Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 26, 1916, Page 4

routes in Eastern Connecticpt. CIRCULATION 1901, AVOrage..,...ccecsecees 4412 920 1805, average....... THAT NIANTIC BRIDGE. All New London county has reason to be interested in the proposition which is to be placed before \the rep- resentatives of the towns and dis- tricts by the county commissioners in this city Tuesday, concerning a new bridge over the Niantic river to re- place the present structure which was purchased by the state and which it is incumbent upon the county to main- tain. That there is need for 2 new bridge at that point cannot be questioned. The present one is old and dllapidated. It does not meet government require- ments and New London county has been directed to alter the unsatisfac- tory conditions, but the matter of ex- ~pense is a thing which cannot be care- lessly considered if the interests of the taxpayers are to be safeguarded. The proposition is to change the lo- cation and erect a structure which will call for an outlay of about $100,000, at & point where there should be a good substantial bridge but not necessarily an elaborate one. It would be folly to rush into such an expenditure blind- folded only to find that the replacing of that structure with a substantial bridge according to the requirements of the government could be done for half that amount or eyen less. The debt of the county at the -pres- ent time is $86,000. To more than doutle that amount by building a $100,000 bridge and issuing bonds would either put the debt up close to the quarter million mark, with a large increase in the yearly interest account or else it would mean a stiff county tax bill for a number of years and it is n'gt known that therc are any cities or in the county that are in a position to welcome any such burden. The matter 1is therefore one that should interest every town through its representatives o see that this propo- sition gets the weighty consideration that it deserves, but that the interests of the county be not neglected, and in this connection the suggestion made by Mayor Allyn L. Brown in a letter published elsewhere on this page ought not to be overlooked. — MEN WITHOUT ARMS. It has been declared in conmection with the situation in Mexico that Car- to take up arms against this country, and from the feeling which is known upon this country for the of arms and ammunition with i 3 = H | E I f i 8 tion ent of justice, but advance has been in into the which has arisen every few years with the result that a steadily increasing burden has been placed upon the ul- timate consumer. In view of the fact that the senate has considered it necessary to hasten the action of the federal body there ought not to be any further delay in taking up this matter. It is time that the facts supplanted the claims. It is time that it was shown, either that the producers are justified in their ac- tion or that they are gouging the peo- ple, and in case it is the latter that the remedy should be applied. It is a matter in which the whole country is deeply interested and there should be no further delay in setting the gov- ernment machinery at work to pro- duce the facts. PUBLIC SCHOOL ENDOWMENTS. There is no community but what is, or at least should be, interested in the betterment of its public schools. For that reason there cannot help being a certain amount of interest in the methods which other cities adopt in cbtaining this desirable improve- ment, and at this time the school en- dowment scheme which was put into operation six years ago in the city of Pittsburg attracts special attention because of the announcement which has just been made to the effect that the giver of that endowment has dou- bled the amount, the addition to continue for a five year period. It has just been made public who he donor was of that $250,000 fund which was established for the bene- fdt of public school children and it may have occasioned no surprise when it was disclosed that it was Henry C. Frick, the man who receéntly came forward and made good the losses sus- tained by the school children in their scheol saving system when one of the banks in that city failed. Recognizing that it was the teacher upon whom great dependence was placed, there was established by this fund a summer school of pedagogZy from which excellent results have been obtained. It resulted in the teachers being brought to a greater realization of the importance of their fleld of operations and the idea of teaching the teachers has developed a movement fro; hich that city has benefited in a great number of ways, and which as the result of the new gift is bound to be still further in- creased. This philanthropic undertaking is one which should commend itself to many others. - Pittsburg appreciates what it has done and the example should furnish the inspiration for public spirited citizens to study the merits of it and give such a move- ment a boost in their home towns. EDITORIAL NOTES. It begins to look as if General Tre- vino had kept his word and the ques- tion now is is he going to be held re- sponsible for it? Pt N The man on the corner says: The 1d family horse had a lot of instinct to help him, but the agtomobile is at the mercy of the driver. Nothing helps the enlistments in the militia organizations like the stories of the treatment of United States sol- diers by the Mexican regulars. Greece has yielded to the demands of the entente allies, but it has done 80 in a manner which tells the world that it would not have done so if it could have avoided it. ‘With Germany claiming the check- ing of the Russian offensive and the Teutons making advances in France, the time would appear to be ripe for that long delayed British drive. —— D President Emeritus Eliot of Har- vard says this country must help the allies win the war but with the new version of the Carrizal fight it looks as if we have trouble of our own. If the suffragists are distressed be- cause the democrats did not put a yellow plank in their platform, they might look for instance at the decla- rations regarding the seamen’s act. — ‘Whether he continues along the same course that he has been follow- close the door and started, the oven will very quickly re- || heat. v if the clothes are rinsed out the last time in warm water. To clean bambo furniture use a brush dipped in warm water and salt. The salt prevents the bomboo from turning color. come out clean and bright. If lemons are warmed before they are squeezed nearly double the quanti- ty of juice will be obtained. If you want to save gas, remember that a dheet of tin placed over the smallest gas jet will heat two flatirons as quickly as if two jets were used. Muslin and cotton goods can be rendered firgproof by putting an ounce of alum in the last rinsing water, or by putting it in the starch. A mouse hole can be effectively stopped for all time by pasting over it @ pilece of cloth which has been lib- erally sprinkled with red pepper. CLEANING THE BEAN POT. P4 Let the bean pot stand over night fillsd with water in which a table- spoon of potash or lye has been dis- soived, and you will find it cleans much better than wiih just soap and water. Run an elastic’ through the band of the little girl's bloomers; much nicer than the usual buttonholes. Try cleaning gilt frames with cold water and kerosene oil; great for re- moving fly specks. I clean the gas burners on a gas stove by boiling in water and potash for an hour; keep the burners covered with the water. DARK SILK SKIRT. Add to the general utility skirt the assortment of sport skirts which the modish summer outfit necessarily in- cludes, and then throw in for full measure a simple but chic separate skirt of*dark-hued silk and the quota will be complete. There are more of these last named silk skirts than usual this year, and though most of them are of tailored character, little details giving a hint of siness are to some of th emodels; and the materials, when of good quality, bring these skirts in- to harmony with separate blouses a trifle to dainty for the general utility woolen skirt. \ HEALTH AND BEAUTY. For the loss of voice a simple and effective remedy is to beat the white of an egg to a froth, add -the juice ot half a lemon and a teaspoonful of su- gar. Take this once or twice an hour. Many colds in the head are relieved, p ularly that heavy, dull feeling, when breaiing through the nose is impossible, by employing as a thoat and nasal douche half a teaspoonful of baking soda to a glass of warm water. ‘When motoring or plaving golf you should dress the hair loosely, that it may have the benefit of the 3 Let the hair hang losely in the sun for a few minutes each day, if possi- This treatment naturally bleach- €8 the hair slightly. The wholesome effect upon it of the sun more than compensates for the bleach. For a blonde this treatment is especially ef- fective; it maintains the fairness of the hair as nothing else will An excellent exercise to straighten round shoulders—good for girls or ‘women who have to sit a good deal— is performed by placing a thin stick or wand across the back ard letting it run cut through the bent elbows. The about the room in this five or ten minutes. TRAIN THE CUTICLE. If the hands are not and the the cuticle. ing in the past, Carranza has thus|, far caused this country to take seri- ously the need of proper preparation. That peace soclety which is urging the president to withdraw all troops from Mexico apparently thinks that a slap in the face is timely signal for Uncle Sam to turn his back and run. Contrary to what might under the circumstances be considered a con- clusion that could be reached in one jump, the fight in Carrizal was not Carranza’s answer to Secretary Lans-' ing’s note. DICTATES OF FASHION, ~° Serbian embroidery will soon be seen in chemisettes and boluses. Taffeta is a leading fabric for petti- coats this season and some ed in many Belge, .. gray.and dark blue - tinue mflo mtm!groolm:‘h NEEDLEWORK NOTES. Inexpensive but practical for a pres- ent is a roll of dust cloths. A good quality of cheesecloth should be used. After being cut, the edges should be rolled apd held in lace b - A simple cross-stitch initial may be worked in each corner. The newest breakfast doilies are ex- tremely practical, eitheir in the square or circular shape, as they are large enough to hold the service for one person. Where four are to be seated, four squares large enough to meet at the corners are used. At .a table for six, the squares are somewhat small- er. Round centerpieces are used with the square doilies which are e encugh to accommodate - the service plate, silver cup and saucer, tumbler and bread and butter plate, as well as the pepper and salt shakers. THE LORELE! VEIL. One cannot but note the prevalence of taupe colored veils on well dressed ‘There is something very -soft and becoming about a bit of taupe col- ored tissue stretched before the face and the delicate tint that is more flat- tering to the complexion than black, The Lorelei pattern is worthy of its Pineapple Pudding—One-quarter of a pound of canned pineapples, one- quarter of a pound of flour, one-half a cupful of butter, one cupful of milk, four tablespoonfuls of sugar, three eggs, two tablespoonfuls of the pine- apple sirup and one teaspoonful of vaniila extract. Put the sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan to boil; remove the pan from the fire and stir in the flour; replace the pan on the fire to cook for eight minutes, stirring ail the time. Remove from the fire add #e yolks of the eggs, one by one, stir- ing each in thoroughly: then add the pineapple cut up in small dice, the sir- up and the extract. Whip the whites of the eggs to snow and add them last and very gently. Pour the whole in a plain mold, buttered inside and dust- ed with sugar: cover with a buttered paper and steam gently for one and one-quarter hours. e with sirup ‘To make the sirup sauce, mix in a saucepan two tablespoonfuls of the pineapple sirup, one-half a cup- ful of water, one tablespoonful sugar, one-half a\teaspoonful of nilla_extract and one tablespoonful of cornstarch. Stir till it boils and cook for .ten minutes and serve round the puddi Popcorn with Cheese—Mix together one quart of finely grourmd popcorn, one heaping tablespoon of flour and one cup of ground cheese. Pour into but- tered baking dish, add salt, pepper and tablespoon of melted butter. Pour over it sufficient milk to cover and bake in hot oven until brown. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Proposed New Bridge Over Rives Mr. Editor: As a County taxpayer and as mayor of the city of Norwich, may I call your attention and that of your readers throughout New Liondon county to the matter of the proposgd Dnew bridge over the Niantic river be- tween the towns of Waterford and East .Lyme. The present bridge over the Niantic river was originally con- structed and maintained by private parties as a toll bridge. By a pro- ceeding brought under chapter 258 of the public acts of 1907 it was pur- chased by the state and made a free ridge, the state then turning it over to- New London county under kthis statute which provides that it shall “belong to and be maintained by and at the expense of the county * * * * and the county commissioners * * * shall eonstitute a board for the care, maintenance and control of said high- way, etc.” As you may know, this bridge is not 2 part of any trunk line highway, but merely of the shore road leading from New London to Niantic. The through highway travel is taken care of by the trunk lIine state road passing through the Golden Spur’at the nead of the Niantic river, Flanders, etc., several miles north of the shore road. The present bridge is located a short dis- tance north of the railroad bridge at the mouth of the Niantic river, at what Niantic ‘widens rapidly into what.is known as the Niantic cove. The present bridge is said to be considerably out of re- pair ut the present time, and the war department of the federal government has recently an order, I am in- formed, requiring that the bridge be 80 changed that there will be a 46 feet span and 6 feet clear at high water. under it. This would require a slightly | S longer span and higher elevation than at present. The changes are ordered to be completed by December, 1917, As a result of the situation above outlined the board of county commis- sioners has made an investigation, in consequence of which, I am told, it in- tends to recommend that a new bridge be built forthwith at a point nearly 400 feet north of the present structure across the cove where the width of open water is from two and one-half to three times as great as at the pres- ent location. It is claimed that this will do away with a curvé In the high- way and provide for increased travel over this road in future years. To adopt this plan will make the bridge cost the county from $75,000 to according to the figures mates le, assumption that the slightly increased elevation and longer span called for by the government’s order could be pro- vided in a new bridge located where thooado:efli,:mv,oflm-thflo‘fi:: length_of proposed structure, Juet about one-third of the proposed cost. If this is true, it will mean & saving of from $50,! gn.é::uunty to follow- e one suggested. will avold the additional and difficulty of laying out & new piece of the expense of demnation proceedings incidental thereto. The debt of New London county is now $87.000. Tt is estimated by the commissioners that a new county home will have to be built within a year or two at an expense of $50,000. Add to this $100,000 -for this Niantic bridge and the county will face within two years an indebtedness of over one- quarter of a million dollars, which will mean a three mill tax for county debts aloné. It is for this reason that every taxpaver in New London coun- ty should be anxious to save $50,000 to $60,000 in the construction of this Ni- antic bridge if it can possibly be done. The county commissioners have is- sued a call to the three senators and 30 representatives who compose the New London county delegation of the 1915 legislature to meet at the court house at. Norwich at 11 a, m. on Tues- day next, June 27th, to take action, as 1 am informed, upon the appropriation for this bridge. Chapter 339 of the public acts of 1915 apparently gives tne delegation the power to appropriate for a county purpose of this kind. It is for this reason that I write to call to the people’s attention the im- portance of this meeting, to urge every Tepresentative and senator to be pres- ent, to vote as his best judgment may direct, and to express the hopé that an opportunity may be given by that meeting to the-interested taxpayers of the county outside of the delegation to be heard upon the proposition before action is taken. I would further re- spectfully suggest that it might be the part of wisdom for that meeting to defer action on the matter until after the legislature convenes in January, 1817. In this event the state might be gotten to assume the whole or a part of the expense of constructing this bridge, but it is certain that if the county ties itself up now on a $100,000 contract the state legislature will never take the burden off the county's back. hould the next legislature refuse to pay any part toward the new bridge, why shouldn’t the county then pro- ceed to build this bridge in the most cconomical ‘way? It may be argued that the government’s order won’t per- mit of this delay. The answer to this is that the government, whatever may have been the cause of its first pass- ing the order in this case. in similar of time as the exigencies of the par- ticular situstion required, and could doubtless be persuaded to do so in this ; hope, therefore, that the peaple of the county will realize the significance of this situation and will urge their senators and representatives and look to them on Tuesday to table this prop- osition until after the state I has conve in January, 1917. Very respectfully yours, ALLYN L. BROWN, ~ Mayor of the City of Norwich. Norwich, Conn., June 24, 1916. esti- | Means Injury to Woolen Company, Not Salp Contracto: ~IN'THE “PRIMAL LURE”, The o e all outc THE VAUDEVILLE CLASSICS CONRAD & CONRAD Imitations of Noted A Sensational Athletio Novelty Toda, LOVE AND LETHER .. AT THE DOORS OF DOOM . HIS MOTHER’S SON HAM, THE DIVER .... Mmm‘a@ggg A e K it ~COLONIAL Three Parts—“HUSKS”—Three Parts, Vit. o I#i.’ real. You . 8. Hart in his & McEVOY Toda, Drama STEAMER BLOCK ISLAN DAILY SERVICE Until Sept. 5, to WATCH HILL =« BLOCK ISLAND A. M, A. M. *8:55 +9:15 10:25 10:45 11:30 12:00 1:05 1:30 ) - P.M. P.M. *Daily, except Sundays. Norwich ..... New London .. Watch Hill ... Block Island . Lv. Block Island Watch Hill . New London Norwich .... **Sundays only. SPECIAL EXCURSION TICKETS Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, July 5 to September 1 AND WATCH HILL &% Adults, 50c; Children, 25¢c. l BLOCK ISLAN AND RETURN Adults, 75¢; Children, 40c. Shore Dinner Houses and Bathing Beach near landings at Watch Hill and Block Island. For further information, party rates, apply at office of company on Shetucket Street, Norwich. NEW ENGLAND STEAMSHIP CO. C. J. ISBISTER, Norwich, Agt. e ——————————— | petitar) employs non-union labor and is not in gooa standing with the local labor organizations, it is proposed to rescind the vote above referred to and thus punish, not the contractor, but the ‘Winchester Woolen company. The cit- izens of Nerwich cannot afford to take such action. We want new.concerns to Iocate here and new capital to be In- vested here, but we cannot expect to bring this about if we do not propose 10 live up to our agreements. If the vote with reference to the taxation of the Winchester Woolen company is rescinded, how much at- tention will ever again be paid to any inducements that Norwich may offer to bring new industries here? We will be told that cur promises sound well, but that, judging from the past, they cannot be relied upon. It has been said that the vote sought to be rescinded is not a legal one. This is not the question. Legal or illegal, wise or unwise. the fact remains that the_vote was passed and_that. relying upon it, the Winchester Woolen com- pany has expended a large sum of meney and has contracted to .spend much larger sums in the establishment of 2 new industry here, and it would be an unspeakable breach of good faith for the citizens of Norwich to now do | otherwise than stand by their vote, We are a friend of labor, but we should not sacrifice to such frined:hip our reputation for integrity and fair dealing. Y truly, s % SQUARE DEAL. Norwich, Conn., June 26, 1916. Any Particular? Mr. Editor: I em writing you for information concerning the notice for a special town meeting that appeared in the advertising columns of your paper yesterday signed by more than 20 in- babitants of the town qualified to vote in town meeting, for the purpose of taking action to rescind the vote pass- ed at a previous town meeting, which vote provided partial exemption from taxation of certain property of the ‘Winch r Woolen company, a cor- poration of sald town. As a taxpayer and voter of the town 1 was present at the meeting that exempt time the p s of the com were ably set forth in detail by His Honor Mayor Brown before some 300 voters and were debated at some length by many of our leading and influential citizens. 1t is also a matter of record that both our clvic organizations were in favor of the proposition, and it was passed by a unanimous vote. 3 Now, Mr. Editor, what has since oc- curred to w;mnt the call for another special meeting to confirm or the vote taken:at that time? Surely, i Bt g £ g " [ T L £ securely located an: eome’ financiall sound, thereby adding proportionately to the industrial development of the town as well as the grand list? The vital thing for Norwich just now that it has decided to take full advantage of its destiny, is what it is to be, rather than what it is, or what it. has been. What it is to be rests in a large measure with the citizens whose names now appear upon its voting list, and whether by their will as expressed in said meetings the same epirit stid lives as was so abundantly manifested by our forefathers who heeded the call of 1776, when General Israel Putnam led the troops of eastern Connecticut to save ths day at Lexington, and again when our beloved Governor Buckingham upheld the integrity of Norwich and the state of Connecticut in_1861. Tt is the Norwich character that must be considered in dealing with the question of the development of Nor- wich, if there is a hindrance now to progress in Norwich. Let every loyal son attend the special town meeting Monday night and by, voice and vote see to it that when Norwich gives her word it i3 as good as her bond. NORWICH FOR PROGRESS. Norwich, June 24, 1916. be so attracted an a:gon\mlty to get’ 1y OMr, Editor: As a citizen of this town 1 am deeply interested in_the outcome of the town meeting called for Mondev evening, and feel that this is ® very important meeting for every citizen and especially merchants of our city. | The labor union ig calling this meet-; ing for what al purpose? Simply| to get even with the Cross company of ‘Worcester, Mass., for running now an d to accomplish this end| ng to raise the taxes of| the Winchester Woolen company. Whait | will be ‘the result for the town if they | accomplish their purpose next Monday evening? Tt will simply mean that for years to come no outside capital can be in- terested to purchase propert yhere and erect man turing plants, going to dominate how they shall act. That being the case, will not laborers in the long run lose more fro; money standpoint in keeping outside capital away than it will to leave the ‘Winchester Weolen company’s tax rate | alone? 1 hope every union man will think this matter over carefully before next y evening, and then vote for what he coasiders is the best interest of this town. A TAXPAYER. Norwich, June 24. 1916.,