Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 21, 1916, Page 4

. ERELE 120 YRARS OLD | Subseri) price 12¢ week; 50c a s 9500 » . T * Bntered at the Postoffice at Norwich, | Cosn., as second-class matter. ‘Telephone Calls: Bufletin Businsss Ofsice 450. Bulletin Editgrial Rooms Willimantlo _Office, 67 Church St 35-8. ; Bufletin Job Offics 332 tral to which the. publie shoulg, be Telephone 210-2. REPUBLICAN TICKET. President, CHARLES EVANS HUGHFES of York. Viee President, CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS of Indiana. Previdential Eiectors, HIRAM BINGHAM of New Haven, UCTUS WHITON of New_London, HOMAS L. WATSON of Bridgeport, WILLIAM PAJ LOUIS B. CHE New: United States Senator, GEORGE P. M'LEAN of Simsbd Representative in Cougress, Second District, RICHARD P. EMAN don New Lon- MARCUS H. HOLCOX Licutenant Governor, CLIFFORD B. WILSON of Bridgeport. cretary, PERRY FREDERICK of New Hav Treawurer, CHAMBERLATN of Comptroller, MCRRIS C. D on. 19—JOHN H. BARNDS of 20—FRANK H. ington 28—ARCHIRALD Putnam 36—WILLIAM H. HALL of Willington. Judze of Probate, MACDC NELSON J. AYLING, Representatives. ALBERT J JOSEPH H. | HUGHES MEANS WHAT HE SAYS. It was a bad move which S ry MpAdoo made wi e took up the snswer of Mr. Hughes to the Louisville' heckler regarding his action had he been in a po it when # the Lusitania intimated that Mr, Hughes had dodged the ques- # tioklf* by’ nut telling what' he would have dome after ths vessel had been sunk. Secretary ' McAdoo attributes Mr. Hughes' stand to a play upon words, but however much that I evailed @uring the present admin: cannot be attributed to candidate. Such a p be found anywhere he has held pu meant what he said o tration it during year: has He 1d he clings as tenaciously to that standard today as ever. It is to be remembered that Mnr. Hughes state e would have so conducted th of this nation previous to ropean war that there would have been respect for its stand in behalf He was hé would what the consequences w follow- ing the warning publishedin this coun- try should American r gressed in = tentional manner whatever to not have carried it ou had been sunk. Jus: ministration has said meant another retary of the trea fer that Mr. been true to his h a Tanged and in- nd ekereisno reason or sury word. con- trary his record shows would have done just what he said he would The acts of the cabinet members have | been a weal and it is ev ended. CRIME AGAI ST DEMOCRACY. In connection with the so called eight hour bill, or the Adamson act, 4t 4s interesting to mote the position which has been taken by W. J. Pin- kerton of Chicago. Mr. Pinkerton is & rallway trainman, a member of the Brotherhood of T ainmen and was de- feated by only six votes for the pres- cy of that organization when W. Lee was elected He takes congress to task for pass- g legislation that violates the tra- Bition of democracy and commits 400,- 500 to a plan without givinz them an ppportunity to discuss its merits, and it will be a great piece of good for- tune to the workers if, afger there has been a study ot the law, It is declared unconstitutional. In his opinion the act furnishes the railroads with a_pre- text for cancelling existing agreements that guatantee various benefits to the employes and that it deprives the men of the FIBhE to strike in such an event. He sees wherc s have a right to apply the injunction under section four and ‘the provision for $1,%00 fine and imprisonment against any person refusing to conform to the courts’ rul- ing respecting the law. The view which Mr. Pinkerton takes gives labor something to think about. It may be an eyeopensr to the mem- bers of the brotneriood in spite of the 5 of President Lee that because the legislaticn the railway men vote for the president. As a he declares that the 'Adam- \wage act is a crime against de- IN COURT SESSIONS in a Brooklyn court Mas “eome to the conclusion “that in ‘the, children’s court over presides should Dbe heard public excluded, which means including the newspaper tives. The, idea is that _aliould be protected against | justice that such sectlon of New York to the cases in which weomen cerned as prisoners shouid be likewlise, and this is the idea of Justice of the children’s court, be- cause it s felt that there is a morbid curlosity swTounding many of the cases which it would be just as well i to shut off. That there should be & full and fair admitted has always been the - tion in the disposal of criminal af- fairs. This is for the protection of the accused in securing, justice that it may not be one sided. It was because of corrupt administration of courts of provision was made oved that #t should It is well known and it is mot be discarded mow. { that when vice and crime are covered up they get new encouragemant and with secrecy prevailing in the administra- tion of justico tze harm is likely to De as grea: in ome direction as the other. Star chamber sessions are not looked, upon with favor particularly when they concern courts. BE MADE A VOTER. Many took advantage of the first session of the board of selectmen and the town clerk this fall for the pur- pose of making voters but there- still remain a large number on the to-be- made list who in justice to themselves should make it 4 point t6 find the few inutes which are, necessary to qual- ify as an elector and take the oath be- fore the board, The most important election, when national and state officers, represen- tatives to congress and the general assembly are to be chosen, is at hand. The issues involved concern each and every one and all who are entitled to icipate in the election should it a point to comply with the ribed requirements _governing such a privilege. The right of suf- fraze is something which ought to re- ceive full appreciation. Everyone of the proper age and everyone who has changed his residence and been lo- cated here long enough to be made a voter should take advantage of it. Much complaint about the right kind of government is due to a lack of in- tercst upon the part of those who fail respond to their duty, but no one who fails to be :made a voter, or to use the right of suitrage after he ob- tains it has)any license to kick. The board for making voters will be in session in the town hall today and again a week from today, while for those who become of age later there will be a special session in November and if there was a proper interest in national and state affairs there would be no need of urging those who can become voters to do so. LAX PRISON METHODS. of six men from Sing all but two of whom had secured givilian clothes and one of whom when encountered was armed with a revolver indicates a laxity in he rules when the prisoners go outside the gates which cannot help but call forth criticism. That the plan had beey, in the works for a long time is probable; but it is apparent that the men had, been, taking advantage of the privileges which had been ai- lowed them. They had recognized the loopholes in the prison regulations which permitted them to secure| clothes and an putomobile and they had watched their time until they knew what conditions were favorable for their escape, and they were not short term men either but those who heen sentenced to terms ranging from six to twenty vears and one of them for life. In getting past the guard by their cver scheme of deception there is further shown the lack of proper su- on of those who go and come. It resembles in many respects the get away of Lieut. Fay from the federal prison at Atlanta. There was a fail- | ure to give proper scrutiny to the cre- dentials of the latter and in the case at Sing Sing no identification was at- tempted, it being taken for granted ¥ of appearances that every- thing was all right. The experience, however, is similar to many others in prison administration. Too much len- iency breeds contempt and incompe- tent guards of a system which leaves the gates open are sooner or later bound to be taken advantage of, and that is just what has happened at Sing Sing. The escape ng prisor EDITORIAL SOTES. Greece is finding out to its regret what it means to have peace with hu- miliation. Stogies, it is reported, may so up, which of course does‘not mean in smoke but in price. 1f your neme is on the list of to- be-mades don’t fail to complete the job and actually become a voter. It has at last been conceded that the Bremen is Jost. England might loosen up now and tell us all about it. The loss of the Alaunia again calls attention to the fact that a mine fleld is an excellent thing to keep away from. Thc man on the corner says: At this season no one seems to want to assume Gny roprietary interest in autumn leaves. The assertion is now nfade that the war will go another year, which of course means that the peace talk is a little premature. Bach season brings forth something new in the shape of dances but there will never be any popular demand for the Wilson sidestep. A Washiggton doctor declares that cats ars a menace to society. That may or may not be agreed to but it cannot be denied that they are fre- Guently a nuisance to the nelghbos- hood. It has been arranged by the demo- cratic campaign committee that "Oc- tober 28 will be Woodrow Wilson ‘day. The greater part of the nation is pre- paring to celebrate November 7 as Charles B. Hughes day. Complaint s made over the stand Mr. #Hughes declares he would have taken regarding the threatened rail- road, strike, because he made no refer- ence to the public, but he stands for arbitraition and invastization before legislation and that certainly is show- ing consideration for the public and all concerned. He even says he would 80 to the people If you do mot like to read books ‘me tell you that you would if you ‘books which suited your tastes. is pot stramge you cannot even Tead a tract, for mos: of them are not worth reading. No man who writes simply because he thinks it is his duty to write can produce much that is warth reading. All tracts half a century ago used to be religious frenzies framed up in dull words with now and then a woeful warning. the human soul is vearning for is fellow-interest, real love and honesty, not exhortations adorned with whip- lashes. Autobiography, or wavel, or sclence, or books true to the Divine or true to mortal life, contain something to enlarge the mind, and cheer the heart and Inspire the soul with thougnts ko be treasured not only in this life, but the life to ‘come. must dli for gold—he must work for the knowledge which represents a treasure more lasting than gold. My good book may not be your good book, but your good book has been written and is waiting for you, and it is up to you to find it. That which meets your tastes will inspire you to read. The young chap who fishes for a soft-snap early in life is likely to get the knout at the end of it, unless the fishing is so poor that discouragement drives this fool idea: from his mind. The sooner he finds life is real—life i5 earnest—the better it is for him. Laziness is the father of the soft-snap idea. The dow’t-want-to bug in the mind, once installed, is worse than the hook-worm in the flesh, for it is harder to cure. This don't-want-to bug in- stalled in infanttle days makes laziness chronic before young manhood has been reached. All successful life means work, then more work—“then some!” as the English say. Many a disagreeable task has to be tackled and conquered in order that ome may be qualified to do something pleasantcr and more remunerative further on. One has to push and pull as_well as hustle in the nffairs of life. We can-{ not all have. foresight, but we need not cultivate hind-sight. It pays to hitch up to “I-can” and to push “I-can’t” over the verge. . Get a grip on all that helps—let go of whatever hinders. Do not keep a mentai account of the knocks you get in life, but maintain a fond recoliection of your successes. It is a bad habit to over-estimate the things which annoy and underestimate the things which afford pleasure. Some folks need hard hits, and some | reaily need considerable nettling to spur them on. Turn the jolts of life into memorles which excite grateful ness. Many.n man has had to fall to learn the lessons which meant to him future success Many are the men who finding they were Square pegs in round holes have taken it upon themselves to get into the place in | life which fitte them, and which they fitted. There are people teaching toda who have not the ability to train a d 10 say nothing of instructing a_human soul to get out of life the best there is in jt. The business must be adapted | to you, or you cannot find the jos found in employment. Knowie fords pleasure just as tru produces the wherewithal sustenance. to obtaia { peo (Written Specially for The Bulletin.) Because Poultuey Bigelow ls -an alumnus of Norwich Free Academy and because he has personal triends in Norwich, there is special interest dur- ing these times in what he has written about his boyhood experiences in Ger- many. In his book, The German Emperor, he gives an absorbing and intimate account of the schodl days he spent in association with the then Prince William—now the central figure of world-thought—the Kalser—and his brother the sailor, Prince Henry. In the topmost story of Frederick the “Breat’s New Palace, near Potsdam, in what one might call the attic, were the quarters of tho preceptor of the two German princes. To one ac- customed to the luxury of American and English homes, Mr. Bigelow writes, the bareness, not to say the bleakness of this upper story of the famous palace was striking, particu- larly so n contrast'to the innumerable gorgeous flunkies who ‘guarded the state saloons below. But it was ample in space and a foretaste of the barrack life_that should seem comfort to a Hohenzellern. Perhaps it was this Spartan training which bas helped the Kaiser to take his share of discom- forts and inconveniences with the troops at the front, during the long weeks of the world-war. In wet weather, the great attic made a capital playground, Mr. Bigelow writes, and many an imperial pane of glass was smashed by the blunder- ing aim of the royal youngsters. In such romps the Princes entered heart and soul, giving and taking like the manly_little fellows that they were. Says Mr. Bigelow, “The good Dr. Hinzpeter would repeatedly whisper to me to take care and not hurt the Prince’s left arm, a warning I was apt homage we can pay to truth is to use e Perhaps you do not realize that we peed spiritud]l wealth as well as ma- terial, and that it_is the.most, lasting and comfort If there is an worse to deal with in old age vacant mind I cannot imagine what it is. Men Who re th ample wealth and wbo have not stored up knowledge and cultivated a love for the | beautiful, do not know what to do with themselves. E where on earts, no theo: nce; mo art excit no scenery affords the in the presence of ever which incites enjoyment or st hope they find life blank. Money can not by : most need—-it woj fes its more than it com- forts them hose who r heart to mone no heart fo ets their their de- pleas- thing ™ t ind around them think more of the money than they do of the maker or Possessor of it. It makes mi s of & and nothing is truer his class enrich their heir poverishin too old ' When a man or woman g to work they should know they ar: too old to fret and fuss. The charm of oid age is to think and tall er- fully, to look pleasant and cease tc find fault. When one has ceased to be productive at Is wise to be asrec- | able, as ins snarling plics to private as well | life. Cut oyt the| fault-finding before the | r you will become i The habits of positiv- sm_and willfulness secm worse than ever when there appears to be no need, and no excuse for them. The art of being agrceable proves in old age | to be a grace and au asset. | g The abil- | ity to forge! has been and to and babit is coniirmed, an ola grouch corform to what is does not require |y, gen it. of attention jong has been reached. common sense may accomplish | s for old age is worihy | iddle lite | before m | You poor soul,"why do you think you | cannot get time for this or for that?| I want 1o teli you it is a masterly per- | formance to find time to do things- take time proportionally for our bencfit as well as for the good of others. Re- | member there is othing in life more than half as !mportant as we think it is. i We should not taie life too seriously, or ourselves either. We do| not always show tie best of judgment | as to what shall be done now or next. Too much devotion to system or routine takes us a good Wways from the freedom which is our birthright, Just as too serious a conception of quty may make a slave or a monkey of us. We must pay attention to Nature’s| warnings and recognize the debt we owe ourselves as well zs the debt we owe others. When we peed rest we should take it—when we are conscious too many hours of work are impairing us for future usefulness it Is suicidal to persist instead of discriminating and taking a little time for recuperation, No one has a right to require of vou more than you are equipped for. You have no right to undo yourself by overdoing. Some people deceive the doctor and then blame him because his medicine does not meet their cases. One of the leading fool lies in this world is “he one which misleads the helping hand. When we are eonscious of our own bad habits, responsibility and guilt it is not strange that we find it an extreme test for our honor and honesty to sit down and tell the doctor all about ft. There is no fear or modesty which can serve as an excuse for such a lack of sense as this sort of deception repre- sents. . The doctor fsnit a mind reader! He can check the action of the poison in you if he can discover what poison is necessary to antidote it. Some poisons are so pronounced in. action that the doctor can read the symptoms and relleve you. Tn such cases the very eymptoms disclose whether you are truthful or not. In more obscure cases your lies baffie the physician and his drugs do you no good; and you suffer dnd slander him for lack of re- sults for which you are really to blame, This isn't very honorable, is it? Tell your doctor the truth or else do not employ him. In these days those who try to follow !the advics “Tell the t{xguth and shame the devil,” soon find that Is one of the certain ways of looking for trouble. 1f men dared speak the truth to one another no one would ever have thought that “the use of language is for the concealment of thought”. A literary light of this day says: “Every one kmows Dr. Conan Doyle 1s a better story-teller thap Sir Waiter Scott, but no man of standing dares say so for it wouldn't be popular” The world qoesn't seem to be able to recognize a great man until he is dead and has been praised by at Jeast two genera- tions of scholars, Who tells g friend what he thinks of him? If we wish to be thought well of we praise many men who meyit blame. The old Georsa Washington Club with its symbolic hatchet was not an organization of truth-tellers but of practical jokers; truth is no joke, aithough some men |ve kept 1 o |ideal,” bre |fields furnish Sunday Morning Talk | GERM-PROOF PEOPLE | ——— | The goal of all hygienic struggle is to become germ-proof. The air is swarming with microbes waiting to comie in whers ). doors are ope Neither drafts, i.or wet feet, nor bad air can create disease, uniess the asc germ is there to work with. The ecret of healtn is to give germs no invitation and no ro Perfectly Ons are germ-proof persons. urance against attack by Y I ular plague is a state of vig- orous general heaith. One in fine D ai condition will pass unscatied thre that will cairy off the le r of resistance must . No one who does any part of the world’s work can pass his days under a glass case. must live, often, under conditions not athing bad air, and spending some part of his time in reeking pub- lic places. If he would escape a whole legion of troubles thay are immediate- ly at hand, he must sct up a complete defensive armor against them. That armor is named health. well best in h contagio: Pow If we think of the moral life of man the case is quite the Safety_lies in maintaining a vigorous power of re- sistance to evil infiuence aud suzges- tion. If the mind s filled with whole- some thoughts and the heart is set on righteousness ,the bad motives that hover around will perish for want of a habitation and a home. It the un- fortified spirits that go down i the onslaught. Vacant and imparverished the best soil for weeds. Modern men cannot escape untoward conditions as did earnest people cens turies ago. The monastic impulse once took thousands of the best souls out | of active life among men and into the mountain retreats, where they might practise devotion, free from the perils of this present sinful ~orld. The problem was thus solved for tie souls Wwho could so retire, but it left the poor old world desperately bereft. The ledven that alone could leaven the lump was not mingled with the doush. A pathetic story it is indeed that his- tory tells of those dark ages in which it has been said that the common mgn had two main wishes—one for a stout leathern coat, and the other, not to be killed. Earnest people today are ambitious to mingle quite thoroughly in the life of their times. They realize that only as the salt and the leaven of right- eousness are brought immediately into, contact with human situations is there hope of better things. The world is regarded as a place to be cleaned up and sweoteped, not as a spot of doom from which one must fiee. No good doctor will shun service in an epidemjc and no right-minded cit- izen will shirk his civic duties. In meeting many situations, gne is brought into an atmosphere that is malarial. Germs of dishonesty, deceit and impurity are everywhere. They are as harmless as motes in the sun- light, as far as one is concerned per- sonaily, 5o long as they are not breath- ed into.the system. No cne can abol- ish the lure of evil suggestion, but there is no reason whatever why he must respond to it. As Luther said: We connot provens the birds 8ying over our head; but we needn't let them make their nests in our hair.” Immune people are exceedingly use- ful in almost any branch of activity, Whether in camp, or court, or countirg room. The man who isn't going o contract typhold fever is the man the firm likes to send ou its important errands. But moral breakdowns are no less serious and troublesome than physical. No serum can be injected to guard against them, but there is a pre- scription of an ancient conqueror that has pever been superseded: Firally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might. .Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may venturs to ‘treat it as if it were. But in spite of all of this Emerson was wiaht when he sald: = “The greatest be able to siand against the wiles of the devil” THB PARSON | to forget, particularly with one Who was 6o clever with his right.” Since the war began, readers have notided occasional references to this weak arm of the Emperor, really a sort of paralysis, although in pictures which we see of him the short left arm is never portrayed. { On this topic Mr. Bigelow writes further: “As to the Emperor's imper- fect left arm, it is extraordinary that the life which has largely left it should have apparently been utilized in the strengthening of his right. Any one Who has shaken the right, feels as though Goetz von Berlichingen had given him the grip. As u fencer, it was to be expected that he should de- velop the proficiency that character- ized him at Eonn, but it was little ihought that he would have the pa- tience amd energy requisite to becom- ing"an expert shot, a good swimmer, and a capltal oar. “In_the saddle, he manages to hold his reins with his left, in_order to have his sword-arm free; ‘and I have seen him many times ride acioss country taking obstacles which some of his officers have refused. And the moral courage, the persistency, tbe sense of duty, the pluck, which overcame the impediments to physical development, were constantly at work in other parts of his educatfon. “In this park of Sans Souci, near the Palace, were planted the masts and rigging of a ship, where Prince Henry received practical instruction in sailor- ing, and which became g favorite romping place. Netting was stretched over the lower space, and we were oC- casionally turned loose to scramble about the rigging, some of us playing at pirates, making chase after a crew that had tgken refuge aloft. “Or, what was 1>§ still, wo some- times took a cruise lout the neighbor- ing lakes on the minature frigate, a craft that looks very portentious at a distance, with its scowling ports and man-o’-war yards, but. in s ity, when on board, seems little larger than a good sized ship's cuiter. “The cruise on the frigate was al- ways considered the greatest treat of ‘all. and no doubt to the pleasure derived then is due the fact that the Emperor today is a devoted patron of the Havel offers.” whenever opportunity Of course Mr., Bigelow was writing this in the years before the war, be- fore the horrified world had received that forbidding impression of the German Emperor which, in most minds, looms up with monstrous, cruel, repulsiveness. Too bad, that the man. Iy traits of the school-boy could not have remained with him; that the pro- mise of his youth should have been so dly blasted Mr. Bigelow continucs tn his fascin- ating picture of the boy Prince and his doings: “When the days romp was over, we had tea before zoing home. out-of-doors in fair weather Smperor and his e never ppear on these occasions, to words to nz our families, asy. he Empress in particular, thea Crown Princ always examined our food, to see that it was wholesome, nd saw that her little sons and davghters, napkl their chin: well ag their guests, had properiy tucked beneath The food was, it is need- less to say, of the plainest and most wholeso bread or toast, fresh milk from (he Crown Prince’s model farm at Pornstedt, and some simple bread- | cake, with big raisins in it, perhaps | “When the Crown Princess and her r sband made their appearance, face lighted up with more pleasure than did that of Prince William, for the relatjon of parent and child could not Le conceived in more happy form thar in those days in the" park af Sans Souci “J remember once, it was at tea 01 the stcam vacht, some anniversary— I iclievg—Prince William whispered to me a fact in which he took enormous | pride, that the cake had been made by his mothe: Tn these romps, the expecting etigquette to be _ob: would have been absurd. Dr. peter would have none of it, the roysl parents held it in horror, and no one despised servility more than their eld- { est son.” no idea Mr. Bigelow enjoyed these rare op-| portunities of kno Prince during his boyhood because, at the time he describes, nts own father was United States Minister to France; and the young American boy was sent to the roval school at Potsdam under much the same circumstances as was arother occasional N vich visitor, Mrs Andrews, formerly Yvette Borup, who. through schoolday intimacy with tie young folks of the German family as among the half dozen Americans vited to attend the wedding of the Kaiser's beloved daughter, two ®r three vears ago. ng the German THE DICTAGRAPH. POLITICAL The Adamson Act. The Adamson act will die of its own hand. The law, therefore, is merely temporary. It has merely postponed the final battle between the railroads and theiy 400,000 men to, say, Novem- ber, It has—if you will have it that way—simply served as a political strategy. Manifestly it was unfair alike to the railroad workers and the country law until after January first. If the men were entitled to an_ increase in pay, thex were entitled to it now while railroad eéarnings were at the seasona- al maximum. If there is to be an ex- periment in governmental wage fixing in private industry then it should be put 1n force during the campaigrn,when the public judgment of it developed from actual experience can be express- ed at the polls. The conviction must grow constantly more propounced that this unprecedented action at Washing- ton was connected with the business of vote getting. The administration desired 400,000 votes first, a permanent settlement 'of a vexatious industrial problem afterward. It must not be lost sight of that the precedent just established is as dan- gerous for labor as for the employers of labor. Since congress has assumed the right to fix wages in a non-gov- ernmental ipdustry, 1t can, equally well, reduce wages. The day may come again when capital will command the bulk of congressional influence. There will then exist the bandy precedent of the Adamson act. Where minimum wage scales have been established by law it has been observed that wages so fixed quickly become the maximum The law directs that the em- pioyer shall pay, say, no less than one dollar a day. The employer immedi~ ately takes refyge behind the law and chting, and sails his toy frigate on | {if he was at ( large to postpone the operation of the | the most dangerous | @™ ing up path to practices—Toledo Blade. g Sack. The national democratic coromittee gives evidence of possession of a pro- digious sack, for never before have its campaign expenses been on a scale 50 iavish. _Its printing, lithograph, multi. graph bills and postage bills must be remarkably comforting to the indus- tries concerned. It has been something of a wonder where all the money came from, as there are very few outside official life who wish to pay anything to get Wil- so nre-lected. And of those whom hope of ambassadorship and other places of comfort and emolument in- duced to contribute so ‘iberaily four years nd it is only fair to say that most of them got thelr reward—it is believed that all expect cne payment to be good for eight years. The source, however, has been dis- covered. It {s the postmasters. All of them, as well a8 some other classes of civil functionaries, are said to have been “invited” to comtribute ten per cent. of a year's salary. Now the assessment of federal offi- cers is an ffense against federal law, of which it would be eafe to say an even cursory examination of the pub- lished works of President Wilson would disclose vigorous condemnation. So the officials are not assessed. They are only “invited,” and the “in- vitation” expressly states that it is not “compulso: for them to come through with the money. In that connection, however, it is added that there is to be a “perma- nent” organization of “our” forces throughout the country, which is un- derstood to mean that things will be, much more comfortable for the ten per centers if they remit ut once and do not squeal—San Francisco Chronicle. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Help the Perishing. To the Editor: October 21 and 22 have been appointed for a nation- wide effort to help the Armenian and Syrian relief fund. Among all those who have suffered by the war, the Armenians'have prob- ably suffered most. They are en in- telligent race, of pure Caucasion blood, with a beautiful literature, and an an- cient and heroic history, of persecu- tion and martyrdom for their Chris- tian faith. Lord Bryce's report just out, is made up maialy of testimony from American and _European eve- witnesses. It shows that the cruelties lately committed by the Turks upon these defenseless people have been on a colossal scale which has no prece- dent in modern history. The suffering fell most heavily upon the women and children. When a Red Cross purse begged a high Turkish official to spare the children’s lives, he answered, “Women have no business to meddle in polities.” ‘The survivors are women and children. They are nocent of any offence. They have been througl unspeakable suffering. They are dving of starvation in mul- almost wholly titudes every = day. Contributions should be sent to Henry D. Forbes, National Shawmut Bank, Boston. ALICE_STONE BLACKWELL Dorchester, Mass., Oct. 18, 1916. Needs No Help. _Editor:—The hit bird squawks! inefficient and un-American al- question the editor's judgment. Mr. . Prumber appears’ to think his vulgar personalities are of more importance than recognized facts. He doesn’t believe in printing facts in the paper which in any way affect his in- tery He discloses his character so clearly he can neither command con- nor respect. No. 2 doesn’t need any assist- ant in taking care of A. B. P. e is only a plaything for wn Intelligent iter. He doesn’t know the profit of a municiplant plant only represents the money the taxpayer needn't have paid getting all that ought to come to him. Stockholders who pro- vide their own profits and their own dividends are no richer than they would have been had they kept the surplus in their own pockets. Mr. The ways 5 BILL. Norwich, Oct. 20, 1916. Health Insurance. Mr. Editor:—At the tuberculosis conference recently held in New Ha- | ven, health insurance received a share of attention. The proposed plan pro- vides that every man whose income does not exceed $1,200 per annum, pay $2.00 yearly for health insurance, he and his family to receive medical treat- ment by a physician employed by the state. It is signjficant that each speaker who favored the plan, forcefully em- d the need of the proposed law aining a compulsory clause. This accords with the opinion of other pro- ponents, for its advocates all agreed that it could not become operative without compulsion. Does it not seem strange that a plan which we are told promises to so greatly reduce disease, and result in €normous financial savings to both employee and emplover, and the state as well, in short a grand humanitarian movement, should require legislative cnactment of a compulsory character to_make it effective? It is evident that those most inter- ested anticipate that some individuals will not favor the plan. And daes not the reason lie in the fact that the rec- ord of medicine does not give to it the right to be established by the state as the only healing system which may be used by its citizens? If during the past centuries mate- rial medicine had attained that de- gree of success which would merit this recognition by the state, such recogni- tion would be entirely unnecessary. Likewise there would be no necessity to compel the people to submit to health insurance. H. A. Behrens, vice-president of-the Continental Gasulty Insurance Com- pany, who has investigated the move- ment to establisn health insurance, has stated that it is “A propaganda of the social service council (another name for. legislative committee, which it succeeded) of the American Medical Association,” and he also adds, ‘It seems to be an effort to fasten upon the country the compulsory adoption of a particular school of medicine These stategents can be better ap- preciated when it is understood, that notwithstanding the American Medical Association comprises only about 40 per cent of the allopathic physicians in this country, it controls the Federal Health Service, and its members hold 2 majority of the health offices of the different states. It is this 40 per cent. of the members of one school of med- icine which is asking that the working man_and his family be compelpd to recelve medical treatment according to the theories of this particular system. These are the dogtors who giscarding former methods of drugging are now also cndeavoring to compel the adop- tion of “Serum Therpathy” go-called or inoculation for the “preveption” of dis- ease, respecting which the following interestinz quotation is from W. Van R. Blighton, M. D., a medical society vice-president, 'who referring to in- fantile paralysls said: “Concerning the cause of this dis- ease, I think my professional brothers will be somewhat startled when I sug- gest the thought that the present epi- demic of infantile paralysis may have been caused by smallpox vaccinations. You smile, but why should the diseage become epidemic in New York city and announces: that he will pay no more than the dollar a day. Altogether, the Adamson act resolves itself into an unfortunae expediency, working ultimate good.to no one,open- epidemic throughout nearly the entire rocess af vaccination? 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We have exclusive Victrola Parlors THE PLAUT- Established 1872 PLAUT-CADDEN BUILDING 144-146 Main St., Norwich, Conn. CADDER GO. Telephone 800 vou food for candid reflection, since we know that tuberculosis has 'increased three hundred Ber cent; skin disease tiwo hundred and seventy-six per cent; and cancer six hundred per cent since the introduction of compulsory vac- cination. You cannot inject the mat- ter obtained from decaved animal tise sue into the blood, without corrupting the whole volume of that circulating vitalizing fluid.” Health insurance, as proposed, strikes at the very foundation of true democracy, which gives to all both re- ligious and medical freedom. The right to worship God according to the dictation of one’s own conscience and the right to choose the method by which one shall be ministered unto in sickness are identical and inseparable. They are inherent rights which no leg* islation can rightfully annul or im- pair. At the present time there is a larse and growing class of people, who pre- fer systems wherein drugs ‘are not used. It is obvious that such a law as is advocated would deprive one of the right to be healed by any of those systems. Among the class referred to are many thousands, who after years of faithful endeavor to obtain health by means'of medical treatment, have as a last resort turned to God and experjenced spiritual healing. A pro- posal to make praying for the sick a crime demands the earnest and thoushtful consideration of every citi- zen. Yours for medical freedom, GEORGE A. New Haven, Oct. 19, 1916. An Insult. Mr. Editor: Referring to the item in your paper of even date, under the heading, Patriotic Americans Are De- nouncing Secretary Baker for Liken- ing Mexican Raiders to Heroes of American Revolution. The following is taken in part from Headley's Life of Washington: After beinz appointed comimander in chief, by congress; Washington, on the second day of July, 1776, arrived at Charlestown. The provincial congress, then sitting at Watertown, presented an address in which they pledged him their entire cooperation. There was an army of gome 15,000 men christened as “The Continental army.” A motly erowd, with few arms, and little powder, to whom on the fourth of July (made memorable by the Declaration of Independence) Washington issued his first general order. After expressing the hope that all jealousies of the different colonies would be laid aside, and_insisting on discipline and subordination, he said: “The general most earnestly requires and expects a_dué observance of those articles of war, established for the gov the government of the army which forbids profane cursing, swearing and drunkenness. And in like manper he requires and expects of all officers, and soldiers, not engaged in actual duty, a punctfual attendance on Divine ser- vice, to implore the blessing of heaven upon the means used for our safety and defence.” Reverently fixing his eve on heaven, he summoned his fol- lowers to look thither also, ever fer- vently praying for that help which alone can come from above. To compare the ‘bandits Villa and the other leaders, and their followers in Mexico, with Washington, and the Continental army, and the patient suf- ferinz at Valley Forge, and the prin- LAW. ciples which animated them, with the present conditions in Mexieo, 1§ an in. sult to the “Fathers of our country’ and to the American people of today: and issthe more regrettable as coming from so high a source as the secretary af war. C. P. BRADWAY. West Stafford, Oct. 19, 1916. A Safe Bet. Youwll probably be safe in a mafor- ity of cases to play Germany to break out in a new place.—Macon Telegraph. OTHER VIEW POINTS No less than nineteen Connecticut towns, it.is reported, will use voting machines at the approaching presiden- tial election. This is a sign of the trend of the times away from the old ballot with its intricacies and its de- lays and mistakes in counting. The simple, quick machine, with its au- tomatic adding feature, is a great im- provement. Most of the big cities of the state now use the voting machines in preference to the paper ballot. That the machine is an improvement cannot De denied. Let our “old timers” for instance sit down and recall a few of| the old elections, in which mistaken ' ocounts, questionable ballots, disputed elections and delayed returns were a part of the regular routine—all due to the fact that the paper ballot was difficult to make out, difficult to count! up, and expert tellens were not always on’ the job—Bridgeport Telegram. The Charity Organization In this city is in charge of those who place humanity far above selfishness. There are clear heads and noble hearts to see that the money is distributed where it will do the most good. A dollar is a paltry thing taken by itself. Placed side by side with two thousand others| of its kind it can do a lot of good work. One mane will not miss a dol- | lar. Hundreds of homes may be made brighter and happier by this concerted | charity. There are many reasons why the Dallar Fund should appeal to | the citizens of this city.—New Britain | Herald. ! It is a problem that now demands much consideration whether the na- tions of Europe now piling. up im- mense war debts will ever be able to pay them or to make them safe in- vestments. It this great war is to be fought to the bitter end it will he a hard matter for the victor nation or nations to make good in theéir finan- | cial obligations, but how about those Who are beaten and whose last present | possessions are seized and whose fu- ture is mortgaged indefinitely for re- prisal? tough times ahead at best for Il con- cerned.—Bridg Bort Standard. It looks as if there might be | Tt seems that twenty of the towns| in_ Connecticut (where there sre 168) have been investigated recently by | three inspectors, appointed, as we un- | derstand it, by the state board of ed- ugation, and that three, at least, of the twenty, are declared by the exam. ! iners to be far short of what they] should be. Probably the examiners| who have reported on these three towns know their business. At any ! rate the present system gives a chance to set at the_ facts. Thus in one to; the inspections have been made | ang reported to the bosrd. When serious eriticism is made of things as they are, the investigators first . call | the attention of the school committee | to the facts, and if no action is-taken, | the state board communicates the facts | to the voters of the town by sending them cards which tell the story pretty plainly. In one town, ror instance, { the card shows that the schools are | not visited according to law; that | there s no adequate course of study: | that subjects required by law to he {aueht ate mot taught; that salaries | are paid to teachers not lemally en- titled to draw them; that teachers are not examined according to law, and asks a question which suggests a good | answer when it inquires whether “janitor work is teaching.”—Hartford | Times. Passes. It seems to be as difficult.to secure a Carpathian pass as it is nowadays in this country to secure a railroad “pass” — New Orleans Times-Picay- une. = indicetions, in the zosk gational and scientisic Booklet, sept sealed. |, 7 AT P T AEs this work a special. ty. BeautifulHome, guiek and congenial Each patient treated according to its UM, Norwich, Conn 1 3 .