhaustible mine of information for archaeologists. Opposite Mosu), from which we have derived the e'ord musiin, applied to tha fabric first imported into Eu- rupe_from this town in the 12th cea- tury, there are to be found the ex. tensive remains of what was once haughty Nineveh, ever associated in the prpuler mind with the Binlical account of Jonah, the .great fish end gourd vine ‘Sixty miles down the river frcm Ninevah, which was the last capital of Assyria, ‘there squats the mean little Arab village of Kal-'at-Shergat, on the ‘buried ruins of Assur, the first great city cf the Assyrian empire. . It was in honor of their god Assur that high priests founded the city of the same name. These priestly builders and ad- ministrators were at first under the Suzerainty of Baybylonia, but when that empire fell into decay they suc- ceeded in establishing themselves as independent kings, founding a dynas- ty which held ruthless sway over’this section of the world for centuries. “Another historic place on the of the Tigris is Nimrud, which lmnd tells us was built by the ] ical he who in eddition to being ‘hunter is credited with having been the projector of the Tower of Babel, and also with having cast Abraham in- to the fire because the father of the Israelites refused to worship idols. “Only & few weeks ago British sol- ‘the ruins of the great known as ‘the throne ‘most remarkeable example ofsun.nhn ure extant. “The Tigris has two main sources in the Taurus m at an eleva- tion of 5,000 feet. The head waters of the Western branch are only two or three miles from one of the of the Kuphrates. ‘branches join the river “My common sense told me that there wasn't any such girl, any more than there was any such airship; that oil; possible mountain tralls as Cecil did, ‘would be in a muuum or his coffin. ! “Y¥et I read on. I snapped out my light whenever any one went through the hall—and snapped it back again when danger was past. I finishea that book at 1:30, and became aware that my lips were dry, my hands ice cold. my head thumping, with excite- ment. " 'Whyhtlm.t—thlt' a corker!” 1 said out loud, absent mindedly. Then I came to and crawled under the\ blankets to shudder over the collapse om my mind! “It's awful! Tye got to lead a dou- ble life among my family from now on, hecause I've gc§ another book at home warranted ' to just as thrill- ing as the first, and I expect from now on that Tm a fiction inebriate! If Ted every finds me out I'll die! ‘Exchange. OTHER VIEW POINTS ] It would seem as though the state highway department could ‘afford to rest this season. The comstruction of any new work seems out of all pro- portion especially as ordinary labor ls demanding . the price of the skilled artisan in most instances. The roads of the present are sufficient for the time being. It is no time to heap on the state a debt twice as_large as necessary. Just take care of what we have until conditions get down to a sensible stage again, then go ahead —Middletown Press. There is a great deal of loose talk about town regarding boosting the city. For example, it is supposed by many that any one who passes an unfavor- able criticism concerning the fire, po- lice, park or street departments of the city is a “knocker,” while any one who lauds the entire work of the adminis- tration with generous approval of all that it does, per se, a booster of Bridgeport. The free press of the city, erittotming from time to time acts of the administration, has been quoted by _papers in other cities. This has pro- voked the most’ bitter resentment on the part of the administration. It bas been claimed that Bridgeport has been “knocked” when it should have been “boosted.” The physician who is called to the home of the sick and who makes 3 careful diagnosis, finally deciding that the patient is suffering from an attack of pneumonia is not called a because he did not call the disease less serious, or indeed pass it over as “no real trouble at all.” This paper claims to be one of the forces that are at work in building up a larg- er and better Bridgeport, but it claims that it is often doing this work quite as effectively when it points to the failures of those officials who serve their own interests when they should be serving the city as when it is com- mending those who do their duty as men should do it.—Bridgeport Tele- gram. Stories of the War Prohibition After the War. A Dill has been introduced into the Russian Duma to put into effect the govenment's promise that the war pro- hibition of alcoholic drinks shall con- tinue in force after the war. The bill, as summarized by the Novoe Vremya, provides: “It is forbiden to produce alcohol for the purpose of manufacture of vodka. [Bqually prohibited is the im- port of alcohol from foreign countries and from the Grand Duchy of Finland. The production of alcohol by private institutions and persons, either for sale or for their own consumption or for houschold purposes, is also pro- hibited. “The production of alcohol for tech- nical or medical purposes is to be car- ried on by the government directly or through contractors. The government ‘has the sole right to sell spirits for these purposes. “The sale of light wines is only t.'l- lowed in towns. -In provinces and districts which grow grapes the sale of wine—nor on draught—! lowed. ‘The limit of alcohol for dlfferent kinds of wine is to be fixed by the govern- ‘ment. “The sale of beer is allowed only in towns. The government is also to fix for beer the Hmit of alcohol. of measure, which cannot be eomput-ly is such that I ‘to be abolished I,am bound to that the pro- after m LETTERS TO Tl"lE flJlTOI w.mcn’o Place. Mr. Editor: One of fhe nwlt obtuse -suffragists That is what may De said of all of these Boston Store - creations. They are surprisingly pretty, wonderfully effective, and conform absolutely to the highest and latest style standards. In the Boston Store Millinery Department you have brought to you directly the most recent developments as shown in the best New York shops. If you have already purchased, come again, for you will certainly need more than one pretty hat. %%fls%‘@ tl rearing of children, l.nd that the birth rate ‘would decrease. Just at present Ger- man efficiency is written all over our newspapers and we would naturally su that if any nation would excel mther in its birth rate it would be ; for mo na- tion has emphasized more lcrrm;ly than Germany the argument ‘women were created expressly tor the “church, children and cooks.” It has become proverbial the world mr that the German government has this dictum a part of their eflc.lency. And it is true that until this "lll women were found occupied these three duties—except when t.luy ‘were givén the privilege by their lords and masters of working side by side with the most menial laborer in the fields. Has Germany the ln.rxen birth rate of any civilized nation? I have just been reading a discussion of this very subject in the Prussian diet recently. Dr. Krohne of the med- ical department of the Prussian gov- ernment said that in the first 12 or 13| years of the present century a drop from 35 to 27 has occurred in the rate of births in Germany to every 1,000 of the population. The birth had fallen during this time, he said, more rapidly than during the previous 25 years. “No civilized people,” he con- tinued, “has ever shown such a de- crease in so short a time.” This means that Germany would have in this aw- ful hour of depletion through war 2,500,000 more children growing up to take the places of those killed in this war. He further said: “B: we must face the regrettable fact at while the death rate has further diminished during the past 13 years, the birth rate has fallen still more rapidly.” Now this fact, which has so alarmed Germany as to lead the Prussian diet to consider a limited polygamy such as prevailed after the 30 years' war, proves that the argument that wom- an’s place is in the home and that she should not be occupied with outside affairs has not kept up the birth rate in the country where it has been most rigorously enforced, and this counmtry, too, noted for its efficiency in economic development, improved manner of living, and especially their splendid sanitary measures. The anti-suffra- gists will have to look for some other argument that this against woman suffrage, for it has been killed deader than a door nail by this illuminating discussion of the Prussian dlet. It is very evident that Norway has no fear that her women will be less womanly in all the functions which belong to her as the mother of men, for she has recently conferred upon them the last stage of full suffrage by admitting them as members of the Norwegian council of state. The wom- en of Norway were given suffrage in 1814, but it did not include admission to the council of state. If the two years of trial as members of the stor- thing had been detrimental to their women they would not have been trusted with this last and highest honor. If the anti-suffragists who spend so much time and money in their efforts to frustrate the desire of the suffra- gists to enter broader fields of useful- ness would put it into the saving of the home from the degenerating influ- ences of women who think it is good sport to drink cocktalls and smoke cigarettes, they would be striking at the root of the evils which are a black menace to the American home, that the lofty old ideals of home are being broken down anyone who knows any- thing of the present status of society will acknowledge; this is not, how- ever, the result of the advance of the growth of woman suffrage. It is the fault of the demoralizirig ideas of up- to-date, fashionable society. Miss Abbe ‘Sutherland, principal of the fashion- able school, Ogontz, of Philadelphia, is reported to have said at a recent meeting, “when a girl leaves school and enters the world, with all her dreams and hopes and ambitions, what does she find? Is the fine, classic music popular which she has learned? 1Is the high toned literature which she has learned to love known and de- <=5 Study the Monuments in the nearby cemeteries be- fore placing your order. It will help you in selecting the design and you will see for yourself why so many people of discrumn-' inating taste prefer THE CHAS. A: KUEBLER CO., 394 manded? Is mtide;li-' 3:3. self con- trol approved and applau: “Instead of the old ideal, the social ideal of a ‘good sport’ too often con: fl'ont.! her. That she be ready to com- almost everyth she has been taught to worship. he tyranny of the card table claims precious hours. The women ‘who approve and countenance _ smoking and punch- drinking, the Dlase, middle aged wom- en of the :v:"rld, x:fl moam;t their flagging energies with cox seem. to- hold an enviable place in soclety. The young girl in society takes her first drink because she thinks it is the social custom, and later she becomes a member of the cigarette smoking, cocktall drinking eet and begins to lose her health.” This is a true summing up of the status of society of today. We see it everywhere. Why not look this dark shadow which hangs over the home and threatens to swamp it in the face? ‘Why beat about the bush and lay it at the door of the women Wwho are working for the power which lies in the ballot, believing that thereby they may be able to better serve those of their sex who have been thrust un- protected either by environment ordaw into the fields of daily labor? They are mot asking for the ballot for any | MARINDA €. BUTLER ROBINSON. | personal gain. The world has ample| Asheville, N. C., April 21, 1916. | witnesses to this fact in the comse- i crated lives of su]c!: public benefactors 2s Julia 'Ward Howe, Barton, ' e v Semton, Sues| Children Who Are Sickly B. Anthony, Frances Willard and Helen | Mothers who value their own comfort Keller—all women of extraordinary in- [and !heb:velhl:g oftthzlrbchndr‘enns‘htgll:ld never without u box of Mother, telligence, linked to self consecration |G S lot Powders for Childrem, of ail thelr abilities to the wplitting of | for use Hirongiiont tho scason. They humanity, and they like their followers | break up colds, relieve feverishness,' asked @dnd worked for the ballot for |constipation, teething disorders, head- larger results. They like the earnest|ache and stomach troubles. Used by suffrage workers of today had no time | mothers for 28 years. These powders for the fashionable pleasures and vic which are interfering with the highest needs of the home and the highest de- FRANKLIN STREET velopment of character. During this unparalleled and inhuman war women everywhere have crossed the Rubicon never to return. They have eaten of the fruit of the tree of knowledge and experience, which was withheld from them by the customs of ages, and not by the God of their own being, and have proven that the world at large needs them. Whatever may be the outcome of this war of man’s making, it has already revolutionized woman’. world and they have met it with a practical and courageous spirit that has astonished the world. All classes of women regardless of station or creed have risen to the emergencies of, the times; the office, counter, works: shop and all utilitarian fields have been filled by them with a ' remarkable adaptability and intelligence. The whole working world of Europe will stand face to face with a new womaa at the close of this war. What is in; store for America, we know not; but, , we do know that the hour has arrived ‘when all of us should gird ourselves for action and lay aside these vices which are net necessary for pure! pleasure and do not make for health' and strength: " This is the first step toward preparedness in which suffra- gists and antis may unite, never fail. Sold by all drug stores, You Don’t Need a.Coal Fire To Get Plenty of - Hot Water The War A Year Ago Today May 4, 1916. Germans took three vnllaq- near Ypres. Fierce battle near Stry between Russians and Teutons. Triple Alliance treaty denounced by Italy. The Turks defeated Allies near Avi Burnu. HABIT i RELIABLE HOME TREATMENT moflnn ‘wives, jaotha: and THE CITY OF NORWICH GAS ‘homes. be given secretly. AND ELECTRICAL DEPT. RINE costs only $1.00 per box. 4‘ A : 4 "kmmmw :